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Evening star., 1942-03-16
Montgomery Jurors
Reminded They Meet
In Free Nation
Judge Prescott Pays
County Compliment ca
Control of Crime
By Special Correspondent Of The Star.

By Special Correspondent OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, March 16.-In. his
charge to the grand jury at the
cult Court here this morning, Judge
Stedman Prescott reminded the
jurors that I'VE once more meet in
free country in these times OF
enemies of free institutions and un-
just oppression of civil and religious
privileges" and expressed hope that
grand jurors would continue 10
function for hundreds Of years un-
der such circumstances.
Judge Prescott complimented the
county on its comparative freedom
from serious crime, and said that
there were not more than three or
four grave cases for the jury to
consider.
The court designated Horace E.
Troph, Chevy Chase contractor, as
foreman of the grand jury and drew
the other % members of the body as
follows:
George D. Willard, Ritchie E. Ha-
ney, Elmer E. Hoyle, Joseph w.
Woodfield, Oliver w. Youngblood,
Harry A. Dronenburg, Henry H. Sta
bier, Willie C. Craver, Elmer B
Walter, willard A. Warthen, Fred
erick M. Kirby, Sterling E. Day, Will
lard r. Smallwood, Porter N. Butt.
Martin l.. Rushlow, Henry 3. Per-
ring, R L. Houston Jones, William
g. Davis, Joseph L. Aitcheson,
Thomas r.. Peddicord. william 8.
Boiling and Joseph D. Byrd.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
One Dies, 7 Hurt
InNearbyTraffic
Accidents
Laurel Nan Killed
As Trailer Truck
And Auto Collide

One man was killed and seven
others injured, five seriously, in
traffic accidents in nearby Maryland
and Virginia over the week end.
Charles M. Phair, As, Of Laurel,
was fatally injured and three COM
panions critically hurt early today
in the collision Of an automobile
and a trailer-truck on the Baiti-r
more boulevard about q mile and O
half south of Laurel, according to
police.
Mr.. Phair, a cousin Of Ormond w.
Phair, president of the Prince
Georges County Board of Educa-
ton, WIS passenger in the auto
mobile, which was driven by Floyd
M. Lilly, jr., "a, also of Laurel,
police said.
Mr.. Lilly, along with two other
occupants of the car, Thomas S.
Phair, %, son of Charles M. Phair,
and Andrew z. Stanton, 80, both Of
Evening star., 1942-03-16
More Afraid Sirens
To Be Placed in Area
Around SiIver Spring
Test of Electric Device
Shows Need; Fire Blasts
Augment Single Alarm

Montgomery County civilian de-
fense officials today pushed plans
for the installation of additional air.
raid sirens in the territory surround
ing Silver Spring following the test
ing yesterday of a 7l2-horsepower
siren installed recently at the Sill
yer Spring National Guard Armory.
While describing the test a success
as far as the town and Immediately
adjacent territory was concerned,
j. B. Morrison, in charge of the
communicating service of the County
Civilian Defense Council, said that
more sirens probably will have to
be placed in areas more distant from
Silver Spring.
Three series of 10 blasts each were
given over the large, electrically
powered device. Fire sirens at the
Chevy Chase and Silver Spring Fire
Departments joined in the last two
series of warnings. which were heard
as far as Colesville, 7 miles away.
More than a score OF persons,
thinking that there was an actual
air-raid alarm in progress, tele-
phoned the Silver Spring Police and
Fire Departments.
An appeal for additional volun-
teers for the Montgomery County
auxiliary police force has been made
by County Police Chief Andrew M
Newman
Chief Newman urged eligibles to
obtain enrolment cards Immediately
from any county police station or
from Mrs. Ralph Wells, executive
secretary of the County Civilian De-
fense Council, at council headquar-
ters in the Silver Spring County
Building.
Members of the auxiliary police
force are equipped with badges
armbands and batons and aid the
regular county police in controlling
traffic during blackouts and air
raid alarms, besides patrolling the
streets.
They must complete course in
first aid, police work, gas and bomb
control and allied subjects before
induction Chief Newman said the
nearly 200 auxiliary policemen who
have completed the course and have
been sworn in have been rendering
great service during blackouts in the
county"
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Alexandra Hearing Called
| On Milk Price Increase
BY staff Correspondent of The. Star.

BY Staff Correspondent OF The. Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 16.-
A public hearing on proposed in
crease in producer prices of milk
will be held by the State Milk Com
mission at II am. March rs in the
City Council chambers, 1t was an
nounced today.
Notices sent by the commission
said the hearing has been called at
the request of producers of the
Arlington milk market to increase
the producers prices for the Arling-
ton Alexandria sales area.
The Maryland Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Association has asked for an
increase of about a cents a hun
dredweight over the prevailing $3.50
rate for class / milk.
Producers and producer -distrib-
utors were notified to attend the
hearing with evidence substantial
ing the requested increase while con-
sumers were asked to attend to pre-
sent their views.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Paper Says Tools
And Machines Rust
AT Old &C {. Camp
High Priority Equipment
Exposed to Weather
Since November
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CUMBERLAND, Md, March 16-
Many machines, tools and trucks are
Lying idle, some exposed to the
weather and rusting away" at a
c. C. c. camp abandoned last No
vember, the Cumberland News re-
ported, estimating resale value of
the equipment at 100000.
Clothing, bedding, kitchen uten-
silS and other equipment were re-
moved when the camp near Flint
stone for Negro youths was closed,
the newspaper said, but machinery
and tools that now nave high pri-
ority ratings still are stored there.
Equipment Includes Trucks.
This equipment, it continued, in
cludes four tractors, two compress
sorS. nine almoSt-new III ton dump
trucks, three pickup trucks, cater
pillar bulldoZers and a road grader
and .twetfaveling rockerushers, nun
used and stfh bearing shipping tags
A reporter SAID he found that sthres
large steal bins a Caterpillar tractor
and trail. builder, two old trucks
grader and roller, a large stone
crusher, elevator and screens, steel
beams, lumber and culvert pipe all
were exposed to the weather.
Toulouse Packed.
A Toulouse was described as
packed to the ceiling with small
tools of practically every descrip-
tion," and some of the tires on the
trucks were said to be almost r.ew.
The paper said some of the q
buildings on the camp site contained
cooking stoves and hot-air furnaces
tubs. wash basins and shower fix
lures.
1t added it had learned that there
are also stocks of tools and ma
chlnery in the abandoned camp near
Lonaconing
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Fairfax zoning Board
To Act on Five Requests
Special DiSpatch to The Star.

opeSlaI OSpatCn 70 Ine Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, March 16.-Five
applications for variances under the
county 2oning ordinance will be
acted on by the Board of zoning Ap-
pealS Of Fairfax County at II am.
March %, it has been announced.
The applications pending in
clude:
H. F. Lane & Co. to operate a
gravel cruSher, bins, elevator and
screens south of Lincolnia at the
intersection of State Route 613 and
the Southern Railroad.
Max Stein to erect an addition to
store on lots 81 and %, Cameron
Park subdivision, on Route 236.
John w. Burgess to erect a pri-
vate stable on lot in Fairview
subdivision, south of Alexandria,
having less rear-yard area than is
required under the zoning erdi-
nance.
S. A. Wilkerson to erect two signs
having less setback than is required
under the zoning ordinance in VIII
son Manor subdivision.
L. c. Kennamer to erect a restau-
rant at Engleside.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Films of jap Aggression
To Be Army Movie Fare

By TIE Associated Press.
Uncle SANS soldiers are going to
see in motion pictures the reason
why they are. fighting history
of modern aggression dating from
Japan's seizure of Manchuria in
1881 81
Using films borrowed from the
newsreel files of big Hollywood COM
mercial firms and from other
sources, the War Department an
nouHced yesterday it would begin,
about May /, the twice-a-month
issuance of a series of films for
Army use The series viii be han
died by the veteran Hollywood pro-
ducer, Frank Capra, now major
In the Signal Corps.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
D. c. Traffic Toll

Laurel, were taken to Casualty Hos
pital where they were reported to
be in serious condition with head
injuries.
Truck Driver Unhurt.
Donald e. Deal, 80, of Cherry
vile, N. c., driver of the trailer
truck, according to police, was lln-
hurt. Police said the accident oc-
CURED when Mr.. Lilly attempted
to make left turn directly in front
of the truck.
Armando Gentleman of Union
City, N. j., driver of a trailer-truck
loaded with barrels, and his helper,
Charles Mcconnell of Washington,
escaped with cuts and bruises this
morning when Mr.. Gentleman lost
control of the vehicle on the Balti-
more boulevard near Waterloo, go
ing of the road and into a culvert.
The gasoline tank was ignited by
the impact. Mr.. Gentleman and
Mr.. Mcconnell were treated at ST.
Agnes Hospital in Baltimore for
cuts and bruises. The fire was ex-
tinguished by the JesSups Fire De-
partment.
Struck BY Hit-Runner.
Edgar Venable, as, of Berwyn, Md. =,
was in Casualty Hospital today With
possible skull fracture. and hsain
conclusion received when struck by
hit-and-run driver yesterday as he
was crossing the Baltimore 'bCuIe-
ward near his home, police said He
was taken to the hospital by the
Branchville rescue squad.
Thomas Woods, 81, of Durham,
N. c., was critically injured yes
terday when struck by an automo-
bile as he was pushing his own car,
which had stalled on the jefferson
Davis highway, near Eighteenth
street south, Arlington, according to
police. Both legs were crushed. He
was taken to the Emergency Hos
pital, where officials said they
planned to amputate one Of his legs.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Manassas to Lend Lots
For Victory Gardens
special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The star.
MANASSAS, Va, March i6-Paul
J. Cooksey and Mrs. Jack Royer, CO.
chairmen of the Victory Garden
campaign In Manassas, have an
nounced that q number of plots
will be lent gratis to local resident.
who have no space available fol
gardening.
The lots have been contributed by
citizens.
A Victory Garden campaign will
be planned for Coles district at q
meeting of neighborhood committee
men at Independent Hill Community
Hall on Wednesday night. r. l.
Herring, chairman of the Coles
District Committee of the Prince
william County Board Of Agricul-
ture, announced today.
Evening star., 1942-03-16

Wnen the weather becomes
warmer the men will have a third
choice, a park bench.
Hundreds Turned Away.
Meanwhile a soldier, sailor or
marine visiting his Nations Capital
for the weekend and unable to
afford an expensive place to stay
for the night, even if he could find
room, has three United Service
Organizations-supported agencies
he may turn to. The maximum
charge at these places for the night
is so cents.
They are Service Mems CLUB Ne,
I, 3g6 Ninth Street NV, which has
taken as many as $50 men night;
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club
1015 L street NV, which accom-
modates a maximum of 200, and the
Y. M. C.. A., 1736 G street NV,
a maximum Of rs cents a night.
All three agencies report they are
forced to turn down hundreds of
men each Saturday night.
Up to the beginning Of the war
the Washington Recreation Area,
located in Arlington, Va near the
Lincoln Memorial Bridge afforded
sleeping accommodations for more
than a thousand men on leave here.
Since that time the area has been
used to billet a large number of
soldiers assigned to guard duty In
this area.
Leave" Area Will Help.
Col. Walter H. Long, who is in
charge of the camp, disclosed Satur-
day that troops there are being as
signed to Fort Myer and that
within a month" the area again
will be available for men on leave.
U. S. o. officials and representa-
tiveS of the three agencies agree.
however, that even re-opening of
the leave" area will not solve the
problem.
Sidney F. Taliaferro. committee
chairman of last years U. S. o. fund
drive here and head of the U. S. o.
CAncil of Washington formed last
week, pointed out today that the
SOS, 900 that was WsShington's share
of $264, 900 raised here last summer
has been distributed to local agen-
cies, and that no money remains.
"I do not know whether the ma
tional U. S. o. treasury has any
funds for construction of building
here, but we certainly have none, "
he declared.
He added that the situation was
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Big AIbemorIe Estate
Bought by Venezuelan
B, tie Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
&c. Donald Batchelder of Vene-
zuela has purchased Lake Oak,
], ,000-acre. estate he will make. his
home there and raise pure-bred
cattle.
The farm, located opposite
GreensfieIds, owned by the late Col.
William H. Langhorne. brother of
Lady Astor, is one of Albemarle
County,s most substantial estates.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
0. c. D. PyroxyIin Arm Bands
Called Fire Peril to Weurers

cloth bands now in use, according
to Mr.. Just.
Wardens will not necessarily fight
fires, Mr.. Just pointed out, but they
may be near incendiary bombs with
the possibility of being struck by a
flying brand. If exposed to fire, the
pyroxylin arm band flares up i'm
mediately, according to Mr.. Just.
After 80 years of fire safety ex-
perience, 1 would not care to go on
record as approving the use of
either of these arm bands by any
one,"e Mr.. Just said. 81 can see
no excuse for issuing them. The
o. C. D. can afford to use safe arm
bands. and I feel the men and
women in civilian defense are cap
able of taking care of their own
cleaning problems"
Evening star., 1942-03-16

James w. Just. Maryland State
fire co-ordinator, is going to suggest
that Maryland fire companies reject
arm bands for auxiliary firemen
which will be issued by the Office
of Civilian Defense, he disclosed
today.
Mr.. Just declared that the arm
bands were supposedly ireproof, but
that tests by him revealed that
they will ignite and will burn freely
even after having been immersed
in water.
Afraid warden arm bands to be
issued by the o. G. D., Mr.. Just said,
are made of highly infiammable
pyroxylin, a substance similar to
celluloid. The o. C. D. is using py-
roxylin for the bands because they
are more easily cleaned than the
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Alexandra U. 5. 0. Club
Holds Open House

The new U. S. o. club in Alexan-
dria, Va, at North Patrick and Pen
dleton streets, held open house yes
terday and the Girls Glee Club of
Howard University presented pro-
gram there last night.
This was one of 407 clubhouses
and 1853 smaller units throughout
the country which participated in
U. S. o. open house day.
1t. Gen. Brehon Somervell, COM
mander of the Army Services of
Supply, spoke on a coast-to-coast
radio network from here on pro-
gram which featured a program
from the U. S. o. club at Wrights-
town, NJ j., adjoining Fort Dix.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Retired Navy EmpIoye
Is Injured in Florida

George r. Huttel, So, retired Navy
Yard employe who has been visiting
IN Clearwater, Fla, was critically
hurt Saturday night when he dashed
into the street in an attempt to
pull F. II. Rehburg. former Idaho
State Senator, from the path Of an
automobile. Mr.. Rehburg was killed
instantly, the Associated Press re-
ported.
Edmund S. Huttel of Rogers
Heights, Md, a brother of Mr..
Huttel, was notified of the accident
yesterday. He said his brother
retired from the Navy Yard about
a year ago and has been living In
Florida about six months.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Week-End Housing for Soldiers
Becomes Big D. &. Problem
Agencies Offering Lodging CheopIy
Forced to Turn Awoy Thousands

Washington has housing probem-a Saturday night
problem that threatens progressively enlisted
center the Capital for their weekend leaves
offering overnight accommodations
nominal muster slightly than 500 beds among
then crowdng writing reception halls
dance floors with extra cots and sleeping pads.
The thousands who turned each Saturday night
alternatives this time of the yearthey to Union
Station and find bench they seek similar
bed" at one of the bus depotS.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Horpers Ferry Mon
Killed as Cors Crash

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, March
Is (SpeciaD One man was killed
and another critically injured In q
head-en collision of two autono-
biles on Route near here Satur-
day, according to police.
]. H. Kelly of Harpers Ferry, w.
Va, said by police to have been
driving one Of the cars, was fatally
injured, while James II. Hite, driver
of the second car, according to po-
lice, was seriously hurt. Mr.. Hite
was taken to a local hospital, along
with six other occupants of Mr.,
Kelly's car, who also were injured.
Police said the accident occurred
when Mr.. Hite attempted to pass a
car driven by Franklin Lloyd Of
Berryville, Va, on a hill and
crashed head-on into the Kelly car.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Defense Glasses
Form i'm Manassas

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, March 16.-The
Prince William County Defense
Committee has organized classes for
afraid wardens, auxiliary police
and auxiliary f1remen. The courses
are held each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday evening in the Manassas
Town Hall.
A standard course in first aid also
is being given under the direction
of Edwin Beachley of Manassas.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
1900 Miles of Roods
Built by Prisoners

Reconstruction of 1000 miles of
road forming an important part of
communications linking South
Africa and Kenya is now under
way, according to word from Bro
ken Hill, Northern Rhodesia.
Italian prisoners are being used
where practical to assist labor In
work which will cost 81 40. 900 over
o two-year period.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Named to Democratic Unit

STAUNTON, Va, March 16 GP.-
William Stuart Moffett, jr., Staun-
ton attorney and son of State Sem
ator Moffett, has been named to the
Staunton Democratic Committee,
succeeding j.. Harry May. who re-
Gently was appointed Corporation
Court Judge.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
LovevilIe Postmaster Dies

LEONARDTOWN, Nd, March
16 (SpeciaD. - James Sebastian
Thompson, 78. postmaster at Love-
vile for the last II years. who died
Friday after a lingering illness, was
buried In st. Joseph's Church Gene
terry today. Mr.. Thompson, BACH
eIor, made his home with his sis
ter, Mrs. Jessie Alice Bullock.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Mrs. Roosevelt Guest
At Academy Luncheon

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 16.--
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and her
two secretaries, Mrs. j. M. Helm and
Miss Malvina Thompson, were
luncheon guests of Mrs. John r.
Beardall, wife of the Naval Academy
superintendent today.
Attended by officers and COM
mittee chairrnen of the Naval Acad-
emy Women's Club, the luncheon
preceded q tour Of the Academy and
an address to club members which
Mrs. Roosevelt is scheduled to make
later today.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
First Winter Graduation
To Be Held at Y. P. |.
RS TIE Associated Press

By TIE Associated Press.
BLACKSBURG, Va, March 49,
Virginia Tech will hold its first
winter quarter graduation exercises
Friday. Degrees will be conferred
on 48 applicants.
Never before in Techs 70-year
history have degrees been awarded
at any time except in June. The
exercises will mark the first phase
of Techs new accelerated wartime
program.
Earle B. Norris, dean of engineer
ing, will be the speaker.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Jail Investigators Named

MANASSAS, Va, March is (Spe-
ciaD The Prince William County
Board of Supervisors has appointed
a committee composed of c. B. Fitz-
water, c. B. Roland and G. C. Rus
sell to examine the county jail at
Manassas and report to the board at
the April meeting.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
535 Acres Burned

MANASSAS, Va, March Is (Spe-
ciaD During 194l As forest fires
burned over total Of 535 acres in
Prince william County, according to
report of District Forester Berlin
Eye Of Charlottesville. -
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Girl, 6, browns in Cistern

SHE p II ER DSTOWN w.
Va, March 16 (SpeciaD Merle
Phyllis Hilton, 8, drowned Saturday
when she fell into a cistern at the
home Of her grandmother. Mrs.
Laura Marshall. with whom she
lived.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-16
W. Criminals
Will be Tried

p, London, Oct. 16-UP-Six allied
governments have indicated thous-
ands OF Axis and Axis-associated
men as world enemies and plan to
try them for their lives as soon as
the war is over before an interna-
tional court, II was learned today.
ThZ six governments, now in ex-
lie here, which have prepared lists
of war criminals are Norway, Jul
goslavia, Holland, Belgium, Czech
oslovakia and Poland.
Norway already revised its Grim.
inal law TO invoke. for the first
time in its history, the death pen
atty.
Norway and Jugoslavia announc-
ed today the first-ranking men on
their lists.
Norway made its world enemy
No. Vidkun Quisling.
Quisling is charged. among other
things, with selling out his country
and preparing the groundwork for
the German invasion.
Heading Jugoslavia list OF thou
sands. including Germans. Hungar-
ians, Quisling Jugoslavs and ltal-
ians is German Gen. Fritz thinner
man, charged with ordering the
massacre of every man and boy in
the town OF Krsgujevac. On Oct.
81. 1871, $500 men and boys were
executed in patches of so.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-16
See WAR Page 3
Salary Report
Action Monday

Action on the report OF the salary
committee submitted at this morn
ings meeting OF the Washtenaw
County Board OF Supervisors was
delayed until Monday Recon-
mendations were virtually the same
with few changes.
The proposed changes In salaries
included. deputy county clerk.
sf440 last year, $3.50 next year.
accountant In county clerks or
fee. 1880. $1,000. register OF
deeds, 1880 $1,000. three road
commissioner. $500 each; school
commissioner. $1,000, $1,000 20 be
paid by the state: county treasurer,
$3.50. $500. circuit judges Geo
rotary, $1,000. $1,000, friend OF
the court, $3.50. $1,000.
Probate register. $1,000. $llo0:
assistant prosecuting attorney.
1880. Sl.sOO. deputy sheriff
Operators license fund.- $500.
81 500; radio engineer. $1,000,
1880. Washttnw County agent de-
putty. $1,000. Sli40; chairman Of
the county auditors. 1880, $4,000:
janitor Of the county building. ST.
200, $1,000: part time Ypsilantl
clerk for the Child Welfare Ser
vice, $500.
Sessions were resumed this az
ternoon and then will be dismiss
ed until Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-16
Flag Raised
at Paper Co.

At 3 O'Clock this afternoon the
Minute Man Flag, denoting 80 per
cent employe participation in pur-
chase OF United States government
bonds. was TO be raised al formal
ceremony at the Peninsular Paper
Company
Making the presentation was 10
be e. o. Davis. Ann Arbor, Wash
tenaw County chairman. and Mayor
Ross X. Bower and Superintendent
Of Schools Ernest II Chapelle,
chairman OF the bond sale in Ypsi-
lanti. were TO participate. Actual
raising OF tn flag was TO be by
four employees, Armand Pepin, Al
fred Ellcndorf, Mrs Winifred Cool
ey and Mrs. Pearl Cole Bruch
Music was to be provided by the
Ypsilanti High School Band
Although only 30 per cent partici-
patton is required, the paper com
pany has nearly 90 per cent Of
it's employees purchasing bonds.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-16

Washington, Oct. 16-UP-For
the first time since Pearl Harbor
the average American today had
relatively clear picture Of his draft
prospects until the end OF l943.
Testimony ny high Army officials
before congressional committees
on the bill to lower the draft age
to Is made t.is possible.
Congress is driving to place that
bill on President Roosevelts desk
by the end of next week. The
House Military Affairs Committee
unanimously approved the bill yes
terday.
The Senate committee closed its
hearings but will question Mai.
Gen. Lewis b. Hershey, Selective
Service director. in secret session
this morning. Il will ask him about
plans for maintaining a civilian
labor force necessary TO meet war
production schedules.
Sen. Ebert Thomas, D., Utah,
ranking member of the Military
Committee, said the bill probably