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Evening star., 1942-02-21
A. n. Adams, Is, Dies;
PurcelIviIIe Mayor
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PURCELLVILLE, Va, Feb. al
A. N. Adams, 73, mayor of Purcell
vile for 16 years, died at his home
here yesterday after an illness Of
several months.
Mr.. Adams was born in Loudoun
County and came to Purcellville 20
years ago. He was in the insurance
business. Before moving here he
lived In Charlottesville, Va, for q
years.
Mr.. Adams was q trustee Of the
Bethany Methodist Church, Purcell
vile, a trustee of the Purcellville
Library and a member of the Board
of Directors of the Loudoun County
Golf and Country Club.
He is survived by his widow, who
was formerly Miss Mary E. Hawpe
of Staunton; one son, S. Hawpe
Adams of Purcellville and a sister,
Mrs. H. G. Anderson of Purcellville.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 pm. tomorrow from the Meth
odist church In Purcenville. The
Rev. L. II. Smallwood. pastor, will
officiate. Burial will be In the Lees
burg Union Cemetery.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Recordotion Tax
Upheld in Maryland

BALTIMORE, Feb. 81 (P).-Depu-
ty Attorney General Hall Hammond
said today the Defense Homes Corp.
was not exempt from provisions of
the Maryland recordation tax sta
tute.
In an opinion to Clerk Brice
Bowie of Prince Georges County Cir
cult Court, he said the corporation
earlier had been held liable for pay
ment of the Maryland franchise tax
and added:
1T is a Maryland corporation,
formed by incorporators acting
under instructions of the Federal
loan administrator to whom had
been allocated certain funds by
authority of the President
THE corporate powers of the De-
fense Homes Corp. are broad enough
to permit it to do a general real
estate construction and mortgage
loan business The charter does
not in any manner restrict the
operations of the company to De-
fense housing"
Mr.. Hammond said Congress
might grant tax immunity to such
organizations but that in the alb
sence of such grant and in view Of
recent Supreme Court decisions, the
corporation should be held re-
sponsible for the recordation tax.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Owners Asked 10 Cancel
Transferees' Leases

Fred E. Taylor, manager of the
Decentralization Service of the Pub
lie Buildings Administration, today
issued an appeal to Washington
landlords to assist employees affected
by transfers of Federal agencies
to other cities by permitting them
to cancel leases on rent payment
to the date of vacating.
The Government is powerless to
step in where a transferred worker
has an unexpired lease on an apart
ment or house, and so it is neces-
sary ito appeal to the public spirit
Of the landlords" Mr.. Taylor said.
"You can have the satisfaction
that you are making a real con-
tribution to the war effort If you
assist in this manner, for it is of
great Importance that these en-
ployes of the Government shall be
relieved of worry that may affect
their efficiency" he added.
He suggested that landlords in
struct their rental agents to make
cancellations on q reasonable basis.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Maryland Faces
| Special Session
lon Defense Fund
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 21.-Only $14,-
COS remains in Maryland's defense
fund, and a special legislative ses-
sion apparently is the only way by
which the fund can be replenished,
fiscal experts said today.
They estimated the money was
scarcely enough to pay State de-
fense council expenses for seven
months, and said the fund would
be used up much sooner if the State
Guard incurred any expenses.
The State Guard, at first paid
cut of defense funds, recently was
ordered paid from State Roads Com
mission funds. Guardsmen are on
highway and bridge patrol duty.
There has been no indication yet
from Gov. OConor whether a spe-
cial legislative session might be
summoned.
In 1941 the Legislature appro-
priated 100000 for the defense
council and other defense purposes,
and when the State Guard was
called to active duty, $69, ,256 was
transferred from the State military
department budget for defense uses
The council has spent $l6,885 and
the guard $l27,766.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Commission
Aqain SIashes Rates
For Fire Insurance
Sovinss Of $3l2,264
A Yeor for PoIicyhoIders
Estimoted by OffieioIs
Fy thsAssociatec Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 21.-The
State Corporation Commission
yesterday effected rates estimated
to save Virginia fire insurance pol
icyholders s312,246 a year. and an
additional saving of $87 ,982 through
the application Of the new rates
to certain policies now in effect.
In its report on the reduction,
the seventh ordered by the com
mission since a legislative act Of
1928 placed fire insurance rates
under its jurisdiction, the COM
mission noted that fire losses in
Virginia in recent years had been
low and that the savings there
fore had been passed on to the
public through successive rate re-
ductions.
The commission warned, how
ever, that 'it is entirely possible
that disturbed economic conditions
due to the war may reverse the
loss trend in future years"
1t is estimated by the commission
that by the end of 1912 Virginia
policyholders will have saved ST.
617,094 under these reductions, and
that $3,408 1923 of this amount will
accrue during 1912.
The largest amount of the esti-
mated savings under the order will
be to owners of brick class mer-
camille buildings under fire pro-
lection, whose credit" or deduc-
ton from the final rate was in
creased from 20 per cent to 80 per
cent. Policyholders in this class will
save $76,866 year, Insurance Com
missioner George A. Bowles esti-
mated.
His figures showed saving Of
$73,428 to policyholders Of insur-
ance on frame class buildings and
their contents. The basic rate In
this class was reduced by two cents
per 500 in first-class cities and by
one cent in second-class cities. This
reduction applies to single and
double occupancy houses and to
tenement dwellings.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Arlington Acts
To oRezone Site
For 5000 Homes
Defense Project Will
Extend Into Fuirfox
Near Lucky Run

The Arlington County Eoard to-
day moved to rezone another 25-acre
tract along the west boundary of
the county to permit construction
Of a 3,000-unit garden homes project
by the Defense Homes Corp, a
subsidiary of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp.
Ronald r. Locke. county zoning
administrator, explained that the
D. H. c. wished to start work i'm
mediately on the project, which is
for defense workers and will run
over onto a 10-acre tract in Fairfax
County. The Fairfax County por-
ton already has been rezoned.
In accordance with an informal
agreement with the Commissioners,
preliminary work will be undertaken
at once without waiting for formal
action by the board, which requires
advertisement of the hearing and a
3o-day waiting period.
Site Near Lucky Run.
The tract is In the southwest por-
ton of the county on Duke street
extended, near Lucky Run. The site
was agreed on at a conference sew
eral days ago between members Of
the County Board and D. H. c. off,
cials.
The County Board also was sched-
uled to consider a proposal that the
District Alley Dwelling Authority be
granted permission to erect about
1,7O0 prefabricated housing units in
Arlington. John Ihlder, executive
officer of the A. D. A., was to appear
before the board to explain the
project.
County Manager Frank C. Hanra-
han, in his capacity as Arlington
County defense director, announced
he reappointed DR.. J. R. B. Hutch
inson chief Of the emergency med
ical service and Waverly Dickson
head of the messenger service.
Rescue Squad Head Named.
Mr.. Hanrahan also named Mackall
r. Bruin, captain of the jefferson
rescue squad, to head the defense
rescue squad service. DR.. Hutchin-
son and Mr.. Dickson served in SINH
lar capacities under the old setup
named by former Gov. Price. The
appointment of Mr.. Bruin fills a
new post which had not existed
under the old organization.
Mr.. Hanrahan said that work of
the auxiliary police force is pro-
crossing rapidly and that class meet
ings to train volunteers are being
held weekly. The auxiliary fire serv-
ice is being organized now. A train
ing course will be started next week,
he said.
Chief Afraid Warden F.. Free
land Chew said equipment is being
installed in the communications con-
troll headquarters and that four air
raid alarm sirens installed yesterday
will be tested soon. The sirens are
of different types and the test will
be made to determine which type
will be ordered, he said.
Evening star., 1942-02-21

Three days ago, when the NOV
ing began, they were left to mill
about the halls Of their eyed
quarters for lack of a place to sit
down. A number Of them went
home. High-ranking officials are
moving their own files into their
offices while a corps of workmen
60 over the old buildings with
mops and brooms.
They were forewarned that the
Public Health Service Building
would not long be theirs a month
ago, when officials of the Allied
war effort moved into the build
ing's third floor. Health service
employees housed on the third
floor were distributed to the other
onnces, to the conference room
and to the auditorium
Evening star., 1942-02-21

ical item, the reporter visited the
five buildings through which the
Public Health Service is spread.
Incommunicado on their hill
for lack of telephones, the Pub
lice Health Service employees are
beginning to discover what Sher-
. man meant about war.
Not only are they cut OF from
the outside world, but they can't
get in touch with. each other. To
get anything done, they must
venture out in the cold, going
from building to building until
they find what they are looking
for.
They were gradually forced out
of their own building at Nine
teenth street and Constitution
avenue NV. by the Joint Board
Of Strategy. -
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Case You're Wondering What Happened to the Public Health Service

Apprehensively, they listened to
drills at work on the upper floor
and partitions were being put In
all over the building. when we
20 back" an ofIicial commented
thoughtfully, ut won't look the
same"
The library and graphic sec
ton were to move yesterday to
the National Institute of Health
at Bethesda. Ofhcials will get
their library information by
memo exchange.
Gloom WHICH hung particularly
over the old medical school, built
in 1902, was partially dispelled by
rumors that q temporary build
ing would be set up on the insti-
tute grounds. As yet work has
not been started on the building.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Louis G. Leith Dies;
Noted Horsemon
BY the Associated Press.

BY LhG ASS0clated Press.
MIDDLEBURG, Va, Feb. 2l.-
Louis G. Leith, 66, widely known
horseman of Middleburg, died Of
heart attack at his home Thurs
day night.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted this afternoon from. the
Episcopal church here by the Rev.
D. Campbell Mayors. Burial will
be in Sharon Cemetery.
Mr.. Leith, a member of the Mid
dleburg Hunt, was a native and
lifelong resident of Middleburg.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elva
v. Leith, and daughter, Mrs. A. c.
Randolph, jr., Winchester.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Lowe Named to Boord
Of William and Mary
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. ,
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 21.-Otto-
well Sykes Lowe Of Cape Charles
yesterday was named by Gov.
Darden to fill the unexpired term
of Homer L. Ferguson of Newport
News on the Board Of Visitors of
the College Of William and Mary
and for a new term of four years
beginning March 6, when the cur
rent term will expire.
The Governor also announced the
reappointment for four-year terms
beginning March 6 of j. Gordon
Bohannon of Petersburg, Charming
M. Hall of Williamsburg, DR.. G.. c.
Coleman of Richmond and Francis
Pickens Miller Of Fairfax.
Evening star., 1942-02-21

All q Star reporter wanted to
find out yesterday was q small
biographical item, but the report
er. left assorted Government off,
cials asking each other:
Whatever happened to the
Public Health Service?"
The search for the Public
Health Service began when a
telephone operator at the Federal
Security Agency, through which
calls to the Public Health Serv-
ice 60, said she couldn't get any
one there, that they had no
telephone.
what happened to their tele-
phones?" the reporter asked,
naturally enough.
They've all moved cut" said
the operator.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Miss Moro Houston,
Richmond Artist, Dies
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 21.-Miss
Nora Houston, an artist whose paint
ings have been exhibited in Paris,
New York and a number Of South
ern cities, died yesterday at her
home here.
Miss Houston also was a leader
in suffrage work in Virginia. She
was the first legislative chairman
of the Virginia League Of Women
Voters and represented the State
at the leagues national conventions
for number Of years. She was
a delegate to the International Suf-
frage Association meeting in ce-
neva tn 1926.
Evening star., 1942-02-21

The reporter called the public
buildings administrator. was re-
ferred to decentralization" !"
where she was told, "oh, they
moved out last fall. They're out
in Bethesda"
This information was consid-
cred suspect because it didn't ex-
plain the missing telephones.
At the Federal Security Agency
some, one was sure the employees
of the Public Health Service had
"just moved across the. street"
This official promised to check
further, however, and after a bit
OF digging around discovered
most Of the Public Health Serv-
ice at the old Naval Hospital at
Twenty-third and G streets NV.
Still in search Of the biograph-
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Real Bombings' Seen
for D. {. by Murphy,
Lashing al Apathy
BoIIes Suggests Boycott
Of Stores Thut Fail to
Put Out Unneeded Lights

District residents must come to
the realization that Washington will
be bombed, probably within the next
six months, and that the bombings
will not be mere token raids, but the
real thing" said Chief Afraid
Warden Clement Murphy yesterday.
Meanwhile, from Civilian Defense
Director Col. Lemuel Bolles came
suggestion that Washington resi-
dents might boycott stores that re-
fuse to comply with civilian defense
requests to turn out all unnecessary
lights that might guide enemy
bombers.
Col. Bolles, in a radio talk, also
voiced concern over the apparent"
apathy on the part Of Washing
tonians. But he said he hoped ito
accomplish results by education and
persuasion. For instance, all busl-
ness houses have been requested to
eliminate as much display lighting
as possible. Citizens can cooperate
in enforcing this by refusing to
patronize stores that don't comply
with that request"
Evacuation Possibility Seen.
Lashing out at what he termed q
serious lack of interest in the city's
home front protection organization,
Mr.. Murphy, in blunt and sometimes
bitter words, told a gathering OF
some 800 bank and office building
afraid wardens that Washington
most certainly" will be bombed and
may even have to be evacuated.
"And, frankly, I seriously doubt
that we have an adequate defense
organization for any real emer-
gency," he added. UNLESS there's q
lot of awakening on the part OF a
lot of people, disaster lies ahead.
We've had plenty Of time, but we
haven't taken advantage OF 1t.
people don't seem to realize what
will happen, and so they aren't be-
ing properly trained and organized
to protect themselves and their
property. They've allowed petty
jealousies to hamper the work OF
organizing real protective organ
ization-this has been one OF our
biggest problems"
Sees Class Antagonisni.
Many citizens are going to have
to come down q peg or two" Mr..
Murphy said, describing how some
high hats" are refusing to cooper
ate because they found they'd have
to take orders from people they
consider beneath their station"
He said he was more than little
discouraged" by the lack of interest
on the part of Washington residents.
Mr.. Murphy suggested that the
bank and Office building wardens
form classes Immediately to receive
instruction in combating incendiary
bombs and other necessary services.
Firemen will gladly serve as in
structors.
Rufus S. Lusk, deputy warden in
charge of bank and Office buildings,
told the gathering to complete Or
ganization Of their defense setups
Evening star., 1942-02-21
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 21.-State and
Baltimore city civilian defense OFF,
cials yesterday delivered broadsides
of criticism against the regional
o. C. DIS participation program as
costly, demoralizing to the volunteer
corps and having no place in the
defense picture.
Isaac s. George, executive director
of the Maryland Council of Defense,
said the State organization never
has accepted the participation Or
ganization's proposed program and
has no intention of pushing it in
Maryland" .+....- ...
The local Office for the third re-
gion of the o. c. D., one of nine
regional Offices throughout the
country, serves as liaison between
Washington headquarters and State,
county and municipal defense coun-
cils. rr
Its principal function is one of
Evening star., 1942-02-21
ChiIdren's Hospital Benefit

A benefit dance to raise funds for
the Children's Hospital blood bank
will be sponsored by the Fairfax
County Committee at the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club, Airing
ton. tonight.
Evening star., 1942-02-21

Its principal function is one Of
Evening star., 1942-02-21


Burnett Miller, jr., of Culpeper
and others introduced a State per-
sonnel administration bill, embody-
ing recommendations of the Virginia
Advisory Council, but containing
. proviso that State employees now
In the armed forces would be con-
sidered as having been employed in
accordance with. requirements of
the system.
Robert j. McCandlish Of Fairfax
County, offered bill prohibiting
annexation proceedings In counties
adjoining the District of Columbia
until 80 days after the next session
of the General Assembly.
Elliott Campbell of Caroline in
troduced a bill prohibiting labor
unions from charging more than
IS as initiation fee. v. c. Smith
of Buchanan County submitted a
Joint resolution creating a commits
sion to study change in the COM
pensation of legislators, who now
receive $720 for the biennial CO.
day session.
The Senate passed the House
bill forbidding sale or Use Of FIRE
works during the war, except under
permits at fairs and similar events.
Evening star., 1942-06-30
Many Stock Leaders
Follow Narrow,
Irregular Path
Sonto Fe Jumps 81
When Board Votes
$1.5O Dividend
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, June 30-Scattered
climbers remained in today's stock
market but many leaders logged
along in narrowly irregular territory.
The war news seemed trifle
better although some potential share
purchasers stood aside to await the
outcome of the conflict in Egypt.
Scant stimulation was derived from
business or tax developments.
The list hesitated at the start and
the direction was hazy in the closing
hour, although price changes either
way generally were small. There
were a few exceptions.
Santa Fe jumped about 2 points
after midday when directors voted
dividend of $1.50 on the common,
against 81 paid in the four pre-
ceding quarters. The other buoyant
rails of yesterday did virtually
nothing.
Dealings slowed appreciably.
Transfers for the full proceedings
approximated 225,000 shares.
oIOCkS III tne resistant class most
of the time included General Motors,
Southern Pacific, Standard Oil
IN. j., Westinghouse, Kennecott,
Philip Morris, American Can and
Bethlehem.
On the offside at intervals were
United States Steel, Chrysler, Sears
Roebuck, Montgomery Ward. Dou-
Chesapeake & Ohio, Johns Manville,
General Electric and Du Pont.
Except for bad spill in Wisconsin
Central As, the bond market averaged
a little higher near the final hour.
Evening star., 1942-06-30
New Type Of Glass
Floats Like Cork;
Can Be Sawed
Pittsburgh Corning
Announces Sturt
Of Production
BY the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH. June 30-The
Pittsburgh Corning Corp. reported
today it had. started production of
a new type Opaque glass, composed
of myriad tiny cells, that floats like
cork and can be sawed or drilled
with ordinary tools.
The product. known as foamglas,
weighs only 10 pounds per cubic
foot-one-fft the weight of
ordinary glass. 1t is poreless, fire.
proof and vermin proof and pos
sesses insulating qualities, the COM
pany said
It's cellular structure gives the
glass its buoyancy and insulating
properties. 1t will not absorb water
and it will remain afloat Indefinitely.
The company, jointly owned by
the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. and
Corning Glass Works, has had the
product under development since
1888 and recently started manufac-
turing it in new plant in Western
Pennsylvania.
1t is produced by firing ordinary
glass which has been mixed with a
small quantity of pure carbon. At
proper temperature the glass softens
and the carbon turns into a gas
which then acts upon the molten
glass in much the same manner as
baking powder Or yeast in baking
bread. Through exercise of controls,
a rigid vitreous slab, in which cells
are uniformly small and entirely
sealed one from another, is obtained.
Evening star., 1942-06-30
Giant Prudential Proposes
Shift 10 Mutual Basis
BY the Associated Press.

BY lhe Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j., June 30.-The
Giant Prudential Insurance Co. OF
America, with principal Offices al
Newark. will seek permission of the
New Jersey Court of Chancery
tomorrow to change from a stock
to mutual company.
The announcement was made
today by Christopher A. Cough
deputy, State Commissioner of
Banking and Insurance.
BY changing to mutual company
the type of organization established
by most life insurance companies, all
excess profits would accrue to the
benefit of policyholders, inasmuch as
there would be no necessity for
paying profits to stockholders.
Cough said the s4.500 900, 900 con-
Germ now owned all of a stock issue
of 10000 shares with exception OF
536 held by the Blanchard Family
of Newark 1t had reached an
agreement with the Blanchards to
buy in their shares for $4,000,
Cough added.
Evening star., 1942-06-30
Wholesale Commodity
Index Up Slightly

The general level of commodity
prices was slightly higher last week,
according to the wholesale price
index compiled by the National
Fertilizer Association.
In the week ended June 27, 1912.
this index advanced fractionally to
1918 from 1911 in the preceding
week. A month ago it was 1913 and
a year ago 110.9, based on the
1858 average as 100
The upward movement of the all
commodity group index last week
was the result of higher prices for
livestock, cotton and foodstuffs.
The index of industrial commodities
remained unchanged for the eighth
consecutive week.
Evening star., 1942-06-30
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 30.-Grain prices
and soybeans worked higher today
as recent pressure against July con-
tracts eased up and short sellers
came back into the market on the
buying side.
Improved milling demand for -four
in the East, where large chain bak-
ers were reported to have purchased
100000 barrels of -four yesterday,
contributed to the better sentiment.
Wheat closed to lss higher, July.
1854 September, 1l9a4-7s;
corn, So to l higher, July, 855s-a;
September, o0l2-5e; oats, up 5s-7s;
July, 455s; soybeans. up S5s-314;
July, 1864, and rye, up 112-l7s;
July, 6334.
Grain futures gained additional
strength from the firm cotton mar
ket.
While considerable July wheat
came onto the market. it was taken
by elevator interests. Hedging sales
were moderate
Evening star., 1942-06-30
Big Ore Cargo UnIoaded
Quickly al Cleveland

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. June 30.-The larg-
est vessel cargo ever to arrive in
Cleveland Harbor-16,l11 gross tons
bill of lading weight of iron ore-was
unloaded last night at the lake-front
ore dock of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road from the steamer Harry Coulby,
flagship of the Interlake Steamship
Co. feet
The cargo surpassed by 913 tons
the previous record here established
this season by the F. G. Hartwell OF
the M. A. Hanna Co. at the same
dock
The Coulby was unloaded in five
and one-half hours, an average OF
close to 5000 tons per hour, consid-
cred extraordinarily good time for q
vessel with a wide beam, IS feet.