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Evening star., 1942-04-23
Church Conference Urges
Remaining OF DR.. Williams
pecial Dispatch 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, April 23.-The
Alexandria District Conference here
Yesterday petitioned the presiding
bishop of the Virginia Annual Con-
ference. which will meet in October
to reappoint DR.. A. P. Williams of
Alexandria as district superintend-
ent. Approximately 300 persons at
tended the closing session.
H. A. Hitch of Alexandria was re-
elected district lay leader and the
associate leaders elected were
George T. Young of Fredericksburg
and M Waite wilkins of Herndon.
A peace program today was in
charge Of the Rev. Joseph S. John
ston of Warrenton. The speaker
was DR.. Paul Shilling of the Brook
land Methodist Church, Washington
Other speakers included the Rev
r. H. Forester of Leesburg, the Rev
Harold Hughes of Fredericksburg
and the Rev. John H BIakemore OF
Trinity Church, Alexandria.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Instructions Awaited
On Sugar Rationing
In Prince Georges
Preparations Otherwise
VirtuoIly Complete for
Issuance of Cords

Preparations are virtually COM
plete for the distribution of sugar
rationing cards to Prince Georges
County commercial establishments
Next week, and to every household
Eepnsumer in the county from May
ri to Z. ..-l ...''' -
Instructions to the school teach
ers who are to supervise the dis
tribution, however, have not yet
been received, it was revealed by
Nicholas Orem, superintendent of
schools.
Dealers and commercial users of
sugar have been requested to fill
out their applications in advance, in
order to expedite the assignment of
cards, of which 5000 are antici-
pated in this class. Such applica-
tions may be obtained from the II
county high schools where the dis
tribution is scheduled to take place
Tuesday and Wednesday from l to
8 pm, Or from the County Ration
ing Board in Hyattsville.
An estimated l01 900 domestic su-
gar consumers are expected to re-
ceive rationing cards at the 10l
county elementary schools from
May 4 to 7, according to Mrs. Cath
crime T. Reed, county supervisor of
the rationing card distribution.
State Rationing Administrator
Louis c. Burr said, in Baltimore,
that one member could register for
the whole family unit, but the reg
istrant must supply data regarding
other members of the family.
The registrant must have a list of
the members and the exact names;
an exact description of each, weight,
color of eyes, hair, age, relationship
If each to the registrant, and exact
statement of the amount of sugar in
the household.
Unless this information Is fur
nished, Mr.. Burr said, the ration
books will not be issued.
Stamps will be torn of the ra-
ton book to account for all sugar
above two pounds per person in pos
session of the family. If more than
four stamps must be removed, issu-
ance of the book will be withheld
until later.
Consumers may register in Prince
Georges County from l to pm. on
the designated days. The schools
will be dismissed at l pm.
Almost 10 minutes are required to
register each applicant, Mr.. Orem
estimated, and it would therefore
take each teacher 40 hours of extra
work to complete the distribution,
without outside aid. Teachers are
therefore being instructed to obtain
number of assistants, and these
volunteer workers will accept appli-
cations at the schools from 9 am. to
1pm.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Suit Against Ickes
Settled Out OF Court
BY Staff Correspondent Of The star.

By Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, April 23.-A
1000 damage suit, which had been
pending in Circuit Court here
against Secretary of the Interior
Ickes for more than a year, was
settled out of court yesterday for
$500. The case was to have been
tried today.
The suit was filed January 80, l941,
by F. Barnard Welsh, Rockville at
torney, on behalf of Clarence
Walker, colored, 35, former employe
on the Ickes estate at Olney.
Mr.. Walker claimed in the suit
that he lost an eye and was perma-
nently SCARED as the result of an
| accident on the estate when a dyna-
mite cap on shelf above an emery
wheel Mr. Walker was using was
Jared and exploded.
Mr.. 1ckeS was represented by
Joseph B. and Miss Vivian Simpson
attorneys here.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Boys Recreation Center
BEGUN at Mt. Rainier

A Police Boys Recreation Center
to contain two softbau diamonds
and large amount Of playground
equipment was begun by the city of
Mount Rainier on North Thirty
fourth street this week.
The City Park and Playground
Committee plans to construct two
more softbal diamonds and a hard
ball diamond for this summer ac-
cording to Cecil Coffman, a member
More than $500 has been allocated
by the City Council for the purpose
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Student Civil Engineers
In Maryland U. Purley

The seventh regional conferences
OF the student chapters of the
American Society Of Civil Engineers
viii be neld tomorrow at the Uni
versity of Maryland.
Taking part in addition to Mary
land will be Catholic University,
George Washington University ana
Johns Hopkins.
The one-day conference will in
elude field trip to Brighton Dam,
motion pictures of engineering war
activities and a banquet in the eve
ming. DIR. H. C. Byrd, president OF
the University of Maryland, will
greet the delegates and John VIII
hams will preside over the sessions.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Dorden Has Worn
Pants Without Cuffs
For 20 Years
p, the Associated Press.

Bs the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April 23.-
Gov. Darden is about 20 years
ahead of the ONCE of Price Ad-
ministration when it comes to
cufflesS trousers.
When reporters noticed today
that he was wearing a suit
without cuffs. he was asked If
this was the result of the o. P.
A. order.
I've been wearing them for
about 20, years" he replied.
The Governor said he had
purchased one or two suits in
that period with cuffs, chiefly
because Of the protests of the
tailor against making his suits
without cuffs. It's all a matter
of personal preference with him,
the Governor said.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
First Minute Men
Take Oath Of Office
In Montgomery
160 in Three Companies
Receive Their Rifles and
Ammunition at Ceremony

Members of the three first units
of Minute Men" in Maryland to
be mustered-the 1st and I'd Mont
gomery Companies and the 1st
Montgomery County Company of
Engineers of the Maryland Reserve
Miiitia-were sworn in at ceremonies
last night at the Silver Spring
Armory.
Lit. Col. z. Brooke Lee, commander
of the 7th Battalion, Maryland
State Guard, administered the oath
of Office. He lauded the response of
the volunteers, explaining their
mission in the defense program for
the State
Approximately $50 men were
sworn in. Nine hundred and forty
men have enlisted from the county
and present plans call for at least
"a companies in Montgomery.
The men received their rifles and
ammunition and will be given their
coverall uniforms shortly.
circuit Judge SteQman PreScotI
has been appointed captain of the
1st Company by Gov. O'Conor, while
Allison Chaplin, executive clerk of
the county police department, will
command the second company
Adolph E. GUIDE is second lieutenant
of the 1st Company and A. Guy
Watkins has been named second
lieutenant of the I'd Company.
In the newly formed Engineers
Company Maj. William F. Fischer,
U. S. A., of Takoma Park has been
recommended for appointment as
captain and Leroy D. Sasscer OF
Carroll Knolls has been recon-
mended for first lieutenant.
Additional officers In all three
companies will be appointed later.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Winchester Orchards
Bursting Into Bloom
Bv the Associated Press.



WINCHESTER, Va. April 23.-
Commercial apple orchards in the
Winchester area were bursting into
bloom today, chiefly early varieties.
and those bearing in the late fall
were expected to unfold tomorrow or
Saturday, according 10 specialists
at the Winchester Research Labora-
tory. The blooms usually remain on
the trees and in good condition for
several days
The annual Apple Blossom Festi-
val has been suspended for the dura-
ton of the war, but heavy traffic is
anticipated by officials here for this
week end and additional State troop
ers are expected to be on duty.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
'P.-T. A. Report Cites
Need Of Repairs at
Madison School
Coils on Board to Act
Immediately, Listing
Essential Work

The Property and Grounds Com
mittee of the Falls Church Va)
Parent-Teacher Association reported
today that the Madison School is
seriously in need of repairs It rec
commended that the school board
make definite plans" to remedy the
conditions
The report was submitted to the
PIT. A. by John A. Rees following
an investigation.
The committee also recommended
that the school board take cogniZ-
ance of the 'handicaps" to teachers
by granting bonuses at the end of
the year.
Many Serious Leaks.
There are entirely too many seri-
Gus leaks, both roof and wall" the
report said. only two classrooms
are in good condition. One room
is in very bad condition and three
others are not much better
The principals Office also has
bad leaks, the auditorium has one
that may be dangerous, and the
hallway is the worst of all. BY rea-
son of these leaks, two classrooms
and the hall need replastering.
The entire inside of the building
is badly in need of paint on walls
and ceilings. No satisfactory paint
Job can be done unless the leaks are
permanently stopped"
The committee deplored as "inex-
cusable" the absence of washroom
facilities for the teachers and rec
commended that "a temporary room
be fitted now and this can be done
at little cost"
Cleanliness Unsatisfactory.
Boys and girls washrooms, the
committee said, are dark and ap-
pear dirty"
Both shop and storeroom are
'overcrowded," the report asserted
and the general cleanliness Of the
school buildings is not completely
satisfactory" Library facilities, ii
said, ARE extremely poor and plain
ly insufficient, especially in that the
shelves are too low and there is not
enough light to read titles"
The committee asserted that the
two basement clasSrooms should not
have cement floors for they are cold
and hard to keep clean. These
rooms, now occupied by small chill
dren, should be refioored or covered
! in some manner
1t recommended that the school
board Immediately provide a safe
storage space for bicycles, reporting
| that three have been stolen recently
! during class hours.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Arlington Scout Troops
Plon Uniform Inspection

Arlington Boy Scout troops will
compete for the title of best
dressed" and most properly dressed
at countrywide uniform inspection
to be. held at 8:15 pm. tomorrow in
the Washington and Lee High
School gymnasium, Arlington.
The winner is annually charged
with the care of district flags for
tne ensuing year. Competition in
the past has been so close that the
wearing OF an off-color neckerchief
by one Scout has been enough to
cause his troop to be eliminated.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
picture on Page Az

A 35-year former salesman,
inducted into the Armv three days
ago. reviewed parade in his honor
yesterday at Fort George G.. Meade,
Md.
The soldier was Pvt. Scott L.
Moonahan of 5 East Melrose street.
Chevy Chase. Md. and the parade
marked his induction Monday as the
100,000th selectee to 60 through the
Fort Meade reception center.
Pvt. Moonahan joined Col. Edward
j. Rehmann. commanding officer at
the reception center; First Lit. Rob-
ert R. Bachman, adjutant; Capt. L.
S Whitby, battalion commander for
the day: Maj. Irwin G. Menikheim
and Maj. George McGinn in review
ing the troops. most of whom had
also been inducted Monday.
1t. Bachman told Pvt. Moonahan.
ut Is hoped that your period Of
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Pupils Slated
ToGraduatein in
PrineeGeorges
Tentutive List
Is Released by
High Schools

A tentative list OF Prince Georges
County high school graduates was
released today by the County Board
of Education.
Except for Laurel High School,
commencement date for all schools
has been set for IIne S. The Laurel
commencement Is scheduled to take
place June 10.
In addition to Laurel, the schools
include Bladensburg, Marlboro,
Baden. Surrattsville, Brandywine,
Oxon Hin, Bowie. Hyattsville, Mount
Rainier. Maryland Park. Greenbelt.
Douglass, Highland Park and Lake
land.
The Board Of Education pointed
out that the list is subject to modi-
fcation on the basis OF the remain
ing school work for the year.
The list follows.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Fire Unit Given Charter

RICHMOND. April % lP,.-The
State Corporation Commission is
sued charter yesterday to the
Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire De-
partment. Inc, Fairfax County.
George Phillips. r. F. D. l. Alex
andia. was listed as president of the
non-stock corporation TO conduct a
volunteer fire department.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL.
BRANDYwINE HIGH.

Commercial,
Ida T. Marsh
Evening star., 1942-03-30
$500 Paper Dealers Get
0. P. A. Markup Contracts
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The ONCE of Price Administration
said yesterday that individual agree
ments to establish maximum whole
sale markups for various fine and
coarse papers had been sent to more
than $500 merchants for their sigma
lures.
Acting Administrator John E.
Hamm asked dealers in fine paper
to sign the agreements by April Is.
They establish maximum markups
based on manufacturers prices for
bond and ledger papers Excluding
weddings, vellums and safety papers,
plain and fancy cover papers (ex-
cluding speciality covers and Bristols
and book papers.
Merchants for coarse papers have
been asked to sign agreements by
April 10. The markups are based on
manufacturers prices a case in car
load lots and cover roll.
The markups for both grades, the
o. P. A. said, "are comparable to
those now used generally by paper
merchants"
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Jack & Heinfz Gives
Employees Pay Raise
In Defense Bonds
Securities at Maturity
Represent Increase
OF $l12.50 q Month
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, March 30.-,Em-
ployes of Jack & Heintz, Inc, the
company under fire at hearing
of the House Naval Affairs Commit
tee in Washington last week. will
receive, beginning April l, Defense
Bonds, which at maturity represent
a wage increase of $1l2.50 month,
President William S. Jack has an
nounced.
Mr. Jack informed his associates"
at their monthly dinner Saturday
night that the pay boost, raising the
average 90-cent hourly rate to about
S1.20, would elevate wages of all
employees to the level paid in COM
parable industries in the Detroit
area.
Mr.. Jack announced the company
would discontinue the $37 so monthly
incentive bonus" but that each
worker would be given as part of
his monthly pay a Defense Bond
costing $3.50 and maturing at $50,
and that an additional bond costing
SIS and maturing at $100 would be
set aside each month to the credit
of each employe.
Employees will collect their accumu-
lation of s100 bonds at the end of
the year, Mr.. Jack said.
Edmund Toland, counsel for the
investigating committee, charged
that Jack & Heintz, which produces
starters for Army and Navy air
planes, made 100 per cent profit on
Government contracts last year. Mr..
Jack claimed the firm made $l,OOO,-
600 on a $4,000, 900 contract.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Salesman Found Slain;
Girl Is Held as Witness

By the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N. j., March 30.-Pear-
son Lessy, 34-year- furniture
salesman, was found shot to death
at 1890 am. today on a lawn a few
feet from his home. Five bullets had
entered his body.
Three hours after the discovery
an attractive 21-year-old brunette
was taken into custody and held as
a material witness in q murder
case"
The young woman, booked as Miss
Louise Abate of Camden, was quoted
by Police 1t. Samuel johnson as
saying she had spent the week end
with Lessy and that he left her home
about As minutes before his body
was found.
She told investigators, 1t. John
son said, that Lessy recently had
received several threatening tele-
phone calls from an unidentified
man who warned:
"Stay away from my girl"
Lessy was the former husband OF
Charlotte Cloverdale, q singer who
uses the professional name of Car
lotta Dale.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Tydings Sees Labor Policy
Change Prospect Slight

BALTIMORE, March 30 (P-Sena-
tor Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland
asserted In broadcast address yes
terday that unless the President
changes his position" on pending
labor legislation "it will be difficult,
if not impossible, to effect any
change in labor practices from those
that prevailed before we entered
the war.
Those who advocate changes in
labor policy, while stunned for the
moment, have not given up the
fight" the senior Maryland Senator
asserted.
They are still pressing in the
House of Representatives for a vote
on one or more of these labor mat
tiers. But with front-rank admin
istration witnesses appearing Before
Congress and stating that no labor
legislation Is needed, the prospects
for any material changes in labor
matters are not very bright at the
moment"
Senator Tydings also called for
all the economy possible, so that
our soldiers and sailors, when they
come home again, will not find a
country burdened down with un-
necessary debt, threatened with
bankruptcy and economically dis
organized"
ITO this end there are many Of
us in the Congress who are still
working"
The Senator said that "the Gov
eminent is going along just the
same as usual-its war activities
have been superimposed on its
peacetime activities.
Efforts to curtail the N. Y. A.,
the c. c. c., the w. P. A., or to con-
soldate the overlapping agencies Of
our national Government, or to
eliminate useless and expensive
activities therein, are frowned upon
by those in authority in the admin
istration.
1T is hard work for those inter-
ested in saving money in the opera
tions of the national Government to
make any headway. The spirit of
cooperation seems to be totally
lacking"
Evening star., 1942-03-30
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, March 3O.-The Berlin radio
said today that 100000 tons of
shipping had been sunk off the
United States coast since the first
appearance there Of Axis subma-
rines. The radio said 70 tankers
were among the ships torpedoed.
Italians Claim Share.
ROME (from Italian broadcasts)
March 80 (P).-The Italian high COM
mand yesterday claimed a share of
the success Of Axis submarine at
tacks off the United States Coast
by asserting one of its submarines
recently torpedoed four ships total
ing 10000 tons.
CA special communique from
Adolf Hitler's headquarters said
German submarines had sunk l6
more merchant ships totaling
110600 tons in the North Atlantic
and off the United States East
Coast, including eight tankers of
73,600 tons. The Germans have
published no italian claims)
The Italians claimed 114,000 tons
Of shipping had been destroyed
along the United States Atlantic
Coast since the end of January by
Italian undersea raiders.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, March 30-FollotU-
ing is the tert OF the British COM
munique yesterday on the st.
Nazaire raid:
The following details have been
received in ampliflcation of last
nights communique on the raid
carried out on St. Nazaire in the
early hours of March %.
The raid which was carried out
by light forces of the Royal Navy,
special service troops and aircraft
Of the R. A. F., were primarily di-
rected against large drydock and
harbor installations at st. Nazaire
H. M. S. Campbeltown, a former
American destroyer (the U. S. S.
Buchanan, with her bows specially
stiffened and filled with five tons of
delayed action high explosives,
forced her way through a double
torpedo battle protecting the en-
trance to the lock and rammed the
center of the main lock gate.
The force of the impact was such
that the destroyer came to stand
still only when the bridge was
abreast of the gate itself.
Special Troops Landed.
As soon as the bow of the Camp
beltown was firmly wedged, special
service troops landed as arranged
and set about the work of demoli-
ton.
The pumping station and dock
operating gear were destroyed and
other demolition work was carried
out according to plan.
Meanwhile. motor torpedo boat
had fired two delayed-action tor
pedoes at the entrance to the u
boat basin and a motor launch had
taken of the crew Of the Campbell
town.
A large explosion followed by a
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Communiques
japanese Attacks on
Butuun Subside

The tert of War Department
Conmunique No. 1853, based on re-
ports received here up to $50 am.
today, tollo1Us::
/. The Philippines theater:
Sharp fighting in Bataan con-
tipued throughout the night OF
March %, but died down at day.
break of March 29, the enemy's
assault having been repulsed
with heavy losses. During the
past "a hours the japanese have
made no attempt to attack in
force, but patrols have been &C
tive on both sides. Enemy dive
bombers continued to attack
front lines and rear areas.
Hostile air raids on Corregidor
continued day and night, but the
number of bombers employed is
not large. No serious damage
has been inflicted on our in
stallations. An enemy airplane
flying at an altitude higher than
27,000 feet was shot down by our
anti-aircraft artillery.
In Mindanao there were sew
eral local skirmishes between
patrols at three separated points.
2. There is nothing to report
from other areas.
War Department communiQue No
167, based on reports received until
1 pm. yesterday, tollot1s:
/. Philippine theater:
The enemy launched heavy
attack on the right center OF
our line in Bataan late in the
evening of March %. Our troops
parried the attack so promptly
that our units on outpost duty
were only temporarily dislodged.
Our forces promptly counter
attacked with both infantry and
artillery, restoring all positions
on our line. The japanese were
driven back with heavy losses.
Our casualties were relatively
light. The enemy attack was ac-
companied by aerial bombing,
principally of points in our rear
areas. Slight damage was caused.
Corregidor was under frequent
air attacks by hostile bombers
throughout March %. Our anti
aircraft fire kept Japanese planes
at extremely high attitudes and
as a result the bombing was in
accurate and caused practically
no damage.
The guns of our forts fred in
termittently at enemy positions
on the south shore of Manila Bay.
Many small boats assembled by
the japanese at Patungan Beach
were destroyed by our shellf1re.
2. There is nothing to report
from other areas.
Evening star., 1942-03-30

Originally to be turned back to the
District government to make license
plates for 1943, discarded 1941 license
plates will instead be turned over to
the District Salvage for Victory"
Committee, it was announced today.
Director of Vehicles and Traffic
William A. Van Duzer has informed
the Salvage Committee that con-
trary to original estimates, the Dis
trict government has enough metal
on hand to make the metal date line
strips which will constitute tags for
1943. Mr.. Van Duzer had previously
told the Retail Gasoline Dealers As
sociation that it would be necessary
to make all garages and service sta
Evening star., 1942-03-30
J repositories for discarded 1941

tions repositories for discarded 1941
plates.
The service stations and garages
are still collection depots for old
plates, 1t was announced today by
Horace Walker, secretary Of the Sal
wage Committee. But the metal will
be collected by scrap metal dealer
instead Of the District government
and salvaged for war production in
stead of new license tags.
Advertisements inserted by the
committee in all Washington papers
today urged that motorists turn in
their plates to service stations in
stead of tossing them in the trash
can. Mr.. Walker expects so to so
tons to be collected by the dealer this
week end and the first of next week
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Japs Admit Resistance
By Chinese in Shantunq

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC From Japanese Broad
casts), March 30.-Dome4 agency to-
day reported two major operations
by Japanese forces in Shantung,
Chinese coastal province which juts
into the narrow Yellow Sea like a
long finger pointing at Korea.
The agency said Japanese troops,
collaborating with naval landing
unist north Of Wenteng, near the tip
of the peninsula, had destroyed
powerful forces under command
of Gen. Cheng Wei-ping"
In the other action it said a Jaj-
anese column had destroyed arsenals
and provision depots at Chinese
base in the sector south of Tsinan,
q Yellow River port in Shantung
only about lis miles inland from the
Gulf Of China.