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Evening star., 1942-05-27

aid measures, like artificial respira-
ton, but the course Is more a gen.
eral study OF health and how to
maintain 1t. A minimum of "A hours
OF classes has been set.
Because Of the gasoline rationing,
Miss Thomson is arranging for
classes in every interested neigh
borhood. 50 that most students may
be within walking distance. There
will be special classes for juniors,
with IL years the minimum age.
Evening star., 1942-05-27

Packages Of 20 pounds or less
addressed to service men who have
been transferred will be forwarded
to them In this country without
extra charge, the Railway Express
Agency announces.
Evening star., 1942-05-27

1t. Capt. Nikolai Sobolev declared
today in the Moscow News, which Is
published here.
Evening star., 1942-05-27

For the convenience OF citizens
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19
Nutrition Schools
Will Be Held In
Lexington

The secsn0 - ~ s.1An - saAxss
Nutrition schools will be held in the
court house in Lexington on Mon
day, March 23rd. The colored group
will meet from $40 to 1900 An.
The white group will meet from 900
to 400 pm.
Program:
/. Buying food for Health and
Economy Mrs. Penny Wise and
Mrs. Pound Foolish 60 q shopping
charts and exhibits to illustrate).
II. Care of Foods:
1. Relation of Soil to Nutritive
Value Of Vegetables. milk and eggs,
by MI. A. P. Carroll.
2. Care Of foods while growing
control Of harmful insects, and dis
eases, by Mr.. W. X. Thompson.
3. Preservation and shortage.
(a) Storage: in house, cellar,
pits, special houses, by Team.
a. Control Of temparture, venti-
l~ation, moisture, light
(2) Space allotment - Shelves
built to fit boxes, jars, ETC., tina:
are to be stored there.
(b) Canning: by using water
bath, pressure cooker, or by fric-
ton top cans as syrup buckets for
products cooked to high tempera-
lures as sorghum, by team.
(c) Drying by exposure to sun,
oven heat.
tl) Dangers to be avoided (2)
| Storage after dry go Protection
from insects and rodents, by Mrs.
K. D. Henry.
(d) Bnning: Cd Kraut (2) Pickle
Material, by Miss McBee.
(e) Quickly frozen foods in lock
er storage. Mr.. S E. Henry.
III. Preparation of foods to ON
serve Nutritive Value, by team.
"a Fresh foods (2) canned foods
go Frozen foods, by Mrs. S. T.
Henry.
p, Nv. Foods for home and Market
Mr.. H. l.. Nichols.
Egg Market, Mrs. Rex Buchanan
Talk, Mr.. Allan Ramsey.
V. Check-up on organization and
work done since February Nutrition
School, team.
vi. Plans for neighborhood fol
low-upWar Board.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19
Durant Community
Club Promotes Food
For Freedom

Vegetables, vitamins, and victor
are always good discussion topic.
with the Community Club. For sev
eral years clothing, landscaping
tailoring and better homes were
stressed, but this year it is gardens
With the husband having the extra
hour for home work, many feel they
will have better gardens, more gar.
dens and larger gardens for daily
consumption and canning. The army
is going to be fed. 1t is up to every
n to raise as much as possible to
can, because millions of cans Of
food canned in packing companies
will never see the grocery shelf.
With SO many vacant lots in Du-
rant it is the n patriotic duty
to offer them to people who want
them for gardens, il they are not
using them. II your garden is too
large, share it with a neighbor.
Don't neglect your property. Just
because the whole country is in a
state of choas get the "Better
Homes spirit by cleaning and paint
ing.
The Community Club is also stres-
sing meal-planning and values N
scoring meals as to food required
to meet the needs Of the body. Food
is the first line Of defense in the
home.
Cooperating with the Holmes
county War Board under the dir
ion Of Mr.. Carson several mem
helped with the farm survey
out questionnaires. They were
3. Clements, Mrs. H. L. Her
Mrs. C. A. Watkins, Mrs.
'ood and Mrs. ]. p.
'ey was made in Cas-
Communities. J
)urant are,
program as
They are
ems. More
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19
MRS. Joe Watson Cooperates With Unde
Sam By Growing More Hens

cent to help feed Nation resisting
aggression, Mrs. Watson increased
her flock to 140 hens. Last year she
kept around 100 hens.
'Tll gather from IS to IS eggs
per day from my flock" Mrs. Wat
son said. "The price of eggs has
been good this year, partly because
Secretary Wickard has assured the
farmers of fair prices for food need
ed to win the war"
Mrs. Watson sell her eggs on the
local market, ships some with the
Central Mississippi Poultry Associa-
ton, and often customers from Du-
rant drive out to her home for
farm yard eggs.
Mrs. Watson has bUen in the
chicken-and-eggs business for about
20 years, or ever since she began
keeping house. At first she had
Barred Rocks and had good success
with them, but turned to "reds' be-
cause the folks around Durant liked
them for fryers, even recognized a
difference in the eggs.
You've heard many tales about the
chicken thief who visited the hen
house in the wee small hours of
the night, sacked every animal ex-
cept the rooster. Well, Mrs. Wat
son has a story that will just about
equal this age-old tale.
Zone night a chicken thief took
IS Of my prize hens and seven of
my best ROSTERS" she said. "He
left only 80 hens and four roosters,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19

Il haven't a boy to send to the
Army, but ! have one Of the best
flock Of chickens in the state which
will help Furnish our soldiers all
the eggs they need to win this war"
II was Mrs. Joe Watson, Duran.
Route q, talking and Holmes Coun-
tians who know her and her Rhode
Island Red chickens know Uncle
Sam can count on this combina-
ton in the Food for Freedom Pro-
gram 100 per cent.
Since Secretary Of Agriculture
called for Holmes County farmers
to step up egg production 20 per
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19
FOOD FOR FREEDOM" EDITION

grow their own pork, and last year
Mrs. Watson put up 500 quarts of
vegetables and fruits.
"The least our farmers and farm
women can do is to grow the things
our soldiers and sailors a eat" Mrs
Watson said. price shouldn't be a
factor yet we're getting the best
prices for our products in many
years"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19

and / had to rebuild my flock from
them"
Mrs. Watson has an up-to-da.e
brooder house, raises baby chicks for
local people. Locally raised chicks
are more likely to be successful than
chicks shipped in from out-of-state,
Mrs. Watson believes.
Chickens are not the only source
of revenue for Mrs. Watson. She
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19

Poultry raising and a varied cloth
ing program. They are to encour-
age more gardens in their own
neighborhood. The All girls club
will be guests at the Community
Club in April at Mrs. ,Ramsey's
home. Demonstration will be given.
Mrs. II. L. Harrington is hostess
Thursday for the March meeting.
Galleries values Of food will be
discussed a a basis for meal-plan-
ming.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19

and her husband sell whole milk to
Kosciusko. Milk is one of the foods
needed by Army camps, and the Kos
ciusko plants is furnishing many
cans of milk to the soldiers these
days.
we are getting the best price
EVER received for our milk Mrs
Watson said.
The Watsons make their own lard,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19

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Kodiak mirror., 1942-09-26
Buy LinoIeUm Now!

This little housewife has just read the O. Kraft & Son ad in the Kodiak Mirror ane is it any wonder she is happy, her husbano has just promised her some new hnoleun for her kitchen and rug for the iron room. Let her come in and select one iron our large array of patterns, with lnlald O nrint'
Evening star., 1942-12-02
.Wickard Studies Petition
For Milk Price Increase

The petition of the Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Association
for a 2-cent-per-quart increase in
the price of milk was before Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Wickard today,
but there was no word from the de-
partment as to when action might be
expected.
The Secretary may either grant a
hearing on the application, to de-
termine If the increase is justified.
or turn it down without further pro-
ceedings. 1t was indicated that some
time will elapse before this decision
is reached.
Milk prices have been raised re-
Gently in such important centers as
st. Louis and Memphis, following
hearings, and in some other sections
there have been automatic increases
that followed advances in the price
Of butter and skim milk. The ceiling
price on butter will prevent further
automatic increases. however.
In urging the increase here, the
association said it was necessary
to spur production.
Evening star., 1942-12-02
tuberculosis Seals Sent
To $50 Montgomery Groups

One hundred and fifty organiza-
tions in Montgomery County have
been sent seal bonds and 17,l74
county residents have been mailed
seals in the 36th annual Christmas
seal sale, it was announced yester-
day by Mrs William Dahl of Silver
Spring, chairman.
For the benefit of new residents
who have not received seals through
the mail, booths have been estab-
lished in Damascus, Rockville, Be
thesda, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring
and Takoma Park All checks, Mrs.
Dahl said, should be made payable
to the Montgomery County Tuber-
culosis Association and sent to the
Suburban National Bank at Takoma
Park.
Public Health nurses now are
making $50 visits each month in
the county because the county tu-
berculosis branch is paying one-fifth
Of the salaries of nine additional
nurses who have been added to the
staff in the last two years. Mrs.
Dahl said.
Evening star., 1942-12-02

So finally the OPA figure of total
degree days was accepted. Even this
is off slightly from the total given
out by the Weather Bureau, which
also furnished the OPA with its
data. If you spend too much time
trying to find solution for that. all
you get is a headache and a strong
desire to join the Army. Anyway,
the difference is slight enough so
as not to affect the daily percentage
Having gone this far, the rest
looked easy. But there was another
snag. 1t was suddenly discovered
that the OPA divides the total de-
gree days for the heating period to
date by 920-not 900. Once upon a
time that had been carefully gone
into. The normal heating season,
it was ascertained from another
source, was $500 for this part of
the country. There are five heating
periods, so it seemed there were 900
normal degree days In each period.
Evening star., 1942-12-02

The first thing that became ap-
parent was that the first heating
period began on October mot
when you first turned your furnaces
on. The reason for this, it devel-
oped, was that the oil you burned
during September did not have to
be accounted for The only oil you
had to tell the Ration Board about
was the oil you had in your tank on
October l, or, if you filed your appli-
cation after November /, on the
date YOU made out your application.
That should have solved the diff
ficulty, but it didn't. 1t just created
new and terrible confusion. The
total of degree days compiled at
The Star still didn't agree with the
OPA total. Why, probably no one
will ever know. An OPA official
pored over the problem long and
searchingly and found several points
OF discrepancy, but the complete
answer win always remain obscure.
Evening star., 1942-12-02
Taxi Men Study
An-Hour Plan
0fGroup Riding
To Report to PUG
On Problems Involved
Prior to Hearing

Probably leading up to an even
tual public hearing on the matter,
the Public Utilities Commission has
named taxi industry spokesmen to
report on specific problems in con-
nection with the proposal to intro
duce full, 24-hour group taxi rid
ing" within the District as soon as
practicable.
Most taxicab spokesmen at an in
formal day-long conference yester-
day at the District Building re-
quested an increase in rates for
group riding over the present emer-
gency 20-cent pick up" service.
Representatives of the Office of
Price Administration and Office of
Defense Transportation attended
the parley.
At the end of the conversations
the PUG asked Harry Davis of the
Diamond Cabs to report on uni
form rates which might be accept
able to all factions of the industry
in instituting the group service.
John r. Royer, jr., representing the
Combined Cab Service, a group of
fleet operators, and Edwin A. Glenn
OF United Taxicab Drivers, Inc, cab
union, were named on the Davis
committee to make such a study.
Check on Cabs Operating.
Two other committees also were
named. Mr.. Glenn was requested to
make searching study into the
hours of operation of taxis at pres
ent after James H. Flanagan, PUG
chairman, had asserted that COM
plants received at the District
Building indicated a large number
of cabmen were not operating their
vehicles during the rush hours
particularly during the so-called
departmental" showers so frequent
between and pm.
V. A. McElfresh, PUC's chief ac-
countant, was named to conduct a
study OF cab response to telephone
calls, about which a large number
of complaints have also been re-
ceived by the utilities body. Gle
well Sykes, ODT taxi division off,
cial, declared Washington's system
rotten" as compared with other
cities of like size.
Group Rates Suggested.
The Combined Cab Service sug-
gested group rate of Is, 35, As and
55 cents per person for the four
basic zones beyond a single reg
ular fare passenger. This plan was
Endorsed by Mr.. Davis for Diamond
Cabs. but later in the day Diamond
spokesmen said they were interest
ed in a definite rate for group rid
ing and would agree to zone rate
of Is, 30, IS and 40 cents per
passenger.
Mr.. Glenn proposed that group
riding not disturb the present pas
senger rate of 30, so, 10 and 90
cents, if the driver is allowed to
charge for service rendered" when
carrying more than one person at
time group riding.
Sergt. Joseph Harrington, police
hack inspector, suggested that a
system of dual records, including
receipts given to passengers, be
added to the present manifests. He
said the receipts would aid custom
ers who lose articles in remember
ing what cabs they hired, and the
records could be checked against
manifests of drivers who tamper
with them to take lengthy personal
drives on holidays or week ends.
Evening star., 1942-12-02
Fuel Oil Meters Discrepancy Explained If You Can Follow

This should be written from
sanatorium specializing in nervous
collapses.
It's all about mean temperatures
and degree days and how The Stars
percentage figure on the proper
fuel oil consumption dived back
down to 10 yesterday when it had
been 81 the day before.
The right figure for yesterday
was 10 per cent; for today "A per
cent. Anyway, those are the fig
ures that came out under the
patient tutelage of an Office of
Price Administration technical ex-
pert, and the OPA, after all, is the
agency that dishes out the fuel oil.
What happened, as coherently as
possible, is this: The Stars figure
seemed little high, but the for
mula was checked and re-checked
and it always came out the same.
Nevertheless. people were getting
more and more worried. so q thor
ough investigation was launched.
Evening star., 1942-12-02
Army Burns Up Wood on Airport
Site, Yet Refuses to SeNt
Maryland Farmers Unable to Buy
Cords Of Timber Wasted Each Day

While the Government has ap-
pealed to citizens to use coal or
wood for heating purposes in order
to conserve oil, farmers living near
the new Camp Springs CMd) airport
project daily see cords of wood
burned by workmen on the project
and are unable to purchase it.
In drive through the project,
which is under construction on
some $4,000 acres between Meadows
and Camp Springs, a reporter of
The Star yesterday witnessed the
burning Of between 10 and IS cords
of flrewood on two of the runways.
Harry Moore, who raises tobacco
at nearby Melwood, said he had
appealed to Representative Sasscer,
Democrat, of Maryland. after trying
unsuccessfully for three days sew
eral weeks ago to find an official
on the airport property who would
sell him some of the wood.
Efforts Rebuffed.
Mr.. SaSScer made an unsuccess-
ful effort to reach 1t. Col. Eben
Longfellow, in charge of the project
at that time, by telephone. He was
referred to an Army captain who
told him curtly that the wood was
not for sale. Mr.. Sasscer also has
received complaints that small
houses on the site were burned.
Maj. Howard D. Nottingham, now
in charge, told a Star reporter he
had no comment to make. Mai.
Nottingham could not even be seen
personally, but had to be called
over the phone at the camp site.
The location is being cleared and
the buildings built by contractors.
Evening star., 1942-12-02

According to Mr. Moore, his at
tempts to purchase 10 or more cords
of wood from airport officials have
resulted in a "run-around."
Went to Offices.
After going in and out Of almost
a dozen offices withony any success,
Mr. Moore decided to go to the
headquarters of the project at Up
per Marlboro.
When he arrived, however, he
was told to go back to the airport
to see an official in the Camp
Springs office.
Receiving no definite promise
from that official, Mr.. Moore at
tempted to see Maj. Nottingham but
was told that it was no use wait
ing, since the major was busy.
Mr.. Moore said that when the Ma
val Radio Station was constructed
at Cheltenham he purchased 100
cords Of the wood cleared away to
make room for the station.
Brother Also Refused.
He added that his brother, Allen
E. Moore, also lost three days from
his work in attempting to buy wood
from the airport.
In a speech before the House
about a month ago, Mr.. Sasscer said
the War Department had caused
undue hardship to residnets of the
area by not notifying them suffi-
GENTLY in advance of the depart
ment's intention to condemn their
homes to make way for the airfield
He added the War Department
must have known about the project
in sufficient time to give the resi-
dents adequate notice.
Evening star., 1942-12-02
Virginia MiIitiu Receives
$500 CCC Uniforms
Ry tho Assnriotad pross

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 2.-Adjt.
Gen. S. Gardner Waller announced
yesterday that shipment of
$500 spruce-green uniforms, for
merly intended for use by the
Civilian Conservation Corps, had
been received by the State for dis
tribution to Virginia Protective
Force companies, beginning next
week.
A memorandum went to unit COM
manders yesterday requesting meas
urements of the men. The uniform
consists of belt, garrison cap, mack
inaw, coat, necktie, flannel shirt
and serge trousers.
The uniform will be issued for
field service, and the lighter gray
uniform will be reserved for dress
and armory drill.
Evening star., 1942-12-02
Smoother Operation
Of Tire Inspection
Program Reported
Frst-Doy Cheekups
Fall Below Expectations
In Washington Area

Smoother operation Of the Dis
trict's tire inspection program was
reported at filling stations and
garages here today following reports
of first day headaches" at a num-
ber of the 287 stations which began
inspections yesterday.
The number of motorists bringing
their cars to stations yesterday was
below eXpecta tionS, although the bad
weather was believed to be partially
to blame
Operators of places reported a
brisk business this morning. how
ever, with a number of them pre-
dieting that the first 10000 cars
here will have their tires inspected
by Friday, the goal of local OPA
officials.
Now that we and the motorists
have got the hang of it, there is
nothing to it," the station manager
of one large garage commented to-
day He said only II cars had been
checked yesterday but blamed that
on a late start. Forms required in
the inspection were not available
until IL m, he said.
At another large station, the
service manager said the public was
little confused" on what they
had to do, but reported things were
going smoothly this morning.
A gas station manager in down.
town Washington pointed out that
some motorists were unaware his
station or other stations had been
selected as official inspection CEN
ters He added that customer had
promised to draw up several signs
to be placed where passing motor
lists can see them.
Complaints, it appeared, came
more from the station operators
than the motorists. Most prevalent
of these was the lack of forms due
from the local OPA office. Some
stations apparently had failed to
send representative to an instruc-
ton rally at the Interior Depart
ment auditorium Monday night.
A few motorists with plates num-
bered above 10000 appeared at sta
tions yesterday and were accomo-
dated only because business was
SLOW 1t is hoped, however, that
motorists will follow dates set by
the OPA Office here.
The complete list of the 287 sta
tions last appeared in The Star on
Sunday.
One of the largest crowds yester-
day-and attendants there reported
a similar rush today--was at the big
Standard Oil station at Second
street and Constitution avenue NV.
Evening star., 1942-12-02

The Weather Bureau said that the
actual seasonal figure was 4,598, but
the OPA said never mind the extra
98-4,500 is nice round figure. easy
to handle; just skip the extra 90. So
the extra 9s was skipped, until to-
day, when it became obvious that
OPA's left hand didn't know what
its right hand was doing. The
technical expert at OPA did not
skip the excess SO degree days. so
the comparison figure for each Pc
riod is 920-not 900.
So that's the way matters stand.
After getting that last point set
tied, the rest was easy. The daily
percentage now checks with OPA.
Anyway, on Friday q new heating
period begins and everybody can
start from scratch.
Meanwhile, gremlins and degree
days. lighted with q horrible halo Of
burning fuel oil. are dancing say
agely through certain heads.
Evening star., 1942-12-02
Prosecutor Acquitted
In Drunk Driving Case
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YORKTOWN, Va, Dec. "A
York County Circuit Court jury yes
terday acquitted Commonwealth s
Attorney r. Nelson Smith of a
charge Of driving while under the
influence of intoxicants.
Judge Richard T. Wilson of Peters,
burg, who presided, commented that.
on the basis of the evidence, he
would have returned a verdict of
innocent had he been a member of
the jury.
The charge against Mr.. Smith. York
County prosecutor, was preferred by
A. L. Anderson of Lackey. The case
was heard first at Yorktown by
Trial Justice Ernest Orange of New
Kent County, who found Mr.. Smith
guilty and fined him 500 and costs.
Mr.. Smith then appealed.
Evening star., 1942-12-02

tation of the blackout laws having
left 1t up to the individual pas
Senger whether to remain on the
bus or seek shelter. Most passengers
apparently preferred to remain on
board rather than to stumple around
in the rain, although shelters were
available in the immediate vicinity
One bus driver said he under
stood he was not supposed to empty
his bus unless a warden led the
passengers to a shelter area.
Though caught by surprise, civil
ian defense workers were on duty.
Controller Herbert Friede said that
between the yellow signal which
went to deputy controllers on the
Districts seven control centers and
the actual sounding of the public
warning on the red signal, full staffs
and extra workers appeared at the
control centers. 1t takes about 40
people to operate a single control
center.
Messenger Injured.
Police reported few blackout in
cidents. A volunteer OCD messen-
ger, Hugh Hansen, Is, of 1721 Riggs
place NV. suffered cuts on the head
and possible conclusion when the
bicycle he was riding in the dark
ness struck street car loading plat
form on Connecticut avenue near @
street NV. He was treated at
Emergency Hospital.
The secrecy surrounding the call
ing of the blackout test was reflected
in the Southeast section of the city
in the case of police. station clerk
who was caught in the middle of a
bath by the warning and had to
dress hurriedly and dash to duty.
A policeman at the third pre-
cinct station, 1t was reported, ap-
parently thought the warning was
for an actual air raid and arrived
at the station equipped with tooth
brush, shaving cream and other
toilet articles, prepared for a long
stay.
News Leaks Out.
A police radio dispatcher re-
ported that as he was driving to the
Capitol Theater at TAO pm. an
unidentified pedestrian at Twelfth
and H streets NV. shouted: There's
going to be blackout tonight.
Fifteen minutes later the first yel-
low signal for the test was flashed