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Evening star., 1943-04-06
Extra Run on w. 60. D. Urqed
As Line Reports $79 a Day Loss
Commuters Also Ask Schedule Changes;
Railroad Seeks Time Limit on TrioI Service

and may be expected to continue to
do so.
1t is respectfully submitted that
the level of the fares have had little.
If any, effect on the patronage of
the train. We trust the COM
mission will soon set time limit on
this experimental service since the
daily deficit has already become
somewhat burdensome and will con-
tmue more so as time goes on.
In these times OF acute shortage
of passenger equipment. it is respect
fully suggested that the train could
be used to better advantage and
further the war effort to a far
greater extent on some other rail-
road where thGie are more war
workers and the need for transporta-
ton more urgent and pressing
The w. & O. D. recently leased the
passenger-carrying equipment from
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
MI. Baggett said a total of $40
passengers was carried in the time
covered by his report, an average
OF 48 passengers per trip. The
average fare was 35 cents. The
service is not being operated on
Sundays
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Alexandria 10 License
BICYCLES Tomorrow

Arrangements for issuing license
tags for bicycles have been COM
pleted by Capt. Edgar Sims, Alex
andria police chief, who announced
the bicycles will be inspected and
licensed at schools beginning to-
morrow.
Police will make the inspections.
and owners have been reminded
the recently enacted ordinance re-
quires correctly adjusted brakes, rear
ref1ectors, front lights if used at
night, and an audible bell. Sirens
or whistles are not permitted.
The ordinance authorizes the
police chief to refuse to license any
bicycles that do not pass inspec-
ton, and owners are subject to all
traffic regulations applicable to
automobiles.
Bicycles may not be ridden or
parked on sidewalks, and may never
be ridden in the city streets more
than three abreast.
Tags, which cost Is cents for a
year. will be issued at the following
schools from 3:45 to PM: George
Mason. tomorrow: Seminary, Thurs
day: Mount Vernon, Friday; Maury.
April IL: Jefferson, April 13; Parker
Grey, April IA; Lee. April Is; WASH
ington. April Is; Lyles Crouch, April
10: st. Mary's parochial, April 90;
George Washington High School,
April 81 and %.
Tags will also be issued at the
Potomac Community Hall Saturday
from 9 am. to pm: and at the
police station on April II from
am. to S pm. After April %, tags
will be issued at police headquar-
tiers.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Mrs. W. {. Bow|es 10 Head
Montgomery Health Unit

Mrs. William C. BoWles of Be-
thesda was elected chairman of the
Montgomery County Public Health
Lay Council at the quarterly meeting
of the group here yesterday. She
succeeds Mrs. S. Merhle Haines of
Laytonsville.
The other officers chosen were:
Mrs E. M. Fry, Bethesda, first vice
chairman; Mrs. Haines. second vice
chairman; Mrs. Raleigh S. Chinn,
Rockville, recording secretary re-
elected: Mrs. Morrison NJ Clark.
Bethesda, corresponding secretary:
Mrs. Dexter M. Bullard, Rockville,
treasurer re-electedD.
The meeting was addressed by DR..
V. L. Ellicott, county health officer.
and Miss Lillian Gardiner. head Of
the county public health nurses. who
told of activities of the county health
department during the last three
months, and reports from various
committees were submitted
Plans for the annual May luncheon
of the council were discussed and
Mrs. Austin A. La Mar of Sandy
Spring was made chairman of the
Committee on Arrangements.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Mrs. Margaret McKenna
Rites Held in Forest Glen

Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
garet A. McKenna. so, of 9817
Dallas avenue, Silver Spring, Md,
were held today at st. Johns Cath
olic Church, Forest Glen, with
burial in st. Johns Cemetery.
A resident of Silver Spring for the
last ]8 years. Mrs: McKenna died
Saturday at Homeopathic Hospital
after long illness. Born in Bos-
ton, she was educated there. She
had beer an active member of ST..
Johns Church.
Besides her husband, William A.
McKenna, who is an employe of
the Agriculture Department. she is
survived by two sons, 1t. William H.
McKenna, Army Signal Corps. who
is stationed at Fort Monmouth,
N. j.. and Walter Charles McKenna,
a student at Georgetown University.
Three brothers and four sisters, all
of Boston, also survive.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Care in Burning Brush
Urged in Fairfax County

Chief Fire Warden Joseph l..
Money of Fairfax County, has issued
an appeal to all county residents to
use every precaution when burning
over grass or brush land to keep the
flames from getting beyond control
The greatest loss in the county and
State from such fires occurs in
April.
In case fire gets beyond control,
persons are requested to call the
nearest forest fire warden or their
local volunteer fire department.
State and county laws prohibit
the burning of grass or brush from
March ! to May Is, except between
the hours of pm. and midnight.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
A|exandrians Cast
Light Primary Vote
Only 368 Of 10000
Ballot by Midmorning

Only 1868 of Alexandria 10000
qualified voters had cast their bal
lots in the citys Democratic primary
by midmorning.
With strong wind blowing
around outdoor polling booths. elec-
ton officials prophesied that the
weather would make the voting even
lighter than was anticipated.
Voting in the large fifth and sixth
wards is expected to pick up from
late afternoon until the polls close
at 1885.
Mayor William T. Wilkins. Vice
Mayor Eugene Simpson and Coun-
Gilman Charles M, Stump are run
ming for reelection to the three at
large council seats. Former Ward
Councilmen James Armstrong and
Ernest Mankin and newcomers Rob-
ert Zimmerman and Donald Jane
son are also seeking these seats.
Joseph M. Pancoast and C. Page
Waller are running unopposed for
city attorney and city collector,
respectively
Evening star., 1943-04-06
FWA Lets Contract
For 100-Bed HOSPITAL
In Cheyer|y, Md.
Nurses Home Included
In S533,751 Project;
D. c. Firm Is Low Bidder

A contract for the construction
of a 100-bed hospital and nurses
home at Cheverly. Md. was awarded
today by the Federal Works Agency
to the Lee T. Turner Co.. WASH
lngton contractor The home will
accommodate so nurses
Low bid for the project. which
is Xepected to be finished in $50
days, was s53375l. according to
Public Buildings Commissioner w. E.
Reynolds. This will bring to four
the number of new hospitals or
additions planned for nearby areas
as part of the plan to alleviate a
hospital shortage here.
Ground was to be broken this
afternoon for the new Bethesda
Md hospital on Old Georgetown
road between Lincoln and Mckinley
streets. 1t will provide 100 beds.
Mrs. Ralph G. Bishop. former
president of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Public Health Lay Commit
tee, was to turn the first spade of
earth. Among those invited are
AeS DA L,
Of Texas; Surg. Gen. Thomas Parran
and Dr. V. L. Ellicott, Montgomery
County health officer.
Ground breaking ceremonies were
held yesteday for the lO0-bed hos
pltal in Arlington, Va. Among those
attending were County Manager
Frank c. Hanrahan, County Health
Officer Dr.. Ralph G. Beachley and
Henry Sullivan, Metropolitan Area
engineer Of the Federal Works
Agency.
Work already has begun on the
fourth project, a 75-bed addition to
the Alexandria Hospital
The awarding of the Cheverly
contract caps long campaign to give
nearby areas until now dependent
entirely on Washington already
strained facilities, adequate hos
pitfalls.
Evening star., 1943-04-06

N-S'AA~
A. j. Bargagni, Thomas w. Pyle.
D. c. Simmons, for three-year
terms; Yves Sauter and Raymond
Leavitt for two and Samuel Stone
braker for a one-year term.
The club voted to sponsor the
June meeting of the mobile blood
donor unit. 1t also approved the
awarding of the Oliver Owen Kuhn
Cup to the Bethesda Bowling Cen
ter for the outstanding development
of the area during 1912
Sixty-four school children sub
mitted entries in the service flag
contest sponsored by the CONNER
cial Development Committee under
the direction of Philip j. Schaefer
The entry of Doris Severe, 16-year-
old Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School girl, was chosen by the
Board OF Judges as a model for
Bethesda S service flag.
Miss Severe will receive SIS worth
of War savings stamps as first prize
Dorinda Morgan. l4-year-old STU
dent at Leland Junior High School
will be given 50 worth for the second
best emily and Jean Moore, l5-year-
old BIC. c. student, will get 81
worth for the third best.
The flag will be dedicated May 80
by the Bethesda Chevy Chase Post
of the American Legion.
Mr.. Bargagni, chief of the Be-
thesda Fire Department. urged that
brush flies be prohibited during the
windy season. Every fire depart
ment IN the county was busy all
day Monday extinguishing brush
fires and for the first time the
Bethesda auxiliary fire force was
called out to assist the regular
force, Chief Bargagni said
Evening star., 1943-04-06
lsHRahoniing
&sss:RemiindersA %,

Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked
D. E and F good for rationed
canned goods through April 30
Red coupons. Book 2-Those marked
A and B are good through April 30.
They can be exchanged for meats,
butter. margarine, fats and oils.
cheeSes and canned fish.
Sugar-Stamp No II in Book l is
good for pounds through May 81
Coffee Stamp No. Is in Book l is
good for pound through April 25.
Fuel oil-No. 4 coupons are valid for
9 gallons until midnight tonight
No. coupons are valid for 10 gal
Ions through September 80.
Gasoline-No. S A coupons are good
for gallons each through July 2l
B and c coupons, good for 3
gallons each, expire on dates in
dicated in individual books.
Shoes-Stamp II in Book l is good
for one pair of shoes through
June Is.
Detailed rdtioning information
apiH be found on Page Az OF The
Sunday Star each t1eek.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Maryland Virginia
Crops Are Badly Rit
By Cold and S|eet
Eastern Shore Peach
Growers Suffer Estimated
Loss Of 81 100000

Cold weather over last week end,
accompanied in some sections by
snow. sleet and hail, damaged crops
IN Eastern Virginia and on the East
ern Shore of Maryland and Della
ware, horticulturists reported today.
Sunday nights hail storm in the
Salisbury. Md. section was reported
to have cut the Del-MaeVa penin-
sula S estimated 50 100000 peach crop
to not more than S500000, and did
similar damage to Eastern Shore
apple orchards. Peach and apple
growers said the loss would average
IS per cent of the crop.
w. Lee Allen, member of the w.
F. Allen Co., Salisbury fruit dealer
said his firm did not expect to ship
out a single basket of peaches. He
said there may be few baskets to
sell at local stands.
Mr. Allen said the storm resulted
IN the most severe damage to his
firms crops since 1921, when only
2 bushels were picked from 25,000
trees. The firm usually harveSts
about $4,000 bushels.
The Virginia Crop Reporting Serv-
ice said snow and sleet killed young
beet plants in the Norfolk section
and hurt the appearance of the
larger spinach. A portion of the
beet acreage was abandoned because
OF the cold, the report said.
Virginia peach growers in the vi
cinity of Waynesboro reported that
subfreezing weather over the week
end damaged peach buds The low
temperature Saturday was 27 and on
Sunday the mercury stood at 80
degrees.
Previously, l.. P. Foster. general
manager of the Union Apple Co.,
growers of apples and peaches in
Augusta County, had forecast a
small peach crop for Augusta if
there was any freezing at all.
Reports from peach orchardists in
Delaware indicated that crops in the
peach producing section of the State
were cut from so to 81 per cent by
the weekend cold.
A spokesman for former Senator
Townsend of Delaware. who has
large holdings in Sussex County, re-
ported 81 per cent damage to his
peach orchids.
Hope was expressed, however. that
a limited crop of apples could be
harvested.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Woods Fires Sweep
Several. Sections Of
Maryland Virginia
Housing Development
Near Baltimore in Peril;
Army Uniforms Destroyed

Famed by high winds. forest and
field fires cut new paths of destruc-
ton in more than a dozen sections
of Maryland and Virginia yesterday
destroying barn near La Plata. Md.
and threatening housing develop
ment near the Glenn L. Martin air
craft plant near Baltimore.
Four hundred Army uniforms be-
longing to the A. p Hill Military
Reservation were destroyed when a
cleaning establishment located on
the outskirts of Bowling Green, Va,
was destroyed by flames. It was not
known Immediately whether this fire
was connected with another which
consumed acres of woodland between
Bowling Green and Upper Zion
Wind direction kept the fire from
the Virginia town itself.
Horse Burned in Stable.
In Charles County, Md, barn on
the farm of Joseph Mudd miles
from La Plata. was destroyed by fire
which spread through nearby fields.
causing damage estimated at $4,000.
c. N. Levering, chief of the La
Plata Volunteer Fire Department,
said a horse, stabbed in the barn.
was burned to death This fire also
consumed large portion of last
years TOBACCO crop and destroyed
a quantity of farm machinery and
fertilizer.
Near Baltimore, Marylands emer-
gency forest fire fighting service
was called into action yesterday to
| check a fast-sprea ding blaze which
swept Is acres of timberland and
threatened a housing development
near the Glenn L. Martin aircraft
plant.
500 Soldiers Called.
State Forester Joseph F.. Kaylor
said 500 soldiers from nearby Edge
good Arsenal were called on to help
fight the fire. but the emergency
fighters had the fire under control
by the time the troops arrived. He
said the blaze was stopped by a
line cut by bulldozer within three
quarters of mile of the housing
development.
In Virginia F. C. Peterson, State
| forester, said several fires were re-
ported on the A. P. Hill Military
Reservation in Caroline County and
flames swept parts of Campbell,
Nelson, Hanover and Nansemond
Counties.
Fires in Nearby Counties.
Firemen in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, Md. re-
ported more than dozen brush
and field fires yesterday and last
night.
A fire which started along Gen.
tral avenue, near Largo, threatened
several tobacco plant beds. fremen
said, but was brought under con-
troll at $40 pm. after a two-hour
fight.
In Montgomery County fires were
reported in fields and woods be-
tween Massachusetts avenue and
Conduit road near the District, and
at several points near Rockville,
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Fairfax County Police
Arrest 327 in March

Fairfax County police made 327
arrests in March, Capt. Carl R. Nc
Intosh, chief of police, reported yes
terday. Traffic violations led with
l26 arrests and drunkenness ranked
second with so.
Value of stolen property was listed
at Sl,272.78 and value of stolen
property recovered was placed at
s1.O97 46.
Seventeen motor vehicle accidents
we're reported, in which l person
was killed and II injured. Three
persons involved III accidents were
charged with violating the county
traffic laws and property damage as
the result of accidents is listed at
S3,787.5 so.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Hugh B. Marsh Heads
Fuirfux Rotary Club

Hugh B. Marsh, Fairfax attorney,
was elected president of the Fairfax
Rotary Club at it's annual meeting
yesterday. He succeeds Thomas P.
Chapman, jr, who has headed the
organization for the past year.
Other officers include Thomas P.
Chapman, jr, vice president: T. E.
McDonough. secretary. and w. Lewis
Leigh, treasurer. Directors elected
in addition to the above officers we're
James E. Bauserman and E. Russell
White. The new officers will be
installed in June.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Town Reports Only Two
Tax Delinquents

Except in two cases. all town taxes
for the current year on all Gathers
burg Md real estate have been
paid, Walter F. Reinhart, town
treasurer, reported.
Unless the taxes due. together
with the penalties prescribed by law
and costs of advertising are paid il
the meantime. the two parcels of
land on which taxes are in arrears
will be sold at public auction in
front of the Office of the Mayor and
Council. Gaithersburg, April 10.
Two years are allowed by law for re-
demption of property thus sold.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Proposed Bombing Ronge
In Charles County Hit
BY ihe Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A group of Charles County. Md,
residents asked Maryland men,
bers of Congress yesterday to try
to persuade the Navy to place a
proposed bombing range somewhere
other than in their district.
The group told Senators Tydings
and Radcliffe and Representative
Sasscer that there now are three
or four" naval projects in the Rock
Point area and that the addition of
bombing range would be too
much"
Senator Tydings said the matter
will be discussed with the Navy De-
partment.
Evening star., 1943-04-06

are Carl Bach
Schmid, first vice
president; John
Reeves, second
vice president,
Parker Badger.
secretary; STAN
| ~ Everllart,
treasurer. a, n d
t h e following
members of the
Board of Di-
reCtOrS.. Burreu
H. Marsh, jr,;;
H a rry Wolfe,
Clarence KeiSer,
Tom E | W a 7 d,
Leslie B. Bell,
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Teachers. Win
$500 Pay Hike
In Fairfax
Parent eocher Fight
Succeeds as Bourd
Pledges Higher Poy

Fairfax County Parent~ Teacher
Associations have won their fight
for a $500 a year increase for all
county teachers.
Approximately 100 P-TA represent
atives attending the public hearing
on the tentative 1884 county
budget yesterday were assured by
the County Board of Supervisors
that the full $500 increase per
teacher would be included in the
budget.
This assurance was given after the
delegation requested the board to
take either immediate action on the
question, or express their opinions,
since teachers now employed by the
county schools were refusing to
renew their contracts for next term
until they could oe assured of a pay
increase.
Board members who told the
gathering that they favored the full
increase were G. Wallace Carper
chairman of the board, and Super
vlsors John T. Blincoe. Maurice w.
Fox and Andrew w. Clarke. Super
visor D. w. Buckley refused to make
any statement at this time. and
supervisor c. H. Powell was alb
sent because of illness.
Raise Tax Rate.
The increase in salaries will re-
suit in school tax rate of approx
mately $l73 per S1OO valuation, or
an increase of 48 cents over the cur
rent fiscal year, If additional State
aid is received. this figure will be
lowered somewhat. probably 4 cents.
Supt of Schools Wilbert T. Wood
son estimated that the county can
expect about $4,000 as it's share of
State funds expected to be released
by Gov. Darden.
Final action on the budget will be
taken by the board Wednesday.
Practically no opposition was voiced
against granting the teachers a pay
raise. Several present discussed
the advlsability of fixing the tax
rate by districts instead of on
countrywide basis as at present.
Sl,l50 Minimum.
The minimum salary scale for
white teachers in the county under
the proposed increase will be sl,15O,
instead of $3.50, the present scale.
The Top scale for the average teach
er will be $1,000, depending on the
degrees the teacher has.
Among those present who urged
that the teacher pay raise be ap-
proved were Mrs. Eugene Bayol,
Mrs. Joseph Beard. j. w. Biggers,
Mrs. Lee johnson, Dr. E. C. Shull.
Robert R. Dyer. Mrs. G. A. Justus-
son, Mrs. R. A. Osborn, E. j. Dwyer,
representing the P-TA; Vernon NJ
Lynch, Fred w Robinson and Clar-
erce B Jet, School Board men,
bers: Sheriff E. P. Kirby and Ed
win M. Lynch.
Increase for Library.
The only other delegation present
vas one representing the County
Library Association, headed by Capt.
John Bethune Of Falls Church.
chairman of the organization. who
urged the board to allow an in
crease of S555 for operation of the
library system. Others who talked
IN favor of the increase were Mrs
Charles Pozer Mrs. Osborn, MI. Jett
and w. T. Woodson.
Supervisor Fox of Dranesville
district announced that he planned
to reduce the road debt levy in his
district. to offset the proposed in
crease in school taxes, thus bringing
the levy for the district to a lower
,ate than the current year
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Advisers on Initiation
Are Lent to Colombia
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclated Press.
Two Office of Price Administration
officials have been lent to Colombia
at that government request, to ad-
wise the country on United States
experience with price control as a
means of avoiding imitation.
The men. who will leave by plane
about April 10. are Ben w. Lewis,
special assistant to the OPA deputy
administrator for prices, and James
B. Nelson, export and import
economist.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Fairfax Raises 1876 Pct.
OF Red Cross Drive Quota

Mrs. Charles Pozer chairman of
the Fairfax County War Fund drive
announces that S31 973O7 has been
collected in the campaign. or 1876 per
cent OF the county's quota of $23 .355.
The campaign ends tomorrow.
Fort Belvoir led all other areas
with more than $4,000, and returns
are not complete. Other areas COL
lectine more than $1,000 were:
Falls Church. 3389.85. Mount
Vernon, SO 3,29654 Mclean. s3.O49 go;
Seminary. s2,O6365; Fairfax, 81
02l.56; Vienna. s1,857.7l, and
DraneSville. Sl,275.9O.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Exceeds Red Cross Quote

The Indian Spring Citizens Asso-
citation of the Indian Spring Club
Estate exceeded their Red Cross
quota by more than 500, it was an
nounced at the meeting last night by
Mrs. Joseph r. Carter, chairman of
the Red Cross committee. The
organizations quota was 500 and
they collected $364.40.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
E|mond f. Bass Named
President Of Bethesda
Commerce Chamber
Three Girls to Receive
Prizes in Service
FIog Contest

Elmond E. Bass was named presi-
cent OF the Bethesda Chamber of
commerce at the annual meeting
last night. Other officers chosen
Evening star., 1943-11-18
Forum Sponsors Debates
On Relief Problems

The first of a winter series of six
public discussions on relief and re-
habilitation will take place in Con-
stitution Hall on Monday night.
The series is sponsored by the
United Nations Forum.
Speakers at the meeting will in
clude four members of the council
OF the United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration now
meeting in Atlantic City. They are
Jan G. Masaryk, foreign minister
and deputy prime minister of the
Czechoslovak government; P. A,
kerstens, minister of trade, indus
try and shipping of the Netherlands
government: DR.. T. F.. Tsiang, di-
rector of the Political Affairs De-
partment of the Executive Yuan of
the Chinese government, and Car
los Davila, ex-President of Chile
and former Ambassador to the
United States.
They will discuss the organization
of the United Nations Relief and
Reha abilitation Administration, the
effects of the war on the lives of peo-
pie in the war zones and postwar
relief problems.