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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-10
0'Conor Signs 948
OF 1905 Bills Passed
By 'B Legislature
Says Recent Session
Was Possibly the Most
Efficient on Record
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, May 10.-The 1943
General Assembly had the commen-
dalton of Gov. O'Conor today as
possibly the most efficient and
hard working on record" as Mary
lands chief executive completed
signing 948 of the Legislatures zoos
measures
Gov. O'Conor added that the AS
sembly was "one that had the fur
Their distinction of having enacted
more legislation than any of its
predecessors.
Fifty-seven of the bills passed
were vetoed, the Governors Office
announced yesterday
Saying that at least 10000 to $4,000
lines of legislation had to be read
by the Governor before taking &C
ton. the executive announcement
added:
Every line of every bill is read
once. and sometimes many times,
before decision is reached.
Hearings Held.
GAS a conservative estimate, the
chief executive received $500 COM
munications. kilograms, letters, post
cards and telephone calls in support
of or protesting the bills. In addi-
ton to being read and studied, many
of these communications were
answered, and in some instances
further correspondence ensued.
In the case of controversial
measures, all requests for hearings
were granted, and many hours were
given by the Governor to hearing
in person the protests or arguments
of various groups and individuals"
The past legislative session wiped
out the nearly complete veto power,
previously held by Maryland Gov
errors through the legislative prac-
tice Of sending bills to the chief
executive without dating them.
Two Thirds Passed At End
The Assembly provided by resolu-
ton that all bills passed by both
Houses be presented for signature
within 10 days. The Governor then
was permitted seven days, including
Sundays, for final action. When the
Legislature was sitting, bills not
acted on within the seven days auto
matically became law.
AS approximately two thirds of
the measures were passed by the
Assembly during the closing days.
nearly 700 of them did not come to
the Governor in time to be acted on
before adjournment.
The Governors statement said
most of the TOO bills were not
formally presented until well along
in April" and then had to be passed
on by the Attorney Generals Office
for constitutionality legal sufficiency
and other points.
Many of the bills were not actu-
ally laid before Governor O'Conor
until after May /. the Office said,
following which nearly three full
days were devoted to public hear
ings.
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Suburban Ration Board Hours

9 am. to noon Saturdays.
y Hyattsville.
3 am. to 3 pm. daily except Satur-
days.
9 am. to noon Saturdays.
Upper Marlboro.
9 am. to 4 pm. daily except Satur-
days.
8 am. to noon Saturdays.
7 to 10 pm. Mondays.
Rockville.
$50 am. to $3.50 pm. daily except
Saturdays.
9 am. to noon Saturdays.
Bethesda.
10 am. to 2 pm. daily except Sat-
urdays.
8 am. to noon Saturdays.
Silver Spring.
10 am. TO z pm. daily except Sat-
I1rdevS
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Loudoun County Electric Farm
Producing Despite Shortages
But Man Behind Elaborate Machinery
Still Remains Most Important Factor

reached it peak. an average of ITO
gallons leaves the farm each day
for the Washington market. In a
few weeks this will reach more than
40 gallons a day.
The farm produces its own feed,
and this year Mr. Hughes is seri-
ously considering substituting soy
beans, grown on the farm, for high
protein dairy feeds, now becoming
more difficult to obtain. This will
make the farm entirely self-sub-
sisting.
While machinery helps. wartime
production on the Hughes farm is
being increased largely through the
full-time efforts of the owner, who
hasn't found time yet to join in the
protests of some farmers that their
land will lie idle unless something
is done"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-10

Il awakened to find the squirrel
sitting on the foot of my bed.
made noises at it and rustled the
covers, but 1t wouldn't leave"
The policemen found the squirrel
still sitting on the foot of the bed.
AS one of the officers started for
him, the squirrel chartered but did
not move. However, when the po-
liceman advanced, Tapping his
hands against his sides, the squirrel
scampered out the window and
down q tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-10

i II ~ u / u :
Medal for "heroism when their YES
sci was torpedoed," the Navy said
No other details were given.
The Navy said, however, that most
of the awards were made for serv-
ices in the North African cam
paign.
Comdr. Barrett, a son of Dr.
Robert S, Barrett of Alexandria
former grand master of Masons in
Virginia, was born in Mexico City
He was educated in Alexandria
public schools, and was graduated
from the Naval Academy in 1923.
Before he was assigned to the
service force of the Atlantic Fleet
he had been stationed in Panama
China and at Long Beach, Calf.
His wife, Mrs Marguerite Bar
rett, and three sons, Paul, 10; Peter
8, and Noel, 3, live at SIS Queen
street, Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-10
Police Are Called to Eject
Squirrel in Womun's Room

Policemen v. r. Rautsaw and
B. T. Willard were riding along in
a scout car this morning when they
received this message over the police
radio:
Go to 3211 Northampton street
NV. There is a squirrel on the
foot of a lady's bed and he won't
leave"
They sped to the scene.
Hes up there" Mrs. Stephen +.
De La Mater said. pointing toward
a closed door on the second floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-10
Service Roll Dedicated
At PooIesviIIe Church

A service honor roll was dedicated
yesterday at a special Mothers Day
service at st. Peters Episcopal
Parish. Poolesville, Md.
The 80 names on the roll included
five brothers; sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Saunders Parkins of Dickerson. Five
families had two sons each listed.
There were two brother and sister
pairs. and a husband and wife.
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Mother in Asylum
After Drownings
Confessed to Killing Two
Children, Police Soy

Mrs. Nellie P. Cuneco, 80, is in the
Southwestern Virginia State Hos
pital at Marion for mental observa-
ton after confession Saturday night
that she drowned her two small
children in bathtub at her home,
809 Fourteenth street, New Alexan-
dria, Fairfax County police re-
ported today
commemorative Attorney Paul E
Brown said Mrs. Cuenco was or
dered transferred to the State insti-
tuition for the insane at his request
by Judge Walter T. Mccarthy after
she had been charged with murder.
1t. Henry T. Magarity, who, with
Officer j. j. Howard, investigated
the deaths, said Mrs. Cuenco, former
assistant director of nursing of the
Red Cross Eastern area division at
Alexandria, confessed drowning her
3-year-old son, Richard, and z
week-old daughter, Olivia Jean, in
Eft of depression"
1t. Magarity quoted Mrs. Cuenco
as saying she did not know why
Sne commltted the act.
Il have spent so many years say
ing lives" she is reported to have
told the officers, that I do not
understand why took the lives of
my own children"
Before the war Mrs. Cuenco had
been employed by the Red Cross as
director of home nursing in the
Philippine Islands. While there she
married Richard G. Cuenco, a Fill
Pine. The couple returned to the
United States shortly before the
japanese attack on the islands.
Police said her husband a petty
officer in the Coast Guard stationed
at Norfolk, accompanied his wife to
Marion
Funeral services for the two chill
dren will be held at pm. today
at the Cunningham funeral home
300 Cameron street, Alexandria.
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Arlington.
9 am. to $3.50 pm. daily.
- - N wy

am. to $3.50 pm. daily.
to 10 Wednesdays.
Gasoline, tires, miscellaneous COM
modities, Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
Fuel oil. ration books l and 2,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Price-control division always open.
Alexandria.
9 am. to 4 pm. daily except We'd
nesdays and Saturdays
8 am. to pm. Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
1880 to $50 pm. Wednesdays.
Ration books and 2 issued Mon.
days and Fridays only.
Fairfax.
$50 am. to 4 pm. daily except
Thursdays and Saturdays.
$50 am. to / pm. Thursdays and
Saturdays.
7:30 to $50 pm. Thursdays.
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Flyer Home

WINCHESTER, Va, May 10.-Lt.
Harry w. c'Dutch) Ebert, jr.. Army
Air Forces navigator, was here to-
day on leave from North Africa
1t. Ebert, who served as navigator
on several bombing raids on Medi-
terranean ports, was once shot down
behind enemy. lines In the desert.
He and his crew were rescued by
British flyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-10
May Procession Held

GAITHERSBURG, Md, May 10
(SpeciaD Approximately 125 chill
dren participated in the annual May
procession at st. Martins Catholic
Church here yesterday. Following
the march about the church grounds,
Mary Britton was crowned queen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-10
tuberculosis Meetino

RICHMOND, May 10 (P).-The
annual meeting of the Virginia
tuberculosis Association will be held
here May 10. DR.. Frank S. Johns,
president, announced today. DR..
Johns said the convention had been
called for transaction of important
business only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-10

7 a | e q ny the
Navy for hero
ism when their
ship was tor
p e d o e d. tn E
Navy announced
today.
Comdr. Bar
r e t t, executive
o fficer, a n d
Comdr. John E.
M u r p h y of
SWissvale, Pa,
C a p t a i n of a
S n l p W er e
a W a r d e d the
Navy and Ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-10

These "Y" guns, which hurl the
300-pound depth bombs overheard,
are vital and essential to our Navy.
Your War bond purchases help pay
for them. Let's not let the Navy
down. Give our boys the protection
and the equipment necessary for
that protection. They give their
hves-you lend your money"
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Comdr. Barrett Given
Award for Heroism
A!exondriun Was Aboard
Torpedoed Vessel

Comdr John Paul Barker Barrett
of Alexandria is among four officers
and two enlisted men of the At
lantlc Fleet who have been deco
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WAotHo~4~xN1M
WAR bonds
Dsofh for Enemy Subs

Depth-bomb equipment is vital for
our cruisers, destroyers and other
warships, including the motor tor
pedo boats. Depth charges are most
effective in combating the Nazi sub
marine menace. Equipment for
dropping depth bombs for a de-
stroyer costs $4,000.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-11-25
THE LOW DOWN
HICKORY GnOyE

I don't often get too agitat-
ed-not enough maybe, some
times. But I do work myself in
to sort of a veXed state when
somebody like these fellows
stirring up a strike-vote on the
railroads open up and say the
roads are making too much" I
am not in the railroad bust
ness-none of my folks are-I
can pop off without somebody
saying, that guy is not fair"
The railroads have been limp
ing along with their tongue
hanging out, and parched, for
years. The folks who forked up
the cold, hard dinero to build
the roads, are people just like
anybody else-theyo ought to eat
too, but they have not been eat
ing regular or hearty. They
been holding the bag. The Roads
made jobs during lean years for
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ARMY CUTS SIZE:
Draft Change Voted

AS the house sent the senate a bill
calling for the deferment Of fathers
until all other eligible single and
childless married men throughout
the nation have been called, it was
revealed that the army had decided
to cut its manpower needs by
548, 900.
In addition to the provision put
ting fathers at the bottom Of the
draft lists and postponing their in
duction from 80 to 60 days, the house
bill also requires occupational defer
ments be reviewed by appeal boards
within the district where the de-
ferred person works. A five man
medical commission would be es-
tablished to consider the possibility
of lowering physical standards.
The 548 900 cut in manpower
needs will give the army a total
force of 1852, 900 men. 1t also was
revealed that the army had saved
over 10 billion dollars out Of 127
billion dollars appropriated for its
use, with economies Of over 10
billion dollars effected by curtail-
ment Of the armament, equipment
and airplane programs.
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CONG. CURTIS OPENS: My IA
voring repeal Of the Chinese Exclu-
sion Laws and granting them a quota
of los per year Is a selfish one. I
think it Is the best thing for Ameri-
ca. Able military men, such as Ad-
miral Yarnell, believe repeal will
save countless lives. II this is so, I
want to vote for repeal. My four
years service on the Committee on
immigration and Naturalization shows
I'm not for unrestricted and unlim-
day, to cut down all postwar quotas.
But this Chinese problem must not
be confused with that. The Chinese
recognize u right to limit immi-
grafton, but they object to a policy
permitting immigration Of hundreds
of thousands and not one Chinese.
Exclusion of Chinese from America
is n Of the most f%orceful arguments
the Japanese have in their drive to
break down Chinese resistance. The
Japanese propagandists keep saying.
China, wake up! America wants to
exploit you, not protect you. The
U. S. is like all white men! They
don't love the Chinese. Why, it Is I'M
lawful for Chinaman to immi-
crate into the U. S." After years and
years Of war, hunger and famine,
some day such an argument will fall
on receptive ears. BY repeal Of the
law we wreck this Japanese propa-
ganda!
CONC RENNETp IN
The present Bill to repeal the Chi
nese Exclusion Laws does not put
the Chinese on an equality basis with
the White race because it restricts all
Chinese on the basis of race whereas
European quotas are based on nativ-
ity. Thus, an Englishman, born in
South America, may enter the United
States as a non-quota immigrant
whereas, under this Bill, a Chinese,
born in South America, must come
under the Chinese quota. Therefore,
the Japanese can still say that this
Bill is just a sop to the Chinese be-
cause it doesn't give them equality
with the Whites as contended by the
proponents of this legislation.
CONG. CURTIS REPLIES: Mr..
Bennett, in his challenge, apparently
contends that the Bill to repeal the
Chinese Exclusion Law does not 60
far enough. Would he favor 1t II ii
went farther? Information from re-
liable sources is that the Chinese
Government is satisfied with the Bill.
Mr.. Bennett does not refute the con-
tention that the repeal Of the Co.
nese Exclusion Law will help Amer
lea win the war and will ave lives.
Admiral Yarneu said, "1ts my con-
viction that the repeal of these law
will have far-reaching effects as Q
war and as a postwar measure"
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CONG. BENNETT OPENS: I am
opposed to the pending Bill to repeal
the Chinese Exclusion Laws because
1t nullifies a basic. thoroughly sound,
and congratulated rule Of immi-
grafton in the midst Of a world war.
Fundamental immigration policies
are irrevocably connected with So
cial and economic questions which
are usually disrupted in time Of war.
I am not opposed, however, to re-
pealing those parts Of our Exclusion
Acts which specifically name the
Chinese. In fact, I intend to offer an
amendment to the present Bill which
will accomplish this very thing. We
will then have placed the Chinese on
equal ground with all other Asiatics
which is as far, I think. as we may
safely 60 at this time. The question
Of whether our general immigration
policy needs revision Is going to be
one Of u most perplexing postwar
problems and Congress should not
attempt to deal with it piecemeal
while the war is still in progress.
Furthermore, I think it Is desirable
to await the return Of soldiers
and sailors who are fighting on all of
the world battlefronts before en-
barking IN a radical change in our
immigration laws. We ought to have
the benefit of their Judgment and
advice based upon the experience
they have gained in contact and
association with peoples of other ma
tions.
CONG. CURTIS CHALLENGES:
M. Bennett stresses the point that
the Chinese Exclusion Law should
not be repealed because W. are in q
war and that this decision should
await the return of our soldiers. I
contend that it is a necessary part Of
our war program. I believe more SOL
diers will return alive If we repeal
this law. The repeal of the Chinese
Exclusion Law will take a weapon
away from our mutual enemy
Japan. Should this wait until after
the war? Mr.. BENEFITS amendment
avoids the issue. Either we favor ex-
Guiding the Chinese or we favor
granting them a quota so Chinese
may enter.
CONG. BENNETT REPLIES: There
is no question in the mind Of any
member in the House but that we
are going to be called upon to aid
China in her program Of rehabilita-
ton after the war is won, because
China's problems r not going to be
solved with the winning of the wa !.
We are then going to be called upon
to help feed the starving people of
China. We should give China actual
and material aid, not offer gestures
or a few crumbs as this Bill proposes
to do. This legislation will do MOTH
ing but multiply the many head
! aches we already have.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-11-25
RUSSIA:
Cut Nazi Railroads

Two important railroads in Russia
linking German armies Of the north
with those Of the south, and running
westward into the big pre-war Polish
cities Of Warsaw and Lwow, were
cut by the Red armies.
AS the Russian forces severed
these major German arteries. Nazi
forces launched a strong counterat-
tack against the Reds in the vicinity
of these rail lines, gaining some
ground. But here, as further to the
south where the Germans claimed
500, 900 Russians we're hammering
them above Krivoi Rog, the Nazi
positions still were in a fluid state.
To the north, the Reds pecked at
the Nazi base of Gomel, serving as
the southern anchor of their Baltic
line which is hinged on Finland. Ten
classes Of reservists in the Baltic
states have been called to military
service by the Nazis.
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lonia News

Uhl Bond returned home
Thursday from a trip to Oma-
ha with some cattle belonging
to Mrs. Charles Long.
The Little Horn Demonstra-
ton club met with Mrs. Black
ford as hostess. Mrs. letters
gave a short ak on the Halo
We'en party. Mrs. Taught gave
the demonstration on the use
of the Sewing Machine. The
next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Magnani on Dec
ember 10.
On Saturday Mr.. and Mrs.
Jess Taught entertained at a
family dinner honoring their
son, Jesse, who has recently re-
turned from service in the Al
eutian Islands. Guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Simpson and
son, Howard, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Taught and daughters,
Mrs. Elmer Knight and daugh-
ter, Hazel, Mr. and Mrs. Mag
mani, Mrs. Ira Goe, Mr. and
Mrs. Denver Lining, Ella and
Denver, Jr., John Trenholm,
Rachel Foltz, Melvin, Bernard
and Laurence Taught. In the
evening friends, neighbors and
relatives gave a party for Jesse.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Magnani
had as their dinner guests
Tuesday, Jesse Taught, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jess Taught. Tuesday ev-
ening Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Blackford had Jesse, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jess Taught and LuElla
Mae as supper guests.
Mrs. Ida Taught of Crow Ag-
ency spent Sunday with the Jess
Faughts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wagenaar were
Billings visitors, Saturday.
Glenn Blackboard and Jess
Taught, Jr., were Billings visit
ors Friday.
Mrs. Morton took her son,
Leo, and daughter, Lorraine, to
Billings Wednesday for medical
attention.
Seaman Bob Barrett is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Barrett. He has been in the
service more than three years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stimp-
son and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Taught were Billings visitors
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Littler Wis
tied Mrs. Littler's mother. Mrs.
Jack Williams, and family
Thursday. Ray is home on a
short furlough. He is stationed
in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Herman
visited Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. S. Eggart and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Williams
were Lodge Grass visitors We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Fellows. Mrs.
Knutson and Mrs. Jack Williams
worked in the bandage room
Thursday.
Mrs. F. Gregory caller at the
Taught home Thursday.
Mrs. Simon Therney attended
Sunday school in Lodge Grass
Sunday.
Clarence Glenn was a Billings
visitor Thursday .
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-11-25
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC:
Action Spreads

With U. S.. forces being strength
ened on B~ougainville for a major
drive against the 40, 900 Japs report
eddy defending their last stronghold
in the Solomons. Liberator bombers
dashed against the enemy's tiny Gill
bert and Marshall Island posses
sions, standing out like pesky little
thorns along our supply routes to
the battle areas.
Warding off Jap blows from the
air. u. S. warships moved up Bou-
gainville's west coast to pound the
enemy's big airplane base of Buka.
Absence Of strong elements of the
Japanese fleet in the advanced bat
tie zone suggested that the enemy
was concentrating his formidable
naval force o. protection Of his $500
mile sea lane running from Japan
proper to the rich islands south.
In New Guinea, Australian forces
began moving northward from
Finschhafen toward the Jap strong
holds Of Madang and Wewak. from
which the enemy's aerial units have
been striking at the Allied bases.
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Lend-Lease Foods

Lend-lease food shipments abroad
equal one-eighth Of the U. S.. supply.
the Foreign Economic administra-
ton revealed. Civilians are receiv-
ing three-fourths of the production.
Figures show that in the first nine
months of this year. l%end-lease food
shipments include 80 per cent of
total milk products; 1915 per cent of
dried eggs; 1879 per cent Of edible
oils and fats; and PIP per cent of
canned fish.
Shipments of canned fruits and
juices equal Is per cent of total
supply; dried fruits. 2l.1 per cent;
canned vegetables. l per cent; dried
beans 1913 per cent; dried peas, 14.2
per cent; cor and corn products, OIL
per cent; wheat and wheat prod
ucts, 0.9 per cent; and butter, 2.5
per cent.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-11-25

Mrs. Mary Gray and Mrs. Mil
ton Israel of Broadview, Mont.
were guests at the Herbert Pro-
basco home Saturday.
MI. T. Oma of Bozeman Wis
tied at the A. S. Randall and
Herbert Probasco homes last
Monday.
MI. and Mrs. Astrope and
Mrs. Ropert Paulson and Patric-
ia were Sunday callers at the
H. E. ProbaSco home.
The December meeting of the
Two Leggin club will be held at
the home of Mrs. Fred Dewald
with Mrs. Fred Brown as CO.
hostess. Each member Is asked
to contribute a number for the
Christmas program and all
children of pre-school age are
invited.
Mrs. Lucy Hamilton and Mr..
and Mrs. George Gee of Boze-
man arrived Sunday evening
for a visit with Mrs. Probasco.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-11-25
NEW SICKNESSES

"Jeep Disease and "Destroyer
Stomach" r the latest army and
navy maladies.
Because Of rough riding in mech
anized vehicles, many Doughboys
have been afflicted with "Jeep Dis
ease" a formation Of cyst near the
base Of the spine, with aggravations
resulting from further jostling.
Sometimes, the abnormality Is no
more than a pimple. The medics
chief problem is to discover which
cases are serious enough for sur
gerry.
destroyer Stomach" has been
found most frequently in men serv-
ing in the rough waters of the North
Atlantic, and is marked by q form
of subacute gastritis due to p~rotract-
ed sea sickness, irregular meals and
constant nervous tension.