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Evening star., 1943-06-08

Does the assortment being grown
provide the family with fresh vege-
tables over long period? Have
crops of high food value been
planted? Are salads, green's and
boiling vegetables we'll balanced?
20 Points for Each Factor.
For each factor 20 points are
allowed for perfectness so that the
perfect garden, if it existed, would
score 100.
"All judging consists of making
comparisons. Consequently, in judg-
ing, the judges should keep in mind
the best garden visited at all times
and compare others to it. If
better garden is visited, then this
garden should be kept in mind and
comparisons made with the new
best In this way. by elimination,
the best two gardens can be arrived
at"
ANY one in Washington or the
surrounding counties can enter his
garden for the prizes. Fill in the
coupon on this page and The Star
will see that your garden is entered
for all the prizes. local and metro
politan, for which it is eligible.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
Suburban Rution Board Hours

Fairfax.
$50 am. to 4 pm. daily except
Thursdays and Saturdays.
$50 am. to ! pm. Thursdays and
Saturdays.
Upper Marlboro.
Gam. to 3 pm. daily except Satur-
days
. am. to noon Saturdays.
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.
9 am. to noon Saturdays.
Silver Spring. e..
10 Am. to 2 pm. daily except Sat-
urdays.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
0PA Acts 10 End
Black Marketin
.GasCoupons
PIeusure-Drivinq
Bon May Include
IS Midwest States

The assurance of some action to
get more gasoline for the drought
stricken Eastern area, in which the
District is the hardest hit spot, was
followed today by plans for issuance
of new TT" coupons by which the
ONCE Of Price Administration hopes
to end traff1cking In black market
fuel.
Additional supplies, totaling some
$4,000 barrels daily, may be made
available to the Eastern consumers
through extension of the pleasure
driving ban to Is Midwestern States.
This action is in prospect through
the msistence Of an informal Joint
congressional committee, headed
by Representative Hartley, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey which is in
vestigating the causes of the Short
age.
The new ''TT'' coupons will re-
place the current single rs on July
IN all parts of the country ex-
cept the Eastern shortage area,
where operators must continue
using the old single "T'' until July
25. The change, automatically
voiding surplus coupons, will pre-
vent INSCRIPTIONS users from selling
any unused tickets to black market
operators as they have done in the
past.
Coupons Must "Stretch."
Eastern drivers of trucks, taxicabs
and buses must stretch" their cur
rent coupons to July Is to accom-
plish 40 per cent reduction in
driving ordered by the Office Of
Defense Transportation The new
coupons will be valid in the shortage
area, however, to permit operators
in other sections to continue making
! trips into the East in the course of
normal operations.
The congressional group is sched-
uled to meet again Thursday, when
1t Is hoped Petroleum Administrator
1ckes will testify concerning extern
sion OF the driving ban. The trans
fer of all control OPA now has over
oil and gasoline to Mr.. Ickes' Office
OF Petroleum Administration for
War was advocated yesterday in a
bill introduced by Mr.. Hartley call
ing for the abolishment of OPA.
Maj. Jubal R. Parten, director OF
transportation for PAW, and DR..
Charles F.. Phillips, director of the
Automotive Supply Rationing Divi-
sion of OPA, appeared before the
committee yesterday. Both blamed
the East's gasoline predicament on
the breakdown of transportation
facilities and pointed out that re-
gardless of what was done elsewhere
little relief could be expected for
some time to come.
District Is Represented.
The District will be represented
on the committee by Representa-
tive D'Alesandro. Democrat, of
Maryland, a member of the House
District Committee. 1t was point
ed out that he would be the most
logical member of Congress to speak
for the city.
Other members of the group are
Senator Brewster of Maine, Repre-
sentatives Stearn of New Hamp-
shire. Plumley of Vermont, Reed of
New York, Bates of Massachusetts,,
Rodgers of Pennsylvania, Rorand of
Rhode Island, Miller of Connecti-
cut and Wiley of Delaware-all Re-
publicans; and Burch of Virginia,
who, like Mr.. D'Alesandro, is q
Democrat.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
Fairfax Draft Boards
Upheld in u Appeals,
Reversed in Five
Pleas for Deferment
On OccupotionoI Grounds
Fail in Nine Cases

Fairfax County Selective Service
Board decisions we're affirmed by
Board of Appeals No 3 in % cases
last week and reversed in five others.
Those appealing on occupational
grounds whose IA classification
was upheld by the appeals board
include:
George M. Brown. Route 3, Alex
andria, auto mechanic; Andrew jed
blick, Route 3, Manassas, apprentice
machinist; Isaac T. Craig, Route l.,
Fairfax, high school student; Ralph
o. Thompson. Fairfax, plumbers
helper; William H. Fur, Harrison
burg, Va, egg candler; Alexandra
Green, Washington, auto mechanic;
Leonard w. Dellinger, Route 2. Wen
na, auto mechanic; Marcellus H.
Bruington. Elkridge, Md, truck
driver, and Clarence w. jenkins,
Herndon, truck driver.
Five other registrants, appealing
on both occupational and depend
ency grounds, who were continued
in Ia. were William S. Roberts,
Route 4, Alexandria, guard; L. B..
Ketron, Herndon, tree trimmer; ;
Everett Simms, jr., F'ranconia,
packer; Wallace R. Randall. Hern-
don, farmer and Homer w. Sanders,
Route l, Vienna, farmer.
The la classification of seven
registrants who APPEALED on grounds
of dependency was continued, and
a Sd classification was assigned
another. The group were Jerome
E. Schleeper. Falls Church; James
w. Dunn, Petersburg, Va; John
Chaconas, Route 2, Fairfax; George
H. Jones, Route l, Herndon: Clay
ton w. McAllister, Fairfax; Guy M.
Gilkerson, Route 2, Herndon, and
James R. Costello, Clifton.
The Sd classification was ordered
for Curtis Trimmer, West Falls
Church, in one of the local boards
decisions which were reversed.
Occupational deferments for six
months we're granted Robert J..
Elam, Route 4, Alexandria, railroad
brakeman: William o. Harvey,
Burke, truck mechanic; Yale c..
Whalen, Route 3, Alexandria, acety-
lehe welder, and John S. Ward,
Route l. Fairfax. telephone installer.
The la classification of the local
board in the case of Derk Slothau-
Der, Vienna, farmer, appealed by
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey. ma
tional director of Selective Service,
was affirmed by the Appeal Board.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
Alexandra Schools Sell
S134,635 in War Bonds

A total Of $134, 1895 .02 in War bonds
and stamps was sold in the Alex
andria schools during the past school
term, according to the final report
issued by Miss Nena De Berry. su-
pervisor Of elementary education.
The George Washington High
School led with sales of $36, ,486 .43,
while Mount Vernon's record of
e29, ,532l4 was the highest of the
elementary schools.
During the last week of the drive
that ended Friday the Jefferson
School led with $818.55.
The schools records, in addition
to those established by George
Washington and Mount Vernon, are
as follows:
Jefferson, $26, ,876.35: George Ma
son, $11,86027; Maury, $11,675.67:
Lee, $7,851 20; Washington, $685. Al;
Parker Gray, $2,095.77; Lyles Crouch,
$1,146.52; Seminary, $448.20.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
Ration Board Clears
Tawes Of VIOLATING
Pleasure Driving Ban
Maryland Stote Controller
Exoneroted in Trip
To Sons Wedding
BY the Associated Press.


CRISFIELD, Md, June Estate
Controller J. Millard Tawes was
clear today of all charges of vio-
lating the Office of Price Admin
istration's ban on pleasure driving
in connection with his trip in a
State-owned vehicle to his sons
wedding at Camp Wheeler, Ga.
Following public hearing last
night, the Crisield Ration Board
exonerated Mr. Tawes after delib-
Grating II minutes The charges
were lodged by Rives Matthews, pub
Usher of the Somerset News, Prin-
cess Anne.
The hearing was held by the three
members of the board: John S.
Holland, chairman; Honiss A. Tull
and Edward A. Milbourne, associate
members.
Actions Explained.
In his statement before the board
Mr.. TaWes declared that, on learn
ing of the ban on pleasure driving,
he called the chief clerk of the
Crisfeld board for details.
Il was advised that the ban was
not in effect in North Carolina
South Carolina and Georgia, Mr..
TaWes told the board. Il drove to
this district before purchasing any
gasoline. Before crossing the North
Carolina border into the banned
area on the return trip home. had
the tank filled and had practically
the same amount of gasoline in my
tank when I got back here as when
I left"
Trip Called Justified.
The boards opinion said: 1T was
shown that because of the lack of
transportation facilities available it
would have been necessary to drive
to the southern limit of the ban to
obtain the necessary transportation
facilities to enable Mr.. Tawes to
reach his destination in time.
And, whereas attending weddings
is one of the permitted uses enumer-
ated under the emergency ban, pro-
vided no adequate means of trans
portation is available, it is the
unanimous decision of the ,oard
that Mr.. Tawes is not guilty of the
charge preferred and the case is dis
missed"
The local board said it had not
been officially informed of the ban
on pleasure driving until the eve
ming Of May %, the day before Mr.
Tawes was said to have started his
trip.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
C|atterbuck Gave
Tip on Second Gun,
Prosecutor Indicates
Says Search Continues
In Reoffirming Denial
Of Leesburg Report

Thomas William Clatterbuck, con-
tessed slayer of prominent Loudoun
County (Va) family. gave the in
formation that led police to search
for second death gun, Common
Wealth's Attorney Charles Harrison
indicated today.
At the same time, however, he
said he knew second gun had not
been found despite a careful search
by State and county police.
The prosecutor said he imagined
that police questioning Clatterbuck
at the Winchester Jail got some ad-
ditional information or they wouldn't
have made a search
Search Continues.
He reported that the search was
continuing The use of a magnetic
dip needle in the Catoctin Greek,
which winds near the roads that
Clatterbuck said he travelled on the
days of the mass slayings, has failed
to produce any gun, Mr.. Harrison
said.
The attorney also disclosed he had
received the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation report on laborat tory
tests of bullets. blood and other ma
terials found on the farm of A. Nor
ris Love, first victim of the slayer.
The other victims were Mrs. Love,
James Love, the son, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Russell, tenant farmer
and his wife.
Mr.. Harrison said he had not gone
over the report In detail, but he be-
lleved 1t contained corroborating
evidence. He said he did not be-
lieve there was new evidence in the
report. He refused to reveal whether
the FBI had found fingerprints on
the croquet mallet with which Mr..
Love was bludgeoned to death or on
James rife, which Clatterbuck has
said he used on the other four VIC
tins.
Questioned After FBI Report.
1t was because the FBI report in
dicated that bullets found in the
bodies were not fired from James
rifle that Clatterbuck was questioned
about second gun.
Reports that a second weapon
had been found. indicating that
Clatterbuck brought gun with him
when he visited the Love farm last
Tuesday, have been circulating in
Leesburg on the basis of a reported
conversation with Sergt. Charles w
Blue of the Virginia State Police
who is alleged to have told a Lees
burg resident that a second gun had
been found.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
Arlington Legion Plans
RullY for Bond Drive

A Flag Day celebration in connec-
ton with the War bond drive in
Arlington County will be sponsored
at 8 pm. Monday at Washington
Lee High School by the Billy
Mitchell Post, American Legion.
Speakers for the evening will in
clude Miss Ruth Mitchell, sister of
the late Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell;
Comdr. Gene Tunney and other
Army and Navy officials. Music will
be furnished by 17-piece Navy
orchestra. and the award to the Le-
gion essay contest winner will be
made.
The American Legion in Arlington
has pledged $1,000,0 900 in the War
bond drive being held this month.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
lsHRahoni;nq
&Remmiders@

Blue coupons, Book &Those
marked G, H, j, K, L and M are
all good now for rationed canned
goods. The G, H and j coupons
expire at midnight tonight (Mon-
day, June y. K, L and M coupons
remain valid through July 7.
Red coupons, Book 2-These can be
exchanged for meats, fats, etc.
Stamps marked j. K and l. are
good now and will remain valid
throughout June.
Stamps marked M and N will
be good through June 80 after
they become effective on the fol-
lowing dates: M on June 13 and N
on June 20.
War ration book No. 3-Applications
for this new book should be filled
out and mailed back before Thurs.
day (June 10).
Sugar-Stamps Nos. Is and is in ra-
ton book No. may be used to
obtain sugar for home canning.
Each will be good for S pounds
through October 81.
cdnllleS ueeQluR more Cnan III
pounds of sugar per person for
home canning must make appli-
cation to their ration boards for
all over this amount.
For regular allowances of sugar
for general use coupon No. Is In
book l is good for S pounds
through August Is.
Coffee-Stamp No. "a is valid for
! pound through June 80.
Gasoline-Pleasure driving is forbid.
den to holders of all types of gaso-
line rations.
Existing 1T" allowances of gaso-
line must last their holders
Through July Is.
No. 5 A coupons are good for 3
gallons each through July II.
B and G coupons, good for AZ
gallons each, expire on dates in
dicated In individual books.
Shoes-Stamp II in book / is good
for one pair Of shoes through June
Is.
Stamp No. .18 will become good
for one pair on June le.
Fuel oil-No. 5 coupons are valid for
10 gallons through Ssptember 30.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
IS Montgomery Women
Finish Red Cross Course

Mrs. K. L. Hastings, Montgomery
County canteen chairman, yesterday
administered the oath of Office to Is
women of Rockville and vicinity who
recently completed the Red Cross
canteen course conducted bv Mrs.
Gertrude Bowie, home economics
teacher at Richard Montgomery
High School, Rockville.
The class was composed of Mrs,
Laura Belt. Mrs. Alice Burroughs.
Mrs. Anna Mary Davis, Mrs. Ray
mond Fisher. Mrs Mary Lou Haw-
kins. Mrs Lloyd Howes, Mrs. Mabel
Lake. Mrs. James Nolan. Mrs. Wal
ter Pack, Mrs. S. w. Preffiitt. Mrs.
Irving G. Priest. Mrs. George F..
Ray, jr.: Mrs Joseph Steinberg, Mrs.
Louise Watkins and Mrs Walter A.
Williams.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
Arlington.
9 am. to $3.50 pm. daily.
7 to IN WedneSdavs


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.
Gam. 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.
Hyattsville.
Gam. to 3 pm. daily except Satur-
days
8 am. to noon Saturdays.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
III 10 Graduate Thursday
AT Mount Vernon Hiqh

Superintendent of Schools Wilbert
T. Woodson will present diplomas to
II students at the annual commence
ment exercises of Mount Vernon
High School at 1890 am. Thursday
in the Reed Theater, Alexandria.
Two members of the class will
address the graduates. Jeanette
Minnick will speak on "Detour" and
Edward Carter on "Our Priceless
Heritage"
Evening star., 1943-06-08
Judging Rules Issued
or Victory Gardens
In Prize Contest
Arrangement, Cultural
Practices and Kinds of
Crops Among Factors

Rules for judging Victory gardens
in the s1,000-prize contest were
made public today by Richard P.
White of the District Victory Gar
den Committee Mr.. White, WASH
ington representative of the Ameri-
can Association of Nurserymen,
heads the subcommittee on prizes.
A $l00 War bond will be given
for the best Victory garden in the
Metropolitan Area. A $25 bond and
$40 in stamps will be given for the
best and second best gardens in
each of eight sections, the four
sections Of the city, Northwest,
Southwest, Southeast and North
east, and for the Bethesda Chevy
Chase area, the Silver Spring Ia
koma Park area, Prince Georges
County and the Alexandria -Arling-
ton-Fairfax area. Prizes of $40 and
IS in stamps will be given in each
of the city's 66 defense areas,
When the garden was started will
not be an element in the competi-
ton, Mr.. White emphasized. AS
production is not a factor, gardens
started late can compete on an
equal basis with those started in
March.
First Judging June 20-3O.
He also pointed out that garden
ers will have about two to three
weeks to make their gardens ready
for judging. as the first inspection
OF judges is planned for the 10 DAYS
between June 20 and June 30. A
second inspection will be made in
September and the combined scores
will be used to determine the
awards.
Names of the judges will soon be
announced. 1t is known they will
include horticultural experts from
the Agriculture Department.
The instruction to judges" reads:
All gardens will be judged on a
basis of five visible factors as fol-
lows:
"O Appearance: Consideration
will be given to straightness of rows.
planting distances of vegetables.
whether too close for proper de-
velopment or too widely spaced so
that land is wasted neatness of
garden borders, maturity of crops
vegetables not too mature for use)
etc.
"t2) Arrangement: Are the crops
grouped according to their climatic
requirements SO that succession
crops can be planted in an orderly
way? Are intercrops used? Do
tall-growing crops shade other crops
that need the sun. etc? Is all avail
able land used advantageously with
out waste or overcrowding?
Mulches to Be Noted.
"(3) Cultural practices: Have the
various crops been properly thinned?
Are weeds under control? Are
mulches used to conserve moisture?
Are those crops needing hilling up
properly taken care of? If tomatoes
or other crops staked, was the Job
well done? Are the plants now in
harvest yielding we'll and are other
plants growing vigorously, ETC.?
go Pest control: Are evidences
present of damage caused by in
sect pests or plant diseases? Have
they been controlled or checked?
"(5) Kinds and varieties of crops:
Evening star., 1943-06-08
Bill 10 Reopen Claim
OF Railway Vetoed
Message Says Custer
From Triangle Adjudicoted

President Roosevelt vetoed a bill
yesterday that would give the Court
Of Claims jurisdiction to pass on a
claim of the old Mount Vernon,
Alexandria and Washington Rail-
road Co., growing out of the forced
abandonment of operations in the
Federal triangle area in downtown
Washington.
When the Government embarked
on It's huge building program in the
area, the Government required the
transit firm to abandon the track
age and this order was complied with
after the company had unsuccess-
fully sought to obtain a restraining
order in District Court.
Subsequently, the railway COM
pany sued In the Court of Claims to
recover damages, but that tribunal
ruled adversely. holding that the
action of the Government did not
amount to taking of property and
that no vested property right of the
company had been taken or de-
stroyed because its franchise was
reVocable at the will of Congress.
THE purpose of the bill under
consideration the President said in
the veto message to the House,
seems to be an effort to reopen an
issue that has been adjudicated on
the merits by a court of competent
Jurisdiction. The claimant has had
his day in court and no reason ap-
peared discernible for reopening the
matter by legislative action"
At the TIME of the forced abandon
ment of the tracks in the Federal
triangle. the trahsit company was
owned by Robert L. May, owner of
the A., B. & w. Transit Co. He had
purchased the Alexandria o-Wash-
ington section of the line from a
receivership. This Alexandria-to-
Mount Vernon section was purchased
by the Government for the Mount
Vernon Memorial highway.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
Naval Academy
June Ceremony
n ears Climax
CoIors to Be Presented
Today; 776 Middies
Graduate Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star,
ANNAPOLIS, June 8.-June week
festivities for graduating midship.
men of the Naval Academy moved
toward a climax today, when the
winning company of the regiment
will take the lead in presentation of
the colors.
The name of the color girl who
was selected by the midshipman
commander of the prize winning
company was kept secret and will
not be announced until just before
the parade, when she will march, to
the center of the parade ground with
Rear Admiral John R. Beardall,
academy superintendent, his aides
a color guard bearing the American
and academy flags and Midship-
man George Frederick Jubb of
Corpus Christi, Tex, company COM
mander.
Honor Men Announced.
The graduation ball tonight will
bring to close the festivities pre-
ceding the more serious graduation
day, when Secretary of the Navy
Knox will address the 776 midship-
men in the finishing class.
AS the entire regiment stood at
attention yesterday Admiral Beard
all announced that Midshipman
George Downes Prestwich of Col
lingswood, N. j., stood highest scho-
lastically in the class of 1914 and
was the winner of three prizes.
Midshipman Thomas Jackso
Christman of Orlando, Fla, was
second in scholastic standing. and
Midshipman Earl Judson Isaac, jr.,
OF Buffalo, N. Y was third.
Awards Presented.
Awards were presented to the fol-
lowing midshipmen by Admiral
Beardall:
Secretary of the Navy's pistol
trophy for being foremost pistol
shot in the graduating class won by
Elmer F.. Crainzn, jr., Dallas
Letters of commentator from the
superintendent to seven members of
the graduating class who have con-
tributed most by thier officerlike
qualities and positive characters to
the development of naval spirit and
loyalty within the regiment:
Charles S. Swift. San Leandro,
Calf; Robert E. Adamson, jr, New
York; Laurence B. Richardson, jr.,
Sausalito, Calf; Jack R. Peat, Web
ster Grove, Mo-; George F. Jubb,
Corpus Christi, Tex: Charles l..
Miller, New Orleans; Raymond w.
Burk. Phoenix. Ariz.
Glass of 1871 funds for dress
sword, presented to graduating mid
shipman declared the most pro-
f1cient in practical and theoretical
ordnance and gunnery: Won by
Midshipman Christman.
Glass of 1897 sword, for officerlike
qualities and positive character to
development of naval spirit and
loyalty within the regiment: Mid
shipman Jubb.
Athletic Awards.
Awards by Navy Athletic Asso-
citation:
Marine binoculars for personally
excelling in athletics during two
years of varsity competition: Cor
don H. Ochenrider. jr., Aristes, Pa.
Cup given to midshipman bat
talon commander of winning bat
talon in intercompany athletic
competition: First Battalion, Mid
shipman Peat.
Thompson trophy cup, for mid
shipman doing most to promote
athletics, small duplicate of cup
presented to winner: Alan r. Cam
eron, San Gabriel, Calf.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
Auto Stamp Sale Begins
In Virginia Thursday
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va June 8.-Fed-
eral motor vehicle use stamps for
the fiscal year beginning July l
will 60 on sale at all post offices in
Virginia Thursday, N. B. Early, jr,
collector of internal revenue, said
yesterday.
The stamp must be purchased by
the July 81 deadline and placed on
the windshield Of all vehicles oper-
ated after that date. he said, add
ing that the stamps would be avail
able at the bureau in addition to
post Offices in the State.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
CheverIy Woman Dies

Mrs. Carrie P. Hall, 81, Of GOO
Monroe street, Cheverly, Nd, died
early today at Emergency Hospital
from complications" resulting from
a fall at her home on May 20. Police
said Mrs. Hall fractured her hip in a
fall when she slipped on a rug.
Death vas due to pneumonia.
Evening star., 1943-06-08
Two Hurt in Wreck

Delfus Dorsey, 16, and Francis
Sims, 16, both colored, of Oxon
Hill, Nd, were injured last night
when the car in which they were
riding failed to make a curve on
Route 2 near Oxon Hill and ran
into ditch. They were treated at
Providence Hospital and released.