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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30
RETAIL LUMBERMEN
ELECT J. F. SMITH

J. Francis Smith, representative
Of the ]. E. Smith Lumber Co. OF
Waterbury, was elected president Of
the Northeastern Retail Lumber
mems association at the closing ses-
sion of the annual convention in the
Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30
VICKS EXECUTIVE
AIDSCOVERNMENT
Lawrence A. Appley Be-
comes Director Of War
ManpOwer G Commission

Announcement by War Man.
power Commission Chairman Paul
v. McNutt Of the appointment of
Lawrence A. Appley, vice president
of Wick Chemical Company, as the
Commissions Executive Director,
marks another of industry's import
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30

VFW SUPERVISOR
Senior Vice-C COMMANDMENT
Chief Overeas I'll Months
in World War |

Carl J. Schoeninger, Detroit,
Michigan, Senior Vice. Commander
in Chief. Veterans Of Foreign Wars
Of the United States, was elected
senior vice commander-in chief at
the 4Srd National Encampment in
Cincinnati following his term as
junior vice cornmander-ir1 chief
during 1941-42.
Prior to 1941, Schoeninger served
three years as inspector general Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30
Past President

grand march at $3.50 O'Clock.
President william Borchardt is
being assisted in the arrange
ments for the city's Oldest social
function by a committee headed
by Erich Krigler. chairman, and
consisting Of John Kirschbaum,
8. o. Klobedanz, G. M. Parsons,
Joseph Hench, John Borchardt,
Fred Rother, Fritz Newbig, John
Huer and Charles Doescher.
Also Frances Besenbruch, pub.
licity chairman, Cecilia Besen-
buch, Mrs Mary Arber, Miss Hen
rietta Rahmann, Miss Ursula
Gugliotti, Mrs. Harry Kane, Mrs.
John Healey, Mrs. Bertha Balunas,
Mrs. julius Reichenbach, Mrs.
Mary LANCE, Mrs. Herman Hensel
and Mrs. Marie Barnes Murphy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30

President
This evening in Concordia hall,
1873 Bank street, members of the
Concordia Singing society, assist
ed by the Concordias Ladies cho-
rus and auxiliary will be hosts to
friends on the occasion of their
77th annual masquerade ball.
Uniformed men of the service will
be welcome. In view of the attrac-
tive prizes offered for the most
original, most. comical and most
attractive costumes the compete
ton among individuals and
will be more spirited this year
than ever. The committee has also
announced the awarding of spe-
cial door prize. Marks orchestra
will provide music for dancing.
The most colorful spectacle of the
evening, of course, will be the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30

Feeling tie approach of death
circus elephants struggle to gel
outside the tent, preferring to die
in the open air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30
w 0 r L d w A r
A YEAR AGO
JAN. 80, 1912
Ry United Press)

(By United Press)
Japanese drop propaganda leaf.
lets In the Philippines. asking
Gen. Douglas Macarthur 10 sur.
render.
Irish government charges that
landing Of American troops IN
Northern Ireland violated Fires
neutrality,
President Roosevelt signs Price
Control Bill.
Japanese tFeeps smash 70 within
- miles Of singapore.
British eenfaFm lall 81 nengaEl.
Russians report break through
arrive on the nenets basin trent.
Angle evist-IFnn treaty report
- signed ln Teheran Jan. 30.
- t=H~r~---~~~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30

Production Of substitute anlon0-
bile fufls u being Increased n
France,
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Arlington Red Cross
Asks for Volunteers
Needs Help to Prepare
Surgical Dressings

With special quota of 100000
surgical dressings asked for the
year, the Arlington County chapter
OF the American Red Gross appealed
today for volunteers, men and
women, to assist in meeting the
schedule. The quota is double that
for any former year.
A new surgical dressing unit COM
posed of so women, all wives of
officers in the military services, has
recently been established at the
Arlington Officers Club, Third
street and Park drive, and new
workroom for all volunteers opened
this week at 5000 Wilson boulevard
in Clarendon. Hours at the work.
room are 10 am. to pm. Mondays
through Fridays and 7 to $50 p.mH
Wednesdays and Fridays.
The service surgical dressing unit,
which meets from 10 am. to pm.
Thursdays, is headed by Mrs. w. P.
Corderman, wife of Col. Corderman.
Co-chairman of the unit is Mrs. E.
j. Slack and supervisors are Mrs.
w. F. Drees, Mrs. r. J. Farricker,
Mrs, r. R. Van Houten, Mrs. j. l..
Creekman Mrs. J. r. Harmon, Mrs.
j. G. Moak, Mrs. R. C. Masinga,
Mrs. Adrian Watts, Mrs. R. H. Folts
and Mrs. H. A. Stevens. Mrs. Har-
old Doud, Mrs. Charles Robinson
and Mrs. j. T. Creekman are as
signed to the group as staff as
Sistants.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Arlington Republicans
Will Draft Hagan
Will Replace Yeotmon as
State Senate Nominee

j. Foster Hagan, Arlington County
attorney, will be- drafted as the Re-
publican candidate for State Sen
ator at an executive meeting to-
night, Lawrence Michael, chairman
of the Republican County Commit
tee, announced today. Mr.. Hagan,
who has practiced law for Is years
in the county, will assume the can
didacy relinquished by George M.
Yeatman because of i'll health.
Reelected earlier this month for
a second term as vice president of
the Piedmont District of the Vir-
ginia State Bar Association. Mr..
Hagan is also chairman of the
county War Service Committee of
the Virginia State Bar and Bar As
sociation, Instituted to give free
legal aid to servicemen.
For two years he was president
of the Arlington County Bar Asso-
citation and was chairman of the
war savings staff of the county until
appointed chairman of the war
finance staff. which supersedes the
war savings staff and Victory Loan
Committees.
Born in Arlington County, Mr.
Hagan received his law degree at
George Washington University and
later taught for four years in the
Washington and Lee High School.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
DR.. Erastus N. Finch, SO,
Dies in Takoma Park

DR.. Erastus Nickel Finch, SO, OF 8
Boyd avenue, Takoma Park, Md,
who was both a lawyer and physi-
clan, died Wednesday at his home
after an illness of two months.
For many years DR.. Finch was
chief of the medical division of the
Bureau of Pensions, and later was
appointed assistant medical referee
of the bureau. Retiring from this
position in 1925, he then engaged in
the general practice of medicine for
10 years.
A native of Otsego County, New
York. DR.. Finch came to Washing
ton as youth. He was graduated
In law at the National University
and in medicine at George WASH
ington University. He was for years
q justice of the peace during the
early dayss OF Washington's civic
government. He had been an elder
in the Presbyterian Church for 40
years, and at the time of his death
was elder emeritus of the Gunton
Temple Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Margaret M. H. Finch; a stepson,
L. Mead Hammond: nephew, Ed
mund l.. Finch, and two nieces, Mrs.
Dorothy Chunn and Mrs. Hilda
McTeer, all of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
pm. today at the Hines funeral
home. Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Arlington Renews
Plea for Incinerator
New Plans Show Need
Of Minimum of Steel

Arlington County has renewed its
application for a new $20O, 900 in
cinerator through the Federal Works
Agency. County Manager Frank G.
Hanrahan announced today.
For a year and a half the county
has been seeking Federal funds for
the project. The new plans show
requirements for minimum Of
steel and data is given in the appli-
cation showing the rapid population
growth, Mr.. Hanrahan said.
The County Board approved the
application several months ago, and
Mr.. Hanrahan said that he hoped
the incinerator would be in use
year from now. He pointed out the
county already had secured funds
for increased water lines, sewage dis
posal. = hospital and . medical
building.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
.lsiNRshonmig
@Remiinders@

Blue coupons, Book -Stamps let.
tered r, S and T are valid now
and will remain good through
September 20.
Red coupons, Book 2-These can be
exchanged for meats, fats, etc.
Stamps lettered T. U, v and w
are good now and will remain
valid through August 81.
Those marked x, Y and 2 will
expire October after they become
good as follows: x stamps next
Sunday, Y on August 20, and z
on September 5.
War Ration Book No. 3-This book
will be used beginning September
IL, when brown stamps lettered A
will become good for purchase of
meats, fats, etc. Brown stamps
lettered B will become valid Sep
tember 10, and both the A and B
coupons will then remain good
through October 80.
Sugar-For regular allowances of
sugar for general use coupon No.
IA in book / is good for 5 pounds
through october 81.
Gasoline-No. 6 A coupons, good for
3 gallons each, are good through
November 81.
B and c coupons, good for AZ
gallons each, expire on dates In
dicated in individual books.
Old type B and c coupons will
not be good after September /.
Motorists who still have these
old type books should go to their
ration boards between next Mon
day and September / and obtain
new type coupons In exchange.
The exchange will be made on q
coupon for coupon basis.
The old type B and G coupons
are those that have the words
Permits Delivery of One Unit of
Gasoline" on their face. The new
type coupons carry only the words
Mileage Ration" on the face.
Shoes-Stamp No. 10 is good for one
pair through october 81.
Fuel Oil-Period No. / coupons in
new fuel oil rations became good
July / and are valid for 10 gallons
per unit through next January 4.
Period No. coupons of last
seasons ration are valid for 10
gallons per unit through Septem-
Der 80.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Gasoline Supply
In District Area
Held Adequate
PAW Aide Warns
Reserve May Be Used
To Help Other Zones

Gasoline supplies in the Washing
ton area today were reported to be
somewhat better than in other parts
Of the East, but motorists were
warned by the Petroleum Admins
tration for War not to regard the
situation too optimistically.
Conditions throughout the East"
q PAW spokesman said, ARE spotty.
Around Washington, they are little
less spotty.
He pointed out. however, that the
PAW considers the gasoline picture
In the East in general way ana
that when stocks pile up in one
locality it does not necessarily mean
this area is better off than any other
These supplies must be kept in
reserve" he said, "for other sections
that may run short. If Washington
did have little more gasoline than
1t needed, it might be necessary to
draw off the surplus and ship it to
a shortage area. just as we had to
get gasoline from the Carolinas
couple OF months ago to relieve
Washington"
Trend Must Be Reversed.
Ralph K. Davies, deputy petro-
1eum administrator, has pointed out
that the East was dipping into it's
reserve supplies of gasoline at the
rate of 100 barrels day, and that
this trend would have to be reversed
so that the Atlantic Seaboard could
again begin accumulating inven-
tories.
Meanwhile, despite Mr.. Davies
warnings, it was indicated that the
pleasure drive ban would be abol-
ished in September in line with
OPA's conditional promise. The
agency said the restrictions would
be lifted if motorists abided by the
regulations in the meantime.
The hurricane in the Gulf States,
1t was disclosed by Mr.. Davies,
seriously interfered with the move
ment of oil supplies to the East.
He indicated this was the principal
reason Eastern stocks have fallen
of.
Transport Problems Overcome.
A statement yesterday from Mr..
Davies revealed that transportation
problems which hindered oil de-
hveries to the East during the past
year and half now have been
overcome.
The PAW official offered this
comment in connection with
proposed pipe line from Albany,
N. Y, to Boston, Mass, which was
disapproved by the PAW for the
reason that no additional trans
portation facilities were needed.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Silver Spring Library
To Open Uptown Bronch

Opening OF a branch OF the Silver
Spring Public Library In the busi-
ness section of the town beginning
Monday was announced today by
Mrs. Louise Ferguson, librarian.
The branch will be at 8516 Georgia
avenue, directly across from the
shopping center. The room was
made available through the courtesy
of the Willis Motor Co.
All types of books, both for chill
dren and adults, will be found at the
branch and books may be returned
there, even though they were with
drawn from the main library at
Jesup Blair Community House, Mrs.
Ferguson said.
The branch will be open 10 am.
to noon and to S pm, except Sat-
urday, when 1t will be open only IN
the morning.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Servieemen Block Parties
Planned in Alexandra

The Alexandria War Hospitality
Committee has arranged series OF
Sunday night block parties for serv-
tcemen, Mrs. Frank Mason billiard,
chairman, announced today.
Beginning August 20, several
blocks in the city viii be roped of
and the residents of those neigh
borhoods have agreed to open the,r
homes and gardens to the men,
Badminton, shufIleboard, croquet
and other outdoor games will be ar
ranged, in addition to community
singing. Homeowners will provide
food for the men.
Mrs. billiard announced that one
block in the Beverly Hills section
and one in Rel Ray, besides the 300
block of South st. Asaph street Will
be open on August 20, and other
blocks for subsequent Sunday parties
will be announced.
The 600 block of South St. Asapn
street will be open the same evening
for colored men. All of the parties
will be from 5 to 8 pm.
Assisting Mrs. billiard with the
arrangements are Miss Mary Lind
sey and Mrs. Llewellyn Powell, with
Rev. William Henry and DR.. o. D.
Durant serving on the committee TO
represent the colored residents of
the city.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Staff Shortage Raises Urgent
Problems at Training School
Request for jap lntemees Considered to
Roise Lowered Standard of Care

Faced with "A. manpoWer shortage
so* critical 1T may be necessary to
seek Japanese internees as en-
ployes, an oyer-worked skeleton
staff" at the District Training
School near Laurel Md, Is caring
haphazardly for $50 inmates rang
ing from infants to men and women
As years of age. RI
A visit to- the mercy institution
reveals that AZ trained employees
have left there since the beginning
Of the war. ..-.,.. =. :.
Among the institutions most ur-
gent problems, according to DR..
James Lewald, are wholesale es-
capes recently because of a short
age of attendants, an inadequate
staff of doctors and nurses, and the
need for teacher replacements. Also,
the lengthy drought is crippling a
farming program which normally
supplies one-third of the institu-
tons food.
Internee Request Considered.
To cope with the manpower
shortage, District Welfare Director
Ray L. Huff disclosed Wednesday
that the War Relocation Authority
is being approached on the possi-
bility of obtaining japanese inter-
nees, but no requests have been
filed for them as yet. The Army a
Evening star., 1943-08-20

"A. +. WTephOtO.
are British, and principally natives.
Except for the two air forces, the
United States has-and probably
will continue to have-few but sup
ply and technical forces there.
Gen. Davidson lived at 1898 r
street NV He was born at Whar-
ton. Tex, in 1890 and WAS commits
stoned second lieutenant of in
fantry in 1918, following graduation
from West Point. Later he went to
aviation school at San Diego, Calf >,
and in 1916 went with the punitive
expedition to Mexico From 1922 to
1925 he was assistant military at
tache at the American Embassy in
London. In 1910 he was assigned to
the Hawaiian Islands as command
ing officer at Hickam Field. He be-
came brigadier general April Z,
194l.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Clay Charges Chew
'Juggles' Figures on
Arlington Pay Raises
Republican Condidote
For County Boord Hits
Democratic Member

Henry 8. Clay. Republican candi-
date for election to the Arlington
County Board. today charged F..
Freeland Chew, Democratic board
menhsA With political juggling" Of
flgurekein regard to pay increases
for members of the fire and police
departments.
Comparing a pay scale for police
men, adopted by the board In March,
1910, with the one adopted this
month, Mr.. Clay said he believed
this is more accurate basis fof
comparing the present increases
than the statement contained in
your open letter to Lawrence
Michael"
Mr.. Michael, chairman of the Ar
lington County Republican Commit
tee. in an open letter to Mr.. Chew
and County Manager Frank G. Ham
rahan, charged politics" in recent
pay increase to firemen and police
men. Mr.. Chew, in return, said Mr..
Michael was not acquainted with
the facts" and was playing politics"
IN making the charge on the eve of
a general county election.
Compares Figures.
Mr.. Clay said that while Mr..
Chew's statement that pay advances
for policemen amount to 65 per cent
for men with one years service, IS
per cent for those who have served
two years, and 81 per cent for from
three to five years service, is mo
doubt literally true" it does not
make allowances for the fact that
man who was f1rst-year man on
January /, 1912, might have become
a third-year man now and would
only receive the minimum.
"Basing present increases on the
1910 pay SCALE" Mr.. Clay said, "a
first-year man is advanced only 81
per cent, second-year man % per
cent, and a third-year man II per
cent.
Since July 80, 1940," Mr.. Clay
said, apparently all members of
the Fire Department were treated as
first-year men, and the increase this
month to 1880 a year is the only
one that can be accurately COM
pared.
Cites Voting Record.
This is an increase of $500 per
year, amounting to Al per cent, and
is commendable pay raise. For
this thank you"
Mr.. Clay said a search of minutes
of the County Board revealed Mr..
Chew voted against a pay increase
for county employees on January 3,
1912, and again on January 10, 1943,
giving as his reason that increases
should be taken up during the
course OF preparing the county bud
get.
I'm view of a number of things
outside the budget which were
taken up and passed." Mr.. Clay said,
why did you object to pay boosts
for policemen?
WAS the appropriation of $45, 900
for the purpose of giving away
Arlington County land more urgent
than the increases in living costs of
Arlington employees The purchase
of the Sprout Run Parkway was not
in the budget. Did you object to
that?"
Evening star., 1943-08-20
New Davidson Command Seen
AS First in Series of India Shifts
Capital SpeeuIotes
On Supreme Chief
For Burmu Drive
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Appointment of a new commander
of American air forces in India
revived speculation today on who
will take overall charge Of the ex-
pected winter campaign against the
japanese in the China India Burma
theater.
Shifts in the Allied command
there have been expected for some
time, and the first came with yes
terday's Bombay announcement that
Brig. Gen. Howard C. Davidson OF
Washington has succeeded Maj.
Gen. Clayton L. Bissell as chief of
the United States 10th Air Force.
The announcement said Gen.
Bissell would return to the United
States for "a new assignment of
great Importance" Observers noted
that the shift followed two trips
to that area by Maj. Gen. George
L. Stratemeyer, one in the spring
while Gen. Stratemeyer was chief
OF air staff, another in recent weeks
after his relief from that post to
take an undiscloseo assignment.
1t. Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell is ex-
pected to retain his present dual
assignment - commander of all
United States Army forces in the
China-Burma- India theater and
chief of staff to Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek.
From time to time Gen. Stilwell
has figured in speculation about a
possible supreme commander in the
theater, but that is regarded here
as unlikely. The appointment is ex-
pected to go to Briton, and Gen.
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, now
commanding the British 9th Army
in Sicily, is the one most frequently
mentioned.
A British commander in chief Is
indicated, say observers, because the
preponderance Of troops in India
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Monococy Lions Club
Choirmen Appointed

Charles Elgin. president of the
Monocacy (MdD Lions Club, today
announced the following committee
appointments for the year:
Membership, attendance and edu-
cation, Charles H. Davis; finance,
William Pyles; program, entertain
ment and publicity, John Dunning-
ton; health and welfare, Roy Moore;
boys and girls work, c. Merrick
Wilson, and civic improvement and
safety, Charles w. Fritz.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Virginia Farmer PIows Under
1900 Bushels of Snap Beans

of beans he delivered to Baltimore
brought so cents each. The prices
since June, his books showed, has
been from ST to $1.5O.
It costs him $203 to produce a
basket Of beans, Mr.. Whitehurst de-
clared-$1 for production, so cents
for picking, 10 cents for the basket,
18 cents for freight, 6 cents commits
sion fee. and 10 cents for labor, in
cluding hauling workers and pack
ers.
Mr.. Whitehmurst, who with his
brother, Lee, farms 1000 acres of
open land and is among this sec
tons most extensive truck pro-
ducers, suggested that the Govern
ment establish cooperative process
ing establishments as a remedy.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
BY the Associated Press.
NNPFOI.K vo 4

oS LAC AseOCIAteu fIeS6.
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 20.-Eight-
cen thousand bushels Of snap beans,
fully matured and ready for the
fresh market and the cannery, are
being ploWed under ON the Princess
Anne County farm Of Grayson M
Whitehurst.
Not one bean was picked from
vines covering 20 acres. Not one row
of 230 acres more was gone over
twice. The second picking usually
Is as productive as the first, some
times there is a third picking.
Mr.. Whitehurst said he is plowing
them under, because there is no out
let for them.
On Tuesday, he said, s4l baskets
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Guy Erwin Of Falls Church
Retires From u. 5. Service

Guy Erwin of Falls Church, Va,
an employe Of the Agriculture De-
partment for the last 38 years, was
retired from service this week.
Mr.. Erwin, who has spent most Of
his 38 years with the department
as an employe of the agricultural
engineering department at Belts
vile. Md, was guest of honor at a
luncheon Monday at the Log Cabin
Cafeteria at Beltsville.
Mr., and Mrs. Eryin plan to move
to their 70-acre farm in Fairfax
County on September /.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Assessors Win Life Terms

WESTMINSTER, Md, Aug. 20 (F).
Emory T. Evans and Ray c. Hook
of Westminster have been appointed
to life terms on Carroll County's'
Board of Permanent Assessors. The
positions carry annual salaries of
$1,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-27
WORKERS SHIFT
PLAN DEBATED
McNutt Told $500, 600
Transfers Would Put
Nation Near Bedrock
BY LOUIS J: sCEIAEFLE

GAaAGBA3R
(Unlted Press staff Correspondent
Washington, Feb. 27.-( UP) The
office OF civilian supply has warned
War Manpower Commissioner Paul
v. McNutt that any attempt to
shift 100000 workers from So
called "less essential" to essential"
industrial Is treading dangerously
close to the bedrock" Of the ma
tons civilian economy.
It can be done, according TO o
memorandum to McNutt from OCS
Director Joseph 4. Weiner, only by:
I. Adding 100000 workers not
now employed to the labor forces.
2. Increasing the standard work
week. In so-called essential" indus
tries to 81 hours.
3. A most careful and scientific
withdrawal Of certain percentages
Of labor now employed In so-called
"less essential" activities.
Weiner's estimate claslled with
McNutt's testimony on Jan. 20 be-
fore the Senate Appropriations Sub
committee investigating nlanpower.
McNutt said then:
q. y. Approximately $4,000
workers will have to be transferred
from present employment in So
called less essential industries" to
meet the various military and lend
lease goals.
Welner's memorandum said in ef-
feet that transfer Of 100000 fewer
workers than McNutt envision'sd
would not only reduce civilian econ
onny close to its lowest possible point
but would approach the point where
slight dislQcatiotls might threaten
the war production effort.
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