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Evening star., 1943-05-25
Reminders on Rati0ninQG|

Coffee-Stamp No. % in book No. l
is good for pound through next
Sunday MAY 30).
Stamp No. "a will become valid
May 81 and will then be good for
pound through June 30. Another
stamp will become good June 30.
Gasoline-Pleasure driving is forbid
den to holders of all types of gaso-
line rations.
All existing "T" allowances of
gasoline must last their holders
through July 25, instead of the
previous date of June 80. This
represents cut of about 40 per
cent in the 1T" rations.
No. 5 A coupons are good for 3
gallons each through July 21.
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.
Stamp No. Is will become good
on June 16 and will then be good
for one pair of shoes until a yet
unannounced date.
Fuel oiHNo 5 coupons are valid for
10 gallons through September 30.
Inner Tubes-Used passenger car
and truck inner tubes have been
removed from rationing restric-
tions.
Ceiling prices-No retailer in this
area legally may sell food COM
modities at prices higher than
those on the official OPA lists In
the last three Sunday issues of
The Star. Ceiling prices for meat
were published in The Star on
May IL and 13.
Warning-Since next Sunday MAY
3O is Memorial Day, many stores
will be closed the following day.
This probably will result in shop
ping rush Friday and Saturday by
consumers wanting to cash in the
many coupons which expire May
80 and 81. Consumers are advised
to do their shopping earlier in the
week, If possible, to avoid the rush.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Revisions in District
Job|ess Pay Law
Sent 10 White House
Bill Will ALLOW Women
In Essential Industries to
Work Sd Hours Weekly

Bills revamping the Districts un-
employment compensation law and
permitting women in essential in
dustries here to work 81 hours a
week went to the White House to-
day for President Roosevelt's sig
nature.
The House completed legislative
action on the measures yesterday
afternoon by concurring in minor
changes made last week. The legis-
lation had previously been approved
by the House.
The Unemployment Compensation
Bill will give Washington the ex-
perience rating system of taxation
now in effect in 80 States and save
employers an estimated S5,OOO,OOO a
year in payroll taxes. In place of
the present 2.7 per cent fiat tax on
employers which has built up a
large reserve in the fund from
which unemployment benefits are
paid. the rate could be scaled down
to one-tenth of l per cent, accord
ing to each employers record in
stabilizing employment.
Under the fiat rate the reserve has
mounted to $36 100000, which House
and Senate committees found is far
in excess OF prospective needs.
The bill also increases benefit pay
ments to the unemployed from S18
a week for Is weeks to $40 week
for 20 weeks and safeguards the
status Of employees who leave to join
the armed forces.
Existing law forbids women in in
dustry in the District from working
more than eight hours a day or
more than six days week The
House bill authorized the lifting of
both restrictions. The legislation as
finally approved requires one day
off in seven, but allows women to
work up to 81 hours in a week. 1t is
not a blanket exemption but gives
the Minimum Wage and Industrial
Safety Board authority to grant ex-
emptions in essential industries.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Alexandra Flyer Killed
In Crash in Florida
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, May Is.
Marine Second 1t. Kenton D.
Guthridge, %, Of 800 Buchanan
street, Alexandria, Va, a bridegroom
Of less than week. was killed yes
terday when his plane crashed in
the Banana River near Cocoa, naval
officers here disclosed yesterday.
Albert Pace King, 81, radio-gun-
ner. third class, Of New Bedford,
Mass, also died in the wreck.
It. Guthridge and the former Miss
Agnes Paulk of Daytona Beach were
married here Wednesday night after
a courtship of nine weeks.
Mrs. Guy Guthridge of Alexan-
dria. the flyers mother, who came
here for his wedding, was leaving
her daughter-in-law's residence for
the return trip home when news Of
her sons death reached her.
Evening star., 1943-05-25

Blue coupons, Book 2-Those
marked G., H, j, K, L and M are
all good now for rationed canned
goods. The G, H and coupons
will expire at midnight June 7.
The K, l. and M coupons will re-
main valid through July 7.
Red coupons, Book 2-These can be
exchanged for meats. butter mar
garine, fats and oils, cheeses and
canned fish.
Stamps marked E, F, G, H and
j are good now. The E, F, G and
H stamps will expire at midnight
May 81. The stamps, however,
will remain valid throughout June
Stamps marked K, L, M and N
will be good through June 80 after
they become effective on the fol-
lowing dates: K, next Sunday
MAY 30, L on June 6, M on June
13 and N on June 20.
War ration book - 3+Forms on
which applications for this new
book are to be made are now
being distributed through the
mails. These should be filled out
and mailed back Immediately, and
in no case later than June 10. It
is not necessary to address the
forms to return them, since the
correct address is printed on the
reverse side.
Sugar-Stamps Nos. Is and 16 in ra-
ton book No. may be used to
obtain sugar for home canning
purposes. Each of these stamps
will be good for S pounds through
October 81.
Families needing more than 10
pounds of sugar per persons for
home. canning purposes must
make application to their ration
boards for all over this amount.
These new rules governing
sugar for home canning do not
affect the regular allowances of
sugar for general use. Coupon
No. IL in book No. l is good for
S pounds through May 81. Stamp
No. 13 in book will become valid
June l and will be good for S
pounds from that date through
August Is.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Committee Studies
Revisions in Virginia
Sma||-Loan Act
Association Of Companies
Welcomes Investigation
To Drive Out Sharks
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, May 25.-A re-
quest for revision of the States
Small Loan Act and the tentative
draft of a bill to amend the law
today were before a committee of
the Virginia Advisory Legislative
Council
The request for an overhauling of
the small loan company regulations
came from the Virginia Association
of Small Loan Companies. Repre-
sentatives Of this association also
offered at public hearing yesterday
to study the bill proposed by the
State Corporation Commission and
to submit comments and sugges-
tions.
w. H. Cardwell, counsel for the
association and principal spokes-
man at the hearing, said the small
loan companies heartily welcome
your investigation" because ito
them it means at last a determina-
ton of the true facts. which in
turn means the establishment of
the righteousness and respectability
OF the business.
Supervision Needed.
Such animoslty as may exist to-
ward the business has arisen be-
cause of the improper business
practices on the part Of a few lie
ensees, which practices are admitted
to exist. Such practices have
arisen" he added, because official
supervision has been totally made
quate to prevent them, and such
supervision has been inadequate be-
cause the law itself does not confer
upon any one authority necessary to
make it effective
Joseph M. Tusing. Portsmouth,
president of the association, told the
committee he believed the State
Corporation Commission should be
given full powers to enforce the
small loan regulations. At present,
he said, this power is lacking.
Specific provisions suggested by
the small loan spokesmen included
these: The act should make appli-
cants for licenses to start new small
loan businesses in a community show
that 1t is necessary and convenient
for the community, that minimum
capital required should be we'll above
$4,000, possibly $4,000 to $4,000,
and that regular examinations Of the
companies should be made.
Russell Sage Model.
The bill suggested by the State
Corporation Commission was based
largely on the latest revision of the
model laws drafted by the Russell
Sage Foundation, philanthropic or
ganization which long has advocated
small loan laws to combat loan
sharks"
The hearing was called by SEN
ator Robert o. Norris, jr., chairman
Of the committee, to consider regu-
latory phases of the small loan
question. The matter of interest
rates, which were reduced from 31a
to 2 per cent a month by the 1912
General Assembly, will be consid-
cred later.
The committee will conduct an
other public hearing at noon July IL
to discuss the proposed bill.
At its organization meeting prior
to the hearing the committee named
Robert E. Paine, Roanoke, as vice
chairman; c. M. Chichester, di-
rector of the division of statutory
research and drafting, was elected
secretary and J. B. Boatwright, jr.,
OF the same division was named re-
cording secretary.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Virginia Trucker Held
In Staying Of Driver
BY the Associated Press.


FREDERICKSBURG, Va, May 25.
H. I. Nave, 33-year-old trucker
OF King George County, was arrest
ed yesterday on charge that he
killed William Samuels, a driver
who worked for him, on Route 3Ol
in King George.
Commemorative Attorney j. A.
Billingsley of King George, who said
he swore out a warrant charging.
murder pending possible modifica-
ton OF the charge. explained today
that there was a fight between the
two men on the highway and that
Mr.. Samuels was found dying"
Nave has operated several trucks
on a Government job at nearby
Dahlgren. He reported to State
police-Trooper S. V. Butler made
the arrest-that Mr.. Samuels, who
was 80, was missing yesterday with
the truck. Nave set out to find him
and came on the truck hallway
between King George Courthouse
and Dahlgren.
The fight ensued and Nave said
he left Mr.. Samuels on the roadside
but did not know he was fatally
hurt. Trooper Butler said two men
witnessed the assault.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Beef Shortage
Faces Buyers
In D. {. Area
Lamb Also Lacking,
While Veal Supply
Is Uncertain

With five sets of red coupons for
meats valid this week. housewives
probably will run into difficulties
again buying the cuts for which
they thriftily have been saving
points, it appeared today.
AS has occurred before when four
or five rows of red coupons are good
at the same time, there is shortage
OF beef and lamb. The veal supply
is spotty. Pork cuts and hams are
more plentiful.
Dealers said there appeared to
be no way to account for the recur-
rent shortage of beef and lamb
products except that "it is just one
OF those things"
"A couple of months ago." one
wholesaler said, there was plenty
Of beef around, but we couldn't lay
our hands on pork or ham. Now
the situation is reversed"
In any event, merchants believed,
there would be enough meat in town
to go around this week end-pro-
viding they can find enough gaso-
line to distribute it, The house.
wife may have to settle for a pork
roast or a ham instead of sirloin
steak, but her family will eat.
What's more, there is much bet
ter chance this week than there was
week ago that she will be able to
put some potatoes on the table again.
This staple food product, which has
been almost unobtainable except
through black market sources for
many weeks, was coming into the
Washington area more abundantly
as shipments were reported from
Florida, Texas, Louisiana and the
Carolinas.
A long line of eager patrons lined
up outside the store of Harry Sherby
at 40l Seventh street NV. yesterday
to get their share of the $500 pounds
OF potatoes which were on sale. Mr..
Sherry sadi another 10000 pounds
will arrive today Sales were limited
yesterday to five pounds to a Gus
toner.
The principal worry of produce
merchants who were able to get
some potatoes today remained the
matter of delivering them. Most
commission men were out or nearly
out of gasoline, with no assurance
they would be able to get more
within the next few days.
Meanwhile, most other produce
was reported to be coming in more
plentlfully, although there was still
a scarcity of onions.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Canning Project
Ready to0pen
July | Here
Funds Are Sought
To Save Vegetables
Of Victory Gardens

The Districts first community
canning project for Victory garden
ers today was all set to be placed in
operation July l.
Under the program disclosed yes
terday when the Commissioners
sent a supplemental budget estimate
to Congress, surplus yields from
Washington Victory gardens may be
brought to the Central Kitchen
Building, 1910 Wisconsin avenue
NV, for canning.
The housewife will supply the
vegetables and glass jars. and the
District will take on the job of cook
ing and canning. To defray ex-
penses of the project, small per-
centage of produce preserved will be
retained by the city for use in Dis
trict institutions.
Harry M. Gardner, who has been
operating the citys penny milk pro-
gram, has been placed in charge of
the program. Mr.. Gardner started
the free school lunch project for the
District in 1884.
Facilities of the central kitchen,
where school lunches are now pre-
pared, will be used, including six
100-gallon pressure steam kettles.
officials believe the cookers will be
sufficient to take care of demands
OF gardeners. Mr.. Gardner reports
that space and facilities also will be
available for housewives to clean and
prepare vegetables prior to canning.
The Agriculture Department has
promised to furnish several experts
on canning to assist Mr.. Gardner's
staff of II assistants.
With District schools closing next
month, and Congress authorizing
the funds, the project will be ready
to start July l.
Mr.. Gardner said today he antici-
pates brisk business in canning as
most housewives seem to have lost
the art of preserving.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Baltimore laundrymen
Fear Service Breakdown
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 25.-Baltimore
laundry owners declared yesterday
that, unless Federal authorities took
quick action to relieve labor short
age and increased prices so that
higher wages could be paid, there
would be severe breakdown in
service.
They predicted the breakdown
would lead to widespread health
menaces, possible epidemics and in
creased absenteeism in war plants"
Many laundries were forced to
turn customers away because of
lack of storage space for soiled
clothes and some refused to take
bundles from their Oldest customers.
Nathan B. kaufman, who heads
one of the oldest laundries in the
city, said that unless something
happens soon, by the Fourth of
July, laundries in Baltimore will be
handling only about 40 per cent of
their normal business"
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Anne Arundel Defense Unit
Declared Best in State
BY the Associa ted Press.

by the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, May 25.-In the
opinion of the Maryland Council
OF Defense, Anne Arundel County
has the best civilian defense Or
ganization in the State, Judge Rob-
ert France, executive director of the
council, told civilian defense off,
cials meeting here.
Anne Arundel County" he said,
is not only the least of our worries,
but in my opinion and in the opin-
ion OF other members of the council,
We feel that it is really the best
organized county in the State.
"Wicomico County is pushing you
a close second" he told the defense
officials, land Baltimore County is
pretty we'll organized"
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Two D. c. Men Elected
Optimist Club Officials

BY tne AsSOClaNd PfeSS.
RICHMOND, May 25.-The 10th
district, Optimist International
elected Robert H. Stultz of Rich
mond as governor at the annual
business meeting yesterday.
Others elected we're George S
Via. Roanoke; James Evans, Wash
ington. and Ernest Bradford, Balti-
more, lieutenant governors; Harris
Mitchell, Richmond, secretary
treasurer; Thomas Boyle. Roanoke
international denominator, and
Frank Steinko. Washington, inter-
national nominator alternate.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Alexandria Chest Names
Drive Vice Chuirmen

Francis H. Fannon, chairman of
the Alexandria Community Chest
and War Fund Campaign for 1894,
announced that Mrs. Glenn Richard
and John r. Schafe have been ap-
pointed vice chairmen for the COM
ing campaign
Both Mrs. Richard and Mr.. Schafe
were active in the last drive during
which they were each chairman of a
ward.
Mr.. Fannon said that he and the
newly appointed vice chairmen will
hold a meeting with last years
chairmen and vice chairmen in the
near future to make definite plans
for the drive.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Kingston and Doymude
Nominated to Council

William o. Kingston and Lenard
Daymude were nominated as can
didates for election to two-year terms
on the Town Council of Kensington,
Md, at the annual town caucus last
night.
The municipal elections will be
held June 7 from 6 to pm. at the
Kensington Armory. Two positions
on the Council will be filled. Mr..
Kingston is an incumbent. and Mr..
Daymude was named to succeed
Alfred D. Moves, who has moved
from the community.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Arlington.
9 am. to $3.50 pm. daily.
y %@ IN vXY4 Il - Arr1o ox,r

TO III 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.
Alexandra.
Gam. to 4 pm. daily except We'd
nesdays and Saturdays.
9 am. to PM Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
7:30 to $50 pm. Wednesdays.
Ration books l and 2 issued Mon
days and Fridays only.
Fairfax.
$50 am. to pm. daily except
Thursdays and Saturdays.
$50 Am. to ! pm. Thursdays and
Saturdays.
Evening star., 1943-05-25

low ever got through our defenses,"
he said, with some pride.
Yesterday he was officially COM
mended by the Navy for setting up
those defenses, The commentator
read, His courage, skill and devo-
ton to duty were In keeping with
the highest tradition of the United
States naval service"
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Two Virginions Held
By Jops in PHILIPPINES

Mrs. George Cowie and her
daughter were among II Virginians
listed by the War Department as
being held by the Japanese in the
Philippine Islands as American
civilian internees. Another daugh-
ter. Mrs. James P Angelo lives at
1921 North Rhodes street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Democratic Committee
In Foirfux Meets Toduy

A special meeting Of the Fairfax
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee will be held at 8 o'clock to-
night in the Courthouse at Fairfax
to declare that a Democratic pri-
mary election be held in the county
August and to complete any other
arrangements.
Primary election candidates are
warned that they must file their in
tentions with r. r. Buckley, COM
mittee chairman, not later than
June 8.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Miss Dyer Elected Editor

Miss Georgia Dyer of Chevy
Chase, member of the sophomore
class at Hood College. Frederick,
Nd, has been elected Photographic
editor of the Touchstone. college
annual. Miss Dyer is a daughter
of Capt. and Mrs. G.. C. Dyer of
Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
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MAotEo~4~xWM
WAR BONDS
Powder Monkey

On board ship and in the artillery
their buddies call them powder
monkeys" Not disrespectful. just
personal, intimate term between
friends. Civilians call them gun
crews. During a battle the crews of
powder monkeys" must work like
trojans bringing the ammunition to
the guns.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Man Injured in PLUNGE

Aubrey Hefain. q, of Fredericks-
burg. Va. suffered serious head in
luries last night when he plunged
~ feet to the sidewalk from a second
floor window at 900 Madison street
NV. He was treated at Emergency
Hospital and later transferred to
Alexandria (Va.) Hospital.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Club Meeting Cancelled

The Montgomery County Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs has Cancelled
the annual meeting of the county
wide group planned for Thursday at
the Chevy Chase WQmen's Club
Mrs. vestus ]. Wilcox. president,
said.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
High School Binqo Party

LEONARDTOWN. Md, May 25.-
For the benefit of the Margaret Brent
High School P-TA. a card and bingo
party will be held in the school
auditorium at pm tomorrow.
Evening star., 1943-05-25

The gun may fire an anti-aircraft
.50-caliber shell or broadside from
the 16-inch guns of a great battle-
ship, but in either event the DOW
der monkey" must pass millions of
dollars worth of ammunition to
make the gun effective and your
savings In War bonds are necessary
to supply the financial ammunition
that provides the shells.
Omitted States Treasury Depsrtmsnt.
Evening star., 1943-10-09
Virginia Group Proposes
Program on Delinquency
By the Associated Press.

49, bAiS TScOSLdUtd L ItSS.
RICHMOND, Oct. "a positive
program which would take Juvenile
delinquency out of the talking and
theorlzing realm has been sug-
gested to the Child Welfare Com
mittee of the Virginia Advisory
Legislative Council.
Among remedial measures pro-
posed by numerous welfare, church
and legal authorities at a meeting
of the committee here yesterday
were better education for both
parents and children. tighter divorce
desertion laws, esta ablishment of
psychiatric clinics to help solve
family problems and provision of
recreational educational nursery
centers to keen idle youngsters from
getting into trouble.
Among those heard by the COM
n1ittee, which is headed by Mai.
Charles R. Fenwick. Arlington. we're
Father F Harold Mott and Father
Robert O. Hickman Of the Bureau of
Catholic Charities, Richmond do
cese; Dr., Belle Boone Beard. Sweet
briar; Mrs. Dorothy Dunn and Mrs.
Florence Cannon, both of Arlington.
and Capt. w w. Ackerly. chief of
the military police unit here.
Capt Ackerlv stated that welfare
authorities were unloading their
Jobs on the police" and suggested
that public welfare workers should
come down and work on the night
shift with police"
Evening star., 1943-10-09
Ah-Negro Staff Urged
Al CheItenham School
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Oct. 9.-Mayor
Theodore r. McKeldin urged on
Gov. O'Conor yesterday adoption
of proposal to place an all-Negro
staff in control of Cheltenham
Training School for Negro Boys.
Mayor McKeldin wrote the Gov
ernor that he requested the change
partly because Thomas j. S. Waxter.
head of the Department of Public
Welfare, had reported that condi-
tions at the school were most un-
satisfactory
Claiming that all-white and mixed
Negro and white staffS at Chelten-
ham have been unsuccessful, the
Mayor wrote: 1T is surely no great
concession to permit trained and
qualified Negroes, who are available,
to assume the authority and bear
the heavy responsibilities of striving
to improve the conditions and care
for the youth Of their own group"
To support his view, Mr.. Nickel
din cited as an example the Mary
land Training School for Negro
Girls, whose board of management
was made entirely Negro in 1888.
For eight years - the admin
lstration of that institution has been
regarded as a success" the Mayor
asserted
Evening star., 1943-10-09
S1-a-Year Workers,
Volunteers on u, :.
Rolls, Put al 1851
Total Employment
Set at 3,305,221;
1869 in District

Reporting today on personnel
figures for the end of the fiscal year,
June 30. the Civil Service Commits
sion said 185 ,587 persons were work.
ing for the Government without
compensation or on $-a-year
basis. Among those giving their
services gratis are the thousands on
OPA boards throughout the country.
The report put total employment
at 3,305,22l, which included 279 .6a9
persons in the District. 1t was ex-
planned that the net increase for
June was 37,406, but under a new
reporting procedure, the commission
listed personnel not shown on
monthly reports previously-includ-
ing part-time and the without-com-
pensation workers. June figures,
consequently, were approximately
100000 above those for May. War,
Navy and Agriculture seasonal en-
ployment was responsible for the
largest part of the net increase.
In Washington the downward
trend in evidence for several months
continued, the decrease amounting
to approximately 400 persons for the
month.
The June turnover here was 54
per cent, an advance of l per cent.
In the field it increased slightly
also to So per cent.
The July personnel totals will be
out shortly, and are expected to re-
fleet a heavy decrease. Undersecre-
tary of War Patterson told the Byrd
committee yesterday that the War
Department had cut off 145565 en-
ployes between June 30 and Au-
gust 81.