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Evening star., 1943-07-18
By JAMES BIRCHFIELD,

K. Vernon Banta, District director
of the United States Employment
Service, disclosed last night that so
city farm hands" were placed on
nearby Maryland and Virginia farms
last week to aid in harvesting opera
tions.
Mr.. Banta said that while the
greatest demands for labor on near
by farms will be from about the
middle of August until October /,
the USES is attempting to supply
smaller demands as they arise.
The USES director said orders
have been received for so workers
at an Eastern Shore, Md. cannery,
which will begin canning tomatoes
on July 25.
Mr. Banta said none of the 80
men sent farmers thus far have
been recruited from among vaca-
tioning Government workers. He
said Federal agency personnel rec
ords will be examined, and plans
made to recruit employees for farm
work as their vacations occur.
He added that indications pointed
to an adequate number of recruits
from Government agencies when
demands become greater, but stated
that every precaution' will be made
to insure the farmer of getting men
and women who are qualified for the
jobs.
Mr.. Banta said a meeting OF
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Delinquency Probe
Ordered in Virginia
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PresS.
RICHMOND, Va, July 17.-Gov.
Darden today designated Cha Ties
R. Fenwick, Arlington County dele
gate to the General Assembly and
chairman of the Virginia Advisory
Legislative Council, to make an in
vestigation Of Virginia's juvenile de-
linquency.
The study will be aimed mainly
at the overlapping of juvenile de-
linquency control work by two State
agencies-the Children's Bureau of
the State Department of Public
Welfare and the States probat ton
parole officers-and how best to
eliminate the overlapping.
The Governor said he was anxious
to have the Arlington delegate make
the study because of his interest and
experience in child welfare studies.
In the fiscal year ended June 80,
1912, 1914 children under II years
of age were committed to Virginia
jails. OF these, 81 per cent were
white.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Nearby Virginia District Shows
Bio Increase in Realty Value

tate has increased steadily and Is
likely to reach so per cent in 1914.
He added that the city anticipates
no postwar financial difficulties,
since it is primarily residential
community. and a loss Of revenues
from a possible falling off of industry
will be balanced by decrease in the
cost Of the citys operating expenses.
Harry K. Greene, Arlington Coun-
ty commissioner of revenue, said as
sessed values of real estate in the
county have increased from $8000,-
900 in round figures "a years ago
to 8,547 800 this year. Mr.. Greene
said assessed realty values have
shown steady increase of about
S8,000,000 a year since 1910, when
the assessed valuation was SIT
348.140 Assessed value is 40 per
cent of true value, he said.
Unhealthy Boom Checked.
Mr.. Greene said much of the re-
cent increase in realty values in the
county are due to wartime build
ing, but added that building re-
strictions have acted as a COVER
nor" checking an unhealthy boom.
He predicted that in 10 years, at
the present rate of growth, Airing
ton County will have no land for
further development.
James u Kincheloe. commissioner
of revenue of Fairfax County, re-
ported that assessed values of real
estate increased $1,646,840 in 1912
over 194l values. and showed an
other increase of $1,667,51O this year
over last
In addition to this steady in
crease, Mr. Kincheloe said an ad-
ditional $90.11233 in taxes will be
received this year due to an increase
in tax rates in the county.
officials of the two counties cred
tied the increase in realty values
to building developments and Alex
andria officials said large apart
ment developments accounted for
much of the increase there. The
assessed valuation of the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Co.'S Parkfair-
fax buildings alone is $1,280,OOO,
representing true value of $780,
90, it was said.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Silver Spring Junior WAVE
Corps EnroIIs ITO Girls (

An enrolment of ITO girls in the
newly organized Junior WAVE
Corps sponsored by Grace Episcopal
Church, Silver Spring was an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. Walter
w. Gale, commodore of the corps
and wife of the rector of the church.
Approximately IS of the girls have
already been inducted into the corps,
which has been divided into two
platoons, Mrs. Gale said. and in
auctions as we'll as enrollments will
continue. The membership is open
to girls between the ages of 10 and
20 years of age.
|. Drilling will begin tomorrow night
in the parish hall under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Gale, assisted by 1t.
Ellen Hampton and 1t. Margaret
Souder of the Junior WAVES. The
program also includes projects of
the corps, such as making utility
bags and Scrapbooks for servicemen.
An instruction period to familiar
ize the girls with the handbooks of
the WAVES and SPARS will be
held on Wednesday nights and there
will be drilling again.
Twelve of the girls are doing part
time volunteer work at the Silver
Spring Ration Board under the di-
rection of Mrs. Gale and Capt. Mil
dred Ditzler, other girls are collect
ing flowers from neighborhood gar
dens for hospitals and invalids and
making a drive for jigsaw puzzles
and games for convalescent soldiers
and sailors
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Edmonston 10 Protest
Temporary Housing Plan

Approximately 30 Edmonston,
Md, residents plan to appear be-
fore the Prince Georges County
Commissioners at a meeting Tuesday
in Upper Marlboro to protest the
granting of permit by the COM
missioners to the B. & O. Railroad
to construct temporary housing
facilities to accommodate $50 to
200 colored laborers.
The permit was granted about
two weeks ago, after the railroad
explained that the workmen, en-
ployed on new freight spur near
the town, could not be hauled from
Washington each day.
The housing facilities are to be
built on property owned by the
Washington Suburban Gas Co. and
leased for the dura ton of the war
and six months thereafter.
Town officials complain. however.
that they were not consulted by the
commissioners and that work cannot
begin until they issue a permit.
They also charge that erection of
the temporary housing facilities
would lower property values,
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Squadron Log Tells
OF Maj. Britt's Death

The log of Marine air fighting
squadron on Guadalcanal, made
public last night, revealed that Maj
Wade H. Britt, jr., who lived at 2343
South Nash street, Arlington, Va.
died when his plane crashed into
two others while taking off early on
the morning of last April l3.
Mai Britt. said terSe log entry
twas killed on a predaWn take-off
this am. He took off across the run
way, ran into two other F4U's and
his plane burned
The Arlington officer, whose death
was reported in The Star on April
20, was a native of Winston-Salem
N. c., and was graduated from the
Citidal Military College. Charleston
S. c., in 1886 He was stationed at
Quantico, Va, until last August.
The log entries are full of ex-
ploits for the heroic squadron. the
designation of which still remains
anonymous, except to those who
might recognize names mentioned.
It also shows how much letter
from home means to the men, as
indicated by this laconic entry on
April II:
Routine patrols. A whole stack
of mail came in today. Lieutenant
Baldwin was high man with 40
letters. 1t raised morale 100 per
cent"
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Alexandra Red Cross
Seeks New Quarters
For Expanded Work

Finding itself in the peculiar posi-
ton of having more volunteers than
its space can accommodate, the
Alexandria Chapter of the Red Cross
is looking Tor some patriotic prop
erty owner to rent it house for the
duration.
Mrs. Albert Miller, executive Sec
retary of the chapter, said that there
are 20 volunteers on duty at all times
in addition to the corps of produc-
ton workers, and the seven-room
house on Prince street is inadequate
to house the chapter.
With the addition of classes for
dieticians' aides, formed at the re-
quest of the Alexandria Hospital,
and the expanded work of the home
service volunteers, the chapter now
offers every service afforded by the
Red Cross.
Mrs. Miller said that the board
of directors has been looking for
larger quarters for more than a
year, and while it is not in a posi-
ton to buy a house, which would
undoubtedly prove too large after
the war, the chapter is willing to
pay a reasonable rent for suitable
headquarters.
For the past year Red Cross classes
have been held in various parts of
the city such as schools. the Virginia
Public Service auditorium, and the
Norton Memorial Hall of ST. Pauls
Church.
The only available classroom in
the chapter is also used for commit
tee meetings, and lack of space
makes conferences almost impos-
Sible.
The home service workers who are
doing such an excellent job in aiding
the families of servicemen are
greatly handicapped by the lack of
privacy for interviews, while the
public health nurse has no place to
use as headquarters.
Mrs. Miller expressed the hope
that suitable building will be Of
fered before very long in order that
the chapter may carry on more
efficiently.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Fire Department Funds
SOUGHT in Fairfax Area

Approximately $4,000 in member
ship contributions to house the fire
department equipment given by the
officials of Fairfax County, Va, to
serve the communities between
Vienna and Falls Church are being
sought by the departments Finance
Committee, Chairman R. R. Buckle
lew announced yesterday.
Albert Merry of Dunn Loring, has
donated lot for the fire house and
J. M McHugh, Idylwood, has con-
tributed architectural plans Other
residents have given materials and
have volunteered their services in
building the house.
The communities especially af-
fected are Dunn Loring, Idylwood,
Merrifield Madrillon Farms. Lees
burg Pike. Woodford, Merry's Cor
ner Enola. Tysons, Wedderburn and
Cedar Lane.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Silver Spring Red Cross
Calls for Blood Donors

Wednesday will be Blood Donor
day in Silver Spring when the Red
Cross Blood Donor Mobile Unit will
visit the Woodside Methodist Church
from 8:45 am. to pm.
The quota in the Silver Spring
area has been raised to $50, and
donors are urgently needed, Mrs. E.
M. Whitcomb, blood donor chairman
for the Silver Spring branch of the
Red Cross. announced. Donors are
received by appointment only and
are asked to call branch headquar-
ters at Sligo 2233.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Darden Presses Plans
For VenereaI Hospital
Ey The Associated p,

Ey The Associated Prass.
RICHMOND, Va. July 17.-Cost
of the proposed venereal control
hospital for women which NAV be
built on the site of the State Farm
for Women in Goochland County
has been whitfield down to S544,-
900, Gov Darden said today.
This amount. however. does not
take in several necessary items. he
said. These include a water system,
sewerage disposal, and an admins
trative building
The Governor conferred yesterday
with Norfolk City Manager Charles
D. Borland and later discussed the
matter with State Commissioner of
Corrections Rice M. Youell and
Miss Elizabeth Hates, superintend-
ent of the women's farm.
Col. Borland is particularly in
terested in the project because of
the serious dangers facing the Nor
folk area from diseased prostitutes.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
End Of Driving Ban
In Virginia Asked
By Representative
Ey the Associated Press-

N.AN !
LEXINGTON, Va, July 17.-Rep-
resentative Robertson of Virginia's
7th Congressional District said to-
DAY the Office of Price Admins
tration should act now to lift the,
pleasure driving ban in Virginia.
without awaiting the results of
gasoline survey ordered last week
by War Mobilization Director Byrnes
for the Eastern Seaboard States. - 49,
1t was the OPA and not the Pes,
troleum Administration for WAR
which set up the so-called "famine
area" on which the pleasure -driv-
ing ban was imposed, Mr.. Robertson
said in a statement, and it was the
OPA that included Virginia in the
famine area" in spite of the fact
that this State had ample SUPP
plies of gasoline to meet it's local
| demands ~
Therefore. he added, it was within
OPA's province to take Virginia
out of the ban zone now. ;.
1n Richmond Gov. Darden
had received no reply today
to his letter of Monday to Mr..
Ickes urging that Virginia be
granted relief from the harsh"
and "inequitable" gasoline re- 2
strictions which the Governor +
held were unjustified in the
light of increasing supplies of
gasoline within the States bor-
derS.D @
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Arlington 5 July Quota
For Grade | Tires
Already Exhausted

Arlington County's July quota for
grade l tires already has been ex-
hausted and the grade quota is
nearly gone, officials of the tire di-
vision of the County Rationing
Board said yesterday.
The ITO grade l quota was re-
duced early in the month by a
carry-over from June of 1874 appli-
cations, and the tube quota, which
had been $50 in June, was lowered
to 95 for this month Officials
warned that present mounted tubes
and tires must be conserved because
of what appears to be the lowest
supply period since rationing be-
gan.
The board disclosed that more
than 500 persons applied for vaca-
ton permits during the last two
days Officials asked that all ap-
plications be submitted to the six
man panel at least one week in ad-
vance of proposed departure. Num-
Der of persons making the trip and
mileage must be included on ap-
plications, and no permits can be
given without examination of A
books.
officials pointed out that use of
all A coupons will deny car owners
family" gasoline until November
2l as under regulations boards can
grant none to make up for vacation
use.
Permits may be obtained at the
board Offices and may be carried or
mailed in. Starting tomorrow ap-
plications for permission will be OBJ
tainable at the three community as
sistance groups located at Bucking-
ham Center, Cherrydale library and
the Nellie Gusts School.
Late applications for War Ration
Book No 3 will be received at the
board between August l and TO-
officials said, and at that time any
errors in the original registration
can be corrected.
The Arlington board is now ON
its new schedule, opening for all
commodities on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays from am. to 80
pm. and Wednesday nights from
7 to 10 O'Clock. Price control will
remain open every day except Sat-
/ urday and the information desk will
be open every day and Wednesday
| night.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
It l1T'2IAIE nDlT|ON
Seven D. {. Residents
Arrive in Australia
For Red Cross Work

Seven representatives of the
American Red Cross who were
former residents of the District,
have arrived in Australia and now
are helping to entertain and care
for American service men in that
area. the Red Gross announced yes
terday.
Among those who made the Pacl-
flc crossing safely is Miss Marion
L. Cecil, 27, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene L. Cecil, 4021 Nineteenth
street NE. Before going overseas
she was employed as a secretary by
the Census Bureau She is gradu-
ate of Mckinley High School and
attended the Stlayer Secretarial
School. Her duties are as a hospital
secretary. Others included:
Raymond D. Jameson, 1884 Volta
place NV. who spent several years
in China as director of the Otha-
logical Institute in Peking after
taking his degree at the University
of Wisconsin. Before his appoint
ment as club director by the Red
Gross, he was employed in the con-
sultant service of the Library OF
Congress.
Mrs. Margaret P. Keller 1913 Six
teenth street N W.. who will act
as a personnel service director for
the Red Cross in Australia. She is
a graduate of Shore Road Academy,
New York, and received an ABB.
degree at National University in
Washington. She took postgradu-
ate course at the Catholic Univer-
sity school of social work while
serving as a case worker with the
District Red Cross.
Miss Mary Louis Barker of 1918
T street NV, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Eugene Barker; Miss Dorothy
B. Jackson, former resident of vi
enna, Va, an employe of the Amer
lean Association of University of
Women; Edward F. Gummel, who
was stationed at the National In
stitute of Health in Bethesda, Md,
before going overseas, and John P.
Bond, jr, 1923 New Jersey avenue
NV, who is program director
for the Red Cross Negro Clubs.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Bethesda War Plant
Seeks Area Women;
Training Offered
BY MRS. ]. REED BRADLEY.

Bethesda Chevy Chase women
who have been longing for an op-
portunity to do something concrete
to aid in the war effort were chal-
lenged last week by the call of the
Falge Engineering Service of Be-
thesda for 60 or 40 additional women
to aid in turning out blinker signal
guns and binocular signal lights for
the Navy, Coast Guard and Marine
Corps. Definite mechanical training
is required to do this work, but so
eager is the company to get local
women that it offers to pay Is cents
an hour during the 54-hour training
period
A training class will start next
week in the shop of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, with in
structors ot the war production
courses directing the work.
Will Be Held During Day.
Glasses will be held during the day
to suit the convenience of the ma jor-
ity OF applicants. Instruction will
be given in sheet metal work, ma
chine shop practice and assembly
work.
Already the company has on its
payroll 40 women of the commu-
nifty
Among them are Mrs. Madison
Pearson, wife of Brig. Gen. Pear
son; Mrs. Max Schneider, whose
husband is colonel in the Army Air
Forces in Africa; Mrs. Lewis Eisele.
mother of It. Arthur Eisele, Army
Air Forces; Mrs. Walter Cakes,
whose husband is in the Signal
Corps; Mrs. Frederic B. Warder,
wife of a prominent attorney, whose
son is an Army lieutenant, and at
least dozen other mothers whose
sons are serving in the armed
forces. Six college girls also have
Joined the shop force for the sum-
mer.
Unused to Tools.
Without exception, the women like
the work. Mrs. Warder said she
never even had used a screw driver
before taking the training course,
but she is working in the assembly
line now along with other women
whose previous mechanical training
was practically nil. Mrs. John A.
Dickinson, mother of five. can't work
the full eight hours each day. but
| she's glad to give as much time as
she can spare. She directs the work
of the paint room.
Most of the women wear white
uniforms which are furnished by
the Falge firm and laundered free
OF charge every few days.
Additional information on the
training courses may be had by
calling Oliver 4244.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
| Mother Of 78
| Sees 9th Child
| Enter Services
Special Dispatch to The Star.

LEONARDTOWN. Md. July IT,
Mrs. L. J. Sterling, mother of
Leonardtown's largest family, saw
her sixth child enter the services
this week when Hugh Dalton Ster-
ling departed for Army training at
Camp Lee, Va.
Mrs. Sterling, mother of Is chill
dren, has four other sons in the
Army, and a daughter who is an
Army nurse. They are Sergt. Will
liam Sterling, former attorney of
Washington, an instructor in an
Army school in Louisiana; 1t. Har-
ris Sterling, stationed at an Army
engineers school in California;
Sergt. L. j. Sterling, jr., stationed
at an Atlantic post; Pvt. Ernest
Sterling, stationed at Fort Tyson,
Tenn, and 1t. Nellie Sterling, nurse
at Walter Reed Hospital.
Two sons, two daughters and two
grandchildren remain at home here.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Civilian Growth Of 9.1%
Is Recorded in Virginia
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, July 17.-Vir-
ginia's civilian population increased
81 per cent, or 241,2l6, from April,
1910, to April. 1943, according to a
tabulation prepared by the Popula-
ton Study, State Planning Board.
The figure as of last April was O.
883,945.
Williamsburg showed the largest
percentage gain with 10l7 per cent,
rising from 3,942 in 1910 to 1850 in
1943, an increase of 4,008.
The Hampton Roads metropolitan
. area showed gain of sos per cent,
from 32l 900 to 516.l54. while the
Arling ton Fairfax Alexandria area
increased As per cent, from 126,657
to 1884,
Evening star., 1943-07-18
'Jeep House Boys Make
Gifts for Servicemen

Sixty boys from the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area are busily making
bed trays, checker boards, ash trays
and games of various kinds for the
use of men in the service at the
Junior Red Cross "Jeep House" on
Wisconsin avenue. Charley Rudd is
in charge of the woodworking class,
which meets two afternoons a week,
Tuesday and Thursday, from l to
o'clock
In addition to their work for the
servicemen, the boys are building a
parking rack for the Bicycle Corps
Because of the large number of
boys enrolled for this course, it was
necessary to enlarge the "Jeep
House" by renovating the basement
The place has been scrubbed and
painted and attractive work benches
installed
Evening star., 1943-07-18

In contrast to many Virginia
cities and counties. which have
shown a decrease in assessed real
estate values during the last 10 years.
Arlington and Fairfax Counties and
the city of Alexandria are expert
encing a healthy and steady growth
in realty values, survey disclosed
yesterday.
officials in the nearby Virginia
area Furthermore predicted steady
growth in realty values during the
war and postwar periods, obviating
any necessity of seeking revenues
from other sources for postwar
planning. Officials pointed to the
Government overflow into the Vir-
ginia area. accompanied by addl-
tional demands for housing and
business facilities.
A report issued last month by the
Virginia League of Municipalities
pointed out that true values OF
assessed real estate declined $685.
900 900 from 1881 to 1941, and that
while true values in the 100 counties
as a whole increased $133 900 900
during this yeriod, 81, or more than
a third of the counties, showed
decrease.
The report said Virginia localities
NAV have to seek revenues for
postwar planning from other sources
to offset the decline in taxes re-
ceived from real estate.
Showed 10-Year Increase.
Lewis M. Ansley. Alexandria tax
assessor. said true value of real es-
tate in the city increased S23 500 ,297
during the period from 1881 to
l941. He added that while the
1912 land books have not been COM
pleted. an additional increase ol
$4,000 900 is estimated for that year.
Mr.. Ansley. who was appointed
the city's first fuli-time tax assessor
last January. said that while the
war boom is responsible for recent
increases in realty values. the city
should continue to experience
steady increase. due to an overflow
from Washington.
City Manager Carl BudWesky said
the outlook for the future is most
favorable since the proportion of
assessed to true value of real es-
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Arlington.

AAhuS tUh.
9a.m. to $50 pm. Monday. We'd
nesday and Friday and to 10 pm.
Wednesday for all divisions except
price control.
9 am. to $3.50 pm. daily except
Saturday for price control division.
Alexandria.
Gam. to pm. daily except We'd
nesdays and Saturdays.
9 am. to pm. Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
7:30 to $3.50 pm. Wednesdays.
Ration books / and issued Mon
days and Fridays only.
Hyattsville.
9 am. to 3 pm. daily except
Saturdays.
Q am. to noon Saturdays.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Suburban Ration Board Hours

Fairfax.
$50 am. to 4 pm. daily except
thursdays and Saturdays.
$50 a. m. to pm. Thursdays and
Saturdays
Upper Marlboro.
am. to 3 pm. daily except
Saturdays.
am. to noon Saturdays.
Rockville.
$50 am. to $3.50 pm. daily except
Saturdays.
8 am to noon Saturdays.
Bethesda.
10 am. to pm. daily except
Saturdays.
8 am. to noon, Saturdays.
Silver Spring.
10 am. to 2 pm. daily except
Saturdays.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
School Attendance Drops

RICHMOND, Va, July II P,.-
Average daiyv attendance at Vir-
ginia public schools during the 1912
43 session was 1888 less than dur
ing the preceding year. DR.. Walter
S. Newman, assistant superintendent
of public instruction. announced
today. An average of 481 1866 attend
ed school daily during l941-42. Dur
ing the last session the figure
dropped to 464 ,053.