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Evening star., 1943-12-12
Suburban Hospital
To Open Tomorrow

Despite the failure of the Subur-
ban Hospital in Bethesda to open
December l, as scheduled, the ad-
ministrative and nursing staff has
been working overtime during the
last week in preparation for the new
opening date tomorrow, J. Dewey
Lutes, superintendent, said yester-
day Failure of laboratory equip
ment to arrive postponed the open
ing.
The general public has little idea
of the vast amount of work to be
done in connection with a hospital
opening" Mr.. Lutes said. Exclu-
sive OF equipment, the supplies
needed run well over 1000 separate
items, he pointed out.
For instance, he said, a hospital
requires five times as many differ
ent pieces of linen as a hotel. In
addition to sheets, pillow cases,
blankets and bedspreads, there are
draw sheets, rubber sheets, mattress
pads, stocking leggings, hospital
gowns. covers for various kinds of
equipment and in the nursery alone
at least Is different items.
Only Is per cent of the hospitals
equipment has arrived to date, Mr..
Lutes said. Seventy-five per cent
is either in transit or has not been
shipped.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Alexandra Chamber Asks
Lower Unemployment Tax

In meeting with State Senator
elect Andrew w. Clarke and Alex
andria Delegate-elect w. Selden
Washington Friday night, the board
of directors of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce asked the
legislators to sponsor legislation to
reduce the State unemployment tax
paid by business firms.
Robert G. Whitton, president of
the Chamber, said the board has
been informed that the state un-
employment fund is now seven
times larger than normal demands
require and that the board feels
reduction Of unemployment since
the war makes 1t inadvisable to tax
merchants in order to continue
building up fund which, as it now
stands, would carry the unemploy-
ment burden for at least seven
years.
The chamber directors agreed
that in view of the heavy Federal
tax burden now being borne by
merchants and the favorable finan-
cial position Of the State, it would
be wise to cut the unemployment
tax rate to IL per cent.
Continuing it's policy of advocat-
ing annexation of county territory
by the city of Alexandria. the board
Of directors asked Mr.. Clarke and
Mr.. Washington to make every ef-
fort to kill any bills to annexations.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Communication Asked
For Lee T. WiIes

A recommendation for commuta-
ton of sentence in the case of Lee
T. Wiles, who is serving a l0-year
term in the Maryland House of
Correction after being convicted
about two years ago in Montgomery
County Circuit Court on a charge
OF second-degree murder, was sent
yesterday to Gov. O'Conor by State
Parole Director Herman M. Moser.
according to an Associated Press
dispatch from Annapolis.
Mr Moser also recommended that
a parole be given Charles S. Porter,
who was sentenced in Montgomery
County Circuit Court to two years
and nine months in the House Of
Correction on charges of robbery
and assault with intent to rob.
WileS was convicted of shaving
Ed Larman by beating him over the
head with a shotgun at the latter S
home in Germantown.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Alexandria OAR Units
|WiII Hear Author

Members of the three Alexandria
chapters of the Daughters of the
American Revolution have been in
vited to special meeting at 3 pm.
Tuesday to hear talk by Mrs. Amea
Willoughby, author of II Was on
Corregidor." The meeting will be
held in the auditorium of the Vir-
glnia Public Service Co. Building.
Mrs. Willoughby will speak under
the auspices of the Alexandria chap
ter of the Red Cross, and the meet
ing has been arranged by Mrs. Ell
lott Thompson, vice regent of the
DR.. Elisha Dick Chapter.
Mrs. Willoughby, who lives in
Alexandria, was born in England
and educated in Canada, where she
met her husband, Woodbury. Will
loughby. They went to Manila in
1880 and were there when the Japa-
nese attacked the PHILIPPINES. Later
they were evacuated to Corregidor
and escaped on submarine to
Australia.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Montgomery Farm
Committees Named

Names of the newly elected
county committee officers and dis
trict committee members of the
Montgomery County Agricultural
Conservation Association were an
nounced last night.
T. Alexander Barnsley, Olney, has
been named chairman of the county.
committee, succeeding Thomas c.
Darby, Jacksonville, who was elected
vice chairman. Other members are:
Mrs. Dorothy Gott Brosius, Rock
vile, secretary; Mrs. Calphurnia w.
Monday, Rockville, treasurer; Ralph
Walker, Gaithersburg, regular men,
Der; w. w. Hodges, Comus, first
alternate, and Harold C. Smith,
Rockville, second alternate.
District committeeman are:
Laytonsville-R. G. HoWes, chair
man; Allie Messer and Gillis Owings.,
Clarksburg-Arnold Price, chair,
man; Robert C. Green and j. w.
Woodfield.
Poolesville-George B. Remsburg,
chairman; Harry D. Grubb and
Joseph N. Darby.
Colesville Wheaton - Robert H.
Miller, chairman; T. Y. Candy and
Willard NARROW
DarnestoWn-P Potomac Bethesda -
Sumner Wood, chairman; Herbert
King and Spencer Ward.
Olney-Mahlon Kirk w. chair
man; Henry L. Benson, jr., and
Charles w. Ray.
Gaithersburg Rockville - H. w.
Bosley, chairman; Edna C. Leuhusen
and G. S. Ward.
Barnesville-Mr. Hodges, chair,
man; w. c. Poole and w. D. Pyles..
Damascus - Eugene S. Walker,
chairman; j. M. Duvau and Ray.
mond Kemp.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
DR.. Dora BrauIt Appointed
Prince GEORGES Health Aide

DR.. Dora Brault has been ap-
pointed assistant health officer in
Prince Georges County by the
United States Public Health Serv-
ice, succeeding Dr. Nelson Podolnick
DIR. Podolnick, who now holds the
rank of first lieutenant in the Pub
lie Health Service. is acquainting Dr.
Brault with her hew duties pending
receipt of his new assignment. He
has been assistant county health Of
fcer for the last two years.
DR.. Brault. who will be stationed
at Upper Marlboro. has been with
the Public Health Service for about
A year. Before that she practiced
medicine in Boston.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
STATR FDTTToN
Five New Members
Added 70 Arlington
Postwar Committee

Five citizen members of the Ar
lington County postwar planning
committee were named yesterday at
the County Board meeting by Basil
De Lashmutt, chairman.
In addition to Mr.. De Lashmutt,
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han, State Senator William D.
Medley and Frank L. Dieter, the
new members are to be Judge Harry
r. Thomas, A. D. Adams. Miss Mar
garet Troxell, Carl Gerber and Will
liam Morren Stone.
A tentative report of the Parks
and Fairgrounds Advisory Board
was given by Edmund Campbell,
who said the board had found it
desirable that general budget con-
troll be under County Board juris-
diction, but that administration be
handled by the School Board
through a department of recreation
set up within the School Board.
Budget issues, however, would be
voted on by the County Board.
Mr.. Campbell said that lands pur-
chased under the program will be
acquired in the name of the County
Board for the county and that pur-
chase of playground properties
should be correlated with school
grounds.
The administration Of parks
should be left under the jurisdic-
ton of the Planning Commission,
he said.
Dieter to Report.
Frank l.. Dieter, planning COM
missioner, is to leave shortly to visit
cities which have developed excel
lent recreational facilities, Mr..
Campbell said, and will make de-
tailed report on plans of land acqui-
sition on his return 1t was empha-
sized that a public hearing will be
held before any action is taken in
procuring lands.
A report by Mr.. Hanrahan in
dorsing Fire Chief A. c. Scheffels
recommendations for increase of
fire equipment, brought forth dis
cussion and some objection from
Michael Divine, volunteer chief OF
the Ballston station.
Mr.. Divine asked that considera-
ton be given equipment needs eX-
pressed by the Arlington Firemen's
Association. He pointed out that
Chief Scheffel's report said there
had been an average of six firemen
at each fire last month, which indi-
Gated a need for smaller, more COM
pact equipment requiring fewer men
for operation.
A request from Charles S. Cob
bins, president of the Civic Fedora
ton, that traffic signal be placed
In front of the Cherrydale fire sta
ton on Lee highway, was answered
by Mr. Hanrahan who said he was
awaiting a report from the State
Fire Department..
Ask for Curfew.
Mrs. Henry D. Rinsland and Mrs |
James w. Head, members of the
Arlington Womans Club, asked that
a curfew be considered to curb juve-
nile delinquency. Mrs, Rinsland
also asked that a counselor or psy-
chiatrist be employed to work with
school authorities on truancy prob /.
lens and that the board investigate |
the report that children under Is
allegedly are working after IL pm.
in county bowling alleys.
Commonwealth's Attorney Law
renee Douglas said the State Labor
officials had visited the county last
Evening star., 1943-12-12
'1orvestad Charges
Park Commission
Is Prosecuting Him

Mayor John N. Torvestad of Col
mar Manor last night charged he
is being prosecuted" by the Mary
land-National Capital Park and.
Planning Commission and the
Democratic organization of which
it is part" because of his political
beliefs and his antigambling cam
paign.
The Mayor of the Prince Georges
County town is scheduled to be tried
December 20 in Hyattsville Police
Court on charges of violating the
county zoning law and failing to
obtain building permit. On the
same day, Perce Wolfe, zoning officer
OF the Park and Planning Commits
sion, who sWore out the warrant
against the Mayor, will be tried on
a charge made by Mayor Torvestad
that Mr.. Wolfe gave away public
property last summer.
Outlines Circumstances.
Declaring the commission "presum-
ably is bringing him into court be-
cause he built apartments in his
home, which is located in a resi-
dental A zone, Mayor Torvestad
asserted the charges were made be
cause am Republican and because
am endeavoring to reduce gam
bling and crime on the Baltimore
boulevard in my town" -
Malice is held toward me-" the
Mayor contended because I am
the Republican Mayor of town
in an overwhelmingly Democratic
county and because I have been
and may again be candidate for
national political Office" Mayor
Torvestad last year ran for Con-
gress against Representative Sass
cerD
He pointed out that hundreds"
of residential property owners in
the metropolitan area of the coun-
ty have converted their homes into
apartments to meet high living costs
and mounting taxes and at the same
time help relieve the housing short
age.
Cites Reelection.
Despite this fact" he said, "the
Planning Commission is selecting
me from the hundreds in my situa-
ton and inviting me into court to
show cause why I should not be
fined and sentenced to Jail for what
l have done in the interest of thrift.
economy and the war effort"
Emphasizing that he holds the
highest regard for all Democrats
who symbolic the lofty principles
OF that great political party" Mr..
Torvestad said the voters of his
town have elected him Mayor dur
ing the last 10 years, even though
he is a Republican.
He added that the malice" held
toward him because of this "is not
in accord with the spirit of our
form OF government. which calls for
all candidates to bow graciously to
the will of the people at the polls
In every election"
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Rockville 10 Form
4 Girl Scout Troops
Tomorrow Night

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. IL
Formation of Girl Scout troops
here will be started at a meeting
Monday night when it is planned
to invest the leaders, committee
chairmen and others selected to
carry on the work. Representa-
tives Of the National Girl Scout
headquarters at Washington will
attend.
Present plans call for organiza-
ton Of four units, a brownie troop,
two intermediate troops and a SEN
ior troop. Girls from to 18 years
of age are eligible for membership.
and it is thought the starting en-
rollment will be so, including u
brownies, 40 Intermediates and 8
seniors. Women interested in the
organization have been meeting
every Monday night for the last
eight weeks for instruction and
study and have had the help of
national headquarters representa-
tives.
Miss Edythe M. Turner, home
demonstration agent for Mont
gomery County, met with the Glen
mont Homemakers' Club at the
home Of the president, Mrs. Nor
man c. Oberlin, yesterday to make
toys designed to be used In the
new kindergarten at the Glenmont
School. Last night, the Gathers
burg Homemakers' Club held it's
annual December recre tional
meeting at the home of Mrs.
Marshall Walker.
The Laytonsville All Boys Club
elected these officers for 1914, it was
announced during the week: Wash,
ington White, president; Frank Pal
mer, vice president; Merhle War
field, secretary; Harry Jones, treas
urer. 1t was stated that Allie Messer
and Edwin c. Fry will be local lead
ers and assistant local leader, re-
spectively.
To take care of the expected ante
Christmas rush, the Rockville post
office will be kept open until 9 pm.
beginning Wednesday and continu-
ing through December %, it has been
announced by Acting Postmaster
Norman E. Ward
The Executive Committee of the
Montgomery County Council of
Homemakers' Clubs, which COM
prises the officers Of the county,
wide group and the presidents of
the 2l constituent organizations, is
scheduled to meet in the office of
the county home demonstration
agent here Tuesday to discuss plans
for the 1914 program.
The annual Christmas entertain
ment of the Rockville Presbyterian
Church will be held December 49,,
1t was announced today by the pas
tor, the Rev Henry K. Pasma. It
will be featured by a music proI
gram under direction of Miss Mary
Craigmiles and the annual Joy gift
Offering for disabled Presbyterian
ministers and the white gift offer
ing for the Presbyterian Orphan
age at Lynchburg, Va, will be
taken.
The Germantown Homemakers'
Club elected 1914 officers at a meet
ing at the home of Glen Boland
according to announcement at the
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Community Club Session

The Woman's Community Club of
kensington will meet at 1890 pm.
tomorrow in the Masonic Hall
in Kenslngton, when the book sec
ton will have charge of the pro-
gram, A group of children from
the Reinhardt School for the Deaf
will give a pageant directed by Miss
Anna Peck. The music section will
give Christmas carols under the
direction of Mrs. Kenly Bell.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Soldier Says Nozi
Plane at SoIerno
Had GHEGunner
Ey the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BLOOMINGTON, Md, Dec.
11.-Pvt. Harry Ray Beard has
written his mother, Mrs. Edith
Beard, Bloomington, that a
woman was member of a
German bomber crew in an air
battle above Salerno.
Pvt. Beard, whose antiair-
craft outfit was among the
first groups to land on the Sa-
lerno beach. said that lone Of
the most interesting sights of
the engagement was a big Ger
man bomber coming down.
What an explosion! There was
a girl gunner in it."
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Rites Will Be Held Today
For Miss Groomes

Funeral services for Miss Amanda
M. Groomes, 80, who died at her
home in Rockville Friday after
long illness, will be held at 2:30 pm.
today from the funeral home of w.
Reuben Pumphrey. Bethesda. The
Rev. G. Freeland Peter, acting rec
tor OF Christ Episcopal Church.
Rockville, will conduct the services
and burial will be in the cemetery
adjoining st. Johns Episcopal
Church. Olney, Md.
Miss Groomes is survived by SIS
ter, Mrs. Marian Meem. Rockville,
six nieces and two nephews. She,
was a lifelong resident Of Mont,
gomery County.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Maryland Court ExiIes
Couple for Leaving Bob,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 11.-Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Houser each drew
suspended sentences Of year in
the House of Correction when they
were brought before Trial Magis-
trate James G. Woodward on
charges of abandoning a two-year-
old child
Judge Woodward suspended the
sentence on condition the couple
leave Maryland. The child, he said,
had been placed in, a home.
Evening star., 1943-12-12

week to investigate the child labor
situation and that he anticipated
an immediate report. He added
that reports from cities which had
established curfews showed that the
plan was not workable.
Mr.. Hanrahan said that permis-
sion already had been granted for
employment of a school counselor
and that he was now waiting for
selection of the proper person. Such
a counselor, he said, would have
Offices in the courthouse and would
work with both schools and nurser-
lies.
To Extend Street.
The Board adopted motion ap-
proving authorization of eXpendi-
lures of $3.50 to purchase rights of
way for the construction of portions
of North Ohio street to Fairfax
drive, making it through street.
The Board also authorized arrange
ments for acquisition of rights of
way on North Edison street between
IWenty-Seco street and Lee high
way for better access to the hospital.
A letter from Recreational Direc-
tor w. A. Richardson asking that
the board appropriate $2,280 to sup
plement the budget of the War Rec
reatlOn Center was turned over to
the commemorative attorney.
A request from the Ration Board
that $500 as special allotment for
part-time help be paid was deferred
on motion of Mr.. Campbell He
asked additional time to see what
efforts had been made to obtain
Federal funds for operation of the
Federal agency.
Total expenses of s65, 1896, of
which the payroll was $31,24347,
were approved by the board.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Stain Attends Dinner
For President Benes

BY The Associated Press
MOSCOW. Dec. IL - President
Eduard Benes of the Czechoslovak
government-in-exile arrived here
today and began conversations pre-
paratory to signing 25-year mutual
assistance pact with Russia.
premier Stain attended
dinner given for Benes later. said
a Moscow broadcast recorded in
London by the Soviet monitor
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Two Representatives
To Inspect Navy Bases

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Ward Johnson
and Anderson. California Republi-
cans, will leave here by plane today
to inspect naval facilities on the
West and Gulf Coasts.
Both are members of the House
Naval Affairs Committee.
Evening star., 1943-12-12

Office of county home demonstra-
tion agent here. They are: Miss
Rebecca Leaman, president; Mrs.
Frank Allnutt, vice president: Mrs.
William Hargett, secretary; Mrs.
Glen Boland, treasurer.
Evening star., 1943-12-12
Choir to Sing Messiah

The Christmas portion of Handel's
oratorio, The Messiah" will be
given by the Chancel Choir of the
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
at 5 pm. today. The public is in
vited. .,.-,....
Evening star., 1943-12-12

Knitted OF soft rev virgin wool in
sturdy stitch thot means longer weor and
added wornth. Choice of tan, blue khaki
and grey in this group.
Mems Shops-Street Floor
Evening star., 1943-12-12

New winter weight hose. Plain eoIors,
stripes, oreyle plods. Wool, royon and
cotton (propery IobeIed os to material
content). Sizes lOH to u.
Mems Shops-Street Floor
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pageant on December 10, Santa
Lucia Day, in the parish hall OF
historic Gloria Del (Old Swedes'
Church, built in 100.
Down at Winston Salem, N. C..
Moravians hold the love feast
too. and the Christmas putt" is
displayed. But highlight of VIM
ston-Salem's holiday activity is the
community party in which $4,000
persons take part.
Another North Carolina city
Wilmington, claims the worlds
largest Christmas tree" a 3G0-year-
old live oak that is the center OF
festivity
Out ON stormy Hatteras Island
the fisherfolk of tiny Rodanthe
N. c., observe "Old Christmas" OF
Twelfth Night on January S, keep
ing up custom that dates back
to the founding of the community
This Twelfth Night celebration is
a day early for some unknown
reason.l Santa Claus comes on
Christmas Eve, but when he re-
turns for odd Christmas" he
brings with him "Old Buck" a
menacing ogre who takes care of
naughty children while Santa adj
ministers to the good
AT Murphy, N. c., the Churches
of God prepare replica of ancient
Bethlehem at the eastern end OF
La natural amphitheatre between
Ten Commandments and Sermon
on the Mount peaks On the after
noon before Christmas at the hour
coinciding with midnight in Pales-
tine, the Nativity pageant is en-
acted
Boston is planning its annual
Christmas tree on Boston Common,
but minus lights. Carolers, a ira
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SPECIAL FLAVOR
OF CHRISTMAS
ENRICHES LIFE

There is very special flavor
about Christmas which has nothing
to do with the giving and getting OF
presents, and which depends only
on the spirit which the presents
represent. The adult who can keep
this spirit and not let himself be
worn out and exasperated by the
material aspects of the season has
kept a part of his childhood alive
and can still feel the thrill which
the season holds for children.
The child who has experienced
the finest essence of Christmas will
always look upon the season with
joy and anticipation. His senses
will always be stirred by the smell
of evergreen, the crackle of holly
and the picture of people loaded
down with mysterious parcels.
To get the full flavor there must
be secrets, hidden packages, whis-
perings and private consultations.
There must be also increased ten
sion until Christmas Eve with the
frantic effort to sleep. that the time
may pass more quickly, or the de-
termination to lie awake and peep
for sight of the unexpected.
When Christmas has become too
elaborate and is a burden instead OF
a joy, when everyone decides not
to celebrate Christmas this year.
the children have been robbed of
one of the high spots of childhood.
Life is enriched and quickened by
an occasional break in the proceed
ure of everyday existence, and the
season which offers the greatest
possibilities for such a break is the
feast of the winter solstice. when
the harvest is over and the spring
not yet at hand the feast of
Christmas.
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BY VIVIAN BROWN
AP Features Writer

Santa's not going to disappoint
you after all His Yuletide pack
may be short of great number OF
familiar toys, but there will be
games that all the family can en-
joy together.
A variety Of easy-to-learn, quick
action parlor games made of non
priority materials. is ready. Sister
and brother and the grown-ups
too. viii forget about limitations on
the family car
Some old favorites like Rock,
popular in the horse and- buggy
age, are being revived this Christ
mas. The game has won favor in
the armed forces where a variety
of new techniques has been added
to increase the difficulty of mot
getting rocked"
Pit, the wheat pit speculation
game of the Nineties. is another
old craze to be revived. The OBJ
ject of this old time trading game
is to corner the market on wheaat
corn, barley, flax, oats or hay by
trading cards representing these
grains
A game Of real estate Monopoly
and Finance, another of the rob-
both family and service men, Sorry
the English game that won pop
Der speculation games, appeal tc
ularity during the blitz, is another
best seller.
For armchair commands, new
interest is Navy Weftup. an air.
plane Identification game, developed
by the Special Devices Section OF
the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
and used by the Navy as one OF
the many official methods to teach
recognition of the fine points OF
Allied and enemy aircraft.
The name Weftup is derived from
the first letters OF the parts OF an
airplane which are usually observed
in determining identity. Wings,
Engines, Fuselage, Tail, Undercar-
riage, and Peculiarities The game
consists of 81 cards giving silhoutte
views of Allied and enemy planes
Though it is the toughest and most
technical of the war games pub
hShed for home front consumption
to the amazement of. game experts
it has become a best seller.
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dition on fashionable Beacon Hill,
will tour the district as usual, but
their candles will be BACKED out.
Newblryport, Mass, has under
taken the job of raising enough
money to send every man and wo-
man from the city in the armed
services a Christmas check.
Up in New Hampshire, Episco-
pal Bishop John t. Dallas, has
called upon the public to discon-
tinue this Christmas the giving of
habit gifts"
Habit giving, the Rt Rev. Dallas
says, is but an expression of hur-
ried friendship. Forget the gifts
and do the harder thing, write a
personal note as token of good
will