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Evening star., 1943-06-04
Maryland Rationinq
Of Liquor Doubted
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, June -Rationing
of liquor to customers in Maryland
is not expected by distributors, al
though one State official warned
that supplies of whisky and other
liquors are getting lower.
Executive Secretary I. William
Schimmel OF the Maryland Insti-
tute of Wine and Spirit Distributors
said informal rationing by distillers
and wholesalers to Maryland retail
ers had been in effect for six months
and the plan was working we'll
Most retailers" he said, had re-
serve stocks to draw on when we
started to ration them" The re-
serves are running low. however, Mr..
Schimmel added.
Virginia, Ohio and several other
States having State-operated dis
pensary systems have inaugurated
liquor rationing.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
War Department Plans
Prizes for Employees
Suggestions Are Sought
To Increase Efficiency

Following plans adopted by In
dustry the War Department will
award cash prizes ranging from IS
to $3.50 and more in special cases
for the best suggestions from its
l,3l6,o00 civilian employees for i'm
proving its functions.
Known as Ideas for Victory" the
plan Is the first of its kind adopted
by the department. The amount of
an award will be determined by the
degree to which the suggestion bet
tiers operating efficiency and econ
omy. Thousands of suggestions are
expected to be volunteered, and all
civilian employees are eligible to par
ticipate.
Commanding officers throughout
the Nation will appoint local sug-
gestion committees consisting of
three members each.
A War Department board of civil
ian awards is being established in
the office of the Secretary of War
to coordinate the program. 1t will
consist of a civilian chairman and
representatives from the air forces,
ground forces and chief of staff.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Dupont Plant Develops
BIockbuster Ingredient
By the Associated Press.

PERTH AMBOY. N. j.. June A
white. Sugar-like substance devel-
oped in a New Jersey chemical plant
and given the name OF hexamethene-
tetramine, was disclosed yesterday
by Maj Gen. Charles T. Harris, jr.,
commanding general of the Aber-
deem Md Proving Ground, as the
basic ingredient of "blockbuster"
bombs.
In a speech delivered at the award
of an Army Navy 'E" banner to the
electro-chemicals plant of the E. I.
du Pont de Nemours & Co.. Gen.
Harris said workers at the Perth
Amboy plant developed a new grade
Of the substance, known in industry
as "hexamine." for the explosive.
Large quantities of hexamine are
produced at the Perth Amboy fac
tory and in other ordnance plants
throughout the country which have
been patterned on the New Jersey
factory. Gen. Harris revealed.
A company ofl1cial said hexameth-
lenetetramine was manufactured
from formaldehyde and ammonia.
Evening star., 1943-06-04

greet an inspection party COM
prised of j. Morton Franklin, Dis
trict Victory Garden supervisor, Mrs.
Frederick Brooke. treasurer of the
Victory Garden Committee, and The
Star reporter. He was joined by
Sergt j. W. Powder. U. S. A., large
and muscular, who left hand cul-
tivator which he had been pushing
along as If horse ahead were help
ing
Sergt. Powder drives the car of
Gen. George c. Marshall. Chief of
Staff The sergeant is a neighbor
of Mr.. Flagg
Mr.. Flagg's mother was busy pulling
weeds, as was Seret Powders wife.
Don d. Cole, Navy Yard machinist,
was busy spraying beans and pota
toes. Sent out of the city on three
week trip recently, he regretted the
assignment-bugs had eaten his
bean plants. He lives at 28ll Knox
Terrace S. E.
Charles H. Tohla OF the United
Qua ll1S odIlO anu IllS youIlS
wife 'they live at 2l08 Thirty second
street S.ED we're busy trimming
their garden We're after one of
those prizes" she said A score of
other gardeners arrived later and
soon the valley was a scene of agri-
cultural industry.
Mr.. Franklin explained that 1t
would be we'll to replant beans whose
strength had been sapped by corn
mageOts at the seed. . common
trouble this past cold spring, or
any crop damaged by insects. 81 In
getting a garden ready for inspec-
ton by the prize jury.
The prizes offered are a slOO War
bond for the best garden in the Met
ropolitan Area, donated by the
Washington Gas Light Co, eight
district prizes for the four sections
of the city and four suburban dis
tricts of $25 War bond donated
by The Evening Star: second prizes
of $40 in stamps for the eight dis
tricts given by the American Asso-
citation of Nurserymen as part of its
donation, defense area prizes of $40
and SIS In stamps largely donated
by the RKO Keith Theater. 20 best
vegetable prizes of SIS each donated
by the Times Herald and canning
prizes of $25, $40 and S.
Any one can enter a Victory gar
den in Washington or the sur
rounding counties. All you have to
do is to fill out the coupon on this
page. Mail it to the Garden Editor
of The Star and your garden will
be entered. You will have several
weeks to improve your garden for
competition before the Judging will
begin. Entries close June ls
Evening star., 1943-06-04

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. l3 in book is now valid and
will be good for pounds through
August l5
Coffee-Stamp No. "a is valid for
l 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 Is, instead OF the
previous date Of June 30.
No. A coupons ale good for 3
gallons each through July 81.
B and c coupons. good for "a
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 l8 will become good
on June Is and will then be good
for one pair of shoes until yet
unannounced date.
Fuel Oil-No coupons are valid for
10 gallons through September 80.
Ceiling prices-No retailer In this
area legally may sell food COM
modities at prices higher than
those on the ofncial OPA lists in
The Sunday Star May 9. Is and 23.
Ceiling prices for meat were
published in The Star on May II
and 13. -..--. -..-.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Dealers Here Report
Potato Situation Is
Considerably Better
OPA Investigators Warn
Truck Howker to Keep
Prices Under Ceilings

Potatoes still rolled into Wash
ington slowly today and dealers said
the situation was improved consid-
erably over what it had been a
couple OF weeks ago.
Most wholesalers were getting
some supplies. although shipments
were nothing like the days when any
one could get all the potatoes he
wanted simply by paying for them
at reasonable prices.
The OPA. meanwhile. reported
that It's investigators last night
warned a dealer who had begun to
sell potatoes out of two large trucks
a the Northeast Market, Fifth street
and Florida avenue NE. The in
vestiga tors told the dealer he would
be allowed to continue the sales
only if he remained within the cell
ing prices
What happened to the potatoes
eventually no one seemed to know
today. Commission merchants at
the market said they saw no signs
of further sales, so it was presumed
tilC dCd lVl oCSlbCu ilol W oSlI
cargo-at least not at the market.
One produce man said today he
had received about 100 bushels of
potatoes as part of mixed truck
load of fruits and vegetables from
Georgia. He said he was disposing
of them for what seemed to him to
be fair price inasmuch as he had
called the OPA and nobody down
there seemed to know what the CELL
ing on potatoes is these days He
said that there had been several
changes in ceiling regulations re-
Gently and most dealers were con-
fused.
Onions remained scarce on the
market, it was reported. but most
other fresh fruits and vegetables
were coming in regularly.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Night Shopping Crowd
Jams transportation
On Homeward Trips
Some Morooned for Time;
Nearby Vireinions 60
To TerminoI TO Boord

Buses and streetcars carving
evening shopping and theater crowds
home last night were taxed by the
biggest concentrations of passengers
yet experienced, according to start
ers at downtown points.
The Thursday night shopping
period and Government payday,
coming almost together created a
peak between $50 and $50 pm.
that jammed the doors of every bus
and streetcar leaving the downtown
area
A starter for the Arnold line oper-
ating buses to Falls Church. Clar-
endon, Ballston and other points
in Virginia. sent bus away
from Eleventh and r streets NV.
at $40 pm. that had room for five
or six more ISLANDERS. That's the
first bus In IS minutes that hasn't
been fully packed" he said.
Give Up X Street Boarding
Commuters evidently have given
up waiting for the Arnold line buses
on K street during rush hours. One
persistent commuter was found sit
ting on the curbine at X street and
Connecticut avenue He was Car
roll Tapp. 1887 North Randolph
street, Arlington, an employe of the
Mayf1ower Hotel At 9:45 pm. he
said he had been waiting an hour
Tor Clarendon Ballston bus. Five
had passed him by loaded to the
platforms. he said. He was too tired
to go to the bus terminal at Ekv-
enth street, he added.
While he waited, he said, private
cars had picked up several persons
from the corner who were bound for
Arlington points.
The dispatcher of the Arnold line
at its headquarters In Arlington said
our experience about picking peo-
pie up on K street during rush hours
has been pathetic. Evidently COM
muters don't expect buses to stop at
X street points any more during
rush hours and they 90 to the Elev-
enth street terminal"
Other Buses damned.
Many Capital Transit Co. buses
running west along K street between
, and 10 pm. were filled to doors
and persons signaling them in vain
to stop had to wait for & second or
third bus going along their route.
One Capital Transit starter said,
This is the worst Thursday night I
have ever seen. Perhaps the heat
has something to do with it."
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Arlington Woman Found
Dyino From Cos

Mrs. Marie Barr, l8. of 1912 North
Patrick Henry drive, Arlington, died
Yesterday at Georgetown Hospital
after she was found by her husband,
William Barr. in the kitchen Of their
home with gas jets on the stove
open
Police said Mrs Barr was taken to
the hospital by the Arlington Rescue
Squad after attempts to revive her
had failed They said her husband
was scheduled to be inducted into
the Army tomorrow.
Deputy Coroner Christopher J.
Murphy said he would not issue a
certificate in the death until he
received a report from Arlington
police. The certificate had not been
filed today.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
FWA Seeks Funds to Free
Women for War Work

Mrs. Florence Kerr. assistant ad-
mlElstrator of the Federal Works
Agency. today asked the House Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee for an appropriation of at
least $75,000000 for services to re-
lease women for war production.
The committee is considering Lam
ham Act appropriations for the
1894 fiscal year.
Mrs. Kerr also answered charges
made yesterday by State education
officials that FWA is responsible for
delays in making grants to COM
munities. She said the delays in
grants for child-care centers are
often caused by slowness of local,
State and Office of Education off,
cials
The FWA program for all-dav care
OF children Of working mothers was
described by Chairman Lanham "as
one of the most important factors
in the preservation of young man
hood and young womanhood OF
America today"
Although chief emphasis has been
previously concentrated on care of
pre-school children, Mrs. Kerr said
mothers and educators both are
recognizing the growing juvenile de-
linquency problem and the need for
supervised recreational programs.
An Auto workers delegation. head
ed by R. J. Thomas. president of the
C1O United Automobile Workers.
demanded that Lanham Act appro-
priations for war housing be in
creased to 100000 next year.
Mr. Thomas said that the Presidents S
request for only s400 ,0o0, 900 assumed
that two-thirds of the Immigrant
workers can be sheltered in existing
structures. In his opinion, it is not
likely that more than so per cent
Of the expected more than 100000
migrant workers could be cared for
in existing facilities.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
1ardy Witnesses Fined
S. Each for CONTEMPT

Justice Bolitha J. Laws yesterday
made it plain he will not tolerate
tardiness In witnesses showing up
for trials, when he cited four of
them. including complainant. for
contempt of court and flned each IS.
Those cited and fined, all COL
ored, were Joe Small. 900 block of
N street NV. complainant, whom
three defendants In a robbery case
are accused of robbing of $3.50: Ma
italia Stewart and Mary E. Mich
olson, both Of the 800 block OF N
street NV, and Mabel Hunter of
the 1000 block Of M street NV,
all Government witnesses.
The four showed up late for the
scheduled trial Of Theodore Ander-
son, James B: Edwards and Herman
Leach. all colored, who are accused
OF robbing Mr.. Small. Justice Laws
also issued attachments for two
other witnesses in the case and con-
tinued 1t for trial to June 8.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Decision on Bridge
Completion Awaited
After WPB inspection
Contractor Continues
Construction With No
Stop Order Received

Whether the War Production
Boards Non-lnduStrial Facilities
Committee will revoke or stand by
its decision to stop work on the
Tidal Basin bridge and road project
remained undisclosed today, after
members inspected the nearly COM
pleted traffic improvement yester-
day
The committee looked over the
bridge and other features of the
project and then went into executive
session at WPB headquarters. 1t
was reported afterward that the
group discussed this and other con-
structlon jobs in various places
which it was proposed to stop. Word
was sent out at the close of the ses-
sion that there was nothing more to
say about the Tidal Basin at the
moment, that the committee had
taken no further action.
Meanwhile, lacking any formal
order directing that work be halted.
the contractor continued to build
the bridge and make supplementary
improvements. thus bringing the
project nearer conclusion, a date
which District Highway Director H.
c. Whitehurst estimated earlier in
the week at IS days.
It was assumed at WPB that there
would be final decision one way or
the other soon, perhaps, sometime
today.
The committee decided some davs
ago to stop the project and directed
that an Or6er be drawn up. The
order, delayed at first by failure of
the committee to agree on exactly
what work would be exempted from
the stop-dlrective-safety measures
to protect construction already in
piace-still had not been issued or
scrapped.
District officials were reported to
have made strong protests against
stopping the project at this late date
when it was all but finished and ma
terials to complete it were on hand.
The committee, which first con-
sidered haltlng the work last De.
cember. but allowed it to continue.
concluded on taking it up again thtat
it was not essential to the war.
District officials retorted that the
War Department had approved it as
a traffic facility made necessary by
the Pentagon Building.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Farmers Avoiding OPA Ceilings
In Manassas Chicken Auctions

One chicken raiser. however, said
that chicken producers had stopped
bringing their birds to the auction
sales when ceiling prices went into
effect. He said now that fowls are
being sold by the head instead of by
the pound. farmers again are bring
ing them to the auction.
Called Breeding Stock.
Another dealer who purchases
chickens and sells them to Washing
ton merchants, said he carried with
him papers to show that chickens
being handled by him could be used
as breeding stock, and therefore
were not subject to price regulations.
He said he bought very few chickens
from auctions, because it was easier
to buy them directly from the
farmer.
A Prince William County farmer.
who had brought 40 fryers to the
sale, said he expected to get $l.40
a head, and that ii he could not get
this price he would bid them in
himself.
This man said OPA ceiling prices
were pinching the farmer. He said
poultry feed has advanced in price
almost 50 per cent and even receiving
lao for chickens would only enable
him to get out" without loss.
Another grower said he would like
to see an OPA regulation that was
understandable He said it looked
like the farmer was on the small end
of all price regula tions.
Mr.. Eagel explained that prices of
cattle, hogs and calves were run
ming little under prices at Balti-
more. He said many Washington
packers formerly bought their calves
at Manassas rather than to bring
them from the, Baltimore market.
He said, however. that OPA regula-
tions almost had stopped these
packers from attending sales.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Gov. 0'Conor Names Two
To Montgomery Board

Arthur Joseph of l25 Philadelphia
avenue, Takoma Park, executive as
sistant at the Bliss Electrical School,
Yesterday was appointed by Gov.
OConor to the Montgomery County
Board of Education. He will replace
Albert Walker, resigned.
F. Kinsey Metzger of Ashton was
reappointed to the Board of Educa-
tion, Both Mr Joseph and MI.
Metzger will serve six-year terms.
Reappolnted to the Maryland Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission we're James b. Fitz-
gerald of Chevy Chase and Richard
r. Green of Kensington.
Hal H. Clagett of Upper Marlboro
was named to the Board of Man.
ayers of the Cheltenham School for
Rows
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Bv JAMES BIRCHFIELD,
Star staff Correspondent.


MANASSAS, Va, June Farm
ers in this area apparently are
avoiding OPA ceiling price regula-
tions by selling their chickens by
the head at weekly auction sales.
Approximately 900 fryers and hens
were sold at the regular weekly
auction sale here at prices ranging
as high as $l30 for fryer and
81 05 for heavy hen.
Prices received for hens averaged
approximately 81 90 per head, which
was about 30 cents per head more
than the hen would bring at the
26a4 cents OPA ceiling price posted
at the auction house.
Fryers, which sold at sl3O per
head, blought growers an average
of 20 cents over prices based on
29i4 cents ceiling
Sales Commission.
In all sales, however, farmers
were charged 10 per cent sales COM
mission which, in the case of old
hens, brought their gains to only
II cents above the ceiling price and
20 cents above the top for fryers.
All poultry was sold by the head
and no weights were listed. One
buyer. however. explained that deal
ers were rarely ever wrong in their
estimation of weight, and prices of
poultry would run consistently q
little higher than If bought at
regular ceiling prices.
Ralph Eagel. president of the
auction company. said sales of poul-
try. which had been extremely small
during the past month. were begin
ming to pick up again now that the
chicken season is here. He said the
number Of chickens sold was about
the average number during the
chicken season.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Capital Receives
100 Truck Loads
0fGaso|ine
Stations Rotioninq
Fuel to Motorists
On Various Buses

Shipments of gasoline into the
Washington area continued on a
favorable basis today after 100
truckloads-the largest delivery in
weeks-was checked in here yester-
day.
An Once of Defense transporta-
ton spokesman said he did not be-
lieve shipments would. continue as
heavy AS those which arrived during
the 24-hour period ended at noon
yesterday. He pointed out the 420,-
600 gallons of gasoline brought in
here yesterday was far in excess of
the ALLEGATION OF 5000 TO $500 barrels
a day for this area.
Between Saturday afternoon and
noon yesterday, a total OF 800 truck
loads of gasoline had arrived here.
Stations Ration Gas.
Off1cials expressed some hope that
the pumping capacity of the pipe
line between Greensboro, N. c., and
Richmond, Va, could be stepped up
to provide more gasoline for the
Washington and Baltimore areas.
Yesterday, Representative Satter-
held, Democrat, of Virginia, said
that this line has so far been carrv-
ing only high -octane avia ton gaso-
line.
Despite the large shipment yes
terday, motorists today were still
finding 1t necessary to shop
around and often TO wait in lines
before they could get small guam
tity of gasoline. Many service sta
tions have devised their own systems
OF spreading the gasoline equitably
For instance, one driver complained
when he was allowed only 2l2 GAL
Ions of gasoline while the men be-
fore him was given gallons.
But he had an empty tank" the
attendant explained. Yours is one
quarter full"
Must Obey Regula tiOps.
Motorists were warned by police
that they must obey the usual park
ing regulatio even when they are
standing in line waiting to get gaso-
line. Eighteen drivers, found stand
ing in line for gasoline on Sherman
avenue earlier this week, were
tagged for parking violations. it was
learned All of the drivers forfeited
their 81 collateral
Meanwhile the District OPA re-
ported today that an additional 81
drivers were found allegedly violat-
ing the pleasure driving ban last
night. The drivers cited had their
cars parked near Griff1th Stadium
and Howard University.
This brought to 1877 the number of
drivers reported since the ban went
into effect several weeks ago 1t was
not possible to learn whether any
action has been taken by the OPA
in any of the cases.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
SD. {. Centers
For Child Care
To Open Soon
Schools to Operate
10 Hours Daily for
Working Mothers

Inc nrSt nVe OF the Districts
nursery schools and school-age CEN
ters financed under the Lanham act,
will open after the public schools
close on June %. Miss Dorothy
Pearse, District day care director
announced today.
Notices already have been sent to
working mothers. who have called
into the Day Care Office by the
hundreds pleading for safe and
supervised place to leave their chill
dren while they work, Miss Pearse
said. Interviews with mothers who
live in the vicinity of the new CEN
ters will begin Tuesday at the Day
Care Once. 480 Indiana avenue NV.
Mothers will be queried on the
amount they can afford to pay for
the care of their children in the
public nursery schools or school,
age centers which will operate 10
hours each week day and II when
necessary.
How much parents are now paving
for child care arrangements such as
maids, foster-mothers, or neighbors,
as we'll as the income of parents.
will be recorded BY counselors at
the Day Car Office. This informa-
tion will be sent to the Board of
Public Welfare. which is the fund
receiving agency for the entire Dis
trict child care program. The board
will decide how much each parent
must pay for the services to Children.
Maximum fee in the Lanham-
financed schools will be approx
imatelv $32 to S34 month. with no
reduction because of the number Of
children attending the centers Low
est fee paid by parents with low in
comes will be about three or four
dollars each month.
Fees for child care are figured on
sliding scale based on parents
ability to pay. Working mothers in
the upper income bracket must pay
the maximum to balance lower fees
paid by lower salaried workers.
Schools In less prosperous sections Of
Washington must be subsidized par
TALLY by the higher intake from the
Wealthier areas
One nursery school will open at the
Truesdell School, Ninth and Ingra-
ham streets NV. for 30 white chill
dren. Two for colored children will
be at the Harrison School, Thir-
teenth and v NV. and at Smothers
School, ForLy-fourth and Washing
ton place NE.
Centers for so school-age white
children will start shortly at the
H. D Cooke School, Seventeenth
and Euclid streets NV. and for COL
ored children at Smothers School.
which Is the only school to contain
both nursery and school age center.
Mothers can make appointments
for interviews at the Day Care Of
flee by calling National 600O extern
sion 1880 Children of all working
mothers who live in the vicinity of
the schools are eligible, according to
Miss Pearse.