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Evening star., 1943-04-09
Roonning Houses
Seek Data on
Fire Laws
Most Proprietors
Believed Unaware
Of Violations

Hundreds of rooming house pro-
prietors today were calling on the
fire marshal and the Building In
spection Department to find out why
their applica tions for licenses have
been rejected ana what they must
do to bring their buildings into
compliance
A check of some of the interviews
and the records being compiled in
dicated that many operators of
rooming, boarding, lodging or apart
ment houses apparently had been
unaware of violations of regulations.
Also, many offered arguments that
they have not had too many tenants
In their buildings, sleeping in rooms
above the first floor Many of such
stories did not agree with previous
inspections made by fire or building
inspectors.
Meanwhile, another delay occurred
in announcement OF the procedure
to be followed by operators of
multiple family housing in applying
for priorities for fire escapes, fire
extlnguishers, fire alarm systems, or
other facilities required by law.
Priorities Statement DELAYED.
A formal statement of such pro-
cedure was to have been given Dis
trict officials by representatives of
the War Production Board by noon
yesterday. Later, it was to be
available by last night. And then
still later, was to be delivered early
this morning. 1t had not been re-
celVed by Col. Joseph D. Arthur. jr.,
assistant Engineer Commissioner, at
noon.
Proprietors of some ~rooming
houses have claimed that while thev
had beds which would accommodate
more than nine persons in rooms
above the first floor, that in fact
only one roomer was renting room
having double bed Inspectors are
telling these people that if they will
give an affidavit to Building Inspec-
tor Robert H. Davis to the effect
that no more than nine are being
accommodated above the first floor
this will be accepted as compliance.
Reports Are Held Up.
Also, it was brought out today
that inspectors have found a few"
instances in which proprietors have
given proof that they have placed
orders or have applied for priorities
for fire escapes or other fire ap-
h11t ho1-n oh 10
obtain deliveries. In these cases, it
was said, inspectors are holding re-
ports of non-c compliance in abey-
ance, temporarily if fire buckets and
other safety measures are provided
There were several hours of con-
fusion late yesterday after the Com
mlssioners had announced opera
tors could obtain from the fire mar
shals office information as to what
was wrong with their properties. 1t
is possible that formal instruction
to this effect did not reach the fire
marshal's office until late in the day,
but, nevertheless, many callers we're
told the fire marshal's office could
not give the information. The tele-
phone calls and visitors were re-
ferred to the building inspectors
office in the District Building. In
spectors at the District Building
were reported to have referred the
calls back to the fire marshals Office.
Col. Arthur issued instructions
late in the day to correct the con-
fusion. Today information was be-
ing given callers at both Offices,
where detailed information was
available on existing records.
Evening star., 1943-04-09
Probe of Race Status
In Services SOUGHT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An investigation of the status of
colored persons and other minority
groups in the armed services and
women's auxiliaries would be sought
by a resolution introduced by Sen
ator Downey, Democrat, of Cali
fornia.
The measure would create five
man subcommittee of the Senate
Military Affairs Committee "to con-
duct full and complete study"
Senator Downey said yesterday he
had been informed that policies of
exclusion and discrimination" =
had led to the "misassignment and
misuse" of Negro personnel.
Evening star., 1943-04-09

of the Petworth Citizens Associa-
ton, which recently held a mass
meeting to protest the bus re-
routings, said he had been re-
ceiving many telephone calls of
protest, and that most of them
have been from those walking
extra blocks to the circle. He
said the matter would be brought
up at the next meeting of the
association on April 20.
Mr.. Gable suggested one rem
edy would be bus stop on New
Hampshire avenue between Shep-
herd and Taylor streets. where
there is a small triangular park.
Evening star., 1943-04-09

man. introduced the speakers. Ray
Clarity, president, who presided,
announced that 60 volunteers of the
club will participate in the drive.
1t was also announced that the
club will hold a special meeting
April % at the Statler Hotel to cele-
brate United States-Canada Good
Will Week" Speakers will be Fred
McCallster, of Canada, interna-
tional Kiwanis president; Assistant
Secretary of State Adolph S. Berle
and other dignitaries.
Evening star., 1943-04-09
Wounded to Be EXCHANGED

ANKARA, Turkey. April Up.-
The largest exchange of wounded
prisoners during this war is sched-
uled to take place next Wednesday
at Smyrna when 1900 British
wounded are to be given up by the
Axis in return for 1900 of their
wounded men.
Evening star., 1943-04-09
A preview of the feature

A preview of the feature
scene in "1t's Up to you," a
timely play on our war
food situation, to be given
Sunday in the Agriculture De-
partment Auditorium. Ed
ward Mannery portrays the
black market butcher, while
the young lady on the block
Tamiris, famous American
dancer-plays the payt of
"Porterhouse Lucy, the Black
Market Steak" The show is
free to the public and will be
performed at 3 pm. and 8 pm.
Evening star., 1943-04-09
Draft Board Stops Taking
Fathers; Hits Confusion
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
READING, Pa, April 9-Declar-
ing that state of confusion exists
regarding the induction of men into
the armed forces. Irving C. Hammers
chairman of City Board a. today Or
dered clerks and physicians tempo
rarily to halt classification and ex-
animation of married registrants.
Evening star., 1943-04-09

A play which will dramatic the
Nations war food situation and ex-
plain the Governments program of
food rationing, urging the citizen to
cooperate toward the abolition of
black markets and food waste" will
be given its Washington premier
Sunday in the Agriculture Depart
ment auditorium.
Feature of the show, titled Its Up
to YOU will be ballet built around
"Porterhouse Lucy" black market
steak" Edward Mannery will por-
tray the black market butcher and
Tamiris, famous American dancer
will play ''Porterhouse Lucy"
The show. which is to be given at
3 pm. and pm, is joint effort of
the Agriculture Department., the
American Theater Wing, the Skouras
Theaters and group of food indus
try associations.
There win be no admission charge.
according to Nick John Matsoukas,
director Of the war effort department
of the Skouras Theaters Corp. which
is producing the timely play
Ben James of the Food Distribu-
ton Administration, who represents
the Agriculture Departments inter-
ests in the play. points out that this
program aims to educate the Ameri-
can housewife and other members of
the family in the significant role
the ability of the local communities,
Miss Williams stated, and Federal
aid is the only solution.
Needed in Transportation.
Miss Dorothy Sells of the ODT
spoke on the increasing need for
women in transportation service.
She pointed out that there are al
ready 100000 in the Nations trans
poration system, divided as follows:
Railroads, $4,000: trucking, $4,000;
local transit. 1000, and intercity
bus service, $500. One third of all
airline employees are women.
The variety of transportation jobs
for which women are wanted in
creases daily" she said.
In her opening speech, Mrs.
Shouse, the presiding chairman,
said:
LAS far as women are concerned
the institute recognizes that preju-
dices still exist in the Government
and to lesser degree in industry.
The institute deplores the fact that
women have been asked to fill so few
strategic war assignments. Have We
so few able women or are there po-
litical or other determinations"
Evening star., 1943-04-09

KIWANIS CLUB HOLDS WAR BOND" DAY-Members of the
KlWans Club dedicated their weekly luncheon
Mayfower Hotel to the be held from
April II through May l. Shown at the meeting
right Coast Guardsman George Kemchuk who landed with
the first contingent at Guadalcana
Haboush who took part the invasion of North Africa
William Leahy director of Seectve Service the District
STAFF
Evening star., 1943-04-09

Detailed rationing information
,Dill sbe found on Page Az OF The
Sunday Star each ueek.
Evening star., 1943-04-28

Since some of the men are entering
their fourth year of captivity, the
clothes they wore when captured
have become ragged and conven-
tions are not so rigid as to what
sort of clothing the captors shall
supply. A big reserve OF clothing
also is kept at Geneva to relieve any
camp where conditions are bad.
The camps are of three types, Red
Cross officials explain. Best known
are the stammlagers, generally
known as stalags, for enlisted men
and non-coms. Captured officers 60
to officierlager, or of1ags. Civilians
are sent to ilags. There is no strict
adherence to these distinctions and
in some cases all may be mixed to-
gether. About 5000 of the prison
ers are civilians. including nearly
1000 recently taken into Germany
from the Channel Islands. All the
Evening star., 1943-04-28

Shipments are made every week. but
a large reserve is kept all the time
at Geneva in case of inability to get
shipments through.
Every person gets exactly the same
package. The idea of boxes of food
from the family is discouraged. The
chances are package addressed to
an individual never would reach
him, and attempts to deliver it would
cause confusion. Besides, it would
smack of fayoritism, because one
family could afford to send better
foods than others. Absolutely no
discrimination is made between SOL
diers and civilians. men and woman,
officers and enlisted men.
Families may. however, send in
dividual parcels once every three
months and every effort is made to
deliver them. These usually con-
sist of clothing and toilet articles.
Evening star., 1943-04-28
lation, though this often is very
hard indeed.

lation, though this often is very
hard indeed
The food packages sent from
Great Britain and distributed
through Geneva usually 60 through
without being molested. The few
holdups reported have been due to
emergency conditions. from the
enemy viewpoint. in transportation
BY and large, the great majority OF
the 10000 men and women each
get one 10-pound package a week
containing essential SUPPLEMENTS to
the diet of the camp considered
necessary to keep them in good
health.
A great deal of scientific study
has been devoted to these packages
to see that the individual prisoner
gets at least adequate amounts of
the essential constituents of food
carbohydrates to supply body heat
and energy, proteins to provide the
elements of growth, and all the es-
sential vitamins required for general
health
Approximately $4,000 of these
packages are packed each week in
England and 10000 more in Canada.
Evening star., 1943-04-28
prisoners are divided about half and
half between Germany and Italy.

prisoners are divided about half and
half between Germany and Italy.
Under present conditions" said
an official of the British Red Cross,
there can be no question that the
British prisoners are the best fed
people on the continent of Europe,
outside the neutral countries. They
eat the same food as their captors
and also what we send them"
There have been no reports of
cruelty. Both Germans and Italians
apparently have respected the con-
ventions which prohibits working
prisoners on projects directly con-
nected with the war-though it is
hardly possible to think of anything
that is not these days. For the
most part they are employed at
numbering and road and railroad
repairing.
Perhaps the biggest job has been
Evening star., 1943-04-28
Red Cross inspectors
Report No Crue|ties
To British Prisoners
Packages to Supplement
Rutions in Axis Camps
Go Through UnmoIested
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

LONDON (By MaiD The Ger
man prison camp-where more than
10000 British soldiers. sailors and
airmen now are confined-is far
from as bad as it was in the last
war.
While conditions vary from place
to place, reports reaching the Brit
ish Red Cross here from Interna-
tional Red Cross inspectors indicate
that the enemy is adhering fairly
we'll to conventions for housing,
feeding and general treatment of
prisoners. The men get the standard
diet of the populace of the country
where they are confined. Germany
or Italy They are sheltered in
fairly comfortable, if sometimes
crowded. barracks. They are worked
no harder than is the civilian popu-
Evening star., 1943-04-28

to keep up morale. Vast quantities
of books have been sent, many in
response to individual requests, and
big book dump is maintained at
Geneva. Instruments for q complete
orchestra have been provided for
most of the camps.
Evening star., 1943-04-28
Several US. Citizens Held
By Japs May Be EXCHANGED

By the Associated Press.
A German Transocean News
Agency dispatch broadcast by the
Berlin radio today and recorded by
the Associated Press said Chilean
diplomats and several United States
citizens now interned in Japan
would be exchanged for Japanese
now interned in Chile, the transfer
Evening star., 1943-04-28

NEW YORK, April % tP.-The
Berlin radio quoted dispatches from
Bangkok today as saying arrange
ments were being made to exchange
some of the British subjects now
interned in Japan for Japanese ma
tionals interned in India and Aus
tralia.
Evening star., 1943-04-28

to take place at Lourenco Marques,
in neutral Portuguese East Africa.
The dispatch. datelined Santiago,
quoted Swedish charge d'affaires
who is handling Japan's interests
in Chile as saying that Spanish
ships will sail to Rio de Janeiro or
Buenos Aires to pick up the Japa-
nese internees, while the Gripsholm,
Swedish steamer. will 60 to Japan
to get the Chilean and United States
nationals.
Evening star., 1943-04-28

You can place a Want Ad" in
The Evening Star as late as IL
o'clock tonight. At the business
counter, or If you have a telephone
call MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1943-04-28
British Make Fewer Films

British motion picture producers
expect to produce "a films this year
and 40 in 1914, compared with 160 in
1888.
Evening star., 1943-04-28
The Palais Royals After-Easter Clearanc,
SHOP THURSDAY 1880 to 9PIM

Junior Miss and Misses Suits checks pads and plain
rayon and wool twils and crepes. Navy, black brown
and bright shades. Sizes to l3 Reg 1Io7
1895 to $500 .O0-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-03-18
BIZ ELSIE WHITE HAINEs

story of Howard County. Many
families living there have chill.
dren named for their great grand
parents of whom they may read
IN those early editions.
In Montgomery County, THE
SENTINEL is 8S years old-the
history of the War Between the
States where brother fought
against brother along the Potomac
banks-is written on its early
pages. Births, school days, wed.
dings, deaths-even the classified
ads, help tell the story of how
the other half lives.
All, those classified ads-they
are another story-do you know
we think they are the most wide.
~ read part of the paper? We
will some day tell you how We
reached that conclusion. In the
meantime if you do not already
have the habit-start reading
them today.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-03-18
Grove Canteen Unit
Serves Luncheon

On Tuesday, March 9th, the
Washington Grove, Red Cross
Canteen Unit, assisted the Blooc
Donor Service at the Public
Health Dept. in Rockville. Thii
unit is headed by Mrs. Henry
Becraft with Mrs. w. L. Darby
co-chairman, and Mrs. Mauric,
Way, Secretary. These ladies with
their eight assistants served
forty-one luncheons with the fol
lowing menu: scalloped potatoes
meat loaf, jellied vegetable salad
hot whole wheat rolls, doughnuts
and coffee. This luncheon was
non-proft making, as are all can.
teen meals, and although the doc
tors and nurses were guests, the
volunteer workers paid only TWEEN
ty-fve cents each to defray the
cost of this tasty and well-bal-
anced menu. A vanilla wafer and
coffee, tea or tomato juice were
also served to 100 donors. The
Canteen members assisting as
follows: Mrs. David Bradley,
Mrs. Lucy Blackwell, Mrs. George
Chadwick, Mrs. Olive Farmer,
Mrs. Bessie Magruder, Mrs. Gin
ton Roger, Mrs. George Seaton.
and Mrs. Ezra Troth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-03-18
Audubon Prints
Now Worth $4,000

A mistaken idea Of the first
Maryland librarian, David Ridge
ley, has made the State poten-
tally richer by $4,000. Mr..
Ridgeley thought the legislators
were interested in song birds SO
he paid John James Audubon
5000 of State funds for a collec-
ton Of his bird prints. That was
LOT years ago.
Although the legislators had
never been particularly interested
in birds, they are really inter-
ested in that Audubon collection
now. The New York market fig
ures on a similar collection is
$4,000, according to an A. p
story.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-03-18
WEDNESDAY, MARCH "a, 1913

promptly O'CLOCK A. M. (E. w. IT, following
~ ID ss 9S E AS Sses:
gray horse years old Works anywhere Excellent
pigeon 6lssE foai
better of horses is difficult to locate
IS HEAD OF DAIRY CATTLE AN accredited herd heavy
producers q Of the number mlch Some viii
Vii fresh By Holsen bull type
hogs hoas and pigs of different sizes
R1fs running Order
snS hay ira
g o ns bas sodS a 5
gang y inch Soon Case tractor disc hslr
s sx T s psns Ike n:r
s psaes sn sns n sptfsi sa s foot endless
MCCORMICK MOWER New Idea side delivery
harrow arss9
sod roller thrsshorse Syracuse bsrshear
ss double pows she1s oW potato ~ @
3 S0u s nd 5e nd hGG ns double trees
che s SssS , s
s for pn rsads p wRa Sa s Wire nss @ wire
gssys alfalfa hay ' eSrH
HARNESS breechbands Yankee breechbands
snd 1 G P1E eesr is s and
single harness wagon saddle lines flour hOrse
d bass hs b sas lines h' coupling straps
wash as esoea w 9 % Ss
@ ace box w Brunner milk
BLACKSMITH TOOLS-Forge, wise, anvil hammers tongs
POULTRY EQUIPMENT brooder houses, 1Ox12;
battery brooders Zone ect) coal booders booder
feeders, drinking fountains. - "
BUTCHERING TOOLS-2 tables, stands cooker
sader suffer lard galvanized tubs
MOTORS buckets, ladies, gambling sticks, hooks
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE-s double beds
and springs and single beds and springs bureaus
ena1rs threepec living room suite tables china closet book
ssGs cooking ss ss
barrel churn, and many articles mentioned "
TENNIS OF SALETo be cash and nothing be from
SALE - - ~ ~ " "S Va
The ladies of the Balenger will have all lunch
rights. ~ M W " iu''"
80, THOMAS P. CUTLER
Glenn Trout Aactioneer Raymond l. Kelly, Clerk 4s9
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-03-18

March 11-With a large at
tendance the Poolesville Barnes
vile Dickerson Club met in the
Cafeteria of Dickerson School.
After lunch the meeting was
opened with the club song fol-
lowed by prayer read by Mrs.
Jones Hoyle. The club was de-
lighted by Mrs. Tipton's report of
1873 garments made for the Red
Cross by the three sewing units
in the neighborhood, and that a
nursing course was to be started
know as the "Neighbor Nurses.
Mrs. Umstead and Mrs. Max
White reported on the Garden
School at Rockville.
Miss Turner then started her
demonstration of substitutes for
furnishing protein in the diet in
place of meat. She started a
cheese fondue and creamy omelet
and while the food cooked there
was roll-call with the responses
of garden ideas which rapidly be-
came a round table discussion.
A plea was made for books for
service men in the hospitals
nearby. The bulletin board is
being used and displayed a "For
Sale.
Following the meeting a birth
day party was held for the five
gracious ladies on the honorary
roll-Miss Sallie Brown, Mrs.
Garner, Mrs. Joseph Halter, Mrs.
George Willard and Mrs. Ed
monston. (See honorary members
feted by Homemakers).
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-03-18
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS

Because of conferences Miss
Turner has had to attend she
has missed several Homemaker
meeting recently. The nutrition
project leaders trained in Feb
ruary stepped in and gave their
demonstrations. Mrs. Nelson
Bortz took charge of the Potomac
Valley meeting; Mrs. Leo Dean,
the Gaithersburg, and Mrs. Mil
lard Belt the Rockville. These
programs went off smoothly and
are such a help to our overworked
agent.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-03-18

Why is the weekly newspaper
that country cousin Of the big
city daily-the little hometown
sheet-so beloved? You are ia
miliar with the wisecrack--"what's
she got that l amt got?"-well,
| the hometown paper has it! First
Of all it has those little intimate
accounts of every day living-of
! the people we know best-for
which no daily could find space.
The editor is usually a part of
the daily life of the community
he knows when the Aid Society
of the Methodist Church meets
if no account is sent in he calls
the president-for, of course, he
knows her, too. If the Garden
Club publicity omits an enter
tanning item, he knows about it,
for his wife attended the meet
/ ing and has told him. One rarely
finds masterpieces of literature in
the little home town paper, but
honestly, are not masterpieces
often deadly dull?
Ever SO often a weekly gets
new editor who starts out to raise
the "tone" of the paper. He
carefully blue pencils the details
of Mrs. Browns lovely luncheon
cuts out neighborhood visiting
Zone has to come from distant
town to get written up) leaves
out descriptive matter, and it is
not long before everyone is COM
planning "there's not a thing in
the paper"
Yes, we all love to read Of the
delicious things served by Mrs.
Brown at her luncheon, and per-
haps to add, where in the world
did she get the sugar?' Mothers
read about their little Johnny
winning the prize at school and
send the clipping to grandma
man who has been told the paper
mentioned his son going into the
Army comes in with two sub
scriptionsAone for himself and
one for the son at Camp. And
do the service men enjoy the
hometown paperl
We have heard it said that all
newspapers, great and small, are
written in idiom-and indeed each
does have a style all it's own.
The main stay of the small town
paper is the weekly "1etters" of
its correspondents. 1t is i'm
portant not to edit these too
much, as they generally reflect
the desire of the community.
One can understand why an
editor would get tired of these
details. There is story Of an
editor who in making a story
shorter made it sound as if it
was Mr.. s. himself who had the
litter Of pigs-next week read
err wrote in to hope that Mr.. S.
was doing as well as could be
expected.
Some years ago rival Of one
of our papers ran this item, "If
you want to know where Mrs.
So-and-So visited last Friday and
whose COW has had calf-read
the Gazette, but for the real
news of the county read the
Press" mot the name of either,
Of course). Needle5s to say, the
real news Of the county had al
ready been told by the daily pa
pers, so the weekly that had
those homely little items was the
most popular paper in the county.
The EIicott city Times, the
oldest ore Of the Strcmberg string
If five weeklies, is over one hun.
lrcr years old. It's files tell th0