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Evening star., 1943-02-03
Maryland Plan
e
Cut School
Year Opposed
Labor Bureou Joins.
With Educators in
Criticizing Measure
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 3s-Omcials
Of the State Department Of Educa-
ton and of the Maryland Board Of
Labor and Statistics united today In
opposing proposed legislation to cut
the school year In Maryland coun-
ties from $50 to 100 days as means
Of relieving the farm labor short
ages.
The school system is in the hands
Of those who have made the matter
life study and any changes in its
functions should come from the De-
partment Of Education ITSELF" John
M. Pohlhaus, State commissioner of
labor and statistics, said.
DR.. Thomas G. Pullen, head of the
State Department Of Education,
stated he believed any law reducing
the school time would add to the
burden Of the farmers, rather than
help them. Any such change would
involve lowering Of standards that
would require a generation to bring
back to normal, DR.. Pullen declared.
The Department. of Education
has always worked in close coop
Grafton with the farmers and can
ners by opening and closing county
schools at dates which varied to
meet local needs" DR.. Pullen point
ed out.
Farm boys have been permitted
to leave school to work on farms at
critical times. This was the case
even before the war"
Mr.. Pohlhaus said he agreed with
DR.. David E. Weglein, head Of the
Baltimore school system, that 1t
would not be logical to shorten the
school year for 10000 children in
order to free 200 or 800 for farm
work.
Evening star., 1943-02-03
Virginia School Teachers
To Aid Ration Boards
p the Associated Press.

p the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Feb. 3.-School
teachers In Virginia will assist local
ration baords in registering con-
sumers who viii apply for War
Ration Book 2.
DR.. G. Hart Schaaf, State Once
Of Price Administration srationing
executive, said yesterday he had re-
ceiyed letter from Dahney 8.
Lalcneters State Superintendent Of
Pubai6 obstruction, IN which Mr.
LalG rid he was recQtnnnend-
Ing division sslperint nts
thA lhool facilJ1fes hes in
CO! ths ~ Fatis! &
had suggested that the work be
organized In co-op6 tip ptkh heal
ratin eaU)1 IN - T : - to
use e tkAxiiiiiuii n u-
ess. ess e'an'ser vof = = a.
0oodx y be rationed una the
point system include canned md
processed fruits and vegetables and
meats.
Evening star., 1943-02-03
Outstanding Seniors
Al Maryland U: Get
Medals and Prizes
Awards Presented During
Special Program Of
Midwinter Commencement
D tie Associated Press.


Medals and prizes were presented
to outstanding seniors 1t Z special
program last night staged as part
Of the first mtdwinter commence
ment ut the University Of Maryland.
Fred Bach Of Washington, presi-
dent Of the senior class, was master
Of ceremonies. After presentation
Of awards. the class pfesented a
four-act play called 'The. 6Rvalcade
Of f3."
The author of the play, Holcomb
Ballard Of Hyattsville, received the
James Douglas Goddard Memorial
Medal presented annually to q stu
dent from Prince Georges County
for excellence In scholarship and
character.
ST Baltimorean Gets Award.
Joseph Vauntine Maginer, Balti-
more, received the Bernard L. Gro
zier Award offered by the Maryland
Association Of Engineers to senior
in the college of engineering who
In the faculty opinion improved
most in scholarship during his time
at the university.
The Tau Beta Pi Award to a
Junior In engineering for improve
ment in scholarship went to william
Earle Sturgeon, III, Washington.
Miriam Kluger Gerla of Washing
ton was presented the Dinah Ber-
man Memorial Medal awarded to
the sophomore who attained the
highest scholastic average in the
college Of engineering.
Lawrence Primm of Washington
received the Hillegeist Memorial
Award for excellence in English.
Mortar Board, national women's
honor society, presented a medal to
Catherine Kraft Of Washington for
the highest scholastic average dur
ing three and one-half years.
Citizenship Prize for Women.
Citizenship prize for women went
to Nancy Holland, Cumberland, as
the woman junior who, during COL
lege life. most nearly typified the
model citizen and did most for the
general advancement of the univer-
sity.
| Gold footballs to seniors who
played three years on the varsity
team went to Norman T. Rosenfield,
South Norwalk, Conn; Joseph
Hoopengardner, Brunswick; Regi-
nald Vincent, Eatontown, N. j.;
George Jarmoska, Jersey Shore
Pa: Elmer Rigby, Baltimore: John
| Gilmore and Carl Harris. Washing
ton, and Luther Conrad, Holidays
burg, Pa.
Social events dominated today's
program. The junior banquet and
senior class dance were the high
lights.
Tomorrow the class will hear
Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles and will receive degrees in
the actual graduation ceremony.
Evening star., 1943-02-03
Virginia Council Calls
Library Board Hearing !! |. ] &
Bytts Assoeiatsd prssss

0y the AoeoC1Ato0 pro1o. $4FHSsS3sa1ss
! R1CHdolan,s FsN 6-Ths vir-
,ginia Advisory and Legislative Coun-
ell viii hold . hearing February Il
m the HOssae Appc6l 1fations Com
mittee room In the Capitol Build
ing to consider the method Of ap-
ipointment Of the State Library
/ lDeGrd. 4ss11,I4
,,,1S.sas As%De1. q &c AaHlsory a, Z
i Harvey u 1ppsrsoa, :.
chairman; Edward L. Htoodeis Mr.
folk, vice chairman; sJtnn s. battle.
ChaElottesvtlle:: Z. Preston Collins,
Marion: Charles r. teuWick, Ar
'ungton: Robert O. Norris, IT., Lively,
and John b. Splers, Radford.
At present members of the
Library Board are appointed ~ the
State Board Of Educatiou.
Evening star., 1943-02-03
Collector of 631 Stockings
Wins Salvage Campaign
Mrs. c. n. Hanson to Get NyIon Pair
As First Prize in Clubs Drive

Mrs. G. H. Hanson of the Ia
koma Park (Md.) Women's Club
has saved silk stockings and rayon
socks for long time so that she
could make much-coveted hooked
rug for her home.
Yesterday she turned in 800
single stockings accumulated for
the rug, plus 34l more that she
collected, to the District Salvage
Committee.
Winner Of the first prize in the
clubs two-month drive, which
netted 5000 silk rayon and nylon
stockings, Mrs. Hanson said:
II think the stockings are going
to be . whole lot more useful to
the Nation IN the salvage drive
than In hooked rug on my dOor.
Stresstng that she had . ereat
start with 800 stockings whens the
Takoma Park Clubs drive started
December l, AoFs. Hanson said that
she collected 3S4l stockings ins the
last two moAths by asking no1gh-
bors, guests and her daughter to
help her.
One pair ct nylon stockings,
which will arrive special delivery
air mail from IN anonymous hrm
In Nashville, Is ssbetng awarded Nrs.
Hanson as the first prize. This
Is her second defense honor Of
the year. She wears . pin show
ing that she was one Of the first
500 women in the amount Of time
donated to civilian defense work.
Mrs. Luther Lemon, chairman Of
the clubs Salvage Committee and
the drive, actually collected the
largest number Of single stockings,
800. but she disclaimed all credit
and prize because Of her chairman
ship.
I'VE could double the number Of
stockings collected if we continued
the drive" Mrs. Lemon said. How
ever, the campaign closed yesterday.
The Takoma Park Club conducted
the drive through its seven depart
ment chairmen. Mrs. Lemons art
department came first with a total
Evening star., 1943-02-03
Air Observation Post
To Go Up at Manassas
Special Dispatch to The Star.

MANASSAS, Va, Feb. 3.-A con-
tract has been let for construction
Of a centralized air observation post
on the town hall building at Ma
nassas. The new post will be put
into use as soon as the building is
completed. It will take the place
Of three temporary stations on the
P. A. Lewis farm, at c. A. Al
paugh's, Lake jackson and at Rob.
ert Vetter's, Wellington.
Evening star., 1943-02-03
Leonurdtown Firemen
Elect Officers

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Feb. s.
Stuart Bennett is the new president
of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire
Department. Other officers are:
Secretary, William G. Fenwick;
treasurer, Harry Jones; chief, Roland
B. Duke; assistant chief, Charles
Fenwick: captain. Frank Guy; first
lieutenant, William F. Connolly;
chief engineer, B. I. Smith; assistant
engineers, William Holley and ].
Harry Norris, jr.
Evening star., 1943-02-03
Arlington Company
Scores High in VPF

Arlington Company of the Vir-
ginia Protective Force led the States
81 companies in drill and attendance
for December.
The Arlington Company averaged
64.7 out OF possible perfect score
OF 81, the nearest company being
Company ll3 OF Winchester which
attained So average.
Brig. Gen. Goodwin, commanding
general Of VPF, sent a letter of
special commendation to the Airing.
ton Company.
Evening star., 1943-02-03
New Meeting Advancement

The Silver Spring Board Of Trade
has decided to hold its bimonthly
dinner meetings at the Silver Spring
Hot Shoppe. After the dinner II VIII
adjourn to the meeting room n the
Silver Spring Hotel for the business
sessions. These arrangements viii
continue until the non essential
driving ban Is lifted.
Evening star., 1943-02-03
Marquette Elected

John Marquette last night was
elected to the Seat Pleasant (Md.)
Town Council to I'LL the vacancy
created by the resignation OF J..
Theodore Crown. Mr.. Crown Is now
town treasurer. Mr.. Ma1quette u q
Government employe.
Evening star., 1943-02-03
Tokomo Teu

The Parent Teacher Association
OF the Takoma Park (Md.) Elemen-
tary School will hold q tea from 2:30
to 4 pm. tomorrow at the school,
with the grade mothers as hostesses.
The tea Is being held instead of the
monthly business meeting.
Evening star., 1943-02-03

Of 4,171 single stockings. The music
department, under Mrs. A. g. Stone
Of Silver Spring, took second place
with /, $50 stockings.
Mrs. Frank H. Wildung gathered
406 stockings by enlisting the aid
Of young Government worker who
rooms at her home. The roomer
canvassed her ofI1ce at the War De-
partment.
Mrs. Lemon said several pairs Of
new nylon stockings were donated
to the campaign.
Evening star., 1943-02-03
State School
Funds Studied
By Committee
Senate Group Weigh.
Maryland College
Needs and Bonus
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 3-Two Sen
ate Finance Committee meetings on
State school appropriations were
scheduled today. One was q contin-
uation Of hearings on needs of
Maryland colleges for State aid and
the other was on the proposed $500
bonus for all teachers In the State
school system earning less than
5000 per year.
Both the Senate and House con-
vened early this afternoon.
/: The House of Delegates yesterday
passed without debate, s bill en-
powering the Montgomery County
Board Of Commissioner to pay
bonuses to clerks and stenographers
employed by the county and whose
salaries are set by law. T.
Bonus to Meet Competition.
The bill, sponsored by the Mont
gomery delegation, was necessary
because many county clerks and
stenographers were leaving to ac-
cept higher-paying jobs In war and
other industries, Delegate Benjamin
g. Wilkinson, jr., explained.
No specific amounts were given
In the bill, which now goes to the
Senate. An emergency measure,
1t would become law immediately
on the Governors signature.
Work or Fight Bin.
One Of the House bills introduced
yesterday was . measure aimed at
non-workers, especially certain
classes Of transient labor. Applying
to al persons over 16, the bill would
carry work or fight" teeth, penal
ties for first onenses ranging UP to
500 fine and 30 days in Jail. Second
offenders would face a possible fine
Of $1,000 or year in Jail.
The measure was introduced BY
Delegates Benjamin G. Wilkinson,
jr., and Ulysses Grifnth, 4th, Mont
somery County Democrats.
In the preamble to the measure,
Mr.. Wilkinson and Mr.. Grifnth said
the war effort required millions of
men In military service and "the
labor and skill Of millions more able
bodied men to carry the extra bur-
den Of wartime requirements"
Western Maryland support Of the
measure was considered doubtful,
Hssse Passes Eight Bills.
The House passed eight hills In
clud311I Legislative Councilxneas-
ure ~ permit motorists to display
new 1pense tAes on March ], i1ead
ena killed one bin. ~ bted
..y ..y n,ssss :: - |, 1spo , on N
new. bins, all Of -thesH locxx Measures
ALL eting six counties.
TIE measure which was l1lled
woud have provided for exte1sion
Of NE time for boiler inspections
durlnG theswar. It was reportedun-
faverAhay by the Judicial PrpCeed-
lngs Committee.
A proposal that the General
Assembly authorize the military de-
partment to take over the State
Guard detail which patrols bridges
against possible sabotage was placed
before the Senate Finance Com
mittee yesterday.
One Army and two State military
omcials agreed that the present
plan, under which the special mil
itary police detachment now guard
Ing the bridges and being paid out
OF State Roads Commission funds.
was a subterfuge which should be
corrected In the new budget.
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord
of the Sd Service Com
mand, who testified FIRST at this
afternoons hearing into the $7O0 900
annual ALLEGATION for the Guard
detail, suggested that the committee
recommended transferral of the
necessary money from Roads Com
or other funds to the mil
itary department.
Evening star., 1943-02-03
ParIe'y Slated
On Legislation
For County
Prince Georges Boord
Members Meet With
Delegation Tonight

At least . half dosen legislative
proposals viii be discussed at q
meeting tonight Of the Prince
Georges County Commissioner and
members Of the county delegation
to the Maryland State Legislature.
The two groups are scheduled 10
meet in Annapolis.
Decision to confer with the coun.
ty delegation was taken at the COM
missioners' meeting yesterday IN
Upper Marlboro following two pub
lie hearings held recently by the
delegation In the county.
Ono Of the proposals would giye
the commissioners authority to regu.
late taxicabs In the county. includ-
Ing establishment Of . licensing sys-
TEN, compulsory insurance and
proper Identification Of drivers.
Other proposed bills would increase
the power Of the commissioners to
pass and enforce ordinances, In
crease the number Of justices Of the
peace In the various election dis.
tricts. give the commissioners M.
thority to regulate trailer camps
and change the closing hour Of
liquor establishments to midnight
instead Of 2 am. - at present.
Make Blackoat Change.
The board approved . request By
]. Robert Sherwood, county civilian
defense director, that authority to
turn Oh street lights during air-reid
alarms be vested in civilian de2enso
workers instead Of police q at
present.
Mr.. Sherwood explained that wlils
most Of the street lights In the
county are extinguished during
alarms BY the Potomac Electric
Power Co. IN Washington, there afe
about seven lights which must -
turned on by hand.
Under the present system. . po-
lice car Il dispatched to each Of the
seven lights and must wait there
until the all clear Is sounded. This
leaves only eight police cars to b
used for tra10c control and geNeyAl
police duty during blackouts, Nr.
Sherwood pointed out.
=. r.. p smith Of Hyattsville Wss
awarded . contract for concrete
work on Qd1Atana street IN special
improvement district No. 4, Hivsr-
dAle Hsd4AtB. Cost o1 thu Wogk WIN
total %po.761 -.
A. 1equest by the commissioners
sfor pfiogittes to obtain tho necoa-
sary materials hl1Dsbeen deniod ~
the War Produet,3 Board lAst Mo-
vembef 0x;ap TN request Was
granted however The asency sid
existing Ss&zDete 81 she area are ip-
adaal1ate m : study Of the project
hat 1EveAled t ~ critical mate.
! IAks inxq1 -
1slksa.
\ stg - q eon1 ~ licn of = side-
'EWAlks nc the Dalfiu,crs boulevard
/ from the Amherst read oueens
Chapel road intersection IN uniyr-
sity Park 10 Knox rcad, lust south
Of the untversity u Maryland IN
Oollege rark, have stsuc1 q mag,
the commissioners revealed.
The board has bean n0kined b
the Stats Reeds Cunaun1slion that
property OWNERS involved would have
to give up u feet q their land in
order to provide loe future widening
Of the boulevard.
Members Of thu board said con-
struction would b delayed pending
= canvass Of the properly owners %
determine whether they would ap-
prove such proposal.
The commissioner authorized Lin
den Briscoe, clerk to the board. 10
advertise for bids for garbage coa-
lection In West LAnham Hills.
Evening star., 1943-02-03
Navy Medical Men
Seek Method 10 Make
Sea Wafer DrinkabIe
Progress Indicted at
Research Institute
Near Bethesda

l TO help save the lives OF persons
lat eea, ofncials Of the Naval Medical
Research Institute near Bethesda,
Nd, are shopefu1v they viii be able
to develop . quick process to convert
saity sea water into drinking water.
No -nnal decisions have been
reached as the result Of expert
ments into 10 different proposed
processes. It was explained. But at
least one of the nans, details OF
which were not diyfMfed, st11d be
able. ofnc!als said, Is produce. Is
pounds Of drinking water with five
pounds 6f apparatus. Tn1 o6A
great Advance over carrying -
Of water IA hfe-rafts. s L
The ofacias who expressed HIN.
hopes for success Of this experiment
were Capt. william L. Mann, Med-
ical Corps, q. s. N, commanding
of1lcer Of the institute, and Dr. A. g.
Ivy, Chicago, the institutes director
Of research.
Survivor Data Studied.
I The experiments are divid1d into
four major kinds - mechanical,
chemical, electrical and thermal,
They are being conducted with sea
water obtained about Is miles on
Norfolk, Va, where the salt content
is about "a per cent.
Data from any survivors, includ-
ing Capt. Edward v. Rickenbacker
have been relayed to the institute
from all parts Of the world by naval
medical officers. These reports are
proving of great help, It was said, in
working on several problems Of cast
aways; including food, water, resist
ance to heat, thirst and starvation
But the most vital Of all, the doctors
explained, Is drinking water.
Death from drinking salty Sea
water Is more horrible than starva-
ton, scientists declare, as it results
In dehydration and delirium. The
aim, DR.. Ivy said. Is to produce a
process to make enough drinking
water to sustain life of shipwecked
people for IL days, within which
time they should be rescued.
4 The experiments on drinking
water are only small part Of the
comprehensive research program
already under way in the new insti-
tute. which is nearing completion q,
part Of the National Naval Medica
Center, on the east side of the Rock.
| vile pike. Some construction still Il
under way.
Tour Shows Studies.
How extensively the Navy is goin(
into medical problems Of personnel
from frigid to torrid zones, from
deep water diving to high flying
was surveyed yesterday by reporters
! A marine, Pvt. Richard Kilcoyne
J in full regalia, carrying 40 pound
/ Of pack and rifle, was put on
treadmill with his nose closed
| breathing controlled air, and ex
haling through a tube into a tank
This was a typical example of one o
the tests of endurance.
The new institute, commissions,
last October q, Navy day, com
prises three separate structures. Tn
laboratories include those of physi
cology, pharmacology. toxicology
biochemistry, biophysics, bacteriol
ogy, pathology. histology. immunol
, ogy, virology, industrial hygiene an.
, nutrition,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-11-25
Hunting Season
Is Opened Today
Sportsmen Are Urged To
Take Care In The Pre-
VentiOn Of Forest Fires

Ashe sportsmen, who are for
tunate enough to have ammuni-
ton, will probably celebrate by
hunting today as the season opens
for quail, grouse and rabbits.
Harve Goodman, Ashe county
game warden, said that rabbits
could be bought and sold on any
market in the state, this year,
during the season of November
Is to February 10.
The season on grouse is from
November Is to January /, and
on quail, November Is to Febru-
airy 10. There is a $4,000 fine to
sell or buy grouse or quail in this
county," Mr.. Goodman said.
IF the dry weather continues
through the hunting season, I
would like to urge that everyone
be careful about forest fires, as
this would cause much loss to
game, as we'll as valuable proper
ty," he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-11-25

acceptance of subscriptions from
other non-banking investors at
any time.
Securities to be offered will in
clude series E, F and C savings
bonds, series C. notes, 21a per cent
bonds of 1965-70, 2A per cent
bonds of 1868 and seven
eithths per cent certificates of in
debtedness.
Commercial banks will be al
lowed to make a limited invest
ment of their time deposits in
the pa and 21s per cent bonds.
A formula will be announced
later. Banks were not permitted
to subscribe in the last drive, al
though they participated in the
first two.
The First War Loan Drive in
December, 1912, with a goal of
$9,O00,0OO,00O, raised $12,947, O00,-
600; the second, in April, 1943,
with a $13,OOO,OOO,OOO goal, $751;
55,0O0,0OO; the third, in Septem-
Der, 1913, with a $15,0OO,OOO,OOO
goal, 18,943, 100000.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-11-25
a Billion Coal Is Set For
Ath War Loan Drive In Jan.

Washington - The Fourth War
Loan Drive, with a goal of $14,-
000,000,00O, will begin January 10
and run until February IS, Secre-
tary Morgenthau announced.
The three previous drives raised
more than $5O,OOO,OOO,OOO, and
each exceeded its goal.
The Treasury head said State
war financing committees have
been strengthened and expanded,
and millions of volunteer sales
men will carry the campaign to
every individual investor in
homes and plants throughout the
nation.
Major emphasis will be placed
on the S., 5OO,OOO,OOO quota for in
dividuals. During the period from
January Is to February l only
sales to individuals will be re-
ported to the Treasury. Sales to
other non-banking investors will
be included in the reports begin
ming February l.
Morgenthau explained that this
arrangement will not preclude the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-11-25
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
EDITION NEXT WEEK

In cooperation with the
merchants, this paper will pub
lish 4he annual Christmas
shopping edition next week,
December 2.
At this time, the public will
be reminded of the many adj
vantages of trading at home
and. will be offered a wide Sc
lection of Christmas gifts in
the advertisements of the mer-
chants.
The edition will contain a
large number of Christmas
features as we'll as the regular
features and will be of inter-
est to everyone.
Merchants are asked to CO.
operate with the paper by
working on their advertise
ments as early as possible in
order to have them ready for
the edition.
The edition will herald the
official opening of the Christ
mas shopping season here and
will announce the coming of
Santa Claus, on Saturday,
December 4.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-11-25
Slight Increases I'm Price
Ceilings On Canned Goods

The third revision of communi-
ty price ceilings for Ashe and
other counties in this part of the
State will 60 into effect Thanks
giving Day, bringing slight in
creases in the prices of certain
groceries-primarily canned veg
etables and fruits-and small de-
creases in the case of some other
items.
Local Office of Price Admins
tration authorities said in releaS-
ing the new schedules that price
increases will probably outnum-
Der price slashes, but pointed out
that in each case the change will
be Small-about one or two cents.
Some brands of butter will be
reduced one cent a pound, from
81 to 81 cents in Glass l and 2
stores, but at least one brand will
be raised one cent.
Banana prices are to remain
stationary at Is cents a pound for
Group and 2 stores. Prices on
some brands of cheese will come
down one cent. Lard prices will