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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-28
State flinders
Custer Action
Temporary Setback
Foces Prosecutor

Temporarily stalemated in his
determined campaign to clean
up Warren Twp, law enforce
ment conditions Prosecutor Will
bur F. Held today studied the
phraseology OF an opinion rem
dered Gov. Harry F. Kelly. by
the States Attorney Generals
office. advising against ordering
an official inquiry into the ac-
tions of Constable James Punk
EFT.
Held. who had acted in re-
Spouse TO widespread demands
for correction Of "deplorable
conditions" in Warren township
had petitioned the governor for
institution OF removal proceed
ings against the Warren conSta-
BILE.
OFFICIAL CLAIMS
In his petition 10 the states
chief executive Held had set
forth five counts of alleged Of
fetal misconduct on Plunkett's
part. The bulk Of his evidence
had conferred upon Plunkett's
arrest of a 23-yearpld Warren
township mother on April IL,
the fact that he had manacled
the young womans hands be-
hind her back. had ordered her
jailed without charge and had,
See REMOVAL-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-28
Soldiers, Waacs, Vets
TO Honor Heroic Dead
Mondays Parade Plans Embrace
Crack Military Marching Units

ing WAAC's. tanks with a num-
Der Of Commands, the 44th
Aviation Squadron. the colored
See PARADE-Page ,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-05-28

The MOnitOr-Leader usiness
and editorial offices will be
closed all day Monday because
of Memorial Day ObservanCeS.
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Evening star., 1943-01-20
twenty Given Citizenship
In Court al Rockville

Twenty foreign-born persons were
admitted to citizenship by Judge
Stedman Prescott in the Circuit
Court at Rockville yesterday.
Those admitted were:
England-Sheila M. Reppingale.
Chevy Chase; Laura B. Slavick,
Kensington; Robert L. Wiseman,
Silver Spring.
Canada-Olga M. Misenko, Ia
koma Park; Agnes B. Greig. Chevy
Chase; Edna E. Hersberger, Pooles-
vile; Ruby w. Black, and Peter j.
Macdonald, Silver Spring.
Russia-Harry Wolfson, Bethes-
da; Poland-Sophie Jarwin, Silver
Spring; Switzerland-Joseph Ca
nova, Rockville; Cuba-Felip A.
Martinez, Bethesda: Ireland-Mar-
garet M. O'Brien, Washington, and
Annie M. MGinn, Chevy Chase;
Germany-Goetz A. Briefs, Chevy
Chase; Marie L. C. Schwarze, Silver
Spring; Italy-Philip Muscatello,
Silver Spring, and Sabina @.
Avignone, Rockville; Trinidad
Daisy E. H. Stadel Silver Spring:
Bermuda-Henrietta G. T. Gardner
Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Maryland Tax Rate
Due 10 Be Lowest
Since Civil War
Application Of Surplus
Expected to Reduce Levy
Below 1874 Cents
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 20. - Gov
OConor's proposed real estate tax.
if approved by the Legislature, will
bring the State tax rate to its lowest
point in 83 years, it was disclosed
today.
In announcing 12-cent real
estate tax levy in his budget mes
sage Monday night, the Governor
availed himself of the Legislative
Act of 194l by applying s3,022.5o0 of
the States surplus against the in
dicated tax rate of 1914 cents for
1914 and II cents for 1945.
The rate of 1885 cents in existence
Just prior to Gov. O'Conor's admin
istration was reduced to % cents for
1912 and 20.75 for 1943.
Through an administration-sp -spon-
sored act, however, the Board of
Public Welfare later applied $4,-
100000 of the States surplus to
reduction of this rate for these two
years, reducing 1t cents for net
rate of IA cents for 1912 and 1924
cents for 1943.
With the reduction of more than
1000 900 in bonded debt achieved
in the last four years and the an
nouncement by Gov. O'Conor there
would be no bond issue this year.
similar reduction is indicated for
the present administration which
would result in a cult in the State
debt of at least SO per cent.
Gov. O'Conor said this would per-
NIT further reduction of the State
tax rate and indicated possible final
elimination of this levy.
The progress in the tax rate dur
ing the past SO years was shown as
follows:
1861, 10 cents; 1862, 25 cents;
1865, 30 cents; 1885, 1894 cents:
1905, 23l2 cents; 1918, 3624 cents;
1898, 1895 cents; 1912, IA cents;
1943. l2a cents; 1914 and l945, IL
cents.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Committee Posts
Given Legislators
From Montgomery .
Hompton Is Chairman
Of Federal Relations
And Library Groups

Committee appointments for men,
bers of the Montgomery County
delegation to the State Legislature
were announced today.
State Senator Thomas E Hampton
was named chairman of the Federal
Relations and Library Committees
and is member of the following
committees:
Finance, roads and highways,
agricultural labor, contingent eX-
penses of the Senate, corporations.
education. elections, insurance and
loans. public buildings in Annapolis
and sanitary conditions in the State.
James H. Gill, who has been
elected chairman of the delegation,
was named to the committees on
ways and means. elections and
article 3, section "a, of the State
constitution. He also is chairman
of the Federal Relations Committee
in the House.
Royal H. Carlock was appointed TO
the Aviation, immigration and Pen
sions Committees.
ulysses Grlfnth, ~, was named a
member Of the Agriculture, Inspec-
tions, Printing and Fish and Game
Committees.
Robert H. Hunter was made a
member of the Corporations, Lii
brary and Amendments to the Con-
stitution Committees.
Mrs. Genevieve H. Wells was ap-
pointed to the Civil Service Reform
and Education Committees.
Ben G. Wilkinson was made chair
man of the Roads and Highways
Committee and a member of the
Judiciary. Labor and Militia Com
mittees.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
WASPS Give Road Tests
To Nearby Virginia Drivers

Motorists seeking Virginia driving
licenses In Alexandria or Arlington
now will have to explain the traffic
laws, demonstrate their parking
prowess and have their vision tested
by trinity uniformed WASPS in
stead of State troopers.
Twenty-six girls were graduated
from the first State police course
given for women in Richmond Janu-
airy 4, and both the Alexandria and
Arlington motor bureaus have girls
assigned to them to give road tests.
Mrs. Evelyn Bender, the Alex
andria examiner, was a clerk in
the Office of the Motor Vehicle Bu-
rea until December 9. when she was
accepted in the training school.
Since she took over her duties in
Alexandria Mrs. Bender has exam
ined more than ITS drivers. And
she feels that she has given them
just as tough workout as her male
predecessors,
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Cameron Valley Tenants
May Get Flat Utility Rates

Federal Public Housing officials
have informed residents of Cameron
Valley Homes, the defense housing
project in Alexandria, that they will
consider making a fiat rate for
water, gas and electricity for the
tenants, but not for oil.
Meeting with committee of ten
ants and officials of the Alexandria
Housing Authority yesterday, the
FPHA representatives said they
would correct inequalities in Cam
eron, Valley utility rates as COM
pared with rates paid in other de-
tense housing projects.
Tenants, most of whom are en-
ployed at the Naval Torpedo Sta
ton, had complained that the cost
of utilities was so great that 1t
made their rent great deal higher
than they considered reasonable.
One of the chief complaints,
brought out at an earlier meeting,
was the high cost of heating the
homes. The cinder block construc-
tion, tenants said, was responsible
for great heat losses.
The FPHA officials indicated they
would not consider fat rate for oil,
Cameron Valley Homes rent for
$25 for a one-bedroom unit, $50
for two and s35 for three bedroom
units. The rate is set by the Gov
ernment.
Residents. based their complaints
on the fact that their utility charges
for an average sized unit were about
$40 last month, whereas Chinquapin
Village, another defense housing
project in the area charged a fiat
rate of SO 20 for utilities.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Fairfax Board
To Weigh Plea
On Teacher Pay
Supervisors Asked
To Match Funds
Granted by State

A request by the Fairfax County
Board of Education for an appro-
priation to match State funds re-
Gently released to increase teachers
salaries was to be considered by the
County Board of Supervisors today
In making s232 500 available to
raise teachers pay. Gov. Darden
provided that local school boards
must match the funds on a $3.50
basis.
Petition for Pay Increase.
The School Board, which made it's
request for additional funds at a
meeting yesterday. also heard a
petition by the County Education
and Classroom Teachers Associa-
tions for a $10-a-month increase for
teachers for the rest of this school
year to help meet rising living
COSTS"
The two groups also presented
proposed salary schedule for
teachers and recommended it's adop-
ton by the board The schedule
provided that teachers having cer-
tificates, but not college degrees,
start at Sl,100 a year. After IL
years they would receive 81 800.
Teachers with B. A. degrees would
start at 81 200 q yeaer and receive
s1,700 after IL years, while those
with M A. degrees would begin at
81 300 and receive $1,000 after II
years.
Proposals Being Studied.
In urging approval of the schedule
the two groups pointed out that 1t
has been Endorsed by parent teacher
associations throughout the county.
The Board of Education took both
the proposed s10-a-month increase
and the salary schedule under con-
sideration.
With regard to funds to match
State grants to increase teachers
salaries, board officials pointed out
that any appropriation would have
to be made by the Board of Super
visors, since the School Board al
ready has used up its appropriation
for the employment of % additional
teachers made necessary by crowd
ed conditions.
Evening star., 1943-01-20

Dressed in a duplicate of the
troopers uniforms except that a
skirt replaces the light blue trousers,
WASP has all the powers of a
regular State trooper, with the ex-
ception of the privilege of carrying
firearms. To date, they have not
made any arrests, but it is within
their power to do So
Mrs. Bender said that men taking
tests did not seem to mind a woman
examiner and that women were
often less nervous than when a man
gave the test. She herself confessed
to few moments of panic when
testing inexperienced drivers, but
on the whole she likes her job.
Another session of the school is
planned in order to enlarge the
number of the Women's Auxiliary
State Police Applicants must be
between 25 and 40, in good health
and must be carefully investigated
before they are accepted.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Montgomery Heads Ask
Appointment OF Harriss

The Montgomery County Com
missioners yesterday asked Gov.
O'Conor to appoint Clyde C. Harriss
of Travilah justice of the peace
for the 4th election district.
The board granted John H
Grimes, jr,. clerk in the Office of
the county accountants Office, in
definite leave of absence to enter
military service.
The commissioners received from
Edwin w. Broome, county superin-
tendent of schools, a recommends
ton of the County Board of Educa-
ton that an ordinance be passed
requiring toxoid incubation. The
matter was referred to Joseph A
Cantrel. attorney TO the commits
sioners, for advice.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Co-eds Told 10 Graduate
Before Going in War Work
BY the Assoeiated Press

BY the Associated Press ...'
Five hundred University of Mary
land co-eds were told by representa-
tives OF the WAACS, WAVES and
SPARS to complete their education
before entering active war service.
The representatives OF the fem
inine branches OF the armed services
were speakers at special assembly
at the school which was sponsored
by the University Women,s League,
and Mortar Board, honorary society
for co-eds.
Speakers at the assembly in
cluded 1t. d. g. Leila Stevens of
the WAVES, Capt. Bernice KEEP
linger. WAAC, and a lone male, 1t
Rhea Smith of the Signal Corps
1t. Smith spoke on the need for
educated women In civilian jobs with
the Signal Corps.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Harold Lindsey Price
OF Alexandra Killed

Friends of Harold Lindsey Price,
son of Mrs. Overton Westfelt Price
of Alexandria, learned today of his
death yesterday in an airplane crash
near Homestead, Fla.
Mr.. Price, who was 81, was
graduate of the Naval Aviation
Training School at Pensacola, Fla,
and served as a pilot in the Marine
Corps for seven years He had been
employed as a crop duster since
about 1884.
He attended Alexandria public
schools and the Augusta Military
Academy in Staunton
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Friday at the Wheatley
funeral home in Alexandria Burial
will be in Alexandria Presbyterian
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Assembly Unit
Sought 10 Help
Plan Budget
White Says Chamber
Has Too Little to Soy
On Fiscal Policies
BY the Associated Press.

DS lne ASSOCiaJeQ PreSs.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 20.-A proposal
that the Legislature establish a
budget agency to work with the Gov
ernor and the budget director in
formulating State fiscal policies
came today from House Majority
Leader John S. White.
The Prince Georges Delegate, who
also Is chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee, said he did not
mean to question the ability or in
tegrity of present officials, but be-
lieved the State Assembly had toe
little to say regarding the budget.
Both houses were called into ses-
sion today to start the third week
of the session. After brief routine
sessions yesterday the Legislature
adjourned out of respect to the late
Chief Judge Carroll T. Bond of the
State Court of Appeals.
Mr.. White asserted that under the
present budget system the members
of the Assembly-with the exception
of members of the Senate Finance
and House Ways and Means Com
mittees-had little comprehension of
the budget.
Raps Present Procedure.
Having served for q number Of
sessions as chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee" he declared,
Il realize the duties imposed on that
committee to consider the States
budget.
THE House relies to a great ex-
tent upon the committees recon-
mendations and I have informed
the committee that some new ma
chinery should be devised that
would permit the Legislature to con-
slider budgets and appropriations
more adequately.
The superficial procedure we go
through here each session certainly
was not the intention of the consti-
tutional provisions.
Mr. White said his proposal met
a favorable response in the Ways
and Means Committee, which felt
that the matter was worthy of full
study and we intend to pursue the
question furthT"
Mr. White said it was possible
that the Legislative Council, of
which he is a member, would be
the medium through which the Leg
islature could best act when the
Assembly was not in session.
Separate Agency Possible.
Mr.. White said there possibly
might be some agency created
which would be directly responsible
to the legislative branch, which
would work the year around making
constant study of the budget, so
that when the Legislature comes
down here 1t would have some idea
on the approach from a legislative
viewpoint"
To date the council had found no
way to do this, but, he added, 81
hope we can work it out so that we
will have not only budget director
and Governor, but some one from
the legislative branch in this i'm
portant undertaking"
Yesterdays sessions of both House
and Senate were brief, although
they saw the introduction of II new
bills.
Among them was a House meas
ure to repeal the States Jim
Grow" act. 1t was introduced by
Delegate Leon A. Rubenstein, Dem
ocrat, Of Baltimore.
The original act required sepa-
rate cars or compartments for col
ored and white passengers in trains
and steamboats, operating in Mary
land.
The Senate received six new bills.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Alexandra Will 0pen
CoIored Child Center

The Alexandria Child Day Care
Committee has announced that a
center for colored children will be
opened February / in Roberts
Chapel.
Registration will be held from 8
am. to 3 pm. today through jan
uary n at both the Lyles- Crouch
and the Parker Gray Schools.
Opening the center for colored
children brings the number of CEN
ters planned to five. They will be
operated under the sponsorship Of
the Board OF Education.
Mrs. Dorothy Tuthill, supervisor
of the nurseries, will speak on
Children in a World at War" at
the Washington School Parent
Teacher Association meeting at
7:30 pm. tomorrow.
The Day Care Committee has
taken over the nursery school al
ready being operated by the Wash
ington School P-TA and will oper-
ate 1t as an all-day center in the
Academy Building adjacent to the
school. Members of the P-TA
who have been working in the
nursery school will join the Day
Care Volunteer Committee and will
continue to help care for children
in the Washington School center.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Bethesda Youths Get
Draft Questionnuires

Frederic P. Lee, chairman of
Montgomery County Draft Board
No. 3 at Bethesda, announced to-
day that questionnaires have been
mailed to all 18-year-old youths who
registered at the board last month.
Mr.. Lee said the questionnaires
will be processed as soon as they are
returned. Those registrants found
available for military service will be
called for induction in regular order,
he added.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
0ren1 Presents
Postwar Plan
To Build Schools
Commissioners Study
$780, 900 Program
For Prince Georges

A proposed s1,736 900 postwar
school construction program in
Prince Georges County, Nd, funds
for which would be obtained
through the issuance of bonds, today
was being studied by the County
Commissioners.
The program was presented to the
board yesterday by Nicholas Orem,
county superintendent of schools,
who added that the proposal has
been indorsed by the Board OF Edu-
cation.
Mr.. Orem said he already has
drafted proposed bill for submis-
sion to the State Legislature to seek
permissive legislation authorizing
the County Commissioners to issue
bonds up to $800,00O for the con-
struction of new schools and addi-
tiens to existing buildings after the
war on the recommendation of the
Board of Education.
Hopes for Federal Aid.
He declared that he hoped the
Federal Government would provide
the difference between the $500 900
which would be authorized and the
estimated total cost of the program.
New schools are proposed at Upper
Marlboro, Hyattsville, Mount Rain
Ter, Landover Hills and Suitland.
Additions are proposed to schools in
Beitsville, College Park. University
Park, Riverdale, Lanham, Suitland,
Silver Hill. Surrattsville, Oxon Hill
and to the Fairmont Heights and
Marlboro colored schools.
Emphasizing that the proposed
legislation is merely permissive and
not compulsory, Mr.. Orem told the
board its purpose is to put the
county in a position to meet school
needs promptly after the war if and
where the need Is evident.
Experience after the World
War he pointed out, has shown
that the great acceleration in popu-
lation growth in the country did
not cease when the war was over.
1t seems entirely probable that the
same experience will be true after
the present conflict"
The commissioners indicated that
they would take some action within
the next two weeks.
More Fire Funds Urged.
Mr.. Orem said he probably would
present the proposal to the county
delegation in the State Legislature
at meeting of the group February
/ in the Upper Marlboro Court
house.
A request that the commissioners
indorse bill to be presented to
the General Assembly providing for
an increase from $700 to 81 900 for
each OF the "a fire companies In the
county was approved.
The request was made by K. A.
Young and A. l.. Buscher of the
County Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
At present the various fire
companies receive approximately
$4,000 each year from the county.
The proposed bill would increase
this appropriation to $4,000.
William A. Carson, chairman of
the board, suggested that the fire
draw up annual budgets
between now and 1945 with a view
to introducing a bill at the next
session OF the Legislature authoriz-
Ing the county to levy a fire tax.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Fairfax County Federation
Meeting Is Cancelled

The Fairfax County Federation of
Citizens Associations has Cancelled
its regular meeting scheduled for
tomorrow night at Madison School,
Falls Church, it was announced to-
day by F. r. Roll, jr., president.
Mr.. Roll said the federation de-
cided to cancel the meeting due to
the gasoline and tire emergency and
added that no future meetings will
be held unless absolutely" neces-
sary.
While no future general meetings
are planned, Mr.. Roll said. standing
committees have been instructed to
carry on their activities. Member
associations, it was said, will con-
tinue to meet where transportation
Is not a problem.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Struck by Propeller

Robert H. Mead, "a, of Alexandria
was in serious condition in Casualty
Hospital today suffering from a
fractured skull received when struck
by an airplane propeller at the
Washington Airport, according to
police. Mr.. Mead was an employe
of Transcontinental a. Western
Air Lines, Inc. TWA officials
would not say how the accident
occurred.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Dumfries Lodqe InstuIIs

MANASSAS, Va, Jan. 20 (Spe-
ciaD.-The Odd Fellows Lodge of
Dumfries has installed the follow
ing officers: Noble grand, j. E.
Gum: vice grand. o. L. Mitchell;
recording secretary, J. A. Adair, jr.;
financial secretary. w. F. Keyes;
treasurer. r. S. Childres; right sup
porter to noble grand, c. w. Gar
rison; left supporter to vice grand,
S. A. Baggett; warden, Crossin Will
hs;' conductor, r L. Neal; Right
scene supporter, D. r. Mercer; left
scene supporter, w. r. Knight: in
side guard, Jack Hornsby: outside
guard, j. w. Garfield; chaplain,
r. l.. Phillips.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Nan Suffers Acid Burns

Luther Ray Barker, "a, of Falls
Church suffered second degree acid
burns to the face early today while
changing a battery at the Wash
ington, Virginia 81 Maryland Coach
Co. terminal in Arlington. He was
admitted to Georgetown Hospital.
Police said Mr.. Barker was removing
The battery from the charger when
the wires crossed, the short circuit
throwing acid in his face
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Manassas P-TA Meetino

MANASSAS, Va, Jan. 20 (Spe-
ciaD. The Manassas Parent
Teacher Association will meet at
745 pm. tomorrow in the Osbourn
High School auditorium. Mrs. A.
o. Beane, president, will preside.
The program will feature the newly
organized Victory Corps, and a
group of high-school students will
present an outline of the war pro-
gram in the school.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
Dorden Maps Economies
For Stute-Owned Cars
Ry the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Jan. 20-A rigid
conservation program" to effect saw
ings In gasoline, tires and operating
costs of State-owned vehicles has
been handed Gov Darden by Bur-
ton Marye, jr, State mileage ad-
ministrator.
Mr.. Marye said he believed it pos
sible, If State police can reduce
their l94l mileage by 20 per cent
and all other State departments can
slash theirs 40 per cent, to cut
$4,000 from the 194l outlay.
This, he said, would mean a saw
ing of about $50 new tires and
353,570 gallons of gasoline.
Evening star., 1943-01-20
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WAatHo~4wMM
WAR BONDS

The Bofors anti-aircraft gun is de-
signed for greater range and heavier
csliber than the average anti-air-
craft or rapid fire gun. They are
mechanically intricate and more
costly. The two-gun Bofors mount
costs approximately $4,000 while
q Bofors quad-mount runs up to
$4,000
Evening star., 1943-01-20
6roveton Meeting Delayed

The monthly meeting OF the
Groveton Parent Teacher Associa-
tion, originally scheduled for tomor-
row, has been postponed until
February Is due to the gasoline
shortage, it was announced today.