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Evening star., 1943-12-26

Before an audience of their fami-
lies and fellow servicemen, WASH
ington's heroes will be publicly hon.
ored at the Stage Door canteen,
beginning Wednesday.
The occasion is a showing Of the
first % portraits in the Heroes Of
the Washington Area" series drawn
by Newman Sudduth of The Star
art staff for The Sunday Star.
Personal invitations have been
extended to the families and to the
heroes themselves who happen to
be in the city to witness special
showings. On these occasions the
master of ceremonies will interrupt
the entertainment to tell of a hero's
exploits and citations while a spot
light focuses on his portrait at the
side of the stage.
OF the heroes whose portraits
will be displayed, three have been
killed in action and one Is missing.
Two Of the men have received the
Congressional Medal Of Honor.
Much Time on Research.
Mr.. Sudduth selects the heroes
for portraiture himself. spending
as much time on research as on the
drawings. Sometimes he has found
it difficult to tell which OF the men
reported as Washington residents
are actually natives or near-natives
because of the rapidly changing
population. The men appearing in
the series. however. were either born
here or have spent most of their
lives here.
They have appeared in the series
in the order of the importance of
their decoration and an effort has
been made to give equal represen-
tation to the Army, Navy and
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Fathers IN j. ). Jobs
Won't Be Inducted
In Group Tomorrow
Will Be Sent Home
When They Report
To Weiehtmon School
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Fathers employed in the Federal
Government who report at Weight
man School tomorrow for induction
into the armed forces will be sent
home. District selective service
headquarters said last night.
The belated Christmas present is
the result of an order issued by
Selective Service Director Hershey
Friday notifying draft boards to
stop processing for induction fathers
employed in the Federal Govern
ment until further notice.
The order carries out President
Roosevelt's instructions that fathers
working in Government agencies
should be given the same consid-
GRAFTON for occupational deferment
as fathers IN private employment
Files to Be Checked.
Gen. Hershey sent out the stop
order to give Government agency
committees an opportunity to 60
through their files of employees and
ask occupational deferments for
fathers in relatively important jobs.
District headquarters could not
estimate how many fathers here
would be affected, but pointed out
that fathers in the Federal service
registered with District boards
would have been working here at
least three years and would tend to
be in the better Jobs.
A draft spokesman said the papers
OF men reporting tomorrow would
be gone over to weed out the fathers
employed in the Government before
the men are sent to Fort Myer for
their final physical examination.
Checkup Advised.
Men who have had induction
notices from boards in other parts
OF the country were advised to con-
suit with their agency committees
before travelling back to their home
States for induction.
National Selective Service head
quarters would not estimate how
long the stay of induction might
continue. Presumably, it will take
some time for agency committees to
decide on a policy, select the men
they want deferred and make their
deferment requests. Each agency
committee will act in the same way
as private employer, choosing
fathers on the same basis and max
ing the deferment requests without
going through the procedure fol-
lowed in the cases of nonfathers in
the Government service
Evening star., 1943-12-26
6 Die in Southern Virginia
As Auto and Bus Crash
BY the Associated Press.


FRANKLIN, Va, Dec. 25.-Sx
adults were killed and two children
were injured critically this morning
when the car in which they were
travelling from Portsmouth. to Mil
waukee, N. c., to spend Christmas
skidded on the icy road at the
Baughan Bridge crossing the Not
toway River, about 9 miles south OF
here, and collided with an oncoming
Carolina railways bus. None were
reported injured in the bus.
Bodies of two of the adults, both
women, were thrown by the impact
over the rail of the bridge into the
river. Two unidentified soldiers,
passengers on the bus, jumped into
the freezing water, 80 feet below,
and recovered the body of one Of
the women, All the adults were
killed instantly.
The dead Raymond Martin, 80.
Of Portsmouth, listed as the driver
of the car; Mrs. Matte Martin, %,
his wife, whose body was not re-
covered; Reuben Martin, 25, no ad-
dress; Mrs. Lois Martin, %. his
wife, no address; Fred Askew, Al, Of
Portsmouth; Mrs. Pearl Askew, IS,
his wife, whose body was recovered.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Mrs. Boothby Names
Red Cross Committee

Mrs. Marion Y. Boothby, chair
man of the Red Gross War Fund
Campaign for Montgomery County,
has announced the appointment OF
an Executive Committee.
Members are Warren Haley,
Kensington; George A. Cook, Ia
koma Park; Mrs, Oliver Ragonnet,
Silver Spring; Mrs. George M. Fer
ris, Chevy Chase; Mrs. c. B.
Sager, Bethesda, and Mrs. James
Flewharty, Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
n-Year-0Id Girl Held
After Farmland Dies
OF Bullet Wound
William l. Sweeney, IS,
FotoIIy Hurt During
Upper Marlboro Row

William L. Sweeney, 35, an Upper
Marlboro MD farm hand, died
yesterday at Casualty Hospital from
a .22-caliber bullet wound In the
abdomen, received during an alter
cation with Guy Hamilton at his
farm home near Piscataway, Md,
Prince Georges County police re-
ported.
Police said Rita Mae Walsh, 10, a
visitor at the Hamilton home at the
time Of the shooting, is being held
without bond on charge of assault
with a dangerous weapon. Police
said the charge will be changed to
manslaughter.
Prince Georges County Policeman
Thomas Blandford said Miss Walsh
related that she fired at Sweeney
after he had struck Hamiltons
daughter, Louise, with the handle
Of an automobile jack. He said Miss
Walsh told him she had formerly
worked in the Navy Yard here, but
had quit because of i'll health. She
had been visiting at the Hamilton
home since Wednesday.
Story Given Police.
Officer Blandford said information
obtained from the Hamilton family
and from Miss Walsh revealed this:
Sweeney was employed by a
Marlboro farmer, Ralph Carrick.
Mr.. Carrick also owns the Piscata-
way farm where Hamilton works,
and Sweeney formerly worked there.
Mr.. Blandford said Sweeney was
reported to have had an argument
three days ago with Louise Hamil-
ton. Then, on Christmas eve, he got
into an argument with her father
when he went to the Hamilton home.
Mr.. Blandford quoted Miss Walsh
as saying that when Louise inter-
fered in the argument between
Sweeney and Hamilton, Sweeney
struck Louise with the jack handle.
At this point, Mr.. Blandford quoted
Miss Walsh as saying she ran into
the house, picked up a rifle and
fired at Sweeney. She told police,
however, that she did not load the
gun.
Mr.. Blandford said Miss Walsh
then put Sweeney in his own car
and drove him to Thomas beer
parlor on the Clinton -Piscataway
road, where she called police.
Sweeney was treated by DR.. James
I. Boyd, deputy county medical ex-
aminer, and then brought to Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Wounded in Argument.
In a Christmas Day shooting in
the District, Raymond A. Horst
kamp, 36, of 1912 Jackson street
NE, suffered wound in the chest
during an argument in the front
yard of his home, police reported.
Police, who described the shoot
ing as family squabble, said
Paul Faris, IS, of the same address,
a brother-in-law, was being held for
questioning.
Horstkamp was taken to Casualty
Hospital where his condition was
described as satisfactory last night.
Colored Man Killed.
Antonio A. Hanzen, colored, 80,
Of 305 Ninth street NE. was shot
fatally, and Josephine Sinkler, COL
ored, "a, Of 231 Massachusetts
avenue NV. was wounded in the
back and leg in . dispute at the
Evening star., 1943-12-26

T l / u d y ulSIlt
were Mrs. M.
Aubrey Childrey,
go, secretary of
the Arts Club
and first cousin
of Mrs. George
c. Marshall, wife
Of tn e Arm y
chief of staff,
and Mrs. Della
l.. Gould, Al, of
1000 F S t r e e t
NV.
Mrs. Childrey's
car was struck
by a northbound
Evening star., 1943-12-26

Is scheduled to be brought up again
soon before the, Senate District
Committee for further considera-
ton. Recent approval of one phase
OF this report by the full committee
was followed by the resignation Of
DR.. Edgar A. Bocock as Gallinger
superintendent. Whether the, full
committee will agree on recon-
mendations for removal Of four
other District ohlcials, including
Commissioner Guy Mason, Is to be
considered.
Evening star., 1943-12-26

latter's address, police reported.
Hanzen's wife, Virginia Hanzen. 80,
was held by police for questioning.
Gladys Mcdaniel, colored, %, Of
925 Twenty-seventh street NV.
died yesterday from throat wounds
inflicted by an unknown person in
an alteration in the first floor hall
OF a building at 2504 I street NV,
police reported.
Evening star., 1943-12-26

Southern Rail- Mrs. M. A. Chiidrey.
road streamliner miles from Fair
fax while she was on her way to
spend Christmas with a son in
Richmond. Police quoted the en-.
gineer of the train, Richard Dennis
of Alexandria, as saying he blew
his whistle when he saw Mrs. Chill.
drey's car, but that she drove di-
rectly in front of the train. The
automobile was broken in two by
the impact and the rear part was
carried 100 yards.
A daughter of Mrs. Childrey.
Mrs. Charles Himmelheber OF
Falls Church, Va, said her mother
would be buried in Richmond.
Mrs. Gould, victim of the other
Virginia accident, died in head
on collision on the Hillsboro-Lees-
burg pike. Her nephew, Robert
Gould, IT, of Martinsburg, w. Va,
also was killed and her husband
and son, both injured, were taken
to the Loudoun County Hospital at
Leesburg. Occupants of the other
car, also taken to the hospital, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Cole of Purcell
vile, Va; Evelyn and Ruth Lee
Cole and Luther Beamer Of Lovetts-
vile, Va.
Two Other Accidents.
In other accidents here, police
were looking for hit-and-run
driver and cab driver who collided
with a light pole and deserted his
cab, leaving two injured passengers.
Victims of the cab accident. which
occurred yesterday in the $500 block
of Benning road NE. were Myrtle
Pumphrey, 40, of 1910 Central ave.
nue. NE; who was in an undeter.
mined condition at Casualty Hospi-
tai with contusions of the chest and
multiple fractures of the ribs. and
Charles F. Hauer, A, of 523 K street
NE, who was treated at Gallinger
Hospital for possible fractured ribs
and released. Police said they
thought they had identified ths
driver by tracing the cab.
In the hit-and-run accident, Asher
Kahn, At, Maritime Commission
engineer, had just stepped out of q
cab in front of his home at 1922 I
street NV. when q car struck him.
The car drove off. Mr.. Kahn was
taken to Emergency Hospital in an
other cab and was treated for cuts
and bruises around the head. His
condition was said to be fair.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Academy PIuns Dance

The Academy of the Holy Names,
Silver Spring, will sponsor an in
terclass dance Tuesday evening at
the Statler Hotel.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-28
memphis Belle !"
Gets Repoirs
In Spokane

The Memphis Belle. battle
SCARED veteran of nine months
aerial warfare over France and
Germany, now is "convalescing' at
an airfield in Spokane. Wash, ac-
cording to the War Department.
During Is combat missions she was
battered by flax and slashed by
machine gun bullets. She has had
nine new engines, a new right wing
to replace one shot away in action.
and a new tail assembly for one
torn to shreds by cannon fire. This
flying fortress was returned TO the
u. S. last June to show American
people how American planes could
stand up in modern warfare. Fol-
lowing her tour the flying fort
ress was assigned TO heavy bonn
bardment group in Nebraska TO help
train Hedging airmen who hope soor
to 60 overseas themselves. After
major overhaul job, the Mem
phis Belle again will be used ir
training airmen.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-28
RAT ION
REMINDER

Gasoline-In states in this area
A-5 coupons are TOW good.
Fuel Oil-Period i coupons are
good through January 3.
Sugar-Stamp No. IA good for 5
pounds through November /. Stamp
No. 20 in Book Four becomes good
November |, and will be good for 5
pounds through January Is, 1914.
Stamps Nos. Is and l6 good for s
pounds each for home canning
through October 81
Shoes-Stamp No. 10 good for one
pair. Stamp No. / on the "Airplane'
sheet in War Ration Book Three be-
comes good for one pair Novem-
Der /.
Meats, Fats--Brown stamps c. d
E, and + good through October 30
Brown stamps G. now good, expires
December 4. Brown stamp RI be-
comes good October 81 and remains
good through December 4.
Processed Foods-Blue stamps x
Y, and z good through November
20. Green stamps A, B, and c In
Book Four becomes good Novem-
Der ! and remains good through De-
cember 20.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-28
Is Years AQo
sssSststxssssxsctscsc.sssCsssexscx

Word has been received from
Lieut.. Frank Mccarthy that he has
arrived overseas and hopes to be
one of the bunch in full pursuit of
the huns in few days.
John Graves is one of our new
residents in Warland. Mr.. Graves
will have charge of the company
sawmill.
The Rev Father McCory is re-
ported i'll with influenza.
A fine baby girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs Harold Corbit last Thurs
day. The baby's father is with the
armed forces in France.
Mrs. ]. A. Rockafellow is author
ity for the statement that several
people in Libby are wearing influ-
enza masks on the streets.
Miss Alice Fraser returned We'd
nesday from the normal school al
Cheney
Word reached here this week that
Al Lovick had been sent home from
France, where he has been serving
in the army He had landed in New
York. suffering from the effects OF
wound in the arm.
Work is progressing this week or
the job of grading up the grounds Of
the new high school.
Mrs. Effie Gibson of Kalispell is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. A. Hill
lis.
Frank Pival came down from Eu.
reka yesterday. He reports three O
his children i'll with influenza.
L. J. Baenen, Jennings famou:
guide and hunter, spent yesterday
afternoon in Libby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Veldman have
returned from trip to the east.
E. B. Shand, W. E. Mason anc
Ben Coffman were up from Troy or
Monday.
The death of Mrs. Vim Kammey.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-28
RIVER

Mr.. Wallbridge of Libby spent
Sunday at the Morris Davis home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom St. German
and children of Kalispell and Mr..
st. Germans nephew, who is here
on furlough from the navy, were
week end guests at the Ernest Davis
home.
Mrs. w. E. Dexter Of Libby visit
ed Mrs. George Koebel part Of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kyle Beebe were
up from Troy Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Davis has been over
to Kalispell with her uncle. Leon
Van Alstine, and family the past
two weeks. She returned home
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Auge are the
parents Of a new baby boy born
at the Kalispell general hospital
Oct IL. The baby weighed 8 pounds
| and has been named Ronald Lee.
Mark Fowler came over from
Plains last week end and took his
| father home with him. Mr.. Fowler
has been in poor health for some
time and is having some dental
work done to see if that will i'm
prove his health.
There were a few hunters out
| Sunday but not many deer were
seen.
Ernest Davis and Mrs. M. !, Davis
were in Libby Monday
Hugh Fowler Of Plains is staying
with his grandmother while Mr.
Fowler is away Hugh spent Sun.
day with Mr. and Mrs. Cady or
| Fact Fisher
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-28
GOVERNMENT OWNED EGGS TO
HIGHEST BIDDER

Announcement was made today
BY the Food Distribution Admins
tration that the government is of
fering for sale to the highest bid
der 1912 cases of eggs. Bids must
be received in the regional FDA
office not later than 3 p. m, Oc-
tober 90
The eggs are part Of purchases
made this last summer during the
governments price support pro.
gram They are now in storage
467 cases being in Salt Lake City
Utah, the remainder in Denver.
They are graded as c large ane
c medium. FDA officials said
Details and bidding blanks may
be obtained at the Montana FDA of
flee in Helena.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-28
THE METHODIST CHURCH

Jr Woman's Society OF Christian
Service this Friday evening at 8 in
the DeRosia home. Mrs. Baney, de-
votional leader. Mrs. Harmon, pro-
gram leader.
Church school GAS a. m.
Worship service II a. m. Message
by Mr.. Roscoe Allison, lay leader of
the Laurel, Neb., church, and edi-
tor of the Laurel newspaper. Ser
mon by the pastor.
Troy worship service 1880 p. m.
Libby ST.. Woman's Society of
Christian Service will meet at
o'clock Wednesday, Nov. 3rd in the
Gehrke home. Mrs. Harold Miller,
devotional leader.
Official Board Wednesday even
ing, Nov. 3rd, at 8 o'clock in the
parsonage.
II you have no other church af-
filiations we welcome you.
+. ROY FORT, Pastor.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-28
Announce Vegetable
Price Ceilings

Ceiling prices that will prevail
for ID fresh vegetables at country
shipping points have been announced
by OPA and VIA. The vegetables
are lima beans, snap beans, car
rots, cabbage, cauliflower, celery,
cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, green
peas, peppers, spinach and toma-
toes. Maximum prices for beets, as
paragus, watermelons, cantaloupes
and the 1914 crop of onions are to
be announced soon. Prices were an
nounced to assist vegetable grow
ers in completing their production
plans.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-28
Urged to Buy
Potatoes Now and
Store Them

BOHEMIAN. Montana homemak-
ers who buy potatoes now and store
them for winter use will be helping
to reduce the surplus of some 900
carloads Of Montanas record crop
of 100000 bushels, says E. E. Isaac,
extension horticulturist at Montana
State College.
Not only Montana but the coun-
try as whole produced a record
Irish potato crop which is overtax-
ing available storage facilities, he
said.
Storing potatoes in the home is
not difficult. he explained, and any
place that can be kept cool will
do. While potatoes keep fairly well
at temperature from 38 to so de-
grees, the preferred temperature
is from 38 to 40 degrees. Because ex-
posure to light causes potatoes to
| turn greenish and to taste bitter,
they must be kept in a dark place.
If the storage place is not dark, the
potatoes may be covered with cloth
or paper to keep out the light
The storage place must also keep
the potatoes from freezing since
Irish potatoes spoil quickly after
being frozen.
Before being stored potatoes
should be inspected carefully and
all decayed ones discarded. Those
! that are cracked or bruised should
be segregated from the others and
used first.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-28
Grongers Hold
Stote Convention
Continued IRON mage u


of the Montana State Grange be al
lowed to appoint a committee to
set up State Grange headquarters
and State Grange Cooperative.
10. That the regulation of Wild
Lie be retained by the Public
Lands Department.
IL. That the Government agen-
cies be not allowed to curtail pro-
duction on the farms.
u. In opposition to the plus
freight rates now in effect from the
east to the west
l3. That inasmuch as sugar beet
raising is a major industry in Mon
tana, that the acreage should not be
frozen to last years quota.
IA. That the Government should
not take over the management OF
the railroads.
Is. That there should be no fur
Their RECOMMENDATION of farmers.
16. That the supply of insecticides
and fertilizers should be increased
in order that the farmer may con-
tinue the present rate of production
IT. That agriculture be represent
ed on all post war planning boards
and that men in high places in agri-
culture should be real farmers.
Lively Contests
Several contests were held
throughout the Grange year
through the lecturers office. The
attendance contest was won by
Rocky Mountain Grange Six lec-
turers were honored for their ex-
cellent programs throughout the
year. A scrap book contest was won
by GrandvieW Grange Three duets
were heard, first going to Big Flats
Grange. second to Tobacco Valley
Grange and third TO Saltwater
Grange.
In the advertising contest spon-
sored by the Montana Grange News,
Lower Valley Grange came out
first. Rocky Mountain Grange sec
ond. Stevensville third, Plains
fourth.
Patrons, officers and delegates
felt that these three days Of con-
ferences and plans developed def
mite policy for the future of Mon
tana State Grange whose first eff
fort Is to do everything possible te
help win the war.
GRANGE REPORTER.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-28
n. {. O. Club
Entertained
(Too late for last week. J

Luz idLG III lcat WINhsj
The II. E. O. Clubs October meet
ing was held at the home of Mrs.
Harry Butts, Mrs. Roy Brock as
sisted.
Mrs. Ruby Gibbons was a guest
The president, Mrs Leighty, ex-
hibited to the club beautiful quilt
which had been donated by Ma
dame X, with the provision that
chances be sold on the quilt and the
money be turned over to the U.S.O.
The quilt will be on exhibit in Rex
ford at Mr.. Fewke's store and also
in Eureka at Sabin's Hardware. A
drawing will be held Saturday ev-
erffrfg- October 3 both at sSfafbif44S The
alter.
The club decided to write chain
letters to the local boys in the serv-
ice. at the November meeting.
Mrs. Fred Marvel presented the
club with lovely quilt top, as gift
from her mother, Mrs. Head.
Names were drawn for the pals
for Christmas.
Mrs. Bna Hudson brought love-
birthday cake for the members with
birthdays in October Lillian Lee
lightly and Kathryn Brock were CIV
en- corsages indicating October was
their birth month. In the cake was
hidden a>penny and the person who
received the penny is to bake the
cake for November. The mem
bers are looking forward to one OF
Mrs. Leighty's famous angel food
cakes, as she was the one who got
| the penny.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-28
THE LITTLE CATHEDRAL IN
THE PINES
st. Johns Ev. Lutheran Church,
Mo. Synod

Notice.
Divine Service, Sunday. Oct. 3lst.
at 8 /. IL, .astead of the usual tins
of II a. nj.
SundaH School, $50 a. m Also
Bible Class at 10 a. m.
Training Glass, Thursday, 4 p. m
Confirmation Class, Friday, 4 p
m.
Notice Thursday evening, 8 p m.
first senior choir rehearsal
Ladies Aid Thursday, Nov 4, a
the hone of Hrs. A. Agather.
st. Jolns welcomes you ant
yours.
RI. HASSKAMP, Pastor.