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Evening star., 1943-12-02
H From Montgomer'
Will Report Soon
Six Prewor Fathers
Included in Group

TWenty-nine men inducted Fri
day by Montgomery County Draft
Board No. 2 at Silver Spring, in
Guiding six pre-Pearl Haroor fathers
and an Army aviation cadet volun-
teer, will report soon for duty with
the armed forces.
The prewar fathers. the first to
enter the service from the Silver
Spring area, are: Franklin w.
Queen. Niles F. Gary, Lawrence B.
Mason. Alfred Clark. Thomas j.
Delaney and Charles c. Malone
The first lour will report for duty
with the Army. Mr., Delaney will
enter the Navy while Mr.. Malone
will report to the Marine Corps.
The aviation cadet is Herbert E.
Sterling.
Ten other inductees will enter the
Army. They are:
Charles R. Beavers. Arle H. Darby,
William H. Smither, Henry H. Sim
ming, John V. Jenkins. Lawrence
w. Fincham, James E. Walter. Rob-
ert M, Lyon, Russell T. Miller and
Clarence M. Green.
Nine men. in addition to Mr.. De-
laney. will report to the Navy. They
are:
Michael A. Mess, Lloyd P. Pratt.
Ernie Ashley Swain, Joseph D. Gore,
Ir, James w, Beardsley, Thomas
w. Barden, Richard C. Mallick,
Harold c. Ingraham and George P.
Slater.
Norval J. Hyde and Walter E.
Joerg will enter the Marine Corps
and Carlton c. Bean the Coast
Guard.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
.leaNRahoning
s@SRemiinderym

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, green stamps A, B and
C valid through December 20.
Stamps D. E and F valid through
January 90.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 3, G, H
j and K brown stamps valid
through Saturday. Stamps L and
M valid through January /.
Sugar-Stamp 30 in Book No. 4 good
for 5 pounds through January Is.
Shoes-Stamp No 18 in Book No. l
and stamp on the "airplane"
sheet of Book No. 8 valid now for
an indefinite period
Gasoline-No. A coupons good for
3 gallons each until February 8.
B and c coupons good for 2 gall
Ions each. B-2 and CO coupons
in books issued after December
are good for 5 gallons each.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81, 1914.
Fuel Oil-Period No. coupons, good
for 10 gallons unit, valid now,
expire January 3. Period No. 2
coupons, valid now, expire Febru-
ary 8. Period No. 3 coupons be-
come valid January 4, remain valid
through March IA. According to
the District OPA. consumers in
this area should not have used
more than Is per cent of their
total yearly fuel oil ration as Of
November 20.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
National WLB 10 Act
In Arnold Pay Case
Atlanta Regional Boord
By-Possed by Move

The National War Labor Board
has assumed jurisdiction in the dis
ipute between management and en-
ployes of the Arnold-Operated Bus
Line, by-passing the Atlanta Re-
gional Board.
A WLB spokesman said the ac-
ton was taken because it was felt
the matter might be settled more
agreeably here since the territory
served by the Arnold lines lies
within Metropolitan Washington.
The dispute, submitted last week
to a three-man WLB panel, arose
over a request by employes-mem-
bers of Local 1919 of the AFL ANAL
gamated Association of Street, Elec-
trio Railway and Motor Coach
Employees of Amortization a 14-cent-
.per-hour wage increase and an al
legged misunderstanding as to wheth-
.er an arbitration clause in the
contract remained in effect during
negotiations for new agreement.
The matter, under discussion since
last May l8, came to head No
vember 10 when continuous
meeting" held by the union re-
suited in one-day tieup of trans
portation facilities on the Arnold
routes. The men returned to work
Tor Today truce period awaiting
WLB action in the case.
o. B. Hiner, president of the
local. said that while the truce
ended Tuesday night, the union
would extend the period until ac-
ton has been taken by the WLB.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Virginia Canning Plan
To Continue After War

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 2.-Vir-
ginia's rural war production train
ing program. under which more
than 100000 quarts of food were
canned this year, will be continued
as permanent peacetime activity
under plans revealed today by State
Education Department officials.
D. ]. Howard. director of the pro-
gram, said it is hoped that sufficient
funds will be made available after
the war to continue a similar pro-
gram. To this end the department
arranged to carry on the present
work with the regular teachers of
agriculture education and home eco
nomics. Such an arrangement, he
pointed out. eliminates the extra
cost of increasing the staff of work.
ers and allowed the program to be
carried on within the present and
permanent setup of The department
Federal funds were available for
agricultural education prior to the
war, and Mr. Howard expressed the
belief that Federal aid would be
continued for a permanent program
in the postwar period.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
D. T.. Education Board
Acts 10 Keep Control
.0f ChiIdren's Jobs
CentroI Placement Unit
Set Up to Comply
With Federal Proposals

To retain control of jobs taken
by school-age children. the District
Board Of Education has set up
central placement bureau to fill
positions certified by the War Man.
power Commission. United States
Employment Service and other Fed
eral agencies as war work"
The new bureau will comply as
closely as possible with recorn-
mendations of the Federal agencies
and yet still maintain control OF
District authorities over work per-
mits granted and part-time, work.
study programs set up. the board
decided at its meeting Yesterday.
In many other States complete con-
troll of employment of school-age
children has been handed over by
the local authorities to Federal rep
reSentatives.
R. c. Garvin. president of the
Garfield-Douglass Heights Civic AS
soclation. appeared before the board
Yesterday to plead for temporary
addition to the Garfield School
rather than proposed temporary
building in new site. to be known
as the Stanton Road School. The
boards Buildings and Grounds
Committee will inspect the sites
next week.
The board also granted permis-
sion for use Of room in the Jack
son School in Georgetown as a CO.
operative nursery school from 9
am. to noon each day for George
town youngsters between the ages
OF 2 and 4. A group of parents
will be responsible for employing
teacher and bearing the other
expenses of the nursery service.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Court Rules Morton S
Reported Confession
Admissible in Trial

The reported confession of John
w. Morton, 39-year-old radio me-
chanic. to the murder of Mrs. Grace
G.. Groome, 57-year- old stenog-
rapher, whose battered body was
found under a Rock Greek Park
picnic table, was to be introduced
as evidence today in Morton's trial
on second-degree murder charges in
District Court.
An attempt to rule out any con-
fession and the blood-stained shirt
found by police in Mortons room.
under the Supreme Courts recent
McNabb decision, failed yesterday
With the jury of eight women and
four men excused, two policemen
and Morton himself told the details
of his arrest in a rooming house at
1920 Meridian place. Defense Attor-
ney Charles F. Hailer then moved
that in the light of recent deci-
sions' the evidence be kept out. JUS
tiCe Edward c. Eicher overruled the
motion and the trial went on.
Bernard Nachman, proprietor of
liquor store at 1918 Fourteenth
street NV, turned detective and
broke the case, his testimony re-
vealed. When he read about the
body of the murdered woman being
found on Sunday morning, August
%. in Rock Greek Park, he remem-
bered having served a customer with
a bloody shirt on Saturday night.
Not long after he opened the store
Monday morning, Morton, whom he
identified as the man in the stained
shirt, came in and bought another
bottle. Mr.. Nachman followed the
customer to the Meridian place
rooming house. watched him go in,
then telephoned the police.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Flyer, 3 Times Reported Dead ,
Can't Convince Kin.He's Alive

second that I was officially dead and
finally that my body would be sent
back after the war, Capt. Light said.
Il wrote them saying 1 was okay,
but each time after I had written
they would get another telegram
insisting I was killed. The last
letter I got from them they were
worried worse than ever. They
recognized my handwriting in the
letter sent, but they couldn't be-
ieve the Government could be mis-
taken three times
Capt. Light said the mixup ap-
parently developed because at the
last minute before he left on the
Ploesti raid he changed planes and
flew with the lead flight instead Of
with his own crew.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Fee Required
7oObtoin Auto
Learner Permit

Motorists who have been imposing
on the Traffic Department and, in
cidentally, saving the 50 automobile
operators license fee, must pay the
fee when they obtain their learners
permit, the District Commissioners
announced today.
The new policy was recommended
by Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer. who explained that rs per
cent Of license applicants failed to
return for their regular permits
after obtaining the learners Ger
tificate. Many renewed their learn
er's license and succeeded in oper-
ating "for long periods of time
without paying the required fee.
This permit, however, is valid only
when thet operator is accompanied
by a regularly licensed driver with
no other persons in the car.
Under the new ruling, the fee
will cover the regular three-year
period for which licenses are issued.
Evening star., 1943-12-02

From Yesterdays Late EditionsJ
By the Associated Press.
A UNITED STATES BOMBER
BASE IN ENGLAND, Dec. Hale
and hearty, Capt. Herbert M. Light,
who won the DFC for the American
raid on the oil fields at Ploesti, Ru-
mania, now Is stationed in England
and he is worried because he can't
seem to convince his parents he is
alive, although he has been reported
dead officially three times.
The flyers father is Maj. Herbert
NJ Light. Greensboro, N. c.: his
mother is Mrs. Ona Light, Long
Beach, Calf.
The Government telegraphed my
family three times. saying first
had been killed In action at Ploesti,
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Football Star Covers Grenade,
Losing Life, but Saving His Unit

There was no time to fling the
grenade again. But without hesita-
ton Sergt. Thomas made a dive for
1t and covered it with his body much
in the manner that he recovered
gridiron fumbles. The grenade ex-
ploded and he was killed, but not
single man in his detachment was
injured.
Sergt. Thomas starred in football
at South Charleston (W. VaJ High
School and at Greenbrier Military
Academy before going to V.P.I AS
a senior, he was halfback on the
1910 squad that was runnerup in
the Southern Conference.
He left school in April OF 1941-
two months before he would have
received his degree-to enter the
Air Forces, but later transferred to
the marines.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Liquor Black Market
Reports Verified by
ABC, Says Van Nuys
Senote Probe Chuirmon
Pledges National Inquiry
'CIedr Down the Line

Evidence supplied by members of
the Districts Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board corroborates COM
plants received from many parts
of the country as to black market
and other illegal liquor operations,
Chairman Van Nuys of the Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee said today.
The head of the Liquor Investigat-
ing Senate Subcommittee said he
hoped it would be possible for the
group to open public hearings on
the national questions a week after
next. He said public hearings had
been delayed only until the SUBJ
committee staff was able to collect
facts.
Wide Inquiry Proposed.
"We propose to go into the situ-
alton as to the distiller. wholesaler,
the retailer-clear down the line"
said Senator Van Nuys. He added
questions would deal with boarding,
black market, labelling violations.
tax evasion and war uses of alcohol
anu llQuCI. dlllOllS OJlleTS.
Local ABC officials meeting with
him at his request we're Thomas E.
Lodge, chairman. and Mrs. Agnes
K. Mason and William P. Meredith.
board members, Chairman Van
Nuys said they had supplied a con-
siderable volume of data as to the
authority. powers and mechanics of
the operation of the ABC board here
and as to local conditions.
AS to black market and other
questions he declared this data con-
firmed thousands of letters and COM
me.its received from various sec
tions of the country.
ABC Powers Limited.
He said he understood the ABC
board is lacking certain enforce
ment powers, having only limited
number of its own inspectors. al
though it has broad powers as to
licensing to places selling alcoholic
beverages. He indicated that his
investigating group did not intend
to 60 into this subject since it was
dealing with national problem and
concerning itself with local issues
only AS it pertains to the national
picture.
While Senator Van Nuys had
the District ABC board
for its delay in volunteering, as
other agencies had done, to CO.
operate with the Senate committee
he indicated this issue was settled
since the board had supplied con-
siderable data and offered its serv-
ices.
Mr.. Lodges only comment after
the meeting in executive session
with Senator Van Nuys was that
the conference had proved most
The board is continu-
ing its conferences with representa-
tives OF the industry, preparatory to
submitting recommendation for
changes in local regulations to the
Commissioners.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
|0CD Volunteer Office
Hailed for Work in
-
Filing Court Records
Judge Bentley Says
Group Did important
Job CompetentIy

Workers of the Civilian Defense
Volunteer Office were praised yester-
day by Judge Fay ]. Bentley of Dis
trict Juvenile Court for their aid
in helping to straighten out court
records earlier this year.
At meeting Of the Offices civil
ian services directors in the Toner
School Judge Bentley told how the
volunteers had helped at night over
period of six months, Due to the
wartime drain of its stenographers.
filing clerks and other workers bv
the Army. the Federal service and
other higher paying agencies, the
court had had difficult time keep
ing up its schedule, she said.
However, plea to the OCD had
brought a hearty response. From
6 to II volunteers came two nights
week for the first two months and
one night week for the rest of
the period. These workers were per-
sons holding daytime jobs who will
mglv donated their time at night.
Judge Bentley said She revealed
the court again is al the point
where it will have to ask again for
volunteer workers.
A plea for more daytime workers
was made by Mrs Wayne Coy, head
Of the CDVO filing department.
She said that out Of the 47.0OO Dis
trict volunteers, more than 80 per
cent are for night work I'VE
haven't enough places to put the
night workers, but day workers are
very much in demand" Mrs. Coy
stated r
'It is false notion to set age
or social linitationS bn these VOL
unteers, said Miss Dorothea Sullivan
of the Catholic University school
OF social service. This was in ref,
erence to those persons who prefer
workers from 21, to 40 years of age
or with social standing. She said
teen-aged. as we'll older persons,
are willing and able to do this work
Miss Lillian Dotson. director of the
Southwest Community House, re-
ported that the OCD workers were a
tremendous help in child care there
Mrs. Harry S. Bernton. chief Of
the volunteer office, presided.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Alexandra Hospital
To Offer Nurses Course

A refresher course for graduate
nurses has been announced by the
Alexandria Hospital and will be
given at Carter Hall at 8 pm. on
seven nights, tomorrow to December
II. Any graduate nurses interested
are invited.
Mrs. Marguerite Rowland and
Mrs. Esther Tyler will talk tomor-
row as will Mrs. Irene Roszel, direc-
tor of the Alexandria Hospital school
of nursing.
Epidemic meningitis will be the
subject Tuesday with DR.. H. A.
Latane, DR.. w. A. Browne and Dr.
c. E. Annette the speakers.
On Wednesday DR.. j. Cameron
McCluer will discuss sulfa drugs and
the care of diabetic patients, and on
December 10 DR.. Thomas Peary,
hospital pathologist, will talk on
transfusions.. DR.. John Sims will
close the course on December II,
discussing the care OF tubercular
cases.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Two Robbery Suspects
Held by Fairfax Police

Two colored men were being held
by Fairfax County police today in
connection with the assault and
robbery of Peter S. Dove. aged
storekeeper, who was brutally
beaten and robbed in his store at
Vale last week.
Police list the names of the two
suspects as Alvin A. Smith, 81, and
Nathaniel Drake. 81, both of the
1000 block of Wythe street, Alex
andria. A portion of the estimated
5000 in cash taken from Mr.. Dove
was recovered and also a quantity
of merchandise.
The storekeeper. who was beaten
on the head with a hammer. suf-
fered fractured skull and his con-
dition still is serious.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Rent Control Established
In Dumfries District

Regulations establishing rent con.
troll in the Dumfries magisterial dis.
trict of Prince William County, Va.
were made effective yesterday by the
Office of Price Administration.
Rents for all housing accommoda-
tions in that district, which includes
Quantico, Dumfries and Triangle,
are frozen as of March l, 1912.
The new area has been added to
the Alexandria Arlington Fairfax
area rent control and will be ad.
ministered by l. Chance Buchanan,
rent director, whose Offices are
located at 1924 North Highland
street, Arlington. ~
Mr. Buchanan said the regulations
require that landlords register all
rented accommodations. ThesA in.
clude houses. apartments, rooms;
hotels, rooming houses, tourists
homes. tourists cabins, trailers and
trailer space.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Fairfax Board Votes
To Delay Action on
Sewer Construction
Will Ask Assembly
To Pass Legislation
On Fund Raising

Hopes for early construction of
lateral sewer lines in Sanitary Dis
trict No. /, Fairfax County, dimmed
yesterday as the county Board of
supervisor4 concurred In the rec
ommendafion of ]. J. Corbalis. sani-
tary district engineer, to delay fur
ther efforts to reach an agreement
with the Federal Works Agency un-
til the State. Assembly meets. The
county then will attempt to secure
passage Of an enabling act, allow
ing the wider latitude in the meth
Cd of raising funds to finance sani-
tary district projects.
Mr., Corbalis made the recon-
mendation following a report on
recent conference between county
and PWA officials in an effort to
agree on terms under which the
proposed sewer lines would be con-
structed The Federal agency of
fered little concession from its orig
inal offer to construct the sewer,
providing the county went ahead
with bond issue to repay the
Government.
The board authorized G.. Wallace
Carper, chairman, to arrange a con-
ference between county and Federal
officials, to discuss lease of the
trunk line sewer. constructed by
FWA in the Holmes Run watershed
from Falls Church to the Potomac
River, as the first contract offered
by the Government has been re-
jected by the board
Salaries of a number of county
employees for the 1914 calendar year
were set by the board yesterday
Increases were granted 10 members
Of the police department. the county
purchasing agent. county agricul-
tural agents. sanitary district en-
gineer, game warden and several
clerks.
The board adopted a resolution
addressed to Delegate Robert J.
McCandlish. requesting that he in
troduce a bill in the State Assembly,
allowing the board to increase the
salary of the board clerk to not
exceed $1,000 per year The limit
as now fixed by State law is $3.50 per
annum.
Zoning Action Deferred.
Supervisor Maurice w. Fox and
Supervisor elect Burns N Gibson
were named to represent the board
as members of the Police Pension
and Retirement Fund Committee.
Other members of the group are
Capt. Carl R. Mcintosh and Sergt
Louis L. Finks. representing the
police, and County Treasurer Lewis
NJ Coyner.
Further discussion was held by
the board on various sections of
the proposed new county zoning
ordinance, but action was deferred
on the question of publishing the
ordinance for public hearing.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Mrs. Elizabeth Harris
Rites Will Be Held Toduy

Mrs, Elizabeth Harris. 79, who
died yesterday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Harry S. Purnell,
$3.50 Lawndale drive, Silver Spring.
will be buried tomorrow in Danville.
Pa. Services were to be held at 2
pm. today at the Humphrey funeral
home, S424 Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring.
Mrs. Harris, a native of Danville,
had lived with her daughter here
for the last five years Her husband,
who died 81 years ago, was a mer-
chant in Sunbury, Pa. She was
member of the Silver Spring Epis-
copal Church.
Besides the daughter, she is sur
vived by two sons, J. John Harris of
Minneapolis, Mimi, and Theodore
o. Harris of Pittsburgh, and a sis
ter, Mrs. Rupert U. Parker of
Glenrock, N. j.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
D. c. Man Named Head
.Of Antinoise Council

S. L. Hooper, 2480 Sixteenth street
NV, was reelected president Of
the National Noise Abatement Coun-
Gil at the annual meeting this week
at the New York Advertising Club
in New York.
Mr.. Hooper announced that q
local committees throughout the
United States were conducting all
year campaigns aimed at reducing
unnecessary factory, street and
home noises,
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Attendance Officer Post
Open in District Schools

The public schools. divisions l to 9,
need another chief attendance Of
flcer. Supt. of Schools Haycock
announced today.
The position offers a salary be-
ginning at s2,100 and later increas-
ing to $500 a year. Applicants
should apply at the Franklin School
by next Wednesday. The applicant
must have bachelors degree from
an accredited college, be of good
character and have some experience.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
6. Crowley
Buried at St. Mury's

Funeral services for William G
Crowley, 63, native of Washington
who died Saturday at his home in
Portsmouth, Va, were held yester-
day at the home of his niece, Mrs
Sherman w. Frazier, 953 Fifteenth
street Sc. The Rev. Philip c.
Blackburn of Norfolk, Va, ofhciated
Burial was in st. Mary's Cemetery.
Mr.. Crowley had been chief mail
clerk of the Seaboard Railroad since
1917. Also surviving are his widow
Mrs. May Hoyle Crowley; a sister,
Mrs. David p Moore of Forrest Hills,
N. Y; brother, Maurice w. Crowley
OF Sharon Hills, Pa, and three
nephews.
Evening star., 1943-12-02
Giant Trailer Truck
Crushes Young Boy;
Police Hold Driver
Robert E. Long, 5, Hit
At Street Intersection
After Trip to Store
D. c. Traffic Toll
Killed in l943 .----------B B6
Killed in same period in 1912 102
Toll for all of 1912 2----- 109

A 5-year-old boy. hurrying home
with water-c -coloring book ne had
just purchased at a neighborhood
store, was crushed to death beneath
the wheels of a l2-wheel trailer
truck yesterday at the intersection
of Fourth and w streets NE.
The child, Robert E. Long, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elzie Long, 2015 Fourth
street NE. was crossing Fourth
street at the time of the accident.
Police said the operator of the truck
was John j. Turner, colored, 40, Of
48 jackson street NV, who was
held for an appearance today at the
coroner's inquest.
AS police reconstructed the trag-
edy, the boy was crossing w street
In the east crosswalk when the truck,
a lengthy vehicle used to transport
steamrollers and other weighty ma
chinery, made a wide swing east on
w street from Fourth street. The
operator apparently was not aware
the boy was within the arc of his
turn and did not see him when the
rear wheel struck him. Police said
he told them he felt something bump
one of the rear wheels.
Neighbors said the youngster was
extremely cautious on Streets and
always obeyed the traffic regulations.
A Casualty Hospital ambulancs
was summoned and the boy was
pronounced dead upon his arrival
there.
The Longs have one other child,
"a 16-month-old son. James.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said the inquest would be held to.
day. as will an inquest in the deaths
OF Section Officers Monica w. Da.
ventry and Ruth P. Watson of the
British Women's Auxiliary Ar
Force, who were killed in an auto.
mobile accident last month