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Evening star., 1943-07-28
Schedule Is Announced
For Canning Proorum

The schedule for the Victory
garden canning program in the
Takoma Park-Silver Spring area
was announced yesterday by Mrs.
Ernest F. Klinge, executive secre-
tary, as follows:
East Silver Spring School. Mon
days. Wednesdays and Fridays, 9
am. to pm; Takoma Junior High
School. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, am. to l pm, and
Woodside Elementary School, every
weekday from 1:30 to pm.
A registration fee of ST is required
of all persons using the centers.
Pressure cookers are available and
advisers are present to help with
canning problems.
Those wishing to use the centers
are asked to apply as soon as posi-
ble. Persons willing to volunteer
their services at the centers are
urged to call Shepherd 1854, ex-
tension 27,
Evening star., 1943-07-28
Bow|es Assumes Job
Of Selling America
On 0PA Doctrines
Promises Firm Stand
Against Minority Of
Rution ChiseIers
BY the Associated Press.

pS tHe ASSOCldleQ FTeSS.
The Office of Price Administra-
ton today had a new medicine-man
to roll rationing and price control
into a pill that would be effective
but not too bitter for the American
taste.
Chester A. BoWles. advertising eX-
pert, pitched into his newly created
job as OPA's general manager under
Prentiss M. Brown with the theory
that most people are all right but
when any one who isn't gets too far
out of line-wham,
We'll have to take a firm stand
with the small minority of chisel-
ers,' he said
At the same time, he told a press
conference four hours after arriving
in Washington yesterday, OPA will
do its best to make price control
relations as simple as possible
Same Tune Brown Played.
I'VE shall" he said, explain
them over and over again in simple
language which any one can under
stand"
This was practically the same
number Mr.. Brown played seven
months ago when, stepping up as a
brand-new OPA boss, he said he
thought President Roosevelt had
picked him for the job to make it
plain to the people why we must do
the things We do ~
Mr.. Brown drafted Mr.. Bowles.
42-year-old former advertising firm
partner, from Connecticut where he
had been OPA boss, and his opening
words were:
OPA must be willing to stand up
at all times to pressure groups and
when such pressures are applied
unfairly to the OPA, the American
people have right to know the true
facts and we shall tell them these
facts in language that is clearly un-
derstandable.
Second Ad Man.
Mr., BoWles was the second adver-
tlsing man Mr.. Brown chose to help
make OPA palatable dose. The
first was Lou Maxon of Detroit. He
quit several weeks ago with the
heated statement OPA needed more
men of practical experience" and
fewer "dreamers.'
But Mr.. Bowles took pains to say
It's a bad mistake for any one
to feel that one particular group has
monopoly on ability For instance,
many businessmen are highly capa-
BILE but others are less so. And this
same principle applies to farm lead
ers, labor leaders, lawyers and econ
omists. Representative from all
these groups have a part to play in
the OPA organiza tion.'
Mr.. Bowles was emphatic that he
intended no wholesale firing in OPA
and as to gasoline for pleasure driv-
ing on the East Coast, he said:
That depends on supply and first
l want to wait for the report of Mr..
Byrnes."
James F.. Byrnes, war mobilization
director, is studying the gasoline
problem now and may have an an
sWer in couple of weeks.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
Knox Hopes Congress
Will Approve Foreign
Service for WAVES
Secretary Addresses 5000
At Anniversary Fete
OF Navy Auxiliary

Expressing hope that Congress
would soon see fit to grant the Navy
authority to place members of the
Women's Naval Reserve at posts
abroad as we'll as at home. Secre-
tary of the Navy Knox last night
addressed scome 5000 WAVES in
ceremonies honoring the first ami
versary of the Womens Reserves at
the Sylvan Theater
In answer to the cheers Mr.. Knox
warned that such a move depended
entirely on congressional action.
Giving high praise to the or
ganization for doing a really fine
job" Mr.. Knox revealed that out
Of 1872 total job classihcations in the
Navy, 246 are now open for "capable
WAVES requirements" With almost
10000 now on active duty, the Sec
retary expressed confidence that the
Navy's request for 10000 in uniform
by next summer would be fulfilled.
L cannot predict how much
longer you will be in uniform before
tne victory IS ours Mr.. Knox de-
clareo. This war is by no means
over. AS proud representatives of all
American womanhood, you can feel
that you have a part in every sue
cessful naval engagement at sea-"
Commenting on the growth of the
organization since its founding a
year ago, the Secretary told of how
the Women,s Reserve had started
with three enlisted schools and one
school for officer candidates and
how now the training centers had
increased to 81, plus the naval hos
pitals.
Mr.. Knox was introduced by 1t
Comdr. Mildred H. McAfee director
OF the WAVES. 1t. j. g. Frances
Rich, daughter of Radio and Screen
Star Irene Rich, presided at the
ceremonies.
The Secretarys speech was pre-
ceded by a musical program.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
Bathing Pool Closed
In Chevy Chase After
High Bacteria Count
Montgomery Board Acts
On Recommendation of
County Health Officer

The Montgomery County Com
missioners yesterday ordered the
Chevy Chase swimming pool closed
because of high bacteria count
in the water.
The action was taken on recon-
mendation of DR.. V. L. Ellicott
county health officer. The COM
missioners said permission would
be granted to reopen the pool pro-
vided the bacteria count is lowered
to conform with Health Depart
| ment regulations and responsible
and qualified" person is placed in
charge of the pool.
Mrs. c. H. Hansen was appointed
area supervisor of the home canning
program at Silver Spring at salary
OF $35 a week The board also
named Miss Frances Puryear, Silver
Spring, as clerk-typist in the county
civilian defense Office there at an
annual salary of $1,000
The salary of Oliver M. Walker
who was promoted to chairman of
the Board of Zoning Appeals, was
increased 500 a year.
A permit was granted the Emory
Grove Camp Meeting Association
for the holding of camp meetings
August 8, Is and % at Emory Grove.
Mrs. Harriet M. Griffith, county
social worker. presented a report
of expenditures and reimbursements
of the Office Of Charity and Med
lcal Relief for the quarter ended
June 30.
Disbursements totaled S1o,574.08
and included: Pensions. s385.95: !:
disqualification, s2.999: medical serv-
ices, Sl8l; undertakers, Sl62; in
stitutions for the insane, $5,839.24;
training schools. $l,00179, and mis-
cellaneous, $50.
Reimbursements totaled $2,4l9.3O.
Mrs. Griffith reported.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
Arlington Pastors Form
InterraciaI Commission

The Arlington County Interracial
Commission, sponsored by the white
and colored ministerial unions of the
community, has been formed to fos-
ter interracial goodwill and under
standing.
The commission is headed by the
Rev. P. Lee Palmore, pastor OF the
Arlington Methodist Church. Jesse
r. Pollard of Mount Olive Baptist
Church is secretary.
Other members are: the Rev. M. J.
Calls and Mrs. Annie P. Belcher,
Lomax A. NJ E. z. Church; the
Rev. J. E. Green and j. A. Graham,
Mount Zion Baptist Church; the
Rev. Aaron Mackley, Mount Olive
Baptist Church; the Rev. Willard r.
Pierce. Mount Vernon Baptist
Church; the Rev Albert c. Muller
Trinity Episcopal Church; Edmund
D. Campbell, St. Mary's Episcopal
Church; Walter K. Handy, Arlington
Presbyterian Church, and Benjamin
M. Smith, Arlington Methodist.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
Alexandria Tightens
Law as Preliminary
To Cleanup Campaign
New Ordinance Prohibits
Sweeping Of Trash Onto
Sidewalks, Into Roods

Preliminary to cleanup cam
paign to encourage Alexandrians to
improve the appearance of the city
streets. particularly ii the down.
town area, the city cou'. Il last night
passed an ordinance I tklng it un-
lawful to sweep trash unto the side
walk or into the street.
Proprietors of stores or business
houses occupying the first floors are
'harged with keeping the street in
front of the building clean, as are
tenants of any private dwelling. The
fine for violation was set at 50 to
s25.
The ordinance also prohibits the
erection of barbcd wire fence ad-
Jacent to any street. public court
or alley. The penalty was set at
50 to $40 for violations after 10
days notice.
The same fine will be imposed on
any one unpacking crates or boxes
on the sidewalk, except in cases
where the boxes are too large to get
in the door of the building.
The council was informed by City
Manager Carl Budwesky that the tax
bills will be in the mail between
August and Is, and the council set
September Is st the close of business
as the deadline for payment of the
first half taxes without penalty.
November Is already has been set
as the deadline for the second half.
but the delay in getting out the bills
made 1t necessary to fix the first
date later.
The council agreed to the request
OF the Alexandria Hospital to in
crease the daily fee paid by the city
for the care of INDECENT patients
from 50 to 81.
The clerk was instructed to inform
the American Agricultural Chemical
Co, that the bunkhouse for tram
clent laborers they maintain at
Princess and Fairfax streets must be
properly policed by the company or
IL Will be closed as nuisance.
The city police department had
reported many calls to handle dis
turbances at the building and re-
luested that the council take action
In the matter.
The council passed an ordinance
, chasing Fourth street from Memorial
Highway to Pitt street. 1t had re-
celved favorable report on the re-
quest from the Committee of Viewers.
VINO had inspected the property.
request to operate circulating
library at 209 South Royal street was
denied.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
Funeral Rites Tomorrow
For Mrs. Mary A. She'd

Mrs. Mary A. She'd, 86. a native
of the District, died yesterday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. William
j. Widmayer, Oil Silver Spring ave-
nue., Silver Spring.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 am. tomorrow at ST. Michael's
Church, Silver Spring, of which Mrs.
She'd was a member. Burial will
follow in Arlington Cemetery.
The wife of the late joint. She'd,
Mrs. She'd Is survived by Mrs. Wild
mayer, five grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
Dick Kern Is CAPTAIN

WINCHESTER, Va, July % (Spe-
ciaD.-Lt. Richard D. (Dick) Kern,
%, Virginia Tech member of the ALL
State football team of 1912, has been
promoted to captain in the Army,
according to word received by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry P.
Kern. The youthful officer received
his bachelors degree in industrial
engineering at Virginia Tech only a
few months before he entered the
military service. He is said to be
the youngest of1cer of an anti
aircraft outfit in Africa.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
Grond Jury Holds Driver
In Death of Woman

An indictment charging involun-
tary manslaughter was returned bv
a special grand jury in Alexandria
corporation Court yesterday against
Chancy Glasper, colored. q, of
Washington. He was charged with
being the driver of a truck which
struck Mrs. Margaret James on July
l. resulting in her death the follow
ing day. Glasper pleaded not guilty
on arraignment
In addition, the jury returned true
bills in three other cases. charging
James Rice with burglary, and Wall
ter Brown and Jefferson McRae
with housbreaking All the Defend
ants were colored and all pleaded
not guilty.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
5 Workers Quit
Rationing Jobs
In Arlington
Two Cite Change
Of Boards Policy;
Another Goino Soon

Five Arlington County Ration
Board workers-three paid employees
and two volunteers-have resigned
their jobs, and another paid en-
ploye will resign "in a few days." it
was learned today.
George Kicker, executive secretary
Of the board, told The Star that he
has received only one resignation,
that of Mrs. Frederick C. Miner,
head of the consumer food section,
whose resignation will become effec-
tive, August TO-
Mr.. Kicker said he had received
no resignation from the other work.
ers, although they told The Star
they had resigned. Mr. Kicker
pointed out that volunteer workers
could stop working without making
formal resignation
Those who said they had resigned
included Mrs. Milner Mrs. H. A.
Barber. volunteer worker in the gas
oline section; Mrs c. F. Clayton.
paid head of the gasoline section:
Mrs. Wayne Kinnaird. paid worker
in the gasoline section, and Mrs.
Herman Barter, volunteer head Of
public relations Mrs Donald Lee,
paid general secretary, said she
would resign as soon as she could
get transfer to another position.
Mrs. Miner said she resigned be-
cause she couldn't get in line with
the recent policy of the board" She
said she did not care to discuss what
the change in policy involved. She
said she had been with the board
IA months, first as volunteer
worker and later as paid employe.
Mrs. Barter also said she could
not go along with the changed
policy of the board, and must with
draw my services after IA months
service"
Others who said they had resigned
would not comment.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
Parents Advised
1oGuideChi|d
AnluSements
Commercial Operators
Responsive to Views,
Says Capt. Mi||iken

Parents could do much to curb
Juvenile delinquency by telling CON-
i11Aecfa1 amusement managers the
typU Of recreation they want for
thatr children. Capt. Rhoda Milliken
ok the Women's Bureau declared
yesterday.
Capt. Milliken said at meeting
Of the Advisory Committee on
Problems of the Child at the Frank
lin School last night, that CONNER
cial amusement managers often CO.
operate willingly with parents. The
parents fail to support the chill
drens matinees or special shows
however. she said. and the man
ayers refuse to lose money on an
other show.
Parents should discuss their
views with managers" she said
They should cooperate with
schools and police in supporting
satisfactory commercial recreation. -
1t is unreasonable to forbid pleasure
spending to children with little
money she added. Therefore, she
said, the parents should concentrate
instead on supervision of the type
Of amusement patronized.
Other Methods Suggested.
Other suggestions made to curb
delinquency included:
l. Scheduling of school dances on
the same nights that undesirable
public dances are to be held.
2. Scheduling playground and
school recreation on Saturday night.
3. Lighting of all play areas to
permit longer evening play.
4. Representation of the students
In all planning of school and play
ground recreation.
The rush of women, "wardens of
morality to take jobs instead of
tending their homes was deplored
by the main speaker, Milo F. Chris
tansen. superintendent of recrea-
ton. He suggested that application
OF mothers to the new day care
centers be carefully "scrutinized" to
make sure women are not taking
advantage of the centers to leave
home for jobs unnecessarily.
Recreation No Cure ALL"
AS he summarized the services
OF the 100 recreation units controlled
by his department, Mr.. Christensen
emphasized that recreation is a
positive" means of approach to the
problem OF jubenile delinquency but
not cure ALL
All suggestions made will be acted
on by school officials, Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, president of the
board, said, C. Melvin Sharpe. rep
resentative of the educational board
on the recreation board, introduced
Mr.. Christensen and led the
discussion.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
Toy and Doll Show Held
At Silver Spring Center

Sixty children participated in a
toy and doll show yesterday at Jesup
Blair Recreation Center, Silver
Spring. Winners in the toy entries
were as follows: Most colorful,
George Clayton most constructive,
Donald Markle; most unique
Michael Cameron; cleaverest, Spen-
GER GoldStein.
Winners in the doll show were
Carlis Winter, oldest and largest
doll; Mary Louise Markle, smallest
doll; Laura Lee Degan, most original
doll; Charlotte Geary, most original
collection, and Madeline Levy, larg-
est collection.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
Parole Is Recommended

Thomas R. Brogan, ST. Silver
Spring, Md, who was sentenced in
Prince Georges County Circuit
Court two months ago to serve a
year in the House of Correction for
assault and battery, has been rec
commended for parole by State Pa
role Director Herman NJ Moser, &C
cording to an Associated Press dis.
! patch from Baltimore.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
Excursion Tomorrow

The Arlington County Democratic
Executive Committee will hold its
annual moonlight excursion aboard
the steamer Potomac tomorrow
night, it has been announced. The
steamer will leave the dock at
Seventh street and Main avenue
S.W. at 8:45 pm.
Evening star., 1943-07-28

Housewives - Save your bacon
drippings and grease the skids to
launch the Axis on the sea of
oblivion.
Evening star., 1943-07-28
BeIqiuns Withhold Food

Belgian farmers are withholding
from the Germans more than 1OO.-
900 tons of the 4700OO tons of cereals
they we're ordered to deliver.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Bu|wink|e 10 Reintroduce
Telegraph Merger Bill

BY the Associated PreSs.
Whether wartime merger of the
Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph companies would help solve
some of their difficulties and i'm
prove communications is a problem
the new Seventy eighth Congress
will inherit.
A bill authorizing such a merger
went through the Senate last ses-
sion and was approved by the House
Interstate Commerce Committee.
but did not get to vote on the
floor.
Chairman Bulwinkle OF the COM
mittee said today he would re-
the bill with minor amend
ments.
Not only would the domestic COM
panies be permitted to merge, but
international telegraph carriers also
would be allowed to consolidate
after divesting themselves of any
domestic telegraph business.
For a period of four years after
approval of any merger, any en-
ploye OF the merged company who
might lose his job because of the
consolidation would have a prefer
ential hiring and employment status
with the consolidated company.
A. N. Williams, president of West
ern Union, estimates that the elimi-
nation Of "wasteful duplication" of
facilities would release for other
use at least 100000 miles of copper
wire. or some 10000 tons of copper,
IN addition to 1000 teleprinters and
other equipment for diversion to the
armed forces.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
RommeI
Continued From First Page }

broke up an enemy motorized COL
umn, inf1icting some losses and
capturing equipment, in it's progress
northward across the Fezzan or
desert region, Gen. Charles de
Gaulle's headquarters reported.
BOmbers Attack Italians.
Fighting French bombers at
tackled Italian outposts at Murzuch.
470 miles south of Tripoli. and ma
chine gunned enemy ground troops.
the communique added.
French headquarters in North
Africa reported in a communioue
broadcast by the Algiers radio today
that French troops repulsed an Axis
attack in the region east OF Pichon,
q miles west of Kairouan in Tunisia
and inflicted losses on the enemy.
On the rest of the front, 1t was add
ed. patrol activity was on a reduced
scale.
United States bomber and fighter
planes roaring out in the closing
hours Of the old year smashed at
the Axis Tunisian strongholds Of
Sousse, Sfax and Gabes, with four
American and one British plane lost
in widespread air operations.
Three American bombers fell to
anti-aircraft fire in two raids on
railway yards and dock areas at
Sousse. Flying Fortresses scored d.
rect hits on two medium sized mer-
chant ships at Sfax and blasted har-
Dor installations.
Fourth Big Plane Lost.
A fourth American bomber was
lost in raid by Martin B-26s on
troop barracks and the airdrome at
Gabes.
Twin-engined Lightning fighters
destroyed Axis cars and trucks near
the Tunisian-Libyan frontier, and
Raj bombers hit at an enemy repair
depot south Of Pont-du-Fahs, in 'Tu-
niSia
The British, meanwhile, had re-
ported that naval torpedo planes
fired an enemy merchant ship of
Sicily and that submarines of Tunis
and Bizerte had sunk two other Axis
cargo vessels. while an enemy de-
stroyer was torpedoed and probably
sunk of Bizerte.
The Axis retalated with an aerial
attack on Casablanca. An Allied
communique said there were few
casualties, largely civilians" and
negligible damage from the Inurs-
day raid.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Boy Admiring Toy Gun
Fatally Wounds Friend

BY the Associated Press.
BAYONNE, N. j., Jan. 2.-"This
is nice toy gun" said the 10
year-old boy, pointing 1t at Frank
Prusakowski, 50, as he opened a
daybed so the lad and his two
younger sisters could sleep.
Mr.. Prusakowski. legless store
keeper, was the friend of ships
officers and his confectionery shop
was their meeting place Mrs. Gene
We've Klein Of Brooklyn. N. Y. and
her three children had come there
to wait for train after visiting a
relative who had returned on a
tanker
AS Mr.. Prusakowski opened the
daybed the youngster ignored his
injunction not to touch the gun,
and it went of, Police Sergt. Thomas
Warnock said. When an ambulance
arrived, early today, the water front
benefactor was dead.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Cunum Is Appointed
New Postmaster
For Silver Spring
Businessman Named
On Recommendation
Of Representative Byron

Silver Spring today had a new
postmaster, Dyke Cullum, who was
appointed acting postmaster pend
ing permanent appointment.
Mr.. Cullum, Silver Spring busi-
neSsman was named on recon-
mendation Of Representative Byron,
Democrat. Of Maryland. He sue
ceeds the late Howard Griffith, post
master for the last eight years, who
died Sunday.
A native of Texas, Mr.. Cullum
came to Silver Spring in 1888 when
ne took position as a special coua-
sci for the Federal Trade Commits
sion. He served a year with the
FTC and recently was an operations
executive in the field division of
OPA.
Following his service with the
FTC. Mr.. CulIum entered radio and
became executive vice president of
the Capital Bloadcasting Co. here.
Before coming to Washington lie
engaged in the automobile distribut-
ing busi,ess, operating distributin,
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Margarine Production
Boost Authorized by WPB
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press
To alleviate the butter shortage,
the War Production Board has au-
thorized sharp boost in the pro-
duction of margarine
Margarine manufacturers, who
previously were allowed to use only
110 per cent of their average con-
sumption of fats and oils in 1910 and
194l, were permitted to raise that
figure to l80 per cent.
WPB yesterday described the need
of increased margarine output as
urgent" in view of the butter
shortage, which has been aggra-
waited by the freezing of so per cent
of stored butter stocks in the IS
main market cities. The change will
result in use of an additional $780,
100000 pounds of oil by the mar
garine industry.
At the same time, WPB restricted
the use Of fats and oils in soap pro-
duction for civilian use to "a per
cent, instead Of 88 per cent. That
will save about 100000 pounds Of
oil.