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Evening star., 1943-07-24
Silver Spring USo Ends
Servicemen's Suppers

Sunday night suppers, which have
been served to servicemen at the
USO Lounge, 8644 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring, have been discon-
tinued until cooler weather, it was
announced yesterday by Mrs. John
c. Keele, director.
A sing a-song" night will be held
this evening and dances are sched-
uled each Tuesday and Friday
night.
More residents are urged to reg
lister rooms for persons visiting
servicemen stationed in the Silver
Spring area. Interested persons are
asked to call the lounge, Silver
Spring Q222.
Evening star., 1943-07-24

AT THE SIGN OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON-Ths tavern
in Bladenbug Nd skeched by Helen Catch Durston
built in 1882 "The Indian Maid"
George Washington House when popular identity
it with the stopped way the
Continental Congress in 774 and 1890
site of the Capital City, Many
day mentions stopping sign the George Washington
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Equality in Benefits

Women volunteers for active serv-
ice in South Africa are to receive
the same benefits, upon discharge,
as male recruits,
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Maurice }. Leohy
Rites Held in Bethesda

Funeral services for Maurice J..
Leahy, 81, who died Thursday at
his home at 304 Grosvenor lane,
Bethesda, were held today at Our
Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Church,
Bethesda. The Rev., Joseph A.
Little. pastor, offlciated, and burial
was in st. Mary's Cemetery, near
Rockville.
Mr.. Leahy is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Ellen A. Leahy; five
sons, two daughters, seven grand
children and two sisters. A native
Of Ireland. he came to this country
AZ years ago and had lived in Mont
gomery County about 80 years.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
PUG 70 Fight
Plea for Deeper
PEPC0 Rate Cut
Denies Government
Was Injured Under
Commission Slash

Supplementing a number of steps
already taken in the controversial
Potomac Electric Power Co. rate
case, the Public Utilities Commits
sion late yesterday filed an answer
in District Court defending Its &C
ton in reducing the companys rates
by more than $4,000 and sought
to block moves by Federal Govern
ment agencies which seek a $2000,-
600 reduction.
Earlier in the afternoon, Pepco-
which on Thursday had filed an
answer and petition to block moves
by the Federal Government agencies
seeking the larger reduction-fled
still another petition contending the
rates should not have been reduced
at all. This, the latest of filings by
the company, asked the court to va
cate and set aside the PUG order of
last April. which reduced the COM
pany's rates by the more than
$4,000.
Meanwhile, the Federation of Cit
liens Associations late yesterday
filed petitions in the court to in
tervene in the Pepco case in con-
nection with petition filed against
the PUG by the price administra-
tor and on behalf of the director of
economic stabilization and also in
connection with a petition filed by
the Procurement Division of the
Treasury against the PUG. These
Federal agencies seek the $4,000, 900
reduction.
Would Intervene AS Consumers.
Harry S. Wender, president of the
Federation; Milo H. Brinkley, chair
man OF the Federation's Public Util-
tiles Committee, and John H. Con-
naughton, vice chairman of the
committee, who is also acting as at
torney for the Federation and the
committee, also seek to intervene in
their own behalf as users of elec-
tricity The three are signers of
the petition.
The Federation is represented as
wanting the more than $4,000 re-
duction ordered by the Utilities
Commission to stand and also any
other adjustments made which
might be possible under the sliding
scale agreement.
The PUG answer replied to
the Federal Governments appeal
through the Procurement Division
OF the Treasury Department. At
the same time, the commission
asked the court to dismiss the ap-
peal filed by the OPA administrator,
claiming that neither was affected
by the PUG order.
PUG Defends Order.
In its answer to the Treasury De-
partment's petition the PUG ad-
mitted the Government is the
largest consumer of Pepco. At
the same time the PUC's answer de-
MED that the Government was ad-
versely affected by the order, be-
cause rates were reduced. 1t denied
various other allegations made in
the Treasury's petition, a number
of them previously published. 1t
further defended its calculations
and method of arriving at the re-
duction.
The answer challenged the allie
cation that in arriving at the reduc-
ton, the commission arbitrarily and
illegally" failed to eliminate from its
rate base the difference between the
original cost of the company's
property and the amount over and
above the original cost included in
(Seo pEprO po1a q Al
Evening star., 1943-07-24

(See PEPCO, Page B-4
Evening star., 1943-05-16

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You can now obtain the original prep
aration for Athletes Foot, which DR..
VIM. M. Scholl, the noted consultant
on diseases and deformities Of the feet,
prescribed for many years with such
striking success. 1t is called DR.. Scholl's
SOLVEX and is sold everywhere.
This remarkably effective relief acts FIVE quick
important ways Allays intense itching; kills
fungi of Athletes Foot on contact; promotes
healing of the red, raw, cracked or peeline
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Evening star., 1943-05-16

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Evening star., 1943-05-16
On week days they
fight forest fires.
Do your share too!

~Av1Nc souls on Sunday was
not enough for ministers of
~ the gospel in Missoula, Mon
tana. They volunteered to help
save the forests on week days.
When the Lolo National Forest
in western Montana had its worst
forest fire of the season late last
summer, two Missoula ministers
put in 18 tough hours with the
crew which fought the blaze. Five
other Missoula ministers have also
volunteered for training and serv-
ice as forest fire fighters. All of
them have been given fire-hghting
training and instructions by Dis
trict Ranger Albert G. Austin of
the US. Forest Service.
willing Hands
IHE seven Missoula ministers
furnish striking example of the
prompt response people in all walks
of life are making to the wartime
call for volunteer fire fighters.
According to military authorities,
bad outbreaks of forest fires could
seriously hamper the nations war
effort by destroying much-needed
timber resources, disrupting COM
munication and transportation
facilities, and diverting labor from
war production. 1t is significant
that the first enemy bomb to
fall in the US. proper was a
Jap attempt to fire the forests
Of Oregon.
Faced with a serious shortage of
manpower, federal and state forest
services are having to rely largely
on volunteer help for fire fighting.
A nationwide volunteer Forest
Fire Fighters Service now is being
organized by the Office of Civilian
Defense, in cooperation with the
Forest Service of the Department
of Agriculture and other federal
forest-protection agencies, state
forestry departments plus private
Evening star., 1943-05-16

4 SCRATCH yova MEAD and see for your
~ self. If dryness or loose ugly dandruff
is spelling the looks Of your hair, you
need the new Wildroot cream-Oil Form
ula today. Safe 3-action grooms, relieves
dryness, removes loose dandruff!
Evening star., 1943-05-16

and local protection associations.
State co-ordinators have been
appointed in more than 40 states
by David P. Goodwin, National
Coordinator of the FFFS (he's also
assistant chief of the Division of
Fire Control of the US. Forest
Service). Under the leadership of
local co-ordinators, squad leaders
and fire fighters are being enrolled
and trained in fire-suppression
methods.
Leaning How
n MEMBER of the FFFS is re-
quired to complete a minimum of
IL hours training before he is
entitled to the designation of Forest
Fire Fighter, and before he can
wear the arm band with its insignia
of red pine tree on the familiar
white triangle of Civilian Defense.
The Forest Service reports that,
more than ever before, patriotic
citizens are asking how they can
help in the wartime campaign to
stop forest fires. FFFS provides an
opportunity for thousands of men
who aren't in military service. In
some cases women and older boys
can join this fight on the home
front. And fire fighting is real
fighting.
Reckless
LIVERY citizen can help, too, by
being careful with fire in the
woods, because careless home folks
can do as much damage as enemy
incendiary bombs. Smokers can
chaperone their cigarettes instead
of letting them 60 out alone.
Campers and picnickers can make
sure their camp fire is out before
they leave it. After drenching the
fire with water, it's good idea to
stir the embers with stick, and
then douse the:: again to make
sure every last spark is dead. One
last expert tip: in discarding a
match, forest rangers break it in
two. If it burns the fingers, they
figure the match is still hot enough
to be dangerous.
DOROTHY PARKER Rowe
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22

some day, and while science bat
ties with the help of the peoples
dimes, much is being learned each
day that helps to combat the di-
sease. Some Of these things so
far learned are: that the virus is
excreted through the bowels both
by the sick and those in contact
with them: the virus is found in
sewage, privies, rivers polluted
with sewage; that infantile para
lysis might be spread through in
fected food or polluted drinking
water, like typhoid fever and that
the same sanitary measures used
to stop typhoid from spreading can
be used in the case of infantile
paralysis.
The dimes and dollars we drop
will carry on this battle for health
and human life until the causts
and cure is found.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22
Stamps
BY Mrs. Edna c. Boone

Rev, and Mrs. Fred Thomas,
Lewisville, had a visit from the
Stork at 7 a. m. Monday, Jan is.
It's a hoy and the 9Th boy for the
Thomas family. Rev. Thomas owns
his bus and transports pupils from
points in Lafayette County to the
Training school. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
V. Turner and their little daughter
Ann were Sunday visitors here.
While here they visited Mrs. Je
we'll Purvis, Mr.. and Mrs l.. d.
Jeffers and Ny. and Mrs. f. Har-
ris. Mr.. Turner is principal Of
the school in LeWiSville. Mrs. Tur
ner is primary teacher Prof. Reu-
ben Johnson principal Of c. s.
Woodland Training School, McKam-
ie and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Wes-
ley, Wood Springs school, Buck
ner, were here Saturday on bust
ness. F. d. Boone Texarkana was
the weekend guest of his wife,
your reporter. Misses Marie Har-
lis and Matte Sue Simpson have
withdrawn from Lafayette and
will make their homes in Honey
Grove Texas and also enter school
there. Mr.. A. b. Berry was in a
traffic accident last week. Da-
mage was slight en- 10th cars. .
Occupants escaped injury. Grand
mother. do you remember "Ballng
the jack, mother do you remem-
Der, "Charlcstcn' "Black Bottom
end "Iindy Hop? Well they
were nothing compared with thu
contortions this generation calls
glitter Bueging". The Hep Cats
were in the groove with the Jukc
Box sending solid Friday night,
And heliovo you me they came
from all around, 1t was a benc.
fit social given hy the 10th grade
The proceeds from this effort viii
90 to help their contestant, Miss
Dorothy Caldwell win the convicted
crown in the Annual Home Ecs.
Queen race, You will hear moro.
much more about this alter Ed
Jcfrers Lackcy Virginia and Mrs,
Jerelcin Brown Of Little Rock were
the guest last week Of their Bro.
and Sister, Mr. and Mrs. L. D.
LETTERS. They will visit their pnr-
ents, in Brinklcy before returning
to their respective homes. Eugene
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22
Coal Hill News
Geo. w. " est


Sunday was another high day
with Bethel AME Church with
Rev, VIM. Gray, pastor in charge
preaching a wonderful sermon at
the morning hour. After a most
enthusiastic session of the Sun
day School, Mr.. A. HardgraveS
knelt at ths altar for prayer. Bust
ness session of the Official Board
was held Immediately after SER
vices and financial reports includ.
ed, Sunday School Coo; class re-
ports, rally $l.00, making total OF
$3.50, Stewards report, public col
lection SIC, class reports S7.0O
total $7.37, which was paid to the
pastor Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Lee
Hogan left for Little Rock this
week where they will possibly
make their home. Mrs. Edna Ro'
binson and Mrs. Bammie West are
on the sick list, but we hope fol
them a speedy recovery. . Miss
Blanche West who has been at
tending high school in Wewoka
Oklahoma is home again. Mr.. A
/ NJ. Lee made short visit with hi!
daughter, hrs. Nellie Marshall IL
Alma on Sunday.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22
Monticello
By Mrs. Alice Reed

By Mrs. Alice Reed
BY Mrs. Agnes Washington Evans
formerly of Little Rock and now
a resident here spent two weeks In
the City of Roses with her sister
Miss Vessic Holland, who lives al
8l5 Canes and saw her son, Kirby
Washington, jr. off to the navy
She is now in Hattieshurg to sec
her husband, Fvt. Artie D. Evans
a local citizen. who is presently
stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss.
Mrs. Evans is anticipating joining
the WAAC's and says her stay
will be an extended one. Mis-
Tommie Mae Grim is visiting
friends and relatives in Crosset
this week. First Baptist Church
reports lively Sunday School an,
heard a good lesson review giver
given by Melvin Taylor of Pint
Bluff. Holmes Chapel Presbyter
ian Church registered Miss Mae
Helen Bell as a visitor The Rev
Glenn is pastor. Miss Mclvinit
Shaw Of st. Louis, Mo. is visiting
relatives and friends here tins
week. Willie Van lIanley Of St
mother, Mrs. Hubbard, we regret
Mrs. Polite Hubbard. we regret the
illness Of father Hubbard this week
Misses Martha Smith, Carlce anc
Mae Helen Bell of st. Louis arc
visiting here and brought as honor
ed guest their friend Jimmie.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22
Brig Gen. Davis And Other Notables At $1000000 Rally

Brieadier General B. 0. Davis,
highest ranking Negro office in the
United States Army. will be one of
the main speaker at the country's
first Negro Million Dollar War
Bond Dinner in the Parkway Ball
room, Chicago, on January D. Ser
geant Joe Louis, Worlds heavy
weight champion, and Dean VIM.
Pieken, chief Of the Inter-racial
Section Of the war saving staff
in Washington will be other featur-
ed Negro guest.
A Chicago Negro businessman.
whose name will be disclosed at
the dinner will present a certified
check for 100000 for the purchase
of war bonds, and total sales are
expected to be several times those
of any similar meeting to date.
Governor Dwight Green of Illi-
nois and Mayor Edward j. Kelly of
Chicago will received the list of
guests Of honor, which will include
Harold +. Swift, chairman of the
Illinois War Savings Committee,
Oscar Mayer, Mrs, Walter Wolf,
Mrs. Potter Palmer, Norman +. Col
iins, State War Savings Admins
trater, and Harold M. Graves, Ad-
ministrator of the War Saving
Staff in Washington.
Entertainers will include Zazu
Pitts. Buddy Fhsen and Skeets
Gallagher of a current Chicago
show, Maurice Rocco and Dorothy
pianists, Morton Dow
ncy famed radio tenor and the
Coast Guard Cutters, a quartet.
The dinner is sponsored by the
South Central Unit Of the Ameri-
can Women's Volunteer Service,
assisted by Mayor c. V. Turpin
of the United States Army.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22

earnest effort alone leads to wealth
and high position. Be not ashame
to work for it is one Of the con-
ditions of our existence. There is
not a criminal who doesn't owe his
crime to some idle hour. Never
covet what is not your own. Re
member that time is gold to in
dustry and economy, adds self re
lance. Do not take too much ad
vice, think for your self. indie
pendenee will add vigor and in
spiration to your labors. Don't
Be selfish; selfishness is the mean
est of vices and the parent Of 4
dozen more. Selfishness keep a
penny so close to eye it can't see
a dollar beyond.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22
Mccoy, Sr. otl'iciated.


Mrs, King Mccoy was guest of
your reporter Monday morning on
business along with Miss Carlee
Pruitt.
Mrs. Elnora O'Neil fell and is
now suffering from a bruised leg,
every body is wishing her a speedy
recover.
Allen Childs, representative OF
the Harris Burial Assn. was one
among with the ether representa-
tives at Citizen Funeral Home the
Branch office in the city.
Miss Willie Shorter, formerly OF
this city was a visitor from Chi
eago, ILL.,, has returned to her Chi
caeo home, Miss Shorter was en-
joyed by her sister, Mrs. Marinda
Sailing and her mother.
Please leave your news at Citi-
zen Funeral Home Mrs. Floyd
Culbreath, who has been visiting
in La, returned home this week.
Prof. and Mrs. Will V. Rutherford
and daughter, Marva Laverne OF
Wilmar were guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
James r. johnson Sunday. The
many friends of Mrs. j. A. White
will be happy to know that she is
now recovering from a serious
illness. We had our first black
out Thursday night, the boy
Scouts distributed hundreds OF
bills concerning the blackout. A
F. Primm who is employed in La
returned home i'll this week.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22

Puryis, husband Of Mrs. Jewell
Purvis is now engaged in defense
work in Detroit. Little Ruth
Brown was the only first grader to
be promoted to second grade at
the close of four month period.
She is the little daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. James Brown Earle
Portlock visited in Texarkana ON
Saturday . Robert Stewart is still
quite i'll at his home. Please re-
member to visit him and cheer
MIN up.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22
Local Branch
NAACP to Meet

1t has been announced by c. w.
Curtis that the first meeting Of
the year fer the local branch of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
will be held on Sunday at 4 p, m.
As this is one Of the most fierce
full organizations of the Race, it
is expected that large numbers
will attend the meeting on Sum-
day when plans for the year will
be outlined.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22
LeWisville
By Horace Gaines

In charge of the Sunday School
this year at the Antioch Baptist
Church is Supt. S. Lee, who re-
ports good attendance eacn
week. Rev. N. S. Coleman, pastor
of the church presented the Church
Covenant to the church last Sun
day, and also delivered a master
full sermon, "a Growing Ch'is-
tan Accompanied by group
of members the pastor recently
conducted services at the Buch-
anan Baptist Church of Stamps. !.
Reported i'll this week are Dea-
cen Mcdonald, Mrs. Della Gaines,
Mrs. j. L. Srn.th, Hugh Gaines,
George Gamble and Mrs. Essie V.
Gaines. We are anticipating a
speedy recovery for them. Mrs.
Eunice Waters of Fl, Worth,
Texas and Mrs. Zadie Powell OF
Beaumont, Texas are at the bed
side CT their sick aunt, Mrs. Della
Gaines. also at the her bedside
are her daughter Mrs. Bertha
Baldwin and Mrs, Matte Young.
Headed for California are Ben
Clarks, Tom Brown, Jamie D.
Williams, Leslie Crawford, Char
les Williams and Willie Jackson.
Funeral services were held recent
ly for Mr.. Jesse Rice who died
at the Pine st. hospital, Texark-
ana, who was fatally stabbed by
George Miller. Also we extend
deepest sympathy to the Manning
family in the loss of Mr.. F. Mann
inc
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22
Conway News
BY Ethel Rose1urr

Regular service was held at The
Lucy Memorial ANE Zion Church
Sunday, with Rev f. c. Stcci read
ing the scripture lesson and tic
pastor Rev. Nicks preaching a
wonderful sermon. A special
prayer was offered for the recoy-
cry of Mrs. Louisa Byers on the
sick list. Collection was S5.95 and
$500 was sent in for education.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22
Warren
BY Mrs. Lurenda Johnson

This city had its first test
blackout here Thursday from 9:15
to 9 80 p. m. Others will follow at
the same time on January II and
January %. The local Boy Scouts
distributed nearly 1000 handbills
in the colored sections Of the city.
All LEGAL citizens are asked to CO.
operate by seeing that all lights
are shut off.
Smith Briggison left with sew
tral others for Oakland, Calf, Mr..
Briggison was secretary of the
st. James AME Church, Rev. 7.
j. Criswell, pastor, and had been
employed at the Bradley Lumber
Co., more than 20 years. Mrs.
Armetha pennix and daughter,
Helen Mae Of Fordyce visited their
father and Amt here. Mrs. En-
ma Bell Jackson of Kansas City,
Mo, visited her aunt, Mrs. Nealy
Long and father-;n-law, Adam
jackson. The Community Club met
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Simril. MIR. Zeake Burks, presi-
dent; and Mr., Fred Price, secrc-
tary Miss Theore Gran left for
Detroit.
The First quarterly conference
was held at the Zion AME Church,
Rev. Thorn. pastor and was said
to be the most successful quarterly
conference in many months. The
Zion AME is taking on new life
under the leadership Of Pastor
Thorn who was transferred here
from Florida, Prof, and Mrs. VIII
V. Rutherford and daughter, Mar.
va Lavcrne, of Wilmar were tbs
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. James r
Johnson. Ollie " Mccoy has
returned to Arkansas Baptist Col
logc. Funeral services were helC
Tuesday for Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Beavers son who died suddenly n
Monticello.
SGT. James H1mm5n is spendin.
n few days here ON a furlough.
His brother, Jarvis, a student o
Arkansas State College, Pine Bit
arrived here Saturday to visit him
Pvt Robert jenkins is spending
few days here visiting relatives
Miss Mary Lee Mccoy left Mon
day for Kansas City. The poetica
uh Of Bradley County TRAINING
)ol presented a very elaborat,
Aqm Tuesday. James r. John
visitor and made some
uraging remarks. Rev, Z
pastor Of the First Bnpi
taking a much ueedec
Springs. Mr. and Ms
,r, and Mrs. Lurenda
he dinner guest Oh
Archie Bowie in
unday.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22

Mobilization Day. Between now
and January 80 all of the Nations
100000 Negro farmers, large and
small, are expected to sign up te
produce on their farms this year
more of the things Uncle Sam
needs to win the war.
-AAA Photo by Rosenbloom.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22

The PRESS Leads where the
Others follow. Join the Crowd
Today and Subscribe to Arkan
sas' Leading Paper.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22
The Negro, The
Battle of Science And
Humanity
BY Liewellyn Ransom

This month will find Negro peo-
pie backing the March of Dimes
campaign in the fight against the
mysterious and dread crippling
disease, infantile paralysis a
disease that is no respector of
race, creed or color
When the battle lines are drawn
and the assault begins, the Negro
people are never found wanting.
They love good fight. They sur
vive by fighting. Whether it he a
foreign foe, that threatens the
nations shores prejudice that
threatens the race within, or flood
famine and disease that come as a
common enemy to all, the Negro
battles valiantly.
They will support the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
sis because it granted $207 1866 to
Trskegee Institute for center to
care for Negro victims, since it
controls no hospitals nor their po-
liies of discrimination. Negroes
win give their dimes, and dollars
because the Foundations 1900
chapters throughout the nation
give aid every day to infantlle
paralysis victims of every age, re-
ligion and color. They will give
too because one half of what they
donate will remain in the COM
munity to he spent on the work OF
the LEGAL chapter.
Colored people will drop then
dimes and dollars because they
know that the Foundations iror
lung" stand ready to Re rushed t.
aid stricken child or adult o.
their race, wherever they are.
They know il the disease attack;
their family or neighborhood, thu
Foundation will give their doctors
and hsssssssSsss,ssssst,h.ae benefit of its re
mi
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22

Among the first to enlist their
farm in the 1943 Food-for-Free-
dom campaign launched by the U.
S. Department of Agriculture
were Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney A..
Moore of Brandywine, Md, They
signed up their 365 acre farm
carly Wednesday following Farm
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-22

Evangelists f. C. Steed and j. X
Martin conducted a series of meet
ings this week.