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Evening star., 1943-08-09
Relief Is Sought
For Shortages
In ST. Narys
Clothing and Food
Supplies Critical in
Charles County Also.
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press
BALTIMORE. Aug. 9-Means OF
ending critical shortages of clothing
and staple foods in St. Marys and
Calvert Counties will be studied to-
day at a meeting of the State OPA
Advisory Committee, to which rep
resentatives of the Agriculture De-
partment, the ONCE of Defense
Transportation and the OPA Meat
Packers Committee have been ~
vited.
State OPA Director Leo H. Nc
Cormick said the shortages are due
to inadequate shipping facilities and
refusal of wholesalers to deliver
consumer goods to those relatively
isolated areas of Southern Mary
land.
Moreover, representatives of the
OPA Price Division will make a sur
vey this week of every restaurant,
grocery store and dry goods estab-
lishment in the two counties to de-
termine extent of black market
operations and ceiling price viola
tionS, he said.
Lack of Gasoline Blamed.
Mr. Mccormick said he learned of
the situation during routine tour
of the section last week, adding that
the countians attributed the short
ages principally to the refusal OF
Baltimore jobbers and wholesal lers
to service the area because of lack
of gasoline.
Mr.. Mccormick also disclosed
these findings made at an emer-
! gency meeting in Leonardtown
| Ration board officials say they
have lost control over the rationing
and ceiling price programs because
of the shortage of goods.
Itinerant hucksters have created
widespread black markets.
The population of st. Marys
County has increased from $4,000
to $4,000 residents in 16 months and
/ the newcomers have difficulty buy
ing. in Leonardtown, the business
hub of the county.
LeonardtOWn ice manufacturing
plants are unable to produce ice up
| to demand.
/ Business establishments such as
restaurants and groceries report
stocks far below normal.
Milk brings 25 cents per quart in
| some instances.
Worst in SolOmons Island Area.
Virtually the same conditions ex-
ist in Calvert County. according to
the reports which have reached me-
! Mr.. Mccormick said. The situation
is particularly bad in the Solomons
Island area.
"AS reflected by the ration boards.
these counties are the most critical
areas in Maryland from the stand
point of available supplies of ra-
toned and scarce commodities
throughout the State It is evident
that they are not getting an equal
share of the supply of scarce articles
in proportion with the rest of the
| State"
Mr.. Mccormick said meat Is de-
llyered to LeonardtoWn only once
a week, on Fridays. and that by
noon Saturday all supplies are gone.
Jobbers and wholesalers serving
the area blame inadequate rail
transportation as we'll as the gas
shortage for failure to keep it bet
ter supplied. They point out, Mr..
Mccormick said, that there is only
one railroad in the territory and
that goes directly to the naval base
near Leonardtown.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Mrs. Maurice Davis, 62,
Dies at Clifton Home

Mrs. Maurice w. Davis, 90, died
yesterday at her home III Clifton,
Va, after an illness of eight months.
A native Of Fairfax County, Mrs
Davis was the daughter of J. P and
Margaret woodward She was
prominent in civic activities III the
Clifton section.
She is survived by her husband,
a retired District fireman. and by
two daughters, Mrs, Pauline Gin
ton and Miss Esther Davis, both Of
Clifton, and two grandchildren,
Mrs, Mildred Clinton Lien of Wash
ington and Miss Madelon Clinton Of
Clifton.
Funeral services will be held at ,
pm. tomorrow at the Clifton Pres
byterlan Church, with burial in the
Fairfax Cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Beaches at Two
Popular Resorts
Barred at Night
Restrictions by Army
Apply to Ocean City
And Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, Va. and Ocean
City, Md, favorite resorts of thou
sands of WaShlngtonianS, today
were named restricted zones. and all
persons, except military personnel
on duty will be barred from the
beaches Of these resorts during the
hours of darkness.
This was part of Proclamation No.
5 issued by 1t, Gen, Hugh Drum,
commander of the Eastern Defense
Command and the 1St Army 1t
also includes additional restrictions
on the use of cameras at ocean
beaches and elsewhere.
Effective Today.
The principal points of the new
proclamation, effective today, fol-
low:
Cameras: No person outside the
armed forces of the United States
engaged in official duties shall, with
out authorization of military au-
thoritleS. use camera in any fight.
Photographs, sketches and draw
ings: No person outside the armed
forces engaged in official duties
shall, without authorization of mill
tary authorities. make any photo
graph or sketch in an area set aside
as prohibited or restricted zone.
A spokesman said this regulation
would prohibit individuals either in
side or outside a restricted zone.
such as a beach. or a prohibited
zone, from photographing objects
within the zone,
Previous restrictions prohibited
the possession of cameras by any
person within d prohibited zone and
the use of cameras by any persons
in restricted zone.
Controls Lighting.
Lighting: The effect of the re-
Striction is to fix uniform respon-
Slbilities for the control of lighting
with respect to compliance with the
dimout regulations in the dimout
zone. These responsibilities are
similar to those previously imUOsed
concerning unattended and other
lighting during periods of blackouts
and air raids. Accordingly. persons
who leave lights unattended will not
be able to escape responsibility for
dimout violations.
The proclamation declared also
that no person prohibited from en-
terlng or remaining in the Eastern
military area by any military COM
mander of any area" shall enter. re-
main in or be found in the Eastern
military area.
1t was explained that defense
commanders are authorized to eX-
clude persons from areas other than
their own, and the effect of the
proclamation is that Gen. Drum
adopts individual exclusion orders
of other defense commanders as
his own insofar as they apply to
persons ordered excluded from the
Eastern military area.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Defense Rally Planned
At Eastern High School

A civilian defense rally VIII be
held at 8 pm. tomorrow at Eastern
High School in an attempt to add
900 men, women and children to the
various undcrataffed defense posts
III the Lincoln Park area.
The rally, which is part of a city
Wldc campaign to recruit 10000
civilian defense volunteers. will have
Commissioner Guy f Mason as it's
principal speaker, II Will begin
with flag pageant paving tribute
10 the armed forces, with two men,
ber5 representing the different
branches of the services.
The ElkS BOYS Band will play.
Moving pictures will close the pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
MacLennan Clan Holds
Picnic in Rock Creek Park

Rock Creek Park spectators yes
terdav watched the younger mem
bers dance and heard the older ones
reminisce about Scotland as the
Bagpipe Band of the MacLennan
Clan No 220 played at the clans
annual picnic
Ms Bella MacDOugall. who had
charge of the cottage in ScotIandS
exhibit at the New York Worlds
Fair. was the guest of honor at the
picnic
The 70 members of the MacLennan
Clan, organized 30 years ago. have
donated mobile kitchen for Amer
lean troops in England They also
have adopted a clan prisoner of
war Thomas MCCann, who was
captured in France by the Germans.
His brother, William, is a clan
member.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Winchester Soldier Given
Medal PosthumousIy

The Silver Star for gallantry in
action i'll the Tlmisian campaign
has been awarded posthumously to
Pvt. Charles l.. Hoover. son of Mrs
Sarah Hoover, Winchester. Va. the
War Department announced today.
According to the War Depart
ment citation, Pvt Hoover was
killed in November during an at
tack on his field artillery battery
by eight German bombers.
PVT. Hoover. with utter disregard
To his own personal safety, began
firing at the planes as soon as they
were within range and continued to
flre even after the bombs began to
fall the citation said. His cour-
age and devotion to duty were eX-
emplary and credit to the armed
forces of the United States"
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Two Youths Arrested
In Cop Pistol HoIdup

Two youths, one Is and the other
only Is, are being held by police
after being foiled early yesterday in
an attempted cap-pistol holdup.
Policeman H. j. Harman of the
second precinct prevented the hold
up in the 1900 block of N street NV.
when he observed the two youths
acCOSting II, J. Boswell, manager of
the Bellevue Hotel ID E street NV,
who was on his way home While the
policeman SCuff1ed with the l8-year-
old youth the other got away, but
was arrested later.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
District Police Seeking
More Woman Recruits

Additional policeWomen are needed
for the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment the Civil Service Commission
revealed Yesterday when it an
nounced that young women any
where in the United States who are
between the ages of 25 and IS may
file application for the Jobs which
pay $1,000 a year.
Special consideration will be given
applicants having a knowledge of
social case work procedure.
Applicants must be ats least 64
inches tall weight not less than 120
pounds and be in sound physical
condition Residents of the District
who qualify in the Civil Service ex-
aminations Will be certified before
other elgibleS.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Taylor Heads Committee
Of Citizens Federation

Benson Taylor of the Congress
Heights Citizens Association has
been appointed chairman of the
Auditing Committee of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations, it
was announced today by Harry s.
Wender, federation president.
Other members of the COMMITTEES
are Hugh V. Keiser. Eugene E. Ditto,
j. Donald Galligan, Donald U.
Gunter, Reed F. Martin, D. F..
ONeil and w. H. Ramsey,
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Soap Hoarding
Forces Stores
To Limit Sales
Supply Is Expected
To Return to Normal
Here in 30 Days

Consumer boarding has caused a
shortage of soap and soap powder
here, with the result that many re-
tailers are limiting the amount apy
one customer may purchase. a sur
Ney of representative stores in the
District area disclosed today.
The survey failed to reveal a store
that has been completely out of all
soaps at any one time. Dealers said,
however, that many of the best
known brands have been difficult to
obtain for the last several weeks
The shortage of powdered clipped
and granulated soaps has been pro-
nounced, the survey revealed.
1t was predicted, however. that
the supply here soon will be back
to normal. One dealer emphasizing
that there is no cause tor consumer
alarm. estimated that the shortage
will be alleviated within 80 days.
Supplies have been extremely short.
but more soap is being received here
now than at any time III the past
two months and shipments are in
Hoardhg Major Factor.
Hoarding of soap by littery house
wives has been a major factor in
causing the present shortage and
must be combated, most of the re-
tailers agreed A rumor that soap
would be rationed. though denied by
the Office of Price Administration,
has led many housewives to buy
four to five boxes of soap where they
would otherwise have bought only
one or two, it was said
In an effort to halt the boarding
and divide the available supply
fairly, many independent stores and
at least one ajor grocery chain
reported they are limiting customers
to the purchase of one box of pow
dered. granulated or flake soap at
one time. IN the case of bar soap,
three to four cakes are usually al
lowed each customer.
Improvement Noted.
The disclosure that soap has be-
come relatively scarce here followed
an announcement from the Agrl-
culture Department that Americans
have been buying about 10 per cent
more soap this year than is being
manufactured under Government
restrictions.
This factor and excessive pur-
chases by hoarders have caused
soap shortages in areas where excess
stocks built up in previous years
have been depleted, the Agriculture
Department said.
The department added however,
that some improvement in supply
throughout the Nation is now being
noticed, because of the release to
. the soap industry of some Gov
eminent stocks of cocoanut and
palm oils.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Two Held on Beer Churoe

Fred De Vecchja, proprietor of the
Blue and Gray Inn, Silver Spring.
and an employe, Nora Mulhgan.
were arrested Saturday night on a
charge Of selling beer to minors.
Montgomery County police said to-
day, They were released under
$1,000 bond each. Trial will be neld
August II at the Silver Spring
Police Court.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
X 4
o~R~1WiM
WAR B0NDG
"Poison Cos"

Chemical warfare is one type of
destruction the United Nations pre-
fer to bypass but realizing the
duplicity of Toto and Hitler our eX-
perts are ready to take an eye for
an eye, if these gentlemen want
that sort Of fight.
We have fame throWerS, too. and
Lewisite and many other deadly
chemicals. that are purchased with
the money you invest in War bonds.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Group TO Seek Renewal
OF Valley Rail Branch
BY the Associated Press.

FRONT ROYAL. Va, Aug. g
Representatives of chambers of
commerce and other interested per-
sons along the HarriSonburg division
Of the Southern Railway between
Manassas and Harrisonburg will
meet here at II am. tomorrow to
discuss steps to secure restoration of
passenger and express service on the
Harrisonburg division which was dis
continued several years ago.
The meeting has been called by
DR.. Samuel P. Duke, president of
Madison College and chairman of a
committee of the Rockingham -Har-
risonbrg Chamber of Commerce.
1t is claimed that bus and truck
service is inadequate to handle the
business of the Shenandoah Valley
along the line of this branch of the
Southern Railway.
Evening star., 1943-08-09
Rehobilitoting Railroad

A 348-mile railroad in Brazil is
being rehabilitated to provide quick
er transportation of iron ore from
mines to the port of Victoria.
Evening star., 1943-08-09

CANTON, OHIO.-EX- GER
MAN FLYER AIDS L. S.
Martin FleiSchman, head of
the metallographic laboratory
Of the Timken Roller Bearing
Co, is the inventor of a new
special steel which enables
United Nations airplanes to
fly above antiaircraft fire.
Mr.. Fleischman gained his
knowledge of planes and steel
as an aviator in the German
Air Force in World War I
and as a student and assist
ant professor Of metallogra-
ply at the University of Mu-
Mich. He came to the United
States in 1924 and to his pres
ent position in 1928. He is
shown dover as he looks to-
day and (above) as a German
observation pilot in the last
war. Wide World Photos.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
kkez3W1TH Id. c.
FIGHTING MEN@ Z

LOWRY FIELD, Colo.-Pfc. Alo-
ysius Michael Bello. 81, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Below, 1916 Bla-
densburg road NE, and Pfc. Law
renee George Phelps. Is. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence G. Phelps, 1922
Fourth street NV, recently were
graduated from the Armament
School here, unit of the Army Air
Forces Technical Training Com
mand.
TALLAHASSEE. Fla.-Pvt. James
NJ. McMickle. Engineer Corps, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James McMickle,
Pulaski, Va. has been promoted to
corporal at Dale Mabry Field
ELGIN FIELD, Fla.-Ralph R.
Bowman, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Bowman, Sandy Spring, Md, has
been promoted to corporal at the
Evening star., 1943-05-28

Silver Spring, Md; John T. Harris,
2014 Portner place NV; Henry H
Shining, 9412 Wire avenue, Silver
Spring, Md. and Robert L. Niles,
2912 Bladensburg road NE.
BALTIMORE. Md.-Sergt. Jules
F. Bernard. 14l4 Spring road NV.
has been promoted to staff sergeant
here at the Third Service Command
Headquarters. A graduate of Roose-
welt High School and Strayer Busi-
ness College, Sergt. Bernard former
ly was employed in the casualty
branch of the Adjutant Generals
Office.
Evening star., 1943-05-28

serst. J. L. Brooks, jr.tary Academy.
Fort Union. Va
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND.
Md.-Eight men from Washington
area have been ordered to the Ord
nance Replacement Training Center
here for basic training. They are:
Eugene c. Hise, lr., STA North
Twenty Seventh street. Arlington.
Va; w. G. Hooker. 34O7 R street
NV; Columbus Facchina, 1925
Quincy street NE; Raymon D
Messick, Sill Fourth street NV,
George F. Hams, 93OS Walden road.
Evening star., 1943-05-28

ter Brooks, lr..
son of Dr.. and
Mrs. J. Lester
Br ook 42l8
Thirty = Eighth
street N w. has
been promoted
to sergeant here,
where he is serv-
ing with a Mill
tary Police de-
tachment of a
s erv ice unit.
C orpl. Brooks
r e c iv d his
training at the
Fort Union Mill
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Piano to Be Presented
Stuqe Door Cunteen

A small piano will be presented to
the local Stage Door Canteen by the
Junior hostesses Of the canteen, who
have contributed a dollar each to
buy the instrument.
At the presentation ceremony at
$50 o'clock tonight Little Jack Little
will initiate the piano
Officials of the canteen also re-
ported today that the Sunday after
noon open houses, to which women
wearing uniforms of the armed serv-
ices of the United States and United
Nations are invited. have proved
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Mrs. J. n. Adams Dies:
Widow of Inventor

BY the Associated Press,
MIAMI BEACH. Fla. May 28.-
Mrs. Joseph H. Adams. 80. widow of
Dr. Adams, who invented the crack
ing process for converting heavier
oils into gasoline, died here yester-
day after a brief illness.
A native of Bridgehampton, N. Y.
Mrs. Adams had been a resident of
Miami Beach since 1925.
Evening star., 1943-05-28

such success that they Will be con-
tinued.
Plans are being made to furnish
game room with tables for gin
rummy and other card games, be-
cause Of the popularity Of mixed
checker tournaments at the Sunday
open houses, the officials said.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
IS Se|ectees 10 Report
For Duty Tomorrow

Sixty five District men who were
inductsd into the land and naval
forces on May % will report for
active duty tomorrow.
The group includes 43 men for
the Army, 18 for the Navy and four
for the Marine Corps. The list fol-
lows:
Evening star., 1943-05-28

Army Air ForceS
Proving Ground
Command. He
has been in the
Army since May,
1912.
c A M P D.
WARDS, Mass
James A. Stamp,
husband of Mrs.
Aline S t a m p,
5218 Marlboro
pike, Hillside,
Md. has been
promoted to the
grade Of corpo-
raj Before en-
ferinr the cerN-
Evening star., 1943-05-28

tering the serv- Corpl. J. A. Stamp.
ice. Corpl Stamp was employed by
transportation company in Brad
bury Heights. Md.
FORT CUSTIS, Va-Corpl J. Les
Evening star., 1943-05-28

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jumper and white blouse, both COT
ton, Of course. Sizes 7 to "a, S3.95
Other cotton dresses s195 TO 1928
Girls AND TEEN-AeE APPAREL, FOURTH FLOOR,
B. "The Gronup"-o cotton denim
shirt and shorts ensen1bIe-moscu-
line and very young. PIojn-coIor
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bib. Sizes ! to 3--------Sl.25
D. Luscious cotton dresses Of dotted
Swiss, lawn, broodcIoth ond diniN,
smoked or trimmed with cotton
lace. PosteIs, in sizes ! to 3, S3.o5
INFANTS FURNISHINGS AND FURNITURE,
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E. Cotton eobordine shorts for active
girls have elastic sides and adjust
able strops. Green, navy, brown,
and light blue; sizes 7 to l6, S1.e5
Cotton knit sports shirts in striped
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Other cotton dresses sI95 to s7.95
JUVENILE APPAREL, FOURTH FLOOR.
G. Cotton noinsook slip to wear
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Evening star., 1943-11-02

nutrltlonally speaking. l
learn those big words
from my doctor. He says
Beech-Nut retains the
natural food values in
high degree. l can say the
same for the natural food
favors. I'm sure you
would like Beech-Nut as
much as | do.
Evening star., 1943-11-02

| street NV, re- Ensign Woodburn.
Gently arrived here at North Dakota
Agricultural College for course
under the Army specialized training
program. A graduate of Woodrow
Wilson High School, Pvt. Heaton
attended Purdue University. He
completed his basic training at Fort
Mcclellan, Ala.
NEW ORLEANS.-William V. Lee
whose wife lives at 49l9 Forty third
place NV, has been graduated from
the Transportation Corps Officer
Candidate School and commissioned
a second lieutenant. 1t. Lee for
nnerly was employed by the State De-
partment.
NEW YORK.-William F. Torrey
son, jr.. son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Torreyson, 1911 Seventeenth street
North, Arlington, Va, recently was
commissioned an ensign in the Naval
Reserve on completion of the VT
training course here at the Naval
Reserve Midshipmen's School.
FORT ADAMS, R. I.-Eugene F.
GIBSON, % Gallatin street NV, has
been promoted to first lieutenant in
the Engineer Corps. A native of
Hartford, KY, 1t. Gibson was a
member Of the Gibson and Porter
held refrigeration firm in Washing
ton before entering the service. He
was commissioned last November.
GREENSBORO, N. C.-Second 1t
Wayne M. Janzig, 1859 Skyland place
5 E, is assigned to the station hospi-
tai here at the basic training center
OF the Army Air Forces Eastern
Iechnlcal Training Command. 1t,
Janzlg attended Southeastern Uni
VerSlty and the Agriculture Depart
ment Graduate School. and was en-
pIoyed by the Agriculture Depart
ment before entering the service in
July, l94l. He was commissioned
from Officer Candidate School at
Camp Barkeley, Tex.
BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Pfc. William
Balllng, 1918 E street NE, is now
stationed at Lehigh University as a
member OF the Army Specialized
training Unit, where he will study
advanced engineering.
PENSACOLA, Fla.-Herman I,
Bushong, jr, p, son of Herman |,
Evening star., 1943-11-02

, this naval training station and was
granted leave.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Richard
Copeland Stone, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James G. Stone, 1924 Park road
NV, recently was graduated from
the aviation radio school here and
promoted to aviation radioman
third class. He entered the Navy
In March.
Another recent graduate of the
radio school is Charles Fitzgerald
Stuart, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
McHugh Stuart, 2248 Cathedral ave-
nue., who was promoted to seaman
(flrst class. Seaman Stuart also en-
listed in March.
MIDLAND FIELD, Tex.-Cadet
Evening star., 1943-11-02

Thomas P. Gogarty, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Gogarty, 606 Tucker
man street NV, recently reported to
the bombardier school here for
training.
KEESLER FIELD, Miss.-Pfc.
Clarence L. Dumford, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John D. Dumford, 610 Tennes-
see avenue NE, recently was grad
uated from the B-24 Liberator
bomber mechanics school here.
GREAT LAKES, Ill.-Six men
from the Washington area were en-
rolled recently in the preradio naval
training school at Wright Junior
College, where they are taking q
four week "refresher" course prior
Evening star., 1943-11-02

to their assignment to advanced
specialized schools. They are:
George Bernard Bur1eigh, whose
wife lives at 1413 Girard street NV;
Arch Pool Kepner, 1872 K street
NV; William John Nee, whose wife
lives at 2428 Fourteenth street N E.
Ernest Lee Jackson, jr., 5408 Thir-
tieth place NV; Sidney West, 4607
Connecticut avenue NV, and Shell
don William Witcoff, 254 Eleventh
street Sc
COLUMBUS, Ohio.-Second 1t.
Francis P. Di Blasi, jr, Bethesda,
Md. has completed course in depot
administration and supply at the
Army Service Forces depot here