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Evening star., 1943-05-15
Mrs. Murray Resigns
Post With Fairfax
Rationing Board
Volunteer to Be Replaced
By Paid EmpIoye' at
Request of State OPA

Mrs. Elizabeth c. Murray, volun-
teer in charge of the fuel oil division
of the Fairfax County Ration Board,
resigned today to comply with a
request from Henry L. Caravati,
State OPA organization executive,
that she "relinquish" her RESPONSE
bilities so paid employe" might
be appointed.
In letter to Mrs. Murray
marked personal and confidential
Mr.. Caravati said recent nvestiga-
ton 'convinces us that the impor-
tance of the fuel oil program re-
quires the personal attention of a
full-tima1 paid employe who is in
position to work from $3.50 every
morning to $50 each evening"
For that reason" the letter
stated, 1--WE are obliged to request
that you relinquish your RESPONSE
bilies in connection with the ad-
ministration of the program in Fair
fax County so that a successor may
be appointed without delay"
Mrs. Murray said the request
came as a complete surprise She
said she became volunteer worker
with the board last May 18, and
since that time has been absent
from her desk at the board head
quarters no more than 10 days.
AS head of the fuel oil division,
she said, it was necessary to work
day and night during last fall and
winter when thousands of fuel oil
coupons were issued to county
home owners.
Mrs. Mollie w. Cleveland, execu-
tive secretary of the board, said Mrs.
Murray came to the board as self
appointed" volunteer from the Office
of Civilian Defense. She said her
work with the board had been "very
satisfactory"
Mrs. Cleveland explained that she
is not empowered to appoint paid
workers, but only to recommend ap-
plicantS for appointment by the
Richmond Office She said volunteer
workers, now under Mrs. Gordon c.
Tibbitts, formerly were cleared
through OCD, but that this organ
ization had not been active in the
county for some time.
Former State Senator John w.
Rust, chairman of the board, said
he had nothing to do with the oper-
alton Of the Office. He said all per-
sonnel problems were handled by
Richmond.
Evening star., 1943-05-15

adequate instruction, which is the
cornerstone in any program of edu-
cation we ought to be planning now
for great increase in State support.
Certainly the next session of the
General Assembly ought to place
the State appropriation per teach
Ing unit at not less than $1,000.
There are great many thoughtful
people who think that 81 200 should
be the minimum"
Mr.. Chase estimated 1t would cost
the State about S4,2O0,O0O yearly to
increase teacher pay from $72O-the
1884 teacher-unit appropriation
to 81 1000. When this amount of in
crease is figured 'in terms OF the BIZ
ennial appropriation" he said, ian
increase of something like S10,O00,-
900 to s12,0o0,oo0 may be needed
He declared that such an increase
may require a new tax program.
On the other hand, it is quite pos
sible that Virginia's present reve-
nues will support this increase with
out new levies."
Gov. Darden has added about $50
to the teacher-unit appropriation of
S720 by recently authorizing the ex-
penditure of some $750,00O for teach
er raises next year,
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Overtime Pay
Costs SET al
.S401,o00,o00
Budget Aide Reports
Current Agency Funds
Absorb $4,000,

The War and Navy Departments
absorbed the entire cost of over
time pay to personnel out of their
current appropriations without ask
ing for additional funds from Con-
gress, Lee c. Martin, assistant di-
rector OF the budget, told the
Appropriations Committee during
hearings on the deficiency bill re-
ported yesterday. The period un-
der consideration was seven months.
and there were four different over
time pay bills involved.
The War Department absorbed
$156 100000 during that period and
the Navy Department $35, 900 900, he
said. A number of other agencies
have absorbed none at all or only a
trivial amount of the increased
cost, Mr.. Martin told the committee,
WPB Absorbs Nothing.
The Manpower Commission, with
a total cost of $12,348, ,159, absorbed
$6,921 $50 and then asked for an
additional $3,426, 500; the War Pro-
duction Board, with a total cost of
$5,403,000, absorbed nothing; the
Board of Economic Warfare, with
a total cost of $3.50 ,904, absorbed
$9O4: the OPA, with a total cost of
$10,450,109, will absorb $1O9. In
two other agencies supplemental ap-
preparations have been asked.
Total costs of the overtime pay
acts was s401 100000, Mr.. Martin
said, of which s276 100000 was alb
sorbed In current appropriations,
leaving s125,000,00o to be met by
deficiency appropriations. OF this
s125 ,000, 900, $4,000, 900 is expected to
be met by limitation of expendi-
lures from corporate funds, and the
remainder, $122,00O, 900, is carried in
the deficiency bill. The Post Office
Department accounted for $61 ,0OO,-
900 OF the $122,000,0OO.
Space Increase Cited.
The committee also was informed
that, in the District of Columbia,
permanent space in Government
owned buildings has been increased
from 100000 square feet in 1925
to 100000 square feet, and in
temporary buildings to 5000, 900
square feet.
: Leased quarters have increased
from 100000 to 6,727,0OO square
feet and rentals from 1851, 900 to
$6,o32, 900. The square footage per
person employed has been increased
from 122 to 125 per person, Clay
Guthridge of the Federal Works
Agency stated in reply to question:
ing by Chairman Cannon. An ur-
gent deficiency appropriation of
81 ,203 300 was asked for payment of
rent and care of the space thus
held by the Government.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Chester Mccall Named
To Head P-IA GROUP

Chester Mccall has been elected
president of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School Parent-Teacher
Association.
Named to serve with him are Mrs.
Val Sherman. first vice president;
Joseph G. Gardner, second vice pres
ident; Mrs. Scott Brewer, treasurer;
Mrs. Beth Lexson, recording secre-
tary, and Miss Lillian Moore, corrc-
spending secretary.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Mrs. c. J. Huuck Named
To Head Bethesda P-TA

Mrs. G. Jonathan Hauck has been
named president of the Bethesda
Elementary School Parent Teacher
Association. Other officers are Mrs.
Benjamin B. Baylor, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Anna Marie Markoff
second vice president; Mrs. Wallace
Vawter, recording secretary; Mrs.
Howard L. Cook, corresponding Sec
retary. and Mrs. HANNA Zinder,
treasurer. @
The association voted to pay half
the expenses Of q captain and two
neutenants of the School Safety
Patrol to the Annual Ofncers' Train
ing Camp 1T Scotland, Md, In Au-
gust.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Taxiimen Warn
New Rates Will
Cut Day Service
Union Drivers Weiqh
Group Riding Costs
At Mass MEETING

More taxis on the streets at night
and fewer in day time will result
from the new group riding rates
which will apply Monday, number
Of drivers said last night at mass
meeting called by the United Taxi
Drivers, CIO, at 808 I street NV.
The new rates are 20, 80, 40 and so
cents for each of two or more pas
sengers, based on the present four
zones.
Night driving will be more attrac-
tive, drivers said, because passengers
are usually in social groups at night.
The fare for transporting a couple
in the first zone, now 80 cents, will
be 40 cents Monday and drivers feel
they are more likely to pick up fares
by twos at night than during the
day.
Another effect predicted was that
the rates will cause family groups to
ride buses or street cars. 1t will
cost a family of five $3.50 to come
downtown from the fourth zone. The
present fare for such trip is s1.20.
While the meeting at times had
the atmosphere of protest assem-
bly,, there will be no taxi holiday
Monday, speakers from the floor
agreed. They were warned by a
fleet operator that any such pro-
test as backing the cabs off the
street" would be skating on thin
Ice" as in the present critical gaso-
line situation the OPA might cut
the taxi gasoline allowance from
eight gallons a day to five. The
allowance was reduced from u gal
Ions six weeks ago.
Would Gather Data.
There was general acceptance of
the suggestion that drivers should
operate under the new rates and
report instances of inequity for the
preparation of union petition to
the Public Utilities Commission for
amendment of the schedule.
James Shenos, union president,
presided. Questions of the drivers
were answered by Edwin A. Glenn,
business agent of the union, who
drives a cab himself.
What the drivers particularly OBJ
jected to, as question after question
pointed out, was the effect of the
new rate ruling on a trip with one
passenger from Chevy Chase Circle
In the fourth zone.
The rate will be 80 cents for the
one passenger as at present. But, if
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Practical Art Display
Scheduled at u. of Md.

An exhibit of original interiors
costumes and advertising layouts by
students of the department Of prac-
tical art at the University Of Mary
land will open Monday in the Home
Economics Building, it was an
nounced by Miss Vienna Curtiss,
head of the department.
The exhibit, which will include
work in transparent and opaque
water colors, colored chalk and india
ink. will be open from 9 am. to 4
pm. daily except Sunday through
May 26, it was said. All work is by
undergraduates in the department.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Arlington TO Launch
Second Blood Donor Drive

The second drive for Red Cross
blooS donors in Arlington County
will be held Wednesday, when the
mobile unit will be stationed at the
Westover Baptist Church from 8:45
am. to lis pm, it was announced
today.
The Overlee Knolls and Highland
Park Civic Associations have joined
with the Westover Blood Recruiting
Committee in the drive to secure
blood donors, and a house-to- house
campaign will be conducted by the
organizations.
The first drive was held by the
Westover group on April 2.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
St. Mory's to Dedicate
Service Honor Roll

A roll of honor bearing the names
of the 80 members of st. Mary's
Episcopal Church, Arlington, who
are now on active duty in the armed
forces, will be dedicated at II am
tomorrow.
The Rev. George Tittman, pastor
of the church, will preside at the
ceremony. The program will in
clude the taking of a collection for
the Army and Navy Commission
Fund, which is aiding Episcopal
clergymen now serving as chap
lains in the armed services,
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Sligo Park Hills Group
Seeks 10 Prevent
Rezoning Proposal
ESQ Residents Expected
To Sign Petition to
Montgomery Board

Approximately half Of the $50
residents of Sligo Park Hills and
vicinity in Silver Spring have
signed a petition requesting the
Montgomery County Commissioners
to deny an application for change
to apartment zoning from detached
residential zoning of 10-acre tract
located between Piney Branch road,
Sligo Valley Park and Sligo Park
Hills.
A hearing on the application,
which was filed by the Federal De-
post Insurance Corp. will be held
before the Commissioners at $3.50
pm. Tuesday in the Silver Spring
County Building. The Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission has recommended
that the request be denied.
Stuart M. Armstrong, president
of the Sligo Park Hills Citizens As
ISOLATION. said circulation of the
petition will be completed tomor-
row. He added that he expected
virtually all of the $50 residents of
the area to sign.
Details of Petition.
The petition urges the Commits
sioners to disapprove the proposed
rezoning on the grounds that:
l. Serious financial damage would
be suffered by property owners in
the area.
2. Such rezoning would result in
overlooking of schools, transporta-
ton and sanitary facilities.
3. Erection of an apartment house
on this particular tract is not pub
lie necessity caused by the housing
shortage, since considerable unde-
veloped residential c land already
exists in the general area.
Mr.. Armstrong charged that while
the tract is Immediately adjacent to
the Sligo Park Hills development,
which consists of private homes
costing $4,000 to $1,000, no attempt
has been made by FDIC officials to
sell the land as home sites.
No Reply to Letter.
He added that after a letter was
written to Walter Owens, an FDIC
official, asking him to withdraw the
application and try to sell the land
as private home sites, mfr. Owens
did not even give the citizens asso-
citation the courtesy of replying"
In resolution recommending that
the application be denied by the
Commissioners, the Park and Plan
ming Commission cited the thor
oughly established community char
acter" of the section, where there
are approximately 1000 detached
homes.
No change to more intensive
land use in this area has been ap-
proved by the commission since 1927,
although 10 earlier petitions for
similar rezoning have been consid-
cred, the commission stated.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Women Voters Lauded
By Hull for Backing
Trade Pacts Measure
Aide Reeds Message
At Annual Meeting
Of Maryland League

The National League OF Women
Voters was commended yesterday
by Secretary of State Hull for its
work on behalf of the reciprocal
trade agreements bill in a message
rad by Carlton Savage of the State
Department at the annual meeting
OF the Maryland League of Women
Voters at the Washington Club.
Mr.. Savage gave an address at the
meeting in addition to reading Mr.
Hull's message. Members of the
Maryland League later pointed out
that groups throughout the State
not only have worked during the last
several months for passage of the
legislation, but have conducted an
intensive study of foreign policy.
Support OF the home-rule move
ment for county governments in
Maryland was recommended by the
various league branches for adoption
by the State board of the league as
the major activity in its fall pro-
gram. Members declared that county
legislation should be passed at local
county seats, preventing a confused
mass of bills at the biennial sessions
OF the General Assembly.
Mrs. Alice w. Hostetler of Glen
retiring president of the State
league and member of the Mont
gomery County Charter Board, told
the women that the charter move
ment in Montgomery, which provides
for home rule, has attracted atten-
ton over the entire State and is
becoming State issue.
Among other items suggested for
the fall program was a study of the
wartime educational program and a
renewal of efforts to have the decla-
ration of intentions law repealed at
the next session of the State Legis-
lature.
Mrs. Durward v. Sandifer of Sill
yer Spring was elected president of
the State league succeeding Mrs.
Hostetler. Mrs. Sandifer also is pres
ident of the county league and State
chairman of the department of gov
ernment and foreign policy.
Mrs. Hostetler was chosen first
vice president. Other officers are
Mrs. John T. King, jr., of Baltimore,
second vice president; Mrs. Ray
mond Shank of Frederick, third vice
president: Mrs. James II. Jones of
Baltimore, treasurer, and Mrs. 10
seph Zeman of Towson, secretary.
During the morning session Miss
Marguerite Wells, president of the
National League, spoke on Wartime
Priorities," stressing the fact that
league work is war work and an
essential part of the war effort.
The Montgomery County League
was hostess club.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
6 Renamed to Group
In Friendship Heights

Friendship Heights, Md. has re-
elected Emory H. Bogley, Henry w.
Offutt, Mark Shoemaker, John A. P.
Farnham, Aubrey G. Richmond, and
James c. Dulin, jr., to serve on its
Citizens Committee for the next
two years.
Sullivan Ross was, elected to a
place on the committee to succeed
the late Mrs. Ross, who was the COM
mittee's secretary for many years.
Evening star., 1943-05-15

the cab is hailed at Dupont Circle,
In the first zone, the second pas
senger's fare is 20 cents and the first
passengers becomes so cents. The
driver would lose 20 cents by picking
up the extra fare.
Mr.. Shenos opened the meeting by
reminding the 100 or more drivers
present that national emergency
confronts all and that in "the Capt.
tai of the world today you have a
patriotic duty to transport as many
passengers as you can" He then
turned the meeting over to Mr..
Glenn.
II don't believe these rates will
last much longer than (Gregory)
Hankin's pickup system of last
spring, and that lasted about 10
days." said Mr.. Glenn, reminding
the drivers that the order was issued
as an interim or temporary one
pending the Office of Price Admins
tration's obtaining sufficient data to
justify the rates or change them.
Sees Increased Income.
IF you go out and work it. it Is
going to give you increased income
until families in the outside zones
resort to the streetcar," he said.
He warned them against strike
'1'll be no part of backing the cabs
off the street." he said. 1--WE are in
a war. The fate of 100000 soldiers
depends, in part, on there being suf-
ficient transportation in the Ma
tion's Capital. myself have two
boys on the front"
Mr.. Glenn then offered to an
swer questions. Here are some of
the questions the taxi drivers asked
him:
G. have a party of two. One
gets out at the Shoreham Hotel and
the other goes on in another direc-
ton. Does the rate apply?
A. No. That makes two trips.
Out of d. C. Trips Optional.
@. Do I have to take fares into
Maryland or Virginia? With my q
gallons a day don't feel I can af-
ford to.
A. No, you do not have to.
Q. I have fare from Union Sta
tion for Clarendon. These rates end
at the bridge. Should charge ad-
ditional fare?
A. Yes. Check your speedometer
and charge 80 cents a mile.
Q. have five passengers from
Union Station for Alexandria. That's
$3.50 at the bridge. Should charge
them mileage beyond? I might have
to turn them in.
A. Yes. (This would bring such q
trip to 81 or more.
Limit on Waiting.
Q. A passenger gets out and tells
me to wait. He may be gone a half
hour. That is only so cents. How
should I avoid that?
A. Tell him you will wait only S
minutes and make him pay in when
he gets out. The Office of Defense
transportation says there are no,
enough cabs to have any standing
tt the curb waiting for people
@. The Pentagon Building is not
IN the District of Columbia. What
authority has the PUG to set a rate
Mr.. Glenn explained that the ap-
rroaches to the Pentagon Building
ere a military reservation and that
the Army and the PUG have agreed
on a rate, 80 cents. The Army will
enforce the rate by barring cabs
from its roadways which do moi
abide by 1t.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
X k
MAotHo~R~xWM
WAR Bonds.

All the safeguards which the In
genuity of our war staff can devise
are thrown about our troop trans
ports. Hundreds of ships, loaded
with thousands of men, are being
moved overseas to distant battle
fronts. And when our boys step
aboard transport ships their pay
steps up 20 per cent. War bonds and
war taxes must provide that pay.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
-. Arlington.
9 am. to $3.50 pm. daily.
- A. Hn VHYA A~ AuAAy,r

AEuuxtO tOus
Gam. to $3.50 pm. daily.
Z to 10 Wednesdays.
Gasoline, tires, miscellaneous COM
modities. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
Fuel oil, ration books and 2,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Price control division always open.
Alexandria.
Gam. to pm. daily except We'd
nesdays and Saturdays.
9 am. to / pm. Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
7:30 to $50 pm. Wednesdays.
Ration books and 2 issued Mon
days and Fridays only.
Fairfax.
$50 am. to pm. daily except
Thursdays and Saturdays.
$50 am. to ! pm. Thursdays and
Saturdays.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Spore-Time Cobbies
ling Toxis to Go
Fishing, Says Glenn

Government and other en-
ployes driving taxis in their off
hours in some cases are giving
the taxicab industry a bad
name, Edwin A. Glenn, business
agent Of the United Taxi Driv-
ers, CIO, said last night.
They use their eight-gallon-
a-day allowance to 60 fishing,
he said. adding, 10 Washing
ton taxicabs were seen last
Sunday at Benedict, Md, a
favorite Southern Maryland
fishing place.
Their license plates have been
reported to the PUG.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Flower Show Planned

The Cheverly Community and
GARDEN Club will hold a spring
flower show from 8 to 10 pm. Mon
day at the Cheverly- Tuxedo School,
IL was announced today. Residents
have been urged to exhibit flowers
and vegetables in the % classes
which will be provided for earlv
garden products and flowers.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
lsMRahoniinq
@Remmders8a

Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked
6. H and j are good for rationed
canned goods and remain valid
through May 81.
Red coupons, Book -These can be
exchanged for meats, butter, mar
garine, fats and oils, cheeses and
canned fish.
Stamps marked e, F and G are
good now and can be used any
time before May 81.
Stamps lettered H become valid
next Sunday and will then be good
through May 81.
Sugar-Stamp No. 10 In Book is
good for S pounds through May 81.
Coffee-Stamp No. % is now valid
for l pound through May 80.
Fuel oil-No. coupons are valid for
10 gallons through September 80.
Gasoline-No. 5 A coupons are good
for 3 gallons each through July 81.
b and G coupons, good for 3
gallons each, expire on dates In
dicated in individual books.
Shoes-Stamp II In Book / is good
for one pair Of shoes through
June Is.
Detailed rdtiontng information piu
Be found on page Az OF The Sunday
Star edch anAAk
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Banquet Slated Tonioht

Troop No. IA of the Arlington (va3
Girl Scouts will hold its annual
mother-and-father banquet at 6:15
pm. today at Grace Church, Lorcom
lane and North Fillmore street, Ar
lington. Mrs. Helen Winslow is troop
leader.
Evening star., 1943-05-15

UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE-Helen Catch Durston has
sketched the stately entrance the main central build
ing of the Public Library of the District of Columbia in Mount
Vernon Square at Eighth and Streets NV. This building
dedicated and opened for 1908. years
Miss Clara w. Herbert first began service there
librarian of the entire system of the central library 3 branches
and The free public library system here set
by Congress 1896 after years effort by Theodore Noe
editor of The STAR members of the Board other
public leaders Mr. Noyes has been its beginning president
of the Board of Trustees completed
Evening star., 1943-05-15

of main library building between Fourth and Sixth streets
Pennsylvania will be occupied by Government
for the duration of the Once the library
Vernon Square had been built with funds supplied
Carnegie the friends of the library with the efficient
ton of Dr. George F. Bowerman librarian 1904 1940
began another long fight branches other sections
the city Takoma Park branch opened 1911 The
branch opened last in Anacosa
public stressed all the branches led library
with special rooms and information the wartime
making, office advancement chronological subjects.
Evening star., 1943-05-15

II you thought your purchase Of
an extra War bond would save the
life Of one Of these boys, you'd do it,
wouldn't you? And 1t Is your War
bond purchases which gives them
the equipment to win victory for
freedom. Buy that extra bond.
you've done your bit, now do your
best /
Evening star., 1943-05-15

Detailed rdtioning information tptll
be found on page A-2 OF The Sunday
Star each speek. Z