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Evening star., 1943-03-09
Schools 10 Continue
'Hot-Lunch' SERVINGS
To 1900 Pupils
Huycook Tells of Decline
Of Emergency Meals
With Employment Goins

The serving Of emergency hot
lunches to about 5000 District
school children will be continued to
the end Of the school year, Assistant
Supt of Schools Robert l.. Hay
cock announced today.
Because Of the withdrawal OF Work
Projects Administration personnel
from the central kitchen and from
the cafeterias of the schools serving
the lunches it had originally been
feared the lunches would have TO
be discontinued at the end Of this
month.
with care 7 think 7 can make
the program go to the end Of the
school year" said Harry S. Gardner
in charge Of the program under the
supervision of the welfare director <
office. Widespread employment of
parents helped to cut down the
numbers of children receiving the
lunches, he said, from 1000 daily
to 5000. At the peak Of the depyes-
sion in 1888 and 1884 more than
5000 lunches a day were being
served.
The number Of half pints of
penny milk" served in the schools
has also dropped, Mr. Haycock dis
closed Pints served daily have
dropped from 26,0oo to 10000 since
the beginning of the year.
This decrease was attributed by
MI. Havcock to the missionaries
returned by some parents, indicat-
ing they no longer wished their
children to receive the milk. The
pupils could receive milk free Il the
parents chose. the superintendent
explained, or they could pay a penny
a day for it. About IS per cent of
the pupils now pay for the milk,
1t was estimated, but by decision OF
the parents some Of the children
have ceased to receive it at all.
About 73 schools have been cesig-
mated by the Agriculture Depart-
ment as low income" schools and
automa tically may serve pint of
milk to any student wanting il.
Evening star., 1943-03-09
Hotel Night Wotchmon
MysteriousIy Injured

A 7O-year-old night watchman
employed at the Capitol Park Hotel
is in Sibley Hospital suffering from
serious injuries he received early
today while patroling in the hotel
Suffering from a possible broken
nose and cuts and bruises on the
head, william D. Cousins, 10, of
438 Kentucky avenue ST. was un-
able to explain to police how he re-
ceived the injuries.
Evening star., 1943-03-09
Leaders Agree
On $1,000 Pay
For New Police
Same Rate Approved
For Rookie Firemen
In Burton Bill

House conferees, meeting with
District officials on the Burton bill.
which would raise the salary of GER
tain city employees, agreed today that
the starting salary Of new police
men and fremen should be in excess
OF $4,000 rather than the 81 900 now
provided.
Agreement was reached at an ex-
scuuve conference OF subcommit-
tee, headed by Representative Nc
MILAN, Democrat, OF South Caro-
lima.
1t was emphasized that school
teachers are slated TO receive a 10
per cent increase, while police and
flremen are scheduled to receive
only a ) per cent increase in the
Burton bill, which passed the Sen
ale week ago.
District Commissioner Guy Mason
and Engineer Commissioner Charles
w. Kutz made it plain that they
are supporting the Burton bill. but
would be in favor Of the proposed
increase for rookie police and FIRE
men.
The subcommittee is to meet again
at 1890 am. Thursday, at which
time Chairman Mcmillan said he
hopes to have amendments drafted
to the Burton bill which will carry
general approval
Besides the Commissioners those
who attended the conference today
included Budget Of1cer Walter
Fowler, Corporation Counsel Rich
mond B. Keech, Mai Edward Kelly,
superintendent OF police. Chief Eli
gineer Stephen T. Porter Fire Mar
shal Calvin G. LAUDER. Dr.. Frank
w. Banou. superintendent Of Dis
trict schools, and other officials.
The teachers pay measure pro-
vides a fiat 10 per cent increase.
retroactive to December ! and until
next April 30, with the maximum in
crease set a / 5000
Evening star., 1943-03-09
Navy Disapproves Bill
Dropping Age Limit
To WAVES and 5PARS
House Committee Told
Necessity for Change
Has Not Been Proved

The Navy Department has writ
ten the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee expressing its disapproval of
a bill which would lower the min
imum age limit from 20 to Is years
for WAVES and SPARS. The bill
would reduce the legal age require
ment to that of men in the armed
forces.
According to the Navy Depart
ment letter the Women's Reserve
Corps Of the Navy and the Womens
Reserve Corps of the Coast Guard
have been in operation for such
a short time that the necessity for
lowering the age limit to 18 years
has not been demonstrated"
A similar bill lowering the legal
age limit for WAACS from q to 19
is before the House Military Affairs
Committee, which is awaiting an
opinion on the bill from the War
Department. WAAC recruiting Off
GERS, who must fill huge quotas of
lnductees for the Women's Army
Auxiliary Corps, are currently ac-
cepting applications from girls 18
10 and 20 years of age and giving
them mental and physical exam
nations, but file the applications
pending the necessary legislative &C
ton.
WAVES procurement officers are
under orders to turn away all ap-
plicants under 20. Because OF
Nationwide personnel shortages,
procurement officers work under
tremendous pressure to fill ever
growing quotas from headquarters.
For both WAACS and WAVES the
largest number of applicants for
enlisted appointments comes from
the 1920 group of girls, who have
just finished high school, look about
for settled working conditions. are
easy to train and eager to serve.
Evening star., 1943-03-09
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. Mary MaIoy

Mrs. Mary Maloy, who died Sat
urday at her home, 1925 Eighteenth
street NE. was buried today in
Mount OliVet Cemetery. following
high requiem mass at St. Francis
de Sales Church.
Mrs. Maloy, a native of Rain
township, Pa, spent most of her
life in Washington. where she was a
member of the Blessed Virgins So
dality and the Third Order of st.
Francis. She IS survived by her
husband, Frank J. Malov, retired
Government Printing Office COM
posltor; five children. Charles,
Francis. and Marcella Maloy, Mrs
Mabel Murphy and Mrs. Elizabeth
Brandes, and three grandchildren.
Evening star., 1943-03-09
Trade Board Honors
OdeH S. Smith

Tributes were paid yesterday to
Oden S. Smith, chairman of the
Public Order Committee of the
Washington Board Of Trade, who
viii celebrate his 80th birthday an
nlverSary March Is. Mr.. Smith.
member of the board since 1900. has
been serving as chairman of the
committee for % years.
Principal speaker Of the meeting
which was held at the Harrington
Hotel, was United States ATTORNEY
Edward NJ Curran. who stressed the
responsibility of citizens perform
ing jury service.
Evening star., 1943-03-09
Nelson Cites Weakness
In Drunken Drivinq Bill

The anti-drunken driving bill
now pending before Congress should
be held up until the public realizes
that its effectiveness is nulGfed by
the condition which makes scientific
tests admissible as evidence only
with the consent Of the defendant,
Judge George D. Nelson of Munich
pal Court told meeting Of the Dis
trict Advisory Board of the Ameri~
can Automobile Association last
night,
We must wait until these tests
have gained the prestige which will
convince the public that self in
elimination in this case is constitu-
tional," Judge Nelson said.
Evening star., 1943-03-09
Maryland Oysters
Sell at AII-Time Hioh

=" Re AssocIsfe6 Press.
CRISFIELD. Nd. March 9 -OES-
ters were reported selling Al an all
time high yesterday as demand con-
tlnued to exceed supply
Local dealers reported that de-
mand for Crlsheld-packed oys' ors
held the same rate as At the start Of
the season With prices holding up
far beyond expectations
Flrst-class ehollcd stock Drough, as
much as S275 a bushcl recorded A.
an aa-'ime h.g1 a, Ioca. packing
houses during The past week.
Evening star., 1943-03-09
x X
%A0tHo~H~xAlM
WAR BONDS

Millions of inCendiary bombs Of
many and varied sizes are essential
for this modern warfare. These i'm
plementS of destruction not only
have devastating effect of their
own but the flares light the tar
gets for our bombardiers on night
raids. Huge fires could be seen for
IS miles" read the news dispatches
following a raid
Evening star., 1943-03-09
Alexandria Project Damaged.

Fire believed to have started from
a tar pot yesterday damaged the
brick framework of one of the
apartment units at Park Fairfax,
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co.'S development on Glebe road,
Alexandria.
Alexandria Company No brought
the blaze under control Fire Chief
James M, Duncan, jr.. said that
workmen had been tarring the walls
in the structure and the fire may
have started from the tar pot. One
of the second floor walls collapsed
but no one was injured.
Evening star., 1943-03-09
Named TO VINO Post

President Roosevelt TODAY nomi-
mated Albert L. Nickerson Of Massa
chUsettS to be director of the Bureau
Of Placement in the WASHINGTON
office Of the War Manpower Com
mission.
Evening star., 1943-03-09
Flue Cause School Fire.
Firemen Kent Busy

A series Of fires between 5 and 6
pm. yesterday kept f1remen busy.
The most serious fire was a two
alarm blaze at 2317. 2317-A, 23l9
and 23l9-A N street NV, where
flames swept through the first floor
of the buildings.
The other alarms included two
brush fires one in the rear of a
school at Riggs and Blair roads NE.
and in the grounds of the Naval
Observatory.
The Alexandra fire, at the hous-
ing project Of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co. on Glebe road, was
believed to have been started by a
tar pot. Fire Chief James M. Dun
can. Jr., said workmen had been tar
ring the walls in the structure.
One Of the second floor walls col
lapsed, but no one was injured.
Evening star., 1943-03-09

Your purchases of War bonds pro-
vide the money to buy incendiary
bombs and will help shorten the
war. The more implements We give
our Army the quicker they will do
the job. Buy more War bonds every
payday. you've done your bit, now
do your best"
Omitted States Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1943-03-09
75-Year-0|d Mansion
Occupied by Seminary
Damaged by Blaze
Two Alarm Fire Damages
District School as
Companies Keep Busy

A blaze discovered by A Potomac
! Electric Power Co. employe who was
! checking a meter yesterday after
noon, virtually destroyed 75-year-
/ old mansion which housed the
/ Queen of Apostles Seminary on
Piney Branch road in Hillendale,
| Md
Meanwhile. District firemen were
kept busy with a tWo-alarm fire at
a school this morning and by fires
late yesterday afternoon. Alexan-
dria (VaD firemen also were called
out yesterday afternoon to fight a
blaze at one Of the apartment units
at Park Fairfax
Firemen from five suburban COM
Danies fought the seminary fire from
shortly after noon until late eve
ming.
The blaze, believed to have started
when sparks from the chimney
ignited the shingled roof. DESTROYED
almost all the possessions of the
orders members. in addition to
those of Catholic University stu
dents who live there.
Blessed Sacrament Saved.
The three men who were in the
house when the fire started, the
Rev Samuel J. Cannon, the Rev.
John P. Sweeney, and houseman
Bruno JanoWski, managed to save a
few books, some clothing. the
blessed sacrament. sacred vessels
and vestments. When they were
told of the fire they formed bucket
/ brigade to the attic. but the flames
soon got out of hand.
The building is a 22-room.
rambling frame house, It was for
merly the home Of the Ursuline
Nuns, but the priests. members of
the Society Of African Missions,
have occupied 1t for about four
years.
4 The value Of the home was esti-
mated at $4,000.
The Very Rev. Anthony Mean
/ drew, the rector, was out of town
/ yesterday.
Silver Spring, Chevy Chase. Ia
/ hOlild dIh, hSilSlIlG ION ana HllIe0-
dale fire companies answered the
alarm.
Flue Cause School Fire.
/ The school fire, said by police tc
/ have been caused by an overheated
! f1ue, broke out shortly after 8 o'clock
this morning at the Wormley School,
+ Thlrty-third street and Prospect
/ avenue NV.
The ianitor. Dewitt Long, colored
who discovered the fire, said there
were no children in the building at
/ the time
F4remen said damage was confined
| to the basement, where the fire
started, and to a frst-f floor school
room, where firemen chopped the
woodwork with their axes to get at
the fire. Police said the smoke f7ue
was placed against wood which ip-
nited when the fue became over
/ heated.
Firemen Kept Busy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-29

When I grew old enough to pay
nv own way for food and lodg-
ings and even for transportation,
I went back to the Settlement. 1t
had changed vastly, for there was
O great working mine upstream
now - our mine -- and ! saw no
familiar faces.
When I asked. in the office
which was built in that far valley,
who owned the mine and where
that owner might be found, I was
told that the owner was a great
corporation 49, that a man named
Tinker, or something like thai,
had sold the fabulous thing years
before. And that II I wanted
someone in authority ! might call
upon the president Of the COM
pany who had his offlces In Sc
attic.
7 did visit that president. He
knew nothing Of Norman Tinker,
and cared nothing. did not speak
of my own special interests IN the
circumstances, and I went back
to Southern California.
At that point I. settled upon the
method of my hunt for Norman
Tinker. assumed that he would
change his name, for he knew
that I had been left alive, and
yet he could not possibly know
what course I might follow to
bring him to book - what men in
authority might even listen to me.
and themselves start in search OF
him.
Therefore it would be futile to
search for Norman Tinker as Nor
man Tinker - the four synables OF
name. And it would be equally
futile to prowl the land - Hoping
for some glimpse Of that unfor-
gettable face on a street corner,
or in a cafe or hotel, or on train
or in shop. Men have wasted
their lives and defeated their pur-
poses before now, chasing the wild
goose.
had one assumption, then, to
begin with:
Norman Tinker would change
his name.
And I had other assumptions,
equally convincing to me, at any
rate:
Norman Tinker had, for all his
life, a passion for mining and the
byways of mining. He was rich.
now, from the disposal of the
lands which my father had found.
But he was not the man to take
his wealth and either run away
or undertake new passions In the
Business OF life. He would. under
whatever name he chose for him
self, be drawn always to the mag
net OF rich ores. or wondrouS
metals hidden in the earth.
So would search out all the
names In. .he written lore Of
mining, and watch most particu-
larry for new names. And would
find, by the grace OF the destiny
Of retribution. where each name
sprung from.
/ ordered. by subscription. every
epecial journey that concerned
itself with the mining Of metals
the finding and the digging Of
niefaius. the promoting Of COM
nanies which developed the treas
ures Of the earth, and tine com.
panles which smiled away the
droas 70 Ind the virgin eiement.
1 eafalogued, iaboEl0itkly. every
name khnf was printed Ia those
teuFuels ! mnae my eva smai
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-29

doA.sier Of every name, and like
wiSe of the names which appeared
in O half dozen daily newspapers
which devoted certain Of their
columns to the business Of mining.
The dossiers: I went to who's
Who In America" and the "Direc-
toy Of Directors" I want to the
metallurgical societies. And when
this failed of enlightenment, !
wOte discreet letters directly To
tn. name himself.
sometimes I was inquiring on
behalf of who's Who" and age n
or behalf of a trade journal or
ne s'spaper - again, as long lost
relative or an attorney at law who
needed information as of BIRTH
place, and parentage, and educa-
tioaA, in order to settle an estate.
When a name appeared which
could not be docketed snugly in
my catalogue - when all inquiries
failGd to satisfy me - I simple paid
a visit to that name. Generally
in the guise Of a newspaper re-
porler, or a research man for an
institute or university.
Many a solid success in the bust
ness Of mining must have Won
dered a little at the searching
hungry glances he received from
his visitor when I was upon such
a Mission.
Presently, all Of the fixtures Of
the mining trade were snugly
pla Led in my files. It had beer
bfodigious labor, because nat.
urally could not delegate even the
simplest duties to even the sim.
plest and most innocent clerk. Al
last, it became necessary only II
seize upon the new names tina
sprung up from time to time, anC
quickly run them down.
tic he Contlnusdl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-29
THE CHASE BEGINS
CHAPTER XIII

50 you understand, now, my rea-
sons.
You understand the one thing
that dominated ever!' moment OF
my life that time on.
Something Of childish magma
ton must have fixed itself into the
pattern Of my obsession from the
very beginning, because two
things were settled forever In my
mind from that beginning: ! must
kill Norman Tinker publicly, not
secretly. And 7 must run no risk
\ whatever Of paying any penalty.
THAT would only unbalance the
accounts again. =.
From a very early time, too, 1t
was established In my mind that
this entrance must be my own
private undertaking. The rebuh
which my story had received from
Z the people at the Settlement
planted the seeds Of that convic-
ton. And later, when I did at
last and man to listen to me,
and even to believe me, he made
the conviction o certainty.
He was a leather-faced Italian
{ in the California wine country,
and we sat together at the edge
Of bridge over q dry riverbed,
4 and he listened. He nodded his
head, and touched me gently on
the arm once or twice as I
4 talked.
At the last, he said, There
would be no evidence against that
man. They would not arrest him,
no matter how you talk. You go
out and attend to that thing your
self, like the men have always
done in my old country, far back
there across the other ocean"
Thus was I launched upon my
career.
Let me confess, in behalf Of
complete honesty, that the idea
of resculng my infant sister
played scant part in my unceasing
dreams. I did not know, and
shall never know, why he spared
her &C all, unless it was the same
lash of conscience which led him,
afterwards, to take her from the
convent and bring her into his
own life.
Her plight was altogether over
Swallowed by the drowning cries
Of my father. the look upon my
mothers face as she padded des-
perately away downstream - and
the mask of evil which was my
memory of Norman Tinker.
How I survived those earliest
years, along the dock fronts OF San
Francisco and San Pedro. in the hot
little villages OF the San BeEnardino
Valley and the sluIn streets OF Los
Angeles. Is OF no great moment here.
People were kind to me. Tl1at Is
enough TO say. And ! learned the
meaning Of work. I learned the
value of money.
As the years moved on, learned
not only the value Of money. but
how 70 make II, and ! made =
considerable amount Of u. HOW,
and where. are likewise OF 30
great moment. II Is enough 70
say, again. that ! found my for
tunes as honestly as most fortunes
ere found And while doing II ]
Grove myselug with grim patience
Into the acquisition Of an educas
Ton. I read and read. everything
*aes easas into my hands, and J
sensa.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-29

Ruth warrick and Walter Reed
vii play the top love interest roles
Ia "Petticoat Larceny" with To-
year-old Joan Carroll. Miss War
rick made her flim debut In "citlr
zen Kane" and subsequently scored
Ia THE Corslcan Brothers," "Jour-
ney Into Fear" and more currently
h Forever and q Day" Reed Is
featured IN Seven Dayg Leave"
and "nombaFdier."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-29

"ealnd0s Amigos" the new Walt
Disney goodwill fenture. distributed
b. RKo Radio. has compisted q
f0tsing seven weeks nan ~ tAe
AnhassnAw nuanea AlFer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-29

sY MORRIS MARKEY S sSs. .EsSr:I !f ;Ss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14

groups, respectively.
The High School Orchestra, while
numerically slightly smaller than
formerly, scapable of maintaining
the high standards set previously by
former orchestras. Their program
will consist of three numbers: first
the Introduction . the Bird Act of
"Lohengrin" by Wagner, followed
by a Chinese number and Persian
selection with choir assisting. Sun
day, May 10Th has been designated
by the President of the United States
as II Am an American Day Many
Of the selections to he included in
the concert program are either
strictly American or music of the
Allied Nations. which is in keeping
with the observance of the day.
The High School Choir will pre-
sent five selections, American,
French and Dutch. The member
ship of the Choir this year numbers
sixty-two. This will use every gown
now possessed by the high school.
Proceeds from the concert will be
used to add to the number of gowns,
so that the choir may number at
least seventy-f five singers in the
future. The singing of this group of
skilled musicians promises to be one
of the high points Of the program.
Due to war conditions no opcretta
was given this year, but the singers
have striven hard to maintain high
standards nevertheless.
The High School Band and Twill
ers will close the afternoons con-
cert. Special groups will be featured.
including for the first time agroup
of Grammar school baton twirlers.
A special novelty number is includ-
ed in the band section with Miss
Patricia Robinson as Reader.
Supt. H. f. Chittenden will pre-
sent Medals to six soloists who fea-
tured prominently in the 1943 solo
contest held earlier this year Tic
kets are available from all music
students of tn High School and at
the High School Office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
High School Festival
Concert To Be Sunday
Several SoIoists Will Be Heard, With Selections By
the High School Orchestra

Naugatuck, May 1.-The 14th an
nual High School Festival Concert
will be given in the Naugatuck high
school auditorium Sunday, May Is,
1943 at 800 o'clock. Miss Anita SAT-
fran, soprano of the class OF 1913
will be one of two Soloists. Miss
Saffran has studied voice with Mr..
Corliss. Supervisor of Music, and
Miss Nora Fauchauld of WATERFOWL.
Her range, tone quality and must
cianship are outstanding and a bril-
liant career is predicted for her in
later life.
Another high school soloist will be
Miss Rita Kapshevich of the Glass
of 1914. She has studied violin with
Mr.. Bontempo and later with Mario
DiCecco of Waterbury. Her beautiful
violin tone and command of her in
strument are unusual and she al
ready has joind the ranks OF youth
full musicians with great promise. 1t
is reassuring to note that our local
school is still able despite war con-
ditions to turn out talented young
people in the field Of music and en-
tertainment.
Mrs. Charles McCleary and Miss
Phyllis Bohlin will serve as accom-
panists for the SoloiSts and larger