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Evening star., 1943-03-12
Planned Parenthood Sets Up
State Office in Bethesda

The Maryland League for Planned
Parenthood has set up headquarters
for the State in Bethesda, Mrs.
Webster Powell, new State director,
announced today. Temporary head
quarters in Bethesda are located at
the Bethesda Health Center, 4713
Hampden lane.
Mrs. Powell, who has used her
maiden name, Miss Alice Mendham,
in the past, Is the founder and for
mer director of Green Acres School,
now in Bethesda. She was also
rounder and formerly chairman of
the Emergency Committee for the
Day Care of Children, which has
been largely responsible for prog
ress made in obtaining nursery
schools in the District for children
OF working mothers.
State officers of the MARYLAND
League for Planned Parenthood
from this area include Mrs. Walter
Perry Of Bethesda, vice president,
and Mrs. Howard c. Davidson of the
District, treasurer. The league is
statewide in its program and was
organized in Baltimore in 1910.
The Montgomery County League
for Planned Parenthood Is at pres
ent conducting its campaign for
funds to employ a medical social
worker for the clinic, which. is
hel dat the health center. There
are seven other clinics functioning
in Maryland.
Evening star., 1943-03-12
Baltimore on 0ne-MaiI
April |, D. {. Not Affected
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March 12.-Post-
master Neal A. Sibley announced
yesterday that the entire City of
Baltimore will receive only one de-
livery OF mail each day after
April /.
Some residential sections already
have been cut to the single delivery,
he explained, saying the plan is
being executed by sections in order
to make operations as smooth as
possible.
IT'S question of manpower,"
Mr.. Sibley said, 'and later on it will
be a question of what it's going to
cost u.s."
Washington Postmaster Vincent
Burke said today no such curtail-
ment In deliveries Is contemplated
for the District at the 2resent time.
Evening star., 1943-03-12
Virginia Fugitive
Is Captured Here
After $2.40 Ho|dup
George l. Peabody Fled
Stote Penitentiory
In Laundry Bog

George Lee Peabody. ~, an escaped
convict from the Virginia peniten-
tiary at Richmond. was being held
by District police tdoay after a $40
holdup last night in Fairfax County,
police reported.
According to District police, Pea
body was chased into Washington
by Alexandria police after a lookout
had been broadcast by Fairfax
County police. He was. arrested on
Vermont avenue just north of
Thomas Circle.
He was booked at First Precinct
where he first gave his name as
James Robert Wacey, %, of Denton,
Nd, an identification he substan-
tiated by a draft card and other
papers. He was recognized as Pea
body by Detective Sergt. William
Christian who produced a picture of
him forwarded to all police depart
ments by the Virginia penal insti-
tuition at the time Of Peabody's es-
cape.
Admits Escape.
According to police, who said they
had radioed Denton for information
concerning Mr.. Wacey, Peabody
first refused to answer questions
about his identity. He complained,
however, that he had gotten only
81" from his victim.
After further questioning police
said Peabody admitted that he had
escaped from the Virginia prison on
January % in a laundry bag. He
told police he had been employed
in the prison tailor shop and made
his escape in one of the bags made
by the prisoners.
Police said he explained that the
draft card In his possession had
been taken. from the penitentiary,
where they are printed, and had
been filled in with the fictitious
name and address so he would not
be picked up for draft evasion.
According to Frank Smyth, su-
perintendent of the Virginia prison,
Peabody was serving a 45-year SEN
tence for robbery. He had been
sentenced from Loudoun County
after his conviction in 1898.
Suspect in Other Holdups.
Fairfax County police said the
robbery occurred after Peabody had
been picked up near Falls Church
by Adrian Newman of Route l,
Fairfax. Police said Mr.. Newman
reported that Peabody pulled a pis-
tol and demanded his money. He
then forced Mr.. Newman from his
car and drove away.
According to Fairfax police, Pea
body is believed to have been con-
nected with two previous robberies
in the county since his escape from
the penitentiary.
District police said Peabody had
in his possession 22-caliber target
pistol and about Is rounds of am
munition when arrested. They said
he offered no resistance.
Evening star., 1943-03-12
Review at Fort Meade
Honors 7 Decorated Men
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
March IA lieutenant and a non-
commissioned officer who earned the
highest award the Army offers for
bravery outside of battle were hon.
ored with a review of the division
yesterday.
1t. Kenneth T. Stevens and Sergt.
John w. Corscadden, who were
cited by President Roosevelt three
weeks ago for risking their lives be-
yond the call of duty, were deco
rated with the Soldiers Medal.
Maj. Gen. William r. Schmidt,
division commander, presented the
medals to the men, both members
Of Company of the 304th Infantry.
The two men were credited with
saving the life of Miss Ruth Laing
Of Savage, Md. Miss Laings auto
mobile stalled on Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks between Odenton
and Severn just after a column of
Company l soldiers had passed. 1t.
Stevens and Sergt. Corscadden, at
the rear of the platoon, pushed the
car off the tracks just before train
sped by.
1t. Stevens entered the service
from Canton. Ohio, and Sergt. Cor
scadden was indicted at Albany,
N. Y.
Evening star., 1943-03-12

II. B. 435 (By Montgomery County Dele
aon,no-Io saasron TO provide work-or-fght order for
Monteomery County.
ADJOURNED at 3:45 pm. until u
noon today.
HOUSE.
Convened at 220 pm.
Bills Introduced.
D. B. 553 tBy White Meinicove. sklar)
o tein proyiae Tor the transfer. under GER
h .sh conditions. of civilian employees of
the o State employees retirement system.
H. B. 554 .tBy White)-Relating to pay
n1ar lGr length OF service to State police EN- EN-.
p'Gyes H b Ky sWayS Inx snd %o,1s, Meanso
cedure under certain conditions ssaInst
property assets of corporation which has
oegd = qR'sseixed; q eso IN tJIndilctaryo Inic
custody Of certain ,jewelry. gems and pre- re-
1i0uS stones under certain conditions
II. B. 56l tBy white,-ro preserve the
ways and Meansj '|'
:, III H B s., 562 lBy Booth)-To make it un-
streetcar or bus in MARYLAND for the
duration and six months after. (Judici-
H: 3, 5ea eBy Booth)-Relatins to the
emRloyss tss Tssirement enc system tJudieiary.l
insurance laws relating to life insurance
policies, their valuation and non-forfeiture
Dement'S. Insurance and Loans)
Bills Passed.
H. B. 233 By Sklar)--To provide for the
inadmissability Of signed statements from
an injured person into any civil trial If
statement is signed by victim within two
days after crime.
H; B. 23s tBy Whte>-To provide one
third credit against income taxes payable
H. B. 2S tBy Conway)-To set standards
REQUIRED for registration as a trchologist
II. B. 343 tBy Conlon)-To place special
duties on Attorney General in connection
with Federal legislation.
H. B. 1913 tBy Toilette exempt treas
urers Of savings institutions from showing
written statements on checks emanating
from Christmas saving fund
TO increase pay of jurors in Montgomery
County from So to S6 per day
Adjourned at $40 pm. until II
am. today.
Evening star., 1943-03-12
Fairfax War Fund Drive
Collects S6,673 in Week

Mrs. Charles Pozer, chairman of
the Fairfax County Red Cross War
Fund campaign, announced yester-
day that collections amounting to
$6,673.46 were received during the
first week of the drive. The sum
Is 20 per cent of the county's quota
of $23,355.
Unsolicited contributions of
S2,566.90 were donated by the en-
listed personnel at Fort Belvoir, the
most received from any one area
Mrs. Pozer said that the first weeks
returns indicated a large increase
in the number of contributors.
Other districts submitting re-
ports were, Seminary Hill, Mrs.
George Eddy, chairman, sl,095.02 or
81 per cent of its quota; Fairfax
Court House area, s1.04705, or As per
cent Of its quota; Mount Vernon,
sl,063 SO; Mclean, s44425; Dranes-
vile, $23ls5; Falls Church, sl65,
and general, $50. The districts Of
Lorton and Vienns have not re-
<eorted. .
Evening star., 1943-03-12

yesterday we're:
Convened at 1:42 pm.
Bills Introduced
S; B. 49, tBy Hampton)-To amend
boards of health, Judicial ProceedinssJ
s. 3. .3s3 tBy IAndsay)-To amend sec
OF bonds and COUPONS thsi have eisp9s'1on heen ion
deemed. Finance)
s.. B. 3s7 by Cronin)-To amend Fair
Trade Act making unlawful the practice Of
pehasers Judciai i'fs ProeeeSinRs eeG1en o'nefen'
s. B: 800 tBy Hampton)-To add new
horae to seore aT 10
public purposes. champion, Sothoron,
S. B. asl 'By Hampton,-ro add new
section to Montgomery County law to re-
move portion of Chevy Chase from county
suburban district Hampton, Sothoron,
S. B. 393 (By Hampton>-To add new
sector section u,,d to Mdontgomery County law to in
?. Hampton, Sothoron. Dulin)
S. B. 3a4 tBy sothoron)-To enact sub
ss''2n tim. OF wn Theh Ct 'ss ax
claims must be fled. tsothoron, Hampton,
S. B. sss tBy Bauer,-To add new sec.
tio1 to tax law to establish an alternative
ossis for assessment OF stocks in business.
tf1ntnCe.)
S. B. 3e7 (By Altfeld)-To repeal sec
tions OF crime Law recurring separate rail-
way cars for white and Negro passengers.
Judiciary ProceedingsO
8. B. 396 (By Bowltng)-To amend St
Marys County law authorizing an increase
In tag rate OF Leonardtown. Bowling, Par
ran, Sothoron)
Bills Passed.
s. B. 245 tBy Cronin)-To amend mar
rage law to permit immediate issuance Of
licenses to members Of the armed forces.
H. B. 81 by ConlonH-To confer addi-
tional powers on country commissioners to
reRulate parking OF vehicles.
H. B. 22l by Toilette amend bur-
Slary and larceny code relating to breaking
and entering
H. B. PIG tBy Monteomery County Dele
sation)-To repeal Montgomery County law
sections.
H. B. 301 tBy Montaomery County Dele
aatlon To provide for the appointment
Of deputy sherifis in MONTGOMERY County.
H: 3. 300 by MontEomery County Dele
sation)-To repeal provision for the ap-
pointment OF Montsomery County deputy
sherins
H. B. 40 lHy wells)-Te amend the tax
levy on certain property In Nontgomery
County to maintain library at dkr 6ortns.
Evening star., 1943-03-12
Fairfax County Farm Production Faces Cut
'Of IS Pct Unless Labor Is Assured

men fail to replace cows culled from
their herds.
Mr.. Greene said he believed that
If farmers could be assured now that
they will have sufficient help to har-
vest crops next fall, the general
agricultural picture will become
brighter. This assurance must come
soon, however, as farmers now are
planning crops and getting the land
prepared for planting, he added.
Farmers from one end of the
county to the other are frankly
skeptical concerning plans to i'm
port transient labor for harvesting
operations, and one farmer laughed
at the suggestion of using city work.
ers and women at farm work.
This man recalled that a neighbor
Of his had resorted to woman volun-
teer workers in harvesting his apple
crop last fall. He said more time
had been lost in helping the women
pickers than had been gained in
apples.
Willing to Try.
Another farmer pointed out that
labor willing to be shifted from one
part of the country to another usu-
ally is no good" and doubted that
the farmer could be aided much
from this source. "Of course, we
can't expect to get trained help in
these times" he said, "and we are
willing to try anything that comes
along"
There is the example of w. A.
Thompson who operates a 130-acre
crop and dairy farm near Fairfax
MIR. Thompson lost his hired man to
the Army last year and has had to
take his H-year son out OF
school to help run the farm.
Luckier than most farmers, Mr.
Thompson bought combine before
farm machinery-was frozen and pre-.
diets little trouble in harvesting his
beans and small grain crops. How
ever, he will plant from to 10 acres
less corn this year than last year
Evening star., 1943-03-12
"A. P. Photo.

and he is one of the few farmers In
the county who have managed to
get his last years corn crop shucked.
Chance Labor Turns Up.
Mr.. Thompson, who said most of
his neighbors still had crops un-
harvested in their fields, said he was
lucky in getting man to help get
in the corn. He said a man from
the Middle West came riding by on
bicycle one day and he persuaded
him to stop of long enough to shuck
the corn.
This man came from corn coun-
try" he said, land knew how to
shuck corn. We got ours all in in
about two weeks"
How the lack Of farm machinery
is affecting crop production in the
county is illustrated in the case
of George c. Mcintosh. Mr.. McIn-
tosh cultivates 30 acres near Clifton,
and his neighbors account for little
more than 80 acres more.
He said he had been trying to get
a harrow, which with other machin-
cry on hand would make it possible
to cultivate his own land and that of
his neighbors. Without the ma
chinery, he said, and no labor avail
able, this land will grow up in weeds.
Machinery Shifts Doubtful.
Farmers doubt if machinery can
be pooled and shifted from one farm
to another. They pointed out that
crops won't wait on machinery to be
shifted and added that farmers dis
like loaning their equipment to
others who may be perhaps less ex-
perienced in its operation.
In answer to q suggestion that
trained crews might be recruited tc
operate available machinery, it was
pointed out that not enough trained
men could be found in the county tt
operate one machine, much less two
or three.
1--WE don't know the answer" they
say, but we are still willing to try
and If we can see any help at all In
the future we'll do our part"
Evening star., 1943-03-12
Potato Supply
Exhaustion Seen
This Week End
OPA Preparing New
Ceiling Prices for
Fresh Vegetables

With no relief in sight for at
least two weeks, rapidly dwindling
stocks OF potatoes in District stores
and warehouses will be completely
exhausted after tomorrow's heavy
shopping, it was predicted today by
produdce men.
Meanwhile it is understood a new
schedule of selling prices covering
fresh vegetables on the local market
is being prepared by the District
OPA afiice. Announcement is ex-
pected later today. These revi-
sions, it was expected, would raise
the prices of those vegetables now
governed by ceilings, but it was
hoped the changes would relieve
what produce men termed a
squeeze" and would allow produce
to flow into the District in greater
abundance.
Low ceilings, in the face of high
market prices, the produce men say,
have made it impossible for dealers
here to handle certain vegetables
without incurring losses.
OmCeS hOl0 conference.
Sylvan Joseph, OPA regional ad-
ministrator, was in the city yester-
day to confer with District OPA
Director Robert K. Thompson and
national OPA officials,
Little hope was seen, however, for
resuming shipments of potatoes into
the District until around April /,
according to an Office of Defense
Transportation spokesman. Move
ments Of potatoes for civilian con-
sumption recently were placed third
on a priorities list governing the
use of refrigerator cars-after Gov
ernment-inspected and selected
seed potatoes. An amendment to
this ruling, issued by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission agent
for refrigerator cars in Chicago,
exempted movements of stock for
the armed forces.
The ODT official explained that
the ruling on refrigerator cars was
necessary to assure the movement
Of seed from Maine and from the
Red River Valley of Minnesota and
South Dakota into the potato-grow-
ing sections of the Middle South.
Beer Shipments Halted.
For the same reason, he said,
shipments of beer in refrigerator
cars was cut down so per cent on
February % and stopped altogether
last Saturday and several weeks ago
ventilated box cars were substituted
for refrigerator cars In moving
Florida citrus fruits to Eastern areas
south of the Ohio River.
He pointed out that seed potatoes
must be planted now in the Middle
South to guarantee an adequate
crop. a -
Many District produce men vert
entirely out Of potatoes today. A
few still had limited stocks on hand
because they had been limiting sales
during the past few days, but they
did not expect their supplies to last
beyond tomorrow.
The produce merchants said vege-
tables we're being diverted to other
markets where ceilings were more
favorable and the wholesalers could
afford to pay the prevailing market
prices. They conceded, however,
that the recent Florida "freeze, /"
which caused heavy damage to
crops, was having its effect on the
local supply situation.
Evening star., 1943-03-12
May Stagger
School Periods 10 LEI
Pupils Harvest Crops
Surveys Being Made
To Determine When to
Recess Glasses

Virginia's S rural schools may open
on stagger plan designed to relieve
the farm labor shortage next fall
under a plan now being studied by
the State Department of Education
Revolutionary changes proposed
in the States educational system,
which will affect several hundred
thousand children in rural areas,
include the shortening of the school
day at peak farm labor period; de-
layed opening of schools in apple
growing sections, and early OPEN
ing in peanut, cotton and truck
farming counties, with three-week
vacation at harvest time, DR.. Walter
S. Newman. assistant State super
intendent of schools, said yesterday.
George Fox, superintendent of the
Anne Arundel County schools, said
a program begun last fall in which
students over IA we're allowed to go
into the fields and help with the
harvesting, would be extended this
spring to aid farmers in getting
their crops into the ground.
Mr.. Fox said the county was di-
vided almost equally between the
growing OF truck crops and tobacco,
and added that it was the hope of
school authorities who are working
in corporation with Stanley hay,
county agent, that nearly 1O00stu-
dents win volunteer to assist hard
pressed farmers.
~ Pxrents' Permission Needed.
/, The superintendent said that
children must have the permission
OF their parents before being allowed
to work on farms. He said further
that school authorities would not
allow students to be given dangerous
work and that they must be under
supervision at all times.
Entire schools, he said, working
under agricultural instructors, went
into fields and harvested corn and
vegetable crops. These students were
given academic credit for this work
as practical experience, he added.
Virginia requires that public
schools remain open a minimum of
l80 days a year, but it leaves coun-
ties free to set their own opening
and closing dates. Therefore. under
the program now under study, the
counties would act individually to
adapt the school period to fit their
own farm labor needs.
Surveys are being made in each
county on farm farm basis bv
war boards and agricultural agen-
cles to determine the exact amount
OF student labor that can be used.
A short five-hour school day was
tested in the tidewater area last
fall during peanut-harvesting time
and school officials reported here
that it was found to be satisfactory
from an attendance standpoint in
that fewer parents kept children out
OF school to help gather peanuts.
Apple growers have advised school
authorities that they prefer a DELAY
In the opening of schools SO that
children can help pick the crop
before the danger of high winds
ana storms materialize. In the
cotton, peanut and truck counties
however, growers believe it would be
best to open schools in August and
nave recess at the harvest peak.
Evening star., 1943-03-12
BIockout Test
Slated Tuesdoy
Between 7 and II

Sometime between Z and II pm.
Tuesday, the District will experience
its second blackout test since adop-
ton of the new air-raid signal
system ordered by military officials
Such blackout practice was
ordered late yesterday by the Com
missioners with the approval of the
commander of the WASHINGTON
Military District.
Commissioner Guy Mason, deputy
co-ordinator of civilian defense for
this Metropolitan Area, requests that
Maryland and Virginia counties In
this military district cooperate in
the drill,
Evening star., 1943-03-12
Comp Springs Loborer
Killed by Hit-Run Truck

Quila H. Robinson, 80. colored. of
Woods Corner, Md, a laborer at the
Camp Springs project, was killed last
night when he was struck by hit
run truck on Route 5 about a quarter
mile north OF the project, Maryland
State police reported today.
Police said a search was beins
made for he>driver of the truck.
Evening star., 1943-03-12
mo. 2 OF a Series
BY JAMES BIRCHFIELD.

Farm production in Fairfax
County will drop IS per cent this
year unless the farmer can be as
sured of labor for his harvesting
operations, County Agent Lawrence
S. Greene predicted today.
Mr.. Greene said this prediction was
based on rough survey recently
completed for the county. He said
at least a l3 per cent decrease in
farm production would be accounted
for by land withheld from planting
and an additional 2 per cent loss
would result from poorer crop yields
due to improper cultivation.
Mr.. Greene's survey was supported
by officials of the County Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration,
who said another survey, yet in
complete, indicated there would be
a sharp curtailment in crop produc-
ton. AAA officials said the county
probably would meet its goal of 500
acres of soybeans for this year, but
would fall short of meeting the 1943
crop production goal.
Milk Production Drops.
Mr.. Greene said milk production
in Fairfax County, one of the high
est milk producing sections in the
Washington area, already was show
ing a marked reduction due to un-
skilled labor and poor and incon-
sistent feeds.
He said it had been reported to
him today that E. L. Popkins Of near
Alexandria had sold a dairy herd of
so cows. He said this herd had been
sold because of labor troubles, and
predicted that others would be
placed on the market as conditions
became more severe.
The county agent said this was
the first herd that he knew of that
had been sold, although herds gen.
orally are being reduced as dairy
Evening star., 1943-03-12
S. Montgomery SeIectees
Leave Today for Troinino

Fifty-six men from Montgomery
County Selective Service Board No.
2, who were indicted March 5, left
from headquarters at Jessup Blair
Community House, Silver Spring
today for training points. The group
included 48 selectees for the Army,
one of whom is entering the Air
Corps; five for the Navy, one of
whom is Air Corps; two coast
guardsmen and one selectee for the
Marine Corps.
Scheduled to report for transfer
to training stations were Charlie j.
Hayes, Carl Gustav Bjorling, Lester
E. Smith, Moses C. Durham and
Stanley S. Levy (Air Corps for the
Navy: Robert E. Payne and John R.
Appelman for the Coast Guard and
Joseph Milton Welsh, jr., for the
Marine Corps.
1s.k
Evening star., 1943-03-12
list includes:

Carlton, Coke B., Jr.
Gingell. James E.
Shoop, Lawrence Z.
Underwood, H. J.
Metz, John j.
Ludwig. Charles r.
Bowers, Homer Z.
Macmillan, Paul e.
Robey, Edward M.
Tester, J. w. "a. c..
Phelps, James L.
Wagner. John G.
Kuykendall, r. H.
Barnes, Harry E.
Walter, David w.
Grove, Lloyd j.
Hickman, William M
Mitchell. Quintan S.
Labenberg, Allen N.
Fassbaugh, H. C.
Berry, Lawrence r.
Daymude, James r,
Mentally. Thomas ]
Brown, Rufus Z
Evening star., 1943-03-12
Montgomery County
Sends @ Se|ectees
To Induction Center
70 White, 8 CoIored,
Ordered by Draft Boord
No. ; to Baltimore

Montgomery County CMd) Draft
Board No. 3 in Chevy Chase an
nounced today that it has sent 70
white and eight colored registrants
to the Army induction center in
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1943-03-12

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Scopin, Joseph w.
Fox, Francis F.
Franklin, Earl W,
Pugliese, P. F.
Cregger. Albert B.
Swope, Carroll l..
Mann, Frank M.
Schneider, L. G.
Grimes, Edward g.
Beck. W. F., jr.
McDeyitt, Glen T,
Whitaker, M. S.
Rodman, Russell r.
Nichols, Charles B.
Carter. Herbert Lee
Hebbard, Russell e.
Windel. Glenn Mel,
Bolton, Lewis z.
Cory. James r.
Glossbrenner. G. v,
Elliott. Herbert J.
Johnson, Virgil v.
Lofner, MARITIME E,
Tolley, Arnold R.
Hawxhurst, r. w.
Dodge, r. A., jr.
Morgal. Ralph LeR.
Menefee. William K.
Copeland, G. B.
Hunter, George L.
Sasnett, Edward c,
Winnemore, A. E.
Pazzle. Willie A.
Wilson, Daniel j.
Parkhurst, D. L., jr.
Norling, Richard v.
Touhey, Gordon M.
Mossburg. F. B.
Longley, Hora ce z.
ed men are.
Hart. Oliver Lewis
Woodson, B. G.
jackson. j. w, jr,
Lewis, Lester B.