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Evening star., 1943-06-14
Last Batch Of Bills
For Second-Quarter
Income Taxes Mailed
Delay Is Encountered
Due to Late Delivery
Of Envelopes

Income tax bills for the second
quarterly inStallment due tomorrow
will reach taxpayers through the
mail today or tomorrow. A Parks
Rasln, in charge of the local income
tax Office, said today a big staff Of
employees worked all day yesterday
turning out the last group Of bills,
which were delayed because of late
delivery Of envelopes.
The bills are made out for the
entire remaining three-duarters Of
the tax, but only part of this is due
now. Persons should pay only the
second ilstallment.
Many Line Up at Windows.
The office was a busy place early
TODAY as taxpayers lined up to pa%
the second installment before going
to work. Fifty were waiting at the
door Of room 1902 of the Revenue
Building. Twelfth street and Con-
stitution avenue NV, when the
doors opened. Six teller windows
were in use, and by o'clock there
were IS or 20 persons standing in
line before each of them.
The office will be open from 8:l5
a m to pm. both today and tomor-
row, to accommodate the public. Mr..
Rasln announced. Checks or money
orders may be mailed also. to the
Collector OF Internal Revenue, Bal
timore
This second quarter tax will 90
to the Government as part of this
years payment toward getting the
public on a current pay-as-you-go
basis. The Government will credit
all payments made this year toward
the amount due under the new law.
These payments will include the first
quarters taxes paid in March: the
second quarter paid this month: the
live per cent Victory Tax withheld
from wages and salaries from jan
uary l to June 30, and the new 20
per cent Withholding tax which will
be taken out of pay checks and en-
velopes beginning early next month.
Credit on March Return.
All of this will be established as
credit to the taxpayer who must
file return next March to report in
detail his earnings in both the cal
endar year 1912 and l943. The new
tax law provides for IS per cent
forgiveness of the tax in one of these
two years, whichever is the least.
The remaining unforgiven tax
must be paid one-half on March,
1914, and the other half in March.
1945.
For those persons exempt from
the withholding tax, new kind of
form, estimating the amount of in
come expected to be earned this
calendar year, must be filed in Sep
tember.
The withholding tax will not take
full 20 per cent of gross salary
from envelopes and checks. There
are exemptions provided, ranging
from sl2 week for single up to s24
week for married persons and Sc
per week for dependents. These ex-
emptions will be subtracted from
gross weekly pay checks before ap-
plication of the 20 per cent with
holding. And the withholding is
only kind of credit, or installment
saving in advance toward the tax
which must be computed exactly
next March.
Evening star., 1943-06-14
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A9Remindern n,
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Blue coupons. Book 2-K, L and NJ
coupons remain valid through
July 7.
Rcd coupons. Book 2-These can be
exchanged for meats, fats. etc
Stamps marked J, K, L and M
are good now and will remain
valid throughout June
Stamps marked N will be good
through June 80 after they be-
come effective June 20.
Sugar-Stamps Nos. Is and l6 in ra-
ton book No, l may be used to
obtain sugar for home canning.
Each will be good for pounds
through October 81.
Families needing more than 10
pounds OF sugar per person for
home canning must make appli-
cation to their ration boards for
all over this amount.
For regular allowances of sugar
for general use coupon No. l3 in
book l is good for 5 pounds
through August Is.
Coffee-Stamp No. "a is valid for
! pound through June 30.
Gasoline-Pleasure driving is forbid
den to holders of all types of gaso-
line rations.
Existing IT allowances of easo-
line must last their holders
through July 25.
No. 5 A coupons ale good for 3
gallons each through July q.
B and c coupons, good for %
gallons each, expire on dates in
dicated in individual books.
Shoes-Stamp II in book | is good
for one pair of shoes until mid
night tomorrow.
Stamp No. Is will become good
for one pair on Wednesday.
Fuel oil-No. 5 coupons are valid for
10 gallons through September 30
Evening star., 1943-06-14
Four Held in Fatal Attack
On Baltimore Policeman
BY the Associated Prese

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, June 14-Four men
were held today for questioning in
connection with a fatal assault Sat-
urday night on Baltimore police
man.
Patrolman William J. Woodcock
So. died in a hospital yesterday as a
result Of injuries received in scuf-
f1e, police said
The four held were named by DO
lice authorities as Ronald Harris. 80;
Wesley M. Dixon, So; Amos H. Mo-
rey. 35, and Lewis E. Critics, 43, all
of Baltimore.
Police reported Officer Woodcock
as saying in a short period of con-
sclousness before his death that he
had arrested one man when someone
tore his nightstick from him and
struck him on the head The person
alleged to have hit Officer Woodcock
was not identified.
Evening star., 1943-06-14
Gov. Darden Seeks
10 Speed Treatment
OF TubercuIar Patients
Personnel Problems
Keep More Thon 100 Beds
Vacant in Virginia
By Vie a SoCiated Pres.

BY Vie Associated Press.
RICHMOND. June I4-C1ov. Dar-
den will initiate a study of the
States tuberculosis sanitoria this
week, hoping to find some solution
to personnel problems which have
kept vacant beds from being made
available to waiting lists of patients.
Combined vacancies amounting
to more than 100 beds and total
waiting lists Of more than 200 tuber-
cular patients now exist at the
three lnstitutions-Blue Ridge At
Charlottesville, CataWba near Roa-
noke and Piedmont a. Burkeville.
Call on Governor.
A group of Arlington and Alex
andria citizens, accompanied by
Miss Ellen Smith. president of the
Virginia tuberculosis Association.
and Miss Leslie Foster. executive
secretary Of the association. called
on the governor last week to urge
that he do something about the
situation.
They said that these two North
ern Virginia localities now have 2
waiting list Of approxinla telv Al
patients. that there were more in
nearby sections, and vet that there
were empty beds in the sanitoria.
The Governor and State health
officials said that very heavy losses
of personnel made it impossible to
care for more patients, even though
the beds were vacant.
Alexandria Delegation.
The Alexandria delegation was
headed by Dr.. John Sims. president
OF the Alexandria tuberculosis Asso-
clatlon and included Mrs. Doris
Tompklns, executive secretary. and
DR.. J. c. Mcclure, member of the
board, Dr. w. A. Browne. city health
officer; Robert Wnitton. adminlstra
tor Of the Alexandria Hospital. and
Martin Greene, bu mess manager of
the Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce
DR.. Charles P. Cake, president of
the Arlington tuberculosis Associa- :
ton and member of the Executive
Committee Of the State tuberculosis
Association, and Mrs. James Moody
executive secretary of the Arlington
tuberculosis Association headed that
delegation.
Evening star., 1943-06-14
Eight Students Receive
Goithersburq Diplomas

Commencement exercises were
held yesterday at St, Martins Pa
rochial School in Gaithersburg, Md,
for class of eight.
Graduates were: Gordon Benson,
Madeline Elder, Charles Gardiner,
Dolores Grimm. Thomas Hohmann.
John Llnthicum. Harry Joe Snouffer
and Gloria Stokes. The address was
delivered by the Rev. John TWam-
ley, pastor of st. Martins Church.
Madeline Elder and Thomas Hoh-
mann tied for the highest schcolas-
tic average.
Evening star., 1943-06-14
Mrs. McFodden Named
To State Library Board

Mrs. A. M. McFadden 6816 Oak
lane, Chevy Chase. yesterday was
reappointed to the State Library
Advisory Board by Gov O'Conor
and Robert M Watkins. 4502 Beech
wood road, College Park, was re-
appointed to the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion.
Mrs. McFadden has served two
previous terms on the Library Ad-
vlsory Board. Mr.. Watkins appoint
ment is for second term on the
planning commission.
Evening star., 1943-06-14
WouId-Be Blood Donors
Rejected for Poison |w

Poison ivy was blamed for reiec-
ton of "a persons who appeared yes
terday at the Silver Spring Armory
to give blood to the plasma bank.
During the dav 1853 persons, most
Of whom were AFRAID wardens and
members of local State Guard and
Minute Men companies. gave blood
The occasion marked the first Sun
day visit of the Red Cross mobile
blood unit to Montgomery County
Evening star., 1943-06-14
Tht list of graduates at Douglass
Hearing on Price Case
In Arlington DELAYED

An administrative hearing for
Samuel Shanker, Arlington mer-
chant, scheduled to be held tomor-
row on charges of OPA price vio-
lations, has been continued due to
the illness of the defending attor-
ney, State OPA enforcement officials
announced today.
Officials said the hearing will be
held at the Arlington County Court
house within the next two weeks.
Mr.. Shanker, owner of three
country garden markets in Arling-
ton and one in Alexandria, is
charged with violating OPA regula-
tons in the sale of meat, fish and
cheese
Evening star., 1943-06-14
Two Montgomery Schools
To Graduate $50 Tomorrow

Ninety-seven students of the Chevy
Chase Elementary School will re-
ceive certificates at graduation ex-
ercises tomorrow and SO students of
the Kensington Elementary School
will be graduated at II am.
Mrs. w. Kemper Crosby will ad-
dress the Chevy Chase graduates
and at Kensington the address to
the class will be made by H. w. NC
Ginniss, school trustee.
A mural made by the Kensington
graduates depicting aid given the
schools victory program will be pre-
sented to the school.
Evening star., 1943-06-14
Rock Point (Md.) Soldier
Wounded in North Africa

Pfc. Joseph C. Oliver. son Of
James Oliver. Rock Point. Md. is
included in a list of 247 soldiers
wounded in North Africa. made
public by the War Department to-
day.
Pfc. Oliver formerly acted as A
guide for fishing parties from the
District. He entered the Army near
ly two years ago and was stationed
at Fort Bragg. N. c., before being
sent to North Africa.
Two sisters live in WASHINGTON,
Miss Alma Oliver. 52l9 Georgia ave-
nue. NV, and Mrs. A. L. Prang.
34l5 Georgia avenue NV
Evening star., 1943-06-14

MUSIC REVIEW Of the first Water
gate symphony by Miss Alice
EverSman. Page B-2
On his third encore last night. DR..
Hans Kinder, conducting the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, faced
the crowd.
Il should have known bv now" he
said that when Americans want to
got places they get there-Whcther
its the Water Gate, Casablanca or
Berlin
The crowd laughed and applauded.
pleased with itself. pleased with the
music and apparently not at all
dismayed by the half-r1ile walk be-
hind it and the half-mile walk ahead
of il.
That was the way the first of the
Sunset Symphonies went at the
Water Gate.
Almost everything that could hap
pen had happened, Just at 6 pm.
when music lovers were plotting the
best method of getting to the Water
>'ptS W iNllouC an lduIOIllCDIlt vi ii Jus
the rain came-and continued.
Storm Casts Barge Adrift.
At the Water Gate, the fresh winds
accompanying the storm tore loose
half the ropes moOring the barge
and it started to float downstream
ripping away the gangplank and
severing the light cable.
Maroonod on the barge. George
Gaul. the orchestra S librarian. used
the telephone that had been in
stalled for air raid warnings to sum-
mon park police and a crew of re-
pairmen from the National Capital
Parks office. A force Of men worked
from boats and shore to haul the
barge back in place. The gangwav
up which the orchestra travels to
the barge and the light cable were
hastily repaired. The wind had play
fully knocked over most of the re-
served seats and another crew went
to work on that
BY the time DR.. Kinder arrived
in a coach drawn by two horses. all
was in readiness for the concert.
Workmen and early arrivals broke
into applause as the conductor
stepped down from the coach,
Il feel like Queen Victoria" re-
marked the maestro.
Empty Seats Fill Quickly.
officials. meanwhile. were casting
oy rr1 1f
empty seats. 1t was less than IS
minutes to concert time and the
mphitheater was only a quarter
full. Had the threat of more rain,
enhanced by streaks of heat light
ming in the eastern sky, discour-
aged the music lovers?
Then the express wagons. full OF
hay and hilarious people, began to
arrive. The roads leading to the
Water Gate were suddenly crowded
with people, pedestrians all A
few music lovers solemnly pedalled
along on bicycles
Even most Of the musicians-the
only ones allowed to come by auto
mobile = walked Natalie Hollern,
the English horn player, hurried
down Constitution avenue in f1oW-
ing white evening gown. One of the
cellists had tucked the unvieldly
instrument under his arm and
walked the mile from his hotel.
Swells to About 10000.
BY the time the orchestra began
The Star Spangled Banner the
Water Gate was crowded. BY in
termission, there were approxi-
mately 10000 people in the crowd,
including several hundred in row.
boats and canoes.
DR.. Kinder thanked them with
three encores and a finale that left
them on their feet applauding until
the conductor wished them good
night. The finale was a tribute to
the United Nations and to their
future comrade, France.
Men and women of all the services
Evening star., 1943-06-14
Mrs. 0'Conor's S Trip
To Be Studied by
Panel in Baltimore
Bourd Which Issued
Coupons for State Car
Given Jurisdiction
By t.e Associated Pres.

BY tic Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. June l4.-The Bal
tlm0re ration board which issued
gasoline coupons for the automobile
used by Mrs Herbert r. O'Concr on
a trip to Charleston, S. c.. in March
will determine circumstances con-
celning the journey. the Office of
Price Administration announced yes
terday.
The wife Of Maryland's Governor
issued a statement Saturday after
reports were published that she had
gone to Charleston March q in a
car assigned to the Government
House in Annapolis.
CPA Attorney Cornelius P. Mundy
said that Mrs. O'Conor tclepfoned
him voluntarily to give any lnforma-
ton desired.
Doctor Suggested Trip.
In her statement. she declared the
trip had been suggested by her phy-
Siclan because of i'll health, adding
that she considered it entirely
proper to use the car -
Her statement came shortly after
the OPA revoked the personal and
official gasoline ration of State Con-
trollor J. Millard TaWes. who had
admitted misuse of C ration coupons
in driving to Fort Benning, Ga, to
attend his sons wedding.
A special three member OPA
panel revoked Mr. Tawes personal
ration for one year but gave him
the right to apply for new ration
for Official driving, He was denied
use of gasoline for private driving
for full year.
Mr Mundy said that the proper
tribunal' would consider Mrs.
O'Conor's use of easoline-"it will
be submitted to the board
where the rations were issued.
Matter Left to Board.
Judge Emory H. Niles board
chairman will select panel for
the hearing. Judge Niles will act
as chairman Of the panel he added
because this is pending matter
I can make no further statement.
From this point on the matter rests
with the board"
Mrs. O'Conor said that In view
of the publicity I think it
only fair to present" the facts of
her trip.
She said that the car used was
one assigned to the Governor s
household regularly in years past.
1t has been required for necessary
purposes connected with the han
ding of affairs at Government
House and has been available to me
in connection with my duties as
wife OF the Governor. l have striven
to use it sparingly."
Took Boat to Norfolk.
Mrs. O'Conor added that she went
from Baltimore to Norfolk. Va, by
boat, with the car aboard. then drove
to Charleston. She returned to Nor
folk and again placed the car on
the boat for the Baltimore trip.
Only one type of coupon was is
sued for this car and any operation
OF the automobile, therefore. re-
qulred these coupons be used. I con-
sldered it was entirely proper to use
the car, particularly because restric-
tions on driving had been lessened
very much. y"
She said that I'll or IL" coupons
Jrera mood
Evening star., 1943-06-14

One OF the spots aboard these "nio
boats that all crew members en-.
JOY is the galley, or kitchen. Space
limitations prevent an elaborate set
up, but cooks aboard these vessels
are justly proud of the meals they
prepare for their crews. Your in
creased purchase Of War bonds helps
make submarine life as pleasant as
possible.
United States Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1943-06-14
5000 Stolen From Icebox

Alex and Louis Kusminsky, grocers
who live over their store at 3l5 Q
street NV, reported to police that
thieves entered the store and stole
$500 cached in an icebox. The in
truders entered through transom.
Evening star., 1943-06-14
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WAR BONDS
Pig Boot

At sea on a submarine isn't ex-
actly the life of Riley In the bat
tie of the Atlantic, or on the great
of the Pacific these sailors
know the hazards of their work.
Evening star., 1943-06-14
al Seniors Will GET
Diplomas This Week
At 7 High Schools
Commencement Set for
HighIond Park and
Douglas High Seniors

Commencement exercises for Al
seniors at two Prince Georges Coun-
ty colored high schools will be held
Wednesday and Thursday at the
schools
Eleven seniors will be graduated
from Highland Park High School
Wednesday and 80 will receive
diplomas at exercises the following
day at Douglas High School. Upper
Marlboro.
A series of tableaus representing
Education for Victory and Peace"
will feature the exercises for II
seniors at 2 pm. Wednesday at the
Highland Park school.
Dr., Arnold H. Malonev. professor
OF medicine at Howard Medical
School, will speak at 8 pm. Thurs
day before 30 graduates of the
Douglass High School
The list Of graduates at Highland
Park High School follows:
Walls. Andrew c. CAN'T, Edna NJ
Contee. Elmer L Afford Annie R.
Newman. James A. Platter. Edith L.
Jones. Ruth A. Queen. Florence R.
Harrison, Grace x. Smith, Inez v
SnoVden. Joyce E.
Evening star., 1943-06-14

stage bearing II
gate symphony by Miss Alice of Behind
Eversman b. high II
tricOlOr of France The ohers
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MUM Gives Excellent
Performance
in "Commondos"

First great motion picture drama
of the worlds toughest fighting
men, a mighty story of adventure
written in the blood of heroes and
the tears of the women they leave
behind, Columbia's new Lester
Cowan production, Commands
Strike at Dawn" opens Thursday.
Friday and Saturday. June "a IS,
rs at the Kootenai theatre. With
Paul Mum starred, and a superb
supporting cast which includes hun
dreds of war-trained Commands
in their real life roles, "Comman-
dos Strike at Dawn" is considered
by an enthralled Hollywood as the
most magnificently thrilling story
of the war.
Nor is Hollywood alone in search
ing for new adjectives to describe
the heroic size, sweep and scope of
Commands Strike at Dawn.
Wherever the new film has been
screened, critics and audiences have
greeted it with all the acclaim, all
the enthusiastic appreciation its
fabulous warrior-heroes so richly
merit
Commands Strike at Dawn was
directed by John Farrow, the man
who made Wake Island" Richly
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aware of the manner in which
Commands strike, by sea, land
and air, as a result of his two years
service in the British navy, Far
rows work on the new film is said
to capture all the white-hot fury of
the worlds toughest fighting men.
Irwin Shaw wrote the screen play
and Lester Cowan produced Com
mandos Strike at Dawn, whose
players also include Anna Lee, Lii
Ian Gish, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and
Robert Coote.
The importance of the new film
can be attested to by. the fact that
it is Muni's first in wo years and
Miss Gish's first in nine years. In
addition, the governments of the
United States, Great Britain ano
Canada provided Columbia with of
fetal cO-ODeratIOn.
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LUTHERAN SERVICE CENTERS

The above Lutheran Service Cen
ter at Tacoma, Wash Is one Of the
81 Service Centers sustained by the
Lutheran Synodical Conference for
the men in the armed forces.
St. Johns Ev. Lutheran Church
of Libby, Rev II. Hasskamp, pas
tor, is helping to support such Serv-
ice Centers all over the United
States The local congregation has
just raised Sl04 to help the Synod
ical Conference in its drive for
100000 to keep the Army and Navy
Commission of the Lutheran Church
active and able to maintain such
Service Centers.
Each Service Center is in charge
of one of the Lutheran clegymen
and is restful retreat for Chris
tan men from all parts of our ma
ton Here they receive spiritual
guidance for their many problems
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SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Commercial Club meets every 3rd
Thursday
Directors: A. A. Wood. Walter Neils,
K. A. Klehm, ]. A. Krall.
American Legion Auxiliary Lodge
No. 81 meets LIST and Bird Thurs
days. Mrs. Sadie Kaeding, presi-
ident. Mrs. Bessie Clowers, sec'y.
Lions Club meets every End and
4th Mondays JAS Harris, pres
ident Paul X. Church, secretary
Libby Woman's Club meets End
Tuesday at $50 p. m. in community
room of court house. Mrs. Harold
Thomson, president Mrs. H. w.
Redfield, secretary.
American Legion Post No or
meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays at the
Legion hall w. j. Nelson, COM
mander
Libby Farm Woman's Club meets
1st Wednesday. Mrs. Lee Nixon
president, Mrs. Margaret Shawl,
secretary.
Libby Junior Woman's Club meets
second Tuesdays at p. m. in the
community room of the court house.
Mrs. Leonard Sleizer, president and
Mrs. Bradley Phillips, recretary.
Libby Townsend club No. ! meets
on the first and third Fridays OF
each month in the community hall
at 300 p. m.
Kootenai Valley Grange meets Isl
and 3rd Fridays of month at Ameri-
can Legion Hail. Glen Oneal, mas
ter; Louis Ohlerich, secretary.
Regular meetings OF international
Hod Carriers, Building and Com.
mon Laborers' Union of America
A. F. L., Libby Sub. No. 1892, hello
End and 4th Wednesdays at Ameri'
can Legion Hail. Libby.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union No. 1881. Meets End and 4tf
Tuesdays of each month at 7.30
L. B. Midyett, president; Harry
Moe, recording secretary.
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on. one of the 90

rest for their bodies and souls,
good literature to read, clean rec
reation and good Christian fellow
ship. Here they make new buddies
and renew old friendships. Here
loving couples are united in holy
Wedlock in the Service Center
chapels.
Besides maintaining these Serv-
ice Centers the Army and Navy
Commission in Chicago has staff
of 70 men and women which is
kept busy mailing Christian liter
ature to the Church's 10000 young
men in the armed forces and max
ing all changes of addresses, which
are received from the local pastors
Men are informed how to locate
their churches and chaplains. The
church must keep the church with
her men and her men with the
church to give our men that spir-
itual support and morale which ev.
cry army needs
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LODGE ADJOURNS FOR
SUMMER

The regular business meeting of
Medorah Rebekah lodge was held
Monday evening with Mrs. V. F.
Paddock, noble grand, presiding.
After lodge the members enjoyed
bingo, which called forth many
thrills. Prizes were defense stamps.
The entertainment committee was
Mrs. E. M. Hampton and Mrs. A. L.
Morris. A tasty lunch was served by
Mrs. Dick Powell, Mrs. Pete Ped
erson, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Hampton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gleason Pitcher
Lodge was adjourned until Sep
TENDER when regular meetings will
be resumed
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THE METHODIST CHURCH

Choir this Thursday evening.
Jr. Woman's Society of Christian
Service this Friday evening at 800
with Mrs. Ernest Peterson.
Church school GAS a. m
Worship service IL a. m.
Troy worship service 7:30 p. m.
Libby ST.. Woman's Society of
Christian Service will meet We'd
nesday evening, June both, at ZOO
with Mrs. Timothy Miller. Covered
dish picnic supper.
E. ROY FORT, Pastor.