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Evening star., 1943-04-14
Schools in Montgomery
Close for Summer June Is

Montgomery County public schools
will close for the summer recess
June 18. 1t was decided yesterday
by the County Board OF Education.
Band instruction in the elementary
schools will continue through the
summer.
The board approved appointment
Of teachers as follows: Mrs. Mar
tinia L. Smith, Bethesda Elemen-
tary School; Wanda Shaver, Glen
Echo; Mrs. Russell Reed. Sherwood
High School. Sandy Spring; Helen
D. Muir, Montgomery Blair High;
Eleanor M. Pusateri, Damascus
High, and Mrs. Ruth J. Ash, Mont
gomery Hills Junior High.
designations accepted were: Cres-
cent J. Bride, Montgomery Blair
High; Georgia Whitaker, Glen
Echo; Mrs. Scotty Rinehart, Mont
gomery Hills Junior High: Eleanor
Nelson, Montgomery Hills Junior
High, and Mrs. Ruth Sessions, Ken
sington Elementary. Kenneth Fris-
bic of the faculty of Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School was granted
military leave.
The board appointed Francis T.
Farmer trustee Of the Bethesda
Elementary School and Henry Cross
trustee Of the Takoma Park Colored
School.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Maryland Employers File
Draft Replacement Plans

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 14-Draft re-
placement schedules from Maryland
employers, calling for the orderly
induction of more than $4,000 men
working in essential industries. were
on file at selective service head
quarters today, draft officials an
nounced.
Col. Henry C. Stanwood, State
selective service director, said 10
schedules had been approved, and
that of the first 81 examined en-
ployers listed total of 10000 en-
ployes, of which 33,324 were termed
eligible for military service.
The aim of the replacement
schedules, Col. Stanwood said, is to
terminate gradually the draft de-
ferments that have been granted to
single men and childless married
men in essential industries.
Each draft eligible is listed by
name and occupation on the sched-
ules and the employer states how
long it will take him to replace the
man.
Time given for replacement
ranges from one month to a year
or more.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Tommy Manvi||e Sues i,
Over $1,000, Fund
BY the Associated Press

by Ine Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 14.-Thomas
F. Manville. jr., asbestos heir, is in
court again-but this time there is
no connection with any of his six
marriages.
Manville. temporarily single after
having been diveroced by his sixth
wife, filed suit in Supreme Court
yesterday to set aside a legal doc
ument which he signed last No
vember 20 renouncing his power OF
appointment to $2,000,000 trust
fund created for him by his father.
Thomas F. Manville, sr., who died
October 10, 1925.
His sister, Mrs Lorraine Dressel-
hugs, and the Fifth Avenue Bank.
trustee of the trust fund, were
named defendants.
The papers revealed that the trust
set up for Manville provided he
would receive $1,000,000 of the prin-
cipal when he reached the age OF
go. BY renouncing his power Of
appointment, the papers indicated,
the principal would go to his next Of
kin. his sister.
Manville asked the court to void
the November 20 indenture and
supersede it with another he exc
cuted on March 20.
His complaint charged that his
sister "by Misrepresentation
induced him" to execute the inden-
ture "for the purpose and with the
intent to obtain for herself and her
heirs the principal of the 100000
trust created for the benefit of the
plaintiff"
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Two Ensigns Safe
After Torpedoing
Chevy Chase, Arlington
Officers Reach London

Two naval officers who live in
Arlington and Chevy Chase, Md,
have reported for duty in London
after surviving a torpedo attack, the
Navy Department announced today.
They are Ensign Pincus l.. Pin
kussohn, jr.. whose home address was
given as 202 North Piedmont street,
Arlington. and Ensign Francis N.
Pilling, 1914 Larry place, Chevy
Chase, Md.
The Navy said Ensign Pilling re-
ported in London this week in good
health but in borrowed civilian
clothes. The merchant vessel on
which he was a passenger was hit
by two torpedoes early one morn
ing
When he attempted to launch a
life raft with others on the ship he
found 1t was jammed in its ramp.
Two axes were broken trying to re-
lease it while the ship was sinking.
The raft finally was released, but
Ensign Pilling had to swim to it.
The occupants were tossed about in
heavy seas for hours before being
picked up by rescue vessel. British
seamen scrubbed oil from them and
provided clothing.
The raft to which Ensign Pinkus-
sohn was assigned was destroyed by
a torpedo. He finally got place in
a life boat but was later thrown into
the water when it capsized He
swan through the oily water to
another raft and an hour and a half
later, they were sighted by rescue
vessel, taken aboard and given clean
clothing. Ensign Pinkussohn, the
Navy announced, has been assigned
to the headquarters of United States
Naval forces in Europe.
Mrs. Muriel Pilling, wife of Ensign
Pilling, lives at the Chevy Chase
address, while his mother, Mrs. E.
M. Pilling. lives in Baltimore.
Mrs. Eleanor G. Pinkussohn, wife
Of Ensign Pinkussohn, lives at the
Arlington address. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Pinkerson live in
Detroit.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Union Holy Week Rites
Planned in Alexandra

The Baptist, Methodist, Presby-
terian and Episcopal churches of
Alexandria will unite in holding a
series of noon services during Holy
Week, it was announced today by
the Rev. Edward Randolph Welles,
rector of Christ Episcopal Church,
where the services will be held.
The services have been designed
especially for business men and
women. but will be open to the
entire community. The daily serv-
ices will last a half-hour. Mr.. Welles
said.
The Rev. Fred v. Poag. pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church and
president Of the Alexandria Minis
terial Association, heads the COM
mittee In charge of the series. Other
members include DR.. Ernest Fred
erick Campbell. pastor Of the First
Baptist Church; the Rev. Halves
Palmore Clarke, pastor of Washing
ton Street Methodist Church, and
Mr.. Welles.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Tomorrow Is DeadIine
For Maryland Income Tax

Maryland residents today were
warned that the deadline for State
income tax payments is midnight
tomorrow.
According to Joseph O'C. Nc
Cusker, chief deputy State con-
troller, willful failure to fine a return
may make person liable to fine
not exceeding $500 or six months
In Jail, or both.
If a person, through oversight
or neglect, does not file a return,
Mr.. McCusker said he would be
liable to 10 per cent penalty on
the tax due, plus per cent interest.
Under an act passed by the 1943
Legislature, the State controller can
attach wages of employees in the
State who refuse to pay the tax.
Attachments would be made from
lists furnished the controllers ONCE
by employers.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Swedish Planes and Guns
Drive Off Nazi Bombers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, April 14.-Swedish
fighter planes and anti-aircraft bat
teries drove on two German bomber
planes flying in the vicinity of
Karlskrona, Sweden's, major naval
base, q Foreign once spokesman
announced today.
Karlskrona. Is on the south coast
Of Sweden
This was the second such incident
reported in the area of the naval
base In recent weeks.
The Berlin radio said in q broad
cast heard today in London that
1t. Gen. Olof Gerhard Phoernell,
commander in chief OF the Swedish
Army, has ordered Swedish author
tiles to detain the crew and pas
sengers Of any foreign plane forced
down in Sweden, and to impound
weapons. maps and Photographic
material a
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Jefferson Pupils
Purchase $5,258
Worth of Bonds

Celebrating the jefferson bicen-
tennial, pupils of the Thomas Jef1er-
son Memorial Junior High School in
Southwest Washington yesterday
bought enough War bonds and
stamps to purchase five jeeps, Hugh
S. Smith, principal of the school,
announced today. Subscriptions
totaled $5,258.90.
The schools campaign was in
charge of Mrs. Mildred Richard, a
teacher, and Harvey Bleam, a
student.
The Briggs Montgomery Ele-
mentary School yesterday presented
the Army jeep purchased through
bonds and stamps bought by pupils
and teachers and their friends.
Evelyn Jones of 26l2 K street NV,
a sixth grade pupil and purchaser
of the first bond, ofiiciated at the
ceremony, and Ernestine Dempsey of
2317 Virginia avenue NV, third
grade pupil, who bought the first
$l00 nond, expressed appreciation
for the collection of $1,l1690.
Beatrice Arlington of 2523 r street
NV, president of the schools Vic
tory Club. conducted the ceremonies.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Escaped Convict Gets
Six Years for Car Theft
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Calf, April 14.-Earl
w. johnson, 26, who is wanted in
five States on various charges, was
convicted in Garrett County Circuit
Court yesterday of the larceny of
an automobile and was sentenced to
six years in the Maryland Peniten-
tiary.
Chief Judge D. Lindley Sloan pro-
nounced the sentence, which will
begin at the expiration of a SEN
tence imposed in March, 1942, by
the Howard County Court follow
ing Johnson's conviction there for
larceny.
That sentence, States Attorney
Neil c. Fraley said, was three years
short of completion when johnson
escaped from the Maryland Penal
Farm in October
johnson escaped from the War
renton (Va) Jail last month and
was recaptured in Cumberland, Md,
after being wounded in an attempt
to flee from a police officer.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
District Bakers
Seek Increased
FatSupp|ies
Tell Senate Group
OPA Reduction Is
Far Too Stringent

An effort is being made to persuade
the OPA to rescind its order cutting
the use Of fats and oils by bakeries
and to grant instead an allotment
Is per cent greater than that used
last year, 1t was learned today.
Local bakers complained that the
OPA order of March 20, which
limited consumption of fats and oils
for baking to TO per cent of the
amounts used in corresponding
quarters OF 1912, actually amounted
to a reduction of so per cent or more
from the amounts consumed in re-
cent months because of incresaed
consumption of baked goods.
No Warning Of Order.
Resentment toward the order,
which they said was imposed arbi-
trarily and without consultation
with representatives OF the industry,
was expressed by witnesses who
testified at three-day hearing of a
Senate Small Business Subcommit-
tee which ended yesterday. Spokes-
men for the bakers said they were
not informed Of the order until the
day it became effective and that
OPA officials had failed to take into
consideration the special problems
Of the bakers
t,a sy1a IT,.
lation in the District had mate
rally increased their business. They
also pointed out that since other
foods are rationed and since the
housewife herself is now rationed
in the use of shortcomings and cook
ing oils, the demand for bakery
goods has risen sharply.
If the reduction remains in effect,
bakers said they would be compelled
to take various steps to cut down
their use of fats and oils. Some
bakers proposed closing shop several
days a week or shortening their
daily hours of business. Most of
them said they would have to reduce
the number of kinds of pastries and
cakes they have been baking and
perhaps eliminate altogether such
items as doughnuts and layer cakes.
Hesitate to Cut Quality.
In many instances, bakers said
they would hesitate to cut down on
the quality of their products, but
the spokesman for one large bakery
said he felt it was more important
to maintain the quantity of produc-
tion at this time and to SO! lead the
available ingredients more thinly.
Most of the bakers expressed the
opinion that the OPA would make
some upward change in the a1lot-
ment after the agency fully under
stood conditions here. Even if the
Government allowed them to use lis
per cent of the fats and oils they
consumed last year, they said, they
would still suffer a cut from the
amount of baking they have been
doing recently.
OPA is understood to be consider
ing some modification of the order,
but it was said allotments would
have to be guided by the amounts of
fats and oils which the Department
of Agriculture says are actually
available.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Library Group Faces
Overtime Pay Loss
In Congress Fund Bill
Measure Now Pending ;
In Senate SIashes
Sum for Sunday Hours
BY WILL P. KENNEDY.

Approximately 200 employees of the
Library of Congress will suffer sub
stantial loss in overtime pay under
the legislative appropriation bill as
1t passed the House The bill now
is pending in the Senate. The pay
reduction results from drastic slash
in the appropriation for Sunday
opening of the Library. The bill
carries SIS, 900 for this purpose, $26,-
581 below the estimate submitted by
the Budget Bureau, and SILL ,018 be-
low the current appropria ton.
The Library's work week recently
was increased from 80 to 48 hours
and under terms of the appropria-
ton bill Sunday overtime work and
pay will be shared by a much larger
group than the 200 persons now
working overtime.
Werner w. Clapp. administrative
assistant to the librarian, is at
tempting to work out plan for a
staggered-hour schedule that will
absorb most Of the Sunday work.
The House committee, however, rec
ognized that such a program might
not provide all necessary services
on Sunday because of reduced stats
and appropriated the SIS 900 to cover
the minimum necessary overtime
pay.
Library officials and members Of
the Legislative Appropriations Com
mittee agreed that it is not posi-
BILE to estimate the sum needed
adequately to cover this overtime
until the situation has been stud
led carefully.
Archibald MacLeish, librarian of
Congress, sought an appropriation
to pay time and a half for this Sum-
day work. but the House rejected
the proposal on recommendation of
the committee.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Plastic Surgery Eroses Scars,
Returning Fighters to Front
Modern Appliances at Walter Reed Halt
Early -Stoge Cancer, Ease Deafness

ened arm. Another strengthens his
injured back by pulling at a rowing
machine.
Another lad whose hand was
burned in Africa holds the injured
hand in whirlpool bath" that
not only gives heat but stimulates
the joints.
Many Mental Complications.
In the occupational therapy room,
a man whose leg was torn by shrap-
mel when Yanks raced along the
African beaches is busy weaving
Colonial rug. Close by him, another
soldier makes a clay-a and very
uncomplimentary-head model of
Hitler.
There's also workshop for
neuro-psychiatric cases. The Army
Medical Association has estimated
that nearly one-third of the casual
ties coming back from the zones are
mental or nervous breakdowns or
have some mental complication.
In another room, technician
fits an artificial leg into a shoe for
a soldier whose leg was amputated.
The doctors say fewer amputations
may be necessary In this war, due
to Development Of sulfa drugs which
combat infection. oh
Now, step smta the plastic surgery
department. > ~
Here's man who suffered terrific
burns when his plane crashed in
Iceland. Plastic surgeons constructed
new eyelids for him, and virtually a
new mouth. They're getting ready
to remold his shattered nose, and
meanwhile they've outfitted him
with a rubber-like appliance which
fills out the contours of his nose in
a near lifelike manner.
Here's boy who was burned so
badly in Alaska that his head
slumped on his chest.
Skin Grating Popular.
Probably in the last war they
would have put an appliance on
him to hold up his head" said the
plastic surgeon who treated him.
I'VE grated skin onto his neck so
that the head could be held up
and we'll have him out Of here in a
few months"
Here are two men whose hands
were withered when they were
brought in-victims of torpedo ex-
plosion in Africa. Now, neat but
tough skin CRAFTS cover their hands,
and
They'll be ready to go back to
duty in a short time," said the
surgeon.
He said advances made in plastic
surgery technique in recent years
were largely due to the availability
of skin-cutting machine known
as the Padgett dermatone, named
for Kansas City doctor who devel-
oped it. This is device which can
cut skin gratis as thin as two-thou-
sands of an inch from parts of a
mans body for immediate trans
planting to an injured part.
During the First World War skin
CRAFTS of the hand were made by
inserting the wounded hand into
an incision made in the abdomen
and allowing the skin flap from the
abdomen to take root on the in
jured hand. This method still is
used advantageously in many cases.
Closely allied with the plastic sur
geon in the rehabilitation and re-
construction of the wounded are
Army surgeons who have developed
splints and elastic band arrange
ments for holding reconstructed
jaws in place.
In one instance at Walter Reed a
rubber band linked to a fixed jaw
was made to bring Just the proper
traction into play by being attached
to two coat hangers rigged to the
patients head like a helmet,
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Building Code
Hearing Slated
For Tomorrow
Revision of Rules on
Fire Escapes May
Be Demanded

A public hearing Is scheduled for
10 am. tomorrow at the District
Building on proposed changes in the
building code.
Although the major reyisions are
said to concern places of public as
sembly, there was speculation at the
District Building that demands may
be made to relax certain regulations
for rooming and boarding houses,
particularly as to when fire escapes
will be required. %
At the same time. it was learned
that the Commissioners may con-
slider at meeting today the problem
of ordering q recheck of the more
than 1,700 rooming, boarding and
apartment houses that received no.
tices that their licenses were denied
because of failure to meet fire regu-
lations.
Col. Joseph D. Arthur, jr., assistant
engineer commissioner, said the new
regulations would in general require
public assembly places to provide
considerably more exits. Under pres
ent regulations, exit requirements
are based on estimating capacity at
20 square feet a person where there
is dancing and IA square feet at
other public dining halls.
Corrects Discrepancy.
The new regulations read that "for
public or private dining halls, res
taurants, cafes, night clubs, roof
gardens or other places where food
or beverages are sold, with or with
out dancing, the seating capacity
shall be computed by allowing for
each person 10 square feet Of floor
or roof area" The general effect
of this regulation, Col. Arthur said.
would be to double the number of
exits.
The reason behind this proposal,
it was said, is that in counting the
number of chairs in dining places
it was found that the actual ca
pacity was more than that which
was computed under the old for
mula. The 10-square feet formula is
said to be approximate recommen-
dation Of the National Board OF
Fire Underwriters, which studied
the disastrous Coconut Grove Night
Club fire in Boston last year.
Could Waive Regulations.
The proposed changes also would
require special exit arrangements
where places of public assembly are
more than four feet below ground
or more. than six feet Atove. Under
certain conditions, hoEever, where
the proposed regulations would re-
quire expensive structural changes,
the inspector Of buildings is au-
thorized to- waive regulations, pro-
vided he can certify that other safe
ty measures can be Instituted, it
was said.
During recent months, Col. Ar
thur said approximately 140 hotels,
night clubs. restaurants and similar
places had been inspected. 100 of
which need changes, varying from
additional exit lights to faulty
swinging doors. Col. Arthur said
the cooperation from these places
had been perfect"
Under the code revisions a place
OF public assembly would be de-
fined as having 100 instead of 200
persons as at present. he said. The
new code. II adopted, would make
very little changes In boarding
houses" Col. Arthur added.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Juvenile Delinquency
Study Undetakento 10
Fix Value Of Play
Recreation Department
Hopes to Establish Need
For Stuff Deferments

The District Recreation Depart
ment was studying today the juve-
nile crime records here to learn If
supervised recreation has any effect
in reducing delinquency among
youths.
The department also plans to sub
NIT to the District Government
Agency Committee on Deferments
request that II positions in the de-
partment be classified as "essentiap
and deferable. Most of the posi-
tions now are held by men under
38. Forty department employees al
ready have been inducted, it was
reported. leaving only 20.
The delinquency versus recreation
survey was undertaken at the re-
quest of Walter L. Fowler, District
budget officer and member of the
Recreation Board.
Rela tionship Not Determined.
IN discussing deferment of de-
partment employees as essential, he
stressed at the board meeting yes
terday that the exact relation be-
tween crime and recreationaI faeili-,
ties had never been determined here.
Officials appearing before Congress
sional Budget subcommittee diff
Tered on the issue. Mr.. Fowler added.
Recreation area directors will be
interviewed and the juvenile court
records scanned for authoritative
figures.
L. M. Fowler, chairman Of the
District Deferments Committee, en-
phasized to board members yester-
day that there is no insurance that
any man between 18 and 38 is safe
no insurance at all" He invited
board representatives to appear be-
fore the committee to plead for the
II key positions, but said he could
not hold out much hope"
Consider July 4 Plans.
The board decided to ask the Com
missioners and the Office of Civilian
Defense whether any large celebra-
tions can be held on July 4. Citi-
zen committees will meet to plan
festivities If permission is granted
A 10 per cent increase in per diem
rates for department employees also
was approved by the board.
Acting Supt. of Schools Robert l..
Haycock was sworn in as a member
of the board to succeed Supt. of
Schools Frank w. Ballou, now on
sick leave, as the representative of
the educational group,
Evening star., 1943-04-14
lsNRahoninq
&sS9Remiinders6 an
Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked

Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked
D, E and F good for rationed
canned goods through April 30.
Red coupons. Book 2-Those marked
A, B and c are valid now and will
remain good through April 80.
They can be exchanged for meats,
butter, margarine, fats and oils,
cheeSes and canned fish.
Stamps marked D will become
good April 18 and will also be good
through April 80.
Sugar-Stamp No. IL In Book l Is
good for pounds through May 81.
Coffee-Stamp No. 26 in Book 1 is
good for l pound through April Is.
Fuel oil--No. coupons are valid for
10 gallons through September 80.
Gasoline-No. B A coupons are good
for 3 gallons each through July Il.
B and Q coupons, good for 8
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 rotioning Information
ioiH be found on Page AZ OF The
Sunday Star each peek.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Physical Examinations
Unaffected by Draft Order

District selective service head
quarters emphasized today that local
board physical examinations will be
continued on Tuesday and Friday
nights despite the fact that physicals
at induction centers have been can
celled for April is and II.
In order to conform with the ma
tional order to reduce April calls, the
District cancelled three induction
days-April 8, 16 and II.
Since the announcement, local
headquarters has received a number
of calls indicating many selectees
were under the impression they did
not have to report for initial phys
ical examinations on these dates.