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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-11
Washington Merry Co., Round
BY DREW PEARSON

Adm me oused Pearl Commonder DemOnds Ti0l Now; Says Will Be Dead A0its Wos End;
 Fighting oneAed Col Leoncd His Defense Lawyer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-11
MONDAY, OCTOBER ii, 194s
A Thought for Today

There ls gold, and . multitude of rubles; but mo lips of knowledge are precious iewel-- Proverbs 20:l5.
 Our knowledge is the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds.-Emerson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-11

Copyright, ioA3, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Mrs. Ragonnet 10 Lead
Silver Spring Red Cross

Mrs. Oliver E. Ragonnet will be-
come acting chairman of the Silver
Spring branch, Montgomery County
Chapter, American Red Cross, be-
ginning Monday, it was announced
today by Mrs. Walter Arnold, chair
man.
Mrs. Arnold will move soon to
Allentown, Pa, and Mrs. Ragonnet,
who is vice chairman Of the branch.
will serve as chairman until the an
nual election in January.
Several appointments announced
today by Mrs. Arnold include that
of Mrs. Eben Whitcomb as blood
donor chairman and Mrs. R. E.
Campbell, vice chairman. Mrs.
Whitcomb replaces Mrs. John c..
Keele, who has assumed her duties
as director of the Silver Spring USO
Center,
Mrs. L. is Shaudis was named
home service chairman with Mrs.
Robert Shaw, Vice chairman. Two
additional members-at-large ap-
pointed to the Executive Board are
Mrs. Keele and Joseph Frizzell.
The quota for the next Blood
Donor Day at Silver Spring, sched-
uled for July 81. has been increased
to $50 donors, Mrs. Arnold said, in
stead of the previous number of 100.
Residents are urged to make ap-
pointments by calling the Silver
Spring branch headquarters at
Sligo 2233.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Montgomery Re.emp|oys
liuuor Board Workers

An organization meeting of the
new Montgomery County Liquor
Control Board was held yesterday at
the dspensary in Silver Spring with
Beryl r. English. general manager
of the county's dispensary system,
appointed secretary-treasurer.
The board named Mrs. Arthur
Burke as secretary to Mr.. English
and reappointed all employees.
At a special meeting Of the old
board, the application of Ell Alper
for Glass D on-sale beer license
for a place of business near West
more on the Rockville e-Gaithersburg
pike was denied. The board stated
that the sale of beer at this place is
not necessary to the convenience of
the public and would create trafic
hazard.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Northeast Businessmen
Give Red Cross $3.50

A check for $2,350 to defray the
cost of q mobile blood donor unit
was presented to the District Red
Cross. Chapter by the Northeast
Businessmen's Association at .
luncheon meeting today 1t was ac-
cepted by Mrs. william Leahy.
chairman OF the District Red Cross
Motor Corps.
Otto s. Lund, chapter manager,
said the mobile unit since May had
collected more than 5000 pints Of
blood which otherwise would not
have been obtained. He also men,
toned that an ambulance donated
by the association to the chapter
has been in constant use since its
arrival year ago.
Two mobile blood donor units
are now in constant service. making
daily trips in and around the Dis
trict Metropolitan Area.
Meanwhile, President Roosevelt re-
ceived from Norman Davis, chairman
of the American Red Cross. a report
stating that "in spite of the diff
culties of supply, transport and
establishment of effective control,
more than 80 100000 people in more
than 30 countries have received
food. clothing. medical supplies and
otner aid" The report covered the
period from July, 1910, through
April, 1943.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
FWA Grant Extends
Child Care Project
In Alexandra

A nursery school project in Alex
andria. which has been operating
since February for the care of pre-
school-age children of working
mothers, will be continued for an
other year, it was announced today
by T. C. williams, superintendent cf
Alexandria schools.
Mr.. Williams said the School
Board last night accepted Federal
Works Agency offer Of $38,372 to
provide for the continuance of the
project till June 30, 1914. Mr.. Will
liams said the FWA funds include a
100 per cent grant for equipment
and renovation, with the School
Board required to match that por-
ton Of the funds provided for
maintenance and operation.
The FWA grant is the second ap-
preparation for nursery schools in
Alexandra. The board received
$l4,690 for operation OF the nursery
schools from February l to June 80.
Mr.. williams said nursery schools
now are being operated at Lyles-
Crouch. Mount Vernon, Washington
Academy. Jefferson and George
Mason Schools. He said plans are
being made to open another nursery
school at the Chinquapin Village
School.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Trucker Gets 12-Year Term
In Frederick Murder Case
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, July GA
20-year truck driver was under
sentence today to serve IL years in
the State PenItentiary for his part
in the Staying of John Henry Gillis.
80-year-old storekeeper. Another
man indicted in the same case was
scheduled to face trial next week.
Judge D. Lindleys Sloan imposed
the prison sentence lite yesterday
on Russell A.. Robertson, who plead
ed guilty to D second degree murder
charge growing out Of the Staying
of Mr.. Gillis near Frederick March
%. Robertson changed his plea from
one of innocent at the beginning OF
his trial, which was shifted here on
change of venue petition.
Lewis Kline, Al, is scheduled to
stand trial in Frederick next week
on a charge of robbery and being
an accessory to the murder of Mr..
Gillis, and Judge Sloan declared 'it
would not have been right to in
flict the extreme penalty ION Robert
SOM unless the same penalty had
been inflicted on Kline"
Robertson was given six years less
than the maximum sentence.
Mr.. Gillis died in a Frederick hos
pital shortly after his beaten body
was found at his home at Plane No
4, near Frederick.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Junior WAVE Corps
To |nduct SO Girls

Fifty girls will be inducted in the
Junior WAVE Corps being organized
at Grace Episcopal Church, Silver
Spring, Md, at ceremonies at 7:30
o'clock tonight in the parish hall.
Believed to be the first group of
its kind to organize under the
direction of the local Naval Pro-
curement Office, the organization is
open to girls between the ages of
10 and 20 years. Although only SO
will be indicted tonight, more than
80 have enrolled and enrollments
will continue indefinitely, the 1ev.
Walter w. Gale, rector of the
church, said.
1t. Sesco z. Upton will admin
lister the oath of allegiance tonight
and Ensign Mary H. Pardue will
speak. The 10 officers in charge of
the program will be sworn in at a
preliminary session.
Projects to be undertaken will be
discussed at meeting at 7:30 pm.
Monday. Meetings thereafter will
be held Mondays and Wednesdays.
Drilling will begin July 10, with
Mrs. Gale, wife of the rector, who
has been appointed commodore, in
charge. One of the projects will be
solicitation of fowars from gardens
in the neighborhood to be distrib-
uted each Wednesday to Walter
Reed Hospital, the Naval Medical
Center, the Episcopal Hospital and
Home for the Aged and the Luth-
eran Home in Washington.
Besides Mrs. Gale, other officers
are Mrs. John NJ Ditzler, captain;
Mrs. H. j.. Mehserle, commander;
Miss Mary Kate Howard. lieutenant
commander; Miss Betty Gibbom,
lieutenant; Miss Virginia Clark and
Miss Dorothy Souder, ieutenants
q. g.) Miss Martha j. Kirby, Mrs
Ellen Hampton and Miss Margaret
Souder, ensigns. The Rev. Mr. Gale
will be chaplain.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
P-TA Speakers Assai|
Laxity in Liquor Laws
Maryland Congress Ends
Two-Duy Session

BY the Associated Press.
The Maryland Congress of Parents
and teachers ended its two-day an
nual conference yesterday with a
discussion by two P-TA officials on
watching Liquor Laws in the Max
ing"
Mrs. G. R. Clements, Annapolis,
editor of the congress Bulletin, and
Mrs. Conrad S. Cav, president Of
the Annapolis High School P-TA,
said laxity in liquor laws leads to
the spread Of juvenile delinquency
and venereal disease. >
Mrs. Clements said that "statis-
tics show saloons, taverns and So
called night clubs to be the breeding
places OF most OF our crime, par
ticularly among the youth of the
State. Investigation has shown
that some 40 to 10 per cent of We
nereal disease cases were contacted
when the individual was under the
influence of liquor"
Another speaker at the final ses-
sion, Mrs. H. Ross Coppage, Balti-
more, chairman of legislation for
the congress, said that while the
present bonus paid Maryland teach
ers this year "is not the answer to
the problem of holding well-trained
teaching personnel" it was a step
in the right direction.
Mrs. Coppage added that the ST.
200 year minimum salary now in
effect throughout the State for
teachers was largely result of PTA
backing and effort.
Other speakers included Donald I.
Minnegan, acting State supervisor
of physical education.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Serious Drought Damage
To Virginia Crops Feared
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, July S.-Pos-
sibilty OF serious damage to farm
and garden crops from drought was
seen today in this northen section
of the Shenandoah Valley. In the
northwestern part of Frederick
County, the rainfall shortage has
been growing more and more serious
for several weeks, and all crops were
said by farmers to be at a standstill
Pastures are burning up and large
fields of tomatoes, planted under
contract with professors, are not
ripening. Scores of farmers de-
clared they were obtaining much
less from their gardens than for
many years. Farmers in adjacent
Clarke County said the situation was
assuming serious proportions, while
reports from along the south branch
of the Shenandoah River said dam
age from the drought had been
severe.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Sfeuart Named Treasurer
OF Shrine for 9TH Term

Leonard P. Steuart, prominent
Mason and businessman of WASH
ington. has been reelected at Chi
cago to the post of imperial treas
urer of the Shrine of North America
for the seventh successive term, ac-
cording to the Associated Press.
Mr.. Steuart also continues as
treasurer of the Is Shriners' hospi-
tails for crippled children which now
have resources of more than ST.
100000. He is remaining in Chi
cago for several days to meet with
the Shrine hospital committees.
The Shrine in it's imperial council
session elected Judge Robert G.
Wilson, jr., of Boston, as imperial
outer guard, post for which there
were five candidates. All other off,
GERS in the promotion line advanced
one step.
Morley E. Mackenzie of Toronto,
Ontario, became imperial potentate,
succeeding Albert H. Fiebach of
Cleveland.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
| DooIittIe Wants
Calling Cards to
Leave in Berlin
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, July 8.-Maj. Gen.
Jimmy Doolittle, hero of the bomb
ing raid on Toxic, wants some call
ing cards for a proposed visit to
Adolf Hitler, and he wants them in
a hurry.
On visit to the Point Breeze
plant of Western Electric, his wife,
Mrs. James H. Doolittle, said she
had received letter from the gen.
eral yesterday asking for summer
attire and some calling cards.
HE wrote that with the Hun
safely out of Africa, he felt he
ought to have some personal calling
cards for a visit to Hitler in Berlin
once he's through with Mussolini, -
Mrs. Doolittle told newspapermen,
and he wants them in a hurry"
Evening star., 1943-07-08

Miss Mary Mills of West Falls
Church. the first woman bus opera
tor to be employed by the Arnold
Operated bus line, believes any
woman who can drive a passenger
car can qualify easily as bus opera
tor
Furthermore, she says, sit beats
many job open to women at
time when the feminine sex is re-
placing men in almost all profess
sions. 1t beats the job as cashier
I formerly had. especially since it
keeps me in touch with all kinds of
people"
Miss Mills became a full -hedged
bus operator this week after a 12-
DAY training course in which she
learned how to handle a 32-passen-
ger bus properly and became &C
qualnted with all routes covered by
the Arnold system.
There was nothing to it," she
Isaid. "I went through the course
in II days, although it had been
laid out as a 2l-day course for
women. There is no reason why any
Evening star., 1943-07-08
lsWRahonnig
&.Remiindery@

Blue coupons, Book 2-StamIS let
tered N, P and @ are valid until
August 7.
Red coupons, Book 2-These can be
exchanged for meats, fats, etc.
Stamps lettered P and Q are
valid now, will be good until the
end of July. R stamps will be
good from July II to July 81, in
elusive. S stamps will be valid
July 18 through July 81.
Sugar-Stamps Nos. Is and 16 in ra-
ton book No. / may be used to
obtain sugar for home canning.
Each will be good for S pounds
through October 81. ... Be-.
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
Z. for general use coupon No. 13 in
book is good for pounds
through August Is.
Coffee-Stamp No. 2l will be good
for ! pound until July 81. Stamp
No. 20 will be good from July "a to
August IL.
Gasoline-Pleasure driving is forbid
den to holders Of all types of gaso-
line rations.
Existing ct" allowances of gaso-
line must last their holders
through July Is.
l No. S A coupons are good for 3
gallons each through July 81.
B and c coupons. good for ~
gallons each, expire on dates in
dicated in individual books.
Shoes-Stamp No. 18 is good for one
pair through october 81.
Fuel oil-No S coupons are valid for
10 gallons through September 80
Period l coupons in new fuel oil
rations became valid July l and
are good for 10 gallons per unit
through January 4. Applications
properly filled out should be re-
i turned to local bosrds immedi-
{ ately.
Evening star., 1943-07-08

woman couldn't do as well as I did.
"The most trouble I had was with
the paper work, but that came easy
after understood just why all the
entries were made.
when I finally took a bus on a
route I was little nervous at first.
The passengers were so nice, how
ever. that I was quite at home in
no time. I think the most exciting
thing about being a woman bus
driver is the way people stop and
look at you. They can't believe their
eyes at first, especially on country
routes"
Miss Mills, who uses her maiden
name, said her husband had been
a bus operator between Boston and
New York and was killed in bus
accident Is years ago. She said she
hadn't thought much about driving
bus until the opportunity opened
up for women.
: Il suppose the fact that my hus-
band had driven a bus made me
conscious of the opportunity when
it came along" she said.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Maryland Rent Chief
Summoned on Charge
OF Pleasure Driving
Goudreou Declares Trip
To Resort Wos Port
Of Business Journey
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, July 8.-The State
Office Of Price Administration has
summoned an OPA official-Mary-
land Rent Director Lucien E. D.
Gaudreau-to explain why he drove
his automobile to Sherwood Forest,
a trip which Mr.. Gaudreau said was
pant Of an Official business journey.
State OPA Enforcement Attorney
Cornelius P. Mundy announced late
yesterday that the area rent di-
rector would be summoned for a
hearing, the date of which has not
been set, before panel of attorneys
assigned to the main Baltimore Ra-
ton Board.
Mr.. Mundy said the original COM
plant was filed by private citizen
whom he did not identify, and
added that Mr.. Gaudreau would be
required to show why his personal
and official gasoline rations should
not be revoked for driving to the
resort section on June 26.
Writes Mccormick.
Mr.. Gaudreau denied violation Of
the pleasure driving ban in letter
to State OPA Director Leo H. Nc
Cormick, in which he said:
Il was greatly surprised to re-
ceive word from you that a report
had been received that I was using
my automobile for pleasure. driving
to and from Sherwood Forest.
II am pleased to explain to4you
that I believe this report to be un-
founded and untrue.
Z have owned home III 6her-
wood Forest for many years and be-
cause of the OPA regulations on
pleasure driving Or nonessential
driving, I am very careful that no
such travel is indulged in by me.
Asserts He Uses Train.
II made a trip to the Annapolis
subofice on official business on
Saturday, June 26, and on the way
dropped off members of my family
at Sherwood Forest.
This is on the direct route on
the South Shore to Annapolis.
Il have not used my car for pleas
ure driving, nor have I driven it to
Baltimore. Since living in Sherwood
Forest, 1 have bought and used
transportation on the B. g. A. by
bus and by train.
This transportation is used daily
except when I remain in Baltimore
for the night"
Neither Mr.. Mundy nor Mr.. Nc
Cormick had any comment on the
case.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
OPA Asked to Investigate Flood
Of T Coupons in Alexandria

Virginia OPA officials have been
requested to investigate an alleged
gasoline black market in Alexandria,
it was learned today.
J. S. Douglas, executive secretary
Of the Alexandria Ration Board. said
several reliable = service station
dealers" in the city have reported
that holders of surplus T coupons,
each good for 5 gallons of gasoline,
have placed blocks of the tickets
with service stations in an effort to
build up reserves of gasoline for use
after the present T coupons become
invalid. Mr. Douglas said he did not
know where the coupons had come
from.
Mr.. Douglas said service station
men making the report told the
board that they had been approached
by motorists who had in their pos
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Fairfax Upho|ds.
FWAP|an for
Lease Of Sewer
County to Poy 81
A Yeor for Eoch
Unit Using Line

A proposal submitted by Federal
Works Agency ofiicials for the lease
of the trunk line in the Holmes Run
watershed, which is nearing COM,
pletion, was approved yesterday by
the Fairfax County Board Of Super
visors.
Under the tentative proposal Of
fered by FWA oficials, the trunk
line will be leased to the county for
the duration, with the provision that
the county operate and maintain
the system and pay the Government
81 per year for each business -estab-
lishment or family unit dwelling
using the line.
In addition, the county will pay
$3.50 per. year for permitting the
Quartermaster Depot located at
Holmes Run to connect with the
line.
No provision was made for the
fees to be charged by the county to
persons, towns or subdivisions, which
may use the system. The service
charges are now being worked out
by j. J. Corbalis, county sanitary
district engineer.
The line is being constructed with
a Federal grant of approximately
81 ,000, 900 and the system extends
from Falls Church TO the Potomac
River, east Of New Alexandria. It
is approximately 10 miles long.
The county plans to construct
lateral lines to serve various COM
munities located in Sanitary Dis
trict No. as soon as funds are
available.
The system will serve the COM
munities of Belle Haven, New Alex
andria, Fair Haven, Fairview,
Groveton, Wilton Woods, Seminary,
Holmes Run, Lincolnia, Baileys
Gross Roads, Sleepy Hollow, Merri-
field, Dunn Loring and the town Of
Falls Church.
Evening star., 1943-07-08

session quantities" of T coupons.
When the dealers refused to take
the coupons and establish "gaso-
line credit for customers. they said
the motorists told them that "other
stations would accept their cou-
pons. ~' '-'
Mr.. Douglas said the prevalence
OF, T coupons was responsible for the
OPA's order voiding the present
coupons in about two weeks and re-
placing them with the new TT cou-
pons for commercial vehicles. He
said it is unlawful for a service sta
ton to sell gasoline for a private
automobile on a T coupon.
He said the reports of the black
market operations in gasoline have
been passed on to State enforcement
officials and it is now up to them to
make an Investigation.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
D. {. Judges Confirmation
Expected in Senate Today

The Senate probably will confirm
Judge Almond w. Scott and Thomas
D. Quinn for places on the Munich
pal Court of the District today.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
reported both men favorably yester-
day afternoon, indicating it regard
ed Mr.. Quinn's legal service in the
Department of Justice complied
with the requirement In the Munich
pal Court Act that judges must have
practiced law In the District for five
years.
Judge Scott is being reappointed,
and Mr.. Quinn is succeeding Judge
Hobart Newman.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Virginia Reports 5 Cases
Of Rocky Mountain Fever

By the Associated Press
RICHMOND, July 8.-Five cases
OF Rocky Mountain spotted fever
were reported in the State during
the week ended July 3, the State
health departments weekly sum-
mary on communicable diseases dis
closed yesterday. Only three cases
were reported in the same week
last year
Other disease figures for the week
were: Diphtheria, cases: in
f1uenza, 70; measles, 81; meningitis
Is; scarlet fever, 13; typhoid and
paratyphoid fever, 7; whooping
cough, 81; diarrhea and dysentery
156.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Kensington Fire Unit
InstuIIs B. G. Rioos

Bradley c. Riggs has been in
stalled as president Of the Kensing-
ton CMd) Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. Other officers installed are:
Edwin Wilkes, first vice presi-
dent; Ralph Burdette, second vice
president; Kenly S. Bell, secretary;
R. E. L. Smith, treasurer; Leonard
Daymude, chief; Thomas Williams,
assistant chief, and Newman Car
mack, Walter Fox and John Graf,
captains.
Chief Daymude has appointed
Richard Burbank, w. Hurdle and
Walter Snapp as lieutenants, while
William Reilly, Roger Curry and
Leroy Taylor were named sergeants.
Evening star., 1943-07-08
Federal Tax Collections
Rise 80 Pct. in VIRGINIA
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, July 8.-Internal
revenue collections here for the
fiscal year just ended totaled $751;
100000. Collector N. B. Early, jr..
said yesterday, or about 80 per cent
above last years total Of $398, ,OOO, 900.
The biggest single increase was
noted in income taxes, which more
than doubled last years collections.
The 1923 total collected was about
$197 ,000. 900 compared to the SOC, ,00O,-
900 Of the previous year.
Internal revenue receipts Tor June
were $74, ,178t087. an increase of more
than $2l ,000, 900 over June a year
ago.