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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-10-14
Weather Ban Is
Now Suspended
Forecast May Now Be Printed,
Office Of Censorship Has
Announced

Washington - Relaxation of
publishing and broadcasting re-
strictions on weather forecasts
and other information was order
ed Monday night by the office of
censorship because of improved
defense and other war condi-
tons"
Beginning at midnight Tuesday
newspapers were permitted for
the first time since the war be-
gan to publish any weather infor-
nation they wish except unof-
ficial forecasts. Heretofore they
have been allowed only to print
weather news of their own To-
calities.
Coupled with the recent partial
dismantling of the Office of Civil
ian Defense Air Raid Precaution-
airy System, action held out in
creasing hope that the United
States may have less to fear
from direct enemy action hence
forth in the war.
''The diminishing benefits from
weather restrictions" Censorship
Director Byron Price said, nov
appear to be over-balanced by the
inevitable handicaps imposed on
farming, aviation, shipping and
other essential activities by in
adequate weather information.
During the period of severe re-
striction, newspapers and radio
stations have not been permitted
to use the word rain" in connec-
ton with floods and other natural
disasters but have been required
to say merely that weather" was
responsible. Hereafter, all such
restrictions are lifted and rain,
floods, snow and other weather
phenomena may be freely report
ed
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Gas Applications Due
In Arlington Today
B ond c Drivers Must
Mail Blanks to Bourd

To-day is the deadline for Airing
ton County motorists TO mail their
applications for B and C gasoline
ration renewals to the county ration
board. About 10000 applications
are expected.
John De Lashmutt, chairman Of
the board. said that motorists hold
ing B or C books, regardless of the
date of issue, must obtain renewal
blanks, fill them out and mail them
to the board not later than today,
along with tire inspection records.
Blanks are obtainable at all gaso-
line and tire inspection stations in
the county.
Pointing out that this is the sec
ond attempt by the board to mail
books to motorists in an effort to
save gasoline and time, Mr.. De
Lashmutt said the success or failure
of this method is important in de-
Gliding methods of future issuances.
If today's deadllne is met. he
said, workers will have sufficient
time to audit and return books be-
fore the current ones expire. No
applications for gasoline except
those indicating crucial need will
be handled by the board after the
deadline, he warned.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Blood Donor Center
Will Open July 81
Prominent OfficioIs
To Attend inaugural

The new District Red Cross blood
donor center at the Acacia Building
near the Capitol will be opened Of
flclally on July 81, it was announced
today by Lee Butler, chairman of
the center.
Prominent Government. District
and Red Cross officials will partlci-
pate in the opening ceremonies.
The first donor in the quarters will
be Robert Montgomery, son of Will
liam Montgomery. who is celebrate
ing his 50th year as director of the
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co.
1t was through the elder Mr.. Mont
gomery and the generosity of his
company that the Red Cross was
given free use of the entire third
floor of the Acacia Building as we'll
as additional space on the first and
second floors.
The new donor center will have
floor space of approximately $4,000
square feet, onethird of which will
be devoted to the donating room.
The center also will be provided
with comfortable restrooms, a can
teen room and refreshment room,
as we'll as coffee and appointment
rooms. storage space and technical
laboratories.
At present, the donor center is To-
Gated in the old Naval Hospital,
Twenty third and c streets NV,
and will continue to operate there
until August 2, when the Acacia
center will be opened to the public.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Penalties for Driyinq
Issued Against Is
Panel Acts in Cases
In Prince GEORGES

Thirteen Prince Georges County
motorists were penalized yesterday
by special panel of the Hyattsville
Rationing Board for pleasure driv-
ing.
Stif1est penalty was handed out in
the case of Charles C. Jones, colored,
of Dunkerk, whose A and C gas ra-
ton books were suspended for a
year. Others penalized were:
Frank H. Baxter, Crestview; Gill
bert Thomas. Berwyn: William A.
Cafle, East Riverdale, and Kenneth
Santill, Hyattsville. A and B books
suspended for 80 days.
Also. Leslie R. Seitz, Brentwood,
and Richard Fadley Mount Rainier,
A and B books suspended for IS
days; Mary [ Daley. Brentwood,
and James A. Weller, Beltsville, two
A coupons removed; Kidd Claiborne,
Berwyn; John E. Burroughs, Kenil-
worth, and Adolph L. Geyer, Berwyn,
two c coupons removed, and Will
liam H. Abbott. Hyattsville, one B
coupon removed.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
3,400 AIexandrians
Use Pool in Week
Hours Changed to Aid
In Sanitation Work

Thirty -four hundred persons used
the Alexandria swimming pool the
first week of its operation this sea-
son, it was announced today. ..
DR.. w. A. Browne, city health Off
GER, said at the same time that the
hours for the use of the pool had
been changed in order to permit
sufficient time for cleaning and
change of water, and to insure sani-
tary conditions.b avoiding overuse
The pool will be closed all day
Mondays and Fridays, with the ex-
ception of July S, when regular after
noon and evening hours will be kept.
There will be no morning hours
except for the scheduled Red Cross
swimming classes. Afternoon ses-
sions will be from to o'clock.
Evening hours are from to 10
O'Clock, but all children under 16
must be out of the pool by 9.
On week days. the pool attendance
is limited to 400 persons in the aft
ernoon, and to 300 at night, while
on week ends and holidays, 500
swimmers will be admitted in the
afternoon and 300 at night.
The same hours apply to the
wading pool, which is maintained for
the use of children under six, and
which is refilled and cleaned daily.
DR.. Browne praised the work be-
Ing done by Miss Claire Eorieet,
the drst woman supervisor Of the
pool
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Washington Woman
To Christen DESTROYER

The destroyer Newcomb, sched-
uled to be launched July at the
Boston Navy Yard. will be christened
by Mrs. c. c. Baughman, wife Of
Capt Baughman, director of special
activities of the Bureau of Naval
Personnel here, according to an AS
sociated Press dispatch from Boston.
The Newcomb will be one of two
destroyers to be launched on that
day, the other being the Bennion,
named after Capt. Mervyn Sharp
Bennion, who was killed during the
Pearl Harbor attack while in COM
mand of the battleship West Vir-
ginia.
The Newcomb Is named for Com
modore Frank H. Newcomb. Coast
Guard, who died in 1884 at the age
of 81. He served in the Navy dur
ing the Civil War and then entered
the Revenue Cutter Service, prede-
cessor of the Coast Guard. During
the Spanish-American War he COM
manded the cutter Hudson on block
ade duty off Cardenas and Matazas,
Cuba. He won the Congressional
Medal of Honor for gallantry IN
action,
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Stop Rumors 10 Halt
Race Riot Threats,
Mrs. Roosevelt Urqes
Declares Both White
And CoIored People
Must Feel Good VIII

To avoid future race riots, beth
white and colored people must
scotch rumors and stop fear, Mrs.
Roosevelt said today.
At her last press conference of
the summer, Mrs Roosevelt was
asked to comment on the recent dis
turbance in Detroit.
White and colored people with
out fear must go out in an area that
is beginning to be bad Mrs. Roose-
welt said. "A determined effort by
these groups to track down truth of
rumors might help prevent other
race riots"
She cited Norfolk residents who
stopped rumor of mass arming of
Negroes with ice picks. simply by
going to hardware stores to check
on the number of picks being
bought
Must Feel Good Will"
People who want good will must
really feel good will and not be
afraid" she continued. 1T doesn't
mean you have to live with people
every minute because you have good
will" she said, but she did feel the
tension of war nerves in this coun-
try might be soothed if both sides"
made determined effort at calm
ness and good will
Mrs. Roosevelt was disappointed
at the defeat of the Governments
food subsidy plan. she said, because
its opponents have so far failed to
suggest an alternative. She said an
educational program on the dangers
OF imitation might help people un-
derstand the Governments price
control problems little better.
But whether We have time for
educational programs on all these
things, don't know" she said.
The Presidents wife spent half of
her conference denying the same
travel rumors that have been COM
ing up at nearly every conference
this year.
No Plans for Travel.
Il have not been asked to 60 to
South America in the first place."
she smiled. so I have no plans
to 60"
1t would be pleasant to visit Nine.
Chang Kai-shek Ill China, she said,
but she is not planning to go there
at this time, either, she insisted.
She is going to Hyde Park. do
things around the place the rest of
the summer
Commenting on the end Of an
other year as newspaper columnist,
Mrs. Roosevelt said censorship rules
had taught her Ito take the weather
very seriously" The Presidents wife
has been reprimanded three times
for mentioning weather in places
she visited
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Reduction Is SOUGHT
In D. T.. Cafe Prices
ClO Groups Present OPA
With Plea From 5000

A joint resolution prepared by
the Washington Industrial Union
Council and the District Council OF
the United Federal Workers calling
for a reduction of prices in Wash
ington restaurants was presented
today to Robert K. Thompson, Dis
trict OPA director, by Daniel H
Schwartz, president of the local
United Federal Workers Council.
The resolution. signed by approx
imately 5000 District residents
complained that the increase in res
taurants' prices was greater in pro-
portion than the gain in labor and
material costs.
MIR. Thompson told Mr.. Schwartz
that survey of Washington res
taurant prices had been made by
the District OPA recently and that
a recommendation for a new pro-
gram had been submitted to both
the regional Office in New York and
the national Office He said a reply
to the recommendation was expected
momentarily.
The OPA official also told the
union president that it was not in
his power to act on the petition, but
that he would pass it on to higher
officials.
Evening star., 1943-06-30

Coupons good for about 10000
gallons of gasoline were burned here
today in ceremony marking the
surrender by commercial fleet oper-
ators of T and bulk coupons worth
100000 gallons.
The burning took place in the
Offices of William T. Tobin. District
manager of the motor transport
division, Office of Defense Trans
portation, at Eleventh and G
streets NV.
This saving was the result of con-
servation measures adopted by fleet
operators in the District and l3
neiehboring counties. In addition to
Washington and Alexandria, Va. the
area includes Arlington, Fairfax,
Culpeper, Fauquier. Loudoun, Prince
William and Rappahannock Coun-
ties in Virginia. and Prince Georges,
Montgomery, Calvert, Charles and
St. Marys Counties in Maryland.
Allotments Reviewed.
Since the beginning of the cur
rent gasoline shortage in the East" "
Mr.. Tobin said. "all ODT district
offices have been reviewing truck
bus and taxicab motor fuel allot-
ments.
In the Washington district we
have reviewed approximately 1000
feet certificates OF war necessity
since the beginning OF the gasoline
crisis. These have yielded a total
of 100000 gallons of gasoline. Most
of the coupons for this gasoline were
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Montgomery Chest
Is Approved by Area
Community War Fund
County Organization
Held Logical Move
By Metropolitan Official

Approval of the recently organ
lied Montgomery County Commu-
nifty Chest was granted yesterday by
the Community War Fund of the
Metropolitan Area, through its ex-
ecutive director, Herbert L. Will
lett, jr.
In letter to Lacy Shaw. president
of the Board of County Commission
ers, Mr.. Willett said:
The development of the Mont
gomery County Community Chest
is exactly in line with recommends
tions of the National War Fund
The Community War Fund of the
Metropolitan Area feels that the
step taken in Montgomery County
is logical, wise and thoroughly in
accord with the general national
plan
Organized Last Week.
Acceptance of the County Com
munity Chest followed its organi-
zation Friday, when 125 citizens rep
resenting all sections of the county
banded together either to become
a participating agency of the Com
munity War Fund or to conduct a
drive in the county for financing
welfare, health and character
building agencies through joint
effort.
Work in preparation for such a
venture has been spread over a num-
ber of years The steering commit
tee which planned and effected the
organization includes community
leaders long interested in all phases
of civic, health, education and well
fare work.
Returns Cited.
1t was pointed out at the organi-
zation meeting that Montgomery
County residents last year paid into
the Community War Fund a total
of $250,000, while the county re-
ceived in return, through three
agencies, less than $4,000.
Fred L. Lutes, chairman of the
Budget Committee, urges commu-
nifty agencies who are eligible and
wish to join the Community Chest
to prepare and submit their budgets
for the last years and the coming
year.
Evening star., 1943-06-30

surrendered by truckers who have
effected conservation in their oper-
ations, and now need less gasoline
than they anticipated when they
first applied"
Mr.. Tobin added that I'VE expect
to continue reviewing the certifl-
Gates of war necessity of all truck
operators in this district until as
much waste mileage and duplicating
service is eliminated as is possible. "
McEvoy Watches Burning.
Watching the burning ceremony
was Alvin S. McEvoy, associate di-
rector of ODT's motor transport
division.
Many of the coupons were the
bulk variety. each one good for 100
gallons of gasoline.
Asked if this saving in commercial
fleet operation gas consumption
would make it possible for buses and
cabs to receive a larger gas allot-
ment, Mr.. McEvoy said it would not
change the present scarcity in the
Eastern area.
Every three months ODT requires
reports from feet operators as to the
gas consumed, miles travelled and
amount of freight hauled. under a
rationing policy. For the Nation as
a whole. Mr.. McEvoy stated, a
survey shows fleet operators have
saved 100000 gallons of gasoline
each day by effecting economies
and through cooperative effort.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Bikes Must Be Licensed
By Tomorrow in Alexandra

All Alexandria bicycles must be
licensed before tomorrow, or their
owners will be summoned to court,
according to Police Chief Edgar
Sims. July is the deadline set by
recently enacted city ordinance.
Capt. Sims said that 2,075 bicycles
have been licensed to date. Tags
are issued at police headquarters
after the machines have passed in
spection of brakes, rear reflector
bell and light if ridden at night.
Bicycle riders are subject to the
same traffic rules governing auto
mobiles, and violation of the regu-
lations will subject the owner to a
fine of 50 to 500 and or impound-
ing of the bicycle for 5 to 80 days.
Capt. Sims reminded riders that
bicycles may not be ridden on side
walks and must be parked next. to
the curb or close to buildings where
they will not obstruct the sidewalk
traffic. If they take up space by a
parking meter, money must be de-
posted In the meter the same Is for
automobiles.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Boykin Admits
Knocking Down
Intruder Twice

representative Boykin. Democrat,
of Alabama admitted today that he
twice knocked down a man who in
truded at the table at which he was
dining with Senator Bankhead of
Alabama last night on the roof of
the Washington Hotel.
The Representative said he went
into action when the stranger called
him "a name no red-blooded Ameri-
can will stand for unless it is ac-
companied by smile"
After the first knockdown, Mr..
Boykin said, Senator Bankhead sug-
gested that they 60 downstairs for
the dinner and that the same man,
accompanied by several friends, fol-
lowed them into the elevator. The
stranger persisted in insulting him.
and when he repeated the remark
Mr.. Boykin said he replied with an
other blow to the jaw.
And that's all there was to it." he
concluded.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
viereckJury
Hears Details
OF Book Sales
Legislators Revealed
As Biggest Buyers
Of Own Writings

Former Senator Rush D. Holt Of
West Virginia and Representative
Day, Republican, Of Illinois, were
their own best customers for books
they had published by Flanders Hall.
it developed today in the District
Court trial of George Sylvester
Viereck, German propagandist.
Thomas H. Morgan, special agent
for the Federal Bureau Of Investiga-
ton, told the jury his examinatin Of
the publishing house accounts show
ed that sales of I'VE Must Save the
Republic" written by Mr.. Day and
who is Who Among the War
mongers," written by Mr.. Holt, we're
credited almost entirely to the two
authors
The Holt book sales were $1,000,
with the former Senator from West
Virginia as the sole purchaser, while
Mr.. Days book sales were s1,164,
the witness, certified public ac-
countant, testified.
Viereck Account Separate.
He also disclosed that a separate
account was established in Flanders
Hall operations and given the title
OF "Viereck Publica cions." The Gov
ernment contends that Viereck used
the obscure New Jersey concern to
publish and distribute propaganda
booklets having their origin in Ger
many.
Mr.. Morgan testified that records
showed the total cost of publishing
and distributing the anti-British
book, 100 Families That Rule the
Empire" was s3,05l.
The jury of three women and nine
men yesterday heard Sigfrid H.
Hauck, former president of the
firm, tell of Viereck pouring s22, 500
into the company over period Of
more than year and receiving back
only $4,000.
Viereck is being tried for the third
time for alleged violations of the
Foreign Agents Registration Act.
He is charged specifically with fall
ing to list with the State Depart
ment all foreign principals for
which he worked and with failure to
supply the department with a COM
prehenslve statement of his activi-
ties before the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
To Call DR.. Ellinger.
The Government planned to call
DR.. Werner Ellinger of the Library
of Congress, an expert on German
publications, and Dr.. Robert T. M.
Kempner Of the University of Penn
sylvania, an authority on German
law and Nazi agencies, Prosecutor
Albert E. Aren't announced.
The Government contends Viereck
remained behind the scene of Flan-
ders Hall operations, but at the
same time played the leading part
in the firms business, including the
supplying and editing of all manu-
scripts and having the final say in
all business transactions.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
200 Workers Avert
Laundry Labor Crisis;
Plight Still Serious
= inexperienced Help
Must Undergo Training
For Two Weeks

The District laundry labor situa-
tlon Is still in bad shape, but a
crisis has been averted by the United
States Employment Service. which
has recruited nearly 200 workers,
George Walker, executive secretary
OF the Washington Laundry-Dry
Cleaning Association. said today.
We are still in a serious plight.
because it will take two weeks to
train the inexperienced new help,
mostly colored women. but improve
ment can be looked for in the near
future" Mr.. Walker stated.
He praised the USES for launch
ing recruiting drive through COL
ored churches, movie theaters and
the radio that brought quick results
Many laundries. Mr.. Walker said
are unable to accept new customers
with some plants so hard hit by
labor shortage that they could not
call for laundry bundles.
Mr.. Walker said he wanted to clear
up widespread MISUNDERSTANDING
that laundry workers were paid
only 32,9 cents per hour. This fig
ure, he said, applies only to those
in school" The average salary
paid unskilled laundry workers is
approximately Al cents an hour. he
emphasized. He said this meant that
qualified workers earn from s25 to
s35 weekly, according to their in
dividual skill. 1t requires at least
two weeks training for a new worker
to be considered in the productive
class, he pointed out.
K. Vernon Banta, director of the
USES, said his Office would continue
to deal with the emergency situa-
tlon ito our utmost abflitv,' in
order to prevent laundry plants from
being closed.
Meanwhile, Fred T. Hetzel, act
ing area manpower director. said
he would request laundry industry
representatives to maintain a spe-
cial personnel worker at the United
States Employment Office to take
advantage of the "pre-screening"
process here, whereby worker
found not qualified for one line of
work might be assigned to another
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Autumna| Day
Follows Break
In Heat Wave
Temperature Drops
From 86 to 50
After Ruin

Washed by cool breezes, Washing
ton felt almost like a pleasure resort
today to inhabitants who sweltered
through record-breaking June
heat wave before yesterdays rain
plummeted the temperature from a
high Of SO to SO within an hour.
The mercury retreated to an au-
tumnal 81 at 6 am. today, climaxing
the best night for sleeping District
residents have enjoyed in weeks.
The Weather Bureau forecast con-
tinued cool today and tonight, with
moderate TO fresh winds diminishing
tonight.
Sailboat Upset.
One heat prostration was reported
at noon yesterday and the windstorm
preceding the rain upset an 1S-foot
sailboat, spilling its two occupants
into the Potomac.
Mrs. Josephine Orsini Of 81 P
street NV. was reported resting
comfortably at her home after be-
ing treated yesterday at Garfield
Hospital for heat prostration. Oc-
cupants of the sailboat were Will
liam j. Cooke, 10, of Chevy Chase
Circle and Cora Savin, IT, of 6l52
Thirty-f first street NV, who were
rescued by 1t. o. R. Saunders of the
Harbor Police. Neither suffered any
after effects from their experience.
Boon to Whiting Crops.
The rain didn't arrive too soon
for harassed Maryland farmers. A
heavy downpour in st. Marys
County and other portions of
Southern Maryland was boon to
whiting crops. 1t was the first
heavy rain in almost six weeks and
stopped virtually all highway traffic
about two hours.
The downpour also extinguished
an underground fire which had been
burning several days near Leonard
town. 1t arrived in the nick of
time at Baltimore, where city off,
cials had banned the use of hose
for watering lawns or for cleaning
sidewalks.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Mrs. R. J. Powers Heads
Junior Red Cross Unit

Maj. L. L. Dye. chairman of the
Montgomery County Chapter of the
American Red Cross, has announced
the appointment of Mrs. r. ]. Pow
ers. 4508 Harling lane, Chevy
Chase, as chairman of the Junior
Red Cross for the chapter.
Mrs. Powers, who is in charge of
the newly-organized Jeep House,
summer project for boys and girls
OF Bethesda and Chevy Chase, sue
ceeds Mrs. Emmett j. Leahy, who
resigned.
The appointment of Mrs. Lee R.
Pennington, jr., II Taylor Street,
Chevy Chase, as chairman of Home
Nursing to succeed Mrs. George
Pariseau, also was announced. Mrs.
Pariseau resigned on account of ill
health.
Evening star., 1943-06-30

~ PoA SAA2SAAo o1A-
nouncement.
Pvt. S c h i ! d t
was j n d u c t e d
into the Army in
November, 1912,
a n d W a S sent
overseas about a
month later. He
was captured by
the Germans in
February during
the North Afri-
can campaign,
his mother said.
He attended the
Savage Elemen-
tary School near