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Evening star., 1943-06-18
Prince Georges
Will Open 26
Areas for Play
Pushing PIons Also
= For 10 Doy-Core
Centers in County

The Princes Georges County
Child Care Committee today
pushed plans to open 26 recre-
ational centers and 10 day-care
centers within the next two weeks.
The 26 recreational areas, five
OF which are colored, are sched-
uled to open July l and will con-
tinue to August 81. Only children
between the ages Of 6 and IA are
eligible to participate in the pro-
gram. No fee will be charged. The
81 white play areas will be op-
Grated in the following schools:
Laurel, Beltsvile, Berwyn, COL
lege Park, University Park. River
dale, Hyattsville. Brentwood, Cot
tage City. Bladensburg, Bradbury
Heights, Upper Marlboro, Takoma
Park, Suitland, Seat Pleasant,
Greenbelt, Capitol Heights, Lam
ham, Glenn Meadows, Edmonston
and Cheverly.
Colored Centers.
The five colored centers will be
opened in the North Brentwood
Fairmont Heights, Lakeland, Blad-
ensburg and Laurel Schools.
The l0-day-care centers, which
are intended only for children be-
tween the ages of and whose
mothers are working, will be set up
In the Suitland, Bradbury Heights
Riverdale, Laurel, J. Enos Ray
Schools, and in the North Brent
wood Baptist Church (colored) and
Hyattsville First Methodist Church
Two centers will be located in
Greenbelt Apartments, which have
been set aside for that purpose. A
site for the Mount Rainier Brent
wood area has not yet been selected
{ While $4,000 has been made avail
able by the Federal Works Agency
for operation of the nurseries for
six months, committee members ex-
pressed assurance that additional
funds would be. obtained to extend
the program for the duration of the
war.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton, State
Board Of Education co-ordinator for
FIlllCe georges county, said the
nurseries would open as soon as
additional applications are received
for the various centers. She also
said more trained personnel is
needed to assure adequate super
vision. Supervisors will be paid
monthly salaries ranging from SIPS
to $3.50.
we need applications particu-
larly in the Laurel area" Mrs. Ham,
ilton declared, 'as we'll as in prac-
tically every other area in which q
day-care center will be located"
She urged prospective applicants
for supervisory positions to call her
at Hyattsville 0369. Mothers seek
ing to place their children in one of
the various nurseries also were
urged to call her.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Halifax Sees Tasks
After War Eased bv
Trade Cooperation
Tells Junior Board
Thut British Won't Favor
Cutthroot Competition

British Ambassador Lord Halifax
yesterday. told luncheon meeting
of the Junior Board of Commerce
that there was need in the postwar
world for close partnership of the
large powers and stressed the need
for cooperation between the Brit
ish and American people.
Lord Halifax declared there was
mo solution to be found by follow
ing the path of rigid economic
nationaliSm," and warned that the
democratic nations would have a
great responsibility" in the post
war world Ito further and to take
care Of the living standards and
contentment of their and other peo-
pies"
| Using the phrase good world cit
izen,' Lord Halifax spoke of the
need for citizens to reach out and
make national citizenship "a vehicle
of wider service to the whole of
mankind, upon which, he said, the
future peace and happiness of the
world depends.
! Il do not say" he added, that we
can solve all our problems by Coop
Grafton, but there are few that we
| cannot solve"
Trade Expansion Possible.
Speaking of his own people, Lord
Halifax said they did not want to
see cutthroat competition for export
markets, although such markets
were essential to their standard of
living. He predicted that if trade
were handled right and with imag-
ination it was capable of immense
expansion"
| There is need and opportunity
for frank and open discussion" the
British Ambassador declared be-
I tween the British and American
Governments and the businessmen
of both countries He predicted
.ha. there would be many differ
ences of opinion between the two
countries, but said that when
added up they are but dust in the
balance" compared with close part
nership Of the big powers.
Lord Halifax said it was one of
the laws of life both for indi-
viduals and for nations. that great
power means responsibility. He
! listed among the promising point
ers" of the future trend the At
lartic Charter. mutual aid agree
ments among the United Nations,
renewal of the trade agreements act,
| discussions on international none
| tary problems and the recent food
conference at Hot Springs, Va.
Cites Axis Mistake
In presenting the trade difficulties
OF his country during the war, Lord
Halifax said that lease-lend had
gone long way toward helping to
solve the British foreign exchange
problem. Following the attack on
Pearl Harbor, which he termed the
biggest mistake" of the Axis, Lord
Halifax said that lease-lend became
mo longer one-way traffic"
The Junior Board presented a
War Bond to Cadet Capt. Howard
Surface, jr., of Company L of West
ern High School as winner in cadet
competitions. James H. Mann, who
served for the past year as chairman
of the Luncheon Program Com
mlttee, introduced Lord Halifax at
the luncheon, held at the Annapolis
Hotel. Mr.. Mann was sworn in yes
teroay as lieutenant, Junior grade.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Contract Awarded
For Wafer and Sewer!
In Accotink Village
Project Is Outerowth
Of FWA Gront;; Area
Asks Sanitary District

Contract for the construction of
water and sewer system in Acco-
tink village has been awarded to the
firm Of C. H. Lawson, Williamsburg
Va, by the Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors. Mr. Lawson's bid of
$39,096.45 was the lowest of eight
bids received
Board members announced that
construction of the project, which
will furnish water and sewage facili-
ties to residents of the village, is ex-
pected to begin within the next few
weeks. A committee consisting
Of Commonwealth's Attorney Paul
E, Brown and j. J. Corbalis, sanitary
district engineer. was named to con-
fer with authorities at Fort Belvoir
to make arrangements to provide
water and sewage disposal for the
project
The Federal Works Agency. which
has allocated grant of approx
mately $4,000 for the work, will
supervise the construction. On
its completion. the system will be
operated By the county on a nom
profit basis. A service fee will be
charged the users to bear the cost
Of operation and maintenance.
Another committee was named to
make a study of juvenile delin-
quency. child care, Fairgrounds and
recreation problems in the county,
after plans Of the County Child Care
Committee TO establish several play
grounds throughout the county were
explained to the board by James E.
Bauserman. elementary school su-
pervisor and member of the Child
Care Committee.
Fairgrounds Opened.
Mr.. Bauserman said two play
grounds opened this week, one at
Groveton, with Isl children register
ing the first day. and the other at
Falls Church. with 81 children regis
tering. 1t is planned to open others
at Mclean. Vienna, Herndon, Fair
fax and .Annandale. The centers
are being financed by various local
organizations, supplemented with
an appropriation of s2,215 from the
Community Chest.
On recommendation Of Capt.
Joseph c. Bennett, county civilian
defense co-ordinator, the board au-
thorized abandonment OF the civilian
defense communication control CEN
ter located in the Trial Justice
Building. The authorization was
made after discussion of a request
to move the center to Falls Church,
and after Capt. Bennett said the
center is not being manned properly
because of insufficient volunteers.
The board reappointed w. M.
McCollum as member of the
County Planning Commission for a
term of five years, beginning July g.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Two New Alexandra
Schools, Denied FWA
Funds, May Not Open
Superintendent Renews
PIeo for Operating
Expenses Of Buildings

T. c. Williams, superintendent of
Alexandra schools, declared today
that unless the Federal Works
Agency grants a request for funds
for operation Of the new Janney's
Lane School and the proposed Park
fairfax School these institutions
will not be able to open for the fall
term.
Mr.. Williams said a second re-
quest to FWA is being prepared,
but probably will not be submitted
for several days, or until certain
data can be complied
He said request to the City
Council Tuesday for $25,000 for
operation of these schools was
turned down. The FWA, he added,
is the only other agency to which
the board can turn for necessary
funds.
FWA Reported Plea.
The board received a refusal last
week from FWA for an ALLEGATION
of $4,000. or 5000 more than was
asked of the City Council, for opera
ton Of the two new schools which
we're built to relieve overcrowding
brought about by an influx Of war
workers. -
The JAnney's Lane School is a six
room. building Intended to accom-
i,modate about $50 children living in
the Government projects at Chin
quapin Village and Cameron Valley
The FWA recently appropriated
s45 900 for construction OF a six room
school at Parkfairfax, the Metro
politan Life Insurance Co.'S housing
project. and work is scheduled to
start on that building next month.
Council Refused Request.
The City Council denied the funds
on the grounds that the city had
appropriated s83 900 more for school
operation in the 1943 budget than
was granted In 1912. and that 1t was
unable to allot any more
Mr.. Williams, in his letter to the
FWA, will include figures prepared
by City Manager Carl Budwesky,
showing the city's tax losses on land
condemned by the Government, as
we'll as the difference between
assessed valuations and the amount
received in personal property taxes
from residents of Federal housing
projects in the city
The City Council has assured the
School Board of its cooperation in
an attempt to show the FWA that
failure to receive the funds will
work an undue hardship on the city.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Those graduating were:
AFL Teamsters Cancel
Pact With Machinists
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Executive Board Of the
Teamsters Union, AFL, has can
celed a jurisdictional agreement 1t
had maintained with the Machin-
lists Union for % years.
The machinists withdrew from
the AFL last month. Teamster
Union officials said the agreement
was predicated on both unions
being AFL members, and that since
the machinists had withdrawn from
the AFL, the agreement was at an
end and the teamsters were free to
take in groups from the maehinists
union.
Dan Tobin, Teamster Union presi-
dent, said yesterday several groups
of automobile mechanics already
have applied for affiliation with his
union.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
.0PA Shakes Up
Ration Board as
TawesAfterInatl
IT
Two Members Added
To Assure More T.
Efficient Operation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PfcSS.
BALTIMORE, June 1s.-Two new
members have been added to the
Crisfield Ration Board which exon
Grated State Controller J. Millard
Tawes of charges of violating the
ban on pleasure driving.
State Price Administrator Leo H.
Mccormick, ordering reorganiza-
ton of the board "to assure more
eficient operation" named as the
new members @. E. Sheriff and FL
lott Richardson.
Mr.. Sheriff is an engineer for the
Eastern Shore Public Service Co.,
and Mr.. Richardson Is the Crisfeld
representative of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co.
Mr.. Mccormick retained John S.
Holland as chairman of the board
and did not replace either of the
two other members of the present
panel-Honis A. Tull and Edward
M. Milbourne.
Regretted Decision"
Mr.. Mccormick declared he took
the action after conferring with
members of the board, and he quot
ed them as saying they regretted
their decision exceedingly in the
Tawes case, in which they found
that Mr.. Tawes had not violated the
pleasure driving ban because no
transportation facilities were avail
able from Crisfleld to the southern
limit of the area in which pleasure
driving is prohibited.
Mr.. Mccormick said board MEM
bers admitted that railroad trans
portation was available to Mr. Tawes
within 20 miles of his home for the
trip to Georgia to attend his sons
wedding, which he made in a State
owned car.
Mr.. TaWes was subsequently sum-
moned to appear before a three-man
OPA panel in Baltimore on charges
of misusing c ration coupons, but
| admitted such misuse before the
date of the hearing.
The Baltimore panel revoked both
the personal and official gasoline
rations held by the controller, but
gave him permission to apply for
new official ration. His personal A
ration was revoked for a year.
Cites Boards Error.
| Mr.. Mccormick asserted that the
Crisfield board made its initial error
in hearing the pleasure driving vio-
| lation charge against Mr.. Tawes,
who had not been assigned an A
ration book for the State-owned car.
The OPA director said the pleasure
driving ban applied only to persons
holding basic gasoline rations.
M. B. Thawley, chief clerk of the
Crisfleld board, had been quoted by
Mr.. Tawes as having advised the
controller to drive to Georgia to at
tend his sons wedding, but Mr.. Nc
Cormick said the clerk told him he
gave no such advice.
Mr.. Thawley merely told Mr..
Tawes that he would get to the
wedding if he were in Mr.. Tawes'
place, but he did not suggest that
Mr.. Tawes use an automobile or
gasoline to make the trip" Mr.. Nc
Cormick said after conference
with the Crisfield board members
and their clerk.
He added that State ration off,
cials would visit the board during
the next few days to advise them of
all rationing regulations.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Prince Georges Plan!
Il Canning Centers
For Garden Growers
Open on June 70
With Teachers at
Each for Instruction

Establishment of seven white and
four colored community canning
centers for Victory gardeners In
Prince Georges County beginning
June %, was announced today by
Miss Ethel Regan, county home
demonstration agent.
The white centers will be set up in
the following schools:
Greenbelt Elementary and Hyatts-
vile. Bowie, Maryland Park. Upper
Marlboro, Oxon Hill and Gwynn
Park High Schools,
The colored cen.ers will be in the
Highland Park. Douglas and Lake
land High Schools. and in the Bowie
State Teachers College.
Each center will be manged by a
trained home economist. who will
spend the first three days giving in
structions in the use of pressure
cookers, tin can sealers and other
canning equipment
Miss Regan explained that enough
pressure cookers are expected for
each center by June 80 and the
centers will operate for 10 weeks
after that date. The entire pro-
gram is sponsored by the County
Board of Education.
No fees will be charged and per.
sons will be permitted to can only
for themselves. and not for sale
Those wishing to participate in the
program are asked to call Miss
Regan, Hyattsville 0531, or to regis
ter at any of the schools.
There must be at least 10 per-
sons in each class during the three
day Institutional period, and it is
hoped to have so in each class
when the program gets under way
Food is a weapon of defense, ;
Miss Regan declared. Every lar
of vegetables and fruits canned by
you for home consumption means
releasing that much more food tc
your own or your neighbor's son on
the fighting fronts"
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Recreation Use
Of Old Canal
To Be Restored
Barge Trips Slated
By Planners When
Repairs Are Made

After an inspection trip alone
the old Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Federal planning officials said to.
day this scenic route would be re.
stored to wartime recreational uses
as soon as flood damages are re-
paired.
Funds are now available to re-
store the canal between George
town and Brookmont. When water
is flowing IN it again, probably by
the end of the summer, the once
popular barge trips will be resumed
on Saturdays and Sundays.
Members of the National Capital
Planning Commission motored out
to Great Falls yesterday afternoon
making a careful study of the dam
age caused by last years flood
They were accompanied by Donald
E. McHenry, naturalist of the Ma
tional Capital Parks.
Impressed by Beauty.
1t was the consensus that the
canal right of way fits into the rec
reational uses of the George Wash
ington Memorial Parkway.
1--WE were greatly impressed with
the natural beauty Of the route,
said Secretary Thomas S. Settle
THE commission is especially anx-
ious that the canal be restored as
quickly as possible for the public's
use"
In these days of gasoline ration
ing, the mule-drawn barges are
sorely missed. Mr.. McHenry ex-
planned. Before the flood. people
had to be turned away as the barges
had only a limited seating capacity.
The Government has a $4,000
contract to supply water from the
canal to mills in the Georgetown
industrial area. For this reason,
work is to start soon on restoring
the flow of water. Planning officials
said the flood damage would be
repaired between. here and Chain
Bridge. Last year the barges con-
Quoted their week end tours as far
as Seneca, Md, about Is miles from
Georgetown.
To Study Bridge Plans.
The Planning Commission was to
close its June meeting late today.
A few matters of Importance are
pending. AS announced yesterday
commission members are prepared
to review preliminary plans for a
new highway bridge over the Po-
tomac at Fourteenth street. Funds
will be made available to the Dis
trict Highway Department on July
! for a thorough study of problems
involved in constructing the bridge.
The Planning Commission prob
ably will continue its monthly meet
ings through the summer, owing to
the pressure of war work. One rea-
son for omitting the usual summer
vacation is the public housing pro-
gram for war workers and matters
involving the six-year public works
program for the District. While the
latter is only in preliminary stage,
1t involves problems of planning that
require continuous study.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Alexandra Fails 10 Obtain
Court Ban on Trailer CAMPS

A motion by the City OF Alexan-
dria for temporary restraining
order to prevent the erection of two
trailer camps in the city was de-
MED by Judge Robert N. Pollard in
Alexandria District Court today.
The motion sought to restrain N.
L. Brodie, contractor engaged by the
Federal Public Housing Authority.
from building two camps to house so
white and so colored civilian en-
ployes of Fort Belvoir.
Judge Pollard based his decision
on provision in the Second War
Powers Act granting the Govern
ment the right to used Its land with
out regard to State or local laws.
Today's decision puts a finish to
fight waged for several weeks by
the Alexandria City Council, the
Chamber Of Commerce and a large
number Of residents against the
FPHA poject.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Army.
Arlington Man Found
Dead in Apartment

Samuel H. Foulks, about As, was
found dead at his apartment, 804
North Wayne street, Arlington, late
yesterday by packers who had en-
tered to crate furniture. DR.. w. c.
Welborn, county coroner, said death
was due to natural causes"
DR.. Welborn said the partly clad
body of Mr.. Foulks was found in
the bathroom. Mrs. Foulks, he said
is patient in st. Luke's Hospital
Richmond.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
AIexandrian Is Killed
In Maryland Collision

Martin D. Lewis, SO, of 1888 Pow
. hatan street, Alexandria, was killed
yesterday when his automobile and
a truck collided near Bryantown
Nd, State police reported.
Police said the truck was driven
by Ray M. johnson, colored, 825
Queen street, Alexandria. He was
being held at La Plata on a charge
of manslaughter.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
OPA Official Suspended
For Violating Driving Ban
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
PORTLAND. Me. June 18-Wes-
ley L. Whelpley, OPA rent control
director, has been suspended, Ken
meth B. Backman, New England
OPA director, announced yester-
day after attending a hearing al
which OPA commissioners found
Mr.. Whelpley guilty of violating
the pleasure driving ban.
A retired oil company Official
who formerly headed the Portland
Ration Board, Mr.. Whelpley was
charged with having driven to the
Portland Country Club for meal
and a round OF golf.
The commissioners suspended his
A and c gasoline rations for six
months. Mr.. Backman said he be-
lieved Mr.. Whelpley planned to
pppeal
Evening star., 1943-06-18
108 SeIectees Report
For Duty Tomorrow
II Go to Army, 2s to
Navy, ; to Marine Corps

A total of 10S District men who
have been on furlough since their
induction into the armed forces
will report for active duty in their
respective services tomorrow.
The II men reporting to the Army
were inducted June S. The % re-
porting to the Navy and the three
going on active duty in the Marine
Corps were inducted June IL. The
list follows:
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Jury Awards 100000
For Arlington Tract

An award of 100000 has been
made by jury in United States
District Court in Alexandria for
three acres of land belonging to the
Georgetown Corp, which the Gov
ernment condemned for use as ac-
cess roads to the Pentagon Build
ing.
An eight-story hotel was planned
for the land, located on Arlington
Ridge road, by the company, of
which George Ward is president.
The company valued the property
at $l95, 900.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Arlington Spoilers
GET Army Certificates
36 Are in First Group
To Complete Course

Thirty-six members of the Ground
Observation Corps in Arlington
County received official certificates
from the Army Air Forces at ex-
ercises this week at the Army Navy
Country Club for completion of a
course in plane recognition. The
class is the first to be awarded Ger
tificates in the Washington area.
1t. John S. Petot, jr., of the Army
Air Forces stationed at the Rich
mond Air Base. who flew with the
Raj before the United States en-
tered the war, was guest speaker
and certificates were awarded by
Mrs. Oliver P. Echols. wife of Maj.
Gen. Echols of the Army Air Forces.
Among the guests was Capt. Row.
land Stebbins, jr., of the Air De-
tense Command headquarters in
Washington. 1t, Col Harry W.
Howe of the Army Air Forces acted
as toastmaster, and Chief Observer
Clifford H. Stense Of Arlington and
Mrs. William Wight, class instructor,
were in charge of the program.
Those graduating were.
Evening star., 1943-06-18

This kard-hitting weapon is fur
nished by the ordnance department
through help of your purchases of
War bonds and other Government
securities. Buy Government bonds
with every penny of surplus cash.
More and more equipment is neces-
sary for our rapidly growing Army
"They give their lives-you lend
your money"
Omitted States Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Biqomist Wants Rinos

Sentenced to Is months hard
labor for bigamy, man asked
Justice Groom johnson in a Leeds,
England, court to help him get back
rings from the young woman he had
bigamously married.
Evening star., 1943-06-18

Something to sell? Something to
buy? Use . Star want Ad.", Phone
MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
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WAR BONDS
DeodIy Weapon

The new 105-mm howitzer is twice
as deadly weapon as the famed
French IS. 1t throws a 23-pound
shell a distance just under 8 miles
and weighs 1900 pounds. 1t costs
$l3,400.
Evening star., 1943-06-18


many OF
Evening star., 1943-06-18

LORD HALIFAX PRESENTS AWARDS-The British Ambassa-
dor guest OF the Junior Board Of Commerce luncheon
erday shown presenting certificate commendaon to
w. E. Scott (center chosen VMan of the Week
Board and War bond Howard jr captain Com
pany of the Western High School Cadet Corps
years competitive drill. Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1943-06-18

Beaton, Robert L, Raffo, Franeis 4.
Deaner, Paul M,