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Evening star., 1943-06-13
franklin School 10 Hold
Commencement FRIDAY

Annual commencement exercises
of the Benjamin Franklin Account
ancy School will be held Friday
night in the grand ballroom of the
Mayf1ower.
Fourteen men and women will re-
ceive the degree of master OF COM
mercial science, and more than 100
will be given bachelors degrees and
certificates of graduation. Many of
the degrees will be conferred in
absentia due to the number of grad
yates already in military service.
John T. Kennedy. president of the
university, will deliver the charge
to the graduates and degrees and
diplomas will be conferred by Edwin
c. Bosworth, dean OF the faculty,
assisted by Maj Harry r. Stutsman,
secretary of the university.
Byron F. Dixon, associate director,
will announce the names of men,
bers of the class graduated with
honors. Needham G. Turnage, dean
of law and United States commits
sioner for the District, will present
the university prizes for distin-
guished scholarship. These prizes
will be in the form of savings bonds.
Belford E. Hunsinger, treasurer of
the university, will preside at the
exercises.
A reception and dance in honor
of the graduating class will follow
the exercises.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
American University Plans
Courses in 6 Languages

The school of social sciences and
public affairs of the American Uni
versity is offering instruction in six
tongues in it's summer session, ac-
cording to President Paul F. Doug
lass
Courses in spoken Spanish, Por-
tuguese, German, Italian, Russian,
Chinese and Turkish will be given
on the elementary level for six
weeks beginning June IA and on the
advanced level beginning July 26.
The spoken language courses meet
five times week for periods Of one
and half hours.
The teaching staff has been Sc
lected for it's ability to handle the
new emphasis on conversation in
struction. Spanish will be taught
by Dolores Andujar de Umbach,
university lecturer; Portuguese by
Margarida Reno of the State De-
partment and consultant of the
editorial staff of the United States
Armed Forces Institute; Russian by
DR. Myron Kantorovitz, university
research PROFESSOR in Russian prob
lens; German by Prof. Egon Ran
shofen- n-Wertheimer, assisted by Ger
trud Boguth; Italian by Rookie
feller Research Prof. George A.
Tesoro and Gilda Demauro Tesoro;
Turkish by Norman A. McQuowan
of the United States Armed Forces
Institute. and Chinese by Dr. Hsii
En-Hsi of the Chinese Embassy.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
Wilson Teachers CoIIeqe
To Hold Summer Session

Plans for the first summer session
ever to be offered in Wilson Teach
ers College have been released by
DR.. C. NJ. Huber, registrar. The
summer session will begin July l
and extend through August IL.
Registration will take place June 80.
Courses in all of the major divi-
sions of the college, namely, English,
history, mathematics, statistics,
science and education, will be Of
fered. Among the courses in mathe-
matics and science will be several
pre-induction courses planned espe-
cially for young men who may be
called into the Army. Chief among
these are physics, radio and funda-
mentals of mathematics.
DR.. Walter E. Hagler, president
of the college, said the chief pur-
pose of the session is to enable
young people to accelerate their
work and to finish their college pro-
grams in a shorter period In order
to qualify for teaching and other
positions. Certain courses are
planned to enable college students,
whose work has been irregular, to
meet some of their requirements in
the summer, and to enable teachers
on temporary appointment to take
courses which may help them in
their work.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
National University
Opens I'd War Law
Institute Tomorrow
Legal Control Of Shipping
In Wartime to Be
First Lecture Topic

The second war law institute,
directed by DR.. Milton I. Baldinger,
will be opened al National Uni
versity at 6 pm. tomorrow with a
discussion on legal control over ship
ping during time of war by William
Radner, general counsel of the War
Shipping Administration.
The War Law Institute is a public
service of National University. No
charge will be made. On Wednes-
day DR.. Baldinger will speak on the
Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief
Act Of 1910, as amended.
The legal aspect of cartels will be
discussed by Hugh Cox of the Justice
Department, and the economic as
poets of cartels will be discussed by
Joseph Borkin. also of the Justice
Department, on June 81.
Labor Counsels to Speak.
Lee Pressman, general counsel of
the CIO, will speak on labor under
war, and Joseph Padway, general
counsel of the AFL, will discuss state
regulations of unions on Wednesday,
June %. Philip Click. general coun-
sci of the War Relocation Authority,
and A. H. Fellei, general counsel of
the Office of War Information. will
discuss the work of the Office of War
Information on June %.
The current tax payment of 1943
and the work Of the Navy judge
advocate general, will be the subjects
for discussion on Wednesday. June
30, by Stanley S. Surrey, tax legis-
lative counsel of the Treasury De-
partment, and Capt. j. r. Wallace,
U. S. N.
Dean Charles Pergler will discuss
the constitutional basis for war
legislation on Monday, June 5, while
Senator Truman, Democrat, of Mis-
souri, will speak on July 7 in con-
nection with the investigation OF the
defense program.
Rent Contro Is Topic.
Rent control in the District will be
the subject for discussion July r.,
led by E. F.. Henry, Office of the Ad-
ministrator of Rent Control. On July
IA Jesse Freidin of the War Labor
Board will discuss the work of the
board.
On July 10 the renegotiation of
contracts will be discussed by Rob-
ert E. Kline, jr, of the House Naval
Affairs Investigation Committee.
The final session of the institute
will be held on July 81, al which
time George A. McNulty of the
Justice Department will speak on
alien property custody.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
Return to u. S. Took 9 Months
For Teacher Fleeing Boghdod
D. c. Resident StoIked by Adventure
Since Leaving on Walking Trip in 1921

summers vacation camping up and
down the Pacific Coast, from Can
ada to Mexico.
In Hawaii they spent a delightful
year getting in many camping ex-
petitions all over the big island be-
fore they made Japan their next
stop. Here, hampered for the first
time by the "impedimenta" of
trunks, they were considerably
slowed down until the earthquake in
Yokohama relieved them of prac-
ticallv all of their possessions. Un-
daunted they proceeded to again
bolster fortunes by securing teach
ing positions. which permitted all
sorts of tramping excursions to
many of Japan's most famous
beauty spots.
Journeyed Alone to China.
Home ties brought Miss King
home at this juncture, but the in
trepid Miss Tucker pushed on alone
to China, where she taught in the
Christian University at Shantung
before going on to India and a
stop-off at the Isabella Thoburn
College at Lucknow.
Her past six years of teaching in
the American School for Boys at
Bagdad is the longest time of an
chorage this feminine Ulysses has
spent in any one spot since she left
Goucher College.
Il have always had courteous
treatment wherever I have gone
around the world she said. I never
have had an unpleasant experience
Of any kind in any foreign coun-
try"
Asked whether she would go back
to Baghdad when the was is over,
hel answer is typical of her life
philosophy and of her deep-rooted
Americanism:
I'VE can never really go back.
We must always strive to go for
ward. My only thought just now is
to be as of much help as possible
in the war effort here"
A sister in New England who has
been content never to wander from
the region of her birth is her near
est living relative.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
Benjumin Acres Nursery
School Opens June II

The Benjamin Acres Nursery
School will open June u at Silver
Spring for a summer of classes in
handicraft, dancing. painting, dram
atization, gymnastics and SWIM
ming.
Swimming will be taught by Miss
Mary Helm of the American Red
Cross. Miss Mary Ducey Walsh will
teach dancing.
Children from 4 to IA years old
will be accepted at the camp. A
station wagon will pick them up at
the bus stop at Four Corners to
take them the rest of the way to
school. Lunch must be brought
but milk will be sold at the camp
Glasses will be in session every dav
but Sunday from 8:45 am. to 4 pm.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
Southeastern U. Opens
Its Summer Session

Southeastern Univ ersity has
opened its annual summer session,
with large enrolment in the diff
ferent schools and special courses,
according to President James A.
Bell.
The law and accountancy classes
and intensive high school programs
are meeting the needs of those who
desire, while employed in Govern
ment agencies and private indus
try, to complete and advance them
selves DR.. Bell said.
There are approximately Is men,
bers of the faculty giving instruc-
ton. DR.. Bell said additional stu
dents could not be accommodated
this summer. The fall term will
begin in September.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
Georgetown u. Plans
To Continue Schools
For Civilian Students
200 Army Troinees
Leave Ample Facilities
For Teaching Others

All schools of Georgetown Univer-
sity will continue to function during
the war so long as civilian students
apply for admission, the Very Rev
Lawrence c. German, S. j., presi-
dent, said yesterday, despite the fact
that approximately 1900 soldier
trainees are now quartered on its
campus.
This assurance was prompted in
part by Army signs on the campus
gates warning, Military Reserva-
tion-Restricted."
Although the war has cut deeply
into the civilian enrolment of all
Georgetown departments except the
medical and dental schools, arrange
ments now are being made for the
regular summer sessions. The COL
lege OF arts and sciences and the
school Of foreign service now are re-
ceiving applications from civilian
students for the quarterly term
starting July l. Summer sessions at
the lew school started last Monday
Form New Army Courses.
The Georgetown curriculum is 50
arranged now that students may
start in these three departments at
the opening Of any of the quarterly
terms. The medical and dental
schools have been conducting their
courses under arrangements made
with the armed services since the
start of the war.
New Army classes for approx
mately $50 soldiers assigned to for
eign areas and language courses will
be formed today. Georgetown Uni
versity is one of the few schools in
this section that has been selected
for this important phase of study
under the Army specialized training
program.
The school of foreign service has
supervision over these new classes.
They represent a field of study
which the school is admirably equip
ped to handle
The new men began arriving last
week. The Office of Col Denham B.
Grafton, commandant, estimated
that the new arrivals bring the total
number of soldiers on the campus to
about 1900. That is about the size
of an ordinary regiment, and as a
consequence regimental quarters are
being equipped in the Grave
nor Building.
300 More Soldiers Expected.
On July Is, it is expected, an ad-
ditional 300 soldiers will be assigned
to premedical courses on the campus.
The great majority of the soldiers
are under assignment to the STAR
unit, which reclassifies them and
then assigns them to other colleges
or universities for special study. The
soldiers remain at Georgetown only
a short while, except for those re-
quiring ''refresher" courses before
being assigned elsewhere.
Despite the dormitories taken over
by the Army men, the facilities at
the Hilltop have not been overtaXed.
1t was expected the summer enroll
ment of civilian students would be
only a little under that of last year.
A considerable portion of the college
enrolment comes from Washington,
SO only the out-of-toWn students oc-
cupy the campus rooms.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
Master Builders to Meet

The Master Builders Association
will celebrate its 18th anniversary
tomorrow night in the Mayf1ower
Hotel. The association also will
honor Abner l.. Roe, former presi-
dent of the association, who re-
Gently joined the Navy.
Evening star., 1943-01-04
Defense Work Glasses
Planned in MONTGOMERY

Training for various branches of
defense work will be offered men
and women in three Maryland de-
tense centers scheduled to open this
week, ~.
The program of free classes is un-
der the sponsorship of the Mont
gomery County Board OF Educa-
ton. The centers are located in
Montgomery County schools.
Registration for classes will start
at 8 O'Clock tonight. Al-classes will
start tomorrow. &
The Silver Spring Defense Cen
ter, located in the Montgomery Blair
High School, will offer classes in
electric welding and acetylene weld
ing. The classes will run in shifts
from 9 am. to am. Both three
day-a-week and f1ve-day-a-week
schedule are planned.
The Bethesda Defense Center, in
the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School, will have classes in acetylene
welding, machine shop, aircraft
sheet metal and aircraft riveting.
Glasses will be given OF a three
and five day week schedule from
7 to II pm.
Glasses for colored workers will
be held at the Lincoln High School,
Rockville. Glasses from 7 to II pm.
will be offered in acetylene welding.
Two shifts are planned for this CEN
ter also.
Evening star., 1943-01-04
Senator Glass, IS Today, Marks
Anniversary Quietly at Farm
Virginion, Better
After Illness, Will
Return Here Soon

Senator Glass of Virginia is IS
years old today, but the event was
being observed more quietly than
usual at Mount View. his farm on
the outskirts Of Lynchburg.
Never one to make fuss over q
birthday anniversary, Senator Glass
this year was particularly anxious to
shun a celebration because of his
physical condition. A kidney infec-
ton has kept him away from the
Senate since midsummer.
Rixey Smith, Senator Glass sec
retary, who visited him last Thurs
day, said the Senator now is getting
along pretty good and is coming back
to Washington soon."
"A little family dinner" with his
wife, the former Mary Scott Meade,
whom he married in June. 1910,
which will be shared by a few rel
atives and friends, is all that has
been planned to mark today's ami
versary, according to Mr.. Smith.
Ordinary kilograms pour into his
Office, but this year there was none
due to the ban on the sending OF
congratulatory messages. Even one
prepared by Mr.. Smith on behalf of
the Senator's Office employees was not
accepted.
Six years ago the Oldest member
of the Senate revealed it was his
birthday wish to live to be 30. At IS,
1t was said, he doesn't want to reach
100. However, Senator Glass-who
Evening star., 1943-01-04
Arlington Lists
| 8 Traffic Deaths
During 1912

Eight traffic deaths were reported
last year in Arlington County, as
against two in 194l, Chief of Police
Harry L. woodward said today.
Chief woodward said the number
Of accidents, however. had declined
from 593 in 1941 to 379 last year.
One hundred and thirty-seven per-
sons were injured in Arlington traf-
fic accidents last year and 172 in
1941, he said.
The increase in traffic deaths, he
said, accompanied steady decrease
in traffic due to rubber and gasoline
rationing, and in the face of a re-
duction Of speed limits in the county
Chief woodward reported 269 ar
rests in December, of which 155 were
for traffic offenses. During the
month, he said, Is traffic accidents
in which seven persons were injured
were reported.
Property thefts of $1,146 were re-
ported in December, he said, and
1882 WORTH was recovered. Out-of-
town stolen property worth $3.50 also
was recovered.
He reported that 288 parking
tickets of So each were issued durine
the month, 81 bicycle licenses were
issued and total of $1,018.25 ir
fines and forfeited collateral wa.
collected.
Evening star., 1943-01-04
Capital c|ergymen Hail
Join-the:Church Sunday

Protestant churchmen today hailed
the first join -the-church Sunday
sponsored by the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches, which yester-
day attracted hundreds of new
comers to local churches.
| More than 200 churches partici-
pated in the program. The Rev
Robin S. Gould is chairman of the
movement.
Invitations to war workers to ioin
churches were extended through
posters on streetcars and buses,
notices on hotel menus and through
the radio and newspapers.
A number of pastors reported
increased memberships. Sermons of
many were based on the RESPONSE
bility Of the church and church,
goers. DR.. Frederick E. Reissig, ex-
ecutive secretary of the federation,
has pointed out that every person
who was an active church member
back home should be one here.
Included on the Rev, Mr.. Gould's
committee were DR.. Harold Mump-
er, DR.. Oscar r. Blackwelder, presi-
dent OF the federation, and the fol-
lowing clergymen: j. Lloyd Black,
Paul w. Yinger, Howard Stone
Anderson, G. K. Bowers, Esther M.
Boyer. H. F. Chandler, A. F.. Elmes,
Edward Gabler, Earl L. Harrison,
Lee A. Peeler, Peter Marshall, A. o.
Helm, A. j. Pfeiffer, E. H. Pruden,
A. T. Rasmussen, c. c. Roberts, F.
Nelson Schlegel, c. w. Sheerin, M.
c. Stith, G.. E. Schnabel, Michael
Elliott, Harry Bell and F.. j.
Monroe.
Evening star., 1943-01-04
College President S Son
Found Dead in Automobile
By the Associated Press.

0y the Associated Press.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Jan. 4.
Morgan L. Combs, jr., son of the
president of Mary Washington Col
legc, was found dead yesterday in
his automobile, parked in the closed
garage at the Combs home. The
fuel tank was empty, and the ig-
milton key was turned on.
A note was found on the dash
compartment, saying: Dear Mother
and Daddy: Thanks for everything
You've been swell. This is some
thing I can't help. 1t just has to
be DONE
DR.. John E. Cole, coroner, said
that death probably was caused
by carbon monoxide poisoning. He
said Mr.. Combs apparently had
been dead for two days.
Mr.. Combs, principal of Oak
Grove High School in Westmore-
land County, had been in poor
health for several months. In 1910
he took a Naval Reserve training
course at Notre Dame University
but was discharged because Of his
physical condition.
DR.. and Mrs. Combs, his parents
have been in New Orleans. Funeral
arrangements are incomplete, pend
ing their arrival here.
Evening star., 1943-01-04
Knox Praises Father
Of Six Sons in Service

Wayman E. Fincham of Silver
Spring, Md, was congratulated yes
terday by Secretary of the Navy
Knox on the 9th anniversary of his
employment in the Washington
Navy Yard and on his contribution
OF six sons to the armed forces.
In letter read over Station WRC
during the AFL-sponsored Labor
for Victory" program, Secretary
Knox said:
with your six sons In the armed
services of the United States-fiye
In the Coast Guard and one in the
Army-you fully appreciate the
necessity Of supplying our fighting
men with weapons of war on time. "
Mr.. Fincham Is an electric crane
operator, and his sons In the service
are Alvin, "A; Leonard, ~; Weldon,
20; Edwin, 10; Bill Martin, q foster
son, II, and Louis, "a.
Evening star., 1943-01-04
Laymen Lauded for Work
For Church in GERMANY

Laymen are assuming a major
share Of carrying on Christian
church work in Germany, DR.. Henry
Smith Leiper, American secretary of
the World Council of Churches, told
an evensong gathering at Washing
ton Cathedral yesterday.
I'm Germany only Is to 20 per cent
OF the churches have any ministers,
but the great majority carry on
under laymen and laywomen," he
declared.
Christianity refuses to be blacked
out and its light shines through the
darkness" DR.. Leiper asserted. He
added:
Where you do not have freedom
Of religion you have no other free
doms. In 30 nations the Christian
church stands deprived of its lber-
ties. Three thousand churches in
Great Britain are damaged or de-
stroyed. ="
The speaker recently returned to
this country from tour OF nations
abroad. ..
He pointed out that Christianity
was facing q challenge of idolatry as
represented in Nazism and Fascism,
and added that where you do not
have freedom of religion you do not
have any kind Of freedom"
Evening star., 1943-01-04
Germans Claim Sinkinq
OF u. 5. Ammunition Shin

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, Jan. 4.-The German high
command said yesterday German
U-boat had sunk an 8,0OO-ton United
States ammunition carrier from an
Allied convoy headed for Oran, Al
geria.
(This claim was without con-
firmation from Allied quarters.)
The German radio earlier quoted
advices from La Linea, Spain, as
saying a powerful formation of Brit
ish warships had moved eastward
into the Mediterranean Saturday
from Gibraltar.
The formation was reported to
have included the aircraft carriers
Formidable and Furious, the 1885,
ton battleships Nelson and Rodney,
two cruisers and eight destroyers.
The high command declared that,
In addition to the reported destruc-
ton Of the ammunition carrier, a
10,000-ton freighter was sunk in q
bombing Of Bone, Eastern Algerian
port.
Evening star., 1943-01-04
Simpson Takes Oath
As Stute's ATTORNEY

Joseph B. Simpson, who was
elected States attorney for Mont
gomery County November 3, took the
oath OF office today before Judge
Charles w. Woodward and entered
on his four-year term.
He succeeds Benjamin G. Wilkin-
son, IT,, who was elected one Of the
Montgomery County representatives
In the House Of Delegates. Mr.. Simp-
son defeated John r. Reeves, In
dependent.
Evening star., 1943-01-04
100 Blood Donors SOUGHT
By Montgomery Red Cross

An appeal for 100 volunteer donors
to give pint of blood January IL
when the Army and Navy mobile
unit of the American Red Cross
visits Silver Spring, Md, was made
today by Mrs. John G. Keele, blood
donor chairman of the Silver Spring
branch of the Montgomery County
Red Cross Chapter.
The unit will be at the Woodside
Methodist Church from 10 am. to 3
pm. Any one in good health, be-
tween 81 and go, is eligible to give
blood.
Persons wishing to give blood are
requested to call one of the following
members to make appointments !:
Mrs. Donald Sabin, Sligo 1890; Mrs.
William Dahl, Shepherd 6O23; Mrs.
William Widmayer, Shepherd 1906:
Mrs. Frank Nickols, Sligo 1108; Mrs.
Keele, Shepherd 1865.
Evening star., 1943-01-04
Party Caucuses SET
As Assembly Prepares
To Meet in Maryland
Speaker ConIon, Sick,
May Miss Opening
Session Wednesday
By the Associated Press.

6y the hSSOclateQ PreSS.
BALTIMORE, Jan. Speaker
Thomas E. Conlon of Baltimore may
be among the missing when the
Maryland Legislature convenes at
Annapolis Wednesday. Mr.. Conlon
was reported to be suffering from
bronchitis and in bed on doctors
orders.
Possession maneuvering, mean
time, appeared to be almost at
standstill.
The time of Gov. O'Conoris ad-
dress to the body remained unfxed,
mainly because the Democratic
party's caucus, called by State Demo-
cratic Chairman Cash of West
minister for 10 am. Wednesday,
might necessitate altering the time
table.
Night Session Rumored.
Reports that a night session might
be called Wednesday remained un-
confirmed, the Governors Office re-
porting Gov. O'Conor did not know
when he would address the Legisla-
ture.
The Republicans have called their
caucus for tomorrow night.
A possibility also appeared that
the Legislature might be called on
to consider legislation designed to
keep Maryland's race tracks operat-
ing under wartime conditions.
Gov. O'Conor, in his report on
race track revenues, said the State
Racing Commission would be pre-
pared to consider whatever con-
cessions might be necessary to keep
tracks in operation.
In commenting on this statement,
George P. Mahoney, a member of
the commission, said that any con-
cession granted Maryland tracks
would have to be regulated by legis-
lation.
Action Not Decided.
THE commission has not dis
cussed as yet what action it will
take" Mr.. Mahoney said. "Legis-
lation might be asked giving the
commission the power to work out
some program for the best interests
both of the State and the tracks,
such as extending the racing days
at particular track.
II believe-and I am talking for
myself only-that the commission
will be prepared to accede to any
request of the Governor relating to
keeping racing as a source of rev.
enue for the State"
Approximately ITS bills will be in
troduced to the Legislature when
the first business session convenes.