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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-11
Full Weather Report

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cnsiOnal rain tonight ending We'd
nesday forenoon. Little change in
temperature tonight. Rising tenn
peratures Wednesday forenoon.
Fresh winds tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-11

Limiting the quantity OF steel
used in bed springs is resulting in
an annual saving in steel sufficient
to meet the steel requirements for
SO liberty ships.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-11
WILLIAM DAVIS

Springfield, Mass, May 11-CUP)
William w. Davis, SO, city super
intendent of public buildings and a
building contractor, died at hos
pital today after a long illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-11

During the first quarter OF 1913,
Lend-Lease shipments accounted
for ID pound of butter out of every
100 pounds produced in the United
States, and Is eggs out of every 100
eggs laid
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-11

u S. Navy U. S..
station after
North African before
Patsy with the u S. Army
training he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-11
Will | Ever Regain
Ny Health!

Yes, 1 know
just how you
feel. Instead
of every day
being one of
happy antici-
patton, a n d
a m b i 10 n .
y o u r 8 is
merely a n =
other day to
be dragged
through. You
were led to
believe in the
b e 6 l n n / ng
that the drug
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-11
DIED

BERGIN In this city, May 10th,
1913, John ]. Bergin, of 1897 East
Main St. Funeral Thursday morn
ing, at $50 o'clock, from Bergin
Funeral Home, 900 East Main St.
to Sacred Heart Church. Burial in
Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-11

sMITH-In this city, May 18th, 1888,
Mrs. Charles e. Smith, of l414
Thomaston Ave. Funeral Thursday
afternoon, at 900 o'clock, from
Clark Funeral Home, 20 state St.
Burial in New Pine Grove ceme-
terry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-11

bottle and pill box would restore
you to your former health and
now know from experience that
you were misled. Further in
formation Of this sort will be
that the drug no longer has eff
feet, that you should change
climate, give up your hard
earned position, etc. and etc.
No - do not be discouraged,
many patients who are now re-
ceiving treatments at this Office
were also once given this same
wrong information.
They are now again radiating
Happiness as they note how the
treatments are steadily bringing
them back to their old time,
Natural, Inward Health.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-11
rZX1uir E1zXZza/H.ZAk1S/

They know their engines. their
machine guns-fhese men in the
Air Force ground crews have
Wlaf il fakes "to keep 'em flying"
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Virginia Revenues Gain
II Millions for 5 Months
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Jan. Estate rev.
enues for the first five months Of
the 1923 fiscal year were $11 AGO.
900 over the $47, ,366,379 collected In
the same period last year. State
Budget Director J. H. Bradford said
yesterday.
The figures, based on statistics
compiled by the State controllers
Office, showed general fund reve-
nues were $12,075,842, compared
with $10,675 ,086 last year.
Expenditures. increased slightly
more than revenues, by $11,56O 900
from s43,269, ,796 last year to $54,-
82l ,470 in the five-month period Of
fiscal 1943. The bulk Of the in.
crease, however, went into the sink
ing fund to care for the debt re-
tirement program voted by the ex-
ira session Of the General Assembly
last fall, Mr.. Bradford pointed out.
Sinking fund allotments accounted
for $7,934, ,294 Of the increased ex-
penditure items.
The budget director was hesi-
tant to quote any estimate on how
the States surplus will come out
this year. The times are too un-
certain, he said.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Darden 10 Seek Curb
On Habitua| Speeders

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Jan. 13.-Gov. Dar-
den plans to ask the next General
Assembly to make three speeding
convictions cause for revocation of
an automobile drivers permit i.
Meanwhile, he said, he is contem-
plating administrative procedure by
which record of persons speed
ing convictiins would be kept on the
back of the drivers permit.
The law now provides for notation
Of the speeding record on the per-
nit, but the record is seldom written
there since most speeders merely
forfeit their bond instead Of appear
ing In court.
The law says this record shall be
Kept If the permit is available" at
the time Of conviction.
The Governor and Maj. c. w
Woodson. superintendent of State
police, are studying the matter OF
having policemen take up the speed
ers' permits and give them tempo
rary permits instead.
Gov. Darden said he was con-
vinced that many of the speeding
violations were committed by habit
ual speeders, and that If record
of past convictions were on the per-
NIT the trial justice would be more
apt to impose heavier fine.
Automobile permits now may be
revoked for drunken driving or two
convictions of charges OF careless
and reckless driving.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Association DELAYS
Naming Of Bethesda
Hospital Chief !.
Superintendent Will Be
Announced After Project
Gets FinoIsApprovoI -

The name of the superintendent
for the proposed new hospital in
Bethesda, Md, will be revealed when
final approval of the project is given
by the War Production Board, Ran
dolph G.. Bishop, president Of the
Suburban Hospital Association, said
last night after a meeting of the
Board of Trustees.
The board expressed its apprecia-
ton Of the recent approval given
the hospital project by committee
composed of representatives of the
WPB, the Federal Works Agency
the Public Health Service, the Dis
trict Health Department and the
District Of Columbia Medical So
ciety. 1t also urged that immediate
action be taken in granting priori-
ties for construction.
1t was pointed out that the Mont
gomery County General Hospital has
40 beds. which is less than / bed
per 1000 people. With the pro-
posed addition to IS beds at that
institution and the 100 beds con-
templated for the Bethesda Hos
pital, the county would still have
only LIS beds per 1000, whereas
the minimum set by the WPB is
35 beds per 1000.
One physician on the board
pointed out that he had recently
canvassed II hospitals in the WASH
ington area trying to find room for
an emergency patient. Only by TAX
ing patient home four days before
the scheduled time for dismissal,
he said, was he able to obtain a bed
for the patient.
The board accepted the resigna-
ton of Paul Banfield, who is enter
ing the armed service.
A donation Of $3.50 by the Victory
Club Of East Bethesda for use In
equipping children's ward was
accepted by the board. Mrs. Walter
E. Perry announced personnel of
the woman's board is now complete
and that meeting will be called
in the near future.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
AIexandrian, Is, Gets
Lieutenant CoIoneIcy

William Welby Beverley, Is, oi
Alexandria has become one of the
Army's youngest lieutenant colonels
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. C
Beverley of 406 North View terrace
Alexandria, have been notified.
Col. Beverley, who is commanding
of1cer of his field artillery division
stationed at Fort Benning, Ga, be-
came one of the Army's youngest
majors six months ago.
Born in Alexandria, he was gradu-
ated from George Washington High
School and was the youngest man in
his class at West Point, where he
was graduated in 1888 at the age
of 20.
Col. Beverley's wife is the former
Margaret Rust. daughter Of R. N
Rust of Alexandria. They have q
year-old son, William Welby, jr.
He has three brothers, all of them
IN the armed services. They are 1t
Carter Beverley, jr., with the Army
In Africa; 1t. Marshall j. Beverley
U. S. N. r., stationed at the Nayy
Department, and Pvt. Columbus S.
Beverley, stationed at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Code Proposed
To End County
Gas Fatalities
Officiols Direct
Engineers to Droft
Building Laws

Ofncials Of the Maryland -Nationa,
Park and Planning Commission, the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission and the Washington
Suburban Gas Co., today laid plans
Tor Prince Georges County buildine
regulations designed to prevent fa-
talities due to gas leakage afte,
meeting yesterday with the county
commissioners at Upper Marlboro
Representatives OF the three apen-
cles had been invited to meet with
the commissioners after two deaths
by gas leakage had occurred in the
county in six weeks.
In both cases, police Investigation
showed that gas entered homes
when settling earth caused gas pipes
10 snap near the foundations.
Steps Discussed.
Among those attending yesterdays
meeting were Clay Whiteford of the
Washington Suburban Gas Co.:
Irwin I. Kaplan and Fred w.
Tuemmler, chief engineer and plan
ming director. respectively, of the
Maryland-National Park and Plan
ming Commission; States Attorney
A. Gwynn Bowie; County Building
Inspector Herbert Robey; T. Howard
Duckett, representing the Washing
ton Gas Light Co.. and County Police
Chief Arthur w. Hepburn.
After discussion of steps to pre-
vent such deaths, the group directed
engineers of the agencies concerned
to meet and draw up regulations
for approval to the county commits
sioners as soon as possible.
It was brought out that, while
thene is q county wide plumbing
code, there Is no code dealing with
gas installations. Mr.. Whiteford
said his firm tests all gas installa-
tions before final approval. No in
spection is required, however, by the
building inspector.
Mr.. Bowie suggested a regulation
should be adopted making it GRIM
1nal offense for a contractor not to
follow an architects plans and speci-
flcations in building a home.
Bonding Suggested.
1t also was suggested that a build
er be required to take out a bond
forcing him to comply with building
regulations, as is the case in Nor
folk. Va.
Mr. Duckett recalled that q bill
providing for inspection and regula-
ton " the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission of all gas in
stalla3ions in the county was de-
feated at the last session of the
Legislature.
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie re-
ported that he had collected total
of $2,35189 in fines and costs last
month. OF this amount, SLOT 80 goes
to the commissioners.
Trial Magistrate Walter L. Green
reported collection Of $3,980.75 in
fines and costs during December, of
which $l,6676o goes to the commits
sioners. -
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Maryland Marine Hurt
In Attack on Hornet

Pvt. Barton Atlee Marshall, 10, OF
Laurel, Md, a marine, was on the
carrier Hornet when it was attacked
in the South Pacific and was in
jured by shrapnel in the engage
ment, his mother, Mrs. Claude Mar
shall, said today. Young Marshall
now is in the Naval Hospital in
San Diego.
When the bomb fell that caused
the heaviest damage to the vessel
exploding portions struck him in
the chest, his mother said. Although
he has been home since the sinking
Of the Hornet, he was returned te
the hospital for continuation o1
treatment.
Pvt. Marshall's father, Maj. Claude
Marshall, is an infantry officer ir
Australia,
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Officials Weigh Plea 10 Cut
Cameron Valley Rents

Oflcials Of the Alexandria Hous-
Ing Authority and the Federal Pub
lie Housing Authority have taken
under advisement the request OF
residents of Cameron Valley Homes
for reduction in rents or in utility
rates. A conference will be held at
the Community Hall in Cameron
Valley at 1890 am. Friday.
Tenants contend the rents for the
cinder-block apartments are toe
high on the ground that the con-
struction increases fuel oil consump-
ton.
The Navy sets the basic shelter
rate at $25 for one-bedroom unit
$50 for two and $35 for three bed
rooms. Utility rates are based on
consumption.
A spokesman for the tenants said
that water. electricity, gas and fuel
oil cost him about $40 last month
for q two-bedroom unit.
Chinquapin Village. a Federal
housing project for torpedo plant
workers, provides utilities for a fla
rate Of $500 for a two-bederoom
unit.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Here Are the Kinds of Drivino
That Are Now Legitimate

The following simplicaon legitimate
under the order banning all pleasure driving
the Once OF Price Administration The OPA emphasized however
that the crisis in oil acute that alternative
OF the family should be employed. est :
You may automobile: t.',.
To 60 to work and to those places your you
To go home from work. (The ruled that you
are permitted to stop for social
work, If 1t doesn't mean going OF your regular rolte)
you In the Army the Navy fWlough you may
automobile to visit relatives
is not enough, however You must have flrlough papers
adequate alternate transportation available
you may automobile:
To do essential shoppg-ta shopping quani-
ties mpracicabe for bus trolley transportation
other essential purchases too large for buses roy
restaurant for essential eating when oleys
To 60 to church services including weddings.
To call at house funeral parlor respects
being paid to the dead.
To attend funerals.
To attend meetings directly connected with work.
To attend meetings necessary to the public welfare.
To attend meetings necessary to the war effort.
To 60 to Q doctor
To meet "an emergency involving threat to ls health
property" u
Evening star., 1943-01-13
New Pay Boost
For Alexandria
Teachers Seen
State Fund May Hike
Roises Now PIonned:
Counties May Act Soon

Alexandria school officials have
notified Dabney S. Lancaster, State
superintendent of public instruction,
that the city schools will utilize
funds made available Saturday bv
Gov. Darden to provide increases in
teachers salaries, T. c. Williams,
school superintendent, said today.
Explaining that the Alexandria
School Board already had provided a
$50 annual raise in teachers salaries.
effective January l. Mr.. Williams
said "in all probability" the funds
made available by the State will be
used to give teachers another
increase.
In announcing the $232,50O re-
leased to aid communities that might
wish to increase teachers salaries,
Mr.. Lancaster said the State funds
would raise the teacher allotment
from $500 per year to $720 per-year-
per-teacher unit.
Less Than SIS Per Teacher.
According to Mr. Williams the
State allotment to Alexandria would
amount to SIS per teacher unit,
which is based on an average at
tendance Of 40 pupils per class. This.
he said, would mean an additional
raise of considerably less than SIS
per teacher, since there are 220
teachers in the Alexandria schools
against approximately 100 teacher
units.
j. B. Armfield, jr., clerk of the
Fairfax County School Board. said
the State fund announcement would
be taken before the school board
at a meeting Tuesday.
Fletcher Kemp, superintendent OF
Arlington County schools, said he
had not yet received official notice
of the release of the funds.
Arlington Plans Raise.
Mr.. Kemp said plans already were
under way in Arlington to provide
pay increase for teachers salaries
for the rest of this year. He said
Arlington schools have 217 teacher
units against 290 employed teachers.
The raise granted by the Alexan-
dria School Board is the cause of a
current controversy between the
City Council and the board. The
Council cut school funds in voting
the city budget for 1943, and the
board informed the Council 1t will
shorten the school term If necessary
rather than forego the pay raise.
A meeting of the two bodies to
discuss the question Is scheduled for
January 20.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Juvenile Court Study
In Alexandra Voted;
License Law Changed
Rezonine Plea Denied
Funds for Sewer Job
Approved by Council

A study Of the Juvenile Court and
detention facilities will be made in
Alexandria by the National Proba-
tion Association with the aid of
$3.50 appropriation.
The action followed request
from the Rev. E. A. de Bordenave,
chairman Of committee appointed
to consider the matter.
The license law on rooming houses
was amended by the Council and
now calls for an annual fee of IS plus
81 for each room rented in excess
of one. The law formerly required
the IS fee and 81 for each room
over three.
The request of Waverly Taylor,
Inc, to rezone parcel of ground
bounded by Fulton street, Clifford
avenue and Commonwealth avenue
to d. commercial to permit build
ing three stores was denied. Mr..
Taylor's request for rezoning two
lots at the southeast corner of Cliff
ford avenue and Commonwealth
avenue to C-1 residential to permit
the erection of row houses was set
for public hearing February 8.
The council passed on second
reading the resolution to appro-
pirate $6,183.37 to cover construc-
tion OF a sewer on Janney's lane to
serve the new Federal Works
Agency school and as many houses
in Cottage Park as may be possible
A recommendation by City Man.
ager Carl Budwesky to amend the
electrical code to prohibit sale in
the city of electrical appliances
which do not meet the approval of
the Board of Fire Underwriters was
held over for action on January rs.
Mr.. Budwesky said he had been
informed by the electrical inspector
and the fire chief that many Of the
city's fires were the results of defec-
tive fuses, cords and wiring Of ap-
DlianceS
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Fairfax Board 10 Explain
Gasoline, Food Rationinq

Fairfax County Ration Board ofii-
cials have scheduled a meeting of
volunteer workers at the Penn Daw
Hotel at 8 pm. tomorrow to explain
issuance of supplementary gasoline
ration books and War Ration Book
No. 2.
Andrew w. Clarke Of Belle Haven
former member of the county ration
board, said volunteer workers are
being recruited from various COM
munities in Mount Vernon district
to help issue the coupons next week
in their own communities.
Persons living in the lower end
Of the county may thus obtain ra-
tion books near their homes instead
of applying at the distribution CEN
ter in Falls Church.
Residents of each community are
requested to name representatives
to attend the meeting.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Maryland Law Licensing
Vending Machines Upheld
By the Associated Pres,

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 13.-Maryland's
1941 law for licensing vending ma
chimes, held invalid in q Baltimore
Circuit Court ruling, was upheld yes
terday by the State Court Of Ap-
peals in decision which termed the
lower court holding "an absurdity."
The Circuit Court decided the
statue was ineffective because Gov.
O'Conor had not signed it in time
to become effective May l. 1941.
Gov. O'Conor put his signature on
the measure May 26, 1941
The opinion by Judge Ogle Mar
bury, one of several handed down
on the opening session of the Janu-
ary term, declared it was "an ab-
surdity" to say that because one
month Of the first license year could
not be collected the whole act must
be stricken out "and the purpose Of
the Legislature thwarted."
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Navy Investigates
Training Plane Crash
Al Falls Church
Cadet in Hospital With
Head Injury; Condition
Undeterminc

The Navy was making an investi-
cation today into the crash of a
training plane at Falls Church yes
terday which injured the pilot,
Naval Aviation Cadet Henry A. Nc
Ginnis, jr, 81, who lives almost di-
rectly across the street from a
house the plane hit.
Cadet McGinnis, who was sent to
the Naval Hospital at Bethesda aft
er first being taken to Georgetown
Hospital, was reported in an unde-
termined condition today. Hospital
attaches said he was suffering from
head injury, the extent of which
was unknown.
He was able 70 get out of the craft
by himself after it hitfand his in.
juries first were reported minor. He
was the only occupant Of, the plane
Witnesses said that two identica
planes were flying over a wood.
ed area along Great Fails street
where the crash occurred and
that one of the planes failed
to pull out Of dive. The fall
ing plane sheared trees and hit
the ground in the yard OF Mrs. Mary
F. O'Connor of 532 West Great
Falls street. It then Topped into
the side of the house, knocking the
plaster of the wall of a downstairs
room, where Mrs. E. M. Walsh, 81,
Mrs. O'Connor's mother, was sitting.
Mrs. Walsh said she thought the
house was caving in. but that she
wasn't frightened by the noise.
Navy officials said the plane was
on a routine solo training flight
from a nearby training field. They
said they believed the craft could
be repaired. although that decision
would be made by naval engineers.
Witnesses, however, said the craft
appeared to be "a wreck"
Falls Church police put a guard
around the craft until Navy officials
arrived.
Cadet McGinnis is the son Of H.
A. McGinnis of Sis West Great Falls
street and friend of the O'Connors.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Curb on Drivino
Expected to Cut
Court Cases

A so per cent drop in Police Court
cases as q result Of the ban on
pleasure driving was predicted today
by Judge James r. Duncan of the
Alexandria Civil and Police Court.
Judge Duncan said he had al
ready noted drop in court cases
and added that about one-haf Of all
Police Court cases involved auto
mobiles.
Overtime parking tickets are ex-
pected to show sharp drop, the
Judge said, since persons using cars
for business alone usually have reg
ular all-day parking places reserved
for them.
Cases Of reckless driving, speeding
and driving while under the in
duence Of liquor almost always In
wolves persons driving for pleasure
Judge Duncan satd.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Engineering Glasses
Open in ARLINGTON

Glasses in electrical engineering
and beginning and advanced engi-
neering drawing for men and women
high school graduates will be con-
Quoted at Washington Lee High
School, Arlington, by the University
Of Virginia, it was announced today
by Thomas A. jackson, supervisor.
Beginning January as and con-
tinuing for 16 weeks, classes in
electrical engineering will be held
from to 10 pm. each Monday,
and classes In engineering drawing
will meet at the same time each
Monday and Thursday.
Persons interested should regis
ter at the school at Z pm. January
Is, 1t was said.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
0'Conor Will Seek
State Salary Boosts
OF More Than Million
Dangerous Situation,
Possibly Threatening
Strike, Seen Ended
By the Associated Press.

~
ANNAP POLLS, Jan. 13.-Gov.
O'Conor's forthcoming budget mes
sage to the State Legislature will
contain proposal to grant more
than $l,000,000 in wage and salary
increases to State employees.
The Governor announced he had
accepted recommendations of the
State Salary Standards Board pro-
viding for approximately 81 1926 600
In pay increases during the next
two fiscal years.
State fiscal experts said the rec
concentrations called for $625 900 to
be disbursed during the 1884 fiscal
year, and the remainder, approx
imately 100000. during 1944-45.
A member of the Salary Standards
Board said about 5000 State en-
ployes would be affected.
Governors Action Required.
The recommendations. submitted
by the board just before the last
general election. had not been an
nounced previously, although the
salary standards act Of 1941 pro-
vided that the Governor was to
have either accepted or rejected
them before January /, 1943.
The act further provided that
they would have the force Of law
If accepted.
A member Of the Salary Stand
ards Board reported that a def
mite schedule of classifications of
employees, and longevity service in
creases had been included" adding
that there was dangerous situa-
ton developing among State en-
ployes, which might even have led
to strike during the current Legis-
lature," had the Governors state
ment not been made.
Effective Until 1945.
The recommendation would 60
into effect October l and would
remain in force until the 1945 Leg
islature convened.
In the budget also will be bonuses
for State employees earning under
$4,000 per year-a measure approved
by Gov. O'Conor and the Legislative
Council. The plan calls for pay
ment Of 5000 to each such employe
during the next calendar year.
It was reported unofiicially that
the general wage increase would
bring as much as $1,000 to some
employees.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
| Alexandria Drops
Birthday Ball for
| Mile o. Dimes

The Presidents Birthday Ball will
not be held this year, the Alexandria
Committee of the National Founda-
tion for Infantile Paralysis has de-
cided
Herbert Taylor, chairman of the
1943 committee, announced that ef-
forts will be devoted to the Mile
Of Dimes" campaign in conformity
with policy announced by State
birthday ball officials.
Fire Chief James NJ Duncan, jr.,
will head the drive and is working
on plans to place booths in stores
and schools throughout the city.