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Evening star., 1943-03-15
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and South in the following deal in
cluded every ace and king in the
deck and three Of the four queens.
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duce a grand slam at any contract.
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The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1943-10-29
NOTICE TO POTLTO GROWEE

NOTICE TO PoTLTo GROWERS.
General Manager. Stock, Says that
the Coop. needs moro spuds for
direct reshipment to Anchore &c.
bout 20 tons g. day is being sent
out and it is dosireab1e thet the
supply be furni shed directly from
the producers, so that extra handl
ing charges can be eliminated.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1943-10-29

THE PALMER DEMOCRATIC CLUB NETS.
The Palmer Democratic Club, was re-
orginized at the Grange Hall, last
Tuesday evening. Mr.. Walter Hunt ley
the resident US. Conf s soner was
elected President, Edw. Chri st ems en-
Vice.Pre And Mrs. Walter Huntley
as Secretary. Issues were dis Gus ed
and plans made for the coming year.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1943-10-29

Laura B. Harvey spent the summer
Of 1887 in the Matenuska Valley and
has been one Of our interested
Mount Vernon Ny. that she enjoys
reading the "settler". viii CHI She has
teken since that time.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
Senate Group Supports
Fund dforPre-|nduction
Training in Schools
S8,484,377 Program
To Be Reported Soon
Despite Opposition

An So, ,484,3 BIT authorization OF Fed
eral aid to high schools throughout
the country to help finance a Vic
tory. Corps program of pre-induction
military training and physical fit
ness will be reported to the Senate
late today or tomorrow by the Edu-
cation and Labor Committee
The plan was proposed originally
as an amendment to the first de-
fciency bill earlier this year. but
was sidetracked because there was
no basic law authorizing the ex-
penditure. The bill about to be
reported is basic authorization. If
it passes the Appropriations Com
mittee would still decide whether to
make the money available.
Chairman Thomas said there was
some opposition to the program in
committee this morning, but the
opponents we're willing to have the
bill reported out, reserving the right
to argue their objections in the
Senate.
For a complete year, starting July
l, the cost would be $8,484,377. For
the intervening period the bill pro-
poses to make $912,513 available.
The committee was told that of
the 100000 high school students
between Is and Is years old, about
80 per cent will 60 into the armed
services later and about 40 per cent
will go into the Air Forces.
This program will enable the boys
to plan their school work to fit the
particular branch of aviation or
other service for which they are
best qualified, physically and men,
tally.
Federal grants would be based on
approval by the Office of Education
of a State plan for conducting the
program and would be discontinued
six months after the war ends.
The committee also gave prelim-
mary study to another bill for Fed
eral aid to institutions training
nurses both for the war; areas and
the home front but decided to have
public hearings before acting on it..
Evening star., 1943-04-29
Logan Playground Wins
Kite Contest Honors

The Logan Playground won high
honors yesterday in the kite contest
held in Recreation Department de-
fense area II. The kites were flown
at the Charles Young School, Twen-
ty-fourth street and Benning
road NE
Milton Fitzhugh, champion of both
the senior and outstanding per-
formance classes; Theodore Jenifer,
Junior class champion, and Thomas
Ware, winner of the subjunior class,
all represented the Logan Play
ground.
Langston Playground placed Sec
ond, with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Green and daughter Louise winners
in the parent-child division. Louise
was also champion in the division
for girls.
Fitzhugh's kite was judged the
best of So for workmanship, con-
struction and flying performance
Approximately $50 people we're
present at the contest.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
zig Needy County Families
Aided by Catholic Charities

Two hundred and nineteen fami-
lies. representing 1,119 individuals.
were given assistance last year by
the Catholic Charities of Prince
Georges County, A. c. Keegin, presi-
dent of the Board of Directors. re-
ports.
Mr.. keegin said assistance was
given in child care and marital dis
cord problems, and to needy families,
In addition, he said, the organization
has sought to coordinate Catholic
activities and to standardize the
work of various volunteer groups in
the county.
Mrs. Mary Sainter, vice president
OF the Ladies Charity, reported that
$50 persons were helped last year by
that organization.
The Catholic Charities is a Com.
munity Chest agency and receives
its funds through the Community
War Fund.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
Programs Urged 10 Curb
Juvenile DELINQUENCY

Clyde E. Murray, president of the
National Federation of Settlements,
Yesterday called for settlement house
programs for boys to IA years old
as means of combating juvenile
delinquency during war time.
Addressing staff officials of the
city's eight settlement houses at a
meeting in the Christ Child Settle
ment House, Mr.. Murray said this
age group is presenting the greatest
delinquency problem.
1t is the period, he explained.
when parents-now employed in war
jobs-feel they can leave their chill
dren unattended. Hence they are
more liable to get into trouble.
Mr.. Murray said there also was a
need for induction training
from psychological standpoint"
for boys 16 to 18 years old. He
proposed that settlement workers
help teen-age boys get jobs on farms
this summer.
Consumer education should be a
part of settlement house programs,
he said.
The meeting was sponsored by the
Settlement Staff Members Organi-
zation of Washington.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
Woman Is Fined
| $50 for Weurinq
WAAC Uniform

Mrs. Corena Bunnell. %, of 1909
Pennsylvania avenue NV was fined
$50 today by Municipal Court Judge
Nathan Margold, following her plea
OF guilty to charge of illegally
wearing the uniform of a WAAC
The defendant was arrested by
Federal agents February l3 in a
Pennsylvania avenue restaurant
where she was employed as a
waitress.
Previously. Defense Counsel NJ
Edward Buckley, jr., had filed a mo-
ton which contested the right of the
WAACS to have an exclusive uni
form, since they were only an auxil-
iary of the Regular Army.
Today, however, Mr.. Buckley in
formed the court that the motion
was being withdrawn and his client
wished TO plead guilty.
Assistant United States Attorney
Ray L. jenkins told the court he was
convinced Mrs. Bunnell had no ul-
terror motive in wearing the uni
form. He said, "She probably
wanted to impress people by ap-
pearing in uniform
Evening star., 1943-04-29
WPB Now Authorizes
Baby Scale Manufacture
Bv the Associated Dress

By the Associated Press.
The Nations high birth rate
prompted the War Production Board
today to ease another of it's con-
servation orders.
The agency authorized the manu-
facture of household baby scales at
one-quarter of the 1941 rate for sale
on doctors prescriptions. Previous
ly, production had been prohibited
except for clinical-type scales made
for sale to physicians and hospitals.
The WPB recently authorized in
creased production of baby carriages
in order to bring the supply in line
with the demand.
In another order today the agency
instituted partial rationing control
over agricultural scales selling for
less than $50.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
D. T.. tuberculosis
Committee Meets
To Map Program
Conference Planned
On Protests Over
Leaders Policies

The District tuberculosis Associa-
ton Program Committee met today
to formulate program for next
year.
DR.. j. Winthrop Peabody. presi-
dent of the group, probably will con-
fer during the week of May 10 with
a committee of five. appointed at
recent meeting of association men,
bers who are protesting the policies
and program of DR.. Peabody and his
officers.
Edward B. Persons, chairman of
the protesting committee, conferred
over the telephone today with DR..
Peabody. informing him of the re-
suits of the meeting of members
Tuesday night. Resolutions were
passed, by the protest group, insist
ing on election of officers within two
weeks and the right to vote for can
didates from the floor.'
Mr.. Persons said he would send a
letter to DR.. Peabody, formally
presenting results of the special
meeting.
At the local Office of the associa
ton, it was said both DR.. Peabody
and Charles L, Newcomb, from the
national association, who is acting
executive secretary here now, will
attend the meeting of the national
group in st. Louis next week. 1t is
expected meeting of the Board of
Directors of the local association
can be called probably week aftel
next to confer with the protesting
committee.
The Program Committee met today.
under Craftsmanship of DR.. Thomas
b. Mckneely of the United States
Public Health Service. With them
were Mr.. Newcomb and James G.,
Stone, from national Headquarters
Evening star., 1943-04-29

had jaundice during the Tobruk
campaign and missed most of that
show. Then this happened last
January in the Trippli drive"
What happened?" he was asked.
"Oh, it was bomb" was the an
swer. 1T just fell in my lap. Didn't
go off though I wouldn't be here if
1t had-here in Washington at this
beautiful time of year-so it all
works out somehow, doesn't it?'
He credited the tanks of American
manufacture with being a big help in
turning the tide at Ell Alamein. But
the big change, he said, came with
the arrival of Gems. Alexander and
Montgomery to replace other COM
manders who were suffering from
desert Weariness."
Evening star., 1943-04-29
Ii. De|ap|aine Killed
In Navy Plane Crash
Frederick Publishers Son
Among Eight Victims
By the Associated Press,

FREDERICK, Md. April 29.-Lt.
William T. Delaplaine, Sd. U. S. N.
son of William T. Delaplaine, CO.
publisher of the Frederick News and
Post, was one of eight men killed in
the crash of twin-engined Navy
plane on hill near Oakland, Calf ;,
his parents were informed yesterday
by the Navy Department.
1t. Delaplaine, %, was graduated
from Washington and Lee Univer-
sity in 1899 and entered the Navy in
1910. He won his pilots wings at
the Pensacola Naval Air Station and
was commissioned an ensign. He
later was stationed at Jacksonville
Fla, and Fort Worth, Tex, before
his transfer to Oakland a few
months ago.
1t. Delaplaine formerly was en-
ployed as a reporter on the Fred
erick newspapers published by his
father and his uncle, r. E. Dela-
plaine. He was unmarried.
In San Francisco the Navy an
nounced the names of three others
killed in the crash. They we're:
1t. William F. Hardie, Is, pilot,
of Chicago; 1t. John P. Jones. a.
pilot, Alameda, Calf, and Flight
Orderly Gerald Naughton, %, spe-
cialist, third class, Long Beach,
Calf.
Two other men were injured
seriously in the crash.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
) Pentagon Employees
Added 10 Poisoning List

War Department officials investi-
eating the mass food poisoning of
more than 100 Pentagon Building
employees Tuesday said today three
additional persons we're taken i'll
yesterday and were given hospital
treatment.
Brought to Emergency Hospital in
an ambulance were Ada Eubanks,
40, colored, 1915 Linden court NV,
who was treated and released, and
Gladys Taylor, AZ, colored, 1880
Montello avenue NE, who was ad-
mitted to the hospital. A third vic
tim, Carrie Neal, 25, colored. 481 C
street S.W., applied at the hospital
for treatment and was released.
The latest victims apparently
were infected by meals served Tues
day, but did not feel the effects un-
til yesterday.
Meanwhile, War Department Of
ficials said that a report on analysis
Of the food was expected in "sev-
eral days" OF those taken ill less
than a dozen remained in hospitals
today.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
Alexandra Woman Fined
On Numbers Choroe

A fine of $500 on a charge of
operating numbers game was inn
posed on Mrs. Virginia Monroe, 730
North Columbus street, in Alexan-
dria Police Court yesterday.
At the same time, Proctor Lawson
FAINT, 702 East Twenty-ninth street
Norfolk, was fined 5000 on a charge
OF illegal transportation of whisky,
and Sam Fornes, colored, 827 Wolfe
street, received a $50 fine on a
charge Of illegal sale Of whisky.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
WAVES May Seek Officer
Status After 6 Months

The Navy Department announced
yesterday that enlisted personnel in
the WAVES may apply for transfer
to officer status after six months
service. They must be recommended
by their commanding officers and
those selected will be sent to the
Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School
at Northampton, Mass, before being
commissioned.
Generally, applicants for promo
ton must meet the educational re-
quirements for those given original
officer appointments, but those with
exceptional ability may have the
educational requirements waived, on
recommendation Of their COM
manders.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
Playground Facilities
Undergo Expansion 10
Meet Increased Need
New Provisions Made
For Many Sports, Picnies
And Drives in Parks

Although large recreation areas
have been taken away from Wash
ington by necessary wartime Office
buildings, the arrival of pleasant
weather with its outdoor appeal
finds construction work under way
on number of new recreation pro-
jects to expand the facilities already
available to the public.
Funds to operate some of the new
places still are being sought by Off
cials, but the National Capital,
through its system of parks and
Fairgrounds, offers to its crowded
popula ton, officials of the National
Capital Parks pointed out today,
some of the largest play areas avail
able in any cities the size of Wash
ington. Flowering trees present
beautiful pictures throughout the
city's parks.
Largest park in the city, which
runs through the heart of Wash
ington, is Rock Creek Park, with
more than 1,700 acres of woodland,
winding roads. bride paths, golf
courses, baseball diamonds, Temps
courts and footpaths. Many addi-
tional fireplaces for picnics are
available this year, it was pointed
out, with demand expected to be
greater than at any time in the
history of the park
New football fields, soccer fields,
tennis courts and baseball dia-
monds are to be constructed this
summer under a program of about
100000 allotted from Lanham Act
funds. All tennis courts viii be
clay courts, to avoid the use Of
any critical material, and the whole
program of construction is going
forward on the basis of using no
materials vital to the war effort.
Among the l3 recreation areas
being developed. the most advanced
are those at East Potomac Park,
where II new tennis courts are
being built; National Capital Sta
dium, in Anacostia Park, where
there will be two baseball diamonds,
four softball diamonds, three foot
ball and soccer fields, and Hillcrest
recreation center at Thirty-second
and Denver street Sc. for football,
soccer, yolley ball and baseball.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
Recreation Unit
Acts 10 Insure
Parks Control
Rejects Federal Plea
For New System in
Paying for Repairs

Fearful of losing its control over
166 recreation areas, the District
Recreation Board today refused to
change its method of paying Ma
tional Capital Parks for repairing
the Fairgrounds.
National Capital Parks has been
complaining for several months of
the vast amount of bookkeeping en-
tailed in the present system of first
doing the repair work and then sub
mitting a bill for it. Asst. Supt of
Parks Frank Gartside unofficially
suggested to the Recreation Board
that money for maintenance of
Fairgrounds be appropriated by Con-
gress directly to parks office.
But four hours of vehement dis
cussions by board members in the
District Building today brought out
unanimous opinions that change in
appropriation of money for repairs
might lessen control of the Recrea-
tion Board over its Fairgrounds.
The strongest plea for continued
control by the Recreation Board was
made by the author of the original
recreation bill, Thomas Settle, execu-
tive secretary of the Park and
Planning Commission. He appeared
for the board to describe the years
of struggle" necessary to draw the
recreation bill and pilot it through
Congress. Complete control of the
new Recreation Board over its areas
is "fundamental' to the success of
the recreation system, he said.
On the motion of James E.
Schwab, the board finally decided
not to disturb its present system
OF reimbursing the parks Office after
repair work is done. The present
language in the pending appropria-
ton bill. which allocates ali mainte-
nance and improvement money di-
rect to the Recreation Department.
it was decided, will continue to be
supported by the board.
Conferring with the Recreation
Board were District Auditor A. R.
Pilkerton, William Wilding of the
District budget Office, and John A.
Nolan, jr., director of planning for
the Park and Planning Commission.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
JeNeff Is Elected
As Chest President,
Succeeding Jennings
Three New Members
Added to Committee;
Funds Work Praised

Frank r. Jelleff, merchant. long
identified with social service work in
Washington, heads the slate of
Community Chest officers elected
yesterday. He succeeds Coleman
Jennings, who served five years in
the post.
Also elected by the trustees, COM
prising representatives of the SO
Chest agencies and an equal num-
ber of contributors representatives
were Lee D. Butler. first vice presi-
dent; John A. Reilly, second vice
president; Mrs. Eugene Meyer, third
vice president; Joseph D. kaufman,
fourth vice president, and John F.
Victory, secretary. Frank A. Brig
field was reelected treasurer.
Three new members were added
TO the Executive Committee. They
are Mrs. Albert w. Atwood, Oscar
l.. Chapman, Assistant Secretary of
Commerce. and Mrs. Addison E..
Richard. Mrs. Francis x. Callahan
was reelected for one year to COM
plete an unfinished two-year term.
Well Known for Charities.
Mr.. Jelleff is we'll known for his
charitable work in the District and
particularly for his interest in the
Boys Club. He helped found it in
1920 and still serves as chairman of
the board. He has been a member
OF the Chests board of trustees
since 1894 and for the last six years
has been active in the Advance Gifts
unit of the annual campaign.
Mr.. Jelleff is a member of the
board of directors of the Washing
ton Housing Association, member of
the Board of Trade and a trustee of
the Industrial Home School. An
active Rotarian, he is on the Execu-
tive Committee of the District
Chapter of the American Red Cross,
a member of the board of the Ma
tional Symphony and chairman of
the Board of Indeterminate Sen
tence and Parole of the District.
Jennings Reviews Progress.
In handing over the gavel Mr.
Jennings reviewed the Chest S
progress during his tenure of office,
paying tribute to it's work and
directing attention to the future.
What is inherent in the life of
the Community Chest can be a
small model for the kind of world
we want to live in. Fullness of life
must be made available to all men,
he said.
In the Chest" he continued, I'VE
respect the religious beliefs of Jew,
Catholic and Protestant and such
understan Ling must govern the
thinking of postwar planners"
Eight new agencies joined the
Community Chest during Mr. Jen-
ning's term of Office and last year
Washington was the first city to
set its annual campaign goal over
100 per cent more than the total
raised the previous year. It's in
crease was 936 per cent and the
drive came within less than per
cent of achieving that mark.
Evening star., 1943-04-29
Church Federation Plans
Child Vacation Program

Plans to provide a vacation pro-
gram for District children are being
worked out by the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches, DR.. Frederick
E. Reissig, executive secretary, an
nounced today.
A special committee on Vacation
Church Schools has been appointed
by the federation's Committee on
Religious Education, with Mrs.
Grover Hartman as chairman.
Other members of the committee
are Miss Evelyn Albers, Miss Ruth
Gill, Mrs. C. A. Lindsay, Mrs. Gaye
McC Clothlen, Miss Eta Mai Russell,
the Rev. Ben Cowles, the Rev. Ram
sey Bridges, the Rev. Allan Banks,
the Rev. Nautilus Porter and Miss
Mary Alice Douty.
In line with the program, an in
stitute for vacation school workers
will be held June 6 to 8.
Evening star., 1943-04-29

vania avenue NV lights on a large
billboard atop building illuminated
the entire intersection Across the
street the old Post Office Building,
still occupied by Government work
erS, had several windows through
which light showed during the test.
A lunch stand on Fourteenth
street. between F and G, was ablaze
With lights until 25 minutes after
the blackout began. Afraid war
dens and police officers learned that
the manager of the place had left
the premises only a few minutes be-
foe with the keys to the room in
which the light switches we're To-
csted. A policeman finally brought
in crowbar and pried open the
lock, which had been placed on the
dcor recently to thwart prowlers.
A neon sign identifying a theater
on F street remained on for 10 min
utes after the first audible signal.
Lights were also observed on the
third floor of the District Court
Building facing Indiana avenue NV.
In the vicinity of Second street
arc Maryland avenue NE. street
lights remained on during the en-
tire test. Lights were also observed
at New Jersey avenue and K street
/ NV, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets on I street NV,
on r, S and T streets above Florida
avenue NV; on H street between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets
NV. and on Connecticut avenue
above Calvert street.
Few Sent Into Shelters.
During the last blackout civilian
defense workers, who were warned
in advance, took up their posts
downtown as long as three hours
before the first audible signal was
heard. Last night afraid wardens
anc others did not appear for 10 or
Is minutes
Some servicemen, who did not ex-
pect the AFRAID test, were caught
downtown when the sirens sounded
and were prevented by military and
shore police from getting to Union
Station, where they were supposed
to catch trains.
Automobiles continued to move
during the blackout period with
lights of varying intensity. During
the raid period, all traffic was
stopped. Streetcars and buses, al
though permitted to move, became
noticeahly empty after the first sus-
tanned signal was sounded. Pas
sengers evidently did not want to be
caught on the vehicles when the
raid signal was sounded because
they realized they would be required
to seek shelter in some nearby build
ing
Judge Albert E. Brault, Montgom-
cry County Civilian Defense direc-
tor, said that with the exception of
a few violations in private homes
in Silver Spring and Takoma Park,
the blackout had gone Every we'll"
in the county.
Judge Brault said one violation
was reported at the ration board
offices at 1922 Georgia avenue, Sill
ver Spring, where the doors were
left locked with lights burning.
He said only warning would be
issued in this violation, since it
was possible volunteer worker had
neglected to turn off the lights.
Police in Prince Georges County
and in Arlington and Fairfax Coun-
ties described the blackout as a
Success
Evening star., 1943-04-29
DeroiIment Ties Up
D. C.-BuItimore Traffic

Traffic on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road between Baltimore and Wash
ington was delayed more than two
hours yesterday by a freight car
which jumped the track between
Stoney Run and Patapsco, Md, rail-
road officials said today.
The accident was caused by a
broken side frame on q northbound
freight. Trafiic was blocked on both
north and south bound tracks. No
one was injured.