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Evening star., 1943-08-11
Miss HaeteI Is Named
Loudoun Schools Chief
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch TO The STAR.
LEESBURG, Va. Aug. 11.-Miss
Helen Haertel of Falls Church was
appointed elementary supervisor OF
the Loudoun County white schools
for the coming session at meeting
of the school board here yesterday.
Other appointments include Mrs
Winnie Gray Gartrell, fifth grade
Middleburg school; Mrs Amelia
Hammerly, third and fourth grades
Round Hill, and Mrs. Myrtle Baber
Thompson, temporary teacher at
the Purcellville School.
The designations of Miss Kath-
crime Coupar, teacher in the Lees
burg High School, and of Mrs. Mar
Ian Bowes, teacher in Douglass High
School, were accepted.
All school bus drivers who attend
the training school at Manassas
August l6, II and 18, will be allowed
$3.50 for each day and will be pro-
vided transportation in a school bus,
the board decided.
DR. J. Russell Smith was requested
to have a barrier erected to prevent
the use of the Sunny Ridge School
property as road and also to have
mo trespassing" sign erected in
the name Of the school board.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Bendheim, Alexandra
School Board Head,
Called for Induction
81 to Report Aug. 26;
Delay Of Fother Draft
a For Several Months Seen

Leroy S. Bendheim, chairman of
the Alexandria Board of Education,
is one of 54 men accepted for induc-
ton, the Alexandria Selective Serv-
ice Board announced yesterday.
The men will report August 26.
They are the first group from Alex
andria to receive a three-week fur
Tough.
Mr.. Bendheim is 81 years old and
unmarried. He is a member of the
Washington law firm of Simon, Koe-
nigsberger & Young. and is promi-
nent in the Odd Fellows organ
ization, being past noble governor
OF Potomac Lodge, No. 38, and a
senior warden of the Grand En-
campment of Virginia.
He has been a member Of the
Alexandria Board of Education for
the last nine years and it's chair
man for five, and recently was ap-
pointed by the City Council to serve
another term.
Miss Virginia Jefferson, clerk of
the Alexandria Selective Service
Board, said that in recent months
the board has had one call month
for white inductees and two for
colored, reversing the order which
had previously been in effect. Un-
less the quotas are greatly increased.
Miss Jefferson said it will not be
necessary to call fathers for several
months
In addition to Mr.. Bendheim, who
will go into the Army, the following
men were accented.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Commissioners Study
Lifting Of Quarantine
On Dogs in County
Prince Georges Resident
Protests Restriction
As Unnecessary

The Prince Georges County Com
missioners today were studying a
request urging the lifting of the 90
day dog quarantine which went into
effect July 16 throughout the metro
politan area of the county.
The request was made yesterday
by James P. Briggs of Riverdale,
who said he represented group
now being organized to be called the
Prince Georges County Humane So
ciety.
Describing the quarantine as "un-
necessary" Mr.. Briggs declared that
parents are afraid to permit chill
dren to leave homes for fear that a
policeman shooting at stray dog
may accidentally injure or kill a
child.
He also charged that in many
instances a rabies scare" is pro-
NOTED by veterinarians who hope
to induce dog oyners to have their
pets inoculated against the disease.
According to Mr.. Briggs, a study
OF vital statistics in the District has
revealed that no deaths have been
reported as caused by the bite of a
rabid dog for the last 10 years.
Disease Called Rare.
Declaring that rabies is IAN ex-
tremely rare disease" Mr.. Briggs
said that In his so years experience
as an officer of humane organiza-
tions he never has seen a rabid dog.
A delegation representing the
Lakeland Citizens Association ap-
peared before the board in protest
against the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road proposal to erect a barracks in
the town to house approximately 60
colored laborers.
George Brooks, treasurer Of the
colored civic group, pointed out that
the site of the barracks is located
within $50 feet of the Lakeland High
School.
He asserted that the railroad
originally planned to build the bar
racks in Edmonston, but that op-
position by residents of that COM
munity had resulted in the project
Delng moved 10 Lakeland.
Clerk Is Appointed.
The commissioners emphasized
that the project is war measure
and promised to ask the railroad
to move the barracks to more
suitable location" in the town.
Miss Agnes Keane, Riverdale, was
appointed clerk in the trial mag
istrate's office in the County Service
Building, Hyattsville. She succeeds
Mrs. Florence Anderson, resigned.
The board also appointed Benja-
min Dowlan. Capitol Heights, as a
desk clerk at the Upper Marlboro
police station. and named Samuel
H. Conley, Accokeek, forest war
den.
The Prince Georges-District Fire
mems Association was granted a
permit for a carnival to be held
August 1928 at Thirty eighth street
and Rhode Island avenue, Mount
Rainer.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Montgomery Schools
To Open September Is
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Montgomery County.public schools
will open for the next school year
September l3, and close June is,
1914, the school calendar adopted by
:he county Board of Education in
Rockville yesterday shows. There
will be 1873 teaching days and IL
holidays.
Inauguration of nursery school
and day care program was brought
nearer by acceptance of an offer of
the Federal Works Agency to con-
tribute $24,162 for maintenance and
support of the centers through De-
cember 81.
A report submitted to the board
showed the total enrolment in
county public schools for the last
school year was 1888, or 666 above
the previous year A much larger
increase is looked for the next year.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Bombs and Flames
To Destroy Village
AT Defense Pageant
Variety Show to Open
Friday Night Spectacle
At Griffith Stadium !

A corps of volunteer workmen will
take over Griffith Stadium tomor-
row afternoon to begin construction
Of model village" to be DESTROYED
by bombs and flame in a simulated
air raid during the big civilian de-
fense pageant Friday night.
Preceding this event and demon
strations by various branches of
the civilian defense protective sery-
ices will be a variety show with
stars Of screen, stage and radio
making personal appearances.
Tentatively scheduled to head
the list OF entertainers is Irving
Berlin, who will arrive in Wash
ington today to attend the premiere
OF This Is the Army" at down.
town motion picture theater. II he
agrees to appear, Mr.. Berlin will
be heard in series of songs which
made him famous.
Dance Bands to Play. .
Two orchestras popular with To-
cal dancers will appear on the
variety program. They are the
bands Of Eddie Rogers and Tom
my Reynolds. Both orchestras will
take part in the event with ap-
proval of the Musicians Protective
Union, Local 161, of the American
Federation Of Musicians.
Lynn Ladd, young screen actress,
Is the latest entertainer to accept
an invitation to be present. Other
names" of the theater world will
be added before the Grifith Sta
dunn gates open at pm. Friday.
To be known as "Blackouts of
.943," the pageant will begin
promptly at 8 pm. under the direc-
tion OF Gene Ford, production chief
at Loew's Capitol Theater. A re-
production Of typical Washing
ton community, which will be erect
ed near the center field bleachers,
will be complete with various types
OF commercial and private buildings.
A 40-foot- high Capitol" dome will
face the audience at the far end of
the village" street.
Planes to Attack.
Planes from Boiling Field will be
used to attack" the structures, and
as one by one the buildings are
bombed and set afire. the various
civilian defense protective services
will swing into action, making res
cues" fighting the flames, con-
trolling gas" and demonstrating
other types of emergency duties.
Actual antiaircraft guns will be
brought into play and huge search
lights will pick up the planes as
they fly over the stadium.
A cast Of some 1900 persons will
take part in the pageant and run
ming variations Of each event as it
takes place will be given over the
public address system.
The public will be admitted free
OF charge to witness the final event
in a current drive to enlist 10000
additional volunteers for the Dis
trict Department of Civilian De-
fense.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
OPA Checking Reports
OF Food Shortages

BALTIMORE, Aug. II R.-An
Office of Price Administration rep
reSentative went to Southern Mary
land today to check reports of criti-
cal shortages in food and clothing,
while Baltimore food wholesalers
and dry goods houses arranged
emergency shipments to the area.
State OPA Director Leo H. Nc
Cormick, informed of the shortages
several days ago by Ration Board
officials and merchants in st. Marys
and Calvert Counties, said meat and
canned goods had been promised by
food wholesalers and packers.
In addition, Mr.. Mccormick re-
ported, chain store concern with
several branches In the area has
agreed to send in extra shipments
of food, and dry goods companies
pledged special shipments of work.
ing clothes and women's and chill
dren's wear.
Meanwhile, the Agriculture De-
partment has been asked to increase
quota allotments of packers and
wholesalers who serve the two cosl-
ties. whose populations have been
greatly increased by war activities.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Students COLLECTING
Tableware Sets for
Bethesda Hospital
Contributions Will Equip
81 Troys; Auxiliary
Praises Cooperation

Enough tableware to equip 80
trays at the Suburban Hospital,
scheduled to open soon at Bethesda,
has been collected by pupils of the
Somerset, Bradley, Bethesda Ele-
mentary, Lynnbrook and Alta Vista
Schools, according to Mrs. Elwyn
J. Rowell, chairman of school collec-
tion of silver for the Hospital Asso-
citation women's auxiliary.
In addition to the 50 complete sets,
each Of which consists of a knife,
fork, soup spoon, two teaspoons and
salad fork, the children collected 1876
odd pieces, including knives, forks
and teaspoons. All are in excellent
condition, Mrs. Rowell said.
Most of the tableware was. COL
lected from homes. Students at one
school, however, were not satisfied
with the results of their collection,
so they opened their savings banks
and purchased some additional
pieces.
Cooperation Praised.
In turning over the collection to
Mrs. Walter E. Perry, president of
the hospital auxiliary, Mrs. Rowell
said the cooperation and enthusi-
asm with which the school children
undertook the collection was most
gratifying"
"All of the children who con-
tributed," she said. declared that
they wanted an active part in build
ing the hospital and felt that the
silver project offered them the de-
sired opportunity
In charge of the collection at the
various schools were Mrs. Albert
O'Sullivan, Lynnbrook; Mrs. Joseph
Guandolo, Bethesda Elementary;
Mrs. James E. Milton, Bradley: Mrs.
Gordon Daisley, Somerset, and Mrs.
John M. Jacobson, Alta Vista.
Radio Contributed.
Contribution by A. S. Magee of
Bethesda of portable table model
radio for the use of children in the
new hospital was announced by
Mrs. Daniel H. Campbell, chairman
of children's interests for the aux
iliary.
A survey conducted among chill
dren at the Lynnbrook School re-
vealed that radio entertainment was
favored during illness, although
amusements varied according to the
children's ages.
Results of the survey will be
studied when Mrs. Campbells COM
mittee meets this fall Members of
the group, in addition to Mrs. Camp
bell, are Mrs. w. G. Carter, jr.::
Mrs James F. Greene and John
D. Fox.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Laundry Receivership
Strands WASHING

CAMDEN, N. J.-Some $500 per-
sons were asked to come to a Cam
den laundry which went into re-
ceivership, identify their wash and
take it home
Former Common Pleas Judge
Frank F. Neutze. the receiver, said
the laundrys 100 employees walked
out because wage increase ordered
by the War Labor Board June 10,
1912, has not received final approval.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
,lsNRst;oniinq
@Remiindery@,

Blue coupons, Book 2-Stamps let
tered r, S and T are valid now
and will Hemain good through
September 20.
Red coupons, Book 2-These can be
exchanged for meats, fats, etc.
Stamps lettered T, U and v are
good now and will remain valid
through August 81.
w stamps also will be good
through August 81 after they be-
come valid next Sunday (Au-
gust I5).
Sugar--For regular allowances of
sugar for general use coupon No
l3 In book is good for S pounds
through next Sunday august 15)
Stamps Nos. IS and is in ra-
ton book No. / may be used to
obtain sugar for home canning
Each will be good for pounds
through October 81.
Families needing more than 10
pounds of sugar per person for
home canning must make appli-
cation to their ration boards for
all over this amount.
Gasoline-No. A coupons, good fol
gallons each, are good through
November 81.
Pleasure driving is forbidden tc
holders of all types OF gasoline
rations.
TT" allowances OF gasoline fol
commercial vehicles are now valic
and will remain good for the mex
three months.
B and c coupons, good for az
gallons each, expire on dates In.
dicated In individual books.
Shoes-Stamp No. 18 is good for on,
pair through October 81.
Fuel Oil-Period No. / coupons II
new fuel oil rations became gooe
July and are valid for 10 gallon.
per unit through next January 4
Period No. coupons OF las
seasons ration are valid for /,
gallons per unit through Septem.
ber 80.
Each coupon is good for tn,
number of units marked in larg,
numbers on Its face.
Applications for this season.
rntions should be filled out proper
" and returned TO local board
Immediately.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Leonordtown (Md.) Flyer
Killed in South Pacific
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LEONARDTOWN, Md. Aug. Ii
Mrs. Nora Shadrick Lomax, widow
of former Maryland legislator who
also was chief tobacco inspector for
the State, said yesterday she had
been informed by the War Depart
ment that her only son, Tech. Sergt.
Thomas Shadrick, has been killed in
action.
Sergt. Shadrick's death occurred
in the South Pacific. A bomber gum
ner and assistant radio man, 81
year-old Sergt Shadrick had been
awarded the Air Medal and the
Distinguished Flying Cross. His
stepfather. Capt. A. j. Lomax. owned
a hotel in Leonardtown for q num-
Der of years.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Morksmon's SIS Bounty
Goes Up in Smoke
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
MANKATO, Minn.-What the po-
liceman told the janitor isn't re-
corded, but
Two State highway patrolmen
were out patroling when one saw a
wolf and with one shot, as the car
sped along, killed it. He was
happy man, for a wolf is worth a
s25 bounty.
Passing a highway patrol garage,
the oficer dropped OF his kill until
he could dispose OF it. When he
came back the problem of disposal
mad been settled. A janitor, think
Ing the wolf dead dog, tossed 1t in
the incinerator.
You can't collect bounties on oral
evidence.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Tame Rabbit Bite
Sends Boy, 6, to
Hospital Here

William Burkley, 6. of 1886
Twenty eighth street Sc, received
laceration of the right hand early
today when he was bitten by tame
rabbit in neighbor's yard. He was
treated at Gallinger Hospital and
released.
The rabbit, according to police,
was owned by Pvt. r. C. Redding OF
the fifth precinct.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Payment Being Made
For Marine Base Land

The vernme ent yesterday
started distributing checks totaling
$458,69624 in payment for $4,000
acres OF land condemned in October
to enlarge the Quantico Marine
Base.
Because of missing documents and
other title defects the checks have
been held up since the condemna-
ton proceedings.
Between go and 80 per cent of the
land acquired by the Government
is in Stafford County. The rest is
in Prince William and Fauquier
Counties.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Bottle of Pop Used
To Christen Burqe

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Oreg-The rising
graph-line OF ,Portland's ship pro-
duction and the falling index OF its
alcoholic portable finally crossed.
The day brought three launching
christenings, to wit:
A Navy tug-champasne.
A Liberty ship-champagne.
An invasion barge-bottle OF pop
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Maryland Loss
In Crops Set
AT $7,0o0,000
Greater Damage
Seen Unless Rain
Comes Soon

Crop experts today estimated thai
the drought would cost MARYLAND
farmers alone more than $1,000 900
or about 10 per cent of the tota,
valuation of the States 1912 farm
production.
The estimate was made as the
Weather Bureau offered no promise
OF relief and State agriculture Of
f1cials said the dry weather was fast
approaching the proportions Of the
disastrous 1880 drought.
Weather Bureau officials in Balti-
more said the dry weather already
has cut production of all crops in
Maryland from 80 to so per cent
They could give no promise of any
letup in the dry weather.
Crop Losses Cited.
Figures released today by the
Maryland Crop Reporting Board
showed yield-per-acre drops from
1912 in virtually every crop. The
largest drop is in sweet corn. which
is off 40 per cent. Other losses on a
Statewide basis were:
Tomatoes for canning. off 20 Der
cent; string beans, 10 per cent: can't
aloupes, l3 per cent; watermelons,
rs per cent; corn for feed, per
cent; winter wheat, 10 per cent: oats
8 per cent; rye, per cent; barley
l6 per cent; tobacco, II per cent and
dropping fast; potatoes, 10 per cent,
and sweet potatoes. Is per cent.
Experts said the $1,000 900 esti-
mate was conservative and the figure
may 60 higher as the drought
worsens.
Burned out pastures and hay crops
also were causing concern among
State agriculture department officials
as reports were received of farmers
dipping into next winters feed sup
plies to feed cattle. If this condition
continues, farmers will be forced to
import feed from other States. The
feed supply also has a direct, link
with milk production, which some
experts say will be sharply curtailed
In this area.
Began June Is.
Maryland's dry weather began
about June 49, and except for few
scattered showers from time to time,
has continued ever since.
A To-day drought spreading over
most of Spotsylvania County, the
western half of Stafford and about
half of King George County in Vir-
ginia has almost totally destroyed
vegetable gardens in that area and
burned UP to so to rs per cent of the
corn crop.
County Agents G. C.. Frazier of
Spotsylvania and w. L. Browning
OF Stafford and King George, in
reporting the conditions caused by
the lack of rainfall, said much of
the soybean crop had been lost,
milk production cut because of lack
OF feed and farmers in the region
left to face serious shortage of
feed grains and food crops.
The county agents said that in
some portions of the three counties
there had been adequate rainfall
and crops were flourishing, in sharp
contrast to the arid conditions in
other parts where the last general
heavy rains were on July 10, when
over inches of rainfall was re-
corded.
Since that time, they said, there
has been practically no rain, causing
deficiency of 1888 inches during
july. Many farmers were reported
putting what little corn was left
into silos to save 1t and letting their
cattle Craze instead of trying to cut
the parched hay.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Laurel Denies Reports
Of Excessive Rents
Incomplete Investigation
Charged in Resolution

Charges that Laurel landlords are
asking unjustifiably high rents for
their rooms are described as false
and unwarranted" in a resolution
adopted recently by the Mayor and
Council of the nearby Maryland
ttown.
The resolution also declared that
James w. Woogerd, area rent d.
rector for Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties, has, without
proper investigation" condemned
the great majority of Laurel land
lords as "profiteers
A story appearing in the August /
issue OF The Star asserted that
women who have husbands sta
toned at Fort Meade are jamming
into every available room in Laurel
and paying rents ranging from $40
TO $2l week per room.
According to the article, many OF
the soldiers wives are unemployed
and find it increasingly difficult to
make ends meet because of the high
rentals
]
Declaring that the story consti-
tutes most vicious and unwar-
Laurel and its residents" the res
Laurel and its residents" the res
olutin asserted that the charges
contained in the article are 'in the
main" without foundation in fact
and are believed by the people of
Laurel to be unfair and maliciously
inspired"
Mr.. Woogerd maintained how
ever, that The Stars story was justi-
fled by the facts on file at his office.
He said many landlords have writ
ten him saying they are now offer
ing additional services to tenants
which were not shown on their reg
istrations.
| In all such cases, he added, in
formation concerning such services
is being requested from the land
lords so that rents can be adjusted
to cover them.
Counting three to a family, more
than half a million people will read
fhtS icSue nf The Star II yo,, hoy.
Evening star., 1943-08-11

War Agencies Ask Fund.
The Boys Club item was token
recognition, since the club is not yet
active.
While. the Bethesda USO Lounge
and the Montgomery County War
Recreation and Hospitality Commit
tee had asked for combined budgets
of $26 ,651, Mr.. Green explained that
the Budget Committee of the War
Community Fund felt the District
USO Committee should be asked to
assume this responsibility. In case
1t refuses to do so, the two agencies
will be taken care of by including
the item of $26,651 in a special con-
tingency fund in the general budget.
Mr.. Green pointed out that the
county will be enabled to make a
number Of steps forward with the
assistance granted by the Commu-
nifty War Fund.
He cited the disqualification fund
OF SIC, 900 which will enable the Chest
to purchase services from the two
local hospitals at the rate of 81 per
day and clinic service at the rate of
80 cents per patient; the certainty
OF full-time directors, with head
quarters in the county for Boy
Scouts, the Girl Scouts and the
Camp Fire Girls; the enlargement
OF mental hygiene services to pro-
vide full-time psychiatrist, psy-
chiatric social worker, a psycholo-
gist and secretary, and provision
Tor medical social worker.
Expresses Thanks.
All agencies will utilize the
services Of the Social Service Ex-
change for which an additional part
time worker has been provided.
Mr.. Green expressed the satisfac-
ton Of the Chest with the generous
treatment accorded its budget bv the
Community War Fund. Randolph G.
Bishop, public relations chairman,
warned the Executive Committee
that the approved budget sums will
not be available unless the goal of
the Community War Fund is
Evening star., 1943-08-11

Counting three to a family, more
than half a million people will read
this issue Of The Star. If you have
a want" tell them through Star
Want Ad." Phone MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Chest S BUDGET
SET at $105,200
In Montgomery
Fourteen Agencies
Will Participate in
Community Fund

The Montgomery County Commu-
nifty Chest, organized less than two
months ago, will start 1914 with an
approved budget of sos 200 for IA
participating agencies, provided the
Community War Fund of the Met
ropolitan Area realizes its goal of
$4,000, 900, Richard F. Green, presi-
dent OF the chest. announced last
night after an Executive Commit
tee meeting.
Participating agencies and their
approved budgets include:
Boy Scouts s-------------$ 5000
Bethesda Chevy Chase Boys
Club l
Camp Fire Girls 3,040
Girl Scouts ----------- 1852
County All Council ---- 900
Public Health Council ------ 5,042
Silver Spring Health Center 1,130
Social Service Exchange 456
Social Service League $500
disqualification Fund (to be
administered by Chest - 10000
Community Chest and Social
Welfare Council combined 10,62O
Mental Hygiene Association IL 400
Chest Reserve Fund 1000
Evening star., 1943-08-11

Struck, Walter NJ.