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Evening star., 1944-02-12
Court Action Threatened
In Bradbury Housing Fight

Threatening court action If the
District Zoning Commission does not
reopen hearings on the re-zoning
of the Bradbury Heights area, the
Bradbury Heights Citizens Associ-
alton last night charged "the Zon-
ing Commission has not protected
the present high standard detached
home area in the central portion
of Bradbury Heights"
Henry Austin, president. reported
the commission had denied an ap-
plicaiion to reopen hearings on
the case. The area was re-zoned
from Residential A Restricted to
Residential A. which would permit
erection of low-cost housing units.
Mr.. Austin also announced he
had been informed the Federal
Housing Administration has ap-
proved. or is about to approve" an
application for loans by a Della
ware building concern to erect
multiple-family units in the Brad
bury Heights section.
Attacking this reported FILA ac-
ton, Mr.. Austin, in his motion
which was adopted by the associ-
alton, asked that Congress take
steps to prevent this unwarranted
invasion" of the area.
]. Morton Franklin, chairman OF
Victory Gardens for the Civilian
Defence Committee of the District,
spoke on victory gardening.
Mr.. Austin presided over the
meeting, which was held at
the Bradbury Heights Methodist
Church.
Evening star., 1944-02-12

known as Series G"-may be OBJ
tained by one owner at the issue
price in any one calendar year
which is an indication of the desire
of the Treasury to have these bonds
distributed as widely as possible.
The citizen who wants to help
his government not only over the
hump of wartime financing, but to
help avert any sudden readjustment
after the war in cushioning the
financing problems of the Govern
ment can be of inestimable service
to his Government by looking into
all the different kinds of securities
offered and buying those that fit his
long-term needs. Small businesses,
especially those which may be for
tunate enough to be accommodating
surpluses, can be of particular help,
however, In buying bonds with
which to meet tax payments of the
immediate years ahead,
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Evening star., 1944-02-12
Broadcast to Honor
Quurtermuster Stuff

Maj. Gen. Edmund B. Gregory, the
Quartermaster General Of the Army,
and the military and civilian per-
sonnel of the Washington Quarter
master Depot will be guests OF honor
tonight on the coast t-to-coast broad
cast of the Victory Parade of Spot
light Bands"
The program, featuring Richard
Himber's Orchestra. will originate
in the Uline Arena and will be fol-
lowed by two hours of entertain
ment for the guests.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Mrs. Roosevelt to Read MESSAGE
OfPresident to Women Marines

A congratulatory message from
President Roosevelt will be read by
Mrs. Roosevelt before 1,50O women
marines stationed in the military
district of Washington at IL am.
tomorrow in Riding Hall, Fort Myer,
Va, to open the first anniversary
celebration Of the founding of the
Marine Corps Womens Reserve.
1t. Gen. A. A. Vandegrift, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, will
be the principal speaker at the an
niversary services. Other guest
speakers will include Ralph A. Bard,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy;
Brig. Gen. L. w. T. Waller, jr.,
director of personnel for the Marine
Corps. and Col Ruth c. Streeter,
director of the Women's Reserve.
After the services at Fort Myer,
the Official party and the Women's
Reserve personnel will be the guests
OF Col. Streeter at luncheon at
Henderson Hall The official party
also will inspect the barracks.
The Women's Reserve, founded
February 13, 1943, with more than
$4,000 enlisted personnel, is ahead
of the recruiting schedule which
calls for $4,000 enlisted women and
1000 officers by June 80 of this
year.
During the first year of the or
ganization, about Is specialist
schools have been developed to
give women training in special skills
so as to release men for active duty.
Special emphasis has been given
TO training for duty at Marine air
stations where more than half Of
the Women's Reserve will be as
signed. to duty.
The recruiting Office is seeking
women with special skills, who need
no additional training, to work as
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Col. Somers Appointed
Dartmouth Lecturer

Col. Richard H. Somers, U. S. A.,
retired, executive secretary and edi-
tor OF the Army Ordnance Associa-
ton here, has been appointed visit
ing lecturer in mathematics at
Dartmouth College, it was an
nounced by DR.. Ernest M. Hopkins,
college president.
Col. Somers formerly taught at the
United States Military Academy and
at Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology. He was graduated from
West Point in 1907. Among his mill
tary posts was that of chief of the
technical staff in the Office of Chief
of Ordnance.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Howard u. Dean Granted
Leuve for Work on Coust

Howard Thurman, dean of the
chapel of Howard University, has
been granted leave by the trustees
of the university to join DR.. Alfred
Fisk, professor Of philosophy at the
College Of San Francisco, in the es-
tablishment of an inter-racial
church there.
He will leave for the West Coast
at the end of the present academic
year, 1t was announced today.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. C. ."


received q letter from the War De.
partment Thursday advising them
the Purple Heart had been awarded
to their son.
Pfc. Cox was reported missing in
action November 4. Pfc. Lindon r.
Marshall, %, died Of injuries re-
ceived in North Africa, the War
Department informed his mother
February /.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. Is sterling silver tableware
pure silver?-R. w. c.
A. Sterling consists Of 925 parts
silver and rs parts copper. Without
the copper it would be too soft for
use.
@. How many children has the
japanese Emperor?-S. F. A.
A. Hirohito and his wife, the for
mer Princess Nagako Kuni, have
seven children, five daughters and
two sons.
@. Please give the origin of "All
is fair in love and war."-E. L. H.
A. The origin of the old saying
is unknown. The Oxford Dictionary
of English Proverbs cites its use in
1901 in Edgeworths Belinda" It
here takes the following form: I'm
love and war, you know, all strata
gems are allowable"
| @. Are members of the United
States Cadet Nurse Corps entitled
to free postage when mailing
letters?-C. F. E.
A. The Post Office Department
says that they are not eligible for
free postage.
@. Do the Chinese employ the
sWastika as symbol?-S. R. E.
A. The sWastika means to the
Chinese ten thousand ages or
things" and is also the symbol of
the sacred heart of Buddha.
@. What is the highest score that
can be made in the Army intelli-
gence teStS?-L. E. K.
A. The War Department saws that
the maximum score which can be
made on the Army general CLASH
fcation tests is $50. A score 120 to
$50 is considered high.
@. What portion Of the expense of
a charitable organization goes
toward overhead?-S. K. A.
A. Ordinarily the overhead ex-
pense of charitable organization
runs from 6 to per cent.
Q. Are civilians allowed to 20 to
Alaska at this time?-H. E, v.
A. Persons whose presence is not
needed for national defense or in
essential industries should not 20
to Alaska while the state of war
with Japan exists. Alaska must
depend upon water-borne shipments
from the United States, and all un-
necessary additions to the civilian
population must be avoided until
the emergency has passed.
@. Has the Mount Rushmore
Memorial in South Dakota been
completed?-W. E. H.
A. The completion was recently
announced. On the death of Gut
zon Borglum, his son finished the
work.
Q. Where is the most coffee
produced?-L. T.
A. Commodity Yearbook saws that
there are about four billion coffee
trees spread throughout the world.
nearly Is per cent of them in
Brazil.
y. When did Czechoslovakia be-
come an independent state?-
A. V. B.
"A. independence was officially
proclaimed on October %, 1913, after
the breakup of Austria Hungary
constitution Day was celebrated in
Czechoslovakia only once every four
years because that document was
ratified on February 20, 1920.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
School. 1t. Adams also attended

r ork U n l o n
Military Acade-
my, Va, and
was graduated
from Duke Uni
versity in 1887.
During his coll
lege course. DR..
Adams said that
his son became
in t e r e sted in
p h o t o g raphy,
a n d following
graduation was
p h o t og rapher
for the Rich
m ond N e W s
Leader. Later
- N~A~AI h{e
Evening star., 1944-02-12

Government in
getting the cash
needed to A.
nance the war
in its, peak Pc
riod. Thus while
many businesses
have q W a y S
bought notes or
bonds to be used
In payment OF
income taxes, in
dividuals have
not realized the
txtent to which
hey can save
money and earn
l-ntereSt on
Evening star., 1944-02-12

welders, metalsmiths, upholsterers
musicians, painters, photographers,
artists, chemists, craftsmen. cleo
trlclans, GLACIERS, laboratory workers,
latne and press shop machinists.
mechanics, writer's, statisticians and
sheet metal workers. Women inter-
ested IN enlisting in the corps are
asked to apply at the recruiting
station, 1920 G street NV
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Dietitiun Glasses Form

The District Red Cross Chapter
announces a daytime training class
for Dietitians' Aide Corps volunteers
will be started Tuesday at 2O2o
Massachusetts, avenue NV. and will
be held there from 10 am. to noon
on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A night
class from 7:30 to $50 pm. will
also be held there on Mondays and
Wednesdays
Evening star., 1944-02-12
5 and his last letter to his

uOIIlS was QANQ
Christmas Day.
After gradual
ing from Mas
sanutten Mill
tary Academy,
Va, in 1912, 1t.
Palmer enlisted.
He received his
commission a t
the Navigation
School at Sell
man Field, La.
B e s / es his
father he is sur
vived by his
g r q n d m other,
Mrs. Daisy B.
- H.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Huskin's S
to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The Eve
nlng Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric j. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
Evening star., 1944-02-12

Weadon of the Fourth street ad-
dress.
Pvt. Robert McCleary Marshall,
81, as reported in The Star on Janu-
ary rs, was killed In Italy on De-
cember 80. A former employe of
Walter Reed Hospital, he went over
seas as member of a medical
battalion last April. His parents
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Valentine Ball Tonioht

A valentine ball will be held for
service men and women at 8 o'clock
tonight at the YMCA, Eighteenth
and G streets NV. A tea dance
will be held at $3.50 pm. tomorrow.
Buffet supper will be served.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Cushion in War Bonds
No Citizens Could Well Be Instructed
On Specific Uses of u. S. Securities
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

With all the emphasis that given the buying
bonds in the Fourth War Loan it perhaps unavoidable that
specific of Government securities for ordinary transactions
OF individuals should be mentioned only Incl
dentally in the public campaigns.
to which the individual
funds available for:
Evening star., 1944-02-12

@. Is sterling silver tableware
pure silver?-R. w. C.
A. Sterling consists Of 925 parts
silver and rs parts copper. Without
the copper it would be too soft for
use.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
Refasten Handles

IF A cooking fork or knife
handle loosens it may cause all
sorts of danger due TO the pos
sibility of letting the roast or
the vegetables slip and splat-
tering hot water or grease
around. 1t is an easy matter to
fix this loose handle Remove
the handle and fill the hole in it
with finely powdered resin.
Heat the prongs of the fork
or knife until they are very hot,
then just push it into the han
die hole. The resin will melt
and fasten the handle tightly
onto the prongs and you can
continue TO use the utensils for
a long time TO come without
fear of burns from slipping
food.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
Daily
Horoscope
BY FRANCES DRAKE

nv fhANCES DhAhE
Look in the Section ia Which
Your Birthday Comes. and
Find What Your Outlook Is,
According to the Stars, 4
For Monday Oct. %. 1914
MARCH u TO APRIL 20
4 RIES-Planetary tendencies
II nil for industrial and trade
activities but actively fine for
foods, agriculture, canning. bev-
-erages.
APRIL 2f TO MAY 2O
Taurus - You can go places
now through your ability and
persuasive personality. Taurus
calm reasoning powers plus sim
certify and real capability need
never consider any day unfa-
vorable.
MAY 81 TO JUNE 2t
Gemini-Tabu emotional out
bursts, tempting schemes that
are purely a gamble. But eXer-
else your fine artistry and clev-
erness at advertising and pro-
noting and you can succeed.
JUNE p TO JULY %
Cancer - Your natal planet,
the Moon, and Jupiter in favor
able aspect augur well for busi-
ness, money gains, success gen.
orally in sound transactions.
JULY - TO AUG. 20
LeO-Take proper precautions
before agreeing 10 new debts,
sch emes the background of
which you do not know. Strive
for quality rather than profits
the latter will come.
AUG. % TO SEPT. %
Virgo Put aside personal
likes and dislikes and go after
important issues and day will
yield much good.
SEPT. p TO OCT. %
Libra - Clever handling, re-
sourcefulness necessary to pull
the right strings and release adj
vantages now.
OCT. FL TO NOV. %
ScorpiO-Some unfriendly vi
brations, besides two major ben
etic aspects so have added eau
tion in undertakings concerning
others property, safety, war in
terests, private affairs.
NOV. % TO DEC. p
Sugittarius-Can be fortunate
for honest business, all useful
endeavors. Extra care stressed
if making changes, or taking up
new methods, formulas, strategy.
Faith! Garry on
DEC. % TO JAN, 81
Cdpr corn Be flexible of
mind, elastic in m e h o d and
movement particularly as day
may require changes, emergency
shifts.
JAN. % TO FEB. go
Aquarils - Indications h o ! d
same promise and warning for
you as for Capricorn, While
moving with caution, don't be
pokey or indecisive. You'll
get by.
FEB. II TO MARCH 20
PiSceS-Strong, friendly Moon
rays beam on your activities. Re-
action to emergencies, work and
essential duties generally will
greatly determine m GUN of
achievement.
YOU. BORN on this date:
You have all the natural tools
by which success is reached but
you must rightly develop and
use those assets and subjugate
any quarrelsome tendency to
your better, logical nature.
Copyright. 1914. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

YOU pesipaid . special Introductory can i.r
CIV 81 90 This s az car IL M sold In
sores Money hack " not SATISFIED Pm doier
nm 10 ccup0n aud mail today. Wen include
TRFE Dr. pafdshs booklet on reducing
containing important facts you should NOV,
Including weight tables and charts OF 1000
values.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22
Non-Skid Steps
All White Finish

Here's o reoI hsnoy item
for your kitchen This
white. smartIy d e s g n e d
Kitchen stool with folding top
step. When top step is
firmly fastened in place, il
may be used as a chair
when folded back. It acts as
top step OF o adder.
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Wilson. Scoring 742.
Takes Pin Handicap

Tallying gross score of TAP
which included a 65-pin handicap
H. A. Wilson, who divides his league
rolling between Rosslyn and Silver
Spring. yesterday won the seventh
weekly Bulletin handicap in field
of 81 at Bethesda Bowling Center
A former candlepin bowler, the So
odd-year-old victors lustv scratch
set of GIT included 159 single ef-
fort. His prize was $50.
Frances Wilson, Takomas ace
woman pinspille-. was the runner
up with 70-708. Mike Avon of Hy-
attsville was third 50-703, and DR.
T, E. Hobbs of Silver Spring was
fourth, 60-700.
Miss Wilson's brilliant scratch set
of 638 also was the edge that gave
her and Al Wright victory over Bing
Moen and Fred Murphy by a spin
margin in an exciting mixed doubles
match which embellished the tour
nament. The losers nearly over
hauled the winners in the final
game when Murphy capped a 662
count with 159 and Miss Moen tai
lied 1872 To offset their 281 score
Miss Wilson banged out 1874 and
Wright 1888 The scores were: Will
SON. Wright, 1.2l6; Moen- Murphy
1,211.
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Meh|, in Agony, Takes
Mile Race al Rome
BY the Associated Press.


ROME, July l7-Naval 1t. Waldo
J. Mehl, former collegiate mile
champion at Wisconsin, despite the
agony of pulled tendon, yesterday
scored an upset to win a gruelling
l.500-meter race, feature of the AL
lied track championships. before
10000 in the Italian Forum. other
wise "Mussolini Stadium" Because
Of his injury he was not even listed
as a starter.
Hundreds Of American. French
and British athletes, representing
every branch of the armed forces.
participated. 1t was thrilling sight
to seen Wisconsin plowboys and
peasant wine growers from the south
of France digging up the cinders in
the gaudy stadium, dedicated to
Fascist glory
Mehl's time was 4:l101, remark
able when you consider that spikes
were unavailable and all athletes
ran either barefooted or in tennis
shoes.
Other American winners were:
High jump-Pfc. Willie Steel tNegro),
San Diego, Calf. . feet 10 inches
Broad jump-Steele, San Diego, - feet
, inches.
Shotput--Sergt. Robert Smith (Negro),
Ocean City, Miss, A feet inches.
1l0-meter high hurdles-Pharmacist' S
Mate Henry Canterbury, Jackson, Miss,
1908 seconds.
100 meters-Pfc. Richard Ford (Negro),
Detroit, ! l seconds.
1.600-meter relay tNegroes)-Corpl Eu-
gene Taylor. Pasadena, Calf: Thomas S
Canon. Chicago: Pvt. Parker Harris.
Calf
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Ta|bert Triple Champ
Arnold Jo|ts Bundv
Al River Forest
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, July II. Bouncing
Billy Talbert of indianapolis, who
has been playing second racket to
Francisco (Pancho) Segura this
year, came into his own yesterday
by snatching the River Forest (Ill.l
tennis open crown.
In little more than a workout, the
Hoosier star trounced Norman
Bickel of Oak Park, III, 60, 60,
60. for the singles title. 1t should
be explained. however, that mighty
Segura was on the sidelines with an
injured ankle, which caused the top
seeded Ecuador ace to pass up the
tournament.
Talbert, who was runner-up to
Segura in three previous ma jor
tournaments, made it day OF
championship conquests. He teamed
with rangy Nick Buzolich of Los
Angeles to win the mems doubles
title from Karl Hodge and Harold
Weise of st. Louis, Mo, 81, Ga,
6-3, and paired with Shirley Fry
of Akron, Ohio, to beat Buzolich
and Mary Arnold of Los Angeles
Ga, 60. for the mixed doubles
championship.
Miss Arnold scored an upset in
the women's singles final, staging
an uphill battle to win from Dorothy
Bundy of Santa Monica, Calf, IS,
81. 1t was the second consecutive
week in which Miss Bundy, ma
tional clay courts Champion. was
beaten in tournament final She
bowed to Pauline Betz at Neenah,
Wis. a week ago.
Miss Arnold and Miss Bundy won
the Women's doubles here Saturday
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Navy 5. and A. Girls
Aim 10 Stop u. 7. 10

Navy S. and A. girl softballers
hope to stop the long winning
streak of the United Typewriters
when they meet for the first time
in league competition at Ballston
Stadium tonight at 8.
The mems league game pits Briggs
CHARTERS and FBI, both lighting
to stay within striking distance of
the league leading Garvins Grill
ten.
In the baseball double header at
the Virginia stadium yesterday.
Pluto Oliver and his Busanda nine
were too much for the Quantico
Commuters. defeating the Marines
IL to 2. Oliver struck out 10, nine
of them in row in the last three
innings. allowed but two hits, and
walked none.
In the other half of the twin bill
the Northeast A. c. beat Arlington
A. c. 7 tn 2
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Two D. T.. Swimmers
Set Pace at Ta1boro
suecial Dispatch to The Star

special DlSpdtcn TO Inc star.
TARBORO, N. c., July 17.-Pretty
little Leola Thomas and Charley
Tinkham of the Ambassador Club
in Washington, D. c.. were the talk
of the Tarboro open swimming meet
which ended here yesterday.
Leola took individual honors in
the womens division with % points.
after winning the 200-metel back
stroke yesterday in 3:0l.2. Saturday
the cute half-pint set new District
AAU record for the 200-meler free
style of 2:48, and won the women's
100 backstroke in l:2l.4
Tinkham, high scorer for the boys
with liz points. did the so free
style in 1913, another new District
AAU record, and also was member
of the Ambassador team which won
the boys 200 free-style relay.
Another Ambassador Club VIM
ner was Pat Van zile, who cracked
another District mark with 329 for
the girls so free style.
Yesterdays record SWIM
ming was featured by the perform
ance of Adolph Kiefer, world back
stroke champion from Bainbridge
Naval Training Center. who set a
new American mark of 5.57.4 in
the 300-meter medley. shaving "A
seconds off the old record set by
Peter Flick in Detroit in 1887. kiefel
also won the servicemen's 80 back
stroke in 302 and the 200 back
stroke in 23l, to lead the scoring
with Is POINTS.
Marine Billy Kelly of Raleigh
was runnerup with l3 points, after
winning the l50-meter individual
medley in 1850 for the National
Junior AAU championship, and the
mems 100 breaststroke in l:l5.5 fol-
new Districs AAU record, the
200 breaststroke in 2:51.6 for new
pool record, and the servicemen's
5O-meter breaststroke.
The Ambassador Club was runner
up to Tarboro for the team cham
pionship in the boys' division with
33 points, four less than TarborC
tailed.
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Boys TO Contest Tomorrow
In 5 Base-Running Events

The cooperation of three of
Washington's athletic personalities
is making a success Of the city-wide
base-running contest sponsored
weekly by Clark Griffith and the
Touchdown Club.
Tomorrow morning at II this COM
petition moves to Hoover Play
ground. where boys between IL and
II years are to compete in the 90
105 100, 135 pound and unlimited
classes.
Charley Reynolds, Dick Tennyson
and Kip Edwards are the men who
supervise these races week in and
Week out Through their efforts
Clark Griffith agreed to award the
first. second and third place winners
in each weight class tickets to home
Games of the Washington club. while
The Touchdowners present the win
ner of each event weekly with SIS
in War Stamps.
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.

DS lHe Associated HFeSS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Battine-Fox, Boston. .32g.
Runs-Johnson, Boston. I'll.
Runs batted in-Stephens, st.
Louis, So.
Hits-Doerr, Boston, 102.
Doubles-Cullenbine Cleveland. o6
Triples-Lindell, New York, and
Gutteridge, St. Louis. =.
Home runs-Matheny. New York.
and Cullenbine, Cleveland II.
Stolen baSes-Case. Washing ton. %
Pitching - Maltzberger, Chicago,
10-l, .90g.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Musial. ST. Louis, .354.
RunS-Ott. New York. "a.
>, Runs batted in-Ott, New York, aid
Kurowski, St. Louis. 81
Hits-Musial St Louis. 10S.
Doubles-Musial: st. Louis, %.
Triples-Barrett, Pittsburgh, ~.
Home runs-Ott. New York -.
Stolen bases-Ryan Boston, and
Lupien, Philadelphia, l2.
Pitching-Walters Cincinnati, 1873,