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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-07
To the Parents of High School Chill

To the Parents of High School Chill
dren:
! was among the parents and teach
ers at the Oakland High School P.-T.A.
meeting on Tuesday evening, this be-
ing my first visit there for more than
90 years. | was very much shocked
at the condition Of the building as a
whole
There are more than five hundred
$500 boys and girls who go there,
more than two-thirds being taken
there by bus.
These children are crowded into this
building without sufficient heat, prop
er ventilation and lighting benefits,
The poorly equipped library looks like
q good size rats nest and smells as
bad. Crowded halls and rest rooms
complete the picture. There is not even
q hot lunch.
We parents love our children. They
are the men and women of tomorrow
and we can't give them much but an
education.
There is something very much
wrong with this State or county, the
parents or someone, that the children
of the school must tell US what is
needed.
Are we fair to our children, and are
we giving them our support as par
ents? This building was O. X. twenty
years ago when probably it accommo
dated hundred pupils or more.
Why not give the children what
they need now in the line of books,
blackboards and other things avail
able to help them along?
| should not have to tell you par
ents that there is something serious
here that needs deep and clear think
ing and working out plan at once,
not tomorrow or year from now.
But now.
Is this all our children mean to us
Their future depends upon what they
are able to learn from our schools.
AS one girl told US last evening,
quote, Tommy goes to town with
Mama to buy Susie dress, writes his
excuse and it is OK. Let Tommy go
hunting a day with his parents CON
sent, he is kicked out of school until
Name comes along and makes it
Ok" Unquote. All boys love ma
ture, some of our best men love gun
and nature. Is this fair?
We need new school, more under
standing teachers, better coopera-
ton between the parents and our
present school system. Let us get
busy at once and show these boys and
girls we are one hundred per cent
behind them. Give them all they ask
for and more.
We are slackers, yes. There is a
service flag in the school auditorium
that says $50 boys are serving our
country. Are they letting US down :?
Have we, and are we doing our part
A High School Parent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-07
November Perfect Attendance
Record of West Vindex School

Pupils in the West VindeX school
for the month of November who had
perfect attendance records, We're as
follows, Mrs. Elizabeth Truly, being
the teacher;
Primary Grades: Henry Armstrong,
Leo Baker, Harold Johnston, Wayne
Johnston, Charles Knox, Donald Knox,
James Lipscomb Norman Parks, Ray
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-07
ST. PAUL'S METHODIST CHURCH
Oakland, Maryland.
Minor Snrn muo Dnctnr

Sunday Church School at Gas A.
NJ. Presentation Of picture by the
Youth Fellowship. Glasses for all.
Service Of Worship at 1915 A. NJ.
Sermon by the minister. The choir
will sing the anthem, "Now Once
Again" by Fletcher.
Services at the homes Of sick and
shut-ins, beginning at 2:30.
Youth Fellowship at 6:30, led by
Betty Starr Kildow. Her subject is
"What Do You Know" using a quiz
method Of approach to the Bible.
All are welcome to these services
and sessions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-07
MT. LAKE PARK UNITED
BRETHREN
John c. Foster. Minister.

john {. Foster, Minister.
Lynndale Preaching at 10 A. NJ;
Sunday School, 1915 A. NJ.
Loeb Lynn. Sunday School, 10 A.
M.;worship service and sermon, at II.
Underwood. Sunday School, 2 p.
M; preaching, 2:45 P. NJ.
CreIlin. Sunday School, 9:45 A. NJ
Christian Endeavor, 7:15 P. NJ; wor-
ship service and sermon, 7:45 P. NJ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-07
Sunday Services in The Churches
OF The Community
ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN
Accident. Md.

Service Of the Church and sermon
at $50 o'clock A. NJ
The Sunday School session at 1920
A. VI.
All are urged to attend both Of
these services.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-07

Synthetic production of four vita
minis necessary to prevent deficiency
diseases was estimated at 1850 tons
for 1914.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-07

Observers are finding the popular
ity Of Argentina growing as result of
defiance of u. S.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-07

More than 10000 Australian girls
have married American soldiers and
sailors.
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Bond Sales Black Out Hirohito
In Army Engineers Drive
Office Groups Compete Against One Another
To 'EnshroudF u Leering Wor|ords

from sight. The Office will have
bought $269, ,42750 in War Bonds
before Hirohito and his friends have
been entirely covered.
The portraits were drawn by Eu.
gene Flynn, chief of promotiona.
services, aided by Miss Mary T. Nc
GIasson, Raymond Rock and Miss
Eva Ezell, Office employees. Seven
portraits were copied, with permis-
sion, from a magazine series Of
The Guilty"
At the side of the board, a smaller
board depicts those Offices which are
tagging in bond purchases. A jap
anese soldier is shown chasing q
civilian and an American soldier Il
the military personnel of the office
lags in purchasing bonds, the ci.
william is taken from the board
Tagging Office Spotlighted.
If the civilians fall behind ir
their quotas, the civilian alone is
shown running from the Jap. Al
the bottom of the board each day
the name of the Office which is
farthest behind in filling its quota
is printed in large letters.
Several Offices and divisions have
bought their quotas already. others
are well on the way towards the
goal
" don't want to look at those
faces any more" one girl declared
and she looked determined. That
old devil will have his picture to the
wall in no time fiat"
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Army Buys Matches;
Shortage Is Forecast

The War Department reported
last night that the Quartermaster
Corps has been buying all available
supplies of penny safety matches
for several months and is taking
about 80 per cent Of available book
matches.
A scarcity of matches was re-
ported yesterday by tobacco dealers
and representatives of match COM
panies, who warned that in a few
weeks matches may be as difficult
to find as cigarettes.
The Army is not taking any of the
big kitchen matches, and the War
Production Board promises there
will be ample supplies for essential
needs"
A Quartermaster Corps spokes-
man said he understood unofficially
that the match shortage was due
to a lack of chemicals, principally
sulphur
The Army already has begun ra-
tioning penny matches in the Eu-
ropean theater. GIs are limited to
two boxes each a week.
One large tobacco dealer said yes
terday that for the next few months
he will have only 10 per cent of
his normal match supply. Dealers
agreed the situation would not i'm
prove for at least six months.
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Application Office
To Centra|ize Work
OF Welfare Board

The Board of Welfare announced
yesterday that beginning Friday all
agency services of the board will be
served by single Office at 400 c
street NV. for applications and that
an Office of licensure has been Gre
ated to handle applications for
child-placement agencies under the
so-called baby broker" bill.
Previously located in five differ
ent Offices and three buildings
agency services include protective
services for children, foster care
adoption, adult public assistance ano
aid to INDECENT non-residents. Appli-
cations for admission to the Home
for the Aged and Infirm, it was
said, also will be handled at the new
address, but all other institutional
cases will be cared for at theil
present locations.
Plans for the reorganization have
been under way for several month.
in order to simplify procedure. Tht
board hopes that the establishment
of simplified schedules will further
relieve personnel difficulties.
Ray L. Huff, director of public
welfare, said the Office of licensure
will be responsible for investigating
child placing agencies, which nov
must be licensed annually. Ap.
pointment of a board member to the
licensure post will be made soon
at which time an announcement
also will be made as to the deadline
in receiving applications from chile
placement agencies.
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Lost Jefferson Books
Sought by Library

Preparations for complete
catalog of the Jefferson Library"
nucleus Of the present Library Of
Congress collection, are under way
at the Library, it was announced
yesterday. Persons or libraries
possessing books once owned by
Thomas Jefferson are urged to help
the project by getting in touch with
Miss Millicent Sowerby, editor.
jefferson Library Catalog Project,
Library of Congress, Washington,
Is, D. c., the announcement added.
Many of the 6,479 volumes pur-
chased from Jefferson in 1915, plus
those bought in 1929 after his death.
have been lost. Two-thirds OF the
books we're destroyed by the
Christmas Eve fire in 1851. In 1893
the remaining volumes were placed
in separate Jefferson Library Col
lection, but in 1900 they were dis
persed once again and not reas-
sembled until 1870 1t was then dis
covered many of the books were
missing. having probably been ex-
changed as duplicates by ignorant
or unframed library employees.
No list of the missing books
exists, but the Library said the
volumes could probably be identi-
fed if found. Jefferson rarely
autographed his books, but they may
be chacked by initials he put on
the lower margins.
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Bratcher Draft Trial
To Open Tomorrow

Trial of Washington Band Leader
Everett M. ("Washie') Bratcher on
charge Of draft evasion will open
tomorrow in Federal District Court
in Alexandria, eliminating an
eight-month battle by Bratcher's
attorneys to quash charges against
him.
Bratcher will be tried before a
jury on charges of taking benzedrine
and giving false information to
examiners at the Fort Myer induc-
ton station. The trial date was set
by Judge Robert N. Pollard.
After Bratcheris arrest in Febru-
ary, his attorneys filed motion ask
ing that evidence obtained by the
Government be suppressed. Another
motion sought to have the indict-
ment quashed on the ground the
Fort Myer induction station is not
in Virginia and, therefore, is not
in the jurisdiction of the court. Both
motions were overruled.
Judge Sterling Hutcheson, Norfolk,
former United States district at
torney for the eastern district, will
preside in Alexandria for the first
time at the opening of the Decem-
Der term Of court.
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Ecuador's Ambassador
10 Speak on " Program

Gallo Plaza, Ambassador from
Ecuador, will be the guest speaker
tomorrow night in the first of 9
series of programs sponsored by the
YMCA-Pan American Club featur.
ing Latin American countries.
The program is open to the public
and will begin at $3.50 pm. in the
Interior Department Auditorium
Frederick H. Bloch Barton, Czecho.
slovakian pianist, will give 80
minute concert featuring Ecus,
dorean music. IL
Ramon Ramos is chairman of the
Arrangements Committee, assisted
by Charles Leroy Gunther, vice.
chairman, and Mrs. Ralph Hopkins
secretary. Mrs. Clarence Norton
Goodwin will preside.
AT $3.50 pm. Tuesday the first ir
a series of weekly concerts will be
given at the Central Branch of the
YMCA at 1876 G st. NV. with
Thomas Costaggini, tenor soloist, =.
guest artist.
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Judd Fearful Of Iran
As Center for Narcotics

Ports in Iran. where a steady
stream of United States ships is
unloading war goods for Russia
have become a "seat of opium in
fection threatening the United
S TIA tes directly" Representative
Judd, Republican, of Minnesota
declared yesterday.
Iran is producing opium far in
excess of the worlds legitimate
needs, he asserted, and there is
little or no control over its pro-
duction or distribution.
Mr.. Judd said the recent decision
of the government of Afghanistan
to halt the cultivation of opium
poppy was most gratifying He
added that it was the first direct
result of note addressed to opium
producing countries by the State
Department, carrying out joint
resolution Of Congress last Feb
ruary.
Evening star., 1944-11-26
0D1 Head Opposes
Relaxing Taxi Rules
To Help Veterans

While in sympathy with plans to
provide veterans with jobs, Director
j. Monroe johnson of the Office of
Defense Transportation yesterday
notified the House District Com
mittee he opposed increasing the
number of District taxicab drivers
beyond present ODT rules. He sug-
gested veterans turn to bus driving
The question was submitted to the
ODT by Chairman Randolph of the
committee after receiving a COM
plant from a veteran of this war
who sought a hackers permit but
was refused because he had not been
in the cab-driving business i'm
mediately prior to his war service.
In answer to Mr.. Randolph, Col.
Johnson wrote:
"Washington's rail and bus COM
panies are experiencing the most
severe manpower shortage of the
war, and the public is suffering be-
cause of the transit companies
inability to operate their sched-
uleS.
Where the veteran proposes tc
inaugurate an operation in which he
had not previously engaged, certifi-
Gates will be issued unless it is
found that to do so would adversely
affect transportation plans anc
programs established to conserve
highway transport facilities.
Here in Washington there are fa1
more taxicabs per capita than in
any other metropolitan area in the
nation. There is, in fact, a great
surplus of taxicab service except
during the morning and evening
rush hours.
With the bus companies expe-
riencing an acute manpower short.
age, l frankly feel that impetus
would be given to an already vicious
cycle if returning veterans without
taxicab experience are encouraged te
enter that field rather than more
important transportation fields
where undermanned service is al
present seriously handicapping es-
sential war transportation"
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Drive 10 Avert
Black Market in
Cigarettes SET
Districts Supply Cut
To 1870 Of f'43 Volume,
OPA OfficioI Says

Washington's cigarette supplies
have been cut to about IS per cent
of those available year ago, Chief
Enforcement Attorney John L.
Laskey of the District once of Price
Administration, estimated yester-
day at meeting Of cigarette whole-
salers and retailers at local head
quarters.
The meeting was called to outline
plans for drive to avert a cigarette
black market which threatens to
cut the city's already depleted
stocks.
Those attending the meeting
agreed that boarding by consumers
was one Of the major causes of the
shortage here. One wholesaler,
Hyman Goldman of Standard
Cigar & Tobacco Co., went so far
AS to estimate that if each con-
sumer cut down his daily quota Of
cigarettes by two the shortage
would be near a solution.
Will Check on Sales.
Augmented by volunteers from
local ration boards and employees
of the national and District OPA,
the OPA investigating staff will
check to see that ID both wholesal-
ers and retailers are staying within
ceiling prices, CD that retailers post
their prices for the public to see,
and 90 that wholesalers do not
engage in tie-in sales, Mr.. Laskey
said.
He said the OPA would work
closely with the Federal Trade Com
mission in the field of tie-in sales
the practice of requiring retailers to
buy merchandise they don't want
in order to receive more desirable
goods.
The agency also will solicit in
formation from the public on
violations of the Price Control Act
in, cigarette sales, Mr. Laskey said,
but he warned that the OPA was
not "enlisting sour-grape COM
plants"
Mr.. Laskey disclosed that during
the past week two retailers had
complained to the agency that they
had been forced to buy cheap candy
and gum" in order to purchase a
supply of better grade cigarettes.
"A tendency toward tie-in sales was
developing up to the time of this
meeting" he told the group.
Shortage May Ease in May.
r. Carl Mitchell of Peoples Drug
Stores said he had been informed
by the presidents of leading ciga-
rette manufacturing concerns that
the shortage would begin to ease
next May but that the situation may
become even worse during the first
quarter of 1945.
Mr.. Laskey said any method Of
self f-rationing worked out by the
dealers would be permissible. This
would include the practice, already
/ started in one store here, Of re-
quiring the purchaser of cigarettes
to surrender an empty pack.
4 Asked whether or not a cafeteria
could prevent persons from forming
in food lines solely to buy ciga-
rettes, Mr.. Laskey said he could not
decide on that without study as it
might be in the tie-in sale category.
Mr.. Laskey pointed out that the
OPA could ask for civil injunction
or treble damage suits or license
suspension action if investigation
uncovers any violations
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Holiday Brings
| An Increase in
Home Accidents

Several home accidents occurred
in the District last week during
preparations of Thanksgiving din
ners, the District Red Cross Accident
Prevention Service reported yester-
day.
Three small children fell into con-
tainers of scalding water, three
kerosene stoves exploded and one
small child was given hospital treat
ment when he struck his head on
an open oven door.
There were 108 accidents in the
home treated at hospitals last week
the service report stated.
Included were 80 falls, IA burns,
4 cases of accidental poisoning. !
accidental discharge of firearms,
cases of foreign bodies in eyes
throat and nose, % cuts and q
of a miscellaneous nature. One
death caused by fall and 1 by
burns brought the death total in
home accidents for the year to 119.
A child of three years received a
severe eye injury while playing with
a pair Of scissors.
A woman who was hurt when
she sat on a crochet needle incurred
further injuries when she ran into
a streetcar while en- route to a
hospital. There were six dog bite
cases and six children stepped on
nails.
Evening star., 1944-11-26

Portraits of the Emperor Hirohito
and % of his most honorable
warlord cohorts smile down from
the walls of the lobby of the War
Department building, Twenty first
street and Virginia avenue. But
so sorry, please-not for long.
The employees there don't appre-
ciate the beauty of these gentle
men. and over their faces they're
building engineers castles-with
War Bonds.
Each of the war lords on the
huge board of portraits is the spec
ial concern of one of the divisions
of the Army Office of the chief OF
engineers. The idea is that each
Office will buy enough bonds to
cover the war lords with rectangles
of paper-printed with the engin-
GERS corps castle insignia.
The number of bond purchases
needed to black out each picture
completely is equivalent to the
quota of the division. And the
portrait of Hirohito, who is repre-
sented as the combination of evils
takes the combination of all the
quotas as his blackout price.
Castles Climb Over Faces
As each office buys It's quota of
bonds, the engineers castles slowly
climb over the leerfng faces of the
japanese gentlemen AS the Office
as whole subscribes its overall
bond quota, Hirohito also fades
Evening star., 1944-11-26
10 Leaders 10 Be Speakers
Al Home Planning Institute

Ten widely known civic, construc-
ton and financial leaders will talk
at the next three meetings of the
Home Planning Institute, sponsored
by the Washington Building Con-
gresS, Chairman Charles T. Penn
announced yesterday.
First speaker for the meeting
scheduled at 8 pm. Tuesday at the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Auditorium will be Harry j.
Kane, Jr.. vice president of the Reel
Estate Title Insurance Co. He will
discuss Home Financing and Con-
tract Documents" Maj. Gen. Ulys-
ses S. Grant III, chairman OF the
National Park and Planning Com
mission, will speak Tuesday, Decem-
ber 5.
Waverly Taylor and Myron Dayy,
president of the Home Builders AS
sociation Of Metropolitan Washing
ton, will be the speakers at the De-
cember II meeting.
Evening star., 1944-11-26

window and the signal changed
from stop to proceed.
Two Minutes to Spare.
No. IA went through the tunnel
and pulled alongside the Washing
ton station platform at 1852 min
utes ahead of time
The two soldiers hit the concrete
running and made their train.
The foregoing account was writ
ten from a letter that Robert O.
Puryear, another R., F. & P. engine
man wrote The Star. When En-
gineer Miller pulled in the other day
on No. %, he was met by a reporter
Although his long, narrow face
was darkened by SCOT, Engineer
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Engineer Beats Schedule, Saves Late GIs

The picture is that of George K.
Miller, engineman on the Richmond,
Fredericksburg g. Potomac r. R., in
his cab. He's the engineer asked re-
Gently by two soldiers to try to bring
No. IA into Washington few min
utes ahead OF time or they would
be AWOL.
At Richmond as the train pulled
out at l1:05 am. the soldiers first
appealed to Pat Williamson, the con-
ductor. They had to get a 3 o'clock
northbound train from Washington
to get back to camp under the line.
No. IA was due in Washington at 8.
They didn't know what they were
asking. No. IA is seldom on time
under these wartime conditions
more coaches to pull, more handling
Of baggage and terminal conditions
SO crowded that trains are held up
outside the Washington station.
Mr.. Williamson went forward and
put 1t up to Engineer Miller. The
latter said he'd see what he could
do. Here's the log:
Arrived Fredericksburg, halfway
mark, at 1:35 pm.-on time.
Arrived Quantico, 2 pm. on
time
But on the platform were hun
dreds of marines waiting to board
the train and on the trucks were
tons of baggage.
Looked Bad for the Soldiers.
1t looked bad for the two soldiers.
No. IA was 5 minutes late pulling
out.
Son." said Engineer Miller to the
fireman, "let's ride"
He beat the engine numerically.
How she did grunt, groan and wal
low" he said later. But I kept
romping on her and she stepped
right along"
Arrived Alexandria 1855 min
utes ahead Of time-some ride!
The train crew went into action
mail, express and passengers were
loaded in record time. No. IA left
Alexandria on time.
He romped her again in the run
to Potomac Bridge-picked up S
minutes.
After taking it easy over the bridge
he found the stop signal against
him.. but motioned for the opera
tor to raise the window of the sig
nal house. Engineer Miller shouted,
I've got two soldiers that have to
make the o'clock train or they'll
be AWOL."
The operator slammed down the
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Zionist Head to Give
Jewish Center TuIk

DR.. Israel Goldstein, president of
the Zionist Organization of America
and rabbi of Congregation B'Nai
Jeshurun, New York City, will speak
at the Jewish Community Center at
$50 pm. Tuesday.
He is president Of the Synagogue
Council of America, co-chairman Of
the Interim Committee of the Amer
ican Jewish Conference and the
the Commission on Religious Or
ganizations Of the Conference Of
Christians and Jews.
In his talk Tuesday he is expected
to outline the 1945 Zionist program.
Evening star., 1944-11-26

Miller made noble figure at the
controls.
I'VE have letter from your press
agent" the reporter called.
'Puryear?" asked Engineer Miller.
That's right; he got me a right
nice little writeup in a Richmond
paper Is years ago"
Engineer Miller read his COL
leagues letter. Know him we'll" he
said. Hes fired for me many a
time. Don't he write a right nice
story?"
Engineer Miller is 68. Asked how
long he was going to continue on
the job, he replied LAS long as
they'll let me run locomotives.
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Women Asks $4,000
In Capitol Transit Suit

Miss Gertrude Sullivan of New
York filed suit in District Court
yesterday asking $4,000 damages
from the Capital Transit Co. for in
juries she says she received in No.
vember, 1943, when a Cabin John
car motorman passed q platform and
let her of the car in a deep de-
preston"
The suit says Miss Sullivan suf-
fered fractures of the ankle and arm
and other injuries. She was hos
pitalized about five months, accord
ing to the suit. The car stop where
she alighted Is in the District near
the Maryland line, it was explained
by her attorney, Arthur G. LAM
bert.
Miss Sullivan is former operative
of the Burns Detective Agency, Mr..
Lambert said.