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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Red Cross Seeks Helpers
To Make Kit Buqs

The Prince Georges County Chap
ter, American Red Cross, has ap-
pealed for volunteer workers to
make overseas kit bags. Materials
may be obtained at the chapters
headquarters in the County Service
Building, Hyattsville.
Chapter officials also announced
that the organization met its quota
of 100 pints of blood at the recent
blood donor day in Hyattsville. -Four
more county residents have become
members of the Gallon Club. They
are Miss Dorothy Burton, Green
belt; Mrs. Emma Taylor, Bladens-
burg, and Adeline Miller and the
Rev. Michael MallorT yattsville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Silver Spring Writer'S Book
On Grant Wood Stirs Dispute
Poet Paul EneIe AssoiIs Darrell Gorwood,
Says Artist Wanted Aide as Bioeropher

cation and a friend of Mr.. Woods,
had this to say: There is nothing
INSCRIPTIONS about the way Darrell
Garwood came to me for material
about Grant Wood Any writer with
responsible backing who came to
Cedar Rapids for research material
would have access to my files, and I
would tell him all 4 knew that l
considered favorable about Wood.
I have read the book, and judging
by the parts with which I am famil-
lar, consider it a very accurate job
of reporting"
Mr.. Garwood, in a letter to the
Gazette, said: IT'S true that didn' t
use the word book very often in
Cedar Rapids, because I didn't then
know I'd be able to write one, or
when. However, I told all the chief
sources that I hoped to
make further use of the material. u
He said his publisher had letter
from Mr. Woods sister and heir,
Nan Wood, Graham, Los Angeles
which proved he was not trying to
delude any one.
Holmes Biographies Cited.
Mr.. Garwood said, 1T is mistake
to think of my biography as injuring
the one being prepared by Mr.
Rinard."
Mr.. GaTwood pointed out that
there were two biographies of JUS
tice Holmes before Yankee From
Olympus" made the big hit, and that
the official Holmes biography still is
in preparation. He said Mr. Wood
is worth more than one book" ano
that his own will be only the first
of several about the Iowa artist.
Mr.. GarWood, formerly Iowa man.
ager of International News Service
came to Washington more than two
years ago. He was connected with
En- Gardia magazine until recently
when he resigned to work on sec.
ond biography.
He said the article he prepared
on Mr.. Wood for South American
consumption was scheduled for thu
magazines December issue.
Mr. Rinard, who had been working
on another biography of Mr.. Wood
is in the Navy. Mr.. Wood died Feb
ruary IL, 1912
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Retired Cleric, 80, Honeymoon:
With 51-Yeur-OId Bride Here

The Rev. Ulysses Grant Johnston
1859 Wilson boulevard, Arlington
80-year-old retired Methodist min
lister, and his 51-year-old bride were
honeymooning here over the week
end, following their marriage Satur-
day in Foundry Methodist Church.
The retired minister and his bride
the former Mrs. Susan Frances Col
lier, who lived at the YWCA at Sew
enteenth and K streets NV, plan
to leave for the South soon to spend
the winter, they told DR.. John r.
Edwards, associate pastor of Foun-
dry Methodist Church, who Off
ciated at their marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Children S Hospital Gets
Fund for Lewis Memorial

Miss Matte Gibson, superinten-
dent of Children's Hospital, today
announced the gift of a fund to
furnish a bed in memory of Miss
Sadie Leigh Lewis, formerly in
charge of Mitchell Park Playground
A plaque has been attached to
the bed, bearing the legend that
the gift was from nurses, parents
and children from the playground
in memory of ''our beloved coun-
sellor and friend"
The bed has been used in the
poliomyelitis ward, Miss Gibson
said, but is available for any part
of the hospital where it is most
needed.
Miss Lewis, who had been in the
recreational department at Central
High School, died last May. Two
sisters, Miss Ermine Lewis and Miss
Eleanor Lewis, live at 270O Con-
necticut avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Type o. Blood Donations
Are Sought by Red Cross

The need for continued donations
of type co. blood for use as whole
blood by the Army in Europe was
expressed today by spokesman at the
Red Gross Blood Donor Center, 81
Louisiana avenue NV.
Approximately 40 per cent of blood
donors have type 60" the universal
type of blood" which will combine
with any other blood types. The
supply collected in Washington is
flown by the Army from La Guardia
Field, N. Y, directly into Paris. II
arrives there within "a hours.
The slogan of this months drive
for blood is based on the slogan
Give a pint of your blood for
Christmas. Both blood plasma and
whole blood are needed, the center
pointed out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

DR.. Edwards described Mr.. john
ston as diminutive and white haired
with a spry manner, and said the
couple appeared very happy. Mr..
Johnston is retired member of the
Illinois Conference of the Methodist
Church.
The couple arrived for the cere-
mony without the required witness,
so Miss Birdella Miller, church sec
rotary, stood with them.
Mr.. Johnston retired about 10
years ago. Both Mr.. and Mrs. john
ston have been married before. Mr..
Johnston has a daughter and Mrs.
Johnston a son. now in the armed
forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Red Cross Unit Seeks
Kitchen Equipment

The Arlington Red Gross Canteer
Corps is in urgent need of addi-
tional equipment which will enable
it TO serve more servicemen at the
weekly Sunday breakfasts at the
Arlington Recreation Camp neal
Memorial Bridge.
Recently as many as 1000 break
fasts have been served on Sundays
and present corps equipment is in
adequate. Articles most needed in
clude a large coffee urn, small fruit
juice glasses and teaspoons. Donors
are asked to bring the articles. tc
the chapter house, 1924 Wilson
boulevard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Policeman Kills Man
In Fairmont Heights

Arthur Gaylord, 25, colored, 1929
Tenth street NV, was shot to death
early yesterday by Fairmont
Heights (Md) policeman following
an argument in a beer tavern,
Prince Georges County police re-
ported today,
According to police, the officer,
Somerset jackson, colored, had been
called to the American Beer Tavern,
6102 Sixty-first avenue, Fairmont
Heights, to stop an argument, and
was pursuing Gaylord's brother,
George Washington Gaylord, when
he was attacked from behind.
Police said the officer turned and
shot Arthur Gaylord twice in the
face, killing him instantly. No
charges have been placed against
the policeman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Cos Station Thief Gets
$345, Rution Coupons

A safe in service station, at 4225
Connecticut avenue NV. was
robbed of $345 in cash and some
gasoline ration coupons, value I'M
determined, some time between l
I'm. yesterday and am. today, the
manager, Fred Allen, 4101 w street
NV, reported.
Police said the thief apparently
knew the combination of the safe
The doors and windows of the build
ing were fastened when the robbery
was discovered. police reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Soldier Critically Hurt
When Stabbed in Fiqht

Pvt. William S. Havenner. 30. of
Vienna, Va, was in critical condi-
ton today at Georgetown Hospital
from stab wounds suffered yesterday
in fight with a companion near
Vienna, police reported.
Fairfax County police said Pvt.
Havenner and Thomas Barlow. 80,
also of Vienna, became involved In
an argument as they were driving
along a county road between
Vienna and Mclean. Police said
Havenner was wounded after the
pair had stopped the car and began
fighting on the roadside.
Police said Barlow was being
held under $4,000 bond on a charge
of felonious cutting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

cipal, She was of the opinion that
the identity of the miscreant would
soon be discovered.
I've never failed to discover a
culprit yet" she said. Miss Brad
shaw added that she did not believe
the damage had been done by a
Roosevelt High School student.
THE school is also used at nights
for recreation activities for ADULTS,
she said. Some of the Young men
in the recreation groups have been
known to threaten janitors with re-
taliation for putting them out of
the building when they close it up
at night"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
u. ). PubIishesH History
OF 2Qth Divisions
World War Action

District National Guardsmen who
served in the 29th Division in the
World War now NAV obtain from
the Government Printing Office the
history of their campaigns in France
Gen. John j. Pershing. as chair
man of the American Battle Monu-
ments Commission, announced last
night the publication of the histories
of four more of the World War divi-
sions he led-the 29th, 35th, 2stt
and 18th.
The 10Th Division, which is serv-
ing again in France in this war, was
the National Guard unit of the last
war that represented men from the
District, Maryland, Virginia, New
Jersey and Delaware. 1t was popu-
larly known as the Blue and Gray
Division and had a fine fighting
record.
Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
1t arrived in France during June
and July, 1918, and from July Is
to September % occupied the center
sector east of Belfort. On being
relieved the division moved 70 the
area of the first American army to
participate in the Meuse- Argonne
offensive.
On October 8, the division at
tackled from position just cast
of the Mouse. advancing more than
two miles and gaining a wooded
height northeast of Consenvoye the
first day. Molleville Farm was
reached on October II. On the 18th
the line was advanced to the south
edge of Bots de la Grande Montague,
and on the following day a firm
foothold was gained in that wood.
Having gained its objective the di-
vision consolidated and extended its
position until october 80, when it
was relieved by the 10th Division.
The Goth Division was indicted
into Federal service in this war in
February, 1941, and went to England
the following year. Some of its anti
aircraft batteries were sent to the
Pacific area.
One of First in Normandy.
The division was one of the first
to land in Normandy, taking part in
the fighting which broke the Ger
man coastal resistance in the vicin-
ity of Vierville-Sur-Mer annd Cole
vile. The division took st. Lo and
participated on the capture of the
port of Brest. 1t then moved to the
northeast more than 500 miles and
helped penetrate the Siegfried Line
North of Aachen on October 2, 1914
Copies of the Divisional Sum-
maries of Operations" may be OBJ
tanned from the superintendent of
documents, Government Printing
Office, the history of the goth Di-
vision costing 81.
The four new histories added to
the list are part of a set of % which,
when completed, will cover the oper-
ations of all the combat divisions
of the 1917-1918 AEF. twenty-five
of these now have been published.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

Some one with a club broke SO
front WindoWpanes at Roosevelt
High School last night or early
today, going from window to window
along the length of the building
Only the lowest panes, within reach
of a person standing on the ground,
were broken.
The windows were all right when
the Waterman made his rounds at
9 o'clock last night The breakage
was discovered this morning. Teach
ers placed cardboard against the
broken glass to prevent loss Of heat.
Tenth precinct police were noti-
fed by Miss Nav P. Bradshaw. prin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Westinghouse Scholar
Contest Announced

Announcement of the 1945 George
Westinghouse Scholarship contest
for 10 scholarships in engineering
at Carnegie Institute of Technology
valued at $3.50 each to high school
seniors was made today in Pitts
burgh by the Westinghouse Electric
& Manufacturing Co.
In previous years these. scholar
ships have been won by l.. W. john
son of Woodrow Wilson High School
in 1912 and by Anthony B. Marmo
of Eastern High School and Donald
c. Worth of Woodrow Wilson High
School in 1o41.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Ceiling Lists Ordered
For Cleaning, Pressing

The Office of Price Administration
has directed dry cleaning and press
ing establishments to post their
maximum prices for customers to
see by December Is. The District
OPA estimates there are 575 such
businesses here.
The action, announced yesterday
is intended to enable customers to
determine readily the maximum
prices for the more important dry
cleaning and pressing services. The
prices must be displayed on special
posters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

many books of Miss Litchheid.
poems and fiction stories in a AZ
year period beginning in 1888. She
formerly lived at 2010 Massachu-
sets avenue NV.
Among her best known works
were only an Incident" 1883: The
Knight of the Black Forest" 1885;
"A Hard Won Victory" 1888; Little
Venice" 1890; Little He and She, -
1893; "Mimosa Leaves" 1895; In
the Crucible," 1897: The Moving
Finger Writes" 1900; Vita" 1904
The Letter D." 1904; The Supreme
Gift" 1908; 'Narcissus and Other
Poems" 1908; 'Baldur the Beauti-
full" 1910; The Nun of Kent
1911; The Burning Question,
1913; THE Song Of the Sirens,
1917, and "As a Man Sows," 1926.
Some of her early works were
published in the Century magazine
For many years Miss Litchfield s
Monday afternoons at home at
tracted many persons Of Importance
in arts and letters aud others of
distinction in the National Capital
Miss Litchfeld was born in New
York City, the daughter of Edwin
C. and Grace Hill Hubbard Litch-
field. Her early years were spent
largely abroad and her education
was under tutors
She is survived by three nieces
and three nepheWs. Miss Eleanor
Turnbull and Miss Grace H. Turn
bull, both of Baltimore; Miss Marion
Litchfield, New York; E. H. Litch-
field, New York; Bayard l.. Litch-
field, Katonah, N. Y, and Bayard
Turnbull, Baltimore.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday in Goshen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Ex-Missionury to Speak

DR.. Charles w. Hepner, a mis-
sionary for Is years in Japan, will
address meeting of the Lutheran
Laymen's Fellowship at 1890 pm
Thursday at the New Ebbitt Hotel
Martin A. McGrory, secretary of the
fellowship, announced today. DR.
Hepner will talk on 1.-THE Future
of the Church in Japan"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

and Iowa City
over the week
end with publ
cation of ar
fist in Iowa, a
Life of Grant
Wood" by Dar-
ii Garwood,
8025 E a S t e r n
avenue, Silver
Spring, Md, eX-
resident of Des
MONIES and for
mer newspaper
man and STU
dent at the Uni
| versity of Iowa.
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

Sleeper, preSl-
dent of the Dis
trict Tuberculo-
sis Association.
This represents
an increase of
IA per cent IN
sales over the
CORE S ponding
period last year.
TIL e second
phase of the
d r ! V e S { a + l S
Wednesday with
opening of SO
seal sales booths
in local stores
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

dled To-Day IN
Goshen, N. Y,
at the home of
a friend, Miss K.
E. Dumbell. She
had b e e n Ill
more than two
years.
A resident Of
the District un-
til herr illness.
Miss Litchf1eld
enjoyed a ma
tional reputa
ton in the field
of letters. hav-
ing published
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Christmas Seal Sales
Reach S2S,732 in Week

During the first week of the cam
paign, sale of tuberculosis Christ
mas seals by mail has brought in
1882 SO, according to Paul D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Protect Your
A.
TUBERCULOSIS

banks theaters, post Offices and
other public buildings. Under the
direction of Mrs. Charles H. Pierce,
the booths will be open each shop
ping day until December %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Grace Litchfie|d, IS,
Noted Novelist, Poet
And DC. Hostess, Dies

Miss Grace DEMO Litchfleld, 95,
novelist and poet who lived in
Washington for more than so years,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, Dec A.
A controversy over authors rights
which has been brewing for months
came to a climax in Cedar Rapids
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Physical Education ParIey
10 Be Held Here Saturday

The ninth annual conference on
health, physical education and rec
reation sponsored by the Health
and Physical Education Associa-
ton Of the District will be held
Saturday in the Wardman Park
Hotel on plans for postwar health.
OFT Romney, chief Of the Club
and Recreation Unit Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross will speak on "Rec-
reation Comes Of Age" at the OPEN
ing general session. Guest luncheon
speaker will be David X. Bruce,
principal specialist in physical fit-
ness for the Off1ce of Education,
who will discuss trends in school
physical fitness programs.
Mary K. Browne, a former ma
tional tennis and golf champion who
is Red Cross director for clubs
in Australia and New Guinea,
will be the discussion leader dur
ing the afternoon session Of the
women,s meeting. Speaker for the
mems meeting will be announced
later.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
New Postal Rates in Effect

FTst-Ciass Man, Local Delivery.
Increased from 2 cents to 3 cents
per ounce or fraction thereof. No
changes in rate on post or postal
cards.
First-Class Out-of- City Mail.
No change in rates.
First Glass AirmaiI.
Increased from 6 to 8 cents per
ounce.
Airmail rates to and from armed
forces outside Continental United
States still 6 cents per u ounce.
Second Class Mail.
No change in rates.
Comprises magazines and news
papers mailed by publishers.)
Third Class Mail.
No change in rates.
Comprises printed circulars, fold
ers. catalogues, price lists. etc.
Fourth Class Mail, Parcel Post.
Increase of 3 per cent over former
rates, with minimum increase OF /
cent per package. Above the min
imum increase, fractional cents of
the 8 per cent increase under n
cent are disregarded; fractions over
"a cent are computed as full cent.
Thus:
Postage at Former Added By
Hates New Rates.
Up to and including Acc cent
From soc to 83c, inclusive cents
From 84c to $1.16, inclusive 8 cents
From SLIT to $1.49, inclusive A cents
From 1.50 to 1.83, inclusive cents
From 1.84 to ZIG, inclusive 6 cents
Increases on larger amounts on a
similar basis.
Book Rate.
Same increases as on parcel post
above.
Comprises permanently bound
books containing no advertising.)
Evening star., 1944-03-26

u1OrmaC1On his
wife, Mrs. Mary
Llewellyn, h a S
received from
the War Depart
ment.
A ma t i've of
Durham, N. c.,
P &c. Llewellyn
lived here for
seven years be-
fore enlisting In
the Army ] a S I
March. He went
overseas in Sep
tember.
He W q s edu-
Evening star., 1944-03-26

The American Red Cross, assisted
by the Brazilian Red Cross, reaches
South America through offices in
Brazil, British and Dutch Guiana,
Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Peru
and the offshore islands Of Bermuda
and Ascension Island.
Evening star., 1944-03-26

University of North Carolina and
George Washington University and
received his basic Army training at
Camp Wheeler In Georgia.
His wife, who lives at 200 Rhode
Island avenue NE, is a secretary
at woodward & Lothrop.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Former Library Attache
Reported MISSING in Italy

PIC. John M. w. Llewellyn, %,
former Library Of Congress en-
ploye, was reported missing in action
in Italy January %, according to
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Gen. CrichIow in New Post

Appointment of Brig. Gen. Robert
w. Crichlow, jr., as assistant chief
of the Requirements Section, Head
quarters, Army Ground Forces, was
Evening star., 1944-03-26

announced by the War Department
yesterday. Previously he command
ed the 57th Antiaircraft Brigade.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Insured and c. O. ID. Mail.
AL former rates doubled.
Insurance and Registry
Receipts Fees.

Increased from 3 to 4 cents.
Fee for effecting delivery OF G. o.
D. mail upon terms different from
those originally stipulated at time
Of mailing is increased from 10 cents
to 20 cents.
Demurrage on domestic G. o. D.
mail, formerly cents a day, doubled
to 10 cents per day.
No change is made In G. o. d.
fees on sealed domestic mail of any
class bearing f1rst-class postage.
On restricted delivery mail, fee for
effecting delivery OF domestic regis
tered, insured and C. o. D. mail,
delivery of which Is restricted to the
addressee only, or to the addressee
or order. is increased from 10 cents
to 20 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-25
10DIvI5I0N5 AREpE(kING,
 ALLIED UNITS
Two Attacks Are Repulsed by Americans, British
 Infantry Forces

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NAPLES. Feb 25-Germon forces ringing the Anzio beachhead, now swollen to 10 divisions, pecked at the American and British lines yes- terday in two fruitless attacks southwest of Carroceto, as the Fifth Army steadily improved it's posi- tions
 The enemy, likewise in light force, assaulted French positions on Mount Abate, mile and half east of Terelle on the Cassino front. but artillery fire broke up the thrust.
 On the lower Garigliano sector. German probing attempts were blocked despite a seven inch snowfall.
 Around Cassino, Allied troops im- proved their positions on Monte Castellone and in the mountains west of the village of Cairo, midway between Casino and Terelle.
 The two beacnhead attacks were launched by only a company of in- fantry in each case, usually about 200 men. They were repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy, it was announced .e A
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-25
vITEBSk IS EVACUATED GERMANS
Abandon Important City Long Under Siege by
 Russian Army
By Associated Press

Germanys ransoce n News 5Agency broadcasts a report that Herman troops have evacuated the Apreat White Russian stronghold of sVitebsk, and have fallen back to- Iward the old Polish frontier 70 aniles west
 The German communique broad Gtast later did not mention Vitebsk, but confirmed the earlier Berlin lannoufceinent, also made from Moscow, that Russian troops have taken Rogachey 15o miles south of HVitebsks
 Army authorities declared that |9Iitlefs Rogachev-Vitebsk line, one EUf the strongest on the Russian slr0nt, was smashed by Red Army
 bnen streaming across the ice of the .Dnieper River, which forms a large spart of the line Moscow has not sRnounced the capture of Vitebsk. On the Baltic front 20 miles north sof the Vitebsk sector Red Army troops are converging on Pskov, land have not only captured Ono Ethe last important Nazi base. but 'aiso occupied Village 20. miles
 north, Moscow said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-25
GERMAN AIR
 INDUSTRY E
 GIVEN BLOWS
Sixth Day of Concentrated Attacks in Progress
 Big Fires

LONDON, Feb. 25.-The Royal Air Force last night took up the scourge of the German aircraft in- dustry, flying 1000 bombers from Britain to Schweinfurt and other formations from Italy to Steyr, after the United>States Air Force hit the same targets in simultaneous day. light blows from both the western and southern bases
 Today great fleets of daylight bombcrs crossed the channel to carry the battle for the sixth con- secutive day.
 Flames Guide Raiders
 The RATS night riding bombers were guided to both targets by flaming wreckage left only a few hours before by the American day. light raiders.
 The British bombs added still further damage to Schweinfurts sprawling ball bearing plants and to the German aircraft factory at Steyr, Austria.
 Headquarters announced that the powerful American air fleet which flew from the west and south yes- terday downed 165 Nazi planes, and the Eighth Air Force bombers downed 82 Nazi planes during the attacks on Schweinfurt and the fighter plane factories at Gotha, while the accompanying fighters accounted for 37.
 The Britain based American forces lost 49 bombers and 10 fight CTS in the raid.