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Evening star., 1944-12-29
Allison A. Hooff, II, Dies
AT Home in Manassas

Allison Armstead Hooff, sr., 70, a
resident of Manassas, Va, for Al
years, died last night at his home
Funeral services will be held at
pm. Sunday in Trinity Episcopal
Church, Manassas, with burial in
the cemetery there.
Mr.. Hooff was born in Charles
Town, w. Va, in 1872. He moved
to Manassas in 1897 to become a
partner in the lumber firm of Brown
& Hooff. He was master of the
Masonic lodge there in 1927 and
president of the Kiwanis Club in
1882.
Survivors are his widow, the
former Ruth Round; a son, Allison
jr., and a daughter. Althea
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Policeman Saves Two Bows
By Diving Twice in Icy Water

One boy had gone down. The police
man dived and recovered him, but by
the time Mr.. Rumble had brought
the youth to the surface, the other
had slipped off the ice and gone
down.
Mr.. Rumble pulled the second boy
out, got both Of them on his back
and started for shore. He managed
to get halfway to the bank when he
collapsed and fell, all three going
under.
Two residents of the section, who
had arrived meantime, dragged the
officer and the boys to shore.
Mr.. Rumble suffered severe cuts
on both hands and lost valuable
ring. Both boys suffered from shock
and exposure.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Plea Of Guilty Entered
In Parkfairfax Thefts

Roger Jarman. 80, former procure
ment assistant for the Office of the
Quartermaster General, who was
charged with housebreaking in
Parkfairfax on four occasions in
January, April and August, entered
a plea of guilty to all four counts
in Alexandria Corporation Court
yesterday. Judge William P. Woolls
deferred sentence pending the re-
port OF the probation officer.
Jarman, who was living in the
3400 block of Martha Custis drive in
Parkfairfax at the time of the
thefts, was charged with entering
the apartments of Ensign and Mrs.
Robert Montgomery and of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. L. Rosenfeld through attic
trap doors and of stealing certain
household articles. Footprints, in the
attic insulation led to his arrest.
At the time of his arraignment in
November he pleaded not guilty.
Judge Woolls ordered bond re-
duced from $4,000 to 81 500. Jarman
has wife and child in Seattle.
At the same time, Judge Woolls
revoked the suspension of a three
year Jail sentence given in April to
Mrs. Bessie Jones Ayers. 80. of 321
South Patrick street, in the theft of
s365, and ordered her to serve the
term after she was convicted by a
jury of petty larceny. in the theft
OF a watch and given fine of $25.
The watch was stolen October S
from Gordon Tesh, 722 North Co.
lumbus street, and the case was
given to a jury when Mrs. Ayers
pleaded not guilty.
The suspended sentence which
she was ordered to serve was given
after she pleaded guilty last April
to the theft of 1865 from Earl Jar
rell, 205 Yale drive.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Maryland Forest Fires
Set Low Record in IA
By the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. Dec. 28.-A
record-breaking low number of forest
fires in Maryland for a 12-month
period was established in 1914,
report submitted yesterday to State
Forester Joseph F. Kaylor, disclosed.
H. c. Buckingham, forester in
charge of forest fire control, re-
ported forest fires in the State
showed q decrease of so per cent;
acreage burned, a decrease of 50 per
cent, and property damage, 80 per
cent. There were 726 forest fire in
1914. compared with 1.772 last year.
The record was attributed by Mr..
Buckingham to the departments
setting up, with the aid Of Federal
funds, an intensively trained forest
fire control organization.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Maryland Will Meet Problems
Of Peace, Gov. O'Conor Asserts
State Executive Urges War Plant Employees
To Intensity Work, Hasten End of War

State revenues. give ample assur ance
that no matter what happens the
State will be in position to meet
its every obligation.
With regard to prospects for the
postwar period-and an early VIC
tory IN Europe might possibly bring
such conditions even this year-our
State is again in an excellent con-
dltion. State highway and capital
improvement construction projects
totalling approximately $4,000 900
are advanced to point where many
OF them can be started whenever a
slackening in employment would
render their initiation advisable
County and municipal projects to-
falling many more millions also are
being readied and many of them
also will be possible OF initiation at
an early period. .S
Jobless Fund Is Cushion"
A second great cushion" against
any extended period of industrial
unemployment is the Maryland un-
employment compensation fund,
totaling slo7,0O0, 900. The liberal
features of the Maryland unem-
ployment compensation law assure
maintenance of adequate standards
OF living, even though many thou
sands of workers might conceivably
be out of employment temporarily
For the chronically i'll. the aged
the juvenile delinquent and the
mentally afflicted. provisions al
ready made assure greatly i'm
proved care and attention as soon
as new construction is possible.
In all phases of industrial, business
and civic activities, I believe that
Maryland can look forward with
every confidence to 1945, and the
difficult period that will follow the
achievement of peace
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Cut in Shoe Prices
Is Predicted by OPA
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The OPA last night predicted a
cut in retail prices for shoes and
shoe repairing, but said it could not
estimate the extent.
The agency said lower ceiling
prices are expected to result from a
reduction OF producer and whole
saler prices for leather. effective
January 20. Action to bring retail
prices in line will be taken subse-
quently, OPA said.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Budwesky Reports
Progress in Abating
Smoke Nuisance

Progress in abatement of the
smoke nuisance is indicated in re-
port made yesterday by Alexandria
City Manager Carl Budwesky to the
City Council
Three of the l9 engines which op-
crate In the yards have been
equipped with steam jets to elm
mate smoke and fly ash, Mr.. Bud
wesky said, and definite assurances
have been given that the other en-
gines will be equipped similarly
within 80 days.
M. x. Wilberding. smoke control
engineer for the city. said such
equipment has been installed sue
cessfully by other railroads and the
funds have been appropriated to
complete the Installations at Po-
tomac Yards.
-Four hand-flred boilers at the
yards roundhouse, which are used
for operating air compressors and
heating the buildings. are RESPONSE
BILE for a great deal of the smoke at
the yards, Mr. Budwesky reported,
and steps have been taken to insure
more careful operation of the boil
erS.
Alexandria Hospital also has been
studied as source of smoke nui-
sance. While only one of the two
boilers in the heating plant has been
operating, both are needed. Mr..
Wilberding has made recommended
tions to hospital officials on improv-
ing firing methods and types of fuel
and they have assured the city of
full cooperation.
With the Virginia Electric &
Power Co. plant at Wolfe and Union
streets out of operation since the
new unit at the Naval Torpedo Sta
ton has been put in use, Mr.. Will
berding is turning his attention to
other possible sources of smoke
nuisance, and has made suggestions
to the owners of the George Mason
Hotel and to Federal officials who
operate the Post Office Building for
improving operation of their heating
plants.
Mr.. Budwesky said other sources
of trouble will be studied, with i'm
mediate attention being directed to
industrial plants, the Southern
Railways roundhouse. laundries and
large apartment houses.
Another step which Mr.. Budwesky
anticipates taking is an effort to
secure better grade of fuel for use
throughout the city by enlisting CO.
operation of the fuel dealers.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
BY HERBERT R. O'CONOR,
Governor Of Maryland. Written for the
Associated Press

Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 2e.-The best
new year wish I could voice for the
people OF Maryland, and of all
America, is that victorious peace
may be achieved promptly and with
as little loss of life mad injury to
our gallant fighting men as possible.
AS contribution to the achieve
ment of this wish. let us resolve to
continue, and to intensity, the out
standing effort made by Maryland
workers and Marylanders generally
in the interest of the concerted ma
tional effort.
To all Maryland parents and rela-
tives of men in the fighting forces.
ana OF womt< in the various service
overseas, I wish speedy and safe
return for their loved ones. With
the help Of Almighty God, may VIC
tory and peace come soon.
State Finance Sound.
While no one. of course. can pre-
dict when America will achieve VIC
tory in Europe, consideration
which will affect the economic life
OF Maryland to a vast extent, I feel
confident that no matter when this
long-hoped-for day of European VIC
tory arrives, Maryland is headed for
a year OF continued prosperity.
With regard to the State admin
istration, it can be said that we are
in most advantageous position.
Financially the State is sound. The
substantial reduction in the States
bonded Indebtedness during the last
SIX years, together With the postwar
reserve and current healthy surplus
in the State treasury, as a result of
economies, savings and increased
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Paving Contract LET
For 7 Miles Of Freeway
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 29.-A contract
to pave two sections of the proposed
Baltimore Washington freeway ap-
proximating miles was approved
by the State Roads Commission
yesterday.
Action was deferred on three other
Notwithstanding the approach to
the suggested Patapsco River bridge
and Baltimore freeway-in a session
at Gov. O'Conor's Office.
The two items approved unani-
mously were the approach from the
Washington Baltimore boulevard to
the intersection with the Washing
ton Baltimore freeway from Jessup's
road to and including the "Y" inter-
section with the southern approach
to Baltimore, miles. j. E. Greiner
Co. will be the contractor.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
ChiIdren's YuIe Porty
Will Be Held Sundoy

The annual children's Christmas
party under the sponsorship of the
Sligo -Branchview Community Asso-
citation will be held from 2 to S pm.
Sunday at the lower Parkside
School, Silver Spring.
The association will discuss plans
for q community center at meet
ing to be held Wednesday at the
Parkside School.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 29.-Two boys
owed their lives today to a Balti-
more County Policeman who broke
his way 200 feet through creek ice,
dived into 6 feet of water to recover
one boy who had gone down, then
repeated the feat when the second
slipped away.
Donald Dorsey, II, and Gary Muir
ply, 9, had been in the freezing
waters of Bear Greek about 20 min
utes yesterday before Patrolman
Francis Rumble of the Dundalk
Police Station arrived in answer to
the call of nearby resident.
Breaking his way through the ice,
Oh1cer Rumble waded until he was
almost within reach of the boys.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Funeral Services Held
For Turner A. Groves

Funeral services for Turner Allen
Groves, 81, retired builder and car
penter, who died Monday at his
home, 2502 North Mckinley street,
Arlington, were held yesterday in
the Pearson funeral home at Falls
Church with burial in Oakwood
Cemetery, Falls Church.
Mr.. Groves, an Arlington resident
for Is years, had been ill for three
months. He was a native of Rem
ington, Va. N
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Anna l.. Groves; a daughter, Fran
ces Ann Groves, and three sons,
Turner R. and George E. Groves, all
OF Arlington, and Corpl. William E.
Groves, in the Army in France.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Coffee Approves Plan
For Basic Pay Raise
To Teachers Here
BY DON S. WARREN.

Representative Coffee, Democrat.
OF Washington, head of the House
subcommittee in charge of the an
nual District appropriation bills, to-
day announced his approval of
substantial. basic pay boost" for
the Districts public school teachers.
He joined with Representative
Randolph, Democrat. of West Vir-
glnia, chairman of the House Dis
trlct Committee, in urging prompt
consideration of proposals by the
Board of Education for legislation
authorizing a stepup in basic pay of
teachers and administrative oficers
OF the schools system here. -
Our teachers are too often for:
gotten, too often underpaid," Mr.
Coffee declared And this apphes
to the District system where the
teachers have not had an increase
in basic pay scales for 20 years
With the exception of the tempo
rary $500 wartime bonus the scales
are the same as they we're in 1924.
Forgotten Glass.
I'VE expect a lot from our school
teachers, yet they tend to become a
forgotten class. Here in the District
We have high qualifying standards
for teachers, which certainly help to
maintain the high standards of the
teaching service. We require that
candidates for even elementary
teachers be college graduates.
I think we should give very
sympathetic consideration to the
proposals of the Board of Education.
l will support such legislation and
ask for prompt study of the pro-
posed new rates.
The school boards proposals. call
ing for basic pay increases amount
ing to $500 to 5000 a year for teach
ers, and s700 to $4,000 for super
visory officers, now are being con-
sidered by the District Commits
sioners.
One District official said today he
was sympathetic to a pay raise
not necessarily that requested-but
suggested it might be we'll to delay
action until after the war. At least,
1t was added. the wartime $500 pay
raise should be considered. Under
present law, this wartime bonus will
end next June 80, unless extended.
Present Pay Scale.
Elementary teachers now receive
from 81 400 to $4,000 a year. plus
the wartime $500 bonus. The school
board proposes to raise the basic pay
scale to 81 900 to $500.
Junior high teachers in class "a
now receive $1,000 to 2,400 a year.
plus the wartime $500 extra. and it
is proposed to raise their basic pay
to $1,000 to $500.
High school teachers and the class
&c junior high teachers now re-
ceive $1,000 to $4,000 a year, plus the
$500 wartime bonus, and it is pro-
posed to boost their basic levels to
200 to $3,4O0.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Man Given Six Months
In Wife-Beotino Case

David w. Gooch, 38. Takoma Park,
was sentenced in Hyattsville Police
Court yesterday to serve six months
in the Maryland House of Correction
on each of two charges of assault.
The sentences will run concur.
rently.
Gooch was charged with assault
ing his wife, Mrs. Bernice M. Gooch,
and his mother r-in-law, Mrs. Ora
Kelly, Christmas Day. His wife also
testified that he threatened both her
and her mother with shotgun.
In another case, Trial Magistrate
Walter Green imposed $50 fine on
Thomas v. johnson, West Asheville,
N. c., on charge of reckless driving.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Bus Overturns Twice,
Puts Four in Hospital
By the Associated Press.

ROANOKE. Va. Dec. 29.-Four
persons are in a hospital with in
juries received yesterday when an
East-bound bus left the icy highway
about IS miles east of Roanoke. The
bus turned over twice and was torn
apart.
The most seriously injured were
Pvt. Sarah Vance. WAC. of Bristol.
stationed at Langley Field; Miss
Irene Mullins, Bel Air, Md; Joe
Penso, Quantico, and the driver. E. L.
Brown, Roanoke.
Several others in the bus suffered
injuries.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Community Chest Posi-
Al Alexandria Given
To Mrs. Zimmerman

Mrs. William Zimmerman III was
named executive secretary of the
Alexandria Community Chest at a
meeting of the Board of Directors
yesterday, succeeding j. Paul Tribes
who resigned after serving for two
years Mr.. Tribes, whose resigna-
ton takes effect Monday, told the
board that the pressure of his bust
ness made the step necessary.
! Mrs. Zimmerman, a resident OF
New Alexandria, has been a member
of the Board of Directors represent
ing the Alexandria Girls Club. She
was at one time executive secretary
Of the Community Chest and Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies, and for the
last three years has been directing
the Alexandria Social Service Ex-
change.
Continues in Other Post.
Mrs. Zimmerman will continue to
direct the exchange, which will be
moved from her home to the Offices
of the Community Chest. The
Board of Directors voted to estab-
lish its Offices at ITO North st.
Asaph street in Offices adjacent to
those of the Council of Social Agen-
cies. Since Mr. Tribes has served
as executive secretary, the Chest Of
fees have been maintained at the
Aero Auto Co.
David C. Book. Chest president,
reported that the final figure for
the War Fund drive was S83.673.4l
The quota was $4,000. The Budget
Committee will make adjustments
! in the allotments to the member
agencies when negotiations have
been completed with the Virginia
/ War Fund.
! Because of the failure of the drive
to meet its quota the Virginia War
Fund has requested permission of
the Chest to put on separate CAM
paign for funds starting January
Is. E. T. Moore. advertising man.
ager of the Virginia Electric &
Power Co. has agreed to handle the
campaign.
The Chest Board agreed to the
proposal with the understanding
that 1t would not be considered as
a sponsor of the drive because of
its policy of guaranteeing the resi-
dents ofg Alexandria only one drive
a year.
Will Arrange Fund Payment.
However, the failure to meet the
quota makes it impossible for the
Chest to allocate to the War Fund
the s35 900 agreed on. and arrange
ments for payment to the fund will
be made after the supplementary
drive which is now planned by
State War Fund officials.
The Nominating Committee OF
the Chest presented a slate of Off
GERS and directors-at-large for 1945
which was accepted by the board
and will be voted on at the annual
meeting January %. In addition to
the % directors-at-large, there will
be II directors named by the IL
participating agencies.
Patrick Butler. chairman of the
Nominating Committee, presented
the following slate: Luther H.
Dudley, president; Albert Smoot,
vice president; Mr.. Tribes, treas
urer; directors-a -at-large in addition
to the officers, Harry Bendall. Mr.
Book, Gardner L. Boothe, Mrs. Harry
B. Cation, Walter Densmore, Judge
James R. Duncan. Ramone Eaton,
Mrs. R. Leon Eddington, Mrs. Ed
ward Hulburt, Dan Kerbel, j. Fred
Kirchner, Charles Henry Mason, DR..
Thistle Mckee, Rev. D. L. Miles, Mrs.
Glenn U. Richard. Mrs. Howard
Richards, German Ridgely, John R.
Schafe and Charles Slagle.
Evening star., 1944-12-29

EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL-ITS IMPOSING DOORWAY-This
large red brick trimmed building
Helen Catch Duston has been the home High
1928 Designed the office the
building of the style with doorway by
the late Albert Harris The building grounds
city The base of the bronze agpoe
plaque inscribed with the of three graduates
Spanish World War Sixy-
five have been killed in the Eastern
Capitol Hill High School, of from
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-09
Red Cross CornivoI
AT Worlond Tokes
In $293.60
(Too late for last week.


The Red Cross Chapter of War
land in cooperation with the Junior
Red Cross, put on carnival at Ger
Der hall and raised the neat sum of
S293.60 in one evening. An esti-
mated crowd Of 200 people attended
from Rexford, Ural Warland and
Libby. The carnival opened up with
very attractive school program
and followed by games, guessing
contests, lunch counter service,
sales Of candy. fortune telling, etc.
The evening wound up with dance
and music furnished by the Inter
nee Camp.
Under the able direction Of Mrs
Myrtle CARRIER, teacher Of the War
land school, the entertainment open
ed up with a very fine school pro
gram along the Halloween ORDER.
The hall was decorated with Hal
lowe'en trimmings
!. There's Mystery in the Air y
by the entire school.
2. Welcome by the Primary Grade
3. Recitation-"N Nick
4. Sounds Of Halloween, five
girls.
5. Whose Scared two girls and
one boy.
6. Song Halloween all girls.
7. And the car stopped A comic
negro skit by two boys dressed in
costume.
5. "Ten-fifteen,' boy and girl
8. Mrs. Johnson's One Wheeled
Taxi" A comic negro skit by two
boys dressed in costume.
10. Before and After Taken CA
tall lady wants to be fat) A comic,
laughable skit by two boys dressed
for the occasion.
The program was followed by nu-
merous games of all types, guess
ing contests, dart throwing, grab
bags, fish ponds, and sales of candy,
pictures, hot dogs and ice cream,
besides fortune telling. All depar.-
ments did thriving business.
Three German internees spiced
the entertainment with appropriate
music and afterwards played for the
dance. One of the internees did
lumberjack dance which was really
good. A collection was taken up for
the musicians who refused it and
turned it over to the Red Cross.
Part of the neat sum Of S293.60
goes to the Junior Red Cross, who
had some very nice displays of pic
lures and other items for sale.
Mrs. Willard Plots, president Of
the local Red Gross Chapter, says
the success of the occasion is at
tributed to the fine cooperation of
the teacher, the Warland School and
the following committee workers.
Mrs. K. G. Bolles Mrs. VIM. Glass,
Mrs. D. A. Gilchrist, Mrs. E. N.
Woodland, Mrs Lester Heuscher, Mrs.
Fred King, Mrs. Art Lake, Mrs.
Leonard Peterson, Mrs. Chas. Trow-
bridge, Mrs. Harold Hansen, Mrs.
Jesse Haworth, Mrs. Roy Evans and
Mrs. L. l.. Lake. In this way the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-09
MRS. BETTY LILLARD PASSES

Mrs. Betty Lillard passed away
Wednesday morning at the local
hospital after brief illness. She
had been visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. P. V. Kitley. the
past five months, coming here from
Elk River, Ida, where she had re-
sided for % or 20 years.
Mrs. Lillard was born in Missouri
November 10, 1861, passing away at
the near-age of 83 years, November
8, 1914 She is survived by FOUR
daughters, Mrs. Kitley, Libby; Mrs.
T. w. Atehley and Mrs. Mildred
Handy, both of Spokane, who were
all here when she died, and Mrs.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-09
Grange Holds
Best Meeting in
Many Months

At tables appropriately decorated
and loaded with good things TO eat.
70 Changers partook of the Harvest
Feast served as part of the third
and fourth degrees that were given
at the regular meeting of the koo-
tenai Valley Grange, held in the
Moose Hall on Friday evening last.
Sixteen members of the Treasure
State Grange near Leonia were
guests, as were Mr.. and Mrs. B. E..
Mooney of Rexford.
Fifteen candidates, including six
from the Leonia Grange, were in
itiated in full form into the rnys-
stories OF the third and fourth de-
grees Of the Patrons of Husbandry.
The degree work was put on in a
pleasing manner for which much
credit must be given to Floyd Bow
en- as drill master. as we'll as TO
those taking part. The ladies of the
degree team were dressed in white,
the men dearing trousers, white
shirts and bow ties, and the three
Graces were resplendent in color
full gowns. Mrs. Hugh Slauson Of
ficiated at the piano and together
with Mrs. Lloyd Maize, led in the
singing Of the marching songs. Mr.
and Mrs. E. M. Slauson and Miss
Jewel Stokes played the part of the
happy farm family in the tablcau
in the fourth degree arranged by
Mrs. Russell Collier.
During the lecture hour, Mrs.
Weydemeyer read a history of the
Patrons of Husbandry, or Grange as
i it is popularity called, where end
how it originated, from whence the
names OF its officers came and their
significance, the aims and purposes
for which it was originated and for
which it still stands. Mr.. and Mrs.
Weydemeyer each gave reports on
what they had seen and heard at
the State Grange in Missoula, and
upon the various actions taken
there. Mr. Weydemeyer explained
the proposed setup for the -Four
State Wholesale Coop and local re-
tail branches thereof. A committee
of three was appointed to take
charge of the organization of re-
tail branch in this vicinity.
| All in all, this was one Of the r,ost
successful and enjoyable meetings
ever held by the Kootenai Valley
Grange.
GRANGE REPORTER.