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Evening star., 1944-07-19
Queens Chapel Road
Traffic Channe|inq
Plans Approved
Port Of Prince Georges
Improvement Program
In $500, 900 Bond Issue

Plans by. the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion for the Standardization Of trafnc
at Thirtieth street and Queens
Chapel road, Mount Rainier, were
approved in principle" by the
Prince Georges County commits
sioners at their meeting yesterday
In Upper Marlboro.
The plans, presented by Fred w.
1uemmler. planning director Of the
commission, are part Of q county
Improvement program contained in
q $500, 900 bond issue authorized at
the 194l session Of the State Legis-
lature.
Waldo Burnside. attorney to the
board, was authorized to acquire
rights of way along the east side
of Ager road between Queens Chapel
road and Riggs road in order to per-
NIT the construction of q sidewalk.
The move had been u1ged by resi-
dents Of the area, who pointed out
that children going to the Ager
Road School are forced to walk
along the road in heavy trafIic.
Carnival permits were granted the
Bladensburg Volunteer Fire De-
partment for the period between July
81 and August S and the Green
belt Victory Day Committee, whose
carnival will be held August 21-26.
Bids for street improvements in
Carmody Hills will be opened at IL
am. August 8 at the commissioners
ONCE in Upper Marlboro.
A proposal by Walter J. Dethloff,
general manager Of the American
Humane Association. Albany. N. Y,
that the county destroy dogs whose
owners have not paid dog license
taxes was taken under consideration
by the commissioners. The measure
was advocated by Mr.. Dethloff as a
move to eliminate stray dogs in the
county.
Evening star., 1944-07-19
men are:
Rail Worker Pleads
Innocent in SIoyinq
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISoNBURG, Va, July ls.-
James Arthur Herring, 2S, . rail.
road section hand, was charged with
the murder Of 4-year-old Guy Put.
nam of Elkton by special grand
jury in Rockingham Circuit Court
yesterday and pleaded not guilty
when arraigned.
The court named Sheffey L. De.
vier, Harrisonburg attorney, to de.
fend Herring.
Herring also was indicted on a
sex charge to which he pleaded not
guilty.
The boy died July 5 at the local
hospital after the accused had told
omcers he had thrown him against
the Elkton School building and left
him for dead. :
Court oncials said the trial prob.
ably viii be held in August.
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Red Cross Organizes
Ft. Myer Auxiliary

The Arlington Red Cross Chapter
announced today that an auxiliary
has been organized at Fort Myer.
Mrs. Howard Donnelly, wife Of the
commanding oficer Of the post, VIII
head the group. Mrs. Miller q,
White and Mrs. Otto Nelson viii b
vice chairmen in charge Of recruit-
ing, training, records and reports
The auxiliary will absorb the pro.
ductton unit which has been active
at the post, and Army and Navy
wives living at Fort Myer or In the
surrounding area are urged to join.
Details may be obtained from Mrs,
Donnelly at Fort Myer.
Evening star., 1944-07-19
3 Arlington Condidotes
Will Speak Tomorrow

Three candidates for the Arling-
ton County Board in the August l
Democratic primary viii speak at
an open meeting Of the CIO Public
Affairs Committee Of Northern Viz
ginia ut $50 pm. ct the Lyon Park
Community House.
Candidates are Leo G. Lloyd. In
c,nmbent: =. 4 Usiltep and Eugene
Beard.
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Contract Awarded
For Loudoun School
Special Dispatch to The Star.


LEESBURG, Va, July 19.-Ths
Loudoun County School Board yes.
terday awarded contract fol
building an elementary school al
Ashburn to L. ]. Keller IL Sons
Jefferson. Md, who submitted the
low bid Of $71 1,450.
The building, of brick and fire re.
sistant, will contain six classrooms
a kitchen, teachers restroom ano
small auditorium. 1t will replace
one destroyed by fire last winter.
The County Board of Supervisors
has approved a $4,000 literary funo
loan from the State and appropria.
ated $4,000 from the general county
surplus for construction of thi,
building. The remainder will come
from insurance on the old building
Board officers were reelected a,
follows: w. T. Smith, chairman;
Charles j. Ford, vice chairman
Ruth M. Limerick, clerk, and o. l.
limerick, deputy clerk.
y. Lupton simpson, q former prin-
cipal of the Ashburn High School
was appointed principal of Lincoln
High School to replace A. o. Hutton
resigned. A new position of visiting
teacher and attendance officer was
filled with the appointment of Mrs
Alice L. Cady.
Other appointments include: Ash
burn grades five and six, Miss E
Maude Smith; Hamilton, grades
four and five, Mrs. Lillian L. Pig
gott; grade one, Mrs. Frances E
Edmondson. Hillsboro, principal
Miss Lucille Best; Leesburg, grades
six and seven, Miss M. Willie Smith;
grade 6, Mrs. Frances Lodge. Lin
coin High, social science, Mrs. Adah
Mandy; Lovettsville, grade five, Mrs
Winifred Myers, Marble Quarry and
Mrs. jamie Moses.
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Montgomery Tox Bills
60 in Mails Tomorrow

Approximately IS per cent of the
State and County tax bills In Mont
gomery County will be mailed to-
morrow, John B. Diamond, County
treasurer. said today.
Mr.. Diamond said the bills cover
taxes for the year that began July /
He said the remainder of the bills
mostly for property taxes in the Be-
thesda and Wheaton districts, will
be mailed later.
Taxpayers were reminded that
per cent interest Is charged ou al
unpaid taxes after October I,
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Increase in Rood Truffic
Reported in Virginia
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, July 19.-Travel
on Virginia's primary highways to.
tailed 17l,922,O00 vehicular miles
during June, an increase of 10 pei
cent over the same period last year
Commissioner James A. Anderson
announced yesterday.
Out-of-State passenger cars trav.
eled 24,654, 900 miles, or an increase
of IS per cent over June, 1943, while
almost twice as many miles fol
commercial vehicles, or 312 per cent
over the 1943 number, were listed in
the monthly report from Burton
Marye, jr., trafic and planning en-
gineer.
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Prince Georges Eases
Shortage Of teachers
|1hrougkpay Raise
insufficient soIory'
Reason EIiminoted;
Resianotion Totol IS

The new Prince Georges County
teacher salary schedule has vir-
tually eliminated insufficient sal-
sry" as one Of the reasons given BY
teachers for resigning from tho
school system. -.
Under the new schedule adopted
last April by. the county commits
sidners, the two $500 bonuses being
paid teachers by the county and
State are made . permanent part
Of the teachers' basic salaries. It
also provides for annual increases
Of 375 instead OF the former $50 in-
crease every two years.
In 4 letter yesterday to William
A. Carson, president Of the Board
Of County Commissioners, County
School Supt. Gardner @. Shugart
pointed out that of the sS teachers
resigning as of July IA, only one
gave insufficient salary" As . rea-
son for leaving.
S6 Have Resigned.
OF the So who resigned, 10 are
white teachers and colored. Mr..
Shugart said the number of colored
teachers lost is not significant"
since 1t is comparatively easy to Ill
such vacancies.
Seventeen. Of the white teachers
gave moving away" rs their reason
for -resigning. Mr.. -Shugart ex-
planned In his letter that five of the
II moved to be near their husbands,
who are in the armed forces. Five
others did 50 after their husbands
were transferred from this area be-
cause Of their work, while one was
acting as . substitute only to the
end Of the school year.
Twenty-Five other white teachers
resigned to care for their children
or because they were dissatisfied
with teaching or because their serv.
ices were not satisfactory, Mr.. Shu.
gart said. -Four of the Is were sub
stitutes and did not accept positions
as regular teachers.
Six on Leave.
| Leave Of absence for maternity
was granted six teachers, two others
were dropped because OF inefi.
cheney, three resigned to get mar
ried, II accepted teaching positions
elsewhere, seven obtained work
other than teaching. two resigned
to study and three entered military
or naval service, according to Mr..
Shugart. 1.sss~s~
Declaring that 4 large percentage
of those who resigned would have
left the school system under almost
any circumstances. Mr.. Shugart
asserted that the new salary sched.
ule apparently Is the principal factor
in holding" many of those who have
not left and that no inducement
would have held a large number Of
those who resigned.
Another and possibly greater ad.
vantage Of the salary scale, Mr..
Shugart explained, is that it has
attracted teachers from other places
to I'LL vacancies.
New Teachers Attracted.
The fact that we have filled a
vacancies and employed five addi-
Itional teachers In the four weeks
lsince school closed and are receiving
applications and inquiries daily, Il
|evidence Of this" he emphasized.
# He added that school ofiicials OK.
pect to flll all vacancies except q
livery few" in some high school sub
jects. such as shop and physical
leducation.
Evening star., 1944-07-19

Every mile our boys win means
longer communication lines. These
mean greater expense, more energy,
more Of everything from al Of u.
Lists Ill hack tie 1ttAeks Bay naere
War 0ondA
Evening star., 1944-07-19

Service, effective
July 81.
Mr.. Harrison
who has headed
the agency two
years, said he
" ould ha We
liked to stay
longer had not
other consider
q t | MS inter-
.vened." He add.
ed IN his letter
OF resignation
t h q t Attorney
General Biddle
had "cenern,1slx
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Sove This Newspope.

Many paper mills are shut-
ting down for lack Of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
Of old newspapers and masa-
dnes Is needed. Modify some
school child IN your block 70
have your paper pickod 40.
Evening star., 1944-07-19
County COP to. Meet

Members OF the Prince Georges
County Republican Club will meet
at 8 pm. tomorrow at the Cottage
City Fire Hall to help organize a
Republican Club for Cottage City,
Md. Marvin S. Baltimore, program
chairman. is in charge of the
meeting.
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Prince Georges Calls
IS Men for Induction

Prince Georges County Draft
Board No. 3 at Upper Marlboro an
nounced today that 81 white and
Is colored men who have passed
their preinduction physical exam.
nations have been ordered to re-
pert Tuesday for duty with the
armed forces,
Evening star., 1944-07-19
Earl Harrison Resiqns
AS immigration Chief

The White House today an
nounced the resignation of Earl G
Harrison as commissioner of the
immigration and Naturalization
Evening star., 1944-07-19

DOG MISSES OUT ON RESCUE-When Leon Klian (rght OF
ST. Petersburg Fla and his brother Michael Uef First
street capsized their runabout yesterday the
Anacosta River. Prince w police dog who lives
the craft The brothers good swimmers, and
tewed them ashore Prince wasn't taking chances how
remained by Prince
saved small child from drowning than a year ago
STAFF Photo
Evening star., 1944-07-19

ably will be held in August.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19
Jacumba Driver
Seriously Hurt

Harold Lampe, 30, Jacumba, was
near death in an Ell Centro hoSpi-
tai Monday from injuries suffered
when his coupe crashed into an
oil tanker on Mt. Springs grade
early in the day.
Investigation showed that he was
driving down the grade out of gear
to save gasoline, highway patrol
men said He attempted to pass an
Gil tanker and trailer, the officers
said. A Car was approaching COM
ing up the grade as Lampe round
ed a curve. In moving out of the
way of the approaching car, it was
explained, his coupe crashed into
the tanker. The front of the coupe
was teleScoped. Warren II. Larence,
GIT Chula Vista avenue, Chula
Vista, was the criver of the tanker
A marine, who happened to pass
the scene of the accident, took
Lampe to hospital in Ell Centre.
1t is a violation of section 598 of
the California motor vehicle code
to drive out of gear to save gaSo-
line or for any other reason, high
way patrolmen said, and it is a dam
gerouS practice as the car is out OF
control, it further was pointed out.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19
Ca|exico Officer
Shoots Negro
Resisting Arrest

EXICO, June 19-Chief of
Police Guy Echols of Calexico shot
and injured an Ell Centro Negro
Saturday night when the wounded
man and another Negro turned on
the officer anG resisted his at
tempts to arrest them for disturb
ing the peace. Chief Echols said.
A shot from the police chiefS
gun struck James Gibson, "a, near
the heart. contact with a rib ap-
parently causing the bullet to miss
the heart. Haywood Thompson, "a,
ElvCentro. GibSon's companion who
joined in the attack on the officer
was taken to the city Jail and Glib
son to a hospital, Chief Echols said.
The officer said he was attracted by
loud, abusive, and unruly conduct
of the two Negroes when they took
things over" on First street.
II was alone when attempted to
arrest them" Echols said. Gibson
turned on me and Thompson joined
in the attack. I shot at Gibson to
protect myself. Help arrived then.
The two Negroes were as wild and
violent after the shooting as they
were before and had to be subdued
by those who came to my assist
ance."
1t was expected that Gibson would
be able to be released from the hos
pital soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19
Burglars Carry
On in Big Way
Over Week End

A series of break-ins occurred on
north Imperial avenue Saturday
and Suncay but reports indicated
Monday morning there was little
loss.
The Offices OF hugh Neating, who
operates city night watchnap
service, were broken into Sunday
at 2:l0 am. With the exception of
the door being broken no loss was
reported.
The Ell Centro Tractor company,
the Ben Hulse Tractor company and
the Imperial NH-3 Service were
broken into Sunday night police
said. The Ell Centre Tractor report
ed $40 in cash missing. Ben Hulse
Continued on Pg. 8. Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19

The Shaef statements stressed
that French MaquiS, which came to
life en- D-day, had delayed mate
rally Marshal Erwin Rommel's ef-
forts to bring up enough reinforce
ments to meet constantly increasing
commitments as the Allies cut the
Cherbourg peninsula.
De GaulleS forces were concen-
trating on German communication
and supply routes to the Norman
battlefront, and Swiss dispatches
reported new patriot blows in up
per Alsace, especially at Belfort,
where railway lines were blown up.
The sabotage in Alsace was on
such a large-scale that the Nazis
here reported strengthening the
guard along these lines with men
and additional armament.
Increased resistance in the Vos-
ges region and sabotage of the
-Strasbourg line at Bacon
viller were reported by the Gazette
de Lausanne, while the newspaper
La Suisse said patriots had gained
control of the entire abandoned
valley, with resistance centers es-
tablishing liaison from Jura to Vos-
geS.
Other reports reaching here in
dicated that the Maquis had STEP
ped up operations in Haute Savoy
where 10000 patriots armed with
machineguns clashed with German
troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19
British Gunners
Combat Rockets

LONDON, June 10. CUP)-Brit-
ish fighters and antiaircraft bat
teries went into action Monday
with a new and deadly technique
to combat Nazi robot bombers as
the air ministry tore away the mys-
terry from Hitler's secret weapon
with the disclosure that it is jet
propelled, one-ton flying torpedo
guided to its target by an automatic
mechanical pilot.
Less than five Gays after the
start of the pilotless bombing Of
fensive Nazi propagandists boaSted
would exact a terrible vengeance"
for the allied air war on Germany.
the air ministry revealed that its
defenses were successfully taking
on and beating the enemys robot
fleets.
1t was disclosed that RAF fight
erS and flax batteries already have
destroyed large numbers of the pro-
jectiles in the air and shot down
many others into the sea or open
country.
The British defenders we're dis
closed officially to be using new
Continued on Pg. 3, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19
Jdps Set Back
On Sal pan Isle

PEARL HARBOR, June 10. CUP,
u. S. Troops on Sapan hammered
at the approaches to Garapan, ad-
ministrative center of the Marianas
Monday and engaged the Japanese
in bloody battle for Aslito air.
field, l449 miles from Tokyo, after
smashing an erfemy attempt tc
land an amphibious force inside the
American beachhead
Veteran marine ana army troops
driving north and east from theil
beachhead in southwestern Saipan
were within sight of the flimsy
thatched buildings in Garapan or
the west coast, and had reached the
edges of 1300-foot Aslito airstrip on
the south coast.
While the ground forces slowly
were fighting their way through
sSrong defenses, manned by an es-
timated 10000 Japanese, the enemy
made desperate but futile at
tempt to land amphibious troops
Garapan.
Armed landing craft, probably
Lei landing craft infantry gun
boats. engaged the japanese am
phibious force in an off-shore battle
Thursday and sank l3 troop-filled
barges, each Of them capable of
carrying from 10 to 100 men.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz' COM
munique did not indicate where
the enemy barges came from, al
though it was believed they had
been based at Garapan, the largest
city on the island
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19
OPA Order Sets
Price on Autos

SAN FRANCISCO. June 10. CUP
The office of price administration
Monday announced revised regula-
tions for the cale of new 1912 auto
mobiles and warned sellers of used
cars not to ACCEPT offers less than
the prevailing prices on January
1914.
New ceilings on used cars, effec-
tive July 10, will be based on the
prices CT six months ago and pro-
vide ror-back of approximately
lC per cent, George Moncharsh'
OPA district director, said.
CPA said the number OF per-
sons eligible to buy a 1912 car
would be reduced after June % be-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19
Russians Near
viipuri Gates

were fleeing northward, abandon
ing line after line, in a frantic
effort to save the shattered re-
mains of their army.
The Russians were reported pour
ing through defiles between the
Karelian lakes and forests, while
the Baltic fleet led by the battle
ship october Revolution and the
Cruiser Kirov moved northward
along the coast Shelling the flankS
OF the retreating Firms.
The Russians advanced upwards
OF 80 miles in 48 hours in several
areas of the Karelian ISthmuS where
the forests come down to the lake
shores and the terrain is dotted
with big granite boulders behind
which Finnish tommy gunners tried
to halt the Soviet push.
The Firms were abandoning
equipment everywhere in their pre-
cipitate retreat, front dispatches
said
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19

with the new $75,000,00 added to
the employment reserve it was esti-
mated the reserve would total $l34,-
100000 by July /, l945. The fund
also receives one-fifth of state sales
tax collections which now total over
$30,000,000.
Included in the series of bills is
one setting up a property acquiSi-
ton board to negotiate for building
sites. Members are the state direc-
tors of finance and public works,
the state real estate commission,
the chairman and one member of
an assembly committee on postwar
rehabilitation, and the chairman
and one member of similar sem
ate committee.
Other appropriation bills include !:
One for $2,0O0,0OO for plans for
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19
Warren Gives Final No
To Place on COP Ticket

The husky California governor,
prominently mentioned as a likely
running mate for Governor Dewey
of New York on the Republican
ticket, said he had given serious
thought to his possible nomination
as a presidential or vice presidential
candidate and decided ''it is not
only my desire but my duty as well
to devote my time and energy to
the problems of California curing
the remainder of the war and the
period following it"
Pressed by newsmen as to his
course of action if nominated, War
rem said:
Il do not feel right to presume
that contingency"
The delegation accepted War
ren's suggestion that it vote as a
unit at the convention, provi6 ed
two-thirds were present and agreed
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19
Bonds Campaign
Slows Down.;
Speed Stressed

only $4,000 in bonds were sold
Saturday in Imperial county. indi-
eating a tagging in the drive that
has only three weeks to CO. Herb
FaWcett, county war finance chair
man, warned Monday morning.
Saturdays sales ran the total for
tie first weeks sales to S694,659, or
$4,000 under the tCtai necessary if
the county is to maintain its pace
in the sales campaign to raise its
S3,l00,000 quota, FaWcett, said. He
also pointed out that nearly 1000
of the sales reported for Saturday
were in Ell Centre, which means
that other county towns were heav-
lest laggers in the drive.
SPUR SALES
Ell Centro began aiming efforts
TO spur sales with a special wal
bend premiere day at tie United
Artists Theatre June 81. In the
afternoon at 2:30 a School Kids
Bond Premiere" will be held with
the showing of My Friend Flicka
and jungle Book" A ticket will
be given each youngster who has
purchased or sold a bond. Bonds
will be on sale at the theatre as
we'll as other agencies for this pre-
miere. In the evening at $3.50 a
late M-G-M production, rated one
of the best pictures released at this
time, Two Girls and a Sailor will
be shown free to bond buyers
Tickets are being given now with
bond purchases, Bob Smith, retail
chairman said.
Holtville's chairman, Roy Thomp-
Continued on Pg 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19

MOSCOW, June 19. (UP)-RuS-
sian mobile forces, leading a orlVe
up the Karelian Isthmus to knock
Finland out of the war, swept INTO
the approaches of viipuri Monday,
and military sources said decisive
developments" were expected at any
time.
,The Moscow hint OF decisive
developments" forthcoming w.
gether with numerous other unoffi-
cial intimations that Finland may
have had enough, suggested Une
possible imminence of Finnish capl-
tulation in the face OF the last
breaking Red army drive
Soviet spearheads aboard JeepS
and American trucks sped toward
Viipuri, Finland's third largest city,
from newly-won positions arouno
Koivisto, west coast anchor OF the
Mannerheim line, and Maekslahd-
enkyla, only II miles below Vllpurl.
Front dispatches said the Firms
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-19
AMERICAN BIG GUNS SHELL CHERB0URC
British Premier
Says War May
End This Summer
Churchill Bares Views of
Allied Success at Talk
Given at Mexico Embassy

LONDON, June 49, CUPD-Prime
Minister Winston Churchill was re-
vealed Monday to have predicted
that the Allies may win the war
in Europe this summer.
The execution of plans adopted
by the big three" at Tehran is
being steadily unrolled and the
months of this summer may, by the
victories of this Ai:.ed campaign,
bring full success to the cause of
freedom" he said
Churchill made TIE prediction =
the most optimistic he has yet ut
tered - in a speech rendered in
his honor at the Mexican en-
bassy last Thursday, but his re-
marks were not released for publi-
cation until this afternoon.
He tempered the forecast slightly
IN anCther part OF his speech, now
ever, saying:
TT may be that events in the
next few months will show us
whether we soon are to be relieved
of this curse which has been laid
upon US. Whether it be this year
or next, the British and American
peoples will never latter or with
draw their hand from the task they
have undertaken"
Churchill estimated that 100000
amen may be. fighting on, both sides
now in Normandy and called this
great moment in history
Churchill reiterated that the Allies
had achieved tactical surprise en-
D-day and said the enemy had
no idea until he saw TIE ships
coming out of the mists of morning
when he was going to be hit, how
he was going to be hit, or where
he was going to be hit"