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Evening star., 1944-09-27

|. Seventeen American Army officers
and three enlisted men were deco
rated by the Earl of Halifax, British
Ambassador, on behalf of King
George vi yesterday at the Embassy.
Two military attaches Of other
embassies and an able seaman Of
the merchant marine and a Wren
(Womens Royal Naval Service) also
were recipients of decorations.
Most impressive of the decorations
was the wide red ribbon and large
cross hung about the neck of 1t.
Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift, COM
mandant Of the United States Ma
rine Corps, as he was made q Com
panion of the Order Of the Bath.
Between Stated Flags.
Lord Halifax lowered at the end
of the embassy ballroom between
stated. flags, the Union Jack and
the Stars and Stripes, in front of
tall French windows through which
the peach trees in the little garden
could be seen. He wore civilian
clothes and no decorations. At his
right stood his secretary, Major
Lockhart, also in civilian clothes.
They were flanked at the right BY
Col. Kenneth McKessick in an army,
tunic and plaid trousers and by.
COmdr. L. E. Rebbeck of the ROYAL
Navy. respondent in q white uni
form with double fotlrrareres m
his shoulder. On the left were Air
Commodore D. L. Blackford and
Squadron Leader w, Roxburgh Of
the RAJ. &
About 100 guests were seated in
gilded chairs In the center of the
ballroom and the persons to be deco
rated ranged along the side. Omcer
after oh1cer, as his name was called
by Maj. Lockhart, marched up a side
aisle, turned smartly to the center
turned again and faced the Am
bassador. Ritual was emphasized as
the omcers alongside the Ambassa-
dor took turns at reading the cita-
tions.
Squadron Leader Roxburgh acted
as acolyte. He brought each deco
ration to the Ambassador on q red
plush cushion with q yellow tassel.
The Ambassador then passed one
end of the ribbon behind the re-
ctpient's head and Mr.. Roxburgh
aided by bringing the other end back
and clasping them. The Ambassa-
Evening star., 1944-09-27
HaIpeIs FelIy-io-D,c,
Highway Link Seen
Under Fedora! Funds
West virginions Spssd
f(pns to Acquire Site
For New NutionuI Park
~ DON s. wARREN,
DkaR 1kaff H3oRrasnnndeak.

HARPERs FERRY, w. Va, Sept.
N.-lossibiity that Federal aid
hiehNay hinds may be used for CON-
stSu6eipn q neW or improved roads
linking the National Capital with
hisshistog4e spot was seen today -
local slesders speeded plans for con-
version of 800 acres Of this tri-
stats area Into . national memorial
park.
T1as suggestion was voiced By Rep
relentative Robinson, Dennocrat, Of
Utah during 4 conference here to
motiyate development Of this area
% Z memorial park, authorized re-
Gently by . congressional act spon-
spred BY Representative Randolph,
Democrat. Of West Virginia.
Conrad L. Wirth, assistant direc-
tor Of the National Parks Service,
which viii operate the memorial
once the land b acquired, Joined
Warrington o6lcials and Harpers
Ferry leaders yesterday in an in
spsction Of the natural and historic
attractions Of this area.
Csmmunity Support.
A group Of Harpers Ferry leaders
voted community support and Mayor
Lewis Nichols named Dr. Henry +.
Mcdonald, until recently president
Of Storer College, as head of the
memorial association. On its execu-
tive committee will be spokesmen
for Maryland and Virginia As well
as West Virginia.
Mr.. Randolph voiced belief that
many historic sites In this area, at
the confluence of the Potomac and
Shenandoah Rivers, would be do
mated for the national park pur-
poses, but plans also were made
for Individual contributions and ap-
peals TO the Legislatures Of the three
States for funds to complete the
plan,
Among areas sought are the ring
Of old Civil War forts on ridges sir-
rounding Harpers Ferry as well as
some 1t the historic places in this
town. Je6erson's Rock, from which
Thomas Jefferson Is said to have
addressed voters during his cam.
paign for the Presidency, is q part
Of the picture. Eyed also are some
Of the buildings related to early days
Of the Republic, when the first
American breach-loading guns were
manufactured here.
Bin Waits Final Action.
Mr.. Robinson, chairman Of q
House Public Lands subcommittee,
pointed out that postwar highway
work would be greatly increased
under the bill now awaiting final
congressional action, proposing be-
tween $3.50, 900 900 and $500, 600, 900
. year In road work. If Harpers
Ferry has made . good start on its
memorial park plans, he said, its
chances Of getting Federal aid money
for highway links would be en-
hanced.
Mr.. Randolph later spoke Of hopes
that Washington, Harpers Ferry and
Gettysburg might be linked In new
FEDERAL road plans In connection
With plans to make scenic and his
toric interests In these places more
accessible.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Removal of Bowie
High School Head
Refused BY Board
Request for improved
Focilities Also Denied;
Bus Service to Continue

The Prince Georges County Board
OF Education yesterday rejected .
demand BY the Bowie District Citi-
1ens' Association that Mrs. Margaret
Kline be removed as principal Of
Bowie High School.
The board also denied requests by
the group that facilities at the school
be improved and that school bus
service between Bowie and Laurel
High School be discontinued.
In it, decision, the board described
charges against Mrs. Kline - TN
sufncient to warrant consideration. /"
Members pointed out that In any
event, charges would have to be
brought by the superintendent OF
schools before any action could be
taken.
Called "Demoralixing.r
John L. Baumann. president Of
the Citizens Association, had
charged that Mrs. Kline was de
moralizing" the school by encourag-
ing students to transfer to Laurel
High.
He also contended that the school
bus line, which transports approxi-
mately 80 students from the Bowie
area to Laurel, is q burden on the
taxpayers" and that these students
should attend Bowie High School,
which now has about 80 students.
Mr.. Bauman also claimed that
establishment OF q more diversified
curriculum at Bowie High would
attract additional students.
Supt. Of Schools G. Gardner Shu-
CART said, however, that in his opin-
Ion, Bowie High students should
transfer to Laurel High because OF
additional facilities at the latter
school.
Cites Enrolment Drop.
He recalled that Bowie High
School has had an enrolment Of
between SO and IS students for the
last IL years. He added that at
least 200 students are needed to
justify expansion Of school facilities.
r. L. ORourke, q member of the
Glenn Dale Parent Teacher Asso-
opposed discontinuance OF
bus service to Laurel on the ground
that II children were forced to at
tend Bowie High School, they would
be deprived of proper" education.
He also asked that Glenn Dale
pupils now being transported to the
Bowie Elementary School remain at
Glenn Dale because there are now
facilities at the school there. This
was taken under advisement by
the board.
The board took under considera-
ton a request by Oxon Hill resi-
dents for Improvement of the school
playground, additional school facili-
ties and erection of q new school
AS soon rs possible"
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Treasury to Sell
Horses and Mules

The Treasury Departments Once
OF Surplus Property announced
today that 242 mules and horses,
including . number of foals and
mares, win be sold ut auction at
10 Am. Monday at the Front Royal
(va0 Livestock Market.
The suction will be conducted by
George L, Wallanhan.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
0'Conor Says Job|es.
Fund Is Adequate
For Postwar Needs
Maryland Expected
To Have $36, ,00o, 900
On Hand in 1947
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Sept. 77.-Gov.
OConor predicted yesterday that all
probable postwar Unemployment de-
mands In the State win be taken
care Of adequately by Naryiand's
unemployment compensation fund.
Basing his statement on the es-
innate OF unemployment and ELIGIBLE
workers likely to be cared for under
Maryland law as submitted by the
Maryland Commission ON Postwar
Reconstruction and DEVELOPMENT
the Governor declared the fund
would be suncient to carry through
the two major cutback periods fol-
lowing the war with Germany and
later Japan. so
The Unemployment compensation
fund director. Stephen c. Crom-
well, estimated the fund would to-
tai $50. .000, 900 by April, l947, on the
assumption that both the war In
Europe and Asia would be over and
all benefit claims paid.
The commission advised the Gov.
ernor that 10000 Of the 200 ZOO
who may become unemployed be-
tween the anticipated end Of the
war with Germany by November
this year and the first OF January,
1915, would be eligible for COM
pensation payments.
After these claims are paid the
fund would then increas anew, the
commission stated, amounting to
approximately SOS 900 900 by the end
OF the war with Japan If it ends
by April, 1916.
Claims of an estimated $50 100
ehgibles would then have to be paid,
making an estimated total of $106,-
000,0 in benefit payments from
the fund from March 81, 1915,
through March 81. 1947.
Accommodations to the fund prob
ably total nearly $l42, 900 900. leav-
ing . balance Of approximately
SO, 900 900.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
B'nui Birth TO Meet

Bnai Birth women Of Nontgom-
cry County win meet ut $50 pm. to-
morrow IN the county building. Mrs.
Robert Lurie, chairman Of the or
eanizAt3oahss NAt3onal War Service
Committ1e, wilI speak. 8
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Nutrition Gloss PIonned

Montgomery County Red Cross
omcials announced today that . nu-
triton class will begin october S at
the chapter headquarters. The class
Is . prerequisite for those training
a. dteticians' aides. The class il
OPEN to all women.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Prince 6eolg Voles
Ordnance y CoiIIIoI
Riding Academies
Health Regulations
To Be Enforced Under
New County Law

An ordnance providing for the
revocation Of any permit for the
operation Of = riding academy II
the owner fails to comply With
health or cruelty to animals regula-
tions was adopted by the Prince
Georges County commissioners at
their meeting yesterday in Upper
Marlboro.
Among health provisions included
In the ordnance, on recommends.
ton Of County Sanitary Odcer
Charles Z. Wood, are establishment
Of sanitary facilities at each riding
stable, adequate water supply and
the removal Of manure twice Z week
during the summer months. E
Mistrestment Charged.
The. ordinance was drafted by
Waldo Burnside, board attorney;
Dwight B. Calf, = member Of the
MARYLAND National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, and Mr..
Wood after Perce Wolfe, xoning
odicer Of the commission, charged
last week that horses Ut one Of the
academies are being "mistreated." |"
Heretofore, no provision has been
made for revocation Of riding acad.
emy permits or for the compliance
OF academies with regulations.
Meanwhile, Bernard Hoffman,
Hinesboro Park, owner OF .. riding
academy at 6eabrook, was under $500
bond on two charges Of cruelty to
animals In connection with the al
legged mistreatment Of horses at his
academy. A hearing win be held at
10 am. tomorrow In Hyattsville Po-
lice Court.
Mr.. Hoffman was arrested BY
Prince Georges County Policeman
Richard A.. Pearson after two
warrants had been sworn out against
MIN BY John z. Brown, . member
OF the County Animal Rescue
League.
Horses Not Shed.
One OF the warrants charges Mr..
Hoffman with permitting horses at
his academy to be ridden on rough
roads without shoes. The other
charges Mr.. Hoffman permitted one
OF his horses to suffer from sores
without medical attention"
Earlier. Mr.. Brown appeared be-
fore the county commissioners at
their meeting In Upper Marlboro
and charged that some OF the 10
horses at Mr.. HolYman,s academy
had not been fed properly.
Mr.. Hoffman could not be reached
for comment.
An application by Fred Stroman.
owner, for the reclassification of
lots Is and 26, block 5, West Fair
mont Heights. from residential A to
residential G was denied.
DR.. John NJ. Byers, county health
omcer, reported . heavy infesta-
ton" Of rats In the metropolitan
area Of the county and asked that
. countrywide program be Initiated
to eliminate the pests.
GreenbeIt Free Il Pests.
Declaring that Greenbelt IL the
only community in which no rats
were found In o recent United
States Public Health survey. DR..
Byers said large numbers Of rats
were reported In Cottage. City. COL
mar Manor and Hyattsytlle, with, 4
smaller" number In Mount Rainier.
he also recommended that Or.
Dora Brault. assistant county health
omcer. now on loan from the Public
Health Service, be considered for
permanent appointment by the
county. Both requests were taken
under advisement.
Evening star., 1944-09-27

HOUSE MAKES WAY FOR NEW STREET-Ths Is the home Of
MrA Charles r OFT which being moved Colese
road Silver Spring. oeder distance block
to the Coesvie road The planned BY the
Capital Park and Planning Commission Is
bypass to allow motorists to miss heavy tac ct Colese
road and Georgia In moving the house. workers left
tubs = etar ~ rfo1o
Evening star., 1944-09-27

vANDEGRIFT DECORATED-The Of Halifax British Am
bassador chats with It. Gen. Alexander Vandegr COM
mandant of the Marine Corps who led marines in the
Guadalcana campaign after the ceremony which the gen
era was made Companion of the Bath his the
British Solomon Islands Protectorate" A p. Photo
Kodiak mirror., 1944-02-05

Buy U. s Defense STAMPS and BONDS!
Kodiak mirror., 1944-02-05
iOD1AK MIRROR

? MT. and Mrs. c. w. Fretzs, 'Arents of Paul Fretzs, manager
 I the Kodiak Mercantile com any, arrived this week from doDtesano, Wash, and will nake their home here with their
 On.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-02-05

MT. W. J. Wheeldon, em- loved at Danger Bay, is spend- pg a few weeks at his home ere.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-02-05

Mary Philips from Alitak was Emitted to the Griffin Memor- ! hospital Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Health Insurance Bill
AssaiIed, Defended
Al National Forum

The Wagner Murray-Dingell bill
to broaden the scope of social Sc
curity was sharply attacked and
Stoutly defended last night at a
National Health Insurance forum
held at the Agriculture Department
Senator Murray, Democrat, of
co-author of the bill
charged the opposition with misrep-
and distorting the pur-
poses of his measure. He promised
that physicians who objected to the
bill would be afforded a full oppor-
tunity to present their views at
hearings to be held sometime this
session"
DR.. Harvey B. Stone of Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, in
his turn, assailed the measure as
another step in the direction of
"statism." This he defined as a
philosophy of the feudal system
now militantly resurgent not only
in many parts of the world but in
many minds in this country
namely, that the State owns its sub
jects and controls their lives"
Hits Timing of Bill.
1--WE are called on often and elo-
quently to defend the American way
of life" declared DR.. Stone. 1T
is a bitter irony that at this par
ticular time pressure should be eX-
erted to convert medical care into
a form of 'Statism time when
100000 men and women, 10000
$4,000 dentists, and A.
900 nurses are engaged in fighting
this war and are without the oppor-
tunity to express themselves as to
the type of service they desire
Opposition TO his measure, Sena-
tor Murray charged, came from
special interests, of groups who
fear they may be adversely af-
fected and seek to place profits and
personal advantage ahead of the
public welfare"
Admitting there might be better
of medical care, DR..
Stone insisted people did not need
compulsion but better op-
portunities to use the medical serv-
ices already available.
Points to ANA Case.
Senator Murray pointed to con-
viction of the American Medical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Perturbation Likely
To Assume Vital Role
In Postwar BUILDING

Tyler S. Rogers, chairman of the
Postwar Technical Committee of the
Producers Council, declared recent
| ~ during a meeting in Chicago
that production of prefabricated
parts will play "a steadily greater
Irole in the construction of homes
and other structures after the war"
He maintained construction would
be speedier, better and more
economical.
Among the developments which
logically can be expected following
the war are the prefitting and pre-
assembling of doors and frames,
the prefabrication of subroofing
and roof decking, and the prefab-
rication of flooring in larger units
than have been generally available
heretofore" he said.
I'VE also can expect to see the
preassembly of piping that goes
into the walls of homes, and there
probably will be further progress
in the perturbation of interior
partitions. installed on movable
DdSlS, UUSCIIlcI WIFI new ueN6lOp-
ments in the prefabrication of
built-in furniture of all types.
China cabinets and similar units,
.of course, are already available
for building into the new home,
but perhaps we also shall see the
time when sofas, sideboards, tables
and other articles of furniture be-
come part of the home.
More Storage Needed.
"One of the greatest needs of the
postwar home will be for more
storage space, SO that it would be
logical to assume the development
of prefabricated closets, which will
assume the form of completely
equipped and functionalized storage
units, will be included.
"A valuable aid to prefabrication
will be the general adoption of di-
|mensional coordination and modu-
lar design, now under industry wide
consideration, which would further
encourage the preassembly of re-
lated building parts by guaranteeing
that they would fit properly into the
completed structure, thus adding
further building economies"
In the future, as in the past, the
progress Of prefabrication will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Virginia Roads Impaired
By Lack Of Light Traffic
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April 8.-Vir-
GINA highway officials have let it
be known that they would like to
see an increase in passenger car
use of the States highways. which,
they said appear to be suffering
from the effects of too much heavy
and not enough light traffic.
Highway department estimates
are that the volume of truck traffic
has not declined during the war
years and interstate bus travel has
actually increases so per cent
whereas light traffic-passenger cars
and such-has been drastically cur
tailed.
The highway department ex-
planned that light traffic actually
benefits bituminous roads, including
oiled roads, by kneading the btu
minous material. spreading the
volatile oils and keeping water from
seeping in.
+ 1t is estimated by the highway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08

Association in the Group Health
Associa ton case here, and predicted
L believe the people will also
win their fight for medical care
insurance and for comprehensive
social security program"
DR.. Joseph w. Mountain of the
Public Health Service said much
of the public and many physicians
and others in allied professions be-
lieve additional methods of medical
care should be tried Most of the
current controversy he said ragged
around so-called profitable illness.
Robert Lamb, legislative repre-
sentative of the United Steelwork-
ers (CIO), urged support for the
new measure. Even steelWorkers
somewhat above the average in
earnings, he said, were living right
on the edge of serious trouble il
they have prolonged illness or dis
ability"
The Rev, Francis w. McPeek OF
the Washington Federation OF
Churches presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Nebraska Dewey Group
Urged to Back Stussen
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, April 8.-The Omaha
World-Herald yesterday quoted
Chris Abbott, Hyannis rancher and
outspoken supporter of Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey of New York for the Re-
publican presidential nomination,
as urging that Dewey workers cast
their ballots in the Nebraska pri-
mary Tuesday for former Gov.
Harold Stassen of Minnesota.
The newspaper quoted Mr.. Abbott
as saying in telephone interview
from Kansas City that even though
Wendell Willkie has withdrawn, his
name remains on the ballot and he
is, therefore, "a more potentially
dangerous man than Stassen."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Ford Experts to Advise
Chinese Implement Firm

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 8,-Experts of
the Ford Motor Co. are en- route to
China to aid organization of the new
Chinese Farming Implements Manu-
featuring Co., the Chungking radio
said yesterday in broadcast report
ed by the United States Foreign
Broadcast Intelligence Service.
DR.. John Losing Buck and an
unnamed American adviser to the
new company were said to have
arrived in Chungking from Chengtu
TO offer advice on the improvement
OF Chinas age-old farming imple-
ments."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. - B.
SATURDAY

that deferred mainte-
nance of the secondary system of
roads is accommodating at the rate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08

of about 81 100000 year since the
war brought curtailments In ma
terials. equipment and manpower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Developments May Be Delayed.

Accordingly, the perfection of
many new developments in prefab-
|rication may have to wait until a
large volume of civilian building is
under way and the postwar con-
struction program has gained full
momentum.
Perturbation already has made
greater Roadway than many people
realize, since the day when most of
the doors, woodwork and windows
were constructed on the job, he
added, "Prefit and preassembled
windows have been in existence for
at least 10 years." he said. "Prefab-
ricated kitchen cabinet units, en-
frances, stairways, china closets
and the like have long been avail
able on a Misrepresentation basis.
Prefnished flooring is an actually,
as is the precutting of studding,
joiStS and rafters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08

evolutionary, rather than revolu-
tionary, he pointed out. "Particu-
larly in the period Immediately
after the war, developments in this
field may be held to a moderate
pace by the urgent need for getting
millions of men back to work on
peacetime construction in the earli-
est possible time" he said The
first interest of the construction in
dustry must be to create maximum
employment in the transition period
when general industry is retooling
and reconverting to peacetime pro-
ductiOn.
Laurel outlook., 1944-12-13
STRESSES NEED TO
COMBAT TB PLAGUE
Chairman Says Money Returns
Here For Use In Detection,
Prevention and Spread

Urging Laurel citizens to con-
tinue the purchase of tuberculosis
Christmas seals as a means to COM
bat the white plague, Mrs. Marion
Crawford, campaign chairman here,
issued the following statement:
"More than $4,000 Americans died
from tuberculosis last year and 49,
900 new cases were reported. 1t is
conservatively estimated that 500,-
600 persons in this country have
tuberculosis. OF these, half are
unaware thay have the disease. They
are losing their own health and
perhaps spreading the disease to
others.
zone out of every 100 men enter
ing the armed services examined
for tuberculosis was disqualified
because of this disease in some
stage. Thirty out of every 100
men disqualified for tuberculosis
had the disease in a clinically ac-
tive form.
"Here is nothing but a sheer and
criminal waste. For no one need
die with the disease today. 1t can
be prevented and can be cured.
Diagnosis and treatment for it are
proved procedures. Education has
been the chief weapon used to gain
all past victories against tubercG-
losis. Education must continue to
be the chief weapon"
Mrs. Crawford said that anyone
to buy additional seals or
pencils may do so at either the
Sande drug store or the Carlisle
jewelry store.
Although the money collected here
goes to Helena, it later returns to
Laurel for use here. Last year
s422.79 was spent in Laurel for
combat of tuberculosis, Mrs. Craw-
'ord said, adding that the amount
spent nearly equalled the total COL
ected.