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Evening star., 1944-02-28
Government Is Saved
S250,000 by Firm
Handling Hay Subsidy
Shipping to Formers
In Nearby Areas Done
For so Cents q Ton
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 2s.-Dr. T.
K. Wolfe, head of the Southern
States Cooperative Distribution
Service, estimated today that ap-
proximately s250.0O0 advanced last
summer by the Government to bring
hay to drought-stricken farmers in
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and
West Virginia will be returned when
the program is completed.
DR.. Wolfe said that from Septem-
ber until last week, when the special
subsidy on hay was lifted, Southern
States handled orders for 1875 car
loads of hay. He said $500 cars
already have been delivered. with
l 300 to be placed in the hands of
purchasing dairymen by April /.
Southern States accepted the Job
Of supplying hay to the drought area
after meeting in Washington last
summer of agricultural leaders from
the four States and Agriculture De-
partment officials. Under the plan,
hay was to be purchased in the
West and in Canada and resold to
farmers whose crops had been killed
by dry weather at the normal cost
of forage for the area. The Govern
ment guaranteed a subsidy of from
$40 to SIS ton for hay, with an
additional 81 per ton handling
charge.
DR.. Wolfe said that instead OF
81 per ton, Southern States has
been able to handle the emergency
hay shipments at an actual cost
OF so cents a ton, thus returning to
the Government $3.50 per ton of the
appropriated handling cost. This
will amount to about $25O,0O0, he
said.
Because of the Government hay
subsidy. DR.. Wolfe said, farmers in
Delaware, Maryland, half of Vir-
ginia and in the eastern panhandle
OF West Virginia and parts of North
Carolina and Pennsylvania were
able to save an estimated S2,5OO 900
IN actual hay costs, as we'll as an
other 100000 in handling costs.
He pointed out that while the
subsidy plan in effect gave Southern
States a monopoly on hay in the
area, the program was entered into
to serve all farmers" in the area
He said the program affected farm
ers in 80 counties in the area and
had the effect of stopping dairy
herd liquidation and maintaining
milk production to supply war CEN
terS in the area.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Seat Pleasant Unveils
Service Monument
Mrs. Ohge Leeds Tribute
To 165 Serving Country

A monument bearing the names OF
165 Seat Pleasant (Md) men serving
In the armed forces was unveiled
Yesterday at ceremonies at Seat
Pleasant.
The monument, built at a cost OF
81 100 raised by committee repre-
senting the Town Council and MY
Maryland American Legion Post,
was unveiled by Mrs. Mary Ohge,
3O5 Sixty-seventh place, whose two
sons are in the service-William, 20,
in the Navy and Charles, 81, para
trooper in England.
A wreath was laid on the monu-
ment by Miss Patricia Hutchinson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Hutchinson, 6214 Foote street, sister
OF Irving Hutchinson, jr., the first
Seat Pleasant man to die in service
Speakers at the ceremonies in
cluded James Blaine FITZGERALD
Chevy Chase, former national
Legion vice commander and past
Maryland department commander
and Mrs. Gladys Freeman, Green
belt, department vice president OF
the Southern Maryland district, LIE.
gion Auxiliary.
Post Comdr. William P. Casey
opened the ceremonies and Irwin I
Main, chairman of the Maryland
National Capital Park Planning
Commission, was master of cere-
monies.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
~. S. Receivers
| $1,000, 900 for
| SoIvoged Paper

More than $4,000 tons of waste
paper, obsolete records and printed
matter were salvaged by the armed
services and Government agencies
during the last six months of 1943,
at a cash recovery to the Govern
ment of almost 81 200 900, the Budget
Bureau and the War Production
Board have reported.
Leading the paper salvage were
the War Department, with an esti-
mated $4,000 tons; the Procurement
Division of the Treasury Depart
ment, 1888 tons, and the Navy De-
partment, $500 tons.
Coincident with the report. the
Budget Bureau issued instructions
to its examiners to see that all saw
able Government paper is turned In
for salvage. Only records and doeu-
ments of extreme secrecy" are to
be burned; those less confidential
are to be sold after being shredded
or pulped, and all others are to be
sold as waste paper, the bureau said.
Large quantities of obsolete book
lets, pamphlets, periodicals, posters,
unused forms and other surplus ma
terials, now in Government storage,
are to be released to sale as waste
paper, the bureau instructed.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
laNRshoning
@Remiinders@a

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, green stamps K, L and
M valid through March 20 and
retain old values of 8, S, 2 and l
points. Book No. 4, blue stamps
A-8, B-8, C-8, D-8 and E-8 valid
through May 20 and worth 10
points each. Blue tokens and
green 1-point stamps may be used
as change.
Meats, Fats, ETC. Book No. 3,
brown stamps Y and z valid
through March 20 and retain old
values of 8, S, 2 and / points.
Book No. 4, red stamps A-8, B-8
and CO good through May 20
and worth 10 points each. Red
tokens and brown 1-point stamps
may be used as change.
Sugar-Book No. 4. Stamp 80 valid
for 5 pounds indefinitely. Book
No. 4, stamp 40 good for 5
pounds for home canning through
February %. 1945.
Gasoline-No. GA coupons good for
3 gallons through May 8. b. and
CO coupons in books issued since
December l are good for 5 gallons.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81. For B
coupon holders, tomorrow.
Fuel Oil-Period No. coupons good
through March 13. Period No. 4
coupons valid through September
30. Nos. 3 and coupons good for 10
gallons per unit. Consumers in this
area should not have used more
than IA per cent of their total
yearly fuel Oil rations as of Feb.
ruary 81.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Classmates 10 Attend
Rites for Wimsatt Bov
Youth Shot Accidentally
To Be Buried Tomorrow

A requiem mass for Robert Vim.
satt, l4-year-old son Of Col. Rober'
c. Wimsatt, commanding officer ot
Newport Field, Ark, who was killed
Saturday by his cousin in an "un.
loaded-gun" accident, will be said al
10 am. tomorrow at the Church O,
the Blessed Sacrament, Chevy
Chase Circle. Burial will follow ir
Arlington Cemetery.
Classmates at Georgetown Pre-.
paratory School, where the youth
had been a student since Septem.
Der, will attend the services in q
body
Young Wimsatt died shortly afte,
his cousin and schoolmate, William
w. Hughes, 13, son of 1t. Col. Viii.
liam j. Hughes, 102 Oxford street
Chevy Chase, accidentally dis
charged .22-caliber automatic tar.
get pistol with which the boys hao
been target shooting at the Hughes
home. Young Wimsatt was d house
guest there. Young Hughes hac
taken an empty clip from the pistol
but had not realized that a loaded
shell remained in the firing cham.
ber.
Col. Hughes is attached to the
Judge advocate generals depart.
ment here.
Evening star., 1944-02-28

Declaring that he had not heard
from home since June, 1912, Col
Devereux pointed out that "any-
thing important" could be cabled to
him through the Red Cross.
Undoubtedly, you have asked me
many questions which I cannot, OF
course, answer" he wrote. Need
less to say, am extremely anxious
about every one, especially those
who may be in the theater of opera
tions. We have heard that there
are about (cenSored) letters
in Japan for the war prisoners in
the Orient, so expect news in the
near future.
I'VE have heard that Red Cross
ships will be in soon and are certain
ly looking forward to that time
Please give my love to
every one and advise them that ]
would sincerely like to hear any
news they can forward"
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Devereux Luuds Red Cross
In Message From Jap Prison

Appreciation for the part played
by the Red Cross in forwarding
news of home to Americans in
Japanese prison camps is expressed
in a letter received recently by
Mrs. Annie Sinnott Devereux, l
West Bradley lane, Chevy Chase,
from her son. It. Col. James P. S.
Devereux, heroic defender of Wake
Island. The letter was received
through the Red Cross.
Writing from Japanese prison
camp at Shanghai, Col. Devereux
said in his letter, dated September
5, 1943, that you can tell your
friend, Miss Boardman, that she will
have many faithful supporters of
the Red Cross.
He referred to Miss Mabel T..
Boardman, who resigned as secre-
tary Of the Red Cross several
months ago.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Presidential Order 5.
Expected 10 Hasten
Maryland |nductions
Col. Stonwood Stresses
Need to Strike BoIonce
In Granting Deferments
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Feb. 28.-The pres.
idential order for a review of oc-
cupational draft deferments prob
ably will mean speedup in Mary.
land mductions, but "a balance must
be struck" to avoid calling up toe
many trained war workers, Col
Henry C. Stanwood said last night
The Maryland Selective Service
director stated that already there
were practically no occupationaI
deferments in Maryland for mer
under % and probably there will be
a sharp stiffening in the policy
OF deferment for men under 26.
On the other hand, some people
lose sight of the fact that the
areas around Baltimore and Elktor
are classified as regions of critica,
labor shortage. 1t would not be fail
to men already sent to the battle.
fields to leave them without neces-
sary weapons and other supplies
A balance must be struck" Col
StanWOOd said.
He added that chaos would result
II each of the States 66 local draft
boards were left to its own judgment
In calling men from industry and
agriculture There has to be CO.
ordination"
The director said that President
Roosevelt's order, which had not
yet reached him officially, would be
followed literally and would be re-
layed at once to each local board.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Bainbridge Naval Base
Is Being Enlarged

A comprehensive building program
now underway at the Bainbridge
CMd) Naval Training Station will
make the base the second largest
Of its kind in the country when
completed, according to station Off
cialS.
The work includes construction of
a new regimental unit with a max
imum capacity of 5000 men; re-
building of the service school ad-
ministration building destroyed by
fire last August; a new dental
laboratory, two new convalescent
wards and another barracks in the
Naval Hospital area; modernization
and expansion of the officers gym
nasium and swimming pool en-
largement of the athletic field.
cambridge now ranks third in size
among naval training stations with
Great Lakes and Sampson ahead
of it. The now program will put
the base in front of Sampson.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Clothing, Gear Released
For Maryland Guard
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 28.-Gov
OConor announced over the week
end that the Federal Government
Is releasing approximately sits, ,OOC
worth of clothing and equipment
including complete summer and win
ter uniforms for use by the Mary
land State Guard.
The new outfits include both wool
and cotton shirts, trousers and caps
shoes. mackinaws, gloves, belts and
ties.
The Governor earlier announced
that an allotment of more than
$500 regulation Army Enfield rifles
bayonets and scabbard-replacine
the shotguns issued at the begin
ming Of the war-were being dis
tributed to Guard members through
out the State.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Clerk Goes on Trial Today
In Staying Of Minister
BY the Associated Press.

BUCKINGHAM, Va, Feb. 28.-
Leroy Luther Cough, IS, clerk in a
Sprouses Corner store, goes on trial
in Buckingham Circuit Court here
today on a charge of murder in
connection with the death November
26 of the Rev. Noel j. Allen, aged
retired Baptist minister. Judge Joel
w. Flood will preside at the trial.
Cough was indicted by a Buck
ingham County jury which charged
he inflicted injuries on the aged
clergyman during an alteration in
the Sprouses Corner store November
%. The argument was said by wit
nesses who testified at trial justice
hearing December IA to have started
when Cough accused the Rev. Mr.
Allen of poisoning some of his dogs
and in response to which accusation
the minister called Cough an Gin
fernal liar"
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Boy, 7, EmuIotes Hiking Father;
Makes 1O-MiIe Tour Alone

Seven-year-old Herschel Shosteck
son of the president of the Capital
Hiking Club, trudged off to school
today none the worse for 1O-mile
walking tour of the District and
nearby Maryland which he made
yesterday in spirit Of competition
with his father.
Herschel's father, Robert Shosteck,
1881 Girard street NE, was leading
the hiking club along Accotink Greek
in Virginia yesterday afternoon
while his son accompanied his
grandfather to visit relatives at 702
Devonshire road, Takoma Park.
His grandfather, Saul Shosteck,
1121 Orren street NE, said the boy
went out to play and when he didn't
return q police lookout was broad
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Business Slow
AS Food Tokens
GoIntoEffect
Many Shoppers Still
Use Rotion Stamps
From Old Books

Thrifty housewives moved eau
tiously today in the first few hours
Of shopping under the new system
of ration tokens and 10-point value
stamps which went into effect
throughout the country yesterday.
Many shoppers still were using
their old ration stamps before going
into War Ration Book No. 4.
Those who wantedsto be the first
to get the new blue and red tokens
sought advice of clerks on lust how
the system works before giving up
their new stamps-blue stamps A-8,
B-8, C-8, D-8 and E-8 for processed
foods and red stamps A-8, B-8 and
C-8 for meats-which now are
worth 10 points each.
Store Operators Encouraged.
One woman shopper, who said she
wanted to wait until her Y and z
stamps for meats and K, L and M
stamps for processed foods in Book
No. 3 were used up, commented that
"it's getting worse every day." re-
ferring to the rationing system.
The No. 3 book stamps still retain
their value Of 8, S, 2 and l points.
A woman clerk in chain grocery
was not very optimistic about the
new arrangement. Some people
don't understand the old system. I
wonder what's going to happen
now"
Store operators generally were
more encouraged, claiming 1t would
do away with the delay as house.
wives search through their stack of
ration books for the right stamps.
Will Be Used as Change.
Under the plan, new stamps in
Book No. 4, regardless of their print
ed value. will be worth 10 points
each. If purchases do not amount
to an even 10, then consumers will
be given red or blue tokens in
change. The red tokens are for
meat and the blue ones for processed
foods. and each is worth one point.
The maximum change allowed is
nine points.
A new set Of five blue stamps
will be validated the first of each
month, and red stamps will become
good at the rate of three every two
weeks. On the basis, OPA advised a
budget averaging IL points a week
from each ration book for processed
foods, and Is points a week for
meats, butter and other red-stamp
items.
One downtown grocery store was
without tokens this morning, but
the store manager said they were
expected in some time during the
day. Banks estimated they have
distributed only about half the A.
10000 tokens allocated to Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Maryland S Use Of Gas.
Drops 1903 Million Gallon,
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 28.-A 103,.
000, ,000-gAllon decrease in Mary
lands gasoline consumption from
1941 to 1943 wac reported over the
week end by the State Petroleum
Industries Committee.
Declaring that the reduction rep
resented a considerable contribu.
ton to the war, committee members
said that the statistics should be
consoling to those persons to whom
gasoline rationing has meant a cur
tailment in the use of their auto
mobiles.
In 1941 Maryland consumed 1884,.
953,055 gallons; in 1912, 800 sos, ,621
gallons, and in 1943. 25l, ,93o, ,o86 gal.
lions.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Parents and Teacher!
Back Play Program
For Prince Georges
Commissioners Also
Urged to Adopt New
School Salary Scale

The Prince Georges County Coun-
Gil Of Parents and Teachers was on
record today as unanimously indors-
ing proposal for a full-time recre-
ational program to be presented to
the county commissioners at their
meeting tomorrow in Upper Marl-
boro.
The council, at its meeting yes
terday at the University of Mary
land, also urged adoption by the
commissioners of the new teacher
salary schedule contained in the
1944-5 school budget. Both resolu-
tions will be presented to the COM
missioners tomorrow by DR.. L. T.
Hopkins, council president.
Cost Estimated at $4,000.
Establishment of a year-around
recreational program as a move to
curb juvenile delinquency was pro-
posed at mass meeting of county
residents more than two months ago
Cost of the program was estimated
at approximately $4,000.
The plan would include appoint
ment of a full-time director at
$1,000 a year, establishment of play
grounds for children of school age
to be operated five days a week
for 20 weeks, s2,l00; Fairgrounds
for children and adults, four eve
nings a week, for So weeks, s7,488
and nine-week summer recrea.
ton program, s44 $50.
Would Increase Tax Rate.
r. M. Watkins, Prince Georges
County member of the Maryland.
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, said at the time
that approval of such a program
would result in or cent increase
IN the county tax rate.
The new teacher salary schedule
provides that the two 5000 annua
bonuses being paid by the county
and State be made a permanent
part of the teachers basic salaries
1t also calls for annual increases
OF $75 instead of the present S5C
increase every two years.
Evening star., 1944-02-28

cast. Shortly after pm. Herschel
appeared at the Orren street home
of his grandparents where he an
nounced that he had taken a hike
"just like daddy" and was awful
hungry"
Mrs. Dora Shosteck, Herschel's
mother, said the boy had walked
from Takoma Park to his grand
parents home, a distance which
police estimated at about 10 miles.
She said Herschel declared he had
taken the hike "just because I've
always wanted to 60 walking by
myself"
Mrs. Shosteck said Herschel was q
little stif1 this morning, but she
wouldn't let him use hiking as an
excuse to stay home from school.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Virginia Republicans
Name House Candidate
BY the Associated Press

b9 lIIC HSsUCIHltd PreSS.
BRISTOL, Va. Feb. 28-Ralph L.
Lincoln, 38, Marion lawyer and for
mer Smyth County commonwealth
attorney, Saturday was unanimously
nominated by ninth district Repub.
licans as candidate for the House
at the Virginia ninth district nomi-
mating convention here.
The convention keynote address
was delivered by Roy v. Wolfe, Gate
City, who declared, I'VE have CONS
through year in which election
after election has gone Republican,
a year in which New Deal leadership
at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue
has failed"
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Two GAR AuxiIiuries
To Meet This Week

Phil Sheridan Woman's Relief
Corps, GAR auxiliary. will meet
Thursday night at the Thomas
Circle Club. Mrs. Ethel Ferris will
preside.
Kit Carson Corps will meet Fri
day night at the Washington Loan
& Trust Building to initiate three
candidates. Mrs. Una Dorsey will
preside.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Assembly Unit
"Opens Hearings
On Service Vote
Controversial
Measures Await
Action This Week
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Feb. 28-The ques-
ton of a vote for Virginia service
men will be argued today before the
House Privileges and Elections Com
mittee as the General Assembly re-
convenes to face program bur-
dened with legislation Of contro-
versial nature.
The Senate Privileges and Elec-
tions Committee, which has before
1t both the American Legion-spon-
sored war voters law and the
Weaver bill to give Virginia mem
bers Of the armed forces vote in
State, national and local elections.
is awaiting an opinion frem Attor-
ney General A. p Staples on num-
ber of constitutional questions.
Chaflng at the delay, Legion off,
cials have requested the House to
go ahead and act and let differences
be ironed out in conference or by
customary amendments, and the
House Committee has scheduled
public hearing this afternoon.
Awaiting action before the Senate
Privileges and ELECTORS Committee
is the highly controversial McCand-
lish bill, which would require per-
sons coming into Virginia after jan
uary l, 1945, to file declaration Of
intention to become citizens a year
before being eligible to vote.
Many Bills Pending.
Many bills await action before
both bodies of the Assembly and
the speed in which they can be dis
posed of will determine whether
the Legislature can adjourn in an
unhurried manner before March II.
Before the House are sdch contro-
versial matters as the General Laws
Committee substitute for various
bills to license chiropractors and
naturopaths; the Senate bill max
ing felons, including life-term pris-
oners, eligible for parole; the Senate
bill increasing the tax on wine from
Is to 35 cents per gallon, with a con-
troversy over whether the part 60
ing to localities shall be earmarked
for schools; the Senate bill amend
| ing the 1912 game commission act,
and the bill to give State employees
20 per cent bonus on the first
81 900 of income, and Is per cent on
the second $1,000, providing that
the overall compensation of an en-
ploye receiving the bonus does not
exceed $1,000.
| Daughtrey Bill Before Senate.
Ready for Senate action is the
Daughtrey House bill to give the
counties, cities and towns 81 ,166 900
additional of the State liquor profits
by reducing the States initial
take" from s2.50o,oO0 to s750oOO.
1t has been pending on the calendar
for several days while the Senate
acted on less controversial bills
Also on the calendar is the Boat
wright House bill, reported from
the Finance Committee by vote Of
10 to 6, to permit counties, cities
and towns to adopt ordinances par
alleling the ABC act and thus to get
fines and forfeitures now going into
the literary fund They would go
into the State treasury, except for
the bill, if the voters this fall ap-
prove a constitutional amendment
to freeze the literary fund at s10,-
0OO,O0O
i The Senate Finance Committee
is still working on the S235, 900 900
budget bill, with prospects that it
cannot be brought to the floor be-
fore the end of the week.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Driver Under $500 Bond
In 'BIockout' Crash

James F. Jones, "A, Of 1923 North
Garfield street, Arlington, whose
automobile struck Samuel Lloyd. 38
OF 1888 North Utah street, Saturday
night, was released on $500 bond in
County Court today pending the
outcome of Mr.. Lloyds injuries. The
injured man was taken to George
town Hospital. where attendants de.
scribed his condition as critical.
The crash caused an all-night
blackout in a 20-block section OF
Arlington when the car knocked
down a power line pole after hitting
Mr.. Lloyd.