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Evening star., 1944-05-24
Bishop Tucker TO Resign
VIRGINIA Post al Session
Special Dispatch to The Star.

l.
RICHMOND, Va, May 24.-The
resignation of the Right Rev. Henry
st. George Tucker, presiding bishop
Of the Episcopal Church in the
United States, as Bishop of Virginia
was expected to head the program
at the l49th annual Virginia Dioce-
san Convention opening here today
at All Saints Episcopal Church.
Bishop Tucker will be relieved of
his duties with the Virginia diocese
under ruling enacted at last years S
Episcopal convention at Cleveland,
Ohio, preventing a bishop from oc-
cupying both national and diocesan
Offices.
The 70-year-old bishop, a native
OF Virginia, was reelected at Cleve-
land to head the national church
for three more years under a church
amendment allowing a bishop who
is 10 to continue in Office until the
next general convention following
his 10th birthday.
The Right Rev. Frederick D. Good =
win, Bishop Coadjutor of Virginia
will succeed Bishop Tucker as head
of the Virginia diocese. Bishop
fuckers brother, the Rev F. Bland
Tucker, is pastor of St. Johns Epis-
copal Church, Georgetown parish
Washington.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Memorial Services Slated
For Confederate Veterans

Confederate Memorial Day serv-
ices will be held in Alexandria to-
night at the Lee Camp Hall and al
the Christ Episcopal Church Gene.
terry, where "a Confederate soldiers
are buried.
The program, sponsored by the
Robert E. Lee Camp, Sons of Con-
federate Veterans, and the Mary
Custis Lee 18th Regiment, United
Daughters Of the Confederacy, will
begin at 6 o'clock in the hall at SOC
Prince street. A half-heur later
services will be held at the graves
of the Confederate veterans in
Christ Church Cemetery.
After the ceremonies at Lee Hall
the original battle flag of the 18th
Virginia Regiment will be carried
to the cemetery in procession
headed by the George Washington
High School Band and including
the Alexandria State Guard com
pany.
The ceremonies will mark the 83c
anniversary Of the day In 1861 wher
750 Alexandrians joined the Con.
federate forces after a Union soldier
attempted to tear down a Confed.
crate flag at the Marshall House al
the corner of King and Pitt streets
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Alexandria Authorizes
Bids 10 Alter and
Construct Firehouses
New Unit Will Serve
Purkfoirfox Section;
Toxi Stund Issue Studied

Improvement of Alexandria, fire.
fighting facilities, under considera-
ton for two years, was brought
nearer last night when the City
Council authorized bids for the rem
ovation of No S engine house
on North Patrick street, and con-
struction of a $55,0OO firehouse on
Cameron Mills road to serve Park
fairfax and the northern section of
the city.
Fire Chief James M. Duncan, jr.,
presented the plans for the engine
house alteration which he estimated
will cost approximately $4,000.
Changes in plans for the new fire.
house were necessitated by the fact
that since 1912, under the project
proposed, wood has become more
critical than steel. The War Pro-
duction Board has directed that
steel is to be used wherever possible
in place of wood. As soon as the
plans are revised bids will be asked.
The taxicab stand problem was
brought up with request by John
Barton Phillips, representing the
owners of lot on South Washing
ton street adjacent to the George
Mason Hotel, for permission to rent
the lot, during the war, to a group
of taxicab operators with the pro-
vision that they be allowed parking
space for three cabs at the curb. The
council took the request under ad-
visement.
An amendment to the taxicab
ordinance was passed on first read
ing prohibiting public vehicles from
using any part of the. curbs not
designated as taxicab stands for the
purpose of doing business other than
the loading and unloading of fares.
City Attorney Joseph M. Pancoast
explained that the amendment was
drawn up at the request of Capt.
Edgar Sims, chief of police, who
had stated that although the use Of
the North st. Asaph street stand
had been denied the Yellow Taxi
Co. they were still using the street
as a stand merely by putting nickels
in parking meters installed there.
The Council appropriated s2,550
to pay for plumbing improvements
in the city jail, but deferred action
on report of the Jail committee
as to needed improvements pending
further discussion. Included In the
report were the recommendation
for the employment of a matron,
and for the segregation of venereal-
ly infected prisoners.
On receipt of a letter from the
Board of Education asking addi-
tional playground space at the
Washington School, the council
voted to ask the board for a joint
meeting June to discuss that and
other problems.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Unopposed
For Reelection 10
Head AFL Group
MoryIond-D. c. Unit
To Hear Green, O'Conor
Before Convention Ends
BY the Associated Press.


CUMBERLAND. Md, May a.
Robert j. Buxbaum of Baltimore was
unopposed for reelection today as
president of the Maryland and Dis
trlct Federation of Labor, scheduled
to wind up three-day convention
with addresses by Gov. O'Conor and
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor.
Likewise nominated without oppo-
sltion for reelection to posts with
the State AFL group were Frank j.
Coleman, Washington, as secretary
and Robert Lester, Washington, as
treasurer.
Seven Named for Vice Presidents.
There were seven nominations for
the six vice presidencies: John
Locher and Charles B. McCloskey,
Washington; G. Kingston Howard,
Baltimore; E. w. Butler, Hagers-
town; Paul England, Cumberland
and Carl G. Scholtz, Baltimore, all
incumbents, and Charles S. Hill,
colored, Washington.
, Mr.. Hills nomination was made
after the convention had defeated
a proposal by Howard Rollins, COL
ored, Baltimore, to amend the
groups charter to provide for eight
vice presidents.
Ihe convention also declined to
approve two resolutions indorsing
President Roosevelt for a fourth
term. 1t did. however, go on record
as being grateful for the many fine
things that President Franklin D..
Roosevelt has done for organized
labor but said that the convention
will follow the time -honored policy
of the American Federation of La
bor' to take no active part in politi-
cal discussions.
Little Steel Change Asked.
Delegates adopted a resolution IA
Vorlng markup in the Little Steel
formula for determining wage in
creaseS, asserting the cost of living
had risen 43.4 per cent since Janu-
ary l, 1e4l. The formula limits wage
increases to Is per cent above the
194l date.
The Resolutions Committee re-
jected proposals to have woman
representatives. on the executive
board OF the State body and revise
the per capita levy rates on locals.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Man Held on Bigamy Count
After Charge Of Assault
BY the Associated Press.

FREDERICK, Md, May "a
Leonard E. Ross of the 5000 block of
Cedar street, Silver Spring, a Cana
dian printer, married three times,
was held under bond here yesterday
on a bigamy charge growing out of
an investigation of an assault case,
according to State police.
Detective Sergt. Charles w. Ma
gaha said Ross admitted marrying
Virginia L. Harding, Halpin, in Fred
erick, March II, but had neglected
to get divorce from another woman
he married in New York in 1895
Sergt. Magaha said the investigation
began when Ross was charged with
assault and battery on his third wife.
Further investigation disclosed
Sergt. Magaha added, that the
printer married Dorothy Matilda
Shuler in New York In 1892, divorced
her there in 1885, and in the same
year married Elizabeth Van Winant
Heady Farmingdale, N. Y. The de-
tective said officers found no record
OF a divorce from the second wife.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Dorden Stoys Execution
Of Quarry Slayer
BY the Associated Press

BY the ASSoclateV Press.
RICHMOND, Va, May 24.-Gov.
Darden granted another 30-day re-
prieve yesterday to Walter Paul
Harrison, former streetcar motor
man, scheduled to die Friday in the
electric chair at the State Peni-
tentiary for the murder of his wife,
Mary Estelle Harrison, who, with
their four sons, was drowned in an
abandoned quarry on the Peters
burg pike last summer.
The Governors action was based
on the plea of Harrison's ATTORNEYS
for additional time to permit the
Supreme Court of Appeals to pass
on an appeal from the Hastings
Court Judgment condemning Har-
rison to the chair.
Evening star., 1944-05-24

and his brother, Carvin Baxter
who lived near Mr.. Hancock. were
indicted by a Prince Georges County
grand jury on charges of murder.
Police were unable to locate
Evans, however, while the charges
against his brother were dismissed
soon after his indictment, Mr.
Bowie explained.
A few months ago, Mr.. Bowie
said, he asked the FBI to aid in
the search for Baxter Yesterday
he said, he was notified by FBI
agents that they had picked up
Baxter in North Carolina and were
returning him to Prince Georges
County to face trial under the
murder Indictment,
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Bishop Dun 10 Address
178 Children at Beauvoir

Bishop Angus Dun will address
178 children of the Beauvoir Ele-
mentary School at $50 am. Friday
in Bethlehem Chapel, Washington
Cathedral. The service, held an
nually, corresponds to commence
ment for the upper grades Parents
and friends are invited.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, principal
announced the school will close
June 2 and open June IL for the
summer session, which will continue
until July %.
The 35th commencement of St
Adams School will be held June 3
and that OF the National Cathedral
School for Girls June As.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Commissioners 0. K.
Chever|y Rezoning
Plea Of Brick Firm
Objections Of Citizens
Lead to Setting Up
Of Buffer Strip

The Prince Georges County
commissioners yesterday approved
an application by the West Brick
Co. for the rezoning from residen-
tial A to industrial E of approxi-
mately 207 acres near Cheverly,
with the exception of a six-acre
strip OF land adjacent to the Tuxe-
do-Landover road, which was
changed to commercial D.
T. Howard Duckett, attorney for
the brick company, had asked that
the entire tract be- rezoned indus
trial. This brought objections, how
ever. from Fred w. Cast and Ralph
G. Tuttle. representing the Chever-
ly Citizens Association.
Provides Buffer" Strip.
A request by Mr.. Cast and Mr..
Tuttle that a small portion of the
land be reclassified commercial in
order to establish buffer" strip
between Cheverly and the brick
firms property was approved by the
commissioners and by Mr.. Duckett.
Maryland Minute Man Co. No.
958 was granted a permit for the
establishment of a rifle range in
Rogers Heights. A similar permit
was granted the Riverdale Civilian
Gun Club for rifle range in Ed
monston.
The board approved a s3,745 con-
tract for the painting of the ex-
terror and interior of the County
Service Building, Hyattsville. The
work will be done by William Dun
bar, Colmar Manor.
Cemetery Approved.
An ordinance authorizing the
Washington Memorial Park, Inc, to
establish cemetery on a 10O-acre
tract on Riggs road was approved.
The commissioners ordered Lin
den Briscoe, board clerk, to pay
$10,636 bill submitted by E. r. p.
Smith, Hyattsville contractor, for
street improvements in West Lam
ham Hills.
The board also authorized the
Potomac Electric Power Co. to in
stall six 100-candlepower street
lights in Dillon Park at an annual
cost Of s112.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
CheverIy Group
Helps Mexicons
Study English

The Cheverly Citizens Associa-
ton is carrying out its own version
of the Good Neighbor Policy by
having University Of Maryland stu
dents conduct English classes for
approximately 100 Mexican laborers
employed by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road at Tuxedo, near Cheverly.
Association officials said they be-
lieve that teaching the Mexicans to
speak English would be the quick
est way to help them adapt them
selves to our local customs"
The classes are to be held between
q and 10 pm. every Tuesday and
Thursday at the Cheverly-Tuxedo
School. Mayor John r. Fletcher of
Cheverly said the plan already has
resulted in an offer by one of the
Mexicans to teach Spanish to resi-
dents If the town.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Women to Hear BeolI

Representative Beall Republican.
OF Maryland will address the Mont.
gomery County Republican Womens 8
Club at 8 p. m. tomorrow at the
Leland Junior High School, Chevy
Chase. Other speakers will include
Miss Marion E. Martin, head of the
Republican National Committees
Women's Division, and Arthur Hill
and, chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee for Mont
gomery County.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Teacher Crisis
Seen in Fall in
PrinceGeorges
Several Schools
Moy Not Open; 50
Instructors to Quit

The refusal Of approximately SO
elementary school teachers in Prince
Georges County to sign contracts
for the coming school year may re-
suit in the closing of several" ele-
mentary schools next fall unless
requirements are obtained, it was
learned today.
&. Superintendent of Schools G
Gardner Shugart said various rea-
sons were given by elementary
teachers in signifying their inten-
ton to resign at the end of the pre-
sent school term. The reasons in
cluded marriage and childbirth
Every few" said they were leaving
to obtain higher-paying positions,
Mr.. Shugart said.
Unless We can get persons to
fill these vacanies." he declared, sit
probably will be necessary to keep
several Of the elementary schools
closed"
High Schools Better Off
He declared the teacher situation
in high schools as mot so bad,'
with only about IL vacancies, princi-
pally in science, mathematics, ply
sical education and shop.
Under the present county teacher
salary schedule, beginning elemen-
tary and high school teachers with
degrees receive $1,000 year. Those
without degrees are paid $1,400 a
year.
In appealing to all persons having
training or experience in teaching
to get in touch with his office at
Upper Marlboro, Mr.. Shugart
pointed out that those who have
completed only two years of normal
school or college are eligible for an
elementary school war emergency
teaching certificate. Applicants
must have degree, however, to
teach in high school, he said.
Trustees Are Named.
Mr.. Shugart also announced ap-
pointment of the following trustees
at white schools:
George Hughes, Beltsville; Stuart
Carr, Baden; Christopher Whale
han, Seabrook; Cleveland Kirby,
Oxon Hill; Lewis Hanbury and
William Neal, Camp Springs; Earl
Biesecker, Riverdale, and Andrew
K. Bowie. University Park ...
The following colored school
trustees have been appointed:
Joseph Bates. Bowie; James r..
Butler, Fletchertown, and Mrs. Lii
liam Jones, Mccarthy.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Kensington Town Meeting
Renominates Mayor

Col. Clarence v. Sayer was nom
mated to succeed himself as Mayor
OF Kensington, Md. for a two-year
term at the annual town meeting
Monday night in the Kensington
Armory.
Candidates nominated for two
vacancies on the Town Council were
Howard S. Bean, incumbent, and
Rolla E. Pollard. Mr.. Pollard was
named to succeed Allison B. Nc
Quin, who was not candidate for
reelection.
The town election will be held
June 5, with the polls open from g
to 8 pm.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Federal Court 10 TN
Record Number Of
Cases at Alexandria
Woshie' Brotcher Faces
Droft Charge When Cour
Convenes on June 5

Federal District Court in Alex
andrja will open June with a re-
cord number of cases on the docket
The grand jury has been ordered to
report the same day, as well as q
panel Of As petit jurors on June 6.
Among the cases expected to be
heard is that of Everett "Washie'
Bratcher, orchestra leader alleged
to have used drugs to evade the
draft.
No subpoenas have been issued
yet in the Bratcher case, according
to Mrs. Elva Brumstetter, deputy
clerk, but witnesses have been sum-
moned in the cases of IA other men
charged with the same offense
Bratcher's $1,000 bond is returnable
june S.
A case against Thomas Broyhill,
prominent Arlington realtor, for al
legged violation of Once of Price Ad-
ministration rent regulations; hear
ings on alleged operations of stills
in Fairfax County, and a natural
ization proceeding also are sched-
uled.
Judge Robert N. Pollard, senior
Judge of the district since the death
of Judge Luther B. Way, will pre-
side.
The following panel of petit jurors
has been called:
William M. Baekus, Charles G. Barrett,
Thomas J. Bason, william H. Beander,
Donald w. Beck. Joseph 8. Blackwell, jr.
Robert I. Brumback, Louis Dreifus. Jo-
seph c; Duncan, Joseph B. Ewald, Thomas
a. Fisher, Frank G. Jones. George c.
Reeler, Richard Kemper,. Jacob M. Kraft,
Douglas Lindsey. Adam Littlejohn, Henry
G. Lyons, Stanton Pitcher. E. L. Popkins,
John r. Pugh, George L. Rosenberger.
Earl w Saum and David D. Squires, all
OF Alexandra.
Brown Bradford. Ralph r. Bryan and
George W. Yeatman, Arlington; Avis
Boothe. sprinsneld: george r. bready.
John +. Clem, J. g. Hoskins, and George
7. Reeves, Falls Church; Othar j. Fitz-
water. Nokesville: Maurice W. Fox. Mark
Turner. Vienna: william R. Goss, Langley:
Henry Hirst, Mclean; Thomas r. Joyce,
Occoquan; Eastman Keys, pumfries: d. J.
Martin, Manassas; James Z. Nickel, Ar
thur M Schuerman Fairfax
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Lutheran Meeting Delayed

The monthly luncheon meeting Of
the Lutheran Laymen's Fellowship,
usually held the first Thursday Of
the month at the Ebbitt9 Hotel, has
been postponed from June / to June
8, Martin A. McGrory, secretary, an
nounced today, because many mem
bers are planning to attend the con-
vention of the Maryland Synod Of
the United Lutheran Church at Get
tysburg, Pa, May 81 and June l.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Victory Musicale Toniqht

The annual spring victory mu-
sicale of the Takoma Park Junior
High School will be held at o'clock
tonight in the school auditorium.
Price of admission will be the pur-
chase of Defense Stamp costing
25 cents or more. Girls and boys
glee clubs and soloists will present
program under the direction of
Miss Miriam G. Rhoads.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Alexandria Campaign
To Buy Plane Extended

The buy plane" campaign,
sponsored by the Alexandria public
schools, has been extended to end
June 2 instead of Friday, as origi-
nally announced.
The students have purchased
Sl6l ,488.95 in War bonds and
stamps during the spring semester
in their effort to reach their goal
of Sl75,000 for the purchase of a
B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
During the week ending May 20
the Mount Vernon School took top
honors with purchases of 1886.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Senate Passes Interior
Appropriation Bill
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate passed by voice vote
yesterday sl23,629 ,345 Interior De-
partment appropriation bill after
striking out House approved
amendment designed to cancel most
deferments for male employees from
18 to 80 years old.
The measure was sent back to the
House for action on Senate amend
ments restoring about $4,000 900 in
House cuts and adding about s26.-
3 600 900 in new items.
Chairman Hayden of an appro-
priatons subcommittee which rec
commended elimination OF the draft
amendment declared his group
found mo evidence of abuse" OF de-
fernent policy by Secretary of the
Interior Ickes.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Maryland Adds
ProbabIes'
Convention Advises
COP Delegates to
Vote for Him
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. May 24.-Mary-
lands delegation to the Republican
National Convention, while tech
nically uninstructed, will 60 to Chi
cago next month wit ha virtual
mandate to support Gov. Thomas
2. Dewey of New York for the
COP presidential nomination.
The party's State convention voted
unanimous approval yesterday to a
resolution which recommended and
advised" the 22-man delegation,
which will cast 16 votes In the
national conclave, to back the New
York chief executive.
The Endorsement of Gov. Dewey.
who in 1910 lost the nomination to
Wendell L. Willkie, came at the
end OF convention which, although
marked by considerable pickering.
did not produce any major ouarrels.
Dirksen Keynote Speaker.
Given similar, unofficial indorse-
ment for the COP vice presiden-
tial nomination was Representative
Dirksen Of Illinois, keynote speaker
and one Of several who castigated
the Roosevelt administration.
The convention was precluded bv
law from instructing the delegation
which the Republican voters in the
May ! primary had elected should
go unpiedged. The only issue in
the preferential primary was
whether the delegates should be un-
instructed or pledged to Mr.. Willkie.
who has withdrawn.
A resolution asking Galen L. TAFT.
state Central Committee chairman.
TO call committee meeting to con-
slider election of a new chairman
was shouted down by a voice vote.
Only scattered few asserting votes
could be heard.
Candidates Certified.
Candidates. of Blanchard Ran
dali, Jr.. the COP opponent of
Senator Tydings in the November
election and OF the party's six con-
gressional nominees were certified.
The lone controversy of the con-
vention occurred during election of
delegates from the Third Congress
sional District, which lies in Balti-
more City.
Paul Robertson, head of a party
faction which opposes a group head
ed by Mr.. TAFT and Mayor Theodore
r. McKeldin of Baltimore had
called district conventions In the
third and fourth districts Monday
night. at which states of pro-Rob-
ertson national convention delegates
were named.
His slate from the fourth district
was selected, but an anti Robertson
faction entered separate slate
from the third district.
! A long and heated convention de-
bate ensued and it was finally pro-
posed that both delegates be sent
to Chicago, with each delegate given
half a vote. This suggestion, op-
posed by the Robertson forces. was
adopted by 102 to As vote.
Robertson Seeks Post.
Mr.. Robertson is an avowed can.
didate for Republican national COM
mitteeman, but the vote was taken
to mean that the Tait-McKeldin
candldate-generally believed to be
jacob France, oil man and indus
tr1aISt-Would be elected.
The committeeman's post will be
vacated by Former Senator o. E.
Weller, 80, who has announced he
Will not seek reelection.
No date has been set for election
OF the committeeman, although It
Will be held before the Chicago con-
vention.
Principal speeches were made by
Mr.. McKeldin, Mr.. Dirksen and
Judge Sloan, who until his retire.
ment last month was chief judge of
the Maryland Court of Appeals.
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employed no Negroes but now had
1900 on the payroll. He asserted
that these workers were proving sat
isfactory and would be retained af-
ter the war. Walter Hardin Of De-
troit, UAW-CIO, pointed out that
while most automobile executives adj
mitted Negroes were good workers,
they were slow in committing them
selves to a policy of postwar en-
%ployment.
Leslie S. Perry, administrative as
sistant in the NAACP Washington
bureau, advised the conference that
Negroes should defeat congressmcn
of any party whose vote on vital SOC
ial legislation and the so-called Negro
Issues was not right. A congress
mans voting record on a~nti-lynching
anti-poll tax, federal aid to education
and a permanent FEPC, show his
worth to Negro constituents whom,
Mr.. Perry declared hold the actual
balance of power in Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Missouri. New Jersey,
New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania,
One Of the interesting sidelights Of
the conference was the presentation
Of the Spingarn Medal to DR.. Charl
es r. Drew, professor Of surgery at
Howard University, for significant
accomplishments in blood plasma. The
award was made by DR.. Ernest r.
Hooten, Harvard anthropologist.
Sundays closing meeting in Wash
ington Park, was preceded by a man
moth parade along streets lined with
~applauding spectators. Principal adj
dresses at this final event of the con-
ference were delivered by Marshall
Field, publisher Of the Chicago Sun,
and PM, and the NAACP's remark
able executive Secretary, Walter
White, who gave a comprehensive
and lucid report on his 14-week over
seas study of the treatment of Negro
soldiers.