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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-25
GREAT PERFORMANCE

Even Schumann wouldn't have
listened 70 such an apology be-
cause liurbi got just abouteNe
thing oUt OF this tremendous work
that there is 10 get
The sorority Of his tone, the
nuanCe OF his technique and the
imagination bohnd hiS delivery
were incredible II was more than
an Interpretation II was an CN-
position OF the work and proved
a magnificent romantic contrast
90 ITS classical predecessor
Still m the romantic groove hc
encored the first halt Of hi, pro-
gram with a delightful perform
snce ~ the familiar Chopin
FantaSIe lmpromptu n which
h again displayed his dcXlerilN
Of touch and dcllcacy of feeling
Our taVOrIte Brahms Inlcrmcl/o.
the E-flat minor. served 10 re-
sumo the rest of the program. IN
an Interpretation OF such tonal
warmth. such haunting power
that We heard the olertoneS long
efter We left the hall
But for finger facility the ac-
complaining Paeanini Variations
by Brahms topped ihe List uar-
tlcularlN The glSSando Variation
which was unbelievable
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-25

Frank Sinatra, the
SWOon SENSATION OF our
screen time, makes his first
starring appearance IN the
movie, Higher and High
en- opening At the Palms
StAlr ! ridaN.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Alexandra City Council
will Consider Vacancy

After . ive-week recess, the
Alexandria City Council will meet
Tuesday night to consider . docket
which includes action to provide
for filling the vacancy caused by
the resignation August / Of Vice
Mayor Eugene Simpson.
A brief prepared by City Attorney
Joseph M. Pancoast holds that the
law governing the case intends
that q special election shall be held
In event Of q council vacancy. The
bill, passed by the State Assembly
to permit a referendum on the
makeup of the city's council,
omitted specific instruction on this
point, but its sponsor, Delegate w.
Selden Washington, said it was his
intention to provide for a special
election.
Mr.. PancoaSt's brief was sub
mitted to Judge william p. Woolls
Of the Corporation Court, who will
call the election If the council
ofncially certifles the vacancy, an
action expected Tuesday.
Another item will be designation
of polling places for the two pre-
cincts of the 9Th ward. Zoning re-
quests will be considered as well as
petitions from groups of citizens
requesting relief from conditions
caused by faulty sewers.
Evening star., 1944-09-10

got me didn't want them to have
my watch. I put 1t in my shoe
before I ran. The watch worked
around under my foot and my
shoes filed with mud in q swamp.
When I got q chance to stop
took the watch out and laid 1t on
the ground to dry. Then I heard
the Japs again. I had to move on
so quickly left the watch lying
there"
The ofiicer admitted with q bitter
grin that as much as he though of
the watch, he valued his head more.
In the citation which Secretary
Forrestal conveyed in the name of
the President, Warrant Odicer
Tweed was commended for his
work on that day Of days, last July
10. when rescue was in sight, but
while he still was in mortal peril
of capture.
Jap Gun Position Revealed.
The radioman stood on the
enemy-held shore and signaled by
semaphore to a destroyer that a
japanese battery of 6-inch guns
concealed on Point Adelup remained
unoamaged.
AFTER being rescued by our war
ship" the citation read, Radio
Electrician Tweed furnished in
formation. thereby making a vital
contribution to the recapture of
this strategic American possession.
Not too much of his nightmare
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Prince Georges 10 Sell
$50 Properties fo
Taxes Tomorrow
Realty With '43 Levy
Remaining Unpoid Will
Be Auctioned at 10 am.

Approximately $50 properties in
Prince Georges County on which
county or town taxes for 1943 have
not been paid will be sold at auc-
ton at 10 am. tomorrow at the
Upper Marlboro Courthouse.
The sale is the first to be held un-
der a law passed at the 1943 ses-
sion OF the State Legislature and
which became effective December 81.
It provides that any property in a
town on which taxes or street as
sessments are in default shall be in
cluded in the annual county tax
sale and not sold by the town, as
heretofore.
It also provides that the pur-
chaser of such property must file a
bill of equity in Circuit Court with
in a year and day after the sale
to foreclose all rights of redemption.
The right to redeem property,
however, exists until finally barred
by court decree, according to
County Treasurer r. Ernest Smith.
Mr.. Smith added that title to the
land cannot be obtained until three
years after the date of the tax GER
tif1cate received at the time of sale.
He explained that the county. tax
sale should have been held in
March but was postponed until
September because the law became
effective too late to enable him to
include all delinquent town prop
erty in the sale. Future county tax
sales will be held each March.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
ParochiaI Schools
Expect Enrolment
OF 5000 Tomorrow
Glasses Also to Open
In Montgomery and
Prince Georges

The Districts parochial schools
viii open at 8 am. tomorrow with
an estimated 5000 enrolment.
Glasses also will begin tomorrow in
the public schools Of Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties. both
Of which registered students Friday.
Meanwhile, Arlington County has
postponed the opening of its schools
for the second time as a precau-
ton against further cases of in
fantile paralysis. First scheduled
for September and then for to-
morrow, the opening now is sched-
uled for September Is.
The District public schools will
open September 18 with an antici-
pated enrolment Of $1,000, lowest
in II years.
5000 To Delay Start.
The enrolment will be even lower
the first two days, when an esti-
mated 5000 students of Jewish faith
will be excused for observance of
RoSh Hashonah, the Jewish New
Year. These students will report to
school September 20.
Public schools will postpone open
ing only If DR.. George C. Rutland,
District health officer, recommends
1t as poliomyelitis precaution, Rob-
|ert L. Haycock, superintendent of
schools, said Dr. Rutland has an
nounced that at present he does
not plan to recommend postpone
ment.
Two Episcopal schools in Alex
andria, the new, unnamed school
for boys at 2405 Russell road, and
st. Agnes School, will open Thurs
day. The new school will register
boys from the third through the
eighth grades, and will take BOYS
from the third and fourth grades
from st. Agnes.
The Rev. Edward Tate will serve
as director of athletics as we'll as
headmaster Of the new school. He
is rector of the Emmanuel Episco-
pal Church on Russell road.
Mr.. Tate has announced the fol-
lowing faculty appointments: Miss
Evelyn Gilley. Mrs. William Belts,
Mrs. Douglas w. Stanton, jr.; Robert
E. Huddleston and Mrs. j. A..
Thompson. Mrs. S. N. Perkins will
teach sacred studies, and the music
department will be directed by
Adolf Torovsky, organist and Hhoir
director Of Epiphany Church here.
The same special bus service pro-
vided for st. Agnes School will be
used for the boys School.
Both st. Agnes and the Boys
School will open at 9:15 am. If bus
service can be provided at that hour.
There will be no school bus on
Thursday. but the special service
for both schools will start Friday.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Arlington Woman Hurt
By Hit-and-Run Car

Miss Harriet Weatherly, 20, of
2420 North Florida street, Arling-
ton, was injured seriously last night
when she was struck by hit-run
driver as she waited for bus at
the intersection of Lee highway and
George Mason drive, Arlington po-
lice reported.
Police said Miss Weatherly was
standing at bus stop on the high
way when q car driving toward the
District struck her. The driver
failed to stop. police said.
Miss Weatherly was taken to the
Arlington Hospital where she was
treated for back and head injuries.
Her condition was described q
serious.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Hearing Set on W. & 0. D.
Purchase Of Short Line

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission announced last night that a
hearing will be held on an applica-
ton by the Washington e. Old Do
minion Railroad to purchase the
Alexandria-to- -Bluemont Junction
line from the Southern Railroad.
No date was set.
Examiner William j. Schutrumpf
recommended in February that the
application to purchase the 1914
miles Of track and So miles of sid.
ings for $4,000 be denied '.in the
public interest"
The w. & o. D., however, con.
tended that purchase Of the line
would result in substantial saw
ings," since the line is leased for
$4,000 annually, with provisions
that when the gross receipts in
any year reaches $3.50, 900, the rental
will be 3 per cent of such gross, and
5 per cent when the revenues reach
$500, 900 a year.
Mrs. Nellie o. Fletcher, Leesburg,
one of the chief supporters of re-
newed 4 passenger service on the
w. & D. D., filed a brief with the
commission protesting the proposed
purchase on grounds that passenger
service would be reduced or discon.
tinued after the war If the purchase
is allowed.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Maryland Bond Debt
Cut 10 $27,374,O00
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 9. 49, Gov
OConor today announced that
Maryland's bonded Indebtedness
has now been reduced to $27,374, 900
representing the lowest point in the
States debt In Is years.
The total of State debt represents
a net decrease of more than $2O,-
100000 during Gov. O'Conor's ad-
ministration.
The Governor reiterated his hope
that the bonded debt eventually
may be wiped out altogether, so that
the State tax on real estate may
be eliminated.
Stating that at least a portion
OF the postwar construction program
will be financed from current reve-
nues and State surpluses rather
than by bond issues, Gov. O'Conor
declared that mo matter-when final
victory comes. Maryland will be
ready, to shoulder the burdens the
postvictory period will bring.
Its financial house will be in
order as result Of the greatly low
cred State debt. and the growing
surplus in the State treasury" he
added.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
$40 Children Enrolled
AT St. MichaeI's S School

Approximately 6l0 children have
enrolled at st. Michael's Catholic
School, Silver Spring, which opened
last week with the largest attend.
ance in its history.
An addition to the school now un.
der construction is expected to be
completed by the end of the month.
the Rev. Leo Mccormick, assistant
pastor, said yesterday. Costing
1000, the addition consists Of
flve classrooms, a small assembly
room, rest rooms for boys and girls,
a principals office, music room, fac.
ulty lunchroom and a library.
Father Mccormick said all stu.
dents will be required to wear uni.
forms by October IS, a custom in
augurated several years ago but cur.
tailed last year because of war con-
ditions.
Emphasis is being placed on phy-
sical education for all students, he
said. AL Grossman, head coach at
Bulls Preparatory School, Silver
Spring. has been engaged as In
structor In athletics and physical
education. Boxing and seasonal
games will be included In the pro,
gram.
Evening star., 1944-09-10

existence on Guam returns to plague
Warrant Ofiicer Tweed as he takes
up his new duties in Washington.
He has been living at a downtown
hotel while getting ready to embark
on speaking tour of Eastern and
Midwest war plants as a morale
builder for the Nays Industrial
Incentive Division.
At first, he admitted, 1t was hard
for him to sleep at night. The Japs
had hunted him in the hours Of
darkness as they had captured his
companions between the hours of
midnight and dawn. So, he learned
to sleep by day and remain awake
at night.
Knew Jap Psychology.
II knew their psychology" he
said, land I knew that was when
they would hunt for me. Once the
Japs adopt method they stick to
it."
Warrant Officer Tweed never slept
in his favorite hide-outs at night.
Instead, he circled back on the trail
and took up point of vantage and
concealment, where he could watch
the trail with loaded gun at hand.
Sometimes, he admitted, he wakes
up at night now and thinks back
on those other hours of darkness
but not often.
Don't worry about your nerves,
then" exclaimed a reporter, they're
%. K. 2"
Evening star., 1944-09-10

been named for Rev. L. J. Mccormick.
the Washington area. The dio-
cesan superintendent is the Rt. Rev.
Msgr John I. Barrett, Baltimore.
Father Mccormick came to Sill
yer Spring three years ago as as
sistant pastor of st. Michael's
Church. He has been administrator
since April due to the illness of the
pastor, the Rev. Thomas A. Calnan.
Born in Washington, Father Nc
Cormick was educated in st. Joseph s
School and attended Immaculate
Conception Boys School, st. Charles
College and the Propaganda Uni
versity in Rome. where he received
his theological degree.
He spent three years at Johns
Hopkins University at the graduate
school of education and three years
at Catholic University, where he re-
ceived his degree of Doctor of Phil
osophy in education. He is now
teaching at Dunbarton College
here and at the Academy of the
Holy Names, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Appeal 10 High Cour'
For Cut in Bus Fares
Planned This Month
ICC Pushes Fight for
Lower Rutes to Federal
Buildings in Arlington

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission will take to the Supreme
Court this month its long fight to
reduce bus fares to Federal buildings
in Arlington, an ICC official dis
closed yesterday.
my instructions are to appeal"
the official stated. Application for
appeal to the highest court will be
made after the entering of the final
decree in connection with the de-
cision last month Of a three Judge
tribunal setting aside the ICC order
for reduced fares.
The final decree of the tribunal,
which enjoined the ICC for placing
its order in effect. has been delayed
because two of the jurists are out
Of the city, it was explained.
Until the court reached its deci-
sion August Is, the ICC order was
scheduled to go into operation to-
morrow. It would have reduced bus
fares between Washington and
nearby Government departments,
including the Pentagon Building,
from one and q third to five cents
q trip.
Companies involved were Capital
Transit, Arlington 81 Fairfax Motor
Transportation, Alexandria, Bar
croft 81 Washington Transportation
and washington, Virginia q Mary
land Coach.
The ICC, at the request Of the
War and Navy Departments, began
hearings on bus rates more than q
year ago on the basis fares were
discriminatory" and too high for
most Federal workers..
The tribunals decision last month
was the second finding by q court
that the ICC had not proved 1t had
jurisdiction over the area in dispute.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Maryland Hospitals
Ask SSo0,000 More
BY the Associated Press.

oS lHt ASSOCldIGu FTcSS.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 9.-Walter N.
Kirkman, State budget and procure
ment director, disclosed today that
the States mental hospitals and
tuberculosis sanatoria were request
ing budget increases of $500, 900 in
1s46 to provide for additional per-
sonnel and patients.
The mental establishments want
ed an extra 1851 ,567 to provide in
creased salary scales for attendants
based on an 8-hour day, as well as
to care for anticipated increases in
patients, Mr.. Kirkman said.
Maryland sanatoria requested an
additional 1924, 1876 to increase their
nursing stats and reported they
expected about 200 more patients.
If the increases were granted by
the General Assembly, the five mem
tai hospitals would get a total of
approximately $3,191O from the
State, while the four tuberculosis
sanatoria would receive more than
$1,217,O00.
About $780, asked by the mem
tai institutions would be needed to
meet higher pay scales which have
been put before the Standard Sal
aries Board, Mr.. Kirkman asserted,
and the rest for patient care.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Alexandra Gets $55,976
From Sales of LIQUOR

Alexandria will receive $55, 5,976.63
as its share Of the profits from the
Virginia Alcoholic Control Board, 1t
was announced yesterday at Rich
mond where checks were being
mailed counties. cities and towns.
Localities will receive a total of
81, All ,33o.06 Of the ABC profits,
while the State Treasury will pocket
$750,000 as its initial take" plus
$2,235, ,669.53, representing one-third
of the remaining profits.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Silver Spring Citizens
Urged to Donate Blood

Failure of the Silver Spring
branch, Montgomery County Chap
ter. American Red Cross, to meet
its quota of $50 pints for the Red
Cross blood bank last month has
made it doubly important that the
quota be reached when the Red
Cross mobile blood donor unit
visits Silver Spring Wednesday,
Mrs. Eben Whitcomb, blood donor
chairman. said yesterday.
The unit will be at the Woodside
Methodist Church from 9 am. to
1:30 pm. New donors are needed
urgently and donors who find they
cannot keep appointments are urged
to cancel them promptly. Appoint
ments may be made by calling Mrs.
Whitcomb at Silver Spring 069O or
the Red Cross branch ONCE at Sill
yer Spring 0383.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
7weeds Nerves, Steady on Guam, Fo1ter
When Forrest1l Pins Medal on Blouse
BY w. II. sHTPPEN. Jr,

Inc iron nerves which never
failed Radio Electrician George
Ray Tweed during the 80 months
he was stalked like . wild beast by
the Japs on Guam, faltered little
here yesterday when Secretary OF
the Navy Forrestal pinned the
Legion Of Merit medal on his new
blouse.
He admitted as much to reporters
who cornered him at the Navy De-
partment after the ceremony, but
he looked to them like pretty
stalwart citizen-alert, poised, well
set up and sure Of himself; in short,
a man who had made good use Of
his 43 years.
One received the impression that
Warrant Omcer Tweed had over
stated the condition Of his nerves,
especially when he flashed broad
grin at his questioners and gave
them few answers.
Studied Algebra, Medicine.
How did he pass his time while
his life hung In the balance? Well,
he polished up a bit on his algebra;
he figured out the problems for
himself, and he came up with the
answers.
Or again. he studied up on medi-
cine in the schoolbooks the natives
risked their necks to smuggle to
his hideouts.
In fact, 1t was his new medical
knowledge which made him wonder
about the state of his nerves in
Washington. Good, healthy nerves,
he said, require the "cushioning" of
Of more flesh-he lost about IS
pounds on Guam, and hasn't re-
gained as much as he desires.
He came on the island, which he
helped the Amricans retake, with a
tremendous appetite for fresh vege-
tables, bread and butter. His diet
in hiding had been mostly meat
beef, pork and the venison of two
deer he shot.
Ate Meat When Possible.
Mr.. Tweed was obliged to stuff
himself on fresh meat while it
lasted. He boiled the meat at night
over little fires he built behind
leafy screens in depressions.
Meat boiled and reboiled would
last eight days in Gusm's climate,
although "it got pretty soft toward
the last"
At first, when he took to the boon
docks" after the Japs came ashore
December 10, 1941, he had matches
and a flashlight.
When the matches were gone and
the battery dead, he took the lens
OF the flashlight and used 1t as a
burning glass to make fires from the
sun rays. He had to be careful
about the smoke because the Japs
were hunting him around the clock
Lost Wrist Watch.
He lost his wrist watch one day
when he heard the Japs searching
for him. Il felt that even If thew
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Arlington Civic Group
To Open New Season

The Arlington County Civic Fed
Grafton will open the 1944-45 sea-
son with Its September meeting at
8 pm. Tuesday In the Lyon Park
Community House. 1t was announced
yesterday by @. s. Cobbins, presi-
dent.
Delegates of all member organi.
zations were urged to be present
due to number Of important mat
terS under consideration.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Corn Borer Prevalent

MANASSAS, Va, Sept. 8 (SpeciaD
The European corn borer is preva-
lent in Prince William County, G. r.
Wiley and w. ]. Phillips, entomolo-
gists of the State Agriculture De-
partment reported after an inspec-
ton tour Of corn fields of the county
this week. A campaign to furnish
information on measures to prevent
its further spread has been started
by the county agents ONCE and the
County Agriculture Board.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Futher-Son Banquet
Set for Mount Rainier

The first father-and-son banquet
sponsored by the Mount Rainier
Brentwood Police Boys Club win be
held at pm. September 16 at the
Star Hall in Mount Rainier.
State Senator L. Harold Sothoron
VIII speak. Inspector Dick Mans
f1eld, formerly Of the Metropolitan
Police Force, win serve as master
Of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Block Market Cos Price
80 Cents in MARYLAND
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASsOciated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. s.-State Price
Administrator Leo H. Mccormick
asserted today that professional
criminals had forced the price of
black market gasoline up as high
as 80 cents per gallon.
Dealers who were operating in the
black market were paying Is to so
cents per- coupon, Mr.. McCor-
mick said.
The State director declared a band
OF professional criminals were han
ding counterfeit or valid coupons
In large numbers.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
FPHA AssaiIed
On JubaI Early
Flood Control
Arlington Manager
Accuses Agency Of
Posing the Buck

Charging that the Federal Pub.
lie Housing Authority Is trying TO
pass the buck" for food control
drainage in the Jubal Early Homes
area IN South Arlington, County
Manager Frank G. Hanrahan yes.
terday said FPHA is attempting To
saddle the county with the re.
sponstbility for q $415,0 drainage
project. The area was flooded sew.
eral weeks ago after q day Of tor.
rental rain.
According to FPHA estimates, the
county manager said, the entire
project would cost $4,000, with the
county assuming all but the t2S,-
GOO necessary to construct the
sewer facilities within the housing
development itself.
The Federal officials were warned
repeatedly by county officials be-
fore construction of the project that
the drainage was poor. Mr.. Han.
rahan said. However, he added.
the county could not prevent them
from going ahead with construction.
The Jubal Early Homes are only
temporary project" he empha.
sized, "and it would be a gross in
justice to other residents and prop
erty owners of the county to spend
money on a capital account of such
temporary nature. They are try
ing to make this a must because Of
a bad recommendation on their part
against the advice of county ON.
cials.
1T is a deliberate attempt to pass
the responsibility to the citizens of
the county. I am not admitting that
this drainage wouldn't be good for
the county, but the project is un-
timely, beyond the county's finan. /
cial reach, and shouldn't be forced
on the county at this time when
there are so many other things to
be done"
This thing is not the fault of the
people who live there, Mr.. Hanra-
han continued. I'VE did everything
to help them during the last flood
and will do it again should the oc-
casion arise"
They are asking the county. he
concluded, to spend one ne-quarter Of
its entire general fund, more than
the Engineering Departments entire
annual budget, for temporary prof.
ect.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Thrift Shop to Reopen

Mrs. A. D. Rorex, chairman Of the
Alexandria Thrift Shop, announced
last night that the shop will open
again tomorrow on Pitt street, at
the rear Of AIT Duke street The
shop will be open from 10 q m. to 4
pm. Mondays through Fridays, and
from 10 Am. to ! pm. on Saturdays.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
Federal Loans Offered
To MARYLAND Formers

Loans up to $500 at 1 per cent In
terest are now available to Southern
Maryland farmers for the purchase
or production Of livestock feed or for
labor, Donald e. Clark Of the Emer-
gency Crop and Feed Loan ONCE at
Upper Marlboro said last night.
Mr.. Clark said the size Of the loans
depends on acreage to be cultivated
or the number Of livestock to be
fed. Loans are secured by liens on
crops produced, or by chattel mort
cages on livestock,
Evening star., 1944-09-10
kindergarten to Open

Registrations for kindergarten
classes to be conducted at j. Enos
Ray School, Poplar street and New
Hampshire avenue, Takoma Park,
Md, win be accepted tomorrow at
the school. Tuition for the session,
which begins October 2 and lasts
eight months, viii be $3.50 per
month or 80 for the term. Mrs
silvya Schilt who is organizing the
class. reported.