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Laurel outlook., 1944-03-08
Monday, March Is.
Tuesday, March IA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Jones Of
Havre and Mrs. Fred Jones of Bill
lings were guests Friday of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Perry. Fred Jones,
who is in the navy, and Clifford
Jones are nephews of Mrs. Perry.
Miss Edna Tesch, employed at the
Billings laundry, was a guest Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. O. V. Howe.
A one-day conference of Luth-
eran ministers was conducted re-
Gently at Hardin. Attending were
Rev. H. E. Vomhof of Laurel and
the Reverends Bachanz, Ludwig,
Freiburger and Misch.
Mrs. Clyde Bray received word
last week of the promotion of her
brother, Forest Lyons, to Staff
Sergeant. He is a member of the
National Guard company, and has
been overseas over two years.
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| laurel News Items

Mrs. Theedsre Schessler left for
Seattle to spend several weeks Wis
iting her brothers and other rela-
tives.
Mrs. Merritt Williams and Mrs.
Cora Roberts were hostesses at Mrs.
Williams home Tuesday evening to
the Senior Young Peoples Metho-
dist Sunday school class. Mrs. NJ.
J.. Wilcox conducted the lesson
study and Mrs. Roberts gave a
scripture reading. Miss Barbara
Ross will be hostess at the next
meeting, which will be in the church
basement following the church
meeting.
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Planes Shoot Way Through
Barrage Balloon Gables

LONDON.-British bombers now
"shoot" their way through any bar
rage balloon cables they hit with au-
tomato gadgets. At points placed
along the front wing edge are short
plugs against which the cables catch
with great impact due to the planes
speed. The impact works a trigger
which sets off an explosive cartridge
in the wing. The explosion drives
forward a small nickel-chrome steel
chisel which pins the cable against
a little "anvil" in the plug and sew
ers it.
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Make Maps Of
Foe Territory
Reconnaissance Chief Tells
About Work of His
Filters in Europe.

NEW YORK.-When the vanguard
of Allied invasion troops step ashore
on the western Invasion" coast Of
Europe they will be equipped with
complete maps and information on
the enemy's defensive installations,
it was revealed here by Col. James
Goodwin Hall, recently returned
from the European war theater,
where he commanded a photo recon-
Nuisance and mapping group of the
Eighth air force in England.
"As a result of photo reconnais-
n work." he declared, "maps
have been prepared for the second
front. We did part of the work.
The British did most of it. These
maps will be issued to the first
troops ashore"
A veteran fiier who won honors
for downing three enemy planes in
the last war and holder of the Air
Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster as
we'll as the Distinguished Flying
Cross for service in this war, Colonel
Hall is a member of the New York
Stock exchange. He returned a few
days ago to take up duties in Wash
ington as chief of the reconnais-
sance branch, office of the assistant
chief of air staff for operations, COM
mitments and requirements of the
war department.
Tells of Photo Work.
Colonel Hall, in an interview in
the office of army public relations,
described the work of the photo
graphic branch of the Allied air
arms. He said that at least rs per
cent of what we know about the
enemy is learned from reconnais-
sance and photo flights. He ex-
planned that in one six-day period
the Allied fiers photographed 176
German air fields. These flights,
he said, revealed that in place of
craft drawn to the Russian front
the Germans had set up dummy
planes of wood at many fields.
The discovery of a synthetic rub
Der plant in the Reich by a recon-
naissance plane, Colonel Hall said,
led to its destruction by Flying For
tresses a few days later. The plant,
producing so per cent of the Nazi
synthetic rubber, was revealed in a
photograph brought back by a pilot
who was of the nature of
the installation.
Colonel Hall declared that the re-
connaissance pilots are drawn from
the fighter groups and given addi-
tional training before being sent on
Photographic missions.
"They don't like it at first, but
after one or two reconnaissance
sweeps they wouldn't 60 back to
the fighters" he said.
Hear From Downed Filters.
Colonel Hall, who is 46 years old,
made his last reconnaissance flight
over Europe on September 10. Re-
.arding losses of reconnaissance pi-
lots, he declared, closes are COM
parable to our day bombing losses"
He added that SO per cent of the
pilots shot down have been heard ]
later.
The colonel said that in his ten
he had experienced Several
brushes" with enemy fighter planes. .
But" he added, 81 opened up and
IAN away" He disclosed that the
.nemy apparently has no plane capa-
Die Of o~vertaking the P-38, but "aft-
# a few MISSIONS" he added, "a
blot may become careless and for
yet to watch the skies"
A native of Fort Worth, Texas,
Colonel Hall has been in the service
or 10 months. In the last war he
vas a member of 111th Escadrille
# the French army and later a lieu
enant in the United States army
lir force.
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IN r. LUCKY"
Day by Day in Laurel
Thursday shows GAS and $3.50 P. M.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Weisgerber
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Fieber with
their daughter and grandson from
Cheyenne, Wyo., were guests here
recently of Mrs. James Rollman.
William Grams of Medora, N. D.,
vas a week end guest of his moth
er, Mrs. Rollman.
Miss Margaret Conlon will adj
dress the l.. l.. club at a meeting
at the club rooms Friday afternoon,
it has been announced. She will
give a lecture demonstration on
Wartime Food Problems" and on
tinue the series on "Care and Use
of Kitchen Equipment" which is
being given by home demonstration
agents throughout the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex B. DeAtley
entertained at dinner Sunday for
Mr.. and Mrs. D. 1. Scoarse and Mr..
and Mrs. A. T. Holmgren of Bill
lings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tennis Milligan, Jr.,
plan to move the first of April to
the Wilton Gerke residence at COS
East Fifth.
Mrs. Fred Rose of Reed Point was
a guest last week at the homes of
her brothers, Carl and Charles
Perry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Zahn and
son Roy and Miss Betty Zahn of
Billings attended the wedding Sat-
urday of Edmund P. Gable, cousin
of Mrs. Zahn and Miss Frieda
Sheafer of Shepherd. The ceremony
took place at the dance hall in
Shepherd and was followed by a re-
and a dance.
Rev. o. Misch of Bozeman was
a guest Monday evening of Rev.
H. E. Vomhof at the Lutheran par
sonage.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hatfield were
in Cody, Wyo., Wednesday and
Thursday of last week to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Burl Carter. Burl, broth
err of Mrs. Hatfield, will leave soon
for service. Howard Carter, now
in Georgia, expects to leave the
States in a short time for service
overseas.
Mrs. James Rollman returned
Saturday to her home here from st.
Vincent hospital, Billings, where
she had spent several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh. Phelps spent
several days last week visiting
friends at Cooke City.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends for
their numerous expressions of SYM
pathy in our recent bereavement.
the death of Mrs. Kate a. Smith.
L. L. Smith and family.
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Royal Theatre
WEEKLY PROGRAM

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
March 9-10-11
Here's a grand and thrilling story
of how the TEXAS A. & M. train
their men for war and peace. It's
packed with action, thrills, suspense.
comedy, romanc plus College Life.
With
Richard Quine Anne Gwynne
Noah Beery Martha ODriscoII
Edgar Barrier William Frawley
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.ALENDAR
looming Events.

Friday, March 10.
The L. l.. club will meet with
Miss Margaret Conlon, home dem
onstration agent, at the hall in the
afternoon. Guests will be welcome.
The Theto Rho Girls club will
hold their regular meeting at the
l.. L. club and afterwards will spon-
sor a pitch-in dinner and an eve
ming of entertainment for the Odd
Fellows and wives, Rebekahs and
husbands and the Girls club.
A meeting of the All Saints Epis-
copal guild will be held in the eve
ming with Mrs. o. C. Jordahl at her
home.
Sunday, March II.
Episcopal communion services will
be held at 5 p. m. at Our Savior's
Lutheran church.
Monday, March Is.
Mrs. r. ]. Williams will be hos
tess to the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance meeting at her home, be-
ginning at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Arthur
Callahan will present the after
Moons program.
Tuesday, March IA.
The Women of the Moose will
at 8 o'clock at the L.. L. club
with a number of ~out-of-town
quests in attendance. Refreshments
will be served following the busi-
session.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
Have some excellent new dining
room sets, just arrived. Roysdon
Furniture Store. 1t
FOR SALE-Barred rock, rose comb
wyandotte and white rock roost-
ers, also some hens. BOOSTERS can
be used for breeding. Phone 0312-
J-3. 1t
Evening star., 1944-08-08
Flower Collections
For Hospitals Listed

Flowers for wounded and i'll serv-
icemen at Walter Reed, Naval Medi-
cal Center, st. Elizabeth's Hospital
and Mount Alto Hospital will be
called for three times each week
starting tomorrow, Flowers for
Cheer, group formed to provide
hospitalized servicemen with flowers,
announced today. The organiza-
tion's Office is at 1920 New York
avenue NV.
Flowers left at stations listed be-
low before noon on Mondays, We'd
nesdays and Fridays will be picked
up. The Gray Ladies will distribute
the flowers at each hospital.
Places where the flowers may be
left are: Columbia Country Club,
Meyer gas station, 1885 Connecticut
avenue NV; Lord Baltimore gas
station, Morrison street and Con-
necticut avenue NV; Mount Alto
Pharmacy, 2213 Wisconsin avenue
NV; Woods real estate Office, 1249
wisconsin avenue NV; Peeler's
dry cleaning Office, 1908 Rhode
Island avenue NE: Gulf Oil Corp.
service station, 2300 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc; Foot's gas station, 2917
Nichols avenue Sc; ESQ gas sta
tion, Good Hope road and Four
teenth street Sc, and Miller real
estate office. Forty-eighth street and
Massachusetts avenue NV.
Evening star., 1944-08-08
llsWRshoniinq
&Remmidery@a

Canned Foods, Etc. - Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through Z-8 and
AS through F-5 good indefinitely.
Each stamp worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps AS
through Z-8 and AS through C-5
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. All meats except beef steaks,
roast beef and choice cuts of lamb
point free. Until further notice,
three red stamps will be validated
every four weeks instead of every
two weeks.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound OF waste kitchen fats you
turn In. The fact that lard, short.
en.ng and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection Is less
essential.
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 80, 81 and
80 valid for pounds indefinitely,
Book No. stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %. 1945.
Gasoline-No. 10-A coupons good
for 3 gallons each through tonight,
No. liza coupons valid tomorrow
through November 8. B-3, B-4,
C-3 and ca coupons good for S
gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps / and 2 in
Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and S cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 30. Period 1.
1944-5 fuel oil ration good now
for 10 gallons per unit.
Evening star., 1944-08-08
District Polio Patient,
Now Number d

One more infantile paralysis case
from out of town has been brought
to Children's Hospital here, making
the total in the metropolitan area
43 since the beginning of the out
break July l the Health Depart
ment announced today.
The additional case was that of
q colored boy, II, from Haymarket
Va. The out-of-town cases brought
here have mounted to 18 and local
cases to Is. So far there have been
three local deaths and one from out
OF town for total of four.
While the spread of the disease
so far has not been as great as ir
1941, it is worse than in either 194s
or 1943, according to Health Depart.
ment statistics.
In the entire year 194l there were
rs local cases and 5 deaths; in 1941
there were only cases, and nc
deaths: in 1943 there were IL cases
and one death.
-Four suspected cases now are
under observation and diagnosis
here, two at Childrens Hospital, anc
two at Gallinger Hospital.
Eighteen new cases. the largest
number reported within one day
during the current outbreak, were
reported today to the Virginia Bu-
reau of Communicable Diseases al
Richmond.
The report listed two cases each
from Bland, Botetour and Wythe
Counties, and the cities of Lynch
burg and Roanoke, and one each
from Bedford, Charlotte, Halifax
Montgomery, Page, Russell and Nor.
folk Counties, and one from the
city of Norfolk. The total since
June ! is 1874, health officials said.
Evening star., 1944-08-08

The District is doing everything
it can from free lunches to free
transportation to tide Glenn Dale
Sanatorium over its manpower
crisis.
To attract the hundreds of volun-
teers needed to assist the depleted
nursing staff, the District has made
arrangements for picking up volun-
teers at a central downtown point
OF their own choosing.
Each group of volunteers will vote
on a pickup point most convenient
to the largest number of them. After
completing that arrangement, there's
not much more the District can do
except point out that patients
kept out Of Glenn Dale for lack of
nurses to staff the hospital are a
continuing threat to the community.
Some men and women frankly
have hesitated to volunteer, although
they realize the greatness of the
need, because they are afraid of
contracting the disease or carving
the germs home in their clothes.
On that score, Health Department
doctors point out the volunteers will
wear gowns and even masks when
necessary. They. say the germ is not
transmitted through the clothes
anyhow.
A thorough physical examination
and continuing physical check-up
will be given the volunteers to make
certain they are not susceptible to
the disease.
The Health Department estimates
mat a$ ea0t 6,000 peescns n tlne
Evening star., 1944-08-08
10 Of 1000 Needed Aides
Reqister for Glenn Dale

Seventy persons have registered
with the Volunteer Office of the
District for work at Glenn Dale
Sanatorium in the current drive for
1000 volunteers by August 81 tc
avert closing part of the institution
These recruits have been regis
tered since the start of the drive
last Thursday, after a conference
of the Volunteer Office with health
officials and representatives of the
press, radio, advertising agencies and
other groups.
1t has been estimated that 1000
volunteers are necessary to secure
300 qualified nurses assistants. 1t
is expected that approximately so
per cent of those registering will be
found ineligible for work at the
sanatorium.
Glasses for volunteers are sched-
uled to start Monday with night
classes at Sibley and Freedmen's S
Hospitals from Z to $50 pm. and
day classes at Georgetown and
Freedmen's Hospitals from $50 a m.
until noon. The Volunteer Office
said 80 persons had registered with
their Office for Glenn Dale work
before the initial drive was called
of, but those who were found
qualified and trained were trans
ferred to Gallinger Hospital.
Evening star., 1944-08-08
Capitol Guides Give Their Views
On Fees VS.. CWIService
Salary Rather Thon 'Side-Pocket' Pay
Not Opposed by Groups Coptoin

customers. There's no limit for the
nonpaying servicemen.
More Tourists In Summer.
In winter, when Congress is In
session, Mr.. Connell said, only about
20 per cent of the visitors take the
tour. The rest are content to sit
in the galleries. In summer, par
ticularly in the vacation month Of
August, about so per cent of the
visitors make the paid tour.
The sergeant at arms determines
how many men and women should
be on the guide force, it was ex-
planned, but there's a "gentleman's
agreement" to keep the force down
to the point where the guides can
early a living. More guides, less
for each Of them. The last appoint
ment was made more than two years
ago.
The guide force now has a staff
Of nine. Before the war there were
"a guides taking tourists around the
Capitol and keeping them out of the
way of members of Congress.
Most Of the guides are sure Con-
gress would never stand for turning
the guide force over to Civil Service
This is patronage" one Of the
guides explained. See that guide
over there? She has whole State
delegation behind her. That lady
just bringing party back has a
Senator. It's better If you have a
Senator. You stay here longer"
Admits Much Turnover.
Although Mr.. Nash has been on
the job 80 years Mr.. Connell ad-
mitted there was quite a bit of turn
over Why?
They lose their influence"
"A number of times, the guides
said, bills have been introduced to
make the guide system a govern
mental venture The late Capt.
Benjamin Cady, considered the
father of the present system, was
frequently called before various ap-
preparations committees, the guides
said, but nothing ever came of it.
Most of the guides consider the
present system more dignified. !"
Even the women wear gray suits,
they pointed out. One of their
number is former member of Con-
gress, another is a school teacher.
They said they had lot more ex-
planning to do to the customers
than in other buildings where the
guide service is Government-spon-
sored.
The guides also had this to say
about themselves and salaried jobs
under Civil Service:
Nonpayers Wander Away.
People aren't interested when
they don't pay. We'd get different
class of people. Why the people who
don't pay now just wander away
from us when we're talking"
"The people wouldn't get the
service they get now. You know how
salaried employees are. The guides
would be lodging trips"
do you think all the guides could
pass the Civil Service exam? They
just know about the Capitol"
Mr.. Connell rifned his pale blue
tickets and said, THE way it is now
we get some gripes. But we get lots
Of compliments, too"
Evening star., 1944-08-08

Hours Of work after training:
Day shift from 10 am. to 4::30
pm. weekdays. special sched-
ules on Sunday. Two-hour
night shift after 7 pm. At
least one day or evening shift
a week required. Free meal
provided for day workers.
Transportation furnished with
out charge from convenient
pickup points.
Where to register: Registra-
ton in person at Districts Vol
unteer Office, 1850 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, weekdays
from 8 to 6 pm. For the next
three Sundays, registration on
Sundays from l to 5 pm. For
further information, call RE.
5105, ask for Glenn Dale Vol
unteer Service,
Evening star., 1944-08-08

He was graduated from West
Point in 1928.
Brig. Gen. James G. Christensen,
chief OF staff for the Army Ground
Forces, brought a death message
for a second time within a few
days to the McNair home at the
Army War College.
There was no need to call a
doctor to help Mrs. McNair," Gen
Christensen said. She was the
wife of a soldier and the mother
Of a soldier.
The supreme Allied headquarters
first announced that Gen. McNair &
death was due to enemy action. u
A week later it was disclosed that
an error was responsible.
Evening star., 1944-08-08
Charles ". Hopkins
Silver Spring Civic
Leader, Dies at IS
He Developed Blair
And Woodside Park
Sections Of County

Charles Ward Hopkins. 65, promi-
nent developer and civic leader, dieo
at Brentwood Sanitarium last night
after cerebral hemorrhage. He
lived at 9l01 Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring.
Born in Toronto. Canada. Mr.
Hopkins moved with his family at
the age of IL to Newport News, Va
He attended schools there and was
a graduate of Newport News Mill
tary Academy. He was graduated
from the University of Virginia in
1902.
Shortly after graduating, he Or
ganlzed the Southern Land. Co., a
Virginia concern. For the next 1s
years Mr.. Hopkins and his associates
developed residential areas of sew
eral cities, including New Orleans
Atlanta, Montgomery, Ala, and
Newport News.
In 1921, he moved to Silver Spring
and developed the Blair and Wood
side Park sections.
Mr. hopkins TOOK a prominent part
in civic affairs and in Red Cross
activities. At the time of his death
he was serving as disaster chairman
of the Silver Spring branch of the
American Red Cross and last March
he was chairman of the Silver Spring
War Fund drive.
He had represented Woodside Park
Civic Association, of which he was
vice president, on the Montgomery
County Civic Federation since it
was organized. Mr.. Hopkins was
also member of the Silver Spring
Board of Trade and Silver Spring
Lodge 2l5. Silver Spring Masonic
Lodge.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Mary
Page Hopkins, he is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Eloise Hopkins
Glover. New York, and Mrs. Georgia
Hopkins Yznaga, Hyattsville, Nd :
three sons, Page Hopkins, Silver
Spring; Charles P. Hopkins, now in
the Navy. at Seattle, and Air Cadet
Joseph w. Hopkins, Arcadia, Fla
Two sisters also survive.
Masonic funeral services will be
conducted at 10 am. Thursday at
the Warner E. Pumphrey funeral
home, 8434 Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring. Burial will be private.
Evening star., 1944-08-08

infant daughter, Bonny Clare of
Santa Barbara, Calf.
Circumstances of the coloners
death were not reported in the mes
sage which the War Department re-
ceived from Maj. Gen. A. D. Bruce,
commander of the 77th Division,
now in action in Guam.
The younger McNair was, like his
father. a field artilleryman. Col.
McNair served with Gen. Bruce
when the latter commanded the
tank destroyer center at Camp Hood,
Tex.
Col. McNair played a leading role
in the development of tank de-
stroyer tactics and employment at
the center which he helped to Or
QanizP.
Evening star., 1944-08-08
Two Ho|dup Men Rob
Station Of Gas COUPONS

Police are searching for two col.
ored men who held up and robbed
Ben Manley, 81, yesterday in 9
filling station at 4244 Wisconsin
avenue NV, where he is employed
The holdup men took gasoline cou.
pons good for TOO to 1000 gallons
before they locked the attendant ir
washroom, police said.
Mr.. Manley told police the pai,
drove into the station and asked TO,
water for their car. They followed
MN inside, where one of them
pulled a pistol. They attempted te
open the locked safe, but did not
ask his assistance nor did they take
money he was carrying in his pock.
cts. The gasoline coupons were
pasted on sheets.
Mr.. Manley lives at 4438 Wiscon.
sin avenue NV.
Evening star., 1944-08-08

The death of Col. Douglas Nc
Nair, 81, in Guam, was announced
late yesterday BY the War Depart
ment.
His father. 1t. Gen. Lesley j
McNair, former head of the Army
Ground Forces, was killed in Nor
mandy on July Is by an American
aerial bomb which fell short of its
mark.
Thus in two weeks Mrs. Lesley
McNair. who lives in one of the Co.
lonial houses facing Washington
Channel at the Army War College
has been bereft of her husband and
her only son.
Col. McNair also is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Freda McNair, and thei1
Evening star., 1944-08-08

Between shepherding herds OF
tourists through the Capitol today,
the Capitol guides spoke their piece
about the system by which they
earn living.
The question is whether they
should become Civil Service en-
ployes on regular salary or con-
tinue under the present informal
procedure of collecting 25-cent fees
from those who want to be told
about their Capitol.
James Connen, captain Of the
guides, explained the present system
works this way:
He and Harry Nash, veteran of 80
years on Capitol Hill, approach the
prospects to ask If you folks would
like to be taken through" If the
folks agree they are handed a pale
blue ticket in return for IS cents.
Tickets Used Over.
The tickets are used over and
over because they're hard t6 get
now. Mr.. Connell keeps his own
funds in q hip pocket and puts
the folding money from the GUS
toners In one side pocket and the
change in the other. At the end
of the day he and Mr.. Nash turn
out their pockets and the dividing
is done. A record is kept so with
holding taxes can be deducted but
no Capitol official checks the record
Personally, Mr.. Connell said, he
has no objection to going under
civil service IF they pay us decent
salary" Currently, he said, the
guides average about $4,000 a year
He thinks that if the guides were
on a salary and Capitol touring
was free the guides should get a
little more because they'd have to
work harder, make more trips day
He didn't explain just how his
$2,50O figure was arrived at. Each
guide averages two to three trips a
day now, although in peacetime they
made as high as six or seven daily
trips. The limit on the, number of
sightSeers in a party is IS paving