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Evening star., 1944-02-25
Dickerson, FEA Geo|ogist,
Dies in New York

Roy E. Dickerson, 66, of 1905 North
Adams street, Arlington, a geologist
with the Foreign Economic Admin
istration, collapsed in a New York
subway station yesterday and died
two hours later at the Hospital for
Ruptured and Crippled, according
to an Associated Press dispatch.
Mr.. Dickerson had been in New
York since Monday attending the
annual meeting of the American
Institute Of Mining and Metallurgi-
cal Engineers.
Mr.. Dickerson had been employed
in the petroleum division of FEA for
the last year. and a half. Before
that he had been in the foreign
division Of the Atlantic Refining Co.
and had done field work tn South
America and Cuba. He also had
spent eight years in the Orient as a
geologist with the Standard Oil Co.
of California.
Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Dele
H. Dickerson, Arlington.
The body will be brought to the
Ives funeral home, Arlington, today
and funeral services will be an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Maryland Officials
Assai| Tax Proposal
Bill Affecting Federal
Workers Called Unfair

The Maryland delegation in Con-
gress had been informed today OF
exposition by gfoup Of State of9i-
cials to proposed Federal legislation
which would relieve thousands Of
Federal employees who work in Mary
land from payment Of the States
income tax.
Calling on Maryland members
here yesterday to express opposition
to the legislation were State Con-
troller ]. Millard Tawes, Chief Dep
uty Controller Joseph o. C. Nc
Cusker. Deputy Attorney General
Hall Hammond and Deputy State
Auditor Carl L. Wannen.
The bill, now pending in the
House. would provide that the COM
pensation of an officer or employe
of the United States be subject to
the State income tax only in the
State in which such officer or en-
ploye maintains a legal residence.
Mr.. Tawes said the measure would
give preference to Federal employees
who live in the State temporarily
while working here but maintain
legal domiciles in another State.
II the measure were enacted, the
controller continued, other employees
in the State would be at disadvan.
tage, since preference would have
been shown to the Federal employees
Such an act would have the eff.
feet OF amending Maryland's income
tax law" Mr.. Tawes declared. "ant
only the State Legislature car
change our law"
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Officials Study Action
In Baby's Fatal Fall

Eugene Plummer, Mount Rainier
(Md) police chief, said he will con-
fer today with States Attorney A
Gwynn Bowie to decide If action will
be taken In the case of Billy Cop
page, 3-year-old son of Mrs. Marion
Coppage. 1922 P street NV, who
died Yesterday at Children's Hospi-
tai after falling from his bassinette
DR.. Richard Rosenberg, deputy
District coroner, who with DR.. James
I. Boyd, depty Prince Georges Coun-
ty medical examiner, performed an
autopsy yesterday, issued verdict
Of accidental death.
Chief Plummer said the child was
being cared for in the home of Mrs
Airline Tenant, 1910 Thirty-third
street, Mount Rainier. He said Mrs
Tenant does not have license to
operate foster home, and that she
told police she did not know a IL
cense was necessary.
} Mr.. Plummer quoted her as saying
the childis mother, an employe OF
the Statler Hotel pharmacy, was told
Sunday to come after the baby be-
cause it was sick She told police the
mother promised to come after the
child Tuesday, but did not. The
baby had been at the Tenant home
about a week.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Fairfax Draft Board Starts
Reviewing Deferments

Fairfax County Selective Service
Board ofhcials are reopening the
cases Of all registrants now holding
&c and sc deferments, as required
under new regulations.
The classifications assigned to
workers in agriculture, which ran
for an indefinite period, must be
reviewed, and if the &c classifica-
ton is continued. it cannot be given
for more than six months.
The &c classification, assigned
farm workers with children, will be
abolished. Registrants will be placed
either in &c or other classification
Previously &c classifications were
given only to farm workers who are
single or married but have no chill
dren.
AS Of February /, the local board
had 139 &c registrants and 81 sc
registrants. Reviewing of the cases
will be completed within the next
30 DAYS.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Baltimore Mother Held
In Death Of 7 Children
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Feb. b.-25.-A younr
seaman's wife whose two
children were found asphyxiated by
gas from unlighted stove burners
was ordered held witheut bail yes-
terday for a hearing March 2 on a
charge Of "wilfully neglecting q.
her children - thereby causing
their deaths -
Police Magistrate George P. We'll
zant ordered Mrs. Louise Bozman.
10. returned to Jail after her ar
raignment before him.
The two children were Ronald. 2.
and Dianne, nine months. Their
father, Donald, q merchant seaman.
is not expected home for several
weeks.
Mrs. Bozman was arrested Wednes.
day night at the request of Assistant
States Attorney Anselm Sodaro.
DR.. Howard j. Maldeis, chief med
ical examiner, returned a verdict OF
accidental death after questioning
Mrs. Bozman at some length follow
ing her discovery of the childrens
bodies Monday. He said Mrs. Boz
man told him she left the children
alone in the apartment and found
them unconscious in bed when shs
returned,
Evening star., 1944-02-25
llsNRstioniing
&Remiindey@a

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Stamps K, L and NJ in Book No. 4
valid through March 40.
Meats, Fats, Etc. Book No. 3.
stamps v. w and x valid through
tomorrow. Stamps Y and z good
through March 20. Spare stamp 3
IN Book No. good for S points
Of pork through tomorrow.
Points for FatsEYour meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
every pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
New Ration Tokens - Starting
Sunday, blue and red tokens
will be given in change on ra-
toned sales involving green.
brown, red and blue stamps. Each
token is worth one point; red for
meat, butter. etc; blue for proc
essed foods.
Sugar-Book No. 4. Stamp 80 valid
for S pounds through March 81.
Book No. 1, stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
No. Ii In Book No. !
and stamp l on the "airplane"
sheet Of Book No. 8 valid for an
indefinite period.
Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
3 gallons through May 8. B, B-l, c
and C-1 coupons good for 2 gall
Ions each. These coupons will
expire on date indicated on indi-
vidual books. B-2 and Ca cou-
pons in books issued since De.
cember l are good for S gallons.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81. For B
coupon holders. February -.
Fuel Oil-Period No. 3 coupons good
through March 13. Period No. 1
coupons valid through September
80. Nos. 3 and coupons good for 10
gallons per unit. According to the
District OPA, consumers In this
area should not have used more
than 10 per cent OF their total
yearly fuel oil rations as Of Feb.
ruary Al.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Chevy Chase Citizens Ask
Court 10 Close Nursery

A suit seeking to prohibit Florence
Rockefaeaugh from operating a nurs-
ing home at % East Bradley lane,
Chevy Chase, has been filed in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
at Rockville by Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles R. L. HALEY, 18, East Brad
ley lane, the Chevy Chase Citizens
Committee for Section 2 and part
Of Section l, and George M. Ferris,
building inspector of the committee.
Through their attorney, James H.
Pugh, the plaintiffs claim that al
though the home is in a residential
A zone, it is being used for business
and commercial purposes, thus vio-
lating the county zoning law.
Pending determination of the suit,
the compliments ask the court to
grant temporary injunction re-
straining the defendant from oper-
ating the nursing home or any busi-
ness not permitted in residential A
zone on the premises.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Virginia Boptists Set Up
Education Commission
~ the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, Feb. 25.-Bap-
tist schools and colleges of Virginia
in the future will be under the
direct supervision Of a newly Gre
ated 10-member Commission on
Christian Education" under ac-
ton of the Baptist General Asso-
citation of Virginia which ended its
121st annual meeting here yester-
day.
The commission was set up
through adoption Of report OF the
Committee on Christian Education
Members will be elected for FIVE
year terms by the association. They
will supervise and advise with the
administrations and trustees OF
Baptist schools and colleges, and
have complete control Of funds allo-
Gated by the association for schools,
to distribute as they see fit.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Arlington Safety Unit
Tied in Second Place

With record of no traffic fatal
tiles for 253 days, Arlington is tied
for second place in the 1943 safety
contest among cities having a popu-
lation of $4,000 to 100000, Clifton G..
Stoneburner, executive director of
the Arlington Safety Council, an
nounced today.
The ratings, based on automobile
registration, place Mount Vernon,
N. Y, in first place. Oak Park, Ill,
is tied with Arlington for runner-up
honors.
William K. MacMahon, chairman
of the large fleet operators contest
sponsored by the council, reported
that the Is contestants have trav-
eled 2.262 900 miles during the nine
months Of the contest with a total
Of "a accidents. There are 27O
vehicles entered. Hudson Supply g.
Equipment Co., is leading with l80,-
400 miles and no accidents.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
d Silver Spring Men
Answer Call 10 CoIors

Twenty-three registrants at Sc
lective Service Board No. 2, Silver
Spring, left this week for active duty
in the armed forces.
Fourteen leaving for the Army
were pre-Pearl Harbor fathers, and
one father, James H. Hamm, entered
the Navy. The remainder of the
group entered the Army.
Fathers leaving for the Army
were Ethan E. Rutenback, Harry B
Brachtel, Ralph L. Flincham, Karl
G. Rammling, Stanley E. Padgett
Willard K. Bennett, Franklin M
Johnson, John E. Fitzgerald, Thomas
NJ. Fisher, William A. Sheehy
George j. Spitalsky, Joseph McKen-
ney, James A. Granger and Charles
NJ Wilson.
Others leaving were William S
Leath, John NJ. Showalter. Henry J
McDermott, jr.. Walter E. Gates, jr.
Earl Jackson, Robert A. Ware, Ram
say Ogilvie and Harry I. living.
An unusually heavy call of reg
istrants will be made by the board
next month.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Virginia Democrats Map
Convention Plans Today
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. Is. The
Democratic State Central Committee
will meet here at pm. today to
decide the time, place and basis OF
representation for the quadrennia1
State convention.
At least two congressional districts
are scheduled to caucus before the
State committee meeting, with the
Second District Committee follow
ing the First District group. John A.
Currie. secretary, said no caucus of
the Third District committmen Is
planned.
Under the Richmond Norfolk =
Roanoke rotation long used, it is
Richmond's turn for the State con-
vention, and the committee is ex-
pected to schedulethe convention in
the capital city in May.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Montgomery Gardens
Will Be PIowed at Cost

Montgomery County Victory gar
deners who need their gardens
plowed should apply Immediately to
the County Victory Garden Com
mittee, it was announced today.
Only garden plots Of 5000 square
feet or more are eligible for county
blowing, which is done at cost, 1t
was said. Gardeners in the Silver
Spring area should contact the
committee at Shepherd 1854, and
those In the Bethesda Chevy Chase
area should call Oliver $500 to be
placed on the plowing schedule.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Red Cross Drive Officers
Named in Prince Georqes

H. Clay Whiteford, chairman of
the Prince Georges County Red
Cross War Fund Campaign, today
announced officers and area heads
for the drive which will begin
March /.
OfIicers include Robert G. Foster,
deputy chairman; T. Howard
Duckett, chairman of special gifts;
r. M. Bradshaw, chairman of busi-
ness group; DR.. Harvey j. Patterson,
treasurer; A. H. Snyder, chairman
of publicity: Mrs. c. A. Magoon,
chairman Of supplies, and Miss
Marian Anderson, secretary.
Mrs. James B. Bentley is vice
chairman of the Metropolitan Area,
and district chairmen in the area
are DR.. Earl E. Berkley. Vansville;
DR.. Louis M. Jimal, Bladensburg
Mrs. G. w. S. Musgrave, Laurel;
Mrs. John w. Yingling, Bowie; Mrs.
R. j. Shelter, Hyattsville; Mrs. J.
Enos Ray. Chillum; Mr.. Leo j.
Naughton, Seat Pleasant; Mrs. G.
w. Wagner, Riverdale; Mrs. G. w.
'Werber, Berwyn, and Mrs. G. E.
StancIff, Lanham.
Mrs. Frank M. Hall is vice chair
man Of the southern area of the
county, and district chairmen are
Mrs. w. Earl Hindle, Brandywine !;
Mrs. Harold Knapp. Queen Anne;
Mrs. Charles Marbury, Melwood; !;
Mrs. A. Gwynn Bowie, Marlboro;
Mrs. Peter w. Duvall, Nottingham;
Mrs. Clarence M. Roberts, Kent;
Mrs. Hazel Read, Piscataway; Mrs.
Mary James, Oxen; Mrs. ]. Paul
Duke, Surratts; Mrs. j. Howe Raw
lings, Aquasco, and Mrs. James B.
Bland, Spaulding.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Referendum
Bill for Alexandra
Voted by Delegates
Election to Determine
Form Of City Rule to
Be Held March 28
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Feb. 25.-The w.
Selden Washington House bill to
provide for a special election in
Alexandria on March % to deter
mine whether the city will have a
council at large or a council by
wards form of government passed
the Virginia House of Delegates
yesterday.
The bill was on its second reading
and was called to the floor out of
its order and passed unanimously.
Under the council at large plan,
four councilmen would be elected
at large for terms of two years and
would join the three councilmen
now elected at large forming coun-
Gil Of seven with the present pre-
siding ofncer acting as Mayor.
In the event of a vacancy, the
Corporation Court would call an
election. On and after September l,
1916, the vacancies will be filled by
election Of members at large, and
the member of the council polling
the{argest popular sn4A..NzilaI
Mayor, with power to vote. but no,
to veto. The member receiving the
second largest popular vote would 81
the vice mayor.
Under the ward plan which is now
in operation, the city is divided into
six wards. with a member OF the
council elected from each ward and
three elected at large, making q
council Of nine.
Senator A. w. Clarke, Alexandria
introduced a resolution to request
the Federal Government to dispose
OF war housing projects through
local channels. He said many were
constructed in violation of local
building codes and that the localities
should have jurisdiction after the
war emergency ends
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Station Toxi Concession
Investigated by Bates

Representative Bates, Republican,
of Massachusetts, said today he was
continuing his investigation of the
exclusive concession the Diamond
taxicabs have at Union Station,
contending that this appears to him
to be unfair to the independent
operators.
Mr.. Bates recently sent a protest
to the Public Utilities Commission
against the effects Of taxi group
riding orders, but has been advised
by District officials this plan was
adopted to conserve gasoline, tires
and vehicles and to expand pas
Senger service.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Grocery and Restaurant
Fined on Health CHARGES

Two food handlers were fined
yesterday in Municipal Court for
health violations and q third was
allowed to forfeit $50 collateral.
William Heine, a grocer of 1903
Seventh street NV, paid SIS
fine after he pleaded guilty to hav-
ing two dead rats and a rabbit skin
in the cellar Of his store. Gianoula
Lynard, operator of the New Com
mercial Lunch, l101 E street S.W.,
was fined $25 for having dirty drink
ing glasses.
Clarence Westbrook, operator of
the Little Giant Foodshop, 1908
Adams Mill road NV, forfeited $50
on . charge of having dirty floors,
exposed food and roach powder In
the bread box.
Evening star., 1944-02-25

mer song and dance man. He flew
with Capt. Dick to Bristol for a per-
formance.
Mr.. Berlin was amazed" at the
way the British took to the show.
The reaction was better than in
the United States, in my opinion, F"
he said That was due to an ele-
ment of Anglo-American relations
that crept into it as q plus factor" /"
He recalled that King George,
during an interview, had asked If
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" was in
the show. It wasn't, so they sang
it to the satisfaction of the King
and all. $50 we kept it in," Mr..
Berlin said.
Show Called Clean.
There was another highlight when
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and
Maj. Gen. Jimmie Doolittle at
tended the show and complimented
it. But what seemed to crafty Mr..
Berlin more than anything else was
"a letter from London's Lord Cham
berlain saying this is the cleanest
show that ever played at the Palla-
dium."
Mr.. Berlin, who should be an au-
thority on the kind of songs soldiers
like to sing. if any one is, says the
soldiers of this war sing more than
those of 1918.
Soldiers are merely civilians in
uniform" he said. "They like the
same old sloppy, sentimental songs
they liked at home. They prefer
these to the flag-waving, marching
songs, perhaps because they don't
do much marching in this war"
White Christmas" his own big
gest song hit, is just as much OF a
war song, he said, as Keep the
Home Fires Burning" But he didn't
write it with any such intention.
Perhaps they like it because it rep
resents the peace they all want" he
ventured as an opinion.
The Army show Win play. next in
Algiers Tor two weeks engagement.
After Algiers there wfil come Oran,
and probably Palermo and Naples
for one to three weeks each. Beyond
that, plans are only tentative.
OF the original 300 Army enlisted
personnel in the show that millions
Of Americans remember, the present
cast includes $50. Among them are
26 members of the original orchestra
Of so.
Mr.. Berlin said the overseas show.
being smaller, moves at a faster
tempo.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Arlington Cemetery
Expansion Opposed
By County Board
Representative Smith
Given Protest on Project;
Other Sites Proposed

The Arlington County Board and
the Chamber of Commerce have
protested to Representative Smith,
Democrat, Of Virginia against the
Federal Governments projected
move to acquire additional land for
the Arlington National Cemetery,
officials of both bodies said today.
Charles A. Toone, president of the
Arlington Board of Trade, said that
organization also was opposed to the
expansion.
Leo C. Lloyd, chairman of the
County Board, said he notified Mr..
Smith yesterday of the boards op-
position to further expansion Of the
cemetery. He said the board had
gone on record several months ago
as opposing any such move and
members had suggested that it would
be much less expensive venture to
purchase undeveloped land in other
areas rather than negotiate for the
already highly developed properties
under discussion.
Constant threat of an expansion
move by the Government had al
ready tended to lower property
values in that section, board mem
bers said.
Mr.. Lloyd said that in his estima-
ton the land which the Govern
ment proposes to acquire is second
in value only to the Clarendon shop
ping district. Mr.. Smith was out of
town and could not be reached for
comment.
An Executive Committee meeting
Of the Chamber of Commerce was
to be held today for discussion of
the expansion proposal. The Post
war Planning Committee of the
chamber already has adopted
recommendation that the bound
aries Of the Arlington National
Cemetery, If expanded, be expanded
only on presently owned Federal
property"
Another Site Favored.
Further acquisition of land
here" Mr.. Stone said, will even
tually so narrow our base for tax
revenues that the financial struc-
ture Of the community will be ad-
versely affected. An extension of
the cemetery to include 81 acres
now privately owned would remove
from taxation some of the most
valuable property in the county.
It would be better and less costly
If the Government would purchase
a large tract or if necessary several
tracts some distance from Washing
ton for burying the heroic dead OF
the Nation"
Mr.. Stone said that accommoda-
tions ultimately would have to be
elsewhere, that it was the chambers
belief that such a decision should
be made now rather than post
poned.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
Virginia Marine Officer
Awarded Navy Cross
BY the Associated Press.

oS thS AcoOClALSQ fIekS.
SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
PACIFIC, Feb. 25.-Lt. Col. George
O. Van Orden, a marine onicer Of
Fredericksburg, Va, was decorated
with the Navy Cross by Maj. Gen.
Allen Turnage, commander of the
Sd Marine Division, for extraordi-
nary heroism and distinguished
service during the Bougainville
campaign.
Col. Van Orden also was pre-
sented with a Purple Heart for
wounds suffered during the CAM
paign.
Sergt. Theo Link, combat cor
respondent, reported that Col. Van
Orden was one Of the outstanding
officers in the fighting at Cape Toro-
kina and engagements subsequent
to the landing. He was executive
officer of the Sd Marine Regiment.
which took part in IS per cent of
the fighting on Bougainville.
Evening star., 1944-02-25
.0'Conor Acts 10 Give
Vote in November
To Servicemen
Fovors Recommendations
Drafted BY Council Of
Stute Governments
By the Associated Press,

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Feb. 15.-The
soldier vote bill which the State
administration will propose to the
special Maryland legislative session
will incorporate recommendation
from the Council of State Govern
ments, says Gov. O'Conor.
The Council, predicting there was
possibility that Congress may never
agree on the soldier vote question,
sent to each of the 48 Governors q
statement of recommendations de-
signed to guarantee a vote in the
November elections to members OF
the armed services.
The Council recommendations
would provide for State acceptance
Of Federal ballot and generally
make provisions to cooperate with
the Army and Navy in getting ballots
to servicemen.
Meanwhile, another bill was pro-
posed in Baltimore by Delegate Leon
A. Rubenstein, Democrat. He de.
clared his measure would remedy
the principal defects of the present
absentee voting law as it applies to
servicemen and promised to intro
duce it at the special session.
He said the bill would provide
for registration by members of the
armed forces and would extend the
legal time for mail voting in both
the primaries and general election.
The Baltimore Delegates bill also
would provide for the creation of
a State war ballot commission, COM
posed Of the Governor, the presi-
dent of the Senate, the Speaker Of
the House, and the House and Sen.
ate minority leaders. The commits.
sion would be authorized and EN-.
powered to make any and all pro-
visions and regulations necessary to
enectuate the operation of this act
and to cooperate with the Federal
authorities in facilitating and expe-
dit1ng the handling of registration
and balloting by the military.
The commission is authorized
and empowered to make such re-
visions and changes in this voting
bill as may, in their discretion. be
deemed necessary to effectively CO.
operate and coordinate with such
Federal laws as may be enacted to
facilitate and expedite the handling
OF registration and balloting by
military votes" the bill states.
Mr.. Rubenstein said he was Ger.
tain OF his proposed bills practi-
cality and constitutionality.
Evening star., 1944-02-25

Collins, Is, Of the 1000 block Of Nay
lor road Sc. and Cealy Ciaccio, 10,
who lived with Miss Collins.
Miss Ciaccio told the court she
had worked for the Government for
a while, then took a job in a night
club hat-check room. Since October,
she admitted, she had been arising
around S pm. and staying out at
nightclubs and dancehalls. with
Miss Collins until and 5 am.
Mrs. Mabel Collins, the mother Of
Betty, testified that the two girls
frequently used jitterbug slang, such
as I'm hep" and ''solid..