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Evening star., 1944-04-18
RabiesContro|
To Be Voluntary
In Montgomery
Commissioners Stress
NEGOTIATIONS Are
Not Compulsory

A resolution clarifying the rabies
control program adopted last week
by the Montgomery County Com
missioners was being prepared today
by Joseph A. Cantrel, attorney to
the commissioners. The, measure
will MAKE it clear that incubation
of dogs will not be compulsory.
Answering challenges by county
residents on the "constitutionality''
of the program, which calls for in
oculation of all dogs in the county
against rabies, the commissioners in
a special meeting yesterday voted
to adopt resolution clarifying the
program.
Commissioner William Prescott
said many persons have misin-
terpreted the boards vaccination
program. He said that while free
vaccine and facilities for carrying
out the antirabies program will be
available to all, there is nothing in
the county law to compel dog owners
to have their animals inoculated.
Program Is Mapped.
Mr.. Prescott said dog quarantine
has been in effect in the county for
the last year and little improvement
in the rabies situation has been
noted. He added that while the
Montgomery County Animal Rescue
League does not approve the shoot
ing of stray dogs, 1t has offered no
alternate solution
The commissioners reported that
groups are being organized through
out the county by the County Farm
Bureau, health officials and the
State Sanitary Livestock Service to
get the incubation program under
way.
A contract for paving Glenbrook
and old Georgetown roads at a cost
of $3,340.80 was awarded c. E.
Nance, Arlington, and a request for
a three-room addition to the Sher-
wood High School, Sandy Spring,
was referred to DR.. Edwin Broome,
county superintendent Of schools.
Dates for six hearings on appli-
cations for rezoning of property were
set by the board. Three hearings
will be held May az in Silver Spring
and three on May "a in Bethesda.
Schedule Announced.
Hearings scheduled May "a in
clude:
Russell Mitzell, request to rezone
from residential A to industrial C a
tract of land near the Mitzell Lum-
ber Co., Kensington; S. T. Powers
and w. D. Taylor, request to rezone
a section in the Rogers subdivision,
Takoma Park, from residential A to
residential B, and James w. Gill,
agent for owners, request to rezone
six blocks in the Gilbert subdivision,
Takoma Park, from residential "A to
residential G. a
Hearings scheduled May "A In
Bethesda include:
James w. Gill, agent for owners,
request to rezone Huntington Ter
race, between Cabin John and
Georgetown roads, from residential
A to commercial D; Dorothea
Mathews and M. Wilson Offutt, re-
quest to rezone part of Friendship
Heights from residential A to resi-
dental C, and Louisa L. Bowles,
request to rezone part of Bradley
Hills from residential A to resi-
dental c.
A request by DR.. v. L. Ellicott,
county health officer, to establish a
health center at Gaithersburg was
held for the next meeting.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Two Runaway Children
Freed in Theuter Fire
NV the Assnriated prnss

G5 lIIt hSSUCIaLeG PTesS.
BALTIMORE, April ia 9-year-
old boy and his sister, l3, have been
released by police pending Juvenile
Court action on SIS 900 fire that de-
stroyed theater at Carlins Park.
The children told police they had
run away from home Sunday night
and sought shelter in an outdoor
theater at the park They said they
became cold during the night and
built fire early yesterday under the
theater to warm themselves.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Amended Plan Filed
For Consolidation
OF Virginia Utilities
OfficioIs Hope for EorIy
Approval by SEC of
New 6-Point Program
BY the Associated Press.

40 sAAS 1SoOSAAlcu TICS6s
RICHMOND, Va, April 18.-An
amended plan for the merger of the
Virginia Electric g. Power Co. and
the Virginia Public Service Co. was
filed yesterday with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, accord
ing to an announcement by Jack
G. Holtzclaw and William z. Wood,
presidents of the two companies.
The amended plan provides for the
following changes from the orig
inal plan:
81. The sale of s23, 900 900 of 3 per
cent bonds of VEPCO instead of
$24,50o,0 900 of 31a per cent bonds.
%. The issuance of 100000 of
2k k-25s per cent l0-year serial notes
instead of s5,000,000 ga per cent
five-year serial notes.
Share Exchange Plan.
"3. Each share of VPS preferred
will receive one share of new VEPCO
S. dividend preferred stock plus, for
the 7 per cent VPS preferred, $24.5O
in cash, and for the per cent VPS
preferred $19 in cash. In addition,
both series of preferred will re-
ceive accrued dividends from March
81, 1914, to the date of the merger.
Since the VEPCO $5 dividend pre-
ferred is expected to sell at ia
or better per share, the revised offer
is the equivalent in market value
of securities and cash, to the orig
inal proposal of Lie shares of
VEPCO SIS dividend preferred for
each VPS preferred share plus
$3.50 per share in cash for the 7
per cent VPS preferred.
a. VEPCO will restrict dividend
payments on its common stock to
an extent which will leave in sur
plus $l1, 100000 over a period of 10
years, as compared with the original
proposal of $6,o0o,00 over period
Of five years.
Reserve Fund Provided.
IS. Accounting adjustments will
be made to write off, at the time of
the merger, the excess cost to
VEPCO of the assets acquired over
their cost to VEPCO of the
assets acquired over their cost
to VPS and the gas plant ad-
justments now included in VEPCO
plant account In addition, a re-
serve will be provided for electric
and common utility plant adjust
ments of VEPCO in order to permit
their elimination when the amounts
have been finally determined. The
present acquisition adjustment costs
of the two companies will be amor
tized over a period of not exceeding
Is years by charges to gross income
''6. AS a result of negotiations
with the State Corporation Commits
sion of Virginia, VEPCO has agreed
to reduction in rates of some $780,
600 annually, based on present Level
of use, principally to residential and
municipal customers in that part OF
the area served by VPS where such
rates are higher than those now
charged by VEPCO.
With these notifications, which
have been discussed with repre-
sentatives of the various commits
sions. it is hoped that favorable ac-
tion will be taken by all of the regu-
latory authorities in time to submit
the plan to the stockholders by the
end of this month"
Evening star., 1944-04-18
}. M. Franklin to Talk
To Arlington Gardeners

j, Morton Franklin, head of the
Victory Garden Committee for the
Washington area, will address Vic
tory garden rally at 8 pm. Friday at
the Colonial Village ballroom, Will
son boulevard, Arlington, 1t was an
nounced today by Mrs. Elizabeth
Magruder, chairman of the Arling-
ton County Committee.
Victory gardeners with land avail
able, and those wishing to obtain
land for planting, have been urged
to attend.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Sisters Wed Brothers
At Rockville Ceremony

The Rov. Herbert o. Cooper, pas
tor of the Rockville Baptist Church
otficlated at a double wedding yes
terday in which sisters were mar
ried to brothers.
The couples were Grace j. Hedges
l8, and George L. Frye, "a, and Mary
V. Hedges, 10, and James A. Frye, 18
The sisters gave Hoadley, Va, as
their address, and the brothers, who
are farmers, live in Alexandria.
The ceremony was performed at
the home of the minister in the
presence OF the bridegrooms par
ents.
Evening star., 1944-04-18

their stations, appreciate what Pvt.
Brooks, the armorer, is doing for
them. He is another indispensable
member of a team which, day after
day, is carrying the air war to the
enemy's heart. They regard his task
with reverence as one of the Air
Forces most thanklessly vital parts.
Last night I went out with Pvt.
Brooks to see what an aircraft
armorer's job is like. We walked
across the field at sunset, picking
our way through scores of great air
ships to the Liberator of which he
has charge. While we sat on a
5oo-pound bomb waiting for the
ordnance men to bring us our load
he told me what he'd been doing
during the day.
Cleans Liberator's Guns.
Having spent all the night before
loading and standing guard, he
slept in the morning while his ship
was out on mission. AS soon as it
arrived back at base he went to
work again. He helped the gun
ners clean eight of the Liberator's
10 guns The other two nose guns,
which are manned by officers, he
cleaned himself. He repaired one
of the rear guns which had de-
veloped quirk during the fight.
Then he loaded all the guns for
the next day. When he had fin
ished 1t was supper time.
The load for last night was in
cendiaries in clusters. From the
arnorer's point of view each type of
load has its own drawbacks and
conpensations. For heavy bombs
you use a winch, and the heavier
they are, of course, the fewer you
have to load. Smaller bombs are
loaded by hand, a grueling job.
Relatively light augmentation
bombs which come in strings are the
armorer's pet hate, sometimes actu-
ally goading them to tears.
It was dark when the ordnance
truck pulling two trailers of in
cendiaries stopped beside Pvt.
Brooks ship and dropped off some
bonnbs-lean, gray missiles about AZ
feet long and weighing many
Evening star., 1944-04-18
1oIson Starts Third Term
As Mayor Of Laurel

Edward F. Tolson began serving
his third term as Mayor of Laurel,
Md, today after defeating his oppo-
nent, Roland L. Michaels, by vote
of 1855 to l66 in yesterdays town
elections.
Dewilton H. Donaldson and John
H. Fetty defeated Lyde L. Miles and
Hiram J. Seper for councilmen at
large. Ward councilmen elected in
clude Thomas B. Israel, first ward;
Maynard l.. Ward, second ward and
Charles A. St. Clair, third ward.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Fairfax Citizen Group
To Hear Senator Clarke

State Senator Andrew w. Clarke
viii address the Fairfax County Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations at
8 pm. Thursday at Madison School,
Falls Church, it has been an
nounced. Senator Clarke will dis
cuss legislation enacted by the last
session of the Virginia Legislature
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Sove This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army. and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
OF old newspapers and maga-
zines Is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child In your block to
have your paper picked UP.
Evening star., 1944-04-18

the long, cool
h ours of the
n | 6 h {. A n kle
deep in mud, he
h as lii t e d,
p u S h e d a n d
cursed and at
takeoh time his
Ii b e rator is
ready, as always.
T he combat
crew slip pin g
into the ship in
the m orni n g,
finding the guns
loaded and the
bombs securely
81 a L1aI ~
Evening star., 1944-04-18
O.
Over There With Men From Here
OVET IHeTe Win Nen FT0m HeFe
ARMORER HAS MEAN JOB
LOADING BIG LIBERATORS
By NEWBOLD MOVES, Jr,
Star War CORRESPONDENT.

AMERICAN BOMBER BASE, Italy.-A B-24
ed in the afternoon from flight Fortress
bays empty 1t again the morning kill
IN empty 1t had gone out carrying tons of bombs
the kind OF
abouthe kind OF thing this full
Pvt. James r. Brooks whose --
at pounds
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Poor Farm Sold

SHOSHONE, Idaho P.--Lincoln
County offered the poor farm for
sale. william e. Larson bought 1t
to farm.
Evening star., 1944-04-18
Rockville Board Sends
3 Men 10 Armed Forces

Local Selective Service Board No
/, of Rockville yesterday sent 18 OF
its registrants to Baltimore for in
duction into the Navy and IA to
Fort Meade to start Army training.
Those who reported at Baltimore
were:
McClelland, c. s. Durbin, Elmer S.
King, Howard L. Clarke, D. W., jr.
Foxwell, John e. Hawkins George w
Reichard, K: H: Lewis. Ernest B.
Broschart, W Z. Brown, Charles w
Thompson, Bowie r Miles Henry K
wood, Glenn E. Fennell, z. OB.
Johnson, F. I; Elkins, j. p, jr.
Shipe, Melvin l.. Arnold, Roger g.
All but the last four are fathers.
Those who went to Fort Meade
were.
Thpmma' J ThHGnr pDolann F. Hudson, William E.
RoDerson, M. e Umberger, f. r.
Helm, Martin C. Reynolds Walter n
Seek, Walter Franklin Ellwood
DALEY, william o. Wallace Lindsay A.
Weast: Calvy r. Stone. Eugene +,
Russ Milton J. Frazier, Frank
All but Stone are fathers and
Frazier was the only colored man in
either group.
Arthur N. Harris and John M.
Leasure, transfers from other
boards, also went to Baltimore for
induction into the Navy.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
HuqO GrOSSer

Hugo Grosser, age So years,
passed away at his home, 26
Greenway Drive, Selfridge
Homes, on Wednesday evening,
July %, following a long ILL
ness. Mr.. Grosser was born in
Mount Clemens, the son of MIR,
and Mrs. John Grosser. He had
been a life resident of Mount
Clemens and for the past two
years lived at the Selfridge
Homes Project where he was
also employed as maintenance
aid.
He is survived by his wife;
six children, Cpl, Melvin Gros-
ser of the u. S. Army, Lieut..
Lawrence Grosser Of the u. S.
Navy, Mrs. Alvin Buell. Of Bay
City, Mrs. Edward Mackensen,
Mrs. Robert Hughes and How
ard ,Grosser, at home. He is
also survived by five grand
children, one sister, Mrs. John
Lemp and one brother, William
Raymond Grosser.
Services will be conducted
from the Schwarzkoff Funeral
Home, Utica, on Saturday, at
! 2 o'clock with Rev. Jacob Wulf-
mann officiating. Burial will
be in Waldenburg cemetery.
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Isles


Continued from Page One
strong as the combined power of
all the Allied nations and all
other nations that want peace,
and have, the united backing
of all parties to such an under
standing.
1--WE must control, with the
cooperation of all our Allies, the
future use of all the islands Of
the Pacific and prevent their
future military use by Japan.
AS an example OF what he
terms the tragic price of isola-
tionism, may cited the current
bloody battle for Guam, saying:
Five years ago, the United
States Navy advised the fortifi-
cation of Guam island, 1900
miles off Tokyo in the Pacific,
and many members OF Congress,
but not enough, also favored
the proposal.
Then ii could have been
done without bloodshed, but
now we are paying the price in
the sacrifice of the lives of the
American boys
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Trap
Continued from Rage One)

Continued from rage One)
down an artillery barrage tip
ping the Germans their scheme
was known, the Tommies sat
quietly in their trenches.
Immediately, however, word
was flashed back to air head
quarters and several hours
passed while the Germans were
allowed to mass for the attack
Then suddenly, at the crucial
moment, British rocket-firing
typhoons streaked across the
sky and spread havoc among
German troops and tanks alike.
Five Nazi tanks were destroy
ed, eight were damaged and un-
known numbers of enemy in
fantry killed or wounded.
In less than an hour the entire
German concentration was cut
to ribbons and dispersed. The
enemy fled in confusion and
never attempted to "get Off
from the starting mark under
the terrible punishment melted
out by the rockets.
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Argentine
Continued from Page One

uation which confronts the coun-
try we declare:
First, that Argentina COM
plies with the letter and spirit
of all international obligations
Whereto subscribed. On
1.-TWO, Argentina never enter
tanned the idea Of SCATTERING
continental solidarity by an in
dividual attitude, nor does she
uphold any cause alien to that
solidarity.
Third, Argentina considers
that her present diplomatic es-
arrangement is devoid of a jur-
isdical and political basis, and
arises fro ma demonstrated mis-
understanding regarding her in
ternational conduct"
The United States declaration,
issued by Secretary of State
Cordell Hull, based the accusa-
ton of deserving the Allied cause
on lengthy record of Argen-
tina's 'elayed break with the
Axis powers. Peluffo cited his
torical precedents for what he
said was the basis of Argentina S
foreign policy Defense Of our
sovereignty and necessity of con-
tinental harmony"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
Substantial Rainfall
Aids Macomb Crops

The first substantial rainfall
in five weeks has brought cheer
to Macomb county's farm and
truck gardeners. The rain,
much-needed for corn and bean
crops, comes at time when
the soil was becoming danger
ously dry.
All dark clouds are not with
out their bright side however as
the long dry spell has been
good harvesting weather, so
stated agricultural authorities
today.
Victory gardeners are also
wearing smiles. Money" crops
such as melons land we're only
whispering it, boys). squash, Gu
cumbers, tomatoes and potatoes
will do better now that they
have moisture in the ground.
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Normandy
Continued from Page One

front had broadened to 40 miles.
Doughboys won town North
east of Periers, and lashed out
near Caumont, l3 miles East Of
st. Lo, capturing Montrabot. In
all, at least Is villages and
towns have been taken in 48
hours.
Front dispatches said tanks
bearing sharpshooting infantry
men-snipers who cut down
German rocket gunners-had
advanced beyond Canisy, four
miles Southwest of st. Lo.
The other u. S. tank spear
head at Marginy was battling
only eight miles from the Ger
mans supply road running
North from Coutances to the
battle front at Periers.
These armored fists had
scored the deepest inland pene-
tration of the invasion-about
80 miles from the coast.
The Allied spearhead which
thrust into Canisy, two miles
South of st. GILES, threatened
to cut off the Germans who
have been holding out in the
Wire river bend West of st. 10
since the Americans penetrated
the city 10 days ago.
For miles on either side Of
the impressive st. Lo push the
Americans were also on the
move.
Two spearheads pressed in On
Periers, Is miles West of st. Lo.
One, driving Southwest down
the road from Carentan, firmly
regained the town of raids which
has changed hands repeatedly
in the last fortnight.
The other, pushing a new
bridgehead across the Seves
river, due North of Periers, re-
PEELED no less than four German
counterattacks yesterday and
last night.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
King George Sees
Smelling in Italy
Sees Final Fight
of Retreatinq Nsxis

ON THE EIGHTH ARMY
FRONT IN ITALY, July 25-
Delayed (P)- King George
vi of England stood in an OBJ
captured Arezzo today and
watched British artillery shell
servation post in front of newly
the little Church of Campriano
5000 yards away, while Amer
ican-built Sherman tanks and
Indian infantry worked their
way up hillside toward a Nazi
stronghold in the basement OF
the church.
The Kings face was streaked
with dust and dirt from 10
mile drive, much if it through
lines of cheering British troops
as he imperturbably watched
German shells bursting on the
plain directly in front of his
ree-Shouded hillside grand
stand seat.
The late afternoon action un-
folded before the King was
minor one as battles 60, but was
typical of the German last-ditch
delaying tactics across the ltal-
ian front in terrain highly fav-
orable for defense.
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Airport
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One)
527 structures and 1873 pieces of
property.
Some property owners have
been quite strong in their pro-
tests against an airport and have
retained counsel to represent
them in the litigation which has
had legal heartbeat for two
years. However, today's action
before Circuit Judge Alton H.
Noe brings to a climax the long
anticipated action.
Bert Sogge, attorney for the
City of Detroit, appeared before
the jury at this mornings ses-
sion.
Two panels of sc members each
were called before opposing
counsel could reach agreement
on selection Of jury.
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Warsaw
Continued from Page One

the first sounds of approaching
battle, tn Moscow newspaper
Izvestia said, quoting advices
from the underground.
The crossing of the 600-foot
wide Vistula was in the Deblin-
Pulawi region 81 to Sc miles
southeast of the greatest Polish
city which at a peacetime pop
ulation of ,265, 7001. The surge
across the stream posed an out
thanking threat to the city. The
area of the penetration is 355
airline miles from Berlin on a
historic invasion route. 1t is 40
miles from the border of Ger
man Silesia.
Russian Cossacks, tanks, in
fantry and cannon reached the
east bank of the river yesterday
on a 30-mile front, driving be-
fore them the tattered and hag-
gard Germans. Nazi rearguards
fled to the west bank soon aft
erWards and were enveloped N
massed artillery and mortar fire.
"Polish troops are advancing
beside the victorious Red
Army" Izvestia said, "Deblin is
liberated already and the CAPT.
tai of Warsaw listens to the re-
mote defamation of artillery"
There were no indications
that the Germans had been able
to destroy the permanent bridg-
es at Deblin and Pulawy before
falling back across the river.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
Obituaries
Mrs. M. MuIfait

Funeral services for Mrs.
Mary Malfait, age 80, who died
at ~ home, 70 Beyne street,
early Wednesday morning, will
be held at 8 a. m. from the D.
N. Cooley Funeral Home Fri
day and at $50 from st. Peters
Catholic church. A solemn high
mass will be offered from the
church.
Mrs. Malfait came TO this
country IS years ago.
Her husband, Charles, preced-
ed her in death % years ago.
She is survived by four daugh-
ters who are Mrs. Gustav De-
PREF, Mrs. Frank Verbeeren,
Mrs. Charles Smith, all of
Mount Clemens; Mrs. August
DeMaght of Detroit, and son,
julius, of Roseville. There are
also IL grandchildren and IL
great grandchildren surviving.
Prayers will be said this eve
ming from the home at 8 o'clock.
Burial will be in st. Peters
Catholic cemetery.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
Chevrolet Workers
Join in WaIk-0ui
Grinders Protest
Disciplinary Act

DETROIT, July 81 - up -
Several hundred employees walk
ed off their jobs at the Chevro-
let Gear g. Axle plant here to-
day as the key union involved
in the Hotel Statler strike pre-
pared to vote on regional
War Labor Board back-to-work
order.
A Chevrolet official said 200
grinders on the night shift went
on strike at the company's Plant
No. 3 in protest to the discipline
of several men accused of fail
ing to meet production require
mentS.
Another 400 workers joined
the walkout this morning, ac-
cording to Nestor Dessy, presi-
dent of Local 235, United Auto
mobile Workers (CIO). The
plant produces tappets and
valves for Pratt e. Whitney air.
craft engines.
Outcome of the Staler strike
was expected to hinge largely
on action by the Elevator OPP
orators Local 1873 (AFL), whose
members started the strike a
week ago. Their decision on the
baek-to-work order, issued at a
stormy WLB hearing yesterday,
will be watched by eight other
AFL unions later involved in the
Walkout.
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Sebang
Continued from Page One

ohS
also bid for another airdrome
from which the u. S. can mount
its coming offensives against
the japanese homeland, the Phil
ippines and China's coast. This
airfield was on Orote Peninsula,
on which a trapped force of
japanese battled for its life. The
Americans advanced 5000 yards
out onto the peninsula TO the
outskirts of Sumay Town.
The Guam invaders, with p
800 dead Japanese accounted for,
widened their beachhead of IL
miles of Guam's west coast, in
Guiding the shoreline forming
priced Apra harbor.
On Tinian three days of
slaughter left 1888 japanese
dead, including a band of 400
who suicidally threw themselves
against the Orote trap.
Five thousand Marines wound
ed on Saipan rejected chance to
take it easy in hospitals and
joined their Tinian comrades.
They are now among the most
hard hitting of all the Tinian
invaders" said AP correspond
ent Rembert James.
Gen. uglas MacArthur's
men maintained the trap hold
ing thousands of japanese on
northwest New Guinea. New
breakout attempts were re-
pulsed.