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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

Pvt. William 0angloff Is spend, ing g fnrlough with his gife and son at thelT home on ThomastoD avenue,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

Larry MeATdle has returned home after . visit at Burlington i'm with AT. and Mrs. Cecil Buxton,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

God MIehk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

TslyO broadcast, received here. had ihe gsps selling wsr insurance e the eiiiEenry. Better bpy new before premiums Tises the Geg6 waTns. The premiums Hlay gise, ge- ts. bgt not as high as Tskye's bBiid' tags.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

Al a Naval Training ce9ieF 70 Ias, no a a0anlap wag told bel9 " hgla b apply f0F q commission ( he e9lalf aet q letter Of recommendation FoD ms banker. giS minutes later " letter vas ln-seelng bis banker wal Q recruit lsg the same outfit
Evening star., 1944-01-23
GAR Unit InstaIIs
Officers Tonight

Newly elected officers of the De-
partment of Potomac Ladies, Grand
Army OF the Republic, will be in
stalled at o'clock tonight in the
Washington Hotel by Mrs. Theo c.
Redfern, national president.
The following, elected at last
nights session of the departments
11th annual convention, will take
office:
Mrs. Goldie S. Derrickson, presi-
dent; Miss Vera Redfern, senior vice
president; Mrs. Alice M. Burke,
junior vice president; Mrs. Blanche
Covert, secretary; Mrs. Alice c.
Howard, treasurer: Mrs. Grace
Brame, chaplain; Mrs. Jessie Foster
Thomas. counselor; Mrs. Mary Kel-
ley, patriotic instructor; Miss Emma
r. Hayward, registrar; Mrs. Mar
garet H. Worrell, historian. Mem
bers Of the counsel administration
include Mrs. Minnie Curtis, chair
man; Mrs. Christine Houlihan and
Mrs. Myrtle Burke.
A reception will be held at $50
pm, with music by the Marine
Band. At memorial service at
7:30 pm. Mrs. Suzanne v. Myers will
honor local members, national off,
GERS and Comrade William F. Dor
sey, last adjutant of the department.
The department pledged itself to
stress the purchase of War Bonds
and to lend every effort to CO.
operate with the national organiza.
ton in activities to help the war
effort. A gift Of SAL for the Red
Cross blood plasma fund was made
up by members during the session.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Army Relates Feat Which Won
Medal of Honor for FLYER
Texas Pilot Downed
Six jap Planes
On One Flight

The War Department last night
described the shooting down of six
Japanese planes over Wewak, New
Guinea, last October la feat that
won for Col. Neel E. Kearby, 80
of Dallas and San Antonio, Tex,
the Congressional Medal of Honor
and brought his total score of Jap
planes to 81.
The Texan, who until recently
Was chief OF staff for the 5th Air
Force fighter group, was presented
the Nations highest military award
Yesterday by Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur.
Col. Kearby," the citation safes,
volunteered to lead a flight of four
lighters to reconnoiter the strongly
defended enemy base at Wewak
Having secured important tactical
information, he saw an enemy
fighter below him, made a diving
attack and shot it down in flames.
The small formation then
sighted approximately IL enemy
bombers accompanied by SO fight
ers. Although his mission had been
completed, his fuel was running
low, and the numerical odds were
II to l, he gave the signal to at
tack. Diving into the midst of the
enemy airplaneS, he shot down
three. Observing one of his
comrades with two enemy fighters
in pursuit, he destroyed both enemy
aircraft. The enemy broke off in
large numbers to make a multiple
attack on his airplane, but -" he
made one more pass before seeking
cloud protection. Coming into the
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Paper Drive Likely to Reach
2,OOO,OOO-Ib. Goal Thursday

The ,00O-pound mark in The
Evening Star-PTA Salvage for Vic
tory paper collection program-the
goal set for salvage by the end of
this month probably will be
achieved with Thursdays collec.:
tions. Friday and The following
Monday thus will be left to start on
the third million
Just few pounds less than 205,-
900 pounds were collected last week,
bringing the grand total to 1,849 ,232
pounds.
There were many fine totals
turned in and many new names
added to the schools attaining the
select listing for having collected
712 tons or more.
Shaw Junior, with slightly more
than 10000 pounds to go, is in
position to be the first school to
reach the 1O0OOQ-pound mark. The
school has exceeded the 10000
pound figure in one days collection
on two occasions.
Petworth, with 353 students, is
giving Jefferson Junior High School
a race for first place on per capita
basis. Jefferson, with 609 pupils
and 8o,7O5 pounds collected, ranks
first, with 1872 pounds per capita,
while Petworths 42,8o1 pounds give
that school a per capita collection
of 12l pounds. Petworth, grade
school, has made remarkable rec
ord in view of the age of the
children.
A long list OF schools turned in
a ton or more last week, including
jefferson, 1929; Randall, 3,26S;
Wallach, 2,212; Ketcham, 4712;
Van Ness, 1900; Orr, 2,225; Gid
dings, 1888; Hine, 4,297; Shaw, s.
72O; Taft, 7,l25; Brookland, 12,1o2;
Grimke, 4,42O; Woodbridge, $3.50;
Wheatley part collection, 1000;
Bundy, 5,84O; Emery, 2,298; Ter
rell, 4,451; H. D. Cooke, 3,100;
Adams, 2,l78; Morgan, 1904; West,
1898; Park View, 2,52O; Macfar-
land, 1891; Raymond, 6,545; Pet
worth, $3.50; Banneker, 2,870; Sum-
ner-Magruder, 2,242; Montgomery,
3,453; Hardy, 2,488; Lafayette, 4,742;
Kingsman, 2,573; Madison, 1888;
Taylor, Ass; Benning, 3,288; Lud-
low, 1000, and Young, 1899.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Grand parents Welcome Child
As Father Is jailed in Assault

Eight-year-old Joe Mercer, jr., was
assured of a home yesterday after
his father, Joe Mercer, ST., 80, Of
$40 E street SW., a railroad section
hand until a month ago, received
a 18O-day Jail sentence from Munich
pal Court Judge Thomas D. Quinn
on a charge of assaulting the boy.
In sentencing the Father, Judge
Quinn said he hoped District au-
thorities would find proper home"
for the youngster, who was found in
his home by police with welts on
the back and face. The father said
he whipped the boy because he had
disobeyed his orders and had lied.
Mercer's wife died II days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Norman,
487 E street SW., the boys grand
father and STEP grandmother, said
they would be glad" to keep him.
Mrs. Norman said Mercer has
three other children, Elsie, 6, now
with the Moormans: Samuel, 4, with
Mrs. Moorman's son, James, on the
second floor of 487 E street S.W.,
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Differs Mother
Dies; Didn't Know
|OfHis Death
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22.-Mrs.
Anna Elizabeth Otter, 30, died at
her home here last night, unaware
that her son, the late Representative
j. William Otter, had been killed
in a Navy plane crash near Colum-
bia, Pa, two months ago.
Mrs. Otter suffered a fractured
hip last June Her condition gradu-
ally grew worse, and when her son
was killed members of the family
decided not to tell her, fearing the
shock would be fatal. They told her
the Representative was seriously i'll
to explain why his weekly visits to
her home had ceased and why she
no longer received several letters a
week from him.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Fathers in Federal Service
Get Varied Draft Orders

quest-granting 60-day deferments
to give the Review Committee on
Deferment of Government Employees
time to review each case and decide
whether a request for longer de-
ferment should be asked or the
father made available for imme-
date induction.
Draft boards don't have to grant
the 60-day deferment requests, q
National Selective Service spokes-
man pointed out. If 60-day re-
quest were asked for junior clerk,
for example, ne said, the draft
board probably would not grant the
request since it would not consider
longer deferment in his case, even
if the Review Committee approved
it.
Largely because it has larned some
draft boards are granting six-month
deferments on 60-day requests, Ma
tional Selective Service is now pre-
pairing instructions to guide the
draft boards on deferment of fathers
in the Federal service but these have
not yet been approved.
Thousands Of Requests.
Thousands Of 60-day requests have
been sent to the draft boards by
Government agencies, mainly in
cases where fathers employed in the
Government were facing immediate
induction and the agency thought it
might want to hold on the men,
The names of thousands of other
fathers also have gone to the Review
Committee with the result that it
probably will take months for the
committee to pass on all the re-
quests. One department alone, it
was reported, has asked for defer
ment of 10000 workers.
The draft boards have been in
structed that fathers in the Federal
service were to be given the same
consideration for deferment as fa-
theirs in private industry but with
this difference-that fathers en-
ployed in the Federal Government
cannot initiate their own requests
for occupational deferment.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Police Say Struggle
May Have Preceded
Mrs. Williams Death
BY the Associated preSs

oy tiic AooOSIdttu fTtSS.
CHICAGO Jan. 22.-The mystery
of the hotel-room Staying of Mrs.
Frank Starr Williams, wife of a
Washington State Department at
tache, deepened tonight after a po-
lice official said there was evidence
the victim struggled desperately
for her life.
Capt. Frank Reynolds said Mrs.
Williams may have struggled with
the killer, believed to have been a
Well-dressed middle-aged woman
He said there were deep powder
burns on Mrs. Williams head, chest
and between the thumb and finger of
her left hand and an abrasion on
her hand.
An examination Of two hotel safe
ty deposit boxes, which Mrs. Will
liams rented last Wednesday, the
day she was shot, showed her $50 ,O0C
in jewels intact and Coroner A. L.
Brodie said, II don't believe rob-
berry was the motive for the shoot
ing"
Luggage Examined.
Also examined was Mrs. Williams
luggage-three travelling cases and
a trunk.
With the robbery motive dis
counted, police apparently were back
where they started in their search
for clues to the identity of the
woman who, they were told, fatally
wounded Mrs. Williams and fired
at her daughter, Mrs. Patricia Good
body, in Mrs. Williams Drake Hotel
room Wednesday night.
Mrs. Williams, before her death
and Mrs. Goodbody told police they
had never seen the woman before
Powder Burns Tested.
Capt. Reynolds said police from
the crime detection laboratory went
to the hotel to test powder burns
around the embedded bullets in the
walls to determine the angles and
distances from which they were
fired
Assistant States Attorney Wilbert
F. Crowley said he had an appoint
ment to discuss the case Monday
with w. J. Welsh, attorney repre-
senting the victims family.
Funeral services for Mrs. Williams
were held this afternoon at Grace
land Cemetery Chapel, across the
city from the previously designated
chapel and half hour ahead of
schedule.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
| |Pentagon Saving U. 5.
$4,2SS,o00 in Rents
Yearly, Army Claims
BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.

In anticipation of a threatened
congressional expose Of "unauthor-
ized" expenditures in completing the
Pentagon project, the War Depart
ment last night claimed that the
huge building in Arlington County
Va. is saving the Government
$4,288, ,698 yearly in rental of office
space-if such space had been
available.
On that basis, an official news re-
lease stated, the Pantagon Building
will pay for itself in to IA years. "
years."
Representative Engel, Republican
Of Michigan, who had charged that
the Pentagon project already has
exceeded it's 35,OOO,OOO authorized
cost by $5l 100000, said last night
he intends to present the House with
"a complete breakdown" of all its
costs in another week.
Aside from the claim of rent saw
ing, the War Department added to
its statement that it is returning
$667 ,780 of the appropriations for the
Pentagon." No explanation accom-
panied it.
Officials said the figure was taken
from report made December % by
the chief of Army engineers.
The only direct appropriation for
the Pentagon project made by Con-
gress was the original $35 100000.
The balance used in completing the
project came from various emer-
gency funds Of the War Department.
Engers Estimate Sc Million.
While Mr.. Engel, who is a men,
ber of the House Appropriations
Committee, claimed the Pentagon
has cost $4,000, 900 to date, the War
Department sticks to figure of
74,211 ,304 for the project. But it
insists that the building itself has
cost only $63,645,954. The balance
was said to include $4,239,550 for
special equipment and $6,326, 900
spent by the Public Roads Admins
tration for completion of vital links
in the national highway plan"
Previously, the War Department
had stated that this special road
fund had been allotted to the Public
Roads Administration from Army
funds.
The War Department also main-
tanned that it would have cost more
than S30,000,000 to build enough
frail temporary" buildings to house
35 900 to 10000 workers, had it de-
cided on this substitute for the
Pentagon.
Cites Rental Costs.
In supporting its belief that the
Pentagon would pay for itself in
eight to IA years, the War Depart
ment issued figures compiled by
the Public Buildings Administration
for rentals paid as of June 30, 1943,
for 80 of the largest Government
leased or partly leased commercial
Office buildings in Washington.
These buildings" it was said,
housing 22,470 workers and with
1892 ,592 square feet of usable Office
space, cost the Government S3,076,-
l01.58 annually in rent payments.
At the average rental rate of S118
per square foot, the Pentagon's s.
634, 4,49O net square feet would thus
cost s4,28o692 annually" Modern
Office space, the Department said,
would have cost closer to 50 square
foot.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Fathers expecting 60-day draft de-
ferments because of Government
work are getting six months, 60 days
or no deferment at all-depending
on their draft boards Interpretation
Of the new rules, it was learned last
night.
National Selective Service sent out
no instructions explaining the 6O-day
determent arrangement, with these
results:
Some boards are granting longer
deferments than the 60 days re-
quested. Other boards, particularly
in the District, are ignoring the 60
day requests on the theory that there
will be ample time for agency de-
ferment committees to request de-
ferments between the time man is
placed in IA and gets his notice to
report for induction-a minimum of
five weeks under the new arrange
ment.
Some Follow Rules.
Still other boards are doing Just
what the agency committees re-
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Government Girls
Win Over WAVES in
Fight for Quarters

Available space in Arlington Farms
and other Government dormi-
tories here will be given to the
newly recruited civilian girl workers
to whom 1t was promised, and quar-
tiers elsewhere will be sought for
the 1000 additional WAVES who
were to move into Arlington Farms,
Philip M. Klutznick, assistant ad-
ministrator of the National Housing
Agency, said today.
Agreement on this point was
reached yesterday, Mr.. Klutznick
said, at a showdown conference be-
tween representatives of the MIA,
Bureau of the Budget, Civil Serv-
ice Commission, Executive Office Of
the President, War and Navy De-
partments and the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation. The conference
was called to settle a controversy
that arose when the Navy Depart
ment obtained MIA permission 70
move in 1000 additional WAVES at
Arlington Farms. Four agencies,
including the Navy, already had
promised every vacant bed in the
place in a recruiting campaign to
bring stenographers to Washing
ton.
In an attempt to meet the hous-
ing needs of the WAVES without
construction of additional barracks,
the agency representatives yester-
day decided to make new survey
OF recruitment needs and vacant
housing here, Mr.. Klutznick said.
Government dormitories will con-
tinue to take in newly arriving girl
workers who have not been prom
ised dormitory space, it was agreed,
but in these cases, tenancy will be
limited to u hours. This will allow
newcomers time to obtain other
quarters through the War Housing
Center or personnel counselling
services of their employing agency.
Work Of personnel counsellors and
the War Housing Center in find
ing rooms in private homes for Gov.
ernment girls will be more closely
co-ordinated in the future, 1t was
promised.
New quarters may be found for
some Of the present occupants Of
Arlington Farms, but in no case
will girls living at Arlington Farms
be compelled to move, Mr.. Klutznick
said.
Evening star., 1944-01-23

clear. he called his flight together
and led them to a friendly base.
"On this mission the four Army
Air Forces pilots flew PAT Thun-
derbolts."
The ace was born at Wichita
Falls, Tex. His wife, Mrs. Virginia
C. Kearby, is living in San Antonio.
His parentA Mr. and Mrs. John G..
Kearby, are of Dallas. He was
graduated in 1897 from the Univer-
sity of Texas.
Col. Kearby received the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross for shoot
ing down two Jap planes on Sep
tember 4, 1943ssouth of Hopoi, New
Guinea. He also wears the Air
Medal
Evening star., 1944-01-23
William Montgomery
Is Given Oil Portrait

William Montgomery, president of
the Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Co., was presented large oil por-
trait of himself by company branch
managers at a luncheon at the May
flower Hotel yesterday in honor of
his so years service.
The portrait, the work Of John
c. Johansen of New York, was pre-
sented in behalf of the field force
by Roland Suter, Baltimore mana
ger. The presentation climaxed a
three-day meeting of managers from
all parts of the country.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Christian Science Lecture

"Christian Science: The Science
of Divine Completeness" is the sub
ject of a free lecture to be delivered
by DR.. Hendrix J. de Lange. c. S. B.,
of New York City at 8 pm. Tuesday
at the First Church, Columbia road
and Euclid street NV. He is a
member of the Board of Lectureship
of the Mother Church, the First
Church of Christ Scientist, Bos-
ton Mass
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Author Pietro Di Donate
To Wed Helen Null

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22-Pietro Di
Donate, author of Christ in Con-
crete" and other fiction, and Helen
Dean Null, both of New York, OBJ
tanned marriage license today.
They announced they would be
married Monday at City Hall by
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia. Mr.. Di
Donate gave his age as 80 and his
bride-to-be gave hers as 49,.
Evening star., 1944-01-23

and Peggy, 8, with Mr.. Moorman's
daughter, Mrs. May Wright, 482 H
street SW.
Mrs. Moorman plans to enter the
boy in a nearby school tomorrow.
Hes a bright little child" she
said, but he's never had a chance"
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Weather Report

District OF Columbia-Partly cloudy
and mild; fair and colder Monday.
Virginia and Maryland-Partly
cloudy, continued mild in East;
colder in West; fair and colder Mon
day.
River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry. Potomac clear at
Great Falls.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Euryey
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Paper Collections
In Schools Tomorrow

Following is the schedule for
the collection of newspapers,
magazines and cartons in the
first district of The Evening
Star-PTA Salvage for Victory
program tomorrow, together
with the five leaders and their
poundage to datea
Jefferson --- 8O,7O5
Randall 6,559
Buchanan - 36,318
Orr 23,571
Giddings ----- 1858
Wallach Ketcham
Payne Bryan
Van Ness Birney
Syphax S. j. Bowen
Ambush Kimball
Hine A. Bowen
Bell Greenleaf
Fairbrother Amidon
Chamberlain Davis
Evening star., 1944-01-23

The city-Wide leaders are as fol.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-10-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE. That the sub
'.iber hath obtained from the Orphans Court
Garrett County Maryland, Letters Testa-
entary on, the estate of
PIERCE LENUS MERSING.
tie of Garrett County, Maryland, deceased All
nrsons having claims against the deceased
re hereby warned to exhibit the same with
he vouchers thereof duly authenticated to
re subscriber on or before the 18th day of
pril, 1913. they may otherwise by law be ex-
uded from all benefit of said estate All per-
ms knowing themselves indebted to said es-
te are requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 10th day of OctJ-
or, 1874. NOLA T.. RINEHART.
EXecutrix,
Oakland, Maryland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-10-19
ORDER NISI

In the Matter Of Claude Resh. Guardian of
Carl kaese and Lois kaese. infants.
In the Orphans Court for Garrett County.
Maryland.
ORDERED this Goth day of September l9lt.
by the Orphans Court for Garrett County.
Maryland. that the sale made and reported in
the above by Claude Resh. Guardian of
Carl kaese and Lois Kaese. infants, be rat
flied and confirmed unless cause to the con-
trary thereof be shown before the 30th
day Of October 1914; provided copy of this
order be published in some newspaper pub
ished in Garrett County, Maryland, once i
week for three successive weeks before the
Goth day of October, 1914
The report states the amount of sale to be
$4,000. VERNE r. Sl1OUSE.
Register of Wills for Garrett County.
True copy Test: VERNE R. SMOUSE.
Register Of wills for Garrett County.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-10-19
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1914,
At The Hour of 200 O'clock P. NJ.

Al Inc hOur OF Z:OO o Sl0Ck L. NJ,
in front Of the Court House in the
town Of Oakland, Maryland, we will
offer for sale at pubic auction the
farm of which Martha Wiley, late OF
Garrett County, Maryland, deceased,
died seized and possessed, the same
being the land which was conveyed
unto Alexander Wiley and Martha
Wiley, his wife, both now deceased, by
deed from Melchon Hetrick and wife,
dated April 1G, 1912, and recorded in
Liber f. Z. T., No 81, folio SIT, one
Of the Land Records Of Garrett Coun-
ty, Maryland.
Said farm Is located about one mile
Southwest Of Bittinger, along the
Grantsvile- Bittinger road; contains
80 acres. About nine acres thereof are
under cultivation, and the balance
pasture and wooded land.
1t is improved by a dwelling
house Of four rooms, stable and
other necessary farm buildings, most
Of which are in good condition; also
Ivy an orchard of about half of an acre,
Said farm is well watered.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third cash
on day Of sale; one-third in 6 months
and the balance in II months, or all
cash, at the option Of the purchaser
or purchasers, the unpaid portion Of
the purchase price to bear interest
and to be secured to the satisfaction
Of the UNDERSIGNED Trustees.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-10-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sab
scriber hath obtained from the Orphans Court
of Garrett County, Maryland, Letters Testa-
mentary on the estate of
SILAS CAMDEN WINTERS,
late of Garrett County, Maryland, deceased
All persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same
with the vouchers thereof duly authenticated
to the subscriber, before the 18th
day of April. 1915. they may otherwise by
law be excluded from all benefit of said es-
tate. All persons knowing themselves in
debted to said estate requested to make
Immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 9Th day Of Octo-
Der 1911 MAY WINTERS
ENecutrix.
Oakland Maryland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-10-19
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN That
the Board of County Commissioners
for Garrett County, Maryland, will be
in session for the transaction of all
routine business that may properly
come before them on
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1874
BY order of the Board.
IEGCL l SIIpN Clnrl.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-10-19
ESTRAY NOTICE

ESTRAYFD, From my farm or
Route 80. near German, Md, two
white faced yearI.ng Hereford Ueifer>
with notch out Of left ear; four Black
Angus Yearlings, with crop of left
ear.
Anyone having knowledge Of the
whereabouts Of the above animals ano
notifying the undersigned will receive
reward
WARREN NJ. HARVEY,
p. O., Gormania, West Va
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