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Evening star., 1944-05-07
Arlington Will Receive
Safety Prize Wednesday

Terence F. Cunnen, associate di-
rector of the National Safety Coun-
ellis Eastern region, will present
the organizations traffic safety
award to Arlington County Man.
ager Frank c. Hanrahan at pm.
Wednesday in the Circuit Court
Room at the County Court House,
Clifton G. Stoneburner, county
safety engineer, announced last
night.
Arlington County won first place
in the councils l943 National Traffic
Safety Contest in the 50,OOO-t to-
100000 population group.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Poll Tax Payers Form
Long Lines in Alexandra

Long lines formed outside the
office of the Alexandria city treas
urer until the l pm. closing time
Yesterday, as residents sought to nav
their poll taxes before the deadline
IN order to be eligible to vote in the
November elections. At Arlington
and Fairfax Courthouses there were
smaller increases in payments.
Roger Sullivan, city treasurer,
said many persons were paying de-
llnquent taxes for three years, and
this is usual proceeding in the
year OF a presidential election.
The city treasurer said he also
mad stacks of mail, presumably con-
tanning tax payments.
Mr.. Sullivan was unable to esti-
mate the number of persons who
paid their poll taxes, but was posi-
tive they will give the city its
largest voting list in history.
AT the same time, persons were
lining up to register at the Office of
the general registrar, Fred Petit.
The registrars books will be closed
May 13 for 80 days before the GEN
eral city election, but voters will be
able to register between June IA
and October 7.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
a Buildings to Be Fired Today
AT Alexandra OCD Show

Auxiliary fire teams, air raid
wardens, auxiliary police and rescue
squads from the metropolitan area
will participate in a civilian de-
fense firefighting demonstration in
Alexandria at 2 pm. today.
Four condemned buildings on
tract between First street, Bashford
lane, the Mount Vernon Memorial
boulevard and Fairfax street will be
destroyed by bombs and the fires
extinguished by the civilian defense
personnel.
The public is invited to the DEM
onstration which will also include
the rescue of victims trapped"
in the fire, artificial respiration and
first aid, and transportation to an
ambulance.
Alexandria Fire Chief James M.
Duncan, jr., chairman of the COM
mittee arranging the demonstration,
announced that individual civilian
defense personnel not members of
the participating teams, may take
part if they report to him on the
location.
The following committee is CO.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

and sort of jerked out to one side.
1t caught on fire from the cockpit
and the tail assembly few off I
fired until it was about to hit the
trees. 1t scattered over large
area in pieces about the size of
a mans hat. I could see the pilot
lying beside the flaming wreckage.
I got sick and left.
"On the way home I saw another
109, low to the ground and flying
in the same course as I was, so
I took out after him. AS soon as
I filled the bars in my gunsight I
fired on him. + put some holes in
his radiator and saw the cooling
fluid stream out of him. He bailed
out in a hell of hurry when we
passed over an air field. I thought
it would take longer"
Just week before he scored an
other double" when strafing an en-
emy airfeld.
Most Thrilling Double.
Il went in between two big COL
umns of smoke" he said, land held
the trigger down on Junkers 88
until I got within so yards of it. 1
saw hits all over it and flame and
smoke coming out of the engine and
wing. Then I went around and
came back over the field to give an
other one the same treatment. AS
I passed over it I saw'it explode"
His most thrilling double" was
week before that, also during the
straf1ng of an air field. He had set
fire to German transport plane on
the ground when II spotted Focke-
Wulf 100 flying just west of the field
and only about 100 feet off the
ground. I took out after him. I hit
him several times and he began to
shake and vibrate all over. About
that time he either dropped his belly
tank or l shot it off. He made a
dive for the deck and hit the ground
going about 200 miles an hour. The
first time he hit saw pieces fly up
in the air. He bounced up and
down, up over fence, and hit the
ground again on the other side. He
finally slid to a stop in the middle
of a field and the pilot jumped out.
HE started to run across the field.
I fired at him and he ran back to
his plane. I tried to set the wreck
age on fire. The pilot was running
all around the place. I ran out of
ammunition and pulled off"
Spots Four Messerschmitts.
A few minutes later he spotted
four Messerschmitts in formation.
II started to dive for the deck" he
said, "but just then I saw two Mus
tangs fly into the formation. I fig
ured they would need some help and
went on over. We got in a sort of
rat race in big circle. One of the
broke out and got away.
The 109s didn't follow him. They
were not very good shots. I could
see tracers and puffs from their
cannon bursting in back of us. r
finally closed in one one, but as soon
as got on his tail he dived away
I looked back and saw nothing be-
hind me so started to straighten
out of turn. One 1e9 dropped on
me from the side and hit me hard
in the left wing Then he pulled
almost straight up. I tipped over
on my back and dived, hoping to
get out of sight before he started
looking for me again. got real low
and saw him heading the other way.
My compass had been shot out so
I put the sun over my left shoulder
and started west"
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Kensing'ton Voters Plan
For Election May u

Nomination of candidates for the
offices of mayor and two council
men for Kensington, Md will be
held at the annual town meeting at
8 pm. May % at the armory.
Col. Clarence V. Sayer, mayor, and
Howard S. Bean and Allison B. Nc
Quin, councilmen, are town officers
whose two-year terms expire in June.
The election will be held from 6
pm. to pm. June at the armory.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Bethesda PTA to Hear
Chinese Attaches Wife

Nine. Chu Shih-Ming, wife of the
military attache of the Chinese EN-
bassy, will talk on Our Interna-
tional Relationships" at a meeting
at 2;30 pm. Wednesday of the Be
thesda Elementary School Parent
Teacher Association at the school.
A graduate of Wellesley College,
where she was classmate of Nine.
Chang Kai-shek, Nine. Chu has
lived in Bethesda for several years.
Offlcers will be elected.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Soldiers 300 Pennies
Pay for Marriage License

A soldier and WAC, both sta
toned at Fort Belvoir, Va, bought
marriage license last night at
Upper Marlboro, Md, and paid for
it with pennies.
Earl Wyvill. clerk of the Prince
Georges County Circuit Court, said
the license was issued to Corpl.
Marion Harrison, %, and Corpl. TIL
lie Kralovic, %. He said Corpl. Har-
rison pulled bag from his pocket
and counted out 300 pennies to pay
for the license.
I've been saving up for a long
time for just such an occasion as
this, Corpl. Harrison told the clerk
Evening star., 1944-05-07
East Silver Spring PTA
Plans Summer ROUNDUP

The Parent Teacher Association
OF East Silver Spring Elementary
School will hold its annl'o' ..-''-,-c ,
roundup clinic and registration at
the school beginning at 9 am. May
IT.
All parents who will have a child
entering the school for the first time
next fall are requested to notify Miss
Ravenal Monred, principal, at Silver
Spring 0l58, or Mrs. R. c. Zschieg-
ner, lay health chairman, Sligo 3497,
as soon as possible.
Grade mothers of the school will
call on the parents for necessary
data before May II and also will
help on the day of the clinic. Par
ents are requested to provide the
chlld's birth certificate when regis
tering.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Washington Presbytery
To Heur Dr.. Purdy

The Rev. Willard G. Purdy D. D.,
will be guest speaker at the Wash
ington Presbytery Conference on
Evangelism tomorrow at the Lewins-
vile (VaD Presbyterian Church.
During the conference, to open at
10 am, ministers and laymen will
discuss methods of spreading the
gospel to individual groups The
presbytery comprises 40 churches in
the Metropolitan Area.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Beginners in Typing
To Register for Class

Registrations for beginners typ.
Ing class will be held from 73O to 8
pm. tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday at the Bethesda High
School, it was announced yesterday
by William c. Feddeman, supervisor
OF adult education in Montgomery
County.
Mr.. Feddeman said special sched-
ules Will be arranged to permit
servicemen to enter the class. The
course will be conducted for a seven
week period. Miss Jane Hilton will
be the instructor.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

~
1t isn't often that the little fellow
gets a chance to talk that way to
the big fellow, but 1t. Brown had
won the right and he is keeping it
up. This afternoon, alone in the sky
on the way to Berlin, he tackled two
redoubtable Focke-Wulfs who were
trailing a formation of 10 others
and sent one smashing into the
ground for his 10Th victory.
Il had cut loose from the regular
formation on a special mission" he
said, when I spotted this formation.
There were lot of American fight
ers 5000 feet above, but they didn't
seem to see these Focke-Wulfs.
They were not in good formation,
apparently not anticipating any
trouble. I picked out the two which
were trailing and seemed the most
out of line.
"Other Fellow Jumped Me-"
81 got some hits on the one
attacked first, but meanwhile the
other made a head-on attack on
me. He went fast without scoring
any hits, however, and the other
fellow started going down. I stayed
right after him, intending to chase
him down to the deck. He was
going too fast to break out of his
dive. A couple of times I saw flames
break out of his engine Then he
smashed into the ground and went
all to pieces. There is no doubt
in my mind now that the pilot was
killed by my first squirt of shots.
"But just as I was pulling up, the
other fellow jumped me- He was
a damn good pilot, and he out
unanswered me. But apparently he
ran out of ammunition and pulled
into the clouds. I thought it was
a good time to call it day and
kept on home"
Such days are becoming rather
routine for the 21-year-old former
Mckinley High student, son of Mrs.
Addison w. Grant of the Twenty
fifth street address. Usually he
counts his victims by twos.
1t. Brown raised his victories to
IS the other day in a mass aerial
dogfight which erupted over Munich
when a great swarm of German
planes attacked bomber formations
which the Mustangs were escorting.
German Suddenly Exploded.
! II was right down on the trees
when got the first one" said 1t.
Brown" He had been shooting at
my flight leader and I was trying
to knock him off. I finally got in
behind him and cut loose. I saw
hits all over him from wingtip and
from nose to tail. Gas and oil
were streaming out of him. / saw
him jettison his canopy.
THE German suddenly exploded
Evening star., 1944-05-07
PTA to See Exhibit

An exhibit of the work done by
pupils of the Oxon Hill md
School will feature the monthly
meeting of the Oxon Hill Parent
Teacher Association at pm. Tues
day in the school auditorium. Note
books, art work, chemistry expert
ments, tipping demonstrations and
copies of the school paper THE
Searchlight," will be on display
The operation of the school library
also will be shown.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
0PA in District
Names Centers
For Car Pools
181 Offices, Boards
And Committees to
Take Applications

The District Office of Price Ad.
ministration announced last night
that II registration centers, lat
transportation committees in Gov
eminent and private industry ano
"a ration boards in the Metropolitan
Area are prepared to accept appli-
cations, beginning Tuesday morn
ing, for the new car-sharing drive
which opens officially May %.
The drive, which may become
Nation wide. is designed to conserve
gasoline and tires and relieve the
strain on Washington area trans
portation facilities. All holders OF
supplemental rations. with few ex-
ceptions, are expected to sign up at
least three riders in their daily
travel to work.
Registration Places Named.
The following places have been
established as registration centers:
Washington-American Automo-
bile Association, Seventeenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV:
Keystone Automobile Club, 164a
Connecticut avenue NV; Washing
ton Gas Light Co., Eleventh and H
streets NV, and Potomac Electric
Power Co., Tenth and E streets NV
Virginia-Rosslyn Gas Co. Offices
at COL King street, Alexandria, and
3240 Wilson boulevard, Arlington; !;
Virginia Public Service Co. Offices at
III Wilson boulevard and 31l3 Will
son boulevard in Arlington and at
Fairfax Courthouse.
Observation-Disclosures Suburban
Gas Co., 1880 Farragut street,
Hyattsville, and Washington Gas
Light Co. of Montgomery County, 16
Carroll avenue, Takoma Park.
Prospective riders may register at
one OF these centers or at their ra-
ton board or with their transporta-
ton committees, the OPA said.
Officials, replying to numerous
questions concerning liability be-
tween riders and drivers, made it
clear that the OPA does not enter
into the field of liability.
THE contractual relationship be-
tween any persons or groups of per-
sons is not affected by any ration
ing program, except where the regu-
lations specifically prohibit an act
related to rationed commodity, {"
they said.
Few Liability Suits.
AS for the liability of the motor
ist in share-the- plan, the
OPA states: THE person carving
passengers in his car has ALWAYS
had a determinable liability toward
his riders, and such liability is
neither increased nor decreased by
the mere fact that the rider and
the driver have agreed to Cooperate
to conserve on transportation facifi-
ties"
The OPA pointed out. that few Ii
ability suits involving car pools
have come to trial in this country,
There was one such case nthe Dis
trict and it was settled out of court,
OPA said.
After May %, applicants for sup
Elemental gasoline will be issued
only 30-day rations If they fail to
submit list of three riders. Ex-
ceptions will be made in cases
where it can be proved to the salts
faction of the local board that the
motorist works irregular hours and
cannot possibly participate in the
program, the OPA has stated.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Clubwomen to Meet

The annual business meeting of
the Womans Community Club of
Kensington will be held at 1890
pm. tomorrow at the Masonic Hall.
The program will be given by the
music department of the club. Mrs.
Fayette Warner is chairman of ar
rangements for the clubs annual
breakfast May 16 at Hayden Farms,
when its Goth anniversary will be
observed.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

guests at a BAN
quet given here
in honor of Mr..
Stettinius t h e
other day.
"I told him I
used to be a
funky in the
Farm Credit Ad-
ministration, he
says, land that
started him talk
ing about civil
service. 1t was
m ore exciting
that fighting a
ack of Ger
mans |"
Evening star., 1944-05-07

A native Of The BrlE' Gen. Usher.
Bronx, N. Y, Gen. Usher came to
Alexandria in 1885 after being ap-
pointed chief of personnel of the Air
Forces. In 1899, he was placed in
command of Moffett Field, Calf,
for two years, after which he as
sumed command of Wright Field
Ohio. He went overseas in Septem-
ber, 1912, and was appointed deputy
commander of the 18th Army Air
Force about two months ago.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Reception for PTA

Walt Disneys sound color pic
ture, South of the Border" will
be shown and there will be songs
by the Boys Glee Club and a re-
ception in honor of the room moth
ers and committee chairmen of
Leland Junior High School PTA
at the regular meeting at 8:l5 pm,
Tuesday at the school.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Nurses Aides Glasses

Glasses for Nurses Aides at the
Suburban Hospital in Bethesda,
Nd, are scheduled to start May Is,
according to Mrs. William ]. How
ard, chairman of the Nurses Aides
Division of the County Red Cross.
Interviews will be held by Mrs,
Howard from $50 am. to $50 pm.
Thursday for persons interested in
joining the classes.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

Z HAChdlIdl Ia, IldS
b e e n awarded
the Legion of
Merit, it was an
nounced yester-
day.
Gen. Usher re-
ceiVed the award
for rare initia-
tive and judg-
ment in develop
ing a tactical or
ganization a n d
t I a n S i e n t air
installations for
c m b a t a n d
traffic"
Evening star., 1944-05-07

Bradley, Mrs. w. F.
Gonseth, Mrs. j. e.
Graham, Mrs. E.
Herbstreit, Mrs. J. w
Jarnis, Mrs. N. D.
King, Mrs. B. A.
Laskey, Mrs. S. F.
Molsted, Mrs. P.
Sauthwsr rd, Mrs. c..
Scott, Mrs. c. e.
SchalZe, Mrs. j. j.
Schurke, Mrs. E. D.
Smith, Mrs. L.
Sonneborn, Mrs. C.
Thut, Mrs. w.
Webster. Mrs w
Evening star., 1944-05-07
81 Red Cross Staff Aides
Finish Courses Tomorrow

Arlington County Red Gross Of
hcials announced yesterday that 81
provisional staff assistants will
complete their training tomorrow
with final examination. Those to
be graduated are.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

9th FORCE FIGHTER GROUP ENGLAND (By MaiD-
Breezy, towheaded stand
Farm Credit Administration cerkso he Joined the Air
other Brown, 10 months
leading fighter pilots England didn't told
secretary State Edward Setnu bad he considered the
of In
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Legion Of Merit Awarded
To Gen. Georqe |. Usher

Brig. Gen. George L. Usher, deputy
commander of the 18th Army Air
Forces in the South Pacific, whose
wife lives at As Woodmont road,
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Over There With Men From Here
PILOT WHO GOT Is NAZIS
SPEAKS UP TO STETTINIUS

on Thursday April a. The Star published the story OF IS
Nast planes credited 1t Henry BroWn Thunderbo fighter
pilot OF 50I7 North TOentyh street Arlington ho
completed 81 missions occupied No
correspondent England the leutenGnts
18th Dictorv
Evening star., 1944-05-07

1t. Brown was one of the honor
Evening star., 1944-12-25

Sergt. Philip Sharp, "a, Of York,
Pa: Il was training in Mississippi.
We went to few parties and danced
with girls from the area. 1t was
cold. Most of the boys were sweat
ing out furloughs and packing. 1t
wasn't much of a Christmas, but
boy, what New Years eve!" Sergt.
Sharp was captured last July and
taken by the Germans to a French
Hospital He was later freed by
the American troops.
Maj. Carl F. Maraldi, So, of
Boston: Il was ct Camp Edwards as
director of all medical training. 1t
was showing and raining to beat the
band Most of the nurses, doctors
and enlisted men refused to leave
the post rather than interrupt their
training. We had a fine dinner.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Wounded and Sick Veterans at Walter Reed
Tell How They Spent Christmas Year Ago

This Christmas, they're among the
sick or wounded soldiers at Walter
Reed Hospital. Last year at this
time, they were scattered through
out the world
With few exceptions, bad weather
was apparently shared by service
men in every locality.
A dozen men questioned at Walter
Reed told of heavy rains in Algeria,
Italy, England and throughout the
Southern United States, rain and
sleet in Washington, snow in Mas
sachusetts, and one remembered a
peaty impenetrable fog over North
ern Ireland. According to the con-
sensus, one of the few spots in the
world, where the sun Shone on our
troops was Cairo. Egypt
One Ate a Camel Steak.
Staff Sergt. Zen Folsom, 27, of
Boston, who was in the Egyptian
capital last Christmas, spent the day
in this fashion: Il dropped into the
Spitfire, a famous British restau-
rant, and ordered eats. The waiter
didn't tell me I had eaten a camel
steak until had finished, but it was
good.
Evening star., 1944-12-25

1t. Clemmer CorpI. Nickerson
Corpl. oscar H. Nickerson. 81, of
Roxbury, Mass: 7 was lucky be-
cause I was stationed in the Middle
West and went home on furlough.
The wife was sure glad to see me-"
Here two weeks, Corpl. Nickerson is
one of the first men to come to
Walter Reed from Germany where
he was wounded October II.
Technician 5th Glass William
Prosser, "a, of Altoona, Pa: They
all say the weather was bad in
Africa but it was ten times worse
on the Cornwall coast of England
where I was stationed. We ate our
turkey in mud up to our knees. And
when we went to visit buddy three
tents away, We had to put on over
shoes. That night We walked six
miles to a pub where old residents
sang Christmas carols"
Evening star., 1944-12-25

should Be discouraged from entering
the field Of air transport. he said
In statement.
On transoceanic service, he an
nounced his opposition to Govern
ment ownership If other means can
be found. He said the service must
be something in the nature Of q
monopoly" and should be under
strict Government control.
The committee which Senator
Bailey heads is expected to have an
important part in laying out poll
cies that will govern future COM
mercial aviation at home and abroad
Senator Bailey said he issued the
statement in reply to numerous in
quiries about his position.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Crop Insurance Bill
Is Signed by President
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Legislation reviving Federal crop
insurance next year was signed last
night by President Roosevelt.
1t provides for insurance on wheat,
cotton and fax, with other crops to
be added on an experimental basis
in subsequent years. A $4,000, 900
fund is provided for incentive pay
ments to encourage production Of
flax, needed to remedy a linseed oil
shortage.
Under the program, payments up
to rs per cent of the value of crops,
based on average yields, would be
made for losses resulting from bad
weather, insects and plant diseases.
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Sergt. Folsom

Sergt. Folsom 1t. Mosler
First 1t. Rudolf L. Moler, %, of
Beverly Hills, Calf, had this to say:
Il was invited to dinner in a castle
in Ireland. but the meal was slightly
delayed while lad connected with
the premises went out to shoot a
couple of hares and pheasants on
the family's private preserve.
First 1t. Lewis M Clemmer, 26,
who lives here at 1923 Fessenden
street NV, and who was in Oran
last December 25: 1T was a beau
tiful day! We were given turkey
dinner and slushed in eternal rain
and Squatted in eternal mud. The
Red Cross gave us packages con-
tanning candy. playing cards and
other items. That helped bit . ="
Evening star., 1944-12-25


Pfc. William Zubron "a. of
Minersvllle, Pa: I'VE were right near
the Volturno River in italy and not
far from Casino. We never got
there but instead fought near Anzio
As VIZ ate turkey we could hear the
Smelling, 1t rained in the after
noon
Second It, Donald II Frederick,
-. OF 8l3 Otis place NV. this citV:
II was with an armored division at
Fort Benning. Ga. It was raia ig
like the devil and at pm, the
lights suddenly went Off 1t didn't
make any difference because II was
dark all day anyway. / had a
three-day pass and was going home
but my parents told me over the
telephone that II was very sleety In
Washington SO | stayed IN camp.
I'm so glad TO be close TO home now,
Evening star., 1944-12-25

even if the doctor wont let me
out"
Second 1t. Rudolph Helmick, Is,
of Toledo, Ohio: Il was at Oran and
it rained and rained. stood in line
with $500 other officers to get chow
and it kept right on raining all the
time. Later some of us went to q
native wine shop on the post and
brought some cheap red wine. We
then went to bed because it was too
wet to go anywhere. I think
dreamed of that chow line which
was the longest I ever saw"
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Bailey Urges Transocean
Air Service as Monopoly

ey the Associated Press.
Chairman Bailey of the Senate
Commerce Committee believes that
the number of domestic airlines
should be kept relatively low"
Railroad and steamship companies
Evening star., 1944-12-25

S-aE Se-gt. MelTin Albert. q. Of
la55 Peabody street NV. this city:
= vss on night training fight
over ColoEsdo. and We listened to
Christmas carols On the planes radio
st am,
: Pvt. Calvin Cooke, 19. OF 4S3 E
street S.W., also in Washington: Il
vas stationed In South Carolina. It
was raining and showing and I was
lonely. I went to town with some
friends and We had some beer and
took in movie. The town was
crowded and We came back early"