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Evening star., 1944-11-19
Alexandra Red Cross
Corps Is Reorganized

A reorganization Of the Produc-
ton Corps of the Alexandria Red
Cross. with the addition of several
new vice chairmen, has been an
nounced by Mrs. Marvin Parler,
chairman of production.
Mrs. James w. Field is the. new
vice chairman in charge of distribu-
ton. Serving under Mrs. Charles
H. Helsper, chairman in charge of
sewing, Is Mrs. Albert E. Sawyer.
Mrs. Charles Anderson, in charge
Of purchasing supplies, and Mrs.
John ]. Thompson, in charge of cut
ting. Mrs. A. j. Conlon will continue
to serve as chairman of surgical
dressings. while Mrs. Claude Ostrom
will continue as chairman of knit
ting and Mrs. Norman R. Cathcart
as secretary.
Before the end of the year, the
Alexandria chapter must make 200
pairs of mules to be distributed to
hospitals in the area. There are
also 1000 Christmas stockings to be
made by the end OF November as
well as 300 kit bags.
Mr.. Parler said materials may be
obtained at the chapter house and
women are urged to form sewing
groups with their friends.
Evening star., 1944-11-19

They Al were drunk and loaded
with morphine" /"
The show is not overdrawn. they
say. tn reali1tic, like the ones
they remember. almost down to the
last detail.
To make It real and accurate
they helped IRON out Z few details
There was N argument In rehearsal
over whether the soldier who take,
the part Of the Jap sniper should
fall on his back or his stomach
when he kills himself during thu
battle.
In the show he falls on his back
The boys from Attu saw to that
The shows Jap sniper" Is Pfc. John
Dollar, who killed his share Of real
Japs on Attu. and saw dozens ot
Jap suicides. II
He knows though he Isn't sure
just wty-that when Japs commit
hara-kiri they dis on their hacks.
Evening star., 1944-11-19

The men from Attu don't smile
when they say this. They have
memories they can't forget.
Pfc. James w. duilford, = machine
gunner in the infantry show and
. service station operator in King
man. Ind, h prewar days, remem-
bers one night on Attu when the
Japs stormed an American hospital.
They came running down the hill
in the middle Of the night, scream-
ing like wild animals" he said.
When got over to the hospital,
I walked through the wards the
man lay hanging over the sides Of
their beds, their threats slit across.
The Japs had used bayonets.
by then they had scattered up
the mountain. We followed them.
There were about 80 Of them 90
committed hara4kari before We got
TO them. but We got the other 20.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Monument Grounds Wor Show Reosc Combo Soldiers Soy

Men who saw the throats of their
buddies slit BY the Japs on Attu
and who, In return, charged jap
pillboxes with hatred and hand
grenades, are Ia washington this
week end. They are charging I
dummy pillbox with blank erenades
and they don't believe their make
believe battle Is siily. They ray
Its ~just as important as the real
one on Attu."
These men are Members Of the
combat unit Of infantrymen appear
Ing in the Here Is Your Infantry
show on the Washington Monu-
ment Grounds through tomorrow
to encourage the fale Of War Honds
In the Sixth War Loan drive OPEN
ing tomorrow. The national quota
Is $14, ,O00, 900 600, Of which the Dis
trict share Is IA, ,00O, 900.
In their part Of the show, the
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Montgomery Charter
Board Of Directors
To Elect Members

Election of members to the Mont
gon1ery County Charter Committee
Board of Directors will feature the
annual meeting Of the committee at
8 pm, November %, at the Chevy
Chase Woman's Club, Connecticut
avenue and Dunlop street.
Those nominated for election to
the board are the Rev. Oscar F.
Blackwelder, Donald L. Chamberlin,
Mrs. Dean Dinwoodey, J. H. Forsyth,
Dean James J. Hayden Of Columbus
University Law School, DR.. H. H.
Hewlett and Judge Thomas c.
Kelley. The board consists of 10
other directors elected in previous
years whose terms have not yet ex-
pired.
The Nominating Committee, head
ed by Mrs. Walter E. Perry, an
nounced that additional candidates
may be named by petition Of 20
Charter Committee members. The
petition must be filed with Mrs
Maybelle G. Fickel, secretary, al
least five days before the meeting
and must be made public not later
than four days before the meeting
Other members of the Nominating
Committee are Everett r. Jones, o
M. Kile, Mrs. B. J. Oliver, Ralph B
Stewart and Evarts ]. Wagg.
Future plans Of the Charter Com
mittee also are expected to be dis
cussed. Those attending recent
meetings Of charter workers have
indicated their desire to continue
the fight for = charter form Of gov
ernment.
| A charter spokesman declared
last night that 'the small margin oi
defeat ut the November Z election
constituted moral victory and w
intend to keep on lighting until w
win"
The, Charter Committee an.
nounced last week that campaign
fund drive will be mapped soon.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Alexondriu Red Cross
Urqes Blood Donations

An urgent appeal for additional
blood donors has been issued by Mrs
John Warhck, chairman Of the
Alexandria Red Cross blood donor
service. The mobile unit will visit the
city Friday and November 20. II
will be at Grace Church Parish Hall
207 South Patrick street, from . am
to 1:30 pm. both days.
Mrs. Warhck said that the plan a
flying whole blood to the South Pa
cinc, recently announced by the
Navy, has made 1t more important
than ever that the Red Gross blood
donor centers meet their quotas. Ap-
pointments may be made by calling
Alexandria $500.
Evening star., 1944-11-19

Admission will be free, with War
Bonds and stamps on sale.
Treasury officials said 6,000,0 900
volunteer workers have been lined
up to fight "the complacency of
many Optimistic persons who
conclude from our successes In
Europe and the Pacific that our two
wars are almost won"
Eisenhower Issues Appeal.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower has
appealed to the American people
ION behalf Of your sons, brothers,
husbands and friends" to oversub-
scribe the loan.
The slogan of the volunteers Is:
my thinking, my money and my
time will stay in this war to the
finish"
Borrowing has been the chief
means Of financing the war. Federal
reserve authorities reported yester-
day that taxation has provided only
q little more than lpne-third of the
Governments cash requirements In
the last five years.
Ted r. Gamble, head of the Treas
ury's War Finance Division, told q
news conference:
The moneys out there. People
have 1t. More than they ever had
before.
Some people just haven't realized
that this war Is . long way from be-
ing won. Thousands Of American
boys are being killed and wounded.
There's terrible amount Of bitter
fighting to be done. Not . single
ono Of US has . right to be COM
placent. We've got to stay In this
thing until the flnish.n
Evening star., 1944-11-19

men attack and. wipe out an
enemy" pillbox. Though they
aren't killing Japs, and though the
Battlefield" Is Thousands Of miles
away from the front, they say IT'S
the same night, because:
TITS this way. The War Bonda
come before the bullets. You might
say they are the first step In the
production line. We don't have
strikes or let-downs over there.
And we don't like strikes and let
downs over here-either in the fac
tories or in buying War Bonds,
That's what this show Is al about.
I'VE have to show the people ct
home how tough the battle Is over
there, 20 they'll realize how tough
they've got to night, too--but with
money instead Of guns.
Wen match the folks at home,
dollar for bullet, and bond for Jap.r z
Evening star., 1944-11-19
alexandra Girl Scouts Repuir
Toy Gifts for Needy Children

ting down their own outgrown socks
to f1t dolls, and even decorating doll
bassinets and toy trunks for the
more sophisticated wardrobes.
Trucks are given new wheels and
painted to look like new, ships are
made seaworthy again, games and
books are mended, and pull toys for
the tiny children put IN order.
Mrs. Kennedy and her assistants,
Mrs. Edward Chauncey and Mrs.
Frank Kaserman, who have had
training in craft work, instruct the
girls, but the actual work is being
done by the youngsters themselves.
The troop has already completed
approximately 100 toys, and feel sure
they can have 200 ready for Christ
mas gifts If they receive donations
Of more toys.
Anyone having toys, books or
games In fairly good condition may
bring them to Mrs. Kennedy's home,
or leave them in the Girl Scout de-
partment of the ]. G. Penney store
at 615 King street 20 they may be
made Ike new In time for Christmas
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Mystery Books Sought
For Overseas Kits

MIS-. LOmax Tayloe. production
chairman Of the Fairfax County
Red Cross Chapter. appealed yes
terday for donations Of pocket-size
mystery books to be packed in 576
kit bags for men overseas, the chap
ter's quota for packing by January.
Mrs. Tayloe said the chapter has
just completed Q shipment OF 1904
articles, including knitted garments
for the Army and Navy and gar
ments for civilian relief.
Mrs. Joseph e. Beard. chairman
OF the Junior Red Cross Chapter,
reported that 100 per cent member
ship has been attained In II out of
10 colored schools IN the county,
and IN ok Of the county's white
schools.
Evening star., 1944-11-19

I Santa Claus Is being given
helping hand by 20 Alexandra
Girl Scouts who plan to have almost
200 toys ready for distribution to
children OF needy, Alexandria fam
lilies and servicemen stationed In
nearby camps.
Troop "a, under the leadership OF
Mrs. Howard Kennedy, has been
working for six weeks recondition-
ing old toys they collected from
their own homes. Mrs. Kennedy
has turned over two Of the rooms
Of her home at 2l7 Virginia avenue
for use as q paint shop and a sew
ing room.
The girls, all Of whom are II and
IL year olds, work after school and
on Saturdays, giving battered dolls
new hands and feet made Of plastic
wood, repainting weatherbeaten
faces and fashioning dresses in the
latest styles from donated materials
Even shoe rationing does moi
phase the young craftsmen, who are
adept at making dolls shoes. cut.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Alexandra Request
To Close Plant Denied

Alexandria's request that opera
tion of the old plant Of the Virginia
Electric Power Co. be halted in an
effort to remove portion OF the
smoke and SCOT in the city has been
denied, according to City Manager
Carl Budwesky,
Mr. Budwesky said yesterday he
received . LITTER from B. ]. Sickler,
director Of the War Production
Beard power division. stating that
eontiuued operation Of the plant
was necessary 10 maintain sufncient
power fof essential war work.
ms request that the plant bs
peemitted t. top operation w
uAd6 by Mfr. Dudwesky Se1<fAl
weeks ago and WAs based ID ~
|belief that the smoke nuisa1lee 4
Fcfeates. IN the southeast section Of
the city outweighs it, value. -
Mr.. sickler's letter pointed out
that the WPB was aware that the
plants operation was inefncient and
created 4 great deal of SCOT, but
that until new equipment becomes
available 1t will have to be oper-
ated.
At the same time Mr.. Budwesky
said the city will begin enforcing OF
its smoke ordinance tomorrow when
stad engineer from Wilberding
Co., consultant engineers, arrives to
serve as the smoke control engineer
on part-time basis.
The contract with the engineering
company was authorized last week
by City Council and will continue
until 1t Is possible to employ full
time smoke control engineer.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Listing Of Vacant Rooms
Asked in Bethesda Area

An urgent appeal for the registra-
tion Of all vacant rooms In the
Bethesda Chevy Chase area for the
use Of servicemen and their families
was issued last week by George N.
Matthew'S, president OF the Mont
golnery County War Recreation and
Hospitality Services, Inc.
A registration ONCE has been
established In the Bethesda USO ct
7e0e Georgetown road under the
direction Of Mrs. Lewis =. Dixon
wife Of 1t. Comdr. Dixon, who re-
Gently was reported missing In
dction. The phone number Is Oliver
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Mon Cleaning Shotgun
Wounds Wife ii Ieos

Mrs. Cleo Stone. q, Townshend
Nd. was wounded In both legs yes
terday when : shotgun went on IA
the hands Of her husband, Jcseph
Stone, about IS. She was taken To
Providence Hospital by the Marl-
bor0 Rescue Squad.
Members Of the Rescue Squad said
Mr.. Stone told them he was clean-
ing his shotgun on the front porch
Of his home when 1t went on,
wounding his wife, who was Ia the
front yard.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Two Prisoners Flee
Fairfax Prison Camp

Two prisoners on a Fairfax
County CVa0 road gang escaped
Yesterday afternoon from the camp
farm, county police reported.
District police were asked to be
on the lookout for them, who are
serving terms for robbery and house,
breaking.
Police said the two fugitives are:
EDWARD Moore, Is, and Mack Tate,
81. Moore is feet I inches tall
weighs 100 pounds, has brown hair
ana blue eyes. Tate Is 5 feet Z
inches tall, weighs 15S pounds, has
blue eyes and black hair. Both were
wearing brown prison garb when
they made their getaway.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Gov. Darden Seeks Ruling
On Referendum S Legality
~ the Associsted Press.

1y the Associstcd Press.
0 RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 18.-Gov
Darden has asked Attorney General
saAtrain p. Staples to rule on the
validity Of the referendum on con-
stitutional amendment to freeze
the Literary Fund at $4,000, 900.
The amendment was voted on in
the general election November Z
and apparently carried by an over
whelming vote. In Pittsylvania
County, however, election ofIlcials
failed. to have ballots printed for
the constitutional issue and voters
of the States largest county had
no opportunity to record their
stand.
Mr.. Staples advised the Governor
he win wait until final election re-
turns have been certified by the
State Canvassing Board before pre-
pairing his opinion. The board will
meet In Richmond December 4.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Virginia Troffic Toll
Cut So in 10 Months
81 the Associated Press.

RICHMOND. Va, Nov. IA to-
tai Of As lives were lost on Vir-
ginia streets and highways during
the first 10 months Of 1914, 4 re-
Auction Of approximately 8 per cent
for the same period last year when
453 deaths were recorded, Virginia
State Police announced today.
The death toll for October as 4
result Of traf1ic accident was 81,
compared with 81 deaths during the
same month In l043.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
New CheyerlY Post Office
Branch Opens Tomorrow

The Cheverly branch of the Hy-
attsville (Md.) post ONCE will open
tomorrow In Its new location at
3117 Cheverly avenue, Postmaster
E. F. Tngley reported last night.
The post office, which has been
located at 6210 Kilmer street since
1t was opened in l941, will be under
the direction Of Mrs. Roberta G.
Bryan, who will replace Mrs. EN-
ma Bordewitch, resigned.
Mr.. Tngley said the branch will
be open for business from 8 am. to
8 pm. on weekdays, and from am
to / pm. on Saturdays.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Miss Nellie Neyitt, II
Teacher in Fairfax
For AZ Years, Dies

Miss Nellie Lee Nevitt, u, for
many years q teacher in the public
schools Of Fairfax County, died
early yesterday at Alexandria Hos
pital after . long illness. Funeral
services will be held at 4 pm. today
at Pohick Church. Burial will be
in Pohick Cemetery.
Miss Nevitt, the daughter Of the
late Robert G. and Mary Lee Nevitt
was born at Rangers Rest near
Pohick Church September 8, 1872
She liver there all her life. Her
family settled there before the Civil
War and the name was given to the
place because many soldiers stopped
there for food and shelter.
For ~ years prior to her retire
ment several years ago, she taught
in county schools and witnessed the
development Of the county's school
system from small one and two
room buildings to the present con-
solidated plants.
Her first teaching experience was
at the old Franconia School, where
she also concluded her career az
principal of the new school. Other
schools where she taught were Ac-
cotink, Snowden, Lebanon, Pohick
and Potter's Hill.
Always interested in young people,
Miss hewitt kept abreast of mod
ern educational methods and often
asserted that rural supervision, par
ticularly, had been the most in
duential factor in the Improvement
of instruction.
She also took an active interest
IN all phases Of church work, and
for many years was . teacher IN
Pohick Sunday school.
Her most immediate survivors M
'clude three nephews, Henderson
hewitt, Philadelphia, and Dodridee
and Archibald Nevitt, the latter two
now serving overseas IN the armed
forces. +,
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Services Today Honor
Silver Sprina War Decd

In honor Of the men and women
Of Silver Spring who have been
killed in the war will be held At
II an. today at the Marvin Memo
rial Church, Four Corners, Md.
Member OF Cissel Saxon Post,
American Legion, will attend the
service In body. At the request
OF the Legion, no names will be
read. All parents of the service
men are urged to attend. The Rev
Edward B. Lewis, pastor, will de-
liver the sermon.
Evening star., 1944-11-19

Nam as we do in Georgia" sh,
said, but I'm not quite used to 1t.
Lulubelle Helps Out.
In the galley" or kitchen, SPAF
cooks were preparing ITS pounds O
liver and IS pounds OF onions fol
dinner. Another. team was clean,
ing up the lunch dishes. As tn,
reporters looked over the jelly-cake
the salad-making section and tn,
huge proofing ovens. the SPARs
asked: Have you seen Lulubelle?
Lulubelle turned out to be an auto
matte dishwasher, popular becaus,
1t saves about a dozen SPARS from
KIP duty.
Unlike other women's services
SPAR specialists handle such job
as meat refrigeration, cooking
beauty parlor work and tailoring
Several girls shiveringly braved tn,
30-degree temperature of the mea
storage room, where q dozen sides o
choice beef hung and where. >oOl
pounds OF turkey awaited Thanks
giving. Incidentally, Thanksgivin,
Day this year is the second ami.
versary of the SPARS.
The beauty parlor, operated by
ISPARS who were beauty operator,
In civilian life, boasts 25-cent sham,
poos and 35-cent waves. One cir
explained the comparatively higi
40-cent price for eyebrow arches
That's to discourage girls from try.
ing it."
Il CIT Rate Sodas Help Ont, Too.
In the ships SERVICE" com.
parable to the corner drugstore, girl.
can buy cheaper sodaa, candy anc
magazines. wet paint signs or
- door, Indicated ns9nsss, q thu
barracks are Just swinging into fvill
operation. ~ gS,-ssssss,ss,9slq. :.
For minor ailments, . lS-bed in
Urinary Is operated by Il nurses
all SPAR pharmacists mates, Here
too. Is the only man in the setup. q
young dentist.
Last night the girls held their first
big Al-Coast Guard dance in the
gym. Dances are to be 4 monthly
feature. Coast Guard bands viii
furnish music,
Yeoman Dunn, whose Coast
Guard brother Is in the Pacific
said she is now within walking dis
lance OF her ONCE and all sports
Boy, these barracks sure help oul
morale" she said Just this touch
Of chintz picks us up"
Even the efficiency charged ad.
ministrative ONCE struck tn,
feminine note. An oyerstuffed rex
and white elephant perched on, ,
commanders desk
Evening star., 1944-11-19
By MARY COCHRAN.

BY MARY COCHRAN.
A SPAR in Washington gets the
breaks. For So she receives perma-
|nent wave for which other Washing
ton women have to pay between
SIS and $35.
Take Virginia Dunn. It's not be-
cause she's 20 and pretty that she
has special privileges, such as get
ting a good meal or carton of
cigarettes without ''bucking the
crowds" She is typical of the 800
SPARS who have moved from hotels
and dormitories throughout the city
into barracks which feature every
thing from cut-rate beauty and
tailor shops to sun decks and q
dentist.
But the barracks greatest boost
to morale, Yeoman (second class
Dunn said, is the nominees. The
horAelike surroundings also inn
pressed the newspaperwomen who
last week toured the five buildings,
said to be the country's largest and
most complete barracks for service
women. Spread between Seventh
and Twelfth streets on Independ-
|ei1ce avenue, the temporary looking
Coast Guard Reserve establishment
srnacks strong of femininity. Flow
|ered curtains, bright colors and
Teddy bears bells the military pIr-s
pose.
No More Waiting in Line.
There Is no more waiting in line
for VtttfitA and her friends with
their new mess hall, where I'VE get
deealic1ors meals, she said. Oficers
explained that the hall is psycholog-
ica1ly ddgnGd 70 meet any mood.
u = Effl wishes mental stam1lation,
~. -fAces the rose -coaored wall
topp@ with bright-green plants or
the hyfEe vorld-mAp mural, painted
by four ePARS. Tor relaxation, q
SRAR NAn nlrn her chair toward
the two sray walls and-presto-
the tension .fades.
Directly above the dining hall Is
the large ym-auditorium. THE
girls put on weight in the dining
room and 90 upstairs to take It off. !"
an officer explained. Two reducing
classes a week are available. At
tendance Is voluntary.
At lunch, the commanding officer,
1t. Comdr. Eugenta Lawrence, spoke
in glib naval terms of the land
bound barracks" She WINGED over
one regulation, however. A south
erner, she hasn't yet adjusted her
self to the "Yes, Sir" she receives
from SPARS OF inferior rank. II
guess you could hardly use Yes,
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Bradley PTA Bond RoiIy

Tho November meeting Of the
Bradley School PTA will be I bond
raily at the school ct 7:3O pm,
Tuesday. Stamps and bonds will be
sold before and after the program,
which viii include speaking, choral
singing and patriotic tableau.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Alexandria Boy, 6,
lis Bitten by Doc

Robert Hughes, 8, son of Mr.. and
MRS. ). L. Hughes, los East Stewart
avenue Alexandria. was bitten over
the right eye by a dog near his home
yesterday.
ine child was taken to Alexan-
aria Hospital where four stitches
were required to close the wound He
also received an antitetanus inocu-
lation.
Pohce are attempting to find the
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Asks S.. 600 in Doo,s : Deoth

a suit for.$5 900 against Ward w.
stevens OF near Kensington, for the
death Of = Dalmatian dog has been
nled IN the Montgomery County
Circuit Court at Rockville BY James
Won Bretzel, who charges that Mr.
Stevens ''malciously and wantonly''
shot the dog October 3.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
Nellie Gusts PTA to Meet

The Nellie Custis Parent Teacher
Association will meet at pm. to-
morrow at the Arlington School
school problems will be discussed
with teachers.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
PIons Fathers MIGHT

The Patrick Henry Parent Teach
er Association, Arlington, will hold
. fathers night" program at q
pm. Tuesday at the school. School
classrooms will be open for inspec-
ton.
Evening star., 1944-11-19
DR.. Beachley Silent.
BY PAUL BEACH.


She came to Arlington six years
ago, she said, because Of . desire to
work with DR.. Beachley, In addition
to thinking that the county pro-
yided an interesting opportunity.
DR.. Beachley refused to make any
statement on any point IN the con-
trcversy.
The committee Of TO- IN another
statement late yesterday charged
that county ofncials again have
sidestepped the basic issue which
is the. maintenance Of an effective
health program which depends in
turn on adequately paid nurses fully
backed by departmental heads and
sympathetically treated by county
ofncials.
I'VE, and all citizens Of the
county," the statement concludes,
must perforce be more concernsd
over this than over getting . few
more dollars for employees who car
easily get better jobs elssvhers.s
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-12-21
Wolf Pen News

Dwale, Dec. 2O-Mrs. Lola
Wallace is having a working at
her home at this time.
Miss Roxie Hopson, who has
been staying with Mr.. and Mrs
Junior Mullins has returned to
her home here.
Mrs. Cleophus Hopson spent
Sunday night at the home of Mrs.
Junior Mullins.
Misses Fay and Lois Smith Wis
tied Mrs. Clonas Stanley Sunday.
Elmer and Eugene Moore visit
ed at the home of Kendrick Smith
Sunday.
Mrs. Lum Moore visited Mrs.
Kendrick Smith Monday.
Emil Moore and family visit
ed at the home Of Joe Moore re-
Gently.
Miss Pauline Hay is staying
with Mrs. Lawrence Hix this
week.
Miss Inis Moore and little bro
Their called at the home of Verna
Dutton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Mullins
visited his mother at the Ghost
Rocks Sunday.
Mrs. Wick Mullins is very i'll at
this time.
Eugene Moore called at the
home of Kendrick Smith Mon
day.