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Evening star., 1944-05-21
HaerteI Seeks Reelection
As Falls Church Mayor

Mayor M. H. Haertel of Falls
Church plans to file for reelection
in the June 13 town elections, it was
learned last night.
Among three councilmen whose
terms expire August 81, one already
has filed for reelection and another
Will not be candidate. The third
has not yet filed.
Mrs. Ada Fowler, member of
Council from the Second Ward, will
move from the State, she has said.
J. H. Mccarthy. representing the
First Ward, will move into the Sec
ond Ward to seek election there,
and Walter Follin, councilman
from the Third Ward, has not filed
for reelection.
Edward c. Knouse, former presi-
dent of the Hillwood Citizens As
sociation, has indicated he will file
for Council from the First Ward
and Theodore r. Arrants, Green
way Downs, has filed from the Third
Ward.
Fred Hess, the other Third Ward
councilman, has resigned, indicat-
ing that he wishes to be free to
work against the incumbents who
are up for reelection.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Montgomery Plans Drive
Against japanese Beetle

Launching drive against the
japanese beetle in the suburban area
OF Montgomery County, the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission will hold an
open meeting at pm. Tuesday in
the hearing room of the Park and
Flaming Commission Building, $500
Colesville road, Silver Spring.
DR.. Ernest N. Corey of the Univer-
s1ty OF Maryland will discuss the
problem. Recommendations concern
ing the drive will be made by Agri-
cultural Agent o. w. Anderson and
Professor George S. Langford.
William R. Hall, park engineer of
the commission. will be in charge of
the commissions efforts to destroy
the pests. County Commissioner
Lacy Shaw has announced that the
commissioners will finance part of
the work and the Park and Planning
Commission has also announced its
support.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Tydings Praises War Chiefs
In Women's S Club Address

Declaring this country has per-
formed miracles" in mobilizing its
resources since the Pearl Harbor
attack, Senator Tydings, Democrat
OF Maryland, yesterday praised the
leaders OF our armed forces fol-
their successful prosecution of the
war.
He spoke before more than 10C
persons at the annual spring lunch
con and rally of the Southern
Maryland Group of the United
Democratic Women's Clubs oil
Maryland at Waldrop's Restaurant
in Brentwood.
He admitted that there are "some
conditions on the home front thai
need correcting, but declared "the
was has gone pretty well so far
principally because it has been sc
we'll directed. There have been NJ
politics in selecting the heads oi
the armed forces and the best mer
that could be found have been put
in control and given free hand"
At the same time, the Senator
warned that there are several post
war problems that must be con-
sidered now in order to avoid con-
fusion after the war.
Among these, he said, are taxa
ton, possible unemployment and the
disposition of the Government s
stockpile of approximately $60,00O,-
nm 0O0 worth of goods
Others who spoke include Repre-
sentative Sasscer, Democrat, OF
Maryland, and State. Senator l.
Harold Sothoron of Prince Georges
County.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
tobacco Warehouses Full;
Growers Expect 0PA Top

Anticipating top prices under the
new Office of Price Administration
ceiling regulations, Southern Mary
land tobacco growers have filled
warehouses with their highest quail
ity leaf in readiness for sales at the
eight warehouses tomorrow.
Frank Hall, president of the Marl-
boro Tobacco Market, where sales
will be resumed at $50 am, said
growers apparently were heartened
by prices received at sales Friday
and have decided to offer their top
quality tobacco. Growers earlier had
been reported boarding high quail
ity leaf until later in the season
after prices had been established
Mr.. Hall said his warehouse
would be filled to capacity by to-
morrow. He said other warehouses
in Marlboro, La Plata, Waldorf and
Hughesville also were reporting
capacity loads.
Mr.. Hall said approximately 430,-
900 pounds of tobacco were sold at
Marlboro Friday for an average OF
around 40 cents a pound" and
738,052 pounds were sold at all
Southern Maryland warehouses for
a total of $3.50. 900, or an average OF
AIT cents pound. First quality
tobacco brought the 62-cent CELL
ing price.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Fairfax BaccaIaureate
To Be Delivered Toniqht

The Rev. Harry C. Balthis, pas.
tor OF the Vienna Methodist Church
will deliver the baccalaureate ser.
mon to the graduating class of the
Fairfax High School at 8 O'Clock
tonight in the high school audi.
torium. He will be assisted by the
Rev. Floyd M. Lucas and the Rev
Franklin B. Gillespie.
The 172 members of the gradu.
ating class will hold class night
exercises Tuesday and diplomas will
be awarded at graduation exercises
in the school auditorium at 8 pm
Wednesday.
Joseph Dove, president of the
senior class, will preside at the
graduation ceremonies, and student
addresses will be made by Thomas
Row, Thomas Jenkins, Georgia Nc.
Carthy and Louise Denham,
In addition to Fairfax High
School, which will graduate the
largest class in the county, COM
mencement exercises also will be
held Wednesday for 1873 graduates
OF other high schools in the county
These include Mount Vernon
High School, II graduates; Hern-
don High School, 43, and Jefferson
High School, IS.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
f. B. Jacobs, Veteran
Horseman, Dies in Fire
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINCHESTER, Va, May 20.-Ed-
ward B. Jacobs, 81, widely known
Virginia breeder and trainer of
hunters and race horses, lost his life
last night in a fire which DESTROYED
the frame dwelling in which he was
living alone near Boyce, Clarke
County
The fire was discovered by Mrs
John Revell, neighbor, who sum-
moned the Berryville Fire Depart
ment.
Mr.. Jacobs badly burned body
was found by firemen in the combi-
nation living and bedroom on the
first floor. Clarke County authori.
ties attributed death to Academia
causes.
The veteran breeder had lived ir
Clarke County most of his life. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sybi
Meade Jacobs; two daughters, Mrs
George P. Greenhalgh, jr., and Mrs
Il. A. Dunning, all of Clarke County
and one sister, Mrs. Mary Roesler
Nineveh.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
News Dispatch From England
Reunites Family in Baltimore

He was even more surprised when
his daughter told him that the sec
ond brother. Rupert, was employed
by Maryland Drydock, in the paint
department.
The next day Mr.. Powell intro
duced himself to his son, near whom
he had worked for months.
The father and his two children
arranged reunion with their moth
er, Mrs. Bertha Powell She had
seen her divorced husband only once
after their separation years before
In the meantime, both had remar-
ried and their spouses had died.
Within three Weeks-time enough,
Mr.. Powell said today. to buy ring
and wedding accessories-they were
married second time.
I'VE were both young and foolish
and jealous Mrs. Powell said of the
divorce. And the past doesn't
really matter; we are very happy
now"
Evening star., 1944-05-21

above ground level. Several holes
In the ground could be seen where
the rats had burrowed there way in
A group of neighbors, who OBJ
served the Bureau of Sanitation
truck, approached Mr.. Peters, COM
planning of rats in their homes.
Mr.. Peters advised them to cover
rat holes in their homes with pieces
of metal flashing. Rat traps were
set in a number of homes. The
crew then went to work in the alleys
and back yards of the block with
cyanide gas and red squill.
Keep Him Awaks.
One householder complained his
home was so full of rats he could not
sleep nights. '"They sound like q
team of horses" he said.
BY this time the work crew had
killed 46 rats by actual count and
an undetermined number had been
gassed in their nests by the cyanide
fumes.
The next stop was in another type
residential area in the $500 block ol
Kalorama road NV.
Just as in the southwest section
the alleys here were Uttered with
rubbish. Garbage was piled along.
side fences and several garbage cans
seen were uncovered.
Place Traps in Homes.
The crew went to work in earnest
killing about so rats in an hours
time. Again red squill was placed
in the alley and cyanide gas used
The inspector and several of hi.
aides placed steel traps in severa,
homes.
Our next destination was a large
yard behind a row of stores in the
$500 block of Georgia avenue NV
A barn-like wooden shack used fol
storage of boxes and lumber proved
to be the headquarters for ar
army" of rats.
Once the boys went into action
with their cyanide spray gun, the
rats came tumbling out from all
sides. When the gas had cleared
away there were a number of dead
rodents in. the yard.
Our last stop in the 100 block Of
I street NV. The crew was re.
quested to clean up the alley anc
yards surrounding building.
Cyanide gas sprayed in a wooe
pile in the alley brought out ST,
rats, all of which were killed. Ont
of them leaped at Mr.. Peters whs
frantically defended himself with q
shovel before killing the rodent.
AS we were taking our leave, Mr.
Peters told us:
We're doing our best, but we've
got to have more help If we're go.
ing to rid the city of rats"
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Fire Damages Five Stores,
Cuts Off Salisbury Power
By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
SALISBURY, Md, May 2o.-
Salisburys electric power service
was disrupted for approximately
40 minutes today and five downtown
stores were damaged in a blaze
fought by half a dozen fire COM
panies.
The fire, which occurred on the
citys main street, caused a COM
plete shutdown of Saturday busi-
ness. There were no casualties re-
ported.
A patient sitting in a dentists
chair across the street discovered
the blaze which apparently orig
mated near an electric control
switch in the stock room of the
Benjamin Department Store, larg-
est on the Eastern Shore. The mer-
chandise loss was estimated at $50
900 by I. l.. Benjamin, owner of
the store.
Smoke and flames also attacked
four other stores in the block, but
no damage estimates were available.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Potrick Henry's Grave
Is Reported Neglected
> the Associated Press,

by the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, May 2O.-Dr H. j.
Eckenrode, director of the Division
of History and Archaeology of the
State Conservation Commission, will
go to Charlotte County Monday to
check on reports that the grave of
Patrich Henry at Red Hill" is being
neglected.
One result of his appraisal, he
said, may be the removal to Rich
mond Of the remains of the great
Colonial leader.
Dr.. Eckenrode said his plans for
future disposition of the landmark
would depend on what he finds and
the attitude of the owner of the
property.
A Senate bill to authorize acouisi-
ton OF the Henry burial site as a
national shrine was withdrawn sew
erai months ago.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
400 at Bethesda School
To Join Nav Procession

More than 400 children, including
class OF 30 first communicates,
altar boys and students at Our
Lady OF Lourdes School, Bethesda,
Will take part in the May process
sion on the school grounds at 4
pm. today. Mary 10 Roger will be
crowned May Queen, with Grace
Haley as maid of honor.
The ceremony will be concluded
by benediction, with the Rev Father
Joseph A. Little in charge of the
service.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Alexandra Hospital Officials
Decide to Ruze 'FIounder' House
Planning Commission to Join in PIeo
For Preservation of Central Lundmork

Despite a plea by the Thornton
Society to save the Snowden "floun-
der" house on the grounds OF the
Alexandria Hospital, and efforts Of
the hospital directors to find some
means Of retaining it, Robert G.
Whitton, hospital administrator
said yesterday that the landmark
would have to be razed.
However, an eleventh-hour effort,
not yet officially presented to the
hospital board, came in a resolu-
tion passed yesterday by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission, asking the board to
reconsider.
Arthur Demaray, member of the
commission, said last night the reso-
luton will be forwarded to the hos
pital board tomorrow.
Mr.. Whitton said the Thornton
Society had been informed that
because two wings OF the house
already have been destroyed and
keeping it would interfere with
plans for the hospital grounds,
makes 1t impractical to keep the
house. The hospital has, however,
offered the society the privilege of
moving the house.
"Not in Real Estate Business"
A spokesman for the society said
yesterday that the group is not in
the teai estate business and is a
purely educational organization at
tempting to bring the value OF old
American homes before the public
He added that because the hos
pital addition is being built with
Federal funds, and the city ;. had
agreed, at the request of the Gov
ernment, to retain the character OF
Washington street as a part of the
Mount Vernon Memorial Boule-
ward, it was particularly contra
dictory for the only founder"
house on Washington street to be
torn down to Improve the appear
ance" of the Federally constructed
hospital wings.
The house is chiefly of interest
because 1t is one of a type thought
to be peculiar to Alexandria, al
though some founder houses
have been found in other Southern
cities, and in Gallipolis, Ohio, to
which city group of former Alex
andria residents migrated.
According to Miss Edith Snowden,
one Of the former residents of the
house, 1t was sold by Edward Dain-
gerfield to the hospital several
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Tydings Will Address
County Form Bureau

Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland, will be guest speaker at
a meeting of the Prince Georges
County Farm Bureau at 8 pm.
Wednesday in Upper Marlboro High
School. it was announced yesterday
Other speakers will be P. T. Turn
er of the State Farm Labor Board
and Wilbur Smith of the State
Farm Bureau, who will talk on
frozen food lockers. The Farm Bu-
reau plans to build five locker plants
In the county and will take appli-
cations for space in them at the
meeting.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Luwn Contest Planned
By FoirIinqton Tenants

The Civic Association of FairIing-
ton, Va, will sponsor a contest Tor
the best maintained lawns. Prizes
totaling $500 will be distributed
The purpose of the contest is to
enlist the cooperation of the ten
ants In maintaining the grounds.
The contest will run from Thurs
day to June Is for one-half of the
development, and from June Is to
July rs for the other half. Rules
and further information will be dis
tributed by bulletin.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, May 20.-For four
months Eligah Powell and his son
worked side by side at the Mary
land Drydock without recognizing
each other and then an Associated
Press dispatch from England
brought them together.
What's more, it led to reconcilia-
ton between Mr.. Powell and his
wife who had been separated for
more than % years, and they have
been remarked.
Reading his newspaper one morn
ing Mr., Powell noticed in an AP
story from England a familiar name
Pfc. Paul Powell The story men,
toned that the soldiers sister, Mrs.
Virginia Moreland, lived in Balti-
more.
1t listed her address, so Mr.. Powell
went to call on her, discovered she
was his daughter, one of the three
children he hasn't seen since he
and his wife separated In 1921.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Woodside Park Citizens
Will Elect Wednesday

Annual election of officers and
delegates to the Montgomery County
Civic Federation will feature a meet
ing of the Woodside Park Civic As
sociation at 8:15 pm. Wednesday at
the residence of DR., and Mrs. Floyd
F. Smith, 9022 Fairview road.
A Nominating Committee headed
by Ernest F. Klinge will present the
following slate: for president, Evarts
j. Wagg; vice president, Charles w.
Hopkins; secretary, Margaret A.
Randall; treasurer, Frank Harris
For delegates to the Montgomery
County Civic Federation: Allen H.
Gardner, Harold P. Norris and
Charles A. Weigel. Alternates, San
ford H. Brown, Eugene M. Thore and
Ryland M. Warren. Additional
nominations may be made from the
floor,
Evening star., 1944-05-21
2 Youths Killed, ; Hurt
In Virginia Auto Crash
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey tne AsSoclated PreSs.
MADISON COURTHOUSE, Va,
May 20.-Two youths were killed last
night and three others injured, one
OF them seriously, when an automo-
bile in which they were riding left
the highway on Route 27 near here
and crashed into guard on a con-
crete bridge.
The dead: Tommy Donivan, Is, of
Bancoe, and Bobby Rose Goodall,
Is, of Madison.
State Trooper H. r. Parker, jr.,
said the following were injured: Ina
Shiflett. is, Woodberry Forest, seri-
ously hurt; Eleanor Estes, 16, Pratts,
and Homer Scale, ir., IS.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

Park Work 10
Start This Week
Recreation Cabins,
SoftboII Diamond
To Be Constructed

Recommendations of the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission on Ave petit
tions for rezoning Of property in
suburban Montgomery County have
been sent to the county commits
sioners who will hold hearings on
them this week, commission officials
said last night.
On two applications asking for re-
classification of residential prop
erty to apartment zoning in the
Bethesda area, the commission rec
commended deferment until the
master plan for land use for the
western suburban area is completed.
Both requests are scheduled for
hearings Wednesday at the Bethes-
da County Building.
The first hearing is set for 2:15
pm. on the application of Dorothea
F. Mathews and M. Wilson Offutt,
jr., owners, for rezoning of a az
acre tract on the northwest corner
of Bradley boulevard and Strath-
more street, Bethesda, from resi-
dental A to residential c zone. The
Commission suggested there Is no
present need for the rezoning.
Bradley Hills Plea.
At 2:30 pm, a hearing will be
held on the petition of Louisa l.
Bowles, seeking rezoning from resi-
Dental A to residential c of prop
erty in the Bradley Hills subdivision
along the south side of Bradley
boulevard. In this case also the CON-
mission said there is no Justification
for further extension of the G zone
In Silver Spring, three hearings
will be hel dat the County Building
beginning at pm. tomorrow.
The commission has recommended
granting of the petition of Russell
Mizell requesting reclassification
from Residential A to industrial E
zone of a number of small lots on
which a sawmill Is operated. The
property is in Kensington and abuts
VIC COa6AI S1OC VI tIlC odltlIIlOTC q
Ohio railroad, opposite the Ken
Gar community.
Near Takoma Park.
In considering the application OF
w. E. Phillips, who requests two
family zone classification for four
small lots located on Greenwood
avenue, between Hudson and Wa
bash avenues, near Takoma Park
the commission recommended that
lot 10 in block / and lot 7 in
block 2, both corner lots, be placed
in residential B zone as petitioned
1t suggested that the petition be de-
MED for lots S and in block Q
The commission recommended de-
nial Of request for reclassification
from residential A to residential c
zone for six lots in Takoma Park
beginning at the southeast corner
of the intersection of Montgomery
and Pine avenues, and extending
along the south side of Montgomery
avenue. However, it was suggested
that these properties be placed in
a residential B zone.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Local Governments
Vital, Darden Says
Addresses Bible Class
On Postwar PIunnina
BY the Associated Press.

Ds tAc hoSOSldbSC fTeSS.
RICHMOND, Va, May 2O.-"What
we can accomplish in Virginia after
the war, with all communities work.
ing together, is beyond imagina-
tion," Gov. Darden told the Mems
Bible Glass of the Ginter Park Pres
byterian Church last night in an in
formal discussion of postwar plan
ming.
I'VE have rich State, a State of
great opportunities, but you can't
run Virginia from Richmond any
more than you can run the United
States from Washington. This is
the responsibility Of groups, such as
this group, and the localities.
You hear people thunder against
political machines, but there is no
political machine in the United
States, good or bad, which cannot
be changed by the people. Machines
are not inherently bad-they reflect
the expressed will of the people
The Governor, while acknowledge
ing that war has necessitated many
changes tending toward centraliza-
ton of government in Washington,
asserted that I'VE have arrived at a
point where this Federal system
can't run-Representatives can't dc
the work of legislators" because OF
the tendency of the people to load
them with work that should be done
at home
The same is true to large extent
in State government, he added.
You can't run Virginia from
Richmond. Those here don't know
all the problems of the localities.
The answer, he said, is for the To-
calities to do those things which
can be done in the localities.
Concerning international affairs
the Governor expressed the belief
I'VE are going to cooperate with
Russia or else have no peace" anC
"if Great Britain, Russia, France
China and the United States stano
together we won't have any future
war"
Evening star., 1944-05-21
DooIey Mountain Estote
Brings $45, 900 at Sole
By the Associated Press.

Dy inc hSsCCldtcU
ALTON, Va, May 20.-"Swan-
nanoa," the Blue Ridge Mountain
mansion and estate built by the late
Maj. James Dooley in 1912. was SOLD
today at auction to the Valley Corp
of Richmond for reported $45, 900
The successful bid was entered by
Ellsworth Wiltshire, representative
of the corporation, which holds
notes on the property on a deed
of trust.
The property bid in consists of
the mansion and approximately 726
acres of land.
J. Vaughan Gary, one of the two
trustees of the estate, was the auc-
tioneer. Approximately 100 persons
attended the sale.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Procession Set Today
At St. MichoeI's School

Five hundred twenty children
Will participate in the May pro-
cession at st. Michael's School, Sill
yer Spring, at 3 pm. today.
Members Of the Maryland State
Guard will act as a color guard
The children will march from the
school to the new Grotto of Lou
des on the campus of the Academy
OF the Holy Names. During the
procession and at the grotto pray
ers will be offered for world peace.
Eileen Fitzgerald will be queen.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

pipes and other spots where rat.
might be located.
The next step was mixing RED
squill poision with oatmeal. corn
meal and molasses, and the mixture
was placed about the yards and in
the alley. 1t was explained that the
poison was fatal only to rats ano
not to cats or dogs.
Efficient Workers.
Watching the boys work, Mr.
Peters commented on their eff
cheney. Several of the boys are
17-years-old and needed work per-
mits before they started on the
job. They were hired when the
manpower shortage made it impos-
sible to get men.
They're good workers, but they
can't begin to take care of the
whole CITY," Mr.. Peters said.
While Mr.. Peters was talking
several rats, in an attempt to es-
cape the deadly cyanide fumes
came darting from their holes
Several of the boys went into action
with shovels, killing the rats in
short order. The apertures then
were plugged with dirt to prevent
trapped rats from escaping.
Mr.. Peters said our next stop
would be at 1914 Seventeenth place
NE, where an 18-month-old child
was bitten by a rat two weeks ago
He said he had special order from
Health Officer George c. Rutland
to inspect the premises.
Complaints Pile Up.
En- route, Mr.. Peters said that
he and his inspector colleague are
only able to answer about eight
complaints a day. That's certainly
slow progress, but it's the best we
can do," he said.
The child was asleep when we
were admitted by her mother, Mrs
Joel Rankin.
I'm worried about Barbara Ann,
Mrs. Rankin said. "She's been run
ming a fcV<rsever since she was bit
ten" The child was bitten on her
big toe while asleep ip her crib. =
Mrs. Rankin, whose husband is in
the Navy, said she was leaving town
to go back home to Arkansas.
Il can't stand these rats any
longer" she said. Some of them
are as big as cats"
Advised to See Doctor.
MIR. Peters advised her to take the
child to a doctor to determine
whether typhus had developed. Rats
frequently spread the disease.
Proceeding to the back porch, the
inspector pointed out that the rats
entered the house from below the
porch, which is raised about a foot