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Evening star., 1944-03-02
Alexandra Orders
Recreation Bids
High School Truct
To Be Used as Center

The Alexandria City Council has
taken the first step to provide the
city with complete recreation CEN
ter by authorizing City Engineer c.
Luckett Watkins to secure bids to
carry out the plan of Elwood Allen,
consultant engineer for the National
Recreation Association for convert
ing a 7-acre tract adjacent to the
George Washington High School
into a recreation area.
Alan He'll, city recreation director,
In presenting the plans to the coun-
Gil, reported that there is now an
average weekly attendance of 1,50O
at the few recreation programs
available. He also announced plans
for activities at the summer play
grounds. The Council instructed
Mr.. Watkins to include improve
ment Of some Of these areas In the
plans for which bids will be sought.
The project includes resurfacing
OF the six tennis courts at the high
school, construction of six badmin-
ton courts, four paddle tennis courts
two volley ball courts, six shuttle
board courts, six outside ping-pong
courts, eight QUOT courts, three
handball courts, eight outside bowl
ing alleys and one basket ball court
A recreation building with locker
facilities is planned, with an ad-
joining terrace for dining, dancing
and skating, as well as a nine-hole
golf course. A play area for small
children would include sand boxes
and swings.
Evening star., 1944-03-02
First Men Leave Alexandra
Under New Draft System

The first group Of Alexandria n,eu
to be 1nducted under the new system
OF preinduction physical examine
tions were scheduled to leave toda,
Tor the Navy. Another group will
leave tomorrow for the Army. In.
cluded in the Navy group are 10 pre-.
Pearl Harbor fathers.
Miss Virginia jefferson, board sec.
retary, said 458 whites and AZ col.
ored men will take preinduction ex.
am1nations during March, The
board has received five calls for in.
duction during the month and it is
believed these will all be filled by
men accepted in February.
The pre-Pearl Harbor fathers who
leave today are Henry c. Moore
Paul w. Kiefaber, Ralph R. Roth.
geb, Frank G. Taggart, Carl n
Peterson, Lester L. Floyd, George r
Bartlett, William Brenner, William
Gluek, and Vincent John Greco
Nonfathers leaving are Martin L
CARRIER, Robert L. Alexander. Car
N. Draper, David B. Cornell. De
Arcey T. Campbell and Edward II
Hit
Evening star., 1944-03-02
State Guard Promotions
Announced in Arlington

The first promotions in the Ar
lington County unit of the Virginia
State Guard since the name Of that
organization was changed from the
Virginia Protective Force by the
legislature were announced today
by Capt. Harrison Mann. They were !:
sergt. John J. Many to supply
sergeant; sergts. Otto H. Griessel
and George "A. Upman to guide SER
egants; Corpls. Jesse N. Burton,
William Howes and Clyde G. Waldo
to sergeants, fourth grade; Pvts.
John L. Chambliss and Harry D.
Wilson to sergeants, fourth grade;
Pvts. Richard G. Davis, Frank De
Wald, Thomas H. Gunston, Cecil
L. Harris, Fred G. Linquist and Paul
Ockerman to corporals: Pvt. Jessie
Mcclellan to gunner, and Pvts.
Carey A. Maupin, William Smith
and Richard Utttng to assistant
gunners.
These men win assume their new
duties Monday at the ar1nory, To-
Gated ct Patrick Henry School, when
the latest recruit clals Will b added
TO the company.
Evening star., 1944-03-02
! llsiWRatonmiq
&Remiinders@a

Canned and Frozen Foods, ETC.
Book No. 4, green stamps K, L, and
M valid through March 20 and
retain old values of 8, S, 2 and !
points. Book No. 4, blue stamps
A-8, B-8, C-8, D-8 and E-8 valid
through May 20 and worth IL
points each. Blue tokens and
green 1-point stamps may be used
as change.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 3
brown stamps Y and z valid
through March 20 and retain old
values of 8, S, 2 and l points. Book
No. 4, red stamps A-8, B-8 and ca
good through May 20 and worth
10 points each. Red tokens and
brown 1-point stamps may be used
as change. Spare stamps In
Book No. 4 good for 5 points OF
pork through Saturday.
Sugar-Book No. 4. Stamp 80 valid
for pounds through March 81
Book No. 4, stamp 40 good for s
for home canning through Febru-
AIy 20, 4S4o.
G Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
3 gallons through May 8. B-2 and
CO coupons in books issued since
December are good for gallons
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81. For B
coupon holders, June %.
Fuel Oil-Period No. 3 coupons good
through March 13 Period No.
coupons valid through September
80. Nos. 3 and coupons good for
10 gallons per unit. Consumers in
this area should not have used
more than - per cent Of their to-
tai yearly fuel oil rations as OF
February a.
Evening star., 1944-03-02
FEC Action 10 Prevent
Phone Surcharqes Denied

Justice T. Alan Goldsborough of
District Court late yesterday denied
q preliminary restraining order
sought by the Federal Communica-
tions Commission Immediately to
prohibit n hotels in the District
from making surcharges on long
distance telephone calls.
The FEC recently brought suit
for injunction against the hotels,
the American Telegraph and, Tele-
phone Co. and the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Co., in which it
was claimed the hotels have been
illegally collecting extra charges for
the long-distance calls, in violation
Of tariffs Of the telephone COM
panies on file with the FEC.
The hotels steadfastly have
claimed that the extra charges are
for service rendered by the hotels
and are not in the nature of toll
charges for the calls.
The hotels also claim that the
question Of the alleged service
charges comes under the District
Rent Commission and that the Eco
does not have jurisdiction In the
matter. The question Of q perma-
neut Injunction Il still pending.
Evening star., 1944-03-02
Byrd Pays Pollard Tribute
As Portrait Is Unveiled
By the Associatec Press.

BY the Associatec Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 2-Sen-
ator Byrd, Democrat, Of Virginia.
praising the late John Garland
Pollard IS one Of Virginia's greatest
Governors. told q capacity crowd In
the hall Of the House Of Delegates
yesterday that Gov. Pollards great
est honor proved to him, through
no fault OF his own, his greatest
disappointment.
1T was Gov. Pollards misfortune
that he served as Governor in q pc
riod Of unprecedented financial
crisis, but 1t was Virginias good
fortune that her Governor pos
sessed the courage and capacity to
meet the test of these trying days. !"
Senator Byrd saiC.
Senator Byrd spoke at the unveil-
Ing Of q portrait Of Gov. Pollard BY
Edmond Archer Of New York, In
his audience were members Of the
General Assembly, Mrs. John Gar
land Pollard, other members Of the
Governors family and Z large num-
|br at his fr1endk
Evening star., 1944-03-02

k1nley VIII be william 3. Mckinley.
assigned to work in the criminal
division Of Municipal Court Mr..
Curran said.
A native Of Huntington, w. Va,
Mr.. Mckinley came to Washington
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry S. Mckinley, 1877 Park road
NV, when young boy.
For a time he was Senate page,
He was graduated from Eastern
High School, where he was captain
of the track team, and in 1926 was
graduated in law from George
Washington University. While at
tending the university he was pri-
vate secretary to the chairman OF
the House District Committee.
After finishing law school he was
employed In the field service OF
the Justic Department and had han
died special work for the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation. He Is q
member Of the District bar and
the University Club, where he re-
sides.
Mr.. Mckinley is . cousin Of Presi-
dent Mckinley.
Evening star., 1944-03-02
Takoma Park Citizens Urge
Work on Eastern Avenue

A resolution urging improvement
Of Eastern avenue throughout its
entire length has been adopted by
the Takoma Park Citizens Associa-
ton.
The group asked that the work
be included in the proposed post
war public works program as ad-
vocated by the director of highways
for the District and that Federal
funds be provided to pay for the
major part of the cost.
Opposition to the proposal was
expressed by L. r. Grabill, former
employe of the District Highway
Department. Mr.. Grabin declared
that Eastern avenue would never
be general thoroughfare but Just
a boundary line" adding that the
cost of the work would not be JUS
titled.
Thomas G. Jeffers, landscape
architect for the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, also
opposed the move, although he said
he favored improvement of Eastern
avenue to Bladensburg road "at the
present time"
Evening star., 1944-03-02
Major Juvenile Crimes
Rise 41.79b in Baltimore
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Mar. IA Alt per
cent increase in major juvenile
crime last year in Baltimore was
reported yesterday by the Criminal
Justice Commission, which said 431
cases last year involved boys and
girls 16 and under, compared with
304 in 1912.
Wallace Reidt, assistant director,
said that during 1943 juveniles "were
responsible for "a per cent of all
burglaries solved by the police, is
per cent Of the robbery cases and
II per cent of the larceny cases in
volving sums larger than $40"
He declared that some portion of
last years increase could be at
tributed to a tightening up in po-
Icing, saying the percentage of
arrests to crimes increased slightly.
Evening star., 1944-03-02
Arlington Schools Collect
66,88O Pounds Of Paper

A total of $3.50 pounds of paper
was collected by Arlington County
schools last month, salvage officials
announced today. Although the
amount is low for school collection
quotas, officials said they hoped i'm
petus would be given the campaign
by the special drive to begin Monday
in all county schools.
The drive will last q week and on
March 13 county equipment win
make collections throughout the
county.
School totals follow: Claude
Swanson Junior High, 25,780; st.
Charles Parochial, 1850; Cherrydale,
5,340; Henry Clay, 20,070; Thomas
Jefferson, 3,640; Hume, 5000, and
WoodlaWn, 5000,
Evening star., 1944-03-02
Virginia House Passe.
Four Bills Affectinu
Fairfax and ARLINGTON
Measure Authorizing
Regulation Of Toxicob
Rates Is Approved
Special Dispatch to The Star,

|
RICHMOND, Mar. 2.-The Vir-
ginia House of Delegates yesterday
passed four bills affecting Fairfaa
and Arlington Counties.
One would allow the Arlington
County Board to authorize the Pub
lie Utilities Commission to regulate
rates charged by county taxicabs
The measure is sponsored by Dele
gate j. Maynard Magruder.
Other Magruder House bills passed
authorize Arlington County to ac-
quire land by gift, purchase or con-
demnation for recreational purposes
and set up Sullivan law" requir-
ing permits for the purchase of pis-
tolls or revolvers.
Under provisions of the land &C
QUESTION bill Arlington would be au-
thorized to proceed with a program
of park and playground expansion
with funds provided from a bond is
sue, authorized in the November
elections. While no cost has been
set, it has been indicated that $780,
600 may be spent in providing play
ground and park facilities.
The House also passed a bill in
troduced by DelegatB Robert j. Nc
Candlish, jr., Of Fairfax, which
would extend the authority of the
Police Retirement and Pension
Board In the investment of funds,
and to allow the employment of q
full-time executive secretary. A po-
lice retirement and pension system
has been in effect in the county fol
sveral years.
In the Senate, a bill by Senator
Lloyd c. Bird Of Chesterfield County
which would have prohibited cities
having bonded or other interest
bearing Indebtedness equal to or ex-
ceeding 1875 per cent of their allow
able Indebtedness from institutine
further annexation proceedings, wal
killed by the Committee on Counties
Cities and Towns.
Evening star., 1944-03-02
License Fees Dropped
For TraiIers Not Used
For Living Quarters
Transfer Of Permits
For Parks Banned by
Foirfox Supervisors

The Fairfax County Board Of
Supervisors } 'sterday amended the
county trailer ordinance to permit
persons owning trailers not used as
living quarters to store them on
their premises without paying the
county license fee.
Other amendments provide that
no permit or license for a trailer
park may be transferred and that
each park owner must report the
license plate number and the State
and year Of issue of each trailer in
his park.
The board requested the State
Highway Department to include in
the secondary road system in the
county IL short sections of unim-
proved roads lying in Falls Church,
Mount Vernon, Lee and Providence
districts, and 8 sections Of improved
roads in the Falls Church, Mount
Vernon and Providence districts
The sections cover less than miles.
Fairhaven Files Requested.
w. F. Smith, county resident high
way engineer, said residents Of
Fairhaven, a housing subdivision In
the county, had requested that
nearly 2 miles of streets in the de-
velopment be taken over for main
teQsQcs by the State. It was
po1sted out, however, that suit d
pending against devei6pers 6f the
project and that the roads could not
be taken over until the suit Is set
tied.
Mr.. Smith also said he would not
recommend for inclusion in the
State system a section of Pickett
avenue between West Franklin
street and Kings highway, south Of
Alexandria.
James j. Corbalis, jr., county san
itary engineer, reported that the
Accotink sewer and water projects
have been completed. The board
said the contractor, c. H. Lawson,
would be given 80 days in which to
complete tests on the project.
S3,915 Court Collections.
Trial Justice H. L. Carrico re-
ported total collections of $3,915.46
by his court last month. The State
receives $2,338.25 of this amount,
with $1,499.50 remaining in the
county.
A. w. Mills, State game warden,
reported that 43 dogs, about 20 Of
them rabid, were killed last month
in the county. The board author
lied payment Of $26 for stock killed
by dogs.
Total expenditures for last month,
amounting to $20,292.76, including
$9,752.38 in salaries, were author
lied by the board.
Evening star., 1944-03-02

pract1ce, yeSter-
day was sworn
in as an assist
a n t mite d
States Attorney.
The oath was
administered by
Harry Hull, dep
uty clerk at Dis
trict Court, in
charge of the
criminal divi-
sion, in the pres
ence Of United
States Attorney
Edward M, Cur
ran. Mr.. Nc
Evening star., 1944-03-02
Health Department
Inspection Of Cranch
10 Be Requested
Hoycock PIuns Action
After CompIoint About
Fountains, Plumbing

Immediate inspection by the
Health Department of the Cranch
School, 1921 G street Sc, will be
asked by Robert L. Haycock, su-
perintendent Of schools, as the re-
suit Of complaint yesterday by a
Board Of Education member, Adel-
bert w. Lee, Of hazardous" water
fountains and plumbing fixtures
there.
The board received full reports
at its meeting yesterday on replace
ment needs among the 178 school
buildings. Assistant Superintendent
OF Schools Jere J. Crane said money
Is available to replace 1853 water
fountains when priority difficulties
can be overcome, possibly by July,
1945. He stressed that neither
money nor priority is available, how
ever, to replace hundreds Of toilet
fixtures, at an estimated cost of
$157 900, In school buildings dating
as far back as 1854. All of these
are inspected regularly by the
Health Department, 1t was stressed.
Mr.. Lee asked that the Cranch
School be Inspected immediately, as
part OF q general Inspection now
being carried on Of "a elementary
school buildings already slated fol-
replacement after the war. The
board decided on a policy of doing
as little repair work as possible in
these old buildings and at the same
time making frequent inspection
trips to safeguard health at ali
times.
An additional health precautiou
adopted yesterday was compulsory
x-ray inspection for tuberculosis
among the 1000 school employees
Older students have been inspected
Tor tuberculosis since 1896.
G. Melvin Sharpe, another board
member, suggested that members OF
the District Congress of Builder,
might be willing to assist with school
health inspections. He and DR.
Robert A. Maurer, vice presiden,
OF the board, both warned Mr.. Lee
that full facts on "epidemics" and
'nealth hazards" should be obtained
at once before informal" discussion
ny members of public boards alarmed
the public needlessly.
The board decided to ask the Wa,
production Board to facilitate pro.
posed construction of q new Abbot
vocational School in Brentwood
Park, SO that the vocational need,
OF returning servicemen could bt
better served,
Evening star., 1944-03-02
RiverdoIe Firm Ordered
To Mend Labor Practices
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The National Labor Relations
Board today ordered the Engineer
ing and Research Corp. of River
dale, Md, to cease unfair labor
practices" in dealing with the
United Automobile, Aircraft and
Agricultural Implement Workers
Union (CIO) and the Aircraft
Workers Council independently.
The board also ordered the corpo-
ration to withdraw all recognition
from the Aircraft Workers Council
as the representative of any of its
employees, and to completely dis
establish" the independent union as
such a representative
Evening star., 1944-03-02
1l9 A., B. & w. Drivers
Given Safety Awurds

Safety bonus checks and safety
emblems have been awarded 119
Alexandria, Bancroft & Washington
Transit Co. bus operators by B. G.
May, general manager Of the firm.
The company inaugurated its
safety campaign on January !, 1943.
Regular A., B. q w. bus drivers
average 2,700 hours Of duty and
J 1000 miles cf driving annually.
Evening star., 1944-03-02
De Ship Will Be Named
For BIuefieId Hero
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., Mar. "A de-
stroyer escort named after the late
Ensign Ulvert Mathew Moore, U. s.
N. r., of Bluefield, w. Va, who par
ticipated in Torpedo Squadron
Fights fight in the Battle of Mid
way, will be launched here Sunday.
His mother, Mrs. L. E. Moore,
Bluef1eld, will sponsor the ship.
Ensign Moore, who was awarded
the Navy Cross posthumuously for
extraordinary heroism and distin-
guished service at Midway, was re-
ported missing June 4, 1912, and
ofhcially declared dead on June 5,
l943.
Evening star., 1944-03-02
Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
Of old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child In your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-03-02
Auto-Truck Collision
Kills Two in MARYLAND
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EASTON, Md, Mar. 1.-Two men
were killed and third was critically
injured yesterday in the collision OF
an automobile and a timber truck 5
miles south of Easton.
State police identified the dead
men as Lonnie w. Davis Of Cordova
and Herbert Haddaway Of Tilgh-
mans Island.
/ The injured man was listed at the
Easton Emergency Hospital as BEN
jamn Phillips, jr., of Tlghmans
Island.
Evening star., 1944-03-02
Films Slotted Tomorrow

The last in series OF good neigh
Dor programs will be held at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the Central Branch
YMCA, 1876 G street NV. Colombia
and its contribution to the war will
be shown In motion pictures.
Evening star., 1944-03-02
Former Delinquent AssoiIs
Conditions in Institutions
Senote Group Hears Story Of Man
Who Spent l9 Years in Homes
"A. P. Photo

1T helped keep the budget small
he explained.
When he was 18 years old he still
hadn't finished grade school, he
declared, because the institutions to
which he had been committed pro-
vided slim educational opportunities
Dismissed With Is Cents.
Dismissed from another institu.
ton at the age Of u, he said, he
was given rs cents for carfare and
a suit that looked like it was made
In the gay 90s."
II didn't have anywhere to co.
he added, "and was soon in again. >
Like several others who testified
John" also traced his delinquency
to a broken home.
MY father had a dislike for me
as long as I can remember. He
would go on periodic drunks and ]
would get periodic beatings. Finally
my parents separated and we kids
drifted around" he said.
John" Joined the other witnesses
IN recommending program of shor
training for boys in corrective insti-
tutions. He also urged that steps
be taken to pave the way between
prospective employers and boys with
Institutional records.
AL IN the group are proteges o1
vocational Foundation, Inc.
founded and directed by Miss Viols
Lima, who also testified before tn,
subcommittee.
Declaring they were young me,
- ha the H6ths
1lieef Riiel Re manage
lto nnd the help We needed to laupc
{; gig g. :!
M1ere presented BY stich name
Evening star., 1944-03-02
Mckinley Takes Oath
As Federal Attorney
Assigned to Work
In Municipal Court

William Stuart Mckinley, II, who
formerly lectured on criminal law
at Southeastern University and re-
Gently has engaged in private law
Evening star., 1944-03-02

The story Of q two-year rise to
Success" by young man who had
been in and out Of corrective tnsti-
tutions for 10 Of his % years today
was before Senate subcommittee
studying juvenile delinquency.
Identified only as "John," the
young man said he now holds q
$3,000-a-year job working in a lab
oratory, is completing his educa-
ton at highland is happily mar
ried.
He owes his good fortune, he ex-
planned, to a man who decided to
take chance on reconstructing my
life"
The reconstruction" he said, be-
gan with two operations-one to
correct a bad visual defect and an
other to remove his appendix.
Wanted Simple Job.
When his health was restored he
told his benefactor that he would
like job where he could use his
hands. But he insisted that I try
to use my mind Is well as my
hands," he related. And I found
out I could"
John" was one Of six young men
from New York with previous rec
ords In corrective and training
schools who told their stories before
the subcommittee yesterday after
noon.
Like the others, he criticised con-
ditiapx IN the instituttons cttina
lack tional =
and ~ p" case - j
In one institution, he charged
good hehaEipr" was hAank er.hAu
long ~ u could 81
befors tsefk were hole II ff9iifI
If you didn't wear out many shoes
Evening star., 1944-03-02

ARLINGTON JUDGE TAKES OATH-Judge Walter T. McCar-
thy who was elected to the bench Of the newly created
darlington County, circuit by the Assembly Tuesday
shown today as he into Office by Mrs Rachel White
deputy clerk Formerly Judge OF the 18th circuit Judge
Mccarthy resigned when Arlington County split from that
circuit and named Immediately judge Of the circuit
Star Staff Photo
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-25
Thea+er TO be Used
For Faculty Recital

Ann Arbor, July 25-Due to the
fact that large number OF people
were unable 10 gain admission TO
the Assembly Hall to hear last
Thursdays recital presented by
Mabel Ross Rhead, pianist, and Gil
bert Ross, violinist, members OF the
faculty. the School OF Music has
arranged TO have the final pro-
gram given In the Lydia Mendels.
sohn Theater.
The third recital in a series ~
Beethoven and Mozart sonatas will
b. presented on Thursday evening.
July 81. at $50 The program will
open with the Sonata in B-flat ma.
jor, X 37S by Mozart and will con
tinue with Beethovens Sonata in
A minor, Op. AZ ("KreutLer"). The
final presentation will be Mozart,
Sonata in A mapor, X. 526.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-25
But One Game Behind League
Leading Carver Center Nine

Carver Community Center 8. ST.
Johns C.Y.O. 4.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-25
Standings
AN ERIcAN LEAGUE

Results Monday
Detroit l. Philadelphia q.
CLEVELAND 10. Washington 1.
ST. Louis S, Boston 5.
New York IL, Chicago 3.
Today's Games
Boston at Detroit.
Washington at Chicago.
New York at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.