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Evening star., 1944-10-15
Methodists Oppose
Peacetime Draft
By the AssocIated Press.

LYNCHBURG, Va, Oct. IA
recommendation by it's Commission
on Social Welfare that the Virginia
Methodist Conference oppose legis-
lation which would make possible
universal compulsory military con-
scription in peace time was adopted
by a unanimous vote of the dele
gates today.
The conference secretary was in
structed to present the conference S
action Ito our Representatives. .
The report was offered by the Rev.
D. D. Holt, Lynchburg, commission
secretary, and was elaborated on in
talk by DR.. ]. w. Moore, chairman
of the Social Welfare Commission.
Ministers earlier had voted to con-
tribute l per cent of their current
salaries toward retirement fund.
| The measure carries the provision
that so per cent of the fund be
used for current payments to retired
ministers. The remainder will make
up reserve fund.
Under consideration was pro-
posal that a home for aged Meth
odist laymen be set up in Richmond
on property offered for that purpose.
A committee to be appointed by
Bishop w. w. Peele will study the
proposal.
Evening star., 1944-10-15

requiring gears because producers
are too busy turning out gears for
war.
Chemistry sets and metal con-
structioia sets viii be available once
more In limited quantities.
Last year, manufacturers and re-
tailers still had scme bulb stocks
on hand, although not enough 10
supply the demand. This year, II
you don't have enough bulbs to 20
around. you may as well forget about
lighting the tree.
One local electrical supply shou
manager said he usually sells
around 10000 sets Of lights. This
year, he found less than 200 sets
which had been overlooked last year.
Most other dealers weren't even that
encouraging.
Silver and gold tinsel, paper OF
aluminium baubles, cellophane bells
and lead foil 'icicles" are going to
be scarce.
Evening star., 1944-10-15
Two Virginia Drivers
Freed in Auto Deaths

A 16-year-old Arlington County
youth was held blameless at an In
quest yesterday in the traffic death
Thursday Of Frank Nesselbrodt. 81
OF 416 North Columbus street, Alex.
andria. Mr.. Nesselbrodt died al
Alexandria Hospital from injuries
received when he was struck by q
car driven by the youth at Wash
ington and Cameron streets on
September 30.
Earlier, Mrs. Virginia Stephens,
Route 4, Alexandria, was exonerated
In q traf1c accident the proceeding
Saturday night at Washington and
Oronoco streets which resulted In
the death OF Lawrence Baker, color
ed, and injury to a colored woman
who was walking with him.
Capt. Edgar Sims, Alexandria
police chief, said the large number
OF traffic accidents involving pe-
destrians makes 1t imperative that
police continue their safety drive
urging greater care on the part OF
pedestrians.
Evening star., 1944-10-15

himself to the headquarters of the
9th Division-a fortunate choice as
later events proved. He was well
out front when the division broke
out of the narrow beachhead and
cut across the hedgerows and sunken
roads of the Cherbourg Peninsula
before swinging north to storm the
great seaport.
Mr.. Henry and Washington news
photographer, Bert Brandt, were
the first newspapermen to get into
Cherbourg. The 9th Division was
attacking from two directions. The
newsmen were following units which
were held up and pinned down by
heavy fire.
They returned to headquarters
and learned another force was max
ing better progress from a new di-
rection. The two followed a regiment
which had moved over hill, skirt
ing a fort still manned by excellent
German gunners.
Mr.. Henry and Mr.. Brandt fol-
lowed the telephone wires and regi-
ment had strung behind it. They
alternately crawled and dropped on
their faces to dodge shells and bull
lets. Their hands and faces were
bleeding from encounters with
barbed wire on the ground.
They made it over the hill and
onto sunken road occupied by a
battalion which was under a heavy
cross-fire and had to move on or be
destroyed. AS the noncombatants
dug on their faces into a bank
topped by hedgerow a soldier
lying beside Mr.. Henry was mutt
lated by shell splinter.
The newsmen couldn't return the
way they had come, nor remain
where they were and be killed, so
they moved into Cherbourg with the
remainder of the battalion.
THE Nazis literally drove us into
the city," Mr.. Henry said. He was
in an excellent spot, however, to
witness the reduction of the defend
ing forts and the capture of the
German garrisons.
Mr.. Henry passed through st. Lo
after the furious fighting which
ragged back and forth over the city.
Some cities we're reduced to heaps
of burned-out rubble," he said, but
st. Lo was pounded into dust by ar
tillery fire and the terrible bomb
ing which preceded the break
through on the road to Coutances.
THE Nazis tried to cut out armies
in two after the break-through. The
failure of this attempt put them in
a pocket from which few escaped.
Many were captured, and others
simply moved down. I doubt if
there was a worse slaughter in the
history of warfare" he declared.
While moving across France with
the yictors, Mr.. Henry got word the
Free French were attempting to
liberate Paris. This effort was ahead
of the strategic plan, he said, and
led to considerable confusion.
When he finally reached Paris
with an American armor unit, the
first OF hundreds of news men, spe-
cial writer's and photogra pliers wer
Evening star., 1944-10-15
|Loudoun Craftsmen
Display Handiwork
By a STAFF Correspondent of The Star

WATERFORD, Va. Oct. IA
More than 100 Loudoun County
craftsmen are represented in an
exhibition of arts and handcrafts
at the old Fairfax Meeting House
here this week end under sponsor.
ship of the Waterford Foundation,
Inc.
The exhibit marks the first anni-
versary of the foundation, formed
by a group interested in perpetual
ing the handcrafts and arts that
f1ourished in the early days of
America, and to provide financial
assistance to craftsmen. The ex-
hibit opened yesterday and will close
tomorrow night. 1t is on display
from 2 pm. to pm. and z pm. to
10 pm.
Outstanding among the exhibits
which include quilts, paintings,
hand-woven coverlets, furniture.
basketware. clocks and metalwork
is group of chessmen depicting
characters from Alice in Wonder
land, carved out of wood by Well
man Chamberlin of Waterford, a
photographer with the National
Geographic Society in Washington.
| Mr.. Chamberlin, whose father.
Roy Chsmberlin, is also represented
in the exhibit by a Chippendale
chair. used light and dark woods
for the figures. The figure of Alice,
one of the most delicately carved,
is of light wood, while the figures
of the Walrus and the Tortoise are
black
Other exhibits include wrought.
iron hinges made by the late
Harvey Parker, local blacksmith;
wrought-iron work by Thomas Cor
bin, another Loudoun blacksmith:
copperware by Mrs. G. l.. Robey.
wife of the president of the Pur-
cellville bank, and a grandfather
clock, the work of Carl Rollison.
| local watrh repoirrnop
Evening star., 1944-10-15
Arlington Board Sends
Business zoning Plea
10 Planning Group

A recommendation by the ad-
visory committee on industrial and
commercial zoning in Arlington
County, urging the County Board tt
designate additional industrial and
business locations, "to forestall the
migration to surrounding COM
munities of businesses which should
be retained here" was referred by
the board to the County Planning
Commission.
The committee, composed of rep
resentatives of the Board of Trade,
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax
Real Estate Board, suggested four
sites for immediate consideration
They are:
The former Peyton property ir
South Arlington, consisting of Q:
acres. 1t was pointed out in con.
nection with this site that it is avail.
able to darlington, Parkfax anc
Shirlington where many facilitie.
will be required. 1t is bounded
largely on one side by the county
property yard and the Shirlingtor
business area, and on the other by
the Old Dominion Railroad, and thai
the failure to zone more busines.
and industrial property will tempt
adjacent areas in surrounding juris.
dictions to be zoned and used.
The property along the Old Do.
minion Railroad, from North Lincoln
street, west to Quincy street.
The area along the Old Dominion
Railroad tracks, south of Wilson
boulevard on both sides OF the tracks
to South Sixth street.
The area from North McKinle,
road, west for 1000 to $500 feet, ant
south some 400 to 500 feet.
In submitting the recommends
| tions, the committee said, I'VE feel 1
is imperative that additional indus
trial and business locations be mad,
to avert loss OF tax income. We ais.
feel this zoning, whenever possible
should be done before adjacent prop
erty has been developed SO tina
opposition arising from residential
owners will not occur and peopl,
buying in q locality will know Of tn,
business, location before they buy.
I'VE feel there is going to be /,
large demand for good busines
buildings throughout the country
and buyers will frequently go else
where If compelled to await coming.
Members Of the committee are w
s. Hoge, jr., chairman, Sidney r
Johnston and Everett B. Coxen.
Evening star., 1944-10-15
Alexandra Women PIon
Teo for Candidates

The Women's Citizens League OF
Alexandria has issued invitations to
tea at Gadsbys Tavern from
to 6 pm Tuesday when Congress
sional and City Council candidates
in the coming election will be In
troduced.
= Representative Smith, Democratic
candidate for reelection; Lawrence
Michael, Independent Republican;
Mrs. Elizabeth Chiffon Murray, In
dependent Democrat, and Clarke T.
Robb, Socialist, have accepted the
leagues invitation to attend, as
have the council candidates, Frede-
rick L. Flynn, Robert E. Knight and
John A. Logan.
Other guests expected are Mrs
Edward E. Gam, sister of the late
Vice President Charles Curtis, and
1t. Gov. William M. Tuck and Rep
resentative Robertson, both named
as possible candidates for Governor
Evening star., 1944-10-15
D. C.-Alexandria Highway
Detour Is Eliminated

A 5-mile detotr on Route 1, be-
tween the District and Alexandria
was eliminated early yesterday, the
Virginia State Highway Department
reported. s.,
The roadway has been closed dur
Ing the last so days while surface
treated portions of the highway
were replaced with concrete and
grades were raised to prevent water
from washing across the road, the
highway department said.
The department also announced
that ferry service has been estab-
hshed across the James River on
Route 602 between Buckingham and
Albemarle Counties where bridge
was washed away during the re-
cent flood.
Evening star., 1944-10-15
Survey Is Ordered
After Criticism
|0f Arlington Jail

Spurred to action by q report
from the State Department of Cor
rections which described the Ar
lington County jail as entirely in
adequate the Arlington County
Board yesterday directed County
Manager Frank C. Hanrahan to
study and report on the most prac-
tical plan for correcting the de-
ficiencies.
slider three possibilities: Renova-
ton Of the present structure, con-
struction of a new county Jail, or
construction of a regional jail in
conjunction with Fairfax County
and Alexandria.
Board Member Edmund D. Camp
bell said the report showed the
county had outgrown existing Jail
facilities and that he favored the
regional jail plan, which was pro-
vided for by an act of the last ses-
sion Of the Virginia Legislature.
New Construction Urged.
The Department Of Corrections
report recommended the construc-
ton Of an adequate Jail to provide
the essential elements of safety,
sanitation and segregation, which it
said were entirely inadequate" now.
Speedy action was urged in the
report, which also recommended
that all female prisoners of the
county be confined in the Alexan-
dria city Jail until the present ar
rangement is changed
Glenn Wall, chairman of the Pub
lie Utilities Committee of the Civic
Federation, was appointed by Board
Chairman Leo Lloyd to fill an OLD
vacancy on the County Public Utili-
ties Commission.
The board also deferred, for an
unspecif1ed time, the application Of
the Defense Homes Corp. for a use
permit to open gasoline service
station at Thirty-first and South
Abingdon streets, in Fairlington
Station Termed Traffic Hazard.
This action was taken because of
the. recommendations of Clifton G..
Stoneburner, traf1c safety engineer,
and Police Traffic Capt. James j.
Scott, both Of whom declared that
the station would create a traffic
hazard. Plans to open new street
In the area which would make the
station possible without creating a
dangerous traf1lc situation are
under study.
Endorsement of the county YMCA
movement was approved by the
board at the request of E. L. Usilton,
president of the organization.
The application of the Philco
Radio Corp, by William H. Hicks,
for permit and any necessary
rezoning for the construction of a
television station, 40 by go feet with
1o0-foot towers, on North Kensing-
ton street, between Twenty sixth
and Twenty-seventh streets, was
referred by the board to the county
manager.
The board also approved total ex-
penditures for the past two weeks,
amounting to $104,815.01. This in
cluded a payroll Of So, ,503.96 and
contract payments to the Arlington
Asphalt Co., $43. 1888 .95, and the G. E..
Nance Co., 5000. .48.
Evening star., 1944-10-15
Bowie Denies Charoe
He Refused 10 Call
Mayor Before Jury

A. Gwynn Bowie, Prince Georges
County States attorney, last night
answered statement by Mayo,
John N. Torvestad of Colmar Manor
that he was not allowed to testify
before a county grand jury, calling
1t deliberately false, and in my
opinion libelous insofar as 1t involves
me-"
Certainly Mr.. Torvestad must
have SUFFICIENT intelligence to have
known that his accusation would
not go unchallenged, and chal-
lenge and defy him to establish its
truth"
Following his indictment Thurs
day by the grand jury on charges
OF violating the county coming law
and constructing a building without
a permit, Mr.. Torvestad said that
in the 10 years he has been Mayor
OF Colmar Manor he has never beer
called to testify in grand jury in
vestigations. He charged that II
the States attorney and the grand
jury would prosecute crime with the
same energy they employed against
him for housing war workers they
would uncover corruption to stag.
ger the imagination"
In his statement last night, Mr.
Bowie said that Mr.. Torvestad has
never on any occasion even SC
much as intimated to me, or insofar
as ! know to the foreman OF the
grand jury that he wanted to appear
before that body for the purpose OF
testifying concerning corrupt condi-
tions in the county, nor has he ever
advised me that he had any knowl-
edge or information concerning such
conditions.
| Had he done so," Mr.. Bowie con-
tinued, "he certainly would have
been required to appear and tes-
tify
Mr.. Bowie said that Mr.. Torye-
stad asked to testify in his own be-
half before the grand jury. "f1e
processes to be a lawyer and I there
fore assume he knew that under
Maryland law It could not be per-
mitted."
The only logical conclusion" /" the
States attorney said, lis that his
real desire was to be refused, there-
by erecting scme shadowy founda-
ton for the publication Of the ma
liciously false statement he hal
made.
| He has repeatedly tried to have
me nolle PROSE- the charges pend
ing against him, which have re-
fused to do
Evening star., 1944-10-15
Old Alexandra Homes
To Be Shown on Tour

Several old Alexandria houses will
feature an Armisticc Day tour, spon-
sored BY the Alexandria Hospital
Auxiliary, Mrs. James M. Duncan
jr., auxiliary president, announced
yesterday.
Mrs. Nelson Snyder and Mrs
Elmer Duncan have been named
chairmen OF arrangements. Other
committee heads include Mrs
Francis Fannon and Mrs. Henry
Weaver, house; Mrs. Charles Klesius
flower arrangements; Mrs. ]. d
Hammond, publicity and door: Mrs
William Coakley, program. and Mrs
James Brown. hostess
Evening star., 1944-10-15
FomiIy Picnic Planned
At Chevy Chase School

A family picnic on the grounds Of
the Chevy Chase Elementary School,
starting at 2 pm. tomorrow, viii
initiate the child-parent activity
program planned this year by the
school Parent Teacher Association.
The group will plant trees and
shrubs and otherwise beautify the
grounds, Each family is asked to
bring. a tree or shrub as well as
tools for planting.
Evening star., 1944-10-15
Smith Accuses
Mrs. Murray Of
Boiling Party
| Virginia Legislator
Says He Will Vote
Straight Ticket

Representative Smith, Democrat
OF Virginia, charged last night that
Mrs. Elizabeth Chiffon Murray had
"bolted" the ticket In violation Of
solemn, sworn pledge" to support
the partys candidates when she
entered the contest for his seat in
the House as an Independent Demo-
Icrat.
In what he declared would be his
only reply to his woman opponent,
Mr.. Smith announced he would
keep his pledge to support Demo-
cratic nominees and would vote q
straight ticket.
His statements were made In a
letter to Mrs. Murray in which he
said he possessed a certified copy
OF a sworn pledge she had given,
May 8, as condition of her selec-
ton as delegate to the State
Democratic convention, to support
"all nominees of the party in the
November elections. He added: II
was then and am now the duly and
legally selected nominee of the
Democratic party for Congress"
Mrs. Murray Replies.
In a statement last night, Mrs.
Murray said she would leave to
more honest minds than his the
question Of whether I have violated
any pledge"
Mrs. Murray has challenged Mr..
Smith to meet her in public debate
on the vital issues" of the cam
paign and while his letter to her
was on the way, she issued another
challenge that he answer her FORTH
right" question: "Do you intend, IL
elected, to support President Roose-
welt as the leader of the Democratic
party and to support the party's
platform as adopted at the National
Democratic Convention in Chicago?"
Mr.. Smith answered her challenge
Of October 7 in which he said, you
presume to question and forecast my
purposes and policy as a Democratic
member of Congress"
Since you have, in violation Of
your solemn sworn pledge, bolted
the Democratic ticket, and formed a
coalition with my Republican oppon-
ent to split the Democratic vote Of
the district, to the detriment of the
entire ticket, am confident that
your strange candidacy will not ap-
peal to Virginians, nor will they con-
cede your right to question the
Democracy of anyone else" he de-
clared.
l Smith Calls for Accounting.
IF and when you satisfactorily
explain to the honest voters whose
suffrage you ask, your own actions.
1t may not appear so presumptuous
, Of you to question others.
When filed my notice of candi-
, dacy in the Democratic primary,
also, like yourself, was required to
pledge myself to vote for the Demo-
cratic nominees in November as a
condition to becoming a candidate.
keep my pledges. I shall thers-
fore vote the straight Democratic
ticket" Mr. Smith said.
Mrs. Murray charged her oppo-
nent with attempting to raise a
smoke screen and to delude the
voters. Il regard him merely as
sinister. evil figure, misrepresenting
the voters of the Eighth District.
My loyalty is, and his should be- to
those voters, to President /Roose-
welt as the leader of the Demo-
cratic party and to the principles
of that party"
Mrs. Murray's campaign head
quarters released another statement
expressing her satisfaction at the
Endorsement of the Alexandria Gen.
trail Labor Union.
Evening star., 1944-10-15
145 More Blood Donors
Sought by Red Cross

The Fairfax County Red Cross
chapter is appealing for 145 addi-
|tional volunteer blood donors for the
visit Friday of the mobile unit at
the Presbyterian Church. East
Broad street, Falls Church from
% am. to 1880 pm Appointments
may be made by calling Falls
Church 2885.
Persons who are prevented from
keeping their appointments are
urged to notify the chapter in order
that substitutions may be made.
Evening star., 1944-10-15
Post Offices Announce
Overseas MAILING Hours

Post Offices in Silver Spring
Hyattsville and Riverdale will oper
today to receive Christmas packages
for servicemen overseas. These
packages also will be accepted al
day tomorrow.
The Silver Spring post ofiice will
open from 3 to 5 o'clock this after
noon, and will receive overseas
packages until 8 PM tomorrow.
The Hyattsville post office will
open from 8 am. to noon today, and
the Riverdale post ONCE will open
from 10 am. to 4pm.
Evening star., 1944-10-15
Power for Board
To Grant Pardons
Favored by Darden
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 14.-vir-
ginia's two-year-old probation and
parole system may have the way
opened for a vast expansion of
powers and duties.
Voters of the State will settle
November the question of empow-
ering the General Assembly to
create a pardon board Still un-
settled, however, will be the ques-
ton of combining the functions OF
a pardon board and the present
parole board.
Should a single board be created
the new organization may be given
the power to commute capital
punishment and to grant reprieves
or pardons, in addition to the pres
ent probation and parole powers
now vested in the parole board.
Constitutional Change.
The election will decide whether
the constitution will be amended
to allow the General Assembly te
provide for such a board. The
amendment would allow a wide
range of powers for the board.
Gov. Darden said today he IA
vored single board and that he
believed the already existing parole
board should be named as this body
Il think the responsibility of pass
ing on pardons should be taken
from the Governor" he said. Aside
from the psychological load, the
Governors Office has not the facili-
ties nor the time to carry out the
study and consideration necessary
for such cases.
Opposes Two Boards.
II don't think We should create
two boards" the Governor added
There should be one board to dis
charge the two functions, and !
think the Parole Board should be
named as the Pardon and Parole
Board" E.
william Shands Meacham, COM
missioner of probation and parole
said he hoped the General Assembly
would constitute the Parole Board as
the Board of Pardons and Parole.
II separately created, Mr.
Meacham said, the Pardon Board
would have far more power than
the Parole Board, land would at
once become the court of first resort
Of all inmates of the penal system
no matter what the length of their
sentences might be-
Every prisoner would seek a
pardon, the most desirable method
of release, and parole would be the
last resort" he added.
The Parole Board now has staff
OF 80 field officers who are trained
investigators. These officers, Mr.
Meacham said, are doing much OF
the work in the investigation Of
pardon appeal cases which the Gov.
ernor refers to the Parole Boarc
for study and recommendation.
Evening star., 1944-10-15
Goithersbure PTA to Meet

The Gaithersburg Md PARENT
Teachers Association will draft its
program for the year at . meeting
ct . pm. tomorrow in the Gathers
burg High School. There also wiz
be q panel discussion on The
Parents Part in the Educational
Program ef Children"
Evening star., 1944-10-15
kenwood Citizens Elect

Jerome Barnard has been elected
president OF the Kenwood Citizens'
association. Other new officers are
=. ". Dudley. vice president: r. s.
Nasie, secretary, and H. r. c.-,er.
treasurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-18
CHURCH ACTIVITIES
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
 gCIENTIST

Corner Holmes & Mitchell avenues
 March 10
 Sunday services, l0:45 a, m, and 5
 D. m,
 Sunday School, i0;46 Q, in, Wednesday evening meetings 8 D, m, Lesson- Sermon for Sunday, March
 Matter" will be the subject of the 10th.
 Tho Golden Text is from Levitt GUS i0;4, "Turne ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods; I nm the Lord your God"
 Selections from the Bible include the following: Tn the beginning was the Word, md the Word was with God, and the Word was God, ,. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made" (John l:l,9,
 Correlativc passages from tho Christian Science textbook, science and Health with Key to the Scrip lures" by Mary Baker Eddy, Include the following Opp, 278, 480). "ls Spirit the source or creator of mat terp Science reveals nothing In Spirit out of which to create mNt- ter. |. The Bible declares; "All things were made by Him (the divine WoroD; and without Him was not anything made that was made" This is the eternal verity of divine Science"