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Evening star., 1944-03-16
Mothers and Social Aides
To Discuss Youth Problems

A panel of mothers and social
workers will discuss the problems of
youth resulting from present day
conditions at the monthly meeting
of the Alexandria Council OF Social
Agencies in the auditorium of the
Virginia Public Service at 8 o'clock
tonight. i y p,
A concert by the junior choir of
Roberts Chapel will precede thS
meeting. y ~ & 80 ~
T. c. Graham, president, will be
in the chair, and Miss Helen Walms-
ley, assistant national director Of
the military and naval welfare serv-
Ice, will be special guest.
Panel members will be Mrs.
Everett Hellmuth, Mrs. Russell
Smith, Mrs. Sydnie Greenleaf, Mrs.
Helen Day, Mrs. Arthur Mellott.
Mrs. Pauline Gorham, Mrs. L. S.
Sheads, Mrs. Darrell D. Dawson and
Mrs. Benton Mister.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Reelection Sought
By Senator Tydings
Miss Mary E. W. Risteou
Files for House Seat

Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland, yesterday filed his certifi-
cate OF candidacy in Annapolis for
the Democratic nomination to sue
ceed himself in the Senate.
Secretary of State Thomas E.
Jones also received the certificate of
Miss Mary E. w. Risteau, Jarretts-
vile, who seeks the Democratic
nomination to the House from the
fourth district.
In announcing his candidacy SEN
ator Tydings declared:
1T shall be my endeavor, as in
the past, to work for government by
law and in accordance with true
democraticr principles and against
the establishment of government by
bureaus. ss -.sss-
THE task of winning and short
enhg the war is paramount and I
shall continue to insist that nothing
obstruct the earliest possible VIC
tory. I believe that we can and
must preserve our free institutions
of government and that we can
defeat our country's enemies with
out surrendering the liberties of the
people"
Meanwhile, Mayor John N. Tor
vestad of Colmar Manor said he
probably would file for the Repub-
lican nomination to Congress from
the fifth district before the deadline
at midnight tonight. The Demo-
cratic incumbent, Representative
Sasscer of Upper Marlboro, already
has filed for denomination.
Daniel F.. McMullen of Cumber-
land was understood to be planning
to file for the Democratic nomina-
ton to Congress from the sixth dis
trict. The Republican incumbent,
Representative Beall, has filed for
denomination.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
O'Conor TO Sign IS Bills;
Teachers Bonus Included
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Mar. 16.-Ap-
proximately Is bills passed by the
Maryland General Assembly during
the recent special session will be
signed into law today by Gov
O'Conor.
Having approved the absentee bal
lot measures shortly after their
passage, Gov. O'Conor planned to
signed bills continuing bonus pay
ments to school teachers until july
l, l945, and extra payments of s18C
to State employees receiving less than
$4,000 annually.
A measure to govern the zoning
of airports throughout the State
with the exception of Baltimore
County, and bills authorizing bond
issues to Baltimore City for portwar
airport construction and the erection
of public buildings, improvement
and construction of bridges and
highways were also slated for guber-
material approval
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Maryland 10 Salvage
341 Tons Of Car Plates
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Mar. 16.-Salvag-
ing Of the approximately 455, 900 sets
OF old Maryland automobile license
plates which are being replaced by
the single new 1914 tag will yield
about 341 tons of material, w. Lee
Elgin, motor vehicle commissioner
estimated today.
Mr.. Elgin and G. Haller Herwie,
executive secretary of the Maryland
Salvage Committee. requested mo-
toristS to leave the discarded licenses
at any garage or filling station. Lo-
cal Salvage Committee workers will
collect the plates, Mr. Herwig said.
Yesterday was the first day the
new plates could be used, and all
cars in operation after April l must
have the 1914 tag.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
John R. Schofe Aooin
Heads Family Aid Unit

John R. Schafe has been re-
elected president of the Alexandria
Family Service Society. Other off,
GERS include the Rev. Fred v. Poag.
vice president; Mrs. Sylvern Laup-
helmer, secretary, and Donald
Jameson, treasurer. Elwyn T. Moore
was elected a member of the Board
OF Directors, which also includes
Stanley King, Mrs. Winthrop Toan.
Miss Uancy Lee Tackett, Mrs. John
Chappelear, Mrs. L. E. Tull. Mrs.
George T. Klipstein, and the Very
Rev. Edward L. Stephens.
Miss Thelma Barth, executive
secretary OF the agency, reported
that 40 families received aid dur
ing February, either financial or
for problems dealing with chill
dren and family life.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Paul Brown Takes Oath
As Circuit Judge;
Court Opens Monday
Hugh B. Marsh Appointed
As Commonwealth
Attorney by New Jurist

Paul E. Brown of Fairfax was
sworn in today as judge of the 10Th
Judicial Circuit, comprising the
counties of Fairfax and Prince Will
liam, and Alexandria City. He took
the oath of Office before County
Clerk John M. Whalen.
Judge Brown was appointed by
the Virginia General Assembly on
February 20 to succeed Judge Walter
T. Mccarthy, who was named Judge
Of the newly created 35th judicial
Circuit, composed of Arlington
County, which formerly was one of
the counties in the 10th Circuit.
Judge Brown has served as Com
monwealths attorney of Fairfax
County since 1896, and prior to be-
ing elected to that Office he was trial
justice, being the first to hold that
office in Fairfax County when it was
established in 1882.
Once Headed Fairfax Bar.
Judge Brown, graduate of the
National University law school, has
served as president of the Fairfax
County Bar Association and vice
president of the Virginia Trial JUS
tice Association. He is a native
of Oklahoma and has lived in Fair
fax County since 1919. He is the
first Fairfax County resident to be
appointed judge of this circuit since
the present Circuit Court. system
was adopted in 1904.
He will preside at the March term
which opens in Fairfax Monday.
Immediately after taking the oath
Judge Brown announced the ap-
pointment of Hugh B. Marsh of
Fairfax to succeed him as Common
wealth's attorney and Mr.. Marsh
also was sworn in by Mr.. Whalen.
Graduate of Virginia U.
Mr.. Marsh, a native of Chariot
tesville, has practiced law in Fair
fax since 1885. He received his law
degree at the University of Virginia
in 1924 For several years he was
associated with former Common
wealth's Attorney Wilson M. Farr.
Mr.. Marsh is president of the
Fairfax Rotary Club, several Ma
sonic organizations, Virginia State
Bar Association, Fairfax County
Bar Association, and director of
the National Bank of Fairfax. He
is married and has one daughter
Mr. Marsh had the Endorsement of
all county officials and members of
the local bar association. He will
fill the unexpired term of Judge
Brown, which ends December 81,
1947,
Evening star., 1944-03-16
COP Delegate Slate
For State Convention
Filed in Montgomery
Zook Handles Papers
Of 7 Who Seek Election
On Uninstructed Bosjs

A slate of candidates for dele
gate to the Republican State Con-
ventlon was filed yesterday with the
Board of Election Supervisors for
Montgomery County at Rockville,
Md.
The slate was filed by De Witt
w. Zook. secretary treasurer of the
Republican State Central Commit
tee for the county. He said the
decision to file as uninstructed dele
gates is in accordance with the
State Republican policy.
Candidates Listed.
The candidates are:
Claude A. Cook, 1855 Broad Brook
drive, Bethesda (Md), insurance
man, former president of the Seven
Oaks Manor Citizens Association
IN Silver Spring and the Locust Hill
Citizens Association and now a
member of the Executive Commit
tee of the Montgomery County Civic
Federation.
George c. Esworthy, Darnestown,
Md, garage owner, now vice chair
man of the Republican State Gen.
trail Committee who has served the
last eight years as chairman of his
home precinct.
Francis w. Hill, jr., 401 Highland
drive, Kenwood, Chevy Chase, Nd.
attorney. former president of the
District Bar Association and men,
Der of Selective Service Board No.
3 for Bethesda Chevy Chase-Po-
tomac.
Walter johnson Files,
Walter Perry johnson, German
town dairy farmer, former WASH
ington pitching star, who now is
serving his second term as Mont
gomery County Commissioner.
Mrs. Katherine F. Reutemann,
housewife, of 66O1 Summit Avenue
Chevy Chase, Md, chairman of her
home precinct for the last six years,
past president of the Federation
OF Republican Women's Clubs and
now president of the Montgomery
County Republican Woman's Club.
Ira c. Whitacre, banker, 1916
First avenue, Silver Spring, Md,
member of the Republican State
Central Committee and former clerk
to the county commissioners.
Mr.. Zook, 1927 Eastern avenue,
Takoma Park, Md, insurance man,
chairman OF his home precinct for
the past eight years and former
president Of the Young Republican
Club.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Cole Will Address COP
In Fairfax on Apri| 5

Representative Cole, Republican
OF Missouri, will be the principal
speaker at the Fairfax County Re-
publican mass meeting at 8 pm
April 5 at the Fairfax County court
house, L. B. Morris, chairman OF
the Fairfax Republican Commit
tee, announced yesterday.
County committee members and
delegates and alternates to the
State convention at Roanoke April
Is will be elected at the mass
meeting.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Hospitality Group Get!
Gales School for Use
As Service Lodging
Commissioners Act
When Education Boord
Signs Over BuiIdino

The 74-year-old Gales School,
First and G streets NV, today was
turned over by the Board of Edu-
cation to the Commissioners, who
at once assigned 1t to the War Hos
pitality Committee as a lodging for
servicemen for the duration of the
war and six months thereafter.
The eight rooms on the first two
floors will lodge about 300 service
men, according to Winfree johnson.
chairman Of the Lodging Committee
OF the War Hospitality Committee.
He said the school, located near the
United Nations Service Center and
Union Station, is needed badly to
take the overflow of servicemen on
Saturday night. It will be open any
night that military authorities ex-
pect large numbers passing through
Washington, he said.
The Commissioners said the COM
mittee will be responsible for main
tenance Of the school.
Children now enrolled in Gales
will be moved Monday to the Sea-
ton School, Second and I streets
NV, Robert L. Haycock, superin-
tendent of schools, said when the
action was taken at the board meet
ing yesterday. Enrolment in both
Gales and Seaton has been Drop
ping, he said, and the classes can
easily be combined. All school
equipment will be removed from
Gales next week. The Health De-
partment, however, will continue to
occupy the third floor.
G. Melvin Sharpe, board member,
asked MIR. Haycock to consider
teaching of boxing as a separate
subject in the public schools. Some
boxing instruction is now included
in the physical education programs.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Mrs. julia A. Speaker
To Be Buried Tomorrow

BETHESDA, Md, Mar. 16.-Fu-
neral services for Mrs. Julia A.
Speaker, 80, widow of John Speaker
who died Tuesday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Potter of Cabin
John, Md, will be held at 10 am.
tomorrow at the funeral home of w.
Reuben Humphrey, Bethesda. The
Rev. Henry w. Snyder, pastor of St.
Paul's Lutheran Church, Washing
ton, will off1ciate. Burial will be at
Boonsboro, Md.
Mrs. Speaker was born in Wash
ington County, Md. and had lived in
Montgomery County about As years.
For the last few years she had lived
with the Potters in Cabin John.
Mrs. Speaker is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Annie M. Tetlow,
Hagerstown, Md, and Miss Laura
Stouffer. Baltimore.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Humane Society Formed
BY Arlington Group

Formation of humane society
by a group of Arlington residents
was announced today. The name
OF the organization is the Animal
Welfare League of Arlington.
Aims of the league are to pre-
vent cruelty to animals and to ad-
vance humane education Mrs.
Charles Rutson, a member of the
fleague, said a constitution and by
flaws are being drafted and meet
ing will be held soon to elect Off
GERS. Those desiring to join were
asked to call her at Temple 453O.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Police Here Ordered
To Get Rid Of Liquor
Seized in Last Year

Judge Brice Clagett of Mu-
nicipal Court ordered the Po-
lice Department yesterday in
a routine move to get rid of all
the liquor it has seized in the
last year.
Small lots half pints, pints
and open bottles will be de-
stroyed, but 450 seizures will be
auctioned of within the next
few months, the Police Depart
ment said.
Involved in the auction are
seizures ranging from two
quarts to IS quarts of liquor
and five cases of beer.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
School Groups Protest
Proposal 10 Reduce
Fairfax Tax Rate
Supervisors Receive
Education Board PIeo
For 11-Cent Boost

Representatives from parent
teacher associations and school
groups in Fairfax County appeared
at public hearing yesterday on the
tentative county budget for the next
fiscal year and urged the county
board OF supervisors to maintain the
present tax rate to build up a fund
for school improvements.
Witnesses set a county precedent
by protesting strongly against the
proposed reduction OF IL cents in the
tax rate per 500 valuation, as pro-
vided In the budget.
The County School Board in a
surprise move presented resolution
to the supervisors which favored an
11-cent increase above the tax rate
proposed in the budget. This would
raise the school debt and capital
outlay fund rate from IA to Is cents
per 500 valuation.
Present Plan Called Unjust.
During the discussion several
witnesses said the present method
OF raising funds for school purposes
by levying taxes on real estate was
unjust and suggested that efforts
be made to obtain passage Of an
act at the next session of the State
Assembly, to enable Fairfax County
to levy a special county income tax.
A group Of students from Mount
Vernon and Jefferson High Schools
addressed the board members on the
need for an auditorium and GYM
nas1um at Mount Vernon High
School and a new school BUILDING
70 replace Jefferson School Building
at Falls Church.
Board members said the tentative
budget, as submitted by the Schoo
Roerd which calls for an outlays .,
approximately $1,042, 900, With a tas
rate OF $1.6e, had met with thu
supervisors approval. At the tim,
1t was presented no request wa,
made by school officials to estab.
iish a fund for new buildings and
improvements, and as county. tax
payers were anticipating a reduc.
tlon IN taxes under the new BUDGET
1t was believed unfair to request Al
dltional funds at the last minute i,
was said. Action on giving Ana
approval to the budget was de-
1erred by the board until the firs,
meeting in April.
81 Scarlet Fever Victims
DR.. Nelson Podolnick. county
health director. reported that ~
cases OF scarlet fever in the county
mad been reported to the Health De.
partment this winter, 81 of them in
February.
The board appropriated s2.5oo for
the erection of a building adioin;azz :
the Herndon High School to house
to operate a community
canning project. The cost of on
Grafton would be borne by the Fed.
eral Government. The board also
appropriated 5000 to the Alexandra
Fire Department for fire-f,phtinp
services provided in the county dur.
ing the last year.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Warehouse Destroyed
In Charles Town Fire

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLES TOWN, w, Va Mar
ia flve-hour fire destroyed the
Whltmore Lumber Co. warehouse
Yesterday along with a large stock
OF building supplies and seasoned
timber. The loss was estimated un-
officially at $35, 1000.
The two Charles Town fire COM
panies succeeded in preventing the
flames from spreading from the
half-block-long metal structure to
the main office and woodworking
building.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Murderer Escapes Jail
In Transfer in MARYLAND
BY the Associated Press

BY the ASSOClated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Mar. 16-Sea-
ton Wade, 26, colored, of Annapolis,
escaped yesterday from the Anne
Arundel County Jail where he was
being held pending his transfer to
the Maryland Penitentiary to serve
a life term.
Wade, who was convicted on
March 10 by the County Circuit
Court of the first-degree murder of
another colored man, Frank Dorsey.
left the Jail between 7 am. and
noon, Jail authorities said.
Evening star., 1944-03-16

chPi0ioiio, IOW
ever, are like
the black pufs
of fax. The
flashes com e
over, 1t. Hense
says, at a rate
OF about a dozen
at a time. The
shells apparent
ly have time
fuses and a VOL
ley is fired at
a form a ton,
spaced with the
idea of break
ing it up so that
q fighter can
Evening star., 1944-03-16

Oy Sefgt. FTQnc1S II. Barr, Dallas,
a Marine Corps combat corre-
spopdent, ,Das distributed BY the
Associated PresS.)
SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
PACIFIC Delayed For person.
ally leading his unit in two furious
engagements with the Japs on Bou-
gainville, Solomon Islands, 1t. Col.
Ralph M. King, 40, of Rockville, Md,
has been awarded the Silver Star
Medal.
On November 20 and "a, 1943, Col.
King, in advance of his unit, led
his battalion through the swampy,
dense jungles of Bougainville, the
citation presented By bySAdmiral Will
liam F-Halsey, commander OF naval
forces in the South Pacific, said.
"On November 20, 1t. Col. King
was ordered with his battalion to
occupy an enemy held ridge. As
Stunning position in advance of the
battalion, he personally led it
across the Piva River and through
difficult jungle terrain up the side
of the ridge, where it engaged in a
surprise attack against a japanese
reinforced company, killing or driv-
ing the enemy force in disorder
from the position.
"On November "a, in the Piva
Forks area, his battalion engaged
in forward movement of its lines,
'encountered-heavy enemy opposi-
ton to its advance. 1t. Col. King
eagain placed himself with the as
rsault troops and, under heavy fire
from rifles, mortars and automatic
weapons, led the battalion for a
distance of 500 yards through the
jungle in an attack which inflicted
severe loss on the enemy and
5tsecured the battalion's objective, -
4 the citation reported.
Col. Kings wife, Mrs. Jane S.
King, now is living in washington
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Hospital Head Appointed

CUMBERLAND, Md, Mar. is LP,.
Miss Kathryn D. Gettle has been
appointed acting superintendent of
the Cumberland Memorial Hospital
to serve until successor to Glenn
r. Studebaker, resigned, Is named
by the Board Of Directors.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Sove This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
1or Army and Navy supplies
shlpped 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., 1944-03-16
BY THOMAS r. HENRI,

UNITED STATES HEAVY BOMBER BASE IN ENGLAND Feb 2s
German fighters
ing mysterious pink flashes"
will be filled with
described Baltimore
Lonaconing members heavy bomber
Evening star., 1944-03-16
It. Col. Ralph King
Awarded Silver Star
Rockville Officer Led
Surprise Attack on Jops

1.-THE tolloDing story, ,Dritten
BY Sergt. Francis H. Barr, Dallas,
Marine Corps combat CORE
spopdent, ,Das distributed by the
Associated PresS.)
Evening star., 1944-03-16

The pink flashes evidently come
from aerial bombs fired from rocket
guns. The ordinary rocket shell
Evening star., 1944-03-16
MARYLAND FLYER TELLS
OF NAZI PINK FLASHES

This is OF by correspondent on
District, Maryland Virginia soldiers bombino
Evening star., 1944-03-16

ARLINGTON HOSPITALS FIRST BABY-Mrs Frances stall
ngs 49, of Sterling Va the first patient admitted to the new
Arlington Hospital which opened yesterday shown her
baby George T. Salngs , who early today Be-
he the first baby to be born the hospital
will receive $25 War ayette contributed by the
hospital womens auxiliary and both he mother will
be given free hospital care during their stay there
Star Stan Photo
Evening star., 1944-03-16

& Col. Kings wife, Mrs. Jane S.
King, now is living in Washington.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
Ashe Farmers

Continued from Page One)
thing they possibly can to reach
the goals set by state and national
authorities.
Of the 20 communities in Ashe,
committeeman have completed
their work in at least 10 commun-
tiles. 'These men are doing a
fine job and are rendering a real
patriotic SERVICE" he said.
Tabulations made of forms that
have already been signed show
that the farmers are going to in
crease production of corn and hay
crops, as we'll as livestock.
Poultry production will remain
about the same. The government
is asking for substantial increase
in the production of commercial
vegetables, however.
Under the grant-of-aid pro-
gram, shipment of lime into the
county is coming in this year bet
ter than ever before in the past.
Shipment of phosphate, though, is
running far behind schedule and
the outlook for getting seed is not
bright.
"At this time last year we had
received So cars of phosphate, but
so far this year we've gotten only
2 cars" Mr.. Green stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
Plan To

Continued from Page One)
owned by a group including Eu-
gene Transou, Coy Richardson,
Mrs. Jeff Carson and others and
has only been operated on a small
scale in the past, because of lack
of machinery, it was explained.
Those interested in forming a
cooperative, point out that this
would make possible high grade
lime, within trucking distance of
many farmers and at small cost.
Those making a preliminary
survey of the needs of operation
report that they have found the
machinery, equipment, and other
items needed for an efficient
plant can be secured at total
cost of $4,000, if the necessary
funds can be raised through SUBJ
scriptions by interested farmers
by June l. This sum includes the
purchase of a sufficient acreage of
land bearing high grade lime
stone to keep the plant going for
many years, it was pointed out.
The plan proposed calls for set
ting up the tri-county cooperative,
incorporated, to own and operate
the plant.
1t is suggested that the charter
members might be given prefer
ence in loading trucks during the
busy lining seasons. Each men,
Der will have one and only one
vote in the affairs of the coopera-
tive, it was explained, and the
members in each of the three
counties will elect two directors
to represent them, making a
board of six elected directors and
one director at-large appointed by
the VPI Extension Division that
will see that the policies voted by
the members are carried out and
that the lime plant is efficiently
operated by an experienced man
ager responsible to the board, ac-
cording to the present plans.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-18
Meat Supply

We were glad to see that the Office of
Price Administration was willing to end
meat rationing on all meats except beef
when it was found that there was an ample
supply of other meats to fill the needs of the.
civilian population.
During this war it is uninportant wheth-
er civilians have to cut down slightly on
meat consumption or whether they don't.
It is such small thing compared with the
war itself that it is hardly worthy of COM
ment.
But this action of the OPA does answer
some of the critics who think that govern
ment agencies are engaged in manufac-
turing artificial sacrifices for the people in
order to make them "feel" the war. If the
government was creating shortages or in
venting shortages as means of building
home-front morale, the last thing it would
do would be to permit an increase in our
supply of meat at this time.
It is amazing that we can ship enormous
quantities of food abroad, feed our own
armed forces the best food any soldier or
sailor has ever had, and, in spite of major
manpower shortage, be able to supply civil
ians with all the food they can eat.
The fact that we can do this should give
us even greater faith in the potentialities
of our country and in the miracles of pro-
duction which will be accomplished here
when peace comes again.