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Evening star., 1944-08-22
Ii. Respess on Leave;
Wounded by NaAs

1t. Benjamin Respess of 4 East
Linden street, Alexandria, former
football player with the Norfolk
Tars and teams in the Dixie Pro-
fessional League, is home on a
months leave after German ma
chine pistol bullet pierced his he'll
met and stuck halfway in his brain
in Normandy.
1t. Respess, who was brought to
Walter Reed Hospital to recover.
will return to the hospital later for
an operation. Born in Alexandria,
he began his football career at
Dewitt Preparatory School here. He
worked for short time for the
Southern Railway Co. before enter
ing the service in 194l.
He led three platoons of Ranger
trained infantrymen from June 6 to
June Is. During the invasion he
and his men spent four days cut off
while raiding behind enemy lines.
They spent the time wrecking Ger
man equipment and weapons while
their own were running short, he
said, and captured some equipment.
He was wounded June Is near St.
Mere Eglise, and when he was un-
able to move forward with his
platoon was picked up by the
Germans.
L was prisoner OF war for a
few hours until our forces came
through" he told interviewers while
at Walter Reed. They drove Jerry
back and he didn't have time to
carry me with him"
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Chever|y Woman Acquitted
In Traffic Death Of Child

Mrs. Jean Craven, 81, Cheverly,
Md, was acquitted in Hyattsville
Police Court yesterday of a charge
of manslaughter in connection with
the traffic death of 2ha -year-old
Donald Kane, also of Cheverly, on
August a.
Mrs. Craven testified that the
child ran into the street from be-
hind a parked car near his home.
He was the son of DR.. George F.
Kane, Washington dentist and pro-
fessor of ol>l diagnosis at George
town University's dental school.
In another case, Trial Magistrate
Henry H. ONeill suspended a IS
fine against Mrs. Mildred Patterson,
Pine Haven, who was charged with
maintaining a nuisance by permit
ting her dogs to bark at night.
1t was testified that Mrs. Patter-
son has IA of her own dogs in addi-
ton to II dogs which she boards.
Judge O'Neill ordered Mrs. Patter-
son to "abate" the nuisance by Oc-
tober 30.
Evening star., 1944-08-22
George Dean Named
Virginia Forester
BY the Associated Press.

1S tiic hssOCihieG fTeSS.
BRISTOL, Va, Aug. 22.-Virgin-
las new State forester is George w.
Dean, who has had Is years service
in the Virginia forestry organiza-
ton.
Chairman William A. Wright of
the State Conservation Commission,
in announcing the appointment here
yesterday, said Mr.. Dean had wide
Endorsement" for the position he has
been filling in an acting capacity
since the death of Forester Fred C..
Peterson.
Commission members were at
Bristol yesterday after trip to Mid
dleboro, KY, in connection with the
acquisition of acreage which Vir-
ginia will contribute to the new
Cumberland Gap National Park.
MIR. Dean was graduated from the
Mont Alto School of Forestry and
the Yale University School of For
estry and was employed by the
United States Forest Service for two
years before joining the Virginia
State government in 1929.
He was for II years district for
ester in the tidewater section of the
State. In 1910 he was promoted to
associate forester at State headuuar-
tiers in Charlottesville and worked
with forest owners in scientific
harvesting Of timber and in helping
them find the best markets.
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Anna Britt Will Direct
Education Field Service

Miss Anna Britt, president of the
Alexandria Education Association
and for the last five years,a member
OF the Alexandria Public School
system, has been appointed to the
new post of director of field service
of the Virginia Education Associa-
ton.
Miss Britt, who was recently re-
appointed to the staff of the Wash
ington School in Alexandria, will
assume her new duties next week.
She will work with city and county
educational associations and will
assist in the formation of parent
teacher groups
A native of Suffolk, Miss Britt
graduated from Elon College in
North Carolina and took a masters
degree in pedagogy at William and
Mary College. She has also studied
at Columbia University.
Evening star., 1944-08-22
lsHRshonmiq
&Remiinden@a

Canned Foods, Etc. - Book No, (.
blue stamps A-8 through Z-s and
AS through F-5 good indefinitely,
Each stamp worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps A-0
through z-8 and AS through DIS
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. All meats except beef steaks,
roast beef and choice cuts Of lamb
and pork are point free.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
win pay two ration points for each
pound Of waste kitchen fats you
turn In The fact that lard, short
ening and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection Is less
essential.
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 80, 81 and
80 valid for S pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4 stamp 40 good for s
pounds for home canning through
February 20. 1945.
Gasoline-A-11 coupons good for Z
gallons each through November 8.
B-3, B-4, C-3 and Ca coupons
good for 5 gallons each.
Shces-Airplane stamps 1 and 2 in
Book No 3 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and s cou.
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 80. Period 1.
: 1944-5 fuel oil ration good now
for 10 gallons per unit.
Evening star., 1944-08-22

which is used as the standard train
ing ship at the airfield.
The German plane, which 1t.
Bigelow termed the best German
fighter, is powered with a radial
engine developing 1900 horsepower
and can operate up to a ceiling of
$500 feet. 1t has maximum
speed Of 395 miles an hour at 1900
feet and carries four machine guns
and a 500-pound bomb. 1t. Bige-
low said it is the only air-cooled
fighter plane used by the Germans.
Call 1t "Hot Stuff"
"I've trained a lot of pilots in this
ship" 1t. Bigelow said, land they
all think It's hot stuff But they
all say the Thunderbolt packs q
much bigger punch"
Besides being used to train, pilots
so that they may become Familiar
with 1t. the captured plane also
viii be used as a Jumper" 1t.
Bigelow explained that by Jump
ing" he meant diving the plane out
Of the sun on American planes be-
low. This Is aimed to train the
pilots in actual combat conditions.
Virtually all the instructors at the
base have flown the F-W before
and have fought against 1t.
Evening star., 1944-08-22
FBI Conference Planned
Thursday in Arlington

An FBI law enforcement confer
ence for the Alexandria Arlington
area will be held at the Arlington
County Court House at 7:30 pm.
Thursday, w. A. Murphy, special
agent in charge Of the Richmond
Office OF the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation, has announced. All law
enforcement officers in the area
have been invited.
Henry Fitzgibbon, firearms in.
structor at the FBI range at Guam
tico, will discuss the cleaning and
care OF a revolver. Sergt. Mai,
Frank H. Moran of the Virginia
State Police will demonstrate the
busting, photographing and lifting
of latent fingerprints.
Special Agent l.. L. Robertson of
the Richmond FBI Office will DEM
onstrate some offensive and defen-
sive tactics which may be useful to
officers in making arrests.
Following the talks and demon.
strations there will be an open panel
forum discussion in which officers
will be invited to bring up any prob
lens in connection with their work.
There will be a showing of the
motion picture Kill or Be Killed"
one OF a series. produced bY the
Army Signal Corps.
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Cannery Volunteers Help
Salvage Shore tomatoes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Further spoilage OF the tomato
crop on the Maryland Eastern Shore
was partially averted today as many
businessmen, housewives and chill
dren volunteered to work in can
neries after a state OF emergency
affecting farm labor went into effect
in three lower Shore counties.
The release of field workers in
Wicomico. Somerset and Worcester
Counties was authorized by Paul E
Nystrom, College Park, State farm
supervisor
In Salisbury Is businessmen closed
their Offices to help with the pack
ing in the plant of John H. Du-
laney g. Son at Fruitland and an
additional 100 men, women and chill
dren reported for work on the night
shift.
More than 80 girls and women
volunteered for work in Baltimore
canneries. while at Trappe a dozen
businessmen and housewives went
to work at the Trappe Canning Co.
where last week several tons of
tomatoes spoiled because of shortage
of labor.
At the same time the War Man
power Commission in Baltimore re-
ported that several truckloads OF
migratory workers from North Car
olina were being sent to the Fruit
land plant.
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Virginia League CircuIates
Petitions Against Poll Tax
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Aug. 22.-Ross
A. Plunkett, Roanoke attorney and
an advocate of poll tax repeal, said
here yesterday that hundreds of
petitions asking repeal of Virginia S
constitutional requirement of pay
ment of poll taxes as a prerequisite
for voting are being circulated
throughout the State by the Vir-
ginia Electoral Reform League.
The petitions are addressed to
Gov. Darden and the General As
sembly, and Mr.. Plunkett said the
league hopes to have a sufficient
number of signatures to gain the
attention of the General Assembly
if a special session is held this fall.
In that case, he said, the General
Assembly could adopt the repeal
resolution during the special session
and again at the 1916 regular ses-
sion and the question could then be
submitted to a referendum in time
for the congressional elections in
1916,
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Arlington Guordsmen
View Service Films

A War Department training film,
Riot Control" and the Navy pic
ture, "The Battle of Midway" were
viewed last night by the Arlington
Company of the Virginia State
Guard, including several new re-
cruits, TN their armory at Patrick
Henry School, TOO South Fillmore
street.
In the company's recruit drive, to
continue through August, registra-
tions are being taken at the armory
after 7:30 pm. Mondays and
Wednesdays Men from 18 to SIS
who are physically fit are needed.
Members of the latest recruit class
will 60 with the company to War;
renton Saturday for their first bat
talon maneuverS.
Evening star., 1944-08-22

refrigeration and can be prepared in
advance and used under the most
dificult combat conditions" the
surgeons general said.
In many instances, it was ex-
planned, plasma transfusions are the
only type needed. especially where
the patient is suffering from trau-
matte shock without excessive bleed
ing.
In other cases. however, red blood
cells which are removed in the pro-
cessing of plasma. are needed also.
These are cases where the patient
has lost a large quantity of blood.
In such cases, the Army Navy letter
stated, whole blood transfusions are
given to supplement plasma.
Plasma Still Necessary.
"It should be emphasized" the
surgeon general declared, that this
request, while urgent, is equalled in
Importance by the continuing need
for plasma. AS our forces advance
more donors are needed. Regardless
of whether it is flown overseas as
whole blood for hospitals or pro-
cessed into plasma for use at the
front, a pint of blood to save a
wounded soldier or sailor is the most
important contribution any Ameri-
can at home can make"
Announcement of the daily ship
mentS of whole blood was described
by the District Red Cross as "one
of the most important releases" to
come from the Red Cross during
the war. 1t was followed by this
reminder from Lee D. Butler, chair
man of the District Blood Donor
Service:
This request from the Army and
Navy increases our need for donors
in the District and emphasizes more
than ever the need for maintaining
our quotas here"
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Crozet Area Due 10 Finish
Peach Harvest This Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 22.-Har-
vesting of the peach crop in Vir-
ginia's great Crozet region probably
will be finished the latter part of this
week, and picking will begin in the
Winchester and Loudoun County
regions next week, Lawrence Berry,
assistant State commissioner of agri-
culture. said yesterday.
Mr.. Berry returned to his Office
after an inspection of orchards in
the Crozet area. He conferred with
18 inspectors stationed at Crozet to
judge quality standards and said
they were agreed the crop will be
among the best in recent years.
Mr.. Berry said he saw no reason
why a forecast of 1,950,000 bushels
might not be realized.
Approximately TOO carloads have
been shipped so far from the Crozet
region. Labor needs have been met
fairly well' by the use of Baham-
ians, German prisoners and young
men and women from Richmond,
Norfolk and other cities,
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Alexandria Red Cross
Appeals for Volunteers

An urgent appeal for volunteers
in the surgical dressing unit of the
Alexandria Red Cross is being made
this week by Mrs. Anthony j. Con-
Ion, chairman.
IAN increased quota from Walter
Reed Hospital has been given the
chapter" Mrs. Conlon said. IN or
der to meet the quota, which has
been almost tripled, we are calling
on Alexandria women to help out in
the emergency"
The dressings are cut and made at
the chapter house, At Duke street,
and at the neighborhood units. The
workroom at the chapter house is
open from 10 am. to pm. Monday
through Friday and from 7 pm. to
10 pm. Monday and Tuesday night.
Further information may be OBJ
tanned by calling Alexandria $500,
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Woman Held in Death
OF Baltimore Marion
By the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Irene
Zasada, 81, was held today by Bronx
police for Baltimore authorities in
connection with the Staying of Mrs.
Mary B. Finn July in the Mary
land city.
Mrs. Finn, So, was beaten and
robbed of $500 few hours before
she was to have been married to
Charles F. Rommel, IS, of Balti-
more. Mr.. Rommel found her body
on the floor of his home when he
returned from work.
At Baltimore Detective It. Will
liam Feehley obtained a warrant
today from Magistrate Edward Ger
matz in Northeastern Police Court
charging Miss Zasada with being
an accessory before and after a
crime. 1t Feehley left for New
York to return the woman to Bal
timore.
Shortly after the murder of Mrs
Finn Donald Brooks, 30, was ar
rested for questioning and subse-
quently was sentenced to serve 9C
days in Jail on a charge of carrying
concealed weapon-a blackjack.
Miss zasada formerly lived ir
Binghamton, N. Y, Bronx police
reported w
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Service Vote Forms
Go 10 All in Maryland
By the Associated Press.

DS llt hSSOCldIeQ rFeSS.
Army and Navy officials reported
today that applications for absentee
ballots to be cast insthe November
elections would be distributed to all
service men and women in Mary
land.
Eligible voters will be informed
of their voting rights and urged to
make use of them, but decision to
use the card will be up to the man,
Fort George G. Meade officials said
1t. Col Merle Burkhart, soldier
voting officer at Fort Meade, said
every soldier and WAC in the camp
would receive the form by Saturday
At the Holabird Ordnance Depot,
Maj John T. Ford, staff judge ad-
vocate and voting officer, reported
that distribution of the forms al
ready had been made.
1t. Saul Perlis, post voting officer
at Aberdeen Proving Ground, said
that tomorrow, Thursday and Friday
had been set for distribution of ap-
plicatio cards there.
At the Bainbridge Naval Training
Center and Edgewood Arsenal dis
tribution is underway now, officials
reported.
10000 Virginia Ballots Asked.
RICHMOND, Va. Aug. % {P.-
Approximately 10000 applications
for war voters ballots have been re-
ceived so far by the War Voters
Commission which reported its big
gest day yet" yesterday with the re-
ceipt of an estimated $500 new re-
quests.
To care for the increasingly large
amount of work the commission
added Is persons to its force now
totaling 60 workers.
Ralph E. Wilkins, director of the
commission, froze ballot applications
at $4,000 Friday to allow for this
number to be prepared speedily for
mailing this week.
Evening star., 1944-08-22
World Health Center
Urged for Community
By Bethesda T.. ofC.
Committee to Press
Plan in Call on
Surgeon General
BY MRS. J. REED BRADLEY.

Reversing its stand of seven years
ago when it opposed establishment
IN Bethesda of the National Health
Institute, the Bethesda Chamber of
Commerce last night went on record
as favoring development of a world
health center in the community.
AS the first step toward this goal
committee from the chamber will
call on DR.. Thomas Parran, surgeon
general Of the United States Public
Health Service, to invite the service,
now housed in temporary buildings
on the grounds of the institute, to
make its permanent headquarters
in Bethesda.
William K. Hodges, chairman of
the Commercial Development Com
mittee, will select two other mem
bers to accompany him.
The chamber voted to sponsor a
dinner meeting early in October at
which $50 business men and women
Will be guests. Establishment of
permanent headquarters with a paid
secretary Will be decided.
Sam Stonebraker, chairman of the
Committee on Roads, Streets and
Bridgs. recommended. and the
chamber approved, the following
road-building program for the i'm
mediate postwar period:
Completion of Western avenue
eastward to Sixteenth street; widen
ing of Wisconsin avenue from
East-West highway to the Naval
Hospital; opening of a new road at
point where Connecticut avenue
crosses Rock Greek direct to the
Rockville pike: widening and OPEN
ing of Arlington road from George
town road and Wilson lane to Brad
ley boulevard; Strengthening of Will
son lane to make easy access from
new route 240 to Wisconsin avenue.
and paving of Chelton road from
the east end of Chase avenue to
East-West highway.
John Young was elected a director
to replace DR.. w. H. Whittlesey,
resigned.
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Samuel R. Graham, so,
Dies in Worrenton
Special Dispatch to The Star.


WARRENTON, Va, Aug. %.
Samuel R. Graham, 60, veteran
printer with the Fauquier Demo-
crat here, who died Sunday at his
home here after several months
illness. will be buried in Warrenton
Cemetery after funeral services at
3:15 pm. today at the Sudduth
funeral home.
Mr.. Graham attended Warrenton
schools and joined the Democrat
when its former owner, Thomas E
Frank, purchased the Warrenton
Times from the late Westmoreland
Davis.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Lillian Robinson Graham; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Laura May Bowen, and a
son, Charles Graham, all of War
renton; two brothers, E. j. Graham
Washington, and Herbert A
Graham, New York, and a sister
Mrs. Lizzie Graham Beale, Arling-
ton,
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Condition Of Woman
Who Laid OVERNIGHT
In Park Called Fair
Miss Murroy Had Ankle
Broken in 30-Foot Fall
In Old Stone Quarry

Miss Phyllis Murray, 25-year -old
daughter of James ]. Murray, spe-
cial assistant to the director Of
the Maritime Commission, was In
fair condition today In Gallinger
Hospital. She was found yesterday
morning with a broken ankle lying
IN the bottom of an old stone quarry
in Rock Greek Park.
She told police she had been
there since about noon Sunday,
when she plunged over a 30-foot
cliff which topped the quarry.
Park police said Miss Murray,
who Is an employe of the Once Of
the Co-ordinator of Inter- American
Affairs, was found by an unidenti-
Ned woman who was walking her
dog in the park. The woman
hailed Bernard Gallager, an EN-.
ploye Of the National Capital Parks,
who was passing in a park service
car and, after carrying Miss Muir
ray to a clearing, they phoned for
an ambulance. She was taken to
Emergency Hospital and later re-
moved to Gallinger.
Bought Rat Poison.
Inspector Robert J. Barrett said
Miss Murray told his investigators
the following story:
She left her rooming house at
252l Connecticut avenue NV. about
10 am. Sunday to go to the Shore
ham Drug Store, Connecticut ave-
nue. and Calvert street NV. for
breakfast. While at the store, she
said, she bought a tube of rat poi
son. She then returned to- her
room and shortly afterward told her
roommate, Miss Anna McNemar, she
was going for a walk.
Then, she told police, she walked
to the Taft Bridge and ate about
third OF the rat poison. She con-
tinued across the bridge and went
down a path leading into the park.
While walking down the path, she
became nauseated and decided to
Jump over the cliff, she said. She
fell about six feet and caught on a
jutting rock. Freeing herself, she
ENASPPSN Wiz ACSI VI IIlc way l1UO
the quarry. She told police that
she called for help several times
and although there were picnickers
in grove about 100 feet away, ap-
parently nobody heard her.
Had Felt Blue"
Yesterday morning she dragged
herself out of the bushes, which are
about three feet high in the quarry,
and shortly afterward was found.
According to Miss Orie Covington.
2627 Connecticut avenue NV. the
landlady of the rooming house where
Miss Murray resides, Miss Murray
told her she had felt blue" for the
last few days.
Investigation of the Murray case
led indirectly to the discovery two
hours later of the body of Charles
j. Sutphin, 60, of 1907 Seventeenth
street NV, who had just plunged
to his death from Taft Bridge. The
discovery was made by Sergt. Robert
G. Thompson and Pvt. H. r. Pearson
of the Park Police, who had gone
to the spot. They observed two
colored men peering over the bridge
and found Mr.. Sutphin's body.
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Virginia Legion Group
Urges U. 5. 10 Retain
Big Navy, Air Force
World Security League,
Compulsory MAitory
Troining Supported
~ the Associated Press.

~ tHe AbbOC4steQ FIebbs
ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 22.-The
National Defense Committee Of the
Virginia American Legion yesterday
approved q resolution calling for
maintenance after the war by the
United States OF a two-ocean Navy
and an air force second to none.
Other committeetapproved resolu-
tions, which will be submitted to the
26th annual convention Of State
Legionnaires here today, favored:
Collaboration of the United States
with other liberty loving nations in
the formation of a suitable interna-
tional organization, supported by
military and naval and air forces to
preserve world peace;
Enactment Of national legislation
to provide system of compulsory
universal military training;
Amendment of military regula-
tions to provide larger furlough Pc
RODS to cover travel time between
port and home and free travel for
servicemen who are brought back
to the States for recuperative fur
loughs after long service at sea and
abroad.
Suitable and prompt employment
Of all honorably discharged veterans
and their substitution for "conscien-
tious objectors" who have refused
to serve In the armed forces" and
who now hold gainful occupations.
Universal service is something
America needs" 1t. Comdr. Charles
l.. Kessler told the members of the
Legion Auxiliary at its opening ses-
sion. He urged the women to es-
tablish permanent organizations for
women in the armed forces.
What the American home needs
is discipline" he asserted, adding
that juvenile delinquency must be
blamed on parents.
Evening star., 1944-08-22
Two Men and Girl Saved
After Boot Fire in Bow
By the Associated Press.

x.SbUCINtcu TI6BS.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 22.-Two
fishermen and an 8-year-old girl
were rescued from Chesapeake Bay
Sunday night two hours after they
were forced to jump into the water
when fire broke out on their boat.
A Curtis Bay tug picked up j. P.
Bauer, owner of the boat; his daugh-
ter Shirley and John Shurecker. all
OF Baltimore, and notified the
Coast Guard, which towed the dam
aged fishing boat to a pier.
Mr.. Bauer said the engine back
fired, starting the blaze, and that
the three donned life preservers and
Jumped overheard after falling to
put out the fire.