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minuos Coal Commission and took
over his present post at the begin
ming of the war emergency.
Mr.. Leonard came here from
Texas, where he served as personal
representative to the Governor in
charge Of the rehabilitation pro-
gram for State institutions. His ef-
forts in assisting veterans of the
First World War were recognized
by the Disabled American Veterans
The new Fairfax County War
Fund leader served in the World
War. His eldest son, 1t. Waldron E
Leonard, jr., Is now stationed at
Fort Bragg. N. c.
During its last campaign, Fairfax
County raised lot per cent of its
quota.
Community War Fund contribu-
tons made by Washingtonians last
fall are helping to pay for more than
100000 pounds of vegetable and
field seed sent to the Russians, Cole
man Jennings, campaign chairman,
said meanwhile.
The seeds were forwarded through
Russian War Relief, a member of
the Community War Fund, to re-
lieve a shortage of every type of
seed except potatoes.
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1898 AIexundrions
Poy State Poll Tax

A total of 1888 Alexandrians
paid their State poll taxes before
the May 6 deadline and are eligible
to vote in the presidential election
and the August State primaries
according to figures released today
by Roger c. Sullivan, city treasurer
Mr. Sullivan said this is the
largest voting list in the history OF
the city. In addition, several checks
for taxes have been received in the
last few days postmarked later than
midnight May 6.
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q 900 VIZ Graduates
By July I Predicted
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 12.-Vice Ad-
miral Randall Jacobs, chief of naval
personnel, said today that by July
i the Navy's via program will have
furnished more than $4,000 quail
fed officer candidates.
Speaking at a conference on the
Navy Viz program at Columbia
University, he said these men will
have been delivered to reserve mid
shipments schools, Supply Corps
schools and marine officer candi-
dates schools.
Admiral Jacobs said this group is
in addition to $500 officers commits
stoned directly from the Naval Re-
serve Oficers' Training Corps and
l,400 from medical and dental
schools.
Curtailment of the program now is
in sight. he added
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Arlington School Bids
To Be Opened Today

Bids for construction of the Dolly
Madison High School on a tract be-
tween Army-Navy drive and the
Shirley Memorial highway, Airing
ton, were scheduled to be opened at
2 pm. today at the Office of the
superintendent OF schools.
The school, of brick construction
will be built at an estimated cost
of s240,000, and will be financed
partly by Federal Works Agency
grant and partly by the County
School Board
The building will contain 16 class
rooms, a library, shop and acces-
sorry rooms.
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A high school romance reached its
climax yesterday in a three minute
telephone call to Oahu, Hawaii, dur
ing which Sergt. Helen Hill, 81, Ma
rine Corps Women's Reserve, on
duty here, became the bride of Sergt.
Jack Bowman, %, Army Air Forces,
stationed in Hawaii
The ceremony was scheduled for
l pm. but delay in the call coming
from Oahu kept the bride and her
two marine bridesmaids waiting in
Judge Nathan r. Margold's cham
bers in Municipal Court until 1:30
pm while reporters and photog-
raphers, who were not permitted to
witness the ceremony, waited in the
outside hall.
At 1870 pm. marine public rela-
tions sergeant, acting liaison man
for the press. stuck his head ositaf
the door and reported the Oahu
operator was on the line.
Fifteen minutes later he walked
out.
THE ceremony lasted three
minutes marvellous connections
They're still talking" he exclaimed.
ut actually began at 1886 pm, y
he explained, when Judge Margold
asked the voice on the other end of
the wire, Are you the Jack Bowman
who proposed to Helen Hill by tele-
phone last February and you could
hear his Yes, sir clear across the
Judges chambers.
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0rthopedic Services
Widened in Fairfax
Paralysis Foundation
To Aid in Defroyine Cost

Orthopedic service for county resi-
dents will be available on a larger
scale through the cooperation of
the Fairfax County Chapter of the
Infantile Paralysis Foundation at
the clinic being conducted at the
Arlington County Health Depart
ment Building.
The Fairfax chapter will contrib
ute $40 a month toward the salaries
of the physicians and the therapist
at the Arlington Cline. DR.. Nelson
Podolnick, Fairfax County health
director, said the clinic is intended
to take care of adults as we'll as
children. 1t is not limited to in
fantile paralysis cases, but will offer
orthopedic facilities for almost any
type of case needing such attention.
Establishment of the clinic DR..
Podolnick explained. is marked
step forward in local public health
work, since orthopedic clinics pre-
viously were held in the county only
once a year by the State Health De-
partment, and many local residents
had to go to Charlottesville for
treatment.
The county clinic will also CO.
operate with public health officials
in transporting patients to Arling-
ton, and DR.. POdOlniCk has been re-
quested to investigate the possibility
of having nurse or layman trained
in the Kenny or other approved
method for treating infantile pa
ralySiS
W. Franklin Gooding, Vienna,
president of the Fairfax County
Chapter, announces the appoint
ment of James E. Bauserman, Falls
Church, as chairman of commit
tee to list cases that might be served
by the new clinic.
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DR.. Stauffer. Quits
Virginia Welfare Post
Commissioner to Fill Job
Of Greet Importance
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. May 12.-The
resignation of Dr. William H.
Stauffer, who for the last six years
has been State Commissioner of
Public Welfare, has been offered to
Gov Darden and is to become effec-
tive July l or earlier.
DR.. Stauffer, who said he could
not discuss his plans at present,
was appointed by Gov. Price in
May, 1888, as Public Welfare Com
missioner to succeed Arthur w.
James. Before taking the office, DR..
Stauffer served as economist for
the State Tax Department and di-
rector of research and statistics for
the Unemployment Compensation
Commission ...
In announcing the resignation
Gov. Darden said Dr. Stauffer would
60 to post of great Importance,
and one which I think warrants
the step he has taken" The Gov
ernor said he was not at liberty to
discuss the nature of the new post.
DR.. Stauffer is a native of Pitts
burgh and graduate of the Uni
versity of Virginia.
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Percentage
Is French Naval Men
Decorated for Heroism
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 12.-Vice
Admiral Raymond Fenard, chief of
the French naval mission to the
United States, decorated three off,
GERS and 10 enlisted men of a
French submarine crew at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard yesterday
for heroism in actions in the West
ern Mediterranean last fall.
All received the Croi8 de Guerre.
1t was the first ceremony of its kind
here.
Names of the recipients were
withheld for security reasons. Their
heroism was not described, but Ad-
miral Fenard said they carried out
the mission intrusted to them dur
ing an operation of war under ex-
tremely difficult conditions"
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AFTER it was all over" the SER
geant said, "he asked how he should
address letters to her. It seemed to
bother him lot But until she
makes proper application, she is
still Sergt. Hill to the Marine Corps.
They're still talking" he added,
"but we left because she was blush
ing and was embarrassed to say I
love YOU over the phone with us
there"
Actually the proposal did not
come with the telephone call last
February, for the young bride had
been engaged to Sergt.. Bowman
since they were together in Column
bus, Ohio, three years ago. The
long distance message just decided
the date for wedding. Details were
arranged through correspondence.
Brfaesnaeids g@included Corpl.
Martini IiIgert.. "a, st. Paul. MINI.
and Pfc Dorothy Mcclure, 81,
Brooklyn, N. Y, the latter placing
the plain gold wedding band on the
hand of the bride after the Il dos"
were said. On the other end of the
wire, the bride said, a lieutenant,
who had been married by telephone
just three weeks ago, performed a
similar ceremony. 1t was double
ring service. -.
1t. 81. .g) Henry j. Rohrs, Navy
chaplain at Henderson Hall, where
the girls are stationed, also was
present for the ceremony.
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RiverdoIe Will Honor
Service Men, Women

Representative Sasscer, Democrat,
of Maryland and Mayor Harry A.
L. Barker of Riverdale will speak
at pm. Sunday at services honor
ing service men and women from
Riverdale, it was announced today.
William A. Carson, president of
the Prince Georges County Board
of Commissioners. will preside. The
affair will be held at Queensbury
road and Baltimore boulevard. In
event of rain the ceremonies will be
held the following Sunday.
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Gaithersburg Health Site
To Open Next Week

The Montgomery County Health
Department will open a new health
center early next week on Diamond
avenue in Gaithersburg,
The new center will serve resi-
dents of the Gaithersburg area and
will be used as an Office by the
public health nurse. Similar CEN
ters are located at Bethesda,
Damascus, Onley, Poolesville. Rock
vile, Silver Spring and Takoma
Park.
Clinic schedules and Office hours
Of the nurse in charge of the CEN
ter will be announced later. Those
desiring to volunteer their services
at the center may apply to Mrs.
John Larcombe, in charge of the
organization of a lay committee.
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Fifty-Cent failing Fee
Dropped by Arlington

Arlington County Court Judge
Hugh Reid announced today that
court officials no longer will collect
50-cent jail commitment fee, for
merly part of the costs assessed
persons convicted in County Court.
Judge Reid pointed out that the
jail fee was a holdover from days
before establishment of the county
police system when theoretically all
arrests involved Jail commitment
until trial
Now, he said, most cases are
brought into court on personal sum-
mons or a ticket issued by police
and few persons convicted in the
County Court have been lodged in
the jail. He estimated the fee
amounted to only a few dollars a
daY
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Mother of 10 in Uniform
To Be Honored Sunday

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, May l2-Amer-
lean War Mothers will honor Mrs.
Esther McCabe of Lilly, Pa, who has
10 sons in the armed forces, as the
Nations No. l war mother for 1914
at ceremonies at the Indiana War
Memorial here Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. F. May Hahn, national presi-
dent of the American War Mothers,
said in announcing Mrs. McCabes
citation from national headquarters
that this would be the first time the
service has been held elsewhere than
Arlington National Cemetery.
Mrs. McCabe, a widow, is life
member of the George A. Wolfe, Jr.,
Chapter of the American War Moth
ers. Her llth son, now IT, expects
to enter service soon.
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Group Will Study
RecreationaI Needs
Montgomery Group Acts
To Provide Facilities

In move to handle adequately
the recreational needs in Mont
gomery County. the Social Welfare
Council has appointed a committee
of representatives from public,
private, sectarian and other Or
ganizations to study the problem.
Mrs. MINER Hostetler, president
of the Montgomery County Social
Welfare Council, announced that
Rear Admiral Adolphus Station of
Chevy Chase has been appointed
chairman of the planning COM
mittee which includes representa-
tives OF churches, youth organiza-
tions, groups interested in recrea-
tional needs of servicemen, child
care organizations, business and
civic bodies, women's clubs, farm
and educational groups and healths
and other county departments.
Since many of these groups have
been working independently in vari-
GUS communities to solve this prob
lem which is so vital to our county
there is urgent need to correlate
our efforts" Mrs. Hostetler said
yesterday.
Asked to serve with Admiral
Station on the committee are Mrs
Richard Saunders. Mrs. John H
Werner, Mr.. Lewis Mitchell, the
Rev. Ralph Smith, Mrs. Gayle For
cade, Mrs. Frank Dow, DR.. Irene
Barrett, Mrs. Virginia Sholar, Mr.
Thomas w. Pyle. DR.. Claire Christ
man, j. Henry Willett, Mrs. George
Pollard, Mr.. william King, Mrs
Robert Billhimer, Mrs. Forest
Walker, Mrs. Philip Dunaway, DIR
Eloise Cason, Lacy Shaw, Miss Jane
Josslyn, DR.. Fern Schneider, John
Anderson, George Mathews, Mrs
John @. Cannon, Mrs. Joseph Kay
|lOr and Miss Le,lanna Henley
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Brinkerhoff Applies
For New York Airline

George c. and Laura Brincker-
hoff, 41O5 Clagett road, College
Height Estate, Md, yesterday re-
quested the Civil Aeronautics Board
for authority to establish airline
service between Washington and
New York by way of Atlantic City.
Mr.. Brinckerhoff formerly operat-
ed flying school at College Park,
where University of Maryland stu
dents received flight training.
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". 6. ll!ch Named 10 Head
Alexandra War Bond Drive

appointment of William G. Illch,
president of the Areo Auto Co.. Inc
as chairman of the Alexandria Fifth
war Loan Drive to be conducted
from June IL to July 8, was an
nounced today by o. A. Reardon
War Finance Committee Chairman
Mr.. Illch organized the first drive
IN Alexandria for USO funds and
mas been an active worker in the
cltys Community Chest drives. He
Is member of the Board of Trus-
tees OF the Community Chest and
is member of the city's Postwar
Planning Committee.
AIexandria's quota for the drive
mas been set at $2,45o, 900, Mr.. Rear
don said.
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Washington Area Leads All Big Cities
In Recent Campaign for Red Cross Funds
Roised 113.22%
Of Quote Allotted
For CopitoI Appeal

Raising 1922 per cent of its
quota, the Washington Metropolitan
Area 1914 Red Cross War Fund
Drive exceeded its goal by the larg-
est percentage of any major city In
the United States. The total
pledged was $4,000. .200.67 from
484,7o7 givers. The quota was
$2,665 900.
In disclosing this success story"
today, the Red Cross jubilantly an
nounced that Washington had been
honored for its victory on two sep
arate occasions, just brought to
light.
In the presence of high officials
of the American Red Cross from the
war fund organizations of all big
cities in the country at the Statler
Hotel yesterday, Leon Fraser of New
York, National War Fund chairman,
singled out Washington. In read
ing reports from all the big cities,
Mr.. Fraser said the Washington
Metropolitan Area had the highest
percentage of oversubscription of
any major city in tRe United States.
d. C. Leaders Congratulated.
In the gathering from Washington
were: J. Clifford Folger, chairman
of the District Chapter of the Red
Cross Randolph G. Bishop, War
Fund director. and Nelson Dean Jay,
chairman of the Home Service Com
mittee of the local chapter. They
received many congratulations from
Red Gross leaders.
The washington victory was cele-
brated on another recent occasion
when an honor certificate was be-
slowed from national headquarters
of the American Red Cross. The
certificate was presented by Nor
man H Davis, chairman of the
American National Red Cross, to
Lloyd B. Wilson, Metropolitan Area
chairman, in the presence of Mr..
Fraser, the National War Fund
chairman, who is president of the
First National Bank of New York
In statement issued today, Mr..
Wilson pointed with qualification at
the campaign total of more than
100000 and expressed the belief
that the gifts, 484, TOT, constituted
the largest number ever collected in
Washington and it's surrounding
counties by any organization.
Pays Tribute to Workers.
AS War Fund director, Mr.. Bishop
paid high tribute to Mr.. Wilson, and
to the $4,000 campaign workers for
their wonderful achievement, mag
nificently accomplished"
Full details of the record breaking
War Fund drive will be ready for
distribution in a few days, he said,
in the Red Cross Interpreter.
The figures which placed WASH
ington at the top of the list of ell
big cities, on a percentage basis OF
oversubscription, were calculated as
of May IL. They showed an ad-
vance over the table of figures for
April "a, which is the latest table
disclosing breakdown of the results
by campaign divisions.
Each of the several divisions is
shown to have oversubscribed it's
quota.
The grand totals on April "a were:
Quota, $2,665 600; number of gifts,
4S3,779; amount, s2,990,55s, and the
percentage of quota, 1922.
Detailed Report.
Details of the campaign divisions
up to that date are shown in the
following table:
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D. D'AIesandro Demands
Funds 10 'Humanize'
Welfare Institutions
Choirmon Of House Group
Tells of Present Needs
At Budget Hearing

A plea that ample funds be al
lowed in the next District appro-
priation bill to "modernize and nu-
mamie" the welfare and correc-
tional institutions of the local gov
ernment was made last night to the
House Subcommittee on District
Appropriations by Representative
D'Alesandro, Democrat, of Mary
land.
Mr. D'Alesandro is chairman of
the Public Health, Hospitals and
Charities Subcommittee of the
House District Committee, and he
made his appeal in letter to
Chairman Coffee of the Appropria-
tions Subcommittee. Mr.. Coffee S
group has completed its hearings
on the budget for the IL months
starting July l, and plans to act
on the various detailed estimates,
aggregating $67, 10000 for all mu-
nicipal purposes, early next week.
Summarizes Testimony.
The condition and needs of the
welfare institutions were gone into
at open hearings several
weeks ago before Mr.. D'Alesandro's
subcommittee, and the Maryland
Representative gave Mr.. Coffee a
summary of that testimony for the
o11idonnn nf bic f,~
deciding how much money should
be allowed these institutions for
the coming year.
Mr.. D'Alesandro asked that "the
needs now and of the future be
considered when appropriations are
approved In order that ample pro-
vision can be made to modernize
and humanize the institutions in
keeping with our times"
Testimony indicated the need for
additional personnel in almost
every institution, particularly for
increased appropriation for addi-
tional allowances for the aged. de-
pendent children, new structures
and in some instances, new sites, +"
Mr.. D'Alesandro wrote.
Adds recommendation.
Without going into detailed esti-
mates, he added this recommenda-
ton:
I'm the interest of the public well
fare Of the Nations Capital, it is
urged that the appropriation as re-
quested by the Commissioners be
approved as submitted"
Mr.. D'Alesandro then gave a
synopsis of the principal needs, as
presented at his hearings, of these
10 institutions: Workhouse, reforma-
tory, Jail, National Training School
for Girls, Home for the Aged and
Inflrm, Municipal Lodging House,
Industrial Home School, Industrial
Home School for Colored Children,
District Training School and the
Receiving Home.
The hearings which Mr.. D'Ales-
andre summarized for Mr.. Coffee
were held March %, 20 and April
l8, on q bill that would transfer the
Alttlsis strAtive powers of the Board
ct Public welfare to the Commits
sioners, and leave the board as an
advisory body.
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Barber Shop Bill Hearing
Called by Senate Unit

A subcommittee of the Senate Dis
trict Committee is slated to take
testimony today on a bill to amend
the law governing the closing of
barber shops one day in seven. The
measure would authorize a referen-
dunn to ascertain the preference Of
a majority of the licensed and
operating BARRIERS as to the day
shops should remain closed.
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Service Aid Council
Asks Steps 10 Speed
Allotment Checks
Resolution Urges Army
And Congress to Act
At Once on Delay

Declaring that the DELAY in the
receipt OF allotment checks by serv-
icemen's families is the cause of un-
due and extreme hardship, the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Service Aid
Council of Area No. 2, Montgomery
County, has adopted a resolution
urging the War Department and
Maryland members of Congress to
act on the problem.
The council is volunteer organi-
zation of business and professional
men and women, serving the service
men and their families in Takoma
Park, Silver Spring, Forest Glen and
kensington by rendering financial
assistance and counsel.
we find that allotment checks
are delayed periods ranging from
two months to seven months from
the time of the mems induction,
thereby causing extreme and unfair
hardships for some of the families,
and inconvenience and embarrass-
A~~SA~o w otAiCAS, tAlC 1CSOlQtlOI1 SdlQ.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to arrange for a conference
with Maryland Senators and Repre-
sentatives, and representative of
the War Department:
William F. Carlin, Silver Spring,
president of the council; Mayor O.
w. Youngblood, Takoma Park; j.
II. Mes, business manager of the
Washington Sanitarium, Takoma
Park; George T. Day, secretary
treasurer OF the council, and P. M.
Williamson.
The committee seeks additional
data for the conference and would
like to have any family of men in
the service notify them of any de-
lay In the receipt of checks. Call
Sligo 1857 between l and 4 pm. or
write to the Service Aid Council.
Silver Spring, Md, giving the length
of the delav
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Scout Building Drive
Planned in Falls Church

The Falls Church Scout Building
Association will launch a drive next
week for new members, it was an
nounced today by w. H. Glover,
head of the campaign.
Mr.. Glover said the association
hopes to enroll enough new mem
oers to pay of $500 debt on the
Scout Building.
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British Hold Up Ships
Bound for PortuquI
By the Associated Press

by lne ASSoc1aLeC PreSS.
LONDON, May 12.-Several mer-
chant ships laden with coal, wheat
and oil for Portugal have been held
up by British naval authorities and
may stay harbor-bound until the
Portuguese government stops VOL
fran exports to Germany, it was
disclosed today.
The official explanation was that
the ships were delayed because of
technical reasons" but there
seemed little doubt that the techni-
calities would dissolve the moment
the flow of the vital war metal to
Germany was stopped by Lisbon
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Scout Comp Officials
View Fuirfux Site

National Girl Scout Camp Bureau
ofnclals this week visited a site in
Fairfax County where Arlington Girl
Scouts plan to open a new camp.
National officials who discussed
camp plans with the Arlington
group were Mrs. Kendall Bryan of
the National Camp Bureau and
Miss Eleanore L. Hoover, regional
Scout camp chairman.
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Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut.
Ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
ior Army and Navy supplies
snlpped overseas. Every pound
OF old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
scnool Child In your block to
nave your paper picked up.
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PTA Unit Meets Fridoy

The executive council of the Cot
tage City (MdD Parent Teacher AS
sociatlon will meet at pm. Tues
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
EoWin G. Hunkeler 3801 Fortieth
avenue, Cottage City. The COM
mittee will sponsor a play, School
room Boners," at meeting of the
organization May %.
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Iiic Z d III y d Ign
for the entire
county next O-
tober.
Mr.. Leonard,
chief of the rec
ords section of
the Solid Fuels
A d ministration,
came to this area
in 1885 as per-
sonnel research
specialist for the
F ar m Security
A d ministration.
Later he became
personnel assist
1~f - 49,, nsA
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Leonard io Direci
Fairfax War Fund Drive

Waldron E. Leonard, who headed
one of the area units In Fairfax
County's last Community War Fund
drive, today was named to direct
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ARMY.
NAVY
Anderson. David A.
ARLINGTON Student Honered

James Maxwell. Arlington. has
been appointed an associate editor
OF the Mercersburg Pa Academy
weekly newspaper. it was learned
| today.
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50 10 Report Today
For Military Service

Fifty District men have been
ordered by their draft boards to re-
port for induction into the armed
forces today. The group, which in
cludes % men for the Army and 81
for the Navy, follows: