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Laurel outlook., 1944-05-24

Ease Space

With warehousemen and food
handlers cooperating fully with the
War Food administrations informa-
ton centers, cooler occupancy was
at so per cent in May, with much
space of this type not ordinarily
used at this time we'll filed.
At the same time, VIA an
nounced that freezer occupancy
stood at IS per cent in May, with
much room made available by the
clearance of fruits, vegetables and
poultry.
With demand for cooler space ex-
pected to continue, VIA revealed
that it would push its program
for converting cooler space at 80
degrees to so degrees to freezer
space at 81 degrees and lower,
and vice-versa.
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-24
JOINT COMMAND:
DratUS Support

The touchy question of combining
the different branches of the serv-
ices into a single command. so
strongly favored by the army, drew
the support of President Woodrow
Wilson's secretary of the navy,
Josephus Daniels.
Mincing no words, Daniels de-
clared that the disaster at Pearl
Harbor resulted from a divided
command, and asserted: History
is replete with the squabbles be-
tween the army and navy which
prolong wars, showing the neces-
sity of combination"
When he was working for uni
fication of the services during World
War 1, Daniels said, Secretary of
War Lindley Harrison told him:
"Joe, l don't care a damn about
the navy and you don't care a
damn about the army. You run
your machine and l will run mine"
DISEASE
The campaign against social dis
eases scored a victory on one front
and lost ground on another last
year. In the second half of 1913 there
was a decline of Is per cent in new
cases of syphilis among civilians but
gonorrhea cases Jumped II per cent.
The number of new syphilis cases
for the six months term was
245, 900, compared with 900, 600 in
the second half of 1912. Gonorrhea
cases were set at $4,000, compared
with $4,000 in the latter part of the
preceding year.
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-24

ers had been laid off because of
the lack of adequate supervision of
production.
Following General Arnold's testi-
mony, the associations national
president, Robert H. Keyes, issued
instructions for ending the strike,
charging the government with de-
laying settlement of the case.
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-24

Mediterranean Commander Sir
Henry Maitland Wilson (left) con-
fers with Lieut.. Gen. Mark Clark
of 5th army (center) and Deputy
Mediterranean Commander Jacob
l.. Devers on Italian front.
siyes twisting steel rails into fanci-
full forms and reducing segments of
factories into smouldering pyres.
Preparatory to a great offensive
from the east, Russian bombers
hammered at Nazi supply bases.
With the collapse of their Gustav
line in Italy, the Germans fell back
slowly toward the Anzio beachhead
to the north, where their embattled
troops clashed with massed Allied
forces smuggling for a breakthrough,
which would trap the retreating
army from the rear.
West Wall
The searching eyes of aerial
photography have uncovered what
lies ahead of Allied troops massed
to storm Germany's formidable
west wall.
Under command of icy, 69-year-
old Field Marshal Won Rundstedt,
the west wall shapes up as a series
of deeply e%ntrenched steel and con-
crete Notifications stretching back
far inland, and carefully camou-
tagged to prevent concentration of
Allied fire on them.
Dotting the scenic French land
scape are innocent-looking, little
houses, sheltering the muzzles
of big German field pieces whose
carriages are sunk into the ground,
and poking their S from the
sides of hills, are rocket guns
in the terrain.
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-24
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
.WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
us. Employment Shows Decline;
Ndzis Continue Retreat in Italy,:
japanese Tighten Grip on China

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Evening star., 1944-09-27
Mrs. Arthur EckIoH, 81,
Killed in Fall on Stairs

Mrs. Arthur Ecklof1, S2, was IA
tally injured yesterday when she
fell down . flight Of steps leadins
from the second floor to the kitchen
OF her home on old Bladensburs
road. Clifton Park. Silver Spring.
DR.. r. ]. Broschart, county cor
oner, issued . certificate of acci-
dental death and said she had died
Of broken neck.
Mrs. Ecklon Is believed to have
fallen from the landing, q fall of
only four steps. She was discoy-
cred by friend Of the family who
was hunting squirrels In the vicinity
and had come In to get q drink Of
water.
A native Of Germany, Mrs. Ecklon
came to Montgomery County as q
girl. Besides her husband she is
survived by ilve children: Thomas
A. Of Mount Rainier, and Charles.
Mrs. Anna Barnes, Mrs. Evelyn or.
ange and Mrs. Rose Mangum. al Of
Silver Spring.
Funeral services win be held at
II am. Friday ct the Warner Z.
Pumphrey funeral home, SAs4 Geor-
gia avenue. Silver Spring. Burial
VIII be In Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
New Silver Spring Pastor
To Be Given Reception

A reception in honor Of the Rev.
and Mrs. Philip g. Edwards and
their children, Jesn Ann and John,
WIN be held i ! O'Clock tonight 1t
the Woodsids Methodist Ch6rch,
silver spring.
The Rev. Ar. Philip moved 70
Silver Spring with his family from
Baltimore IN June to take over the
|pastorate Of the church. Dr. Ralph
|D. Smith, former pastor, resigned %
accept the ounce o. district sapegin-
tendent of the West Wasl1inat0n
District Of Methodist Chlrehas.
All members and friends of the
church are invited. Marshall KniRht
y IN charge a mrGfc fc9 tl1e rocoup-
ton, which viii include select1p1as
By the chancei choir. Refreglse1ts
and decorations win he proyided.
Ministers of tts community VIII b.
special guests.
Evening star., 1944-09-27

terday after . competitive examina-
ton held Monday among high
ranking cadet officers. Judged the
prize corporal Of the brigade IN the
company competitive last June,
young Mccormack had been slated
to serve as . lieutenant colonel
commanding Westerns 4th Resi-
ment. His successor and also ON
GERS serving on his general stan
Will be announced soon, he said.
Today Nathaniel Danowsky, prin-
cipal Of Western High School. &C.
companied Col. Mccormack to meet
Robert L. Haycock, superintendent
Of schools, and Dr.. Chester w.
Holmes. assistant superintendent In
charge Of senior high schools.
Meanwhile recruiting Of cadets II,
all the high schools viii be held to-
morrow, 1t. Col. william Z. Bark
man, professor Of military science
and tactics, declared. He hopes fos
an enrolment to equal last years
total Of 1000, but Is afraid decreased
enrolment Of boys In the senior
high schools may be reflected In the
corps. Totals Of the recruiting, he
said. will be announced Tuesday
morning.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Third Arrest Likely Today
In Falls Church 0PA Case

United States marshals were ex-
pected to arrest today q third person
charged with illegal use of gasoline
coupons that came from the Fairfax
County Ration Board In Falls
Church.
Alvin FftzHugh, ONCE of Price
Administration investigator for
Northern Virginia, said william =.
Myer, 30, Falls Church fllling station
employe, was arrested yesterday on
a charge Of unlawfully acquiring
coupons. He waived hearing before
United States Commissioner Stanley
King In Alexandria and was released
on $500 bond pending trial in the
December term of Federal Court.
On Monday William H, MAY. II.
son OF Mrs. Maurice May, chief clerk
OF the county Ration Board, was
arrested on charges that he unlaw-
fully acquired, Transferred and used
gasoline coupons given him to de-
stroy. He was released on Sl,O0O
bend pending trial December /.
MT. EitzHugh said Phil Uneerer.
u, charged with unlawfully acquir-
ing gasoline coupons, could not be
located yesterday.
Myer declared today that he had
received coupons only on two occa-
sions and only from May, and that
he had turned them over 10 8 pur-
chaser and then turned Over the
money for them to May. he said he
never prodted tn any WY from the
Transaction.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
lsikRstioniinq
&Relniinde,y6,

CANNED Feeds Etc.-Book No. 4.
htae stamps AS through Z-S and
Al through LES good indefinite
". Each stamp worth 10 points.
MOt canned vegetables and
special foods now Oh rationinR.
uss of blue tokens to be discon-
ttnusd October !.
Meats Fats, Ete.-Red stamps As
thlOueh Z-S and AS through, 0-5
good indefinitely for 10 points
eadh. All meats except beef
steeks. roast beet and choice cuts
OF mb and pork are point free.
PsinAs fsr Fats-Your meat dealer
VIA pay two ration points for
eac4 pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn In. The fact that lard.
shcItening and cooking oils have
bsen removed from the ration list
dod not mean fat collection Il
lessssential.
suga1-Book No. I stamps 30 through
- eld for 5 pounds indefinitely,
Box No. 4 stamp 20 good for s
posds Tor home canning through
Fesuazy y. 1sls.
Gase eoe-A-ll coupons good for 3
eAns each through November 3.
D- D-4 C-3 and O. coupons
gode for 5 gallons each.
0hee Aifplans Stamps and Z In
Bon No. ; good indefinitely for
onospatr Of Shoes onch.
fnel a-pGriods No. 4 and 5 cou.
ipot1 good for 10 gallons per unit
rth,ngh August 31, lelS.. Period l.
D446 ration. also eocd for 10
gallons . unit.
Evening star., 1944-09-27

compared to other diseases, he con-
tinued. pointing to an incident of
only 468 cases this year among the
more than a million Virginians in
the average polio age bracket to
10 years. Sixteen persons died of
the disease, he said.
DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health odacer, early In the outbreak
here released figures showing that
measles, scarlet fever and the COM
mon cold struck at many times the
rate OF polio cases among more than
q million persons in the Metropol-
itan Area. About 80 per cent of the
cases occurring before August 20
were nonparalytic, and 56 per cent
OF the cases since then have been
nonparalytic, the Health Depart
ment said yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
JubaI Early Project
Rents Are Defended

Joseph c. Gray, deputy field di-
rector Of the Federal Public Housing
Authority, said today the housing
authority has received the resig-
nation Of Harvey A. Jacob, resident
manager Of the Jubal Early housing
project in Arlington. protesting "un-
fair, rental increases"
Mr.. Gray said he has been unable
to see Mr.. Jacob to find the basis
for his protest. He said there has
been no increase in the civilian rent
schedule at the project, but only q
re-examination of hardship" and
servtcemenS schedules, which re-
suited In increases for 800 to 400
families whose additional income no
longer qualified them for the lower
rents.
In addition to the civilian rent
schedules, which were established
with Once Of Price Administration
approval, Mr.. Gray said housing
officials were permitted to make
hardship rent adjustments in cases
where rents amounted to q high
percentage of income He said there
also is a second low-rent schedule
for servicemen.
Families on low-rent schedules,
whose incomes are increased when
q second member Of the family
takes q Job, Mr.. Gray said, must
then pay the higher civilian sched-
ule.
He said an examination Of in
comes Of families on the low sched-
ules has just been completed, with
the result that the 800 to 400 fami-
lies must pay the regular rentals.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Whoopine Cough Far DeodIier
Than Polio, Health Officials Suv

Whooping cough causes 20 times
more deaths every year than polio
does in an outbreak year, the vir-
ginia State Health Department said
today as 1t joined District health
ofncials in announcing polio sta
tistics designed to prove the recent
outbreak Is not as "calamitous" as
the public apparently believes.
Metropolitan Washington has had
254 polio cases since July l, and
Virginia SIT. No new cases were
announced here during the last a.
hour period.
While serious and sometimes
tragic in its consequences, DR.. /. c.
Riggin, Virginia State health COM
missioner, declared, polio cripples
only about one-third of its victims
permanently. It strikes infrequently
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Adventist Schools Begin
Foil Terms This Week

Several Seventh day Adventist
colleges and schools In Takoma
Park are opening their fall terms
this week, and special programs have
been planned.
One hundred and nifty freshmen
enrolled Monday ut the Wash.
ingtou Missionary College, =. o. Rit-
tenhouse, dean Of the college, re-
ported. Registration for the higher
grades Is being held today, and the
entire student body win meet with
the faculty at 3 O'Clock tonight ID
Columbia Hall.
Enrolment In the Theosoxical
Seminary reached 90 yesterday.
Among the students are - coli
lege graduates selected for foreisn
service.
Forty-one new student nurses
have enrolled In the Washington
Sanitar1um and Hospital School Of
Nursing for the new term.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Montgomery Presses
Fot, Tin, Puper Drive

Montgomery County residents were
reminded today that fats, tin cans
and waste paper are - important
now Is earlier in the war effort.
r. /. schaefer. chairman Of the
County Salvage Committee, re-
minded residents that ''this war Is
not yet won," and I'VE must cou-
ttnue to support cur men In the
armed services"
Mr.. SchAefer said Montgomery
County residents 20 far have sal-
yaSed 1,362,075 pounds Of paper,
5000 pounds Of wasee fats and more
than 33S, 900 pounds of tin cans and
scrap metal.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Prince Georges Citizens
Warned of Tox DeodIine

Prince Georges County Treasurer
r. Ernest Smith warned today that
all State and county taxes not paid
BY Saturday will have a 8 per cent
interest penalty added, beginning
the following day.
Mr.. Smith emphasized that under
State law tax payments will be con-
sidered delinquent unless they are
received at his Office in Upper Marl-
boro prior to Sunday.
Some people have the mistaken
belief that If they mail their tax
payments to this ONCE before Sat-
urday they are complying with the
law" he said. They must actually
be received here by that date, how
ever. In order not to be considered
delinquent"
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Arlington Voters League
To Study World Problems

Study and action on such problems
al stimulating the interest of in
dividuak in democratic government,
world security, reconversion and
imitation dangers will be undertaken
by the Arlington League of Women
Voters in five neighborhood group
meetings, starting Friday, at the
home OF Mrs. David little, 343O-A
South Utah street, it was announced
today by Mrs. Harold A. Stone, pres
ident.
Also to be considered by the group
as its local project will be a study
outline, Know Your School Sys-
tenn"
The dst fall meetings will study
the proposed world security organi-
zation discussed at the Dumbarton
Oaks conference. Meetings are to
be held on the second and fourth
Fridays Of each month.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Eight From Rockville
Report for Induction

Eight registrants Of Local Board
No. ! Of Rockville yesterday reported
to the induction center ct Baltimore
to begin training. They werstRich-
ard A. Lowe, Allen B. Bryant STAN
ley =. Hash, Robert A. Kaiser, Daniea
+. Howard, Douglas W. Ham.
mann. Jonathan g. Kamp. IT,, and
John w. Grifnth. Thomas R. Ahalt
and Homer r. Marion were traus-
ferred to other boards for induc-
tion.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
codef Colonel I okes Time Ouf
ToW Write Brother Now Coptiye
MaIcolTl, ] { orl,ock
Expects 70 Nome
StoH Today

Cadet Col. Malcolm CriSIer Nc
|OcEmAck, "a, western Hiohn9 school
senior appointed ysGtsrdAy . COM
mand the High school Cadet Br1-
|gade, was busy today with appoint
|ments with two superintendents o.
schools and chooaing his stan.
But ie took tinae out 70 compose
|a message to . B-l7 pilot imprisoned
In stalaglaft No. !, German prison
camp near Dresden.
4I haye the sane assignment you
had your senior year in high school"
10 Second It. Miles C11sler Nc
Cormack, -. captured after . raid
over Poland . y9er ago, Malcolm
knows, the meaning Of the message
win be clear. Both Miles and IN
older brother, MAI. John Crisler Nc
Ccrmack. -. now serving with the
|fleld artillery IN France, commanded
the cadet brigade ct the Sewannee
Military Academy. eewannee, Tenn,
during their senior years.
Brothers Gave Advice.
The older brothers both took NAL
colin aside when he enlisted tn the
cadets ut Western two years ago. to
tell him how helpful the training
would be In his eventual military
service. His father. Edward J. Nc
Cormack, . retired colonel Of field
artillery who Il now stan director
LOT the House Civil Service Investi-
eating Committee, told him the same
thing.
But Malcolm-waile convinced his
father and brothers are right-plans
to apply his cadet training differ
emily when he turns 10. He wants to
Join the United States Merchant
Marine.
In the Merchant Marine and al
the other branches Of the service,
he said, the qualities drilled into
Washington cadets are equally valu-
able: Spirit OF competition, good
sportsmAnship. discipline"
BY Competitive Test.
The appointment Of Cadet Col.
Mccormack, who lives 1T 2S45 River
side drive NV, was announced yes
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Montgomery Heads
Approve Stop Signs
For Bethesda Area
Porkine Regulations
Also Mode at County
Board Meeting

Erection of stop signs ut II IN
tersections in the Bethesda area and
the establishment Of parking reg
ulations on Montgomery avenue
near Wisconsin avenue were ap-
proved by the Montgomery County
commissioners 1t their meeting yes
terdAy In Rockville.
The stop signs win be located
on al corners Of the Highland drive
and Dorset avenue intersection; ON
Fatrglen lane at Glenbrook road
on Kentucky avenue at Chase ave-
nue., on Kentucky avenue at High
land avenue. on Cheltenham drive
at Pearl street, on Chase avenue at
Pearl street. on West Virginia ave-
nue. at Pearl street, on East lane
at Hampden lane. on Grant street
at Green Tree road. on Lambeth
avenue ct Custer road and ON
Greenway drive at Ventnor road.
The board prohibited parking on
the south side Of Montgomery ave-
nue. within an area ~ feet east
OF wisconsin avenue. From that
point, extending q distance Of 100
feet, parking will be limited to Is
minutes from 8 am. to 8 pm.
Parking also Is banned on Wiscou-
sin avenue In front Of the Bethesda
County Building for Q distance Of
40 feet from Montgomery avenue to
provide space for police vehicles.
The Bank of Bethesda VA
awarded . $1oe,000 issue Of county
tax anticipation certificates to ma
ture October I, 1945, at three-fourths
Of per cent interest. The bid was
the lowest Of four submitted.
The board received q petition
signed by. all ministers of the Silver
Spring area requesting that liquor
establishments be closed on VE-day.
]. Forest Walker, chairman Of thu
county Liquor Board, pointed out
that the board recently voted to
close three county dispensaries and
to urge dealers not to sell liquor or
beer on that day.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Arlington Schools Enroll
1928 on Opening Day

Frst-day enrolment for the 1874.
Is Arlington County school year
which opened Monday was lo,2ss,
IN increase OF aos over the fr,t day
oe last year. it was announced today
" School supt. Fletcher Kemp.
The enroIlment for Washineton.
Lee High school was ANS and the
thrse Junior high schools comprised
. total of l67o. The = elementary
SCHOOLS had = total hrst-day enroll
ment a 6,137. The. three coloeed
schools including Hofman-Boston
to<sled 6o6.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Red Cross Course

Registration for the fall stan as
ststance training course Of the Ar
hngtoh Red Cross Is stiu open, 1t
was announced today by Mrs. ]. ].
Rockefeller, chairman. The course,
to start October 10, will meet ut
the Ballston Firehouse, oil North
Stuart street, from 10 am. to noon,
Tuesday and Thursday for i've
weeks. Volunteers for the corps are
badly needed, Mrs. Rockefeller said.
Evening star., 1944-09-27

dor then shook the recipients hand
After the 10th decoration, Frankie
the Ambassadors dachshund, wad.
died down the aisle ana circled
Lord Halifaxs tall figure. Lord
Halifax in no way betrayed aware
ness of Frankies presence, but Col
McKessick, the omcer in the plaid
trousers, was forced to smile. A
British ofncer seated in the front
rows scooped frankie into his lap
and the ceremony continued.
The father Of Capt. Roy w. Olsen,
commander of bombardment
squadron which new with the Royal
Australian Air Force. came forward
and received his sons decoration.
He was short, white e-haired man
N. c. Olsen of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
His son was killed.
The mother Of Sergt. Clinton L.
Pudney Of the Royal Canadian Air
Force. aerial gunner who dragged
his companions from q burning Hail.
fax bomber after a crash, received
his medal She was Mrs. H. "A. Pud-
ney of Buffalo. N. Y, . little woman
dressed In blue.
On Artificial Leg.
The last two to be decorated At
tracted as much attention rs any.
One was Able Seaman Arthur Mel.
Barnes, who lives in Baltimore. A
little man In q sailor suit. he
stumped up on an artificial leg to
received the British Empire Medal.
He was eight days in an cpsn boat
In bitter weather after his nip was
torpedoed. asssss
The last was Mrs. Margarsk H.A
Gordon IN the white uniforn IN 46e
WRENS uhich she had joined since
the incident which earned her the
Empire Medal. Eighteen months
ago she spent So days in an open
boat after q torpedoihg. The cita-
ton told how she did "all In her
power ito allay their sufIerings," rs
one after the other Of her 20 com
panions died. Only the ofiicer in
command of the boat and herself
were alive when rescued.
Mrs. Gordon, . native Of Aus
tralia and presently q resident of q
Long Island suburb Of New York,
looked in splendid health. She would
not talk about her experience to re-
porters after the ceremony. Her
husband was one Of those that died
toward the end Of the So days.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Blast. Fire Domoqe
House in Chevy Chnsa

Fire, which started jnst beforo
noon today n the basement of =
hOalse at 06l0 Rideewood ayenue.
Onevy Chase, Nd, resulted II q no
damages 70 TIE hasement and drst
docr q The two-stoey brick baildino,
fireman reported.
Hrennen from the Kenstngton.
Chevy ChaDe and Silver apring
Volunteer llre DepArtments, and
ths 1skheoda E1rs Department pit
out the dre, which Areaen said
probably Was cau1ed ~ IN q.
.rsoricn cf m air-e0a ssssiHx u1ltt.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Disabled Veterans Unit
Organized in Arlington

A chapter q tbs Disabled Amer-
lean Veterans has been oreaniiod IA
|Arlingtp0 County, according . Capt.
Robert = Pugh, recently returned
|a1ter two yeaEs q acttve Army
duty.
Founded On the principle Of sefv-
ice e partially md totally disa1lod
vetefame ~ 0cganisation q 0perl
70 1,GnaGksa1p - veterans q both
this Ana IL world War.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Building 0ffieiois' Group
Elects Two Nearby Men
> the Associated Press

ROANOKE, Va, Sept. T.-The
Building Omcials' Conference Of
Virginia concluded its 18th annual
meeting here yesterday after electing
70. Stuart Duggins, Richmond COM
missioner Of buildings, president.
Donald c. Locke, zoning engineer
OF Arlington County, was elected
nrst vice president, and A. r. Lash,
Alexandria building inspector, Sec
ond vice president.