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Evening star., 1944-05-10
Montgomery County
Gives II Unused Lots
To Park Commission
Area Will Be Included
In RecreotionuI Plans
Prepared for Postwar

Transfer of 27 county owned lots
in the rear of the Silver Spring
Armory to the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion was authorized by the Mont
gomery County Commissioners at
their meeting yesterday in Rock
vile.
The property, which was placed
under the commissions supervision
last year, will be included in the
planning body's postwar recreational
program.
In approving the transfer, the
board said any funds received by the
commission through sale of any por-
ton of the property not needed for
recreational purposes must be used
either to develop the remainder of
the tract or to purchase or improve
other recreational sites.
Community Hall Planned.
The commission pointed out that
recreational facilities in Silver
Spring are being increased and that
plans are being considered for the
construction of a community hall
on the tract.
Because of the county's inability
to obtain sufficient personnel to
maintain county roads, the commits
missioners voted to employ outside
contractors on a per diem or hourly
basis.
1t was provided, however, that the
work will be done under the super
vision of the lateral road supervisor
or the road supervisors of the fourth
and fifth districts and will be sub
ject to the approval of the county
engineer.
r. Glen Slicer, Silver Spring, was
appointed an assistant in the county
controllers Office at Rockville. Mr..
Slicer now is employed temporarily
in the Office of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Farm Work for Students.
An appropriation of 81 300 to be
used in this years Japanese beetle
control program in the county will
be included in the 1944-45 budget
under resolution approved by the
board.
The board instructed County
Agent o. w. Anderson and James
D. King, president of the County
Farm Bureau, to draw up recon-
mendations for employment of Dis
trict high school youths on county
farms this summer,
Evening star., 1944-05-10
BY WALTER McCALLUM,


AN AIRBORNE BASE IN ENG
LANDAU jobs in war are rough,
from the fighter pilots seat high in
the blue to the infantry. But when
YOU talk about really rough jobs,
take a quick look at the airborne
youths who go into battle in para
chutes. in airplanes without guns, or
in stingless gliders.
When D-day comes and Allied
troops swarm Occupied Europe, air
borne troops may be called to ac-
ton. If they aren't, all those long,
arduous months of preparation will
have been wasted. But they probably
will be used in ways the enemy
knows nothing about.
In these operations, with the
gliders and the parachute infantry
inits, Washington youths will play
major part.
Volunteers From ID. c. Area.
Here are a few of the parachute
infantrymen from Washington, all
volunteers, with their places of resi-
dence, their former occupation and
their present jobs:
Corpl. Carroll B. Rumbaugh. 1904
NJ place Sc, formerly lumberjack,
now a demolition specialist, Corpl
Bryan B. Palmer, 2l0 North Irving
street, Arlington, Va, formerly with
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
now in Army intelligence; Sergt. w.
r. Myers, 1766 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV, former clerk; Sergt. Will
liam H. Clements. 1901 Sixteenth
street NE, former butcher, now
communications Sergent: Pvt. Bern
ard M. Swami, 643 East Capitol
street NE, formerly superintendent,
now an airborne scout; Pvt. Claude
z. Smith address not available)
former steam shovel operator, now
signalman with communications Sec
ton: Pvt. Walter Hitchins, 3033
Dent place NV, formerly with the
Justice Department, now company
clerk: Pvt. Robert Cavanaugh, 4400
Harrison street NV, formerly
clerk, now company clerk; Pvt. Will
liam T. Jacobs. 1889 Eighteenth
street NE, insurance clerk, now a
messenger; Pfc. A. Salemi, 1927
Thirty-third street NV, former
news photographer, now a rif1eman;
Pfc. Peter j. Zanakos, l Forty fifth
street NE, former craftsman, now
a rifleman; Pvt George Greenspan,
461 street NV. formerly a stu
dent, now a musician; Pvt. Maurice
o. Humphrey, 1885 Emerson street
Me- former construction worker,
now rifleman; Pvt. ]. E. Vermil-
lion, cable splicer, now rifleman.
Equally rugged and rough in the
business of war are the glider troops
and the pilots of the gliders, who
will land on enemy terrain some
Evening star., 1944-05-10
President Uses
Tanned Newsmen
As Exhibits
BY the Associated Press.


President Roosevelt invited news
men at his news conference yester-
day to take look at representatives
of the three major press services
as evidence that his vacation in
South Carolina did him good.
The conference room was packed
with reporters, craning to see him
and judge for themselves how
tanned he was and what improve
ments his vacation had brought in
his health and general appearance
Grinning, the Chief Executive Of
fered news service representatives
as exhibits A, B and C.
The wire service men, who made
the trip south, were bronzed like
the Chief Executive from their
month in the sun.
Mr.. Roosevelt showed no signs OF
the influenza and bronchitis after
maths that affected him before the
vacation.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Marine Held, Sought
After Robbing Hacker
And Wrecking Car

One marine is under arrest and
police and naval authorities are
seeking two others in connection
with the early morning beating and
robbing Of taxi driver and wreck
ing of his cab.
Arrested on the scene of the
accident by police who were cruis-
ing nearby in scout car was Pvt.
Charles T. Cummings, jr., 1S, GUAM
tico Marine Base. He has been
turned over to naval authorities.
The victim, Keith H. Green, 2239
Shannon place Sc, told police he
picked up the three marines about
l am. today at Second and H
streets NE. They ordered him to
drive to ta0ern near Peace Cross,
Biadensburg, Md, Mr.. Green said.
AS the cab sped along in the
800 block OF BladenSburg road NE,
according to police, one of the trio
hit Mr.. Green on the head with a
blunt instrument and grabbed the
steering wheel. Bringing the We
hicle to a stop, Mr.. Green sur
rendered his change carrier, con-
tanning about $40, and So from his
pockets, he said.
Mr.. Green said he was then
thrown from the cab and the Ma
rines sped away.
Four blocks away, in the 1900
block of Nineteenth street NE, the
cab crashed into a parked car, po-
lice said, then climbed a steep en-
bankment, overturned, then landed
right side up. Residents, hearing
the crash, summoned police.
Mr.. Green was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for minor head in
juries and discharged, police re-
ported.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Pepeo Appeals Dropped
After Cos Liqht Decision

Three appeals filed last summer by
Government agencies from a deci-
sion of the Public Utilities Commits
sion in the involved Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co., rate case concerning
the year beginning March /, 1943
have been withdrawn, 1t was an
nounced today in District Court.
The Government appeals, in gen.
eral, sought a reduction for that
rate year of approximately s., 900 900
instead of the $4,000 power rate
reduction ordered by the PUG and
which was put into effect.
Recent Decision Is Reason.
Withdrawing of the appeals came
as result of the recent Supreme
Court decision in Washington Gas
Light Co. case, in which the higher
court upheld the right of the PUG
to fix the utility rates under the
so-called sliding-scale arrangement
without outside interference.
After brief conference in court
today Justice Jennings Bailey took
under advisement the one remain
ing case of four previously being
considered on Pepco rates for the
year beginning in March, 1943. This
is an appeal filed by Pepco itself
against the PUG, in which the COM
pany claims there should have been
no reduction at all.
Eliminated Part of Tax.
Issues yet to be decided by the
court include the Pepco contention
that the PUG was wrong in elimi.
mating Federal income tax above 81
per cent from consideration as par
of the company's expenses. Like
wise, the company claims the PUG
was wrong in eliminating certain
other costs from the company's rat.
base under the sliding scale ar.
rangement.
All of the appeals were filed las
July and were consolidated ane
argued at length before Justic.
Bailey last October.
The Government agencies which
have withdrawn their appeals in.
clude the Office of Price Admins.
tration and Director of Economic
Sterilization, the Treasury Depart.
ment Procurement Division and thu
commissioner of public buildings ol
the Federal Works Agency.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Draft Halves Enrolment
At Preinduction School

Selective service emphasis on men
under 26 years of age has halved the
enrolment at the preinduction
school at Central High School, it
was announced today.
Previously 100 men, most of them
over 26 years, had been taking the
exercises offered by a number of
sponsoring groups as a conditioning
aid before induction. The number
dropped to 80 within a few days
after emphasis on youth policies
were announced, Richard Tennyson
of the Recreation Department said.
The school will continue to func-
ton, however, he said. The same
doctors who give military physical
examinations at the induction GEN.
ter at Fort Myer, Va, will come to
the school next Tuesday to give ex-
animation to men who want to study
Judo.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
PUG Excludes
Data in
Pepco Hearing
Declines to Strike
CounseI's Statements
From Record

BY 2-to-1 vote, the Public Utili-
ties Commission yesterday excluded
from the annual Potomac Electric
Power rate hearings exhibits pre-
sented last week by the Federal
Works Agency dealing with control
If Pepco by North American Co.
The commission declined. however
20 strike from the record the state
ments made by Alan Johnstone,
general counsel for FWA, in pre-
senting the exhibits. S. r. Bowen,
Pepco attorney, charged that GER
tain of the statements made were
"impertinent and scandalous."
Among Charges Made.
One of the principle charges made
by Mr.. Johnstone was that North
American acquired control of the
Washington Railway & Electric Co.
and, through it, the control of Pepco
by conspiracy on the part of
certain employees and officers of the
three companies He also charged
that rates obtained under the sliding
scale were unlawful.
Mr.. Bowen said he was willing to
be sworn in as witness to state
that he, as negotiator with the
commission on the sliding scale ar
rangement, did not know or see any
officers of the North American Co.
He called on Mr.. Johnstone to with
draw the charges or prove them.
The majority of the PUG, COM
posed of Chairman James H. FIana-
gan and Engineer Commissioner
Charles w. Kutz, ruled that the
exh bits were incompetent and ir-
relevant. and bear no relation to the
subject matter of this proceeding. :"
Mr.. Hankin dissented In an eight
page statement.
Johnstone Replies.
Mr.. Johnstone replied he was
quite willing" to accept the chal-
lenge and prove that a conspiracy
did exist. He contended, however,
that since the exhibits had been
ruled out by the PUG, he could not
prove the charges in this proceed
ings by the exhibits.
Attorneys in the case. represent
ing the company, the FWA and the
Procurement Division of the Treas
ury Department, were given until
May 81 to file their briefs. Public
hearings, which began February %,
are now closed, although they may
be reopened If called by the PUG.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
DR.. Waller Daniel Elected
To CONGREGATIONAL Office

DR. Walter G. Daniel. 1906 Lamont
street NV, Howard University liz
brarian, yesterday was elected as
sistant moderator of the Middle At
lantic Conference of Congregational
Christian Churches at the 14th an
nual meeting at East Orange, N. j.,
according to an Associated Press
dispatch
The Rev George o. Kirk II, pas
tor of the First Congrega tional
Church of Passaic, N. j., was elected
moderator. succeeding E. Donald
Preston. 6l04 Lombard street, Chew
erly, Md.
DR.. Daniel, resident of the Dis
trict for Is years, is on the Board
tof Trustees of the Plymouth Con-
gregational Church, Seventeenth
and P streets NV. He has served
on the Social Action Committee of
! the Middle Atlantic Conference.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Man, Wife Fined $500
In 0PA Meat Price Case

Wilbur Smith and his wife, Grace
operators OF 8 stand at the South
west Farmers Market. were fined
500 each in Municipal Court yes
terday on charges of selling meat
above ceiling price and without
demanding ration points.
According TO Office of Price Ad-
ministration officials each of two
OPA investigators purchased a
pound and half of beefsteak from
Mr.. and Mrs Smith on December
ii without surrendering points. The
two investigators paid 68 cents each
for their purchases. several cents
above the current ceiling, OPA Off
cials said.
The couple pleaded guilty to the
charges on April 25.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Boiling Field Gray Ladies
To Be Graduated Tonioht

The first class of Gray Ladies to
work at Boiling Field Hospital will
be graduated in ceremonies at the
Army post at $50 o'clock tonight
Col Thomas w. Hastey. COM
manding officer: Col Carl William
son, in charge of the hospital, and
Army Surg. Gen. Norman T. Kirk
will be the speakers. Music will be
provided by the Army Air Forces
Band.
Gray Lady training courses will
begin May IS at Providence and st.
Elizabeth's Hospitals and registra-
tions are being taken now at the
OAR Building, Seventeenth and D
streets NV.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
N. |. T. Society to Meet

The Washington Society of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology will elect officers at its an
nual meeting at tbs pm. tomorrow
at Barker Hall, YWCA, Seventeenth
and K streets NV. Marquis w.
Childs, newspaper columnist. will
discuss international news at a din
ner session at Sis pm.
Evening star., 1944-05-10

DAY, oWed py
swift Cats.
Here are some
of the g II d e r
me I h a v e
found a m o n g
the air = borne
units:
First 1t. Fred
erick r a n d a | !
Jones, 3611 Mill
tary road NV,
form er office
manager, n ow
platoon officer;
Lit. ia m es r.
Cran1mond. for
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped 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., 1944-05-10

lery, has b e e n
overseas S in C e
as t May, his
m o t h er, Mrs.
Yale 0. Milling
ton, said.
He was a grad
uate of Western
High School and
Cornell Univer-
sity. After his
graduation from
COrneH IN l942,
he in e d the
Army and was
stationed at Fort
Jackson, S. C.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Donor Unit Visit Arrunoed

The Arlington County Red Cross
Mobile Blood Donor unit will visit
the Clarendon Baptist Church to-
morrow. A few vacancies remain
on the donor list, according to E. L.
Usilton, chairman of the county
blood donor service.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
$1,000 District Men
And lisa Women
Serving in Army
7,48l, ,925 Strength on
January ] Compares With
513,410in 1910

More than 81 900 men and women
from the District are serving in the
Army of the United States, the War
Department revealed last night in
the first announcement of the con-
tributions made by the various States
to its forces. The statement showed
the strength of the Army on jan
uary /, 1914. was 7,481 ,925, as COM
pared with 513,410 on November i,
1910.
OF District personnel in the Army,
the War Department said, 1000
were men and 1854 women. Total
accessions from the District for the
period covered were 81, 100 men and
1,589 women, of whom 1854 men and
AS women have been separated from
the service for various reasons.
Failure of these figures to agree
with the total number in service as
of January l, the War Department
explained, is because the total in
cludes men who entered the Army
from the District before November
l, 1910.
New York led all other States with
q total of 872 1854 persons in the
Army, OF whom 800, 900 are men and
1884 women.
Contributions of the other States
to the Army were announced as
follows:
Evening star., 1944-05-10

1t. III. W. Millington. before he volun-
teered for service overseas, Mrs.
Millington said. His father works
at the State Department here, she
said,
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-12-25

Written by a rector in
New Hampshire TO a
young service man soon
to- go overseas.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-12-25


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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
Contract Bridge
CORNELL BRIDGE CLUB


 The Friday afternoon tournament of the Cornell Bridge club, con. ducted by Mrs. John c. Moriarty, 60 Linden street, resulted in the following top scores: north and south, Mrs. Charles Ferry and Mrs. James Terwilliger, los; Mrs. Tim othy Sullivan and Mrs. John Dor- an, l02 l-2; east and west, Mrs. John Gordon and Mrs. John Brophy, lo5; Mrs. Hector Bernier and Mrs. William German, 104.
 The official standing: Mrs. La. vigne and Mrs. Cashman, 465; Mrs Gordon and Mrs. Brophy, 459 Ia; Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Doran, 464; Mrs. Farrell and Mrs. Zibell, 446
 The Monday afternoon tourna- ment closed with the following win ners: Mrs. E. J. Nelson and Mrs. George Brennan, 6i4; Mrs. James Bulger and Mrs. Louis Schmidt, 007 l-2: Mrs. clifford Petitjean and Mrs. George Moeller, 605; Mrs. William Meyers and Mrs. Eugene Doherty, 595. The Monday afternoon tourn. ament resulted In the following top scores: north and south, Mrs. Petit. jean and Mrs. Moeller, 9i 1-2; Mrs. Meyers and Mrs. Doherty, Ss l-2; east md west, Mrs. Frank Driscoll and Mrs. Joseph Reilly, lo9 Ia; Mrs. Patrick Cronan and Mrs. Ida zibell, 70 l.2,
 The Monday evening special tour- nament resulted in these winners: north and south, Miss Selma An- derson and Mrs. James Walsh, 42; east and west, Mrs. Frank Wooding and Mrs. Richard Wooding, 40.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
.,S:setak.@ .,S:sett:ak..@ A- &1Mzsos

THE SITUATION: You, a new comer in m office, are asked to do c job and aren't quite sure how to go about doing 1t. An older employe helps you.
 WRONG WAY: Feel that you must confess to your new employer that you had to seek help, feeling that Is only fair to the person who was kind enough to show you the ropes.
 RIGHT WAY: Since you were not given any original ideas, but merely helped to do q routine job, say nothing to your employer-but, of course, thank the person who helped you out. ct is an accepted thing In offices for oldtimerS to show newcomers the ropes. The best way to show your appreciation Is by helping the next newcomer to the office. Accepting credit for an- other persons ideas is, of course, an entirely different matter and that should never be done).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
Martin SCNnION
 Guest OfHOnOr

Martin scanlon son of MT. and MrS. Martin Scanlon of Suffolk street was honored recently at a farewell party at the home of his aunt and uncle, MT. and Mrs. Henry Wagner, Cornwall avenue. He has since left for the Navy.
 Those present were: Misses Mar ion Payton, Marion Barstus, Marie Santoro, Doris Sullivan, Alice Wag. ner, Lillian Wagner, Gladys Gun ningharn, Jeannette Wright, Dor. othy Blanchard, Mary Ryan, Elsie Collins, Mary Wagner and Donald Chaney, Henry Lefevre, William Collins, Rodney Morrow, George Dwy, Lester Wagner, MT. and Mrs. William Wagner, Dorothy Wagner, MT. and Mrs. John Collins, MT. and Mrs. George Monroe, Mir. and Mrs. Frank Roy, MT. and Mrs. Henry Wagner, Mir. and Mrs. Martin Scar- lon, Martin Scanlon, MT. and Mrs. William Albon and Mir. and Mrs. Harry Ryan.
 Also Mrs. Martin Ryan of Thon- aston and Mir. and Mrs. Roman Consic of New Britain.
 Nathan M. Pierpont, 2nd., Flen1- ing street, spent the weekend in Hartford visiting Jarvis Triton, his claSSHfiato at Loomis school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
SOCIAL
 FUNCTIONS
Club President
 Names Directors

Mrs. Viola Amelung, president of the Women's Republican club, ap- pointed members of the board of directors and of various committees of the club at Q meeting held last night. A reel of war pictures in North Africa, were shown through the courtesy of the r. M. o. A.
 The following directors were ap- pointed:
 Mrs. Alfred L. Emmons, Mrs. Car oline Wells, Mrs. Sherwood Rowland Mrs. T. F. Breithaupt, Mrs. William E. Wesson, Mrs. William Gerardtr and Mrs. Thomas Keenan.
 Mrs. Henry c. Dews was ap- pointed chairman of the finance committee and Mrs. Leo Becker chairman of the program commit. tee. The following were appointed members of the membership com mittee: Chairman, Mrs. Bates Cra- yer; Mrs. Robert Frisbie and Mrs, Edward Sweeney. Mrs. Richard D, Leroy was appointed chairman and Mrs. James O. Vandermark, vice. chairman, of tn c entertain. ment committee, with the follow ing members: Mrs. Philip Shailor, Mrs. Arthur Hawley and Mrs. Earl PierSon,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
Club Notes

A regular meeting of the Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary of the Da' vld L, Fannick Post, No. 9l, will ht held Wednesday evening at 8:3( o'clock at the American Leglor rooms, 37 LeaVenworth street. Tho meeting is important and all mem- berS are urged to attend
 An open installation of Mrs. Mar jorie O. Wells, newly elected worthy matron and her staff of officers will be held following the meeting of Goodwill chapter. No. ii2, Order of Eastern Star. The meeting will be held Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at Masonic temple.
 All Eastern Star members and friends may attend. Mrs. Lillian Johnson Is In charge of refresh ments.
 The annual meeting and supper of the Waterbury Business and Pro- fess!cna! G':::..ssS-:::'3 c'Th w1!! he held April 3 at z D, m, at The Elton.
 Mrs. John Murphy, president of the Alumnae association of St. Mary'S school of nursing, announced there will be an important business meeting with special reference to the private duty section tonight Gt 8:30 o'clock at the Nurses home.
 The Altar and Rosary Society will hold c ping party tonight at o'clock at the Sacred Heart Schoo basement.
 The Ladies' Aid Society Of thC Third Congregational church will hold business meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. A houSeholc demonstration will be given follow ing the business meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21

Save pretty penny .. buy Cannon run of mill towels .. they're so inex- pensive .. and the imperfections are so slight you'll hardly notice them! They've style, too, for Cannon's new est patterns are here in varied vivid colors. To make a complete ensemble =. buy some run-of-mills, and fill in missing pieces from our regular first quality stock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
Crosby Papers
 To Be Represented

Seven Crosby high school stu. dents will represent the two school newspapers at the twentieth annual convention of the Columbia Scho-. lastlc Press association to be held at Columbia university in New York city Thursday, Friday and Satur- day, March g, 24, and 25. They in- clude: Patsy Fay, Elaine Greenblatt, Madelyn Berment, Jeanne Vineburg, Constance Dorfman, and John Voul- garis of the Argus and Marin Mac. Nish of La Page Ouverte. The Argus won a first place rating for excel- lence last year and Ia Page Ouverte was given a second place rating in the foreign language group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
Weddings
SHURKo-JECTURE

Miss salNe Anne lecture, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Joseph lecture, ST., 34l North Spring street, Union City, was married March 9 to Pvt, Peter Shurko, stationed with the United States Army Air Force En- gineers in New York, formerly of Seymour, at St. Mary's church Union City at 2 p, m. The cere- mony was performed by Rev Thomas M. Griffin.
 Mrs. Adele Marston was matron of honor and the best man was Clifford Norton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-21
WANTED

The Democrat has q position open for a proof reader. Steady work. VIII instruct beginner f neceSs Sary. Apply In person at Water" bury Democrat. Phone 4.2i2l for appointment.