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Evening star., 1944-01-04
Alexandra Citizens
Set Up Organization
10 Fight Delinquency
Ward Representatives
Chosen for Progrom;
Meeting Set Jan. ID

Organization Of a city-wide com.
mlttee to find way to handle iu.
venile problems in Alexandria has
been completed. and a second meet
ing Of citizens has been set for 8
pm. January IA in the Maury
School auditorium.
A meeting in November, called by
Judge James r. Duncan of the AL
exandria Juvenile Court, resulted
in the election of Nominating
Committee charged with naming an
organizer from each of the city's
six wards.
The Rev. DR.. Ernest Frederick
Campbell, assisted by Mrs. Harry
Councillor. Donald Jameson, Edward
Dunn and William Illch, has named
the following to carry on the pro-
gram: First ward, Mrs. w. r.
|Swishes; second ward, C. L. Hayne;
third ward, E. w. Saum; fourth
ward, J. c. Gaines; fifth ward,
G. H. Shelton; sixth ward, Mrs.
Frederick L. Flynn.
The original committee has met
several times With the ward organ
izers and will offer suggestions at
the January IA meeting.
DR.. Campbell said yesterday that
the group favors cooperation with
existing church and civic organi-
cations in community projects to
meet the problem, rather than a
separate approach.
Because the group believes rec
reation programs offer the best way
to handle juvenile delinquency.
Alan He'll, city recreation director,
will be asked to head the group, to
be augmented by ward representa-
tives.
Suggestions the committee will
offer include study Of communi-
ties needs, fostering of interest in
church work, enlisting support OF
churches in the recreational pro-
gram, cooperation with the PTA
to plan after school activities and
assisting the Juvenile Court with
the problems of delinquents under
its jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Warned 4
To Conserve Fuel Oil
Hurdship Provisions
Wifhd1own, OPz soys
BY the Associated Press.

~ INC hSc0&kAbcu IISsH.
RICHMOND, Jan. IA blunt
warning that Virginians who are
using their fuel oil aliotments ahead
OF schedule will either have to bear
the hardships of a cold house or
move into hotel when the sup
plies in their tanks are exhausted
was issued yesterday by Harry G.
Duvall, Richmond district ration
ing ofncer for the ONCE OF Price
Administration.
Mr.. Duval said no additional fuel
can be granted except In cases of
illness in the home, and that illness
must be certified By the attending
physician, or 4 public health ON
cial. This certificate, Mr.. Duval
said, would be subject to additional
check by the board.
A. critical shortage of fuel oil
created by the demand for fuel to
build up stocks for the second front
invasion, has caused the OPA to
withdraw anticipated hardship pro-
VISIONS which were to become eff.
fective Thursday. he said. This
provision would have been the
means for procuring additional sup
plies in homes running short OF fuel.
In some areas of the State there
is 4 real shortage with literally
not 4 A-hour supply on hand, he
pointed out. It is possible that the
Petroleum Administration for War
may order some Of the now adequate
Richmond supply into shortage
areas, thus creating depleted sup.
ply here.
Evening star., 1944-01-04

TWO wire cages baited with beef
bones are being used by Montgomery
County p authorities in their cam
paignt to cut down the number OF
stray, animAls and compel dog own
efs to observe the county wide
quarantine .....
The cages, which have been in
use for about three weeks, now are
located in the back yards of Justice
Of the Peace Fred Heine and John
II. Ferguson. near Four Corners.
They have proved very. successful, .
according to H. L. Derrick, in charge
Of the drive. -
A bone suspended in each of the
cages releases door when the dog
grabs at it. The, animal is then
picked up by Mr. Derrick or one of
his employees on their daily rounds.
Dogs trapped in the cages are
taken to the county. animal shelter
on East West highway. The own
ers, if any, must claim their pets
within five days and pay a 50 re-
lease fee, or the animals are put
to sleep" In addition. the owner
must submit proof that he has paid
the county dog tax-s1 for males
and 81 for females.
When the owner Of a dog trapped
in one Of the cages claims the ami
NAL 1t the dog pound, he is warned
10 keep it tied or penned If the
animal is picked up q second time,
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Ration Board Blamed
For Mails 5Iowness
cuIium Charges Delay
In Getting Cos Coupons

Dyke Cullurn, acting Silver Spring
postmaster, today said that because
OF delays by the Silver Spring Ra-
ton Board In issuing gasoline rations
for post ONCE trucks. the ONCE
could collect and dispatch only a
part Of the mail scheduled to 10 out
Sunday night.
IN . letter to K. p, Aldrich. First
Assistant PostsnAster oeneral.a II,
'Cullum said he nAd requested eAs6-
line coupons for post once tracks
on December II, but had not re-
ceived them by December 20. Mr..
Cuilum yesterday authorised drivers
to buy gasoline with the promise
that coupons would be given later
Mr.. Cullum contended the dim
cultles the post ONCE had in get
ting gasoline coupons is the result
OF reprimand to L. r. Faulconer.
chief clerk Of the board, last sum-
mer after patrons complained they
were not receiving ration books
mailed by the board.
Mr.. Cullum also said his dificul-
ties had a connection with the
Brooke Lee political machine"
which is now trying its best to
exclude me from an eligibility list
Tor appointment as Silver Spring
postmaster"
Mr.. Cullums name was not in.
ciuded on a Civil Service Commits
sion eligibility list for the post. and
a review by the commission is ex-
pected to be held shortly.
William E. Bowman has been
nominated for the post by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. but his nomination
has not yet been confirmed by the
Senate.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
II. Charles f. BesIey
Is Reported Missing

1t. Charles E. Besley, rs, of Wake
field, Fairfax County. has been re-
ported missing in action in the
South Pacific area, the War De-
partment has informed his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Besley.
1t. Besley, bomber pilot, was
listed as missing on December 20.
when his bomber failed to return
from bombing mission in the
New Guinea area. His parents
were notified December g.
1t. Besley enlisted in the Army
Air Forces in December. 194l, a
few days after the attack on Pearl
Harbor. He received his basic train
ing at Maxwell Field, Ala, and was
commissioned a lieutenant at Co
lumbus Field, Miss. September. 1942
He went overseas in April, 1943
He ia graduate of Lee-Jackson
High school. Fairfax County, and
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where
he majored in architectural engi-
neering. Before entering the serv-
ice he was employed at the Rich.
mond Quartermaster Depot.
1t. Besley had been recommended
for the Purple Heart, as the result
Of being wounded on one of his
bombing missions
A brother, James L. Besley. is q
macninists mate, second class, in
the Seabees, stationed in the South
Pacific area.
1t. Besley has two other brothers.
William Besley, Orange, Va, and
Oliver Besley, Bogota, Colombia, and
three sisters. Mrs. James Catron,
Cocoli. c. T.; Mrs John Warheld.
Washington, and Miss Elma Besley,
Wakefield.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Virginia's S Highway Cost
Doubles in 15-Year Span
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Jan. "A steady
increasing construction cost per mile
on Virginia's primary highway sys-
TEN, an increase that has more than
doubled In the last IS years, was
noted by statisticians OF the State
Highway Department in a report re-
leased yesterday.
In 1925, the Safe Highway De-
partment paid SIS, 400 for each mile
OF new construction on its primary
system. Last year each new mile
OF primary construction cost $50, 900.
In the intervening years, except
for a decline in 1884 and slight dips
in 1899 and 1910, the trend in cost
per mile" has been steadily upward,
statistics showed.
Two factors have accounted, for
the increased costs The first is
the boost in the price of road build
ing materials and the second is the
vastly improved type of road in the
primary system =, e,-|-
Evening star., 1944-01-04

since no town ordinance had been
violated, the omcers refused.
Mr.. Murphy said that Mr.. Fitz-
hugh then went to Washington TO
pick up train reservation" and
never returned. He said police
guarded the lot until midnight, and,
when the OPA investigator did not
return, the guard was called of.
Mr.. Murphy said the guard was
posted about 7 pm. Sunday after
1t had been discovered that q part
Of the gasoline had been taken He
said the rest Of the cache was re-
moved after midnight. +.
: J. Ray Larcombe. district OPA
enforcement attorney in charge Of
the Warrenton regional office, who
began IN investigation to determine
If the gasoline had been illegally
obtained, said today that the .OPA
is continuing its investigation. He
said no Federal warrant was sworn
out yesterday because the gasoline
had disappeared. =
Mrs Mollie w. Cleveland, execu-
tive secretary of the Fairfax County
Ration j Board, said Mr.. Ftzhugh
had left the case to 90 to Roanoke.
where he was scheduled to appear in
a court case. ~ ..
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Oyster Bars Reopened
In Upper Chesapeake Bay
Bs the Associated Prsss.


ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 4.-The reop-
ening Of an area comprising approx
imately one-half Of the total oyster
dredging bars Of the. upper reaches
of the Chesapeake Bay was an
nounced yesterday by the Maryland
Tidewater Fisheries Commission.
The entire upper bay area had
been closed to dredging by the COM
IN November, but major
ity vote by the three-man commits
sion in favor of reopening 30o-acre
Hodges Bar nenar the Kent County
shore led to yesterdays action.
Conservation ofhcials disclosed
that the oysters on Hodges Bar
would allow for only four or five
days Of the dredging under good
conditions, and they indicated it
would be closed once again ut the
end Of that period.
All bars in the upper bay. were
closed by the commission due to
the high mortality rate among the
oysters" in the head OF the Chesa-
peake this summer. .,-.'
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Mrs. Josephine Andrews
Rites Planned Thursday

Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine
Davis Andrews, 73, native of Mont
gomery County, Nd, who died In
Salt Lake City. will be held at 2
pm. Thursday from the w. Reuben
Pumphrey funeral home at Be-
thesda.
Rev. Ralph D. Smith. pastor of
the Woodside Methodist Church,
will ofnciate. Burial will follow In
the Rockville Union Cemetery.
Mrs. Andrews is survived by her
husband, Frank Andrews, retired
Agriculture Department employe and
|one-time principal of the Richard
Montgomery High School at Rock
vile; two sons, Joseph R., Norfolk,
Va, and Richard A., Fort Worth,
Tex, now In the Navy, and . sister,
Mrs. NJ. V. Browning, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Arlington Completes
2O3 Days Without
Fata! Traffic Accident
Record Is Revealed
By Police Report
To County Manager

Arlington County, which already
ranks seventh In trAfnc safety
among cities its size, yesterday COM
pleted 2o3 days without . trafic
fatality, County Manager Frank C..
Hanrahsr1 revealed on receipt Of
Police Chief Harry 1. Woodyard's
monthly report.
Recently commended by the Ar
ington Safety Council, the county
also has been inspected by omcials
Of the National Safety Council, who
reported an exceptionally well-bal-
anced program Of accident preven-
ton" -
Arlington was placed first among
cities in the So,00o-to- loo, 900 popu-
lation group for trafIic engineering
and received special comznendation
by the National Safety Council for
regulation and control of OF street
parking. ~
Seventh. In Enforcement.
The councils report also places
Arlington seventh of the So cities
in trafhc law enforcement, pointing
out the program was carried on
despite the fact that the total per-
sonnel OF. the police department, is
considerably beloy average"
An average personnel is consid-
cred rs one policeman for every
1000 population. With 4, probable
population Of $4,000, Arlington has
only IS officers, chiefly because Of
the manpower shortage, Chief Wood
yard said. 81.
The county ranked sixth in, school
safety programs and hrst in public
safety education. p,
231 Arrests In Msnth. :,
Chief Woodyard's report listed 23l
arrests during December, 40 of
which were trafIic and el miscel-
laneous. There were IS accidents
in which II persons were injured.
Two hundred and twenty 50 park
ing tickets were issued and funds
and collaterals amounted to 81 ,Ool Is.
Taxicab licenses issued totaled $40
and bicycle tags SIS.
Chief woodward also announced
that Douglas M. Topley, private on
the force for. four years, had been
promoted to sergeant.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
lsWRshoninq
&Remmiders@N

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, green stamps D, E and
F valid through January 20.
Stamps G.. H and J valid through
February 20. .
Meats, Fats, Etc. Book No. 3,
brown stamps r and 8 valid
through January 20. Book No. 4.
spare stamp No. good for five
points of fresh pork and sausage
through January Is.
Points for Fats-Your meat. dealer
will pay you two ration points for
every pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp % in Book No. 4 good
for S pounds through January Is.
Shoes-Stamp No. 18 in Book No. 1
and stamp l on the "airplane"
sheet Of Book No. 3 valid now for
an indefinite period.
Gasoline-No. 8 A coupons good for
3 gallons each until February 8.
B, B-1, c and C-1 coupons good
for 2 gallons each. These coupons
will expire on date indicated on
individual books. B-2 and ca
coupons in books issued since De-
cember ! are good for gallons
each.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81.
Fuel Oil-Period No. / coupons ex-
pire today. Period No. coupons,
valid now, expire February 8.
Period No. coupons become valid
tomorrow, remain valid through
March IA. No. 2 and 3 coupons
good for 10 gallons per unit. Ac-
cording to tn District OPA, con-
sumers in this area should not
have used more than 38 per cent
OF their total yearly fuel oil raticn
as Of January .. ...-
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Washington-Bound
Bus Twisted in Two;
y Persons Injured
Skids on Icy Spot
In viroinio and Shears
OFF Cuivert Roll
By the Associated Press.


HARRISoNBURG, Va, Jan. g.
Fourteen persons were injured badly
enough to require disqualification
and Is others were treated. for minor
cuts and bruises when a Washing
ton-bound Greyhound bus skidded
on Valley pike curve yesterday at
Burketown. midway between Har-
risonburg and Staunton, and liter
ally twisted in two. - -.
y Those taken to Rockingham Me.
mortal Hospital here were MrsasBe4
Powers, Fairfax; Mrs. Naomi Laws
son, Baltimore. Robert Morris and
Mrs. Vida Morris, Washington;
Mrs. Alice. Webster, 'Weaverville,
N c.; Johnny Honeycutt, Elizabeth
town, Tenn: Mrs. James Cortese,
Belmont, N Y; Mrs. Lucille Murray,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Points,
Bridgeport, Conn; Miss Alice Mus
lex, Lebanon: Mrs. Ann Hankans-
enn, Winchester. Mass; Miss Vir-
ginia Walters, Winchester, Va, and
A. w. Ferguson. Roanoke, driver Of
the bus.
None of the victims was thought
to be seriously hurt, Miss Virginia
Reilly, hospital superintendent said
Mrs. Murray was reported to have
sustained fractured leg, while Mrs
Webster suffered possible shoulder
fracture.
Passengers interviewed said the
bus apparently skidded on an icy
spot on the highway and the real
end swerved around, shearing OF thu
culvert guard rail and turning or
its side. The front half of the bu,
went vertically over the side Of the
culvert and the front wheels came
to rest on the creek bed IL feet below
In the twist the bus body wa!
broken in two and some OF the pas.
sengers were thrown through tn.
opening, while others were pinned ii
their seats for a few minutes.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Dr.. John Sma||wood, ,
Veteran Physician,
Dies al Falls Church
North Coroiino Motive
Had voried Experience
IN Long Career

DR.. John Pugh Smallwood, a; vet
eran~ country doctor died unex-
pectedly today at his home in
Falls Church, Va, six days before
his 10th birthday.
DR.. Smallwood had practiced
medicine in Fairfax and Arlington
Counties for the. last 35 years. and
during this time was snAyer known
to refuse to. answer % sick call,
eitlaer day -or. night. During his
hng career he rarely sent bills 70
BE- ssasiIsood sss soah u stx
Bers4 Cs4af4d recef~ed.his-eNfsy.
education at Horner's School at OK
ford. N. C. H. attended the Uni
versity of Virginia one year and
completed his medical training at
the University Of Maryland in 1895
He practiced medicine for several
years in Southwest Virginia. where
he rode horseback and carried his
medical supplies in saddlebags.
He next served as ship surgeon
for several years, making runs be-
tween New York and Rotterdam
and for seven years he was chief
medical adviser for the New York
Equitable Life Insurance Co. He
then moved to Falls Church.
He was an active member of the
American Medical Association and
was q member Of the Virginia Med
ical Association. He was a charter
member Of the Fairfax County Med
ical Association.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Miss Penelope Brown Of Falls
Church; sister, Mrs. A. Capehart.
Roxobel, N. c., and brother, L. T.
Smallwood. New Bern, N. c.
Funeral services will be conducted
at pm. Thursday at the Old Falls
Church by the Rev Leigh Ribble,
pastor. Burial will be private The
family has requested that no flowers
be sent
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Droft Low Convictions
In Maryland TotuI 81
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Jan. IA survey
OF Federal court records disclosed
Yesterday that there have been
fewer draft-delinQuent convictions
IN Maryland during this war than
in the World War.
Only 81 men have been convicted
IN the Federal court of failing to
comply with the selective service
provisions during the more than
three years this agency has been
operating in this war. In the last
war, with approximately ls months
OF mandatory military service was
required. there were 80 convictions.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Brunswick (Md.) Flyer
Awarded Air Medal
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS, Dec. 81 de-
layed) LIT. Gen. George C. Kenney,
commander of Allied air forces in
the Southwest Pacific, has awarded
the Air Medal to Tech. Sergt Sham
non w. Dohrer, Brunswick. Md,
and Capt. Charles D. Hewes, Biloxi,
Miss, for sinking 350-ton freighter
in Muschu harbor September 27.
Their bomber few in at a danger
ously low level to hit the vessel
squarely with 500-pound bomb.
Black smoke and debris belched up
from the ship, which was violently
shaken. 1t was left listing badly
and sinking
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Strict Liquor Control
Here 10 Be Sought
IN New. !. Regulations |l Ii
Porley Decides on
Tighter Rules Rather
iThun Additional Lows.

Control of the District s liquor sit
uation will be sought through new
regulations rather than by request
for additional legislation at this
time, members of the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board said yesterday.
The: opinion of the board became
known after a. conference of more
than san hour yesterday. The Com
nfissioners. the board, Corpora ton
Counsel Richmond 3. aKeech. and
other District ofIlcials, gathered to
discuss a>letter Of Chairman Ran
doiph of the House District Com
mittee suggesting that tie Commits
sioners recommend legislation to
tighten control over liquor II they
felt, it necessary. e.
A reply to Mr.. Randolphs letter
OF: last week end will be sent this
week by the Commissioners who
declined ito discuss the matter until
herreply Is sent.
Regulations Expected
The Commissioners, are sexpectedsto
receive in the, next day or so several
regulations to tighten control over
the liquor industry here. The regu-
lations. were informally presented to
the Commissioners by the ABC
Board a month ago. 49,. d..
Though the ABC Board announced
at that time that the proposed regu-
lAtiors would be submitted to the
Commissioners "at a very early
date they were only recently sent
to. the corporation counsels ONCE
and because of court work have not
been sent to the city heads.
Chairman Thomas E. Lodge OF
the ABC Board described the meet
ing yesterday as pleasant and con-
structive" and said there was
further discussion of the proposed
new regulations. ..-...
More Inspectors Provided.
These new regulations. as out
lined a month ago, call for an in
crease in the number of permit in
spectofs for the board; - require
n1cnt that retailers display 4 cer-
tain percentage Of their whiskies |
on their shelves; curtailment of i'm
port permits where merchandise is
of questionable quality or used in
questionable ways" and require
ment that wholesalers report inven-
tories and amounts of whiskies at
specified intervals and that retail
stores report what they receive from
the wholesalers.
Among those attending the meet
Ing yesterday were Commissioners
John Russell Young, Guy Mason,
and Charles w. Kutz: Chairman
Lodge and his fellow members OF
the board, Mrs. Agnes K Mason
and William Meredith. Corporation
Counsel Keech. Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel Vernon West, Budget
Ofncer Walter l.. Fowler and John
ODea Of the corporation counsel's
Office, who is assigned to ABC Board
work.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Husband Faces TrioI
In Murder of WAC
By the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 4.-Wen-
dell P. Arlington, 29-year-old Flor
idaT defense worker, will 60 on trial
IN Henrico County Circuit Court
january "a in the murder of his
wife, WAC Second 1t. Mildred S
Arlington. whose throat he is al
legged to have slashed with a butcher
knife October ~1S at her home in
Sandston.
Arlington. was indicted yesterday
by the County Circuit Court grand
jury and the trial date was set by
Judge Julien Gum
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Arrested in Arlington.
Morne Veterans to Meet

! A mass meeting of veterans Of the
Battle OF the Marine living IN the
Washington area to-. consider plans
for the coming national annual re-
union will be held at 8 pm. tomor-
row, lat the Woodmen Of the World
Hall 935 g place NV, Harry Cedar,
secretary OF the Society of the sd
Division ), ,AEF, Washington Branch
No. I. announced today.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
were inducted:
Foote, .BernardP.
Brewer
Buried at Rockville

Funeral services for Mary Barry
Brewer, 21, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. :. Nicholas Brewer, Rockville,
who died Saturday, were held to-
day from the funeral home OF w.
Reuben Humphrey, Rockville. The
FEY. William B. Waters of Rockville
onciated. Burial was in Rockville
Union Cemetery. 4
Besides her parents she is sur
yiveds BY two brothers, John and
-NieholAS Brewer. both In the Army.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Corporal Finds Wor
Sofer,Thun Home
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press. ----.
MULLINS, s. C.-Corpl. Reuben
Rogers served 10 months in a dan
gerous assignment with an anti
aircraft battery and didn't get a
scratch.
He came home ION furlough and
with some companions started chop
ping down q tree. They stopped a
moment to watch some planes pass.
The tree suddenly came down with
q crash and . limb hit Corpl. Rogers.
He suffered . compound fracture
Of the beg and ether INJURIES. :.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Nihen J From Alexandra
Accepted by Services

!. Twenty-seven men from Alex
SHdria were accepted by the armed
forcesson December 27.and will re-
port soon. for active duty, the Alex
andria, selective Service Board an
rounced today. 49,.
Miss Virginia Jefferson. clerk of
the Selective Service Board, said
that. for the first time, more men
were taken by the Navy than by
the Army. The Navy took Is and
the Army nine.
The group brings to 1921 the
number Of white men inducted from
Alexandria during 1s43. During the
year 36s colored men were inducted
The next call for white men will
be Saturday, and Miss Jefferson said
that some in that group will be
pre-Pearf Harbor fathers, none OF
whom were inducted by the board
prior to 1914.
The following vere indurted
Evening star., 1944-01-04


Of
and
under rconsruc f over
Evening star., 1944-01-04

r Not all the victories are on our
:side; not all the losses are our
enemys. Here you see barrel upon
barrel OF good American fuel going
up IN smoke after Jap strafing.
The boys cannot be replaced but
the material catl-that is, If all real
Americans do their utmost in the
war effort and buy War bonds. :
! Make your dollars work for. VIC
tosy: Buy more War bonds.
Omitted States Treasury Department.