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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-06-19

II is sad indeed that some Ameri-
can should be throwing water on
their own fellow-workers in the
plant while other Americans are
engaged in combat with Won
Rundstedt'S soldiers in France. The
water-throwing cannot prevail any
more than Quiet Corner editorials
can.
Women are coming into their
own. The man who, for his own
personal comfort or within. wishes
10 keep his wife in the kitchen.
is as benighted and helpless as
King Canute who ordered the tide
not to come in.
The man who thinks his work.
place belongs to men only and
will go 80 far as 90 use obstrep-
erous tactics against the women
who are employed there, Is In
t@rfering with the war effort.
tearing down the standards of
unionism, especially CLIO union
ism. and acting against his own
best interests and the welfare of
his own home. Nough said.
Responses 10 our monthly service
mems letters have been fine. The
Auxiliary is giving Wiener roast
al the CelaneSe Pool on Saturday,
July Is. 10 raise money TO send the
letter 10 large list Everybody is
invited for wieners, beer and
pretzelS. Also invited to send IN
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-06-19

names for our list. But let's quote
few replies.
Mel Fiske, former editor of the
Voice Of Labor, now with the
Marines somewhere In the Pacific
area, writes that the name Aux.
iliary hardly describes us and sug.
gests instead the WOmen's Advance
Echelon. Very nice!
Boyd Coleman writes: "Ssnee
coming into the Army Ia months
ago | have been from coast to
coast both north and south, meet
Ing people from all parts of the
country, but nothing makes
soldier feel better than to hear
from the folks back home.
II have received several copies
Of the news bulletin sent out by
the CIO WOmen's Auxiliary.
personally think that this Is
splendid job being done by the
Auxiliary. because we hear Of
things that happen back home,
also things that the labor move
ment and the Auxiliary are doing
that our friends never think OF
mentioning when they write per-
sOnal letters"
lie commends us for our work
on the Child Care Center and for
Price Control. Such work, he says,
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-06-19

men and women, realizing TO the
full their capacities for creative
work and fine human relationships.
But we believe that both In
public life and In Industrial jobs
women can contribute TO the well
fare Of the home. We believe that
n woman has civic responsibilities
ms well as a man, and that wODl-
en- In production are needed to
win this war and will probably
he needed I'm the years Of peace
that follow.
We auxiliary members have been
talking with our neighborS about
that editorial on Mrs. Roosevelt.
One of our neighbors is the mother
OF four small children and is tied
pretty close to home herself
She said she had seen in the Red
Book how Mrs. Roosevelt. touring
a hospital in the South Pacific, had
found one of our American soldiers
there who had had both legs shot
off and had lost the will TO live.
He came from a large family in
poor circumstances and thought he
would only be burden if he went
back.
Mrs. Roosevelt promised him
that she would visit his family
when she got home, and she did.
She told them how he was and
how much he needed their let
tiers; they wrote; he was con-
tinced that they wanted him, and
he got well and came home.
cit IL things like that" said
our neighbOr." that endear Mrs.
Roosevelt to the common people,
II Mrs. Roosevelt had thought
that her place was in the White
House, she would not have saved
that life in the South Pacific, MOI
restored that well-loved son and
brother TO his home. She has travel.
led, spoken. written. to good pur.
pose. and the American people arr
grateful.
Now about the women In Spin
ming. II there were health reasons
for excluding them from certain
Jobs, suitable union procedures
could have been instituted.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-06-19
WESTERN ND. WOMEN
BY Auxiliary Members

About that QUIET CORNER. The editor OF the Cumber
Times wished to consgn Mrs Roosevelt TO it. The eanee
workers who threw water the working with them in
Spinning Room apparently had similar idea that
place was In the home We have heard that Aop Hitler
creed that German give activities outside Of Kinder
Kirche kuche (children, church and kitchen).
No wants to the home negecedno the women spn
ner Mrs. Roosevelt the of this column There
nothing more important under heaven than that our homes
happy healthul that children grow p into
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-06-19
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS
STATE OF MARYLAND
STATE ROADS COMMISSION
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
STATE ROADS PROJECT
Sealed proposals for repaintin@
metal structure as follows:
Contract Ed-2O-6l1:
WASHINGTON COUNTY: Bridge
No. 6032 over the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal at Hancock on the
former route between Hancock.
Maryland and Berkeley SPRING.
West Virginia. Steel Truss. go.
The employment agency for fur.
nishing labor on the above work
is Maryland State Employment
Service, As East Washington
Street, Hagerstown, Maryland.
Bids will be received by the
State Roads Commission at its of
fees, 10S East Lexington Street.
Baltimore, Maryland, until II
Noon on the 27th day of June,
1914, at which time and place they
will be publicly opened and read.
QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS
REQUIRED.
Bids must be made upon the
blank proposal form which. with
specifications will be furnished by
the Commission upon application
and cash payment of $1.00, for
each separate project, as hereafter
no charges will be permitted.
No bids will be received unless
accompanied by a certified check
or bid bond payable to the State
Roads Commission of Maryland. a.
required by Sec. 6, Chapter 761,
Acts Of 1889, of the amount an
set forth in the proposal form.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to give bond. and comply
with the Acts of the General As
sembly Of Maryland. respecting
contracts. NO REFUND WILL BE
MADE FOR RETURN OF SPECI-
FICATIONS.
The Commission reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
BY ORDER Of the State Roads
Commission this 18th day of June,
1914.
EZRA B. WHITMAN, Chairman.
L. H. STEUART. Secretary.
ADV.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-06-19

en- must do all In their power 30
elect good people TO Office in the
city, the state, and the nation.
The Valley settler., 1944-12-08

COMMUNITY DANCE NIGHT WELL ATTBNDED
 In spite of the sub-zero weather sent for night of square dancing the first of the community recrea- =: tion eance programs.
 Both square dancing and round dancing was enjoyed under the 9irec- tion of Miss Frances Byrne an1 Tavid Cot ttingham.
 The music was supplied by rec -;ds played by Mr. Carl Wilson.
 This program Ill become a 2kly feature thr oughout the winter.1t re will be no dancing next week, De cember l2th, because the gymn sium wi Il be closed for repairs.
 The success of the first dancing program was 6ue to the arrans emt 1ts of the commi ttee composed of Mrs. George Small, Jackie e Smith, Evon DeLand, Alice Bouwens, Lloyd P1rm- ley and to the asst stance given by Mr.. WI 1Son, in furni shins the m- sic.
 All young people in junior a~' senior high school and adults are invi ted to parti ci pate. It Is hoped that In the future more adults will be present.
 ------------ CAR ACCIDENT JUE TO FROSTED WIND~
 SHIELD Bill Rempe1 accidentl3 hat the back of Harold Moore's truck Tuen6ayc- morning at S:4O o.m.Bill coul6 not see the truck in front because of the frost .Ann received minor in.inrie
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Col. Edward |. Pugh Cited
For Service in SoIomons

COL Edward L. Pugh, 43, of Chevy
Chase, Md. has been awarded the
Legion OF Merit for service as COM
manding officer of a fighter COM
mand in the Solomon Islands area
from April / to July Is, 1943, Marine
Corps headquarters announced to-
day. Col. Pugh is a son of Mrs. L.
l.. Pugh, sr., of 4 Rosemary street.
Chevy Chase, and a brother Of
James H. Pugh, former States at
torney for Montgomery County. Md.
Col. Pugh, according to the cita-
ton. was responsible for the or
ganization, administration and di-
rection OF all units attached to his
command. He supervised the main
tenance OF effective fighter cover
for American ground forces as they
advanced in the New Georgia area
and enabled his units to DESTROY
more than 100 hostile aircraft in a
single day.
Col. Pugh is native of Washing
ton and former athletic star at
Mckinley High School and the
University of Maryland. He was
graduated from the university in
1925 and entered Marine aviation
in 1928. He served with an aircraft
squadron attached to the I'd Marine
Brigade in Nicaragua in 1929 and
1880 and with the 1st Marine Bri-
gade in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in
1910.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
British Minister Urges
Turning 10 Realities
By the Associated Press.

ROANOKE, Va, May 26.-Sir
Gerald Campbell, Minister from
Great Britain, told the Virginia
Safety Conference last night that
because too often in the past we
have talked big and acted small.
meant well and ended by doing
badly or, worse still, meant badly
and done very well, we need some
thing new in our postwar thinking
to make our ideals become realities
Durin gthe morning session, dele
gates elected Victor B. Fitzpatrick,
Richmond, executive chairman.
Col. Parke P. Deans, Richmond,
member of the State Industrial
Commission, read a message from
Gov. Darden. Referring to the con-
ference as lone of the most vital
conferences in the history of the
State" the Governor said, never
was there a more crying need that
every ounce of manpower and wom-
anpower be conserved in safety than
today."s The Governor quoted sta
tistics showing that accidents have
been on the increase in Virginia
since 1899.
Coy. Darden called attention to
statistics complied by the State In
dustrial Commission which show
that from 1889 to 1943, reported
accidents in Virginia increased 1853. s
per cent, or from 1881 to 1858.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Marines Battle Police;
Theft Suspect Escapes

Two marines and two colored
policemen engaged in a fist fight
near Fourteenth and U streets NV
early today after one of the service
men came to the aid of the other
who had been arrested by one of the
policemen. Both marines were
charged with being drunk and as
saulting an officer and turned over
to Navy authorities.
Police said the trouble started
when Pvt James F. Maloney, 80
attached to the marine detachment
quartered at Twenty third street
and Constitution avenue NV, in
terfered with the questioning of ar
unidentified colored man by Police
man E. r. Wells of the 18th pre-
cinct. The colored man was being
questioned about some silverware
he was carrying.
The policeman arrested Pvt. Ma
loney and was holding him at 8
call box when Marine Pvt. Bert E
Marsh, member of the same marine
unit as Mr.. Maloney, came along
and attempted to free his friend
police said.
During the fight. Policeman
George E. Murray, colored, of the
fifth precinct. attempted to help
Policeman Wells.
Police said the man with the sill
verware disappeared during the
battle.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Tribute 10 Liberator
Of Argentina Cancelled

A tribute to Jose San Martin,
liberator of Argentina, by members
of the Spanish Club of Mckinley
High School was Cancelled yesterday
after officials Of the District, De-
partment, American Legion, sug-
gested the ceremonies might not be
appropriate in view of current dip
lomatic relations.
Frank c. Daniel, principal Of the
school, said simple ceremonies at
the San Martin statue, Fourth and
E streets NV, had been planned by
the students as gesture of friend
ship toward Argentina. Mr.. Daniel
said DR.. Chester Holmes, assistant
superintendent of schools, suggested
that an exchange student from Ar
gentina participate in the ceremony.
The Mckinley students were to have
spoken in Spanish and the exchange
student in English.
DR.. Holmes said the ceremonies
would have been used in fostering
the good neighbor policy.
Representatives of Argentina OBJ
served yesterdays anniversary Of
the liberation of their country by
attending mass at st. Matthews
Cathedral. Later Ambassador
Adrian C.. Escobar and his staff
placed a wreath at the San Martin
statue.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Bethesda Officers Child
Treated for Spotted Fever

A 5-year-old Bethesda child, the
daughter of a Coast Guard officer.
is being treated at Marine Hospital,
Baltimore, for Rocky Mountain
spotted fever. The case, Montgom-
cry County health officials said, is
the county's second this year.
= The child, Elizabeth Bloom,
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Walfred
G. Bloom, $500 Hampden lane, Be
thesda, was hospitalized May Is
after she had been i'll for a week
with what was first thought to have
been measles, her parents said Her
condition is reported as much bet
ter"
County health officials said the
first case of the tick-borne disease
was that of young Gaithersburg
farmer, reported several weeks ago.
DR.. V. L. Ellicott, county health Of
ficer, again warned county residents
TO examine themselves closely for
ticks. He warned that the ticks
should be removed with tWeezers in
|Stead of with the fingers
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Homes Needed
For Girl Workers
In Southeast

Marvin Wire, head Of the War
Housing Center, today urged house.
holders in Southeast Washington to
open their homes to girl war
workers.
Reporting that the war housing
agency is desperately in need Of
rooms for girl workers In this Sec
tion, Mr.. Wire asked home owners
who previously have felt they could
not accommodate roomers to con-
slider this as an essential service to
the war effort.
He pointed out that many war Of
fees are now located in the South
east section and that many Of the
girl employees must travel to their
jobs as far away as Arlington.
Rooms in the Southeast secttcn
Mr. Wire added, would offer more
hours OF rest for the girl workers, as
well as materially relieve over
crowded transportation facilities.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Bethesda Hospital Gets
$3.50 in Special Gifts

William N. Morell, president of
the Bethesda Suburban Hospital
Association, announced today $3.50
has been received recently by the
hospital.
Gifts include 500 from Our Lady
OF Lourdes Court, Catholic Daugh-
ters of America, to sponsor a hos
pital room: 500 from the Bethesda
Board of Trade to furnish a waiting
room alcove; 500 from the Mont
gomery County Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs to furnish a waiting room
alcoVe and provide tablet in men,
ory OF Mrs. A. Brookhouse Foster
past president of the Bethesda New
comb Club; $25 from the Glen Echo
Volunteer Fire Department to aid in
furnishing the emergency room. and
IS from the Kensington Women
Club.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Alexandra Jury Sets Aside
Will Of Miss Mary German

The will of Miss Mary Justa
German, 224 South Lee street, Alex
andria, who died August 5, 1943, was
set aside by a Corporation Court
jury in Alexandria yesterday.
Evidence was presented for seven
days in the case of Patrick G. Cation
and Frank German, brother-in-law
and brother of the deceased, against
DR.. Edward A. German and others
IN an effort to set aside the will
dated June 10. 1943.
The jury ruled that the will, in
which Miss German left Mr.. Cation
and his children $500 and Frank
German $500 of a $4,000 estate,
was executed while she was in
capable of disposing of her property
and was under the influence of DR..
German; and further that the will
was altered after execution.
Miss German, who died in Provi-
dence Hospital, signed the will with
a crossmark after it had allegedly
been dictated to a nurse by DR..
German.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
New Potomac Pollution
Study Is Undertaken

: A new study Of pollution In the
Potomac River with q view TO con-
sidering standards Of purity, for
various sections Of the stream, has
been undertaken by a special sub
committee Of the Interstate Com
mission on the Potomac River Basin,
1t was learned today.
The subcommittee was named as
a result Of a recent conference of
joint committees on sanitary engi-
neering and planning, in session at
Cacapon Park, w. Va, according to
Edwin r. Cotton, engineer secretary
Of the commission.
1t is expected a report by the new
subcommittee may be ready to sub
NIT to the joint committees at a
session next Fall. The subcommit-
tee consists of Mr.. Cotton, George
L. Hall of Maryland, Richard Mes
ser of Virginia, j. B. Harrington of
West Virginia, H. e. Moses of Penn
sylvania and Ralph E. Tarbett of
the United States Public Health
Service.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Children Like Rabbits
Better Than Bishops,
Dun Tells Students

Rabbits are more interesting
than bishops, the Right Rev.
Angus Dun, Bishop of Washing
ton, told ITO pupils of the Beau
voir Elementary School in
Bethlehem Chapel at Washing
ton Cathedral in their final
chapel service of the school
year today.
Inviting the youngsters of 4
to 9 years of age to come over
and see him at the Bishops
House later when it is ready for
occupancy, DR.. Dun said there
were a lot Of squirrels and rab-
bits over there. He wanted the
children to come and see him,
he said, but he believed they
probably would be more inter-
ested in the rabbits.
Telling his audience that 1t
was more blessed to give than
to receive, he told them 1t was
also more fun"
Evening star., 1944-05-26

For the second time in American
history. the Navy Department an
nounced today, two brothers-the
sons of Capt. and Mrs. A. Dean
Douglas, 1718 North Harrison street.
Arlington - will graduate almost
simultaneously in June from the
Naval Academy and the Military
Academy.
One of the sons, James Shepard
Douglas, stood third out of 1874 can
didates for West Point, who took an
examination for presidential ap-
pointment in 1941. Later, however.
due to the failure of a candidate
appointed by Representative Smith
Democrat, of Virginia to pass his
physical examination, Cadet Doug
las went to the academy on Mr..
Smiths appointment and released
his presidential appointment to
some one else.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Mrs. Phyllis Junghans
Freed in $500 Bail

Mrs. Phyllis Green Junghans, 18,
was released under $500 bond late
yesterday, pending grand jury action
in connection with the fatal shoot
ing Of Lewis r. Hindle, II, last
Saturday in her apartment in the
1900 block of K street NE.
The order setting the bond for
her release was signed by Justice
David A. Pine Of District Court
after the amount had been agreed
TO by United States Attorney Ed
ward NJ. Curran.
The young woman became thu
second person to be released res
Gently under bond while being hs3d
in connection with . fatal shooting
The other was Robert I. Miller
attorney. now on trial for the fatal
shooting Of DR.. John E. Lind, St
Elizabeth's Hospital psychiatrist
Miller was released under $4,000
bond, pending grand jury action
and remained under bond for q time
after his indictment.
Mrs. Junghans was arrested Sat-
urday night after she had driven
Mr.. Hindle to Casualty Hospital
where he died of a bullet wound
in his stomach. She was held fol-
grand jury action by q coroner'a
jury Monday.
Mrs. Junghans is represented by
Attorney Charles e. Ford.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Freer, WeddeII Reelected
Alumni Trustees Of G.W.U..

Robert E. Freer, Federal Trade
Commission chairman, and Alex
ander w Weddell, former Ambassa-
dor to Spain, have been reelected
alumni trustees of George Washing
ton University to serve until 1947,
it was announced today.
Also reelected trustees are ]. Ed
gar Hoover, director Of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation; Brig. Gen.
Avery D. Andrews, retired; Clarence
A. Aspinwall, Henry P. Erwin. Mrs.
Joshua Evans. Jr., Walter r. Tuck
erman and Chester Wells.
Trustees whose terms expire in
1945 and 1916 are: Theodore w.
Noyes, editor of The Star and senior
member of the university board; !;
DR.. Luther Reichelderfer, former
District Commissioner; Senator
Clark, Democrat, of Missouri; Har-
vey C. Bickel. Harry C. Davis,
George E. Fleming, Charles w. Ger
stenberg, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
III, Gilbert Grosvenor, Alfred H.
Lawson, Lloyd Bennett Wilson, John
st. Claire Brookes, jr; John H.
Cowles. Homer Cummings, former
attorney general; Newell w. Ellison,
Robert " Fleming, Charles C. Glow
er, Mrs. Henry A. Strong and Merle
Thorpe.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
MongreI 'Bozo' Shared by Police
After Nipping 9 Doqs, 3 Cats

"Bozo," the small black mongrel
which bit nine dogs and three cats
yesterday while giving police a four
hour chase, still was under observa-
ton for rabies at the District dog
pound today.
The dog, owned by Mrs. Olga
Gasque, Ill Massachusetts avenue
NV, left home Wednesday night
after biting neighborhood dog. He
was next heard from at 10 am. yes
terday when woman at Tenth
street and North Carolina avenue
called Pvt. Krahling of the fifth
precinct to report "BoZo" had
jumped over the fence to bite her
dog.
Pvt. krahling gave chase, but the
dog bit a cat between B and C
streets on Tenth Sc, and three
stray dogs at Tenth and C streets
Sc. before Pvt. Krahling caught
up with him and stopped him from
attacking fourth dog.
Scout car 81, manned by Sergt.
Joseph P. Kirby and Pvts. E. M.
Hedrick and w. E. Winfield, then
took over the pursuit. They chased
him over the southeast section, into
the northeast and finally trapped
him after he had run home ex-
hausteG.
1t was 2:l5 pm. and four cars of
newsmen and photographers had
joined the hunt. The dog pound
was called, two policemen and three
pound employees entered the house
and Boze was dragged out.
Police said Mrs. Gasque would be
required to post collateral for her
appearance in court on a charge of
allowing an unmuzzled dog to run
at large.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Business Unit EnIists
500 Volunteers 10 Aid
Fifth War Loan Drive

Approximately 500 volunteers al
ready have been enlisted by the
Business Division of the District
War Finance Committee for its
part in the Fifth War Loan drive.
Divisional captains reported this
progress at meeting of the Busi-
ness Division yesterday at the Board
of Trade at which they also an
nounced their respective groups
were ready to go.
Personal Solicitation.
John. A. Reilly, chairman of the
District War Finance Committee,
pointed out that the success of the
SLOT 900. 900 campaign which opens
June II will rest largely on the re-
suits Of personal solicitation. Busi-
ness division volunteers will solicit
workers employed in District indus
tries.
Edgar Morris, Business Division
chairman, who presided, reported
his division was better organized
than ever before due chiefly to ex-
perience gained in previous war loan
campaigns.
This is the biggest job we have
had to tackle" he added, "but I
am confident we have the spirit, en-
thusiasm and will to push our divi-
Son over the top"
$4,000 Sold at Premiere.
MIR. Reilly also announced that a
tabulation completed yesterday
showed that $4,000 In War Bonds
were sold as admission to the War
Bond Premiere of "Sing Out, Sweet
Land" last Tuesday night at the
Catholic University Theater.
He pointed out that the $50, 1000
represented the amount necessary
to purchase almost Is three -fourths-
ton field ambulances.
The premiere, with admission by
War Bond purchase only, was under
the joint auspices of the Woman's
Division of the District War Fl
nance Committee and Catholic Uni
verSity.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Conferees Approve FSA,
School Lunch Aid PROGRAM,
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Senate and House conferees
agreed late yesterday on legislation
extending Federal aid to school
lunch programs for two years and
continuing the Farm Security Ad-
ministration for one year beyond
July l, 1914.
If the conference report is accept
ed by both houses, the Agriculture
Department would be authorized to
match funds furnished locally in
each State for school lunches. An
appropriation of $4,000, 900 for fiscal
l945 Is pending.
The authorization to extend the
life of the FSA, which makes re-
habilitation loans to needy farmers,
would clear the way for House &C
ton on Senate-approved appro-
priation of $28,00O,0O0 for admins
tration and s96, 10000 for new
lending authority