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Evening star., 1944-01-20
Hospital Dedication
Planned February s
Committee Named
In Prince GEORGES

Formal dedication Of the 100-bed
Prince Georges General Hospital at
Cheverly, Md, has been tentatively
set for S pm. February 6, it was
learned today.
The hospital Board of Directors,
which will act as host, has appointed
a committee to formulate plans for
the affair. Members are j. Russell
Jones, chairman; William Bowie,
Mrs. Betty Tayman, William A. Du-
vail and Mrs. Daisy La Coppidan.
Invitations will be sent officials of
the county and of the Federal Works
Agency, which allocated $612,O0O for
the hospital and for 5O-bed nurses
home. DR.. Thomas H. Parran. sur
geon general of the United States
Public Health Service; Representa-
tive Sasscer. Senators Tydings and
Radcliffe, all of Maryland, and Gov.
Herbert R. O'Conor also have been
invited.
The hospital and nurses home are
located on a 3012-acr tract about
200 feet west of the Cheverly water
tower. The buildings, virtually COM
plete, were built by the FWA and
will be leased to the county for
operation and maintenance.
Both the hospital and nurses
home are of brick construction and
occupy only small portion of the
site. The remainder of the land
will be converted into a park.
Access to the buildings is provided
through a road from Landover road.
Ground was broken for the project
last spring, eliminating a six-year
campaign for hospital in Prince
Georges County.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Senate Group 10 Study
Further Action on
Ga||inger Report
MeCorron Schedules
Committee Meeting
For II AM. Tomorrow

Further action on the Gallinger
Hospital investigation report is to
be considered at meeting Of the
Senate District Committee, sched-
uled by Chairman McCarran for II
am. tomorrow.
The hearing originally was called
for a review of the lengthy calen-
dar OF bills before the committee, but
has been broadened to include the
Gallinger report made three months
ago by Senators Holman of Oregon,
Bushfield Of North Dakota and Buck
OF Delaware, all Republicans.
The District Committee Just before
Christmas adopted one of the Hol-
man group recommendations. that
calling for the removal of DR.. Edgar
A. Bocock, hospital superintendent,
who has rendered his resignation.
At that time, the committee agreed
to hold the remainder of the rec
concentrations for further consid-
Grafton and action.
These call for the removal of
Commissioners Guy Mason, Health
Officer George c. Rutland and two
Gallinger division chiefs. Drs.
Charles P. Cake and Joseph L. Gil
bert.
The Home Rule" subcommittee
OF the Senate group is called to
meet at 10 am. tomorrow. It will
consider number of revisions sue-
gested by Chairman McCarran in
the measure to provide for an elect
ed Board OF Commissioners or coun-
cllmen, who would name a city
manager. Senator McCarran said
he cid not plan to make public the
suggested changes in the bill prior
to subcommittee action.
A number of bills on the commit
tee calendar. including the baby
broker bill to license those engaging
in the placement of children, re-
Gently were referred to subcom-
mlttees for hearings or considera-
tion. Several measures, reported
favorably recently, are awaiting
Senate action.
The Commissioners announced the
appointment of Mrs. c. Ashmead
Fuller, vice chairman in charge of
recruiting for the District Nurses
Air Corps, as the ninth member of
the Board of Visitors. The board,
created yesterday by the Commits
sloners, will make quarterly inspec-
tions of Gallinger, Glenn Dale Sani-
tarlum and the Upshur Street
Hospital.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
141 Arnold Bus Drivers
Win Safety Awards

Cash awards have been given 141
drivers of the Arnold-operated Bus
Line in recognition of their record
Of carrying passengers a total of
1868 miles without an accident
during the last six months of l943
In presenting the awards, which
were based on length of service as
we'll as on miles driven without an
accident. H. H. England. director of
transportation for the firm, said en-
ployes now in the armed services
will receive bonus checks based on
records they compiled before enter
ing the service
Joseph l.. Arnold, general man
ager of the line. praised residents
and officials of Arlington and Fair
fax Counties for their efforts in
helping the company improve trans
portation facilities during the pres
ent emergency.
I'VE want to give our patrons the
best transportation possible under
wartime restrictions" Mr.. Arnold
declared. 1--WE welcome any sug-
gestions from civic groups or indi-
viduals that will help us to improve
our service"
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Montgomery Red Cross
Plans Nurses Aide Class

A new class in nurses aide work
will be organized January 81 under
the auspices of the Montgomery
County Chapter, American Red
Gross.
The group will meet from 7 to 9
pm. every Monday. Wednesday and
Friday in the assembly room of the
Suburban Hospital. $500 Old
Georgetown road, Bethesda. In
struction will be given by Miss Dor
othy E. Glynn, director OF nurses
at the hospital.
The 10 members of the first
nurses aide class organized at the
hospital will receive their caps at
8 pm. Monday at the Woman's
Club Of Bethesda.
Those desiring to enroll in the
new class may obtain full details
by calling Mrs. John Selby. nurses
aide chairman, Wisconsin 1889.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Robert B. Preston Dies:
Once Norfolk Engineer
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 20.-Robert
Baldwin Preston. 81, former Norfolk
County road and bridge engineer
and chairman of the old Hampton
Roads Sewage Disposal Commission
under three Governors of Virginia,
died at the Norfolk General Hos
pital late yesterday.
He suffered cerebral hemorrhage
at his home January and never
rallied from the effects. A few days
before he was stricken he had re-
turned from the hospital, where he
had been confined for about two
weeks with blood infection of his
arm, apparently fully recovered and
restored to good health. His con-
dition had been critical for days.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Gaithersburg 10 Have
Recreation Programs
AT High School
Entertainments Scheduled
Tuesdays for Adults,
Fridays for Children

Plans for a series of recreation
programs for both young people
and adults at the Gaithersburg
(Md) High School are being made
by a newly organized Recreation
Council, comprising representatives
OF civic, religious and fraternal
groups in the town.
The first program, held Tuesday.
included dancing, games and a mo-
ton picture. Programs will be given
every. Tuesday night for adults and
Friday nights for boys and girls.
Mrs. Rice Heads Group.
Mrs. Helen Rice is president of
the group. Other officers are Mrs.
John S. Larcombe, first vice presi-
dent; B. z. Harding, second vice
president; Miss Carolyn Dahlstrom,
secretary, and Mrs. George Darby,
treasurer.
The following committees have
been appointed:
Mrs. Darby, Emerson Slacum,
Miss Dahlstrom and Edwin Be-
craft, program; Howard Abel, Mr..
Harding and Mrs. Merle Jacobs,
publicity; Mrs. Larcombe, Lewis
Reed, Edwin r. Kinsey. hosts, and
Mrs. Forest Walker, Mrs. Lycurgus
Griffth. Mrs. George Young, Luther
Thompson and Lewis Reed, adult
group.
Other Members Listed.
Among members of the council
and organizations which they rep
resent are:
Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. Darby, Mrs.
Helen Rice, Mrs. Walker and Mr..
Kinsey. Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton; Mrs. Bates Etchison, Order of
the Eastern Star; Brawner Hard
ing and Ernest Gartner, Knights
OF Pythias; Mr. Thompson, Ep-
worth Methodist Church: Mr.. Reed.
Grace Methodist Church: Mrs.
Young, Ascension Episcopal Church;
Mrs. Larcombe, St. Martins Catho-
lie Church; Mrs. Marie Stang,
Catholic Daughters; Mrs. Charles
Orme, Homemakers' Club: Mrs. ia
cobs, Garden Club; Mrs. Charles
Phoebus, Rebekahs; Mr.. Abel, Town
Council; Mrs. Marshall Walker.
Grace Church School, and Miss
Dahlstrom, Kelley Rice and Mr..
Becraft, Student Council.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Five Become Members
Of Donors 'GoIIon Club

Five persons, including a husband
and wife, became members of the
Gallon Club yesterday when the
mobile blood donor unit visited the
Woodside Methodist Church. Mrs.
E. M. Whitcomb, blood donor chair
man for the Silver Spring branch,
Montgomery County Chapter, Red
Cross, announced today.
In addition, James McCann, vice
president of the Silver Spring
Board of Trade. gave blood for the
twelfth time and Stella Daking for
the ninth time. New members of
the Gallon Club are Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wright. Mrs. Roy F. Kill
gore, Mrs. Mildred Gounoo' and
Brother Bartholomew Vard0l.
The branch lacked 10 Of its quota
Of $50 pints.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Education Board Acts
10 Accept Control
OF Nursery Schools
Votes to End Supervision
Of School Froternities
And Sororities

The Board Of Education has &C.
cepted q new responsibihty-con-
troll Of public nursery schools-and
rejected an old responsibility-the
supervision of high school frater-
mites and sororities.
These actions were taken at the
board meeting yesterday.
The board approved the reorgan-
ization Of nursery schools and day
care centers under school officers,
as had been suggested by the Com
missloners last month after receipt
OF complaint from Federal Works
Agency about high administrative
cost under the day care office. Rob-
ert L. Haycock, superintendent OF
schools, said FWA had approved
board control and had also approved
the sliding scale Of fees for parents.
This agency supplies most of the
money for the nursery schools.
No Fraternity Control.
Under the new fraternity rule,
to take effect July / to allow com.
pletion OF certain yearbook con.
tracts between fraternities and
photographers, the schools will
abandon all attempts to control
student membership in fraternities
and sororities. Whether or not
students join such organiza tions
will now be mo concern" of school
authorities, and no attempt will
be made to keep fraternity or So
rority members from holding school
ONCE. On the other hand, the or.
ganizations will be denied all con-
nection with the schools, forbid
den to hold meetings there, post
notices there, advertise dances
there or have pictures in year.
books.
The responsibility for controlling
the activities of the fraternities
and soror1ties, and the membership
IN them, has now been thrown
back where it belongs - on the
parents" DR.. James A. Cannon,
author of the rule. declared.
The organizations were unre-
stricted until 20 years ago and
then presence of teachers at their
meetings was ordered after pro-
longed hearings on their alleged
control of school elections. DR..
Robert A. Maurer, vice president Of
the board, has maintained that if
this question arises again. it can
be dealt with under general school
welfare" provisions.
Solicitations R&<tr;ctsd
The board also passed a rule
against solicitation Of large groups
Of teachers for any funds except
Red Cross, War Bonds and the Com
munity War Fund Small parties
may still be held for individual
teachers who are retiring or marry
ing, but the personal solicitation Of
teachers on a large scale. such as
the $1.400 raised last year for Dr..
Frank w. Ballou. retiring superin-
tendent Of schools, Is now forbidden,
The ofnces of the attendance
department are to be moved to the
Ross School, Seventeenth and r
streets NV. It was decided, to
give school officers more room at
the Franklin School and at the
same time to accommodate larger
numbers Of students applying for
work permits.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Harriet F. LunsduIe
Rites Held Today
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
SANDY SPRING, Md, Jan. 90
Funeral services for Miss Harriet F..
Lansdale, 73, formerly resident of
Sandy Spring for many years, who
died Monday at the home of her
niece, Mrs. Effie Brown, Sykesville,
Md, were held today in Mount
Calvary Episcopal Church, Cooks
vile, Md. Burial was in the ceme-
terry adjoining Mount Calvary
Church.
Miss Lansdale was born near Tria-
delphia in this county, but spent
most of her life in the Sandy Spring
neighborhood. She was a cousin OF
County Commissioner Richard H.
Lansdale.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Fairfax Supervisors
Confer in Richmond
On County Needs
Board Opposes Reduction
In Highway Funds and
Automobile Fees
BY JAMES BIRCHFIELD.
star staff Corresnondent.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 20.-The
Fairfax County Board Of Supervisors
was scheduled to attend sessions of
the Virginia Senate and House of
Delegates today as guests of the
county members Of the General As
sembly.
Meeting here last night with Rob-
ert j. McCandlish, Fairfax County
member of the House, and Senator
Andrew w. Clarke OF the 29th sena-
torial district, board members out
lined local legislation which will be
introduced this session.
Under terms of a resolution,
adopted yesterday by the board,
county members of the Assembly are
expected to oppose a bill which
would cut in half the State license
fee on automobiles. The bill, intro
duced yesterday in both houses by
the Norfolk delegation, would re-
duce the license fee from 40 to 20
cents per 100 pounds.
Reduced Road Funds Opposed.
The county delegation also has
been instructed by the board to op-
pose any legislation which would
divert or reduce highway funds. 1t
was pointed out that reductions or
diversions would affect. first the Sec
ondary road system, vital factor in
farm-to-market travel. Among other
Statewide measures, the county
delegation has been instructed to
support the State Board of Educa-
tons demands for 81 200 per teacher
unit In State funds toward the pay
ment OF teachers salaries. In his
budget message Gov. Darden pro-
posed that State aid be fixed at s840
during the first two years and $3.50
Tor the second biennium.
Affecting Fairfax County onlv
Mr.. McCandlish and Senator Clarke
have been instructed to seek lepis-
lation amending the present real
esate reassesSment laws and a bin
to give the county greater authority
over the new sanitary district.
Reassessment Change Sought.
Under present law, the county is
required to reassess real estate each
1our years. This would be amended
to allow a reassessment not more
than each four years and not less
than 10 years. 1t was pointed out
that reassessment of property this
year would be influenced by inflated
real estate prices.
Regarding the sanitary district,
the county seeks authority from the
General Assembly to levy and collect
fees for use of its sewer facilities
power to create smaller sanitary
districts and to enlarge the present
sanitary district and authority to
invest sanitary district funds in
State. Federal or municipal bonds.
Board members are expected to
return to Fairfax tomorrow follow
ing additional conferences today and
tonight.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Additional Blood Donors
Sought in Alexandria

A plea for volunteers has been
issued by Mrs. Thomas G. Reamy,
blood donor chairman of the Alex
andria Red Cross Chapter, who
stated that the city is behind its
quota for blood donations, possibly
due to the recent epidemic of fiu
and colds.
Mrs. Reamy said the mobile blood
donor unit will be in Alexandria at
Christ Church parish hall from 8
am. to pm. Wednesday and vol
unteers are urged to make appoint
ments by calling the chapter house
Alexandria 1852.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Bondit Ignores Gosh,
Takes Cheap Watches

Displaying interest only in a case
OF cheap watches and ignoring cash
and other jewelry, a young colored
man wearing an Army field jacket
yesterday held up Irving Preclude
IN his jewelry store at 1926 Seventh
street NV.
Mr.. Preblube told police that the
youth threatened him with a pistol,
demanded . tray containing Is
watches valued at IS each, thrust
the loot IN . paper bag and ss-
capped.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
PTA to Meet

MANASSAS, Va. Jan. 20 (Spe-
ciaD.-The Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation Of the Manassas Schools will
meet in the high school auditorium
at 8 o'clock tonight for a panel dis
cussion on How Can Manassas
Help Solve Her Problem of Ju-
venile Delinquency"
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Child Quits Boys Club
To Work With Pea

Harry Child, director of the Alex
andria Boys Club. has presented
his resignation to the Board of Di-
rectors.
Mr.. Child, who has been director
OF the club for the last six years,
has been appointed CO. o-ordinator OF
activities for the Pennsylvania
Central Airlines, and will travel
throughout the United States to
work with Pea personnel.
The Board of Directors has not
yet named new director.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Sove 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., 1944-01-20
Cumberland Boy Killed
When Sled Hits Car

BY the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Jan. 90
Fourteen-year-old Walter H. Baker
was fatally injured when his sled
crashed into an automobile last
night. So
He died IN Allegany Hospital 20
minutes after the accident.
Evening star., 1944-01-20

Of schools of the need for paper
and is encouraging to those seeking
to collect the maximum amount
available here.
The schedule for collections in the
5th district tomorrow, together with
the five leaders and their poundage
to date, is as follows:
Evening star., 1944-01-20

DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY HONOR ROBERT f. LEE
Miss Maude Snead president the District division Of the
United Daughters of the Coneeracy wreath on the
statue OF Gen. Robert Lee during informal
memoratng his 18th birthday anniversary yesterday in
satuary Hall at the Capitol Also participating are Mrs Robert
Bachman e registrar general Of the organization Mrs
seba L. Christie Gight, president Robert Lee Chapter
Star stan Photo.
Evening star., 1944-01-20

HOSPITAL SPONSORS HONORED-Sbown at a dinner given
last night by the Arlington Chamber of
the men and responsible for the counys
health department Cleft to right Gilbert L. Hail. president
OF the Arlington Hospital Association Ralph G. Beachey
county director OF public health and welfare Representative
Smith, Democrat Of Virginia W. Morre Stone president
Of the chamber Star STAR Photo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-01

Sale of war bonds by the local Lithuanian bond committee totaled $24,3O0 during the three-day drive which ended Saturday at Victory House on the Green, 1t was an. nounced today. The total was $e,300 over the quota set for Waterbury. by the national Lithuanian bond conn mittee which sought to raise s5,000,- 900 in the period from Feb. l6 through April 90. stamp sales here totaled $2o9.
 Members of the local committee are John Tareila, John Klikna, Charles Strickulis, Peter Stepona- vicius, Jacob Treclokas, and pr. Matthew J. Colney.
 Assistants at Victory House dur- ing the three-day session were Miss Patricia Klikna, Miss Jennie Pene- vich, Mrs. Joseph Dubauskas, Miss Gladys Nekrosis, Miss Julia Bule- vich. Mrs. Michael Denevis, George Baker, Robert zoeller, and Mrs. Matthew J. Colney.
 About 800 persons attended the supper held last night at St. Joe seph's hall in observance of the 50th anniversary of the founding of St. ,Joseph's church. The event was one of several planned in celebration of the jubilee, with the main events to take place in the fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-01
PREFERENCE FOR
 WAC CANDIDATES
Volunteers May Now Sel- ect Type of Service, Ini-
 tial Army Assignment

New Haven, Conn, May 1-Op- portunities for girls joining the women's Army Corps to select the field or Army post of their own personal choice as their initial as- signment are now wide open. it was stated today by Captain Elizabeth Paine, officer in charge of WAC recruiting in the State of Con- necticut.
 Stressing the need for more wACS at Army Air Forces bases il New England, Captain Paine said the Air Transport Command needs over 300 members of the Corps tr that area alone. Dow Field d Bangor, Me, requires if new en' listees who can qualify for job ranging from clerk-typist to per sonnel specialists. Grenier Field Manchester, N. H.. and Presque Isl Field at Presque Isle, Me. each re Quire l06 and 164 WACS. respec lively, for the same kinds O jobs.
 Women between the ages of 2 and 50 are needed as bookkeepers message center clerks. mail clerks signal center operators, truck driv' CTS. medical technicians. telephone switchboard operators and classift' cation specialists. Qualification for the Air Transport Command alsC require a WAC enliStee to be eligible for overseas duty.
 With bases all over the world the Air Transport Command oper. ates the ferrying of all aircraf within the United States and tC outside destinations. transports b!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-01
SMALL BUSINESS
 ASSURED OF AID
Regional SWPC Director Issues Statement on
 Plans of Aiding

Assistance to small business in meeting the problems of contract termination and surplus property disposal was pledged today by smaller War Plants Corporation's regional director, Richard c. Cooke of Boston.
 Announcing that Giles Smith, of his staff, has just returned from Washington, D. C., where he at- tended a two-week school in con- tract termination and readjustment conducted by the Army Industrial college. Mir. Cooke said the SWPC was preparing to train regional and district personnel in termination procedures.
 we are keenly aware of the many problems in the production readjustment period ahead" said Mfr. Cooke, "and we are extremely anxious to assist the small business man in every way possible"
 Maury Maverick, chairman of thu board of directors of SWPC and z member of the Joint Contract Ter imitation board and the Surplus War Property Policy board. de- clared in a talk before the school 'T fully realize that we dare not relax our efforts connected with war procurement one bit, but the time is approaching when war pro- duction will taper od and the coun- try will commence to readjust it. self Co peacetime conditions. SWPC will shoulder its full responsibility in protecting and assisting small business during this difficult per- tod"
 Kenneth L. Childs, district man. ager of the New Haven ofiice. states that Smaller War Plants Corpora tion is constantly assisting small business in the Waterbury area contract termination and surplus property disposal will be added services which SWPC can render.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-01
JEWISH VETERANS ARRANGE SERVICES
Congressman Talbot and Rabbi Glitter to Speak on
 Memorial Program

Congressman Joseph Talbot is expected to be one of the principal speakers at a special memorial service to be held at Temple hall, June 3, at 11:30 p. m. by David L. Fannick post, and auxiliary, Jew ish War Veterans. for parents, wives, relatives, and friends of men and women in the service.
 A delegation of members from Fannick post yesterday attended the state department meeting in New Haven to draw up final plans for the state convention which will be held here on June 2, 3, and {.
 Waterbury delegates were Mrs, Bessie Block, Mrs. Minnie Green blatt, Mfr. and Mrs. Sampson Siegel, Mrs. Lillian Bannett, auxiliary pres ident, Miss Lee Abrams, Cmdr. Nor ris Robbin. Rudolph Hennick, past sttae commander, Israel Greenblatt and Jack Rutman.
 Mayor John s. Monagan has &C., cepted an invitation to attend the convention banquet on Sunday eve- ming, Jur,e {.