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Evening star., 1944-08-04
Montgomery Gardeners
Make Improved Showing

Marked Improvement in Victory
gardens in the Eastern suburban
area of Montgomery County over
last year despite the drought was re-
ported at completion Of preliminary
judging, 1t was announced yesterday
by Mrs. E. F. Klinge. executive Sec
retary Of the Silver Spring Office OF
the Victory Garden Committee.
Since final judging viii not take
place until September, Mrs. Klinge
said no announcement would be
made now of outstanding gardens in
the back yards and the Individual
community garden classes. How
ever, outstanding community gar
dens, she said, will be given the Vic
tory garden pennants on q tempo
rary basis pending results In the fall
judging.
Noyes Drive Gardens will fly the
grand prize pennRnt, with other
pennants going to Silver Spring
Gardens, Sligo Parkway Gardens,
Rock Greek Forest Gardens, Piney
Branch Road Gardens, Bonifant
Hills and Chevy Chase Community
View Gardens.
Gardens judged were in the Sill
yer Spring. Takoma Park and Ken
sington areas. DR.. Edwin c. Powell
and Wilbur H. Youngman, horticul-
tural experts, did the judging, as
sisted by Edward L. Stock, jr., chair
man OF the county Victory Garden
Committee.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Son 10 Complete Term
OF Charles H. Callahan
Becomes AIexundrius
Revenue Commissioner

G.. Aubrey Callahan, 81, son Of
Charles H. Callahan, Alexandria
commissioner Of revenue, who died
Monday. was appointed today by
Judge william p. Woolls Of the
Alexandria Corporation Court to
complete his fathers term, which
expires January /, 1916.
Mr.. Callahan had served as
deputy commissioner under his
father since 1924. The elder Cal
lahan had served continuously
since 1895.
Mr.. Callahan lives at is West
RoSemont avenue. He Is married
and has one daughter, Mrs. Jessica
Tomlin. He Is past master Of the
Alexandria Washington Masonic
Lodge.
Mr.. Callahan said he had no
plans to appoint another deputy,
because his sister, Mrs. Mary c.
Richardson, has been serving as
deputy with him and will continue
| in the ONCE.
Evening star., 1944-08-04

there has been less incidence of the
disease developing among the per-
sonnel on duty in the tuberculosis
wards than. among other individuals
thrown together daily in universi-
ties, Government buildings and
other gathering places. The an
swer Is that the Health Depart
ment's personnel know how to take
care Of themselves, the first lesson
the volunteers will be taught.
On the job, the volunteers will
answer patients bells, serve food,
freshen up the patients for visitors,
make beds, call nurses in cases OF
emergency, prepare patients for the
night, relieve the nurses OF routine
duties to give them more time fol
critical cases and generally boost
the morale Of the patients.
The job Of taking care of the
small needs 30 the nurses can take
care Of the big ones-even II the
small need Is only to get q book fol
q patient from the library or nun
up her pillows y war job.
Every volunteer who takes on this
Job will be filling an unmet need
plugging one more gap In the home
front.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Convict Seeks Writ,
Charqinq Mistreafment

George Blake, formerly of Fred
erick, Nd, who was sentenced in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
In December to four years In the
House of Correction on q charge of
assault and battery, has petitioned
the Baltimore County Circuit Court
for a writ Of habeas corpus, charg-
ing he was "mistreated" at the time
of the trial.
Blake, who identified himself at
the trial as labor organizer, de-
clared in his petition that he was
under the influence of narcotics
when he was sentenced by Judge
Charles w. woodward.
He also asserted Montgomery
County Sheriff r. w. Farmer and
his deputies 'mistreated" him while
he was awaiting trial.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Three Events Arranged
By Parks Service

The National Capital Parks Di.
vision of the National Park Service
has scheduled nature walk dealing
with frogs and salamanders, q
historical tour of the PRESIDENT
Park" and q horse-drawn barge TRIP
on the Chesapeake & Ohio Cana
for Sunday.
James A. Fowler, ranger-natural.
ist of the National Park Service
will conduct the frog and sala.
mander walk, which will organize
at the end of the Chevy Chase Lake
bus line at 3 pm.
Stanley w. Mcclure, parks his.
torian, will be guide for the his.
torical tour. beginning at 3 pm. a'
the Zero Milestone. Participant,
will visit the zero milestone, the
Butt-Millett Memorial Fountain
and the I'd Division AEF and vii.
liam T. Sherman Memorials, al
located in the Presidents Park
and Red Cros.
Buildings, the Corcoran Art Gal.
lery and other structures to be seer
on the walk.
The canal barge will make foul
one-way trips between Georgetown
and Brookmont, Md, leaving from
Thirtieth street NV, Just south ol
M street, at . am. and 2 pm, ant
from Lock S, Brookmont, at 11:3(
am. and 4:30 pm. L. ]. Furbee
parks historian, will conduct the
morning trips and w. Drew Chick
assistant park naturalist, will con.
duct those in the afternoon.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
lsiNRstioniinq
&Remindery6a

Canned Foods, Etc. - Book No. 4.
blue stamps AS through Z-S and
AS through F-5 good indefinitely,
Each stamp worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps AS
through Z-8 and AS through C.6
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. AL meats except beef steaks.
roast beef and choice cuts Of lamb
point free. Until further notice,
three red stamps win be validated
every four weeks instead Of every
two weeks.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
win pay two ration points for each
pound Of waste Kitchen fats you
turn In The fact that lard, shnrt.
en1ng and cooking oils have boen
removed from the ration LIST doee
not mean fat collection u leas
essential
Sugar-Book Nc, stamps 50, 81 and
80 valid for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Book No. stamp 20 good for 8
pounds for home canning through
February 20, 19ls.
Gasoline mo. 10-A coupons good
for ) gallons each through August
8. BIS. B-l. C-3 and ca coupons
good for 5 gallons each.
Shses-Airplane stamps and Z In
Book No. J good indefinitely for
ono pair a shoes each.
Fuel O0-Feriods No. I and 5 cou.
p6ns good for 10 SALONS per unit
through September -. Period /,
1e4A-6 fuel oil ration god now
for 10 gallons pee unik.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Councilman Paul Delaney
OF Alexandra Drafted

Paul Lyme Delaney, I'd ward
member Of the Alexandria City
Council, said today he had been
notified to report for Induction into
the armed forces next Tuesday.
Mr.. Delaney, IS, is the father OF
two children. He is an attorney
with ofnces here.
He has served on the City Coun-
Gil for six years and was reelected
last June after bitter fight which
ended in a grand jury inquiry be-
ing instituted by his opponent, Aub-
ra Shuman.
During the campaign Mr.. De-
laney'S draft status was considered
point of issue, and he was trans
ferred to the Fairfax Draft Board
for classification because he is 8
member of the advisory panel Of
the Alexandria board, of which Mr.
Shuman Is member.
His induction will leave the Alex.
andria City Council short two mem.
bers. The resignation OF Vice Mayo,
Eugene Simpson became effective
August J.,
Evening star., 1944-08-04
| VIRGINIA Poll Tax Attacked
By Alexandra Attorney
BY the Associated Press

6y Inc ASSOC1Ateo FIooe.
ROANOKE, Va, Aug. Chris
topher B. Garnet, Alexandria at
torney, In a speech here last night,
described the poll tax as "a method
of DISTINGUISHING voters" and asked
for more funds for school purposes
ito be raised by tax eQuitably dis
tributed on all the 81 sources of tax
atiOn."
Mr.. Garnett, chairman of the
Committee of 100" and a former
member of the State Corporation
Commission, spoke at the convention
Of the Virginia Bar Association. -.
The speaker made no direct ref
erence to q sales tax but recently
represented the Arlington Chamber
Of Commerce IN opposing such .
levy at q Legislative Advisory Conn
mittee hearing. - e.
Mr.. Garnet said his plan is to in
crease the levies of the localities q
well aS the State taxes.
Referring to the poll tax, Mr.
Garnett said that while the reason
given for the law was to prevent
fraud In elections, "the real purpoSt
was to prevent the Negro from
voting" 20
H. w. Walsh, Charlottesville, wa
elected president of the association
succeeding John Parker, Franklin
Ashton Dovell. Williamsburg, formel
speaker of the House of Delegates
was named vice president to sue
ceed Mr.. Walsh, and r. e. Booker
Richmond, reelected secretary.
| treasurer.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Army Reports Colonel
Was Wounded Accidental, !,

Col. Jack w. Hickman, 50, of 1708
North Kirkwood street, Arlington,
was reported improved today at
Walter Reed Hospital, where he
was taken early yesterday suffer-
ing from a gunshot wound in his
jaw.
Army officials said Col. Hickman
stated that he had been awakened
by what he thought were providers
In the yard and had fired one shot
through the screen in the window
when his pistol accidentally dis
charged, wounding him in the Jaw.
According to Army oficials he was
found by his wife, Mrs. Mary C.
Hickman, and was sent to the Ar
lington County Hospital and later
transferred to Walter Reed.
Col. Hickman was graduated from
West Point in 1885, standing ninth
In his class. and was graduated from
the Advance Flying School at Kel-
ly Field, Tex, in 1887. Following
overseas duty as operations officer
with a combat group, he was as
signed in December, 1943, to the
ohice Of the chief of air plans,
Army Air Forces, at the Pentagon.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Alexandra Residents Plan
Protest on Funeral Homes

A group Of Alexandra citizens
have formed a committee to protest
any change in the city's zoning laws
which would permit establishment OF
funeral homes in A residential dis
tricts, and will present q petition
to the City Council Tuesday night.
The action followed another petit
ton to the council from the cityi
undertakers asking that an excep-
ton be made to the zoning laws tc
permit funeral homes in residential
districts under certain conditions,
The directors Of three funeral
homes. w. w. Demaine, r.: w. B
Cunningham and j. S. Everly, have
asked for the exception under the
following conditions: sss& as
That the owners Of the funera
home actually live On the premises
that the zoning Of the property re.
main A residential, and that tn,
premises revert to q private dwelling
II the funeral home be moved; tina
no ambulances shall operate from
the home; that no neon or electrfs
signs be displayed; that the hosrll
be In keeping with the other resi-.
dances In the vicinity, and that per.
mission Of the City Council anc
owners Of adjacent property be sc.
cured before the operation is started
Evening star., 1944-08-04

For months the shortage-of nurses
at Glenn Dale Sanatorium has be-
come increasingly serious. Nurses
have left for the armed forces and
could not be replaced. Now the
nursing sta1f has been reduced to
just half of what Is needed to-
give the bedside care essential to-
the convalescence of tuberculous
patients.
That means that some desperately
i'll patients cannot be admitted to
the hospital because the facilities to-
care for them cannot be stated. It
also means that patients bells
pleas for attention-go unanswered
for q time as the few nurses rush
from bed to bed, from ward to ward.
You can't very well explain away
that lack of attention to a patient
lying In bed day after day, restless,
sick at heart because he is separated
by illness from his family and friends
and doesn't know when he will be
able to 60 back to them. Telling
q sick man there's war on and
q manpower shortage isn't going to
contribute to his cheerfulness, and
cheerfulness Is an essential part of
the cure.
District officials have tried one ex-
pedient after another to solve the
problem. They have now issued an
appeal for 1900 volunteers, hoping
to ind at least 500 physically quail
ified men and women to continue
the work at Glenn Dale.
On the score Of physical qualinca-
tions, the health officials are a.
anxious Is the potential volunteers
to insure the safety OF the nurses'
assistants. They will give the volun-
teers complete physical examina-
ton, including = chest X-ray, and 4
skin test, to avoid any chances OF
susceptibility and win make periodic
|phydcAl check-ups to insure con-
tinlhng good health
Each volunteer win be taught pre-
lcautionary measures before he d
Evening star., 1944-08-04
46O Trucks Halted
By Drivers Strike
Richmond Group Awoits
WB Wage Decision
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Aug. A work
stoppage OF drivers. helpers and
warehousemen of IA Richmond
truck companies today continued tc
immobilize about 460 trucks al
drivers and owners awaited a de.
layed decision Of the War Labor
Board.
The men Jumped the gun" yes.
terday on the strike, which was not
supposed to begin until Monday
1t was the third such work stoppage
within two months.
Approximately 800 OF the 6OC
members Of the local Teamsters
Union are still idle, according to
union ofiicials.
w. p. Bishop, president of the
Richmond Labor Relations Council
representing the owners. said no
word from the WLB Is expected be-
fore late next week.
Mr.. Bishop said "the industry has
exceeded the Little Steel formula
and the WLB Trucking Commits
sion's report handed down in April
would carry the wage scale even
higher"
The drivers are asking adoption
Of the April decision, under which
city drivers would receive 4 cents
an hour increase and road drivers
an additionatS per cent. The April
report was appealed by the opera
tors.
Meanwhile, shipments. Including
war goods. are piling up on ship
pers' platforms. Through traffic Of
most Of the lines Is being moved as
usual. ~. 90 ~ -
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Seat Pleasant Church
PIons Lawn Supper

Suppers on the lawn and NOV
ing pictures, featuring the War De-
partment Aim Negro Soldier" and
the Joe L,ouis-Billy Conn fight, will
be held for the benefit Of the Com
munity Baptist Church at the JET
ferson Heights Civic Association
6605 K street, Seat Pleasant, at
pm. tomorrow and pm. Sunday
George H. Wallace, president Of the
association, announced today.
The Sunday program win be fea-
tured by . talk. by the Rev. Alex
ander Taylor, minister OF the Post
Once Alliance, and q sing by the
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
chorus. In the event Of rain, the
program viii be held at the church,
Sixty-fourth avenue between n and
K streets NE.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Norfolk Navy Yard Fire
Causes S35O,000 Damage
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, Aug. A.
A storage building In the Norfolk
Navy Yard was destroyed by fire
of undetermined origin early today
The loss was estimated at ap-
proximately $3.50, ,0o0, a yard spokes-
man reported.
Several small motor trucks and
hundreds of supply articles for q
warship under construction, in
cluding electric fans, typewriters
and bedding, were destroyed. The
building also housed the supply de-
partment's Office of labor and trans
portation.
Discovered at 3:48 am, the fire
ragged through the one-story, hall
block long structure for two hours
before it was brought under con-
troll.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Comdr. labrot Appointed
Baltimore Poh CAPTAIN

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 4.-Appoint-
ment of Comdr. William H. Labrot
of Annapolis as captain of the Port
of Baltimore, succeeding Comdr
Carl H. Abel, was announced yes
terday by Capt. Merlin O'Neill
commanding officer of the Balti-
more section, Coast Guard.
Comdr. Labrot, former Anne
Arundel County sportsman whose
yacht Stormy Weather" five times
won the Miami Nassau sailing
event and who formerly served in
the Maryland General Assembly,
has been on duty recently in Wash
ington. He was attached to the
office of the commandant there.
Prior to his tour Of duty in Wash
ington Comdr. Labrot also served
in the Bahamas and Sicily.
Comdr. Abel, who was ordered to
report to Washington, has been
captain of the port in Baltimore
since September 10, 1910.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
The Job in Brief

Qualifications: For nurses
assistants at Glenn Dale San
atorium, women and men,
white and colored for daytime
or evening volunteer service.
Must be over 81 and able to
pass physical examination. Ex-
perience in practical nursing
or hospital work desirable but
not necessary.
Training: Six two-and-a-
half hour sessions on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, day or
night classes. Next classes
start August IA, with night
classes at Sibley and Freed
mems Hospitals, from Z to
$50 pm. and day classes at
Georgetown and Freedmen's
Hospitals from $50 am. to IL
noon.
Hours Of work after training:
Day shift from 10 am. to 4:30
pm. weekdays, special sched-
ules on Sunday. Two-hour
night shift after Z pm. At
least one day or evening shift
. week required. Tree meal
provided for day workers.
Transportation furnished with
out charge from convenient
pickup points.
! Where to register: Registra-
ton In person ct Districts Vol
unteer Once, 1850 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, weekdays
from . to 8 pm. For the next
three Sundays, registration on
Sundays from to 5 pm. For
further information, call RE.
5105, ask for Glenn Dale Vol
unteer Service.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Tokomo Park Legion Post
Reflects Martin Iverson

Martin F. Iverson was elected
commander of the Takoma Parl
Post, American Legion, for a fourth
consecutive term at the annua
meeting last night.
Others elected were: Philip w
Huck, first vice commander; Edward
F. Stadel, second vice commander
Theodore G. Parkman, chaplain
Norval D. Guerrier, sergeant al
arms; Sterling Butler, assistant ser.
geant at arms, and Charles Thorn
sen, historian.
Plans were discussed for a carni.
val to be sponsored by the loca'
post and the Cissel-Saxon Post oi
Silver Spring from August q
through September 1 In Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
$500, OO,OOOLaboratory
Approved by Navy
Nearby Maryland Project
To Cover ] 200 Acres

Final approval by the Navy Of a
$780, 900 research and experimental
laboratory, to be built In Montgom-
cry and Prince Georges Counties,
was announced today by Represent
ative sasscer, Democrat, of Mary
land.
Mr.. Sasscer said the project will
occupy site Of approximately l,20o
acres along Paint Branch. Approx.
mately two-thirds Of the land is In
Montgomery County and the re-
mainder in Prince Georges.
|. The project calls for construction
Of an administration building con.
tanning approximately 10000 square
feet, four laboratory buildings, 9
general storehouse, general shoE
building. including two 2-ton cranes
water, sewage, light and other serv.
Ice facilities; test ponds, dams
boiler plant and other buildings.
The new laboratory will employ
about 600 technical experts.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
First Alexandra Polio Case
Raises D. {. Area Total 10 SO

With one new case of infantile
paralysis reported late yesterday
from Alexandra, the total for the
Metropolitan area today stood at SO
cases, according to the Health De-
partment.
OF these 81 were District cases
and II from nearby Maryland and
Virginia. There have been four
deaths so far this year.
The Alexandria case, that of q
2-year-old boy who was brought to
Children's Hospital, was the first to
appear in that city. A two-week
quarantine on all persons known to
have been in contact with him was
ordered by the Health Department.
The most serious outbreak of polio
in recent years, according to the
Health Department, was in 194l,
when there were rs cases and five
deaths in the District.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Richmond Women Held
In Death Of Golfer
Ey the Associated Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 4.-Jose-
phine Rigsby, Is, Of Richmond, was
arraigned in Police Court yesterday
on charge Of murder in the fatal
stabbing Of Morris S. (Preacher)
johnson, 81, amateur golfer. Miss
Rigsby was held In default Of 5000
bond.
Police reported they were informed
that johnson was teasing Miss Rissby
with . statement about other girls.
Police said she grabbed . large knife
and stabbed johnson In the chest.
They quoted her g saying X lovod
him and wus jealOus.s
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Hurvest Show Opinions
Sought in Arlington

Mrs. william A. Swami, president
OF the Arlington County Harvest
Show Committee, today asked county
Victory gardeners to state their
preferences In regard to q harvest
show this fall.
Mrs. Swami said gardeners viii
decide whether = countrywide har-
vest show, embracing exhibits from
all county gardens, or : series Of
sectional garden shows viii be held.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Dr.. Nelson Will Speak
At. Missionary Meetino

Dr.. Andrew N. Nelson, former
president Of the japanese Junior
College. will address a meeting of
the Society of Missionary Men of the
Washington area at 8 pm. Sunday
at the Takoma Junior High School
Iakoma Park, Md. His topic will be
The Parting OF the Ways in the
Japanese-American Relations"
A band concert viii precede the
lecture, and an open forum will Be
conducted following DR.. Nelson's adj
dress. Tickets may be obtained by
calling Sligo 1907.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Skid on Banana Peel Leads to Discovery
Old. c. Mans Song Officers See as Hit
Tune Will Be Pioyed
AT Water Gute
On August Is

A banana peel led to . marine
wounded at Guadalcanal and 4
World War crippled veteran launch
ing song that its sponsors hope will
rank among the hit tunes OF this
war. The first public rendition will
be at the Water Gate August Is In
the Army Air Forces Band concert
It was named "The American
Doughboy" today. Capt. George
Howard, head of the Army All
Forces Band, composed the music,
and Stanley Richman, 1926 Otis
street NE, the World War veteran
wrote the words. Back of the new
patriotic song lies this story:
A marine, just discharged from
the Naval Hospital here, was walk
ing through the park at Fourteenth
and I streets NV. when q short
man In front of him slipped on q
banana peel and fell. His music and
papers were scattered about.
Just What Doughboys Want.
Picking up the papers while the
victim painfully rubbed his knee,
the marine read "The American
Doughboy" and exclaimed: This is
just what we need. Please, can I
have copy of it?"
The small man, still nursing his
knee, paid little attention, but told
him to 60 ahead and take it-he
had another copy. he said. Then
the Guadalcanal veteran, who had
persuasive manner about him
urged the Argonne veteran to put
the poem to music and publish it.
Later, The Star called Mr.. Rich
man, the man who fell in the park
Yes, he said, at the marines bid
ding he took the poem to Capt
Howard, who set 1t to music of slow
march tempo and had Sergt. Glenn
Darwin, formerly of the Metropoli-
tan Opera Co., make a record of it.
Before leaving Washington to re-
turn to the South Pacific, the ma
rine called The Star. Appeal to
the Washington people to play this
he implored. I'VE need inspiring
war music. I've been there and ]
know. The fellows in my outfit said
Tell them to write us good song
when you get back to the States
=" For half an hour the ma
rine pleaded for the songs publ
cation.
Popularity . Puzzle.
Capt. Howard told The Star hi
didn't understand the unpublished
songs popularity. Everyday he re-
ceived numerous calls about the
song, he said, climaxed by . cal
from Hollywood, asking the banG
director to submit copy.
LAS war. veteran, Mr.. Richmar
put across the fighting mans phil.
osophy in this song" Capt. Howard
said. Right now, I'm starting ar.
rangements for our 100-ptece band
and we will broadcast 1t over q ma.
tional hookup very soon."
MY only idea was to express the
boys sacrifices on the battlefield,
said Mr.. Richmand. In the hope
that his song will reach every
doughboy. he is glad he slipped on
the banana peel.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Sentence to Handle
Garbage Imposed as
Drunkords' Penalty

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va.
August 4.-Dr. g. p. Morrison,
the new mayor OF Charles
Town. has q new penalty for
habitual drunkards 10 days
working on the towns garbage
trucks.
The sentence IS imposed only
when the offenders Are unable
to pay increased fines.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Dr.. Mercer Assumes
New Post at GoIIinqer

DR.. Nelson Mercer, recently named
head Of the tuberculosis division at
Gallinger Hospital. today took over
his new duties, DR.. DaEiel L. Seek
niger. acting superintendent Of the
hospital, announced.
DR.. Mercer succeeds DR.. Charles
r. Cake, who resigned to Join the
United States Public Health Service.
Dr.. Mercer viii have charge Of
some rs tubercular patients at
0sutneer and those ct the Upshir
Street Hospital