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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-14

fore the licenses shall be returned
to you you must show proof OF
satisfactory financial responsibility
In the form Of either an insurance
policy covering bodily injury and
property damage or posting an ele-
ven thousand dollar cash bond. The
property damage involved in this
new law Is limited to that damage
of fifty dollars or over.
Good advice to every car owner
Is for them to carefully check their
automobile insurance policy. II not
sure whether you are adequately
insured under this law get In touch
with your insurance agent imme-
diately.
Smith Insurance Agency will be
glad to furnish copies Of this law.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-14

starring Charlotte Greenwood under
the title of Leaning on Lefty" Will
be the play directed by Arne Boesen.
Membership to the Detroit Civic
Players is open to anyone in the
Detroit area. Contact Robert Car
ter, CA. 1861.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-14
Ciuic Players
to Present
Premier Play

The Detroit Civic Players will
present their premier preseason
production on December IA, Is, 16
and II In the auditorium of the
Federation of Women's clubs build
ing, Cass at Hancock. Tickets are
available from any member or at
the Federation of Women's clubs
building or Grinnell Brothers mu-
sic store. Post Road" comedy
drama that had success in New
York and on tour some season back,
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-14
PICTURE WILL SHOW
HISTORY OF NATION

A vivid picture Of the men and
women who struggled to attain and
defend American liberties during
the history of the United States as
a nation is brought to the screen
in Land Of Liberty which will be
shown at $50 and 6 pm. on We'd
nesday, December 20, at the Rack
ham Educational Memorial, Wood
ward and Farnsworth.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-14

John A. Hartsford. president.
AL A 81 P employees throughout
the country with six months or
more service win participate In the
cash distribution.
The company's employees were
voted similar compensation last
wear
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-14

Poached eggs on toast are i'm
proved if a poached egg is lifted
from the hot water with spatula
which has holes. A brief draining
lessons the sogginess in the toast.
Copra, dried meat of the coconut,
is used in making soap.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-14
0AIN WILL GIVE
CHRISTMAS BONUS

NEW YORK, Dec. 14-Additional
compensation totaling approximate
~ sl,250i000 will be distributed to
employees of The Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea company before Christ
mas, 1t was announced today by
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-14

The years longest day lasts about
Is hours, the shortest, nine and a
half.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-11-10
SURE WE FEEL PROUD

d. when our customers come IN 10 sao" US 'hf
way their new tires are standing up on the road
The new GoodYeors are even beating our bes
mileage forecasts. For more facts on these man
made miracle tires. stop in at TIRE SERVICE HEAD
QUARTERS.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
100-Bed Hospital
Opens Near CheverIy
Women's Guild Seeks
Donations for Equipment

The Prince Georges General Hos
pital near Cheverly opened this
morning for general medical and
surgical care, and while several
reservations have been made for ma
ternity patients, none had been
admitted by midmorning.
The project, which includes a
100-bed hospital and 50-bed nurses
home, was built by the Federal
Works Agency from Lanham Act
funds and cost approximately $780,
000 1t will be operated and main
tanned by Prince Georges County.
A gift shop where presents for
patients may be purchased has been
set up in the hospital and has been
furnished by donations by county
residents. Mrs. Norman Binger is
chairman of the committe in charge
Of the shop.
DR.. A. Kirk Besley, hospital super
intendent, announced that E. NJ
Colby, Mitchellville, has contributed
$400 to furnish a room in memory
of his wife. The Hampshire Sub
urban Citizens Association has
donated $25 to the hospital.
The Women's Guild of the hos
pital has launched a drive for 5000
sustaining and honorary members
Sustaining members will pay 81 an.
nual dues and honorary members
S., Mrs. Guy Latimer is in charge
of the drive. Proceeds from dues
will be used to purchase equipment
for the hospital.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
0PA Probes Report Tokens
Offered al S. Per 1000
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Mar. 21.-Office
OF Price Administration officials to-
day investigated reports that un-
lawful food ration tokens were be-
ing offered Baltimore grocers for
SIS per 1000.
Harry w. Walker, executive sec
retarv Of the Baltimore Independent
Retail Grocers' and Meat Dealers
Association, said member grocer
had been approached by an uniden-
|tifled man and offered 5000 tokens
at IS per 1000. The matter has
been referred to Daniel Leonard,
chief OPA enforcement attorney.
It could not be determined i'm
mediately whether the tokens Of
fered were counterfeit, but United
Estates District Attorney Bernard j.
Flynn said he would look into this
possibility.
Mr.. Walker said the grocer had
been instructed to buy the tokens
ION condition that the name and
address of the man Offering them
he obtained.
Other grocers and meat dealers
also were reported to have been ap-
preached.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
SEC Appeals Court Refusal
To Order Utility Inquiry
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Mar. 21.-The Fed
eral District Court for the eastern
district of Virginia erred and
abused its discretion in refusing to
order further investigation" into
the past management of the Gen.
trail States Electric Corp, the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission
said in brief filed yesterday in
the Circuit Court of Appeals.
The commission is appealing the
District Courts decision - handed
down December IL, 1943, by Judge
Robert NJ Pollard-in an advisory
capacity under the corporate reor-
ganization chapter of the Bank
ruptcy Act. Its appeal supports the
brief of committee for holders Of
Central States per cent cumula-
tive preferred stock, filed by
Thomas c. Egan and Harry R. Axel-
roth, Philadelphia, and David j.
Mays, Richmond.
Facts already known show that
there are potential causes of action
in large amounts in favor of the
estate for mismanagement of the
debtor Central States, and show
the need for additional investiga-
ton which may uncover possible
additional causes of action" the
SECS brief states.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Fairfax Grand jury
Returns 10 True Bills
Judge Paul E. Brown
Welcomed to Bench

A grand jury with Jether Dove
as foreman returned 10 indictments
against seven persons yesterday in
the Fairfax County Circuit Court
on the opening day of the March
term.
True bills were returned against:
Ernest c. Wright. felonious Shoot
Ing; Edward Leach, housebreaking
joint Indictment against Leach and
Irving r. Fox, housebreaking: Roy
Adams, felonious shooting; Edward
w. Harris, grand larceny; Walter
R. Kearns, grand larceny, and three
indictments against Edward Hayes,
jr., for housebreaking
All the defendants who were ar
raigned entered pleas of not guilty.
The trial of Wright was set for
April 20; Of Leach and Fox, April
13; Kearns and Hayes, April II:
Harris, March 30 and Adams,
March 27.
The court was presided over by
Judge Paul E. Brown, neWly-ap-
pointed Judge of the 10th judicial
circuit, who was presented an ivory
gavel by Commissioner of Revenue
James u Kincheloe, on behalf of
county officials. A brief case and
pen were presented by former State
Senator John w. Rust on behalf of
the Fairfax County Bar Associa-
ton
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Minstrel Show Slated
Saturday in Falls Church

The annual minstrel show of the
Falls Church Community Theater
will be given at pm. Saturday in
the Fairfax High School auditorium
in cooperation with the schools
industrial arts department. Proceeds
will be used to purchase tools for the
school workshop.
A second performance will be
given March 81 at the Dunn Loring
VaD School, Proceeds will 60 to
the Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire
Department. On April 7 the min
strel troupe. under the direction of
Edward Rowan, will give a perform
ance for convalescent patients at
Mount Alto Hospital.
Tryouts for the next major play,
Junior Miss" will be held Monday
at the Madison School auditorium in
Falls Church. Persons interested
are urged to attend Maj. Leslie
Young will direct the play.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
0PA Granted Injunction
Against Alexandria Firm

A temporary injunction restrain
ing Thomas j Fannon g. Sons
Alexandria fuel dealers, from vio-
latlonS of Office of Price Admin
istration regulations, was signed by
Judge Robert N. Pollard in the
Federal District Court at Alex
andria yesterday
The request for the injunction
was filed March 8 by Morris Ma
sinter, district enforcement attor-
ney of the Roanoke OPA Office
The complaint said the Fannon
firm had detached fuel oil coupons
before their valid date and had de-
livered oil in certain cases before
receipt of coupons
According to Gardner L. Boothe
attorney for the firm, the injunc-
ton is in force until June S.
At the same time, Judge Pollard
signed a permanent injunction re-
straining Arthur Smotrick, trading
as the Woodlawn Market, 4704
North Washington boulevard, from
violation of OPA ceiling price. price
posting and coupon regulations.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
lsWRatonmiq
&Reminders@

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, blue stamps A-8, B-s,
C-8. D-8 and E-8 valid through
May 20 and worth 10 points each.
Blue stamps F-8, G-8, H-8, J-8
and KS valid April l through
June 20. Blue tokens may be used
as change.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps A-8, B-8. C-8, D-8, E-8
and F-8 good through May 20 and
worth 10 points each Red stamps
G-8, H-8 and J-8 good March 26
through June 49, Red tokens may
be used as change.
Sugar-Book No. 4, stamp 30 valid
for pounds Indefinitely. Book
No. 4, stamp 40 good for pounds
for home canning through Febru-
ary %, l945. Stamp No. 81 good
for S pounds beginning April l.
Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
3 gallons through May 8. b.
c., B-3 and C-3 coupons good
for gallons each.
Fuel Oil-Period No. 4 coupons valid
through September 30. Period No,
S coupons valid through Septem.
Der 80. All good for 10 gallons per
unit. Consumers in this area
should not have used more than
"a per cent of their total yearly
luel OIL ration as of today.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Postwar Education Topic
For Silver Spring Panel

A panel discussion on Postwar
Planning and Education will be
held at 8:l5 pm. Thursday at the
Silver Spring intermediate School,
Chicago and Philadelphia avenues,
under the auspices of the Maryland
Delta Chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma, national education honor
society
Fern d. Schneider will act as
panel chairman. Others to par
tiClpate are.
Ralph E. Himstcad, general Secre-
tary American Association of Uni
versity Professors, Howard M Bell,
director Of the Eastern area, Amer
lean Junior Red Cross: Marion
Saegre Of the Children's Bureau,
Labor Department.; Earle Hawkins,
Maryland State Department of Edu-
cation. and Mary Leeper, executive
secretary Of the Association for
Childhood Education.
Tickets may be obtained at the
school Proceeds will be used to
establish a scholarship fund.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Montgomery Grand Jury
Beqins March Term

The grand jury for the March
term Of Montgomery County Cir
cult Court at Rockville began its
work yesterday and is expected to
be in session through tomorrow
The docket already shows Sc
criminal cases, including 20 appeals
scheduled for trial.
The criminal docket will be taken
up the morning Of March 30.
The petit jury is composed of
James R. Parsley, Brawner z. Hard
ing, c. Calvin Owens, Joseph O.
Murray, Robert M. Austin, Rowan
F. Erb, Frank E. Cubitt, Fred T
Cunningham, John F. Love, Robert
&c. Garrison, Ralph r. Broadhurst
James D. Federline, Leroy w. Wat
kins, Henry M. Broadhurst, John F.
Shorb, Raymond o. Butt, John F.
Alderton, Jesse Meads, Lee H. Rob-
inson, Walter S. Davis. Bradley M
Woodfield, Villa L. Stottlemeyer
Charles A. Boyer, Albert M. Murphy
and Marshall NJ Walker.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Virginia. COP Battle
AT Convention Seen
Credentials Test Forecast
In Choirmonship Race
By the Associated Press.

by llle ASSOCldItQ IreSS.
BRISTOL. Va. Mar. 2l.-The
contest between Clarence R. Ahalt
of Arlington and I. R. Dovell OF
Luray for the Craftsmanship of the
Republican party in Virginia may
involve sharp contests before the
State conventions Credentials Com
mittee at Roanoke on April Is.
Mr.. Ahalt is the present chair
man. Mr.. Dovell, the present State
Committee secretary, has been put
forward by Page County Repub-
licans.
Republican county chairmen in
the 9th congressional district re-
ceived letter from Robert H
Woods 9th district chairman, yes
terday in which he stated: Il re-
ceived information yesterday from
a thoroughly reliable source that
credentials from every county in
the 9th district to the State con-
vention would be challenged by a
high official of the party upon
grounds that our mass meetings
were called prior to the call being
issued for the State convention
* = We have arrived at the con-
cluslon that it would be safer tc
call another mass meeting for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
State convention. This could be
done by either notice in the loca.
paper or by handbills."
Acting in accordance with Mr.
Woods suggestion, Chairman John
G. Hagy, Bristol, Republicans last
night called another Bristol mass
meeting for March 81.
The State Committee met al
Lynchburg January % and issued
its call for State convention al
Roanoke April IS.
In the interim between the 9tr
District Committee meeting anc
the State Committee meeting, some
county chairmen in the district IS
sued calls for mass meetings whicr
subsequently elected delegates K
both district and State conventions
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Baltimore Postwar Plants
To Keep 6O0o Of Workers

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE. Mar. 2l.-Balti-
more's larger industries expect to
retain three of every five of their
present workers during the five
years after the war ends.
Oficials of "a big concerns said
yesterday that, despite an antici-
pated production cutbaCk from war
boom levels, their estimated post
war labor requirements were 10 to
Is per cent higher than the mod
erately prosperous year of 1889"
All but six of the firms expected
to reConvert to full-Scale civilian
production within three to five
months. MANY said they already
were formulating postwar rehiring
plans.
The officials said the employment
situation would be eased by the re-
turn of women war workers to their
homes or to other jobs and by the
expected exodus of out-of State
emDlOyeS
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Wreck in Alexandria
Ties Up Freight Traffic
Locomotive Crushes
Cuboose in Collision

Freight traffic on the Southern
Railroad into Washington was tied
up temporarily today when a Rich
mond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
freight train crashed into the caboose
of a Southern freight, setting the
caboose and freight car aflre.
Three companies from the Alex
andria Fire Department extin-
guished the blaze.
The accident occurred about 8 a m.
as the r. F.. & P. train was NOV
ing north. The Southern freight
was standing still. The crash crushed
the caboose and jammed it under
the empty freight car ahead. The
scene of the crash was just south
of the Duke street railway bridge at
Alexandria,
No one was injured and passenger
traffic was uninterrupted. William
T. wilkins, assistant superintendent
of the Washington division of the
Southern Railway, said an investi-
CATION would be made before he
issued any statement as to the
cause of the wreck.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Senate Gets Bill
.ToMakeU.S ).
Workers Vote
Guffey Plan Would
Force Employees to
Register to Hold Jobs

Declaring voting to be a patriotic
duty that rests on Government
workers as we'll as others. Senator
Guffey, Democrat, of Pennsylvania
late yesterday offered a bill to force
otherwise eligible employees of the
executive branch to register if they
wish to keep their jobs.
A prospective jobholder would
face the same requirement, for the
bill introduced by Senator Guffey
for himself and Senator Clark
Democrat, of Missouri provides an
applicant could not be appointed
unless he were registered voter
of the United States.
A person of less than the voting
age of the place of his domicile
would be exempt until he is old
enough to vote
Exempts d. c. Residents"
Centering attention on the lack of
suffrage in the District, the bill car
ries an exemption that person who
has been a bona fide resident" of
the National Capital for the five
years may be appointed
to a Government job.
Senator Guffey suggested the FIVE
year District residence requirement
for exemption might be reduced if
it was found to be too long.
Senator Guffey, explaining his
plan to reporters, declared his sup
port for the plan to grant repre-
sentation in Congress to District
residents, but added he was not in
favor of an elected city government
for the District.
Too Many Shirk Duty.
The Pennsylvania Senator, who
formerly headed the Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee
said he did not know how many
Government workers had been fail
ing to register and vote. He added
however, he felt there were too
many people, living off the Govern
ment, who are not doing their pa
trlotic duty of voting"
He said he had been asked regard
ing nine Pennsylvania applicants
for Government jobs and, on in
quiry, had discovered that only one
was registered for voting.
Senator Guffey said he had never
given a thought to that" when asked
II he felt that persons aided in get
ting Government jobs should vote
for those who helped to get them
the Jobs.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
IS Pct. Of Quota Reached
By Alexandra Red Cross

A total of $29,8 ,849, representing IS
per cent of the s45,800 quota, has
been collected by the Alexandria
Red Cross war fund campaign, it
was announced yesterday
The special gifts division, of which
D, c, Book is chairman, has a quota
Of $18,332 and has raised S8,788, or
At per cent; the residential division
under Mrs. Marvin Parler has COL
lected $12,832, or 83 per cent of it's
quota of $l5,582, and the 9Th ward
contributed large share by reach
ing l2l per cent of it's quota.
The business firms personnel di-
vision with Frank Jones as chair
man, has reached $6,587, or 10 per
cent of its s9,374 quota, while the
schools division under T. C. Williams
has exceeded its quota by raising
$967. or los per cent of its s916
quota
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Two Baltimore Soldiers
Sentenced in Check Case
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Mar 2l-Two Bal
timore soldiers formerly stationed
at Fort Belvoir, Va, were sentenced
to prison terms yesterday after
they pleaded guilty to passing bad
checks while AWOL for approx
imately month and a half.
Patrick Shaughnessy, 26, was
sentenced to a year in the State
Penitentiary. while Jackson Shank
lin, 20, received six months in the
House of Correction.
Judge John C. Tucker of Grim
inal Court told the soldiers they
were "a disgrace to the uniform"
and specified the Army preferred
that they be punished in the civil
courts,
Evening star., 1944-03-21

u III Ul lIle Iho"d> ~ Aehis'
crew. The pilot struggled with the
wheel controls. but to no avail. He
circled the field again and again,
in constant radio communication
with the control tower
Put 1t Up to Crew.
No way out of the dilemma could
be suggested. The hours passed and
the gas supply was getting low
Darkness was coming fast. The
crew was called into consultation.
The remaining gas would last only
a few minutes at the best All
were unanimous in favor of a crash
landing. The cold was uncomfortable
They were hungry.
The pilot put the plane down on
Its belly in what Sergt. Alder de-
scribes as the most perfect crash
landing ever seen" Everybody was
shaken up, but nobody was seriously
hurt. The Flying Fortress itself
was practically uninjured and me-
chanics had it ready to fly again
in a few days.
Sergt. Alder. who was an en-
ploye at the post exchange at Fort
Belvoir before his enlistment in the
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Realty Dealer Valves
Rent Case Heurinq

Thomas j. Broyhill, realty dealer,
28Ol Wilson boulevard, Arlington,
waived a preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner STAN
ley King in Alexandria yesterday
and will appear in Federal District
Court at the June term on charges
of violation of rent-control regu-
lations. His bond was set at $1,000.
Charges of asking and receiving
excessive rents for defense housing
were brought by Lunsford L. Low
ing, area rent-control enforcement
attorney for the Office of Price Ad-
ministration.
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Shelters Aid Servicemen
Awaiting Auto Rides

Two waiting stations have been
built on Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring, where servicemen stationed
IN the area may wait for rides.
Provided by the Silver Spring
Lions Club, the shelters are on the
north side of the avenue. one Just
over the District line in Maryland
and the other directly across from
the Chesapeake q Potomac Tele-
phone Co building, about a block
north of the ColeSville road.
o. Residents Of the community are
asked to stop at these stations to
give servicemen a lift. Weston Ack-
man was in charge Of construction
OF the booths, which have been
painted white and lettered to at
tract the attention of motorists