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Evening star., 1944-10-01
Chemical Firm Workers
On Strike in AIexondrio

Fifty colored employees of the
American Agricultural Chemical Co.
in Alexandria, were on strike yester-
day after the War Labor Board re-
fused to approve the wage scale
agreed on by the union and the
management.
Walter G. Robbins, plant manager
said the men had gone on strike
during the week of August in an
effort to get an increase from their
S-cent-an-hour wage scale. The
management and the union agreed
to 20-cent increase and the men
went back to work pending WLB
approval.
r. w. Goodrich, commissioner of
conciliation of the Labor Depart
ment has been called in, but said
the matter is not one for concilia-
ton and now rests with the WLB.
Evening star., 1944-10-01
lverson Elected Head
Of Montgomery Leqion

Martin Iverson, Takoma Park, has
been elected president of the Mont
gomery County Council, American
Legion. succeeding Walter S. Davis
Silver Spring.
Commander of the Takoma Park
Post, American Legion, for last four
years, Mr.. Iverson also is chief clerk
of the Silver Spring Ration Board
Other officers are Newton CASH
ion Kensington, vice president;
William Marvel, Silver Spring, treas
urer; Edward F. Stadel, Takoma
Park, chaplain, and Thomas E
Foster, Silver Spring. secretary.
Alfred Paul of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Post was reappointed
chairman OF the Orthopedic Com
mittee. It was announced that the
council owns $1,000 in War Bonds
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Mrs. w. H. Case Dies:
Cubin John Resident

Mrs. William H. Case, rs, early
resident of Cabin John, Md. died
yesterday at her home there after
a long illness.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs. Percy
E. Redden, and a granddaughter
Geraldine A. Redden, both of Cabin
John, and sister, Mrs. Carl Blau-
book, Washington. She was born
In New York and had lived in
Cabin John 40 years.
Funeral services will be held al
the home at 2 pm. tomorrow. The
Rev. George S. Duncan, Washing
ton, formerly pastor of Hermon
Presbyterian Church, Cabin John
win ofhciate. Burial will be In
st. Mary's Cemetery, near Rockville
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Alexandra Expected
To Get Health Center

Conferences between Alexandria
city officials and representatives Of
the Federal Works Agency have
brought the virtual assurance that
the city will get its health center
as planned, although the low bid
for its construction was approx
mately $31, 900 more than available
funds.
City Manager Carl Budwesky said
yesterday that he had conferred
with FWA officials and with the
architects, Buckler and Fenhagen
of Baltimore, and 1t was concluded
that there is no way to reduce
further the size of the building.
Five sets of plans were submitted
before FWA agreed to the building
as now proposed.
According to Mr.. Budwesky, FWA
representatives have agreed to rec
ommend to the administrator that
the grant be increased from SAC, 500
to $500, and Mr.. Budwesky will
advise the City Council when it
meets Tuesday to appropriate the
funds necessary to make up the diff
ference, and to award the contract
to the low bidder, Lee Turner, Wash
ington.
Following the original FWA grant
Of $46,500, the City Council appro-
priated $65 900 to cover the citys
share of the construction, and the
cost of the site. 1t was estimated
that after the site was purchased
architects fees paid, and funds set
aside for equipment, there would be
approximately $4,000 left for con-
struction costs, and the Turner bid
the lowest of three submitted early
this month, was Sill ,008.
The center will be a two-story
and basement brick building on q
site In the 500 block of North st
Asaph street,
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Presbyterian Women Plan
Meeting at FIoris Church

The Washington District of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Potomac
Presbytery will meet at 10 am
Wednesday at the Floris Church
Herndon, Va.
Speakers will include the Rev
Glenn w. Wagner, president of the
Washington Bible Institute; r. E
Moore, superintendent Of the Pres
byterian Orphans Home, Lynch
burg, Va: the Rev. E. S. McGavock
pastor OF Faith Presbyterian Church
Lucketts, Va, and Mrs. H. B. Gauss
president of the Woman's Auxiliary
Of the Central Presbyterian Church
here.
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Juvenile Court Board Flower, Harvest Show
Named for Alexandria Will Be Held Today

Judge James r. Duncan of the
Alexandria Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Court has announced the
appointment of q court advisory
board, recommended by the Ma
tional Probation Association after
survey of conditions in Alexandria
in 1943.
According to the code, the Judge
OF juvenile and domestiv relations
court may appoint board of to
Is citizens who shall serve without
compensation to advise and Coop
crate with the court on all laws re-
lating to children, their care and
protection, and to domestic rela-
tions.
The members of the board will
visit institutions and associations
receiving children from the court
and shall report to the Judge on
the conditions and to the public on
the work of the court.
In addition to the advisory board
which Judge Duncan has appointed
for six-months' period, he has
asked the city health officer and
the Alexandria Medical Association
to work with the committee and
the court.
The appointment of the boart
was made with the recommends
tions of the city's ministers. It
members, all parents, are:
Capt. r. B. Simons, commanding
officer Of the Naval Torpedo Sta
ton; Sergt. Henry Grimm of the
Alexandria police force, director Of
the schoolboy patrol; John p
Strauss, Donald E. Jameson, w
Edward Dunn, Julian OK. Downey
DR.. o. D. Durant, Mrs. Sylvan Laup-
heimer, Clyde c. Lamond, jr., Isa-
dore Bregman, Mrs. Helen Kane
Humphries, Mrs. Curtis p. Backus
Mrs. L. E. Tull, Mrs. Eugene Rocker
and Mrs. r. E. Zimmerman.
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Bondiere to Address
Prince Georges Clubs

Charles M. Bandiere, member OF
the Maryland House Of Delegates
from Baltimore and member Of
the Maryland Postwar Commission,
will discuss postwar planning at the
28th semiannual meeting OF the
Prince Georges County Federation
of Women's Clubs at 10 am. Tues
day at the Christian Church,
Thirty third street and Bunker Hill
road, Mount Rainier.
The Mount Rainier Woman's Civic
League will be hostess. Mrs. John
Shaw. Baltimore, Stats president,
viii be guest Of honor.
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Leak in Water Main
Undermines Virginia
Road al Chain Bridqe
Arlington Supply Not
Threatened; Traffic
Rerouted to Lee Hiehwo)

A leak in a 24-inch water main
which feeds Arlington County from
the Dalecarlia Reservoir, under
mined the Chain Bridge road ap-
proximately 80 yards from the Vir.
ginia end of the bridge last night
blocking traffic on the highway
which connects Washington with
Northern Arlington County and
Northern Fairfax County.
Arlington County Water Depart
ment officials, who went immediate
ly to the scene with a work crew
expected to have the leak-in a joint
repaired by noon today. They die
not anticipate any threat to the
water supply since the county.
6 6,000, 900 gallon reservoir would take
care of all requirements for at least
"a hours and in addition there art
two other tie-ins with the District
system, atFort Myer and at tn,
Pentagon.
County Engineer C. L. Kinniel
said the road probably would re.
main closed most of today, but ex-
pected temporary repairs would be
made in time to open the highway
to traffic tomorrow morning.
The leak was discovered about
$3.50 pm. when one wheel of ar
auto dropped into a hole the water
had cut in the road Arlington Po-
lice 1t. E. H. Miller said the leak
had undermined "a good section
of the road" clear across and that
traffic had been rerouted over Lee
highway by way of Key Bridge
On the District side of Chair
Bridge barricades were placed al
the bridge approach, the corner oi
Weaver place and Canal road NV.
and at Canal road and Macarthur
boulevard.
Attendants at the Dalecarli;
Reservoir said the leak was no
large enough to increase the de
mand for water in the Arlington
mains.
George A. Ellis, assistant Watel
Department engineer, said two 90
inch mains cross the bridge from
the District and flow into a "a.
inch main on the Virginia side
The 24-inch main leads to Glebt
and Military roads at the top ot
the hill, where it is dissipated intt
other lines serving the county.
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Helen RandIe Parole
Decision Is Deferred
By the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS. Md, Sept. 30.-
There probably will be no decision
on the parole application of Helen
Aileen Randle, serving five years in
Women's Prison for manslaughter
for some time" State Parole Di-
rector Herman M. Moser said to-
day.
Mr.. Moser also said that contin-
uance OF Mrs. Randle's case was
not tantamount to a recommends
tion." Such continuance he ex.
planned, could result in his recon.
mendation either that she be giver
parole or that her application b,
rejected.
A lengthy hearing was held fol
Mrs. Randle, who was sentenced
in May, 1943, in Anne Arundel Coun-
ty Circuit Court for the fatal shoot
ing Of 17-year- -old Allen Wiley al
her Bay Ridge home the night Of
January 80, 1913,
Evening star., 1944-10-01

flve or more years are no longer
sought by hospital authorities and
their names are stricken from the
list Of escapes.
Mrs. Ftzwater left her apart
ment in the rooming house where
she worked as housekeeper about
pm. Saturday. She visited Miss
Martha Phipps, 1889 B street Sc,
who is engaged to marry Mrs. Ftz-
waters son, Chester, "a, now in the
Army in England. After learning
Miss Phipps recently had received
q letter from Pvt. Fftzwater, in
which he reported he was in good
health, Mrs. Fitzwater left, saying
she was going to meet a friend in
downtown Washington, according to
Miss Phipps.
Reported Seen With Marine.
She was next reported seen in q
waterfront seafood restaurant with
marine many years her junior.
Shortly afterward, Mrs. Fitzwater
was said to have entered the Hot
Shoppe Restaurant at the Virginia
end Of the Fourteenth street High
way Bridge in the company of a
youthful soldier who had been
drinking heavily.
Her movements from about lC
o'clock Saturday night are unknown
When next seen her body was float
ing in the lagoon.
During the week the FBI parried
most questions concerning the case
with a terse mo comment" Un-
expectedly yesterday 1t announced
that Holmes was to be arraigned
before the United states commits
sioner on the murder charge. Even
Commissioner Turnage was unaware
that Holmes was being brought to
his ONCE when newspapermen and
photographers arrived ahead of the
prisoner and two FBI agents.
Holmes was not handcuf1ed. He
carried in his arms bundle con-
tanning pair OF hip boots and q
raincoat. He sat quietly in an ante
room while the papers were made
out by the commissioner.
When asked by the commissioner
III his name was Gardner Tyler
Holmes he replied in the afiirma-
tive but stated he had been known
as Pop" for so long that most peo-
pie had forgotten his real name
After arraignment he was hand
cuffed to deputy marshal, with
whom he joked.
Holmes was known to his fellow
workers at the Tom Thumb Res
taurant as "a kindly old man."
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Baltimore Livestock Show
will Be Opened Tomorrow
By the Associated Press


BALTIMORE, Sept 30.-The 18th
annual Baltimore Livestock Show
will be held Monday through Fri
day at the Union Stock Yards, Will
liam H. Harvey, president of the
show, has announced.
Open-class exhibits are expected
to attract large number of con-
testants from Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, Pennsylvania and other nearby
States, Mr.. Harvey said
The best trio of lambs will be
selected from IS trios entered in
the lamb exhibit. In the swine dis
play approximately 200 hogs have
been entered by All Club con-
testants from throughout Maryland.
A total of $1,000 in cash awards
has been contributed by the State
Fair Board. Other cash prizes will
be given by breeding associations.
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Of Highway
10 Camp Springs Due
By End Of Month
Rood FROM Boiling Field
PIonned as Part of
Parkway After War

The new military highway con-
Meeting Boiling Field and the Camp
Springs Army Air Base in Prince
Georges County, expected to be
ready today, will be opened for traf-
fic by the end of the month, Col
John H. Johnston, district engineer
of the Washington Engineer District,
said last night.
Col. Johnston said the Public
Roads Administration, which has
charge of construction of the high
way, has announced that the work
is nearing completion.
The new highway, nine -and-a-
half miles long, was built as an
Army access roadway at the request
of the War Department. It is
planned as part of a parkway after
the war. Graded for two 24-foot
one-way traffic strips, the highway
win consist only of the eastbound
strip when it is opened.
The Washington end of the high
way will connect with the projected
bridge over the Anacostia River at
South Capitol street. On the east
ern end about mile of Maryland
State Highway No. 337 has been
incorporated into the new roadway
Points at which traffic will enter
and leave the new highway have
been designated at intervals of
about three-quarters of a mile
These will be at Firth Sterling
avenue, Sheridan road, and Stanton
and Alabama avenues in the Dis
trict, and Naylor road, Branch
avenue. Suitland-Silver Hill road
Meadow View road, MAYHEM road
Stuart road, junction with Route
337 and entrance to air base.
While the new road may be closed
to general traffic at any time by the
War Department, it is understood
it will be available to civilian traffic
when opened. 1t passes by the
Federal Office buildings at Suitland
and is expected to carry hundreds OF
Government employees.
Evening star., 1944-10-01
1t. Herzmurk to Address
Bethesda Chamber

1t. Stanley s. Herzmark, who was
in the Philippines at the time of the
Pearl Harbor disaster, will be the
guest speaker at the special dinner
meeting of the, Bethesda Chamber
Of Commerce at pm. tomorrow in
the Bethesda Woman's Club.
Ninety members of the chamber
will be present in addition to 60
guests. including the county COM
missionerS, DR.. Edwin Broome,
county superintendent of schools, all
ministers Of the Bethesda area and
the heads of the various county
draft boards.
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Rap,
|hontgonnery's
Charter Plan
Republican Leader
Fears Abolition Of
2-Porty System

The proposed charter form of gov
ernment for Montgomery County
was attacked last night by Robert
L. McKeever, former chairman of
the Republican State Central Com
mittee for the county, as the first
step toward banishing the two-party
system in State and national elec-
tions.
Il do not understand the apparent
approval of the charter by some
county Republican leaders," Mr.. Nc
Keever said. Certainly their party
duty would appear to be to oppose
any system that does away with the
Republican party and the two-party
system.
IF the two-party system is ban
ished in Montgomery County, the
next step will be to Danish it from
State and national elections, giving
rise to whole flock of groups split
up as were the countries of Europe,
including France, which lost their
feet SO quickly in the present world
upheaval."
Committee Plans Refutation.
Meanwhile, the Research Commit
tee OF the County Charter Commit
tee announced that it will have
ready for release shortly point
by-point refutation Of the false and
misleading statements made by the
Citizens Committee to Defeat Char
ter"
John F. Willmott, Bethesda, Re
search Committee chairman. said
his group has been conducting con-
tinuous studies of the present
county government and Of county
and city governments in other parts
OF the country. He said his group
has been in touch with all nine
counties which have adopted coun-
cil-manager governments, and with
562 cities under the same system.
Mr.. Willmott said the committee
also is making an analysis of the
financial transactions of Montgom-
cry County over the last 10 years.
Asserting that "the many new de-
partment heads and new depart
ments authorized by the charter will
undoubtedly result in greater public
spending and higher taxes" Mr.. Nc
Keever declared that Republicans
who support the charter will make
q costly error in Judgment from the
standpoint Of their partys interest
In future county elections"
Fears Split In Election.
Mr.. McKeever said that in all
likelihood charter supporters would
be split badly in the election of the
first nine-man council If the charter
Is adopted, with the result that the
present county Democratic organi-
zation could elect a majority to the
council and proceed to place all of
its men in key county jobs.
There are too many real dangers
involved 10 make it wise for the
people of Montgomery County to
vote for the charter" he concluded.
Members Of the Research Com
mittee, which would make its studies
available to the county council after
its election, include DR.. Lewis Mer-
lam, Kensington, who directed the
Brookings Institution survey ordered
by the county commissioners which
resulted in preparation of the char
ter; l.. B. Sims, Chevy Chase, as
sistant chief Of the Governments
Division of the Census Bureau: 1t.
Harry Knight, U. S. N, Bethesda,
formerly secretary of the Govern
mental Group Of the National Asso-
citation of Purchasing Agents, and
Edgar B. Young, Chevy Chase, Gov
ernment personnel expert in the
Budget Bureau.
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Coop Plans Open House

In celebration of the opening of
the Bethesda Chevy Chase Co-ope-
rative store at 7137 Wisconsin ave-
nue. Wednesday, an open house will
be held at the store from 8 to 10
pm. Tuesday. All residents Of the
area are invited.
Evening star., 1944-10-01
Arlington 10 Buy
S11,250 Tract
For Playground
County Manager Told
To Begin Negotiations
In Recreation Program

~
Arlington County Manager Frank
c. Hanrahan was authorized by thu
County Board yesterday to entel
into a contract with w. S. Hoge
1r.. for the purchase of seven-and- a.
half acres of land in South Arling.
ton at SILL $50 to be used for a play.
ground.
The property. located between the
Washington g. Old Dominion Rail-
road right-of-way and Four Mile
Run. west Of South Seminary road
, IN what was the site of the ole
Green Valley baseball park, is an
other step in the $150.0o0 county
program to establish recreational
parks in Arlington.
The board also granted two re-
coming requests, the first of which
was made by Clarence w. Gosnell
for the reclassification from RS-6
(two-family semi-detachedD to RA-
8-l8 Presidential apartment) of
property at 1909 North Sixth road
The other request was made by
3. H. Thompson, James and De-
lano Ward and the children and
heirs of Caroline Dade for rezoning
from RS (two-family residentiaD
to RA-8-18 of property in the zoo
block of South Pierce street.
Transformer Station Approved.
Approval also was granted the
Virginia Electric & Power Co.'s re-
quest for use permit to construct
a transformer station to serve Fair
lington.
The board turned down the appli-
cation of Mrs. Louise S. Bowie for a
use permit to operate a day nursery
for IL preschool children at 5005
North Fifteenth street. Another use
permit application by the Defense
Homes Corp. for a gasoline station
at 1922 South Abingdon street was
continued for two weeks.
]. J. Coop of 1923 South Thirty
first street, representing residents
adjacent to the proposed service
station location, said they were op-
posed to its being located there be-
cause of oil and gas odors.
Also, he pointed out, it would be
hazard to the small children's
playground nearby and would be a
traffic danger, as cars coming out
OF the station would not be able to
see approaching traffic, which he
said comes up hill and around a
curve.
Station Held Unessential.
He concluded that the station was
not g. necessity as there is a nearby
station in the Shirlington shopping
center.
County Engineer C. L. Kinnier
also was granted authority by the
board to accept the streets in Fair
lington into the county system. Mr..
Kinnier said the street and high
way department has been maintain =
ing the streets since August.
Other actions of the board in
cluded acceptance of a 25-acre site
in the Glen Carlyn area, to be used
for park purposes only, from the
State Conservation Commission,
and executing a contract with the
Federal Government for the County
Health Center, 1900 North Edison
street.
County expenditures for the last
two months amounting to S53, ,849 .01,
including payroll of s32, 10,
also were approved by the board.
Evening star., 1944-10-01
British Officer to Speak

Capt. ]. D. Mugford Of the British
Army win address the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Lions Club Tuesday
evening at the Kenwood Club on the
subject Of British Security in
America"
Evening star., 1944-10-01
eheverly Legion RolIy

4 The Cheverly American Legion
Post No. 10S win hold the first In :
series Of rallies ct $50 pm. Saturday
at the Legion Hall.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-07-21
Personal Appearance

Instances of laxity in personal appearance
in general of the enlisted personnel on the Post
have recently been brought to the attention of
the Post Commandant by observers both of
the Post and the Division. This criticism, re-
gardless of its justification, does cast an un-
favorable shadow over the morale aperture
of our contingent.
But the responsibility lies not in the Gus
the officers who serve under him. 1t is an
individual and not a collective responsibility,
it stems exclusively from character, or pride
in-self.
AS such, personal appearance cannot be
adjudged a problem and, therefore, cannot
3 be treated such by the morale officer. He
can appeal only to the innate pride housed in
the individual soldier. He can stress uniform
ity the army's number one prescription for
the appearance of its troops. The proper dress
: for the prescribed occasion. If the duty as
signment calls for fatigues, then fatigues should
be worn, with the corresponding fatigue hat,
pockets of both blouse and pants buttoned,
the blouse in. and. above all, the presentation
of clean. tidy appearance.
The same is applicable to any other pre-
twin, of personal appearance is personal de-
corum. AT all times, maintain a uniform
guarded concern for your appearance and
courtesy in recognizing an officer these being
the barometer by which your fellowman
Judges the extent and the validity of your
morale.
1T. HERBERT J. LOWRY,
Post Orentation Officer