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Evening star., 1944-03-08
Darden Signs Bill TO Drop
Oath From Tax Forms
By the Associated Press

~ tne Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Mar. 8.-The House
Of Delegates bill to reduce the inter-
est rate from to 2 per cent to be
charged by the State Board of Edu-
cation on loans to school boards
from the State Library Fund,
and the measure relaxing the in
come tax tatute to eliminate the re-
quirement that returns shall be ack-
nowledged under oath were among
nine House bills signed yesterday by
Gov. Darden.
The others approved included a
bill relating to fire insurance rates:
changing the title of the director of
the division of moter vihfcles to
commissioner; admitting employees
engaged on the secondary highway
system to participation in the re-
tirement system; authorizing coun-
ties, cities and towns to establish
civil service systems; changing the
time for filing State income tax re-
turns to May /, and requiring own
ers and operators of apartment
houses to furnish the tax commits
sioner with list of tenants.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Arlington Federation
awards Star Trophy
To Dr.. Victor Meyers
Veteran Civic Worker
Has Been Member
For IS Yeurs

DR.. Victor Meyers last night was
awarded The Star Trophy by the
Arlington County Civic Federation
for continuous civic achievement
in the county"
During Is years membership in
the federation as delegate from
the Fort Myer Heights Citizens As
sociation, DR.. Meyers has been on
the Executive Committee for 13 con-
secutive years. He was president of
the federation for two years and
chairman Of the Interfederation
Conference for two years.
In presenting the trophy, c. Les
ter Bennett, listed DR.. Meyers
achievements as the establishment
of a central post Office, central
registrar and the passage of bond
issue for county parks and play
grounds.
Mass Meeting Asked.
On motion by DR.. Meyers, the
Federation voted to ask the chair
man of the County Board to hold
the proposed public mass meeting
Of the Park and Fairgrounds Com
mittee in the immediate future
The Federation also approved a
motion requesting the County Board
as a matter of policy, not to pur-
chase out of bond issue funds any
playground site on which ownership
was transferred after January, l943
1t was unanimously agreed to ap-
|propriate funds for purchase of a
meritorious service medal to be
awarded Mrs. Florence Cannon
former Federation president.
On recommendation of the Pub
lie Utilities Committee, motion
was passed requesting the County
Public Utilities Commission to reg
ulate operation of taxicabs in the
county. The motion asked elimi-
nation of full mileage rates from
taxi stand to pickup point that
cab stands be located near heavily
populated areas, establishment OF
uniform rates for trips to and from
the District and uniform rates for
extra passengers and for short trips
Pay Raises Endorsed.
The federation also approved a
motion of the Budget Committee ask
ing compensation of firemen, police
and teachers comparable to that in
the District. According to Comdr
George E. King, committee chair
man, county firemen receive 80 per
cent less, police 20 per cent less and
teachers is per cent less than IN
the District.
A move to request the county gov
ernment to provide the county with
an incinerator was approved.
The tuberculosis Association was
accepted into the federation and the
South Arlington Citizens Association
was accepted with the recommends
ton that the organization select a
name less confusing, since many
South Arlington areas already have
civic representation.
The federation approved the nam
ing OF a postwar planning and a
consumer committee
Evening star., 1944-03-08
BY the. Associated Press


ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 8.-The Gen
eral Assembly was asked yesterday
to repeal measure which appeared
before it at the 1943 regular ses-
sion, failed of passage, but inadvert-
emily was signed by Gov. O'Conor
and recorded among the laws of
Maryland.
Senator Thomas E. Hampton,
Democrat, of Montgomery presented
a bill asking for repeal of chapter
713 of the acts of the General AS
sembly of Maryland of 1943, purport-
ing to amend certain sections of the
charter of the town of Somerset,
Montgomery County"
Mr.. Hampton, who had presented
the original measure, said in the
repeal proposal that it had been
enormously and inadvertently pre-
sented to the Governor and was
signed by him"
The Senate journal and the rec
ords of the department of legisla-
tive reference show that said Sem
ate bill never actually
passed." the measure declared.
DR.. Horace E. Flack. head of the
department of legislative reference,
said the bill was introduced at the
1943 session to amend portions OF
Evening star., 1944-03-08
s. in Prince GEORGES
Report March d

Prince Georges County Draft
Board No. 3 at Upper Marlboro
announced today that 13 white men,
including nine fathers and nine
colored men, who passed their pre-
induction physical examinations
last month, will report to Fort
George G.. Meade March 81.
Board officials also announced
that nine white men including four
fathers, and four colored men, of
whom one is father, will report
the same day for duty with the
Navy. The nine fathers scheduled to
report are: Roland B. Blandford,
John w. Mcnamara, Archie L. Dav,
Emerson D, Duvall, Andrew T.
Buckler, John Allen, Thomas F.
Fitch, jr., William l.. Higgins and
James D. Haller.
The four other white men or
dered to report are Richard w.
Windsor, Donald E. Martin, Arthur
Graney and Eugene F.. Baxter.
The nine colored men scheduled
to report are: Henry H. Hall, Pierce
q. Browne, George A. Smith, Rich
ard r. Colbert, Alfred Anderson,
Donald Henderson, Louis D. Brown
Harold w. Belt and Lawrence C.
Brown.
The four fathers ordered to re-
port to the Navy are John Davis,
William E. Tucker, jr., Sidney w.
Wilkerson and Anton J. Hanah.
The five other white men, who
will report to the Navy, are: Thom-
as A. Jasper, Alvin F. Knight, We'll
don w. Walker, George F.. Howell
and Robert l.. AtchiSon.
The colored father scheduled to
report to the Navy is William E
Proctor. The three other colored
men reporting to the Navy are:
Willie Johnson, John E. Savoy and
James E. Thomas.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Prince Georges
Stiffens Rules
On Cab Permits
Burs Licenses to
Drivers Convicted
In Moral Turpitude'

A regulation prohibiting the is
suance of licenses to taxicab drivers
who have been convicted of crimes
involving moral turpitude" was
adopted by the Prince Georges
County Commissioners at their
meeting yesterday in Upper Marl-
boro.
The ordinance was drafted by
Waldo Burnside, attorney to the
board, and is effective Immediately.
1t also provides that no taxicab
driver who has had two suspensions
OF his driving permit may receive
license.
Will Examine Licenses.
County Police Chief Ralph Brown
told the commissioners that he will
examine the licenses of all taxicab
drivers in the county to determine
whether any of them shall be re-
voked under the new regulation.
Appeals from his decision may be
brought before the board, sitting as
police commissioners. Approximately
go taxicabs are affected.
In urging approval OF the new
ordinance, Chief Brown declared
that he has received complaints
from many county residents con-
corning alleged criminal records of
several cab drivers. He pointed out
there is nothing in the present taxi
cab regulations governing the issu
ance OF licenses to such persons.
In a letter to the commissioners,
the Brandywine Grange urged that
the new salary schedule for county
teachers be approved. A similar rel
quest was made in a petition by apI
'proximately 130 residents of the
county.
New Schedule in Budget.
The new schedule, which provides
that the two 5000 annual bonuses
being paid by the county and State
be made permanent part of teach
ers' salaries, Is included n the 1944-5
school budget now before the COM
missioner.
A petition by residents of Car
mody Hills for garbage and trash
collection and for street-lighting ia
cllities was ordered advertised for
three weeks in county newspapers.
A hearing will be held at IL am.
March 28 at Upper Marlboro.
Evening star., 1944-03-08

ting the moon-at least it did until
the unique experience the other day
of Sergt. Roland Herndon of Swords
Greek, Va, waist gunner on a
heavy bomber stationed here. He
and his fellow waist gunner are per-
haps the only two men in the world
who have fallen up instead of down
but their experience was accord
ing to the laws of classical physics
and not relatively.
They were free-falling bodies in
closed in more rapidly falling body
and as result both hung suspended
for several seconds with their heads
against the roof of the waist COM
partment, dancing on air with
nothing holding them up. 1t was
during recent raid over Munster.
One of the forts flying near was
knocked out by flax. The pilot COM
pletely lost control of it. It was
coming straight at the plane of
which Herndon Is one of the crew
members.
A crash in the air seemed in
evitable. But the pilot of Sergt.
Herndon's ship, 1t. D. w. Sullivan
Evening star., 1944-03-08
0'ConorMayGet
Soldier Ballot
Measure Today
Teacher Bonus Bill
Also Ready for
Assembly Action
By the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 8.-An amend
ed soldier vote bin and a substitute
teacher bonus measure were ready
today for General Assembly action
to clear the way for printing and
passage, with possibility the voting
plan might be enacted before night
fall,
Leaders in both the House and
Senate expected that If printing
were not delayed, the soldier vote
bill-principal reason for calling
the special session of the State
Legislature-would be ready for
Gov. O'Conor's signature by tonight.
The necessity for preparing a long
series of minor amendments to the
measure prevented its reception in
the Senate yesterday. But that
chamber turned back the legislative
clock and today is meeting as of
Tuesdays legislative day.
Changes Made in Bonus Bill.
The teacher bonus bill reported
out by the Senate Finance Commit
tee late yesterday would extend pay
ments until July l, 1945, instead Of
the end of May, 1945, as the ad-
ministration's bill proposed. The
substitute bill also provides that the
State bear three -fourths of the cost,
thus increasing the States financial
burden from 81 100000 proposed by
the Governor, to slightly more than
81 100000.
The Senate Finance Committee
also indicated 1t would increase the
State employees bonus from $120 to
$3.50 to correspond with the teach
ers' increase. Cost Of this was esti.
mated at $423, 900.
Both chambers met twice yester-
day and 13 new bills were dropped
in the Senate hopper at the second
meeting, following two at the first
session. Delegates introduced nine
new proposals in the House, adding
to the two offered early in the after
noon.
Intentions Act Repeal Proposed.
A majority of the new measures
were referred to the Rules Commit
tees under terms of a Democratic
caucus agreement to streamline the
session by considering only bills de-
termined to be essential and OF an
emergency nature.
Both the House and Senate re-
ceived proposal to repeal the
declaration of intentions act. An
other controversial measure. one to
lower the voting age, with approval
OF the electorate, from 81 to 18 years,
also was introduced in the House,
Both were sent to the Rules Com
mittee.
The proposal to lower the voting
age calls for an amendment to the
constitution, which would require
approval by three-fifths of the MEM
berShip Of the Assembly and ratifica-
ton by the electorate in the Novem-
Der election. The bill would apply to
all voters in the State, not only to
service personnel.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Montgomery Board
Approves Funds for
Recreation Areas
1944-5 Budget to Corry
$24, 900 for Purchase
Of Various Sites

Conversion by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission Of two five-acre tracts
adjacent to the North and South
-Four Corners School to recreation
areas was seen today after the
Montgomery County Board of Com
m1ssioners yesterday included a
$12, 900 item for purchase of the land
in the 1944-5 budget.
The board also inserted a similar
amount in the budget for acquisi-
ton and improvement by the COM
mission of small recreation centers
In or adjacent to various developed
communities in the western subur-
ban area of the county.
Both actions were taken in re-
sponse to a request by 1t. Col. E.
Brooke Lee, park commissioner. Col.
Lee explained that the commission
already has taken options on each
of the tracts. Use of the land for
recreation purposes has been urged
by residents of the Four Corners
area, he pointed out.
Rescue League Gets Funds.
The commissioners appropriated
up to $1,000 to improve housing
facilities for dogs at the county
Animal Rescue League shelter.
1t. Col. Stanford Chester, league
president. said the organization is
planning to construct more adequate
kennels and runways at the shelter
and to obtain competent personnel
for operation of the pound. Living
quarters for personnel also will be
constructed.
George T., Cornwen was appointed
to replace James P. Maddox in the
the county engineers Office, when
the latter is inducted in the armed
forces. Mr.. Cornwell will receive
81 800 year.
Traffic Light Sought.
A request by the Lincoln Park
Citizens Association for a traffic
light at the intersection of Horner's s
lane and the Baltimore & Ohio
tracks was referred to Sterling R.
Maddox, county engineer.
At the request of Mrs. Dorothy M.
kurtz. executive secretary, $6,838
was made available for expenses of
the Montgomery County Welfare
Board during March, as follows
Old-age assistance, 81, 1884; aid to de-
pendent children, $1,295; aid to
needy blind. $110; general public
assistance, s1,414; boarding home
care for children, s1,817; administra-
ton, S817.
The board granted military leave
OF absence to Ralph w. Offutt,
member of the county police force.
who is to begin Army duty on
March 13, and appointed Mrs. Ethel
Carr, Rockville, substitute telephone
switchboard operator at the court
house in Rockville.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Arlington Police Arrest
255 During February

Arlington County Police Chief
Harry L. woodward yesterday re-
ported total of 255 arrests during
February. Traffic arrests totaled
I'll and miscellaneous "a, while 119
two-dollar parking tickets were
issued.
One death and seven injuries re-
suited from "a accidents and s2,l51
was collected in fines and forfeited
collateral.
Taxi licenses issued amounted to
$36, and bicycle licenses to S25.
stolen property reported totaled
$1.206.50 and recovered property
s483 go. Out-of- property re-
covered amounted to S376. Stolen
cars were valued at $4,000 and re-
covered cars at S5,4CO
Evening star., 1944-03-08
7 Virqinions Reach Ports

The Eastern Area Red Cross has
announced that 7 Virginians are
among 179 Red Cross workers who
have arrived safely in foreign ports.
Among the Virginians are Joseph
W. Hubbold, Alexandria and Mar
garet Lee Hansbarger, Purcellville,
who have arrived in Australia, and
Beverly Bates, Fredericksburg, who
has arrived in England.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Montgomery County
To Join District in
Postwar Job Survey
Col. Arthur, D. c. Officer
Sees Money Available
To Areas With PIuns
BY MRS. J. REED BRADLEY.

Montgomery County will Join with
the Washington Board of Trade in
making a survey of postwar Job
possibilities for the county's 10000
servicemen, under the terms of a
resolution introduced at a meeting
OF the County Postwar Planning
Committee last night in the Bethes-
da Elementary School.
The resolution, offered by Fred
Lutes, followed an hour of contro-
versy over whether or not the public
debt should be increased by heavy
spending by county, State and
Federal governments.
Col. Joseph D. Arthur, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner for the Dis
trict, spoke of the Districts plans
for development in the postwar pc
riod. Col. Arthur stressed the i'm
portance Of having definite plans
worked out for specific projects SC
they could be put into operation
in a short time.
There is going to be plenty of
money available for spending after
the war and the group which has
had foresight enough to carry its
plans beyond the blueprint stage
will get its share of that money, -
he declared. Men can't 60 to work
ing"
Manpower Readjustment.
Fred G. Macarow, vice chairman
OF the Postwar Planning Committee
Of the Board of Trade, and Greater
Washington representative of the
National Council for Economic De-
velopment, discussed plans for pri-
vate industry and finance to cope
with the problems Of postwar man
power readjustment.
Mr.. Macarow assured the county
committee that the Washington
Board of Trade would be glad to
have its cooperation in making the
job survey.
A resolution by Emory Bogley
urged construction of "a modern,
suitable and adequate recreation
building and adequate swimming
facilities" at the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Recreation Center to serve
the western suburban area. The
resolution asked that the appropri-
ate authorities proceed with the
preparation of all necessary arclli-
tectural and engineering construc-
ton plans for use at the earliest
possible date.
Committee Rues Amended.
The rules Of the committee were
amended to allow resolutions pre-
sented to the chairman between
meetings to be referred to standing
committees Immediately after writ
ten notification to all members of
the General Committee. Such reso-
lutions then could be reported on
at the next meeting.
1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee, presiding
officer, announced that the next
meeting would be held at the LIQUOR
Dispensary Building in Silver Spring
at pm. April 4.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Arlington Official Hits
Cemetery Expansion
As 'Stop-Gap' Move
Acquisition of More Lund
Won't Fill Burial Needs,
Douglas Declares

Assailing the proposed expansion
OF Arlington National Cemetery as
a "stop-gap" move, Lawrence Doug
las. Arlington County common
wealth's attorney, today told the
House Military Affairs Committee
that acquiring 80 acres of privately
owned land would solve the expan-
sion problem only for five to seven
years.
The hearing was on a bill to ac-
Qiire lib acres of land In the county
to enlarge the cemetery.
From the Senate report on the bill,
Mr.. Douglas read statement of
Maj. Gen. e. G. Gregory, quarter
master general, that there was ap-
parent room in the present cemetery
for $4,000 more burials.
Mr.. Douglas pointed out that the
ground proposed to be acquired
would supply room for not more
than $4,000 additional interments.
He said he felt the county would
not oppose the bill If there were a
relationship between the bill and the
fulfillment of the need.
"The time will come when there
will have to be an additional Arling-
ton Cemetery, more remotely
placed" Mr.. Douglas said.
Manassas Cemetery Urged.
He suggested that the Govern
ment utilize large acreage already
Federally owned near the Manassas
(VaD Civil War battlefields.
He pointed out that the Govern
ment already had erected two tre-
mendous Office buildings fPentagor
and Navy Annex close to Arling-
ton Cemetery and added that ac-
QUESTION of adjacent land would
deny employees reasonably close
living quarters.
Representative Elston, Republican
OF Ohio asked if it was not incon-
sistent of the Government, when II
said it needed the area for cemetery
purposes, to then erect permanent
buildings on the land.
Bill May Garry Restrictions.
LII dlLSWCi W d uUGStlOI1 lTOfl
Chairman May If he thought it un.
wise to round out and beautify the
cemetery area, Mr.. Douglas asked i.
the land to be acquired was for parl
or cemetery uses. Mr.. May sale
that the bill probably would go ou
of committee with restrictions speci.
flying that the land be used fol
burial purposes.
Edmund ]. Murray, who repre-
sented the American Legion read ;
letter from Francis J. Sullivan, sec
retary of the organization, contain,
ing a resolution offered at th
Chicago National Convention il
1899 indorsing proposals that Airing
ton land be acquired for expansion
Asked by Mr.. Elston if he had an,
idea as to suitability of the lant
concerned for graves, he said he dix
not. He said he believed that n,
resolutions had been put before th
American Legion national bod,
since 1899.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Arlington Chest Decides
To Retain Two Agencies

The Board of Trustees of the Ar
lington Community Chest voted last
night to retain the Social Hygiene
Board and the Public Welfare Board
as Chest agencies.
The decision was based on report
from Gilbert Hall, who headed a
committee to investigate the posi-
bility of turning over the financing
Of some services Of the two agencies
to the county board.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Work or Fight Bill
Killed in Committee

BY tne ASSoclateu Press.
RICHMOND, Mar. 8.-The Vir-
ginia House of Delegates General
Laws Committee yesterday killed the
work or fight" bill sponsored by
Senator Moses.
The measure, which was for the
duration of the war, would have
made it a misdemeanor in Virginia
for able-bodied men between the
ages of 18 and 38 to refuse to work.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
RiverdoIe (Md.) Council
To Map Postwar Plans

The Town Council of Riverdale
Md, will hold special meeting at
8 pm. tomorrow in the town hall
Queensbury road and Forty-fifth
avenue, to prepare a postwar pro-
gram. The principal topic will be
construction of an overpass at the
Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad tracks.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Purim Party Scheduled

A Purim party and buffet supper
will be held by the Arlington jew
ish Community Center at $50
o'clock tonight in the Lyon Park
Community House, North Fillmore
street and Pershing drive, Arlington.
Evening star., 1944-03-08

dropping stones
at the rate of
one a second
they would not
have exhausted
q Quadrillionth
of the probabili-
ties that any
particular stone
would hit the
floor.
Thus 1t re-
mains a pretty
safe bet that
when one jumps
OF a roof he will
hit the sidewalk
instead of hit
Evening star., 1944-03-08
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

UNITED STATES HEAVY BOMBER STATION IN ENGLAND
Feb 26 Delayed) let's purely
behavior of gravity is purely matter of chance
stone falling the much than those
Evening star., 1944-03-08
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TWO GUNNERS' FALL UP
AS THEIR BOMBER DROPS

This Of stories by correspondent
District Maryland and Virginia soldiers taking
bombing OF Germany
Evening star., 1944-03-08

tne TOOL lnat II aH Cne people WHO,
have ever lived on earth since time 0
began had spent all their lives c
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-18
New Voters To Take .Oaths Wednesday Eve
30 Applications From Servicemen Received; ROskO.
 Lambert Seek Democratic Nominations

mako plans here soon for the casn- paign preceding the national elecs ton, s
 Daniel ,. Callahan, chairman ok the Democratic town committee. said today he expects Co call q meeting of the committed early thlS week at which dates for catlcuses and town convention will he set. Candidates for representative posta win he named and justices of the peace will .be chosen,
 John Rosko of the second ward and George Lambert of the third ward are candidates for these oliices The probate convention Co nonAln~ ate the Democratic candidate for judge of probate hes not yet beon held,
 Charles P. Rodenhach, chairman of the Republican town colnmittes. could not be reached today Go asccT- tain whether, or not dates have yet been set for the c. 0. P. convention at which nominations for reprosen- tatlves and justices ot the peace will be selected.
 Burgess J. Rudolph Anderson has been mentioned as . possible can- didate for Q representative post but he has nt yet ofaeially announced his candidacy. It is expected Repre- sentative Anna Erk will ha a cans didate for re-nomination. Rapreson- tative William Painter was recently nominated for state senator. N.