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Evening star., 1944-04-19
Dog MuzzIing Order
Renewed With Findinq
0f6 New RabiesCas
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Commissioners Also Ban
/ Sale Of Pets at Pound
For 3-Month Period

|. AS the Health Department re-
ported six more rabid dogs yes
terday, the: Commissioners took
steps to combat the epidemic by
renewing the muzzling order for
three months and banning the sale
Of dogs at the pound.
The Commissioner prohibition on
the sale of dogs will mean that all
the animals taken to the pound will
be killed unless redeemed by their
owners within 48 hours. The pound
now has 100 dogs, with the number
killed per day averaging approx
mately Is.
Health Officer George c. Ruhland
requested the ban on sales and in
formed the Commissioners Monday
that the rather disconcerting re-
port comes to us that the pound
master undertakes the sale of dogs
from the pound in spite of the re-
quest which this department sent
to the Commissioners under date
of october %, 1943.'
Il regret to be obliged to state"
DR.. Rutland added, that we do
not foresee quick clearance of the
situation unless there is more whole
hearted cooperation by the public
in reducing the Districts dog popu-
lation."
Poundmaster Frank Marks said
that In the last year more than
l 500 dogs had been sold, and that
in recent years three out of every
five dogs were sold to out-of town
buyers. Dogs were sold to new
owners for 50.
The muzzling order was first
adopted last October and renewed
in January.
Three persons were reported bit
ten by the last group of dogs found
infected with rabies, bringing the
total number of persons attacked
to 20 for the year. The animals were
picked up in the 300 block of O
street S.W., 5000 block of Forty
seventh street NV, 1900 block of
Twenty second street NV, 400
block of Tenth street S.W., Park
place near Warder street and in
the vicinity of the Navy Yard.
Evening star., 1944-04-19
Alexandra Council
Adopts Ordinance
For Smoke Control
Representatives of.Utility
And Potomac Yards
Anticipate Hordships

After six months of discussion and
consultation the Alexandra City
Council last night unanimously
adopted q smoke e-control ordinance
providing for the establishment Of
q smoke regulation department un-
der qualified engineer.
Judge Thurman Arnold Of the
Court OF Appeals, q member Of the
committee Of citizens who urged
the adoption Of such an ordinance.
congratulated the council and the
city attorney for approving the
measure.
Robert McGahey, representing the
Potomac Yards, contended that
adoption Of the ordinance would
create hardship on the yards be.
cause Of the labor situation, the
necessity OF burning low-grade coal
and scarcity OF sxnoke-controllin
equipment during the war. H. L.
Crumley, vice president Of the vir-
ginia Public Service Co., said his
flrm would be unable to comply with
the ordinance 50 long as 1t was COM
PEELED to operate It's old plant, one
of the chief smoke offenders IN the
city. a -s
Fines to BE Imposed.
Members Of the council and Jo-
seph Pancoast, city attorney. said
consideration Of circumstances would
be given violators before fines were
imposed.
The council also voted to CO.
operate with the State Highway De-
partment In the proposed widening
Of Route No. ! for 800 feet south Of
-Four Mile Bridge as well. a. the
widening OF the bridge, provided the
ctty's share Of the work is paid from
funds due it from the Highway De-
partment. The group previously
had denied request by the High
way Department to share In the
cost Of the project.
The council approved an appro-
priation of $4,500 for the cost OF
improving the civil and police court
omces by using the space recently
vacated by the Board of Education.
Appropriations Approved.
Also approved were an appropria.
ton Of $4,000 to correct the .drain-
age problem at West View terrace
and King street road; $500 for
general improvement Of the inter-
section Of Hume avenue and High
way No. l and $500 was made to
provide clerical help for the city
attorney for the remainder Of 1874.
The request of r. s. winchester
for permission to use 416 Hume
avenue as location to retread and
recap tires was refused on the
grounds that such an enterprise
would interfere with trafic.
The application OF w. G. Gun.
ningham to rezone the northeast
corner Of Cameron and Alfred
tstreets from C-1 to D-2 commercial
Twas set for hearing on May D and
1.-The application Of the Chatham
Corp. to rezone three parcels of land
lon King street road and Braddock
road from A residential to 4 resi-
Dental was set for hearing On
NAV a. 80
Evening star., 1944-04-19

der terrible nervous strain, par
ticularly on the way to a target. II
his nerves get the upper hand, he
is likely, in all sincerity, to discover
faults in ship which is operating
perfectly.
Nearly all combat flyers have hao
this experience one time or another
The result may be a turnback. The
ship goes home without fulfilling
its mission. If a mechanical check
reveals that there is nothing the
matter with his ship and if that
happens a few times. the job be-
comes one for the fight surgeon.
Must Keep Boys Flying.
SThe object is to keep the boys
flying If possible" said Capt. Dugan.
"Of course the approach differs with
individuals. You have to know them
all well. Some you must kick and
some you must talk to sweetly.
Some will come around and others
won't. There are few shaky ones
that you can keep going for long
time, more or less on a day-to-day
basis. But If the mans nerve is
really gone all you can do is send
him home. There is no wizardry
possible. It's all pretty much a
matter of common sense. You can't
give a man courage. The only thing
you can do Is to help him use what
he has"
A pilot joined this group last year
atsBengazi. He became highly ner-
vous after few missions. Capt.
Dugan had him sent to the hos
pital where a checkup revealed
nothing physically wrong. He be-
gan to fly again, but turned back
repeatedly. There was nothing the
matter with his craft.
Capt. Dugan sent for the pilot and
told him bluntly to snap out of it,
A few days later, however, the pilot
came back and said that he wished
to quit combat flying, that his
nerves were shot. In a half hours
tongue lashing, Capt. Dugan told
the boy that it was his war as much
as anybody elses, accused him of
making a laughing stock Of his crew
and tried to make him aware, of his
Evening star., 1944-04-19
Mayor Torvestud's Son
Gets AAF Commission

Robert J. Torvestad, 20, son ol
Mayor and Mrs. John N. Torvestac
OF Colmar Manor, has been com.
missioned a second lieutenant after
being graduated from the Army Al,
Forces Pilot School, George Field
Lawrenceville. HI.
1t. Torvestad is a graduate OF
Bladensburg High School and the
university of Maryland. He en-.
listed in the Army Air Forces Re.
serve in 1912 and was ordered to re.
port for active duty about four day.
before his graduation from the uni.
versity in February, 1943.
Evening star., 1944-04-19
RC Approves Revised
Plan 10 Consolidate
Two Virginia Utilities
Ruling Subject to Change
In,l1 Million Excess Cost
Of VPS Properties

An amended plan for the acquisi-
ton by the Virginia Electric g. Pow
er Co., of the Virginia Public Serv-
ice Co., of Alexandria, had the ap-
proval today Of the Federal Power
Commission.
The commissions approval, given
at hearing here late yesterday is
subject, however, to the condition
that ll,035, TAO, representing what
was described as excess over the
original cost of VPS properties,
should not be charged to the oper-
ating expenses of the merged COM
panies as was originally proposed
by the applicants.
The effect of that condition, the
commission said, was to prevent that
excess cost from being reflected in
rates charged consumers of the sur
viving company, Vepco.
Original Plan Criticized.
The original proposal, the COM
mission said, would have represented
lin substance, purchase of pro-
spective revenues to be exacted
from consumers"
80 long as prospective pur-
chaser of utility property has the
assurance that consumers can be
compelled to foot the BILL" the COM
missions opinion said, there is no
incentive to insure that such trans
actions will be consummated in a
manner that will serve the public
interest in economical electric
service.
Such a bargain may be the re-
suit of protracted 'arm's-length'
negotiations between the buyer and
the seller, but the third party to the
transaction-the rate paying custo-
mer-is not consulted and has no
protection except through the
vigilance of regulatory authorities.
1t is this type of abuse, among
others, which the Holding Company
Act and the Federal Power Act were
designed to prevent"
The commission said the appli-
cants' revised proposal also agreed
to make an immediate rate reduc-
tAOH Oh $SUU,UUO q year.
Under the circumstances" the
commission said, I'VE find that the
proposed acquisition by vepco of
|VPS under the terms of the revised
proposal will be consistent with the
public interest and should be ap-
proved"
Vepco to Charge Of $5,921, ,601.
The commissions authorization
directed Vepco to charge off imme-
diately $5,921, ,601 excess over original
cost, as Of November 30, 1943, repre-
senting the entire amount by which
the purchase price exceeds the book
cost of VPS properties. The re-
mainder of the $11 ,036, ,749 excess, or
$5.115, 5,148, will be asnortized against
income, in equal annual charges
over a 15-year period beginning with
1943. g
Other adjustments ordered, the
commission said, would dispose of
an additional SIS 5,000, 900 in excuses
bringing to a, total Of nearly 426,- :
600, 900 the amount to be eliminated
ultimately from the plant account of
the merged company. -
The commissions order also au-
thorized the transfer to vepco of
the interest Of VPS in the licenses
issued by the commission for two
small hydroelectric projects on the
James River. These were the Bal
cony Falls project with an installed
capacity of 1920 kilowatts and the
Cushaw project with an installed
capacity OF $500 kilowatts. The lat
ter project, under license to the
Hydroelectric Corp. of Virginia, was
under lease to VPS
Evening star., 1944-04-19
Animal Rescue Group
Opens Drive 10 Seize
Stray Dogs in County
Prince Georges Heads
Suspend Order to Shoot
All Animals at LARGE

The Prince Georges County Ami
NAL Rescue League today prepared
to launch a drive to pick up all
stray dogs in the county after the
county commissioners Yesterday
agreed to suspend indefinitely their
order instructing police to shoot all
dogs seen at large.
TIL commissioners also promised
to provide monthly salary Of SIPS
for each of two men who will oper-
ate the leagues trucks and to fur
nish a dog pound in a barn on the
grounds of the county almshouse
near Ritchie.
The action was taken after rep
resentatives of the league said a
Health Department worker and an
employe of the State Livestock Sam
itary Service will accompany the
trucks to authorize the collection
of stray animals.
Will Pick Up All Strays.
Under the new plan all dogs at
large will be picked up and taken
to the pound. If unclaimed after
five days they will be destroyed. A
50 fee will be charged for .-ach ami
NAL claimed at the pound.
Funds for remodeling of the barn,
which will begin this week, will be
obtained from the county dog tax
receipts. John M. Walton, league
president, said attempts will be
made Immediately to employ the
two men who will man the league
trucks and alternate in operating
the pound
Meanwhile DR.. John M. Byers,
county health officer, who also at
tended the meeting, warned that all
dogs must be tied or penned. Vio-
lators Of the quarantine, which is
in effect until June IS, will be
brought into court, he declared.
The shott-on-sight order was is
sued two weeks ago after County
Police Chief Ralph w. Brown said
residents have failed to cooperate
in observing the ban. At that time
DR.. Byers told the board that 40
rabid dogs have been reported in
the county since January and that
200 persons have received Pasteur
treatment for dog bites since last
September.
Rezoning Petition.
The board approved petition by
Edward Daniels, agent for the re-
zoning from residential A to COM
mercial D part of the Mazza tract
on the southeast side of the WASH
ington- Baltimore boulevard near
Beltsville.
Approval also was granted a re-
quest by Claire G.. Adams, owner,
for the reclassification from resi-
Dental A to C of the north 100 feet
of lots So and 10, johnson g. Wine S
First Addition to Hyattsville.
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie re-
ported receipts totaling $4,S54.44 in
fines and costs last month, Of which
81 $50. n goes to the commissioners.
Arep0rt by Trial Magistrate WAL
ter L. Green showed receipts to-
falling $l,4038o during April, of
which 3e2l.56 goes to tie osnifnis-
sioners. S
: Substitute Trial Magistrate Henry
H. ONeiil reported receipts totaling
81 .597. .95 last month, of which
$480. so goes to the commissioners.
Evening star., 1944-04-19

"there is prac-
tically no health
problem h er e.
These boys don't
n e e d a lot of
medicine. What
work there Is is
psychology rath-
er than medi-
cine"
he psyche
logical problem
has to do with
flyers who, to
put 1t simply,
have bee com e
afraid. A man in
a bomber is I'M
Evening star., 1944-04-19
Scouts Give Comp Course

A camping course for Arlington
County Boy Scout leaders is being
held at 8 pm. Mondays at the
Ballston Scout Hall, 909 North Staf-
ford street, All Scouters interested
are urged to attend the course,
which will include an overnight
camping trip the week end of
April 30.
Evening star., 1944-04-19
PTA to Sponsor Program

The East Silver Spring Elemen-
tary School Parent Teacher Associ-
alton will sponsor a program in the
school auditorium Friday from 7::3O
to $50 pm. A magician, folk dances,
movies and other entertainment will
be offered.
Evening star., 1944-04-19
Rev. 6. c. HuyI Accepts
Worrenton Pustorute
BY the Associated Press.

Ey The Associated Press.
WARRENTON, Va, April 1e.-
The Rev. Guy c. Huyl, a native of
Fauquier County and now a mem
Der of the faculty of Fork Union
Military Academy near Palmyra
has accepted call to the Warren
ton Baptist Church.
The Rev. Mr.. Huyl has been fill
Ing the Warrenton post since the
resignation of the Rev. C. T. Allen
in early October.
Evening star., 1944-04-19
jeff Davis to Attend Dinner

JEFF Davis, self-styled king OF
hoboes," will be the guest of honor
at a dinner meeting of the Silver
Spring Board of Trade at 7 O'Clock
tonight at the Indian Spring Coun-
try Club. Entertainment will be
furnished by the Washington Scot.
tish Pipe Band and the Highland
Dancers. A business session viii
precede the program.
Evening star., 1944-04-19
Anne Arundel County
Dog Warden Tokinq
Antirobies Serum
By the Associated Press.

. ~ the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, April 10
County Dog Warden Charles H
kreider, sr., added his name yes
terday to the list of approx
mately Is persons in Anne
Arundel County now taking
antirabies serum.
Mr.. Kreider received a scratch
on his leg, accidentally inflicted,
from a sick dog he picked up
Saturday. Examination of the
animals head showed rabies in
fection.
Evening star., 1944-04-19
FLYERS MENTAL ILLS
DESCRIBED BY SURGEON
By NEWBOLD MOVES, Jr.
Star War Correspondent.

AMERICAN BOMBER BASE italy By wreesslMuc has been
written
wizard who not only his flyers good mental and physical
but their counsellor
That largely Joseph A.
He is slim darka md yervm mat
Evening star., 1944-04-19

f-fact about MS job.
/ the first place." he said,
Evening star., 1944-10-24
War Fund Rally Held
By owl Employees
To Spur Collections
Morine Veteran Asks
Booking for Fighting Me,
At Report Luncheon

The Office of War Information
held a Community War Fund
rally for its employees today as
10000 solicitors in Washington
and four surrounding counties
went to work to collect the re-
naming 70 per cent of the S4,-
850,0 goal before November 8.
A total of 81 LAOS, 1928 per cent
of the goal-was reported yester-
day after a weeks solicitation.
Solicitors holding their second re-
port luncheon in the Hall of Flags,
United States Chamber of Com
merce, heard a marine veteran,
Sergt. H. Newman Marsh. jr.. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold N. Marsh, 35l5
Lowell street NV. plead for success
of the drive to back up fighting men
all over the world.
Report Luncheons.
A third report luncheon will be
held at 1890 pm. tomorrow and a
fourth on Friday.
Herbert L. Willett, War Fund ex-
ecutive director, said he hoped to
spur on solicitors reporting tomor-
row by announcement of informa-
tion received today from the United
Seamens Service-a fund agency
that it had sent 1,450-ton floating
recreation club to stand off near the
Philippines for seamen delivering
supplies for Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's attacking forces. The ship
the U. S. S. Klang, once a British
(See WAR FUND, Page AID
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Germans Report
Capture of First
American Woman
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 24.-The Berlin
radio today reported that the
first American woman" had
been captured on the Western
front and described her as Mrs.
Gertrude LIE Gendre, AZ, of New
York.
Mrs. lie Gendre is the daughter
OF Dutch carpet manufacturer,
John Sandfurt, from Amsterdam,
and belongs to the upper 400 of New
York." the broadcast said. "She
was captured when she was on a
visit to Wallendorf, which fell tenn
porarily into American hands. 4
The broadcast continued, Mrs.
LIE Gendre came to France as liaison
officer between the Allied Expe-
dictionary Forces Club and the
United States Army. She was in
Paris when some one made the sug-
gestion that she visit the American
lines in Wallendorf."
Evening star., 1944-10-24
London Reports Fail
To Indicate General
in Spain
Anti-Froneo Organization
Claims to Be Active
In Three Provinces
BY the Associated Press


LONDON, Oct. 24.-Conflicting
reports of armed clashes in
Spain reached London today and
it was not yet clear whether the
action involved only frontier
skirmishes or an organized and
formidable revolt against Gen
eralissimo Francisco Francois
FalangiSt regime.
An authoritative source cautioned
against overestimating the extent
of the hostilities. Official quarters
said they had no information con-
f1rming reports of a general upris-
ing.
1t was pointed out, however. that
strong, well-equipped Maqui forces,
including a high percentage of
Spanish Republicans, were in South
western France near the Spanish
border.
Details Obscure.
A responsible source stated it had
not been learned how many of these
Spanish Maquis had been crossing
the border into Spain or to what
extent they were in contact and
collaborating with guerrilla forces
of the Spanish Republican junta.
Spanish Republican headquarters
here said the guerrillas were active
in three major provinces of Spain
Galicia, in the northwest; Estrema-
dura, in the southwest, and Anda-
lusia in the south.
Frances Spanish national radio
told of clashes between regular
Spanish troops guarding the from
tier and several groups of Spanish
Reds from France, but sought to
create the impression that the sit
uation was well in hand, with most
of the rebels surendering or fleeing
back across the French border.
The German radio, while stressing
the superiority of frances regular
troops, said today that 1000 Reds
already had been killed in the from
tier fighting-a rather high figure
for the casualties of several groups.
The German report also mentioned
that, while one Spanish village was
recaptured by Frances men, the
Reds" still held three villages.
The Spanish Embassy issued a
statement denying reports that
$4,000 German soldiers escaped
from France into Spain and now
control or influence the Spanish
police" The statement said that
during the withdrawal of German
forces from France only 1900 Ger
mans in all" entered Spain and that
all were interned.
Prisoners Taken.
I'm general" said a broadcast by
the Spanish national radio, 1T
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Mrs. Roosevelt Ranks Three
Issues Above Fourth Term

Mrs. Roosevelt was asked if she
did not believe the issue of another
term was perhaps the most impor-
tant in the campaign.
She replied she thought it was
much less important than the other
issues, and a less important issue
than the third term in the last
election.
Mrs. Roosevelt said the rainy drive
in New York did the President good
because it brought him into closer
contact with the stimulation of
crowds. Though it was decidedly a
little damp" both of them had
ridden in the rain before and really
devoted more thought to the plight
of crowds lining the streets than to
their own discomfort, Mrs. Reose-
velt said.
The President was delighted that
Fala, his black Scottie, who rode
with him. put his paws on the back
(See MRE ROOSEVEI, Pr AL
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Fleeing Jops Leave Fi|ipinos
Large Stocks of Beer, Soki

Two 12-year-old girls laughingly
carried case between them.
1t all came from large stocks of
beer and saki left behind by the
garrison of 1000 japanese troops
that hastily fled to hills yesterday
under heavy bombing and artil-
lery fire. "a
Vengeful Filipinos hacked up one
Japanese who was killed inside
the city.
Gen. Nudge personally received
40 surrendering Formosan laborers
after his tank battered through an
upset truck which the enemy had
set up as street block. He found
guerrilla presiding over the For
mosans, who held their hands aloft
and appeared happy to be taken.
Tacloban. a city of 10000 and the
largest on Leyte Island, is the first
important Philippines town to fall
to the invading Americans. ct is
(See TACLOBAN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1944-10-24
IS Persons Reported Hurt
In New Orleans Train Crash

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 24.-About
Is persons were injured here today
when the Illinois Central train
louisiana struck the rear of the
Southern Pacific Sunset Limited at
a crossing near Shrewsbury road,
just west of the city. Both trains
were outbound.
Ambulances were rushed to the
scene to carry the injured to hos
pitals. A. c. Linton, general pas
senger agent for the Illinois Cen
tral. said there were no fatalities.
The collision occurred in a heavy
fog. Railroad officials Immediately
began on investigation.
Reports said none of the cars
turned over. The Louisiana was en-
route to Chicago and the Sunset
Limited to California.