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Evening star., 1944-06-18
Arlington Summer Schools
Will Open tomorrow

Sixteen Arlington County schools
viii open at 8 am. tomorrow for
{ summer session registration, school
department oficials announced yes
terday.
Glasses will be conducted from 8
am. until noon in an eight week
course. Regular term work will be
offered in elementary schools, while
courses to be given in junior and
<senier high schools will be governed
by the number of students register
ing.
Schools where registration will be
held and where courses will be given
If enrolment justifies them, include:
Nellie Custis. Patrick Henry, Stone
wall Jackson, Matthew F. Maury,
Cherrydale, James Monroe, Robert
+. Lee, John Marshall, Walter Reed,
Harrington, Woodlawn, Thomas JEFF
ferson Junior High, Washington-Lee
Senior High. Hoffman Boston, Kem-
per and Langston.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Red Cross Jeep House
10 Reopen tomorrow

The Red Cross Jeep House, which
directed the war work of teen-age
children in the Bethesda Chevy
Chase area last year. will be revived
tomorrow with registration for
Junior Red Cross classes In surgical
dressings. The Jeep House will be
located at Bethesda Branch Red
Cross headquarters, 1908 Wisconsin
avenue.
All girls IA years Of age or over
are invited to enroll. Other classes
will include nutrition, home nursing
and first aid for girls II years Of
age and over and camp and hospi-
tai service for those 10 years OF age
and over.
Registration for all other Junior
Red Cross classes, excepting sur
gical dressings, will be from 10 am.
to noon Wednesday at the Jeep
House.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Speeding Motorist Is Killed
AS Virginia Police Pursue

A motorist who, police said, wa.
speeding from their pursuing car
was killed instantly yesterday on
Route 2l1, near Centerville, Va,
when his car crashed at a speed
estimated at 100 miles an hour. The
crash occurred so quickly that pur-
suing State and Fairfax County po-
lice pasesd without knowing the car
had wrecked.
Fairfax County police listed the
dead man as Ersel G. Riggleman,
8l4 North Stafford street, Arlington.
They said his skull was crushed in
the wreck, which was thought to
have been caused by blowout on a
front wheel. Riggleman was alone
in the auto.
Fairfax County Policeman T. E..
Denty said he spotted Riggleman's
speeding car on Route 2ll, between
and Centerville, and started
after 1t to give the driver q speed
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Eighty -Year-0Id Girl
Spotted Fever Victim.
Has Been Given Serum;
Condition Reported Fair

An 8-year-old Kensington (Md.)
girl is Ill in the Suburban Hospital
Qt Bethesda with Rocky Mountain
spotted fever, 1t was learned last
night. She is the third spotted
fever patient to be admitted to
nearby Maryland hospitals in the
last week. aG
Hospital attendants said the girl.
Gertrude Fox, was admitted Friday.
They said she had been given
spotted fever serum and described
her condition as fair. IS
Two-year-old James Maddox. r..
Rockville, was admitted to the hos
pital with spotted fever "Wednesday.
Hospital attendants said his con-
dition remained serious last night.
Meanwhile, attendants at Leland
Memorial Hospital at Riverdale de-
scribed the condition OF Albert Mo-
Ter, 42-year-old Naval Observatory
employe, who was admitted last
Sunday with spotted fever, as salts
factory.
The KenSington girl is the fifth
case OF the tick-borne disease re-
ported this year lin Montgomery
County. No fatalities have been re-
ported In the country.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Sylvester Mettenburq
New Head Of K. of c.

Sylvester Mettenburg is the new
grand knight of Rock Greek Coun-
Gil. Knights Of Columbus. Other
officers include william Buckley,
deputy grand knight: Shane
Mccarthy, chancellor; Wilfred H.
Corrodon. recorder: William p. Kill
main, advocate; Charles w. Buoy,
warden; Charles A. Koran, inside
guard; William Hayden and Edward
Gardner, outside guards; John j.
McGinness, trustee: James A.
DeLany and william c. OBrien,
alternate delegates to the Mary
land State Convention.
DR.. George A. Kalousek was ap-
pointed financial secretary and
Walter P. Coppinger lecturer.
DR.. Kalousek was awarded the
McDonough Medal for outstanding
individual service to the council
during the last year. knights Of
Columbus Of the third Maryland
district will hold dance at the
Indian Spring Club June 80.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
House Gets Bill
To Force uses
TO Bare Records
Mcmillan Moves
To Aid Police Here
In Criminal Hunt

Moving to combat the closed
fle" policy Of the United States
Employment Service, Representative
Mcmillan, Democrat, OF South Caro-
lima yesterday introduced q bin to
permit Washington police to obtain
information from the USES about
workers on its employment rolls.
As chairman of the House Dis
trict Committees Police and Fire
Subcommittee, Mr.. Mcmillan an
nounced several days ago he would
introduce such measure II the
Commissioners we're unable to win
Tor the police the same privileges
now employed by half a dozen Fed
eral Investigating agencies.
Young Asks McNutt's Aid.
His action came shortly after
Commissioner John Russell Young
had called on War Manpower Dr.
rector McNutt to aid police in crime
Investigations by permitting the
USES to supply police with what
ever information it can concerning
identity and whereabouts Of dis
honest employees.
Before Commissioner Young's let
ter had reached Mr.. McNutt, how
ever, national VINO backed I'D a
statemeIN prepared by Regional
VINO Director Henry E. Treide de-
claring that ito permit the public
employment ofiiceS to become an
unohlcial information bureau for in
vestigating agencies would break
down the public confidence which Is
necessary for effective wartime oper-
alton OF the employment service"
Measure Covers Region.
The bill introduced in the House
would authorize and direct the VINO
regional director for the region coy-
ering the District (Mr. Treide). on
request, to grant the Districts police
force access to all files, document
and other written information in the
possession Of the War Manpower
Commission or the United states
Employment Service with respect to
any individual on the employment
rolls in such region"
The measure provides for further
cooperation with District police by
permitting the police force to be
furnished orally with any informa-
tion in the possession Of VINO or the
USES concerning workers on their
rolls.
Evening star., 1944-06-18

With nine members OF her family
in the service. eight Of whom are
overseas, Mrs. "A. B. Calhoon, River
dale, Md, doesn't confine her War
Bond buying to campaigns. She
backs her fighting family with q
bond every two weeks.
TITS just our part in the war;
she explained. Her husband and
she have been buying bonds regu-
larly since sales were begun.
I'VE know they're doing their
part, and they know we're doing
ours" Mrs. Calhoon said, referring
to members of her family in the
service, all of whom subscribe reg
ularly for War Bonds. Il
Mrs. Calhoon's youngest son is
serving at sea with the Navy. He
is John w. Calhoon, 10, seaman,
first class. Ye sends $50 every two
months to his kid brother" VIII
liam, for bonds.
Another son. Capt. A. B. Calhoon,
jr., 20, has been stationed in Eng
land for three months. He entered
active service as a member of the
Maryland National Guard.
Her nephew. Maj. Miller G.
Bowen, jr., 80. who has been in
England for almost two years, sends
a 500 War Bond to his mother
every month.
Evening star., 1944-06-18

ing ticket. He said his car could not
keep pace with the Riggleman auto
mobile, and on passing Centerville
he was Joined in the chase by two
State police. Sergt. r. l.. Wolfe and
Trooper p p. Herndon.
The Fairfax County policeman
said the Riggleman car passed out
Of sight over small hill and when
the police cars topped the rise it
could no longer be seen.
He said man on the roadside at
tempted to wave the police cars to a
stop, but they thought he was point
ing down the road in the direction
of the fleeting car. The man was
trying to tell police the Riggleman
car had overturned down an en-
bankment.
Mr.. Denty said both police cars
continued for 10 miles before re-
turning to f1nd Riggleman's body
and the wrecked auto about a mile
and half from Centerville.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Soldier Accused Of Attack
On Wife Of Officer

A Fort Meade private was charged
yesterday with attempted criminal
assault on an Army ofiicer's wife
following an investigation by mill
tary ofhcials.
According to a spokesman for the
Military District of ! Warrington,
Pvt. George p. Phillips is alleged to
have attempted to assault the wife
Of an onicer at her home ut Yelling
ton Villa, south Of Alexandria, June
8. - -
Military authorities said Phillips
was arrested Thursday night on the
Mount Vernon Memorial highway
by park police and turned over to
military police.
Military ofacials said 1t had not
yet been determined whether Phil
lips would be court-martialed or
turned over to Fairfax County
authorities.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Blood Donors Needed

Pointing out that the Allied in
vasion means more urgent need for
blood plasma, Mrs. E. M. Whitcomb,
blood donor chairman of the Silver
Spring branch Montgomery County
Chapter, American Red Cross, an
nounced Yesterday that donors are
needed for the Mobile Blood Donor
Units visits to the Woodside Meth
odist Church on Georgia avenue
from 8 am. to 2 pm. Friday. Per-
sons desiring to give their blood
are urged to call Mrs. Whitcomb,
Silver Spring 0690 or Silver Spring
0383, for an appointment.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Lody Of Lourdes Court
Elects Mrs. G. v. Porter

Mrs. Catherine ". Porter is the
new Grand Regent OF the Court
OF Our Lady of Lourdes, No. 1l20,
Catholic Daughters of America
Other of1icers are Mrs. Madeline
Leon, vice grand regent; Miss Joan
Spencer, prophecies; Miss Ann Shi-
90, financial secretary; Mrs. Mary
M. Burns, historian; Mrs. Kathleen
Probey, treasurer; Mrs. Louise Men
ikheim, lecturer; Mrs. Mathilda
warner, monitor; Mrs. Mary Fran
ces Casson, sentinel Miss Marie
Boland, organist; with Mrs. Mary
spencer and Mrs. Norbertine Over
holt as trustees.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Maryland University
Gets New Sorority

National sororities at the Uni
versity of Maryland were increased
to II yesterday, when the Beta
Chapter of Pi Beta Phi was in
stalled.
Mrs. Amy Burnham, Chaplin, ILL.,,
grand president, conducted mstalla-
tion ceremonies, following which IA
girls were initiated. The chapters
first meeting, followed by a recep-
ton, will be held today.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Porents See Pilot Son
Killed in Air Crush
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASs0cIhteu FIess.
MARTINSvILLE, Va. June IT,
With the pilots parents looking on,
two Martinsville flyers were killed
today when their Navy plane
crashed and burned after a ride
over the city.
Killed were Ensign Stephen L.
Mitchell. jr., 2l, whose parents were
watching the plane when it crashed
near the airport here after staliing
during landing glide, and Second
II. Claybrook Lester, jr., 81, a ma
riae. Both had just arrived from
Pensacola, Fla, where Ensign
Mitchell, was a flying instructor
and where 1t. Lester had Just re-
ceived his wings.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Virginia Sales ! Tax
Issue Expected 10
Result in Stiff Fight
Businessmen Oppose
Proposed Levy; Hearings
Will Stort June rs
By the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, June H.-Fire-
works on the retail sales tax issue
are expected to open UP June rs
when the first public hearing on
the subject will be conducted here
by the legislative commission cre-
ated to study the advisability OF
such levy as source Of addition
al State revenue.
The League Of Virginia Counties
has urged its members oficials OF
the Commonwealth's 100 counties
to attend the meeting here and the
public hearing set for the following
day In Roanoke.
Opposed by Merchants.
While county ofncials generally
are believed to be IN favor Of some
form Of retail sales, tax to- bolster
both State and local revenue, q
fight against the levy Is expected
from the Retail Merchants Associa-
ton and similar organizations Of
trades people.
Sti1 opposition also is antici-
pated from businessmen who operate
in areas near the District and .bor-
dering States, although most Of the
adjoining States already have the
sales levy.
Under the provisions of the leg
islative act creating the commission
its study must be completed and its
report submitted to Gov. Darden
by October !. The commission at
a recent organization meeting here
decided to start OF the study with
the two public hearings and to shape
its program thereafter on the results
Of those hearings.
Collecting Data.
In the meantime the commission
is engaged In collecting sales tax
data from other States where such
levies have been in effect for years
in an effort to gain from their ex-
perience detailed information on
administration
The commission is headed by DR..
Upton r. Snavely OF the Univer-
sity of Virginia as chairman and
Is composed of C. H. Morrissett,
State tax commissioner; Senator Y.
Melvin Hodges, South Hill; Senator
j. c. Carpenter, Clifton Forge, and
Delegates John Warren Cooke, Ma
thews; Edmund De Jarnette. Han
over, and Vernon B. Tate, Wise.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Gurden Costumes Uraed

Members of the Silver Spring
Garden Club have been asked to
wear their favorite gardening cos
tune to the monthly meeting of
the club at 8 pm. tomorrow in
Jesup Blair Community House A
prize will be given for the most
practical and interesting outfit. A
colored sound film For Health and
Happiness" lent by the University
of Maryland, will be shown. A
question and answer period on
roses and azaleas will be held. This
will be the last meeting OF the club
until fall.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
O'Conor Names Counsel
For Utility Commission

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. June 17.-Gov
O'Conor announced today appoint
ment of Charles T. lie Viness to
succeed Joseph Sherbow as general
counsel to the Public Servcie Com
mission.
Mr.. Sherbrow resigned to accept
an appointment to the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City.
Long figure in Government cir
cles, Mr. LIE Viness is chairman OF
the State Board of Correction.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Glen Echo Fire Chief
Made Eastern Director
Special Dispatch to The star.

OVcCInI IHSpHIVI 20 AHc OtWI
HARRISBURG, Pa, June IT.
Joseph A. Giamatteo. chief of the
Glen Echo CMd9 Volunteer Fire
Department, was elected a director
Of the Eastern Association of Fire
Chiefs at the organizations 18th
annual convention here today.
Chief Giammattoe. who lives at
62l4 Dunrobbin drive, Fairway Hills.
Md. has headed the Glen Echo Fire
Department since 1910. He Is chief
of fire service for the Montgomery
County once OF Civilian Defense
and is president Of the County Fire
Chiefs Association.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Will ExpIoin Charter

Mrs. John H. Werner, executive
secretary of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Charter Committee, will explain
the proposed charter to members
OF the Montgomery County Repub-
ltcafl Women's Club at luncheon
meeting at noon June 20, at the
Purple Iris Inn.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Students Solve
Labor Puzzle
h Arlington
Monpower Worries
A Thing Of the Past
As They Pitch Ii

Al iht8 tOl NOulby ua3upOWS1
shortage d over--until fall. Resi-.
dents now can get lawn moved.
> soda jerked swiftly and groceries
sacked and carried out. In the 5
and l0-cent store you can buy =
dish cloth without standing and
waving It at the clerk for half an
hour. A
The new working class, which
possesses in enthusiasm what 1t
lackS in experience, Is made up OF
school children. At least three
fourths Of the county's junior and
senior high school students are at
work somewhere. according to their
own estimate.
Dorothy zirkle, 1e, works full time
at . bakery and Is saving for her
fan wardrobe. She's buying bonds,
too and points out she has two
brothers overseas.
Wed much rather work than
just mop around all summer" Ii
the way she sums 1t up.
The School Department reports 10
applications q day for work permits
In the week since school closed. Work
permits are given youths under l6.
The 10-a-day figure does not cover
the great influx of bobby -socked
girls and earnest perspiring hoys
who have relieved the ccunty's most
acute manpower shortage.
70 Wefk at PostofIlce.
The postofIlce has hired 20 stu.
dents and new high school gradu-
ates. According to Postmaster C. r.
Simpson, this has relieved q pretty
tight employment problem and win
enable sonne regular men to have
vacations.
The postonice has lost 90 per
cent of It's regular clerks and Y
per centscf IT. regular carriers. The
boys who have come In are working
as letter carriers, on parcel posi-.
outgoing mall and box collection.
A great many youths have fone
with aviation companies at the
National Airport. Many 17-year-
olds are apprentice mechanics and
younger ones are stock clerks or
are doing odd Jobs In the hangers.
The personnel manager; Of TWA
voiced the general opinion Of all
employers
The boys who are interested in
their work and who have weather
eye out for the future are doing i
good job. The boys who are With
us only to make vacation money
just get by
Harry Wright, manager Of the
is. s. Kresse store in Clarendon,
said
by the time our girls get highly
trained they graduate into the
Government. Our turnover il terri
&c, but We do need the extra help.
Many Of our regular workers take
time a. In the summer and we
/ % In pin it weren't
fof silo high school f1rls."
to k Mixed wltksx1sas.re.
the county,s soda fountains
work definitely Is mixed with pleas
ure. It takes polished rug cutter
to nip blob OF ice cream In the
air, catch It In dish and SQUIRT
chocolate on it without any waste
motion-or chocolate. The sand-
wich cutters are more serious
natured. Theirs Is precision work.
Toughest and most stout hearted
workers behind the counters are the
tdishwashers.
There they stand-steamy and
impatient-and In voices only re-
Gently turned baritone demand
their rights.
Send those dishes in-and get q
move on you lugs!.
Jitterbugsing is out for the
season.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
10 |! J. Play p Areas
Ready | yto0pen
In Alexandra
Teen-Aee Youths
70 Be Employed
AT Fairgrounds

Ten city Fairgrounds will oper
in Alexandra tomorrow under the
sponsorship of the Recreation De-
partment, with more than half Of
thA playground directors teen-Age
youths.
Alan Hell, recreation director
said the original reason for engag-
ing the young people was the scar
city Of trained adults, but that after
observing them during d training
course he gave last week he Is con-
WINGED that they will benefit the
program.
The fact that the young people
ara sufficiently tireless to partici-
pate In all the activities will make
I up for what they lack In experience,
Mr.. Hell believes, and he feels that
they will be capable of handling
any situation that may arise.
Open Six Days q Week.
The Fairgrounds will be open six
days 10 week from 10 am. to noon,
and from 8 to pm. Although
children IS young as s will be well
Gomez Mr.. Hell pointed out that
any child not old enough to be COM
pletely responsible for himself
should be accompanied by an older
brother or sister or an adult.
Innovations in playground activi-
ties this year will be deck tennis,
box hockey and washers, q game
similar to horseshoe pitching.
The evening programs are planned
especially to interest family groups.
Mass games to appeal to adults are
included, as well as such games
as croquet and horseshoe pitching.
The playground directors ap-
pointed by Mr.. He'll are as follows:
George Mason School, Billy Black
well and Gail Gabrielson: Mt. Ver-
non School, Lorraine Ellison and
Shirley Dyson; Maury School. Ter
esa Grammar and Kitty Kane; Jef-
ferson School, Betty Strader and
Robert Spangler; Lee School. Mrs.
Rita Oliver and Loline Smith:
Washington School, Mrs. Naomi
Swisher and Ann Hellmuth: Po-
toluac View, Harry McCary and
Jean Clars; Portner's. Elaine Well
and John Thiener; Lyles Crouch,
Mrs. Helen Day and Mrs. Mary
Boyd; Parker Gray, Jerome Ford.
Other Openings Planned.
The Cameron Valley and Chin
quapin village Fairgrounds will be
opened as soon as the ground Is
ready for use.
Another summer program under
the sponsorship Of the Recreation
Department is that Of the Teen-Age
Club, which has planned moon
light hike June IS, AZ bicycle party
july 4, dance July Is, and a talent
night July 28.
Mr.. He'll also announced that
Weaver Pangborn, municipal rec
reation authority, of the National
Recreation Association, Is In Alex
andria drawing up q nve-year plan
for the expansion OF the city's rec
reational facilities.
Mr.. Pangborn is responsible for
planning both the District of CO.
lurnhia and the Baltimore recrea-
tion programs. and has just come
from Richmond where he has been
making 4 survey Of recreation.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Blood Donor Dote Set

The mobile unit of the Arlington
Red Cross Blood Donor Service will
be at the Clarendon Baptist Church
Thursday. E. L. Usilton, chairman
OF the service, asked that all persons
available call oxford 3010 for ap-
pointments for donations.
Evening star., 1944-06-18
Summer Session Opens

opening OF the summer session
OF the Glenbrook Cooperative
Nursey School tomorrow In the
Lynnbrook (Md) Elementary School
has been announced by the new
president,'Mrs. John c. Russell The
spring session was held in the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.
Evening star., 1944-06-18


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Evening star., 1944-06-18

The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors will hold public hear
ing at $50 pm. Wednesday in the
board rooms at Fairfax on the ap-
plication of James G. Bennett to re-
zone from suburban residence dis
trict to rural business district a tract
Of land located south of the Lee
highway near Merrifleld.
. The site would be used to erect a
building to house a dance han,
restaurant, grocery store and post
office. A building on the site was
destroyed by flre several weeks ago.
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by the applicant to whom issued
when soliciting or canvasslng IN
the City and shall be exhibited by
any such applicant whenever re-
ouested so to do by any police
officer or any person solicited.
Section 4. Any such permit shall
be revoked by the Chief of Police
for violation by the holder of any
ordinance of the City of Whining
ton or whenever there is viola
ton by the holder of any condi-
ton, provision or qualification as
set forth in the application for
such permit.
Section 5. Any person violating
any provision of this ordinance
shall be subject to a penalty of
$40 for each such violation. Each
day upon which such violation
shall occur or continue shall con-
stitute a separate offense.
Section 6. This ordinance is
adopted in the interest of the pub
lie safety and public welfare and
is declared to be in force and
effect from and after it's adoption.
Section 7. Any ordinance in con-
flict with this ordinance to the
extent of such conflict is hereby
repealed.
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KELLUM SPEAKS
TO ROTARY CLUB

Woodus Kellum, local attorney
and former district solicitor, out
lined for the Rotary club Tuesday
the plans that led up OF the draw
ing up of the Constitution of the
United States, as described in the
notes of Justice Yates, member
of the Constitutional Convention.
According to Mr.. Kellum, Yates
revelations were not published I'M
til after Yates death, as the con-
vention proceedings were conduct
ed in the utmost secrecy.
Members of the club were asked
to sell $1,000 in &c" war bonds,
Individually, and to attempt the
sales on the street or in any pub
lie gathering they happen to find
themselves.
1t was announced that February
IS would mark Ladies' Night So-
the club.
Junior Rotarians L. w. Preston,
Jr., and Louis Alton, Hall of the
High school were indicted into
membership for the month of Feb
ruary by Rabbi M. M. Thurman.
Several members of the club
agreed to attend a dance at the
local armory sponsored by the
North Carolina Home Guard unit,
next Tuesday night. in connection
with the war bond drive.
Visitors included the Rev. John
Knox Bowling, pastor of St. An
drews church, introduced by Ro-
tartan Lacey King, and Lieut..
G.g.) M. H. Lander, former p-esi-
dent of the club. The birthdays of
Rotarians w. c. Baugh and Gar
land Palmer were recognized.
Attorney Kellum was introduced
by Capt. James Neighbours.