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Evening star., 1944-08-19
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Canned Foods, Etc. Book No. 1
blue stamps AS through Z-8 and
AS through F-5 good Indefinitely.
Each stamp worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps Al
through Z-8 and AS through DIS
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. All meats except beef steaks,
roast beef and choice cuts of lamb
and pork are point free.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound Of waste kitchen fats you
turn In. The fact that lard, short
ening and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection is less
essential.
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 80, 81 and
80 valid for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 1 stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %. 1945.
Gasoline-A-11 coupons good for 3
gallons each through November 8.
B-3, B-4, C-3 and c. coupons
good for S gallons each.
Shoes-A1rplane stamps / and 2 in
Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and S cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 80. Period 1,
1944-5 fuel oil ration good now
for 10 gallons per unit.
Evening star., 1944-08-19
Sove This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack Of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
of old newspapers and maga-
zines Is needed. Notify some
school child in your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-08-19
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 19.-Friend.
carried out the last request Of Percy
Longstreet Barry, lifelong race fol.
lower, and scattered his ashes along
the finish line of the Pimlico race
course yesterday.
Mr.. Barry, who died August II
had asked his widow. Mrs. Anne
Steidl Barry, to have his body Gre
mated and the ashes placed on the
track.
Two of his friends, Matt Rice ano
Jesse Linthicum, sports editor Of
the Baltimore Sun, took the ashe!
from a local funeral home to the
track and. with Matt Dagger, PIN.
lico's general manager. carried out
the request without ceremony.
There were no services.
Mr.. Barry regularly followed the
races at Miami and other Eastern
tracks, and rarely missed race al
Pimlico.
His widow, who lives at nearby
Towson, said horses were his life,
adding that only Thursday she de.
stroyed countless records and chart.
of race horses which Mr.. Barry, ar
accountant. had kept for years. HI
also was an accomplished pianist.
My husband made his piano de.
but at the age of 8 in Carnegie
Hall, and if he had followed thai
art instead Of the garage business
Evening star., 1944-08-19
Farm Agent Denies
Favoritism in Placing
War Prisoner Labor
Montgomery offieioI
Reps Police Chiefs
Charge Of Preference

Montgomery County Agriculture
Agent o. w. Anderson said today
that charges Of discrimination in the
placing of war prisoners on county
farms is entirely unfounded.
Referring to statement by Leslie
Carlin, county police chief, that
members OF the Farm Bureau, con-
tracing agency for the prisoners,
are given first choice, Mr.. Anderson
said that while the needs of bureau
members are cared for first, prison.
ers have been placed on nonbureau
farms.
Under War Manpower Commission
regulations, Mr.. Anderson said, the
county agent may place war prison.
ers where they are needed most. In
the event Of a critical labor condi-
ton on any farm In the county. he
continued, prisoners would be put
there regardless of whether the
farmer was bureau member or not
AS contracting agent with the
Army for the prisoners, Mr.. Ander-
son said, the Farm Bureau guaran-
tees the payment for the prisoner
labor. Naturally, he added, its men,
bers may expect to be served first
under equal conditions.
Mr.. Anderson said that while
county school buses are being used
to transport prisoners to and from
Fort Meade, Md, the county school
system will be paid a profit" fol
the use OF its buses. No county
funds are being used in the prisoner
OF war project, he said.
The county agent pointed Out
that there was nothing to keer
nonbureau members from formine
corporation and contracting fol
prisoner labor If they need it.
Evening star., 1944-08-19
Arlington Guard Company
Opens Recruiting Offices

Continuing its recruiting cam
paign through August, the Arling-
ton company of the Virginia State
Guard today will open recruiting
posts in Clarendon and Virginia
Highlands.
1t. H. A. Williams, company com
mander, said recruits have beer
coming in at the rate of one day
He said additional men are needed
because of the addition OF a ma.
chine gun section to the company
Recruits who do not sign up at one
Of the recruiting posts may join the
company after 7:30 pm. each Mon
day and Wednesday at the armory
700 South Fillmore street. Arlington
1t. Williams said the company
recently staged a combat problem
at old Fort Ethan Allen that re-
yealed that the old Civil War breast.
works are practically impregnable
II equipped with modern firepower.
Evening star., 1944-08-19
Army Planes
For Civilians
To Go on View

The firSt light planes released by
the Army for sale here during the
present war have arrived at Alex
andria Airport in Hybla Valley and
will be ready. for public inspection
tomorrow, 1t was announced by the
Civil Aeronautics Administration.
The initial lot consists of from 20
to so liaison type ships made by
Aeronca and Taylorcraft. They are
two-place, tandem planes with 65-
horsepower motors and instruments
which include two-way radios.
Sealed bids will be accepted for
the planes after descriptive lists
have been prepared and the ships
have been rated as safe to fly by
the CAAC. This inspection viii be
completed in about two weeks, it
was said.
Complaint that the CAA is SELL
ing planes in other parts of the
country and grounding them as un-
safe as soon as the purchaser flies
them home have been received in
Washington. CAA spokesmen said
here, however, that purchasers
should have the right to make their
own repairs as long as their work
passes inspection.
Evening star., 1944-08-19
Gets AIhombro Office

Francis A. McCann, director of
the USO Club operated by the Ma
tional Catholic Community Service
at ll5 North Washington street.
Alexandria, this week was reappoint-
ed to a two-year term as deputy
supreme commander of the Order
OF the Alhambra.
Evening star., 1944-08-19
Faith Healer
70 Take Dose
OF Strychnine
b the Associated Press.


STONY CREEK, Va, Aug. 49,
The Holiness Faith Healers Of this
Virginia mountain section an
nounced today that their largest and
final summer service and demon
stration will be held AUGUST n al
the Sycamore Grove meeting place
here.
Members Of the sect will handle
poisonous snakes, and the Rev. Bad.
ley Shelves said that as q demon
stration of his faith he will take
a dose of strychnine.
Meanwhile. Equal Blackburn. q
member Of the Stony Greek faith
healers, is reported to be in q
serious condition at his home as the
result OF snake bite received last
Sunday at q private service at which
snakes were handled. Mr.. Black.
burn, whose sect does not believe ir
medical aid, has called for members
Of the cult to come in and pray
for him.
The Rev. Johnny Hensley, 30
another member of the sect, died
at La Toilette, Tenn, less than q
month ago of snake bite.
Evening star., 1944-08-19
BiIbo Illness 10 Delay
Senate Approval Of
Mason Nomination
CopitoI Hill Expects Fight
To Develop as Aftermath
Of Old GoIIineer Probe

Because of the absence Of Chair.
man Bilbo Of the Senate District
Committee, now recuperating from
an operation at Rochester, Mimi.
Senate action on the nomination of
Commissioner Guy Mason for
second term of ONCE may be de.
layed until November.
The nomination, sent to the Capt.
tol yesterday by President Roose-
velt, was referred to the District
Committee. Senator Bilbo had
planned to return to Washington
early in September, but he has now
notified the Committee he win not
return until after the November
election If Congress takes the ex-
pected prediction recess.
Senator Bilbo wishes to be pre-.
sent when the. nomination Is con.
sidered. Meanwhile, Commissioner
Mason continues in once since the
law prescribes that the Commis-
sioners shall serve until q successor
! named and qualified.
On Capitol Hill, it is expected
there may be q contest over the
nomination although the District
Committee has not acted on the
portion Of the Gallinger subcom-
mittee recommendation published
last fall. which called for the custer
Of Commissioner Mason.
Only one of the recommendation
Of the subcommittee has been ap.
proved by the full committee. It
urged the removal Of DR.. Edward A.
Bocock as Gallinger superintendent.
DR.. Bocock then resigned, later to
become superintendent of Doctors
Hospital.
All three members Of the investi-
eating group-Senators Holman of
Oregon, Bushfleld of South Dakota,
and Buck Of Delaware, Republic
cans-today were out Of Washing
ton. Senator Holman no longer is
a member of the District Commits
tee. Senator McCarran, Democrat,
Of Nevada, former District Commit
tee chairman, who had indorsed the
recommendation for Mr.. Mason's
custer, was in his home State.
Evening star., 1944-08-19
Ashes Of Barry, Racing Fan,
Scattered at PimIico rack

in New York, am certain he would
have been an artist Of renown, ~
Mrs. Barry said.
Evening star., 1944-08-19
|Virginio ABC Stores
Map Armistice PIuns
3y the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug l9.-State
ABC stores will follow "in general"
the Armistice Day plan adopted by
retail merchants, ABC Board officials
said yesterday.
If announcement of an armistice
comes in the afternoon, stores will
close promptly; If 1t comes at night
or early morning, stores will not
open that day.
A policy for closing on the day
following an announcement coming
the preceding afternoon has not been
decided on and will depend upon
circumstances" the omcials said.
Licensees in the State will be
urged to follow the boards example
IN closing.
Evening star., 1944-08-19
'Virginio's Role in War
To Be Told in History
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 19.-Vir-
ginia's role in this war Is to be
made into a six-volume permanent
war history.
The State Conservation Commis-
sion is collecting Photographs and
clippings Of servicemen preparatory
to Gov. Darden's appointment of q
10-member war history commission
which will supervise the work.
One volume will contain biog-
raphies of men killed in action or
decorated for valor. The role played
by Virginia combat units will be in
cluded when military records are re-
leased from censorship.
Evening star., 1944-08-19
Named to Red Cross Post

Raymond Fletcher, chairman Of
the Prince Georges County Red
Cross Chapter, today announced the
appointment of Mrs. Charles o. Mid
dlekauf as chairman of the county
blood donor service. She succeeds
Mrs. Glenwood Rouse, who served
Evening star., 1944-08-19
Loyalty 10 Party
OF Senator Glass
Secretary Questioned
Stute Chuirmon Cites
Signing Of Petition
or Independent
BY the Associated Press.

l
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 19.-The
party loyalty Of Rixey Smith, Sec
retary to Senator Glass, Democrat
of Virginia, has been questioned by
State Democratic Chairman Horace
H. Edwards because Mr.. Smith
signed the petition for Mrs. Eliza
beth c. Murray of Fairfax, who is
running as an independent candi-
date for Congress in the 9Th district
against the Democratic nominee.
Mr.. Smith, one Of the organizers
Of the Virginia Committee of 1OO
for the Reelection of President
Roosevelt and the Advancement OF
Progressive Democratic Principles,
replied to Mr.. Edwards that his
signing of the petition "is a matter
between me and my own con.
science"
In response to an inquiry from Mr.
Edwards, however, Mr.. Smith said
he would vote for all party nominees
and that he wished he could be GER
tain that this could be said "of
many other Democrats in the State,
including several nominees OF the
party"
Meanwhile Representative Smith
of Alexandria has been declared the
nominee of the party for reelection
in the 9th district in accordance
with the party plan. Mrs. Murray,
daughter of former Senator William
E. Chiffon of West Virginia, at
tackled the record of Representative
Smith in making her announcement
and also what she termed the Byrd
Smith machine. Representative
Smith has been aligned with the
dominant State Democratic faction
headed by Senator Byrd.
The committee of 100 has denied
that it is an anti-Byrd organization.
Lawrence Michael Of Arlington, a
Republican, has also announced for
Congress in the 9th district to make
the c0ntoSt a fhroo .corr orod oHoir
Evening star., 1944-08-19
l8 Prince Georges Mer
Go to Comp Mondov

Prince eorges County Draft
Board No. at Hyattsville an
nounced today that 18 men who
have passed their preinduction
physical examinations have been or
dered to report Monday for duty
with the armed forces. They are:
Anthony j. Guerra, Guy D. Adler
James A. Goodwin, jr.; Stanley r
Edwards, Wilfred H. Meekins, Dom
aid w. Barnard, Horace H. Kramer
1r.;; Martin w. Burton, Bernard j
Berghng, Leroy F. Day, James F.
Hallaren, Salvatore DiMattina, Les.
ter e. Olson, Clarence r. Embrey
1r.; Robert LimoEs Paul d. Shipp
Charles B. Leslie and Blaine A.
Hale.
Evening star., 1944-08-19

For Americas future for your
future for your children's fu-
ture keep buying Bonds!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-05
death REMOVES
STEVEN MAGYAR
TOrringtOn Police Veteran
Was Brother of Mrs.
Michael StangO

Torrington, May 5-Steven John
Magyar, 40, Of go South Main
street, retired member Of the Tor
rington police department, died at
his home Thursday after an illness
Of two years. Offlcer Mawyar was
appointed supernumerary police
man on June 81, 1924 and a regular
officer on April 10, 1925, and was
placed on the veterans list in June,
1912, because Of illness.
He was born in Hungary and
came to this country as a child. He
was a member Of the Torrington
Police Association; Torrington post,
American Legion; Torrington Aerie
of Eagles; st. Stephens Hungarian
society; and the Rakoczy society.
He served at the Mexican border in
1916. He leaves his wife, Anne (Ung-
varskD Magyar; two daughters,
Margaret and Alice; his mother,
Mrs. Rose Magyar; four brothers,
Jules, Richard, James and John
Magyar, all Of Torrington; three
sisters, Mrs. Morris Fieldman and
Mrs. Michael Scanlon of Torring-
ton and Mrs. Michael Stango Of
Waterbury.
The funeral will be held Saturday
at 9:15 a. m. at the Gleeson NOR
tuary and at 10 o'clock at st. Fran
els church where q solemn high
Mass of requiem will be celebrated.
Burial will be In old st. Francis
cemetery. The rAortuary will be
open Friday from to s and after
p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-05
Escapee Is
RetQken

Boston, May 5-(UP)-Dr. Reg
inald Virgins Of Laurie Street)
Hull. Que, was seized in South Sta
ton today a few hours after he
escaped from an immigration de-
partment inspector who was return
ing him to Canada for Illegal entry
int othe United States.
DR.. Virgins was captured In New
York two weeks ago, held for q
hearing and ordered deported to
Canada. While enroute from South
Station to North Station in the
custody of immigration Inspector
Daniel strayer. he escaped.
He was seized while attempting
to hide in the station by postal In
spectors Daniel Looney and John +.
Buckley. After telling several con-
dicting stories. police said. he
acknowledged his Identity and was
taken to the immigration station.
His trip to Canada will be resumed
today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-05
Litigation In
Local Courts

Eric and Mary Jeanette Kle-
ineidam Of Naugatuck filed an ap-
plication in superior court today
for permission to change their sur
nanae to Kleindan. They state they
assumed use of that name after
their marriage September 8, 194l at
Salisbury, Mass, and have become
generally known by 1t.
Gerard and Josephine Charlton
neau of waterbury have instituted a
civil action in common pleas court
against the City of Waterbury as
the result Of $4,000 assessment
placed on property at Lakewood
and Grilleytown roads.
It Is claimed the tax and assess
inent are "manifestly excessive"
and are illegal because they were
laid against Josephine Charlton
neau, former owner who has con-
veyed title to the other plaintiff. .
The present owner does business as
the Mill Plain Trucking Co.
Decision was reserved by Judge
John @. Fitzgerald in the Itch
field common pleas court yesterday
in the civil action brought by Ed
ward @. Hotchkiss, Thomaston real
estate agent. against Michael Sy-
doriak of Watertown. The litigation
was based on sale Of property owned
by the defendant on Litchfield road.
the plaintiff claiming a $500 COM
mission was due him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-05
Hospital
Bulletins

Louis Trotta. 249 Falls avenue,
was reported In good condition
at Waterbury hospital this morn
ing. A butcher, Mr.. Tr0tta acci-
dentally stabbed himself in the
abdomen while cutting meat at
his shop last night.
Charles Vagt, LAG WOOdbine
street, Union City, remained in a
critical condition at Waterbury
hospital. He sustained a possible
skull fracture when he fell in his
back yard late yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Mary Stack, 20 Orchard
street, mother Of PatrOlman
James Stack, was reported in fair
condition at Waterbury hospital
where she was admitted Wednes-
day night after being struck by q
bus on East Main and Williams
street.
Joseph BergiO, 28. 81 Brewster
street, was taken to st. Mary's
hospital for observation after he
caught his hand in a freight ele-
vator at City Hall this morning.
Authorities found no injuries and
he was discharged.
Angelo Tedesco, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank TedescO, 30 Elizabeth
street, who sustained a compound
fracture Of an arm when a play
mate fell on him during a base
ball game yesterday, was reported
in good condition at Waterbury
hospital.
Joyce Schneer, daughter Of MIR.
and Mrs. Louis Schneer, log Lex
ington avenue, suffered an arm
injury in fall from a bicycle
yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-05
Former School Board
President Succulnbs
John j. Walsh Dies After Months Illness; Outstanding
Figure on Board Of Education for Years NJ

Death came to John J. Walsh.
former president Of the board OF
education, at st. Mary's hospital
last evening. Mr.. Walsh who has
figured prominently in local civic,
fraternal and realty circles for the
past thirty years, had been III for
the past month. He resided at C7
Crescent street.
Mr.. Walsh. served as president
Of the board Of education from Jan.
1929 when he was elected vice.
chairman, position subsequently
classified as president, until 1889,
the time of his resignation. He
first became a member Of the board
in January 1918 and served con-
tinously with the board until his
resignation. During his term, Mr..
Walsh's participation in all matters
Of the city's educational programs
was most active and formulative. He
was long one Of Waterbury's most
insistent and constructive advocates
Of better educational facilities for
all. High tribute was paid to his
leadership at the time Of his resig-
nation from the board. In addition
he was one Of the city's most well
informed men on taxes and their
relation to the individual and pro-
perty. He was q keen student Of
civic government.
Former associates Of Mr.. Walsh
who were associated with him
through the years Of his activities
as an educational leader today tend
cred expressions Of regret at the
knowledge of his passing.
Mr.. Walsh was q member OF the
Knights of Columbus, Sheridan
council, where he was for many
years trustee and member Of the
board Of governors. He was long
q communicate Of st. Margaret's
Roman Catholic church. A Demo-
cratic party member the deceased
took active interest in all party af-
fairs.
Born in Pottsville, Pa, in 1858,
UIlG Sui Vi UIlC 1dIS w AA1lhkIl bIlu xA1lIl
Curran Walsh he came to Water
bury in 1900.
Surviving are two sisters, Miss
Ann and Miss Julia Walsh who
made their home with Mr.. Walsh;
four brothers. Atty. Edward Walsh
Knoxville, Tenn, William and
Thomas, both Of this city, and Jo-
seph, Buffalo, N. Y; nephew, DR..
Edward r. Walsh, this city; two
nieces, Mrs. william B. Keegan OF
Hartford. and Miss Mary Ellen
Walsh, this city.
The funeral will be conducted
from the family residence, 81 Cres-
cent street to st. Margaret's church,
time and other arrangements to be
announced. Friends may call at the
residence tomorrow and Sunday aft
ernoon and evenings and are re-
quested to kindly omit flowers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-05
Italians Asked
To Give Clothes

New York, May 5-(UP)-Italian
will be asked to cooperate in the
parishes throughout the country
collection Of clothing for the CIV
ilian population of Italy and Sicily,
the War Relief Services Of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Conference
announced today.
The campaign will be carried out
in cooperation with the American
Relief for Italy committee, Arch
bishop Edward Mooney of Detroit,
chairman of the Board of Trustees
of the War Relyief Services said.
Representatives Of more than 20
Archdiocese and Dioceses have been
invited to meet in Chicago next
week to discuss details for the coll
lection.
Among those invited to partici-
pate in the campaign are the Arch
diocese of Boston and the Dioceses
of Hartford, Conn, and Springfield,
Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-05
FRONT-LINE FILM
TO BE SEEN HERE

Motion pictures of front-line
battles not shown to the public gen
orally will feature the discussion
meeting Of war needs and salvage
plans to be held in Waterbury at
8 b. m. May 16. ]. Warren Upson,
chairman of the local salvage COM
mittee, will be in charge Of the pro-
gram which is one of many similar
ones being conducted throughout
the state under the auspices Of the
salvage department of the War
Production Board.
Seth Low Pierrepont, chairman of
the state salvage committee who has
arranged the Waterbury and state
occasions, has announced a veteran
of many battles will appear person.
ally at each of these meeting.
The discussions are for various
community leaders and authorities
In charge of salvage and wartime
programs who will meet in off-the-
record discussion periods relative to
such matters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-05
EXPECTED RELIEF
VEERS NORTHWARD
New Record High in May
Temperatures May Be
Set Today

Record breaking temperatures fol
the second consecutive day appear
ed likely today, with the mercury
reaching So degrees at noon accord
ing to records kept at the City En-
gineer's Office.
Yesterdays reading Of SO degrees
recorded here was the highest or
record for May 4, the previous high
being "a set in 1926. The tempera.
ture on May last year was 81 de-
grees.
A cold wave, yesterday reported
heading this way from the middle
west, has now veered northward
and we can expect instead near
normal temperatures for the next
few days, the weather bureau re.
ported.
Lowest temperatures recorded
here In the past "a hours was Sc
degrees at $3.50 this morning.
Boston, May S - (U.P.) - New
England's Spring heat wave entered
its third day today and the temper.
AZURE was scheduled to climb to the
Dos with increasing cloudiness fol.
lowed by occasional rain tonight.
The seasons first two drowning!
were recorded yesterday as the
temperature climbed to an official
81 here with recordings as high as
80 at inland stations.
John Wharton, 20, of Hyde Park
drowned in the Neponset river
when he dived from a platform into
10 feet of water and struck his head
on a rock. Robert Pike, II, Of ia
maica Plain drowned in the Charles
river near Dedham when he tum-
bled from a canoe while changing
seats with a companion.