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Evening star., 1944-03-30
Silver Spring Plans
Big Push in $4,000
Red Cross Campaign
Six BorreIs Placed
To Receive Gifts
Of Community

With only $4,000 of their $4,000
Red Cross War Fund quota collected
thus far, Silver Spring workers will
launch "big push" tomorrow to att
tain the goal. @@ss y
Charles w. Hopkins, chairman Of
the community's War Fund cam
paign, will open the last days drive
with an appeal over Station WRC
at 1890 pm. In addition, six bar
rels where persons may deposit their
contributions will be placed through
out Silver Spring and a sound truck
will tour the area.
Every one knows what the Red
Cross is doing overseas" Mr.. Hop
kins declared. THE story has been
told over and over by the newspa-
pers and radio, often in the words of
men who owed their own lives to
the work of the Red Cross. Silver
Spring cannot fail to know the story,
IF the confidence that Gen,
Eisenhower has in the willingness Of
Americans to stand back of their
own sons and neighbors is not mis-
placed, Silver Spring will rise to the
needs of the moment"
Pointing out that Silver Spring
has 4,500 men in the armed forces,
Mr.. Hopkins said that every family
having a relative or close friend in
the service needs to give only Sill
more to meet the quota.
The placing of barrels in the COM
munity is in accordance with a re-
cent statement by Gen. Eisenhower,
Mr.. Hopkins said,s in which the chief
of the Allied armies declared that
ii the people of America could see
for themselves what the Red Cross
is doing in North Africa, you could
put, barrels on the streets and get
all the money you want"
In expressing confidence that Sill
yer Spring residents will meet the
goal, Mr.. Hopkins asserted:
Il can think of no better place to
prove Gen. Eisenhower's point than
here, in a typical American COM
lmunity."
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Arlington COP to Elect
Party Delegates Tonight

Arlington County Republicans
will elect committee chairman
and select delegates and alternates
to the State and regional party con-
ventions at meeting at 8 o'clock
tonight at the Lyon Park Com
munity House.
Lawrence Michael, incumbent
committee chairman, said he will
not be a candidate to succeed him.
self. 1t was reported by party
leaders that j. Foster Hagan Ind
Oren R. Lewis. both attorneys, will
be candidates for the post.
A vice chairman, secretary and
committee members will be elected
at tonight's meeting. as we'll as 81
delegates-at-large and 81 alternates
to the State convention in Roanoke
on April Is. A like number of dele
gates and alternates will be selected
for the regional convention at Cul-
pepper on April Il.
A Republican congressional candi-
date from the 9Th Virginia con-
gressional district will be selected al
the Culpeper convention, and two
delegates will be elected to repre-
sent the district at the National
Republican Convention at Chicago,
Evening star., 1944-03-30
President
Club Will Be Formed
In Fairfax Tonight
Democratic Organization
First of Kind in Home
State of Senator

Northern Virginia Democrats and
business leaders will attend a meet
ing at o'clock tonight at the Fair
fax County Courthouse to form the
first "Draft-Byrd- for President" or
ganization in the Senator's home
State. N. C. Hines, Arlington
County real estate dealer and tenn
porary chairman Of the organiza-
ton, said today.
The Fairfax meeting will precede
a session to be held in Richmond to-
morrow when plans for a State
wide organization to boost Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia for the
Democratic presidential nomination
will be discussed by State political
and business leaders. The Rich
mond meeting will be attended by
John U. Barr, New Orleans, presi-
dent of the National "Draft-Byrd-
for-President" organization.
Mr.. Hines said Democratic and
business leaders from Arlington,
Fairfax and Prince William Coun-
ties, and from Alexandria City have
been invited to attend tonights
meeting.
Invitations to attend the confer
ence in Richmond tomorrow have
been sent to a large number of the
States leading political and business
leaders, it was said Gov. Darden,
included among those invited to the
conference, said that he would like
to attend" but did not indicate
definitely his plans.
While Senator Byrd has said re-
peatedly that he is not candidate,
his protests have failed to stop the
movement in his behalf.
The first Byrd for President Club
was formed in New Orleans by Mr..
Barr and j. j. Kramer, both .of that
city, and the organization since has
spread to Mississippi, Alabama.
Arkansas, Tennessee and West Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Barr also announced
that clubs are being organized in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and the New
England States.
Following the Richmond meeting,
a regional conference will be held
April 10 at Greensboro, N. c., Mr..
Hines said. Democratic leaders are
expected to attend this meeting
from North and South Carolina.
Virginia, West Virginia and Ten.
nessee.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Collins Withdrawal
Narrows Alexandra
Ward Races 10 Two
Democratic Committee
Will Act Tonight on
New Election Problem

AS result Of the withdrawal of
Joseph Collins, ST., as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination as
city councilman from Alexandria S
nth ward, the city probably will
have primary elections in only two
OF its six wards, Democratic leaders
said today The Democratic Com
mittee will decide the question at a
meeting tonight.
Mr.. Collins, who was to oppose the
incumbent, 1t. Col. Everett A. He'll
muth, notified the committee yester-
day that he is withdrawing because
OF illness and business reasons.
Favors Present Council System.
At the same time, he expressed
himself in favor Of the present form
OF city government as opposed to the
proposed seven-man at large coun-
Gil, and stated that he would vote
for the ward plan in the referendum
to be held Tuesday, April rs.
The Democratic Committee pre-
vlously had called of primary elec-
tions In the second, fourth and sixth
wards, where the incumbent coun-
cilmen, Paul L. Delaney, George K.
Bender and Charles Burgess, have
no opposition.
Competition in Two Races.
In the first ward, Thomas A. HUI
fish II, a newcomer in the political
fleld, is running against Council
man John Matter. In the third ward,
former Councilman Ernest Mankin
is seeking to regain the seat he lost
at the last election to John Ewald,
who will seek reelection.
In the event the ward plan loses
out at the referendum, the nomina-
tions for ward councilmen will be-
come invalid, and the Democratic
Committee will decide whether 20
hold a special primary or to nomi-
nate candidates by party caucus for
the general election in June.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
First Soldier Vote
Returned to Maryland
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Mar. 30.-The
first absentee ballot to be cast by a
member of the armed forces from
Maryland under the States new
soldier-voting law was received by
Secretary of State Thomas E. Jones
yesterday from a Prince Georges
County soldier stationed in Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Jones would not dis
close the name or rank of the SOL
dier.
The ballot was filed for the
States primaries slated for May l
and will be opened sometime after
that date by the supervisors of elec-
tions for Prince Georges County,
Mr.. Jones added, under the provi-
sions of the State service vote
statute.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Concert 10 Further
Red Cross Campaign
Air Forces Bond to PIoy
In Alexandria Tonioht

With a total of s39,763.23, or
86 per cent of the $45,800 goal
realized in the Alexandria Red
Cross War Fund campaign. efforts
have been redoubled to put the
city over the top in the closing
days Of the drive.
The feature of the campaign will
be a concert by the Army Air
Forces from Boiling Field tonight
at George Washington High School.
A high light of the program will
be the antics of Five Kernels of
korn,' a quintet of well-known
musicians in the band. Headed by
Sergt. Harry Rantsch. former ar
ranger for Glenn Miller, the band
features Al Cooper, one-time from
bonist with Dick Stables orches-
ira, and Bruce Snyder, former
saxophonist for Tommy Dorsey.
Another feature of the program
will be the presentation of Malotte's
Song Of the Open Road" by the
former Metropolitan Opera Co.
baritone, Corpl. Glenn Darwin.
Corpl. Gregory Rata will play
Richard Llewellyn's my Regards"
on the saxophone, and Sergt. Cor
don Pulls, formerly with the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra,
will play a trombone solo. Corpl.
Rata is former member of the
National Symphony Orchestra.
The Alexandria Rotary Club has
purchased block of tickets for the
ladies Of the Anne Lee Memorial
Home for the Aged. and members
OF the Red Cross Motor Corps will
arrange transportation for the
group.
General admission tickets are
being sold for 81, and seats can
be reserved for an additional so
cents paid at the high school be-
tween 7:30 and $40 pm. or at
the city recreation department be-
fore 4 pm. today.
Prominent Alexandria women are
operating booths to collect a quota
Of $1,374.90 for this division before
Saturday. Booths are located at
the First National Bank, the Citi-
zens National Bank, Burke and
Herbert, the Alexandria National
Bank, the post Office and Peoples
Drug Store.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Auto Crash Injuries
Man Who Speeded
7 Incubators Here
Denied Hotel Room,
He Fell Asleep at
Wheel; Car Hit Tree

An unhappy sequel to the frenzied
search for an incubator by the new
Suburban Hospital in Bethesda IL
days ago came to light today when
it was learned Alfred E. Davidson,
who rushed two of the devices from
New York when he heard of the
emergency, was injured in an auto
mobile accident on the return trip.
Mr.. Davidson is still in the Mercer
Hospital in Trenton, N. j., recover
ing from the fracture of several
ribs, a cracked breastbone, a cracked
left wrist and lacerations to the face.
The accident occurred near Tren-
ton when he fell asleep at the wheel
Of his car and crashed into tree.
There was grim twist of irony
in the whole affair. Mr.. Davidson,
who heads the Davidson Gas The
raphy Co. in New York, packed the
incubators in his car at New York
on the afternoon of March 18 when
he learned the Bethesda Hospital
needed one in a hurry because a
Caesarean operation was to be per-
formed. About an hour after he left,
the hospital obtained an incubator
from the Naval Medical Center in
Bethesda.
The operation was performed that
afternoon. and the patient, Mrs
Charles F. Kelly, gave birth to a
healthy 5-pound 14-ounce son. The
baby was placed in the borrowed
incubator.
At midnight Mr.. Davidson arrived
and delivered the two incubators.
He tried to get hotel accommoda-
tions here but was unsuccessful,
whereupon he decided to begin his
trip back to New York Immediately.
The accident occurred several hours
later, when he was overcome with
fatip11e
Evening star., 1944-03-30
|Dundolk (Md.) Soldier Gets
|Army's First Expert Budoe

greSstve infantry "and to encourage
the high standards desired and to
foster esprit de corps in infantry
units"
A former Maryland National
Guardsman, Sergt. Bull once before
was awarded a high military honor
In February, 1943, he received the
Soldiers Medal for Heroism follow
ing the Dickerson Md) train wreck.
Called to active duty in February,
1941, when the Maryland National
Guard was federalized, Sergt. Bull
served with the 175th Infantry Regi-
ment, 18th Division, at Fort George
G. Meade, for more than a year.
For several months he was . mem
Der of the Army war. show that
toured the country In connection
with War Bond drives.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Scouts in Falls Church
Plan BeeIine Hike

Falls Church Boy Scout Troop lat
will conduct a Beeline Hike Sat-
urday, it has been announced. On
April % the troop has scheduled an
overnight hike.
The troop will hold a parents
night program tonight at the scout
lodge which will feature a candle
light investiture ceremony. Candi-
dates will be Burden Brentnall,
John Mcguire. Robert Mcguire,
Francis Connolly, Steve Mitchell,
Leroy Hanrahan, Bobbie Kerr and
Guy Matthews.
1 Scout officials said each scout has
been assigned quota of 500 pounds
IN the waste paper collection drive.
Collections to March l amounted to
$1,000 pounds of paper, it was said.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Wife Is Victim
OF hreot to
Nov Foe Down

James Rucker, colored, "a. of the
5000 block Of Sherman avenue
NV, was held in $1,000 bond yes
terday in Municipal Court on q
charge of wounding his wife with
rifle.
Mrs. Bernie Rucker, according to
police, told her husband: Uncle
Sam is going to get you."
Eyes, and I'll NOW them down. -
Rucker replied as he shot his wife,
police said.
Mrs. Fuckers condition was not
serious, Garfield Hospital authori-
ties said. The case was continued
until April II.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
BY the Associated Press,

FORT BRAGG. N. c., Mar. 3d.
Technical Sergt. Walter L. Bull Of
Dundalk, Md, and the 399th In
fantry Regiment, Tooth Division, yes
terday received the first expert in
fantryman's badge to be awarded in
the United States Army.
1t. Gen. Lesley j. McNair, COM
manding general of the Army
Ground Forces, presented the badge
to the stocky, 26-year old former
steelworker at a formal review.
The badge, a 3-inch strip of ster-
ling silver with silver rife mounted
on an infantry blue background, is
the most recent award authorized
by the War Department and Is In
tended to recognise the importance
OF highly proficient, tough and ag.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Montgomery DeodIine
Set in Vote Registering
pecjal Dixnatch IN The Stor

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Mar. 30.-Un-
registered residents of Montgomery
County have until 4::30 pm. tomor-
row to enroll for participation in the
Democratic or Republican primary
election to be held in the county
May l. The law bans registrations
for 80 days Immediately preceding
and 10 days Immediately after a
primary, general or special election.
The permanent Board of Registry
for the county will be in session from
9 am. to 4:30 pm. tomorrow in the
office of the supervisors of elections
at Rockville to register qualified
DprSOnS
Evening star., 1944-03-30
BY THOMAS r.. HENRY,
Star War Correspondent.

Tie CaraWdy, DemOcfdC, OF Arkansas,
her last pair of stockings the other
night
Corpl. Wyatt, a native of Nash
vile, Tenn, and frequent WASH
ington visitor before coming over
seas in July, tells this story.
II was at the Red Cross Club when
the warning siren sounded. But
just kept on drinking my tea. Then
the building started to shake. We
went outside and it looked as if the
planes were starting to dive. Some
body said hit the dirt and that's
just what I did-all mixed up with
lot of enlisted men.
Hit Concrete Sidewalk.
only, instead of hitting the dirt,
I hit a concrete sidewalk and that
was the end of my stockings. After
that we went to the afraid shelter
and waited until it was all over"
A few nights before Corpl. Wyatt
had been through another bombing
when the Germans sent down flares
over an area in which she was
billetted. A bomb finally landed
about so feet away.
But it was small bomb" she
says, land just tore a hole in the
road. We didn't realize what had
happened until the next morning" /"
Corpl. Evelyn j. O'Neil, 80, for
merly of 225 Twentieth street NE.
and sister of Mrs. Charles P. Hol-
land, 218 Lynhaven drive, AleXan-
dria, assistant sergeant major" in
the same outfit, has had plenty of
bombing, too.
Former buyer for the Sears, Roe
buck Washington branch, Corpl.
O'Neil says one hight not so long ago
a bomb fell inside the area where
she was sleeping and tore big hole
in the road. Then she went to Lon
don on leave and ran squarely into
another bombing. One hit was di-
rectly behind the Red Cross Club
where she had room. But every
body had gone to nearby shelter
at the first alarm.
She would not trade her Job, Miss
ONeil says, for anything in the
world, and her greatest thrill is
coming home across the fields from
the nearest town and climbing over
fences in the moonlight. She also
likes to watch the missions come in.
Bane of the life of WACS at this
base is 'Bucky the Goat" an excep-
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Appeal Board Tightens
Draft Stay Policy
On 0uf-of-Cify Cases
s. Job Deferments
Voided in Review
Of 239 Coses Here

Adopting q stricter attitude to.
ward draft deferments granted by
boards in other areas, the District
Board of Appeal Cancelled SO occu.
pational deferments of the 239 cases
it reviewed during the week ending
March 4, District Selective Service
headquarters announced today.
This was a substantially higher
percentage of cancellations than fol-
any week since the appeal boarc
started reviewing deferments grant
ed to men registered elsewhere but
working in Washington.
Lawyers and labor relations off,
cials were especially hard hit by the
appeal boards tightening policy
Among those who lost their defer
ments were Calvin Shorter, assist
ant legal officer, War Shipping Ad-
ministration; Ivar H. Peterson. as
sistant general counsel of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board; Rob.
ert A. Wilson, associate general
counsel of the American Federation
OF Labor; Dosier D. Hammond, jr.,
Labor Department conciliation COM
missioner, and Erich Nelson, assist
ant director Of the Maritime Labor
Relations Division, War Shipping
Administration.
Federal Requests Ignored.
In several cases, the appeal board
reversed deferments granted on the
basis of authorized Government re-
quests, but in a number of other
cases the appeal board noted that
the period for which the mems de-
ferment had been requested had ex-
pired. A number of Federal Bureau
OF Investigation agents lost defer
ments for the latter reason.
In one case the appeal board
changed a mans classification from
IA to Sd. Hardship deferment
was granted to Max F. Ryan, chief
clerk Of the Capital Transit Co. and
father of four children. In two
other cases. the appeal board
changed classifications from IA to
2-B, ruling the men were In war
production rather than in war
supporting activities.
Reach 80 Before Action.
ssThe appeal board also gave the
nod to postwar planning by approv-
ing the deferment of John H. Pier
son, chief of the postwar problems
division of the Labor Department.
Mr.. Pierson, however, reached his
38th birthday shortly after the ap-
peal board acted.
Acting on Al appeals from Ia
classiflcations given by draft boards
in Washington and elsewhere, the
appeal board granted IS occupa-
tional deferments, two hardship de-
ferments and one appeal from Glass
lao for non-combatant duty to
IA.
1t denied 20 appeals for occupa-
tional deferment. for hardship de-
ferment, for either occupational
or hardship deferment, l for defer
ment as a minister and one for a
change Of classification from lao
to 4-E as conscientious objector.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Virginia Will Allow
Liquor Book Exchange
By Couples April |
Dates and Locations
For New Registrations
Are Announced

Effective April /, husbands and
wives may purchase liquor in Vir-
ginia with each others ration
books, according to an announce
ment today by E. E. Lawler, super
visor of ABC stores for the North
ern Virginia area.
Mr.. Lawler said coupons must be
indorsed by the owner when the
other member of a married couple
presents them. Only the books of
husbands and wives, and no others
are interchangeable.
Mr.. Lawler also announced dates
and locations for registration for
the new liquor books which will be
exchanged without charge for the
current books, which expire May
81, The new books are expected
to last through 1945.
During the period from April :
to May 20. when the new books
are being issued, no registrations
may be made by persons who have
never obtained book or who have
lost theirs. Persons wishing tc
register for the first time must dc
SO before April l or after June l.
Books will be exchanged at the
following locations between 10 am
and 6 pm. Current books must be
presented before the new ones can
be obtained:
Alexandria, 400 Cameron street
and 1900 King street.
Arlington: 5000 Wilson boule-
ward and 3008 Wilson boulevard.
Herndon: ABC store.
Leesburg, ABC store; Berryville
ABC store; Winchester, IA South
Loudoun street; Front Royal, Alton
Inn; Warrenton, Warren Greer
Hotel; Manassas, ABC store;
Fredericksburg, Elks Home: Colo
,nial Beach, ABC store; Middleburg
ABC store.
Books will be issued to service
personnel only in Alexandria anc
Arlington, Mr.. Lawler said, adding
that additional workers will be
employed in all the locations tt
handle the task of exchanging the
books.
Although books will be exchanged
at any time within the designated
period, it has been suggested that
registrations be made in accordance
with the initial of the registrant's
last name as follows: Week oi
April 3 to 8, inclusive, A, B; Apri
10 to Is, c, D; April II to %, E, F, G.
April "a to 20. H-K.
! May l to 6, L, M; 8 to 13, N-R
! Is to 20, S; % to %, TT.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
New Type Ship Launched

s WILMINGTON, Del, Mar. 80 (P.
The Ism 204, one. of the first of
a new type vessel, was launched this
afternoon at the Dravo Corp. yards.
/ The LSM-landing ship, medium
lis smaller than the approximately
400-foot LIST.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Save 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. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child In your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
New Appointments

Sheriff Robert w. Farmer has ap-
pointed Milton Hurdle and Everett
Moxley special deputy sheriffs for
Montgomery County. Gov. O'Conor
has appointed Marie 3. Brown and
|Cloyd r. Graham notaries public
for the county.
Evening star., 1944-03-30

AID RED CROSS DRIVEShown placing their contributions
In one OF the barrels to be set throughout the community
tomorrow by Silver Spring Red Betty
who is appearing at the National Theater this week.
Hopkins chairman of the Silver Spring campaign
and Mrs Olivier E. Ragonnet chairman the Silver Spring
branch OF the Montgomery County Chapter Red
Cross. Star star pfoko
Evening star., 1944-03-30
NOTICE TO CHURCHES

Churches having extra
services on Palm Sunday
and Easter may use
double column space in
THE STAR to present
their messages on Sat-
urdays, April l and 8.
Because of the continued
newSprint shortage dou-
BILE column notices must
be contained within rea-
Sonable limits.
For further informa-
ton, call Church Adver-
tising Department, Ma
tional 5000, extension
213.
Evening star., 1944-03-30
Over There With Men From Here
WAC NIECE OF SENATOR
HITS THE DIRT IN RAID

This OF series OF correspondent
District Maryland and Virginia soldiers taking the
OF Germany. - '"'
BY THOMAS
UNITED STATES MEDIUM BOMBER ENGLAND Mar
By MaBng bombed and hitting the dirt becoming
story to WACS here =
experience Wyatt Senator
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
Offers Course In
War Program

A twelve week, tuition free
course in modern analysis has been
authorized by the U. S. Department
of Education. The course is part
of the coordinated engineering,
science and management war train
ing development in this area. Reg
istration and the first class will be
held today from Z to 10 p. m. at
the Central YMCA.
Employment in a war industry
with mathematics, through advanc-
ed calculus or it's equivalent, are re-
quirements of the course, which is
sponsored by Antioch College.