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Evening star., 1944-03-12
Waste Paper Salvage
Gains in February

Waste paper collections in the
District in February increased
,587 ,809 pounds over January, ac-
cording to figures released yester-
day by the District Salvage Com
mittee.
The overall picture was good, but
committee officials hastened to warn
that one day, one week or one
month of cooperation by house
holders is not enough to keep es-
sential materials flowing into war
factories. Every citizen, business
and industry must make it a part
of their daily plan to salvage all
types of paper and other materials
so drastically needed by the Gov
eminent Charles A. Appleby, vice
chairman of the Salvage Commit
tee, said.
The report showed los, ,l39 pounds
of fats were recovered in February,
and that 146, 300 pounds of tin cans
were salvaged.
Collection figures included drives
sponsored by the waste material
dealers, charity collecting agencies,
the District government, the Mill
tary District Of Washington tin can
collection. Washington Terminal
Co, Potomac Electric Power Co. and
Capital Transit Co.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
Mrs. Gertrude Sweeney,
Red Cross Aide, Dies

+ Mrs. Gertrude Mccormick Swee-
ney, A, of 1902 Chevy Chase boule-
ward, Chevy Chase, for 10 years a
member of the Eastern Area Red
Cross clerical staff at Alexandria
died yesterday at Doctors Hos
pital after a long illness.
A native of Port Jervis, N. Y.
Mrs. Sweeney had been resident
of the Washington area for the
last Is years. She was employed
by the Red Gross between 1924 and
1943 and served as chief clerk in
charge of records and reports for
Red Cross home nursing and volun-
teer nurses aides.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by a brother, Edward j. Nc
Cormick, Washington, and two sis
ters, Miss Helen C. Mccormick,
also OF Washington, and Mrs.
William P. Doing, New York.
A prayer at $50 am. Tuesday
at her home will precede a mass
at 10 am. in the Church of the
Evening star., 1944-03-12
District Schools Set
New Salvage Records
In Paper Campaign

While pessimistic reports on the
tagging of the drive for waste paper
are coming from various parts of
the country, Washington's school
children, cooperating in The Eve
ming Star-PTA Salvage for Victory
drive program, are making new
records.
Last week 275,S45 pounds we're
collected, the largest weeks collec-
ton in the campaign to date,
nearly $4,000 pounds greater than
the previous week which in turn
was $4,000 pounds better than the
week preceding.
100000 Mark Passed,
The 3,000,000-pound mark was
passed last Monday when 478l0
pounds were collected. On the
following days the collections
totalled $500 pounds, Sc 400 pounds,
1850 pounds and $3.50 pounds. At
the end of the week the grand
total stood at 3,254,195 pounds.
A check covering the collections
for February, totaling $5,144.25 was
received yesterday and the money
will be distributed this week to the
various schools participating. The
total earned so far exceeds $4,000.
During the last week five more
schools, Buchanan, Shaw, Bunker
Hill, Adams, and Kingsman reached
the honor roll with per capita marks
OF 100 pounds or better and this
week will receive Salvage for Victory
banners. Mcfarland became the
third school to go over 100000
pounds.
High Returns Reported.
Thirty schools turned in two tons
or better and three exceeded five
tons each. They were Kingsman, TO-
920 pounds; St. Martins, 10,755
pounds, and Macfarland, lotto
pounds.
Other marks were: Jefferson,
$3.50 pounds; East Silver Spring,
s,0S5 pounds; Wheatley, $500
pounds; Woodbridge, 5000 pounds;
Stevens, 1884 pounds; Deal, TITO
pounds; Noyes, 6,649 pounds;
Randall, 1924 pounds; Grimke.
1924 pounds; Cleveland, $500
pounds; Murch, $500 pounds;
Emery, 5,700 pounds; Terrell, 1928
Evening star., 1944-03-12
s Airline Executives
To Address Meetinu
OF Board Of Trade

Executives of five of the Nations
leading airlines will discuss plans
for postwar aviation at a meeting
of the Washington Board of Trade
at 8 pm. Wednesday.
Granville Guide, president of the
organization, said the executives
were invited to address the meet
ing in recognition of "the impor-
tance of aviation to marketing in
the future"
The most spectacular and effec-
tive job of transportation the world
has ever seen has been accomplished
by the airlines of the United States
IN this war;" Mr.. Guide said. The
airline leaders, he said, will inter-
pret "the fast-growing plans of
the industry for speedy recovery
from the repercussions of the war"
Speakers will be S. j. Solomon,
president Of Northeastern Airlines,
Inc, who Is chairman of the Air
lines Committee for United States
Air Policy; A. N. Kemp, president
American Airlines, Inc; Jack Frye,
president Transcontinental and
Western Air, Inc; Paul H. Brat
tain, vice president Eastern Airlines,
Inc, and C. Bedell Monro, president
Pennsylvania Central Airlines.
The board also will award its
biennial certificates of merit for ex-
cellence of design in architecture.
Col. Charles w. Kutz, Engineer
Commissioner of the District, will
present the certificates to owners,
builders and designers OF new and
remodeled buildings which have
been erected In the Metropolitan
Area during the past two years and
which are considered worthy of
commendation. Slides of the places
selected will be shown by Arthur
B. Heaton, chairman Of the Archi-
lecture and Architectural Awards
Committee.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
'0PA Agents 10 Start
Grocery Price Check
In D. {. Tomorrow

Two hundred and fifty represen-
tatives Of the District ONCE of Price
Administration will visit the first of
1,600 grocery stores tomorrow to
start checking for compliance with
price and rationing regulations. BY
the end of the week, every food store
in the city will have been covered.
Checking will be done by all avail
able price panel assistants. price
clerks and paid rationing clerks from
local boards, the OPA said.
Twelve commonly purchased food
items will be scrutinized for correct
prices and whether prices are
marked on each commodity. In ad-
dition, the workers will see that each
dealer is displaying the various price
lists required by OPA.
The Washington check is part of a
national drive ordered last week by
Price Administrator Chester Bowles
Evening star., 1944-03-12
Bernard to Address
Business Association

Don Bernard, advertising director
OF the Washington Post, will address
the American Business Association,
Inc, at a dinner meeting at 7 pm.
Tuesday at the Broadmoor Hotel,
1901 Connecticut avenue NV,
Robert Borrowman, president, an
nounced yesterday.
Mr.. Bernard's subject will be "The
Time Is Now" E. D. Merrill, presi-
dent OF the Capital Transit Co., will
be guest of honor.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
A oroun of ioo .s.,st.nts who -,

A group Of 100 assistants who win
in the survey received
final instructions at meeting yes
terday in the United States Cham
Der of Commerce Building.
All dealers found violating any
regulation will be revisited at a later
date, and II they again are found not
in compliance. they will be called for
a price panel hearing. Eventually
such cases may be referred to OPA
enforcement officials. it was said
Evening star., 1944-03-12
Lodge Will Explain
New Liquor Rules

Thomas E. Lodge, chairman of the
District Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board, will explain new liquor reg
uiations to members of the Retail
Liquor Dealers Association at $50
pm. tomorrow at the Hamilton
Hotel.
Evening star., 1944-03-12

Blessed Sacrament, Quesada street
and Western avenue NV. Burial
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-03-12

pounds; J. r. Cook, 5,451 pounds;
Hardy, 5,314 pounds; Langdon,
5,244 pounds; Hearst, 5,116 pounds;
Raymond, 1891 pounds; Merritt,
1850 pounds; Adams, 4,790 pounds:
Sumner-Magruder, 4507 pounds;
Buchanan, 4,198 pounds: Brookland,
4,18l pounds; Takoma, 4,171 pounds;
Brightwood, 4,149 pounds, and
Lafayette, 4,109 pounds. Blow, with
28l pupils almost made the two
ton grade with 3975 pounds.
The leaders in the campaign at
the end Of the week were:
Evening star., 1944-03-12
Paper Collections
In Schools Tomorrow

Following is the schedule for
the collection OF newspapers,
magazines and cardboard to-
morrow in the first district of
The Evening Star-PTA Sal
vage-for-Victory campaign, to-
gether with the five leaders on
a per capita and total weight
basis:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25
NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY
PUBLICATION

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
James Eller, Administrator of
Blanche Eller Manuel, deceased.
VS..
John Eller, Mary Eller West and
husband, Victor West, Stella Ell
Ter and husband, Ronda Eller, Vio-
let Eller Manuel and husband, Ed
Manuel, Bascomb Griffitts, hus-
band of Maude Eller Griffitts, de-
ceased, and Charles Griffitts,
Louise Griffitts, Dorothy Lee Crit
fits, Margaret Jean Griffitts,
heirs-at-law of Maude Eller Grit
fits, deceased, and Mrs. Alma
Purdue, Mrs. Goldie Segraves,
Frank Eller, Ruth Semison and
Lou Mcclure.
The defendants Mary Eller
West, Stella Eller, Violet Eller
Manuel and Bascomb Griffitts will
take notice and they are hereby
notified that an action as entitled
above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Ashe County,
North Carolina, for the sale of
certain real estate in Ashe County,
North Carolina, in which the said
defendants own an interest, for
the purpose of creating assets with
which to pay the Indebtedness due
by the estate of Blanche Eller
Manuel, deceased; and the said
defendants will further take no.
tice that they and each of them
are hereby required to appear at
the office of the Clerk of the Su-
perior Court of Ashe County, in
the Courthouse at Jefferson,
North Carolina, within ten (10)
days after the. 22nd day of June,
1914, and answer or demur to the
petition in said action, or the
plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in said
petition.
This the 22nd day of May, 1914.
c. S. NEAL, Clerk Superior
Court. 5-25-4T
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25

up"
"That'll be grand" said Simon.
I"We'll have some sherry first in
the garden if you like, Cherry"
eyes, lets. I'll just run up
stairs and get out of uniform.
Even though I only have a short
time here, I'd like to get into
something different"
She went up to their room and
slipped quickly out of her skirt
and tunic. She found old navy
blue Stacks and a simple blue and
white striped blouse-homely
clothes, but she knew Simon liked
to see her in them. She whisked
a comb through her hair and stood
back from the mirror feeling
vaguely dissatisfied with her ap-
pearance. She wasn't sure today
that she looked so "ridiculously
youthful" There were dark
shadows beneath her eyes. Night
duty and inability to sleep during
the day were beginning to tell on
her. She was thinner, surely,
than she should be. It was very
well to be thin, but if she wasn't
careful she'd soon be scrawny.
Her hair seemed lifeless. Her
cheeks were pale. Above all there
was an anxious expression in her
eyes. They were strained, uneasy.
She could see Simon through
the window stretched out in a
deck chair beneath the apple tree
She stood for moment watch
ing him, a dreadful ache in her
heart that things weren't as they
should be between them, and a
prayer, too, that soon all this
would be over, soon she would be
in his arms again. He'd be telling
her that he understood.
She turned and ran downstairs.
He rose as she came toward him.
Where would you like to sit?"
Here, Simon" She dropped
into the chair opposite his. ooh,
dear, was so thankful to get
even this little time away from
the station. At first was afraid
I might not be able to manage
anything. Once they start
switching around the times of the
watches, you never know quite
what's going to happen"
well, six hours is something.
What time have you got to be
back?"
six o'clock"
He dropped down in his chair
again. Cherry wondered how to
begin. She wanted to tell him
cause there could be no happiness
right away to get it over, be-
while this shadow lay between
them. She said desperately, "Si-
mon. About the other day "
'Well?" His voice was strange
ly cold. So were his eyes as they
looked at her. Her heart shook.
Darling, I've been so miser-
able" she said. II can't tell you
what I've felt like this last fort
night"
He laughed shortly. II don't
think you need to. 1 haven't felt
too good myself. It was a bit of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25

a shock to me to see you come out
of that restaurant with that fell
low Miller
81 know, Simon, but :"
Mrs. Greene's voice interrupted
them. ''It's all ready, MN. Shall
I take it in?"
Simon cursed beneath his
breath.
eyes, certainly, Mrs. Greene u
said Cherry. Then to Simon
we'll have, it seems, to talk about
it later"
I suppose there's nothing else
for it. We must have this con-
founded meal"
1t seemed a lifetime before they
were alone again. Mrs. Greene
fused around them. Were they
sure they had all they wanted?
She'd made bread sauce. She
hoped they liked it. And there
was stuffing, too 81 think it's
a nice tender bird, sir" she breath
ed ecstatically, as Simon carved it.
1T seems to be. Thank you,
yes, really we have everything we
want" Mrs. Greene took one last
look around and then almost re-
luctantly left them alone. Simon
put Cherry's plate before her. 81
hope you're hungry"
''I'm not in the least"
well you'll probably hurt Mrs.
Greene's feelings" He sat down
and their eyes met across the ia
BILE. "You were saying?" said ST.
mon.
Il was trying to tell you darl-
ing, that I had a very good reason
for meeting Jerry Miller"
He looked at her disbelievingly.
She thought bitterly. He might at
least wait until he's heard my ex-
PLANTATION.
Suddenly realizing that COM
plete frankness was the only way
to win back his trust and his love,
she said desperately. cts rather
a long story, Simon"
well, we've got all afternoon -
1T goes back over two years."
Simon wondered if If were fair
to force a confession from her.
Suppose he just said, 'Tt's all
right. Denise told me that the
fellow was in love with you. May
be we'd better just say no more
about it." But somehow he
didn't feel like saying this. He
longed above all else for some ex-
PLANTATION, as she'd promised in
her letter, that would put things
right between them. Only for the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25

life of him he couldn't think of
one.
"You see, Simon oh, darling,
don't look at me like that. You're
making it all so much harder.
Simon, Jerry Miller used to be
terribly fond of Denise"
(To Be Continued)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25

She turned and walked blindly
away. Tears fell down her cheeks.
Quickly she fished her handker-
chief out of her respirator-all OF
the Waafs kept their handker-
chiefs, powder puffs, lipstick and
other oddments there, though this
hardly fitted in with service regu-
1ations-and wiped them away
quickly. She mustn't cry in pub
lie, especially since she was in uni
form! But inwardly hot scalding
tears were flowing.
She passed a telephone booth.
She went in and got out two pen
MES, dialing the number Simon
had given her to use in case OF
emergency. But no sooner did
she hear the ringing tone than she
pressed the button "B" and re-
trieved her coppers. What she
wanted to say couldn't be said on
an office telephone. She had to
be careful. She mustn't make a
false move now.
She walked on duly through
the maze of people, thinking sub
consciously that London was real
ly astonishing full of wartime.
Funny how one side of her brain
was concentrating on ordinary
everyday things while the other
was asking what she should do.
It would be a fortnight before ST.
mon and her would be together
again at the cottage.
She could write and explain, Of
course. Passing the Piccadilly Ho-
tel, she went in and found quiet
corner in the writing room. But
to pour out her heart to him on
paper was no easier to do than to
get through to him on the tele-
phone. The right words simply
wouldn't come. She thought, I'll
have to wait. He's sure to write to
me or perhaps he'll come down to
the camp. He'll know he can see
me just for little while. Yes, this
was what he would do.
But it wasn't. When she came
off duty the next morning, she
went straight to the cook-house,
where letters for the Waafs were
always put. Valerie, who was with
her, found a letter waiting on the
rack. AS she grabbed it eagerly,
she saw Cherry's face fall. ''Noth-
ing for your"
''It doesn't seem So"
Valerie smiled. "You want jam
on it. After all, you did have a
weekend with your beloved 81
mon, and don't forget you saw
him only yesterday"
Il know. But I thought he'd
write all the same
Hell write today and there'll
be a letter tomorrow"
She prayed that Valerie would
be right. They were on night du-
ty again that night. 1t was diff
ficult to concentrate on what she
was doing, yet it was imperative
that she should. The plotters
couldn't walk through their jobs;
they needed their wits about them.
During the early hours of the
morning when they had a little
off time in the rest room, Valerie
said, ''You all right, Cherry"
eyes, thank you. Why do you
ask"
81 don't know. You look sort of
tired"
''Oh, I'm tired certainly. I al
ways am on night duty"
Blake lying in the deck chair
beside her, leaned her arm behind
her head and yawned. She was a
skeptic on the subject of marriage
| and blamed it for every ill. ooh,
h I know Cherry here thinks mar
vyriage wonderful" she said bitter
OILY, ''but you wait, my girl. I must
S say these last two days you've not
selooked quite so perky >. !"
d Cherry picked up a book. II
u Blake was about to start pulling
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-25

iY -
her to pieces, she'd begin to read.
Valerie jumped quickly in to her
protection. "Cherry's all right,
aren't you, Cherry? Just tired
like the rest of us"
At long last they came off duty.
Cherry said to Valerie, I'm not
going to bother about any break
fast. I'm going right to bed this
very moment"
At the end of the week Cherry
wrote to Simon. It was a short
letter and didn't attempt to clear
up anything. She only said that
she was miserable at not hearing
from him, that when she saw him
again she would and could explain
everything, and that once she did
so he would understand that her
reason for lunching with Jerry
Miller had been thoroughly justi-
fled.
His answer to her was short and
lacked the warmth and love which
had always pervaded his letters.
He was glad to hear there was
some explanation. He would see
her the following Saturday at the
cottage.
It was on the Thursday that
they heard the watch was to be
changed. They all knew what it
meant. Though they all talked
wildly of revolt, there was just
nothing they could do about it.
Instead of their forty-eight hours
leave, they would get only bare
six off duty. Plans had to be
Cancelled, dates readjusted.
Valerie saw Cherry's face as she
heard the news. She slid her arm
through her friends and murmur-
ed alphabetically, "Oh, Cherry,
isn't that fiendish luck!"
Cherry said, ooh, Valerie!" and
then choked back her tears.
"You could get to the cottage
for lunch couldn't your"
ooh, yes. That's what I'll have
to do. But it is terribly disap-
pointing. You see . we'll, there's
something I've got to put right
with Simon"
Valerie shot her a swift glance.
81 thought you were in some sort
of jam. You don't have to tell me
if you don't want to-"
Cherry gave a wintry smile.
''That's all right. Tit isn't any
thing really. At least, it's nothing
that I can't explain away, or so
I'm very much hoping"
Simon called for her on Sunday
morning. She'd written to him
explaining what had happened.
Almost fearfully she'd suggested
he should pick her up at the air
drome. Well only have six hours,
darling. Please try and spend ev-
cry moment of them with me-"
Valerie wished her luck as she
hurried from the billet. She said
she would keep her fingers eros
sed and she was sure everything
would be all right.
Simon swung open the door of
the car as he saw her approach
ing. He didn't attempt to kiss
her as she reached him. He
memerly said, ''Hop in. I thought
we'd 60 back to the cottage for
lunch. Mrs. Greene is cooking us
chicken" And once she was
sitting beside him, we'll talk
when we get there, shall we,
Cherry"
She cast him a sidelong glance
Was this Simon, this sternfaced
man sitting beside her, scarcely
speaking to her, who looked SC
cold, and whose voice sounded
distant when he did speak?
Mrs. Greene greeted them in
the doorway of the cottage. "Ah,
there you are MN! I do think it's
shame you can't be here for the
week end"
So do I, Mrs. Greene. I'm terri
bly, disappointed"
I'm about twenty minutes or SO
I'll have your dinner all dished
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-05
just Ducky
Clark Pond Improvement
Promised TO Council

Clark Park viii have an i'm
proved cement duck pond, COM
plete with curbing. but not until
next spring. the common council
was told today by John J Consi-
dine, secretary OF the department
OF parks and recreation.
The Clark Park duck pond was
aSSaIlcd IN a letter TO the council
from William T. Harms, 40 Rhode
Island as being dirty unSightly
dlapldatcd and a menace 10 chill
dIcn
ConSidinc said that a contract
viii be lei for the repair Job
and that. with no delays from
manpowcr shortage and matera.
shortage. the pond could be ready
IN the spring.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-05
i. Of NJ. Asks
Powerful Station
Times Photo

ANN ARBOR, Oct. 5-The
University of Michigan has altered
its application for noncommercial
IN broadeasting licenses with
the FEC and is now applying for
a 5O.000-Watt educational station
instead of 1.000-watt station, it
was learned here today.
Prof Waldo Abbott, director OF
university broadcaSting, indicated
that the transmltter would be set
ND on Peach Mountain, near
Portage Lake
This proposed station would he
tho basis for a statewide edu-
Gators I'm network that would
bring educational programs to
all parts of Michigan,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-05
Skating VdnitieS
Open Tonight

The Skating NanitIes Of 1915
Will open an 11-day engagement
tonight. The stand Will include
two Sunday m3tnccS.
Produced by Harold Steinran
and staged and directed By Gao
Foster this third edition Of The
musical extravaganza on rollers
VIII be offered IN TWO acts divided
INTO seven production numbers
and 80 scenes.
GLORIA Nord again Is hcadlunCr
The NanlticS have recently COM
plcted record runs al Madison
square Garden and in Chicago.
The evening performances open
al 80.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-05
Z Soldier S Son
.1urt in Blast

Dennis Hart 5-year-old son Of
a flIer serving In New Guinea and
the youngest NJ 4 t7T-Tty ri rrlr-frT'
children. IS IN Receiving Hospital
suffering from severe burns.
Dennis mother Mrs Margaret
Hart 1927 Spruce had gone shop
ping yesterday afternoon and his
grandmother Mrs Mary Poll
sent hun ont 10 play Mrs Pol
cares for the children While tho
mother works aS S,cnocra-
pher for the Michigan Motor
freight co
DENIM, picked UP some matches
and went oU' INTO vacant lot ~
Vermont and Spruce. Curious N
500 what the INSIDE ~ tho Gas
tank OF an old abandoned car
looked iiko he U' a match and
threw into tho tank.
There was an explosion and
Dennis ran screaming INTO the
street. Mrs. Frances Won IIattcn
a ncichboT. picked up The chld
and cA'lncushcd the flames on
his clothing
Tho boy was taken ~ Tho hos
pitsl M a police patrol ear vhcr,
49, A---+++--4 - A. l----.
first second and tnlid degree
burns
Dennis father Paul who cn-
listed IN The AR forces u 1918 IS
now on duty ,u Now Guinea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-05

Order lOc United states War
Savings Stamps from Your De-
troit Times carrier. Hell de-
liver them 10 YOUR homo.