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Evening star., 1944-07-05
BW., N. "a. Drivers Ask
|WlB 10 Amend Contract

A petition signed by 26 of the 60
drivers Of the Washington, Marlboro
& Annapolis Motor Lines, Inc, ask
ing for change in the hours pro-
vision Of the contract signed in May
by of{icials of the company and the
Employees Association, has been sent
to the War Labor Board.
The petition seeks q provision to
pay drivers from the time they leave
the garage until they return on the
Sunday runs to Chesapeake Bay
beaches.
At present, drivers are paid
minimum Of eight hours-four hours
per round trip-for beach runs, but
1t was claimed they sometimes leave
the garage at 6 am. and return ut
6.Or 8 pm.
Leslie L. Altman, president of the
bus line, contended the drivers are
asking for something they didn't
ask for when they signed the con-
tract May a."
He explained that while Z min
imum Of eight hours pay u pro-
|vided for the beach trips, drivers
may receive as high ~ Il hours pay
or even 16 hours II they make four
round trips.
Mr.. Altman pointed out that the
contract contains . provision for
the submission Of any dispute to
arbitration.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
Ordnance Emptoye
Wins Civilian Award
Screw Thread Permits
Interchange Of Ports

Archibald E. Smith, 205 North
Noland street, Falls Church, a civil
ian employe of the Once of the
Chief of Ordnance, has been pre-
sented the War Department Excep-
tionai Civilian Service Award for
meritorious service within and be-
yond the call of duty. He is the
first in his department to win the
award.
The citation, presented Monday
by Maj. Gen. L. H. Campbell, jr.,
chief OF ordnance, stated that Mr..
Smiths development of a truncated
screw thread permitted an inter-
change with British-made parts and
thereby prevented serious delays in
the assembly of ordnance equip
ment.
A native Of Philadelphia, Mr..
Smith entered the Ordnance De-
partment as craftsman in 1917,
and since that time has specialized
in gauge and thread design and in
the standardization of the manu-
facture Of ordnance weapons and
equipment. He is now senior ord
nance engineer in the gauge Sec
ton.
Mr.. Smith served in the Navy
during the Spanish American War
and was a member of the Virginia
State Militia during the World War.
Before entering the Ordnance De-
partment he was employed as a me-
chanical craftsman by the REQ
Motor Car CO.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
F, ,laWRshoniinq
&Remindery@a @a

Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. L
blue stamps A-8 through Z-s and
AS good indefinitely. Each stamp
worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-All meats except
H, beef steaks, roast beef and choice
:. cuts of lamb point-free. Red
y stamps A-8 through Z-8 continue
Ii. good indefinitely for 10 points
each. Until further notice, three
III red stamps will be validated every
Il four weeks instead of every two
.s weeks.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
s{ will pay two ration points for each
s pound Of waste kitchen fats you
81 turn In. The fact that lard, short
ening and cooking oils have been
3, removed from the ration list does
IA not mean fat collection Is less
Isl essential.
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 80, 81 and
II 80 valid for S pounds indefinitely.
III Book No. 1 stamp 10 good for S
1iS pounds for home canning through
February 28. 1945.
Gasoline-No. 10-A coupons good
& for 8 gallons each through August
u 8. B-3, B-4, C-3 and ca coupons
good for 5 gallons each.
6hoes-AirpIane stamps / and 2 in
Book No. ; good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Ol-Per1ods No. ( and cOu-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 80. Period /,
~ 1e44-S fuel oil ration good now
for 10 gallons per unit.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
D. Newell Gill Rites
Scheduled for Fridoy

Funera! services for D. Newell Gill.
86ll Hawley road, Silver Spring. who
was killed in the crash of C-54
transport plane June 10 on Mount
Ktahdin, Me, will be held at pm.
Friday at Grace Episcopal Church,
Woodside, Md Burial will be in
Jacksonville, Fla.
Services for three of the six Wash
ington area airmen who died in the
crash were held yesterday.
Born In Hamilton, Ontario, Mr..
Gill attended schools in Trenton, N.
j. He lived in Jacksonville, Fla,
before coming to Silver Spring about
l8 months ago.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Sarah E.
Gill, he is survived by three children,
Thomas, Richard and Robert; his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Gill,
Trenton; brother and a sister. =
Evening star., 1944-07-05
Swim Glasses 10 Open
In Alexandra City Pool

In response to a demand for SWIM
ming instruction. classes will be
started tomorrow at the Alexandria
municipal pool. Alan He'll, recrea-
ton director. said the recreation de-
partment will offer classes for be-
ginners. as well as advanced SWIM
mers, three days week for the
rest of the season.
Douglas Smith, manager Of the
pool, and Miss Katherine Aumon, a
graduate of the Red Cross aquatic
school, will teach the classes Tues
days, Thursdays and Sundays.
The weekday classes will be held
at II am, 1890 and $50 pm, with
the early class especially for chill
dren and the late afternoon hour
scheduled for the convenience OF
war workers. Sunday classes will be
held at 1880 and $50 pm.
The regular pool admission fee
will be the only charge. The Red
Cross will continue to hold classes
on Wednesday mornings for ad-
vanced swimmers.
The pool will be closed to all
but members of the swimming
classes while they are In session.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
. Drought Damaging Crops
In MARYLAND and virqinid

Continued dry weather. extend
Hing through Eastern and Central
Virginia and Southern Maryland, Is
causing extensive damage to crops.
Weather Bureau officials said re-
ports indicate greatest damage in
Virginia, where the drought has ex-
tended from the eastern into the
central portion of the State, drying
up crops and turning pastures
brown. Southwestern Virginia also
Is beginning to feel the effects of
dry weather and Weather Bureau
offlcials said Southern Maryland
was affected but not as severely.
In this area a 5.67-inch rain de-
lificiency for the year is threatening
Victory gardens and farm crops.
Meanwhile the Agriculture De-
partment's crop reporting service
said no estimates of crop damage
have been compiled.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
Fowler, Cox Sworn II
As Police inspectors
In Mass Ceremony
IS Others Toke Ooths
For Higher Positions;
Many Are Reossiened
Star Staff Photos.

John H. Fowler and Clement p.
Cox were sworn in as police inspec-
tors today at ceremonies in the line
up room Of Municipal Center, where
IS other policemen were sworn in
to higher grades.
Commissioner John Russell Young
administered the oath Of ONCE as
Maj. Edward j. Kelly, superintend-
ent of the police, looked on.
Inspector Fowler will remain in
his same position as director OF the
Washington Police Academy and
Inspector Cox will remain as chief
clerk and property clerk.
Others promoted and their as
signments are:
1t. Frank NJ Beall will remain
in charge OF the police radio sta
ton.
Sergt. James M. Cox will remain
in charge of the Bureau of Supplies
and Accounts in the chief clerk 8
ONCE.
Detective Sergeants Assigned.
The 10 detective sergeants were
assigned to the following squads:
Clyde o. Rouse, auto; Thomas C.
Sullivan, general assignments; Al
bert B. Hit, general assignments;
Nunzio Bonaccorsy, robbery; John
Apostoldes, check and fraud: James
c. Collins, Union Station; John l.
Sprague, check and fraud; Alfred
D. Clarke, homicide; Harvey H. Nc
Quinn, robbery; Edward p. Hallman,
robbery: Robert c. Kirby, narcotic
and sex; Roland M. Kirby, general
assignments: John L. .Boccina, rob-
berry; Garner l.. Nois, general as
signment; Paul w. Nicholson,
Union Station; Howell D. Thomas,
auto; Lewis E. Hazard, in his pres
ent assignment as assistant in the
Identification bureau: Dan B. Ken
nedy, robbery, and John L. Sullivan.
narcotic and sex.
The following police and detectives
were sworn in and assigned:
Edwin F. Talbot, No. i3; James A.
Sartain remains In the pawn in
spectors omce: Thomas H. Rice, No,
l; Summerfield E. Tillett remains in
No. 8; Paul c. Lewis. No. 4: w. B.
Vogelsang remains with homicide
squad; Edwin B. Crandall remains
with special investigation SQUAD:
Lawrence A. Hartnett remains with
accident investigation unit; Edward
l.. Hayes. No. Is; Ernest r. Amos,
No. IS; John J. Daily remains In No.
3; Charles L. Pemberton remains in
No. 8; James G. Beach remains in
No. IL; Donald r. Webber remains
In No. l.
Precinct Shifts.
The following police and detec-
tives were shifted:
Robert r. Klotz, from No. 4 to
No. 2; Samuel T. Creech, from No
2 to No. Z: Joseph D. Loughrin, from
No. 7 to No. 10; Leon L. Frost, from
No. 8 to No. Is; Arthur T. Davis
from No. Is to No. 8; william j
Webb, from No. Is to No. 2, and
Melvin M. Kite. from No. 10 to No. 2
-Four priyates were transferred
from the precincts to the special
investigation squad. They are
Thomas r. Harty, Bernard E. Busch.
er, Wilbur r. Cof1ey and Benjamin
D. Clark.
Roy A. Cunningham, trafic di.
vision, was promoted to sergeant ane
transferred to the harbor precinct.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
165,261 More Women
In District Area Than
Men, Census Reveals
Population Climbs to
1.l63,27l in '43. a
3-Yeor Guin Of 249,1l8

A special Census Bureau report,
based on applications for Ration
Book 4, now estimates the civilian
population of the Metropolitan
Washington Area In lo43 at 1,l63, I'll,
a growth Of 249,1le over 1o40's total.
In 1910 there were 442,ll1 males
and 472,042 females in the District,
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties, Nd, and Alexandra and
Arlington County, Va, while the
l943 division was 400, ,005 males and
664, ,266 females.
Comparing age groups, the report
showed percentage decreases In the
age groups, including both sexes,
from s to 81 years and IS and over.
The group from S. to "a remained
unchanged and other age groups
showed percentage increases.
The greatest percentage decline
among males was in the 20 to "A
year group, which dropped from 9.5
to S. per cent Of the total civilian
male population. Women in this
age group increased from o. to l2.6
per cent OF the total female popula-
ton, becoming the largest age group
among women.
The largest age group among men
in 1943 was the 80 to "a year group,
which made up 10.1 per cent of the
total male population.
For both males and females, the
age group Is to 10 was the largest,
making up 10.6 per cent OF the total
1943 population.
Previously, the Census Bureau had
broken down the population growth
for the Metropolitan Area from
April, 1910. to November, l943, as
follows: District, from 658,0l8 to
816,982; Montgomery County, from
1892 to 104,155; Prince Georges,
89,167 to 117,625; Arlington, SIS, 5,0l2 to
85,048, and Alexandria, 33,523 to
5l,574. This report. released last
February, included inmates of in
stitutions, as the latest one does not.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
Tornado Sends
|Lwoy Souvenirs
|Of West Virginia
By the Associated Press.

~ the AssociAted Preas.
LURAY, Va. July 5.-Residents Of
this section have some freak me-
mentos OF the tornado which last
week swept West Virginia, parts Of
Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Harper Strickler has . cancelled
check on the First National Bank OF
Grafton. w. Va, $50 miles away,
which he picked up in the yard Of
his residence southeast Of Luray on
Saturday, following the storm. The
check Is made out to the cashier of
the City Hall Of Grafton.
In = wheat field Clay Penn found
= V-mail letter from Pvt. Ross Seo-
lish to his sister Of Simpson, w. Va.
In another field Hubert Tanner
found bill Of lading debited 70 M.
p. Ferguson ,of Montrose. =
Neither Page nor Madison Coun-
ties weSS subject 10 ~ storms,
Evening star., 1944-07-05
confusion
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

WITH UNITED STATES FORCES
IN FRANCE, July 3 Delayed >
Hidden in a dank, ferny wood.
found company of Maryland in
fantry. Sergt. Robert NJ. Moore,
1907 Second avenue. Silver Spring
who has been decorated with the
Silver Star. was crouched under the
trees, ready to stop German tank
with a grenade.
His action saved 10 American
prisoners, some of them wounded
They were soon taken back to q
dressing station.
Sergt. Moore, tough and unshaven
was on patrol with two companions
in the late afternoon. One of his
American troops had been shot in
the leg. The unit also had taken
prisoner a German who was less
seriously hurt. The patrol had to
continue its work; so the German
was threatened and frightened into
carrying the American on his back
to dressing station.
Nazi Tank Flees.
The Americans had been warned
that there were tanks ahead. A
few minutes later, around bend
in the road, they saw a tank coming
very slowly, squad of Germans
walking on each side, and with a
group Of American prisoners walk
ing ahead with their hands over
their heads.
Sergt. Moore's unit had one ba-
zooka and one grenade. The tank
rounded the bend in the road. Sergt
Moore and companion then
stepped from the hedge behind
which they were concealed, and
Sergt. Moore hurled his grenade.
The prisoners, in confusion, scat
tered into the hedge. Two were
killed, but the rest escaped. The
tank. fearing that larger force
awaited it. fed.
Lansdowne Man Decorated.
Another Marylander, 1t. George
Grimsehl, ITO Elizabeth avenue
Lansdowne, has been awarded 9
Bronze Star for valor for his part
in one OF the toughest battles ir
which Maryland troops have taker
part.
The battle occurred two nights
ago. Maj. Glover Johns, out o1
touch with his forward company
advanced with 1t. Grimsehl, q
former insurance adjuster in the
Washington area: Sergt. Herbert
Martin, Richmond, Va, and three
radio operators. Two of the oper-
ators were killed by snipers along
the road. r..
Evening star., 1944-07-05

GoSOfn OF the
Alexandria ad-
dress.
Hearing that
Louis has been
a wa r de d the
B ME Star
seems to make
the Fourth of
July mean Just
a little more" :"
declared Mrs.
G o S orn when
told Of the
award.
Col. GoSorn
served with his
DreSent oroapi-
Evening star., 1944-07-05
Ban on Mail Delivery
Ordered for vio|ators
Of Dog Quarantine
Post Office Approves
Plon Affecting Owners
In HyottsviIIe Area

The Post Office Department has
approved a regulation providing for
suspension of mail delivery to homes
in the Hyattsville area where dogs
are permitted to run at large in vio-
lation of the Prince Georges County
|dog quarantine, it was learned
today.
The regulation becomes effective
Friday. 1t provides that as soon as
a Hyattsville postal carrier notifies
Postmaster E. F. Tingley that per-
son receiving mail has dog at. large
IN violation of the quarantine, Mr..
Tingley will notify the person that
mail delivery will be suspended until
he receives written statement of
compliance with the dog ban.
This also includes delivery of
parcel post mail If dog is at large
inside the house when delivery is
made.
10000 Persons Affected.
Mr.. Tinglesy emphasized that mail
service would be resumed imme-
diately on receipt of written state
ment of compliance.
Declaring that the Hyattsville
Post Ofics serves approximately
10000 persons in the Metropolitan
Area Of Prince Georges County, Mr..
Tingley said some of the larger sub
divisions affected, in addition to the
town OF Hyattsville. are:
Cheverly, North Englewood, Land
over Hills, West Lanham, Tuxedo,
Green Meadows, Hampshire Knolls.
University Park, Edmonston and
Bladensburg.
Regulation Is Expanded.
Although this is believed the first
such plan to be put into effect in the
country, it was explained that the
Post once Department approved
the move by expanding a postal
regulation authorizing the suspen-
sion Of mail delivery to homes where
there are vicious" dogs to include
all dogs at large.
A spokesman for the Hyattsville
postmen pointed out that several
carriers have been forced to come
in contact with dogs recently while
delivering mail. He emphasized that
the animals were not strays but be-
longed to the persons to whom the
mail was being delivered.
He asserted that while the car
riers used to take their chances
with dogs before the quarantine
they are unwilling to take any risks
now because of the danger of being
infected by q rabid dog.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
Bethesda Woman Named
Al PRESBYTERIAN Sessions
By the Associated Press,

bS lue ASSOClAtSQ fTeSS.
MONTREAL, N. c., July 5.-Om-
GERS have been elected for two
women's committees of the General
Assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States, and
DR.. William C. Presley, president
of Peace Junior College, Raleigh,
N. c.. has been chosen president OF
the Presbyterian Educational Asso-
citation of the South.
Elected chairman of the Woman's
Advisory Committee for 1944-5 was
Miss Louise Davidson, Bethesda. Md.
DR.. Presley succeeded DR.. U. S.
Gordon, Gainesville, Fla, who be-
came chairman of the assembly's
Advisory Committee on Christian
Education. 4
Others elected yesterday by the
educators were DR.. j. Mcdowell
Richards, Decatur, Ga, vice presi-
dent, and DR.. w. H. Boggs, Louis
vile, KY, secretary and treasurer.
Chairmen named for affiliated
groups were: For theological SEM
inaries, DR.. Richards; for senior COL
leges, DR.. R. T. L. Liston, Bristol,
Tenn; for junior colleges, A. L.
Jackson, Tuscaloosa, Ala; for Sec
ondary schools, DR.. Kenneth St.
Clair, Lexington. KY; for orphans
home, Dr. Joseph B. Johnston, Ba-
rum Springs, N. c.; student group
work, the Rev Charles M. Pratt,
Williamsburg, Va.
Mrs. William Murdock Mcleod,
Nashville. Tenn, was named assist
ant secretary of womans work by
the General Assembly of the Presby-
terian Church. Her Office will be in
Atlanta.
Chairman for the 1944-5 Commit
tee on Woman's Work will be Mrs.
John P. Walker, Collierville, Tenn.
The Rev. H. w. Thompson, newly
appointed field representative of the
Committee on Evangelism, said his
committee will open omces in At
lanta by September /.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
Fireman Is Overcome
In Baltimore Mill Fire
By the Associated Press.

6y tne Associated Press. r
BALTIMORE, July 5.-One fire.
man was overcome by smoke yester-
day and another injured in fighting
q five-alarm blaze which destroyed
lumber storage and woodworking
building and damaged q lumber
shed at the c. o. Hurzberger A
Sons M;llworking Co.
William Mcdaniel, found uncon-
scious, was hauled to safety by q
hand-lne, and Raymond Vogt was
cut severely on the foot. The plant
has been engaged in war work. Mill
oncials said the building was valued
at about $4,000 and that approxi-
mately 100000 square feet Of white
pine were consumed by flames.
Evening star., 1944-07-05

zation in the World War and en-
listed in a District National Guard
unit again in 1925. Me remained as
an active member of the guard until
his unit was mustered into the Regu-
lar Army at the outbreak of war.
Col. Gosorn was special Gov
eminent accountant for the South
ern Railroad before being called to
active duty.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
1t. Col. John K. Collins
Gets Legion of Merit
BY the Associated Press.

Award Of the Legion of Merit to
1t. Col. John K. Collins, who retired
July ! after serving as chief OF the
labor branch Of the Industrial Per-
sonnel Division in the Army Service
Forces since last December, was an
nounced yesterday.
Maj. Gen. w. D.. Styer, service
forces chief Of staff, presentedsthe
decoration. Col. Collins is now di-
rector of the Placement Bureau OF
the War Manpower Commission.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
5edition Trial Reopens
With U. 5. Continuing
Testimony on Bund
Fourth Colifornion
Summoned to Testify,
As Recess Ends
By CARTER BROOKE JONES.

" Another witness from California
the fourth in succession. was to
! testify for the Government to-
day at the sedition trial in Dis
trict Court, and was expected
to complete the prosecutions pic
ture Of what the German-American
Bund was doing on the West Coast
shortly before America went to war
His identity will not be revealed
until he takes the witness stand.
t Resumption of the trial was de-
1ayed until afternoon by some mat
ters not connected with the sedi-
tion case which Justice Edward c.
Eicher had promised to hear. The
sedition case has been in recess
since Thursday.
Three witnesses from the Los
Angeles area testified last week
about alleged plans of the bund to
convert this country to the Nazi
cause and set up a nationalist So
cialist state.
Servicemen Declared Visitors.
Conversations and speeches in
which several defendants figured
were reported in this testimony
One witness described visits to Los
Angeles bund headquarters by sew
eral sailors from the American Navy
and by groups of German merchant
seamen.
Three defendants were closely
Identified with the Los Angeles
unit of the bund-Herman Max
Schwinn, West Coast leader of the
society; Hans Diebel and Franz K
Ferenz. The defense contends that
Diebel, q German national, was not
a member, though several witnesses
have described him as frequently at
the headquarters. Diebel ran the
Ayran Bookstore.
Trial Progressing More Rapidly.
More rapid progress has been
made during the last week than at
any time since the trial began April
II A vast amount of Government
testimony probably remains to Be
introduced, however, though Spe-
cial Prosecutors o. John Rogge and
Jospeh w. Burns of the Justice De-
partment have guarded the details
Of their case closely, refusing to
name witnesses in advance.
The 20 defendants are charged
with conspiring to lower the morale
OF the armed forces and to impair
their loyalty, with the object of in
citing them to mutiny. The theory
,of the prosecution is that this al
legged conspiracy was plotted and
engineered by Nazi leaders in Ger
many and carried out through the
German American Bund.
Evening star., 1944-07-05

while working for the Du Pont Co.
in Richmond. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Marvin Harmon, Upright,
Va.
Col. Gosorn Is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Bruce Gosorn, 405
Beecher street. Takoma Park, and
the husband of Mrs. Marian C.
Evening star., 1944-07-05
Girls OFF for Cump

IF Forty girls between the ages of s
and IL left this morning from the
Christ Child Settlement House. 6o8
Massachusetts, avenue NE, for the
organizations summer camp on the
South River, near Annapolis. Every
two weeks during the summer
new group of about 40 girls will go
there for rest and camp activity.
Evening star., 1944-07-05

In 1874. his
younger brother,
Billy, 10, is a sea-
m a n, Sc con d
C SIS, in the
South Pacific.
Sergt. Harmon
Is the husband
of The ! m a
Lumpkin Har-
mon. a Red
Cross worker
here. The as.
year-old air.
plane mechanic
was a member of
the Virginia Ma
t.i0nal G11ord
Evening star., 1944-07-05

Maj. Johns had located a good
receiving spot when a burst of fire
directly down the road killed the
other operator. He fell backward,
his head striking the majors knee
II thought the he was just
knocked down." said the major. "I
put my hand on his head and said,
That's all right, son. Then I saw
that he didn't move, and that my
hand was covered with blood"
Crosses Road Under Fire.
1t was essential, the major ex-
planned, that communication be re-
stored with the company ahead.
Under heavy machinegun fire, 1t.
Grimsehl and Sergt. Martin un-
strapped the radio from the dead
mans back and carried it across the
road to a sheltered place, the major
covering them with the fire of his
carbine, emptying its magazine
three times at the probable source
of the machinegun fire.
Then his two companions COW
cred the major as he crossed the
road.
In a few minutes contact by radio
was established with the lost COM
pany.
That night, some infantrymen
from Frederick, Md, fought one OF
the worst battles of the entire cam
paign. They were trying to take a
hedgerow held by a single German.
But the enemy apparently thought
there was an American attack in
force, for his artillery went into &C
ton and dropped shells over the
entire area, forcing the Marylanders
to dig into positions they have held
since.
A Bronze Star has just been
awarded to Sergt. James r. Doyle,
1926 Twenty-first street NV, a
former clerk in the Surgeon Gen.
erals office. During four sleepless
nights, he set up a radio network
for division artillery along beach,
head.
7 Others from the District area re-
ceiving Bronze Stars have been:
Sergt. Henry e. Aaron, zoos First
street NV, chauffeur to q general;
Sergt. Clayton M. Harmon, 1872
Buchanan street NV, who has been
serving with artillery observation
planes, and 1t. Col. Louis M. Gosorn,
1918 Janneys Lane, Alexandria, who
aided in planning the invasion.