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Evening star., 1944-07-09
By Jane Eads.
Associated Press STAFF Writer.

1t was case 42837. A 65-year -od
Southern gentleman who remembers
peoples birthdays and who bankers 10
fish and putter in his garden carefully
placed the bulging folder on top of
stack of similar folders, all bulging.
Almost $4,000 That's a great
many more than we had in the last
war" said Col John D. Langston. chair
man of the Presidents Appeal Board of
the selective service.
Delegated by President Roosevelt to
review the cases of selective service
eligibles who have appealed from local
Draft Board rulings. Col. Langston is
virtually the last man to whom John
become John Soldier.
What chance has John Civilian in this
last court Of resort? Well, Col. Langston
says:
I'VE don't attempt to set up a per-
centage of reversals. but generally we've
found that the local boards down in the
States have had very fine understand
ing of the classifcations of the
registrants.
This is peoples draft. and we know
that before the case gets to us the mans
neighbors have passed on him neighbors
who know the conditions surrounding
him better than we do and who, If any
thing, are more sympathetic to the prob
lens and hardships involved"
Everyone Knows the Colonel
Every one in Goldsboro, N. c., knows
the colonel He's been practising
attorney there for 36 years and has had
his finger in every civic pie a-baking.
He was even inveigled once to get
into politics, which he says he likes to
steer clear Of He ran for nomination
as Lieutenant Governor in the Demo-
cratic primaries OF 1923 but got licked.
He was in charge of the draft for
North Carolina in the last war until
September. 1918, when he was trans
ferred to Washington as chief of the
Classification and Deserter Division un-
der Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder. In
1919, after selective service of that day
had done its job, the Judge Advocate
Generals Once Communicated his serv-
ices as chief of its Clemency Division.
He received the Distinguished Service
Medal for his outstanding work.
The Army has reached its peak, and
the Navy is getting nearer its estimated
goal There is a substantial dropping
of in the number Of appeals coming to
the board
"Only a man In class Ia can ask
the Chief Executives Intervention" ex-
planned Col. Langston, "and then only
after he has carried his case through q
Regional Appeals Board and after 1t
has been passed upon by the Governor
Of his State.
IF the vote of the State board Is
split as to the registrants classification,
the registrant or any interested party
may appeal directly to the President. If
the vote u unanimous, however, only the
Evening star., 1944-07-09
Pioneer Business Firms in Washington

to 6l4-622 Eleventh street. It was quite
likely that Samuel Ross, for many years
head of the Arm, until his death some
few years ago, started work in Washing
ton As sash-maker at 7lS D street NV
in 1873. The following year he was a
member of the firm Of Barber, Hender-
son d Co, builders materials, 3l8 Eighth
street and by 1883 the Arm had moved
to 10l4 Pennsylvania avenue. from
which 1t moved to oil, rs stated.
At sl3 Pennsylvania avenue was once
Grimes piano store, and later came Gill
bert. the tailor. At 9l5 was Chapman a.
Taylor's book store. Taylor & Hufty,
William H. McKnew, w. s. Teel, mems
furnishings; z Simon. notions; Adams
Express Co.. Berens, the baker; Bruenin-
ger, jeweler; Moore d Ledding, jewellers:
Evening star., 1944-07-09

teresplonage equipment at the station
Is the Adcock direction finder. De-
veloped originally by the Briton. it has
since been vastly improved by the
R1D's own engineers Through use Of
these gadgets fix can be obtained
to locate any station throughout the
world. Besides cruising the ether dill
gently such stations as the one at
Laurel help investigate reports of sus-
picious signals heard by other law
enforcement agencies, the Army, Navy
and the public. In four years more
than 5000 of those reports required
field investigation by mobile direction
finders
In one such case FEC listeners de-
tected Jap broadcaster at the Tulelaks
Internment Camp a few hours before
the recent riot there. The operator
OF this station and others were quickly
arrested after the radio detectives had
tracked down the transmitter.
As the kilocycle detectives continue
to search out Axis needles in the e.
pionage haystack all over the Western
Hemisphere, America can feel safer in
the knowledge that enemy spies can
not use the airwaves. The importance
Of the FCC's work is summed up in the
last report OF the Emergency Advisory
Committee for Political Defense. It
said:
Nothing is more fundamental to the
immediate defense of the hemisphere
against political aggression than the
eficient control of its international COM
munications. A single outlet for the
transmission of vital information to
the totalitarian powers by their agents
In this NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1t be the
mails. Recommendations, clandestins
radio, or any other means-can under
mine the entire plan of defense and
security; 1t can result in serious loss Of
American lives and property and gravsly
jeopardize the efforts Of the nations at
war"
Evening star., 1944-07-09

the brain and heart II we attenpt tn
analyze by the cold brain processes va
don't ever know much about him"
All Hard Workers
Col. Langston says selective servic.
employees are about the "workineest"
crowd in Washington. He himself
works early to late, says he never
learned how to observe hours.
Col. Langston lives in a small apart.
ment with his wife and youngest daugh-
ter. Carolyn, 20, who works in the Sur
geon Generals Office. The Laneston,
have four other children, a son who il
captain in the Army Air Corps, an
other son who is newspaperman. a
married daughter and another daughter
who is captain in the Salvation Army.
Gardening and fishing are Col.
Langston's hobbies. He also likes to
write little. He's dry, but he saws
he's never been a fool about it lust
thinks it's better for his people down
in North Carolina.
Evening star., 1944-07-09

transports, now carry small bulldoSers,
rubber-tired tractors, graders. scrapes.
sheep-foot rollers. dump trailers, 2h-
ton trucks. jeeps, air compressors. cleo
trio generating and welding sets and
all manner Of lighter tools Of the trade.
As much as Col. Cochran's men loYed
mechanical gadsets, they few in . few
Army mules to further poster the Japs
once they got the landing field working
far behind the enemy lines.
But the frst men to land from gliders
in the darkness Of little jungle clear
ing kept watching, while they sweated
to smooth . runway by hand, for the
Evening star., 1944-07-09
By John Clagett Proctor.


The recent passing OF the firm of
E. F. Droop & Sons Co. music store at
Thirteenth and G streets NV. and of
echneiders restaurant at 427 Eleventh
street NV. brings to mind these and
other well known firms and business
houses once located in the downtown
section.
Edward F. Droop, founder of the
Droop Arm, came to this country when
young man and secured employment
in the music house of william G. Met
zerott, then located in a large three
story and attic building which once
stood at the southwest corner of Elev-
enth and D streets NV, where is now
the old Post Office Department building.
In this same building The Star was To-
Evening star., 1944-07-09
Bulldozers Blazing Trails to Victory

emergency air field from . towering
meadow In Normandy immediately be-
hind the advancing infantry.
The first ground spearhead for the
9th air base advancing into Europe was
ready to receive fighters by $50 o'clock
on the afternoon Of June .. A tempor-
ary landing strip 5000 feet long was
put to quick use by planes flying in sup
port Of troops in that area. This was
only the beginning.
Carry Small Bulldozers
The Aviation Engineers, with world
wide experience under the toughest
Evening star., 1944-07-09

Rodier, Anthony Best, g. NJ Daley, ex-
ecutor; Adam M. Hoover, Michael r.
Coombs, william NOEL and James Ford
Many will recall the Arm Of George
M. Oyster & Co., butter dealers, which
occupied the second floor of the Marble
Saloon Building for many years.
Among others doing business in this
block was Hamilton /. Gregory, stove
dealer, while the Sunday Herald and
the Hatchet were frst published In this
block, and the Washington Post was
founded at what was then known rs No.
9l4.
Two Saloons
The Hopkins hardware store, con-
Quoted by Lawrence H. Hopkins. was at
9N Pennsylvania avenue, and . son.
Evening star., 1944-07-09

Calisher, in the same business: Hess, the
shoe merchant; Dutton d Strickland
and Cline Bros, bicycles, were In the
same block.
The Central Union Mission was STAR
ed at $50, and the Salvation Army also
met here at an early date.
Popular With Dancers
In the Cos, M. Samstag had his ale
vaults at the southeast corner of Penn
sylvania avenue and Tenth street and
H. Adler sold notions few doors to the
east. while John r. Elvans sold hard
ware nearby. Henry Delowski's pharm-
Evening star., 1944-07-09

Frank E. Hopkins. now residing in
Alexandra, later, for a while engaged
in the same business at 426 Ninth street,
and afterward was In the real estate
business.
Besides the Marble Saloon, at Ninth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, con-
Quoted at one time by Robert Callahan,
Patrick Cannon conducted a saloon two.
doors away, and farther down the line
was the restaurant of man named
Hammel Radcliffe e. Darr and Adam
Weschler, auctioneers, were all known
occupants of this block
When the city was young a stream
flowed through the center OF this block,
having its source In Franklin Square and
being augmented on its way to T1ber
Creek by copious spring at Ninth and
streets. 1t was bigger stream than
one might imagine, for, in addition to
receiving its supply from springs it was
increased in size by high tides which
forced their way up old Tiber and into
this little stream and frequently small
fish could be caught as high up as Ninth
and F streets. Indeed. up to 1910, long
boats, carrying six cords Of wood each,
were able to come up this stream as
far as E street.
The Avenue between Ninth and Tenth
streets Is low. and when the river used
to back up, II there was 4 freshet. this
square seldom missed being flooded and
many pictures of this part Of the Ave-
nue. have been taken when it looked
similar to the Grand Canal Of Venice.
Speaking to q friend in the District
Building recently. the writer was told
that Charlie Chaplin once acted at the
Cosmos Theater before he became IA
nous as movie star. In the play. 1t is
said, was boxing bout, in which Char
lie agreed to take on all corners, and
probably did so. This theater was on
the north side of the Avenue between
Ninth and Tenth.
Hoover Among Owners
The Schneider Restaurant building
recently turned over to new hands by
members OF that family, was occupied
for some years subsequent to 1915 by
the Washington Herald. In 1919 when
the paper went into new hands, the
name OF Herbert Hoover appeared
among the owners of the purchasing
company.
One Of the earliest plants hereabout
was the firm Of Judd IL Detweiler, 1t
being located for time prior to 1884 at
the northeast corner of Eleventh and
D streets. Here. also as early as 1S43
was the stationery store of Robert Farm
ham. This site, which is opposite The
Evening star., 1944-07-09
BY w. H. Shippen, Jr.

Even the boys who dig their own fox
holes are willing to admit the pick-and-
shovel war is about over when the
Yankee bulldozers arrive from New
Guinea. Burma or italy to the fields Of
France.
The big crawling caterpiilars, which
have come to symbolic speed wherever
there's heavy, dirty work ahead, led q
strange battalion Of mechanical earth
movers over the Normandy beaches
when the first assault waves landed.
Part Of the first power equipment to
arrive was assigned to dig out landing
Evening star., 1944-07-09

strips for tactical units of the 9th Air
Force. Aviation engineers manning the
huge. numbering vehicles were armed to
help the infantry seize and hold the
first ground suitable for their purpose
In 4 matter Of hours after the initial
landings. the bulldozers, scrapes, grad
ers watering trucks and rollers of the
first battalion to arrive were carving an
Evening star., 1944-07-09

combat conditions, are equipped with
heavy-duty rolling stock to repair cap
tured enemy bases after they have been
bombed from the air and dynamited by
demolition squads.
Even airborne battalions, like Col
Philip Cochran's Air Commands, who
rode gliders deep into Jap-held Burma
to chop out landing field for troop
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-31
NOTICE OF SALE

In the District Court of the
United States. in and for the
District of Montana.
In the matter OF Charles Rance
ford Manuel, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given. That
pursuant to an order of A. H
Gray, Referee on Bankruptcy,
made on March Gath, 1914. in the
above entitled matter, the under.
signed. the trustee in bankruptcy
in said matter. will sell at pri-
vate sale, to the highest bidder,
upon terms and conditions here
matter mentioned. and subject to
confirmation by the above EMIT
led Court, the following des-
cribed real estate. to.wit:
Lots 4. 5 and 6 of Block II
of the Townsite of Brown
ing, Montana.
Sealed bids will be received at
the office of Horace w. Judson,
Rooms 3 and 4, Clapper Building,
Cut Bank. Montana until the 10th
day of April, 1914. at 1000 a. m. ,
at which time the trustee will
sell all or any portion of said
property to the highest bidder
for cash, till the amount of
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-31
War Mud Drier For Roads

American industry has mappep
out a whole series of postwar uses
for the anti-mud powder it has
developed for use on military
roads and landing fields.
The powder waterproofs the
surface of the sol for about 80
cents a square yard. 1t 10 said
to be effective for at least five
years. In peacetiine it can be
used on farm roads, earth dams.
factory yards. tennis courts and
on the shoulders of paved high
ways.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-31
Farm War Income Reducing Debts

The farmer is not using his
war income to speculate in land
these days.
A survey by bankers in the
farm states reveals that, ia gen.
eral, farmers are wiser than at
the time of the first World War
and just afterward. Most of them
are using wartime receipts to pay
off debts and lay up reserves for
labor-saving equipment in the
postwar period.
The survey reveals that pay
ment of store accounts and over
due taxes get the first call on
farm income. Mortgages are being
reduced.
A good share of the "a billion
received by the farmers in the
pact two years is being earmarked
for new tractors, milking ma
chimes. fencing, and power equip
ment.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-31
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS. the Board Of
Trustees of School District No. 9,
Glacier County, Montana. has
been requested to sell the schoo!
known as the Durham School; and
WHEREAS, the Dur m
School building has not been used
for school purposes for four years
and its use for school purposes is
not contemplated in the future;
WHEREAS, the building is
rapidly deteriorating; now there
fore
BE 1T RESOLVED, that the
voters of School District No 8.
Glacier County, Montana be re-
quested to give the Board Of
Trustees authority 10 sell tn,
above mentioned Durham School
building and site to the highest
bidder after legal call for bids
has been made; aud
Belt FURTHERRE
that this matter be voted upon at
the annual election held Satur
day, April first, nineteen hun
dred and forty. four, between the
hours of l 90 D. m and ZOO D.
m. in the Public School Building.
By order of the Board of Trus
tees. School District No. 9, Ola.
cier County, Montana.
rhelma Baird. Clerk
Spb- ,riha For ~ , ('h:,f
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S5S1.S8 has been raised.

1851 .88 has been raised.
The trustee reserves the right
to reject any and all bids, and to
adjourn said sale from day to
day if in his judgment it be in
the best interests of the credit
ors.
Dated this 25th day of March,
1914.
James E. Burdett, Jr.
Trustee in Bankruptcy.
First publication March 81.
Last publication April 7,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-03-31
PLIGHT OF FINLAND

Reports from neutral Stock.
holm say that Finland has decided
to continue its war against Russia.
London is warning the Fins that
such decision might be suicidal.
While Finland and Russia ex-
change reflections counter rejec-
tions of each others peace pro-
posals. correspondent in Hell
sinki writes that one of the ques-
tons on the minds of many Firms
today is, What do Americans
think Of them?
Some answers to that are:
Finland's honesty and courage
have won many admirers in the
United States. Many Americans
look upon Finland's present posi-.
ton in the war IS due to unfor.
tunate circumstances of history,
geography, politics which n o
small country could have altered.
Americans noted a rise of pro-
German elements in Finnish poll.
tics during the period when Nazi
prestige was increasing. This &C.
cured in several small countries,
some of which, like Finland, now
regret it and its consequences.
To what extent such forces still
dominate Finnish politics is natu-
rally a question among Ameri.
cans.
Americans know there are 9TH
er reasons for the reluctance Fin
land now shows to accept Russian
terms. The Finnish fear of Russ
ia is one. The terrible ordeal
which Finland must confront if
it commits itself to rounding up
the Nazi forces on its territory
is another.
But Americans have a direct
stake in the immobilization of
these Nazi forces. Americans
must face the threat of added
casualties if they are not rounded
up. We cannot feel that this is a
time when half-measures or delay
can be safely tolerated. 1t does
not seem likely Finland can get
much better terms from Russia,
but it is conceivable that if she
persists in the war at the Nazis'
side, she will face much worse
terms when the Nazis fall.
Secretary Hull's reiteration this
week of his warning to Finland
to quit the war reflects a wide
spread American opinion that any
good Offices the United States
might perform for Finland in the
postwar settlement depend on
that country's taking now the ad-
mittedly harsh road back tol
peace. christian Science Mont
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BY LEFT

Seriously wounded by exploding grenade, Angus R.
oil Tampa, Florida
machine mpamenl Japunese
gunne and snpcr with sulmacine saving
Angus Co dead leaving Navy for fighting spirit
" 1890 u s. Treasury nimcm
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-12
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-12

NEW lORK-AP - President
Roosevelt and King Gustave V of
Sweden have joined in haillng the
contributions TO science OF five
American cItizens and one Dane.
who are the recipients OF Nobel
prizes. The recipients OF the prizes,
totaling approximately 1920. 900.
were: DR.. Joseph Erlanger, Wash.
ington University. st. Louis; and
DR.. Herbert s. Gasser, director OF
the Rockefeller Institute, New
York; Isidor !. Rabi. Columbia
University, New York; DR.. Otto
Stern. Carnegie Institute OF Tech.
nology. Pittsburgh; and Or. Ed.
ward A. Doisy. st. Louis University
School OF Medicine and Or. Henrik
Dam Of the Copenhagen Institute OF
Technology.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-12
Legal Notices


STATE or MICHIGAN, In the Cir
cult Court for the County OF Wayne,
In Chancery.
CHARLES CADY and
AMANDA CADY. his wifs
Plaintiffs.
Augustus h. woodward. I.uclus
Lyon, Salmon Champion, Ir.. Emily
Champion, Walter A. Buckeer, Wal
ter A. Buckbee. Arden II. Ballard.
Ahner A. Wells. Cephos Hawks. Jr,
Cophus Hawkins, lr.. Abram Claw
Clawron. MethlaH Clawson. Phinlas
Davis. Abigail r. DAVIS. George w.
skinner. Lorin q. Miles. l.. c. Miles.
Lorenzo :. Mffes, Pecy Gale. Peacy
Gale. Mary a. Alexander. Mary Ann
Alexander. Jason Cross. Malinda
Cross Jerome o. Cross. NJ, l.. Shuts.
Martinus l.. Shuts. Martinas T..
SHUTS. John Hynss, James Hynes,
Catharine Hogan. formerly Catharins
Hynes. James Hines. John Hines,
Maggie Welsh, Maggie welch. James
Edward Cndy and Evelyn Hepksr
cady,
Defendants.
ORDER or PUBLICATION
At session OF said Court held In
the Court House IN the City OF Ann
Arbor. Washtenaw County. Michigan,
on this 27th day OF October A. -.
Present. Honorable George w.
1910
sample, Circuit Judge.
On reading and filing the Bill OF
Complaint in this cause and the
affidavit OF Frank q. Mixter. at
tached thereto. from which IL salts
factorlly appears that after diligsnt
search and inquiry II cannot be as
certained and II IN not known wheth-
n ar n Aafa
ants are living or dead, or where
any OF them may reside. n living,
and II dead whether they have
perronal representatives or heirs liv.
ing, or where they or some OF them
may reside. and that the names OF
the persons Designated hs unknown
heir-. devisees, legatses and as
signs. cannot be asesrtained after
diliKent search and inquiry.
1T IS ORDERED. that said dsfend-
ants and their unknown heira. dsvls-
ees, lesatees and assigns. cause their
appearance TO be entered In this
cause within three months from the
date or this order, and in default
thereof that said BIZ Of Complaint
be taken as confessed by said de-
PENDANTS and unknown heirs. devils.
ees, legatees and assigns
1T is FURTHER ORDERED that
n copy Of this order be published as
required by law.
GEO. w SAMPLE
Circuit Judge.
IRENE A. sEiTz. Deputy Clerk.
II, w. DAVIS, Clerk.
TAKE NOTICE that this suit In
which the foregoing order was made
involves and IL brought to quiet
ute to the following land situate in
the city Of Ypsllanu. washtenaw
County, Michigan. to-wit:
Lot 10 OF Cross and SHUTS addI-
ton TO Ypsilantl. according TO IN.
plat thereof as recorded In tho office
ot the Register OF Deeds. in Liber
state OF Michigan.
FRANK O. MIXTER.
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
business address, 1853 Penob,eot
huildinE. Detroit 20, Michigan.
Phone: RA. 5000
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-12
KEYS STOLEN

Ann Arbor. Mich. Dec. 12-Fred
Crawford. 1875 Groton St. went out
to the coal box Sunday. he told
police. and laid the keys to his
apartment on the box while he took
the coal in. when he returned. the
keys had been taken and have not
been recovered.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-12
Merchandise For Sale
New Oeming Jet Pump

LIFT so 1T, used a short
time, had to change pump
and put in larger ono No
priority needed. List price
$4,000 with tank. You can
buy for Sll5. Ina. Press
office.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-12

LANSING. Mich. State Sc.
lectiye Service headquarters an
nounced Monday that 3.340 Michi-
gan men were discharged from the
armed services in November. the
largest number so far this year.
bringing the total number Of vet
Grams returning to the state in 1914
TO 15.942.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-12

PEARL ST. Close in. room bunga-
low, bath. nearly new Holland
furnace, laundry trays. garage.
reasonable price TerIs. II. Peet,
Realtor, ll9 Pearl St. Phone 1871.