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Evening star., 1944-04-12
1orvestad zoning Trial
Delayed Until October

The case of Mayor John N. Tor.
vestad of Colmar Manor, who is
charged with violating the Prince
Georges County zoning law and fail
ing to obtain building permit, has
been postponed until the October
term of Circuit Court. The case
originally was scheduled for trial
this term
Mayor Torvestad was arrested last
December on warrants sworn out bv
Perce Wolfe, zoning officer of the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, charg-
ing Mr.. Tolvestad with converting
his home into an apartment house
though the building is located in a
residential A zone. The Mavor
also was charged with constructing
an addition to his home without
obtaining a building permit.
At hearing in Hyattsville Police
Court. j. Frank Lillard, attorney for
Mr.. TorveStad. asked for a iurv
trial, explaining that he intended
to test the constitutionality of the
Park and Planning Commission
regulations.
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Registration Set Tonight
For Welding Courses

Registration for war training
classes in electric arc and acetylene
welding will be held at 8 o'clock
tonight at the Montgomery Blair
High School, Silver Spring, and the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
Bethesda, it was announced by Will
liam c. Feddeman, vocational train
ing coordinator for Montgomery
County Schools.
Mr.. Feddeman said classes will be
held each week night. He said
about 40 persons can register for
four different night shifts at the
two centers, while other shifts will
be arranged for special groups.
Special efforts will be made to
train exServicemen, Mr.. Feddeman
said. He added that 4-Fs are also
urged to register.
A class in typing for beginning
intermediate and advanced students
Will open with registration at 7::3O
pm, Monday and Tuesday at the
Richard Montgomery High School,
Rockville,
Evening star., 1944-04-12
George H. Rector Dies;
Arlington Merchant

George H. Rector. 43, Arlington
County resident and merchant for
20 years, died of a heart attack yes
terday at his home, 632 North Ivy
street.
Mr.. Rector was one of the county's
leading florists and was a director oil
the Board of Trade, a member Of
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Lions Club.
He is survived by his widow, Mabel
Pearson Rector; a daughter. Doro-
thy Louise, and a brother. Thomas
Rector, of New Jersey.
Funeral services will take place
tomorrow at the Clarendon Meth
odlst Church with burial at Colum-
bia Gardens Cemetery
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Virginia COP Opens
District Convention
Naming of Candidate
May Be Deferred
By the Associated Press.

=
CULPEPER, Va, April 12.-Re.
publicans meeting here today fol
the 9th congressional district con.
ventlon are expected to defer &C.
ton on naming a candidate fol-
Congress, perhaps leaving authority
In the hands Of the district commit.
tee.
The convention, meeting in the
Municipal Building, will name a dis.
trlct chairman, vice chairman, Sec
retary and treasurer, two delegates
to the national Republican conven-
ton, two members of the State Ex-
ecutive Committee and 10 members
of the State Central Committee
District Chairman William E. Trus-
sler, Manassas, will preside.
State Chairman Clarence R. Ahalt
Arlington, and Maj. Henry A. Wise
national committeeman, Kiptopeke
now living in Albemarle, are ex.
pected to attend.
There has been little discussion
among 9th district Republicans SC
lar OF a candidate to oppose Rep
resentatlve Smith, Alexandria, a
Democrat who is expected to seek re-
election.
The 9th is the home district of
State Chairman Ahalt, who is be-
ing opposed for reelection by I. R.
Dovel, Luray, now State secretary
1t was not certain whether the ques-
tlon of Endorsement would come up
today.
The State chairman is elected by
the Executive Committee rather
than by the State convention, and
Dovel supporters have been urging
a change in the party plan to per-
NIT election by the convention.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Bids Asked for $4,000
Laboratory in ARLINGTON

Bids for the $4,000 Arlington
County laboratory, to be erected
near the new Public Health De-
partment, have been asked and will
be called in April 25, it was an
nounced today by P. L. Helm, chief
Of the emergency operations unit OF
the Public Buildings Administra-
tion.
Mr.. Helm said the laboratory lay
out would be the same as originally
planned when the laboratory was to
have been incorporated in the
Health Department. Need for space
In that recently opened building
prompted the Federal Works Agency
to ask priorities for separate build.
ing. This was approved a few
weeks ago by the War Production
Board.
Funds will come out Of the origi-
nal sum allocated to the Health De-
partment, Mr.. Helm said. The extra
land has been given by the Airing
ton Hospital Association.
DR.. Ralph G. Beachley, county
health officer, said that considera.
BILE delayed equipment had arrived
and was being installed in the
Health Department. Within 10 days
the building will be open for com.
plete clinical services, he said.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Mrs. J. {. Livingston
Named School Trustee
Montgomery Board to
Seek New Buses

Mrs. John G. Livingston has been
appointed trustee to fill a vacancy
on the board of the Woodside (Md J
School, the Montgomery County
Board of Education announced to-
day.
The board also announced the
awards to Henry T. Wensel, jr., and
n. Prentiss Childs of scholarships
at st. Johns College. The appoint
ments followed a recent scholarship
examination.
Applications for priorities for the
purchase of seven school buses for
the county were submitted to the
Government at the boards order.
Appointment of the following ele-
mentary school teachers was ap-
proved:
Glen Echo-Cabin John, Mrs. Amy
Eby; Fairland, Mrs. Helen M. Hall
and Sandy Spring Colored, Carrie
L. Hill.
Appointed as high school teachers
were:
Montgomery Blair, Mrs. Alice Da-
muth; Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Edna
Goodwin; Richard Montgomery
Mrs, Mildred w. Stowe
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Norfolk Leads Nation
In VenereaI Disease
Admiral Bases Charge
On Statistics Alone
BY the Associated Press.

NORFOLK Va, April 12.-Real
Admiral j. j. A. MacMullin, medica
officer for the 5th Naval District
yesterday told an organization meet
ing of the Norfolk Citizens Venereal
Disease Committee that statistics
showed this city to be the worst
spot in the Nation for venereaI
disease.
Admiral MacMullin said that he
was not stating his own opinion, bat
that statistics were the authority
for the charge. ~
Syphilis cases in Norfolk increased
81 per cent in 1943 over the previous
year, and gonorrhea showed an in
crease of 1876 per cent, DR.. Ray Kim.
brough told the group, citing figures
obtained from Norfolk's Venerea
Disease Clinic.
Selective service records for thf
period from November, 1910, to June
1943, show that in Norfolk and South
Norfolk physical examinations o1
draft candidates have disclosed q
ratio of 60 syphilitics per 1000 ex.
amined-or in breakdown by races
rs whites per 1000 and 152 Negroes
per 900, 1t was stated.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Prince Georges Sets
Monday as DeadIine
On Dogs al Large
Animal Rescue League
Warned Thut Officers
Will Shoot All Stroys

Unless the Prince Georges County
Animal Rescue League finds some
other method of ridding the county
of stray dogs, the county commits
siorlers on Monday will order police
to shoot all dogs seen at large in an
attempt to compel observance of the
countrywide dog quarantine.
This warning was issued by the
commissioners at their meeting in
Upper Marlboro yesterday after rep
resentatives of the State Health De-
partment and DR.. John M. Byers
county health officer, appeared be-
fore the board to urge strict enforce
ment of the ban.
The commissioners issued their
shoot on sight" order to police last
Tuesday but later suspended its en-
forcement for "a week or 10 days.
in response to request by officials
Of the County Animal Rescue
League.
At that time, John M. Walton
president of the league, said his or
ganization will attempt to have a
law enforcement officer accompany
the leagues truck to pick up stray
animals. He explained that the
league has no authority to collect
stray dogs unless law enforcement
officer Is present. The league ha:
been unable to obtain such an. off.
Ger.
DR.. Byers told the commissioner:
that 40 rabid dogs have been re-
ported in the county since January
l and that 200 persons have received
Pasteur treatment for dog bites
since last September. The quaran-
tine recently was extended to
June Is.
The commissioners approved a re-
quest by the Pennsylvania Railroad
to use lots % through 81, block 13
in Tuxedo, and lots one and two
block II, Seabrook, to house it's en-
ployes for the duration of the war
and for six months thereafter. Nc
opposition to the request was ex-
pressed at hearing before the
board.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Weekly County Foot Clinics
will Open Saturday

A weekly orthopedic clinic. serving
Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William
Loudoun and Stafford Counties, will
be lnaugurated Saturday at the new
Arlington Health Department. it was
announced today by DR.. Ralph G.
Beachley, Arlington public health
officer.
Plans for the clinic were COM
pleted yesterday after a conference
between DR.. l.. j. Roper, State di-
rector of county health work; DR. E
c. Harper, State director of the
Crippled Children's Bureau; Mrs
Mary I. Mastin, State director of the
Public Health Nursing Bureau;
Frank c. Hanrahan, Arlington
County manager; DR.. o. Anderson
Engh, local bone specialist; Mrs
Laura T. Boldin, chairman of the
local Infantile Paralysis Founda-
tlon; Mrs. Barbara Otto. county
lphysio- o-therapist, and DR.. Beachlev
The State officials left today tc
complete details in the four Other
countries included in the program.
DR.. Beachley announced that Miss
Ruth Hartman, Altoona. Pa, hac
been added to the Health Depart
ment staff as clinic nurse
Evening star., 1944-04-12
IS Boys Sought 10 Work
On Nearby Virginia Farms

John w. Jones, Agriculture Ex.
tension Service farm recruitment
representative for the District, sale
today that IS out-of school boys arr
needed to replace men entering the
armed services from Northern Vir.
ginia farms.
Mr.. Jones said the boys, who must
oe between the ages of II and l.
years, will be given a two-week
training course on a farm near Ma.
nassas. During the training period
he said, they will receive Is cents
day plus room and board, anc
alter completing the training will
receive from $35 to $50 a month plus
room, board and laundry.
The course, which will be unde,
the direction of B. A. Sherman. Vir.
glnia Extension Service representa-.
tive, will begin Monday, Mr.. Jone.
SAID. Boys interested in the course
should apply at the District United
states Employment Service office
Futh and K streets NV
Evening star., 1944-04-12

getting at the controls again. One
of the engines evidently had been
badly damaged. After splitting and
sputtering for few minutes it went
out altogether and, still confused
from the blow, he was faced with
the prospect of a crash landing.
THE flax that day." he says, was
by far the worst l have ever seen
You could hear every burst and I
saw one big shell explode between
by ship and the next"
It was almost a miracle that NO
member of the crew was injured
Luck was not quite SO good on a re-
cent mission over the Channel port
of Bologne, when bombers flown by
| two of his roommates were shot
down just behind him. And in one
raid over the Schipol airdrome, near
Amsterdam, his rear gunner got a
serious fax wound in the leg. tThe
ship was damaged and there was
some trouble getting home with the
injured man.
1t. Dirickson has been in England
as bomber pilot for the past II
months. He has taken part in mis-
sions over Lisle, Cognac and Mont
pelier in line with the B-26 cam
paign to wipe out installations
which the enemy could use for de-
fense against the invasion. Prob
ably a majority of his missions
have been rough and he has seldom
gone out without meeting enemy
flax at some stage of the sortie. At
times he has flown more than two
missions a day and expects to finish
a tour of so in the next two or three
weeks if weather remains favorable
He holds the Air Medal and a Dis
tinguished Flying Cross.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Chevy Chase View Unit
Elects 3 to Committee

E. P. Laug, A. H. Scott and w. j
McCausland were elected members
OF the Chevy Chase View, Md. Citi-
zens' Committee, governing body of
the village, at the annual election
last night at the Kensington Junior
High School.
MI. Laug and Mr.. Scott were
named for three-year terms and
Mr.. McCausland, the present chair
man, for a one-year term Hold
over members of the committee are
E. w. Macy and J. w. Self
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Whisky Stock Purchase
May Boost Virginia Ration
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April 12-
Alcoholic Beverage Control BOARD
officials viewed as a possibility ar
increase in the amount of whisky
rationed to Virginians in connec-
ton with the impending deal al
Peoria, ILL.,, by which the board an
ticipates the acquisition of more
than 100000 cases from the reserve
stocks of the American Distilling Co
Whether the Virginia ration, now
a maximum of one quart a month
a customer, will be increased will
depend on what bottling schedules
can be worked out to prepare the
spirits for retail distribution, Off
cials said.
1t was explained also that the
board has yet to determine what
policy 1t will pursue on the sale of
the new whisky. A final decision
hardly will be reached until the
return to Richmond of Attorney
General Abram P. Staples and R.
McC. Burlington, board member
now in Illinois in connection with
the transaction.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Drive 10 Eradicate
tuberculosis Urged
In Montgomery
Outlook Encouraging,
Public Health Official
Tells Association

The possibility of wiping out
tuberculosis in Montgomery County
was foreseen by DR.. Herman H.
Hilleboe, director of tuberculosis
control, United States Public Health
Service, in q talk before the annual
luncheon and meeting of the Mont
gomery County tuberculosis Asso-
ciation yesterday at Hungerford
Tavern, Rockville.
Challenging the association to
eradicate the disease, DR.. Hilleboe
said facilities available to the group
were a strong factor in aiding this
project. He paid tribute to the
County Health Department, headed
by DR.. v. L. Ellicott, and to his
nursing staff.
The speaker painted an encour-
aging picture on the control of
tuberculosis on Nation-w wide level,
butwarned that death rate increases
might be expected as a result of
the war. Philip S. Morgan, treas
urer of the Maryland State Tubercu-
loSis Association and director of
the national organization, predicted
that 100000 new cases of tubercu-
losis might be expected in the
United States as a result of the war.
Others who spoke were DR.. Ell
hcott, who described the program
of tuberculosis control in the coun-
ty; DR.. Barklie A. Coulter, director
of the tuberculosis control division
District Department of Health; Dr.
Reuben Hoffman, superintendent of
Henryton Sanitarium and clinician
at Montgomery County clinics, and
William B. Matthews, managing di-
rector of the Maryland State Tu-
berculosis Association, who praised
the work of the county organiza-
ton.
Officers elected were: Mrs. Dexter
Bullard, president; DR.. M. NICK
Boyer, first vice president; Mrs. Will
liam Lee, second vice president; DR.
J. w. Bird, third vice president;
Walter Pratt, treasurer, and Mrs
George Selby, secretary.
Elected to the Board of Directors
were Mrs. Ross H. Snyder, DR.
Charles r. L. HALEY, Mrs. Charles
Wright, Mrs. Edwin Fry, Judge H
G. Hef1ner and Mrs. Arthur Harri-
son. A new constitution and bylaws
presented by Mrs. Lee was adopted
Mrs. William N, Morell, chairman
OF the Christmas Seal Sale Commit
ee and part-time executive secretary
OF the association, reported receipts
of the sale as $15,76488.
Evening star., 1944-04-12


q University of Virginia student be-
fore the war, now has completed his
41st mission above France and the
Low Countries and knocked out q
good many enemy installations on
the invasion coast" But, he says,
nothing yet has compared to that
day above ST. Omer. Suddenly he
found flax bursting all around the
bomber. Fragments were pounding
against the fuselage like hail and
the air was filled with the pungent
smell of cordite.
Then one piece burst Immediately
above his head. The pilots COM
partment was filled with flying glass.
Then came the stunning blow
against his helmet. The co-pilot
pushed him away from the controls
and took over.
AS 1t. Dirickson recovered, what
had happened was blank In his
mind and he could think only of
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Storm Injuries -Four,
Causes Heavy Loss
In Southwest Virginia
Timber Hits Man in Car;
Houses, Trees Wrecked;
Phone Service Cut
BY the Associated Press.

A severe rain and windstorm, ac-
companied by hail in some sections
struck Southwest Virginia yester-
|day afternoon, causing property
damage running into thousands OF
dollars and injuring at least four
persons.
The force of the storm appeared
to be centered in Smythe and
Washington, Counties in Virginia
and at Kingsport, Tenn, where tel
|egraph and telephone facilities were
put out of commission for several
hours.
Injured were Sam Pierce, Chill
howie, who was struck by a piece
of timber which blew through the
window of car in which he was q
passenger, and Mrs. Fred H. Mill
hauser, Mrs. Pearl Keith and Mrs.
Barbara Patchett when the Gov
ernment trailer home they were oc-
cupying at Kingsport was over
turned by the wind.
Homes Unroofed,. Wrecked.
At Marion the greatest damage
wrought was in the northern Sec
ton of the town of Lincoln Hill
Houses were unroofed and blown
OF their foundations and two homes
were demolished. Fruit and other
trees were uprooted and chicken
houses and barns were blown tt
pieces.
Heaviest damage in Washington
County. according to Miss Ruth
Rolling, chairman of the County
Red Cross Disaster Relief Com
mittee, was to fine farm buildings.
The windstorm reached gale pro-
portions at Bristol. Electric signs
were blown down in the business
section of the town, trees and tele-
phone poles were uprooted and roofs
of dwellings badly damaged.
Staunton reported wind and rain
while at Harrisonburg the downpour
was heavy for greater part of the
afternoon. At Strasburg, in the
northern part of the State, continu-
Gus rains were reported.
Kingsport Damage Heavy.
Kingsport property damage was
estimated by G. L. Lineback, Kings
port safety director, at several thou
sand dollars. At trailer park there
13 trailer buildings were wrecked.
Local and long distance telephone
facilities were interrupted, power
lines were damaged and the city po-
lice radio system was thrown out oi
order.
Reports from Hawkins County in
dicated there was considerable prop
erty damage in the Rogersville area
Power lines were down, but tele-
phone service was not interrupted.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Miner Leaves for Chino

Charles S. Miner, 10OO8 Sutherland
road, Silver Spring, has left fol
Chungklng, China, where he will be
war correspondent for the New York
Post. Mr.. Miner has been with the
Quartermaster Corps, Office OF
Technical Information, for three
and a half years and before that
was editor of the Maryland News
and was on the stats OF the Be-
thesda Journal and the Army Navy
Journal.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Winchester Rites Set
For james A. Shipper
Special Dispatch to The Star.

@pe|iaA blspdtch 70 The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, April
l2-Services will be held 1t VIM
chester, Va, tomorrow for James
Alexander Shipper, 81, native of this
city, who died Monday in Baltimore
where he practiced law.
He was educated in public schools
here, attended the University of
Maryland and later National Uni
versity in Washington, from which
ne was graduated in 1880 as the
Youngest in his class. He was a
member of the District and Mary
land Bar Associations and for a
time was with the Office of the
Alien Property Custodian in Wash
tngton.
surviving are his mother. his
widow, formerly Miss Virginia An
derson of Baltimore, and a brother
Charles, this county.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Conodion Speaks Tonight

DR.. j. D. H, Donnay, professor of
mlneralogy at Laval University
Quebec, will speak before the Geo
logical Society of Washington at
o'clock tonight in the assembly hall
OF the Cosmos Club. DR.. v. T. Allen
and S. E. Clabough, both of the
Geological Survey of the Interior
Department, also will speak.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
FWA Projects Include Six
In Virginia and Maryland

Allotments totaling $l0,0O0,OO0 fol
287 War-connected public works
projects, public services and child.
care programs were announced BY
the Federal Works Agency today, in
cluding four in Virginia and two ir
Maryland
The Virginia projects were Ports.
mouth, recreation, $30,237; Norfolk
recreation, $58,06l Newport News
recreation, $4,000, and Richmond
venereal disease hospital, $62,56
Projects approved for Maryland
were: Indianhead, sewers, s71O0
and Indianhead, road. power ane
water facilities, $6l 100.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Virginia Asked for Ballots
BY 1000 in Services
BY the Associated Press,

RICHMOND, Va, April 12.-Sec-
retary of the Commonwealth Ralph
E. Wilkins said yesterday more than
1000 requests for voting ballots for
soldiers and sailors are in his hands
awaiting the appointment of Vir-
glnla war voters commission. Three
House of Delegates members are
still to be named to the body. He
said he would suggest to the COM
mission that all these be accepted as
requests for ballots in the general
election this fall.
1t was not certain whether ar
rangements can be made for par
ticipation by Virginia servicemen in
the primary in August when Demo-
cratic nominees for Congress will be
selected.
Requests for ballots may be made
by relatives and friends of service
personnel.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Maps Offered Sportsmen

HARR1SONBURG, Va, April 12
-Sportsmen planning to fish in
the George Washington National
Forest in Augusta, Bath, Rocking
ham and Shenandoah Counties may
receive maps of the trout streams
from the forest supervisors Office
here, or from the district rangers
stationed at Staunton. Buena Vista
Covington, BridgeWater or Edin-
burg, forest officials announced to-
Gay
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Two Get Two Years
In Baltimore Sioying
Nv the Associated prose

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 1.-TWO men
were sentenced yesterday to two
year prison terms for manslaughter
in the fatal shooting of a Newark
resident here during quarrel which
witnesses testified started over
robbery involving a black market"
liquor deal.
Attorneys for . the two, Angelo
Perrera, 35. and Joseph La Terra,
46, convicted in the death of
Christopher Cibelli January 7. gave
notice OF an appeal. Judge John T.
Tucker of Criminal Court author
lied their release under 5000 bail,
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Fort Myer Heights Meeting

The Fort Myer Heights Citizens
Association will meet at 8 pm. Fri
day at Woodrow Wilson School.
Gilbert Hall, president of the
Arlington Hospital Association and
member Of the countys Victory
Garden Committee. will speak on
this years program.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
PTA to Meet Tomorrow

The Parent-Teacher Association
OF the Charles Barrett School,
Parkfairfax. will meet at 8 pm
tomorrow at the school. Mrs.
Dorothy o. Hoge. principal Of
Mount Vernon School, will speak.
Evening star., 1944-04-12

a r y l Z, n l S
f a m lily h a s
learned.
In a lie t t e r
home, Pfc. Hey
ser, an infantry
man, stated he
was wounded by
shrapnel. Th e
husband of Mrs.
Ruth N. Heyser
of the Bethesda
address and the
son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Hey
ser, 3704 TWen-
ty-second street
NJ c Dfc uax,cor
Evening star., 1944-04-12

Th e n h | S
Jacket and fax
suit filled with
fragments o f
& l a S S - h e
brought the B-26
bomber back to
England W i t h
one of its twin
engines out. His
ship had been in
the center of the
b u RS t / n 6 fax
over the French
airfeld for 5
minutes.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

UNITED STATES MEDIUM BOMBER BASE IN ENGLAND (By
out momenay by flax hitting his steel
Lit ConWl F.
avenue NV fought get the controls from his
confused seconds of returning
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Bethesda Soldier Wounded
By ShrapneI al Anzio

Pfc. Carlton E. Heyser, %, of 452l
North Chelsea lane, Bethesda, Md,
was wounded seriously in action on
the Anzio beachhead in Italy Febru-