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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-05

like. while Judith meant
praiseWOrthy.
Names had definite mean.
ings and were applied 10 per-
sons after they had grown up
and developed certain under
stood personalities.
Later. as a matter of superSti-
ton. parents thought they might
influence the future Of their chill
drcn by the names they gave.
They soon learned that Angelica,
which means angelic might turn
out 10 be a spitfire, and Richard
which means strong or powerful
might cling 10 his mother
Superstition aside there IS
plenty Of reason for earnest
thought in naming a child Too
many parents bear in mind an
aging relative when they have a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-05
BY DIR. DONALD A. LAIRD


NNHHATS- in a nance
" Nothing, said ShakespC
w Certainly. the Bard arg
Romeo was no less desirable 10 JI
because he was a Montague and
a Capulet and their fathers y
ieuding Out of the misery Of
frustrated love Juliet lamcntcd
a rose by any other word W
smell as sweet
TOdaE- scientists differ with SIS
" speare i'm the matter OF names
for people They say a name
might well influence the life OF
an individual that parents
should think twice before sad
ding boy with Percival or a
girl with Prudence. They have
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Relatives Of Prisoners
Form News EXCHANGE

Relatives of Washington men held
in foreign prison camps are organiz-
ing to exchange news of sons, BROTH
ers and husbands imprisoned over
seas.
Sponsors of the Relatives Associa-
tion point out that news of prisoners
is often obtained indirectly from
relatives of other prisoners and there
is need for advising one another on
articles most needed by prisoners of
war, as we'll as mailing restrictions.
More than IS persons now are par
ticipating in plans for a permanent
organization, patterned after SINH
lar groups springing up throughout
the country. Speakers at past meet
ings have included Col. Howard F.
Bresee, chief of the Prisoners of War
Information Bureau. and Capt. Will
bert F. Lincoln, in charge of files on
prison camps at the War Depart
ment.
Mrs. E. H. Kennard, whose son,
1t. Jarman G. Kennard, 81, was
taken prisoner in Sicily, initiated
the local group. Others assisting in
clude Mrs. John K. Waters, daugh-
ter OF 1t. Gen. George Patton, whose
husband, 1t. Col. Waters, is in a
Nazi prison camp, and Leonard De
Cast, general secretary YMCA.
An organization meeting will be
held later this month. Interested
persons are invited to contact the
sponsors.
Evening star., 1944-01-03

mandlng Offlcer 1t. J. II. Mohett.
at Wendover Field informed her
last night no list of the men killed
would be released until all victims
could be identified. The wreckage
was located New Year Day.
1t. Moffett enlisted in the Air
Forces on his 18th birthday, Octo-
ber 8, 1912. He received his wings
in July at San Angelo, Tex, and
since then had been stationed at
Wendover, part of the time as an
instructor. Born in Chicago, he
graduated from the Francis W.
Parker School there in June, 1912.
Mrs. Edwards is the former Mrs.
India Moffett, who was women's
editor of the Chicago Tribune until
her marriage in June, 1912, to Mr..
Edwards, an officer of the State De-
partment 1t. Moffett was awarded
college scholarship annually given
by the Tribune to the child of one
of it's employees. The scholarship
was being held for his use after the
war.
He was engaged to Miss Patricia
Bruen of Chicago, who, after spend
ing Christmas with his parents here,
had gone to Salt Lake City so spend
New Year Day with him. She ar
rived December 81. the day Mrs.
Edwards was informed the plane
was missing.
1t. Moffett's father. Capt. John
Fletcher Moffett, is with the Army
Air Forces in England. The lieu
tenant also has a sister, Miss India
Moffett.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Seventh-Doy Adventists
Plan Postwar Projects

More than score of young man
and woman college graduates will be
selected by the General Conference
OF Seventh-Day Adventists and
given intensive training in the
French language in preparation for
postwar service, E. D. Dick, general
secretary, announced at the Ad-
ventist headquarters here today.
Plans by the Foreign Missions
Committee propose this training be
conducted in an Eastern Canadian
city where French is spoken. Stu
dents chosen will be those who quail
lfy as evangelists, teachers, medical
workers, secretaries and treasurers.
A large number of Seventh-Day
Adventist youths now are enrolled
IN similar specialized language
courses at the Adventist Theological
Seminary here and in colleges, Mr..
Dick said, studying Arabic, German.
Russian. Malayan, Chinese and
other languages.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Gov. Darden 10 Back
AIexandrians in Row
With National 0PA
LocoI Boord to Resign
If Washington Insists
On Overriding Orders

Gov. Darden today promised tc
back up the Alexandria Ration
Board in its argument with the Ma
tional Office of Price Administration
The Governor said he had not vet
received a copy of the boards reSo-
luton to resign unless OPA rescinds
its order giving fuel oil to a resident
whose coupons had been revoked by
the board. He said all he knew about
the case was what he read In the
Washington papers, but if true, he
said, it was outrageous"
The entire Alexandria Ration
Board submitted designations Fri
day. which become effective Janu-
airy 10 unless the national OPA re-
verses its order by that time.
Refused to Appear.
Officials of the national office
gave verbal orders to George Lenz
Arlington fuel oil dealer, to honor
the ration coupons of Richard Au-
brey, Grandview drive, Alexandria
after the board had revoked them
when Mr.. Aubrey refused to appear
to explain an error in his original
application
Bernard Goodwin, director of the
district OPA Office at Roanoke. told
James Douglas. executive secretary
Of the Alexandria board, in a tele-
phone conversation Saturday that
the Roanoke office was in sympa thy
with the boards action, and would
investigate the matter.
Gov. Darden said as soon as he is
officially informed of the case, he
Will confer with Attorney General
A. P. Staples to find out what au-
thorlty If any, he has to act.
Promises Backing.
In any case" Gov. Darden said,
L will back up these men who are
volunteers appointed by me-"
Board officials said that when Mr..
Aubrey first appeared before the
board November IL, he "reviled" the
clerk and refused to apologize for
the language at the request of Mr..
douglas.
After ignoring repeated requests to
appear before the hearing panel to
explain an estimated 400 feet of omen
space in his house for which he
claimed fuel rations, the board re-
voked his allotment November %
and notified Mr.. Lenz to discontinue
oil deliveries to him.
Mr.. Aubrey then appealed to the
national OPA, which overruled the
boards action.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Commissioners 10 Discuss
Liquor Problem Today

| The letter of Chairman Randolph
of the House District Committee
calling on the Commissioners tc
recommend additional legislation for
liquor control was received today by
the Commissioners, who announced
they would meet during the after
noon to discuss the liquor problem
In his letter, made public Satur-
day, Mr. Randolph had said it was
his belief the Commissioners, hav-
ing the power of appointing men,
bers Of the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board, are in a position to de-
termine what legislation, if any, is
needed to obtain a system of con-
troll which would most effectively
function for Washington"
Commissioner Guy Mason said the
meeting today would be to canvass
the liquor control problem. He said
that among those who would at
tend were the members of the ABC
Board, the budget officer, Walter L.
Fowler and Corporation Counsel
Richmond B. Keech.
Chairman Thomas E. Lodge OF
the ABC Board is i'll, but two men,
bers of the board, William Meredith
and Mrs. Agnes K. Mason, will be
present for the meeting. Recon-
mendations Of the ABC Board for
changes in the local liquor regula-
tions are at present in the cor
poration counsel's Office.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Mr.. Smith, 8, Comes to Woshinqton-
BY GEORGE KENNEDY.

Young Mr.. Smith came to Wash
ington and unexpectedly spent the
night.
A policeman found him sleeping
this morning on a bench in the
Capital Transit terminal at Chevy
Chase Circle. He took him to the
eighth precinct station house and
introduced him as Billy Smith, 8
years old"
Billy had come in from the Self
Help Farm in Kensington to see a
movie at the Avalon Theater near
Chevy Chase Circle. 1t cost him %
cents to see Princess O'Rourke. !"
That was more than he had .ex-
pected to pay. He said 1t used to
cost him only cents to see movie
at Lenore, N. c.
His grandfather, Charles Prender-
grast, had given him IS cents last
night. Billy had walked almost a
mile on country roads and caught a
bus into town. The fare was a dime.
So when the picture was shown for
the last time, he had only 3 cents,
A Star reporter who found him at
the station house this morning and
took him out for breakfast asked
why he had not asked some one
for the fare.
II don't beg" said Billy You'll
never see me standing in the street
with my hat out"
Billy walked out to the "hotel'
at thee bus stop, as he described
the Chevy Chase bus terminal. The
man there told him he had better
not try to go any further but to
lie down and get some sleep. Billy
did that.
Billy's mother died when he was
2, he explained.
my father went away he said.
He don't even know I'm alive"
He would have got home, all right,
he said, but the policeman was "sus-
picious"
Suspicious of what?" he was
asked.
"Oh, just 'spicious, said Billy. "He
picked me up and took me in"
Had Santa Claus come his way
the photographer asked him.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
New Mexico Will Choose
COP Delegates Next Month
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Unless some other State party Or
ganization decides to meet sooner
New Mexico Republicans will select
the first delegates to the 1914 presi-
dental nominating conventions.
They have called a State conven-
ton for February - to name eight
delegates and as many alternates
to the National Convention. This is
several months before the usual
State convention time and more than
a month before the customary initial
delegate picking - by primary in
New Hampshire.
The New Hampshire presidential
primary is set for March IA when
the Democrats will elect 10 and the
Republicans II convention delegates
Dates and places for the Republi-
can and Democratic national con-
claves will be selected at national
committee meeting January l0-l1
and January ~, respectively.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Two Boys Drown as Ice
Breaks on ToWson Lake
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
TOWSON, Md, Jan. 3.-Two high
school youths drowned yesterday in
Loeb Raven when ice broke under
their skates and plunged them into
the water.
A third youth, brother of one of
the drowned boys, made his way to
shore after attempting unsuccess-
fully to save his companions.
Drowned we're David Zacharko
II, and Howard Zentgraft, II, both
of Towson, Raymond Zacharko, IS
brother of David, survived.
Police said Raymond told them he
managed to climb out on to the ice
and attempted to pull his brother
and Zentgraft out of the icy water
Each time. however, the ice broke
under them and they slipped back
into the lake.
After about Is minutes, the two
boys disappeared and Raymond
nearing exhaustion, made his way
to shore and collapsed at the side
OF the road. He was found by two
girls, who rode horseback to summon
Towson police.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Rockville Girl Hit by Car
After A|ighting From Bus

Betty Ganbin, IA, of 1904 Lewis
avenue, Rock Crest, Rockville, Md.
was injured seriously yesterday when
she was struck b. an automobile
after getting off a bus half mile
south OF Rockville, Montgomery
County police reported today.
Police said the girl was taken to
the Naval Hospital at Bethesda,
where her condition was described
as serious. They listed the driver
OF the car as Thomas Costello Bla-
den, 20, of Spring Lake Park, Rock
vile.
Earl Nutting, 80, of Baltimore,
was injured yesterday when his car
skidded of the highway and struck
a culvert near Marshall's Corner,
Charles County. He was treated at
the La Plata Hospital for a stomach
injury.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
lsNRstionmiq
@Remmidersm

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, green stamps D, E and
F valid through January 20.
Stamps G, H and j valid through
February 90
Meats, Fats, Etc. - Book No. 8,
brown stamps r and S valid
through January g. Book No. 4,
spare stamp No. 2 good for five
points of fresh pork and sausage
through January Is.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay you two ration points for
every pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp 20 in Book No. 4 good
for 5 pounds through January Is.
Shoes-Stamp No. 10 in Book No. 1
and stamp 1 on the "airplane"
sheet of Book No. valid now for
an indefinite period.
Gasoline-No. 8 A coupons good for
3 gallons each until February 8.
B, B-1, c and C-1 coupons good
for Q gallons each. These coupons
"AAA ShPAlC SdGC lilOlCdUcO
individual books. B-2 and ca
coupons in books issued since De-
cember are good for S gallons
each.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81.
Fuel Oil-Period No. coupons ex-
plre today. Period No 2 coupons,
valid now, expire February g..
Period No. 3 coupons become valid
tomorrow, remain valid through
March IA. No. 2 and 3 coupons
good for 10 gallons per unit. Ac-
cording to tn District OPA, con-
sumers In this area should not
have used more than 80 per cent
OF their total yearly fuel oil ration
as Of January 3.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Grew Speaks Thursday
In Far East Series

Joseph c. Grew, former Ambassa-
dor to Japan. will speak at pm
Thursday in the opening lecture OF
the Far East series sponsored by
Miners Teachers College and Wilson
Teachers College for their students
and the public.
Superintendent of Schools R. l.
Haycock will preside at the opening
lecture and Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, president of the Board of Ed
ucation, will welcome the audience
The lectures will be held in the In
terror Department Auditorium.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Lynchburg Rites Set
For Capt. Robert Massie
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG, Va, Jan. 3.-Capt
Robert Withers Massie, president OF
the Board of Visitors of Virginia
Military Institute and one of the
leading members OF the Virginia
Society of Cincinnati, who died at
Memorial Hospital Saturday night
after short illness, will be buried
today in Presbyterian Cemetery here
Funeral services will be held at
pm. at st. Paul's Episcopal Church
Lynchburg. and will be attended by
officials of the institute, including
1t. Gen. Charles E. Kilbourne, su-
perintendent.
The National and State flags on
the VMI post will be flown at half
staff. until after burial.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Thomas Predicts Approval
OF Education for Veterans
Ry the Associated pro.

BY the Associated Press
Early congressional approval of a
billion dollar yearly expenditure fol-
educating veterans of the present
war was predicted today by Senator
Thomas, Democrat, of Utah.
Senator Thomas, chairman of a
Senate subcommittee studying the
problem, said bill would be ready
for Senate consideration this month.
The measure would provide $50
monthly for veterans seeking to con-
tinue their education.
The Utah Senator predicted ap-
proval would be obtained in both
houses so that terms of the bill
could be extended to $4,000 men
being discharged from the armed
forces monthly.
State boards of education would
certify institutions at which training
would be given to veterans.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Rites for Mrs. kirkland
To Be Held Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CptCIdI DISpHICN 70 The STAR.
MONTROSE, Md, Jan. 3.-Funeral
services for Mrs. Rose Virginia Kirk
land, 86, widow of William Kirkland
who died Sunday at her home here
will be held at 9 am. tomorrow in
st. Mary's Catholic Church, Rock
vile. The Rev j. Gilbert Ham
pastor of the church, will officiate
and burial will be In st. Mary's
Cemetery, near Rockville.
Mrs. Kirkland was formerly Miss
Kraemer. She was born near here
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Paper Salvage Money
To Be Sent Schools
Within Few Days

Payment for paper collected dur
ing December in The Evening STAR
PTA Salvage for Victory waste
paper campaign will be made to the
various participating schools within
the next few days.
Despite the fact December COL
lections represented only a half a
month, due tn the Christmas holi-
days, total OF S2,50820 was earned
by the children for the use of their
.PTA groups in purchasing various
equipment not provided by regular
appropriations.
Typical of the acquisitions made
possible by these additional funds
is the purchase of a radio-p -phono-
graph by the Briggs Montgomery
School. In letter to The Star
Mrs. Ruth G. Savoy principal, said
in part:
"On behalf of the Briggs Mont
gomery Parent Teacher Association
I wish to thank you for both of the
checks which The Evening Star ha.
sent to the association. The chill
dren salvaged over $4,000 pounds oi
paper and in the new year we hope
to double that amount.
I'VE are purchasing a beautiful
radio-victrola combination with the
money and the children are de-
lighted with it. Before Christmas
the children were able to hear sew
eral lovely programs.
Again we thank The Evening
Star for providing us this opportu-
nifty to help our country while help
ing ourselves"
The heavy rain today made COL
lections doubtful in the first district
but tomorrow the trucks will be out
in the second district as usual. The
schedule, together with the five
Leaders, and their poundage to date
are as follows:
Evening star., 1944-01-03

He ran out before he got to me,
Billy said. But I went to town and
bought myself some toys-some cars
and things"
Billy seemed to have no fear OF
being punished. His grandfather
and grandmother were nice to him
he said. They had brought him a
month ago from North Carolina
where he had been living with an
aunt.
The Self-Help farm. Billy said
was "a place where you get clothes
and they help poor folks"
Evening star., 1944-01-03
AHbi of Clerk
Brings Dismissal
Of Ceiling Case

When it was suggested he sold
bananas and onions above ceiling
price at j. B. Spund's Market, 1882
Connecticut avenue NV, December
l3, as charged by customer in
Municipal Court today, a clerk testi-
fed he had been at Fort Myer, TAX
ing physical examination for in
duction in the Army.
The customer, Benjamin Vernon
of the 100 block of East Leland
street, Chevy Chase, complained he
purchased three pounds of bananas
at Is cents pound, cents above
ceiling price, and one pound of
onions for Is cents, 7 cents above
ceiling price. The market propri-
etors, Mrs. Sam Grant and Mrs.
Max Grant we're found innocent of
violating ceiling prices.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Congress Library Sets
Earlier CLOSING Hours

The Library of Congress will close
at 6 pm. from January through
January %, Archibald MacLeish, Ii
brarian, announced today.
The early closing hour is needed
SO that staff members can aid in
preparations for an inventory of the
classified collections, Mr.. MacLeish
said. He also announced the closing
OF the Fine Arts, Music, Rare Book
and Semitic reading rooms during
the period. Materials in those divi-
sions will be available through the
Main Reading Room.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Slash inFares
For Cars, Buses
Urged on PUG
Union Groups Also
Ask Free Transfers
From Other Lines

Charging That bus and Streetcal
fares here are excessive, extor.
tionate. unjust, unreasonable anc
Illegal" several CIO, AFL affiliates
and other organized units today
asked the Public Utilities Commis.
sion Immediately" to order the
Capital Transit Co. to reduce toker
fares to sell four for 80 cents anc
weekly passes for 81. This woulc
save passengers at least $2,000,0OO 8
year, 1t was claimed.
The PUG was asked to require
the company to accept transfers
from four bus lines operating ir
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
This action was taken in the form
OF motion filed with PUG by Sid
ney r. Katz, secretary-treasurer OF
the Maryland and District of Co
lumbia Industrial Union Council
and Joseph D. Phillips, president OF
the Washington Industrial Union
Council. They also filed supporting
letters from the following: United
Federal Workers of America (CIO)
American Federation of Government
Employees (AFL), Columbia Typo
graphical Union, No. 101; United
Federal Workers of America (CIO)
locals /, 10, IL, 203 and All; National
Lawyers Guild, District of Columbia
Chapter; United Office and Profess
sional Workers of America (CIO)
Local q, and the Federation of
Architects, Engineers, Chemists and
Technicians (CIO), Chapter IA.
The ONCE of Price Administra-
ton and Office of Economic Stabili-
zation also were requested Ito in
tervene in this case" a press state
ment explained, ito assure speedy
and just action"
Almost year ago." explained
the joint Katz-Phillips statement
I'VE asked the commission to take
action in reducing rates. The COM
mission ordered an investigation
but has done nothing more. Each
days delay on the part of the COM
mission means that Washington
streetcar and bus riders are paying
excessive charges of IS 900 to $4,000
Wants Action by February l.
The motion asked the commission
to take action by February l, and
hold public hearing on the matter
The four bus lines from which
Capital Transit would be required
to accept free transfers, according
to the demand would be: Alexan-
dria Bancroft and Washington
Transit Co.; Washington, Marlboro
and Annapolis Motor Lines, Inc;
Washington Virginia Maryland
Coach Co., and Arlington and Fair
fax Auto Railroad Co.
Four points were listed in the mo-
ton supporting the contention that
rates were excessive, unjust, and
unreasonable:
The return of the company is
and has been excessive and unrea-
sonable under proper standards gov
erning the determination of utility
rates and charges.
The streetcar and bus riders are
and have been required to pay the
war taxes of the company which the
company itself should be required
to bear and assume.
THE company is obtaining an ex-
cessive return upon the maximum
rate base to which it is entitled.
The service rendered by the COM
pany is inadequate and materially
lower than the character of the
service rendered when the present
rates were fixed by the commission, -
{. November 3, 1887.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Mrs. Vustu Christens
|Concrete liqhter

Mrs. John Vasta, 4515 Chesapeake
street NV, wife of the chief of the
concrete section, Maritime Commits.
sion, christened at San Diego, Calf.
Saturday the first Of the Is Army
lighters being built for use as mobile
warehouses in the South Pacific.
The lighters have 1000 tons carry.
Ing capacity.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Sondy Spring Soldier
Reported Killed

Pvt. James w. Thompson, Marine
Corps, of Sandy Spring, Md, has
been killed in action, the Navy De-
partment announced today.
The Navy Department listed Pvt
Thompson's mother as Mrs. Idell p
Thompson, Sandy Spring.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
| Twins Arrive
Year Apart
| In Baltimore
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Jan. 3-There was
some debate today about the legal
difficulties which may confront Bal
timore twins born in different years
but SO far as the parents are con-
cerned. the lawyers can worry
about it.
Complications" queried Leo
Rowan, father Of Kathleen anc
Mary. Il don't think SO. Two girls
like those are worth it, anyhow"
Kathleen was born at 11:57 pm
New Year eve and her sister Mary
just six minutes later, but in a diff
ferent year
When wartime goes out and stand.
ard time returns, they'll have beer
born in the same year. Mr. Rowan:
attitude is So what?"
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Vice President Named

PITTSBURGH, Jan. R.-The
Jones e. Laughlin Steel Corp. an
nounced appointment of Grover E
Leveque as vice president of two OF
Its subsidiaries, the Interstate Iron
Co. and Jones IL Laughlin Ore Co.
His headquarters will be here.
Evening star., 1944-01-03

of two Arm y
p ! a es which
crashed WedneS-
day while fly
ing in formation
from Wendover
Field, Utah, to
Pocatello, Idaho.
The b o d | e S of
"a aboard the
two planes were
taken to Wen
dover Field, near
Salt Lake City,
yesterday.
Mrs. Edwards
said the COM