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Evening star., 1944-08-25

More than 1000 letters crossed
the Pacific to a half dozen battle
fronts to seal the romance of a SOL
dier and a Washington girl he had
never seen. They will be married
next week in the chapel at Fort
Myer.
Miss Madge La Due, telephone
operator for the Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co. is the BRIDE
to-be. The bridegroom, O. who re-
Gently returned to this country from
the South Pacific where he had
been serving with the Army Engi-
neers for more than two years, is
Pfc. Thomas j. Doudiken, q, of
Trenton, N. j.
He arrived in Washington yes
terday and met Miss La Due for
the first time.
The story of the romance is un-
usual.
Miss La Due, who started working
for the telephone company three
years ago, became acquainted with
Mrs. Anna Perry, another telephone
company employe, who lives at 4324
Livingston road Sc. Mrs. Perry is
Pvt. Doudiken's sister. \
She showed Miss La Due several
snapshots of her soldier brother and
suggested that Miss La Due write
to him. He then was fighting on
Guadalcanal. An exchange of cor
respondence started, with Miss La
Due writing at least one, and some
times, she said, two letters every
day to the fighting engineer.
Her letters followed him to the
FIJI Islands, Bougainville, New
Georgia, back to Guadalcanal. Mum
Evening star., 1944-08-25
LMen Are Appointed
To Aid Servicemen
In Finding Positions
Big Brothers to Inform
Veterans of Their
Rights and Benefits

District Selective Service today
announced the names of Is men who
will be responsible for handling the
unemployment problems Of return
ing District service men and women.
Known as unemployment commit
teemen, these men represent the
draft in reverse" e"-seeing that the
men who want their old jobs back
are reinstated in line with the pro-
visions of the Selective Service Act.
Will Meet Soon.
A District draft spokesman said
the men, most of whom are lawyers,
will be called together soon to &C.
quaint them with all the facilities
here for returning veterans so that
when the men start coming back in
large numbers, the Unemployment
committeeman will be able to answer
their questions. F z
In addition to ironing out job
difficulties, unemployment commit
teemen are expected to be the big
brothers" of returning servicemen,
giving them information on their
rights and benefits, telling them
where to go for what they need and
helping them get started again in
civilian pursuits.
One for Each Board.
One committeeman has been as
signed to each local board as per-
sonal adviser to veterans on re-em-
ployment. The District re-employ-
ment committeeman and the draft
boards to which they are assigned
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Twin, Never in Mothers Womb,
Is Born in Baltimore Hospital

closed the presence of twins. When
the second failed to arrive, DR..
Donahoe called in DR.. Marius p.
johnson and at about $3.50 pm. the
physicians performed q Caesarian
operation, which produced the boy,
who weighed S pounds liz ounces.
The children were born two weeks
prematurely.
DR.. johnson said it was not un-
common for pregnancy in the fall
lopian tube to accompany q normal
pregnancy, but that normally q
rupture ended the tube pregnancy.
DR.. ]. M. Reese, visiting obste-
trician at city hospitals, who aided
In the operation, said Baltimore
hospital records showed a cases
Of abnormal pregnancy, but not a
single case Of one normally placed
twin and another in the abdomen.
Other city physicians said they
knew Of no like cases and DR.. Mich
olson J. Eastman, obstetrician in
chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital,
said the case certainly represents
one Of the rarest obstetrical ab-
normalities On record.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Defeat Charter Group
F Formed by Citizens Of
County
Richardson Is Elected
Temporary Choirmon of
Nonportison Committee

A Citizens Committee to Defeat
the Charter" has been organized to
hight the proposed charter form of
government in Montgomery County,
|it was announced yesterday by
Judge Albert E. Brault of Bethesda,
executive secretary and treasurer
OF the committee. The charter will
be voted on November 7.
Judge Brault said the committee
Is nonpartisan and is made up of
citizens of the entire county, Repub.
licans and Democrats. It was or
ganized Monday at an informal
meeting OF interested persons at the
kenwood Country Club. Headouar-
ters were opened yesterday at 80Ol
Old Georgetown road in Bethesda.
The telephone is Oliver 8OOl.
Emphasizing the nonpartisan
character of the group, Judge
Brault said those who wish to save
their homes and their pocketbooks
from the imposition of charter" NAV
send donations to headquarters.
nominating Committee.
George ]. Richardson, Takoma
Park, was elected temporary chair
man, and q Nominating COMMITTEES
composed Of Richard C.. Musser,
Arthur Dutch" Bergman and Mrs'
Jesse w. Nicholson was named to
prepare a slate Of permanent ON
GERS. Judge Brault is permanent
executive secretary and treasurer.
We are amazed that a vigorous
hight against such q dangerous
series Of propositions Is are in
cluded in the pending charter is not
already In full swing" Judge Brault
added.
With only 10 weeks until the
election, he continued, the commit
tee finds thousands of voters with
little or no knowledge OF the effect
the adoption Of this charter would
have.
I'VE are convinced that when the
voters Of Montgomery County real
ly understand this proposed charter
they viii vote against it"
~Brainchild Of Professor.
Charter proponents have failed to
oher . sound reason for destroying
the county's present form Of gov
ernment, he added, declaring, the
charter plan was untried and was
"the brainchild Of . group Of pro-
fessors and assistant professors
sss"
The Judge Said the charter out
laws the two-party system and SO
would destroy in the county the
basic method Of government recog-
nized by the Federal and State
constitutions and "the wise and
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Park Group Fights Erosion,
Seeks Water for Pierce Mill

Sticking to nature as closely as
possible, the National Park and
Planning Commission Is trying to
combat erosion in Rock Greek Park
and restore water power to the his
toric Pierce Mill.
Faced with the problem of dam
aged trees and a sluggish stream as
a result Of years of erosion, the
Commission has undertaken the
task of dredging the channel and
grading the banks. In the past five
weeks, workmen have scooped out
some $500 yards of sand and soil,
from Blagden Ford down to the mill,
which has stood at the foot of
Tilden street and Broad Branch
road since 1920.
AS a commission Official philo-
sophically remarked, I'VE can't
stop the storms" Specifically, the
severe rainstorm q few weeks ago
washed back such quantity of sedi-
ment that the laborers' work was
set back by five days.
Want Rustic Effect.
About the only effective way to
meet erosion, said F. F. Gillem,
senior assistant superintendent,
would be to construct concrete walls.
However, the commission wants
something "a little more rustic"
Concrete walls are so cold and
formal" he said.
The plan of work for the next few
weeks Is to build loose wall" of
small stones and dirt, on the east
side OF the creek near the ford. This
construction, termed "rip-rap," re-
tains the appearance of nature q
own banks. although 1t lacks the
quality of permanency.
I'VE would be shot and the public
would be shocked" Mr.. Gillem said,
If we, even considered concrete,
Stream Widened. --
The stream has been widened
100 per cent for a distance of almost
1000 feet. The commission hopes,
through its present project to per-
suade the one-time potent water
course into flowing with sufficient
Evening star., 1944-08-25

time-proven plan of self-governing
Americans"
The charter, he asserted. would
allow voters to elect only members
OF an unpaid county council: would
pass laws and determine our poll
tics, and could appoint a county
manager who alone would receive
oy express authorization of the
charter a $4,000 salary, or only
$500 less than all five members of
the now duly elected board of
county commissioners receive.
Bureaucracy Feared.
The charter would enthrone per-
manent bureaucratic heads of a
road and public works department.
OF finance or county treasury de-
partment, of q police and fire. or
public safety department, as well
as the administrators of separate
departments Of health, welfare and
education. who can never be re-
moved by either the voters or bv
the council except on charges. ="
Under the charter, he declared
the county manager and the county
attorney are the only persons who
can be removed or elected by the
elected County Council.
Without party responsibility. he
said the committee believes the
members of the unpaid County
Council will prove the most extray.
agant spenders Of public money and
the greatest LEVERS of taxes, both on
real estate and on types hitherto
only suggested in theory, that our
people have ever encountered"
Judge Brault also warned that
under the charter "socialized med
icine Is possible, socialized insurance
Is possible, and other things, only
limited at the point where six out of
nine unpaid members of the County
Council are willing to stop.
Members Listed.
Members of the committee in
clude:
~ Baird Snyder, Oliver H. Walker, Preston
nh&' r.; 70 Y. Morgan, Albert w. walker
d. 3; =; hatimei, Lew Mohler. Jack Bentley
mutt: Arthur joseph. bradley {. Rises. .SW, W
l;ors Z; Le5AnC: ling 7. Earl Cox. Theodore whit.
m9ts; ardscn Cnnrlss H kopeland, George J. Rich.
WINDSOR ". Hodses, Wilson c. Poole. "
LAWSON docr cd;na King Thomas NJ, Garrett: Grad.
Grover %nit.rk keR1; Rol:nd dHeRnsth W.,a
king Mglarkey, Joseph 0iamatteo, Thomas
& 6~w' NorMan xnTa..oI DAVIS william l. Burdette
Srown. HhnicsSsy9Sn, hicssrSn Honert Dunlop: Spencer
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Police Bund to Give
Park Concert TONIGHT

The Metropolitan Police Depart
ment Band, directed by 1t. Charles
Benter. U. S. NJ, retired, will present
a concert for the District Commits
sioners at 8 o'clock tonight in the
upper terrace Of Meridian Hill Park
Sixteenth and Euclid streets NV,
Pvt. Olin D. Maxf1eld will play
Atlantic Zephyr's" as a trombone
solo, and the program will include a
march, "Shipmates," written by the
director,
Evening star., 1944-08-25
$500 Fine Given BUYER
Of Gas Ration Coupons

Ivan Bernard Davis, 81, manager
of the Speedway Service Station,
1900 Bladensburg road NE, was
lined $500 in Municipal Court today
by Judge Ellen X. Raedy after he
pleaded guilty to buying ration cou-
pons calling for 400 gallons of gas.
Davis, according to police, pur-
chased 30 ca coupons on August 7
from an OPA investigator.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
| .s s. ~ 4
VINO Launches
Drive 10 Obtain
10000 Workers
District Quote ! 900
For Must PIunts
In This Area

An intensive 20-day recruiting
campaign to provide 10000 addi-
tional workers from this region for
must" war programs was launched
here today on orders from Regional
War Manpower Director Henry E.
Treide.
The District, which is participating
IN the campaign with Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia and North
Carolina, has been directed to fur
nish 1000 additional workers, Area
VINO Director Ernest v. Connolly
said.
Some Of these workers will be
asked to take jobs outside WASH
ington. but the campaign is also
to provide needed workers for three
local establishments - the Navy
Yard, Naval Torpedo Station at
Alexandria. Va, and the Jorss Iron
Works, 1924 Twenty fourth street
NV, which has been assigned the
only No. priority for workers in
this area.
Mr.. Connolly said other Washing
ton plants probably will benefit
from the recruiting campaign be-
cause men who cannot leave town
because of financial responsibilities
but apply to the United States En-
ployment Service during the CAM
paign can be referred to essential
work here.
Mr.. Treide pointed out that area
and State manpower directors have
the authority to reduce employment
ceilings and to suggest to less essen
tial plants that they agree to trans
fer a certain number of their en-
ployes to critical war plants in
emergencies.
Mr.. Treide said he had been as
sured by the area and State VINO
directors that they will not hesi-
tate to act vigorously If the need
arises" MIR. Connolly said, however,
that he didn't think drastic meas
ures would be necessary to meet
the 1,0O0-warker quota mere.
The regional director instructed
VINO Offices throughout the region
to put this emergency recruiting
campaign ahead Of all other activi-
ties for the next 20 days to fill the
needs of 80 must" plants where
war production authorities say pro-
duction Of critically needed items is
tagging or where schedules must be
stepped up.
Arthur L. Schoenthal, deputy
regional director, has been placed in
charge of the campaign with author
lty to use the entire regional staff
for recruiting purposes, Mr.. Treide
announced. Mr.. Schoenthal already
has sent all but two employees of the
regional Office to the field to help
local recruiting teams.
Plants producing duck for hous-
ing, tire cord and ships definitely
are behind schedule due to man.
power shortages in this region, Mr..
Treide reported, adding that big
increase" in the production of heavy
artillery ammunition has been Or
dered at the Radford Ordnance
Works CHercules Powder Plant) at
Radford, Va.
USES interviewers were instructed
to offer job applicants the top
must" jobs in the order of their
urgency in the var production pro-
gram regardless of the location Of
the plant.
Underlining the need for the
Treide order, national manpower
officials announced today that
transfer of workers from one region
to another for critical war jobs has
taken a sharp upturn, but has little
chance Of reaching the July-August
goal Of $4,000. Manpower officials
estimated the number of inter-
regional hires" for the two months
will total about 10000.
Evening star., 1944-08-25

force to produce q realistic picture
Of booming mill business during the
1800's for Washington sightseers.
Last week the old wooden water
wheel again turned over, but for
the previous three weeks it had been
dry as bone. This was the longest
period during the summer that
the grinding of wheat and corn for
historic and educational purposes
had come to a standstill, according
to Raymond Watt, who runs the
mill. Enough water usually trickles
down the mill race to operate the
mill three or four days a week, he
added.
Mr.. Watt holds little faith that
the current project will increase
the flow of water to his mill. 1T
won't help much unless they put
a new dam in at Blagden Ford"
he commented.
Lack Materials.
The possibility Of this new dam
has been considered, but, as Mr..
Watt said, there is a shortage of
materials land this really isn't es-
sential." So far, no priorities have
been required to dredge the stream,
dump the sediment on the banks
and flat-surface them. And with
the Commissions natural-appear-
method Of grading banks, no priori-
ties are in sight.
AS for manpower involved. q
foreman and an average of five Ia
borers a day are employed. Ten
years ago the Public Works Admin
istration. with Harold I. Ickes' au-
thorization, remodeled the mill and
built the stone dam and mill race
Since then, no work has been done
on the site, except for a minor Job
OF cleaning out rocks on the north
side Of Blagden Ford, three years
ago. r.5
There are 40 similar locations, Mr.
Gillem said, where I'VE should try
to keep the stream in its original
bed, rather than let it meander. ("
At present the Commission is tryins
to justify its expenditure of money
In the tight against erosion.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
PUC Will Hold
Bus and Trolley
Fare Hearings
PorIey Called Sept. II
To Marrow Scope Of
Valuation Problems

For the first time in six years
public hearings soon will be held
by the Public Utilities Commission
to determine possible rate adjust
mepts OF District streetcar and bus
fares. 1t was revealed today.
A pre-hearing conference has been
set for September II, at which time
an effort will be made to narrow
the number and scope OF the prob.
lens In connection with the yalua.
ton Of Capital Transit Co. property
for rate-making purposes. The com.
pany's entire rate structure-cash
fares, price Of tokens, weekly passes
and transfer arrangements-is in.
vOlved.
To Determine Rate Base.
The commission will eventually
determine a rate base. proper an
nual charge of depreciation of prop.
erty, and a rate to constitute "rea-
sonable return on fair value" Based
on these three factors, they will de-
eide reasonable, just and nondis-
criminatory" rates of streetcar and
bus fare.
Since June IA, 1943, the commits
sion's technical staff has been in
vestigating these factors. Presum.
ably the company's experts also
have been preparing figures.
The commission already has
called attention to need for revision
OF the company's capital structure.
AS result. the transit firm last
year eliminated $8,0O0,O00 from its
property account, using reserve
funds for the retirement. It is now
setting aside $500 1000 a year out of
its earnings as reserve in case
further retirements should be re-
quired. A total Of $250,0O0 Is also
being set aside to retire bonds, of
which 100000 worth will mature
in 1947.
Fares Unchanged Since 1888.
Streetcar and bus fares have not
changed since 1888 when the com.
pany's rate base was assessed at
$24, 900 900 as of December 81, 1885.
A considerable amount of money
has been spent since then for prop
erty, and many retirements Of
property value have been made.
The present depreciation reserve
amounts to $16,500,0 According
to the company's books, the prop
erty account now amounts to SOL :.
939.669. This figure, however, is
much in excess of valuation for
rate purposes.
Last year, the Maryland and Dis
trict Industrial Union Council
(CIOO petitioned for immediate
fare reductions and expressed the
opinion that a maximum rate base
would be 100000.
I The labor organization may ask
to intervene at the Forthcoming
hearings as an interested party. The
Federation of Citizens Associations
may also file such petition. Oats
Of the final hearings has not yet
been announced.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Lack Of Volunteers
Hampers Check on
Restaurant Prices
Few Violations Found
On Lists Of Menus Which
Have Been Studied

More than so per cent of the price
lists OF Washington's $500 resta,,-
rants already have been fled with
local price and ration boards in ac-
cordance with OPA regulations but
progress In the survey OF the eating
establishments most popular dishes
mas been impeded by lack of volun-
teer checkers, OPA officials revealed
today.
Under the new regulations tripli-
cate copies OF lists of the 40 most
popular items, with their prices
which restaurateurs are required to
post IN conspicuous place in their
establishments, are sent to the local
boards, where they are checked by
volunteer workers against price
levels of April 4-10, 1o43.
Mrs. Eugenia Owens, senior price
clerk at local board No. II, which
covers a large part of the Metro
politan area, reported that only "a
small percentage" of violations was
found IN lists checked so far. She
described this as remarkable" and
indicative of the splendid co-opera-
ton" by restaurant owners.
Most of the violations, she as
serted, were the result of "misun-
derstanding" of regulations on the
part OF restaurateurs. The greatest
number OF mistakes are on listing
prices for dishes not included in
base period menus, she said. OF the
Its eating establishments under her
boards jurisdiction, IS per cent have
ilsted items not covered by the
April, 1943. base period.
IT the restaurateurs can prove
that prices on the new lists were the
same as those in effect three
weeks prior to the base period for
the same dishes, they may retain the
announced prices.
IT, however, the dish is entirely
new to the restaurants menu, two
methods are used by the board to
establish fair" prices.
Should the new dish be included
IN food classification which covers
other dishes previously listed on the
menu, the price cannot be higher
than the top price of a dish in that
classification established during the
base period. For example, a porter
house steak cannot be added to the
menu at - if the restaurant has
been selling a sirloin steak at $l.5O
Mrs. Owens explained.
Competitive istings are used tc
establish prices of new dishes when
not included under a classification
already on the restaurants menu
The restaurateur must ind a fair
competitor, one whose service, seat
Ing capacity and prices are on a par
with his, who already serves the
dish, and thus establish q similar
price.
In most cases Of violation. the
restaurant owners are asked to come
to the local board for an adjustment
Mrs. Owens said. If the violations
persist, the cases are referred to the
District ONCE or the price nanel
Evening star., 1944-08-25
District Man Arroigned
In Gas Coupon Case

Otis Darl Murphy, 500 block of
NeWcomb street Sc, was arraigned
yesterday before United States Com
missioner Stanley King in Alex
andria on charge of illegal pos
session of "E" gasoline coupons. He
waived preliminary hearing and was
released in $500 bond.
Murphy was arrested on complaint
OF Thomas D. Jones, jr., investigator
Tor the Office of Price Administra-
ton. The coupons, it is charged,
were not originally issued to Murphv.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Will Attend Conference

DR.. Paul r. Douglass, president
OF American University, will open
the three-day faculty planning con-
ference and workshop of Cornell
College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, on
September 6. During the second
week in September, American Uni
versity will direct church planning
conferences in % counties in Iowa.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Soye This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack Of waste
paper to convert into cartons
Tor Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
OF old newspapers and maga-
nnes Is needed. Notify some
school child In your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-08-25

t he o C t o b e r
C a m p align to
raise $4,850, 900.
Forrest D. Van
Valin W a S ap-
poi in t e d vice
chairman.
Mr.. Shaw has
been actively as
sociated with
the Community
War Fund since
its organization.
He is president
of the Bureau of
r e h a bilitation
and is on the
boards of the
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Play Vote Modernized

Children who use Dublin mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds elect captains"
among themselves by the proper
tional representation system used
in Fire parliamentary elections, and
the lord mayor wants other youth
organizations to adopt the idea to
teach them how to vote.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Bundits Rob Trucks

Armed bandits in India are hold
Ing up mail motor trucks and fee
ing with al the mailbAgs.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Rowland Shaw Heads Fund
Drive in State Department

Assistant Secretary of State G.
Rowland Shaw today was named
chairman of the Community War
Fund in the State Department for
Evening star., 1944-08-25

Family Service Association. South
east House, Washington Criminal
Justice Association and the WASH
ington Institute of Mental Hygiene,
all organizations of the Washington
Community Chest.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
36 District Men Report
Today 10 Armed Forces

Ordered to report for induction
INTO the armed forces today are 36
Warrington men. Names of the
SelecteeS follow.