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Evening star., 1944-05-10
27Si|ver Spring
Lots Are Given
1oParkAgency
Will Be Included
In Postwar Plans
For Recreation

Transfer of az county owned lots
In the rear of the Silver Spring
Armory to the Maryland-N National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion was authorized by the Mont
gomery County Commissioners at
their meeting yesterday in Rock
vile.
The property, which was placed
under the commissions supervision
last year, will be included in the
planning bodys postwar recreational
program.
In approving the transfer, the
board said any funds received by the
commission through sale of any por-
ton of the property not needed for
|recreational purposes must be used
either to develop the remainder of
the tract or to purchase or improve
other recreational sites.
Community Hall Planned.
The commission pointed out that
recreational facilities in Silver
Spring are being increased and that
plans are being considered for the
construction of a community hall
on the tract.
Because of the county's inability
to obtain sufficient personnel to
maintain county roads, the commits
missioners voted to employ outside
contractors on per diem or hourly
basis.
1t was provided, however, that the
work will be done under the super
vision OF the lateral road supervisor
or the road supervisors of the fourth
and fifth districts and will be sub
ject to the approval of the county
engineer.
r. Glen Slicer, Silver Spring, was
appointed an assistant in the county
controllers Office at Rockville. Mr..
Slicer now is employed temporarily
IN the office of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
The board also approved the ap-
pointment by the State Department
OF Forestry Of Alexander T. Britton
as deputy State forest warden.
In response to a request bv DIR. "
l.. Ellicott, county health officer. the
commissioners authorized the rental
OF two rooms in the Rockville Fire-
house at $3.50 a month for use as
a sanitation office.
Farm Work for Students.
An appropriation of $1,000 to be
used IN this years Japanese beetle
control program in the county will
be included in the 1944-45 budget
under a resolution approved by the
board.
The board instructed County
Agent o. w. Anderson and James
D. King, president of the County
Farm Bureau, to draw up recon-
mendations for employment of Dis
cr1ct high school youths on county
farms this summer.
The board appropriated $6,855 for
expenses Of the County Welfare
Board this month. Mrs. Dorothy
M. Kurtz, executive secretary of the
Welfare Board, said the money will
be used as follows:
Old-age assistance, $1,404; aid to
dependent children, 81 ,2s5; aid to
needy blind, $l22; general public
assistance, $1.400; boarding home
care for children, $l,8l7, and ad-
ministration, $S17.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Two Men Fined $50
In Beating Of Veteran
Two Juveniles Will Be
Tried Later in Cuse

TWO Berwyn (Md) men who were
charged with assaulting a wounded
veteran of the North African cam.
paign Thursday and threatening his
companion, Miss Phala L. Boggs of
Berwyn, were fined $50 each and
given suspended sentences of so
days in Jail after hearing in the
Silver Spring Police Court yester-
day. =
Trial Magistrate Einar B. Chris
tensen said he believed the entire
affair had been caused by excess
sive drinking" after both the de-
fandants and the plaintiffs admitted
they had visited beer establish
ments.
Judge Christensen also pointed
out that according to the testimony,
the two plaintiffs, who had been
given "lift," had had two opportu-
mites to get out Of the defendants
car before the attack occurred.
Those fined were Albert D. Coch-
ran, 20, and William w. Dodson, Is.
TWO juveniles, Is and II, arrested
on the same charge, will be tried
later in the Montgomery County
Juvenile Court.
Pvt. Clarence Ackerman, 25, sta
toned at an Army rehabilitation
camp near Berwyn, testified that he
was badly beaten by the youths
after they had given him and Miss
Boggs lift" at Berwyn and had
driven to lonely spot near White
Oak.
States Attorney Joseph B. Simp-
son, jr said both defendants had
police records. He deplored the
fact that beer and whisky can be
sold to persons who have the pro-
lection of Juvenile Court laws.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
BY WALTER McCALLUM,

AN AIRBORNE BASE IN ENG
LANDAU jobs in war are rough,
from the fighter pilots seat high in
the blue to the infantry. But when
you talk about really rough jobs,
take a quick look at the airborne
youths who 20 into battle in para
chutes, in airplanes without guns, or
in stingless gliders.
When D-day comes and Allied
troops swarm Occupied Europe, air.
borne troops may be called to ac-
ton. If they aren't, all those long,
arduous months of preparation will
have been wasted. But they probably
will be used in ways the enemy
knows nothing about.
In these operations, with the
gliders and the parachute infantry
units, Washington youths will play
q major part.
Volunteers From d. c. Area.
Here are q few of the parachute
infantrymen from Washington, all
volunteers, with their places of resi-
dence, their former occupation and
their present jobs:
Corpl. Carroll B. Rumbaugh, 1904
M place Sc, formerly lumber jack,
now q demolition specialist; Corpl.
Bryan B. Palmer, 2l0 North Irving
street, Arlington, Va, formerly with
the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
now in Army intelligence: Sergt. w.
r. Myers, 1855 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV, former clerk; Sergt Will
liam H. Clements, 1001 Sixteenth
street NE, former butcher, now
communications sergent; Pvt. Bern
ard M. Swami, 643 East Capitol
street NE, formerly superintendent,
now an airborne scout; Pvt. Claude
e. Smith address not available)
former steam shovel operator, now
signalman with communications sec
tion; Pvt. Walter Hitchins, 3033
Dent place NV, formerly with the
Justice Department, now company
clerk; Pvt. Robert Cavanaugh, 4400
Harrison street NV, formerly q
clerk, now company clerk: Pvt. VIII
liam T. Jacobs, 1889 Eighteenth
street NE, insurance clerk, now
messenger: Pfc. A. Salemi, 1927
Thirty-third street NV, former
news photographer. now rifleman;
Pic. Peter j. zanakos, l Forty-flfth
street NE, former craftsman, now
q rifieman; Pvt George Greenspan,
46l I street NV, formerly a stu
dent. now a musician; Pvt. Maurice
O. Humphrey, 1885 Emerson street
NE, former construction worker, |
now q rifieman; Pvt. j. E. Vermil- |
lion, cable splicer, now rifleman.
Equally rugged and rough in the
business Of war are the glider troops |
and the pilots of the gliders, who
will land on enemy terrain some |
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Man Killed as Car
Hits Rear Of Truck
Victim Believed Manage,
Of Hanover County Form

A 45-year-old man was killed early
today when his car struck the rear
OF truck on Route l, 3 miles south
OF Alexandria, and State police at
noon were trying to establish his
identity.
At the Hall funeral home at Occo-
quan 1t was said the man carried q
draft card bearing a long German
name" but deposit slips on a Han
over County (VaJ bank and other
papers in his pocket indicated he
was John H. Erickson, manager O,
a Hanover County farm belonging to
Mrs. Gladys Wilson, New York. A
dachshund dog in the car was found
uninjured.
MRS. Wilson, reached by tele-
phone at her New York hotel, told
funeral home officials that her rep
resentative would get in touch with
them later today.
The funeral home official said
Hanover bank officials told him
Mrs. Wilson had bought the Han
over farm recently and had planned
extensive improvements. They said
Mr.. Erickson was her representative
there.
Police said both the truck and the
car were travelling north when the
accident occurred. No charges were
placed against the driver of the
truck.
The man was we'll dressed, police
said, and was driving a New York
car, but no drivers permit was
found.
John Clipper. Altoona, Pa, was
in Casualty Hospital today with
head injuries after being struck
last night by an automobile while
crossing Rhode Island avenue at
Thirty eighth street in Brentwood,
Md.
Prince Georges County Policeman
Richard A. Pearson quoted Mr..
Clipper as saying that the driver
left his car at the scene of the acci-
dent and told him that he was
going to nearby tavern to call
police. He never came back, how
ever. Policeman Pearson said the
car Is listed to Thomas A. Dough-
erty. 1900 block of Newton street
NV.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
War Prisoner Work
On Prince Georqes
Roads in Prospect
County Commissioners
Called On to Express
Attitude on Proposal

Employment by the Maryland
State Roads Commission of prison.
ers of war to work as laborers on
Prince Georges County roads was
In prospect today.
The county commissioners yes
terday received a letter from the
War Manpower Commission noti-
flying them that the State Roads
Commission has requested 100 wal
prisoners to work on county roads
The VINO asked that the board ex.
press its attitude toward the pro-
posal.
Call for Precautions.
While the commissioners did not
approve or reject the proposal, they
ordered Linden Briscoe, clerk tc
the board, to determine the ma
tionality of the prisoners and what
precautions would be taken to
guard them.
The board sent a letter to Judge
Vincent A. Osterman of the County
Orphans Court praising him for
his efforts to curb juvenile delin-
quency in the county.
Declaring that Judge Osterman's
lectures in county schools have re-
suited in material decrease of
juvenile delinquency" the board as
serted that your work in this ca
pacity should be recognized and
appreciated"
Lectures Praised.
In another letter, the commits
sioners expressed their appreciation
to Richard H. Mansfield, former
chief of detectives of the Metro
politan Police Force, for his safety
lectures before county school chill
dren. Mr.. Mansfield's cartoons ap-
pear weekly in The Star.
Representatives of the County
Teachers Association presented q
resolution to the commissioner.
thanking them for their action ir
including the new teacher salary
ce1, cd1lfo in tho 1OAdS L,,l~of
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Prince Georges Calls
19 Inductees for Nayv

Prince Georges County Draft
Board No. 3 at Upper Marlboro an
nounced today that 10 men who
passed their preinduction physical
examinations last month have been
ordered to report next Wednesday
TOR duty with the Navy. They are:
Cecil c. Shea, Walter F.. Dun
nlngton, Emory Hogan, Earl l.
Manuel, James R Latham, Anthony
5. Conte, John H. Jones, Albert T
Mattly, Nile M. BLY,, Donald F. Rea
Earl V. Burdette, Charles H. Rutter
George H. Sampson, Philip Harich,
Clifton H. Patterson, Quinton A
Harpine, Donald M. Vernon, Frank
Briguglio and George T. Auth.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Virginia S Bond Goal
Set at S157,0O0,O0O
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, May 10.-Vir-
ginia's overall quota for the Fifth
War Loan drive, June IL to July 8
will be $157,000,000 or $4,000, 900
more than the quota for the previous
drive.
That announcement was made
yesterday by DR.. Francis Pendleton
Gaines, Lexington, chairman of the
War Finance Committee of Virginia,
at Statewide conference of local
and regional war finance leaders.
OF the quota, $1,000 900 will be
sought from individuals, and of this
amount $46,00O,000 has been made
the E Bond goal.
James S. Easley, executive man.
ager of the War Finance Committee,
cited figures to show that after each
war loan campaign there has been
more money on deposit in savings
in Virginia banks than before the
drive.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Classes 10 Begin Sunday
For Virginia State Guard
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, May 10.-The
annual summer school for the Vir-
ginia State Guard will be held at
Fort Eustis, beginning Sunday and
continuing until July %. with the
exception of the week from May %
to July 2, Brig. Gen. E. E. Goodwin,
commanding officer of the Guard,
announced yesterday.
Approximately 500 men will at
tend in weekly groups.
Gen. Goodwin also announced
the State Guard soon will be equip
ped with 1917 Enfield rifles instead
of shotguns with which the mem
bers now are armed. He said the
Army had furnished the rifles.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Alexandra Council
Sets Aside Appeals
For zoning Changes
Awoits Report on Study
Of New Master Plan for
City's Future Guidance

Action on all future rezoning ap.
plications in the section of Alexan.
dria north and west of the railroad
tracks will be deferred until a study
OF the city coming map by the City
Planning Commission has been fin.
ished the City Council decided las
night.
The action was taken at the re.
quest OF the Planning Commission
which Is making master plan al
a guide for future rezoning.
Last nights vote Is expected II
defer one or more controversial is
sues in which groups of residents o
the Northwest section of the cit,
are opposed to any further recon.
ing there to permit apartment con.
struction.
In almost every case apartment
rezoning has been passed after pro.
tests by property owners. Now, tht
property owners say, the lessenec
need for war housing has nullifiec
the chief argument for apartment
rezoning.
Pay Raises Approved.
At the request of the city health
officer, DR.. w. A. Browne, the Coun.
ell passed a resolution granting per
mission for the use Of State fund!
allocated to the department fol
salary increases. DR.. Browne point.
ed out that the department is IL
danger of losing valuable profes.
sional personnel because of the sal.
airy scales. The councils resolution
limited the time during which those
increases will be valid until thu
end of the emergency, or until such
time as State funds no longer art
allocated. to the department.
At the request of the Alexandra
tuberculosis Association a commit
tee was elected to serve with COM
mittees from Arlington, Fairfax ano
Loudoun Counties to discuss the
possible site and plans for a tuber.
culosis sanatorium to serve North.
ern Virginia. Mayor William T. vii.
kins, City Manager Carl Budwesky
and Councilman Charles Burgess
were named to the committee.
An ordinance was passed chang.
ing to Sunset drive the name of 8
portion of Commonwealth avenue
running in a southwesterly direction
from the westerly side of the ave-
nue. south of Cedar street and thence
to King street. Hitherto undesig.
mated street running north ano
northwest from Usage street tt
Seminary road was named Fern
street, another east of Powhatar
street that runs south from Slater's
lane and which, if extended south
would come to Portner road, was
named Portner road.
RezOning Plea Granted.
The application of w. c. Cum
ningham to rezone the northeast
corner of the intersection of Cam
eron and Alfred streets to d. COM
mercial for construction of a mod
ern funeral home was granted.
The council passed on second
reading the appropriation of $9,50C
for the purchase of Ramsay House
The request of Russell Mitchell
Post No. 500, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, to hold Buddy Poppy Day on
May 27 was granted.
The request of w. C. Turrentine to
use city land in the rear of Brad
dock road as a garden was granted
Evening star., 1944-05-10
81 Appeals From IA
Refused, 4 Granted
In Fairfax County
Most Appellants
Previously Received
Form Deferments

Appeals from la classification of
81 registrants with the Fairfax
County Local Board have been de-
MED and appeals of 4 others have
been granted In appeal board de-
cisions, local board officials an
nounced today. The majority Of
the cases were those of men under
26 who previously had received farm
|deferments. The la classification
OF the following registrants wa.
affirmed:
George N. Dove, %, Mclean; Ben.
ton A. Keys, jr., 20, Sterling; Arthur
F. Magner, 10, Route 3, Fairfax
Amos v. Walton, "a, Route 1, vi.
enpa; Laurence L. Crowell, IT., 20
Route 8. Vienna; Richard E. Rob.
ertson. %. Fairfax; Carliss M. Fox
20, Route 2, Fairfax: Rodney M
Tinsman, a., Upperville; Corbin L
Thompson, Is, Route /, Vienna. All
are engaged In dairy farming.
Registrants employed in general
farming, denied deferment, were
James F. Dowden, 19, route /, Hern-
don; Robert L. Petit, 10, Burke;
Roy F. Alfred, 81, route 2, Herndon: :
Fred H. Fletcher, 10, Clifton; Floyd
Talbot. 10, Engleside; Lloyd L.
Mills, Is, route 2, Vienna: Herman
o. Thorpe. "A, route 3, Herndon:
Rudolph D. Layman, 90, Fairfax:
Robert w. Potter, %, Culpeper, and
Isaac Seekford, 18, route /, Clifton,
Others. refused deferment were
Jack H. Greasy, Is, Arlington
guard, District Reformatory; Harry
L. Greer, Is, Alexandra, truck
driver; Elmer M. Jones, 10, Falls
Church, market manager; John A.
Hardbower, "a, Belle Haven, brick
layer; Clifton B. Rogers, %, Fran
coma. bread salesman; Hugh Dix
on, 28, Fairfax, mechanics helper
Capital Transit Co.; John w. Sla-
ter, jr., So, vice president. Inter
national Commerce, and Karl A
Hansen, "A, Washington, ordnance
man, Navy Yard. :.
The local boards decisions were
reversed in the following cases and
the registrants granted deferments:
Aubrey w. Sutphin, 80, Route /,
Fairfax, traffic inspector, Capital
Transit Co.; William H. Williams
2l, Route /, Clifton, farm laborer:
John L. Robey, 20, Clifton. farm
laborer, and Melvin w. THOMPSON.
IL, Route 3, Vienna, dairy farmer
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Dog Is Killed After Biting
Several in MARYLAND Park

A Doberman pinscher dog, which
evaded its pursuers after biting sew
eral persons and a number of dogs
last night in Maryland Park, was
dubbed to death today on Central
avenue in Capitol Heights.
Roland Poore, Maryland Park,
beat the dog to death with a lug
wrench when it appeared beside his
car. The dogs head was taken to
the University of Maryland for
rabies diagnosis.
Police said the dog bit a number
Of other animals and several people
before 1t disappeared last night in
MARYLAND Park.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Resigns Citizens Post

S. F. Whit, for the last two years
president of the Capitol View Park
Citizens Association, Silver Spring
resigned last night because he is
moving to Virginia. He will be sue
ceeded by Robert E. Curtis, vice
president of the organization.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Red Cross Motor Corps
Opens ARLINGTON Drive

An intensive recruiting campaign
for the Arlington County Red Cross
Motor Corps started today and will
continue through Saturday.
Chapter officials said the units
mobile kitchen will be stationed on
Wilson boulevard, in Clarendon, and
will be manned by motor corps
members, prepared to answer ques-
tions concerning the corps. Trained
motor corps girls not now active are
especially needed, 1t was said. but
any expert driver may enlist.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Donor Unit Visit Arronoed

The Arlington County Red Cross
Mobile Blood Donor unit will visit
the Clarendon Baptist Church to-
morrow. A few vacancies remain
on the donor list, according to E. l.
Usilton, chairman of the county
blood donor service. A nursery will
be provided to care for small chill
dren whose mothers are giving blood
Evening star., 1944-05-10

Gay. nWed py
swift C-47s.
Here are some
of the glid e r
m EN- / h a v c
found am o n &
he air = borne
units:
First 1t. Fred
erick r an d all
Jones, 3611 Mill
tary road NV,
form er ONCE
manager, n o W
platoon ohicer;
1t. j a m e S r.
Cranlmond. for
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Strict Enforcement
Of Dog Quarantine
In Montgomery Urged
Free Vaccination Also
Recommended by County
Civic Federation
BY MRS. J. REED BRADLEY.

Strict enforcement of the dog
Quarantine in Montgomery County
for a 90-day period and provision
for free vaccination of all dogs were
urged on the Board of County Com
|missioners by the County Civic Fed
Grafton at meeting in the Bethesda
Elementary School last night.
The resolution, presented by Henry
Smelling, chairman Of the Safety
Committee, pointed out that despite
a quarantine of almost a year, there
were So rabies cases in the county In
1943 and 50 so far this year. Public
disregard for the quarantine was
cited by Mr.. Smelling as the chief
cause of the epidemic. He urged the
support of the press in a campaign
to be started soon by the county
commissioners to educate the public
to the seriousness of the situation.
Nominating Committee Named.
Stephen James, Silver Spring, was
elected chairman of a Nominatin
Committee Of seven which will bring
IN a slate of officers to be voted on
at the June meeting. Other men,
bers are Herbert Eaton, Washington,
I. Cleveland, Rhees Burkett, Walter
Prichard, w. H. McClenon and Mrs
j. Reed Bradley.
The Executive Committees rec
ommendation for the recipient OF
The Star Cup, which is awarded
annually by the federation to the
committee or delegates performing
the most outstanding public service
on behalf of Montgomery County
during the last year, also will be
made at the June meeting.
The federation adopted a resolu-
tion approving the construction OF
an interceptor sewer along the Po-
tomac River from the District line
ito Cabin John Greek "at such time
as there shall be suficient develop
ment In the area to warrant 1t, or
when the uses of the Potomac River
and land adjacent thereto in Mont
gomery County shall cause the dis
posal Of sewage by dilution in the
river to become unsatisfactory, /"
This resolution was presented by
Allen T. Fay, chairman of q sub
committee of the Health and Sani-
tation Committee.
Bond Drive Aid Pledged.
The federation pledged its support
IN the fifth War Loan drive and re-
quested each member organization
to ask all county residents to make
bond purchases so that credit win
be given toward the quota assigned
to the federation.
A resolution introduced at the
April meeting by Richard B. Parker
asking that the bylaws be changed
to provide that the chair will not
entertain any motion to table a
matter, was defeated.
Samuel Stonebraker, who has
served as chairman of the Public
Utilities Committee for several wears
but who is retiring this year because
OF the pressure Of other duties, was
made an honorary delegate for one
year. 1t was also voted that a letter
De sent to G. H. Godbold, delegate
since 1880, who is moving away from
the county, in appreciation of his
work.
The Rock Greek Forest Citizens
Association was accepted as a new
member OF the Federation.
Evening star., 1944-05-10

lery, has b e e n
overseas S i n c G
l as t May, his
m o t h er, Mrs
Yale o. Milling
ton, said.
He was a grad
uate of Western
High School ano
Cornell Univer-
sity. After his
graduation from
Cornell in 1912
he join ed the
Army and was
stationed at Fort
Jackson, S. C.
Evening star., 1944-05-10

1t. H. w. MiHinEton. before he volun-
teered for service overseas, Mrs.
MiNington said. His father works
at the State Department here, she
said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-27
Business SerUice

Sl Business Services Rendered WE REPAIR-Refrigerarors. Wash- ing Machines and Oil Burners. For particulars Dial 4-6676 or 4-6253.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-12
Gcv. Dewey
 Pulls CoyAct

Albany, January 12. - (UP) - Governor Thomas E. Dewey re- mained non-committal today on whether he would accept a draft as the Republican presidential nomi- nee.
 During a special press conference yesterday, requested by State House reporters after the Republican Ma tional Committee had selected Chi cago as this years convention site, Dewey declared to answer directly any questions concerning the pos sibility of being drafted.
 To the question of Are you will ing or ready to use General Sher- mans remark that if nominated will not run, and if elected I will not serve'?", Dewey replied:
 T am wholly and exclusively oc. cupied with the administration oi the affairs of the State of New York"
 Governor, there is a difference between being a candidate for a nomination and being the subject o1 draft movement, reporter noted.
 T am aware of that difference, ' Dewey said.
 Would you accept the nomination if it came to you that way?"
 T haven't had to meet that prob lem yet and I don't expect to have to meet it."
 Dewey has maintained since his inauguration as governor last Jan uary that he intended to complete his full term, which expires in 1947