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Evening star., 1944-03-17
Requirements Announced
For Alexandria Vofinq

Roger c. Sullivan, Alexandria city
treasurer, yesterday listed the re-
quirements for persons who wish te
vote in the Democratic primary ir
August an dthe general election ir
November.
To be eligible, citizens must have
paid 1941, 1912 and 1943 poll taxes
on or before May 6, 1914, and have
lived in the State for a year, the
city for six months and the ward
for 80 days at election time.
Any one who has not received a
State capitation or 1943 State tax
bill, which we're mailed on Novem-
Der 10, 1943, should visit the Office
of the commissioner of revenue in
City Hail.
To vote in the Democratic pri-
mary for city councilmen on April
6, and in the general election on
June l3, citizens must have paid
their poll taxes on or prior to De-
cember IL, 1943
The special rule for the election
to be held April Is to determine
whether the form of the city gov
ernment is to be changed states
that persons who we're eligible to
vote in the general election of No
vember, l943, or who have qualified
for the election of June, 1914. will
be permitted to vote.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Fairfax County Holds
Three in S1,660 Theft
Police Recover $500
Hidden in Doll

Three men were charged with
grand larceny and released under
$4,000 bond each by Fairfax County
police yesterday after they were ar
rested by Alexandria police who
found $500 in stolen money hidden
in a doll they said belonged to one
of the men.
The men, who allegedly stole ST.
$50 from George Sullivan of the
Martha Washington tourist camp
in Alexandria, at a road house near
Gum Springs. Fairfax County, Sat-
urday night, are:
Hawsie Bryant, Bill Bashford lane
Alexandria: Roy Harris. Martins
vile, Va, who also has been living
In Alexandria, and Dexter Station,
Annandale, Va.
1t. Russell Hawes, chief of the
Alexandria Detective Bureau, who
arrested the men, said the $500 was
found stuffed In a doll in Station s
home. He added that he has in
formation as to where the remainder
OF the money was disposed of.
According to 1t. Hawes, the three
men met Mr.. Sullivan Saturday and
took him to a roadhouse. They per-
suaded Mr.. Sullivan to pay for the
drinks, 1t. Hawes said. and when he
dozed of took the money from him.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Physical Therapy Uni
Opened in Bethesda
Gloseow-Troined Nurse
Heads Hospital Section

Opening of the physical therapy
department at the Suburban Hos
pital in Bethesda, equipped through
IA $1,000 donation by the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Lions Club, was an
nounced today by Hospital Supt. j
Dewey Lutes.
Treatments now are available
either to patients in the hospital or
TO out-patients on order of their
family physician. Miss Ray Carrie,
a graduate of the Western Infirmary
OF Glasgow, Scotland, is in charge OF
the treatment room.
With the new departments equip
ment, short-wave diathermy, ultra
violet radiations and radiant heat
baths can be administered. Addi-
tional apparatus, including an infra-
red lamp, is expected to be obtained
soon.
Miss Carrie served on the STATS
OF hospitals in England and came
to Bethesda from New York. where
she worked in the Polytechnic and
Mount Sinai Hospitals.
Mr.. Lutes also announced that the
hospital has been awarded a certifi-
cate for excellence in architecture
by the Washington Board of Trade
Mrs. Walter E. Perry, president o1
the hospital Women's Auxiliary. saic
the group will meet at 10 am. Mon
day in the public health cente,
lobby of the hospital to elect officer.
and adopt bylaws.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Bethesda Cub Pack
Gives Hospital $500
Boys Furnish Room
In Maternity Ward

Bethesda Cub Pack 211 has pre-
sented a check for $500 to the Sub
urban Hospital in Bethesda to be
used in furnishing a room in the
hospitals maternity ward.
The donation, which represents
the proceeds of a paper salvage
campaign conducted by the pack re-
Gently, was presented to Supt. j
Dewey Lutes by Cubmaster w. C
Beasley. A bronze plaque will be
placed in the hospital room to in
dicate that it is sponsored by the
pack.
The pack also has received ar
American flag from the Daughters
of the American Revolution. The
flag was presented by Mrs. Allan
M. Thomas, vice regent of Federal
City Chapter, OAR, in honor OF
Mrs. c. H. Plotner, who is serving
her second term as regent of the
chapter.
A banquet to reward" members
of the pack for their achievements
in collecting 56962 pounds of paper
will be held at 7:30 pm, April "a
at the Kenwood Country Club.
The following awards have been
made to pack members:
| Den /, Sam Ebert. Silver Arrow
Den 2, Warren Spang, Wolf Badge;
James Conner, Lion Badge, ano
James Evans, Silver Arrow ano
Bear Badge Den 3, Bruce Garland
and Preston Tyson, Gold Arrow, anc
Stanley Thompson. Bear Badge.
Den 6. Wesley Sauter and Robert
Sullivan. Lion Badge and Gold ane
Silver Arrows; Charles Miles. VOL
Badge and Gold Arrow, and Ton
Creighton, Bear Badge and Cole
Arrow, and Den s, James Stanfielc
and Marcus Joslyn, Wolf Badge.
James NeWboid and Edward
McElroy Den 6. and Robert Fishe
and Peter Dell. Den 9, have beer
admitted to Bobcat rank.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
$4,000 Damages Asked
In Dairy Truck Collision

Two damage suits totaling s25. .0O0
against Luther w. High, as owner
OF the Highland Farms Dairy here
have been filed in District Court
and in Howard County Circuit
Court at Ellicott City.
The plaintiffs are Martin l.
Warth, Richmond, who is suing for
SIS 900, and the East Coast Freight
Lines, also of Richmond. which is
suing for $4,000. They are repre-
sented by Vance V. Vaughan and
Walter l.. Green, Hyattsville attor-
neyS.
Both actions claim that on Octo-
Der 10, l943, Highland Farms
Dairy truck collided with a truck
owned by the East Coast Freight
Lines at Laurel, injuring Mr.. Warth
driver of the Freight Lines truck
and damaging the vehicle beyond
repair. Mr.. Warth states that he
was permanently incapacitated as a
result OF the accident.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
$1,000 Damage Suit
Filed Against Judges
Prince Georges OfficioIs
Named in Action

A damage suit for $4,000 against
Trial Magistrates Walter L. Green
and Alan Bowie of Prince Georges
County, Justice of the Peace Judson
r. Creecy, Upper Marlboro, and
Maryland State Policeman B. E. Tes-
terman has been filled in Federal
District Court in Baltimore by Nick
Tumela of Washington, it was
learned today.
In his suit Mr.. Tumela asserted
that he was arrested February 90
1943, by Trooper Testerman, who
swore out warrant against him be-
fore Justice of the Peace Creecy.
Although the suit did not state
what charges had been placed
against Mr.. Tumela, Judge Bowie
said that, according to his ''recollec-
tion," Mr.. Tumela had been charged
with permitting an unlicensed driver
to operate his car.
After the justice of the peace had
set bond at slO0 and Mr.. Tumela had
arranged to obtain the necessary
bond, the former refused to accept
it, the plaintiff alleges in his suit
Mr.. Tumela also claims he was
not informed of his rights but was
kept in ignorance of the charge
against him and was treated harsh
ly. as if he was a criminal"
When arraigned March l before
Judge Green, Mr.. Tumela says in
the suit, he asked that the trial be
postponed to enable him to obtain
witnesses. The hearing was post
poned until March g. the plaintiff
says, when he was tried before Judge
Bowie and acquitted.
In denying the charges against
them as contained in the suit, botr
Judge Bowie and Judge Green sale
they would file a motion for dis
missal of the action. Officer Tester.
man refused to comment, while
Justice of the Peace Creecy coulc
not be reached.
Evening star., 1944-03-17

far as the top turret where he
passed out the first time.
The left waist gunner revived him
with a shot of oxygen that started
him on his way again. But he
passed out once more in the radio
room before he could get his hands
on the breather bottle.
Share Oxygen Bottle.
Meanwhile, the left waist gunner
was manning both guns. The tur-
ret had been hit and the glass
broken so that the turret gunner
could not get oxygen either. He
crawled to the radio room and
Sergt. Burke had to share the bottle
with him. Other members of the
crew were lying on the floor, breath
ing slowly in order to use as little
oxygen as possible SO that the ship
could stay in the formation. All
were very faint and dizzy.
The pilot decided it would be
impossible to stay with the forma-
tion any longer and descended to
10000 feet. AS soon as he did so,
he left himself wide open to attack
by the enemy fighters. Two Messer-
schmitts, expecting easy prey, dove
at the Fortress. They probably
would have shot it down had not
two American fighters suddenly ap-
peared and the German fighters
took to their heels.
At $4,000 feet the crew began to
get plenty of oxygen, but they were
in hailstorm of fax. The heating
system was. hit and the cold be-
came almost uncomfortable. Gas was
getting low as the ship had been
forced off its course by flax, fighters
and a change in wind direction.
The English Channel came into
sight just in time to prevent a
forced landing in Europe.
That, says the Virginia flyer, was
his thrilling day in the air.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
? Star Reporters Tell of 4 Days
In Lifeboot After 7orpedoing
Boffey and CIogett Return to Relax
After PeriIous Time in Arobion Seq

paper from around the blankets for
fuel.
"The shark meat was delicious, /"
reminisced Mr.. Boffey. Mr.. Clagett
just WINGED and said he didn't like
eating minnows raw, either.
Boys Used Prayer Books.
"The second night" continued
Mr.. Boffey, I'VE began to wonder
just how long we would be in that
boat. It wasn't depression, but the
boys were making use Of the three
prayer books in each boat"
Il can understand how even close
friends become bitter enemies in
a lifeboat," one OF the men said.
"The tension is 50 great you resent
even the way another fellow Lifts
his hand or turns his head"
The men remembered something
special about each day. The third
dAy was the day of the plane on
1.-The horizon" II was q flying boat
|on coastal patrol.
We threw everything at them
smoke bombs, Very guns and rock
ets-but they didn't see u.s." Mr..
Claggett said.
On the fourth day, another hy-
ing boat showed up In the distance.
Again, they shot OF rockets and the
radio operator started sending mes
sages. ..3
Message Gets Through.
He tried four or five times to
get through to them and finally he
said, steer southeast" I know it
sounds dramatic, but just at that
moment the radio went dead. 1t
was his last message. Then we saw
the plane coming our way, The
message had gotten through.
"An that day, the plane circled
us. Each time 1t passed over, it
blinked 'cheerio' or keep it up and
just before 1t left us. at dusk, it
messaged: You will be picked up
tomorrow"
We had double ration of water
that night to celebrate. Then every
body went to sleep but me-" Mr.
Boffey went on. II couldn't get
comfortable. In fact, I guess I just
slept two or three hours in those
whole four nights.
"In the middle OF the night, saw
a dark silhouette coming toward
us. I thought 1t was a submarine
so I tried to wake everybody UP.
Then, as it came closer. it got big
ger and bigger till 1t looked like the
Normandie. II turned out to be a
Cruiser"
Reporters Training Helped.
During the whole time at sea
the men had been confident they
would reach land the captain
had pointed out to them on a
chart. It wasn't until all hands, in
cluding the dog mascot, were safely
aboard the cruiser that he told
them they could never have reached
their objective.
"You know. it's a funny thing"
said Mr.. Boffey, "but Tim and I
were SO busy during those four days
watching the other guys take it, we
forgot to be afraid. We were trying
to be reporters and I guess that
helped us. 1t never seemed to be
happening to U.s."
Buddies on The Star, the two
ex-reporters will be shipping out
together again soon.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
|G0P Contests
due for State
Delegate Posts
] Democrats File
In Montgomery; None
In Prince Georges

Contests in the election of dele
gates from Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties to the Republican
State Convention were in prospect
today, with IA certificates of can
didacy on file in Montgomery Coun-
ty and 8 in Prince Georges County,
The delegation in each county con-
siSts OF seven persons. Deadline for
filing was last midnight.
Seven persons filed in Montgomery
County as delegates to the Demo-
cratic State Convention. Although
no Democratic certificates of can
didacy have been fled in Prince
Georges County, Samuel A. Wyvill,
chairman of the Board of Election
supervisors, explained that the
Democratic State Central Commit
tee for the county has authority to
appoint delegates.
A slate OF seven candidates for
delegates to the Republican State
Convention from Montgomery was
filed Wednesday in Rockville by De
Witt w. Zook, secretary treasurer
OF the Republican State Central
Committee for the county. Later,
seven other candidates filed.
The slate filed by Mr.. Zook in
cludes, besides himself:
Claude A. Cook, George C..
Esworthy, Francis w. Hill, jr.; Wal
ter p, johnson, Mrs. Katherine F..
Reutemann and Ira G. Whitacre.
The seven other candidates are
John w. Coffman, Peter r. Snyder,
L. S. Ray, Claude v. Hyson, Willard
A. King, Charles H. Squire and
Romeo w. Horad.
The eight persons filing as candi-
dataes for delegates to the Repub-
lican State Convention from Prince
Georges County are:
George B. Merrick and George
Burrough, Upper Marlboro, at
torneys; DR.. A. Lester Beatty, Laurel,
a druggist; Edgar Czarra, University
Park; Wilson Spicknall, Hyattsville
insurance man and member of the
Hyattsville Town Council: Mrs.
Ethel Babcock, Bowie, and Charles
w. Hawkins and Mrs. Cora Pickney,
colored, Fairmont Heights.
Evening star., 1944-03-17

evasive action against the flax all
the time, in order to make another
bomb run.
Is Minutes Over Target.
This time the bombs fell and the
craftsmanship was perfect. But
the ship had been over the target
for As minutes and had been hit
by fax many times. A piece had
been shot out of the dorsal fin and
the tail was riddled and creased.
One of the engines had been hit
and was throwing oil. One of the
ribs had been broken near the waist
gunner's position and Sergt. Burke
had been sprayed with flax, all
though none of it reached his body.
The seat of the tail gunner's fly
ing suit had been sliced neatly away.
But worst of all, the oxygen sys-
tenn had been hit. Sergt Burke
was the first to notice it. He told
the pilot he was running short of
oxygen. The navigator told him
to come up to the radio room and
use the breather bottle He got as
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Silver Spring Area Urged
To Double Red Cross Gifts

Residents in the Silver Spring
area were urged yesterday by
Charles w. Hopkins, director of the
War Fund drive for that section, to
double their last years contribu-
ton, and If worker has not vet
contacted them, to mail their check
to the Silver Spring headquarters
of the Red Cross.
In a special appeal, Mr.. Hopkins
asked citizens to "be your own So
llcitor if worker fails to reach
you" He pointed out that many
homes in the area are located in
sparsely settled spots which are
difficult to reach by workers for fol-
loW-up calls.
The Silver Spring headquarters
are at 1908 Georgia avenue.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
3 Vireinions Reach
!ndiu for Red Cross

Ramone s. Eaton, manager of ths
Eastern area of the American Red
Cross at Alexandria, said today
that three Virginians have arrived
safely in India.
They are Audrey F. Edmonds,
Falls Church, staff assistant; Betty
Belle McCluer, Alexandria, hospital
secretary, and Ruth B. Royce, Ar
lington, hospital recreation worker,
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Fredericksburg Fire
Causes $4,000 Damage
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Mar
17.-Fire of undetermined origin de-
stroyed three business establish
ments in one building at King
George Court House early today
causing damage estimated at more
than $4,000
The frame building was owned
by Earl T. Cliff, who operated a
garage in part OF the structure
Practically nothing was saved from
the garage, an adjoining food store
operated by L. v. Glare. Or from q
beauty parlor run by Miss Virginia
Mcdaniel
Fire engines from Fredericksburg
and Colonial Beach went TO the
scene.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Aid Program
For rServicemen
Being Mapped
Eastern Montgomery
Doctors, Lawyers to
Help Mems Families

Montgomery County lawyers, doc.
tors and clergymen are giving theil
full cooperation in developing q
program whereby the new Service
Aid Council can. give the greatest
amount of help to servicemen anc
their families, officials of the coun-
Gil said today. The organization
was set up to help service familie.
in the Eastern Metropolitan Area
of the county.
A special meeting of the Mont
gomery County Bar Association has
been called for Monday in the Cir
cult Court room at the Rockville
Courthouse to determine the part
members of the association will
play. 1t is hoped to have a group-o1
lawyers to act on legal questions
arising from mortgages, insurance
payments on homes and other prob
lens.
During the last week, clergymen
from the general area covered by
Montgomery County Selective Sery-
ice Board No. 2 met at the Woodside
Methodist Church and pledged full
support Of the project.
Physicians to Offer Aid.
A group of local physicians will
act as medical advisers and DR.. Reed
Calvert has been named to act as
head of the. unit.
The Executive Committee has ap-
pointed Chester Naumowicz, Francis
Fitzgerald and James Chamberlin to
act as a liaison committee between
the Veterans Administration and
the council. The committee also
Warren Lawson chairman OF
the Finance Committee and Smith
Putnam insurance adviser.
1t was announced also that Russell
Mizell, Kensington businessman. has
contributed 500 to the council. Mr.
Mizell presents a 81 bill to each man
who leaves the local draft board for
active duty in the armed services
and has already given more than
$4,000 in this manner.
The names of a number of women
from Kensington, Forest Glen and
Takoma Park are to be invited to
serve on the Advisory Board were
announced. A group from Silver
Spring will be chosen next week
Kensington Group Named.
Those from Kensington are Mrs
John Moran, Mrs. Bradley Riggs
Mrs. William Hall. Mrs. Henry w
Miiourn. Mrs. Edward Saunders,
Mrs. James E. Lamb, Mrs. Charles
Davidson, Mrs. Willard Warthen,
Mrs. Elmer Dwyer and Mrs. William
Hoar. Mrs. Milburn was nominated
to represent the group on the Exec
utive Committee.
From Forest Glen those who will
be asked to serve are Mrs. Rodney
Senscmau. Miss Margaret Benedict
Mrs. Irving Dickstein, Mrs. John
Smith, Mrs. H. w. Smith, Mrs
Philip Dunaway, Mrs. Stewart Beall
Miss Charlotte Cheney, Mrs. AL
bert Denham, Miss Mary Gott. Mrs,
Herbert Jones, Mrs. Joel C. wise
Mrs. Matilda Harmon, Mrs. How
ard L.. Hyland, Mrs. William r
Bowen and Miss Lois Cheney. Mrs
Denham was named to the Executive
Committee also.
Inc Takoma Park group includes
Mrs. Brooke Fetty, Mrs. Milton Der
rlck, Mrs. r. L. Bunard, Mrs. e
W. Brandt, Mrs. Harold E. Saun-
GERS. Mrs. Lynn Wood, Mrs. j. r
scott, Mrs. o. M. johnson and
Mrs. j. w. Dodd.
Pending establishment of a head.
quarters for the council, persons de.
string information may call William
F. Carlin, president of the group
or George T.. Day, secretary-treas
urer.
Evening star., 1944-03-17
Plan 10 Discontinue
Claiborne Ferry Stirs
Eastern Shore Protest
Engineers Report Of
Unsafe Terminal Brings
Decision to End Service
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Mar. 17.-Protest,
came today from Eastern Shore
residents against the State Roads
Commissions plan to discontinue
after tomorrow night the ferry serv.
ice between Romancoke and Clai.
borne on grounds the Claiborne
terminal is unsafe.
George T. Harrison Of Tilghman
chairman Of q committee which
fought two previous attempts to enc
the service, said there viii be deA,
mite opposition to the closing
The action was based, Chair1nar
Ezra b. Whitman said. on report,
prom the commissions engineers ans
10 recommendatiQu by efixiuoe6 O
the K6yal Indenity Co., which
linsures Ma property that there i
danger OF sudden collapse" Of th
Claiborne terminal.
New Examination Slated.
An outside engineer will be en-.
gagged to check the condition Of til,
property, Mr.. Whitman said.
Gov. O'Conor twice intervened las,
year to forestall the closing of thu
line, which Is an adjunct to the
Annapolis -Matapeake ferry. Resi-.
dents Of the territory affected pro.
tested both the original closing sci
for September Is and the second
slated for November /. Gov. O'Conor
announced October 28 that the line
would be continued, with an increase
in rates.
The Governors ofIice said yesterday
that he met with the Roads Com
mission for two hours Wednesday
and 1T can be taken for granted
he was informed of the proposed
closing and did not oppose It,"
The commission engineers report
proposed that the terminal be re-
built at an estimated cost of $63, 600
but Mr.. Whitman pointed out that
timber Is among the most critical
construction materials and said re-
construction plans were tn the in
definite future.
Defects Called Serious Hazard.
The insurance company reported
that its inspection disclosed defects
which ARE such, that there is a
serious hazard Of sudden collapse
Of the approach deck and transfer
bridge under motor vehicle load; or
extensive damage to an incoming
ferry In the event Of failure OF fend-
Ing pile clusters and slip structure y
Walter G. Hopkins, State bridge
engineer, and L. D. Young, Royal
Indemnity Co. engineer, inspected
the property jointly, Mr.. Whitman
said, and reported that 50 per cent
OF the piling was of the original
structure, and that the piling was
untreated and In an advanced stage
of decay. The report also stated
that the per cent of the pilina
that was of recent origin already
had been attacked by marine ter
mites.
Evening star., 1944-03-17

I'm glad Its behind us, SaiC
Dave Bofiey, stretching his 6-foo1
7-inch frame in an easy chair ir
the Washington home Of his buddy
Manning (Tim) Clagett.
Mr.. Clagett, untangling his l.
year-old daughters fingers from his
beard, nodded agreement and they
began the story Of two former Stal
reporters, turned able-bodied sea.
men, adrift in lifeboat in the
Arabian Sea.
I'VE got it at o'clock in the
morning." began Mr.. Boffey.
They had almost been expecting
| It, they admitted. The previous
day, Third Mate John Hartman had
been taken off the ship for an emer-
gency appendectony. On four othe,
occasions, the ships he left were
sunk Immediately afterwards. &
When the torpedo struck, Mr.
Clagett ran on deck in his shorts
He'd prepared clothing for just sucf
an emergency but he couldn't fint
it. He grabbed two old shoes ant
somebody's raincoat and went ove1
the side in q lifeboat.
Goes Down Life Rope.
Mr.. Bof1ey, on duty on the flying
bridge, was busy carrying out the
skipper's orders until the ship wa.
virtually abandoned. Then he went
down a life rope.
There followed agonizing minutes
while the enemy submarine slowly
circled the area, flushing" the
stricken ship. The men in the life
boats could hear the mufIied beat
Of the Diesel engines and smell the
oil fumes.
Il thought of the stories I'd read
about Jap submarines shelling life
boats and I was plenty scared,
said Mr.. Boffey. For the rest OF
that first daysafter the submarine
went away, most Of us were busy
being sick. I've heard that's a
nervous reaction.
THE first night was sort of an
adventure. We spent most of the
night seeing how comfortable We
could make ourselves. They
stretched the oars lengthwise of the
boat and put the life jackets or
top of them. Then the men put
their heads on one gunwale anc
their feet on the other. If you're
a Singer midget it works out fine
sat up all night leaning against
the mast"
Sail Was Intellectual.
The men had rugged a sail, Mr.
Clagett explained, but it WOULDN'T
allow more than 30 degrees tacking
When they saw what they though
was an island to port they startee
rowing.
"We rowed our CUTS out for al
hour. 1t turned out to be acloud."
1.-The high lights of the morning.
and evenings were when we hae
water-two ounces in the morning
two ounces at night" Mr.. Boffe.
said.
But on the second day, the chic
engineer caught a four-foot shark
The waters were full of them. TIL,
chief cook happened to be in th'
Bof1ey-C -Clagett lifeboat so they att
baked shark-cooking the meat IL
a pail with the waterproof, waxet