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Evening star., 1944-02-23
One Driver Is Killed
When 3 Trucks Collide
BY the Associatsd Press.

By the AxsociAted Press.
ELKTON, Md, Feb. 23.-Dewitt
Spurgeon Edwards, "a, of Charlotte
N. c., was killed in q collision today
Of three trucks on q fog-bound rail-
road bridge, State police reported.
Police said truck operated by Mr.
Edwards for the Davis Motor Lines
crashed into the rear of a loaded
Calvert liquor truck, throwing the
latter into the rear of third truck.
All three were northbound on the
Baltimore Philadelphia highway.
The Cecil County medical ex-
aminer, DR.. R. G. Dodson, reported
that two Greensboro IN. o. Army
privates, William White and Ken
meth Carmean, who were riding with
Mr.. Edwards, were injured. They
were removed to the Aberdeen Prov.
ing Ground Hospital.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
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Canned and Frozen Foods, ETC.
/. Stamps K, L and M in Book No. 4
II valid through March 20.
Meats, Fats, Etc. Book No. 8,
IL stamps v, w and x valid through
II Saturday. Stamps Y and z good
Il through March 20. Spare stamp 3
II In Book No. 4 good for 5 points
# OF pork through Saturday.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
!. will pay two ration points for
I, every pound Of waste kitchen fats
n you turn In. -.
New Ration Tokens - Starting
/, February 27, blue and red tokens
I will be given in change on ra-
Il toned sales involving green,
\. brown, red and blue stamps. Each
4 token is worth one point; red for
Il meat. butter, ETC.; blue for proc
II essed foods.
lsugar-Book No. 4. Stamp 80 valid
NJ for 5 pounds through March 81,
II Book No. 4, stamp 40 good for S
II pounds for home canning through
Il February 28, 1945.
Shoes-Stamp No. Is in Book No. I
II and stamp on the 'airplane'
It sheet Of Book No. 3 valid for an
Il indefinite period.
sGasoline-No. ga coupons good fol-
III 3 gallons through May 8. B, B-1, c
n and C-1 coupons good for z gal
II longs each. These coupons will
II expire on date indicated on indi-
III vidual books. B-2 and ca cou.
II pons in books issued since De-
II cember l are good for gallons
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
4. coupon holders, March 81. For 3
III coupon holders. February %.
II each.
Fuel Oil-Period No. 3 coupons good
III through March 13. Period No. 4
coupons valid through September
h 30. Nos. 3 and 4 coupons good for II
Il. gallons per unit. According to the
III District OPA, consumers in this
n area should not have used more
than 20 per cent of their total
yearly fuel oil rations as Of Feb
ruary 81.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Quota Of S2,@5,000
SET for District in
Red Cross Fund Drive

Washington's quota in the COM
ing Red Cross War Fund drive is
s2,665 900. Chairman Lloyd B. Will
son revealed yesterday to 100 work.
ers attending the initial luncheon
meeting of the Specific Gifts Com
mittee.
Last year, with a quota of $685.
600, the District area subscribed
more than $1,900,o0O to the Red
Cross.
Mr.. Wilson, pointing out that the
National Red Cross budget was
pared from $240, 900 900 to 5000, ,0oo,-
600, emphasized that estimated
needs for the District area alone are
rs per cent larger than the sum
sought.
/: 1T is not our function to tell
people how much they shall give,
but it is our function to impress
upon them that our goal is a mini
mum one, and that the sum raised
should be much larger" MIR. Will
son stated.
Benefit Play Slated.
Mrs. Edward G.. Robinson. wife of
the screen actor and organizer of
the Desert Battalion" group of
young women volunteer entertain
ers, announced that play based
on the story of her group is being
produced soon and that proceeds of
the first nights. showing in each
city will be donated to the local
Red Cross chapter.
Randolph G. Bishop. campaign
director, announced the Special
Gifts Unit will meet again FRIDAY
Pvt. Jack Indictor, Walter Reed
Hospital patient who saw service as
a paratrooper in the invasion of
North Africa, also addressed the
unit yesterday.
Wounded war heroes, nurses. Red
Cross field directors and volunteers
Will be among the 1875 participants
IN the "Cavalcade of the Red Cross"
pageant opening the 1914 drive for
the Metropolitan Area at A pm Sun
day in the Hall of Flags in the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Building, 1915 H street NV,
1t was announced.
Will Outline History.
The pageant, directed by Gene
Ford, managing director of Loews
Capitol Theater, will be presented
in cooperation with the Washing
ton Welcomes You" project, spon-
sored by The Star. Robert H. David
son, chairman of public relations
for the District Red Cross Chapter
will act as master of ceremonies.
Mrs. George A. Garrett, chairman
of the volunteer special services for
the District Red Cross, will make
the opening address.
The pageant will dramatize the
story of the Red Cross from its
founding by Henri Dunant in Switz-
erland in 1864 to the present day
Scenes from the present war and
major national disasters in which
the Red Cross helped suffering peo-
Piles will be presented.
The pageant will be heard locally
over Station WMAL. The public is
invited to attend the event at the
Hall Of Flags.
Evening star., 1944-02-23

positions and quickly prepared 70
stave of counterattacks-which
came that night, with the Germans
striking both from the ridge and
the lower slopes.
Maj. Thomas w. Hoban, Cleve-
land, Ohio, said the enemy was re-
ported. to have 5-to-1 superiority
even though heavy artillery fire had
decimated the ranks Of the Nazis'
defending battalion.
Capt Fishers men were forced
down from the ridge in the first
rush Of the enemy and-had to crawl
into rocky inches on the ledges
below, but after seven hours of fight
ing they climbed back and were
never dislodged.
A War Department telegram to
Capt. Fishers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank c. Fisher, 61l2 Forty-second
avenue. Hyattsville. said he was
wounded that night.
A native of Birmingham. Ala.
Capt. Fisher came to Hyattsville
with his family in 1923. After at
tending elementary and high school
in Hyattsville, he was graduated
from the University of Maryland in
1885.
While at the university he was
enrolled in the ROTC, in which he
became a second lieutenant. He also
was a member of Company F, Mary
land National Guard.
He was taking postgraduate work
at the university while working in
the Government Printing Office
here when he was called to duty as g
first lieutenant in 1910.
He was advanced to captain IL
March, 1912, and participated in tn,
North African invasion in Novem.
Der OF that year as we'll as in tn,
entire Tunisian campaign. He wa.
taA 1,y
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Alexandra Council
Moves 10 Relieve
Court Congestion
Probation Office to Be
Occupied by Police;
Other Shifts Planned

The Alexandria City Council last
night acted to relieve crowded con-
ditions in the Civil and Police Court
by authorizing transfer Of the pro-
baton Office to other quarters and
giving its space TO the Police Court.
II space is available, arrangements
for hearing juvenile cases in the
new probation ONCE quarters will be
made.
The action followed . Corporation
Court jury report to the Council
last week on conditions In Police and
Juvenile Courts.
City Manager Carl Budwesky said
the School Board originally had
planned to move its of1ices to a
new building, thus allowing the court
to Use the present school Offices.
This proposal has fallen through,
however, he said, because the plans
recently we're changed and now call
for use Of the Lee School as offices
after construction of q new seven
grade school in the southeast part
of the city. This, he said, would be
a postwar project and would not i'm
mediately relieve congested court
conditions.
Offices Crowded.
It was brought out that all city
Offices are crowded and are manag-
ing as best they can until priorities
can be obtained for building an
addition to City Hall. Mr.. Bud
wesky further stated that the jury
was within its rights only in draw
ing the attention of the council to
the State law prohibiting police and
juvenile courts in the same location,
and was not justified in its investi-
CATION Of the physical conditions of
the court or the cell block.
The council directed a letter to
city representatives in the State
Legislature approving the bill to
Great a new judicial circuit which
would make a separate court for
Arlington County and make Fair
fax and Prince William Counties
and Alexandria bear the full salary
Of one judge.
The city manager was author
lied to obtain bids from engineer
ing firms for a survey and presenta-
ton OF plans and specifications for
. sewage disposal plant.
Plant Ordinance Ordered.
Following report from the State
Health Department on conditions at
the yAgrico Chemical Plant, the city
attorney was directed to prepare an
ordinance to control the mainte-
nance Of such plants.
The report, made by United States
Public Health Service engineers, said
that conditions at the plant created
health menace because OF the
release of dust and fumes.
A representative of the company
assured the Council that the report
had been given consideration and
priorities have been obtained for
immediate improvements.
The Council passed an ordinance
prompting more than one-sixth of
any retail merchants sign being
used for advertisement Of any one
product. 1t was pointed out that
the use Of such signs for advertising
soft drinks and other products in
which the firms do not deal ex-
clusively had been greatly abused.
The Council granted the following
rezoning applications: Mrs. Cath
crime Gill, to rezone 137 South Fair
fax street to D-1 commercial for
use as an antique shop; j. Randolph
Davis, to rezone 1707-1709- It'll Price
street to C-1 residential, and Nor
rison Clark, to rezone 30l South
Payne street to E-industrial.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Fof beIvoir Worker Dies
In Tourist Camp Fire

George Catlett. 81, a civilian en-
ploye at Fort Belvoir, was burned to
death today in his cabin at the
Washington Tourist Camp on Route
/, about 3 miles south of Alexandria
Virginia State police said the stove
in the cabin exploded when a So
foot tree fell on the structure, trap
ping Mr.. Catlett. His son, Lyle, 49,
was thrown out of the cabin by the
force Of the blast. The Alexandria
Franconia and Penn Daw Fire De-
partments responded to the alarm.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Old Radio Paris Sought
For Training Navy Men

An appeal for old radio parts to
use In naval training was made to-
day by the Naval Unit at Bliss
Electrical School.
1t was explained that the Navy
is training men at various schools
for servicing and maintaining radio
equipment aboard ships. The train
ing requires the use of materials
which are now scarce, particularly
the parts used in radio transmitters
and receivers.
These parts, the Naval Unit ex-
planned, can be salvaged from old
radios. The training school will
pick up the parts. Those willing
to contribute the materials for Navy
use were asked to write to the Of
f1cer In Charge, Bliss Electrical
School, Takoma Park, Nd, or tele-
phone Shepherd SOTO.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
FoirIington Red Cross

A meeting Of darlington (Va.)
residents will be held at 8:15 o'clock
tonight in the darlington admin
istration building for a discussion
OF plans for the forthcoming Red
Cross War Fund campaign. James
E. Schwenk will preside and the
speaker will be Mrs. Margaret Rob-
lee Donovan, who returned recently
from North Africa, where she served
in the Red Cross.
Evening star., 1944-02-23

Apartment, re- 1t. G. M. Smith.
ceived word from the War Depart
ment that 1t. Smith had been
killed in plane crash at Barn.
stable, England, soon after he wrote
the letter.
: The young navigator had COM
pleted his training in.this country
last September and had been sent
overseas from Sioux City, Iowa. He
had been navigator on q Bit and
had hoped to get the same assign
ment on the other side.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Boyds Red Cross RoIIy

The Rev. ]. P. Kerr, Red Cross
War Fund chairman for the Boyds-
Clarksburg area, announces . war
fund rally to be held at the
Boyds Presbyterian Church tomor-
row night, with Warren Haley OF
Kensington, vice chairman OF the
Montgomery County Chapter, as
speaker. Red Cross films will be
shown.
Evening star., 1944-02-23

AVN &vASAAAt Z Vi
c h ia in Italy
against a en- emy
fire SO h e av y
t h a t 1t killed
h a If his men,
Capt. Ralph C.
F / S h e r. 80, of
Hyattsville fell
mortally wound
ed. He died a
week later in a
N or t h African
h os pi tai. The
a n n o uncement
of his death was
made public to-
day by the War
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Realty Firm Chartered

The State Corporation Commits
sion yesterday granted charter
to the Oak Spring Corp, Arlington,
to deal in real estate. Henry C..
Sims. Rockville, Md, was designated
as president Of the corporation.
which listed maximum capital of
100 shares of stock without par
value.
Evening star., 1944-02-23

FOrJreSS, wrote
February l from
q North African
station to Mrs.
Helen r. Smith,
$500 Connecti-
cut avenue NV.
He did not
complete t h a t
last lap. Before
another letter
could arrive, his
mother a n d
wife, Mrs. Vir-
ginia M u II en-
Smith of the
Alban Towers
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
OF old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child In your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
HorticuIturists to Meet

Horticultural catalogues for 1914
will be discussed at meeting of
the Hyattsville Horticultural Society
at 8 pm. tomorrow at the home of
Miss Ildria Gridges, 1905 Kennedy
street.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Flyer Killed in England Wrote
Mother Here of Overseas TriD

Mother, I've just one more lap
to go to reach my destination, !"
Second 1t. George Mason Smith,
27-year-old navigator of Flying
Evening star., 1944-02-23
HyuttsviIIe Officer Loses Life
Selling Ridge Near Casino

A few hours after he was re-
ported in an Associated Press dis
patch last month to have led his
detachment up the slopes of 900
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Falls Church OAR to Meet

The Falls Church chapter of the
OAR will meet at 2 pm. tomorrow
at the home of Mrs. Leigh Ribble.
Mrs. James Brown will speak on
Music in American National Life"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
WAVELETS
BY ED LEAMY

Vivien, the Hour of Charms
soprano soloist, becomes, a COM
muter soon. She's closing her New
York apartment and moving to
Washington to be with her new hus-
band, Capt. G. Turner Foster of the
Army Air Transport Command
Vivien will come to New York
weekends for rehearsal and broad
cast Whitley Ford, heard as
the Duke of Paducah on NBC's
Grand Ole Opry," declares that
with the rubber situation what it
is, he knows fellow who's teach
ing his car to walk on tiptoes to
save wear on the tires! Nan
Wynn, the film and radio thrush,
is due for another Basin Street"
appearance, June IS Newest
addition to the Parker Family"
acting company is Peter Fernandez,
young actor who rose to radio prom
inence on Mia Mack's Lets Pre-
tend" He'll be heard, starting with
the May &c broadcast, as "Talkie
Walkie Walker" a new boy in the
Parker neighborhood Milton
Berle, the Let Yourself Go" star,
was talking about one of his early
theatrical appearances. the other
day. II had the audience right in
the palm of my hand" he said.
THAT will give you an idea Of how
big the audience was!" Phil
TAKE 1t Or Leave 1t" Baker sus-
poets that his Uncle Charlie is
turning into a fish. Says Phil, He
Keeps writing, If you want to keep
me out of the can, send me an
other f1n!'" Two birds with one
stone department: With S. James
Andrews, producer of "Mr. and Mrs.
North" heading for Hollywood
while the show continues from New
York, he has arranged to have Bill
Tuttle, another radio director, also
in Hollywood, do his long-distance
instructing, at least as far as Alice
Frost is concerned. You see, Alice,
who plays the Mrs. North role, Is
Mrs. Tuttle Insult to injury
note is the plant of William Ben
dix, in his Life of Riley" comedy
series: MY Uncle Buckley is a man
who not only trails me all day
but he does it in my new shoes"
Bob Burns, radios Arkansas
Traveller" insists that Reno, Neva-
da, should be most famous as
dairy center. Reno" says Bob, ITS
the place where the cream of So
ciety goes to git separated"
Back in 1910, the first tune ever
out on the family melodion by j.
L. Pop" Grimes, producer and
originator of the Musical Steel
makers" was little-known ditty
Grimes, who is also advertising
manager of the sponsoring steel
company, was telling this to Lew
Davis, leader of the "Steelmakers'
orchestra, while the latter was
visiting in his home lately. AS a
result - listen for a bang-up 1914
version of this oldie on the pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

gram from Wheeling which is
on Sunday, June 4, at $50 pm,
e. W. t.!
Walter Kinsella, the genial Sgr.
Mullins of MICS "Mr. and Mrs.
North" has been expanding his
personal police force. This week the
Kinsellas g. she's a former John
Powers model added baby daugh-
ter to the family.
When Jim Doyle, NBC announcer
commentator arrived for his a. m.
rehearsal of the Andy Devine pro-
gram, Musical Roundup" this
week he carried a large, mysterious
package which he Secreted in a
corner of the control booth. After
rehearsal Jim unwrapped the pack
age and distributed four dozen
doughnuts which he had made be-
fore coming to the studio You sure
know how to make doughnuts,
marvelled gravel-voiced Devine as
he finished his eighth sinker II
should" replied Announcer Doyle,
II used to be pastry baker in an
Oregon hotel"
Dinah Shore is mighty pleased this
week with letter that came from
an overseas flying group who wrote,
en- massee: We've just heard your
latest Command Performance and
we're sending your sponsors this
suggestion for a trademark for you:
Mighty Dinah is Dinah-mite!"
Norman Price, tenor Of the
Mother and Dad" quartet, selected
music as career at time not too
many years ago when he had a
choice of two other types of jobs.
He'd had several offers to become
professional swimmer or baseball
player. Norman was a star athlete
in his home state Of Arkansas, hail.
ing from community called Berry,
vile.
College professors take sabbath
cal leaves from their teaching
duties every seven years and so
"Ole Professor" Kay Kyser will con-
form to tradition by taking his
"sabbatical" from radios college
of Musical knowledge" this sum-
mer, beginning July s. Phil Harris
will be substitute professor" on the
NBC series while Kay goes over
seas to entertain the troops. Plans
are for Harris to take over for eight
weeks. With the exception Of Kyser,
the airshow cast will remain intact.
A literary parent finally met her
radio brainchild when Mrs. Frances
Lockridge, co-author of the mfr.
and Mrs. North" novels, paid visit
to Alice Frost, the feminine half
of the NBC couple. Both gardening
enthusiasts, most Of the time was
spent comparing notes on their hob
by. Coincidentally, next Wednesday
the mfr. and Mrs. North" thriller
is titled, Pam Digs Victory Gar
den"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

ject, Lord says some Of the up-to-
date methods Of spying and count
er spying include: sending secret
messages under a postage stamp;
placing a time-bomb, the size and
color of lump of bunker coal, in
the hold of ship; using laundry
marks as code: creating epidemics by
inoculating live stock with disease
germs.
An inside story Of saboteurs,
"Counterspy," is based on real situa-
lions and is as detailed as censor
ship will permit.
observation-disclosures and the ability
to read other peoples thoughts seem
paradoxically to run hand in hand.
according to this story that Dun
ringer, the Miracle Mind Reader
now appearing Wednesdays at nine
over the Blue network, sheepishly
tells on himself. While waiting for
a clerk to find a particular pair OF
shoes he had his heart set on, the
Mind suddenly remembered an APP
pointment and dashed out OF the
store. He had gone half block be-
fore he remembered he had left his
own shoes back in the store and was
scurrying down Fifth Avenue in his
socks!
Ferdie Froghammer, novelty sing
err on Kay Kyser's college of Mu-
steal knowledge" broadcast, was
showing radios "Old Professor" the
live frog he always carries in his
pocket while at the mike.
But" asked Kay, aren't you
afraid he'll croak while you're on
the air?"
"Oh no." answered Ferdie. why,
he's even healthier than I ami"
What is a typical Groucho Marx
wisecrack
That question came up at re-
hearsal recently when Marks BLUE
Ribbon Town" director, Dick Mack,
was searching for some witticism
that would cause listeners to ex-
claim, Nobody but Groucho Marx
would say that"
Just then he overheard Leo Cor
cey remark to Groucho, anent wo-
men taking over certain war jobs:
yeah, but women are different from
men,"
"Gorcey," said Marx gravely,
"you have a remarkable grasp Of the
obvious!"
And that was the typical Marx
crack" that went into the script.
It was Ladies Day-with ven-
geance!-on a recent Bob Hawk
Thanks to the Yanks" quiz. One
contestant, a practical nurse, said
she preferred men patients to wo-
men because they weren't as finicky.
Another quizzee, subway doorman,
revealed that the so-called weaker
sex showed the hardest and were
the first to run for a vacant seat.
To top it off, the final contestant
q woman herself-answered a
Hawk teaser with the statement
that females were more notorious
shoplifters than men because they
did more shoppingI
When Groucho Marx broadcast
his blue Ribbon Town show from
! the Pomona, California, Ordnance