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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
Scores Of. Suspects
Cleared in Park KILN,
As Search Continues
Police Admit Solution
Will Be Difficult Due
To Lock of Clues

Facing the prospect OF another
unSolved murder, police today In
|tensif1ed their search for the killer
|of Frances N. Erickson, attractive
young architectural designer, who
was stabbed to death by colored
|purse-snatcher In Rock Creek Park
Sunday.
Scores Of suspects have been
picked up, held on suspicion and
released after questioning. All, po-
lice said. established that they were
not in the vicinity of the @ Street
Bridge footpath where Miss Erick-
son was attacked as she strolled
toward Rock Creek parkway from
Twenty third street NV.
Apprehension of the slayer will
be difficult, police admitted. Miss
Erickson gaSped out only a meager
description Of "a heavy-set colored
man about rs years old" as she lay
dying in the arms of q policeman.
The knife used by the killer and
his victims purse have not been
found.
Yesterday, park police and q squad
OF labOrers made q fruitless search
of the area adjacent to the wooded
footpath. 1t was thought the MUIR
derer may have thrown the knife
away as he fed and that its re-
covery might help establish his iden-
tity.
Miss Erickson's body was sent yes
terday to her home town, Barber
Mont, for burial.
She had come to Washington only
two months ago from Birmingham
Mich, where she had been employed
for six years in the main office OF
Saarinen & Swanson, architects.
At the firms office here, 20l7 S
street NV, she was engaged in the
preparation OF plans for a modern
housing project for Negroes spon-
sored by the National Capital Hous-
ing Administration. She lived with
a friend, Miss Betty Harriet Cooper
at 1703 Twenty-f1rst street NV,
only three blocks from where she
was slain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
Prince Georges Gets
'232,549 Pounds of Paper

Mrs. Ruth P. Keane, chairman OF
Civilian War Services for Prince
Georges County, announced today
that 1892 $40 pounds of waste paper
were collected in the county dur
ing July.
Other salvage materials collected
included 205, 1881 pounds of iron and
steel, 38.421 pounds of nonferrous
metal, 10,364 pounds of mixed rags
and 1854 pounds of rubber.
County residents were urged by
Mrs. Keane to redouble their efforts
to salvage waste paper TO Offset the
rapidly diminashing supply Of palp-
wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
IRoIph Henry Porson
If uneruI Set Friduy

Id. Requiem high mass for Ralph
Henry Parson, 33, freight conductor
for the r. F.. & P. Railroad who
died yesterday at Alexandria Hos.
pital from injuries received early
Saturday when he fell from loco.
motive tender into the path of 8
moving freight at Potomac Yards
will be held at $50 am. Friday al
st. Ritas Catholic Church, Alex.
andria. Burial will be in Ivy Hill
Cemetery.
Mr.. Parson, native of Alexandria
lived at 10 Del Ray avenue. Besides
his widow, Mrs. Edith Thompson
Parson, he is survived by two sons
Ralph, jr,, and Robert Dale: a
daughter, June Marie, all of Alex.
,Andria; seven brothers and two
'iSiSterS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
Virginia Fire Chiefs
Elect Duncun President


HARRISONBURG, Va, Aug. g.
The Virginia State Firemens Asso-
citation met in annual convention
here today to elect officers and te
select site for next years meet
ing
Virginia fire chiefs meeting yes
terday reelected James M. Duncan
jr., of Alexandria, president; L. A
Ballard, Salem, vice president: E. F.
Ware, Hampton. secretary-treasurer
and the Rev. Norman Roberts
Alexandria, chaplain.
The group urged the enactment
Of uniform fire prevention codes fol-
the State and President Duncan
appointed a committee to help draft
such legislation for presentation to
the General Assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
HNurserymen Elect leissIer

II, Fred Leissler, Fairfax, was elected
vice president of the Virginia Nurs-
erymen's Association at the organ
Nations meeting yesterday at the
virginia Polytechnic Institute, at
I;Blacksburg, it was learned here to-
n GaY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
Prince Georges Coils
40 Men for Induction

Prince Georges County Draft
Board No. at Hyattsville an
nounced today that 40 men who
have passed their preinduction phys
1cal examinations have been or
dered to report Monday for duty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09

forces. They are
Frank, John w.
Cauble, GEORGE H.
Aver. Stephen c.
Petit. Van E.
Wiley, Kenneth E..
Aydlotte, william L.
Meyer, Stanley F,
Murphy, Joseph L.
kolonsky, Ernest. N.
Robey, George Z.
Kennedy. Milton M.
Henshan. B. H., jr.
QeFrancisi, c. l.
Weltz, Edwin W.
Th0mpeon, Joseph J,
Wood. Harry e.
IAvle0. Lawrence
Todd, Loren u.
H8rek. Felix 4.
Bull. Rupert II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09

with the arme,
Hart, Charles R., il
Ganschow. Emil G.
Davis, Thomas p.
MacEwan, Lloyd B.
Nordwall, David ].
Attick, Robert 8.
Howdyshen, w. E.
Goldstein, George
Olson, Kenneth Z.
Storm, Charles C.
Henes, Sidney
NATL, Eli z.
Britain, T. Pr.
Baldres, William J.
Allison, William p.
cntef. Nathan
6artAip. G. H., jfs
Lung. Paul II.
Allen. William i.
HUGHES, walter d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
IL SeIectees Indicted
From Chevy Chase Area

Montgomery County Selective
Service Board No. 3, Chevy Chase,
today announced the names of Is
selectees who were indicted into the
armed forces Monday at Baltimore.
They are:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09

Lebling, W. L., jr.
Schultz. Richard w.
Schwarz. Osler L.
Hadley, David
Lesser. Walter H.
Lowenthal, John
Rowe. Marvin H.
Lundbefx, Lynne
Scheltema, r. 8.
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Montgomery Will Transport
Children 10 Park Areas

School bus trips to collect groups
of children who live in outlying sec
tions and desire to participate in
the recreation programs in Mont
gomery County parks have been au-
thorized by the Maryland-N National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, Park Commissioner E.
Brooke Lee announced today.
The commission, Mr.. Lee said, is
willing to establish pickup route
on any arterial highway along which
groups of children can assemble If
there are enough to fill a bus. The
buses will arrive at the recreation
center about am. and leave at 5
pm.
Should busload of smaller chill
dren between the ages of 5 and 10
be available on any route, return
trip could be made at 1890 pm,
the commissioner added. Children
staying all day must bring lunches.
Parents interested in operation of
these bus routes should telephone
the Park and Planning Commission,
Shepherd 1480, during office hours
and ask for the Recreation Depart
ment, or write the Recreation De-
partment of the Park and Planning
Commission, $500 Colesville road,
Silver Spring, giving the names and
ages of the children in the group
and the proposed assembly point on
main highway.
Evening star., 1944-07-28
laHRatonimq
&Remiindery@a

Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through Z-8 and
AS good indefinitely. Each stamp
worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps AS
through z-8 continue good in
definitely for 10 points each. ALI
meats except beef steaks, roast
beef and choice cuts of lamb point
free. Until further notice, three
red stamps will be validated every
four weeks instead of every two
weeks.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
viii pay two ration points for each
pound Of waste kitchen fats you
turn In. The fact that lard, shortA
ening and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection Is less
essential.
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 80, 81 and
80 valid for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4 stamp 40 good for s
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-No. 10-A coupons good
for 3 gallons each through August
8. B-3, BA4, C-3 and ca coupons
good for S gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps / and 2 In
Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each.
fuel Ol-Periods No. I ana 5 cou.
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 30. Period /.
1sA-6 fuel oil ration good nov
for 10 gallons Per unit.
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Randolph Urges New
Hospital in Southeast
Seeks to Euse Overcrowdino
Reported at Providence

A new hospital for Southeast
Washington has been proposed by
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee after confer
ences with officials of providence
Hospital, reported to be over
crowded.
Representative Randolph wrote
letters to Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III,
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, and
John Ihlder, executive officer of the
National Capital Housing Authority
urging immediate consideration of
the problem.
Providence has so patients more
than its maximum capacity, Mr.
Randolph said.
1T might be advisable to seek a
new site which would be removed
from the congested area now served
so splendidly by Providence" he
wrote. Il hope your suggestions can
be ready within two or three weeks
so that I may place the material
before the House District Commit
tee.'
Previous attempts of hospital off,
clals to get ground for expansion
failed when a bill introduced in the
House to provide a park adjacent to
the hospital for construction was
opposed by several Federal agencies
and the Commissioners.
A new nurses home for Provi-
dence is under construction.
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Chincoteague Pony Sale
Draws Crowd Of $4,000
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va, July 28.-
Between $50 and 200 of Chinco-
league Islands wild ponies were be-
ing shipped from their salt marshes
habitat today to Eastern points,
where they will be tanned and har-
messed for childrens ride and SINH
lar uses.
The ponies brought top prices at
yesterdays traditional pony round
up and auction, which until it was
suspended in 1912 because of dim
out regulations and tire-gas ration
ing, had been held annually since
shortly after the Revolution.
Yesterdays event, embellished by
fixtures of the annual firemen's car
nival which has for long sponsored
the pony -penning shows, was at
tended by a crowd estimated at
5000.
About 500 ponies-an unusually
large number-were driven through
the marshes and water and rounded
up on the carnival grounds, where
they were sold. Buyers from all
parts of the country, but particularly
points in the East, including New
York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
paid from $40 for colts to $3.50 for
broken ponies.
Evening star., 1944-07-28
1akoma Park Group Joins
Silver Spring Hospital Drive

A group Of residents of Takoma
Park, Nd, have formed q Takoma
Park branch Of the Silver Spring
Hospital membership drive, under
the acting Craftsmanship of Walter
G. Grimm.
The group, which includes several
physicians, has inaugurated a cam
paign to enroll more than 1000 resi-
dents In the Silver Spring Hospital
Association. Takoma Park resi-
dents, 1t was pointed out, are close
enough to share the benefits of a
hospital in Silver Spring.
The Takoma Park drive will in
clude house-to-house canvass for
annual memberships.
Serving on the committee with
Mr.. Grimm are States Attorney Jo-
seph Simpson, Harold r. Gates, DR.
William Shannon, Mayor Oliver
Youngblood, Edwin G. Holmead and
DR.. E. Clyde Shade.
Information on the drive may bs
obtained BY calling Shepherd o0o(
Or Shepherd 3406.
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Liquor License Revoked,
Another Suspended so Days

The Commissioners yesterday up
held one revocation by the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board and reduced
another one to 60-day suspension.
BY a split vote the city heads
upheld the revocation of the Show
Boat at 1903 H street NV. for
alleged sale to a minor. Disagree
ment as to facts involved was said
to have resulted in a one-to-one
vote, which means that the revo-
cation is automatically upheld.
The Show Boat held 4 Glass c"
license and was held in the names
of Henry Lambos and George Sach-
lis. Revocation will be in effect at
midnight tomorrow.
The case of reducing the revoca-
ton to a suspension involved Pat
rick A. Sugrue, 1705 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, alleged to have stored
liquor off his premises. This sus-
pension also will 60 into effect at
midnight tomorrow.
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Long Tenure Is Costly,
COP Candidate SAYS
RondoII Addresses Rally
And Picnic in SLIGO Park

Most of the faults of the present
administration spring from long
tenure, Blanchard Randall, jr., Mary
land Republican senatorial candi-
date, declared last night In his first
campaign speech in Montgomery
County.
Speaking at picnic and rally in
Sligo Park, sponsored by the Mont
gomery County Republican Women's
Club, Mr.. Blanchard said: There
are a lot of things we want to
achieve, but the most glaring thing
we want to get rid Of is long con-
tinuance in Office"
Because of that" he continued
Expenses have gone haywire, the
Supreme Court has been loaded and
lesser courts in the United States
have been filled by men of Mr.
Roosevelt's choosing, who often in.
terpret the Law in a manner to con-
fuse business"
Inc conduct OF the war, the
speaker asserted, would be speedeo
by change in Office.
Mr.. Randall questioned President
Roosevelt's ability to effect a last.
ing peace since, he stated, the
President hasn't been able to effect
peace In his own official family"
Mr.. Randall was introduced b,
Representative Beall, Republican, 9
candidate for reelection. Mr.. Beal
told the group that there is nc
question that the Republicans will
carry Montgomery County in the
| 1914 election"
Evening star., 1944-07-28

train with locomotive and caboose,
the latter two equipped with mobile
transmitter-receiver units.
AS the train left Camden Street
Station, the conductor in the Ca
boose received orders from the dis
patcher via radio to proceed to a
point 3 miles south to pick up IL
freight cars loaded with essential
war materials and prefabricated
steel ship sections for the Bethle-
hem Fairfield shipyard.
The conductor, meanwhile, was in
,ouch with his engineer up ahead
through another unit mounted on
the locomotive. In this way, he was
able to communicate any changes
in orders instantly and without
holding up the train.
Following delivery of the freight
cars, orders again were received by
radio to return to the station, then
6 miles away as the crow flies.
Overcome Noise.
Bill Murphy, superintendent OF
the Baltimore terminal, explained
that under existing operations all
orders are transmitted by the dis
patchers telephone to a block Office
Here an operator must put out a
red flag by day or a red light at
night, indicating that orders
await the train. When the train
Somes to a halt, orders must be
delivered to both engineer and con-
ductor.
To overcome loud noises inevitable
when trains move at high speed
both engine and caboose radio units
are equipped with loudspeakers
which can be used in place of the
French-type telephone.
Among officials watching the
demonstration were w. N. Krebs
chief of the safety and special
services division, and Glenn West
senior radio engineer with the
Federal Communications Commits
sion.
The FEC will have the job, when
the time comes, of assigning fire.
quencies to the various railroads
placing TIE equipment on its trains.
One day these high wave lengths
may be as crowded as lower fire.
quencies now used by broadcastine
companies and others.
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Fairfax Receives Forms
For Service Ballots

Applications for ballots for serv-
icemen from Fairfax County are
now available, George B. Robey
chairman of the Fairfax County
Democratic Executive Committee,
announced yesterday. The ballots
may be obtained from his Office at
Fairfax or the county clerks office.
Mr.. Robey said the applications
are availahle to relatives Of men In
the armed forces for forwarding to
the servicemen.
On completion, they are returned
to the secretary of the Common
wealth, Richmond, who will mail out
ballots. Neither registration nor
payment of poll taxes is necessary
for Servicemen to vote in November
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Restaurants Take
Steps 10 Garry Out
New 0PA Regulation,
Coffee Can Be Bought
At Five Cents a Cup
Again on Monday

The first step toward compliance
with new national OPA regulations
will be taken Monday when Wash
ington restaurants which charged 81
cents for = a-cup Of coffee before cof-
fee rationing started 60 back on the
nickel standard.
Other steps toward compliance
were outlined at the first meeting of
the District Restaurant Advisory
Committee yesterday when restau-
rateurs worked out two lists OF the
most popular foods served In res
taurants.
1t was explained that the District
OPA will make up list of 40 items
from these lists and the final list
must be posted in all District eating
places by August 16.
Regulations Explained.
Sherwood Dodge, District price
executive. told the meeting the new
regulations make it a violation Tor
any restaurant to sell any food after
August 10 unless the item and its
price is listed with the OPA on q
regular menu.
Mr.. Dodge explained that under
the new regulations restaurateur
taking over new business must
also take over his predecessors CELL
ing prices, but he can apply for an
adjustment If he finds he's losing
money. If restaurateur closes up
one eating place and buys another,
Mr.. Dodge added, he must retain
the ceiling prices of the closed es-
tablishment.
Restaurants serving new foods can
establish the proper prices by max
ing them in line with similar prod
ucts or with the prices for the same
foods charged by competitors, he ex-
planned.
Others Tell Of Work.
Mrs. Charles Putnam, price panel
coordinator for the District OPA,
explained how her Office will ad-
minister the regulation requiring
posting of the most popular items
and Robert X. Thompson explained
the work to be done by the new
committee.
Selected for the committee were
Grady Putnam of the S. & w.
Cafeteria, chairman; L. Gardner
Moore, Shoreham Hotel. co-chair-
man, and Floyd Rush, Washington
Hotel: Henry B. Williams, Dodge
Hotel; J. w. Marriott, Hot Shoppes;
A. G. Earnest, Ewarts Cafeteria;
Watson Rulon, Hogate's; A. r. Lof-
strand, Ebbitt's Grill, and j. M.
Cookley, Blue Bell System. Miss
Alva M. Tyler of Woodward g. Loth-
rop's represents the department
stores and DR.. J. w. Pollard of
Peoples represents the drug stores.
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Extradition Decision
In Gas Theft Case
Delayed by 0'Conor
Maryland Governor Says
\ West Virginia FoiIed
To Present Whole Story
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 28.-A re-
quest by West Virginia for extradi-
ton of an Edgewood Heights man
on a charge Of larceny If 1880 gal
Ions of gasoline was held in abey-
ance today by Gov. O'Conor, who
also refused similar requisition for
another Maryland citizen and sug-
gested further investigation of the
case.
The Governor, declaring he felt
"the whole story had not been told"
denied extradition of August z. Lit
tie, Hartford County, and held in
abeyance the request for the requi-
sition of Otho Hawk. Edgewood
Heights. The extradition hearing
lasted two days.
Hawk had testified that his par
ticipation in the procurement of the
gasoline had been authorized by the
commanding officer Of the ordnance
assembly plant at Edgewood Ar
senal, who had ordered him to
transport the fuel to the post from
West Virginia.
The ofiicer, identified as Col. J.
A. Rogers, jr.. denied, however, he
had ordered the civilian employe to
fill an Army tank truck with the
unref1ned drip" gasoline presum-
ably for use at the Army post.
Gov. O'Conor said he could find
no reason whatsoever" for delivering
Little to the West Virginia authori-
ties who charged the two men with
theft of the gasoline from the Co.
lumbar Carbon Co.'s gas well drill
ing near Ripley, w. Va.
Declaring that the case demand
ed further investigation, the Gov
ernor said he was unwilling to send
out of the State man who stands
accused in a case which,, at this
time, is incomplete ="
Ruling that Little be dismissed
from the proceedings, Gov. O'Conor
said no evidence was presented
showing the Hartford County man
was connected with arrangements
for the procurement of the gasoline
Relative to Hawks case, the Gov
ernor said he would forward copies
of statements introduced in the
executive hearing to the Hartford
County States attorney, the United
States district attorney and West
Virginia authorities.
Gov. OConor declared it was sig
nificant that although nearly eight
weeks had elapsed since authorities
were notified of the theft, mo dis
ciplinary action had been taken
either against Hawk for unauthor.
lied use Of the Army vehicles OF
against warrant omcer attached te
the colonels staff"
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Rally Called in Fight
On tobacco Ceilings
Aid Of Congress Members
And Governors Enlisted
BY the Associated Press.

~
Lines were reforming today for
another head-on collision between
Southern flue-cured tobacco pro-
ducers, bitterly dissatisfied over 1944
price ceilings on their crop, and Eco
nomic Sterilization director Fred M.
Vinson, pledged to hold the line"
In spite of Mr.. Wilson'S announce
ment Wednesday, after nearly 4a
hours consideration of the tobacco
mems plea for a 2-cent-a-pound
boost in the ceilings, that the figures
would stand and that his decision
was final" the growers and ware
housemen called another protest
meeting tomorrow in the hope of re.
versing the verdict.
This time they called in Cover
nors, Senators and House members
from the five-State flue-cured belt,
and by a quirk of circumstances
they claimed support from the bur-
ley belt, usually considered direct
competitors.
A group of more than 30, headed
by H. L. Wingate of the Georgia
Farm Bureau, has been here since
Sunday directing the campaign.
After their setback they issued
urgent calls for support, and tomor-
rows meeting promised to bring in
Cows. Olin D. Johnston, South Caro-
lima, and ]. Melville Broughton,
North Carolina; Senator George,
Democrat, Of Georgia and several
members of Congress.
Cows. Darden of Virginia and
Spessard Holland of Florida also
may attend. Gov. Ellis Arnall Of
Georgia will not be present because
of illness, but he sent a vigorous
telegraphic protest to Mr.. Vinson on
his decision.
Evening star., 1944-07-28
Aid Of j. ). Workers
In Charter Campaign
Permitted in RuIinu
Movement Does Not Come
In Scope Of Hatch Act,
Civil Service Holds

Federal employees may take part in
the campaign for adoption of the
charter in Montgomery County this
fall without violating provisions of
the Hatch Act. under a Civil Service
Commission ruling, the Charter
Committee announced today. The
vote will be taken in the November
elections.
Mrs. John H. Werner, executive
director of the Charter Committee,
said she had received q letter from
Harry B. Mitchell, chairman Of the
commission, stating that the char
ter movement clearly falls within
the scope Of one Of the specific ex-
ceptions to the general restriction
prohibiting Federal officers and en-
ployes from active participation in
political campaigns"
The commission issued a ruling In
1912 permitting Federal employees to
take an active part in the campaign
for election of the Charter Board
Now it has extended that permission
to ulCluoe the campaign Ior the ap-
proval Of the charter itself.
The effect of the commission
ruling will be to emphasize the non
partisan character of the charte,
movement, Mrs. Werner said. Under
the Hatch Act, Federal employees are
forbidden to take active part ir
campaigns OF candidates seeking Of.
fice, but are free to participate ir
civic activities Of a non-partisar
character.
The charter movement falls with.
in that category because it is spon.
sored by men and women of both
political parties and has only the
objective of modernizing Montgom.
cry County's governmental system
she added.