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Evening star., 1945-08-16
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Correspondent
Y GEORGE MORGAN KNIGHT

Jr.
LEONARDTOWN, Md, Aug. 16.-
1eonardtoWn residents do not have
to go to the Seashore or the beaches
all up and down the Atlantic sea-
board to know and be informed as
to the latest fashion in bathing suits
and what milady is wearing. No
They can sit home or just go shop
ping at the local stores where the
live models as themselves come to
shop in the briefest of bathing suits
and summer time shorts, and what
appears frequently to be the latest
is the three cornered pants ensemble
or the newest abbreviated G-String
sun suit, with foppy hat, and toeless
sandals, in the gayest of colors!
Who dares wear these latest sum-
mer fashions is not always the
youngest ladies, but the older they
are the bolder and scantier the COW
ering!
With the many Navy wives of the
service at the Patuxent River U. S.
Naval Base just below here, swelling
St. Mary's county and Leonard
towns population figures by leaps
and bouSdS. one wonders what dar-
ing costumes these lady of the fleet
will appear in next to shock the
natives, and cause them to get many
whistle from the gentlemen and
the shop keepers as they come in
and depart.
In winter the same ladies wear
slacks over which they display lovely
fur coats of slick mink, fox, and
silver fox and matching turbans set
on their heads at acute angles. So
Paris, France, and New York City
USA, has nothing on folks in Leon
ardtown in the way of seeing what
the next kest dressed lady strangers
are wearing. Thus there is lots of
talk, and never a dull moment in
Maryland's Oldest countyseat-Leon-
.ardtown. ,
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Truman toCuf
MostAgenciesto
40 Hours Soon
Four Departments
\ On Full Overtime
Also Face Decreases
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

A 40-hour week for most Gov
eminent agencies will be Or
defed by President Truman
within the next few weeks, 1t
was learned today.
At present all agencies are on a
44-hour week, with the exceptions
of the War, Navy and Treasury
Departments and the Veterans Ad-
ministration which are generally
on a 48-hour week.
These latter agencies are ex-
pected to be ordered in the next
few days on a 44-hour week and
within a few months will be on
40-hour week, Government officials
predict.
Five-Day Basis.
The 40-hour week will be worked
on flve-day basis, Monday
through Friday, for most workers,
Before the war, Federal employees
were on siX-day, 39-hour week.
Most employees, however, have ex-
pressed themselves in favor of
T40-hour week providing they can
have the whole day off on Saturday
instead of working a half day as
they did in prewar times.
Although the reduction in hours
will eliminate overtime pay to Fed
eral workers, a 40-hour week means
that the dismissals of some war
service appointees will be delayed
for months.
Government officials feel that re-
ducing the hours will spread OUT
employment for a while and pre-
vent the confusion and financial
hardship that sudden dismissals
would mean to war service ap-
polntees.
There is possibility the Veterans
Administration, which is desperately
in need of personnel, will be per-
mltted to remain on 48-hour week
for some time.
Had Worked 48 Hours.
Until last month all Government
agencies were on a 48-hour week.
With the enactment of the new pay
act, President Truman ordered the
hours of most agencies reduced to
A. He asked the excepted agencies,
however, to reduce their work week
as soon as possible.
The War Department reduced it's
work week at some of its field eStab-
llshments, but its $1,000 civilian
employees here have remained on
48-hour week.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Expected Rush
To Obtain Gas
Fails toDeve|op
Distributors Trucks
Speed Fuel to D. c.
Service Stations

The city's service stations got
more gasoline today as trucks of
the suppliers famed out over Wash
lngton, and renewed assurances
came from petroleum industry
sources that Everybody will be
taken care Of" A rush on gas failed
to develop today.
A spokesman for the two industry
committees for the Petroleum Ad-
ministrator for Wars Zone 3,
located in Baltimore, said Wash
ington distributors have at least
a Today supply of gasoline and
that momentarily higher quota is
expected which will step up the flow
to distributors.
Washington motorists have Moth
ing to be concerned about" the
spokesman said fatty. Here and
there station may run out of gas
until the supplier's truck gets
around, but the overall picture is
very good"
so Trucks Busy.
Approximately so tank trucks were
busily supplying the city's 500 filling
stations, practically all Of which
were open, but motorists seemed to
be taking their time about getting
gas.
AS one car owner expressed it:
I've been standing in line for every
thing I buy these last couple Of
years and now that the wars over
I'm not going to stand in line for
gas"
This attitude seemed general
enough to prevent formation of lines
of cars. Dealers reported business
was fairly brisk in some areas, but
there was no big rush"
The phrase Fill er up" had
caught on again, however, and most
dealers reported individual sales
were heavy in contrast to the time
when rationing meant coupons had
to be budgeted and buying spaced
out.
Just for the Ride"
The order ending gas rationing
probably caused more comment
than relaxation of any other Gov
eminent control. People heaved
sighs of relief and looked forward
once again to using cars for casual
trips to the country, for weekend
Jaunts to the beach or mountains
and for longer trips. More cars
were reported driven to the Ma
tlonal Airport Just for the ride"
yesterday than for several years.
Harry R. Wainwright, executive
secretary OF the District Retail Gas
oline Dealers Association. reiter-
.ated an assurance today that there
rs little chance for a gas shortage
to develop
several service stations this morn
ing were reported to be requesting
customers to surrender ration cou-
pons. The attendants were reported
to have told drivers they had no
ohclal notice gasoline rationing had
oeen discontinued and had to ask
Tor coupons ito protect ourselves"
Must Retain Coupons.
National OPA said filling stations
hiuot ieldln coupons on hand until
notl1led what is to be done with
them. They may dispose of their
rationing records.
The agency said no definite policy
hao been determined concerning
CRIMINAL cases growing out of ra-
tlonlng violations. The present in
clnatlon, it was said, appeared to
be to carry through on ma jor cases
Dealers suspended from operating
as result of gas ration violations
soon may have their suspensions
Cancelled, OPA indicated.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
0'Conor Says State Is Able
To Avert Unemployment

By the Associated Press
OCEAN CITY. Md, Aug. 16.-Gov.
O'Conor expressed conviction yes
terday that Maryland could handle
reconversion without fear of an un-
employment crisis, thanks to her
diverse industries, a large public
works program and unemployment
compensation.
"Reconversion need have no ter
rors for our people," Gov. O'Conor
said, explaining that the unemploy-
ment compensation fund totaled
S127,000,000 and that the State
planned public works projects cost
ing approximately s230,000,000.
The Governor added that a post
war boom of private industry sur
passing anything known before is
expected by many leading author
tiles
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Fitch Takes Command
.Of Naval Academy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 16.-The
command changes at the Naval
Academy today.
Vice Admiral Aubrey w. Fitch,
until recently deputy chief of naval
operations for air and noted as one
of the services most "air-minded"
admirals, relieves Rear Admiral
John R. Beardall, who is slated to
become commandant of the 18th
Naval District, as superintendent of
the Academy.
The formal transfer was scheduled
to take place before the regiment of
midshipmen in simple ceremony
in TecumSeh Court.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Deod|ine for Nominating
Trustees Is Postponed

The deadline for receiving rec
concentrations for public trustees
for the Arlington County War Me-
mortal Association has been post
poned until midnight tomorrow, the
Executive Committee announced to-
day. Tallying of the votes will take
place Saturday at noon.
The count was postponed from
noon today because of the halt in
mail deliveries.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Wartime Speed Limit
Of IS Miles an Hour
May Be Lifted Soon

Bs the Associated Press.
The wartime Federal speed
limit of IS miles an hour prob
ably will be raised soon, Off
cials of the Office of Defense
Transportation have indicated,
but individual action must be
taken by the various Cover
nors to make any increase ef-
fective. The 35-mile-an-hour
limit was suggested by the Gov
ernment as a tire-saving meas
ure.
Gov. O'Conor of Maryland
said earlier he was awaiting
a proclamation by President
Truman before raising the
speed limit in the State, while
Gov. Darden of Virginia said
yesterday he would confer soon
with State officials on what
to do.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Montgomery Schools Open
Fall Term September 10

Montgomery County public schools
will open for the new school year
September 10, the County Board of
Education announced yesterday.
The annual preschool conference
will be held in Rockville September
5 and the teachers will spend Sep
tember 6 and 7 in their schools
planning programs, enrolling STU
dents and otherwise getting things
in readiness
The schools will be in session 1874
days and there will be Is days off
two at Thanksgiving, seven at
Christmas and New Year, two mid
year, four at Easter and Memorial
Day-the board decided.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
10 Induction Notices
To Montgomery Men
Bear VI Postmurk

The 10 selectees who received
notice of their call to the armed
forces yesterday from Mont
gomery County Selective Service
Board No. 3 should notice the
envelopes they came in.
For the 10, all of whom are
under 26, it will be a unique
souvenir.
The envelopes were post
marked 7 pm. Aug,-..ct IA, 1945.
That was the exact minute on
which President Truman an
nounced the end of the war.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
temperance Group Elects

Ihe Montgomery County Women's
temperance Union has reelected
MRS. Edna Stackhouse, Spencerville.
president. Mrs. Priscilla Thompson,
SANDY Spring, was named vice presi-
cent; Mrs. Josiah J. Hutton. Brooke
vllie, recording secretary; Mrs. John
F. Hamilton, Four Corners. CORE
spending secretary. and Mrs. Grace
sherman, Kensington, treasurer.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Boy, 2, With Leukemiu
Needs Blood to Live
Ry tho Assoc;oted prec.

1hSoOVIuVCu
SALISBURY, Md, Aug. 16.-Two-
year-old Carroll Bruce Phippen has
fighting chance" to recover from
leukemia if type "a" blood donations
reach him Immediately at the Pen
insula General Hospital, DR.. Will
liam Gray said today.
The boy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Phippen, has been i'll of the
blood disease since last September,
DR.. Gray said.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
D. Area VINO
Will Remain on
Job Indefinitely
Will Help Find Jobs
And Push Expansion
Of Businesses

The Washington area War Man.
power Commission will continue in
definitely although VINO Deputy
Chairman Frank L. McNamee said
today Washington is mot a good
example" of why VINO plans to hold
onto all its area offices.
So far, it was learned, the local
VINO has had no instructions re-
garding its future and assumed that
it would 60 out of business when the
manpower controls were dropped.
Ernest V. Connolly, Washington
War Manpower director, had ap-
proved press release for today with
a somewhat valedictory air. The re-
lease thanked District employers
and workers for their cooperation
and said that following the two-day
holiday granted Government en-
ployes normal operations of the
United States Employment Service
will again become our main con-
Germ"
Uniform Methods Sought.
Mr.. McNamee said area VINO
Offices would be continued SO that
USES Offices would have uniform
aggressive and dynamic" methods of
working toward full employment.
When asked exactly what the
Washington area VINO would do
along those lines, Mr.. McNamee said
Washington was not a good example
since there was little industry here
Mr.. McNamee said it was neces-
sary to continue the present struc-
ture of VINO with national, regional
and area VINO offices because you
can't coordinate for quick action
on dynamic basis" when a State
USES office had as many as 95 local
USES Offices to handle.
The Washington area office Co
ordinates six USES Offices and actu-
ally supervises two" an area spokes-
man said. He explained that the
area office cannot cross State lines
on supervision, but is responsible
for this labor market area which
includes the two local USES offices,
Arlington and Alexandria, Va, and
Hyattsville and Silver Spring, Md
Will Encourage Expansion.
Mr.. McNamee said that in addi-
ton to finding jobs for workers in
their own communities and chan
neling workers to key industries
threatened with reconversion bottle
necks because of manpower short
ages, local area VINO Offices would
be responsible for encouraging en-
ployes to expand their facilities and
for developing work opportunities.
In Washington. it was understood
the area VINO Office feels the WASH
ington Board of Trades Postwar
Committee, on which 1t is repre-
sented, is serving adequately to en-
courage business expansion.
The II employees of the local area
office are divided into these groups:
Manpower utilization, which has
handled priorities and employment
ceilings; compliance; reports and
analysis; business management
which has handled the Offices fiscal
affairs, and the personnel division
which has been responsible for USES
personnel.
Evening star., 1945-08-16

e r n m e n t en-
ploye, the Navy
announced to-
day. He spent
A years in the
Bureau of Ships.
In addition to
his duties as a
clerk, Mr.. Dunn
a r r a n g e d for
the manufacture
a n d shipment
of special equip
m e n t flags,
gang pl a n k S ,
special ra m p S
and elevators
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Aircraft Carrier Leyte
To Be Launched Aua. q
tv tho AsSoc;ated press

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Aug. 10
The aircraft carrier Leyte, named
for the famous battle making Amer
lean reoccupation of the Philippines
possible, will be launched here Au-
gust % after she is christened by
Mrs. Alice Dillon Mead, wife of
Senator Mead, Democrat, of New
York.
The Leyte is the ninth Essex class
f1attop built at the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. plant
since Pearl Harbor and the 47th
warshp produced here since hostili-
ties began.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
New DAV Office to Aid
Virqiniu Veterans

Northern Virginia veterans who
have been disabled in this war may
apply for assistance to the Disabled
American Veterans Office recently
established at Roanoke, Va, the
DAV announced yesterday.
Heading the Roanoke Office is
Patrick H. Mccarthy. who will as
sist veterans and their families in
preparing claims for disability pen
slons, death claims, vocational re-
Mobilization and insurance claims.
Veterans needing assistance may
either write the Office or telephone
Roanoke 8lsl. extension 2oo.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Maryland Employees
Remain on HoIiduy

Fy the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 16.-All
Maryland State employees except
those needed to maintain essential
services had a holiday today in cele-
bration of victory over Japan.
However, today is not a legal holi-
day in the State and banks reopened
after closing yesterday. A
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Trumun Will Attend
Convention of Leqion

Ky the Associated Press.
Edward N. Scheiberling, COM
mander of the American Legion,
said yesterday President Truman
has accepted an invitation to at
tend the Legion's national conven-
ton in Chicago November 1920.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Bureau Of Ships Aide
Reiires After Al Years

Joseph F. Dunn. senior clerk in
the allowance section of the Bu-
reau of Ships, Navy Department,
has retired after At years as a Gov
Evening star., 1945-08-16

the speakers
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11
THIS BUSINESS OF living
-ey SVsAM THAYER.

Travelling between towns on bus
es, as l quite often do these days,
I'm continually being impressed by
the numbers of young women start
ing cheerfully to work in factories
when most folks are climbing into
bed.
It's pretty tough going. Not much
fun, starting out on bitter night
just at bedtime. Leaving the kids
warm and snug, with grandma to
hear if they call. Oh yes, these gals
have slept during the day. But
chances are they've cleaned house
too, or done the washing. or got in
the weeks groceries. They're doing
a double job. In fact they're doing
all it's humanity possible for anyone
to do to help win the war.
Pretty stupidity, / asked friend
why she didn't give up for a while.
She was tired. she said. No holidays
for two years, except Christmas.
well, BECAUSE she replied,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11

when l took on this JOB ] said I'd
stay for the duration. / don't like
cutters. 1t seems sort of important
to me to keep turning out the stuff.
"And," she added. "it keeps me
from thinking too much about Jim. {"
For most of these girls there's a
Jim. Or a Joe or a John. Fighting
it out grimly far from home, never
quitting or thinking of quitting.
We all admire and respect these
women, | know. more than we ever
can say. But, 1t seems to me. those
of us still living our fairly comfort
able lives should feel the prick Of
envy, too, Envy at their courage,
moral strength and endurance. Envy
that they are living this war instead
of watching from the sidelines. For
victory will belong to them. as it
does to the boys out there.
They'll go down in history-this
valiant, turbaned. slack-clad, lunch
carrying, notwithstanding battal-
ion!
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11
NEW YEAR

Start 1t Right. The Columbia
Way in Mental and Business Devel-
opment brings Employment, OppOr-
tunity and Wealth.
Enroll any Monday in January
for the Day or Evening Sessions.
Information without obligation.
Write or Phone 224, COLUMBIA
COLLEGE, Hagerstown, Md.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis E. Coble,
Williamsport, announce the arrival
of son, born January at the
Washington County Hospital.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11
INDIVIDUAL MEAT AND
CARROT PIES

Wipe l pound of beef chuck or
rump steak cut in cubes. Dredge
in 2 tablespoons flour and brown
in hot fat. Cover with 11a cups
hot water and add " teaspoon salt
and " teaspoon pepp r. Cook one
hour or until tender. rain liquid.
For each cup liquid table
spoons flour with 3 ia pms cold
water until smooth lie is form
ed. Add to meat juices. Cook until
slightly thickened. Add water, stir
ring until smooth gravy is made
Add teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce, if desired Arrange meat and
bunch of carrots, cut into strips, in
s individual casseroles. Add gravy
Roll biscuit dough to "a inch thick
ness. Cut circles large enough tc
cover casseroles. Cut small circle
from center. Place on top of meat
mixture. Bake in hot oven, 45C
F., 20 minutes.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11

Outwearing Welcome
In 1876 Poor Richard said: "Fish
and visitors smell in three days"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11

Major and Mrs. George r.
Schnurr, 9O5 Beechwood Drive, an
nounoe the birth of a daughter on
Jan. 9th at the Washington County
Hospital Major Schnurr is serving
with the Armed Forces somewhere
in England.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11

SGT. and Mrs. Bernard r. Gaver,
Is S. Potomac street, are receiving
congratulations on the birth of
son on Jan. 9Th at the local hospital.
Sergeant Gaver is serving in the
Army somewhere in France.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11
Wedding Bells

Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Grab, of
Cherry Lane Farms Route 3, have
announced the marriage of their
daughter, Doris Elaine Grab, lieu
tenant in the Army Nurse Corps,
to 1t. O. Walter Sailer of the Army
/ Air Corps, son of Ernest G. Sailer,
of Pasadena, Cal. The wedding took
place on Nov. 7th in ST. Patrick's
! Church, Kansas City, Mo-, with the
Rev. Joseph Staudinger, O,S.B.
officiating.
The bride is graduate of the
Washington County Hospital and
prior to her appointment in the
Army Nurse Corps was a member
! of the Nursing School staff of the
local hospital. For the past year
she has been stationed with the
Army Air Corps at Minter Field
Calf. At present she is on detached
service at Randolph Field, Texas
where she is training at the School
of Aviation Medicine to become a
flight. nurse.
! Lieutenant Sailer received his B.
S. in electrical engineering from
the University of California, Berke-
ley Campus. He received his COM
mission in the Air Corps as me-
teorologist and was stationed at
Minter Field, later assigned to the
53rd Headquarters of the Army Air
ways Communications System in
Kansas City, Mo-, where he is depu-
ty chief of Plans and Training.
Following the war Lieutenant
and Mrs. Sailer plan to make their
home in Berkeley, Calf.
Miss Opal NJ Bishop, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall B. Bishop,
615 W. Church street, was married
to 1t. Robert H. Tenney, USA, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Ten
ney, Highland Park, ILL.,, on, Dec. 80
in the Grace United Brethren
Church with Rev. G.. l. Rider per-
forming the ceremony.
Mrs. Tenney is a graduate OF
Hagerstown High School, class of
'39, and has been employed as
credit manager with Montgomery
Ward for the past several years.
Lieutenant Tenney. who is sta
toned at nearby Army camp
graduated from the Evanston, Ill.,
high school in 1899 and from Dart
mouth in 1913. He was recently
commissioned second lieutenant in
the infantry at Fort Benning, Ga
The couple are residing at SO Sum
nit avenue.
!, Out-of-town guests included the
parents of the bridegroom; Mr.. anc
Mrs. B. c. Singer; Mr.. and Mrs
Brandt Singer and son; Russell
Bishop and Geraldine Bishop, all Of
, Waynesboro, and Mrs. B. L. Mac
, kert and son, Mac, Jr., of College
Park, Nd
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred H. Denlinger,
142 E. Washington street, are the
parents of a son, born Jan. 4th
at the local hospital.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11
The ~. Arrives

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold w. Mills,
Big Pool announce the birth of a
daughter on Jan. 4th at the Wash
ington County Hospital.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11

arrival of a son on Jan. 9th at the
local hospital.