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Evening star., 1945-04-04
Exchange Reports
Volume Up Sharply
In First Quarter
BY EDWARD C. STONE.


In a bull market reminiscent oi
several years ago, the volume Of
bond trading on the Washington
Stock Exchange in the first quarter
OF ls45 nearly quadrupled the total
Of the like 1914 period, while stock
transactions likewise registered .
sharp increase.
Bond transfers totaled $75,500 ir
maturity value In comparison with
only $20,500 In the same months
last year. The newly listed Capital
Transit first IS caused most Of the
volume increase, more than $4,000
Of these bonds changing ownership
In the stock division, 1850 share,
figured In first-quarter trading
against s,607 q year ago. Trading In
Hecht common, Capital Transit
Washington Gas common and Gar.
hnckel common led the upswing
More than 5000 shares Of Hecht
common appeared on the board and
over 1000 shares of Capital Transit
First Quarter Prices Strong.
First-quarter prices were very
strong, every bond In the list selling
far above par. The most active
stocks are close to the best prices oi
the year, although utilities are down
slightly. Garfinckel preferred, Ian
ston, Mergenthaler, Peoples Drug
and Woodward G Lothrop common
are among the issues at ,1945 price
peaks.
Washington Gas 1st IS are the
highest priced bonds on the list. SELL
ing ut 129, with Georgetown Gas IS
q close second, 127. The highest
priced stock is Washington Railway
d Electric common, $3.50 q share,
with Riggs Bank stock next, 1922 q
share.
The secHnd quarter has started of
at 4 livelier pace than prevailed in
the first period. with $50 shares
traded on Monday and 628 yester-
day, 47s in Hecht common.
Rail Incomes on Slightly.
Class l railroads In the Southern
region in the first two months Of
ls45 had an estimated net income,
after interest and rentals, of ST.
000, 900 compared with $40 ,487 ,486 in
the same period in 1914. Operating
revenues In the two months totaled
t22l ,047,725, an increase of 09 per
cent. while operating expenses to-
tailed 3139, 1865 ,545, up 4.9 per cent.
Groom on ABA Committee.
Thomas j. Groom, president of
the Bank of Commerce 6 Savings,
has been named war-loan chair
man for the District to combine the
activities Of the American Bankers
Association with those of the banks
and other organizations during the
War Loan Drive starting May H.
Mr.. Groom is already chairman of
the Districts banking unit. ABA
Chief w. Randolph Burgess made
the appointment.
Banks Assets $545.644, 600.
WaShington's nine national banks
had total assets Of $545, ga, 900 on
December 80, the controller Of the
currency announced. On that date
demand deposits totaled 1926, 1884,
900 and time deposits $76,536, 600.
which with other deposits made q
total OF $519, 9,756, 900.
The same banks had total liabili-
ties. excluding capital accounts, of
SS2l AS, 900. Commercial and indus
trial loans totaled 81. .397 900. Loans
to brokers on securities. real estate
loans and other loans brought the
total to SIS, ISL 900.
Washington Gas common led
trading on the Washington Stock
Exchange today, closing at rs.
There were 20 new highs and five
new lo45 lows on the New York
Stock Exchange yesterday. l
Evening star., 1945-04-04
FOREIGN Exchange

NEw YORK. ,April I H;1Icrsisn ex:
dollars. others in csnts):
Canadian dollar in. New York open
b. g. cents. Unclaimed.
Hurops--oreat. 1sitain eaaeial buying.
k.02; selling, 4.04.
unehanged; Brasil free, 5.25n; Mexico,
20.66n.
" Nominal
Evening star., 1945-04-04
Stock Seat Price Down

NEW YORK, April 4 pa MEM
bership in the New York Stock Ex-
change yesterday sold for 80 900, on
81 900 from the last transaction and
the lowest price paid for one since
February 10. 1914. The current bid
was ~ 900 against 450, 900 asked.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Judge 0'Dunne Calls
JaiIs 'DiseracefuI'
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 8.-Supreme
Bench Judge Eugene O'Dunne, de-
scribing many of Maryland's county
jails as little improvement on the
concentration camps of Germany OF
Japan" has asked the State te
take immediate action toward i'm
provement of the prisons.
In letter to the Baltimore Sun
Judge ODunne also recommended
Legislation to provide for indetermi-
nate sentences.
After commenting on conditions
as reported by Federal prison in
spector and a former Federal in
spector who compiled data for State
authorities, Judge O'Dunne said:
More appalling still is the fact
that every Governor of Maryland
for the last 40 years has known Of
their condition, with survey follow.
ing survey, with reports received
read and fled but with no action
taken, no results obtained. i. .
What steps have been taken to
abolish such conditions, q disgrace
to humanity? Merely pious psalm
singing, without even prayers ad-
dressed to the Legislature. =.
why talk about $4,000 fees for
blueprints. for a $4,000, 900 speed
way while Maryland men and
women linger in dungeons of a type
that would have been a disgrace
even In the dark ages?"
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Canned Milk Shortage
Brings Advice on Babies

by toe associated PreSs.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 8.-Moth-
ers OF infant children, faced with q
shortage of evaporated milk, were
advised yesterday by the State
Health Department to use ordinary
homogenized or pasteurized milk In
its place.
DR.. A. L. Carson, jr., chief of the
Bureau of Maternal and Child
Health, said he had learned of an
increasing shortage of canned milk
used in babies formulas and OBJ
tanned an opinion from DR.. E. A,
Harper of Lynchburg, one of the
States leading child specialists and
an officer Of the Virginia Pediatric
Society.
ANY fresh dairy milk, preferably
pasteurized, may be used in place of
evaporated milk for at least 80 or so
per cent of all babies," the opinion
said. Occasionally a baby will have
trouble with fresh milk, and some
other means wound have to be
found, but in the presence of the
shortage of canned milk there is NO
reason not to switch to the battled
dairy product.
"The homogenized milk is even
better for babies if it may be OBJ
tanned readily, since the butter fat
is distributed throughout the milk
in fine particles and it is more easily
digested than other milks. Mothers
should consult their family pty-
sicians or pediatricians for advice
on preparing formulas utilizing
hornogenized or pasteurized milk"
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Health Officer Begins
Duties in Alexandra

DR.. Theodore R. Shrop, con-
nected with the United States Pub.
lie Health Service, arrived in Alex.
andria today to assume his dutie!
as the city's health officer.
Alexandria has been without 9
health officer since November, when
DIR. W., A. Browne resigned to &C.
cept a position in Richmond. The
city's regular officer, DR.. Lewis
Schafer, is on leave of absence
while serving with the Navy.
A native of Ohio, DR.. Shrop is a
graduate of Ohio State University
He was in private practice for seven
years and has done public health
work for the past nine years.
In 1912 DR.. Shrop received a re-
serve commission with the Public
Health Service and has just been
called to active duty to assume the
post in Alexandria.
He has been acting as health
officer in Oberlin, Ohio. DR.. Shror
is married and has two children.
City Manager Carl Budwesky said
DR.. Shrop will go to Richmond soor
to spend some time with State
health officials and with DR.. Browne
to discus the equipping of the new
health center which is under con.
struction and other problems.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Montgomery County
|YMcA Council Formed

Formation Of a county council
for the Montgomery County YMCA
ard q Committee of Management
were announced yesterday by Joseph
Bunker, executive secretary.
Members of the county council,
large group from various sections
of the county, meet in their local
areas to determine what the pro-
gram of the YMCA shall be in their
community. Several times q year
they will convene at some central
place In the county In meetings Of
q convention nature.
The Committee Of Management,
with q membership Of q, will meet
monthly to consider the affairs Of
the organization.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Alexandra War Fund Head
Names Assistant Leaders

Charles M. Jones, chairman of the
Alexandra Red Cross War Func
campaign, today announced the ap.
pointment of five assistant chair.
men for the drive. Twenty-Five di.
vision leaders also were announced
They are Glenn U. Richard, T
Wilford Robinson, Mrs. Albert MIL
Ter, Mrs. Joseph Kavanaugh and
Mrs. Donald King.
Division heads will include Mrs
Frank M. billiard and Gardner Z
Boothe, special gifts; DR.. Henry g
Reese, retail merchants; j. Fred
Kirchner, labor organizations; Mrs
John NOEL, residential; Mrs. Thomas
G. Reamy, Mrs. Daniel Adams, Mrs
Moreland Smith, Mrs. King and
Mrs. Edwin v. Selden, jr., headquar-
tiers: w. G. Baggett, firm and per-
sonnel organization; w. Edward
Dunn, city employees; Elmore Mudd
Federal and State employees; Robert
Whitton, miscellaneous; John Teets
Eastern area headquarters; Martin
Greene, civic and fraternal: T. C
Williams, schools; the Very Rev
Edward L. Stephens, parochial
schools; Mrs. John G. Swank, booths;
Frank Slower, theaters, and Mrs
James Thompson and Mrs. Ash
burton Tripp. public relations.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Arlington MCA Gets
Acre Of Ground for PLAY Site

Lawrence Michael, Arlington
County real estate dealer, has deed
ed a one-acre plot of ground on
Accotink Run In Fairfax County to
the newly organized Arlington
YMCA. The ground will be used
for the Y's outdoor recreation pro-
gram.
YMCA officials explained that the
land is part of a six-acre tract or
iginally planned by Mr.. Michael
as a park near subdivision which
he developed on Accotink Run
While the "Y" will actually own only
an acre, it was said, it will have
access to the entire park area.
L. T. Goodman, executive secre-
tary of the Arlington YMCA or
ganization, said such outdoor pro-
grams as woodcraft, nature studies
and outdoor outings were being
planned for the site. He said cabin
probably will be built and athletic
grounds prepared.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Frederick Smith Dies;
Former New York Official

Frederick Smith, 76, deputy con-
troller for New York City for 40
years, died of a heart attack Tues.
day at the home of his son, Frank
Foster Smith, 9405 Saybrook ave-
nue., Silver Spring, Md.
Born in Massachusetts,, Mr.. Smith
spent most Of his life in Connecti-
cut and New York. He retired in
1888 as deputy controller and since
then has been spending his winters
with his son and his family in Silver
Spring and the summer months at
Willimantic, Conn.
His only survivor is his son, who
is employment agent for the Capital
Transit Co.
Funeral services were held last
might at the Warner E. Pumphrey
funeral home, Silver Spring. Burial
was to be held today in the Will
mantle Cemetery.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
1O3 Scarlet Fever Cases
Are Reported in Virginia

Ey the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 8.-An in
cipient wave of scarlet fever was
reported yesterday by the State
Health Department in its weekly
summary of communicable diseases
which disclosed 103 cases in vir-
ginia last week, compared with SO
in the same week a year ago.
The cases were widely scattered
throughout the State and included
II in Fairfax.
A total of 556 cases of influenza
and 49 of measles were reported In
the State last week, compared with
1,733 cases of influenza and 669 OF
measles during the corresponding
week of 1914.
Cases of other communicable dis
eases were as follows: Diphtheria,
II; diarrhea and dysentery, 46;
meningitis, Z; tularemia, 4; whoop-
ing cough, SO, and typhoid fever and
poliomyelitis, each.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
100000 Lbs. Of Pape,
Sought in Alexandra

The third scrap paper drive fol-
100000 pounds of paper, sponsored
by the Alexander Junior Chamber OF
Commerce will be held Saturday anc
Sunday afternoons, Each of two
drives in August and November net.
ted over $4,000 pounds.
John w. Monroe, jr., will again
head the committee and has enlisted
the aid of military personnel from
Fort Belvoir, merchants and Boy
Scouts.
From l to pm. Saturday the
drive will be concentrated on the
portion Of the city east of the rail-
road tracks. The collection will be
made by trucks owned by local mer-
chants and manned by Jaycees and
Scouts. On Sunday, at the same
hours, the collection will be in the
west section of the city with Fort
Belvoir trucks manned by soldiers in
addition to Jaycees and Scouts.
Business firms and householders
are asked to stack papers on the
street, bundled so that they can be
handled easily and quickly. Maga-
zines. cartons, old telephone direc-
tories and books are valuable waste
material and should be included in
separate bundles.
Where it is impossible for resi-
dent to carry papers to the street,
Jaycees and Scouts will carry the
bundles from Easements and
porches.
If the trucks should pass home
which has paper to contribute the
resident is asked to call Mrs. Monroe
at Alexandria 1870 and a special
trip will be made to collect the
bundles.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Two Added to Virginia
Tax Survey Committee
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSS.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 8.-Col
Charles B. Borland, city manager OF
Norfolk, and Wilson K. Doule of the
University of Virginia have been
added to the membership of the
special committee of the Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council which
will make an overall study of State
and local taxation, it has been an
nounced by Delegate John B. Spiers
chairman. The committee is sched-
uled to hold q meeting here tomor-
row.
The special committee studying
the operation of building and loan
associations, of which State Senator
E. Glenn Jordan of Richmond is
chairman: convened here today tc
organize.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Virginia 5 Studies
Show Bypass Traffic
Less Than Expected
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 8.-The
planning of by-passes for Virginia
cities after the war will be affected
materially by recent studies showing
that the amount of bypass" traffic
in motor vehicle transportation is
much smaller than original esti-
mates, State highway officials said
today.
In the light Of these studies, off,
cials said, there will be the question
of which is the more desirable-to
spend large sums on by-passes or to
improve present routes to take care
OF heavier traffic. Each city where
such a project is studied, officials
emphasized, will present a different
problem. and each case will have to
be decided on the needs of that
particular locality.
Traffic studies and preliminary
engineering surveys are being made
by the department throughout the
State. The Federal Bureau of Pub
lie Roads is actively interested in
the projects and is lending financial
aid as well as cooperating in the
field studies and analysis of data.
Officials said some years ago 1t
was estimated that large proper
tion of truck traffic could be di-
rected around cities and that by
passes thus would relieve the cities
of much of the present through
routing of motor freight. More re-
cent studies, however, have shown
that traffic subject to bypass travel
was greatly overestimated. 1t is esti-
mated now that much more than so
per cent of such traffic has business
in the larger cities, either as points
of destination or for partial de-
livery or pickup loads.
In the cases Of the smaller towns
the bypass generally is deemed
more feasible in so far as the need
for stopping in the town is con-
cerned.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Arlington YMCA Given
Tract Of Land for Camp

Donation of a tract of land for
use as camp on Accotink Run in
Fairfax County to the Arlington
YMCA by Lawrence Michael, county
real estate dealer and member of
the ''Y" Management Committee,
was announced today by L. T. Good
man, executive secretary.
The tract of more than acres
can be used for such outdoor pro-
grams as woodcraft, hikes and
nature studies. Other plans for the
camp, he said, include leveling a
field for softball, basketball and
badminton and building a log cabin.
The Arlington YMCA was organ
lied last summer under the spon-
sorship of the County Civic Fedora
ton.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Fairfax Supervisors
Grant zoning Petition
On darlington Tract

The Fairfax County Board oi
Supervisors yesterday granted one
rezoning application and deferred
action on another until February 81
The board approved the applica-
ton of the Defense Homes Corp
| to rezone tract of land at Fair
| lington, Falls Church district, from
suburban residence to general bust
ness. The application of Vernon
M. Lynch to rezone two tracts OF
land on the west side of Route
at Occoquan Greek from rural resi-
dence to general business was held
over at the request of the plan
ming commission pending further
inquiry.
DR.. S. D. Gardner of the State
Health Department appeared before
the board and discussed the pro-
posed school health program. He
suggested that the board set up the
program in the beginning with a
staff of two health nurses and a
clerk under the supervision of the
County Health Department rather
than to attempt to employ a full
time physician at this time.
DR.. Gardner said that the esti-
mated cost of the project under this
plan would be approximately $500
a year, of which the county would
pay $1,000 and the State the re-
mainder. The board already has
included its share of the cost in a
tentative county budget for the next
fiscal year.
The board named John H. Carper
of Mclean and Bennett King of
Fairfax as members of the County
Board Of Fire Commissioners. Other
members of the board are w. French
Fleming, Lorton; David L. Tucker,
Forestville, and Supervisor Herbert
Blunt, Mount Vernon district.
Mr.. Carper submitted a tentative
budget of the county volunteer fire
departments calling for estimated
expenditures of approximately SAL
600 for the next fiscal year.
A delegation headed by G. Nor
man Cobb. representing the Vienna
Lions Club, requested the board to
purchase station wagon from sur
plus Government property for use
in transporting polio cases to the
Arlington County clinic. R. M
Loughborough, county executive Sec
retary, was authorized to purchase
a vehicle if a suitable one can be
obtained.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Ten States Hunt Man
In Pocomoke Staying
BY the Associated Press.

oS tliS AsSOCldtea EIebS.
POCOMOKE CITY, Md, Feb. g.
A 1o-State police alert for William
Henry Fields, colored, of Pocomoke
City, charged with numbering a
deputy game warden, was broadcast
today by Maryland authorities.
Fields, who is accused of Staying
Deputy Game Warden Gordon
Barnes, 80. of Pocomoke City Mon
day night, had approximately IL
hours to make good his escape from
this territory, State police said.
Barnes body was not discovered
until about l0:30 am. Tuesday.
John Corbin, colored, of Pocomoke
City, who was wounded in the arm
by Fields the same night, remained
in Peninsula General Hospital al
Salisbury.
States Attorney William G
Kerbin, jr., of Worcester County
said that Barnes apparently thought
Fields was hunting illegally when HI
saw the Negro In a woods. Barne,
was struck in the face with twt
shotgun charges after chasing Field.
for some distance from the gam,
tWarden's car. police said.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Train Crushes Auto,
Derai|ing Six Cars
sy the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
SALISBURY, Md, Feb. ga
driver was crushed to death in his
automobile beneath a railroad loco
motive last night after a Pennsyl-
vania Railroad passenger train
plowed into the car at grade cross
ing near Delmar, on the Maryland
Delaware line.
Two passenger coaches stayed on
the tracks after the impact, but the
four express and two mail cars were
derailed. The locomotive crashed
into two standing freight cars on
the opposite. track before topping
over on the automobile.
The body in the car was identified
by clothing as that of Garfield West
lof Delmar. a railroad employe.
The accident occurred about 500
pm, and workmen were still busy
clearing the blocked tracks at an
early hour today.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Bar Polls Members
To Learn Views on
MargoId Confirmation
Results to Be Public
| And Moy Be Sent to
Senate Judiciary Unit

The District Bar Association took
an unprecedented step today by
polling its membership on its stand
on the confirmation of Municipal
Court Judge Nathan r. Margold az
associate justice OF District Court.
Results of the referendum, which
was decided on at meeting of the
associations board of directors
Tuesday night, will be announced
publicly and probably will be COM
municated to the Senate Judiciary
Committee, which is considering the
appointment, according to Secre-
tary Wilbur Gray.
Decision to take the ballot, 1t was
learned, followed widespread discus
sion among Washington lawyers as
to Judge Margold's qualifications.
He is former Interior Department
attorney and Is understood to have
the strong political backing of Secre-
tary Of Interior Ickes. The nominal
ton was sent to the Senate by
President Roosevelt on January 10.
The ballot being mailed today to
the 300 members Of the association,
asks:
"Are you in favor of or opposed to
the confirmation of Nathan r. Mar
gold as an associate justice of the
District Court of the United States
for the District of Columbian
Members are asked to check one
of two lines, which read, respec-
lively: II am in favor of conf1rma-
ton" and II am opposed to con-
|irmation." No signature is asked.
In order to be counted, Mr.. Gray
said, the ballots must be returned
to him by next Tuesday at midnight.
When the ballots have been tab
ulated, Mr.. Gray said, the results
will be posted on the law library
bulletin board in the District court
house. He added that it may be
assumed that the Senate Judiciary
Committee also would be advised
of it.
Mr.. Gray, who has been secretary
of the association for eight years,
said that so far as he was aware
this was the first time members had
been polled on the appointment of
a judge.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Lack Of Help Blamed
For Slow Handling Of
Paroles in Maryland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 8.-Maryland
is far behind progressive States In
the percentage of parole releases
because of an "understaffed, over
loaded" parole department, F. Mur-
ray Benson, director of parole and
probation, declared yesterday.
Mr.. Benson said that under the
present setup it is impossible to in
crease this percentage because Of
inadequate departmental machinery
with which to provide the necessary
"outpatient care"
AS an example of current condi-
tions, he cited the case Of the one
parole officer who is charged with
lab cases, distributed through seven
counties. The normal caseload for
each parole officer is so cases, and
these should all be located within
a limited territory. Department sta
tistics show that the same man, in
1912, carried 80 cases.
In addition to supervising PAROLES,
some of whom are from other States
Mr.. Benson said the parole officers
also must make preliminary inves-
legations before case comes up for
hearing and further Investigations if
the case is continued after the
hearing.
The limited parole setup not only
holds down the number of paroles
to a minimum, Mr.. Benson con-
tinued, but also has slowed the
processing of continued cases SO
much that it now takes six weeks
to two months for a case to reach
the Governors desk after hearing
Mr.. Benson stated that moves
toward larger and more efficient
parole department are being held
lup by pending discussion of bill
which would provide indeterminate
sentences for younger offenders and
would place their parole supervision
under the Department of Correc-
ton. The bill in its present form
would cause confusion between the
two departments and a duplication
Of functions, he said.
The Criminal Justice Commission
and the Departments Of Correction
and Parole have been working to-
gether in an effort to iron out diff
ferences Of opinion as to whether
paroles under indeterminate SEN
tence should be handled by the De-
partment Of Correction or that of
parole, Mr.. Benson said.