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Evening star., 1945-02-07
Alexandra 10 Seek
Aid Of Byrd, Smith
On School Addition

The Alexandria Board of Educa-
ton last night voted to seek the aid
of Senator Byrd and Representative
Smith, Virginia Democrats, in OBJ
tanning Federal aid for construction
Of an addition to George Washing
ton High School. The City Council
will be asked to cooperate with the
Board of Education in its request
for funds.
T. C.. Williams, superintendent of
schools. reported to the board that
although he has had no definite
refusal from the Federal Works
Agency of his request for 100000
to pay halt the cost of the addition,
an FWA representative informed
him verbally that the request would
not be granted.
The Federal agency based its re-
fusal on the fact that the school
enrolment has not reached 1850,
or an average of 80 students to a
classroom. Mr.. Williams said that
the enrolment of Its used by Fed
eral Works Agency was taken at the
beginning of the present semester
and is not true figure.
The cafeteria now is operating or
five shifts and the requested addi.
ton is needed not only for more
classroom space, but for expansion
of the library, cafeteria and admin
istrative offices, he declared.
Some time ago the City Council
approved the proposed addition and
agreed to pay half the cost if Fed
eral funds could be obtained for the
remainder.
The board also was informed last
night that founders day ceremonies
will be held February 20 at George
Washington High. At that time DR..
Walter S. Newman, assistant super
intendent of public instruction for
Virginia, will speak on the Denny
commission report.
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oners are locked in their individual
cells. The sheriff explained that
if lights were placed in cells they
would constantly be broken by the
prisoners.
Mr.. Sheriff explained that he does
not prohibit card playing in the
Jail. He said that he did not know
If poker was played.
THE prisoners must have some
recreation, and we don't see any
harm in their having a deck of
cards." he said. I'VE used to have
checker boards, but they are hard
to find now and we just leave the
cards in there for them"
The sheriff said that the Jail kept
a ball and chain and that he had
ordered it placed on a prisoner who
had been recaptured after escaping
from the road gang.
Rules Ball and Chain Legal.
IF man escapes from the road
gang" he said, I'VE put him right
back there when we catch him. We
put the ball and chain on him as
extra punishment and to let him
know that he isn't going to get out
of working. There is nothing in the
State law against use of the ball and
chain. If there was I wouldn't use
it."
Referring to grand jury report
last October when an isolation ward
for the jail was recommended, Mr..
Carson said the commissioners
were not ready for that yet" He
said that DR.. John M. Byers, county
health officer, also had recon-
mended that an isolation ward be
provided.
Mr.. Carson said, however, that a
kitchen for the Jail has been under
consideration by the commissioners,
and Undoubtedly will be built this
year" Both a kitchen and an isola-
ton ward will require an addition
to the present building, which was
constructed in 1927 at a cost Of
$40 600,
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Opposition Expected
To Army Proposal for
Dam on Shenandoah
BY the Associated Press.

by Inc ASSOCIATED FteSS.
WINCHESTER, Va, Feb. Top
position was reported developing to.
day among Clarke County land
owners toward an Army engineers
proposal to construct a huge dam
across the Shenandoah River nea1
the northern end of the county as
one OF series of such projects de-
signed to control flood waters along
the Potomac watershed in Virginia
West Virginia and Maryland.
The proposed plans of the Army
Engineer Corps were outlined BY
Senator Byrd in a statement Mon.
day. He suggested that interests af-
fected familiarize themselves with
the proposal the engineers intend
to recommend to Congress.
A representative of the War De-
partment will be at the George
Washington Hotel here to conduct
a series of hearings beginning next
Monday, Senator Byrd said.
Lake 54 Miles Long.
Some Clarke County landowners
whose properties would be wholly
or partially inundated by an enor.
nous lake extending 81 miles te
Front Royal in Warren County anc
about 4 miles wide at its creates,
width, were reported preparing te
fight the project on the ground it is
unnecessary and confiscatory.
1t was claimed sucn a dam as
proposed, approximately 1913 feet in
height, would have the effect of in
undating some of the most valuable
farming and fruit-growing lands
OF Northern Shenandoah Valley,
while certain lands along the Poto-
mac Valley, which it is planned to
protect from flood waters, are less
valuable.
Soil Is Fertile.
1t also is pointed out that Clarke
County already is one of the small
est counties in Virginia, although
its soil is regarded as among the
most fertile, and that such a lake
as proposed would cut deeply into
it's agricultural productiveness.
The effect also would be to flood
many historic landed estates, it was
pointed out, lands which have been
titled since prerevolutionary days
and some of which are owned by
wealthy persons formerly residing
in the North and East.
The adjoining county of Warren
1T was claimed, would be similarly
affected. A smaller dam Is pro-
posed for the Brooks Gap section
|of Rockingham County, where op-
position also has developed.
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I Children Burn 10 Death
In Maryland Farmhouse
By the Associated Press.

oS tAic hSSOCEdlSO FG6SS.
BERLIN, Md, Feb. 1.-Two chill
dren were burned to death yesterday
and third suffered critical injuries
in a fire which partially destroyed
the farm home of George Wyatt. q
few miles from here.
The two who lost their lives were
Wilson Wyatt, 5, and Blanche
Wyatt, IL. Grace Ann Wyatt, 4, is
in Peninsula General Hospital at
Salisbury. The latter said her
brothers clothing caught fire while
he was playing with the wood stove
in the kitchen. Mrs. George Wyatt,
visiting her mother-in-law at the
time, noticed smoke and the two
women ran to the house. They sue
ceeded in breaking a window and
extricating Grace Ann, but neither
they nor Mr.. Wyatt could reach the
other children.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
lsiHRshoniinq
&Remiindery6a

Meats, Fats, Etc. - Book 4, red
stamps Q-5 through SIS good
through March 81; stamps T-5
through KS good through April
%; stamps Y-5, Us, Az through
d. good through June 2. Each
stamp worth 10 points. Next serie.
to be validated about March 4.
Canned Goods, Eoc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS through rs, Az and
b. good through March 81;
stamps CO through Co. good
through April %; stamps H.
through M-2 good through June
2. Each stamp worth 10 points
Next series to be validated about
March /.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points TO,
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in
Sugar-Book 4. sugar stamp "a good
for pounds through February 2S
Stamp 35 will be valid for
pounds Thursday through June
Gasoline-A-14 coupons valid for
gallons each through March 81
BIS, C-5. B-6 and CO coupons
good for gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /, Q and
in Book No. 3 good indefinitely fol
one pair Of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods one, two. three
and four coupons good for 10 gal.
ions per unit through heating
year. Period five coupons become
valid March l. Old period fou,
and five coupons from last win
ter good through year. Consum-
ezs in this area should not have
used more than 66 per cent OF
their ration as of today.
Degree days-Total for month, 200;
tOtA1 fnr Seas to dota q nSo
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Arlington Federation
ICaI|s for Review Of
County Welfare Work

The Arlington County Civic Fed
Grafton last night adopted a resolu-
ton calling for round-table dis
cussion by representatives of all
affiliated groups on walfare problems
as preliminary to seeking improve
ments in the comfy program.
Mrs. Florence Arnheim, chairman
of the Welfare Committee, pointed
out that the State Welfare Depart
ment announced last week that Vir-
ginia is last among the 48 States in
per capita expenditure for public
assistance.
w. G. Watt, federation president
named E. Lester Bennett delegate
to the interfederation conference
to replace Mrs. Ruby Simpson, re-
signed. Mrs. Simpson was ap-
pointed parliamentarian of the
federation.
On recommendation of the Elk.
ecuIive Committee, the federation
adopted two motions, the first di.
recging a study on financing 6
county incinerator, and the secone
favoring a study of the county ia,
assessment structure and the valu.
Of board of equalization.
On motion of Mrs. Beulah S
Goss of the Fort Myer Heights Citi
zens' Association, the federation
adopted resolution to appoint ,
committee to contact all interested
organizations to insure a co-ordi
mated plan for a memorial to servic,
men and women of the county.
Mrs. Goss said six organization.
already have gone on record a.
sponsoring memorials of variou,
kinds.
John Humphries of the Cherry.
dale Citizens Association charged
that School Superintendent Fletcher
Kept delayed his answer on charge.
of fire hazards in the Cherrydalt
School until he could have faults re.
paired.
Mr.. Humphries also pointed to the
need in Cherrydale of an elementary
school and junior high school.
BY unanimous vote, the fedora.
ton accepted to membership the re.
Gently organized Stonewall Jackson
Citizens Association.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Womon's S Relief Corps
Officers Installed

Mrs. Cora L. Manoly, department
president of the Woman's, Relief
Corps, installed officers of Kit Car
son Auxiliary last night at the
Washington Loan and Trust Build
ing Mrs. Edna Brown is senior vice
president and Mrs. Edith Bugsbee i.
guard
Members of the Burnside Corps
join in the Valentine party which
followed the installation ceremonies
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Bond Financing
IsFdyored for
Postwar Work
r.
Montgomery Advisers
Would Eliminate
Referendum Calls

To provide funds for financinl
public works which may be author
lied after the war, the Montgomery
County Advisory Committee or
Postwar Planning went on recore
last night as favoring Legislation
permitting the issuance of bonds
by the Board of County Commits
sioners without public referendum.
These bond issues would be linn.
ited to 8 per cent or less of the
assessed value of real and personal
property in the county, which now
is set at $780, 100000.
The recommendation was made al
the request of the Committee or
Public Building Projects, of which
Rhees Burkett is chairman.
Civil Service Approved.
The committee approved estab-
lishment of county civil service
system to be administered by @
civil service commissioner. appointed
for four-year term by the County
Commissioners.
The system would cover all pres
ent and future permanent, non-
elective and nonpolicy making coun-
ty employees, including members OF
the County Police Department. Pres
ent county employees would be blan-
keted into the system provided they
could pass a qualifying examination
and provided that adequate protec-
ton be given returning service men
and women.
A suggestion that civil service ap-
ply to all employees by deletion of
the word permanent" was voted
down, So to 81.
A suggestion that Civil Service
Committee of Appeals be established,
to serve without pay, was rejected,
62 to so.
Unanimous approval was given a
proposal to create a county pur-
chasing agent who would have au-
thority to do all county buying ex-
cept stocks for the Liquor Control
Board and technical supplies for
the Board of Education
Jurisdiction Shift Opposed.
The committee opposed the State
Senate bill transferring jurisdiction
over children to the Circuit Court
and urged enactment of Juvenile
Court bill for Montgomery County
providing for the continuance of the
present system with 10 changes.
Legislation was urged to enable
the county to take over the bonded
Indebtedness of SLOT 900 on II county
road projects. now chargeable to
various election districts or precincts
A complete study of the county
tax structure was recommended, to
see whether it would be possible to
pay all maturing county bonded in
debtednes without a tax rate in
crease.
Enactment of legislation giving
broad powers to the Board of County
Commissioners, appointment of a
county manager and nonpartisan
election of county d, commissioners
are subjects on which reports will
be given at the next meeting of
the committee, February IA, at the
Woodside School in Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Three of Four Sisters
Lose Husbands in War

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ga, Feb. -Four
sisters sent their husbands overseas
for combat duty. Three of the four
have received killed in action" mott
fications from the War Department
and the surviving husband is now
somewhere in Belgium"
Latest to receive the death notice
was Mrs. Lucille Brown Thompson
whose husband was Sergt. Harrel
E. Thompson, "a, Birmingham, Ala
Her widowed sisters are Mrs. Fran
ces Brown Myers and Mrs. Gladys
Brown Hamilton. The fourth sister
Bernice, is married to Corpl. James
w. Stambough,
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Walter Reed Bond
To Play at Church

The 304th Army Service Forces
Band from Walter Reed Hospital
will play for the second in a series
of concerts at $3.50 o'clock tonight
at st. Clements Episcopal Church
on Seminary road, Alexandria.
The concerts are scheduled for
alternate wednesday nights anc
are for the benefit of the church
organ fund
Evening star., 1945-02-07
House
Votes Insurance
Control Bills
Eight Measures
To Tighten Present
Lows Go to Senute
By the Associated Press

I
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. Eight Leg
islative Council measures to tighten
State controls over companies and
individuals In the insurance busi-
ness, approved by the Maryland
House OF Delegates, were ready to-
day to be passed along to the Senate.
Meanwhile, the House Federal At
fairs Committee had before it for
consideration resolution asking
Congress to repeal the proviso in the
Selective Service Act exempting
members Of State Legislatures from
military service.
The resolution was introduced by
Delegate William F. Stromeyer.
Democrat. of Anne Arundel.
Gives Revocation Power.
One of the insurance measures
passed at yesterdays House session
would give the State insurance com.
missioner power to revoke licenses
of ANY insurance broker, brokers
/ solicitor, or agent or solicitor" and
would broaden the base of justihable
revocation of licenses to include
fraudulent dealings with insurance
companies or conviction on "any In
famous crime"
| The other insurance bills before
the Senate are technical in nature.
| Another House bill passed and sent
to the Senate would redeflne the
term dependent child under the
public welfare code to mean a
needy child under the age of IL
years"
The present law lists 16 as the age
limit for children not attending
school and Is for those in school.
Among the Is measures passed by
the Senate were those which would
require the State Roads Commission
to pay for roads and their upkeep on
grounds of State institutions and
which would ban parking of motor
vehicles on the area between lanea
OF dual highways.
The others were local in character.
Senate Gets 26 Bills.
The Senate received 26 new bills
in all, 13 of which were prepared by
the attorney generals Office and
would reorganize and unity the sys-
tenn for bonding State and county
officials.
The House received II new bills,
one OF which would allow the State
police superintendent to fix stand.
ards for employment in his depart.
ment. Other bills introduced would
increase the per diem pay of Legis-
lative Council members, make &C.
ceptance of bribes by athletes pun.
lshable by heavy fines and i'm.
prisonment and establish a board
iof naturopathie examiners to con.
troll and license naturopaths.
Road Bill. Strongly Opposed. e
A bill to establish a roadside com.
i mission which would regulate use
lof lands within 200 feet of major
, State highways ran into strong op-
! position at joint Senate House
Committee hearing yesterday.
Property owners from various Sec
tions of Maryland voiced objections
to the bill which has Legislative
council backing. 1t would set I'D the
commission to control building and
other developments on land directly
adjacent to highways with a view
to safety, efficiency and beautiflca-
Ition
Fred w. Tuemmler, director of the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, who
spoke in support of the measure,
said similar zoning measures were
I'm force throughout the United
States, and that the community at
large would benefit by roadside reg
tulation.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
PIuy Tryouts Set

Tryouts for parts in the Arlington
Little Theater's forthcoming pres
entation of Junior Miss" will be
held at pm tomorrow at the
Clarendon Recreation Center on
Wilson boulevard. Parts are avail
able for boys and girls of high
school age,
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Club to Hear Shuoort

/ @. Gardner Shugart, superintend-
ent Of Prince Georges County
schools, will discuss the. county
school system at $50 pm. tomor-
row 1t meeting Of the Seabrcok
lMdl Community Club near Bowie.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Power Output Cut

War damage reduced the electric
power production Of Tunisla 70 so
lper cent Of normal. S.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Prince Georges Boards
Call 56 for Induction

Prince Georges County Draft
Boards Nos, 2 and at Upper
Marlboro announced today that 40
white and l6 colored men who have
passed their preinduction physical
examinations have bene ordered to
report Monday for duty with the
armed forces. The white men are:
Erirhf. .Insenh c, pnxall Gaaxna
Evening star., 1945-02-07

9I Il8uts JoSSpu -.
Robertson, william ]
Passarelli, Alfred
Head, Carl
McCracken. r. j.
orndorf, Edward B.
Arnold, Carroll T.
Radtke, Carl r.
Watson, Odell o.
Keenan,, Clarence r.
BeAll, Ernest "
Smith, Charles N.
Hoke, Everett L
Romano, John C.
Hall, John =.
Davis, Bruceo
Cole, Vincent B.
Sasscer. Charles 8.
Trickel, Blaine b.
Gilbert, Carroll D.
Evening star., 1945-02-07

Degree days-Total for month, 200;
total for season to date, 3,059;
normal for season to date, 2,7s7.
Evening star., 1945-02-07

EoWeu, George
Hoff, George l..
Jones, John H,
Wilson, John e.
Glorius, Bernard w.
Johnson, Henry L.
Hille, Karl H.
Price, John B.
Carpenter. Samuel w
Garneal, Herbert 3.
Leone. Mario ].
Blankenship. c. A
LAurenzi, Mark A.
Hunt, Morton q.
Humphrey, Enos r.
kasulke. Stanley
Windsor, Francis C.
LANCE. Arthur ].
Frey, James w
Starcher, Chester D
Evening star., 1945-02-07
The colored men are.
Aki1ee NAthanial 49,

Miles, Nathaniel A.
Hnshman, Nathan I
Brooks, Cortez r.
Thornton, 0eoTge A
Johnson Samuel A,
Col lbeyt, William
Brooke, IAUyehco II,
Brooks. David
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-08

after his arrival here that Britain's
future air power plans may hinge,
, at least in part, on the outcome OF
the Truman-Attlee-King a t m C
discussions. He came here for a
tour Of military installations.
Molotov's remarks apparently
were timed for their affect on the
forthcoming Anglo American-Ca-
madam talks.
Bevan's speech appeared to give
official status to hitherto unofficial
reports that Britain is not entirely
in agreement with the United
States on the idea Of combining the
secret of the bomb to the three
english-speaking nations. T h e
have been reports that Attlee would
urge Mr.. Truman to relent or modi-
fy his stand on the secrecy phase
of the bomb.
There have been suggestions in
and out Of Congress that the weap-
on be turned over to the United
Nations Security Council as an
instrument for keeping the peace.
Mr.. Truman, himself, has express
ed hope that the bomb be outlawed
as weapon Of war.
Attlee and King will arrive Sat
urday. Mr.. Truman will entertain
them at a state dinner Saturday
night. Attlee will be the President S
house guest Saturday and Sunday
night, then move to the British
Embassy Monday. King is ex-
pected to- take up residence at
Blair House, the government S
mansion for official guests.
There has been speculation that
Mr.. Truman and Attlee would take
advantage Of their first official
meeting here to DISCUSS the ques-
ton of an American loan to Britain.
Secretary of State James F..
Byrnes acknowledged today that
there is no prospect of an immedi-
ate agreement on the loan and the
related commercial policy program
but officials are optimistic that an
agreement will be reached event
ually.
The British government h S
agreed in principle to the broad
U. S. proposals for worldwide re-
duction of trade restrictions, but
has posed a major condition-that
a mutually satisfactory U. S. loan
be arranged. This country report
eddy has offered to make loan Of
about $4,000, 100000, but interest
payments are understood to be
among the question blocking agree.
ment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-08

other nations, but he has empha'
sized that the latter discussions
will not deal with the "know-aow
of manufacturing the bomb.
The Anglo American-Canadian
talks open against a background Of
these atomic developments:
l. Russian Foreign Commlssar
v: M. Molotov, in Red anniver-
sarv speech, challenged American
policy of maintaining secrecy on
the atomic bomb. He warned
against use of atomic energy in
"the game Of foreign power poll
tics" and pointed to the dangers Of
an armament race among the
great powers.
2. Former Prime Minister Win.
ston Churchill voiced hope in the
British House Of Commons that
Great Britain would not bring pres.
sure on the United States to reveal
all the atom bomb secrets to Rus.
STA. But
3. Bril- Foreign Secretary
Ernst Bevin, addressing the same
group, appealed to put their cards
on the table-face upward" to dis
sipate the uncertainty over the
atomic bomb. He said Britain was
ready to do so.
4. British Air Marshral Sir Ar.
thur Tedder limited a few hours
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-08
RUSSIAN.TURKEY
PACT NOW ENDED

LONDON, Nov. 7-P)-Turkey's
25-year-old treaty Of friendship and
non-aggression with Russia ended
today but, despite the usual weller
Of rumors, there was discerniable
atmosphere of increasing optimism
over the continuation of good neigh
borliness.
There is no evidence of any new
pact likely to be forthcoming soon
to replace the one denounced by
Russia last March. Soviet Foreign
Commissar v. M. Molotov suggest
ed at that time that discussions be
held to reach the basis of new
agreement and Turkey asked Rus
STA to set forth her views.
Turkeys Foreign Minister, Has
sen Saka, explained the current
situation today at a closed session
of the National party's Parliament
tary council. He also explained the
American memorandum on the
Dardanelles strait, which is re-
ported to have been exceedingly
well received.
This note, in which America as
sertedly said she could not SUPP
port any action jeopardizing Turk
ish territory and rights, did much
to ease the tension which had been
mounting steadily. British and Rus
sian notes on the vital straits mat
ter still are unreceived.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-08

ence," remarked 1t. Gen. John
Hodge, commanding American ar
my forces in Korea's southern &C.
cupation zone. (Russians control
northern Korea.)
DR.. Syngman Rhee, elderly Kor-
can patriot ard spokesman for the
currently active political unification
drive, observed that 'Chiang Kali
shek's offer to consult with other
nations will be a large contribu-
ton toward peace in the Far East,
and an independent and free Korea
is the only solution"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-08
WORLD TO WATCH
CAPITAL MEETING
BY MERRIMAN SMITH
United Press Staff Correspondent

UnlCcQ Press Std1I correspondence
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 - The
world tonight looked to next weeks
conference between President Iru'
man and Prime Minister Clement
Attlee for a solution of the inter-
national dilemma posed by the
Harvesting of atomic energy.
Out of the talks also may come
some formula clearing the way Tor
an Anglo-American agreement on
the question of loan to Great
Britain and a related commercial
policy.
The White House announced that
the atomic bomb discussions, in
which Canadian Prime Minister W..
L. Mackenzie King will join, will
begin Sunday aboard the Preslden-
tial yacht Potomac. The United
States, Britain and Canada are
the only nations sharing the secret
Of the cosmic weapon.
Mr.. Truman has made it plain
that the conservations will be the
4orerunner of similar talks with