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Evening star., 1945-09-13
Board 10 Buy
Land for Schools
In Montgomery
Special Group
Will Negotiate
For Properties

The Montgomery County Boaro
of Education has appointed com.
mittees to negotiate for purchase ol
land to expand grounds of present
school structures and for sites fol
proposed new school buildings.
F. K. Metzger, Arthur B. JOSEPH
and Julius P. Stadler were named
for the Gaithersburg, Potomac, Da-
mascus, Kensington Elementary
Woodside, East Silver Spring ano
Clarksburg Schools; Mr.. Joseph
Mrs. Helen C. Walker and Mrs
Jonathan Haugh, jr., for the new
Western Junior High, Bethesda
Chevy Chase High and Bradley Ele.
mentary schools, and Mr.. Stadler
H. Stanley Stine and Mrs. Haugf
for the new elementary school fol
the Rollingwood and East-West
highway section. new elementary
school for the Hillandale area ano
new elementary school for Florida
avenue, north of Piney Branch
read.
An offer has been received from
the State Commission on Postwar
Reconstruction and Development tc
grant to the county one-half of the
cost of plans and specifications fol
new high school at Damascus, ar
addition to the Montgomery Hills
Junior High School, and new
junior high school to be erected
near the intersection of Goldsbo-
rough and River roads in the west
ern suburban area. The States
grant would be s19,375. The board
has authorized acceptance of the
grant as soon as county money tc
match the State contribution be-
comes available.
The board has appointed 1t
Comdr. Calvin w. Schaefer, North
Woodside, supervisor of school prop
erty, to succeed Frank 1. Davis, re-
signed. Comdr. Schaefer is soon to
be released from active duty. Mr.
Davis was recently appointed as
SiStant county SURVEYOR
Evening star., 1945-09-13
Bridge Collapse Stalls
Firemen as House Burns

A wooden bridge across Muddy
Branch, near Rockville, Md, col
lapsed as a fire engine started to
cross it yesterday en- route to a
blaze on the Mills property nearby,
and as a result, the firemen had
to remain where they were while
a frame house was destroyed.
Made of cedar logs, the rotted
bridge gave way without warning,
and only prompt action by f1remen
In applying the engines brakes pre-
vented the vehicle from being inn
mersed. It ran few feet down thu
bank and stopped. AS the route was
the only one to the scene Of the
blaze, the firemen could not proceed
further. No one was In the house
at the time, it was reported.
Evening star., 1945-09-13

self this meant that my wingman,
1t. Rex Barber; my second element
leader, 1t. Joe Moore, and his wing
man, 1t. Jim McLanahan, were
elected to put the bee on Mr.. Y.
The covering section, consisting
Of the IA remaining Lightnings, was
to be led by Maj. Mitchell, who
would also lead the entire forma-
ton to the point of rendezvous. He
would cover my section from 10000
feet, it being his job to ward off
from us any or all of the hundred
zeros expected to be aloft to well
come Yamamoto.
Copyright, 1945, by 1t. COL Thomas G.
Lanphier, jr)
(Released by North American Newspaper
Alliance /
Evening star., 1945-09-13
10 More German POWs
Aid Fairfax Formers

County Agent Lawrence S. Green
said today that 20 more German
war prisoners have been assigned tc
the prisoner camp in Fairfax County
for work on local farms. The camp
now has approximately $50 wa,
prisoners aiding county farmers In
silo filing.
Despite assistance being given
farmers by the prisoners, Mr.. Green
said there is sill an acute farm labor
shortage In the county. Efforts are
now being made to get the State
Highway Department to assign con-
vict labor for farm work during the
silo filling period. he added.
Evening star., 1945-09-13
Arlington MiIitio Unit
Will Disbund Saturday

The Arlington County Company
Of the Virginia Reserve Militia has
been ordered disbanded Saturday
by the State adjutant general after
three years active service, it was
announced today.
The company, organized August
81, 1912, has a maximum strength OF
4 officers and 122 men. Officers are
Capt. S. p. Vanderslice, 1st 1t
E. S. Kerfoot and I'd Its. r.
L. Edwards and Charles Boldin.
Evening star., 1945-09-13
Virginia {. Of {.
To Discuss Tax
Law Revisions
Richmond Is Scene
Of Meetings to PIon
Better Levy System
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 13.-The
Committee on Taxation and Govern
ment, OF the Virginia State Chamber
of Commerce, will hold public meet
lngs here today and tomorrow for
discussions Of sweeping revisions pro-
posed for Virginia S tax laws.
Changes to be discussed would be
toward equalization, improvement
and simpliflcation of collection and
administration, and increasing in
come from taxes for State use.
DR.. Robert H. Tucker, Lexington,
chairman of the committee, an
nounced that matters for committee
discussion with the public will in
clude:
Improvements in the administra-
ton of State taxes to include q
greater Capitalization in the hands
OF the department of taxation; i'm
proved procedures in apportioning
for taxation of properties, net in
comes, and gross receipts of cor
porations that also operate in other
States.
Greater integration of Virginia's
system with that of the Federal
Government, particularly with re-
spect to the personal income tax
and to death and gift taxes; in
tegration of State tax administra-
tion in the hands of the State De-
partment of Taxation, and expan-
sion of the personnel and facilities
of this department.
Improvement in the Intangible
property tax system would include
switch from an ad valorem to an
income basis on income bearing
securities, collection of the tax on
money and bank deposits through
the banks on the bisis of average
balances for four days of the year,
reduction of the tax on all in
tangibles not producing an income
from so cents to 20 cents per 500
of value, and the breaking up of the
business capital now subject to the
State tax of IS cents per s100 in
receivables and other evidences Of
dept, money and bank deposits, and
tangible personal property.
Proposed for discussion is the
elimination of State business license
taxes, other than merchants license
taxes, repeal of the annual franz
chise tax on corporations, and the
question Of the present capitation
tax.
Changes in highway taxes being
studied are the transfer to the gen.
eral fund of proceeds from the per
cent road tax upon gross receipts
of motor carriers, since this cor
responds to the gross receipts tax
on other public service companies
and reduction in the annual Ii
cense tax on private passenger cars
when it is clear that such reduction
will not endanger public ability to
maintain an adequate highway sys-
tenn"
Evening star., 1945-09-13
3 Montgomery Policemen
Held on Theft CHARGE

Three Montgomery County police
men who were asked to resign, TO,
conduct unbecoming an officer, were
arrested last night on charges o1
theft of three cases of beer last
July 81 from the Dixie Pig lunch
room at Silver Spring.
The men, who were arrested or
warrants sworn out by County Po.
lice Chief H. Leslie Carlin, are Har.
man Paul, Takoma Park, former
corporal on the force; Julian Lein
Silver Spring, and George Wilt
Rockville, both privates.
Evening star., 1945-09-13
Leesbure Club Opens
Flower Show Saturday

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, Sept. 13.-The
five arrangement classes at the ben
eft flower and vegetable show, to
be sponsored by the Leesburg Gar
den Club Saturday afternoon at
Belgrove, home of Col and Mrs.
Robert H. Fletcher, will be judged
by popular vote. There are three
specimen classes scheduled for the
event, which will be held from
to 6 pm. A garden party will be a
feature of the afternoon.
An offering for the benefit of the
Loudoun County Hospital vegetable
garden and grounds will be taken
at the show. The hospital garden
has been a project of the Garden
Club for over Is years and has been
supported mainly by this annual
event.
Evening star., 1945-09-13
Duncan to Head Unit
OfAIexondrio Fund Drive

James M. Duncan, jr., Alexandra
fire chief, has been appointed tt
head the public employees group
for the Alexandria Community Wal
Fund campaign.
Mr.. Duncan named Earl r. Sulli-
van, deputy clerk of the Corpora
ton Court, to direct canvassing OF
State and city employees and How.
ard D. Carter, secretary of the
Examining Board for the Civil
Service Commission in Alexandria
to take charge of collections from
Federal employees.
Mr.. Duncan is chairman of the
Alexandria Committee of the Ma
tional Paralysis Foundation and has
headed the Mile O. Dimes drives ir
the city for the past several wears
Evening star., 1945-09-13
Chevy Chase Aid Corps
Has Resumed Service

The Chevy Chase First-Aid Corps
which disbanded in 1912 because
of a shortage of volunteers-has
resumed service with the purchase
OF a new ambulance and the enroll
ment of eight volunteers.
Capt. D. w. Dunnington, corps
captain, said the corps, serving the
Bethesda Chevy Chase area, is on
call "a hours a day.
Headquarters Of the organization,
formed in 1898, is at 4517 Ridge
street. Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1945-09-13

strength of $40 and wants $18 5000
for two hose wagons. $4,000 for
two aerial trucks and funds to ppr-
chase $1,000 feet OF hose and 200
gas masks. :
The department reported 1887
alarms In 1945 fiscal year, 1918 fires
and a per capita ire loss OF $1.16,
compared with 88 cents the year
before.
Evening star., 1945-09-13

the end of the
war.
The N a v y
c h a p ! a / n who
n o fed Mrs.
Anna Degges of
her h u S b a n DIS
death was un-
able to inform
her how 30-year-
old Pvt. Ernest
E. Degges lost
his life.
He last wrote
me from Oki-
n a W a." Mrs.
D e G ges said,
| adding that the
Evening star., 1945-09-13
Arlington Girl, ;, Stricken
With Polio; Total Now 1853

The Washington areas 163d in
fantile paralysis case, that of 31a-
year-old child living in the $500
block of North Curtis road, Airing
ton, was reported today. The child
was taken to Children's Hospital.
Hers is the 77th such case during
1945 from the Maryland and Vir-
ginia sections of the Metropolitan
area. There have been Sc cases
from the District. Last year at this
time there Had been 218 cases re-
ported from the Metropolitan Area
Evening star., 1945-09-13
lsWRahoniinq
&Remiinder6a

Meats, Fats, Etc. Stamps V-2
through 70 good through Sep
tember 80. Stamps Al through
Ell good through October 81
Stamps FL through XII good
through November 80, Stamps
Ii through Q-1 good through
December 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound of waste Kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp SO good through De-
cember 81. Next stamp valid
January /. &
Shoes-Airplane Stamps 1, 2, 3 and
in Book No. 3 good indefinitely
for one pair of shoes each.
Evening star., 1945-09-13
1estimonyStartsTo Today
In Collins Contest
OF FenWick Election
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 13-Judge
Julien Gum of the Richmond Cir
cult Court will begin hearing testi-
mony today in the trial of L. Pres
ton Collins contest of the nomina-
ton of Charles r. Fenwick as DEM
ocratic candidate for lieutenant
governor.
The offer of Robert H. Woods
chairman of the Republican Cam
paign Committee, to offer free legal
assistance in the investigation was
rejected by Gov. Darden, who re-
piled that every effort will be made
to get at the bottom of the irregu-
larities which occurred during the
primary"
The COP leader this week offered
the services of six attorneys, with
the statement that no party interest
was involved, and the action was
prompted by desire to insure hon.
est elections in Virginia.
King to Run Campaign.
Another development in the polit-
ical picture was the announcement
that W. Marshall King, Mayor oi
Fredericksburg, has been appointed
manager of the Democratic cam.
paign for the general election in No
vember Horace H. Edwards, chair.
man of the Democratic State Com.
mittee, who made the announce.
ment, also stated the committee viii
convene soon to map the campaign
and organize the activities of Demo.
cratic groups throughout the State
The trial Is scheduled to open with
the presentation of the deposition!
taken by Mr.. Collins attorneys il
Wise County. scene of the alleged ir-
Irregularities. The records of the elec-
ton returns, which Judge Gum or.
dered to be brought to Richmond
had not reached here late last night
j. Wilbur Griggs, clerk of Richmond
Circuit Court. stated that he had re.
ceived no word from J. A. Gardner
clerk of the Wise County court, re-
garding the records.
Books Reported Stolen.
CliQCI tllC Ol dCl loouCo NY OuOSS
Gum, the records will be available
to counsel for both sides during the
trial, but examination can only be
made in the presence of Mr.. Gar
diner, the legal custodian.
Twenty-four of the twenty-sis
books listing precinct returns in Wise
County were reported stolen from
Mr.. Gardeners Office by Mr.. Col.
Inns attorneys when they received
authorization from Judge Gum tt
investigate. Mr.. Fenwick defeated
Mr.. Collins by wide margin IL
that county.
While Mr.. Collins alleges irregu.
larities in only Wise County, Mr.
Fenwick in his answer asserted tha
irregularities in four counties O.
the 4th district gave Mr.. Collin!
an illegal number of votes.
| Grand jury probes have beer
scheduled for Cumberland ant
Prince Edward Counties, but non,
will be held in Lunenburg. Thu
special grand jury probe held il
Appomattox County returned ar
opinion that the few illegal vote
unearthed were permissible mar
gin of error by election officials.
The grand jury investigation IL
Wise County will get underwa,
September "a.
Evening star., 1945-09-13
Two Brothers Purchase
Skyline Governs
BY the Associated Press.

LURAY, Va, Sept. 13.-Two
brothers OF New Market, H. B. and
|C. w. Long, have purchased the
Skyline Caverns near Front Royal
and plan to spend SIS 900 recondi-
tioning the caverns and grounds for
operation as q tourist attraction.
Evening star., 1945-09-13

letter was dated August 49, She
said her husband had never men
toned any wounds or injuries re-
ceived during his l6 months serv-
ice in the Pacific with the 9th
Marine Division and she has no
idea what caused his death.
Evening star., 1945-09-13

A young mother of five sons was
told yesterday of the death of her
Marine husband in the Pacific on
August 23-more than a week after
Evening star., 1945-09-13
Plot to Kill Jop Admiral Is Laid
Longest Range u. S. Fighters
Needed to Down Yonumoto

This Is the second of a series
OF articles By the Army flyer auho
shot dotOn ! japanese Admiral
fsoroku Yamamoto, in April,
z943.)
Evening star., 1945-09-13

Meanwhile, the Commissioners
also released the requests of the
Police and Fire Departments for
their 1947 budgets. The Police De-
partment has asked for IS, ,152, 500,
compared with the 1916 appropria-
tion Of 1886 900, and the Fire De-
partment has recommended So, ,154,-
035 for next year, about $600, ,000
over the $2,540, 900 appropriated this
year.
OF the increase in, the police
budget, $960,755 is accounted for by
a recent pay raise bill and $l05, ,000
is sought for a new precinct station
at Forty second street and Benning
road NE. in order to split the IT'S
square miles of territory now COW
cred by the 18th precinct. With
the ending OF the war police off,
cials said they hoped to bring the
department to the full authorized
strength of 1886 men.
The Fire Department also Is
seeking funds for its authorized
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22
BY FLIRT AND SQUIRT

POISON IVY - TO US
1t seems that a certain girl men
toned in our column, Monday, got
into trouble over something that
we quoted she said. We hang our
heads and hope that her parents
accept our apology. You see it's this
way when our columns a little
too short. we bring out our favorite
joke book. take a joke that tickles
our funny bone, substitute the
names of people we know and stick
'em in our column. Honest We didn't
mean a thing!
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22
Ernie Pyle
Continued from Page -


cisco before taking off for the
Pacific. They are very sketchy re-
port on the home front.
II you can bear a little. reminis-
cling I'd like to 60 back over these
last four months of furlough. and
bring you UP to date on the Prodi-
gal Sons recent activities.
Well, since leaving France and re-
turning to America, 1 have
Crossed the continent three times
Had eight teeth filled. Spent my first
Christmas with That Girl" since
the war started. Moved the lawn
once.
I've been photographed 1000
times, and was made president OF
the Rio Grande Steamship and
Navigation company. CBlubber divi-
sion) I've been kissed by Paulette
Goddard. Olivia DeHaviland and
Jinx Falkenberg all in one after
noon-Hallelujah!
Six people sent me oil paintings
they'd done from photographs. I've
sat up all night three nights on
trains. and three nights on airplanes
I've said mo" to at least 500 re-
quests to speak, and have managed
to keep well supplied with cigarets
Kind people have Hooded me with
gifts. Mayor Clyde Tingley of Al
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22
Social Security Board
Unable to Furnish
Figures for Last Year

A statement from Robert G. Mish
manager of the Dearborn office OF
the Social Security Board, today
called attention to the fact that the
Boards local office is unable to
furnish figures of 1914 earnings for
income-tax purposes.
Mr.. MiSh said that every year al
this time hundreds of well-mean-
ing people request statements OF
their annual earnings for use in
making out income-tax returns since
they know that the Social Security
Board keeps complete records OF
wages paid to workers whose jobs
are covered by social security. II
is from these records that insurance
benefits are calculated for insured
workers when they retire-or for the
family of a worker If he dies. But
the complete figures for 1914 will
not have reached the Board in time
to make them available for income
tax returns.
Wages paid in the last three
months of 1914 were reported to the
Collector of Internal Revenue in
January, Mr.. Mish pointed out. At
ter the millions of reports have been
audited they are forwarded, usually
during February and March, to the
accounting division of the Bureau
of Old-Age and Survivors Insur-
ance. There the wage figures will
be recorded in the individual &C
counts kept for each worker-for
which the Board maintains the big
geSt bookkeeping system in the
world.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22

these few months at home. But
have learned from experience that
it's almost impossible - some
times infuriating in helpless sort
of way-to talk to most civilians
feelingly about the war.
On trains and in public places ]
find myself drifting automatically to
boys in uniform with overseas rib
bons or service stripes, for we can
talk the same language.
AS an example of what I mean,
one man said to me one day in COM
plete good faith, Tell me now
just exactly what is it you don't
like about warp"
/ think I must have turned a little
white. and all I could do was look
at him in shock. and say, Good
God. if you don't know, then 1 could
never tell you" It's little things like
that which make returning soldiers
feel their misery has all been in
vain.
I don't think America at home is
either unwilling or incapable of get
ting fully into the war.
We need only to be told more what
to do, and to have Scarcities and
grimness applied clear across the
board.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22

buquerque opened it with a $500
wrist watch, which so overwhelms
me that I left it in a safety deposit
box back home. Who would dare
wear $500 wrist watch?
I've had luscious apples from
Washington state, pecans from Mis-
sissippi. half a dozen homemade
hunting knives, two college degrees,
Texas cowboy belt, two foxhole
shovels. one baby jeep. sun glasses
for the Pacific, and one noble
friend came through with 10 pounds
of bacon.
We've had so much company at
our house in Albuquerque that one
night 1 slept on canvas cot in the
woodshed, and one night on the liv-
ing room floor in my new sleeping
bag. Il didn't sleep very well
either.)
Despite all the frenzy. I've felt al
most pathetic in my happiness at
being home. I've had wonderful
time.
People are always asking what I
think of the ''home 'front.'" expect
ing me Of course to raise hell about
it.
Well. don't know. In the first
place it's so wonderful to be home
that I find myself reluctant to criti-
cize or even admit any flaws in the
home front.
1t is true that a great many people
don't know there's a war on, or
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22
STRAIGHT 1--WE

Max Pepke perform on his ukulele,
banjo. He plays with lotta Pep
and he's little off key.
Has anyone heard the polite bus
driver who asks his passengers to
kindly push each other to the rear.
Our column is short
Cause it's not long
But what the heck,
It can't be wrong!
eve keep telling ourselvesD
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22

fob. mines, for three year period
beginning April l, 1915, and ending
March 81, 1913, in accordance with
the quotation submitted and the
resolution of said commission adopt
ed February IS. l945.
I move the adoption of the fore
going resolution.
Councilman James Fl. Mason.
Supported by Councilman Kelly.
Yeas: Councilmsn Brohl, Burke,
-ielly. Mason. Rouse. Schultz.
Nays: None.
9Continuak on rage I'D
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22
Service Parade
Wroblewski On FurIough

WrObleWSki On FurIOugh
Visiting his parents IS Lieutenant
Henry Wroblewski, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Wroblewski, of 1877 Cherry
street. He is on a fifteen day fur
Tough from Camp Fannin, Texas
where he will return after his fur
Tough is over.
1t. WroblewSki has been in the
Army for the past A months, "a OF
which have been spent in the Pan
anna Canal Zone.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22

BY the way, has everyone heard
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22

don't seem to care. And yet I real
lie that I could very easily let my
self sit down and take it easy and
never think of war again, except in
an academic way.
I've had no bad incidents during
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22

be a funny time for a fellow to be
quitting the war. 1t is a funny time.
But I'm not leaving because of a
whim, or even especially because
I'm homeSick.
I'm leaving for one reason only
because I have just got to stop.
i've had It," as they say in the
army. have had all 1 can take for
a while.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22

MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED
Marriage licenses were issued by
the county clerk to the following:
Earl E. Dolly, 81. Detroit, Mario
H. Wirgau, 81, Trenton.
Dacy I. Sword, %, Wyandotte
Barbara Nugent, 81, Wyandotte.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22
PYLE WROTE HIS FINAL
ARTICLE FROM PARIS

ed. Note: Before beginning his
new series above, Ernie Pyle wrote
his farewell from Paris to the
doughboyS and sailors serving on
European front)
This is the last of these columns
from Europe. BY the time you read
this. the old man will be on his way
back to America. After that will
come long, long rest. And after
the rest-wen, you never can tell.
Undoubtedly this seems to you to
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22
HEARD THROUGH A
KEY HOLE

She: Is everything shut up for
the night?
He: That depends on you, dear,
everything else is!
CONGRATS TO YOUSE THREE:
We're talkin' about Marcia Nc
Candies, Bonnie Miller and Tom
Linn who celebrated their birthdays
together yesterday.
When Jean Bragenzer applied
for job at the hospital there was
question reading-What has been
your experience in the field of nu-
triton? To which Jean replied
I've been eating for years!
Attention to all you jivin' gates
Don't forget the second dance in a
series Of three sponsored by the
YMC.A., at the Masonic Temple.
To get in the joint viii cost 10 cents
and free eats, on the house fer
nothin'. will be furnished when ac-
companied by a bottle of pop. Oh
yes-the music will be thrown at
you by Nick Jabe and his orc-orce
-nutS-band. Time is from 9 to
1890.
BY the way, has everyone heard