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Evening star., 1945-09-19
Council Of Social Agencies
In Alexandra 10 Meet

The first fall meeting of the Alex
andria Council of Social Agencies
will be held at 8 pm. tomorrow in
the auditorium of the Virginia Elec-
trio & Power Co.
The Rev. Fred v. Poag, president
of the council, said the meeting is
for the purpose of introducing mem
bers to Wallace Hughes, recently ap-
pointed executive secretary of the
council and of the Community
Chest.
Hr. Hughes will speak on the work
of the group for the coming yeal
and will ask members to give theil
views on program plans for the
agency.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Salvage Collections Halted
BY Alexandra City Trucks

Alexandria city trucks will no
longer make individual pickups of
paper and tin for salvage after
October /, Charles H. Mason, salvage
chairman, said today.
Mr.. Mason said the trucks still
will take prepared tin cans from the
bins which are located throughout
the city. He said residents should
continue saving cans and depositing
them in the collection centers.
The decision to stop. individual
pickup was made because city
trucks are needed to make regular
trash and garbage collections, it was
said
Periodic paper salvage drives by
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
and collections by junk dealers takes
care of paper salvage, Mr.. Mason
said.
Charles Pullman, president of the
Jaycees, said the clubs next paper
salvage drive will be held October
13 and IA.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Inquest Scheduled Today
In Death Of Mrs. Barrows

An inquest is scheduled today into
the death of Mrs. Irma j. Barrows
10, of 2l46 North Taylor street
Arlington, Veterans Administration
employe for 28 years. She died in
Emergency Hospital Monday after
being struck by a truck in the 15OC
block Of I street NV.
The truck driver was listed by
police as Charles l.. Jackson, 80
colored, of the 100 block of Pierce
street NV.
An inquest also is scheduled today
into the death of Mrs. Margaret
Waters, 26, of the 500 block of
street NV. She died in Gallingel
Hospital September 9 following ar
accident on Fourteenth street NV.
near the Highway Bridge on Angus
IA. She was said by police to have
been passenger in an automobil,
driven by Clifton Franklin of Balti.
more, which overturned following 6
collision with a truck. Ofdcers sale
some sailors righted the car anc
that he then drove off. He was latel
arrested and forfeited SIS on
charge of failing to report an acci.
dent,
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Clay Due 10 Testify
Today on B. & 0. Plan
For Debt Adjustment
Bs the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Sept 19.-Cassius
M. Clay, who resigned three days ago
as solicitor of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, is expected to take the
stand here today on request of one
objector to the railroads $500, ,000, ,000
debt adjustment plan on which
hearings are now being heard before
special three-judge Federal Court
Mr.. Clay already has said he be-
lieved the adjustment plan 'un-
sound" He has been subpoenaed by
the court along with Jesse Jones
former Reconstruction Finance
Corp. head. Both subpoenaes were
obtained by Randolph Phillips, New
York financial consultant and chief
opponent of the plan, although Mr.
Phillips remarked that "Mr. Jones
won't be my witness"
Executives Indorse Plan.
The railroads counsel, Arthur
Dean, is also expected to take up
much of today's session with further
witnesses Yesterday the plan was
supported by financial experts and
executives of concerns holding large
blocks of Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
bonds.
In unfolding testimony favorine
its plan-believed to be the largest
of its kind in railroad history-the
railroad called on Willard F. Place
vice president of the New York Cen
| trail Railroad; John w. Stedman
vice president of the Prudential In.
surance Co. of New Jersey, w. C
Hagerty, vice president of the
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. OF
New York. and Arthur Knies. mem.
Der of a New York brokerage firm.
White to Resume Testimony.
Roy B. White, president of the B
& O., also took the stand just be-
fore court adjourned and will re-
sumo today
Mr.. Stedman, whose company
owns 100000, and Mr.. Hagerty
whose firm holds $28, ,000, 900 in B. &
o. bonds, both told the court they
viewed the adjustment plan SOUND
and financially advisable.
Mr.. Knies, similarly indorsing the
plan, agreed on opposition question
ing that Il could see where some
particular classes of security hold
ers would wish to modify the plan
with view to their own benefit"
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Nearby Car Owners 10 Pay
License Fees 10 State

Car owners in Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties no longer will
pay their automobile taxes to their
respective county treasurer, but will
send them to the State commits
sioner of motor vehicles when ap-
plying for tags.
This is provided in Statewide
bill passed at the last session of
the Legislature, according to R. Err
nest Smith, Prince Georges County
treasurer.
Mr.. Smith explained that the
amount of taxes due will be stamped
on the application for automobile
tags when it is received by a mo-
toriSt,
Evening star., 1945-09-19
lsiNRstoniinq
&RemiindeyGa

Meats, Fats, Etc. - Stamps W.
through "a good through Sep
tember 80. Stamps Al through
Ell good through October 81.
Stamps FL through XII good
through November 30. Stamps
LII 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 l.
Shoes-Airplane Stamps /, 2, 3 and
1 in Book No. 8 good indefinitely
for one pair of shoes each.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Storm Drainage
ProjectsSought
In Montgomery
Seven Proposals
Are Presented to
Sanitary Boord

The Montgomery County COM
missioners yesterday submitted to
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission seven storm water
drainage projects in the western
suburban district and recommended
that they be given immediate at
tention.
At the same time, the board
formally approved tentative
agreement drawn up last month be-
tween the county and the Sanitary
Commission calling for the installa-
ton of storm sewers in the county.
The program, to be financed by a
81 ,000,0 bond issue to be sold by
the commission, was authorized at
the last session of the Legislature,
and provides for the expenditure of
approximately $5O0,000 in Mont
gomery and a similar sum in Prince
Georges County.
All In Bethesda Area.
The seven proposed projects were
prepared by County Engineer Ster-
ling Maddox and are to be under
taken in Westboro, Glenbrook Viii
lage, Meadowbrook Village, George
S. Bradley subdivision. Edgemoor,
Sonoma and Bradley Hills. All are
in the Bethesda area.
Other lists of proposed projects
will be submitted to the commits
sion as soon as the county engi-
neer's office completes surveys.
A proposal by Willard F.. Day,
county supervisor, for establishment
Of centralized repair and storage
depot for county automotive equip
;nent on the county farm near
Rockville was taken under advise
ment by the commissioners.
Mr.. Days plan calls for a staff of
approximately 10 skilled mechanics,
carpenters and laborers, who would
repair ard service all county equip
ment. At present, repairs are car
ried on at various stations through
out the county.
Authorized by Legislature.
The commissioners were author
lied to set up such depot under
bill passed at the 1899 session of
the Legislature. A six-acre tract was
purchased for the purpose in Wash
ington Grove, but was never devel-
oped.
Mr.. Day said the county farm
site is preferable to that in Wash
ington Grove because of its proxim-
ity to Rockville.
Alvie A. Moxley, county inspector
of weights and measures, reported
he had inspected 593 pumps and 1872
scales during the six months end
ing September Is.
OF the pumps examined SAT were
found correct, % over and 18 short,
while 762 of the scales were cor
rect, - over and eight short.
In response to suggestion by
Police Chief H. Leslie Carlin the
board reinstated Joseph C. Hawkins
and John o. Duvall as members of
the county police force. Both had
been in the armed forces.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Gen. Hodges, 1stArmy
Commander, Returns
Here From Manila

Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, com.
mander of the 1st Army, who hao
established his headquarters AZ
miles south of Manila at the time
the japanese surrendered, returned
to Washington by plane late yes.
terday.
Gen Hodges 1st Army had fought
from the Normandy beaches into
Germany and was being redeployeo
for service against Japan when the
war ended. Gen. Hodges and his
staff had gone to the Pacific ir
advance of his force and established
headquarters. He said at the Ma
tional Airport on his arrival he had
gotten as far as Yokohoma and
had witnessed the surrender on the
Missouri
He said his new assignment has
not been announced.
Staff Officers Return.
Returning with him were Maj.
Gen. William B. Kean, chief of staff
Brig. Gen. George A. Miller, 1928
Window place NV, in charge of
personnel; Col J. L. Throckmorton
assistant to the staff officer in
charge of operations; Maj. William
Sylvan, aide to Gen. Hodges, and
Capt. William Smith, aide to Gen
Kean.
Gen. Hodges was met by Maj. Gen
Clarence r. Huebner, now in charge
of operations for the ground forces
but formerly commander of the 5tf
Corps of the 1st Army.
|. Also arriving at the airport lat,
yesterday were Is survivors of tn,
cruiser Houston and one man cap
tured on Corregidor, whose storie
added to the indictments. of tn,
japanese on the score of brutality.
Tell of Starvation.
The men who survived the sinking
of the Houston off Java February
%, 1912. told of the starvation
rations the japanese supplied, thu
beatings to which they were sub.
jected and of being forced to worl
as virtual slave labor. They hac
been imprisoned successfully in Java
Burma, Malaga and Siam. They
were liberated finally from a camp
near Bangkok.
The one man of the party who
was not aboard the Houston wher
it was sunk was Chief Yeoman Ar.
mold w. Momberg, who was cap
tured on Corregidor. There he hac
served as chief yeoman to Capt
Kenneth Hoeffel. Green Bay. Wis.
the naval commandant of the
island Both Capt. Hoeffel ane
Chief Momberg. who enlisted al
Charles City,. Iowa, were liberated
from a camp near Mukden. Man,
churia. Capt. Hoeffel is expected
to return shortly.
None of the Houston survivor.
was from the Washington area
They were taken to the Naval Re.
ceiving Station in Anacostia.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
kindergarten Meeting
Called in HyuttsvilIe

The Hyattsville MD Kindergar-
ten Association will meet at $3.50
pm. Monday in the Masonic Hall,
4207 Gallatin street, Hyattsville, for
enrolment in the 1856 school
year.
Since there is no available school
room, the kindergarten will have to
rent room. ALI mothers of 5-year-
olds, interested in the program, are
asked to attend the meeting.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
z Boys on Bicycle
Sought After $3.50
SofeRobberyHere

A novel getaway vehicle, a green
bicycle, today was being sought by
police who said it was used by two
colored boys who stole $3.50 from a
safe in filling station during day.
light hours yesterday.
One of the boys pedaled the bi-
cycle away while the other rode
the handlebars, according to Hor-
ace Pach, proprietor of the South
west Service Station, Fourth and F
streets S.W., who told police he
observed the getaway with some
employees working outside.
Mr.. Pacla did not know the Office
had been robbed until he entered
q few minutes later and found some
change on the floor, police said. He
told them q cash box was looted oi
change and the unlocked safe rified
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Fairfax Is Enforcing
School Bus Law

Capt. Carl R. Mcintosh, Fairfax
County police chief, announced to-
day that police have begun a drive
to enforce the State law against
passing school buses while they are
loading or unloading pupils.
Capt. Mcintosh said all vehicles
either passing or overtaking parked
school buses are required to stop
until the bus starts. The law also
applies to dual highways.
A special detail of police has ar
rested number of motorists since
schools opened. The law provides
that an automatic charge of reck-
less driving be placed against viola
tors, and any one convicted of a Sec
ond offense of reckless driving, auto
matically loses his drivers license
Capt. Mcintosh also said that the
15-mile per hour speed limit through
school zones during school hours
will be enforced, especially on route
No. l. where four county schools are
located.
Because Of enforcement of the
law since it became effective, only
two school children have been in
iured in Fairfax County during the
last two years, Capt. Mcintosh said
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Search Is Pushed
For Missing Youth, IS

Prince Georges County and WASH
ington authorities are continuing
their search today for Michael
Keller, 15-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Keller, 1901 Fortieth
place, Hyattsville, Md, who disap-
peared Saturday night from the
Hyattsville Theater.
Mr.. Keller said the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation had beer
asked, but could not act in the
search, unless there was evidence
the youth had been kidnapped OF
taken across a State line.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Prince Georges Boord
To Discuss New Projects

Proposed improvements under the
Prince Georges County Metropoli-
tan Area $1,000, 900 bond issue will
be considered by the Advisory Board
named to recommend projects at
7:30 pm. tomorrow in the County
Service Building. Hyattsville.
The bond issue was authorized by
the last Legislature. Projects must
be approved by the county commits
sioners.
Representatives of towns and or.
carnations have been invited to
submit their ideas as to highway
improvements, playground sites.
,landscaping and highway and street
lighting.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Virginia Institutions Ask
Increased Operating Funds
s. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 19-Sub-
stantial increases in their proposed
budget for the 1946-48 biennium
over the 1944-46 appropriations were
asked yesterday by State institutions
visited by Gov. Darden and Budget
Director j. H. Bradford.
The Virginia State College for
Negroes requested s771 ,030 for oper-
ating expenses in contrast to $458,-
$50 during the last biennium, and
increased its capital outlay program
from 1922 300 to s2,064,100.
Central State Hospital requested
$599 ,805 more for operations during
the next biennium than the 81 y905,-
065 appropriated in 1944-46.
The Petersburg State Colony for
Negro Feeble Minded put in a.
budget request for s287 500, repre-! !
senting approximately $31 900 more
each year than the 1945-46 budget.
Evening star., 1945-09-19

Tentative plans call for parade
starting at $3.50 pm. at the inter-
section Of Old Georgetown road and
Wisconsin Avenue. In addition to
the Marine Corps marching unit,
there will be American Legion dele
cations, Maryland State Guard, Boy
and Girl Scouts and contingent
formed by war veterans.
The parade will march to the
service honor role, where Maj.
Devereux will be presented with a
gold watch inscribed, Presented to
1t. Col. j. p. S. Devereux by his
fellow citizens" The American
Legion will give him an elaborately
inscribed certificate Of life men,
bership.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Prince Georges.
Board Approves
zoning Pleas
Commissioners Deny
Third Petition for
Commercial Listing.

The Prince Georges County COM
missioners yesterday approved two
petitions to rezone residential prop
erty for commercial and apartment
house use, denied one requesting re-
classification of residential property
to commercial and deferred action
on petition to rezone residential
land to industrial.
Approval was given request by
Sidney Lust, owner, for the recon-
ing from residential A to CONNER
cial D of lots 8-12 and 1925, block
I, College Park, on which Mr.. Lust
proposes to build motion-picture
theater, and by Anthony Carozza,
owner, for the reclassification from
residential A to c of lots LII ana
lot %, George j. Bradbury subdivi-
sion, No. /, Capitol Heights.
Green Petition Denied.
A petition by Walter L. Green,
owner, for the rezoning from resi-
dental A to commercial D of lot
IL, block 5, West Riverdale, was de-
MED
ltcSlOcIltS VI llic ok OPPOoCO tiiu
request, contending it would con-
stitute spot zoning since adjacent
property is virtually all residential.
Action was deferred on petition
by B. o. Lowndes Wells and Arthur
Carr, trustees of the estate Of the
late William P. Magruder, for the
rezoning from residential A to in
dustrial E of approximately II acres
Of the Magruder tract fronting
along the Pennsylvania Railroad
freight line near Cheverly.
Will Continue Hearing.
The commissioners said they
would continue the hearing until
they learned what industrial build
ings are proposed to be erected on
the tract.
Opposition was voiced by resi-
dents of Cheverly and North Engle-
wood on the ground that "blan-
ket" rezoning would permit any in
dustrial establishment to build on
the property.
County Engineer Arthur w. Tay-
man was authorized to prepare
plans and specifications for street
improvements in Wildercroft.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Plans for Devereux Welcome
Approved by Marine Corps

Approval was granted last night
by officers of the Marine Corps to
Bethesda Chevy Chase's plan for
a home coming celebration honor
ing Maj. James P. S. Devereux.
The Marine Corps will furnish a
band and unit of 400 Marines for
the parade.
While definite arrangements for
the celebration depend on the time
of Maj. Devereux's arrival, the
Bethesda-C Chevy Chase Committee
headed by John c. Batham, COM
mander of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase American Legion Post. has
been assured by Mari1o Corps
of1icials that 70 hours notice will
be given.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Western Union Dispute
To Be Settled by WLB
By the Associated Press.

by lHe hSSOcldteQ fTeSS.
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
and an AFL union board represent
ing more than $4,000 of the COM
pany's employees agreed yesterday to
submit 13 disputed issues to the
War Labor Board and abide by its
decisions.
This is the third case to be ham
died by the WLB since the Japanese
surrender in which the employer
and union have agreed in advance
to accept the boards findings.
Two of the issues, wages and sem
iorty, in the Western Union-AFL
case and the question of retroactive
ity will be heard by a division of the
WLB October 8. Other issues re-
manning unsettled will be heard
later by national panel to report
to the board.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Handwriting Expert
Finds Similarity in
|Virqinia Ballot Marks
Ey the Associated Press.

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 19.-Exam-
ination of ballots cast in the Wise
County Democratic primary brought
testimony from H. E. Cassidy, Rich
mond handwriting expert, yesterday
that at least one precinct-Imboden
showed marked similarity" in the
manner in which its ballots were
marked.
Taking St. Paul precinct-where
L. Preston Collins, who is contesting
the nomination of Charles r. Fen
wick for Lieutenant Governor. said
he had no suspicion of "trouble"-as
a basis on which to judge other pre-
cints, Mr.. Cassidy went through bal
lots of three other precincts at the
hearing in the Office of Richmond
Circuit Court Judge Julien Gum
which was adjourned so that ballots
might be returned to Wise County
where further dispositions will be
taken today.
OF ST. Paul he noted that Is bal
lots had been voted for Leonard
Muse, third man in the race. 7 for
Mr.. Collins and 18 for Mr.. Fenwick
Sees Possible Drinking.
at is perfectly plain" Mr.. Cassidy
said. that many old folks and some
of the boys doing possibly little
drinking" had checked or Unmarked
the ballots"
OF Round Top and South Wise, he
said there was quite a variety in
the way ballots we're marked and
mot enough similarity for me to
come out and say it was not reg
ular."
There was in 1mboden precinct
however" Mr.. Cassidy declared
The ballots, he said, certainly dc
not look like they were marked by
coal miners and farmers"
In st. Paul precinct, he said, 'all
ballots have folds, indicating fold
ing before being put in ballot boxes
There was no indication of Imboden
ballots having been folded" he con-
tinued.
Using a microscope and magnify
ing glasses in scrutiniZing seven OF
the 100 official ballots voted in
Round Top, Mr.. Cassidy said the
seven, all marked with Ks and in
ink, indicated they had been cast
by different people.
Asks More Time.
After completing his examina-
ton before Judge Gum and attor.
neys for Mr.. Collins and Mr. Fen
wick, Mr.. Cassidy told the judge he
would like to be allowed to examine
the ballots again later. when he
had more time and a good north
light" for signs of ghost writing.
Questioned by Stuart G. Chris
tian, attorney for Mr.. Collins, he
explained this as indentation, which
is made when a number of papers
tare piled up and the mark from the
top one shows through on others.
At Farmville, the special grand
jury investigating alleged election
Irregularities in Prince Edward
County found an utter and com.
plete absence of fraud" according
to a report submitted to Circuit
Judge Joel Flood last night.
Charges of irregularities by Mr.
Fenwick were brought in counter
action to allegations made by Mr.
Collins.
The report of the grand jury said
"The two representatives of Mr.
Fenwick (John S. McCauley, Ar
lington, and Oscar Doyle, Arlington)
said that there was no evidence
whatsoever of any fraudulent prac-
tices. A letter by Mr.. Fenwick him.
self disclaimed any allegation o1
fraud.
The jury recommended to the
court that. the registration books bt
revised, and brought up to date. anc
indicated that the condition of tht
books was responsible for the q
errors cited.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Court Asks Jail Facilities
Until New One Is Built
Special Dispatch to The Star.
"

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. 1e.-
Judge Burr P. Harrison of the Cor
poration and Circuit Courts here, to-
day moved to obtain housing facili-
ties for prisoners during the build
ing of new city-county jail here.
He said local governing bodies can
begin construction by January !
without difficulty. and that the
present building will be closed the
first of the year.
Meanwhile, the court is asking
the State Department of Cerrec-
ton to designate suitable Jail OF
iai]s for reception of Winchester ano
Frederick County prisoners. The
present building has been in uss
since the Civil War.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Alexandria CAP Unit
Will Resume Glasses

Alexandria flight of Capital
Squadron No. 1874, Civil Air Patrol,
will resume classes at 7:30 pm. to-
morrow at George Washington High
School.
Boys and girls, Is to Is years old,
interested In becoming new men,
bers may apply at that, time at the
school.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Hollands Food Problems
To Be Discussed on Rodio

A round-table discussion of Hol-
lands wartime food problems anll
postwar horticultural plans will bel
broadcast at 1880 am. tomorrow
over Station VOL.
S. L. Louwes, Netherlands director
general for food and supply, and DR..
L. A. H. Peters, agricultural attache
to the Netherlands Embassy, will
join Mrs. Raymond j. Crowley, pub
licity chairman, and Lee Lloyd, gen.
eral chairman of the flower and
harvest show to be held in the Sill
yer Spring Armory September 29
and 80, in the discussion.
Evening star., 1945-09-19

tral instruments an opportunity for
ensemble experience, will meet at
the George Washington High School
from Ais to 5 pm. on Mondays
and Thursdays.
Announcements will be made in
the elementary schools this week
and interested children are urged
to register with their principal or
music teacher. Tentative plans in
clude several appearances with the
high school orchestra as we'll as
performances in the elementary
schools.
Evening star., 1945-09-19
Montgomery Draft Board
Chairman Resigns

The resignation of Chairman
Francis w. Hill, jr., was announced
today by Montgomery County Draft
Board No. g. comprising the Bethes-
da. Chevy Chase and Potomac areas.
Mr.. Hill has been succeeded by
r. Granville Curry and will con-
tinue as a member OF the board
Frederic P. Lee has been elected
secretary.
Both Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Lee have
served on the board since Septem-
Der, 1910. Mr.. Curry has been q
member since July, 1941.