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Evening star., 1945-04-11
DR.. Sims Again Heads
tuberculosis Group

DR.. John Sims was reelected
president Of the Alexandria Tuber-
culosis Association for q fourth term
at a meeting last night at Carter
Hall. Other oficers include: Mrs.
William e. Warne, first vice presi-
dent; Miss Utha Gray Smith. second
vice president; Jones Cox. treasurer,
and Mrs. Thomas C. Graham,
executive secretary.
Edward F'unkhouser, executive
secretary Of the Washington Tuber-
culosis Association, spoke on the
general association program.
At the meeting. designated as a
testimonial to Robert Reese who
retired as treasurer after serving
since 1884, a budget Of $13,317 for
the coming fiscal year was adopted.
During the recent Christmas seal
sale, $l6,500 was raised, exceeding
the associations quota by $1,000.
Mrs. Graham's annual report
showed that 418 patients were seen
during the year at the regular
clinics and that 20 active cases were
discovered.
The report Of the colored board
was presented by Mrs. Helen Day
who reported seal sales of 1925 and
a program of health rallies for
colored people.
The following members were
elected to the board:
Dr.. Sims, Mr.. Cox. Eppa Kane, Fred.
srick L.. Flynn, T. c. Graham, Mrs
Mrs. w. D. Brock. Joseph Newell, Andrew
": Clarke, MIS-. Stephen Field. Charles
Lstane, Miss Marssret NoWeii, Nj. Reese
Miss Smith, Mrs. Warne, Dr. Theodore
Shrop, Mrs. H. H. Vaughan, irving Diener,
Mrs. D; P. Gulley. David squires. Dr.
Evening star., 1945-04-11
Montgomery Names
Six New Teachers

Appointment Of six new high and
elementary school teachers to All
existing vacancies was approved
yesterday by the Montgomery
County Board Of Education.
High school teachers named are
Mrs. Gladys L. Brewer, Montgomery
Hills; Martin Stone, Leland. anG
Lloyd Hribar, Silver Spring Inter.
mediate.
Those appointed to elementary
schools are Mrs. Beatrice M. Gray
Chevy Chase; Mrs. Amy Eby, Be.
thesda, and Mrs. Doris A. Rumley
Somerset.
Edgar B. Young was appointed &
trustee Of the Chevy Chase Ele.
mentary School. The board alss
ratified the sale Of the abandoned
school property at Redland tt
Arthur c. Bready, Washington, fol
$2,850 and the abandoned property
at Travilah to Morris Gurevich
Travilah, for $500. Both prop.
critics were sold at auction Saturday
Commencement exercises for Sc.
nior high schools will be held a!
follows:
Poolesville and Sherwood, Jun,
II; Gaithersburg, Montgomer,
Blair, Damascus and Bethesda
Chevy Chase, June IL, and Richare
Montgomery and Lincoln Colored
June 13.
Evening star., 1945-04-11
Potato Developed in Maryland
OutyieIds Others, Gives 2 Crops

The development OF q new early
white variety Of potato that out
yields other varieties commonly
grown in Maryland and makes pos
sible the growing Of two crops each
season without the use Of stored
seed was announced today b. the
Agricultural Extension Station at
the University Of Maryland.
So recent is the new potato, de-
veloped after many years of inten-
sive research, that 1t has not yet
been named, and no seed will be
available to growers before next sea-
son, it was said. The experiments
leading to its development were
conducted by DR.. r. A. Jehle, State
plant pathologist, In cooperation
with DR.. F. j. Stevenson, senior ge-
neticist Of the Agriculture Depart
ment.
The most remarkable character
istics Of this potato, round, white
variety with purple eyes, is the fact
that spring-grown seeds, harvested
in July, can be treated with chem
ical to break their dormancy and
Evening star., 1945-04-11
= Navy Powder Plant Workers
Roll Off EnviubIe Records

Miss r. N. Brawner and Joseph
Smell, each Of whom has been on
the job for 26 years. Miss Brawnel
supervises the thousands Of con-
tracts and orders for everything
from steam shovels to paper clips
Mr.. Spell is In charge Of outside
storage. .-.,...
Mrs. Emma J. McWilHams, with
IS years at the station. She super
vises the volume Of shipping docu-
ments that 60 out from the factory
w. II. Haley, with n years Of serv-
ice, in charge Of stock records for
the plant, and responsible for seeing
that quantities of all materials are
always on hand.
Miss Laura Yates, with 10 years
at the plant. supervises inventory
work, the sale Of al material. and
maintains records essential to steady
operation.
Evening star., 1945-04-11
South Carolina Boy Wins
Leqion 0ratoricaI Contest
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE, N. c.. April H.
James Gowan, Greenville, S. c., yes.
terday won a three-State regional
competition in the American Legion.
eighth annual high school oratorica
contest.
The judges named him winner
over Phillis Lawler Of George Wash.
ington High School, Alexandria
representing Virginia, and Bruce
Pate of Sweet Swamp High School
near La Grange, the North Carolina
champion.
Gowan will represent the region
in the national semifnals at In
dianapoliS.
Evening star., 1945-04-11
II Tidewoter Packers
Named in OPA Suits

NORFOLK, Va, April II R.-
Damage suits were field by the OPA
in Federal Court here yesterday
against IL wholesale meat packers
of Tidewater Virginia, asking a
total Of $185, 1864.
The defendants and the amounts
of triple damages sought against
each are: Smithfield Packing Co.,
Inc, of Smithfield and Suffolk,
$77,049.57; p. d. Pruden and L. H.
Babb, operating as Pruden g. Babb,
Suffolk, $9,947eS; Joel E. Harrell,
jr, and r. Wesley Harrell, operating
in Nansemond County as Joel E.
Harrel g. Son, $lo,577.2s; E. p.
O'Berry, Suffolk, $1,665.03; Thomas
M. Pulley, Frank p. Pulley and D.
E. Pulley, operating as the 1vor Ham
Co., near Ivor in Isle of Wight
County, $3,378.75; v. w. Joyner &
Co., Inc, Smithfleld, $41, ,7020l; H
P. Beale and B. H. Beale, operating
as H. P. Beale g. Son, Southampton
$2,499 06; Gibson Pierce, Suffolk,
$355.71; H. J. Brown, Smithfield
81 ,090.32; P. D. Gwaltney, Jr., & Co.
Snithfield, $36,021.09, and J. S
Owen, Carrollton, in Isle Of Wight
County, $1,149.87.
Evening star., 1945-04-11

planted Immediately to produce q
late fall crop, 1t was reported.
In tests conducted in Worcester
County during the last three years
scientists said, q slightly higher
yield was produced from seed har-
vested in July and planted imme-
diately than from Dakota Red seed
which had been produced the pre-
vious season and kept In cold stor-
age during the summer.
A three-year yield test on q COM
mercial production basis showed the
new Seeding produced an average
of ITO bushels per acre, as compared
to 1874 bushels per acre for Irish
Cobbler on the spring planting, and
128 bushels per acre, compared to
l24 bushels per acre for Dakota Red
on the late planting. Also, 1t was
said, the new potato has outpro-
duced the Irish Cobbler in three
year tests in Howard and Garrett
Counties.
Experiment Station ofncials said
considerable acreage is being planted
this year to multiply seed stock. SO
that a quantity Of seed will be avail
able next year.
Evening star., 1945-04-11
Judge Bentley to Speak
In ArIinqton Tonight

Judge Fay Bentley of Juvenile
Court will discuss aspects of various
Juvenile Court cases at a meeting
of the Laymans' League of st.
Georges Episcopal Church, Airing
ton, at 8 O'Clock tonight.
Afterward Col. John A. Patrick
will preside at an open forum
on the responsibility of parents,
churches and schools in dealing
with juvenile delinquency.
Among those scheduled to appear
on the forum are Judge Hugh Reid
of the county Juvenile Court, Ira O.
Beatty, county probation ofiicer;
School Supt. Fletcher Kemp, Claude
L. Richmond, Washington-Lee High
School principal, and members OF
the County School and Welfare
Boards.
Evening star., 1945-04-11
Baltimore Meat Firm
Officials Accused
OF Wide 0verpricing
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, April 11.-Federal
Judge william C. Coleman issued
bench warrants yesterday for a Bal
timore meat wholesaler ard his
manager, charged in 243-count
Federal indictment with conspiring
to violate meat, poultry and butter
price ceilings in New York, Ealti-
more and other cities.
The dealer, Jacob Spevak, trading
as j. Spevak & Co., and George
Lerian, the manager, were indicted
on 242 counts involving specific
price violations totaling $5,173 from
March through December, 1914. The
final count charged conspiracy and
set forth IA overt acts.
The conspiracy charge, in which
five of Spevak's employees were
named but not indicted, said that
Spevak and Lerian sold wholesale
pork and beef cuts, butter and tur-
keys at over-ceiling prices.
Seven Baltimore retailers were
listed in the 242 counts and five
other retailers were mentioned in
the CONSPIRACY count,
Evening star., 1945-04-11
300 DountIess West Virginions
Hold Annual Ramp Banquet

Charleston, as POSTMASTER, sound
ed the keynote Of the traditional
mountain gathering when he re-
ported: .
"They told me on the way up here
that one must never mix spirits with
ramps. The ramps, they said, are
enough, and I agree, since my ex-
perience with the unfortunates of
this world convinced me they could
never Withstand such as this"
Supreme Court Judge H. n. Rose
of Charleston, principal speaker,
said:
"Once long ago I ate of this po-
tent weed. My wife objected, but I
persisted. 1t was what needed to
make me the man / am. Since
then I have been a better human
being and have never voted any
thing but . straight ticket"
Evening star., 1945-04-11
lHMbMy Singer
Under
lOId Blue Law
Ey the Associated Press.

Gy tIlc AoSOCl1tcu 1ISSos
ELLICOTT CITY, Nd, April IL
Ventriloquis,n and "hillbilly" sing
ing, when done for pay ON Sundays.
constitute Sabbath breaking" In
Howard County under terms Of law
enacted in 1723.
A Colonial law, later re-enacted
by the Maryland General Assembly
when the province achieved State
hood, was upheld yesterday by q
Howard County jury in a case in
volving John A. (Happy Johnny
Zufall, the hinbilly performer:
George L. Horn, the ventriloquist,
and William ]. Brendel, operator Of
Brendel's Manor Park, where they
all held forth on Easter Sunday.
Mr.. Zufau and Mr.. Horn were
fined S. and costs by Judge James
Clark. for performing while Mr..
zufall and Mr.. Brepdel were fined
IS and costs for employing Mr.. HON..
Evening star., 1945-04-11
MiIitio in Arlington
Plans Special Drills

The Arlington County Company
of the Virginia Reserve Militia and
the county State Guard company
will hold special drills on the
grounds Of Thomas jefferson Junior
High School at 2:30 pm, April %,
in compliance with Gov. Darden s
order for State wide mobilization
Of the militia.
County officials and officers and
members Of civic and veterans Or
ganizations have been invited to at
tend. The reserve militia company
Is commanded by Capt. 8. P. VAN
derslice and the State Guard COM
pany is under the command of Capt.
H, A. williams.
Evening star., 1945-04-11
Pants Made in Foirfox
Distributed at Los Bonos

f. The Fairfax County Red Cross
Chapter has been notified by Red
Cross civilian war aid workers in
the Philippines that pants produced
by the chapter were distributed to
American and Allied nationals who
were liberated in the spectacular
air-borne attack which took Los
Banos prison camp.
In letter to Mrs. Lomax Tayloe,
chapter production chairman. c.
Leo Wilhelm, civilian war aid di-
rector in the Philippines, said few
Of the men released had received
any new clothing for more than
three years, and added that when
they were evacuated most of their
possessions had to be left behind.
Evening star., 1945-04-11
Rabies-ControI
Plan Ordered
In Montgomery
Commissioners
Name Committee
To Set Up Program

Establishment of a rabies control
program in Montgomery County, to
include the quarantine and vacci-
nation of all dogs, was approved by
the county commissioners yesterday
at their meeting in Rockville.
James D. King, president Of the
County Farm Bureau, was appointed
chairman Of committee to formu-
late details Of the plan. Other men,
bers are County Commissioner Will
liam H. Prescott, Joseph A. Cantrel,
attorney to the board; DR.. v. L.
Ellicott, county health oficer; DR..
A. L. Brueckner, acting director OF
the State Livestock Sanitary Serv-
ice; Col. Stanford Chester, president
Of the County Animal Rescue
League, and Maj. Phil D. Poston,
a member Of the league.
The program is expected to be
similar to that In effect in the county
last year, under which dog owners
were given an opportunity to have
their pets vaccinated against rabies
free of charge at vaccination sta
tions set up throughout the county
Lacy Shaw, president of the board
said the quarantine probably will
be lifted on completion OF the vacci-
nation program.
Mrs. Mary Hagner, Bethesda, was
appointed deputy clerk in the com.
missioners' ONCE in the Bethesda
County Building at salary Of $2,-
TOO year. She succeeds William A
Volkman, jr.. resigned.
Mrs. Bessie Broome, Darnestown
was named a special clerk in the
ONCE of the county treasurer to sue
coed Mrs. Leigh c. Allnutt, Rock
Vile, resigned. Mrs. Broome will
receive 500 month.
The designations OF Alvin J
(Jake) Powell and Robert T. Can't
well as emergency and regular po-
licemen, respectively. were received
Mr.. Powell resigned to rejoin the
Washington Nationals.
A public hearing was scheduled
for 2::30 pm. May 81 in the Liquor
Control Building, Silver Spring, on
a petition by Charles c. Glover, jr.
for the Redistribution from residen-
tfal A to commercial D of property
on the northeast corner Of Grubb
road and East-West highway.
Another hearing was set for pm
in the Liquor Control Building on
a petition by Joseph B. Simpson, jr
and Vivian Simpson for the re-
zoning from residential A to COM
mercial D of lot l, block o, Hasley' s
Addition to Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1945-04-11
Drive on Stray Dogs
IN Prince Georges
Appears Probable

A campaign 10 PICK up stray dogS
may be launched soon in Prince
Georges County.
This was indicated by the County
Commissioners at their meeting yes
terday in Upper Marlboro after DR..
John M. Byers, county health Off
Ger, declared that many residents
who failed to have their dogs vac
cinated against rabies last year are
permitting them to run at large in
violation of the dog quarantine.
He told the board that a rabid
dog bit several other animals be-
fore being captured by police Mon
day in East Riverdale and that an
other diseased dog bit two children
in Mount Rainier last week before
being shot.
Urges Collection Service.
Establishment of a stray dog COL
lection service also was advocated
by Mrs. Ralph Shelter and DR.. Jesse
Sprowles, president and secretary,
respectively, of the County Animal
Rescue League. Mrs. Shelter also re-
4OCStC0 t11O SOAAA1uoo1Ol1C4S W 1A4dA4s
tain a dog pound in the county.
The commissioners said they
would launch stray dog drive "as
soon as conditions warrant it." They
also instructed Mrs. Shelter to OBJ
tain more data on the cost of MAIN
tanning dog pound.
A delegation from Morningside
told the commissioners that the re-
cent resurfacing of the streets in
the development, completed last
year at cost of $23, 900, was unsat-
isfactory and that many of the roads
already were breaking up"
viii Attempt Repairs.
The board said it would attempt
to have the roads repaired at as lit
tie additional cost as possible to the
residents. The commissioners still
hold an unpaid balance Of approx
mately $1,000 for the work, which
was done by the McDermott Con-
tracing Corp, Washington.
Action on petition by Mrs. Geor-
gia Swan, owner, for the reclassifi-
cation from commercial D to indus
trial E of lots ! and 2, Hyattsville
Building Co. subdivision, Hyatts-
vile, was deferred for two weeks,
pending q ruling by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Evening star., 1945-04-11

Eighteen men at the Forest Glen
annex of Walter Reed Hospital
spent vigorous afternoon yester-
day dispeliing the old-fashioned no.
ton that a man ought to have two
good legs and arms to play ball.
Practically every man on the field
was minus at least one leg or one
arm. A team of enlisted men was
playing nine officers, and the officers
took a beating. The final score was
IL to for four innings. The game
was scheduled to run only three
innings. but these boys who hadn't
had a ball in their hands for some
time couldn't stop so soon once they
got the feel Of one again.
They played softball, and 1t
looked like any baseball game you're
likely to run across on sandlot
The only concession they made in
setting up rules was that three men
had to handle the ball before man
could be thrown out on base If he
had less than two good legs.
Ball Handled Swiftly.
The officers brought in couple OF
ringers-men who still had all Of
their own limbs. Even so. they never
had a chance against the enlisted
men. You could see that in the first
inning when the enlisted men made
a double play to retire the side. And
when you remember that the ball
had to pass through three men for
each out, that meant some pretty
swift handling.
Pvt. Wally Pierowicz Of Buffalo
who was catching for the enlisted
men, had to drag up a chair, but
you scarcely noticed that. A good
catcher ought to be able to sit quiet
ly behind the plate in every kind OF
ball game, and Wally is a good
catcher. He almost never dropped
the ball, and his pegs to second
were as fast and true as If he never
did anything but play ball.
Wally, as a matter of fact, used to
play professionally. He was catch
ing for Leesburg in the Florida
State League when the war broke
out. He got mixed I'D in the fight at
Evening star., 1945-04-11
College Park Merger
Meetinq Set for Friday

A meeting of representatives oi
five areas which have been proposed
for incorporation into the town o1
College Park will be held at 8 pm
Friday in the University of Mary
land Administration auditorium.
A referendum on the proposal will
be held June 4. Voting registration
closes May Is.
The areas proposed for inclusion
into College Park are Calvert Hills
Lakeland, Berwyn, Branchville anC
College Park (unincorporated area)
Evening star., 1945-04-11
BY the Associated Press.

SPENCER, w. Va, April H.
Some quailed, a few WINGED, but the
majority of the strong walked up
and showed themselves to be in
vipcible last night, even before the
worlds most potent vegetable.
The Central West Virginia Ramp
Association, performing its annual
obeisance to its own king Of the
onion family, brought out 800 of the
faithful to prove there is nothing
that can daunt them.
The veterans were aware that a
ramp whit" meant that a meal Of
sow belly with the widest Of wild
onions Is q feast that only the lus-
test mountaineers can enjoy.
The Rev. II. Glare Hoffman, pas
tor Of Christ Methoz Ast Church Ia
Evening star., 1945-04-11
Orphans Court Moves
Into Lurqer Quarters

The Montgomery County Orphans
Court has been moved from quarters
on the second floor Of the Rock.
vile Courthouse to the large hear.
ing room on the first floor. The
change was made to provide addi.
tional filing space for the office o1
the register of wills.
The court will meet in its new
ONCE Tuesday and Wednesday o1
each week and the third Thurs.
day of each month. The clerical
workers and court records will re.
main in the old office.
Evening star., 1945-04-11
District 0PA
Has 0n|yFour
Investigators
Black Markets Exist,
Berueffy, Enforcement,
Attorney, Admits

The District Once of Price Ad
ministration has only four inves
tigators available to check mea
rationing and price violations here
Enforcement Attorney Carl w
Berueffy disclosed today as he ad.
mitted that charges of black market
operations in meat and poultry
made yesterday by Senator Wherry
Republican, of Nebraska are true
Congress calls the tune, and il
doesn't provide the funds for in.
vestigators. It's the best we car
do" Mr.. Berueffy declared. He sale
he agreed that "the Senator ha.
information that jibes with ours
and We are working hard" in stamp.
ing out black market dealings ir
meat.
Senator Wherry informed the
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Investigating Food Shortage thai
a private investigation he made
showed that he could buy all the
poultry he wanted for IS cents 8
pound, that black market meat
was being offered at IS cents 6
pound and that he could buy all
the red points he desired for 81
a thousand.
Unable to Plug Leaks.
Heretofore the number Of investi-
gators assigned to the local OPA
has been a closely guarded secret
Mr.. Berueffy pointed out that eight
investigators in the food enforce
ment division must check on meat,
poultry, restaurants, dry groceries,
produce, fish, liquor and tobacco.
OF the eight, he is able to assign
only four to meat Investigations.
"The dixie is breaking all around
us and we just don't have the man
power to plug up the leaks Mr..
Berueffy declared.
The local agency has only two
other attorneys beside himself who
prepare and prosecute cases in the
courts, the official pointed out.
Mr.. Berueffy said he could not
understand why Washington was
being singled out for particular at
tention in black market operations.
Wherry Refuses Details.
Questioned after the hearing yes
terday, Senator Wherry refused to
go into details of his investigation.
He said, however, that he had been
checking into the situation here for
the past 10 days.
Senator Wherry said he also found
evidence of meat being sold with
what appeared to be counterfeit
Federal inspection stamps. He re-
iterated his estimate of last week
that black market meat was being
brought into the District at a rate
of go tons week.
Mr.. Berueffy described black
market dealings in poultry here as
terrific" and said investigators had
made "a purchase Of chicken which
cost e5 cents a pound. The case now
is in preparation for legal action.
Evening star., 1945-04-11
|Dr. Gooch and Battle
Refuse 10 Run for
Governor Of Virginia
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, April 11.-Dr.
Robert K. Gooch, professor of po-
litical science at the University of
Virginia, now on leave with the
State Department. tossed cold wa
ter today on a move to draft him
as a gubernatorial candidate by say
ing he had no political ambitions,
never have had any and never
expect to have any"
At the same time State Senator
John S. Battle, Charlottesville, said
he would not run.
A third possible candidate, former
State Senator Vivian L. Page, Nor
folk, said he had received numer-
GUS assurances of support since an
nouncing yesterday that he was
considering becoming candidate.
He said he was giving thought to
drafting a statement of the things
he stands for if he decides to run.
The people are entitled to vote
for something" he said, and then
added that Il like to be classed as
an independent, however, rather
than as an anti
Gooch Regrets" Draft.
Copies of DR.. Gooch's record have
been circulated around the State in
pamphlet form this week, and copie.
sent to newspapers.
DR.. Gooch said at Washington
this morning that he had no pre-.
vious knowledge of this move ane
regretted that his name had beer
suggested.
1t. Gov William Tuck remains
the only announced candidate fol
the Democratic nomination in the
primary August Z, with the deadline
for qualifying for the race being
May 9.
In Charlottesville Mr.. Battle said:
Il deeply appreciate the high
compliment paid me by those who
have suggested that I enter the con.
test for Governor" he said in q
prepared statement, "but I am not
now, nor do expect to be, can
didate for that high Office in the
August primary"
He did not comment on report
he might run for Lieutenant Gov
ernOr.
Muse May Run.
The News-Leader said today that
Senator Leonard G. Muse of Roa.
noke. here last night to address the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Un-
ion, said he was giving serious con.
sideration to announcing for the
No. 2 spot, and while he would not
say so. friends said his candidacy
probably would depend on Senator
Battles decision.
Senator Muse has been of the
liberal wing in the State Senate
and is a member of the Board o1
Education a ."
Candidate for Post Twice.
There are several hundred thou
sand independent voters in Virginia
who need some place to CO." Mr.
Page said, land I am giving serious
thought to offering them an oppor-
tunity.
IF these independent voters take
an interest in governmental affairs
they cannot be dominated by any
clique"
Mr.. Page twice before has run for
Governor, against former Gov. Price
and Gov. Darden.
He also was candidate in the
second district race for Congress
last year in which Ralph H. Daugh-
ton was winner.
He stated yesterday he has beer
waiting around to see what will
happen" but would make up his
mind soon.