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Evening star., 1945-10-10
Police Convoy
Gas Truck From
Picketed Plant
Workers Form Line
Around D. 6. Station
Toking Delivery

The American Oil Co. today broke
through a picket line around the
struck plant at Rosslyn, Va, and de-
Iyered gasoline to station in the
800 block of Georgia avenue NV.
Arlington police conveyed the
truck to the District line and COM
pany offlcials guarded it from there.
There was no violence. although
three carloads of pickets followed
the truck into the District and set
up line around the station.
Police were called to the scene.
Three Arlington police cruisers
made an opening in the picket line
at the Rosslyn plant. Just as the
truck was moving into the high
way, its brakes jammed and stalled
the truck for nearly 10 minutes.
Threats Are Heard.
Amid threats from the pickets.
repairs were made, and the truck
moved into Washington accom-
panied by company car and fol-
lowed by cars of the pickets.
The pickets were called out late
yesterday after representatives Of
local 403, Oil Workers International
Union, and officials of the company
failed to reach an agreement in a
tWo-hour session with Labor Depart
ment Conciliator r. w. Goodrich.
Police appeared on the scene last
night following a brief fareup when
some Is men swarmed over truck
being brought to the plant by E. B.
Bruce, operator of a filling station
at Fifteenth and D streets Sc. Police
said Mr.. Bruce suffered a bruised
nose and scratches on the neck.
There were no other casualties
and order was quickly restored.
Pickets Jostle Other Operators.
Four men, two of them identified
as filling station proprietors, were
mildly jostled by pickets on entering
the plant this morning, but they
were safely escorted inside by police.
Between 80 and 40 men crowded
about the plant this morning, taking
turns in the picket line while others
went off to breakfast. The first men
arrived on the scene at 5 am.
Inside the plant, some 80 trucks,
many Of them filled with gasoline,
remained idle in a parking area.
No attempt was made by the COM
pany to move the vehicles.
Official Charges Exclusion.
T. j. Mccarthy, president of the
CIO local. asserted yesterday that
the IS employees of the plant had
agreed Monday to return to work
Yesterday pending settlement of the
dispute, but that the men were re-
fused entrance by the company.
The union leader told reporter
on the scene that pickets would stay
on the job until hell freezes over"
Company officials have declined
comment on the controversy, but Mr..
Mccarthy said the company had
refused the men entrance until after
a new contract was negotiated and
signed.
Evening star., 1945-10-10
Business Group Here
Elects BIohm President

| Ths American Business Associa,
tion last night indorsed the proposal
| of holding the 1948 Olympics in the
proposed new Washington stadium.
Election of officers was also held
AND Dr.. H. A. Blohm was elected
president. Other Offices filled were
first vice president, Mrs. Anne T.
Kelly; second vice president, j. Fred
Knowlan; secretary, Mrs. S. ".
Grant, and treasurer, William r.
Franck. Frederick Levy was re-
elected executive director.
Eleven directors we're appointed.
Evening star., 1945-10-10
Naval Academy Opens
Observance of tooth
Anniversary Today
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 10.-The
United States Naval Academy is
100 years old today, and the 5000
midshipmen and their invited
guests are making the most of the
occasion.
The normally precise classroom
schedules here went to pieces as
middies began day-long series of
ceremonies to commemorate the
founding of the academy on the
site of old Fort Severn on October
10, 1845.
About $50 guests, including Ad-
mirals Chester w. Nimitz and
Ernest j. King, were among the
distinguished alumni scheduled to
take part in the festivities. Gov
OConor of Maryland and Gov.
McCord of Tennessee also planned
/, to spend part of the day at the
academy.
viii Present Portrait.
/ Gov. McCord will present the
school with a portrait of President
! Polk, in whose administration the
academy was established. In the
/! audience will be Prof. Wilder D.
Bancroft of Ithaca, N. Y, a de-
scendant of George Bancroft, who
was Secretary of the Navy when
the school was commissioned.
Vice Admiral Aubrey Fitch
superintendent of the academy
was to direct re-enactment of the
commissioning of the school in Te-
cumseh Court. Admiral Fitch
planned to repeat part of the ad-
/. dress made by Comdr. Franklin
4 Buchanan when the latter well
Il coined the seven faculty members
L and SO students to the academy
in 1845.
4 Instead of lighting candles the
nidshipmen fired 100-gun salute
to celebrate the birthday. After
the salute Capt. F. L. Lash, chap
lain of the academy, pronounced
(. the invocation.
Polk's Life Reviewed.
In an address prepared for de.
livery by Gov. McCord, the life O.
President Polk was reviewed. Gov
McCord related how the Presiden
supported Secretary Bancroft in hi
proposal to establish the school il
the face of IAN apathetic public, {
recalcitrant Congress and the oppo
sition of old naval sea dogs
and iron men of wooden ships whit
considered the sea a proper place
to train their future officers"
p. This afternoon, brigades of mid.
shipmen were to pass in review OF
il Worden Field before thousands O.
spectators, permitted on the academy
grounds for the first time since the
beginning of the war.
II At yesterdays ceremonies for pres.
Il idents of Navy ROTC schools, Ma.
!. rine. Maj. Gen. Pedro Augusta de
III Vale received an honor never before
u accorded when midshipmen sang thu
1, Marine hymn, Gen. del Valle com.
Illmanded artillery on Guadalcanal.
Evening star., 1945-10-10
lsiwRstionino
.Remiinde,y@a

Meats, Fats, Etc. - Stamps Al
through Ell good through October
81. Stamps FL through XII good
through November 80. Stamps
LII through Q-1 good through
December 81. Stamps Ri through
vi good through January 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay four red ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn In.
Sugar-Stamp 38 good through De-
cember 81. Next stamp valid
January /.
Shoes-Airplane Stamps I, 2, 8 and
4 In Book No. good indefinitely
for one pair Of shoes each
Evening star., 1945-10-10
Navy Cuts Discharge Score
For Doctors From SO 10 s.

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy has reduced the dis
charge point score for medical
officers from so to SO.
It estimates this will make 1000
Naval Reserve doctors eligible for
return to civilian life by January
l, or $500 more than would have
been eligible under the old score.
Regular and reserve officers in
the Navy Medical Corps total 49,
TOO.
Evening star., 1945-10-10
Memorial Bill Passed

The Senate yesterday passed and
sent to the White House a resolu-
ton authorizing the President to
proclaim Thursday, october IL, as
Gen. Pulaski's Memorial Day" 1t
would commemorate the death of
Gen. Casimir Pulaski, who aided
the Colonies in the American Revo-
luton.
Evening star., 1945-10-10
50, 900 Necklace Lost

Loss of necklace valued at $4, 900
was reported to police yesterday by
Jean Beck, 1701 Swami street NV.
She said the necklace, made up of
about 78 graduated pearls and a
platinum clasp, was lost either In
the vicinity of her home or on bus
en- route TO Eleventh and G streets
NV.
Evening star., 1945-10-10

admittedly small. In most instances,
however, benefits are paid in COM
bination. Thus, twice the amount
listed for an aged parent is paid,
on the same earnings. when both
parents qualify. The amount paid
a father aged IS, for young child,
is added to the benefit which he
gets in his own right. So a $50
Evening star., 1945-10-10

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact,- with
amendments, subsection .(al Of. Sec
ton 81 of Article 681a of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1943 Supple
ment), title Motor Vehicles, sub
title Administration = Registration =
Titling", reducing to eighteen the age
of persons who may drive school
buses and public or common carriers
of persons.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That sub
section (a) of Section 81 of Article 681a
of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1943 Supplement-, title motor We
hicles", subtitle "Administration-Reg
istration-Titling" be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amend
ments, to read as follows:
81.
(a) No person who is under the age
of eighteen QS) years shall drive any
motor vehicle while in use as school
bus, nor any motor vehicle while in use
as public or common carrier of per-
sons, nor shall any person drive such
vehicle until he has been licensed as a
chauffeur and received special chauf-
feur's license, provided that the re-
quirement Of a special chauffeurs IL
cense shall not apply to operators Of
school buses.
Sec. 2. And be It further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public
health and safety and having been pas
sed upon by yea and nay vote, sup
ported by three fifths of all the MEM
of the General Assembly of Maryland,
the same shall take effect from the date
Of its passage.
Approved: April 5, 1915.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

after such hearing thereon, exparte or
otherwise, as the court may require, the
court may, Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, where no letters had
heretofore been granted to such fdu-
ciary in war service, grant original let
tiers as If said fiduciary had not been
named in the will, or where letters had
been previously granted, revoke the let
tiers of the fiduciary engaged in war
service, and upon the revocation Of let
tiers, if there be. no remaining fiduciary,
It shall be the duty of the court to APP
point new or substitute tiduciary in
accordance with the provisions of this
Article providing for such appointment
upon the revocation of any letters testa-
mentary or of administration or Of
guardianship.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the pub
lie health and safety and being passed
by yea and nay vote, supported by
three fifths of all members elected TO
each of the two Houses Of the General
Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved: March 30, 1915.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

bility Of the witnesses. Such appeals
shall be heard on the original papers,
the exhibits, and a typewriter trans
cript Of the testimony taken In the
be filed BY counsel. The Court Of APP
peals may affirm, reverse or modify the
Order appealed from, or remand with
out affirmance or reversal, or for such
further action by the lower court as IL
may indicate.
II any Second World War Veteran
seeking court relief, as this Section pro-
vided, shall apply to the Judge Of the.
lower court having Jurisdiction OF his
appeal, the Judge shall assign counsel
to such Veteran without cost to him.
No court costs shall be assessed against
any Veteran seeking court relief AZ In
this Section provided.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That If any provision Of this Act, or
the application Of any such provision,
adjudged or held by any court Of COM
petent Jurisdiction to be invalid, the re-
mainder of the Act, and the application
Of the Act to persons or circumstances
other than those as to which 1t is held
invalid, shall not be affected, impaired
Sec. "a. And be It further enacted,
That Sections 05 and 81 of Article 65.
of the Annotated Code Of Maryland
1943 Supplement), title militia, sub
title Unemployment OF Persons In
Military Service, be and they are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
That all laws or parts of laws, both
Public General and Public Local, in
consistent with the provisions of this
Act be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed to the extent Of such incon-
sistency.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for the
immediate preservation Of the public
health and safety, and being passed
three fifths of all the members elected
to each of the two Houses Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved: April %, 1915.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
CHAPTER 1915

AN ACT to add a new section to Article
9615 Of the Annotated Code Of Mary
land, as said Article was enacted by
the Acts of 1916, said new section to
be known as Section AGA, and to fol-
low Immediately after Section 46 of
said Article, relating to the furnish
ing of certain certificates relative to
veterans.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That a new
section be and it is hereby added to
Article 981a of the Annotated Code Of
Maryland, as said Article was enacted
by the Acts of 1915, said new section to
be known as Section AGA, to follow i'm
mediately after Section 40 of said Ar
ticle, and to read as follows:
AGA. Whenever any Federal, State.
County or municipal officer, department
or agency, or any corporation, requires
a certificate showing the birth, marriage
or death of veteran as defined in this
Article, or the marriage and/or similar
applicable certificates for his wife,
widow or children. such certificate or
certificates shall be furnished without
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
CHAPTER lo15

AN ACT to add a new section to Ar
ticle 100 of the Annotated Code Of
Maryland Q939 EDITION., title Work
Hours of, In Factories, to be under
new subtitle estate Employees, said
new section to be known as. Section
Section 20 Of said Article, providing
for overtime compensation for State
employees.
Section /. Be It enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly of Maryland, That new
section be and it is hereby added to
Maryland 1899 Edition), title Work
Hours Of, In Factories, to be under
new subtitle Estate Employees, said
new section to be known as Section ~,
to follow Immediately after Section 20
of said Article, and to read as follows:
STATE EMPLOYEES
n. fa) Every State employee except
per diem and hourly employees who
works in excess of forty eight (4S)
hours in any week shall receive extra
compensation for such hours worked in
excess of that time. The amount of
compensation for such excess shall be
computed by dividing the weekly COM
pensation by forty eight and multiply
ing the resulting quotient by the num-
Der of hours worked in excess Of said
rty-eight hours.
(b) Every per diem State employee
who works in excess of forty-e1ght
hours in any week shall receive COM
pensation for such hours worked in ex-
cess of that time. The amount of COM
pensation for such excess shall be COM
puted by dividing the per diem COM
pensatiOn by eight and multiplying the
resulting quotient by the number Of
hours worked in excess Of said forty
eight hours.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted.
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for
lie health and safety and having been
passed upon by yea and nay vote, sup
ported by three-fifths of all the men,
bers elected to each Of the two Houses
of the General Assembly Of Maryland,
the same shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved: May 4, 1915.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Utilizing Waste

Among possible results Of research
work on wood waste are the follow
ing: tannin, used in processing leatl,-
er, may be obtained from domestic
woods; studies in the manufactu' e
of Illuminated flooring and lumb' {
are already in the pilot plant stag !.
in the south. Synthetic plywoods,
nodded plywoods, and flexible ply
woods are immediate possibilities.
A product known as wood iron,
created by the chemical impregna-
ton of wood under pressure, has
enormous possibilities as have the
various other "compregs" and
"impregs."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

requiring or collecting any fee which
may be required for such certificate by
any law, ordinance, rule or regulation,
it being the intention Of this section
that all certificates required to be fur
nished by any veteran, or In cOnnec-
ton with any claim by or on behalf Of
any dependent or dependents or benc-
ficiary or beneficiaries Of such veteran,
shall be furnished without the payment
Of any fee whatsoever.
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted,
That this Act Is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for the
immediate preservation Of the public
health and safety and having been
passed upon by yea and nay vote, sup
ported by three ifths Of all the mem
bers elected to each Of the two Houses
of the General Assembly Of Maryland,
the same shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved: May 4, 1915.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Yitamin Rich

Tomatoes are the second richest
available source of vitamin c, be-
ing exceeded in vitamin c content
only by oranges. Easy to grow
in most soils they require plenty
of sunshine and moderate even soil
moisture. In addition to vitamin C.
they are good for vitanlin A. They
are a palatable food, canned or
fresh, served as juice or in pickles
and relishes. They are the easiest
vegetable to can. They can be called
crop No. for home gardens. They
can be grown over a long season.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
CHATTER 1927

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Section 2S2 of Article 16
of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1939 EDITION., title "Chancery", sub
title witnesses and Testimony,
amending said section in order that
testimony may be taken in divorce
cases, as in all equity cases, without
having first procured leave Of the
Court.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton 2S2 of Article 16 Of the Annotated
Code of Maryland 1899 Edition), title
"Chancery", subtitle witnesses and
Testimony, be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amend
ments, to read as follows:
2S2. Whenever any cause is at issue
involving matter of fact, or whenever
any evidence is required to be taken.
to be used in any proceeding in equity,
1t shall be competent to the party de-
string to take evidence to notify one of
the regular examiners, or any special
examiner that may be appointed, OF
such desire, and to furnish him with
the titling Of the cause and the names
of witnesses to be summoned to testify;
and the examiners so applied to shall
fix some reasonable day or days for the
examination of witnesses, and the TAX
ing of evidence, of which he shall give
due notice to the parties concerned, or
those entitled to receive such notice, as
if he were proceeding under a commits
sion to take testimony, under former
practice. He shall issue subpoenas for
witnesses for either party, except where
he is required to proceed ex parte; and
he shall cause to come before him all
witnesses subpoenaed, at the time ap-
pointed, to be examined; and their at
tendance and duty to testify may be
enforced by attachment, to be issued
and returned as provided in Section 200.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for
the Immediate preservation of the pub
lie health and safety and having been
passed upon by yea and nay vote, sup
ported by three-fifths Of all the mem
bers elected to each of the two Houses
Of the General Assembly of Maryland,
the same shall take effect from the date
of it's passage.
Approved: Nav 4, 1945
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Sandwich Combination

Honey and peanut butter make
a favorable combination for filing
sandwiches and spreading on toast.
Mix honey and peanut butter just
before using, because the mixture
soon hardens. The popular flavor
and high-quality protein, energy
value and B-vitamins of peanut but
ter make it a good food in soups,
main dishes, and desserts as well
as in sandwiches.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Cooking Tips

Don't pour vitamins down the
sink. Save water and pot liquors
in which vegetables were cooked.
Cook many foods whole and rapidly.
Remember to cook protein foods at
low temperatures. Make things
tasty, and finally, don't waste any,
thing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Animal Cline

The strength and durability Of ami
NAL glue used for joining purposes
is nearly always underestimate by
the ordinary user. The tensile
strength Of the best grades of wood
joining glue has been found by
tests to be 5000 to 10000 pounds to
the square inch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Costliest Highway

No more expensive road will
ever be built than that laid on a
South Pacific island, where engi-
neers used as surfacing material
rock that contained a million dol
lars worth of gold ore. It looked
all the same to them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Binds Abrasive

Animal glue binds the abrasive
to the wheels and belts used in pol
ishing planes. By polishing instead
of painting planes, several hundred
pounds In weight are saved, and
speed is greatly increased.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Root Poison

Did you know that roots of plants
often poison themselves If some way
is not found to remove the carbon
dioxide that collects due to plant
metabolism.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Rayon Breaks

Breaks that appear in rayon
clothes after laundering may. be the
result of too strenuous twisting and
wringing, Gentle squeezing is recon-
mended because rayon is weak when
wet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Uses for Animal Glue

Animal glue is used in the manu-
facture CT the parts Of cargo ships,
torpedo boats, battleships and car
riers, in rifles, ammunition contain
ers and gun cases.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK
Butterfly Chair Set to Crochet

to make two or three sets for gifts
in addition to the one you'll use
on your own upholstered chair!
To obtain complete crocheting instruc-
tons for the Butterfly Chair Set pattern
No. 5897) send 16 cents In coin, your name,
address and the pattern number.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Cholera Loss Cut

The psrc~' loss among hogs
fro,~- 5 now only about
great as it was before
= ..scovery and use of the proven
1 tive SerIm-viruS treatment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Monument Walls Taper

The walls of the Washington mon
ument are Is feet thick at the en-
trance and taper to 10 inches at the
top Of the shaft.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10
Eve Glasses for G.I.s

Approximately 5000, 900 eye-glass-
es have been supplied to men in the
U. S. armed forces. Men going over
seas ara provided an extra pair
for emergency use.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-10

a COMPLETELY out of the or
"A binary crocheted chair set is
this one with the well-loved "pine-
apple" stitch forming the butter
fly. The chair-back piece is 18
inches from tip to tip and the arm
piece is 8A in length. You'll want