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The Republican., 1945-06-21
Enrolment at Bible
School Reaches l23
Sessions Will Continue Until
Next Friday With Closing
Exercises July |

The Oakland Union Vacation Bible
school, which opened Monday, June
Is, for two weeks period now has
an enrolment of 1913, with attendance
at daily sessions reaching 119, it was
announced by Rev. George d. Birk.
All classes arc being held in the
Methodist church from 9 to ! 30 a.
m. Monday through Friday. Enroll
mcnt on the opening day was 81.
Children from five to sixteen years
of age are eligible to attend the school
which is designed to give them an op-
portunity for Christian growth. Next
Friday, June 20, those in charge are
planning picnic for all pupils. The
closing exercises will be held on Sun
day evening, July /.
The Republican., 1945-06-21
Flight instruction
To Be Given Here

Arrangements are being made to
give airplanc flight instruction here
one afternoon each week, it has been
announced. Those particularly inter
estcd in this new field of cndcavor are
DR.. W. NJ. Reynolds and Edwin +.
Michael, both of whom have had a
number of hours of flying time.
They have made arrangements with
H. D. Swartzentruber to use one of
the fields on his farm about three
miles south of town, just off route
219. They have made this field suit
able for landings and takc-offs and
plan to make further improvements
from time to time.
These instruction periods will begin
this Friday afternoon and the time
for later instruction will then be an
nounced. Dave Baker of Burlington,
W. Va, licensed instructor, will be
here at that time, according to Dr..
Reynolds and will give dual instruction
for the sum of 5000 per hour, or solo
instruction at $500 per hour,
Those interested in seeing whether
or not they would like to fly, will be
taken up for a nominal sum, Dr.. Rcy-
nolds said. He added that already
about a dozen persons were interested
The Republican., 1945-06-21
Corp. burst Death
Confirmed by Letter
Former Resident of Crellin, Is
Killed In Action At Hasel-
hcrst, Germany

A letter conf, ing the death of
Charles r. burst, j, former resident
of Crcllin, which occurred in action in
Germany last April, was received by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs c. r. burst,
of Baltimore.
The letter from Major General
Lunsford f. Oliver commander of his
unit of the 5th armorcd division of the
9th army. gave some of the details
the death of Corporal
burst, who was with a tank battalion.
Corporal burst was killed in action
at Hasclhorst, Germany, on April 10,
1945.
The letter stated: "Thc tank in
which he was riding was hit by Ger
man "SS" anti-tank gun and burned
up. His body was taken to the U. S.
Military cemetery at Margraten, Hol-
land, for interment. A chaplain of the
Protestant faith conducted the burial
service.
Your son built up a proud record
of service in his organization. He was
a superior tank gunner, whose courage
and skill played an important role in
the successes against the enemy. Calm
and cool, he could always be depended
upon to do his part. Both officers and
men thought highly of him. Attending
the services of his faith regularly, he
gave due heed to his religious needs.
All Of his comrades in arms are great
ly Saddcncd by his loss
The Republican., 1945-06-21
Ae GOT Whaf Ae Nanzea

wW7 WERE impressed the other day when reading the opn-
kvM ions Of a wdelyknown public figure the question
EAA compulsory military training during peacetime.
Therefore stand for compulsory military
service for every Che said If state is worth
that, then away with it! Then you complain
if you ensaved But if you believe that you
free, then must learn to recognize that gives
you freedom only your sword
1T is clear to anyone who stops to think that
in of a coming the entire nation would have
take up arms, that therefore millions would be driven
toward the enemy with bad insufficient halfinshed
training. One nevertheless forget that the
shortage of trained soldiers could easily lead the be-
ginning of a to losing that
THE army educates them only to be reliable decent
members of the community, who in the hour Of need
and danger will feel themselves united in loyalty with
the nation and should fate confront them with the
sternest ordeal will defend the freedom of their people
with bravery and honor
The arguments good and WONDER since they
from old Of the public pattornAdof Hitler
He voiced between 1923 and 1885 in Men Kampf and
"NIy New Order'
He had certain with them too, introducing peace
time compulsory military training in Germany ten years age
this Winter.-Ediorial from Des Moines Tribune
The Republican., 1945-06-21
.Curran Is Named
Attorney General

Governor O'Conor announced last
Friday the appointment of William
Curran, Baltimore attorney, to be at
torney general, succeeding William c..
Walsh, Cumberland, who recently re-
signed.
The Governor stated "r. Curran has
announced he would not De candidate
for election in 1916. as he desires
merely to serve out the uncXprcd por-
tion of the present term
The Republican., 1945-06-21
Pfc. William Thomas
Dies in Germany

Relatives were informed this week
that William d. Thomas, a private
first class with Coast Artillery unit,
died in Germany. on May 30. A con-
firming letter from the government
revealed that he had died of injuries
incurred in an explosion.
The soldier is son of William H..
Thomas. Of near Crcllin, and Mrs. Ev-
elyn Love, of Baltimore He was in
Quoted into service in April, 1913, and
had been overseas for one and one
half years.
Surviving besides his father and
mother are two sisters and one broth
en- Cleo Thomas, Baltimore; Mrs. Ken
meth Grove, Augusta, Georgia; and
Jack Thomas-Teets, of Oakland.
The Republican., 1945-06-21
Youth Group Elects

Officers of the Older Youth Group,
sponsored by the Extension office,
were elected at business meeting on
last Friday at the Pleasant Valley
Rccrcational center near Bittingcr.
Merlin Gnegy, of Gortncr, was
elected president; Arthur Edwin De
Witt, Hoycs, vice president; Roseanna
White, Oakland, secretary; and John
Schlossnagle, Accident. treasurer. Jes-
sic Guard, Friendsville, is retiring
president.
The Republican., 1945-06-21
More Fuel Mileage
After War Promised
Dealers Informed On Possibility
OF Post War Gasoline Products

Quick getaway and increased power
output or greater fuel mileage will be
the principal advantages derived from
adapting aviation supcr-fucls to auto
vision manager of ESso Marketers. in
formed dealers in this area in spec
ial We day report on postwar prod
uctS. Mr. Diggs was in Oakland few
days ago for conference with f. A.
Conroy, field supervisor. He was ac-
companicd by Ed Smith, advertising
and merchandising supervisor, Balti-
more, and j. NJ. Price, district man
agcr, Hagerstown.
Mr.. Diggs asserted that even though
automobiles could not efficiently use
aviation supcrfucls, these fuels will
permit the making of the finest gaSo-
line ever produced for use in automo-
blcs.
The company postwar products will
be made when the war is "decisivcIy
Won and gasoline rationing lifted
Among facilities to be turned to i'm
mediate pcacctimc use by Esso Mar
kctcrs in producing postwar products
he listed
l. Eight plants now producing su-
per 10o-octanc aviation gasoline;
,. The first full scale airplanc en-
gimc testing labratory in the world, at
Bayway, New Jersey now exploring
new limits of aviation fuels;
3. Over 800 scientists constantly
on petroleum research
The Republican., 1945-06-21

a district Christian Adventure camp
for intermediates of the Methodist
church at Camp GaliIcc, near Terra
Alta, W. Va, is being attended this
week by the following from st, PauIs
Methodist church, Oakland; Marl Eau
Der, Homer l.. Bennett, Jack Kight,
Frederick Thaycr, Hcrvey Russell
Smouse Richard Sprague, Richard
Leighton, Barbara Spraguc, Elaine
Lewis, Betsy Phillips and Sue LilIer.
They will return to Oakland Saturday
afternoon.
The Republican., 1945-06-21
Crops Are Doing Well

All crops in Garrett county appear
to he doing well at present, in spite
of an excessive amount of rain. Clear
ing skies ON Wednesday which con-
tinued today favored rapid growth.
Today is the longest day Of the year
and the first day Of official summer
The Republican., 1945-06-21
Nurse Has Cousin AS
Patient in Germany

First Lieut.. Bernice L. Otto, of New
Germany, with the army nurse corps,
who is with the 131st general hospital
in England, has written home to re-
late that she had as one of her pa
ticnts boy from her own community,
SISgt William II. Otto. her cousin.
who had been wounded in Germany.
This is the first person she has met
since arriving in England whom she
has known.
The Republican., 1945-06-21
Season on Bass, Etc.
Opens on July First

The 1945 fishing season for bass,
perch, etc, will open on July / ON
Deep Creek Lake.
All species of fresh water fish may
be taken between that date and No
vcmber 80 such as bass, perch, pike
and blue gill. Trout may be caught
from July to Is when the season
ends in Maryland. Deep Creek Lake
has been closed to fishing until July |
to protect the bass spawning beds.
The Republican., 1945-06-21
TO Process Sugar Applications

In order to process an accumulation
of pending applications for canning
sugar the office of the War Price and
Rationing Board will close at noon to-
day, Friday and Saturday, it was an
nounced at the office Of the Board
this morning.
The Republican., 1945-06-21
Wounded in Action

Pvt. Melvin S. Hcrshman, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hershman, was
wounded in action on May y in the
Pacific area and is now in some hos
pital. according to word received by
his narontS
The Republican., 1945-06-21

Truman flew from Washington to
to Pacific northwest, being first presi-
dent to cross nation i'll airplane.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
E. 0. SperIing Dies;
Chief Glass Blower
AT Standards Bureau

Edward O. Sperling, "a, of 1923
Lamont street NV, chief glass
blower of the Bureau of Standards
and regarded as one of the two most
skillful practitioners of his art in
the United States, died Friday at
University Hospital, Baltimore,
after four months illness. He had
lived in the District for more than
40 Years.
Described by DR.. Lyman j. Briggs,
director of the Bureau of Standards,
"a great artisan" Mr.. Sperling was
rated by experts at the Corning IN.
" Glass Works as one of the 10
best all-around blowers in the Ma
ton and one of the two most pro-
ficient at fashioning scientific in
struments. He made the case for
the international ohm mercury
column measure and originated the
present method of sealing optical
surfaces to glass tubing, once con-
sidered impossible.
A native of Detroit, Mr.. Sperling
apprenticed himself to German
glass blower in Chicago when 18. He
taught glass blowing there and in
the District before being employed
by DR.. Samuel Stratton, first direc-
tor of the Bureau of Standards, In
1904, four years after the bureau
was organized. In recent years he
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Achmed AbduIIah,
Writer Of ThriIIers,
Dies on 64th Birthday
By the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 12.-Achmed
Abdullah, short-story writer, novel
LIST and playwright, died today on his
64th birthday.
Although MIR. Abdullah always was
vague about his parentage, his wife
the former Rosemary Dolan, said
after his death that he was the son
Of the late Grand Duke Nicholas
who commanded the Russian Armies
In the World War, and of the Prin-
cess Nourmahal Durani, daughter of
the Emir of Afghanistan.
Many Of his hair-raising tales had
a counterpart in the life he claimed
to have lived. He blended truth and
imagination In such works as "The
Red STAIN" ''The Blue Eyed Man.
chu," steel and Jade" and others.
A native of Yalta, Mr.. Abdullah
came to the United States in 1924.
He had been christened Alexander
Nicolaivitch Romanoff, his wife said.
He was adopted by his grandfather
Abdur Rahman Khan, the Afghan
Emir, after his parents were di-
vorced when he was about 6 years
old. Brought up as a Moslem, he
became a Roman Catholic six years
ago.
His best known plays were Toto, !"
with Leo Ditrichstein, produced in
1920, and THE Grand Duke" with
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Medical Society Asks
Ban on 0ver-Counfer.
Sales Of SuIfa Druus |

Pointing out that indiscriminate
use of sulfa drugs sensitizes some
individuals to an extent that they
cannot later be benefited by use
of such drugs when they are badly
needed, the District Medical So
city last night called on District
Health Officer George C. Rutland
to ban all "over the counter sale"
of such preparations unless they
are prescribed by physician.
The request came from the So
ciety's Committee on Public Health.
of which the chairman is DR.. Ed
ward j. Stieglitz. It asked DR.. Ruh-
land If necessary to "can on the
District Commissioners to assist in
effecting such restrictions.
Meanwhile, the Medical Society
plans to appeal to the Office of De-
fense Transportation for a permit
to hold its annual scientific assem-
bly, in October. The meeting has
been prohibited by ODT. The doc
tors, according to Theodore Wiprud,
society secretary, fel that since the
ban has been lifted on horseracing,
the ODT should permit the holding
of such important gatherings as
scientific and medical meetings.
Boost your payroll savings now for
the Seventh War Loan!
Evening star., 1945-05-13

was raised from artisan to profess
sional rating in the institution as
a result of inventing the now stand
ard method Of filling with mercury
the Weather Bureaus barometers.
Martin Shepherd, chief of the gas
chemistry laboratory where he
worked, described Sperling designed
instruments as leading source of
astonishment on the part of visit
ing scientists.
Mr.. Sperling had been working on
a book-still unflnished-on scien-
tific glass blowing. Mr.. Shepherd
said it might, when collated, prove
to be the most valuable work on
the subject in existence.
Mr.. Sperling is survived by a sis
ter-in-law who lives in Westminster
Md, and a cousin, Fred Engler, also
a bureau glass blower, who resides
in Rockville, Md.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Chambers funeral home, 140O
Chaplin street NV, at II am. to-
morrow by the Rev. Arthur c. Day.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Gene
feru
Evening star., 1945-05-13
David P. Cannon Dies;
Son Of Dry Leader

David P. Cannon, a son of the
late Bishop James A. Cannon, jr.
Methodist leader and staunch advo-
cate of prohibition, died Friday
night at Falls Church.
Mr. Cannon attended Duke Uni
versity, George Washington Univer-
sity and National University, and
for time practiced law at Troup
Tex.
He returned to his Falls Church
home because of i'll health and for
the last several years had been en-
ployed by the Government in land
acquisition work in the Washington
area.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Margaret Fultz Cannon, 108 holland
avenue, Falls Church; daughter
Shirley, II, and a son, John Cannon
III; three brothers, DR.. James Can.
non, III, Duke University; r. M
Cannon, California, and Edward L
Cannon, Raleigh, N. c., and two sis
tiers, Mrs. B. D. Stephens, San Diego
Calf, and Mrs. H. o. Stockholm
Birmingham, Ala.
Funeral services will be held al
II am. tomorrow at the Broad
Street Methodist Church, Rich
mond, Va.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
American U. Graduates
406 Red Cross Workers

A group of 406 men and women
trained as American Red Cross
workers at American University
the largest class so far in this war
was graduated yesterday in a spe-
cial service at Metropolitan Memo
rial Methodist Church.
A total of 214 will go into over
seas service, while the rest will serve
at posts, camps and bases through
out continental United States.
Senator Brewster, Republican, of
Maine, who made the principal ad-
dress, called the new graduates Cru
saders in great enterprise" of
American democracy. 1.-The Red
Cross" he declared, "here and
throughout the world, signifies the
things that America means"
Ferdinand V. Grayson, chief of
the personnel training section, Red
Cross services to the armed forces,
told the "V-E class" that We day
intensified the tasks they are setting
out to perform.
The Rev. Edward G. Latch, pas
tor of the Metropolitan Church, gave
the invocation and benediction.
The class was the 167th to be
trained through Red Cross national
headquarters in this war.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
John R. Todd, II, Dies;
Built Rockefeller Center
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 12.-John R.
Todd, II, former president of the
Todd, Robertson, Todd Engineering
Corp, which represented the Rookie
feller interests in the construction
and management of Rockefeller
Center, died today of heart attack.
AS a partner in the engineering
firm of Irons & Todd from 1894 to
1920, and then with Todd, Robert
son, Todd, which he organized in
1920, he also helped construct the
Equitable Trust Building, the
Cunard Steamship Co. Building,
the Ritz Towers and the Graybar
Building.
Mr.. Todd was a native of Johns
town, Wis.
Mr.. Todd also was director and
chairman of the Executive Com
mittee of Todd & Brown, Inc, which
handled the Rockefeller interests
in the Williamsburg (Va) restora-
ton project.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
'FWA A|Iots S600,0O0
For Postwar Plans in
D. C., Nearby States

The Federal Works Agency has
allotted nearly 5000 900 to the Dis
trict. Maryland and Virginia for ad-
vance planning of postwar public
works, it was announced yesterday
The District was allotted $84, 4,875
Maryland $207,6 and Virgins
$305 PAS from a 1880, 900 fund ap-
lpropriated by Congress to aid States
and their political subdivisions and
agencies. The fund will be admin
istered by the FWA Bureau of Com
munity Facilities, headed by George
H. Field.
Applications for advances from
the fund are to be made through
the bureaus regional Offices for
preparation of drawings and speci-
fications of any public work planned
for construction within three years
after the war. The apportionment
was made on the basis of popula-
ton. Advances do not commit the
Government to assist in the con-
struction and are to be repaid when
appropriations are available for the
specific public work for which the
advance was made.
No advances will be made to re.
imburse applicants for expenses in.
CURED prior to approval of appli.
cations nor for acquisition of land
State agencies include counties
cities, towns, townships and school
water, sewer, levee, irrigation anc
special tax districts and other duly
authorized local governmental
units, according to Maj. Gen. Philip
B. Fleming, Federal Works Ad.
ministrator. Private or privately
controlled nonprofit organizations
religious, charitable or patriotic so.
cities are ineligible under the act
Plans for public buildings, health
and sanitation facilities, roads
parks, grade crossings and dock ia.
cilities and similar projects are
eligible for grants under the allot-
ments announced.
Evening star., 1945-05-13

Boost your payroll savings now for
the Seventh War Loan.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Robert Richie Johnson
Dies al KeniIworth Home

Robert Ritchie johnson. 96, OF
4436 Ord street NE died Friday
at his home. He is believed to have
been among the first to establish a
residence in the Kenilworth area
where he settled in 1900.
The son of a Georgetown shoe
maker, Mr.. Johnson followed the
same trade in Kenilworth until he
was more than 80 years of age. He
attended District schools and served
his apprenticeship with his father.
He is survived by daughter, Mrs.
Julia E Shrader, and four sons,
Hiram w. johnson, Robert G.. john
son, Thomas B. Johnson and Harold
l.. johnson, all of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
the residence at 1:30 pm. and
at the Kenilworth Presbyterian
Church at pm. today. Burial will
be in Union Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Memorial Rites Planned
For Beatrice CIephone

A memorial service for Miss Bea-
trice Clephane, Washington woman
attorney who died April 81, will be
held at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Dis
trict Courthouse by the Women's
Bar Association of the District of
Columbia.
The arrangements C o m m i tt e {
chosen by Mrs. Nadine Lane Gal
lagher, president, consists of Sara
Nero Williams, chairman; Mary M
Connolly, Olive Geiger Faircloth
Mary Frances Glenn, Julia Benton
Hopkins and Irene Kennedy.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Closing Concert
Is Presented
At Cathedral
By ELENA DE SAYN.

The concluding concert of the
Festival series held in the Washing
ton Cathedral was given last night
by the American Society of Ancient
instruments of Philadelphia, noted
for their devotion to the music OF
the 18th and II centuries. Ben Stad
director and founder, has done much
to create and sustain the interest
in the compositions of that perioc
in this country and to present then
with dignity and artistic finish.
Assisted by such able artists as
Florence Rosensweig, performer or
pardessue de viole; Josef Smit, viole
de gamble; Flora Stad, harpsichord
and Janos Scholz, basse de violc
Mr.. Stad, one of the few musicians
in the United States who specialized
in viole d'amore, revived a number
of compositions belonging to the
Italian and German schools of three
and four centuries ago.
Predominant were the Italian
masters, Frescobaldi, CorelH, Gemi-
miami, whose concerto on the
program, was notable for its CLASH
cal beauty; Palestrina. Vivaldi, the
Bolognian Manfredini and Pas
quini.
Henry Purcell was represented by
a'"Largo" and George Phillip Tele-
mann by his Suite"
The crowning point of the per-
formance in loveliness, breadth of
tone and capacity for expression was
reached in Bach's "Chorale" and
"Chorale Prelude" the opening
numbers, and Perilhou's "Andante
Religioso." Devotional silence was
manifest throughout the perform
ance by the audience.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
50OD.C. Cadet Nurse,
Join in Nationwide
Dedication Program

One hundred girls, clad in theil
gray and scarlet uniforms, took {
pledge binding them to service il
civilian hospitals here as member
of the Cadet Nurse Corps in cere.
monies yesterday, while 400 cade
nurses, standing with them, reded.
icated themselves to the nursinl
service.
The ceremony, held at the Depart
mental Auditorium, was in honol
of the birthday of Florence Night
ingale, founder of the first schoo
of nursing, and of Hospital Day
observed throughout the countr,
yesterday.
The new cadet nurses will serv'
in hospitals here through the three
years of their training or until tn,
end Of the war. AS the nursing
students here vowed their allegianc,
to the service, they were joined, by
radio, with hundreds of thousand.
of other new inductees and cadet.
all over the Nation. The pledge
was administered by DR.. Thoma!
Parron, Surgeon General of the
United States Public Health Service
via radio.
March into Auditorium.
Led by guard of Army and Navy
nurses, the cadets marched into the
auditorium, while the Army All
Forces Band played the Cadet All
Corps March" Behind the nurse.
sat their families and friends.
Col. Gynther Storaash, chaplain
of the Army Air Forces, led the
invocation, and Mrs. Josephine P
Prescott, chairman of the District
Nursing Council for War Service
led the pledge to the flag. The
Freedman's Hospital School fol
Nursing Glee Club sang two songs
Screen Actress Luise Rainer, who
recently returned from tour of the
battle fronts, told the nurses of the
service their sister nurses overseas
were performing.
Nationwide Radio Broadcast.
A half hour nationwide radio
broadcast was incorporated into
the program, bringing congratula-
tions and greetings from Charlie
Mccarthy, Ginny Simms and other
screen and radio stars.
Among the guests at the cere-
mony, who spoke briefly to the
cadets, were Mrs. Richard S. Ed
wards, wife of Admiral Edwards;
Mrs. Joseph W. Stilwell, wife of
Gen. Stilwell; Col. Florence A
Blanchf1eld, superintendent of the
Army Nurse Corps; Capt. Sue S.
Dauser, superintendent of the Navy
Nurse Corps, and Miss Virginia
Dunbar, director of the Red Cross
Nursing Service. Miss Meredith
Howard of the Red Cross recreation
staff was mistress of ceremonies.
Earlier in the day local hospitals
had held open house in honor of the
occasion.