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Evening star., 1945-09-25
Arlington Community Unit
Will Organize Thursday

Officers will be elected and by
laws adopted at an organization
meeting of the Arlington Com
munity Council at 8 pm. Thursday
in the Recreation Center.
DR.. Ralph G. Beachley, county
health officer, and Norbert Melnick
head of the county sanitation de-
partment. have been named by
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han to represent the health de-
partment on the council.
Other delegates to the council
are Mrs. Conrad P. Helm and Mrs
Orville H. Kneen, Arlington Council
of Church Women; Mrs. Florence
Arnheim and Mrs. Leila Brown
Civic Federation; Harry Goldstein
and Haskell Jacobs, Arlington jew
ish Center, and Mrs. James Strick-
land and DR.. c. D. Benson, Airing
ton County Council of Parent
Teachers Association.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Voting Law Summary
will Be Distributed
Soon in Montgomery

A brief summary of Montgomery
County voting laws has been pre-
pared by the field division of the
County Charter Committee and will
be distributed to residents in the
next few weeks. Copies also will be
available at the Charter Committee
Office, 7240 Wisconsin avenue, Be-
thesda.
The summary points out that any
one desiring to vote in the general
election November 6. 1916, must de-
clare his or her intention to vote and
register not later than November 4,
l945.
Those who will be 21 before No
vember S, 1916, and who will have
resided in the State for one year
prior to the election may register at
any; time during the year, ever
though they are not 81 at the time
of registration, according to the
summary.
Persons who have moved to Mont
gomery from another Maryland
county must obtain a removal Ger
tif1cate from the supervisors of
elections in the county in which
they last voted. This certificate
must be presented to the Montgom-
cry County Board of Registry at the
time of registration.
Members of the field division
headed by Mrs. Miner Hostetler,
will visit county residents next
month to urge prompt registration.
Declaring good government "is at
tanned only through participation Of
all citizens the Charter Commit
tee asserted 'it is every ones civic
duty to exercise his right to vote.
This is the basis of democracy"
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Court Defers Decision
In Jim Crow Case
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Sept. 25.-A three
judge Federal Court deferred a de-
cision yesterday on suit brought
against the Interstate Commerce
Commission by Elmer w. Henderson,
colored, of Baltimore, who claimed
his constitutional rights were vio-
lated when he was refused service
in the dining car of the Southern
Railway.
The court took the matter under
advisement after counsel for the
railroad argued that Mr.. Henderson
had refused service at his Pullman
seat which would have been equal
to service offered in the diner.
Mr.. Henderson asked the court to
set aside an ICC order which <found
that although the plaintiff, travel
ing from Baltimore to Atlanta, Ca,
May II, 1912, had been treated with
undue and unreasonable prefer
ence" against him, the carriers
segregation regulations as a whole
were satisfactory and the incident
developed from an isolated instance
of faulty judgment.
The ICC also refused to award
damages to Mr.. Henderson. His
attorneys claimed the incident could
not be dismissed as an error in
judgment on the part of one of the
carriers employees, and argued that
it constituted an abridgment of his
constitutional rights.
They based this contention on
testimony that Mr.. Henderson had
been refused service in the dining
car because the Jim Crow tables
were occupied by white perSons
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Three Insurance Men
Included in Jury
To Try Shelton

Three insurance statesmen were
among the II men selected today to
serve on a Federal Court jury in
the trial of j. Paul Shelton, former
Arlington insurance salesman, on
charges of attempted bank robbery
assaulting the manager of the East
Falls Church branch of the Fall
Church Bank, and with kidnapping
14-year -old Grace Wadlington, Ar
lington schoolgirl The trial moved
into it's second day in Federal Court
at Alexandria today, with the jury
selection getting under way.
Judge Sterling Hutcheson, before
the final selection of the jury this
morning, asked the panel of those
who had qualified if any of them
had read accounts Of the trial in
yesterdays Star
Disqualification Overruled.
T. Brooke Howard, defense at
torney, moved that the three who
admitted having read the article be
disqualified, but his motion was over
ruled by Judge Hutcheson. However,
in exercising his pre-emptory chal-
lenge, Mr. Howard did not remove
from the jury Dan Ragalie, Arling-
ton real estate man who was one of
the men who said he had read the
article.
In addition to the insurance sales
men and Mr.. Ragalie, other jurors
include a barber, two statesmen, the
owner of an iron works, a printer
an electric company clerk, coal
company manager and an auditor.
Selection of the two alternate
jurors is expected to be completed
in time to allow the prosecution to
open its case this afternoon.
Death if Found Guilty.
In examining jurors, Judge Hutch
eson made it clear that If Shell
ton is found guilty of the kid
| naping charge, the death penalty is
required. Four prospective jurors
were excused because of scruples
against imposing this penalty.
Others were excused because of
admitted bias or because they are
employed by the Government, al
though Mr.. Howard asked that his
objection to this reason for dismis-
sal be recorded.
Judge Hutcheson said that in all
probability the jury and alternates,
when selected, would be kept to-
gether for the duration of the trial,
which is expected to last the re-
mainder of the week.
Although he was not in court yes
terday, r. Edward O'Connell, Wash
ington attorney, will be associated
with Mr.. Howard in the defense of
Shelton.
Bond for the defendant was re-
Gently Cancelled and he is in the
custody of the United States Mar
shall. He is being held in Alexan-
| dria jail.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
500 Women 10 Attend
War Fund Luncheon
AT StatIer Saturday

More than 500 women will attend
Community War Fund luncheon
at the Statler Hotel at pm. Sat-
urday The event is sponsored by
the Women's Activities Committee
and the Residential Unit and marks
the beginning of District house
wives part in the campaign as So
licitorS and contributors.
Capt. John Patrick, an ambu-
lance driver with the American
Field Service in Syria. India and
Burma, will speak. AFS work in
Africa, the Near East, and now in
Europe, is supported by the Ma
tional War Fund.
Capt Patrick wrote the play, THE
Hasty Heart" en- route home from
Burma and drew many of the char
acters from people he met overseas
Mrs. Paul v. McNutt, chairman of
the Women's Activities Committee
will preside. Music will be fur
nished by the Navy Band.
Businessmen participating in the
drive to raise $4,970,000 will hold a
luncheon rally at the Mayflower to-
morrow, with the Cosmopolitan Cluu
as host. Capt. Rhoda Milliken, chief
Of the Women's Bureau of the Po-
lice Department., will tell of the
needs of agencies supported by the
Community War Fund.
The Government Unit, with q
quota of $2,165,0O0, will hold foul
rallies tomorrow: Department OF
Commerce employees, in the cafe
terra at 1870 pm; Post Office EN-.
ployes. new Post Office Building
cafeteria, 2 pm; munitions EN-.
ployes, Munitions Building cafe
terra, pm. and Navy Department
Navy Building cafeteria, 2 pm.
Employees of the District govern
ment began their campaign yester.
day afternoon with a meeting ir
the Office of Col Joseph D. Arthur
jr.. assistant to the Engineer Com
| missioner
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Gen. VandegriftHea
arineGroupGreeting
Devereux Tomorrow

Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift,
commandant of the Marine Corps,
will head the group of Marine off,
GERS who will greet Maj. James P. S.
Devereux on his arrival in WASH
ington tomorrow. Maj. Deyereux is
due to reach Union Station on the
Pennsylvania Railroad at $40 am.
Marine headquarters said i'm
mediately after greeting his family
and the officers at the station Maj
Devereux will report to Marine
headquarters at the Navy Annex in
Arlington and receive his promotion
to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
The promotion will date back to
May, 1912, when he was designated
for promotion, but the pay at the
higher grade will date back only
to the time of his liberation from
japanese imprisonment earlier this
month. A majors base pay is $3.50
month, a lieutenant colonels is
$500.
To Get Navy Cross.
According to the rules all officers
are promoted one grade on their
release from imprisonment and one
grade three months thereafter until
the officer reaches the rank of OFF,
GERS in the same position on the list.
Some of the officers of the same
list grade as Maj. Devereux are now
full colonels. However, these war
time promotions are temporary.
Mai. Devereux also will be pre-
sented the Navy Gross ''for dis
tinguished and heroic conduct in the
line of his profession in the defense
of Wake Island from December 7
to December %, 194l." He also will
be given the ribbon denoting the
presidential unit citation given the
defenders of Wake in 1912.
Press Conference Thursday.
At 10 am. Thursday Maj. Dev-
ereux will be present at press con-
ference Also present will be Comdr.
Winfield Scott Cunningham of
Annapolis. commandant at Wake,
and 1t. C. A. Barninger and 1t.
William Wallis Lewis, who are re-
turning with Maj. Devereux. The
two heutenants will receive promo
tions to captain.
Additional details of the civic re-
ception for Maj. Devereux at $3.50
pm. Saturday were announced to-
day. The arrangements are being
made by committee headed by j.
C. Batham, commander of the
Bethesda-Chevy Chase American
Legion Post.
| Service personnel who will march
in the parade down Wisconsin ave
nue. will include between 300 and
400 Marines, a company of women
Marines, company of WAVES and
probably a company of SPARS, Mr..
Batham said. In addition to the
Marine Band there will be a Navy
| Band in the procession.
Evening star., 1945-09-25

A weed killer which, according to
those who have carried out extern
Sive tests with it in Washington
parks and golf courses, may prove
ITO be almost as revolutionary in its
field as DOT in the field of insecti-
cides, soon should be available to
the public in a number of forms.
The "weedicide" is PAD, or di-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS acid-to give
its full scientific name-a growth
regulating compound which causes
a wide variety of weeds common to
turf areas literally to curl up and
die within three to four weeks after
application.
A woman scientist Dr. F. F. Davis
who holds the degree of doctor of
philosophy and at present is con-
sultant for the Office of National
Capital Parks, demonstrated its weed
killing ability yesterday in the Mall
in front of the Museum of Natural
History of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. The demonstration culmi-
mated long series of tests in this
area.
The demonstration was attended
by more than so Representatives of
Government agencies. commercial
chemical firms and club green's
keepers.
Wide Effect Claimed.
The compound, according to Dr.
Davis, who formerly conducted re-
search on its development as con-
sultant for the greens section of the
United States Golf Association, will
completely rid turf areas of such
weeds as broad-leaf plantin, knot
weed, clover. dock, buckthorn, dam
delion, honeysuckle, ragweed and,
to some extent poison ivy. 1t was
developed by the USGA and the
Agriculture Department.
1t will not, however, cope with
crab grass
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Virginia Election Law
Group 10 Be. Named
BY, the Associated Press.

Ey, lEe Associated PreSS.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 25.-Hor-
ace H. Edwards, State Central Dem
ocratic Committee chairman, is ex-
pected to announce the personnel OF
a committee to study and recon-
mend election law changes within a
few days.
Mr.. Edwards is to be chairman OF
a five man committee authorized by
the Central Democratic Committee
in session here Saturday. He will
name four others.
The committee has been directed
to make written reports of its
recommendation to the Suffrage
Commission and to the House and
Senate Committees on Privileges
and Elections.
The group was charged by the
Central Committee with ascertain
ing and determining desirable
changes and amendments tc
safeguard and fairness and honesty
Of all primary and general elections.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
81 MaryIanders Die
In 1869 Road Accidents
BY the Associated Eress.

~ tAc ASSOCldtSO fIeSS.
BALTIMORE, Sept. IS. The
Maryland Traffic Safety Commits
sion, noting sharp upturn in the
number of mishaps following lifting
Of gasoline rationing and the war
time speed limit. has reported that
1,059 traffic accidents occurred in
the State during August and 81
persons were killed.
The number of fatalities was the
highest for any one month since De-
cember, 1914, when A persons were
killed. The commission said the
years fatality total now stands at
262, as compared to 232 for the COR
responding period last year.
Cecil and Prince Georges Counties
had the most traffic deaths-four
each. Baltimore County led in the
number of Observation-Disclosures
by Prince Georges, 50. and Mont
| QOmerv. 20.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Takoma Park School
Denies Hazing Of Boys

William B. Marks, principal of the
Takoma Park (MdJ Junior High
School, today denied allegations in
a letter from parents to The Star
that large-scale "hazing' of small
boys in the school by older pupils
has existed for the past two years
causing fear complex" among
smaller students this year.
According to the father of a new
pupil at Takoma, larger youths at
the school took the trousers OF
smaller boys from them in Railways
and locker rooms. The parent
charged threats of hazing have ap-
peared already this year causing
a nervousness which is diverting
students minds from school work
for fear of being hazed."
Mr.. Marks said he had received
no protests from parents and that
the type of hazing complained OF
did not exist.
According to the parent, protest
meeting will be held at the school,
at 10 am. tomorrow. Mr.. Marks
said the only meeting he knew Of was
one he called of student body officers
to discuss a curriculum, student
guidance and student activities.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
PrinceGeorges
1eacherCriisis
MayCutC|asses
Many Are Leaving
Elementary Schools,
Shugdrt Reports

A shortage of teachers in white
elementary schools in Prince Georges
County will result in suspension of
classes unless replacements are OBJ
tanned within the next few weeks,
School Supt. G. Gardner Shugart
revealed today.
Mr. Shugart said approximately 60
of the 295 white elementary teach
ers have withdrawn from the school
system since June 30. He said their
places are being taken by substi-
tutes but that many of these have
said they will leave shortly.
The shortage is particularly Sc
we're in the first six grades and af-
fects virtually every white elemen-
tary school in the county, Mr.. Shu-
gart said.
The principal reason given by
those leaving the school system is
the return of their husbands from
service, according to the superin-
tendent. He emphasized that the
question of salaries was not in
volved.
I'VE have tried everywhere to OBJ
tain requirements but we find our
selves up against stone wall" Mr.
Shugart declared. This shortage
has been building up for a long time
and apparently has reached a peak
this year"
He said that as recently as a
month ago it appeared a sufficient
number of white elementary teach
ers would be on hand when schools
reopened. Since that time, however
he said, applications stopped while
designations kept coming in.
He said there are many persons
in the county who are qualified to
teach elementary school and urged
them to apply to him at the school
board Office in Upper Marlboro.
Evening star., 1945-09-25

! A pound and three-quarters of thu
substance, DR.. Davis said yesterday
will rid an acre of turf of weeds
Two thirds OF an ounce will take
care of yard containing l00(
square feet of turf.
1t must be placed in solution, DR.
Davis said. in order to be spread
So far, she added, since it is diff.
cult to dissolve in water, the cheap.
est method of preparing it for spray.
ing has been to mix it with wax
then melt the wax in hot water
1t does not burn the weeds. but
simply causes them to stop growing
and later curl up and die after three
to four weeks, DR. Davis said.
Preparations Put on Market.
A number of nationally known
manufacturers she said, have al.
ready put preparations of the new
compound on the market. They are
known as "Weedicide, which come.
in tablet form; "Weedone" anc
"Weedanole Others, which vii
be cheaper and easier to use, will
come on the market by spring, she
said, and will be in the form Of
sodium and ammonium salts of the
compound easily soluble in water
A fourth commercial product, she
said, is expected on the market by
the first of the year, called "DPC."
George w. Harding, chief of the
horticultural and maintenance sec
ton of the Office of National Capt.
tai Parks, said yesterday all tests
in the parks had been successful
with test areas completely cleared
of weeds. Dupont Circle, he said
was treated August / and is now
cleared of weeds.
For good effects the killer must
be used at the proper time of year
for each type of weed. 1t reportedly
does not harm clothing or animals
or irritate the skin.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Fairfax Is Among 5 Counties
With Top Farmland Valuation

ties as deriving the major part OF
farm income from field crops, listed
only three-Nelson, Albemarle and
Frederick, in the apple and peach
belt-as deriving their greatest in
come from fruit and nuts.
Loudoun was among three coun-
ties having less than 20 per cent of
their farmland in forests, while
counties reduced to less than 40
per cent of forests included Clarke
and Fauquier.
Less than IS per cent OF the
farms in II counties are under SO
acres. Eight counties have more
than 10 per cent of their farms as
small as so acres.
Manufactured products mean $275
and over per capita to % counties,
but less than SIS to "a other coun-
ties, ranging b tween these two fig-
ures In the OTHER 81 counties.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Ey the Associated r-ess.

&y
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Sept
25.-Fairfax County was among five
Virginia counties showing the high
est value of land and buildings pei
acre of farmland of all of the
States 100 counties, in a survey on
"Virginia's Economic Pattern is
sued by the Bureau of Population
and Economic Research at the Uni
versity of Virginia.
Fairfax, showing a valuation OF
500 or more, was just above LOU
doun and Clark, two other North
ern Virginia counties, where land
and building valuation was given as
SIS and 500. respectively. Other
counties with valuation of 500 or
more were Roanoke, Mathews, War
wick and Elizabeth City.
The survey, which listed 40 coun-
Evening star., 1945-09-25
PrinceGeorges
Chamber Told
Of Road Plans
Ballard Outlines
Four Projects Of
Stute Commission

Construction Of an important by
pass from Wells corner east OF
Upper Marlboro to connect with the
Grain highway is expected to begin
next year, Wilson T. Ballard, chief
engineer Of the Maryland State
Roads Commission, said last night.
Mr.. Ballard spoke at the first dinner
of the Prince Georges County Cham
ber of Commerce held since before
the war.
The Marlboro project, all in Prince
Georges County, will be 7-mile
extension Of an improved inter-
county highway. This improvement
is one of four scheduled for the near
future in this area by the Roads
Commission, Mr.. Ballard said.
Another lane will be added to the
Washington Baltimore boulevard
through Laurel, part of which will
be built in Prince Georges and part
in Howard County. North bound
traffic will be confined to the new
lane A new bridge will be built
over the Patuxent River. The ad-
ditional lane will be separated from
the entrance to the Laurel race
track. Mr.. Ballard explained.
Central Avenue Improvement.
improvement of Central avenue
also is to be undertaken, he said.
This \project originally was sched-
uled as a WPA project, Mr.. Ballard
said, but was deferred when no
labor could be found and the war
intervened.
Another project is the extension
of Queens Chapel and Ager roads,
which is expected to begin this fall
These extensions will be "a feet
wide.
Mr.. Ballard said 100000 of Fed
eral aid funds have been allocated
tentatively for improvements at the
Georgia avenue yiAduct at Silver
The pfogrsfh for. sotdary roads
In Prince Georges CotnE has been
geperally agreed upofK Mr.. Ballard
said. Half of the cost will be paid
out of Federal allocations. the other
half by the county. Mr.. Ballard
and William A. Carson, president of
the County Commissioners, said the
program would be in the hands of
the County Roads Commission with
in few days.
Burch Heads Postwar Group.
The State Roads Commission has
no program for the extension of
Rhode Island avenue north of
Hyattsville, according to Mr.. Bal
lard. He gave assurance study would
be given possibility of resurfacing
of Defense highway as soon as
possible.
Perry o. Wilkinson, member of
the State Legislature and chamber
president, announced Leonard H
Burch of University Park has been
named chairman of the organiza-
tons postwar committee to sue
ceed Walter L. Green, resigned. Mr.
Green, however. will continue to
serve as national councillor.
Evening star., 1945-09-25

but pleaded guilty to failure to
report at a fixed time and place
of duty
The court heard one hour of testi-
mony and considered the evidence
for half an hour. 1t. Col. Orville
D. Bridges was president of the
court.
Under the Articles Of War, the
sentence of the court is subject to
review by the Fort Belvoir post
adjutant, Brig. Gen. Robert N.
Young, commanding the Military
District of Washington. and the War
Department.
Pvt. Merrill's previous military
record, introduced after the court
martial, so that the court would not
be prejudiced by it, showed two pre-
vious AWOL convictions.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Virginia Schools 10 Get
Nearly ; Million State Aid
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 25.-
County and city schools of Virginia
will get $2,911 ,e89.93 for instruction
from the general State fund, ac-
cording to DR.. Walter S. Newman
assistant superintendent of public
instruction.
The State controller was advised
today to send out the allotments
totaling nearly $3,000,000. These al
lotments, he said, are provided for
in the constitution, which says that
an appropriation equal to not less
than l mill on the total value OF
property in the State may be dis
tributed from the State treasury
Additional funds based on the aver
age daily school attendance and
teacher unit appropriations will be
distributed in November, December,
February and May, Mr.. Newman
said.
These funds are to be spent only
for instruction in elementary and
high schools throughout the State.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Maryland Rule on Leaves
Excludes Maritime Service
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 25.-The at
torney generals Office ruled today
that William NICK. Reber, former
secretary of the State Aviation
Commission, was not entitled to
leave of absence and subsequent
reinstatement because he Joined the
maritime service.
Reinstatement benefits are open
to all State employees entering the
armed forces, the opinion declared,
but Maryland law does not consider
the maritime service as part of the
armed forces.
The ruling was asked by Chair
man Charles H. Buck OF the State
Aviation Commission. Mr.. Reber, a
native of Pennsylvania, Joined the
commission November ~, 1914, and
left about two months ago.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
lsiHRst;onai,q
&Rsmiinder6l

Meats. Fats, Etc. - Stamps va
through Z-2' good through Sep
tember 80. 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.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn In.
Suxar-Stamp So good through De-
cember 81. Next stamp valid
January /.
shoes-Airplane Stamps I, z, 8 and
1 In Book No. good indefinitely
for one pair Of shoes each. .