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Items of Interest
From Entire State
Conscientious DIRECTORS deferred
from military service are to be as
signed to the Spring Grove Hospital,
Gainesville, Md, as workers.
Baltimore police will be used to
enforce the "brownout" order ban
ming outdoor lighting, Mayor Nc
Keldin, stated after receiving a re-
quest for such action from the War
Production Board.
A bill has been passed by the
Legislature and sent to the Govern
or for his signature prohibiting free
Representatives,, potato chips, pop
corn, or lunches with sales of beer.
The bill provides a fine up to $40
for each offense.
Through the special parole panel
established by Governor OConor
228 inmates of State penal institu-
lions have been indicted into var
ious branches of the armed forces.
An additional 1872 volunteers were
rejected by Army physicians at the
induction center.
Forester Joseph Kaylor has an
nounced a series of regional meet
ings for forest experts and officials
at which new methods of fire fight
ing and prevention will be discussed.
The sessions will be attended by dis
trict foresters, senior forest super
visors, roadside tree experts, forest
wardens and patrolmen.
An eight-point program to place
Maryland to the front among the
states in post war aviation was out
lined to the General Assembly by
Marylands Governor who urged
that immediate steps should be
taken to plan for numerous airfelds
in different parts of Maryland" and
that the State adopt measures fer
matching Federal funds" given to
such enterprises.
Applications for 1945-1946 auto
mobile corner tags will be mailed
to motor vehicle owners of Mary
land about February Is, w. Lee Ell
gin, Commissioner of Motor We
hicles has stated. The plates may
be used March Is and they must be
on all cars after March 81.
The appointment of Glenn L. Mar
tin, Baltimore airplane manufactur-
er, to the board of regents of the
University of Maryland-subiect 70
State Senate approval = was an
nounced by Governor O'Conor.
A suggestion has been made by
Governor O'Conor that legislation
be effected making State-owned
land in cities, towns and rural COM
munities available without cost to
war veterans. This land could be
used for homes to be financed under
provisions of the CT Bill of Rights.
Warnings have been issued to all
Maryland farmers by University Of
Maryland specialists against plant
ing the Argentine alfalfa seed which
is coming into this country, because
it is not we'll adapted to the Mary
land climate and existing soil con-
ditionS.
Louis Azreal, Baltimore News
Post War Correspondent says the
soldiers of the 10Th Infantry Division
abroad took less than 10 per cent
of their Army pay in 1914. All the
rest was put in war bonds, insur-
ance premiums, savings and allot-
ments to those at home.
DR.. John E. Davis, for twenty
years physical director at the U. S.
Veterans Hospital at Perry Point,
Md, has been placed in charge of
physical therapy at all hospitals in
this country maintained by the
Veterans Administration.
Baltimore county will receive
! more than $4,000 from the Federal
Public Housing Authority in 1916