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Evening star., 1945-04-06
5 New Clothing Depots
Are Opened in Arlington

Five additional clothing collection
centers were established in Airing
ton today to accommodate the over
whelming response to the United
National Clothing Collection drive
which will last through April.
E. v. Cooke, Planning Committee
chairman, announced establishment
of two collection depots in Fairling-
ton. They are Powerhouse No. 2,
South Thirtieth street and Leesburg
pike, and Powerhouse No. 13, South
Stafford street between Thirty-sec-
ond road and Thirty third street.
Residents of Buckingham COM
munity are to take their used cloth
ing to 3O9 North George Mason drive
from 10 am. to noon and from to
$50 pm.
The depot in Colonial Village is
in the main Office, Wilson boule-
ward and North Troy street.
A collection bin to serve the Clar-
endon business section has been set
up at the j. c. Penney store, Wilson
boulevard and North Highland
street
Most of the county churches also
are receiving clothes.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
Alexandra Opens
40 Receiving Depots
For Clothing Drive

The Alexandria Committee for the
United National Clothing Collection
has designated 40 receiving stations
in the city, Benjamin F. Boan, chair
man, announced today.
The centers include the post Office,
all city schools and % gasoline serv-
ice stations.
Donors are asked to take garments
to the centers nearest their homes
during this month.
The following gasoline stations have
been DESIGNATED as receiving depots: Al
Esso, 919 Franklin street. Gordons ESQ,
702 South Washington street: Squire S
ESQ. 7o3 South Washington street Bey-
Blunt, Richmond highway at Blunt,s lane;
street; L. s. Cox. 1888 Duke street;
Crump's ESQ, 1901 Mount Vernon avenue;
Gaines Service, 1900 King Street road.
Reg Garland, 3OO6 River road; Cores
ESQ. sol South Washington street; Gull
Oil, Mount Vernon avenue and Braddock
nue.: nue. Gull oil. asl5 south Quincy street,
FairlinRton; Gulf Oil, s34 North washing,
ton street: Ludlow's ESQ, oronoco and
Masonic View 1900 Kins street: Nc;
ESQ, ESQ, i4i4 i kins 9' street; i old Dominion
Service, 30O6 River road; Rubins Service,
9l9 Franklin street; Rye's Service, 2s02
Mount vernon avenue; Shell service. 200
NoTth hob Hsnqy street. Hss aaa RsSa1S
son. 500 South Washington street, Wat
kins Service, 1646 King street.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
BY the Associated Press.

SPENCER, w. Va, April 6.-The
hardy brethren of the Ancient Order
of Side Meat and Ramps have re-
ceived their call to duty.
Spring is in the air, and when
the Central West Virginia Ramp
Association holds its annual "whiff"
there will be something else in the
air.
As traditional to the hill folk as
the hills themselves, the springtime
partaking of the powerful ramp is a
ceremony not soon to be forgotten.
A ramp, for the benefit of those
who came in late, is a wild noun
tain product whose power" is equal
to the following-26 medium-size
onions, IA frying-size leeks or II
full-grown garlic bulbs.
1t comes up the first of April and
is edible for only few days. After
that the power is beyond even the
lusty mountaineer.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
$4,000 Asked Of Railroad
In Fatal Bridge Collapse

A second damage suit resulting
from the collapse of a Southern
Railway bridge at Fairfax Station
June 4. under a convoy Of trucks
from Fort Belvoir, was filed in Fed
edal Court at Alexandria yesterday
Mrs. Mary Hamilton, Stanley
KY, asked $4,000 damages from
the Southern Railway as the result
Of the death of her husband, Pvt
Robert v. Hamilton, 81, in the acci-
dent.
In January, Pvt. Philip r. Schmitt
Ridgewood, N. Y, filed suit against
the railroad for injuries incurred in
the accident.
The bridge collapsed after 81 of IS
trucks in a convoy had passed over
1t. One truck was dropped 30 feet
to the railroad bed, killing Pvt
Hamilton. Thirteen other soldiers
were hospitalized.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
Fairfax Studies Plan
To Create Permanent
Board Of Assessors

The Fairfax County Board Of
Supervisors has started work on
creation of a permanent board OF
tax assessors for the county.
Looking toward revision Of the
present county tax structure, the
board Wednesday adopted a resolu-
ton offered by Supervisor Herbert
Blunt authorizing Commonwealth
Attorney Hugh Marsh and County
Executive Secretary R. M. Lough-
borough to secure the latest data on
tax problems from the County Gov
ernment Clinic at Charlottesville
Mr.. Loughborough also was
authorized to make a study and
obtain data on the system now en-
ployed by the City Of Alexandria In
the reassessment Of real estate
which employees full-time assessor
Marsh Cites Figures.
The inequality of the present tax
assessment in the county was
brought to the attention of the
board by Mr.. Marsh. who cited fig
ures to show that property in the
county is assessed far below Its
actual value, and also expressed the
opinion that many county residents
paid little, if any, personal property
taxes.
After a through study is made OF
the tax problem, the board may
request legislation permitting the
supervisors to create a permanent
reassessment board. The last real
estate reassessment made in the
county was in 1910.
The board granted one applica-
ton for rezoning and denied an
other, following q public hearing
Burns N. Gibson of Falls Church
was granted permission to rezone
two lots at West Falls Church from
suburban residence to industrial.
Rezones Two Other Lots.
At the same time, the board re-
zoned on its own motion, two other
lots adjoining Mr.. Gibsons property,
to industrial, on recommendation OF
the Planning Commission.
The application of w. r. Gray
Oakton, to rezone certain lots in
Gray's subdivision from suburban
residence to general business in
order to convert a warehouse into
an apartment dwelling was denied
on recommendation of the Planning
Commission.
The board set the date for public
hearing on highways in the county
for 10 am, April %, at which time
residents and State highway officials
will confer with the board on local
road problems. The hearing will be
held in the courthouse.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
1900 Surplus Planes
Put on Sale by RFC
Over Dealers Protests

The Reconstruction Finance Corp
opened its retail sale of 5000 surplus
Army and Navy training planes
throughout the country today, dis
regarding protests by independent
dealers and the Nonscheduleo
Aviation Advisory Committee of the
Civil Aeronautics Authority against
Government competition with pri-
vate business"
At the Hybla Valley airport, 4
miles south of Alexandria, business
was brisk. Half a dozen of the two
passenger, single engine monoplanes
which cost the Government an aver.
age of $4,000 were sold before noon
for prices ranging from $875 to ST.
TAO, according to Robert Stevenson
representing the Richmond RFC
sales center.
Prices were reasonable" purchas-
ers and several prospects agreed
but there will be additional cost
before the planes can be granted q
certificate of airworthiness by the
CAA. This may run from 500 tt
several hundred dollars, depending
on the condition of the individual.
plane. All planes are sold "as is
where is"
First purchaser today at the Hybla
Valley Airport was Carl F. Eek, 1907
South Sixteenth street, Arlington
who operates the Lee Airport near
Annapolis He bought two of the
craft for training student pilots.
The sale here is one of So sched-
uled for cities in all parts Of the
country, Mr.. Stevenson explained
The planes, which have been de-
clared surplus because of curtail-
ment of the Army and Navy flying
training programs, are flown here
from various depots. The supply
will be replenished as planes are
sold. There were ABOUT so on Hybla
Valley field today for purchasers tc
inspect. The RFC is selling the
trainers on a price tag" basis in
stead of accepting only sealed bids
Each tag sketches the condition OF
the plane and motor and the num-
Der of hours since the last major
overhaul.
The CAA Nonscheduled Aviation
Advisory Committee protested re-
Gently against the RFC method OF
handling the sale. urging that the
planes be disposed of through local
dealers, who could put the planes in
condition to obtain a CAA certificate
before they were sold.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
John A. Reilly Named
To Stadium Board

John A. Reilly, president Of the
Second National Bank, was named
today to the National Memorial
Stadium Commission by the Com
missioners to succeed Robert v.
Fleming, president of the Riggs
National Bank. Mr. Fleming sub
mitted his resignation several weeks
ago because of i'll health.
Il can consider it privilege to
serve in this worthy enterprise and
accordingly I am pleased to accept
your appointment" Mr.. Reilly in
formed the Commissioners.
Mr.. Reilly is a past president of
the District Bankers Association,
chairman of the War Housing Com
mittee and served as head of the
War Finance Committee during the
Third, Fourth and Fifth War Loan
drives.
The nine-man commission Is COM
posed of three members named by
the Commissioners and three each
from the Senate and House. The
others named by the Commission
ers last year are Commissioner
John Russell Young and Floyd D.
Akers of the Washington Board Of
Trade.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
Maryland kethodists
Merge Homes for Aged
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 6.-Three
Maryland Methodist homes for the
aged have been merged and will
eventually be combined into a
single institution at Gaithersburg.
The home will be known as the
Asbury Methodist Home for the Aged
anad will combine the present home
of the former Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, at Gaithersburg. an
other at Westminster of the former
Methodist Protestant Church, and
the Cassell Home, also at Westmin-
ster, of the former Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
The new home will have additional
buildings when materials are avail
able and will eventually house 25C
aged persons.
The Rev. Herman M. Wilson, su-
perintendent of the present home
for the aged at Gaithersburg, will
become superintendent Of the three
homes.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
Mother Deserts Infant,
Gets Suspended Term
Nv IN. Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 6. Mrs
Helen Boskind, as, who pleaded
guilty to charges of deserting a baby
girl she bore unattended March IL
in a hotel restroom, was given q
suspended sentence yesterday by
Judge Edward T. Dickerson in Grim.
inal Court.
Mrs. Boskind said she now desired
to rear the baby along with two
children of her husband, a soldier
The court was informed that the
father OF the baby was q British
merchant seaman, and that the
woman's husband does not know o1
the situation.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
Arlington Red Cross
Collects $70,753 in Drive

Final reports of the Arlington Red
Cross drive today revealed that the
county chapter has collected $70,753,
SURPRISING its quota by more than
$28, 900. With 1867 per cent of
its quota recorded, Arlington is the
top unit Of the Metropolitan area
campaign, it was said.
In heavily oversubscribing its
drive quota, Arlington reached 49,
234 subscribers, more than 5000
over any former year. The resi-
Dental area team, headed by Mrs.
May L. Flickinger, collected $49,-
92s.8S or II per cent of the total
amount. exceeding the chapter
quota.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
'0'ConorS Signs
Prison Reform,
School Bills
Education Measures
Provide for 12-Yeur
System in Maryland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, April 6.-Bills set
ting up the administrations five
point education program and estab-
fishing the indeterminate sentence
plan for youthful offenders were
signed yesterday by Gov OConnor
and General Assembly officials.
Passed by the recently adjourned
1945 General Assembly, the IL edu-
cation bills will put into operation
gradually a 12-year public school
system throughout Maryland, pro-
vide for veterans and adult training
programs, institute new vocational
rehabilitation projects. raise teach
ers' salaries and reduce size of
classes, among other things.
The programs provided by the
school bills will cost the State more
than 100000 per year
Change Women's Prison.
The "indeterminate sentence" bills
provide for changing the women's
prison and State penal farm into
specialized institutions for rehabili-
tation of convicted persons between
the ages of l6 and Is inclusive.
They were among 107 measures
signed, to bring the grand total Of
new laws produced by the recent
session to 628.
This is by far the greatest num-
ber ever signed by any Governor
within a few days of the Legisla-
lures adjournment" the Governor
said in prepared statement. Prob
ably 500 more remain to be signed.
with the enactment into law to-
day, through my signature, of the
II acts designed to bring Maryland s
public school educational system in
line with present-day needs, and of
two acts authorizing the imposition
of indeterminate sentences on wom-
en- and youthful male wrongdoers,
am firmly convinced that the inter-
ests Of our people are advanced tre-
mendously in these two important
| fields" the Governor said.
Will Increase Effectiveness.
Addition of the 18th year to pub
lie school education, reduction of
the size of classes and general ex-
pansion of the curricula with regard
to new courses, radio and motion
picture educational aids, etc, will
help greatly to insure the utmost
effectiveness of our public school
course Addition of new training
courses designed to meet the needs
of returning veterans and general
expansion Of vocational and adult
courses, also will tend to guarantee
to returning veterans a choice Of
courses to meet their every need.
In the field of penal reform, au-
thorities generally throughout the
country have accepted the indeter-
inmate sentence theory as the most
practical way of securing the utmost
benefits from parole Under the
system, offenders = will be eligi-
BILE for release as soon as they
demonstrate clearly to the prison
and parole authorities their readi-
ness to lead a normal life
Evening star., 1945-04-06
Phone Union Refuses
No. -StrikeP P|edge;;WlB
Studies Pact Extension

The National War Labor Board
today had under consideration ex-
tension of the maintenance Of men,
bership agreement between the
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co. and the Washington Telephone
Traffic Union after union spokesmen
yesterday refused to pledge ad-
herence to the no-strike policy.
William Gassaway, attorney for
the company, told the board he
would continue to oppose mainte-
nance of union membership on
principle, but urged that the board
extract the no-strike pledge from
union officials before full contract
extension is granted. The union
contract expired last Saturday
night. Company officials have
agreed to extend all the provisions
of the old contract except the
maintenance clause.
Dexter Keezer, public member
of the board, who acted as chair
man at the hearing held in the
Labor Department yesterday, asked
whether union representatives were
ready to make the pledge ito your
Government at this time"
Can't Make Policy.
I'VE are in no position to give that
pledge" replied Mrs Mary Cannon
president of the union. I'VE are a
member of the National Federation
of Telephone Workers, and we have
no right to make policy
AL Philip Kane. union attorney
said he did not think 1t was fair tc
ask the union to make the pledge
at this time.
"You are asking us to give you q
no-strike pledge when many other
unions throughout the country want
to get rid of it," he said. 1T is an
unfair and an upsporting PROPOSE
ton to make"
He added that such a pledge was
of no value unless 1t was "volun-
tarily and freely given This might
have been done by the union If 1t
had been asked to give 1t several
years ago, he said, "but at this time
the request is improper.
Will Retain Pledge.
Elmer Walker, grand lodge rep
resentative of the International AS
sociation of Machinists and an AFL
member of the board, denied that
organized labor was ready to throw
over the no-strike policy.
"Just 50 long as the Nation Is at
war on any front, there is not legit-
innate reason for any union not to
give the no-strike pledge" he said.
THE AFL is still whole-heartedly
supporting the no-strike pledge"
The history of bargaining rela-
tions with the union was reviewed
by Mr.. Gassaway, who cited two
work stoppages last fall and several
sporadic stoppages in isolated ex-
changes since then as a basis for
requiring the no-strike pledge be-
fore a contract extension is granted
by the board.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
Mercury Hits IS
|Here;;App|es
EscapeHarm
Warmer Weather Due
Tomorrow, but Relief
May Be Brief

Overcoated Washingtonians are
promised warmer weather tomorrow
afternoon.
The Weather Bureau recorded a
minimum of IS degrees at $50 am,
but suburban residents, who affect
hardy pioneer attitude, boasted of
temperatures of 80 or SO on their
back porches.
Reports from the Virginia and
Maryland orchard sections indi-
Gated little damage to the apple
crop, now we'll advanced. Experts,
however, said more damage may
have been sustained by the peach
orchards in the Albemarle County
(Va.) area.
The lowest tonight will be about
40 degrees in the city and a little
cooler in the suburban areas, with
light frost in exposed localities, the
Weather Bureau said. Tomorrow
should be fair and warmer in the
afternoon but, the forecaster said,
not shirtsleeve weather" There's
more cold air up in Canada where
this came from and the Weather
Bureau said the pressure from Can
ada may not let Saturdays warmer
spell last long.
DR.. Walter S. Hough, entomologist
In charge of the Winchester Re-
search Laboratory, said last night S
low Of 20 degrees there had caused
some damage to apple orchards in
low areas, or frost pockets" He
added that he had never known Of
a general kill' with a temperature
above % degrees.
Allen Bond, prominent Frederick
County CVaD orchardist, said he did
not believe orchards along the ia
nous Apple Pie Ridge section there
suffered extensive damage.
DR.. C. H. Mahoney, head of the
horticulture department at the Uni
versity of Maryland. sal early re-
ports from the orchard sections OF
that State indicated little damage.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
maynard MagruderLeave
ARLINGTON Ration Board

j. Maynard Magruder, one of the
original members of the Arlington
Ration Board, has resigned due to
increasing pressure of his business,
the board announced today.
Mr.. Magruder, county delegate to
the State Legislature, has served
on the ration board three years.
The local board, it was said, serves
more people than any other ration
board in the United States and its
work requires a large share of its
members time.
Certificates of merit were pre-
sented by the board last night to
more than 100 persons who have
served as volunteers and members
of its various panels. Service but
tons also were presented to workers
who have served a year or more.
r. c. L. Moncure, board chairman,
presented the certificates.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
Theuter Group to Give Play

Junior Miss" a three-act comedy,
will be presented by the Arlington
Little Theater at $50 o'clock tonight
and tomorrow at the Claude Swan
son Junior High School, 5700 block
North Washington boulevard The
play is directed by Comdr. w. w.
Timmis, who formerly worked with
little theater groups in Westchester
County, N. Y.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
Baltimore Flyer Is Killed
In Combat Training Crash

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va. April Cool.
Clayton E. Hughes. commander at
the Richmond Army Air Base. an
nounced yesterday that 1t Charles
Clair Hoofnagle, jr., Baltimore. was
killed when his PAT plane crashed
during a combat training flight near
Laurel, Va, yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-04-06

An &C t ! v e
worker in the
organization for
several years, Mr.
Smith h e a d e d
the advance gifts
unit in the 1943
Chest campaign
and last year was
in charge Of So
licitation. He is
now serving as
secretary of the
Board of Trus-
tees of the Ar
lington Chest.
In making the
a poin tment,
Evening star., 1945-04-06

CLYDE B. StoVal1, Chest president,
pointed out that Mr.. Smiths groups
consistently have made fine records
in former campaigns.
A resident of the county since
1899, he lives in Virginia Highlands.
He is a member of the Washington
Board of Trade, Washington Golf
and Country Club and the Edward
Douglas White Council of the
Knights of Columbus.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
Stephen Smith Heads
ARLINGTON War Fund Unit

Stephen M. Smith today was
named chairman of the Arlington
unit of the 1916 Community War
Fund campaign.
Evening star., 1945-04-06

ACCEPT MEN-Vice Admiral Charles M Cooke
r Oef and aide to the commander in chief of
Maj. James A. Uio ight), Army adjutant
general dedication to armed forces OF $478OO0 over
subscription War Fund campaign from Ran
dolph Bishop (center campaign director at final report
of drive United States Chamber OF Commerce
Building Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1945-04-06
28 District Men Report
To Armed Forces Today

The following % District mer
have been ordered to report for in
duction into the armed forces today
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
.s.AN'S CLUB HELD ...,. - - ~ ~.
.OYABLE MEETING AT WEEKEND

Another interesting feature on
the program was the. ,pIesenta-
tiQn. Of a set sol. thn6e Volumes.
"KinfOlks, =" written by the late
VIM Ctirry Harlee. This set of
books has been given the Wom-
ans Club Library by the Florida
Division of the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, through
the international Correspondence
School. as a tribute to General
Harlee.
"KinfOlks" is a record, hiStori-
cal, biographical and genealogical,
of early American families and
their progeny. II is pronounced
by reviewers, historians and gen.
biologists as a monumental con-
tribution on inter-colonial migra-
ton and the Transformation of the
wilderness into populouS cities
and communities.
The volumes are of especial in
terest to many Key WeSterS, be-
cause they contain histories on
many of the old families of the
island from pioneer days.
The presentation to the library
was given by Mrs. Mary Curry
Sweeting. who is a relative of the
author, General Harlee. =:
At the conclusion of this de-
lightful program tea and cake
were served in the tea room. =
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us taaiaF u.unthly business
1 al inserting ui the Key
u V asuan's Club was held al
tl9 riah fusus. $40 Duval stucct,
IA W uegktnd Aiih Ms Dan
hataffe presiding
To- rhib b. sponsoring a book
fiah ul iar munih under the lead
shfr 81 Ms Chas. Roberts. The
fsaA ~ the munth a. well as all
lhs ma iatmn buoks are being
na b. iha group, and then put
mln circulation Ia the WOman's
Chah l4iaary
A sefY delightful program was
FemlFted undVr the chairman
klp a. NJ Emily Goddard.
49, himftu Cappick read true
ags8 Nuird lalus 1T old Key West,
wtem tir plraie ships seized and
cauiufsd trpaaugCs. buTying them
un thts ialand and surrounding
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gMuph ui ths island. Then IN
rsanilasi thr pictured the Key
Wt "a hmlay. q beautiful little
tsind ai thf end 1T the Florida
ka8a whh lts many beautiful and
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ID aaia is MS Cappick's own re-
sealth wnfk. and vas greatly en-
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THE WEATHER
FORECAST

Key West and vicinity: Partly
cloudy and continued warm this
afternoon, tonight and Tuesday
with widely scattered showers;
moderate eaSterly winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy with
mild temperature today, tonight
and Tuesday, widely scattered
showers in south and central por-
tons.
Florida: Partly cloudy with
mild temperature today, tonight
and Tuesday, widely scattered
showers in south and central por-
tionS.
St. Augustine through Florida
Straits: Moderate northeast to
east winds today, tonight and
Tuesday,, partly cloudy weather
with widely scattered showers
over south and central portions.
East Gulf; Moderate winds,
easterly today, becoming south
easterly by Tuesday, with partly
cloudy weather.
d. Jacksonville to Apalachicola:
No small craft or storm warnings
have been issued.