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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-15
Russian Orthodor Church
 Of St. Nicholds

Fifth Street Tonight Saturday. 700 p. m.- Evening Service. Sunday Service, 10:00 a. m. High Mass and Holy Communion. Choir rehearsal every Thursday Int 7.3o p m.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-15

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Evening star., 1945-02-04
Eliot Wodsworth Elected
Harvard Club President

: Eliot WadSworth. chairman of the
American Committee of the Inter-
national Chamber of Commerce, has
been elected president Of the Har-
ward Club of Washington, the club
has announced.
Robert Lincoln O'Brien, former
Tariff Commission chairman and
one-time secretary to President
Cleveland, was named honorary
president. Other officers elected for
this year were:
Undersecretary of State Joseph
G.. Grew, first vice president: JUS
tice Harold NJ Stephens of the Dis
trict Court of Appeals, second vice
president; Russell Johnston of the
Agriculture Department legal divi-
sion, third vice president; Eliot c.
Lovett, president of the National
Communications Bar, fourth vice
president; Howard S. lie Roy, presi-
dent of the Rotary Club, treasurer,
and Bernard H. Conn, attorney, Sec
retary.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Workhouse Women Hold
Ball, Give Polio Fund $50

A $50 contribution to the Mile o.
Dimes fund for the infantile paral-
ysis campaign came from Presi-
dents Birthday Ball held by the
inmates of the women's division of
the District Workhouse at Occo-
quan.
About 125-all women-attended
including inmates of the workhouse,
the reformatory and the prison di-
vision. About S25 came from the
salaried women officers of the insti-
tuition, the other S25 from the in
mates. The bali at the work
house, an annual event for several
years past, was largely entertain
ment with skits staged by the in
mates. One woman played hillbilly
numbers on a guitar. Those who
played mems parts in the skits wore
mems costumes. There was little
dancing to a phonograph.
In all, s22995 was contributed
from the several institutions under
the Board of Public Welfare.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
0PA Sues Atexandrian
On Price Ceiling Charqe

The Office of Price Administra-
ton yesterday filed suit in Federal
District Court in Alexandria against
Richard Daniel Clarke. trading as
the Del Ray Market, / East Del Ray
avenue, Alexandria, charging the
market with violating price regula-
tionS.
The suit, filed by Morris Masinter,
district OPA enforcement attorney,
and j. Ray Larcombe, field enforce
ment attorney, will be heard in
Richmond, February IS.
The market was charged with
seven violations embracing failure
to post ceiling prices and sale of
goods above ceilings. The suit said
the market received a warning in
October.
The court is asked to enjoin the
firm from future violations and to
suspend its license to deal in price,
controlled commodities for a definite
period.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Mrs. Reamy Will Head
Red Cross Drive Unit

Mrs. Thomas G. Reamy of 703
North Overlook drive, Alexandria,
has been named headquarters divi-
sion chairman for the Alexandria
Red Cross 1945 War Fund drive,
Charles M. Jones, drive chairman,
announced yesterday.
Mrs. Reany, former chairman of
the blood donor service for the local
chapter and member of the staff
assistance corps, will have as her
assistant Mrs. Wyatt Monroe of
1749 Preston road. Also assisting
will be Mrs. Daniel Adams, in charge
of supplies and equipment; Mrs.
Donald King, in charge of account
ing and reporting. Mrs. Edwin ".
Selden, jr., and Mrs. Moreland
Smith will be in charge Of the
campaign Office.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Rites for Strickland Boy,
Bus Victim, Set for Today

Funeral services for Walter
Archie Strickland, ID, of 6O2 Abe
marie avenue, Takonla Park, Md,
who was injured fatally Tuesday
when he was struck by a bus in the
300 block of Ninth street NV, will
be held at 2:30 pm. today at the
Sligo Seventh Day Adventist
Church, Carroll and Flower avenues,
Takoma Park.
Elder N. S. Aston, pastor of the
church and DR.. F. H. Yost, will
officiate, with j. H. Lawhead, of the
Takoma Park Academy, assisting.
Burial will be in George Washing
ton Memorial Cemetery.
Born in Asheville, N. c., the youth
had been resident of Takoma
Park four years. He was a fresh
man in the Takoma Academy. His
father, Elder r. G. Strickland, who
is home secretary of the General
Conference of Seventh Day Adven-
fists, has been in Mexico. The boy
is also survived by his mother.
and a sister. June, student at
Emmanuel Missionary College, Ber-
rien Springs, Mich.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Young Methodists
Attending Institute

ROCKVILLE. Md. Feb. s.
Young Methodists representing ap-
proximately 40 churches in the Dis
trict and Montgomery and Fred
erick Counties, Md, are attending
the midwinter Institute of the
Youth Fellowship of the Washing
ton west district of the Methodist
Church in Grace Methodist Church,
GaithersDurg. The institute con-
yened last night and continues to-
morrow.
The dean, the Rev. Hartwell F..
Chandler, pastor of the Bethesda
Methodist Church, is in charge, and
the Rev. Elgar c. Soper, pastor of
the Methodist Church at Potomac,
is councillor. The speaker at the
morning services tomorrow will be
DR.. John Bieri, former missionary
to Central America.
Homemakers' Club Formed.
A Homemakers' Club has been
formed by women of Garrett Park
and Mrs. Mary j. Wallich has been
named president. Mrs. Ruth War
ring is vice president and Mrs.
Carolyn Reed is secretary treasurer
A similar club is being organized at
Cabin John Gardens.
Meeting Postponed.
Because of the fuel shortage. the
February meeting of the Sherwood
Parent Teacher Association, Sandy
Spring. has been Cancelled.
Colesville Club Elects.
The Colesville All Club has
elected Pauline Lechlider, vice presi-
dent; Anna woodward, secretary:
Doris Wright, treasurer: Joyce Ed
wards, Shirley Lindsey, Grace John
son and Sally Lee Rush, Recreation
Committee.
254 Licensed to Wed.
The Office of the clerk of the Cir
cult Court here issued 254 marriage
licenses in January. The number is
believed to be record for month
and exceeded the total for the pre-
ceding January by 79.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Maryland Man, SIS, Asks Patton
For Action and Gets in Infantry

"I wanted to fight, so ! wrote a
letter to Gen. Patton and told him
wanted infantry, said the old guy,
sitting IN q farmhouse kitchen with
a white pup swapping at his leggings.
" 7 told him I was q corporal in
the last war. We didn't have none
of these T-4 ratings. And that I
wanted action. He wired
"Highbarger reported to the divi-
sion and told the colonel he wanted
to be assigned to a rifle company.
The colonel said he himself was 35
and that was too old for a combat
infantryman.
/" i have brother who's so and
who's in the infantry and who went
in when they invaded New Guinea, !"
said Wghbarger, so you see it's not
a mans outsides but his insides.
But that young colonel insisted
am too old !. and here am an
electrician when should be Tight
ing
Evening star., 1945-02-04

has three daughters, Marie Patricia
l8;; Dolores Jean, Is; and Carol Ann,
13.
Completed Business Course.
After attending Alexandria
schools, Mr.. Downey was graduated
from the Alexander Hamilton In
stitute in New York, where he COM
pleted a general business course.
He is member of the Parent
Teacher Association and the Sixth
Ward Citizens Association.
In announcing his candidacy, Mr..
Downey said he would strive to carry
on the fine work done by Mr.. Bur-
CESS during his 10 years on the
council, and would advocate a
project sponsored by Mr.. Burgess
for the redistricting of the wards
to provide a more equal distribution
of population. At present the Sixth
Ward has population of 27.000.
compared to $500 in the smallest
ward.
Other points in Mr. Downeys plat
form include continued study of
plans for the employment and care
of returning servicemen; relief from
unjust assessment of real estate:
payment of living wage to school
teachers and members of the police
and fire departments; the develop
ment of parks and Fairgrounds and
a well-studied recreation program
Nixon Native of Leesburg.
Mr. Nixon was born in Leesburg
and has lived for 40 years in Alex
andria. He was associated with the
plumbing and heating firm of Wen
ger Bros, in Washington for 81
years, and for the last 10 years has
been a plumbing and heating con-
tractor in Alexandria, Arlington and
Fairfax.
He is married and has two chill
dren, Sergt. Claude Nixon of the
Alexandra police force, and Mrs.
Aubrey Matter. He is member of
Grace Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Nixon said he is interested
in all problems concerning the resi-
dents of the sixth ward, particularly
in obtaining adequate fire and po-
lice protection and sewage disposal
He said he favors a fair system
of real estate assessments, and is
interested in the development of the
northwest section of the city with
respect to its residential, commercial
and recreational areas. He said he
favors fair salaries for school
teachers.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Alexandra Is Assigned
S4S, 900 Red Cross Quota

A quota of $48, 900 has been as
signed to Alexandria for the Red
Cross War Fund drive, according
to Charles M. Jones, campaign
chairman. The city's quota last year
was $45.800.
Mr.. Jones expressed confidence
that the chapter will go over the
top.
Assisting Mr.. Jones will be Glenn
U. Richard. chairman of the 1914
drive: T. Wilford Robinson, chair
man in 1912 and 1943, and Mrs.
Albert Miller. chapter chairman.
Mrs. Thomas G. Reamy has been
named chairman Of the headquarters
division. Other committee heads will
be named before the drive opens
March l.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE Sd ARMY, Feb. 81
Fifty -five-year-old Sergt. Andrew
Jay Highbarger, from Hagerstown,
Nd, was bored with behind-the-
line life, wrote to the general about
1t and today he's up where he
thought he should be.-with the in
fantry.
The tale of the gray-haired ex-
railroad engineer who fought in the
World War and says, II belong UP
there slugging or I belong back
home" came from Sergt. James
Cannon, correspondent for Stars
and Stripes.
The Stars and Stripes reporter
wrote from Belgium:
'Highbarger, who was in action
at Verdun, st. Mihiel and Argonne
Forest in the last war. has been
overseas 20 months with a railroad
battalion.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
$500 Donated TO Assist
Dead PoIiceman's S Family

Contributions totaling more than
$500 have been received thus far
from Montgomery County employees
and other county residents in drive
to aid the family of Policeman
Everest M. Moxley, who was fatally
injured in an automobile accident
last Sunday.
Capt, Earl Burdine, in charge OF
the Rockville station, where Mr..
Moxley was stationed, said all con-
tributions will go into a fund to
establish business for Mrs. Moxley
to support her and her six children,
ranging in age from months to Is
years. A goal of $4,000 has been set
for the drive.
Mr.. MoXley left no money except
a small insurance policy He re-
ceived SITS a month but since he was
appointed to the police force as an
emergency policeman, he was not
included in the police pension pro-
visions.
Meanwhile, DR.. Raymond Nelson,
president Of the County Ministerial
Association, isaid he would "look
into the situation" to determine
whether churches throughout the
county would take up collection
for the family.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
County Seeks 10 War
On Tavern Pickups

Asserting that venereal diseases
have shown a marked increase in
Prince Georges County in the past
year. DR.. John NJ Byers, county
health officer, today called on county
tavern operators to prevent service
men from picking up girls in their
establishments.
DR.. Byers said the Health Depart
ment is being asked by the armed
services to check an increased num-
ber of contacts made by soldiers
and sailors.
According to selective service rec
ords, DR.. Byers said, So Prince
Georges County men have positive
blood tests for syphilis out of each
1000 men examined. There were
257 cases of syphilis reported in the
county last year, rise of 81 cases
over the previous year, he said.
The health officer said the three
venereal disease clinics in the county
last year gave 3,695 treatments for
syphilis, IA treatments for gonorrhea
and six treatments for other venereal
diseases
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Nurses Aide Class
Members Are Sought

An urgent appeal for volunteers
to enroll in the daytime nurses
aide class which opens at Gallinger
Hospital at l pm. tomorrow was
issued by Mrs. Patrick Hill, chair
man of the District Red Cross
Nurses Aide Corps, yesterday.
Volunteers will receive transpor-
tation to and from Gallinger, start
ing at Walsh House, 2020 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, at 1890 pm,
Mrs. Hill said. Registration will be
continued through Tuesday. APP
plicants are asked to call Republic
$500, or to be at Walsh House at
1890 o'clock.
Mrs. Hill said this class was the
only one which was not filled dur
ing the recent campaign for nurses
aides for District hospitals.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Arlington May Obtain
Two Carloads Of Coal
To Relieve SHORTAGE

, Relief of Arlington County's coal
emergency is expected tomorrow
county officials said last night. AL
but one of the yards in the county
were out of coal yesterday.
M. P. Ayers, head of the County
Emergency Coal Distribution Com
mittee, said two carloads of coal are
expected to be allocated to the
county by the Solid Fuels Admins
tration tomorrow. The coal would
be sent to the Virginia yard of the
Consolidated Terminal Corp, 1425
North Quincy street, and the Shreve
Coal Co., 1925 North Quincy street
instead of to the Rosslyn yard of
Griffith Consumers, Inc, it was said
because the Quincy street yards are
more centrally located.
Mr.. Ayers said that 10 to Is
emergency certificates for coal were
referred to the Washington office OF
Griffith Consumers yesterday. He
said he did not know whether these
homes had received deliveries, add
ing that they probably would be
without heat today" if no deliveries
were made.
He said that all Arlington coal
dealers, with the exception of Grit
fifth Consumers, were entirely out OF
coal. Griffith Consumers, he said
had approximately Is cars of run
of-the-mine and five to six cars OF
Pocahontas yesterday afternoon. but
reported trouble getting men to un-
load it.
Mr.. Ayers said the two carloads
expected tomorrow would be "but a
drop in the bucket" and that addi-
tional supplies must follow immedi-
ately to avert a serious situation. y
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Virginions Are Urged
To MuiI Tax Slips
By the Associated Press.

6S lie ASSOCldteu EItoes
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 3.-Vir-
ginians who plan to file their 1914
income tax returns on their with
holding tax receipts were urged to-
day by N. B. Early, jr., deputy col
lector of internal revenue, to get
the W. slips in the mail imme-
diately.
Please don't carry these receipts
around in your pockets until the
March Is deadline rush." Mr.. Early
asked
He said that about $4,000 returns
are expected from Virginia taxpay-
ers, with about 100000 using the
W. form and about 10000 using
the No. 1040 forms. The only thing
the taxpayer must do with the
W. slip is to fill in a few lines
and drop it in the mail. He will
be billed later.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Alexandra 10 Present
Gifts 10 Escort Shin
Carrying Name Of City

Alexandria is planning a formal
presentation of gifts to the officers
and men of the USS Alexandria on
Washington's birthday when 1t.
Comdr. Cornelius G. Hautsma, COM
manding officer, and crew members
will be in the city for the program
City Manager Carl Budwesky said
yesterday that he and Mayor Will
liam T. Wilkins have conferred with
other city officials on the ceremonies
Elliott F. Hoffman, clerk of the
Corporation Court, has been named
program chairman.
The 1,000-ton twin-screw escort
vessel, or frigate, which has not yet
been commissioned, was launched
on January Is, 1914, at the Amer
ican Shipbuilding Co. in Cleveland,
and was sponsored by Mrs. John
Leslie Hall, jr, wife of Rear Ad-
miral Hall, and a member of the
Daingerfield family which has long
been prominent in Alexandria
Mayor Wilkins and a group of city
officials attended the launching.
Mr.. Budwesky said that while
plans for the program afe not COM
plete, the city's service clubs. the
Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis and Civitan
may give a luncheon for the ships
officers. and the presentation of the
gifts will constitute the official part
of the ceremonies.
The city is presenting a silver
service to the ships officers, and a
phonograph and records and ath-
letlc equipment to the men.
Mrs Hall, whose great-grandfa-
ther, Bathurst Daingerfield, came to
the city in 1780 as captain of the
port of Alexandria, presented the
ship an engraving of the port as it
looked in 1910 when it was used as
a harbor by clippers.
The new vessel is the second ship
to bear the name Alexandria, the
first, side-wheel steamer. was
taken out of commission in 1866.
The U. S. S. Alexandria, at present
in port at New Orleans, is 303 feet
long and 37l2 feet wide. and is a
heavy-duty vessel, designed for COM
batting submarines.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Boy, 5, Is Lost
killing laps in
Fairfax JunqIe

This is the story of a 5-year -old
Ranger and his experiences stalk
ing Japs" through the jungles of
Fairfax County.
1t may astonish some of the older
Fairfax folk to learn that Japs
abound in the wooded sections
around Dunn Loring and Merrifield,
but it is serious business to Charles
R. Cookie" Sprinkle.
Cookie" started on an unan-
nounced Jap hunt" about pm.
yesterday, and by his own admission
got seven and was hot after the
eighth" when darkness forced him
into the Dixie Tea Room on Route
211, between Merrifield and Fairfax.
1t had been a pretty long walk,
about miles, from his home near
Dunn Loring School to the Dixie
Tea Room, through briars and
and Cookie" was will
ing to rest until police were notified.
1t surprised him, too, to learn that
his unexplained absence from home
had caused his parents to worry
and that his father, Charles D.
Sprinkle, had called police.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Formation Of Law Firm
At Rockville Announced

Announcement of the formation
of the Rockville Md law firm of
Smith, Lamar, Cantrel and Noyes
has been made by the partners, j.
Bond Smith, L. @. c. Lamar, Joseph
A. Cantrel and Alfred D. Moves.
The firm, according to the an
nouncement, is the successor to the
law firm of Smith, Lamar and Wilk-
inson, and will maintain the same
offices on South Perry street, Rock
vile.
Mr.. Smith is counsel for the
Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. Mr.. Cam
trel is the attorney for the Mont
gomery County Board of Commits
sioners and Mr.. Noyes is assistant
States attorney for the county.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Arlington Acts
10 Eliminate
Traffic Hazard
Sidewalk Work
Is Authorized at
Cost Of $5,019

In move to eliminate a serious
traffic hazard to school children, the
Arlington County Board yesterday
unanimously authorized construction
OF a sidewalk on South Highland
street, between Thirteenth and
Fifteenth streets, at an estimated
cost of $5,0l9.
The project, recommended by
County Engineer c. L. Kinnier, has
been sought for several months by
citizens Of the area who pointed out
that school children were forced to
walk in bitches along the street to
avoid being struck by vehicles.
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han named Donald r. Locke, county
coming administrator, to serve as
head of the County Planning De-
partment until successor is chosen
to Frank L. Dieter. who resigned to
become director of city planning at
Durham, N. c. Mr. Dieter will be
available as planning }consultant,
Mr.. Hanrahan said. Under the pres
ent setup, Mr.. Locke win assume the
new responsibility with no increase
in salary
To Fight Tax Delinquencies.
On the recommendation of Conf
monwealths Attorney Lawrence W.
Douglas, the County Board autho-
rized John Locke Green, county
treasurer, to advance county funds
as court costs in prosecuting a
mounting list of delinquent personal
property tax cases. In some in
stances, Mr.. Green said, cases also
will involve delinquent State taxes.
Mr.. Douglas, characterizing the
action as "a wise move" said he
believes prosecution of some of the
cases will stimulate payment of the
delinquent taxes in most instances.
| Authorization also was granted
by the board to Mr.. Hanrahan and
F. Freeland Chew, board chairman,
to execute contract with Alexarl-
der Potter Associates of New York
for preliminary plans on the en-.
largement of the county's sewage
disposal plant.
Retirement Report Not Ready.
Leo C. Lloyd, chairman of b
board committee on county insurS-
aflce and retirement plan, said the
committee is not ready to make b
formal report, but said preliminary
studies show that salary increases
are among the causes of premium
increases. County Auditor Elmer
F. Newell. also a committee MEM
Der. reported retirement plan studies
in progress in Arlington and other
places in the State and said the
benefits of these surveys will be
available in 80 days.
Other actions of the board In
cluded the reappointment, for a
one-year term, of the five members
of the County Public Utilities Conf
missions and the appointment q
Board Member Edmund D. Camp
bell as the boards representative
on the Arlington Recreational Courb-
Gil.
| Expenditures for the last two
4 weeks, approved by the board,
amounted to SS5,2143s, including
payroll of S33.255.78.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Dr.. Robert T. Huone to Speak

DR.. Robert T. Huang, assistant to
the general counsel of the United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration, will speak on "Con-
ditions in China as Result of the
War" at a meeting of the Rolling
wood Citizens Association at pm
tomorrow at the field house, East
Leland street and Beach drive.
Officers of the association will be
nominated
Evening star., 1945-02-04
AIexondrio Nurse Class
To Open March IS

Miss Lucille Petry, director of the
Public Health Services Cadet
Nurse Corps. yesterday announced
that l5 vacancies exist in the spring
nursing class which begins March
Is at the Alexandria School of
Nursing.
Students who enroll in the spring
class, Miss Petry explained, will be
eligible to receive their nurses
training under Federal scholarships
The course will continue for "a to
30 months. Applicants must be un-
married, between II and 38, and
must be graduates of accredited
high schools.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
First Arrest Is Made
In Fire Hozurds Drive

Henry Friede. operator of a res
taurant at 18 Carroll avenue, Ia
koma Park, Md, was arrested yes
terday on charges of permitting ac-
cumlation of grease which created
a fire hazard.
The arrest was the first ina drive
to eliminate fire hazards in the
county and was made on recon-
mendation of the Tokamo Park
Volunteer Fire Department.
Friede was released on $42.5C
bond. He will be tried In Takoms
Park police court Thursday.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Mrs. Truitt Heuds Guild

Mrs. r. v. Truitt has been elect
ed president of the Prince Georges
General Hospital Guild. Other off,
GERS: Mrs. Betty Tayman, first
vice president; Mrs. Magdalene
Schmidt, second vice president;
Mrs. Morley JUL. recording secre-
tary;; Mrs Ruth Townshend, cor
responding secretary, and Mrs. Will
liam Kushnick, treasurer.