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Evening star., 1945-07-01

The board, in turn, would elect the
State superintendent Of public in
struction. 1t also advocates school
board elected by the governing
bodies of localities, the boards to
select division superintendents of
schools from list of applicants
furnished by the State Board of
Education.
The salary scale for teachers set
forth in the Denny School Commits
sion report was recommended as the
minimum which should be paid by
the State, and an increase from SIS
to $40 per month was urged as the
minimum pay for retired teachers.
Other Educational Planks.
Other educational planks urge
emphasis on fundamentals includ-
ing the three RS, that kindergarten
departments be established by par
ents sufficiently interested, that the
curriculum be based on a 12-year
unit which should include teaching
of fine arts and physical education,
and that the last two years of high
school include vocational training
for those who desire it.
Student loan funds also were ad-
vocated for those desiring a higher
education.
The Republicans urged that the
judiciary of the State be relieved of
appointments concerning admins
tratiye functions of the State and
that judges of all courts of record
be appointed by the Governor for
life or during good behavior, subject
to confirmation by a two-thirds
vote of the General Assembly.
Oppose Elective Judiciary.
The convention voted down, 242
to 148, a minority report on this
plank by Mr.. Green which would
have made the judiciary elective by
the people.
The platform called for popular
election of the State treasurer, Sec
retary of the Commonwealth, menu
bers of the State Corporation Com
mission and the Industrial Commits
sion
The taxation plank called for a
revised, modern and scientific gen.
eral tax system" and the tax bur-
den to be distributed among citi-
zens in accordance with ability to
pay. 1t favored capitation tax for
education, collected as other taxes
and asked an exemption from taxa
ton where the property of any per-
son is less than 5000 in value. A suf-
ficient tax of whatever nature is nec-
essary to meet the health and edu-
cation needs of virginia's youth was
urged.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
PhotomuroIs of Nozi Atrocities
BRING Facts Home to Thousands

Germany what really went on over
there"
Praises Star for Showing.
Miss A. Brohmer Rudd, 1919 G
street NV, a genealogist: The
right thing to do is to force the
German people to see this evidence
as well as to offer 1t to everybody in
this country. The Star and POST
Dispatch are to be complimented for
sponsoring the exhibit"
Col r. G.. Conklin, an inspector
for the Sd Fighter Command, Drew
Field, Fla: "The pictures should be
a must" for every American and
every German"
Miss Helen r. Neel. 6o8 Hamilton
street NV, Government clerk:
1.-The pictures are marvellous. / am
glad I saw them, for otherwise I
may never have believed what has
taken place. Any punishment of
the war criminals will be too good. !"
Mrs. d. Lee Wilkins, Fairfax VIII
lage, Sc: "They ought to be shown
to the public, but not to children.
There is sound policy in the War
Department indoctrination film
warning our troops to be aloof from
the Germans. Things shown in
these pictures, which were not given
to the public in news reels, are the
most horrible.
Two Persons are Critical.
Two persons who declined to
identify themselves, criticized the
films and pictures. One, woman
who said she had visited in Ger
many before the war, warned that
hate, talk and pictures engender
wars and everyone who lends voice
to them only makes for boomerang
that eventually will enmesh us"
Calling the pictures interesting, =
a man who said he fought in the
last war, believed both sides" of the
atroeity story should be shown in
an effort to heal the wounds of war.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Henry Connor, Bethesda,
Honored BY Civilians

Henry Connor of Bethesda, re-
firing governor Of the Chesapeake
District of Civitan International,
was one of three Civilians in the
United States to receive an honor
key for outstanding Civitan work
during the last year. The presen-
tation was made at the recent Inter
national Executive Council meeting
in Charlotte, N. G.
Mr.. Connor. who Is president Of
the Bethesda Chamber OF Conn
merce, is past president Of the
Bethesda Civitan Club.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
B .thum Heads Legion Post

John G. Batham was elected COM
mander of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Post Of the American Legion
at their meeting last week. Other
officers are Harlan L. Shrader,
senior vice commander; William H.
Hoover, Junior vice commander;
Tom Edward, adjutant; Worthington
H. Talcott, finance oficer; James
r. Miller, judge advocate; James
C. Denton. sergeant at arms; George
Phelps, service of1icer; Edward r..
Cook, historian: James J. humane,
chaplain.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Montgomery Hearing
On Parking Ordinance
Has no Opposition

No opposition was voiced yester-
day at a public hearing in the Silver
Spring Md.) Dispensary Building
to a pending ordinance requiring
developers of new commercial or
Industrial property in Montgomery
County, outside the present inn
proved business section, to provide
adequate of street parking facili-
ties as part of the site layout. The
hearing was held before the County
Commissioners.
However, exemption was asked
for two additional business districts
not mentioned in the proposed ordi-
nance. Business areas already ex-
cluded from the regulations are the
present Bethesda, Silver Spring.
Takoma Park and Kensington busi-
ness districts, together with the
Montgomery Hills business district
north of Georgia avenue and the
northeast corner Of the -Four Cor
ners business district.
j. Ingram Medley, acting as rep
resentative of Businessmen in the
shopping center on the east side of
Georgia avenue at Montgomery
Hills, asked that this district be
added to the section excluded from
the ordinance regulations.
Exemption also was asked for a
developed business district on the
east side of Connecticut avenue
north of Chevy Chase Lake. This
request was made by j. /. Garrett,
attorney for Thomas e. Perry,
owner
1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee of the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission told the
commissioners he found merit In
both requests.
He reported that the only obiec-
tion received by the commission
prior to the hearing was from the
Safeway Stores, which asked a
slight modification of the regula-
ton requiring 200 square feet of
parking space for each 800 square
feet of store space on the first floor.
The commissioners reserved de-
ciSion,
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Mrs. Graham Gets Post
AT Bethesda Librury

Mrs. Sarah Graham, reference
assistant on the Montclair IN. J.)
Library staff, has been appointed
librarian Of the Bethesda Public
Library.
AT the Montclair Library since
1912, Mrs. Graham received her
a. B. degree at Western College,
Oxford, Ohio; her B. S. at the Co
lumbia School OF Library Science
and her M. A. atethe University OF
Illinois. She then filled positions
IN the Libraries Of Western Ken
tucky Teachers College, Agnes
Scott College and the University of
Louisville.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Gardens Open to Public

More than a thousand blooms In
a hundred different varieties OF
Hemerocallis (daylilies) are ex-
pected to be in bloom today when
]. Marion Shull opens his gardens
at 207 Raymond street, Chevy
Chase, to the public from 8 to 6
pm. Mr.. Shull's daylilies, grown
as a hobby, are one of the best
displays OF their kind in the WASH
ington area.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
County Soroptimists lnstolI

Mrs. Ethel Anderson, business Of
fee manager at the Bell Laundry
in Bethesda, was installed as presi-
dent of the. Montgomery County
Soroptimist Club at dinner meet
ing in the Kenwood Club this week.
Other officers include Mrs. Ethel
Taylor, vice president: Mrs. Elvin
Schaefer, secretary; Mrs. Margaret
Tierney. treasurer, and Miss Anna
Peck. board of directors.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Cooking Glasses Planned

Cooking classes for Montgomery
County Junior Red Cross members
will be held at 10 am Thursdays at
the Hiser Theater, Bethesda, and
the Silver Spring Arrnory. A SIS
War Bond viii be given as 8 prize
at the next class.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Favor Stated Voting Hours.

It also would establish voting
hours from Z am. to pm. and
calls for State and county elections
to be held at the same time as
Federal elections.
The platform advocates that the
State Board OF Education consist Of
one member from each congress
sionaI district and be elected by
popular vote for four-year terms.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
PERNICIOUS RACKET
Sacramento Bee)

Citizens generally will applaud the
unanimous action of the state assembly
in creating a special committee to inves-
tigate old age pension scheme promoters
and promotions.
Too long California has been the hap
py hunting ground for old age pension
racketeers and the vicious thing is that
the old people-those having the least
to spare-are the ones victimized by these
unscrupulous promoters.
Even more tragic are the Utopian
hopes held out before these elderly peo-
pie in order to wheedle dimes and quar-
ters from them-false hopes impossible
of realization.
The legislature would do we'll to delve
deeply into these pension rackets and
then take the proper steps to stop them.
Those laboring conscientiously in the
interest of more liberal old age security
are handicapped in their efforts by
greedy operators who do not have the
welfare of the aged at heart but regard
old age pensions as an opportunity to line
their own pockets with the coins Of the
OpedV
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
INDICTMENTS PILE UP
AGAINST JAPANESE

Japan's deliberate and malicious viola
ton of the Articles of War under the
Geneva convention of which she is a sign
er and other acts no longer need be mat
ters of hear-say.
With the release of civilian internees
and American soldiers held as prisoners
of war since Pearl Harbor, comes the
definite and convincing and cOnvicting
evidence of the continued cruelties and
atrocities which have official and unot-
ficial notice all these months of war.
Even giving full credit to the reported
and proved instances of German atrocit-
les and mass murders, that all pales be-
fore the now revealed murderous acts
of the soldiers of the Emperor of the Ris-
ing Sun.
From the most heinous military offense
recorded in history of wars-the death
march after Bataan surrendered-to the
torture and killing of unfortunate Amer
ican and Allied nationals held as intern
ees in conquered China and other nations,
the record has been one of almost un-
belevable inhuman acts.
Cautiously released accounts of per-
sons returned to the United States on
the mercy ship Gripsholm, and others
from persons who escaped individually
or in small groups from Jap internment
camps in China and other places, horrl-
fled and incensed the world. Yet these
scattered stories did not even begin to
tell the entire story.
In the Philippines the fear that the
advance of the Yanks would precipitate
further atrocities was well grounded.
Fortunately the swiftly moving rescue
troops forstalled any organized act by
the Japs and as far as is known internee
camps so far captured have been free
of premeditated and planned slaughter.
But the stage was all set to wipe out
the entire camps or hold the lnterned
Americans as hostages, which in the Jap
way of thinking would lead only pro-
longed torture and eventual death.
The world cannot consider itself de-
cent until justice in full measure has been
dealt to each and every person in any
way responsible for these atrocities and
the nations themselves properly disci-
plined and punished in whatever peace
terms that may be reached.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
A CLARE LUCE SUGGESTION

pasadena Star-News)
Rep. Clare Luce of Connecticut, who
more often makes the headlines with her
brilliant sallies at her political opponents
than for serious advice on public policy,
recently offered a practical suggestion
worthy of official consideration.
Speaking in the house of representa-
tives on observations made by her as a
member of the house military affairs
committee during its recent visit to the
European war zones,- Mrs. Luce called
for the fixing of limit on the time
man is required to serve under fire with
out relief She cited the case of the 34th
divisions in Italy, which at the time of her
speech, had had over 400 actual combat
days.
There is a limit to the time the human
physical, nervous and mental system can
endure the strain Of combat without per-
manently injurious consequences. 1t
should be possible to organize replace
ments so that no man in the armed forces
would be kept in combat for excessively
long periods.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
LITTLE JOURNEY, POSTWAR
(Christian Science Monitor)

A national magazine in the United
States has bethought itself to ask what
kind of travel the people here plan to do
after the war And they discover that an
astonishing number of us want to take
trip to Hawaii, an equally numerous
group plan to visit England but most
plan to visit Alaska.
Why this is so is matter for specula-
ton. No doubt the fame of the Aleutians
as a battle-ground has something to do
with it, as has their nearness to Russia
and to enemy-Japan. The alluring ac-
counts of life in the Matanuska Valley
must have played their part. Some peo-
pie may even want to go and look at
weather-breedng Kiska. But probably
the chief lure of Alaska for the postwar
tourist lies in the fact that this far-off
immense, and fabulous land is sort of
outpost of civilization while yet being
an integral part of the home-country
Then, too, air transport after the war
will have developed so enormously that
Alaska will be almost as accessible as
New York or Chicago. And what with
his war bonds piling up-modestly or
swiftly, as the case may be-the ordinary
citizen conceivably is playing with the
idea
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
CONGRESS SHOULD GET
TO BOTTOM OF THIS

Stated as a fact, member Of the low
er house of Congress made the announce
ment that war industrial plants are
worked full time and even overtime in
turning out articles of war while the self
same articles are listed for auction by
the surplus commodity disposition corp
oration. At the head Of the corporation
under presidential appointment is former
u. S. Senator Gillette Of Iowa-a casualty
of last years elections and at one time
a formidable foe of the new deal.
If the representatives. statement is
true and so far it has not been disputed,
then there is dangerous policy IN effect
or a blunder that can not be excused. the
Congressman cited hospital and medical
items. He is physician and since he
mentions only the medical articles, it IS
to be presumed he knows whereof he
speaks. ..
If the government is to be competitor
of manufacturing and in the retail mar
ket, why not make such policy known.
There is a fair business or trades bureau
which does not hesitate to seize onto the
slightest excuse to probe private business.
Here is an opening. Will that bureau or
any other government agency respond?
Business and industry have problems
enough ahead to turn back to private
business without having an unseen and
insidious competitor in the way of the
government.
Here is sheer economic waste, be it
designed or an accident or bunder or
ignorance.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
B.2qs Deliver
New Blows

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. CUP)-
Superfortresses from India Wednes-
day attacked Thailand and French
Indo-China while single B-29s from
the Marianas by Japanese report at
tackled the Kobe area.
The Tokyo home radio said the
attacks on Kobe occurred both last
night and early today but that no
damage was done. Reconnaissance
flights over the Kanto Shinetsu dis
trict which includes Tokyo and
Yokohama were also reported.
Specific targets were not an
nounced Immediately, but they may
have been the transportation center
of Bangkok, capital of Thailand,
and either Hanoi, the capital, or
the Saigon naval base in Indo-
China. tr.s 80
The attacks came as the Japanese
feverishly reinforced and fortified
the China coast against expected
American landings.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
Niimitz Moves
Ieet Bose

here was withheld until today. His
transfer and that of elements OF
mis- staff to this base deep in the
western Pacific served to emphasize
the growing momentum of the war
against Japan which now has car
ried the United States to the point
where attacks on the inner ring OF
Jap defenses, the Asiatic mainland
and the homeland itself can be ex-
pected with increasing force and
frequency.
The transfer also served again to
emphasize Americas great engin-
eering and construction ability, for
behind the announcement lies the
story of building headquarters and
establishing vast supplementary fac
ilities such as communications and
transportation necessary to support
this headquarters in an area once
held by the Japs.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
Boy Scouts Map
Plans to Mark
35th Anniversary

Imperial county's 1900 Boy Scouts
and Cubs will join the rest of the
100000 scouts and cubs of the
United States in celebrating the
thirty-fifth anniversary of the or
ganization's founding by observing
annual Boy Scout week February
8 to IA, inclusive.
Observances will include courts
of honor, special church programs
and parades.
A big Boy Scout and Cub parade
will traverse the downtown district
of Ell Centro at Z p. m. Thursday
of this week, leading the crowd to
Central Union high school for a
court of honor at p. m.
At the court of honor between
SO and so awards will be given boys
in the southern district which is
composed of El Centre, CaleXico,
Holtville and Imperial.
On Friday at p. m. parade
will wind through the downtown
districts of Brawley as a prelimi-
nary to the northern district court
of honor in the Elks club at 8 p. m.
At that time rs awards will be made,
one of them an Eagle Scout award.
Boys from Brawley, Westmorland,
Calipatria and INLAND will receive
the awards.
Since the Boy Scouts of America
were formed 35 years ago there
nave been 100000 members, scout
officials said Wednesday. At the
time of the Japanese invasion of the
Philippines there were 36,212 Boy
Scouts in the islands. The scouts
will help reorganize the troops in
the islands as soon as possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
EIks TO Launch
Book Drive for
Merchant Marine :

The El Centre Elks lodge is spon-
soring a campaign to obtain books
for the merchant marine. \
Members are being asked to con-
tribute at least five books each to
the drive. The books will be as
sembled at the club room.
The type of books being solicited
are adventure, westerns, nature
stories and detective fiction.
Any member not having trans
portation may call the Elks lodge.
Ell Centre 800, and the books will be
picked up Or if anyone has more
than five books and it will be diff
cult to take them to the Elks lodge,
these books, too, will be picked up
if the secretary is called
This campaign starts February 3
and closes on February %. In that
time the local lodge expects to have
collected at least 1000 books.
The secretary of the Elks will have
book plates to be put in the front of-
the books donated SO that they may
have credit for their gift.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

ADVANCED PACIFIC FLEET
HEADQUARTERS, Feb. 7. UP)-
(Via Navy Radio)-Fleet Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz and the plans
and operations elements of his Pa
cific ocean areas staff have been
moved to advanced headquarters OF
this forward area. the exact loca-
ton of which is still secret, it was
announced officially Wednesday.
The announcement said that Vice
Admiral C. H. Morris, chief of staff
and Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman,
deputy chief of staff, were here
with Nimitz.
THE transfer of personnel and
equipment to advanced headquar-
ters was made without incident by
surface units of the fleet and by
naval aircraft" the navy disclosed.
The official presence Of Nimitz
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
1imid Germans
Meet Deuth

embarking on a ruthless campaign
to stamp out the slightest signs of
defeatism as the war reaches its
climax.
German home broadcasts for the
first time told of the execution of
member of the civilian admins
tration of a German city for neglect
of duty and being devoid of hon.
or" Details of the charge were not
given.
The civilian official executed as
the police president of Bydgoszcz
tBromberg), which was captured by
the Russians last month. Three
other officials of Bydgoszcz, includ-
ing the provincial president and the
mayor, were oustec from office, and
put in correctional battalion" !"
German home broadcasts said.
The three men will be given
particularly arduous and hazard
Gus tasks" the broadcasts said.
The deputy burgomaster of Bres-
lau was executed a week ago, but
news of the incicent was broadcast
only over the German armed forces
radio network.
Lieutenant General Kurt Dit
mar, principal spokesman of the
German high command, likened
Germany's present position to that
of a man walking tight rope.
An abyss threatens us on either
side," he said. Only extreme calm
and assurance can prevent a
deadly fall
Dittmar denounced the Allied de-
mand for Germany's unconditional
surrender as an invitation to vol
untary suicide -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
Draft Evader
Again Goes
To McNeiI's

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7. (UP)-
Edward P. Gunneson, 25, member
of Jehovah's Witnesses, Wednesday
was en- route to McNeil's Island fed
eral prison for four-year term, his
second prison sentence for failure
to report for induction into the
armed forces.
Gunneson was also fined $2500. He
was convicted on charge of failure
to report for induction in 1943 and
sentenced to one year and one day
in prison and fined $780,
When he returned from prison to
his Alhambra home he was again
ordered to report but failed to do
so, authorities said He argued he
was a minister of his faith and as
such was exempt from induction.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07
Poor Digestion? G1 9 :.
Readachy? 90
Sour or Upset? 00
Tired-lisuess? 90

Do you feel headachy and upset due to
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and happy again your food must be
digested properly.
Each day, Nature must produce about
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Therefore, you must increase the flow
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Don't depend on artificial aids to
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tures own order. Take Carter's Little
Liver Pills as directed. Get them at any
drugstore. Only 25t,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-07

LONDON, Feb. T. (UP)-The Nazi
rulers of Germany served grim
warning today that civil servants
as well as soldiers who falter in the
path of the Red army would be
executed or imprisoned.
The Nazi overlords obviously were