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Evening star., 1945-02-12
Army Threatens
.ToMakeCounty
Bars '0ffLimits'
Prince Georges Bon
Due Unless Midniqht
Closing Is Agreed To

All holders Of liquor licenses in
Prince Georges County on Thurs
day will be given the choice of VOL
closing their establish
ments at II O'Clock each night or
being ruled out of bounds by the
Army, county officials said today.
The County Liquor Board has
asked the county's 270 licensees to
meet with the board at 10 am.
Thursday, at which time they will
be asked to institute the midnight
closing. The present closing hour
is 2 am.
officials said that while their
plea will be put on a voluntary
basis, Military District of Wash
ington authorities have threatened
the out of bounds order unless the
closing hour is Immediately ad-
vanced to midnight.
Bill Is in Legislature.
A bill establishing the closing hour
for taverns at midnight has been in
troduced in the State Legislature.
1t was pointed out, however, that if
the measure will not take
effect until June and the Army is
that taverns in the
county close at midnight now.
The move follows much agitation
county residents, for a drastic
revision of the law to curb liquor
sale violations. The County FEEDER
alton of Citizens Association al
ready has gone on RECORD as favor
ing a midnight closing hour.
In addition, residents of Colmar
Manor and Cottage City have signed
petitions requesting that referen-
dunn be held on the proposal to
ban the sale of whisky in the two
towns.
Differ From d. c. Hours.
One county official said many of
the violations are caused by the two
hour differential in the closing hours
If the District and Prince Georges
County. He pointed out that when
taverns closed in the District at mid
night, patrons come out to Prince
Georges County, where they are per-
nitted to drink whisky until a m.
If the liquor dealers agree to close
at midnight, the provision in the
liquor law permitting the sale of
liquor between midnight Sunday and
am. Monday will no longer be in
effect. Instead all taverns in the
county will close at midnight every
night, including week ends.
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Kingsman Takes Lead
In Paper Collection

Kingsman School went into first
place in total weight of salvage
paper collected in The Evening STAR
PTA Salvage for Victory program
after last weeks collection, which
brought Kingsman's mark to 147,-
1874 pounds, slightly more than 800
pounds ahead of Mcfarland, which
dropped to second place with 146,-
321 pounds.
Two other schools went over the
100, 000-pound mark, Lafayette with
131,774 pounds and Buchanan with
108,275 pounds.
The other leading schools are
Stoddert, 93,881 Gordon. 90,874;
Jefferson, 86,992; Hearst, 85,715;
Blow, 1925; Takoma Park, 1889;
Benning, 71,075 Murch,, 69,984;
Hardy, 69,742; Shepherd, 1924;
Seaton, 68.955: West, 68,804; Hilton
Peabody. 67,238: Orr. 64,342; Wal
ZACH, 62,745, and Adams, 62,516.
Collections in the second district
tomorrow, together with the leaders,
will be as follows:
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Moqic Tricks Are Aid to Skill
In Music Bass Violin Player Says

rhumba, picking rapidly at the
strings with his fingers.
You see," he explained, ''your
fingers have to be quick. It's like
typing-you can't have stiff fingers
they can't be cold The muscles
must be loose, flexible"
Now watch this" he said. He
pulled large gold coin from his
pocket and, accompanied by the
smalla talk of magicion, he swal-
lowed it, pulled it from his ear, lost
it, changed it into three colored
scarves, rolled them between his
hands and produced an egg, threw
it in the air and caught back his
big gold coin.
See what I mean,' he said
eagerly. Doing tricks keeps my
hands timber and flexible.
"Of course, my fiddle is my first
love. don't mean I'll ever try to
make my living with coin. But
it's like this. A man who plays
the piano-he can play a piano any
where. A man who plays the violin,
he can play his violin at parties
or anywhere. Same thing with a
horn player-he can entertain a
party playing his horn.
But, say-have you ever tried to
take bass fiddle to party?" Mr..
Epstein grimaced, laughed and
swallowed his big gold coin.
Mr.. Epstein will speak tonight
over WMAL's "Nocturne" program,
which. until the end on February
q of the campaign for a $150, 900
sustaining fund for the orchestra,
several nights each week will feature
recordings OF famous symphonic
music ~ the National Symphony.
Evening star., 1945-02-12
0DT Asks Oil Trucks
For 13O-Hour Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Government today asked a
130-hour work week for oil tank
trucks.
Setting this schedule for the coun-
try's $4,000 over-the-road petroleum
carriers, the Office of Defense Trans
portation asked operators using less
than the 130-hour minimum to lease
the equipment to any carrier or
shipper who can use it during its
idle periods.
Cooperation is imperative, ODT
said, because of the drop in petro-
leum stocks caused by the winter
transportation crisis and increased
military requirements.
1T may be months before the cur
rent setback in distribution can be
made up and the over-the-road tank
flow of petroleum products brought
more in line with essential civilian
and military needs" the agency re-
ported.
Petroleum shippers were asked to
notify ODT of the refusal of any
concern to lease its idle or partly
idle equipment. ODT backed up this
request with reminder that one
.of its orders gives the Government
authority to make such leasing man.
datory whenever advisable or nee
essary to the prosecution of the war
or to the maintenance of essential
civilian economy"
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Rev. F. Bland Tucker
Accepts Call 10 Serve
Church in Savannah

The Rev. F. Bland Tucker, pastor
of ST. Johns Episcopal Church in
Georgetown, has accepted call to
become rector of Christ Church in
Savannah, Ga, he announced to his
congregation at yesterdays morning
service.
The clergyman, brother of the
Right Rev. Henry ST. George Tucker
presiding bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, also notified each
member of his parish by letter OF
his decision
1t was not clear today when he
will leave A new rector has not
been selectd to succeed him, it was
understood.
Prominent in the Washington
diocese of the Episcopal Church, the
Rev. Mr.. Tucker has been leader
in social welfare work and has been
chairman of the department of
Christian social relations of the
Washington diocese. His congre-
cation attempted TO have him re-
main, it was learned, but he ex-
planned he felt he should go.
Calls 1t Hardest Decision"
''It has been the hardest decision
I have ever had to make" he wrote
the parishioners, because it means
breaking the ties that for nearly 20
years have bound me to the people
of this parish and the community.
If were to decide on the basis of
my own personal feelings, there
could be but one answer.
But, unfortunately, I cannot de-
eide on that alone. Some of you
have protested to me in friendship
that I could stay on here the rest
of my ministry. I could be happy
TO do so and believe I could work
usefully here. That would be the
easy way. but the time comes
when it needs to be said, Launch
out into the deep"
The Rev. Mr.. Tucker is a men,
ber of one of the most distinguished
families in the Episcopal clergy in
the United States. Two of his broth
ers are bishops, the presiding
bishop, whose headquarters are in
New York City, and the Right Rev.
cambridge Tucker, Bishop
of Ohio.
Rector Here Since 1924.
The Rev. Mr.. Tucker had been
rector of st. Johns here since 1924.
He was born in Norfolk, Va, the
son of bishop, the Right Rev. Bev-
erly cambridge Tucker, and Anna
Marie Tucker. Educated at the Uni
versity of Virginia, he received his
bachelor of arts degree in 1914 and
bachelor of divinity degree in 1920,
in which year he was ordained to
the priesthood by his brother, now
the presiding bishop.
During the other World War he
served in the Army with the Amer
lean EXpeditionary Force as a pri-
yate in Evacuation Hospital No. Is.
Prior to his service in this city he
was rector for five years of Gram
mer Parish. Brunswick County, Va.
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Truman Lays Wreath
On Lincoln Statue
Al Memorial

Vice President Truman. represent
ing President Roosevelt, today laid
wreath on the statue of Americas S
Civil War President in the Lincoln
Memorial, commemorating the 136th
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's
birth.
Some Is patriotic societies took
part in the services, which were
sponsored by the Military Order of,
the Loyal Legion in cooperation
with the National Park Service. Col.
L. c. Crawford acted as chairman of
the ceremonies, assisted by Vice Ad-
miral Alfred Johnson, U. S. N, COM
mander, and w. E1kins Reed, re-
corder. of the District Commandery
of the Legion.
Music was provided by the Marine
Band. directed by Capt. William F.
Santelmann. After the Vice Presi-
dent laid the wreath the band played
the national anthem and the colors
were massed.
Inspiration to World.
Representative Knutson, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota, in a speech yes
terday at the museum in the old
Ford Theater. where the Civil War
President was fatally shot, extolled
the memory of Lincoln as living,
breathing inspiration to all the
people of the world"
I'VE have never had Chief Exec
utive who gave more meticulous
and scrupulous consideration to the
rights of all men," he said.
Oswald Ryan Of the Civil Aero
nautics Board told the 200 persons
assembled at the museum that Linz
coin was unique in history" a
member of that immortal group
of the worlds historic leaders who
seem to have lost their nationality
by the universal gift of their great
service"
Miss Helen Nicolay, daughter of
Lincoln's secretary. John Nicolay,
also spoke, outlined the life and
times of the President.
The program was sponsored by
the Washington and Lincoln Group
and the National Capital Park
Service.
COP Dinner Tonight.
Other services today include
Lincoln Day dinner at $50 pm. at
the Indian Spring Country Club,
annual affair of the Republican
State Central Committee of Mont
gomery County. Galen L. TAFT,
State Republican Central
Committee chairman, will be hon.
ored.
The first public showing here Of
a March of Time film, Americans
ALL" will take place at a Lincoln
Day celebration at pm. today in
Pierce Hail. Sixteenth and Harvard
streets NV, by the League for
World Brotherhood. Speakers in
clude Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune.
president of the National Council
of Negro Women; Msgr. John r.
Ryan of the National Catholic We'll
fare Service, Rabbi Norman Ger
stenfeld, rabbi of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation, and the Rev,
DR.. Frederick E. Reissig, executive
secretary of the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches.
Evening star., 1945-02-12
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&Remmider56a

Meats, Fats, Etc. - Book 4, red
stamps Q-5 through SIS good
through March 81: stamps T-5
through KS good through April
%; stamps Y-5. Z-5, Az through
d. good through June 2. Each
stamp worth 10 points. Next series
to be validated about March 4.
Canned Goods, Eoc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS through rs, Az and
b. good through March 81;
stamps CO through Ga good
through April %; stamps H-2
through M-2 good through June
2. Each stamp worth 10 points.
Next series to be validated about
March /.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book 4. sugar stamp "a good
for 5 pounds through February 28.
Stamp 35 valid for 5 pounds
through June 2.
GaSoiine-A-l4 coupons valid for 4
gallons each through March 81.
B-5, C-5. B-6 and CO coupons
good for s gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /, 2 and 8
In Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
one pair OF shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods one, two, three
and four coupons good for 10 GAL
Ions per unit through heating
year. Period five coupons become
valid March l. Old period four
and five coupons from last win
ter good through year. Consum-
ers in this area should not have
used more than SO per cent Of
their ration as of today.
Degree days-TotaI for month, 337:
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Stores Will Stay Open
Until 3 Next Mondav

Department and speciality stores
will be open from noon until 9 pm.
next Monday, instead of February
%, George Washington's Birthday,
Edward D. Shaw, secretary OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation, said today.
Mr.. Shaw said meeting would
be held this afternoon to decide
whether downtown stores and fuel
and oil dealers will observe their
usual halliday open period on Feb
ruary. %. In past years they have
been open from $50 am. until
l pm.
The District Bankers Association
announced that banking holiday
would be observed February "a but
that they will be open from Q nm.
to $50 pm. the next day.
Evening star., 1945-02-12
By MARION WADE DOYLE.

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt expressed
opposition TO Mothers Day and
Fathers Day-but not to MY Day"
at a press conference today
The question came up during a
discussion of Jonathan Daniels ar
ticle in The Sunday Stars This
Week section in which the presi-
Dental aide suggested an Old Maids
Day. Mrs. Roosevelt wasn't for the
idea. She said spinsters often did
all the work around the home and
ought to be honored on a new kind
of day-Family Day.
As a matter of fact, she said, it
would be more appropriate to have
a single Family Day, or Parents
Day, than to emphasize divided OBJ
legations by observing separate
Mothers Day and Fathers Day.
Il am opposed to days" she said.
mot to My Day" a reporter
murmured, referring to Mrs. Roose-
velt's syndicated column. The
Presidents wife shook her head
violently and emphasized that she
was discussing only holidays.
Turning again to the question of
Evening star., 1945-02-12

Marilyn Kaemmerle. she had no COM
ment as the faculty prepared to
meet tomorrow to decide the future
of the Flat Hat.
President John E. Pomfret said
the Flat Hat has been temporarily
suspended He added the faculty
would be more concerned with "set-
ting up some editorial supervision of
the newspaper" than with anything
else.
In Michigan, the editors father,
W. H Kaemmerle, store controller.
said he thought WIN he read the
editorial his daughter was taking a
chance" because the college is in
the South and added:
"Marilyn can take care of herself.
She is a reliable and bright girl"
Evening star., 1945-02-12

for his magic tricks are only small
groups at parties.
Nov maybe people think mu-
sician shouldn't waste time on some
fool thing like magic" Mr.. Epstein,
who plays first string bass in the
orchestra, said. Maybe musi-
clan should spend all his time prac-
ticing. But the thing is-magic
helps me be a good musician. Look
now."
Mr.. Epstein walked over to his
big bass violin, as tall as he is and
twice as wide. Watch my fingers" !"
he said. AS he played several bars
form symphony orchestration his
fingers strummed the strings In q
quick movement. Then he played
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Boiling Field Soldier
Held on Arson Charqe

Corpl. Harley Jones, "a, stationed
at Boiling Field, is in military Gus
today after being charged with ar
son Saturday by District police, who
alleged he set fire to the rear of a
restaurant in the 600 block of H
street NE. following an argument
with his wife.
The fire spread to an adjoining
cleaning store and substantial dam
age was caused to the rear and
basement of the three-story build
ing containing the establishments,
according to police. No one was in
jured.
Evening star., 1945-02-12
House Group 10 Draft
'0wn Nurse Bill Soon,
Thomson Promises
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Some form Of legislation dealing
with the critical shortage of nurses
in the Army will be reported to the
House within week, Representative
Thomason Of Texas, ranking Demo
|crat on the House Military Affairs
COMMITTEES, predicted today.
Mr.. Thomason, who presided over
the committees hearings on nurse
legislation last week in the absence
of Chairman May, pointed out that
the testimony had brought a good
deal of confusion over the form of
relief necessary.
Most of the medical and nursing
authorities who appeared seemed to
feel, he added, that simple act
drafting the required number of
nurses would not solve the problem.
They said if there was to be draft.
it should be selective service, with
nurses assigned where they were
most needed, whether in civilian
posts or military service. Fear was
expressed that otherwise public
health would be jeopardized in many
communities.
Hearings Resume Tomorrow.
Hearings will be resumed at 1873
a m. tomorrow and they are expected
to last several days more.
Representative Thomason said it
was hoped the committee could go
into executive session later in the
week to draft bill.
Every one is convinced of the ne
cessity for more nurses" he ex-
planned. Its simply question of
the best way to get them"
While some committee members
have indicated, as they questioned
witnesses, outright opposition to a
draft, most of those who attended
the hearings have shown DISPOSE
ton to support any legislation which
would bring the quickest and best
results.
Representative Clare Boothe Luce,
Republican, of Connecticut has
raised the question of whether the
Army was utilizing all the trained
ilul oCo dNdA1dUiS. 0llc dShcQ dlSU
whether the Veterans Administra-
ton was helping relieve its critical
shortage by using some of the 5000
colored graduate nurses. She was
told that these were employed only
in hospitals used exclusively for
colored patients, though officials de-
MED any of these nurses had been
rejected because of race.
Mrs. Luce Gets Complaints.
Mrs. Luce said some of them had
complained to her that they had been
turned down without an inquiry into
their qualifications.
Two bills are before the COM
mittee. One, by Chairman May,
would require all nurses between
18 and As to register for possible
draft. The other measure, by Rep
resentative Rogers, Republican. of
Massachusetts,. would set up a draft
machinery under the direction of
selective service and provide that
all inducted nurses would be made
commissioned officers.
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Honor Roll.
Open Discussion Slated
'On ArIinqton Taxes

An open discussion on Arlington
tax problems is scheduled tomorrow
at the meeting of the Arlington
Board of Trade.
Possibilities for meeting the coun-
tvs need for increased revenues
will be considered, and a recon-
mendation may be made.
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Board Of Correction
Asked 10 Draft Law
On 0'Conor Jail Plan
By the Associated Press.

| ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-THE State
Board OF Correction today was giver
responsibility for preparing a plar
to implement Gov. O,Conor's pro.
posal that the State control Mary.
land county jails.
The Governors proposal, which
also called for regional jails to re-
place the present institutions, was
made public yesterday in a letter
to Joseph H. A. Rogan, chairman
and other members of the Board of
Correction.
The Governor requested the board
to prepare the plan for submission
to the Legislature, because of his
deep concern" about conditions in
county jails recently described in
prison inspectors reports.
Objectives Listed.
The Governor praised the board
for its efforts in improving State
penal institutions and listed his
recommendations thus:
Il believe that this central author
lty should be in the existing State
Department of Correction.
Legislation might be considered
for the attainment of the following
objectives:
TO inspect and approve all Mary
land county jails and to have full
responsibility for the safekeeping
health and welfare of all prisoners
committed to them.
ITO prescribe minimum standards
for the operation of these institu-
tions, including the qualifications of
personnel.
To have authority to prescribe
rules and regulations for the govern
ance and discipline of the prisoners.
Provides State Financing.
ITO be empowered to transfer
prisoners, whether awaiting trial or
under sentence, to such local and
State institutions as may be avail
able whenever jail does not COM
ply with the minimum standards
prescribed by the central agency.
ITO consolidate jails and deten-
tlon facilities in those regions and
areas where this can be done at a
saving to the taxpayer and at the
same time bring about improved
conditions.
ITO be authorized to establish
budgets for the maintenance of such
jails as are continued in operation,
determine the per capita charges
to be made for the safekeeping of
prisoners when they are trans
ferred outside county having no
approved jail and require the de-
posit OF all fees and charges col
lected for the maintenance of pris-
oners to the credit of the appro-
pirate fund"
Would End Fee System.
The Governor added that in re-
spect to the latter recommendation
the Department of Corrections
policy should look to the ultimate
abolition of the fee system and pay
ing sheriffs and jailers on a salary
basis.
In many Maryland county jails,
jailers are paid small salaries and
are permitted to make as much as
they can from the food fees paid at
SO much for each prisoner day.
the Governor said the Depart
ment OF Correction also should be
authorized to seek an appropriation
to supplement county funds to MAIN
tain temporary detention facilities
during court sessions and in other
emergencies.
These funds, he said, would be
available only in those counties
where full-time operation of a suit
able jail at reasonable cost is
possible.
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Robert c. McCunn to Speok

Robert c. Mccain, vice president
In charge of personnel and public
relations for the Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co., will address
the American Public Relations As
sociation luncheon to be held at the
Hotel Washington at 1915 pm.
Thursday, on Public Relations in
the Telephone Business"
Evening star., 1945-02-12

TO see MIN pun
the rabbit from
the hat.
He's S till a
magician, a n d
t h e thousands
of people do
come-but they
come to hear
him and his fell
low musicians
play under the
di r e c ton OF
Hans Kinder in
the National
Symphony Or
chestra, while
the audiences
Evening star., 1945-02-12
WoodIuwn Clinic Moves

The Woodlawn venereal disease
clinic, which has been held in the
old Gum Springs School Building
has been moved to building 73 of the
station hospital at Fort Belvoir, the
Fairfax County Health Department
has announced. The clinic will con-
tinue to be held at 1890 pm. Tues
dayS.
Evening star., 1945-02-12

the c o | e g e,
fraternize a n d
marry among
us" has caused
temporary sus-
pension of the
College of Will
liam and Mary's
student news
paper, the Flat
Hat. .
The e dit or,
brown - haired,
b r o W n = e y e d
Marilyn Kaem-
merle of Jack
son. Mich. said
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Plumbing Bill 81, 900 Plus

MINNEAPOLIS (P.-When the
pipes froze up at the Venice Art
Marble Co. plant here officials called
in a plumber who set the place
afire, and did damage estimated
at $1,000, according to suit filed
In District Court.
Evening star., 1945-02-12

When he was boy back in
Brooklyn, Philip Epstein made up
his mind he would be magician
with thousands of people flocking
Evening star., 1945-02-12
". & N. Paper Suspended;
Faculty 10 Probe Editorial
BY the Associated Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Feb. 12.-
An editorial by its 22-year-old girl
editor suggesting the time should
come when Negroes should attend
Evening star., 1945-02-12

Degree days-Total for month, 337:
total for season to date, 3.176;
normal for season to date. 3,005.
Evening star., 1945-02-12

commissioned officers.