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Evening star., 1945-06-17
Families Urged 10 Ask
Ballots for Servicemen

Pointing out that the Virginia
primary is only two months away
Fairfax County Voters League yes
terday urged families of service
men to request war ballots for
their members in the armed sery-
ices.
Under the recent amendment tc
the State constitution, all persons
In the armed forces who are q
years of age are entitled to vote
in this years primary without pay
ment Of the State poll tax.
Ballots will be sent to service men
and women on application to the
War Voters Commission, State cap
itol, Richmond, Va. Applications
may be obtained through the league
or at the county courthouses and
from Democrat and Republican
headquarters.
The league said that members of
the armed forces who are at home
on election day may vote at their
home precinct by producing evidence
OF identity, residence, age and serv-
ice.
Members of the armed forces who
are on leave from the post to which
they are normally stationed may
vote by regular absentee ballot.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Blood Donors to Visit
mobile Unit Fridoy

Residents of the eastern suburban
area of Montgomery County are
urged to make their appointments
now for Blood Donor Day Friday
when the mobile blood donor unit
will be at the Woodside Methodist
Church, Silver Spring, from $50
am. to 1:30 pm
Mrs. E. NJ Whitcomb, blood donor
chairman for the Silver Spring
branch, Montgomery County Chap
ter, Red Cross, said the group is
anxious to meet its quota of 16C
pints. Last month there were 80
broken appointments.
Takoma Park donors may arrange
for transportation by calling Mrs
George Cook, Sligo 2619. Residents
desiring to make appointments are
to call Silver Spring O6so or Silver
Spring 0383. Children accompanying
donors will be cared for by a Red
Cross attendant.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Victor Harding Funeral
To Be Held al Home Today
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ASHBURN, Va, June 16.-Funeral
services for Victor B. Harding, ST,
prominent farmer and businessman,
who died last night at his home
here, will be held from the home at
2 pm. tomorrow with the Rev.
Charles w. Caulkins officiating
Burial will be in Union Cemetery
Leesburg.
Mr.. Harding was a member of the
board of directors of the Loudoun
National Bank, Leesburg, and also
served on the board of directors of
the Maryland Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers Association. He was a large
landowner and dairyman and re-
tired from the milling and feed
firm of Norman and Harding a few
years ago.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Emma War
ner Harding, he leaves four daugh-
ters, Mrs. J. Hubert johnson and
Mrs. L. I. Pierce, Arlington; Mrs
c. Stanley Reed, Leesburg, and Miss
Irene Harding, at home; five grand
children; a brother, E. T. Harding
and sister, Mrs. Mercedes Norman
both of Ashburn.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
U. S. May Halt Export
Of Eastern Shore PIunts
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
A quarantine on shipments OF
fruits, vegetables and cut flowers
from four Eastern Shore of Mary
land counties as well as parts OF
Virginia and Delaware is planned BY
the Agriculture Departments Bu-
reau OF Entomology and Plant
Quarantine.
The University of Maryland Ex-
tension Service said, in disclosing
the quarantine plans, that inspec-
ton or fumigation of fruits and
vegetables and screening Of refrig-
orator cars would be required be-
cause Of expected heavy infestation
by japanese beetles.
The four Maryland counties af-
fected by the quarantine are Wor-
chester, Wicomico, Somerset and
Dorchester.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Red Cross 10 Present
Summer Program for
Silver Spring Youths

A program of summer recreationa,
activities is being offered Silver
Spring boys and girls between 9 ano
l6 years of age by the Silver Spring
branch of the Red Cross in con-
junction with the Junior Red Cross
Registration for youngsters will
begin tomorrow and continue fol
several days. Boys and girls may
register by calling Red Cross head
quarters at Silver Spring 0383.
A workshop course-training In
the use OF hand and power tools
will be held from 10 am. to noon
each Thursday at the Boy Scout
House, Bethesda Recreation Center
Silver Spring boys taking the course
will meet outside the Silver Spring
armory at $50 am. Transportation
will be provided
A series of sewing and cooking
classes will be held for girls. Both
of these classes will be held at the
Silver Spring armory, where the
local Red Cross branch has its
headquarters, and will continue for
six weeks.
The sewing class will begin at 10
am. Wednesday. Members of the
Montgomery County Homemakers
Club will instruct. One of the
features of the course will be the
making of stuffed dolls and animals
Cooking classes. conducted by Miss
Shelton, under the auspices of the
Washington Gas Light Co., will be
held each Friday beginning this
week from 10 am. to noon. During
this course especial entertainment
will be provided by Inspector Dick
Mansfield, cartoonist.
Mrs. Oliver Ragonnet, branch
chairman, in announcing the pro-
gram, issued an appeal to all local
women to volunteer their services
in helping to supervise the classes.
Women wishing to aid, even for
one two-hour period, are asked to
phone headquarters Silver Spring
0383.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Alexandra 10 Open
Summer Playground
Season Tomorrow

The opening of IL Fairgrounds
in Alexandria tomorrow has been
announced by Alan He'll, city recre-
alton director.
Conveniently located, the play
grounds are expected to attract
record crowds this summer, with ac-
tivities planned for both children
and adults.
| Mr.. He'll announced that he will
conduct training course for the
"a playground directors this week
and that the play areas will be open
only from 4 to pm. Beginning
| June Is, they will be open from 10
am. to noon and from 4 to 8p.m.
Seven Are Greatly Improved.
| Seven of the Fairgrounds have
greatly improved facilities, including
new ball diamonds, hard-surfaced
court areas, new apparatus, back
stops, turfed and Handicapped areas
as result of a construction pro-
gram last winter.
The Fairgrounds are located at
Maury, George Mason, Lee, Wash
ington, Jefferson and Mount Vernon
schools, Portners on North Wash.
ington street, Potomac View or
South Lee street, Chinquapin Village
and Cameron Valley, and for colorec
residents at Lyles Crouch ane
Parker Gray schools.
An extensive program has beer
planned and copies of the schedul,
are available at the Fairgrounds, O,
the recreation Office.
For June Mr.. He'll has planned
a sandcraft contest; opening of tn.
boys softball league with midge1
teams playing at 10 am. ever,
Thursday and Juniors at II, starting
June 20; a playground rock garden
contest and a swimming pageant
at the Municipal Pool June 80.
Events Set for July.
Events for July include girls soft
ball, play days and picnics, costume
contests, doll show and buggy pa
rade, washers, box hockey and pad
die tennis tournaments, a pet show
community dramatic night, and
the qualifying swimming meet.
During August Mr.. He'll plans the
final playground swimming meet;
sand garden exhibit; a horseshoe
tournament; finals in the washer
ring tennis, paddle tennis, box
hockey and Tarzan tournaments: q
track and field meet; a community
sing; a war relics exhibit; girls
play day, and as final feature a
fun-at-home week.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Alexandra Traffic Board
Approves Taxicab Mercer

The Alexandria Traffic Board has
approved the merger of the Yellow
Cab and the Victory Cab compa-
nies, Capt. Edgar Sims, chief Of
police, said yesterday. He added
that the new arrangement should
greatly improve taxicab service ir
the city
The new company to be known
as the Yellow Cab Co., has approx
mately rs cabs and will maintain
offices at 102 South Fayette street
the former Victory Cab Co. site
A central switchboard will be in.
stalled there, using both compa-
MES telephone numbers, Alexandria
$500 and Alexandria 5000.
The switchboard will be connected
to stands throughout the city.
While additional stands are con-
templated, Capt. Sims said they al
ready have been approved for the
George Mason Hotel, King ano
Washington streets, North Wash
ington street tnear Powhatan street
Union Station, Beverly Hills, Mount
Vernon avenue and River road.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Virginia Meat Packers
To Meet With 0PA Chief
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, June 16.-Vir-
ginia Agriculture Commissioner L.
M. Walker, jr., said today that Vir-
ginia meat producers and repre-
sentatives Of the States meat pack
ing industry plan to meet Friday in
Washington with OPA Admins
traitor Bowles to register a vigorous
complaint against existing ceiling
prices and quota regulations fol
livestock.
Mr.. Walker and Representative
Robertson will accompany the dele.
cation.
The session is an outgrowth of 9
meeting of cattlemen held at Staun-
ton a week ago at which time Mr.
Walker said that something is
wrong somewhere when there il
plenty Of cattle in Virginia, but nc
meat on the tables of Virginia peo.
ple."
Evening star., 1945-06-17
S11,93O,446 Surplus
Seen by Maryland
BY the Associated Press,


BALTIMORE, June 16.-J. Mil
lard Tawes, controller of the State
Treasury, today estimated that the
Maryland Treasury surplus at the
end of the fiscal year June 80 would
be $11, $3.50, 1859.
Cash on hand May 81 totaled
$37 ,296 ,0O699, while the amount for
the corresponding time in 1914 was
$32 ,009 ,991 40, he said.
Receipts for the period July 1,
1914, to May 81, amounted to $685.
683 ,647.35, and disbursements were
$50 ,206 ,09299.
The various sources of State rev.
enues from July l, 1914, to May 81,
included income taxes, $40, ,149, ,064 Sc;
taxes from collectors (real and per-
sonaD, s., ,220, ,761.70; taxes from cor
porations. $3,574,3s1.s0; licenses,
s672, ,647.75; motor vehicle licenses,
etc., $685., 1886.
Motor vehicle titling tax, $318,-
720.60; alcoholic beverages taxes,
Sc, ,228, ,446.10; gasoline taxes, $685.
689.60; inheritance taxes, $1,557,-
s01.75; state hospitals and training
schools, $1,035, ,37411; Maryland
Racing Commission, $2,185 ,987 IS,
and State Insurance Department,
81, ,493, 1874,
Evening star., 1945-06-17
State Charter Granted
Alexandra Golf Club

The Alexandria Golf and Country
Club, Inc, on King highway, off
Route l near the Penn Daw Hotel.
south Of Alexandria, has been issued
a charter by the State Corporation
Commission.
The club, which was opened to
the public May 80, is headed by
W. M. Orr, Fairfax, president. R. R.
Edwards, Alexandria, is treasurer
and general manager, and Mrs.
Viola M. Orr, Fairfax, is secretary
Under terms of the charter, the
maximum capital will be $25, 900 and
the minimum 5000, with common
stock to be issued at par value OF
500. The club will be limited to
ownership of 1000 acres.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Montgomery Blair High
Committee Heads Named

James Estes, newly elected presi-
dent OF the Student Council of
Montgomery Blair High School, has
announced committee chairmen as
1pllows:
Order and safety, Eugene Ruark;
activities, George Butler; health
ana welfare. Catherine Inscoe:
school improvement, Edward j. Fox /;
publicity, Margaret Mendum; intra-
rurals, Jim Collier, and interna-
Tonal school activities, Margie Bat
ter. Other officers of the council
gre George Butler, vice president;
Emily Larimore, secretary, and
Thomas Kindness, treasurer.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Hall Elected President
Of Northwest Citizens

wallace L. Hall has been elected
president of the newly organized
Northwest Citizens Association Of
Prince Georges County.
Other officers are Mrs. Frank ].
Adams, secretary, and DR.. Charles
P. Saylor, treasurer.
The new organization covers the
territory bounded on the south by
University lane, on the east by Col
lege Park, on the north by Cherry
Hill road and by the Montgomery
County line on the west. The next
meeting will be held at pm. Thurs
day IN the Office of the George
Washington Cemetery, Old Powder
Mill road.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
P Program
In Montgomery
Opens June25
Activities Scheduled
Throughout Summer
AT "a Locations

Montgomery County's summer
recreational program will begin at
"a county park and school sites
throughout the suburban area at 9
am. June Is, Park Commissioner E.
Brooke Lee announced yesterday.
The recreational opportunities
will be diversified, Col. Lee said
and this years program is planned
as an enlargement of the last two
summers. There is no charge for
registration, which will be held on
the. opening day, or for participa-
ton in the program.
Louis Mitchell will be director of
the program at the Bethesda Chevy
Chase recreation center, with Julian
Colangelo as codirector.
Mulvey Heads Jesup Blair.
The dirGtor ef Jesup Blair recre-
alton center will be Fred Mulvey.
Leonard T. Cass will be in charge
of crafts and shop work in each of
the various recreation programs.
Also participating in this program
will be Albert Bender.
Tennis activities will be headed
by Leonard w. Hines, who will SUI
pervisee the tennis instruction at
each of the larger recreation CEN
ters.
Other new participants in the
summer program will be Elwood B.
Mason of Leland Junior High
School, who will serve as director of
the Rockville program, and Louis r.
Steeley. Mr.. Steeley will have charge
of the Four Corners program, To-
Gated at the South Four Corners
recreation center.
Other Program Directors
The other program locations and
directors are:
Kensington recreation center
Miss Esther Mizell. Transportation
will be furnished to this center for
children living in the Capitol View
Forest Glen section.
Rock Creek recreation center, Ed
mond DAILY; Glen Echo-Cabin John
at Clara Barton School, Loren A.
Matthews; Westbrook School, Mrs
Imogene Reynolds; Garrett Park
School, Miss Hazel Bratt; Mont
gomery Blair High School, Reno
Continetti and Miss A. Jean STAN
ley and Miss Frances Puryear, in
structors.
Parkside School, Mrs. Elizabeth
Fugitt; Woodside Elementary School,
Miss Jean Elliott; Hillandale recrea-
ton center, Mrs. Grace Howes;
Scotland School, Miss Nellie C.
Brown; Norbeck School, Mrs. Kath-
crime r. Gather; River Road
School, Miss Chlotile M. Trail;
Emory Grove School, Miss Ethel w
Jones.
Ken Gar School, Miss Florence T.
Stitt and Takoma Park School,
Ritchie avenue, Mrs. Alicebelle. v.
Allen.
The Wood Acres program will be
located adjacent to that commun-
ity and based on last years pro-
gram. The commission also is sup
porting programs in the Lynbrook
and Bradley Boulevard Elementary
Schools. Programs also will be op-
Grated in the Lincoln Park High and
Linden Schools.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
American u. Names Lone
To Study ROTC Plan

DR.. Paul F. Douglass, president
OF American University, announced
yesterday that DR.. Charles E. Lane,
professor of chemistry of the School
OF Arts and Sciences, has been ap-
pointed military liaison officer for
the university to study the advisa-
bility and develop a plan of CO.
operation with the Army and Navy
In a program of reserve officer
training after the war. He will
make recommendations to the board
OF trustees of the university upon
completion of his study. DR.. Lane
was director of the Pine Bluff (Ark.)
School of Aviation before becoming
associated with the university,
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Renamed by Lions Club

James c. (Jack) Hill has been re-
elected president of the Vienna
(Va) Lions Club. Other officers
are: Lloyd E. Wright, Lauris N
Sherburne and Paul K. Stenger
vice presidents; George c. Garden
secretary-treasurer; r. Howard
King, lion tanner; James Couglin
tail twister, and Stanley p. Stewart
Raymond Blaine, John r. Crown
Jr., and Oliver Gottschalk, directors
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Shoemaker to Speok

Mark Shoemaker of the University
OF Maryland, an authority on land
scape gardening, will be. guest
speaker at a meeting Of the Silver
Spring Garden Club at 8 pm. to-
morrow at Jesup Blair Community
House. Prof. Shoemaker will give
an illustrated lecture on landscap-
ing the suburban home. This will
be the last meeting of the club for
the summer.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Dr.. Muzzey, Historian.
To Speak Tomorrow

DR.. David s. Muzzey, professor
emeritus of American history at
Columbia University and American
history textbook author, will speak
at 8 pm. tomorrow at Hurst Hall
auditorium, American University.
Speaking for the Institute on the
Position of the United States In
World Affairs, an American Uni
versity project, DR.. Muzzey's topic
will be the teaching Of American
history.
The public Is invited.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Fairfax Groups
Want Sherman
Reappointed
To Present Petitions
For His Retention
On School Boord

The Fairfax County School I'm.
provement Association and other
school groups in Providence district
VIII present petitions Thursday at a
Fairfax County School Trustee Elec-
toral Board hearing calling for re-
appointment to the County Schoo,
Board Of w. Alvord Sherman. who
has represented the district on the
board for five years.
Rlchard Shands, a Washington
attorney who lives near Langley.
va, has been mentioned as a pos
sible successor to Mr.. Sherman If
the latter is not reappointed.
In its petition the School I'm.
provement Association states that
IN a thorough canvass" of all OF
those active in the school program
IN the district, absolutely no oppo-
sition" to Mr.. Sherman has been
found.
Called Outstanding Member.
He has consistently made an out
standing contribution to the board"
the petition states, "by making con-
structive suggestions for the more
efficient operation of the schools"
One member of the association
said that Mr.. Sherman is "the onlv
member of the board who can add
up the debt paid by the children
when the board fails to provide ade-
quate educational facilities, and tho
losses sustained by the taxpayers
when the county's school plant is
not properly maintained"
Since becoming a member of the
school board, Mr.. Sherman has
served on the Executive Committee
and as vice president of the School
trustees Association of Virginia and
mas taken an active part in this
groups fight for educational i'm
provements approved by the General
Assembly.
Although he is one of the county
landowners who would have been
affected by the proposed 7l-cent tax
increase In this years school budget
Mr.. Sherman went on record before
the County Board of Supervisors as
favoring the increase. The SUPER
vlsors, however, rejected the budget.
He has son who is a junior at
Fairfax High School.
Will Serve If Named.
Mr.. Shands said yesterday that
while ne was not candidate for
appointment to the school board, he
had told friends who had suggested
his appointment that he would serve
if appointed.
A native of Prince George
County, Va, Mr.. Stands moved here
With his family and attended West
ern High School. He received his
academic and law degrees from the
University of Virginia, being grad
uated In law in 1921. Since moving
to Fairfax County about 10 years
ago he has been active in the Com
munity Chest, Boy Scout work and
with the Virginia Minute Men.
l Mr.. Shands said that if appointed
ne would" be open to learn" and ia
useN his judgment on matters as thev
came up. He said he has not formu-
lated any policies on school admin
istration, but would do that later
after first serving as listener" at
board meetings.
Mr. Shands is married, but has no
children.
Members of the electoral board
are John T. Haislip, Lorton: Claude
s. jenkins, Vienna, and James
Byrnes, Mclean.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Sergeant Loses Leg, Two Spares
As BIZ Gunner Against Jups

2 was lost, splintered by Zero ma
chine gun bullets. Sergt. Scott
fastened on his spare. Another
bombing flight and again the SER
geant was hit-in the spare leg.
Sergt. Scott was returned home
again.
Il had run out of legs" he said.
He is now being fitted for another
artificial leg at Mcclure Hospital
here.
| A former electrical engineer,
Sergt. Scott has his postwar career
lined up-a job with an orthopedic
appliance company to demonstrate
artificial limbs.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
By tie Associated Press,

os VAe <AooVCI&Veu FIcSSs
RICHMOND, Va, June 16.-Mas-
ter Sergt. Robert E. Scott, New
Orleans, lost three legs in combat.
Sergt. Scott explains "only one of
those legs was actually my own-the
other two we're artificial"
Sergt. Scott, who joined the Army
in 1927, was top gunner on q Bit
patrolling Pacific waters when he
lost his leg in action.
He was returned to the States,
fitted with an artificial limb, fur
nished q spare" and soon was back
In action In the Pacific.
During bombing missioN leg No
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Wheeler Heads Civic Group

John r. Wheeler is the new presi-
dent Of the Chevy Chase Terrace
Community Association. Other off,
4ers include j. w. Mohler, vice presi-
dent, and Mrs. Will H. Lee, secre-
Rry-treasurer. Delegates to the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ION are H. D. Amiss, Mrs. Mohler
Ind o. S. Thiel.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Citizens Elect President

John II. Davis, jr., 1908 Lynnbrook
drive, is the new president OF the
East Bethesda Citizens Association
Other new officers include Earl T.
Wright and Mrs. Miriam Written,
vice presidents; Cecil A. Eby, treas
urer; Mrs. Mildred II. Wisda, re-
cording secretary, and willard H
Parsons. corresponding secretary.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Wur Bond Auction

Autographed sports equipment,
bottles OF whisky, nylon hose and
other items will be sold at q War
Bond auction to be held at 9 pm.
Tuesday at Melody Hall, Thirty
fourth street and Rhode Island ave.
nue., Mount Rainier, under the spon-
sorship OF the Mount Rainier Busi-
nessmen'S Association.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Revival Set at Hoymurket

A revival service will begin today
and end Friday at the Haymarket
(Va.) Baptist Church under the di.
rection Of the Rev. J. Murray Tay.
lor, pastor. Mr.. Taylor will be as
sisted by the Rev. Frank L. Snyder
of the Clarendon Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Historical Group to Meet

A paper on "The Braddock Trail, >
written by Mrs. Lilly G. Stone and
illustrated by lantern slides, will fea.
ture a meeting of the Montgomery
County Historical Society In the Be.
thesda County Building at 3 pm
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1945-06-17
Biosophy Club Plans Outing

The Washington Biosophy Club
will have an outing In Rock Greek
Park, Grove sc, at 1880 am. to-
day. Those interested should bring
their lunch,
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Officials Hail G. M. Offer.

ONoSJ OAHU
Officials Hail G. M. Offer.
Meanwhile, Federal labor officials
hailed the General Motors Corp.
offer of 10 per cent wage increase
to production workers, although re-
jected Immediately by the CLIO
United Auto Workers, as a break
in the long-standing industry dead
lock over wages. They said the
offer at least should form a subject
for resumption of bargaining be-
tween G. M. and its employees.
Elsewhere on the labor front.
President Truman transferred the
Shipbuilding Sterilization Commit
tee from the Civilian Production
Administration to the Labor De-
partment The committee includes
81 members representing the CLIO
AFL, Army. Navy and Maritime
Commission and for more than three
years has recommended wage scales
for the shipbuilding industry, subject
to War Labor Board approval.