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Evening star., 1946-12-22
Peak Is Passed
In Buying, Mail
Volume Here
YuIetide Rush Eases :
As Post Office Reports
3 New Records Set ,

Washington consumers have just
about completed their biggest Christ :
mas buying and mailing splurge on
record, AZ
While two days remain for last.
minute gift-buying, the. peak in both =
store sales and mail has passed and
from now on it promises to be easy
eoasting for most postal and store !,
employees. r.r,
Perhaps no one in Washington
was more pleased with the way y
things have been going recently than
Postmaster Vincent C. Burke. Z
Mr.. Burke reported yesterday this
peak of the mail, both incoming and
outgoing, had been reached Friday {
night and that now we are in an
excellent shape" There were stift 3
many parcels in the mail, but Mr.. .
Burke was looking for no Difficult
ties in getting them delivered in
time for Christmas. JsC
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Temporary Workers Praised. n
The postmaster attributed the suc- /,
cess of moving mail through thsi.
main post Offices and branches to o.
perfected system of delivery and the Z
fact he had IAN excellent" staff Of
temporary employees. n,z
Many of these are ex-GIs and cole :
lege students, he said, and they ara
doing top-notch job. ss.
The task of getting the mail out
has been performed so well, in fact,
that about 900 temporary clerical
workers were dismissed yesterday.
Mr.. Burke also had high praise :
for Washington residents who ap. Z
parently needed his warning to shop
and mail early. sd
The postal chief disclosed estabs
lishment of three records this seas
son. The first was in receipts for !
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Lofstrond Co. Employees
To Get $500 in Bonuses

The Board Of Directors of the
Lofstrand Co., Silver Spring, has
voted to distribute $6,50c in Christ
mas bonuses to about IT'S employees
Anders D. Lofstrand, jr., secretary
treasurer of the firm, announced
yesterday.
The bonuses, which vary accord
ing to length of service, range from
SIS to 500.
Mr.. Lofstrand is chairman of the
Montgomery County delegation tc
the Maryland General Assembly
The company which now specializes
In the manufacture Of sterilizing
equipment was the first in the Sill
yer Spring area to receive the Army.
Navy '.E" for its work during the
war.
Evening star., 1946-12-22

Watson B. Miller, head of the Fed
eral Security Administration which
sponsors the national crippled chill
dren's program, yesterday lauded
the Arlington Health Department
for having zone OF the best-managed
children's clinics in the whole pro-
gram"
Mr.. Miller was a guest at the an
nual Christmas party sponsored by
DR.. o. Anderson Ergh, director of
the county's crippled children serv-
ice. The party was attended by ap-
proximately 140 youngsters from 10
Northern Virginia counties, includ-
ing Arlington.
Many of the children were trans
ported to the party, held in the
Health Department Clinic. 1900
North Edison street, by the Red
Cross Motor Corps.
Guests included DR.. Warren r.
Draper, former deputy surgeon gen.
eral of the United States Public
Health Service.
Howard Strong, chief of the di-
vision of public health, United
States Chamber Of Commerce;
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Fairfax Leads All Units
In Chest Fund Drive

Fairfax County led all metro.
politan units in the Community
Chest drive, with 1897 per cent OF
SAC, ,545 .02 of it's $43, ,634 goal collected
A. Smith Bowman, chairman, an.
nounced.
Providence District has collected
the largest amount with $40, ,782.51
and exceeded its quota, with 117.21
per cent.
Results from other, districts are
as follows: Falls Church, $9,138.55
with los per cent of its quota;
Mount Vernon, $4,751 ,58, 75.05 per
cent; Dranesville, 1921, 96.5 per
cent; Lee, $85425, 1923 per cent,
and Centerville, $638, 1867 per cent.
Collections in Fort Belvoir amounted
to $8,213.73, or 82.01 percent, and
from schools. $3,os5.4o or sO.7 per
cent
Evening star., 1946-12-22

postage. During 20-day period
ending Friday night, total Of ST..
461 900 was paid for postage. This
was $4,000 more than last year,sc
record. The largest single day was1
last Wednesday when receipts to-
tailed s161, 900. This, too, was an
all-time high. -
Incoming Letters Break Record.
The second mark was set in in.
coming letters for city delivery. In
the 20 days, 28,874. 900 pieces vera
received as against 27,519,000 lastr
year. rrt
And the third was in receipts Off.
sacks of mail for local distributions
The figure was 114,000 sacks in 20t
days, an increase of lis per cent?
over 1945. About IS per cent of SACK
mail received here is made UP of,
parcel post packages, Mr.. Burke ex-
planned.
Sack mail dispatched from Wash.r
ington was greater than that for
last year but did not compare with
the war years, when there was big
volume of mail going to fighting
men and to camps in this country. z.
Posted Letters Under Mark. V
In two days alone last week
Thursday and Friday, the Post
Office handled more than 100000
pieces of letter mail, both originate
ing here and incoming. t1ioi
Letter mail posted here during tho
20-day period amounted to 46.026,-
600 pieces. This was 1882 900 above z
last year but still below the record
of 49 .291 900 in 1914. 'yr
Christmas shopping yesterday in
downtown stores was off to slow
start. This was attributed to thes
bad weather. But when the rain
stopped in midday, shopping crowds
increased until they were almost as Z
large as the previous Saturdays. oa
Store officials doubted, however, ,st
that business yesterday would matclix
that of the Saturday before. Ats
that time new daily sales records
were set by most stores. tnt
Buying Of Small Gifts Heavy.
Merchants noted heavy buying Of
smaller gifts yesterday, which they
said was customary for the Saturday
before Christmas.
One large store reported the sup :
ply of some of its major items, such
as large toys and bath robes, was
exhausted late yesterday. =
The official of another store noted
disposition of buyers ito shy away,
from luxury items" carrying Federal
excise tax
For food retailers, the peak of :,
business may not be reached until =
tomorrow, because of the bad
weather over the past two days.
One authority reported that when
Christmas falls on Wednesday,
housewives buy their turkeys on Fri-
day and Saturday and wait untiI
Monday or Tuesday for purchase Of
fresh produce. M
Turkey was said to be plentifut
with prices about the same as at
Thanksgiving43 to 60 cents as
pound, depending on the size Of thes
bird.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Campbell Record Praised
Al ARLINGTON Board Meeting

Edmund D. Campbell, Arlington
County Board chairman, yesterday
attended his last meeting as board
member after serving for eight years.
He was defeated in the November
general election by Daniel A. Dugan,
Independent, who will take his place
January l.
Board Member F. Freeland Chew
yesterday declared that the county
was losing "a very capable public
servant" and said those who serve
on the board in the future might
peruse Mr.. Campbell's record with
value to themselves"
Other board members agreed with
Mr.. Chew and joined in welcoming
Mr.. Dugan, who was present.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Brentwood Kindergarten
Party Is Broadcast

Mrs. Grace r. Herson, operator
of the Brentwood (Md.) Kindergar-
ten, announced last night that the
Christmas party broadcast over Sta
ton WRC last week by her 25 pupils
was esuch a success that I plan to
put them on the air again" =
Now in their Christmas recess, the
pupils came to the school when it
was started last fall to care for the
overflow from the public school in
Brentwood.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Trees 10 Be Lighted,
Children Entertained
In Silver Spring Area

Several outdoor tree lighting cere-
monies and children,s parties will be
held today and tomorrow by organi-
cations in the Silver Spring area.
Events scheduled for today Include
a Christmas celebration of the
Woodmoor Citizens Association at
4:30 O'Clock this afternoon, chill
dren's party sponsored by the Pine
crest Citizens Association and SINH
lar parties given by the Northwood
Park-Four Corners Citizens Associa-
ton and the Hillandale Citizens As
ISOLATION and the Fire Department
OF the community.
The program at Woodmoor will
include lighting Of the community
Christmas tree and distribution Of
candy. The junior choir Of Marvin
Memorial Church will sing, the in
vocation will be delivered by the Rev.
T. j. Michael, and Kenneth Will
liams, president of the association,
will preside.
A Christmas party will be held
at o'clock this afternoon at the
North Four Corners Elementary
School under the auspices Of the
Northwood Park-Four Corners Citi-
zens Association. Lighting of an
outdoor Christmas tree will be q
feature.
At 4::3o o'clock this afternoon a
children's party Will be held at the
coh.munity hall In Hil3andale. .Ihc
teen-agers OF the community WIN
have a party at $50 pm. tomorrow
msthe recreation hall s.ssEs
The Pinecrests Citizens Associkt tsGn
party will be held at Z o'clock to-
night for the children Of Indian
Spring Village. Warrenton Village
and other subdivisions.
The 9th annual lighting Of the
30-foot tree In Sligo Park Hills will
be held at $50 pm. Christmas eve
at .Piney Branch and Hilltop roads
under the sponsorship of the Garden
Club and the Sligo Park Hills Cit
liens Association. Children Of the
area will present a musical program.
The invocation and a Christmas
story viii be given by the Rev.
william Harris, rector Of the Epis-
copal Church OF the Ascension.
Fruit and candy will be given to
all children in the North Woodside-
Montgomery Hills area at the an
nual tree-lighting ceremony at 7:30
pm. tomorrow at Luzerne avenue
and Glen Ross road. Joseph B.
matre will extend greetings in be-
half Of the North Woodside-M Mont
gomery Hills Citizens Association.
The invocation will be delivered by
the Rev. Francis Hamilton, rector
of Grace Episcopal Church, while
the Rev. Philip Edwards OF the
Woodside Methodist Church will
the benediction.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Teoci,ers Get 81 200 or Le
49, 8 xSssSyss u s.ssiesSsf. ~
In 81 Virqinio Counties

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 81 To-
Fifty-tW0 of Virginia S 100 counties
paid tfeEeletnentary school teach
ers during the Is45-46 term an an
nual salary Of $1,000 or less, the
Virginia Education Association dis
closed today.
The average salary for county
high school teachers, white and
colored, amounted to $1,458 as COM
pared with the Statewide average
Of $2,119 paid city high school
teachers, the YEA statistics showed.
The figures do not include the
salaries Of principals and supervi-
sors.
Average figures for the cities
teachers showed Alexandria lead
ing in elementary pay with 5000,
In the county elementary schools,
Arlington's average salary Of $2,120
was better than twice that paid in
King and Queen County schools,
$916.
Floyd County paid its high school
teachers $1,011, which is less than
half the $2,267 paid similar teach
ers in Arlington County. Arlington
also led in average vocational teach
er pay with $2.691 compared with
Greene County's low Of $500.
Pointing up previous statements by
YEA members and spokesmen for
the State Department of Educa-
con that the elementary teacher
situation had reached the critical
stage, were YEA figures which
showed an average pay Of 81 400 for
both cities and counties. Only
three cities paid their elementary
teachers average salaries OF more
than $4,000 for the l945-46 session
Alexandria, Richmond and Nor
folk, and one county-Arlington.
Average salaries for elementary,
high school and vocational teachers
for the various cities and counties
included:
Cities: Alexandra, $2,l72; Fred
ericksburg, $1,74l; Charlottesville,
$1,701: Staunton, $1,e97; Winchester,
81 ,582, and Harrisonburg, 1,501.
Counties: Arlington, 2,239; Fair
fax, 1886; Warren, s1,610; Prince
william, $1,518: Spottsylvania, ST.
400; Fauquier, $1,484; Orange, ST.
467; Augusta, $1,458, Loudoun, ST.
451; Clarke, $1,434; Rappahannock,
81 ,414; Stafford, 81 1888; Rockingham,
$1,355; Culpeper, $1,347; Shenan-
doah, $1,336, Westmoreland, $1,321;
Albemarle, $l,311; Page. s1,253;
Frederick, 81 ,237; Rockbridge, 81 ,231;
and Madison, $1,216.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Firemen Elect Officers

The Bailey's Cross Roads Fire.
Department has elected G. b.
O'Shaughnessey, president for theS
coming year. Other officers elected
are Tyson Hopkins, vice presidents g
Belmont Poole, secretary; Henry
Tyrell, treasurer, and ]. B. SimmS h
fire chief. u
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Hioh School Alumni to Meet

The annual meeting of the Bethes-
da Chevy Chase High School Alumni
Association will be held at 7:30 pm.
Thursday at the high school build
ing. Following the meeting gradu-
ates will hold their first postwar re-
union at the Kenwood Country Club.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
WoItonions to Hear Quinn

I. T. Quinn, executive director OF
the Virginia Fish and Game Com
mission, will address q joint meet
ing of the Arlington and Alex
andria chaLSers of the Izaak Wal
ton League Of America at pm
tomorrow at the old CherrydaIe
School, Arlington.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Shift Of Road
Drainage Cost
10 State Sought
Sanitary Commission
Will Ask Maryland
Legislature for Bill

The Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission hopes to persuade
the coming session of the Maryland
General Assembly to. make the State
Roads Commission responsible for
drainage of its highways, 1t was an
nounced yesterday.
Correction of local storm drain
age problems will be delayed unless
responsibility for draining State
highways is assumed by the roads
commission, Perry Boswell, sanitary
commission chairman, said. One rea-
son for the delay, he explained, Is
because local money must be spent
for the State highways.
A commission spokesman added
that shouldering this responsibility
by the State Roads Commission
would benefit all metropolitan areas
in the State.
Drainage Projects Planned.
Included among plans for future
construction by the sanitary COM
mission, it was pointed out, are
storm : water drainage projects
amounting to $3,505, 900. OF this,
$432 600 is earmarked for State roads
drainage.
The State Roads Commission has
been asked to help numerous times
by the sanitary commission without
success, it was disclosed. The roads
commission contended it had no re-
sponsibility for draining State high
ways, following series of confer
ences and tour of the area.
Later, the Attorney General Of
Maryland ruled that: There is no
responsibility or duty upon the part
of the State Roads Commission to
construct storm sewers such as were
requested by the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission, nor Is
there any liability or duty on the
part of the State Roads Commis-
sion to reconstruct drains across its
roads which now prove inadequate. !"
Montgomery Blair Contract Award.
A spokesman for the sanitary COM
mission said it was hoped that rep
resentatives Of all agencies involved
could agree on corrective legislation
"in amicable fashion"
Meanwhile, the commission yester-
day awarded contract for $7,487
to drain the Montgomery-Blair High
School athletic field. Under the
project, 500 feet of 48-inch storm
water pipe will be constructed, which
eventually will mean bigger and
better field, since an open ditch now
running across the site will be closed.
The contract went to the Eyre g.
Smallwood Co., Silver Spring..
Contracts also have been awarded
for drainage on Otis, Thirty first
and Thirty fourth streets in Mount
Rainier for $137,178, and on Hamil-
ton street, Thirty fifth, Thirty-sixth
and Thirty-seventh avenues, Hyatts-
Vile, f0f 70. .671. The Iatter project
includes drainage OF State high
way.
Bids To Be Sought Soon.
Bids will be sought soon by the
commission for a $4,000 project
near Philadelphia avenue, Takoma
Park; for improving inlets near
Leland street and Meadow lane,
Chevy Chase, at an estimated cost
of 5000; for construction Of a
$4,000 channel from Edmonston
road to the Northeast branch in East
and for a $4,000 project
in the Hampshire Knolls subdivision.
bounded by New Hampshire, Elm
and Conway avenues and Belford
drive.
A total Of $91 900 for drainage In
Riverdale and $4,000 for College
Park also has been allocated by the
division pending final approval of
plans.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
~ Class Reunion Friday

A reunion will be held by the class
of 1912 Of Westinghouse High
School, Arlington, at pm. Friday at
the Cherrydale Fire Hall on Lee
highway.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Sofety Motto for Christmus

BALTIMORE, Dec. al R.-The
Maryland Traffic Safety Commits
sion's slogan for Christmas week
Don't let an accident come between
you and Santa Claus. Drive care
f11lIvo
Evening star., 1946-12-22

VIRGINIA CRfPPLED CHILDREN GIVEN PARTY-Dr. O. An
derson Engh director of the Arlington Health Departments
Crippled Children Service yesterday Christmas party
crippled children in the County Health Department
Jimmy Yankey Of Fauauer County Patsy Ferry Of 25oo
Navy drive Arlington, and Caroline Miller, of 1920
North ouantico street. Arlington shown grouped around
Santa unde
Evening star., 1946-12-22
School Board Grants
Higher Salaries for
Arlington Teachers

An increase In the salaries OF
Arlington County school teachers has
been authorized by the County
School Board, it was announced
yesterday.
Amount Of the increase has not
been decided, according to Mrs.
Lucy G. Bussey, a School Board
member. The increase will begin jan
uary l, according to an announce
ment by School Supt. Fletcher
Kemp.
Action of the School Board fol-
lowed a request last month by Mrs.
Art Brown, president of the County
Council of Parents and Teachers,
that cash bonus be given all en-
ployes 'if the board can possibly
find the money"
Earlier last week, Mr.. Kemp's
office said there were no funds
available for an increase in salaries,
although the increase was being
considered for the next fiscal year.
Mrs. Bussey said the money would
come from the general fund OF the
School Board.
Forrest Peterson, president Of the
County Teachers Association, said
the groups Executive Committee
had notified the School Board that
a monthly salary increase would
be more desirable than a bonus"
Evening star., 1946-12-22


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The Nome nugget., 1946-03-15
Alcoa Buys Camp Three Equipment

KETCHIKAN, Mar. Is, (PD - C. M. Archbold, supervisor of the U. s. Forestry Service said Alaska spruce log program had sold the buildings and equipment at Camp Three on the west side of Edna Bay on Kosciusko Island to Alcoa Mining Co.,, subsidiary of the Aluminium Corporation of Amer ica, whose surveys of the lime stone deposit in the area had been completed by Alcoa geologists. and the contract had been award cd for diamond drilling equip ment. The drilling crews will ar rive by mid-April.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-15
Marshal Won Model Takes Own Life

HEREFORD, Germany, Mar. IS, R)-Field Marshal von Model, who has been hunted since his army was crushed in the Ruhr trap a year ago, took his own life with a revolver British intelli- gence officers said. They declared he feared if he surrendered him self to the western Allies he would be turned over to the Russians as a war criminal.
 Won Model, who was group commander on the Russian front, prior to being transferred to the western front was among the Ger man officers accused by Russia of being responsible for the deaths of 577,000 persons in concentra- ton camps in Latvia, and the de- portation of l75,000 others as slave laborers.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-15
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Corner of Third and Division
 Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins. Pastor

Some folks don't look up until they are flat on their backs. 1000 am. Singspiration and Sun day School classes. l1:00 am. Morning Message. What Meanest Thou, O Sleep er?" 7:30 pm. Singspiration. 800 pm. Evening Message, "The life of Jesus made manifest in our own bodies" Wednesday 7:30 pm. Melody hour.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-15
FEDERATED CHURCH

Sunday: 1000 am. Sunday School. 7:45 pm. Evening Worship Serv-
 ice. Chaplain O. York will be in charge. Thursday
 800 pm. Choir practice at the home of Mrs. Grill.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-15
LAVYNIA WALLACE YOUNG
 MISSION

Rev. and Mrs. Paul Carlson in charge during the absence of the Methodist Missionary. Sunday II am. - Sunday School Service. Rev. R. Amundson will preach.
 Thursday 7:30 pm. - Midweek Prayer Service. Thursday-Choir rehearsal after prayer service. Saturday 7:30 pm. - Sun d ay School teachers meeting for les son study and discussion.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-15
NOME BASE UP FOR INSPECTION

It. Col. H. J. Webb, Inspector General of the Alaskan Depart ment arrived on the post yester- day to make the annual inspec- ton.
 Col. Webb is accompanied by Major John R. Livengood, On. Wo. R. B. Primm, T/3 s. A. Wem- mer, and T/4 L. H. Bolt.
 The inspection of the Nome Base will take about four days.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-15

If a WAC is a lacy soldier, and a WAVE is a lady sailor-what's VOC?
 A VOC is something wittle boys fWoW at wabbits.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-15
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1946

Friday 7:30 p.m.-Prayer meeting. come and bring your Bibles.
 You are ever welcome to attend these services.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-15

Tact is the ability to make your guests feel at home when you wish they were.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-15

Nothing is so satisfying to a wife as to note the double chin on her husbands old sweetheart.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-15
ALASKA EVANGELIZATION
 SOCIETY

ALASKA EvANGELIZATION
 SOCIETY Main St. just West of Polet's Store Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Fl. Loveless.
 Missionaries Sunday:
 200 pm. Sunday School. 7:30 pm. Gospel Service. Subject: Who Is Thy God?" Thursday:
 3:30 pm. "Vit-Em-In Bible Club" Child Evangelism af- ter School. Using Gospel Graph Stories. Friday:
 7:30 pm. "Know Your Bible Class" A profitable time in I Corinthians. Subject tonight: Teaching On Marriage and Divorce" You are invited-Everyone is welcome.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-15
PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
 Third Avenue Wesi


 Pastor "A. E. Capener Sunday 10:00 am. Children's
 Church
 1000 am. Adult Bible Study. 11:00 am. Morning Worship. 7:45 pm. Evening Service. Tuesday 7:45 pm. Evening Serv-
 ice. Thursday 7:45 pm. Prayer Serv-
 ice. All are cordially invited to attend. Erosion carries off an estimated three billion tons of top soil in the United States annually. Three educational institutions in the United States where men can be trained as naval archi- tects and marine engineers grad uate total of only 60 men each year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-05-07
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
The Authority on Authorities
The Authority on Authorities"

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-05-07

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lluz questions? Turn to Page four
for the correct answers
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-05-07
With the Sick
Leaves Hospital.

Miss Aba Rowland has been dis
missed from the Maria Parham hos
pltal following treatment there. She
Is reported to be improving satisfac-
torlly.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-05-07

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