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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-15

LONDON --AP- The Moscow
radio, in domestic broadcast,
quoted the complete text today OF
an order by a commander OF Amer
lean troops in Wuerzburg. Germany,
telling his men to refrain from
critlcizing the Soviet Union to the
German people.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-15

CHUNGKING-AP-- The Kuo-
mintang congress today formally
urged the Chinese government to
foster true friendship with Russia.
A resolution adopted by the party
meeting said this friendship should
be- based on a respect for China's
sovereign rights and the preserva-
ton OF world peace.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-15

WASHINGTON -AP- Influen-
tial Republican legislators were
reported lining MP today behind
Rep. Carroll Reece OF Tennessee
10 succeed Herbert Brownell. Jr..
rs COP national committee chair.
man.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-11
UNITED CHORUS MEETS AT FEDERATED TONIGHT

The United Chorus meets to- night for it's first practice of Easter music at the Federated Church at eight o'clock. This chorus is composed of people of al creeds represented in Nome. Anyone interested in singing is welcome to join the group.
 The chorus is directed by Emma Grill, who did such splendid work with the Christmas group.
 A fine group of selections are planned, including several capel- la numbers, one to be the Beauti- full Savior, arranged by Christian sen.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-11
CRABBERS SUCCESSFUL AT NIGHT

There has been considerable ac- tivity on Boring Sea at night re- gently. Crabbers have been most successful during the dark hours, as the light of the campfire seems to attract the crab. Peter Johnson reports that the north wind has made it somewhat dangerous and one native was caught on an ice flow which broke away last Fri day. People not acquainted with the warning signs of breaking ice should not venture out too far when the north wind is blowing.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-11
Churchill Spoke
 For Himself Only

LONDON, Mar. II, R)-Prime Minister Attlee told commons that Churchill, in his Fulton, Mo-, speech stated very clearly, he spoke for himself only" Attlee said the government was not call ed upon to ''express any opinion" '"
 Hector McNeil, Parliamentary undersecretary of Foreign Affairs told Commons the question of British and American military al- liance has not arisen, in a state ment made after 25 labor mem bers filed a motion calling on the House to go on record against the non-official proposals by Churc- hill, which motion said were for "a military alliance between the British Commonwealth and United States for the purpose of combat ing the spread of Communism"
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-11
Subway Cleaners Try To Keep Up With Riders

NEW YORK, (P)-Keeping sub ways clean is one of the big jobs of big city. Buenos Aires, for in stance, posts monthly notices in the cars to show when they were disinfected. Now New York is getting busy on a face lifting job for its IRT, BMT, and IND, the initials of its subway lines.
 Maj. Gen. Charles P. Gross, chairman of the Board of Trans portation, said the toughest part of the job is to get public coop eration.
 "I am sorry to say that the ma iority of the subway riders have no conception of public manners" !" he observed. "It is very discour- aging"
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-11
ONION SHORTCAKE By Charlotte Adams

1 pound onions
 l teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour Evaporated milk Baking powder biscuits
 Peel onions and cut in thick slices. Cook in just enough water with salt, to cover, until tender. Drain and measure liquid. Add to the onions, the butter. When melt ed, blend in flour and mix well. Add onion water to evaporated milk to make one and one-half cups of liquid. Add to onions, stirring gently until it reaches the boiling point.
 Bread baking is one of the most of
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-11

layer of mushrooms, cream and seasonings. Then place strips of pastry lattice-fashion over two and bake until pastry is delicate brown.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-11
CHAMBER LUNCHEON TOMORROW NOON

The VIVA Chamber of Com merce will hold the regular lunch connecting Tuesday at noon in the Nevada lounge. Special topics will be discussed. All persons in terested may attend.
 M. s. Mitrovitch. Pres.
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By Charlotte Adams MUSHROOM PIE

1a pound mushrooms
 1 tablespoon flour
 Salt and pepper
 Few drops onion juice tS teaspoon Worcestershire sauce l1a tablespoons butter tablespoons heavy cream Plain pastry
 Line a round glass baking dish with plain pastry and partially bake at 4000. Wash mushrooms thoroughly and place a layer of mushrooms in dish. Sprinkle with flour, seasoning, onion juice and Worcestershire sauce Melt but ter and combine with cream and pour over all. Cover with another
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-11
Meetings
NOTICE

NOTICE
 Pioneer Men will meet Wednes- day evening. March l3. at the WhaleY House for regular meet ing. Robert Baldwin. Secy.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-11
CLASSIFIED ADS

Scratch Pads on Sale at the Nugget.
 DEALER WANTED for well known line 200 farm-home ne cessities. Permanent business. Good profits. Write Rawleighs, Dept. SK-21, Oakland, Califor- na. 30-3t
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-11

Nugget Ads Bring Quick Results
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-11

Bread baking is one of the most anc ent of human arts.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-11

Legal Blanks at The Nugget office For Good Printing Call Main 125
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Army Probing Crash of Bomber
Fatal to 4 Near Andrews Field

naming wing landed upside down
in flames on the farm of George
Dorsey, about miles from the field
The weckage was scattered over
half-mile area.
Fire apparatus from Andrews
Field, as we'll as civilian f1remen
from Seat Pleasant, Capitol Heights
and Forestville, rushed to the scene
Unable to Approach Fire.
c. c. Rush, Ritchie, said there
were esaboutsl5 or 20 planes flying in
the area at the time He drove to
the scene but the plane was burning
so f1ercely he could not get close to it.
Both Maj Sumner, the pilot, and
Sergt. Bukovac, the engineer, had
outstanding combat records
During his 18 months in the
Southwest Pacific, Maj. Sumner was
shot down twice and once spent 20
days in an open raft during the Sol
onions campaign. His widow and
three children, Selma Sue. 6; Ed
ward, jr., S. and Kay, 2 months, live
in quarters at Andrews Field.
Sergt. Bukovac, second lieuten-
ant prior to his postwar re-enlist-
ment, was shot down four times in
light bombers. He was the father Of
6-month-old son, Thomas Andrew.
He entered the Army six years ago.
Sergt. Benton, who made the fight
as a passenger, was in charge of
servicing planes at a Connecticut
air base during the war. He also
was the father of a 6-month-old son,
Phillip Allen. He was transferred to
Andrews Field a few months ago.
Prior to the war he was stationed at
Boiling Field for 16 years.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
George Washington High
Wins Literary Contest

George Washington High School
students won first place in five
events and took top honors in the
district literary contest of the Vir-
ginia Literary League held at Fair
fax High School this week.
Other schools participating were
Washington and Lee, Arlington;
Lane High School of Charlottesville
and Fairfax. All of the first and
second place winners will compete
in the State finals to be held at
Charlottesville.
The contest winners were:
g-First, Alice Doyle,
George Washington; second, Allen
Bowman, Washington and Lee.
One-act play-First, G. w.; Sec
ond, Lane.
Debate, affrmative-First, w. and
L.; second, Fairfax. Negative
First, G. W.; second, Fairfax.
Reading-First. William Kuyken-
dali, G. w., and Emily Galloway,
G. W.; second, Bennie Ballard, Fair
fax, and Elizabeth Chapman, Fair
fax.
Poetry-First, Dorothy Urban, w
and L.; second, Betty Thatcher
Fairfax.
Public speaking-First, James Cal
ison, G. w., and Rowena Revis
Lane; second, Marion Harrison, w
and L., and L. Keimig, w. and L.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Joycees in Alexandria
To Organize Flying Club

The Aviation Committee of the
Alexandria Junior Chamber of Com
merce has organized Jaycee Flying
Club Committee with Robert Will
goos as chairman. 1t is circularizing
the membership with a question:
naire to determine the local interest
in private flying.
The QUESTIONABLE asks if an or
ganized flying club composed of one
or more groups of nine to ten men,
bers each as owners of plane would
interest members and if each mem
ber would be willing to invest 5000
to $500 as his share in the purchase
OF plane. The sum of $5.28 per
man per month has been established
as the cost of operating plane ap-
proximately 40 hours month.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Charter Group Polls
County Candidates

The Montgomery County Char
ter Committee announced today
it has sent questions to all candi-
dates for county commissioner and
the State Legislature in an effort
to determine their attitude on
measures supported by the COM
mittee.
Candidates are asked whether
they favor election of a charter
board in November, 1916, and estab-
lishment in the county of a "genu-
inc" council-manager system in
place of the present county super
visor setup.
Other questions deal with enact
ment of legislation at the next ses-
sion of the General Assembly to
revamp the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion and whether the candidates
would work for repeal of Senate
bill $50 adopted at the 1945 ses-
sion of the Legislature.
This bill. according to the COM
mittee, takes away from the voters
OF county adopting a home rule
charter the right to decide for them
selves whether county council shall
be elected on a nonpartisan or
or party ticket"
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Falls Church Completing
= Miles Of Street Pavinq

Falls Church is just completing
the paving of approximately az miles
of its street system. Included in the
work, which has been done during
the past week, were the following
streets:
Westmoreland street, Cameron
road, Greenway boulevard George
Mason drive and West Marshall
street in the Greenway Downs Sec
tion; part of Rosemary lane, Seton
place, Poplar drive and Robinson
place in Virginia Forest and West
street and Lincoln avenue In West
Falls Church.
Walter Follin, chairman of the
town councils Committee on Streets,
said that plans are progressing for
the employment of an engineer to
draw up comprehensive plan for
drainage and surfacing of the
towns approximately 20 miles of
streets.
Evening star., 1946-04-18

A special Army board at Andrews
Field today was investigating the
crash of a BIS medium bomber in
a wheat field a mile south of For
estville, Md, yesterday in which all
four crew members were killed.
The victims, two of them combat
veterans, were identified by the War
Department as:
Maj. Edward F. Sumner, 81, Dali
las, Tex. holder of the Silver Star,
Distinguished. Flying Cross Air
Medal, Purple Heart and Presiden-
tial Unit Citation.
Master Sergt. Thomas J. Bukovac,
"a, of 4459 Lily Pond drive NE, vet
eran of the Pearl Harbor attack. SIS
missions in the Acknowledgment
theater and holder of the Air Medal
with five Clusters.
Master Sergt. George E. Benton,
80, of 2519 Minnesota avenue Sc,
hangar chief at the Andrews Field
Army Air Base and a veteran of 81
years service in the Army.
Corpl. Charles W. Edgar, IS,
Brookline, Mass, crew chief of the
plane.
On Routine Flight.
The two-engine bomber had just
left Andrews Field on a routine
flight shortly before noon when it
exploded in midair. 1t. Carl Par
sons. public relations officer at the
air base, said the plane had failed
to gain sufficient altitude to allow
the crew members to parachute.
Henry NJ Dixon, Ritchie, Md, said
he heard an explosion and saw the
tail and wing of the plane drop off
into a pasture. The fuselage and re-
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Clothing Sought
For Fire Survivors

The Fairfax County Chapter of
the American Red Cross has ap-
pealed for clothing and furniture for
the survivors of a fire in Falls
Church Monday which claimed the
life Of Joseph Jackson, IS, colored,
and his 4-year-old daughter Louise.
The mother and a son, 2 years
old, a 9-year-old daughter and a
boy S who lived with them, are all
in need of clothes and house furni-
ture, according to the Red Cross.
The chapter house in Falls
Church is at 127 West Broad street,
where contributions will be received
The fire, which broke out early in
the morning and destroyed the two
story frame dwelling, was caused
by the explosion of kerosene stove.
Mr.. Jackson carried the three chill
dren to safety, sustaining burns in
so doing from which he died that
night in Arlington Hospital.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Arlington Plan TO Raise
darlington Taxes
Heads Toward Test

A Federal Public Housing Author
ity statement that Arlington County
cannot increase taxes on Fairling-
ton, $35, ,O00, 900 Defense Homes Corp.
project, today appears headed for
q stest.assa q IL
Although project officials make
the present $2fx,505 80 annual tax
payment with the notation that 1t
is for services rendered and not
taxes, according to officials Of the
county treasurer's office, it is carried
on the county's tax list.
Carroll NJ Wright, E. L. Usilton
and Colin Macpherson, who are
making this years reassessment of
county real estate, emphatically
said it was their responsibility and
duty to assess the project property.
Called "Quasi-Federal."
Asked to compare the apartment
developments status with such Gov
ernment buildings as the Pentagon,
Navy Annex and post Office prop
erty, George Damn, Arlington Dele
gate in the State Legislature and
former first deputy commissioner of
revenue for nine years, said it is
"quasi-Federal" and not subject to
tax exemption.
The darlington payment, based
on building and land value amount
ing to $18,8l6,250, is assessed on the
40 per cent basis of $26,500 land
value and s7,500.00o building value,
according to records in the Real
Estate Division OF the Office OF
Commissioner of Revenue Harry K.
Green.
The same records list the land
area covered by the project as
2923 acres, with the taxable
valuation less than 500 per acre,
although it is reported by county
officials that the land was sold at
around $1,000 per acre.
Land Valuation Assailed.
Mr.. Green said the land valuation
was not subject to his authority
when the development was built
He termed the present land valua-
ton for taxable purposes as ri
diculous."
Mr.. Usilton said that when the
assessors were commissioned by
Circuit Judge Walter T. Mccarthy
the judge did not specify that there
was "any piece of property in Arling-
ton County we weren't to touch.''
The project, largest in the county
has 3,439 units with monthly rentals
ranging from $3.50 to $3.50, pro-
ducing gross income per month oi
1924, AL so.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Brush Fire Sweeps Tract
In Prince GEORGES County

Fire yesterday destroyed approxi-
mately so acres of woodland be-
tween Ardmore and Lanham in
Prince Georges County.
State forestry officials said the
fire, believed caused by children
playing with matches, started near
the Evangeline Baptist Church at
Ardmore and then swept toward
Lanham.
Firemen from seven Prince Georges
County companies assisted by IS
State Forestry Department workers
fought the flames for nearly IL
hours under direction of State For
estry Warden w. j. Leedy.
County fire companies responding
to the blaze included Cottage City,
West Lanham Hills, Bladensburg
Seat Pleasant, Glenn Dale, Capitol
Heights and Riverdale.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Tree Crew Foreman
Dies as Sparks From
Brush Ignite House

Frank Volney, 10, of Olney, Md,
foreman of Montgomery County
Tree Department crew, cola psed
yesterday and died at the feet of
the owner of a house which was set
ablaze by brush fire. "a
Mrs. Margaret Meeker Of 9400
Connecticut avenue, Chevy Chase,
the property owner, said she told
Mr.. Volney Il told you this would
happen" shortly before he appar-
emily suffered a heart attack. The
tree surgeon was pronounced dead
on arrival at Suburban Hospital
Six hours later, Mrs. Meeker also
was admitted to the hospital. suf-
fering from hysteria. Her condition
today was reported good"
Husband Denies Argument.
Mrs. Meekers husband, Theodore
c. Meeker, air-conditioning engi-
neer, denied that his wife had ar
gued with the tree surgeon. Blam-
ing Mr.. Volney's death on the ex-
citement of the fire, Mr.. Meeker
said Suburban Hospital physicians
told him the man previously had
been a patient there and was suffer-
ing from serious heart condition.
Mrs. Meeker rushed for ammonia
and summoned an ambulance, but
the man was dead when it arrived
20 minutes later, she told her hus-
band. He estimated damage to the
house, a 15-room brick structure
with shingle roof, at $500.
Mrs. Meeker said that several
times in the past two years, she had
protested to Mr.. Volney against
burning brush near her home. Each
time, Mr.. Volney replied that he
had ORDERS she explained.
Sparks Ignited Trees.
She said sparks from the brush
first ignited nearby trees. She called
Bethesda police. Meanwhile, Mr..
Volney had driven to the Chevy
Chase Fire Department to ask them
to put out the fire. When he got
back, sparks from the trees ignited
the roof of the house. Turning to
Mr.. Volney, Mrs. Meeker said she
told him, Now, see what you've
done" 1t was then, according to
Mrs. Meeker, that he collapsed.
According to Ranny Wilson, a
member of the county crew, the
workers always notified the Chevy
Chase Fire Department when they
were going to burn brush.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
|Fnemen HoggIe
With Farmers
As Barns Burn
Special Dispatch TO The Stor

WINCHESTER, Va, April 49,
Rural areas have taken steps to do
something about present arrange
ments under which a farmer must
haggle over costs with the fire de-
partment before barn fire will be
extinguished.
The Frederick County Board of
Agriculture has directed its chair
man, Landon B. Whitacre, to ap-
point a committee to work out a
temporary practical plan for rural
fire protection pending the placing
into effect of a more permanent
system.
AS it stands, city fire companies
are not supposed to respond to
rural alarms unless service costs can
be guaranteed in advance.
City fire department officials hold
no brief for the present arrange
ment, however, and have indicated
their willingness to cooperate in
working out a plan to insure pro-
lection for county areas.
MiddletoWn and Stephens City
maintain volunteer fire equipment,
but some other rural sections are
without fire protection.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Bird Takes Flight
Through Moving Bus,
Keeps on Going
BY the Assoeiosed Press

RICHMOND, Va, April ls.-
A startled railways bus driver
and the passengers riding with
him Monday from Richmond
to Petersburg are still wonder
ing what happened to the huge
bird" which crashed through
the windshield of the bus and
went on out" the back window.
According to r. E. Harrison,
manager of the bus company,
to whom the incident was re-
ported, some of the passengers
said the bird was a duck.
1t popped in through the
shatterproof windshield. went
straight through the bus with
out touching a single passen-
ger, and right on out. No
trace of it was found afterWard.
No damage was done except
to the glass, which has already
been repaired-unless there is
a dead duck somewhere.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Finance Chief Named
At Arlington Post Office

The appointment of Harold T.
Gardner as superintendent of
postal finance was announced today
by Arlington Postmaster c. F. Simp-
son.
This is newly created position,
Mr.. Simpson said, made necessary
by the growth Of the Office. In his
new position Mr.. Gardner will be
directly charged with all financial
operations of the office.
MIR. Gardner is 80 years old.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
County Inspector Mercer
Warns Hackmen on Laws

Joseph G. Mercer assumed his
duties yesterday as taxicab inspector
for Prince Georges County with a
warning to cab owners and opera
tors that he will make continuous
personal investigations until he is
satisfied that all county cabs are
complying with regulations.
Violators of the new laws which
went into effect April /, he said,
will be subject to fines ranging up
to $25 for failure to register or
obtain an Identification card.
To date, he said, only $50 drivers,
about half those in the county, have
registered.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Buckingham to Set Up
Bin for Food Collection

The first campaign in Arlington
County to give direct aid to the
Presidents Famine Emergency Com
mittee will open tomorrow in Buck
ingham Community, where a CEN
tral collection bin to receive food
contributions will be set up in the
300 block of North Glebe road.
Sponsored by group of commu-
nifty women, it is planned to seek a
donation of one can of any variety
of food each week from each of the
more than 1900 families in the
apartment project.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Atom Bomb Flyers PIon
Talk in Silver Spring

Joseph D. Buscher, assistant to
the Attorney General of Maryland,
and Capt. Charles H. Mcknight of
Washington, will relate their ex-
periences while serving as members
of the B-29 group that dropped
the atomic bombs over Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, at meeting of
Cissel-Saxon Post No. Al, American
Legion, at $3.50 pm. today in the
Silver Spring armory.
Mr.. Buscher served as squadron
and group combat intelligence
officer. Mr.. Mcknight was a pilot
Of one Of the planes that partici-
pated in the bombing.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Arlington Legion Posts
Plan Annual Poppy Sale

Arlington County's 25th annual
poppy day sale will be conducted
by John Lyon Post, VFW, its Ladies
Auxiliary and the Billy Mitchell
Post, American Legion. it was an
nounced today.
A. T. Lundberg, acting county
manager, has proclaimed May II
and 18 as the county's official days
of commemoration. General street
sales are scheduled those two days,
while sales in county schools will be
a week earlier. Proceeds are used
for the care of disabled veterans,
their dependents and widows and
orphans Of deceased veterans.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Rockville Solicitor
Named in Cancer Drive

Mrs. Edward A. Bayne has been
appointed to solicit funds in the
Rockville area in the Cancer Con-
troll Fund Campaign in Montgomery
County, it was announced today.
At the same time Mrs B. Pey-
ton Whalen, county chairman Of
the drive, said that not only are
civic organizations, businesses and
individuals responding to the drive,
but school children as well.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Time for Withdrawal
Of Candidates Extended

Because the deadline for with
drawal of candidates for political
office falls on Good Friday. the
time for withdrawing has peen ex-
tended until midnight Saturday, it
was announced today at the Office
OF the Supervisors Of Elections for
Montgomery County.
The Office at Rockville will be
closed oil dow Fridov
Evening star., 1946-04-18

A total of 81 of the Ill bus opera
tors who entered the armed services
are back at their jobs with the Alex
andria Bancroft & Washington
Transit Co., it was announced to-
day. From all departments 173 went
into the services, of which four died
or were killed.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Stores Aid Easter Shoppers

David c. Book. business manager
of the Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce, has announced that Alexan-
dria retail merchants have agreed
to keep their establishments open
until 8 pm. tomorrow and Saturday
of this week for the convenience of
Easter shoppers. .
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Red Cross in Arlington
Seeks Stuff Volunteers

Shortage of staff assistants is seri-
ously hampering the Red Cross pro-
gram in Arlington County, chapter
officials said today in issuing an ap-
peal to citizens to volunteer.
Announcing the opening of train
ing class for workers, Mrs. F. r.
Porter, staff assistance corps chair
man, said the class will be COM
pleted in six two-hour sessions, with
the first one scheduled Tuesday. The
five following lectures will be given
on April Is and 80, and May 2,
and O.