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WASHINGTON, D. C., . FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1942. *
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Virginia House
Starts Work on
Penal Reform
BH^I to Establish
Corrections Unit Due
To Pass Today
By the Aseoeiaied Press.
RICHMOND, Va.. Jan. 30.—
Penal reform, perennial subject of
animated but fruitless maneuver
ing in recent sessions of the Vir
ginia General Assembly, progressed
through the legislative mill again
today—this time with brighter
prospect of passage because of Gov.
Darden's support.
The bill to establish a Depart
ment of Corrections—one of a re
lated series of bills sponsored by
the Legislative Advisory Council for
accomplishing the broad objective
—was on the House calendar ready
for passage, with no opposition ap
parent.
This measure would create a five
man commission, headed by an ap
pointee of the Governor drawing up
to S?7,500 a year, to take over all
duties of the present Prison Board
and similar penal administratives.
The commission could establish
regional prison farms and prescribe
standards for local jails.
Other Measures in Committee.
Other proposals composing the
legislative framework for penal re
form were reported likely to come
before the Senate Finance Com
mittee today, with the possibility
that a strong movement might de
velop for extensive amendments.
The Finance Committee is keep
ing a watchful eye on proposed
appropriations outside the budget
bill. Chairman Aubrey G. Weaver
Joined yesterday with Chairman
Frank Moore of the House Appro
priations Committee In warning
that a quarter-million-dollar operat
ing deficit might develop during the
1943-44 biennium.
While the State will have an
estimated $13.000000 surplus next
June 30. the budget contemplates
holding about $11,000,000 of this in
reserve for post-war emergency.
This would leave only $2,000,000 of
the estimated surplus, and the two
chairmen said that only two of
many proposed appropriations out
side the budget—State aid to coun
ties for school bus operations and
wartime “bonuses” for State em
ployes—would devour the margin, if
approved.
Liquor Tax Repealer.
However, aside from the surplus,
but allowing for a loss of $4,200,000
from expected repeal of the 10 per
cent liquor-wine tax. estimated cur
rent revenues for the general fund
aggregate $64*211.850. against bud
geted appropraitions of $64 451.428.
or $239,578 excess of expenditures
over revenues.
At the hearing by the House Fi
nance Committee, however, which
yesterday ended in a unanimously
favorable report for the liquor-wine
tax repeal bill. Chairman Hunter
Miller of the State Liquor Board
said stimulation of sales resulting
from the repeal would offset the
actual loss in returns from the tax.
Committees of both houses re
ceived a flood of new bills.
Five House members yesterday in
troduced a measure empowering the
State Compensation Board to fix
the salaries of county trial justices,
as it does for other local officials.
The State would bear the full cost
of the trial justices’ salaries, now
paid in part by the counties, but
in return the State would receive
most of the fees these courts col
lect. _
Administrative Agencies' Curb.
A group of five bills entered at
the same time would carry out
recommendations of the Young
Democratic Clubs of Virginia for
curbing issuance of rules and regu
lations by administrative agencies
of the State government.
The bills would establish elabo
rate checks on such rules and regu
lations having the force and effect
of law, partly by requiring publica
tion of such rules in two proposed
periodicals, the “'Virginia State
Register" and the "Administrative
Code of Virginia," and partly by
establishment of a "Commission on
Administrative Agencies,” headed by
the Speaker of the House and com
posed of 10 Delegates and five Sena
tors. This commission would have
to approve such rules and regula
tions, although the State Corpora
tion Commission and the Liquor
Conirol Board would be specifically
exempted from this provision.
Another important new House bill,
carrying out one of Gov. Darden's
recommendations, would divorce the
police and licensing functions of
the Motor Vehicles Division.
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Prince Georges Fears
Loss of Half of Teachers
The rapid rate at which teachers
are resigning from schools of Prince
Georges County, Md.. has been
brought to the attention of the
County Federation of Women's
Clubs and the League of Women
Voters.
It was pointed out by principals
of schools throughout the county
that by this time next year at least
hajf of the experienced teachers will
have gone into other jobs.
The two groups asked in a reso
lution adopted at a joint forum at
the University of Maryland Wed
nesday night that something be
done to retain Edward R. Updegraf.
print shop teacher of Hyattsville
High School, because of his ‘‘most ;
valuable” work in instructing pupils
and for the extra work he does for ,
the school.
Dr. Sidney B. Hall of George !
Washington University addressed j
the groups.
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Agricultural Board to Meet
, MANASSAS. Va„ Jan. 30 (Spe
cial).—The Prince William County
Board of Agriculture will meet at
|0 a.m. tomorrow in the Manassas
jost office. Neighborhood commit
tee men and women will be ap
pointed to assist the board with
rural improvement work and with
1 agriculture defense programs. >
THIRTEEN DIMES FROM SCREEN STAR—Miss Carol Bruce,
Universal movie star, believe 13 is a lucky number. At least that
is what she claimed yesterday at the Mile o’ Dimes stand when
she dropped 13 dimes into the California bottle for the fight
against infantile paralysis. —Star Staff Photo.
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Stanley Orr to Head
Red Cross Aid Setup
In Prince Georges
Mrs. James B. Bentley
Announces Chairmen
For $20,000 Drive
Appointment of Stanley Orr of
Rive'dale. Md., to head a greatly ex
panded first aid program of the
Prince Georges County chapter of
the American Red Cross, was an
nounced yesterday by J. Raymond
Fletcher, chairman.
At the same time, Mrs. James B.
Bentley, general chairman of the
county's Red Cross war fund drive,
named 20 district chairmen who will
*eek. during the next three weeks,
j to ruise S20.000 in the county.
Mr. Orr, who has taught first aid
in the county for a number of years,
will direct a program which Is cur
rently about ten times as ambitious
as that conducted last year, Mr.
Fletcher explained. From Septem
ber 1940 to September 1941. 212 per
sons received first aid instruction j
in the county. Today there are ap
proximately 2.000 taking standard
and advanced training courses. Mr.
Fletcher added that nearly an equal
number have applied and are now
waiting to receive instruction.
Course to Furnish Teachers.
Mr. Fletcher said it is hoped that
a course for those desiring to be
come instructors, scheduled to open
February 16. will provide enough
qualified teachers to handle the en
larged program. Open only to stu
dents who have passed both the
20-hour standard and the 10-hour
advanced courses, the class will com
plete 15 hours of study in one week,
it is to be taught by Luther Allison
of Red Cross national headquarters
in Washington. Mr. Fletcher said.
Officials of the chapter expect
that the series of classes for pros
pective instructors will be attended
by about 90 persons. They have
not vet selected a meeting place.
Mr. Fletcher praised the attitude
of physicians in the county who
have volunteered their services as
first aid instructors for the courses
now in progress. He said 12 phvsi- i
cians are at present engaged in this
work.
District Chairmen Named.
District chairmen named bv Mrs.
Bentley in connection with the
county “war fund" drive are:
Mrs. G. W. S. Musgrave. Laurel:
B. K. Miller. Surratts: Mrs. M. E.
Blalock. Aquasco: Mrs. Herndon
Peach. Queen Anne; Mrs. Harold
Benjamin. Berwyn: Mrs. Robert
Cook, Lanham: Mrs. Perry Brown- 1
ing. Riverdale; Mrs. Delores Tax
son. Seat Pleasant; Mrs. J. Enos
Ray. Chillum: Mrs. Ralph ShefTer,
Hyattsville; Mrs. T. Van Clagett,
jr.. Marlboro and Melwood' Mrs.
Lee Van Horn. Bowie: Mrs. William
Roberts. Kent: Mrs. Charles Janes,
Oxon Hill: Mrs. Joseph H. Bland
ford. jr.. Brandywine; Mrs. Henry i
Fuchs Spauldings: Mrs. Henry
Clagett. Piscataway: Mrs. John L.
Showell. Nottingham: Mrs. John S.
White. Bladensburg, and Mrs. Ralph
G. Schott, Vansville.
The committee hopes to reach its
goal of $20,000 for the county within
three weeks, but the drive w'ill be
extended as long as is necessary to
reach the goal. About $3,000 will be
turned back to the county bv the
Red Cross in the form of local war
relief work.
$700 Given in Advance.
Mrs. Bentley said approximately
$700 has been collected in advance
contributions to the drive. Dona
tions were received, prior to the
setting up of machinery for solici
tation. at banks throughout the
county and at chapter headquarters
in Hyattsville. In addition, she said,
the Red Cross has been given the
proceeds of several benefit card
parties and teas.
Mrs. Bentley said a tea for the
benefit the Red Cross is scheduled
for 4 p.m. Sunday at the home of
Mrs. Ray. Chillum chairman, and
that the Hyattsville Women’s Club
will sponsor a benefit card party at
7:30 p.m. February 6 at the Hyatts
ville High School.
Birthday Ball Planned
At Silver Spring Tonight
The Montgomery County Council, j
American Legion, will sponsor its
annual President’s ball at the Silver
Spring Armory tonight beginning at
10 o’clock.
Fifty per cent of the money col
lected from the ball and the Mile of
Dimes is retained in the county for
relief of crippled children. ’ 1
Heavy Day Marks
Eve of Closing of
Mile o'Dimes
Thousands of Dollars *
Poured in on Stand
By Many Groups
Washington’s Mile o’ Dimes cam
paign, scheduled to close tomorrow
at 6 p.m.. was assured of success
today following one of the busiest
days at the sSand at Fourteenth
street and New York avenue yester
day, during which two high-rank
ing Government officials together
handed in contributions totaling
$3,893.49.
Largest accumulated contribution
came from Jesse Jones. Secretary,
of Commerce and Federal Loan ad
ministrator, who appeared in a
broadcast late yesterday over Sta- ;
tion WMAL. The total was $2,321.96.
The second large sum came from 1
Seibert E. Gaston, Assistant Sec- j
retary of the Treasury, who pre
sented $1,571.53 contributed by i
"treasury employes.
Mr. Jones said $697 came from ,
Commerce employes, $604 96 from
loan agency workers and $1,020 sent
him as a result of a recent national
broadcast in support of the right on j
infantile paralysis. Included in the
last category was a large check
from Lt. Gen. William S. Knudsen,
U. S. A.
More From Treasury Forecast.
Shane McCarthy, administrative
assistant in the Office of Production
Management, presented $627.13 vol
unteered by O. E. M. personnel. He
described each dime contributed to
the cause "a silver bullet in the
battle against the dread disease."
Mr. Gaston pointed out that addi
tional funds were expected from
Treasury employes.
Miss Patricia Morison, Paramount
star, who will participate in the
President’s birthday observances
here today, shared the micro
phone with the Government offi
cials and gave $1, requesting it be
be placed in the California bottle.
Another Hollywood luminary' here
for the President’s birthday celebra
tions made an appearance at the
red, white and blue stand at a ;
noontime broadcast over WMALj
yesterday. She was Carol Bruce, i
Universal star, whose last picture
was “Keep ’Em Flying.” In drop
ping 13 dimes into the California
bottle Miss Bruce explained that
13 was her lucky number.
Miss Bruce hardly lacked for police
protection at the Mile o’ Dimes
stand, because appearing on the
same program were all precinct 1
captains and lieutenants, headquar- |
ters inspectors and detectives and
Maj. Edward J. Kelly, police super
intendent. Maj. Kelly turned over
to officials $150.80 in dimes, which j
he said represented 100 per cent
participation by the department. I
S430 From Veterans’ Administration. !
From employes of the Veterans’
Administration came $430.44, pre
sented by. W. C. Black, chief clerk
of the Government agency.
Five-year-old Bryan Dugan, who
attends the Providence Day Nursery,
operated by the Sisters of Charity,
opened the noon broadcast by
describing life at the nursery. At
the end of his little speech he asked
permission of Announcer Don Fischer
to say one thing more. It was;
"Happy birthday. Mr. President.”
James H. Ferry, vice president and
general manager of the Potomac
Electric Power Co., presented on
behalf of the employes $133. Mrs.
H D. Adams, president of the
Women’s Club of Chevy Chase,
turned in $35 which was collected at
the last meeting of the group. From
Mrs. Philip Latimer of 4614 Eighth
street N.W. came $25.50. the proceeds
of a benefit bridge1 party given
recently in her neighborhood.
Other contributions received dur- j
ing the day were Casualty Hospital
nurses, $16: Arthur Murray Studios,
$15; Goodwill Industries, $5.30;
Rich's Barber Shop. $5: Master
Barbers of America. Local 356. $20:
Washington Lions’ Club. $4; Lewis !
Hotel Training School, $7.07; Hebrew
Sisters Aid Circle. $5; Southwest
Settlement House. $1; Ransdell, Inc.,
unstated amount; Emergency Hos
pital nurses, $13; Hicks Photog
raphers. $20; Jemer Club. $10, and
Office of Registrar of Wills, $5.35,
Schools Go on 6-Day Week
HALIFAX, Va., Jan. 30 (£*).—Hal
ifax County schools yesterday began
operation on a six-day week. The
step was taken by the county School
Board to permit an earlier closing so
that students can help to relieve a
farm labor shortage in thUharea.
Assembly Gets
Retirement Bill
For Arlington
Measure Affecting
Alexandria Project
Put on Calendar
By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va„ Jan. 30.—Two
measures affecting Arlington County
and Alexandria are awaiting action
by the Virginia Legislature.
Delegate Charles R. Fenwick of
Arlington introduced a bill to au
thorize establishment of a retire
ment system for county employes
and payment of pensions from
county funds, while the Baldwin
Louderback bill authorizing life in
surance companies to finance hous
ing developments was reported fa
vorably by the Insurance and Bank
ing Committee with amendments
and placed on the House calendar.
Mr. Fenwick's bill was introduced
at the request of the Arlington
County Board, which recently went
on record in favor of a retirement
system for county employes, but
took no action pending a thorough
study of the cost involved. Board
Member Leo Lloyd, who introduced
the resolution for a study of the
advisability of the system, explained
that a pension setup could be in
stituted for policemen under pres
ent laws, but that authorizing legis
lation would be necessary in the
case of firemen and employes of
other departments.
The board voted to seek author
ization from the Legislature so that
the system could be established
without further delay should funds
be available during the next two
years.
An amendment to the Baldwin
Louderback bill written in by the
Insurance and Banking Committee
set a 2.500-family limit on units
of any project, or group of projects,
within a 10-mile radius of cities of
100.000 or the District of Columbia.
The committee over the protests of
Delegate R. F. Baldwin, jr., of
Norfolk, struck out an emergency
clause which would have made the
bill effective on passage. Mr. Bald
win said the measuft was designed
to make possible immediate devel
opment of the $7,000,000 garden
apartment project planned by the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. for
i Alexandria.
The amended bill received the
support of Delegate Maurice Rosen
! burg, of Alexandria, who reserved
i the right to change his position if
I amendments were adopted on the
j floor; of. the House materially al
| terlfiff the measure as it now stands.
Farmers Urged to Aid
In Scrap Iron Salvage
Montgomery County farmers yes
terday were urged by Assistant
County Agricultural Agent Rufus
King to co-operate in the scrap iron
salvage campaign conducted by the
County Agricultural War Board.
Speaking at a meeting of the
Pomona Grange at Sandy Spring.
Mr. King told the farmers to collect
their scrap iron and then notify a
dealer who “would give them a fair
price for it.”
The group appointed Miss Sarah
Haviland. master of the Olney
Grange, chairman of a special mem
bership committee. Other members
of the committee are Henry C. Lank,
master of the Liberty Grove Grangev
and Mrs. Ethel Kirby, of the Ger
mantown Grange.
Robert H. Miller, jr., master of
Pomona Grange, who presided at the
meeting, will head the publicity com
mittee. He will be assisted by Miss
i Pearl Marlow, secretary of Pomona
: Grange and Mrs. Kirby.
A memorial service for the late
B. John Black of Randallstown. past
master of the State Grange, was
l held under the direction of Walter
Wright, Pomona Grange chaplain.
Silver Spring Man Wins
Engineering Award
Dr. Cledo Brunetti, consultant for
the National Defense Research Com
mittee and radio engineer on de
fense research at the Bureau of
Standards, re
| cently named by
. Eta Kappa Nu,
i electrical engi
| neering society,
I as America's out
| standing young
; electrical engi
neer of 1941. The
honor was con
ferred at a ban
quet in New
York City.
Dr. Brunetti,
assistant p r o -
fessor of electri
cal engineering
at Lehigh Uni
Dr. Brnnett.
versity, is on leave of absence for
work here.
He is a second lieutenant in the
Signal Corps Reserve. Dr. Brunetti
is a resident of Silver Spring, Md.
PROPOSED CHURCH—Above is a drawing of a proposed Bethesda Methodist Church, to be located
at Huntington parkway and Georgetown road. A drive to obtain $68,000, the amount necessary to
complete the first two units' of the sketched plans, begins Sunday. The Rev. Hartwell F. Chand
ler is pastor. Chairman of the Finance Committee is A. B. Foster. The architect is Hugh Jones
of Bethesda.
Survey Shows D. C. Gas Sale
Falling as Autos Increase
Despite a Jump In the number of
autos registered in Washington, mo
torists are buying less gasoline from
filling stations, according to dealers.
During the first two weeks of Jan
uary sales were 5 or 6 per cent be
low those of 1941, it was revealed in
a survey made by Harry Wain
wright, research director of the
Gasoline Retailers of Washington.
Since that time no systematic cal
culations have been made, but Mr.
Wainwright reports there is every
indication that gas consumption has
dropped still more.
The reason for the cut appears
to be a "scare” that tires and auto
mobiles cannot be replaced, It was
indicated. Some dealers expect this
to end when motorists discover that
with careful driving and recapping
of tires they can use their cars
about as usual.
Mr. Wainwright believes gas sale
reduction is national, except in
areas where workers must use cars
to reach defense industries. In Bal
timore. for instance, filling stations
near plane plants are booming, while
those in residential districts stand
idle.
Registration of cars in the Dis
trict for the car registration year
ending April 1 now stands at 211,227.
This compares with 211,089 for the
entire 1940 fiscal year, a period more
than two months longer.
Gov. Darden Appoints
Morrissett as State
Tax Commissioner
Bradford Is Named to
Succeed Dr. Egger
As Budget Director
BT the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va„ Jan. 30.—Gov.
Darden announced yesterday the
reappointment of C. H. Morrissett
as State tax commisloner, a job he
has held under four previous Gov
ernors.
Mr. Morrissett. who has been In
State service since 1919. organized
the State Tax Department after
his appointment as the first tax
commissioner in 1926 and has head
ed the department continuously
! since.
i HU new term, not subject to con
firmation of the General Assembly,
is at the pleasure of the Governor.
Bradford Budget Director.
Earlier yesterday, Gov. Darden ap
pointed J. H. Bradford, who like
wise has been in employ of the
State 6ince 1919. State budget di
rector succeeding Dr. Rowland
Egger, who resigned effective to
morrow.
Also like Mr. Marrissett, Mr. Brad
ford was first named budget director
by Gov. Byrd in 1926 and was reap
pointed by Govs. Pollard and Peery,
He was replaced in 1939 by Gov.
Price, who named Dr. Egger budget
director.
Mr. Bradford served under Dr.
Egger as a section fhief for two
years, and then was made “legula
tive budget director.” a new posi
tion created by the 1940 General
Assembly, which gave him a salary
equal to Dr. Egger’s.
Veto Upeet by Court.
The amendment to the 1940 bud
get bill creating the office of “legis
lative budget director” was vetoed
by Gov. Price, but the State Supreme
Court ruled the veto invalid.
Mr. Bradford said he would re
sign as legislative director simul
taneously with resumption of his
old position and Gov. Darden said
he believed the legislative director's
title would cease to exist.
- Dr. Egger will return to the Uni
versity of Virginia, from which he
has been on leave as professor of
political science.
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Baltimore Income Tax
Share $1,565,000
By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 30—Baltimore
city and the counties will receive
approximately $1,565,000 as their
share of the 1941 State income taa
if the levy reaches its estimated
yield of $8,440,000.
State Controller J. Millard Tawes
said yesterday the share of the
political subdivisions—25 per cent
the tax paid by their resident in
dividuals—was expected to exceed
the 1940 figure by $315,000.
35,511 Cars Assessed in 1941,
Montgomery County Reports
By a Staff Correspondent of The .}tar.
ROCKVILLE, Md.. Jan. 30.—A
total of 35,511 motor vehicles was
assessed at $10,039,000 during 1941
in Montgomery County, it was an
nounced yesterday by Robert W.
Billhimer, county motor vehicle as
sessor.
The 1941 figures represent a sharp
increase over the 29,932 vehicles as
sessed during 1940 and is more than
double the 14,331 motor vehicles as
sessed at $2,797,850 in 1931.
It was pointed out, however, that
the 1941 assessment figures are not
a true* indication of the actual total
of care and trucks in the county.
It was explained that corporations
list their motor vehicles 4n making
returns to the State Ta# Commis
sion, and the county does not have
a record of such vehicles, though
it does receive the assessment. Mr.
BiUhimer estimated that there are
about 500 cars and trucks owned
by county corporations.
The increase in the county’s pop
ulation during the last 20 years is
illustrated by the fact that the num
ber of motor vehicles assessed in
1941 exceeds the population of
Montgomery County in 1920, which
was 34,921. The county’s present
population is estimated to be in ex
cess of 85,000.
Mr. BiUhimer said that motor
vehicle tax bills would be sent out
at the same time that applications
for 1942 automobile tags are issued
by the State Commissioner of Motor |
Vehicles about February 15. I
Fredericksburg Police
Quell 200 Soldiers
With Tear Gas
Trouble Starts Over
Attempt to Remove
One From Hotel
B7 the Associated Press.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.. Jan.
30.—A. G. Kendall, city police su
perintendent, said tear gas was used
last night in dispersing a crowd of
about 200 colored soldiers who
sought to prevent the removal by
police of one of their number from
a colored hotel.
No one was injured seriously in
the melee and the soldiers were
loaded into Army trucks and re
turned to the A. P. Hill military
reservation near here, the superin
tendent added.
Three policemen went to the hotel
after receiving a call from the umn
agement, police reported, and the
soldiers crowded about two of the
policemen who went into the hotel.
When the men became unruly,
the third officer, left in the cruiser
car, put in a radio call to head
quarters for help, and about 15
Fredericksburg and State police
came to the scene.
Police reinforcements were armed
with riot equipment, but officials
said that other than tear gas. the
officers used only night sticks. Sev
eral soldiers suffered banged heads,
but none required hospital treat
ment.
The soldiers came to Fredericks
burg earlier in the night on brief
leave from camp.
Use of Maryland Felons
On-Farms fo Be Sought
By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 30—State
prison officials today were drafting
a bill for submission to the Legis
lature which would permit employ
ment of Maryland prisoners on
farms during the emergency.
Willis R. Jones, director of the
Department of Correction, said ap
proximately 25 per cent of the prison
population—those considered suit
able risks for outdoor activity—are
at work now on State projects.
Numerous requests for use of
prison labor in farm work, particu
larly during harvesting seasons, have
been received, he said.
Boy Scout Executive Unit
Of Fairfax County Elects
Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va„ Jan. 30—Warren
N. Watson has been elected presi
dent of the Fairfax County District
Boy Scout Executive Committee.
Other officers of the Executive
Committee Include Henry Huschke
and R. N. Wrenn, vice chairman;
Harold F. Weiler, commissioner;
Paul K. Stenger, assistant commis
sioner, and Lt. John Weimer and
Richard Rule, neighborhood com
missioners.
Subcommittee chairmen are Ray
mond Lynch, organization; Mr.
Rule, training; Mr. Watson, camp
ing; Dr. William Meyer, health and
safety; the Rev. Horace C. Lukens,
advancement; James E. Bauserman,
finance, and J. W. Biggers, Jr., pub
licity.
Soil Conservation Held
Dependent on War
By the Associated Press.
Every activity of soil conserva
tionists “must now be measured in
terms of its contribution to the war
effort,” believes Dr. T. B. Symons,
Maryland extension service director.
More than half of the land in the
State is in conservation districts,
ready to be utilized in a vigorous
program, he told conservation spe
cialists meeting at the University of
Maryland.
The conservationists assembled this
morning to conclude their two-day
meeting. '
Lee Is Successor
To Parran as Head
Of Tobacco Growers
Maryland Association
Completes Building
Of 2 Packing Houses
By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 30.— Charles
i Carroll Lee, Anne Arundel County
farm owner and businessman, has
succeeded Thomas Parran of St.
Leonard to the presidency of the
Maryland Tobacco Growers' Asso
ciation.
The 84-year-old former president
j resigned voluntarily after more than
20 years in office. Mr Parran said
he retired because he felt the asso
ciation needed the "aggressive
energy of a younger man."
On talcing office Mr Lee said the
association has completed building
two tobacco packing houses and
farmers' supply stores at Wayson's
Corner in Anne Arundel and at
Waldorf, Charles County. He re
ported a third building under con
struction at The Oaks, near Me
chanicsville, St. Marys County.
Arrangement for Service.
Calvert, Anne Arundel and part
of Prince Georges Counties will be
served by the Wayson's Corner store,
part of Prince Georges and Charles
bv the Waldorf building, while the
third store will serve parts of
Charles and St. Marys.
He announced this 1942 program
for the association:
To pack tobacco for members who
may not be able to pack their own
crops. Transfer buyers, shipping
tobacco to the association, also may
use the packing houses.
Sell tobacco exclusively on the
Baltimore market, continuing a 20
year policy.
Carry Line of Supplies.
Carry a full line of farmers' sup
plies in supply stores, thus giving
Southern Maryland farmers an
organized voice in national affairs
if supplies eventually are rationed
on a priority basis.
Other officers named included T.
Newton Gibson, J. Bernard Goodwin
and W. W. Bowling, vice presidents:
Russell Gross, treasurer, and Thomas
W. Jones, secretary.
Named to the Board of Directors
to serve from the various counties
were W^ Harrison <Anne Arundel).
A. W. Dowell and W. Oso Ward
(Calvert), G. A. Carpenter and X
E. Garner (Charles). J. Clifton Abell
and Stanley Wilburn (Prince
Georges). Andrew Gresko and
Ernest Lane (St. Marys) and M O.
Day and O. L. Riggs (Upper State).
Mr. Parran and Walter B. Posey
were made honorary members of the
board.
Traffic Mishap Injuries
Fatal to Two Persons
D. C. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1942__...10
Killed in same period of 1941 13
Toll for all of 1941__.95
James R. Norfolk. 22, of 1314
Massachusetts avenue S.E. died last
night in Casualty Hospital of head
injuries suffered in a traffic, acci
dent shortly before midnight Tues
day at Third and E streets S.W.
A second death attributed to
traffic injuries came at 7:05 am.
today, when Martha Briscoe, 52, col
ored, of Bladensburg, Md„ died in
Casualty Hospital. Police reported
she was admitted December 9 after
she was hit by an auto as she crossed
Bladensburg road.
Mr. Norfolk was riding a motor
cycle south on Third street when
he collided with a westbound auto
driven by Mildred A. Von Glahn, 27,
of 2903 Carlton avenue NB„ police
said.
Another motorcycle mishap sent
Forest O. Plumber, 22, 3901 Barnes
place SJE., to Garfield Hospital late
yesterday. Police reported Mr.
Plumber was going south on Ar
kansas avenue N.W. when he lost
control of his vehicle near Buchan
an street. Striking the curb, he
was thrown off and knocked un
conscious. A passing motorist took
him to the hospital.
Workers at Dahlgren
To Get Flag and Navy 'E'
By the Auociated Pres*.
A Bureau of Ordnance flag and
Navy “E" pennant will be presented
tomorrow to the Naval Proving
Ground at Dahlgren, Va., for excel
lent co-operation with the bureau
and efficient conducting of tests.
Rear Admiral W. H. P. Blandy,
chief of the bureau, will make the
presentation. Each employe will re
ceive a specially designed lapel but
ton bearing the bureau seal, the
Navy “E” an dthe name of the
ground. ''
20-Cent Taxi
Pickup Plan
Starts Feb. 9
Trial Period Ordered
For Morning and
Evening Rush Hours
A 20-cent emergency taxicab pick
up service, under which as many as
four passengers may be carried at
a time by one cab during morning
and evening rush periods, in taxi
zones one and two. will be started
February 9, under orders issued late
yesterday by the Public Utilities
Commission.
The plan is to be tried, prior to a
formal public utilities proceeding,
for 30 days, unless the experimental
period is extended by orders of the
commission. It applies to the opera
tors of some 2,500 cabs in 14 associa
tions or companies who so far have
signed a petition filed with the com
mission for approval of the new sys
tem. These are Washington, Pre
mier. Bell, Radio, Yellow. Checker,
American. Lincoln, Diplomat, Har
lem, Senator, Bison, Sun and Gen
eral cabs.
Other cab owners or drivers mav
enter the service, but only on the
specific approval of the P. U. C.
Definite Hours Set.
The "pickup" service is to be oper
ated from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and from
3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Mondays through
Fridays, except for holidays, and
from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, ex
cept for holidays. It is to be con
fined to zones one and two as defined
in the uniform taxicab rates orders
of the commission.
Each cab when operated in the
"pickup" service is required to dis
play a sign on the radiator grill or
shell reading "Emergency Pickup
Service" and no more than one
passenger may be carried in the
front seat nor more than three in
the rear seat.
For a trip originating in zone 2
and terminating in zone 1. the rate
is to be 20 cents per passenger, dur
ing the morning rush period. For
a trip originating in zone 1 and
terminating in zone 2. the rate is to
be 20 cents per passenger during
the evening rush period. For a trip
confined to either zone and pot
crossing a zone boundary the charge
is limited to 20 cents per passenger
during morning or evening rush pe
riods.
Others at Normal Rates.
For all other trips during the rush
hours, the charge is to be at the
prevailing normal taxicab zone
rates, provided that at all times
when a group of two or more persons
hire a taxicab together the total
fare for such a group of passengers
shall not exceed the prevailing rate
for such a trip.
The first passenger picked up in
the emergency service is to de
termine the first destination, and
so on as to the succeeding passen
gers. except that a "later" passen
ger may be discharged earlier than
his order if his destination lies in
the direction of the destination of
an "earlier" passenger, the order
explains.
For a final determination of the
plan, the commission has scheduled
a formal public hearing at the Dis
trict Building for March 5.
Civilian Defense Groups
Offered Use of 3 Films
A Visual Education Committee,
headed by James W. Cummings of
Chevy Chase, has been established
by the Montgomery County Council
of Civilian Defense.
The committee has three sound
motion picture films which are avail
able to organizations desiring to
show them at meetings. One film
shows the methods of combating
incendiary bombs, another portravs
an air raid on London and the third
emphasizes the importance of guard
ing military secrets.
Alfred Christie of Washington
Grove has volunteered his services
and equipment, and others who have
standard sound movie equipment are
urged to lend their machines for
shows.
Meanwhile, approximately 1.000
precinct and sector air-raid wardens
throughout Montgomery County will
begin a special course in air-raid
protection and precaution work
Monday.
Two Suits for Divorce
Are Filed at Rockville
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md.. Jan. 30—Mrs.
Rachel Ray Dunne of this county
has filed suit here for a limited
divorce from Owen Christopher
Dunne of Meriden, Conn., and asks
to be awarded custody of the couple’s
infant child.
An absolute divorce from Jake G.
Lyons of this county is asked by
Mrs. Elizabeth Lyons, also of this
county, in another petition filed
here.
Augusta County Schools
Will Open Hour Later
By the Associated Press.
STAUNTON, Va., Jan. 30—Au
gusta County schools will open at
10 a.m. an hour later than usual,
when daylight saving time goes into
effect February 9.
The County School Board, con
tending the new time would work a
hardship on farm children, whose
morning chores are geared to the
sun, said the 10 a.m. opening time
would last until March 30.
Woodside Park Group
Indorses Referendum
Indorsement of a proposal to
Include on the next election ballot
the question of adoption of a charter
form of government for Montgomery
County has been given in a reso
lution passed by the Woodside Park
(Md.) Civic Association.
The charter plan has been recom
mended by the Brookings report.
The referendum proposal is ex
pected to come before the February
meeting of the Montgomery County
Civic Federation.