Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1942, Page 15

Gov. Darden To Reappoint Dr. Riggin Bus With Pams For Administration By the Associated Press, RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 2¢—Gov. Darden announced today that he would reappoint Dr. I. C. Riggin Virginia’s State health commis- sioner. Dr. Riggin became health commissioner in 1937 by appoint- ment from Gov. Peery and con- tinued in office under Gov. Price. Gov. Darden drove ahead through & busy schedule of conferences and moves to speed the shaping of his recommended program. One of his appointments was with Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, Army 3d Corps area commander, for discussion of the civilian defense organization in Virginia. The Governor told newsmen lats yesterday the defense program was rapidly taking form and should be ready for consideration by the Gen- eral Assembly early next week. He also said he expected most of his other recommendations to be en- acted with little opposition, except for a threetened fight on his pro- posal to cut small loan interest rates from 42 to about 20 per cent. First Satufday Sessions. Both houses of the Legislature held their first Saturday sessions of this term, but expected to adjourn quickly. One reason for the sessions ‘was to assure a quorum of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees for their joint hearing on the budget bill yesterday. Most State agencies represented at the hearing asked money for small salary increases held neces- sary to retain trained workers be- ing tempted to higher pay else- ‘where. Brig. Gen. James A. Anderson, State highway commissioner, also requested a change in the budget, which would substitute for the $8.- 500,000 yearly minimum allocated for secondary roads a proviso that the commission spend on the sec- ondary system not less than 30 per cent of its total funds for con- struction and maintenance. Gen. Anderson advised the more flexible arrangement was necessary because wartime travel restrictions might seriously curtail the State’s highway revenues. House committees will take up soon several important bills intro- duced yesterday, including measures to reorganize several major State agencies and to establish an actu- arally sound retirement plan for State employes and public school teachers. Provisions of Bill ‘The reorganization bill, sponsored by members of a legislative commis- sion that studied the subject, pro- vides for establishment of a depart- ment of corrections and a depart- ment of mental hygiene and hos- pitals; abolition of the fee system, transfer of the duties of the State industrial boards to the Board of Public Welfare, creation of an in- terdepartmental committee of chair- men of the Game, Fisheries and Conservation Commissions; revi- sion of terms so that terms of these chairmen would run concurrently with that of the Governor, and transfer to the health department from the agricultural department of inspection and sanitation laws re- lating to hotels, restaurants, filling stations and tourist cmaps. The Senate yesterday adopted a Joint resolution expressing the Leg- islature’s opinion that no highway funds be diverted for other uses. | *Cousins Gene and Buster’| Fined, Jailed for Tire Theft “Cousin Gene lifted up the car, and Cousin Buster took off the tire,” a 9-year-old colored boy told Judge Walter L. Green in Prince Georges County Police Court yesterday. Judge Green sentenced “Cousins Gene and Buster” each to 18 months in the Maryland House of Correc- tion. He also fined them $50 apiece. In sentencing Eugene Davis, about 25, and Joseph Green, about 30, both colored, of Davidsonville, Judge Green pointed out that he was im- posing ‘the maximum penalty for petty larceny. “The stealing of a tire is now a major crime,” he said. “It may mean the loss of a man’s liveli- hood.” Police said the two men stole the tire from a car parked at a store on Central avenue near the Anne Arundel County line and sold it for $5 in Annapolis. Identification of the tire was made because the owner had its serial number, Virginia Tire Quofas Announced for February BY the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 2¢.—Feb- ruary tire quotas released yesterday by Brig. Gen. J. Bright, State commodity rationing admin- istrator, showed a reduction of 338 in the number of tires available for passenger automobiles, with a de- cline of 1,358 in the number of truck tires apportioned to h Quotas for the State for next month are 1,407 tires for passenger automobiles and light trucks, com- pared with 1745 in January; truck and bus tires, 2,760, as against 4,118 for January. Clarence E. Mills Dies In Quince Orchard Special Dispatch to The Btar. QUINCE ORCHARD, Md., Jan. 34. (Close Tomorrow —Clarence E. Mills, 62, lifelong resi- dent of the Quince Orchard neigh borhood, died suddenly at his home Thursday. He 15 survived by his widow, Mrs. Bessie - of Quince Orchard; eight sons, Clarence E, Carlton E., Forest A. and Douglas Mills, all of the Travi- lah neighborhood, and Norman, Stanley, Merrill and Alfred Mills, ali | Pray ©of Quince Orchard; a sister, Mrs. Roy L. Crown, Hunting Hill, Md.; 8 brother, Aubrey Milis, Travilah, and nine grandchildren. The funeral will take place morrow with burial in Forest Galthersburg. B to- Oak (This is the eighth in a series of xkctchex to appear in The Star each.Saturday.) FEDERAL ROOFLINE—Low and flat is Washington's prevailing skyline, but Helen Gatch Durston spied and sketched this excep- tional view of Government buildings—“almost European.” Dominating it are the tower and gables of the old Post Office Department Building, as seen from Constitution avenue looking north on Twelfth street N.W. Scorned by some moderns, it was considered a jewel of the city when completed in the McKinley administration, 1899, at a cost of exactly $3,251,165.77. Thrice as much was spent on the present classic housing for the Post Office Department, & corner of which is seen at left. Some old-timers of the mail service are still sorry that in 1934 they moved across Twelfth street to the columned new building with the mansard roof. The old place was more home- like. It was hollowed out with a great courtyard, glassed at the top. A worker could stand on any of its interior balconies and see what nearly every one else in the department was doing. Tropical plantsthrived at its bottom. In 1920 the Government Hyattsville Methodist Preaching Mission fo mon for adults by the Rev. Clarkson R. Banes will be “Marks of Prog- ress,” and the children’s sermon, “The Bird and the Storm.” At 8 pm. Mr. Banes will speak on “The Romance of American Methodism.” Bethesda-Chevy Chase Lutheran. The Rev. Raymond A. Vogeley will have as his 11 am. sermon topic, “On the Rock.” Mount Rainier Christian. At 10:45 am. the Rev. Fred L. Miller will speak on “The Need of Discipline.” At 7:45 pm. he will speak on' “The Mighty Works of Potomac Methodist. Dr. Chesteen Smith will speak st 11 am. in the absence of the Rev.' E. C. Soper on “Personality and the Christian Task.” . _Bethesda Memorial. The Rev. W. G. Oram has chosen as his 11 am. topic, “The People Offer Themselves Willingly in the Dr. Montgomery to Speak; Nearby Maryland Pastors List Topics of Sermons The January Preaching Mission held as part of the 150th anniver- sary celebration of the Memorial Methodist Church of Hyattsville will be closed at 11 am. tomorrow by the Rev. Dr. James Shera Mont- gomery, chaplain of the House of Representatives. Dr. Montgomery, who will be introduced by the Rev. W. Clark Main, pastor, will speak on “The Inspiration of a Courageous Soul.” Brentwood Methodist. ‘The Rev. G. M. Butt at 11 am. will discuss “The Place to Worship.” Mrs, Ella Boucher Black, president of the Pennsylvania Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, will speak at 8 pm. Hyattsville Church of Christ Scientist. ““Truth” will be the subject of the lesson sermon at 11 am. services and Sunday school. Berwyn Presbyterian. chosen as his serrion topic at 1 a.m. tomorrow “Working fer Christ.” He will report for duty Wednesday as s lieutenant in the Naval Re- Silver Spring Evangelical Lutheran. The 11 am. sermon theme will be “Darkness and Light.” Kensington Methodist. “Privileges? Yes, and Duties” will be the topic of the Rev. Edwin A. speak at 8:30 and 11 am. on “The Healing Touch of Jesus” and at § pm. on “The Pathway to Harmony in Courtship and Marriage.” Presbyterian. The Rev. James S. Albertson will speak at 11 am. on “The Sufficient Christ” and at 5 pm. “Christ and Human Need—When It Is Hard to Bethesda Methodist. The Rev. Hartwell F. Chandler will speak at-11 am. 6n “Giving Is Living” and at 8 pm. “What It‘ Dawson, jr., its president, at a senior Chamber of Commerce Means to Be a Christian” tional president of the junior Mount Rainfer Methodist. At 11 am. the subject of the ser-| Junlor chamber civie leaders. invested $300 and bought a flag to flutter above the palms. ‘This brought great returns in national attention. Hanging 70 feet, it was known as the “biggest American flag in the world,” and citizens came from far and wide to see it. Built like a fortress, the old building used to make its own electricity, ice and steam. Its tower clock dials (not seen in this picture) are 15 feet in diameter, and the clockwork is powered by a ton of weights which are wound up once a week. In the distance, across Pennsylvania avenue, is the Raleigh Hotel, built in-1911 on a site occupied by taverns and hotels since 1822. Andrew Johnson resided there when he took his presidential oath, after Lincoin’s death. - At the right stands the Bureau of Internal Revenue, com= pleted in 1930 as the first unit of the great Federal triangie. Internal revenue taxes were a very minor factor in Americs until after the Civil War, but this $10,000,000 building has, in & way, paid for itself many times over. And now its occupants will be working on your income tax—biggest in history. of the division of Young People’s Work of Foreign Missions. Topics of Sermons ‘Announced by Nearby Virginia Pastors Clarendon Methodist to Hold World Fellowship Service Tomorrow Night A World Pellowship Service will be held at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Clarendon Methodist Church, with Alfred Schaublin of the Swiss Le- gation as speaker and music by the Swiss Club of Washington. To be held in the lower assembly Cherrydale Baptist. Dr. Prederick Aston, director. of the New York Jewish Evangelization Calvary Methodist. At 11 am. the Rev. Thomas G. Betschler will discuss ‘“The Power to See It Through” At 745 pm. bymn sing and fellowship service. Ballston Baptist. “Hatred and Love Contrasted”™ will be discussed by the Rev. Franz at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. hiis “Does God Care?” ALEXANDRIA’S OUTSTANDING CITIZEN—The Junior Cham- ber of Commerce award for contributing most to civic enter- prise in Alexandria, Va., was presented last night to 8. Cooper dinner in the Penn Daw Hotel. Shown in the picture are John W. Howard, president of the of Alexandria, presenting the medal to Dr. Dawson, and Capt. Roswell P. Rosengren, past na- chamber, speaker at the award dinner. Award of the medal was voted by commitiee of non- —Star Staft Photo. A State'Quota Ruling Asked on"Virginions - + Filling Vacancies Since ‘the gan ient that the R e snd & major portion sonnel RETIRES—Dr. Albert 8. Cook, -0, State superintendent of Maryland Schools for the past 22 years, who will retire March 1. He'Will be succeeded by Dr. ‘Thomas G. Pullen, jr., assist- snt State superintendent since 1036. Dr. Cook gave physical strain as the reason for his retirement. —A. P, Photo. - One Dollar Awarded To Judge Hedrick in Several Hundred Apply. Sofar it hes received several hun- January 31, officials eaid today. Four U. 8. H. A. Units te Ge. To provide additional space for ex- in Boston; Region 3, New York, New frania, in’ New 1 | Court a° Plaintiff Who Charged Article Injured Reputation Must Pay Court Costs libel suit against Crandal Mackey, attorney. ‘The verdict of the 12-man jury in the County Cireult Court was de- livered after two-and-a-half hours of deliberation and, because the judgment did not amount to $10, the plaintiff will be required to pay court costs, officials said. Judge Hedrick filed the suit against Mr. Mackey, claiming injury 0 his name and reputation as a re- sult of a front page article which appeared in the Chronicle, county weekly newspaper, of October 4, 1940. The article charged Judge Hedrick with being unfit to hold public office. Admitted as evidence was & tran- proceedings 4gainst Judge Hedrick, Third Marriage Denied. ‘The transcript disclosed charges by Mr. Mackey that Judge Hedrick was married in New York City on November 7, 1918, and that, before | ven, Conn., on August 12, 1935, with- out having obtained a divorce from the woman he sllegedly married in Honoluly John Paill - Johes, counsel for Judge Hedrick, explained to the jury ;:lmd.y that-his client had mar- _woman involved in this alleged rriagé is mow a resident in thesda, Md.. and has pending in Montgomery Country Circuit t for snnulment of mar- riage to Judge Hedrick. * Comviction Is Denied. Mr. Mackey slso told the jury that ‘the woman ~whom Judge Hedrick admitted on the stand hav- transeript also disclosed a charge Mr. Mackey that Judge Hedrick “| had been fined $40 for driving while Conduit road in Wash- July 18, 1939. an effort to substantiate that tion, Mr. Mackey yesterday showed the jury papers he said were on on eh:a:‘ Walter T. McCarthy, who presided st the trial, pointed out that the jury could not determine the truthfulness or falseness of the charges made by Mr, Mackey before the Eighth District Council. The general issue of the suit was the extent of damage, if any, caused .| Judge Hedrick by Mr. Mackey, the judge said. Mr. denied that he wrote the article complained of, or that he published or caused its circula- am. | tion. N ] H : ; i ¢ rginia Edifors Get Awards at Convention in various phases ‘work- included the ‘Wiynssbpro. News-Virginian, Win- Pree Lance-Star and: Alexan- Women fo Hear 0f Defense in : Latin America Club Session Is Told U. S. May Fight in All Parts of World Informed by Brig. Gen. Frank E. Lowe, of the office of the Army Chief of ‘Staff, that American forces will probably “fight in all four comers of the earth before we're through,” more than 1,000 clubwomen who are gathered in Washington for a na- tional defense I:wr:n';m wtel‘l’ wnllhmur; turn particular af m! in Latin America. Nelson A. Rockefeller, co-ordina- tor of Inter-American Affairs; Lau- rence , the State Depart- ment’s expert on the Southern na- tions; Ambassador Diogenes Esca- session to be held at 8:30 p.m. in the Pan-American Building. Ambassa- dors and ranking diplomats from 12 other Latin American countries will be on the platform. ‘This hemisphere discussion follows an afternoon forum today in which Secretary of Agriculture Wickard, Price Administrator Leon Hender- son and Secretary of Labor Perkins were scheduled to outline their ideas on “Defense of Our Economic Sys- tem.” To Hear Labor Aides. Like most other sessions in the four-day gathering of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, end- ing Monday, this was to be held in the Mayflower Hotel. Others dis- cussing the same topic were to in- clude Willilam P. Witherow, presi- dent, National Association of Manu- 000 | facturers; Robert J:. Watt of the American Federation of Labor, and Van A. Bittner of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. Gen. Lowe’s prediction of far- flung American military action came while he was reporting yesterday on the rate of mechanization of our Army—declaring with one-fourth its strength in air squadrons and one- sixth in tank divisions, it is rapidly becoming more highly mechanized than the German army. For the men manning these ma- chines, the United States is provid- ing feeding, housing and general care unrivaled by any except the British Army, he declared. Knox Arrives Too Late. Secretary of Navy Knox was also | scheduled to speak, but was detained | 50 long at a White House conference that his audience finally adjourned, Seconds later he appeared at the door, breathless but too late. | Last night Mrs. Roosevelt staged |an impromptu quiz program on | problems of the Office of Civilian | Defense, of which she is assistant | director. Assisting her in answering audience questions were four other O. C. D. officials, Miss Jane Seaver, | director of the youth division; James P. Kirby, chief of press relations; Brig. Gen. L. D. Gasser, in charge of civilian protection, and Miss Wilmer Shields of the community volunteer service. | Mrs. Roosevelt advocated fair play | and careful legal procedure in deal- | ing with aliens, but said that many | “porderline” cases of possibly dan- gerous foreigners can only be dealt | with by internment. 0. C. D. Powers Advisory. Reporting that in some States | women' have been denied the privi- lege of serving as air raid wardens, { she pointed out that the O. C. D. has only advisory powers and cannot dictate the voiding of such rules. Declaring that Capitol Hill is be- | ing flooded with appeals to abolish | the National Youth Administration | completely, Mrs. Roosevelt also | asked the clubwomen to create con= trary sentiment. Three-year college courses are eliminating vacations during which poor students earned tuition money, she said. If N. Y. A. funds are also eliminated, she declared, “a very serious and undemocratic situation” will arise. “We're going to cut out students with brains that would be useful to us,” commented Mrs. Roosevelt. “Only those whose parents have money could go to college.” At the same time she recalled the contention of Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey that no more vol- unteer enlistments should be per- | mitted in Army or Navy. She indi- cated she believes college boys should be kept in school until Se- lective Service boards determine where they belong. Hinckley Sees Rosy Future. Bright prospects on the civilian front—after the war—were held out by Assistant Secretary of Commerce Robert E. Hinckley, who pictured the American family of the future buying airplanes as they did the “tin lizzies” of 1903 to 1912. Seconding a plea from Gen. Lowe that families realize the danger of unwitting co-operation with the enemy -through “loose-tongued” spreading of Nazi-inspired rumors, Mrs. Edward Macauley of the Red Cross said complaints were coming from all over the country that the Red Cross selis bandages and clothes to_soldiers. This rumor must have been started to sabotage the Red Cross war fund drive, she said, because the Red Cross *“never has and never will” sell its benefits to American to disaster refugees or to any other country. T. T. Custer on Board Of Virginia Crop Group By the Associated Press. STAUNTON, Va, Jan. 24—The Virginia Crop Improvement Asso- cliation yesterday elected T. T. Cus- ter of Orange to the board of di- rectors to succeed J. H. Quisenberry, whose term expired, and renamed Bibb Graves in Hospital BALTIMORE, Jan. 24 (#).—Bibb Graves, former Governor of Alabams and & third-term gubernatorial can- didate, was operated on yesterday at Johns Hopkins Hospital by Dr. Hugh ‘Young, noted urologist. Mr. Graves’ condition was described as good. 2 | 7%