Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1942, Page 22

g N[ Washin‘gfon and Vicinity Sugar Is Doled To Restaurant Customers - Most District Places Give One Spoonful To Cup of Coffee Many Washington restaurants be- | gan today rationing sugar to pa- | trons today as Federal officials worked on details of a Nation-wide program to become ‘effective early next month. From the standpoint of the private usey, Price Administrator Leon Hen- derson announced Saturday that sugar would be available at a rate of about one pound per person each week, but the method of apportion- ing the commodity among restau- rants and other commercial users has not been completed. Meanwhile, restaurant owners in the District were taking the precau- tionary rationing measure of their own accord. In most cases, coffee- drinkers were held to a spoonful & cup. Based on Patriotism. A spokesman for one large short- order restaurant chain said its sugar had been distributed to customers in individual bags as a conservation measure for some time, but that not until today did the one-bag limit (equivalent to a “heaping spoonful”), go into effect. Asked what would be the fate of & customer who insisted he was a two-spoonful man, the spokesman replied: “He would be accused of being very unpatriotic.” Government cafeterias started ra- tioning sugar before Mr. Henderson announced the rationing program would be adopted. At these cafe- | terias sugar-using patrons were | greeted with tables bare of sugar bowls Saturday morning. Instead, one spoonful of sugar was dumped into tea and coffee cups as the cus- tomers went down the cafeteria line ~if the customers asked for it. May Recover Hoardings. Ration books are being prepared for the private consumer program. Mr. Henderson said Saturday that there was a shortage of one-third In the suger supply, which in 1941 was sufficient to provide a per capita home consumption of a pound and & half each week. He hinted that some attempt would be made to recover sr,ocks‘ held by hoarders, saying “‘consumers who are in possession of abnormal- ly large stocks of sugar are warned that they will not be permitted to gain an advantage from their sup- posed foresight.” » 4 Industrial sugar consumption, which averaged 40 pounds a person in 1941, will be cut to 27 pounds. Mr, Henderson said sugar sup- plies from all sources this year probably will total 5,300,000 short tons, compared with 7.989,000 in 1941, In normal times the United States obtains 2,000,000 tons a year from the Philippines, whose exports | are cut off entirely, and Hawaii,| whose output will be cut in half.| The R. F. C. has purchased Cuba’s| entire crop to offset these losses| as far as possible, but much of the| Cuban sugar will go to the Allies end domestic producers of alcohol for war uses. Suspect in Slaying of Ihree‘, Faces Hearing Today BY the Associated Press. TOWSON, Md,, Jan. 26 —William B. Gilliam, 32-year-old shipyard worker accused of slaying two sisters | and a man early Friday was sched- uled for a preliminary hearing to- day in Towson Police Court. Gilliam was arrested at his Balti- more home 20 hours after the bodies | of Mrs. Helen Johnson, 21; Mrs. | Irene Carter, 32, and Herman Elter- mann, 37-year-old musician, were found along lonely Johnnycake road near Catonsville. Gilliam was charged with murder on the police docket. Baltimore County Police Chief Oscar Grimes said Gilliam told him he killed the three in self-defense when they attacked him. Chief Grimes quoted Gilliam as saying they tried to rob him. Police said a knife was found on Gilliam when he was arrested. No gun yet has been found. Pocketbooks identified by police as those of the three victims were re- covered from a sewer near Gilliam’s home. They were found by three boys seeking a scooter wheel that had rolled into the sewer. All money had been taken from the pocketbooks, officers said, adding that this gave & “new angle” to the case. Henry Cord Is Named Head of Caravan Club Henry Cord of Ardmore, Md., State land commissioner, has been elected president of the Democratic Caravan Club of Prince Georges County. Other officers named were Mrs. Irene A. Conner, Capitol Heights, vice president; M. Preston Perrie, Silver Hill, secretary; Harry Dyer, Berwyn, corresponding secretary, and Harry Mercer, Landover, treas- urer. The organization will hold a dance February 28 at the Beaver Dam Country Club, it was announced by Earle Sheriff, chairman of the En- tertainment Committee. The club has authorized the purchase of & $500 Defense bond. Legion First-Aid Class Arlington Post No. 139, American Legion, will begin a first-aid class tonight in the Legion Clubhouse, 3445 North Washington boulevard. The class will meet Monday and Friday nights. Beginners’ Spanish Offered MANASSAS, Yl.. Jan. 26 (Spe- ial) —A course in beginners' Span- :lh will be offered at the Osbourn 1M1 | iln\w il Woman Killed On Boulevard At College Park Girl, 5, Seriously Hurt In Virginia; Four Autos Hit Trees D. C. Traffic Toll Killed in 1942 8 Killed in same period of 1941.13 ‘Toll for all of 1941 95 An unidentified white woman, about 55 years old, was killed early today when struck by an automobile on the Baltimore boulevard at Col- lege Park. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Casualty Hospital. The woman was wearing a cotton print dress, dark brown cloth coat, black shoes and brown leather gloves. Prince Georges County po- lice charged Harold Bennett, 51, of 3807 Twentieth street NE. said to be the driver of the car, with man- slaughter. Five-year-old Frances Henderson, daughter of Sergt. and Mrs. Walter Henderson of Fort Belvoir, was in serous condition with a fractured skull at Alexandria Hospital, after she was struck yesterday by an au- tomobile on Route 1, about 7 miles south of Alexandria. Breaks From Mother’s Grasp. Police said the child was crossing the highway with her mother when she suddenly broke from her mother’s grasp and ran against the side of an automobile. Roland B. Hatton, 23, of Balti- more, was seriously injured here yes- terday and was taken to Casualty Hospital with a right leg fracture, broken left hand and face lacera- tions. Police said the car he was driving left the road and struck a tree in the 2800 block of Bladensburg road N.E. Two were injured, one seriously, when an auto left a Soldiers’ Home road shortly before midnight Satur- day and hit a tree, according to police. The driver, Francis Phelps, 20, of 4222 Fourth street N.W, suf- fered a punctured right lung, frac- tured ribs, head lacerations and pos- sible concussion, police said. He was treated at Emergency. A pas- senger, Marion Snyder, 15, of Ta- koma Park, Md., was given first aid. Others Hurt Striking Trees. A third accident in which a car struck a tree sent Marshall Jack- son, 31, of Newport News, Va., to Providence Hospital from St. Marys Coungy, Md. He suffered possible rib_fractures. Gene Martin, 26, and George Cas- sidy, 21, both of Hagerstown, Md., suffered scalp wounds this morning when their car also struck a tree on Route 201 at Clarksburg, police said. They were taken to the Mont- gomery County :General Hospital, where their condition was said to| be good. Police said the car was being driven by Cassidy, Communicable Diseases Increase in Maryland BY the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, "Jan. 26.—A pre- liminary report issued today by Dr. | R. H. Riley showed a marked in- crease in cases of communicable diseases reported in Maryland dur- ing 1941 in comparison to 1940. The director of the State Health Department said there were nearly 59500 cases of communicable diseases last year. There were 37,026 cases reported in 1940 under State regulations requiring that all com- municable diseases be reported to | the nearest State health officer. “The flare-up in 1941 was largely due to increases in the venereal diseases, tuberculosis and in measles and so-called children’s diseases,” Dr. Riley said. He attributed the increase in venereal cases from 13,500 to 16,600 to the care with which such diseases were checked in selective service ex- aminations. Woodside Citizens to Meet Deputy Chief Air Raid Warden Joseph B. Simpson, jr., will be guest speaker at a meeting of the Wood- side Park Civic Association ot 8 pm. Wednesday at the Montgom- ery Hills Junior High School. he # ening Sfar WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1942. 'Bomb Fires Provided (In Hyattsville Town Furnishes Supply To Its Residents. Without Charge | Sand to smother incendiary bombs | | has been made available to citizens | | of Hyattsville by the town, without | | charge, Mayor E. Murray Gover an- | nounced. Residents will be restricted to two or three buckets from piles that | have been ar will be established at homes in various parts of the town. The should be placed in a t or other waterproof place to dry. Residents are urged to get the sand as soon as possible. Town Superintendent William H. Brown has already established sand piles at these residences: Pirst ward—4511 Emerson street, | Mr. Anderson. Rear of 4629 Balti- more avenue, town warehouse. Second ward—4708 Fortieth ave- nue (Ivy street), Joseph M. Mun- | roe. 5021 Thirty-seventh place, Councilman Walter L. Alexander. Third ward—Fire House, Farragut street. 43 Spencer street, Mrs. How- ard Smith’s garage. 4412 Oliver street, Mayor E. Murray Gover. 4107 Kennedy street, J. F. Hueter. Fourth ward—6110 Thirty-ninth place, Councilman Robert T. Plitt. 5715 Thirty-ninth avenue, Council- man William M. Miller. Sand piles also will be established within the next few days at these homes, says Supt. Brown: Third ward—4114 Jefferson street, | Edward A. Fuller. Fourth ward—3912 Oliver street, John A. Hellman. 3901 Oliver street, E. L. Hayre. 3924 Madison street, William B. Cox. Mr. Brown said sand probably will be placed later on Forty-third ave- nue between Queensbury road and Colesville road and on Grove street. Special Course to Open A woodworking course under the direction of Arnold J. Croddy will be given in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School with registration tonight and classes each Monday and Thursday thereafter for 12 weeks. The classes will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. and are open to both men and women, | school looked as though they hadn't | | Cummings, principal. and suggested | that the student body engage in a | LATEST IN COUNTY CIVILIAN DEFENSE UNIFORMS—Shown wearing new uniforms authorized by the Montgomery County (Md.) Civilian Defense Council are (left to right) Mrs. Grace Bowers, employed in the building inspector’s office at the Silver Spring County Building; Miss Amy Hayes, telephone operator at the building, and Miss Sally Leibig, A i assistant operator. —Star Staff Photo. | Sand fo Exfinguish | Students Turn Carpenters, CLEANUP TIME AT TAKOMA-SILVER SPRING JUNIOR HIGH—The picture at the left shows seventh and eighth grade puplls painting one of three murals which decorate the halls in the school. They are (left to right) Charlotte Hancock, Ruth Mitchell, Shirley Workman, Char- lotte Cruzan, Elsie S8antini, Ji In the picture nt‘ the right, Andrew Archer, father of two pupils, offers a few painting pointers to John Trageser, eighth grade (left), and Vernon Crider, seventh grade. Painters to Refurbish School ‘Down at the Heel’ Appearance Begins to Fade At Takoma Park-Silver Spring Junior High The 18-year-old Takoma Park-) Silver Spring (Md.) Junior High' School is undergoing a face-lifting | operation. Twice a week, the banging of hammers, the rasp of saws and the | “slap, slap” of paint brushes replace | the usual classroom routine. It's all part of a “clean up and repalr” campaign launched by the| 500 students at the school. Each Wednesday and Thursday the stu- dents devote two hours to the drive, which begab Wednesday, It will continue for a month. The idea originated with a group of students who decided to do some- thing about the school's “down at the heel” appearance. The grounds were littered with paper. Windows needed replacing. At least a score of desks and chairs urgently needed repairing. And the walls inside the | been painted in years. Results Immediate. Organizing themselves into a com- | mittee, the group went to C. C.| co-operative effort to remedy these | conditions. Mr. Cummings consented and the results can be seen already after only two days’ work by the students. Ten committees have been organ- ized to embrace practically every phase of the campaign. They are: Finance, painting, cleaning, garden- ing, repairs, art, conservation, sup- plies, publicity and safety. Each of the committees is headed by a stu- dent president and secretary under the supervision of a teacher. At the same time, parents of the students, when told of their efforts, constituted themselves into groups to work with the student commit- tees. Cemmittee Raises $14.01. Posters designed to spur the drive are being drawn by members of the Art Committee and placed through- sut the school. Three murals are being painted on corridor walls while the boys’ and girls’ lavatories and the benches and tables in the school cafeteria are receiving a badly needed coat of paint. The Pinance Committee, headed by Philip Wilson, already has col- lected a total of $14.01 from parents for repair materials, while additional — oan Hackstaft and Jane Francis. Society and General —=Star Staff Photos. Prince Georges Plans \To Test Efficiency Of Air-Raid Center Co-operation Is Sought Between Elements of County Civil Defense Defense officials of Prince Georges County, acting to establish a for- mula for co-operation among ctvil- | | ian defense departments in time of | emergency, will stage a demonstra- | tion of a plan for emergency opera- | tion of the air-raid control center in the near future, it was announced | today. | ‘The plan was formed at a meet- ing Saturday attended by Mrs. Daisy F. La Coppidan, chairman of the County Defense Council; John Lep- per, vice chairman; James W. Just, fire defense co-ordinator for Mary- land, and the leaders of key depart- ments in the civilian protection or- | | ganization. It is said to follow ltlusely a pattern suggested by the | Office of Civilian Defense. | Lottery Charges Filed Against Two Men in Defense Collection Federal Agents Check On Group Sponsoring Montgomery Coin Boxes Charges of operating a lottery in the guise of a scheme to further sale of defense bonds and stamps have been placed against two men by Montgomery County police. The men, who were arrested Sat- urday night at their office at 8422/ Georgia avenue, Silver Spring, are Thurman R. Rigdon, 54, of the Silver Spring Hotel and Samuel John Rankin, 29, of the Burlington Hotel in Washington. They are being held in the Rockville jail without bond pending further investigation. U. 8. Agents Investigating. The case also is being investigated by Federal operatives, who lreE checking on the activities of an| organization sponsoring collections from 18 “National Defénse” coin funds are expected to be collected | Mrs. La Coppidan, who postponed | Poxes placed in the Silver Spring from the sale of waste paper. Miss Maxine White explained that the students actually don't lose any time from their studies since the classes that they miss are made up the following day. Enthusiasm among the students for the campaign has grown so great that some of them have asked to be permitted to continue their work after school, Miss White said. Fire Defense Studied At Volunteers’ Banquet Talks on the civilian defense pro- gram as it applies to fire service featured the annual banquet and in- stallation of officers of the Riverdale | Heights Volunteer Fire Department in the town firehouse Saturday night. Among those who participated in the program were Roland B. Duke of Leonardtown, president of the Maryland State Firemen’'s Associa- tion; Chief Charles Trott of the Cheverly-Tuxedo Fire Department, Chief J. W. Just, Maryland fire de- fense co-ordinator; Chief Ramon Granados of the Riverdale Heights Department, George C. Hudgins, president of the Prince Georges County Volunteer Firemen's Asso- ciation, and Assistant Chief Ralph Nash of the Riverdale Heights De- partment. Kensington to Hold Meeting on Defense Special Dispatch to The Star. ¢ KENSINGTON, Jan. 26—Under auspices of the Kensington Volun- teer Fire Department, a meeting will be held at the Kensington Ar- mory at 8 pm. tomorrow to ac- quaint the people of the Kensington area with civilian defense plans in Montgomery County, Alfred D. Noyes, chairman of the Southern Maryland Civilian Defense Council; Bradley C. Riggs, chief of the Kensington Fire Department, and John Oden, president of the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire- men’s Association, will discuss the volunteer firemen’s part in the pro- gram. Motion pictures portraying an air raid in England will be shown. Nokesville Business Club Joins National Ruritans Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. MANASSAS, Va., Jan. 26 —Mem- bership in the National Ruritan Club was granted the Business Men's Club of Nokesville at the January meeting. H. W. Garrett, governor of District B, presented the charter to Rufus W. Beamer, newly-elected president of the Nokesville Chapter. ‘The new organization has 22 charter members. Beside Mr. Beamer, officers are| John Ellis, vice president; Charles 200 Civilian Flyers Meet Qualifications For Maryland Wing Training Program Already Begun for Vital Home Defense More than 200 civilian fiyers have been approved as members of the Maryland wing of the Civil Air Patrol and are starting the training program which will prepare them for vital work aiding the Office of Civilian Defense. At least 700 have applied for ‘membership in the important volun- teer defense unit, but a large num- ber of the applications are yet to be acted on by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. All applications are being closely scrutinized, as the Civil Air Patrol fiyers will take over patrol duties at vital defense centers and also may be used for a number of com- munication tasks, perhaps relieving the Army and Navy Air Forces of some of these duties. tion of the Maryland wing is well under way, it was an- nounced by the executive officer, E. J. Devore, after a meeting of group commanders yesterday at the wing headquarters, at Congressional Air- rt. lmE:u:h of four groups in the Mary- land wing has been organized into separate squadrons, one at each civilian flying fleld in the State. The training program, which Civil- ian Air Batrol members will under- g0, already has started, it was re- ported to Wing Commander Arthur Hyde. It includes military conduct and discipline, infantry drill with- out arms and controlled flying. Mr. Devore is to make a flying tour of the group headquarters this week to report on progress to Wing Commander Hyde. Burnett Will Lecture On Gases and Bombs Melvin Burnett, chief training officer of the Prince Georges County air-raid service, will speak at a meeting of air-raid wardens in the Speuldings district at 8 pm. to- Beahm, secretary; Luther Bowman, treasurer; C. O. Bittle, sergeant at chaplain, The Board of includes J. A. Hooker, L. W. and J. L. Rollins, ‘ morrow at the Suitland Community Hall. Mr. Burnett’s subject will be 'Wm Against Gases and Norman . Collina s air-raid war- den for the district. - |an explanation of details of the proposed change in the control cen- | | ter administration, said that the | county commissioners, Mayors of | | incorporated towns and civilian de- | fense workers will be invited to| attend the demonstration, which is scheduled for late this week or early next week. It has not yet been decided where the demonstration will bs held, she said. She added that although she and other defense officials attending the meeting Saturday agree that the new plan represents a solution | of the civilian defense administra- tive problem, its adoption is not yet assured, pending the successful out- | come of the scheduled demonstra- tion. Montgomery Teachers Prepare for Registration ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 26 (Spe- cial).—In formally notifying more than 400 Montgomery County schoo} teachers that they will be expected to register about 8,000 men Febru- | ary 14, 15 and 16, Dr. Edwin W. Broome, county school superintend- ent, has asked the teachers to indi- cate which buildings and hours would be most convenient for them. | The registration hours on Febru- ary 14 and 15 will be from 9 am. to 5 pm. and on February 16 from 7/ am. to 9 p.m. The schools to be used are Poolesville, Dickerson, Darnes- town, Clarksburg, Damascus High, Galthersburg, Laytonsville. Rock- ville High, Sandy Spring, Fairland, Colesville, Glenmont, Parkside, Montgomery Hills, Woodside, Mont- gomery Blair, Takoma-Silver Spring Junior High (old building), Takoma Park Elementary, Kensington Ele- mentary, Potomac, Glen Echo, West- brook, Somerset, Bethesda Elemen- | tary, Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Chevy Chase Elementary. All white schools of the County will be closed February 16, Dr. Broome said. Fairfax Farmers Urged To Contribute Scrap Iron| Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 26—Fairfax County farmers have been urged to sell all acrap iron and steel not being used on their farms to help relieve the notional shortage, Willilam C. Walker, chairman of the County Agricultural Defense Board, is asking the co-operation of local farmers. Mr. Walker warned that farm machinery must be put in good con- dition if farmers are to meet the in- creased quotas placed on them for 1942, Students Take Census MANASSAS, Va., Jan. 26 (Spe- cial) —Hunton Tiffany, town man- and Bethesda arees. The boxes, according to police, | were decorated in red, white and | blue and carried the slogan, “Keep Em Flying,” used by the Treasury Department in promoting the sale of Defense savings bonds and stamps. ‘The boxes also carried signs stating that the money collected was to be used to purchase airplanes, defense materials and Defense stamps and bonds. Records Confiscated. Envelopes in which to place con- tributions of 25 cents each were pro- vided with a space for the name and address of each contributor, police said. A sign above each box indicat- ed that those contributing would be included‘in drawings, the winners of | which would receive Defense stamps | bonds or stamps, officers said. The men were arrested by Detec- tive Corpl. Frank Lane and Police- man Roscoe Purdum of the county police, who also confiscated records and other equipment in the office. Detective Lane said that Treasury Department officials had informed him they had not approved the plan, Three Stabbed in Arlington; Washington Pair Held Arlington County police today | were questioning a 23-year-old Washingtori woman in connection { with the stabbing of three youths at a party Saturday night in an Arlington home. Another member | of the party, a 33-year-old man, | also of Washington, was being held | at No. 1 precinct here after he re- fused to waive extradition. Seriously wounded in the affray, which police said occurred at a house in the 2000 block of North Taylor street, was James Hendricks, 23, of Arlington. He was admitted to Georgetown Hospital with two wounds in his back. Hospital of- ficlals this morning described his condition as only “fair.” Howard Hill, 25, who told police he lived at 617 M street N.E. and Ben Southers, who gave his address as 2035 Taylor street, suffered minor lacerations and were discharged from the hospital after treatment. Arlington to Begin Tuberculin Tests A motion picture, “They Do Come Back,” will be shown at 1:45 pm. tomorrow in the St. Charles School preparatory to inauguration of tu- berculin testing February 9 in Arl- ington County. The picture will be shown at the same time Friday in the Nellie Custis School and next Monday in the Hoffman Boston School. Other schools in which the picture will be shown are Washington-Lee High School, Thomas Jefferson Jun- jor High School and the Claude A. Swanson Junior High School. 7 | mit and Fire Department Organized WALDORF, Md., Jan. 26 (Special). | Office unteer fire department has been organised here, with Harry Moreland as president. B-1 Assembly Gets Bill fo Unify VirginiaDefense Measure Provides Unusuai Powers For Governor By the Associated Pre RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 26.—A bill to reorganize the State’s civilian defense machinery was ready today for introduction in the General Assembly, ‘The measure, drafted by a com- tee of city and county officials members of the Legislature, would give the Governor extraor- dinary powers and would fix respon« sibility and power on existing gov- ernment agencies under his control. The bill also would provide for designation of a local director of defense in each county, city and town, would allow for setting up local and regional councils of de- fense, and would appropriate a sum to be used by the Governor in carry- ing out the act. The proposed penalty for failure to obey rules and regulations estab- lished by authorities under the act would be a fine of not more than $300 or 90 days in jail, or both, Provisions of Bill. ‘The portion of the bill dealing with emergency powers for the Governor sets forth that “so long as a State of war exists between the United States and any foreign power, and 50 long as the resulting emergency in this Commonwealth continues to exist, and whenever in his judgment it is, because of the war emergency, necessary to the defense and pro- tection of the public peace, safety, health. morals or general welfare, the Governor of the Commonwealth is hereby authorized and directed: “(a) To proclaim and publish such rules and regulations, and to issue such executive orders, either oral or in writing, governing and directing the conduct of persons and the use of property within the Commone wealth, as may in his judgment be necessary or appropriate to protect and defend the public peace, safety, health, morals or general welfare from the dangers of the war emer- gency, which rules, regulations and orders shall have the force and effect of the law. “(b) To employ such persons, to provide such equipment, material and supplies, and otherwise to ex- pend such sums as may be appro- priated by the General Assembly for the purpose of carrying out the pro- visions of this act, as in his judgment may seem best.” Recommendation on Directors. One section provides that. the local director of defense in each county, city and town shall be the city or town manager in localities having such officials, or the Mayor; the county manager or executive in counties having them, or the chairman of the county board of supervisors or commissioners whers there is no county manager or ex- ecutive, Wherever it is necessary, in the Judgement of the Governor, there may be a regional defense council and regional director of defense. The two houses of the General Assembly were called to meet at noon today. Hearing on Budget. The House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees plan- ned another public hearing at 3 o'clock this afternoon on the $217.= 500,000 budget bill. Time was al- lotted mainly to State educational agencies and institutions. The two committees are seeking to end this week, if possible, the public hear- ings on the bill and to have the measure on the House floor by February 10. Gov. Darden conferred on State defense matters Saturday with Col. John A. Cutchins, representing Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, commander of the Third Corps Area. The Gov=- ernor, in a statement issued after the conference, said it was im- perative for Virginla's defense groups to be in a position for immediate action. This can be ac- complished, he said, ly if the leaders know to whom “they must look for orders and direction. For that reason, he added, “T have felt that the councils should, in most instances, give way to single in- dividuals with power to act and act at once when the emergency arises.” Meanwhile, the Virginia Women's Council of Legislative Chairmen of State Organizations announced yes- terday the program the 17 groups represented is backing in the As- sembly. The council generally favors im- proved educational conditions, a health unit in every county, jail re- form, State library extension and certain highway Mafety measures, G. W. Beall, 77, Dies; Montgomery Resident Special Dispatch to The Star. PURDUM, Md., Jan. 26.—Puneral services for George W. Beall, 77, retired farmer, who died at his home here Saturday after an iliness of several weeks, were held this morn- ing at Mountain View Methodist Church, Purdum. The services were conducted by the Rev. Thomas Mor- gan, pastor of the Methodist Church at Clarksburg, and burial was in the Mountain View Church cemetery. Mr. Beall, a life-long resident of the Purdum and Clarksburg neigh< borhood, is survived by three daughe ters: Mrs. Eugene Cordell and Mrs, Russell Mullinix of Clarksburg, and Mrs. Clarence "Poole, Purdum; a brother, Willlam Beall, ville, and a half brother, James Hawes, Lewisdale, Crop Loans Scheduled MANASSAS, Va., Jan. 26 (Spe- cial) —Prince William County farm- ers are being notified that J. Gray Beverley, field supervisor for the Emergency Crop Loan Association, will be in the office of County Agent Frank D. Cox, in the Manassas Post Building, between 9 am. and noon Wednesday, to take applica~ tions for 1942 crop loans under the Emergency Crop Loan Act. ’