Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1942, Page 23

(- | Fenwick Draffs Mofor Carrier Tax Measure Arlington Would Gain Revenue Under Terms of Bill By ALEXANDER R. PRESTON, Star Staff Correspondent. RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 29—Leg- {slation to repeal a section of the tax code relating to assessments against rolling stock of motor vehicle carriers is being prepared for early introduction in the General As- sembly, Delegate Charles R. Fen- wick of Arlington said today. The measure is one of the bills recommended by the Motor Vehicle Tax Study Commission named at the 1940 Assembly session and head- ed by Mr. Fenwick. Under terms of the bill now be- ing drafted, the rolling stock of motor carriers would be assessed by commissioners of revenue of local- itles in which the vehicles are garaged. The present method of taxing motor carrier equipment by the State Corporation Commission re- sults in collection difficulties, the Arlington legislator explained. The commission now is required to dis- burse the amounts so collected on a pro-rata basis to counties through which the motor carriers operate. Increases Arlington Revenue. One immediate effect of the pro- posed method of assessment would be to increase revenue in Arlington, where two large motor carrier firms are maintained. The Arlington- Fairfax Motor Transportation Co. and the Washington-Virginia-Mary- 1and Coach Co. garage their vehicles in Arlington. Commissioner of Rev- enue Harry K. Green would be able to assess all of the rolling stock of these two firms on a personal prop- erty tax basis, under terms of the bill Delegate Maurice D. Rosenberg of Alexandria, again introduced & bill to abolish the State Milk Commis- sion. Similar attempts to have the act under which the commission operates, repealed were made by Mr. Rosenberg at the last two sessions of the Assembly. Mr. Rosenberg was joined in sponsoring his latest bill by Delegate W. McL. Ferguson of Newport News. Mr. Rosenberg said he believes the milk commission “restricts whole* some competition and destroys initi- ative.” Feels It Goes Too Far. “It's all right.” he said, “to have a commission to carry out health and safety measures and to set standards. But when they go so far as to tell a man where he must sell his milk, to whom he must sell it, and what price he shall get—well, that's going too far.” He said he did not haye any quarrel with the commission " itself, but was opposed to the theory be- hind it “I do not believe that milk is a eommodity that is of the character of a public utility. Hence, it should not be controlled by a commission. “You might as well extend com- mission control to such things as bread and clothing—they re also im- portant essentials. I think milk should be sold as cheaply as it is possible to sell it. I don’t like the jdea of a commission saying that every one should sell at one price— the natural law of supply and demand should regulate this price structure.” Seek Hearing Date. Meanwhile, the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee sought an early date for a joint hearing with a similar House committee on bills to reapportion the State Senate and House districts according to recom- mendations of the Fuller Reappor- tionment Commission. Under the proposals, Arlington County would have its representa- tion increased from one to two members in the House, and would be given a Senator of its own. The Fuller commission recommendations already are being opposed, however, by assemblymen from the rural areas who stand to lose representation. Gov. Darden has listed reappor- tionment as part of his legislative recommendations for the current session. Senators E. R. Fuller of Richmond, patron of the bill; Aubrey G. Weaver of Front Royal and R. R. Parker of Wise were named to confer with the House committee to set a hearing date. ‘Wine Bill Presented. Mr. Fenwick joined Delegate E. Blackburn Moore of Berryville and | others in sponsoring a bill intro- duced yesterday to restrict the sale of wines with an alcoholic content of more than 14 per cent by volume to State liquor stores. Another measure already is pending in com- mittee to restrict fortified wines to State dispensaries, but the new bill establishes the term “fortified” at a specific figure. Among the new bills introduced in the Senate yesterday was one recommended by the highway de- partment which would authorize the State Highway Commission to construct limited access roads for through traffic. A feature of this bill is provision for a proposed *“super-highway” running through Arlington County to Occoquan Creek. . This road is included in the thor- oughfare network plan around the new War Department Building, but its cost must be borne by the State. The proposed dual-lane traffic artery would serve as an alternate high-speed route for United States Route 1 and would by-pass traffic around Alexendria. It would tie into the War Department network at the Army-Navy boulevard, on which construction is now under ‘way. County Buys Fire Truck STAUNTON, Va. Jan 29. (Spe- cial) —Development of a fully equipped fire department for Au- gusta County advanced another step when a special fire committee of the Board of Supervisors voted to purchase a truck completely equip- 'ped at & cost of §5,142.70, 1 £ day ball tomorrow night, as it I} Washington and Vicinity The T WITE SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ening Star WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1942. LET THE DANCE BEGIN—Seven-year-old Shirley Davis gets a thrill as she looks over the elaborate program for the birth- rolls off the presses. Members of the Program Committee shown are (left to right) John M. ‘Waters, chairman; Ed Merkle, Robert Davidson and Vic Howell. [Ihree Persons 'Seriously Injured Man and Woman Struck And Thrown Into Second Car by Hit-Run Truck D. C. Traffic Toll Killed in 1942 = -- 8 Killed in same period of 1941_13 Toll for all of 1941 95 Three persons were injured seri- ously in traffic accidents in the night and early today. Miss Geneva Garber, 34, and Aloysius Haske, -37, both of 2832 Bladensburg road N.E., were side- swiped by a hit-and-run trailer truck as they crossedsthe road near their home last night and knocked into the path of ‘an automobile. Police said the operator of the auto- mobile was Ellis B. Kirkpatrick, jr., 20, Riverdale, Md. given first-aid treatment at the scene and at their home and then removed to Casuslty Hospital. Mr. Haske suffered a head injury and wounds on his right leg, and Miss Garber received a broken left leg, wounds on her right hand and a possible concussion. Condition of both was described today as “fair.” Another Seriously Hurt. The other person seriously injured | last night was Walter James Hutton, 42, colored, 713 Smith row N.W., who | was struck by an automobile as | he crossed the street at the inter- | section at Massachusetts avenue and Second street N.W. At Casualty Hospital his condition was said to be critical. His injuries included a possible skull fracture, broken ribs and internal injuries. Police said the driver of the car which struck him was James Ziady, 23, Smith- field, N. C. Other accident vittims included Helen Jones, 18, Beltsville, Md., “who suffered lacerations to the chin { when the car in which she was rid- ing collided with a railroad train at a Hyattsville crossing. She was not hurt seriously, but was kept at Casualty for observation. Her sis- | ter, Irene Tucker, Rogers Heights, | Md., with her at the time of the accident, was not injured. Meanwhile, yesterday's streetcar | victim, William Wells, 67, of the | 1300 block of Spring road N.W., was | reported in a poor condition at Emergency Hospital, where he was taken after having been knocked down and dragged 253 feet from the corner of Fourteenth street and Spring road by a southbound streetcar. Trade Board Rooming Unit Moves fo Registry Building ‘The hotel clearing house and transient placement division of the Greater National Capital Committee has been moved from the office of the Board of Trade to the Defense Housing Registry Building at Four- teentph street and Pennsylvania avenue N.W. Russell Schneider, manaer of thc committee, said there is still a need for listings of additional tourist homes and private homes which have rooms to rent to transients. The telephone number of the new headquarters is Republic 2600. Edgar Morris, chairman of the committee, said the transient reg- istry is filling one of the District’s most urgent needs and that the service will be continued for the duration. James T. Marshall, 73, Ex-Revenue Official, Dies Special Dispatch to The Star. HILLSBORO, Va., Jan. 29.—James Thomas Marshall, 73, former com- missioner of revenue of Jefferson district and later deputy commis- sioner, died Tuesday night at a hos- pital in Staunton following an ill- ness of two years. Mr. Marshall was a native of Loudoun County. Funeral services will be held at 11 am. tomorrow at the Hillsboro Methodist Church and will be con- ducted by the Rev. Walter Smith. Burial will be in the Hillsboro Cem- » etery. Washington Metropolitan Area last| The two injured persons were; Three More Arrested On Defense Bond InD. C. Area Traffic ;Loffery Charges Montgomery Editor Among Defendants In Nearby Probe Three more men, including the editor and publisher of the combined Silver Spring Standard and the Montgomery County Independent, were arrested last night by county police in connection with an alleged lottery to raise funds for national defense. Richard M. Musser, editor and publisher of the Standard and In- dependent, was charged with pro- moting and advertising a lottery and releesed under $500 bond. Others Arrested. ‘The other two men, arrested on charges of promoting a lottery, are Harry Duncan, 3133 Connecticut, avenue N.W,, said by pollce to be the proprietor of a restaurant chain, and James Townsend, 2108 Sixteenth street N.W. Their bond was set at $500 each. Last week, Detective Corpl. Frank Lane and Policeman Roscoe Purdum of the Montgomery County police, arrested Thurman R. Rigdon, 49, of Lexington, Ky., and Samuel John Rankin, 29, of the Burlington Hotel in Washingtom. Both men were charged with operating a lottery and with obtaining money under false pretenses. At a habeas corpus hearing yes- terday before Circuit Court Judge Stedman Prascott, Mr. Rigdon’s bond was set at $2500. A similar bond has been set for Mr. Rankin. State’s Attorney Ben G. Wilkinson disclosed at the hearing that Prince Georges County authorities have is- sued warrants against both Mr. Rigdon and Mr. Rankin, charging them with operating a lottery in that county. Mr. Wilkinson said that he would present the cases be- fore the grand jury in March. Coin Boxes Confiscated. The arrests of Mr. Rigdon and Mr. Rankin followed confiscation by po- lice of 18 coin collection boxes which allegedly had been placed in various stores and restaurants under au- spices of the Defense for America Advertising Corp. The boxes. police s‘d. ‘were pro- vided with envelopes containing spaces for the names and address of contributors. According to police, signs on the boxes stated that draw- ings would be held from the boxes and defense bonds would be given to those persons whose names were drawn from the boxes. Police said Mr. Musser had in- serted advertising on the alleged lottery in his newspaper. Prince Georges fo Test {Air-Raid Control Center A demonstration of the operation of the type of air-raid contrdl cen- ter which civilian defense officials hope to install in Prince Georges County will be held at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the agricultural audi- torium of the University of Mary- land, Mrs. Daisy F. La Coppidan, chairman of the County Defense Council, said today. Mrs. La Coppidan said the demon- stration, arranged in co-operation with James W. Just, State fire serv- ice co-ordinator, will be attended by county commissioners, mayors of incorporated towns, deputy air-raid wardens and building wardens of the university. Observers from the Montgomery County Defense Coun- cil expect to be present, it was said. Scully Renamed Scout Head 81 ec1al Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., Jan. 29— John 8. Scully, jr., of this city was re-elected president of the Shenan- doah area, Boy Scouts of America, at the annual meeting of the or- ganization here last night, and also was named to succeed himself as . national council representative. Cattleman Will Speak CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan. 29 (A).—Kenneth McGregor, presi- dent of the American Aberdeen- Angus Breeders’ Association, will speak at the annual luncheon meet- ing of the Virginia Aberdeen-Angus Association February 5 at the Farmington Country Club 'n Boy Slayer of 3 Gefs Life in Penitentiary - 16-Year-Old Virginia Youth Pleads Guilty To Robbery Murders By W. H. SHIPPEN, Jr. WASHINGTON, Va, Jan. 20— Officers prepared today to take 16- year-old Thomas Dewey (Buck) Cameron, jr., to the penitentiary at Richmond to serve the rest of his “natural life” for the triple murder of the Johnson family in a post office robbery at Huntley last May. The mountain boy, said by ex- pert prosecution witnesses to have the “retarded” mental and physical development of a child of 10, was sentenced yesterday afternoon fol- lowing a brief non-jury trial be- fore Judge J. R. H. Alexander. Testimony was devoted largely to the mental status of the diminutive prisoner. Dr. Joseph R. Blalock, superin- tendent of the Southwestern State Hospital at Marion, where the boy has been under mental observation for the last six months, admitted under cross-examination the small prisoner seemed more broken up over the loss of his bicycle than the fact that he had shot three persons to death. Father Tells of Fits. Dr. David Wilson, a second psy- chiatrist, attached to the staff of the University, of Virginia Hospital, declared Cameron showed symp- toms of epilepsy. This was backed by testimony of the father, Thomas Dewey Cameron, an orchard work- er, that his son from the age of 2 to 8 had been subject to fits, mus- cular spasms and fainting spells. At conclusion of the brief testi- County Court read indictments charging Cameron with shooting to death Edward Johnson, 42; his wife, Sadie, 40, and their daughter Edith, 15 years old. After each indictment the boy was asked: “Are you guilty | or not guilty?” Cameron, the smallest person in the packed courtroom, with the ex- ception of several fretful babies held by spectators, answered “guilty” to each question in a loud, clear voice. Gets Life for Each Plea. Judge Alexander declared he found the youth “legally responsi- degree murder, He then pro- nounced life sentences, to run con- currently, for each of the guilty pleas. Defense Attorney William Armstrong, who was appointed by the made no effort te chal- lenge testimony that the boy had confessed to the triple murder. He centered his efforts on having the defendant committed to an institu- tion where he could .receive treat- ment to improve his mental and physical condition. Mr. Armstrong said he did not plan an appeal. Young Cameron was quoted as admitting he shot the Johnson fam- ily to death to obtain money to re- deem a bicycle which had been con- the boy allegedly stole $16 from him. Cameron, it was said, confessed he killed the three to cover up the robbery. Leads Officers to Loot. Officers arrested the boy, whom they surprised asleep in his cabin on a Blue Ridge mountain over- looking the scene of the slaying. caliber revolver he had hidden in the bushes and later showed them $19.90 he had taken from the cash drawer and secreted under a stone. The marksmanship of the boy was described by Dr. E. W. Brown, Rappahannock County coroner. He declared all three victims had been shot through the forehead and died almost immediately. hind the counter and the girl in a had been listening to a radio pro- gram. (First Auxiliary Firemen Graduated in Montgomery The first Montgomery County (Md.) group of auxiliary firemen to complete the course of instruction uated last night at the Chevy Chase | Firehouse. The 28 men received permanent arm bands after being sworn in by Circuit Court Judge Stedman Pres- cott, who gave a brief talk. Others who spoke were Chief J. W. Just, State fire defense co-ordinator; Al- bert E. Brault, executive director of the County Civilian Defense Coun- cil, and Chief John Oden of Silver Spring Fire Department, head of the fire service of the council. Arlington Raid Wardens Discuss War Chemicals The use of chemicals in warfare was discussed at a meeting of Ar- lington (Va.) air-raid wardens in the Firemen’s Hall at Ballston last night by Crawford R. Buell, assist- ant air-raid warden, and Lt. Comdr. Joseph Murphy, U. S. N. The meeting was the second in a series to acquaint wardens with du- ties in case of an air attack. The next meeting will be held at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night in the Fire- men’s Hall Montgomery Red Cross Re-elects All Officers Judge Charles M. Irelan was re- elected chairman of the Mont- gomery County Chapter of the Red Cross at the annual meeting of the group yesterday at chapter head- quarters, 4700 Norwood place, Chevy Chase. Other officers named, all of whom also were re-elecled, were Mrs. Granville Gude, vice chairman; Mrs. Austin La Marr, secretary, and Mrs. C. G. Godbold, trmunrl mony the clerk of Rappnhammck! ble” for his acts and gullty of flrsll C. | fiscated by his grandfather after | Young Buck took them to the .38 | Mrs. Johnson fell beside the front | door to the store, her husband be- living room at the rear, where she | in fire-fighting methods was grad- |- Society and General THERE'LL BE NONE LEFT FOR DOBBIN—Here’s what three-fourths of a pound of sugar looks like, be it granulated or lump. This is to be the approximate weekly per-person allotment when Father B. W. Prosise, Hyattsville Pastor, Dies in Baltimore Washington Native, 47, Had Been Il For Several Months ‘The Rev. Bernard W. Prosise, pastor of St. Jerome's Catholic Church in Hyattsville, Md., died this morning in St. Agnes Hospital, Bal- timore, after an illness of several months. He was 47. Father Prosise had been pastor of St. Jerome’s since June 23, 1939. {He was born in Washington on March 18, 1894, and was educated in Immaculate Conception School, Washington; St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md., and St. Mary’s | Seminary, Baltimore. Ordained to the priesthood in the Baltimore Cathedral in 1922 by | Archbishop Michael J. Curley, he | afterward studied at the Sulpician | Seminary at Catholic University. His first assignment was to St. Mary’s Church, Cumberland, Md., | where he served four years as assist- ant pastor. Then he was sent to St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, where he remained 10 years as assistant. From there he was assigned to St. Mary's and St. Paul's Churches, Pylesville, Md., as pastor, and after | two years at this assignment he went | to St. Gregory’s Church, Baltimore, where he served one year as acting pastor before coming to Hyatts- ville. Services for Father Prosise will be held at 10:30 am. Monday in St. Jerome's Church. Archbishop Cur- | ley will give the obligation. The | Rev. John F. Lane of St. Patrick’s Church, Mount Savage, Md, will celebrate the requiem mass. ;Shlp Sinking Used 1o Warn | . \Maryland of War Peril | By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Jan. 29.—Lt. Col. | Henry S. Barrett, citing the sinking | of at'least one tanker off the Dela- ware-Maryland-Virginia peninsula, asserted today that “mass indif- ference of Marylanders to the very real danger of air attack” consti- tuted the greatest menace to their own safety. | Referring to the Francis E. Powell sinking, the director of air-raid pre- caution services for the State said: “If the enemy can do that, right | here at our doors, what else can he do? He has bombers which can | reach these shores and return, but | he doesn't care whether they re- | turn, just as he doesn’t care whether the submarine reaches home port. “The submarine is out to do what damage it can at whatever cost and | the bombers would proceed on the | same basis. “If it weren't for sugar, tire and | automobile rationing I believe 75 | per cent of the people would not | know we are at war, and even with | rationing they aren't thinking in terms of danger.” Third Corps Area Loses {Two C. C. C. Offices By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Jan. 29.—Third Corps Area headquarters announced yesterday district headquarters of the Civilian Conservation Corps at Williamsport, Pa., and Richmond would be discontinued in line with a general reduction in C. C. C. activi- ties. Executive officers at the Northern and Southern district offices will be transferred to corps area headquar- ters in Baltimore. Both Lt. Col William R. Hazelrigg at Williams- port and Lt. Col. Marion L. Young at Richmond will report here Mon- day. At present there are 74 C. C. C. camps in Maryland, Virginia, Penn- sylvania and the District of Colum- bia. These, the headquarters an- nouncement said, gradually would be reduced to “a very small number.” No effort was being made to enroll additional persohnel, it was stated. Plans to Raise Funds For Church Discussed Officers of the Potomac Synodical Council of the Evangelical Reform Church and the Committee on Na- tional Missions met in Arlington, Va., yesterday to discuss plans for a fund-raising campaign to erect a building for the Arlington Bethel Evangelical and Reform Church. The meeting was held at the home of the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Lee A. Peeler. Presiding was the Rev. Dr. Scott R.- Wagner of Hagerstown, Md,, president of the Potomac Syn- od. The church was organized last October. Co-ops Decide to Meet RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 20 (P).— Directors of the Southern States Co-operative voted here yesterday to continue holding annual meetings of co-operative members despite the war and rubber situation. The ac- tion was based on opinions received from advisory boards throughout the co-operative's territory in Vir- ginia, West Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina. IS | driver said he turned over $15 and the Government's rationing program gets under way early next month. There are 58 lumps in the stack, which figures about three lumps a n_ul.l—-lnd that's for everything, not just coffee. Ignoring Shortage, Man Uses Sugar to Ruin Shovel Motor Prince Georges County (Md) police searched today for & man who had his own ideas about ;2: sugar shortage in Berwyn, They said an unidentified man yesterday poured 5 pounds of sugar into the crankcase of a Diesel-powerdd shovel owned by a Berwyn sand and gravel firm. Mrs. Arlie Morrison Reese Truitt, head of the firm, said the motor had been irreparably damaged. She added that war- time restrictions make replace- ments difficult. The machine is valued at $15,000. Armed Pair Hold Up Bus Driver in (Chevy Chase Two Taxi Drivers Robbed; Store Looted; Purses of Two Women Snatched 'Two youths who held up a Capital Transit Co. bus driver at the Chevy | Chase Circle terminal about 3:30 o'clock this morning and fled with cash and bus tokens were hunted by police in the District and nearby Maryland today. The holdup was one of several robberies reported to police over- night. The bus driver, Edward’S. Houser, 30, of 1332 T street SE., said one youth was armed with a revolver. The holdup youths were aboyt 18 or 19 years old, he said. Abandoned Auto Was Stolen. Montgomery County police said 'two youths fled from an auto parked in front of a tavern in the 6800 block of Wisconsin avenue early to- day when the police scout car ap- proached. The officers said the abandoned auto had been stolen in Baltimore. Whether the pair was involved in | the holdup of Mr. Housel was not | learned. The amount taken from | him was not reported. | Two taxi drivers reported to police they had been held up. Roberto Soloman, 933 H street N.W. told Montgomery County police he picked up a man at Union Station and was instructed to drive to Chevy Chase, Md. At Connecticut avenue and Lenox street the passenger told him to stop, struck him over the head and demanded his money. The —=8tar Staft Photo. Hearing Posfponed On Closing Parf of Alexandria Street Set for February 10; City Council Acts on Several Rezoning Cases By a Staff Correspondent of The 3tar. ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 20—A hearing on closing St. Asaph street between First and Second streets to permit construction of a large shop- ping and recreational center has | been postponed by City Council | until February 10 when a report of the viewers will be heard. A similar application failed to re- | ceive approval last year after Dis- | trict officials advised the council that plans for a bridge or tunnel | under the Potomac River to relieve | trafic congestion in the District | called for the Alexandria terminus in that vicinity, although the loca- tion had not been definitely decided. | Women Vofers Probe Arlingfon School Post Appointment of Dr. Jarman Is Questioned Appointment of Dr. B. H. Jarman, member of a special commission studying Arlington County schools, to a post created as the result of the commission’s findings was being . investigated today by the Organ- ized Women Voters of Arlington County. Dr. Jarman, a professor of educa=" tion at George Washington Univer- sity, has been appointed director of instruction of Arlington County schools. He was one of the six mem- bers of a special commission, headed by Dean J. H. Fox, also of George Washington University, which made a detailed study of the county school system and recommended nine changes to be placed into effect. The study was instituted about two years ago as the result of action taken by the Arlington County Civic Fe:idennop. which heard charges made against the county school ad- ministration. 5 = Impartiality Questioned. The study of Dr. Jarman’s ap- pointment was launched at yester- day’s meeting of the Organized ‘mflmm Voters when Mrs. Althea - n Boskirk reported on the ap- : pointment. She expressed surprise at the move and declared she had assumed the Fox commission study Wwas to have been impartial, but that the appointment led her to wonder whether this was the case. Creation of the office which Dr, Jarman now holds was the first of ‘Also postponed until Pebruary 10 | nine recommendations made by the were the request of the War De- partment to erect a fefice at King’s | warehouse and an application to close certain streets west of Wash- | ington street in the Huntington | ‘Terr: section. | ‘The council denied an application by A. H. Tinkle to rezone lots 172, | 1173, 174 and 175, Del Ray, on the | south side of Howell avenue, and | ruled ineligible for consideration an | application by Helen C. Calvert to rezone the Calvert tract of 11.8 acres west of Jefferson Davis highway and the Potomac Yards because insuf- ficient time had elapsed since it had been considered previously. Applications approved were those of Helen C. Calvert to rezone lots 7 and 8, Wilmar Park, from C-2 resi- dential to D-2 commercial; Alvin L. Abinoe -and Marke Winkle, Hume Spring tract of 17 acres north of Reed avenue, from A residential to C-2 residential; Mr. Abinoe to re- zone 25 feet on the west side of a parcel at Mount Vernon highway and Slaters lane, from A residential to C-1 residential, Sligo Park Hills Citizens Back Referendum Pefifion A resolution favoring the circula- tion of petitions calling for a vote | in November on the charter form of government for Montgomery County has been adopted by the | Sligo Park Hills Citizens’ Associa- tion. Delegates to the Montgomery | County Civic Federation have been | instructed to” approve the circula- the man disappeared. Gunman Gets 25 Cents. John H. Fuins, 36, 269 N street N.W., the other Taxi driver, said a passenger directed him to the 400 block of Varnum street N.W., drew @ gun and demanded his money. Thevdriver said he replied he had no money and was ordered to drive on, at gun point, to Fifteenth and P streets N.W. There, the bandit took 25 cents from him and fled. Grand Jury Recalled fo Act In Catonsville Murder Case BY the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Jan. 20.—Judges William H. Lawrence and C. Gus Grason yesterday ordered the Balti- more County grand jury into special session Tuesday *to act in the case of William B. Gilliam, charged with the murder of three persons on Johnnycake road in Catonsville last Friday. State’s Attorney Lawrence E. Ensor petitioned for the jury’s recall. If the request had been denied, the case would have had to await selec- tion of a new grand jury in March. Gilliam, 32, ship yard worker, is charged with slaying Hermann Eltermann, night club musician; Mrs. Helen Johnson and her sister, Mrs. Irene Carter. Hyattsville Traffic Tied Up By Gasoline Truck Blaze A fire in which flames enveloped the motor of & truck loaded with 1,700 gallons of gasoline tied up traffic on Rhode Island avenue in Hyattsville, Md., this morning. B. D. Mills, 812 Duke street, Alex- andria, Vas the driver, tried unsuc- cessfully to fight the flames. ‘The Hyattsville Fire Department put out the blaze with chemical] ex- tinguishers. The cause of the fire was undetermined, but Mills rue- fully noted that one of the 'front tires was badly burned. Ex-Governor to Speak STAUNTON, Va. Jan. 20 (Spe- cial) —Former Gov. Townsend of Indiana, now connected with the United States Department of Agri- culture as contact man for priorities, will deliver the principal address at the annual meeting of the Augusta County Horticultural Society in mefly Manor High School Satur- Billions for victory, or tribute to dictators. There is only one answer. Buy United States Defense savings bonds and mm tion of referendum petitions when the subject is brought before the Montgomery County Civic Federa- tion at its February meeting. | Adoption of a charter form of gov- ernment in Montgomery is one of | the recommendations of the Brook- ings Institution. The association also has adopted | a resolution opposing the relicensing | of any penny arcades in the area. | The measure contends such amuse- ment centers attract too many chil- | dren and contribute to juvenile de- linquency. Joseph B. Simpson, jr., deputy chief air-raid warden for this area, spoke on the county’s civilian de- fense program. William B. Dickson Dies; Was Steel Executi_ve By the Aszociated Press. LITTLETON, N. H, Jan. 29— William Brown Dickson, 71, former first vice president and one of the founders of the United States Steel Corp., died Tuesday at his summer home here. He had been ill four months, One of the “young partners” of the late Andrew Carnegie in the Carnegie Steel Co., Mr. Dickson be- came second vice president of United States Steel on its formation in 1901. He was elevated to first vice president, but resigned in 1911. He became secretary and treas- urer of the Midvale Steel & Ord- nance Co., manufacturers of muni- tions, during the World War. As early as 1918 he urged that labor be given equal recognition with capital in industry. Two years ago he said in outlining a plan for a new industrial order that “this Nation cannot continue to exist po- litically democratic, but industrially autocratic.” His home was in Montclair, N. J. Rites Held for A. R. Loy WINCHESTER, Va., Jan. 29 (Spe- cial) —United Brethren Church services were conducted yesterday for Arthur Robinson Loy, 61, mer- Fox Commission. The r tion declared: e “The employment of a director of instruction to give full time to the planning and supervision of the entire program of instruction. Since Ssupervisors are now employed in the elementary schools, the chief super- visory duties of the position should concern the secondary schools.” The Civic Committee of the Or- ganized Women Voters is now study- | ing the Fox Commission report. Fol- | lowing Mrs. Van Boskirk’s an- nouncement, it was instructed to | take the appointment into consider- | ation during its studies. | Retains University Post. Dr. Jarman could not be reached for comment today. | School Supt. Fletcher Kemp of Arlington, declared that Dr. Jarman was appointed tto the office on last JOct,ober 15, at a salary rate of $3,000 | annually. Officials at George Wash- | ington University said Dr. Jarman |is still associated with that insti- tution. _When asked for comment on the | situation, Mr. Kemp said: “He was only one of six members of the commission which made the study. | The appointment was made by the School Board on the basis of quali- fication only and was approved by | the State Department of Education. ‘The State pays two-thirds of his salary.” Mr. Kemp said that Dr. Jarman's appointment did not come at a time when the commission was studying county schools. He pointed out that the commission study was completed shortly after the closing of schools for the summer recess last June and that, while the recommendations and findings were not printed until fall, the commission was having its report transcribed in writing during the summer months. ‘Newspaper_GuiId Elects Gordon Cole President The Washington Newspaper Guild (C.1.0.) elected Gordon Cole, labor reporter for the United States News, as president at its annual election yesterday. Dillard Stokes of the Post was named first vice president, Alfred Toombs of The Star second vice president and Belmont Faries of The Star was re-elected secretary J. Earle Moser and August Stern of the Times-Herald, both unop- posed, had earlier been declared elected treasurer and financial sec- retary, respectively. Members of the new Executive Committee, in addition to the six officers, are: Frank Acosta, Federal Unit; Leonard Askin, Post; Elisa- beth May Cralg, Correspondents’ Unit; Frank Ewing, Associated Press; Leo Gubisch, Newspaper In- formation Service; Norman Kahl, Editorial Research Reports; Lester Kidwell, United States News; Bryant Putney, Federal Unit; Edward Ryan, Post, and James Wechsler, PM. Draft Board Enlarged WAYNESBORO, Va., Jan. 29 (Special) —E. M. Quillen and S, Daley Craig have qualified as addi- tional members of the Augusta No. 1 Selective Service Board, which was enlarged to handle registration of new age groups February 16. Delivery of Night Final Edition The Night Final Edition of The Star, with two addi- chant, whose death this week was attributed to a heart attack. Mr. Loy, who was unmarried, is survived by a brother, Marion S. Loy, and & sister, Mrs. Roy Hott, both of Fred- erick County. Housing Official Transferred Peter C. Killeen, manager of the defense housing project at Indian- head, Md., has been transferred to Jacksonville, N. C., as manager of the defense housing project there, it was announced today. Frank 8. Harris, assistant to Mr. Killeen, has been named manager of the Indian- head project. tional pages of last-minute news, is delivered through- out Washington and nearby suburbs, together with The Sunday Star, at 85 cents per month. This edition gives the latest developments of the day in International, Na- tional and Local news, with complete Financial Reports. Special delivery is made between 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. dalily.