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DAILY PRESS, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22, 194K Ar TWO With Demand Heavier, Yule Fund Total Far Behind '40 Hilton Station Seeks More Air Raid Observers- controversial itMmg tfjQDAY "Scheduled To Con- aider Riverside i Hospital Claims Only $817 Given In $25,000 Quota Of Red Cross Here 1 'i lr City, council whittled 1U docket down to' a -three Items down to a mere three items, but bhf of those, of a controversial provides opportunity for lengthen--v ing of today's' meeting bepond the recently-brief sessions. Council ia scheduled to meet at 2 in the city hall. Two of the items may be disposed of speedily. The first is more or less of 4a standing nature, calling for a report" of the emergency defense projects committee, which consists of Mayor T. Parker Host, Dr.

R. Cowles Taylor, City Manager J. C. Biggins, E. Dugger, manager for the city waterworks commission and J.

H. Saunders, superintendent of city schools. This item is closely tied in with item No. 3, which calls for second reading of a resolution appropriating funds with which to purchase emergency defense supplies and equipment. The resolution appropriates a little more than $30,000 to purchase such items as air raid sirens, an auxililary electrio generating set and connections and five trailer fire-fighting pumps with 15,000 feet of hose and accessories.

The controversial Item is No. on the docket It concern a report by City Manager Biggins in regard to claims by Riverside hospital. The Item was postponed two weeks at the request of Charles E. Ford, counsel for the claimant. The hospital has filed claims of about $1,500 for services rendered the city.

The: city has refused to pay thua far on the ground that then existing contracts did not provide for them. PLACARDS URGE SPEED ON U.S. PLANES Navy plane workers at the assembly and repair department ef the naval air station at Norfolk have plastered planes in the shops with signs like that shown. The sailor and civilian worker seem to be intent on getting this one ready for action in the Pacific area. (Official U.S.

Navy photo.) Fisheries Conservation Topic Of Article By Dr. Newcombe DR. HOGG NAMED MEDICAL UNIT HEAD IN COUNTY Co-ordinator Urges Civilians To Sign For Defense Dr. Paul Hogg, 409 River Road, has been designated as head of the emergency medical service or the Warwick county civilian defense or ganization, it was announced yes terday by Major James O. Smithley, county co-ordinator.

Dr. Hogg is to select assistants, medical advisory council and staff from the Graduate Nurses associa tion, as well as such physicians as are in Newport News and the coun ty, the health department of the county, Red Cross disaster relief committee and other civic bodies necessary for functioning of the medical service. i "It is urgently requested that all organizations such as the Red Cross, ladles' auxiliaries, Visiting Nurses association and others contact- Dr. Hogg at his office at Thirty-first street and West avenue in Newport News to sign up for service," Major Smithley said. "They are requested to register at the earliest possible date as this organization is one of the most vital divisions of our civilian defense pro gram.

Delay in its completion may prove disastrous. All applications for service in the organization should be sent to headquarters of the defense co-ordinator, second floor of the fire station at Hilton Village or direct to Dr. Hogg." The co-ordlnator said that or ganlzatlon of the raid wardens' di vision, auxiliary firemen's division and auxiliary policemen division is well under way. He said that many applications have been re celved to date and are being placed so as to be assigned according to tneir best C. H.

NEENAN CHARGED WITH WIFE'S DEATHj Local Man Held In Richmond Death Case Charles H. Neenan, 30, who Richmond police said boarded at 723 Twenty-seventh street, here, is held in Richmond on a charge of murder of his estranggd wife, Mrs. Lucille Neenan, 34, who was shot and killed early yesterday in the kitchen of her home in Richmond. Lieut. C.

C. Eddleton and Sergt. J. G. Inman.

Richmond police department, who responded to the call, said Neenan admitted firing at his wife with a pistol during a scuffle. Dr. J. Hamilton Scherer, city coroner, said the bullet causing death entered the left shoulder from the back and passed through the heart, killing her almost instantly. The shooting occurred about 3:30 a.

while the couple's 16-year-old son, Charles H. Neenan was sleeping in a front room. The elder Neenan was arrested about an hour later at the home of his sister. Mrs. Martha Faires, a widow who rented rooms to Mrs.

Neenan 'and her son, told Police Mrs. Neenan came home with friends in an auto mobile early yesterday and that Neenan, seated In his parked car outside the house, accosted his wife as she started into the home. Mrs. Faires said she did not hear what was said but that shortly afterward Mrs. Neenan ran into the house and that Neenan followed his wife Into the kitchen where the shootina: occurred.

the opening chord. In one of the choruses, the male section missed the beat on the subject, but quickly caught itself. There were one or two attacks that might have been slightly smoother. But taken all In all, the performance was of a very high artistic order. A string ensemble of seven, besides the piano, played the prelude and the Pastoral Symphony, and accompanied the chorus, doing; we thought, a very nice Job of it.

Chapman played the piano. But Cary E. McMurran, who first '-was associated with the chorus as an accompanist and later became Its second conductor, slipped horn from his conservatory in. Philadelphia and played the for the soloists. --4 I A In Chesapeake bay and also a low price level, the article said.

The article said operation of hatcheries and regulation of the Intensity of fishing were two methods being used" to preserve this Important fishery, to restore former production and also price levels. The teaching program of the laboratory Includes college Instruction, high school demonstration, and public aiming to acquaint a large part of the population1 with the conservation needs of Virginia's marine resources. Many other methods of disseminating knowledge of the fisheries are utilized by the Yorktown" laboratory, and there a biological exhibit is open to the public throughout the year. CITY TO HAVE YULE HOLIDAY Banks, Offices, Yard To Close As is customary In the observance of Christmas, stores, offices and city, state and federal offices here will be closed Thursday in observance of Yuletlde. All city deparments will be closed with the exception of the fire and police departments, which will function sa usual.

Also the commission of fisheries, Virginia employment service, and selective service offices will be closed. The Newport News postofflce will be closed and there will be no deliveries of mail. However, holders of boxes will receive their usual service and special delivery will be provided. Banks also announced that they will observe a full holdiay Thursday as will the Newport News shipyard. Work will end at the yard at 4 Wednesday afternoon for the day shift, which will return to work at 7 Friday morning.

The night shift will complete work at midnight Wednesday and return to work at 4 Friday afternoon. Daily Fire Record 0:50 a. 660 Twenty-third street, residence. BABY KING, QUEEN TO BE CROWNED HERE rEvent Scheduled To Take At 8 Tonight The sovereign and royal tpcsort of -Virginia Peninsula and" Kettrport News Baby-land have beenehosen. Voting for.

the contestants :32.osed Saturday, night and the officials in cliarge preparation for the coronation -at the John W. Daniel schocfc this evening at 8. Appearing in the coronation cere monial, aside from the babies who have won positions of honor, will be Nlta Baker of Suffolk, Anne Shockley, Elaine West, Elinor Up shur. Audrey Parker, Lula Lusk, Virginia Fox, Jewell Jackson, Weece Wood, Nora Hill, Louise Suggs, Inez Lena. Dorothy Pratt, Betty Bern: bow, Nancy Tina Kay Peggy'-; Lenz, Betty Mae Wooten; Sarah Fox, Carol Harwood, Maxlne Robertson and Elinor Den ton.

Boys assisting In the ceremony will be John Churchill, Fred- R. Heliums Elmer L. Coogan Jr and Teddy Powell. Royalty to Attend i Marlene Weymouth, daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs.

T. C. Weymouth, Sovereign and Queen of Newport News Baby-land in 1939, and her Royal Consort, King Don Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.

S. Ward of Messlck, will attend the' coronation of the king and queen of 194L' The royal court of 1939 has been Invited to attend. Master Linwood Minter, son of Mr. and Frank Minter and King and Sovereign of Ports mouth Baby-land 1941, and Miss Frances Creamer, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. A.

N. Creamer, the: queen of 1941 Portsmouth Baby-land, also are expected to attend. The sovereign and royal consort will be anointed and crowned by the archbishop. When the sover eign enters, he or she will be wear ins the traditional can of jnaui' tenance-which will be removed, and replaced with the The king's crown will be a copy of Saint Edward's which is so named after Edward the Confessor; who, inherited it om Alfred the Great, the first English king to jwear a crown. The queen's crown will be a opy of the 'platlnunl crown made" especially for Queen Elizabeth in the coronation of 1937, All prizes won by the.

babies will be announced and presented follow ing the coronation ceremoniaL whether the" babies are present not. However, the parents or-thet-representatlves. must be present to receive the award The Virginia Peninsula Business and "'Professional "Club wishes to publicly thank Nachman's department store for the courtesies extended the club and the use of their store as a headquarters, Daily. -Press, for publicity the examining physicians, Beauty Judges and the mothers who by their efforts in the Better Baby Conference of 1941, have contrrb uted to the activities of the Vfr glnla Peninsula Business and Pro- Time and Tide Sun rises sets ...4:51 High tides a. m.

12:19 p. m. Low tides 5:53 a. m. 6:38 p.

m. CROSSING CRASH KILLS 7 PITTSBURG, Dec. 21 (JPh- Seven persons were killed and another injured seriously early today in a collision of their motor car and a southbound Missouri Pacific mixed train on UJS. highway 160, ten miles northeast. Special Closeout 1941 WALLPAPER PATTERNS LIPMAN'S 3300 Virginia Ave.

PAINTS WALLPAPER dolW oo a Digger jAa can and easily tool 7 There la stilL need for, 15 or 20 volunteers to serve as aircraft in the Hilton Village station of the aircraft warn-. Jut service. Russell M. Ward, chief -observer for the Hilton area, said Continuous watch, 24 hour a has been maintained at the "Hilton observation post since Dec 11, Ward said. In order to previde for, enlyj one.

per each a few njore.men -and women are need-, ed he added. He pointed out that- to, keep two observers on duty by this-requires 112 without any reserves. a He suggested that anyone will-; inr to da this, service come to the observation statiqiv which is Jo-' cated at the Tillage school build- lng, today between noon and 6 p. m. Instruction will be given them on the spot, so that they will be ready for duty when failed, he added.

In this conection Ward pointed out that, despite the fact that next Thursday is a holiday, vigi-; lance should not be relaxed. There always is a possibility that the Axis powers might take advantage of holiday relaxation to perpetrate a raid, he said. CITY SCHOOLS CLOSE TUESDAY Warwick Pupils et 16-Day Recess 'Newport News "city schools are scheduled to close at the. finish of class work Tuesday for the Christmas holiday season. Work will be resumed Jan.

5, giving pupils 12 holidays from school work. and teachers In Warwick county will have a 16-day recess from work, due to he fact that schools closed Friday and will open again. I was originally planned that Warwick schools would close'Dec. 23' as in the case of city However, the County Education association; which includes teachers of the county sys tem, petitioned the school board for the earlier closing so that teachers who live in other sections might travel', Saturday and. to reach, their The Warwick schools will make up the time at the end of the June term.

Joseph H. Saunders said that due to the fact that. Jan. 2 falls on Friday, decided that schools would not reconvene until Jan. 5, which is Schools are scheduled to close their spring term June 5 of next year, unless forced close for some urtexpec'fedTeason; Lastyear classes were suspended three days, dua to an influenza epidemic.

Sell PAINTS Quilt HWina PrliM Uml -r w. Scull an PAINTDtQ: DECORATING EDWIN A. JOSEPH PAINT PRODUCTS CO. phoni a-ioai ssth strcei "90 DWM4 Iran, KX Craia Nutral SpiriM IT-NOT-TOO THE; MONEY r-vtV' 1 Mil v'- mm Many To Be Minus Cheen Unless Response Quickened frith the'(Dauy Press Christmas "futid $2,323.30 behind the total of 19f0, unless quick response made In' the-next few day there wijl be 'nuthyx destitute persons htje without any form of Christ mas cheer. the total thus far is $1,435.28 compared with $3,763.58 for 1940, but the latter fund was not ade- ouate to meet the needs of last year.

With the of popula tiqn here, many without gainful employment at this time, It is ap parent that demand has increased, necessitating a more generous response, if all destitute are to' be remembered. tast year at this time colectlons totaled $2,019.48, which 1 we; ahead of the total this year. The receipts thus far will provide for about 100 families. The complete list includes S10 families that will need assistance. That means that unless heavy contributions.

are made that close to 200 families in the city will have a bleak Christ mas day. Distribution of baskets will take place Wednesday. Investigation has mealed the most needy families. Naturally, they would be provided for. first.

Ia order that the neces sary supplies may be obtained, purchases should be made prior to Wednesday. Therefor contributions today and Tuesday will mean great deal toward providing the necessary supplies of food, clothing and fueL The sponsors of the fund have challenged "wage earners of the Lower Peninsula to meet this deficit promptly. They argued that many of the families on the list will be left hungry and cold, in the midst of the greatest plenty in Peninsula history. Bring or send as liberal donation as possible, right now, to the 'fund at the Dally Press office, 215 Twenty-fifth street please, please! It isn't far wrong to say that the majority of the Christmas basket fund's families will cherish gifts far more than some of our relatives who have very tittle need for pres. ents.

One may give presents that do not meet with the approval of recipients, and vice versa. But families on this newspaper's Christ mas list will do little or no "(trip. lng" about what they They are glad to get anything, especially food. MAN HELD HERE FOR RICHMOND Police Notified Of Arson Charge Martel Overman, 20, of 814 Thjrtieth street, was held yesterday at police headquarters here on a warrant charging him with being fugitive from justice at Richmond. Notice received by the police department here was that he is wanted (in Richmond on a charge of arsfcn of an automobile.

He is to be turned over to a U.S. marshal today for transfer to Richmond, police announced here. Arrest hefe was made by Detective E. B. Boswell and Detective J.

A. Marshall. Elijah John. 46, Negro, of 1710 Warwick avenue, was booked at police headquarters yesterday on charges of driving while under the influence -of Intoxicants, drunkenness, reckless' driving and violation of section 49" of the traffic code, dealing with number plates on front and rear of motor vehicles. Arrest was made by Patrolman Russell W.

Lyon at 11 a. m. in the 500 block of Twenty-ninth street. Ira Catlett, 29, Negro, 1223 Madison avenue, was booked on charges of reckless driving-accident and violation of section 13, traffic code, dealing with duty to stop after an accident. Arrest was made by Patrolmen George L.

Strickland and W. J. Johnson. Briar Patch, Personnel Give $197ToRedCross The Red Cross war relief benefitted In the mount of $197 yesterday with" donations from R. W.

Mitchell and his employes and from Mrs. R. W. Mitchell who gave all proceeds from cash rides at her Briar Patch stables. Mrs.

Mitchell recently announced that all money taken in at her stables yesterday on cash rides would be turneff over to the Red Cross. This amounted to $80. In addition Mitchell presented to the Red Cress his contribution of $100, and $17 donated by his construction employes. Mitchell's employes who gave to the fund Include: Frank Bowman $2, D. D.

Crawford $5, Ed Madison $3, Clyde Moon $2, C. O. Anderson $2, C. V. Mitchell $1, Claude Clark .50, Lewis Clark .50, Robert Clark 0, and Lloyd Arington $50.

The Daily Press Congratulates Mr. and Mrs. Forest Dishmah, 222 Forty-fourth street; on the birth of a aon at Riverside hospital, Sunday, Dec, 21, 1941, 1( Quota of the Newport News-Warwick county chapter, American Red Cross, in the national campaign is $25,000. Thus far voluntary gifts to this fund total 817. This Is slightly more than 3 per cent of the quota.

National headquarters has asked the people of the nation to contribute a fund of to care for Red Cross assistance to American victims of the present war. Prospective donors are asked to send or bring -their contributions to the chapter headquarters at 133 Twenty-fifth street, or to the Dally Press office, 215 Twenty-fifth street. The city and Warwick county are noted for their generosity in connection with such philanthropic undertakings and it ia expected that they will live up to that reputation In fulfilling the $25,000 quota. CHORUS GIVES BICENTENNIAL OF 'MESSIAH' Small Audience; Chapman Makes Debut As Conductor (By Fred J. Naff) Two hundred years ago this year Oeorg Frledrich Haendel, who had gone from his native Oermany to England and subsequently changed hU name to George Frederick Handel, composed a musical praise of the Divinity, the sacrifice, and the ultimate triumph of Jesus Christ.

He used Biblical text entirely and called it "The Messiah." He com pleted the requiring three hours or more to perform in full. In considerably less than a month. Three months more than 200 after he inscribed the final note, the Peninsula Choral society performed approximately one-third of the monumental work at the high school last night, giving -one of the best "Messiah" performances this reviewer has ever heard it do before a pitifully small audience the smallest It ever has had in New port News. Four hundred was liberal estimate. Why, we can't say.

If It were German bombs, certainly they'd have been as safe as at a theater, where they'd have to pay to enter. The occasion marked the first ap pearance of Harold Chapman as conductor the third in the society's history: The young man seemed to know his Job thoroughly. We'd rath er see the baton used, but he has precedent in Leopold Stokowskl; and he doesn't make what we deem the mistake of conducting from memory, without a score before him. His too, was re strained, and dignified, as befitted the sacred score. Soloists were Arthur Hanna, tenor, and Mrs.

Frances Sims, both of Norfolk. Hanna did, perhaps, the best work we ever have heard from him. His performance of the opening "Comfort Ye My People" and "Every Valley shall be Exalted" was superb (if the audlenced noticed breaks in the long syllable-phrases of the latter, they should remember that very few men can sing them in one breath and that this detail Is where Handel's poorest Judgment as a composer was exhibited). In the relatively uninteresting "Thy Rebuke," Behold and See," "He was Cut Off," and "But Thou Didst Not" (no, that isn't heresy or blasphemy its J.ust musical fact), Hanna was slightly less confident but did manage Impart an Interest to these passages which the composer failed to give. Mrs.

Sims (with the advantage of some of the oratorio's most appealing and pathetic numbers) did an exquisitely beautiful Job. 'Behold a virgin" and Thou that Tellest" were rendered not only with fine precision, but with the deep message of encouragement Isaiha was riv ing the Hebrew nation. "He was Despised" was tragically remindful of the Redeemer's great spiritual distress on this earth. The chorus itself about 40 voices. somewhat smaller than In former years did some of the finest work we ever have heard It do.

It had six numbers. With fine feeling and ac curate execution were Dresented And the Glory of the Lord." Thou that Tellest," "Worthy. Is the Lamb," and the famous "Hallelujah Chorus." The last, possibly, was the best performed but it is about the least difficult choral number of the entire opus. Now this chorus nrobablv never will reach the point where It can perform to complete satisfaction For Unto Us a Child Is Bom it did a pretty good Job, at that. But me wing, or canonic construction.

Is so Intricately florid that it Is well-nigh Impossible to perform without some impression of labored effort. It; the finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: and the nt double fugue at the conclusion of wossinrs "stabat Mater." stand among the most demanding things In all choral literature. Chapman took a considerable risk in the "Glory to God" chorus-starting the chorus off simultaneously with the orchestra. He got away with it better than we would have hoped; the attack was pretty smooth, with Just the barest lag between Instruments and voices on Conservation problems of the fisheries Industry as related to the social and economic betterment of fishing communities were discussed by Dr. Curtis L.

Newcombe, director of the Virginia Fisheries laboratory at Yorktown, writing in the Decem ber issue of The Commonwealth. Dr. Newcombe said "signs of diminishing prosperity" could be seen in many small Tidewater Virginia fishing communities. He wrote that in facing this problem of defining the underlying causes of this declining trend, the Virginia Fisheries laboratory has, during the past year, effected an organization for analyzing conditions in commercial fisheries and for disseminating facts about them and the need for the conservation. "While some of Virginia's fisheries are expanding," Dr.

Newcombe said, "as a result of increased de mand or better gear, others are ex periencing downward of production. For example, the shad fishery has shown a decline from more than 6,000,000 pounds in 1929, valued at nearly one and one-half million dollars, to around 3,500,000 pounds In 1939. valued at one-third of a million dollars. Funds were appropriated to the commission of fisheries and to the College of William and Mary for conservation studies of the marine resources of Virginia, by the general assembly of 1940. Dr.

Newcombe paid tribute to tne late G. Walter Mapp, then commis sioner of fisheries and rector or tne college, saying "he saw and appreciated the great part that scientific management is destined to play in the conservation and adequate utilization of the fishery resources and the advantages of bringing the fa cilities of the commission and the college to bear on the solution of the problems of the fisheries. Supports JLaoorawry worn The writer said the commission of fisheries, under the commissioner- ship of J. Brook Mapp has con tinued to give fullest support to tne work of the Yorktown laboratory, established July 1, 1940 to develop and conduct the research and edu cational programs. The laboratory research program alms to find out biological Information about the local commercial species that Is needed to permit a more Intelligent utilization of the fisheries, Dr.

Newcombe said. Dr. Newcombe believes the 000 bushels of oysters now produced annually In Virginia can be greatly Increased under proper manage ment The greatest number taken. he said, is from a little over 60.000 acres of private grounds, which rep resents a small part of the total acreage capable of growing high quality oysters. In connection with the oyster work the laboratory at Yorktown Is Investigating practical means of controlling the Infestations of the oyster drill, estimated to cause a loss to the State of more than 000 annually.

Dr. Newcombe noted In his article that the fin-fish program of the laboratory calls for close coopera tion with the shad program of the U. S. fish and wildlife service. During the last five years there has been a relatively low catch of shad light changed Name of the week: The call for recruits was answered In Sioux Falls, S.

by an Indian entitled Elmer-Comes-Flylng A municipal report: The Spartanburg, S. water wagon caught fire the Tacoma, Wash, municipal services got so mixed up that a fire alarm box spurted, water and a "bomb" In St. Joseph, Mo, turned out to be the crown of an old berby hat Annie Oakley memorial sling-shot award: Mr. Noah Lutz of Tom Brook, killed two wild turkeys with one shot While officials of the Bear Mountain zoo were trying to figure out what to do with their bears In case of war raids, the bears solved the problem by going into hibernation ho, bum And the screwy trend even spread to Santa Claus. Among the presents received by soldiers at Camp Wheeler, Ga, were an easy chair, a clam hook, a butterfly net, and a live alligator Oh, Sam I LOOKING TO DANCE Members.

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