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Evening star., 1938-05-18
VOTE INDICTMENT
IN RADIO TEST
Grand Jury Acts in Drive
to Curb Increase Of
Unlicensed Units.

As . result Of efforts by the Federal
Communication Commission to curb
the increase Of unlicensed amateur
.adio operators, the grand jury today
returned test" indictment against
Samuel A. Trewolla, 1910 E street NV,
charging violation Of the Commumicae
tions Act OF 1894.
The case was presented BY the COM
mission through United States Dis
tr1ct Attorney David A. Pine 9 . step
toward cutting down the number q
unlicensed operators, who. It was
charged, constitute possibly serious In
reference with radio use In aviation,
police and marine work.
Vigorous Frseecutiea k3edgea.
Assistant United States Attorney
Eugene Carusi. h charge of the grand
jury, announced that in keeping with
the request OF the commission, III
alleged violators Of the Communities
tions Act viii be vigorously prosecuted
Elm . determined drive to obtain the
supervision over amateurs % provided
by the Communicattons Act"
The indictment charges that Tre-
VIOLA operated ra11o sSransmitter
without first having obtainod . license
from the commission. ofncials pointed
out that Trewolla is Q mature man, -
compared with the large number Of
teen-age boys who play With radio as
. hobby.
Fine q SIs.ees Prsvided.
Mr.. Carusi said conviction Of vio-
lators Of the act carries Q 11ne Of &c.
600 or two years In prison. He said the
commission had informed him there
were thousands and Thousands Of un-
licensed amateur operators who, for
the most part, are merely young men
interested In radio" He said he was
told the number was increasing "at
an alarming rate" since the develop
ment by radio manufacturers Of trans
nlitters sending the voice rather. than
code.
q The commissions examination for
. license requires the ability to send
and receive the Morse code. Is we'll
g possession Of Z thorough knowledge
of radio equipment and operation.
MI. Carusi emphasized the fact that
unlicensed amateurs wh6 have been
unable 10 obtain licenses may. be-
cause Of incompetency. serionsly In
terfere with radio trafhc over the
so-called safety circuits"-aviation,
police and marine.
Evening star., 1938-05-18
SMITHSONIAN GALLERY
MEASURE IS SIGNED
Bill Authorizes Roosevelt to Bet
Aside site on Mall for Art
Building.

President Roosevelt yesterday signed
: bill authoriung him to set aside .
site On the 1Gal for . Smithsonian gal-
lery of art 10 hoase national art COLI
lec&tons. Z.
The main pmpose ef III gallery win
b 70 en6untoge con1GnnposAnsolis art,
ipciuding furnltnA glassware. prccs-
lain and tapestries.
, smitlsonian EeoentB aTs allowed to
accept private donations Tor erection
Of the gallery and gifts a objscts of
Art to be placed IN It.
Tho institution win supplement- TIE
Melln Gallery. now rising on the NAu
to be : repository Tor Europsan mas
ten. 81.
Evening star., 1938-05-18
VAUDEVILLE PLANNED
IN THEATER CHAIN
New Yorker Sets Example for
Independents in Drive on
Double Film Features.

9y tOe ASSOCl1teo Tieoss s
NEW YORK, May l8.-President
Harry Brandt Is setting an example
for the Independent Theater Owners
Association here in its national cam
paign against double feature" film
bills.
Mr.. Brandt. head Of the Brandt
theater chain, said that beginning
August Is he would install vaudeville
In 20 theaters in the metropolitan area
to supplement . single-feature movie
program.
"The public Is not tired Of seeing
nesh-and-blood actors" he said. "It
Is tired Of not seeing them"
The association, which also attacked
producers recently for paying huge
salaries to stars who are poison to
the box ONCE" controls more than
200 movie houses here.
Evening star., 1938-05-18
MASONIC BENEFIT SET
Second Annual Affair to n Held
1t Club Tonight.

The second annual banquet of the
District OF Columbia Masonic Clubs
viii be held ct the National Press Club
tonight at $40 O'Clock.
Representative Patrick Of AlAbau1A
viii Be the principal speaker and Hal.
Cheney I. Berthoh. president of the
advisory board Of the Nasonic clubs,
viii b master of ceremonies. A pro-
gram Of professional entertainment
viii ~ presented after tn dinner.
Cub naembers may have - 00egts
NAsuns not a6lliatod with D club.
Evening star., 1938-05-18
0vERc0 BY GAS
Cafe Owner, Found Unconscio
Taken to Hospital.

Jerry Barnes. 4s. proprietor Of caee
ct 3l3 Fourth street s.W.. vas fou4d
unconscious today Ia . gas-illlsd rom
above his establishment, police repoee-
"a. Hs was taken 10 oellinsef H.
1tal. Policeman r. = Goodwin, fourth
q Actnct, said that on entering -
Ho1 = hs found Ar. BARNES On -
md vtth : tubs from N op6u - -
IN II unath.
Evening star., 1938-05-18
WITNESSES PLACE
BLAME IN CRASH
Six Testify That Motorman
Failed to Halt at Stop \
Sign.'

Un0ef que6tlon1n8 ~ Ae61Stant
United states Attorney Albert Gold
stein, six Witnesses testified before .
jury IN Police Court today that james
II. Peck So, motorman Of q street
car into which Motor Cycle Policeman
Ernest +. Vessels crasl1ed to his
death last April -. failed 70 halt his
vehicls ct . STOP sign On rineg
Branch road NV. before eu1qtng the
intersection d Dutternut street
Mr.. vessels was killed When the
motor cycle Witch he was riding 20 an
emergency III, colNdsd Nttlt TN
street car in the intersection. The case,
.ehArgine nseliGsnt homicide Il being
heard before jury and JudSe John
p. Mcadahon There were flye more
Government witnesses and at Last
seven for the defense yet to b heard
this aftHu0uo.
Siren Was In Opeeatisn.
All the witnesses heard testified that
Mr.. vessels SIREN was IN operation
before he reached the corner. Two
Of these, residents Of Piney Branch
road, said. the siren caused theM 70
rush to their windows In time to Oh.
serve the crash. Another, . pedes-
train, said he was standing within
10 feet Of the intersection, and that
the street car was proceeding slowly
and Mr.. Vessels apparently attempt
ed to cut In front Of It to avoid the
crash.
Sidney johnson, counsel for the
Capital Transit Co.. - defending Mr..
Peck
Three Heard Yesterday.
Only three witnesses were heard yes
terday after considerable difnculty had
been encountered In selecting jury.
Their testimony was Of . technical
nature.
OF the three witnesses heard yes-
terday, one WAS Policeman John W.
Wessells, brother Of the policeman.
who stated only that he had identified
the body at the morgue.
Policeman q. W. Tenley Of the
traf,c division testified regarding the
measurements taken ct the scene Of
the accident, while Policeman Millard
+. Collins. station clerk. told Of the
call which sent Ofncer Vessels 10 his
death. The call. he said, was false
report that . postman was lying "a
the street . short distance from the
station house.
Evening star., 1938-05-18
LIONS TO GIVE BENEFIT
Proceeds VIII Ds Used to Buy
Glasses Tor School Children.

MOUNT RAINIER, Nd, May =
(epeedal) "a party for the benefit Of
its charity f,ind win Be given BY the
IAcns Club at Hyattsville, at Blue
bird Hall here Friday night, at .
O'Clock. ..ssssssssss.
Procesds win besIlDed to fUniGh
treatment and en- laases 70 chdre1Il
IN tlas pubic and parochial schools q
Prince Georges (bmty. The club r.
cemttly pesssntsd III Board of xduca.
t1on With 5 tali lnccu1ar. an iustSsari
msnt uns6 1ae 1fng - yiatm.
Evening star., 1938-05-18
FIVE ARE INDICTED
IN LIQUOR CASE
True Bills Follow Raids on
Residences, in Fashionable
Area.

A woman and four men, arrested in
two raids on residences In fashion,
able sections Of the city. were indicted
today ON charges involving manufac-
ture and possession Of Illicit liquor.
Thomas Levine. 81. and his wife.
Helen. -. were arrested April ~ with
Nazzeraino Magnaterra, 36. In an early
morning raid BY Bureau Of Internal
Revenue agents and Metropolitan
Police in . home at S2ol Cheyy Chase
parkway NM, where i MasmateUA
sid he lived. 1l,ey were accu4gd Of
p0Gieaing . 200-ga1lon sttn, ~ gall
lons of whisky and 1850 gallons Of
mash.
Their Indictment contained i've
counts-that they lacked the required
legal bond to carry ON the business Of
distilling spirits or alcohol: that they
made liquor IN = structure not = us
tillery; that they operated an unrcg-
istered still; that they had no permit
to operate the still, and that they
possessed liquor on which the required
revenue stamps were lacking.
Other Indictsnents.
Ralph Marcontoni, 1900 FArr1gut
street NV, and Guilio 9. Quataini
Of Baltimore. we're indicted on fosir
counts. A second indictment was re-
turned against Quattrini. charging his
Illegal possession Of los gallons o.,
untaxed liquor.
Odlcers, who made the arrests On
February IS, said they were attracted
TO 1900 Farragut street NV. by gne
strong odor of fermenting mash. They.
said they followed Quattrini from the
house to m automobile which was
found to contain Al five-gallon cans
Of alleged whisky.
Internal Revenue agents charged
they found Marcontoni inside the
house where . large still and dis
tilling apparatus were located. The
Indictment against the two charged
that they failed to have q bond, that
they lacked the required permit to
operate . still, that they failed to
register the still as required by law
and that they possessed % gallons OF
untaxed liquor.
Others Are Accused.
Others indicted and the charges
against them follow:
John NJ. I.ockleaf, Ronald =. Smith,
James c. Faux, Buck Aston. Clarence
Z. Gardner, Champion L.. Keys and
Henson I. Hawkins, joyriding; Viola
Stewart, Louise Caldwell. Arthur Cald-
well, stencer 6hefneid and David w.
Jones, grand larceny; Norman Fuller,
robbery; Claibron Pima and Curtis
Cofer, housebreaking and larceny from
the District Of Columbia: Robert
Lender, alias Robert Smith. alias Rob-
ert Lander: Raymond Paris and Carl
L. Vincent. alias william Stevens,
housebreaking and larceny; James E.
Lowry and Helen Wright, assault with
q dangerous weapon; Pleasant A.
Montague, assault with dangerous
weapon and assault with intent to kill;
Leslie Dee Gaddis. forgery and utter
ing; Michael McEntire and Marvin l..
Brickey, rape; Arlene v. Hawkins and
George Matthews. second degree mur-
der; Winston H. Andrews, assault with
intent to commit robbery. and Samuel
A. Trewplla. violation OF Commune
cations Act.
The grand jury ignored charges
against these: James L. jenkins, JOY
riding; Charles p. Fletcher, toyriding;
william q. UtA larceny after trust:
Blanche Brown, assault with danger
ous weapon: Anthony vacca, coun-
terfeittng statutes.
Evening star., 1938-05-18
Credit women % Meet

The rscently-organissd Credit Wcm-
ems lrea1fast Club win naest tomor.
fcv q Z a.m. N III willard Hotel.
j1An ! Althamk Sy-trsasa1rs1
u ~ AaoeIn1ed 1o&nll lEo6it 1een q
WA1hinG1un, v1u III 6s11se speaksE.
Evening star., 1938-05-18
TRUE BILL FACED
BY WAM|P[ERPA|R
|. IN ADAMS DEATH.
Charles Grand Jury Finds
Indictment on Charges
eof MansIaughter.
ALAN BUCK is CLEARED, !
BUT MAY BE WITNESS
Trial Expected to Begin Latter
Part of Week-Venue Change
May Be Asked.
BULLETIN.

LA PLATA, Nd, May l8.--Mr.
and Mrs. T. Morris Wampler today
pleaded not guilty to manslaughter
indictments charging that they did
1eloniously kill" Charles Adams,
elderly handyman on the Wampler
estate. Judges Joseph M. Mattingly
and Melvin G. Loker reduced
Wampler's bond from $4,000 to.
$1,000 and continued Mrs. Wam-
piers bond 1t $1,000 pending their
trial.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-24
Germany Orders
! Home Nazi Envoy
TO United States
Action Leaves Gaping Breach
In Relations Between
Nations.

Berlin, Nov. ia gaping
breach in German and American
friendship, amounting to "a sym
bolical suspension" Of relations,
developed tonight after Fuehrer
Adolph Hitler ordered Ambassa-
dor Hans Heinrich Dieckhoff to
leave his Washington post and
return Immediately to Berlin.
DieckhoiT, ambassador to the
United States for the past 10
months, was summoned to Ber-
lin to explain President Roose-
velts strange attitude toward"
the recent wave OF Nazi anti
Semitism affecting 100000 Ger
man Jews.
The return of Dieckhoff, fol-
lowing the return to Washington
Of United States ambassador to
Berlin, Hugh r. Wilson, will in
no way represent formal break
in diplomatic relations between
the two governments because all
commercial and other relations
will be conducted-in Berlin and
Washington-by subordinate dip
lomats.
Nevertheless, the movements
of Wilson, the commercial attache
of the u. S. embassy here and
now Dieckhoff make it. clear that
German-American relations have
reached an acute stage.
American officials admitted
surprise at the phrasing of the
official announcement of DECK
hoff's orders, particularly the di-
rect reference to the president of
TIE United States and his
strange attitude"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-24
North Carolina i.
Baptissts Condemn II
Prosecuting Jews
Also Opposed Further Cen
tralizatiOn Of Power In
Washington. Buy Paper.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. con-
demning German "persdcutAon"
of Jews and asserting that the
United States SHOULD go no fur
Their toward the Capitalization Of
power in governmental affairs"
were passed today by the North
Carolina Baptist Convention, in
session here last week.
More than 1000 delegates
believed to be record number
also paved the way today for the
purchase of the Biblical Record
or, official organ cf the conven-
ton. The publication, now priv
atcly owned, will be bought for
$65,
The Baptist voted to meet next
year in Winston-Salem. The
Rev. G.. Van Stevens of Oxford
will preach the convention SER
mon, with Rev. Albert S. Hale Of
Henderson acting as alternate,
Other resolutions passed today
recommended the repeal of the
states absentee ballot laws, a
statewide vote on liquor, study
eff world peace, and the cessation
of the world ornaments race"
Strong opposition was express
ed to the resolution concerning
Capitalization of government &C
tivities in the United States, with
some delegates terming the meas
ure a elbow at the new DEAL"
Submitted by DR.. j. A. Barton,
vice president of the convention,
the resolution said:
without the slightest thought
of political parties E. we record
our conviction that the American
people should go no further to-
ward the Capitalization of pow
er in governmental affairs, in the
regulation of details of private
life, in the RECOMMENDATION of the
citizens, and toward the estab-
lishment of a tot2litarian state.
The resolution condemning
treatment of Jews in Germany
said the delegates "deplore the
present brutal and outrageous
policy of the German govern
ment Gin relentless and inhuman
persecution both of Christians
and Jews on purely religious and
racial grounds"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-24
Right Of-Ways In Cherokee
Indian Reservation Prob
lem. Work Goes Forward.
Especial to The POSt)

Washington, D.. C.-The Ma
tional Park Service predicted
ahis week it would have every
foot" of the Virginia end of the
Scenic Blue Ridge Parkway
linking Shenandoah and Great
Smoky Mountain National Parks,
completed or under construction
within three years.
It held out little hope, howev-
er, for a similar accomplishment
of the North Carolina end of the
drive, where right-of prob
lems on the Cherokee Indian res
ervation had complicated the
parkway program.
Officials said work on the Vir-
ginia section would of necessity
be governed by the amount Of
money available each year but
shat at the present rate of ap.
propriations-ab bout $4,000,00(
annually-they could ''see the
end of the job"
The officials said their immedi,
ate concern was the completion
Of the link between Roanoke
Va, and Asheville, N. c. Aside
from work under way this would
involve the building of Is miles
of new road in North Carolina
The work, officials said, would
probably be undertaken next
year.
The latest report of the park
service gave this data on the stat
us Of various sections of the road,
from North to South; Virginia
60 miles, Front Royal to Swift
run Gap on Spottswood Trail in
Shenandoah Park, completed; 80
miles, Swift Run Gap to Jarmans
Gap at southern end of Shenan-
and scheduled for completion
next year; eight miles, Jarmans
Gap to Rock Fish Gap, complet-
ed; q miles, Rockfsh Gap to Tye
River Gap, scheduled for con-
stfuction next year so miles, Tye
not yet scheduled for construc-
ton and no funds available for
River Gap to Thunder Mountain,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-24
Will Take Three More Years
] TO Complete Entire Parkway

the $3,OOO,OOo job; % miles,
Thunder Mountain to Black
HORSE Gap, north of Roanoke,
scheduled for construction next
year; 40-mile bypass around Ro-
anoke, Black Horse Gap to Ad-
ney Gap, not yet scheduled for
construction; so miles, Adney
Gap to Pinnacles of Dan COM
pleted 80 miles Pinnacles of Dan
to North Carolina state line, un-
der contract.
North Carolina-60 miles, North
Carolina state line to Deep Gap,
10 miles northeast of Boone, un-
der construction and scheduled
Cor completion next year; II
miles, Deep Gap to Blowing
Rock, scheduled for construction
next year; Is miles, Blowing
Rock across Grandfather Noun
tain, not scheduled for construc-
ton because availability of Yon-
ahlosSee Scenic Trail; so miles,
YonahloSSee Trail to Toe River
Gap, near Mount Mitchell, high
est peak east of Rockies, under
contract; Is miles, Toe River Gap
to Bee Tree Gap, southwest Mt
Mitchell, scheduled for construc-
ton late next year, thereby COM
pleting link between Asheville
end Roanoke; eight miles, Bee
Tree Gap to Elk Mountain Scenic
Drive southwest of ASheville, un-
der construction; 40 miles, Elk
Capt, seven miles south of Mount
Pisgah, not yet laid out; IL miles
Wagon Road Gap to Tennessee
Bald Mountain, to Great Smoky
Mountain National Park, not laid
out.
The Park Service has received
approximately $16,818,OO0 for the
500-mile parkway. About S.
100000 remains, but officials said
it either was committed by con-
tract or scheduled for expendi-
ture within the next year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-24
Obituaries
MRS, SALLIE WAGNER
SHEETS

SHEETS
Sallie Wagner Sheets was born
July 6, 1868, in Allegheny County,
near White Head and departed
this life Nov. 9, 1888, making her
earthly visit rs years, 4 months
and 3 days.
She was married to William
Horton Sheets, of Wagner, June
4, 1880. To this union was born
eight children-Mrs. Ben Miller,
Dunlap, Kans., Mrs. Heg Brown,
Nipomo, Calf; Mrs. Alonzo Bare,
Wagner; Mrs. Jim Dancy, Glen
dale Springs; Mack Sheets, Matt
land, w. Va; Robert Wagner,
and Willie Sheets and Matte
Newman who proceeded her to
the Great Beyond.
Willie, her youngest son, gave
his life for the freedom of our
country in the great World War
and died ION the battle fields in
France Aug. 4, 1918. His body
was later brought to the family
cemetery.
Mrs. Sallie Sheets professed
a hope in Christ at an early age
and joined Big Ridge Baptist
church where she and her
husband were faithful and sup.
porting members. Her husband
departed this life two years ago.
Both their last prayers were that
the Lord would bless and save
the children, grand children and
great grandchildren, so they
could one day be a perfect unit
ed family in heaven.
Besides her children she leaves
one brother, Cicero Wagner, of
Bradshaw, w. Va, 43 grandchil-
dren and % great grandchildren
and a host of friends and rela-
tives.
She will be greatly missed by
all, both young and old. They
can never stop in to visit a little
while with 'Aunt Sallie", but if
we will all live as faithfully for
our Saviour as she did, we will
all meet her beyond the beauti-
full river of light. She was ever
interested in the cause of Christ
and the building of a better king
dom and so long as she could go
she went far and near to visit
with the sick and lend a helping
hand in any possible way she
could. It was never too dark,
cold nor rainy for her to 60 when
called upon. So long as she could
see, having spent the last seven
years of her life in almost COM
plete blindness. She would say
that she was just waiting for the
Lord to dall her away where
there would be no more blind
ness, pain, trouble nor sad part
ing.
Rev. r. l.. Burkett and Rev.
J. w. Luke conducted the fun
eral service, and burial was made
in the Big Ridge cemetery.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-24
Help Prevent All
Woods Fires This
Fall And Winter
(By C. J. Rich)

Forests are available property.
They benefit everyone by con-
serving our drinking water, reg
ulating streamflow, keeping the
soil from washing away, shelter
ing wild life, and providing us
with fuelwood, building material
and other useful products.
Each of us has a personal stake
in the forest resources Of our 10
cality, whether we own any tim
berland or not. The income from
the sale of forest products creates
employment, both in the coun-
try and in towns and villages.
The more forest products we can
produce, the greater will be our
local market for eggs, milk, poul-
try, livestock and other farm pro-
duce.
Fires in the forest kill little
trees and kill or injurc larger
trees and retard their growth.
Forest fires destroy game ami
mails and young birds and their
food They kill the fish in the
streams and ponds, reduce the
fertility of the forest soil, destroy
the natural beauty of the coun-
tryside and create idle land that
is a tax burden.
Forest fires are practically all
man-caused. They are therefore
prevetable. If all of us try to
be doubly-careful with fire, our
selves, and will do our best to
persuade our friends and rela-
tives to be careful, the fires in
our County can be reduced to- a
negligible amount. If we will all
take ap ersonal interest in re-
porting and suppressing fires that
do start, we can confne their
damage to a very small total
acreage.
Trees which burn will never
do us much good; but trees that
are protected and allowed to
grow to maturity can bring a
great flood of new money into
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our County each year to add to
our farm income and help us to
enjoy a higher standard of living
and q great future prosperity.
Now that the season is ap-
preaching when wood fires are
most apt to occur, let us resolve
to do all we can to prevent and
suppress fires, both individually
and collectively, so that we can
make our County. a better place
in which to live, both ourselves
and for those who follow after
us.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-24
OLDER CLUB MEMBER,

Though he is over 70 years of
age, J. T. Daniel of Granville
county, joined the All corn club
this season and has produced 102
bushels of corn on his club acre.
He is said to be one of the best
farmers in the county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-24

Mr.. G. A. Phillips, of Glen
Rock, Pa, has been visiting rela-
tives in the county. Mrs. Phil
lips and three children returned
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-24

to Pennsylvania with him this
week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-22
KEY WEST PLAYS
PR ATES In
SUNDAY CONTEST
KEY WEST HAS NEW UNI.
FORMS: PIRATES WITH NEW
NAME: BOTH LINKED: POUL-
TRY. CUBAN CLUB IN FIRST

The Key West entry in the Mi
ami Winter League will play the
newly-named Pirates in the sec
ond game of doubleheader Sun
day at Navy Field, with the
Smith Poultry nine taking on the
Cuban Club in the opener at 100
p. m.
Key West will try to overcome
the JIM of new uniforms. The
old baseball tradition of a team
in new uniforms always losing
their first game may sock them
but the Pirates, who were former
ly Bacardi Club, nave new
name, too, and may come under
the jinx.
The new uniforms are gray
with a blue stripe. On the front
of each uniform is Key West in
large letters. On the back of
each is the name of the mer-
chants contributing it. On the
sleeve of the uniform is a num-
eral distinguishing the player.
The Key West team plays in the
Miami league again against Raj
ley-Milam on New Years Day.
Next game here is with Fred
erick's Market on Jan. 8.
Key Vests lineup will be
Gates, 1b; j. Carbonell, 2b; A.
Acevedo, SIS; Albury, 30; Villa
real, If; Gonzalez, CT; M. Griffin,
rf; Christie or Cyril Griffin, C;
Covington, Bethel or P. Carbo-
nell, pitcher.