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Evening star., 1939-12-23
Rites Held in Minnesota
For T.. H. FuIIaway

Funeral services for Charles H.
Fullaway. administrative assistant
for the Bureau of the Budget, who
died Wednesday at his home in
Kenwood. Md, were held today at
Litchfield, MINI.
Born in Philadelphia, Mr.. Full
away had made his home near
Washington throughout many years
of Government service.
He was at one time superintendent
of the finance division of the United
States Post Office Department and
later assistant director of the Postal
Savings System. Afterward, he
worked for a time with the New York
Guarantee Trust Co., living in New
York City.
He returned to Washington to
work under Gen. Lord as an assist
ant to the Director of the Budget.
When Lewis Douglas was made Di-
rector of the Bureau of the Budget,
Mr.. Fullaway was appointed admin
istrative assistant, the position being
created for him in recognition of
outstanding services. He retired
two years ago because of i'll health
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Gertrude Knight Fullaway; two
brothers, David T. Fullaway OF
Honolulu, Hawaii, and William H
Fullaway of Philadelphia, and q
nephew, William H. Fullaway, jr.
of Washington.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Van Duzer 10 Study Traffic
Liqht Control in PITTSBURGH

Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer will be sent to Pittsburgh
within a few days to study that
city's central traffic light control
system plan, it is announced by the
District Commissioners.
This was the first result of the
recommendations by the Commis-
sioners' Traffic Advisory Council
for improvement of the Districts
present traffic control system. as a
reaction to proposals that block
system be adopted for the traffic
light system or that there be an in
crease in the speed limit
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
yesterday voiced general approval
of the report of subcommittee
headed by E. D. Merrill of the Traf-
fic Advisory Council, which was
adopted by that body, proposing i'm
provements in the traffic control
light system.
Mr.. Hazen, in revealing that Mr..
Van Duzer would be sent to Pitts
burgh to make a personal examina-
ton of the traffic light control sys-
tenn in vogue there, said the traffic
director also had been asked to put
into specific detail suggestions made
by the Traffic Advisory Council.
The Traffic Advisory Council
turned thumbs down on proposals
for an increase of the speed limit
for traffic in downtown Washington
and for adoption of the "block'
traffic light system for Washington
| traffic.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Edward Mcclellan Hall
Enqraver 81 Years, Dies

Edward Mcclellan Hall, II, an
engraver at the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing for 81 years and
one of the oldest employees in point
of service in the Government, died
at his home today.
Ill since last Monday, Mr.. Hall
died of heart ailment. He appar-
emily had been improving, but grew
worse several days ago. He lived at
1407 Kennedy street NV.
An expert engraver, Mr.. Hall was
we'll known for the special issues
of stamps that he engraved. He had
worked until the day he became i'll
six days ago.
Mr.. Hall completed his 61st year
with the bureau on December 16
He had retired at the age OF IS but
had been working since then by
presidential extension.
A native of Beltsville, Md, he
moved to the District as an infant
He was the son of Margaret Hercus
and George I. Hall, pioneer settlers
of Beltsville. He had been a men,
ber of the Calvary Meth0dist
Church many years.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs
Hattie B. Hall; two daughters, Mrs
Horace w. Barber and Mrs. E. H
Odell; brother, James Hall; three
grandchildren and two great-grand-
children, all of Washington.
Funeral arrangements have moi
been completed.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Commission 10 Study
Bus Service Appeal

In response to demands from resi-
dents of the area for improved bus
service, the Public Utilities Commits
sion yesterday directed its staff to
make an investigation of the service
In the sections lying generally east of
the Anacostia River between Ridge
road and Goodhope road and ad-
jacent areas, and announced
public hearing would be held later
Both the Capital Transit Co. and
the Washington. Marlboro g. An
napolis Motor Line. Inc, were made
parties to the study. Officials said
that under present arrangements,
some passengers going to and from
points in the far Southeast section
of the District are required to pay
two fares. Residents of the affected
sections, it was said have requested
that service be provided by the Cap
ital Transit Co. or, as second
choice, that the commission provide
for free transfers between the two
lines for service within the District.
The Maryland company's buses
now are permitted to receive passen-
gers on westbound buses and to
discharge passengers from east
bound buses between the intersec-
ton of Pennsylvania and Minnesota
avenues Sc. and the District line,
and at two other points in the
Southeast. All buses of the Mary
land company operate to and from
a terminal at Pennsylvania avenue
and Eleventh street NV.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Capital Lions Club
Gives 500 10 Finland

The Capital Lions Club of Wash
ington yesterday added s10O to the
Finnish relief fund. The money was
contributed at the clubs luncheon
Wednesday and the check presented
yesterday. in behalf of the club. by
Eugene Meyer, publisher of the
Washington Post, to the Rev. DR..
Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., local chair
man of the fund.
In accepting the check, signed by
Floyd D. Akers, president of the
club, Father Walsh said the local
unit of the fund will cooperate with
the national organization, headed
by Herbert Hoover, and the Amer
lcan Red Cross. which has sent
medicines, hospital supplies and
clothes.
Robert V. Fleming, president OF
Riggs National Bank, is treasurer OF
the local unit. Offices, donated by
the building owner, will be opened
in a downtown building immediately
after Christmas, Father Walsh said
contributions toward the relief
fund are symbolic of the "spon.
taneous sympathy of the American
people for the civilian sufferers OF
the Russian INVASION Father WALSH
declared.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Children Give
Miss Merrick
Real YuIe Cheer

For sentimental value, it is doubt
full whether Miss Mary v. Merrick
will receive a more treasured Christ
mas present than the one given her
Thursday night by a group of
youngsters.
Miss Merrick established the
Christ Child Society in 1887 and still
is president of the societys board
Over that span her organization has
had a hand in the happiness of
thousands of boys and girls.
And Thursday night Miss Merrick
was repaid to some extent. Twenty
four children from the Christ Child
House gathered in front of her home
in Chevy Chase. Md. and serenaded
her with Christmas carols. After
ward a delegation presented her
with gifts made in the Christ Child
House craft shop and bearing a
hand-printed card.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
TODAY,

500 p.m.-Mrs. Roosevelt lights alley
tree in Government court, between
L and M streets at TWenty-first
street NV.
500 pm.-Carol- singing childrens
chorus, yard of Southeast House.
500 pm-Lighting of tree in Chevy
Chase Circle by Chevy Chase Citi-
zens' Association, community sing
ing of carols.
TOMORROW.
$3.50 pm.-Program at Banneker
Junior High School under spon-
sorship of Pleasant Plains Civic
Association and PIT. A. of Mon
roe and Bruce Schools.
4:30 p.m.-Concert by United States
Marine Band, Ellipse.
500 0pm.-N a tional Community
Christmas Tree, Ellipse, President
Roosevelt to light tree at dusk and
deliver Christmas message to
Nation at Sill pm.
500 p.m.-Conduit Road Citizens
Christmas message to Nation,
broadcast from Ellipse.
500 p.m.-Celebration of Pleasant
Plains Civic Association. Ban
neker Recreation Center, Georgia
avenue and Euclid street NV.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Copitdrs> Christmas Events
A Daily Schedule Of City-Wide and
Community Yuetide Celebrations

500 pm-Tree lighting, Michigan
Park Citizens Association, at
Twelfth street and Michigan
avenue NE.
$50 pm.-Conduit Road Citizens
Association party, Palisades Park
playhouse, near Sherrier and
Edmunds places NV.
800 pm-Community tree lighting,
Central-Northwest Citizens Asso-
citation, Vermont avenue and U
street NV.
TOO p.m.-Residents of Wesley
Heights and Spring Valley will
hold their annual Christmas cele-
bration about a community tree
at Forty-fourth street and Cathe-
dral avenue NV.
1880 pm.-Michigan Park Citizens
Association party for children at
Children's Country Home. Eight
zenith street and Bunker Hill road
NE.
MONDAY.
11:30 am-Christmas Dutch Treat"
breakfast-luncheon for lonely Dis
trict residents or travellers. At the
Shoreham Hotel, with Mrs. Paul
Elliott as hostess.
2::30 p.m.-N a tional Cathedral
American Legion Posts party for
children at Washington Home for
Foundlings.
Evening star., 1939-12-23

Nine-year-old Charles Morris re-
ceived a handsome return on 10
cent investment yesterday, when he
joined other pupils of the Chevy
Chase (Md) Elementary School at
their Christmas party. The invest
ment represented a donation to help
buy a present for Knee-Hi, the
dog, presented for several months
recently in safety demonstrations by
The Star, and the return was black
Scottie pup.
Last week Charles and the other
pupils at the school turned out to
watch Knee-Hi give them lesson
in traffic safety and was spellbound
by the terriers almost human way
of teaching. After the demonstra-
ton he donated 10 cents for
Christmas gift for the little wire
haired terrier which has been the
center of attention of thousands of
school children in Washington and
vicinity for the past several weeks.
1t was discovered later that the 10
cents was his lunch money
Reading of the incident in The
Star. j. R. Heaston, athletic super
visor at the school, decided if
Charles liked dogs that we'll he de-
served one. After consulting the
boys parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
j. Morris of River road. he got the
dog and when the children came
to class yesterday morning they
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Thief Invudes
Home and Takes
YuIe Presents

A Santa Claus-in-reverse slipped
into the home of Mrs. Gertrude
Weems at 1864 Columbia road NV.
early today.
Mrs Weems awakened shortly
after 3 am. to find a colored man,
carrying fashlight. prowling about
the bedroom of her apartment,
where she sleeps with her two chill
dren, Calvert, ia, and Marilyn, II.
He warned her to be quiet and
climbed out of a window. With him
he took an armful of Christmas
presents. Some of the presents We're
those given the children by other
persons, Mrs. Weems said, and 9TH
ers were presents she had bought.
In addition to the gifts, the burg
lar took three small banks, which
contained about SIS in change. To-
tai haul was probably about $50, she
said.
Evening star., 1939-12-23

found beneath their tree a puppy
size doghouse. In the doorway
could be seen the coal-black nose
of coal-black puppy sound asleep.
When Charles saw his own name
on the doghouse he was speechless.
His parents had said nothing about
it. While the other children crowded
around to look, all Charles could
say was Gee" He soon noticed
the puppy responded to a gentle
scratching on the ears and even
opened her eyes occasionally in ap-
probation.
The other presents were forgotten
while the boys and girls debated
name for the puppy. Word spread
to other rooms and for a while
teachers had difficulty keeping order,
but to suggestions of Knee-Hi the
Second, Billy, Nellie, Sleepy, Blackie
and hundred others Charles turned
deaf ear. Blinkie sounded all
right, but a name is not something
you can think up right off, he de-
cided
The boy had scores of offers to
help him take the puppy home, to
help feed and brush her and take
her for walks, but the thought of
having dog all his own was too
much. He promised to think them
over. OF one thing he is positive
Christmas is one of the finest things
! there is, next to a Scottie puppy.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Two Pedestrians Killed
Near Fredericksburq

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Dec.
% (P).-Two pedestrians were killed
near here last night when struck
by automobiles at the same location
but at different times.
Horace B. Carver, 81, of Fred
ericksburg died at Mary Wash
ington Hospital here of fractured
skull shortly after being hit by a
car driven, police said. by Max Early
Meyer, a. of Front Royal.
Two hours later Lewis Beazley,
%, of Caroline County was almost
instantly killed when struck by a
car which. police reported, was
operated by Joseph T. Fernandez
AZ, of Richmond. Mr.. Beazley suf
fered a broken neck.
Both accidents occurred in front
of dance hall in Spottsylvania
County miles south of Fredericks-
burg on Route /.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Rabbi BresIou to Speak
At Sorority Conference

Rabbi Isidore Breslau will be
guest speaker at a banquet at the
Shoreham Hotel tonight marking
the opening of the three-day East
ern Regional Conference of the
Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority.
Kappa Chapter of George WASH
ington University and the WASH
ington Alumnae Club are hosts:
Mrs. Norman Goldberg, chairman.
Delegates will go on a sightseeing
trip tomorrow morning, and in the
evening a supper party will be held
at the home of Mrs. Alec Horwitz,
2719 Brandywine street NV. A
formal dinner dance at the hotel
Christmas night will conclude the
conference. National officers of the
sorority expected to be in attendance
include Mrs. Arthur Markowitz,
grand archon; Miss Augusta Skir-
boil, Eastern regional adviser; Miss
Sophie Kof1ler, bursar, and Miss
Thelma Zackin, tribune.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
IA Turkeys Part Of Loot
In Grocery Robbery

A Christmas feast fit for a dozen
kings could be spread with the gro
ceries stolen from a Sanitary store
at 1872 Eastern avenue NE. last
night.
He1e is the list of food reported
stolen by Enoch r. Burns, manager
of the grocery side, and Julian
Frank, in charge of the meat
counter:
Seventy-four dressed turkeys worth
$222; hams, $24; S pounds Of lunch
meat, SIPS; Is cartons and 95 pack
ages of cigarettes, q packages Of
chewing tobacco, 10 packages of
cigars, 2 gallons of cider, 4 fruit
cakes and a quantity of chewing
gum and candy. The total value was
put at $310.19.
The thieves gained entry by saw
Ing the iron bars In . rear window.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Judge Dobie Takes Oath
To Appeals Bench
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 23-Judge
Armistead M. Dobie appeared be-
fore Federal Judge Luther B. Way
in Federal Court here today to take
the oath of Office to the bench of
the Fourth United States Circuit
Court of Appeals.
Judge Dobie, only recently named
to the bench of the United States
District Court for the western dis
trict of Virginia, yesterday received
his recess appointment from Presi-
dent Roosevelt to a judgeship of
the Circuit Court. His elevation to
the higher bench was made to fill
vacancy created by the retire.
ment of Judge Elliott Northcutt of
Huntington, W. Va.
Other members of the Fourth
United States Circuit Court of APP
peals are Judges John ]! Parker of
Charlotte, N. c., and Morris M.
Soper of Baltimore.
Judge A. D. Barksdale of Lynch
burg of the Sixth Virginia Judicial
Court, has been appointed to sue
ceed Judge Dobie on the bench of
the United States District Court
for the western district Of Virginia.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
u. S. Defers Hunt
For $4,000 That
Nobody Owns
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Communications
Commission has continued until
January 3 a search for a bundle Of
ten $1,000 bills which everybody
concerned admits existed but every
body denies owning.
Bank records introduced at q
hearing have proved the existence
of the money-it was deposited In .
trust fund created for construction
Of WSAL at Salisbury, Md.
But of three men Immediately
concerned, two deny ever having
even seen the money. They are
James Gum, Washington radio at
torney, and Frank Stearns, in whose
name the station was licensed.
The third man, Glen Gillette,
Washington radio engineer, has tes-
titled the money-in crisp bills
was handed to him by Mr.. Gum for
deposit in a trust fund in Mr.. Gill
lette's name.
Mr.. Gillette also has testified Mr..
Gum later got the money back after
deduction of $500 Mr.. Gum owed
Mr.. Gillette and note signed by
Mr.. Stearns was substituted. 1t was
then. Mr.. Gillette has testified. that
he decided to finance the station
himself in return for Q So, 900 chat
tel mortgage.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Cross Roads Theater
Broadcast 10 Depict
History Of Dolls
PLAYERS to Be Heard
Tonight at 7::30
Over WMAl

The Cross Roads Theater players
will return to the air with another
broadcast in the special educational
series sponsored by The Star with
the cooperation of the National
Broadcasting Co. and the Board of
Education. The players will be
heard tonight at 7:30 o'clock over
Station WMAL in "The History of
Toys and Dolls"
While digging in the ancient tombs
of Greece and Egypt archeologists
discovered that 5000 years ago chill
dren played with jointed dolls, and
tonight's play will dramatic the
highlights Of the fascinating story
Of the trinkets and playthings that
have since been designed to amuse
the children of the world.
Interesting episodes in the lives of
famous men of history will be fea-
tured in the script, including the
gleeful hobby horse race between
the wise philosopher. Socrates, and
his son in his garden, in Athens.
The talented Cross Roads Theater
cast will be assisted by four youthful
Junior high school students when
the production goes on the air. In
important roles will be Carmella
Sciacca, Buddy Wakefield, Gladys
Cook and Otto Tingen, all from
Jefferson Junior High.
The many other characters of
the performance will be portrayed
by well-known actors of Washing
ton. including Mildred Beach. Ruth
May, Sid Bassler, Bill Draper. Don
Sisler, Ed Evans, Gene Murphy,
Mel Linger, Charles Hohein and
Ted Field.
The presentation of THE History
of Toys and Dolls" will be another
in the series of radio broadcasts
designed for the Junior high school
students of Washington. Tile pro-
CRANE are supervised by a radio
committee of junior high principals
headed by Hugh Smith of Jefferson
and will continue as public service
throughout the school year.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
David J. Kaufman
Leaves S500,000
Estate 10 Family
His Realty Holdings,
Valued at $422,888,
Largest Item

Property upward of S500,000 was
left by David j. Kaufman, prom
inent merchant and business man.
who died November Is. District
Court records revealed today. Men,
bers of his family will benefit under
his will
A petition for the probate of his
will, which was drawn September
"a. 1886. showed he had real estate
in the District assessed at S422 .888-
including 1015 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. assessed at S135.875. In addi-
ton. Mr.. kaufman owned real estate
at Rosslyn. Va, valued at $4,000
and personal property-mostly in
stocks and notes, receivable-valued
at SGT ,467.
Trust Provided for Widow.
The court was advised in the petit
ton, which was filed by the testa-
tors son, Joseph D. Kaufman, 2737
Devonshire place NV, and the
Union Trust Co.. as executors, that
debts of the estate are obligations
on real estate aggregating s135 900.
1910 Community Chest pledge of
$1,000 and $1,000 in expenses Incl
dent to his last illness.
The son and the Union Trust Co.
are to administer trust, provided
for under the will, which will COM
prise the rest of his property, the
net income of which is to go to the
widow, Mrs. Clara Kaufman, 1909
Jenifer street NV, during her life
time. At her death the principal
is to be distributed to the son, two
daughters and grandson in equal
parts. The law firm of Hamilton &
Hamilton represents the estate and
the petition was filed through Attor-
ney William A. Glasgow of that
firm.
Son to Be Executor.
Mrs. Kaufman, who was named
as potential executrix, declined to
serve and asked that her son, who
was named as alternative co-execu-
tor, take her place. The will leaves
tangible personal property to the
widow.
Five hundred dollars are left to
the Washington Hebrew Congrega-
ton for perpetual care and upkeep
of the testator's plot in its.cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
HE. CASTOR Expected
To Be Promoted 10
Hanes' Post
Treasury Shift Clears
Way for Appointment
As Undersecretory
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The appointment of John l.. Sui
livan, 40-year-old Manchester, N. H.,
lawyer, to be Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury emphasized today the
probability that Herbert E. CASTOR
would be promoted to Undersecre-
tary.
The latter post was vacated by the
resignation yesterday of John w.
Hanes, who will return to private
business. The Sullivan appointment
was announced soon afterward.
Mr.. CASTOR, a former newspaper
editor, is now Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury and regarded in Treas
ury circles as closer to Secretary
Morgenthau than any one else in the
department. If he takes over Mr.
Hanes' duties, Mr.. Sullivan would be
available for Mr.. Gaston's present
work of supervising the Coast Guard
and Customs Bureau.
Mr.. Sullivan is now assistant
to the commissioner of Internal
Revenue.
Six months ago Mr.. CASTOR per-
mitted Secretary Morgenthau to
promote him from a Sl0000-a-year
job as Treasury publicity chief to the
$4,000 assistant secretaryship. Ele-
vation to the undersecretaryship
would restore his former pay scale
Mr. CASTOR, So. is a native OF
Halesy, Greg. He has edited papers
in Tacoma, Spokane, Fargo, N. Oak. 3:
Minneapolis and New York. His last
newspaper assignment was as night
editor of the former New York
World.
When that newspaper discontin-
ued publication, he became deputy
to Mr.. Morgenthau. then the New
York State conservation commits
sioner. Mr.. Morgenthau brought
Mr.. CASTOR to washington again as
his deputy in the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration in 1888. and both went
to the Treasury later the same year
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Historical Societies
Aides Plan ORGANIZATION

Leading representatives of Amer
lean historical societies and agen-
cies will meet at the Mayf1ower Ho-
tel Thursday afternoon to form an
active organization, it was an
nounced by DR.. C. c. Crittenden,
secretary of the North Carolina His
torical Commission and chairman of
the National Conference of His
torical Societies.
DR.. Crittenden and other leaders
of the organization movement be-
lieve that hundreds Of societies in
the United States and Canada will
benefit from closer cooperation as
members of the same association.
Miss Dorothy Barck of the New
York Historical Society will be Sec
retary of the conference.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
United Brethren

DR.. Simpson B. Daugherty will
preach at II am. on If Christ Had
Not Come" Sacred concert by the
orchestra at $40 am. Junior church
at II am. The young people will
sing carols for the-shut-ins of the
congregation from to 10 pm. At
10:30 pm. the service of lights and
carols will be held, with special
numbers by the choir, the process
sional, the evening prayer, the
Christmas carols, a message by the
minister on "Christ-The Touch
stone Of Human Hearts," the light
ing Of the candles, the benediction
and the recessional.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Selection Bourd to Meet

The Navy yesterday ordered Sc
lection Board convened here Janu-
ary 3 to recommend 210 lieutenants
in the line of the Navy for promo
ton to lieutenant commander.
+ Capt. Richard S. Edwards was
named president Of the Selection
Board.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Cherner to Help Needy

Joseph Cherner, president of the
Cherner Motor Co., will distribute
100 turkeys this year to needy fam
lilies In the District. This is IN an.
nual custom Of MS. Cherner's.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
YuIe Seals on All Tickets

MIAMI. Fla. Dec. % R.-Ap-
parently overcome by the yule spirit.
Miami traffic policeman is placing
Christmas seals on the tickets" he
leaves on automobiles.