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Evening star., 1942-08-04
Three Badly Hurt
In Traffic Accidents
In City and Nearby
Two Injured When Taxi
And Private Car Collide
South Of Alexandria

Three persons were hurt seriously
and several others received lesser
injuries in traffic accidents in the
District and nearby area last night
and early today.
One of the collisions involved a
taxicab and private car on Route
l, just south of Alexandria. Harry
D. Bolger, 30. of Virginia Route /
Cabins, Alexandria, received a frac-
tured skull and Conon Whiteside, 27.
OF 2122 Decatur place NV. received
broken leg. Both we're taken to
Alexandria Hospital.
Jerome Goldman, colored, 5, Of
1924 Corcoran street NV. was in
Children's Hospital and Alfred
Washington, colored, "A, was in
Emergency Hospital, each with a
possible fractured skull sustained
when struck by cars in separate
accidents.
Passerby Is Arrested.
Police said the driver of the We
hicle which struck the Goldman
child was Henry Spencer. colored. of
2222 Twelfth street NV. He was
charged with having bad brakes on
his car.
Police brought reckless driving
charges against William H. OfYutt,
colored, %, Of Camp Lee, Va, in an
unusual sequence to the same acci-
dent. They said Of1utt, apparently
a passerby, helped take the Goldman
boy to the hospital and then re-
turned to the scene of the acci-
dent driving Spencer's car.
He headed toward crowd gath
cred at the scene. police said, and
struck two policemen on the hands.
He was arrested after a short pur-
suit on foot.
Hit-Run Suspect Held.
A 48-year-old colored man, who
police said was Louis Burrs of 923
Twenty-seventh street NV, was
held in connection with the hit-run
accident in which Mr. Washington
was injured as he crossed r street
NV. at Thirteenth street.
Ernie E. Maxwell, A., Of 6l3 c
street NV, was taken to Casualty
Hospital with minor injuries after
being struck by streetcar at Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. last night. Later he was trans
ferred to Gallinger Hospital. The
streetcar, police said, was operated
by Claude j. Brookes, n, of IT'S
Eighth street Sc, who has had a
years experience as a motorman.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Gov. 0'Conor's Children
Reported Rescued in BAY
By the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 4.-Ihree Of
Gov. O'Conor's children were picked
up" by Bay Ridge resident when
their sailboat capsized in Chesa-
peake Bay, the Evening Capital re-
ported yesterday.
The newspaper said that the chill
dren were picked up by Henry j,
Neebe Of Bay Ridge when the boat
capsized about mile of College
Point. Reported rescued were Pa
tricia O'Conor and two of her
brothers"
Efforts to obtain more complete
details at the State House were
unavailing. Attaches said Gov.
O'Conor was out of the city" and
that they had heard nothing about
the reported incident.
The O'Conors moved from the
executive mansion to summer
home at Bay Ridge last month.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Mrs. Profit Is Elected
Student Service Official

Mrs. Trude w. Pratt, member of
the Board of Trustees of the New
School for Social Research, has
been elected general secretary of
the United States Committee of
International Student Service. DIR.
Alvin Johnson, chairman of the
student organization announced to-
day.
Mrs. Pratt, who previously worked
for the international headquarters
of the service in Geneva, Switzer-
land, has been a member of the
Executive Committee of the
American branch since 1887 and be-
come vice chairman In 1910.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
5000 Oil Tank Cars
Shifted 10 Supply
East With Fuel
OPC Due to Withdraw
Transport Facilities Of
Unrutioned Areas
ey the Associated Press.

/ ES 'Be hSSOCldltu fTesS.
Attempting to ease the threat
of a winter fuel oil famine in the
East, the Office of Petroleum Co.
ordinator has requested 5000 ad
ditional tank cars for the Atlantic
Coast area and directed oil com
panies to make substantial and
Immediate, increases in overland
shipments.
The industry was informed by
Deputy Co-ordinator Ralph K
Davies yesterday that the OPC in
tended to withdraw from unrationed
areas any transport facilities which
would be used to relieve "the area
OF shortage"
The diversion will increase the
Eastern tank service to $1,000 cars,
more than so per cent of the coun-
trys total, and was expected to
boost the daily delivery into the At
lantic shortage zone by about 65 1000
barrels.
Effect Here Pondered.
Local officers of leading oil COM
panies said it was impossible at
this time to hazard a guess at what
effect the 5000 additional tank cars
would have on Washingtons Met
ropolitan Area. It would depend
they pointed out, on several factors
for example, on the number of cars
which could serve this immediate
area. on the speed and certainty o1
rail deliveries and on the amount ol
fuel oil which could be shipped here
They expressed hope that this anc
oil shortage in the winter.
But we don't know" said one
dealer. Il doubt that anybody doe.
at this time"
Pig Iron for Crates.
The War Production Board also
considered a request for ALLEGATION
OF several thousand tons of pig iron
for the manufacture of CRATES to
convert residential oil burners into
coal furnaces.
An OPC spokesman declared II
the division Of tank cars should
cause shortages in the Middle West
and Southwest and bring curtailed
deliveries to fuel oil and gasoline
dealers, the Office was prepared tc
meet the situation.
Mr.. Davies told the Eastern oil
companies that he expects the sub
stantial and immediate increase" in
overland shipments because Of Gov
ernmentl absorption of the extra
costs of hauling oil by railroad in
| stead of by ship.
Mr. Davies said that last week.
record breaking movement of 80O.-
100 barrels daily of petroleum into
the East was then thought to be a,
great volume of tank car traffic
as the railroads could handle.
Solid Train Shipments.
However, schedule of through
shipments of solid trains now in ef.
feet speeds up the movement sub.
stantially, and permits the handling
OF more cars at this time" the dep
uty co-ordinator stated.
Besides agreeing to absorb the
excess cost of overland shipment
Federal Loan Administrator Jone.
has agreed to subsidize the extra
cost of petroleum products pur.
chased in the Middle West as com.
pared with those bought on the Gull
! Coast. Mr.. Davies said.
This is expected to bring into tn.
East petroleum from the Grea
Lakes region which has been un.
available heretofore because of it.
higher cost.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Treasury Unit Presents
Flags to D. G. Red Cross

Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, wife of
the Secretary of the Treasury and
honorary chairman of the Treasury
Red Gross unit. and Mrs. Daniel
Bell, executive vice chairman of the
unit, today presented American and
Red Cross flags to the District Red
Cross Chapter for use in the chap
ter house. 1880 E street NV.
Otto S. Lund. chapter manager,
received the flags. Speaking for
the unit, Mrs. Bell said that the
Treasury workers wanted to have at
the chapter house tangible evidence
Of their participation in Red Cross
activities. They have their own
Red Cross headquarters in the
Treasury Building, she explained.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Primary Elections
Are Being Held Today
In -Four States
Senator Reed Seeks
GubernutorioI Seat
In Kansas
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Four States joined the August
primary parade today with voters
selecting party candidates for a
total of 81 congressional seats.
The years biggest primary month
in which 16 States designate nomi-
nees for State and Federal Offices,
turned today's political spotlight
on Kansas, Missouri, Virginia and
West Virginia where the chief issues
were labor and pre-war foreign
policy.
In Kansas, Senator Reed, who op-
posed the closed shop on defense
construction projects, sought the Re-
publican nomination for Governor
His opponents are 1t. Gov. Carl
Friend, Andrew Schoeppel, former
corporation commission head, and
State Senator Thale P. Skovgard
fore Of the Federal farm program
Talks Fifth Term.
Seeking denomination for fifth
term. Senator Capper, Republican
is opposed by John Allison and C
G. Isley. The Democratic nomina-
ton for senatorial seat is sought
by former Senator George McG;il
former Representative Randolph
Carpenter and w. G. Clugston
Topeka newspaperman. The seven
Kansas representatives also are ask
ing denomination.
The bitterest contest on the days
calender is in Virginia where En-
NETT C. Dawson, former Alexandria
mayor and secretary treasurer OF
the International Association of
Machinist {AFL), opposes renomi-
nation of Representative Howard w.
Smith, Democrat, of the 9th district
The only other contest in the Vir-
ginia primaries Is between Repre-
sentative Clifton A. Woodrum and
Moss A. Plunkett. Roanoke attorney,
in the 9Th district.
Primary in Missouri.
In Missouri, primary voters are
selecting 13 to run as Representa-
tives, a State school superintend-
ent, 18 State Senators and $50
State Representatives. The most
active campaigning was in the 18th
district, where Representative Wal
ter Ploeser had six opponents as
sailing what they called his pre-
war isolationist record"
The West Virginia primary can
didates were contending for one
senatorial Office and six Repre-
sentatives' seats. The balloting de-
termines the outcome of another
battle between Gov. M. M. Neely
and former Gov. H. G. Kump. Two
years ago Gov. Neely relinquished
his Office as Senator to run for Gov
ernor and clean up" his opponents
in the State House. Attempting
to return to the Senate, he was op-
posed for the Democratic nomina-
ton again by Mr.. Kump.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Sector Posts
InMontgomery
Seek Equipment
Commissioners Will
Get Request at
Meeting Today

A request that equipment be pro-
vided for the 400 air raid sector
warden posts in Montgomery Coun-
ty, Md, was to be placed before
the county commissioners at their
meeting today.
The request was made last night
by the Executive Committee of the
County Civilian Defense Council
on motion by Chief Air Raid War
den Arch Macdonald.
Declaring there is practically no
equipment in the sector posts at
present, Mr. Macdonald said items
needed included stirrup pumps, rope,
flashlights, handled shovels,
pickaxes, gloves and ladders.
5000 Helmets Ordered.
Approximately 5000 helmets for
civilian defense workers already
have been ordered by the county.
The funds were donated by the Gen.
trail Labor Union.
At the request of Paul Banfield,
chairman of the emergency food and
shelter service, the committee also
voted to ask the county commits
sioners to allot funds for 400 cots
and 900 blankets for new shelter
centers.
The committee also appointed q
four-man committee to investigate
the possibility of establishing air
raid shelters for airplane spoilers
in the county. Members of the
group include County Commissioner
John Oxley, Assistant States At
torney Alfred D. Noyes, Frank Sew
erence and DR.. F. j. Broshchart.
Committee Visits Control Center.
Fred w. Tuemmler, chief technical
adviser to the Civilian Defense
Council, conducted the committee
on a tour OF the new control center
and explained its operation. The
center was operated for the first
time during last weeks daylight air
raid test.
A defense movie acquired by the
defense council showing the duties
OF air raid wardens was shown by
James Cummings, chairman of the
Visual Education Committee.
Circuit Court Judge Charles w.
Woodward presided at the meeting.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
School Director Named

MANASSAS, Va, Aug 4.-Eldon
w. Christopher of Richmond has
been appointed by the National
Youth Association as director of the
Manassas State Vocational School
to take the place Of A. E. Jakeman
who recently resigned to accept a
position with the State Board Of
Education.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Divorce PIeo Filed;
One Plea Granted
sp. cial Dispatch to The Star.

spt cial Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. Aug. A.
Wayne N. Smith Of Rockville asks
an absolute divorce from Mrs. IDA
e. Smith In petition filed here,
He charges that he was deserted
more than 18 months ago. The
couple has one child.
Judge Charles w. Woodward has
signed a decree granting to Robert
A. Claggett of Sandy Spring an alb
solute divorce from Mrs. Lucy v.
Claggett Of East Orange, N. j. De-
sertion was charged.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Brunswick Elects Moyor

BRUNSWICK, Md. Aug. 4 (P.-
Councilman E. E. Bowers, sr., was
elected Mayor of Brunswick by an
overwhelming majority over his op-
ponent, former Councilman Ernest
L. Main. The vote was at 1859 for
Mr. Bowers to 1873 for Mr.. Mann.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
us. 0rdersHunI
For 5 Indicted
In Sedition Plot
; Writers, Labor
Agent, Attorney
Still at Large

The Justice Department ha.
ordered United States attorney.
throughout the country to make 6
search for and apprehend five per-
sons still at large among the q
recently indicted by the Fedora
grand jury here on charges of seek
ing to undermine the morale of the
Army and Navy, it was revealed
today.
Those sought are H. Victor Broen-
strupt, Hudson de Priest, Robert
Edmondson, Edward James Smythe
and William Robert Lyman, jr.
De Priest. of Wichita, Kans., is a
writer for Gerald B. Winrod, and is
reported to be somewhere in North
Carolina. The Justice Department
has directed the United States at
torney at Ashville to locate De
Priest.
In Touch With Attorney.
Edmondson, also a writer for
Winrod is said to be in Northern
California. Though he is not yet in
custody, Justice officials are conf
dent that he will soon be located
Edmondson's lawyers, it was said
had been in touch with Justice De-
partment officials here
Broenstrupt, attorney for William
Dudley Pelley, who is now being
tried for sedition in Indianapolis,
was reported to have left Asheville,
N. c., recently for Indiana. The
United States attorney in Indian
apolis wired the Justice Department
today that efforts to locate Broen-
strupt in Indiana so far have been
unsuccessful. Broenstrupt has sew
eral aliases-among them the Duke
Of st. Saba, Count Victor Sherep-
6pireovich.
Smythe, writer of a column in
Publicity" has been reported in
New Jersey, but Federal officials so
far have failed to locate him.
Lyman, of Detroit, an officer of
the National Workers League, and
an associate of Otto Brennerman,
an artist whose pictures have been
distributed by the Bund, has been
reported In several places.
Reported in Custody.
Herman Max Schwinn of Los
Angeles, West Coast Bund leader
and a member of the Silver Shirts,
and Hans Diebel, proprietor of the
Aryan Bookstore, advertisements for
which have appeared in World
Service" published in Germany, are
both reported to be in custody in
other cases.
A removal hearing on C. Leon
De Aryan of San Diego, Calf, pub
Usher of The Broom was sched-
uled to have been held yesterday.
The Justice Department has asked
that the removal hearing on Eliz-
abeth Dilling of Chicago, author of
THE Red Network" and "Patri-
otto Research Bureau News Letter"
be postponed until September in
order that witnesses now on vaca-
ton may have an opportunity to
60 to Chicago to testify.
Ralph Townsend of Lake Geneva,
Wis, one of the group indicted by
the grand jury here. declared today
that there Is absolutely no truth in
the charge against him.
Every one who has read my books
and articles and remembers my pro-
neutrality speeches through recent
years must realize the preposterous
falsity Of the charges against me-"
he said. Nothing I ever had to say
was ever directed by any foreigners.
! was never anybody's foreign agent"
Evening star., 1942-08-04

more, Virginia
and West Vir-
ginia, 1t was an
nounced today.
Mr.. McCann,
a Georgetown
University grad
uate, will serve
as co-ordinator
for the four Bell
companies in
analyzing con-
struction an d
m a ! n t e nance
costs end other
expense factors.
He will make his
omce in Wash
Evening star., 1942-08-04
e. & P. Elects McCann
| To New Vice Presidency

Robert C. McCann of Richmond
has been elected vice president of
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Cos. of Washington, Balti-
Evening star., 1942-08-04

Mr.. McCann has been vice preA-
dent Of the Virginia company since
1899
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MUSIC NOTES

THE GUARDIAN recently
celebrated the late W. Monroe
Trotter's 10th birthday ami
verSary, with churches, clubs,
and individuals subscribing to
an anniversary GUARDIAN
fund-Rufus Brent is still i'm
proving in health and is kept
busy with his musical activi-
ties.-CharleS Heiry and Ina
Rapier are receiving a large
ovation everywhere they ap-
pear in concert.-At st. Cypri-
ans Church on Sunday after
noon, May IT, at 3 o'clock a
concert will be given and sew
eral local musicians will ap-
pear on the program.-Clau-
diuS Broadfield is arranging
some interesting programs for
the Community Chorus. -
James Byars is looking for a
new group of singers.-The
closing meeting of the Great
er Boston colored choir guild
was held on Monday evening,
May II, in st. cyprian's
chureh.-The famous North
Carolina male quartette is
now in Boston, and has beer
giving musical programs in
the fremont Temple.-William
A. Rhodes, composer, pianist
and music critic has been in
vited to appear on the Hamp-
ton alumni program as guest
artist on Sunday afternoon,
May II, at $3.50 O'Clock in 464
Mass. Ave-, Boston. w. R.
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CHELSEA

PEOPLES BAPTIST CHURCH
l66 Pearl Street
REVS. VTRGISS HILL, SAMUEL
H. BULLOCK, and r. T. REED,
PULPIT COMMUTE,
IN CHARGE
CHELSEA, MASS, May IL
Sunday the services at Peoples
Baptist Church will be as fol-
lows: Morning Service, 10:45,
DR.. Raymond T. Reed will
preach. Sunday School, 1890
PM, Mrs. Levina MiIliken, in
charge. Evening Service, 7. Rev.
Virgiss Hill, in charge.
Week Day Services
Friday evenings, choir re-
hearsal at z, under the leader
ship Of Rev. Virgiss Hill, chois-
ter, who is doing wonderful
Job in training the choir. Pray
er and Praise Service at 8, i'm
mediately after choir rehearsal
with DR.. Reed who will lead the
services.
The sessions of the United
Baptist Convention of Massa-
chuSetts and Rhode Island, with
DR.. w. H. E. Smith as the presi-
dent, had very fine and prof.
table session at the MetropoIi-
tan Baptist Church, Roxbury,
Rev. M. j. Minor, efficient pas
tor. The president and his
staff of officers deserve a great
deal Of praise for such a splen-
did session.
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Wise Sayings

THE freeman lies quieScent
in the slave"
"The imagination is a key to
eternity"
"Catalinas and Robespierres
precede all daWnS."
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Leak, long associated with Mr..
Wheeler here will take charge
of Phono- Village in his absence.
The Dunbar Girls and Boys Club
held their annual Spring Festi-
val at the Olivet Community
House. Exhibitions were held
from the classes of Mrs. Elean-
or (Elliott) Jackson and wood
work from the classes of Mr..
Dickie Burr. The Girls Glee Club
under the direction of Mrs. Stel-
la Thomas rendered vocal selec-
tionS. Mrs. Virginia Turner and
Mr.. Arthur Boswell are hoping
that the parents of the mem
berS of the club will make this
a banner season in constructive
activities. Rev. S. l.. Dupree,
pastor of the Mt. Calvary Bap-
fist Church, accompanied by
Lawrence Jones social worker at
the Mt. Calvary Community
Center has completed a 80 hun
bred mile trip through Southern
States visiting at Spelman Uni
versity, Tuskeegee Institute, and
various Church conferences.
The main objective of Rev. Du-
pree's visit was at the home of
his first pastorate at Douglas,
Georgia, where he was the guest
speaker at the corner stone lay
ing at the First Baptist Church.
May 10Th began the celebration
of the 23rd anniversary of the |
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church on
GrayS Ave, organized by the |
pastor, Rev. S. L. Du-
pree in 1919. Rev. Dupree has
Just completed a series of broad
casts over station WMAS during
the week and will conclude his
services with history Of the
church and its activities in the
community over the twenty
three years of service. The Har-
rison Wright Post, American
Legion together with the wom-
ems auxiliary will hold their an
sermon at the Mt.
Calvary Baptist Church on Sum
day. May "a. Mrs. Hattie Bow
man, Mrs. Willie Harris and |
Mrs. Marion Collins spent a
pleasant Mothers Day at New
York City where Mrs. Bowman
visited her daughter, Mrs. Aug
usta Cobb and Mrs. Collins, her
sister, Mrs. Martha Ashe. Mr..
Clarence Walker drove them
down. Miss Elton Ball of New
York City was among the many
visitors here mothers day, the
guest of her mother Mrs. Win
ME Ball of Queen st.
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SPRINGFIELD
BY OLIVER NJ RUGGS
40 Franklin Street

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May II
"A very enjoyable cocktail par
ty was given at the home of
Mr.. George johnson of Oak St.
Among the guests present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Freeman.
The Misses Wyonella Green,
Margaret Jones and Matilda
Edmonds, MeSSrs. Donald and
David HaskinS and william
Roberts. The party left later to
attend the formal dance given
by a group of Springfield Col
lege students at the Hotel
Charles. Herbert Jones, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Jones of
Monroe st, celebrated his 18th
birthday April 18th, when many
Of his friends gathered to due
him honor. Rostell Wheeler,
popular Phono Village Cafe
and night club proprietor and
one of the first Negroes in this
country to secure an Airplane
pilots license left this city in
company with Willie Orr, driv-
ing to Alexandria, Va, where he
is to be examined and induc-
ted into the Air Corps. Mr..
Wheeler has studied aviation
from his youth and has owned
planes, one of which was builed
under his own supervision. Noah
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by most Of us. Nor that Ralph
has passed on to happier life we
should remember him on May
30th.
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RUSH A. M. E. ZION CHURCH

m@N~S&A So 1As 6s @~A1 III - @sSA@
Charles Fl. Foggie, Minister
Mothers Day was observed at
&lI services Sunday with the
pastor preaching at the morn
ing worship on 1.-THE Mother of
Noses" to a large congregation.
Mrs. Minnie r. Wright was
the guest speaker at the Mis-
Sionary Mothers Day Tea. Mrs.
Wright gave an eloquent ad-
dress in which she paid tribute
to the late Rachael Richardson.
Mrs. Mary Hogan, president,
presided.-At the evening wor-
ship the pastor preached an in
spring sermon on 1.-THE Mother
Of James and john" - Rev.
Frank Cunningham, a graduate
student at Boston University,
will be the guest speaker at
next Sunday AM. worship. Rev.
Cunningham is the pastor of
Morgan Memorial Church.-The
Pastor viii preach at the eve
ming worship.
The Annual Rally VIII cul-
inmate the 4th Sunday in May.
All captains are asked to make
full reports on that Sunday
Yhe Senior Choir viii give a
Spring Formal on Thursday,
May Il, at $3.50 PM. An inter
esting and unique program is
being planned.-The graduating
Exercises of the He'd Cross First
aid Glasses wiz be held Sunday,
May "a, at 800 Pm.
SOCIAL ITEMS
The Dunbarettes are having a
Pigs Feet Supper at the Dun
bar Home, 185 Franklin ST.,
Cambridge, on Thursday, June
4from S to 8 Pm. This club Of
energetic young women recently
eAeeted officers as follows: Alice