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Evening star., 1944-03-08

Pfc. John Joseph Mirabitto, U. S.
M. c., who fought at Guadalcanal
Evening star., 1944-03-08

(See PACIFIC, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Mrs. Phyllis Junehans
Freed in $500 Bail

Mrs. Phyllis Green Junghans, IS,
was released under $2,500 bond late
yesterday, pending grand jury action
in connection with the fatal shoot
ing of Lewis r. Hindle, 81, last
Saturday in her apartment in the
1900 block of K street NE.
The order setting the bond for
her release was signed by Justice
David A. Pine of District Court
after the amount had been agreed
to by United States Attorney Ed
ward M. Curran.
The young woman became the
second person to be released re-
Gently under bond while being held
In connection with a fatal shooting.
The other was Robert I. Miller,
attorney, now on trial for the fatal
shooting of DR.. John E. Lind, St.
Elizabeth's Hospital psychiatrist.
Miller was released under $4,000
bond, pending grand jury action,
and remained under bond for a time
after his indictment. W.
Mrs. Junghans was arrested Sat-
urday night after she had driven
Mr.. -Hindle to Casualty. Hospital,
where he died of a bullet wound
In his stomach. She was held for
grand jury action by a coroner's
jury Monday.
Mrs. Junghans is represented by
Attorney Charles E. Ford.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Bethesda Hospital Gets
$3.50 in Special Gifts

William N. Morell, president of
the Bethesda Suburban Hospital
Association, announced today $3.50
has been received recently by the
hospital.
Gifts include $1O0 from Our Lady
OF Lourdes Court, Catholic Daugh-
ters Of America, to sponsor a hos
pital room; 500 from the Bethesda
Board of Trade to furnish a waiting
room alcove; $100 from the Mont
gomery County Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs to furnish waiting room
alcove and provide tablet in men,
ory OF Mrs. A. Brookhouse Foster
past president of the Bethesda New
comb Club; $25 from the Glen Echo
Volunteer Fire Department to aid in
furnishing the emergency room, and
S. from the Kensington Women's
Club
Evening star., 1944-05-26
PuImun Elected Head
OF Junior 6. of G..

Charles Pullman, insurance man,
has been elected president Of the
Alexandria Junior Chamber Of
Commerce to succeed John w.
Monroe, jr.
Other officers elected include Cor
man Ridgely, first vice president;
Edward Bussard, second vice presi-
dent; Harry Harris, state director;
Thomas w. Payne. secretary, and
Larry Clements, treasurer. Elected
to the Board of Directors were Ross
Pope, Allen Fredd and Traynham
Houston
Plans have been made for the
annual charter night to be held
May 81 at the Belle Haven Country
Club, when the new officers will be
installed
Evening star., 1944-05-26
British Minister Urges
Turning 10 Realities
By the Associated Press.


ROANOKE, Va, May 26.-Sir
Gerald Campbell, Minister from
Great Britain, told the Virginia
Safety Conference last night that
because too often in the pest we
have talked big and acted small
meant we'll and ended by doing
badly or, worse still, meant badly
and done very well, we need some
thing new in our postwar thinking
to make our ideals become realities
Durin gthe morning session, dele
gates elected Victor B. Fitzpatrick
Richmond, executive chairman.
Col. Parke P. Deans, Richmond
member of the State Industrial
Commission, read a message from
Gov. Darden. Referring to the con-
ference as "one of the most vital
conferences in the history of the
State" the Governor said, never
was there a more crying need that
every ounce of manpower and wom-
anpower be conserved in safety than
today" The Governor quoted sta
tistics showing that accidents have
been on the increase in Virginia
since 1889.
Gov. Darden called attention to
statistics complied by the State In
dustrial Commission which show
that from 1889 to 1943, reported
accidents in Virginia increased 1885
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Vocational Training
Extension Studied
Manassas Experiment
To Begin June IS
By the Associated Press,

by the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, May 26.-Con-
solidation Of high school facilities
will be necessary in many cases tc
provide sufficiently varied program
for a further development of voca-
tional education in Virginia, DR.
Dabney s. Lancaster, State superin.
tendent Of public instruction, sale
yesterday.
The State Board Of Education, II
considering the extension of voca
tional education for which a capita
outlay of $4,000. 900 was provided b,
the 1914 GeneEal Assembly, Is A16'
studying the question Of whetaAr /,
set up trade schools or to make sti1l
vocational education program an in,
tegral part of the high school sys.
TEN.
The board will give consideration
to the entire program at its monthly
meeting today.
Vocational educational work i
beginning this summer on an expert
mental basis at Manassas with ia.
cilitieS formerly used by the educa-
ton department and the old NYA
A 10-week summer school will begin
there June Is for students above 1e
years of age in Alexandria and the
five counties of Arlington, Fairfax
Prince W1liam, Culpeper and Fau-
quier.
The board is expected to conside,
also a plan to train special teachers
this summer for preaviation educa-
ton. Such a training course has
been suggested by civil aeronautie
authorities.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Navy Assures Cooperation
In Montgomery Service Aid

The Navy Department will COOP
crate fully in the work of the Service
Aid Council in Silver Spring, the
council was assured yesterday in a
letter received from Rear Admiral l.
E. Denfeld, assistant chief of the
Bureau of Personnel.
The letter dealt particularly with
the councils efforts to speed pay
ment of allotments to dependents
OF servicemen. Although a resolu-
ton adopted by the council referred
only to the War Department, Ad-
miral Denfeld asked that should any
cases come to the councils attention
involving delays in family allowance
checks from any Navy man these
should be referred to his bureau for
investigation.
William F. Carlin, president of
the council, also reported a need
for women volunteers to assist in
typing and other work at the head
quarters of the council, 1884 Coles
Vile road, Room 208, from to 4
pm. Any one desiring to help is
asked to contact Mrs. Eva Brandt
Sligo, 1862, or Mr.. Carlin, Shepherd
1919
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Groups in Montgomery
Weigh Postwar Plans

Postwar projects affecting both
the Silver Spring area and Mont
gomery County will be recommended
to the Montgomery County Civic
Federation for consideration by the
Woodside Park Civic Association. il
was announced today by Evarts J.
Wagg, president.
Among recommendations are wild
ening OF the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road underpass on George avenue
extension of Sixteenth street north
ward to intersect Georgia avenue
and widening of George avenue
from Fidler lane to Seminary road
to form a dual highway.
More school facilities and teach
ers IN county public schools are also
recommended. A gymnasium and
shops at Montgomery Hills Junior
High School were suggested.
Establishment of centrally To-
Gated library in Silver Spring and
the planting of additional Towering
trees and shrubs in the public
parks also were favored. The ulti-
mate to Washington of Federal
agencies temporarily moved to other
cities was advocated.
Mr.. Wagg was reelected presi-
dent at the associations annual
meeting Wednesday night. Also
elected was Charles w. Hopkins
vice president; Margaret A. Ran
dali, secretary, and Frank Harris
treasurer. Delegates chosen to the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton are Allen H. Gardner. Harold
P. Morris and Charles A. Weigel
Alternates are Sanford H. Brown
Eugene M. Thore and Ryland M
Warren.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Alexandra Jury Sets Aside
Will Of Miss Marv German

The will of Miss Mary Justa
German, 224 South Lee street, Alex
andria, who died August S, 1s43, was
set aside by a Corporation Court
jury in Alexandria yesterday.
Evidence was presented for seven
days In the case of Patrick G. Cation
and Frank German, brother in law
and brother of the deceased, against
DR.. Edward A. German and others
In an effort to set aside the will
dated June 10, 1943
The jury ruled that the will, in
which Miss German left Mr.. Cation
and his children $500 and Frank
German $500 of a $4,000 estate,
was executed while she was in
capable of disposing of her property
and was under the influence of DR.
German; and further that the will
was altered after execution.
Miss German, who died in Provi-
dence Hospital, signed the will with
a crossmark after it had allegedly
been dictated to a nurse by DR..
German.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Bethesda Officers Child
Treated for Spotted Fever

A 5-year-old Bethesda child, the
daughter of a Coast Guard officer
is being treated at Marine Hospital
Baltimore, for Rocky Mountain
spotted fever. The case, Montgom-
cry County health officials said, il
the county's second this year.
The child, Elizabeth Bloom
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Walfred
G. Bloom, $500 Hampden lane, Be-
thesda, was hospitalized May II
after she had been i'll for a week
with what was first thought to have
been measles, her parents said. He,
condition Is reported as much bet
ter"
County health officials said the
first case Of the tick-borne disease
was that Of young Gaithersburs
farmer, reported several weeks ago
DR.. v. L. Ellicott, county health of.
ficer, again warned county resident.
to examine themselves closely fol
ticks. He warned that the tick.
should be removed with tweezers in.
stead Of with the fingers.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Marines Battle Police;
Theft Suspect Escapes

Two marines and two colorec
policemen engaged in a fist fight
near Fourteenth and U streets NV
early today after one of the service.
men came to the aid of the othe,
who had been arrested by one OF thu
policemen. Both marines were
charged with being drunk and as.
saulting an off1cer and turned ovel
to Navy authorities.
Police said the trouble startec
when Pvt. James F. Maloney, 80
attached to the marine detachment
quartered at Twenty third street
and Constitution avenue NV, in.
terfered with the questioning Of ar
unidentified colored man by Police.
man E. r. Wells of the 18th pre-
cinct. The colored man was being
questioned about some silverware
he was carrying.
The policeman arrested Pvt. Ma
loney and was holding him at q
call box when Marine Pvt. Bert E
Marsh, a member of the same marine
unit as Mr.. Maloney, came alonf
and attempted to free his friend
police said.
During the fight, Policeman
George E. Murray, colored, of the
fifth precinct. attempted to helr
Policeman Wells.
Police said the man with the sill.
verware disappeared during th'
| battle.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Potomac Synod Plans
Election Of 10 Delegates
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, May 26.-The
Potomac Synod Of the Evangelical
and Reformed Church will meet at
Hood College May 30-June 1, during
which it will elect five clerical and
five lay delegates to the week-long
general synod opening in York, Pa.
June 81.
Alternates also will be named. IN
c1uded In the business will be con-
sideration Of proposed plan Of
union with the Congregational
KChristiai6 Church.
Speakers for the meetings includs
tDr. H. 1gatahr. president Of Hood
college, the aey. DR. Names e. wag-
Iner, of Lancaster. sPaa0 q member
of the General Council. the Rev.
II. w. A. Schaeffer, OF Baltimore:
the Rev. Charles Enders, Of Wash.
ington: and the Rev. Paul V. Helm,
of Boonsboro,
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Former Police Chief
Sentenced in Death
Viremion Found Guilty
Of Beating Prisoner
By the Associated Press.

LURAY, Va, May 26.-A Page
County jury yesterday found Law
renee Good, SO, former police chief
of Stanley, Va, guilty of involuntary
|manslaughter in the death of Mar
vim Jones, 10, and his punishment
was set at two and one half years
in the penitentiary.
When the verdict was returned
after more than three hours delib-
Grafton, Elliott Marshall OF Front
Royal, attorney for Good, made a
motion before Judge H. w. Betram
to set 1t aside as contrary to law
and evidence and for "other reasons
to be assigned in writing"
The judge set June S to consider
the motion. Meanwhile, Goods re-
lease on bond Of 10000 was con-
tinued. ''''''' rza@aea.-~4.4
The former police officer went on
trial Tuesday charged with admins
tering the beating which was alleged
to have resulted II the death of
young Jones, also Of Stanley. One
OF the witnesses for the Common
wealth. DR.. j. H. Dyerle, Harrison
burg, testified that Jones' death re-
suited from fractured skull.
In his testimony Good said he hit
Jones three times with his night
stick after the youth had been or
dered to leave town and he had
asked him to comply with the order
He said that after he had arrested
him, Jones attempted to attack him
with knife.
Evening star., 1944-05-26

For the second time in American
history, the Navy Department an.
nounced today, two brothers-the
sons Of Capt. and Mrs. A. Dean
Douglas, 17l8 North Harrison street
Arlington - will graduate almost
simultaneously in June from the
Naval Academy and the Military
Academy.
One of the sons, James Shepard
Douglas, stood third out Of 134 can
didates for West Point, who took an
examination for presidential ap-
pointment in 1941. Later, however
due to the failure of a candidate
appointed by Representative Smith
Democrat, of Virginia to pass his
physical examination, Cadet Doug
las went to the academy on Mr..
Smiths appointment and released
his presidential appointment to
some one else.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Virginian EIectrocuted
In Criminal Assault Case
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, May 90
Howard r. Walker, 27, colored, con-
victed of criminally attacking a
young Winchester matron, was put
to death in the electric chair at the
Virginia Penitentiary early today.
Mai. w. Franklin Smyth, super
intendent of the institution, said
Walker died at al am Under the
State law no details of the execution
were available.
Walker originally had been SEN
fenced to die April 26, but Gov
Darden had granted a 30-day re-
prieve to allow an appeal to Judge
Burr P. Harrison of the Corpora
ton Court of Winchester.
Walker had waived grand jury
action in the case In which he was
charged with attacking Mrs. Jessie
II. Glaize while she was alone in
her home the night of March 27
Commemorative Attorney James P
Reardon said Walker had confessed
to attacking Mrs. Glaize. No testi-
nony was offered in Walkers behalf
although he was represented by
court-appOinted counsel,
Evening star., 1944-05-26
kary|and's Year-0|t
Outbreak Of Rabies
Reported Checked
Montgomery County
Lists Is Infected
Animals in Nay
By the Associated Press.

ISs tAiS ASoOSlhtcu fTeSS.
BALTIMORE, May 26.-Mary-
lands year-old rabies outbreak was
reported by officials today to be
more or less static"
DR.. A. L. Brueckner, head of the
Livestock Sanitary Service of the
University of Maryland, which Is
responsible for imposition of dog
quarantines in affected areas, said
the most recent rabid dog was found
several days ago at Turner's Station
in Baltimore County.
Five Persons Bitten.
Five persons, two Of them chill
dren. were bitten by that animal
before he was discovered to be rabid
Baltimore County police reported
All are receiving Pasteur treatment
State Health and Game Depart.
ments officials confirmed generally
DR.. Brueckner's assertion that thu
disease, If not on the wane, was at
least under partial control.
DIR. c. H. Halliday State Health
Department epidemiologist, said al
average of 20 to Is dog bites wers
reported daily, but said that a checl
of these cases in the last two months
had shown only two rabid dogs.
No Human Casualties.
DIR. Brueckner declared that ap
proximately $50 cases of rabies hav'
been found since the start of tht
current outbreak, but there hav,
been no human casualties. Thirteer
rabid dogs were reported in Mont.
gomery County in May.
DR.. Brueckner said the presen
Maryland outbreak apparently start
ed in Virginia and moved north.
ward through the District, wher'
there were two human fatalities
1t was first noted in the counties
adjacent to the District, Primo,
Georges and MONTGOMERY.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Permanent Hospital Urged
By Silver Sprinq Doctors

Members of the medical profess
sion serving Silver Spring are in
favor of building a permanent hos
pital, Lee H. Robinson, chairman OF
the membership drive for the hos
pital association, announced today
Leaders OF the house-to- house
membership drive are E. w. Riley
third precinct; Mrs. Laurette Collier
eighth; Ray Bergstrom, fifth; Mrs
Olivier Ragonnet, tenth; Berry
Clark, eleventh; James McCann
second; Louis Biggs, seventh; Ben
Yezer, twelfth: Mrs. Laura Newman
thirteenth; Frank Harris, four
teenth; and Mrs. w. E. Spangen-
berg, Hillandale area.
Headquarters for the drive have
been opened at 1902 Georgia avenue
and stated by volunteer workers OF
the Red Cross and women's groups
under the supervision of Mrs. Vir-
ginia Klopp. Pledges may be made
for the 81 annual subscription, the
$40 contributing membership and
the 500 lifetime membership.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Norman Ward Named
Rockville Postmaster

President Roosevelt yesterday
nominated Norman E. Ward % be
postmaster at Rockville, Nd.
Mr.. Ward, who has served as act
ing Rockville postmaster since jan
uary l, is a native of Montgomery
County and has lived in Rockville
for "A years.
He was first employed at the post
Office there in october, 1921, and
served until he was transferred to
the Silver Spring Post Office as q
mail carrier in 1885.
In April, 1943, he was returned to
the Rockville Post Office and follow
ing the death of DR.. George L. Ed
monds, then postmaster, he was ap-
pointed assistant postmaster and
later was made acting postmaster.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Glen Echo Crystal Pool
will Open Tomorrow

The Crystal Pool at Glen Echo
will open tomorrow noon for it's 18th
season. Beginning Sunday the pool
will be open daily from 10 am. to
1890 pm.
The pool facilities, according to
the management, can accommodate
1000 persons. One pool is for gen.
eral swimming, another a shallow
pool for youngsters and the third
for diving and expert swimming
Adjoining the pools is a sandy beach
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Fairfax Board Sends
Dog Pound Problem
Back 10 zoning Body
Supervisors Are Told
Their Action to RecIussif,
Site Might Be illegal

The Fairfax County Board Of Su-
pervisors in a special session yester-
day returned its own request to re-
zone a site for a dog pound to the
County Board of zoning Appeals
which had failed earlier to take defi-
mite action on the petition.
Yesterdays special meeting was
called after Commemorative Attor-
ney Hugh Marsh advised the board
of supervisors that It's action at q
previous meeting to rezone from
residential to commercial use q
county-owned tract on Germantown
road. might be illegal. After the
Board Of zoning Appeals had failed
to decide on the request, the super
visors had voted to rezone the tract
to be used as dog pound and pot
ters field. and set a public hearing
for June 7.
Mr.. Marsh, In his opinion, pointed
out that If the Supervisors rezoned
the land and an injunction suit was
brought by opponents of the dog
pound. the county would have a
weak court case.
Voted Earlier to Rezone.
At Its last meeting, when the
supervisors decided to rezone the
land, three members voted for the
proposal, one against, and one re-
fused to vote. Yesterdays motion
to rescind this action and return
the petition to the zoning board
was offered by John T. Blincoe, one
of the three members who favored
the rezoning measure. 1t was adopt
ed unanimously.
At a public hearing this month,
the Board of zoning Appeals was
unable to agree on the county's pc
tition. A resolution to deny it re-
suited in tie vote, and the Super
visors then decided on the rezoning
measure. Under normal procedure
f1nal appeals on rezoning may be
taken from the zoning appeals board
to the Supervisors. In this case
however, the Supervisors were act
Ing on their own petition without
prior action by the appeals board.
Proposal Opposed.
The boards proposal to establish
the dog pound on the tract, which
was recently purchased for thi!
purpose, has met with strong op.
position from a number of nearby
residents. Many residents of thu
town of Fairfax have also voicee
opposition to the location, as ha.
the Town Council.
The board yesterday also ap.
proved the county welfare budget
calling for estimated expenditure.
OF $6l ,987 for the 1944-5 fiscal year
beginning July l, an increase ol
$1,192 over the current fiscal year
The county's share of expenditures
is $21 1903, a decrease of $992.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Toscanini Concert Raises
100000 for Red Cross
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 26.-Nearly
$4,000 persons paid more than $780,
600, said to be the largest amount
ever realized from seat sales for a
performance of serious music, tc
hear Arturo Toscanini conduct q
Red Cross benefit concert last night
The concert featured the combined
NBC and Philharmonic Symphony
Orchestras, chorus of 600 and five
vocal soloists in an all-Wagner-
Verdi program. It was held in Madi-
son Square Garden.
An additional $1,000 was con-
tributed by Mrs. James P. Donahue
at an auction Of a specially made
baton used by Toscanini and $4,000
more was realized from the sale Of
programs autographed by the mae
stro.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
zoning Commission
Resumes Hearings Of
Proposed Changes
SemiresidentiuI Area
In Northeast Section
Up for Consideration

The Zoning Commission resumed
its hearings at 10 am. today on q
series Of zoning changes in various
sections of the city.
Among the first items to be hearC
was a proposed change from resi-
Dental to semiresidential in the
area bounded on the north by Ben
ming road, on the east by Flint
place, on the south by East Capito
street and on the west by Minnesota
avenue NE. The change would
prevent construction of apartments
Taken Under Advisement.
Proposed changes taken under
advisement yesterday by the COM
mission were:
To alter from residential to first
commercial, for erection of stores
land in the vicinity of South Capt.
tol, Elmire and Forester streets
S.W. Mrs. Charles H. Haggerty
president Of the Washington High
lands Association, opposed the
change.
To change from residential to first
commercial property abutting South
Capitol street from Atlantic street
to a depth Of 100 feet from South
Capitol street Sc, for a drugstore
II priorities cannot be obtained for
an apartment house and drugstore
the drugstore will be erected alone
To shift zoning of land at the
northwest corner of Nichols avenue
and Chesapeake street S.W., to al
low apartment house construction
Opposed by the Washington High
lands Citizens Association because
Of the number of apartments
already in the area and possible
hazard to planes from Boiling Field
Commercial Development.
To allow commercial development
on land of Morris Cafritz on the
south side of Alabama avenue, east
of Camp Simms Sc, with present
plans calling for stores and q
theater. q.
To allow the Hygee Development
Co., Inc, to build stores on property
on the south side of GAINESVILLE street
at Thirtieth street and Naylor road
Sc. Roger J. Whiteford, attorney
for Mr.. Cafritz and Waverly Taylor,
real estate operators, opposed the
change, stating that they had been
given permission previously to go
ahead with construction of stores in
the area and had received assur-
ances of priorities from the War
Production Board.
To change zoning on the north
side of Alabama avenue, near
Naylor road Sc, for theater, to be
built for Kogod- Theaters.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
S Hyottsvi|Ie SeIectees
Report to Fort Meade

Five men in the Hyattsville area
reported yesterday to Fort Meade
after passing their pre-induction
physical examinations last month,
Prince Georges County Draft Board
No. / at Hyattsville, announced to-
day, They are:
John r. Buckley, Francis M.
schwartz, Norman j. Sanbower,
Jesse w. Harrington and Charles
K. Lofiin.