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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-27
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Courier. John DIX. Class ~ MI. olive
Lutheran, HAWKS, Ma Kraatz, Owls.
Walter Kneelsnd, Raynal Bros. Harper
BUS Men. Ray Rammier, High Filters.
Ford Tool a Die. j. ClouEh.
g.t5-Class G.: Grinders. Mo Purple
"a. HAYWOOD. RIChtpr's Cafe Outer Harper
Bls. Howard Ealfhernt. Tigers Flckers.
~ FlsnBugGr mack Blvd. ST.. House
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-27

Detroit TwC, H ccrsiakeS VIII
1-lr johnny Nillcls House
League a., the crntcrpiecc of ms
fourth Weekend of bowling by
los moro teams at Imperial Rqc-
Icatoh Saturday and Sunday.
Three of MillcttS clubs. Earl
Benton GcrisCh. Norm Hallccn S
Index and Reg. WelletS Gremcl $.
are OF the Class a variety and
will be trying TO better the 1888
of Johnny Dattilo'S Mcrcurio Bros
The other seven, also rolling a.
3 p. m. Sunday are Class +.
They are Herman Steinkc'S
Vrgcs. George Bollinger'S j. l..
Hudson. Clarence Bulls Detroit
Athletic Club PcnobSCotS, Ernie
Fricdeman'S J. j. Millctts, John
Farkas' Scovcra. AugIe Jankow-
sky'S Union and Steve Malak' S
Atlas. They viii be Joined by
Harold Elhotts IN an effort 10
erase the 2Si7 OF Larry kaui-
mans Gardner =.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-27

Hans Five. Hans Wegforht X. and q
RRr Bernard Burr Glass ~; VAnker1
Bar Mil Stumpf lindys Five, Harold
Duuu- Detroit Gray Iron. Ben S0hcIynskii
Motor City Jewelry. Harper-Van Dyke
Mcrch Row Call. Glass D.. Maxine The
afrr Mack-Blyd. ST.. Aaron Robinsons
Tigers. ~ 4 Wordsworth. Alan AylWard,
Bofors Jqhsetters. Zota Papp.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-27

e'OnfenGferS
To TansIe

Rainbow and Standard. con-
tenders with koppitl Leading by
four games. for the Metropolitan
Classic Bowling League title, offer
the banner m aLch tonight al
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-27

John Farkas. Union Investment Auus
Jsnkowsky. yirges Bar. Herman Ete-nks,
Atlas Plating steve Malakf ID. A. c.
Penobscots. Clarence Bulls lass G.; So
cials ST. pomWcs O. U CH7rr. Baatey,
Hale' Julian BertlrF.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-27
InNIGnI.s slMInIII

'hene Tr1inh'5 Va &afua st E1pp.t1
ss BlIs 5.sE Palmer Pa-f SIS I.yw g'h
7s Progressive vs. Fsr-F. go. Wr'rh
IS Krajenks ll-l2 ~ DENLY Recreation
1875 WhrJer 81 = m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-27
rom TooL a DIE LrAGru Aor,D

6.IB-Ilass Z; II rrrfass. hari Vagtut.
Allies. Norman Fable Glass -. 'Fs
Paul FoIufh. Deluxe. bts" t,Ir- s m
Class q Mercury b. Irtirr. l4rr
GaDr-e Leone. Aces. iDe Horny Ives
james Myre Beelcr R.s. @uuel tIrt
sl0uths John SpIaft Destroyer. s4- Wat
lace. JeepA Arthur Wa
7.3O--C lass r. Wnuhn- $50. NeH
West Frrt. Harold EuUf GlI.- I.f
rrsl Bar ST. lietW.l Jt Flr u4tr.
Gtre Funeral Home fo.al ' r' Ias
r. .rfeF Eroeerrs N.nr Iart fa -na.
Ieeee-t Pmmb.rg. Frehtu..r ii res o.
NlKlnny. MURRAY Cfr.e If.H D.uru.
Leo Miller Class ~ Engineering. r..
Thompson Aluminium Alloys Corp rs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-27
HAsSINGER HITS 700

v total of IS Class &, a j
and Is + also arc booked Lead
ers in this division are julius
Spoons National 2Sil Bernard
SokolovS Gar Wood GangsiorS,
2707, and Fin Shanke's Chicago
Pneumatic Testers, Z706.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-27

PALACE REC ''2 Is! eg q G!c 4yss Sd,..
oosn eoAlin0 TO-DAY Untl s 80 p ~, After 10.
Billiard Rsstauraot Cocktail Lounge
nun prInu 1920 MEYERS. Essr
0nsn Bo~lina Today Uott pm, After %. free
iosirurtons by AZ ossson "eskdaS' Is P. v.
PALMER PARE .sSsor sso 40 70 70 o; s;;is
a. Brurs~ck Alleys Bar ard Grin. Open Bosi-
ioa 10 90 p. ~ After u 80. Free Psrslas.
.PLAYDlUM 1917 'o ss s s4spa syiry sA '"'
Open Daily Until 4 A. M.
RAINBOW REC. 'oai sAs ;s1I'oT ~ Ay IS,
OPEN BOWLING All DAY TO-DAY UNTIL
s Pm AND AFTtR p. n.
RAMONA REC. :. ,'', s,o .1sT "T Ss 5sss
OPEN BOWLING ON WEEKDAYS r. n.
UsTIL 7 ?. NJ. AL DAY SAL. AND SUN.
,sFDFORO REC aaSS ss ,,g. R ~ a.; ave.
OPEN BOWLING HsRE TODAY Until pm.
ALL DAY SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
plvrpI prr 1887 GRAND RIVER ave.
p n. and After q p NJ. All Day Sat. sun.
onvu $500 MANlsrloUE. near E. warren.
nUI Al - ALLEYS. NJ. 9777
Open BouliHa TODAY From Pm Until Pm.
Saturdays p N. On. sundays 10 A. N. On.
SPRNGWELLS '' +: s' sI,.,. u! s.s sss
Open Bo~lins AL DAY Saturdays and sundays.
3 a. N. TIN Closino weekday TIL Z. After IT,
crITr rIIp 49, WOODWARD. TO. 9-4si2
SlAIt rain ~ state Fair Grounds
30 Alleys for Uses kOUlinp Monday Through
Friday at $50 p. N. s'se Instructions Afternoons
TWENTIETH CENTURY n ~ 9. =. A s sss1
open Alleys TO-DAY $50 p. ~ and after 3.
All oay Sat and Sun. PLENTY PlhBoYs.
VICTORY q "a ALI .i'Si At To o' s.::s;
OPEN BOWLING TODAY UNTIL p. N. ALL
DAY SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
VOGUE REC. 'Np y tases. ~ $40
}, Entertainment Nightly!
WASHINGTON BOWL 81 so SIet. StsI O.
Open Bowling TODAY From 10 A. N. 20 $50
Pm. and After TO- All Day sat Sun. cH. $500
uccT ncTpnIT si24 MICHIGAN. LEAR
OPEN BOWLING TODAY p. N. UNTIL
CLOSING. All Day Saturdays and sundays.
WURMS SINCE 1888 '' 20. a sss1
, Open Bowling TODAY untn 2 p. NJ. liter 10.
Cocktail Lounge. ORGAN Music. ESesllent Food.
+ CONSULT THIS DIRECTORY
DAILY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-27

HERE AND THERE Galrn
Hasslnger Bothered Wayne Spauld-
ing So 6g7 hlch series when hc
batted 255-246-205 around for 7O6
in the Wayne school Business
mon Bernie Fritz fired -o6
i'm the Rainbow Ladies Major
Eight in 4 row and then the 40
Jeanne Bos~.ckS 30 Is a me-"
high m thc Terry Ladies
John Kaya>fanckl had 20 IN The
tort-DcIraN
Fred Buffers 81 and Loren
Long > 81 stood out g, liI-llat
Five set TWO marks. 1857 and
3o0I IN tho Altoona Intermediate
Roger DcPalma uncorkcd
24l. 234-203 for 67s and Pat
Nonaccll Z36-223-20g for sos ln
The LOYAL Wing Club Jack
Gardner 22S-g33-2l4 for go AND
Jack Kranik 2l4-2l4-2i6 for ca
nm tt+e Ritter Senior Hang
Sutton 365 in the Genial
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-27

ssrnrnpn pcn 22IS0 GRAND RIVER AVE.
'htUfUnU nCG' 10 ALLEYS. re. $3.50
OPEN BOWLING MERE TODAY UNTIL pm.
AL DAY SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
Evening star., 1944-04-20
Citizens Committee
Members Reelected
Tax Rate Unchanged
In Chevy Chase Area

All members of the Citizens Com
mittee of Sections and 2, Chevy
Chase, have been unanimously re-
elected for two-year terms, it was
announced today.
At the same time, the tax rate
for the community for the fiscal
year which began Tuesday has been
set at 80 cents per $l00-the same
as last years figure.
Members of the committee are:
Arthur w. Defenderfer, chairman;
George M. Ferris, vice chairman and
building inspector; Howard B.
Knowles, treasurer: Arthur G. Lam
bert, secretary; William S. Garland,
Mrs. Virginia G. Platt and Mrs. Bar
bara H. Hayes.
The election was held at a recent
meeting of residents of the area,
who adopted resolution request
ing the committee to continue its
opposition to the proposed rezoning
of the Bergdoll tract to permit con-
struction of apartment houses.
In his annual report submitted
at the meeting, Mr.. Defenderfer ex-
pressed appreciation for the CO.
operation given him by members
of the committee. He also praised
William Austin, superintendent of
public service for the splendid work
he has done under the most trying
conditions"
Evening star., 1944-04-20
Silver Spring Seaman Cited
For Averting Ship Blast

Seaman Henry C. Denning, ir.,
who is in Silver Spring on a Today
furlough visiting his wife, has le-
ceived citation for Volunteering for
hazardous duty during a fire on a
munitions vessel in New York Har-
Dor April "a, 1943.
The commentator says the 21-
year-old Coast Guardsman disre-
garded his personal safety in re-
moving a hazard which might have
resulted in heavy damage to other
vessels and harbor facilities.
Seaman Denning is stationed at
charleston, S. G. He Is visiting at
the home of his wife's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Benoit, 702 Sligo
avenue.
A native of North Carolina. he
was employed by the Washington
terminal Co. before he enlisted in
the Coast Guard November IA, 1912
he was a member of the Silver
Spring Volunteer Fire Department
for four years.
Evening star., 1944-04-20
Alexandra Concern Fined
In Child Labor Law Case

Charges of violating Virginia child
labor laws cost the Country Gardens
Market, 900 block of North Columbus
street, Alexandria, and itss owner
Sam Shanker, 500 fine and 3O-day
suspended Jail sentence in Alexan-
drla Police Court today.
Judge James r. Duncan fined the
corporation $50 and imposed a $50
flne and the suspended Jail sentence
on Mr. Shanker Morris Arnopole
manager of the market, was put on
probation.
The warrant, issued at the request
OF J. Fred Kirchner, labor inspector
for the Northern Virginia area
charged the market employed chill
dren under IL years of age: that
children under 16 were working after
6 pm, and that no employment
certificates had been filed for the
minors employed.
Judge Duncan also fined Robert
H. Mock, manager of the Alexandria
of1lce of the Washington Post. $40
and costs on a charge of employing
a l6-year-old boy after 6 pm,
Evening star., 1944-04-20

back to its home station alone,
through constant rain and sleet,
far behind its formation.
That, says Sergt. Magruder, a
former mechanic at the Glenn L
Martin works in Baltimore who has
been in the air force for Is months.
was the one great thrill he has had
from the war,
But I certainly would have
jumped If could" he says, because
the situation looked desperate"
Aids in 10 Raids.
He has taken part in 10 raids.
This was the second mission over
shattered Brunswick. The first one
gave almost as much excitement for
few minutes when, just after the
plane had made its bomb run, Mes
serschmitts and Folke-Wulfs at
tackled.
"All hell broke loose" says Sergt.
Magruder. The sky seemed full of
them. was pretty excited because
this was the first time we had been
attacked. know I got one FW in
my sights and gave him few blasts.
Then he pulled off and I never saw
any more of him. The flax from
below was bounding all over the ball
turret. Every time a shower would
hit it sounded like thunder"
Magruder has just received the
Evening star., 1944-04-20
lsNRstioniiq
&Remiinders@

Canned Foods. Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps AS through K-8 good
indefinitely. Blue stamps LIB
through Q-8 valid May / and good
indefinitely. Each stamp worth 10
points. Blue tokens are peing used
as change.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps AS through M-8 good in
definitely. Red stamps N-8, P-8
and Q-8 valid April %. Each
stamp worth 10 points. Red tokens
are being used as change.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound of waste kitchen fats you
turn in.
Sugar-Book No. 4, stamp 30 valid
for pounds indefinitely. Book
No. 4, stamp 40 good for S pounds
for home canning through Febru-
ary %, 1945. Stamp No. 81 good
for pounds indefinitely.
Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
8 gallons through May 8. B-2,
CO. B-3 and C-3 coupons good
for gallons each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. and cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 80. Consum-
ers in this area should not have
used more than "a per cent of
their total yearly fuel oil ration as
of April II.
Evening star., 1944-04-20
"a Women Complete
Red Cross NURSING Study

Twenty-four colored women from
the Laytonsville and River road
areas comprise the most recent
class to complete the Red Cross
home-nursing course sponsored by
the Montgomery Red Gross Chap
ter, Mrs. Cornelia Myers, director of
home nursing for the chapter, an
nounced today.
Eleven of the graduates are from
Laytonsville. They are Beatrice
Addison, Hattie Addison, Hollis
Addison, Ionia Addison, Dixie Moore,
Carroleasia Howard, Ella Prather,
Jestina Prather, Rachel Prather,
Sarah Prather and Willie Prather.
The remaining 13 graduates are
from River road. They are Rose
Clipper, Inez Cole, Dorothy Cope
land, Hannah Cunningham, Edith
Hayes, Irma Henry, Julia High,
Elizabeth Parker. Geneva Parker,
Mathilda Ruf11n, Mary Williams.
Margaret Wood and Mary Young.
Evening star., 1944-04-20
Boy, ;, Is Recovering
From .BeafIng Injuries

Three-year -old Willard Walker
was recovering today in Suburban
Hospital, Bethesda. from injuries in
flicted Tuesday by 14-year-old
boy.
The child, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Walker, Route 8, Be-
thesda, in the Potomac section of
Montgomery County, suffered sew
eral fractures of the skull, and
bruises about the face.
Detective Sergt. James G. McAu-
life said the older boy, who lives
about a mile from the Walker home,
admitted he beat the child on the
head with stone, ducked him in
spring several times and then left
him lying unconscious in clump
OF bushes. The police officer quoted
the youth as saying he lost his
temper when the child knocked his
hat off.
The youth has been charged with
assault and is being held in the
juvenile detention room in Rock
vile pending the outcome of the
child's injuries. States Attorney
Joseph B. Simpson, jr, said yester-
day mental examination will be
requested.
Evening star., 1944-04-20
Alexandra Fairgrounds
Open Summer PROGRAM

Three of Alexandria's Fairgrounds
opened this week for after-school
and Saturday activities, Alan He'll,
city recreation director, announced.
The Mount Vernon playground,
under the supervision Of Mrs. Norma
Malcolm, will be open from to 6
pm. on school days and from 10
am. to noon on Saturdays. The
Jefferson playground will be open
the same hours, with Thomas He'll
muth as supervisor, and the Lyles-
Crouch will provide activities for
colored children at the same hours
under the supervision of Mary Car
ter Brown.
Mr. He'll also announced that he
will meet representatives of the
city's teen-age baseball teams at 5
pm. tomorrow in his Office in City
Hall.
There are two leagues in the city,
one for boys IL, 13 and IA years of
age and the other for Is, is and II
year olds. A schedule will be
planned.
Any boy who wishes to play base
ball may call the recreation office
Alexandria 1896, and he will be as
signed to team.
1t also was announced that the
Teen-Age Club dance Saturday
night at Grace Church parish hall
will be snapshot dance" with a
picture the only admission charge
The Teen-Agers are reorganiz-
ing their club and are balloting for
II members of the executive COM
mittee. The club has been directed
since its organization by a COM
mittee composed of representatives
from schools, churches and Scout
organizations.
Evening star., 1944-04-20

Air Medal with an Oak Leaf Clus-
ter for taking part in 10 raids which
include some of the toughest air
battles fought over the continent.
He also has won a prize as litter
bug dancer.
The most uncomfortable time he
has had, he says, was over VIII
helmshaven when the thermometer
went down to so below. He also has
taken part in raids over Frankfurt
and Ludwigshafen which were al
most without incident because of
the fine fighter protection given the
Americans.
Jig Is Up.
But over Brunswick" he says,
"the Jig was up. That means some
thing different in the Air Forces
When Jerry puts the jig up it means
that you're going to get all he's got
y X X X
Sergt. Magruder has been reported
missing in action over Germany
since February Is. His last letter
hcme. according to his mother, Mrs
Florence Magruder of the same ad-
dress, was dated February %.
II expect to be home soon," he
wrote, although it's little rough
going over here, I'm doing all right.
He has sent home some records he
made singing the Army Air Corps
Song" Pistol Packin' Mama" and
a song he wrote called Give 1t to
Me, Honey" which has been adopted
as the crew song. @
II didn't know he even knew how
to dance" Mrs. Magruder added
until he came home on furlough
and let GO in the living room. On
the records, the rest of his crew each
said something about him. They all
agreed I had dancing son. James
never told me about his jitterbug-
ging because he thought I would
make fun of him"
Sergt. Magruder attended school
in Culpeper, Va. He has always
been interested in taking apart
gadgets and in hunting. He got his
first gun when about IL years old,
his mother said.
Evening star., 1944-04-20
Polling Places Announced
For Montgomery Primaries

Polling places for most of Mont
gomery County for the Democratic
and, Republican primary elections
May were announced yesterday by
the supervisors of elections. The
rest of the locations will be an
nounced later. Those named are:
Laytonsville tistrict-Modern Wood
: mems Hall, ,Laytonsville.
ClArksbura--Puhlic school, Clarksburg.
Fcoiesyille--Waverly Hall, Poolesville.
Rockville: First precinct-St. Mary's
Hail, Rockville. Second precinct-Fire en-
gfne house, Rockville. Third precinct
Presbyterian Sunday schoolroom, Rock
yilles Fourth precinct-St. James, Chapel,
Coiesyilie: First precipct-Public school,
Colesyille... Second precinct-Grange Hall,
ing; McCeney's Nursery, Colesville road.
BealPs 4arage. DarnestoRn: K TO z. Rices
garage. pfrnestown.s Second prHcinct-Pub-
Library. Chevy Chase. sthtfd pSecInct, Fire
Chevy Chase High School SECOND precinct,
library. Chevy Chase: third precinct. Fire
Department building, Glen Echo: fourth
precinct, elementary school, Wilson lane,
Bethesda; fifth precinct, fire engine house
Connecticut avenue, Chevy Chase: sixth
precinct. elementary school Rosemary
Massachusetts. avenue extended; eighth
and Glenbrook roads. Bethesda: ninth pre-
cinct, East Bethesda Elementary School,
Evening star., 1944-04-20
Two Counties Make
Deal on Dog Pound
Prince William Reaches
Agreement With Foirfox

Prince William County will be
granted use of the Fairfax County
dog pound when the pound is placed
in operation May l.
Under an agreement reached yes
terday between the Boards of Super
visors of the two counties, Prince
William County will be allowed to
use the pound, located north of
Fairfax, at cost of $150 per dog
impounded. plus a charge of so cents
a day for board. Dogs will be kept
at the pound for five days and will
be destroyed at the end of that Pc
riod if not claimed.
The board amended regulations
governing the disbursement of fire
levy funds to provide that funds
from special 1-cent levy be equally
divided among the five auxiliary fire
companies in the county. 1t was
pointed out that these funds, which
will amount to about 5000 a year
for each company. will assist new
volunteer flre-fighting organiza-
tions.
The board accepted for the county
an oil painting of Great Falls by
Charles Edward Gardner OF
Dranesville district. The painL1ng
will be framed and hung in the
courthouse
Miss Mary Morris, assistant home
demonstration agent, resigned e.
fective May /, and The board ap
pointed Mrs. Harriet Gordon, Fair
fax Station, to succeed he,.
Tie board authorized a request
to State selective service authorities
to defer county Sanitary Engineer
j. j. Corbalis, jr., until after nego-
tiations for the purchase of the
FWA trunk line sewer have been
completed
Evening star., 1944-04-20
Maryland Parole Head Asks
For AGENT in Each Circuit
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. April 20.-State
Parole and Probation Director Her
man M. Moser recommended to the
Legislative Council yesterday that
Marylands probation system be ex-
panded to provide for full-time op-
Grafton of an agent in each of the
judicial circuits.
He told the legislators that an
additional $4,000 in the new budget
would be sufficient to pay the new
personnel needed.
At present. he said, there are only
three field workers in the State,
adding that these agents were han
ding load of SAG cases-both
PAROLES and probationers-as of the
March counting.
The proposed expansion, Mr..
Moser told the council, would pro-
vide full-time man in each circuit
to whom the court could assign
probationers. The field worker also
would handle all parole cases for
the area.
Evening star., 1944-04-20

end Of West Virginia avenue, Bethesda;
tenth precinct, elementary school, Alta
Vista; eleventh precinct, Somerset School,
corner Cumberland avenue and Warwick
place, Bethesda; twelfth precinct. Bradley
Elementary School, twenty second pre-
and Dunlop street, Chevy Chase
Olney-First precinct, Hawkins shop, OIL
ney: second precinct. Memorial Hall,
Gaithersburg-First precinct. Masonic
Hall. Gaithersburg.
PotomacEPublic school, Potomac
Notwithstanding Hall, Barnes
Damascus-Junior O. U. A. Hall, Da-
mascus.
/, wheaton-First precinct. store, wheaton:
"a precinct Mann Motors. next to fre
snsins house, s129 Georsia avenue, Silver
4th precinct, Takoma Park Junior High
School, Takoma Park; 9th precinct,
Arnory, Silver Spring: sixth precinct, dre
engine house, Takoma Park; Sth precinct,
parish house, Ascension Church, Silver
Sprins; 9th precinct, Washington Mis-
slonary College girls dornitory Takoma
ParkS 10th precinct., Jessup Blair Com
munity House, silver Spring: ffth precinct;
Methodist Church, -Four Corners: 18th pre-
cinet, Indian Spring Club, Colesville road:
18th precinct. Piney Branch Apartments,
Silver Spring: 14th precinct, Grace Church,
avenue. Silver Spring.. Goth precinct.
Presbyterian Church, Tskoma Park: 21st
precinct, Library, Sherman avenue, near
Carroll avenue, Takoma Park; 22d pre-
cinct, Carnigs old market, rear of 405
Flower avenue. Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1944-04-20
Winners at Flower Show

Mrs. Frederic P. Lee won first
place at the daffodil show Wednes-
day at the Battery Park Community
House, sponsored by the Bethesda
Community Garden Club. Second
place was awarded to Mrs. Arnold
Burr, club president, and third place
to Mrs. William j. Norfeet. Mrs.
N. K. Richtmyer had the best flower
in the show. variety called Thalia.
The flowers were later donated to
the Suburban Hospital, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1944-04-20
Alexandria Infant Found
Smothered in Crib

Roger Nails, 2-month-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T. Nails, 1701
Abingdon drive, Alexandria, smoth-
cred in his crib yesterday morning
after his mother had been up most
of the night with him, Alexandria
police reported.
After the baby was quieted Mrs.
Nails went to bed, police said, and
awoke shortly after IL am, when
she went to look at the child. She
found him lying on his face ap-
parently lifeless. The Alexandria
Rescue Squad was called and ad-
ministered artificial respiration in
a vain effort to revive the baby.
DR.. John Sims, city coroner, is
sued verdict of accidental death
by suffocation. The baby was the
Nails only child.
Evening star., 1944-04-20
Mrs. Dudley, IS, Dies;
Takoma Park Pioneer
Towns Oldest Resident
Succumbs at Her Home

Mrs. Betsy Cora Dudley, IS, Oldest
resident of Takoma Park, and
mother Of the first child born in that
town, died last night at her home
at 204 Carroll street after a short
illness.
Born in East Stoneham, Me, De-
cember 81, 1858, Mrs. Dudley was
the daughter Of the late Daniel and
Temperance Sturges Wentworth.
She and her husband, the late Fred
erick E. Dudley, came to Takoma
Park In June, 1884, and made their
home with the late B. F. Gilbert,
founder of the town.
Mrs. Dudley was member of the
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
and was af11liated with its women's
society. She also was a member Of
the Takoma Park Citizens Associa-
tion.
Since the outbreak of the war she
had devoted much Of her time to
sewing and knitting for the Red
Cross. She did so much work she
was considered a unit in herself.
Mrs. Dudley took a leading part
in preparing the history OF Takoma
Park for the towns 5oth anniversary
celebration in 1884.
Surviving are four children, Will
liam w. Dudley, Silver Spring, who
was the first child born in Takoma
Park; Mrs. Cressy L. Kegg. DR.. F..
Edwin D1fdlev ir and Dr I Walter
Dudley, all Of Takoma Park; two
sisters and two grandchildren, Sergt.
Richard w. Dudley, now overseas,
and Marjorie l.. Dudley, College
Park, Md, and two great-grand-
children.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Saturday at the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church, with burial in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.