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Evening star., 1945-11-14
Some BerryvilIe Residents Feel
Town Got Presidential Snub

would have had it that way" said
Mayor Leonard H. Bell, who re-
marked that "the people were very
disappointed"
Maybe those Secret Service men
think We have Z dangerous COM
munity, but we have always felt It
was q pretty safe place
Kenneth Levi, editor Of the Clarke
County Courier, started the argu-
ment with an editorial entitled,
Presidential Cold Shoulder" Mrs.
y. B. Thompson, Judge Clark,s sis
ter, st whose home, the wedding re-
ception was held. came to the Pres.
idents defense. Betty Smith, au-
thor, wrote . piece about how dis
appointed the folks were.
And meanwhile, residents along
the back street the President trav-
teled have petitioned Mayor He'll to
change the name from Liberty street
to Truman avenue.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Mclean Couple Observes
Golden Weddinq

Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin S. Gicker
Of Mclean, Va, were observing their
50th wedding anniversary at home
today.
Mr.. Gicker is secretary of the
Fairfax Selective Service Board. He
is veteran of the Spanish Amer
ican War and Is justice of the peace
at Mclean. Mrs. Gicker served as
acting head of the American Red
Cross for the washington Navy Yard
during the World War.
OF their three children, Mrs.
Martha Virginia Vance and Frank
lin s. Gicker, jr., live in Mclean.
Another son, Raymond Gicker, lives
at 2420 Third street NE. They also
have II grandchildren and S great.
grandchildren.
Evening star., 1945-11-14

but he bore down hard on the in
scription on the card.
"Oh, that's a joke" Kelly laughed.
Tits not joke! It is an attack
on the Japanese war effort" Marui
yelled.
But Kelly kept laughing.
Poking Fun at General.
mo. it's a joke. lieutenant" he
insisted. you see, we were Just
poking fun at the general"
'Fun?"
"Yes," Kelly lied, manfully. "You
see, the general has a slogan of his
own, and we wanted to ridicule it."
What is your generals slogan?"
the Jap asked suspiciously.
The Golden Gate in 49," Kelly
answered, without batting an eye
lash, and that seemed to please the
oaf.'
Marui's worry over Home Alive
IN As" was that he feared we were
getting news Of Jap reverses. But
there was no way for us to find out
what was happening in the world.
We repeatedly made efforts to get
newspapers or radio news, but to no
avail. We wrote the Jap colonel in
charge Of all prison camps in Man
churia and to the International Red
Cross. The British and Dutch wrote
to their respective protective pow
ers in Toxic. But the lid was on
tight.
Our barracks, as I have said, were
heated by steam. But It was at
times so cold in there that had to
wear most of my clothes day and
night. Sergt. Carroll and Corpl. T.
J. Willard helped by wangling some
-four from the kitchen, making
paste and sticking paper over the
ill-fitting windows.
When all the books were read and
reread at Sian I spent my daylight
hours serving as the Official razor
blade sharpener of the camp. just
before he died at Karenko, poor
Sergt. Cavanaugh willed me his lit
tie concaye-shaped razor hone. I
became quite proficient at the job,
IN TACT so proficient that I was kept
busy at it through most of each day
the rest Of my time at Sian.
Becomes kaxsr Sharpener.
I was able te sharpen as many
as 20 blades day There was no
way Of buying new blades $50 it was
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Alumni Of St. Agnes
To Attend Homecoming

Alumni and parents have been
invited Saturday to the first 'home-
coming day" OF the st. Agnes Epis-
copal School, Russell road, Alexan-
dria, which Is now IN Its 2lst year
tof operation.
A luncheon and intra-mural hockey
games viii feature the day. Mrs.
Alexander zabriskie, wife Of the
dean Of the Virginia Theological
Seminary, Is chairman Of the
schools Board Of Trustees.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Man Gets $21 $50
For Hand Lost in .
Restaurant Fight
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 14.-Willie
Branch, colored, was awarded dam
ages of S2l $50 in Law and Equity
Court yesterday In his suit for
$40, 600 against two Chinese restau-
rant operators who, it was testified,
cut of his left hand with a meat
cleaver last December.
A juror tainted and fell out OF
the jury box at the trial as Branch's
attorney, Cutler May, described a
bloody fight in which the colored
man was assaulted by Lee Wong
Sing and Hon Low in their restau-
rant when he came in to get some
thing to eat.
The Chinese, Mr.. May. contended
threw chairs at Branch, kicked him
to the floor and while he was prone
one of them severed his hand at the
wrist.
The jury was out 10 minutes and
returned with verdict for S21 $50
against both defendants.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Montgomery Board
Orders Capt. Snyder
Reinsiated in Post

The Montgomery County Com
missioners yesterday ordered Capt.
D. Leroy Snyder reinstated as com
mander of the Silver Spring police
substation.
The veteran policeman was ac-
quilted last week irf Montgomery
County Circuit Court of charges of
malfeasance growing out of the
alleged use OF policemen in work on
his Burtonsville farm. He was sus-
pended September 2 pending out
come of the trial.
In approving the recommendation
OF Police Chief H. Leslie Carlin, the
board ordered back pay accumulated
during his suspension paid to Capt
Snyder.
Chief Carlin also told the board
he had ordered the suspension Of
Corpl. Charles T. Robinson, who
has been absent without leave from
the Silver Spring station since Oc-
tober %. Corpl Robinson had been
summoned as a witness in Capt.
Snyder's trial but failed to appear.
Commissioners Alfred D. Moves
and William H. Prescott, County
Supervisor Willard Day and DR.. v.
L. Ellicott, county health ofiicer, were
authorized to confer with United
States Public Health Service ON
cials on proposal to provide COM
pulsory courses in sanitation for
persons employed in county food
establishments.
Appointment of John E. Russell
as a clerk to the Board of Election
Supervisors at an annual salary of
81 300 was approved. Similar action
was taken with regard to the ap-
pointment of Hugh C. Bowman as
an inspector in the County Engi-'
neering. Department at q salary of
$4,000 year.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Historic, MiddIetown Inn Sold
To Miumi Hotel Operators

during the Cos, when Northern and
Southern armies fought for pos
session Of the valley. Gen. Sheri-
dan "put up" there after rallying
his scattered troops at Cedar Greek,
q few miles south.
A marker In the tavern yard seys
Gen, .Stonewall" jackson on May
a, 1862, met the Federals under
the command Of Gen. Banks and
forced the latter to divide his
forces.
Gen. John J. Pershing, COM
mander Of the American Expedi-
tionary Forces during the World
War, also WAS . guest at the tavern.
The gener1 worked on his mem-
oirs while staying there, it was
reported.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Community Building
Urged as War Memorial

A community building housing a
free public library and large audi.
torium was recommended by Mrs.
Ralph E. Himstead, president of the
Montgomery County League OF
Women Voters, in a letter to j.
Philip Schaefer. secretary of the
War Memorial Committee of Be.
thesda-C Chevy Chase, Nd. -
Mrs. Himstead, writing as the re.
suit OF action taken in the league
board meeting last Friday, said a
building providing rooms in which
all community organizations might
meet, with an auditorium large
enough for citizens to discuss CONF
munity problems, and a free public
library would make the Bethesda-
Chevy Chase area q better cons
muriity, s
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Alexandra Council
Acts 10 Obtain Funds
For Child Centers

The Department of Public Affairs
was authorized by the Alexandria
City Council last night to apply for
funds recently made available by
congressional action to continue
day-care centers for children for
the next four months.
Action was taken after City Man.
ager Carl Budwesky reported that
the School Board would not apply
to the issuing agency, the FWA,
for such funds.
The centers in Alexandria have
been operating on a cooperative
basis since they closed September
80, when Lanham Act funds were
withdrawn. The committee in
charge also desires future appFo-
priations for the centers on a per-
manent basis after the four month
period elapses.
Chicken Ordinance Rejected.
At the same time the Council re-
jected an ordinance proposed by
City Attorney Joseph M. Pancoast
restricting the keeping of chickens
in the city. Growing roosters and
garden-scratching hens have been
the subject of controversy therein
for some time.
John W. Tulloch, newly elected
member of City Council, presented
his resignation as a member of the
School Board, and dArmistead Bootfe,
former city attorney recently dis
charged from the Navy. was elected
to succeed him. 50
Mr.. Boothe, a native of Alexan-
dria, WAS educated at Episcopal
High School and the University OF
Virginia and studied at Oxford Uni
versity. England, as Rhodes
scholar. He started practice ii, Alex
afdria in 1881 In association with
his father, Gardner L. Boothe, and
served as city attorney from 1888
until he entered the Navy in Au-
gust, 1913. Mr.. Boothe is 50 years
OF age, married, and the father OF
three daughters.
Named on 5-to-4 Vote.
Mr.. Boothe was elected over Mrs.
j. w. Aldrich, former president of
the Parent Teacher Council, by q
5-to-4 vote. Mayor William T. Will
kins and other council members had
advocated the appointment of a
woman to the School Board.
At the request of the newly
elected juvenile judge, Marion B.
West, the council agreed to have
quarters ready for him to establish
his office by December is.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Work Hours Again Cut
By GreenbeIt Service

The second cut within six months
in working hours for so employees of
Greenbelt (Md) Consumers Service,
Inc, was announced today by Sam
Ashelman, general manager.
Mr.. Ashelman said beginning
Monday employees will receive the
same pay for 45 hours as they, do
now for 49,. The hours had been
cut previously from 81 with no loss
In pay.
The organization operates several
businesses in the town on q CO.
operative basis. They include a
filling station. variety store and
grocery store.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
BY the Associated Press.

~ feAAS <AccttSAAtC0 FIGo6s
BERRYVILLE, Va, Nov. A.
It's just now coming out, but part
of Berryville thinks maybe the town
received presidential br,lsl1od hast
October 6.
On that day President Ilalnaan
was best man at the wedding Of
Judge Bennett Champ Clark, for
mer Missouri Senator, and Miss
Violet Heming. British actress.
But while Berryvilles 100 ciu-
zens and neighbors lined gaily deco
rated Main street, Secret Service
men led the presidential party up
a back street to the church and
then out again the same way.
Since then the argument has
ragged in the town over whether
Berryyille was snubbed.
II don't believe II it had been
left up to President Truman he
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Priince6eorges
Reyises Rules
For School Use
PTA Told 1t Must
Pay for Heoting
During Meeting

Parent-teacher associations in
Prince Georges County may meet
IN the various county schools this
winter If they provide coal to heat
the buildings during their meetings.
In making this announcement
yesterday. the County Board OF Edu-
cation modified previous order
prohibiting the use Of school build
ings for meetings if heat was re-
quired.
The beard said the new order was
issued in response to requests by
several parent-teacher groups.
Board members said the coal must
be purchased by an association and
delivered to the school before
meeting is held.
New Teachers Appointed.
Appointment of eight new teach
ers for white elementary schools
and one colored high school teacher
was announced. Those named to
white elementary schools are:
Miss Virginia D. Jordan, Colmar
Manor; Miss Pauline Phillips, Suit
land; Miss Donna L. Roberts, Oxon
Hill; Miss Sarah F. Bonham. Brent
wood; Mrs. Elizabeth w. Hail.. j.
Enos Ray; Miss Esther Moon, Seat
Pleasant; Mrs. Irene Groshone, Riv-
erdale, and Mrs. Henrietta B. Guest,
Berwyn.
Lemuel Thomas was appointed to
teach at Douglas High School. The
board also appointed Mrs. Georgia
Burke trustee at the Lincoln
School to succeed the late p. A.
Socks.
County schools will close on WASH
ington's Birthday, February %, and
Memorial Day, May 80, to enable
pupils to attend exercises In their
communities. The schools remained
open on these two dates during the
war. The school year will end June
Is, 1916, with high schools holding
commencement exercises the follow
ing day.
New School Requested.
A request by a group of Seabrook
residents for the construction of a
new elementary school in the town
was taken under advisement by the
board.
Members of the delegation de-
clared that there are approximately
100 children of elementary school
age in the town. OF these, about
40 attend the first and second grades
in the present one-room school in
Seabrook while the remainder at
tend the Lanham School The group
lsaid the present Seabrook School
built in 1895, is inadequate. -
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Rockville Sends Eight
To Induction Center

Selective Service Board No. of
Rockville yesterday sent eight regis
trants to the induction center in
Baltimore.
They are Robert E. Bowman, Roy
Galloway, jr.;; Richard H. Davis,
George w. Frazier, Charles T. Ja-
cobs, Edwin G. Keith, Donald E.
Schwartzback and Roby E. Thomp-
SnY,
Evening star., 1945-11-14
-Four Of 5 Sailors Who Fled
Virginia Camp Are Cauqht
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Nov. 14.-Four sailors
who escaped from the military dis
ciplinary barracks at Camp Perry,
Va, were turned to Naval intelli-
gence officers here yesterday after
their capture near Walled Lake.
They were identified as Edward o.
Byus, n, and William A. Hagan, 20,
both Of Baltimore; Justus r. Har-
rington, Is, Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and
George Ledger. 81, Haverhill, Mass.
A fifth, Theodore Hall, 81, Roches-
ter. Mich. is still at large.
State police said the men were
riding in a stolen car containing
. 80 caliber machine gun and two
Army rifles.
The five escaped last Wednesday
with three other sailors who were
captured In Toledo, Ohio.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Virginia Farm Bureau
Meeting in Richmond
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. l4.-Dele-
gates from IS county farm bureaus
|n the State gathered here today for
the annual convention Of the vir-
ginia Farm Bureau Federation. Ses-
sions viii continue through tomor-
row.
Speakers will include Howard S.
Zigler, vice president Of the fedora
tion; Claude s. Whitehead, presi-
dent Of the Pittsylvania County
Farm Bureau; G. r. Holsinger, Har.
risonburg:: w. R. ogg, director Of the
Washington ONCE Of the American
Farm bureau Federation. and Rep
resentative Flanagan. Democrat, Of
Virginia.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
lsikRst;o,,ii,c
.l|sl,iindergn

Meats, Fsts, Etcs Stamps F-l
through XII good through Nos
vember 80. Stamps L-l through
Q-l good through December 81.
Stamps RI through vi good
through January 81. Stamps
WI through Eel and green stamp
N-8 good through February %.
Points fer Fats-Your meat dealer
win pay four red ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fata
you turn In.
Sugar Stamp - good through De-
Gambler u. Next stamp valid
January !.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
St. EIizobeth's S Patients S
Death Ruled Accidental

The death Of Victor e. jackson,
S6, st. Elizabeth's Hospital patient,
was called accidental by a coroner's
jury yesterday.
MI. jackson died Saturday of a
fractured hip and pneumonia after
he was pushed to the floor by an
other patient at the hospital, Robert
Grimes, ON November /. according
To r0lice. "a
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Prosecutor 10 Seek
Murder Indictment
In Officers S Death
BY a Star stafI Correspondent.


LEONARDTOWN, Md, Nov. IA
States Attorney Henry Camalier
said today he will ask a murder in
dictment against George w. Booker
in the fatal shooting Of Navy 1t.
Rodgers E. Wilson at a Sunday night
party at Booker's cottage at nearby
California. .,
Mr.. Camalier added that testi-
mony given him yesterday by 1t.
Howard Baer, commanding officer of
small vessel on which 1t. Wilson
served as executive officer and who
was at the party, caused him to be-
lieve the shooting was deliberate
act" He will prepare a first degree
murder case, If the grand. jury in
dict Booker, he said.
1t. Baer, the only available wit
ness to the shooting, was located by
the Navy yesterday after it had sent
another 1t. Baer, in no way con-
nected with the shooting, to talk to
Mr.. Camalier and police. Booker s
wife, Helen, 80, also a witness to
the shooting, is staying with friends
in West Virginia.
Booker, through his attorney. Paul
j. Bailey. asserted that he shot 1t
Wilson ''in defense of my home. /"
Mr.. Bailey has indicated a defense
on the basis Of justifiable homicide
The States attorney added today
that he now has total of eight wit
nesses who have information about
some part of the killing" and he be-
lieyes- the testimony wilfbe sufficient
for . preliminary hearing Monday
before Magistrate Ralph Abell.
Mr.. Camalier said Mr.. Bailey had
assured him Mrs. Booker would be
produced whenever her testimony
was desired. The shooting allegedly
occurred after 1t. Wilson directed q
dirty remark to her. The defense
counsel said she was in a highly
nervous state and she was staying at
Princeton. w. Va.
Mr.. Bailey said a new witness In
the case, Samuel E. Vance, 1873 Co.
lumhia road NV, who has cot
tage near the scene OF the shooting
probably would be summoned to the
hearing. Reached by telephone, Mr..
Vance said a naval. ofiicer knocked
at his door late Sunday night and
asked him ito come to a party ~
but he explained it was so dark he
doubted that he could identify him
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Wcshington-Lee High
To Pick Football Queen

Washington Lee High Schools
annual football queen will be
chosen November. 23 at a dance in
the Clarendon Recreation Center,
3100 block Wilson boulevard.
Any individual or organization
can sponsor queen, but petitions
must be received by noon next
Tuesday at Washington-Lee. The
queen will be selected from the IL
girls with the largest number Of
petitioners.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Cifii1ensAppr!oye
Vote
Law Reyisions
Civic Federation Urges
Speed in Acquiring
Playground Areas

The Arlington County Civic Fed
Grafton last night approved recon-
mendations Of its Good Government
Committee seeking County election
law revisions and urged acceleration
OF the county's playground site ac-
QUESTION program.
The federation urged that the
State sunrise to sunset" limit on
elections be replaced by regular
hours. The federation also recon-
mended course of instruction for
all registrars, judges and clerks Of
election prior to each election; that
q complete list of election instruc-
tions be printed and posted at each
precinct; that the Electoral Board
meet annually and report on each
meeting, and that the secretary of
the electoral board permit any in
terested person to inspect the min
utes as provided In section 81 of the
Virginia Election Code.
Charles S. Cobbins, speaking as
member of the County Republican
Committee, said there were several
very gross violations of the election
laws at the last election"
Committee Approved.
The federation voted to select 4
committee to present election law
violations to Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy of Arlington Circuit Court
This committee will be composed of
one representative Of the County
Democratic Executive Committee
the Republican Committee. the
Civic Federation and two other citi.
zens.
In pointing out the need for more
action on the county playground
program, Alvin F. Seebode. chair
man OF the federation's Parks, Plan
ming and Zoning Committee, said
suitable sites are limited already and
are rapidly being diverted to other
purposes. Two years have elapsed
he said, since the $3.50 900 bond issue
was authorized for the program.
The federation approved a recon-
mendation that options be taken on
additional available sites within the
limits OF FUNDS available by taxa
tion for that purpose.
Racial Limit Proposed.
A constitutional amendment to
limit federation membership to the
Caucasian race was recommended
Action will be taken at the Decem-
Der meeting.
Following a report Of the Reve-
nues and Expenditures Committee
the federation adopted a recon-
mendation that the county manager
and County Board establish proper
machinery to make collections on
accounts now in arrears by civil
actions. --,..-
The committee stated that. ac-
coTding to the auditors 1874 report,
the School Board approved issuance
OF warrants before first auditing the
claim for which they were issued
A total of SOL 900 was loaned from,
the school operating fund to the
school construction fund in this
manner, the committee said, in vio-
iation> Of the Virginia code.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
sneclal pispatch 70 The stsr.

0HcSsAl ANSpetSu 70 Aue SbSsst
WINCHESTER, Va, Nov. Ia
Historic Wayside Inn at Middletown,
opened In l797 as Wilkinson's Tav-
ern and operated In recent years
by members Of the Rhodes family,
has been sold to Dr.. and Mrs. Frank
Shattuck, Miami, Fla. who have
taken possession. They have been
Identified with hotels IN different
sections Of the country for . NUM-
ber years, s.
After the Civil War the tavern
was known at Larrick's Hotel, and
it was q relay point for stage
coaches operating from Alexandra,
through the Shenandoah Valley
into Tennessee.
Fighting rased around the tavern
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Sen Wonwight. Own Story -
Jops Tell Prisoners Thot War Is Over and Joy
AtNews Brings Laughter From Americans

imperative that our old ones be kept
sharp. / made my own two blades
last q full year with Cavanaugh's
hone. I kept the Dutch Governor
Generals single blade in workable
condition for z. months and "A days.
. The long Manchurian winter
dragged on and, each man to his
own taste, we did what we could
to occupy our minds. I just about
committed to memory Kenneth
Roberts "Oliver Wiswell," his
Northwest Passage" and Stewart
Edward Whites fine frontier story,
The Long Rifle"
I And / continued a string of soli-
taire games which I had commenced
about a year after my capture.
decided that I would play 10000
games and record the results. BY
the late winter of l945 I had passed
the $500 mark.
Finding enough to smoke was q
problem at Sian. The Japs would
not give us enough of our Red Cross
cigarettes. AS a substitute we were
occasionally permitted to buy the
thin. quick-burning and tasteless
cigarettes of the Jap military. I
smoked perhaps six of these a day
all I could get-then cut up the
butts and used their contents in
my pipe.
. Suffer With Teeth. n
All Of our teeth were in bad con.
dition at this late date in physical
neglect and after much dickerine
the Japs let us hire Jap dentist
IN February. He came with q rudi-
mentary type of filling and stocked
1t into our cavities with primitive
skill. Several of us, including my
self, had teeth which had been
broken OIL at the gums but the
dentist would not pull what was left
and We suffered greatly from these
nubs.
The thieving Sap supply men at
Sian. with their warped outlook
often offered to sell us things, for
which we had no earthly use: jap
plctures, toy dolls,- toy horses
cigarette cases and-one day-sey-
erai sets Of curling irons.
A new loneliness crepr IN On ,,s es
the endless winter continued. All OF
our mail was cut OF and since we
were permitted to hear no of,cia]
news as to the progress of the war
we began to. feel more abandoned
tnan ever In our bleak exile.
we did notice, however, that the
number OF afraid drills increased
ar1d more often than not, at night
we were told to draw our blackou,
curtains. We had no way of know.
ing for certain, but we reasoned that
on more than one occasion these
exercises were more than mere drills
though we heard no planes or bombs
we ached for some such harbinaer
1t was still freezing at Sian on
March 81, but the Japs methodicalIy
ordered us to turn in the warn,
clothing they had issued to us. and
they shut Oh the heat--for this was
the first day Of spring. BY April
8, when 1t was 16 degrees above zero
we all had heavy colds or influenza
The Japs then made a concession
and turned the heat back on for an
hour in the morning and an hour in
the evening. But this stopped q
week later.
Garden Plots Assigned.
Ihey put the enlisted men to work
about this time, ploughing a garden
In the nearby ground, though the
ground was stu frozen from IL to
0See WAINWRIGHT, Page B-lo.)