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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20
Occupation Of All Nuremberg Assured Armored Divisions
BY BOYD D. LEWIS

Paris, April 20. - (UP) - The American Seventh Army cleared virtually all of Nuremberg today and sent arored divisions speeding southward toward Munlcn to open the battle for Hter's Bavarian redoubt
 Only small pocket of resistance remained in the blackened ruins of Nuremberg, where some 15OO NaM fanatics were obeying the letter their Fuehrers order to defend his Shrine City, to the death
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20
7H SPEEDS TOWARD MUNICH Russian Troops 7 Miles East Of Berlin
Evident Juncture Of Tanks In Dresden Reported
BY ROBERT MI1sEL.

London April 20 - (UP) = Russian assault forces smashed into Bern's defense proper" within seven miles of the city today, and Moscow said American and Russian patrols probably had made juncture in the Dresden area.
 A Nazi military spokesman said massed Soviet tanks and troops had penetrated to the of Hangekberg seven miles east of Berlin on the trunk highway to Frank fur and had reached the defenses the burning capital
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Evening star., 1945-07-29
Kemp Won't Nominate
Aide for Another Month

No Recommendation of a candi-
date to fill the recently created
position of assistant superintendent
of Arlington schools will be made
before late next month, Superin.
tendent Fletcher Kamp said yes
terday.
Mr.. Kemp's statement followed
an announcement that petitions in
dorsing Charles J. Walsh, principal
Of Thomas Jefferson Junior High
School, have been filed with the
County School Department. He ac-
knowledged several such petitions
are on file in his office and said he
also has received four applications
from persons living outside Arling-
ton.
Another appointment to be made
before the start of the coming
school year is the director of in
struction. This was left vacant last
year by the resignation of DR.. B. H.
Jarman to accept a position on the
faculty Of George Washington Uni
versity.
The position of assistant superin-
tendent, created to relieve the bur-
den on the superintendent caused
by increased school enrolment
which followed the large county
population growth, will be charged
with responsibility for both admin
istrative and educational problems.
An appropriation of $4,30o was pro-
vided in the current budget for the
post.
Mr.. Walsh, 81, Is a graduate OF
George Washington University and
the University Of Tennessee. He
has served as principal of Thomas
Jefferson Junior High School for
eight wears.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Virginia Gospel Group
Elects New Officers

Lloyd Gochenour has been elected
director Of the newly organized
Shenandoah Valley Gospel Associa-
ton, Woodstock. Va. Other officers
named are:
n. B. Long. president; Carl Flem-
ing, vice president; DR.. Anna How
ard. recording secretary. and Roy
Didawick, treasurer.
Aim Of the association. which is
nondeno nominational, is to cooperate
with all churches and religious
groups in encouraging church at
tendance. It also will attempt to
provide pastors and equipment for
rural churches. Plans have been
made to hold services the frst and
third Sunday evenings Of each
month ct the Uptown Iheater IN
Woodstock.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
WorpIones, Bad Crops Blomed
For Duck Secretly in Virginio

parasite or pollution has been at
lacking wild celery and other
grasses which used to provide
abundant food for wild fowl. Some
expressed the belief that birds are
frightened away by night-fiying
aircraft and the dropping Of bombs
and flares.
Others said extensive violations Of
laws against night shooting and
other conservation measures have
tended so to disturb the tranquility
of ducks that the fowl have sought
sanctuary elsewhere.
Beverly w. Stras, jr.. Of Taze-
well, chairman OF the commission,
said it is the aim Of the commits
sion to allow the maximum shooting
and fishing consistent with the
States wild-life resources. He said
the commission hopes shortly to
obtain the services Of an expert
marine biologist, and by co-opcra-
tion with neighboring States to
work out . program Of effective res
toration and conservation.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
New chairn,en Named
By RidgeIy in Alexandra

Appointment Of committee chair
men for the coming year was an
nounced yesterday by German
Ridgely. president of the Alexap-
dria Junior Chamber Of Commerce.
They are:
Dr.. Arthur A. Angelica. aviation;
Dick Devanald, city Identification
Lindsey Schwarzmann, postwar
planning: Elliott Thompson, budget
and finance; Ed Campbell, mem
bership; Billy Lee, parliamentarian
and new member reception and
education: John Fem, publicity;
Jim Haley, programs and meetings,
and Ray Warner, social affairs.
Mr.. Warner announced that a
series Of softball games has been
scheduled with the Washington
Junior Board Of Trade. The first
contest will be played August IL
in the Alexandria Municipal Sta
dium.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
State Troopers Told to Kill
Snakes Displayed by CuItists

fire baths" and perhaps taking
doses Of strychnine."
Parsons was a little under the
weather-still feeling the effects Of
a bite from a copperhead during a
demonstration last Sunday. ..-
A decade ago faith healer"
by the name Of Teester in the
mountains of North Carolina let a
rattlesnake bite him to test his
faith. For week newspaper
readers wondered whether Teester
would live or die He lived.
Since then such practices have
become more or less common in
many parts of the country-so COM
mon. in fact, that the snake cult
lists are holding their national con-
vention" tomorrow at Stone Creek,
near st. Charles.
II see no reason why practices
so dangerous to human life should
be permitted under the guise Of re-
ligious freedom" Gov. Darden said.
Retorted Parsons:
IF Mr.. Darden tries to interfere,
I will send q wire to President Tru-
man in Berlin demanding we be
permitted to enjoy the rights our
sons are now and have been dying
The snake rituals resulted in two
deaths In Southwest Virginia last
summer. Several others occurred
in previous years, In Virginia and
elsewhere.
Kentucky in 1910 made snaks
handling in religious ceremonies a
misdemeanor punishable by fines Of
$50 to 500.
Virginia has no like law, but in
1910 several cultists were prosecuted
on charge Of malicious wounding"
and were sentenced to 60 days and
fined $50. The State Supreme
Co,lrf 1InhoId the Accy1y{ctioac
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Evangelist to Open
Meetings at CherryduIe

Evangelist Bill McGarrahan,
whose dramatizations of Bible sto-
ries have attracted wide attention.
will begin a two-week series of
meetings at 7:30 o'clock this eve
ming at the Cherrydale (vaJ Fire
Hall.
The meetings, held under the
sponsorship of the Cherrydale Bap-
tist Church, will be held nightly
except Saturdays through August
IL. Each boy and girl attending
the opening service and the service
tomorrow will receive souvenir.
Mr.. McGarrahan will deliver the
sermon at the II am. service at. the
church.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Friendly Club to Present
Musical Revue on Cruise

The Friendly Club Of Washington
will present an all Government en-
ployes' musical revue on its second
moonlight cruise, which will leave
the Seventh street wharves at 8.45
pm. tomorrow.
Cooperating with the club on this
cruise are the British Missions in
Washington, Barton Hall, Kansas
Hall darlington Farms), the Ma
tional Bureau OF Standards and the
Naval powder factory at Indianhead,
I'd. Enlisted servicemen from the
Army War College will be special
guests.
Proceeds from the cruise will pro.
vide funds for the clubs recreation
and servicemen entertainment pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Two Airmen Still MISSING
In Plane Hit by Lightning
By the Associated Press.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, July %.
Mo trace had been found tonight
of two missing airmen who bailed
out of a Bit Flying Fortress struck
by lightning, Langley Field officials
announced. Crash and flying boats
and a Navy blimp from Weeksville,
N. c., are participating in search.
The Langley Field men were
listed as Second 1t. Herbert j.
Gardner, Brookline, Mass, and
Flight Officer William E. Bishop,
Savannah, Ga.
The plane was on routine fight
over the York River and Mobjack
Bay when there was a tremendous
flash and a loud report. The two
men parachuted from a height of
about $4,000 feet, evidently think
ing the plane was about to explode,
according to Second 1t. Walter S.
Harpool, Denton, Texas, the pilot.
1t. Harpool few the ship back to
the field.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the ASSoc1ated Press.
NORFOLK, Va. July 28.-Scarc-
ity of wild ducks, which for the
past couple of years has been the
cause Of concern to Virginia sports
men, was attributed today to a va
riety Of causes ranging from bad
crops of natural marine grasses and
lax enforcement of conservation
laws to the frightening OF migra-
tory birds by military aviators in
battle practice.
These suggestions were offered by
many witnesses who testified at q
meeting of the State Game and IN
land Fisheries Commission at Oce-
ana High School.
Most of the witnesses were duck
shooters Of long experience. They
represented such groups as the
Back Bay-C -Currituck Ducking As
sociation and the Izaak Walton
League, or spoke as individuals hav-
Ing some expert knowledge of the
subject. Practically all of them
agreed that some sort Of disease,
Evening star., 1945-07-29

during q broadcast of the National
Children's Frolic heard at l pm.
every Saturday on Station WMAL.
Her mother, Mrs. Hudgins Wheeler,
of 1917 Fifty-sixth avenue. Hill
side, and her brother, Hudgins, jr.
IL, watched.
Mary Ethel will start school next
fall but her heart will not be- in
it, her mother said. Mary Ethel
would rather sing.
Servicemen were particularly de-
lighted with the young singer dur
ing her tours, bond officials re-
ported. Crowds around the cara
vans roared with laughter when she
pointed at sailor or Marine and
sang, Put Your Arms Around Me,
Honey"
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Real Democracy
Urged by P|unkett

Establishment of real" demol-
racy in Virginia by eliminating the
poll tax was advocated last night
by Moss Plunkett, Roanoke, candi-
date for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination, at a political
discussion in the Fairfax County
Courthouse.
II face the fact that we do not
have democracy in Virginia whei,
less than one-fourth of the people
are allowed to vote, Mr.. Plunkett
said. Il want every Virginian to
vote, providing he is mentally
equipped and morally fit to make
his own choice"
Mr.. Plunkett said Virginia was
first to establish representative gov
ernment based on the democratic
right of the inhabitants to choose
their own rulers, but that the State
has since sunk so low with respect
to popular participation in Gov
ernment that a one-fourth vote Of
the adult citizens Is considered
sensationally large.
"We have long cried 'First' and
proudly boasted that Virginia is
the cradle of American democracy"
he said. But unless we destroy the
poll tax as a prerequisite to voting.
it may well be that the epitaph of
free government In Virginia will
read Here is the birthplace of
American democracy = and its
grave
He also asserted, that If elected,
he proposed adequate financial sup
port for the State school system and
the solution of the problems of
health, welfare. crime prevention,
taxation and other matters. .
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Oxon Hill Fire Group
Chooses New Officers

L. r. Hutchison has been elected
president of the Oxon Hill Md
Volunteer Fire Co. Other officers
named are:
Carl Seitz, vice president; c. F.
Mastbrook, secretary and assistant
chief; M. o. Dennison, treasurer;
Raymond Campbell, chief; Charles
Arnold, captain; John Sheriff, first
lieutenant, H. Talbert, second lieu-i
tenant; Jake Forsythe, sergeant; L.
L. Latham, fire marshal: Marcellus
Buckler, superintendent of machin-
cry, and G. z. Spencer. property
clerk.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, July 28.-Maj.
James r. Num-, acting superintend-
ent of State highway police, said
here tonight he had sent 10 State
troopers to st. Charles to assist Of
ficers there in stopping the handling
of snakes in the religious demon
strations at Stone Greek tomorrow
by members of the Holiness Faith
Healers.
Maj. Num- said he had told the
officers that If snakes were displayed
in the ceremonies they were to be
killed, and the cultists responsible
for handling them arrested on a
charge Of endangering the lives of
other persons:
The police superintendent stated
that he also would send the trooper
in charge of the area to the Rev.
Bill Parsons, cult leader, tomorrow
morning to explain to him the at
titude of the State and what action
the authorities had been instructed
to take
At st. Charles, Commonwealth s
Attorney Robert B. Ely, of Lee
County, also said tonight, that legal
action will be taken to prevent the
use of snakes in the demonstration.
Meanwhile, the religious sect pre-
pared to 60 ahead with its national
handling.
If they put some of us in jail.
others will carry on with the cere-
monies" said Parsons, a coal miner
by trade.
Faith healers from Virginia, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio and
Alabama have been invited to at
tend the ceremonies, which Parsons
said would include the handling Of
rattle and copperhead snakes,
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Former Postmaster
OF ARLINGTON Dies

william Coates, IS, former Airing
ton postmaster, died yesterday at
Washington Sanitarium after an ILL
ness of 20 months.
Mr.. Coates, who lived at 632 South
Highland street, Arlington. was
postmaster from 1886 to 1043 when
he was forced to retire because Of
III health.
A resident Of Arlington for IS
years, Mr.. Coates was born at
Waterford, Va. He owned : gem
eral merchandise store before be-
coming postmaster.
He IS survived BY his wife, Ruth
M. Coates.
Funeral arrangements have not
been announced.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Fronk Harper Renomed
To Retirement Board
y the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, July %. Gov
OConor today announced the re-
appointment Of Frank Harper, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Public
Service Commission, as a member
of the Board of Employees Retire
ment System for, q four-year term
The appointment has been made
by the Board of Public Works In
accordance with the provision Of
the statute authorizing selection Of
a member Of the States service to
represent State employees on the
board.
Other members Of the State EN-
ployes' Retirement System Board
are Hooper S. Miles, chairman:
Walter A. Owens, Walter N. Kirk
man and ]. Millard Tawes.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Capital Transit Co.
.Cha|ks Up Z Days
Without Bus Mishaps

There have been IL days SO far
this year without bus accidents, an
improvement compared with only
five days without bus accidents in
all of 1914, S. E. Emmons, transpor-
tation manager of the Capital
Transit Co., reported yesterday to
the Public Utilities Commission.
Mr.. Emmons, in a monthly report
to the commission, said this drop
was q big improvement over the
past year" He said also that the
number of collisions involving Cap
ital Transit vehicles dropped 7.64
per cent for the first six months
Of this year, compared with the
same period last year
Collisions with pedestrians were
up oil per cent for the first six
months of this year as contrasted
with last year, but passenger acci-
dents were down 491 per cent and
collisions other than with pedes-
trians were down 1875 per cent.
In comparing last month with
the same month year ago, Mr..
Emmons said that all types of COL
lisions had dropped 1877 per cent,
collisions with pedestrians had
fallen 2.3 per cent, other collisions
had dropped 22.2 per cent and pas
senger accidents had increased IL
per cent.
The streetcar safety flag for June
was won for the first time this year
by the southern car division, while
western bus division won the bus
safety flag for June, the third time
it has won the flag this year.
The disciplinary rate for every
100 employed dropped from 17.28
in June Of last year to 1878 last
month.
Evening star., 1945-07-29

Five-year- -old Mary Ethel Wheeler
of Hillside, Md, yesterday became
the youngest person ever to be cited
by the Treasury Department for
War Bond sales.
The tiny blonde youngster sang
three hours a day for seven weeks
on the Bond Caravans" which
toured Washington streets during
the Mighty Seventh" War Loan.
w. j. Waller, District war loan
chairman, said Mary Ethel had
been responsible for the sale OF
thousands of dollars worth" OF
bonds.
A certificate of distinguished
service was presented to Mary
Ethel by George Ingels of the
Treasury's War Finance Division
Evening star., 1945-07-29
AIexondrio USO Names
Conference DeIeootes

A. j. s. Martin and Miss Arelisle
Quimby have been elected chairman
and secretary, respectively, of the
newly organized USO staff confer
ence In Alexandria.
First problem to be tackled by the
group is that Of obtaining adequate
housing for families of veterans Cf
the European theater redeployed to
Fort Belvoir.
The next meeting Of the confer
-ence will be held Friday. Future
meetings will be held the third Mon
day Of each month.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Lone Owl Routs
|StorlingsFron1
Frederick, Nd.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated press.
FREDERICK, Nd, July 28.-A
solemn owl today was reported by
Frederick residents to have accom-
plished what they had attempted
for months-to rout scores Of star
lines from city trees and parks.
Although 1t may be only tempo
rary, residents say, the appearance
Of the owl sent the birds to the
northern outskirts Of the city. And
the number Of complaints was re-
ported by the police and Mayors
ONCE to have decreased.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Maryland Schools Need
514 Vocational Teachers
By tn. Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, July 28.-John j.
Seidel, assistant State superintend-
ent of schools, says 514 more teach
ers in vocational education win be
needed in Maryland schools this fall.
The greatest shortage, he said, is
In the field Of industrial education,
where twice the number now en-
ployed will be needed.
Other needed personnel include
teachers in agriculture for rural
high schools, home economics in
junior and senior high schools and
retail selling courses in high schools.
Mr.. Seidel said in-service teacher
training courses for those who have
acquired necessary mechanical
skills would be given successful ap-
plicants for some Of the jobs, add
ing that industrial education teach
ers need not be college graduates.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
.S1,S00,000 Expansion
For Columbia Hospital
Sought by Radcliffe

Senator Radcliffe, Democrat, OF
Maryland yesterday sponsored bill
authorizing use of 81 SOC, 900 Of Fed
eral funds for expansion and recon-
ditioning of the Columbia Hospital
for Women here and announced he
would press for action when Con-
gress resumes work next October.
One of several members Of Con-
gress who serve on the hospitals
Board Of Directors, Senator Rad
cliffe declared There is no question
about the need for additional and
improved facilities for Columbia
Hospital. They are badly needed.
He called attention to the bill spon-
sored jointly by Senator Tydings,
Democrat, of Maryland, and Chair
man Bilbo OF the Senate District
Committee to authorize Federal aid
in the construction of a modern
hospital center in the District and
commented that this, too. was
needed.
The Tydings- Bilbo measure has
been passed by the Senate and sent
to the House, where action by the
House District Committee awaits
completion Of new hospital sur
vey next fall.
S1,300,000 Fund Sought.
The Radcliffe bill, similar to one
offered earlier in the House by Rep
resentative Norton, Democrat. of
New Jersey, also a member of the
Columbia Hospital Board of Direc-
tors, authorizes maximum outlay of
81 SOC, 900 out of Federal Works Ad-
ministration community facility"
funds for remodeling and expansion
of the main building of the hos
pital, so as to provide an additional
las beds.
It also authorizes an additional
$500 900 for replacement of the old
cottages which serve as a Nurses
Home Training School. Some of the
cottage facilities have been called
unsafe by the District fire marshal.
Had Many Maternity Cases.
A semi Government institution,
Columbia last year cared for a rela-
lively large percentage of the Dis
trict's maternity cases. According
to a report made by Capt. Chester
Wells, U. SIN. retired, who Is presi-
dent of the hospital board, Columbia
took care of more than Is per cent
of the total of 22,856 births in the
District.
The 79-year -old institution Is To-
Gated on one Of the historic sites
Of the District-Pennsylvania ave-
nue. at Twenty-fifth street N.W.-on
which once stood the Ringhold
House, which dated back to 1912, and
to which many persons in the diplo-
matte service were attracted. In
this house was signed the Rush
Bagot Treaty, which assured there
would be no fortificatoins built on
the boundary between the United
States and Canada.
The original Columbia Hospital
was established, it was recalled, to
provide a place for the care of the
wives of Civil War veterans and
their offspring. 81