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Evening star., 1945-07-22
Memorial Stadium Sketches
Envision Concrete Base Field
Use of Temporary Turf Is Planned;
Big Circular Stage Also Proposed

the proposed building a person
would travel nearly one mile. TWO
buildings about the size of the Com
merce Building could be placed side
by side in the stadium. Yet, Mr.
Cook explains, no seat in the pro-
jected two-tier arena would be as
much as 500 feet from the center
OF the field. Also, he said, each seat
would have clear sight lines" for
all events. .--.
While there would be an overall
seating capacity of nearly 200 900,
this includes use of $4,000 portable
seats which would be placed over
night on the outer portions of the
playing field. When these were re-
moved, to make way for football,
Olympics or great pageants or pa
rades, the seating in the permanent
tiers would accommodate about
10000 spectators.
Hall of Fame Planned.
One of the wings of the structure
would be extended so as to provide
for Hall of Fame" auditorium.
This would have a ballroom type
floor and would be available for
many types of events, from musical
and stage to civic events of many
types.
This hall would seat about 5000
There would be provision also for
memorials to ''the great" in sports,
and offices for sports organizations.
Under the permanent tiers of
seats In the arena proper would be
great storerooms, dormitories for
players and workmen, dining rooms
and emergency hospital facilities
Special attention is given in the
plans for handling the tremendous
crowds many events would be ex.
pected to attract. To the south
of the stadium would be a railroad
parking area" which the designers
say would accommodate as many al
so long trains at one time.
Four Wide Entrances.
Four wide entrances to the sta
dium are planned so as to avoic
any 'bottlenecks" which woulc
cause irritating delays in getting
spectators in or out of the building
Wide ramps and pedestrian cor.
ridors are planned to separate pc
destrian and vehicular traffic
Freight cars could be run directly
into the proposed building to de.
liver heavy equipment. 4
A two-level auto parking garage
with 48 acres of space is planned
under an adjoining area reserved
as a parade field and in addition
there would be 20 acres of auto
parking space In the lower level.
OF the stadium. Open air parking
Mr.. Cook said, would provide fol
about $4,000 more cars.
The plan also calls for landing
fields for small private planes ano
helicopters.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
3 District Men Accused
In 0PA Office Burglary
BY the Associated Press.


PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, July
21.-Warrants for three Washing
ton. men charged with breaking and
entering the Prince Frederick Ra-
tion Board offices May % were
issued today by trial Magistrate
William W. Duke.
Police said a gang also had
broken into ration board offices in
La Plata, Silver Spring, Pikesville,
Leesburg, Va, and Washington.
The three Washington men for
whom warrants have been issued
are.
Edwin Francis Tate, IS, of $500
Eighth street NV; Albin Andrews
Wiengen, 28, of 314 Thirteenth
street Sc: and Leroy Abraham
Penticoff, IS, of 1904 Kansas avenue,
NV. L
Mr.. Duke said they had all been
free under bond pending further
action in connection with their al
legged participation in an armed
robbery in Portsmouth, Va, June 8.
He reported that hearing in
Calvert County was deferred be-
cause of other charges against
them
Evening star., 1945-07-22
5-Man Commission
Appointed 10 Draft
Arlington Charter

The appointment of five-man
charter commission, charged with
the responsibility of drafting a ten
tative charter for the incorporation
of Arlington County as city, was
announced yesterday by Circuit
Court Judge Walter T. Mccarthy.
Named to the commission we're
Commonwealth's Attorney Law
renee w. Douglas, James H. Sim
monds, William Morrer Stone,
Colin C. Macpherson and DR.. John
A. Tillema.
Mr.. Douglas has served as Com
monwealth's attorney since 1882.
Mr.. Simmonds, former assistant
Commonwealth's attorney, is a
member of the Arlington law firm
of Simmonds & Cutler A member
of the County Welfare Board, he
has been active in civic organiZa-
ton activities for many years.
Heads Chamber Of Commerce.
Mr.. Stone, past president of the
Chamber of Commerce, is member
of the county postwar planning
board. He is affiliated with the
George H. Rucker Co.
Mr.. MACPHERSON, son of l.. c.
Macpherson, prominent county
builder and Republican candidate
for the County Board last year, also
is we'll known in county building
circles. He is "a member of the Ar
lington Lions Club.
DR.. Tillema is a professor in the
George Washington University law
school. He is past president of the
Lyon Village Citizens Association.
Appointment of the commission
followed a unanimous request of the
County Board at its June meeting.
The tentative draft will be present.
ed at the next General Assembly
session for an enabling. act to au-
thorize a referendum on the pro-
posal -~
Second Hearings Ordered.
The County Board resolution di-
rects the commission to hold sew
eral public hearings before the
charter is drafted. Board Member
Edmund D. Campbell, sponsor of
the action. said he did not think
I'VE can safely postpone any longer
the consideration Of this vital
question.
Stating he believes Arlington
must have a city charter if its gov
ernment is to meet responsibilities
to the people in the immediate
postwar period, Mr.. Campbell en-
phasized that neither the board
nor the people are committed to any
action other than full considera-
ton of the subject
Mr. Campbell added that it will
be almost a year before ref
erendum can be had.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Barr Denies 81. Johns
Has Given Up 10 Navy
Ry the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 81. -
President Stringfellow Barr of St
Johns College denied today pub
lished reports that the college had
given up the fight to keep the Navy
from purchasing the school.
Meanwhile, in washington, Rep
resentative Vinson, Democrat, of
Georgia, said the Navy was opening
negotiations with officials of st.
Johns to buy the historic campus
for Naval Academy expansion, end
that discussions regarding the pur-
chase would start shortly.
DR.. Barr said that reports in a
Washington paper, ascribed to him,
had been made through error and
that he had not said classes at the
Institution would continue another
year through the grace of the
Navy"
Mr.. vinson said If an agreement
was reached between the Navy and
st. Johns, it would be subject to
approval Of the House Naval Affairs
Committee, of which he is chair
man, and of the Senate Committee
adding that it would be impossible
to call the House group together
before October.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
1000 Maryland Militia
Start Training tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
FORT MEADE, Md, July al
More than 1000 Maryland State
Guardsmen will arrive tomorrow at
the Camp Herbert r. O'Conor'
cantonment for 10 days of field
training.
Training will begin Monday on
rife and Thompson submachine
gun ranges. Included in the gen.
eral program will be riot control,
civilian and disaster disturbances,
marching and bivouacs, bayonet
practice, field tactical problems and
sanitation.
Maj. Gen. Dwight H. Mohr, Guard
commander, will have direct COM
mand of all units. Guard commits
stoned officers, headed by 1t. Col.
Christian L. Claypoole of the 3rd
Service Command, will supervise the
work.
1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee, Silver
Spring, is commander of the 7th
Battalion and 1t. Col. Caesar L.
Aiello, Hyattsville, the 9Th.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Master Plan Hearing
Set in Falls Church

A proposed master plan for Falls
Church. Va. will be given it's first
public hearing at 8 pm. tomorrow
at the Madison School.
Members of the five-man plan
mig board, in announcing the hear
ing, urged full attendance" by all
town residents. The board pointed
out that regulations set up in the
plan may affect materially future
real estate values in the town.
John H. King, secretary of the
board, said the most important of
the plans proposals Is the creation
Of park and recreation area run
ming from the site of the proposed
Oak Street School, along Trips
Run to the Lee highway. The school
site is between Broad street and
Lee highway in West Falls Church.
After the hearing, he said, the
plan will be filed at the Fairfax
County Courthouse as soon as rec
commended changes can be made.
Members of the planning board
are Edward C. Knouse, chairman;
Mr.. King, Russell C. Armentrout,
John Graham, jr.., and Kenneth C.
Beede.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Chincoteogue IsIond All Ready
For Pony Roundup Thursday

Mr.. Savage claimed that the past
years crop of young ponies is the
best m 9 number OF years and more
numerous.
The roundup proper win be start
ed at $3.50 am. Thursday, followed
by q wild pony ride. A money
prize will be offered to anybody who
can stay on one Of the animals for
9 minute. Members Of the Ladies'
Auxiliary OF the Firemen's Asso-
ciation win serve oyster sandwiches,
seafood and chicken.
Buyers from all parts of the
United States are expected to be
on hand for the auctioning OF the
young ponies which usually bring
between SIS and $1lQ
Evening star., 1945-07-22
w. P. Groom, Jr., Morries
Miss Marie JoinyiIIe

William Puryear Groom, jr., Ar
lington County Planning Engineer.
and Miss Marie Sibley Joinville, 1905
North Rhodes street, Arlington, were
married yesterday at the Boulevard
Baptist Church, Richmond.
The license listed the bridegroom
as Al and the bride as 80. She was
an employe in the Arlington branch
circulation office of Washington
newspaper.
Mr.. Groom, formerly a city oficial
In Danviile, Va. recently was made
planning engineer In Arlington, fill-
ing vacancy left by the resignation
of Frank l.. Dieter.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
BY the Associated Press.

cHINCoTEAGUE, Va, July H.
This island villages big day Of the
year-"Pony Penning Day'-will be
observed Thursday.
With the annual carnival attend
ant to the occasion already under
way, the villagers whose town is
known for its penning Of Wild pom
les dating to the 17th Century,
are in state Of high excitement
over the prospects.
Claude F. Salvage, vice president
of Chincoteague's Volunteer Fire
mems Association which sponsors
the event, said today that 5000
visitors are expected.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
By the Associated Press.

ST. CHARLES, Va, July 21.--
The Rev. Bill Parsons, leader OF
the Faith Healing sect Of Stone
Greek which is now in the midst
of its summer snake handling DEM
onstrations, said today that the
first snakebite victims for the sea-
soyl are Bill Gibson Of near Taze-
well, Tenn, and Luther Myer, from
Cleveland, Tenn, bitten In services
last Sunday.
Mr.. Parsons said the condition
Of Mr.. Gibson Is mot too good. =
He said he understood that Mr..
Myer Is IN q serious condition.
For tomorrow's snake-handling
demonstrations he promised "more
snakes. hotter torches OF flaming
fire to apply to the flesh, and
well, it Is really hard to tel what
Evening star., 1945-07-22
In Virginia
CdndiddtesPush
Election Drives
Tuck Gives ToIks in
Suffolk, Richmond;
Plunkett Ends Swing
Sy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, July 2l.-Can-
didates In the August Z Democratic
primary for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and the House of Dele
gates stroye to stir up interest
among the voters this week and
made plans for further canvassing
during the final vote drive.
Lieutenant Governor William M.
Tuck, opposed for the nomination
for Governor by Moss Plunkett OF
Roanoke, made speeches at Suffolk
and Richmond. At Suffolk he en-
phasized his belief that new taxes
will not be necessary at the 1916
legislative session. He also reiter-
ated his support of the six-year
educational program recommended
by the Denny Commission.
Mr.. Plunkett, veteran advocate
of the repeal of the poll tax, con-
cluded a four-day swing through
the First and Second Districts with
speech at Hopewell tonight. He
centered his attack on the Demo-
cratic organization headed by SEN
ator Byrd, which is backing Mr..
Tuck, and asserted the people face
a choice between two distinct con-
cepts of government and between
candidates who represent diametric-
ally opposed views.
Fenwick Presses Campaign.
1t. Col. Charles r. Fenwick,
delegate from Arlington, took his
quest for the nomination into the
fighting Ninth District which is
the home of one of his opponents,
Lewis Preston, delegate from Smyth,
while Mr.. Collins repaid the COM
plimept by campaigning in the
Eighth, Col. Fenwick's home district,
and the Seventh.
State Senator Leonard Muse,
Roanoke. spent most of his time
during the week in his home district.
After leaving the Ninth, Col. Fen
wick went across the State to CAM
paign in the Second District, home
of his campaign manager, Willis E.
Cohoon, member of the House from
Nansmond and Suffolk. He re-
ported conditions very encourage
ing" from his standpoint.
Collins Concludes Trip.
Mr.. Collins. reaching his head
quarters today, said he concluded
a trip through Northern Virginia
ending with a speech at Kilmar-
mock Friday night He said he
was happy to have the support of
my friend e. Blackburn Moore,
member of the House of DELEGATES
from Clark County,
Mr.. Collins said he was the over
night guest at Leesburg of Wilbur
G. Hall, former member of the House
and former conserxa1tpn commits
sioner. and that he hxd visited his
former House colleague, John Mac
kali, who is directing his Campaign
in Fairfax.
MIR. Collins said he was well
pleased with conditions as he found
them and was particularly happy to
that my friend, Colin
Chiffon, member of the House of
Delegates, of Whitestone, is direct
ing my campaign in the Northern
Neck He announced he would be
in his own district next week.
The War Voters Commission re-
ported that only 8,672 of the $4,000
Virginians in the armed forces have
been sent ballots and only 1881 OF
them nave been returned.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Blood Doner Dutes Set

The Red Gross mobile blood
donor unit will be at the Woman's.
Club OF Chevy Chase, Connecticut
avenue and Dunlop street, from
8 am. to 1:30 pm. Friday. APP
pointments may be made by CALI
ing Mrs. G. w. Riggall, Wisconsin
1868. or Mrs. Roger j. whiteford.
wisconsin 4o4l. The quota for the
day is l6o pints.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
All Trio to Broadcast

Three Montgomery County Al
Club members will present a broad
cast at 6:15 pm. Friday over Sta
tion WWDC on farm safety. Those
who will take part are Jane War
field, Clarksburg; Frances Ray.
Rockville, and Robert Hanson, Ira
vilah. Jane E. Bastow, assistant
county home demonstration agent,
ad Roscoe Whipp, assistant county
agent, also will participate.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
kindergarten Meeting

An organization meeting of the
Berwyn (Md.) School Kindergarten
will be held at pm. Tuesday at
the school. Children who will be
S years old before January l, 1916,
will be eligible to enter the school.
Interested parents have been urged
to attend the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-19
Roid Kills
 
(NEA Telephoto)
By ROBERT DOWNSON

London, March 19-(UP)-The Nazis sought to hide results of yes- terday'S record American raid on Berlin behind a news blackout to- day, but unconfirmed reports told Of crumbling buildings, burning as- phalt and thousands of casualties.
 Neutral correspondents in the devastated German capital were forbidden to send out anything ex- cept the bare official announcement that Berlin had been bombed.
 Stockholm reports, however, said more Berliners had been killed or injured in the 2.000-plane, 3,O00-ton raid than in any previous attack on the city.
 The clandestine Radio Atlantic broadcast to Germany an account of fearful destruction and casual ties. Scores of houses collapsed, burying their inhabitants alive, the broadcast said.
 Those who fled from their cellars to avoid asphyxiation by smoke were set afire themselves by the burning asphalt of streets and side walks. Atlantic said. A number of persons jumped into the Spree river to extinguish their flaming clothes and drowned.
 In the Schlesischer railway Sta- ton, only two miles from the heart of Berlin, Atlantis said, thousands of freight cars loaded with supplies for the eastern front and food for the defenders of Berlin were de- stroyed by fire.
 RAF Mosquitoes stoked the fires last night with block busters and other bombs. It was the light bomb- CTS 27th straight night of attacks on Berlin.
 More than 1900 Flying Fortresses and Liberators, escorted by 700 fighters, bombed the capital yes- terday in the heaviest day or night raid ever made on a single German city.
 They dropped 12,4O0 demolition bombs, many of them 1,000-pound- CTS, and 65O,O0O incendiaries on the Schlesischer and North railway sta tions. Another $500 bombs were dropped on the Rheinmetal Arms works at Gegel, six miles northwest of the center of Berlin, and the Borsig locomotive works at Subur- ban Henningsdorf.
 Radio Atlantic said the Rhein- metal works mainly were de- stroyed."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-19
D. A. UNITS IN
 JOINT MEETING
Initiation of New Members, Discussion of LegisIa-
 ton Scheduled

A joint meeting of Waterbury Chapter, No. 9, Disabled American Veterans and its auxiliary will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in Knights of Pythias hall, II East Main street. A large number of candidates for membership, recruit ed from young veterans recently returned from overseas, will be one of several highlights of the meeting.
 Adjutant James F. Martone has announced that over 90 percent of 1944's membership has "re-upped" for the current year and that all indications point to a record high before 1945 closes.
 Edward w. Kelly veterans admin istration representative in Water bury, will speak tomorrow night on the new Widows law and on vet erans' benefits, rights and privi- leges in general. Many widows in Waterbury have been neglecting their right to file claims. They will be advised fully on their rights at the meeting tomorrow night.
 Also guests of the evening will be Mrs. Germaine Dezinno, depart ment commander, women's auxiliary and Mrs. Isabelle M. Martone. na- tional executive committee woman of New York, New Jersey and Con- necticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-19

 SEEKING $33,5OO

Total injuries sustained by five month-old child, and personal 1n- juries sustained by her mother and sister in an automobile collision last Christmas day in Pennington are the basis of a $33,500 civil ac- tion filed in superior court today against Salvatore Obrizzio of Hart ford and Edward P. Sharp of Wa bury.
 The plaintiffs are Atty. Marcu> Weisman, administrator of the es- tate of Alanna Sharp, which seeks $l5, ,OOO; Margaret L. Sharp, F years old, who seeks $3,500; and Mrs, Margaret c. Sharp, who asks for $15,OOO. All the plaintiffs reside in Waterbury.
 The injuries were sustanied in a collision between cars operated by the two defendants. The three 1n- jured persons were passengers In the car operated by Sharp, the hus- band of Mrs. Sharp, who was oWn- CT of the vehicle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-19
RESIGNS
 CHAIRMAN'S POST

Franklin Farrell, Jr., Ansonia, has resigned his position as chairman of the board of directors of the Far rell-Birmingham O., and has been succeeded by Alton Austin Cheney. Plaridorme, N. Y. Mir Farrell will continue as a member of the board and as chairman of the finance com- mittee.
 Farrell, Jr., entered the employ of F'arrel Foundry and Machine company in 1905 the year in which he graduated from Yale university.
 His grandfather, Almon Farrel. was the bounder of the Farrel Foundry in 1848. and his father. Franklin Farrel, Sr., was co-founder.
 Other officers elected arenfoort D. Chirgwin of Buffalo, as vice. president; Franklin Farrel, III, of Ansonia, secretary, Carl F. Schnuck, chief engineer of the company, and William Fraser, general manager of the Atwood Plant, Stonington, were elected directors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-19
Police Blotter

Three eight-year- -Old boys were turned over to Juvenile author ities this morning by Detective Paul MOynihan and PatrOlman John Delaney who said they had been removing windshield wipers from cars parked in an East Main street parking station. Fifteen winshield wipers were recovered.
 Sergeant Charles McWeeney and Detective Joseph Dunphy yesterday recovered three chairs stolen from 8 shack on Pembroke avenue Saturday night. The chairs, apparently taken by boys in the neighborhOod, were found by the detectives in a let on an adjoining street, Chief Inspector Joseph Bender said.
 A purse taken from 8 pew in the Immaculate Conception church yesterday was found in . IavatOry in the Y. M. c. A. Last night, with about $l1 missing. Detective Lieutenant William FO- ley Is investigating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-19
NEW PLASTIC EYE
 BEING DEVELOPED

Southbridge, Mass, March 19.- UP)-Eyes. like f1ngerprints, vary with each individual, Dr. Reuel w. Bennett of the American Optical Go. announced today in an Army Navy approved statement.
 The scientist, who has photo- graphed thousands of eyes in con- nection with the development of a new all-plastic artificial eye, said that each eye has a different iris pattern which can be catalogued like fingerprints.
 The iris, which is the colored part of the eye, consists of a pat tern of distinctive fine lines radiat- ing from the pupil.
 A system of eyeprinting for iden- tlfication and crime detection would necessitate special cameras and trained tecf1nicians to photograph eyes under specified lighting condi- tions, Dr. Bennett said.
 Though the widespread use of f1n- gerprinting techniques probably dis penses with the need for eyeprint- ing, Dr. Bennett added, criminals could be detected more easily by the latter method since most per- sons would hesitate to try to change their eye pattern by surgical or other means.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-19
TRAINING SCHOOL
 BATTLE EXPECTED
Courts May Hear Sensa= tiOnal Evidence Before
 Final Decision

Members of the state personnel board of appeals, of which John P. Elton prominent tndustrialist and former mayor of the city is a mem- Der, may concur with the recent decision of the trustee of the Mansefield State Training school and hospital as matter of policy to permit the issue involved to be consigned to court, it was stated today.
 The trustees recently absolved Dr. Neil A. Dayton, superintendent of charges brought against him by four employees one of whom is James Purcell star witness for the state in the Waterbury conspiracy trial and former employe of the city. The employees were ordered discharged by order of the trustees.
 It has been stated that spectacu- lar" charges will be filed b ythe en- ployees who have indicated they will carry the matter to court. Just what the nature of the charge will be made, were not disclosed.
 Dr. Dayton was cleared of charges of unwarranted interfer- ence and inefficient administration as consequence of an investiga- ton of complaints leveled by the four staff members, and subse- quently received a vote of confl- dence from the trustees.