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Evening star., 1945-11-29
|SaundersHad Braqqet
Of Beating Marine,
Witness Tells Jury
Special Dispatch to The Star.

MANASSAS, Va, Nov. 29.-Rob-
ert Leitch, 55-year-old hunchback
testified yesterday in Prince William
County Circuit Court here that he
heard Raymond Saunders, IS
charged with the 16-year-old muir
der of Brad j. Ellison, a Marine,
brag that he put Ellison where he
won't bother anybody any more"
The cripple, from Quantico Creek,
told the jury that Saunders had ad-
mitted fighting with Ellison on the
night of December 20. 1929, and
had later showed him a blood
covered spot on the snow as the
scene of the action.
Mr.. Leitch quoted Saunders a.
saying Ellison had accused him ol
cheating in card game and, 90
knocked the hell out of him and pui
him where he won't bother anybod,
any more
Human bones found in well neal
Dumfries, Va, last July are thos,
of the Marine, Commemorative At
torney Stanley A. Owens is attempt
ing to prove. He contends tina
Saunders killed Ellison and dumped
his body in the well.
The dentures from the skull, in.
troduced into court, were identified
by Earl w. Payne, Arlington den
tiSt, as Ellison's. Also found in tn.
well were q ring with the initial
"B. j. E." on it, watch and part.
of q Marine uniform.
DR.. T. DAILY Stewart, Smithsonian
anthropologist, described the bone!
as those of a man about 5 feet
inches tall, left-handed and aroune
Is to % years old. He said the skull
arm and three ribs were fractured
Mrs. Bessie Mccarthy, Sharp!
i Chapel, Tenn, sister of Ellison, sale
her brother was left-handed..
Robert Watson, escaped convic
captured last month, testified tina
French Carney" an alleged boot
logger, now dead, had told him tina
he was going to kill Ellison becaus'
he had been "fooling around witt
his wife"
The prosecution also contendl
that Ellison and Saunders had beer
associated in making and selling
whisky to Marines at Quantico.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Theater Firm Charges
Monopoly on Films

The Shirhngton Amusement Co.,
Alexandria, Va, yesterday asked
District Court for an injunction to
stop what 1t claims to be monopoly
by the Neighborhood Theater, Inc.
on the showing of f1rst-class films in
Arlington County.
The suit, besides claiming that
Neighborhood Theater has had a
monopoly, names large film distrib-
uting concerns as defendants.
It, asks the court to prohibit the
distributors from licensing films to
Neighborhood Theater unless at the
same time they offer to license such
films to the plaintiff.
The Shirlington company is sched-
uled to open a theater in Arlington
County in the Shirlington business
center in about 30 days, it was sale
by Attorney Robert e. Sher, who
with Attorney Monroe Oppenheimer
filed the suit.
The distributors named in the
suit include:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp, Loew's, Inc; Warner Bros
Pictures Distributing Corp, RKC
Radio Pictures, Inc; United Artists
Corp. and Columbia Pictures Corp
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Board Will Survey Europe
For Surplus Army Doctors

Two personal representatives OF
Secretary Patterson will leave fQr
Europe tomorrow to investigate and
expedite the release of Army doctors
and dentists, Surgeon Gen. Norman
T. Kirk said yesterday. A similar
investigation was completed recently
in the Pacific area.
They will determine medical
strength now necessary for each
overseas theater so that surplus on
GERS can be shipped out Immediately
for assignment to replace doctors
who are eligible for release for re-
turn to civilian life.
The two-man board consists Of
1t. Col. Bowling r. Powell, jr., and
Col. Durward G. Hall. Col. Powell
is with the legislative and liaisor
division of the War Department
general staff and Col. Hall is the
surgeon generals chief of personnel
Evening star., 1945-11-29
|B. & o. Through Troins
Get Foster Schedule

Faster schedules for nearly al
through trains on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad will become ef-
fective with the issuing Of new
timetables dated December 2, q
spokesman said today.
Time for name trains between
Chicago, st. Louis and Detroit and
Washington, Baltimore, Philadel-
|phia and New York will be reduced
an hour and 20 minutes in some
cases, it was said,
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Bond Sale Broadcast
|By Quiz Kids Nears
100000 Se|I-0ut

Tickets to the Victory Bond broad
cast Of the battle of wits between
four United States Senators and the
Quiz Kids at pm. Sunday-which
Is expected to net the campaign
5000, 900 in bonds-neared a sellout
today as the sale of Series "E" bonds
in the District shot up to a total Of
$500, 600.
The District War Finance Com
mittee pointed out, however, that
this was only half the Series 'E''
quota Of $27, ,000, 900. and that only
nine days Of the drive remain.
The four members of Congress
who will match wits with the Quiz
Kids on The Stars radio station
WMAL in the broadcast from the
Mayfower Hotel are Senators Ball,
Republican, of Minnesota; Murdock
Democrat, Of Utah; Stanfill, Re-
publican, Of Kentucky, and Taylor
Democrat, of Idaho. The kids are
Joel Kupperman, 9; Harve Fisch-
man. Is; Richard Williams, Is, and
Robert Burke, IA. Admission to the
contest will be by purchase Of q
5000 maturity Roosevelt Memorial
Bond.
Sales reported through yesterday
raised the individual total tt
$50. 400 900, or 72.4 per cent Of the
Districts 81, 2,000, 900 quota. Series
''E" sales rose 5000, 600 to SIS, 500 yO0t
so per cent Of the $27 900 900 "E'
quota. Other issues sales increased
81 600 600 to $16,900 900, or 112 per
cent OF the SIS 900 900 quota.
E. r. Bartlett. chairman of the
Interdepartmental Savings Bono
Committee, reported yesterday thu
General Accounting ONCE has sole
bonds totaling 110 per cent of it!
81 SOC, 900 District quota. Free
Gwynn, chairman of the Washing.
ton Gas Light Co. committee. re.
ported his units reached Ill pei
cent Of the utility company's $55,.
600 quota for cash sales other thar
purchases through payroll savings
Bond rallies scheduled today In.
clude noon meeting Of the Shaw
Junior High School students al
Seventh street and Rhode Islane
avenue NV. Billy Repaid, Wash
ington radio commentator, wa!
principal speaker at a bond rally
last night under the auspices O
Beth Sholom Congregation and tn,
Talmud Torah, Eighth and Shep'
herd streets NV. More than 20l
employees of the Government Serv'
ices, Inc, rallied for the Victor!
Loan in the Interior Department
auditorium at 5 pm. yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-11-29

A revival Of social activities at
the White House was indicated to-
day IS Mrs. Truman's secretaries
announced she will entertain menu
bers Of the Congress and their wives
alphabetically -at teas, beginning
Monday.
Miss Margaret Truman also will
give her first official White House
party on December Pa luncheon
shower for q former Gunstan Hall
classrnate, Miss Jane Wells. On De-
|cember Is Margaret VIII be one Of
the four bridesmaids ct the wedding
Of Miss Wells, the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. James E. Wells, IT,, i704
Kalmia road NV, to 1t. Comdr.
Richard B. Evans, U. 8. N. r, Of
Tucson, Arix.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Mrs. Trumun to Entertain
CONGRESS at Series Of | eos

The wedding will take place at I
pm. at All Saints Episcopal Church,
Chevy Chase Circle, followed by q
reception at the Wells home. Miss
Truman viii wear q chartreuse
faille dress.
The Trumans win have as their
guest In their box at the Army
Navy game Saturday Miss Nancy
Anderson, daughter Of Secretary Of
Agriculture Anderson; Miss Jane
Lingo. college friend and sorority
sister Of Miss Truman, and Mr.. and
Mrs. r ]. Strickler, Kansas City,
Mo.
Mrs. Jane Helm, secretary, said
the White House ofncially had
heard nethink Of . rlmored visit
lof Princess . Elizabeth to be the
guest Of Miss Truman.
Evening star., 1945-11-29

sisting that her coat was not at
fault.
ut looks light, but it's lined right
through with lambs WOOL" she ex-
planned. The lambs wool was pink
She said her sergeant husband is
in Utah and that nobody is more
anxious than she is to know when
he will get out Of the Army. Mar
ried life, she added, is terrific,
definitely"
When she told reporters that her
next picture will be something called
Suddenly It's Spring." she had a
hard time talking because her teeth
were chattering. AS proof that she
has definitely grown up, she cited
the fact that in this picture she Is
Rosalind Russells sister. The lead
ing man is Joseph Gotten.
She planned to spend the day put
ting the finishing touches on her
speech.
Evening star., 1945-11-29

Mrs. John Agar, otherwise known
as Shirley Temple, shivered this
morning at Union Station, but an
nounced with dimples) that she
hoped it would snow while she was
in Washington because in all hel
II years she has never seen snow
falling.
The former child actress, now q
poised and attractive young matron
is here to address the convention o1
the Federation of Women's Clubs
tomorrow night at the Statler Hotel
Her subject is youth" She saio
first that, specifically, she will dis
cuss something called youth con-
scription"-but decided later she
meant youth conservation"
Accompanied by her mother, Mrs
George Temple, she talked to re-
porters while she hoped up and
down to keep warm. She kept in
Evening star., 1945-11-29
We|faye Chief
Backs Plan for
Receiving Home
Rejects Criticism
Of Single Building;
Promises Hearings

Ray L. HUFF, director Of welfare,
today defended the plans for a new
Receiving Home for Children against
criticisms presented to the Com
missioners yesterday but promised
that the Board Of Public Welfare
would hear opponents before bids
are asked.
Thirty-nine Washington club
women and welfare workers objected
yesterday to Commissioner Guy
Mason that present plans for q
single building would throw de-
Hquent and nondelinquent children
together.
Today the Committee on Insti-
tutions Of the Council of Social
Agencies announced that it would
call meeting to prepare further
steps IN its fight against the plans
as approved by the Commissioners
and the Board Of Public Welfare.
Want Smaller Building.
The civic leaders want a smaller
building to house only delinquents
awaiting trial in Juvenile Court
and separate facilities for nom
delinquent children who become
public charges.
Mr.. Huff insisted that all groups
received ample opportunity to ex-
press their views before the board
decided on single building for the
receiving home. Congress has ap-
propriated $285, 900 to build it on
land adjacent to the Columbia In
stitution for the Deaf.
The value of single location, Mr.
Huff said, is that centralized staff
and services could guarantee the
right classification of children be-
fore they are placed in a foster
home or an institution. He also
pointed out that separate buildings
would cost more.
Says Separation Provided For.
While all children admitted to the
Receiving Home would be under the
same roof, separate dormitories and
single rooms for those who need
them would insure separation of
delinquents and nondelinquents, he
said.
Civic leaders told Commissioner
Guy Mason and Engineer Commits
sloner Gordon r. Young the new
home should be built for not more
than so persons and only delin-
quents awaiting Juvenile Court
should be kept there.
The Welfare Boards plan calls
Tor larger structure to house about
80 children and provide for medical
and social clinics. Assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner Joseph D. Ar
thur, jr. told the group plans al
ready were completed and bids
about to be asked on the structure
as approved by the Welfare Board.
In fact, while the group was meet
Ing with the Commissioners the In
stitutions Committee of the Public
Welfare Board met and approved
what were described as final changes
In plans for the home. A. ]. Driscoll,
chairman Of the committee, said
bids should be taken within two
weeks. Before then the plans will
be submitted to the municipal archi-
tect and then to the Commissioners.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Passenger Cal, Small Truck
Tire Allotment Here Cut

There will be fewer passenger au-
tomobile and small truck tires al
lotted by the OPA to the District Of
Columbia In December, compared to
November, but more tires for big
trucks.
In making this public today the
District OF Columbia OPA said these
would be the figures: Passenger car
tires for December, 8,019, compared
with 0,672 in November; truck tires,
known as "75s" or smaller, for De-
cember, 1,l46, compared with LISA
in November; truck tires, @825s" and
larger, December. 1,459, compared
with 1918 In November.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Rutland 10 Hear BARRIERS
On Ringworm Control

Proposed regulations for District
BARRIERS, in which the control of
ringworm will be considered, will be
discussed at 2 pm. Monday at the
Municipal Center by Health Ofiicer
George c. Rutland and represent
atives of BARRIERS.
The proposed regulations have
been drafted by the District Reg
ulations Committee. One of them
would forbid the use of electric
clippers on children under 16.
Control of ringworm was discussed
after discovery of large number Of
cases of the infection among school
children this fall.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
III. J. D. ArchboId
Hurt in Collision Of
Midget Automobile

1t. John Dana Archbold, "a, U. S.
N. R., of 1905 Reservoir road NV,
today was in fair condition in Emer-
gency Hospital with a possible skull
fracture and internal injuries suf-
fered when his midget" automobile
colided with a standard sized car
yesterday. He is the son Of Mrs.
Anne Archbold. Washington society
matron, and grandson Of the late
John D. Archbold, one of the found
ers of the Standard Oil Co. ...
In an accident in Prince Georges
County last night, woodrow Russell
Barrett, about 30, of Martinsburg,
w. Va, was fatally injured when
struck by two vehicles while walking
across the Baltimore boulevard near
State police headquarters at Water
loo, Md.
According to police, Mr.. Barrett
was crossing the road to return to
his car when he was struck and
knocked down by car driven by
Paul Henry Schulz, Worthwhile, Mich.
Witnesses told police that he at
tempted to get up and was hit by a
truck and trailer driven by l. G.
Trull, Crawford, N. C. s
Held for Investigation.
Mr.. Trull did not stop at the
scene, according to Montgomery
County police at Hyattsville, Md,
who apprehended him. He is being
held by the Maryland State police
for investigation.
The accident in which 1t. Arch
bold was injured occurred shortly
before noon when the car was
knocked across the intersection of
New Hampshire and Virginia ave-
nues NV. When admitted to
Emergency Hospital, 1t. Archbold
was described as being in critical
condition. The driver of the other
car was listed as F. l.. Paterson, a
real estate broker, of 3701 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. He was not
injured.
4 1t. Archbold is member of many
clubs, the president of two COM
panies and one corporation, and a
research and development expert
Before being commissioned lieu
tenant q. g. in the Navy on Janu-
ary 10, 1914, he was with the office
of the Co-ordinator of Inter-Ameri-
can Affairs. While in the Navy, he
recently served in Calcutta, India
and in Ceylon with the ONCE Of
; Strategic Services. When that or.
ganization was dissolved, he went tc
the Strategic Service Unit, State
and War Departments, his present
station.
/ Four Hurt in Accident.
i Four nearby Maryland people
we're injured in an accident neal
Brandywine, Md, early today. AL
were taken to Casualty Hospita
by State police from Waldorf ane
the Marlboro rescue squad.
4 Injured were Archie F. Gardiner
: 43, Hughesville, Md, with q lac.
Grated right eye and scalp ant
fractured right leg; Nellie Cusick
Is, Hughesville, suffering from shocl
and lacerated chin; Jarrett Alvey
%, Hughesville, lacerated nose ane
lip and brain concussion, and /,
man tentatively identified as VII
liam Murphy, IS, Of Benedict, Md,
skull fracture and head injuries.
According to a report given at tn,
hospital, the accident occurred wher
the automobile struck telephon,
pOle.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Examinations Planned
For Stenoqrophers

Examinations for stenographic po-
sitions (grade and grade 81 in the
white public schools Of the District
win be held January is, It was an-
nounced today.
Application forms and information
may be secured from the Board Of
Examiners, room sos, Franklin Adj
n1inistration Building, Thirteenth
and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Hobby Show to Be Held
In Bethesda Tomorrow

The first of series of hobby ex-
hibits sponsored by the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Educational Founda-
ton will be held tomorrow in the
home arts room Of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School.
The show, slanted toward hobbies
which may be adapted to the making
OF Christmas gifts, will be under the
immediate direction of the schools
home arts department.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Another Case Of Polio
Reported in District

One new case Of polio was re-
ported by the Health Department
today 15-year-old girl living in
the 100 block Of North Carolina
avenue Sc. She is being treated at
home.
Total cases reported this year are
246, as compared to 1886 this time
last year.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
House Approval Due
Today on S6sO,O00
Allotment for D. {.
BY DON s. WARREN.

The House is expected to give its
approval today to District items
totaling $3.50 900 in the pending
deficiency fund bill and may add
$1,000 to provide a staff for the
"reactivated" Motor Vehicle Park
ing Agency.
Unless a lengthy battle develops
over food control projects and other
national issues, the $1,131 900 600
measure may be passed by the
House before the end Of the day
and sent to the Senate for action.
The Commissioners and the
Budget Bureau had recommended
the parking agency item to speed
plans to provide of-street parking
lots or garages, but this was cut out
OF the bill by the Appropriations
Committee.
Support for Agency.
Chairman Coffee Of the District
subcommittee of the appropriations
group, is ready to offer an amend
ment to restore the parking agency
fund. Among those ready to urge
its adoption are Representative
Stefan, Republican, Of Nebraska
ranking minority member Of the
District Appropriations Subcommit-
tee, and Chairman Hebert Of the
Traffic Subcommittee Of the House
District Committee.
The District section Of the bill
will be taken up as soon as the
House resumes consideration Of the
measure today. This includes funds
to speed provision Of new homes fol
the Industrial Home School fol
Children and the National Train.
ing School for Girls and to com.
plete a new boiler house for thu
Home for Aged and Infirm. Among
other items are funds for six schoo
projects and school site.
$3,998, 900 for Airport.
A section of the bill calls fol
an outlay OF s. ,998 600 for additiona
buildings at the Washington Air.
port.
Items approved yesterday by thu
House would permit pay increases
at the Columbia Institution for thu
Deaf and of Howard University tx
bring salaries up to the Govern
ment pay levels.
Also approved, while the Hous'
was sitting as a committee to con-
slider the measure, was an item O
$500 for the Civil Service Com
mission for the Panama Canal con
struction annuity fund.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Proctor Denies
.k|istriaI Pleas
In Cur|ey Case
J. 6. Fuller FuiIs
To Show Stories
Prejudiced Jury

Justice James M. Proctor in Dis
trict Court today denied two motions
for mistrial in the mail fraud
case in which Representative James
M. Curley Of Massachusetts,, Mayor
elect of Boston, and four others are
defendants.
James J. Laughlin, attorney for
James G. Fuller, one of the defend
ants who Is now serving a five-year
term for sending fraudulent securi-
ties through the mail, made both
motions for a mistrial. He based
his motions on news stories in two
Washington newspapers, not includ-
ing The Star, which, he contended,
were prejudicial to his client.
Justice Proctor, however, asked
the Jurors If they had read the
stories complained of, and when
they remained silent assumed they
had not.
One Juror Ill.
Mr.. Laughlin also filed a motion
to restrain Attorney General Clark
and j. Edgar Hoover, FBI chief, and
their agents from releasing news
pertaining to Fuller. That motion
still is pending before Justice Proc
tor.
At the opening of court this morn
ing the jurist announced that one
of the jurors, Mrs. Rose Graham,
had suffered q slight illness. Alter
nate Juror Daniel Howard was
seated in her place.
Anthony C. La Rocca, treasurer
of the Key West Construction Co.
resumed the witness stand this
morning. Yesterday he testified he
and his partners had deposited
some $4,000 with Engineers Group
Inc, in the fall of l941, to obtain
construction contracts. The Gov
ernment charges that Representa-
tive Curley, Mr.. Fuller and the
other defendants were active in En-
gineers Group.
Says Money Not Returned.
Concluding his direct testimony
today, Mr.. La Rocca said the money
deposited with Engineers Group was
never returned and he was never
given an opportunity to carry out
his part of the agreement with the
firm over contracts.
On cross-examination by Mr.
Laughlin, Mr.. La Rocca said he was
anxious to do business with En-
gineers Group, Inc, and that he
believed that concern had $50, ,00C
in the bank, as well as force OF
engineers to aid contractors. He
said he had numerous conversations
with different persons connected
with the group, but had made nc
independent investigation. Mr.. Cur
ley was president of the group an6
Fuller is identified in the indict-
(ment as having been executive vice
president.
The Government is seeking to prove
that Mr.. Curley resigned when the
Army began to investigate the cor.
poration in December Of 194l, ane
that he and the other defendants
Donald Wakefield Smith, Jane.
Barton Underwood and Bert Hall
acted in conspiracy with Fuller.
Justice Proctor yesterday after.
noon directed a verdict of not guilty
for Mr.. Underwood and Mr.. Hal
in II of the is counts in the indict.
ment against all five men.
Fifteen Of the counts alleged spe
Gf1c cases Of using the mails to de-
fraud and the sixteenth conspiracy
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Reoimentol Boil Scheduled

The Ofncers Club Of Central High
School win hold q regimental bah
in the armory Of the school ut 8
pm. tomorrow. The Army Service
Forces Dance Orchestra win play.
The semiformal ball is open to high
school cadets In suburban Maryland
and Virginia as well as the WASH
|ington corps.
Evening star., 1945-11-29

" q o ~ ! ~ D w ~
Group OF Alco-
holics An on y
nous at Central
High School au-
ditorium at $3.50
pm. tomorrow.
The clerg y,
physicians an d
psy hia trists,
Government and
city officials
have begun to
realize that al
cob oils m Is a
disease and can
be treated and
Evening star., 1945-11-29

tuberculosis or diabetes, in DR..
Daughtry's opinion. The Georgia
pastor speaks throughout the South
in the interests of Alcoholics Anony-
nous, officials of the local organiza-
ton said.
Admission to the meeting will be
free to the public.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
RiverdoIe 81 in School

Pic. william II. Munich, son Of
Mrs. N. Z. Munich, Riverdale, Md,
Us attending Shrivenham American
lUniyerstty In England, where the
lsecond two-month term has opened
with m enrolment Of more than
900 soldier students.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Harry T. Dunkhorst
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Fuperal services for Harry r.
DunkhoEst, 73, philatelist and
church officer, who died st Doc
tors Hospital Tuesday night, win be
held ct Concordia Evangelical and
Reformed Church, Twentieth and
g streets NV, ct 2 pm. tomorrow.
Pastor Charles Enders viii ON
olate.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Elizabeth Discusses Visit

I LONDON, Nov. - tP1 Princes
Elizabeth, Britain's heir apparent to
the throne, has discussed 4 visit to
Canada with her great uncle, Lord
Athlone, and her great aunt, Prin-
|cess Alice.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Couldn't Find Docs

An English woman complained
to the Judge that when her hus-
band told her he was going to the
dogs she didn't know whether to
hunt for him at the race track or
saloon.
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Alcoholics Anonymous
To Hear Georgia Pastor

DR.. Samuel s. Daughtry, pastor
of the First Christian Church Of
Rome, Ca, will be the principal
speaker at a public meeting Of the
VIZ q Q ,, 1 n q n n