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Evening star., 1945-11-20
1900 Virginia Educators
To Open Farley Tonight

By the Associated Press.
| RICHMOND, Nov. 2O.-Virginia
teachers and school officials met
in departmental and group sessions
today, preliminary to the opening
session of the Virginia Education
Associations convention at the
Hotel John Marshall tonight.
Approximately 1000 delegates are
expected, with meetings of various
affiliated groups scheduled.
Delegates will have a dinner at
6 pm, at which President G. Tyler
Miller will preside. After the din
ner, Richard B. Kennan, associate
professor of the National Commits
sion for the Defense of Democracy,
OF the National Education Associa-
ton, will speak on "Our Unified
Profession" in John Marshall High
School auditorium.
/ The associations Board of Direc-
tors heard routine reports yester-
day. 1t took no action on the selec-
ton Of successor to Francis S.
Chase, executive secretary who re-
signed recently to become head of
a national rural editorial service.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Skiskowski and Quinn Man Killed by Auto;
Found Guilty, Face Is Driver Faces Charge
Years for Robbery Of Leaving Scene

William Sadler, colored, 30, of Sc
Fifty-third street Sc, was killed
instantly last night when struck by
an automobile at Benning road and
A street Sc.
1t was the 18th traffic death in
Washington this year. Last year at
the same date IS persons had been
killed in traffic accidents.
Police arrested Kennth Lawson,
IS, of 212 Thirty-f1fth street NE,
and charged him with reckless driv-
ing, leaving an accident and oper-
ating with expired tags. Police said
he returned to the scene of the ac-
cident after IS minutes and identi-
fed himself His car had been
chased by a taxi driver after the ac-
cident, police said, and his license
number noted. He was released in
81 500 bail.
Two colored girls and colored
youth were killed and three COM
panions injured, two seriously. yes
terday when their car crashed into
tree on Old Brandywine road near
Brandywine, Md.
The dead are Louise Proctor, 18
Melwood, and Elizabeth D. Butler
IL, and Joseph c. Proctor, 10, both
of Upper Marlboro
Those injured, all taken to Freed
mems Hospital, are John Harley, 20
and Francis L. Proctor, Is, both OF
Upper Marlboro. reported in critical
condition. and Mary L. Proctor, 16
also of Upper Marlboro, whose con-
dition was reported good.
State police said Joseph M. Proc
tor, 10, Upper Marlboro. driver OF
the car, who escaped injury, tolo
them the car left the road wher
the steering gear locked. He was
released under $1,000 bond on man
slaughter charges. 85AaSsa
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Arlington Will Hold
Food Handlers School

| A four-week food handlers school,
sponsored by the Arlington Health
Department, will open December
at the county Health Center Build
| ing, County Manager Frank C. Han
rahan said today.
The second course held recently
for county food establishments, this
series primarily is for employees. The
first was attended by owners and
managers.
Motion pictures at 8 pm. each
Thursday in December will portray
proper food handling and the dan
gers of improper food technique at
each of the four classes.
At the opening class those at
tending will participate in round
table discussion on 1.-THE Reasons
Behind Rules and Regulations"
DR.. Ralph G. Beachley, county
health officer, will speak on Com
municable Diseases" at the second
class; a demonstration on Germ
Growth" and a lecture on Bacteria
Pertaining to Food Handling" by
w. A. Dorsey, county laboratory
head, will be given at the third
session and requirements of local
food ordinances will be outlined at
the last class.
Mr.. Hanrahan will award certifi-
Gates to those successfully complet-
ing the course
Evening star., 1945-11-20

Charles J. Skiskowski, 43, and
Michael Quinn, 80, both New Jersey
convicts, were found guilty yester-
day of participation in the robbery
on March 80 of two National Bank
of Washington messengers on their
way across Market space NV. with
$24 900 for the S. Kann Sons Co
store.
A jury of 10 men and 2 women
brought in the guilty verdict in Dis
trict Court at 4:40 pm. after an
hours deliberation.
Maximum Penalty Is Years.
Both men were convicted of ag-
gravated assault with a dangerous
weapon and bank robbery under a
statute protecting national banks
The maximum penalty is Is years in
prison.
Arthur L. Phillips, At, bank teller
who was carrying the money, was
hit over the head with a lead pipe
causing wound which took II
stitches to close. T. Gray Goode
another teller, also acting as a mes.
senger, was held up with a pistol
Joseph McCann, leader of the
three men who robbed the bank
tellers, was shot and killed by FBl
agents in New York April 20.
Skiskowski took the stand in his
own behalf and admitted associa
ton with McCann and a willingness
to help him with anything, but not
bank robbery.
Trapped in Testimony.
He found himself in difficulty
with John w. Fihelly. assistant
United States attorney, who prose
cuted. He said that Quinn was moi
in the robbery; that McCann tolc
him two men identified only a.
Horan and Schwartz aided him or
1t and that he (SkiskowskD hac
seen Quinn only once between thu
robbery and the arrest of the two
On that occasion, he said, Quinn
had told him McCann had beer
killed.
Where was that?" Mr.. Fihelly.
Central Park in New York" was
the answer.
Mr.. Fierelly showed him a picture
of a young woman Unidentified
sitting with Skiskowski and Quinn
at table at the Diamond Horse
shoe in Times Square. New York.
That's where it was" said Skis
kowski, correcting himself. 1t was
the only time we met"
And Quinn told you how Nc
Cam was killed on that occasion?'
asked Mr.. Fihelly.
When the witness answered yes
the prosecutor showed him the date
on the picture, April 9, II days be-
fore McCann's death.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Dromo Group to Hold
Program at Alexandria

The second workshop party of the
Alexandria Little Theater will be
held at pm. Friday at the Beverly
Hills Community Church, Old Do
minion boulevard and Tennessee
avenue. A one-act play, 'The Twi-
light Saint" will be presented under
the direction Of Mrs. Knapp Bailey.
The program also, will include
square dancing under the direction
of Mrs. Edward Rowley.
Memberships for the 1856 season
will be received and seats will be
reserved for the December 6 and z
performances of Noel Coward s
Blythe Spirit" at the Cameron
Street USO.
Members are asked to bring their
season tickets to make reservations
and are also invited to bring guests
interested in dramatics or square
dancing.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
-Four Indictments Returned
By Fairfax Grand Jury

Four indictments were returned
yesterday by a grand jury at the
opening session of the November
term of the Fairfax County Circuit
Court. De Witt Crickenberger was
foreman of the grand jury.
Lorraine Howard was indicted or
a charge of grand larceny, ano
pleaded not guilty A joint indict-
ment was returned against James j
Wood and Arthur w. Duncan or
charges of robbery in connection
with the theft of a taxicab from
Charles w. Norma.
Wood also was indicted on 8
charge of robbing Charles r. Will.
liams, another taxi driver. Both
men pleaded not guilty. Wilson N
Smith was indicted on a charge OF
grand larceny, in connection with
the theft of two heifers from Grace
beard and Ada L. Evans. He was
not in court and a warrant was
issued for him.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
8 Weeks Delay Likely
Before High CourtActs
On Glass Custer Plea
BY the Associated Press.

by lne Associated PfeSS.
A full two months may elapse be-
fore the Supreme Court considers
the appeal of John Locke Green,
Arlington County treasurer, who
has petitioned the high tribunal to
review decision of the Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals, which
dismissed a petition to oust Senator
Glass, Democrat, of Virginia.
Mr.. Green must notify Gov. Dar-
den of Virginia of his action within
the next 10 days. Gov. Darden
then has 20 days in which to file a
reply, after which the Supreme
Court will take the case under ad-
visement. Time must also be al
lowed for both sides to file papers.
The Arlington treasurer asked
the court yesterday to declare va
cant the seat of the ailing 87-year-
old Senator because of his three
year absence from the floor. He
told the high court:
1T is widely known that Senator
Glass has not functioned as a SEN
ator since June 20, 1912 Due
to his extreme advanced age. cou-
pied with long absence the
presumption is well founded that
he is incapacitated physically and
mentally ="
"The fact is" Mr.. Green's petition
continued, that Senator Glass has
actually vacated and abandoned the
Office of United States Senator from
Virginia, in that he has been contin-
uously absent from his Office and
from the Senate of the United States
in the Capitol at Washington for a
period extending through more than
three years; that he will never at
tend another Senate session, or go
to his Office in the Senate Office
Building. for the reason that he Is
incapable of making a decision and
is incapacitated, which condition
will remain permanent"
Senator Glass term expires In
January, 1949.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Planning Board Urges
Virginia River Study
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 2o.-Gov.
Darden has reserved comment,
pending careful study" on a pro-
posal OF the State Planning Board
that the State employ firm of COM
petent engineers to conduct a COM
prehensive study of eight river ba-
sins in Virginia to determine the
possibility of their full development.
The Governor received the rec
ommendation yesterday In a long
letter from Raymond v. Long, Plan
ming Board director, who estimated
the cost of such study at approx
mately SIS, 900. Basins recommended
for the study are the Potomac, Rap
pahapnock, York. James, Chowan,
Roanoke, New River and Tennessee.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Foirfox Court Tries Two
In LIQUOR Case Tomorrow

A North Carolina man and woman
charged with illegal transportation
OF whisky valued at $1,000 will be
tried at 2 pm. tomorrow in Fairfax
Trial Justice Court.
They are Mrs. Florence p. Alex
ander, 40, Morgantown, N. c., and
Edward w. Cline, 40, Hickory, N. G.
Each was released under $500 bond
after they we're arrested last We'd
nesday on route 211 by Monroe
K. Bryant, Virginia Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board inspector.
Thirty cases of whisky were
found in the car, according to Fair
fax County police.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Maryland Council Calls
Extra Session Tomorrow
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 20.-The
Legislative Council will meet to-
day and tomorrow to consider pro-
posals by variety of boards and
agencies, DR.. Horace Flack, coun-
Gil secretary, said yesterday.
The extra day was added to the
session to make up for one Cancelled
meeting which fell within the period
Of the recent special session of the
General Assembly, DR.. Flack said.
Today's program calls for appear
ance by representatives of the State
Bureau Of Mines, the State Board
Of Electrical Contractors Associa-
ton.
Tomorrow, DR.. Flack said, would
be devoted to hearings on the State
Board of Funeral Directors and EN-
balmers and the Board of Osteo-
pathic Examiners.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Maryland 0PA CentraIizes
Food Files in Baltimore
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2O.-The State
Office of Price Administration re-
ported today that all wholesale and
retail food rationing files previously
kept at offices of local war price
and rationing boards were being
transferred to Maryland headquar-
ters in Baltimore.
The announcement said the
transfer would be completed the last
10 days of this month, and during
that period no applications for ad-
justment from wholesalers and re-
tailers could be considered.
The change follows consolidation
of boards which reduced the num-
Der from A to "a, and the new policy
of centralizing rationing matters in
the State Office.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Court Rules Second Judge
May Sentence Defendant
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 20. -
Twenty-one opinions-including a
ruling that one Judge is qualified
to sentence man tried by another
judge in the same court, because
Judges are not courts courts
live on when the judge dies"-were
handed down by the Virginia Su-
preme Court of Appeals yesterday.
The opinion that one Judge may
complete the course of Justice in a
case heard by another was handed
down when the Supreme Court re-
fused the appeal of Clinton john
son VS.. the Commonwealth from
the Circuit Court Of Elizabeth City
County. Convicted Of criminal as
sault on a 20-year-old woman,
johnson, at the age Of IL, was
heard before Judge John Weymouth
who deferred sentence to await q
report from q lunacy commission,
and died in the meantime, on June
20, 1874.
Judge Jefferson F. Walter sue
ceeded Judge Weymouth on the
Circuit Court bench, read tram
script Of the case and sentenced the
boy to 20 years in the penitentiary.
Johnson's counsel contended this
procedure was improper.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
.lsiIRstioniinq
.Reminder6p

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Stamps FL
through XII good through No
vember 30a Stamps LII through
Q-1 good through December 81.
Stamps Ri through vi good
through January 81. Stamps
WI through Z-1 and green stamp
N-8 good through February 28.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay four red ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp 80 good through De.
cember 81. Next stamp valid
January !.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Woman Democrats
Reflect Mrs. AIInutf
In Montgomery

Mrs Edith P. Allnutt of Rockville
was reelected president of the
Woman's Democratic Club of Mont
gomery County at the annual dinner
meeting last night at the Washing
ton Aviation Club.
Other officers chosen were Miss
Laura Gilliland of Chevy Chase,
first vice president: Mrs. Ralph A.
Wells, Silver Spring, second vice
president; Mrs. Roger Shaw, Rock
vile, third vice president; Miss Mar
garet Dronenberg, Rockville, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Townley Gamble,
Silver Spring, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. George Graham, Glen
Echo, treasurer; Mrs. Willard Small
wood, Silver Spring, parliament
tartan, and Mrs. Alfred Ray, Ia
Nkoma Park, and Mrs. Joseph Bet
terly, Edgemoor, auditors.
The slate was presented by Mrs.
E. A. Merritt, chairman of the Nom
mating Committee.
Issues before the political parties
today are so vital that they cannot
be avoided by women without
Sinking a sacred obligation, Mrs.
Charles w. Tillett, vice chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mittee, told the meeting.
Declaring that it is every woman's
patriotic duty to go into political
work" Mrs. Tillett urged support
of President Truman's 12-point pro-
gram and of the United Nations
Charter. IF our plans for a per-
manent peace and future security
are to succeed" she asserted, our
problems must be discussed at every
fireside in America"
It. Col E. Brooke Lee, county
Democratic leader, emphasized that
county women have great respon-
sibility to help plan and maintain
"the excellent government which
the Democratic party has given in
Montgomery"
Other speakers were Mrs. Alice
Canols, Democratic national COM
mitteewoman; Mrs. August Klecka,
president of the United Democratic
Women's Clubs of Maryland; Alfred
D. Moves, president of the Board of
County Commissioners; Lacy Shaw,
chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee, and State SEN
ator T. Earle Hampton.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Former Soldiers Death
Listed as Suicide

DR.. w. G. Welburn, Arlington
County coroner, today said he had
issued q certificate of suicide in the
death Sunday Of Robert Meyers, 25-
year-old discharged soldier.
Police said Mr.. Meyers, whose
address was given as the 100 block
Of Rhode Island avenue NE, shot
himself in front OF the home of
his wife, Mrs. Mildred E. Meyers,
STA North Twenty-sixth street,
Arlington.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Temple ChiId's Condition
Unchanged After Serum
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PETERSBURG, Va, Nov. 90
Stricken by military tuberculosis
rare disease that usually is fatal
to children-Richard Temple, 49,
month-old son of Richard Temple,
fireman, third class, serving aboard
the Vulcan, now believed in Jap
anese waters, was reported in an
unchanged condition at Petersburg
Hospital yesterday.
DR.. William M. McIlwaine, at
tending physician, said it was too
soon to determine the effect of in
jections of the serum streptomycine
believed to be the only medicine
which can save the life of the child.
The serum was administered Sum-
day after final X-ray examination
had disclosed Saturday that the
child was suffering from the dread
disease.
The Petersburg Red Cross is
making an effort to have the father
sent home from the Pacific to be
with the child and his mother.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Glen Echo Bowman
Is First to Kill Deer
In Legofzed Sport
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va,
Nov. 20.-James r. Wear, Glen
Echo, Md, became the first
bowman to XIII a deer in the
history Of legal bow and arrow
hunting in West Virginia, the
Conservation Commission re-
ported yesterday.
The commission said Mr..
Wear brought down a seven
point, 136-pound buck in the
Watoga State Park area, which
was opened yesterday to bow
and arrow hunting for the
fourth consecutive year,
In the three previous seasons
archers loosed many arrows but
had no luck.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Alexandria Civic Clubs
To Hold Joint Meetino

The Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions and
Civitain Clubs of Alexandria will
hold a joint luncheon in place of
their regular weekly meetings at
1915 pm. tomorrow in the Lee room
OF the George Mason Hotel.
Francis H. Fannon of the Rotary
Club Is in charge of the Thanks
giving celebration, assisted by
Charles Henry Mason, vice president
OF Rotary, and members of the other
participating clubs.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Baltimore Ghost Burglar
Sentenced 10 II Years
BY the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
A sentence Of 81 years in the
Maryland Penitentiary was given
Paul H. Maenhoudt, 42, former Bal
timore policeman, after he pleaded
guilty in Criminal Court yesterday
to 81 charges, the largest number
against any one defendant in the
history of the court.
The charges included series Of
burglaries beginning in 1910, when
he was on the police force, and in
volved losses totaling So, $50.
Prosecuting Attorney Thomas
Biddison said Maenhoudt admitted
he was the self-designated "phan-
tom burglar" who several times
telephoned Baltimore newspapers to
report his own robberies.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Booker Freed
On $4,000 Bond
For Grand Jury
March Session to Get
Murder Case Brought
In Officers Death
n. , st.tf corresnondent of rh. Star

~ 4 Staff Correspondent of The Star
LEONARDTOWN, Md, Nov. 90
George w. Booker, 34-year-old Cali
fornia (Md) slot machine repair
man, today was free under $4,000
bond on a murder charge pending
action of the st. Mary's County
grand jury, which convenes next
March.
Booker is charged with fatally
shooting Navy 1t. Rodgers E. Will
son, 28, Edgewood, Pa, during a
party early November IL at Booker S
home near here.
He was ordered held for grand
Jury action yesterday at prelim-
mary hearing before Trial Magis-
trate j. Ralph Abel, who denied a
motion by Defense Attorney Paul
j. Bailey that the case be dismissed.
Mr.. Bailey contended his client had
shot 1t. Wilson in self-defense.
Booker did not testify.
1t. Howard H. Baer, U. S. N. r.,
stationed at the Solomons' Mine
Testing Station, said he was invited
to the Booker home about 4:30 pm.
Novemper II and that he later in
vited 1t. Wilson, who served under
his command.
Hustles Wilson Out.
About 11:30 pm, according to 1t.
Baer, he was in the kitchen and
heard angry tones" coming from
the living room. When he entered
the room, he said, 1t. Wilson was
sitting on a couch with Mrs. Booker
while Booker was standing in front
of them, demanding that 1t. Wilson
leave.
'I grabbed 1t. Wilson when he
arose in a belligerent attitude and
hustled him to the rear door while
Mr. and Mrs. Booker went into the
bedroom 1t. Baer testified.
"As we were going out 1t. Wilson
said he wanted to go back after
his jacket, which he had left on
the couch. AS he approached the
couch Mr. Booker appeared at the
bedroom door and asked him why
he hadn't left his home.
'Lt. Wilson became enraged. He
doubled up his fists and made a
threatening step forward. Ali of a
sudden I saw Mr.. Booker had a
gun in his hand. He shot several
times. 1t. Wilson was about feet
away"
Under cross-eXamination by Mr..
Bailey, 1t. Baer said 1t. Wilson
gave him the impression" he had
drank quite a bit. He added that
1t. Wilson was mean and in an
ugly disposition"
Bullet Through Heart.
Although he asserted he did not
know why Mr.. Booker had ordered
1t. Wilson to leave, 1t. Baer said,
MY impression was that in some
manner 1t. Wilson was annoying
Mrs. Booker"
DR.. Frank F.. Greenwell, county
coroner, said 1t. Wilson had been
shot twice, one bullet going through
the officers lungs and heart.
State Trooper G. F. Sanger testi-
fled he found 1t Wilson's body on
the living room floor near the bed
room. He asserted that bullet
hole in window of the home
Lined up with the bedroom door" !"
He added that he found an auto
matte pistol on the bed.
Trooper Sanger said Booker told
him he had shot 1t. Wilson after
he had ordered the lieutenant to
leave and the latter refused. He
said Booker admitted owning the
pistol and asked him If he could
get Ii hack in 10 or * ueorsn
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Two Convicts
Tell Of III Man
Forced 10 Work
Prisoner Died in
Four Days, Virginia
Inquiry Is Told
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 20.-Two
prisoners yesterday told a State
Board of Corrections Subcommittee
investigating conditions at the State
Farm in Goochland County that a
dying prisoner had been denied
proper medical care, forced to re-
sumo work and then had died within
four days.
The witnesses, Ursell Dye, "a, for
mer sailor serving 18 years in the
Staying of civilian at Norfolk, and
Everett Elkins, third-time offender
serving sentence for malicious
wounding, testified that the man,
whom they identified as Kenneth
Burroughs, was accused by the farm
physician, DR. william j. Weet, OF
malingering and was sent out to
load dirt on cart.
Returned to the hospital that
afternoon, they said, Burroughs was
sent to the State Penitentiary Hos
pital here. where he died.
20 Intimates Tell Of FIOggings.
Their testimony came near the
close of a days hearings in which
some 20 prisoners testified to fog.
eing Of prisoners, criticized fooc
served at the farm, complained thai
they had been refused medical care
and charged other malpractice.
ranging from lack of sanitary meas
ures to failures to stop acts of sexua
perversion.
The two-man subcommittee will
resume the session at the State
Corrections Building in Richmond
today. Presentation of the com.
plants, under guidance of Attorney
Howard H. Carwile. was incomplete
and no testimony had been heare
from prison officials.
Witnesses heard yesterday wer,
all prisoners at the farm, summoned
to the stand by Mr.. Carwile, VIII,
requested the investigation as re-
suit of charges made by a prisoner
Edward I. Wall, whose sister, Mrs
Helen Kuntz of Alexandria, La, re
tanned Mr.. Carwile to investigat,
alleged neglect of Walls physica
ailments at the farm.
Enters Hearing in Chains.
One witness was George Worth
Hatcher, jr., 20-year- Rich
monder, who entered the hearing
with chains on his legs.
Hatcher said he had been In
chains for more than four months
for trying to escape. testifying that
he has been forced to 60 to chapel
services in chains.
He said he was flogged on Sep
tember 10 when he was given 2s
lashes by Capt. Walter B. Gordon
assistant superintendent. He stated
he received no medical attention
after the whipping, although admit
ting at the same time he had not
asked for medical aid. He also
testified he had been hung up on
a bar for six hours because he took
a drink Of water while working
without permission of his guard.