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Evening star., 1946-06-02
AssauItWins Belmont,
Becoming 7th Horse
To Take Triple Crown
Son of Bold Venture
Victor by ; Lengths;
Takes Down $77,4O0
By Froncis {. Stonn
Stor StoH Correspondent

BELMONT PARK, N. Y, June
six of the greatest thorough
breds in American racing history
welcomed a new member in the
exclusive Triple Crown Club to-
day when the chocolate colt from
Texas, Assault, added the Bel
mont Stakes, at a mile and a
half, to his triumphs in the
Kentucky Derby and the Freak
ness.
Assault won by three fat lengths in
a victory far more impressive than
his head decision over Lord Boswell
in the Preakness. In many ways,
Assaults triumph today was more
smashing than it was in the Derby
which he captured by eight lengths,
for the Belmont is the true Epson
Derby distance, the field was small
and none of the seven horses had
any excuses.
The son of Bold Venture roared
into the lead for the first time as he
hit the top of the stretch, flashing
past the pace-maker FoxcatcheF
Farms Hampden. and was running
easily when he hit the wire. Hamp-
den, firing near the finish, also was
passed by Mrs. w. NJ Jeffords
Natchez, the runnerup, and by Mrs.
Aksel Wichfeld's Gable, a 40-to-1
shot at post-time.
Years Winning Now $304,020.
Hampden was fourth in a photo
finish with Gable and head behind
the sprinter was Lord Boswell, darl-
ing of Mrs. Elizabeth (ArdenO Gra-
hams Maine Chance Stable and the
favprite of the bettors. despite As
saults previous feats this year.
Assaults triumph netted his own
er, Robert Kleberg of the King
Ranch, SIT 400, and ran his earnings
so far in 1916 to 1904 4,o20. Only Gal
liant Fox has earned more money In
a single year and that was by win
ming 10 to II races in 1880 for a total
of $308 PTS. Assault has won five Of
six starts this season.
To the amazement of many in the
crowd of 1889, Lord Boswell was
made slight favorite over Assault
The Lord was backed down to $135
to 81, as against 81 40 to ST on As
Sault, but Mrs. Graham's horse was
no serious threat today as he was in
the Preakness, when he was over
taking Assault in that mile-and-
ee-sixteenths test and losing only
by head.
Seventh Triple Crown Winner
In winning the 18th running OF
the Belmont, Assault now stands
with Sir Barton Q9l9). Gallant Fox
1880, Omaha (1935), War Admiral
Q937), Whirlaway Q94D and Count
Fleet 1943), as winner of America S
Triple Crown. He got chance to-
day that was denied his daddy, Bold
Venture, 10 years ago. After win
ming the Derby and Preakness, Bold
Venture sustained leg injury and
was retired. The kid got his chance
and made good.
Assault also moved into sixth place
among the all-time money winners
OF the turf, trailing only Whirlaway
Seabiscuit, First Fiddle, Sun Beau
and Alsab.
As the field broke from the stalls,
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Evening star., 1946-06-02
Continuous Meeting Set;
Senate Group to Hear
Union Case Tomorrow

The threatened bakers strike
will begin Tuesday unless the
union gets action on its demand
for more -four for Washington,
Charles B. McClosky, business
agent of Local 118, Bakery and
Confectionery Workers Union of
America (AFLJ, said yesterday
after a membership meeting.
The meeting passed a resolution
he said, that it would go Into COLI
tinuous meeting" Tuesday unless
the Senate Small Business Com
mittee, which is to hear the bakery
employees tomorrow, gives them
some action"
Asked what he thought the COM
mittee could do for the bakers, Mr..
McClosky said, II don't know-but
somebody's got to do something. "
He drew no distinction between the
continuous meeting and the strike
the membership authorized last
week. The meeting, he said, would
stop all production in the bakeries
organized by the union. These
bakeries. he said, produce 80 per
cent of the Capitals commercial
bread.
Yesterdays monthly meeting of
the organization in Union Hall, 525
New Jersey avenue NV, was at
tended by about 200 members, a
contrast to the strike-vote meeting
week before in the same hall at
tended by almost 1000.
Text of Resolution.
Yesterdays resolution read:
Our officers and members have
for many weeks been trying to get
some information from the proper
officials in regard to the -four situ-
alton in Washington and what our
local union could expect for their
members.
Our international union has been
doing everything possible to have
this matter adjusted and they are
up against the same thing as the
local union.
"All of our members have received
drastic cuts in their take home pay
in the face of rising food costs and
the cost of living and they can not
afford to offset this cut. The future
looks darker and we know that
something must be done in this
matter.
Awaits Committee Action. =
"The membership has been talk
ing about taking the matter into
their own hands and we have waited
several weeks with nothing being
done. The Executive Board has
agreed to wait until after Monday,
June 3, to go before the Senate
Small Business Committee.
"The Executive Board recommends
that if they receive no action from
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Congress to Honor Roosevelt

The Senate agreed with the House
yesterday to hold a joint session
July l as memorial to the late
President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1946-06-02

Radio Programs, Pg. C-8
Complete Index, Pg. Az
Evening star., 1946-06-02

(See SENATE, Page A-8.1
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CONTINUED on Page B-l, Column 3.
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(See WORKERS UNION, P. A.
Evening star., 1946-06-02

(So MARITIME, Page A-5D
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(See BAKERS, Page A-8D
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(See TRUMAN, Page AID
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tSee COMET, Page A-3.)
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Continued on Page A, Column 81
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25

For best results, use the CLASH
led columns of the Skylard Post.
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25

McNeill, here. They were ac-
-ompanied here by Mr.. Jerry Wal
ace, of Big Horn, who is visiting
riends and relatives in the coun-
ty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Goddard,
Of Toronto, Canada, and Mrs.
Glenn MorpheW visited Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Morphew, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Ball ano
ar. and Mrs. Victor Roupe, OF
Grassy Creek, were recent visit
ors to Natural Bridge, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Sheets ant
children, Sammy and Larry; anC
Miss jeanette Sheets, of Peach
aottom, Pa; and Mrs. w. M. Arm
strong, of HOLLYWOOD, Pa, art
Sp e n d ing sometime vlsitin,
friends and relatives at Lansin.
and Sturgills.
1t. G.gD ard Mrs. George Keo'.
and children are now living at
Brunswick, Ga, while 1t. Keon is
Studyii : raaar at Sea Island.
Miss Helen Caudill had as hel
week enc guests, Misses Margaret
aggers id Nancy Wilcox, OF
Boone.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. F. Poston, OF
IAingsport, Tenn, are spending
this week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. N. Oliver, and other
relatives, here.
Miss Evelyn Bare has returned
home after spending the past two
weeks visiting in Havre de Grace
and Baltimore, Md.
Miss Lille Mae Hall, who is at
the Danville School of Nursing, is
spending her vacation with
friends and relatives in the coun-
ty.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Watson, of
Atlanta, Ga, are spending the
week with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Watson, Of Beng.
w. R. Osborne, of Fig, and Jo-
seph Brown, of Creston, returned
from Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday,
after spending last week with
relatives, there.
Rev. S. S. GRAPHICAL and son,
Jack, made a business trip to
Spartanburg, Monday.
Miss Naomi Lewis, of Creston
visited friends at Snouns, Tenn.
Sunday.
Herman and Bernard Lewis
made a business trip to Gladt
Springs, Va, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. C. Wright are
spending the week in Baltimore,
Md.
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25

of Nathan's Creek.
Mrs. Clint Goodman has as her
guests rhlS week her brother,
Mr.. Sam Pruett, of Bluefleld,
w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Taylor, OF
Kings Tree, S. c., are visiting
DR.. and MRS. Edgar Jones at
their home here, TINS week.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Thomas
dTAu ua.oIALcA, A.u.44 AIaA IAA~y, a. =
visiting friends here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn B. Gray
beal, accompanied by Mr.. M. l..
Witt and MRS. Kirk Witt, spent
the past week in Lynchburg, va.
AArS. Bryce Lyle spent last Week
visiting friends in Welch, w. Va.
anu rcaIlSDurS, va.
Mrs. Hunter Jones and family,
of Charlotte, are visiting Clara
~ud Alua Perkins, at Helton.
Nr. jimmy hnOdes, student al
Ao1C, Boone, spent the week
4nd with his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Jack Rhodes, here.
Nr. Il. l.. Coward returned
Saturday after visiting for some
line III N1t. molly.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Wilkins and
Jimmy spent the week end with
relatives at Sparta.
mis-. u. a. o>Ils was visiting III
GalaX, Va, last week.
Misses Isobelle and Elizabeth
Ann Diggs, of WinSton-Salem, are
spending this week with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Dlggs
at jefferson.
Mrs. Clifford Sturdivant and
sons left last Thursday to jolr
ner husband in Memphis, Tenn.
where they will make thei1
, lome.
Mr.. Worth McNeill, of Seattle
Wash, and Mr.. Pete McNeill, OF
Big Horn, Wyoming, are visiting
oeir parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25
28 Patients In
Ashe Hospital

The following are patients ir
the Ashe Memorial hospital this
week:
Dennis Scott, Todd, treat
ment; Master Jimmy Lewis, Ash
and, operative; Mrs. Lacy Weav-
y, Whltetop, operative; K. B.
aylor, Jefferson, treatment;
-,liss Beulah Lyle, jefferson, op-
-rative; Mrs. W. M. Blackburn,
6roWnWood, treatment; Little
Barbara Lawrence, West Jetfer-
son, operative; Mrs. Cora Barker,
apple Grove, treatment. Mrs.
Clay Sheets, Scottville, treat
ment.
Mrs. Ruby Thomas Eldreth and
son, Clifton; Mrs. Nelson Lever
ing and daughter, Volney, Va;
Mrs. Pearl Conner and daughter,
demlock; Ralph Sexton, West
Jefferson, operative; Miss Ethel
.teeves, Grassy Creek, operatives;
Mrs. LeeEtta Lambert and daugh-
.er, West jefferson; Little Re-
oecca Lawrence, Fleetwood, op-
aratiVe.
Master Jack Lawrence, West
jefferson, operative; Mrs. Ralph
-McNeill and daughter, West JET
,erson; Mrs. Joe Hester, Grassy
Creek, operative; Little Polly Wy
'ick, West Jefferson, operative;
,Iiss Thelma Jones, Todd, oper-
tive; Mrs. Lucille Upchurch,
laurel Springs, treatment; and
lack Freeman, Aberdeen, Md,
operative.
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25
VFW To Sponsor
Dance Sat. Night

There will be a dance, sponsor
ed by the local post of the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars, at the
Community building Saturday
night, July q, it was announced
here this week.
The dance will feature Paul
Webber and his electric organ.
Mr.. Webber is a Well-knoWn or
ganist and has just completed an
engagement in Kansas City. He
is now spending his vacation at
his home at Todd. He will re-
turn to New York at the end OF
.lls vacation, where he has an
engagement to appear at the
Sheridan Hotel.
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Newt Johnston,
of Yakima, Wash, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira T. Johnston at
their home at Jefferson this week.
This is the first time the john
stons have visited the county to-
gether in AZ years.
Misses Frances Ann Todd and
Mary Esther Graybeal spent sew
eral days in Greensboro, last
week.
>" Mr.. Earl Davidson is now visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Charlie T. Sig
man and Mr.. Sigman at Vicks-
burg, Miss.
Mrs. ]. T. Hoyle went to Wilkes
boro Tuesday to spend a few
days on business.
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25
Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Gamblll,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Barr. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wilkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Bradshaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. B. Graybeal and daughters,
Myrtle Dean and Elizabeth, Mrs,
Phoebe Hall and Mrs. B. +.
Reeves were dinner guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wilson
at Cascade, Virginia, last week.
Mr.. J. E. B. Stuart was a Wis
itor here, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ocie Vannoy and
children, of West Grove, Pa, are
spending the week here in the
county visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Johnny Vannoy, OF Oval;
and Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd N. Phipps,
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25
Sugar Stickers
Now Available
Grocers Asked To Secure
Them From Local Price
Board Before July 81

Grocers are again reminded to
contact the local price board for
sugar stickers for stamps as the
office in West Jefferson will Of
ficially close July 81. All re-
quests after that date will be
made to the N. Wilkesboro's Of
flee, Mrs. Jennings RAIDER, chief
clerk, pointed out.
Returned veterans may secure
application for sugar from Sam
L. Davis at the local draft board
Any information or requests
desired before the closing date
will be handled through the local
office, Mrs. RAIDER said.
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25
DECORATION DAY
TO BE HELD, AUG. 4

The annual decoration day
service will be held Sunday, Au-
gust 4, at the Mount Zion Meth
odist church, Rev. William C..
Crummett, pastor, announced this
week. Rev. Worth Sweet, of Mt.
Airy and a former pastor here
in the county, will preach at II
o'clock. Special music will also
De presented by the choir and a
quartet from the Methodist
church of Brim, Va.
An all-day program has been
planned and everyone is cordial
ly invited to attend and bring a
picnic lunch.
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that all
streets and alley ways of the town
of West Jefferson are now de-
clared open and that the town
of West Jefferson is not re-
sponsible for property damage
when streets and alley ways are
cleared by the town. Approved
by the Town Board of Aldermen.
7-25-2tc
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25
REVIVAL TO BEGIN
AT TRANSOU, AUG. 4

Revival services will be held
at the Transou Methodist church
beginning Sunday, August 4, at
8 o'clock, it was announced this
week by Rev. William Crummett,
pastor.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25
CARD OF THANKS

We want to thank our friends
and neighbors for the kindness
and sympathy shown us during
the sickness and death OF our de-,
husband and fath2~. also for the
beautiful floral offerings.
MRS. J. M. BARLOW
and children.
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25
GIRL SCOUTS HAVE
TWO-DAY CAMP MEET

The girl scouts of West JEFF
ferson Troop No. 1, accompanied
by Miss Kathleen Woodie, scout
leader, made a two-day camping
trip to Buffalo, last week. The
group left here Saturday and re-
The Skyland post., 1946-07-25

turned Sunday night.
Emblems for the uniforms were
presented the group.
A special program will be pre-
sented tonight and all girl scouts
are urged to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Boy, Is, Confesses to Thefts
Not Listed on Police Records

A 13-year-old colored boy who
escaped for few minutes yesterday
from the second precinct while be-
ing questioned has laid claim to
more purse snatching and pocket
picking than the police are aware
occurred.
Capt. Clyde N. Strange, precinct
commanding officer, said today the
boy was being held at the Receiving
Home until police were able to check
into the many jobs he said he had
done.
The boy was arrested yesterday at
the market at Fifth and K streets
NV. after police said he had picked
up purse belonging to Blanche
Kohne, 500 block of Massachusetts,
avenue NV.
At the station house, be was be-
ing questioned in back room on
the first floor when he pushed the
screen out of a window and jumped
into the street, Capt. Strange said.
j. d. Loughran and Charles Burns,
precinct detectives, followed on foot
and finally caught him at Tenth and
K streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
4 Quizzed in HoIdups
OF Two Highs Shops

-Four suspects were being ques-
TONED today by police in connection
with the holdups last night of two
Highs Ice Cream shops by two
bandits who escaped in a stolen car
after obtaining a total of $3l.
The men entered the first store
at 1000 Fourth street NE, about
9:45 pm, according to police, and
held up a woman employee, Miss
Myrtle johnson, of the 1900 block
Of c street NE. The bandits
scooped up about Sc from the cash
register and escaped in the car.
Miss johnson told police one of
the men was carrying small auto
matte.
Less than an hour later, two men,
believed to be the same pair, held UP
another store at 3170 Mount
Pleasant street NV. This time, one
man waited in the car outside while
the other entered the store, police
said.
AS Miss Frances Parker, of the
FIRST block of L street Sc, was
counting the days receipts, the man
who entered the store said, give
me that dough or I'll blow your
brains out" she told police. He
then grabbed $25 and ran out to
the waiting car and both men made
their escape.
Police described both bandits as
between 20 and Is years old, about
feet, 7 inches tall and weighing
about 140 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Krug to Be Speaker
At MINING Convention

Secretary of the Interior, Krug
will be one Of the principal speakers
at the three-day Metal Mining Con-
vention and Exposition of the Amer
lean Mining Congress in Denver
Colo, from September 8 to IL.
Other Government officials sched-
uled to speak at the convention in
clude: DIR. w. E. Wrather, director
of the Geological Survey. Jesse l..
Maury of OPA; Karl l.. Anderson
of the State Department; Col. Omer
o. Niergarth of the Army and NAVY
Munitions Board; Joel D. Wolfsohn
of the Interior Department, and
w. c. Broadgate, technical consul
tant of the Senate Small Business
Committee.
Senators Murdoch, Democrat. of
Utah: johnson, Democrat, of Colo
RADIO, and Ball. Republican, of Min
nesota also are scheduled to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
.CPA Checks Reports
OF Illegal Construction
Al La Fontaine' Place

Civilian Production Administra-
ton officials said today they ex-
pected to complete an investigation
by nightfall on reports of unauthor-
lied construction in chicken yard
at Jimmy La Fontaine's gambling
place just over the District line on
Bladensburg road.
Edward M. Synan, Washington
area construction manager, said his
office had received no application
for any construction on the prop
erty. He pointed out property own
ers can spend up to $500 for altera-
tons and repairs on any dwelling
without prior authorization.
Similarly, If it is a commercial
enterprise, up to $1,000 can be ex-
pended without permission from
CPA, he said.
Alfred ]. Verhunce, acting director
Of CPA's compliance division. said
he hoped to determine by the end
of the day whether a Government
stop-order should be issued.
A reporter on the scene observed
a new cement block structure about
Is by 20 feet on the property and
two workmen employed on a steel
stairway leading from a third floor
of the main building to the court
yard below.
1n addition to some sheet metal
siding and steel steps, the reporter
noted a small quantity of lumber
near the small 1Aa-story structure.
Workmen and caretakers about
the place refused to discuss the
building activity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Senate Unit Delays Probe
OF nter-American Hiqhway

The Senate War Investigating
Committees subcommittee on the
Inter- american highway will open
hearings on the highway project at
Los Angeles next Tuesday instead
of tomorrow as had been planned
originally, it was announced today.
Committee headquarters here an
nounced that the subcommittee had
been delayed in its inspection of
various portions of the highway in
Central America and Mexico.
Witnesses at the hearings will in
clude representatives of the Army
Engineer Corps, road contractors
and equipment lessons. They will
be heard by Senator Mitchell,
Democrat, of Washington, subcorn-
mittee chairman: Senator Ferguson,
Republican, Of Michigan, and Sem
ator Knowland, Republican, of Cali
fornia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30

Click-Up, the Dalmatian mascot
of Engine Company % and Truck
Company IA, who had been taught
to be careful of traffic, was killed
by a hit-and-run driver this morn
ing as she ran across the street to
greet a newsboy friend in front of
the station at Connecticut avenue
and Porter street NV.
The spotted coach dog was sitting
in the station doorway when the
newsboy whistled to her from
across Connecticut avenue. She
started for him, then hesitated, re-
membering the spankings admins
tered by firemen friends for ignor-
ing the stream of traffic. She sat
down on the sidewalk and thought
it over. according to the newsboy,
who was unidentified She finally
started across the street and a We
hicle-the boy couldn't tell if it was
a car or a taXicab-came on. with
plenty of room to spare. 1t struck
the dog, killing it instantly, and sped
on, the boy related
That driver could easily have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Six BroziIion Engineers
To Inspect U. S. Methods

Six city planning and highway
construction authorities from Brazil
have arrived in Washington to begin
a three-month inspection Of Amer
lean engineering techniques and
equipment, 1t was announced today
by the Transportation Section of the
Institute Of American Affairs,
a State Department agency.
Among them is Francisco Prestes
Maia, city engineer of Sac Paulo,
regarded as an outstanding Brazilian
authority on civic construction and
planning.
Col. M. E. Gilmore, chief of the
Transportation Section, has arranged
for the group a tour of Washington
and New York, after which the
Brazilian engineers will tour the
West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30

Capt Strange said the boy had
boosted of taking wallet containing
5000 from a man on a Fourteenth
street streetcar. Other jobs to which
he laid claim, according to Capt.
Strange, included: 5000 picked from
the pocket Of a man at a grocery
store; two 500 hauls in a grocery
store and a drug store on Seventh
street NV: $64 from three different
pockets at Grifiith Stadium, and $65
from bowler at bowling alley.
In response to police questions as
to how he got around so much. Capt.
Strange said the boy answered, i've
got bicycle"
The boy specialized in picking up
purses and packages which shoppers
laid down momentarily, Capt. Strange
said. One method the boy claimed
was very satisfactory" was to reach
into a woman shoppers open purse
as she was paying her bill and take
the money, according to Capt.
Strange.
Police records show the boy COM
pleted a term recently at the Blue
Plains Industrial School for picking
pockets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Only One Try |
Another in a series OF joys for
tagging memories regarding Dis
trict traffic lotDs.

Driver of car A spots old college
chum, B, on sidewalk of far side Of
the street, is overcome with sudden
desire to shake old chum by the
hand. Traffic being heavy in both
directions, motorist backs halfway
down block, halls his friend, then
makes a U-turn and begins CONVEX
sation. What should motorist have
done?
/. Made U-turn through trafiic
without backing up? -.
3 Gone around the, block and
caught old chum that way?
g. Turned on headlights to warn
other motorists he intended to make
U-turn?
4. Waited until traffic volume died
down and made U-turn in safety
without interfering with trafic?
Either answer or answer would
be in line with Section IS, District
traffic and motor vehicle regula-
tions. which states: mo driver Of
any vehicle shall turn vehicle so as
to proceed in the opposite direction
unless such movement can be made
in safety, without backing. and
without interfering with trafdc."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Alexandra Man Injured
In Fall From Fire Escape

Emmett E. Upton, l18 North
Fairfax street, Alexandria, suffered
possible fractured skull last night
when he fell from the second floor
OF fire escape outside the Month
cello Hotel, Alexandria, landing on
the concrete pavement about Is feet
below, according to police.
He was taken to Alexandria Hos
pital, where his condition today was
described as good. Police did not
learn the cause OF the fall.