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Evening star., 1946-09-11
Committee Heads 10 Meet
On Arlington Chest Drive

Chairmen of 13 committees to can
vass large-scale apartment develop
ments in the Arlington Community
Chest fund campaign have been ap-
pointed and will meet at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow to receive instructions, it
was announced today.
Committee heads named by Mrs.
Blanche. Levenberg, apartments
chairman, are Mrs. Benjamin Swe-
ger and Mrs. Gilbert E. West, CO.
chairmen, Arlington Village; Mrs.
Jean Childers, Bancroft; Mrs.
Dwight S. Hammersley, Bedford
Mrs. Stanley Field, Buckingham
Mrs. Dorothy Dismuke and Mrs. C.
F.. Silverstrand, co-chairmen, Colo
nial Village.
Also Mrs. Richard S. Battey, High
land Hall; Mrs. Albert E. Farewell
North darlington; Mrs. j. F. Cow
ley and Mrs. Michael Mehan, CO.
chairman, South Harrington; Mrs.
Benjamin Wermiel and Mrs. Sey-
mour Coblens, co-chairmen, Lee
Gardens; Mrs. Frank Oakes, Lee
high, and Mrs. M. w. Witt, West
over.
Arlington's quota is 100000. The
drive Is scheduled from October IL
to November 10.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Truman Expected 10 Attend
Walter Reed Country Fair

President Truman will attend the
opening of the Walter Reed Hos
pital Country Fair" at 2:3o pm.
Friday, sponsors of the fair said to-
day, and while there will pay a brief
visit to Gen. John j. Pershing, who
will be SO years old Friday.
A carnival atmosphere will pre-
vail at the fair, proceeds from which
will be turned over to the Nurses
National Memorial Fund. Dona-
tions of hard-to-get articles are
swamping the committee, with
everything from a 1916 Ford to
nylons, hams and shirts showing up
for the booths.
Col. C. v. Morgan, general chair
man. said the fair will feature q
fashion show and dance Friday
and Saturday. The Friday show
will be staged at Garfinckels and
the second one will be held for
teen-agers Saturday by the Hecht
Co. The dance closing the fair will
be held in Sternberg Auditorium
Saturday night.
A number of scientific exhibits
illustrating the Army's efforts to re-
turn wounded veterans to useful
civilian life will be presented by
medical personnel at Walter Reed
during the fair.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Hughes Delays Flight
10 Rest in Kansas City
BY the A..oe;ot.d Pres,

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 11.-How-
ard Hughes. millionaire movie pro-
ducer, injured In fiery plane crash
nine weeks ago, remained in his
hotel penthouse apartment today
without indicating when he would
resume his flight to New York.
At the controls of q plane for the
first time since the crash, Mr..
Hughes landed here yesterday for
a rest on his flight from Culver
City, Calf.
He was receiving no telephone
calls and no visitors. When he
landed yesterday he said he was
tired and intended to sleep for
hours and hours"
His trip to New York is in con-
nection with his movie, THE Out
law" The motion Picture Produc-
ers' Association charged that Mr..
Hughes had failed to obtain ap-
proval for advertising and material
used In publicizing the nlm.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Police Asked 10 Teach
Montgomery Safety

The Montgomery County Safety
Board has recommended to the
county Police Department that an
on1cer be assigned full time to the
task of conducting a trafic safety
education program, Washington I.
Cleveland, chairman, announced to-
day.
The Montgomery traffic accident
record for August, as reported by
Police Capt. Earle H. Burdine.
showed So accidents and "a injuries,
as compared with so accidents and
10 injuries for July.
M. r. Darlington, jr., assistant
director, Automotive Safety Founda-
ton, and A. w. Bohlen, executive
director, American Association of
Motor Vehicle Administrators, were
recommended for new members of
the County Safety Board. The ap-
pointments are made by the county
commissioners.
1t was announced that the COM
missioners have approved the rec
ommendation of the Safety Board to
engage the International Association
OF Chiefs of Police to make a survey
of the traffic enforcement and acci-
dent reporting program in Mont
gomery County.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Dr.. Corning Will Serve
On Student Concert Group

DR.. Robert M. Corning, superin-
tendent of District schools, has been
named to serve on the Policy Com
mittee for the students concerts of
the National Symphony Orchestra
for the coming season, it was an
nounced today by E. r. Finken-
staedt, president of the National
Symphony Orchestra Association.
In announcing the appointment,
Mr.. Finkenstaedt outlined the fol-
lowing schedule Of student concerts
for this season: Friday, November
8, at Eastern High School; Friday,
November %, at Woodrow Wilson
High School; Wednesday, January
20, at Armstrong High School;
Thursday, January %, at Mckinley
High School. and Friday, January
"a, at Roosevelt High School, all
to be given at 2:30 pm. Also, II
am. Saturday, November 16, and
Saturday, January IS, at Lisner Au-
ditorium, George Washington Uni
versity. and II am. Saturday, March
%, at Constitution Hall. .-.,-|
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Plane Landing Gives
Rotarians Surprise

The landing Of a Pan MARYLAND
Airways plane was an unscheduled
feature at yesterdays Washington
Rotary Club outing at West Hatton.
6O0-acre estate on the Wicomico
River near Mount Victoria, Md.
The Rotarians had Cancelled a
baseball game because of the heat
and were trap shooting when the
red and white plane circled the
group, landed nearby and parked In
the line of cars.
From the passenger seat stepped
H. H. Allen, Baltimore engineer.
Apparently as surprised as the
Rotary Club members, Mr.. Allen ex-
planned he was not member of the
organization but was responding to
an invitation to visit Foster Reeder,
owner of the estate.
More than ITO Of the clubs $50
members attended the outing, the
first since the war.
Farm minded members inspected
the estates tobacco crop and the
prize beef cattle which comprise one
OF the few herds of purebred short
horns in Southern Maryland.
Committee members in charge of
arrangements we're Leo May, Dan
Holland, Don Bernard. Roy Tuerke
Tom Egan, Carlin Guy, Emory
Hutchison, Maurice Hess, George
McCann and Morrison Clark.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Forgery Suspect
| Still Gets His
Relief Check

Assistant Auditor John r. Hughes
read in the newspapers yesterday
that John E. Pritchard, 46, of 202
Fifth street Sc. was indicted by a
District Grand jury as allegedly a
member of ring which Secret Serv.
ice men said forged and cashed
mastering -out, pension and relief
checks.
Mr.. Hughes also noticed that he
had on his desk a relief check made
out to John E. Pritchard at the
same address for $40.
He conferred with Auditor A. R
Pilkerton, his boss, as to whether
the check should be held up but Mr.
Pilkerton, fresh from accusations OF
usurping relief powers from the vel
fare board, decided against it.
This check will probably &c
against Pritchards bond" said Mr.
Pilkerton, "but I am not going to
be charged with meddling with relief
administration on this one"
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Photographic License
Law Is InvaIidated
By Virginia Court
BY the Assoeioted Press

STAUNTON, Va. Sept. 1.-THE
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
today held unconstitutional the
State Photographic Examiners Act
of 1888 on the ground it trespasses
on the rights of the citizens as guar
anteed by Article I of the State
Constitution.
Affirming judgment of the Nor
folk Law and. Chancery Court, the
Supreme Court, in an opinion by
Justice George L. Browning, held
the act is IAN unjustifable en-
croachment and entrenchment" on
constitutional rights and declared
the statute must go the way of
such offenders of the plain consti-
tutional mandate, so vital to the
welfare Of a free and untrammeled
people"
Old Law Changed.
The opinion, apparently leaves in
doubt the status of the amended
State Photographic Examiners Act
as passed by the 1916 General As
hembly. The Legislature adopted
several changes aimed at removing
causes OF criticism Of the old law.
The case before the Supreme Court
arose when Jack w. Sutton was re-
fused license to practice photog-
raphy because he had not complied
with requirements of the act. Mr..
Sutton presented petition for a
writ OF mandamus to the lower
court to compel issuance of the Ii
cense by w. R. Moore, Norfolk COM
missioner of revenue, upon payment
OF the fee required by the tax code.
The trial court issued the writ and
the commissioner appealed.
Among the requirements Of the
1898 act Is that an applicant to prae-
tice photography must file an appli-
cation for q certificate of registra-
tion with the State Board of Pho
tographic Examiners, submit to an
examination by the board to deter
mine his qualifications and pay a
fee to the board.
Other Cases Cited.
The court said that the same
issue had arisen in five jurisdic-
tions, Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii,
Tennessee and North Carolina, and
that a similar statute had been
pronounced unconstitutional in all
except North Carolina.
Justice Browning quoted from the
trial court opinion declaring that
the "act is in the interest of the
industry just as the European guild
system of the middle ages was in the
interest of its membership. Nei-
ther can be justified as a protector
Of the public interest"
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Only One Try
Another in series OF jogs for
tagging memories regarding Dis
trict traffic la,Ds.

Business coupe A has collided
with truck B at free intersection, in
juring driver and three passengers
in the coupe. Both drivers were
within the speed limit, and neither
had been driving recklessly. Know
ing only these facts, police quickly
fixed blame and preferred charges
against,
1. The truck driver for colliding?
2. The coupe driver for colliding?
3. Both drivers for colliding?
4. The coupe driver for failing to
give full time and attention to his
driving?
Answer 4 is correct. Knowing that
four persons were riding in the
coupe at the time of the accident,
1t was assumed the drivers view was
obstructed by one passenger sitting
on the lap of another in the front
seat. The law does not specify how
many may ride in front seat, but
police permit three and consider the
law violated if some one sits on an
others lap in the front seat. Sec
tion 20. District traffic and motor
vehicle regulations, states: mo per-
son shall drive any vehicle when
there are in the front seat such
number of persons as to obstruct the
view of the driver to the front or
sides or to interfere with the
drivers control over the vehicle"
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Woman, $500 Fund
Sought by Police

Police today were searching for a
woman they believe is In possession
OF $1,000 in funds belonging to a
bowling league which uses the Penn
Bowling Recreation Center, 1907
Taylor street NV.
According to police, the woman,
who is secretary-treasurer of the
league, did not come to the center
Monday night as scheduled to pay
the establishment for the leagues
use of the alleys.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
William F. Higgins, IS,
Buried in Gaithersburq
Speeiol pispotch 10 The Stor

GAITHERsBURG, Md, Sept. IL.
Funeral services were held in st.
Martins Catholic Church today for
William F. Higgins. As, retired ma
chinist, who died of a heart attack
at his home here Sunday.
The son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Patrick Higgins, he was
a student of Holy Trinity Academy
Georgetown, when it was organized.
In later years he was active in
church work at st. AIMS Catholic
Church, Friendship Heights, WASH
ington, and at st. Martins after
moving here about two years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lii
lian nugget Higgins; two sons, Will
liam S. jr., and James Nicholas, all
OF Gaithersburg, and a daughter,
Mrs. Mary Ellen Gormley Of Wash
ington.
Burial was In st. Moses Cemetery
at Choppers.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Funds Delayed
ForP|ayground
In Southwest
Rozine Of Horbor
Garage to Permit
Expansion Dropped

A $4,000 appropriation originally
earmarked for expansion of the
Jefferson Playground, Eighth and X
streets S.W., probably will be used
to further the development of some
other District recreation area with
In the current fiscal year, it de-
veloped today.
The District Recreation Board
yesterday assented to a request OF
Commissioner Guy Mason that
razing of the District-owned harbor
garage, adjoining the present JEFF
ferson Playground, be postponed
again. Board Chairman Harry S.
Wender said today that it was
strongly probable that the $4,000
set aside for razing the garage
would be devoted to another area.
He was confident funds could be
procured for carrying out of the
Jefferson project.
Commissioner Mason, in a recent
letter. told the board that the garage
building was urgently needed at
present for storage of District prop
,erty. The board unanimously agreed
to accede to the request, but Chair
man Wender stressed that the mat
ter would be retained on the boards
calendar for reconsideration within
year.
In the meantime, a survey Of
nine of the 80 playground and park
areas was authorized by the board
to determine cost of minimum
necessary improvements to permit
their use. One or more of these
areas will benefit from diversion
of the $4,000 earmarked for Jeffer-
son, Mr.. Wender said. The areas
include Reservoir Park. Bald Eagle,
Fort Slocum, Burroughs, Forest
Hills, Bell, Trinidad, Kimball and
Loomis Park.
The Interior Department and
Government Services, Inc, were re-
quested to reply to an earlier COM
smunication in which the board
asked to have direct control of the
operation of public swimming pools
in the District.
Milo F. Christensen, superintend-
ent of recreation, reported progress
in meetings with Public Library and
Education Board officials regarding
Engineer Commissioner Gordon r.
Young's six-year-plan on District
needs.
Evening star., 1946-09-11

He arrived here by plane late yes
terday from West Point, where he
began his Today visit in this coun-
try, and is scheduled to leave to-
morrow for Fort Leavenworth,
Kans.. where he will inspect the
command and staff college.
I He laid wreath on the Tomb of
the Unknown soldier and addressed
a group of officers who had served
with him in Europe before going
into the news conference this morn
ing.
When asked to what extent he
believed the strategy and tactics of
warfare had been affected by devel-
opment of the atomic bomb, Lord
Montgomery chuckled and said,
that's a good one"
Remarking that 1t had appeared
pretty late in the last war, he said
it's effect on future wars is mot
clear yet" and that continuous study
is necessary as to the effect of all
types of new weapons.
He added emphatically, however,
that there is no evidence yet to
show that battles on land as we
understand them will not take
place." although such evidence
may emerge later"
Avoids Political Questions"
He avoided political questions"
saying that he did not believe any
soldier should mix in politics and
classed as political question ask
ing what he thought about the
prospects for peace and reconstruc-
ton in Europe.
The British Army chief is staying
at the home of Gen. Eisenhower,
who, as Supreme Allied Commander
had been his superior in the war
against Germany in which Field
Marshal Montgomery was the top
British field commander.
I'm glad to be with you again."
Lord Montgomery said as he shook
hands with Gen. Eisenhower, who
met him at the airport yesterday.
Lord Wilson and Gen. Omar Brad
ley, now Veterans Administrator,
who fought with Lord Montgomery
in Europe, we're among other officials
greeting him.
Lord Montgomery wore his famed
tankman's beret, bearing badges of
the 9th Army, which he led in
the African desert campaign, and
the Desert Rats" armored brigade.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Grade Schools
Short
200 Teachers
White Instructors
Only Are Lacking,
Officials Explain
BY Henry A. Muslin

With 200 white elementary school
vacancies remaining to be filled IL
days before the opening Of the fall
term, District school officials are
striving to avert what threatens to
be q serious shortage Of qualified
teachers.
The shortage here, which is not
being felt in any of the colored
schools, is largely matter of eligi-
bility. More than enough applicants
are being turned away daily, but this
screening is producing all too few
qualified teachers.
While the school heads are not
afraid of finding themselves with
out teachers for classes when schools
open September %, they are appre-
hensive about the quality of the in
structors. They point to dwindling
lists of eligibles as cause for not only
momentary but possible long-time
concern.
Regulations here require that a
list of eligible teachers be compiled
following annual examinations.
When a vacancy occurs, officials
must interview for the position the
individual who made the highest
grade in the examination. If he re-
fuses the job, the person who made
the next highest mark is interviewed,
and so on.
The trouble here stems from a
lack of eligibles for jobs in the white
schools. In other words, too few
people are applying for teaching
posts to satisfy the city's needs.
Of1cials attribute the shortage of
eligibles to war-born apathy to-
ward the profession. This reluc-
tance to pursue teaching career
has been sufficient to overcome the
attraction of the most recent teach
ers' pay raise of $3.50, which upped
the local pedants' incomes to a top
level as compared with other re-
gions of the country.
Moreover, scarcely any veterans
are usnig the GI bill education
privileges to enroll in teachers COL
leges.
In addition, there has been
sloughing off at the top in the
teacher supply. Largely due to the
recently liberalized retirement bill,
a good many older teachers have
taken advantage of increased an
nuities to stop working.
And still further, there is uncer-
tainty about the number of teach
ers who will return from military
leave. A recent check showed that
only 13 of 81 teachers who left the
school system for war service had
given assurance they will be back
for the opening semester.
There we're 1875 teachers in all
the white schools last June, 813 of
them in the elementary grades.
Predicting an enrolment only slight
ly larger this fall, school officials
need hardy emphasize, that a. short
age of 200 elementary teachers
means the supply is now roughly Is
per cent below requirements.
Despite this picture,t DR.. C. r.
Reed, first assistant superintendent
in charge of elementary white
schools, has said he believes he can
make up the deficit, though it may
mean dipping into the city's pool of
temporary teachers. At the last
count in March, there were 395 tenn
poraries for the white schools.
Though many of the temporaries
are qualified teachers, there are 9TH
ers who for one reason or another
have failed to take the District ex-
animation and for this reason are
not considered top caliber.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Tokomo Park Mon, .33,
Is 82d Polio Victim

A 33-year-old man from the 1900
block of Truscott avenue, Takoma
Park, Md, now In Gallinger Hos
pital, Is the latest victim of infantile
paralysis in the Metropolitan Area,
the District Health Department an
nounced today. The patient is the
82d sufferer from the disease In
this area this year.
The new case brings to a total of
81 for out-of-town cases this year.
There have been Is in the District.
At this time last year there were rs
out-of-town cases and "a In WASH
ington, q total of l59
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Rally Will Launch
10O-Day Campaign
Against lynchinq

Washington will be the scene of
the launching of a 100-day crusade
to end lynching," starting with a
rally September %, according to an
announcement today by Paul Robe
son, colored singer. The location
of the rally has not been announced
Sponsors point out that the rally
will be held on the 84th anniversary
of the Emancipation Proclamation.
The program will begin with a
religious meeting in the morning.
In the afternoon, delegates will be
named to confer with Government
officials in an attempt to adopt q
definite program to stop lynchings,
Mr.. Robson said.
Among the sponsors issuing the
call for the crusade are:
Orson Welles, DR.. Albert Einstein,
Rabbi Barnett r. Brickner, BARLEY
G. Crum. Joseph Curran, John Gar
field, Lloyd X. Garrison, Bishop
]. A. Gregg, Oscar Hammerstein II,
Lena Horne, Rabbi F. M. Isserman,
Gene Kelly. Canada Lee, Gregory
Peck. Quentin Reynolds, Prof. Har-
low Shapley, Arty Shaw, Rabbi Abba
Hillel Silver. Bishop B. G. Shaw,
Dalton Trumbo, Margaret Webster
and DR.. Max Yergan.
Locally, the sponsors include:
DR.. Joseph L. Johnson, chairman
of the Washington Committee OF the
Southern Conference for Human
Welfare; S. M. Robinson of the
YMCA, DR.. c. Irving Dwork, Amer
lean Jewish Congress; G. Fainstein,
International Workers Order; Rev.
Robert w. Brooks, District Minis
terial Union; Emery M. Foster,
Unitarian Fellowship for Social
Justice: Ernest F. Harper, Postal
Alliance: Belford G. Lawson, Alpha
Phi Alpha Society; Mary Willough-
by, American Youth for Democracy;
Oliver Palmer. Washington Indus
trial Union Council; Mrs. Mayme
Mason Higgins, National Council of
Negro Women: John o. Killens,
United Negro and Allied Veterans;
Rev. Fred Reissig, Federal Council
Of Churches; Charles S. Hill, Ma
tional Negro Congress, and william
s. johnson, Restaurant Workers,
AFL.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
$1,000 in Goods Stolen
In Pawn Shop Burglary

Six pistols and seven watches
worth total of $500 and @box
containing old gold valued at 81 400
were stolen by thieves who broke
into Tenders Pawnbrokers Sales
Co.. 9l3 d street NV. late yester-
day, police reported.
Jack Tender, the owner, said
entry was made by forcing the sky
light on the roof and two doors
within the premises:
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Police Seek Evidence
OF Murder Attempt
In Casing Of Witness

A police investigation is under
way to find out If a key woman
Government witness in a pending
white slave case here, overcome by
gas last Thursday under suspicious
circumstances, was the victim of
an attempted murder or an effort
to frighten her into silence, Inspec-
tor Oscar ]. Letterman revealed
today.
Inspector Letterman, head of the
special police vice squad, and his
aide. 1t. Roy Blick, said they had
uncovered no evidence that def
nitely places the blame for the near
fatal gassing on the Washington
underworld.
The witness is listed under sew
eral aliases as Teresa Mackey,
Teresa Carter and Dolly Russell,
"a, and is in Gallinger Hospital
recovering from gas poisoning. She
was found unconscious in her room
in the 1900 block of Eighteenth
street NV. last week, police said.
with four gas range jets open.
Woman Is Witness.
The Mackey woman is an i'm
portant Government witness in a
white slave case now before the
District grand jury against George
A. Clainos, 20. of the HOO block of
Fourteenth street NV.
Police who broke into the gas
filled room said the woman said
pointedly, You know I have no
reason to commit suicider" 1t.
Blick said she would not discuss
the matter further.
AT the time the Mackey woman
was discovered unconscious another
woman was found outside her door
in an aHegedly intoxicated condi-
ton. Police said she was Neva
Kemp, alias Jean Kendrick, 81, who
gained national attention here in
1886 when she claimed to have been
branded by confederates of Charles
lucky Luciano, former New York
vice czar.
The Kemp woman was brought to
police headquarters for questioning
in the gas case and released, police
said.
Warned on Intimidation.
Clainos was warned at his arraign-
ment by United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage against intimi-
dating witnesses and bond on the
white slave and pandering charges
was set at $10,00O-one of the larg-
est ever set here on those charges.
The man was arrested August 20
after Heddy Croxton, ~, of the 1900
block of Kenyon street NV, widow
Of sailor killed in action, was found
lying in the street in the 1900 block
Of U street NV. She charged that
Clainos had beaten her and thrown
her from a moving taxicab when he
caught her attempting to leave the
city. The Mackey woman, police
said, was . witness to the beating.
1t was less than 48 hours after
Clainos was warned against tam
pering with witnesses against him
that the Mackey woman was found
in her room.
Evening star., 1946-09-11
Iwo-Day Relief From Heat
Seen, but Rain Is Unlikely

Cooler weather, at least for the
next 48 hours, was promised by the
forecaster today.
Although the showers predicted
yesterday are not likely to material
ize. the temperature probably will
stay within reasonable bounds to-
day, with the afternoon high
around 80.
Clear skies and moderate tempera-
ture are expected to continue
through tomorrow night. Yester-
days maximum was SO.