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Evening star., 1946-07-06
| D. G.. Girl to Help
| Rebuild Hosteis
| In Europe

More than 100 young Americans.
among them 10-year-old Maryalice
Finckel of 14l8 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NV, were pedaling their way
toward Luxembourg and the Neither
lands today accompanying tools and
building materials to help rebuild
European youth hoStels damaged
and neglected during the war.
The group, led by Monroe Smith
of Northfield, Mass, arrived in Paris
late Wednesday night, according to
the Associated Press. They spent
Thursday sightseeing and as guests
at a reception given by Elsa Schia-
parelli, the fashion designer.
Miss Finckel said the group came
over to work and not merely as
tourists. The State Department
allowed us to come as a goodwill
measure" she declared. I'VE all
had to pass tests in carpentry and
building before we left, and we're
working our way"
Her father, j. Alden Finckel of
this city, said he expected his
daughters trip would last about 1C
weeks. Miss Finckel attended the
Holton Arms School.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
c.: @: :: MAM e! 5EENA:1I:AM
0'Conor Plans 10 Pick
Fair Rent Committees
For Maryland Areas
BY tho As:oeioied Press

ANNAPOLIS, July Gov.
O'Conor planned today to appoint
Fair Rent Committees for different
sections of Maryland in move to
help hold price lines somewhere near
their present level.
The committees had been sug-
gested by the Real Estate Board of
Baltimore.
The Governor said he would pro-
ceed first with the appointment of
committees to function in the Bal
timore metropolitan area, Cumber-
land, HagerstoWn and the Wash
ington suburban area.
Citizens with rent complaints will
have opportunity to air them be-
fore these groups, and the commit
tees will endeavor to have tenants
or landlords comply with the recon-
mendations they hand down in each
case.
Recommendations Awaited.
Gov. O'Conor is awaiting recon-
mendations for appointments from
the Real Estate Board, the Balti-
more Association of Commerce, vet
erans' groups, the Maryland Citi-
zens' Political Action Committee and
the Apartment House Owners As
sociation.
He said the public reaction to the
committees and the data they as
semble might be of considerable
use to the State in revealing the
need for emergency erent controD |
legislation.
Several groups and individuals
have suggested that he call spe-
cial session of the State Legislature
to enact emergency rent controls.
Funds to Be Provided.
He said that State law officers
"are inclined to the belief that c
valid statute can be drawn to con-
troll rents in the event a dire neces-
sity exists resulting from an ex-
traordinary housing shortage"
Gov. O'Conor said the Fair Rent
Committees would be supplied with
sufficient State funds to carry out
their work and that personnel of
State departments and State records
would be made available to them as
needed
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Ayb|a Valley Airport
plans Air Carnival

/ An aerial carnival, including stunt
flying and parachute jumps, will be
held at 3 pm. tomorrow at the
Hybla Valley Airport on Route
5 miles south of Alexandria.
| Keaney Kopp, ex-Navy flyer, anc
! Tommy Duffy and Ernie Valley
former Army pilots, will open the
show with an exhibition of close
formation maneuvers.
Mr.. Kopp then will put his plane
] through a series of snap and SLOW
rolls, loops, spins and other stunts
This will be followed by parachute
jump by Jack Petty.
The program also will include spot
landing contests in light and heavy
plane classes, open to all private
pilots.
A feature of the show will be 6
2,000foot delayed parachute jumr
by Jimmy Greenwood. veteran o.
224 leaps.
The affair is under the direction
of Mr.. Kopp and Mr.. Greenwood
Ample parking space will be pro.
vided and there will be no adnls.
sion charge.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Farm Help Shortage Blamed
On 'Rocking-Chair Money
BY the Assoe;oted Press

RICHMOND. Va, July Crock
ing-chair money was the target
yesterday of severe criticism by L
M. Walker, jr.. State commissioner
of agriculture. who blamed the pay
ment of unemployment benefits to
war veterans and others for much
of the current farm labor shortage
"We have often heard of rock
ing-chair money but until recent
months no one dreamed it would
actually come true" Mr.. Walker
said. I'm some sections of Vir-
ginia, and especially noted in rural
areas by people in position to judge
money is being paid returned serv-
icemen until they secure jobs and
other money is being paid people
as unemployment compensation
Even though they may be only tenn
porarily out of high-price work
which they have recently done, they
are known to draw unemployment
compensation and produce nothing
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Tax Rate in Rockville
Set at IS Cents per S7Oo
Special Dispotch 70 The Stor

ROCKVILLE, Md. July Crock
ville's tax rate for the year which
began July l has been fixed by the
Mayor and Council at Sc cents or
each s100 of assessable property, ar
increase of IL cents.
Sixty cents of the rate is for gen.
eral upkeep of the town and 2e
cents for redemption of bonds and
payment of interest on the towns
Indebtedness. The annual budget
which has been adopted by the towr
officials, covers expenditures totaline
$50 .330..
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Two Burn to Death
As Truck Hits Tree
BY the Associated Press

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, July g.
"A man identified as George Got
tish of Rock Hall, Md, and a child
about or 7 years old were burned
to death yesterday when a truck ran
off Route near Golansville, Caro-
line County, hit tree and burst
into flames.
The truck trailer bore the name
of the Preston Truck Co. of Balti-
more and Preston. Md.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
lncendiurism Denied
In Groin STORAGE Fire
By the Assoeiofed Press

QUANAH, Tex, July 6.-Fire in
surance adjustors said today there
was no trace of incendiarism either
actual or implied in the fire that
destroyed wheat elevator here
Wednesday night.
officers, however, are guerding
elevators in Hardeman County as a
precautionary measure.
The fire here, which destroyed
25,000 bushels of wheat, occurred
after agents of the Santa Fe Rail
road notified elevator owners that
the railroad had heard a rumor of
IAN organized and concerted effort
to damage wheat in storage"
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Bethesda Man Has His Castle
He's Building 1t All Himself

If there were more men like Paul
Armentrout, there would be nc
housing shortage.
Mr.. Armentrout, who lives at 5507
Greentree road, Bethesda. has al
most completed house which he
has built himself adjacent to his
present home. He has done all
the work without assistance. with
the exception of plastering, plumb
ing and wiring.
The new house will be completed
by September and Mr.. Armentrout
said he has already received many
applications to rent it. He and his
wife. however, may decide to move
in themselves.
To Mr.. Armentrout, home con-
Evening star., 1946-07-06

struction is more than just a Job
Il would rather build a house thar
anything else in the world" he
said. When I go to bed at night
I can hardly wait to start working
again in the morning"
Before the war, Mr.. Armentroui
was a contractor and constructed
seven homes similar to the one he
is now building. After the war, he
found himself unable to obtain
labor or materials and being a man
who hates to have time on his
hands. decided to erect a house all
by himself.
Before entering the contracting
business in 1923, Mr.. Armentrout
had worked for many years as a
carpenter.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Bicycle CoNapses
As Boys Reach End
OF 40O-MiIe journey

A bicycle camping trip ended last
night for two 15-year-old Landover
Hills Md boys just two blocks
from their homes when one of the
bicycles collapsed completely after
three weeks and more than 400 miles
of riding.
Fully equipped with sleeping bags
shelter halves and camping equip
ment, the two boys, Arthur S. Mo-
reau, 7120 Varnum street, and John
McIntire, of 4214 Seventieth avenue
began their trek to Norfolk, Va, on
June II. The trip down was accom-
plished without mishaps in three
days.
But coming back things were
different" Arthur said.
The trouble began as they started
back on Monday with blowout on
Johns bicycle and three flats in a
row on Arthur's.
Filled Tire with Sand.
II was forced to fill my tire with
stand and tape it up with friction
tape" Arthur related. John then
broke his bicycle frame, near the
pedals, and could only ride down.
hill"
The two boys. both sophomores at
Bladensburg High School. made 30
miles under these conditions then
were forced to push their bicycles
for another 30 miles until they
reached Tappahannock, Va.
mo bicycle tires were available in
town." Arthur said. so we hitched
a ride with a truck to country
store near Warsaw, Va, which had
tires. From there We came back to
Washington. ..,.. 49,.
Johns bicycle finally split in half
just two blocks from his home, they
stated.
While in Norfolk the two boys
camped at Lake Bradford, a Boy
Scout troop camping site near the
city. Arthur said two friends from
Norfolk joined them at the lake
and the four of them spent IL days
fishing, swimming and Just enjoy.
ing camping out"
Spoke Before Lions Club.
Last Friday. the Boy Scout field
director for the Norfolk area, Peter
Carlton, took the boys to Elizabeth
City, N. c., where they addressed
the Lions Club and were inter
viewed on the local radio station.
When we came to the toll bridge
over the Potomac, near Morgan
town, we only had IS cents left,
Arthur said. The toll was 40 cents
for both bicycles-but it only took
us few minutes to talk the keeper
into letting us through at the re-
duced rate
"It was lot of fun and we would
do it again without bit of hesita-
tion in spite of the troubles" Arthur
said.
Both boys said they planned on
staying in Washington the rest of
the summer and taking summer
jobs until school starts. They are
members of Boy Scout Troop 25l.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
All Boys Invited to Comp

Approximately 100 All Club boys
from Maryland have been chosen
to attend wildlife conservation
camp July 1926 at Pleasant Valley,
Garrett County, H. w. Dengler, ex-'
tension forester, announced today.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Gruhum Takes Lee Post

CAMP LEE, Va, July 6 (P.-
Brig. Gen. Roy C. Graham has
assumed command of the 10000
Quartermaster troops at Camp Lee
succeeding Col. George E. Hartman
the Camp Lee public relations Office
announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Mrs. RocheI Phipps, 79, Dies

ANNAPOLIS, July 6 (P.-Mrs
Rachel Phipps, 70, wife of Julius
Phipps and mother of former State
Senator Louis N. Phipps. died un-
eXpectedly at her home yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16
WoodIock to Give
Address in Boston

Charles e. Woodlock teacher OF
mechanical drawing at Crosby High
school will speak on a planning
Course In the High Schools" at the
convention of the New England
Town Planning Association tomor-
row Friday May II at the Boston
Architectural Center. Mr.. Wood
lock Is director of the City Plan
course inaugurated at Crosby two
years ago. He is also an associate
of the city's planning department.
An exhibition of drawings in
planning by High school students
will be held May 10 at the conven-
ton. Crosby students were award
ed the Blue Ribbon at this exhibits
ion last year. Another exhibition
will be entered by the local students
this year. Mr.. Woodlock said to-
day. An exhibition is also being
entered the same day at the ex-
hibition sponsored by the Mechani-
cal Drawing Association of New
England at Cambridge, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16
Frunk Green,
P0uI Persons
In Broadcast
Veterans Program
70 De heard Over )
VERY at 7sI6 P. n.

Unemployment among I. 100 Wa
terbury veterans and the measures
being taken 10 relieve the situation
viii be discussed tomorrow night on
the Brass City Veteran" program,
from tbs to 7:30, over Station
WBRY. Conducted by the Veter-4
ans Advisory Center, 1876 Grove
Street, and directed by william O..
MCGOWAN, this win be the fourth
In q series Of weekly programs de-
signed to help local veterans solve
their readjustment problems, and to
inform the public Of ways in which
On tomorrow's broadcast, the
Grass City Veterans" program will
present Paul Parsons, manager Of
the u. s. Employment Service, l2S
Bank Street. who will discuss the
measures being taken to relieve the
unemployment Of local veterans. In
creased employer participation in
the USES. program and the can
vassing of all Waterbury firms,
large and small, are two of the
measures which Mr.. Parsons viii
discuss.
Frank ]. Green secretary Of the
Waterbury Chamber Of Commerce,
will also be heard. He will give his
views of the unemployment problem
and indicate from another view
point what notifications Of the
problem may be expected If present
trends In business continue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16
RevoIu0tion
Convene
Beach, eager,
And BIodgeM
To Get Together

Attorneys representing the Wa.
terbury Council Of Community
Clubs in the latter's tax revalua-
ton suit now entered in Superior
Court against the city, viii meet
within the next few days. Attorney
Frederick w. Beach, Bristol, chief
counsel for the clubs, who Just re-
turned from q vacation in Bermuda,
said he would confer with Attys.
William w. eager and William
Blodgett either tomorrow or Mon
day.
Relative to the Councils unsuc-
cessful attempt to enter a Validat-
ing Act into the Legislature, Atty.
Beach said he had no comment to
make because he was not SUFFICIENT
ly familiar with the bill as result
of his absence. He had read of the
city administrations bill which
passed the Senate Tuesday but, to
date, has been held OF in the
House.
He also declared he did not know
just what would be the next move
in the issue because there seemed
to be so many possible moves. He
added the belief that the coming
conference might settle the course
to be adopted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16
Torrington OAR.
Names NelU Regent

Torrington, May 16-Miss Gather
inc G. Calhoun was elected regent
of the Mariana Norton Brooks Chap
ter, Daughters of the American Rev.
olution, at the annual meeting at
Conley Inn yesterday. Other Of
ficers are: Vice-regent, Mrs. B. J..
Huntley; chaplain, Mrs. John M.
Wadhams, III; treasurer, Mrs. Ell
kanah Hodges; recording secretary,
Miss Mary L. Sherman; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Leslie Clark; his
torian, Miss Bertha G. Templpe;
advisors, Mrs. Richard Hughes,
Mrs. Arthur B. Iffland, and Mrs.
George M. Weller; nominating COM
mittee, Mrs. @. E. Morehouse, Mrs.
w. r. Reid, Mrs. John Dorm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16

Education on
Health Urged
New Haven P-T-A
Delegates Hear
DR.. joseph MefzeI

Because parents are unable 10
furnish their children with the
proper health education, DR.. Joseph
L. Hetzel, Waterbury physician, yes
terday urged progressive program
of compulsory education in Con-
necticut public schools extending to
As hours per year before the annual
meeting of the New Haven County
Parent Teacher Association yester-
day.
Such a program would provide
an understanding of the essentials
that make for good health and
achieve the purpose Of making for
healthier adult life and in turn
healthier community and nation,
the local physician said. He also
noted that the department Of edu-
cation OF Oregon published books
for use with the course and OUT
lines of the various points to be
covered during each school year.
DR.. J. Alan Nickerson, of the
New Haven State Teachers College,
advocated that more attention be
given to the physical, mental and
emotional development Of children
in our schools. He also pointed out
the need for better mechanical and
esthetic training, and courses in
appreciation Of art, drama, music
physical exercise and proper light.
The association elected officers for
three-year terms and conducted a
panel discussion on what Basic
Reconversion Our Schools Need.
Officers elected were: Mrs Ray
mond S. Powelson, East Haven, del
egate-at-large; Mrs. Julian M. Dem
neson, North Haven, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Ralph S. Hewitt,
East Haven, historian.
Mrs. Richard Burr was official
hostess, assisted by Mrs. S. Gerald
Parker, Mrs. Tennent Edwin and
Mrs. Armand Errichetti, all of the
Bunker Hill PT.A. Registrars were
Mrs. William Clapp and Mrs. Mi
chael Russo. Mrs. Howard Reichen-
bach was chairman of the luncheon
committee at which 65 were served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16

nardi residence on the night of the
accident, April II. At the previous
trial, Salinardi testified that he
was not the driver of a car involved
in two accidents on Sylvan Avenue
shortly after ! A. M.
He testified at that time that he
was in town from 6 P. M. until
shortly before midnight with Api-
celli. He said he and Apicelli then
took q cab home and arrived there
about A. M. Green testified be-
fore Judge John L. Gaffney during
the trial, that he was the driver OF
the cab.
Trip Questioned
The question was brought UP at
that time as to whether Green had
entered record of the trip in a
work sheet provided by the COM
pany. Testimony of Miss Rosemary
Nolan, bookkeeper of the Yellow
Cab Company, showed that there
was no such record entered on the
work sheet, entered this morning
as evidence. Miss Nolan testified
that the drivers sometimes fail to
report trips when they are busy.
She said they usually do so after
their nights work is over. On the
day in question, she said, Green
was not overly busy.
Miss Nolan also testified that
Green failed to enter an amount
Of 81, the figure which Salinardi
said he paid the accused after ne
and Apicelli were driven home.
There was no record on the work
sheet, she said, of any trip to
Bridge Street, where Apicelli said
he got out of the cab. nor to the
home of Salinardi.
Claims Record Of Trip
1t. Connie Shanahan testified
that at the previous trial of Salin-
ardi, Green told the court he did
enter the trip.
Green, father Of five children,
was represented by Attorney Mi
chael ". Blansfield. Apicelli,
father of one child, was repre-
scented by Attorney William K.
I.awlor. Both attorneys told the
court that neither accused had q
previous record.
At the previous trial Salinardi
was fined SIS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16
Heodmoster
To Resign
Or. George St. John
70 Remain Until
Successor Is Named

Wallingford, May 16-Dr. George
G. st. John, headmaster of Choate
School since 1903, has decided to
retire as soon as his successor is
appointed, the trustees of the school
announced yesterday.
Emphasizing the fact that his
health is excellent, DR.. st. John
has asked the trustees Ito put in
surance on the schools vigorous
and uninterrupted leadership by
appointing a younger man."
In letter to all alumni, he states:
IT have not had a happy minute
since made my decision. You and
both know however that our
school has faculty and a body OF
trustees in whose hands everything
good at Choate is safe"
Appointed BY Founder
DR.. st. John was appointed head
master by Judge william G. Choate
the founder of the school. A grad
uate Of Harvard University in 1902,
he was given the honorary degree OF
A. M. by Williams college and of
LII. D. by the University Of Pitts
burgh. He married Clara Hitchcock
Seymour. the sister of DR.. Charles
Seymour, president of Yale Univer-
sity in 1906. Mrs. st. John has been
closely associated with the life OF
the school.
During the SO years Of his adj
ministration, the enrolment has
increased from IS to 500 students.
which ranks Choate as the third
largest independent secondary
school in the East. Its alumni Or
ganization now numbers 5000 men.
The school celebrates its 5Oth
anniversary next September. A
postwar educational symposium
with speakers of national import
ance is planned.
Vein Trustee
In addition to the headmaster,
the trustees include Arson T. NC
Cook of Hartford, George Jackson
Mead, (Choate I'D Of West Hart
ford. Clara st. John of Walling-
ford. George G. st. John, Jr.,
(Choate 1881 of Wallingford, Char
les Seymour of New Haven and
Charles Vein, Jr, (Choate '0D OF
Litchfield.
A special committee Of five trus-
tees has been appointed to recon-
mend DR.. st. Johns successor Tor
election by the trustees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16
Buscher New
President
OfCredit Men
Association Holds
Annual Meeting
AT Curtis House

George F. Buscher of the Water,
bury Buckle Company was elected
president of the Waterbury Associ-
alton Of Credit Men at the annual
meeting last night at Curtis House
in Woodbury.. He will succeed Her.
bert Pinter.
Other officers were named as fol-
lows: Vice-president, John E. Bull
ger Of the Citizens & Manufacturers
National Bank; second vice-presi-
dent, Alexander P. Raeburn Of M. j..
DAILY g. Sons, Inc; treasurer, Ar
thur F. Magraw of the Colonial
Trust Company; secretary, R. w.
Brown Of the Mullite Refractories
Company.
Elected to the board OF directors
for three-year terms were H. A,
Leigh Of the Seymour Manufactur-
ing Company, Mr.. Raeburn, E. H.
Koenig of the New Haven Copper
Company, H. c. Senior Of the Scovill
Manufacturing Company, and H. w.
Baer of Waterbury Companies, Inc.
H. M. Kindness Of the Plume &
Atwood Manufacturing Company
was named to fill the unexpired
term on the board of the late j. l..
Geist. Mr.. Buscher was also elected
director to the Connecticut Associ-
alton of Credit Men for a three
year term, to fill the vacancy caused
by F. T. DriScoll
Mr.. Pinter, who Is assistant credit
manager Of the Chase Brass g. Cop
per Company. in reviewing the ac-
tivities of the past year, made spe-
cial reference to the organizations
outstanding event of the year-the
reception held recently for Frank
S. Hogan, New York district at
torney and a former Waterburian
L.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16
LocoI Delegates
Attend Meeting

The S7th annual session of the
Sunday School and Baptist Train
ing Union Auxiliary Department,
the 18th annual session of the Wo-
mems Auxiliary, and the And an
nual session of the Connecticut
Baptist Missionary Union were re-
Gently held at the First Baptist
Church, Stratford, Connecticut I'M
der the leadership of their respec-
tive Presidents, Mrs. Maybelle H.
Ward, Zion, this city; Mrs. John G.
Jackson, Union, Hartford; and DR..
Frank w. Jacobs, pastor Messiah,
Bridgeport.
Local participants on panel dis
cuSsions included, Rev. Robert H.
Harrell, Asst. Minister Of Zion Bap-
fist Church, on Youth Needs
Christ" Miss Thelma Prince, Grace
Baptist on, Christ Conferred Train
ing" and Rev. B. w. Crowder, pas
tor, Zion Baptist Church, and Will
liam Dobbins on How to Strength
en- our Spiritual Life" l. Bible
Study, 2. Prayer. Devotional lead
ers were, Rev. B. w. Crowder "The
Need of Spiritual Awakening, -
Rev. Jonathan E. Reed, Pastor,
Grace Baptist, "How to Meet the
Need of a Spiritual Awakening?"
The general theme of the con-
vention was 1.-The Need of a Spir-
itual Awakening" Among the spe-
cial speakers were Mrs. Victoria j
Setback, Liberia, West Africa; Rev
Edwin H. fuller, Lets Wake Up
the Conn. Baptist Convention; Rev
A. G. Bass, pastor, MT. Aerie, Bridge
port; Rev. F. D. Oates, pastor, Mt
Calvary, Hartford; DR.. w. P. Hayes
President New England Baptist
Convention; DR.. C. c. Adams, Sec
rotary, Foreign Mission Board, Phil
adelphia; DR.. w. Sales Terrell
Conn. Baptist Convention, and DR.
G. H. Pearson, President, Northern
University, and the annual address
Of each department president.
Mrs. Maybelle H. Ward, was re-
elected to serve her fifth term as
president Of the s. s. B. T. U. De-
partment; Miss Gertrude E. McKin-
ney, was elected as Corresponding
Secretary; and to various Boards
Mrs. Georgia Franklin, Miss McKin-
ney, Rev. Jonathan E. Reed, and
Rev. B. w. Crowder.
Local delegates attending the
three-day meeting were: Rev. jon
athan E. Reed, the Misses Gertrude
e. Mckinney, Agnes A. Reynolds
Jane Hunter, Annie Harris, Thelma
Prince, Basic Webb, Henry Hardy
Jr.. A. J. barrow, John Rhinehart,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Mckinney
Grace Baptist Church; Rev. B. w.
Crowder. Rev. Robert H. Harrell
Mrs. Maybelle H. Ward, Misses Mar
tina Vann, Laura Ward, Bessie Hol-
ly, Valdoris v. Watts, George W.
Crowder, Mrs. B. w. Crowder, Mrs.
g. A. Harvey, Mrs E. ] Watts. and
William Dobbins, Zion Baptist
Church.