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Evening star., 1946-09-23
All Police Available
Search for Six FeIons
In Norfolk Jai|break
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 23-SiX COL
ored convicts, awaiting transfer to
the State penitentiary for terms
running as high as As years OF
awaiting trial on serious charges
sawed their way to freedom from
the Norfolk city Jail yesterday and
escaped through a narrow lane run
ming along the east side of the
jail and police headquarters.
All available officers were called
to search for the men, all considered
dangerous
In order to make their escape
secure, the six bound and gagged
two other colored prisoners who
were in the same cell block. They
climbed out window some 8 feet
above the floor and dropped to
freedom into the lane some II to
Is feet below.
One Sentenced to As Years.
The break was discovered about
$40 m. by Chief Jailer Linwood
Barrett.
Those who broke out were listed
as:
Alphear Leon Purnell, alias
Spark Plug" 33, under sentence of
As years in prison in two cases of
armed robbery.
Abraham M. Davis, alias "Horee,' u
80, under 15-year prison sentence
as Purnell's accomplice in one case
of robbery and being held for the
grand jury in another robbery case
Samuel White, jr., 81, charged
with the brutal felonious assault
and robbery of Alexander Kinnear
75-year-old white blacksmith, in his
shop August %, awaiting the action
of a grand jury.
Youth, Is, Among Them.
Lawrence Calvin Eason, alias
"Spud Face" %, under conviction
of robbery and embezzlement and
awaiting transfer to the State
penitentiary to serve is years.
William Pierce, alias Nine Spot,
%, awaiting transfer to serve 10
years for robbery.
William Gibbs, 18, awaiting
transfer to serve two years for
storebreaking and larceny. Gibbs
has long juvenile record.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
U.S.. Urged 10 Assume
Christian Leadership

The United States should prepare
itself for positive Christian leader
ship in the world as thoroughly as
she prepared for war after the war
struck, DR.. John c. MILAN, pastor
Of Petworth Methodist Church, yes
terday told his morning congre-
cation.
America is no better prepared
now to lead the world to Christian
ity than it was prepared for war
before Pearl Harbor, he declared
"Our Christian churches must
become more effective in commun-
ity life" he said. eve must touch
every age group with the
fellowship of Christ to the extent
that Christian principles will be
applied in all community relation
ships.
Until we have done this" he
continued, I'VE are not in a position
to go to other countries and say
effectively that Christ has the solu-
ton for an ideal society and a new
world order. If We do go with such
message, We are saying Christ
will do for your society what we
have not allowed him to do for
ours"
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Railroad Learns Consciences
Force Payment After q While

The Southern Railway System re-
ports the receipt of S681.71 in the
last five years from citizens who
decided to get their consciences--
some going back 50 years-of their
chests.
One worried man, inclosing 81,
observed simply. This money be-
longs to the Southern Railway. The
person sending it will sleep better
tonight"
Another, sending a dollar for two
buckets of coal he took from a
freight car in 1910, closed with the
remark, Il don't no you and you
don't no me so I will not mention
no names"
Even the clergy apparently is sub
ject to frailty. One minister sent
$50 for misuse of a clergy permit
in 1920, while another mailed in a
dollar for a ride which, nearly so
years ago, he didn't pay for.
The largest amount reported was
a $3.50 check from an anonymous
writer with the cryptic explanation,
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Prince Georges Kiwonis
Will Award Scholarship

Directors of the Prince Georges
County Kiwanis Club have approved
club memorial scholarship to the
University of Maryland.
The scholarship. worth 5000 year
will be awarded for four years to a
male student, who must have been a
resident of the county for two years
and must continue to live in the
county while holding the scholar
ship.
DR.. H. F. Cotterman. chairman of
the clubs School Citizenship Com
mittee, asks club members to notify
him Immediately of any boys they
believe should be considered for the
award.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Ho|dups Of Hot Shoppe
And Gasoline Station
Net Gunmen S496

Two holdups in Washington and
Riverdale netted armed bandits $496
early today.
Two men got $3.50 at Hot Shoppe
at 1910 Connecticut avenue. It was
the second Hot Shoppe robbery
within 48 hours.
Three men in a car bearing Ohio
tags held up and robbed Don NAL
com, night attendant at Gulf Oil
Co. service station, 6119 Baltimore
avenue, Riverdale, of $66 and left
him bound in back room, accord
ing to Prince Georges police.
Police said descriptions Of the
men at the Hot Shoppe tailed with
those of two who took more than
$400 from the chains establishment
at 5103 Georgia avenue NV. early
Saturday.
Gunman Demands Cash.
In the latest holdup, gunman
demanded contents of the cash
register from Miss Genevieve Bur-
dette, manager. Taking the money,
he fed in a dark sedan driven by
a companion.
Diners were unaware OF the rob-
berry until the pair had sped away.
In the Riverdale robbery. police
said one of the trio remained be-
hind the wheel in the service sta
ton while the other two entered
the building One man pulled q
gun and forced Mr. Malcolm to
hand over the cash before he was
tied up in back room, police said
Mr.. Malcolm was quoted by police
as saying he was able to free him.
self within a few minutes.
Police said other week end thefts
included that Of about 5000 in cash
and quantity of merchandise
early yesterday from a hardware
store operated by Paul Schlossberg
at 1778 u street NV. The money
was in an unlocked safe, according
to the report.
Watch Is Stolen.
Samuel Hackman, 80 H street NE,
told police his home was entered
early yesterday by a colored man
who threatened his daughter with a
knife, warning her against making
an outcry, and then fled with a
$40 watch.
Jewelry and apparel valued at $500
was taken early yesterday from the
home of Lawrence c. REM, 1887
Georgia avenue NV, and pants
burglar" took $116 from the trousers
of Lawrence M. Pugh, 229 E street
NE, early yesterday while the lat
ter was asleep in his home, other
reports revealed.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Inquest Opens Today
lin Chinese Stabbinq
On Georgia Avenue

Testimony in the fatal Stabblng
of Chinese laundryman at Georgia
avenue and Buchanan street NV.
as scores of pedestrians looked on
was to be heard today by coroner's s
jury.
The victim was identified by police
as Lee Ying Toy, operator of laun-
dry at 4530 Georgia avenue NV
He was dead on arrival at Casualty
Hospital
Lee Fook. so, of the 500 block OF
H street NV, was arrested and
held for action of the coroner.
Knife Placed in Victims Hand.
According to police, the laundry
man, clad in pajamas, was thrown
to the ground and stabbed several
times by an aSsailant who chased
him into the street and overlook
him behind tree. Police said wit
nesses told them the attacker placed
the 7-inch pairing knife used in the
dying mans left hand A finger
nail clipper with the extended nail
cleaner bloodstained was found un-
der the body, it was said.
Police said the suspect was a dis
tant cousin of the slain man and
had visited him to urge that ar.
rangement be made to take the
latteris brother, ill in New York
City, back to China.
According to police, Lee Fook told
them he had seized the knife from
the laundryman after being threat.
ened with it in an argument.
Planned to Return to China.
In attempting to escape, the vic
tim lodged among pedestrians an6
vehicles on Georgia avenue.
The laundryman. said to have
been well-liked in the neighborhood
was planning to return to China ir
an effort to bring his wife and foul
children to the United States, police
were told.
According to police, the laundry
originally was operated by the father
of the slain man, Lee Fong Wing
So, who lives at the same H street
address as Lee Fook.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
THE WASHINGTON HEBREW CONGREGATION
THE TEMPLE OF REFORM JUDAISM
HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES
viii tcke pIoce OF both

viii tcke pIoce ot both
THE TEMPLE ond THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
sth and NV. q N.
on Wednesday evening" September 18th at s; Thursday
morning. 18th ~ot l03O Frdoy evening" October 4th ot g.
and Saturday morning October 5th at 10 30 The Memorial
service will be ot pm shop.
RABBI NORMAN GERSTENFELD, MINISTER OF THE
CONSIDERATION, WILL PREACH AT THE TEMPLE AND
RABBI SAMUEL COHON PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY
AT THE HEBREW UNION COLLEGE, CINCINNATI, WILL
PREACH AT TIE CHURCH, ON THE MORNING OF
OCTOBER 5th THEY WILL ALTERNATE.
limited number of scots at the church ore ovoobIe
Applications must be mode in person at the Temple office or
822 9Th Street NV any weekday until 5, or tonight from
to g Men and women in uniform cordially invited to
otend the services at the Church and will be odmltted
without tickets
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Patent Office
.GetsMoreSpace
AtGrave||yPoint
$4,000 Square Feet
Are Added to Avoid
Overlooking Of Floor
By Froncis P. DouoIos

The Patent ONCE has been as
signed about $4,000 square feet of
space in Temper ary Building No. 7
at Gravelly Point in addition to the
original ALLEGATION Of $4,000 square
feet, it was learned today. The extra
space was provided to spread heavy
equipment so as not to overload the
floors.
Eight Patent Office divisions were
moved into the temporary building
at Gravelly Point from Richmond,
Va, last week, and it is expected
the remaining % divisions will be
moved by October 10 or Is.
Richmond Was Model.
The original ALLEGATION of space
at Gravelly Point was made on the
basis of matching the space used
by the Patent Office in Richmond.
However. in Richmond the Patent
ONCE occupied a former tobacco
warehouse. the floors of which were
designed for heavy loads.
Floor loads of IS pounds a square
foot were allowed in the Gravelly
Point building, whereas the Patent
Office loads in Richmond could run
as high as POI pounds per square
foot. The various divisions keep files
OF patents which are stored in steel
or wood cases A steel shoe case. ''
as it is called, has u drawers and
when filled with weight about $50
pounds.
The problem of weight was fore
seen and it was noted that floor
weights had already made the floor
sag in the Gravelly Point building.
The Public Buildings Administra-
ton assigned the Patent Oh1ce the
second floor of the fourth wing in
addition to the space in the fifth
and sixth wings.
Expansion of Personnel.
1t is pointed out the wider area
will make it easier to expand the
personnel.
The Patent Office also has re-
ceived about 400 additional square
feet in the north end of the Com
merce Building, permitting expan-
sion OF the financial and trade mark
divisions. The latter division is ex-
pected to be expanded from so to
100 per cent because Of the wider
registration of trade marks per-
mitted under a new law in effect
next July.
Evening star., 1946-09-23

For cotton lost in transit at Flow
cry Branch, Ga, in 1905"
A particularly conscientious gen.
tleman was one whom the con-
ductor missed SO years ago. The
passenger, who turned in the un-
collected ticket for a $6 refund
mailed the railroad $40, which he
explained represented the refund
plus accumulated interest.
Pennsylvania Railroad and Bal
timore & Ohio officials here say
they have had similar experiences
occasionally, but the refunds are
forwarded to Philadelphia and Bal
timore, respectively, SO that no rec
ords are available locally.
Charles w. Owings, Union Station
ticket agent, remembers three or
four instances of voluntary refunds
during his 30 years experience. but
he is convinced that conscientious
citizens are pretty hard to find these
days.
Peoples consciences don't bother
them much any more" he observed.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Burch, Donaldson 10 Speak
On Rural Mail Anniversary
Speeiol Dispatch 10 The Stor

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Sept
23-Rural letter carriers from three
States will gather here October
to observe the golden anniversary
of rural free delivery in America
which was inaugurated here and al
Uvilla and Halltown in 1896.
Speakers will include First AS
sistant Postmaster General Jesse
M. Donaldson. Senator Burch
Democrat, of Virginia and Repre-
sentative Randolph, Democrat. oi
West Virginia.
The program win honor Melvir
T. Strider Of Charles Town, only
surviving member of a team of fivt
of the first rural free delivery men
Memorial services will be held Al
the grave of Harry c. Gibson here
another Of the original five car.
riers.
Thornton T. Perry, Charles Towr
postmaster, will serve as master o.
ceremonies at luncheon meetinf
to be held under the auspices o.
the National Rural Letter Carriers
Association,
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Motorcycles Injured
In Accident at Races

George w. Sabine, 25, of 918 M
street NV, was in serious condition
at Emergency Hospital today from
injuries received. according to po-
lice, when he was thrown from his
motorcycle at races yesterday al
Glenmont Heights, Md.
In another motorcycle accident
George Whitehead, jr., 81, Hinsdale
N. H., received injuries to both legs
and was in serious condition at Gas.
ualty Hospital after being thrown
from his machine at Oxon Hill
Yesterday.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Sale Of Surplus
HereAttracts
SnldIICrowd
Veterans Are Able
To Make Purchases
Within 20 Minutes

The first large-scale surplus prop.
erty sale ever held by the Washing.
ton district Office of the War Assets
Administration attracted only few
hundred veterans at the opening
today in the Washington Quarter.
master Depot, Alexandria.
Improved procedures, however
were said by veterans to have made
this sale of $4,O00,00O worth of mis-
cellaneous goods the best conducted
OF any in this part of the country.
In marked contrast to a similar
sale In Baltimore several weeks ago
veteran buying goods for use in
his own business could complete his
transaction quickly. Veterans who
inspected samples laid out on coun-
tiers said they were able to look over
the materials, make purchase and
have it processed within 20 minutes
800 Veterans on Hand.
War Assets Administrator Robert
M. Littlejohn. Howard C. Went
worth, head of the Washington dis
trict office, and H. L. Scott of New
Orleans, a sale expert for WAA, were
on hand when the first 300 veterans
were admitted to the large ware
house at am. About $50 veterans
had been there since 7 am, but
there were no long waiting lines
such as those at earlier sales else
where.
More than 500 separate items
ranging from kitchen equipment to
kerosene lamps, brooms, woolen
blankets and paper, were available
but could be purchased only by
veterans for use in business. This
was not a department store" sale
of the type held last week in New
Orleans when veterans were allowed
to buy various items for personal use
merely by showing proof of hon
orable discharge.
100 Sales in Two Hours.
About 100 sales were completed
during the first two hours and these
were in comparatively large quanti-
ties. Miss Dorothy McGraw, a for
mer. WAC, bought 1886 ski parkas
for resale in her Alexandria general
merchandise store. Melvin Berkow
of 6l19 New Hampshire avenue NV.
purchased $1,045 worth of shoe
brushes for his business. He said
the Alexandria sale was the most
efficient of any kind he attended Sc
far.
The first veteran who completed a
sale was Harold E. Battinus, Chi
cago. who flew here for the sale and
bought $500 towels for $239 Within
an hour about 10 of the 500 items
were sold out by the lis WAA en-
ployes at the sale.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Blodensburg Democrats
Plan REORGANIZATION

The Bladensburg District Demo-
cratic Club will meet in special ses-
sion at 8 o'clock tonight in the old
fire house at Cottage City to con-
slider a new constitution and by
laws, providing for changing the
name Of the organization to the
Second District Democratic Club
and naming a vice president for
each Of the districts five precincts.
Jerrold v. Powers has been elected
president of the club to succeed
Judge Henry H. O'Neill. Other Of
ficers are Frank X. HALEY. vice
president; p. L. Goldsborough, I'd,
secretary, and William Zundel,
Mayor OF Landover Hills, treasurer
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Fourth Harvest Show
Sweepstakes Award
Captured by Langs

Mr.. and Mrs Frederick w. Lang
of Kensington last night won the
$50 Government bond offered by
The Evening Star Broadcasting Co.
to the sweepstakes winner in the
fourth annual Harvest Show spon-
sored by the Bethesda Civitan Club
in the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School.
The Langs, with IS entries, won
the bond by getting the highest
number of points in the show, which
was attended by nearly 1000 persons
Second grand prize, cake, went
to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Metteosian
of Bethesda.
Pet Show Held.
In addition to exhibits, including
products of the homes, clubs, shops
and gardens of the community, there
also was pet show and entertain
ment in the school auditorium.
Other winners were:
Garden f1owers-AnnualS and per.
ennials: Mr.. and Mrs. Lang. sweep.
stakes prize; Mrs. H. s. Haller, sec.
ond prize; Mr., and Mrs. E. s. Car.
lin. third prize; Mrs. Matteosian ant
Mrs. Erwin Snyder, tie for fourth
prize; Miss Altoona Chartron, fifth
prize.
Dahlias-G. r. Hitchcock, sweep.
stakes prize; H. c. Parker, secont
prize; w. j. Miller. third prize; MI
Parker, largest and most perfec
dahlia in show.
Burrs Take Rose Award.
Roses-Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Burr
sweepstakes prize: Frank Pohanka
second prize; Robert E. Scammel
third prize, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bur
and Mildred Stock, certificate
awarded by the Potomac Rose So
ciety.
Artistic arrangements-Mrs A. r
Golze, sweepstakes prize; Mr.. anl
Mrs. Lang, second prize: Miss Ger.
aldine Windham, third prize; Mrs
P. E. Bauer, fourth prize, and Mis-:
Betty Bodley, fifth prize.
Vegetables ana fruits-Sweep.
stakes prize. Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo
Smith: J. F. Moore, second prize
Mr.. and Mrs. Lang, third prize, ane
E. E. Ozburn, fourth prize.
Canned fruits, vegetables, ETC.
Mrs. w. D. George, sweepstakes
Mrs. Matteosian, second prize; Mrs
F. j. Brosky, third prize; Henr,
Pointers, mems prize.
Lizard Owner Winner.
Fifty-five children had entire.
in the pet show. Prize for the
smallest pet went to David Smith
who had lizard: for the largest
pet, to Bancroft Foley, for his col.
lie dog; for the cutest. to Joan anc
Caroline Array, who had a kitten
and for the finest, to Norma Jear
Lynn. who exhibited Persian cat.
Richard Thews was given the
prize for the most unusual animal
for his creature known as ham.
ster." He said it was a product o1
considerable cross-breeding, primar.
lily guinea pig and rat.
Judges classed the dahlia exhibit
with 5000 flowers, the outstanding
in the show.
Among those who spoke at the
opening of the show in the after.
noon were E. N. Disbro of the Civi.
tan Club who acted as master oil
ceremonies; William L. Lebling
president of the Chamber of Com.
merce, and w. H. Youngman, gar
den editor of The Evening Star.
Mrs. j. H. Sidebottom, Richard
TWombley, Mrs. Frank T. Wilconx
and King Mularkey were on the
Judging and Awards Committee
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Gormon Is Elected Head
Of Virginia Y Assembly
BY the Asseeiofsd prsss

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va, Sept.
23-W. r. German Of Portsmouth
was elected president Of the Virginia
State YMCA Young Adult Assembly
during the closing session here yes
terday.
Other officers elected were: G. L.
Guthrie, Petersburg, first vice presi-
dent: w. r. Reams, Lynchburg, sec
ond vice president. and j. D. Sims,
Richmond, secretary treasurer.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Veterans Start
Moving Into
|S|ieoProject
Pacific Veteran Gets
First Key to Homes
Made From Burrock.

Veterans and their families to-
day started moving into bare wooden
houses in Sligo parkway. Silver
Spring, and the first excl noted
their resemblance to wartime bar
racks, but said, 1T seems like
heaven to me-"
The first family to get the KEYS to
one of the houses was that of
Thomas H. Mather, which was per-
mitted to move In last night.
Mr.. Mather is the first of about 200
exservicemen who have obtained
houses in the Sligo Park housing de-
velopment.
total OF Ill units are near COM
pletion, 70 more are contracted for
and, in addition, 20 trailers will be
towed to the premises for occupancy.
10 Others to Move In.
Nineteen other families, who are to
move in this week, will receive their
keys this afternoon.
1T certainly seems wonderful TO
me-" Mr.. Mather said, sitting in his
half furnished living room with his
wife and 1-year-old daughter
Sharon. we were living doubled
up with another family in 4 one
room apartment in Silver Spring.
We had to move yesterday or else
pay another half-months' rent in
our old place"
The Mathers' home is q tiny place
with a bedroom. living room and
kitchenette. The home Is fur
nished with a kerosene heating
stove, an old-fashioned icebox and
some GI furniture rented for a
q month.
Mr.. Mather, Pacific infantry
veteran who now is an electrician
with the Civil Service Commis-
sion. moved in last evening by
candlelight. At that time the entire
project was deserted. Neither the
gas for the cooking stove, nor the
electricity had been turned on.
But we had q fine nights sleep"
added Mrs. Mather. and Sharon
didn't cry once all night long"
Dedication Scheduled.
The development will be opened
officially this afternoon when Oliver
Winston, area director Of the FPHA:
E. Brook Lee, National Capital Park
and Planning Commission member,
and other Montgomery County and
Federal housing officials make q
tour OF the premises.
Mr. Lee, who was a leader in the
move to have county authorities
make land available for the project
and put in sewer and water facil-
tiles, admitted that the houses were
much less than the veterans de-
serve" but said they were better
than nothing at all.
: Rental in the development varies
from SO . month for q trailer to
$36 for two-bedroom house.
Ground was broken in April for the
development, which Is under the
, management Of the Montgomery
, County Housing Authority.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Work Starts on Tower
For Stotion WARL

Construction began today on the
260-foot transmission tower for
Station WARL, new Arlington
broadcasting station. at Baileys
Cross Roads. Studios are at 3102
Tenth road north, Arlington.
Station ofncials are working out a
program with members of parent
teacher associations for special
school events. One regular Sunday
afternoon feature will be Parade Of
Progress" depicting the growth Of
Arlington institutions. Carl York,
director of the Arlington Hospital,
is working on the first OF this series.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Cos Tux Protest Meetino Set

Directors of the Independent
Trade Association of Prince Georges
County will meet at $3.50 o'clock to-
night at the home of the organiza-
tion's president, Charles T. Hartley,
3119 Parkway, Cheverly, to consider
action against the proposed 1-cent-
a-gallon increase in the Maryland
gasoline tax.
Evening star., 1946-09-23

Owner of Car "a" has parked 1t
In mo parking" zone. Owner OF
Car "B" let his cousin, Harry. bor-
row 1t. Harry parked in the zone
behind Car "A" Who will police
hold responsible?
/. Both owners?
2. The owner of Car "A" and
Harry II they can find him?
3. The owner of Car "A" only, be-
cause he gave Harry the idea?
Answer l Is correct. Section IA
Of the traffic and motor vehicle
regulations states that mo person
shall allow, permit or suffer any
vehicle registered in his name to
stop. stand or park" in any place
In which parking is prohibited by
the regulations.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Legion Presents FIuq
To Christ Child Form

An American flag yesterday was
presented to the Christ Child So
ciety Convalescent Farm near Rock
vile by members OF the District
Department. American Legion.
Miss Mary v. Merrick, 2 East
Melrose street, Chevy Chase, Nd,
founder of the society in 1896, re-
ceiyed the flag at ceremonies which
preceded a tea on the lawn.
An honor guard from the Legion
included Department Comdr. Guy G.
Nadeau, Sergt. Harry A. Mills. Sergt.
Adeob Neam and Bugler Alphonzo
Prather.