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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Maryland Units Save
S822,926 for State
In Unspent Funds
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, July GA total of
S822,926 has been returned to the
State treasury from unspent ap-
preparations in the fiscal year ended
June 30, Gov. O'Conor announced
yesterday.
Gov. OConor said the savings
were effected in the budgetary pro-
visions Of 10 departments. The
largest saving, in the department of
public welfare, totaled $156,604.
Under Maryland law, the unspent
funds revert to the State treasury
and are held subject to further
action by the legislature.
Paying tribute to the various State
agencies, Gov. O'Conor said: In
large measure, the healthy financial
condition of the State is due to the
business-like administration of the
different departmental heads"
He said the following nine de-
partments headed the list in total
amounts saved:
State department of public vel
fare, s156,604; public schools sys-
tenn, $82,171; controller of the
treasury. s7O,os8; department of
health, s47,732; Brownsville State
Hospital, s47,627; State auditor, $751;
$50; board of mental hygiene, s28.-
767; Maryland Veterans Commits
sion, s23,5s5, and State treausrer,
S2l.3 $50
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3 Suffer Burns in Explosion
On Cabin Cruiser in Boy

A Capital Transit Co. bus oper-
ator, his wife and small son received
burns and narrowly escaped death
when their 26-foot cabin cruiser ex-
ploded near Herald Harbor on
Chesapeake Bay yesterday.
Arnold E. Thomas, 1904 Thirty
eighth street, Hyattsville, received
first and second degree burns about
the face, arms and body, and his son
Robert, 2, received burns on the
hand. Mrs. Thomas was slightly
burned about the head
The family went to the beach fol
"a days outing. When Mr.. Thomas
pressed the starter on the boat, there
was an explosion followed by fire
Mrs. Thomas said She thought
there was oil on the water in the
bilge and the fumes caused the ex-
plosion.
The boat, moored to q buoy off
shore, burst into flames and persons
on the shore waded out and removed
Robert from the boat. Mrs. Thomas
jumped into the water but her hus-
band remained aboard to fight the
flames. All were dressed in bathing
suits, she said.
The boat had to be sunk to ex-
tinguish the flames. Mr. Thomas
was taken to Annapolis Emergency
Hospital and later went to his home
where he is being treated by a pri.
vate physician.
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AII-Out War on Jap Beetles
Planned in Montgomery County

The Montgomery County Farm
Bureau was prepared today to wage
an about war on swarms of Jap
anese beetles infesting the county
after the commissioning of two
new high-pressure spray outfits
each capable of hurting 400 gallons
of DOT against the enemy.
In addition to the two new truck
born sprayers that will be used al
most exclusively during the next
month in the Jap beetle control
work, County Agent o. w. Ander-
SON this morning started two 7-mar
crews on a field-to-field distribu-
ton of milky disease spore dust
The milky disease attacks the beetle
grubs in the sod, and those that
do not succumb Immediately to the
disease carry it on to infect future
generations.
| Mr.. Anderson explained that the
two crews, each headed by super
visor, will cover the county, road
by road, and will spread the spore
dust where beetle infestation ap-
pears heavy.
He said two methods of distribu-
ton will be used. The drop method
where small quantities of the dust
are dropped at intervals throughout
a field, and the broadcast method
where the dust will be mixed with
sand and spread much as a farmer
sews his grass seed.
The Farm Bureau, headed in the
county by James D. King, now has
three high-preSsure sprayers. The
first, purchased by the organization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29

main steam valves-motorized de-
vices costing about $4,000 each.
At the west side of the Rock Greek
and Potomac parkway, preliminary
digging is under way for the 7-foot-
square tunnel which will carry the
steam under the road and beneath
the creek. This tunnel goes under
Twenty-seVenth street to Virginia
avenue and connects with the old
system at Seventeenth and c streets
via Virginia avenue, Twenty-frs
street and c street.
The open-cut method probably will
be used in building the creek section
of the tunnel, since it will not run
deeply enough for safe boring.
Faced With Brick.
The main building, six stories high
will be faced with buff brick above
the first floor Below, the exterior
will be of rubble stone. There will
be windows u feet high on all sides
Initially, two boilers, stretching from
the basement to the fourth-f1oor
level, vii be installed. Ultimately
there will be six.
TIE entire plant will consume as
much as 900 tons of coal in single
cold day. This will not create 9
soot-and-cinder problem in the
neighborhood, however. Electrical
precipitators above the boilers will
catch these particles before they
reach the open air. Ashes will be
washed through pipes back to the
coal receiving building to be loaded
into trucks or railroad cars for dis
posal.
The plant is being built under the
general supervision of w. E. Rey.
nolds, commissioner of public build
ings. Begun in March, 1912, con.
struction was suspended in Septem-
Der of that year because of wartime
emergency conditions and was MOI
resumed until last January.
The schedule calls for completion
next July, but material supply diff.
culties have delayed work and SCI
back the probable finishing date &
number of months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Orange Legion Post
Names New Officers
speeiol Dispatch 10 The stor

ORANGE, Va, July 29.-J. Thomas
Walker, principal of the Orange
High School, has been named COM
mander Of Orange Post 156, Amer
lean Legion.
Mr.. Walker is a veteran of World
War I, having served as a sergeant
of the 116th Infantry, 10Th Division
He served as LIST vice commander
of the Legion post last year.
Other officers are H. L. Neyheart
1st vice commander; Chester c.
Hazard, End vice commander; Henry
L. Grasty, adjutant;; B. F. Tappy
finance officer; Harry G. Lonergan
service officer, and Buck Carpenter
sergeant-at-arms.
DR.. G. w. Dyer, economist of the
Southern States Industrial Council
of Nashville, Tenn, will address
citizens of Orange, Madison and ad.
joining counties at 5 pm. Saturday
in the Orange High School. His
subject will be Our Southern
States-A Stronghold of Constitu-
tional Democracy"
Two pieces of property changed
hands here recently. The old Porter
field home on Madison street was
bought by w. M. Early, jr., vice presi-
dent of the National Bank of Orange
The property of E. D. Pierce, near
Barboursville, containing 1877 acres
with a Groom dwelling, was pur-
chased by Nathan T. INLAY of Wash
ington, who expects to make it his
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Legion Of VaIor Plans
Baltimore Meeting in Al

BALTIMORE, July 2e.-The Army
and Navy Legion of Valor, which
admits to membership only persons
awarded the Congressional Medal
of Honor, the Navy Cross and the
Distinguished Service Gross, will
hold its 57th annual reunion here in
August, l947, Joseph F. Mannion,
DISC. national senior vice commando
er, announced.
Members of the local chapter,
organized three years ago, include:
M /Sergt. Paul j. Weidorfer, Balti-
mores only native to hold the Con-
gressional Medal; Maj. Gen. Man
ton S. Eddy, deputy commander of
the I'd Army; Brig. Gen. G. S.
Evans, commanding the Maryland
National Guard; Comdr. Eugene C.
Fluckey, U. S. NJ, personal aide to
Admiral Chester Nimitz, Chief of
Naval Operations; Col. David M.
Shoup, chief of supply and PLAN
ming of the Marine Corps. and Col.
James P. Devereux, Wake Island
| hero
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
GreenbeIt Town Fair
Plans Await Exhibitors

Whether the proposed fifth an
nual Greenbelt Town Fair will be
held this year will be determined by
the number of applications received
from prospective exhibitors within
the next few days." the Fair Plan
ming Committee decided last night in
a meeting at the home of c. J. Van
Camp, acting chairman.
The event has tentatively been set
for August l5-17 in the Center
School, but committee members
were reluctant to continue plans be-
cause of the apparent apathy" on
the part of Greenbelt residents, they
said,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
School Posts Filled
In Fauquier County
Speeiol Dispoich 10 The Stor

WARRENTON, Va, July 2e-W
w Gulick of Casanova. chairman Of
the Fauquier County School Board.
today announced the selection of H,
l.. Baxley as vice chairman and w.
G. Coleman as clerk. sa-
E. w. Allen has been reappointed
to the board of by the School Trus-
tee Electoral Board for a four-year
term. Mr.. Allen represents Centre
district.
Teacher appointments announced
by Supt. c. M. Bradley include John
A. Vowel, Madison, as agricultural
Instructor at the Bealeton and Rem
ington High Schools and Ernest
Rowe as shop instructor at Rosen-
valid High School.
E. G. Dishman, Warrenton. has
been elected chairman of the Fau-
quier County Petroleum Industries
Committee. Other officers are R.
Nelson Moffett, Warrenton, vice
chairman, and R. E. Lee, The Plains,
secretary.
Members of District 8, Graduate
Nurses Association, will meet at
Physicians Hospital, Warrenton,
Saturday afternoon District 8 in.
cludes Fredericksburg, Rappahan-
mock, Alexandria and Leesburg.
Plans for the meeting were an
nounced by Miss Lena Yates, SUPER
lntendent of the hospital.
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sion occurred shortly after pm.
police reported. He said he believed
a starter spark ignited gasoline
fumes in the bilge just as the Gema
was being locked at Gregery's Boat
house, 800 Maine avenue S.W.
Three Passengers Injured.
Three of the passengers were in
jured in the first blast: Miss Hllda
Mcdaniel, %, of BIG Eleventh street
S.W., suffered second-degree leg
burns; James Cornwell, 81, of 1000
Virginia avenue S.W. and Thomas
Freere, 81, of 304 Second road. Ar
lington, Va. Miss Mcdaniel is in
good condition at Emergency Hos
pital today, Mr. Freere was treated
for burns and released, while Mr.
Cornwell was burned but refused
treatment, police said.
In the 10 minutes following the
explosion, Mr.. johnson and his party
climbed out of the burning boat
onto the dock and f1remen and po-
lice were summoned
The second explosion, more vio-
lent, followed shortly thereafter
The boat had been cut loose and
was floating in the stream with fire.
men swarming all over, trying to ex-
tinguish the blaze. officials said
they believe the second explosion
was centered in a 55-gallon gaso-
line tank.
Names of Injured in Second Blast.
Five firemen and one civilian
helping them were burned and
knocked into the water by the Sec
ond detonation They are:
Capt. Arthur Weber, At, of 11s
Hamilton street NV, of No. 10
Truck Company.
Sergt. Morris Hollis, Al, of 424
Seventeenth street Sc, No. 7 En-
CINE Company
Pvt. George w. Fowler, 80, of
1889 Maple View place Sc, No. 10
Truck Company
Pvt. Judson L. Deaner. %, OF 2O7
Sixth street NE, No. 10 Truck Co.
Pvt. David M. Painter, 40, of 1925
Shepnerd street NE, No. 10 Truck
Co.
Hugh L. Kelly, 90, of 1915 Franklin
street NE.
All were treated at Emergency
Hospital and released.
Mr. johnson who had owned the
boat for only week, said it was
insured for $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29

early this year, will continue to be
used in f1y-control work. One of
the new machines will be on call
to serve both bureau members and
non-members in spraying DOT in
beetle infested areas, while the other
will be used in a combination weed
and beetle-controll project.
In this sprayer a mixture of 2
AID, the chemical weed killer, AND
DOT will be sprayed along fence
rows. Thus, while honeysuckle ano
other Objectionable weeds are being
eradicated, residue of DOT will
remain to kill the beetles that feed
on the luxurant fence row vegita.
ton.
Mr.. Anderson said that while the
beetles in the county have not
caused serious economic damage
this year, If control measures are
not taken at once farmers may ex.
pect heavier infestations of the
insects two or three years hence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
State Senator Medley
Wins Support in
Race for Glass Seat

State Senator william D. Medley
Of Arlington today was publicly in
dorsed as a successor to the late
United States Senator Glass by q
prospective delegate to the Airing
ton County Democratic Convention
August 10.
| Frank L. Ball, jr,, candidate for
election to the August Is convention
in the August primary, said he will
! if elected, move that Arlington's IS
State convention votes be cast for
Senator Medley to fill the unexpired
term of Senator Glass for two years
Senator Medley has been promi-
nently mentioned as a candidate
| for the House to succeed Repre-
sentative Smith in the event the
latter is chosen by the State organ
ization to fill the Glass seat. Repre-
sentative Smith, however, currently
is seeking denomination.
Smith Hit on Wage Bill.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chiffon Murray
one of Mr.. Smiths opponents, mean
while, charged the incumbent "op-
poses a minimum wage of S26 a
week, or IS cents an hour, for Ameri-
can wage earners."
Passage of the minimum wage
bill, already approved by the Sen
ate" she said, has been blocked BY
action Of Representative Smith ano
Republican members of the House
Rules Committee
She said the committee was. Mr.
Smiths chief vehicle for stopping
administration measures" and fol
the last two months he has pre-
vented the minimum wage bill
from reaching the floor of the House
despite the fact that this is spon-
sored by the Democratic party as a
part of the Presidents Legislative
program"
More than 124 Democratic mem
bers of the House have signed q
petition to bypass the action of Rep
tresentative Smith on the House
Rules Committee" she continued
"Virginians would profit particularly
from this legislation as over 80 pei
cent of Virginia wage earners, many
of them veterans, are still earning
less than IS cents an hour"
43 Candidates Challenged.
| Mr.. Ball Saturday challenged the
qualifications of 43 OF the g. candi-
dates for election to the Arlington
County Convention. The successor
for Senator Glass post will be
chosen by the Democrats in State
convention at Richmond September
5 and will be a candidate in the
general election November 5.
In supporting Senator Medley, Mr.
Ball praised Ibis long and honor
able record of outstanding service
in the Senate of Virginia"
Mr.. Medley said the Endorsement
was surprise and he had no i'm
mediate comment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Maryland Tobacco
Sales Up for Week
By the Assocjofed Press

BALTIMORE, July 29.-Sales on
the Southern Maryland tobacco auc-
ton markets last week totaled 1876
$50 pounds, a heavy increase over
the previous weeks 1,046,67O pounds
due to favorable weather condi-
lions, the Agriculture Department
reported.
Average price for the week was
s56.37 per 100 pounds, a 35-cent
decline from the previous week, but
all better grades continued to sell
at $72, with warehousemen paving
farmers up to $78 for several choice
grades.
Fair green dull, which dropped
$l.o0 per 100 pounds, was the only
grade to show loss.
Net sales for the season to
date total approximately 1860, 900
pounds on the auction and Balti-
more hogshead markets, with an
average price of $57.27. The auction
markets will close August Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Defective John {. Shaw
To Be Buried Tomorrow.

Funeral services for Detective
John Cleveland Shaw, IS, who died
On duty at the Alexandria police
headquarters of coronary throm-
bosis Saturday night, will be held at
$3.50 am. tomorrow at st. Mary's
Catholic Church, Alexandria. Burial
will be in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alex
andria. Member of the police de-
partment will serve as pallbearers.
Mr.. Shaw, who lived at 1415 King
street, had been with the Alexan-
dria Police Department since 1884
and was promoted to detective in
1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Pugh Death Certificate
Awuits Chemical Tests

A death certificate for Mrs. Mar
ian G. Pugh, 81, of 1918 D street
NE, who died early yesterday in
Providence Hospital of internal COM
plications, is being withheld pend
ing chemical analysis of the stom-
ach contents, Coroner A. Magrude1
Macdonald said today.
Mrs. Pugh, wife of Keith Pugh
a railroad fireman, came to the hos
pital Thursday, DR.. Macdonald said
She is the mother of two children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Two Selected to Join
All PorIey Saturday

Robert Hanson, Gaithersburg: Pa
tricia Berlage, Olney, and Betty
Beachy, 1920 Devonshire place NV,
will be among so Maryland All Club
members who will meet at the Uni
versity of Maryland Saturday and
Sunday to plan for the Maryland
All Club week to be held there the
following week.
More than 900 All Club members
are expected to attend conferences
at the university August to 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Retired Officer Held
On Traffic Charges;
Nine Hurt in Wrecks

1t. Col. Edward J. Morris, 81, re-
tired Army officer, of 1881 Shepherd
street NV, will appear in Munich
pal Court today on charges he left
after colliding with two parked cars
yesterday in the 1900 block of Six
tenth street NV. He was released
in $1,100 bond yesterday,
In other accidents in the District
and nearby areas yesterday and to-
day nine persons were injured
Clarence Robinson, 1919 Thir-
tenth street NV, told police he
heard a crash in front of his home
shortly after noon yesterday He
ran to the window and saw a car,
which had just sidesWiped his
parked automobile, drive away.
A few seconds later, George Rob
inson, 1902 Thirteenth street NV
no relation to the Clarence Robin
son, saw his parked car hit by the
same automobile
Caught Up With Car.
Both men told police they caught
up with the striking car when the
driver stopped about 500 feet from
the accidents to inspect a crumpled
right fender.
After police had been summoned
Col Morris was charged with two
cases of leaving after colliding and
with failure to exhibit his registra-
ton card.
Two men were injured in COLI
sion at Fortieth avenue and Jeffer-
son street in Hyattsville today. They
were Rudolph Snyder, SIS, of 6504
Fortieth avenue. University Park.
and Daniel B. Guarino, %, Of 1921
Madison street, Hyattsville.
They were taken to Prince Georges
County Hospital after the crash
Neither is believed seriously hurt.
Mr.. Snyder was driver of an auto
mobile which was In collision with
a light delivery truck driven by Mr.
Guarino. according to Prince Georges
County police.
Three Hurt in Virginia.
Three persons were injured in a
head-on collision yesterday between
two cars on Route 1913 aobut a half
mile from Tysons Corner, Va.
Town Sergt. Warren Bradford of
Vienna listed the victims as Edward
o. Ellis, 81 Chillum road, Hyattsville
driver, who received cuts on the
head, chest and thigh Joseph Roll
and, 10. of $50 Quackenbos street
NV, a passenger, cuts on the head
and arms, and Francis Partillo, col
ored, Vienna, driver OF a second
car, cuts and bruises.
! Sergt. Bradford said Mr.. Partillo
has been summoned to appear at a
hearing on the accident. The VIC
Tins were taken to Arlington Hos
pital by the Mclean Volunteer Fire
Department Rescue Squad.
Four persons were injured yester-
day when a Capital Transit Co. bus
and an automobile collided at Six
tenth and D streets NE, police
said.
Admitted to Hospital.
! Admitted to Casualty Hospital was
Frederick Hogan, %, of Winthrop
Mass, listed as driver of the car
who was suffering with shock and a
possible fractured arm. Passengers
in his car treated for minor injuries
we're Leo Crotty, %. Norman Crosby
81, and James Walsh, 81, all OF
Winthrop. Police charged Hogan
with passing stop sign.
Police listed the driver of the bus
as John H. Conrad, 81, of the $500
block of Adams street NE.
A car which went out of control
late Saturday night crashed into a
parked car and then smashed the
plate glass window of a store at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Farm Co-operotive Meets
Monday at Sandy Spring
Special Di.poteh 10 The Sior

SANDY SPRING, Md, July 49,
The annual meeting of Southern
States Cooperative will be held at
Sherwood High School. Sandy
Spring. next Monday night.
Two Montgomery County members
for the co-operative's advisory COM
mittee and two for the Southern
States Farm Home advisory COM
mittee are to be chosen.
Josiah j. Hutton, Brookeville
will discuss Farm Bureau and
Southern States Relationships, and
Mrs. Robert H. Miller, jr.. Spencer
vile, will speak on What Women's
Club Work Means to Agriculture
Malcolm H. White, Sunshine, will
preside.
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Experts Predict
Low 1947 World
Food Supply
U. S. Expects to Ship
Million Tons of Grain
Abroad in August

The Agriculture Department
expects to announce today plans
for shipment of 100000 long
tons of wheat, oats and flour to
Europe and other areas in need
of grain during August, a de-
partment spokesman said.
This development follows de-
partment forecast yesterday of an
Internationally low" world food
supply in the 1857 crop year.
The new grain shipment would
be about one-sixth of the projected
total from the new crops earmarked
by the Government for foreign
claimants during the 1867 crop
year, it was pointed out.
Export Holds High Level"
The department source said the
August shipping schedule shows that
the United States is continuing to
move cereals to needy areas "at a
very high level"
In a report to the Presidents
Emergency Famine Committee the
department said crops will be larger
than in the 1856 year, but the
increase will be largely offset by a
sharp reduction in bread grain and
other carry-overs.
The Far East was termed the
darkest spot" in the food picture
with many deaths expected before
the fall rice harvest.
Near-Record Wheat Crop Seen.
Wheat prospects, the report said
point to crop almost equal to the
prewar average of $500 ,00O, 900 BUSH
els, compared with last years $780,
100000 bushels. A near-record crop
is in prospect, it said, for North
America, with increased production
in Europe, North Africa and Turkey.
In war-wasted Europe, the depart
ment reported crops will reach al
most 80 per cent of their preWar
average, compared to 80 per cent in
the 1856 year. Though cereals are
still scarce, large crops of garden
vegetables have increased European
food supplies, the report said.
World crops of rice and rye, the
report said, will increase over last
year, but remain below prewar aver
age levels, leaving wheat as the
major commodity for relief in food
shortage areas.
Sugar Crop to Increase.
The report gave these summaries
of prospects for 1867:
/. The world sugar crop will in
crease over last year, with the United
States expected to raise its produc-
ton one-fourth.
2. Supplies of fats and oils will
continue far below requirements.
8. World supplies of meats, dairy
products and eggs probably will be
smaller than in the 1856 con-
sumption year due to feed shortages.
A record crop of feed grains is in
prospect, however, in this country.
In Japan, the report said, food
production will expand but fertilizer
shortages will keep 1t below prewar
average. Crops in the Soviet Union
were reported considerably above
year ago but also under prewar
levels.
On July l, the report said crop
conditions in this country were the
best on record except for 1912, de-
spite smaller stocks of grain and the
prospect of less meat, eggs and dairy
products.