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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Grass Seed Growers
To Vie With Denmark

WARRENTON, Va, June NJ
The Northern Virginia Orchard
Grass Seed Producers Association
was formed at meeting In the
Office Of County Agent Walter B
Nourse, and discussed means Of
stimulating the production of a bet
ter grade Of orchard grass seed in
this area, so as to enable seed pro-
duced here to compete with that
imported from Denmark.
The group made a formal request
that the Virginia Experiment STA
ton study methods of fertilization
to determine which would be best
for seed production, and it is hoped
that results may be obtained by
1947.
j. M. Ramey, Marshall, was
elected chairman; S. C. Legard
Leesburg, vice chairman, and Mr.
Nourse, secretary.
Present at the meeting were j. r
Ramey. J. M. Ramey, John Ruckel
and Mr.. Nourse, representing Eau
quier in the association; j. A. Coffey
and Harvey Carpenter, Culpe per
Frank Cox and j. D. Huffman, Prince
William, and Robert Fletcher, S. C
Legard, Contee Adams and ]. r
Lintner, Loudoun. Also attending
were. DR.. T. ]. Smith of the Virgins
State Experiment Station and G. D
Jones from the experiment station
at Orange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Poll 10 Determine Fate
OF U. 5. Tobacco Controls
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
announced today that the Agricul-
ture Department will hold a referen-
dunn July II to determine whether
growers favor continuance of Gov
eminent controls on production and
marketing Of hue-cured tobocco.
The referendum will be held In the
fiue-cured tobacco producing States
of North Carolina, Virginia, Soutl,
Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Ala.
bama.
Growers will vote on whether they
favor continuance Of the controls,
for the 1947, 1913 and 1919 crops, OF
the 1947 crop only, or whether they,
are opposed to the controls. Ap..
proval Of at least two-thirds Of the
growers voting is necessary to con.
tinue the controls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Silver Spring Woman Leaps
From Blazing Apartment

Mrs. v. L. Van Steamburg, Silver
Spring Garden Apartments, ScO2
Eastern avenue, leaped to safety
early yesterday from her blazing
second-floor apartment.
According to members of Silver
Spring Volunteer Fire Department,
Mrs. Van Steamburg awoke to find
her living room filled with fire and
smoke. Unable to get to the door,
she called for help.
A neighbor, John r. Weisman,
heard her cries and caught her as
she jumped from her bedroom win
dow. Mrs. Van Steamburg was TN
hurt, but was treated for shock by
DR.. M. Wallace Alden. Occupants
of other apartments, afraid the fire
might spread, carried their sleeping
children to the street.
Damage was confined to the one
apartment, fire officials said. The
blaze is believed to have started
from cigarette. .....
Mrs. Van Steamburg, an employee
of the Suburban National Bank In
Silver Spring, has been living alone
since her husband has been sta
toned in Germany with the armed
forces. He will come here shortly on
furlough and she plans to return TO
Europe with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Virginia Pays
Guard for Duty
In Vepco Crisis
By the Associoied Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 15.-Brig.
Gen S. Gardner Waller, adjutant
general of Virginia, today signed
the final voucher for a company
payroll and marked the books closed
on a call-out of the State Guard
during the Virginia Electric &
Power Co. International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers emer-
gency last March.
The cost of calling out the State
Guard amounted to $13,315.13 for
base pay of the 1878 troops and
SO, 404.59 for meals and travel, a
total of s22,7l9.72.
Fifty-two companies participated
in the mobilization with Company
los, Culpeper, providing the largest
number of men, 63.
Gov. Tuck ordered the Guard
into action March % when the
deadline for a threatened system
wide strike of Vepco production
and maintenance workers was
nearing. The strike threat ended
with settlement of the dispute some
"A hours before the deadline, after
Gov. Tuck had drafted essential
Vepco workers into the morgan
lied militia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Truman and 10000
Attend Seasons First
Wafer Gate Symphony
(Alice Epersman's RepieU OF Water
Gate Concert on Page A-14J

President Truman, relaxing yes
terday from the heavy pressure of
recent events, attended church in
the morning and in the evening
joined an audience of 10000 at the
first Water Gate concert of the
National Symphony Orchestra.
Attended only by secret service
men, the President sat in his car
above the river and enjoyed a pro-
gram which brought the famous
Negro soprano, Dorothy Maynor, as
soloist, and instrumental numbers
under the direction of Alexander
Smallens, guest conductor.
Miss Maynor's solos were marred
by loW-f1ying planes, which have
been banned from the vicinity dur
ing concerts for years. j. E. Mulch
orchestra manager, said he would
take up the matter with the airport
The seldom raised drawbridge also
opened during one of Miss Maynor's
numbers and noisy motorboat
chugged up to the Water Gate.
Mr.. Truman, favored by a cool
bright morning, walked from the
White House to the First Baptist
Church, Sixteenth and o streets
NV, where he heard the pastor
the Rev. DR.. Edward Hughes Pru-
den, preach on Americas Present
Peril" The minister saw this peri
in the spirit of disunity prevailing
in our national and internationa
relationships. He said this could be
overcome only by spiritual force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
|CountyveteransAssai|
State Committee on
|'Se|f-Appointed' Jobs

Resignation OF members of the
Prince Georges Democratic State
Central Committee from their self
appointed, paid political jobs if they
wish to present themselves to the
voters in the June "a primary as
honest candidates." has been de-
manded by the county Democratic
Veterans Committee.
Charges that five Of the six mem
bers of the State Central Commit
tee, whose official political job it is
to indorse party candidates for
office, are holding paid positions
which could only have been OBJ
tanned by Endorsement Of the COM
mittee ITSELF" we're made last night
by Ernest M. Mulligan. acting chair
man of the veterans committee.
Mr.. Mulligan, who also is can
didate on the veterans ticket fol-
the State Central Committee, said
that Henry w. Cord, present central
committee chairman: Frank B
Smith, Irwin I. Main, Mrs. Mary
Browning and Charles S. Early were
holding county or State Offices.
The only member not holding
paid, self-appointed, self-approved
job" Mr.. Mulligan explained, sis
Edward A. Fuller. who recently re-
signed after less than two weeks on
a $2,7oo-a-year position as county
taxicab inspector.
Mr.. Cord, he asserted. is land
commissioner for the State OF
Maryland, and as such, maintains
offices in Annapolis which he visits
about once a month" Mr.. Mulligan
also said Mr.. Smith, the secretary
Of the committee, holds a highly
paid position" as member Of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission. Mr.. Main is men,
Der of the Observation-Disclosures Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission
and Mrs. Browning is on the Prince
Georges County Board OF Liquor
License Commissioners.
THE cream of the crop" is held
by Mr.. Early, the veterans COM
mittee chairman said. AS chief in
spector of the Maryland Racing
Commission, Mr.. Early is paid $1,000
annually, which Mr.. Mulligan said,
represents $50 a day for watching
the ponies run around the track,
and from a very comfortable booth
at that"
Mr.. Mulligan, a World War II
veteran, is one of the Is candidates
on the veterans ticket. He is lieu
tenant of the Colmar Manor town
police force, one Of the founders
of the Prince Georges County Police
Boys Club and president of the
county municipal police association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17

have Mrs. Singles as teacher any
more.
Lenora was one of "a Montgomery
County pupils ranging in age from
6 to Is years who were forced to
stay at home for various periods
during the past year because OF
physical disability or other reasons
All received instruction from Mrs
Singles or from 10 other county
teachers, who worked after regular
school hours to help her carry on
the county home teaching program
Although only those between the
ages of 6 and 10 are eligible to re-
ceive such instruction, exceptions are
made in certain cases, Mrs. Singles
explained.
There are many other "shut-ins'
in the county who do not participate
in the program but whose families
arrange for private tutors.
While the county program has
been going on for more than Il
years, last year was the first time
that a fulltime supervisor was ap.
pointed. According to Mrs. Singles
Montgomery is the only county ir
Maryland in which there is such 9
position.
OF the "a boys and girls partici'
pating in the program at the be-
ginning of the school year last Sep
TENDER. some returned to schoo
during the year, one finished hel
examinations for high school di
ploma and another-Lerora Cook
received her elementary school GER
tificate.
Get IS Hours of Aid.
Under the program, each pupi
receives two hours of supervised in
struction a week or total of n
hours during the school year. A
soon as a pupil is able to return t,
school, he or she is placed in tn,
proper grade at the nearest school
According to Mrs. Singles, all O
the pupils in the program are anx.
ious to study.
Eve fit the lessons to the physica
abilities of the students through
conferences with the physician ant
the family" Mrs. Singles explained
Besides her regular teaching
duties, Mrs. Singles interviews phys.
ically disabled students reported tx
her, supervises the work of the othel
teachers and keeps account of tn,
county and State funds allotted fol
the purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Bethesda Woman's Death
Certified as Accidental

A certificate of accidental death
by asphyxiation has been issued
for Mrs. Margaret Grace Clayton,
%, 1903 Hampden lane, Bethesda.
who was found in the kitchen Of
her home early yesterday, Mont
gomery County Police reported.
Police said Mrs. Clayton and her
husband, George D. Clayton, had
been to a cocktail party Saturday
night and after returning home the
husband retired when his wife
stated she was going to make coffee.
Police quoted the husband as say
ing, he awakened at 4:30 am. and
discovered his wife downstairs In
the kitchen.
DR.. Paul Cantor pronounced her
dead after the Bethesda rescue
squad was unable to revive her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
By J. B. Zotmon

Lenora Cook was II years old and
in the fifth grade at school when
she contracted poliomyelitis in
October, 1914, and her legs be-
came paralyzed.
| To Lenora's young mind, it meant
the end of the world. Never again
she thought, could she play hop
scotch and hide-and-seek, Never
again could she romp in the fields
near her home in Mitchellville. Md
She could never 90 dancing like the
older girls. She would be a hopeless
cripple.
For 10 months, Lenora lay on her
bed in Children's Hospital and
month after month she grew more
unhappy.
Afraid She Wouldn't Walk.
When she returned to her new
home near Brookeville in Mont
gomery County, where her parents
had moved while she was in the hos
pital, Lenora was little better and
she could hobble around on crutches
But she still was afraid she would
never walk again.
And when Mrs. Catherine Singles
supervisor of the Montgomery
County home teaching program
came to see her and hold her to
study her lessons so she wouldn't
be too far behind in her studies
when she returned to school, Lenora
thought Mrs. Singles was just try
ing to cheer her up.
There was nothing else to do
however, so Lenora thought she
might as we'll open her books.
The next time Mrs. Singles came
Lenora felt little better. Maybe
this new teacher was right, Lenora
thought. Maybe, after all, she might
be able to go back to school and be
with other boys and girls instead of
always staying at home.
Double Celebration Held.
Recently, Lenora had a double
celebration. She threw away her
clutches and received a certificate
from Mrs. Singles showing she had
completed six years of elementary
study and was ready to enter Sher-
wood Junior High School in the fall.
Her mother, Mrs. Hayes Cook
watched proudly as Lenora stood
straight and firm while Mrs. Singles
presented her with the certificate.
This time, Lenora was unhappy
over only one thing-she wouldn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
B. & W. Line
Doubts Strike
Action Tonight
Special Meeting at
2A.M. Expected
To Continue Talks

A., B. 81 w. Transit Co. officials
said today they had been notified
that meeting of union drivers at
2 am. tomorrow in Alexandria will
be special rather thar a "con-
tinuous" session to consider the
company's offer of a new contract
to replace the one which expires at
midnight tonight.
They disclosed also that the offer
contained an increase in wages for
the $50 drivers but they refused to
give details or say how close the
offer comes to the unions original
request for a $l.30-an-hour top rate.
The contract which expires tonight
has an 89-cent rate for beginners, 81
cents after six months, and $l.02
after year.
Officers Of Local 1871, Amalga-
mated Association OF Street Electric
Railway g. Motor Coach Employees
(AFD, posted notice of the 2 am.
meeting which will be held at
Gadsby's Tavern. From union mem
bers at the Alexandria terminal
this morning 1t was learned that
the session was called solely for
consideration Of the company's
offer, which was submitted to a
union committee last week.
The distinction between a spe-
cial and continuous session was
interpreted by the company as in
dicating that a walkout was I'M
likely at this time. A company
spokesman said he was confident
the men would accept the offer or at
least continue negotiations. He
noted that the company h,ls never
had a strike and that wage issues
a year ago were carried ON from
April to October.
Negotiations for a new contract
this year began May Is. II union
spokesman explained that tomorrow
mornings session was set for
o'clock mainly as a matter of con-
venience for drivers and because the
existing contract will have expired
at midnight. r. Walter Scott, presi-
dent, and William l.. Jardins, secre-
tary Of Local 1881, arranged the ses-
sion.
Mr.. Scott refused to comment on
the scheduled meeting but an
nounced that Floyd w. Kreisel OF
Washington, sixth international vice
president of the union, will be
present. Mr.. Scott also said he and
other officials of the local had agreed
not to make public the company s
offer or their own original demands
before the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Alexandria Completes
Summer Play Program

The Alexandria Recreation De-
partment, headed by City Recrea-
ton Director Alan L. He'll, has
completed plans for operation of
its summer Fairgrounds program.
New equipment has been obtained
for play areas, and the largest staff
of instructors in the history of the
city will be employed.
Opening for the first time for
play between 4 and 8 pm. today
will be two new play areas, West
over and Parker Madden. Other
Fairgrounds which will offer
ful1-time recreational instruction
throughout the summer season are
Potomac View, Washington, Lee,
Portners, Parker Gray, jefferson,
Cameron Valley, Chinquapin VII
lage, Maury, George Mason, Mount
Vernon and eS-Crouch,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
High School Girl
Dies inCrash,
5FriiendsHurt
Motorcycles Is Killed
In Another Accident
Near Annapolis

A Falls Church high school honor
student and West Virginia motor
cyclist were victims of weekend
fatal accidents in nearby Maryland.
Betty Ann Glen, 16, 200 East
Woodlawn avenue, Falls Church,
was killed and five other young
Falls Church boys and girls were
injured when their station wagon
collided head-on with a truck on
the grounds of the Agriculture Ex-
perimental Farm, Beltsville, late
yesterday afternoon.
jackson Ruble, 20, of Cameron,
w. Va, listed by police as the OPP
orator OF the motorcycle, was killed
In a collision with an automobile
operated by Daniel T. Brown, 10, of
DavidSonville, Md, according to
Anne Arundel County police. David
Vanyo. 16, a passenger on the mo-
torcycle, was injured in the crash
on South River road, about six miles
from Annapolis, and was admitted
to Emergency Hospital, Annapolis.
Brown was released on $500 bond
under technical charge of man.
slaughter, police said
Hurt in Beltsville Chash.
In the Beltsville accident, the
following Falls Church youths and
girls were injured and admitted to
Leland Memorial Hospital, River
dale:
Carlton Getting, Is, West Falls
road, listed by police as driver of
the station wagon, broken right arm
and elbow and head injuries.
Jacqueline Fellows, Is, 600 block
South Oak street, fractured pelvis,
fractured right leg, cuts and pos
sible fractured skull
Jean Byerly. Is. of Sleepy Hollow,
face cuts.
E. Wade Mccarthy, IA, 300 block
West Broad street, broken hand
and decorations about the head.
Knox Altman, Is, West Broad
street, broken left shoulder, broken
arm, broken ankles and severe head
cuts.
Prince Georges County police said
the station wagon collided with a
truck operated by Merwyn G. Deck
er, 20, serviceman stationed at
Boiling Field. The crash occurred
on East-West highway near Poultry
road, police said.
Won History Prize.
Miss Glen was the daughter of
j. Frank Glen, a Western Union
employe. Last Wednesday night she
had received a OAR citizenship
medal for excellence in history. She
was promoted to a senior and had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17

been elected secretary of next years
senior class at the Falls Church
High School.
John McCabe, $500 block of Twen-
ty-fourth street Sc was treated at
Emergency Hospital, Annapolis, for
decorations about the head after
having been struck by a car on
West street in Annapolis last night,
hospital authorities said.
Mrs. Mary Ann Crawford, %, $500
block of Knox terrace Sc, was
treated at the same hospital for a
broken leg, incurred when a car
went out of control near Annapolis
Police listed the driver of the car as
her husband, Frank B. Crawford,
80. He was charged with driving
while drunk and released under
$1,000 bond,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
ID Held, S., 900 Seized
In Charles Town Raid
By the Assoeioted press

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, june
17.-Mayor Garrett D. Morrison sale
today that IA persons were arrested
here and more than $4,000 in cash
seized in a raid by city and State
police on gambling establishment
Seven of the men arrested are
charged with being operators of the
establishment and each has beer
released on 81 900 bail to appear be-
fore the September session of the
Jefferson County grand jury. Mr.
Morrison reported.
He said all seven pleaded guilty
The other seven were fined $50 and
costs after pleading guilty to gam
bling in the establishments, Mr.
Morrison added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17

tons in New Jersey and Texas were
being sought for the laboratory.
An official at the laboratory con.
firmed the exchange of letters last
December and observed that hi
knew of no current local complaint
H. M. Haylor, managing director
of the laboratory, said efforts art
being made to muffle the noise which
is incident to experiments on the
Nays ram-jet flying stovepipe'
engine. He said the noise wa.
pretty bad" at the start of expert.
ments, but has been fairly well
mufHed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Wafer Company 10 Survey
Alexandra Fire Prevention

The Alexandria Water Co. has
authorized surveys by its own water
engineers to determine the extent
Of needs for fire-fighting install
lations in areas considered by Fire
Chief James M. Duncan, jr., to be
hazardous.
Howard G. Richards, superinten-
dent of the company, said it is
expected that after the findings
have been submitted, the firm will
begin making installations in the
areas of the Seminary road shop
ping district, Abingdon Apartments
and River road warehouse district.
The survey by the company has
been ordered. following a survey
already made by a Baltimore firm
employed by the city at the direc-
ton of City Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Candidates to Speak
Before Women Voters

A number Of candidates seeking
nomiation in the Maryland primar-
les have accepted invitations to at
tend a nonpartisan meeting to be
held at pm. tomorrow at the
North Four Corners School, Old
Bladensburg road, Silver Spring.
The event is being sponsored by
the Montgomery County League of
Women Voters and group of civic
leaders OF North Silver Spring. Cam
didates for several State and Fed
eral offices and the Maryland Legis-
lature were invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
7 From D. {. Area Injured
Al MARYLAND Beaches

Two Washington area persons
were injured in accidents at Mary
land beaches yesterday and were
treated at Emergency Hospital
Annapolis.
Miss Susan Myers, 10, of the 150C
block Wilson boulevard, Arlington
received a fractured hip when she
fell from a wharf at Camp Let's
according to members of the West
Annapolis Rescue Squad
Jack Schulz, %, of the 1900 block
Twenty-seventh street Sc, received
a possible fractured neck when he
dived into shallow water at Beverly
Beach, the rescue squad reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Horpers Ferry-BoIivor
Lions Club Formed
SpseioI Dispatch TO The stor

Special Dispatch TO The stor
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, June
II. - The Harpers Ferry-Bolivar
Lions Club has been formed under
the sponsorship of the Charles
Town Club.
C.E. Riley is president Of the new
club, Lewis D. Nichols, first vice
president, John Newcomer, second
vice president; John S. Stutzman,
secretary, and George E. Benjamin
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Man Sought by Police
For FutoI Shooting

A 35-year-old colored man is being
sought by police for the fatal shoot
ing of William Osteen, "a, colored,
1921 Corcoran street NV, Satur-
day night.
The shooting followed an alter
cation in the TOO block of Fourth
street NV, police said. The man
being sought is an acquaintance
Of the dead man and is known to
police.
Mr.. Osteen was taken to Freed
mems Hospital, but was pronounced
dead on arrival from the bullet
wounds in his chest, according to
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Virginia Mosons PIun
First Peucetime Session

Masonic Lodges of Virginia Dis
trict No. l will hold their first gen.
eral meeting since the war Wednes-
day night at the George Washing
ton Masonic National Memorial
Temple, Alexandria.
An assembly Of between 800 and
400 Northern Virginians is expected,
including members of the three
Alexandria lodges, the Falls Church,
Occoquan and Quantico Lodges.
T. Penn Coleman, grand master
Of Masons in Virginia, will be the
principal speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Library Group Elects

GAITHERSBURG, Md, June II
(SpeciaD New officers OF the
Gaithersburg Free Public Library
Association have been elected as
follows: Mrs. James A. Schroeder,
president; Mrs. George Sprigg
Ward, vice president; Mrs. George
w. Darby, secretary, and Mrs. c. w.
Anderson, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-17
Bell Quits Winchester
Trade Body Position

WINCHESTER, Va, June IT.
Andrew Bell, secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce here for the past
Is years, announced today that he
had resigned that post, effective
October /. He said he would con-
tinue to act as agent here for the
sale of State motor vehicle licenses
The retiring secretary served sew
eral years in similar capacity at
Harrisonburg, Va, before taking
over the Winchester post in 1921
Mr.. Bells successor has not been
chosen