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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Arlington Group Ask!
Hearing on Gas Rates
Under Changeover

The Virginia State Corporation
Commission today had been re-
quested to hold public hearing in
Arlington to determine whether a
new method of computing rates,
incident to the changeover from
manufactured to natural gas, is
equitable.
The Rosslyn Gas Co., subsidiary
|of the Washington Gas Light Co.,
now is engaged in the changeover
in SIS county zones and has an
nounced that bills in the future will
De computed on British thermal units
instead of by the CUBIC foot method
as has been done in the past.
When the Arlington conversion
program is we'll under gay, the
Washington firm will begin the same
procedure in nearby Maryland areas
and finally the changeover will be
made in Washington. 81
No Reply to Letter.
Mrs. Beulah Shipley Goss. CHAIR
man. Public Utilities Committee Of
the. Arlington Civic Federation. said
the sec failed to reply to a letter
the committee sent August 2 asking
If the State body ever had held a
public hearing on the proposed
change in rate computing.
The company has announced the
BTU method will not result in
any material difference in rates and
Mrs. Goss emphasized that her COM
mittee has not taken a stand against
the new method. A position may be
taken when the question has been
thoroughly explored, she added. The
sec was asked to make public re-
suits of any hearing it might have
held on the matter.
After falling to receive reply
the committee has telegraphed the
same request and has asked that a
public hearing be held in Arlington
in case no previous public airing has
been held
To Report on Survey.
The committee, Mrs. Goss said. is
completing comprehensive study
of the problem and will make its re-
port to the next federation meeting
at 8 pm. September 10 in the Lyon
Park Community House. where it
has obtained as speaker Laurence
S. Happen, utility rate analyst for
the OPA.
In July the Alexandria City Coun-
Gil inquired into the pending
changeover and was informed by its
city attorney there would be no in
crease in rates. City Manager Carl
Budwesky said at that time the
sec had approved the changeover,
which would be permitted unless
objection was raised, in which event
hearing would be held. The coun-
Gil took no further action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Prince Georges Plan!
Study Of Road Code
In New Subdivisions

Prince Georges County officials
are considering the possibility OF
drafting proposed minimum stand
ards for road construction in new
subdivisions.
The Montgomery county COM
missioners have been engaged In
such a study for the past several
weeks and have taken list of pro-
posed standards under consideration
The Prince Georges County COM
missioners yesterday instructed its
attorney, Waldo Burnside, to make
a study of the law to determine
whether they can take similar action
According to Mr.. Burnside, Law
adopted at the 1945 session of the
State Legislature authorizes the
county engineer to draw up min
imum road standards but makes nc
provision for their enforcement.
Requested by Citizens.
The matter was turned over to
Mr.. Burnside by the board after
County Engineer Arthur w. Tayman
reported he had received a request
by the Forest Heights Citizens Asso-
citation that minimum road stand
ards be established.
The board also announced the ap-
pointment of four new policemen.
They are William Wisen1an, Hyatts-
vile; Joseph Vincent, Bladensburg
Emmett G. Gray, Riverdale, and
James P. Kearn, Columbia Park.
Three petitions seeking reclas-
sif1cation of land from residential A
to commercial D were approved
They are:
Wiley p Crawford. lots As and as,
block H, Paramount Heights; Brooke
F. Hudson, 4710 Annapolis road,
Bladeasburg. and Ernest F. Beach,
540l and 54o3 Marlboro pike.
Permission was granted Iolo NJ
and Lloyd B. Daley to use lots 3
4, and 6, block 4. Spalding Heights,
for a public garage and used car lot
Three Named on Road CIosings.
Clearance L. Tucker, Richard I
Brown and Samuel O. Willett were
named to determine whether to close
part of the old Silver Hill road for a
distance of 100 yards between Suit
land and District Heights.
The same men were instructed to
decide whether to take over the
balance of the Fletchertown road
from the Fletchertown School to
Springfield.
The board announced it will con-
tinue to hold coming hearings on the
third Wednesday of each month in
the County Service Building, Hyatts-
vile, unless petitioner requests
that the hearing be held in Upper
Marlboro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

Commodore Gene Marley, U. .. N
R., in civilian life Twentieth Gen.
fury Fox producer and husband OF
Myrna 10y.
"I knew glamour girls are dime
dozen in Hollywood so just asked
him if he thought they could use my
face, perhaps even to throw a pie
at once in awhile chuckled Mrs
Clendenan in a manner that sug-
gested Marjorie Main.
She believes Commodore Marley S
encouragement was due to her
vaudeville background because, Il
knew the ropes little"
Although her husband doesn't
quite approve, she intends to hit
the road for Hollywood Sunday.
She will be too late to do a part
offered in mo Wedding Ring" with
Victor Mature and Jeanne Grain,
but will be there when the next OPP
portunity comes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Virginia legionnaires
To Elect Officers at
Final Session Today
BY the ksxocin,ed Press

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 21-Vir-
glnia Legionnaires met today for
the closing business session of their
18th annual State department con-
vention with the election of officers
the top business of the day.
Prominently mentioned among
convention delegates to succeed
Morgan w. Strother of Richmond
as department commander were
Charles G. L. Heuther, Hopewell,
and Robert B. Crawford, Farmville.
Other business included the final
report of the Resolutions Committee
and the conventions action on sew
eral resolutions previously advanced
by the committee or Legion men,
bers.
Much of yesterdays business ses-
sion was taken up with committee
reports, and the convention in a
voice vote gave rousing approval to
Ia resolution of its National Defense
Committee calling upon. the Gov
Eernment to keep the secret of tins
atom bomb as well as that of any
Eother secret weapons which the
United States may have developed
Also adopted was a National De-
|fense Committee resolution pledging
THE Legions support to reorganize
the Virginia National Guard.
Sam l.. Latimer of Columbia, S. c..
national Legion vice commander
declared in an address that the
United States should maintain a
strong military force against the
possibility that world peace again
may be broken.
The Legion staged its convention
parade yesterday, with some 5000
war veterans marching in 4-mile-
long parade down streets flanked by
an estimated 10000 onlookers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Convention Rules Group
Meets to Name Chairman

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. q P)-
Members Of the pref convention
Rules Advisory Committee met here
today to elect chairman and to
outline suggested rules for the State
Democratic Convention September
5 to name a candidate for the un-
expired term Of the late Senator
Glass.
State Democratic Chairman Hor-
ace H. Edwards appointed the COM
mittee last month to meet and draft
a set of suggested rules for the con-
vention.
Mr.. Edwards announced yester-
day the appointment of a commit
tee headed by Representative Al
mond of the sixth district, to pre-
pare memorial resolutions to the
late Senator Glass.
Other members of the committee
including Harry F. Byrd. ir.. VIM
chester, seventh district. and C.
Champion BowleS, Goochland,
eighth district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Hit-and- Run Drunk Driver
Gets 6-Month Jail Sentence

Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie oil
Prince Georges County has served
notice that he will do his part" In
protecting the riding public.
Judge Bowie made his announce
ment yesterday after sentencing
Thomas H. Thompson, colored, 81
Clinton, to serve six months in the
Maryland House of Correction on a
drunken-driving charge.
Thompson also received sus-
pended 500 fine for failing to stop
after an accident. After noting an
appeal, he was released on $500
bond.
Testimony showed that Thompson
collided with a car driven by Mrs
Josephine Montgomery. Brandywine
Md, last Friday on the Allentown
road near Camp Springs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Fairfax 10 Pick
Convention Unit
Tomorrow
81 Representatives
Named in District
Moss Meetings

Thirty-two delegates representing
Fairfax County Democrats will meet
with the County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee at 8 pm. tomorrow
in the Fairfax Courthouse to select
representatives to the State Demo-
cratic convention September 5 in
Richmond, at which a successor to
the late Senator Glass will be
named
The 80, who were elected yesterday
at mass meetings in the six county
magisterial districts, will decide
whether to send the entire group
to the State convention with half
vote each or to select 16 with
one vote each.
The elections were marked by the
defeat of Mrs. Elizabeth Chiffon
Murray, recent unsuccessful 9th dis
trict congressional candidate, who
had filed in Providence district and
Edwin Lynch. a member of the
House of Delegates, who sought
election in the Falls Church district.
Chapman, Kirby Defeated.
Also defeated in the Providence
district election were Thomas P.
Chapman, Circuit Court clerk, and
Sheriff E. P. Kirby.
Several defeated candidates in the
Providence district charged hand
picking" of delegates. pointing to
typewriter list of names which had
been circulated before the election.
| Those named to the county con-
tvention tomorrow are:
Providence district: G.. Wallace
Carpy, chairman of the County
Board of Supervisors; l.. M. Coyner,
county treasurer; William M. Farr,
James Keith, James M Kincheloe,
county commissioner of revenue:
Commemorative Attorney Hugh 3.
Marsh, Robert J. McCandlish, lr.,
Police Chief Carl r. Mcintosh, c..
Pembroke Petit and George B.
Robey, chairman of the County
Democratic Executive Committee.
Falls Church district: F. A. Moss,
~. w. Brookf1eld, John E. Taylor
Keith Price, John Rooms, Mandley
T. Rust, Lyttop A. Gibson, Fenner
Hazelgrove, Charles Cockrell and
Anne A. wilkins.
i Centerville district: Stuart DeBell
and w. S. Elgin.
i Lee district: j. Golden Blincoe
and E. C. Sheads.
Mount Vernon district: State Sem
ator Andrew W. Clarke, Arthur
Shaeffer, w. F. P. Reid and L. A
Popkir.
DraneSville district: Maurice w
Fox Walter Fox, Mrs. Jean White
and Russell A. Lynn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Fort BeIvoir Soldier Gets
; Months for Assault

Pvt. Henry j. Lujan, 10. stationed
at Fort Belvoir, Va, was sentenced
yesterday by United States Com
missioner Stanley King in Alexan-
dria to serve three months in Jail
ON an assault charge.
Pvt. Lujan pleaded guilty to a
charge of assaulting 19-year-old
girl, Government employee, at Arl-
ington Farms Sunday night.
Public Building Administration de-
tectives said the soldier and girl got
off bus at the Arlington Farms
station and that he attempted to
put his arm around her. When she
resisted, detectives said. he struck
her in the face.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Alexandra Attorney
Buys Old Virginia Farm
BY The Assoeioied Press

WARRENTON, Va, Aug. 21.-
Charles Henry Smith, Alexandria
attorney, has purchased 360-acre
farm from H. L. Bailey. The farm
is the site of a 122-year-old stone
residence and smaller stone build
ing where Gen. Turner Ashby of
Fauquier. went to school
The farm is located between Mark
ham and Hume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
500 Maryland Farmers
LIST Wheat Yield Losses
BY the Associated Press

Five hundred Maryland farmers
have reported serious losses in wheat
yield to the Federal Crop Insurance
Corp, Anthony Madden OF the
FCIC reported yesterday.
Making report to the State Pro-
duction and Marketing Administra-
ton, Mr.. Madden said this figure
represents about 10 per cent of the
farmers who seeded wheat.
OF the 500 claims. 375 have beer
processed. About so percent of the
losses we're due to rain and 20 per-
cent due to winterkill. Some farm
ers lost wheat through Hessian fly
injury, scab disease, fire. frost and
feeding by wild geese.
In Maryland, 4,700 farmers had
insured 10000 acres of wheat, or
nearly 80 percent of the State
100000 acres of wheat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
VAFearsDispute
Delay Building
No Decision Likely
Now; MENUS Tract
Preferred as Site

Veterans Administration officials
warned today that controversy over
location of the hospital proposed for
Washington may prevent scheduled
completion of the 750-bed institu-
ton by June, 1913.
They had before them suggestions
OF several sites in Arlington County
but indicated that an immediate
decision is unlikely. A spokesman
explained that the selection proce-
dure includes not only a recon-
mendation by the Federal Board of
disqualification, but also approval
by the Veterans Administration
and by President Truman.
Arlington County officials, oppos-
ing the Nevius tract at Lee boule-
ward and Arlington Ridge road near
Arlington National Cemetery, SUBJ
mitted to Veterans Administrator
Bradley four other possible sites.
These are Arlington Hall, now
operated by the Army Signal Corps
and owned by the Government; Ar
llngton Farms, also owned by the
Government; the Saegmuller tract
a privately owned property in the
northwest part of the county on
North Little Falls road, and the pri-
vately owned Army-Navy Country
Club facing the Shirley highway.
The Arlington officials, Acting
County Board Chairman F.. Free
land Chew, Planning Engineer c.
l.. Kinnier, Charles r. Fenwick and
Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Paul A. Hill, told Gen. Bradley yes
terday that they do not object to
construction of the veterans hos
pital in that county. They oppose
the site owned by AVN w. Nevius
| in Arlington, they explained, be-
cause it is not suitable for hospital
purposes and because plans are
under way for a S20OO0,0OO hotel
| on that property.
The Arlington authorities said to-
day that any of the other suggested
sites in the county would meet the
Veterans Administration wish tc
locate the new hospital within con-
venient driving distance of down
town Washington.
While Gen. Bradley Is personally
in favor of the Neyius tract, Vet
Grams Administration officials SAID
today that the actual selection is
no nearer than it was when the site
controversy first developed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Woman Held in $3.50
In ChiId-Beutinq CHARGE
speeiol Dispotch 10 The Stor

LURAY, Va, Aug. 21.-Drs. Doro-
thy Painter, Stanley, has been
charged before Judge John H.
Booton with ''unlawfully and UNI
mercifully" beating a child and has
been ordered held for the grand
jury. She was bonded for $3.50.
According to evidence offered
Monday, the child. 13-year-old
Naomi Buracker, had been staying
with the Painters. Saturday she
ran away to neighbours home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Col. Goodwin Is Named
To Head Veterans HOSPITAL

Col. Samuel r. Goodwin, 1875
Preston road, Alexandria, retired
Army officer with So years of active
duty, has been named manager of
the Huntington CIV. Va.) Veterans
Hospital by the Richmond Office of
the Veterans Administration.
Col. Goodwin, who succeeds H. G.
Hooks, was placed on the inactive
list last December. At the time of
his retirement, he was assigned to
the adjutant generals saff as chief
of the General Officers Division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Man Accused of KILLING
Wife, Setting Body Attire
BY the A:socioted Press

STANTON, Va, Aug. 21.-
Charges of murder and arson were
lodged yesterday against Herman
Knight, 80, WOODEN mills worker, in
the wake of the death of his wife
Monday at their home near Craigs-
vile.
State Trooper r. l.. Shaver said
Knight had admitted in statement
that he choked his wife to death
after AN argument. doused her body
with an oily insecticide and set il
aflre.
The body of Mrs. Knight, 28-year-
old mother of two small boys, was
found in the yard when neighbors
came to the blazing house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

and DR.. James
M a C Kavanagh,
Charles County
medical exam
liner, said he had
issued a Ger
tif1cate of SUI
icide.
DR.. MacKav-
anagh said Mr..
M a t t h e W S. a
D e m O r a t | C
member of the
House of Dele
G a t es ON
Charles County
since 1899 and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Navy Identifies Pilot
Killed in Air Collision
BY the Assoeioted Press

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 2l.-Naval
spokesman yesterday identified as
Ensign Francis Osborne Guthrie,
USNR, the pilot killed Monday
when two aircraft of a four-plane
formation collided over the Atlantic
Ocean near Lake Henry. He was
the son of Allen o. Guthrie, Wes-
ton, Mass.
1t. M. G. Mason of San Diego,
pilot of the other plane involved
in the collision. bailed out before
his plane struck the ocean and was
rescued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Shannon Named to Head
Shenandoah Oil Group
sneeiol pis.otch 10 The stor

SPcSiot btspoft" W 'he Siot
WOODSTOCK, Va, Aug. 21.-C
M. Shannon of Mount Jackson was
elected president of the newly
formed Shenandoah County Petro-
leum Industry Committee at a
meeting here. Other officers elected
were A. c. Marshall, vice chairman;
F. C. Dinges, secretary; G. G.
Meyer, public relations; Austen
Hartel legislation, and j. w. Wom-
ack, local affairs.
The group adopted resolutions
calling for passage of a constitu-
tional amendment earmarking high
way revenue to road purposes, study
of the States highway revenue
system in the light of needs and
costs and elimination of Federal
taxes on motor fuel and lubricating
oil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Mass Meeting Called
In Luruy by Democrats

LURAY, Va, Aug. 21.-County
Chairman Robert Keyser today is
sued a call for a Democratic mass
meeting at the courthouse for Au-
gust 80. At the evening meeting
delegates and alternates to the
State convention will be chosen.
The method of selecting the dele
gates was decided upon at a meet
ing Of the county committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Guilty Plea Entered
In Detectives Murder
speeiaI Dispoteh to The stor

WARRENTON, Va, Aug. 21.-
William Davis, 43, colored, charged
with the murder Of John Holcomb
Woodson, Southern Railway detec-
tive, has pleaded guilty at hearing
before Trial Justice Richard H
Marriott He was held for the Sep
TENDER grand jury IN Fauquier
County Circuit Court. n
Davis was captured by Mrs. E. c.
Musselman and her sister, Mrs. Efie
Thompson, on August T.. two days
after Mr.. Woodson was shot on the
tracks near Catlett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

Avn ~ ~ 'sN'
announced to-
day.
The appointee
is a graduate of
Western H i 6 h
S C h o !, where
for the past two
years he was a
member of the
winning cadet
C ON p a n y. He
was a cadet first
lieutenant ! a S t
year. Leder also
was on the win
ming team in the
1945 r. o. T. c..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

another term, had been in i'll health
for several weeks. He said revolver
was found in Mr.. Matthews right
hand and the shot had penetrated
the right temple.
The body was found by a foster
brother, William Matthews, at the
edge Of a woods, Sheriff Bruce
Shymansky reported.
Mr.. Matthews was unmarried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

THE IIIdLC1I IItIB. f1e IIdS bIuuItu
for year at Sullivan's Preparatory
School.
His father is civil engineer in
the Bureau of Yards and Docks
Navy Department
The appointment was made by
Representative Smith, Democrat, OF
Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Kiwunis Club to Hear Hoqe

Maj. Gen. William H. Hoge, COM
manding general of Fort Belvoir,
will speak on Needs of Manpower
for Our Regular Army at the
luncheon of the Alexandria Kiwanis
Club in George Mason Hotel to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21

fu1t 1 ii l l L y
sixth S TT e e t =,
Mount Rainier.
Elk N av y
chauffeur, ex-
yvaudville troup-
IN, Mrs. Glen
Aenan also owns
"a taxicab which
she drove after
regular" working
hours d urin 6
the war.
H er N a v y
driving job led
to her lucky
break" She was
a S S ig e d to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Policeman Beaten by Gang

RICHMOND, Va. Aug. 81 Pr
julius F. Richie, IS, Harrisonburg
policeman, was beaten and robbed
of his wallet yesterday by five col
ored men in an alley here. he re-
ported to police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Fire Volunteers Plan
Annual Convention

The twenty-fourth annual con-
vention of the Prince Georges
County Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation will be held at Branchville
September 13 and IA with 10 COM
panies from Maryland and Virginia
expected to participate, Richard
Hughes, chief of the Branchville
Rescue Squad and general chairman
announced.
-Four cups will be awarded to asso-
citation members and other awards
will be open to all in parade al
II am. on the closing day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Arlington Youth, 10, Win,
Academy Appointment

Frederick D. Leder, IS, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Leder, 3108 North
Seventeenth street, Arlington. Va,
has been appointed to the Naval
Ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Woman Pie TARGET
Seeks Movie Future

An Invitation to use her face as
a target for meringue- dripping pies
has led to a possible future in the
movies for Mrs. Dixie Clendenan,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
Suicide Ruled in Death
OF Delegate Matthews
BY the Associated Press

LA PLATA, Md, Aug. 21.-The
body of Delegate James F. Matthews,
AZ, bullet wound in the head, was
found near his home here yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-21
OnIyOne Try

Another in series OF joys for
tagging memories regarding Dis
trict traffic ldtUS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-09
Moderate Winds;
Cloudy Skies Due

Partly cloudy skies will pre-
vail in Key West and vicinity
this afternoon, tonight and Fri
day, Observer Sam Goldsmith
told Pelican Bill today Gentle
and moderate variable winds,
mostly north and northeast are
due, also, the forecaster surmised.
Forecast for other areas:
FLORIDA: Partly cloudy to-
day thru Friday except widely
scattered showers over southeast
coastal sections this afternoon.
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits and East Gulf OF Mexico:
Gentle to moderate winds thru
Friday, mostly north and north
east over north and central por-
tionS and variable winds over
extreme south portion. Partly
cloudy weather except scattered
showers off the southeast coast
this afternoon.
Jacksonville to Apalachieola:
No small craft or storm warnings
have been issued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-09
Solol1s towards
On Draft Bill,
Gen. Deyers Says

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Gen-
eral Jacob L. Devers, commenting
today on the many delays of con-
gress in taking action on the
draft bill, referred to congress
men as a group of cowardly
men,.
AS a result of their inactivity
regarding the bill. he stated that
the number of inductees has fall
len off from 100000 to 10000
men.
Should congress act, he assert
ed, it fears it would run the risk
of doing wrong, but it is playing
safe in doing nothing, so that it
cannot be accused of doing any
thing. right or wrong.
He also, scored the Navy for its
opposition to the consolidation
of the armed forces of the United
States. He declared that the
navy is adhering to the tradition
of habit, and is leaning on a bad
habit in the matter of the pro-
posed unification.