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Evening star., 1946-03-22
Horses Kept in Garage
Cost Owner SIS Fine

For keeping four horses and a
pony in garage intended for an
automobile, Earl Brown, rs, colored
1872 Bates street NV, was fined SIS
yesterday by Municipal Court Judge
Thomas D. Quinn.
Brown, a Government employe
told the court that he enjoyed riding
and kept the horses only for pleas
ure. The garage is located in the
rear Of 1923 Fifth street NV.
G. T. Nottingham, assistant super
intendent of licenses, said Brown
needed an occupancy permit for 8
livery stable as well as license
for livery stable before he could
quarter horses in the District.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Strike DeadIine Nears,
Spurs Vepco Farley
BY the Assoeiuted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. o.
Negotiations continued last night
between officials of the Virgins
Electric & Power Co. and the Inter.
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, Production and Main
tenance Employees, in an endeavol
to reach an agreement and avert a
threatened strike before the dead
line of April l..
Jack G.. Holtzclaw, president OF
Vepco, said he was hopeful that by
the middle of next week we will
come up with a complete agree
ment. You can't afford to turn of
the electric lights of 100000 people. ;
The utilities executive said q
strike would mean no electricity in
homes, no current to operate street
cars and elevators in cities in this
area except Richmond, and no
water supply. "It would mean q
blackout for So Virginia counties
l6 North Carolina counties and
four West Virginia counties" he
said.
Discussions still centered around
working conditions Differences In
the two old contracts of Virginia
Public Service and Vepco with
IBEW have to be reconciled, Mr.
Holtzclaw said.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Presbyterian Churches
Union Favored in Poll
BY the Assoeioted Pyess

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. a.
Early returns from a postcard poll
on union OF the Northern and
Southern Presbyterian churches
sent to ministers, elders and SEM
mary students in seven southern
States show II per cent are in
favor Of the two churches uniting
the Presbyterian Outlook, published
here, said today, The Outlook is
conducting the poll.
Thirty -nine per cent favor re-
union as soon as practical, while
80 per cent favor it, but not while
there is any considerable protesting
minority. Twenty-nine per cent are
opposed to the two churches uniting
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Three Facing Death Chair
Get Reprieves in Virginia
BY the Assoeioted Press


RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 22.-Re.
prieves until May II have beer
granted three colored men in the
State Penitentiary who were sched-
uled to die in the electric chair this
morning.
The Virginia Board of Pardons
said the stays were granted in
order that the men may Exhaust
their legal remedies"
They are Arthur Johnson, George
Grissett and James Hough, SEN
fenced in the Circuit Court OF
Princess Anne County last October
after being convicted of robbing
and Staying Winston Mason, colored
near Broad Greek village.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Public Nurses to Tour
County Health Centers

A tour Of the Montgomery County
sanitation Office and health depart
ment, in Rockville and. the Silver
Spring Health Center will be held
April 8 under the auspices of the
County Public Health Lay Council
In observance of public health nurse
week.
The tour will be conducted by
public health nurses, who will ex-
plain the functions of the various
health services. It will be preceded
by a luncheon at l pm, at which
notion pictures depicting public
health nursing activities will be
shown.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
| Three Sows Give
Litter
Near Frederick
BY the Assoeiakd Press

FREDERICK, Md, Mar. 22.-
Three sows, obviously conscious oi
tne world meat shortage, recently
SET some kind Of a record on 8
nearby Monroyia farm when they
gave birth within "a hours to Il
One sow, neighbors reported here
today, had litter of Is, one a litter
OF II and the third IS. The prob
lem OF nursing the 18th pig was
solved by permitting the SOW with
only 13 to adopt the extra one.
Now all the sows have an even Il
young pigs to care for. Which makes
everything just nne.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Capitol Heights Inn
License Suspended
After Gaming Fine

Inc Prince Georges county B0arc
Of Liquor License Commissioners
yesterday ordered the liquor license
of Raymond F. Luckett, proprietor
of an inn at Capitol Heights, Md.
suspended for four weeks, effective
Monday.
The boards action followed pro-
tests from Mayor William H. Hud-
son and the Town Council of Capitol
Heights, who cited Luckett,s fine OF
$525 and costs in Marlboro Police
Court February 18 after he pleaded
guilty to seven charges of allowing
violation of the States antigaming
laws within his establishment.
In handing down it's penalty, the
board warned that violations of such
laws contribute to the annoyance
to citizens and disorder"
Three Licenses Approved.
The board also approved three new
applications for licenses and six
transfer requests, and rejected two
others. One application was with
drawn after considerable opposition
The application of Diarmuid F.
|O'Sullivan, Nathan Hirsh and Vic
tor Osin for an off-sale beer, wine
and liquor license for their estab-
lishment in the Weissner subdivis-
ion,, Seat Pleasant, was approved
without oppoxtfton.
The. board also approved appli-
cations Of William A. Conner for a
beer and light wine license, On sale,
for 1891 Old Fort .f6ad Sc, Piscat-
away district, and of Lucille Taylor
for an on-sale beer license for the
Federal Grill, Berwyn.
The following transfer of licenses
were approved: Spruce A.. Baird
from Guy E. Curtis, on sale, beer,
wine and liquor, for 1917 Bladens-
burg road, Colmar Manor; Lawrence
"A. Palermo, from George F. Greer,
on sale, beer and light wine, for
6203 Baltimore aveaue, Riverdale;
Emanuel G. Andrews from Prince
George Restaurant. Inc, on sale
beer, for '7325 Baltimore boulevard
College Park; Benjamin r. Swami
William T. Polvinale and Eugene r,
johnston from Cabana Club, Inc,
on sale, beer, wine and liquor, for
3l05 Naylor road; Edward B. Dan
enhoWer from Victor Frisco, off sale
beer, wine and liquor, for Grain
highway and Central avenue, Hall
Md, and Pauline Fratantuno from
Gerald F. Cochran, on sale, beer and
light wine, for 3703a Bladensbure
road, Colmar Manor.
1000 File Objections.
An application by Robert Ben
Rocklin for a beer, wine and LIQUOR
of sale license for the CT LIQUOR
Store, at the intersection of New
hampshire avenue and East-West
highway, was disapproved after peti-
tions containing signatures of more
than a thousand citizens objected
one petition, presented by Mayor
Q. w. Youngblood of Takoma Park
contained 780 names, he said.
The board also disapproved the
application of Jessie G.. Enzor for a
beer, wine and liquor off-sale license
for his establishment on Baltimore
boulevard, BeltSvilIe.
Fred Moneyham's application for
a beer, wine and liquor on-sale
license for his establishment at
Riggs and Cool Springs roads, Riggs
Mill district, was withdrawn after a
protest showing of hands from
citizens who were present,
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Mrs. Stone to Address
County League MEETING

Mrs. Harold Stone, board member
OF the National League of Women
Voters, will speak at the annual
meeting Of the Montgomery County
League at noon March 29 at st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Bethesda.
Also scheduled is the election Of
officers and adoption Of 9 budget
for the local league.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Chicago Suspect Held
In HyottsviIIe HoIdup

Prince Georges County police
were holding Edward j. Layelle, 81,
Chicago, under $1,000 bond in
Hyattsville jail yesterday on charges
of holdup and robbery of a District
taxicab operator.
Police said Lavene was arrested
five minutes after a radio broadcast
yesterday announced the holdup Of
Howard Keller, 2220 First street
NV, in his taxicab on the Balti-
more, boulevard, near the District
lire. Mr.. Keller was robbed Of $21.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Dr.. Phillips to Speak

!. DR.. Melba Phillips of Columbia
University will discuss atomic En-.
ergy, Its Social and Political Impli.
eations," at q luncheon concludine
the Legislative workshop" to be helc
Thursday at the University of Mary.
land under auspices of the Prince
Georges County League of Womer
Voters.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Garden Clubs Coils Meetino

The Federated Garden Clubs OF
Maryland will hold their spring
meeting April 9 at the University OF
Maryland, where a garden school
viii be sponsored by the extension
service. Mrs. Bartlett r. johnson
announced today,
Evening star., 1946-03-22
G Community Club to Meet

The Woman,s Community Club Of
Hyattsville viii meet at / pm.
Monday at the club.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Voters Group to Droft Laws

Members OF the Independent Vot-
ers' Organization of Montgomery
County will adopt a constitution
and oy-laws at meeting to be held
Monday night at the Chevy Chase
Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1946-03-22

HoltZclaw said.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-01-18

line to cross the squares as shown. You
will need one-quarter yard Of oilcloth.
heavy pink thread for the hand-stitched
seams and two pink beads or buttons for
the eyes. Cut two body pieces. four ear
pieces and a strip two inches Wide and
thirty.six inches long for the center part
Of the body. uterine the ears 70 make
them stand up. Join edges. as shown,
leaving an opening In the body for stuff
ang tightly with cotton or bits Of soft
cloth: then finish sewing.
NOTE: Book 6 contains thirty-two pages
of hand work. rag rugs. furniture remod.
cling and curtain ideas. Send request for
booklet to:
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-01-18
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THE STORY THUS FAR: Thunder.
head, the only white horse ever foaled
ON Goose Bar ranch in Wyoming, is =
throwback to wild stallion, the Albino.
Because Of his speed, Thunderhead> is
trained as a racer and entered in a meet
in Idaho. A month before the race,
Thunderhead wanders into a mountain
valley, meets the Albino, kills him and
takes over the herd of wild horses. Ken
Mclaughlin, Thunderhead's 14.year-old
owner, RECEIVERS his horse a day before
the race. During the big race Thunder.
head acts up, shows amazing speed, then
throws his Jockey and leaps the fence.
In another race, Touch and Go, another
Mclaughlin horse, wins. Greenway, =
rich horse fancier, buys her.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-01-18

Quotation Workmanship: John
W. Raper: Success has made fail
ureS of many men. Anon: One
man with courage names a major
ity. Doris Keane: Romance
and marriage are two different
things. Voltaire: Satire lies
about literary men while they live
and eulogy lies about them when
they die. Alan Sands: He's one
of those in-the-nobodies. Wilson
Miner: There is something about
a closet that makes a skeleton ter
ribly restless. Helen Sims: In
planned as a hiccup.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-01-18

At the 400 (Which features named
bands) a Broadway song plugger
had too much to drink and started
being a bore.
"Oh," oh'd Lenore Lennon,
"climb back into your flask!"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-01-18
White Oilcloth Bunny
Is Easy to Keep Clean

THIS white oilcloth bunny is
1 from BOOK 6 of the series of
homemsking booklets offered with
these articles. Here are all the
directions you need to 60 right
ahead.
Make a pattern by following the dia.
gram at the upper left. Rule a paper into
one-inch squares and then draw the out.
Evening star., 1946-12-04

y
the wife of Charles G. Lueck, as
sociate of Shockey & Moorhead,
real estate brokers. The Luecks
lived at 6237 Thirtieth street NV.
An active church worker, she
served on the Executive Board OF
the Council of Church Women for a
number of years and was a cor
responding secretary of that group
at the time of her death. She
was a past president of the Wom-
ems Auxiliary of the Church Of the
Pilgrims, member of the Board
of Managers of the Presbyterian
Home and had held various Offices
in the Potomac Presbytery.
Mrs. Lueck also was a member
of the Chevy Chase Women's Club,
serving as publicity chairman the
past five years, and a member OF
the Chevy Chase Branch of the
Pen Women's League of America.
She served at one time as direc-
tor of advertising at the Palais
Royal. Mrs. Lueck also was a con-
tributor of many articles to the
magazine, Nations Business.
Surviving, besides her . husband,
are her mother, Mrs. Susan M.
Cooper of Germantown, Pa; two
sisters, Miss Sue Cooper OF Phila-
delphia, Mrs. C. Roland Beddows
of Westfield, N. j., and two brothers,
Albert P. and Malcolm E. Cooper,
both of Philadelphia.
The services were to be conducted
by DR.. Andrew r. Bird, pastor OF
the Church of the Pilgrims, and
by DR.. Warren r. Stuart.
Evening star., 1946-12-04
Frank X. Ward, "a, Dies;
State Department Aide

Frank X. Ward, GA, former as
sistart to the legal adviser of the
State Department, died yesterday OF
a heart attack at his. home, 1852
Rhode Island avenue NE.
Mr.. Ward had been with the
State Department almost contin-
uously since 1910. He served in
Panama with the Isthmian Canal
Commission for five. years before
joining the State Department.
During his first years with the
department, Mr.. Ward studied law
at Georgetown University and was
graduated in 1918. He served as q
technical adviser at the Pan Amer
ican Trade Conference here, in 1928
and as a legal adviser at the Confer
ence for the Suppression of Illicit
Traffic In Dangerous Drugs In Gene
va in 1888. He retired about three
years ago. 4
Mr.. Ward was an active member
OF the Georgetown Alumni Asso-
citation. He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Elizabeth Ward of the Rhode
Island avenue address and two
brothers, Joseph A. and John I
Ward, and q sister, Miss Mary E
Ward, all of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1946-12-04

leader, If and when he has courage
to express 1t.
Mr.. Wason charged that "the coal
strike was organized by law In
washington through pro labor
legislation passed to gain the votes
he controls.
Weeks pass" Mr.. Wason said.
Congress Is not called into session
and the President does not act.
Instead, appeasement is offered
Lewis at the mine owners expense,
to save the Governments face"
Turned Thumbs Down."
Mr.. Weisenburger said the voters
in November turned thumbs down
on the Governments coddling of
labor and the arrogant excesses OF
union leaders," but did not vote
ito destroy unions or to do away
with collective bargaining, to deny
labor the right to strike or to wipe
out its legitimate social gains"
He called on the NAM delegates
to provide "an intelligent and equit-
able formula for Industrial peace =
Mr.. Weisenburger told the indus
trialists that in 1947 -the consumer
is certainly coming back in style. .
Bartenders have quit selling
nylons," he said, and clerks seem
to get less pleasure out OF their in
science, travelling statesmen are be-
ing busted of and the dotted line
is on Its way back.
Evening star., 1946-12-04
Reds Say British Seek
u. S. Troops for Greece

MOSCOW. Dec. 4 tR.-Tass' cor
respondents in Ankara said today
that the British were negotiating
with Americans for the sending OF
at least small contingent of Amer
ican troops to Greece ito ease the
British position in that country and
create an excuse for the further
presence of British troops there.
Another report published here to-
day said Field Marshal Lord Mont
gomery, British Chief Of Staff, vis-
iting Greece, had had two conversa-
tions with the Greek War Min
lister and ihad been received next
day by the King and the acting
Premier.
Evening star., 1946-12-04
Samuel ]. McWilIianls, II,
Dies In Naval Hospital

Samuel j. McWilliams, II, vet
eran OF the Spanish American War
and the World War and lawyer
here since 1914, died Monday at
the Bethesda Naval Hospital. He
lived at $3.50 First street NV.
Mr.. McWilliams served as major
during the World War and held q
Reserve commission as lieutenant
colonel. He was department COM
mander of the District United Span
ish- American War Veterans.
Born in Verderlla, Mo-, he was
graduated from Kansas University
Law School, and from 1920 to 1926
was an assistant United States dis
trict attorney at Kansas City. From
1928 to 1914, he served as an at
torney with the United States Tax
Court In the same city. In that
year he came to Washington to en-
gage in private law practice with
Offices in the Investment Building
He was a member, of knights
Templar and Brightwood Com
mandery.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Beatrice McWillians; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Frances L. Wander Sys
Of Indian Head, Md, and Mrs. Mary
L. Bateman of Washington, and
three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held al
9 am. tomorrow at Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street NV
Burial with full military ihonors viii
be in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-12-04
Chest
Continued From First Pageo

other five members of the Fedora
ton - Arlington, Alexandria, Fair
fax, Prince Georges and .Montgom-
ery-have not been announced yet.
Various Cuts Considered.
Mr.. Rogers said among the many
considerations that had to be re-
viewed to revise agency budgets
within the funds available, the COM
mittee had considered recommend
ing reductions of 20 per cent in total
food budgets for 1947, another re-
duction of IS per cent in funds
marked for material relief, and a
possible cut of 10 per cent in house,
keeping and maintenance funds.
He emphasized the work Of his
committee was made difficult by
rises in the cost of food. He esti-
mated food costs would average 20
per cent above food cost levels al
lowed in current agency budgets.
The committees discussion. he
said, centered on the Job Of decid-
ing whether to make drastic reduc-
tions in service or to begin the re-
duction with cuts in salary budgets.
Also debated was the question
Evening star., 1946-12-04
Mrs. George {. vermeft
Rites Held in Silver Spring

Requiem mass for Mrs. Louise o.
Vermett, SO, Washington resident
for 43 years, was said this morning
at st. Michael's Church, Silver
Spring. Burial was in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Mrs. Vermett had lived for the
last II years at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Margaret Wrathall,
903 Bonifant street, Silver Spring,
where she died Sunday.
A native Of st. Thomas, Canada,
Mrs. vermett lived in New Hamp-
shire before coming to Washington
In 1908. After World War I, she
was employed for eight years as
cashier at the Navy Department
cafeteria.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Yer
NETT is survived by her husband,
George E. Vermett; two brothers,
Emile Fournier, Berling, N. H.. and
william Fournier, Manchester, N. H.,
and two grandchildr
Evening star., 1946-12-04
Toys in Good Supply.
Greece
Continued From First Page.)

that disorders were not inspired
from the outside. Greece has ac-
cused her northern neighbors, Yugo-
slavia, Bulgaria and Albania, OF
harboring leftist raiders.
Newspaper reports said more than
a score Of gendarmes and at least
38 guerrillas had been killed in
actions in the Peloponnesus.
The policemen died at Paleohori.
40 miles northwest Of Sparta, during
a six-hour attack by 200 irregulars
using machineg,lns, grenades and
mortars, the dispatches said.
The fighting In the Mount Parnon
district started around dawn yes
terday with the Partisans outnum-
bering the gendarmes five to one.
The police were beaten after their
ammunition was exhausted, al
though some were said 60 have
escaped.
The attackers were reported to
have killed a number OF nationalist
civilians.
Kozane dispatches said II soldiers,
an officer and a civilian had been
sentenced to death there for Sub
versive activity and mutiny." An
other 20 soldiers were sentenced to
life Imprisonment by military
court for @offenses against the
state" Three insurgents were exc
cuted at Yannina on the same
charges.
Earlier press dispatches said 80
guerrillas had been killed in the
last 48 hours and that extreme
Rightists had raised village in
Northern Peloponnesus, killing
one civilian and beating another
severely.
Evening star., 1946-12-04
Emergency Gift

whether possible salary reductions
should be made either by dismissing
sufficient number Of service
agency case workers and other en1-
ployes to meet the deficit or by
maintaining stats at their present
sizes, with proportionate cuts in In
dividual salaries sufflcient to meet
the shortage of funds.
Prompt Decision Necessary.
These questions must be answered
before Christmas, Mr.. Rogers indi-
Gated, and tentative recommends
tions may be expected by December
IS. 1t is necessary for the Budget
Committee to make a prompt deci-
sion because their recommendations
to each agency must be approved
by that agency's Board of Directors
by December 81.
The Budget Committee Is PLAN
ming series of 10 meetings to ac-
complish its task of reallocating
the funds, Mr.. Rogers said.
A. special appeal to members Of
the Arlington Chamber Of Com
merce to support the campaign was
made yesterday by Everett B. Coxen,
president.
In a letter to the membership,
Mr.. Coxen urged them to Send your
gift in promptly, if you have not
already done so, making it generous
in proportion to your real ability to
give; review your own gift, II you
have already made one and increase
it, If at all possible; make sure that
your associates and employees have
ample opportunity to give generously
by paying in monthly or quarterly
installments in order to give more
than q token cash amount"
Mr.. Coxen pointed out the Arling-
tor quota in the campaign was $780,
600 of which only slightly more than
so per cent has been raised.
Evening star., 1946-12-04
Housing
Continued From First Page.)

controls over production and cham
neling of building materials, but for
a "reafiirmation" Of his emergency
powers. {
Mr.. Wyatt has been currently en-
gagged in controversies with the Re-
construction Finance Corp, the War
Assets Administration and the Ci-
william Production Administration.
He has sought unsuccessfully to
persuade RFC to make loans to .
number OF prospective prefabricated
housing manufacturers on emerg-
ency grounds. RFC has contended
the loans would be unsound.
Mr.. Wyatt directed WAA to turn
over q $l7l ,000, 900 Chicago war
plant to housing manufacturer.
and WAA checked the proposal up
to the Attorney General on the
ground It had already been leased
to prospective automobile manu-
facturer.
More recently, Mr.. Wyatt has Bit
terly opposed q CPA proposal to
suspend for duration Of the coal
strike housing and other prioritieS
for purchase of steel.
Evening star., 1946-12-04
Duane {. Fox, 88, Dies;
Retired D. {. Attorney

Duane Edwin Fox, 88, retired at
torney and resident OF Washington
since 1881, died last night at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles
H. Shaffer, 3443 Oakwood Terrace
NV.
Funeral services will be conducted
at l pm. tomorrow at Hysong's
funeral home, Thirteenth and N
streets NV. The Rev. Stuart F.
Cast, rector of st. Stephens Epis-
copal Church, will officiate. Private
burial will be in Congressional
Cemetery.
A committee to represent the Dis
trict Bar Association at the service
is composed of Henry p. Blair, James
S. Easily Smith, George C. Gertman,
Henry r. Cover, C. Clinton James,
Tracy L. Jeffords, Wharton E.
Lester and Hugh H. Obear.
Surviving, in addition to Mrs.
Shaffer. are another, daughter, Mrs.
George L, Towne, Des Moines, Iowa:
a son, Newton K. Fox, 2301 Cennecti-
cut avenue NW.,>a special assistant
to the Attorney General; 10 grand
children and eight great-grand-
children.
Born in Grand Rapids. Mich, in
1858, Mr.. Fox was graduated from
the University of Michigan in 1881
and came to Washington the same
year. He received bachelor and
master of law degrees from Colum-
bian College, now George Washing
ton University. His practice was
confined to civil and departmental
law.
He was a member of the Cosmos
Club and Loyal Legion and former
member of the University Club and
the old Columbian Bicycle Club.