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Evening star., 1946-10-18
Supper Parties

Miss Sylvia Wells, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Glenn Wells, whose
marriage to Mr.. Michael Reder-
sheimer Kramer will take place Oc-
tober 26. will be hostess at supper
this evening. Her guests will in
clude her attendants and those OF
Mr.. Kramer, as we'll as guests from
out of town who already have come
for the wedding.
Miss Wells .and MIR. Kramer will
be honor guests at supper party
tomorrow evening which will be
given by her brother and sister-in-
law, MIR. and Mrs. John Wells.
Evening star., 1946-10-18
PEG Unit to Meet

For the benefit of those unable to
attend the last meeting of Chapter
j, PEO Sisterhood, a resume of a
study of the history and future OF
atomic energy will be presented by
Mrs. Genevieve Gregg Hubbard at
meeting of the Chapter at 8 pm.
Monday at the home of Mrs. Bert
E. Frost, 1901 Connecticut avenue
NV.
A paper or Early European Re-
lations with the Far East" will be
read by Mrs. DESMOND Williamson.
Evening star., 1946-10-18

MRS. deCRAFOORD,
A natiUe of SaDeden she ar
rived Monday to marry Mr..
Carl = George deCrdtoord, at
tache of the SaDedish Lega-
ton. Before the Dedding
Wednesday she Was Miss
Lena KirStin Julia Haeger-
mark. The ceremony took place
in St. PauPs Church in Rock
Creek Parish and the 10edding
breakfast 1Das SerDed in the
home OF the Second Secretary
OF the Legation and Mrs.
Rydbeck, 10ith 1Dhom the bride
stayed until her marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. deCratoord a0ill
Hue at 1922 Ashmead place on
their return from their wed-
ding trip.
ERrO71n- -Sunres Photo.
Evening star., 1946-10-18
WCTU Meeting

The Central Iota Sigma WCTU
will discuss plans for its liquor ad
crusade at its next meeting at
pm. Sunday at the National City
Christian Church, Massachusetts
avenue annex, 1411 Massachusetts,
avenue NV.
The Crusaders Bible Class, with
Miss Katherine Whitley as chairman,
will be hostesses.
Evening star., 1946-10-18
Art tCub to Meet

The Columbia Heights Art Club
will hold its first meeting of the
season at l pm. Monday at the
Women's City. Club.
Mrs. E. H. Daniel will be in charge
of the program which will be pre-
sented by Miss Cornelia Hill, Mrs.
Inez Sheldon Tyler and Mrs. John
D. Robnett. Refreshments will be
served after the program.
Evening star., 1946-10-18
PutOff

The Women's Advertising Club
has postponed its luncheon sched-
uled for Wednesday at the Wash
ington Hotel until the week follow
ing. The program, which will pre-
sent outstanding authorities on
atomic energy, will be held at 1890
o'clock, October 80, at the Wash
ington Hotel.
Evening star., 1946-10-18
Luncheon Hostess

Sonora de Castro, wife of the Am
bassador of El Salvador, entertained
. company Of IA at luncheon Tues
day at the United Nations Club II,
honor of Mrs. John r. Simmons,
wife OF the United States Ambas-
sador 10 Fl Salvador.
Evening star., 1946-10-18
ScrHggs Are Hosts

Capt. Richard M. Scruggs, U. S. N,
and Mrs. Scruggs were hosts at din
ner last evening, entertaining a
company Of u in their new home
at 1924 TWenty-fourth street north,
Arlington, E
Miss Louise Scruggs, daughter Of
the. hosts, has entered Mt. Vernon
Seminary where she is sophomore.
Evening star., 1946-10-18
Engagements
announced

No date has been set for the we'd
ding of Miss Lenore Throckmorton
and Mr.. Richard LIE Mar Hoddinott,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Ken
ming Hoddinott of Baltimore Their
engagement is announced by Mr..
William Mason Throckmorton and
Mrs. c. Merrick Throckmorton.
The bride-elect is a graduate Of
Southern Seminary and now is at
tending Maryland University. Mr..
Hoddinott also is a student at Mary
land University and was graduated
from the Baltimore Polytechnic In
stitute. He served as a captain in
the 18th Air Force in Italy.
The engagement of Capt. James
Barkley Norcross and Miss Margaret
Ann Cloes has been announced by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G
Cloes of Hollywood. Calf. Capt.
Norcross, the son of Col. and Mrs.
F.. T. Norcross of Washington, re-
Gently returned from duty in the
Far East, and is now on terminal
leave from the United States Army
Air Forces. He is a graduate of
PENNSYLVANIA State College.
Miss Cloes is a talented musician
and has studied both here and
abroad. She is graduate Of the
University of Washington. No date
has been set for the wedding.
The prospective bridegroom's fa-
ther is stationed in Vienna where he
is serving for the past year as chief
of internal affairs for Austria.
Tokyo will be the scene of the
wedding this fall of Miss Helen M.
Farr and Maj. P. Arnold Hogle. Miss
Farr, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Elmer Farr of this city, has been
overseas with the American Red
Cross for the past two years and is
now working for the War Depart
ment in Tokyo. Maj. Hogle, whose
home is on Long Island, is director
Of athletics for the 9th Army and
is at present stationed in Yokohama.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Hill of Indian
apolis announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Saralu Hill, to
Pho. M. 1/c Charles E. Collins
USCG, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
E. Collins of Columbus, Ohio.
The bride-elect has been with the
Navy Department for the past year
Mr.. Collins, veteran of three years
duty overseas as combat photog-
rapher in both the European and
Pacific theaters, is at present sta
toned at Coast Guard Headquarters
in Washington. Their wedding will
take place on December l in Colum-
bus. After a motor trip to Florida
they will come to Washington to
make their home here.
Miss Doris Mae Fairfax will be
married to Mr.. Robert Van Luttrell
early in December. Their engage
ment has been announced by her
/ parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie w.
Fairfax of Washington. Mr.. Luttrell
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Perry Luttrell of Romney, w. Va.
The engagement of Miss Elizabeth
Jean Wood to Mr.. James Lorne
Webster. son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
G. Webster of Plainville, Conn, is
announced by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold S. Wood of Takoma
Park. The wedding will take place
November Is in the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church.
Evening star., 1946-10-18

The engagement of Miss Elizabeth
Jean Wood to Mr.. James Lorne
Webster. son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
G. Webster of Plainville, Conn, is
announced by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold S. Wood of Takoma
Park. The wedding will take place
November Is in the Takoma Park
PRESBYTERIAN Church.
Evening star., 1946-10-18

ZIotnieks new moin store, at the
corner Of 18th and 6, wos sehed-
uIed to be reody by the end Of sum-
mer. Builders have been deIoyed.
Meanwhile. low preseason prices
prevail on fine quoIib furs in all 3
Ziotnick stores.
Evening star., 1946-10-18

Miss Doris Mae Fairfax will be
married to Mr.. Robert Van Luttrell
early in December. Their engage
ment has been announced by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie w.
Fairfax of Washington. Mr.. Luttrell
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Perry Luttreu of Romney, w. Va.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

into the house. Then he put us to bed in the bedrooms. I knew some thing was wrong because it was still daylight"
 Police reconstructed the rest of the story.
 Deaton drenched the front of the home with gasoline and lighted it. In few minutes the house was a roaring blaze in which he and the baby died
 Helped Them Out
 It was then that Barbara Ann smashed the window and went down to the adjoining room and broke that window too. She helped her sisters and brothers out.
 Almost hysterical, they were standing in the yard when firemen and police arrived. The mother, Mrs. Berle Deaton, arrived a short time later.
 Coroner Dr. W. W. Harvey listed the case as obviously homicide and suicide"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Girl, 70, SaUes Brothers, Sisters From Fire Deaths

High Point, N. C., Sept. Is - (UP) - Ten-year-old Barbara Ann Deaton doesn't know about heroism and things like that.
 All she knows is that she broke out some windows and helped her four sisters and brothers to safety yesterday when she saw angry flames curling under the door and felt their blistering heat. Her father had locked the door and set fire to their home.
 She was able to save Donese, Nine; Norma Lee, eight, and Rich ard, six, with only minor burns. But four-year Nadine was 30 badly burned that doctors at Burri Mem orial Hospital today feared for her life.
 Her infant sister Brenda, perish ed in the arms of their father, Ro- bert Deaton, a 4O-year-old painter.
 Holding her painfully burned arms away from her side, Barbara Ann told her story.
 Daddy put us to bed. Daddy and mother had been fussing. Daddy got an axe and pitchfork and said that he was going to kill mother. She ran from the house.
 Daddy was always fussing at mother. He fused when the food wasn't fixed right. He was always fussing."
 Drenched Front of House
 Choking back sobs, she continued, daddy brought the gasoline can
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Ford Urges Lobor-Owner 
 Opposes Ideo
 Of Guaranteed
 AnnuoI Wage

Detroit, Sept. 16 - CUP) Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company, said today that the goal of steady employment for Amer ican workers could be reached only by a program of cooperation be- tween management and labor to cut costs and increase production.
 Ford, in an address to the Eco homie Club of Detroit, said he op- posed the idea of a guaranteed an- nual wage but that he was heartily in accord with the desire of work CTS for steady employment at fair rate of pay"
 Ford, who was elevated to the presidency of the giant Ford en- pire a year ago to become one of the nations youngest major industrial ists, said the desire of workers for steady employment was a challenge to mass production management.
 Idea Misleading
 He termed the idea of a guaran- teed annual wage misleading" be- cause it suggests that someone is in position to guarantee an an- nual wage and is merely refusing to do so."
 In the automotive industry, Ford said, two factors worked against level employment. He said seasonal buying habits of American car pur- chasers and annual plant shut downs for model changeovers were major barriers to that goal.
 .-~ volved the fact that the automotive industry was dependent on thou sands of suppliers and that pro- grams for steady employment act- ually involved "a whole cross-sec- tion of American industry"
 Ford said the trouble with most plans for "so-called guaranteed an- nual wages" was that they would force an increase in automotive manufacturing costs.
 Strikes Stife Output
 Ford asserted that the effect of strikes was that spokesmen for la Dor, anxious to show their ability to force concessions, have succeeded but in the process they have stifled production"
 He said management would have to deal with the problem of greater productivity of machines and that Ford considered the problem so it was spending $50,O0O,- 900 for new research and engin- eering center
 Ford spoke out against misuse" of the right to strike. He said the strike has been and is being used by enemies of American freedom ot cause domestic unrest and to cut our productivity"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
20 Churches Will lExpond Program Here
 Protestont Council
 Opens West Main
 Street Quarters

The Rev. Francis O. Ayres, pastor of St. Johns Episcopal Church, said today the Waterbury Council of Churches starts this month what it's officers believe to be the most im- portant year in the history of the organization. He announces that 28 Churches are united in an expan- sion of the Council program which includes the establishment of an office at 238 West Main Street and with Miss Pearl-Edna Groves ar the Executive secretary. MT. Ayres is president of the Council.
 The Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony, Chairman of the Department of Weekday Religious Education, an- nounces the opening of the schools Thursday, Oct. 3. He states the curriculum and the methods will be improved this year, while educa- tional standards will be higher than ever. There were 805 pupils regis tered in 13 canterS last year. Forty three classes were conducted each week, on released time, by staff of 25 teachers. The Weekday Schools of Religion are conducted in cooperation with the systems of the Roman Catholic Church and the Jewish Synagogues. MT. An thony is pastor of the First Congre- gational Church.
 Herbert s. Smith, President Of the Council, is the chairman of the committee on the United Can- vass. There will be joint meeting of Pastors of all Protestant Churches and their Chairmen of Finance in St. Johns Parish House Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 7::30 P. M. Consideration will be given to plan ing the United Church Canvass. Kenneth Robinson is Vice-C Chair man of the Committee.
 Frank E. Hess, Chairman of the Committee on Finance for the Council, has colled luncheon meeting of his committee Thursday, st 12, at the Y.M.CA.
 MT. Ayres states 8 Community School of Christian Living will be conducted on four successive Mon- day evenings in October and No- vember for the youth, parents and adults of Waterbury. He named the Rev. Richard Mutt as chairman of the committee which is completing the faculty for the school. MT. Mutt is pastor of the Grace Methodist Church in Waterville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Club Opens
 BozuorWth Street Parade

Under the auspices of the Wash ington Park Community Club a bazaar will open this evening on the grounds of the Waterbury Company, corner of Mill and Liberty Streets. It will close next Saturday evening. A number of attractive features have been arranged.
 Prior to the opening ceremonies members of the club will take part in street parade.
 Frank Orencole will be parade marshal. A color guard and the U. s. Time Drum Corps will be in the line of march. The parade will form at Mulcahy School and will pass over Luke to Baldwin Street, to Mill Street, and thence to the bazaar grounds. Ten booths will be erected.
 Louis Lynch is chairman for the bazaar. Assisting him are MT. and Mrs. George Lynch, MT and Mrs. Gus Muccino, MT. and Mrs. William Gaughan, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Reynolds, MT. and Mrs. Frank Gill hooley, MT and Mrs. John Gilhoo- ley, MT. and Mrs Frank Sacco, MT. and Mrs. John Pernatozzi, Mrs. Thomas O'Donnell, Mrs. Katherine Fitzpatrick and Mrs. Chris Fitzpa- trick.
 Also, Mrs. Margaret Baker, Mrs. Edith Plansky, Mrs. Helen Talbot, Miss Helen Kiely, Miss Marguerite Tierney, Mrs. Anna Johns, Mrs. Bea Walsh, Mrs. John Lynch, Mrs. Louis Lynch, William Kelly, John Dalton, Mrs. George Griffin, Mrs. Anna Da- vino, Abner Richardson and Mrs. Loretta Brick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
 Fire Week Observance

Mayor John S. Monagan has urged the people of Waterbury to conform with the recent request of President Harry s. Truman that National Fire Prevention Week be observed here commencing Oct. 6.
 At the same time William V. Hawkes., chairman of the Water bury Safety Council and Bertram B. Bailey president of the Chamber of Commerce, announced in collabo- ration with Fire Marshal Eugene Legge that the various agencies had set up plans for the weeks events.
 The Mayors statement is:
 President Truman has appealed to the nation to safeguard the re- sources against destructive fires. He stressed the danger of fire waste when this destruction is talk ing place at time when our coun- try is faced with a shortage of food, housing, and nearly every commodity essential to speedy re- conversion to peacetime economy and the fulfllment of our obliga- tlonS to the War-tOrn countries and starving peoples of the rest of the world"
 Therefore, as Mayor of Water bury, earnestly request every citizen and every organization to heed the Presidents appeal and to unite their efforts under the leader ship of the Fire Department, Chamber of Commerce, and other agencies in inspecting all proper ties and premises so that fire haz- ards may be promptly detected and eliminated. Furthermore, call upon our people to acquaint them selves with all circumstances and situations that are likely to cause the outbreak of fire and with the steps that should be taken when fire occurs"
 At the same time B. B. Bailey, president of the Chamber of Com merce, and William V. Hawkes., chairman of the Waterbury Safety Council, announced that the Cham Der and the Waterbury Safety Council, with the collaboration of Marshal Eugene A. Legge of the Fire Department, had formulated an extensive program of activities for Fire Prevention Week which will enlist the efforts of all citizens in Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Auto Thief Leads Chase

Boston, Sept. 16- (UP) A 23- year-old state prison parolee was hospitalized under police guard to- day after an aerial escape from custody in Portland, Me, and a vicious battle in a Back Bay room ing house where he was captured by three policemen and a detective.
 Italo Piona, g, of Boston was wounded in the groin by the one shot fired during the melee in which he sprained the wrist of Detective William A. Bradley and bit two po- licemen so severely they required hospital treatment.
 The pursuit of Piona began in Portland yesterday when police there picked him up because he allegedly was trying to sell an au- tomobile at price far below ceil- ing. As he was being taken to the f1ngerprint room, Fiona. who is 6 feet and weights 200, slugged his guard into unconsciousness.
 He fled to Portland airport and hired a plane to carry him to Re- vere-taking off just as racing po- lice reached the airport in their patrol cars.
 A teletype message tipped of Boston police who surrounded Piona's Back Bay apartment. How ever, when he saw the officers, he began a terrific battle that didn't end until he was on the hospital operating table.
 Swinging, biting, claWing and kick ing despite his wound Fiona almost escaped through a door he kicked open, but was felled by flying tackle by Policeman Frank Mo- ManuS. During the ride to the hos pital, six officers were required to hold Piona and had to apply "twis- ters" to his wrists to quiet him.
 Piona, using the alias Paul V. Martin, was identified through fin- gerprints taken at the hospital. He had given a Worcester address when he checked into his lodging house two months ago and records show ed he had been arrested twice and served nearly three years on auto mobile theft charges in Boston and Plymouth.
 New diamond fields have just been discovered in British Guiana.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Donbury Foir  Features
 Sunday Sept. 29
 Opening Dote of
 Popular Event

One of the most unusual head line attractions that will be fea- tured at the Great Danbury Fair throughout its running from Sun- day September 29th to its closing day, October 9th, will be Woolfords s Dachunds.
 Only. one person, Mrs. Woolford has ever successfully trained, Dac- hunds, those funny little dogs who have been the butt of gag lines in thousands of cartoons.
 Ali Loyal, father of Mrs. Wool ford has been in charge of all the dog acts in the Ringing Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus for the past 20 years. Capably as- sisting her father for many years wasn't enough for Mrs Woolford and it wasn't long before she had a desire to accomplish something that no one else had ever done be- fore in her profession.
 Dachunds are always avoided by trainers because they were extreme ly difficult to train. In fact, 8 trained dachund act had never been accomplished so, Mrs. Woolford bought some of the popular house pets and went to work.
 It was discouraging at first be- cause the most independent breed of dogs had most annoying habit of doing things only when they wanted to, and a stage performance just couldn't wait for dogs to get in the mood. With an infinite amount of patience coupled with a thorough knowledge of dachunds, Mrs. Woolford managed to teach them the most difficult of routines that they perform with boise that is generally associated only with the more easily trained breed of dogs.
 Even when not working the dogs must be continuously rehearsed so that they will not forget the diff cult routines that it took years to train them to do.
 This unusual attraction is just one of the many features that will highlight the Great Danbury Fair as it enters it's 18th year at the historical Danbury fairgrounds for eight full days Stasting Sunday, 18th and widing up in blaze of glory Sunday, October G.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Wilson Post Holds Annual Induction

Wilson Post, American Legion, conducted installation ceremonies for new officers Saturday night at the post headquarters on Bishop Street. Anslsy Williams took over 1ne of1ice Of post commander.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Draft Boards Consolidate
 VA Obtoins New
 Office Facilities

A five-year lease on 15,OOO square feet of floor space at IT 21 Willow Street has been taken by the Veter- ans Administration. It is reported that the government plans to sepnd over 40,0O0 to make alterations.
 Owners of the property are John Herbst, Judge Edward Mascolo and Joseph Naclerio. MT. Herbst said that the lease had been signed for the government by a Col. White, of Boston.
 The premises are now occupied by J. G. Motors, on the first floor, and The Waterbury Printing Company, on the second floor.
 With the Veterans Administration to leave it's present quarters at 195 Grove Street, present plans call for Selective Service offices to remain at that address. Waterbury has been made Selective Service head quarters for a wide area. The Nau- gatuck Selective Service office of Board 14-A will begin operating at the Grove Street address here to- morrow. The Seymour area office is also being moved here. The com bination will bring Cheshire, Pros pect, Beacon Falls and a number of other communities under the supervision of the newly established Selective Service unit. Eventually the number of officers will dwindle to two or three in the intire New Haven county.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
 Tell Staying Of Parents

Barstow, Cal, Sept. 16-CUP)- Two 'teen-age youths, who confessed that they killed the older ones fath- CT and stepmother and fled in the family's two automobile with 12- year-old girl, were enroute to Tuba City, Cal, to face murder charges.
 Billy Anderson, 16, was arrested here when he tried to cash forged check on his dead fathers account. Anderson and Nathern Edward James, 15, taken into custody at To- pock, Ariz, with Marylin Hodges, 12, told similar stories of the staying Sept. 8 of W. H. Anderson, 46, and his wife, Donnie, 26
 In a statement to Sutter County, Cal, authorities at Kingman, Ariz., James said he and Billy Anderson assigned each other tasks in the slayings.
 They waited on a porch outside the bedroom window of the Ander- son home at Live Oak, Cal, James said, for Anderson to bring his wife home from the restaurant where she worked.
 M1S <a4QGc1OUAl u49Ql Co6SO d1IO WdS sitting on the edge of the bed when James carried out his assigned task of shooting her in the head with a % caliber rifle through the window. Billy, he said, killed his father with a shotgun.
 James told officers that the killings were planned so the boys, friends for two months, could steal Anderson's two cars and some money and run away.
 When questioned at San Bernar- dino Cal, Saturday after his arrest here, young Anderson said jealousy of his stepmother also was a motive for the staying. He said his father and stepmother were quarreling about the late hours he was keep ing just before they were slain.
 When they came in they are ar- guing about me-" Billy was quoted as saying. ''Nathern showed his .22 through the torn screen and shot her.
 My father jumped up, maybe frightened and shouted God dang fired my shot gun at him.
 We went into the house. We couldn't tell whether my stepmother was dead so Nathern fired another bullet into her"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Reu. Fred Hoskins,
 Bridgeport, Resigns

Bridgeport, Sept. 16-The Rev. Dr. Fred Hoskins, pastor of the United Congregational church since 1887 and associated with the Church-one of the largest Congre- gational parishes in the United States-since 1928, announced his resignation at services yesterday morning.
 Dr. .Hoskins, who succeeded the late Dr. William Horace Day whom he had previously served as an as- sistant associate, informed his par. ish that after very painful and de- lberate consideration" he had de- cided to accept an invitation to be- come pastor of the Plymouth Con- gregational church in Des Moines,