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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-03
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Evening star., 1946-04-22
Cripple Craw|s Clear
OF SawmiII Blaze

A two-alarm fire yesterday in the
sawmill Of the w. D. Sisler & Sons,
Inc, lumber yard, 500 block of Lee
highway, Falls Church, forced one
legged man to crawl to safety while
another man jumped 18 feet to the
ground. Damage was estimated by
f1remen at $500.
E. F. Price, about so, a cripple, and
w. L. Galloway, about As, both en-
ployed at the lumber yard, were on
the second floor of the frame build
ing when the fire broke out about
noon.
Mr.. Price attempted to awaken his
companion, who was asleep, but was
unable to do so, firemen said. He
lost his crutches in the smoke and
flames and crawled to safety
through a rear door which is level
with the ground.
Mr.. Galloway awoke in time to
jump out of front window. Nei-
ther man was injured. Ten other
persons, none of whom was in the
building at the time, occupy quar-
tiers on the same floor.
Fire companies from Falls Church
Clarendon, Ballston, Fairfax ano
Cherrydale responded to the blaze
believed started by a cigarette butt
thrown on pile of lumber
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Tawes Seeks 10 Keen
State Beer al Home

In a move to increase the amount
of beer available to Maryland con-
sumers, operators of the States
seven breweries in Baltimore ano
Cumberland will meet this week
with State Controller j. Millard
Tawes to work out a "stay- home
policy for their products.
The proposal was made by Mr.
Tawes as a result of the action o1
out-of State breweries in withdraw
ing from the Maryland market. A
spokesman for Mr.. Tawes said the
District of Columbia probably will
be considered local market" alse
as far as Maryland breweries are
concerned.
The spokesman said Mr.. Tawes
aim is to encourage State breweries
to look after" Maryland customers
He pointed out such policy has
been in effect for some time with
regard to liquor manufactured II
Maryland.
A State official said that more beel
is shipped outside the State than i.
imported.
The Tawes proposal has met with
strong support from members of the
Prince Georges County Hotel anc
Restaurant Association, which will
meet at 2 pm. Wednesday al
Benny's Tavern, Brentwood, to dis.
cuss the matter.
One county tavern owner said the
amount of beer shipped to the
county at present represents a 81
per cent reduction from last years
| figure.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Insane Attacker ofGir
Sought After Escape

Maryland State and Montgomery
County police today were search
ing for Lewis Vernon May, 26, $500
Potomac drive, Brookmont, Md,
who escaped Saturday night from
the State Hospital for the Insane
at Sykesville, Md.
May, who had been indicted by
the Montgomery County grand jury
on charges of criminal assault
against 16-year-old Glen Echo
Heights girl on January IL, was
committed to the hospital on April
3 by Judge Charles w. Woodward
lin Montgomery County Circuit
Court, Rockville, after two doctors
from the State Board Of Mental
Hygiene testified he was insane
Counsel for May previously had en-
tered a plea of insanity.
Detective Corpl. Leo Day Of the
Montgomery County police at Be-
thesda said hospital authorities
had no description of what May
was wearing when he escaped, ex-
cept that he had on brown shoes
and a white shirt. May is reported
to have escaped through a bath
room window in a dormitorv-
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Arlington Tax Office
To Be Open at Niqht

Virginia State income and Ar
lington County real estate and per.
sonal property tax returns will be
received by County Commissioner
of Revenue Harry K. Green from
7 to 9 o'clock tonight in the Virginia
Highlands Firehouse
1t will be impossible, Mr.. Green
said, for his staff to visit other
county localities to receive tax re.
turns, which are due May 1.
However, he said, his Office in the
courthouse will remain open at night
for taxpayers who are unable to
get there during the day. The
night schedule will be announced
in about a week.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Two Hurt in Five-Car
Collision Involving
Rescue Squad Truck

A flve-car collision involving a
Silver Spring Rescue Squad truck
at Georgia avenue and Colesville
road, Silver Spring, sent two per-
sons to the hospital yesterday and
blocked traffic at the busy inter-
section for half an hour.
Donald Price, 20, of 737 Thayer
avenue, Silver Spring, driver of the
rescue wagon, suffered shock, and
Mrs. Margaret Hall, SIS, Lothian,
Md, a passenger in one of the cars,
received leg bruises. Both were
treated at the Washington Sani-
tarium.
The rescue truck, according to po-
lice, was responding to an accident
at Linden when it grazed car op-
Grated by John G. Nichols, 10,
Chevy Chase, and collided with an
other automobile driven by George
H. Deck, 35, of 6701 White House
road S. E., in which Mrs. Hall was
riding.
Mr.. Decks car was pushed into an
automobile driven by James C.
Skelly, So, route 2, Silver Spring,
which had come to stop, police
said. Mr.. Skelly's car in turn was
showed into an automobile oper-
ated by Harold j. Murphy, 43, of 218
Lexington drive, Silver Spring, &C
cording to police.
The Linden accident involved Pfc
Eugene w. Roller, "a, stationed at
Walter Reed Hospital, whose car
left the road at Warren street and
Linden lane. Pvt. Roller told police
he lost control of the car when
something entered his eye. He was
taken to Walter Rood suffering from
knee injuries and a fractured nose.
Two persons we're injured in auto
mobile truck collision yesterday on
Dale drive near Georgia avenue.
Earl Cooley, "a, of 84O1 Old Bladens-
burg road, Silver Spring, passenger
in the car, received back bruises, and
John G. Gum, 25 of 202 Van Buren
street NV, listed as driver of the
automobile, suffered hip injuries.
Both were taken to the Washington
Sanitarium by the Takoma Park
Rescue Squad. Joseph A. Ramirez,
108o9 Horde street, Silver Spring,
driver of the truck, was uninjured.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Alexandria Joycees
Pick Officers Tomorrow

The April meeting of the Alexan-
dria Junior Chamber of Commerce
will be held tomorrow night at the
Penn-Daw Hotel. Officers will be
elected.
The Nominating Committee has
presented the following slate: For
president, Edward A. Bussard; first
vice president, Allen Fredd; second
vice president, Anderton Burke; Sec
retary, Richard Stulz; State direc-
tor, German Ridgely; treasurer, Jack
Gary. Four directors are to be
elected from the proposed slate
which includes James Arrowsmith
William Coakley, Vernon Dove, Don
Freeland, John Monroe, Ross Pope
and Ray Warner.
The Alexandria club has nomi-
mated Joseph Saunders for State
president.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Nine Houses Are DESTROYED
By Cape Cod Forest Fires
By the AssocioteJ Pres


A forest fire which ragged out of
control destroyed nine houses in
the Cape Cod area of Southeast
Massachusetts, yesterday but danger
from confagrations in New Jersey
abated.
The dwellings destroyed, mostly
summer residences, were in the vii
lagos of Wakeby, Forestdale and
Snake Pond, Mass.
A State guard regiment was in
cluded in 1000 volunteers who
rushed to the area.
The head of the fire was reported
racing toward deactivated Camp
Edwards; civilians were removed
from the section because of the
danger of unexploded shells or
the artillery range.
Gov. Maurice j. Tobin ordered
woodlands closed throughout the
State except in the far western
Berkshires until rains come.
Two fires which destroyed $1,000
acres of woodland in Atlantic anc
Burlington Counties in New JERSEY
today had been brought under con.
troll, State Fire Warden William
j. Seidel reported.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Recreation Directors
Sought by Alexandria

Applicants for spring and summer
playground and swimming pool en-
ployment are now being accepted at
the Alexandria Recreation Office in
City Hall, Alan L. He'll, recreation
director, has announced. At least
two vacancies remain on the spring
playground staff and more than 20
openings are available for the sum-
mer months.
College students as we'll as teach
ers and trained recreation leaders
will be considered. Lifeguards, pool
attendants, playground directors and
Junior play leaders are needed to
carry on Alexandria's expanding
recreation program.
College students home for the
Easter holidays are u Eed to apply
Evening star., 1946-04-22
4 New Fires Reported
As Spread Of Others in
Maryland Is Halted

The spread of forest fires through
Maryland's Southern and Western
counties has been halted, according
to State Forest Service officials with
only four new fires reported yester-
day, the largest covering AZ acres
near Severn in Anne Arundel
County.
Fifty fires burned over more than
5000 acres of woodland and de-
stroyed several homes during the
last three days while approximately
$500 civilian volunteers and mill
tary personnel battled the flames.
A representative of the American
Red Cross said survey of the re-
habilitation needs of farm families
whose homes were destroyed in
forest fires near Annapolis will be
made today. The survey will be
directed by A. Hammond Elliott, dis
aster chairman of the Annapolis
Chapter.
Largest Under Control.
According to Fort Meade authori-
ties, the largest of the fires, which
covered hve-mile square area
about II miles west of Annapolis has
been brought under control. At its
height, the blaze swept to within
four miles of the Fort Meade reser-
vation and two miles from the Bowie
race track.
Approximately 500 German prison
ers OF war and 300 soldiers Joined
in the flre-fighting. Starting near
the Pennsylvania Railroad about
AZ miles south of Odenton, the fire
burned out about $500 acres in an
area bounded by the Patuxent River
and the Grain and Defense high
ways.
In addition tas the Severn fire
three other blaZeS, an acre or less
in area, were reported near Laurel
Ellicott City in Howard County and
in Frederick County.
Henry Buckingham, of the Forest
Services fire-fighting division, said
the Severn fire apparently was
started by spark from a passing
train and the others by smokers.
Some Areas Flare Up.
A few areas believed under control
f1ared up again yesterday. among
them blaze near Gambrills, Anne
Arundel County.
The State Forest Service reported
that a few of the fires were still
smoldering but, barring unexpected
f1areups, were expected to die out
gradually.
In Virginia, the Associated Press
reported the destruction by fire OF
more than / 400 acres of woodland irl
six widely separated counties over
the weekend.
The town of Callao was threatened
by a forest fire which ragged over
300 acres in Northumberland Coun.
ey. Forest Warden A. c. Warrel
said flames crept dangerously close
to homes and buildings until they
were brought under control yester.
day afternoon.
Other fires were reported in Rich.
mond, King William and New Ken
Counties. All were reported under
| control,
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Arlington Uses New Dump;
Old One Still SmoIders

Arlington County closed its long
used trash dump on U. S. Route !
at Four-Mile Run and began using
a new site for trash disposal today
after stubborn fire had kept three
bumpers pouring water on the old
dump since early Saturday.
Fire Chief A. c. Scheffel still had
three old Office of Civilian Defense
bumpers at work on the fire this
morning. They had replaced three
regular county fire engines which
fought the smouldering blaze Sat-
urday.
The new dump is adjacent to
Four Mile Run on South Glebe road
Evening star., 1946-04-22

the cup-shaped grounds before the
main building of Walter Reed Hos
pital. There, in a setting of trees
and sloping green lawns, prayers
were said for dead servicemen.
Army Chaplain William Sharp re-
called the departed heroes as he
pointed out 'it is in the brother
hood of man and the fellowship of
God that we have the opportunity
to realize the presence of the living
Christ"
Wounded soldiers sat on the grass
or in wheel chairs. Among them
was Capt. Glenn w. Seabright of
Winchester, Va; his wife Dorothy
and their 4-year-old daughter Sally,
with black and white toy panda
in her arms. Capt. Seabright, who
was in the building business in Win
chester when he entered the service
in February, 1941, lost leg at the
Anzio beachhead. He was with the
34th Infantry Division.
Nearby in wheelchair was Pfc.
John w. Breen, 26, of Riverdale, Md.
A former worker in the District,
Pfc Breen also lost a leg in the
European theater of war.
Senator Connally Speaks.
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas paid tribute to the more than
TOO Texas A. and M. College students
who were killed in the war, at serv-
ices attended by more than 200
former students of the college held
at the Fort Myer, Va, chapel The
Texas Senator observed that during
the last war the school, which pro-
vides training in military science,
had given more officers to the Army
than any other military college
even exceeding in numbers West
Point ITSELF"
After the chapel service the audi
ence visited Arlington Cemetery to
witness the placing of wreath on
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
A moral zeal to achieve a moral
purpose is "the genuine Resurrection
which must come with this spring to
lift the iron curtains and the false
faces everywhere" DR.. Paul F.
Douglass, president of American
University, told worshipers at the
Jefferson Memorial sunrise services
The meeting was held under the
auspices Of the Washington Fed
Grafton of Christian Youth, with
Miss Grace Riddell of the organiza-
ton presiding.
Worshipers at st. Matthews Ca
thedral, where the Most Rev. John
M. Mcnamara, auxiliary Bishop of
Baltimore and Washington, offici-
ated at the SOLEMN high mass, were
so numerous many had to stand on
the crowded sidewalks and in the
roadway while awaiting admission
to the church Similar crowds were
present at other Catholic and Prot
estant churches in the city.
For the first time in several years
orthodox churches here observed
Easter at the same time as the
Western churches. Services were
held at St. Constantine and Helen
Greek Orthodox Church, st. Sophia
Greek Orthodox Church and St
Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Evening star., 1946-04-22
COP Committee Primaries
Needed Despite Withdrawals

Last minute Withdrawals by candi-
dates for the Republican State
Central Committees in both Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Counties
failed to eliminate need for pri-
maries for committee posts, election
officials announced today.
In Montgomery, j. Douglas Brad
shaw quit the race shortly before
the midnight deadline Saturday,
leaving u in the running for Z
places.
Mrs. Annette P. Fisher withdrew
in Prince Georges where 10 now
are in the contest for seats. Earlier
on the final day w. Curtis Hopkins
and George T. Burroughs removed
their names from the list of candi-
dates for the COP committee.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Primary Field
Narrowed 10 81
In Maryland
| Six Withdrew From
Races in Final Week.;
| Ten Offices at Stake
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, April 22.-Contests
for Marylands 10 major politica.
Offices today had narrowed to a
final field of 54 candidates-39 Dem
ocrats and IS Republicans.
At stake in the June "a primaries
are the nominations for Governor,
attorney general, controller,
United States Senate seat and six
House posts.
During the final week for with
drawal, ending at midnight Satur-
day, six names were pared from
the list which had mounted to a
high of so at the beginning of the
week. Five Withdrawals were made
on the last day.
Robertson Quits Senate Fight.
One was that of Paul Robertson,
Baltimore Republican, who was
faced with the choice of dropping
out of either the race for the Sem
ate or for House from the 4th dis
trict. He had filed for both. Mr..
Robertson elected to pull out Of the
Senate fight.
Another late withdrawal was Law
renee B. Fenneffaan, Baltimore, who
quit the contest for the Democratic
nomination for attorney general.
Three more Republicans also
dropped out of the picture on the
final day. The withdrawal of Ed
win C. Hook, Hagerstown, from the
controller race left Alexander T.
Grier, Salisbury, unopposed for that
Office.
Suitland Man Unopposed.
Edwin A. Glenn, Suitland, like
wise was left without a rival for the
fifth district House race on the Re-
publican side when Edward j.
tNed Waters, Berwyn, and Horace
H. Bowling, Mechanicsville, with
drew their candidates..
Altogether, six candidates are un-
opposed, all of them Republicans.
In addition to Mr.. Grier and Mr..
Glenn. the list includes David G.
Harry, Pylesville, for the House,
second district; Edward N. Rowan,
Baltimore, for the House, third dis
trict; Representative Beall, Frost
4 burg, for the House, sixth district,
and George c. Doub, Owings Mills,
for attorney general.
i Hugh Cross, Baltimore, Withdrew
from the Democratic gubernatorial
field early last week, but the contest
for the governorship remained the
most thickly crowded with aspi-
rants.
j Nine Seek Governorship.
5 Seven Democrats and two Re-
publicans are in the running for the
gubernatorial chair.
/ The thrkA Democrats who domi-
nate the Held were Representative
Baldwin, Baltimore County; w.
Preston Laise jr., Hagerstown, and
J. Millard Tawes, Crisfleld.
i The two Republican aspirants for
} the governorship are Mayor Theo-
dore r. McKeldin of Baltimore and
Herman L. Mills, HagerstoWn.
i In the senatorial battle, Gov.
O'Conor and Senator Radcliffe, the
incumbent, were the major contend-
ers Oh the Democratic side, while
the Republicans had a three-way
contest among D. John Markey,
Walkersville; Roscoe F. Walter,
; Derwood, and Joseph A. Wilmer, La
Plata.
Evening star., 1946-04-22

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Bonds grows to $25 in 10 years.
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Evening star., 1946-04-22
South Caroline Students
Win Debating Contest
BY the Associated Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April
22.-TWo students at the University
of South Carolina, Robert Hirsch
and Robert Bates, were chosen
grand national champion debaters
at an intercollegiate tournament at
Mary Washington College.
Lamar Brooks, an 18-year-old
ministerial student at Edison, Ga.
representing Mars Hill College In
North Carolina took individual hon.
ors by winning 4 of the 10 events in
which he entered. y
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Church Chances Name

WINCHESTER, Va, April 22.-
The local congregation of the
Church of the Disciples of Christ,
which was organized Is years ago
has voted to change its name to the
Cork Street Christian Church, 1t
was announced today by the pastor,
the Rev. Charles r. SiA
Evening star., 1946-04-22

Office boys who, we hear, has a COL
lege education.
We will find out whether we have
been wasting our time dialing
WEATHER 1912 all these years when
ever the little woman wants to hang
out her fresh-washed rayons or our
other shirt.
We will discover if we have been
wasting space putting weather dope,
straight from the feedbox, in the
little box at the upper left hand
corner of page l. Maybe we could
talk the boss into putting my IA
vorite nags in the Havre de Grace
runnings up there if we find out the
Weather Man is using Ouija board.
eve used to be quite a horse fancier
until we found out losing pari-
mutuel tickets aren't deductible from
income taxi
Mr.. Schmidt Remains Calm.
r. c. Schmidt, supervising fore
caster and chief of the six-man
staff of Weather Men, said yesterday
he is not at all perturbed by the
prospect of our keeping score on
him for the next 80 days. He says
he has been at this business for %
years and nearly all forecasters can
maintain rs per cent average correct
predictions unless the weather goes
absolutely mad.
We shall see, Mr.. Schmidt, we
shall see.
Thu Cto~lsvnr
Evening star., 1946-04-22

Everybody knows the Weather
Man and his cohorts do not de-
termine what it's going to be like
tomorrow by tossing coin, drawing
straws or examining the entrails of
a sacred chicken, but with all his
gadgets, charts and indicators, no.
body-except his boss-knows just
how good the forecaster is at guess
ing the weather prospects.
Like all Monday morning quarter
backs, we propose to check up on
the local oracle scientifically. We
will use a system. Each day we
will look at yesterdays forecast and
peep out the Office window to see ii
the Weather Man is on the beam or
off his feed.
We have purposefully made it
tough on the forecaster by selecting
the months of April and May-very
tough months to predict in, as any
meteorologist will tell you. More peo-
pie are likely to wear brand-new
skimmers, or polish the old gas buggy
this time of the year, which, con-
sequently means it will probably
rain lot. And even if the weather
boys suspect the town is in for a
drenching, he might well be pretty
much up a tree about just when
Jupe Pluvius intends to start per-
forming.
Box Score to Be Kept.
After we have decided whether
the forecast was right or wrong fol-
each particular day, it will be re-
corded, box-score style, as a win or
a loss. We will figure out the fore
casters batting average each day
with the help of bne <of the
Evening star., 1946-04-22

Following the services a delega-
ton of Knights Templar placed a
cross of lilies on the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. Taps were then
played. The knights Templar held
their traditional Easter Sunday
breakfas. at the conclusion OF the
program: at the Hamilton Hotel.
Corvslesceat soldiers mingled with
other service personnel and civil
Itans at the surise service held i,s