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Evening star., 1946-05-22
luxury Derby Coasters Must
Fall Within $40 Limit

There is no rule against luxury
cars" in the Washington Soap Box
Derby-if they do not cost more
than $40 to build.
Obviously, a boy with plenty of
spending money might be able to
bring superracer TO the starting
line which would outclass all other
entries and defeat the purpose Of
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Hospital Benefit PIunned

The third annual silver tea to
benefit the Arlington Hospital is
scheduled from Al pm. Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. F.. Free
land Chew, 1902 North Edison street
Mrs. Chew is president of the Busi-
ness and Professional Women'S Club
which sponsors the annual event.
Evening star., 1946-05-22
Free Lance Writers Meet

A meeting of the Society of Free
Lance Writers will be held at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the Mount Pleasant
Library, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV. Manuscripts will be
read and officers will be elected.
Evening star., 1946-05-22

Woman Voters Group Elects
Mrs. Charles E. Planck has been
elected president of the League of
Women Voters of Arlington and
Evening star., 1946-11-21

ming Commission, who previously
had opposed continuance of opera
ton of the school which is in a
residential area.
More than $50 persons including
rs boys and girls of the school,
which is operated by Mrs. Rosina G
MacIntire. The youngsters, rang
ing in ages from to 8 years were
dressed in white caps and gowns as
they marched into the hearing room
in the Hyattsville County Service
Building.
The petition was presented by
Roger Zook, 6, of 1918 Eastern ave-
nue., Mount Rainier, who told the
commissioners he was acting on be-
half Of the school. 1t was signed
by So children.
Louis B. Arnold, attorney for
University Park, who lives at 1900
Colesville road, opposite the nursery,
declared that the opposition would
continue to exert its best efforts to
maintain the residential character
of the neighborhood and would take
further action to protect residents
interests at the expiration of the
Six-month period.
Walter L. Green, attorney for Mrs.
Mac1ntire, said the school was in
the same category as public schools
in residential community and
pointed out that the county school
system has no kindergartens.
In addition to the planning COM
missions disapproval, the nursery
Evening star., 1946-11-21

previously had been rejected twice
! by the Hyattsville Town Council.
Mayor Harry A. 1. Barker Of River
dale was among those voicing pro-
test during the hearing.
Dwight B. Gait, Prince Georges
County member Of the Planning
Commission, revealed that the plan
ming body now has plans under way
for revised set of zoning ordi-
nances which would require nur-
series to have at least 5 acres OF
ground. Such a ruling would auto
matically eliminate granting of per-
manent approval to the nursery
In question, he said.
Three other proposed nurseries
were approved yesterday by the
county commissioners. Applicants
were:
Betty F. Richardson, for the CAL
vert Cooperative Nursery, 4515
Woodberry road, Riverdale; Ruby
Davies, for the Play Hours Nursery
School, 2204 Tuckerman street,
Green Meadows, and Mrs. F. w.
Wannerberg, 7212 Flower avenue,
Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1946-11-21
Hyottsyille Mayor
Suffers Heart Attack
After School Heorinu

Mayor E. Murray Cover Of
Hyattsville was stricken by a
heart attack in his Office yester-
day after he had appeared at
a hearing of the Prince Georges
County commissioners on an.
application of the Pied Piper
Nursery School.
Mayor Covers condition at
the Prince Georges General
Hospital was said to be fair to-
day. although DR.. A. K. Besley,
hospital superintendent, said he
probably would have to remain
hospitalized for several weeks.
Mr.. Cover is SO. He opposed
the nursery permit.
Evening star., 1946-11-21
Nursery School in HyottsviIIe
IS Granted Siix.Month Permit

After a two-hour hearing In the
Hyattsville County Service Building
yesterday, the Prince Georges Coun-
ty Commissioners granted q six
month temporary permit to the Pied
Piper Nursery School at 622i Forty
third avenue, Hyattsville.
The permit was granted pending
a further study Of the situation by
county officials and by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
Evening star., 1946-11-21
Rites 10 Be Held Today
For Peter SiaihopouIos

Funeral services for Peter Statho-
poulos, Sc, who died Tuesday at his
home, 1000 Quebec place NV. were
to be held at pm. today at Saints
Constantine and Helen Church,
Sixth and G streets S.W., with burial
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
A native of Sparta, Greece, he
Evening star., 1946-11-21

came to this country at the age Of
Q and moved to Washington two
years later. He had owned and
operated the Athens Baking Co, 47s
1 street NV. since 1928.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Pota Stathopoulos; a son, George:
four daughters, Betty, Thelma
Pauline and Athena: two brothers,
Nicholas and Thomas Stathopoulos.
and sister. Mrs. Margo Vaitsas, ali
Of Washington.
Evening star., 1946-11-21

Nervous System" at the second an
nual founders lecture of the Medico-
|Chirurgical Society at 0 o'clock to-
might in the auditorium of Howard
University.
Evening star., 1946-11-21
PTA to Hold Bozuur .

The Glenn Dale CMd) PARENT
Teacher Association will hold ba-
Izaar and sale at 8 o'clock tonight at
the school.
Evening star., 1946-11-21

Surgeons to Hear Bostoniun
DR.. Reginald II. Smithwick, pro-
fessor OF surgery at the Boston Uni
versity School of Medicine, will
speak on Surgery of the Autonomic
Evening star., 1946-12-01

school athletic association banouets
and fraternal gatherings, where he
always talks football. He tells a
funny story well, dead-pan and with
a trace of mild Arkansas drawl.
1 remember when we were play-
ing Boston in 1886" he'll say. "It
was late in the fourth quarter and
they were leading three to nothing.
Touchdown walk
WELL. Johnny Blood, our quar-
terback. called for a long pass to
himself but the crowd was yelling
so loudly that Arnie Herber. who
was to throw it, and l couldn't hear
the signal. We checked it twice and
still couldn't get it. 80 the third
time Herber just let the ball come
back to him.
Johnny ran for home and mother.
but l didn't know what was going
on. so l just stood around, looking
on. Herber faded back and back. not
seeing any way to get rid of the ball.
except maybe to peel it and eat it.
BY this time Blood was all the way
downield. running his heart out and
still expecting the pass. He was.
working so hard that the whole
Boston secondary moved over to
cover him. Herber let him run and
tipped the ball to me - the only
man on the field who wasn't busy.
l went over for the winning touch
down-walked the whole way, too"
His third job. as Lambeau's assist
ant. is demanding, but it keeps him
in touch with this entertaining kind
of football. He scouts for the Packers,
attends the League meetings and
takes much of the coaching detail
off Lambeau's shoulders. With Walt
kiesling. the line coach, he studies
the opposition for weaknesses in each
game and makes the Green Bay SUBJ
stitutions, leaving Lambeau free to
direct Packer strategy.
There is one Packer coaching
problem, however, that is still
unsoived. Periodically, it is
both Hutson's fault and q great
tribute to his playing ability.
With the boldness of mice who have
belled the cat. defensive halfbacks
around the National Football League
today are edging up to the Green
Bay line. Focusing on the Packer
ground attack, they are ignoring
their pass defense.
They have not dared to do this
for IL years-not since Don Hutson
began to out-run and out-maneu-
yer them and make their lives mis-
cradle. All Green Bay must do now
is find another Hutson. The End
Evening star., 1946-12-01

younger muscles, greater stamina,
and quicker reflexes will clamor for
his job. The smart ones realize this
and prepare for it. The Others don't.
Don Hutson is one of the smart ones.
Actually, there are probably sew
eral years of good football left in
him, but he has planned his life so
he will not have to play them. The
memories of Hutson football will
always be better than good.
1t is typical of him. too. that he
is retiring from one job to take on
three others. In addition to his coach
ing with the Packers, he has two
story bowling alley - Don Hutson's
Packer Playdium - in Green Bay.
And last year he formed the Hutson
Motors Company. through which he
will distribute Kaiser-Frazer auto
mOOlleS ia 20 SOuliliGa.
Neither of these is a setup for
front man. HutsOn studied busi-
ness admins tration at Alabama
and he entered pro football pri-
marily to earn the money for
a firm of his own.
He also comes to the Green Bay
business world with a rich fund of
experience as a former partner in
the Captain Kidd Cleaners. This
firm. now defunct, was an inspira-
ton that hit Hutson and his old team
mate, Paul Bryant, now head foot
ball coach at Kentucky. 1t bloomed
briefly on the Alabama campus and
Hutson declares, II can safely say
that our work was mediocre"
Better Than xootbau
HE clientele was hardly more re-
liable, however. and when it dis
persed at the end of the school year.
the partners found themselves hold
ing $1,000 worth of unpaid accounts.
Today. things are better. The
Playdium and Hutson Motors are
earning for their owner larger in
come than he ever got from football.
More than that, Hutson and Green
Bay get on well together. Hutson
thinks its wonderful town." He
has bought a home in the Allouez
residential section for his wife.
Julia, and three young daughters,
and he is frequently called on to
give some scoring punch to civic
groups and enterprises. He headed
the county Red Cross drive one
year and the Community Chest ap-
peal another. He is a past president
OF the local Lions and a member of
the Elks and the Eagles and the
Chamber Of Commerce.
He's in great demand as a speaker
at Touchdown Club luncheons, high
Evening star., 1946-10-25
Blind Veteran Leaves Today
10 Get Seeing Eye Dog

william Fowler, colored, 1905
Forty-ninth street NE, a Navy
veteran, was to leave today for
Morristown, N. j., to obtain his
substitute eyes--a Seeing Eye Dog
According to a Veterans Admin
istration announcement, Mr., Fowler,
blinded on Pacific duty, is the first
Washington area veteran to be sent
to Morristown for training by the
VA washington regional office. He
is unemployed but expects to begin
lob training under a VA rehabilita-
ton program after completing in
struction with his dog.
Although he was to be accom-
panied to Morristown by friend
Mr.. Fowler will return with only his
dog as guide.
He was the first to apply for a dog
through the VA regional office here
However, another blinded local ex-
sailor, Thomas Mitchell, colored, 924
First street NV, obtained Seeing
Eye guide from VA through the
Navy's rehabilitation service.
Mr.. Mitchell now Is employed in
the Navy Department Bureau Of
Medicine and Surgery and uses his
dog in travelling to and from work
VA purchases the animals and
pays for expenses incident to train
ing sightless veterans In using them
Evening star., 1946-10-25

from Coeburn, Va: II have not reg
istered as an absentee voter in my
home jurisdiction because 1t Is a
great deal Of trouble. Now that !
live in Washington, I would like to
vote here. I see no reason why the
people Of this city should not have
the same use of the ballot as the
people of every other part of the
country. In the November pleb-
iscite, intend to vote Yes on both
questions"
AL Goldsmith, 2701 Russell road,
Alexandria, Va, who works in the
District for the Famine Emergency
Committee: II am extremely sympa-
thetic toward the demands of Dis
trict residents for local and national
suffrage. The original reasons for
disenfranchising Washington long
ago disappeared. Those reasons
that Washingtonians would be al
most entirely a city of Federal
workers-are no longer valid. Wash
ingtonians are American citizens
just like any one else and should be
treated like citizens"
Miss Doris Lowe, 1917 Rhode Is
land avenue NV, Western Union
Evening star., 1946-10-25

the Democratic Party. I hope he
was acting also as the executive
head OF our local government. He
appoints our District Commissioners.
I feel his statement on this ac-
count bears weight, in addition to
the fact that he is President Of
the United States"
Referring to Mr.. Truman's mes
sage to Congress last January ap-
proving suffrage for Washington
Mr.. Finch expressed the hope that
the President would find 1t possible
to Send another message on District
suffrage to the new Congress IN
January.
Clifford H. Newell, chairman Of
the Committee on Personnel for
the Precincts, said he was deeply
gratified" over the Presidents
utterance.
HE is remaining consistent and
backing up his former message to
Congress, Mr.. Newell added. This
statement by our Chief Executive
is giving all of our workers increased
impetus. It should help us to bring
out a much larger vote than any
one has dared to dream of getting" !"
Evening star., 1946-10-25
PIebiscite
Continued From First Page.)

one of the anomalies of our Ameri-
can system Of government.
"It seems to me that some system
should be worked out to allow this
group of citizens-larger in numbeL
than the populations of severa
States-to enjoy proper representa-
ton in their Government.
II congratulate those who are
making it possible for District citi-
zens to register their views on this
subject on election day, and ]
trust the residents of Washington
will take full advantage of this
opportunity
Committee Enlarged.
Chairman James E. Collifower Of
the Plebiscite Executive Committee
today added important civic and
labor leaders to the committee.
They are: Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, president of the Board Of
Education and chairman of the War
Hospitality Committee of the Dis
trict of Columbia: Woolsey w. Hall,
president of the Federation of Civic
Associations; Henry Beitscher, pres
ident of the Washington Industrial
Union Council (CIOO, and Glen F..
Preller, president Of the Central
Labor Union (AFL).
Meanwhile, expressions of active
support of the referendum poured
into plebiscite headquarters at the
Roa rd 0f Trade frnrn oroa MIA tionS
and individuals all over the city.
Evening star., 1946-10-25

Following is q schedule Of meet
ings and broadcasts on the Dis
trict Suffrage Plebiscite to be held
on election day, November s:
Today.
$40 p.m.-WMAL. Mrs. Albert At
wood, president of YWCA Board
+ 8 p.rn.-Meeting, Anacostia Citi-
zens' Association. Anacostia High
School: speaker. Clifford H. Newell
chairman OF Plebiscite Committee on
Precinct Organization.
Tomorrow.
10:15 am WWDC, plebiscite
round table: Speakers, James r.
Kirkland, Board of Trade: Harry N.
Stull, Federation Of Citizens Asso-
Citations; Mrs. Luther Lemon, Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs; Oliver
Palmer, third vice president. Gen.
tral Suffrage Conference, represent
ing CIO.
4:20 p.m.-WMAL, Thomas Shee-
han, plebiscite chairman for Get
Out the Vote" Committee, repre-
senting Junior Board Of Commerce.
7:30 p.m.-Joint meeting, Wash
ington Health Forum and Laird
Speech Institute, 1922 Vermont ave-
nue. NV; speaker, Wilbur S. Finch,
president of Federation Of Citizens
Association and of Central Suffrage
Conference.
Sunday.
12:45 pm.-WMAL, Rabbi Nor
man Gerstenfeld of Washington
Hebrew Congregation, honorary
Evening star., 1946-10-25
Freak Explosion Rocks FIal
After Light Is Turned On

Two men escaped injury yester-
day afternoon when an explosion of
uncertain origin shattered the cell
ing Of a second floor apartment at
1405 Girard street NV.
Ernest Haynes, occupant Of the
apartment and q friend, Sterling
Nair, told police the blast occurred
when Mr.. Haynes turned on an
electric light switch as he entered
the apartment
The force OF the blast hurled them
to the floor, but neither was hurt.
Plaster Uttered the apartment
Evening star., 1946-10-25

12:45 pm.-WMAL, Rabbi Nor
man Gerstenfeld of Washington
Hebrew Congregation, honorary
Evening star., 1946-10-25

Newcomers to Washington are as
much In favor OF suffrage and ma
tional representation for the Dis
trict as longtime residents are, the
man-in-the-street survey being con-
Quoted by The Star indicated. Those
interviewed said:
Miss vesta Palmer, 3023 Four
teenth street NV, q clerk at the
Maritime Commission, who comes
Evening star., 1946-10-25

large, so that results of the plebis.
cite may prove conclusively to the
President and Congress just how
the people of the District feel or
these fundamental issues.
I'VE are asking them merely te
indicate their interest in the righ,
to vote. No other issue will be
presented"
Wilbur S. Finch, vice chairman
of the Plebiscite Committee, said
he was delighted" with the state
ments Of the President and Mr.
Reece.
Issue Nonpartisan.
"This is strictly a nonpartisan
ISSUE" he declared. "It is not q
question of partisanship. "Mr. Tru-
man, trust, was not merely speak
ing as President and as head Of
Evening star., 1946-10-25

Arrangements were being made te
build up the enormous list of
personnel to staff the polls through.
out the city.
Schools to Poll Votes.
Colleges and universities began
setting up their own organizations
to take the votes of students
over 81.
More radio programs were being
scheduled to carry explanations OF
the referendum into homes and
Offices.
The Executive Committee of the
plebiscite group plans to meet at
II am. Monday in room 528 o1
The Star Building, to formulate
further plans. The full Plebiscite
Committee will meet at II am
Wednesday in the same place.
Plebiscite leaders hailed the latest
public pronouncements from Demo-
cratic and Republican leaders.
Mr.. Colliflower, plebiscite chair
man, said:
"The Presidents reaffirmation o1
his stand that Washington residents
should have the right to vote comes
as very encouraging news to al
of us associated with the election
day plebiscite.
Interest Seen Stimulated.
His announcement that he favors
both national representation and
local suffrage should stimulate tre-
mendous interest throughout the
Nation in plans for the poll on
November 5.
IT hope the total vote will be
Evening star., 1946-10-25

Star Staff Photos.
thought that insane people were the
only ones over 81 years of age dis
qualified from the polls. I am cer-
tainly going to vote Yes in the
plebicite. This is a terribly unfair
situation here and it ought to be
corrected"
Henri Britell, 1925 Ingomar place
NV, floor manager of a downtown
restaurant, who was born in France
and has voted in Massachusetts,
New York and Connecticut since he
became an American citizen: II
think / can appreciate the loss of
the vote I suffered by moving to
Washington more than native-born
Washingtonians who have never
known what it is to have the priv
ilege of voting. 1t makes me mad to
think that people of this city are
excluded from taking part in the
Government, just because of an old
law which is no longer in step with
the times. am going to get out
and vote in the plebiscite November
S, and I'm going to vote Yes We
need suffrage here, and We'll get it
no matter who tries to stop u.s."
Evening star., 1946-10-25
People Speak for Suffrage

employe: VI have been here year
but have never voted, even In my
Pennsylvania home, because was
not old enough last time. This year
I neglected to register for absentee
voting and now will not be able to
vote at all. didn't know Washing
ton people were denied suffrage, and
I don't think most of the people out
In the States know 1t. I always
Evening star., 1946-10-25
Guide to PIebiscite Events

chairman Of the Committee on Reli-
gious Life in the District.
Monday.
11a.m.-Plebiscite Executive Com
mittee, Room 528, The Star Build
ing.
Wednesday.
II a.m.-General Plebiscite COM
mittee, Room 52a, The Star Build
ing.
Evening star., 1946-10-25

floor, and the upper panes Of the
bedroom and kitchen windows were
knocked out.
Police believe = leakage Of illumi-
mating gas from Z pipe between the
Evening star., 1946-10-25

ceiling and the floor Of the apart
ment above may have been ignited
by q spark from the light switch.
"a check Of the pipes and wiring re-
yealed no apparent defects, however.
The union times., 1946-08-10
Vets Poll Finds Wages Inadequate

WASHINGTON OPA)-World War II veterans are finding that their jobs do not provide sufficient in come to properly care" for their families, it was shown in preliminary reports on nationwide poll
The union times., 1946-08-10
Full Employment Chairman Opposes
 Guaranteed Jobs
Brookings Institution Vice. President Blesses Inept
 Bills Provisions

Washington (LPA) = Edwin G. Nourse, vice-president of the Brook ings Institution, has been named as chairman and third member of the Economic Advisory Council last week to administer the Full Employment Law signed by President Truman. Previously nominated and confirmed by the Senate were Leon H. Keyser- ling, general counsel for the Natl Housing Agency, and John Davidson Clark, University of Nebraska econo- mist.
 In his first meeting with the press NOurse declared that the Full Employment Law as finally passed was an improvement on the origi- nal bill. The vast majority of the Nations labor leaders expressed grave disappointment when the original legislation was :'watered down" to a much weaker version than what the administration asked.
 Nourse asserted, moreover, that he dlsliked the original bill because it called for the government to guaran- tee full employment. Asked whether he believed that everybody has a right to a job," Nourse said he wouldn't put it in that form" He said that the government should pro- vide the conditions" for useful em- ployment"
The union times., 1946-08-10
Senate Should Refuse To Seat
 BilbO TObin
Teamsters' President Says He Should Be Exiled
 To Mississippi

INDIANAPOLIS (FP)-'TrOOp trains should have been rolling into Mississippi within "A hours after BilbO defied the Constitution, 5 Pres. Daniel J. TObin of the Intl. Bro. of Teamsters (AFL) writes in the August issue of the unions off, cial publication.
 Suggesting that the Senate deny Theodore Bilbo his seat which he won by threats of violence, Tobin said Federal troops should be sent any where that armed supervision is neces- sary to guarantee the basic rights of citizenship. That's what the revolu- tionary war was all about. And the civil war. We won both those bloody conflicts and presumably established forever the principle that men are free and equal.
 Violated Constitution
 They were not equal and they were not free in Mississippi last month. That's why Bilbo won.
 Mississippi prefers to waIIOw in the swamp" he said, after describ- ing sub-standard wages, poor liv- ing conditions, low health and edu- cation standards in the state.
 "She can send Bilbo to the Senate but the Senate doesn't need to accept him. It should ship him back, prefer ably in a cattle car"
The union times., 1946-08-10
.FBI Cracks Down
 On Optical Cyps For Kickback Plan

WASHINGTON (LPA)-A kick back racket operated by eye doc tors and the nations largest spec tacle manufacturers muIcted the public of 'many millions of dol lars each year," it was disclosed last week as the Justice Dept. filed antitrust suits against the nations biggest optical wholesalers and g eye doctors.
 Atty. Gen. Tom Clark said that the two groups violated the Sherman anti trust act by fixing the price of spec tacles at twice their cost and "rebat- ing" to the doctors approximately one-half of the total price paid by their patients for eye glasses" Clark said the 52 doctors were listed as de- fendants as Representatives" of their class.
 Doctors Get Kick-Back
 Patients purchasing eye glasses on prescription, declared Clark, "pay prices which are inflated approximate up l009o by the amount of the rebate paid by these companies to the pre- scribing doctors; that some individual doctors receive as much as $40,000 annually in rebates"
 Two of the firms, Bausch X Lomb, of Rochester, N. Y., and American Optical Co.,, of South bridge, Mass, do about 8O% of the prescription business in the country.
The union times., 1946-08-10

THERE were others like it, may be, but here's a headline on the May story in the Hinton (W. Va.) Daily Ne,Us:
 MAY MAY TESTIFY
 FOR THE SENATE
 OR MAY MAY NOT