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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-23
Alumni Club
 Meets May 8

The Northeas stern University Alumni Club of Connecticut will hold 6 dinner meeting at the Oasis Club, East Hartford, on Wednesday, May 8, i946, at p. m. MT. 8. L. Newman, general vice-president of the Information Association of Ma chinists, of New York City, will address the gathering.
 Reservations will be accepted up to May 1 by MT. John s. Preston, 34 B. ., president, q CreStView Drive, Newington, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-23

Fifty pupils Of Chirtons School, Devices. England. had . weeks aacation while the school board was deciding to raise the janitor's pay from e2oe to e2l0 e gear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-23
Births

MT. and Mrs. William GenoVeSe ot Perkins Avenue announces the birth of their third child, and first daugh- ter, Patricia Elizabeth, on April 8 at the Waterbury Hospital. Mrs. Geno- vese is the former Dorothy Cor coran.
 Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jones, Jr, Cambridge, Mass, anounce the birth of their second daugh- ter, Terry West Jones, March 2l ct Richardson House, Boston. The Infant is the granddaughter lof Mrs. II. siddons Mowhray and the late MT. Mowbray, internationally known mural artist.
 Mir. and Mrs. Amos Foote Barnes, 3d., Pine Orchard, announce the birth of son, Jonathan Atwater, on Feb. T In New Haven Hospital, Mrs. Barnes was formerly Miss Eliz- abeth Goodrich. MT. Barnes Is a former Waterbury resident.
 MT. and Mrs. Bernard Miron, Lo- cuSt Street, announce the birth of their first child, c daughter, Pat rlcia Ann born April IS, ct the Wa terbury Hospital. Mrs. Miron Is the former Miss Helen Shodolska.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert T. Gillies announce the birth of their first child, Q daughter, Jane Carroll, Tuesday, April l6, at St, Mary's Hospital. Mrs. Gillies is the former Mary '. Culhane, niece of Miss Jane '. Culhane of Johnson Street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-23

Local antl-tuberculosls oFganlya- tions in Northern Ireland gre prS- testing against the 00vernment's plan to lFsurp the'r functions iy It's campaign against the dire dIs- ease.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-23

Miss Ruby Goodrich Of this city is ct the BarbiSon -Plasa Hotel In New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-23

An entertainment Of readings of Scottish and English selection, also songs, in costume. will be given at ther Waterbury Business & Pros Sessional Women's Club, under the auspices of the Ways & Means Com mittee. Miss Cora Crompton. chair man. on Thursday evening, April 2Sth. at c o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-23

The Army awarded l.725 ,344 deco- rations and awards from Dec. ', l04i through Nov. 90, 1945.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-23
Club Notes

The Waterbury Women's Demo- cratic oBoster Club met last night at The Elton with Miss Mary Hen Tlessey presiding at the meeting. A Forum was held on the details of an election in general. ChairInen of different committees will make plans for future meetings. The next meeting will be held May 2 at The Elton.
 The Mothers Club of Eg. Peter and Paul'S Church will meet at S:i5 tomorrow night in the school hall. Mrs. Marcel Young. president, will preside at the meeting.
 The board members of the Wa terbury Hebrew Ladies' Aid Asso- ciation will meet Thursday after noon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. Leonard Garston, Hawley Street. Mrs. Joseph darston will act as hostess.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Parking Agency
To Seek Space
AT Pentagon
Room for 1000 Cars
Of Vireinions Asked
To Relieve Congestion

Use of part of the North Pentagon
parking lot, designation of express
streets for buses and vacating of
parking garages by the United States
and foreign governments will be
sought TO provide some immediate
relief for Washington's parking con-
gestlon, according to p Y. K.
HoWatt, chairman of the District
Motor Vehicle Parking Agency.
At a meeting of the Advisory
Board of the American Automobile
Association at the Mayhower Hotel
yesterday Mr.. Howatt told board
members and guests he has asked
Brig. Gen. Robert N. Young, COM
manding general of the military
district of Washington, to earmark
1000 Of the $500 parking spaces
in the North Pentagon lot for use
OF city parkers coming from Virginia.
Buses taking Pentagon employees
from the District, which now return
empty in the morning and leave the
District empty in the evening, could
De rerouted to transport persons
using the lot, he said.
600 Spaces Normally Used.
A recent survey by the parking
agency, he explained, revealed that
only 500 spaces in the lot normally
are used. Counts of cars parked
south of the District Building
showed between 300 and 900 were
from Virginia and presumably had
entered the District via Highway
Bridge.
/ Engineer Commissioner Gordon
r. Young, a guest at the luncheon,
Evening star., 1946-04-09

them. Slinky, 1t seems, would be
more content on the outside and
IL probably be freed soon, Mrs.
Rudnick said.
I'VE won't dissect him as we
would other reptiles during our
course of study" she explained. It's
"a question now of letting him live
as a pet or letting him CO."
Principal E. M. Douglass, who
received the letters of protests, said
the use of live snakes in studying
natures habits has been customary
in biology classes throughout the
county and in practice in the
Blair school since it opened 10 years
ago. He said he saw no reason why
the course should not continue to
offer the same type of instruction.
About Mrs. Rudnick's hypnotic
demonstrations, Mr.. Douglass re-
ported they constituted only a small
fraction of a days study during dis
cussion on the care and treatment
Of the nervous system.
They're SO simple" he explained,
that one hypnotist telephoned me
Evening star., 1946-04-09
High School Alumni Play
To Aid War Memorial

The fund-raising campaign of the
Arlington War Memorial Association
will benefit from receipts of a dra-
matte production to be given by the
Washington-Lee High School
Alumni.
The three-act play, Death Takes
a Holiday" will be presented Thurs
day and Friday at $3.50 pm. in the
school auditorium. Tickets will be
on sale tomorrow from 7::30 to 10
pm. at the school, They also may
be obtained at the door the nights
of the performances.
Directed by r. c. Campbell, the
cast includes Warner Schreiner,
Matthew Halstead, Robert Reese,
Robert Lewis, Jeanne Simpson, Hill
ton Bonney, Frances Muzzioli, B.
Tyler Chew, Peggy Lawrence, Ame-
liza McNally, Glandon Justice, Wilma
Caponi and Edward Smith.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Broken Hydrant Leaves
Upper Marlboro Water|ess

A broken fire hydrant, damaged
when an automobile crashed into
1t, yesterday left the town of Upper
Marlboro without water for more
than four hours.
Town Commissioner T. Van Clag-
gett said that more than 200 homes
and the business section, including
the county courthouse, were affected
in a l. 1-mile-square area.
Wesley R. Kerr, in charge of the
towns water and sewer mainte-
nance, reported that 10000 gallons
OF the towns 100000 gallon water
tank flooded the area around the
hydrant before the break could be
cut of. Workmen were forced to
install new plug before water was
running again, he said.
The accident occurred when a car,
operated by Mrs Florence C. Grain,
wife of naval officer, of 2943 Tilden
street NV. skidded off the Marl-
boro pike into the hydrant, police
said
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Hyattsvi|Ie Council 10 Hear
Complaints on Vicious Dous

The Hyattsville City Council last
night decided to hold a special re-
cess meeting at pm. April % in
the County Service Building to hear
complaints about vicious dogs.
Holton R. Small. letter carrier,
told the Council four children had
been bitten recently, and said
numerous citizens were aroused over
the situation. He said he would
submit to the Council for its con-
sideration dog ordinances similar to
those in other cities.
Charles w. Glaggett, a member of
the City Library Board, rendered his
resignation. Councilman Caesar l..
Aiello was asked to write a testi-
monial of appreciation to be pre-
sented to Mr.. Claggett at the Council
meeting May l3.
Petitions of John F. Lillard and
Vincent A. Sheehy, jr., for permis-
sion to rezone property for construc-
ton OF apartments was approved
Mr.. Lillard plans to build a three
story 45-unit building on the north.
east corner Of Emerson street and
Forty-third avenue and Mr.. Sheehv
a 10-unit building at 42l3 jefferson
street. Both projects would have off,
street parking.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Six Prince Georges Men
Indicted in Theft Cases

Ten indictments against six men
involving housebreaking and thefts
have been returned by the Prince
Georges County grand jury at
Upper Marlboro.
Five of the indictments were
against Alvin L. Stephenson, who
was held on charges of housebreak-
ing, larceny and receiving stolen
goods, housebreaking with intent to
commit larceny. automobile theft
and receiving stolen goods.
Joseph A. Knott. 40, of Temple
Hills. was indicted for larceny and
stolen goods in a theft from Strict's
Restaurant, Silver Hill, last No.
vember 90
Other indictments were returned
against Haywood Smith, colored.
Sandy Springs. for burglary house
breaking and larceny last October
%: Edward B. Ross, Fairmont
Heights, who escaped from the
Upper Marlboro Jail last December
and was recaptured a few days
later, for housebreaking. larceny
and receiving stolen goods November
/; James w. Brown, jr., for house
breaking last January u. and Nor
ton N. Brown, for HOUSEKEEPING,
larceny and receiving stolen goods
last December IL
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Bishop OMAN 10 Address
1empIars' Sunrise Service

DR.. G. Bromley Oman, Bishop OF
the Methodist Church for the New
York area and president of the
Federation of Churches of Christ in
America. will address the 18th an
nual Easter sunrise service of the
Grand Encampment of knights
Templar in the amphitheater at
Arlington National Cemetery, FRED
E, Blood, general chairman of the
service, announced today
The Easter sunrise service will
begin at 7:30 am. Charles Noah
Orr, Grand Master of the Templars
will preside. Invitations have been
eXtened to cabinet officer, mem
bers of Congress and Government
officials, the announcement said.
The knights Templar will march
in uniform from the west gate to the
amphitheater preceded by the Unit
ed States Marine Band. The serv-
ices will be broadcast by Columbia
Broadcasting System over ma
tional hookup.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
CoImar Manor Gaming
Charge Costs D. {. Man $50

A 44-year old District man was
fined $50 and costs in Hyattsville
Police CoEt yesterday on charges
OF operating numbers game last
week in Colmar Manor, Md.
Thomas M. Boucher, 1125 Twelfth
street NV. was arrested last Thurs
day and charged with setting up and
maintaining gaming table, follow
ing raid at 1912 Lawrence street,
Colmar Manor, which netted $34O,
two telephones and other equipment,
Prince Georges County police told
Trial Magistrate Arthur P. Owens.
Three others from the District and
vicinity, who were held under $lOO
bond as States witnesses, were or
dered released.
In another trial, Willie Speed, 80,
colored, of TOO block of Fourth street
NE, was fined s120 collateral for
feiture for driving while drunk
reckless driving and driving without
a permit early last Friday morning
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Letters 1901
| In Favor of Tuck
Ion Vepco Action
By the Associated Pres,

RICHMOND, Va, April e.-To
handle the unprecedented volume
OF mail received by Gov. Tuck, in
connection with his action in the
Virginia Electric e. Power Co. dis
pute, an extra stenographer has
been put to work
Jesse w. Dillon, secretary to Gov.
Tuck, estimated that the number
OF letters has passed the 5000
mark He added that for every let
ter received in condemnation of the
Governors action, at least 100 had
been received in congratulation.
The Governor is debating indi-
vidual replies to as many letters
as possible, Mr.. Dillon said, but
stated that in most instances he
is simply thanking his correspond
ents for their expression of senti-
ment and expressing his own pleas
ure that strike was averted
through adoption Of an arbitrat ton
plan.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Snake in Class, Which Aroused Parents Protest,
Becomes Pet of Montgomery Blair Pupils

after seeing the story and said he
received laugh when he read it.
He said he made living as a hypno-
tist. Why, Ralph Slater (who has
made several theater appearances
here) wouldn't even call this instruc-
tion hypnotism."
In defending Mrs. Rudnick, who
is in her fourth year in Montgomery
County schools. two at Montgomery
Blair and two at Bethesda. the
principal said he had every conf
dence" in her.
Meanwhile, parents of some stu
dents in the same classes have COM
plimented Mrs. Rudnick on her
method of teaching. One parent,
Mr.. Douglass pointed out. said she
wished to commend Mrs. Rudnick
for "use of little ingenuity in in
creasing pupil interest in the study
of biology"
Mr.. Douglass reiterated that no
one was forced to handle the snakes
and no one was made to participate
in hypnotic sessions, which was con-
fined to volunteers.
Evening star., 1946-04-09

said he already has put an engi-
neer to work surveying streets which
might be turned into express high
ways for buses.
One reason for parking conges-
ton. Mr. Howatt explained. is the
present transit facilities aren't fast
enough,
Mr.. Howatt said his agency is
continuing to contact private build
ers and investors to obtain their
support in building parking garages
where thev are needed most. So far
space for $50 cars is now under con-
struction, while space for 1900 more
is planned.
He said the parking agency would
assist parking garage builders In OBJ
tanning priorities from the Civilian
Production Administration by giving
the CPA statistics on the need for
such buildings. Parking garage con-
struction, largely reinforced con-
crete would not compete with the
veterans housing program. he said
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Edmonston Candidates
Must File by April 20

Candidates for one seat each from
the first and second wards in the
Edmonston Town Council must
file their petitions with Mrs. Irene
Staps, town clerk, by midnight,
April 20.
Terms of Councilmen Francis R
James, first ward, and Henry l.
Adams, second ward, expire this
year, but neither has indicated
whether he will run again in the
annual town election May 6.
Holdovers, who have another year
to serve, are: Mayor Harold R
Manning, Councilmen Leonard R
Kagey, first ward, and Clarence
Powell, second ward, and Town
Treasurer Maude L. Powell.
Edmonston's Town Council will
set the town tax rate for the en-
suing year on April a.
Evening star., 1946-04-09

The snake, which aroused pro-
tests from number of parents OF
students at Montgomery Blair High
School, Silver Spring, Md, because
the pupils were allowed to handle it
in biology class, has become the pet
of the school.
The teacher, Mrs. Dorothy Rud-
nick, at whom the protests were di-
rected-and who also was criticized
because of hypnotism demonstra-
tions in class-reports that the
snake is making new friends every
day.
The children refuse to let the
snake go" she declared. They in
sist on feeding it and keeping it as
a pet"
"Slinky," as it was named by
young admirers, is an ordinary gar
ter snake-nonpoisonous and little
more than 6 inches long. 1t was
found near the school a few weeks
ago by girl members of the class.
Now, students bring flies, other in
sects and worms to feed him, but
so Tar the snake has not touched
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Large Audience AppIouds
Thrilling Stunts at Shrine Circus

Washington's fifth annual Shrine
circus opened a weeks run at Ulines
Arena last night with a 26-display
performance that left the kids
hoarse from shrieking their delight
and the groWnups dizzy from trying
TO watch everything at once.
From the opening parade TO the
final exit march it was a bangup
show and the near-capacity crowd
which turned out for the premiere
in spite Of chill weather went home
satisfied
Whether it was the antics of the
abSurdly costumed clowns, the
taking gyrations Of the aero
bats high in the vaulted dome of
the arena. or the slim girl being
shot $50 feet from the mouth of a
giant cannon, didn't seem to matter.
The audience ate it all up-especially
the youngsters.
Glee Undiminished.
Their mouths agape and smeared
with popcorn, molasses and spun
sugar candy, they clapped, whistled
and shouted with undiminished glee
as act after whirling act took its
place in one or the other OF the
three sawdust rings for more than
three hours of d-fashioned fun.
There was little Joe Walsch in a
cage full of lions and tigers, making
them sit up on stools, jump through
hoops and even walk a tight rope
like so many tabby cats-and with
only cracking whip and a slender
pole for protection against the great
claws and snarling, saber-toothed
jaws
The great elephant Of Capt. Joe
Hanson rode around the ring on a
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Virginia Farmer
| At 81 Is Father
For 10th Time
By the Associated Pres.

BRISTOL. Va, April 9.-At 81
Enoch Dowell, tenant farmer living
near Bristol, is a father for the
Goth time and says he feels just
like a -old-just as proud
as 1 was with my first"
Mr.. Dowen, who says he likes
children "or I wouldn't have had
SO many" married his present wife
who is 46, after the death of his
first II years ago.
Mrs. Dowell had two children by
previous marriage, then nine by
Mr.. Dowell, all of whom are living
Mr.. Dowell had II children by his
first wife, of whom two are dead.
At Kings Mountain Memorial
Hospital, by his wife's bedside, Mr..
Dowen held the newest infant and
said he would be willing to bet a
good farm to a fishhook" that
there isn't another man of my
age in two counties who can do
more work or who's got a better
family"
His wife joined in. Its the truth
Come to our place at Emmett's and
you'll see him working every day
taking care of 20 head of cattle, 18
head of hogs, IS turkeys, 200 chick
ems, two acres of tobacco, and a
truck patch"
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Candidates |ndorsed
By Prince Georges
Democratic Group

The Prince Georges County Dem
ocratic State Central Committee to-
day announced the list of State and
county candidates it will support in
the June "a primaries.
Representative Baldwin of Hydes
was indorsed for Governor, Gov
O'Connor for the United States
Senate, John S. White, Colmar
Manor, now speaker of the House
Of Delegates, for attorney general,
and Representative Sasscer, Upper
Marlboro, for denomination in the
fifth congressional district.
Receive Endorsements.
Those lndorsed for county Offices
we're:
State Senator L. Harold Sothoron
University Park, incumbent; for
clerk of the circuit court, Brice
Bowie, Riverdale, incumbent; coun-
Ity treasurer, James B. Bland, Suit
land, now county commissioner;
sheriff, T. Ward Martin, Noting
ham, now chief deputy sheriff
States attorney, A. Gwynn Bowie,
Upper Marlboro, incumbent; reg
ister of wills. Griffith B. Oursler
Clinton, farmer and former justice
of the peace, who is active in the
County Farm Bureau.
County commissioners: John H
Beall, Mount Rainier; William A.
Carson, Riverdale: Norman H. COL
Inns. Forestville: D. Leonard Dyer.
Accokeek, and Harry w McNamee,
Berwyn. Mr.. Beall, Mr.. Carson and
Mr., Dyer are incumbent commits
sioners and Mr.. McNamee is a for
mer commissioner Mr.. Collins is
now clerk of the county police COM
miSsioners
House of Delegates: Perry O.
Wilkinson. Hyattsville; DR.. N. B.
Steward, Laurel; William H. Nc
Grath, Seat Pleasant; George G..
McLeish, Bladensburg; LIE Roy
Humphrey, Norwood; T. Raymond
Burch, Berwyn. Mr. Wilkinson, DR..
Steward and Mr.. Humphrey are
present delegates. Mr.. McGrath
and Mr.. McLeish are attorneys and
Mr.. Burch real estate man who
resigned after - years as postmaster
of BerWyn.
Incumbents Supported.
Judges of the Orphans Court,
William T. Thomas Mcpherson,
Brandywine; Vincent A. Osterman,
Bladensburg, and Lansdale G. Clag-
gett, Upper Marlboro, incumbents.
County surveyor Capt Vinton D.
Cockey, Laurel, incumbent; delegates
to the State convention, Nicholas
Orem. jr.. Hyattsville; Robert B.
Matthias, Mount Rainier; Ernest N.
Cory, jr., College Park; Hervey G.
Machen, Hyattsville; Lawrence w.
Whalen, Brentwood Mrs. Myrtle
Andre, Oxon Hill, Miss M. Adele
Stamp, College Park
Senator Sothoron was named
chairman of the County Campaign
Committee and a group will be
named in each precinct in the
county to spearhead the drive in its
area.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Brush Burner Fined
Under MARYLAND Law

Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie YES
terday fined Frank M. States
Brandywine Heights, Md, $40 in
Upper Marlboro Police Court yes
terday in one of the first convictions
in the county for violations of the
Maryland State Forestry brush
burning laws.
States was fined $40 each on
charges of burning brush fire
carelessly and allowing it to escape
from his premises and for starting
the fire during the prohibited period
before 4 pm. He was found not
guilty on another charge OF failing
to construct safety strip to control
the fire,
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Dead Fish in Sligo Branch
Brinq Test Of Waters

Harry B. Shaw, engineer at the
Washington suburban n Sanitary
Commission, said tests are being
conducted today on the waters of
Sligo Branch Creek, Silver Spring,
to determine the cause of death of
the creeks fish.
Children playing along the banks
in the last few days noticed that the
only fish in the creek seemed to be
dead, an occurrence which has
previously been noted in Sligo
Branch and Rock Creek.
Frank J. Duane, president of the
Seven Oaks Manor Citizens Associa-
ton, said his association previously
had blamed pollution OF the creek
on a garbage fill north of Colesville
pike adjacent to the creek, and had
asked the commission to remedy the
condition.
Evening star., 1946-04-09

tricycle. and held on to the handle
bars with his trunk. A bear roller
skated and little dogs rode the
ponies, turning flipflops from their
backs.
Equestrienne Thrills.
There was also the black-halred
La Tosca girl doing a double back
somersault on bounding rope
And then that long moment as the
great gasp went up, when one of the
La Mars flying trapeze team failed
to catch his partners hands at the
top of twisting leap and fell into
the net below.
So deep in the net did he sink
from his long fall that the acrobats
did not try that intricate stunt
again, for fear anothers fall would
stretch the big mesh of ropes too
hard floor below. But no matter.
They had hung by their hands,
heels and teeth until the spectators
were weak and dizzy and ready
enough to turn their attention else
where.
And who could remember danger
long when there was 'Florian,' the
graceful, white dancing horse: Kin
ko, the pretZel man: bareback rid
ers, teeter board artists, Chinese
tumblers and clowns and more
clowns, until your head reeled With
the sheer delight of it and the ex-
pectancy of the next display
If you missed it, therell be per-
formances every day through Sum-
day at and s:l5 pm. The proceeds
will 60 to Almas Temple charities
and activities throughout the coun-
Evening star., 1946-04-09
I Arrested in Montgomery
For Improper Truck Tags

Montgomery County police yes
terday reported the arrest of seven
truck drivers from the District
and vicinity on charges of loading
and delivery in Maryland with Dis
trict license tags.
The violations. according to County
Policeman Joseph w. Ward. oc-
CURED when the drivers hauled dirt
from a construction job in Silver
Spring and either dumped or in
tended TO dump these loads within
the State without the use of Mary
land CHI commercial for hire
tags and for failing to register in
surance with the State Commits
sioner of Motor Vehicles as required
by Maryland law
Those arrested were: William
Davis. 81 colored 6l8 o street NV.
charged with improper markers;
John Chapman. 35, colored, 534 Co.
lumbia road NV. improper mark
ers; Oscar Butler, Is, colored, 68
Myrtle street NE, improper mark
ers and no insurance registration;
Robert Reed. A, colored, 48l4 Deane
avenue NE, improper markers:
Jesse D. Harriday, Al, colored, 25O5
Sherman avenue NV, improper
markers and no insurance registra-
ton; Ambrose A. Doye. q, colored.
1901 Rosedale street NE. improper
tags and no drivers permit, and
Robert B. Sears, Cambrills, Nd,
improper tags and no insurance
registration.
All but Dove were released in
custody of William McCeney, a Sill
yer Spring contractor. pending a
hearing April % in Silver Spring
Police Court. Doye forfeited total
OF $3.50 on the two charges, police
said