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Evening star., 1946-10-03
Army Medical Librar,
ConsuIfanfs 10 Press
Plans for Building

Development Of plans for $10,.
000, 900 building to house the Army
Medical Library occupies chief place
on the announced agenda OF the
third annual meeting Of the Associa-
ton Of Honorary Consultants Of the
library here tomorrow and Satur-
day.
A site near the Library Of Con-
gress has been selected for the new
structure, and Congress has appro-
lpriated funds for architectural
plans. Money for the actual con-
struction has not yet been set aside
The library is now housed in a
building, described as outmoded and
nonfireproof, at Seventh street and
Independence avenue S.W. Founded
lin 1886, the institution contains
more than 1000, 900 volumes, includ-
ing 531 incunabula-m vol
umes printed in the 18th century.
The present building was erected
in 1887.
Opening session of the association
will be held at 10 am. tomorrow
in the library, with Maj. Gen. Nor
man T. Kirk, surgeon general Of
the Army, and DR.. John F. Fulton,
president Of the association, sched-
uled to speak briefly.
Remaining sessions will be in the
Hotel Statler, starting with a
luncheon at l pm. tomorrow. An
afternoon business session will be
followed by a dinner at pm, at
which speakers are to include Gen.
Kirk. Col. Leon L. Gardner, director
of the library; Prof. Max L. Fisch of
the University of Illinois, former
chief of the nbrary's medical his
tory division, and Mr.. Reginald Fitz,
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lecturer on historical medicine a

lecturer on historical medicine at
Harvard.
Scheduled to speak Saturday are
DR.. Morris Fishbein, editor Of the
Journal Of the American Medical
Association. DR.. Luther H. Evans,
librarian Of Congress; Wyllis E.
Wright, Army medical librarian;
Miss Mary Louise Marshall, librarian
of Tulane University School Of Med
icine; DR.. Chauncey D. Leake Of the
University Of Texas School OF Med
icine and vice president Of the asso-
citation. and Col. Gardner.
Membership of the association in
cludes more than 30 leaders in
medicine and medical sciences. Col.
Harold w. Jones, former director Of
the library and secretary-treasurer
of the association, is in charge of
arrangements for the meeting.
Evening star., 1946-10-03
D. G. Bur to Name Unit
On Judicial Selection

The Committee on Judicial Selec-
tion will be chosen by the District
Bar Association at It's meeting at
pm. Tuesday at the Mayfiower Ho-
tel.
The committee, which recon-
mends selections for judgeships to
the Attorney General. Is composed
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Iof seven past presidentns Of the as
sociation.
Charles n. Burton, chairman Of
the Junior Bar Trafiic Court Com
nittee, announced that luncheon
will be held at the Carlton Hotel on
October 16. This will be q part Of the
second annual Trafiic Court Confer
ence, to be addressed by Attorney
General Clark.
Evening star., 1946-10-03
Dr.. Goldberg to Speak

DR.. Michael Goldberg, Of the
Naval Ordnance Laboratory, will
address the National Capital As
tronomers at pm. Saturday in the
Commerce Department auditorium.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Baltimore M .Shipyard
Stalled as Workers
Aid Office Strikers
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, June 25.-Con-
struction at the Bethlehem-Spar-
rows Point Shipyard was at a near
standstill today as approximately
half of $4,000 production workers
remained away from their jobs out
of sympathy with white collar"
picket line, company officials re-
ported.
officials of Local 33 of the In
dustrial Union of Marine and Ship
building Workers, CIO, with which
the Office workers are affiliated, said
a meeting between union and COM
pany representatives is expected to
be held today after no progress to-
ward settlement of the dispute was
made at meeting yesterday.
Signs demanding a contract and
seniority rights for shipyard Office
workers were paraded yesterday by
an estimated 40 pickets representing
the approximately 300 clerical work.
ers who went on strike.
Meanwhile, company spokesman
said that because of conditions
beyond our CONTROL" it would be
impossible to launch the S. S. Vague
as scheduled today and that the
event would be postponed until
such time as the launching could
be carried out under favorable con-
ditions."
The S. S. Vague, described as the
first of nine cargo ships being built
here by the Bethlehem yard for the
United Fruit Co., was scheduled to
60 down the ways at 1:30'pm., with
Sonora Ana C. de Arcia Godoy, wife
of the Ambassador from the Domin-
lean Republic, as sponsor.
Office workers we're granted an 1S
cents hourly wage increase last May
6 along with $4,000 Bethlehem Steel
Co. workers in East Coast ship
yards. The group contends, how
ever, that it is not covered by the
company's contract with production
workers and therefore has no senior
ity rights.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Plant Food Council
Hears Dirksen Warn
OF Collective System
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

HOT SPRINGS, Va, June 25.-
Representative Dirksen, Republican,
of Illinois warned the American
Plant Food Council convention last
night of what he called a constant
and well implemented effort under
way to bring about a collective sys-
tenn in America"
Mr.. Dirksen, member of the House
Appropriations Committee and the
Select Committee to Reorganize the
Executive Branch of Government,
continued:
Freedom like merchandise must
be sold and resold over and over
again in every generation. Some
where along the line there must be a
four squared determination whether
the free enterprise system and the
free market as we have known 1t
for more than $50 years is worth
fighting for, and If so to fight for it
and for its preservation with a
crusading zeal which we have never
known before"
Earlier, DR.. Richard Bradfield OF
Ithaca. N. Y, head of the agronomy
department at Cornell University
said "soil conservation is of great
Importance" but asserted lit is i'm
perative that our agricultural and
industrial leaders turn rapidly to q
program of fertilizer materials con-
servation If we are to safeguard oul
farm production"
DR.. Bradford emphasized that 1.-The
fertilizer of the future must contain
higher percentage of plant food
which means all inert filters must
CO."
He asserted that present indica-
tions point to shortages in fertilize,
materials for many, many months
to come and therefore the necessity
for fair distribution of plant food i:
particularly important"
DR.. Bradfield outlined four IRE.
sponsibilities of the industry: Cd Te
produce the fertilizer needed by the
farmers of the country to produce
the crops Of country needs: CD Tc
distribute fertilizers equitably; 90
To make fertilizer available to farm.
ers at q fair price; a. To assume
its due share of the responsibility
for the efficient use and conservation
of our fertilizer resources.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Church Council Asks
Withdrawal Of Taylor
BY the Assoeio.ed Press

GRINNELL, Va, June 25.-With-
drawal Of Myron Taylor cor any
Ambassador, official or unofficial"
from the Vatican was asked yester.
day by the General Council of Con.
gregational Christian Churches,
meeting in biennial convention at
Grinnell College.
The council urged "the President
to withdraw Mr.. Taylor" in the in
terest of good will between Chris.
tian Americans"
1--WE can only believe" said the
resolution, which was passed with
few dissenting votes. that our
Roman Catholic friends are content
with the status of being citizens of
two countries and violators of the
American tr- n of separation
of church AMI (, : if they decline
to join us in a rc1uest for the
withdral al OF NJ. iaylor.'
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Three Montgomery
Play Programs SET

Summer recreation programs
opened at the Rockville Elementary
School, at the Gaithersburg High
School and the Woodside Elemen-
tary School yesterday.
E. Brooke Lee, vice chairman of the
Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, announced
that special instruction will be
available in tennis, music and dra-
matics, arts and crafts and wood
working at all of the county centers.
Leonard Hines of the Calvin Cool
idge High School will be in charge
Of the tennis program.
Albert Bender. Bethesda High
School, assisted by H. w. Kreuz-
burg, and A. c. Croddy, Leland
Junior High School, will be in
charge of arts, crafts and wood
working.
Miss Almira Parrish, Gathers
burg High School, will head music
and dramatics in the western sub
urban area, Gaithersburg and Rock
vile. In the eastern suburban area
Miss Marion Fish and Miss jose
phine Fosh will instruct in music,
singing, rhythmic dancing dra-
matics.
In addition to the Rockville,
Gaithersburg and Woodside schools,
recreation programs at 80 other
points, which were announced last
week, also will begin tomorrow.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Tri-Stote EIks Holding
PorIey in Hogerstown
Rx ihe A.seeiatad Pras,

HAGERSTOWN. Md, June 25.-
Members of the Tri-State Associa-
ton Of the Improved Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks of the
World began their annual conven-
ton here yesterday. The meeting
will continue until tomorrow.
Members are present from West
Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and
the District Of Columbia.
The State oratorical contest was
won by Nathaniel Hawthorne Hoff
OF Douglas High School, Baltimore,
who spoke on 1.-THE Constitution
and Slavery"
Young Hof, one of six contest
ants, will compete in the regional
contest at Charleston, w. Va, July
Il. Larue Clay of Lincoln High,
Spencerville. Nd, won second In
the tri-State contest.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
WeddeI Sees Communists
Gaining From Franco War
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 25.-Alex-
ander w. Weddell, United States
Ambassador to Spain from 1899 to
1912, said yesterday the Franco
regime represented no menace to
democracy and warned that If the
United Nations upsets the present
Spanish administration ut will
plunge innocent people into another
ferocious civil war and make the
country a breeding ground for
Communistic ideology."
He said, in an address before the
Kiwanis Club, that there was no
question in his mind but that the
Franco government was bad" but
that Spain should be allowed to
work out its own salvation.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Roe Leads Harrington
On Eastern Shore;
) |ncumbenfs Win
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, June 25.-Three
Democratic incumbents in the
House of Representatives from
Maryland were assured today of re-
nomination in the State primary
election, and a fourth-Dudley G..
Roe of Observation-Disclosures a
slight lead in the 1st congressional
district.
AS is usually the case, the battle
for the Democratic nomination on
the Eastern Shore was tight. With
129 Of the 1913 polling places in the
9 shore counties heard from, Mr..
Roe had 1914 votes, compared with
7,109 for Emerson G. Harrington
of Cambridge, Dorchester County
States attorney.
Thomas D'Alesandro, jr.. and
George H. Fallon, Baltimore incum-
bents from the Sd and 4th districts,
and Lansdale c. Sasscer of Upper
Marlboro, 5th district incumbent,
won denomination easily. Repre-
sentative Beall of Frostburg, Re-
publican incumbent from the 9Th
district, was unopposed in his
party's primary.
Meade Leads Slightly.
Ir the I'd district, where Repre-
sentative Baldwin vacated his con-
gressional seat in an unsuccessful
quest for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination, a three -cornered
battle developed.
Hugh Meade Of Baltimore, spe-
cial assistant attorney general
backed by Mr.. Baldwin, gained a
Slight lead after trailing Herbert
L. Grymes of Baltimore throughout
the night. Also within striking dis
tance was Claude A. Hanley of Tow
son. With only 275 of the AIT polling
places in the I'd district reported,
the three leaders had:
Mr.. Meade. 10,948; Mr.. Grymes,
9,5l1, and Mr.. Hanley, 1928.
However, there still was a huge
vote to be tabulated in Baltimore
County, with only so OF the 1872
polling places reported. #a
For the Republican nomination
for Congress in the 1st district,
Edward T. Miller Of Easton had 932
votes compared with 598 for Will
liam H. Lloyd of Lloyds. Only 80
of the 1913 polling places had re-
ported.
Mr.. D'Alesandro piled up 1854
votes in the Sd district, while
Bernard F. Owens had 2,263 and
James E. Miller, 1881.
In the 4th district, Mr.. Fall
ions total was 1882, and Former
Representative John Ambrasdee
Meyer polled 1881.
Easy Victory for Sasscer.
Mr.. Sasscer ran away with the
5th district nomination. With 81
Of 184 polling places reported, the
unofficial total was 1880 for Sas-
seer, and $500 for Richard Everett
Lee of Beltsville.
Arch Mcdonald of Burnt Mills,
Washington radio announcer, ap-
parently was assured of the Demo-
cratic nomination in the sixth dis
trict. Mr.. Mcdonald had 11,208
votes. Dawson j. HORNE of Myers
vile had 7,430 and William F. Car
lin, Silver Spring, 5,361.
Paul Robertson, chairman OF the
Baltimore Republican district, had
3,0l3 votes to 1,143 for Stanley
Scherr.
Besides Mr.. Beau, there were
three Republicans unopposed, David
G. Harry of Pylesville, first; Ed
ward N. Rowan of Baltimore, third,
and Edward A. Glenn of Suitland,
fifth.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Party Regulars
Win Easily in
PriinceGeorges
Baldwin, Leading
Lone for Governor,
Is Only Exception

Organization Democratic candi-
dates in Prince Georges County
were the overwhelming choice of
party voters on the basis of un-
ofncial returns in yesterdays pri-
maries.
Majorities ranging from to to
over candidates backed by the in
surgent Democratic Veterans Com
mittee were piled up by those seek
Ing nominations to county and State
omces with the support Of the regu-
lar Democratic organization.
None Of the Democratic contests
was close and even the rebellious
groups leading candidate, Samuel
H. Harvey, who sought to retain his
seat in the House Of Delegates and
whose popularity and probable NOM
ination had been conceded by or
ganization Democrats, went down to
defeat. Mr.. Harvey received only
1884 votes, compared with an aver
age of more than 5000 votes for
each of the five organization candi-
dates for the State Legislature.
With the exception of Represen-
tative Baldwin, who was a guberna-
torial candidate. Statewide candi-
dates drew about the same ratio
of votes in Prince Georges as the
rest Of Maryland. Representative
Baldwin won the county with 1853
votes, nearly 5000 more than Will
liam Preston Lane, jr., who won
the Democratic nomination over
both Mr.. Baldwin and j. Millard
Tawes.
Sasscer Leads List.
The highest total in the county
was amased by Representative Sass
Ger. who was renominated as Rep
resentative from the 5th Congress
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SlOnal district
over Richard
Everett Lee by
a margin Of
nearly 6, 900
votes.
Voting started
light in the
morning, and al
though it picked
up in the late
Afternoon, less
t n a n 10 0 0 O
Democrats and
1000 Republic
cans cast ballots.
This was ap-
proxiuatelY half
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F. Regis Noel, 563, and Alma T
Opal. 572.

Opal, 572. .-
COP Delegates Chosen.
The following seven persons were
elected delegates to the Republican
State Convention, on the basis of
unofficial returns:
Howard P. Bailey, 1875; Richard
B. Barker, 1897; Paul M. Coughlan,
1881; William H. Fulks, 1888; Louis
A. Gravelle, 1880; George w. John
son, 1861, and Frank H. Karn, ,456.
Defeated candidates were Finnel
F. Estes, 532; w. Leroy Miles, 561;
Charles M. Murray, $50; Thomas r.
Peddicord, 100; Thomas E. Robert
son, SIT; Mildred B. Smith, $50, and
Louis E. Sweadner, 478.
Seeking nomination as county
commissioner from the fifth district,
Mayor Oliver w. Youngblood won
an easy victory over his two op-
ponents. He received 1850 votes
to 373 for M. Kenneth Macknet
and 272 for Frank r. Long.
County Republicans also gave
Joseph A. Wilmer huge majority
over his two opponents in the race
for the senatorial nomination. Mr.
Wilmer received 1879 votes to 284
for D. John Markey and 1856 for
Roscoe F. Walter.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Hutchinson to Open Roce
For Senate Thursday
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 25.-Martin
A. Hutchinson of Richmond an
nounced he would make the opening
speech in his campaign for the
Democratic primary nomination for
senator over group of Virginia
radio stations Thursday night.
Mr.. Hutchinson, who is opposing
Senator Byrd In the primary, has
issued several statements in regard
to his candidacy but Thursday will
mark his first campaign speech.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
IownsAsking New Aid
From State for Relief
Face Probe, Tuck Says
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 25.-Com-
munities In Virginia which have
complained of insufficient State
funds for financing their public well
fare programs are in for an examina-
ton Of their fiscal policies in so far
as they relate to welfare activities
Gov. Tuck disclosed yesterday.
The chief executive said he would
ask the Legislative Commission
created recently, to look into" the
welfare program of the complaining
communities in order that the
facts" Of welfare administration
and financing in Virginia may be
brought out.
No definite date for the first meet
ing of the commission has been
fixed. but the chairman, Judge Gus
Edward Mitchell of Halifax, a
former law partner of the Governor
has indicated that he plans to call
the group together July 9.
Programs to Be Curtailed.
The Governors comment was oc.
casioned by additional announce
ments by communities that their
welfare programs will be curtailed
during the next year because of q
lack of matching funds from the
State.
He refused to discuss specific cases
but said he would ask the commits
sion to extend its investigation tc
include the welfare setups of the
complaining communities.
The commission headed by Judge
Mitchell was created at the recent
session of the General Assembly TO,
the purpose of conducting an in.
estigation of the State Depart.
ment OF Public Welfare.
Arthur James, commissioner o1
public welfare and a member o1
the commission, said he is conf
dent the study will do much to cleal
up the confusion regarding the ad.
ministration of welfare in the State
Alexandra Requests Aid.
The Richmond Area Community
Council meanwhile, saying it facec
a "crisis" in public welfare work
because of insufficient funds avail.
able for the coming year, setup 9
committee to bring the situation
to the attention of Gov. Tuck for
whatever corrective action the State
may take, including the calling Of
a special session of the General
Assembly, If necessary.
The committee was instructed tc
confer with public welfare officials
from other communities in the State
IN order that joint and concerted
action might be taken.
Alexandria also had requested
additional State welfare aid, assert
ing that its program would be ham,
pered unless increased funds were
available.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Veteran, Shot After HoIdup
OF Grocery, Taken 10 Jail

Mack Lloyd Wilt, "a, Baltimore
veteran, charged with holdup and
robbery, Is being held Under 5000
bond in the Prince Georges County
jail at Upper Marlboro, to which
he was transferred yesterday from
the Prince Georges General Hospital.
Wilt was shot in the hip yester-
day morning by County Policeman
Earl j. Huber after he held up a
Safeway Grocery in Haywood Gar
dens, Mount Rainier.
Police said the transfer was made
because they could not maintain a
constant guard at the hospital.
They reported that Wilt has threat
ened to kill himself
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Norfolk Man to Head
Drive for V. M. |. Funds
By The Assoeioted Pre,s

LEXINGTON, Va, June 25.-
George Brooke, Norfolk railroad ex-
ecutive, was elected president yes
terday of v. M. I. Foundation, Inc,
an organization devoted to raising
a basic $l,500,000 endowment for
the school.
The Board of Directors of the
foundation announced plans for a
national fund drive starting August
IS and expressed the hope that the
81, SOC, 900 goal could be reached by
November II, anniversary of v. M
rs founding.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
n in Butter
| Proves Bitter
Price News
BY the A.soeiated Pre..

RICHMOND, Va, June 25.-Tke
little letter II" can make tremend-
GUS difference in the price of butter.
John j. Howard, chairman of the
Richmond Area Price Control Board,
reported yesterday that in recent
announcement of the lifting of price
control on bitters, a newspaper in
Virginia inadvertently substituted the
~" for the letter az"
Three hours later the price Of but
ter in the community had SCARED
from IS cents to $1.50 . pound.
Evening star., 1946-06-25

the county.
Full Republican returns were not
in this morning, and the headquart-
ers In Hyattsville closed shortly
after midnight with officials ex-
pressing keen disappointment at the
small turnout.
From available figures, however,
1t appeared that Mayor Theodore
r. McKeldin Of Baltimore would
win the Republican nomination for
Governor with a safe margin over
his opponent, Herman L. Mills, Of
Hagerstown.
O'Conor Has Zig Lead.
Gov. O'Conor received total of
6,3T1 votes in the race for the United
States Senate as opposed to 2,649
for Senator Radcliffe, the incum-
bent.
Mr.. Sasscer, veteran party leader
in the county, said: This should
prove to critics beyond any possible
doubt that our organization has the
support of the people"
Mr.. Lee, Beltsville church leader,
polled only 1,577 votes. compared
with 7,l57 by Representative Sasscer.
Winners in the Democratic con-
test for the House of Delegates we're
T. Raymond Burch, who polled 6,140
votes; William H. McGrath, 5000;
George G. McLeish, 6,313; Leroy
Pumphrey, 6,311; Napoleon B. Stew
ard, 5,144, and Perry o. Wilkinson,
6,265.
All polled about twice the number
of votes as the three unsuccessful
veterans candidates. who were led
by Robert B. Matthias, with 1899
votes. The other two defeated can
didates were Charles F. Luebner,
1858, and Mr.. Harvey, 1854.
T. Ward Martin, deputy sheriff
won the nomination for sheriff over
Eugene Plumer, police chief of
Mount Rainier and James c. Du-
vail. Mr.. Plumer was running on
an antiorganization ticket. Mr..
Martin received 4,87e votes, Mr..
Plumer, 2,462, and Mr.. Duval, 1924.
Griffith S. Oursler, who received
4,469 votes, won. the nomination for
register of wills over Russell Trav-
ers, 2,426, and Leland G. Worthing-
ton, l,796.
Named by Republicans.
In the Republicans principal con-
test John N. Torvestad, Colmar
Manor Mayor and organization
candidate, led Robert E. Ennis, Cap
itol Heights veteran, by consider
able margin for the nomination for
States attorney.
Organization candidates who won
Democratic nominations to the five
county commissioner posts were
John H. Beall, 6,410; William A.
Carson. 5000; Norman H. Collins,
5,621; D. Leonard Dyer, $3.50, and
Harry w. McNamee, 5,815. Mr..
Beall, Mr.. Carson and Mr.. Dyer
are incumbents.
Defeated county commissioner
candidates were Frederick M. Coxen,
2,056; Thomas r. Freeman, 2,115;
Ramon Granados, 1,740; Ernest M.
Greer, 1883, and Roland L. Nichols,
1854.
John S. White of Colmar Manor,
speaker of the House of Delegates,
won his county with ease for the
nomination for attorney general over
Hall Hammond of Baltimore County,
w. Earle Cobey, Allegany County,
and j. De Weese Carter, Caroline
County.
Mr.. White has long been a Demo-
cratic organization leader in Prince
Georges.
Winners in the contest for the
Prince Georges County Democratic
State Central Committee and their
votes were: Mrs. Mary w. Brown
ing, 6,199; Henry w. Cord, 6,494;
Charles S. Early, 6,693; Edward A.
Fuller, 6,723; Erwin I. Main, 5,796;
Frank B. Smith, 5,870. Defeated
candidates and their votes were
Ernest H. Mulligan, 1857; Chris
Sondberg, 2,342, and Walter E.
Squires, 2,504.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
5irl Scouts Sturt for Comp

Forty-eight Girl Scouts of the
Arlington area will leave by bus this
afternoon for a two-week stay at
Camp KistinoWeski in Fairfax
County, near Tyson's Corner. Miss
Irene Barr is the executive director
of the camp.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
CornivoI Opens Saturday

The Capitol Heights Volunteer
Fire Department will hold its an
nual carnival at the firehouse for
one week beginning Saturday.