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Evening star., 1946-09-22
0bstructing Justice
Brings 30-Day Term

Marcus Forster, 40, colored, 1907
T street NV, was sentenced to 80
days in Jail when found guilty of
obstructing justice in Alexandria
Police Court yesterday.
Forster's case was heard following
trial in which his sister, Frances
Petit, 30, of the T street address,
was found guilty of petty larceny in
the theft of a pocketbook from the
women's restroom of the American
Agriculture Chemical Co., Alexan-
dria.
After Mrs. Petit had been SEN
fenced to 60 days in Jail and had
been ordered released on $3.50 bond
pending an appeal, Judge James r.
Duncan was told by w. C. Robbins,
general manager of the chemical
company, that Forster had suggested
that SIS be deducted from his next
pay check and be given to the owner
of the pocketbook providing she
would not prosecute his sister.
Following Mr.. Robbins statement,
Judge Duncan had Forster brought
into court and found him guilty on
the charge of obStructing justice.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
a Montgomery Meetings
Slated for Chest Workers

The first in a series of four con-
ferences designed to familiarize
Montgomery County Community
Chest workers with the activities
of the organization will be held at
8 pm. Wednesday at Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School.
The other three meetings, spon-
sored by the Adult Education De-
partment in conjunction with the
county unit of the Community
Chest Federation, will be held at
the same time on succeeding We'd
nesdays at the school. Miss May
Louise Wood, county public speak
ing Instructor, will be in charge.
Speakers will include Randolph
Bishop, executive secretary of the
National Dental Hygiene Associa-
tion, Albert E. Brault, DR.. Dexter
Bullard and Miss Lavinia Engle. of
the Federal Social Security Agency.
Mrs. Albert w. Walker, chairman
OF the 1947 Chest campaign in the
county, said members Of the stats
and boards of the 13 member agen-
cies will participate in the con-
ferences.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Chapter Workers Forum
Planned by Red Cross

A chapter workers institute will
be held by the Red Cross October
8 at the First Presbyterian Church,
Baltimore, the Eastern area head
quarters at Alexandria announced
The objective will be to exchange
ideas on the needs for health, well
fare and disaster relief in the COM
fnunity.
Among the delegations to attend
will be the following from Fairfax
County: Mrs. j. r. Dawson, Mrs.
Edward F. Howrey, Mrs. Hunter
Mack, Mrs. F. B. Northrup, Mrs.
Douglas Murray, Mrs. James C.
White, Mrs. Dudley Bostwick, Miss
Marguerite Stewart and Miss Rebec-
ca Glenn.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Church Lends Hall
For Jewish Services

Harold Gross, chairman of the
Religious Committee of the Mont
gomery County B'nai Birth an
nounced yesterday that the High
Holiday services will be held at the
social hall Of the Woodside Metho-
dist Church, Silver Spring, Septem-
ber rs and 26 and October 4 and S.
These services, Mr.. Gross said,
have been arranged through the CO.
operation of the Rev. Phillip Ed
wards. pastor of the church. DR..
Ezra Cohen will officiate.
Services September Is and Oc-
tober 4 are scheduled for 7::45 pm.
and at 9:45 am. September 26 and
October 5. The public is invited,
Evening star., 1946-09-22
70 Get
Homes esinCountY
Housing Project
Move in Tomorrow
At Silver Spring,
Lee Announces

The first group of 30 veterans
and their families selected by the
Montgomery County Housing Au-
thority to occupy units in the hous-
ing projects along Sligo parkway
at Forest Glen road. Silver Spring.
will move in at 4 pm. tomorrow,
E. Brooke Lee, housing authority
chairman, announced yesterday.
All Of the families are those OF
men who entered the service while
living in the county. who have re-
turned there, and whose present
housing conditions classify them
as distressed"
The families include one with
two children who are being evicted
from their present living quarters
tomorrow and who will receive the
first two-bedroom apartment in the
units.
Others Recently Evicted.
Another family with one child
was evicted from it's living quarters
last week, Mr.. Lee said. Two other
families, who were evicted recently,
also are among the 90 to occupy
units in the project. The wife in
one of the two families evicted re-
Gently now is in the hospital with
a newborn baby.
Mr.. Lee said there are a total Of
Ill units on the site and 70 more
have been contracted for with the
Federal Public Housing Authority.
In addition 20 trailers are expected
to be moved in this week. Mr.. Lee
said he hoped to have 20 additional
units ready for occupancy within
10 days
The "a units under construction at
the Washington Missionary College,
Takoma Park, will be ready for oc-
cupancy in about two weeks while
the 18 units for colored veterans at
Linden are expected to be occupied
in about a month.
Rental Rates Listed.
Units at the Sligo Park site will
rent as follows:
Combination living room bed
room, kitchen and bath, S31 monthly
including heat; one bedroom units,
s33 including heat and s28 without
heat; two bedroom units, s35 in
Guiding heat and S3050 without heat,
and three bedroom units, without
heat, $3250.
Mr.. Lee explained there will be
centeralized heating for buildings
containing several units and indi-
vidual oil heaters in the smaller
buildings.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Women Voters Groups
PIun Fall Discussions

Ten neighborhood discussi o n
groups of the League of Women
Voters of Arlington and Alexandria
will hold their first fall meetings
this week, Mrs. Charles E. Planck
president, announced.
Meetings will be held in Arlington
Village, Aurora Hills, Beverly Hills.
two areas In Buckingham, downtown
Alexandria, darlington, Lee Gar
dens, North Arlington and Park
fairfax.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Prince Georges Voters
10 Register Oct. | and 8

Registration of new voters in
Prince Georges County will be held
from 9 am. to 8 pm, October |
and 8, at all polling places in the
county.
The polling places will be open
between the same hours October
Is to revise the voting lists and
issue transfers.
New registrants, according to
James B. Berry, clerk to the su-
pervisors of elections, will include
those who have become 81 years of
age and residents who declared
their intentions to vote at least one
year prior to the November general
election.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Watkins Abbitt Appointed
Virginia Campaign Chief

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 81 (P.-
Appointment of Watkins M. Abbitt,
commemorative Attorney of Ap-
pomsttox County. as State campaign
manager for the Democratic party in
this falls elections was announced
today by State Democratic Chair
man Horace H. Edwards.
Campaign headquarters will be
opened by Mr. Abbitt in Hotel
Richmond Monday with informal
ceremonies at which Senator Byrd
and Representative Robertson, the
party's nominees for the Senate,
are expected to be present.
Both Mr.. Edwards and Mr.. Abbitt
said Virginia's dominant party
would wage an active and aggressive
campaign before the November S,
election, when Senator Byrd will
60 to the polls against five op-
ponents for the six-year Senate
term and Mr.. Robertson will face
at least two opponents for the ap-
proxamately two years remaining
Of the Late Senator Glass unex-
pired term.
Democratic candidates for the
House in eight of the nine con-
gressional districts have been chal-
lenged by the entry of Republican
opponents, and the COP has hopes
of getting a candidate out in the
remaining district, the fourth. All of
which, with State COP campaign
headquarters already open in the
Hotel John Marshall here, fore
shadows the strongest Republican
effort the Old sDominion has seen
In many years.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Dugan Charges Officials
Conspire 10 Elect CampbeII

Daniel A. Dugan. Independent
candidate for the Arlington County
Board, yesterday charged that
county officials are "conspiring" to
insure the reelection of Board
Chairman Edmund D. Campbell.
This seems to be the only ex-
planation," he declared, for the
action taken Wednesday by the
joint Committee of School Board
and County Board members in de-
laying the referendum on the
school bond issue until some time
in the spring of 1947.
Asserting that the delay is de-
signed to prevent large turnout in
the November general election,
Mr.. Dugan said such a turnout
would undoubtedly result in the
defeat of Mr.. Campbell at the polls
and would represent the first step
in the overthrow of partisan po-
litical control of Arlington County
affairs
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Chamber Will Study
Traffic Boh|enecki in
HyattsvilIe Area

The Prince Georges Chamber of
Commerce tomorrow will study pro-
posals designed to ease the acute
traffic bottleneck centering in the
Hyattsville area, T. Raymond Burch
Of Berwyn, head of special roads
committee, announced last night.
The group will meet at $50 pm
at the Prince Georges Golf and
Country Club.
Proposals to be submitted by the
committee include widening of
Rhode Island avenue from the Dis
trict line in Mount Rainier to Hy-
attsville; extension of that avenue
from Hyattsville along the streetcar
line to rejoin the Washington-B Bal
timore boulevard at Beltsville; raz-
ing of buildings on the east side
of the boulevard in Hyattsville from
Farragut street north to the area
Of the Hot Shoppe, and straight
ening of the vehicular bridge over
the railroad tracks in Hyattsville
Mayor, Council Approve.
The plan in general has been
given the approval of Hyattsville's
Mayor, E. Murray Cover, and the
Town Councils Roads Committee.
Mr.. Burch said it is time now to
raise our sights" in driving for
public improvements ilthe county.
He said something must be done
to help Hyattsville to retain the
business it has long enjoyed from
surrounding areas.
Extension of Rhode Island ave-
nue. to Beltsville, he pointed out,
would open another much-needed
north-south artery. Razing Of build
ilngs on the east side Of the boule-
ward and Strengthening of the
bridge would help Hyattsville busi-
ness by breaking up the traffic bot
tleneck and providing more park
ing space, Mr.. Burch said.
He declared his committee recog-
nizes the project is a tremendous"
one, entailing a large expenditure
Of money.
Bond Issue Suggested.
If convinced the project has the
backing of majority of citizens of
the area. the committee will seek
means of financing it, Mr. Burch
said. This might be done, he added,
through bond issue to be author
lied by the Legislature in January,
or the State and Federal govern
ments might agree to share in the
cost, or bear it all.
Members of the chambers spe-
cial Roads Committee, besides
Chairman Burch, are George c.
Cook, University Park: William G.
Carroll and Harry L. Clarke, College
Park: Ernest w. Galbraith, Avon
dale Grove; Alfred H. Smith, For
estville; Leland H. Cheek, Calvert
Hills; Egbert F. Tingley, Hyattsville;
former State Senator Oliver Metz
croft, Riggs Mill road; Arthur H.
Seidenspinner, Riverdale, and
Thomas F. HALEY, Lanhan.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
virgiinians Push
Deal for Apples
With British
State Anticipates
13-MiIIion-Bushel
Crop This Yeor
BY Jones BirchfieId.
Star Stsn Correspondent.


WINCHESTER, Va. Sept. al
Apple producers in this Virginia
Valley section were looking forward
hopefully today to completion OF
negotiations with the British Gov
ernment for purchase Of a portion
OF this years apple crop, estimated
at more than 100000 bushels
throughout the State.
Leading producers in Frederick
and adjoining Clarke County, who
are expecting to pick about 5000, 900
bushels this season, said negotiations
now are underway between a COM
mittee representing this country s
apple interests and the British Pur-
chasing Commission.
While it Is not known vet the
quantity of apples the British may
buy, producers hope sales may
amount to million or million and
a half bushels. This, they say,
added to exports to other European
countries being handled through
regular export houses, should take
care of the smaller, export size
apples, estimated to be about 80 Der
cent OF the crop in some areas.
Big Sum Involved.
The sale of a million bushels of
apples to the British should bring
producers in the country approx
imately $3.50, 100000 at the present
price Of $3.50 a bushel. Some yarie-
ties OF the larger domestic varieties
such as the Delicious, are now SELL
ing for $3.75 per bushel in carload
lots, F. O. B. Winchester or Berry,
vile.
While export shipments have
been tied up by the maritime strike
producers said shipments are be-
ginning to move to the ports again,
with most of the apples now going
to Sweden.
Producers said there has been no
shortage Of pickers this year. A
shortage OF packing and processing
house workers, however, has caused
a bottleneck in the flow of fruit
from orchard to the professor.
Two Camps Provided.
I. Fred Stine, Frederick County
agent, said two camps have been
provided for transient labor in the
area-one housing about
100 Bahamians and another $50 men
and women from neighboring sec
tions.
He said new labor is trickling in
every day and it is expected that
processing and packing plants will
be in normal operation within a few
days.
Producers said the Jonathans and
other early apples were of good size
and color. but blamed the dry
weather and the recent unseason-
able heat for the smallness and of
color of some later varieties.
Some producers said Fridays rain
may add to the quality of the late
The harvest will continue
until about November /.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
0'Conor and Tydings Due
To Speak at Bethesda Rally

Gov. O'Conor and Senator Tydings
will be among the speakers at a
rally sponsored by the Democratic
party of the Bethesda election
district at 6 pm. october at the
Meadowbrook horse show grounds
on the East-West highway, it was
announced yesterday.
Gov. O'Conor is a candidate for
the United States Senate and SEN
ator Tydings is the party's State
campaign manager.
Other speakers at the rally, which
will signal the beginning of a State
tour by Democratic candidates in
the November elections, will include
w. Preston Lane, jr., candidate for
Governor: James j. Lacy. candi-
date for controller: Arch Mcdonald I
candidate for the House: E. Brook
Lee, and Roger Whiteford.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
w. Bernard Duke, Is,
Former Banker, Dies
By the Associoted Press

eLEoNARDTOWN, Md, Sept. 21-
w. Bernard Duke, sr.. 73, former
steamship line president and
banker, died today at his home, the
Valley Lee Farm, in st. Mary's
County.
Surviving Mr.. Duke, who had been
i'll for several weeks, are his widow
and a son, W. Bernard Duke, jr.
Between 1910 and 1920 Mr.. Duke
was president of the Atlantic, Gulf
and Pacific Steamship Co., and
later became president of the Sea-
board Bank in Baltimore.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day at the Mattingly Funeral Home
in Leonardtown. There will be a
requiem mass in the Holy Name
Catholic Church at Leonardtovn
and burial will be in the st. Francis
Xavier Cemetery there.
Evening star., 1946-09-22


and Harrisonburg Democrats, called
to elect delegates to the district
nominating convention at Staunton
next Saturday.
He made his announcement after
the Rockingham delegation of 80
votes and the Harrisonburg dele
cation Of % votes were instructed
for him unanimously.
The Rockingham -Harrisonburg
bloc of 81 votes is the largest in the
convention, were 129 votes will be
required for nomination.
Moore Receives Backing.
Earlier, Clarke County Democrats
at a mass meeting in Berryville last
night elected Il delegates to the
7th district convention and in
structed the delegation to vote for
E. Blackburn Moore If he permits
his name to come before the con-
vention. Mr.. Moore is a member of
the House of Delegates and chair
man Of the State Water Control
Commission.
c. G. Quesenbery of Augusta
County, in statement last night
intimated he might withdraw his
candidacy, but friends expected his
name to be placed before the Staun-
ton convention. Reports here in
dlcate that there is a movement in
Frederick and Shenandoah Coun-
ties to draft Judge Burr P. Harrison
of Winchester, who has said he was
not a candidate. r. Kinsley Allen
OF Amherst already has announced
his candidacy.
Switzer Active in Party.
Mr.. Switzer long has been active
in State and local democratic circles.
He served as Harrisonburgs post
master from 1885 until 1943.
During his tenure of office the
$4,000 Federal building was con-
structed here.
Active in the Reformed Church.
Mr. Switzer also is director in the
First National Bank, Harrisonburg:
past president of the Harrisonburg
Chamber of Commerce, and active
in community affairs.
He was educated at Washington
and Lee University.
Mr.. Switzer managed the cam
paign for Representative Robertson
for the nomination to the United
States Senate, and also managed the
local campaign for 1t. Gov. Collins
during the State primary.
The joint mass meeting today was
presided over by County Chairman
Porter Graves and City Chairman
X. C.. Moore.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Red Cross Appoints
New Medical Director
BY tho Assoeioted Press

The Red Cross announced yester-
day appointment of DR.. Bernard
Mcdowell Krug as medical director
for the Eastern area, with head
quarters in Alexandria.
DR.. Krug practiced medicine at
st. Thomas, Virgin Islands, until
last month. He was born in Taubate,
Brazil, and in 1912 and 1943, as a
member of the staff of the CO.
ordinator of nter-American affairs
in Brazil, organized a health and
sanitation program in the Amazon
and Rio Doce valleys.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
HeiIHitsCounci|
In Quitting Post
In Alexandria
Spot Legislation
e And Interference
Charged in Letter

Charges that Alexandria is gov
erned by chameleon council
were made in the letter of resigna-
ton of City Recreation Director
Alan L. He'll, 1t was revealed yes
terday
Mr.. He'll, who has held the recre-
alton post for three years, submit
ted his resignation Friday to City
Manager Carl Budwesky, effective
October 80. Mr.. Budwesky said
Yesterday that he "deplores the Joss
Of Mr.. He'll who has done an excel
lent job"
;. Mr.. He'll was deferred from MIL
itary service after members of the
Teen Age Club. which he founded,
petitioned the late President Roose-
welt requesting he be permitted to
remain in Alexandria. The Alex
andria Council of Parent Teacher
Associations and Council of Social
Agencies sent similar petition to
the State Selective Service director
Innuendoes Charged.
In his letter, Mr.: He'll said he
was sure he could remain in his
job "if Alexandria had a pure city
manager form of government in
stead of spot legislation and ad-
ministrative interferences by a
chameleon council
Recent action by City Council
denying me 10 per cent increase
In salary climaxed series of petty
political innuendoes by Councilmen
Tulloch and Delaney that I, as a
professionally trained recreation
executive, cannot tolerate" Mr..
Heil's letter stated.
The council action to which He'll
referred apparently was a motion
made at meeting several weeks
ago by Councilman Paul L. Delaney
and seconded by Councilman John
w. Tulloch, to increase salaries of
seven full-time and one part time
recreation department employees by
10 per cent. The motion, subsequent
ly passed by council, specifically
excluded He'll.
Action Explained.
Mr.. Tulloch said yesterday he
felt that increases in the salaries
of department heads should be
made when the annual budget is
considered and not during the year
and that was why he voted against
an increase for Mr.. He'll. Mr.. Tul-
loch added he thought that MA
He'll has done nice job as recrea-
tion director"
Mr.. Tulloch also said he had re-
ceived letter dated September 1s
from Mr.. He'll in which the latter
thanked him for the many favors
he had received from the coun-
Gilman.
Since taking the recreation direc-
tors post, Mr.. He'll has initiated
comprehensive 'teen-age program,
including establishment of the
'Teen-Age Club which now lists a
membership of 900. Mr.. He'll, a
graduate Of Depaum University.
served as recreation director of
Danville, Va, prior to coming to
Alexandria. He is president of the
Virginia Recreation Association:
Mr.. He'll said he had received
another offer from a city in New
jersey.
Evening star., 1946-09-22

dean of the uni
versity faculty,
1t W a S an
nounced yester-
day. The post
has been vacant
for several years.
DR.. Cotterman
has been sue
ceeded as assist
ant dean by DIR.
Fred H. Lem
bach. Other new
d e p a r t m e n t
heads are:
DR.. Adolf E.
Fucker, foreign
LANGUAGES. DR.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Two Boys Riding
Elevator for Fun
Get Trapped

Two Alexandria boys whe wanted
an elevator ride got more than they
bargained for yesterday in the Belle
Haven apartments, SIS North Wash
ington street. the self operated ele-
vator on which they were playing
stuck between floors and it took
the police and elevator mechanics
80 minutes to free them.
Police said the boys, aged II and
IL, were pale and frightened when
finally released No charges were
placed against them and they were
returned to their parents.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Charles Town Plans Park

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Sept
Il (SpeciaD The City Council has
approved plans to create a fund to
finance a Jefferson County Me-
mortal Park to adjoin the newly
established baseball park east OF
the city. 1t will be in memory OF
men from the county who gave their
lives in the war.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Bethesda to Use Meters
For Purkinq on Oct. !

The newly installed parking
meters on Wisconsin avenue and
Georgetown road, Bethesda, will be
placed In operation October l.,
Capt. James McAuliffe of the Be-
thesda Police Station announced
yesterday. Meanwhile, he said, exist
ing parking regulations will be
strictly enforced.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Flower Show Announced.

Prizes of bulbs and nursery stock
will be awarded at the annual flower
show and food mart scheduled for
Friday In the Trinity Parish Hall,
Manassas. The show is sponsored
by the Manassas Garden Club with
Mrs. Benjamin Jacobson as general
chairman and Mrs. Paul j. Cooksey
as co-chairman. Prizes will be Of
fered for best arrangements in nine
classes and to persons receiving the
largest number of points in exhibit
classes.
Evening star., 1946-09-22

1SNoy dAAAAOu1lC~
ed his candidacy
for the Demo-
cratic nomina-
tiOn for Con-
gress to succeed
r e preventative
r o b e r t S o n,
D e m ocra t / C
nominee for the
unexpired term
of the late Sen
dLOr GldSS. Mr..
SWitZer made
BIS announce
ment at a mass
meeting of Rock
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Hartley Heads Float Unit
For County Anniversary

Charles T. Hartley, president of
the Independent Trade Association
of Prince Georges County, has been
appointed chairman of the COM
mittee to arrange for floats for the
parade, which will feature the 250th
anniversary of the county on No
vember 2.
Mr.. Hartley has called a meeting
of mayors and others interested for
8 pm. Thursday in the County
Service Building, HyattsVille.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
COP Candidates to ToIk

Mrs. Leona Rush, candidate for
the Maryland House of Delegates,
and Mayor Oliver w. Youngblood
of Takoma Park, candidate for
county commissioner from the 5th
district. will speak at a meeting
Of the Republican Women's Club
OF Silver Spring at 8 pm. tomorrow
at Jesup Blair Community House.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
Society to Hear McKeIdin

Mayor Theodore r. McKeIdin Of
Baltimore, Republican candidate for
Governor, will speak on Maryland
History" at a meeting of the Mont
gomery County Historical Society at
$50 pm. Wednesday at Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School.
Evening star., 1946-09-22
DR.. Cofterman Is Named
Maryland Faculty Dean

DR.. Harold F. Cotterman, former
assistant dean of agriculture and
husbandry at the University of
Maryland, has been appointed