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Evening star., 1946-05-25
130, 900 looming Kites
To Be Sold by WAA

If you want a kite that will dive
and Zoom. the War Assets Admin
istration can supply 10000 of them
Designed for use as aerial targets for
wartime training of antiaircraft
gunners, they are fitted with rudders
and tWin-control lines and have
great maneuverab bility.
Price of the kites, described as ''of
tWo-stick, diamond-shaped pattern, -
feet tall. is S265 each when pur-
chased in quantities of $500 or more
and s279 each if bought in smaller
lots. All purchases must be made
in multiples of 10 or Is. WAA said
Orders should be submitted to the
Office of Aircraft Disposal, 425 Sec
ond street NV,
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Prince Georges Schools
To 0pen Memorial Day

Ten Prince Georges County schools
are scheduled to remain open Mem
orial Day to make up classes lost
during the rest of the school year
it was announced today by G. Gard
her Shugart, county school superin-
tendent.
The schools, ne disclosed, are Hy-
attsville High School, Surrattsville
High and Elementary School, GWynr
Park High School, and the BerWyn
University Park, Baden, BrandyWine
Brentwood, Poplar Hill and Acco-
keek Elementary Schools.
Reason for their remaining open
it was pointed out, is that all schools
must complete minimum schedule
of 180 school days, with only a total
Of 161 days allotted on the school
calendar Some schools, MI. Shu-
CART added, may have to remain open
after June Is, the final class date
for the 1856 school year. The
summer vacation is scheduled tt
begin on June IA.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
u. N. Committee 10 Visit
Annapolis Wednesday
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS. May 25-The United
Nations Security Council Military
Staff Committee will have an op
portunity to see how United States
naval officers are turned out when
they visit the Naval Academy We'd
nesday
The party of some 25 high-rank-
Ing military officers of China
France, Russia, Great Britain and
the United States will motor from
Washington for the visit, which is a
sequel to one at the Military Acad-
eny at West Point.
Admiral Richmond K. Turner
United States representative on the
committee, and Vice Admiral Aubrey
w. Fitch, academy superintendent
have ARRANGED the tour.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
2-Day Washington Stake
Sessions Open Today

The 25th Quarterly Conference of
the Washington Stake, Church OF
Jesus Christ of the Latter-day
Saints. will be held today and to-
morrow at the Washington chapel,
Sixteenth street and Columbia road
NV. Elder Alma Some, assistant
to the counsel of the II apostles of
the church, will be the principal
speaker.
Members of the church, from
eight wards and branches in the
District of Columbia. Virginia, Mary
land and Pennsylvania, will attend
the conference.
The general sessions to which the
public is invited will be held at 10 81
a m. and $50 pm. tomorrow. There
will be welfare meeting at 7::3C
pm. today general priesthood
meeting and a mothers and daugh.
ter's meeting at 9 I'm. tomorrow anc
a leadership meeting at pm. to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Woodson Lauds PTA
For Selling Schools
To Fairfax Residents

The Fairfax County PTAs "have
done an excellent job of selling the
schools to the county" w. T. Wood
son, superintendent of schools, told
the annual meeting of the County
Federation of Parent-Teacher Asso-
Citations at the Oakton School last
night.
Mr. Woodson said there had been
too much knocking our schools"
He urged the PTA members to talk
more about the good things of the
school system so that people will be
willing to invest in better schools"
F. w. Robinson, chairman of the
County School Board, said he was
"gratifled but not satisfied with the
progress made this year in the
school system"
DR.. Nelson T. Podolnick, former
county health officer, was presented
with certificate of merit for the
work he had done in recent years
in improving health conditions in
the county. A brief history Of the
parent-teacher movement in the
county was given James E. Baus-
erman, supervisor of elementary
schools. Mrs. G. A. JustuSson, re-
firing president of the federation,
urged all PTAs to appoint a COM
mittee to obtain places for teachers
to live. He said that teachers often
decline positions because of inabil-
lty to find adequate housing.
Officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. Mark Regan of Falls Church.
president: Fred Reador, from Lor-
ton School, first vice president:
James E Bauserman of Falls
Church, second vice president; Mrs.
". L. Gray, from Franconia School.
secretary, and Mrs. R. L. Blaine of
Vienna, treasurer.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
|Trade Board Directors
Are Urged 10 Oppose
Day-Care Legislation

The Schools Committee of the
Washington Board of Trade has
recommended to the Trade Boards
directors that they oppose child
day-care legislation now before Con-
gresS.
This action by the committee
came after it had adopted three
other motions and honored George
E. Keneipp, the Districts new di-
rector of vehichles and traffic, who
is retiring as committee chairman.
The motions adopted were to:
l. Encourage school teachers to
continue teaching local and ma
tional history but in their true
relationship to the history behind
the present international relations
of this country.
2. Extend the health and physical
education program of District
schools SO that school sports would
take in every boy and girl
Junior Colleges Considered.
8. Recommend that the Board of
Education investigate thoroughly
the inclusion of junior colleges in
the school system similar to those
planned by Maryland communities
Dean j. Harold Fox of the George
Washington University School of
Education told the group he saw
no reason why every qualified ap-
plicant for entrance in American
universities could not be accepted.
He said that at G. w. u. plans are
to double the use of lecture halls
and laboratories by using them both
mornings and afternoons and hir-
ing additional full and part time
instructors.
He said one reason for the i'm
preston there is a lack of sufficient
freshman vacancies in colleges is
that high school seniors have been
made jittery by predictions 100000
veterans will seek to enroll and are
making multiple college entrance
applications.
Howard Assumes Post.
The committee members pre-
sented Mr.. Keneipp a leather golf
GoS, a oCb VI WoOOo, SolllC pic" !
golf balls and some tees. In a speech
of presentation, Lotion Wesley
chairman of the subcommittee on
curriculum, said the gift was given
for "the fine job you've done dur
ing a period in which the commit
tee has become an influence in the
community for the. good of the
schools"
Mr. Wesley recalled the first
meeting of the committee-a group
of four or five men who gathered
at the Harrington Hotel to plan
school Improvements.
Succeeding Mr. Keneipp Is John
M. Howard, formerly vice chairman,
who will take over until new
chairman is appointed by the Trade
Board president.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Strike Halls Wanderinqs
Of Baltimore Girl, 8

A Baltimore mother today found
the railroad strike wind that blew
her good.
Now Mrs. Edna Sharp, wife of
naval lieutenant, doesn't have to
worry about her 6-year-old daugh-
ter. Mary Ann, going to California.
Mary Ann. or Sissie as she is
called, got as far as Washington
on her way to California by skipping
school the day before the strike
was called, boarding train and
lodging the conductor.
She did a little sightseeing, TAX
ing in Washington Monument and
the Capitol. Then she strayed into
the ncrther4 part of the city, got
hungry and knocked at the door of
902 Emerson street NV. The man
who answered the door realized
she was lost and notified police.
Sissie's father, 1t. Melvin E.
Sharp, is on the aircraft carrier
Princeton, due in New York Mon
daV
Evening star., 1946-05-25
0'Conor Calls State Aides
10 Map Emergency Plans
BY the Associo,ed Press

ANNAPO POLIS, May 25-Gov
O'Conor today arranged to meet
with top State officials to work out
plans for coping with the situation
that is slowly paralyzing State in
dustry and commerce.
Summoned to the State House for
the meeting were Budget Director
Walter N. Kirkman. State Police
Supt. Berverly Ober, Maj. Gen
Dwight H. Mohr. State Guard COM
mandant: Charles H. Bosley, acting
chairman of the Public Service
Commission; Frank Harper, a men,
Der of the PSC, and Deputy State
Controller Joseph o. McCusker
Means of transporting food and
fuel were up for discussion, as was
the question of the conservation of
coal by the public.
Mayor Theodore R. McKeldin of
Baltimore also will hold a similar
meeting today with members of his
administration.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
tobacco Growers Warned
Of Mosaic Disease Spread

Southern Maryland tobacco grow
ers were warned today to guard
against the spread of tobacco mosaic
disease in plant beds or among
plants after they have been set in
fields.
Earnest A. Walker. Maryland ex-
tension plant pathologist, said grow
ers should use care in transplanting
plants not to handle those with the
disease
Mr. Walker explained that the
mosaic is carried over from one sea
son to another on tobacco stems
and leaves and that the refuse from
stripping sheds should not be scat
tered near growing tobacco. Smok-
ers of commercial cigarettes should
wash their hands before working
with new plants, MI. Walker said
and clothing worn while working
with last years crop should be
changed before working with the
new crop.
Mr.. Walker said diseased plants
should be pulled and carried out
of the field in burlap bag to pre-
vent the spread of MOSAIC to healthy
plants.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Six Men And Boy, 16, Held
In Soldiers Home Death

Six colored men and a boy were
held yesterday for the Grand jury
in connection with the death in
March of Boss F. Williamson, 60
at Soldiers Home after an inquest
before Coroner A Magruder Nc
Donald.
Detective Sergt. George Cook of
the Homicide Squad testified that
some of the defendants. arrested
on housebreaking charges. had ad-
mitted they planned to rob Mr.. Will
hanson, a resident of the home
Sergt. Cook said they denied rob-
bing the man or having had any
thing to do with his death.
The body of Mr.. Williamson was
found March 6 in a wooded sec
ton of the Soldiers Home partially
buried in sand.
The men held were Wallace Hart
81, of Detroit; Elvin Boulden, %, OF
the 1900 block of C street Sc.
James C. Jones, 81, of the 1900 block
of Hayes street NE: Velga Aller
and Sylvester Wilkins, whose ad.
dresses were given as the District
Jail, and William S. johnson, %, Of
the 1900 block of Fifth street NV
Johnson was at the inquest, being
at liberty on bail.
A 16-year-old boy now in the Ma
tional Training School also wa;
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Leg Cut Causes Death
Of Boy Hurt Week AGO

A cut on the leg a week ago re-
suited III the death last night in
Georgetown Hospital of 4-year-old
Olin L. Merchant, jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Olin L. Merchant, 1906 Forty
third street, Colmar Manor, Md
Mrs. Merchant said her son was
cut on the left leg between the knee
and ankle May II while playing on
vacant lot near his home. He was
taken to Maryland hospital. where
the wound was dressed, and then re-
turned home, Mrs. Merchant said
She said she did not know the exact
cause of the cut
On Sunday, according to the
mother, the leg started to swell and
the following day she took the boy
to a private physician.
She said she took her son home
again and he seemed to be getting
better until yesterday morning,
when he complained of pain. She
said she then took him to George
town Hospital, where he died shortly
after pm.
The Merchants have two other
children. Patricia Ann, u, and Mar
garet Kathryn, Is.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Vepco Office Workers
Granted Pay Raises
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va, May 25.-The
Utility Workers Union of the Vir-
ginia Electric and Power Co. re-
vealed yesterday that hourly in
creaseS ranging from 4 to cents
had been granted all Vepco clerical
and office workers. At the same
time the UWU accused the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers of blocking negotiations
for a new contract.
G. L. Gnkeson, UMU representa-
tive disclosed that the salary in
creases are system-wide and retro
active to June l, 1945
The UWU charged petitions filed
by the IBEW" with the National
Labor Relations Board seeking to
represent the clerical employees and
the professional and technical en-
ployeS have blocked our negotia-
tions for new contract
The petition filed by 1BEW fol-
lowed signing of the last contract
by the brotherhood and Vepco.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
(:::5z: sEIAAHR !: }. .Eg44l;,;: y
Area Hospital Council.
Election Meeting
Called Monday |

The first meeting of the National
Capital Area Hospital Council has
been called for 4 pm. Monday at
the Nurses Home of Emergency
Hospital, it was learned today from
Maj. Gen. William D. Connor. chair
man of the Organization Committee
dor the new group.
Officers will be elected, and the
proposed bylaws, recently sent to
each hospital in the area. will come
up for discussion.
A nominating committee has been
appointed by the Organization Com
mittee to recommend candidates for
the various officers and for members
of the Executive Committee
The Nominating Committee con-
sists of Arthur G. Lambert of Su-
burban Hospital; Dr. Walter A. Bloc
dorm, dearl of the Medical School
of George Washington University,
and J. G. Capossela, superintendent
of Emergency Hospital.
Eighteen hospitals already have
named representatives to the pro-
posed new Hospital Council, but,
Gen. Connor explained, this list
is mot complete inasmuch as some
hospital boards have not yet been
able to have board meeting for
the selection of representatives"
The list so far includes these
hospitals: Alexandria, Arlington,
Casualty. Children's, Columbia, Gal
linger. Doctors, Emergency, Episco-
pal, Freemen's, Garfield, George
Washington, Georgetown, Homeo-
pathic. Providence, Sibley, Subur
ban and Washington Sanitarium.
The new hospital council, which
long has been under consideration
IN this area, received fresh stimulus
from the recent Metropolitan Health
and Hospital Survey for the Council
of Social Agencies, which found
great need for such an organization
here.
The Organization Committee was
chosen at preliminary meeting of
hospital and health officials recently
at Children'S Hospital
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Mrs. Martha Keyes, IA.
Dies in Leesburq Home
Special Dispatch TO The Stor

LEESBURG, Va, May 25.-Mrs.
Martha Cornwell Keyes, IA, widow
OF William Robert Keyes, died yes
terday at her home in Leesburg
after heart attack. She was ma
tive of Warren County and the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Altheus
CornWell.
She came here from Fauquier
County four years ago. She was a
member of the Primitive Baptist
Church at Waterlick in Shenandoah
County, where funeral services will
be held at $3.50 pm tomorrow. Bur-
ial will be in Shenandoah County
Mrs. Keyes is survived by son,
John Cornwell Keyes, Leesburg. and
daughter, Mrs. Gilman S. Hooper
! IWaynesboro.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
MckuIty, Lowman Named
To House Of Delegates
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, May 25.-Two pri-
mary candidates for the House Of
Delegates. j. F. McNulty of Linthi-
cum Heights, and Ralph w. LoWman
of Brooklyn Park, we're appointed to
that chamber yesterday by Gov.
OConor.
The Governor named them to re-
place Anne Arundel County Dele
gates w. Benton Shipley and John
r. Rickert, who both resigned
Mr. McNulty and Mr.. LoWman are
candidates on the county State Gen.
tral Committee ticket. opposed by
the county United Democratic Or
ganizatiCn.
Mr. Shipley resigned his house
seat to become a county commits
sioner and Mr.. Rickert joined the
County Sanitation Board.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Ninth Battalion Officers
Continue With Guard
BY the Assoeiated Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 25.-All
officers of the 9th Battalion have
agreed to continue with the Virginia
State Guard for another year from
July /, or until such time as their
services are no longer required,
Brig. Gen. E. E. Goodwin. COM
manding general, announced.
Gen. Goodwin will meet with
officers of the 11th Battalion, COM
manded by 1t. Col. Everett A. He'll
muth, at Alexandria Sunday in
connection with the plan to con-
tinue the State Guard during the
interim until the National Guard
resumes its Virginia organiZation.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Don't Use Unseusoned Lumber
In Dream House, Veterans Told

He said using green lumber might
result in excessive and unsightly
plaster cracks. twisting of door and
window openings. air admitting
cracks and crooked floors.
Shrlnkage around fireplaces and
plumbing, he said, might create fire
hazards
"Warping, twisting checks and
splits also seriously weaken the
structure as whole" he asserted.
To the buhder Mr.. Kaylor gave the
advice to buy framing lumber as far
IN advance of construction as pos
sible, to delay for 60 days after a
building is framed sheathed and
rooted before lathing in order to give
material a chance to dry out; to
have framing lumber dried in a
commercial kiln if possible even
though this adds some costs. and
to order millWork from firms
equipped with dry kilns or to furnish
seasoned material
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Engine Failure |sCited
In Richmond Probe of.
Plane Crash KiIIinq II.
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 25.-Testi-
mony at hearing before the Civil
Aeronautics Board here yesterday
into the crash of Viking Air
Transport Co. plane near here last
week in which q persons were killed
showed that the plane turned back
to Richmond because of a rough
engine after it had proceeded about
40 miles on its course to Atlanta.
A spokesman for CAB said it was
probable that the engine was not
operating at the time of the crash.
The plane, piloted by D. w. An
derSon with Dave Miner as co-pilot
was en- route from Newark. N. j., to
Atlanta, when it fell in a heavily
wooded area south of Richmond. All
persons aboard were killed.
Witnesses summoned to the hear
ing testified Pilot Anderson had left
Newark to fly to Norfolk. the
destination of four of his passengers.
Weather closed in, however, and
after contracting CAA communica-
biOi4o, tAiI p1lOG "clo duIlIOl4 4LeO W
land at Richmond.
CAB officials brought out that the
plane was overloaded when it left
Newark: that Viking has instructed
its pilots to carry no more than 26
passengers aboard a DC-3 (the plane
that crashed here had 81 passengers
aboard at the time of the accident
and 81 when it left Newark: that
Pilot Anderson left Newark with the
intention of going to Norfolk, and
that after landing here Co-Pilot
Miner at first opposed going on
because of bad weather, but later
agreed with his pilot to continue
the trip.
1t also was shown that at no time
after returning to the vicinity OF
the airport did the pilot give any
indication by radio that he was
having any trouble
Evening star., 1946-05-25
BY The Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, May 25.-State
Forester Joseph F. Kaylor yesterday
urged veterans and builders to give
thought to the necessity of seasoned
lumber in housing put up under the
Federal program.
He suggested that veterans go
slow on that dream house until
they were sure their house would be
built of seasoned materials.
Quoting a United States Forest
Service warning that veterans were
in for a lot of bitter disillusion-
ment" if they were careless about
lumber Mr., Kaylor said:
Yard stock of seasoned lumber
is practically nonexistent and SO
great is the demand that building
materials, such as framing. siding
and millwork are rushed to the
market direct from the sawmill
while still green"
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Chi|dren's S Hospital
Building Fund Drive
TOPS 0ne-third Mark

Well past the one-third mark,
volunteer solicitors for the Children's S
Hospital building fund set out to-
day to raise the remaining $779.-
497 so needed to reach a goal of
$1,30O,000 for construction of new
main building.
Contributions of S170,223 were re-
ported yesterday. bringing total COL
lections to S52O.5O2 so. The Evening
Star Newspaper Co. and its eX-
ecutives alone contributed S35,-
600, Thomas Bell Sweeney, vice pres
ident of the hospitals Board of Di-
rectors, announced at a report
luncheon in the Mayhower Hotel.
Robert B. SWope, chairman, told
of a $500 memorial gift from a
man who explained that the hos
pital saved the lives of his two
children. A check for S25 came
with note from an elderly woman.
"If it hadn't been for Children's
Hospital I wouldn't be walking to-
day she said.
The prize for the mems section
reporting the largest collections
went to Section c, headed by John
R. Meyer For bringing in $500
he got a mop with which to clean
up the rest of his territory.
A treasure chest RED and
white bread box, mounted on a ped
estal, went to Mrs. Irene B. Cald-
we'll, head of Section R, for report
ing S3,269. The degree of "KUGW," ,"
engraved on diploma, was award
ed to Mrs. Alfred Richwine and
William Nelson, captains of the
leading teams. 1t means: Keep
Up the Good Work"
The biggest prize of the day, ny
Ion stockings, went to leading Wom-
en- solicitors. The next report
luncheon will be held Tuesday.
Mr.. Sweeney praised The Eve
ming Star for its contribution of
$4,000. Executives gave an ad
ditional $4,000. he said.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Adventist Academy Opens
Graduation Exercises

A conservation service last night
in the Sligo Seventh-Day Ad
ventist Church marked the OPEN
ing of three-day commencement
exercises for graduates of Takoma
Academy. Takoma Park. Md
The Rev. R. Allan Anderson, as
sociate secretary of the Seventh
Day Adventist Ministerial Associa-
ton, Takoma Park, spoke.
DR. Lynn H. Wood, professor of
archaeology. and history of antiquity
at the Seventh-Day Adventist Theo-
logical Seminary in Takom Park
gave the bacaleaureate sermon this
morning at the Sligo Church.
At 8:15 pm. tomorrow, the 46 men,
bers of the class, the largest ever to
be graduated. will be awarded di-
plomas by Prof, Wilton H. Wood
principal of the academy, at Co.
lumbia Hall.
The program will be under the
direction Of the graduating class
with Donovan Hare welcoming the
group and Frank Holbrook, vale
dictorian, giving the farewell ad-
dress
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Chesapeake AP Unit Holds
News Farley in Baltimore
BY the kssocicted Press

BALTIMORE, May 25.-Editors
and newspaper executives, members
of the Chesapeake Association of
the Associated Press, were here to-
day for a one-day meeting to dis
cuss regional news and picture
problems and postwar operations of
the industry.
In addition to regular members
from Maryland and the District of
Columbia. representative news
papermen from West Virginia. Vir-
ginia and Delaware. as we'll as AP
correspondents from nonmember
communities, are attending as
guests.
High lights on the agenda are
scheduled speeches by Hamilton
Owens. editor in chief of the Balti-
more Sunpapers, and Howard w
Blakeslee, Associated Press science
editor, whose subject tonight will be
The Atomic Age"
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Virginia Hospital Group
Elects Whitton as Heed

Robert G. Whitton, administra-
tor of the Alexandria Hospital. was
elected president of the Virginia
Hospital Association at its annual
convention in Greenville, S. c., this
week
Mr.. Whitton served as vice presi-
dent of the association during the
last year and was also elected by
the convention to be a delegate to
the American Hospital Association.
He is a member of the Alexandria
Rotary Club and a former presi-
dent of the Little Theater of Alex
andria.
Attending the convention from
the Alexandria Hospital with MI.
Whitton were Mrs Irene NJ. Roszel,
superintendent Of the hospitals
nursing school, and Miss Alese
Vaughan. nursing supervisor.
Evening star., 1946-05-25
Arnold BusIine Fare
Increases DELAYED

Proposed fare increases on Arnold
operated buslines have been sus-
pended by the Interstate Commerce
Commission pending public hear
ing June 10.
The action was taken yesterday
after protests against granting of
the fare increases without hearing
had been filed with the commission
by Arlington civic groups and the
Office of Price Administration.
The new rate schedule would raise
fares 212 cents if tokens are pur-
chased, and 5 cents on cash fares.
Company officials have contended
they would be unable to pay the l2-
cent hourly increase awarded union
employees Thursday by an arbitration
board without fair increase.