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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
II. Col. Vernon Shurn'
Assigned 10 District
Engineering Post

The War Department today as
signed 1t Col. Vernon A. Shurm,
34-year old Engineer Corps oficer,
to be an Assistant Engineer Com
missioner for the District. He will
assume his duties tomorrow.
Appointment of Col. Shurm, q
veteran of the India-Burlna cam
paign, will give the District its as
signed quota of three Assistant En-
gineer Commissioners for the first
time since the war. Already work
ing under Engineer Commissioner
Col. Gordon r. Young are Col. Ken
meth E. Madsen and Col Joseph D.
Arthur, jr. Col Arthur will resign
Thursday, however, creating an
other vacancy.
A native of Richmond, Va, Col.
Shurm attended John Marshall
High School there and was gradu-
ated from Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute in 1888. He was commits
stoned Reserve second lieutenant
in the Engineer Corps on gradua-
ton.
From 1898 to 1910 he was en-
ployed by the Virginia Electric
Power Co., making his home in
Richmond.
Called to active duty with the
Army in October, 1910, he was as
signed to Fort Monroe. Va, as post
engineer. During 1943-1944 he
served in the office of the service
command engineer at Baltimore.
His assignment to the India
Burma theater began in 1914 and
from January to May, 1916. he was
theater engineer for that command.
He holds the Bronze Star and
Legion OF Merit for his war work,
which he finished with the reserve
rank of colonel.
He was appointed to the Regular
Army July H. with the temporary
rank of lieutenant colonel.
Col. Shurm is married and makes
his home at $500 @ street NV.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12

smoke, the airport here NAV be
closed temporarily. Weather condi.
lions may be such that planes car
take on, but are not allowed to land
here.
Here is the Weather Bureau
score-card when the airport here
was closed due to weather condi.
lions: July, none; June, 8 hours;
May, 3 hours: April, 3 hours; March
7 hours; February, "a hours, and
January. 80 hours. Ofacials said
that these represent totals and moi
a continuous weather condition.
Nine lines come into Nationa,
Airport: American Overseas, Par
American and Trans World Airline
whic hare international, and these
domestic lines: Capital Airlines-
Pea, United, Eastern, American
Colonial and TWA.
In an effort to solve the weather
bound airport problem, the Al,
Transport Association, representing
"a airlines, and having Offices here
at HOT Sixteenth street NV. has
set aside 1907, $50 for research
Continuous radar detection Of air
trafnc at New York will be under
taken, inasmuch Is the problem is
most acute there. due to interna-
tional activities, onicials here said
No research is planned here for the
present.
Tho airport administrator ONCE
at National Airport says that last
month there were 120,552 passen-
gers arriving and departing here
including 81, 766 who got aboard
planes and 81, 786 who deplaned. In
April, May and June, there was q
total Of 642.275 spectators at Ma
tional Airport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
Raj Men Will Be Guests
On Potomac Cruise

Members of Lancaster Squadron
IS of the Royal Air Force will be
honor guests on Potomac River
cruise from $50 pm. to midnight
tonight.
Co-hosts will be the Andrews
Field staff. the United States Sena-
ators Daughters Club and a group
of Latin American Ambassadors
daughters. 1t. j. NJ Sullivan of the
field is directing cruise arrange
ments. Miss Mary Alice Mcclellan
daughter of the Senator from
Arkansas, and Miss Gabriela Mora
daughter of the Chilean Ambassa-
dor, will represent the other spon-
sors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12

Cars "a" and "B" meet as shown
at an intersection not controlled
by traffic signals, stop signs or q
policeman. Car "a" should:
1. Accelerate, since it Is on the
right Of car "B" and should clear
the intersection ahead of car 3D."
2. Yield the right-of- way to car
.B."
3. Sound the horn.
4. Come to q stop.
Answer 2 is right. Section (28)
paragraph Ia, of the trafic ane
motor vehicle regulations states:
The driver Of a vehicle approach.
ing an intersection shall yield the
right-of-way to vehicle which ha.
entered the intersection. When tive
vehicles enter an intersection at ths
same time. the driver of the vehicle
on the left shall yield to the driver
on the right"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
Cab Drivers Held
For 'Incommodinq
The Sidewalk

"Incommoding the sidewalk" was
the charge leveled by police against
18 taxicab drivers who were arrested
last night in front of the Grey
hound Bus Terminal, Twelfth street
at New York avenue. after COM
plants that the cabs were jamming
the terminal entrance. .-
Police explained a charge OF lott
ering would have been too serious
for the offense, and as result chose
the old and seldom used sidewalk
incommoding charge.
Seventeen of the drivers chose to
face the charge in court. The re-
naming hacker, apparently defeat
ed by the facile vocabulary of the
hack inspectors office, simply for
feited IS collateral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
CAB Plans New Rules
To Reduce Danger Of
Air Transport Fires
BY the A..oeiefsd Press

New aircraft regulations intended
to reduce danger of fire in flight to
the vanishing point are being pfc
pared by the Civil Aeronautics
Board in cooperation with industry
Joseph B. Duckworth. director OF
the CABS Safety Bureau, told a re-
porter yesterday that every plane
used in transport service must be
modified to meet the forthcoming
rule changes.
The Safety Bureau regards fire as
the greatest danger in flying, and
makes continuing studies of its cause
and prevention.
These efforts have been intensi-
fed since the end of the war, Mr.
Duckworth said, to keep pace with
new problems created by increasing
completely in aircraft design and
equipment, by higher speeds, and by
longer flights, particularly those over
water with no emergency landing
fields available.
Mr.. Duckworth said that in the
power plant area, the changes will
improve the fire warning and ex-
tinguishing systems. and will pro-
vide better protection against seri-
GUS damage even If a fire gets out
of control.
In the fuselage, he said, the Safety
Bureau will call for additional fire
and smoke warning devices in I'M
occupied areas such as baggage COM
partments. Portable fire extinguish-
ers will be placed In readily Access
sible locations. and automatic ex-
tinguishing systems will be installed
in areas difi1cult to reach.
In general. the Safety Bureau
chief said, the requirements will be
such as to eliminate all materials
which might burn and replace them
with metals and fabrics which are
fire and flame resistant.
The forthcoming order is not a
result Of the fatal training flight
crash Of Constellation near Read
ing, Pa, but some lessons learned
from that investigation will be seer
In the new concent nf ca fetv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12

h'' Soisoh. QOlaUO, PnllaQei-
phia; Sergt. Stanley r. Kelley, st.
Louis; Corpl. Bedford K. Metzger,
jr, West Mansfield, Ohio; Pfc. Rich
ard K. Albert, Columbus. Ohio;
Sergt. Joseph G. Ritchig, Newark,
N. j. Another crewman from Hon.
olulu was listed dead
1t. Colson was a graduate of Lang
ley Junior High School and had
completed two years at Central High
School. He enlisted as an air cadet
in i943. after several months Of war
work as welder In a plant in
Bethesda. Md.
He received his commission in
1914 at Brooks Field, Tex, but did
not go overseas until two months
ago, when he re-enlisted. Accord
ing to his family, he was last sta
toned at Henderson Field. Oahu.
Family survivors include his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin r
Colson; a brother, Leon, who was
recently discharged from the Navy,
and sister. Gloria, all Of whom live
. ct the Sixth street address. /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
Virginia Plane Crashe,
kills 5 on Mountain
And Airport Runway
BY the Associated Press

Five persons were killed and five
others injured, one critically, in two
others injured, two critically, in two
plane crashes in Virginia yesterday
Two naval officers. whose names
have not been released by the Navy
were killed instantly and a third
died today of injuries received In
the crash of two-engined plane or
Moccasin Ridge, 8 miles east of Gate
City.
Walter Jackson Ellison, 20, oil
Waynesboro, a passenger, and De-
witt Chandler. 81, of Stuarts Draft
pilot, were killed when their Piper
Cub collided head-on in a ground
crash with privately owned former
Army ATS on the runway at an all
show at August Airport, Waynes-
boro.
En- Route to Georgia.
Injured when the Navy plane
crashed on Moccasin Ridge was the
pilot, who remained unidentified
and a seamen. The pilot told men,
bCA o Va a 1CcSdC pal W tlldt Vic PAdAlC
was en- route from st. Simon Naval
Air Station, Georgia. to Detroit, on
a routine flight.
The pilot said that the right
engine OF the two-engined plane
developed trouble and that in at
tempting to make landing atop
the ridge both engines cut out.
An eyewitness of the crash, j. B
Williams of Snow Flake, said the
plane circled several times over the
billy country before it crashed. Mr.
Williams said the seaman jumped
from the plane just before 1t struck
and received only bruises.
Two Girls Injured.
Stanley Kline of Harrisonburg
pilot of the ATS involved in the
Waynesboro crash and two passen-
gers, Miss Martha Rave and Miss
Ellen Shiflet. both of Waynesboro
received minor injuries and were
discharged after hospital treatment
Some 5000 to 1900 persons were
present for the Waynesboro all
show when the two planes crashed
headon on the runway, shortly
after each had landed. coming In
from opposite directions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
Elaborate Safeguards Built
Into New Virus Laboratory
By Chris Mothisen

Shower baths on Government
time, uniforms of two colors and an
air conditioning system in which
ultraviolet rays and red-hot grids
will combine to curb infection are
among safety features planned for
the new laboratory building now I'M
der construction at the National
Institute of Health.
The red brick structure, usually
referred to as the virus laboratory,
will provide more commodious and
better-planned quarters for research
work among certain groups of in
fictitious maladies than now are
available on the Rockville pike res
ervation.
Institute officials hope the pains
taking planning which has gone into
its design will result in the maxi
mum possible protection for the
doctors and other laboratory per-
sonnet who will study the origin and
treatment OF deadly ailments.
Showers Part Of Routine.
The shower baths will be part of
the daily routine. Because OF the
congestion which would result il all
employed there rushed for the locker
rooms at the same time at the end
Of the day, 1t Is expected stag
gered system will be devised. Some
employees would take their showers
in advance Of regular quitting time,
The building will contain a clean
zone" where facilities for eating
lunch and for accommodation Of a
library, offices and other nonlabora-
tory functions will be provided.
Each laboratory worker will be
issued two uniforms daily-one,
conventional white laboratory garb;
the other, set of blue zippered COW
erals. No employee wearing a white
uniform will be permitted in the
clean zone" The different colors
will insure that those working in
the laboratories will not come out
for 'juSt q few minutes" wearing
their work clothes.
Six identical laboratory units are
being installed, two to a floor, for
work on different types OF diseases.
There will be no interchange of per-
sonnet among them during the
working day.
System Of Dumbwaiters.
Illustrative of the special precau-
tons being taken to localize infec-
ton is the dumbwaiter system.
There are two sets of three shafts
each. Each dumbwaiter serves but
one laboratory and carries infected
refuse directly to basement incin-
orators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12

The small animals to be used in
experiments will be kept In cages
on large movable racks suspended
from rails on the ceilings OF special
rooms. This arrangement will per-
init quick shifting for cleaning and
spraying the room with DOT.
A wall-vault sterilizer is being
built into each unit for quick steam
treatment Of animal cages and large
utensils
The air-conditioning system is de-
signed to carry air across laboratory
desks from behind the worker to-
ward exhaust ducts thereby taking
with it dangerous micro-organisms
Heated electric grids will treat the
air before it is released to the outer
atmosphere.
To Work Behind Hoods.
1t has been found persons work
ing with electrical blenders used In
the preparation of serums are In
special danger from a fine spray
thrown of by such devices. These
workers will be protected by glass
hoods with apertures for their
hands when using the blenders and
similar pieces of equipment In the
new building. Exhaust hoses will
carry the fine spray into the main
discharge system, and ultraviolet
tubes within the hoods will dispose
of any residual infection.
The building will have sealed
triple windows.
1t Is distinguished from other
structures of the institute by con-
crete projections over the window
frames which serve three purposes
They shield the laboratories from
rays of the sun, eliminate the neces.
sity for dust-catching interior blind.
and provide support for the ladder.
OF window washers, who could moi
work from window sills, since the
windows cannot be opened.
Completion Expected In Fall.
The laboratory, due for compile
ton In the fall, is being built under
general supervision Of w. E. Reyn.
|olds, commissioner of public build
ings.
Among the diseases to be studied
there are the Rickettsia group, in.
GLIDING typhus. @" fever and Rocky
Mountain spotted fever, and such
other dreaded maladies as parrot
fever and certain mold produced
disorders.
Omcials hope one laboratory can
be reserved for special emergency
projects, but doubt the space could
be withheld from regular use for
long because OF the overall needs Of
the Institutes program of research
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
Mon Dies Of Wounds
In Street Knife Fiuht

Sidney Davis. coiored, As, of the
200 block OF II street NV, died
of knife wounds yesterday in q
street fight which, police said, en-
sued after an argument over the
possession OF a straw hat The
stabbing took place near Davis
home.
Shortly afterward. police arrested
Archie M. Carter. colored, a, OF
the same block Of H street, after
tracing the suspect to Fifth and
l. streets NV. Carter was being
held for coroner's inquest today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
Congregation Routed
By BOYS Tear Cos Bomb
by the hssoeioied Press

KINGSPORT, Tenn, Aug. pa
tear gas bomb explosion last night
reunited several hundred Baptists
from Glenwood Church and startled
a Methodist congregation at nearby
Highlands Church.
Acrid fumes spread through the
Baptist church. officials said, dis
persing the congregation in tears
about five minutes after three sharp
explosions were heard.
Police said the bomb-a war SOU
venir-was set off by a boy in his
neighboring back yard. No injuries
were reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
Marshall Hall Park 10 Hold
Annual Jousting Contest
sp.eioi Di.poieh 10 tn. s,or

MARSHALL HALL, Md. Aug. 12-
The 61st annual jousting contest
OF horsemen OF Southern Maryland
and Virginia will open at pm
Wednesday at Marshall Hall Park
The queen joust will be crowned
by the winning contestant iii cere-
monies at 7:30 pm. State Senator
Joseph A. Wilmer Of Charles Coun-
ty will speak.
In the event Of rain, the tourna-
ment will be held the following
Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12

plane Oh the
Kaneohe Naval
Air Station, Ha-
wall, the 7th Air
Force announced
yesterday.
Lit. Colson's
family reported
today the youth
was killed on his
22d birthday.
Others W h G
died in the crash
were 1t. Harry
w. Kamis, Par
ma, Ohio; 1t.
Vincent G. Ba-
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Civilians to Hear ChuppeII

Richard A. Chappell, chief of the
probation division of the United
States Courts, will speak before a
Ciyitan luncheon at 1890 pm. to-
morrow in the Mayfiower Hotel.
He will discuss The Probation and
Parole System OF the Courts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
Hawaii Crash Victim
Was Native of District

1t. Benjamin F. Colson. jr., OF
PIT Sixth street NE, was one of
eight Army personnel killed in the
crash Thursday of an amphibian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
OnIyOne Try

Another In a series OF joys for
tagging memories regarding Dis
trtct traffic lut0s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-12-15

Dr.. and Mrs.. Edgar enowden. Is
playing the lead IA the play which
Il under the direction Of Mr.. George
Vivian, assisted BY Mr.. Cecil Willis.
The play Is the second n ! series
Of six planned By the league this
season. A program Of one-act plays
win be presented in January: En-
gagged" by w. s. Gilbert, in February
and "Everyman" In March. In April
or May the group win repeat The
Palace Of Truth" By w. 8. Gilbert,
that scored q success last July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-12-15
Miss " burlington
We'd Yesterday


Miss Rebecca Harmon Worthing-
ton, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Worthington Of Alexandria, be-
came the bride yesterday OF the
Rev. Reginald Carter Croft. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine j. Croft OF
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Rev. DR.. Stanley Brown-Ser-
man, assisted by the Rev. Edward e.
Tate, ,ofiiciated at the ceremony at
4:30 o'clock In Emmanuel Church.
on-the-Hill Theological Seminary,
Alexandria. Mrs. Jane Stouffer
played the wedding music.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore gown Of white satin
with tiers Of lace forming the train
and . Dutch cap fashioned Of an
tique lace. She carried white
prayer book with white orchids on
its cover.
Mrs. A. G. Lambert, jr., the ma
tron Of honor, wore a lime color
faille gown with a matching head
band and carried an old-fashioned
bouquet of white chrysantnemums.
The Misses Ann Harmon Roberts,
Jean Campbell Roberts, Anne
Bryan, Ruth Woolls, Betty Woolls
and Sue Boyd Roberts, who were
bridesmaids, wore similar gowns and
carried the same flowers.
Mr.. Edwin v. Croft was best man
for his brother and the ushers were
the Rev. Robert Bast, the Rev. Mer-
rill Yol1, the Rev. Leon Taylor, the
Rev. Charles Helm, Mr.. Morgan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-12-15
smith and Mr. John 4. Worthing.

Smith and Mr.. John r. Worthins-
ton. jr.
Yesterdays bride, who was grad
uated from George Washington
University, is the granddaughter q
Mrs. Walter Roberts Of Sunnyside,
Alexandra, The bridegroom re-
|ceiyed his degrees from Hobart Col
|lege In Geneva, N. r, in September,
1913, and Virginia Theological Sem
mary last January.
Following wedding trip to New
York and Atlantic City, the newly
married couple will reside In Lock-
port, N. r., where Mr.. Groh will be
assistant at Grace Church.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-05-18

The city council has pledged the usual $12OO as the city's am nual contribution to support ol the Public Health Nursing ser vice in this city. Tho Territory matches the funds.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-05-18
Quick Medical Action Saves Unga

One additional death had occur red while the medical party was enroute.
 Seven bedridden patients were immediately examined and the diagnosis of diphtheria confirmed and appropriate treatment ad- ministered.
 With the cooperation of MT. Donald Lawvere, school super intendent, and other local off, cials, plan of organization was immediately formulated which included complete isolation of the village, cIo ing of the school, library, churches and the barring of public assembly. The next day all villagers whose homes were free of disease were assembled in the school house and were given diphtheria antltoxln and were examined for evidence of disease. Thereafter, every inhabitant of the village of 150 persons was examined at least once every day for the next week. No new cases developed and there were no deaths after the arrival of the medical party.
 Meanwhile at the village of Squaw Harbor located 7 miles from Unga, a case of diphtheria was reported Medical aid was immediately sent to treat the ac- tive case. Protective inDocula- tions were given to the other 69 inhabitant and precautionary measures institut, d.
 The Village of Unga, settled by the Russians, is Il fishing center for the Pacific American Fisheries, which employs most of the inhabitants during the fish ing season n abandoned mine a t the head Delarof Harbor Is the only remaInlng evidence of he ca ly gold rush in the area. Captan F F Lowry, U~N, District Medical Office expres- sed his appreciation for the fine spirit manifested b> Captain Roberts n and the Red Or ss
Kodiak mirror., 1946-05-18
nurses in their cooperating with
 the Navy in the mission

After a visit in Fairbanks, MT. and Mrs Clyde Holden returned to Kodiak, where Holden is em- ployed at the navy base.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-05-18

A diphtheria epidemic which
 threatened to wipe out the viii lage of Unga last month was a.
 verted by the prompt action of a 1 Navy medical party flown to the scene On 8 April the village of Unga, located Tn the Shumlgan
 Island group approximately $50 miles south east of Kodiak, rad ioed for medical assistance re- porting that an epidemic believ- ed to be diphtheria had already taken the lives of two persons. The message was received by NOE at Kodiak and medical party consisting ol It. Comdr. J McC Batts, MIG, USNR, En- sign Marjorie A. Gommel, NC, USNR and Pharmiclst's Mate First Glass J A. Strehle was or ganized for che mission. Penicil- lln, plasma, diphtheria antitoxin and other medical supplies were carefully packed fOI the flight. Three and a half hours after the receipt of the initial despatch the rescue party were embarked on their flight, however, charact- eristic bad weather closed in as the Navy PBY neared its destin- ation. Finding it impossible to land al Unga, the plane attempt ed to return to Kodiak only to find the field there also closed in" necessitating 8 landing at Anchorage, 600 miles in the op- posite direction from Unga On g April another plane was pre- pairing to take off from Anchor age in order to transport two Red Cross nurses, Mrs, Hal Re hard and Miss Vivian Stahl, and additional medical supplies to Unga
 The two parties combined and took off in an Army plane which
 anded at Gold Bay where the party was joined by Captain F. 70 Robertson, Army Medical i Corps. The remaipder of the trip to Unga was made by boat whel the party arrived on 10 April
Evening star., 1946-03-19
Hope Abandoned for !
Lost Off Florida Key
BY the Associated Press

KEY WEST, Fla, Mar. 19-One
man was recovering in the Navy
hospital here today while hope vir-
tually was abandoned for his two
companions, believed to have per-
ished at sea.
The Coast Guard conducted a
search by sea and air for Frank, "a,
and David Coward, %, brothers, of
Miami, after their companion, Rocco
Labbatto, 25, of Philadelphia, was
rescued Sunday night while drifting
in a small boat in the Florida Keys
Mr.. Labbatto told reScuers he and
the Coward brothers. recently dis
charged from the service, set out
from Conch Key Friday in a 16-foot
open sailboat for short fishing trip.
Unable to bring the boat about in
heavy seas. Mr.. Labbatto said their
efforts capsized the craft and they
lost an oar. They finally managed
to dismast the boat and right it.
He said they drtfted in the open
Gulf all day Saturday. When night
came Frank grew hysterical and i'm
agined he saw land, Mr.. Labbatto
related. He attempted to swim but
soon called for help and his brother
David went to him. Mr.. Labbatto
said he never saw them again.
The Philadelphian was found by
a tug Sunday night, almost uncon-
scious and suffering from shock.