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tendent, said the freight train en-
gineer, Dennis McKenna OF Salt
Lake City, reversed his throttle be-
fore the crash, thus reducing the
impact and preventing greater dam
age.
The freight, a 14-car local, had
been scheduled to turn into nearby
siding and let the passenger train
go by, Mr.. Lynch said. He added
that the passenger train engineer,
l.. II. Soreson Of Salt Lake City, had
slowed the special to about 10 miles
an hour at the time of the collision.
The two locomotives were locked
together in a tumble Of wreckage,
with the freight engine foot of
the tracks.
One pullman and baggage car
on the 13-car special were derailed
and plunged into a ditch but re-
manned almost upright. Most of
the injured were in the derailed
pullman, but some passengers in
other cars also were hurt.
Passengers Moved by Bus.
Uninjured passengers continued
their journey to Salt Lake City in
sightseeing buses which they had
chartered for use during a stopover
here. One bus brought those slightly
injured to st. Marks Hospital here.
Mr.. Lynch and H. r. Coulam,
general agent, announced that full
investigation is under way. Mr..
Lynch said he would conduct a
hearing at Elko.
In another wreck on the Western
Pacific today, several passengers
suffered minor injuries when a
locomotive and three cars of a
westbound passenger train were de-
rallied after side-swiping freight
cars on a siding near Oroville, Calf.
The locomotive and one baggage
car overturned.
Western Pacific traffic was de-
toured over nearby Union Pacific
tracks. Normal traffic was resumed
tonight after repairs were COM
pleted on a 50-yard section Of track
torn up by the collision.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C. !. As
SUNDAY, Is,

cember meeting Of the Parent
Teacher Association at pm. We'd
nesday.
Designated as Meet the Stu
dent Meeting practically every
student activity group will partici-
pate IN the program, which will be
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Engineer Killed in Crash
Outside PhiIodeIphio Stotion

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IA (P-
The engineer Of a local train to
Salisbury, Md, was found dead
under his locomotive tender after a
New York passenger local crashed
into the Eastern Shore train just
outside Broad Street station today,
the Pennsylvania Railroad reported.
Both trains were outbound.
The railroad identified the victim
as Lewis Seigel, So, Philadelphia. A
railroad spokesman said Mr.. Seigel
apparently saw the New York train
approaching, went to the fireman's
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Gorden Club Names Speaker

DR.. william G. Frierson, author
ity on azalea culture, viii speak at
a meeting Of the Neighborhood
Garden Club in Mount Olivet Meth
odist Church, Glebe road and North
Sixteenth street, Arlington. at 8
pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1946-12-15

Chicago soldier who died in hos
pital at nearby Crestline. Four
others are in critical condition in
the Mansfield Hospital. They are
Donald Adams of Denver, Ill; Rex
Evening star., 1946-11-17
Mrs. Marshall Wins
Water-CoIor Contest
speeiol Di.psish to Tie sior

aPURCELLVILLE Va, November
f6!-Mrs. Edward Marshall Il of
Waterford has been awarded first
prize in the Gefevieve Hendricks
water-color contest, which. went on
exhibition Friday, for 10 days in the
Purcellville library.
She was awarded $50 for her
painting of scene in Waterford.
i Second places was awarded Mrs
Frank Tappan of Berryville, for q
/ scene from that community. Other
! prize winners included Miss Mary
Hendrickson, Lincoln High School
student, third place, for her paint
ing of Bluemont scene, and Rob-
ert Grubb of Purcellville, fourth
place, for his watercolor of Salem
Church, Hillsboro.
Honorable mention went to Miss
Betty Tiffany, Mrs. Frances Allen
and Miss Vivianne Hooppaw, all OF
Leesburg;' Mrs. James Taylor, Mrs
Dalton Dillon and Miss Jacqueline
Steele, all Of Purcellville, and Miss
jane Moller of Middleburg.
Sally Charles Eppes of Lincoln
won first place in the children's di-
vision. Roberta Eynon of Hillsboro
!, placed second and Brownie Cos
tello of Bloomfield third.
The library will be open from
to S pm. tomorrow for persons
wishing to visit the exhibit.
Evening star., 1946-11-17
Return Of uses 10 States
Hailed by Virginia Official
By tho Assoeiafed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. l6.-The
United States Employment Service
was back under State jurisdiction
today after what Virginia officia]
described as '"long struggle by the
States to recover what was taken
away by executive order of the Presi-
dent on January Q, 1912"
John @. Rhodes, jr., Virginia Un-
employment Compensation Commis-
sioner,s announced the change in
the service status after the Labor
Department had approved the
States plan of operation, and the
transfer became effective last mid
night.
He said Virginia took the posi-
ton that if the employment service
was to be, in fact, a State agency
its management must be in the
States's hand, and declared that he
was very glad to state that the
plan of organization proposed by
Virginia has today been approved
by the Labor Department"
Evening star., 1946-11-17
Surplus Women's CIothe,
60 on Sale Tomorrow

, A large stock of women's clothes
4 originally intended for the Army
s@Air Forces Wasps, will 60 on sale
tomorrow at the Washington Quar-.
termaster Depot near Alexandria as
part of a $4,000,00O War Assets Ad-
ministration surplus sale.
Orders also will be taken for sur
plus wool-knit cloth, mosquito net
ting, print cloth and nylon and
b rayon material from stockpiles tr
SaNAA warehouses.
B In addition to the women's
clothing, the sale will include small
electrical equipment, Office supplies
fishing kits, ski poles, repair kits
hand tools, kitchen equipment and
laundry supplies.
War veterans will have priority
until Thursday when the sale will
be open to the Reconstruction FL
nance Corp, Nonpriority buyers will
N1fot be accommodated until Decem-
p ber 2,
Evening star., 1946-11-17
Silver Spring Boy, IA,
Not an Army Recruit

In the caption Of picture pub
lshed November 10 in The Star.
Mickey Warren, 9102 Woodland
road, Silver Spring, Md, whose
age was given as 18, was described
as being sworn into the Army by
Maj. Richard j. Carmody, in charge
Of Army recruiting for the WASH
ington area.
The boys father, r. M. Warren,
has informed The Star that his son
is only IA and has no intention of
enlisting in the Army.
The Star picture was made in
good faith on request of the Army
Recruiting Service that photog-
rapher be sent to Army Recruiting
Day exercises conducted by the
Silver Spring Elks Club. Later it
was learned that Young Warren, a
member of the Elks' Club boys band,
posed for the picture on request
of member of the club. He ap-
peared in the picture with Lewis
Hopfenmaier, chairman of the Army
Recruiting COMMITTEES of the club,
in addition to Maj. Carmody.
Maj. Carmody and the Silver
Spring Elks representatives acknowl-
edge the error in having this pic
ture posed.
Evening star., 1946-11-17
|GI Housing Program
Reported Stalled
In Maryland
B, the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 16.-Maryland
veterans are being forced to pay in
creasingly higher prices for out
moded housing because the States
veteran housing program has begged
down, real estate men and Federal
officials here said today.
AS a result of what he termed
loose appraisals" by loan officers OF
the Veterans Administration, one
Baltimore mortgage banker said vet
Grams were being encouraged to buy
into an already inflated market at
prices beyond their means.
Only 600 Homes Finished.
The Federal Housing Administra-
ton estimated that only about SOC
houses have been completed and sold
to veterans throughout the State
during the last II months, while
Veterans Administration officials
said more than $4,000 veterans in
Baltimore alone are critically in
need of housing.
The small number of completions
was attributed in turn to scarcity
and high cost of building materials.
Frank c. McHenry, assistant loan
guarantee officer of the Veterans
Administration, said ex-servicemen
probably would continue to pay "ex-
cessive" prices for homes because
their needs are so acute.
He said the markets saturation
point was considerably distant, >
adding that the Government has
already secured some 5000 CT loans
in Maryland.
Rental Bonuses Barred.
Meanwhile Maryland landlords
were warned by the Baltimore
regional Office of the OPA today
that the practice of accepting rental
bonuses is in violation of Federal
statute and will be prosecuted.
The OPA said acceptance of a
bonus, either in. cash or in kind,
is. in effect an over ceiling charge.
The agency said it could seek treble
damages for the value of the bonus
or obtain injunctions to prevent the
practice.
Evening star., 1946-11-17

Tor example. produce an excellent
general utility horse. In fact, any
horse bred to an Arabian will pro-
duce a better colt" Mr.. Berry said.
: MIR. Berry came by Nab Raff
through an odd set of circumstances.
During World War I, James p.
Dean. a Kentucky boy of is who
was visiting a sister in Washington.
came to Mr.. Berry as farmriand.
After a few years young Dean
returned to Kentucky, and years
later Mr.. Berry learned that he
had become manager of the Selby
Arabian Stud.
Asked Friend to Pick Colt.
Il wrote Jim Dean," he said, .and
told him to pick out for me a colt
that he would buy for himself, and
Nab Raff is what he sent me-"
Under Mr.. Berry's plan Nab Raff
would not be allowed to leave Fair
fax County. The Board Of Super-
visors would manage the stallion.
providing for his keep by any will
| ing farmer. Stud fees would be
reasonable and might 60 toward
the stallion's upkeep.
g. Wallace Carper. chairman Of
the Board OF Supervisors, said the
board would consult Common
wealth's Attorney Hugh Marsh on
the legality OF the gift. He said
thus far only one person has offered
to care for the stallion. He is Burns
N. Gibson, Falls Church member q
the board, Mr.. Gibson owns fay4
at Herndan. =
Evening star., 1946-11-17
Bridges Fayors
Fair Treatment
OF D. {. Budget
He Would Consider
Capital Needs Apart
From u. S. Economy
By Don S. Warren

Fair treatment" for the District
as to the size of the Federal pay.
ment toward National Capital costs
was urged yesterday by the incom.
Ing chairman of the Senate Appro-
priations Committee.
Senator Bridges, Republican. Of
New Hampshire, who will succeed
Senator McKellar, Democrat, of
tennessee as head of the funds
group next January, said the old
fiscal question still was an open
one and should be settled on the
basis OF fair judgment and equitable
treatment.
1t should be, done after careful
STUDY OF the facts, he added.
There should be no thought, he
continued, that the national budget
economy program being drafted BY
the Republicans for the new Con.
gress should be applied to the mu.
nlcipal government.
Separate Things.
The national program and the
needs of the city government here -
ne said, "are two entirely separate
and distinct things, and should be
handled on that basis
AS ne viewed the situation, the
District budget for the next fiscal
year-a record amount is expected
to be Sought-need have no rela.
tioon to national economy drives.
Not at ALL" he said to reporters
questions. Washington, as the Ma
tons capital city, is in unique posi-.
ton, and its budget should be con-
sidered entirely separate from the
overall national program"
Senator Bridges said he had no
preconceived idea of what the Fed
eral payment should be next year.
He said he would want to reach such
conclusion only after the question
had been studied again.
Has Supported Raises.
An increase in the present $8,000,.
600 payment is to be asked by the
District Government next year when
it seeks adoption of new District
tax program to provide near $20,-
10000 additional in revenues.
In the past, Senator Bridges has
supported Senate moves for raising
the old $4,000, 900 Federal payment
and for adoption of a fixed formula
for annual adjustment of the Fed
eral share.
Senator Bridges said it had not
yet been determined who would
head the District subcommittee Of
the Senate Appropriation Commit
tee. Decision, he said, might not
be reached until early in january.
Oregonean Mentioned.
i The higher ranking Republicans
. on the subcommittee, as now con-
Tstituted, may be named chairmen
! OF national subcommittee and
, therefore pass up the District post.
Some observers say the chairman
ship may be offered, however, to
|. Senator Gordon. Republican, of Ore
gon, who closely followed the Dis
trfct bill in the past session.
i Otherwise, it was indicated, one
.lof the additional Republicans to
be named to the full committee,
or a freshmen" member of the
Senate. might be named.
Evening star., 1946-11-17

performances before the Prince oi
Wales.
Now he operates 8 284-acre dairy
farm near Norbeck with the aid Of
his three sons and, as he puts
1t. is the "happiest man in the
world"
"I'm a gentleman farmer with not
SO much Of the gentleman" he
laughed.
He still has his banjo. bearing the
autograph of the Prince Of Wales,
but he doesn't use it much. He
prefers his guitar because the banjo
Is too heavy.
Shows Reporter How.
Asked to demonstrate the tech
nique that made him famous, Mr..
Johns obliged. Sitting in a chair
and wearing his best stage smile,
he plucked a few chords and then
launched into song. Before long
his interviewer's foot was tapping
out the rhythm.
"See what I mean?" asked Mr.
Johns, as he ended with flourish.
Born in Georgetown, Mr.. Johns
Evening star., 1946-11-17
|0'Conor Approves
Prompt Probe Of
Election by Senate
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 16.-Gov.
O'Conor, speaking of Republican
hint 1t would contest hts senatorial
election before the Senate Elections
Committee, declared today ut Is
highly desirable that the matter
be aired promptly and completely. !"
An unofdcial tabulation of certi-
ned results gave MIR. O'Conor a lead
OF 2,227 votes over Republican D.
John Markey in the Senate race.
Republican headquarters this week
said they contemplated contesting
the election before the Senate be-
cause Of the close race and the al
leged discarding Of ballots through
out the State by election boards.
4 Mr.. O'Coror released q statement
In which he said "it is my sincere
conviction that the results Of the
election were entirely conclusive, and
that In consequence ] shall be duly
sworn in as United States Senator. =
Referring to the Republicans
limited contest, Mr.. O'Conor said 'in
spite of all the talk, there has been
no evidence submitted nor have
there been any specific allegations
made, Of error or irregularity. This
Is significant inasmuch as 10 days
have elapsed since the election
The Governor pointed out ''the
counting of ballots and the tabula-
ton of returns are done in the pres
ence of Republican judges and
clerks in every precinct. The cleo
ton having been held under safe
guards, the prima facie evidence is
that the tabulation of ballots was
accomplished with the expressed or
tacit approval of representatives of
both major parties and of both
candidates"
The statement continued: while
I am confident that everything
which took place was entirely In ac-
cordance with law, If anything is al
legged to the contrary, 1t is highly
desirable that the matter be aired
promptly and completely, and to
this end ] pledge all possible assist
ance on the part of the State ad-
ninistration."
Evening star., 1946-11-17
Montgomery Commissioner
Once Starred in ZiegfeId FoIIies
BY J. B. Zotmon

attended Washington public schools
and Georgetown Preparatory School
After one year at the latter institu-
ton, he decided to fulfill an ambition
to enter the show business. So off he
went to New York, with straw suit
case and celluloid collar. He also
had his banjo.
Il used to go to vaudeville shows
and soon saw that the only thing
the performers had was a lot OF
nerve" he recalled. We'll, I had
that, too.'
Life in New York was hard and the
aspiring banjoist tramped the street:
for months looking for a booking
Finally, he teamed up with two dane,
ers.
MY job was to I'LL in and keep tn,
folks amused while the girls wer,
changing costumes" he said.
| Second Class Seaman.
| Then came the war. After bcin,
turned down for an Army commits
sion because Of an old leg injury re-
ceived In football, he enlisted in tn.
Navy as second class seaman.
His talents as an entertainer were
soon discovered and he spent his tims
organizing shows and selling Liberty
bonds.
After the war, he got job in Palm
Beach, Fla, and that's where he OBJ
tanned his break" While he was sit
ting on the beach amusing himself
with his banjo, his playing attracted
the. attention of several nearby sun
bathers. Among them were Floren2
ziegfeld, who ultimately put him in
four of his famous Follies, from 1921
to 1924.
In 1925, while playing in night
club in London, he got his second
'break." The Prince of Wales was
there and invited him to play for
him.
Five years later, Mr.. Johns figured
he had enough money and retired
He has been living In Montgomery
County ever since.
Evening star., 1946-11-17
|Substandard Teachers
In Virginia Reported
Above 5000 Mark
BY the Associated Pres.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 16.-Dur-
Ing the current school session, ap-
proximately one out of every four
white teachers in Virginia county
schools will be teaching on an
emergency basis and one out OF
every IL Negro county teachers
will be under similar special dis
pensation. The Virginia Education
Association reported today.
The data, compiled for the No
vember issue of the Virginia Jour-
nal of Education and made public
by Robert F. Williams, executive
secretary of the YEA, also showed
that one out of 40 white teachers In
cities would be on an emergency
basis and one out of each $50 Negro
teachers in the cities would be on
the same basis.
The YEA study showed further
that.
Rural Schools Hit Hardest.
Eighty EIGHT per cent of the Sub
standard" certificates will go to
elementary teachers.
Ninety-six per cent will 60 to
country teachers.
OF the substandard licenses is
sued -totaling more than 3,000-72
per cent were received by indi-
viduals having less than two years
of college training.
The analysis of the number of
teachers employed on the emergency
basis does not alone indicate the
seriousness of the States teacher
shortage, the YEA said, because
there ARE many other less obvious
circumstances which must be studied
if the whole picture of the severity
of the crisis in education is to be
clearly SEEM
On the basis Of the study, the
rural elementary schools are taking
the most severe impact Of the
teacher shortage.
Training Need Stressed.
The YEA said that many of the
emergency teachers were doing "a
splendid job in view of their train
ing and experience but that it was
reasonable to assume 'sthat the
teacher who has had only a high
school education or who has been
out of the profession for q number
OF years cannot do as competent q
job as the well trained individual
with more recent teaching exper-
ience.
THE outlook" reported the YEA,
Evening star., 1946-11-17

Plastic ear muffs, coats Witt SELLS,
a red raaicoat studded with black
sequins, leather collars with silver
nailheads--these were among the
latest canine garments shown yes
terday at a special dog style exhibi-
ton at the Collingwood estate near
Alexandra.
Although the spectators seemed
to enjoy the whole array of well
manicured and well-liveried CANNES
and the dogs themselves barkeo
with excitement, the purpose of the
show was not entirely pleasure. Hall
Of the receipts will go to the Com
munity Chest Federation.
OF all the pedigreed Fidos decked
out in Sunday best, Yin Shu, the
Pekinese owned by Nine. Wellington
Koo, wife of the Chinese Ambas-
sador, seemed to attract most at
tention. Not only did Yin Shu
sport long, curley eyelashes, but q
red plastic raincoat adorned with
la dragon studded with black
sequinS. According to Nine Koo
Evening star., 1946-11-17

tie dog answers Only 10 commands
In Chinese.
q Most famous dog at the show was
Telek, the cocker spaniel which Gen.
Easenhowet had with him during
the war in Europe. Mrs. Eisenhower
brought Telek to the show.
Another dog from the diplomatic
set was Luli, owned by Mime. Henri
Bonnet, wife of the French Am
hassador. Luii, q French poodle,
answers only to French.
Main event Of the afternoon was
the cutting of the birthday cake
which celebrated the fifth birthday
of a Collingwood estate dog known
as Sergeant Sandy. The cake was
made Of hamburger and was deco
rated with frankfurter candles.
Sandy, of terrier-spaniel ancestry.
was the only declasse dog, from q
pedigree standpoint, at the show.
A baby bonnet, rubber balls, rings,
a khaki Army overcoat, a plaid over
coat, and different types of sweaters
were among the other accessories
displayed at the show.
Evening star., 1946-11-17

former banjo
playing musical
comedy star who
hobnobbed with
royalty.
The erstwhile
theatrical per-
former Is Brooke
Johns, who at So
still re tains s
much of the pep
and personality
LaL mace MIN a
|gtellar q t trM-
don hi Broad
way hit shows
IS years ago and
Evening star., 1946-11-17
Modern Method Praised
In HundIing PoroIees
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. TO-
Paroles in Virginia today are being
restored satisfactorily to society in
more than 80 per cent of the cases
because modern psychological and
case methods have dictated the
proper handling of the parolee while
still a prisoner, William Shands
Meacham, chairman of the State
Parole Board, told Virginia trial
justices in session here.
Commissioner Meacham said thu
average man entering prison Is be-
tween 10 and Is years of age. In
not a hardened criminal, comes
from a rural or urban slum, has
seven years or less of schooling.
faces a sentence of from three to
five years and has had an average
of four contacts with the law before
imprisonment.
Evening star., 1946-11-17


with institution
ton that institution
the
Evening star., 1946-11-17
FIriax Needs
Higher Taxes,
PTA Is Advised,
superintendent Says
Money Is Required
For Education

Real estate taxes in Fairfax
!, County should be increased next
SNear to meet educational expenses
s T. Woodson, county school
aperintendent, told a Parent.
Il eacher Workshop yesterday at the
FAirfaxs Elementary School. =
Real estate taxes are high now
he asserted, land will be higher
next year if I have anything to
do with IT,"
d He said he was in favor of build
$%Sng at present only those school
buildings absolutely necessary. =
W tirther construction, he declared
Mould await decline in building
Ncosts.
Criticizes Housing.
He criticized the type of veterans
housing IN Fairfax County as a
disgrace" and "fit only for slums
and tenements in few years."
"a County authorities he said,
would be doing the Government
and the veterans a good turn if they
prevent such construction in the
Y county" a
Speaking of the teacher problem,
MIR. Woodson declared that a diff
ferent attitude must be developed
toward teachers. He said they must
be given greater respect by the COM
munities if the county were to re-
i cruit enough teachers to meet the
B needs of the future.
Following his talk, the Fairfax
: County Federation of Parent
Teachers Association passed reso-
luton. asking the County Board Of
Supervisors and the Board of Zon-
ing Appeals to oppose any more
large multiple housing develop
ments In the county until present
& school needs are adequately met"
3 s, Short of Microscopes.
The federation also authorized its
l executive board to take any action
1t saw fit" to break the present bot
tleneck, which the federation said
had brought school construction In
the county to almost standstill.
Malcolm Murrow, chairman of
the federation,s committee on plant
4 and equipment, told the group that
the county must provide adequate
teaching funds. He added that there
were not enough microscopes in
county schools to equip one biology
class.
Edwin Lynch, Fairfax member
Of the Virginia House of Delegates,
told the federation that criticism
directed at the County Board of
Supervisors was worthless unless it
was backed up with votes.