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Evening star., 1946-02-10
-Four 'Canvassers' Sought
For Robbery in Arlington

Arlington police are seeking four
youths posing as magazine statesmen
who allegedly broke into the home
of Navy Capt. and Mrs. A. Dean
Douglas, 1718 North Harrison street
yesterday and stole clothing and
an automatic pistol valued at ap-
proximately S100.
Police said the robbers entered
the house by cutting pane of glass
from a rear door while the occu-
pants were away.
Capt. Douglas said he and his
wife were leaving the house when
they were approached by one OF
the youths and asked to purchase
a magazine subscription. When
they refused. the youth left, they
said. Three other youths were can
vassing nearby houses at the time
they added.
When they came back, according
to Capt. Douglas. they found the
house ransacked. Three pairs oil
uniform trousers, about a dozer
khaki shirts, a knife and the auto.
matte had been taken, Capt, Doug
las said Also reported stolen was
a pair of trousers belonging to hi,
son, 1t q. g. Robert Douglas, sta.
toned in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Union Reports Failure
Of Effort to Avert Strike
BY the Associated Press.

Dy lAe hSSOCldleQ freSS.
BALTIMORE, Feb. s.-Miss Mar
garet C. Crocken, president of the
Maryland Telephone Traffic Union
issued statement today SAYING that
last minute efforts to avert a strike
scheduled in eight days. had failed.
However, L. F. Rye, regional
supervisor of the United States
Labor Departments Cancellation
services, said negotiations between
the union and the Chesapeake ano
Potomac Telephone Co. representa-
tives had not broken down.
The company representatives told
Mr.. Rye at the end of yesterday.
meeting that they would notify hin
Monday or Tuesday of the com.
pany's decision.
The strike, set to go into effect al
1901 am. February Is, would affect
telephone seryice throughout Mary.
land and the two eastern shore
counties of Virginia.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Two Maryland Youths
Plead Not Guilty in
IwoStatue Vandalism

Two youths from nearby Maryland
we're held In $500 bond each yes
yesterday by Judge Ellen K Raedy
in Municipal Court as the vandals
who broke off most of the flagstaffs
arched around the Two Jima flag
raising statue on Constitution ave-
nue. early yesterday.
The youths, who pleaded not
guilty when arraigned on charges
of mutilating the national flag, were
William M Ryan, l9, of 6310
Twentieth avenue. and Lemuel S.
Stevens, 18, of 2009 Somerset street,
Green Meadows, Md Stevens said
he recently was merchant marine
crewman on a tanker in the South
Pacific. Five of the flags were
American The rest were colors OF
other members of the United
Nations.
Through Attorney Thomas David,
appointed by the court to defend
them, they asked for a jury trial
which was set for February 26.
John Mcdowell, colored, Treas
ury guard assigned to watch the
statue told reporters he shouted at
the youths when he saw them snap
ping the flag STATS, about l am. and
chased them to Seventeenth street
and New York avenue NV, where
he caught them. He said the boys
denied they broke the flagstaffs but
that he had never lost sight of them
Two WAVES, SK/3c Helen Keefe
and SIX &c Elizabeth Wibel. both
of the Navy Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts, said while waiting for a
bus at Eighteenth street and Con-
stitution avenue they saw two figures
breaking the f1agstaffs. They told
reporters they notified the guard at
the entrance of the Navy building
across the street.
Park Policeman John r. Campbell
said he sped to the scene in squad
car on summons from the Navy
building in time to take custody OF
the boys from the Treasury guard
Stevens was released later when
his father arranged the required
bail.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Experts to Discuss Rodor

1t. Col. John H. De Witt, jr., OF
the Signal Corps Engineering Labo-
ratories and E. King Stodola OF
Evans Signal Laboratory will dis
cuss the technical aspects Of the
Signal Corps radar contact with
the moon before the Institute OF
Radio Engineers in the Potomac
Electric Power Co. auditorium
Tenth and E streets NV. at {
pm. tomorrow. The men were con-
cerned in the radar experiments.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
BY the Associated Press,


LURAY, Va, Feb. ga highlight
of the two-day session Of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Inter-
state Commission on the Potomac
River Basin here was the submis-
sion today of the Industrial COM
mittee's report by j. g. Patrick
of Luke, Md.
The report, which was unani-
mously adopted, called for compile
tion of the Savage River Dam al
Cumberland, Md; construction oil
small Indian-type dams in the up
per Potomac tthis type OF dam con-
sists of small, V-shaped piles OF
rock; removal of the present dam
at Cumberland, Md, below the in
take of the Potomac Edison Plant
thereby reducing the size of the
pool and the amount of SEDIMENT
treatment OF sanitary sewerage ID
Evening star., 1946-02-10
County Officials Block
Plan for Branches
I'm Hyattsvi||e

Although authorized by the 1941
State Legislature to assign some of
their duties to deputy clerk in
Hyattsville, the Prince Georges
County treasurer and Circuit Court
clerk, whose Offices are in the Up
per Marlboro Courthouse. have re-
fused to take advantage of the
measure.
County civic groups long have
urged that the deputy clerk to the
county commissioners, stationed
in the County Service Building,
Hyattsville. be empowered to sell
marriage licenses and accept coun-
ty taxes so residents of the met
ropolitan section of the county
would not be forced to travel to
Upper Marlboro.
Tried in Montgomery.
They point out that such a sys-
tenn is in effect in Montgomery
County, where deputy treasurer's s
Office has been established in the
Silver Spring and Bethesda County
Buildings
The 1941 law states that the
deputy clerk to the commissioners
may, with the consent of the clerk
of the court and treasurer i" . per-
form such duties as are assigned
him by the two officers"
1t also provides that he shall
give such bond as may be re-
quired of him, the premium to be
paid by the officer requiring the
bond"
Declaring that the law is not
mandatory and merely gives the
two county officials discretionary
authority, Circuit Clerk Brice Bowie
and Treasurer R. Ernest Smith con-
tend that such a move would ne
cessitate the drafting of an addi-
tional set of books for each of the
two departments, to be kept at
Hyattsville.
Required to Pay Premium.
AA duuitiou, tAAc tWO OlQCldlS
pointed out that under the Law
they would have to pay the pre-
MUM on the deputy clerks bond
They described this as unfair"
Mr.. Smith explained that at pres
ent persons do not have to go to
his Office at Upper Marlboro to pay
their taxes but may do so at various
banks in the county, at least three
of which are located in the metro
politan section of the county.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Potomac River Busin Officials
lndorse Plans for SmulI Dams

the upper Potomac, and an out
line for public information efforts
made by industry and municipal
and public bodies to reduce, trans
form and control waste.
E. A. Schmitt of the Army Engi-
neers Office, submitted the techni.
cal committees report, which urged
appropriate State agencies to es.
tablish a more adequate number ol
water quality sampling stations
completion of the digest of anti.
pollution legislation. and a study
by the secretary of the stream gaug.
ing station program of the Geo.
logical Survey. Z
After the business session, the
Commissioners made a trip through
the caverns and inspected the Vir.
ginia Oak Tannery, where they
where luncheon guests Of tapnery
officials.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
PoyroII for A. B. & W.
81 ,224, ,706 Lost Yeor

Employees of the A. B. e. w. Tran
sit Co., Alexandria, recei | wages
totaling $1,224,706 during 1945. ac-
cording to report by Beverly C.
May, general manager.
Comparisons of figures revealed
that the A. B. & WIS payroll was
the second highest in the Alexan-
dria, Arlington and Fairfax area
and that the total number of en-
ployes was third highest in the area
A company survey also revealed
That the overwhelming bulk of the
payroll was spent in the Alexandria
Arlington and Fairfax trade area
In Withholding taxes, A. B. & W.
employees contributed $141,412 in
1945 and $l32,071 in 1914 to the
Treasury.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Miss Meuny Plans PTA Talk

Miss Elizabeth Meany, supervisor
of Montgomery County schools, will
discuss the teaching of reading at a
meeting of the Glenmont Md
School Parent Teacher, Association
at 8 pm. Thursday at the school. An
exhibit of individual projects, a
number of which were planned and
executed entirely by the pupils, will
be on display.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Falls Church Boy Scouts
Fete Fathers at Dinner

Approximately 125 Boy Scouts and
their fathers attended the annual
father r-and-son banquet of Scout
Troop 1913 of Falls Church last night
at the Scout House.
William Glover, scoutmaster, acted
as toastmaster. The program in
cluded magician act, a motion
picture and toasts to the fathers
and scoutmaster by members of the
troop,
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Bucket Of Dimes SOUGHT

The Church of the Nazarene, Ar
lington, Va, is conducting a
Bucket of Dimes" campaign to
raise funds for new equipment and
Furnishings for the church home
and parsonage now under construc-
ton. Rev. Floyd N. Bradley. pastor
of the church, is attempting to fill
Ia 14-quart bucket with dimes for
the fund.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Tuck Reoppoints Rhodes
As Job Claim Head
by the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. s.-Gov.
Tuck today reappointed John @.
Rhodes, jr., to head the Virginia
Unemployment Compensation Com
mission for another four-year term.
Mr.. Rhodes has directed the UCC
since February IL, 1912. when he
was appointed by former Gov. Dar-
den. Prior to his appointment he
had served as an assistant attorney
general, as member of the Virginia
General Assembly and as director
of the State Division of Motor We
hicleS.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Silver Spring Woman
Gets Stute Nurse Post

Mrs. Frank F. Smith, 9405 Say
brook avenue, Silver Spring, has been
elected vice chairman of the Lay
Section of the Maryland organiza-
ton of Public Health Nurses.
Mrs. Smith holds several other
State offices as she is vice president
OF the Maryland Congress of Parents
and Teachers, chairman of health
for that group and also State Sum-
mer-Roundup chairman Locally she
Is president of the Silver Spring
Health Center, Inc, and a member
OF the Silver Spring Health Lay
Committee.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
First Air Scout Unit
Formed at Alexandria

Alexandria's first Air Scout Squad
ron has been organized and is seek
ing a charter from Boy Scouts Of
America. Seventeen boys have
signed the membership roll under
the leadership of Squadron Leader
Chester Morris and Assistant Squad
ron Leader James Leroy.
Alexandria boys interested in be-
coming Air Scouts are urged to
attend the squadron's next meet
ing at 7:30 pm. Thursday at the
Chinquapin Village Hall, where the
group will continue to meet until
a sponsor is secured and a pefma-
nent meeting place provided.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
D. c. Group Potents Device

An apparatus for beating oil an6
separating moisture from it has beer
patented by four Washington ares
men. They are Southwick w
Briggs, Shoreham Hotel; Walter G
Bauer, Chevy Chase, Nd; Walter ]
Ewbank, Kensington. and Roscoe c
Porter, Arlington, assignors to tn.
Briggs Clarifier Co., Bethesda.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Toft to Address COP Club

FREDERICK, MD, Feb. 9 (Rt-
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio.
will address the Frederick County
COP Club here at Washington
Birthday Dinner February 20. The
annual dinner and dance is being
revived this year after Wartime
travel restrictions hah caused one
year lapse. club officials said
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Vienna, Va, Faces Health Peril
In Contaminated Well Water

The overflow from septic tanks
has contaminated many wells sup
plying drinking water for Vienna
Va, and constitutes a grave health
menace, but officials are unable to
alleviate the situation. DR.. Nelson
Podolnick. Fairfax County health
officer, said yesterday.
According to DR.. Podolnick, the
town is the only incorporated area
in the county that relies on wells
for drinking water and septic tanks
for sewage disposal. y
The situation is not new, he said
In the past two years his depart
ment has tested wells in the area
at the owners request and found
many of them unfit for human use
Can Only Make Suggestions.
DR.. Podolnick said it was not
within his jurisdiction to condemn
any private water supply or to pre-
vent persons from using it. He
could only make tests of the water
he said. and present his findings
and recommendations. In public
places, such as stores and restau-
rants, sanitation could be enforced
by the county, he added.
The County health head said one
case of typhoid fever was recorded
in Vienna last year and that wa!
traced directly to a contaminated
well. He was not able to estimat,
what percentage of wells were un
suitable for drinking purposes be
cause complete house-to-h -hous
survey had never been made.
The water and sewer problem ha
been the topic of discussion in tn
town for many years, and on sew
eral occasions efforts have beel
made by various groups to install
modern system.
1888 Plan Voted Down.
In 1888 a plan for a water an
sewage system was drawn and prom
ise of a Federal grant of As pc
cent of the cost and loan of tn
remaining 55 per cent was received
However, the project was vote
down.
Mayor Joseph T. Davis. now In hi
fifth term, said he favors some kin
of community water system. H
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Church Plans Workshop

The Dulin Methodist Church,
Falls Church, Va, will conduct a
hobby workshop for boys and girls
Of the town IL years old and over
at tbs pm. every Saturday begin
ming next Saturday. There will be
woodworking and model airplane
building for the boys, classes in per-
sonality and handcraft for the girls
and motion pictures for both.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Two Held in Deoth
OF Rockingham Man
BY the Associated Press.

HARRISONBURG, Va, Feb. o.
Sheriff Sam H. Calender of Rock
ingham County said tonight he was
OBTAINING two men for questioning
in the fatal shooting of Branson
Caldwell, 80, whose body was found
Friday night at home in Hopkins
Gap, II miles west of here.
County Coroner F. L. Byers said
Mr.. Caldwell was shot in the chest.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Company Move
Waited in d. {.
Phone Dispute
Labor Department
Moy Step in to Stop
Nationwide Strike

Amid indications that the Labor
Department will intervene this week
to prevent national telephone
strike, the Washington Telephone
Traffic Union announced last night
that the next move in the local dis
pute is up to the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Co.
The company's spokesman said
wage negotiations with the union
still are "in progress" Mrs. Mary
Cannon, union president, reported
however, that mo further meetings
are planned"
Although the Labor Department
has not been asked to act, undoub-
edly it will attempt to avert tie-ur
in telephone service threatened BY
the National Federation of Tele-
phone Workers plan to vote on q
strike February Is at Memphis, q
Labor Department spokesman SAID
yesterday.
Conciliators Slate Hearing.
Reports that wage negotiations
have broken down between the
Western Electric Co. and the Asso.
citation of Communication Equip.
ment Workers. NFTW affiliate rep
resenting telephone installers, were
denied by the department.
The departments conciliation serv.
ice announced 1t would resume medi-
alton hearings with officials of West
ern Electric and the ACEW in New
York Tuesday. ~
On the same day, union directors
of the ACEW are scheduled to vote
on the latest company offer of in
creased wages, which Glenn c.
Thornton, union vice president
characterized as "unbearable."
Washington telephone operators
in a strike ballot Thursday, voted
to support the ACEW as well as to
enforce their own wage demands for
$l0-a-week increase.
Union Waits New Offer.
A. B. Harrington, spokesman for
the NFTW and the Washington
Traffic Union, said the union could
see no point in arranging further
meetings with the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Co. until the
company improve on its wage Of
fer.
The company offered IS for opera
tors and So for clerical workers. Mr.
Harrington said this was less than
the settlement between the COM
pany and the District Federation OF
Telephone Workers calling for in
creases of from 81 to So for plant
and maintenance employees.
Returning to Washington after
10 days of negotiating in other
cities as a member of the NFTW
National Bargaining Committee
Mrs. Cannon denied reports that
she had called the Washington op-
orators strike vote tally untrue"
Mr.. Harrington observed that the
turnout on Thursday of more than
1000 of the unions 5000 members
was excellent in comparison with
votes taken by other unions" The
vote Of 1854 to 157 in favor of q
strike disproves reports of a rift In
the ranks, he said.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Judge Bentley to Give
Lecture on DELINQUENCY

Judge Fay Bentley, of the District
OF Columbia Juvenile Court will dis
cuss Parents or Children, Which
Are Delinquent" at the second of a
series Of lectures given by the Mont
gomery County Institute on Family
and Community Problems at 8:15
pm. Tuesday at 5906 Connecticut
avenue.
A British film, Children of the
City" will be presented at the meet
ing, which is sponsored by eleven
Montgomery County groups under
the leadership of the County
Planned Parenthood League.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Discipline to Be Discussed

A panel discussion on "Discipli-
nary Problems" will be presented al
a meeting of the, Mount Rainier
Brentwood Parent Teacher Associa-
tion at 7:45 pm. tomorrow at the
Mount Rainier School. DR.. Jesse
Sprowls. psychiatrist from the Uni
versity of Maryland, will be the
moderator.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Foirlington Elementary
PTA to See PIuy

The darlington Elementary School
Parent Teacher Association will
meet at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
school auditorium.
In celebration of founders day, a
play, With Faith and Hope" will be
performed by members.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
PTA to Hear DR.. Byers

DR.. John M. Byers, Prince
Georges County health officer, will
give an illustrated talk on the
school Health Program" at a
meeting of the Oxon Hill Parent
Teacher Association at pm Tues
day In the school auditorium.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Edgemoor Citizens Elect
HuIse as President

c. c. Hulse, 5211 Hampden lane
has been elected president of the
Edgemoor Citizens Association. He
succeeds L. T. Walters.
Other officers are John B. Cole
vice president, and John Gurke
secretary-treasurer. The next meet
ing will be held March 10,
Evening star., 1946-02-10
AnnonduIe Seeks Facilities

Discussion of means of obtaining
better recreation and telephone IA
cilities for the Annandale district o1
Fairfax County will feature the
regular monthly meeting of the An
nandale Citizens Association at
pm. tomorrow at the Annandale
School.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Fire Prevention Award Made

The Bethesda Fire Department
has been awarded second place in
Maryland In the Fire Prevention and
Cleanup Campaign sponsored by
the National Fire Protection Asso-
citation during Fire Prevention week,
October Z to Is, 1945.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Mothers Club to Give Donce

The Mothers Club of Holy Re-
deemer School, Berwyn, Md, will
give Valentine dance at 10 pm,
Friday In the Hyattsville Armory. :
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Teen-Aqe Cunteen Dance

A Lincoln's birthday dance will
be held at $50 pm. Tuesday at
the Riverdale Teen skge Canteen,
$500 Calvert court.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
7 axe
Snow Train

WHEN the snow train leaves
W for Grayling on the second
week end in February, there
will be aboard a bevy of Nu
Sigma Gamma girls with their
Suitcases jammed full Of their
niftiest winter togs.
Ski enthusiasts are the Misses
Maurecn Gitre, Shirley Ewald,
Rea Maloney, Janey Carey and
Joyce MCInerny.
The following sorority sisters
are planning TO spend most of
their time tobogganing:
The Misses Mary Ellen Nc
Fay, Ruth Ann Schowalter.
Margaret Maloney, Barbara
Parsons, Camille Machon, Mar
celia Murray, Patricia BygraveS
and Patricia Cruelty.
The Misses Patricia K V IN 5
and Maureen O'Leary plan to
sandwich in some skating, along
with the other winter sports.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Seniors Plan Fete

The girls in the senior class
at the Blessed Sacrament Acad-
emy are planning a Senior
Koke-ette" for the evening of
Feb. l. There will be a floor
show and dancing.
Directing the rehearsals are
the Misses Norma Spires, Mary
Singelyn, Eleanor Kosum, Helen
Roach, Rose Napoli and Alma
Petrini.
The junior crowd has a ring
around Feb. Is as that is the
date of Phi Delta Chi's Valen-
tine dance, The Anniversary
Waltz at the Boat Club.
In charge of arrangements
for the ball are the Misses Bar
bara Lenhard, Dorothy Dennis,
Nancy Luyckx, Norma Clare
and LaVerne Clare.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Mackenzie Dance

Mackenzie High School alum.
nj will give a dance Jan. rs in
the Fountain Room of the Ma
sonic Temple.
Delta Delta Tau gals will
gather at the home of Miss Bar
bara Spoor this Sunday after
noon for their rush tea. PreXy
Barbara Merriman will pour.
On the reception committee will
be the Misses:
Mary Ann McKinlay MaryAnne Harvard
Barbara Booker Helena FieSselman
Nancy Ruthford sally Fraser
Sally Warner Dorothy Peppers
Betty swanson Gladys Domeyer
ROnnie Johnstone
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Ea+on-Reid


Sentiment was responsible
for the choice Of the church
where the Reid-Eaton wedding
took place on Saturday.
The bride. who is the former
Mrs. Betty Carita Reid, had
come all the way from Aus
tralia TO be married to Berrlen
Eaton Jr. r.
She was the house guest Of
his parents. Il. Col. and Mrs
BeIrien Eaton OF Bishop road,
Crosse Pointe.
II was decided that the we'd
ding ceremony be performed in
St James Church, Chicago,
where Col. and Mrs. Eaton
were married IN 1917.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Chapter to Hold
Supper Meeting

ZETA ALPHA chapter Of
Delts Omicron. national music
sorority, will hold a supper
meeting Friday at the home Of
Mary Brandt James in Lothrop
avenue. A program Of modern
American piano music Will be
presented by Marion Hurst.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Snow Ball Affair
At Precious Blood

THE SNOW BALL" annual
dance Of the Young Ladies So
dsiity Of Precious Blood parish,
will be presented Friday, Jan.
IS. at the church A semifornal
affair, the dance is under the
supervision OF Miss Joan Kill
rhinp
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Bride Unattended

The bride. who was unat-
tended. was married in a simple
afternoon dress of gray crepe,
with a matching hat, and wore
orchids.
Mr.. Eaton's best man was
1t. (ig) Douglas Horning of
Detroit.
A wedding reception was held
al the Casino Club.
Mr.. and Mrs Eaton are
motoring TO Charlottesville,
Va, where they will stay at
the Pennington Country Club.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Al pha Chi Omega
Chapter TO Gather

EPSILON EPSILON chapter
of Alpha Chi Omega will meet
for luncheon at the Women'S
City Club Saturday. Guest
speaker is Miss Mary Morgan.
Mrs. J. l.. Lindsey is hostess
for the occasion and assisting
her are the MesdameS Loren
Buechler, Warren Rockefeller
Melvin Hollinshead. E. J. Lonn
and Robert Woodruff
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
'YWCA Branches
Meet This Month

ALL FOUB~petroit YWCA
branches wiz hold annual meet
ings this month - the Lucy
Thurman branch at 6 p. m.
Wednesday; Dearborn branch,
Thursday, Jan ~ at ~ p. m.
Central branch, TuesCsA, Jan.
2S, at $50 p. m, and highland
Park. Thursday, Janf 81. at
$50 p. m.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Going to Washington

On their way home they will
spend some time in Washing
ton and New York.
They will live with Mr..
Eaton's parents until spring
when Mr.. Eaton will resume
his law studies at the Univer-
Sity of Virginia.
Mr. Eaton recently was re-
leased from the army. lie was
A captain in the field artillery
in the First Cavalry Division
and was stationed in Queens
land, Australia, where he met
his bride. From there he was
transferred to Manila.
Mrs. Eaton is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Nc
Donald of Wynnum West
Queensland.