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Evening star., 1946-08-26
Virginia Amvets Vote
To Oppose U. 5. Bonus
For World War /
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 26.-The
Executive Committee of the Vir-
ginia Department., American Vet
Grams of World War II, yesterday
voted unanimous opposition to the
payment of a Federal bonus to
World War II veterans.
The committee said such "gra-
tuitious handout" would be a ter
rible drain on the United States
Treasury, which will have to be
repaid in large part, by the vet
erans themselves" and in the long
run would serve no useful end"
Call for Spending Halt.
The Amvets estimated that nu-
merous benefits now provided by
the Federal Government for vet
Grams of the recent war will cost
the Nation between $97 900, ,O00, 900
and S112,000,0O 900, and declared
that "it is time to call a halt to
adding anything further to this
figure"
Amvets' original resolution oppos-
ing the payment of State bonus
w WO1lu wal IL VcUSIdIlS was ADOPT
ed at the organizations first an
nual convention here August IL and
submitted to local posts for final
approval with the proviso that IA
vorable Endorsement of all posts
was necessary before final action by
the State group.
Failed Unanimous Approval.
The resolution failed to receive
unanimous approval of all posts, ac-
cording to the report to the Execu-
tive Committee yesterday. After
considerable deliberation the execu-
tive group unanimously opposed the
payment of Federal bonus tc
World War I veterans.
Plans also were considered for a
membership drive in the State
starting September /, and the COM
mittee agreed to admit coloreo
AMVET delegates to its State ses-
SiOnS.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Death Of Bell, Former
Montgomery Sheriff,
lis Declared Suicide

Montgomery County Coroner DR.
Frank Broschart last night issued a
certificate of suicide in the death
yesterday of G. Eddington Bell, So
former county sheriff, who shot
himself three times in the head late
Saturday night at his residence
1904 Wisconsin avenue, Bethesda.
According to police, Mr.. Bell, who
was assistant county building in
spector at the time of his death, had
been watching a checkers game be-
tween his son, Paul Bell, and a
friend.
He left the room after saying,
you are a very conservative player
Whatever you do, be conservative all
your life" Police said the remarks
were addressed to his son.
He then went into an adjoining
room and closed the door. The 9TH
ers heard the shots and found Mr.
Bell slumped in chair. A 80 cali
er pistol was on the floor.
Taken to Suburban Hospital, he
died yesterday. Friends said he hao
been suffering from a heart ailment
Before becoming sheriff Mr.. Bel
was proprietor OF fuel and feeo
store in Rockville and lived at one
time in Potomac.
Appointed sheriff in 1894, he wa.
elected for four-year term. He
was appointed assistant building in.
spector after he finished his term
as sheriff and was assigned tt
Bethesda.
In addition to his son Paul he is
survived by another son, G. Edding-
ton Bell, jr., and married daugh-
ter.
Funeral arrangements have moi
been completed.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Five New Polio Cases Here
Include 3-Week- k-OId Bow

A three-week-old Greenbelt boy
was among five child victims of in
fantile paralysis hospitalized here
over the week end, the Health De-
partment reported today.
The infant, who lives in the first
block of Hillside avenue. Greenbelt,
is under treatment at Children's
Hospital. Meanwhile, the five new
cases brings the Washington area
total for this year to IS, only 10 of
them occurring within the boundaries
Of the District. This time last year
the department said, there were II
cases reported in Washington.
The other new cases undergoing
treatment are: An 8-year -old boy
who lives in. the 1900 block of D
street NE, Children's Hospital; 2
year-old colored boy, 100 block of
Fenton street NE, Gallinger Hos
pital; 4-year-old white boy of the
$500 block of Avondale street
Bethesda, Md, and 4-year-old
white boy of Quantico, Va.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Radio Station WARL
To Open About Oct. |

Establishment Of radio station
in Arlington County is scheduled
about October /, it was announced
today.
Operating with the call letters
WARL, the studio will be located
at 3102 North Kent road on the
second floor of an apartment build
ing recently converted for business
use.
William E. Jefferay, former pro-
gram director of WPIK, Alexandria
will be commercial manager, anc
Frank Blair will be program direc.
tor. Both formerly conducted tn,
Arlington Hour" over Station WOI
in Washington.
Planned to be operated from sun.
rise to sunset, the broadcasting uni
Will be a 1,000-watt station and ha,
been assigned frequency of 78t
kilocycles.
The transmitter will be located
near Bailey's Cross roads in Fair.
fax County.
r. Kilbourne Castell, a resident O.
Arlington Village, Is president ane
general manager of the company
Associated with him is Frank r. E
Fletcher Of darlington, a Wash.
ington attorney who specializes ir
radio work.
Evening star., 1946-08-26

A soldier and his motherless g.
week-old daughter, who upset Army
regulations with the blessing of the
Army Transport Command, was in
Chicago today after landing in
Washington on a plane flight from
Paris.
The soldier is TIA William Leh-
man of Chicago. His English wife,
Mrs. Miriam Tomilson Lehman, died
when the baby, Susan Jane Lehman,
was born.
TIA Lehman received permission
to take his tiny daughter to this
country by plane. Accompanying
them were Capt. John L. Campbell
of Evansville, H., a medical officer,
and 1t. Vera Henkowitch, nurse.
The CT, the captain and the nurse
are all scheduled to be released from
Evening star., 1946-08-26
TwoinD. Area
Killed in Traffic
Over Week End
Third Victim Dies
At Walter Reed From
Delaware Accident

Two persons lost their lives in
automobile accidents in the District
area over the week end and third
died at Walter Reed Hospital from
injuries received near Dover, Del.
The dead are:
Mrs. Avis Gwynn, So, Clinton, Md
Leon Brown, IL, colored, $500
block L street, Fairmont Heights,
Md.
Pvt. Louis A. Cerassari, "a, ad-
dress and station undetermined,
brought in from Fort George G..
Meade.
Mrs. Gwynn died about seven
hours after being admitted to the
Prince Frederick (Md) Hospital
after the automobile in which she
was riding collided head-on with
another car near Sunderland, CAL
vert County. Also hurt was her
husband Thomas, also So, who re-
ceived back and internal injuries,
and son, Paul, 16, who suffered
internal injuries.
Driver to Be Charged.
The driver of the second car, listed
by police as Velvet Brown, "a, COL
ored, Owings, Md, was admitted to
the hospital for head injuries and
broken nose.
The Gwynns were en- route from
their home at Clinton to a summer
cottage at Broome Island late Sat-
llrday when the collision occurred
Another son, David, 13, escaped un-
injured. Brown will be charged
when released from the hospital,
State police said.
Leon Brown died of a fractured
skull at Freedman's Hospital yes
Evening star., 1946-08-26
loudoun Democrats Back
Smith for Senate Race
Special Dispatch 10 The s,or

LEESBURG, Va, Aug. 26.-Nine-
teen delegates have been elected by
Loudoun County Democrats to the
States Democratic Convention in
Richmond, September 5.
Those named are: Broad Run dis
trict, Fred Tavenner and j. M.
Hughes; jefferson, r. j. McCray, A.
Raymond Peacock and Walter e.
Grant; Leesburg, Stilson H. Hall,
James Di Zerega, r. T. Corbell. j.
F. Kincaid and E. B. White; Lovetts-
vile, w. B. Carpenter and Robert
L. Wright; Mount Gilead, w. s.
Francis, John S. Ward, A. F. An
derson. j. T. Alder and Clarence
Fields; Mercer, John Di zerega and
j. B. Skinner.
The delegates were instructed to
cast unit vote for Representative
Smith for United States Senator to
fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator Glass. The resolution was
introduced by John F. Kincaid Of
Leesburg.
r. j. McCray served as chairman
of the county convention and Karl
ton l.. Monroe as secretary.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
rs Units of 4th Armored
Get French Decoration

Twenty-Five units of the 4th
Armored Division, which spear
headed the fast-moving Sd Army
from Normandy to Germany, have
been awarded the French fourragere,
the Army Ground Forces an
nounced today.
Ihese units were previously
awarded two citations to the Order
OF the Army by the French Govern
ment for their participation in the
Normandy campaign and in action
along the Moselle River. The 4th
Armored Division gave relief to the
l01st Airborne Division trapped at
Bastogne.
The fourragere is braided cord
Worn around the left shoulder.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Ex-Seryice Hospitals Used
By VA 10 Relieve Shortage

To relieve a drastic shortage of
veterans hospital facilities, the
Veterans Administration is operat-
ing 20 former Army and Navy hos
pitfalls pending construction of 78
permanent institutions, it was an
nounced last night.
In addition, the agency plans to
take over II more hospitals from
the armed forces, all to be opened
by the end of this year. The hos
pitals now furnish 14,789 beds, with
$3.50 to be made available in the
new buildings.
Other military hospitals will be
considered as they are declared
surplus by the Army and Navy, a
spokesman said. Only eight will be
kept on a permanent basis. Most of
the other % are unsuitable because
of their temporary construction, the
agency indicated.
The hospital at Fort Washington,
Md, is the only one in the Washing
ton area among those taken over.
No other nearby hospitals are under
consideration, the spokesman de-
clared.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
New Model Cars
With Same Dents
Cause Mixup
BY The Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 26.-Nathan
Goldbergh and Charles Levine, each
driving a new 1916 tan and brown
sedan of the same make, went to
the same theater last night after
parking on the same street a few
minutes apart to start a series of
condolences.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goldbergh left the
movie about II pm. and drove home
only to be awakened by police tele-
phoning about midnight.
After an hour and half, police
got everything straight, but still are
amazed at the condolences.
Not only the same make, color,
movie and parking area:
Both cars had dents on the right
front fender, Mr.. Goldbergh's switch
key fitted Mr.. Levine's car and
mileage was almost the same, Mr.
Levine's, 1882, anG Mr.. Goldbergh's
3,570.
Evening star., 1946-08-26

Car "a" having given the proper
signal and yielded to Car 'B," now is
preparing to make left turn. Should
Car "C":
/. Accelerate to clear intersection
ahead of Car "A"?
2. Yield right-of-way to Car "A"?
3. Blink headlights?
Answer is right. Section 28
paragraph (c), of the traffic and
motor vehicle regulations states:
The driver of vehicle within
an intersection, intending to turn
to the left, shall yield to any vehi-
Gle approaching from the opposite
direction which is within the inter-
section or SO close thereto as te
constitute an immediate hazard. but
said driver having so yielded and
having given a signal when and al
required by law, may make such
left turn, and other vehicles ap.
preaching the intersection from sale
opposite direction shall yield to ths
driver making the left turn"
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Memorial Bridge
Bus Crash Inquest
Set for Tomorrow

A coroner's inquest into one
of Washington's worst bus acci-
dents, the Arnold bus crash
off Arlington Memorial Bridge,
which killed one and injuring
43 on August 2, has been set for
11:30 a m. tomorrow at the Dis
trict Morgue before Deputy
Coroner Christopher J. Murphy.
Stephen Lee Grover, 10, of
1900 Connecticut avenue NV,
driver of the automobile which
collided with the bus before it
plunged to the driveway be-
meath the bridge, is free under
1000 bond on a charge of reck-
less driving. He also is under
$1,000 bond to appear at the
inquest into the death of Will
liam Friess, IS, of 1106 North
Edgemoor street. Arlington, the
bus passenger who was fatally
injured.
Robert M. Hills, BOT Tenth
street NV, was the bus driver.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Detectives Shots Rouf
Silver Spring Burglar

Montgomery County police today
sought burglar who fled early yes
terday when surprised after break
ing into store in the $500 block OF
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring.
Detective Corpl. James Anderson
of the county police discovered the
man coming out the back door of a
store with a radio under his arm
Just as the detective grabbed the
man by his coat sleeve, the burglar
dropped the radio and ran. The Of
flcer fired three shots but does not
believe he hit the fugitive. Corpl
Anderson recovered four suitcases
and three coats near the back door
which he believes were to be picked
up later by the man.
Evening star., 1946-08-26

the service at Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Susan Jane slept most of the trip
TIA Lehman said during the stop
here. He explained that the infant
who was taken care of in England
by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Dore of
Manchester, was flown from Eng
land to Paris to be placed on the
plane headed for the United States
After brief stopover in Washing
ton, the CT and his infant daughter
continued their trip by plane to
Chicago. The baby will be taken
care of there by the soldiers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Lehman
The infant, ATC officials said, is
one of the youngest persons ever
to fly the Atlantic.
TIA Lehman served 20 months
nuorcooc
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Arlington Chest Will Study
Plans for Intensified Drive

: Plans for an intensified drive tc
increase the size of gifts will be dis
cussed by Arlington Community
Chest campaign leaders tonight al
Chest headquarters, 3159 Wilson
boulevard.
Stating increased funds are need
ed to meet the county goal of $780,
600, campaign officials pointed out
1t is essential that Arlington con-
tribute its share of the $4,000, ,00C
quota established for the Metropoli-
tan Area Community Chest Fedora
ton.
This figure, 1t was said, will barely
meet minimum operating costs OF
all agencies which are faced with
higher operating costs this year.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Man Who Fell OFF Boot
To Fuce Hearing

Harold Weaver, 80, 1904 Forty
third street NV, will be called on in
Municipal Court tomorrow to ex-
plain how he happened to topple
into the Potomac River from the
deck of the SIS Potomac of Hains
Point yesterday afternoon.
Charles Hibbard, 64, of 922 Vir-
ginia avenue S.W., who was near
the scene in a motorhoat, rescued
Weaver, police said. Police charged
Weaver with being drunk and dis
orderly. Weaver, a butcher, put UP
isis collateral to guarantee his ap-
pearance.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Autopsy Set for Today
In CIeuninq Fluid Death

An autopsy will be performed to-
day to determine the cause of death
of Mrs. Catherine Thomas, 38, OF
2l0 E street Sc, who died in Prov
idence Hospital yesterday, appar-
emily from the effects Of drinking q
cleaning fluid, Deputy Coroner
Christopher j. Murphy said.
Mrs. Thomas, store clerk, was
admitted to Providence Hospital
after mistaking the cleaning fluid
for cough medicine on August 8, ac-
cording to police.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
|WAASa|e0pens
with II Ex-GIs
First in Line
Woit All Night to Blu,
Signal Equipment at
HoIobird Depot
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 26.-When the
War Assets Administration opened
Its $16,000,000 sale of surplus Signal
Corps equipment at the Holabird
Signal Depot today, IL veterans
from as far as Louisville, KY, and
New York City were among the first
In line.
This fact surprised no one, how
ever, since the II lined up before
the gates of the Signal Depot yes
terday afternoon equipped with air
mattresses, sleeping bags, deck
chairs, reading material and cards.
They were prepared to spend the
night, If necessary, to get first crack
at the items on sale.
All except one, hardware mer-
chant, were interested in the photo
graphic equipment included in the
flXed-price sale. Herman o. Lose of
Louisville, who said he is a veteran
OF Army service in the Philippines,
explained:
MY brother and I own a hard
ware store, and there are some
things We haven't been able to get
elsewhere, so it's up to me to haunt
surplus property sales"
Bert Fucker of New York. for
mer staff sergeant with the Air
Forces In the European theater, was
the first to arrive. He came pre-
pared to sit it out in beach chair
Air mattress and a sleeping bag
were brought by a Baltimore vet
eran, Julius Ostroff. II figured il
l were going to have to wait until
tomorrow, I might as well be pre-
pared" he said, exhibiting in ad-
dition supply OF reading material
pad and pencil and playing cards
Other early birds included Ber-
nard Grubman of the Bronx. Ed
win Shapiro, Brooklyn; N. j. Nc
Connell, Philadelphia; Milton Sing
er and Morton Cole, Baltimore. and
Arthur Spaatz and j. Weiner Weiss
who gave no address.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Maryland Will Recruit
Kentucky Apple Pickers

Kentucky apple pickers will be
recruited this week to help with the
l 900 ,000- -bushel apple crop in North
ern Maryland, it was announced
today by the University of Maryland
extension service.
Three recruiters will seek 15C
pickers. The three are Benjamin
F. Solliday, Washington County
farm labor assistant of Hagerstown
who left yesterday for Barboursville
KY: Ned Hepburn and Gus Rup-
penthal, both of Hancock, who will
join him there later.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Two Flyers Seriously Hurt
Hin Crash Near Easion
Az the Auosiu,.d Pra.s

EASTON,s Md, Aug. 26.-Robert
X. johnson, %, Of Easton and
George H. Higgins. II, Of Neavitt
suffered serious injury yesterday
when Fairchild PT-19 plane
piloted by Mr.. johnson crashed in
a field about 8 miles from here,
State police reported.
Sergt. L. H. Thomas Of the Easton
police barracks said the plane ap-
parently had motor trouble.
Both victims were In Easton Hos
pital, where officials described their
condition as very poor"
Sergt. Thomas said State police
are investigating the cause OF the
crash.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
S150, 900 Movie House
Planned in Winchester
specioI Dispatch 10 The s,or

WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. ga
motion picture theater equipped TO,
television is to be built by Herman
H. liable on the main business
street here, it was announced to-
day. Mr.. liable now owns one movie
theater here and another in Wash
ington.
Mr.. liable said the structure will
cost about $150,000 and seat 1,40C
persons. Construction is to begin
when the Civilian Production Ad-
ministration approves the project
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Veterans Unit Supplies
Terminal Leuve Blanks

Assistance to former servicemen
in filling out terminal leave pay ap-
plications will be given this week by
the North Arlington Chapter of the
American Veterans. Committee, it
was announced today.
Application forms and services OF
a notary public will be available
from 7 to $50 pm. at Lee Gardens
gymnasium, Wednesday; Colonial
Village meeting hall, Thursday, and
buckingham Medical Building, Fri
day.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Rotoriuns to Hear O'Conor

SALISBURY, Md, Aug. 6 (P.-
Gov. O'Conor will speak Thursday
at the Salisbury Rotary Club meet
ing. The Democratic senatorial
nominee is vacationing at. Ocean
City.
Evening star., 1946-08-26
Fire CurnwuI Planned

The Capitol Heights (Md) Volun-
teer Fire Department will hold it's
annual carnival next week, it was
announced today.
Evening star., 1946-08-26

How big are you in deciding the
future of America? What power ID
there in your Savings Bonds invest
ments to help yourself? Your Uncle
Sam does not have to be a quiz
genius to furnish the answers to
these questions. You are as big as
14O, ,000, 900 Americans put together.
You are actually a giant. United
States Savings Bonds have the
strength to build better future for
yourself and your America.
United States Treasury Department.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-01-10
EVANSVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs George Edwards and
son Nerl are visiting friends and rel
atives in Baltimore
Mrs. Jennie Broadwatpr, Barton.
was the guest of her son-in-law and
daughter Mn and Mrs. Sylvan burst
and family. for several days.
Miss Ethel Simpson. Cumberland.
was the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Harry Edwards, over Sunday.
Mrs. N. Horwytz has returned.from
New York City, where she spent the
holidays with her sister
Guests at the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry +. burst We're Mr. and Mrs
George Miller and daughter, Huldah
LaVale, Mr.. and Mrs Paul Savage
Friendsville, and Mr. bursts sister
Mrs. Fannie Wagner, Salisbury, Pa
Cpl. Elwood Klotz, Spokane
Wash, spent the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Klot1
and family, Of Grantsville, and hi,
wife, the former Miss Laura Turner
of Shade Mill. U. S. Route 40, at the
home of his parents.
CPL Klotz, is patient in the
Meyersdale hospital with pneumonia
Clayton E. Edwards, RIM SIC. wht
spent months furlough with hi
wife and daughter at the home Of hi:
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Ed
wards, has returned to Norfolk, Va
Seaman PC Wilson W. Wiley USNI
and Mrs. Wiley and daughters, o
Essex, spent several days last weel
at the home Of Mrs. John Wiley, o
, Grantsville
Robert L. Swauger, f , c USNR
son of Leland Swauger and the lat
Blanche Laymon Swauger, receive,
his honorable discharge at Balm
bridge, Nd and is now at the HON
Of his father.
Rodney Mckenzie, 7, son of Nh
and Mrs. Howard Mckenzie 0
GrantsvilIe, is i'll of pneumonia =
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hanft enter
tanned with a turkey dinner in homo
!of their grandson. Seaman William
! Laymon, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herb
ert Laymon, who recently enlisted
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-01-10
AURORA-EGLON

The body of William W. Smith, 20,
who died suddenly January 7, at his
home at Rowlesburg, was brought to
Eglon Wednesday and inferred III the
Union cemetery.
Miss Catherine Ayers, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ayers, Of near
Aurora, and Frank Markley, We're
married during the holiday season.
They plan to reside on the Ayers
farm.
Mrs Lawrence Arts received pain
full injuries about the face and eye on
Monday when a jar of meat blew to
bits while she was processing at her
home near Eglon. She was treated by
local physician.
The Aurora post office was moved
on Monday from the Ernest Schrock
property to the former McCrum store
which is now owned by Glenn Mason
The store has been completely re-
modelled.
Dr.. and Mrs. Jacob Huffman and
children. Of Virginia, spent the week
end with Mrs Hulimans parents. Rev
and Mrs. Ezra Fike, Eglon.
Mr. and Mrs Claud Wilhelm anC
TWO children, Kenneth and Bubbles
Of near Aurora, spent Sunday with
relatives at Oakland.
James Helmick and family movec
Monday from Eglon to a point OF
Cheat River, near Golden Eagle Tav-
ern.
Several folk from this area attend
ed the funeral services Sunday at Rec
House church for Jay Shatfer The
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-01-10

Frederick, where she is employed as
a teacher, after visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs W. J. Glenn.
Senator and Mrs B. |. Gender and
Merle Frantz, Oakland, were Sunday
evening guests Of Nh and Mrs. Earl
Guard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-01-10
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK BAPTIST
CHURCH

1000 A. NJ. Sunday School; 6:15 p.
NJ. Baptist Training Union; 1880 P. NJ,
There will be a missionary play en-
titled, Love in Action" presented by
the Intermediate Girls Class Of the
Sunday School. All are cordially in
vited to attend.