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Evening star., 1946-04-04
Bradley Hills Group
Opens Fight 10 Block
Freeway Extension

The proposed route Of the North
west Freeway through the Bradley
Hills community will be opposed by
the Bradley Hills Citizens Associa-
ton it was announced today.
Louis A. Gravelle has been named
chairman of a committee to oppose
the project. Other members are
M. S. Collins, Charles H. Merryman
Henry j. Robb, Preston E. Wire and
j. O. Stuart.
A survey of the proposed route
authorized by Wilson T. Ballard
chief engineer of the State Roads
Commission, has been made by H.
M. White of Rockville. A map
drawn by him shows an 8O0-foot
Iright-of-way running through the
community.
r. Bates Warren told the associa-
Ition that the location of the road
in the area would depreciate or
ruin property to the extent Of $780,
900.
Herman P. Evans has been elected
president Of the association; Will
liam H. McCrillis, vice president;
Mrs. Robert Ash, treasurer, and Mrs.
Dorothy Driver, secretary.
The association will send a dele
cation to Annapolis on April 16
to appear before the Public Service
Commission in opposition to the
discontinuance by the Capital Trans
lit Co. of the community's only bus
line.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
New Crestwood Fiqht
On Rezoning Reported

The Court of Appeals has beer
asked to grant a rehearing in the
rezoning case upheld yesterday by
which Harry Posetsky is permitted
to build an apartment house on land
owned by him In the area, the Crest
wood Citizens Association was tolo
last night by C. V. Maudlin, chair
man of the associations Zoning
Committee.
The appellate courts action up
held a previous District Court de-
cision against rezoning to permit
the construction Of detached resi-
Dental homes only.
Citizens of the Crestwood area
have sought rezoning of the property
at the southwest corner of Sixteenth
and Shepherd streets NV. to pre-
vent the erection of the apartment
house. They have twice before asked
for reversal of the District Court S
decision.
The association was informed, by
a letter from the Park and Planning
Division of the Interior Department.
that lack Of materials and insufn-
cient funds prevent the construction
of a bridge at Blagden Ford, re-
quested by the group.
E. K. Funkhouser, executive secre-
tary of the District of Columbia
tuberculosis Association, addressed
the meeting on tuberculosis control.
A film was shown illustrating the
talk.
Herbert Pillen, president, con-
Quoted the meeting, held at Roose-
welt High School, Thirteenth and
Upshur Streets NV.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Capt. Clifford Named
Truman 5 Naval Aide

Capt. Clark M. Clifford. U 8. N. r.
today was appointed naval aide te
President Truman, succeeding Com
modore James K. Vardaman, jr.
now q member of the Federal Re.
serve Board.
Capt. Clifford, 80, has been as
sistant naval aide since last Sep.
tember.
A native of Fort Scott, Kans., he
has lived in st. Louis since 1922.
A graduate Of the law school Of
Washington University in st. Louis
he was member of law firm there
until he entered the naval service ir
1914.
Capt. Clifford was cited by Sec
retary of the Navy Forrestal for out
standing performance of duty as q
special assistant to the commander
of the western sea frontier and as
assistant to the director of the log
istics division from December 6, 1914
to July 10, 1945.
He lives with his wife and three
young daughters at 2311 Connecticut
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
TrojonCIub Coming Case
RetriuI Gets Under Woy

Retrial of three men charged with
setting up gaming table in the
Trojan Club, 1700 block of Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, began yes
terday before jury in District
Court, with Justice James M. Proc
tor presiding.
Their previous trial resulted in a
hung jury on March l8.
The three defendants are Joseph
B. Walling, 40, of the TOO block of
Massachusetts, avenue NV, presi-
dent of the corporation, which is
said to have run the club; Charles
r. Warde, 50, of the 2100 block of
Massachusetts, avenue NV, and
Byron M. Jones. "a. colored, door
man.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
-Four Defendants Win
Dismissal in Suit by
Ex-Guard Officer

Justice F. Dickinson Let's OF Dis.
trict Court yesterday granted a mo.
ton to dismiss a suit as to foul
defendants In which Walter w
Burns of Franklin Park, Va, attor.
ney and former commanding Officer
Of the 26Oth Coast Artillery, District
National Guard, had sought $3.50 ,00(
damages for what he claimed a con.
spiracy to get him out of the service
AS result, claimed Mr.. Burns
who held the rank Of colonel, he
was placed under observation, but
was found Of sound mind.
Dismissal of the case was on an
amended complaint to an origina.
one filed in May, 1914, by Mr.. Burns
The four defendants as to whom
it was dismissed were the only ones
who had been served or notified
as to the suit. They include Brig
Gen. Oliver L. Spiller, who was MIR
Burns former commanding gen.
eral; Leroy S. Mann, SAT Thir-
tieth place NV, who served as q
colonel; the Rev. Arlington A. Nc
Callum, 1922 Ordway street NV.
a former chaplain of the 260th Coast
Artillery with the rank of lieutenant
colonel, and DR.. Stewart M. Gray
son, a physician of 5701 Kansas ave-
nue. NV, who served as lieutenant
colonel and regimental surgeon.
The original suit previously had
been dismissed as to the Rev. Mr..
McCallum and DR.. Grayson, but
an amended complaint was filed
later.
Justice Let's order yesterday fol-
lowed an informal memorandum
opinion in which he declared the
amended complaint alleges a con-
spiracy, but no overt or tortious acts
are alleged, unless it be certain al
legged slanderous statements which
are both privileged and barred by
the statute of limitations"
The defendants were represented
by Assistant United States Attorney
Daniel B. Maher. The five other
defendants, including John Doe"
and Richard Roe" have never been
served notice of the suit, it was said.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Third District Gains
In Paper Collections

Collections of wastepaper in the
third district of The Evening Star
PTA Salvage Campaign yesterday
totaled 36,s4o pounds, bringing the
grand total of the drive to 23,a42 1863
pounds.
Those schools turning in half a
ton or more included Bancroft,
2,717; Adams, 1,137; H. D. Cooke
1904; Sumner Magruder, l,540;
North Four Corners, 1898; East
Silver Spring, 2,944; Petworth, g.
s72; Mott, 1903; Gage, 1,7sS: Ray
mond, 1,625; Bruce, 1,4OO; Takoma
Park. 1856; West, 1857; Shepherd
6,001.
Collections tomorrow in the fifth
district, together with the leaders,
will be as follows:
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Alexandra Wins Mention
In National Safety Contest

Alexandria won honorable men,
ton among cities of from $4,000 to
$4,000 population in the National
Safety Councils Traffic Safety Con-
test, 1t was announced today.
Iowa and Wichita, Kans., were
named State and city grand prize
winners in the contest, the Associ-
ated Press reported.
Forty-eight States and 1882 cities
participated during l945 in the con-
test based on achievement in curb
ing traffic accidents.
Iowa also won the Midwestern
division contest. Other State di-
vision winners were Texas, South
ern: Connecticut, Eastern, and
Utah, Western.
City winners by population groups
were Buffalo, N Y, over 100000;
Oakland, Calf, 250,e00 to soc, 900;
Wichita, 100000 to 25O,OO0; Evans
ton, ILL.,, $4,000 to 100000; Lynch
burg, Va, $500 to $4,000; Saltwater.
Okla, 10000 to $4,000.
A special city award was made to
Oak Ridge, Tenn, atomic bomb
manufacturing center.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
'CPACa|Is on Federal
Agencies 10 Report on
Plans for Construction

Government agencies with con-
struction projects have been asked
by the Civilian Production Admin
istration to make a full report in
two weeks on their plans for the
next fiscal year so that the newly
created Inter-Agency Construction
Co ordinating Committee may
screen the proposals for their effect
on the veterans housing program.
Decision to request such reports
came yesterday at the initial meet
ing of the committee. Ivan A
Bickelhaupt, chairman of the COM
mittee and civilian production ad-
ministrator in charge of construc-
ton, expressed hope after the meet
ing that Government agencies would
be Jealous" in eliminating from
their plans all possible projects
which might slow down the housing
program.
The committee is composed of rep
resentatives of the War, Navy, In
terror, Commerce and Agriculture
Departments, the Veterans Admin
istration, the Federal Works Agency
the National Housing Authority and
the War Assets Corp.
Much spadework already has been
done along lines of screening projects
by the Interdepartmental Committee
on Construction, being replaced by
the new committee. The earlier COM
mittee, headed by Maj. Gen. Philip
B. Fleming, announced in mid
February that estimates of 1861
Government and Government-spon-
sored construction made in Decem-
Der, 1945, had been increased $780,
100000 with the emphasis shifted
from roads, Federal buildings, con-
servation, military and naval prof.
ects and factory construction to
housing, school, hospital land sewer
and water projects.
Total estimate, according to FWA
statisticians working for the COM
mittee, was 81 900, ,o00, 900 in Decem-
Der and by February had changed
to 81 800 100000.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Frantic Parents
Plead for Added
School Rooms
Education Boord Told
Pupils Are Crowded
Beyond Endurance

The Board Of Education, faced
with q drasticany cut construction
budget In 1946-47, has received fran
tic pleas from parents near two
elementary schools that their chill
dren are being crowded beyond en-
durance.
The Kimball Elementary School
parents declared that about 200
more children will enter that school
at Minnesota avenue and Ely place
Sc. next autumn. About $40 stu
dents already are registered in space
intended for 300, and by fall all but
the fifth and sixth grades will be
on double shifts, the parents said.
After strike" by Kimball parents
last winter, officials promised to re-
double their efforts to get low con-
struction bid commensurate with the
$287 900 already appropriated for an
addition to the school. But bids
instead of decreasing from the $685.
900 that had been offered at that
time-instead have risen to $418,-
600, and immediate building plans
have been abandoned, the parents
pointed out.
Ask Appropriation Boost.
The Kimball Parent Teacher As
sociation asked that about 5000
more be appropriated so that officials
can accept bid Of $296, 900 to con-
struct at least some of the class
rooms.
Mrs. Margaret Harris, representing
mothers at the Noyes School, Tenth
and Franklin streets NE, said about
100 more students will come next
fall into the 10 rooms already
bulging with 440 youngsters. Lack
OF a lunchroom forces about 220
youngsters, who bring their lunch
every day, to eat at their desks, she
said. About one-flfth of the play
ground is covered with concrete, but
that section Is SO near the school
windows that the students have been
ordered to play on the "cinders and
mud" on the other four-fifths of the
ground, Mrs. Harris said.
The board took the parents re-
quests under advisement.
Crane Retirement Accepted.
The board announced the retire
ment of Jere j. Crane, assistant
superintendent in charge of build
ings, to take effect April 80 after he
has reached the age of 10. DR.
Robert A. Maurer, vice president of
the board, praised Mr.. Crane for
accomplishing as much as possible
under most difficult conditions"
DR.. Hobart M. Corning, superin-
tendent Of schools, told the board
he will dismiss white students "a
little bit early" next Wednesday
and colored students early next
( Thursday so he can hold a pro
fessional" meeting with their teach
ers on those days DR.. Corning
said he did not believe the ques-
ton of teachers pay raises-over
which teachers recently have been
: under fire from Budget Off1cer Wal
ter Fowler-will come up at the
staff meetings.
However, the superintendent indi-
Gated he might discuss the "ethics"
of teachers complaining to board
members without first taking their
grievances to their principal, super
visor and assistant superintendent.
The question Of ethics was raised
by the case of Mrs. Carlotta Lingo,
who appealed directly to a board
member for transfer from Arm
strong to Dunbar High School. Her
case was sent to the Complaints
and Appeals Committee for con-
sideration.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Barn at LuureI Burns;
40 Horses Led to Sofetv

Fire yesterday destroyed a barn
at the Laurel (Md) race track
causing damage estimated by fire.
men at $4,000. About 40 horses
were led to safety, according tc
members of the Laurel Volunteer
Fire Department.
The fire was the second in a week
at a nearby Maryland race track
Twenty-one horses were destroyed
by fire Saturday night at the Bowie
race track. Cause Of yesterdays
blaze could not be determined, fire.
men said.
Evening star., 1946-04-04

will interpret to area residents the
story Of Community Chest agency
services. He is familiar with Com
munity Chest work, having been .
member of the Board Of Directors
Of the Community Chests In Rich
mond, Va, and Chattanooga, Tenn
before coming here.
He was named rector of the
Church of the Epiphany here in
1912. He Is the representative OF
the Episcopal Church on the Ma
tional Association of Atomic In
formation.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
O'Conor to Attend PurIey

CUMBERLAND, Md, April 4 (P).
Gov. O'Conor will attend the
Maryland and District of Columbia
Federation of Labor convention here
May 13- Is, c. E. Stut1nan, in
charge of arrangements, said yes
terday,
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Rail Shops Closed

MOUNT SAVAGE, Nd, April 4
R.-The Cumberland & Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, one Of the oldest
industries in this section, has closed
down its Mount Savage shops, after
hundred years Of operation.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Dr.. Sheerin Heads Chest
Federation Speakers Unit

The Rev. Charles w. Sheerin,
D. D., rector of the Church of the
Epiphany, 1917 G street NV, has
been appointed chairman of the
Evening star., 1946-04-04


re au OF the
n Q WHY formed
Comm u n 1 t y
Chest Fedora
ton, 1t has been
q announced by
Frank r. Jellef
chairman Of the
Interim Execu-
tive Committee
of the fedora
ton.
DR.. Sheeril
will head the
army Of volun-
t e er speakers
who next fall
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
MORE O
SHIPYARD
FROM PAGE ONE

lowed by negotiations concerning
the specific terms of the proposed
transfer, Marsden said.
1.-THE transfer of such a huge in
stallation to a state is unprecedent-
ed and so important that more
time might be required for study
ing the entire proposal" Marsden
explained.
For example, he pointed out,
there are three other surplus ship
yards which the commission has
singled out for standby" status
in case Of a shipping emergency.
These three yards, all located
on the West Coast, would also be
subject to State annexation if the
Wilmington yard is transferred to
the SPA, he said.
IF the Wilmington yard is hand
ed over to the State of North Caro-
lima, the West Coast yards would
be placed in the same position for
possible annexation by the State of
California and the State of Wash
ington," he explained.
Whether such a precedent should
be established is one of the prob
lens the commission faces in de-
termining whether the SPA should
acquire the Wilmington yard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
GIRL SHOT TWICE
BY ENRACED MAN
Veteran Shoots Girl, Ducks
Body In River While
Friends Look On

DEAL ISLAND, Md, July 10. -
R- While Mortified friends and
relatives watched, pretty Pansy
Twigg, 20, was shot twice, Friday.
carried out into the Chesapeake
bay and held under water, then car
ried back on shore, where a third
shot was fired into her body, state
and Somerset county police report
ed.
Deputy County Sheriff Woodland
Jackson and State Trooper J. j.
Harbaugh drove Ross ]. Abbott, 80,
war veteran, to a Salisbury hos
pita] later for treatment of a gun
shot wound in his throat and chin.
Fit Of Jealousy
The deputy sheriff and Harbaugh
said that Abbott admitted killing
the girl in a fit of jealousy.
Jackson said that witnesses told
this story:
Pansy and two friends-Carolyn
Jean Mason, 10, and Dolores Wheat
ley, Is, - were bathing in the
Chesapeake near the Twigg home
when Abbott appeared, carrying a
pistol.
Abbott, a Deal island waterman,
warned Carolyn and Dolores away.
They ran to the Twigg home for
aid.
Pansy's father, Herbert Twigg,
and her cousin, Roland Twigg, ran
towards the beach, where Abbott
was threatening Pansy.
As they approached to within
IS Or 20 feet, Abbott shot three
times. Two of the shots hit Pansy
and she fell.
Friends Helpless
Gesticulating with the pistol, Alb
bolt picked up the girls body and
waded into the water, as the two
Twiggs, Carolyn and Dolores look
ed on, helpless.
He held the body under the water
for a time, then brought it back to
the beach, where he fired another
shot.
Then, standing over the body,
Abbott shot himself, apparently
suffering a superficial wound. Still
holding the 80 calibre pistol, he
walked away.
Harbaugh said John Webster,
Deal island gasoline station opera
tor, reported that Abbott came to
his station with blood flowing from
his wound and said:
Take me to the law, I've just
shot my woman"
No charges had been preferred
against Abbott Friday night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20

Meader announced later that May
was served with the subpoena at
4:30 D. m. (EST) by investigator
Franklin M. Parks, who met the
congressman by mutual agree
ment in the House office building
Parks said May responded with
a "thank you" after being handed
the subpoena and made no attempt
to avoid receiving it.
Under congressional immunity,
May is privileged to ignore the
subpoena so long as Congress re-
mains in session, which is expect
ed to be until late this month or
early August. Once at his home in
Kentucky, however, he can be COM
PEELED to return here to testify.
"The protection will expire with
the adjournment of Congress-"
said Senator Brewster, a member
of the committee. "If Congress
should adjourn next week, after
allowing the congressman time to
reach his home, the committee
will have full power to compel
him to appear. I think Mr.. May
can well bear that in mind"
The committee acted after hear
ing three of the highest ranking
members of congress - Senate
Democratic Leader Alben W.
Barley, Ky.) Democratic House
Leader Mccormick Mass.) and
SABBATH, D.-Il1.) of the House Rules
committee testify that they had
no connection with any contracts
awarded the 16 Mid-Western COM
panies.
Barley said that telephone calls
made from his office to Washing
ton headquarters of the group were
from n of his secretaries - lone
of the most competent and refined
ladies that ever worked for me- -
who was inquiring about the where
aboutS of her husband.
Mccormack denied knowledge of
any calls whatsoever from his Of
flee; while SABBATH described his
conversations as purely social and
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
MORE ABOUT
ROUTE
FROM PAGE ONE

BILE, a route by way of little used
streets like Seventh and Eighth
would provide the next best SOU
ton. Certainly any street would be
better than congested Third street,
the one now used as a truck
route"
Just how congested Third and
Wilmington's other business"
streets are was disclosed by Ben
son in a survey compiled recent
ly by the highway commission
inspectors.
The actual count revealed that
about 10000 cars travel these
streets every "a hours. The peak
load occur late in the afternoon
when the staggering amount of
1000 vehicles per hour turns the
streets into rivers of traffic.
Early Solution
The highway engineers immedi-
ate survey for the truck route
points promisingly to an early solu-
ton of the truck-traffic problem,
Benson said.
Third street has long been a
bad traffic bottleneck'' in the
truck situation with its harrow
lanes hyphenated by the central
park plaza, he pointed out.
Oil trucks in particular, inward
and outward bound from the river
front oil terminals, have stopper
ed" the street with long queues
OF passenger cars tagging out be-
hind them.
The establishment of a new
route either skirting the city or
passing over lightly-trafficked
streets should end the Third street
congestion "once and for ALL"
Benson declared.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
MORE ABOUT
WAR PROBE
FROM PAGE ONE

In turn the congressman's secre-
tary detailed to the war contractor
some of the financial woes faced
by members Of Congress.
eff a few more people in the
world would show the same sense
of appreciation and understanding
of this gigantic problem that SHOWS
him under every two years then
the going for-as a member of
Congress would be a lot easier"
the secretary wrote.
Financial Strain"
The secretary then detailed the
financial strain and burden of
putting on a campaign every two
years along with the terrific
cost of maintaining a family in the
national capital. 80"
Brewster emphasized that this
development has no bearing on the
committees inquiry into the Mid
Western munitions combine.
The committee, meanwhile,
sought to force the appearance of
May, chairman Of the powerful
House Military Affairs committee.
The veteran Kentucky Democrat
has declined or ignored several
invitations to testify voluntarily
at public hearings. He has demand
ed the right to question previous
witnesses who pictured him as the
guardian angel' in Washington
OF the is Illinois firms under in
vestigation for alleged war prof.
teering.
Committee Chairman James M
Mead, D.-N.Y.) announced had
signed a subpoena to compel Mays
appearance, and that next Tues
day had been set aside as the
time for the congressman to test
fy. Advised of this move, which
Mead said had been resorted 70
because it is the only thing left
for US to do" May said to re-
porte-s:
mo comment"
Committee Counsel George M.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
EXCHANGITES SET
CONVENTION DATE
Wrightsville Beach To Be
Scene OF Meet; Local
Club Host

Plans for the largest summer
convention in the history of the
for August 1924 at Wrightsville
were laid yesterday by the Will
mington Exchange club, conven-
ton host, at its regular weekly
luncheon meeting.
Dates Set
With the annual gathering Sc!
City Tours Kenneth Marshall.
Beach. the following convention
committees chairmen were ap-
pointed:
Committees
General-J. L. Allegood and r.
Stewart. Registration - R. A. Dun
lea. Entertainment - Raynor Will
son and Harry Dosher. Dance
r. j. Ronner. Golf - John Snoa,
City tours Kenneth Marshall.
Deep Sea Trips-Ben Gurr. Reser-
vations - Tepon Pope. Reception
- C. S. Lowrimore. Ladies En-
tertainment Wilbur Jones. Pub
licity - Clayton Holmes.
Guests at yesterdays meeting
included Harry Blink and o. D.
Curtis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20

mediu.n-sized city Ourham) is
only IL miles away"
The minority report pointed out
that the two medical schools-at
Duke and the Wake Forest School
of Medicine at Winston-Salem -
that "these schools r a public
trust; they are owned and control
led by the two strongest churches
in the state; they are responsive
to the needs of the people and
they have a long record of effec-
tive service. They have never
failed to produce when their re-
sp%onsibility was clearly defined.
To assume they would fail to meet
this challenge to greater service
does not sound reasonable"
The reports will be studied by
the Medical Care commission which
will make its recommendations to
the trustees of the Greater Uni
versity of North Carolina. This
group in turn will report its find
ings too the next legislature which
convenes in January.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
MORE ABOUT
EMPLOYEES
FROM PAGE ONE

some postal checks had been issued
at the smaller offices prior to the
receipt of the stoppage order. This
however has not been confirmed.
Draft board officials. latest of
the city's federal workers to come
under the pay suspension, have
been advised by state authorities
that their pay has not been approx
ed by Congress, and it is believed
that until such time as the sys-
TENS 1947 appropriation for its
payrolls can be made, forwarding
Of payrolls for the period ending
JULY il will be terminated, as they
canno. b accepted and forwarded
10 FOR. Bragg for payment.
Wilmington OPA workers who
r repeatedly sticking by their
battle stations ITO a man." continu-
ed this ~ne6rning with a touch of
wonder as to when they will be re-
imbursed for their services.