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Evening star., 1946-09-07
Detectives Tracinq
Several Good Leads
In Kemp Murder Case

Detectives investigating the week.
old knife murder of James Anthony
Kemp "have several good leads
they are still working on, Inspector
Robert J. Barrett. chief of detec-
tives, declared today.
He denied that the special, six
man detective squad assigned to
break the case had encountered q
blank WALL in their thus-far fruit
less investigation Of the murder last
Sunday morning Of the 24-year-old
Navy veteran.
Police, however, have uncovered
neither suspects, motives, witnesses
nor anything which can definitely
be identified as the murder weapon
Headed by Detective Sergt. Edgar
E. Scott Of the Homicide Squad, the
detective squad has been thoroughly
searching the neighborhood of the
Kemp home for the knife used in
the Staying and for persons who
might be able to supply a motive for
the crime.
A number of leads have appeared
and led nowhere since Mr.. Kemp
father OF two, was stabbed to death
at the intersection of Thirty-sev-
enth street and Thirty-seventh place
Sc. at about l am. as he was re-
turning home from an evening spent
with acquaintances in a Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. tavern,
Every person taken into custody
for questioning has been able tc
clear himself of Connection with the
case.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Ready-Mix Concrete
Truck Drivers Reject
Wage Increase Offer

Attorney Francis j. Kelly. repre-
senting the employers involved, to-
day announced that the striking
ready mix concrete truck drivers
have rejected the latest wage in
crease offer. Negotiations are ex-
pected to continue, however, his Of
flee said.
The strike, which has been on
since mid-July, involves some It's
members of Local 639 of the Team
sters' Union, A. F. of L.
Mr.. Kelly explained that on Tues
day, after lengthy negotiations, the
employers offered the union an in
crease of Is cents an hour in the
basic wage, bringing the rate to
$1.15. This, he said. included also
the benefit of premium pay at time
and one-half after 40 hours of work
week.
The lawyer declared that the
drivers were already receiving time
and one half after eight and halt
hours each day, which the employers
were willing to continue in addi-
ton to the 40-hour week.
This added increase, the employ
ers estimate, equals more than 10
per cent over VJ-day rates, taking
into consideration the overtime that
has always been worked to supply
the building industry, and increase
Of 65 per cent over the basic scale
IN January, 1941," Mr.. Kelly de-
clared. This is well in excess of
either the national or the local
pattern of increases in the truck
ing industry"
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Public 10 Note Anniversary
Of Farewell Address

President Truman today directed
the public observance of the 150th
anniversary of Washington's fare
we'll address on September 10.
Recalling that Washington's mes
sage was given at time when the
country was torn by internal strife
and threatened by external dan
gers" the President said that the
First President gave his fellow coun-
trymen the benefit of his wisdom
and laid down a set of political
principals which for a century and
a half have profoundly affected the
course of our history"
Calling on the American people
to apply Washington's wisdom to
our times and to the new environ
ment in which we live, Mr.. Truman
said: above all, we should keer
fresh in our memory his call te
national unity and responsible citi-
zenship based on principles o1
morality and good faith and justice
to all nations, for these remain the
imperishable foundations of oul
Republic"
Evening star., 1946-09-07

announced it will stage a benefit
baseball game at Grifflth Stadium al
8 pm. September 18 between the
Baltimore champions of the Amer
ican Baseball Amateur Association
and the Champion Police Boys Club,
No. S.
Policemen Of the city's 13 pre-
cincts, plus the harbor precinct and
the Women's Bureau, thus far have
contributed $8,552. Contributions
should be sent to Inspector Gle
ment Cox at Police Headquarters in
the Municipal Center Building and
checks should be made out to In
spectcr Cox.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Independent Voters Back
Mcdonald and Davis

Endorsement of Arch Mcdonald
Democratic candidate for the House
and Roy Tasco Davis, Republican
candidate for the State Senate from
Montgomery County, has been voted
by the Independent Voters Organi-
zation of Montgomery County, il
was announced today.
Speakers at meeting held this
week at the Chevy Chase Methodist
Church were Mr.. Davis and DR.
Louis H. Bean, economic and politi-
cal analyst.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Union Calls on Bank
To Increase WAGES

Employees of the Industrial Bank
OF Washington yesterday called
upon Jesse w. Mitchell, president
OF the bank, to seek an immediate
upward revision of wages.
Negotiations between the bank
and Local q, United Office and
Professional Workers of America,
CIO, for contract to cover all en-
ployes have broken down, according
to Herman Meyrich, national rep
resentative of the union.
Bank employees, in a meeting
Thursday night, voted to reject the
company's proposals and were
alerted to prepare to strike" II a
favorable response from the bank is
not received shortly. Mr.. Meyrich
said.
He said the present salary range
at the bank was from $40 a month
Tor janitor to $140 a month for
experienced tellers and bookkeepers.
The union is asking for a minimum
salary of $l55 for a night watch
man, $l64 for the janitor, and
other wages up to a s247 minimum
for tellerS and bookkeepers.
Evening star., 1946-09-07

Institute of Sandy Spring and was
president of the Board of Directors
OF Montgomery County General
| Hospital. s
For many years Mr.. Jones was q
vestryman at st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Olney, and a member oi
the Farmers Club of the county.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Margaret Elgar Sherman Jones;
four daughters, Mrs. William H
Gilpin and Mrs. Charles G. Gray
both OF Olney; Mrs Robert C. Gil
more, Bethesda, and Mrs. James A.
Richards, Cumberland, and -four
sisters, Mrs. George T. Barnsley
Sandy Spring; Mrs. Henry Howard
Brookeville; Mrs. Marian Martin
and Mrs. Julia v. Thornton, both of
Washington.
Funeral services will be held IL
a m. Monday at st. Johns Church
Olney. Burial will be in Friends
Cemetery, Sandy Spring.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Downtown Parade Sci
By Pythian ConcIave

A parade through the downtown
section today and public memoria
service tomorrow were the remain
ing features of the first East Coast
conclave of the knights of Pythias
which opened here yesterday.
Today's parade. scheduled for
pm, was to be from Ninth and
Constitution to Fifteenth street
around the White House to E street
and then to Seventeenth street.
In tomorrow's memorial service
at $50 am. in Arlington Cemetery
wreath will be placed on the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier.
After an opening ceremony yes
terday in which the Pythian rank
was conferred on out-of-town can
didates at the Pythian Temple
Alexis S. Leafs. first secretary OF
the Greek Embassy, addressed the
group. He assured them that Greece
appreciates the Help being received
from the United States.
Mr.. Leafs, who spoke at a din
ner at the Indian Spring Coun-
try Club, said Greece feels closer
to the United States than any
other country. The dinner was at.
tended by the knights and member.
of three allied organizations, the
Dramatic Order, Knights Of Khoras.
san; Military Order, Knights o1
Pythias, and the Nomads of Avru.
daka.
In connection with the festivities
the knights also selected Miss Fran.
ces Hawkins, who lives at the Parl
Lane Apartments 2025 I street
NV, as East Coast Pythian queen
She is member of the Pythiar
Sisters.
Social events are scheduled for to.
night at the Burlington Hotel .anc
at the Confederate Hall.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Miss America Of as
10 Be Named Tonight
At Atlantic City
By the Assoeioted Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. T.
Miss America" of 1916 was to be
named tonight, and from prelimi-
nary contests it appeared a girl with
an operate voice would be selected,
perhaps not the most beautiful of
48 entries, but certainly the most
talented.
The Miss America pageant, begun
in 1921 as a bathing beauty contest,
has changed tone, and emphasis now
is placed on talent-a matter almost
of brains before beauty. The bath
ing suit still has its place, but the
figure that fills it rates less than a
third of the judges consideration.
Fifteen of the 4S girls representing
81 States and II cities were to be
named tonight as finalists for the
coveted Miss America" title. En-
tries representing Atlanta, Ga,
Louisiana and Pennsylvania ap-
peared TO be definite finalists on the
strength of their voices.
Blond 18-year-old Janey Miller,
entered as Miss Atlanta" had a
slight edge over the other competi-
tors. She was the only double win
ner of the preliminaries.
Miss Miller's 5-foot 9-inch figure
was good enough to make her a
co-winner with Eileen Henry of
Brooklyn, Miss New York City," in
the bathing suit division last We'd
nesday night. She carried off the
talent prize Tuesday night when
she thrilled 10000 spectators with
an aria from Puccini's opera, La
Tosca."
One of the shortest girls in the
contest, 5-foot Pinch Eleanor
Kramer of Lebanon, Pa, Miss
Pennsylvania" took first prize in
the talent division last night with
her delivery of the light opera selec-
tion MY Hero" from The Choco-
late Soldier"
Miss Louisiana" 23-year- -old
Marguerite McClelland, blond, 5-foot
21z Inch graduate of Louisiana State
University, took the Wednesday
night talent prize with a light
opera selection, Voices of Spring"
Miss McClelland, who lives at Mem
phis.. Tenn, appeared last night in
the bathing suit division, which was
won by Marilyn Buferd of Los
Angeles, Miss California"
Another expected finalist was
Rebecca Jane Mccall, 18-year-old
Blytheville, Ark, Southwestern Uni
yersity student, entered as Miss
Arkansas" The dark brown-haired
Miss Mccall took first prize in the
bathing suit division Thursday
night
Evening star., 1946-09-07

Driver of Car B returns to his
parked automobile and finds that
two other motorists in Cars A and G
have arrived in his absence and
wedged him in tightly. Being In q
hurry. Mr.. B. opens door of Car A.
looses hand brake and, with willing
help from passers-by. shoves Car A
several feet forward, then drives
blithely on. Should he:
l. Have done what he did?
2. Wait until either Driver A or
G returned?
8. Call a policeman?
4. Call a garage and have q crane
tow either of the flanking automo-
biles away?
Answer 2 is correct but also
would be all right under Section IL
OBJ. District traffic and motor We
hicle regulations, which states:
1T shall be unlawful for any per-
son except members of the Police
and Fire Departments in connection
WITH their ofiicial duties to tarnper
with or move vehicle of any other
person which Is legally parked, hn-
less such person has the permission
OF the owner or operator Of such
other vehicle"
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Miller rLaunchesPro
To Block Recurrence
OF Diarrhea Epidemic

A very careful investigation" Is
being made by Federal Security
Administrator Watson B. Miller to
prevent repetition of the diarrhea
epidemic at Freedmen's Hospital,
which caused the death of eight
infants recently and infected 20
others, he said today.
Mr.. Miller said his investigation
will cover personnel and facilities
at the hospital, which is under his
ofncial charge. He added: II win
do everything in my power to ac-
complish what is necessary to pre-
vent future outbreaks"
He explained that officials have
failed to find any organism or virus
that caused the epidemic.
Epidemic Under Control.
DR.. James Lowell Hall, hospital
superintendent, said the epidemic
is now under control and that only
two of the six babies affected are
considered in critical condition. He
confirmed Administrator Miller's
statement about the cause not being
known.
The maternity service at the hos
pital has been closed to new babies.
DR.. Hall explained that as soon as
the babies at the hospital are cured
OF diarrhea they are discharged.
Freedmen's Hospital Branch. Lo-
cal 10. United Federal Workers OF
America, CIO, has offered its as
sistance in preventing a recurrence
of epidemics, and DR.. Hall will meet
with this group Tuesday.
Blames Cut in Funds.
Miss Dorothy Bailey. president oi
the CIO group, blamed the reduc-
ton in hospital appropriations as a
factor in the epidemic.
''At the time of the outbreak, only
three nurses were attending between
go and TO babies and at least &c
mothers" Miss Bailey said. I'm ad-
dition to the regular nursing duties
the nurses are also called upon to
move mothers in wheel chairs and
to perform other jobs which could
be done by less trained personnel u
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Skeleton Discovered
Near Baltimore Nav
Be Bankers S Daughter
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth M. Hildreth of Baltimore said
today she was convinced" that the
armless skeleton of a girl found in
a thicket on the city's outskirts was
that of her long missing daughter
The daughter, Jane N. Hildreth,
II, disappeared the week before
Christmas, 1914, leaving a note
asserting she was going to visit her
father and that her mother would
never see her again.
A hunter found the skeleton on
a wooded estate yesterday.
William s. Hildreth, Charlottes-
vile, Va, banker, the girls father,
was en- route to Baltimore today.
The skeleton was turned over to
DR.. Howard j. Maldeis, State med
ical examiner, and pieces of cloth
ing found with the bones were held
by Baltimore County police.
DR.. Maldeis said positive identifi-
cation might be difficult because
long bones of the legs and other
parts of the skeleton were missing.
Six teeth were gone from the upper
jaw, but % others were in perfect
condition.
The missing girl was a student at
a Northampton, Mass, finishing
school. Two weeks after she van
ished, it was discovered that cloth
ing belonging to her had been taken
from laundry room in one of the
school dormitories.
Il am convinced that what has
been found is the remains of my
daughter" Mrs. Hudreth said.
Shreds of clothing and a pair of
low-heeled, brown shoes bearing a
trademark were found with the
skeleton.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
|USES' Report indicates
| Peak Is Passed in
Veterans Seeking Jobs

The District may have passed its
pastwar peak in veterans seeking
jobs, Fred z. Hetzel, United States
Employment Service director for the
District of Columbia, said today, in
making public his August report,
showing there were 1900 fewer Job
seekers then than in July.
Mr.. Hetzel said that while this
recession in workers visits may be
seasonal sit may also mean that
the District has passed its peak on
veteran job applicants and that
more veterans are taking available
work openings"
Job placements took a small
advance in August, the report said.
Unified job openings, which is
the labor demand barometer used
by local USES officials, have reached
their lowest point in the past five
years." declared Mr.. Hetzel.
The report said that 66,315 men
and women in August called at the
two Washington Offices of USES, but
pointed out that this does not rep
resent separate individuals. It re-
fers to calls made. The same ap-
plicant may make half dozen visits
to the Offices during the month, it
was explained. There were 68,135
in July.
From these August visits, the re-
port said, 5,857 referrals were made,
compared with 5,887 in July. The
August placements made from these
referrals were 2,743 compared with
2,708 for July.
There were 40,969 visits made in
August by veterans, while the July
figure was 41.450. The report ex-
planned that in August the veterans
included 1889 newcomers, applying
for job for the first time.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Body Found at Bull Run
Believed Missing virginiar

The body of a man, tentatively
identified as John Humphrey, 10, of
Clifton, Va. who had been re-
ported missing from his home since
August 20, was found by fisher
man yesterday on the bank of
Bull Run, about 2 miles from
Clifton, Fairfax County police re-
ported today.
Papers found on the body indi-
Gated it may be that of Mr.. Pum-
phrey. Relatives and DR.. Nelson
Poldonick, Fairfax County coroner,
will examine the body today for
Identification.
Mr.. Humphrey was retired saw
mill owner, police said.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
D. {. Man Gets 18 Months
In Cab Theft at Rockville

Rudolph Hill. 26, 17oo block of
Seaton street NV, was sentenced
by Judge Charles w. Woodward in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
at Rockville yesterday to serve 1s
months in the Maryland House of
Correction on charge of automo-
bile larcency.
Judge Woodward deferred sentence
in the case of ,Corpl. James E.
Jordan, $500 block of Ontario road
NV, who was convicted of the
same offense.
According to Assistant States At
torney Charles w. Prettyman, the
two men stole a taxicab owned by
John w. Baylor, 154 Hickman street
Sc, March 10 on Wisconsin avenue
IN Bethesda, after forcing Mr.. Bay
lor from the vehicle.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Subuth Asks SEC Probe
OF Market Fluctuations
BY the Associoted Press


The Securities and Exchange Com
mission has been asked by Repre-
sentative SABBATH, Democrat, of Illi-
nois, to investigate sales during the
recent wide fluctuations of the stock
market.
Mr.. SABBATH said yesterday he par
ticularly had urged a check of "the
amount of short selling going on
He blamed Republicans for the
market drop, contending "GOP
flnanciers" helped arrange the de-
cline ito make some money for
the party"
Asked to comment on this asser-
ton, Representative Brown, Repub-
lican, Of Ohio. said Mr.. SABBATH
Should have more faith in the SEC
and other governmental controls
under a Democratic administration. I"
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Silver Spring Unit Renews
Effort 10 Get VA Hospital

Continue ton of efforts TO have a
proposed veterans hospital built in
the Silver Spring area was reported
yesterday by Bailey Scrimgeour,
chairman OF the Business Develop
ment Committee of the Silver
Spring Board of Trade, at a meeting
Of the trade unit IN the Indian
Spring Country Club.
Mr.. Scrimgeour said the Board
OF Trade has been seeking such a
hospital for the past two years and
is intensifying its efforts to get it.
The Veterans Administration an
nounced recently 1t hopes to build
a hospital in Arlington County.
New members admitted were
Ralph Harman, Lawrence B. Mason,
DR.. Bernard Rothman, w. T. Mayo
and Edward Warner.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Murder Charge Seen
In Buyonet Stubbinq
By the Assotioted Press

SALISBURY, Md. Sept. 7.-State's
Attorney Rex A. Taylor said yes
terday he would file a murder
charge against David Howard Simp-
Ter, 25-year-old railroad fireman, in
the death of Hobart Rogers, so
stabbed with an Army bayonet last
night in fight at filling station
at nearby Sharptown.
Simpler is held in Wicomicc
County Jail here and Mr.. Taylor
said he had acknowledged the
stabbing.
State Police Sergt. c. c. Sermar
said he had learned that Simpler
and Rogers, 50-year-old Sharptown
sawmill operator and farmer. hao
an argument. The officer said he
did not know why they argued.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Air Ruid Wurdens Give
Suburban Hospital $234

The community service fund al
the Suburban Hospital. Bethesda
received 1924 yesterday from the
Chevy Chase air raid wardens.
The contribution was presented
to the hospital by P. A. Davis, all
raid warden for sections /, Ia and 2
of Chevy Chase, and represented the
remainder of funds raised by all
raid wardens during the wal
through scrap iron drives and othel
activities,
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Silver Spring M Station
Gets Construction Permit

A permit to construct frequency
modulation radio station to be called
Station WGAY on Kemp Mill road,
near Silver Spring, has been issued
to the Tri-Suburban Broadcasting
Corp. by Martin F. Iverson, building
inspector for the eastern suburban
area of Montgomery County.
A hearing for a permit to broad
cast will be held September % be-
fore the Federal Communication
Commission. Estimated to cost $13,-
600, the project will be situated neal
Old Bladensburg road on an 11-acre
tract in part of the Jennings ane
Gray estates.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Z Pedestrians Killed
And 4 Others Injured
In Traffic Accidents

Two pedestrians were killed and
four persons were injured, includ-
ing two children, In accidents yes
terday and last night in the District
and nearby areas.
The two men killed were struck
by a southbound truck on the WASH
ington- Baltimore boulevard, about 2
miles south of Laurel. according to
Maryland State Police at Waterloo.
The accident occurred about s pm.
The dead men were Identified
through papers as william Jones. So,
of Laurel, Md, and George Farkas,
jr., 80. of Lima, Ohio, according to
DR.. James I. Boyd, Prince Georges
County Deputy Medical Examiner.
Their bodies were taken to the
Gasch funeral home in Hyattsville.
Truck Driver Held.
Prince Georges County police at
Hyattsville today were holding
Imedio Spino, 81, of Deepwater,
N. j., the driver of the truck, under
a total of $2,100 bond on technical
charges Of manslaughter and reck-
less driving. No hearing date has
been set.
Two young children were injured
in the District yesterday when they
ran into the paths of automobiles
near their homes, police reported.
and two men were hospitalized after
their motorcycle collided with an
auto. None Of the four are in serious
condition.
John w. Francis, 2, son Of Mrs.
Ruth Francis, 744 Atlantic street
Sc, was taken to Providence Hos
pital with a possible fractured skull
after being struck by a truck in the
street IN front of his home. His con-
oltion was described as good. Police.
meanwhile, said the driver of the
truck, James w. Tunstall, "a, of 14l5
Grard street NV, was not at fault.
Girl Hit by Car.
Joan E. johnson, 5, of 723 Seventh
street Sc. was struck by an auto
mobile, according to police, when
she ran into the street in the 700
block of Eighth street Sc. She was
admitted at Casualty Hospital with
a possible fracture of the skull.
Driver of the automobile was listed
as Arthur Aebersold, 80, of 1922 Liv-
ingston road Sc.
The two men injured in the auto
motorcycle accident, which hap
pened at Trinidad avenue and Morse
street NE, were George Windsor, 20,
OF 407 Sixty-ninth street, Seat
Pleasant, Md, and Marion Garrett
Il, Brunswick, Md. Mr.. Garrett, who
police said was driving the motor
cycle, suffered minor injuries. His
passenger, Mr.. Windsor, was admit
ted to Casualty Hospital for q frac-
tured left arm.
Police listed the driver of the auto
mobile as Carnele Norma, 43, of 1919
Holbrook street NE.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Anne Arundel Reports
Building Permits to $50
By the As.eeiot.d Pres,

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 7.-Construc-
ton permits for $50 houses, valued
at an estimated 1871 $50, were is
sued In Anne Arundel County from
vi day through last July 81.
Some 482 permits were issued
during the same period for business
places, at an estimated cost of
1861, $50.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Hart and Morgan Named
To Head VPI Fund Drive

Appointment Of George L. Hart,
jr., and Henry w. Morgan as CO.
chairmen of a drive by Virginia
Military Institute alumni to raise
an endowment fund of $500, ,00O
was announced today by j. Carroll
Noel, Washington chairman.
The campaign began August Is
and will continue until the end OF
1946. The funds will be used to aid
the faculty of the school, located al
Lexington, Va, and to raise thu
schools educational standards.
Evening star., 1946-09-07

Y e S t e r d a y at
M o n t G o m e ry
County General
Hospital, Sandy
Spring, after an
illn e SIS of 10
days.
Mr.. Jones was
one of the Or
ganizers of the
county farm bu-
reau and served
as its president
for 20 years. He
was vice presi-
dent of the First
National Bank
and the Savings
Evening star., 1946-09-07
DR.. Cullen Resigns Post

BALTIMORE, Sept. 7 R).-Dr
Victor Francis Cullen. director OF
the State sanitoria for the tubercu-
lar. announced yesterday his resig-
nation effective next January /. HI
has held the post 80 years.
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Josiah ". Jones Dies,
Headed Montgomery
Farm Unit 70 Years

Josiah Waters Jones, 76, former
president of the Montgomery County
Farm Bureau and a lifelong resi-
dent of the Briers, Olney, Md, died
Evening star., 1946-09-07
Only One Try

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