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Evening star., 1946-12-30
Maryland Police Warn
New Year Eve Drivers
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 3O.-Aug-
mented forces of State, county and
city police will be on duty through
out Maryland on New Year eve in
an attempt to prevent holiday mis-
haps. Nine persons were killed in
traffic accidents in Maryland Christ
mas Day. police reported.
Reckless and drunken driving
will receive particular attention
authorities said, and State Police
Supt. Beverly Ober declared drunk
en- drivers will receive no mercy
from us"
Ninety per cent of reckless driv-
ing has its source in the use of al
cohol," Col. Ober said. Estate
troopers-although they have an
enormous mileage to cover-will be
looking for these offenders"
Col. Ober called upon night club
owners and other entertainment
establishments to cooperate by
seeing their customers do not in
bibe too much.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Boy Sues for $3.50, 900
Over VoItoee Shock
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 3o.-The Penn
sylvania Railroad, the Mayor of Bal
time and the City Council were
named defendants in suit totalin,.
$3.50, 900 filed in Superior Cour;
in behalf of boy who came in con-
tact with a high-voltage line while
playing on top of a boxcar.
Louis Steinbach of Baltimore con-
tended that his son Robert suffered
permanent injuries as a result o.
the negligence and carelessness" o.
the defendants.
Mr.. Steinbach, in his complaint,
said the boxcar was left on the rail-
roads tracks adjoining play
ground, and that neither the car
rier nor the city had provided any
precaution or warning against play
ing on the car.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Maryland Penitentiory
Prisoner Is Stabbed
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 30.-Henry A.
Barnes, 20, colored prisoner serv-
ing four years for larceny, was
stabbed six times in the side, back
and shoulders at the Maryland Pen
itentiary last night, and was re-
ported in a critical condition.
Prison authorities said another
inmate jumped Barnes as the pris-
oners were filing from the dining
hall to their cells after eating.
Before guards could overpower the
assailant Barnes was cut with a
knife fashioned from file Officials
said James Hubert, 46. colored, had
been placed in solitary confinement
pending an investigation. Hubert is
serving 10-year term for burglary.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Peace Hope Stressed
In New Year Services
Al District Churches

The Christmas wish for peace
on earth, good will to men" will
underlie numerous church services
tomorrow night as worshipers gather
in numerous Metropolitan Area
churches to welcome the New Year.
Candlelight services will predom-
mate as many Washington churches
hold their traditional New Year
eve services starting at II pm. to-
morrow.
DR.. J. Warren Hastings, minister
of National City Christian Church,
will speak on one of the keynote
themes when he discusses "1947-a
Year of Destiny" at the social hall
of the church, 1903 Vermont ave-
nue. NV.
Open open house will precede the
II pm. New Year eve service at
Luther Place Memorial Church. DR..
l.. Ralph Tabor, pastor, will speak.
Service at Foundry Church.
Foundry Methodist Church will
hold its annual New Year eve serv-
ice at the church.
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church will open its program to-
morrow at 8 pm. with moving
picture. THE Melody Master" The
traditional New Year eve candle
light communion service, to be con-
Quoted by DR.. John w. Rustin,
pastor, will be held at II pm.
A New Year eve party, starting at
9 o'clock will precede the usual year.
end service at Chevy Chase Baptist
Church. Dr. Edward o. Clark, pas
tor, will offciate.
Petworth Baptist Church will
hold social at 9 pm. tomorrow as
a prelude to the II pm. service
The Rev. James P. Rodgers is pas
tor.
DR.. Harry L. Bell, pastor of Co.
lumbia Heights Christian Church,
will conduct the New Year eve serv-
ice at 11:30 pm.
Open House Schedule.
An open house, starting at pm.
tomorrow will precede the devotional
services at Peoples Congregational
Church. The Rev. Arthur F. Elmes
is pastor.
The service at Petworth Metho-
dist Church will begin at 11:15 pm.
tomorrow, with DR.. j. @. MILAN,
pastor, officiating.
National Baptist Memorial Church
will start its candlelight devotional
at 1890 pm. tomorrow. DR.. Edward
B. Willingham, pastor, will conduct
the service.
Among the services to be held
New Year Day will be. 7:30 pm.
meeting at West Washington Baptist
Church and 7:30 holy communion
and 10 am. sung mass at St. Agnes
EpiScopal Church
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Alexandra Merchants
Fight License Tax Increase

In a fight against proposed in
creases in Alexandria license taxes,
a three-member Committee of the
Retail Merchants Association to-.
night is scheduled to present figure;
to the City Council to show tina
present tax schedules will provide
sufficient revenue.
The Committee. appointed at 6
meeting of the association yester-
day, includes Albert Smoot, JOSEPH,
Phillips, association president, am,
Ashby Reardon. The Committee viii
cooperate with State Senator An
drew w. Clarke who will act a.
spokesman for the merchants a;
tonight's Council meeting.
The Council based its proposed
license tax increases on the neces-
sity for raising 100000 to meet in.
creased costs of government.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Fort Myer Drive Sold
ToAr|ington for 81 and
Pledge 10 Maintain Il

Arlington County has purchased
Fort Myer drive, which runs three
quarters of a mile from the north
east gate of the military reservation
to North Nineteenth street, from the
War Assets Administration for 81.
Purchase of the road, which was
declared surplus last August by the
War Department, assures residents
that they will continue to have ac-
cess to and from their property.
When the street was put up for sale
residents feared it might be pur-
chased by some one who would
establish toll road or convert it
to some other use.
The county agreed to maintain
the street as public way when it
made the purchase, WAA announced
in Richmond yesterday. The street
had been owned by the Army since
1902. 1t was declared surplus be-
cause other approaches to Fort
Myer have been built.
G. j. Blair, deputy director of
the Richmond region for real prop
erty disposal, said the WAA received
10 bids for the street. They ranged
from Is cents an acre for the 3.24
acres to 81 900 from an Alexandria
man who indicated he would trans
fer the road to Arlington when he
was through with it. -
Three Navy enlisted men sta
toned at the Naval Air Station at
Anacostia. offered to pay 50 for the
roadway for use as homesites, Mr..
Blair said, and man in Toledo,
Ohio, who would like to live in
that location" offered 500.
Sale of the street to Arlington
also solves a dispute over police
jurisdiction. Arlington County po-
lice heretofore have refused to sake
jurisdiction on the street.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Brian Hooker Dead al S.;
Translated 'Cyrano'
BY the Associated Press

NEW LONDON, Conn, Dec. 30.-
Brian Hooker, 66, playwright and
librettist of Old Lyme, Connecticut,
died Saturday at Lawrence Memorial
Hospital.
Mr.. Hooker's translation of Ros-
tand's "Cyrano de Bergerac" first
was presented in 1923. A current
revival in New York stars Jose Fer
rer. In 1888, Mr.. Hooker translated
"Ruy Bias" He wrote the words
for several operas and lighter musi-
cal works.
A native of New York, he attended
Yale and had taught at both Yale
and Columbia University.
His widow and three daughters
survive.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Baltimore Dealers Check Sales
To Prevent Rucketin New Cars

dealers are beginning to satisfy the
demand" Mr.. Brooks added.
The association is making a daily
check OF cars registered at the office
of the Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles, and where there Is any
doubt about the Legitimacy of a
sale, delivery is postponed" the Of
fetal said.
Some prospective purchasers, it
was explained, place orders with
fro none to four or five dealers,
making a down payment with each.
When the first car is delivered, the
buyer does not cancel the other
orders, but accepts delivery in each
case and resells at aAprofit.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
D. {. Likely 10 Pass Up
CAA Aid for Airport
Due 10 Lack Of Site

The Civil Aeronautics Administra.
tion will place before the District
within about week the question o1
whether it desires to take advan-
tage of Federal aid to build a mu-
nicipal airport within it's boundaries
1t appears from the record tc
date that the city will pass up the
opportunity, at least for the present
fiscal year which ends July /. fol
two reasons:
1. 1t hasn't the money to match
the Federal funds on a $3.50 basis
2. 1t hasn't figured out yet where
an airport could be located in the
District.
Grants Begin in Week.
CAA announced today it would
start making Federal aid grants
throughout the country in about a
week. 1t has s30,822,750 to spread
throughout the Nation on popu-
lation-State area basis. In round
figures, the District is in line for
about $4,000.
The $30000,000, however, is only
the first of seven installments OF
Federal aid which will be paid out
during the next seven years. In
seven installments, the District
share would be $901,112
Maryland is due to get $3,087 ITS
over the seven-year period, and Vir-
ginia, 6,027 ,989.
In all, CAA has been authorized
by Congress to disburse $500 0,000, 900
to strengthen the country's system
of local airports over the seven-year
stretch.
That the District feels unable to
match the Governments initial offer
of s77,000 was revealed at the Mo-
vember meeting of the Natiopal
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. Engineer Commissioner
Gordon R. Young told the planners,
as well. as CAA officials, that the city
had no money to spend "at this
time"
Door Left Open.
Gen. Young left the door open for
future years, however.
Despite pressure from minded
Washingtonians, neither the Com
nor the planners have
been able to solve the problem of
locating an airfield in the District.
About the only places where such
a project could be located, it has
been brought out would be in
Anacostia Park or in the northern
reaches of Rock Creek Park.
Both these locations, however.
have been criticized for one reason
or another.
A third possibility which has
from discussions over the
past year would be a private sea-
plane landing base in the Potomac
River near the mouth of Rock Creek.
Bridge Is Obstacle.
This, too, has been opposed, partly
because planes would have to fly
low over Memorial Bridge to land.
There has been some talk of ask
ing Congress to amend the legisla-
ton to permit the District to have
airport funds to spend just outside
its boundaries in Maryland and Vir-
ginia, and this may prove the final
solution to the problem.
CAA experts predict that by 1856
there will be between 1000 and 5000
private planes in the District and
that that country then will have
about l for each 300 persons, or
approximately 100000.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Stute Police Use Plane
In Raids on Illicit Stills
BY the Associated Press

LEXINGTON, S. C.-The State
constabulary is using airplanes in
raiding stills.
The planes are used to buzz the
suspected still location as officers
raid from the ground, so the motor
noise will cover up the crackle of
dried leaves under the feet of the
raiders.
1t works, too.
Surprised this way, one still pro-
prietor gave up without fight be-
cause, he explained to the. officers,
81 just can't figure out how you fell
lows got out of that airplane. If
you can work a trick like that, there
amt no use in my runnin' away"
Evening star., 1946-12-30
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 30.-Members
of the Automobile Trade Association
of Maryland have agreed to deliver
new cars only to persons they be-
lieve will not sell them for profit
In an effort to curb a black market
in 1916 models here, President DAN
lei B. Brooks announced.
Mr.. Brooks, saying he believed the
dealers "have outsmarted the
declared that condi-
tions here are mot as bad as in New
York, Philadelphia and some other
cities"
More new autos are coming In
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Mudd, Court Clerk in Charles,
Carries on Family Tradition

Born April IL, 1919, at BryantoWn
Mr.. Mudd has lived in Charles
County all of his life except for
four and one-half years in the
Army. He was graduated from
Bryantown's Notre Dame High
School and attended the University
of Maryland for two years.
He was inducted as a member of
the Sd Cavalry but later was trans
ferred to the 10th Armored Division
and was with that unit in It's sweep
through France. Captured by the
Germans December 81, 1914, he was
liberated April 13, 1945, by advanc-
ing American troops.
He married the former Miss Mary
Anne Baldus.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Pistol Registration Bill
Considered in Maryland
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 30.-States
Attorney j. Bernard Wells said to-
day he was considering preparation
of pistol bill" for presentation to
the 1947 Legislature.
A similar measure, which called
for registration of all pistols in the
State and permit for purchase of
new weapons, was defeated two ses-
Sions ago.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Dr.. W. {. Sinclair, 56, Dies

ORLANDO, Fla, Dec. 80 (P).-Dr.
William Ewing Sinclair, Sc, widely
known baby specialist, died of a
heart attack yesterday while on q
fishing trip at Lake Apopka near
here. DR.. Sinclair, who began his
practice here in 1924. was a native
of Toronto and was graduated from
the Toronto Medical School. He
served with the Royal Canadian
Army during World war I.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Colds Hit 94% of Nation Yearly
With Little Relief in Medicine
By Robert l. Schwortz
North American Newspaper Alliance

| patriots who then had to spend the
following week fiat on their backs.
There are apt to be serious COM
plications of a cold, but there are
apt to be serious complications to
going to grandmas for Christmas,
or taking a bath. Don't let that
stop you. The major way that a cold
may lead to other illness is by low
ering your resistance. And the most
frequent added illness is a further
respiratory involvement.
Which brings us, -nilly, to
influenza. The same things that
could be said about a cold may be
said about the flu, only more so. If
you want to medicate yourself, go
ahead. There's even a vaccine now
for the flu, and any handy doctor
will be glad to give you the course
Of two or three shots for about IS.
This prevents flu in about 10 per
cent of all cases, according to the
Army, and offers protection for
about six months.
Some Doctors Skeptical.
This flu vaccine is all the rage
now and seems due to run the pat
tern ofsRn American craze, like vita
min pills and miniature golf. It's
an unwise doctor who tries to resist
the trend and, though many ply
sicians are a little skeptical of the
short-range value Of flu vaccine (ex-
cept in cases of a threatened flu
epidemic) most of them will pump
quantities of it into your arm If you
want it.
One of the leading pharmaceutical
houses reports several cases of
doctors who were loud in denuncia-
ton of indiscriminate dosing with
the vaccine, but proceeded to order
the stuff by the carload for whole
sale industrial administration. The
doctors, when questioned, admitted
they were against it, but said that
the pressure from factory employees
and heads Of plants was too great to
be ignored.
Another thing that gets doctors
a little peeved is the use Of sulfa
drugs and penicillin for minor
things like simple colds. Sulfa can
cause severe reactions, and can i'm
munize the body against the drugs
further effectiveness. Then. If you
really do get sick, sulfa might not
do you any good.
Penicillin isn't so bad in this
respect. since it seldom causes toxic
reactions and doesn't immunize
against itself. It Is valuable as a
spray in certain nasal and sinus
conditions, and is good at preventing
complications. But it's a big medi-
cine to take for a little ailnent.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Hardy Chooses Secretary

NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 80 (P.-John
F. Marshall, jr., mas been appointed
secretary to Representative-elect
Porter Hardy, jr., of the I'd Vir-
ginia district, and will accompany
the new member of Congress to
Washington this week. Mr.. Mar
shall, IS, is veteran of World War
II, in which he was lieutenant in
the Naval Reserve.
Evening star., 1946-12-30

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Statistic-
ians say the common cold will af1lict
"a per cent of the population in
any given year. And, since this is
a given year and you're probably
part of "a per cent of the people,
you might as we'll relax and enjoy
1t.
That's because there isn't much
else you can do about it. Begin
ming at Christmas, the incidence OF
the common cold rises rapidly to its
peak in February, when Is 5,000, 900
people have colds during the same
period. In addition to this group of
primary aff1ictees, there is a Sec
ondary group of sufferers who get
sore throats from saying "gesund-
heit" so often. For this group, some
relief is possible. But for the major
sufferers, there isn't q whole lot that
can be done.
If you've got typical nose, as
noses run, doctors advise single
procedure. They admit that it has
been batted around as a treatment
for a couple of centuries, more or
less, but it's the best they've got
on hand at the moment.
What to Do.
These are the things to do: Get
lots of rest, drink plenty of liquids,
eat a balanced diet, stay away from
crowds, and so on. This last meas
ure is to large extent personal,
since nearly every one has his own
way of treating his own cold. There
doesn't seem to be much harm in
this, and there might be a lot of
good.
Doctors find that the onset and
continuance of a common cold
have a lot to do with morale and
general attitude. If you're in a
mood to tinker with medicants,
therefore, or to stand on your head,
go right at it.
The one thing you can do for sure,
though, is stay out of public places
when you have bad cold. And stay
away from work Make the boss
thank you for doing it, too, because
you probably would have infected
several other people sif you'd come
in. This business of every one
rushing into the Office and sneezing
on loyal friends and co-workers is
one of the politest forms Of mayhem
yet discovered
Colds Cause Absenteeism.
Government officials estimate that
during the war five times as much
was caused by colds as
by strikes. And most of this was
caused by eager beavers who spent
the day breathing on Xolld-be
Evening star., 1946-12-30
$219,301 Raised for USO

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 80 (P).-W
Sterling King of Richmond, presi-
dent of the United Service Organiza-
tions in Virginia. announced today
that approximately 70 per cent Of
the USo quota, or $2l9,3 ,301, has been
raised. And that it is hoped to
complete thesquota in January.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Bridge to Be Repaired

BALTIMORE Dec. 80 (P.-The
Maryland Roads Commission has
announced that bids will be opened
January IA on reconstruction Of the
floor on the Potomac River Bridge
at Wileys Ford, near Cumberland.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Bandits Pay Second Call
At Home After 7 Months
BY the Associated Press

YONKERS, Y-Two old acquain-
tances paid an unwelcome call on
Peter Fulton when he returned to
his home.
They arrived just as he walked out
Of the garage adjoining the house.
They left after a brief conversa-
tion-taking $75.
The same armed pair took $3.50
from Mr.. Fulton at the same hour
and place seven months earlier, he
said.
Evening star., 1946-12-30

Government officials estimate that
during the war five times as much
absenteeiSm was caused by colds as
by strikes. And most of this was
caused by eager beavers who spent
thes day breathing on Yould-be
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-05-25

on his head n the Lounge
James Fort Cthe Barber) telling
US that he is going to take up
embalming We admire YOU. bub
Harold scott Mgr AZ Larks)
tells us that he is in the lnsur.
ance business Helen Mcqueen
tTRIRUNES Dictionary gall Is
directly responsible for our alb
sonce last week so you tell her
Mrs. Villa strickland tells us
that she viii soon finish her
Black Lcopardess a book that
we feel viii he a hest seller.
which rcminds us that we must
hurry my gal is waiting and
We gotta go 10 do our part for
Naomi Webb Issadore Single
ton C'he Adv mann lust came in
20 tell US that things are going
great guns in HE new office and
that the CIVIC BROTHERHOOD
ASSOCIATION will attract the at
tention Of MANY people here in
Detroit So We must go now he
cause we don't want 10 hurry too
much There is an accident every
twenty minutes In Detroit
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-05-25
Basic Honored
On Tenth Year
As Maestro

NEW YORK-Count Basic. the
Jump King OF Swing" will be
feted on the occasion OF his 10th
anniversary as a handleader dur
ing his engagement at the l25th
Street Apollo Theater in Harlem.
which gets underway Friday. Nav
IL
As fitting tribute TO Basie's
greatness as a musician, compos-
or and bandleader. number OF
prominent personalities from the
world of music will pay homage
TO him during his stay al the
Apollo Among these will be Rem
ny Goodman. BILLY Eckstine. Char
lie Barnet Gene Krupa. Dizzy Gill
lospic Charlie Spivak. Louis Ann
strong Tex Benekc Rex stewart
and Ella Fitzgerald
Disc jockeys on all New York
radio stations viii add their tri.
butte 20 the renowned Jump
King Of swing" by featuring the
Count records both old and new
all week long in a special "rount
Basic Record Week which will
consist az n recorded cavalcade Of
the Counts greatest efforts
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-05-25

contribute to fast moving dy-
manic show
Since his record breaking -four
works az New York city's strand
Theatre, in January Lionel Hamp-
ton and his Hey va Ba Rebop
show has broken hox office records
everywhere It has appeared This
includes even his own previous rec-
rds
Hampton and his crew opened
oadway's Aquarium Restaurant s
policy of bring big name artists
Mighty while playing a six weeks
engagement there Hsrnp had
among his guests who Joined him
his torrid sessions which shook
Broadway like an earthquake such
outstanding stars as Duke Ellins-
Ton. Benny Goodman Artie Shaw
sammy Kaye. Louie Armstrong
Ray Sugar Robinson and many
DINERS NflT tNUlNilfu Nli't ?
spurred on by the versatile Lionel
had broadway crowds outside the
restaurant dancing and stopping
traffic in the streets.
So the records contiuue-the Or
pheum Theatre Los Angeles; Cold
on Gate Theatre. San Francisco;
Strand Theatre. New York City.
Apollo Theatre New York City;
Earle Theatre Philadelphia;
Adams Theatre Newark Royal
Theatre Baltimore Howard Thea
ire. Washington " c.: RIO Pal
ace Theatre. Columbus OHIO: and
RkO Palace Theatre. Cleveland,
ohio
Among dance dates Chicago.
Roston ST Louis Iarnshurg.
Springfield Toledo Hanpr and
his Hey Ba Ba Rehop" Revue in
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-05-25
NY Detroit With Teddy Fields

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ri.e with the morning sun
ne,ore. You lies another day
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"a NATTER how high the mountain
eomeN here II has peak.
NAM how out of the limelight
Tbere * still ~ much to dos
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that somconcis you.
pomcmhcr. grasp. instead of grope
,rrc mite succeeds the day.
1bcu smile and whisper 10
your.ci
knew there was a way
II. Geri. Germalne
-,b. hove verses were written
,bH We were in the Netherland
r,sr indies when things were very
d,r. We found them TO be quite
l0sprinr thcn and now After
a4ns II over this morning we
5ctd 10 pass It on to YOU.
UFRr tND THERE
n Robert C. Bennett denies
go ,epo made by New York
,o'amast r Rowe that he would
,osr new offices in y Y The
tsror Is rcnovating the Great
1rG Bldg on Warren Ave Dr
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~ hing All + Thomas Jr.
rov over 10 New York 10 a
AN how nice it must be To be
81 rhv playhoy Louis John
ear aas been told by his Missus
Faay that she will present him
o PLAYMATE for their dau.h
far Carroll Jean Clarence
DnN" Robinson whom We once
sa8,red with and introduced 70
ts sem wife. Helen will di-
vow her although he still loves
be ana saws that she IS a fine
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GA ga Tolls us that he will soon
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-05-25

write a book about the Negro in
the ETo. Capt Hargrove has
scores or photos that were made
during his combat experiences
while with the 92nd. he is now
on Terminal Leave al his home
20 Josephine.