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Evening star., 1947-04-08
BroyhiII Named President
OF ARLINGTON 0ptimisfs

Joel T. Broyhill, Arlington real
estate man, has been named presi-
dent of the Optimist Club of Airing
ton, 1t was announced today.
Other officers are:
w. Pierce Bragg, vice president;
Gideon L. Haynes, secretary treas
urer; Lee Marcy, sergeant at arms,
and the Rev. Dana johnson, chap
lain. .,e,.~ b..
Members of the Board of Gov
ernors are Ernie Wilt, chairman of
the Membership and Attendance
Committee; Harris Taylor, pro-
grams; Frank Palmer, boys work /;
Frazier Williams, fellowship; Robert
Schepmoes, ways and means; r.
Kilbourne Castell, publicity, and H
Lee Krout, editor of the weekly
paper.
Mr.. Broyhill announced the for
nation of a softball league for bows
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Hearing Set on Motion
To Transfer Theft Cose

Arlington Circuit Judge Walter T.
Mccarthy has set April 28 for q
hearing on a motion to transfer to
Juvenile Court the cases of two
Arlington youths indicted in the
theft of 1000 worth of Government
bonds.
The boys are Robert Smith, II,
and william Rosenberg. Is. They
are charged with theft In December.
le46, and January of this year.
The motion to transfer jurisdic-
tion to the Juvenile Court was made
yesterday by Defense Attorneys Oen
r. Lewis and Homer Thomas.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
0xon Hill Girl, Is, Fights Off
Affacker Near Her Home

A 16-year-old Oxon Hill MD
girl fought off an attacker as she
walked near her home in the 5000
block of Livingston road early last
night, Prince Georges County police
reported.
Police said colored man grabbed
her from behind, dragged her off
the sidewalk and attempted to as
sault her. In the ensuing struggle,
she was scratched on the body and
was struck in the eye. Police said
she was taken to Gallinger Hospital
for observation.
No arrest has been made, police
said.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
North HighIond Citizens
To Protest Bus Service

The North Highland Citizens As
sociation of Arlington will meet at
8 o'clock tonight at the First
Nazarene Church. Arlington. to pro-
test bus service along Lee Highway,
Clifton L. Zier, president, has an
nounced.
Because we are so close to Wash
ington," he said, buses coming in
from Falls Church, Cherrydale,
Walker Chapel and other areas, are
always loaded. Sometimes 1t is
necessary for residents to stand for
an hour or two before Washington
bound bus will stop to pick them up
during morning rush hours"
Evening star., 1947-04-08
HW Post at Seat Pleasant
InsfaIIs New Officers

George v. Armstrong, past COM
mander of the Strawn- Turner Hart
man Post No. 1927, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, installed the following
new officers last night at a meeting
in the Legion Hall at Seat Pleasant:
Harvey E. Ennis, commander
Joseph v. Miller, senior vice COM
mander; William NJ. Miles, Junior
vice commander; John A. McFar-
land, quartermaster; Joseph j. Miles,
post advocate; John w. Foust, chap
lain; Temple j. Dykes, surgeon:
James A. Clark, officer of the day;
George r. Pierce, patriotic instruc-
tor; Thomas w. Martin, historian;
Robert E. Ennis, legislative officer;
Harry s. Duvall, guard, and Milton
Schmidt, Paul Noll and Steve White,
trustees.
Evening star., 1947-04-08

pOuy.
Their only concern was for his
eyes, which were to be given thor
ough check-up today. Physicians
at the hospital took, some pieces OF
glass, inches long, from his body.
The other boy, Eddie Roy Behner,
II, of 1922 Flower avenue, was
treated for a small cut on his face
and sent home.
Shook Chemicals in Jar.
Mrs. Emma Pringle, the boys
mother, said that Billy had put
potassium chlorate, ammonium alu-
inmate, sulphur and sugar in a
glass jar and was shaking the jar
to mix them when the explosion
occurred.
Mrs. Pringle explained that she
had forbidden her SON to play with
the chemicals which, she said, he
had purchased at a drugstore in
Evening star., 1947-04-08
County Warned
OF Possible Rise
In Realty Tax
McNoyr Sees Threut
In Montgomery If
Lune FuiIs to Act

Montgomery County's tax rate on
real estate may have to be in
creased from $50 per 500 valu-
alton to as much as $3.50 If tax
legislation passed by the General
Assembly Is not approved by Gov.
Lane, I. q. McNayr, county super
visor, warned yesterday.
Mr.. McNayr told a press confer
ence, called to review financial
problems facing the Board Of
County Commissioners, that at least
50 cents of the possible increase
would have to be allotted for school
needs.
Legislation now awaiting the Gov
ernor's signature includes bill to
authorize the Montgomery commits
sioners to impose tax up to S per
cent on rent, to be paid by tenants.
Another bill would give the COM
missioners the same taxing powers
IS the State.
In referring to the county's bond
ed Indebtedness of $13,5o0,o0 Mr..
McNayr said that the county may
have to authorize a bond issue of
81 ,900, 900 to meet payments on
bonds maturing in 1947 and 1948.
Hits Foreign Element
Brooke Johns, chairman Of the
commissioners, lashed out at what
he described as the 'I'foreign ele-
ment" in county schools during a
discussion of school needs.
He said he would not amplify his
remarks but offered to take news
paper reporters on a tour of the
schools to meet certain teachers
who, he said, speak broken Eng
nsh."
There are "lot of incompetent"
teaching in the school, he con-
tinued, who he said should be re-
moved, along with principals with
no executive ability"
He said his only regret was that
the commissioners do not have more
authority over school matters so that
he could institute reforms.
Willing to Raise Pay.
The commissioners, he asserted,
would be glad to offer substantial
raises for teachers salaries If they
could be assured of really good
teachers"
Mr.. McNayr criticized hiring by
the Maryland, National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and the
Washington Suburban S anitary
Commission of discharged county
employees whose services were not
necessary to the functioning Of the
oounty's business"
He accused the two commissions
Of providing for" such discharged
employees. !
He cited the cases of Daniel T..
Doherty, formerly with the commits
sion created by the last Board of
Commissioners to purchase parking
lots in Silver Spring, and now with
the park and planning body in
similar capacity; David Clothier,
now with the sanitary group, who
was. formerly county road main
tenance supervisor; o. w. Robey,
former register of wills, now in the
Office of the supervisor Of elections,
and Mrs Ella Griffith, formerly In
the register of wills Office, now with
the clerk of the Circuit Court.
Evening star., 1947-04-08

DOOIIlcT avenue,
Takonna Park,
Md.
William Prin-
gle, jr., 13. in
whose home the
blast occurred,
was said to be
in G e n e r ally
good condition
at Washington
Sanitarium Doc
tors took SO
stitches to close
cuts on his arms,
face and chest
and treated him
for burns on the
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Nursing Association
To Install Officers

The Association Of Undergraduate
and Practical Nurses Of the District
viii install officers at $3.50 pm. to-
morrow in the District Medical So
ciety Auditorium. 1718 NJ street
NV.
Miss Mary E. Bednarick Is presi-
dent. Other officers are Mrs. Mar
garet Rogers, first vice president;
Mrs. Lillian Gee, second vice presi-
dent: Mrs. S. G. Baker, secretary:
Mrs. Margaret French, recording
secretary. and Miss Margaret Turn
er, treasurer.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
DR.. F.G. Holloway Nomed
Dean Of Drew Seminary
BY ths Assoeicssd Press

NEW YORK, April 3.-Appoint-
ment OF DR.. Fred g. Holloway, presi-
dent Of Western Maryland College.
as dean of Drew Theological Sem
mary at Madison, N. j.. was an
nounced yesterday by the trustees Of
Drew University.
Dr.. Holloway succeeds Dean Lynn
Harold Hougf1, who will retire at the
end Of the school year.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Mrs. Stern Criticizes
Stuffs of Mental Homes

Overcrowded conditions in Mary
lands mental institutions are due
largely to inadequate and un-
trained stats, Mrs. Edith M. Stern
of Takoma Park, member of the
State Board of Mental Hygiene, de-
clared last night.
Mrs. Stern spoke at meeting OF
the Women's Democratic Club of
Silver Spring at Jesup Blair Com
munity House. She asserted that
trained personnel using modern
methods could do much toward re-
ducing the number of patients by
effecting more recoveries.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
District Dental Society
To Heur Talk Tonioht

The District Dental Society will
hold it's monthly meeting at o'clock
tonight in the Walter Reed Hospital
auditorium.
DR.. S. F. Bradel of Chicago will
discuss Dental Roentgenology." The
meeting will be preceded by clinic
at Walter Reed Hospital at 80 pm.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Schiey's Birthplace Sold

FREDERICK, Md, April 8 lP.--
RichfielG, birthplace Of Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley, Spanish
American War hero, has been sold
to Mr.. and Mrs. B. e. Crlm of Walk
ersvil.e for $41.000. John w. Fout,
the owner, announced. The 1885,
acre estate is on Route IS. 3 miles
from here.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Tuck Testimonial PIunned

RICHMOND, Va, April 8 TIA
testimonial dinner In honor Of Gov.
Tuck will be sponsored April is by
the Virginia State Chamber of Com
merce as one Of the features of the
I23rd annual meeting.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Clarendon PIuy PIunned

The Clarendon Methodist Church
Dramatic Club will present Out
ward Bound" a three-act comedy, at
$3.50 pm. Friday and Saturday in
the church Social Hall. Sixth and
North Irving streets. Arlington.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
PTA to Meet at RiyerduIe

The Calvert Homes School Parent
Teacher Association will meet in the
school at Riverdale at pm. tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Spring Stuq Planned Friday

The Cosmopolitan Clubs annual
spring stag will be held at $50 pm.
Friday In the Carlton Hotel. Mem
bers and guest are invited.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Boy Hurt in Chemical Blast
To Be Checked for Eye Injury
Windows Blown Out
By Explosion Due to
Home Experiment.

An eye specialist today was to ex-
anime one of two boys injured late
yesterday when a chemical mixture
exploded in the basement OF 208
Evening star., 1947-04-12
1000 will Participate
In Shrine March Today

More than 1000 participants
gathered today for the annual Almas
Temple Mobiles parade, scheduled to
begin their march through down.
town streets at o'clock this after
noon to herald opening of the
Shrine Circus March 81.
The parade, complete with bands,
Is floats, girls and clowns, was to
start at Fifth and r streets NV,
proceeding west on r to Ninth
street, north to G street, west to
Thirteenth street and north to the
Almas Temple at 1915 K street NV.
Featured units are the Shrine
Oriental Band and the Drum Corps
Legion of Honor and Patrol, COM
prising 100 rnarchers. Other units
include the Metropolitan Police
Boys Club Band, the Tall Cedars
of Lebanon Band, Jobs Daughters,
the Zu Zu Court and its Oriental
Band, Ladies of the Nile, Grottoes
and other Masonic groups.
Howard P. Foley, managing di-
rector of the circus, was to lead the
parade in a jeep, with Potentate
Ralph NJ Wolfe and members Of his
divan, in full Shrine regalia, fol-
lowing on foot.
The circus will open Monday night
for a week-long showing at the
Uline Arena. Proceeds will go to
the Almas Temple charities and
activities fund and to support of
the Shrine's hospitals for crippled
cI1iIdre--
Evening star., 1947-04-12
Bar 10 Police Records
Under Charter pIanHi

Objection to a section of the pro-
posed Montgomery County charter,
which states that all county records
shall be open to public inspection
with the exception OF police rec
ords, was voiced yesterday by the
County Press Association, meeting
at the Hungerford Tavern, Rock
vile.
It was voted to ask the Charter
Board to amend the section in order
that the press might have some ac-
cess to the police records. In GER
tain cases, it was admitted, the rec
ords must be kept private, but in
many other instances they should
be open to newspaper reporters, the
group said.
The association also went on rec
ord as opposing any increase in sec
ond-class mail rates. A raise in
rates, it was contended, would inn
pose heavy burden on county pub
lications.
In a move to create better rela-
tionship between the press and
county officials. the association voted
to invite members of the Montgom-
cry County Board of Commissioners,
County Supervisor Irving G.. Me-
Nayr and Chief of Police Charles
Orme to meeting Of the group May
2 In Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1947-04-12
Hour Taxi RATE 10 See
Blossoms Hit by PUG

Chairman James H. Flanagan of
the Public Utilities Commission de-
MED today that all persons wishing
to see the cherry blossoms this week
end from a taxicab will have to pay
the hourly rate instead of the zone
fare.
Published reports Of a plan ad-
vanced by George E. Bowley, editor
of the washington Taxi News, had
indicated the $3.50 hourly charge
had been authorized.
Mr.. Flanagan said, the PUG has
not changed its rate rules and hence
passengers do not have to pay the
hourly rate for a straight zone ride.
However, he recommended COM
mon sense" on the part of both
drivers and passengers on trips to
the Tidal Basin.
BY this the chairman said he
meant that passengers should not
insist on being taken under zone
rate to a spot along the basin If
they know the cab will be tied up
a long time getting away from
there. Similarly, the hacker can
not insist on an hourly rate If there
is no traffic tie-up or the passenger
is willing to get off somewhere along
Constitution avenue.
The issue arose because, although
the normal trip to the. Basin area
takes about 20 minutes, traffic tie
ups are expected this week end from
the large influx Of visitors.
Evening star., 1947-04-12
St. Johns S Church 10 Build
New BUILDING in Bethesda

The vestry of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Bethesda, has been author.
lied to proceed Sin its discretion
with the construction OF the nrst
unit of the new church building ~
an estimated cost Of $240, 600.
At the annual meeting this week
the following wardens and Vestry-
men were elected: Richard II. AKeIs'
senior warden; Lane w. Hiidretn'
Junior warden; Edward 6. BahngeI,
Leo b. Crabbs, Charles s. Emorey,
Robert q. Hill, william q. Jones, ~
Mrs. Clarence Keiser. Irwin d. wen
sink and Logan o. Wilton.
A vote OF appreciation was gwen
r.. Hansen Weightman VINO mas
served as senior warden for 20 years
and who this year became inehg,Oie
for reelection by provision ol
rotating election plan. Mr. Weigns
man was elected registrar OF ., .ne
yestry and assistant treasurer o. slie
parish
Evening star., 1947-04-12
A. T. Lambert, II, Dies;
Fisheries Bureau Veteran

Andrew F. Lambert, n, retired
Bureau of Fisheries employe, died
yesterday at his home, 1852 Quincy
street NV, after a weeks illness.
MIR. Lambert, who was born in
Martinsburg, w. Va, came here in
1910 from st. Johnsbury, VT, where
he had been in the field service of
the Bureau of Fisheries. He retired
in 1887 after 80 years service in that
Government unit.
He was the son Of George D.
Lambert, Union Army soldier who
was wounded at Gettysburg. AS a
young man he played the tuba for
the Curtis Band of Martinsburg,
which went to the Chicago Worlds
Fair in 1893 and came here for the
inaugurals OF Presidents Harrison
through to Theodore Roosevelt.
He is survived only by a son,
George A. Lambert, OF the Quincy
street address.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow in Martinsburg.
Burial will be In Martinsburg.
Evening star., 1947-04-12
John Baardse, Specialist
Al Botanic Garden, Dies

John Baardse, n, of 2201 Douglas
street NE, horticulturist at the
United States Botanic Garden, died
yesterday in Sibley Memorial Hos
pital after brief illness.
Mr.. Baardse, who was born in
Aalsmeer, Holland, came to this
country In 1912. He had been
superintendent of public parks in
HARLEM, Holland, for about II years.
He settled in Carlstadt, N. j., where
for more than 20 years he was a
horticulturist in large nursery.
He came here nearly Is years ago
to work In the Botanic Garden. A
specialist in roses and azaleas, he
at one time developed many new
varieties.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Clasina H. Baardse; two sons,
Richard and John Baardse, jr., both
Of Washington, and three daughters,
Mrs. Jennie g. Frey, Mrs. Cecilia M.
Connor, both of Washington, and
Mrs. Henriette j. Walsh of Hyatts-
vile, Md.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Monday at the Nalley
funeral home, 5000 Rhode Island
avenue. Mount Rainier. Burial will
be In Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-04-12
Girl Playing Cabrini Role
In Movie 10 Visit Holy Cross

The girl who protrays Mother
Cabrini in the motion picture "Citi-
zen Saint" which has its world
premiere at o'clock tonight at
Constitution Hall, will visit Holy
Cross Academy during her stay in
Washington.
Miss Carla Dare, Chicago "un-
known" was picked from more
than 300 girls to play the role of
the first American woman to
achieve sainthood. The academy was
visited by Mother Cabrini in 1917
when it was located in the 1900
block of Massachusetts, avenue NV.
1t now is in the 1900 block of Upton
street NV.
Miss Dare's grandmother, Con-
siglia Bartolomei, worked with
Mother Cabrini in the founding of
the Columbus Hospital, Chicago,
where Mother Cabrini later died.
More than 200 orphans from st.
Josepll's and St. Vincent's homes
will attend the premiere tonight as
special guests. The Elks lodge is
chartering buses to take the chill
dren to the showing
Evening star., 1947-04-12
Shuttle Bus-P Parkinq
Project 10 Be Run
By Capital Transit

The Capital Transit Co. has agreed
to operate one parking lot on public
land at the edge of the downtown
era and to run q shuttle bus to take
all-day parkers the rest of the way
to and from work.
Agreement on the project was
reached yesterday at a meeting of
company officials with members OF
the Motor Vehicle Parking Agency.
The location of the lot In ques-
ton and the route the bus would
take were not made public, how
ever, pending formal arrange
ment between the transit company
and the public agency involved
There was no announcement in how
much it would cost for all-day park
ing and the shuttle rides.
p. Y. K. Howat, chairman of the
parking agency, explained the prof.
ect would consist Of two lots on op-
posite sides of the downtown area,
connected by a shuttle route. Agency
spokesmen said after the meeting,
however, the company had agreed to
only one lot so far.
The project is one Of at least 10
which the parking agency and the
transit company have been studying,
and there are indications more prof.
ects of the same type may be under
taken in the future.
Evening star., 1947-04-12
q zoning Petitions
In Montgomery Filed;
More Due by tuesday

Twenty-three petitions to rezone
land in the metropolitan area of
Montgomery County have been re-
ceived by the County Commission
ers and will be given public hearing
during next month.
j. Ernest Hawkins, clerk to the
board, said that the number will
probably increase before the dead
line Tuesday.
In assigning hearing places for
the rezoning applications, the new
board has abandoned the former
practice of holding the hearing in
the county building nearest the af-
fected property. The commission
ers have assigned the first eight Of
the current petitions for hearing in
the Silver Spring County Building
and most of the others, it was said,
will be held in Rockville.
Two of the requests will require
the commissioners to review their
former position on the rezoning to
commercial of property east of Fen
ton street in Silver Spring. The
board denied a number of petitions
for rezoning in that area last
December.
The petitions are those of the
Citizens Building & Loan Associa-
ton for rezoning of the former
Matson property at Fenton street,
Ellsworth drive and Pershing drive,
and the petition Of Claud Living
ston, jr., for commercial zoning of
five lots on the northwest side of
pershing drive between the Matson
lot and Cedar street.
Evening star., 1947-04-12
Operator Reindicted
In Deuth of Her Child

Miss Ruth Hotel, 31-year -old for
mer telephone operator of the Chevy
Chase Club, will be arraigned at 10
m. Monday In Montgomery County
Circuit Court on charges Of man
slaughter in the death February s
Of her newborn infant.
The grand jury yesterday returned
an indictment against her for the
second time. A previous indictment
had been ruled out by the court after
Joseph B. Simpson, defense counsel,
had claimed it was defective. Miss
Hotel Is accused Of strangling the
baby, a boy, in the ladies' room Of
thte club Immediately after It's birth.
Evening star., 1947-04-12
Modified VMI Science Hall
Approved by State Art Unit
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, April ia revised
plan for new science hall at Vir-
ginia Military Institute at Lexing-
ton, with $4,000 worth of turrets
removed, won approval today of the
State Art Commission.
At a prolonged meeting in the
State Capitol. the commission stud
led designs submitted for the third
time by Carneal.& & Johnston, Rich
mond architects, for long awaited
structure at v. M. /. which would
house general science classrooms,
laboratories and a lecture hall.
Last year the commission rejected
one proposed design as too modern
istic. 1t then approved a second de-
sign which was entirely in con-
formity with the. battlement and
turret school of architecture en-
bodied in all present buildings on
the v. M. I. campus.
Evening star., 1947-04-12
Grand Jury Indicts &
After Hearing Half Of
Prince Georges Cases

The Prince Georges County grand
jury today was adjourned until
Monday, after returning 81 indict-
ments-the first during the April
term of the County Circuit Court.
Most of the indictments which
we're returned yesterday at Upper
Marlboro, were of minor nature,
according to Sheriff T. Ward Martin,
whose Office Immediately went to
work in apprehending the accused
persons.
States Attorney A. Gwynn Bowie
said the indictments represent the
approximate halfway mark for the
jurors, who convened last Monday.
At that time, he reported, 141 cases
were to be presented to the grand
jury.
Names of 10 of the indicted per-
sons, all under custody of county
police already, were disclosed by
Sheriff Martin. The others will be
announced when apprehended, he
said.
Included among the indictments
was one charging Bernard Francis
Beasley, 81, colored, of the 900 block
of Half street NE,
with escape. Beasley and another
prisoner escaped from the Upper
Marlboro Courthouse, on November
Z while Beasley was awaiting trans
portation to the Maryland State
Penitentiary to start 10-year SEN
tence on an armed robbery charge
He was apprehended in New York
City by the FBI last month.
Other indictments and the charges,
were against the following: ,@-+se !,
Eugene Turner Fletcher, store
house breaking; Rollin Clifton Dow
ell, storehouse breaking; Floyd C..
Smith, storehouse- breaking: John
Arts Gordon, colored, storellouse-
breaking t2). larceny and receiving
stolen goods; John Gilbert Stewart,
colored, storehouse- breaking, larceny
and receiving stolen goods: Howard
Marshall Bright, burglary, house.
breaking and larceny; Charles E.
Lusby, storehouse- breaking, larceny
and receiving stolen goods; Ray
Delmar Sisk, storehouse- breaking,
larceny and receiving stolen goods,
and Lee Spencer, colored, escape.
Evening star., 1947-04-12
Sudden Stop Of Train
Fells Passengers

Fifteen passengers were cut and
bruised last night when the Silver
Meteor, Miami bound streamliner of
the Seaboard Railroad Co., came to
a sudden stop as it was pulling
into Union Station.
The passengers were thrown to the
aisle but no one was seriously in
jured. Ambulances from Casualty
and Emergency Hospitals were sum-
moned, however.
One passenger, Jack Brawley, So,
of Long Island, N. Y, was treated
at Casualty for scalp lacerations.
The others were treated by the
Union Station first-aid personnel
The accident occurred at 9:32 pm.
and the train was on it's way by
1890 pm.
Station officials said the accident
was caused by the engineer apply
ing the brakes too hard.