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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-29
Scottville Holds Top Place.
In League; Standings Given
son, West Jefferson.

son, West Jefferson.
Mrs. jeanne Kimberlin and
daughter, Todd; Mrs. Dan Miller
and son, Glendale Springs; Mrs.
Lee Osborne and daughter, Lam
sing; George Wood, Fig; Mrs
Marvin Rutherford, Oval; Mrs
TresSa Osborne and daughter,
Lansing; Mrs. Blanche Mcmillan,
(col,), Crumpler; E. V. Pierce,
Crumpler; Mrs. Ulas Blevins and
son, jefferson; Miss Cloyce Har-
mon, Jefferson; Clay Harmon,
Jr., Jefferson; Mrs. Polly Cox,
Whitetop, Va; Mrs. w. D. Nc
Neill and daughter, Idlewild;
Mrs. Dora Farmer, Fig.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-29
THOMAS WOLFE IS
BURIED ON WEDNESDAY

Funeral service for Thomas
Wolfe, colored, Of Nathans
Creek, who died at his home
Monday, was held yesterday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock at Coxs
Grove church.
Survivors are James and Vince
Wolfe, of Gary, W. Va, Wiley
Wolfe, of Peach Bottom, Pa,
Robert Wolfe, of KirkWood, Pa,
Winfred Wolfe, of Nathan's
Creek; Robert, Crockett, Mack,
and James Wolfe, Julie McMil-
Ian, Virgie Hampton, and Jessie
Maxwell.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-29
81 Patients In
Ashe Hospital

The following are patients in
the Ashe Memorial hospital this
week:
Mrs, Betty Garris, Grassy
Creek; George Sheets, Wagner;
w. B. Tribble, West Jefferson;
Miss Ethel Lee Shepherd, Tuck
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-29
SUPERIOR COURT
ENDED ON MONDAY

Continued from Page y
a car on the Glendale Springs
Jefferson road before Christmas.
In this civil case the injured
party was asking $4,000 actual
damage and $4,000 punitive
damage.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-29
A. r. SMITH TO
SPEAK SATURDAY

Continued from Page y
The Virginia-Carolina high
school is the last of the county's
nine central schools to hold COM
mencement this year.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Montgomery High Schools
Will Give Driving Training

Driver training courses will begin
in all Montgomery County high
schools with the opening of the
school year.
County school authorities will re-
quest five dual-control automobiles
from the American Automobile AS
sociation for the courses, Washing
ton I. Cleveland, manager of A. A.
AS Washington division, announced
after recent conference at Rock
vile, Md, in the offices of Irving G..
McNayr, county supervisor. The
county already has two cars.
The plans for new courses will
put Montgomery County in the lead
among all school systems in the
Washington Metropolitan Area in
driver education and training, Mr..
Cleveland declared.
Montgomery County will use one
machine at each Of the public high
schools, except at Poolesville and
Damascus schools which will use
one car together.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Virginia Lawmakers
Pay Raise Sought

Inclusion Of a plank in the plat
form of Arlington Republicans ad-
vocating a substantial" increase in
pay for State Senators and members
Of the House of Delegates will be
proposed to the County Republican
Convention tomorrow night by
County COP Chairman Edgar w.
Phumphrey.
Mr.. Phumphrey said last night
that he believes "our people should
favor raise in the salary of the
men who are representing our
community in the Legislature" Mr..
Phumphrey said the pay of legisla-
tors in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
ranges from $4,000 to $4,000 per
year.
ut would seem to me, considering
the amount of time we expect the
legislators to give to community
problems, appearing before our civic
organizations and in private inter-
views as well as the attendance dur
ing Legislature, that they
should be more adequately compen-
sated =" the county chairman
declared.
Mr.. Phumphrey said members Of
the Virginia Assembly receive $700
for the general session, which is held
every two years and lasts 60 days.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
101 Arlington Family Unit
Buildinq Permits Issued

A total of 101 family units will
become available in Arlington as
result of building permits issued
last month by the County Building
Inspectors Office.
OF the ZIG permits issued during
July, IS were for one-family houses
and two were for apartment build
ings aggregating is apartments.
The dwellings were valued at
$872 $50 and the apartments at $780,
900.
In addition a permit was issued
for the Grace Evangelical United
Brethren Church listed at $4,000
and II commercial structures were
authorized, totaling $191, ,050 in
value. The church will be located
in the 2400 block of North Glebe
road
Calue of the ZIG permits totaled
81 ,520,907. Difference between the
dwellings, church and commercial
permits and the total was made up
of authorizations for repairs and
alterations and miscellaneous struc-
lures.
In the same month last year the
total value of building authorize
tions was $1,182,846. In that period,
72 dwelling units were authorized.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Montgomery Chiefs
Appoint New Board
Of zoning Appeals

A new Board of Zoning Appeals,
composed entirely of Republicans
has been appointed by the Mont
gomery County Commissioners fol-
lowing the expiration of the terms
of the three Democratic members
who made up the board.
The announcement was not made
until yesterday, although the COM
missioners decided upon the four
year appointments at a secret ses-
sion at the conclusion of Tuesdays
weekly meeting.
The new members are Louis A.
Gravelle of Bethesda, who becomes
chairman of the board at an annual
salary of 5000; j. Vincent Peter
Rockville, $500, and Paul M. Cough
Ian, Silver Spring, $500.
They take the places of Samuel E
Stonebraker, Oliver M. Walker and
John K. Williams.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Adoption Agency Opens
Branch Office in ARLINGTON

A branch Office OF the Childrens
Home Society of Virginia, Commu-
nifty Chest agency and a State
wide private adoption agency,
has been opened at 1411 North Gar
field street, Arlington, to serve the
three cities and IA counties of
Northern Virginia, it was announced
today.
The Office will be open weekdays
from $3.50 am. until 5 pm. Miss
Ann F. Stone. a child welfare spe-
cialist. will be in charge.
The society has operated in the
Northern Virginia area for eight
years, carrying on its activities from
Richmond.
The branch Office is ready to re-
ceive applications for the placement
of infants and applications from
prospective adaptive parents, Miss
Stone said. A case worker, Mrs
Emily Rieman, also will be in the
office.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Republicans 10 Confer
10 Montgomery on
Party Policies
By A. A. HoehIinq

Republican Party leaders o1
Montgomery County will meet to-
night at the home of Brooke Johns
chairman Of the county commits
sioners, at Olney, to discuss pol
icy matters.
About 20 Republicans, including
members Of the delegation to the
Legislature, the commissioners and
members of the State Central Com
mittee are expected to attend.
Walter w. Dawson, States attor-
ney and chairman of the State
Central Committee, explained that
this will be one in a series of in
formal evening meetings held dur
ing the past few months to take up
legislative and policy problems.
It is expected that the long
standing question of abolishing the
post of police commissioner will be
discussed. Wesley I. Sauter, county
commissioner, who also Is police
commissioner, has been in disagree
ment for some time with other men,
bers Of the Board Of Commission
ers, who have proposed scrapping
the post.
County Republican leaders fear
that if the post is abolished Mr.
Sauter may resign, thereby giving
Gov. Lane an opportunity to fill
the vacancy with a Democrat. A
Republican spokesman expressed
the hope more harmony will result
from tonight's session to be held In a
barn formerly used by Mr.. Johns
as a night cll1b
Evening star., 1947-08-07
) Dogs Kill or Main
Is Turkeys Used in
u. Of Md. Experiment,

The slaughter and manning of
rs turkeys by three small dogs at
the University of Maryland yester-
day may threaten the success Of q
turkey breeding experiment that
has been in progress for the last
nine years.
This was disclosed by University
Of Maryland police, who shot one
Of the dogs as it hid under turkey
pen. The other two dogs escaped.
They had entered the pen by
squeezing through floor Stats.
Dan Wiseman, university police
chief, estimated at least rs turkeys
would be lost to the experiment.
Although all were not killed out
right, it would be necessary to de-
stroy many that had been badly
MANNED, ne said.
The turkeys are the product of a
nine-year experiment conducted by
DR.. Moley JUL, head of the univer-
sity's poultry department. AL
though about so birds remained
untouched, the effect of the mass
slaughter on the experiment can
not be determined until DR.. JUL
returns from an out-of-town poul-
try conference.
In slaughtering the choice turkeys,
the dogs passed up pen of COM
mon breed of turkeys.
DR.. Jull's birds are a special breed
developed for small family use and
are similar to the Beltsville whites
developed at the nearby Beltsville
Agriculture Department Experiment
tai Station. Chief Wiseman said he
did not know how near completion
DR.. JuI's experiment was. The
average weight of the special tur-
key is about Is pounds
During the course Of the expert
ment, DR.. JUL has imported turkeys
from all parts Of the world, Chie1
Wiseman said. He estimated the
value Of the dead turkeys at about
$1,000, but emphasized that this
would not include the value of the
time put into the experiment by
DR.. JUL.
Evening star., 1947-08-07

Mrs. Anne Ackerman, $500 Twenty
eighth street NV, was giving her
5-months-old son, Frederick, his
formula in a bottle at 3 pm. yes
terday when she heard a roar out
side.
She looked out the window and
saw plane flying above the Rock
Creek Park woods east of her house
Just as she looked, the plane dived
into the trees and she saw smoke
rising above them.
She called her husband, Sol Acker-
man, at 1113 M street Sc, and
asked him what she should do. He
advised her to call the police. She
did.
Her call brought an engine COM
pany (tWo vehicles), truck COM
pany Zone vehicle), a battalion chief
an ambulance and a rescue squad
from the Fire Department. and two
police squad cars. Fire Chief Glenn
ent Murphy, who would like to
answer all calls but has work to dc
in his Office, sped from the Municipal
Building to direct things if the
crash turned out to be big one.
Just as the equipment began to
arrive, three young men came walk
ing along looking for their motored
Evening star., 1947-08-07
CarnivailFinaIIy Opens
With thWirinqApproved

The Knights of Columbus Carnival
on Varnum street, Mount Rainier,
that could not open on schedule
Monday night because its electric
installations were deficient, opened
last night after complying with re-
quirements of the Prince Georges
County Board of Electrical Inspec-
tors, 1t was announced by J. A.
Plummer, chairman of the Carnival
Committee.
Mr.. Plummer said the carnival
would remain open the rest of the
week. It hopes to recover the finan-
cial loss suffered when the carnival
was closed.
The show was prevented from
opening Monday night after an in
spection by John H. Webb of the
County Electrical Board. Mr.. Webb
said he found faulty wiring was
being installed by unlicensed elec-
tricians.
An appeal to the county commits
sioners on Tuesday resulted in a
confirmation of the electrical in
Spector'S decision.
Evening star., 1947-08-07

model plane which had got away
from them.
It was the model plane Mrs. Acker-
man had seen. It was owned by
Marion G. Davis, %, of 413 High
street, Chevy Chase, Md. He was a
bombadier in B-24 who trained in
this country but never got overseas.
With him were Johnny Feringer, "a,
of 1909 Fourth street NV, and
Bill Waples, 10, of Ill Southbrook
avenue, Bethesda, Md. All are en-
ployed by the Army Map Service
near Glen Echo and had taken q
day off. -.-.----
They had started Marion's plane
in the polo field at Twenty seventh
street and Military road NV. It
was set to circle, but after making
half turn it flew over the woods
and disappeared. The smoke Mrs.
Ackerman saw was from a bonfire
in the park.
what they'll say at the Office
when they see this in the papers" "
Johnny groaned.
Fire Chief Murphy, when asked
how much it cost to answer the
alarm, said, "Only the gasoline the
vehicles burn. We want people to let
us know-and quickly-when they
see planes crash"
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Rail Yard Superintendent
In Alexandra Gets Medal

1t. Col. William T. Rice, super
intendent of the Potomac Railroad
Yards in Alexandria, has been
awarded the Legion of Merit, it was
announced today by the Army Trans
portation Corps.
Col. Rice, Reserve officer in the
Transportation Corps, was presented
the award "for exceptionally meri-
torious conduct in the performances
of outstanding services in the Afri-
can-Middle East theater" by Brig.
Gen. Paul F. Yount, assistant chief
of transportation.
Before going on active duty in
April, 1912, Col. Rice was resident
of Logansport, Ind. He has civil
engineering degree from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, and during
World War II served under Gen.
Young in the Persian Gulf Com
mand.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Two Flyers 10 Take Of
On G|oba| Flight in
Liqht Planes Today

Two former Washington flying in
structors will take off in "souped
up" sport-type planes from New
Jersey late this morning on a
projected 21,35O-mile globe-girdling
flight.
If Cliff Evans, who was born and
educated in Washington, and
George Truman, Californian, COM
plete their flight, it will be the first
ever accomplished in a conventional
light plane.
The last such effort, made shortly
before the outbreak of the war,
ended in tragedy in the wilds of
Newfoundland. Army men later To-
Gated the wreckage of the light craft
in the woods, and ground party
followed the pilots tracks away from
the scene. His body, however, never
was found.
The two Piper cruisers Of Mr.
Evans and Mr.. Truman have been
fitted with extra gas tanks to carry
a total of 100 gallons each.
The pair will take off from Teter-
boro Field and head for Goose Bay
Labrador-1,050 miles distant. This
part of the -the-world flight
will be mostly over land.
They expect to land at Goose Bay
10 hours later, at night. After rest
ing and tuning up their motors
they will await favorable winds and
then hop approximately 1000 miles
over the North Atlantic to Green
land.
From Greenland they will fly over
water to Iceland, and then to Scot
land.
If all goes well, the pilots hope to
reach the continental United States
again at Seattle about mid-Septem-
ber, following a hegira which will
take them through Europe, Africa
India, Japan and Alaska.
Names of the planes are City
of Washington and City of Angels
Both Mr.. Truman and Mr.. Evans
are married and the fathers o1
children.
Evening star., 1947-08-07

outing was "the best ever" His
sentiments Immediately were
shared by Jimmy Sneeranger, Is, Of
46 Charming street NV, Lester Mil
stead, II, Of Spencerville, Md, and a
young trio from Fredericksburg, Va,
Wesley Hall, 8, Hunter Lee, 10 and
his brother, Harry, 8.
Other features such as the merry
go-round, Fun House, Joyride,
Dodgem, Lot O'Fun, and various
concessions were favored by the
youngsters.
Leonard B. Schloss, vice president
and general manager of Glen Echo,
who co-operated with The Star in
extending special amusement rates,
enthusiastically said of the carriers: !:
II think your Star boys are about as
fine a class have ever come in con-
tact with"
5000 Guests in IA Years.
E. j. De Wore, The Stars circula-
ton manager, who was in charge,
explained that, since the Glen Echo
outings were started IA years ago,
some $4,000 Star carriers have at
tended.
Last Sunday about 300 of them
from out of town areas had their
outing in company with five rural
distributors. They were brought here
in special cars from Winchester
Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, War
renton, Culpeper, and Charlottes.
vile, Va, and from Annapolis, Fred.
erick, Leonardtown and Patuxent
Md.
The carriers at last nights outing
travelled to Glen Echo by streetcal
with their fares paid by The Star
Also present were 80 city distribu.
tors, 20 from suburban areas and /!
rural men.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Bethesda Youth Trapped
By Detective in Grill

A 17-year-old colored youth who
told Montgomery County police he
had been sleeping in Bethesda
bowling alley for the last month
was to be turned over to juvenile
authorities today, after his arrest
last night in connection with the
theft of $57.
Detective Corpl. Edward B. Bar
ber hid in Basins Grill, 7420 Wis
consin avenue, last night, after pro-
prietors had reported the establish
ment had been broken into four
times in the past week and $57
taken from the cash register.
About am. Corpl. Barber heard
some one prying open the back door
with a crowbar. When the youth
approached the cash register Corpl.
Barber seized him.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Stolen Soxophone
Notes Sft Into
ArIinqton Court

Strains of "You Are My Sunshine"
echoed through the corridors OF the
Arlington Courthouse yesterday.
Some employees suggested the
music was coming from the nearby
Fort Myer Army post while others
theorized some one was paying an
election bet.
The elusive notes were finally
traced to the basement of the build
ing. There telephone company en-
ployes working on courthouse lines
had come across the police depart
ment's stolen property locker. One
of the repairmen couldn't resist the
temptation to play a few bars on a
confscated saxophone.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
2,2OO Carriers Enjoy Thrills
Of Glen Echo as Guests of Star

Twenty-Five hundred Star car
riers had their fill of thrills and re-
freshments last night at Glen Echo
Amusement Park, where they were
guests Of the newspaper during their
14th annual outing.
When they weren't digging into
popcorn or diving into the swimming
pool, they managed to voice COM
ments which definitely indicated
that everybody was as happy as
could be.
This is great" said Arthur Pas
telnick, IA, of lit N street NV.
who has been attending The Sta,
outings at Glen Echo for three
years. He checked over his book
of strip tickets for various rides and
attractions, which all the carriers
received free, and added:
I'm getting a special thrill out
of that coaster dip. Been up twice
already, and I think I'll try 1t
again"
Rush for the Ice Cream.
He had a little lad with him who
he proudly introduced as Lewis
Hines, 8, o. 1918 Eleventh street
NV.
Hes swell kid" added Arthur
put his name in the paper, too
please"
At that moment there was q
great surge to the central point
/ where free ice cream was being
given to the carriers. Nearby ar
orange beverage, another free fea.
ture, was intriguing the youngsters
Denis Whitaker, 13, of No.
Westwood drive, Westmorelanc
Hills, Md, was investigating an at.
traction called World Cruise, wher
he managed to remark that tn,
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Fairfax
Law toContro|
Subdivisions
Planning Groups
Approval Needed
For All Plots

A new subdivision control ordi-
nance, effective September /, was
adopted yesterday by the Fairfax
County Board Of Supervisors.
A pubic hearing on the proposal
was held several months ago, bu.
firal adoption was delayed to iron
out certain differences between the
county and the various incorporated
towns, relative to jurisdiction over
areas within miles of the towns.
The new law which was prepared
by the County Planning Commits
sion requires improved streets, side
walks and other street improve
ments in subdivisions within the
urban areas, prohibits the dupli-
eating of street names and defines
a subdivision as any plot of land of
less than 10 acres, subdivided into
three or more tracts. All subdivi-
sion riats must be approved by
the planning commission before
being admitted to record.
Gibson to Resign.
SuperI isor Burns N. Gibson OF
Falls Church district informed the
board ne had become affiliated
with a group that is forming a
col poration to establish a county
wide water system. When the
group is granted a charter, he said,
it Will spply to the board ior q
iranc..ise ane therefore he is pian-
ming 10 ;Lsign from the ooard at
an early date.
Mr.. Gibson said the corporation
was being formed only after the
county had exhausted all means to
finance a county owned and op-
Grated water system, which has
been under study for several years.
The board probably will hold a
special meeting to consider the pro-
posal.
Miss T. Mary Beacham, county
welfare superintendent, was au-
thorized to contract with the Ar
lington County Hospital for indi-
gent patients from Fairfax County
on an actual per diem cost, instead
of the temporary arrangement now
in effect whereby the county is
paying IS day.
Application Granted.
The application of Julian S. Car
per of Mclean to rezone four lots
at Beverly Manor from residential
to rural business was granted de-
spite protests from residents Of the
subdivision, and against the rec
ommendation of the planning COM
mission.
A delegation headed by Askel
Knudstrup requested the board to
recommend certain improvements
to Old Dominion drive to the State
Highway Commission, but final ac-
tion was postponed until board
members can view the highway.
Claims against the county dog
tax fund.-, amounting Ito y$62, ffor
damages to stock and poultry
killed by dogs, were allowed. :,
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Maryland Legion Told
House Commanders
Block Hungary Revolt
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. Com
munists are preventing revolt in
Hungary through a network of
house commanders" contends DR..
Valentine de ala, refugee pro-
fessor.
Every apartment house in Hun
gary Is under the surveillance of a
house commander whose job is to
look after the political behavior of
the tenants" DR.. De Balla said here
last night.
The commanders power is so
great that they can decide how
much food each tenant is entitled
to, he said in an address to the
18th annual convention of the Mary
land American Legion.
DR.. De Balla, now professor of
political science at Loyola College,
fled his native Hungary last sum-
mer.
DR.. De Balla was introduced by
John F. Boschen, department COM
mander, among guests introduced at
a memorial service for war dead
were Ralph Dolby, grand chef de
gare of the Forty and Eight, and
Godfrey Child of Pocomoke City
national executive committeeman.
The conventions first business
sessions were scheduled to begin to-
day. The annual drum and bugle
corps contest is planned tonight.
The 5th Regiment Armory will
be the scene of the business ses-
sions, to be attended by 2,420 official
delegates and alternates, represent
ing 1872 Legion posts.
Thus far three candidates have
entered the race for State com.
mander. They are Samuel j. Co.
hen, Hagerstown; Harry S. Allen
Laurel. and Winship Wheatley, jr.
Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Mrs. Paul Rieber Heads
ARLINGTON Chest Publicity

Mrs. Paul Rieber has been ap-
pointed publicity chairman for the
Arlington Community Chest cam
paign, Edmund D. Campbell. drive
chairman, announced today.
Mrs. Rieber, wife of an Air Trans
port Association attorney, has been
affiliated with the Chest for the last
three years and is member of the
American Association of University
Women
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Fifth Spotted Fever Case
Reported in MONTGOMERY

The fifth case Of Rocky Mountain
spotted fever in Montgomery Coun-
ty this year was reported yesterday
by the Health Department.
The latest victim-a 4-year-old
Washington Grove boy - was
stricken at his home last Saturday.
The boy is reported as "improv-
ing" at his home where he has been
undergoing treatment, according to
DR.. r. K. Shirley, OF Gaithersburg,
the family physician.