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Evening star., 1947-10-31

Caught by inflated construction
costs, most residents of the $500 ano
$500 blocks of Eastern avenue NV
regard the beautiful four-lane con.
crete arterial highway the District
is building through their erstWhlle
front yards as something less thar
a blessing.
A plumbing contractor has just
sent each of the householders q
letter submitting a bid to conrect
them with the new water and sewer
pipes the District is putting through
for $716.
A retaining wall to keep theil
houses from washing down on the
new highway will cost most OF them
$500. But the case of Henry w
Connell, compositor at the Gov
ernment Printing Office, is different
The highway cuts 18 feet deep In
front of his house, and he says
the best bid he can get on the nee
essary retaining wall Is $500
more than he paid for the house
10 years ago.
Cut Through Woods.
Much Of the new Eastern avenue
is being cut through the woods,
but there have been houses for 20
years and more in the blocks north
Of Sligo road, because Montgomery
County built a macadam road along
the District line at this point. The
new Eastern avenue runs right
along the District line.
1t was known that the District
intended to build a highway on its
side of the line, so the houses were
built well back. The householders
owned the land right down to the
District line. They obtained water
ard sewer facilities from the town
Of Takoma Park, Md. -
Eight years ago, the District OBJ
tanned a 90-foot width along the
District line by condemnation. With
Evening star., 1947-10-31
Policemen in Uniform
To Collect Boys Fund

Washington policemen have the
Commissioners permission to collect
funds, while in uniform, for the
Police Boys Club.
The city heads, at their regular
meeting yesterday, approved a re-
quest by the clubs board Of direc-
tors that police be permitted to sell
memberships in the organization,
through which it's funds are de-
rived. The request had the support
of Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett.
This is the first exception the
Commissioners have allowed to the
rule that policemen in uniform may
not make solicitations in behalf OF
any organization.
Evening star., 1947-10-31
Bryan TO Post Bond
Pending Fairfax Trial
In Morris Auto Death

Fred A. BRYAN, chairman of the
Fairfax County Republican Execu-
tive Committee who yesterday was
charged with homicide in the traffic
death of Lemuel B. Morris. Republi-
can candidate for the Board of Su-
pervisors, today was to post $1,000
bond for his release pending trial.
A warrant charging homicide was
issued by Assistant Commonwealth S
Attorney Lytton Gibson yesterday
after an inquest by Coroner Nelson
A. Podolnick at Fairfax Courthouse
Driving on Wrong Side, Officer Says.
Bryan ran to his automobile at the
conclusion of the hearing, holding
a newspaper before his face when
reporters and photographers ap-
preached.
Officer Joseph j. Howard testified
at the inquest that Bryan was driv-
ing Mr.. Morris car when it coliided
with a vehicle driven by William C.
Foster, 81, colored, of Vienna, on
route 1913 near Vienna. The police
man said he found that Bryan had
been driving on the wrong side OF
the road. Bryan was charged with
drunken driving shortly after the
collision, Officer Howard said. Bryan
has been free under $500 bond on
this charge pending trial
Bryan refused to testify at the In
quest.
Write-in Movement Indorsed.
Mr.. Morris died Monday at Ar
-lington Hospital of injuries received
in the accident Saturday night. He
;wasEthe Republican candidate. for
the Board of Supervisors from Prov
idence district, opposing Wallace
Carper, incumbent.
The Republican high command in
Fairfax announced yesterday that 1t
would support movement to get
voters to write In the name of Lisle
A Smith for election to the board
next Tuesday Mr. Smith, Demo-
crat, was defeated in the primary
last August by Mr.. Carper. In ac-
cordance with the Democratic party
plan. Mr.. Smith said yesterday he
will vote for Mr.. Carper.
Evening star., 1947-10-31
Maryland u. Alumni
To Gather Tomorrow
For Homecoming Day

More than 1900 alumni are eX-
pected to return to the University
of Maryland campus for the annual
Homecoming day tomorrow.
A football game between the Uni
versity of Maryland and the Uni
versity of West Virginia and the
coronation of the homecoming queen
Just before, the game starts in BYRD
Stadium will highlight the day.
Officers to Be Elected.
Registration of alumni at the va
riouS schools on the campus will
take place at 10 am. with organiza-
ton meetings in the same places
at 1890 am, when new officers
will be elected.
DR.. H. C. Byrd, class of 1908, uni
versity president, and Austin C.
Diggs, class of 1921, chairman of the
university's Alumni Board of Man.
ayers, will welcome the old gradu-
ates at a buffet luncheon in the old
gymnasium at noon. New officers
will be introduced then.
The remainder of the program
according to David Brigham, exec
utive secretary for the alumni, will
be as follows: Alumni reception in
tine new -armory at 4:30 Pm;
presentation of Arsenic and Old
Lace" by the University Footlight
Club in the Agriculture College au-
ditorium at 7:30 pm, and home
coming dance in the new gym
armory at $50 pm.
Terrapin Disappears.
Alumni of the five professional
schools in Baltimore also will at
tend, Mr.. Brigham announced
Meanwhile, a familiar occurrence
before most major athletic events
at the university-the disappear
ance of Testudo, the university's ter
rapin, from its pedestal in front OF
the Ritchie Colosseum-Was report
ed again today by campus police
Testudo, according to police, was
there about midnight, but gone at
230 am. today Police still are
seeking it's whereabouts.
Evening star., 1947-10-31

Corps League, under the chairman
ship of Mrs. Lillian M. Sawyer.
The Is Club of Columbia Lodge,
No. 126, Loyal Order of Moose, is
sponsoring a dance at o'clock to-
night in the Moose Home, at which
prizes will be awarded for the best
costumes. The proceeds will be used
for party to be held in the Moose
Home at pm. tomorrow. when 200
children will be entertained.
The Takoma Park Chamber of
Commerce is staging a community
Halloween celebration tomorrow
night. Laurel avenue from Eastern
to Carroll avenue will be blocked off,
lighted and decorated for the occa-
sion.
Street Dance Scheduled.
In Arlington Wilson boulevard
from Irving to Highland streets, will
be roped off for a street dance, be-
ginning at about s pm.
There will be prizes for the fun
niest, prettiest and most original
costumes. Mike Hunnicutt of Sta
ton VOL will be master Of cere-
monies.
In Alexandria, the Optimist Clut
prepared to entertain an anticipated
1000 youngsters with food, cold
drinks, movies, contests and enter
tainment in a party beginning at
pm. at the Alexandria Armory, zoe
block South Royal street.
At Forest Glen, Md, the Rosen-
steel Council, knights of Columbus
will hold its second annual Hal
loween party for youngsters from
2 to IL years of age. The party
from 7:30 pm. to 10 pm, will be
at the council hall.
Catholic University students will
attend a "Hayshaker Brawl." an
rual Halloween dance sponsored by
the Utopian Club, from $50 pm
to 1890 am. in the university S
auditorium.
Evening star., 1947-10-31
Dr.. Cromer to Preach
At Silver Spring

DR.. Horace E. Cromer, pastor OF
McKendree Methodist Church, will
be the guest preacher at the II am
service Sunday at Marvin Memorial
Methodist Church, Silver Spring.
A community night service OF
Protestant churches of Silver Spring
will be held at pm. Sunday at the
church with the Rev. Robert E. Lee,
pastor of st. Luke Lutheran Church,
as the speaker.
Evening star., 1947-10-31
Peruzzi Elected Head
OF Planters Nut Co.
BY the Associated Pres.

SUFFOLK, Va, Oct. 31.-Mario
Peruzzi of Suffolk, Va. and Wilkes
Barre, Pa, has been elected presi-
dent of the Planters Nut and Choco-
late Co., the company announced
Yesterday. He succeeds the late
Anedeo Qbici.
Evening star., 1947-10-31
What is the difference between
the Public Assistance Division and
the Family Service Association?

the Public Assistance DISisioh dht'
the Family Service Association?
The Public Assistance Division is
the unsupported agency charged
with supplying relief to completely
dependent resident families and
individuals, particularly where un-
employment or unemployability is
the chief factor.
The Family Service Association
is a Community Chest-supported
agency, set up to
deal with family or individual prob
lens, such as marital discord, de-
sertion and the like, threatening
family breakup. Unemployment
and relief needs may be present
but temporary. The chief objective
is to keep families together and to
help people through temporary
trouble so that they will not become
permanently dependent. -
= Catholic Charities, Jewish Social
Service Agency, Salvation Army,
Travellers Aid Society and the vel
Evening star., 1947-10-31

(Another of q series ansUer1ng
the questions people are asking
about the Community Chest Fed
erdtion.)
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-20
Dove Heads South Lands In Alaska

SEATTLE, (P) - A confused dove, a Wrong Way Corrigan" of his species that flew north to Alaska when he should have headed south for California, cur rently is resting at Woodland Park ZOO in Seattle after his wild ad- venture.
 Seems the dove showed up si- multaneously with a one-foot fall of snow on September 30 at the home of MT. and Mrs. Paul Waugh. They live at Clear, on the Alaska Railroad, no winter resort for doves.
 Pan American Airways agents at Fairbanks offered to give the dove a complimentary ride on southbound Clipper.
 On the doves arrival in Seattle, fish and wildlife authorities be- came interested. They said doves never have been found farther north than the southernmoSt tip of the Territory. The dove, they believed, was carried miles out of his way by storm. The Fair banks, Alaska, game commission also is studying the unusual flight.
 Meanwhile, should rigorS of the long wrong journey prove fatal, the dove will find his final resting place in the University of Wash ingtOn museum.
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-20
DeCaulle's Party Leads In Election

PARIS, (P)-Candidates nomin- ated by Gen. Charles De Gaulle's six-months-old rally of the French people RPF) were leading in 27 out of 37 major municipalities to- day as returns from yesterdays balloting rolled in from all over France
 De Gaulle's party held a sub stantial lead over all other parties including the Communists in the early returns. F..
 There is no doubt about it," De Gaulle has won," said Maurice Schuman, parliamentary leader of the Pouplar Republican Move ment which lost ground heavily in yesterdays voting. De Gaulle's RIPE, although leading the Com munists, did not appear to have dented Communist voting strength in any substantial amount.
 Running on an anti-Communist platform, and competing in French election for the first time, RIPE was averaging between 38 and 40 per cent of the total vote, as against 26 to 28 per cent for the Communists, 19 per cent for the Socialists and less than 10 per cent for MRP.
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-20
Monday. October 20. l947
War Vet Shoots
 Self Accidentally

ANCHORAGE (P-Found dead beside the highway by occupants of a school bus, Bobby Ford, l9, a war veteran and homesteader at WaSilla, apparently had shot him self accidentally at his home We'd nesday and then dragged himself to the road, Marshal Bill Bouwens reported Friday. His .22 caliber revolver was found near a chop ping block. His dog, which had been standing vigil by his body, had to be shot before officers could approach. Discharge papers said he enlisted in the army at the age of 14, serving with the army air forces. His mother lives at Oakland, Calf.
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-20
Finds "Under-Sitter" For Baby On Plane

NEWARK, N. J. (P)--An air lines clerk at Newark airport who must have thought he was still in the. army came up with a regula- ton that mother of twins must find an "under-sitter" for the ex- tra youngster if she wanted to take them to Omaha.
 The obliging mother bought two adult tickets, the extra one for the under -sitter"-an adult over 16 to hold an infant under one
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-20
Girl Runs Into Autos Twice In One Hour

SALT LAKE CITY, (P)-Alice Martinez, Is, ran across the in- tersection at Tenth avenue and E street and came up smack against the side of a moving automobile driven by J. w. Plant; she was knocked down.
 Taken to a hospital nearby, she was treated for scratches and shock and released to her home.
 Approximately 50 minutes later Alice ran across the' same inter section and into the side of nov ing automobile-thiS one driven by Glenn K. Scow. She was knocked down.
 Taken to the same hospital, she was treated by the same attend ants for the same injuries and again released.
 She stayed at home the rest of the day.
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-20

year old.
 When the airlines explained later that the regulation really meant she had to buy two tickets but did not have to supply the b y holder, Mrs. Enrichetta Groves said she had found a wonderful girl who wants to live with relatives in Omaha and she's going to hold Theresa Ann while I hold Robert"
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-20

Today the average man lives 25 years longer than a century ago. He has to in order to get his taxes paid.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
| Arends AssoHs
| Luckmon Feast
| After Resigninq
by the Associoted Press

Representative Arends, Repubh-
can, of Illinois told. the House yes
terday Charles Luckman picked up
the check" for "belshazzar feast"
when he resigned as chairman of
the Citizens Food Committee.
Saying Mr.. Luckman gave a fare
we'll dinner for himself and 100 as
sociates, Mr.. Arends recited this
menu:
The dinner began with cocktails
in generous supply. Then came
shrimp cocktail, fried oysters, crab
shrimp and lobster gumbo, curried
chicken, roast turkey, baked ham.
roast beef, string beans au gratin
fried apple rings, picked walnuts,
celery, olives, pickles, mixed green
salad, rye rolls, assorted Ice creams,
assorted finger rolls, coffee.
Think of that kind of feast
by the Government preachers of
conservation, when the President
asks Congress for power to re-estab-
lish a more colossal OPA than we
had even in wartime.
The American people know now
OPA completely failed after the
war They know that If OPA comes
back as the administration radicals
demand, the people will get black
markets, old bull meat and short
shirt tails"
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Gen. Groves Nominated
For Three-Star Rank
BY the Associotsd Press

Maj. Gen. Leslie r. Groves, who
heads the military's atomic activi-
ties, was nominated by President
Truman yesterday for the three
star rank of lieutenant general.
Gen. Groves. who supervised the
original atom bomb project as chief
Of the former Manhattan Engineer
District" now holds two important
posts in the atomic energy setup
He is member of the Military
Liaison Committee of the Atomic
Energy Commission-the group
which gives the uniformed services
their contact with the all-civilian
commission-and head OF the Armed
Forces Special weapons Project
This latter organization is cloaked
in secrecy but is known to include
nuclear fission in its studies and
research.
Gen. Groves, now 81, was briga-
dier general when President Roose-
velt designated him to take over
direction Of the A-bomb project in
1912. He was promoted to two-star
rank at about the time of the first
test blast in 1945.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Swelling Rice Cargo Endoneers
Pacific Ship With Cracked Hull

The Comfort radioed she was about
80 hours away. She had turned
back on her inbound trip from
yokohama to San Francisco. The
Coast Guard reported that the
Tekesta had left Dutch Harbor with
orders to tow the stricken vessel
to Adak in the Aleutians, but that
it might take three days to reach
the Benson because of rough seas
The Henry Austin was reported
$50 miles away. Apparently it was
the least distant.
The cutter Iroquois departed from
Honolulu late last night in such
haste that at least four of her crew
members were left ashore. It was
estimated the cutter would REQUIRE
about 70 hours to reach the Benson
The Coast Guard reported this
message from the Benson's master
Position now 1925 north, 1854. IL
west, speed 6 knots; vessel cracked
from below strengthening plate te
hatch combing. Water coming in
Rice swelling, but water gaining ,
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Pearce Staggered,
Detective Testifies
In False Arrest Suit

Detective Walter E. Grove today
testified in District Court that
Maurice C. Pearce, Justice Depart
ment attorney, was staggering when
placed, under arrest in the Hotel
Statler in February, 1946.
The police officer was a key de-
fense witness in a $4,000 damage
suit brought by Mr.. Pearce against
the Statler Hotel, Mr.. Grove and
Policeman N. L. Richardson. Mr..
Pearce charges false arrest and
claims he was neither drunk nor
disorderly as charged. The charges
were dismissed in Municipal Court
Mr.. Grove, testified today that
Mr.. Pearce at the time of arrest
spoke lin a tone that was thick,
fast and loud" He further testified
that Mr.. Pearce said he wanted to
call Congressman" a lawyer, and
the head of the Statler Hotel chain
The policeman also testified that
Mr.. Pearce had indicated he would
cause the two policemen to lose
their jobs.
1nOMaS hayes, nlgnt mouse OHlcer
at the Statler and former Metro
politan policeman, who was the Sec
ond of two defense witnesses called
yesterday by counsel representing
the hotel, described Mr.. Pearce OF
having been both drunk and abusive
Among those who testified yes
terday that Mr.. Pearce was both
sober and orderly was Mrs. Mabel
c. Downey, who is sister and Sec
retary Of Representative Cooley.
Democrat, of North Carolina, and
John v. Elrod, Justice Department
attorney.
Assistant Corporation Counsels
Edward A. Beard and Henry E.
Wixon represent the policemen. Mr..
Pearce is represented by Attorneys
Donald s. Caruthers, Edward Fos-
ter and Berdon M. Bell. The hotel
is represented by Attorneys Francis
c. Brooke and Justin Edgerton.
The case is being heard by a
jury, with Justice Jennings Bailey
presiding. -~s
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Soviet Controlled Paper
Assoils Kniqht's Plan

BERLIN, Dec. 18 LP).-The sug.
eestion by Publisher John s. knight
that the United States shoulc
demand strategic air bases for de.
fense against aggression throughout
the world as condition of economic
assistance to other nations, was
front-paged today by the Russian
controlled newspaper Nacht Express
under this headline:
Wall street unmasked."
The paper, in an appended com
naentary, also criticized the AS
sociated Press for reporting Mr.
Knights remarks.
1t deleted from the AP report
Mr. Knights statement that the
United States should speak the
only language Russia can under
stand"
The Express commentary said:
Mr.. knight may be big or small
man, we don't know. But that such
speeches are made in America-and
that a big news agency reports them
is significant enough"
In an adjoining column the Ex-
press printed an Associated Press
dispatch from Frankfurt, reporting
an interview with the Communist
Party secretary of Hesse, Walter
Fisch, in which he criticized political
affairs in the American zone of
Germany. The newspaper praised
this as laudable statement which
should not only be widely distributed
but should be followed by other
political parties.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
By the Asseeiuted Press

HONOLULU, Dec. 49, Th e
freighter Simon Benson was break
ing up in heavy mid-Pacific seas
today with her cargo Of watersoaked
rice swelling against the cracking
hull. -Four vessels were speeding to
her aid.
A Coast Guard onicer here said
the rice may blow the ship wide
open" If 1t swells appreciably.
The Benson, of 7,l76 gross tons, is
operated by Sudden & Christensen,
Inc, Portland, Greg.
The Bensons crew Of about As
began jettisoning the sacked rice
and her skipper radioed he had
turned the stricken vessel headon
into the waves in an effort to dinin-
ish the buffeting. The Liberty ship
"a wartime troop transport was
about 400 miles north-northwest OF
Honolulu.
Steaming to the Benson's aid were
the Army hospital ship Comfort,
Coast Guard cutter Iroquois, the
Navy tug Tekesta and the S. S.
Henry Austin.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Husband Sought in Staying
OF Woman, Her Parents
By the Assoeiated Press

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec 1S.-Author-
tiles sought an ex-convict husband
today for questioning in the Staying
of an expectant mother and her
parents and the abandonment of her
two infant sons in an unheated
house without food. One of the boys
died later.
The bodies of Mrs. Lorette Osinski,
21, and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Raymond Ditmyer, were found yes
terday. Each had been shot through
the heart, probably on Saturday
Coroner Paul Holly said.
Huddled near the bodies, suffering
from hunger and exposure, were
Mrs. Osinski's sons, John, l, and
James, 2. James died today
Detective Capt. Ralph Murphy is
sued an arrest order for Mrs. Osin-
skis estranged husband, James Osin-
ski, 81, whom Capt. Murphy de-
scribed as an exconvict with GRIM
inal career that began at II.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
u. 5. Will Try Again
Tomorrow 10 Avert
Western Union Strike
BY the Associoted Press

The Government will make
another try tomorrow to win a
settlement which would ward off
a strike of $4,000 AFL Western
Union employees set for 6 am.
next Tuesday.
The move came as the CIO Amer
ican Communications Association
which represents workers in New
York City only, offered to strike
together with the AF'L members il
the walkout materializes.
This would make the tieup Ma
tion-wide.
Cyrus S. Ching, Federal media
ton director, arranged the renewed
negotiations here between Western
Union and the AFL unions after
sessions in Philadelphia broke up
without result.
The three AFL affiliates-the
Commercial Telegraphers, Tele-
graph Workers Union and Tele-
graph Employees Union-are de.
manding a l5-cent hourly increase
in their present average wage OF
96.7 cents an hour.
They have rejected a company
offer which they said amounted tt
a $22 bonus per man and wage in
crease ranging from l to cents
for only 5000 employees. The unions
said the wage offer averaged less
than cent an hour per worker.
Associates said Mr.. Ching may
report the whole situation to Presi.
dent Truman this week end il
tomorrow's session is fruitless. Ths
President is empowered under the
Taft-Hartley law to appoint a boare
OF inquiry and seek an injunction
to halt the strike If he is convinced
it would threaten the nationa
health or safety.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
i. 5. Air Superiority
Logical Way 10 Bar
War, Knight Says
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. ia program
with emphasis on "unquestioned
superiority" in the air, was outlined
last night by John s. knight, news
paper publisher. as logical steps in
our endeavor to prevent war"
Mr.. Knight spoke at dinner OF
the Air Service Post SOL, American
Legion, at which he received the
eighth annual Frank M. HAWKS
Memorial Trophy for the contribu-
tion Of his newspapers to aviation. u
While no plan Of action can be
devised that will insure us against
war, the following steps would seem
to be logical in our endeavor to
prevent war Mr.. Knight, pub
Usher of the Akron Beacon journal,
the Detroit Free Press, the Chicago
Daily News and the Miami Herald
said:
Il. Retain and develop our moral
leadership in world affairs.
q. Rebuild Our Air Force to a
point OF unquestioned superiority
In numbers and chronological de-
velopment.
"3. AS condition of our economic
assistance, demand strategic air
bases throughout the world from
which attacks can be intercepted.
q. Strengthen our regular mill
tary forces in troubled areas of oc-
cupation, depending upon universal
military training if necessary to fur
nish the men for domestic duty.
IS. Institute a program of re-
armament which will give us the
military strength to back up our
tough talk with something more
than words. In other words, let's
speak the only language that Rus
sia can understand"