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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Kenmore Association OBSERVING
24th Anniversary at Mansion

At 3 pm tomorrow a ballet by
students of Mary Washington Col
lege of the University of Virginia
Concert Dance Club and Symphony
Orchestra will be staged.
The formal anniversary program
is scheduled for 4 pm. tomorrow
with Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield,
president Of the Kenmore Associa-
ton, presiding. The right Rev.
Henry st. George Tucker, Bishop Of
the Episcopal Diocese Of Virginia,
will deliver the invocation and
benediction and Mayor w. Mar
shall King of Fredericksburg will
welcome visitors. Greetings win be
extended by Gov. Tuck. Or. Douglas
s. Freeman, historian and editor
OF the Richmond News-Leader, will
speak on Social Life at Kenmore. J"
A tea at 1 pm. and a minuet by
the Kenmore Childrens Brigade at
Sis pm. are the last events scled-
uled tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
By q stoff Correspondent Of The s,or

ANNAPOLIS. May 8.-About ITO
youths from throughout the State
will gather here today for the Boy
Legislature, an annual event of the
Maryland YMCA. with members of
the Hi-Y Clubs participating.
Gov. Lane will send a message to
the model joint session of the House
and Senate this afternoon, after
which the boy Governor-William
w. Rowan III of Baltimore-will
deliver his message: What It Means
to Be a Legislator"
At 4 o'clock both houses are
scheduled to meet to receive bills
and hear committee assignments.
Harris Lefe of Hagerstown has been
named president of the Senate and
Charles P. Wise of Baltimore
Speaker of the House.
Committee meetings are slated for
4:3o O'Clock and dinner with
entertainment is scheduled at 6::15.
A night session from to $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
School Bond Petition
Adopted in Arlington

A petition calling for a $4,000, 000
bond issue for Arlington school i'm
provements was formally adopted
last night by the County School
Board. 1t will be presented to Cir
cult Court Judge Walter T. Nc
earthly tomorrow with the request
that referendum be set for May 81.
The petition calls for four sepa-
rate divisions In the issue to appear
on the ballot as follows:
1. To establish public kindergar-
tens for children who have attained
the age of S years, $685. ,000.
q. For additions and equipment to
place the first and second grades on
a full-day basis, $780, 900.
3. For expansion of elementary
school facilities to reduce, in grades
/ through 6, the average number of
pupils per teacher, $1.776, 900.
4. For expansion of secondary
school facilities, including construc-
ton of new junior high school;
expanded junior and senior high
school facilities for colored children;
enlarged facilities and additional
equipment for school cafeterias and
school gymnasiums, and enlarged
facilities for vocational training in
the 10th, lit hand 18th grades, 3d.
029. 900. ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
By A. A. HoehIinq

By A. A. Hoehling
Nearly Sc Army and Navy OFF,
GERS, scientists and civilian guests
were first frozen and then parboiled
yesterday at the Army Engineers
open house at Fort Belvoir.
1t was part of the show which the
Research and Development Labora-
tories of the Engineer Board put
on to demonstrate both old and new
equipment and techniques. Among
the guests were a number of mill
tary attaches of foreign countries.
the Russians, however, being absent.
The taste of arctic conditions was
provided by special decomposition
chamber equipped with freezing and
nd-blowing apparatus.
Only 80 Below.
Visitors, donning heavy parkas,
ere ushered into the chamber after
technicians informed them:
Its warmed up in there now since
we turned the fan of. It's only 30
below zero. Sometimes its 10 below,
you know-or $50 above"
A gasoline engine was running
inside to prove that gasoline engines
can run under such conditions.
Frozen engine oil and frozen rubber
gaskets and electric cable were
shown to the shivering visitors
even cup Of frozen antifreeze solu-
ton.
Before any one was ready to call
st. Bernard to the rescue, how
ever, the groups were led out and
relieved of their heavy clothing.
Enter Tropical Room.
Next they were herded into large
room, which smelled at once of the
close dampness of the tropics. The
walls were sweating under the humid
atmosphere of the place. Articles
such as gas masks, gloves, books
and electrical equipment were rot
ting or rusting or simply covered
with fungus on benches. Some were
falling apart from decay.
The most spectacular part Of the
show was a demonstration of hell
copter which descended to the forts
airfleld to place lengths of pipe on
the ground and unreel rubber hose.
Coming down to within 4 feet
of the field, the helicopter dropped
dozen 20-foot sections of pipe.
Army Engineers say that such
technique will be useful for taking
pipelines to mountainous and wood
ed sections difficult to reach on foot.
Near the airfield the Army's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Mystery Explosion
Proves to Be Snake
Set OFT at BeIyoir

A mysterious explosion which
shook windows and ratified
houses in Washington and
nearby Maryland and Virginia
yesterday afternoon was Just a
very noisy SNAKE"
A favorite pet Of the Army
Engineers, the snake" is q fiat
metal tube, several hundred feet
long, filled with a powerful ex-
plosive. Pushed over the ground
by a tank into the enemy's
mine field or barbed wire en-
tanglement, it Is exploded to
clear the way for advancing
troops.
1t was a demonstration OF this
gadget late yesterday at Fort
Belvoir which set off deluge
of calls to The Star from resi-
dents who felt its shock. The
engineers again will demon
strate the snake" this after
noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Polar Talk Scheduled
At Fort Myer. HEIGHTS

members OF the Fort Myer Heights
Citizens Association will hear DR..
II. H. Howe, member of the Byrd
Antarctic expedition. relate some of
his experiences at meeting at 8
pm. tomorrow.
The group, meeting at the w, s
Tickle home. 1925 N. Eighteenth
street. Arlington, also will vote on
proposed revisions of the constitu-
ton and bylaws of the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08

along the ground by a soldier. acti-
Yates the fuse in the mine.
Among other exhibits at the show,
which will continue through today,
were:
An infrared device which instantly
gives ranges to artillery positions,
day or night.
An infrared heat measuring ma
chine which is sensitive to the body
heat Of persons coming within its
range, indicating by the following
scale: "Rigor Norris, Old Man, Young
Man, Wolf, and Tilt"
A small machine which detects
counterfeit money. 1t measures the
minerals In the ink used in the
money for which 1t is set, and rings
a bell when money with a different
ink is used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Dr.. Helen B. Toussia
Sets Medical Post
BY The Assosics,d press

BALTIMORE, May 8.-Dr. Helen
B. Taussig. co-discoverer Of the
blue baby operation, is one Of the
members OF the Maryland Rheu-
matte Fever Association, which held
Its organization meeting yesterday.
Trustees include: DR.. William H.
Lfmmel, superintendent Of public
instruction, Baltimore: Mrs. Eugene
Meyer, Or. Joslin Schwentker and
Or. Alexander D. Langmuir, Johns
Hopkins School OF Hygiene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Junior High PTA Plans
Fair in Silver Spring

A country fair will be held at the
Montgomery Hills Junior High
Schoci, Silver Spring, from 1 until
0 pm. Saturday under the auspices
Of its PARENT Teacher Association.
Mrs. William sharpless, chairman,
Is assisted by % committees. The
program includes pony rides, archery
contests, movies, snack-bar, variety
show, sketch booth and country
store.
The Montgomery County School
Band, under the direction of Chester
Petronek. viii give an evening con-
cert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Tax Returns in Maryland
Run Ahead Of Last Year
By III. A,.osiafed Press

ANNAPOLIS, May 8.-State in
come tax returns are running well
ahead of last year, chiefly because
of the actual increase in individual
income tax rates.
The income tax division reported
that through April 80 1t had cleared
93,171 returns, with payments total
ing $5,l95,057 against 89,716 returns
and payments Of $3,087 1856 last year.
Much of the mail remains to be
handled.
Resident individual returns showed
a rise from 86,741 returns in 1916 to
SO, 404 in 1947. Nonresident returns
increased from 500 last year to TOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08

cratic Club, will be candidate for
sheriff, subject to the August S
Democratic primary.
First Formal Announcements.
The announcements were the first
formally made for the two posts.
Board Member F.. Freeland Chew,
whose term expires this year, has
indicated he again will be candi-
date. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Magruder,
whose term also expires. has refused
to run again. Sheriff Homer G.
Bauserman would make no COM
ment on his plans today.
Mrs. Planck, who lives at 1894
North Pershing drive, this week
resigned as president of the League
of Women Voters of Arlington and
Alexandria, to make the County
Board race. She is a member OF the
board of the Arlington tuberculosis
Association and is vice. chairman of
the County Civic Federation's SAM
tation and Public Health Com
mittee.
She was born in Alabama and is
a graduate of Rollins College. Her
husband is chief of the Current
Information Division, Civic Aero
nautics Administration. They have
two children and are members of
the Pershing Drive Christian
Church.
Son of Former Sheriff.
Mr.. Clements, IS, is an overseas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Modern Dance Concert
Planned in Alexandria

The Modern Dance Club of George
Washington High School, Alex
andria, will give a concert in the
school auditorium at PM, May %.
Directed by Mrs. Dee Henoch,
physical education instructor, the
club of Is girls will present three
dances. Music for the first, School
Days" arranged by members, was
composed by Richard Hutchinson,
19-year-old blind junior, who will
accompany on the piano.
Also on the program are solos and
a duet by Mrs. Henoch and Mrs.
Lucy Roth, guest artist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Pre-SchooI Examinations

Physical examinations for chill
dren of pre-school age who will
enter the Kate Waller Barrett Ele-
mentary School, Arlington next
September will be held at the WASH
ington and Lee High School, Airing
ton, at 8 am. Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Low Of 80 Is Forecast
For City Today; Winds
Fell Trees on I Cars

Unusually cool weather was to be
Washington's lot today, following
yesterdays winds which reached 8
velocity of A miles per hour and
blew down trees and branches, dam
aging at least two automobiles bad
ly.
The Weather Bureau this morning
predicted it would be clear and cool
today with the temperature reach
ing Sc degrees this afternoon. To-
night the temperature is expected
to drop to SO degrees with light
frost in the suburbs. The forecast
for tomorrow is sunny and warmer.
The low of SO degrees at $50
o'clock this morning was equal to
the record low set for this date in
1925, the bureau said. However, the
average temperature for the month
is about normal due to previous
warm days.
Snow Reported in North.
The Washington area was not
alone in experiencing unusually cool
weather. A chilly blast Of air from
Canada dominated the entire coun-
try east of the Rookie and SUBJ
normal temperatures were expected
to continue for two or three days.
: Snow furries were reported from
Northsrn and Eastern Michigan
eastward, with Syracuse, N. Y, re-
porting Is inches of snow,
Warm, pleasant weather prevailed
in the Rocky Mountain States, the
Far West and Southwest. In con-
trast, temperatures were freezing
'or lower in Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, the Eastern Dakotas and
points in Indiana and the Ohio VAL
ley.
S0ftball Game Stopped.
High winds blew so much sand
around yesterday afternoon that the
opening softball game OF the YMCA
Community League of Prince
Georges County, being played at the
Maryland Park High School in Seat
Pleasant, was called off after three
innings.
The wind disrupted the Green
belt Community Band, on hand fol
the ceremonies, by blowing off hats
and filling the instruments with
sand. The two teams, the Seat
Pleasant Lions Club and the Seat
Pleasant Fire Department, found II
impossible to continue the game.
Two visiting Nebraska firemen
had to have police aid yesterday
afternoon to extricate the new but
badly dented automobile of Senator
Butler, Republican, of Nebraska
from under fallen tree in the f10O
block Of Fifth street NE.
Car Borrowed From Senator.
Ben S. Meister. Omaha fire chief
and Joseph r. Fetters, chief State
fire inspector at Lincoln, borrowed
Senator Buffers 1947 Buick for a
sightseeing tour during a lull in the
Presidents fire prevention confer
ence which they are attending here.
we were just driving along and
the first thing knew we were en-
veloped in foliage" Mr.. Meister
explained
The tree trunk hit the hood of
the automobile, but the two men
were unhurt. After police had re-
leased the car, it was driven to the
Senate garage.
Another automobile, belonging to
Boyd H. Dounveor, S.. of 1545 Sixth
street NV, was badly damaged
when a tree fell on it. The car was
parked in the 1900 block. of Third
street NV.
The police reported trees and
branches blown down in half
dozen other places, mostly In the
Northwest section, and power line
was knocked down In the 1900 block
of Twelfth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Barrett School PTA
To Install Officers

Instead of melting at the Kate
Waller Barrett School, 400 Hen
derson road, Arlington, the schools
Parent : Teacher Association viii
hold its meeting at 8 pm. tonight
at the Arlington Forest Methodist
Church, Lee boulevard and Hen
derson road
New officers to be installed are
Maj. John A. Mathews, president;
Mrs. Alfred Letzler and Miss Hat
tie Hanks, vice presidents; Mrs.
F. M. Snyder, secretary: Paul r,
Coe. treasurer. and Russell w. Mebs,
assistant treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
N. & w. Train overturns
In Yards; None Injured
BY the Associated Pres.

CREWE, Va, May 8.-The loco
motive OF Norfolk & Western ex-.
press train No. 90, bound from Nor
folk to Cincinnati, left the tracks
and overturned In the N. a. w. yards
here last night. Details of the acci-
dent were not available immediately
pending an investigation, railway
officials said.
The train carried no passengers
and the crew members were not
hurt, an N. & w. spokesman said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Calvert Grand Jury Meets

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, May
8. P)-Associate Judge John B.
Gray urged the Calvert County
Grand Jury to return indictments
wherever evidence is sufficient
against violators of county liquor
and gambling laws. The charge to
the grand jury was delivered by
Judge Gray as the May term of the
Circuit Court convened here Tues
day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08

past commander
of Unknown Sol
dier Post 312,
American Lee
gion. He also
was president of
t h e Arlington
County Young
Democratic Club
from 1889 to
1910.
A native of
Arlington, Mr..
Clements is the
son of a former
county sheriff ,
A. G. Clements.
uo attain Il a Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08

civic affairs for
the last 10 years,
will run for one
of the two coun-
ty board posts
which will be
o p e n. M r S.
Planck will be a
candidate in the
n on p a r t i S an
Ell e C t ms in
November.
Joseph ElWood
Clements, Ar
| i n 6 ton real
estate man and
president of the
Y ng Demo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08

public schools in Arlington ana was
an outstanding athlete at Catholic
University where he received his
B. A. degree.
Mr.. Clements taught and coached
athletics at Westinghouse High
School before entering the service.
In announcing his candidacy, MFR.
Clements stated:
1.-THE time has arrived when some
of those who were raised in our
growing county are to be candidates
for Office of public trust. ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08

demonstrated. It is long charge
OF TINT which clears wide path
through suspected mine field.
Anti-Detector Mine.
The meanest new weapon ex-
hibited yesterday was sensitive
land mine which blows up when a
mine detector is used anywhere
close by. The delicate machinery
in the detector, which is pushed
snake" mine detonator also was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Purty in HyottsyiIIe

A fashion show and card party,
sponsored by the Ladies of Charity
OF st. Ambrose Mission, will be held
at st. Jerome's Catholic Church
auditorium, Hyattsville, at $50
o'clock tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Place Sunday
Classified Ads
EorIy!

Classified I'D customers
desiring to place ads in
The Sunday Star ore
urged to coll them in
early in the week. Delay
and inconvenience will
then be avoided, and we
will be obie to give
prompt O I'd efficient
service. Your eo-opero-
ton will be appreciated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
z Arlington Residents
File Candidates. for
Sheriff, County Board

Two Arlington residents an
nounced their candidates. yesterday
for the county board and sheriff In
elections this fall.
Mrs. Charles E. Planck, active in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Hillside Citizens to Meet

The Hillside (Md.) Citizens Asso-
citation will meet at o'clock tonight
in the Hillside Volunteer Fire Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Son of Former Sher

Mr.. Clements, IS, is an overseas
of World War II and a
Arizona sun., 1947-04-04
46O Negro Soldiers
In Army Schools

Washington, D. Con March J.,
1947, AGO Negro enlisted men were
enrolled at Army Service Schools
throughout the United States, the
War Department has announced.
Receiving training at twelve diff
ferent schools, their fields of inter-
est embrace instruction which will
equip them for forty-nine Military
Occupational Specialties in Army
technical and administrative fields.
At the time the summary was
made, fifty of the above number
were members of the Officer Can
didate School at Fort Benning, Ga.
Thirty-five were non-commiSSioned
officers who were pursuing special
lied courses designed for non-com-
missioned personnel.
In assigning personnel to the
Army schools preference is given to
3-year enlistees who presumably
have the greatest intention Of a
long military service. Other than
3-year enlistees are encouraged to
re-enlist or extend enlistments in
order to become eligible for school
ing for which they are qualified
and interested.
Arizona sun., 1947-04-04
REPORT SHOWS
INCREASE IN CHILD
LABOR VIOLATIONS

Illegal employment of children
in industry continued to spread in
the fiscal year 1916, according TO
the u. S. Children's Bureau. The
record of violations of the child
labor provisions of the Fair Labor
Standards Act showed that for
plants inspected in that year, as
compared with 1871, there was an
increase of AL percent in the num-
Der of minors unlawfully employed
and an increase of 1923 percent in
the number of establishments en-
ploying under age minors.
These figures and others bearing
upon the welfare of children are
brought out in the annual report
of the Secretary of Labor. The
Children's Bureau, which, with the
exception of it's Industrial Division,
has been a part of the Social Sc
curity Administration, Federal Sc
curity Agency since July 1916, rem
dered a final accounting of its work
as part of the U. S. Department of
Labor.
The report shows that nearly
half a million infants an young
children attended medical child
health conferences and about 49,
600 mothers received prenatal care
in 1945-46 under the maternal and
child health programs for which
Federal funds are provided.
More than a million school chill
dren were given health examina-
tions during the year, and a mil
lion infants and preschool children
were given care by public health
nurses, under the Maternal and
Child Health programs provided in
the Social Security Act. Names of
100000 crippled children were on
the records of State crippled chill
dren's agencies. During the year
almost 10000 of them were admit
ted to crippled children's clinics
for diagnosis or treatment, and a.
900 were given medical or surgical
care. in hospitals.
Arizona sun., 1947-04-04

convention. Local 631 and the Ari-
zona Alliance will present at least
two for the consideration of the
delegates. One will seek Interna-
tional aid in the fight against the
Hotel Westward Ho. The other
proposal will ask increased atten-
ton and aid for the smaller local
unions of the West. Arizona's dele
cation will also bring to the atten-
tion of the delegates the battle
anti-union element and seek to OBJ
tain even greater help for Arizona
labor in it's attempt to have the
"Right-to-Starve" bill declared un-
constitutional.
In the event that Secretary Bald
win is named to the Xice-presidency
he will have to remain in the East
for week or so to attend the SeS-
sions of the Executive Council
which will convene Immediately
following the convention.
The two proposals that the Ari-
zona delegation will put before the
convention, if adopted, will be of
immeasurable aid to the locals of
the state. It is felt that action
taken by the international in re-
spect to the Westward Ho will
strengthen the position of Local
631 many fold and would probably
be the deciding factor in settling
the dispute.
The effort to gain more help for
the small locals in the wide open
spaces" may need some selling on
the part of the Arizona delegates,
since many of the delegates, in con-
ventien assembled, will have no
idea of the difficulties facing the
small locals in this area.
Many of them will have to be
persuaded that the vast distances
separating the locals in the South
west and the small size of many of
the local unions calls for greater
attention than is the case in juriS-
dictions where the population is
dense and there's a city or town
every few miles.
Arizona sun., 1947-04-04
Veteran Obligated
To Join Union
Under Closed Shop

In the first clear-cut case involv-
ing a reemployed veterans obliga-
ton to join a union as condition
of employment, federal district
court has ruled that a veteran who
refused to join a union holding
closed shop contract, was properly
discharged within his first year
back on the job. The closed shop
contract was in effect prior to the
veterans induction, and although
he had not been a member of the
union, he held work permit from
it.
The court stated that the evi-
dence shows that the veteran was
aware that his joining the union
was a condition of employment
upon his return. The court added
that the sanctity of a contract
makes it's terms superior to any
right which the petitioner (veter-
am may have to unemployment or
compensation" The case was
Kemp VS.. John Chatillion and Sons.