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Evening star., 1947-03-07

service commissioner; DR.. Frederick
Tuttle of the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority, Westerfelt Romaine, music
professor at American University;
pr. Charles Blivens, dean of phar-
macy at George Washington Univer-
sity, and Herbert F. Corn, managing
editor of The Star.
Miss Dorothy Young, guidance
counselor of the high school, is the
director Of the Career Conference
Assisting Miss Young is parent
teacher association committee OF
which Henry A. Latimer and Mrs,
Samuel A. Towne are co-chairmen.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Cos Line Break Ties Up
MARYLAND Road Troffic

Traffic on the Old Bladensbure
road between Four Corners and
Wheaton, Md, was tied up yesterday
for more than two hours while gas
company workers repaired q leak In
ia 12-inch natural gas line.
Montgomery County police, who
originally found the leak near Scully
drive, blocked off the area to We
hicular and pedestrian traffic be-
cause of the danger Of possible ex-
plosion.
Police said the break did not affect
home service as the break was in a
feeder pipe connecting the natural
gas mains from West Virginia.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Naval Recruiting Unit
Stationed in ARLINGTON

A Naval Reserve mobile recruit.
Ing unit was stationed at the Ar.
lington Post Office today and will
remain there until March Is.
The unit will be open from 10 am
to $50 pm. Naval veterans. may
enlist without physical examination
but arl~honorable discharge certifl.
cate must be shown.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Mrs. Edwin Lynch Heads
Girl Scouts Committee

Mrs. Edwin Lynch of Annandale
has been elected chairman of the
Nomination Membership Committee
of the Fairfax County Council of
Girl Scouts.
Other members of the committee
are: Mrs. Ralph Loftin, Falls
Church; Mrs. G. Gunder Gilbertson
Providence; Mrs. Clayton Taylor
Dranesville; Mrs. NJ w. Van Scoyoc
Mount Vernon; Mrs. John J. Nc
Laughlin, Centerville. and Mrs
Carroll Norfolk, Lee.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
D. c. Edmonds Named
To Hospital Post

Donald G. Edmonds, former per-
sonnel manager Of the Washington
Post, has been appointed personnel
director Of the Alexandria Hospital,
1t was announced by r. G. Whitton,
hospital administrator.
Mr.. Edmonds is a graduate of
Purdue University and also has
studied at Harvard University
While a captain in the Army he
served several years as personnel
director Of Battery General Hos
pital, Rome, Ga, before going to
the Philippines.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
CherryduIe PTA to Meet

The carnival and variety show
sponsored by the Parent Teacher
Association OF Cherrydale, Airing
ton, which was postponed March 81
because OF bad weather, will be held
at the Arlington Recreation Center,
Lee highway. at 8 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Scout Building Group Elects

Mrs. F. w. Milliken has been
elected president of the Falls Church
Scout Building Association. Other
officers are: A. G. Beaubien, vice
president; Mrs. w. s. Crane, sec
lretary; J. p. Durkin, assistant sec
retary; Fred Stumpe. treasurer, and
Mrs. Albert Luoders, assistant
treasurer.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
|Reanocation Measure
In Maryland Senate
Is Facing Hard Fight
By J. B. Zotmon
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 7.-Montgom-
cry and Prince Georges Counties
would receive increased representa-
ton in the General Assembly under
a bill before the Senate today.
The measure, which proposed an
amendment to the State constitu-
ton, was introduced yesterday by
Senate President Joseph r. Byrnes
Democrat, of the 5th Baltimore dis
trict.
1t is one of the most controversial
issues to reach the Legislature in the
last several sessions, and a hard
fight is expected.
Provisions Of Bill.
The bill proposes that:
l. An extra delegate each be given
to Montgomery, Prince Georges and
Baltimore Counties.
2. Baltimore City be divided into
seven legislative districts, instead of
the present six. This would give the
city six more Delegates and an ad-
ditional Senator. g
3. After the taking Of the next
census. apportionment Of delegates
would be made on the following
basis: Counties of less than Is 900
population !, would get two seats;
those between 250O0 and 10000,
three: between 10000 and $4,000,
four; 10000 to $4,000, five; 10000
to 100000, six, and more than 100,-
600, seven.
The measure would provide that
no county have less representation
than it had on January /, 1947.
Follows Groups Recommendations.
The bill follows the recommends
ton of a committee appointed by
Gov. Lane to study the question of
reapportionment.
Four bills affecting Prince Georges
County were given Senate approval
and sent to the Governor. They
would:
l. Authorize the County Com
missioners to issue up to $500, 900 in
bonds for additions to the Upper
Marlboro Court House and the
County Service Building, Hyattsville
2. Empower the commissioners to
issue a maximum of $500,000 in
bonds for general improvements in
the Metropolitan District of the
county.
8. Permit turkey and skeet shoots
on Sundays.
4. Change the present method OF
describing plats.
Merit System Bill Delayed.
Another bill approved by the Sen
ate would authorize the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission to
issue bonds to refund existing obli-
cations which come due within five
years after they are refunded.
Three bills affecting Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties were
passed by the House and sent te
the Senate. They would increase
the annual appropriation by the
Prince Georges County commits
sioners for the County Volunteer
Fire Association from $4,000 tc
SAC, 900; authorize the Prince
Georges commissioners to fix the
salary of the county engineer, and
authorize the Montgomery County
commissioners to issue maximum
of $1,970,500 in bonds to refund
existing obligations coming due
within the next two years.
Another bill receiving House ap-
proval would prohibit advertising
by osteopaths, chiropractors, physi'
otherapists and natureopaths.
Among bills introduced in tht
House was one to raise all fishing
license fees so cents and to permi
District of Columbia residents tt
take out special nonresident fish
ing licenses in Maryland for $2.2!
a year.
Meanwhile, the much -discusset
|antipollution bill was advanced t,
: third reading, despite objection
from Western Maryland delegates.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-12-25
Legion Auditory
To Sponsor Dance
On New Years Eve

Plans are complete for the
New Years eve dance, to be
sponsored by the Hardin unit
of the American Legion Auxil-
larry, 1t was announced this
week.
The dance will be held in the
senior high school building and
a Billings orchestra has been
obtained.
COMMITTEES are as follows:
Advertising Mrs. Frank Goe
and Mrs. Lorraine James.
Door-Mrs. Amelia Koebbe,
Mrs. Ellen Larkin, and Mrs. Sam
Cunningham.
Ticket sales-Mrs. Fred Par
lier, Mrs. Jane Coulter, Mrs.
Wilma MODS, Mrs. Roy Morrison,
Mrs. Joe Buechler, Miss Gloria
Conner, Mrs. David Mann, Mrs.
Bill Faber, Mrs. Marvin Turner,
Mrs. Maxine Bochy, Mrs. Troy
French, Mrs. j. Russell Vickers,
and Mrs. Vance Rogers.
MARRIAGE E
Dec. 17-Clarence Schaffer and
Dorothy Eckman, both of
Hardin.
Dec. 22-Elmer l.. Klamm of
Missoula and Janice R. Kelley
of Hardin.
Dec. 22-Roger T. Gaskill of De-
troit, Mich. and Jeanne r.
Kelley of Hardin.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-12-25

decorate Hardin streets.
The gift came too late to be
included in the list of names in
last weeks paper.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-12-25

understanding will never he for
gotten. Wishing each and every
one Of you q Merry Christmas
and everything good for the
New Year. Again we sincerely
thank you.
Bob Souhrada,
Mr.. and Mrs. Via Souhrada
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-12-25

10 THE PEOPLE OF HARDIN
AND VICINITY
We are taking this means Of
expressing our heartfelt thanks
and gratitude for the many,
many acts of kindness shown
us during a very trying time.
Your words OF sympathy and
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-12-25

Also DONATE
It was announced this week
that Faber and Salveson had
also donated to the fund to
Evening star., 1947-07-21
75,OOOSee DistrictBoy, 76,W Win
; Biq Prizes in Model Air Show

body as the plane rounded the circle
at high speed. One plane blew apart
and scattered all over the area while
flying 80 miles an hour.
Engines Run Is Seconds.
In the free-flight gas-propelled
class the plane took off with enough
fuel for IS seconds of flight. When
the motor stopped the craft started
to soar and was clocked until the
timer lost sight of it.
Spectators were treated to several
exhibitions. Jet models, after q
preliminary roar and spurts of fire,
would go so fast they hardly could
be followed. Bill Doonan, %, OF
Richmond, received prize after his
jet craft was clocked at $50 miles
an hour. Another jet was operated
by Sergt. William Pitt. Pfc. Phil
Casara, Pfc. Raymond w. Shannon
and Corpl. Robert Taron of Boiling
Fields Boiling Balsa Bugs"
Jim Walker, model manufacturer
of Portland, Greg, gave exhibitions
in U-control, using three high-speed
planes. He won prize for stunting
in this category.
Youngest contestant in the. IT,
control class was Donald Muhlen-
beck, II, of 1925 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc, who said his age "nakes
ME kind of scared to get in there
with the big boys"
Girl, IA, Takes Prize.
A successful young woman CO. =
testant was Miss Bebe Barron, IA,
of Springfield, Va, who took second
place in the Glass A Junior Free
Flight Class.
One incident marred the day. A
full-size private plane whose pilot
Evening star., 1947-07-21
TheIma P. Smith, 40, Dies;
Wife of AAA Official

Funeral services for Mrs. Thelma
P. Smith, 40, wife of Merritt L.
Smith, assistant secretary OF the
American Automobile Association
will be held at pm. Monday at the
S. H. Hines funeral home, 290l
Fourteenth street NV. Burial will
be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith died Saturday at her
home, 2948 Northampton street
NV. after a long illness.
A native of Webber, Kans., she
spent her early life in Ulin and
Moorhead, MINI. She later moved
to Topeka, Kans., where she was
employed by the Santa Fe Railroad.
She moved to Washington in 1884,
after her marriage to Mr.. Smith.
Mrs. Smith was a member of the
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
for the last Is years, and had
served formerly as president Of the
Missionary Society of that church
She also was former member OF
the teaching staff of the church
school. For the last 10 years she
had been secretary of the Extension
and Perpetuation Fund of the In
ternational Society of Christian En-
deavor.
In addition to her husband she is
survived by two daughters. Misses
jeanne Rae and Beverly Jean
Smith; her mother, Mrs. Amelia
Pitsenbarger. all of Washington, and
three brothers, John. Ray and Claire
Pitsenbarger of Moorhead.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Man Indicted in Thief
I0f S24 From Woman.
knee|ing at Prayer

William H. Wells, jr.. 20. was in
dicted today on charge of robbing
a woman of pocketbook containing
more than $24 while she was kneel-
ing in prayer at st. Matthew'S Ca
thedral July 10.
Wells, police reported, was fol-
lowed by passing motorist when
the theft victim, Rose Townes, 4217
Van Ness street NV, ran from the
church shouting for help. After
making his way both on foot and. in
a taxicab, Wells was cornered by
police in a store near Sixteenth and
L streets NV.
1t was the second instance in
which Wells, whose address was
given as both the 1900 block of
North Capitol street and Shirleys-
burg, Va, had been charged with
the theft of a woman's pocketbook
in a church. He was placed on pro-
baton in June for such a theft in
ST., Patrick's Church. He was
charged with petty larceny at that
time.
Fl Indictments Returned.
The motorist who followed Wells
in the latest case was identified as
Charles w. Halleck, 1926 Upton
street NV
In all, 81 indictments were re-
turned today by the grand jury be-
fore Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut
in District Court.
The grand jury ignored a rape
charge against Fleet S. Hughlett. jr
%, of the 1900 block of Morningside
drive, who had been accused by a
17-year-old girl of attacking her in
an automobile while the two were on
a date last month.
Edward E. Fling, 20, of the $500
block of o street NV, was charged
with a rape attempt involving a
young married woman asleep in her
home in the 1900 block of Thirty
sixth street NV.
Three Named in Theft.
Fred Montgomery, %, colored, 900
block of Sixth street NV, was
charged with raping and robbing a
young colored woman with whom he
was said to have gone for walk in
the Capitol grounds, after striking
up an acquitance at Union Station.
Three men were indicted on
charges of breaking into an estab-
lishment of the Potomac Fish Co.
at the municipal wharves and taking
a safe containing $500. The three
were listed as Phillip. Sharp, 48, col
ored, 200 block of F street S.W.;
William D. Everett, 20. colored, 300
block of E street S E., and Roosevelt
Long, 81, colored, 100 G street s.W
The indictment charges them with
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Hundreds Of Children
Take Off for Camps
Financed by Public

The assembly hall of Thompson
School, Twelfth and l. streets NV,
was like the rotunda at Union Sta
ton without red caps this morning
as the second contingent of children
left for three weeks at Camp Good
Will.
The 11S boys and girls, with broth
er's Navy duff1e bag and grandma S
suitcase bound with rope, were load
ed into three buses and three station
wagons for the hour r-and-a-half trip
to Chopawamsic, Va.
At the Garnet-Patterson Junior
High School, Tenth and U streets
NV, 12O other children left for
Camp Pleasant, also at Chopa-
wamisc, Va.
The three weeks all are going
to spend at the camps were made
possible by generous Washington
ians who contributed from 81 to $10C
to The Stars summer camp fund
and by money from various. social
Nine children didn't show up at
the Thomson School or were re-
jected in the physical examinations
Some had teeth that would ache,
pink eye and skin irritations such
as ring worm, S. John Crawley
secretary of the Summer Outings
Committee, said.
Clad in new dungarees and tennis
shoes, the children climbed in the
vehicles with stacks of comic books
the pound of sugar they were sup
posed to take, and something tc
eat on the way.
Violet Kidwell, II, of GIT Sixth
street NV, even carried the Kid.
wells family Bible. Her mother
thought it little big to lug along
but she was unsuccessful in taking II
from Violets clutches. Violet went
with the first group to Camp Good
Will June 80, but she came home
after a week with tonsilitis, her
mother, Mrs. Violet Kidwell, said.
Michael, a husky 31a -year-old
blond. watched Billy. his 11-year-old
brother, with a mournful expression
1t will be the first time the brothers
have been separated, Mrs. Elnora
Thibodeau, the mother, explained
Mrs. Thibodeau told how Billy
took care of Michael and another
brother, 8-year-old Larry. for eight
months when she worked nights
at the Buckingham Grill She left
Larry asleep at their home, 57O7
North Eighth street, Arlington, sc
he wouldn't bawl when we waved
goodby to Billy" Larry was sup
posed to go today, too, but he got
poison ivy at the last minute.
g. Ingrid Westerholm, 1850 Irving
street NV, also wanted to 60 with
her brother, Lowry. 8. Ingrid, 6. who
is too young, wants to go to the
camp SO she can flash bats
Lowry went last year and all winter
he'd told me how he turns his flash
light on bat and makes it drop to
the ground Ingrid explained.
The mother, Mrs. Paul Wester-
holm. said Lowry was worried about
taking a vacation from delivering
The Star on his route. He was afraid
he'd miss getting some of the q
subscribers he needs to win a bicycle
his mother said. Lowry wasn't wor-
ried when he climbed into the bus
however. Mrs. Westerholm and
1ngrid had agreed to take over the
paper route while he's away,
Evening star., 1947-07-21
PUG Studies Pepco'! :!
Refinancing Plan 10
Dissolve Wreco

Following a public hearing, the
Public Utilities Commission today
took under consideration the Poto.
mac Electric Power Co. s refinancine
plan, prefacing liquidation of the
Washington Railway & Electric Co.
parent firm of Pepco. and the Rock
vile and Great Falls Power Co.
The elaborate recapitalizatior
plan, outlined by r. Roy Dunn, at.
torney for Pepco, was approved or
May Is by the Securities and Ex.
change Commission and on June II
by District Court.
Chairman James H. Flanagan was
told that banking agreement has
been negotiated under which Pepcc
is to be extended a credit of ST.
10000 to finance the redemption OF
certain outstanding preferred stock
of the company.
|. v. A. McElfresh, auditor Of the
PUG, approved the rehnancing plar
in a report in which he said it was
necessary to effect the dissolution
of the Washington Railway & Elec.
trio Co. and would not adversely
affect the consumers of electricity
in the District.
The complicated refinancing plan
which the PUG has been asked tt
approve would allow PEPCO t,
increase its capital stock from $780,
0OC, 900 to 5000 900. 1t would issue
100000 shares of new preferred
stock to redeem 10000 outstanding
shares of 51a and 6 per cent pre-
ferred stock.
The plan also calls for the issuance
of a $24,862,50 stock dividend anc
the Redistribution of this amount
together with 100000 covering
&C, 1000 shares of outstanding common
stock, into $1,000 shares of new
preferred and 1851 $50 shares o1
new common stock.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
YNCA 10 Discuss Policy
With InferraciaI Group

The YMCA Central Branch, 1875
G street NV, and an interracial
group which demonstrated against
the VS. refusal to serve colored per-
sons in its coffee shop today were
selecting members of committee
which will discuss the YMCA racial
policy.
The Y and the Interracial Work
shop, 918 N street NV, each will be
represented by five members. The
group will meet Thursday night to
draft recommendations which win
be presented to the Metropolitan
YMCA Board Of Directors.
The interracial group last week
called of a demonstration in the
Central YMCA coffee shop after an
agreement between Its spokesmen
meeting.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Doll and Hobby Show
Set at Bethesda Center

!. Sponsored by the recreation de-
partment of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, costume parade, doll and
hobby show and craft exhibit viii
be held at the Bethesda Chevy
Chase recreation center, Norwood
drive, at 10 am. Friday.
Prizes will be awarded to the
prettiest. funniest and eelverest
entries In the parade. In the doll
show awards will be given to entries
in the foreign doll class, American
dolls and baby dolls.
"A prize also will be given for the
smallest and largest doll from all
three classes.
Evening star., 1947-07-21

said he misunderstood the official
closing of the airport. landed in an
open part of the field, sending a
group of persons rushing for cover.
A few of tha model planes were
followed by radar operated by the
District National Guard.
Additional winners were Robert
Bates, awarded the Jennings Ran
dolph Trophy, as champ of the jun
ior rubber propelled planes; Jerry
Kolb, Cleveland, named senior rub
ber champ: Leland Mates, Balti-
more, junior fastest flight and leader
in the control line Class c under Is
years: Thomas Baker, Kings Noun
tain, N. c., senior fastest flight and
first in the control line Glass c over
18 years; and John w. Bracker, 1912
North Lincoln street, Arlington,
champion contestant in the Airing
ton high-rubber tow line class.
Also John T. Trebitch, Cleveland,
leader in the free flight gasoline
propelled Glass A 18 years or over;
Donald r, Clark, No. Galley green
S.W, free fight gasoline propelled
Class B, 18 year or over; Paul T.
Kelley, Elkins, w. Va, free flight
gasoline propelled Glass C, 18 years
or over: T. r. Quermann, Clarks-
burg, w. va, free flight gasoline
propelled, Glass B, under 18 years;
Charles Manson, 1929 Trinidad ave-
nue. NE, control line Class A. under
18 years, and Richard F. Norford,
IT'S Jackson street NE, control
line Class B, under Is.
Aviatrix Presents Prizes
The prizes were presented by Mrs.
Blanche Noyes, 1886 Bendix Trophy
winner and now in charge of air
marking for the Civil Aeronautics
Administration. and 1t. Col. Joe A.
Bennett, senior vice commander of
the VFW's Army Air Forces post.
The Plymouth dealers in Wash
ington and Arlington. Fairfax and
Alexandria Counties, were to have
awarded three additional trips to
Detroit. However, Tom K. Wheeler.
chairman of the Plymouth Dealers
Model Plane Contest, said the re-
naming trips would be awarded in
a day or two after clarification of
the results.
Distinguished guests included Rep
resentatives Hinshaw, Republican, of
California; Engle, Democrat, OF
California, and Latham, Republican,
of New York; Jennings Randolph,
former Representative from West
Virginia and now assistant to the
president of Capital Airlines; Brig.
Gen. F. H. Smith, commanding the
Civil Air Patrol, and Mrs. Alys Nc
Key Bryant, who made the first
fight by : woman irA Canada IS
years ago.
Evening star., 1947-07-21

widow, the mother of six children
all under 16 years of age. She had
tried to maintain her home without
assistance and had finally applied
for District aid, but too late to get
her case processed before July l.
Two of the children are seriously
undernourished.
The Jewish Social Service Asso-
citation, the American Legion vel
fare department and the Salvation
Army welfare department all re-
ported increased requests for emer-
gency funds.
Donald Gray, superintendent OF
the District Public Assistance Di-
vision. said that Is to 30 people still
come into his unit every day for the
first time-and cannot tt. given any
help.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
| Rewards Offered
For Return of
Missinq Planes

Nearly so planes were lost at
the Model Aircraft Meet yester-
day as they scared out of sight
either high up into the sky or
over the woodlands bordering
the Hybla Valley Airport.
A reward of 81 will be paid
to any person finding and re-
turning a plane to the National
Airport Club, Washington Ma
tional' Airport.