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Evening star., 1947-12-08
Methodist Missions Spent
$4,000, During 1941
By the Associated Press

BUCK HILL FALLS, Pa, Dec. 8
The Board of Missions of the
Methodist Church reported today IL
had spent $9,300,o00 overseas and
in the United States during 1877
or more than 81 per member OF
the church"
This was disclosed as Methodist
leaders from all parts of the Nation
began assembling here for a six-day
meeting to plan program of home
and foreign mission work running
from 1948 through 1852.
The sessions, opening today, will
be attended by a Methodist bishops
20 laymen, 20 ministers and 40
women. Bishop Arthur ]. Moore OF
Atlanta will preside.
Bishop G. Bromley Oman of New
York will be in charge of meetings
Of the Division of Foreign Missions,
Bishop A. Frank Smith, Houston,
Tex, Division of Home Missions; !;
Mrs. ]. D. Bragg, st. Louis, Mo-,
Women's Division of Christian Serv-
ice, and DR.. John w. Hawley, Pitts
burgh, Division of Education.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
HoIsiein Breeders 10 Meet
10 See New Record Set
by the A,,oe;o,.d pr.,,

PURCELLvILLE, Va, Dec. g.
Virginia Holstein breeders will meet
tomorrow at the Charles r. Hope &
Son farm near here to see the end
OF a one-year production period
by COW which the State Dairymen's
Association said will top all previous
southern States Holstein records.
Secretary-Treasu r. G. Con-
nelly of the dairymen,s group said
the cow, during the first II months
Of its Holstein- -Friesian association
advanced registry production record
this year, produced 31,495 pounds
OF milk and 1858 pounds Of butter
fat.
The COW is Pinelee Posch Millie
Girl, 2153759, owned and developed
by Mr.. Hope.
Mr.. Connolly said the breeders
and dairymen in addition to wit
Messing the final milking of the
record test, will study the breeding
and management methods which
have enabled Mr.. Hopes herd to
average 11,A7 pounds OF milk and
511.4 pounds Of butterfat per COW
during the past year.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Trial Of Trooper, Jai|er
In Man S Death Starts
By the Associated Press

ELKTON, Md, Dec.' 8.-State
Trooper John j. Harbaugh and
Deputy Sheriff John w. Turner of
Wicomico County were called to
trial before judges of the second
judicial circuit today for the death
OF Milton H. Jones, 81, Salisbury,
truck-line operator.
Jones was arrested on a drunken
driving charge last July ~ and died
at Peninsula General Hospital after
scuff1e at the jail. A Wicomico
County grand jury returned man.
slaughter indictments against Har-
baugh, who had arrested the vic
tim, and Turner, 81, one-armed
night turnkey at the jail.
The case was moved here on a
change of venue after the defend
ants asserted the "vengeful mood"
OF the public made fair trial i'm.
possible on the lower Eastern Shore.
Rex A. Taylor, States attorney
for Wicomico County, reported on
the basis of an investigation ifnme.
diately after the death that a scuf-
lie occurred as Jones, Harbaugh
and Turner were in the courthouse
elevator on the way to the pent-
mouse jail. The jailer operated the
lift. Mr.. Taylor said witnesses told
MIN second fight broke out after
the elevator trip and Jones was
taken to the hospital and died.
Harbaugh was also taken to the hos
pltal, but was discharged after
treatment for minor injuries.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Mrs. Mary Augustine, II,
Dies at Seat Pleasant

Mrs. Mary La Boehert Augustine
II, wife of Fabian A. Augustine
Seat Pleasant shoemaker, died un-
expectedly yesterday at her home
6723 Roosevelt avenue, Seat Pleas
ant, Md.
Her son, Fabian L. Augustine
was chairman of the Prince Georges
County draft board during the war
Mrs. Augustine was born in Ger
many and came to this country
when she was Is with her sister
She was member of the American
Legion Auxiliary, My Maryland
Chapter No. 126, and was active in
the Christian Science Church.
The Augustines celebrated theil
55th wedding anniversary last
April II.
Besides her son, who lives at 521
Sixty-eighth place, Seat Pleasant
and her husband, she is survived by
three other sons, John w. Angus
tine, Cheverly, Md; Francis G.
Augustine, 1910 Twenty sixth street
NE; Gerald j. Augustine, 3110
Lyndale place Sc: q daughter,
Mrs. Louise R. Parks of the Roose-
velt avenue address, and II grand
children and Is great-grandchildren
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at the Lee funeral
home, Fourth and Massachusetts,
avenue NE. Burial will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Old and New on View
As Sesquicentennial
Opens in Baltimore
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 8.-Children
and adults lined up today for a
chance to push buttons operating
1927 and l947 model trains at Bal
timore's 150th Anniversary Exhibit.
The sesquicentennial exhibit
opened today at the 5th Regiment
Armory for six-day program.
Forty-six exhibits told the story
of Baltimore's growth from a town
of 10000 in 1897 to a city of more
than one million persons today.
The children compared the horse
drawn patrol wagon of the 10th
Century with the plushy 1947 version
and talked to headquarters over the
Police Departments transmitter-
receiver.
They also saw moving pictures of
Baltimore history, bricks being made
by hand by craftsman dressed in
costume Of the 1905; glass blowing,
bottle Gaping, and reproduction of
the battle monument.
An old horsecar stood next to a
diesel trolley, and an 1906 hand
pumper next to the Fire Depart
ment's latest model.
On the way out, visitors were
handed pamphlets telling the his
tory of the city and urging them to
help to make Baltimore the clean
est city in the Nation"
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Prince Georges Parties Sef
For School Safety Patrols

Christmas parties for more than
500 Prince Georges County school
safety patrol members, sponsored
oy the county police force, the
county Board of Education and the
American Automobile Association
will be held this week at a county
dairy plant this week.
White children were to be feted
at parties at 10 am. and / pm. to-
Gay, Wednesday and Friday at the
dairy plant in Brentwood.
Colored school patrol members
VIII have their party at 10 am
Thursday in the North Brentwood
School.
Radio personalities will entertain
the children. George Hammond. di-
rector OF safety and education for
the District Of Columbia Division.
AAA, is in charge of arrangements'
Evening star., 1947-12-08
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 8.-The Anti
Saloon League of America has
launched campaign against the
use Of CT educational benefits to
teach the bartending trade, Supt
George w. Crabbe said at Sun
day service here.
Mr.. Crabbe told the congrega-
ton of the Harlem Park Methodist
Church that "the liquor forces have
read into the CT Bill of Rights their
right to train bartenders at the Fed
|eral Governments expense" He
said schools for that purpose were
among the forms of education open
to veterans, and asserted that zone
of them is operating right here In
Baltimore"
Mr.. Crabbe said he would bs
"unalterably opposed" to universe
military training as long as thu
Government permits the sale Of al.
coholic beverages on military reser.
vations. He added that a claim o.
the brewery agencies" that 9Th,
United States Government Is theh
best salesman and best advertising
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Arlington Group Bars
Pressure Tactics on
New School Board

The Arlington Citizens Commit
tee for School Improvement, which
led successful fight for an elected
county school board, will make nc
attempt to collect political debts
from the board, it was declared to-
day.
B. Alden Lilywhite, committee
chairman, said the 1,400-member
organization will not be a pressure
group" but will offer its services
to the new school board Gin the
gathering of any educational facts
figures and information which NAV
be needed, and in interpreting
school board actions and proposals
for Arlington parents and taxpay-
ers.R
He announced objectives of the
committee, adopted as part of It's
constitution at a meeting last week
They include:
Establishment and advancement
OF an improved educational system
in Arlington.
encouraging citizens to attend
board meetings and take part in
guidance of school administration.
Publicizing facts relevant" to
the school system.
Cooperation with other groups to
promote and mobilize public support
behind school improvement.
RaNcf
provement.
The board also will support well
qualified" candidates in future
school board elections, Mr.. Lilywhite
said,
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Meeting in Silver Spring
To Review Hospital ReporI

Montgomery County officials, the
county delegation to the State Legis-
iature and representatives of Subur-
ban Hospital, Bethesda, will attend
a meeting at pm. tomorrow at the
Silver Spring Dispensary Building
sponsored by the Silver Spring Hos
pital Association, Inc,
Fred L. Lutes, president of the as
sociation, said the meeting would re.
view the findings of the Suburban
Hospital and the. Silver Spring
liaison committees. The commit
tees, he said, have been studying 9
plan to obtain single hospital fol
the lower portion of the county.
Operating difficulties of hospitals
in the Washington area, he ex.
planned, have changed the picture
since plans were started to builc
hospital in Silver Spring severa
years ago.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
British Columbia PIons
Temperance Classes
BY the As.eeiutsd Pros.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. g.
Glasses on the wisdom of modera-
ton in use of alcoholic beverages
will be taught in the British Column
bia grade and high schools, effective
next term, Gordon Wismer, Acting
Minister Of Education, disclosed to-
day.
In explaining the program, which
includes a summer school for teach
ers, Mr.. Wismer said:
"As long as legislation does not
favor prohibition and the gov
ernment is the selling and control
ling agency, the government win
consider itself responsible for educa-
ton in It's use."
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Furmhund Dies as Fire
DESTROYS House at NuyIol

Russell Dell, "a, colored, of Naylor
Md, was burned to death yesterday
when fire destroyed a one-room
frame tenant house on the farm OF
Joseph Duvall, Prince Georges
County police reported.
DR.. James I. Boyd, deputy county
medical examiner, said he would
issue certificate of accidental
death. Mr.. Dell had been employed
as a farm hand.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Post Office Expects
HyattsviI|e Season
To Be Busiest Ever

The Hyattsville Post Once an
nounced today it was preparing To-
the busiest Christmas season in it.
history.
Postmaster Egbert F. Tingley re.
ported that approximately As addi.
tional temporary employees will b,
assigned to handling the extra vol.
ume of mail in the Hyattsville ares
during the holiday rush.
In all, more than 100 persons vii,
be employed at the Hyattsyille Post
Office to handle the mail for up.
wards of $1,000 persons living within
the delivery area, Mr.. Tingley de.
clared.
Service to Be Heightened.
The main branch of the post
office in Hyattsville will be open fo1
window service until 10 pm, instead
of the usual closing time of 8 pm.
from Sunday through December %
Window service. except for money
order, postal note or postal saw
ings transactions, will be opened
from 9 am. until 10 pm. the next
two Sundays On Christmas Eve
the post Office will close at 6 pm,
and on Christmas day there will be
window service only from BIS am
to 10:15 am, it was announced.
The post Office reported 1t will
make every effort to deliver Christ
mas parcels and mail by Christmas
Eve night. Personnel will be re-
duced to a minimum on Christmas
with no carrier delivery service that
day. Two extra trucks are being
assigned to the post Office.
Branches to Remain Open.
Mr.. Hingley announced that
branch offices at Cheverly and Ed
monston also will remain open for
several days before Christmas. Both
branches, at 1908 Decatur street,
Edmonston, and Bit Cheverly ave-
nue., Cheverly, will remain open un-
til 8> pm, starting next Monday,
and continuing through Friday and
until 6 pm. December 20.
Residents have been advised to
mail their Christmas packages and
cards early.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Winchester Man Dies
After Auto Accident
BY the A.soeiossd Press

WINCHESTER, Va, Dec. g.
Floyd G. Potts, %, was inidred IA
tally when an automobile in which
he was riding went out Of control
and crashed into pole Saturday
night.
Mr.. Potts died six hours after he
was taken to the hospital. He was
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ensley
Potts and was employed at bot
Ting establishment.
Russell Fletcher, Is, and Miss
Mary Elizabeth Perry, both Of
Winchester, other occupants Of the
car, escaped with minor injuries.
The accident occurred near the
entrance to the National Military
Cemetery here,
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Chevy Chase Man Elected
Naval Reserve Treasurer

C. Carroll Morgan, Quincy street
Chevy Chase, Md, has been made
treasurer of a Naval Reserve officers
group formed Saturday in Chicago
The new organization, which will
take the name Of the Reserve Off,
GERS of the Naval Services, was
formed by a merger of the previous
RONS and the Naval Reserve Off,
GERS Association. The two groups
held joint convention.
Other officers elected by the
RONS are:
Comdr. John P. Bracken, Phila-
delphia, president; Allen w. Corlett,
Cleveland; Jesse Draper, Atlanta,
and Boris Kramer, Olympia, Wash,
vice presidents; A. F. Kemp, New
York, secretary, and Alfred Block,
Davenport, Iowa, judge advocate.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
End Of Priorifies
IoSpeed WAA !.
C|oseoutUrged
Larson Calls for Halt
In Privileges to Small
Business, Veterans
BY the A.soeiafed Press

An end to the priorities for vet
erans and small businessmen in
buying war surplus items was pro-
posed today by the new head of the
War Assets Administration as a
means Of speeding the end of the
sprawling War Assets Administra.
ton.
Congress would have to agree if the
priorities are wiped out. They al
ready are becoming less useful to
buyers as surplus stocks dwindle,
Administrator Jess Larson said, and
they slow down the final clearance
job.
Mr.. Larson plans to close out
WAA by next June 80. At the
moment, the Federal Works Agency
Is his personal choice among the
old Federal agencies to take over
the long-term task of liquidating
finally the disposal effort, but he is
not ready to make an outright rec
ommendation. The liquidation Job
may last is years or more.
WAA, which once employed $1,000
as one Of the largest emergency
agencies, will be down to about 1900
by the time it passes out of existence,
MIR. Larson forecast in his first in
terview as WAA administrator.
Even so, it would be almost as big
as FWA.
Mr.. Larson forecast that the esti-
mated $4,000, 100000 in war sur
pluses will have been reduced by
mid-l948 to less than $4,000, ,000, 900
in white elephant" war plants and
other real property, plus perhaps
$500, ,0o0, 900 in other surplus-all in
terms of original cost to the Gov
ernment.
BY that time, he said, new legis-
lation should 60 into effect for ID
the management of plant leases held
by private concerns, CD the selling
of the small remaining stocks of
consumer and personal goods, 90
efforts to unload the giant, special
purpose factories which have small,
commercial value, and "a the han
ding OF new Surpluses which may
arise from peacetime Government
operations.
Although WAA was turning over
nearly 81 900, 100000 month in sales
revenues to the United States Treas
ury early this year. the time is ap-
preaching when the cost of running
the agency will exceed income, Mr..
Larson said.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
librurion Will Speak
At Fuirmount Heiohts

The Fairmount Heights Citizens
Association will hear Mrs. Mary b
keenan,, In charge Of the Prince
Georges County Memorial Library
discuss the new county library sys-
tenn at meeting in the Town Hall
at 8 o'clock tonight.
Films on rural library services
will be shown as will the county
bookmobile. Mrs. Loretta Stanton
who will be in charge Of the Fair
mount Heights branch library, will
be presented by Mrs. keenan,.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
? International Agencies Here
Share in New Medical Service

or recommend admission to hos
pital without anxiety as to the
patients ability to pay.
The resources of the entire health
agency are available to supplement
the necessarily limited facilities of
the health room.
Benefits Shared.
CHA subscribers and non-sub-
scribers employed at the two agen-
cies share these benefits:
l. On-the-job medical treatment
for minor ailments that would re-
suit in many hours of lost working
time if each worker took time out
to visit doctor or became too sick
to continue work.
2. Annual physical checkups,
without charge, using the X-ray
machines and complete laboratory
equipment at the main headquarters
OF Group Health Association.
3. Free hypodermic injections
against various dieases. This is par
ticularly important at both agencies,
since they have a high proportion
Of foreign employees, drawn from
nearly 80 nationalities, who must
travel great deal.
4. Access to drug prescriptions and
medical accessories through the
CHA service, priced near cost.
s Agencies Contribute.
The health room and It's furniture
are furnished by the employers
while medical equipment and staff
are paid for by CHA.
BY special arrangement, the two
agencies also are contributing part
Of the cost of CHA membership for
those employees who wish to enroll
as subscribers. Their contribution
varies according to income and
number of dependents, but is at
least $12 a year for each subscriber.
Employees making under $1,000 a
year pay only per cent of their
salary for family enrolment, with
the agency contributing to balance.
Officials of the two agencies were
instructed to study various health
insurance plans last year for adop-
tion by their employees. The Group
Health plan was adopted as the one
most closely corresponding to the
health insurance plan OF New York
City, used by United Nations en-
ployes there.
Evening star., 1947-12-08

SOmetQ1Qg new III meQlCal SefV-
ice-an employer-sponsored health
clinic linked with comprehensive
prepaid service of doctors care and
hospital treatment-now is available
to employees Of two international
agencies here.
Group Health Association, the
cooperative medical prepayment
agency which operates two clinics
for its 1880 subscribers, has set
up a branch clinic to give on-the-
job medical care to about 800 Office
workers of the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development
and the International Monetary
Fund.
The health room has been in
operation since September l. It is
similar in appearance to those avail
able at most Government agencies
and many large business concerns.
with a central waiting room flanked
by examining rooms. A public
health nurse is on full-time duty,
and a doctor is available two hours
a day, or whenever needed if an
emergency arises.
60% Covered by CHA.
The unusual feature is the fact
that so per cent of the employees
eligible to use the clinic facilities
for emergency treatment during Of
flee hours also are enrolled for the
complete Group Health Association
coverage.
In an ordinary ofice clinic. the
doctor or nurse on duty can only
advise patients to seek follow-uu
treatment for ailments detected
during clinic examinations but has
no way to help them get the needed
care.
The patient may not know what
doctor to consult. particularly If,
like many District residents, he is
not a native of the city and has no
family physician. Ignorance Of the
seriousness Of the ailment and fear
of running up large medical bills
may keep him from following the
office clinics advice.
The Group Health subscriber. for
a monthly payment of So per adult
and 81 for each child, is insured
against most ordinary doctors, and
hospital bills. The office clinic,
therefore, can refer him to any
specialist on the Group Health sstaff
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Stomach Cancer Diagnosis
Pushed al Johns HOPKINS
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. S.-About 400
Baltimoreans, aged 40 and over
have stomach cancer and don't
know 1t. Johns Hopkins Hospital
scientists estimated yesterday.
DR.. Russell H. Morgan, head of
a Hopkins cancer research staff,
said attempts to lower that rate are
being centered on a mass X-ray
program similar to the mass chest
X-ray program of tn tuberculosis
Association.
He said the x-ray project will
be put into operation the first of
the year. The only hope of saving
stomach cancer victims is through
early diagnosis, he said.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Thief Abundons Purse
Still Containing $160
BY the A.socioted Pres,

BALTIMORE, Dec. "a purse
snatcher who failed to examine his
loot thoroughly tossed away a
pocketbook containing $16O after
finding only one dollar in change.
Miss Agnes Nowakowska, matron
OF girls school here, told police
the purse was seized by youth of
about 18. When it was found later
u a gutter, it still held wallet
into which the bills had been folded.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Hume PTA to Meet

The Hume Parent Teacher AS
sociation OF South Arlington Ridge
Road will meet at 8 pm. tomorrow
at the Hume School to hear an ad-
dress by w. A. Richardson, chair
man OF the recreational unit Of the
Arlington Community Council.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Dickens Program PIonned

The Bancroft School Parent
Teacher Association of Arlington
will present Scenes from Dickens
Christmas Carol" at 8 pm. Wednes-
day. Christmas music will be
furnished by a choir directed by
Miss Janice Campbell and the Bar
croft Quartet.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Church Vault Robbed
Of $500 in Baltimore
By the Assoe;o,ed p,..,

BALTIMORE, Dec. 8.-The door
of the vault in st. Matthew's Evan
gelical Church is of steel-but the
wall Is fashioned Of tile and lathing.
So thieves entered the easy way
and took $500.
The sexton found a hole yesterday
large enough for . man to enter
had been cut through the wall Of
the pastors study into the vault.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
so, 900 Out in Norfolk
To See Freedom Train
By the Assoeioted prssx

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 8.-An esti-
mated 10000 persons turned out
mere yesterday to see the Freedom
Train bearing the Nations priced
historic documents, but only 9978
were able to get aboard due to the
slowness with which the crowd
moved.
AT one time, officials expressed the
Dehe1 there were about 10000 in
nne, most Of them having been
tnere for hours. The train will
leave here tonight and will be In
Richmond tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Church League to Meet

The Women's League of Ascension
Church, 633 Sligo avenue, Silver
Spring, will meet in the parish hall
at $3.50 pm. Wednesday. The Rev.
C. Randolph Mengers, rector of st.
Columbus Church, will speak on IAN
Exposition of the Holy Communion
Service"
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Rotory Gives $lOO for Seols

The Rotary Club Of Silver Spring
has donated 500 to the Montgomery
County Christmas Seal Campaign,
1t was announced by Brooks H.
Perring, president Of the club. The
check was turned over to Lawrence
v. Lutes, chairman OF the Christmas
Seal campaign in the county.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Journalism Series 10 Hear
Du Pont Advertising Man
Special Dispatch TO The stor

LEXINGTON, Va, Dec. g.
Russell A. Applegate, assistant ad-
vertising director for the du Pont
Co, will discuss that corporation's
advertising procedures at 8 O'Clock
tonight at the third session of the
Journalism Assembly Series spon-
sored by Washington and Lee Uni
versity.
The seminars, including regular
lectures by newspaper and advertis-
ing authorities are under the direc-
ton Of o. w. Riegel, director OF the
Lee Memorial Journalism Founda-
ton at the Virginia school.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Jefferson PTA to Meet

The Thomas Jefferson Junior High
School PTA will meet at O'Clock
tonight at the school. The girls
glee club will sing Christmas music
after the business meeting, Mrs.
Walter c. Hornaday. publicity chair
man, announced.
Evening star., 1947-12-08


necticut avenue
and S h e p herd
street NV.
Mr.. Fleming
will discuss cur
rent n a tion a |
problems. The
r e v. Cliff ford
H o m e r r ic h
mond, pastor of
the church, pre-
diets that more
than 100 mem
berS and friends
Of the church
, will attend
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Child Gift Talk Planned

A program, featuring a talk by
Miss Christipe M. Heinig, associate
IN childhood education of the Amer
ican Association of University
Women, on what to give children
in books, music and toys, will be
held at 8 pm. Wednesday at the
Rothefy School, Alexandria.