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Evening star., 1947-04-09
Girl, 2, Is Found Safe in Woods
HoIfMiIe From GreenbeIt Home
200 Aid in Search
For Child Missing
For 6h Hours

After a 61z hour search, 2-year-
old Sandra Lee Vaughn was found
unharmed and getting ready for bed
in the woods near her Greenbelt
home last night.
Sandra, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie T. Vaughn, 38-H Ridge road,
Greenbelt, was missed by her
mother about $3.50 pm. yesterday.
After quick search in woods ad-
joining her apartment Mrs. Vaughn
called police.
BY nightfall the searching party
had been increased to 200 by State
police, neighbors and two search
light trucks from the Hyattsville
and Riverdale Volunteer Fire De-
partments.
Mr.. Vaughn, an employe of the
General Accounting Office, sent his
anxious wife back home after dark
to look after their two other chill
dren, Gale, 8, and Neil, 5.
About 10 o'clock Otto Voigt. 800
Ridge road, found Sandra sitting on
the. ground and looking sleepy put
apparently not frightened. The
little girl had removed her shoes
and socks, overalls covering her
dress and a light red jacket. She
said she was getting ready for bed.
The spot where she was found was
about half-mile from her home.
Rain started to fall shortly after
she was bundled in blankets and
taken by her father to Leland Me-
mortal Hospital, Riverdale. Her
legs were scratched from "stickers." !"
she said. The hospital found moth
ing wrong and Sandra was taken
home.
Today she appeared none the
worse for her experience. Her
mother said Sandra also got lost
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Manager of National Testifies
OfOffer to Modify RuciuI Bon

official that this might be done the
next theater season.
Perhaps then" the witness testi-
fed, there would be no disorder
that we feared, or objections from
whites"
However, q change in the
theater's policy against admitting
Negroes at the time of the Decem-
ber conference would be to the ac-
compartment Of brass band" he
said he told the committee official
No Disorders in 10 Years.
Under cross-examination by At
torney George E. c. Hayes, Mr..
Plohn admitted there had been no
disorders on the few occasions the
theater admitted colored persons
during his 10 years there as man
ager. The witness said that the
ban was lifted on three occasions,
twice for performances of War De-
partment shows of This Is the
Army" and Winged Victory" and
for a performance of Pins and
Needles" for which, he said, all
seats were turned over to the CIO."
In answer to another question by
Mr.. Hayes the manager said that
he felt it would be tdistasteful to
the white clientele If we deviated
from the customs prevailing in the
city."
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Heads Of Citizens Groups
Guests OF Businessmen

Clifford H. Newell, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
and about 40 presidents of member
units of the association were guests
of the American Businessmen's
Association at dinner meeting last
night.
Close cooperation between the
federation and the association was
urged by Arthur Katims, president
of the businessmen's association, as
means of promoting the welfare
of the District. He said the problem
of inadequate salaries for teachers
should be given the attention of all
Washington residents.
DR.. Herman Blohm. outgoing
president OF the association, was
presented with a savings bond for
his services. The meeting was held
at the Fl Patio restaurant.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Arbor Day Tree Planting
Planned at COLLEGE Park

A tree planting ceremony to COM
memorate Arbor Day will be held
at 2:30 am. tomorrow on the
grounds of the College Park School
under auspices of the Progress Club
OF College Park, it was announced
today.
The tree will be planted by the
Brownies and Cub Scouts. Winners
of poster and story contests on tree
conservation win be announced and
prizes awarded.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
8 District Kite Contests
Scheduled for Tomorrow

The annual kite contest, spon-
sored by the Recreation Depart
ment, will be held tomorrow at CEN
ters throughout the city.
Eight contests, scheduled to start
at $50 am, will be held simultane-
ously at Palisades playground, Dana
and Sherrier places NV: Buchan-
an Recreation Center, Thirteenth
and D streets Sc; Hoover play
ground, Second and N streets S.W.;
Turket Thicket, Tenth street and
Michigan ave. NE: Rosedale play
ground, Seventeenth and Gales
streets NE: Takoma Recreation
Center, Fourth and Whittier streets
NV: Hillcrest Recreation Center,
Thirty second and Denver street
Sc; Congress Heights. Savannah
street and Randle place Sc.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Gen. CoIIender to Get
Medal for Typhus Curb

At a special Army Week ceremony
tomorrow, Brig. Gen. George r.
Calender, U. S. A, retired, former
commandant of the research and
graduate school of the Army Med
ical Department, will receive The
Typhus Commission Medal
The ceremony, at 2 pm. in the
auditorium at the Army Medical
Center, will honor the work he and
his department did in helping the
Typhus Commission prevent any
World War II deaths due to typhus.
The awards ceremony also will
honor Mrs. Eldridge E. Jordan, a
Red Cross Gray Lady, who has
given 2T years of service to patients
at Walter Reed hospital. She will
receive letter of commendation.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Land Group Set
To Ask Funds 10
Slunls
Congress to Receive
PIeo as Item in
Supplemented Budget

The Districts new Land Redevel-
opment Agency expects to ask Con-
gress before July for funds to
start its program OF rebuilding
blighted areas in the Capital
The request would take the form
OF Q supplemental budget item and
would be included In the independ-
ent Offices appropriation bill. Mark
Lanshurgh, chairman of the agency.
said today.
Mr.. Lansburgh's statement followed
meeting held by his group with
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and the Dis
trict Commissioners, to plan what
steps should be taken in starting
the program.
Agency Lacks Funds.
J The agency now has no money.
Members are using their own for
any necessary expenses which arise.
1t has a promise of Office space in
the Districts Municipal Center, but
has no staff or paid executives.
MIR. Lansburgh said no one knew
how much money Is needed until
estimates are completed on the sum
needed to buy land In the Barry
Farms and Marshal Heights areas
as well as small slum area in
Southwest washington.
He did, however. mention num-
Der Of million dollars"
The Park and Planning Commits
sion, which is to plan the rebuilding
carried out by the agency, should be
able to complete these estimates
soon, he said.
Appropriation Due.
The agency Is authorized to spend
q revolving fund Of $40, 1000, 900 when,
as and If it is appropriated
The appropriation will be made
from Federal funds and District
spending will not be necessary un-
less substantial losses in managing
the fund are incurred.
As soon as the estimates are pre-
pared for first steps in the program
and presented to Congress, the
Independent Offices Subcommittee
of the House Appropriations Com
mittee will hold the key to rebuild
ing the Capitals blighted sections.
This committee also Is to pass on a.
SOS, 900 sum which the Park and
Planning Commission needs to plan
in advance of land purchase by the
agency and the award of clearance
and construction contracts.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Navy Relief Committee
To Stage 'BIithe Spirit
Special pi.poteh 10 The stor

ANNAPOLIS, April 9. Noel
Coward's "Blithe Spirit" will be
presented by the Naval Academy
Navy Relief Committee Friday,
Saturday and the following Friday
and Saturday nights at Mahan
Hall
Comdr. H. A.. Lamar of Falls
Church, Va. former flag Lieutenant
to Fleet Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz, will direct the show Capt.
George L. .Menocal of Key West,
Fla. head of the academy's Depart
ment OF Foreign Languages, is
chairman of the Sponsoring Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
School C,Iassed
As Fire Hazard
Reopens Today
County Board Gives
Bethesda Operator
Temporary Permit

: The Montgomery County Board OF
Commissioners has granted tempo
rary permission for a Bethesda
nursery school to reopen today fol-
lowing a police order to close it
because of alleged lack of fire safety
facilities.
The establishment. the Glenbrook
Nursery School at 1911 Old George
town road, was condemned in a re-
port to the commissioners by A. J.
Bargagni, Bethesda fire chief.
Chief Bargagni declared the
school is of two-story frame con-
struction, with front and back doors
opening inward, one stairway inside
and an "old" hot-air furnace In the
basement.
A very bad situation exists" he
added, as he pointed out that %
children between the ages of "a
and years attend the school in
the mornings and so children from
3 to 13 years take dancing lessons
there in the afternoons.
90 motion OF Police Commissioner
Wesley !. Sauter, the board agreed
yesterday to allow the school to re-
open today, following Easter vaca-
tion, and remain open for a week
During that period, Mr.. Sauter
specified, the doors must be changed
to open. outward and five women
supervisors must be in the school
at all times If the temporary per-
mission Is to be extended for the
remainder of the school year.
James G. Christopher, appearing as
attorney for Mrs. Wilford Worland,
who he said is the operator of the
school, pointed out that mothers
and teachers agree that present
conditions must be corrected or a
new location found. He added.
however, that some time is needed
and no useful purpose would be
served simply by closing the school.
Police had ordered the school
closed today.
Col. Henry S. Barrett, chairman
of the Maryland Disaster Relief
Committee, requested appointment
of county director of disasters.
Brooke Johns, chairman of the
board, said he would appoint Police
Chief Charles M. Orme.
Arthur Hyde, operator of the
Congressional Airport, protested the
reassessment of the airport which
now is valued at $4,000. He de-
clared that only about so of the 140
acres of the airport are actually
used.
Mr.. Allen said that although the
original assessment was $33 $3.50. a
total of $4,000 has been spent re-
Gently in new improvements.
The commissioners took the pro-
test under advisement.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Move to Suppress Evidence
In Carson Case Argued

Motions seeking to suppress evi-
dence in an indictment charging
former Representative Andrew j.
May of Kentucky and three others
with conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ernment are being argued today by
attorneys before District Court
Justice Henry Schweinhaut.
Those named with May on the
conspiracy charge are Henry M.
Carson. described as brains" of
a wartime munitions empire; his
brother. Murray Carson, sales man.
aser for Carson concerns, and
Joseph F. Freeman, Washington rep
resentative of the Garssons. Mo-
tlons claim that evidence was i'm
properly obtained.
Motions to dismiss the indictment
previously have been argued at Dis
trlct Court and are now under ad-
visement.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Child Dies After Scissors
Pierce Eye in Fall

A 3-year-old Greenbelt Md girl
died yesterday in Episcopal Eye. Ear
and Throat Hospital where she had
been taken after falling and piercing
her right eye with r pair of sissors
while playing at home Monday.
The child is Caroline June Bart
holt. daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
-Adelbert L. Bartholf, &c Ridge road,
Greenbelt. She died while physi-
clan was preparing to operate.
An autopsy will be performed TO-
day at the District morgue,
Evening star., 1947-04-09
ire Rules Limit
Play Center Use
OF Brown School
Christensen ellis
Board Of Rise in
Remodeling Costs
By Rudolph Kouffmoan II

The Districts new regulations for
fire safety In buildings may mean
that only the ground floor of the
e. v. Brown School can be remodeled
for community center serving the
Chevy Chase area.
This was revealed yesterday when
Recreation Superintendent Milo r.
Christensen told the District Recre-
alton Board at its monthly meeting
the new rules mean q 80 per cent
cost rise in remodeling of the part
of the building to be used for the
center.
He said he had been told by the
Municipal Architects Once earlier
in the day that remodeling of the
entire building. part of which is to
be branch library, Is now estimated
at $83, 900 instead Of the $50, 900 esti-
mated heretofore This increase
chiefly involves that part Of the
building where the community CEN
ter is to be housed.
Additional Work Cited.
He said he had been told that,
under the new fire rules, additional
entrances would have to be cut, an
outside staircase built, inside stair
cases encased in steel and corridors
made more fire resistant
The new rules will go into effect
July /, unless the commissioners
decide to postpone their enforce
ment or modify them in some re-
spect.
He said the architects office had
told him the remodeling would have
to be pared to q lower figure. The
board told It's special E. ", Brown
Committee to hold immediate meet
ings to determine how savings can
be made.
Stand on S.W. Building.
After giving spokesmen from the
neighborhood q chance to speak
for and against using 199 Chesa-
peake street S.W. as a temporary
community center building, the
board yesterday repeated its stand
the building would be unsafe be-
cause of low-fiying planes from
Boiling Field.
Congress has passed a special act
to buy this building from Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph L. Bockovac.
The Bockovacs complained that
low planes blew sheets from the beds
while they were sleeping and that
objects dropped from planes had
endangered them.
The Recreation Board has been
asked If it could make any Use
of the building for recreation at.
such time as the War Department
buys it under the act.
Emanuel Blumberg, 1877 Chesa-
peake street S.W., told the board
yesterday he and a majority Of the
Randle Highlands Citizens Asso-
citation favor its use for recreation.
= Frank E. Monday, 1924 Haley
terrace Sc, was opposed to using
the building.
Wender Gives Views. .
Harry S. Wender. board chairman.
said he was not convinced" it
would be safe. Furthermore, he
pointed out, Use of the house would
make it more difficult to get Con-
gress to authorize regular house
for the neighborhood's playground
In Fort Greble Park.
The board voted to hold meet
ing soon with American Red Cross
officials to see if there is any way to
continue financing volunteer camp
shows in the Washington area. Lack
Of funds will put stop to the
shows, Mr.. Wender explained, unless
the Red Cross can support them.
The shows have been put on in
hospitals and service posts for the
last four years.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Citizens Meeting CunceIed

The Congress Heights Citizens
Association meeting. scheduled for
tomorrow night. has been cancelled
because the Congress Heights School,
where the association meets. Is
closed for the Easter holiday, Mrs.
Louise B. Shelton, secretary. an
nounced.
Evening star., 1947-04-09

PLAN COMING FORUM--Wilam A. Higinbotham, executive
the Federation American Scientists and Miss
Eleanor Schneider refugee member the local
Executive United World Federas today met
at Pinchot 1915 Rhode Island
NV discuss plans How to Create
Positive Peace The sponsored by both the organ
Star Stan Photo
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25
Mrs. Dempster
Chosen Head Of
AnoIu Club

At the April meeting of the
Anola Woman's Club of Pasca-
goula at Lincoln hall Friday az
ternoon Mrs. Robert j. Dempster
was chosen to head the orgsniza-
ton for the coming year
Other officers elected were
Mrs. A. M. Hardy, first vice pres
dent: Mrs. Phillip l. Ware, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. A. J.
Moss, recording secretary; Mrs.
NJ. Flecbas, Jr., treasurer; Mrs.
Leo Trehern. corresponding sec
rotary; Mrs. Wade billiard, pai
liamentarian, and Mrs. Pedro X.
Cox, historian.
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. w. b. Robertson, acting
| president in the absence of Mrs.
Sydney Swan
During the business period Mrs.
Robertson announced that Herm4
es Gautier had asked the club to
| assist in the Cancer Drive by col
Letting donations at the Pasea-
goula post Office Friday and Sat
urday of this week. 1t was voted
to extend this cooperation
A letter was read from Mrs.
Josephine Hester, president OF
the Worth While Club, thanking
the Anola club for the contribu-
ton given by it towards the en-
ploying of a recreation director
for the summer months at LIN
coin hall, a project being spon-
sored the former organization
Mrs. Philip Ware, chairman OF
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A short social hour was then
enjoyed and the hostess, assist
ed by her daughter-in-law, Mrs
Maurice TAYLOR, served refresh
ments to the following, besides
those mentioned above: Mesdam-
es Mark P. Davis, r. J. Horne,
Johnson Ware. j. w. Cation, and
Ruth L. Roberts.
Mesdames N. NJ. Carter, w. E,
Clement, Irene Carter, Miss Viii
lie Nell Carter and Forest Nell
Carter and Sherron Clement
were guests Wednesday in the
home Of Mrs. George Riggs in
Biloxi.
@. c. and Miss Maude Rob-
erts visited Mrs. Minnie Hamp-
ton in Gulfport Saturday. Mrs.
Hampton remained in a serious
condition following a fall sever
al weeks ago.
Sunday afternoon guests in
the home of Mrs. Ruth l.. Rob-
erts and sons were Mr.. and Mrs,
John A. Graham and son, Billy,
of Ocean Springs and Mrs. Ida
L. Graham and grandson, j. L.
Scarborough Of Pascagoula,
While here, they also visited in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. H,
Ware.
The mems brotherhood will
meet Saturday night, April 26,
at the Mt. Pleasant Church. S.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25
News From Mt. Pleasant. -.
Mrs. c. N. Taylor Is Hostess To
Womans Society Meeting Monday

The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service met Monday, April
Il, in the home of Mrs. C. NJ.
Taylor with Mrs. j. c. Harris in
charge of the program. The scrip
ture lesson was read by Mrs.
Chandler Havens and Mrs. @.
c. Roberts, followed by a pray
er offered by Mrs. L. C. Rob
erts.
Reports of COMMITTEES were
then heard, after which the
study lesson was presented by
Mrs. Ruble Roberts and Mrs.
Harris, the former relating THE
Deeper Meaning of Stewardship
and the latter, Stewardship of
the Persons"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25

the constitution and bylaws COM
mittee read changes in that in
strument that have been recon-
menaed by her committee. The
matter Will be voted on at the
May election.
d.. Albert Desautels of the
Board of Health was present and
gave an instructive talk on Can
GER"
Mrs. Warren McCleskev Of the
International Relations commit
tee then introduced Karl Wiesen-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25

S. Wall of Ocean Spring will
be the guest speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmitt Golf ano
daughter of Moss Point visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Rob.
erts on Thursday afternoon.
Guests Sunday in the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Roberts were
Mrs. Jennie Prouse, Mr.. and Mrs
Claude Dudek, and Mrs. E. j Pat
rick and children of Pascagoula
Mrs. Sallie Pecouis of Fowl
River, Ala, and Mr.. and Mrs,
Eugene Dix of Maryland were
guests Monday in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Harris
and Mr.. and Mrs. L. A Harris
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. 9. Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Vande-
vender and little daughter of
Pascagoula were guests of Mr.,
and Mrs. R. M. Roberts recent
ly.
Mrs. Chandler Havens and
son, Edmond, and Mrs. Alyce
Bourgeois visited Sgt. G, B. Lam
bert in Ocean Springs on Sat
urday.
Business visitors to Pascagoula
Monday were Mr.. and Mrs. j,
w. Cation and son.
Guests Saturday night in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. R j. Van
Horne were Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Taylor and R. M. Ravens.
Mrs. w. E. Clement and daugh
ter and Mrs. N. M. Carter were
business visitors to Pascagoula
on Friday.
Dinner guests in the home OF
Mrs. Ruth l.. Roberts and sons
on Sunday were the Rev. w. J.
Walters and Miss Rowena BLr-
ton of Vancleave.
Mesdames R. J. Van Horne and
Ruble Roberts were business Wis
itors to Biloxi Wednesday.
Friends of M. E. Long will be
glad to know that he is recup-
Grating nicely from an attact of
double pneumonia
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fletcher
Fletcher and daughter were
weekend guests of Mrs. Irene
Carter.
Dinner guests in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Ware We'd
nesday wore Mrs. l.. c. Graham
and children and Mr.. and Mrs.
Erwin Evans OF Dallas, Tex.
Mr. and Mrs. L. r. Ware and
children visited Mrs. Laura and
Miss Annie l.. Ware in Pasca-
goula on Sunday.
Mrs. Roscoe fletcher and chill
dren were guests Monday in the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. R. H.
Ware.
MI. and Mrs. W. E. Clements
and daughter, Sheron, who have
made their home with Mrs. Glen :
ent's parents, Mr. and Mrs. N.
M. Carter, left Sunday to make
their home in Pieayune where
Mr.. Clements is employed.
Sunday guests in the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Roberts were
Mr.. ana Mrs. Claude Dudek,
Mrs. jennie Prouse, Mr.. and MIS-.
Elmer Nelson, ano Mrs. E. j. Pat
rick and children of Pascagoula;
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Gasoway of
Moss Point; and Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Taylor and Roy Roberts.
Miss Choyce Groves spent sew
eral day. last week in Pass Chris
tian as guest of Mrs. Lonnie Nc
Donald.
Saturday afternoon guests in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. H.
Ware were Lum Oliver and sor
of Eseatawpa.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Ware and
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. R. Ware visit
ed Miss Lizzie Ware as a birth
day surprise on Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Corrine and Miss Thelma
Roberts of Gulfport were week
end guests of Miss Maude and
Fred Roberts.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25
DIES HERE

Alex Maokowski, 71-year-old,
died at the Jackson County Hos
pital Monday afternoon of pneu-
monia. He had been i'll about two
weeks. His home was in Inter
national Falls, Mimi, and he had
been in Pascagoula only a short
time having come here as an
employee of Quinn Fisheries. His
body was shipped to his home
Thursday by Stokes Funeral
Home for burial.
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burg and Nolle T Roberts who
Interestingly discussed "Commu-
nism."
Mrs. H. p. Heidelberg, Jr. was
a guest.
During The social hour refresh
ments we're served by the hostess
es, Mesdames l. w. Browder,
Wade billiard, julius c. Nell
vain and Hugh Dossett.
There are about III million
acres Of land in Texas.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25

Burning sulphur was an i'm
portant part of pagan temple
eeremonials more than 1000
years before Christ.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25

Balsa wood, similar TO that used
to construct model airplanes, is
now being adapted to crates for
air freight shipments.
Arizona sun., 1947-11-21

Tom Sharp became an occasional.
rambling letter from some unknown
far Eastern place. Then, from Har-
bin, his passport and his legacy had
come to his sister.
Now Tom Sharp was alive again
and hurrying to see his sisters
daughter.
Just then the front door opened.
In stepped bouncy. stocky, gray
haired man.
''Well, Nettie," he said heartily.
"come sit by your Uncle Tom. Yes,
you've got your mothers bright
brown eyes,"
He led her to one of the yellow
tables.
Eyes, yes, my dear. No one likes
to be visited by a ghost!" He
roared with laughter. ''It was. poor
Jerry Angus who played that joke
on me. Left me with no passport
and no money. The crazy fool"
He glanced toward the kitchen.
'But mustn't waste time like this.
I found you by phoning the doctor
in the old home town. The same
name, but the son of the one used
to know. That's how time fiiesl . {.