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Evening star., 1947-05-26
Prince Georges Sets
Hearing for June 7 on
Miniature Car Races

A public hearing before the Prince
Georges County Commissioners will
be held in Upper Marlboro at . pm.
June 2 to determine if miniature
racing automobiles make enough
noise to constitute a public nuis-
ance.
This was decided yesterday by the
commissioners after inspecting a
220-foot track on Chillum road,
near Mount Rainier.
A number of residents of Avon
dale Terrace and Volland Terrace
have voiced their opposition to the
track, charging it "disturbs their
peace" on Sunday afternoons, the
only time racing is held there.
Authority Is Doubted.
Commissioner william A. Carson,
chairman of the board, said he
doubted if the commissioners had
any authority over the track, adding
it was mot a business proposition"
and that no permits were required.
He said advice on the question
would have to be obtained from
Waldo Burnside, attorney for the
board.
Personally he declared, II feel
is is very noisy and is definitely a
nuisance and a traffic hazard. I
wouldn't want it anywhere around
me-"
Walter L. Green, Hyattsville at
torney retained by the Washington
Miniature Race Car Association,
operators of the track, said the
Commissioners have no jurisdiction
in the matter"
'The case will have to be decided
i'm Circuit Court" he explained.
THE only thing the opponents can
do is to obtain writ of injunction
against the tract, citing it as a nui-
sance."
Homes Quarter-MiIe Away.
Inspecting the track. besides Mr..
Carson,a were Commissioners John
H. Beall, Norman H. Collins and
Harry w. McNamee. Commissioner
ID. Leonard Dyer was absent.
The concrete track is situated
opposite the Queens Chapel Airport
near two Washington Gaslight Co
storage tanks. No homes stand
within a quarter of a mile of it.
Robert E. Kirwan, 4318 North
Fairfax street, Arlington, treasurer
of the association, reported the
group has obtained signatures of
more than 60 residents of the sur
rounding area on petition saying
they were not opposed to the track
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Body Found on Roi|rood
In Alexandria Identified

The body of man police identi-
fed as Chester w. Bradley, SO, col
ored, of Wilmington, N. c., was
found on the railroad tracks near
Roberts Crossing, Alexandria, yes
terday.
Police expressed the belief the
man fell from a train while hitch
ing ride. His body was first no
ticed by a Southern Railway engin-
eer.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Reverse A-Bomb
Seen Surprising
Present One
BY the Assoeiated Press

BALTIMORE, May a4.-The ordi-
nary atom bomb is nothing COM
pared to the atom bomb in reverse,
If the dire predictions of Uni
versity OF Minnesota dean come
true.
Addressing the Maryland chapter
of the American Chemical Society,
Dean Samuel Colville Lind of the
university's Institute of Technology
declared that atomic fusion-the
reverse of atomic fission-would pro-
duce enough power to blow up all
the worlds troubles in one nuclear
finale"
The fusion process, which would
consist of joining the nuclei of sew
eral atoms instead of splitting them,
would produce 10 times the amount
of energy released by uranium fis-
sion, but, Dr.. Lind said reassuringly.
this type of chain reaction is not
even remotely possible yet.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Mrs. Art Brown Urged
For Arlington Award

Mrs. Art Brown, 1918 North Mill
tary road, Arlington, has been NOM
mated by the James Madison
Parent Teacher Association for the
Soroptimist Award, given for out
standing service to the county.
Mrs. Brown, wife of the associate
editor of the Nations Business, has
served as president Of the county
PTA during the past year. New
officers elected by the Madison
group were:
Mrs. Christopher Garnett, jr.,
president; Miss Louise Brady, prin-
cipal, vice president; Mrs. Ada Tay-
lor, secretary, and Mrs. R. A. Quick,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Charleston Law
Hearing Is Set
In Alexandra
Citizens to Testify
On RepeuIing Control
Over Historic Sites

Alexandrians will have a second
chance to decide If they want the
city's historic buildings protected by
law tomorrow night when the city
council holds q public hearing on
repeal Of the so-called Charleston
Ordinance.
The hearing was ordered by a
hve-to-three vote by the council
last month In q surprise move after
complaints of threatened CONNER
cialization In the "old home" areas
were heard by the council.
Adopted last summer, the Charles
ton Ordinance Is modelled after
similar law In effect In Charleston,
IS. G. It establishes an Architec-
tural Board of Review to pass on
any exterior alterations to buildings
In the historic" zone Of the city
between the water front and Alfred
street.
Scope Called Too Radical.
Leading opponents of the ordi-
nance have complained that It's
scope Is too broad and that 1t Gre
ates unnecessary red-tape for bus
inessmen. Most opposition to the
law has come from Alexandria's
merchants. The resolution calling
for the public hearing on possible
repeal of the law was introduced by
Councilman John Ewald.
Councilman Everett A. Hellmuth,
chairman of the Architectural Board,
believes the ordinance has not been
given fair chance, and charges
that its critics on several occasions
have reported misleading versions
of some of the boards decisions.
F. Hamilton Seeley of 2 Potomac
court, Alexandria, whose complaint
OF commercialization In the historic
neighborhood where he lives was
met with the Charleston ordinance
repeal threat by the council, said
yesterday he intends to head a dele
cation of the laws supporters al
tomorrow's meeting.
Home Owners Fight Changed.
Speaking for number Of owners
OF restored homes, Mr.. Seeley said
our position is that many of us
bought property in the old section
OF town relying on the Charleston
Ordinance. We feel that its repeal
would adversely affect our property
and that it would be a breach Of
faith on the part Of the city"
MIR. Seeley added that he felt re-.
peal OF the ordinance would be a
drawback from the entire city's view
point. He. explained that the people
who had rebuilt and restored Alex
andrias old homes from a near
slum status, had given the city an
asset and brought increased tax rev.
enues.
"If we are denied the protection
OF the Charleston Ordinance, there
won't be anything left for us to do
but to sell out and let those homes
revert to what they used to be- .
Mr.. Seeley said.
Also re-scheduled for council con-
sideration Tuesday night is a. re-
quest Of the Arlington Public Utili-
ties Commission to join with them
IN seeking a gas rate reduction for
the Arlington alexandria area. Ac-
ton on this question was deferred
from an earlier meeting.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
County Realty Board
Plans Dinner Tomorrow

Representatives from local and
national real estate organizations
will be among guests attending the
banquet to be held at 7 o'clock to-
night at the Kenwood Country
Club by the Montgomery County
Real Estate Board.
Toastmaster at the gathering will
be Donald Chamberlin, Kenwood
real estate man. E. M. Fry, Bethesda,
is president of the group.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Three Area Men Named
To Forty and Eiqht Posts

Three Washington area men were
elected officers of the Mid-Atlantic
Association Of the Forty and Eight
as the association closed its three
day promenade in Norfolk, Va, Sun
day, the Associated Press reported.
Rufus G. Coldwell, Fairfax, Va,
was elected president; Bernard Cas-
sell of Mount Rainer. Md, vice
president, and w. Leo Collins of
Washington was one of six named
the executive committee.
The parley, attended by members
from IA States, selected Baltimore
for the l948 meeting.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Better Business Week
Marked in Falls Church

A Better Business Week" will be
sponsored by the Falls Church
Chamber of Commerce today
through Friday.
Leaflets and certificates will be
dropped from a plane and persons
finding the certificates will receive
prizes of cash or merchandise
totalling $1,000, contributed by
town merchants.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Benefit to Be Held
In Old Fuirfux Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Pozer
present owners of a house said to
be the Oldest in Fairfax County, will
open their home and garden to the
public for a tea Saturday, June z
from $3.50 to pm. for the benefit
of the Womenis Auxiliary of Truro
Episcopal Church, Fairfax.
The Pozer home is directly across
from the post Office in the town OF
Fairfax. Funds will be used by the
auxiliary for their monthly ship
|ment of clothing overseas.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Hecht Co. to Discuss
Silver Spring Brunch

Plans for the Hecht Co.'S Silver
Spring branch store, scheduled to
open next fall, will be discussed by
officials of the company at meet
ing of the Silver Spring Board of
Trade at 7 pm. Wednesday at the
Indian Spring Country Club.
Speakers will be James Rotto,
sales and publicity director of the
store. and Harold K. Melnicove,
director of merchandise presenta-
ton. Special guests will be Milton
P. Sch1esinger, director of industrial
research and management for The
Hecht Co. and Carl Bleiberg, public
relations manager.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
By A. A. HoehIins

Neither snow nor the birth Of
babies can halt the delivery Of the
United States mail at Dickerscn, Md.
At Z pm. last Christmas Eve Mrs.
Margaret j. Kessler, Montgomery
County's only woman letter carrier.
brought her wheeling 17-year-old
Model A Ford to a halt in front Of
the Dickerson Post ONCE. She had
delivered 9 staggering burden OF
Christmas letters and packages to
her 1873 rural route customers.
At midnight she was in her regu-
lar place in the choir of st. Mary's
Catholic Church in nearby Barnes
vile raising her voice in glory OF
the Lord for the special Christmas
Mass.
And at S am. Christmas day Mrs
Kesslef gave birth to a daughter
Mary Margaret. in a Frederick hos
|pital.
Back at Work in Four Weeks.
Four weeks later she was back a,
work, accepting the congratulation,
Of people on her route and plow-
ing through some of the heavies,
snowdrifts the county had ever seen
"But r didn't mind a bit... she
protested. "I just drove as close al
I could get to a house, put on my
big boots and walked on through
the snow"
A small woman, Mrs. Kessler car
ries some heavy packages. A crate
of chickens in one hand and ar
armload of mail order catalogues In
the other Is just routine to thi,
representative of the Post ONCE De-
partment.
And fiat tires?
why, pshaw mani" she exploded
IT can change tire in 10 minutes
Can you?"
Studies Mechanics.
Not only that. She Is taking 9
course at home in practical engine
mechanics - insurance against the
all-too- likely day when her ancient
Ford coughs tired cough and
threatens to head for the Valhalla o1
overworked jaloppies.
In fact, the car Is a hand-down
from her father, Reginald B. Jones
now 10 years old and retired after
serving the same mail route for 36
years.
She says, though, that there is
every likelihood that she will be
getting a new car in a few months.
Long before her husband, William
T. Kessler, starts on his way to
work in the National Health Gen.
ter, Bethesda, Mrs. Kessler is out
of bed and picking UP her mail at
$50 am. at the Post Off1ce.
Before returning home she has
covered a winding trail of nearly
40 miles through the hills and val
leys of one of the richest dairyland
areas in the State.
Has Served Three Years.
BY noon she is ready to head
the old bus homeward in time fol
Mary Margaret's luncheon feeding
Her mother-in-law, Mrs. Herbert
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Bethesda Gurden Club
Piuns Flower Show

''Beautify Bethesda" win be the
theme of a flower show to be held
Wednesday at the Battery Park
Clubhouse by the Bethesda Com
munity Garden Club.
The exhibits of 80 classes OF
flower, fruit and vegetable arrange
ments viii be open from 2 to S pm
and from Z to pm. Judges for the
show win be William K. Youngman
William T. Simmons, E. K. Bender,
Mrs. p. G. Nutting and Mrs. Arthur
Sturgis.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Coin to Address 6. o. P
At ARLINGTON RuIIY

Senator Cain, Republican, of
Washington will be principal speak
er at the Arlington County Repub-
hcan rally at Z pm. Wednesday at
the Washington Golf and Country
Club.
Talmage Wilcher, chairman of
the committee, said Republican
committee workers from through
out the State also are expected to
be present.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
IS Legislative Groups
|WiII Pursue Virginia
Inquiries This Week
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 26.-Meet-
ings Of five interim legislative study
groups have been set for this week
to pursue as many inquiries for
consideration by the 1948 General
Assembly.
The first session. of Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council Com
mittee on wages and hours of
State employees will convene at ii
am. tomorrow in the House Appro-
,priations Committee room at the
State Capitol. State Senator James
Hoge Tyler. Sd, Norfolk, is chair
man.
Before the committee is direc-
tive from the assembly to report
with recommendations "as to
whether the State of Virginia
should by law provide for "a a
minimum wage on hourly, weekly
or monthly basis for It's employees
and the State thereof; and (2) max
imum hours of work with overtime
for extra work and, If so, the over
time rates"
Welfare Meeting Wednesday.
Wednesday, at the same houl
and place, the Mitchell Welfare
Commission will meet. Headed by
Judge G. E. Mitchell, jr., Halifax
the commission was created by ths
1916 General Assembly to make
broad investigation of the State
public welfare setup.
A VALC committee with Dele.
gate Willis E. Cohoon, Suffolk, az
chairman, will meet at IL am
Thursday to start work on two
studies referred by Gov. Tuck. One
will cover the matter of fixing g
lower retirement age for State police
than the general voluntary retire.
ment age of IS prevailing for State
employees.
The other will study co-ordina-
tion Of functions of the State Police
Department and the Division o1
Motor Vehicles.
Education Hearings to Resume.
On Saturday, a series of five
public hearings on education prob
lens being conducted jointly by tht
Moses Commission and the McCu.
Committee of the VALC will b'
resumed at 10 am in Culpeper Higl
School. Subsequent hearings ar,
at Williamsburg and Petersburg.
Another major public hearing haI
been called for 10 am. June il
the Senate chamber by the. Public
Service Tax Committee. Headed b,
Dean Raymond B. Pinchbeck o
Richmond College, the committee
is reviewing the system of assessing
and taxing public utilities, including
railroads, to determine If. 1t shouls
be changed.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Optimists Elect Area Men

Two District area men, Charles
Cooke of Washington and Harry
Bendall of Alexandria, were elected
lieutenant governors Of the Six
teenth District. Optin1ist Interna-
tionaI, at the convention yesterday
in Richmond, Va. Louis Lee Guy
of Norfolk was elected district gov
ernor.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Junior College Sponsors
Community Orchestra

A community orchestra is being
sponsored by Montgomery Junior
College in Bethesda, Md, which
Will begin rehearsals in September
under auspices of the newly formed
music department. A committee
including representatives of the
school and community will be es-
tablished shortly to hold additions.
All residents of the county, both
amateur and professional, may apply
for membership in the orchestra.
DR.. j. r. Rigglemen, economics pro-
fessor at the college, has been active
in getting the project launched.
Evening star., 1947-05-26

Kessler, has been caring for the in
FAINT in her absence.
Mrs. Kessler, who is just round
ing out three years of service as a
carrier, says she loves her work and
that people are very nice to her.
Does she ever worry about hold
ups?
"You know it's peculiar thing"
she allows, "but even this old ma
chine of mine is respected. I think
most folk feel that Uncle Sam Is
right behind that car somewhere,
guarding it."
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Dr.. Lewis Named Head
OF Mary Baldwin College

DR.. Frank Bell Lewis, professor of
Bible and philosophy at Davis and
Elkins College, Elkins, w. Va, has
been elected president of Mary
Baldwin College, it has been an-
nounced by Edmund D. Campbell,
Washington, D. c., president of
the board of trustees.
DIR. Lewis, a minister in the Pres
byterian church, will succeed DR..
L. Wilson Jarman, who resigned
from the presidency in the spring
of 1916 because of i'll health.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Miss Watkins Elected

Miss Barbara Watkins of Alexan-
dria was among those elected to
the board of directors of the Vir-
ginia Conference of Social Work
ers, which closed a three-day meet
ing in Roanoke. Va, yesterday. Mrs.
Mary Alice Roberts, superintendent
of the Richmond Social Service
Bureau, was elected president to
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Market Specialist Named

De Voc H. Willard, Baltimore,
has been appointed an assistant
marketing specialist at the Univer-
sity of Maryland to undertake
studies in marketing livestock it was
announced today.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Hoey to Speak in Arlington

Senator Hoey, Democrat, Of North
Carolina, win speak at Ladies
Night" program to be held by the
Arlington Laymen's League at the
Wilson Boulevard Christian Church
at pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Joseph Hannaford Dies;
Founder Of House Of David
By The Assoeiossd Press

BENTON HARBoR. Mich, April
25,-Joseph Hannaford. 81, one of
the original founders of the Israelite
House Of David in Benton Harbor,
died at the colony yesterday. He
headed group Of converts on a
voyage from Australia to this city
in 1905.
At one time the owner of a large
music house In his native Melbourne,
Mr.. Hannaford disposed Of the busi-
ness to become a disciple of the
Israelite faith and travelled all over
the world in its behalf.
In 1906, when the House of David
was still struggling collection of
Jealous believers whose unshorn hair
and boards remain the badge of
faith, Mr.. Hannaford was chosen
president Of the official board.
He married Rachael Clark, in 1880.
They had eight children. She died
in 1880 at the House of David.
A son, George Hannaford. is an
official Of Radio City Music Hall in
New York and a grandson, George
Hannaford, jr.. is assistant manager.
Another son, Horace, is an executive
of La Guardia Airport In New York,
and third, Cookie" is In Holly
wood, Calf.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Mrs. Margaret Walsh Dies:
Mother Of Exc. W. Coach

Mrs. Margaret Walsh, rs, mother
Of Leonard Walsh, former assistant
football coach at George Washing-aa
ton University, died this morning atfn
the home Of her son, 1914 Benton &c
-tr..+ WV ssnl
s4s
Mr.. Walsh, now an attorney here,
was coach at George Washington
from 1890 to 1896. He Is pass, ;
president Of the Touchdown Club. ~
Mrs. Walsh, q native Of Ehoy,
Wis, had been a resident Of wash-. !,
ington for the last four years. Be- /
fore coming here she had lived In,
Superior, Wis, where funeral serv-
ices and burial viii be held on
Tuesday. @ste
Surviving. in addition to Mr..
Walsh. are two other sons, Capt. w.
e. Walsh, u. S. N, Treasure Island.
Calf, and Capt. Joseph B. Walsh.
U. S. A., who has just returned from
duty in Korea: five daughters, Miss
Mary B. Walsh, Cleveland: Mrs
Veronica Doyle. Minneapolis. Mimi:
Miss Margaret E. Walsh, New York
City; Miss Virginia Walsh, Cleves a
land, and Mrs. Katharene w.
Householder, Kansas City. Mo-, and =
10 grandchildren. 10
Evening star., 1947-04-25

ties Of an order from the hoard az
directors Justice HehEeinheAt
asked Id the course oE later cross-
examination.
Yes, sir, the witness replied.
i Mr.. Spradlin also told how the
former Representative In june, 1914,
also had the bank give him 1880
In currency on draft drawn on
the Batavia company. May tele-
phoned the Illinois concern and
talked with some Official, to verify
the draft, Mr.. Spradlin said.
No Record Of Deposit.
In response to question by Mr.
Paisley, the witness said there was
no bank record OF q 1880 deposit In
Mays personal account In June,
1914. He said he understood" May
used the cash for lumber or logs. =
I Throughout several hours OF COM
plicated bank : record testimony
there was no further mention of
two 1000 checks which, accor1ing
to Sawyer A. Smith, one OF Mays
counsel, were campaign contribu-
lions TO the Democratic Party in
1914.
The Government disclosed earlier
that the checks were from Albert
Freeman, son OF Joseph Freeman
and California war manufacturer,
+. D. Feldman, who had 9 son in
the service. The checks allegedly
were made out to Mays son, Robert
V-May. but ultimately were cashed
by May. Government prosecutors
asserted that May interceded with
War Department ofiicials In behalf
Of young Freeman, then in the
Army.
Evening star., 1947-04-25

Sears cashier. VIII become the bride
of Luther, jr.
The Rev. Frank Y. Jageers VIII 1
perform the double wedding cerel =
mony at 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon
at the Douglas Memorial Methodist
Church, Eleventh and H streets NE.
The couples will 60 different direc-f III
tions on their honeymoons.
Luther, jr., and Russell met their
brides when, returning from the
Army, they went to work ut the !
store nearly two years ago. They
now live at 1850 Harvard street NV.
Miss Bayha Is from York, Pa, andas
Miss Fields from Fayetteville, N. ca
They live together at 28o5 Foure
teerth street NV.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Woman and Two Children
Hun In Traffic Accidents ].

TWO small children and woman
were victims OF trafIic accidents yes
terday.
Mrs. Daisy Sewer, So, colored. who
is employed at l754 N street NV,
was struck by taxicab as she was
crossing Connecticut avenue just
north of N street. She is in Emerg-
ency Hospital In q critical condition
with a fractured skull.
Police said the driver Of the cab
was Thurman B. Jones, ST.. 81, coll
ored, of $50 Kenyon street NV. He
was charged with failing to give the
right of way to a pedestrian.
Gloria Newman, 3, OF 1773 l. street
Sc, Is in Providence Hospital with
head injuries received when she was
struck by q car in front OF 1340 L
street Sc. Police said the car was
driven by Marie A. Spears, Al, oil
3717 Forty-third avenue, Cottage
City, Md. Police charged her with
failing to report an accident. She
stopped, but failed to identify her
self. police said.
Paul Grumbine, 3, the son of Mer-
rill Grumbine, of TOO Forty sixth
street Sc, was injured when he was
struck by an automobile as he
dashed into the street to meet his
father.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
Double Wedding Family Affoiys
For Store Where Couples Met ii

It won't be q mail order AFFAIR by
any means, but employees Of the
Sears. Roehuck q Co store ct 45O0
Wisconsin avenue NV. will have 8
strong interest III the marriage Sun.
day of brothers Luther G. Wise, jr,
25, and Russell Lee Wise. %. They
will have representatives at the
ceremony including the store de-
tective. Luther G. Wise, sr. He is
father Of the bridegrooms, both Of
whom are salesmen at the store.
A member Of the stores credit
department win have an important
role She is Miss Martha Bayha, 23.
who will become Russell's bride.
( And a former employe, Miss Ar.
Ileen Rosetta Fields, 26, formerly =