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Evening star., 1947-10-05

The story of the big production
lob behind each days editions of
The Star has been brought to the
screen in a documentary motion pic
ture now available for showings be-
fore school. civic, professional and
business groups.
Entitled 1.-The Star Goes to Press,
the color film traces the process
from newsgathering to delivery OF
the newspaper at the subscribers
home.
The film runs approximately 20
minutes, The narration Is by Bill
Coyle, radio director of The Star.
In describing the fast-moving scenes
of big-city newspaper publishing, he
includes statistics emphasizing the
magnitude of the operation. He re-
veals it requires more than, ton
of ink daily to put the news on paper
at The Star, for example.
The audience sees story being
typed as dictated by telephone by
the reporter covering it. The scru-
tiny by the city editor, the swift
editing and headlining at the horse
shoe shaped copy desk and the dis
patch by pneumatic tube to the COM
posing room are shown.
Then, the camera shows, and Mr..
Coyle describes, the mechanical pro-
cess by which the words reach the
presses-the setting In type, line
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Parasito|ogist Is Named
To MARYLAND u. Faculty

Appointment of DR.. William o.
Negherben as q staff member of
the Zoology Department Of the Uni
versity of Maryland to teach parasi-
tology and embryology was an
nounced yesterday by university
officials.
His appointment brings the total
of faculty and staff members Of the
university to 1,130 for the year, ITO
more than last year. OF this num-
Der, 922 are assigned to College
Park, including 145 professors. The
remainder are assigned to the pro-
fessional schools of the university
in Baltimore.
The university now has q ratio Of
one faculty member for every II
students, compared with one fo1
every 20 In most other schools, OH.
cials said.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Arlington Board Hit
As Failing 10 Fight
Bus Fare Increase

Charges that prospective higher
bus fares are at least partially the
result of the Arlington County
Boards failure to support the Coun-
ty Public Utilities Commission in
it's efforts to protect the bus-riding
public" were made yesterday by T.
Oscar Smith, candidate for the
County Board in the November 4
election.
On Thursday the Washington,
Virginia g. Maryland Coach Co.
(Arnold Lines) received permission
to increase fares on almost all its
lines under an order issued by the
Interstate Commerce Commission
The new rates may be put in effect
upon 10 days notice by the bus firm
but Arlington groups plan to appeal
the order to the full commission
this week.
PUG Opposed Increase. ,s,
"The County Board" Mr. Smith
charged, permitted the PUG to op-
pose the rate increase before the
ICC only when assure dthat the
hearing would cost the county no
money. Then two PUG members
used their own money and time to
make the best fight they could, and
lost.
when the case went against us,
the County Board voted $500 for
an eleventh-hour appeal. The ap-
peal was lost and now thousands
Of Arlington residents will be re-
quired to pay increased transporta-
ton costs If the ICC order is not
set aside-all because the County
Board took no real interest in the
matter until 1t was too late"
The candidate who, with Mrs
Florence Cannon, has the backing
of the Better Government League
is opposing seven others, including
F. Freeland Chew and Harry w.
Cuppett, incumbents. for the two
board seats. He said Arlington
consumers generally pay more for
all their public utility services than
Washington residents
Rate Analyst Employed.
Mr.. Smith said Mr.. Chew and
the other board members voted to
employ a rate analyst and "a good
man was selected but Mr.. Chew
would not vote money to pay his
salary. Our failure to spend a little
money to back up the PUG is cost
ing Arlington consumers thousands
of dollars each month In higher
rates for all utilities"
An indignation" meeting over
the bus fare increase was held last
night at the Arlington home of
Talmage Wilcher, Republican NOM
inee for the State Senate. Mr.. Will
cher said rs persons from the
county's II voting precincts attended
and made plans to protest the in
crease to the ICC.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Virginia Crossing Accidents
Fatal 10 Z This Year
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 4.-The
Department of State Police reported
today that in the first eight months
Of this year at least IL persons died
in train-motor vehicle collisions at
grade crossings in Virginia.
The IL lost their lives in seven
accidents which occurred between
January and August 81 in Burke
vile and the counties of Chester
field, Nansemond and Prince Ed
wards.
In the same period during 1916,
the department stated, nine similar
accidents caused the loss of the same
number of lives-12.
Meanwhile, the State Highway De-
partment disclosed it has work un-
derway for elimination of four grade
crossings by construction of bridges.
In addition, two will be removed by
relocating secondary roads.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Street Repair Work
AT University Park
To Begin in 10 Days

Repair and resurfacing Of five
streets In University Park, Md. is
scheduled to get under way within
10 days. The work is included In a
contract which has been awarded for
the project by the community's
Mayor and Town Council
The work, which will cost more
than $4,000. Is to include repairs to
roadbeds, eurbs and cutters, where
necessary, and in some instances,
resurfacing with bituminous asphalt,
according to Mayor T. Earle Bourne.
Streets slated for improvements
include Clagett road, between Queens
Chapel road and Clagett Pineway;;
Woodberry street, between Queens
Chapel road and College Heights
drive; Forty fourth avenue, between
Colesville road and Sheridan street;
Tennyson road, from ty-first
avenue to the end of construction,
and Forty-first avenue from Tenny-
son road to its end.
The Contee Sand and Gravel Co.,
Laurel, was low bidder on the pro-
ject, the cost of which will be as
sessed against property -owners abut.
ting the improvements. It must be
Evening star., 1947-10-05
R. N. Rankin, Is, Dies
In harrisonburg Hospital
Speeiol Disposeh 10 The Star

HARRIsONBURG. Va, Oct. f.
Rashleigh Maynard Rankin, 70.
Scottish lawyer who left his prac-
tice to become farmer in the
United States, died yesterday at the
Rockingham Memorial Hospital here
after three weeks illness.
Mr.. Rankin left Scotland in 1900
and spent two years in Canada be-
fore coming to Culpeper. He mar
ried Sadie Jeffries of Madison, Va.
After his wife's death in 1912. he
moved to Harrisonburg, and lived
with his son, Jack, manager of a
chain store here.
In addition, Mr.. Rankin is sur
vived by four other sons, Marquis
Marion and Vivian Gerick, of Cul-
peper, and Ivan Maynard and Ken
meth Rhodes, of Chicago: six grand
children, brother and a sister, and
a nephew.
Funeral services will be held at 8
pm. tomorrow from the chapel of
the Lindsay funeral home and
burial will be in the Bethel Church
Cemetery near Madison.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Prince Georges Residents
Told 10 File Intent 10 Vote

New Maryland residents desiring
to vote in the 1948 presidential elec-
tions again were reminded yester-
day by the Prince Georges County
League of Women Voters to file
their declaration of intentions be-
fore November 4.
The league pointed out that new
residents, or those who have never
voted in the State, are required
under Maryland law to declare their
intentions to vote at least a year
prior to a general election to be
eligible to cast their ballots.
The declarations can be filed at
the office of Brice Bowie, clerk of
the County Circuit Court, at the
County Courthouse, Upper Marl-
boro, from 9 am. to 4:30 pm. or
with Harry A. Shinn, deputy clerk
to the county commissioners, at the
County Service Building, Hyatts-
vile, between 10 am. and 4 pm,
Monday through Friday.
Additional information may be
obtained from Mrs. w, E. McGoni-
gle, Warf1eld 1890, or Mrs, o. E.
Baker, Warfield 1929, members of
the League of Women Voters.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Upper Marlboro Fair
Gets 100 Cattle Entries
Despite Boycott Rumor

More than 100 entries in the cat
tie section of the Southern Mary
land Fair which opens tomorrow at
Upper Marlboro, have been received
in spite of reports that cattle raisers
would boycott the event, officials
announced late yesterday.
Members of the Southern Mary
land Livestock Association have as
serted they would not exhibit at
the fair which, they charge, will
be dominated by "horses and horse
racing people"
Maxwell Covington, president Of
the association, said that the group
had indicated 100 per cent unani-
nifty" in promising to boycott the
fair. He added the association was
dissatisfied last year with the build
ings allocated to its exhibits land
the general treatment accorded us. )"
New Race Track Buildings.
"They told us this year." he de-
clared, that they still couldn't give
us any better places for our ex-
hibits because Of scarcity Of build.
ing materials ] noticed, though,
that they got enough materials to
put up buildings for the race track" !"
Mrs. Helen B.. WEIGH, chairman
Of the fair, admitted many mem
bers Of the association probably
would not exhibit cattle but said
that in spite of it there still would
be several hundred entries 'if we
had the buildings to house them"
The cattle raisers were understood
to have been annoyed also by a
horse show to be held next Sunday,
the final day of the fair.
Twenty-one classes will be in
cluded in the day-long horse show.
In the show classes four ribbons and
cash prizes will be awarded and in
the hunter and jumper classes rib
bons will be given.
Large Exhibition Expected.
Undisturbed by reports from the
Southern Maryland group, John
Farrell. secretary-treasurer of the
fair, said that there will be the
largest exhibition of Ayrshire,
Guernsey, Jersey and Holstein pure
bred dairy cattle in the history Of
the fair.
This year, he added, exhibitors
are coming from all sections Of
Maryland, whereas in the past the
fair was restricted to Southern
Maryland counties.
Special emphasis this year Is be-
ing placed on household arts and
general entertainment at the fair,
the first ever scheduled to continue
more than three or four days.
Prizes to be awarded total
$20 nm
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Tuck Invites Officials
To Highway Conference
BY tho Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND. Oct. 4.-Gov. Tuck
today urged Virginia county and
municipal officials to make every
effort to attend the first annual Vir-
ginia Highway Conference at Vir-
ginia Military Institute, Lexington,
October 81 and November /.
Included on the program will be
Thomas H. acDonald, Public Roads
Administration commissioner, who
will speak on the National highway
outlook. Other speakers include Sem
ators Byrd and Robertson, Gov. Tuck
and Colgate w. Darden. jr., who was
inaugurated this week as third presi-
dent Of the University of Virginia.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Police to Auction Autos Monday:
List Items for '48 Main Event

The first Of the police depart
ment's two annual clearance"
sales will be held tomorrow at 10
am, when Is unclaimed automo-
biles are put up for auction on lot
at Second and H streets Sc.
Main event, however, for Wash
ington bargain hunters will be the
sale early next year of all other
unclaimed and abandoned property.
Although the auction is several
months off, police assigned to the
chief clerks Office and civilian
workers already are busy storing
the material into lots in the old May
Hardware Co. building, 469 G street
NV.
Radios, Clothing Included.
Articles to be offered for sale
include radios, jewelry. adding ma
chimes, rifles, clothing. whisky and
furniture. Most Of the collection is
made up of proceeds of crime
material taken from thieves and
never called for by It's owners. All
such articles are held for a year
before being placed on the auction
block.
Forgetful, property owners are re-
minded of the sale through several
newspaper advertisements immedi-
ately preceding sale. Although they
still may recover their possessions
up until the time they go on sale,
there is no redress once the auc-
tioneer's hammer has fallen.
The automobiles, however, must
be kept only three months before
they may be sold. Most of the
vehicles are abandoned "crates," Z"
sold principally to boating enthusi-
|asts who want the motors.
$4,000 From Sale.
Inspector Clement P. Cox, chief
clerk of the police department, said
last years sale netted $4,000 for
District Golfers. No estimate of
sale proceeds are made in the
annual budget, he said, so the
profits are a surprise windfall for
the collector of taxes.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Williams Becomes Head
OF Princess Anne COLLEGE
By the Associated Press


PRINCESS ANNE, Md, Oct. f.
DR.. John Taylor Williams was in
stalled today as president of Prin-
cess Anne College, an institution
which started as a high school,
He Is the first head of the school
to be given the title of President. his
predecessors being called either
Dean or Principal.
DR.. H. c. Byrd. president of Uni
versity of Maryland of which Prin-
cess Anne is a unit. led party of
State Officials at the Inauguration.
DR.. Williams took charge at the
semester opening September 10,
coming here after being Dean Of
Kentucky State College for several
years.
Are enrolment of 200 this year
is the highest in history at the CO.
educational college, which offers
four-year courses in Liberal Arts,
Agriculture and Technical Subjects.
Evening star., 1947-10-05

repaid by them in tax bills over a
period of 10 years.
The award brings the total spent
on road improvements in the town
during the past year to nearly $780,
600, Mayor Bourne declared. Pre-
viously, $4,000 was spent for i'm
provements to Underwood street and
$4,000 In the College Heights area,
he said.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
First Women Jurors
To Serve This Week
In Prince Georges

The Prince Georges County Cir
cult Court will open it's fall session
at Upper Marlboro tomorrow with
women jurors slated to serve for
the first time in the county's history.
Selection of a 23-member county
grand jury and two 25-member
petit juries, starting at 10 a m, will
highlight the opening day of court.
w. Desmond Walker, 43-year-old
Mitchellville tobacco and dairy
farmer, will be sworn in as fore
man of the grand jury and the
names of other grand jurors will be
selected from a panel of 48 names.
The remaining Is Jurors will con-
stitute the first weeks petit jury.
County residents already have been
designated as members Of the Sec
ond weeks petit jury.
IL Women Listed.
A total of IL women are on the
jury panel. The panel was selected
about a month ago by Associate
Judge Charles G. Marbury.
Summoning of women for jury
duty was authorized during the
last session of the Maryland Gen.
eral Assembly.
No more cases than usual are
slated to be considered by the grand
Jury according to States Attorney
A. Gwynn Bowie. So far 109 cases
have been docketed he reported. A
total of 162 we're investigated by the
previous grand jury in April.
Three Murder Cases.
Included in the criminal cases to
be submitted to the grand jury are
three growing out of fatal shootings.
Awaiting jury action on charges OF
murder are Mrs. Katherine Weaver,
80, of 1902 Thirty-seventh avenue
Cottage City, who has been released
under bond since the shooting OF her
husband. Joseph Weaver, 43. last
July 2; William Wallace, 81, colored,
of 63o8 K street, Cedar Heights, Md,
held in connection with the shooting
of Edward S. Payne, "a, colored, OF
Fairmount Heights, May 6, and
Lloyd Milton, A, colored, of Bowie
held in the death of his wife last
May.
Among other cases scheduled to be
presented are: James Francis
Hampson, "a, of Arlington, Va, on
charges of abducting a 17-year-old
East Riverdale (Md) girl last May;
Frank j. Venting, 80, of the 500
block of H street N. E., on charges OF
the attempted rape of 34-year-old
Hillside (Md) woman, near Forest
vile, on August IT; and Thomas G.
Chambers, colored, 26, of the 460O
block of A street Sc, former Dis
trict policeman, and William P
Brown, 80, of the 1900 block of Cor
coran street N. W., on charges OF
criminally assaulting a 24-year-old
Washington woman last June.
Gambling Probe Expected.
The grand jury is expected to
investigate the gambling situation
in the county, although all gaming
establishments were reported closed
down by county police August IS.
Unofficial sources in the county
limited after the drive started that
gamblers would resume operations
following the end of the Maryland
racing season and the grand jury
session. County Police Supt. Ralph
w. Brown, however, said they would
ron, q ir, clospd
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Po|icePropose
Auto o|nspections
Virginia Council Told
PIon Will Pay Way
In $l.50 Yearly Fees
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va, Oct. 4.-Col, G.
w. Woodson, jr., superintendent of
Virginia State Police. today out
lined a system for State-owned and
operated motor vehicle inspection
stations to be financed by a fiat fee
OF s1.50 per vehicle per year.
Appearing before the Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council, which.
is studying the inspection problem
at the request of Gov. Tuck. Col.
Woodson estimated the proposed
system, covering semiannual inspec-
tions, would be self-supporting and
that receipts also would amortize
cost OF buildings and equipment dur
ing the first two years of operation.
The council, conducting a public
hearing in the State Capitol, also
heard number of spokesmen for
automobile groups and individual
motorists.
Increased Checks Urged.
j. T. Timmons, managing director
of the Tidewater Automobile Asso-
citation, told the council that from
an educational point OF view the in
spections should be performed, but
that they should not be carried out
by privately owned garages, the cur
rent practice.
Both Mr.. Timmons and G.. Wise
Wescott of the Automobile Club of
Virginia suggested increased road
checks on year-round basis with
the use of an enlarged State Police
force, these checks covering both
vehicle and driver.
Col. Woodson submitted a state
ment to the council in which it was
suggested that 18 permanent in
spection buildings Incorporating Is
inspection lanes would be required
in the following localities on the
basis OF current motor vehicle regis
tration figures:
Abingdon, Christiansourg, Roam.
oke, Martinsville, Danville, Halifax,
Staunton, Charlottes-
vile, Harrisonburg,. Winchester,
Fredericksburg, Rich
mond. Petersburg, Newport News
and Norfolk.
Is Portable Units Planned.
Fifteen portable, or floating lanes,
were suggested to handle the re-
mainder of the State.
He estimated the cost of land and
buildings at 1897 ,638, equipment at
$181 500 and the annual operating
cost at $533,376. He said on the
basis of present registrations in
Virginia this would leave a surplus
of approximately $4,000 per year,
which would allow for fluctuations
and repairs, salary increases and
possible error in estimates. The
estimated operating costs included
for 1872 inspectors, 80 SUI
pervisors and six clerks.
THE inspections would be con-
Quoted by impartial State employees
having no interest in a selling pro-
gram" Col. Woodson said. 1T pro-
vides a method whereby motor We
hicle owners may have necessary
corrections made at a place and by
the method of their choice. Pre-
cision instruments would be used
for performance testing of brakes,
wheel alignment and headlights and
visual inspection of other safety fac
tors would be made.
1t was suggested that the car
owner pay the proposed fee at the
time he purchases his registration
plates. This. it was explained, would
eliminate a costly accounting sys-
tenn necessary If the fee were to be
collected by the inspection station
and, in addition, it would call for
fewer employees and would provide
funds in advance for operation,
Evening star., 1947-10-05

ALI work preparing ana executing
the sale is carried on by men from
Inspector Cox's Office, although a
private auctioneer is awarded the
job on a percentage basis. Each
item sold, no matter how small, has
a carefully documented "case his
tory" on file in the inspectors
Office. This record includes the
method in which the material came
into police hands, the precinct from
which it originated, final disposition
and a complete description.
Property is sold for whatever is
bid, except in the cases of really
valuable articles, such as fur coats
and fine watches. Then the article
is appraised, and bidding starts
from a set price. Most smaller
articles are placed in lots, and the
bidder must buy the entire col
lection.
Shoe Sales Recalled.
Inspector Cox recalled an instance
several years ago of a shoe dealer
who purchased shelf of shoes
without inspecting them too thor
oughly.
when he unpacked them, they
were sample Shoes" he said. They
were in good condition-but all were
for the left foot" IL. -.
He also told of woman who, two
years ago, made a practice of buying
alarm clocks at the auction. OPA
clerks, checking unusual purchases
Of shortage items, later found she
had been reselling them-at de-
cided prolific people rooming In
her home.
Despite the food shortage, all re-
covered canned goods are destroyed
lest they be contaminated. Beer Is
disposed OF in the same way. This
is done, Inspector Miller said. on
advice of brewers, who reported beer
once kept on ice and then put back
in storage for a long time might
make the drinker i'll,
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Clifton Park Citizens Elect

C. w. Courtright has been elected
president Of the Clifton Park Citi-
zen's Association, 1t was announced
Yesterday. Other officers are r. A.
schellhase, vice president; Mrs. B.
w. Bullock, treasurer; Miss Vance
HYDE, recording secretary. and Mrs.
! Doris McGown, corresponding Sec
retary. -
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Baltimore Quods Home
After 9-Month Wait
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. +The HEM
quadruplets went home today, nine
and half months after they were
born in st. Agnes Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hem picked
up their three boys and girl to
take them to speciality built home
in suburban Catonsville. The child
rem were kept at the hospital since
birth while the house was built.
The parents had been living with
Mr.. Henn's folks, who had insult
ficient room for four more children.
The babies now weigh between II
and 10 pounds,
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Country Fair to Be Held
Saturday at HiIIunduIe

Pony rides for children, home
cooked foods and a white elephant"
sale will be among the attractions
at the Country Fair sponsored by the
auxiliary of the Hillandale Volunteer
Fire Department next Saturday.
The fair, beginning at 2 pm, will
be held at the Hillandale Recreation
Center, behind the fire house on New
Hampshire avenue extended, about
5 miles from the District line. Supper
will be served.
Mrs. William DeNeane is chairman
of the committee in charge
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Borcroft PTA to Meet

The Bancroft School Parent
Teacher Association. Arlington, with
the new president, DR.. E. r. Dra-
helm in the chair. will meet at 8 pm
Wednesday in the school. Other
officials include r. B. Morgan, first
vice president; Mrs. Evelyn Lynn
second vice president; Mrs. Good
win Taylor, secretary, and Ted Post
treasurer.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Mrs. Mark Recon to Speok

Mrs. Mark Regan, president of
the Fairfax County Parent-Teacher
Association, will outline the school
situation in the County at the first
meeting of the Falls Church PTA at
8 pm. Tuesday at the Madison
School,
Evening star., 1947-10-05
PTA to Have Open House

An "open house" is planned by the
Parent-Teacher Association of
Woodside School, Silver Spring, at
S:15 pm. Thursday, in the school,
Justin l.. Edgerton, president, an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Mount Vernon Election Set

The Mount Vernon Citizens As
sociation will elect officers at .
meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
fire station, Fort Hunt road.