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Evening star., 1947-06-30
750-Yord Joyride
OF Boy Driver, ;,
MoyCost $50

DR.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Voelker,
1900 Dale drive, Silver Spring, today
were arranging for the repair OF
their automobile which their 3R-
year-old son damaged during short
joyride late Saturday.
Mrs. Voelker said Joey, their son,
got into the car while it was parked
in front of the house, took the keys
from over the sun visor and started
the machine.
The first I knew about it was
when his twin sister Janet came
running in and said joey was going
for a drive she said.
when l ran out I saw that the
automobile had backed around the
corner, gone up steep embankment
and come to rest with the back on a
3-foot brick wall. 1t sideswiped a
telephone pole en- route
She added that the trip was per-
haps $50 yards and she believes that
it will cost at least $3.50 to put the
car back in running condition.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
200 Boys Club Members
Go 10 Maryland Camp

Nearly 200 members of the city's
six Police Boys Clubs left No. 5 pre-
cinct headquarters for Camp Ernest
w. Brown, Scotland, Md, this morn
ing, inaugurating the camps 18th
season as a free vacation resort.
witnessing the departure OF the
to 16-year -old boys were Morris
Cafritz, chairman of the camp COM
lmittee. supervisors of the boys clubs
and hundreds of relatives and
friends of the children.
Todays contingent will remain at
the camp, named for the retired po-
lice chief who founded the clubs, for
two weeks. During the summer,
nearly $500 Washington boys will
attend the camp. Included will be
about 200 members of the School
Boy Patrols, who will stay at the
camp during the first two weeks in
September.
The camp is supported by money
raised in the annual police boys
fund campaign, which this year
topped $4,000. The camp is under
the supervision of Sergt. Forest Bin
swanger, director of boys club work
for the Metropolitan Police.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
BusIoads of Excited Children
Leave for 3 Weeks ofConp

Busloads of shouting, laughing
children rolled out of Washington
today for their long-awaited three
weeks at Camp Good Will and Camp
Pleasant.
Among the excited youngsters
were some of the boys and girls
whose camp vacation was made pos
sible by contributors to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp Fund. In
all, 72O children will get three weeks
of camping at the two Chopawamsic
(Va.D camps Of the group, 24O are
being sent by the gifts of generous
WaShingtonians.
Children carrying every variety OF
luggage turned up at Thomson
School and Garnett-Patterson jun
ior High School at $50 am. for
their final physical checkups before
boarding the buses and station
wagons for camp.
Tall Tales of Camp.
Some of them lugged large suit
cases obviously belonging to their
parents or neighbors. But many of
them struggled with paper shopping
bags, cardboard cartons or pillow
cases. A number of them showed
up with sea bags or service KNAPP
sacks carrying the names and serial
numbers of fathers or big brothers
who had been in the service.
AS they waited for doctors to look
at their teeth, eyes, ears, chests and
throats, boys who had been to camp
before told wide-eyed first-timers
tall tales about what they would
find in camp.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
HopeweII Storm Dam age
Estimated at 100000
BY the Associated Press

HOPEWELL, Va, June 3O.-Resi-
dents of this South Virginia town,
number of them homeless, worked
today to clean up the damage caused
Saturday by a tornado which in
jured 10 persons-none seriously
and caused loss estimated by Of
f1cials at 100000.
Torrential rains accompanied the
winds, said by some to have reached
rs to 100 miles an hour. The storm
unroofed or otherwise damaged
about 100 buildings in a six-block
area, cut off telephone and electric
service and isolated residents for
nearly 9 hours.
An emergency crew from nearby
Petersburg supplied John Randolph
Hospital with auxiliary power while
the injured were treated for minor
cuts and bruises.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Man Held in Stabbiinqs
During Traffic Dispute;
Eiqht Others Released

Gordon E. Payne. Sc, of Garrison
willie. Va, was paced under S1,500
bond on a charge of assault with a
dangerous weapon at preliminary
hearing before Municipal Court
Judge Aubrey B. Fennell today as
the aftermath of a traffic argument
early yesterday that sent four
persons to the hospital.
Judge Fennell directed Payne to
return to court July 81 after Pre-
cinct Detective Ralph M. Shoemaker
declared that one Of those hospital
lied, Lawrence Lawhorn, 26, of 908
Eighth street NE, was in serious
condition with a stab wound in the
abdomen.
Assistant United States Attorney
Warren Wilson announced that
simply assault charges placed
against eight other persons at the
police station yesterday morning
had been dropped. The court asked
that they return for the July 81
hearing as witnesses.
A free-for-all fight developed
When the occupants of two cars
became incensed at the driver of
another car for allegedly weaving
in and out of traffic and cutting
them off.
After an exchange of words, oc-
cupants left their cars at Fourteenth
street and Constitution avenue NV.
and began fighting, according to
police.
Hospitalized in addition to Mr.
LaWhorn are:
Mrs. Gordon E. Payne. Is, of Gar
risonville, in Casualty Hospital.
William Rutherford, "a, of l01l
Vernon street, Alexandria, in Emer-
gency Hospital
Harold Price, 80, of 5l8 Ninth
street NE, Mount Alto Hospital.
They suffered stab wounds in the
melee. but were not considered to
be in serious condition.
Charges were dropped against the
following:
James E Neal, 35. 1904 Newton
street, Colmar Manor
James E. Farrell, 33, $500 Eighth
street NV.
Albert H. Aired, 36, Chintoteague,
Va
James Riley, It, Garrisonville, Va.
Mrs. Vivian Rutherford, 81, wife
of William Rutherford.
Mrs. Mildred Lawhorn, 25, wife of
Lawrence Lawhorn.
Mrs. Jeannette Aired, 26, wife of
Albert Aired
Mrs. Hazel Neal %, wife of James
Neal
Police said two cars, driven by
Price and LaWhorn, were travelling
together west on Constitution ave-
nue. when occupants of the Lawhorn
car and third car, driven by Aired.
got into an argument over driving
tactics
At Fourteenth and Constitution
both cars turned left and, according
to reports, collided. The Price car
also stopped and all of the occu-
pants of the three cars engaged
in the fight which followed, except
Mrs. Audrey Crandall, %. of 913
Maryland avenue NE.
Mrs. Payne was stabbed acci-
dentally by her husband when he
drew knife in the midst of the
fracas and began slashing wildly in
all directions. police said.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Woman Dies After Truck
Pins Her Against Bridge

Mrs. Gloria North. colored, %, of
the 2300 block of N street NV. died
early today in Gallinger Hospital of
injuries received Saturday when
pinned to the rail of the M Street
Bridge by truck which jumped the
curb.
The death Of Mrs North. mother
of a month old baby. brought Dis
trict traffic fatalities so far this year
to "a, as compared to % at this time
last year.
The driver was listed by police as
Otis Harper, colored. 30 of the 1400
block of F street NE. Charged with
reckless driving. he was released on
1000 bond pending action of the
coroner.
The dead woman was the wife of
Gerald Smith North. an employe at
the Georgetown Medical School.
Evening star., 1947-06-30

II sure hope they have animals,
one small boy said. Il like to look
for animals in the woods-you know
rabbits and things"
A frail 8-year-old girl with wide
blue eyes and long blond hair car
ried shabby doll.
Il just thought Sally would like
to go, too," she explained.
Boys Have Varied Plans.
A boy who looked small for his
8 years clutched a debated football
Il want to practice at camp" he
said. There's no place to play
football around where I live, but
thought if l got good enough I
could get to playground somewhere
and maybe get on the team"
One boy talked excitedly about
the sharp baseball players" he had
heard were at camp. Another car
ried homemade stamp album made
out of 5 cent notebook. He pulled
some crumpled Cancelled stamp out
of his pocket and explained he
wanted to put them in the book
when he got to camp
Mothers, brothers and sisters, who
had been guarding the children's
camp gear during the the excite
ment of taking their physical ex-
animation, gathered around the
buses as the children took theil
seats.
Then the youngsters-120 fol
Camp Good Will and 120 for Camp
Pleasant-burst into a furry OF
waving and shouting as the buses
gathered speed for their trip into
Virginia.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Fireworks Show 10 Include
100 Aerial Displays

The spectacular fireworks show
planned for the Cavalcade of Free
dom Fourth of July program on the
Monument Grounds Friday night,
will include Is "set pieces" and 100
aerial displays.
The 'set pieces will range from
fireworks portraits of President
Truman, George Washington and
John Paul Jones to a reproduc-
ton of Niagara Falls by Moon
light" C. Melvin Sharpe, fireworks
chairman, announced today.
Admiral Chester w Nimitz and
Senator Dworshak, Republican, OF
Idaho, will speak. Concert music
will be presented by the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps bands, starting
at 7:30 pm.
About 100000 are expected to at
tend the program, sponsored by the
District Recreation Board, Board OF
Trade, Motion Picture Theater
Owners and National Capital Parks
Admission to the Monument
Grounds will be free, although 15,-
900 seats are now on sale at 81 each
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Please Call In Your Sunday
Classified Ads Early in the Week

The Saturday for Sunday classified advertising has
great telephone facilities have been
taxed This rush is result of customers calling in ads
at the last minute before the Saturday deadline
To avoid the annoyance of repeated busy signal
call in their Sunday ads any time
Monday through Frday-from 800 to 900 pm. In
this way your ad will handled promptly efficiently
with the minimum of inconvenience. Saturday for
those who cannot place their ads earlier We appreciate
your cooperation in this effort provide you customers
with better service
Evening star., 1947-06-30
81 Injured in Crashes
Involving ; Buses,
TruckIoad Of Children

A pileup of three chartered buses
injured 80 persons yesterday at
Berwyn, and Saturday night 10 Bal
timore school children were hurt
when a truck struck a tree and
overturned u miles north of An
napolis.
The 80 bus victims, colored men,
bers of the congregation of the Full
ton Baptist Church, Baltimore, en-
route to St. Matthews Baptist
Church here, were treated at Le-
land Memorial Hospital, Riverdale,
and released. Only one-treated for
a leg fracture-suffered more than
cuts and bruises.
Two of the school children re-
manned hospitalized today. They
were Joseph Stanson, 18, who was
treated at Emergency Hospital, An
napolis. for head injury, and
transferred to a Baltimore hospital,
and Frances Goenings, 13, under
treatment at the Annapolis insti-
tuition for a back injury.
4ilc oClWyH dCCJutNI occurred.
Prince Georges County police re-
ported. when the leading bus
stopped suddenly for a traffic light.
The second vehicle rammed the
rear Of the first, and the third
struck the back of the second.
Failure to negotiate a turn in
the highway was blamed by police
for the truck crash in which the
children were hurt.
Frederick Bowls, IS, of 116 Inver-
ness drive, Chevy Chase, suffered
a fractured left leg this morning
when knocked off his motor scooter
by truck in the $500 block of
avenue, Bethesda.
Police said the truck driver
James T. Jackson, %, colored, of
told them the boy sud-
denly turned in front of him. Young
Bowls was taken to Suburban Hos |
oital where his condition was de-
scribed as good
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Auto Liability Rates
Raised in Maryland
ey the Associated Pres,

NEW YORK, June 29.-An in
crease in automobile liability rates
in Maryland for all types of auto
mobiles was announced today by
the National Bureau of Casualty
and Surety Underwriters.
Maryland is the 41st State where
rates have been advanced since
February.
The overall increase amounts to
SO per cent for bodily injury and
81 per cent for property damage
Private passenger car rates for
bodily injury are increased by 7e
per cent and for property damage 80
per cent New commercial car rates
are up 40 per cent for property dam
age, with no change for bodily
damage.
Bureau spokesmen said the cause
for the increase was the effect of
initiation on the cost of claim settle
ment.
Maryland police have reported a
sharp jump in accidents leading to
property damage claims, and an in
crease of l3 per cent in bodily in
jury claims. In April and May total
Maryland accidents we're up 8.3
over the corresponding period in
1916.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Police Seek 7 Bandits
In $4,000 Ho|dup Of
Couple in Bethesda

Montgomery County police today
sought two young bandits who held
up a man and wife yesterday morn
ing in their Bethesda home. bound
them and fed in the couples car
with approximately $4,000 worth of
loot.
Nathan Cosman, 1912 Bradley
boulevard, who works for the Ken
yon Motor CO. of Washington. told
police he was awakened by knock
at his door.
Are you Mr. Cosman," the men
asked.
When Mr. Cosman answered, one
of the men drew a pistol and forced
him upstairs where both he and his
wife were bound to their beds with
belts, neckties and towels.
$4,000 Ring Taken.
Mr. Cosman told police that the
bandits then searched the room in
what he described as a rather nerv-
GUS fashion A $4,000 diamond ring
which one of the holdup men took
from Mrs. Cosman's finger was the
most valuable article stolen. A
watch and other articles of jeweiry
made up most of the remaining loot
The bandits found only S45 in
cash, which was in trousers pocket
of Mr.. Cosman.
When they finished searching the
house they took Mr.. Cosman's auto
mobile keys from a table and fled
in a 1946-model black club coupe
which belongs to the Kenyon Motor
Co.
Bandits Is Years Old.
The victims succeeded in freeing
themselves about 10 minutes after
the bandits left and called police.
Both men were about Is years old
and wore sport jackets, according to
the description given by the Co.'S
mans. The one who fourished the
pistol, believed to be slightly older
than his accomplice, wore blue
trousers and gray felt hat.
Montgomery County police said
today they had no clues other than
those furnished by Mr.. and Mrs.
CoSman.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Or. RundeI Substituting
For Hornodoy Associate

An article in Saturdays Star
stated that DR.. Wayne Randel would
take a temporary job as house ply
SicIdn a. the Mayf1ower Hotel during
the regular physicians July vaca-
tion.
DR. Frank A Hornaday, the hotel
physician. called The Star today TO
explain that he was taking no voca-
ton III July. but that DR.. Randel
would substitute for a Vacationlng
associate of Dr.. Hornaday.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Two Sailors Who Pitched
Tent in Park Arrested

Two sailors both 10. who police
said. were camping in a tent in
Fort Dupont Park. were turned over
to shore police today According to
park police, they admitted having
been AWOL from the Norfolk naval
base since May 20
Park police started looking for
them after s6 worth OF candy, soft
drinks and cigars were stolen from
the heldhouse of the Fairlawn golf
course Friday night. The sailors
were watching a baseball game at
Fatrlawn yesterday when arrested.
Police said they recovered two bi-
cycles and a quantity of cigars and
candy from the sailors tent.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Conkright Promoted
In FOREIGN Service

William A. Conkright of Washing
ton. who has been serving as senior
economic analyst in the United
States Embassy in Mexico. was
nominated by President Truman to-
day for appointment into Class 3 of
the career foreign service, He was
one of four men nominated for
appointments in upper classes Of
the foreign service under provisions
of the So-called "manpOWer act.
Mr.. Truman also sent to the Sem
ate the nominations Of Is men for
appointment in the beginning Glass
of the foreign service.
Mr. Conkright formerly lived at
3737 FeSsenden street NV.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Mary|and's Tax
On Sales Starts
AT Midnight
Dealers Rush to
Get Licenses as
DeodIine Neurs

A last-minute rush by merchants
for sales tax licenses was expected
in Maryland today as the State
prepared to put its new 2 per cent
sales tax into effect at midnight.
State Controller James Lacy said
only 1928 licenses to collect the
sales tax have been issued. Pre-
viously he had estimated there are
$4,000 merchants in the State. Each
license costs 81.
In Montgomery County, Circuit
Court Clerk Clayton K. Watkins
said only about 500 licenses have
been issued. although he believes
many county merchants applied
directly to the State controller in
Baltimore. He estimated about
1000 Montgomery merchants should
obtain licenses.
Prince Georges Issues 1,500.
At the office of Prince Georges
County Circuit Court Clerk Brice
Bowie, about the same percentage
has been licensed, it was said. Mr..
Bowies Office issued 1,500 applica-
tions, and estimates there are 5000
merchants in the county.
State officials warned that fines
ranging from S25 to 500 are pro-
vided for operating without sales
tax permits.
Merchants will collect the tax at
the time of sale on ali taxable
items costing more than 9 cents,
and it is estimated the new levy
voted by the 1947 Legislature will
net the State about $18,400,0 each
year
21st State to Adopt Levy.
Maryland, the 21st State along
with New York City to adopt the
sales tax as a major revenue-rais-
ing means, has made many exemp-
ticns, which naturally will cause
some confusion until everything is
definitely tabled as taxable or un-
taxable.
On the majority Of items the law
is clear, and the uncertainty will
arise in borderline cases and in
certain business transactions not
clearly defined by law. These are
being ruled upon by the Attorney
Generals office as fast as they
The major exemption so far as
the family man is concerned is
food for home consumption.
And the big item he will paw a
tax on will be clothing for his
family.
If he takes the family out to
eat the meal is taXable-unless it's
on a railroad diner, which was
specifically exempted.
Gas Tax Also Goes Up.
Gasoline is exempted, but the
States special gas tax goes up from
to S cents gallon tomorrow any
way. Oil for the old jalopy's motor
will be taxed So will materials
lsed in car repairing, although the
abor is exempt.
There will be no tokens, receipts,
slips or other gadgets to show you
paid. The dealer is ION his own"
% collect and pay to the State.
Many are expected to have their
drop the tax into jar,
,an or box alongside the cash
register
At the same time there is the
States new use tax, which requires
persons making purchases in other
States to report to Maryland and
pay per cent levy. This is eX-
oected to affect only larger items or
purchases, it was explained, and not
he shirt you buy on Fifth avenuel
in New York for Uncle Oscars
To help out, the State has printed
cards bearing the figures on both
The sales and use tax rates:
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Police Chief to Retire
And Open Night Club
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO.-John Pizza, chief of
police in suburban Calumet Park, is
going to retire after II years on the
force and open night club
I'm tired of seeing people in
trouble and unhappy" said the 40
year-old chief Il want to watch
some happy, carefree people Tor a
while"
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Use of S65,0O0
AtWesternH High
|sProtested .
Principal and Others
To Put Case Before
School Board Tonight
BY Colt Hendley

The principal OF Western High
School and the Home and School
Association were questioned today
Just why $65, 900 of a S147, 300 ap-
preparation for improvements and
alterations to the school was spent
for twu items for which the money
was not earmarked.
School Association spokesmen are
expected to bring up the matter
at the public hearing of the 8oard
of Education at o'clock tta1ight
at the Thomson School-a meeting
at which all citizen groups will
present recommendations for the
l949 school budget.
OF the appropriation $4,000 has
been spent on boiler requirements
and $4,000 on painting the school
The STAT 900 was'placed in the
budget to pay for eight items but
not for those on which the money
has been spent. Normally, when a
Justification is submitted, it con-
StltuteS earmarking and the funds
must be used for that purpose, the
District budget officers Office said
Stafford Explains.
Associate Supt of Schools Howard
P Stafford, who is in charge of build
ings and grounds, explained it this
way:
The boiler work was an emergency
measure. There were no earmarked
funds for that work as appropria-
tions for boiler requirements are
planned several years ahead on the
theory that there will be a gradual
need for replacement rather than an
emergency one.
Therefore. discretion allowed in
such matters was exercised, Mr.. SAT-
ford said. and $4,000 from the
$l47,900 appropriation was used
Mr.. Stafford said that although
there is a general fund for painting
and repair of schools, part Of which
is not earmarked for specific jobs,
it was decided to use S25, 900 from
the Sl47.900 appropriation for the
painting job
'Ipup oDJCCIS W Z st VI hUHSy.
N. A. Danowsky. principal of
Western High School. and repre-
SentativeS of the Home and School
Association felt, however. that some
arrangements should have been
made. Mr.. Stafford said. He added
that at conference with them, he
and Archie Hutson, District director
of construction, explained their rea-
sons for using the money from the
appropriation.
Representative of the Home and
School Association said they would
recommend the inclusion of the
requests for the unfinished work in
the l949 budget at tonight's meeting.
The original Justification of the
appropriation included among the
items improvements on the gymna-
Siums. A contract is being let at a
cost of S65.5l5 for this work which
leaves not enough to handle the
other items.
Work Still to Be Done.
Work still to be done under the
earmarked funds includes new
equipment and acoustic tile in the
cafeteria and teachers lunch
room. a domestic science suite for
girls and a printing or woodwork
shop for boys, replacement of fur
niture in the chemical laboratory,
moving and undermining of the
bookroom. placing counsellors' quar-
tiers in the present bookroom and
replacing of draperies and scenery
on the stage
Mr Stafford said an attempt to
get the work accomplished would
be made by letting the District re-
pair shop handle more of it than
originally planned.
Evening star., 1947-06-30
Woman Who Fled Scene
Of FutoI Shooting Is Held

Margaret L. Lewis, q, colored, was
held today on murder charge after
surrendering to police in connection
with the fatal shooting of a 51-year-
old man early yesterday.
Coroner A Magruder Macdonald
ordered an inquest this afternoon
in the mans death. The man was
listed by police as John Henry Eas-
ton, colored. and witnesses said he
was shot after an argument over
money in the 1000 block of First
street Sc.
The Lewis woman fed from the
scene but later surrendered to police,