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Evening star., 1947-03-09
Prize Contribution
By Potricio Couqhlon,

My collection of began father
last April and brought back souvenirs for three
sisters and
brought figures
his wife, younger sister WIFE
We traded dogs the he
oldest of because they bigger collection of
miniature animals
On trip to Atlantic City bought SETS David
Copperd and his his wife and
Martha Washington little pickannny of
Collecting these historical interesting
My little sister likes take statues their shelf
them with them.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Old FLAT

The colors of New York City's
hag-blue, white and orange-are
the same colors which f1oated over
Manhattan Island under Dutch
rule more than 300 years ago.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

Meriwether Lewis: Boy Explorer,
by Charlotte M. Bebenroth (Bobbs-
Merrill; $150)-Meriwether Lewis Is
most famous for his expedition with
Will Clark into the Northwest Ter
ritory. This story of his early life
is an excellent addition to the
Childhood of Famous Americans
Series"
Pocahontas: Brave Girl, by Flora
Warren Seymour (Bobbs- Merrill:
81 .5O-Mrs. Seymour, first woman
member Of the Board of Indian
Commissioners, tells the story of the
early life of Pocahontas with a
simple directness which will appeal
to children of all ages. Another
fine addition to the childhood of
Famous Americans Series"
Golden Lady, by Eleanor Brown
(Howell, Soskin; $2.5O-All chill
dren who love horses will want to
read this fine story by an expert
enced horsewoman.
The Animal ABC, by Sally Lee
Woodall GU. S. Camera; $1.5O-I
This book, with its verses and photo
graphs, will make learning the al
phabet a pleasure for all children
+ It's Fun to Make a Book, by Anne
Kramer and Carlyle Leech ODutton;
SD-This book contains two ex-
citing short stories for which the
reader Is asked to write endings.
The endings, as written bv the au-
thor, are included, along with some
rules for illustrating. Recommended
for children who like to write or
draw.
The Shy Little Kitten, by Cath
leen Schurr (Simon & Schuster;;
25c)-Cleverly illustrated by Gustar
Tenggren for the very young. About
the kitten, the mole, the frog, the
puppy, the snake, and the red squir-
rel on picnic.
+ Little Giant, by A.. de Quincy
(Howell, Soskin; $2.5O-ln this
story of giants of Is and 20 feet tall,
We meet hero who is only 7 feet
tall. He lives in the mountains of
Southern Europe, and his humorous
adventures will make the reader
worry little and laugh a lot.
Brer Rabbit Rides the Fox, adapt
ed from Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus Tales" by Walt Dis
ney (Grosset g. Dunlap; so cents)-I
Brer Rabbit is once more up to his
old tricks as he foils foxy" plot
and turns the tables on his old rival,
Brer Fox.
Understood Betsy, by Dorothy
Garfield tHolt; $2)-Elizabeth Ann
goes to live on the Putney farm
against Aunt Frances wishes when
her Aunt Harriet becomes i'll. While
orthe farm, Ann discovers life there
is more wonderful than she has
ever known. E. A. G.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Retired Enlisted Men

Louis A. Meyer, retired as first
sergeant. 18th Infantry, and Willard
E. Nothstine, as staff sergeant, Coast
Artillery Corps, were elected to
membership in Association No. /.
The following named retired Army
officers, on duty at>the United States
Soldiers Home, have been elected
honorary members: Maj. Gen. II. K.
Loughry, governor Of the home; Brig.
Gems. A. Owen Seaman, r. C. Nc
Donald; Coils. D. O. Cordiner and
Clark Lynn.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Pine Painting

Pipe Painting
BY using modern electronic tubes
to provide a high electric potential
difference between the paint spray
nozzle and the work, 1t is now pos
sible to paint all around a pipe at
one time.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
A Thought
Prize Contribution
By Pctricio Ann WiIIioms, IS

Dunbcr High School
Are you going somewhere or just
travelling?
Do you know where the road will
lead?
Have you put any thought behind it?
Or have you just hoped when in
need?
Some folks are just plain lucky:
They can do almost anything.
But maybe you aren't the person
Who can open his mouth and sing
You just can't follow the other
And expect to receive the same /;
But if you do and find you fail,
No one but you'll get the blame.
So be sure just what your goal is;
And always try to see
Just what is intended for you
To do successfully.
Evening star., 1947-03-09

/ TRAVEL.
MEXICO CITY 7o.Day POI pyl'|s" e
Return via New Orleans. Summer Western
Tour. Write Rochester Tours. Ashford
Rd. Silver Spring, Md.
Evening star., 1947-03-09

us on. After convincing our parents
that we were not too young to travel
by ourselves and that vacation
would be good for them, We bought
our train tickets, packed our suit
cases and left for Key West.
At Miami, we took a bus over the
% bridges to Key West. We stayed
with married couple in Macarthur,
a housing project about 2 miles
from the center of town. Our days
were spent trying painfully to get a
suntan and talking los muchachos
cubanos on the southernmost beach.
We were taught to rhumba and
conga, and to enjoy Cuban sand
wiches and coconut ice cream.
The day before our set departure,
We wired our parents to tell them
we would not be home for a few days.
We stayed to take part in the Labor
day celebrations. The fiesta began
with a parade, which was followed
by races and contests. The day
ended with a conga line down the
main street. The evening was spent
dancing to the twang-twang of a
Cuban conga band. Blanche and I
had a grand time, met scores Of fine
people and saw the southeast coast
of the United States and a bit of
the tropics.
Travel while you are young. When
you get older, you probably won't
have the time or the patience to
such an undertaking.
There is only one thing wrong
with travelling that we can see
that is that you meet lots of people
whom you hate to leave. However,
that is the way with life.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
X: X'|'-:Ray Slogan Contest
To Close tomorrow

Last-minute hints to entrants IN
the Washington chest X-ray slogan
contest were offered today by sur
vey officials.
The contest, offering 5000 in
prizes, will close at midnight tomor-
row. Already thousands of slogans
have been submitted. There is no
limit on the number a contestant
may enter, it was said.
The purpose of the slogans is to
encourage Washington citizens to
report to one of number of X-ray
stations throughout the city for free
chest examinations.
The survey is intended to discover
all cases of tuberculosis among the
estimated 100000 District residents
over Is years of age in order that
the disease may be stamped out.
Due to start January IL, the sur
vey is expected to require six
months. 1t will be the first mass
chest X-ray survey undertaken In
this country in a city of more than
half a million, according to the
announcement.
The slogans are limited to Is
words. and must be mailed to WASH
ington Chest X-Ray Survey, Wash
ington 4, D. c.. and postmarked not
later than midnight tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-11-28

Mrs. Dorothy thompson pelieVeS
in prayer.
Last week she was told that her
baby, born November 18 at Homeo-
pathic Hospital, might not live
through the day, possibly not for an
hour.
Today she is looking forward to
next week when she expects that
she and the baby, Diane, will be
able to go home to 1924 Good Hope
road Sc. and to her war veteran
husband, James H. Thompson. Mrs.
Thompson, 26, the former Miss
Dorothy Bean Of 813 Kentucky ave-
nue. Sc, and Mr.. Thompson, 81,
who served five years in the field
artillery and is now machinist for
the Phelps s-Roberts Machine and
Welding Co., were married April 6,
1916.
Delicate Operation Performed.
Two days after the baby was born,
an operation was found necessary.
It was performed by DR.. Leon Ger
ber, 4511 Twenty eighth street NV.
A small section Of the infants
small intestine was missing. 1t was
necessary to make an incision IN
the abdomen, join the two ends OF
the intestine and open passageway
between them. The baby's life was
at stake.
Physicians and staff labored te
keep alive the spark of life, but de.
spairing reports reached the mother
Mrs. Thompson's sister, Mrs. Henry
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Judge Sentences
Former Client
To 30-Ddy Term

Municipal Court Judge Almond
w. Scott, formerly a practicing at
torney here, was embarrassed today
when faced by a former client.
Weren't you one of my clients
years ago?" he asked Marie jackson
43, colored, of the first block of X
street NV, who was charged with
soliciting. When the woman as
sented, Judge Scott continued:
This is extremely embarrassing
to have to impose sentence on one
whom I once struggled so hard to
eXtricate. I can't recall the case,
but I do recall the face"
He added he thought it would be
better to certify the case to another
judge, but Defense Counsel John G..
Saul objected, saying he would be
entirely satisfied" to have Judge
Scott decide the case. The lawyers
request to have the sentence run
concurently with a one-year term
which the defendant already is serv-
ing for petty larceny also was
granted by the jurist, who made the
new term 80 days.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Five in Family Stricken
By Holiday Food Poisoning

Two persons were in Casualty
Hospital today under treatment for
food poisoning, the aftermath of a
turkey dinner at 634 A street Sc.
yesterday. Five of the 13 persons
at the dinner became i'll, police said.
Mrs. Margaret Mary Gilbert, 28,
and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary
Jane Gilbert, g., were reported in
mot serious" condition at the hos
pital today. John L. Gilbert, 81,
husband Of the younger woman and
Francis Gilbert, Z, their son, were
released from the hospital last night
after treatment. A niece, Judy
Reed, 5, was stricken, members Of
the family said, but did not require
hospital treatment.
MIR. Gilbert said remains of the
Thanksgiving turkey would be
turned over to the District Health
Department for examination.
Police said the family had dinner
about 80 pm. About an hour later
several began feeling i'll, it was re-
ported. A physician gave them a
prescription by telephone. When
this appeared to give inadequate
relief, ambulances were called
shortly before 8 pm.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
District Woman Hurt
ByCar al Be|tsviIle

A 27-year-old Washington woman
suffered multiple fractures and cuts
early today when she was struck by
an automobile as she crossed the
Baltimore boulevard at Beltsville,
Prince Georges County, police re-
ported.
The victim is Miss Helen Chin,
17O0 block Riggs place NV, police
said. At Leland Memorial Hospital
Riverdale, she was said to be in fair
condition.
Police said William John Ayre, 36
Baltimore, was driving the car which
struck Miss Chin. He was charged
with reckless driving and released
under 5000 bond, pending a Police
Court hearing tomorrow.
Three women visitors in Wash.
ington suffered back injuries yes.
terday when the automobile 1r
which they were riding struck the
rear Of a streetcar. All were re.
ported in good condition today al
Casualty Hospital.
Police said Mrs. Mabel M. Rowe
81, Madison, N. j., was driving west
on Rhode Island avenue NE. be-
hind a streetcar operated by Ram.
sey S. Gailmard, 40, of Edmonston
Md. The accident occurred wher
the streetcar stopped at Twenty
second street.
Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Silvia Arbib
I, New York, and Mary p. Budlong
81 Chatham, N. j., were admitted
10 Casualty Hospital and another
passenger in the automobile, Arthur
E Marsh, 63. Of Madison, N. j.
was released after treatment o1
minor injuries.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Mrs. |. ". Robert Listed
IAmOnu ZEN B Dressers

Mrs. "Eyie" Robert, socially prom
inent Washington newspaper col
umnist and horseWoman, today was
listed among the Nations 10 best
dressed women by the international
Artists Committee. Mrs. Robert is
the wife OF Lawrence Wood Chip
Robert. .
The committee, making It's fourth
annual selections, also named Mrs
William Rhinelander Stewart. New
York society leader and daughter
of Fleming Newbold of Washington
The others named were:
Mrs. Stephen Nester, New York
business woman: Movie Stars Gene
Tierney and Rosalind Russell; We
ronica Dengel, described as 9
beauty engineer; Mrs. Byron c
Foy, the former Thelma Chrysler
Dorothy Kristen of the opera; Mrs
Clifford Fitzgerald, wife of Chi
cago advertising executive, and Mrs
Jinx Falkenburg McCrary of the
radio and movies.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
franklin, Veteran Pilot,
Gets AirIiner Post Here

James B. Franklin, veteran air
line and Air Transport Command
pilot, has been named director of
operations for Capital Airlines with
headquarters in Washington, ac-
cording to an announcement today
by j. H. Carmichael, president of
the airline.
A flyer since 1928, Mr.. Franklin
joined Capital as a co-pilot in 1884
and was promoted to captain later
that year. During the war he helped
the ATC open routes to Alaska and
the Aleutians, and flew special mis-
sions for the War Departments gen.
eral staff.
Mr.. Franklin will head a con-
solidation of the operations, main
tenance and engineering depart
ments, Mr.. Carmichael said.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Mother Believes Prayers Saved
Baby, Once Given Hour to Live

A. Coe, 5418 Blair road NE, related
the story this way:
my sister believes in prayer. She
prayed that the baby would get well.
The rector of her church, the Rev.
Carter S. Gillis of Christ Episcopal
Church, baptized the baby. He
would come three times a day to
the hospital, pray with my sister
and pray over the baby.
Firmly Believed Baby Would Live.
my sister said she was going
home with baby, even if she had
to adopt a week-old baby from an
institution. But she knew her own
baby would get well even though she
was told at one time it had only an
hour to live and that arrangements
were being started to bury it. She
knew her prayers and prayers OF all
the family would be answered"
Mrs. Thompson, her sister said,
sings in the choir and teaches in
the Sunday School of the church
at Sixth and G streets Sc.
Last Sunday morning faith and
prayer were rewarded. The baby's
condition improved.
Mrs. Thompson, a native Of Wash
ington and a graduate Of Eastern
High School, was employed during
the war at the War Department and
later at the American Automobile
Association Office.
Mr.. Thompson was born near
Charlotte Hall. Md. In the Army
he served in the North African,
Sicilian, italian and German cam
paiens. He was a corporal.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Lions Donate Carload
Of Flour for Europe
To Friendship Train
Capt. BENJAMIN Kuehling.

The Lions Clubs of the District
and Maryland today contributed a
carload of -four to the Friendship
Train cole ction of food destined to
aid the hungry Of Europe this
winter.
The carload of 80 tons OF flour
produced by the wilkins Rogers
Milling Co., 1921 K street NV, was
presented to the Friendship Train
Committee at the mill by Jules C.
Kicker, district governor of the "a
Lions Clubs comprising District 22-C.
In making the presentation to
John Donovan of the Friendship
Train Committee, Mr.. Kicker said
"the Lions of the District and Mary
land make this gift in all humility,
an dive hope it goes with godspeed
to the starving people Of Europe"
Spontaneity Called Remarkable.
In accepting, Mr.. Donovan said
"the spontaneity of this Washing
ton donation has been most remark
able. The job was started only last
Tuesday. Since that time the bags
have been printed, the flour has been
made ready, and the shipment pre-
pared. The flour will go to Europe
to be distributed by the American
Council of Voluntary Agencies di-
rectly to the people who need 1t
most"
After the presentation, the car was
to- be hauled to Weehawken, N. j.,
by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
There it will be added to the pool of
some 48 cars of food being collected
from the various sections of two
giant Friendship Trains.
The second Friendship Train
passed through Washington last
night without fanfare but the car
load of flour was not ready in time
and so had to be sent separately.
This second train included 239 cars
the Lions contribution is consid-
cred as Car 240-and began its trip
in Wichita, Kans.
Total collection Of the 482 cars
thus far filled amounts to nearly
$1,000 tons of food, according to an
official of the Commodity Credit
Corp, In charge of shipments.
Another Plan Fails to Mature.
District plans to add cars to the
second Friendship Train failed to
mature before the second train
passed the city. as
Originally the District nf Golum-
bia Citizens Food Conservation
Committee received Numerous In
quiries from individual citizens and
various civic groups on the possibil-
ity of adding cars heer. The first
Friendship Train, however, reached
New York via Pennsylvania and
New York State so it was not pos
sible to add cars to 1t. In addition,
the committee felt that a city-wide
collection would not be feasible and
that a money collection to buy food
would be better plan.
This plan was reported called off
when the District group was told 1t
conf1icted with a White House plan
for national money collection.
The National Citizens Food Com
mittee said today, however, that
money contributions are very well
come" regardless of any national
drive. Such drive, it is now ex-
pected, will not be launched until
February.
Evening star., 1947-11-28

Payne street, to chill some Thanks
giving jelly in her neighbor's re-
1rlgerator. She and Mrs. Ramsey
spent few minutes chatting.
Then her oldest child, Caroline,
S, appeared at the back door of
their modest home and called to
her:
Mama, the fire is burning"
When Mrs. Rider ran into the
house she found the couch blazing
furiously and all clothes had been
burned off the baby except her
diaper. She grabbed the infant and
flung her own coat about the child
to smother the flames. Neither
Caroline nor another daughter,
Brenda, 8, was hurt.
Firemen arrived from a station
around the corner and quickly sub
dued the flames. One took the in
FAINT in his own car to Alexandria
Hospital for emergency treatment.
But the burns covered about 95 per
cent OF her body and blood plasma
and oxygen failed to save her. She
died four hours later.
Mrs. Rider said she had put wood
on a stove just before she left but
that 1t was not burning brightly.
She Thought one of the children
must have moved newspapers too
near the stove and spread the fire
to the couch.
Mr.. Rider is a fireman at Episcopal
High School and was on holiday
duty when the tragedy occurred.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Former TaImadge Pastor /
To Address NEGROES Here

The former pastor of the late Go'
Talmadge of Georgia will addres
mass meeting of the Fraterns
Council of Negro Churches IN Amer
lea here Friday night. n
officials of the InterdenomY
tional Ministerial Alliance. sprSnnaee
ing the meeting at p.m+ 11lo
Metropolitan Baptist CGeorsia
R street NV, said q i.aoui ~ ~
pastor-the Rev. Jossernor on 'he
differed with tb..eseaon. Ill, -
WIZ. IT, 'a 'aans,.sition of the Negro
o,,,do n ~ America on the civil,
ou o,,,,rc% and political rights of its
saIJers, officials said.
Sbeakers will include DR.. G. K.
talnaker of Tulsa, Okla, secretary
the council; Bishop A. P. Shaw,
altimore, Methodist Church; Bishop
V. j. Walls, Chicago, A. M. E.
ion Church, and DR.. w. H. Jerna-
in, director of the Washington
bureau of the Council.
Evening star., 1947-11-28

Supplies also have been delivered
to the Community Center Depart
ment of the Department Of Recrea-
ton.
Those unable to Obtain invitations
at any of the other distribution
points may obtain them in room 724,
The Evening Star Building, as long
as the supply lasts.
The fourth concert, which was
held at Leland Junior High School
on Monday, drew an overflow audi
ence. About 200 persons who ar
rived late were forced to stand.
The demand for the Eastern High
concert invitations indicates that
the supply shortly will be exhausted.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Officer Pleads Guilty
Before Police Board
To Neglect Of Duty

Pvt. Chester T. Harris Of No. 13
precinct today pleaded guilty tc
charges of neglect Of duty and con-
duct unbecoming an officer before
a Police Trial Board.
The charges grew out Of Pvt
Harris not reporting for duty No
vember II at 7::30 am. at the pre-
cinct. He told the board that he
had not spent the previous night
at home and that his car stalled
when he prepared to leave for the
precinct.
Under cross-examination, Pvt
Harris, who is colored, admitted he
had had "a few drinks with a
friend" the night before and had
not returned home.
Convicted Twice Previously.
Pvt. Harris has been convicted on
two previous occasions this year. On
January 7 he was convicted of ne
glect of duty, making a false state
ment and wearing uniform cloth
ing while off duty. He was fined
$3.50 on the three charges. On Feb.
ruary 10 he was fined $75 on
charge of conduct unbecoming ar
officer while a charge of using un.
necessary violence was dismissed.
In a second case Pvt. Harold w
Beechner of No. 8 Precinct pleaded
not guilty to charges of failing tc
communicate with his precinct
through a call box, failing to report
off duty, neglect of duty, willfully
making untrue statement to a supe-
rior officer and conduct prejudiciaI
to good order and discipline.
The charges were brought againsi
Pvt. Beechner on November 8, while
he was attached to No. 4 Precinct
At that time he was assigned tt
directing traffic at Twelfth street
and Maine avenue S.W.
Says He Served Warrant.
Pvt. Beechner testified that he
directed traffic at the intersection
"for while" during the afternoon
but that he was called away fol
other duty by trouble in a nearby
restaurant. He also testified that
he had gone to serve warrant near
his beat about pm.
Testifying for the defense, Frank
Russo, who is employed at a fish
market near the intersection, said
the policeman had come into the
fish market bringing a warrant and
that be called his precinct at 3 pm
There was no record made at the
precnct of the call. ,
Pvt. Beechner also stated he callef|
sy3 pm. and this was corrobnrlon
oy Pvt. Charles E. Law]e~
clerk at No. 4. clerk at the
Arthur Bregep5 testified he saw
City Fish M directing traffic at
Pvt. Beect.;S4 about 4:45 pm. He
the s' irsslsecsaw the police officer
also safda $3.50 pm.
at 2::3Q5enjamin F. Kuehling of No.
Csfnct, a member Of the board,
41Pvt. Beechner was a very eff
lelt crossing man and has been
commended many times for his
mciency."
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Refinery Fittings Ordered
Ror Russia Going 10 WAA
BY fhs Assoeioisd Press

The State Department said today
an estimated 100000 worth Of
gasoline plant equipment, originally
intended for shipment to Russia, is
being turned over to the War Assets
Administration for disposal as sur
plus.
The equipment, it said, will be
given to WAA within the month.
George Truesdell of the Lend
Lease Division told a reporter the
equipment originally was scheduled
for shipment to Russia to expand
the capacity of plants sent the
Soviet Union during the war under
lend-lease.
It was not shipped before the De-
cember 81, 1916, deadline for lend
lease consignments, however, and
has remained In this country.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Navy Reservists Invited
To Gun Factory Dance

Members Of the United States
Potomac River Naval Command and
their guests, and all Washington
Naval Reserve members, have been
invited to attend a Thanksgiving
dance OF the Potomac Command
at o'clock tonight in the sail loft
Of the Naval Gun Factory, M street
at Eighth Sc.
Reservists are invited to attend
in uniform, it was announced. An
orchestra from the United States
Navy Band will provide music.
are scheduled on the program. Host
at tonight's dance Is the Reserves
5th Division. The dance Is first in
. monthly series. :.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Baltimore Man Divorces
Pentaqon Store MANAGER
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press ,nId
BALTIMORE, Nov. 28.ne did
Phifer won divorce ssophy of
Circuit Court exager in the
not approve of t'Va.
his wife, a stoe, Rebecca Ruth
Pentagon, the theory that II
He. He said tomorrow am dead"
1--WE ooousing Administration, told
Mniner his wife started drink
Pssi,d going out nights while he
5enpted to maintain more OF a
home life. ,,.,, ,.,. I'll.
Ia it necessary for her to enter
ain extensively.
'" He testified Mrs. Phifer left him
IN August, ls45. seven years after e
~ t,,eif marriage. Judge Edwin T.
nick.rson signed the decree.