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The frontiersman., 1947-06-25

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Evening star., 1947-09-02
Pupils. Exhibit Of Art
Open Today in Alexandra

Pupils Of the Fairfax Gilpir
House Studio of Fine Arts will
exhibit paintings at the Alexandra
Library, 1717 Queen street, begin
ming today through September 13
The exhibit will be open daily from
9 am. to 8 pm.
Exhibitors include jeanne Ander-
son, 10 years old; julie Ann Arbo-
CAST, IL; Caroline Carr, 10; Paul
Davis, IL; Eileen Ferrell, 10; Sally
Beth Harris, 13; John Michael Har-
rison, 8; Carwin Kemper. 8; Jane
Longanecker, II; Page Martin, O.
Carl Nattania, II.
Also, Harrison Mcconnell, II;
Julia Porterfield, 13; Marcia For.
terfield, 10; June Roberts, 10;
Mary Ruffner. Is; Mildred Tyler
Rupley, 9; Ruth Ann Seabright 10;
Sarah Shelhorse, Jessie Trumbo
10; Harold Weston, IL; Robert
Wheeler, IL; Charlie Bob Woollum
8; Constance Ehrsam, 13, and Jeane
F. Roberts. teacher,
Evening star., 1947-09-02
100 Fire Companies Join
In 10Th Annual Parade

About 1000 persons witnessed the
10th annual Labor Day parade
sponsored by the Gaithersburg-
Washington Grove Fire Department
in which more than 100 fire COM
panies and rescue squads partici-
pated.
The event began with a display ot
equipment ranging from 1921 Ford
vehicle to the most modern In fire.
fighting apparatus.
The awards:
Company making best appearance with
band or drum and bugle corps: Williams
port Fire Company. $100.
Company with most uniformed men In
line: Silver Spring Fire Company. $50.
Company coming longest distance
Eastport Fire Company, $50.
Disappearing pumper: Riverdale Fire
Company, $25.
Best appearing ladder wagon: Hyatts-
vile Fire Company, S25.
Best appearing ambulance or rescue
truck: Hyattsville Fire Company, S25.
Oldest piece Of apparatus: Violetsville
Fire Company. $40.
Best appearing band in line: Elks Club
Boys and Girls Band. Silver Spring, $1OO;
Browningsville Band. loving cup.
Best appearing drum and bugle corps
Rosedale Fire Volunteer Company Band
Evening star., 1947-09-02
De ko|ay Election Ends
Session in Cumberland
BY The Asseeiofsd Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Sept. A.
About $50 delegates from Order OF
De Molay chapter in Maryland and
Baltimore closed their 18th annual
conclave yesterday with election of
officers.
Among speakers who appeared at
the two-day session were Repre-
sentative Beall, Republican, OF
Maryland, and Egil Steen. senior
deacon of the grand council, Order
Of Demolay.
Newly elected officers include:
State master councillor, Iona
Allen, jr, .Anacostia; junior coun-
cilor, John Marx, Hyattsyille; senior
deacon, Edward Leakins, Belvidere;
Junior deacon, Monroe Gather,
Frederick; senior steward. Luther
Sizes, Westminster; junior steward,
James Moon, Cumberland; chap
lain, Robert Allen, Washington; /;
standard bearer, Franklin Maule,
Glen Burnie; sergeant-at-arms
Frank Hayden, Silver Spring; mar
shal, Louis Stevens, Annapolis; SEN
tinel, Robert Downin, Hagerstown;
secretary. Charles Schultz, Balti-
more and treasurer, Raymond Reno
Hyattsville,
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Two Boys; II, Admit
Stealing IS Cars in
; Weeks, Police Say

Two 17-year- -old boys, arrested
yesterday while breaking into
house in the $500 block Of Fessen-
den street NV, have admitted
stealing IS new automobiles in the
last three weeks, police reported
today.
Detective Sergts. John Williams
and Charles Smith of the auto squad
recognized the two when they ap-
peared in a police lineup last night
on the housebreaking charges. After
they had been questioned for nearly
three hours, police said, the youths
admitted the auto thefts, saying
they had used the cars to take girl
friends riding.
Both boys are students at Central
High School. Police said the father
of one operates beauty shop and
the father of the other Is manager
of and 10 cent store.
The boys took members of the
auto squad to three of the cars they
had stolen, police said, adding that
the others had been recovered pre-
viously.
The boys were arrested early yes
terday after they had entered the
house of Francis Lucid, $500 Fessen-
den street NV, by means of q lad
der. Neighbors who knew the occu-
pants were away notified the police
They also were charged with en-
tering the home Theodore p.
Smyrnas in the 1900 block of Forty
seventh street NV. Mr.. Smyrnas
had reported the loss Of $51 in cash,
a ruby watch valued at $1,000 and
another watch valued at $50. The
thieves entered the Smyrnas home
through ., second-story bedroom
window from o ladder.
The boys are being held at the
receiving home, where they are also
being questioned about a safe rob-
berry in the eighth precinct last
week. police said. They were to be
charged with the auto thefts this
morning.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Man Arrested In Death
Of Baby Found in Shoe Box.
exthe As,ecjo,ed pysss

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Sept. a.
Sheriff Joseph D. Baker reported
today that Gerald Theodore Mentzer,
about Is, of Warfordsburg, Pa, had
been arrested in connection with the
death of an infant whose body was
found August in shoe box along
the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal near
Hancock.
Dorothy McCarty, 81, of Hancock.
was arraigned August on charges
of causing the child's death and was
held without bond for action of the
November grand jury.
Mr.. Baker said Miss McCarty first
told authorities she was the mother
of the baby and disposed of 1t after
Mentzer refused to marry her until
she got rid of it"
She later denied this account, Mr..
Baker said, and Mentzer was ar
rested
The sheriff said Mentzer will be
given hearing this week, and Miss
McCarty will be held as a material
| witness. ~
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Loses Lonq-HeId Mail Routes

The CIV, branch of the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad system has been car
rying mail since the early 1905.
At one time the CIV was regarded
as model road" Its roadbed and
equipment were meticulously cared
for. 1t Is said that the first Pullman
car was tested on the line.
Many organizations along the line
scheduled their picnics and outings
for spots which could be reached by
the CIV. At times as many as 5000
excursionists would be picked up for
a single outing by the road.
At one time three trains operated
daily on the entire length of the
road each way. Last spring the
service was cut on the southern end
to one combination passenger
freight-express-mail train each day.
In the early days the trains fur
nished thrill for residents at stops
which previously had had no FAIL
road facilities. Crowds, especially on
Sundays. turned out to see the train
go by.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Schools Enroll
New Students
|nAIexandria
Arlington Registers
Pupils Tomorrow;
Opening Thursday

Registration of new pupils IN
Alexandria today marked the first
step in the back-to-school move.
ment in the Washington area.
Glasses will begin Thursday in Alex.
andria.
Arlington pupils will be registered
tomorrow and also start classes
Thursday while Fairfax will COM
olne registration and the start Of
classes on Thursday.
Under a new Virginia law, all
children entering the first grade
must have reached the age of 6
years on or before August 81.
In Alexandria, new pupils must
register at the school they intend
to attend between 10 am. and noon
and 2 and 4 pm. today and tomor-
row. New students include those
transferring from private schools
and from other localities.
Children who attended public
schools in the city last year will
register Thursday when they start
classes. About 1000 are expected
to enroll this term, school author
tiles predicted.
Arlington expects approximately
10000 to enroll and Fairfax antici.
pates more than 10000.
Catholic parochial schools In
nearby Virginia will open Monday.
District of Columbia schools will
begin September 20, those in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Counties
open ON September 10. Catholic
schools in nearby Maryland will
start tomorroWs
Evening star., 1947-09-02

the childhood incident had perma-
nently implanted itself in her mind
and gives her fear of marital ex-
perience.
Example Is Offered.
He also told the story of an at
tractive teen-age girl twice subjected
to indecent exposure before she was
10 years old. Her parents brought
her to the institute because she was
given to unexplainable tears and
obviously withdrew from the normal
experiences of adolescents. She
didn't 60 to dances or football games
and was sensitive around the other
young people, particularly when
girls gossipped about dates. DR..
Berman blamed her difficulties on
the two childhood shocks.
The psychiatrist said that fire.
quently girls after such experiences
question the wisdom of their par
ents' moral values. He explained
that parents may give their chill
dren the proper perspective on ply
siology, taking the attitude that sex
is a normal and happy part of ones
adult life. Then, he said, the child
is subjected to a sordid experience
which leads the child to doubt its
parents and develop abnormal fears.
DR.. Overholster reported several
cases at st. Elfzabeths Hospital,
where men who had developed men
tai illnesses suffered hallucinationS
in which they relived attacks made
upon them when they were small
boys. These cases, he said, demon
strated that an experience of this
kind cannot, be forgotten, but re-
mains as factor in the uncon-
scious and crops up under stress
Far from. being minor in their
effects. he ssid, episodes Of this
kind can result In twisted attitudes
toward normal social relations and
at the bottom of "a good many
neuroses and some psychoses."
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Oyster longing Season
Opens; Prospects Fair
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CRISFIELD, Md, Sept. MARY
lands oyster-tonging season opened
yesterday with prospects reported
from fair to good" in most areas.
Somerset County, a center Of
Chesapeake Bay oystering, will not
open its longing until September IS.
The go-ahead for dredging opera
tions in the bay will be given No
vember i.
Numerous packing houses are
ready to process the seasons catch.
In the past few weeks they have
been completing their annual reno
vations.
Oystermen said indications point
ed to generally poor dredging
season.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
10 Groups Fail to Complete
legislative Studies on Time
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. by
orders of the General Assembly, yes
terday was the deadline for the filing
of reports and recommendations COW
ering at least 10 legislative studies
And, as usual, not single report
had been completed and sent to the
proper places by the various study
groups-most of them composed OF,
or led by, members Of the Assembly
A checkup showed that four spe-
cial commissions, among them the
Governors Commission on Reor-
ganization of the State Government
are now technically delinquent in
their reports and that six studies by
the Virginia Advisory Legislative
Council, including an investigation
of public school problems, also have
let their deadline pass.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Fifth Case Of Polio
Reported in Arlington

Arlington's fifth case of infantne
paralysis so far this year was re.
ported by the County Health De-
partment today. -
The victim is a 10-year-old girl
who is being treated at her home
in the $500 block of North Sixth
street, the health department said
There have been no fatalities from
the disease this year.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Special Disposeh 10 The Ssar

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Sept. 2.
The old Cumberland Valley Rail-
road which during its heyday trans
ported freight, express and mail as
well as carrying persons TO former
popular picnic spots In the Cumber-
land Valley, has lost its mail con-
tracts while passenger trains on this
southern end of the road have been
reduced to skeleton service.
The Post Office Department has
substituted star routes" (truck de-
liveries) from Winchester, Va,
through Martinsburg. Hagerstown,
Md, Chambersburg. Pa, and on to
Harrisburg, the northern terminus
for the railroad The vehicular
highway virtually parallels the rail-
road from one end to the other,
much of 1t running in sight of the
tracks. One "star route" on the
Hagerstown- Winchester link has
been added to the two previous
routes. 1t stops at intermediate
points to maintain the full mail
service previously given.
Evening star., 1947-09-02

Residents of Parkfairfax and
Harrington will help dedicate a new
75-foot flagpole and flag at the
Shirlington Community Center, Ar
lington, today, in ceremonies COM
memorating the second anniversary
of the signing of the japanese sur
render terms.
A fiag-raising ceremony will be
held at l pm. with color guards
representing all branches of the
armed forces participating.
Judge Hugh Reid Of the Arlington
County Court will preside. Others
expected to be present include Capt
Lewis ]. Burns, jr., who will repre-
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Virginia Postmusters
Convene Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press

ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 2.-Several
out-of- the State speakers will ad-
dress the Virginia Chapter, National
Association Of Postmasters when it
meets at the Chamberlain Hotel,
Old Point Comfort tomorrow and
Thursday, President Charles W.
Crush of Christiansburg has an
nounced.
Miss Pearl Linville of Oak Ridge,
N. c., vice president of the national
association, and Wrightson Cham
bers of Washington, D. c., super
intendent of the Engineering and
Research Division, Postoffice De-
partment, will start of, the list of
speakers at the opening session.
Also scheduled to speak is Senator
Robertson, Democrat, of Virginia.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Stafford County Church
To Marx Homecoming

Aqua Episcopal Church, Stafford
County, Va, will observe homecom-
ing day Sunday whef the Right Rev.
Frederick D. Goodwin. Bishop OF
Virginia, will preach and admin
lister the rite of confirmation at
II am.
The Aqua Church Association,
organized to preserve the church,
which was built in 1751, will hold
its annual meeting at 2 pm.
Evening star., 1947-09-02

sent Brig. Gen. C. B. Ferenbaugh
commander of the Military District
of Washington; 1t. Col. James C
Magee, jr., Marine Corps veteran Of
the Okinawa campaign; Joe Cher
ner, president of the Shirlingtor
Community Center; i, Roy Wood
senior vice commanded of the John
Lyon Post, No. $3.50, Veterans oi
Foreign Wars, and Brig. Gen. H. c
Holridge, retired, representing the
American Veterans Committee.
Music will be furnished by the
Army Medical Center Band and the
"Star Spangled Banner" will be
sung by Miss Connie Kruger.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Kirchner Named Head
OF Apprentice Training
BY the kssoeiatsd Press


RICHMOND, Va, Sept. al
Fred Kirchner, 80, Of Alexandris
today was the new director of ap.
premiership training in Virginia.
Appointment Of the former fac
tory inspector for the State Depart.
ment of Labor and Industry-a post
he had held five years-was an
nounced yesterday by John Hop
kins Hall, State commissioner OF
labor sand industry.
Mr.. Kirchner succeeds Robert
Wilson, who resigned several months
ago to join the staff of the States
vocational education school in for.
mer quarters of Woodrow Wilson
General Hospital.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Princess Anne College
Head Is Appointed
BY the Assoeioted Pres,

Dr.. John T. Williams, dean Of
Kentucky State College for the last
10 years, has been appointed ad-
ministrative head of Princess Anne
College. DR.. H. c. Byrd, president
of the University of Maryland, an
nounced yesterday.
DR.. Williams has been on the Ken
lucky State faculty for 10 years.
going there as head football coach
and director of athletics.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
South Norfolk Names
Mayor, City Manager
BY the Assoeiofed Press

SOUTH NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 2.
Clarence E. Forehand yesterday
was elected mayor of South Norfolk
as the city began operations under
the new city manager form Of gov
ernment approved by the voters in
the June election.
The new council of five members
after naming Mr.. Forehar1d as
mayor, elected r. L. Van Nocker,
of Kansas City, Kans., as city man
ager.
In Suffolk, J. c. West, Sd, was
elected, mayor at a special meeting
of the City Council at which the
three new members elected In June
took their seats.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Farmers Talk Of Cut
In Tobacco Planting
AS Auctions Close
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

WALDORF, Nd, Sept. 2.-The
Southern Maryland tobacco auction
season closed yesterday amid price
slump that brought predictions OF
severe curtailment In next years
planting.
AS the season ended at Waldorf
and La Plata, farmers grumbled over
failure of the 1916 crop to sell at
the high prices forecast Many OF
them still had lot of leaf un-
stripped and unsold hanging in their
barns despite an extension of the
auction sales which were scheduled
originally to end August %.
The season finished on the same
discordant note on which it opened
when farmers baked at what they
considered low offerings and held
up the start for a few days. The
prices which maintained a fair
average during most Of the sales
again declined in the last few weeks
and extension of the season failed
to help.
Prices Down to A Cents.
The prices averaged At cents a
pound for awhile, but steady de-
clines brought them down to A
cents last week.
This compared to last years av-
erage of 81 cents and Southern
MARYLAND farmers had expected this
season to be equally as good since
they had a record crop of excellent
quality.
The record crop had been planted
with the encouragement Of State and
Federal agencies. When it failed to
produce the, promised profits, and
in fact, left many planters with
losses, the talk of greatly reduced
growing swelled in volume.
May Curtail 1s4s Crop.
The planters can't do anything
about next years market, since that
crop is already planted and growing
But they are discussing crop cur
tailment for 1948.
Warehouses at Hughesville and
Marlboro closed last Friday.
Approximately $4,000 pounds were
sold yesterday at La Plata and 10000
at Waldorf.
Warehousemen said that approx
mately 5000, 900 pounds of the 194e
harvest remain unstripped in farm
ers' barns. This would indicate that
the 1916 crop was about $4,000, ,00t
pounds, instead of the 100000 tc
a, 900 900 previously estimated.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
D. C.. Boys Club Bond
Plans La Plato Concert
so.ejoI p;spo,eh 10 The s,or

SpeeIoI DNsPofeh 70 Ihs SfdF
LA PLATA, Nd, Sept. 1.-THE
Washington Boys Club 45-piece
band will give q concert Thursday
at $50 pm. in La Plata High
School Auditorium for the benefit
of Physicians Memorial Hospital.
Andrew B: Boonar, band leader
said band members had volunteered
the concert in appreciation Of cour-
tesies extended by the hospital stafI
at the bands annual encampment
at Camp Reeder, near Mount Vic
f0fia
Evening star., 1947-09-02
$4,000 Jam Grounds
AT Timonium Fair;
Cattle Judging Begins
By the A,seeiated Press

TIMONIUM, Md, Sept. 2-Judg-
ing of cattle started at the State
Fair today after 5000 persons
jammed the grounds to view the ex-
hibits as = they went on display
yesterday.
Matt Dagger, president of the
State Agricultural Society and fair,
had prepared for the crowds by in
stalling a new entrance on York
road, and adding so acres Of park
ing space near the grounds. There
were 80 acres of space for cars in
side the grounds. AL of it was used.
The visitors focked into the many
exhibition halls where prize live
stock, farm and garden produce and
handiwork will be on display until
September IL.
About $4,000 of the visitors crowd
ed around the half-mile track for
the first of a Today horse race
meeting.
The farm competition started yes
terday with 16 county All Club
judging teams vying for the right
to represent the State at the inter-
national livestock show in Chicago
The first days livestock judging
was devoted principally to Maryland
entries. Before the fair closes or
September. II, the best from 2;
States will be exhibited.
The Holstein breeds monopolizec
the opening contests and McKen.
dree Walker e. Sons Of Gathers.
burg carried of the bulk of honors
Its entries were crowned Crane
champion and junior champion ant
best in three other classes.
william Page of Buckeystown hat
three winners in the percheron draf
horse competition, but the senio
champion and grand champion
stallion was entered by 'Warrer
Howes Of Gaithersburg.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
l30 Bohomion Workers
Released in Virginia
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Sept.
2.-One hundred and thirty Ba-
hamian laborers were released as
surplus in the Crozet area two
weeks before their contract with
the Albemarle Fruit Growers Co
operative was due to expire.
Brought to the White Hall labor
camp August IL to bolster the
Crozet areas labor supply during
the peach harvest, the laborers were
declared surplus by the district
labor Office of the Agriculture De-
partment. County Agent T, O..
Scott requested the action when he
found the fruit growers were hav-
ing to make work" for the Ba-
hamians.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Horrisonburg Boy, ID,
Killed in Jeep Crash
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

HARRISONBURG, Va, Sept. 2.
Charles D. Grandle, 14-year -old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. william Gran
die of Harrisonburg, was killed
last night when the jeep in which
he was riding overturned
Young Grandle died en- route to
the hospital A companion, Dewitt
Clinton Devier, II. also Of Har-
risonburg, was slightly injured.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Nebraska Police Still
Seeking Solution in
May Murder Probe

Police reported in Omaha today
they are still far from solving the
murder Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L.
May, I'd, Of Parkfairfax, near the Ne
braska city last Thursday.
Douglas County Deputy Sheriff
Hugh Cutler said the latest clue
two pairs of trousers with rust
colored stains-had no connection
with the case. Analysis showed the
stains were not blood. The trousers
were found about four blocks from
the alley in which the Mays blood
spattered car was located, he said.
Lots of tips are coming in every
day." Deputy Sheriff Cutler said
Were trying to handle them all
But there's nothing definite today
The investigation is going on from
many angles but we have no new
suspects at this time"
Mr.. and Mrs. May were shot and
killed when returning from visit
to Colorado. Their bodies were
found in a clump of bushes several
111l1CD WCot VI S11ld1ld 41lC1I ouCSs.
mobile was found in Omaha several
hours later.
Mr.. May was a member of the
family operating the Alexandria,
Bancroft q Washington bus line.
Both he and his wife were former
employees of the company.
Their funeral was held yesterday
with burial in Mount Comfort Gem
etery at Alexandria.
Omaha police, Douglas County
authorities and Nebraska State
police are conducting an .investiga.
ton. Rewards have been offered BY
the Omaha World-Herald and 9th.
ers. This has resulted in numerous
tips and prospective clues, many o.
which have been conflicting, Deputy
Sheriff Cutler said.
I'VE are still working on many
angles of our own and break coulc
come at anv time" he added.
Evening star., 1947-09-02
Yeees Flee With $400
After Safe Robbery

Thieves who climbed high board
fence to gain entrance to the prem
ises of the Independent on Co. in
Arlington, knocked dial of a safe
in the office and escaped with the
contents, amounting to about $400,
Arlington police reported today.
The burglary was discovered this
morning when the office was re-
opened.