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Evening star., 1947-09-11
Mount Vernon Citizens
To Stage Fair Saturday

The Mount Vernon, Va. Citizens
Association will hold its second
annual fair at the Fire Station, Fort
Hunt road, Saturday afternoon and
evening.
Mrs. Bernlce Carter Davis, chair
man, announced the exhibits from
home and garden would include
flowers, fruits and vegetables, cooked
foods, canned foods, needle work
handicrafts, arts and hobbies.
Features arranged for children
under 16 will be races, contests and
a pet show.
Exhibits will be judged from II to
1:30 pm. when the displays will
be open to the public. The chill
dren's program will be given be-
tween 3 and pm. and evening
entertainment will be from 7 to 9.
Laurence Kiefer, president of the
Mount Vernon Citizens Association
will be master of ceremonies. Mrs
Carl Clancy will present series
of historical tableaux in the even
ing,
Evening star., 1947-09-11

An electron microscope. one Of
about 200 presently in existence, was
in use today at the University Of
Maryland.
The microscope has been in
stalled in the veterinary laboratory,
south of the university campus,
where, under the direction of DR..
A. L. Breuckner, head of that de-
partment and director of the Mary
land Livestock Sanitary Service, it
will be used in research on virus
diseases.
Directly in charge Of the work in
virology will be Maj. R. L. Reagan.
A retired Army officer, Maj. Reagan
has been an associate professor at
the university for a year.
DR.. Brueckner said the instru-
ment would be available to other
departments at the university. He
explained that plant pathologists,
engineers and technicians in other
divisions would find uses for it.
The microscope cost the university
$4,000.
Several electron microscopes are
in use In Government laboratories
in this area, but this Is the first such
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Delegation Of 4 Sees luck
On Behalf Of Forest Plan
By the Associofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. II. - A
four-man delegation headed by
Garland Gray of Waverley, called
on Gov. Tuck yesterday to ask the
chief executives support of a
specific program to rebuild Vir-
ginia's vanishing forests.
Mr.. Gray said that the States
timber reserves we're depleted dur
ing the war years and improper
cutting practices were running re-
naming good stands at RAPID pace.
Mr.. Gray indicated that one sug-
gestion to the Governor called for
the States leading timber consum-
ers to pay a small tax on the
amount of timber cut, the proceeds
to be used for extensive reforesting.
Accompanying Mr.. Gray to the
Governors Office were Victor Stew
art of Petersburg. State Forester
George A. Dean of Charlottesville
and William A. Wright, chairman OF
the State Conservation Commission
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Zinc Penny in Parking Meter
Costs LAWYER 81 in Annapolis

showed he could not have been
parked more than % minutes after
sinking two pennies in the slot. A
cent is worth II minutes in the
local meters.
"I remember putting in two pen
nies, one copper and one zinc" he
said. II told my wife I wasn't going
to give them two eoppers.'
George B. Woeliel. attorney for
the city, asked whether Mr.. Wards
wrist watch was mechanically re-
liable.
Judge Macaluso decided that per-
haps Mr.. Ward had not operated
the meter properly" Then he pro-
nounced the verdict.
Evening star., 1947-09-11

instrument to be purchased by q
university in the State. Johns
Hopkins University, it was said
has purchased a similar microscope
but it has not yet been installed.
]. D. Steely, Radio Corp. o1
America engineer who installed the
microscope, said the advantage OF
the electron instrument over the
light microscope is its greater re-
solving power.
Resolving, power, he explained, is
ability to distinguish between two
extremely small bodies very close
together. The electron microscope
he said, will magnify more than TO-
600 diameters, compared with 10000
diameters for the light microscope
The light microscope. Mr.. Steely
explained, is limited to organisms
larger than the wave length Of
light. The electron has a much
smaller wave length.
In making the first tests of the
microscope yesterday small particles
of diatomaceous earth-dlatoms-
were used. This material, found ir
deposits from sea water, is used be.
cause its pattern under the micro.
scope is well known.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
'CivicBody0ffers
Council Slate
For GreenbeIf
Four-Point Platform
Calls for Privute
Enterprise in Town

Emerging from a years inactivity,
the Greenbelt improvement Associa-
tion last night elected officers and
offered voters the first slate to ap-
pear in next Tuesdays elections
for councilmen.
More than 200 members of the
association voiced the following
preferences at special meeting In
Greenbelt Center School:
George F. Bauer, present Mayor
and three-term councilman: Ben
]amin P. Goldfaden, former recrea-
tion director of the town for nine
years; George M. Eshbaugh. Frank
j. Mcconnell and Albert j. Schaffer.
Is Independents Running.
Fifteen independent candidates
also are running for the five council
posts.
The improvement" candidates
will support four point platform
which includes;
l. Introduction of private enter.
prise into the town to offer fair
competition" to the present exclu.
siVe cooperative set-up.
2. Giving Greenbelt residents
"hrst consideration" when the town
is disposed Of by its present land.
lord, the Public Housing Admins
tration.
s. Setting up zoning ordinance
to allow for new commercial areas
and preserve the beauty of the
community" New playground facili-
Ties, especially in the north end,
were supported.
4. Provision of a budget per-
mltting expanded recreation and
public safety facilities.
Guy Moore Named President.
On the question of GOODS, the
group emphasized it is not opposed
to Greenbelt Consumer Services,
Inc, but declared it felt that private
enterprise would benefit the town.
All candidates on the slate are
coop shareholders. it was pointed
out.
Officers chosen last night were
Guy Moore. president: Thomas r,
freeman, vice president, and Will
liam F. Donahue, secretary-treas-
urer.
Mr.. Moore explained the associa-
ton was formed in 1945 as a "spon-
taneous" group of citizens who be.
came active in time of civic con-
troversy. He said its aims are ito
promote the best interests of resi-
dents and combat any detriment to
the community"
The association last week called
a meeting to present the true facts"
of the current coop controversy in
the town, and is opposed to what
it considers the business monopoly"
of GCS. That meeting broke up in
confusion when coop representa-
tives tried to gain the floor for dis
cussion of the issues.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Fairfax Police Announce
Promotion Of 7 Officers

Promotion of two Fairfax County
policemen were announced today by
Chief Carl Mcintosh.
Sergt. Cecil Brown, 80, mem
Der of the force since 1491. was made
detective sergeant, and Pvt. Lewis
H. Shumate, AZ, member OF the
department since 1943, was desig-
mated a uniform sergeant, replacing
Sergt Brown.
Sergt. Brown is the departments
fourth plainclothesman. Sergt.
Shumate will continue to supervise
activities of the county's schoolboy
safety patrols as well as carry out
his other regular duties, Chief
Mcintosh said.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Episcopal Day School
To Open in Rockville

The Episcopal Day School, a non-
sectarian private kindergarten in
Rockville, will open Monday at
Christ Church Parish Hall under
the direction Of Mrs. M. F. Car
penter.
Mrs. Carpenter said those attend
ing the school must be at least S
years old by December l. Accord
ing to sponsors of the school, 1t Is
hoped to relieve to some extent the
congestion of public schools.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
FIack Asks More Money
For Fiscal Research Unit
By the Associofed Press


BALTIMORE, Sept. 11.-Dr. Hor-
ace E. Flack, head of the Depart
ment of Legislative Reference, has
told the Board of Public Works he
needs more money to set up the
Bureau of Fiscal Research.
The bureau, authorized by the
1947 General Assembly, will serve as
a counsel to the Legislature on local
finances and on State expenditures
DR.. Flack said yesterday he could
not get a competent person to head
the bureau at less than $4,000 a
year. He suggested that the board
raise the budget to S9,377 for the
1948 fiscal year and to $12,728 for
1949.
The board offered the services of
Irwin Young, secretary to the Board
of Revenue Estimates, to the new
agency.
Once the new bureau is set up, the
State will have these agencies watch
dogging the treasury: The Controll-
er, Budget and Procurement, the
Treasurer, Bureau of Revenue Esti-
mates, and the Bureau of Fiscal Re-
search,
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Auto Case Trial
OF Judge Raedy
Begins Today
Appearance in Court
Of Defendant
Is Undecided

The trial OF Judge Ellen K
Raedy on charges Of leaving after
colliding was scheduled to begin
this afternoon in Municipal Court
before specially appointed Associate
Judge Brice Clagett of the Munic-
ipal Court of Appeals.
The charges grew out of an acci-
dent near the intersection of First
and X streets NV, August 19.
Judge Raedy has denied having
driven her car that night and, in
fact, said she did not leave her
apartment all evening. A COM
panion corroborated her story.
Appearance Uncertain.
Whether or not Judge Raedy
would appear In person at the trial
or would be represented only by her
attorney, Charles E. Ford, remained
In doubt. Under rule IA of the
Municipal Court, Judge Raedy. if
she chose and the court consented
would not have to appear person.
ally. Under the same rule she did
not appear at her arraignment, but
was represented by Mr. Ford instead
Neither Judge Raedy nor Mr.
Ford would comment on the pos
sibility of her appearance in court
The trial was expected to con-
tinue into tomorrow. Assistant
Corporation Counsel Clark King,
who will prosecute the case, said
that under ordinary procedure he
had enough witnesses summoned to
sonsume the afternoon session and
part of tomorrow.
Parked Car Was Struck.
Judge Raedy's 1916 Buick con-
vertible coupe struck a parked car
belonging to Mrs. Elizabeth VIM
bish, 910 First street NV, who
said today that she had been sum-
moned as a witness in the case. The
highest damage estimate has been
$29. Judge Raedy has told Mrs.
Wimhish that she W pially the
cost of repairs.
Miss Dorothy Hayes, 9Os First
street NV, told Mr.. King at an
informal hearing that she placed
CdrdS WIN Cne )urlSt the night OF
August 10.
However, the only witness to the
accident yet produced. Hilton Rheu-
bottom. 38, colored. night manager
of filling station at 919 First street
NV. has told Mr. King that the
judge was driving the car.
Another witness, William Allen
%, colored, parking lot attendant of
the Dorchester House, where Judge
Raedy lives, told Mr. King that the
jurist was passenger in her car
when it was returned to the lot the
night of the accident.
Judge Raedy has told Mr.. King
that she loaned her car to Edward
Emersonof New York.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Maryland Former Wins
Highest Breeders Honor
BY the Associofed Press

MIDDLETOWN, Md, Sept. H.
The highest honor of the Holstein-
Friesian Association of America, the
Progressive Breeders Plaque and
Certificate, has been awarded to
Frank G. Remsberg who has farm
near here.
The University of Maryland and
McKendree Walker g. Sons of Cal
thersburg previously received the
honor.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Lane Names 5 to Board
On Physical Therupy

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 11.-Goy. Lane
yesterday appointed five members of
the State Board Of Physical Therapy
Examiners which was authorized by
the 1947 General Assembly.
They are DR.. Robert H. Riley,
State director of health; DR.. H.
Alvan Jones, DR.. w. Richard Fer
guson, Miss Marjorie Temple and
DR.. Gordon D. Mclean.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Gorden and Hobby Show
Slated in Falls Church

Falls Church's second annual
dahlia, garden and hobby show will
be held from to 10:30 pm. Satur-
day at the Madison School.
Sherman M. Wells, chairman
urged gardeners to submit vegetable
exhibits of all kinds. All exhibits
must be in place by pm. and eX-
hibitors may make more than one
entry in each class except where
otherwise noted.
An additional feature of the show
this year, Mr.. Wells said, will be a
television exhibit provided by local
radio store, beginning at 6 pm.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Annual Harvest Show
To Be Held Sunday

The fifth annual harvest show
will be held at pm. Sunday in the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High Schoo
gymnasium.
Flowers. fruits, vegetables, pre-.
serves and handicraft will be or
display. The shows sponsors in.
clude the Bethesda Community
Garden Club, the Brookmont Gar
den Club, the Chevy Chase Garden
Club and the Kenwood Garden Club
Mrs. George A. Smith is chairman
of the show and Edward K. Bender
vice chairman
Evening star., 1947-09-11
By the Asseeiated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 11.-Herbert
S. Ward, Washington attorney, pro-
tested an overtime parking charge
yesterday with the contention that
if the red marker of a parking
meter pops up too soon. his con-
;titutional liberties are threatened
But Trial Magistrate Samuel j
Macaluso observed that maybe ii
wasn't the meters fault and fined
Mr.. Ward 81 and costs.
Mr.. Ward, whose home Is In
nearby Bay Ridge, said he would
appeal.
Mr.. Ward testified his calculations
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Alexandria Red Cross
Appoints Anne Carter

Miss Anne Carter has been ap-
pointed executive secretary of the
Alexandria chapter of the Red
Cross. Mrs. Albert L. Miller, chap
ter chairman. announced yesterday
Miss Carter is secretary of the
Animal Welfare League of Alexan-
dria and is member of the Social
Relations Committee of the League
of Women Voters.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Mosby to Become Head
OF Virginia WiIdIife Unit
By the Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va, Sept. 1l.-Dr
Henry S. Mosby will take Office
Monday as director of the Co.
operative Wildlife Research Station
at Blacksburg and will have faculty
rank, DR.. Walter Newman, president
of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
said today.
The station is set up under Vir-
gihia control following Withdrawal.
Of the support of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, with the
Virginia Commission of Game anc
Inland Fisheries appropriating $4,000
the college $4,000 and the Wildlife
Management Institute $1,000.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
10000 Students Expected
By Maryland University

Preparations are being made at
the University of Maryland for the
enrolment of more than 10000 stu
dents. the largest in the schools
history, beginning Monday.
Seniors will begin enrolling at
$3.50 am. Monday followed by
juniors at 1890 am. Sophomores
will start signing up at $3.50 am.
Tuesday and will continue through
Wednesday morning.
Second semester freshmen will
register Wednesday afternoon and
other freshmen will register Thurs
day and Friday beginning at
$50 am.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Flood TuIks to Be Held

CUMBERLAND, Md, Sept. II. Up.
The Cumberland Municipal Plan
ming and Zoning Commission plans
to meet with Army engineers in
Washington next month to discuss
methods of flood control at Cum
berland and nearby Ridgley. w. Va,
James Alfred Avirett, chairman, an
nounced,
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Justice Browning Leaves
$4,000 Estate in ORANGE
Rx the Assoeiofed Prsss

ORANGE, Va, Sept. 1.-THE will
of Justice George L. Browning OF
the State Supreme Court of Ap-
peals, who died recently, has beer
probated here, disposing of an es-
tate estimated at $4,000.
Bequests included $4,000 to his
son, Francis H. H. Browning, Sea
ford, Del, and $4,000 to sons George
L. Browning, Boston. Mass, and A
Willis Browning, Chadsford, Pa
The sons were named executors.
w. Howard Lane, Orange, was
qualified and appointed admins
traitor by the court.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Common Glory Scenes
To Be Put on Film Today
BY the Associated Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Sept. IL
The Common Glory" players will
enact two scenes of the play for the
movies today
The scenes will be included in a
motion picture on Historic Vir-
ginia" for presentation to schools
and civic groups
The play will end its season Sum
day night-designated as Actor S
Night the cast will share in
all receipts beyond expenses.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Maryland Citizenship
Requires Years Wait
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. II. New
Maryland residents were reminded
today they must file declaration
of intention" to become a citizen of
the Free State before Nov. if they
want to vote in 1948's presidential
elections.
Maryland law requires that any
one not resident of the State when
he became 81 must file "declara-
ton of intention" and it must be on
record year before they can regis
ter to vote.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Fire Volunteers Buzz
To Scene When Swat
At Fly Rings Alarm
By ihe Asseeicted Press

GRANTS, N. Mex, Sept. IL.
Joan Rectenwald. new tele-
phone operator in the Grants
exchange, brought out the
city's volunteer fire depart
ment 100 per cent, but there
was no fire.
She was swatting flies last
night and aimed at one at rest
on a new automatic fire signal
switch. The switch is designed
to blow the fire siren IL times
before stopping.
She missed the fly.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Baltimore Mayor Urges
Upper Horbor Bridge
BY the Associot.d Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 11.-Con.
struction of bridge or TUNE
across the Upper Baltimore Har.
Dor and at least one express high.
way was advocated yesterday by
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro.
He proposed a program of high.
way and traffic improvements de-
signed to relieve downtown traffic
congestion and to route through
traffic across the city with speed
safety and a minimum of inter.
ference"
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Oyster Conference Today

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. II. (P.-Gov.
Lane will confer today with Maj.
Robert N. Archer of the Maryland
Virginia Potomac River Commission,
and John E. Clark, chairman of the
Tidewater Fisheries Commission, on
oyster problems.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Dr.. DeViIbiss to Speak

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Sept. II. (P,.
DR.. Wilbur DeVilbiss, supervisor
of secondary schools in the State
Department of Education, will be
the principal speaker at the convo-
cation of Hagerstown Junior College,
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Tractor Dealers Depart

OCEAN CITY. Md, Sept. H. (P,.-
The Del-Mar-Va Farm Equipment
Dealers Association wound up its
two-day summer meeting yesterday
after hearing speakers declare the
day of the sellers market" is about
over.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Richmond Names Chief

RICHMOND, Sept. II P.-Detec-
tive Capt. Crris Dewey Carton was
appointed as chief Of the Richmond
Police Department yesterday. He Is
a native of Orange County.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Colonial Stores Head Quits

NORFOLK, Va. Sept. II (R}.-
Resignation of Hunter c. Phelan OF
Norfolk as president of Colonial
Sores, Inc. was announced yes
terday by the corporations Board
of Directors
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Open House at librory

Open house will be held by the
Takoma Park Md Library from
to 6 pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
MARYLAND Gets Tox Report

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. II P.-Pay-
ments on 1916 income tax totaled
81 ,360277 at the end of August,
Controller James J. Lacy reported.
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Mu-Su-Lits Have
Formal Opening

When the newly formed MI
so-lit Club of Cambridge made
its initial bow to the musician, so
cial mad literary citizens of that
community on Sunday, November
%, it was an occasion of more
than passing interest. For it be-
came the first in many years to
organize over there for the pur-
pose of giving to lovers Of the
fine arts a much needed relaxa-
ton.
Many Bostonians journeyed
across the Charles to the home of
Mrs. Alma Dotson of Inman Street
to find her spacious parlors filed
to capacity. But every one was
more than repaid, not Withstand
ing the crowd, by the excellence
and variety of the program.
Mrs. Hazel McCree was the
Mistress Of Ceremonies, fittingly
introduced by Jerome Wilson.
The first number was the Lords
prayer beautifully sung by Miss
! Constance Neal a pupil of the
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Mrs. H. Mann Of Holyoke st.
entertained With a Sunday Night
Supper last Sunday. A five course
collation. was served and a fine
time was had by all the guests
who were: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Register, Mr.. ana Mrs. David
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew
Mende5, Mrs. Willie Dole and
Joseph Nelson.
On Tuesday, November 25th
Mrs. Edith Hipkins entertained
friends at a dinner party in
honor of Mrs. Mary Fiske Of Lib
eria.
At the home of the brides
aunt, Mrs. Mary .. Chandler, %
Worthington ST., Mrs. Louise
Lopez of Boston and DR.. william
H. Miller of Charleston, S. c.,
we're united in marriage at 2
o'clock Thanksgiving Day by
Rev. S. L. LaYiscount Of st.
Mark Congregational Church
with Rev. Kenneth dePugh
Hughes of st. Bartholomew
Episcopal Church blessing the
couple. A reception followed the
ceremony and the newlywed
pair left on a late night train
for their future home in
Charleston.
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accomplished soloist, Marion Nc
Cree, followed by a piano solo
brilliantly executed by Winston
Hammond. Next was Jesse Red
dicks fine rendition of the song,
Il A mFate". Then followed the
guest speaker, Mrs. Mary Fiske of
Liberia who has been engaged in
social service work in her native
country and is here to further her
studies along that line. She was
both a charming and interesting
speaker and delighted the aud
fence with anecdotes of certain
tribal customs in Liberia, as well
as the progress being made in her
country. The speaker also very
graciously answered many qucs-
tons.
The second half Of the program
began with solo by Marion Nc
Cree who rendered, 81 Walked
to-day where Jesus walked ard
received an ovation. Then the
Misses Carroll and Frances Hib-
Ter entertained witha dramatic
reading, and insuccession a song
by Thomas Hammond, the "Dedi-
cation reading by Mrs. Edythe
Hipkins and again the wonderful
voice of Miss McCree but this
time blended with the sterling
voice of Joseph Reddick in the
famous duet, "Will you Remem-
ber' by Romberg.
A delightful social hour fol-
lowed with the serving OF
delicious refreshments.
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: Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Ray of rs
Munroe st. arc leaving soon for
California and on Nov. % a
group of their friends spent an
enjoyable evening with them.
These friends included Messrs.
and Mesdames Albert Patilla of
Ga, land daughter Margie) +,
Charles Mccoy, Richard Ray, of
Fla, Louis Whitfield, of Cal,
Timothy Ray of Ohio; Mesdames
Edith Celeste land daughter
Joyce) G. Downey, H. Casen of
Flo, 7. Buchanan, Leila Francis,
MeSSrs H. Tanner, James Robin
son of N. Y. the Rhodes brothers
and the twins, Larry. and Billie
Celester.
Rev. and Mrs Clifford L. Mil
Ter of Roxbury were delightfully."-
surprised last week when they
were presented with a Thanks
giving basket by members of the
Winchester church formerly pas
tored by Rev. Miller.
Metropolitan Bapt. Church
ushers give their annual pre-
Christmas candle light musical
tomorrow at P. M.
The Problem Of the Chinese
People, an illustrated lecture by
DR.. John King Fairbank, assoc