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Evening star., 1947-08-08
Growers Told How 10 Fight
Late BLIGHT Of Tomato Plants

Gardeners in the District area,
whose tomato plants are threatened
by the recent appearance Of late
blight, have been advised how to
combat the fungus growth by DR..
S. P. Doolittle, senior plant path
ologist of the Agriculture Depart
ment.
DR.. Doolttle recommends spray
ing the plants with any one of q
number of fixed" copper fungi
cides available under various trade
names, or by the organic fungicides,
dithane D-14, dithane z-78 or par
zate. A spray of Bordeaux mixture
is also effective in treating late
blight, DR.. Doolittle said. He point
ed out copper dusts are generally
less effective than sprays but will
check the disease.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Maryland Agency May
NEGOTIATE for Base
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 8.-The State
Board of Public Works has given
the Board of Natural Resources
power to negotiate with. the Navy
to acquire its So.omons Island am
phibian base in Southern Maryland
for possible use as recreation area
The base includes 1T acres and
has 119 buildings. State Engineer
John B. Funk said there is more
than 100000 worth of salvageable
equipment.
He suggested yesterday that if
the State acquired it prison labor
be used to tear down the buildings
which the State will not need.
In requesting permission to ne
gotiate for the base, John E. Clark
chairman of the Board of Natural
Resources said it could be used for
recreation and as training center
for tidewater fisheries, forestry and
game and inland fish commission
personnel.
Under one plan suggested by the
Navy, the entire site could be ac-
quired for $4,000 to $1,000, with the
Navy retaining few buildings. The
State would acquire the property
outright, but in case of war the
Navy could reclaim it.
Among the buildings are some
which could be used as boat re-
pair center for the tidewater fleet.
A Marine railway serves the shops.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Wheaton Organizes
Commerce Chamber

Permanent organization of the
Wheaton (Md) Chamber Of Com
merce was effected last night, when
officers were elected and constitu-
tion and bylaws adopted.
Meeting at Wheaton Inn, tho
trade group elected officers as fol-
lows:
Thomas G. Oyster, president;
John E. Buffin, vice president; Rob-
ert G. Pendleton, treasurer; j. Mil
ton Smith, secretary, and Frank J.
Rock, sergeant at arms.
Elected to the Board of Directors
were John r. Pendleton, ST.; E. S.
Price, John M. Smith and Lloyd A.
Goebel.
Committee chairmen named are:
Mr.. Buffin, membership; G. F. Har-
ris, business promotion; John M.
Smith, legislation and legal action;
Mr.. Rock, public relations; w. A.
Welch, publicity and program, and
]. r. Pendleton, ST., public improve
ments.
The new organization will meet
on the first and third Thursday
nights of each month. Charter
membership will be open for 60
dayS,
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Civic Group Seeks
Action on CuIvert

The Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission today was to be
asked to "do something about" the
open culvert near Haywood Gardens
shopping center, Mount Rainier,
where a boy drowned about month
ago in a flash flood.
w. F.. Mulligan, president Of the
Prince Georges County Civic Fed
Grafton, at a meeting last night
in the County Service Building,
Hyattsville, said he would direct
Charles Luebner, chairman Of the
County Affairs Committee, to bring
the matter before the commission.
Were determined that some
thing be done," Mr.. Mulligan de-
clared. I'VE haven't forgotten about
the drowning"
The federation voted to request
the County Commissioners to pro-
vide parking space on Edmonston
road south of Riverdale, after dele
gates asserted present traffic condi-
tions were dangerous to children.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
4UhearlngS5ef'
On Montgomery
Rezoning Pleas
Apartment Projects
In Silver Spring Area
To Be Reconsidered

Forty hearings on rezoning petit
tions, u Of which were denied less
than a month ago, will be head by
the Montgomery County commits
sioners the latter part of this month
and in September.
Among the rezoning applications
due for rehearing are four for large
apartment projects in the Silver
Spring area. They were previously
heard in May and June and denied.
Petitions of J. A. and G. F. Wat
son and Hilleary o. Rose for recon-
ing for apartment use for adjoining
parcels near the intersection of
Colesville road and Dale drive in
Silver Spring have been modified to
include 20.75 acres instead of
about %.
In the new petitions the buffer
strip of residential A property sepa-
rating Dale drive and the Colesville
road from the proposed apartment
site has been increased a full city
block in width.
Horne Still Objects.
Samuel H. Horne, chairman of
the Building and Restrictions Com
mittee of the Woodside Park Civic
Association, which led the opposi-
ton to the original petition, said it
was his personal feeling that the
proposed rezoning is still highly
Objectionable"
Mr.. Horne emphasized that al
though he was merely expressing
his own personal opinion, he felt
other members of the association
would express the same view. He
pointed out that both his associa-
ton and the Allied Civic Groups
Of Silver Spring had urged the COM
missioners to tighten the zoning
amendments to prohibit frequent
hearings on similar zoning petitions.
Also renewing petitions for apart
ment zoning are j. R. and M. M.
Clark for 80 acres on the west side
of New Hampshire avenue opposite
the Naval Ordnance Laboratory at
White Oak. In this case 160-foot
buffer strips are reserved for resi-
Dental use on the northwest and
southwest sides facing Burnt Mills.
Hills.
Commercial Zoning Asked.
The same petitioners request COM
mercial zoning for property at the
southeast corner of Colesville and
Columbia roads, White Oak.
A fourth request for apartment
zoning recently denied by the COM
missioners is that of w. w. Rapley,
asking rezoning of 90 acres along
Prince Georges County line north
and east OF Northwest Branch.
Commercial zoning requests, most
of which were previously denied, in
clude an application for extension
OF the Woodmoor Shopping Center,
the petition Of r. Bates Warren for
rezoning of seven acres in Bradley
Hills, a request of James E. Them
= for a lot at Ednor; and that of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert E. Meedsfor a lot
on Pershing drive, Silver Spring.
Hearings will begin August 26 and
also are scheduled for September 8,
8 and 10.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Hearing Is Set for Driver
In Auto Crash KiIIinq ;

William A. Terry, Sd, 81, of Lam
ham, Md, driver of an automobile
which crashed into telephone pole
on Films lane near Lanham last
Friday. killing three persons, will
! receive a hearing in Hyattsville
5 Police Court at 10 am. September
Ill.
/ Warrants charging him with man
slaughter on three counts, reckless
driving, and operating a vehicle
ewhile under the influence of liquor
swere served yesterday, after the
youths release from Leland Mem
sorial Hospital, Riverdale. He suf-
sfered internal injuries in the acci-
dent and was the sole survivor.
) The dead were Barton G.. Bryan,
s26, and his wife, Clara, Is, both of
i42l2 Seventy-first avenue, Landover
Hills, and Cathryn F. Raxter, %,
OF 1902 Sixty-third place, Cheverly
Manor.
Terry Was released under $1,700
bond pending the hearing.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Duncan Says He Resigned
For More Favored Person

Alexandria Fire Chief James M.
Duncan, jr., submitted his resigna-
ton because he felt the fire depart
ment would benefit if it were headed
by some one more favored by the
city officials, it was disclosed today.
In a letter to all members OF the
department he said:
when a person feels they have
reached the height to which they
can lead an organization and what
efforts they are now making to
better their organization are in
vain, it is time for them to remove
themselves from Office and make
room for some one else who may be
more favored in carrying the organ
ization to the height it belongs"
This was a reference to the City
Council. A list of recommendations
for fire department improvements
accompanied Chief Duncan's resig-
nation. None of these recommends
tions was approved by the Council,
the chief said when he resigned.
Chief Duncan expressed his graft
tude for the cooperation and loyal
support" of the volunteer and paid
personnel of the department.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Montgomery 10 Open
Chest Drive Nov. Il

The Montgomery County unit Of
the Community Chest Federation
will hold it's annual drive November
IL through November Is, Mrs. Paul
Banfield, campaign chairman, an
nounced today.
The two-week campaign Is de-
parture from the previous custom
OF holding 30 to so day fund-raising
drives.
According to Mrs. Banfield, q
"quick-starting, enthusiastic, short
campaign hastthe advantage of con-
centrating all efforts toward success
in brief period" a.
approximately 1900 volunteer
workers assisted in last years Mont
gomery. County drive. In expressing
the hope that a larger number win
participate in this years campaign,
Mrs. Banfield asserted:
"All those who aid in the Chest
campaign are directly helping such
worthwhile Montgomery County
agencies as the Social Service
League, the Scouts, Campfire Girls,
Young Mems Christian Association,
County Health Fund, Mental Hy-
giene Clinic, Social Service Ex-
change and other community better
ment services which are supported
by contributions to the Chest"
Evening star., 1947-08-08
gu. 5. Agencies
To Start Return
Here in October
Complete Transfer
By Early Next Yeor
Predicted by PBA

Public Building Administration
officials have made tentative plans
to return to Washington nine out
of-town Government agencies start
ing in October.
Congress recently voted funds to
bring back to Washington the nine
agencies that had been transferred
to other cities during the war as
part of the decentralization program.
The building administration ex-
poets to complete the job of return
ing the agencies, with an estimated
$500 employees, by early next year.
The Securities and Exchange
Commission will be moved back from
Philadelphia in October, PBA off,
cials said. Present plans can for the
agency to be housed in the RFC
annex, Second and F streets NV.
Also expected to be moved back
here during October are 0the Interior
Departments personnel Office, Fish
and Wildlife Service, National Park
Service and the Indian Bureau. The
bureaus, now in Chicago, will be
housed in the regular Interior De-
partment buildings here.
In November, PBS expects to
bring back the civil services fourth
regional Office, which is now in
Winston Salem, N. C. The agency
probably will be housed in one of
the temporary structures on Inde-
pendence avenue.
The immigration and Naturaliza-
ton Service will be brought back,
under present plans, in December,
and will move into the temporary
buildings at Buzzards Point. It
now is in Philadelphia.
The Veterans Administrations
actuarial insurance Office and the
Bureau OF Employees Compensation,
both in New York, probably won't
return here until after the first of
next year. 1t hasn't been decided
where these bureaus will be housed.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Apple Crop Estimate
Cut 7 Million Bushels
BY the Associoted Press

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Aug. B.
The Agriculture Department over
estimated the coming apple crop in
the four-State Appalachian belt by
approximately 2,0000 900 bushels, a
survey by Appalachian Apple Service
indicated today.
Secretary Carroll r. Miller of the
service said his survey pointed to
a harvest of between 1000, 900 and
10000 900 bushels, in contrast to the
13, 100000 forecast by the USDA.
Last years crop for the area totaled
28, SOC, 900 bushels.
Mr.. Miller said his survey was
made among 80 area producers, rep
resenting about Is per cent Of the
total apple acreage in the four
States, including the two Virginias,
Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Production for each of the States
in the area, based on Mr.. Miller's
survey, includes Qast years total in
parentheses):
Pennsylvania, 5,25o, 900 (s,56s, ,000) :;
Virginia, $500, 900 (12,S75 ,O0O); West
Virginia, 2,400, 900 (5,075, ,O00); Mary
land, 500, 900 1872, ,000).
Evening star., 1947-08-08
BY the Asseeiaisd Press

HARRISONBURG, Va, Aug. g.
A report of the United States Bureau
of Mines on the beauty parlor blast
which claimed the lives Of II per-
sons and injured 30 others here July
20 revealed yesterday that several
holes were detected in the gas pipe
which carried gas to a water heater
in Pauline's Beauty Shop and School.
The report, presented to the Har-
risonburg City Council, was made
by Hylton r. Brown, senior engineer
for the Bureau Of Mines, who along
with C. W., Owings, senior mine
engineer of the bureau, conducted
the investigation of the explosion
at the request Of Senator Byrd,
Democrat, of Virginia.
Both engineers agreed that the
explosion occurred when . match,
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Virginia Legion May Back
Veterans Medical Board
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. S.-Estab-
lishment of a State veterans medi-
cal board may get the backing Of
the American Legion State conven-
ton here next week.
Charles r. Fenwick, who was NOM
mated for Arlington County's seat
in the State Senate in Tuesdays
Democratic primary, said yesterday
he would seek to have the conven-
ton go on record for establishment
of such board.
The board, under Mr.. Fenwick's
proposal, would be composed of a
psychiatrist, psychologist and doc
tor of medicine and would be
operated under legislation requiring
examination of veterans with COM
bat service records charged with
major crimes before they go on trial.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
ProwIer Sandbags Woman,
F|ees From Apartment

Awakening to find a strange man
in her bedroom this morning, Mrs.
Evelyn Kennedy, 1872 K street NV,
was struck about the head and face
before the intruder fled.
Mrs. Kennedy, stenographer at
Marine Corps Headquarters, said
the man, either a dark-skinned
white man or a light-skinned col
ored man, struck her with what
seemed to be a sock filled with sand,
when she attempted to turn on the
light. He fed when she screamed,
she said.
Mrs. Kennedy was treated at
Emergency Hospital for cut lip.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Several Holes Found in Gas Pipe
By Hurrisonburq BIust Probers

struck by a coal handler to light q
cigarette, ignited the butane gas
which had accumulated In the base
ment.
The engineers recommended a
periodical inspection of the gas
system and other safety measures,
including the installation of cutoff
valves and increasing the quantity
Of maloderant In the gas so that
escaping gas can be readily de-
tected.
Corroded pipes are being re-
placed in the local gas system, and
survey Of the system by city
of1cials and gas company workers
Is being directed by Mr.. Brown.
The State fire marshall's office
will submit its report to the Har-
risonburg city council at It's meet
Ing Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Arlington TO Choose
5 School Candidates
By Ballot Tomorrow

Five candidates for election to the
Arlington County School Board are
to be selected by secret ballot tomor-
row night from among "a prospec-
tive candidates introduced last night
before more than 100 delegates of
county civic groups.
The preliminary session to the
nominating convention was held to
acquaint the delegates with pros
pective candidates. Like last nights
session, the nominating meeting
will be held at the Ashton Heights
Women's Clubhouse, Alb North r.
wing street.
Each of the "a prospective candi-
dates spoke briefly after they were
introduced to the assembly by Oscar
R. LIE Beau, co-chairman of the
nominating conference. The dele
gates who attended represented
more than IS civic groups, DR.. LIE
Beau said.
Among the candidates introduced
was, Norman S. Cramer, who told
the delegates his experience as a
Government personnel officer quail
fled him to work out way in which
undesirable" employees could be
discharged.
DR.. Victor Meyer, civic leader,
advocated higher teachers salaries.
Other prospective candidates who
spoke included Colin c. MacPher-
son, George Alton Parker, Mrs. Ed
mund D. Campbell, wife Of the
other co-chairman Of the nomina-
ting conference; Mrs. Robert Young,
Arlie G. Huffman, o. Glenn Stahl
and H. Neylor Fitzhugh.
Mr.. LIE Beau told the conference
he would not be considered as can
didate.
The school .hoafd candidates will
sbes voted on III the November elec-
ton, when school board members
will be elected for the first time.
Heretofore they have been ap-
pointed by the School Trustee Elec-
teral SHoaEds aliaasS1s named BY the
Judge OF the Circuit Court. The
new school board will take Office
January I,
Evening star., 1947-08-08
$50 Pounds Of Clothing
Collected by Children

Three hundred and eighty pounds
Of clothing for war-torn nations
have been gathered by As children
of the Sunbeam Band of Fountain
Memorial Baptist Church, 2214 Nay
lor road Sc, and sent to the Church
World Service Center, New Windsor,
Md. for distribution overseas.
The children. were under the
leadership Of Mrs. Harold r. Reed
Of the church. ..s
Evening star., 1947-08-08
4-H Dairy Cattle Judging
Slated at Virginia Tech
BY the Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va, Aug. S.-The
annual State All dairy cattle judging
contest will be held at Virginia Tech
September l3 with judging teams Of
three members enrolled in dairy
projects from each county compet-
ing, 1t was announced today.
The winning team will be eligible
to compete in the Southern sectional
contest at the Atlantic Rural Expo
sition in October.
Two All members from each
county who are regularly enrolled in
dairy work will form Judging teams
to compete in the State dairy demon
stration contest, to be held in con-
junction with the cattle judging
competition.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Better Publicity
byG.0.P
InMontgomery
Commissioners Said
To Be Doing Good Job
With Poor Timing

Republican Party leaders Of
Montgomery County decided at. q
special meeting last night that the
county commissioners are doing a
good job" but are the victims of
bad publicity.
AT policy gathering at the estate
of Brooke Johns at Olney, members
OF the county's delegation to the
General Assembly and the State
Central Committee blamed poor
timing" and the "stressing of the
wrong things" on the part of the
commissioners for what they called
a poor press"
The commissioners, who were
present, were asked to discuss any
disagreements arising within the
board with the Central Committee
and the delegation.
Sauter to Keep Post.
It was decided that the post of
police commissioner will not be
abolished. There has been long
standing friction between Wesley I.
Sauter, a county commissioner and
also police commissioner, and the
other members of the board over
the question of elimination of his
police job.
Many Republicans have expressed
the fear in recent weeks that Mr..
Sauter would resign in the event the
post were abolished, thereby leav-
ing Gov. Lane an opportunity to
appoint Democrat to the board.
1t was brought to the commission.
ers' attention that approximately
100000 worth of the county's bond
ed Indebtedness has been paid of
since the present administration
took office in November. This rep
resents the first time there has been
a major curtailment in 10 years, it
was claimed.
The commissioners were told they
failed to publicize properly this
triumph, matter for party pride"
New Publicist Agreed On.
1t was agreed that another public
relations man must be appointed for
the commissioners, but not until
exactly the right man is found"
Byron Sedgwick occupied the
position for approximately six weeks
early this year, resigning to go into
business in Silver Spring.
Adolph Guide was named head of
a Republican Finance Committee
for the county to start the economic
groundwork for next years presi-
Dental campaign.
Although the county Republicans
supported Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
in the last election, those present
at last nights meeting decided the
time is mot appropriate" to back
any prospective candidate. But 1t
was agreed they should decide on q
candidate by November.
Evening star., 1947-08-08

Last night the boys and girls. who
have assembled on the university
campus from all parts of Maryland,
held a party at the coliseum fol-
lowed by a dance at the armory.
They had as their guest a group of
girls and boys from Canada who
are members of similar organiza-
tion in that country.
Today the week-long meeting will
end with. the selection of about 80
new all-star All members. Each
year boys and girls who have done
outstanding work in All Clubs are
named all-stars.
Prior to the closing ceremonies
and the naming of the All-Stars,
a fashion show will be given by
the girls.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Minor Changes Made
After Official Check
OF Arlington Vote

An official canvass of votes cast
in Arlington in Tuesdays Demo-
cratic primary revealed only three
minor changes, none 81 them sufh-
cient to alter the result.
The canvass yesterday disclosed
that one write-in vote was cast for
George P. Grove for commissioner
Of revenue. Mr.. Grove, however,
is the Democratic nominee for
county treasurer. His name was
not on the primary ballot because
he was mopposed.
The two other changes were a
difference of 27 votes in the total
received by James E. Rice, jr., de-
feated candidate for commissioner
of revenue, and one write-in vote
for Bernhard w. Stern for judge
of the county court. The Rice vote
is officially 2,169 rather than 2,196
as unoficially reported.
The canvass disclosed that the
following had been elected to EKecu-
tive Committee posts from the pre-
cincts indicated:
Arlington-E. w. Hamman, H. G..
Bauserman and Mary r. Day
Ballston-M. M. Caskie and w.
Harry johnson.
Clarendon No. ELLA, T. Oden-
thal j. Lawrence Manning and
William L. King.
Clarendon No. 2J. Ernest Burle-
son, Benjamin G. MILAN and Ernest
Russell.
Carne-Harry A. Grant, John w.
jackson and Edith S. Simpson.
observation-disclosures j. Broyhill,
James D. Franklin and Homer Lee
Krout.
East Falls Church - Thomas E.
Edwards, Charles r. Fenwick and
Robert r. Rollins.
Glen Carlyn-Nixon A. Brewer.
RosSlyn-H. Smith Rucker, AL
bert A. Carretta and Glenn H.
Deem.
Virginia Highlands-C. Harrison
Mann, Ralph w. Fairbank and Al
fred Friebie.
Lyon Park. w. England, Kath-
crime H. Dinges and Hamilton M.
Myers.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Kensington Campaign
For Memorial BEGUN

A campaign to raise $1,000 for a
war memorial in Ernest Park, Ken
sington, Md, began this week and
will continue through August 10.
Lloyd A. Goebel, chairman Of the
Finance Committee, is assisted by a
group of block captains. He an
nounced that donations may be sent
to the Kensington area war memo
rial fund, in care of the Kensington
Bank, Winship Green, treasurer.
A stone memorial honoring the
men and women who served In the
two World Wars will be erected and
the park Handicapped.