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Evening star., 1947-02-12
Weather Report

District Of Columbia-Mostly sun
ny with temperature in the middle
40s this afternoon. Considerable
cloudiness tonight and tomorrow
with little change In temperature
Lowest temperature tonight near 80
Virginia-Mostly cloudy, not SO
cold on the coast tonight. Tomor-
row cloudy with some rain on the
coast and rain and sleet in the In
terror Of south portion.
Maryland-Mostly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow with some rain o.
sleet on the coast tomorrow. Little
chage in temperature.
Wind velocity, 5 miles per hour;
direction, southeast.
River Report.
(From United States Engineers.O
Potomac River clear ut Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cleas a'
Harpers Ferry.
Tamuersture and Humidity
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Van orsdel, Ralph A., .. c.; Victory
John r., D. c.
Walker, Mrs. Albert, Mont; Welch, j
Harry, Mont; west, Douglas N, Mont
Thiteford, H. Clay, p. G.; Wtlls' MaIoi
Davis Bowles, .. c.
z;rrarroap Mrs, william III. Alex.
Evening star., 1947-02-12

zimmerman. Mrs. william III. ALI
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Gen. Cook 10 Address
Takoma Park Festival

Maj. Gen. Orval R. Cook, chief
of the Procurement Group of the
War Department General Staff, will
be principal speaker at the Takoma
Park annual Fourth of July celebra-
ton and fireworks festival.
Willard G. Normandy general
chairman of the program commit
tee, said his committee expects
nearly $4,000 persons to attend the
event. 1t will be the first full-day
celebration for Takoma Park and
surrounding communities since 1941.
This years theme is "The United
Nations, an Instrument of Peace. y
Approximately 20 floats, made up by
children and adults, will be in the
parade, along with more than 40
cars.
Gen. Cook will speak at II am. at
North Takorna Park, Takoma and
Albany avenues, following the pa
rade. In the afternoon, athletic
events will be held. =.
Five bands, the Washington Scot
tish Rite Bagpipe Band, the 304th
Army Band, the United States Mari
time Commission Band, the Elks
Boys Club Band of Silver Spring,
and the Washington Missionary Col
| lege Band will play.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
State Department EmpIoye
Retires After 40 Years

Roger S. Drissel, TO, of 5l2 Oneida
place NV. retired yesterday after
40 years service in the State De-
partment.
Secretary of State Marshall pre-
sented Mr.. Drissel with a letter OF
commendation, expressing deep ap-
probation "for your loyalty, faith
fulness and the contributions you
have made in the numerous assign
ments of responsibility you have so
ably held"
A native of Keller's Church, Pa,
Mr.. Drissel first entered Govern
ment, service At years ago in a job
with the Navy Yard at League
Island, Pa.
He was appointed clerk in the
State Department in 1907, made an
assistant chief of the Division Of
Communications and Records in
1922, and has been a consultant with
that division since 1913.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Senate May Act To-day
On Nomination of
LauderdaIe for PUG

Action may be taken late today
by the Senate on the nomination
of James w. Lauderdale for a full
term as member of the District
Public Utilities Commission.
After several weeks delay, caused
by protests from the Washinton In
dustrial Union Council (CIO) the
Senate District Committee made q
favore BILE report on the nomination
yesterday afternoon. Committee
Chairman Buck planned to ask con-
firmation at the next call of the
Senates executive calendar.
A unanimous report from the
committee was made possible when
Senator Holland, Democrat, OF
Florida, withdrew his objections to
action. He asked for delay last
week to pursue some inquiries, but
withdrew his request yesterday on
finding the present term of MI
Lauderdale expired last night.
This leaves the PUG today with only
one civilian commissioner, Chairman
James H. Flannagan-the third
member being Engineer Commis-
sioner Gordon r. Young. Unlike a
District Commissioner, a civilian
member of the PUG serves a definite
term without a carry-over until his
successor is qualified.
Beginning today, Mr.. Lauderdale
will &c payless until, and if, con-
firmed for the new term.
Evening star., 1947-07-01

stad has been technical consultant
to the Committee on Guided Missiles
of the Joint Research and Develop
ment Board in addition to his duties
at the laboratory. He held an i'm
portant rol in the development Of
the radio proximity fuse, f1re-contro.
gun directors and torpedo eX-
ploder for which he was awarded
the Presidents Medal for Merit lr
1896
In 1881 he was a co-Winner of the
American Association for the Ad.
vancement of Science award for his
research on the 1,0O0,0O0-vol1
vacuum tube
DR.. Gibson has been associated
with the laboratory in Silver Spring
since February, 1916. Last jan
uary he became supervisor of tht
laboratory's guided missile project
for the Navy. During the war, Dr.
Gibson was particularly interested
in rocket propellant development
and organized groups which spe-
cialized in this work at Indiar
Head and the Universities of Min.
nesota and Wisconsin and Duke
University.
DR.. Gibson is a former president
of the Washington Philosophical
Society, the Washington Chemica
Society, vice president of the Wash
ington Academy of Medicine ane
has been counselor and chairman
of the division Of physical anc
inorganic chemistry of the Ameri'
can Chemical Society. He is E
member of the Cosmos Club.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Man Gets 10 10 80 Years
In Attack Near Library

From Yesterdays Last EditionJ
Commenting that this is an
"atrocious case" District Court
Justice Richmond B. Keech, today
imposed a maximum sentence of
from 10 to 80 years in prison Oh
Harry R. Bowen, %, convicted of
rape June 8.
The jury which convicted Bowen,
colored, of the 400 block of Fourth
street Sc, of attacking 37-year-
old white waitress on the Library of
Congress grounds last January, did
not recommend the death penalty
To Defense Attorney Charles E.
Ford and Bowen, Justice Keech
said:
Il can truthfully say that except
for your (Mr. Ford's) skill in ham
ding the case and the generosity of
the jury hearing it, you (Bowen)
might we'll be facing the electric
chair"
Evening star., 1947-07-01
District Eases Into New Fiscal
Year Without Slipping q Cog

The District government eased
almost painlessly into the new
fiscal year today.
Although the budget authorizing
expenditures for the next II months
has not yet reached the House floor,
no payless furloughs were in pros
pect for the $4,000 city employees,
and supplies were being purchased
as usual.
District Purchasing Officer Ro-
land M. Brennan said he was 60
ing ahead with contracts in antici-
patton of appropriations.
That's what they've always done
in the years I've been around here, -
he observed, when a situation of
! this sort has come up"
District employees will be paid
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Enforcement Deferred
For Another 9 Months
On Fire Safety Rules

District landlords today had won
another stay in enforcement by the
Commissioners of the tough fire
safety rules enacted under the So
called Fgress Act.
An earlier slx-month suspension,
based on lack of necessary build
ing materials expired today, but the
city heads, in last-minute action
late yesterday, extended it another
nine months.
The stay applies only to existing
buildings, it was pointed out. New
buildings and existing buildings
converted to other than present use
will have to comply.
Tremendous Cost Cited.
The Commissioners action fol-
lows the unanimous request of land
lords at a public hearing several
days ago that enforcement of the
rules be held in abeyance Repre-
sentatives of owners of existing
buildings told the city heads cost
of the required work would reach
astronomical figures, and that
Washington cannot be rebuilt al
this late date
So strict are the fire safety rules
that more than so per cent of exist
ing hotels, apartments and other
buildings Of public assembly have
been unable to- comply.
Among the requirements are in.
closed flreproof stairways and stand.
pipe-a device to eliminate string.
ing hose up the side of a burning
building.
/ The regulations have been studiec
by a Citizens Committee which ha.
proposed numerous amendments tt
| the Commissioners. q a. sss,,.., /,
Other Code Shaping Up. &
Engineer Commissioner Gordof
r. Young said he hoped final rec.
concentrations as regards the regu,
lations for new buildings would be
ready for action by the Commits
sloners in two weeks. If any changes
are approved, he said, 1t may take
another two months to incorporate
the changes in the rules already
enacted. The law requires a public
hearing before the changes are
made official.
Still more extensive changes have
been proposed by the committee ir
connection with applying the rules
to existing buildings. Gen. Young
said it would probably be a month
before final recommendations woulo
be laid before the city heads. The
task of incorporating these changes
if approved by the Commissioners
into the existing regulations would
take another four months, he esti-
mated.
Gen. Young said a continuing
shortage of materials also was held
partly responsible for the extension
of the suspended enforcement period
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Real Policemen
Book Suspect on
Posing Charge

A man accused of impersonatlne
a policeman awaits grand jury &C
ton today because he allegedly tried
to use his authority" on two rea,
police officers who were in civilian
clothes.
Park Police Pvts. Gertrude Wilson
and Walter McEwen testified. ir
Municipal Court Yesterday that
while they were seated in a parked
car or the Langston golf course
grounds. Henry P Taylor, 26, COL
ored, of the 4500 block of Benning
road NE, approached.
They said Taylor identified him
self as IAN officer from No. 9 pre-
cinct" and tcld them to move on
The officers, however, demanded tc
see his credentials, they said, where
upon Taylor started to walk away
Pvt. McEwen fired three shots into
the ground, and Taylor stopped
according to testimony
Judge Aubrey Fennell set bond al
$500.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Hearing Set in Fairfax
On Proposed Power Line

Objections to the proposed con-
struction of a power transmission
line in Fairfax County by the Vir-
ginia Electric & Power Co. will be
heard by the Fairfax Board of
Supervisors at noon tomorrow in the
county court house.
The line would carry 10000 volts
over a distance of II miles, accord
ing to present plans. Some property
owners contend the line would create
hazard and impair the value of
adjacent property. making it unfit
for urban development.
Directors will urge that the trans
mission line be placed underground
Arnold Hirsch of Washington will
act as counsel for the property
owners at the hearing.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Eaton Hearing Continued
On Hii-and-Run CHARGES

The hearing of Warren E. Eaton,
%, of the $500 block of Blaine street,
Carmody Hills, Md, on hit-and-run
and reckless driving charges, was
continued yesterday until August l
in Upper Marlboro Police Court.
Eaton is charged with being the
driver of an automobile which struck
three Carmody Hills boys last Thurs
day. He is free under $1,000 bond.
The hearing was continued await
ing full recovery of one of the
youths, John Ermer, IL, Of SIT Sew
enty-fourth street, who with his
brother, Louis, 8, was knocked from
a bridge on Carmody Hills drive into
a small stream. A third youth, Sher-
man Gardner, II, of 7401 D street,
has recovered.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
BY q stoff Correspondent Of The star

TRIANGLE, Va, July An
.inch-long toad is Wondrous thing
if you're city youngster on your
first day at camp.
There was plenty of time fol
toad-hunting today at Camp Coco
Will and Camp Pleasant in the
Chopawamsic recreation area. Both
boys and girls were having try
at the sport. ,.-..
Swimming, ball games and house
keeping also were on the schedule
for the 116 Washington area chill
dren who began their three-Week
camp stay yesterday.
Among the children were many
who would not have been there eX.
cept for the public's contributions tx
The Evening Star Summer Camp
Fund.
Of the 100 boys and girls to attenc
the camps during the season, 24(
will go through the generosity Of
fund contributors.
Hunting Promised Later.
The necessary evil of housekeep-
ing was what interrupted the toad
hunting shortly after the campers
tumbled out of their buses.
The harried counselors, attempt
ing to sort out their charges, were
obliged to end the hunt with q
promise there would be ample op-
portunity to resume it later. A
hearty midday meal was waiting
Then there were cabins to be placed
in order and beds to be made
The mention of food was greeted
by gleeful shouts and squeals, ane
the children soon were eating large
platefuls of stew and drinking thei1
fill of milk
I'VE ref1lled the milk pitcher three
times. at our table, a counselor
repOrted.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
WAA Fraud Trial Sci
By Alexandria Court

Trial of George A. Gormley, so,
indicted on charges of fraud against
the Federal Government. was set
for September in Federal Court at
| Alexandria by Judge Albert V.
Bryan yesterday. Gormley pleaded
not guilty when arraigned.
Louis v. Dionne. 3o, a former
War Assets Administration expe-
diter, who was indicted jointly with
Gormley early last month, pleaded
guilty yesterday when arraigned
Judge Bryan indicated he would dis
pose of Dionne's case along with
Gormley's.
At the time of the mems arrest
last January the Government
charged they planned to obtain Gov
ernment-owned textiles through
alteration of sales documents at a
WAA sales site at the Washington
Quartermaster Depot in Alexandria
Gormley lives in the $500 block
of Fulton street NV, and Dionne
| in the 1900 block of N street NV
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Man Held After Inquest
In Street FIGHT Deuth

A coroner's jury yesterday held
Ernest N. Jones, 81, of the 500 block
of Park road NV. for action by
the grand jury in the death OF
George Thomas, 81, of the 500 block
of Eleventh street NV.
Police said Thomas struck his
head on the pavement when
knocked down during a fist fight
with Jones at Fourteenth and V
streets NV. early yesterday. He
was pronounced dead at Freedmen S
/ Hospital.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Greater Capital Unit
Of Trade Board TOPS
Quota With S87,500

With subscriptions totaling $87, 500
already received - the greatest
amount in its history-Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee officials
have estimated that late pledges
would boost the amount close to
$4,000.
This figure which would top the
campaign quota OF the Washington
Board of Trade group by $4,000
was announced yesterday afternoon
at Victory Luncheon" at the
Carlton Hotel.
IL Divisions Reach Quota.
Twelve of the campaign commit
tees % divisions have reached or
exceeded their quotas for the drive
which began May /, officials an
nounced Two others we're expected
to do so as late contributions are
received.
Joseph c. McGarraghy, newly
named chairman of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee, termed
the response to the campaign "evi-
dence of the confidence of the bus
iness community in the committee
and a belief that the money viii
be wisely used for the interests ol
the community.
Edward C. Baltz, campaign chair.
man, presided at the luncheon.
Victorious Units.
Campaign units exceeding theil
fund-raising quotas in the drive in.
Guided: Banking division, headed by
A. M. McLachlen, 1926 per cent
building and loan, R. w. Santel.
mann, 1898; RADIO Carleton D
Smith, 100; general insurance, v
Manning Hoffman, 110; newspapers
William c. Shelton, 100; utilities, A
G.. Neal, 1907; local transportation
E. Cleveland Giddings, 1913; laun.
dries, Jay P. Conger. 100; restau'
rants, Evan A. Sholl, 1904; auto.
motive, Henry M. Cunningham
1926; hotels and purveyors, Franz
e. Weakly, 1908, and retail stores
Harvey J. Cheston, 1908.
Expected to reach 100 per cent Of
their quotas with late returns were
the graphic arts division headed by
Elmer M. Pusey and the miscella.
neous group headed by E. A. Bond
L. Gardner Moore paid tribute te
the divisions which did not reach
their full quotas. He lauded theil
work in spreading the word'' of the
committees operation and useful.
ness to groups which have not pre-
viously realized its Importance tc
the community.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Bainbridge Naval Center
! Closes for Lack Of Funds
bv The Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Md, July 1.-The
final contingent of 400 Navy boots
left the Naval Recruit Training Gen.
ter here yesterday as the center shut
down for lack of congressional ap-
preparations.
The trainees, most of whom hac
been in the Navy from II to q
weeks, will report to the Fifth Nava
District, Norfolk, Va, for assignment
to the U. S. S. Butner, a transport
belonging to the Pacific fleet.
At its peak the Bainbridge center
trained $4,000 men at a time, The
shutdown. process began May l
Capt. John j. O'Donnell, jr., com.
mandant of the center. said the
grounds will be placed in caretakel
status, and will be manned by Isl
men during the summer.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Edqer Children Reach Camp;
Many Sent Through Star Fund

+, Swimming Instructor Frank Din
widdie took the boys down to the
swimming pond during the after
noon. Three quickly passed the test
| to gain unrestricted use of the pond
They swan about Is yards and
foated on their backs for IL
seconds.
The less proficient and the non
swimmers stood on the float and
watched the cavorting boys envi-
ously. Mr.. Dinwiddie promised all
would be given the chance to learn
to swim.
The campers were divided into
small groups, each assigned to a diff
ferent counselor. Boys and girls
were bunked in separate cabin areas
but came together for meals and
swimming.
A number of the children brought
small amounts of money with them
but soon found they had no need fol
it at the camps. Counselors advised
them to place their nickels and
dimes in safe place among their
belongings.
Thrilled by Rustic Life.
! Obviously thrilled by the trees
birds, water and rustic life of the
camps were the boys and girls who
never had been away from home
before.
Gee, this is swell house," a girl
exclaimed on entering the cabin
which was. to be her home for three
weeks.
/ Veterans of other camping So
journs were glad to show their COM
panions the points of interest.
you don't have to think up things
for these kids to do" counselor
commented. Just let them run
loose, and they'll make their own
fun-and they can't get into much
trouble down here"
Evening star., 1947-07-01
$50 Veterans Open
Central High Glasses

About $50 former servicemen to-
day began classes in the nine-week
summer school at the Central High
School Veterans Center.
Glasses, held Mondays through
| Fridays, are held each day from
$3.50 am. to 1:30 pm. Twenty-Five
teachers have been retained to give
the summer instruction, according
to Robert G. Vanderlip, director OF
the center. All the classes will be
held at Central.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Baltimore Milk Price
| Rise of One Cent Seen
By the Associuted Press

BALTIMORE, July Am in
crease of a cent per quart in the
Baltimore city retail milk price was
forecast today, effective July 7, when
the Maryland Milk Producers Co
operative, Inc, announced that
farmers would receive a Accent
per- hundred pound boost in the
wholesale price.
The present Baltimore price Is IL
cents per quart. ~
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Please Call In Your Sunday
Classified Ads Early in the Week

The Saturday rush for Sunday classified advertising mas
great that telephone facilities have been over
taxed This rush is result of many customers cag In aus
at the last minute before the Saturday deadllne.
avoid the annoyance OF repeated busy signal we
urge call in their Sunday ads any time
Monday through Frday-from 800 to 900 pm. I'm
this wav your ad will be handled promptly and efficiently
with the minimum of inconvenience. Save Saturday for
those who cannot place their ads earlier We appreciate
cooperation in this effort to provide you our customers
with better service.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Bethesda Lions 10 Install
,0ificers at Dinner TONIGHT

Officers will be installed at 7
o'clock tonight by the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Lions Club at dim
ner-meeting at the Kenwood Coun-
try Club.
The new officers are Albert
Brault, president; William Brecht,
first vice president; Kenneth Cul-
yer, second vice president; Robert
H. Best, third vice president; Irvine
Russell, lion tanner; Harry Danil-
son, tail twister; Wilton Allen, Sec
ary-treasurer, and T. Girard Lee
and Joe Stuart, new members of
the board of directors.
Carey Quinn, former Montgomery
County Orphans Court judge, will
preside. r..
Evening star., 1947-07-01

The new as
sociation, Or
g a n ize d to
create a better
shopping area"
for Washington
shoppers, in
cludes G street
merchants b E.
tween Seventh
and Fifteenth
streets NV.
| Other officers
| elected include
Earl Campbell,
first vice presi-
dent, H or a C e
Richardson, sec
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Tuck Leaves to Inspect
Virqmio Highways
BY the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Va. July L. Gov
Tuck left here yesterday accompa-
MED by State Highway Commission
er James A. Anderson, for four
day inspection tour of Virginia S
highway system.
The Governor will. be in Char
lottesyille July to welcome Presi-
dent Truman, who will deliver an
address that day at Monticello,
home of Thomas Jefferson. After
ward, he will go to his cottage at
Virginia Beach for the holiday week
end
Evening star., 1947-07-01

retary OF the
Joint Research
a n d Develop
ment Board, it
was announced
today.
At the same
time, the uni
versity announc-
ed DR.. Ralph E.
Gibson has been
named acting
director OF the
laboratory t o
succeed DR.. Haf-
stad.
Appoin TIM en- t
of Dr Gibson
Evening star., 1947-07-01

who lives with his wife and three
children at Ais Cumberland avenue,
Somerset, Md, was announced by
DR.. Isaiah Bowman, president of
Johns Hopkins.
The appointment of DR. Hatstad,
who lives at 1911 Park road NV,
was made jointly by Secretary of
War Patterson and Secretary of the
Navy Forrestal.
DR.. Hafstad has been given a
years leave of absence by the uni
versity to accept the appointment to
the Joint Research and Development
Evening star., 1947-07-01

B o ar d. The
board is charged
with RESPONSE
bility for CO.
ordinating the
activities of the
Army and Navy
in research and
d e v e lop ment
fields.
DR.. Hafstad
succeeds Lloyd
v. B ERIK n e r
whose reslgna-
ton becomes
effective today.
For the last six
Evening star., 1947-07-01
New Frederick Highway
To Open at End Of July
by the Associated Press


BALTIMORE, July 1.-Chairman
Robert M. Reindollar of the State
Roads Commission said yesterday
that the new 22-mile highway be-
tween Frederick and Hagerstown
would not be open to the general
Evening star., 1947-07-01

public until the end of July, al.
though some automobiles already
were using the road.
Paving is completed over the en-.
tire length, Mr.. Reindollar said, but
one contractor is behind in gutter
and shoulder work on an eight-1nile
section.
Many cars, however, are passing
the road closed" signs and using
the highway. The barriers are re-
moved at night when traffic does
not interfere with construction
workers.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
CIock-Winder 40 Years

William Arnold, aged II, has
Just completed 40 years of weekly
climbs up the tower of st. Mary S
Church, in Welwyn, England, to
wind the clock.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Kotzin Heads 6 Street
Merchants Association

| Charles Kotzin has been elected
president of the newly formed G
Street Merchants Association, it
WAS announced TODAY.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Dr.. Hafstad Receives
Joint Research Post;
Dr.. Gibson Successor

DR.. L. R. Hafstad, director of the
Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory in Silver Spring,
has been appointed executive sec
Evening star., 1947-07-01

next Tuesday for the last part of
June with funds already on hand
from last years budget. The first
pay day requiring this years funds
will be July %, by which time even
the most pessimistic officials be-
lieve the city supply bill will have
cleared the White House.
Also behind schedule at the Cap
'itol is the new city revenue bill
Only effect of this delay, however
is the holding up of real estate and
personal property tax bills, which
would be going out to taxpayers be-
fore August 81 under normal cir
stances.
Reason for the delay is the pro-
posed new tax rate of So per $10C
of assessed valuation carried in the
new revenue measure.
Evening star., 1947-07-01

ond vice president; Samuel D.
Schwartz, treasurer; Herbert Siegel
secretary, and David c. Cohen,
sergeant arms.