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Evening star., 1947-05-26
Two Children Injured
In Traffic Accidents
In Nearby Virginia

Two children were injured, one
seriously, in weekend traffic acci-
dents in nearby Virginia.
Anne Davies, 4, Vienna, was in
Emergency Hospital in serious
condition today with possible skull
fracture and brain conclusion suf-
fered in a two-car collision near
Centerville.
The driver of the car in which she
was riding, Maurice D. Rosenberg
IS, Vienna, suffered a fractured
shoulder. His wife, Charlotte Rosen.
berg, 80, also suffered shoulder in
jurieS.
Jane B. Markham, 8, of 1902 Rus
sell road, Alexandria, suffered skull
fracture police said when she ran
between two parked cars near her
home and into the side of a taxi
She is the daughter of Col. E. Muir
ply Markham, jr., Alexandria san
itary engineer.
She was taken to the Alexandra
Hospital where her condition was
listed as fair today.
Earl Freese, So, and his wife
Louise Freese, 81, of Littleton, Pa.
suffered minor injuries when the
car in which they were riding
skidded and plunged down 15-foot
embankment near Quantico.
Mr.. Freese was treated for face
cuts today in Alexandria Hospital
Mrs. Freese suffered a back injury
In Washington, police said % per.
sons were injured in unusually
heavy traffic over the weekend but
none seriously enough to require
| disqualification.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Man Arrested on Street.
Clad Only in Gurters

Police Pvt. william r. Shelton
was riding along the HOO block of
Thirteenth street shortly after 3
am. today when he observed a
man strolling along clad only in his
garters.
Pvt. Shelton took the man to No.
2 Precinct station, where he sup
piled him with a raincoat to wear
in the cell while he was being
charged with drunkenness.
Police, said the man gave his
name as Haskell Donoho, AZ, an
attorney. and listed his home as the
Metropolitan Club.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
6. W. u. Names Grant
Vice President, First
In Schools History

Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant III,
retired, has been appointed vice
president of George Washington
University, the first vice president
the school has had in its 126-year
history.
In announcing the appointment
yesterday. DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
university president, said special
arrangements had been made with
President Truman to permit Gen.
Grant to serve as the university
vice president and to continue his
duties as chairman of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, post he has held since
1912 His duties at the university
will be concerned with the planning
and development of its physical
plant.
Gen. Grant has been a university
trustee for Is years. He has been
serving as chairman of the George
Washington University Hospital
Fund campaign. His grandfather,
President Grant, also was a trustee
of the University
Gen. Grant was retired from the
Army in July, 1916, after 43 years
of service. He served in Washington
as superintendent of the State, War
and Navy buildings from 1909 to
1918.
He was director of Office buildings
and public parks here from 1925 un-
til 1888, when he was assigned to
head the engineer replacement
training center at Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo. In April, 1941, he return
ed to Washington as chief of the
protection branch of the ONCE of
Civilian Defense
In addition to the Legion of Merit
and the Distinguished Service
Medal, Gen. Grant has been deco
rated by six foreign countries.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Junior College Sponsors
Community Orchestra

A community orchestra is being
sponsored by Montgomery Junior
College In Bethesda, Md, which
will begin rehearsals in September
under auspices of the newly-formed
music department. A committee
including representatives of the
school and community will be es-
tablished shortly to hold additions.
All residents of the county, both
amateur and professional, may apply
for membership in the orchestra.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Few ConceIing Orders
For Cars, Dealers Sow

If you are planning to buy that
new car when some one else on the
list has given up. get set for long
wait.
Cancellations of new car orders
since January / have been meg
ligible," according to the National
Automobile Dealers Association. The
survey, based on Nationwide
study Of orders since July 81, 1945,
found that dealers have more new
orders on hand than ever-twice az
many as they can fill this year.
At present production rates only
80 per cent of the cars needed to fiji
orders is being received by dealers,
while cancellations for the whole
period was 16 per cent of the total,
most OF them occurring In 1946.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Election Ends Conference
.0f Tri-State Printers

Printers from Virginia. North and
South Carolina yesterday concluded
their annual conference here with
the election of M. B. Sell of VIM
ston-Salem, N. c., as president for
the coming year.
Others elected by the tri-State
conference of the International
Typographical Union were N. D. Lee
of Roanoke, Va, vice president, and
w. A. league, of Newport News, Va,
secretary treasurer.
The Virginia -Carolinas conference
went on record against current leg
islative proposals to curb the rights
of labor.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Body Found on RoiIroud
In Alexandria Identified

The body Of man police identi-
fed as Chester w. Bradley, 38, col
ored, of Wilmington, N. c., was
found on the railroad tracks near
Roberts Crossing, Alexandria, yes
terday.
Police expressed the belief the
man fell from a train while hitch
ing a ride. His body was first no.
ticed by Southern Railway engin-
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Dr.. Lewis Named Head
OF Mary Baldwin College

DR.. Frank Bell Lewis. professor of
Bible and philosophy at Davis and
Elkins College, Elkins, w. Va, has
been elected president of Mary
Baldwin College, it has been an
nounced by Edmund D. Campbell,
Washington, D. c., president of
the board of trustees.
DR.. Lewis, a minister in the Pres
byterian church, will succeed DR..
L. Wilson Jarman, who resigned
from the presidency in the spring
of 1916 because of Ill health.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
By A. A. HoehIins

Neither snow nor the birth of
babies can halt the delivery of the
United States mail at Dickerson, Md.
At Z pm. last Christmas Eve Mrs.
Margaret j. Kessler, Montgomery
County's only woman letter carrier,
brought her wheeling 17-year-oid.
Model A Ford to a halt in front of
the Dickerson Post Office. She had
delivered Q staggering burden of
Christmas letters and packages to
her 1873 rural route customers.
At midnight she was in her regu-
lar place in the choir of st. Mary's
Catholic Church in nearby Barnes
vile raising her voice In glory of
the Lord for the special Christmas
Mass.
And at S am. Christmas day Mrs.
Kessler gave birth to q daughter,
Mary Margaret, in Frederick hos
pital.
Back at Work In -Four Weeks.
Four weeks later she was back at
work, accepting the congratulations
of people on her route and plow-
ing through some of the heaviest
snowdrifts the county had ever seen.
"But I didn't mind bit," she
protested. "I just drove as close as
I could get to house, put on my
big boots and walked on through
the snow"
A small woman, Mrs. Kessler car
ries some heavyspackages. A crate
Of chickens in one hand and an
armload of mail order catalogues in
the other is just routine to this
representative of the Post Once De-
partment.
And fiat tires?
why, pshaw mani" she exploded,
It can change a tire in 10 minutes.
Can you?"
Studies Mechanics
Not only that. She is taking q
course at home in practical engine
mechanics - insurance against the
all-too- Likely day when her ancient
Ford coughs a tired cough and
threatens to head for the Valhalla Of
overworked jaloppies.
In fact, the car is hand-down
from her father, Reginald B. Jones,
now 10 years old and retired after
serving the same mail route for 36
years. -
She says, though, that there is
every likelihood that she will be
getting new car in a few months.
Long before her husband, William
T. Kessler, starts on his way to
work in the National Health Gen.
ter, Bethesda, Mrs. Kessler Is out
of bed and picking up her mail at
$50 m. at the Post ONCE.
Before returning home she has
covered a winding trail of nearly
40 miles through the hills and val
leys of one of the richest dairyland
areas in the State.
Has Served Three Years.
BY noon she is ready to head
the old bus homeward in time for
Mary Margaret's luncheon feeding.
Her mother-in-law, Mrs. Herbert
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Panel on U. N. Scheduled
At George Washington

A panel discussion on the United
Nations will be held at 8 pm. to-
morrow at George Washington Uni
versity with Senator Taylor. Demo-
crat. of Idaho; Representative Jaw
its. Republican, of New York, and
Arthur Sweetser, director of the
United Nations Information Office,
participating.
DR.. Charles E. Bish, professor Of
adult education at the university,
will act as moderator. This panel
Is part Of the five-day training con-
ference on community education
being conducted by the National In
stitute Of Social Relations, Inc, this
week at the school.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
County Realty Board
PIuns Dinner Tomorrow

Representatives from local and
national real estate organizations
will be among guests attending the
banquet to be held at 7 o'clock to-
night at the Kenwood Country
Club by the Montgomery County
Real Estate Board.
Toastmaster at the gathering will
be Donald Chamberlin, Kenwood
real estate man.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Catholics Do Honor
To Unknown Soldier
AT Arlington Rites

Services for Americas war dead,
which will be climaxed Friday with
Memorial Day ceremonies in Airing
ton Cemetery, opened yesterday in
the Amphitheater there.
Sponsored by the Washington
General Assembly, Fourth Degree,
Knights of Columbus and the Ma
tional Committee of Catholic So
cieties, the services saw more than
80 Catholic societies lay wreatfs at
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Approximately 1,500 persons braved
the driving rain to attend.
The Very Rev. Ignatius Smith,
o. p, dean of the Philosophy School
at Catholic University, spoke to the
gathering.
Greatness Rests With God.
"The greatness of this Nation is
better understood by those who have
met their God in judgment than by
many who have been left behind,
he said. "The glory of this country
before the other nations of the world
and the determination to keep that
glorious greatness undiminished was
the motive of their service. The
preservation of this same nationa,
greatness devolves upon us who are
left behind them.
Despite the neglect of God by sc
many millions of our people, coulc
not the departed heroes tell us that
they have learned that our great
ness rests on the fact of our Ameri-
can alliance with our Creator?" hi
asked.
TN this alliance we are pledged
to protect divine rights everywhere
and God seems to have pledged III
special power and life because ol
our godliness. American democracy
separates Church from State but il
never intended to divorce God from
either government or the lives of oul
people"
The Most Rev. Amleto G. Cicog.
mani, apostolic delegate to Washing
ton, pontificated as the mass. The
Most Rev. Peter Ireton, bishop o1
Richmond, presided and blessed thu
wreaths
Representatives of Catholic vet
eran and other organizations pre-.
sented colors.
Ceremonies will be held through.
out the week, closing with the me.
mortal services at HAS am. Frida,
under the auspices of the Crane
Army of the Republic. Attorne.
General Clark will speak.
Marine Corps Services Arranged.
Among the events scheduled ar,
memorial services for Marine Corp.
members at 2 pm Memorial Day al
the Mount Suribachi statue, Consti.
tuition and West Virginia avenue.
NV, under auspices of the Nationa.
Capital detachment of the Marine
Corps League.
Rear Admiral Clinton E. Braine
U. S. N, will speak as representative
of Secretary Forrestal. Other speak
lers will be Maj. Gen. Lemuel C.
Shepherd, jr,, assistat commandant
of the Marine Corps; Joseph Alvar-
ez, national commandant of the
Marine Corps League, and Mrs
Helen Rausch, president of the Ma
rine Corps League auxiliary.
Comdr. Alvo 0. Martin, Chap
lains' Corps, U. S. NJ. and former
chaplain of the Sd Marine Division
will give the invocation and benedic-
Ition.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Dr.. Katherine Rice TO ToIk

DR.. Katherine X. Rice will speak
before the Public Health Nursing
Section of the Graduate Nurse Asso-
citation in the auditorium of the Ma
tional Archives Building, at 8 o'clock
tonight. Her subject will be: THE
Place OF the Public Health Nurse In
. Mental Hygiene Clinic"
Evening star., 1947-05-26

Kessler, has been caring for the in
fant in her absence.
Mrs. Kessler, who is just round
ing out three years of service as a
carrier, says she loves her work and
that people are very nice to her.
Does she ever worry about hold
ups?
You know it's a peculiar thing"
she allows, but even this old ma
chine of mine is respected. think
most folk feel that Uncle Sam is
right behind that car somewhere,
guarding it,"
Evening star., 1947-05-26
AAF Bond to Ploy TONIGHT

Opening concert in the series of
programs by military bands at the
Watergate. delayed from last night
because Of rain, will be held at $50
o'clock tonight. The inaugural. first
of eight band concerts will be played
by the Army Air Forces Band.
Evening star., 1947-05-26
Catholic Veterans to Sail

The District department of the
Catholic War Veterans will sponsor
a moonlight cruise on the Potomac
tonight. The veterans and their
guests will leave aboard the S. S.
Mount Vernon, at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Reaper King S Daughter
Aids CenfraIia Families
By The Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, April 9.--Mrs. Emmons
Mccormick Blaine, 80-year-old
daughter of Cyrus Hall Mccormick,
inventor of the reaper, found the
plight Of the families of the miners
who died in the Centralia disaster
SO compelling" that she sent them
a check for $1,000, she said yester-
day.
Mrs. Blaine, listed in who's Who
In Chicago" as q philanthropist, is
the widow of EmmonS Blaine, an
attorney who died in 1892. Her
father-in-law was James G. Blaine,
Republican candidate for President
who lost the election to Grover
Cleveland in 1884.
At first, Mrs. Blaine had planned
to send each family 500, plus
flowers for Easter.
Then she was advised by q Gen.
traHa florist, White Ross, that he
was unable to fill her order for q
potted plant for each Of the families.
So she sent Ross a check for
$11,20O, or 500 for the family Of
each of the Ill victims, plus an adj
ditional 500 sent because of an
erroneous report given her that q
112th miner had died.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Two New Members Elected
To Howard Trustee Board

Eight members of the Board OF
Trustees Of Howard University were
reelected yesterday for three-year
terms, while two new members were
selected to fill vacancies caused by
recent deaths.
The two new board members are
DR.. James w. Parker, ST., Of Red
Bank, N. j., and DR.. Howard Stone
Anderson, Bridgeport, Conn, former
pastor of the First Congregational
Church here.
Members reelected were: Harry
j. Capehart, WEIGH, w. Va; DR..
Mordecai w. johnson, president of
Howard University: DR.. Thomas
Jesse Jones, New York City; Lori
mer D. Milton, Atlanta; DR.. Peter
Marshall Murray, New York City;
DR.. C. c. Spaulding, Durham, N. c.,
and DR.. Charming II. Tobias, New
York City. DR.. Sara w. Brown OF
Washington was elected an alumni
trustee.
The vacancies were created by the
deaths Of w. Justin Carter and DR..
Louise G. Ball.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
| Stray Pistol Shot
In Shows Act
| Kills Musician
By the Associoted Press

MINNEAPOLIS, April g. A
musician in the orchestra at the
Northwest Sportsmen's Show at the
Minneapolis Auditorium was acci-
dentally shot and killed last night
during pistol exhibition by a man
and wife team.
DR.. Russell R, Helm, Hennepin
County coroner, said the victim was
Curtis Erickson, ~, Minneapolis, a
bass viol player.
His death came during a target
shooting act by William and Frances
Johnson, Coroner Helm said. Mrs.
Johnson, with her legs about her
husbands neck, had fired three shots
at targets from between his legs.
DR.. Helm said the pistol in the
left hand of Mr.. johnson was dis
charged when he lunged to catch
Mrs. johnson when she slipped in
disengaging herself. The bullet
struck Mr.. Erickson just above the
heart. He died in an ambulance en-
route to q hospital.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Joe Turner's Will Leaves
S26,765 Estate 10 Widow

(Fron Yesterdays Last EditionJ
William Joseph (Joe) Turner, the
wrestling and boxing promoter, left
the bulk of his $26.765 estate to his
widow, Mrs. Florence Turner, 3052
Garrison street NV, petition for
probate of his will in District Court
disclosed today. Mr.. Turner died
February Is at the age of 81.
Mrs. Turner was named executrix
of the will, which also bequeaths
$500 to his son, William Joseph
Massey Turner, 1410 Downing street
NE. The property was listed as
follows:
The Garrison street home, $17,515;
property in Calvert County, Md,
$1,150; an automobile, 5000; a s.
year lease on Turner's Arena, Four
teenth and w streets NV, $4,000,
and one-third interest in the Kit
Mar Restaurant, Fourteenth street
at Florida avenue NV, 5000.
The petition was filed by attorney
II. Clifford Alder.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
500 Fighters Reported
Sold 10 Turks by Britain
BY the Assoeiated Press

LONDON, April 9.-The Daily
Graphic said today that 500 British
fighter planes had been sold to
Turkey and were being delivered by
former RAF fiiers.
The planes - including Spitfires
Mosquitoes and Beauf1ghters-haye
been leaving Britain for Turkey
in flights of IL since the beginning
Of the year, the newspaper said.
'@The planes are part Of 500 which
have been bought by the Turkish
government from the Ministry Of
Supply" the newspaper continued.
Many of the planes were described
as having been declared obsolete,
but the newspaper quoted Ministry
of Supply officials as saying they
were not on Britain's list Of sur
plus aircraft.
The Daily Graphic said "the de-
cision to allow Turkey to purchase
the machines Is believed to be di-
recdy connected with President
Truman's proposed loan" Of $780,
600, 900 for military needs and es-
sentiaI public projects.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
British Say u. S. Takes
Groyer View in Greece

| LONDON, April 8 (P.-A highly
placed British government source
said today that American State De-
partment officials in Greece took
much graver view" Of the internal
and international ramifications of
the Greek situation than did the
British.
State Department observers had
reported Britain's withdrawal from
Greece would pave the way for
Communists to seize control Of the
Greek government, with help
from Greece's Communist-do -domi-
mated northern neighbors.
"They took much graver view
than we as to what our withdrawal
would mean," this British informant
said. "We felt that the present
Greek government was by now fairly
firmly based.
Real Civil War Doubted.
1--WE have always been aiming at
situation where the Greeks could
control their own internal situation.
We felt that the guerrilla fighting,
while a considerable nuisance, was
not great enough to constitute a
danger of real civil war.
"Our judgment was that, although
some arms were coming across from
the northern borders, it wouldn't 60
much beyond assistance to guer-
rilla fighting"
He added, however, that Britain
did regard the Greek situation,
which impelled President Truman
to ask Congress for $3.50, 900 900 to
aid Greece, as serious
The Truman plan for aid to
Greece, he continued, could be
called an Anglo-American policy ito
the extent that it results from our
making clear we can no longer af-
ford to maintain" British help for
Greece.
1T is not an Anglo American poll
icy in the sense that We asked for
it or proposed it," he concluded.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Christianity Is Called
Answer 10 Communism
ky the Associated Press

BOSTON, April 9.-The Rev. DOM
inic Brady of Catholic University
said today that "the only answer
to the challenge Of communism is
the full Christianization Of our
democracy"
He told the National Catholic
Education Association:
1--WE may not equate democracy
with Christianity, but only the will
fully blind will refuse to see that
democracy can grow only from the
seeds which Christianity has
planted, and from which it has
historically sprung.
"The challenge of communism,
today, Is precisely that which arises
from denial of the foundation Of
true democracy"
He said President Truman in his
March IL message on Greece and
Turkey clearly indicated that our
democracy and Russian communism
were antithetical, and If we wished
to save the one we must do all in
our power to stop the spread Of the
other"
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Actress Freed Of Charges
In Car Death Of Soldier
BY The A.soeiossd Press ].

SAN BERNARDINo, Calf. April
9.-Helen Walker, n, aim actress,
has been cleared Of manslaughter
charges resulting from q New Year
Day accident in which q soldier was
killed when her automobile turned
over six times.
Superior Judge Stanley Mussell
dismissed the charges when her case
was called for trial yesterday be-
cause Of insufficient and uncertain
evidence" District Attorney jerome
Kavanaugh recommended the dis
missal.
Pfc. Robert E. Lee, n, given ride
by the actress while she was en-
route from Palm Springs to Holly
wood, was killed when the accident
occurred near Redlands. No other
car was involved. Miss Walker, who
suffered q fractured pelvis and
other injuries, said she was every
happy" about the dismissal and
that she planned to resume her film
career.
Two other passengers in the, car,
Philip Mercado and Joseph Mon
taldo, testified that Miss Walker
was driving at q high rate Of speed.
Both have filed civil suits against
the actress for damages because OF
injuries.
Evening star., 1947-04-09

he explained.
He confirmed a statement by Ed
ward Breslin, Bronx assistant dis
trict attorney, that he was pressed
by more than 1000 in debts.
II had no intention of stealing the
bus" Cimillo said. "I just went for
joyride."
While he said he really enjoyed the
trip down-no headaches" Cimillo
was less enthusiastic about the re-
turn trip. Coming home, he had for
company: Two detectives, another
prisoner they were returning from
Florida, and a bis company me-
chanic, who did the driving.
Evening star., 1947-04-09
Greece Opens Drive
To Crush Rebels in
Thessaly
BY ihs Assoeiaisd Pres

| ATHENS, April o.-The Greek
government announced today
the launching Of q long-aWaited
general offensive designed to
crush guerrilla forces in Western
Macedonia and TheSsaly.
The announcement said opera
tions were begun at dawn after
government aircraft had dropped
Thousands of leaflets over the guer-
Uncontrolled area warning the
lcivilian population that the onen-
sive was about to start.
Both the I'd and Sd Army Corps
were reported participating Id the
drive.
Strong forces were reported
standing by ready to prevent the
guerrillas from escaping by sea
along the eastern coast of Thessaly.
The leaflets warned civilians to
keep away from roads and streets
lin the field Of operations. Other
wise they run the risk OF being
KILLED without discrimination as to
age or SEX" the leaflets added.
1t. Gen. Demetrios YadZis, In
command Of the forces participat-
ing In the offensive, issued the
following order of the day to his
men:
Forward, and may God be with
you. Crush the insurrection. AL
of Greece follows you and conf
IDENTIFY expects the restoration OF
peace and order"
Preparations for the offensive
have been under way for some time
and were nearly completion when
King George II died unexpectedly
last week. It only remained for his
successor, King Paul I, to give the
word to go.
Unofficial reports have said the
Government was ready to throw
most of its 10000 regular army
troops as well as the national gen.
darmerie of 10000 men into the
fight to crush the guerrillas, who
have reduced the nation to a state
bordering chaos within the last
year.
On the advice of the minister of
public order the cabinet decided to-
day to recruit 5000 additional gen.
darmes who will be used to police
areas cleared of guerrillas during
the current drive.
The government is virtually stalk
ing it's life on the success of the
campaign. If it succeeds it is ex-
pected to give Greece peace and
order and at least an appearance of
unity as the foundation for the re-
construction aid the government
expects to receive from the United
States.
If it fails, most observers believe,
the country will fall into complete
disorder.