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Evening star., 1947-06-26
CIagett Wins zoning
Fiqht on Defcatessen

Judge Brice Clagett Of the Mu-
nicipal Court OF Appeals today II
winner in his battle against estab-
nshment of delicatessen at 3003
P street NV.
The Board of Zoning Adjustment
late yesterday voted down the ap-
peal Of Israel j., Joseph L., Harriet
H. and Martha H. Mendelson to
change to such use from the present
antique and interior decorating shop
there.
Judge Clagett and other residents
argued the introduction Of food
store would attract rats into the
neighborhood.
The appeal was one Of three
denied in 34-case docket heard
by the board. The other two were
applications for gasoline stations.
The board, however, granted:
/. The appeal of the National
Rural Electric Cooperative Asso-
citation to establish a center at
l5U5 new hampshire hNeIluc NV.
for dissemination of information on
electricity to farmers.
2. Two appeals to use property at
903 and 1920 Sixteenth street NV.
for Office purposes.
8. Request of Holton Arms School
to build a gymnasium at 1880 Phelps
place NV.
4. Request of Defense Homes
Corp. to establish kindergarten
at $500 Ihirty-eighth street NV.
5. Appeal of Goodwill Industries
to establish an "eleemosynary irlsti-
tuition" at 1922 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV.
6. Appeal of the Washington Fed
eration of Churches to establish an
"eleemosynary institution at 1749-5l
N street NV.
Z. Appeal Of Susan Mckinney
Boyle to establish school at 1853
Macarthur boulevard NV.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Truman Not Planning
Brazil Trip, Aide Says

The White House reiterated today
that President Truman had made
no plans to visit Brazil.
The statement was prompted by
reports from Rio de Janeiro that
the President would go to Brazil on
August IS on the battleship Mis-
souri,. Eben Ayers. assistant presi-
dental secretary. said "the Presi-
dent is not going to Brazil on
August 15," and as far as he knows
there are no plans for the visit.
The White House previously had
said the President had no plans for
such visit, although the President
had expressed interest In an invita-
ton by Ambassador Carlos Martins.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
.Hit-Run Car Knocks
7 Boys Off Bridge;
Suspect Arrested

Three boys, returning to their
Carmody Hills, Md, homes after
delivering newspapers last night,
were struck by an automobile on
bridge in the area and two of them
were knocked from the bridge to
the water 8 feet below, Prince
Georges County police reported.
One boy was hospitalized for un-
determined injuries. The others re-
ceived minor injuries.
Police arrested Ralph Eaton, %,
Of the 7500 block of Blaine street,
Carmody Hills, on hit-and-run
charges shortly afterward. Bond
was set at $1,000 pending his ap-
pearance set for 10 am. Monday in
Upper Marlboro Police Court.
John Ermer, II, of SIT Seventy
fourth street, was admitted to Prince
Georges General Hospital, but his
condition was described as not seri-
Gus. His brother Louis, 9, and Sher-
man Gardner, II, of 7401 D street,
were treated for cuts and bruises.
The boys we're crossing a small
bridge over creek on Carmody
Hills drive about S pm. yesterday,
they said, when an automobile came
from behind and knocked John and
Louis off the bridge into the water,
the police said. The water was
about 4 feet deep at the spot.
John was pulled from the water
in seniconscious condition by
passerby. Louis crawled out un-
assisted.
Prince Georges County Policeman
Charles L. Perrygo said the Gardner
boy rode around the neighborhood
with him in scout car and pointed
out Eaton's car in about 80 min
utes. Pvt. Perrygo said Eaton was
at his home drinking coffee when
they arrived.
Eaton is employed by an iron
works and is married, police said.
Yesterday three persons were hos
pitalized as the result of traffic ac-
dicents In the District and nearby
Maryland.
Most seriously injured was Gerald
Meetre, 7. of 80 New York avenue
NV, who was struck by an auto
mobile as he was crossing First
street NV. to the playground on
New York avenue. The child was
taken to Casualty Hospital with a
possible brain conclusion. Police
listed the driver as Russell c. Jones
of 235 Emerson street NV. No
charges were placed against him.
In Mount Alto Hospital is Miss
Zola Elliott, "a, of the Broadmoor
Apartments. 1901 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, suffering a fractured
left shoulder. Police said she ran
into a taxicab as she hurried across
the street at Connecticut avenue
and Porter street NV Police said
the driver of the cab was Apolonio
L. Marapao, 43, Of 1882 K street
NV.
Two boys were slightly hurt yes
terday when the bicycle they were
riding struck the rear of an auto
mobile in front of the Census Build
ing at Sllitland.
Treated at Providence Hospital for
cuts and released, they were Joseph
Pierce, II. of 5204 Alton place Sc,
and Lester Henner, 10, of 54ol Belt
avenue, Bradbury Heights, Md.
Mrs. Bessie M. White, SO, OF 461o
Nottingham drive. Bethesda, was
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Two at Pentagon Held
As Numbers Writer'S
After Gaming Probe

An investigation by the Army's
Criminal Investigation Division Of
gambling in the Pentagon Building
during working hours was revealed
today after the arrest of two men
as numbers writer's"
The Military District of Wash
ington authorities said the arrests
made yesterday were the climax of
an investigation by the CID. There
lis a possibility of further arrests
shortly, they said.
The men were Frank Royster, 81,
colored, 1400 block of Corcoran
street NV, a messenger at the
Pentagon, and Seldom M. Lindsey,
80, colored, 1900 block Of Ninth
street NV, a tsxicab driver. Both
were free today in $500 bond each
after appearances before COM
nitting magistrates.
CID men and special police at the
building tried to arrest Lindsey yes
terday afternoon as he was leaving
the building, but he sped away In
his cab. Washington police were
notified and Lindsey was picked up
as he entered the District across
Highway Bridge.
Royster was arrested as he was
delivering messages on the fourth
floor of the Pentagon, military au-
thorities said. He was carrying $500
in cash and numbers slips, according
to military authorities.
Royster was taken before United
States Commissioner Stanley King
in Alexandria last night and freed
in $500 bond for further hearing on
charges of operating lottery and
possession of lottery slips.
Lindsey pleaded not guilty to a
charge Of possession of numbers
slips in Municipal Court here this
morning. Released in $500 bond by
Judge Aubrey Fennell, his jury trial
was set for July 81.
Military authorities said they did
not believe the two men were work.
ing together, but were merely COL
lectors for gambling ring in Wash
ington. The investigation is con-
tinuing, authorities said.
Numbers operators have been ar
rested in Government buildings here
before.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Top
Seen for Draft
Of ]. {. Bill
House Subcommittee
Source Holds Hope
For More Schools
By Don S. Worren

Members Of the District Subcofi.
mittee OF the House Appropriations
Committee today settled down to
the detailed work Of fitting budget
demands TO expected revenues In
the new fiscal year-shooting at 3
top figure Of around 500, ,00o, 600.
One subcommittee source said IL
now appeared possible to get enough
school construction under way In
the fiscal year beginning Tuesday
to bring about the elimination Of
all present part-time class instruc-
tion by next summer.
Under present tentative plans, IL
was said, this would mean the once
suggested new $1,000, 900 school con-
struction program would be spread
over two years, but probably with
enough funds and authorizations for
the coming IL months to relieve
% schools now on double duty.
Would "Scrape Bottom"
Subcommittee aides said this
would require the District to scrape
the bottom of the barrel" finan-
cially, and use up the last segment
of the $l0,000,000 capital invest
ment fund built up during the war
years.
Already 1t had been contemplated
to sell $1,945, 400 OF the remaining
invested securities to swell the 1913
funds. The program now suggested
would call for cashing the rernain-
ing securities Of $3,698 ,307.
Sizeable changes may be neces.
sary in the original $95, ,000, 600
budget as submitted by the Conn
missioners to bring out such bill,
but there were renewed assurances
the work would be done at high
speed.
Action Possible Wednesday.
Spokesman for the subcommittee.
headed by Representative Horan,
Republican, of Washington said 1t
now seemed possible the rewritten
bill would be ready for action by
the full House Appropriations Com
mittee next Wednesday.
Sharp revisions will have to be
made If the House should refuse
to accept the recommendation Of
the House and Senate conferees on
the $13,500,000 District revenue bill.
Involved is the O'Hara amendment,
adopted earlier by the House, but
rejected by the Senate, to exempt
from the District income tax all
Federal workers who sign state
ments they are domiciled in one Of
the States. To keep this amend
ment in the final draft of the rev.
enue bill would cut next years rnu.
nicipal revenues by at least 81, 1,600,-
900, officials say.
Such action would necessitate
heavier cuts in the original and sup
Elemental budget requests now be.
fore the Horan subcommittee, ofi-
cials explained.
Evening star., 1947-06-26

of Wilson High School, assistant
principal at Western High School
and a teacher. He succeeds DR..
Carroll r. Reed. who is retiring.
Retiring Teachers.
Retiring are:
Miss May I. Lowell, 1888 Twenty
seventh street NV, 80 years serv-
ice, Barnard School; Mrs. Bessie
r. Schultze, East Clifton terrace,
81 years, Raymond School; Miss
Clemence M. Stinzing, 1929 Colum-
bia road NV, 43 years, Bancroft
School; Mrs. Ellenor B. Whitney,
4129 Jennifer street NV. IS years,
Barnard School, and Miss Lillian
Eversfeld. College Park, Nd, 81
years, Woodbridge School.
Also Miss Frances P. Fernald,
545 Maple Ridge road, Bethesda, 43
years, Gage School; Miss Clara
Hartogensis. 2012 Klingle road NV,
43 years, Emery School: Miss Eve
lyn L. Kemp, 1851 Sixteenth street
NV, 80 years, Woodbridge School:
Miss Ethel L. Mason, 545 Maple
Ridge road, Bethesda, Al years,
Noyes School; Miss Helen Winter,
5000 Sixteenth street NV, 80 years,
Emery School; Miss Hattie M. Her.
furtl1, 1882 Taylor street NE, IS
years, Ketcham School; Miss Edith
S. Moore, ia Grafton street, Chevy
Chase, 40 years. Bryan School; Miss
Emma J. Maloney, 210l Sixteenth
street NV, 40 years, history and
English teacher at Gordon Junior
High School.
Others Retiring.
Also, Mrs. Louise ]. Smith. 1852
Orchid street NV, 81 years, English
teacher at Mckinley High School;
Mrs. Margaret w. Koonce, 1943
Vermont avenue NV, 81 years,
home economics teacher at Browne
Junior High School; Mrs. Clayton
C. Bannister, 1850 Chain Bridge
road NV, A years, history teacher
at Garnet-Patterson Junior High
School; Miss Julia H. Smith, 1922
Fifteenth street NV, AZ years, his
tory and mathematics teahcer at
Randall Junior High School, and
Mrs. Blanche A. Ross, 3109 Eleventh
street NV, Al years, art teacher
at Randall Junior High School.
Also. Mrs. Mabel w. Keppler,
424 Eleventh street Sc, annual
substitute: Miss Mary M. Marsden,
657 E street S.W., A years, Eng
lish and mathematics teacher at
Bell Vocational High School. and
Miss Alice E. Murphy, 4817 Thirty
sixth street NV, A years, geog-
raphy and mathematics teacher at
Deal Junior High School.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Please Call In Your Sunday
Classified Ads Early in the Week

The Saturday rush for Sunday classified advertising has
become great that telephone facilities have been
taxed This rush result of many customers calling in ads
at the last minute before the Saturday deadine.
To avoid the annoyance of repeated busy" signal
urge customers to call in their Sunday ads any time
Monday through Frday-from 500 to 900 pm. In
this way your ad will be handled promptly and efficiently
with the minimum of inconvenience Saturday for
those place their ads earlier We appreciate
your cooperation in this effort to provide customers
with better service.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Block Again Heads
Purple Heart Order

Howard F. Block, Marine Corps
master sergeant who is stationed at
the Anacostia Naval Air Station, has
been reelected commander of the
District department of the Military
Order of the Purple Heart.
New officers named by the group
include Ernest Collins, senior vice
commander: Claude E. Allen, junior
vice commander; John w. O'Don-
nell, sergeant at arms. Floyd e.
Henry, national executive commit
teeman, and Lee r. Pennington, al
ternate committeeman. Reelected
were Wilbur E. Donve, finance offi-
Ger: James G. Clarke, inspector, and
William F. Cotton, Judge advocate.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
DeruiIed Cars Block
Pennsy Freight Line

Freight train operations on the
Pennsylvania Railroads line from
the Potomac Yards to Landover,
Md, were blocked when IL cars Of
q train were derailed early today
near the Sousa Bridge.
A Pennsylvania spokesman said
the cars were part OF a Baltimore
& Ohio train operating over the
Pennsylvania tracks. The cause of
the derailment has not been estab-
iished. It was said the tracks would
be cleared late today. Six cars
had been placed back On the tracks
shortly after noon.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Nimitz and Dworshok to Speak
AT Fourth of July Cuvulcude

Fifteen thousand chairs at 81 each
will surround the stage. Tickets
may be bought at trailer at Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV. There will be no charge
for standing room.
A crowd OF 100000 Is expected.
Sponsors include the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee Of the
Washington Board of Trade, the
District Recreation Board, the
Motion Picture Theater Ow>>@@- al
Greater Washington and
tiog1al Capital Parks.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Uptown Lions to Install
EImun as President

Berneard Elman, 5402 Connecticut
avenue NV. will be installed as
president of the Uptown Washing
ton Lions Club at 1915 pm. tomor-
row during the organizations week
ly luncheon meeting at the Broad
moor, 1901 Connecticut avenue NV.
Installation ceremonies will be
conducted by an officer of District
&c, Lions international Five
other officers and two directors will
assume Office at the same time.
Evening star., 1947-06-26

Admiral Nir1itz, chief of naval
operations, and Senator Dworshak,
Republican, of Idaho will speak at
the Fourth of July Cavalcade of
Freedom on the Washington Monu-
ment Grounds.
Sponsors of the Independence Day
celebration also promise 'the biggest
display OF fireworks Washington has
ever seen"
A high light will be a tableau pre-
sented by the Navy Department on
the life OF John Paul Jones. The
bicentennial OF the Navy hero's birth
will be celebrated two days later.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Ayers Is Nominated
For New FTC Term

President Truman today nomi-
mated william A. Ayers for reap
pointment to the Federal Trade
Commission for new year
term starting September 26.
Mr.. Ayers, q former Democratic
member of Congress from Kan
sas, was first appointed to thefcom-
mission In August. 1884.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Board Omits Ages
OF Retiring Teachers
To Preclude Protests

After the names of retiring
teachers were printed In the
newspapers last month, with
ages listed, Mrs. Elise z. Wat
kins, secretary of the Board Of
Education, said her Office was
flooded with indignant tele-
phone calls from the teachers
in question.
AS a result, the retirements
yesterday were announced with
out revealing how old the in
dividuals are.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
III Teachers Retired;
Nelson Appointed 10
First Assistant Post

The appointment OF Norman j.
Nelson, now associate school super
intendent, to the position Of first
assistant school superintendent, and
the retirement of 81 teachers was
approved by the Board Of Educa-
ton yesterday.
Mr.. Nelson, who lives at 6315
Georgia street, Chevy Chase, Md,
has served as associate superin-
tendent since last September. Be-
fore that he had been principal
Evening star., 1947-06-26

struck by an automobile last night.
at Wisconsin avenue and Walsh
street, Bethesda, police reported.
She was admitted to Suburban Hos.
pital with pcshible fracture of the
hip, bruises and cuts. The driver
was not charged.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Fire CurniyoI Saturday

The Capitol Heights (Md.) Vol
unteer Fire Departments annual
carnival will commence Saturday
night and continue for a week.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-23
fife TheOCrat

Judge L. Eric Carey, Mrs. R. C.
Aggers, and Miss Mae Studer.
Miss Marion Lee of the High
School English department
conducted the contest, while
j. B. Leech, "Americannsm"
chairman of the auxiliary sup
ervised the contest in this area.
About 100 entries were re-
,ceived.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-23
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our
thanks and appreciation for
the kindness and symphony
shown to us at the passing of
our beloved mother, Mrs. Sar-
an Jane Harris, by the beauti-
full floral offerings and lovely
cards given by the Fieldcrest
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-23

More than half of the civil
ian men employed by federal
agencies, or 781, 400 out of L.
ATT 400, are war veterans, ac-
cording to the u. S. Civil Ser
/, vice Commission.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-23

Mills, friends and neighbors
and Zion Passion Play.
The Oliver Fillmore Family
The Denver R. Cook Family.
The Greenwood Family
The Hubert Anthis Family.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-23

we strive are the contributors
of our colleges and UNIVERSE
ties, who send young men and
women abroad to study IN
other lands, thereby learning
to know and understand the
peoples of these lands, thus
breaking down the artificial
barriers which are prevalent
in the world today. Permanent
peace requires the breaking
down of these barriers and this
won't be possible until we
know, understand, and appre-
ciate our neighbors, far and
near. America can thus be
commended for it's effort to
fulfill it's obligation by keep
ing it's citizens we'll informed
on world happenings and their
meaning in regard to us. !
Other factors which are
helping to break down the
aforementioned barriers are
those radio programs and NOV
les that present to us and the
peoples of other lands, fine
music, educational discourses,
and the encouragement OF
clean thinking, speech, and &C
lions.
But the greatest of all our
contributions for Permanent
Peace is now in formation, the
slow awakening of the Ameri-
can people to the fact that
they must combat the outright
attempt to destroy the Spirit
of Truth between peoples.
Contrary to the beliefs of
many people; not the sta
bilization of currencies; not
the sterilization of state econo-
mist; not the training in skill
full military Defense; not the
creation of barriers between
countries; not the gift of mon
ey and goods to appease or to
place nations in the bondage
of obligations; but the coura-
geous forward march of men
of clean minds, of good will,
men at peace with themselves,
is the fine contribution to-
wards Permanent Peace now
in the making within this great
and glorious United States of
ours.
These are the ones who
realize there can be no Perma-
nent Peace until each and ev-
cry individual is at peace with
himself, at peace with the
beauty around him, at peace
with the Creator, and guided
by a desire for the we'll being
of others; for only then can
they be at peace with others.
Being at peace with others in
cludes all tongues, nationali-
ties and colors; in the country:
side, hamlet, village, town,
city, state, nation, and all 9TH
err nations.
In closing, it is my opinion
that America will contribute
tremendously toward Perma-
nent Peace by keeping her.
own people free; for only
those who themselves are free, !
seek and work for the freedom
of others.
Gerald's entry will now be
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School, won flrSt prize and
$500, with the following es-
say:
A permanent and lasting
peace is an ideal cherished by
an ever increasing multitude
of oppressed people the world
over. Progress upwards to-
ward ideals is primarily due to
the efforts of individuals; not
of groups or society as.
whole.
Some people seek to accom-
plish peace by means of laws,
DEGREES, rules, and regulations,
which in themselves infringe
on that freedom of action and
thinking so essential an ingre-
dent of Peace. AS oppression
is worse crime than that
which it seeks to control, it's
inclusion into peace treaties
defeats the professed aim of
the treaty.
Collection of a tribute by
compulsory form of State Re-
ligion, a belief in supermen, or
in those days, known as the
"Divine Rights of Kings"
eventually drove suppressed
peoples to this country, which
they dreamed of as a land Of
liberty.
But the tentacles of oppres-
sion followed and sought to
subjugate a supposedly free
people. A George Washington
arose to oppose; and the sue
cess of the opposition was in
itself a contribution toward
that same permanent peace we
are still striving to attain.
Coming with this great con-
tribution were two more last
ing contributions from the
minds of other men who loved
peace and liberty. E. The Con-
stitution and the Bill of Rights.
Continuing along in the his
tory of this great nation we
find a cancerous growth of
large plantations and a COR
responding growth of slavery
which threatened the very
foundations of A m e rio ,
soundly laid in the Constitu-
ton. With the arising of this
menace there also arose Abra-
ham Lincoln to successfully op-
pose the destruction of our
unity. With lincoln came the
Emancipation Proclamation,
which became another of Am
erica's notable contributions
towards the Ideals of Peace.
Interposed with the ugly
blotches placed on the history
of the United States by narrow
minded individuals, America
has produced many fine, hon
est men in business, politics,
and religion, striving to pre-
serve this as a nation of free,
peaceful people. Among these
great men who have worked
for understanding among the
peoples of the world are: Ben
jamin Franklin, Horace Mann,
Chief Justice Marshall, and
many others. These Ameri-
cans, past and present, are low
ers Of a free humanity the
world over.
Annonn Tho e;xon4 aAn4n:l
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-23
AMERICAS CONTRIBUTION
FOR PERMANENT PEACE
By Gerald McCreight
Editorial Note:

In the American Legion aux
Hilary contest "America's Con-
tribution to a Permanent
Peace" recently put on, Ger
aid McCreight, a senior at the
Zion-Benton Township High
School, won first prize and
$500, with the following es-
say:
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Gerald's entry will now be
filed in the district contest and
then in the national, should he
be winner that far.
Naomi Balch won second
prize of $500, James Booth
third prize of $500 while for
fourth prize there was a three
way tie of Rachel Sattler, Bar
bara Kessler and Robert Anth-
ony, who is an eighth grade
student at Elmwood.
The judges for the Zion
Benton area contest were:-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
Science
Radioactive Fertilizer

The theory that radioactive sub
stances might increase the yield Of
crops, reported recently from Japan,
was buttressed this week with reports
that similar increase was noted
when radioactive fertilizer was used
on the 118-acre farm of Henry A.
Wallace in Westchester County, n Y.
A spokesman for Wallace said that
tomato plants treated with radioac-
tive fertilizer showed 30 per cent
increase in weight yield over plants
grown with ordinary fertilizer.
The radioactive substance, obtained
from a neighboring watch factory
where it is byproduct in the manu-
facture of radium-treated watches,
constituted about one-trillionth Of
the total fertilizer bulk used by Wal
lace.
Meanwhile. Hugo Gernsback, pres
ident of Radcraft Publications, adj
vanced the explanation that sterili-
zation of the ground by the Nagasaki
atomic bomb two years ago accounts
for the increased crop yield this year.
Increases of so to 300 per cent were
reported by Takeo Furuno, Nagasaki
prefectual agricultural expert, on his
small plot near the epicenter of the
bomb blast.