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Evening star., 1947-11-28
'Ho|idayLane' 10 0per
For Silver Springs
Children Tomorrow

Silver Springs Holiday Lane"
will be opened at $50 pm. tomor-
row.
Special Christmas lighting along
Georgia avenue, Colesville road,
Sligo avenue and intersecting
streets will be switched on, 80 loud
speakers will send forth music and
Santa Claus will greet children at
Holiday House." in front of the
Silver Spring Armory.
Opening Moved Ahead.
The celebration. sponsored by the
retail merchants division of the Sill
yer SprinI Board of Trade, original
ly was ST rheduled to start Monday
morning. Businessmen moved 3up
the opening, however, in order to
allow school children and their par
.ents to witness the ceremonies.
4 Speakers at tomorrow nirf1t's
opening will include William M.
Wright, chairman of the Retail
Merchants Division; Donald K. Sta
ley, president of the Board Of Trade,
ana montgomery County Commits
sioner Oliver w. Youngblood.
Through December "a, more than
100 participating Silver Spring firms
will display Holiday Lane" posters
The stores will alternate in playing
host to Santa Claus.
Chalet to Be Open.
Holiday House. reproduction
Of Swiss chalet, which will be
Santa's Official" residence, will be
open to children from 9 am. to 9
pm. daily. Glasses of Silver Spring
elementary school children are
scheduled to broadcast Christmas
plays and carols from a studio in
the house.
The Board of Trade also an
nounced that Santa Claus will make
a second arrival" via heliocopter,
December 20
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Liability Row May Stop
Salisbury Dredging Plan
BY the Associated Press

SALISBURY, Md, Nov. 28.-Col.
w. w. Wanamaker of the Baltimore
district Of the Army engineers has
suggested in letter to the Mayor
and Council of Salisbury that a
s125,00o dredging project may fall
through because of the failure of
oyster bed owners to release the
Government from damage liability.
Harhormaster Fitzhugh L. Insley
said the owners refused to sign re-
leases permitting the dredging of
the Wicomico River from Great
Shoal Light to Salisbury, unless they
were assured of damage compensa-
ton from source other than the
city.
The Mayor and Council are await
ing a decision by the Maryland De-
partment of Public Works on a
request to set aside $25 900 for pos
sible oyster bed damage claims. The
project calls for increasing the 28-
mile channel to a mean low depth
of IA feet.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Foir|ington Employees
Get Raise and Benefits

Annual wage increases ranging
from 500 to $3.50, vacations with
pay and free life insurance are pro-
vided in a program adopted for
more than 200 employees in the
maintenance and administrative de-
partments of darlington, large Ar
lington apartment development.
William ziegler, general manager
of the Fairmac Corp. which now
operates Harrington, said the higher
wage scale was effective as of Oc-
tober 10, when his company assumed
possession of the former Govern
ment development.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Couple in Parked Auto
Died Accidentally Of
Fumes, Coroner Finds
s,.e;oI pj,no,eh 10 The s,or

MANASSAS, Va, Nov. 2S.-Cer-
tificates of accidental asphyxiation
due to carbon monoxide have been
issued in the deaths of Prince
William County couple whose bodies
were found in a parked automobile
yesterday, County Coroner E. H.
Marsteller said today. --.
The victims were Miss Mary Ida
Wright, 20, of near Nokesville, and
Paul Edward Lion, %, of Manassas,
Dr. Marsteller said.
The bodies we're discovered by two
Alexandrians who stopped about 8
am. to investigate an automobile
which was parked near Brentville,
the lights on and the motor running,
according to State Trooper P. p.
Herndon.
Mr.. Herndon said the9car windows
were closed and thG carbon mon
oxide came from either a leaking
gas heater or from exhaust seeping
into the car.
David Wright, father Of the dead
girl, said Mr.. Lion and hi daughter
had been going together for more
than a year. He said they had a
date" Wednesday night but he did
not know where they went
The Alexandrians were Albert r.
Neuman, jr., TOT Pendleton street,
and John w. Padget, 212 North Fair
fax street, Mr.. Herndon said.
Miss Wright was an employe
of the Peoples National Bank here.
Mr.. Lion. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Comfort Lion, Manassas, worked in
an Arlington garage. He was a
grandson of Thomas Lion, a former
Prince William County Common
wealth's attorney.
Bodies of both victims we're taken
to the Baker & Sons funeral home
here. Funeral services will be held
Sunday for both. Miss Wright's will
be from the United Brethren Church,
Alden, with interment in the Valley
Church Cemetery. near Alden, and
Mr.. Lions from the funeral home
chapel, with burial in Memorial
Park, Falls Church.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Padgett Heads ..
Fire Department
In Alexandria
Appointment, First
Made by CoIosonto,
Is Effective Monday

Bernard J. Padgett. Al, superin-
tendent of streets and sanitation
for Alexandria, today was appointed
chief of the Alexandria Fire De-
partment.
The action was announced by City
Manager Nicholas A. Colasanto in
two-sentence letter to Mr.. Padgett,
which was made public at City Hall.
The, appointment, first by Mr..
Colasanto since he became city man.
ager this month, is effective Mon
day.
Native of Alexandria.
Mr.. Padget is a native of Alexar-
dria. He has been connected with
the Alexandria Fire Company since
1922, when he joined it as a volun-
teer. From 1880 to 1912 he was
assistant chief operator of No. 4
Engine Company, and lived in that
company's building.
He was appointed chief air raid
warden for the city in 1912 and
served for three years. In 1916 he
became superintendent of streets and
sanitation. Although he has been
on volunteer basis since 1912. Mr..
Padgett has acted as captain of No.
Engine Co.
AS chief he will receive an an
nual salary of $4,560. He will ad-
minister department which has
five fire houses, Al paid firemen and
a large number of volunteers,
Took Several Courses.
Mr.. Colasanto said Mr.. Padgett
had attended numerous schools for
the training of firefighters, among
them courses offered in Virginia,
Maryland and North Carolina. He
has also conducted training classes
for flremen in Alexandria and in
other Virginia cities.
Mr.. Padgett will succeed William
Barbour, who has been acting chief
since August l when the resignation
of Chief James M. Duncan, jr., be-
came effective.
No successor has been named for
his post as superintendent of streets
and sanitation.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Auto Club Sofety Head
To Hold Driver Seminar

George Ray Hammond, director of
Safety and education for the Amer
ican Automobile Associations Dis
trict OF Columbia division. will con-
duct a seminar in driver education
and training next week at the Uni
versity of Richmond.
Approximately so teachers from
Virginia high schools will comprise
the study class, preparatory to the
institution Of driver training classes
at their schools. The AAA has as
signed II dual-control cars to
schools providing the course.
!. Mr.. Hammond will teach at Rich
mond with Norman Key. educational
consultant of the AAA.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
College Girl Honored

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Nov
% H1.-Miss Marian Messersmith,
senior ma joring in dietetics at Mary
washington College, has been ap-
pointed member Of the National
Advisory COMMITTEE of Colhecon,
a nteEazine published by the Ameri-
can Home Economics Association
for sats college club department.
20 other colleges are represented
or. this newly organized committee
witch meets in Washington.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Tickets Distributed to15Schoo|s
For Next Neiqhborhood Concert

Supplies also have been delivered
to the Community Center Depart
ment of the Department of Recrea-
tion.
Those unable to Obtain invitations
at any of the other distribution
points may obtain them in room 724,
The Evening Star Building. as long
as the supply lasts.
The fourth concert, which was
held at Leland Junior High School
on Monday, drew an overflow audi
ence. About 200 persons who. ar
rived late were forced to stand.
The demand for the Eastern High
concert invitations indicates that
the supply shortly will be exhausted
Evening star., 1947-11-28

Spurgeon, whose father, Capt. H.
K. Spurgeon, Naval attache at the
Australian Embassy will be on his
way to London, after the Army-Navy
game tomorrow. He will march with
the Brigade before the game, will
sit with them in the bleachers. and
will help cheer Navy on. And he'll
borrow a white cap cover from one
of the middies-no navy blue to mar
the pattern of the white design IN
the sea of color.
In London, Midshipman Spurgeon
will be one of 10 graduates from the
Naval College to join the cadet
training ship, HMS Devonshire.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
SINGERS to Visit Bethesda

The Washington chapter. Society
for the Preservation and Encourage
ment OF Barber Shop Quartet Sing
ing in America, Inc, will present
q program at O'Clock tonight at
Leland Junior High School, Bethes-
da, for the benefit Of the Bethesda
Christian Church Building Fund.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Wurdside PTA to Meet

The Parent Teacher Association
Of the Woodside School, Silver
Spring, viii meet at 8:15 pm. next
tuesday at the school to hear Miss
Ruth Finnie, research assistant in
the District public school system,
discuss what schools are doing for
the problem child"
Evening star., 1947-11-28
|Werber to Talk on Chest
Over WGAY Sunday

William Werber, chairman of the
Prince Georges County Community
Chest campaign and former major
league baseball player, will discuss
What Has Good Sportsmanship
Got to Do With the Community
Chest?" over radio station WGAY
at lis pm. Sunday.
He will be interviewed by Charles
A. McAleer, Prince Georges County
correspondent of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Arnold Bus Line
Defends Service
As'VeryGood'
Urges ICC to Dismiss
Arlington PUCPetition
Asking Investigation
By the Assoeio,ed Press 4,

The Washington, Virginia &
Maryland Coach Co. (Arnold bus
line) said today its passenger serv-
ice In Virginia is very good and
claimed that this is "the opinion of
the vast majority of its patrons"
The company asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission to dismiss a
petition for investigation of Arnold
service filed recently by the Airing
ton County Public Utilities Com
mission, or to require the Arlington
commission to be more specific in
its criticism.
The county commission COM
planned to the ICC that the Arnold
line had eliminated some services
and is providing inadequate service
elsewhere after a to 10 cents a
zone passenger fare increase was
granted last month.
"Generalities" Charged.
The company said the Arlington
complaint dealt lin, generalities
and "blackens the character of
everyone from drivers to manage
ment, all in a vacuum of details
The company declared it had not
eliminated any service which had
taken in enough revenue to pay SO
per cent of the cost involved. Nor
would any of the eliminated serv-
ices,. if resumed, result in sufficient
revenue to offset the operating ex-
pense, the firm said
The reply further asserted:
Respondent (the company says
it has in service 135 buses instead
of 10 as stated in the complaint, and
that it has purchased and placed in
service in 1947 total of 81 new
buses instead of 80 as alleged in the
complaint; and in addition has a
bus reserve in excess of 10 per cent
of the scheduled fleet.
S200, 900 Deficit Cited.
THE company has gone to great
length and into debt to improve its
service, and more than half of its
patrons are riding in equipment
which is less than one year old, and
it is doubtful whether such record
for Improvement can be matched
elsewhere in the country.
THE company incurred deficit
in excess of $500, 900 before it secured
a fare increase, and now 1t Is con-
fronted with a complaint within less
than 80 days from the effective date
of the new fares.
THE company anticipates that the
additional revenue from the in
creased fares will make it possible
to pay creditors and provide serv-
ice commensurate with the growth
of the eommunity seryed; however,
1t does seem TINT the complaint is
at thisSt time slightly premature"
Evening star., 1947-11-28

Invitations for the fifth OF the
neighborhood concerts by the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra under
the sponsorship Of The Evening
Star have been distributed to IS
schools, where they now may be
obtained. The concert will be held
Monday, December is, in Eastern
High School.
Tickets have been supplied to
Eastern High, Taft and Eliot Junior
High Schools and Langdon, Pierce,
Webb Woodbridge, Wheatley, Bur-
roughs, Kenilworth, Kingsman. Ben
ming, Blow, Bunker Hill and Bu-
chanan elementary schools.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
William A. Gender, 65,
Political Leader, Dies
By ne Associoted Pres,

OAKLAND, Md, Nov 28.-Wil-
liam A.. Gonder. IS. an Oakland
Democratic Party leader and busi-
nessma1 for As years. died Wednes-
day, two weeks after he returned
from Washington where he under
went an operation.
Mr.. Gonder was a justice of the
peace and substitute trial magis-
trats. During the war he was chair
man Of the Oakland Selective Serv-
ice Board. He was the brother of
former State Senator Bernard Con-
der and survivors also include his
wife, four daughters and a son
Andrew Of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Business Teacher, 68,
.Murries Student, 20
By the Asseeicted Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Nov. 28.-
Sixty-eight-year-old Charles s..
Catherman was honeymooning to
day with a 20-year- -old former stu
dent In the business school which
he has operated here for about 80
years. Mr.. Catherman and the for
mer Marie Burkholder of Garrett,
Pa, were married Wednesday in the
parsonage of st. Paul's Church. The
Rev. Harry T. Bowersox, pastor, per-
formed the ceremony.
Mr.. Californian, a widower for q
year. is a past president of the Cum
berland Rotary Club.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Most Of Capital Back
AT Work, but Holiday
Is Extended by Many

Most Of Washington returned to
workaday tasks today after eating
bountifully of Thanksgiving turkey,
enjoying crisp but sunny weather
and giving thanks at church serv-
ices throughout the city.
For thousands, however, Thanks
giving Day launched long week
end An estimated 20 pc rcent of
Government workers took one day
of annual leave to give themselves a
four-day vacation.
Station Master William H. Marks
estimated that 10000 persons left
town for the holiday. From return
ing travel last night, he judged that
most of the travellers will remain
out of town until Sunday.
Schools Remain Closed.
For the school children, too,
Thanksgiving started a four day
holiday. Public schools in the Dis
trict and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia remained closed today.
Led by President Truman and his
family, many members of Washing
ton churches prayed as we'll as
feasted yesterday.
One service, held in the National
City Christian Church at Thomas
Circle, brought together four Chris
tian and one Hebrew congregations.
The congregations were those of
the host church, the Calvary Baptist
Church, the First Congregational
Church, the Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church and the WASH
ington Hebrew Congregations ,
DR.. Hastings Greets Visitors.
Halt the collection from The wofa
shippers who crowded the church
went to the Community Chest; the
rest to the needy in Europe.
The Rev. DR.. j. Warren HASTINGS
pastor OF the host church. greeted
the visiting congregations. Rabbi
Norman Gerstenfeld of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation read
President Truman's Thanksgiving
proclamation. DR.. Clarence Cren-
ford of Calvary Baptist Church gave
the Thanksgiving prayer. The Rev.
John w. Ruskin of the Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church
read from the Scriptures, and the
Rev. Carl Heath Kopf of the First
Congregational Church gave the
sermon, Thanksgiving at Mid
night"
DR.. Cranford's prayer reminded
the congregations that we are an
island of privilege in world of
misery and Mr.. Kopf's sermon that
"tWo-thirds of the worlds people
will go to bed hungry tonight"
Institutions Serve Turkey.
Turkey appeared on more family
tables this year than last, retailers
reported, although the feast cost
more this year.
Thanksgiving dinners with turkey
and all the trimmings were served
to the children and the aged living
In Community Chest-supported in
stitutions as well as to the way
farers at the city's missions.
Approximately 200 children were
served Thanksgiving dinners by the
Children's Aid Society, 466 H street
S.W., which began planning for
Christmas even as the turkey was
being served.
Plea for Dolls Issued.
Mrs. Ruth BaWters, resident di-
rector, made plea for donations of
dolls to be presented to little girls at
the society's annual Christmas party.
Some TOO children are expected to
attend the party on Christmas eve.
So far. Mrs. Bawters said, the So
ciety has only one doll among the
toys it is collecting.
The societys services to the needy
include, in addition to baskets of
food and toys and candy at Christ
mas, daily hot meal for poor chill
dren, clothing and emergency aid.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
0'Conor Urges Frederick
As Navy Observatory Site
Rx the A.,eeintad Pras,

Senator O'Conor, Democrat, OF
Maryland has renewed efforts to
have the Navy locate Its observatory
in Frederick.
The Navy has announced plans to
move the observatory out Of Wash
ington.. ..".
Frederick has put in bid for it
and Senator O'Conor said he con-
tacted the Navy about reports the
observatory was being moved to a
site in Virginia. The Senator said
the Navy informed him that no de-
cision has been made.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Roche Named Curator
For Fine Arts Exhibits
By the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Nov. 28.-Robert R.
Roche of Northampton, Mass, has
been appointed curator for exhibi-
tions for the Virginia Museum OF
Fine Arts, effective next Monday,
Thomas c. Holt, jr., director of the
announced yesterday.
Mr. Roche, a native of New
N. Y, studied at the Ma
tional Academy of Design and at
the Art Students League of New
York. For the past three years
he has been conducting the
Art School.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Farmer Dies Of Injuries
In Frederick Collision
By the Associated Press.

FREDERICK, Md, Nov. 28-Les-
ton Breedon, AZ, Woodsboro farmer,
died at the Frederick Memorial
Hospital last night of a crushed
chest, received when his truck was
struck by a train Tuesday. -
Mr.. Breedon and his wife were
taken to the hospital after the
vehicle and a Pennsylvania Railroad
passenger train collided at the Con-
tinental- -Woodsboro crossing, but
Mrs. Breedon was discharged after
treatment.
Beside his widow, survivors in
elude several children.
Evening star., 1947-11-28

4IC1 DdSy cASPS
a n d he IL
month old in
FAINT was fatally
burned. -,
The child was
] a n / C e Louise
r / d e r, t the e
daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest
r. r ] d er, 129
N Or th Payne
street (.
! MIS- n ider.
W e n t to the
home of Mrs.
Margaret Ram
sew. 127 North
Evening star., 1947-11-28
FuirIinqton Rent Report

A Rent Committee of the Fairling-
ton Association will submit a re-
port on proposed rent increases at
a special meeting of the association
tonight. Robert Reynolds, chairman
of the committee. will present the
report at 8 pm. at the darlington
School.
Evening star., 1947-11-28

DOWu Ouuer,
but he's right on
top at the United
S t a tes Naval
Academy, where
he's a guest Of
Brigade of Mid
shipmen and liv-
ing right along
S ! d e t h e m in
Bancroft Hall.
His spe cial
host during his
visit here is Mid
shipman George
D. Ferguson. Sd
C ! ass, ng
Beach Calf
Evening star., 1947-11-28
| Australian Stays
| At Academy as
Middie's Guest
Special Dispotch 10 The S,or

- ANNAPOLIS, Nov 28.-Midship-
man Christopher Hadden Spurgeon,
graduate of the Royal Australian
Naval College, may be from way
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Infant Burned 10 Death
In Alexandra While
Mother Is Next Door

In the few minutes that an Alex
andria mother spent at her next
door neighboT's house yesterday, fire
enveloped q studio couch on which
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
GIRI. SCOIT LEADERS
HOLD DINNER SESSION

Mrs. George MrtZlcr, president OF
the Girl Scout Leaders Club. en-
trrtaincd the executive board OF
The Girl Scout Leaders club of Kent
and Sussex counties at Il luncheon
al the Dinner Bell Inn in Dover ON
Tuesday, January 2l.
Plans were made at this lunch
con for dinner meeting of all
Girl Scout leaders and troop COM
mittcc members of Kent and Sussex
counties. This will be held in Do
yer on March II. the Girl Scout
birthday.
Miss Louise Franz of Dover was
appointed chairman OF the dinner;
Mrs. Thomas Russell, program
chairman and Mrs. David Greene,
publicity chairman.
Mrs. John Hammond. member
ship chairman was asked to put on
Il drive for new members. All lead
crS and troop committee members
are eligible and urged to Join.
The following were present at
the luncheon: Mrs. c. Mctzlcr and
Mrs. John Hammond. Bridgpville
Mrs. Robert Maxwell. Seaford: Mrs
Thomas Russell. Smyrna; Miss
Louise Franz, Mrs. Melvin Hop.
kins. Mrs. Robert Layton and Mrs
James krysier OF Dover and Mrs
David Greene of Milford
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
SENATE PASSED PAY
BILL on TUESDAY
continued from first pagel

sections which provides a $1,000
Iaise for the chairman of the Com
mission and raises of $500 for the
members of the commission.
Caleb r. Layton III, attorney for
the commission, was invited to
answer questions. He said that the
administration of the commission
was big business requiring great
administrative ability and that it
was being done exceptionally we'll.
Other provisions OF the bill
would: Reduce the minimum tax
tate applicable TO employers in the
state from One-half of one per cent
to twO-tenths of one per cent and
thereby save them, according to the
commission, between 100000 and
S450,000 year; require applicants
for compensation 10 be actively
seeking work" and safeguard the
lights of wOrkingmen TO refuse en-
plOyment if membership in a COM
pany union or nOn-memberShip in a
bona fiGe union were Il condition OF
such employment.
The vote on this measure was II
tC four, with Democratic Senator
Howard Fl. DickerSOn of l.aure'
voting with the majority, and Sen
Fred S. Bailey of Harrington
minority floor leader, not voting be
cause he is an employer and affect
ed by provisions of the bill.
The bill calling for repayment o
loans made by the State Hi2hwa,
Department was amended befOr,
passage to change the sum involved
from 81 100000 to $2,000,000. Tw,
Democrats. Senator DickerSon an,
/ Senator Irwin T. Hastings of Laure
, voted with the Republicans on thi
bill. Prior to the vote Senator
BAILEY and McGuigan. of tn
minority, argued that the measur
: would recreate the separate fun
set-up abolished some years aG;
when the general fund was adoptc;
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
Del-Mar-Va Council
B.S. of A. Meets Feb. Is
Continued from first page)

Clarence S. P. Weber, all of Middle
town; Millaway Broadway, Smyrna.
W. l.. Wheatley, Clayton; Paul Pal
mer and w. Earle Carter, kentOn;
Noble 5. Warren, Woodrow Culver,
Samuel S. Messick, John Conrad,
Rev. William r. Edge, Paul NJ.
HOdgsOn, Paul Section, George H.
Melton, Paul hartman and Judge
Ernest V. Keith, of Dover; w. Mer-
ritt Burke and w. Riley Brown,
Camden; W. Marion Stevenson,
Frederica; Clarence Morris, Eel
ton; John Parks and Rev. J. Harry
Wright, Harrington; and J. H. Cor
con, George r. Shaeffer. A. +.
Ilumes, +. e. Evans, Capt. Edward
Isaacs and George f. NAPLES. all of
Milford.
The Annual Meeting of the Dover
District marks the beginning of Il
new year in Scouting at which time
District Officers are elected. awards
are made to leaders and OutStand-
ing Scouts and appropriate reco2-
milton is given those men who have
served as volunteer leaders during
the past year A feature of the pro-
gram now being planned is Il spec
tacular tableau depicting the vari-
Gus phases of Scouting. William +
Matthews stated today that this
meeting will be the greatest gather
ing of ScOuterS and their wives ever
held in the Dover Area.