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Evening star., 1947-06-24
Prince Georges Opens
Summer Recreation
Program Monday

The Prince Georges County sum-
mer recreation program will get un-
der way at 30 centers throughout
the county Monday and continue
through August %, it was announced
today.
C. Paul Barnhart, principal Of
Bladensburg High School. again will
be director of the summer program
which is under supervision of the
County Board OF Education.
His assistants as travelling lead
ers will be Mrs. Ruth Keane and
Mearle Du Vail.
Activities will include athletics,
arts and crafts, field trips, picnics,
tours and swimming. A total of %
recreation centers will be operated
for white children of the county,
with z for colored.
The locations Of the centers for
white children, and their leaders,
are:
oatine and RoSart Badsns
purg Primary School. Nettie Robins and
Katherine. .Travers:, Colmar Manor School,
Mdfy Juli1SCu anu Louise lIdYeTS. D1S-
trict Heights School, Elmer Nelson and
Elsie Nelson; ForestyiIle School, Catherine
Major and Ann Lests: Laurel School. Ken n
monston, School. Nylen Edwards. Nellie
School. Margaret Brown and Mary Davis:
Capitol Heights School. Lambert Ander-
son: Calvert Homes School Thomas john
son and Hazel Case: University Park
School, Kathryn Ortenzto, Jack Flynn.
Tom Chisari and Ann Childress: Wilder
croft School, Leo Bennett and Sara Wom-
mack: Hyattsville Elementary School.
Edna Peters and Lillian Harvey; Lanhan
School. Betty Blythe and Stirling Kehoe;
Berwyn School. nellie Hodges and Hen
rietta Guest. Suitland School, Lucille Cot
ter: Seat Pleasant School. Gladys Page
and Susan Hickman; Greenbelt North End
School Lynn Buck and Ora ponahue;
senGom sSFd Gesk Erin
School. Wilbur Scott and Mildred Reed;
Rohrbaugh; College Park School, Joseph
Murphy and Ruth Eley. and Upper Mari.
boro School, Elizabeth Burroughs.
Those for colored youngsters in
clude:
Lakeland School, Edgar Smith and
Marie Craig: North Brentwood School,
Richard Brown and Winifred Farmer:
Laurel School, Estee Wells and Henrietta
johnson: Fairmount Heights School. Ralph
Malone. and Mabel Lancaster; Lincoln
School. Cardie Brown and Mildred Gray;
Highland Park School. David Lyons and
Carrie Brown. and Capitol Heights School,
Gloria Lancaster and Hester Dudley.
Evening star., 1947-06-24

A 76-year -old ticket collector who
refused Federal old age pension
checks because he believed in work
ing for whatever money I get" was
killed late yesterday when struck by
a roller coaster train at Glen Echo.
He was August C. Kulle, TOO block
of Eleventh street NV, who had
been employed at the amusement
park for three seasons.
Leonard B. Schloss, manager OF
the park, said Mr. Kulle had wan
dered from his post back along the
tracks in search of coins dropped
from the pockets of riders.
"It was a dangerous habit we had
warned him about before" Mr.
Schloss said.
Horrified passengers reported
when they returned to the coaster
starting point that their car had
Evening star., 1947-06-24
3 Boys Seized on Charge
of SMASHING Windows

Three Kensington boys, 10 to Is
years old, were arrested yesterday
by Police Corpl. Eugene Brown, at
tached to the Montgomery County
Juvenile Court, on wand a S m
charges.
Corpl. Brown said the boys ad-
mitted breaking about IA windows
in newly-constructed homes In the
Kensington area, as we'll as smash
ing several windows in the Kensing-
ton Elementary School, and eight
street lights.
Corpl. Brown said the boys also
admitted putting dirt in the radia-
tors of construction trucks. He said
all the vandalism occurred in the
last 10 days.
The boys have been released ir
the custody of their parents pend
ing a hearing in Juvenile Court.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Legion Officers Named
For Fort Scott Post

Officers of Fort Scott Post 3l9
American Legion, have been ap-
pointed by Commander John S
McNulty as follows:
Harold E. Christ, adjutant; Alfred
E. Frisbie, judge advocate; Earle w
Griffith, finance officer; Stewart
Avery, service officer; Jack Weaver
athletic officer; Julius H. Porter
chaplain; Mrs. Madeleine McNulty
historian, and Karl L.. Steinmetz
publicity officer.
Other elected officers are William
H. Vanneman, first vice COM
mander; Richard C. Davis, second
vice commander, and Leo Urbanski
jr.; Harry E. Packard and Charles
E. Heron, trustees.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Public Works Board
To Study Maryland i.
Building Program
Rx the A.saciaied Press

ANNAPOLIS, June 24.-The State
Board of Public Works yesterday
ordered study of a plan submitted
by President H. c. Byrd of the Uni
versity of Maryland for $2,350, ,00o
construction program to be under
taken at no cost to the State gov
ernment.
The study will be made by Budget
Director Walter N. Kirkman and
Joseph McCusker, deputy comp
troller. They also will confer with
Attorney General Hall Hammond
on legal aspects of the proposal.
The two biggest items in DR..
Byrd's College Park program are
stadium and physical education
building. He suggested s900,000 for
an auditorium and physical educa-
ton building, 100000 for a new
stadium, $350,000 for a university
chapel and 100000 for swimming
pool.
University officials have been
anxious to get started on a stadium
so it can be used for the l948 foot
ball season. President Byrd pro-
posed that s360,000 be made avail
able at once so work on the stadium
could begin this summer.
Under the plan outlined to Gov.
Lane and other members of the
board, the university would use
$3.50 900 now in the treasury of the
athletic board, and would utilize
about s1,160,000 expected from the
Federal Government in GI tuition
fees.
The rest would be borrowed, DR..
Byrd reported to the board, to be
repaid from athletic board receipts
and by an increase of $40 in STU
dent general activity fees for the
next two years only.
The board will make it's decision
on DR.. Byrd's proposal after Mr..
Kirkman and Mr.. McCusker have
completed their survey.
The board also gave the green
light to the Department of Educa-
ton on new construction and repairs
at four State teachers colleges.
At the same time, the board put
all departments on notice that any
proposal of an architect to draw
up plans under the emergency con-
struction program would have to
bear the approval of Chief Engineer
John B. Funk and the Department
of Budget and Procurement.
The teachers college improve
ments approved by the board in
cluded $4,000 for reconstructing a
dormitory and $1,000 for mainte-
nance at Bowie.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Man, rs, Hunts Dropped Coins;
Is Killed by Glen Echo Coaster

struck a man at the last dip. He
was found there in an unconscious
condition.
Taken to Suburban Hospital, he
was pronounced dead on arrival.
DR.. Frank j.. Broschart, Montgom-
cry County coroner, who issued a
certificate Of accidental death, said
that Mr.. Kulle died of fractured
skull, crushed chest and other in
juries.
In 1e45,< according to Mr.. Schloss,
the elderly employe had sent back
an old-age compensation check from
the Government Nc more checks
were sent him.
The body is at the Pumphrey fu-
neral home, Bethesda. The funeral
home said it was trying to locate
a son and a nephew Of Mr.. Kulle,
said to live In this area.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Howard, U. Of N. Students
Start Fort Meade Traininq

Forty-four Howard University ano
University of Maryland ROTC stu
dents yesterday began a six-week
course in infantry and cavalry
training at Fort George G. Meade,
Md, in the first college training
program started in the. I'd Army
Area since the end of the war.
The traineeS are Junior and sem
ior cadet officers who will receive
reserve corps commissions as second
Iieutenants upon completing their
four-year college courses. Col. John
c. Whitcomb is in command of the
entire group of more than 800 men
representing 81 colleges in the East
One battalion of the 82d Airborne
Division is at Fort Meade to help
supervise the training. The outfit
known as the 325th Glider Infantry
will put on battle demonstrations
and tactics for the students Other
demonstrations will be furnished by
the Sd Cavalry Group.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Arlington Boy Pleads Guilty
In Traffic Death Here

Thomas A. German, jr, II, OF
Arlington, Va, indicted earlier this
month on charge Of manslaugh-
ter in the traffic death of Harvey
E. Long, colored, of the HOO block
of B street NE, yesterday pleaded
guilty to the lesser charge of negli-
gent homicide.
Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws of
District Court referred the case to
the probation officer, pending SEN
tence.
Mr.. Long was fatally injured
when an automobile, in which he
was a passenger, was struck by a
car driven by young German at
Independence and Maryland ave-
nues S.W. on March 28. He died
five days later.
German had sped through a red
light, according to evidence.
The boys extreme youth was
taken into consideration in per-
mitting him to plead to the lesser
charge, according to Assistant
United States Attorney John C.
! ConIiff. jr.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Court Costs Cut 10 81
For Town Violations

Court costs on cases of violation
OF town ordinances in Prince
Georges County now are only 81, in
stead of $3.50.
This was announced yesterday by
William A. Carson, president of the
Board of County Commissioners
who pointed out that the lower costs
were authorized by the Maryland
Legislature this year and became
effective June l.
Costs on cases concerning viola
ton of county and State laws will
remain at $3.50, he said. Lowering
of the costs on town cases was
necessary to conform with the lesser
fines. In some instances previously
the costs were higher than the fines
Mr.. Carson said.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Women Voters to Quiz
Assembly Candidates
by the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 4.-Can-
didates for the General Assembly
throughout Virginia this week will
receive questionnaires from the
League of Women Voters seeking
their views on five major questions
covering financial, education, poll
tax, constitutional and other prob
lems
Mrs. Landon Simmons of Adbe-
marie, chairman of the Public Re-
lations Committee of the league,
said local leagues also may supple
ment the general State queries with
local questions of their own.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
5000 Due in Maryland
To Help Harvest Crops
BY the Asyoeiated Press


Five thousand workers are due in
Maryland this summer to give farm
ers helping hand in harvesting
tomato, corn and other crops.
In making this announcement
Paul v. Nystrom, emergency farm
labor supervisor, said nearly 2,00t
migrant farm workers already have
arrived in Maryland.
Accommodations for the influx o1
migrants are being prepared at six
camps on the Eastern Shore.
About 10 schoolboys from Balti-
more and Washington are now being
recruited by willard Hickman oi
Church Hill to detassel corn ir
Queen Annes and Talbot Counties
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Future Farmers Receive
awards al Convention
ev tha kssocioted Press

BLACKSBURG, Va, June "a
One hundred and thirty-f1ve men,
bers of the Virginia Association OF
Future Farmers of America were
awarded the State farmer degree
and 10 Virginia educational work
Ell, were given honorary degrees as
the F. F. A. opened its 21st annual
convention here last night.
DR.. Paul H. Farrier, director Of
admissions at Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, welcomed the 600 dele
gates to the campus. sa
Honorary awards went to four
county school superintendents, one
to high school principal and five
to high school agricultural instruc-
tors. The superintendent included
r. Worth Peters of Prince William
County, while the instructors in
cluded J. J. Foster of Front Royal.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Arlington PUG Requests
Meeting on Cos Rates

The Arlington Public Utilities
Commission has requested Alex
andria City Manager Carl Budwesky
to set date for a meeting between
the commission and the Alexandria
City Council on action to obtain a
reduction in gas rates. PUG Secre-
tary Clifton G. Stoneburner an
nounced today.
The Arlington PUG for some time
has been investigating the possibility
Of reduction in gas rates. The
PUG was authorized by the County
Board to discuss with Alexandra
the possibility of the two jurisdic-
tions joining in the attempt.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Million Gallons Of Wafer
LOST as Truck Hits Main

About million gallons Of water
was lost this morning when truck
hit 12-inch feeder water main on
the Kenilworth avenue bridge over
the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks,
officials of the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission reported.
Water supply for few homes in
the Kenilworth avenue section of
Kenilworth, Md, was cut off while
workmen repaired the main, the
commission said.
Engineers of the commission said
the pipe was the only thing which
kept the truck from going through
the bridge.
Police said no one was hurt in the
crash
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Two Receive Year and Day
On Draft Evasion CHARGES

Charles N. Montgomery, 800 block
OF Fiftieth street NE, and John j.
Hunter, 100 block of Columbia road
NV, yesterday were sentenced to
serve year and a day each in Fed
eral prison for violation OF the
Selective Service Act.
The sentence was imposed in Fed
eral Court in Alexandria by Judge
A. D. Barksdale after the two men
pleaded guilty. They were indicted
three years ago in connection with
charges that they forced their blood
pressure up by taking drug and
disqualifying themselves for the
draft.
The case was handled In Virginia
because the two men came under
the jurisdiction of the Fort Myer
Induction center.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
'Hough Defense
Wins Dismissal
OF One Count
Prosecutor Is Unoble
To Prove Use Of Mails
h Housing Fruud

Trial OF Stanley p. Hough, Wash-
ington area builder charged with
fraud, resumed In Federal Court at
Alexandria today after Judge A. d.
Barksdale instructed the jury yes
terday to return directed verdict
OF not guilty on one of the five
counts.
Defense Attorney John A. X.
Donovan yesterday laid the blame
for Hough's failure to complete
his Oxon Hill Md veterans hous-
ing project on alleged failure OF the
Hyattsville Building & Loan Asso-
citation to go through with CT loans.
Hough Is charged specifically with
devising scheme to defraud and
using the mails to defraud.
In asking Judge Barksdale for .
directed verdict of not guilty on all
of the counts Mr.. Donovan told the
court that the Government had
failed to prove any Of the five
specifications.
TO the contrary" defense coun-
sci asserted, "the Governments own
case indicates that Hough acted in
good faith throughout
Unable to Produce Envelope
The jurist gave instructions on the
one count when the Government
said 1t could not produce post
marked envelope to show that the
mails had been used to defraud.
Dismissal Of this count from the
Indictment reduced the possible sem
tence for Hough to a $4,000 fine or
20 years in prison, or both.
When the defense took up its case
late yesterday Mr.. Donovan intro
duced witnesses to show that Hough
had counted on the loan associa-
tion to furnish CT construction
loans to build 28 houses.
One veteran, Gary Cowle, q de-
fense witness, told the court he ap-
Piled for a loan from the Hyatts-
vile Building g. Loan Associa-
ton and read a letter he had re-
ceived informing him the loan was
granted, with certain exceptions.
Later. however, he said, the asso-
ciation refused to go through with
the loan because they said Hough
had not put up completion bonds.
Completion Bond Asked.
A second defense witness, Robert
Tilch, jr., Prince Georges County
hardware dealer, said he had writ
ten the loan association that he
would sign for Hough's bond for
completion of five houses at time.
The bond never was signed, how
ever.
T. H. Welch, president of the loan
association, who was one of the
prosecution witnesses, told the court
the completion bond was asked for
when the association found Hough
had begun work at the Oxon Hill
project.
Mr.. Welch said although the
work consisted only of digging
Easements, more bond Is required
for construction loan when work
already is under way because there
Is a stronger possibility of liens
against the houses. Any liens, he
explained, would take precedence
over the associations mortgage.
The prosecution, directed by AS
sistant United States Attorney
George r. Humrickhouse, completed
its case late yesterday, after pro-
ducing a number of witnesses In
an effort to show that Hough mis-
led veterans through newspaper
advertisements Of his project.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Arnold Officials
|Cross-Exanliined
On Finances
Bus Firms Counsel
Completes Its Case
For Fare Increase

Detailed questioning on the finan-
cial situation OF the Washington,
Virginia & Maryland Coach Co.
(Arnold lines) occupied an Inter-
state Commerce Commission hear
ing on the company'S fare increase
application today as executives of
the line were subjected to cross
examination.
Lester r. Conley, member Of the
Arlington County Public Utilities
Commission, led the questioning
after company counsel completed its
presentation.
Mr.. Conley asked Howard H. Eng
land, vice president and general
manager, about leases covering the
lines terminal facilities in Arlington
$500 = Month for Terminal.
Mr.. England said the property
was being occupied under a 10
|year agreement dating from last
June or July, prescribing rental
|of $3,100 monthly. He said the
owner OF the property was Manuel
j. Davis, chairman of the board OF
the company.
After Mr.. England had testified,
In response to questioning, that
several earlier leases had covered
less land, Mr.. Conley asked If 1t
were not true all leases executed
since late 1910 included identical
property description.
'They shouldn't" Mr.. England re-
piled, when Mr.. Conley suggested
leases on file In the Arlington Court
house might show this similarity
The company. has petitioned the
IICC for a scent cash fare increase
on rides between the District and
Virginia points. Token users would
pay ~ cents more than at present
Pentagon Increase Planned.
In concluding his direct testimony
Mr.. England said the line sooner
or later" expected to ask an increase
in fares for the Pentagon service 1t
took over from the Capital Transit
Co. That route was not affected by
the petition on which the hearing is
being held.
The Arlington PUG appeared as
an interested party in the case.
The increase is being fought by
the Arlington Civic Federation and
the Arlington Bus Riders Associa-
tion.
tn company contends the increase
is essential to solvency in view OF
decreased revenue and increased op-
Grating costs.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Baltimore Denied RefriaI
OF Airport Land Suit
BY the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, June 24.- Judge
William j. McWilliams yesterday
overruled a motion of Baltimore
City for retrial of a suit involving
condemnation of land for the mu-
nicipal airport in the Friendship
Church area of Anne Arundel
County.
Attorney Noah A. Hillman, rep
resenting the city, contended the
judgment of $62.00420 for the
1la-are tract owned by Gilbert H
Clark, c. Roe Clark and Ogle M
Clark was excessive.
The award was one of a series
handed down by Anne Arundel
juries.
George B. Woelfelr' represented
the ClarkS
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Girl Of 10, Saved From Death BY ChIdrens,
Asks Her Neighbors to Help the Hospital

EQltn murray Is only ~, ana tIldt 3
pretty young to have a debt to pay.
Especially such a big debt
You see, Edith owes Children,s
Hospital her life.
When she was four months old, she
was taken to the hospital with dan
gerous kidney infection that kept her
lowering between life and death for.
eight weeks.
1t would have been hard burden
for the family budget to bear, for
Edith,s father couldn't find q job
at the time, but the Community
Chest helped out. That part didn't
concern the doctors and nurses at
Children's Hospital, hoWever-what
mattered to them was Edith's life.
Decides to Help.
A lot has happened since 1887 In
the Murray family, and most of 1t
has been good. In 1941, the Murrays
moved from Washington to new
development near Hyattsyille, Md,
called Green Meadows. They have an
attractive new home OF their own,
and Edith is healthy school girl at
the Ager Road School.
When Edith and her sister Alberta,
IL, heard about the Children's Hos
|pital drive for new building and
read in The Sunday Star how other
girls were helping the campaign by
collecting Pepco electricity bill re-
funds from their neighborS, the girls
decided it was good idea. :
So good, in fact, that they got their
mother to phone for coupon blanks
and undertook the job last night OF
a door -to-door canvass OF Green
Meadows and nearby Brookside.
A Star reporter brought them 500
blanks to distribute so the girls
called on their friends to help them
out. Pretty soon doorbells were
ringing for blocks around, and many
people who might never have given
lit a thought were persuaded to send
| In their coupons, each good for $3.50
toward new hospital building.
You, Too, Can Pay Debt.
It seemed only logical that the
children should be In the front rank
Of the Children's Hospital drive.
If you live in Washington or Its
loutskirts, you, too, have debt to
pay to Children's Hospital for the
service it has rendered to the COM
munity's sick youngsters. Like more
than 5000 others, you can join
Edith In paying that debt by fill
ing in the coupon.
The donation you make to Chill
dren's Hospital won't force you to
|dig into your pockets. It's money
you've already spent in your light
bills of the last three years, now
ordered refunded at the rate OF
10 cents a month.
In the listing in The Sunday Star
Of department stores, which have
set up booths where electric Light
rebate coupons are available for
customers who wish to help the hos
pital, the name of Lansburgh 81
Bro. was unintentionally omitted.
Mark Lansburgh, vice president OF
the store, got the Board of Trade
and the Merchants q Manufac-
turers' Association to approve the
project.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
Guard Pleads Innocent
To Brig Abuse Charges
By the Associo,ed Pres,

ANNAPOLIS, June 24.-Marine
Pfc. Roger E. Fontaine, 10, of Grand
Coulee, Wash, pleaded innocent yes
terday as he went on trial on
charges Of abusing a North Severn
brig prisoner and misconduct.
Fontaine is the last of a group Of
enlisted Marines and seamen court >
martialed on charges of maltreating
prisoners.
At the opening of the trial, the
court nolle pressed specification
|of misconduct charge which ac-
cused the former brig guard of or
dering Stewards Mate 2/c Morris
Peay to strike another prisoner.
Evening star., 1947-06-24
THIS AUTHORIZATION MUST BE MAILED
BY WEDNESDAY,, JUNE rs, 1947.
Board 10 Open Bids
Tonight on School
For Landover Hills

Bids for constructing the Land
over Hills Elementary School will
be opened at a special meeting OF
the Prince Georges County Board
of Education at o'clock tonight in
the County Service Building, Hy-
attsville.
At the same time the board is
expected to select date for the
sale of $4,000, 900 In bonds to
finance school construction this
year.
According to School Supt. G..
Gardner Shugart, it is expected
the bonds will be sold at the
boards meeting at Upper Marlboro
July 5.
Other Schools Planned.
The Landover Hills project is in
cluded in this years program along
with new senior high schools at
Upper Marlboro and Oxon Hill and
additions to Laurel High School
and Fairmount Heights Elemen-
tary School
AAC pie1A1 Cd1io 1Ol l11lC SioSoo7
rooms, a workshop, auditorium,
cafeteria and library, with all
rooms at ground level.
The school will be something
radically new in Prince Georges
County. Paul c. Cooper, county
supervisor of school construction,
disclosed.
Innovations Scheduled.
Among the features will be more
lighting by use of glass brick and
light diffusing glass, Mr., Cooper
said. Blackboards also will be kept
at a minimum, with provisions for
converting them to bulletin boards
and easels, he added. All rooms will
be equipped also for use of movie
projectors, he said.
In addition, the school will have
outside entrances and recreation
terraces for each classroom. The
school will be on Varnum street,
Landover Hills.
Children of the community now
attend the Lanham or Wildercroft
Elementary Schools.