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Evening star., 1947-02-04
BY the Associated Pres.

CHESTERTOWN, Md, Feb. A.
Glenn L. Martin, the aircraft manu-
facturer, believes that the time is
not far off when fresh farm pro-
duce will be a major item in air
traffic.
Instead Of joining the growing
number. of frozen food producers
Mr.. Martin went up 20 degrees or
so to box vegetables with new
Chilling" process that allows them
to be picked vinc-ripe and stored
fresh until the housewife uses them.
Combined with air freight, he
says, the process not only can make
vegetables completely non-seasonal
in any part of the world, but it Wild
ems the farmers distribution area
far beyond his previous horizon.
The 10000 boxes of chilled veg
etables turned out daily at Glennlar
farms go to market in specially
refrigerated trucks, but the $4,000
Evening star., 1947-02-04
|Mortin Sees Farm Produce
..ChilIed1 and Flown Anywhere

pilot plant near here Is aiming for
a daily production of 10000 pack
ages on a year-round basis-with all
the transporting done by planes.
From the moment they are picked
until they reach refrigerated dis
play cases in the store, the vege-
tables are kept at exactly 10 de-
grees-a temperature chosen to pre-
serve maximum freshness and keep
vitamins intact without killing the
plant tissues.
I'VE launched a project to see
if we couldn't develop method by
which airlines could get garden
fresh vegetables to anybody, in any
place in the world" says Mr.. Martin.
The plant, located on a 1,5U0-
acre Eastern Shore farm, used its
own produce until November, when
1t went south with mobile chilling
units. The ripened produce is
shipped to Chestertown for final
processing.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
| MeIchior PIunges
IHeodIong, but
Holds His Note
By the Associo9ed Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Lauritz
Melchior, Danish tenor. injured his
right foot at the Metropolitan Opera
last night while singing in Wagner S
Die Walkuere," the role of Sieg-
mund, who describes himself in the
libretto as one doomed to misfor-
tune.
The mishap occurred near the end
of the first act after he had
wrenched the magic sword Nothing
from a tree trunk AS he leaped
from the table which the Metropol-
ltsn's Siegmunds mount to reach the
sword his foot caught in the cover
and he fell headlong, but held the
note he was singing. Then he COM
pleted the few remaining measures
of the act.
During the intermission. which
was extended for Is minutes, ply
sician put a splint on his big toe and
the second act went on with
Melchior singing as usual, but limp
ing little Set Svanholm was in
the wings to take over the role il
necessary.
Siegmund Is killed in the second
act, and after this act Melchior's
foot again was examined, but it was
said a complete report would have
to await a later examination. He
also bruised his right knee in the
fall
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Nofre Dame President
Honored by Native City
By the Associated Press

OWOSSO, Mich, Feb. IA one
time Owosso grocery store chore
boy, now president of Notre Dame
university. returned here last night
to receive the plaudits of his native
city.
Six hundred guests. including Gov
Kim Sigler, former Gov. Harry F.
Kelly and other notables, feted the
Rev John J. Cavanaugh at a testi-
monial dinner.
Father Cavanaugh told his audi
ence the religious principles of the
Declaration of Independence hold
the key to present economic racial
and religious tensions
THE declaration must be made to
live in all our dealings In both pri-
vate and public life, in government,
in business, in the professions, in
our plans for the future" he de-
clared.
The dinner was held in st. Pauls
Church, where Father Cavanaugh
was baptized, confirmed and said his
first mass.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
a HoIdups Net S440,
But Church Safe Is
Too Much for Thieves

Four holdups netted bandits $40
last night. Two stores, a delivery
man and cab driver were robbed
but clergynan's safe proved too
much for thieves, police reported
today.
A young holdup man robbed the
Dal-Green Liquor Store. 2701
Twelfth street NE, of $3.50 early
last night. Isaac Glezer. All Eight
eenth street NE, the owner. said the
bandit stuck an object which he
took to be pistol, into his back and
demanded the money.
Deliveryman Robbed.
George Lynn, colored, 1404 Bel
mont street NV. a deliveryman for
the American Liquor Store, 2402
Fourteenth street NV. was robbed
of $40 and three bottles of liquor
he was delivering, police said. when
two colored men threatened him
with a knife. The victim said he
was robbed in an apartment lobby
in the 1400 block of Chaplin street
NV. at $40 pm.
Two men got SIS from Mike J..
Lockavitch, 426 Quackenbos street
NV. in his cab early today at
Alabama avenue and r street Sc,
he reported to police. He told police
he picked the men up at Nichols
avenue and Good Hope road Sc
shortly after midnight. Police. said
the bandits fled on foot
Church Safe Molested.
The Rev. Frederick E. Warren
pastor of st. Patrick's Episcopal
Church, told police the 350-pound
safe in his Office at the church. was
too heavy for thieves to take and
too strong for them to crack last
night. He said the intruders broke
in through a window, succeeded in
moving the safe few feet from the
wall and then apparently gave up.
David Opalek, 38, owner of a
grocery at 3213 Sixth street NV,
was robbed of $35 last night. Ac-
cording to police two armed colored
men, who forced him to empty his
pockets and cash register, fled on
foot.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Only 15S Of Members
Bear Church Finance
Load, Baptist Says

The main financial load Of most
churches in the country is borne by
only Is per cent Of their member
ship, Lawson H. Cooke, executive
secretary of the Baptist Brother
hood of the South, told the District
Baptist Brotherhood Council at Pet
worth Baptist Church last night.
Mr.. Cooke, a retired Richmond
(Va.l banker now living IN Mem
phis. Tenn, spoke at the second
meeting of the larmen's revival
meetings being held at Petworth
Church. He will speal: at 7:30
o'clock tonight on The Ideal
Christian
Absenteeism Cited.
Glenn Haycroft, president OF the
Petworth Baptist Brotherhood, pre-
sided at the gathering last night.
Herbert w. Ludwig. president of
the District Baptist Brotherhood
Council, is head of the committee
directing the revival meetings.
Declaring there are too many free
boarders' attending churches. Mr.
Cooke asserted I'VE can only ex-
press our devotion to something by
the willingness to sacrifice for that
object"
He pointed out that 25 per cent
of the church members do not attend
the Sunday morning service.
Nearly IS per cent of the men in
the organized mems Bible classes
do not go to the Sunday morning
services the Memphis layman
added
Churches Undermanned.
MI Cooke said the churches are
not over organized but are under
manned He called ON preachers
to distribute the jobs to be done
among more members rather than
placing the burdens on those willing
to assume them.
Later, he declared 1947 goal was
making 100000 members of the
Baptist Southern Convention avail
able to hospitals for blood donations
whenever NEEDED.
Another aim. he said. was the
formation of more than 1000 broth
erhoods to bring the number of
churches having these groups to
5000 in the Baptist Southern Con-
vention. This would add 10000 new
members to the 100000 now enrolled
in Is Of the 20 States covered by the
convention
Evening star., 1947-02-04
.YugosIays Organized Front
10 Incite War, Greeks Say
By the Associated Pres.

1f He NSS0Gtdteu Tfess
ATHENS, Feb. 4. - The Greek
government formally charged be-
fore the inquiry commission of the
United Nations Security Council
yesterday that Yugoslavia had
founded national front" organi-
zation at Skoplje to incite warfare
inside Greece as part of a three
phase plan ITO lay claim to Greek
Macedonia.
The United States, trough its
representative, Mark Ethridge.
challenged an attempt by Albania,
Yugoslavia and Bulgaria to keep the
commission from entering those
three countries during the investi-
cation. He said the commission
must reserve the right to 60 any
where it chooses.
Alexis Kyrou formally. presented
Greece's complaint that her Soviet
supported neighbors were foment-
ing near civil war in the north.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Driver Of Car Sought
After Boy, ], Is Hurt;
Girl, Man Injured

Police today were looking for the
driver of a car believed to be bear
ing North Carolina tags which
struck a 7-year-old boy yesterday
at Tenth and B streets NE, seri.
ously injuring him.
The child, Jonn Andelafatte, 204
Tenth street NE. was struck as he
ran into the street from between
parked cars, police said. He was
reported in serious condition az
Casualty Hospital today. suffering
a possibles fractured spine and in
ternal injuries.
The driver of the car, police said,
carried the boy into nearby house.
but left without identifying HIM
self A. witness gave police the
cars tag number, saying they weSa
North Carolina plates.
Meanwhile, 10-year-old girl. who
was struck by a taxicab yesterday
afternoon as she was crossing II
street between Sixteenth and Seven
streets NV, was reported in good"
condition at Emergency Hospital
She received lacerations to the face
and body.
Police listed the driver Of the cab
as William Hunter. 80. colored, of
1725l2 Seaton street NV.
In another accident Yesterday.
Frederick Hodge. Sc. of 1876 Bryant
street NV. was hurt seriously when
he stepped from loading platform
into the side of a streetcar on Four
teenth street between F and 6
streets NV, police said.
Mr. Hodge was reported in serious
condition at Emergency Hospital to-
day. He suffered a skull fracture.
Operator of the streetcar, police
said. was Joseph Schurden, 80, Of
400 Georgia avenue NV.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Junior Police Corps
Plans Teen-Aqe Dunce

The Junior Police and Citizens
Corps. will hold Teen-Age Dance
at the Music Hall, Ninth and v
streets NV. between 2 and pm.
Saturday.
All teen-agers and their parents
are invited. Admission is so cents
plus tax, and proceeds from the
dance will be used by the corps. to
furnish its headquarters at Eighth
and Barry streets NV.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
. Montgomery Control
|0f Trash Collection
Sought by Delegates
By J. B. Zotmon
Stur Staff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 4.-The Mont
gomery County delegation to the
General Assembly is considering
legislation to transfer garbage and
trash collecting from the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commission
to the county commissioners, it was
learned today.
The proposed bill also would au-
thorize the county commissioners
to appoint Montgomery County
members of the Sanitary Commits
sion. This power is now vested in
the Governor, who appoints both
Montgomery and Prince Georges
County members of the commission.
The only action taken by the
House of Delegates last night was
the adoption of a resolution ex-
pressing appreciation to President
Truman for his appointment of
Philip B. Perlman, Baltimore attor-
ney, as Solicitor General of the
United States.
The resolution said it was the
highest appointive honor conferred
on Maryland resident in the last
Al years.
Local Functions Sought.
The proposed Sanitary Commis-
sion bill is another in series of
moves by the all-Republican Mont
gomery delegation to bring local
functions back to the county"
The first move in this direction
was the introduction last week by
Montgomery State Senator Roy
Tasco Davis of an amendment, to a
Senate bill empowering the county
commissioners, instead OF the Gov
ernor. to appoint members of the
Montgomery County Liquor Board.
The delegation also is drafting
legislat tion transferring many of the
functions of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion to the county commissioners
and authorizing the latter to appoint
Montgomery County members of the
commission.
Complaints From Residents.
Delegation Chairman Anders r.
Lofstrand. jr., said the proposal to
transfer garbage and trash collec-
ton to the county commissioners is
being considered as a result of nu-
merous complaints by residents.
, Mr.. Lofstrand also condemned
the Commissions practice of adding
the monthly charge for trash and
garbage collections to the water bill.
Under this system, he explained, If
the home owner fails to pay the
trash and garbage collection charge,
his water service is cut OF.
This is very unfair, Mr.. Lofstrand
declared. The collecting of trash and
garbage should be separate ad-
ministrative function and should be
billed as such.
Delegate John r. Reeves said the
delegation also drafted a bill to
establish a flve-day week for Mont
gomery County employees.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Two Youths Held in $500
On Girls Assault Charge

Two youths charged with assault
ing a 21-year-old girl today were
free under $500 bond each, after
pleading guilty to the charge yes
terday in Municipal Court.
Rodney F. Wheeler, "a, of the 700
block of Rock Greek Church road
NV, and Chester Nicholson, 10, of
the 1400 block of Chaplin street
NV. were instructed by Judge
Nathan R. Margold to reappear
February q for imposition OF
sentence.
The girl told police she was as
saulted early Saturday in a car
parked in Rock Greek Park. She
was treated at Garfield Hospital for
face and arm bruises, police said.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Philadelphia Record
Strike 10 Be Studied
|By House Committee

The House Labor Committee has
decided to look into differences be-
tween the American Newspaper
Guild (CIO) and publishers which
have led to several recent strikes.
| Chairman Hartley said hearings
will open tomorrow with members
of Congress as the first witnesses. He
said he is interested particularly in
the three-month guild strike against
the Philadelphia Record and two
Camden IN. j. papers. The news
papers were sold to the Philadelphia
Bulletin last week after failure to
end the walkout.
| j. David Stern, former publisher
of the Record, accepted committee
invitation to testify Robert Nc
Lean, president of the philadelphia
Bulletin Co., also was among those
invited to testify
Roberts Asked to Appear.
| Chairman Hartley said Roy Rob-
erts, managing editor Of the Kansas
City Star, "snd other leading pub
! fishers" also were sent invitations
to appear before the committee, in
addition to representatives of the
Newspaper Guild .-:-
Mr.. Roberts said in Kansas City
that he had not received an invita-
ton, and added: Il have no dispute
with the guild and I know nothing
about the committees hearing"
Chairman Hartley, discussing the
sale of the three papers in Philadel-
phia and Camden, said:
This unexpected development not
only terminates the strike which be-
gan on November 7. 1916, against
the Philadelphia Record, but appar-
emily throws out OF employment 600
members. of the guild and 300 other
employees
The chairman referred to the re-
cent epidemic of strikes by the CIO
guild" as presenting an unexpected
crisis"
Justice Officials Ask Data.
+. Meanwhile, the Justice Depart
ment said it has made routine
request" for information on the
acquisition of assets of the Record
by the Bulletin company.
The departments Public Informa-
ton Division advised newsmen that
the Antitrust Division sent tele-
grams to Mr.. Mclean and Mr.. Stern,
inviting them to appear here at their
convenience and supply data on the
transaction.
This is the routine procedure in
all mergers of any Importance, to
keep our files up to date" the Justice
Department press officer told re-
porters. There have been no COM
plants from any source concerning
the transaction.
Mr.. Stern, in announcing the sale
of the Record and Camden proper
ties, said the guild had made "ex-
cessive demands" and had acted ito
restrict the rights of management
to degree where it has become too
great a burden to operate a COM
pletely independent press"
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Mother Who Poisoned
Twin Girls Gets Life
BY the Associated Press

LIVERPOOL, England. Feb. A.
Mrs. Mary Hilton, former beauty
queen who is expecting the birth of
her fourth child, was sentenced to
life imprisonment today for the
fatal poisoning of her 5-year-old
twin daughters. She pleaded guilty.
Evidence presented at her ar
raignment last month was that she
administered poison to the twins,
an 8-year-old daughter and herself
after the breaking off of romance
with a British ex-serviceman. The
older child recovered
Evening star., 1947-02-04
IChiIds Urges Calling
lon Best Brains for
Government Revisions

A convention of the best brains oi
the Nation should be called to sug-
geSt revisions in the Government
to keep up with changes, Marquis
Childs, columnist, said yesterday
afternoon as opening speaker in q
lecture series entitled Contempt
rary Interests
About $50 women who had paid
So each ($15 for the series of five
lectures) attended. Many of them
had questions for the speaker at the
end of the lecture.
Discusses Atomic War
One of the first questions was
"Are we headed for an atomic warp
Mr.. Childs said that while many
persons at the policy making level
in our State Department and Con-
gress were Of that opinion, he was
not. He offered the opinion of the
best informed expert on Russia in
the State Department that Russia is
much weaker internally than gener-
ally supposed.
Was the speaker for the parlia-
mentary system of government? Mr..
Childs said American government
does not have to become the Brit
ish system, but it should become re-
sponsible and responsive.
Advises Hearings Be Attended.
What should we do about hear
ings on Capitol Hill? another wom-
an asked. Not only attend them, was
Mr.. Childs answer, but camp on
the doorsteps of the congressional
leaders.
The lecture series is managed by
Mrs. Horace Whittier Peaslee and
Mrs. Detlow Mainch Marthinson
The four subsequent lecturers on
succeeding Monday afternoons will
be DR.. George Russell Harrison,
physicist of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology; Mrs. Harper
Sibley. president of the United
Council of Church Women: DR..
Margaret Mead, anthropolegist of
the American Museum of Natural
History, and Dr. Stringfellow Barr,
former president of st. Johns Col
lege, Annapolis, Md.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Pioneer Marine Flyer
Dies in Crossing Crosh
BY the Asseciotsd Press

MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 4.-Col. Bernard
L. Smith, U. s. M. c., retired, was
killed Sunday night when his au-
tomobile collided with Florida East
Coast freight train.
Col. Smith, SO, was one of the
pioneer flyers of the Marine Corps
He served as contest chairman fol
the recent All-American Air Maneu-
vers here.
In 1944-5 he was Naval Attache
in Guatemala. Before his retirement
in December, 1916. he was COM
mander of the Marine air base at
Omura. Japan, on the Island OF
KYuShu.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Axis Satellite Pocts
Are Signed by Bevin
By the Assoeioied Press

LONDON, Feb. 4.-British Foreign
Secretary Bevin signed peace treaties
for Italy, Hungary. Bulgaria, Ro-
mania and Finland today in a
minute ceremony during which
he penned his name 20 times.
After signing, Mr.. BeVin thrust
the gold pen he had used back in
his pocket. Witnesses included De-
Tense Minister A. v. Alexander and
Minister of State Hector Mcneil
who had hand in drafting the
pacts.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Uruguay Presidents Plane
Nears Cuba on U. 5. Trip
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 4-The Clipper
bearing President-elect Tomas Ber-
reta of Uruguay to Miami flew over
Port au Prince, Haiti, shortly before
noon today and sped on toward
Camaguay, Cuba.
After a Commute stop at the
Cuban city. the plane was scheduled
to begin the two-hour flight to
Miami.
The Uruguayan President-elect
will spend three days in Miami, after
which he will visit New Orleans.
New York, Hyde Park, Philadelphia
and Washington.
The State Department said yester-
day that Mr.. Berreta is due in
Washington February IL for four
day stay He will confer with Secre-
tary of State Marshall the following
day and will lunch with President
Truman at the White House on
| February 13.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
RuiIroud Executive Dies

PEORIA, Ill, Feb. 4 LP).-Egbert
I. Rogers, 70, former president of
the Peoria and Pekin Union rail-
road from 1929 until his retirement
in April, 1945. and a former presi-
dent of the Peoria Association of
Commerce. died last night in Meth
odist Hospital here.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Advertising Mon Dies

NEW YORK. Feb. GP.-Alan
Campbell Kelley, n, retired adver-
tising manager of the Remington
Typewriters Co. of New York, now
Remington Rand. Inc, died yester-
day He was native Of New Bruins
wick, N. J.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Paper Salvage Collection
SIumps in First District

Paper collections in the first dis
trict of The Evening Star-PTA
paper salvage campaign slumpeo
badly yesterday, only 14,270 pounds
being picked up, which was only
about half the amount collected last
Monday.
Among yesterdays individual col
lections were Buchanan, Isl;
pounds; Wallach, $50 pounds; Gid
dings, 1,1S3 pounds; jefferson, 211t
pounds; Congress Heights, Gil
pounds; Ketcham. 905 pounds.
Stanton, 2,020 pounds: Beers, 100;
pounds; Randle Highlands. 1,62t
pounds; Orr, 2,738 pounds; Kimball
800 pounds; Davis, 621 pounds
Bryan, 1874 pounds.
Collection schedules in the thirc
district tomorrow, together with
the leaders, are:
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Fort Myer Open House

The South Post at Fort Myer viii
hold open house for Washington
student and Government girls with
a party at the main service club at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-01-03
D. {. Area Veterans GET
ST, 900 in Dental Care

Washington area veterans received
more than $4,000 worth of dental
care at Government expense by pri-
vate dentists during December, the
Veterans Administration said yes
terday.
Under the Veterans Administra-
ton program, former servicemen
with service connected dental all
ments are eligible for treatment
either at the Washington regional
Office clinic or from private den
tist. During December, an esti-
mated $4,000 worth of service was
dispensed at the clinic, 1925 H
street NV.
Offlcials stressed the ailment must
be approved as service connected be-
fore treatment is authorized. To
determine the status, needed care
will be checked against the vet
eran's last dental examination in
the armed forces.
At present, tie -sglonaI Office has
an approved list of $50 dentists par
ticipating in the program, whose
Offices are located in the District,
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties in Maryland, and Fairfax
and Arlington Counties and Alexan-
dria in Virginia.