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Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15

literary department, meeting of
the Woman's club was held Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Joseph
Gehrett as leader. The meeting
was called to order by Miss Ruth
Nutting. Quotations from the
works of Carlyls were read in
response to roll call. The leader,
Mrs. Gehrett, gave an interesting
paper on Thomas Carlyle's opin-
ion of Cromwell. Carlyle's essay
on Cromwell was reviewed and
commented on very ably by Mrs.
Brohaugh, Miss Nutting and Mrs.
Macdonald.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15

Mrs. G. H. Patterson and
daughter, Dorothy, are planning
to spend the vacation week at AL
lance, Neb., visiting Mrs. Patter-
sons daughter, Mrs. w. E. Nut
tall and family.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
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Evening star., 1948-08-31
4 Boiling Fugitives Seized
By Prince GEORGES Police

Four Air Force soldiers were re-
arrested early today in Prince
Georges County after escaping from
Boiling Air Force Base stockade last
night.
The men, who were being held at
Boiling on AWOL charges, escaped
through a ventilator in the roof of
the stockade, police said. The
escape was discovered at the 6 am.
roll call.
The men were listed as Pvt. Ed
ward F. Driscoll, "a, Phoenixville,
Pa: Pfc. Elmer L. Miller, 81, Allen
town, Pa; Pvt. William N. Pettiford
10, colored, Philadelphia, and Pvt.
Robert w. Schweiker, II, Philadel-
phia.
Driscoll and Miller were arrested
by Hyattsville police and turned
over to Boiling authorities, while
the others were arrested by Prince
Georges County police as they
walked along the Baltimore boule-
ward in College Park
They were questioned by county
police in connection with a report
that the Calvert Homes Elementary
School in Riverdale had been ran
sacked last night by two soldiers.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Stoddert Group Studies
Doq Owner Association

A plan for formation of a dog
owners association at the Stoddert
Dwellings. Anacostia and Riggs
roads Sc, was under study by a
siX-man tenants committee today.
Proposed last night at a meeting
of the dog owners by officials of
the National Capital Housing
Authority, which operates the de-
velopment, the plan would give the
association responsibility for all
complaints, damages and possible
medical bills.
The alternative, according to John
1hlder, executive officer of NCHA,
is removal of all dogs in accordance
with provisions in all leases at the
dwellings.
Some residents last night objected
TO a provision of the plan requiring
non -dog-owners to contribute ST an
nually to the association. Dog own
ers would pay $3.50.
Studying the plan for possible re-
vision is a committee consisting OF
Wilson P. Gill. temporary chair
man; w. A. Fletcher, Joe E: O'Con-
nell, D. M. Vernon, H. G. Hardison
and H. w. Owen. Walter Fox pre-
sided at last nights meeting.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Driver Hurt as Auto
And Streetcar Collide

William F. Mitchell, 26. colored,
17l8 Montello avenue NE, was in
fair condition at Gallinger Hospital
today, recovering from injuries suf-
fered last night when, according to
police, the automobile he was driv-
ing collided with a streetcar.
Police said Mr. Mitchell was
thrown to the street by the collision,
which occurred at Fifty-seventh and
Dix streets NE. Mr.. Mitchell was
treated for multiple lacerations,
broken ribs and head injuries.
Operator of the streetcar, police
said, was Vernon Lee, %, of 1929
Owens place NE.
Two soldiers stationed at Airing
ton Hall were slightly injured early
today when the car In which they
were riding struck a burner used to
heat tar for street repairs in the
1900 block of Seventh street NV.
The driver, according to police
was Pfc. James B. Maulin, who was
charged with failure to give full
time and attention to driving. He
was treated for bruises and cuts at
Walter Reed Hospital, as was Pfc
Francis McGarry, Is.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
$500 Pay Raise Approved
For Liquor Board Members

Three members of the Districts
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
today received an $800-a-year in
crease In salary when the Commits
sioners approved a reclasification OF
their jobs.
This brings the salaries of the
board members up to S7,100 year
The reclassification was author
lied by Congress at its last session
in a special bill. The jobs were
set up originally with a fiat $5,000-
a-year salary which had been built
up to $500 by various increases.
The reclassification was to bring
the jobs in line, so far as salary is
concerned, with other comparable
positions in the Federal Govern
ment.
The three board members are
Alan w. Payne, chairman; Mrs.
Agnes K. Mason and James O'D.
Moran
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Baby and Woman, 80,
Stricken With Polio,
Making Total Here 1O2.

Two more cases of infantile paral-
ysis by District health officials to-
day, bringing to 102 the total victims
treated so far this year in Wash
ington hospitals.
Both the new patients are District
residents. Fifty-seven of the pa
tients live here and the other As
were admitted to District hospitals
from nearby Maryland and Virginia.
At this date last year, there were
six resident polio victims and II for
out of town.
The new patients are a 6-month-
old colored girl of the 100 block of
Eighth street NV, who was admit
ted to Gallinger Hospital yesterday,
and 30-year r-old woman of the 400
block of Orange street Sc, who
was admitted to Galinger Sunday.
Eight New Cases in Virginia.
Virginia health authorities re-
ported eight new cases today, boost
ing that States total to 260 for the
year. The new cases include A.
year-old Fairfax County boy.
In North Carolina. the polio total
rose to 1,77s today-more than
double the cases recorded in any
previous epidemic. Twenty-Five new
cases were reported and two addi-
tional polio deaths-raising the
death toll for the year to 81.
North Carolina Woman's College
at Greensboro announced a one
week postponement in the opening
of classes because of the epidemic.
Glasses will begin September Is.
So Deaths in Los Angeles.
The outbreak in Los Angeles
County. Calf, meanwhile, scared
today to 50 deaths and with 272
patients confined in general hos
pital, according to the Associated
Press. Since the first of the year,
the county has registered 1925 VIC
tins, 595 of them in August.
At Corona Naval Hospital, where
he was transferred after polio
attack in Los Angeles, Curtis Dali
(Buzzie) Boettiger, grandson of
Franklin D. Roosevelt. was reported
in excellent condition" Doctors
said no evidence of paralysis has
occurred.
At the city's General Hospital,
victims included Mrs. Barbara Den
ny Simmons, daughter of former
film actor Reginald Denny, who
was in a respirator.
Evening star., 1948-08-31

The white geese floating leisurely
on a neighbors pond must have
looked irresistible to 2-year-old
Dickie Ensminger yesterday.
For, somehow the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Ensminger, POT Chandler
street. Bethesda, got out of his own
fenced-in yard, walked a block to
the Nicholas Zemo home, went past
a wire fence there and joined the
geese in the pond.
Dickie made his way into the
water, then began to sink. At that
point, Mr.. and Mrs. Zemo's five
black cocker spaniel puppies inter-
ceded. Excitedly they chased from
pond to house and back. yelping
warning that drew Mrs. Zemo from
her dining room.
She saw Dickie's head barely above
water at a point where the pond is
4 feet deep. She rushed into the
house and summoned Mr.. Zemo
from the telephone.
When he reached the scene.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
School Enrolment
OF Children 5 and 6
To Begin Tomorrow

Registration of children 5 and 6
years old who will enter District
public schools for the first time this
fall will start tomorrow.
The law requires only that their
mothers present birth certificates
and vaccination certificates when
they take the children to the schools
nearest their homes, officials ex-
planned. To be admitted to kinder
garden a child must be years old
by November l and to the first
grade, 6 years old by November /.
The opening day of school-for
all public schools, elementary
through teachers college-will be
on September 13.
Principals will be at the elemen-
tary schcool buildings for registra-
ton from pm. to pm. tomorrow
Other times when the children may
be registered are:
Thursday from 10 am. to 6 pm,
Friday from $3.50 a m. to pm, next
Tuesday from 10 I'm. to 6 pm. and
September 9 from $50 am. to pm.
School officials said parents fail
ing to register new elementary
pupils on those days may do so the
first day of school, but they stand
chance of finding classes full. In
the event classes are crowded, a
child may be sent to some other
school.
School officials also reminded par
ents that tuition will be required for
all pupils who live outside the Dis
trict if they attend the District
public schools this year. :.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Maryland State Fair
Opens Tomorrow
By the Associoted Press

T1MON1UM, Md, Aug. 31.-Pres-
ident Matt L. Dagger said yesterday
that premiums totaling $65 1000 have
drawn record number of exhibits
for the Timonium State Fair which
opens here tomorrow.
The 67th annual agricultural show
will continue through September II.
Mr.. Dagger said custom has been
changed and livestock and poultry
exhibits will not be on display in the
first four days of the fair.
Judging and awarding Of prizes
will start Labor Day, when attend
ance is expected to total about
$4,000.
The first national hog show ever
held in the East will be staged at
the fair September 9. More than
300 Hereford hogs will be displayed
by the National Hereford Hogs Rec
ord Association.
Another first for the fair will be
the exhibit of Brahma cattle. The
breed recently was brought to Balti-
more County by Leo Gross of Rose
dale
Horse races, run off on a non.
profit basis. will be held daily ex.
cept Sunday, Mr.. Dagger said.
Mr.. Dagger said ample parking
space has been provided for faiI
visitors,
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Repair Material
On Capitol Roof
.DamagedbyFire
Short Circuit Blamed
For Blaze Extinguished
Quickly by Firemen

Firemen quickly extinguished a
blaze that broke out on the west
front of the terrace at the base OF
the Capitol dome last night.
Flames, which shot several feet In
the air, attracted hundreds of per-
sons to the scene as fire equipment
drove over the Capitol lawns and up
to a terrace, which presented the
best point from which, to fight the
fire.
Damage was restricted to some
construction materials, now being
used in painting the roof, although
part of balustrade was blackened.
Copper and metal construction of
the roof prevented the flames from
breaking through, it was explained.
Short Circuit Blamed.
A. E. Holmes. assistant engineer of
the Capitol, who has been employed
there 80 years, said he believed the
fires was caused by a short circuit in
the wiring of one of 68 roof spot
lights of 1000 watts each, which il
Illuminate the dome and the adjacent
area.
Firemen also leaned to this opin-
ion, with one commenting that he
saw the wire leading from one light
sparkling as he reached the scene.
This spotlight was almost directly
beneath a flag, which was at half
staff because of the death of former
Chief Justice Hughes.
Carthy r. Ryall, 20, of 410 A street
Sc, who works in the Supreme
Court under the assistant librarian,
said that, when he saw the fire, he
ran up through the Capitol to
try and save the flag from the
flames. He tripped over some rope
however, and injured his ankle be-
fore he could get to the roof. The
flag was unchanged.
Switch Pulled.
I. H. Henderson, who is in charge
of the spotlights at the Capitol,
said the spotlights were turned on
at 1853 pm. Soon after the single
alarms was turned in at 8:44 pm,
he said he pulled switch, ex-
tinguishing some lights, to mini
mize the spread of the fire. The
dome remained lighted.
The construction materials dam
aged were some tar, part of a 20-foot
long pieces of canvas, some lumber
and wooden catwalk.
Flremen found it necessary to run
up aerial ladders against the build
ing, and also to enter through a
library section to reach the blaze.
The flames could be observed for
some distance down the Mall and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. Smoke
could be seen in the beam of some
of the lights, which still Illuminated
the dome,
Evening star., 1948-08-31
| Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored by
The Star In cooperation with the
Recreation Department and The
Film Center, are scheduled for $50
o'clock tonight. Programs of COM
edy. sports. cartoons and travel
shorts will be shown at the follow
ing Fairgrounds and recreation
centers.
Knox Hill, 800 Knox street Sc
Mcmillan, First and Douglas streets
NV
Rosedale. Seventeenth and Gales
streets NE
Stoddert. Thirty-ninth and Calvert
streets NY.
Thomson, Twelfth and streets NV
Twin Oaks, Fourteenth and Taylor
streets NV.
Bruce. Kenyon street and sherman
avenue NV.
smothers School Forty-fourth street
and Washington place NE.
Kelly Miller, Forty-ninth street and
place NE.
streets NV,
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Key Bridge Traffic Lane
To Be Closed Tomorrow

Key Bridge will be closed to all
but one lane Of traffic coming into
Washington from Virginia all day
tomorrow. but both lanes for Vir-
giria- bound traffic will remain open,
the Highway Department announced
today.
The two streetcar lanes will remain
open. The closing of one inbound
lane was made necessary by some of
the work connected with the K street
AVernasS
Evening star., 1948-08-31

Dickie was entirely submerged. Mr..
zemo jumped into water chest high
and brought the boy out. Then
he applied artificial respiration,
pumping large amount of water
from the child's lungs. A minute
more would have been too late. Mr..
zemo said.
He took Dickie home to his mother
and later the child was examined
at Suburban Hospital Bethesda. A
physician pronounced him in good
condition.
The boys father, proprietor of a
new Bethesda pastry shop, was in
Indiana for the funeral of his
mother.
A few hours after the near-tragedy,
Dlckle was wandering around un-
concerned, a piece of candy In his
hand. He objected vocally when
his mother refused to let him out
of sight.
The puppies, 4-months old, seemed
unconcerned, too
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Policeman Asks S50,OO0
For Traffic Crash Injuries

Metropolitan Police Corpl. Aubrey
S, Yowaiski, 3101 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc, yesterday brought suit in
District Court asking for $50, 600
damages for injuries suffered in
September. l945. when a motorcycle
he was riding was struck by an au-
tomobile.
The suit names as defendant Fred
j. Lilly of the 600 block Of Twenty
first street NE. described as driver
of the automobile which struck the
motorcycle on New York avenue
NE, near Ninth street. Officer
Yowaiski suffered leg fractures and
other injuries. according to the suit.
He is represented by Attorneys Jo-
lseph D. Bulman and Sidney M.
GOldStein.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Axis Sally Wins
2-Week DELAY
In nArraignment.
Plea for Treatment in
Hospital Granted by
U. S. Commissioner

Arraignment of Miss Mildred E.
Gillars-Axis Sally-today was post
poned two weeks by United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence
at the Governments request and
the defendants own plea for hos
pital treatment.
Scheduled originally for arraign-
ment today on the treason charge
placed against her here August q.
Miss Gillars now is due to appear
before the commissioner on Sep
tember IA, unless the Federal grand
jury now investigating the case
returns an indictment in the mean
time.
The commissioner said Miss Gill
lars will be returned to District
Jail with his recommendation for
disqualification. Col. Curtis Reid,
Evening star., 1948-08-31
By Horriet Griffiths

A new mecca for Washington area
camping and picnicking enthusiasts
is under development by the Ma
tional Capital Park Service at
Prince William Forest Park, IS miles
south of the District in Virginia.
Largest of the National Capital
Park system, the 16,000-acre forest
lies miles west of the Quantico
Marine Base and the Potomac River
With completion of its plans con-
tingent on how soon it can get the
money, the park service contem-
plates setting up large picnic areas
for day use and cabins for short
term camping.
There already are five camps de-
veloped in the park. They are vaca-
ton group. unit-type camps with a
total capacity of 480 campers. Dur
ing the summer they are occupied
by agencies serving Washington
area children and are available to
organized groups for short-term
camping during the fall, winter and
spring.
Nominal Fees Charged.
The park service charges nominal
fees and insists that campers groups
be comprised of more than 10 per-
sons. Picnickers are not allowed
in the park during the regular sum-
mer camping season, and Ira N.
Lykes, park superintendent, said
many requests for picnic space have
had to be denied because OF the
lack of maintenance facilities.
The service hopes eventually to
make the park center for a wide
variety of outdoor activities-boat-
ing, swimming, athletics, horseback
riding and nature study. 1t plans to
have restaurant and theater for
indoor activities.
The master planning is drawn
and. project plans have been worked
out. Construction of an office build
ing will begin soon.
Cost May Be S1,000,000.
Development of the plans may
we'll cost more than 100000 Right
now, however, the park service says
it is not getting enough money
to maintain properly the some zoe
buildings already on the area.
1t has asked Congress repeatedly
for funds enough to keep the prop
erty from deteriorating. The service
will ask again at the next session
and also will request money for de-
velopment.
Each Of the five camns already
Evening star., 1948-08-31
New Prince William Forest Park
ToServeD.C Area Campers

developed is a complete plant in
itself, with swimming areas and
sanitary facilities. Each includes a
central dining hall, kitchen, camp
Office. inf1rmary, staff quarters and
@ervice quarters, recreational lodges,
handicraft buildings, central wash
houses and cabins housing from
four to eight campers.
In addition to the work done by
the Army in 1916 the park service,
through the cooperation of the
93rd Engineers from Fort Belvoir,
has constructed a new 5-acre lake
at Camp Pleasant, one of the five,
and a half-acre woodland pool at
Camp Good Will, another.
Water System Ready.
There is a water system ready
for the picnic area, and sewer facil-
ities, as well as an observation
tower.
The park provides almost unlim-
tied facilities for outdoor activity
Foot trails throughout the area
lead to scenic views along the three
principal streams from SUBMITS
thanking them on every side. There
are numerous rapids and low falls,
large free standing boulders and
large trees along the trails.
The park is a natural wildlife
conservation area, and the wild life,
especially turkeys, is increasing
under the protection of the park
service. There are some deer.
Park Borders Dumfries.
The forest consists mostly of
mixed stands of pine and hard
wood, and trees include hemlock,
hickory, tulip, popular, many species
of oak and pine, gum and beach.
There is a profusion of dogwood,
redbud, wild cherry, river birch,
ironwood and other small species,
along with such typical American
plants as azalea, laurel and holly.
7 The northeastern edge of the park
borders the historic village of Dunn
freis, where tobacco warehouses
were built on the banks of Quantico
Creek as early as 1713. The town
was not established until 1749.
Nearby IS Mount Vernon, the home
of George Washington, and not far
down the Potomac Is Wakefield, his
birthplace. Fredericksburg, rich in
the history of the American Revolu-
ton, is 20 miles to the south.
Some of the most important bat
ties of the Civil War were fought in
and near Prince William Forest
Park, including the First and Sec
ond Manassas (Bull Rum.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Zoo Gets New
Cormoront, Half
Body, Half Neck

A bird with neck as long as its
body was new acquisition at the
Zoo today.
1t is crested cormorant or fish
diver. sent here from the Calgary
(Alberta) ZOO.
The bird is a foot long. its neck
is another foot and its Widespread
is about 2 feet" said DR.. William
M. Mann, director of the Zoo here.
He added that the birdhouse at his
institution hasn't housed a cor
morant in several years.
1T eats fish. At least I hope 1t
will" he commented. Its a hum
drum sort of q bird"
Evening star., 1948-08-31

MI. EVanlck SAID that after he
had been interviewed by Gestapo
officers, he was taken into a closed
room at the prison camp, where
he met the woman he now Identifies
as Miss Gillars.
"She said Hello. Michael in a
soft, sweet voice." he recalled, "and
then shook hands with me-"
Indicating she had made quite an
impression on him, he described how
she had crossed her legs as she
offered him drink and asked him
to say, Hello. joe" to a man she
said she had known in a night club
in New York.
Drank From Bottle.
But, as to the drink, he said,
Il wanted to show her I still was
tough, so I said I never refused a
drink.
"She called to a man to bring a
bottle and then explained there were
no glasses and would I drink it out
OF the bottle" he continued. "She
opened the bottle, and we passed it
around Tor drinks"
Then" his story continued, "she
wanted to know how I would like to
say hello to my family, and said I
would. She brought out a micro
phone for a recording machine"
As his interview with Miss Gillars
went on, he said, she asked him If
he wasn't glad he was a prisoner of
war and didn't have to fight any,
more"
Meaning Twisted.
At one time, on this point, he said,
he had answered it was mot so bad
and not so good" but that later he
was told his words came out only as
mot so bad"
He said this was done, although
he had told the woman he would
feel 100 per cent better" to be in
the front lines than in a prison
camp, where he suffered from
hunger and thirst" and could see
American planes dropping bombs.
The CT side of the story began de-
veloping yesterday with complaints
that the former servicemen, called
here for the grand jury probe could
not maintain themselves on the
Governments $5-a-day subsistence
allowance.
GI witnesses said they are faced
with daily costs at least double the
S. allowance and declared some of
the prospective witnesses are doing
their own laundry. Justice Depart
ment spokesmen said they are sorry
but can do nothing, since witness
expenses abe regulated by Con-
gressional statute.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Nurserymen Convene

OLD POINT COMFORT. Va, Aug
81 CP,.-Dr. Richard P. White, ex-
.ecutive secretary of the American
Association of Nurserymen, was the
principal speaker at a two-day joint
meeting of the Virginia North Car
olina Nurserymens Association,
which opened here yesterday.