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Evening star., 1948-09-08
Mel, Il, Signing Up
As Draft Registration
Hits Halfway Point

Men born in 1925 began register
ing for the draft today as the regis
tration period reached the halfway
point and District Selective Service
officials announced that 27s35 had
signed up.
Officials have estimated that $4,000
would be registered in the District
and 100000 in the Nation as
whole.
Meanwhile, the all-important
classification forms, which deter
mine a mans status, were being
mailed out to the early registrants.
A total of 185 questionnaires were
sent out yesterday, and Frank d.
Norton, deputy District director,
estimated that a similar number
would go out today. Reglstrants
must return the forms within 10
days.
Organizati ton of all Is District
local boards and the appeal panels
will be completed at a meeting at
the Interior Department auditorium
at 8 o'clock tonight Government
agency appeal agents also will at
tend and, after general instruction
session, chairman and secretary
of each local board will be named
/ Men born in 1926 will continue to
register tomorrow and those born in
1927 will sign up Friday and Satur-
day.
/ Besides private firms and Govern
ment agencies which are conduct
ing their own registrations, registra-
ton centers are in the District
Building, Municipal Center. Ma.
tional Guard Armory, American
University, all f1rehouses and police
stations in Precincts Nos. 6, 8, 8
| II and 13.
Evening star., 1948-09-08

A policeman who glows in the
dark will be on display tonight at
Fourteenth and F streets NV. un-
der auspices of Inspector Milton D.
Smith. property and equipment offi-
Ger of the force.
Two others will tour the. city on
motorcycles.
The luminous policemen will be
made so by use of special belts faced
with a refiectorized fabric-the ma
terial used to increase night visibll-
ity of certain traffic signs.
Forced to invention for years by
limited uniform and equipment
budgets, Inspector Smith made the
experimental belts from odds and
ends. except for the rejecting
surfaces.
Pieces Of old uniforms were used
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Virginia Negro Students to Seek
Registration in White School

A group of Negro students will be
taken by their attorney to register
at the white high school at King
George Court House, Va, when
classes open tomorrow. Virginia
law requires segregation.
Martin A. Martin of Richmond.
cclored attorney for a group of
Negro parents and students. ex-
pressed entire dissatisfaction" with
Improvements at the King George
Training School for Negroes after
two-hour inspection today. A
Federal court has ordered King
George County to provide equal IA
cilities for Negro and white stu
dents. The county is east of Fred
ericksburg.
This decision was reached almost
simultaneously with a ruling by
the Virginia Supreme Court of
Appeals which denies localities aid.
through loans, from the State
teachers retirement fund.
School construction loans usually
are made from the State Literary
Fund which has been exhausted
Among Northern Virginia communi-
ties most heavily hit by the Supreme
Court ruling is Fairfax County
where $7,0OO000 in loans has been
sought.
Loans Sought for Projects.
But elsewhere, localities had
sought loans for projects which in
clude Negro school improvements in
an effort to comply with the order
of Federal Judge Sterling Hutchin-
son last June that King George and
Gloucester Counties equalize their
facilities for the two races
One possible effect of the court
decision is a call by Gov Tuck for a
special session of the General As
sembly to meet the problem. So far,
Gov. Tuck has been resisting mount
Ing pressure for a sales tax to
finance the schools.
killed several sales tax bills and
Gov. Tuck said he would approve
the levy only as last resort"
King George County School Supt.
T. Benton Gale listed improvements
made at the training school for
Negroes-a public high and gram
mar school-aS including employ
ment of a commercial education
teacher, purchase of equipment for
commercial education courses not
offered before. improvement of
science teaching equipment, acqui-
sitiOn OF an additional 1000 volumes
for libraries and employment of a
full-tlme janitor.
Improvements Inspected.
Mr.. Martin, who also represents
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. made
Evening star., 1948-09-08
J. 5. Haas Named Foreman
OF New County Grand Jury

Joseph S. Haas. IA, of 32l0 Bunker
Hill road, Mount Rainier. will be the
foreman of the Prince Georges
County grand jury, to be sworn in
october 4.
Mr. Haas, widower and one-tlme
postmaster of Mount Rainier. sue
ceeds C. Norris Hartman, Suitlano
grocer. who was designated as jury
foreman during the past April term
c. court.
\ panel of 70 names from which
ct.ler members of the new grand
jury and two petit juries will be
selected will be annuonced Friday
Evening star., 1948-09-08

Department roadgangs. His first
regular job in the department came
a few months after graduation,
when he was taken on as a chain
mana surveyors assistant-at 81
day.
Studied in Evenings.
While working on the street at
the bottom of the road-building
ladder. Mr.. Robertson took night
courses in mathematics and munich
pal engineering.
In 1922, he married the former
Miss Lillian Compton Sonner, of
Front Royal, Va. The Robertsons
live at 5727 Fifth street NV.
After his marriage. Mr.. Robertson
became craftsman in the Highway
Department and thereafter his rise
Was rapid
Mr.. Robertson. a vestryman in
ST. Marks Episcopal Church. is a
director OF the Association of High
way Officials of the North Atlantic
States a director of the American
Association of State Highway OFF,
cials, member OF the Washington
Board of Trade and the American
Roadbuilders' Association.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Driver, 81, Held
Pending Inquest
In Baby's Death
Apparently Unaware
Of Killing Child;
Autopsy Due Today

"A 57-year-old ball park ticket
seller today was in technical Gus
tody pending a coroner's inquest
IN the death of l3-month- old
girl he is believed to have struck
unknowingly as he drove his car
Yesterday in the 1900 block of Bel
mont street NV.
The baby. Jeanette Clement, only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. David L.
Clement, 1929 Belmont street NV,
was killed as her mother stood on
the sidewalk a few feet away. Her
attention momeptarily diverted. Mrs.
Clement looked up to see the baby
lying in the street.
Arrested last night, apparently
unaware OF. the tragedy, was Ben
iamin Robinson, 1104 Monroe street
NV. He was picked up by Pvt.
Horace Carmichael of the Police
Accident Investigation Unit on a
description furnished, by another
motoriSt.
Autopsy Due Today.
An autopsy was to be performed
today by Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald, and an inquest was to be
scheduled later.
The accident occurred shortly be-
fore pm, after Mrs. Clement and
Evening star., 1948-09-08

bridge Wells, Kent, was lucky A
student at Marlboro College. he was
an added starter. He caught the
boat when funds became available
for another boy and no essay or
headmaster recommendation &C
companied him The apprentice is
Maxwell Tighe Of Lincolnshire, who
is learning to become an electrician.
The boys arrived on the Queen
Elizabeth about August 2 and, after
a tour of Boston and Harvard Uni
,ersity, were flown to Chicago.
There they found that dates had
been arranged for them. They also
had dates in San Francisco, and
Denver and Louisville.
We've never heard the word y
said David Savill
I'VE take 1t much more seriously
over there" said Peter Reay
thoughtfully.
"Courtship?' asked a reporter
That's it." said Maxwell Tighe.
Did the girls like you?" as re-
porter asked.
They said they did" said Peter
Reay hopefully.
I'VE didn't get our faces slapped,
said David Savill.
I'VE got in trouble, though. over
an interview" said Jock Bruce Gar
dyne. Jock is red-headed, the gad-
fly OF the group, and is the son
OF retired naval officer. 1T
seems the girls read the newspapers
and they were always bringing up
what We said.'
Let me see the schedule" said
Jock jumping up. Il thought So
he said after scanning it. No
more dates. I'll tell you what We
said. We said they we're spoiled +"
we think they run you," said
Peter.
What would you do to end this
matriarchy?" he was asked.
Il don't know he said. I'm
going back to England.''
Evening star., 1948-09-08
PrinceGeorges
AndA|exandria
Schools Reopen
10000 Students End
Vacation; PorochiuI
Glasses Tomorrow

An estimated 10000 public school
pupils in Prince Georges County and
Alexandria today turned their backs
on vacation days as schools opened
In the two areas. Parochial schools
In Prince Georges County will open
tomorrow.
A record enrolment of about 23,-
800 students is expected in Prince
Georges County schools, according
to William S. Schmidt, assistant
superintendent of schools.
In Alexandria, Superintendent of
Schools T. C. Williams said he an
ticipated an increase of approXi-
mately 300 over the $500 pupils who
attended school last year.
Most Prince Georges schools
planned to dismiss their students
at noon in order to give teachers
an opportunity to complete regis
tration work.
Offcials at the Mount Rainier,
Hyattsville and Bladensburg High
Schools reported overcroWded con-
fact that many students who for
merly attended District schools have
entered county schools as a result
Of the new law in the District
which requires all students not llv-
ing in WaShington-but attending
public schools hereto pay tuition.
Bladensburg High officials said
they have an enrolment of approx
imately 900. They said this was
about 300 more than the school
originally was planned to accommo-
date. Figures at the two other high
schools were not available.
District and Montgomery County
schools will begin their fall terms
Monday and Arlington County
classes will open Tuesday.
The Montgomery County Board
of Education announced that new
pupils may register from 1:30 to 3
pm. today and from 9 am. to 3
pm. tomorrow and Friday at all
schools.
Parochial students in Washing
ton will resume their studies to-
morrow as will those attending st.
Marv's Academy in Alexandria. ST
Thomas More Parochial School
Arlington, will open Friday.
Episcopsl schools in Alexandria
will open next week. with Episcopal
High scheduled to begin classes next
Wednesday and St. Stephens and
St. Agnes the following day.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
| Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored by
The Star in cooperation with the
Recreation Department and The
Film Center, are scheduled for 8
O'Clock tonight. Programs of comedy,
sports. cartoons and travel shorts
will be shown at the following play
grounds and recreation centers.
Howard Fifth and w streets NV
NV
Loyejoy. Twelfth and D streets NE
Louglas DWELLINGS. 1000 Alabama ave.
nue. Sc
Bald Eagle. Nichols avenue and Joliet
street SW
Rosewood. Third ana Eyarts streets NE,
livingston, Third and Livingston streets
Sherwood. Tenth and G streets NE
Takoma, Fourth and Van Buren streeA
NV
Virsinia Avenue. Ninth street and vir.
ginia avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1948-09-08

the Inspection tnlS morning Win j.
Rupert Picott, executive secretary
of the Virginia Teachers Associa-
tion-an organization of Negro
teachers-and w. Lester Banks,
executive secretary of the Virginia
Conference of the NAACP.
Mr.. Martin, as counsel for about
80 students and parents, said he
took the others with him on the
inspection because II did not want
the responsibility of reaching the
conclusions on my own"
He said the heating system is in
adequate, that only one old-fash-
ioned stove has been installed in
one of the classrooms. Running
water has been installed in the SCI
ence laborator AS for the library
acquisitions, he said they consisted
of about 1000 very old and worn
books-some dating back to 1774,"
which were piled on the floor of the
prlnclpals S once
Sanitary Facilities Criticized.
An outside toilet. he said. had
been replaced but there are no run
ming water sanitary facilities any
where.
AT the white school," Mr. Martin
said, they have running water,
both hot and cold, and showers in
their toilets
After an improMptu conference
on the lawn. Mr.. Martin said he
had advised his clients not to regis
ter at the institution. He said he
would 90 to the King George High
School at $50 am. tomorrow with
a representative group" of his
clients in an attempt to have them
registered there.
Petition Is Denied.
The Supreme Court decision on
school loans was by 5-to-2 deci-
sion, the Associated Press reported
from Staunton. The court refused
to force the State treasurer to turn
over s5,OO0,000 of retirement funds
to the Literary Fund for loans. The
court denied the petition of At
torney General J. Lindsay Almond,
jr., for a writ of mandamus.
The courts action will accelerate
the drive by localities for special
General Assembly session for a
sales tax or other forms Of aid.
About one-third of the counties al
ready have Endorsed the sales tax
plan and urged the Governor to
issue legislative call.
There was a strong likelihood, also,
that school officials will ask the
Governor to turn over the antici-
pated State surplus of $4,000 900
TO the exhausted Literary Fund.
Evening star., 1948-09-08

a neighbor. Mrs. Rena Fasick, had
returned from a trip to laundry.
jeanette was playing on the side
walk with Mrs. Fasicks child, Bar
bara Jean. also 13 months, when
Mrs. Clement noticed 6-inch worm
on the ground
II knew if jeanette saw it, she
would pick it up and put it in her
mouth" Mrs. Clement said, so I
got two little sticks and picked it
UP. and tossed it in the street"
AS she looked up, Mrs. Fasick
cried. Get Jeanette-get the baby!"
Child Lying by Parked Car.
The mother rushed to the child,
who lay motionless in the street
beside parked car.
Il didn't know she'd been hit until
I picked her up," Mrs. Clement said.
Then it was too late"
The child was pronounced dead by
DIR. Archibald Mcpherson at Chill
drens Hospital, where the mother
and baby were taken by Miss Lucy
j. Hunt, of 1880 Belmont street
NV, a teacher at Hine Junior High
School, who was passing.
Miss Hunt, who had been looking
for parking place, furnished police
with a description of what she be-
lieved to be the striking vehicle and
its driver, proceeding directly in
front of her.
The teacher saw the baby in the
street after the accident. police were
informed. The other car went slow
/ ly down the street, turned around
in an alley and returned east on
Belmont street, according to her
account.
Waved to Driver.
Miss Hunt told police she waved
in an effort to get the drivers
attention, but he apparently did
not see her and kept going.
! She furnished police with a de-
scription of the car and driver, and
noted the tag number began with
j" and ended in 49,
Pvt. Carmichael found Mr.. Rob-
insons car parked at Florida avenue
and Thirteenth street NV, he
said. Strands of hair were found
on the right rear spring and Mr..
Robinson was arrested in nearby
apartment.
/ Mr.. Robinson was released in
custody of an official of the Wash
ington ball club. police said.
| Jeanette's father, bartender at
! the Turf and Grid Club, 3317
Fourteenth street NV. was asleep
| in their second floor apartment at
! the time of the accident.
I Mrs. Clement said funeral services
for the child would be held at 1890
nj. Saturday at the Chambers
Funeral Home, Fourteenth and
Chaplin streets NV, and burial
would follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery
/ 47th Death of Year.
The accident caused the 47th
traffic fatality of the year. The
baby was the ninth child to be killed
on Washington streets so far this
year. Last year at the same time
there had been so traffic deaths
In other accidents yesterday, Har-
ry Hill, 81. colored. of 1886 Fifteenth
street NV. was taken to Freedmen S
Hospital with head injuries after
being struck by a car near Four
teenth and U streets NV. as he
crossed Fourteenth.
Police said the driver of the auto
mobile was William w. johnson, AZ,
of 1457 Fairmount street NV.
Donald Holley, II, colored, of 1851
New Jersey avenue NV. also suf-
fered head injuries, police reported,
when he fell from his bicycle at
Fourth and @ streets NV. He was
taken to Gallinger Hospital.
Evening star., 1948-09-08

FOR service ana EH-Se
Last time the Guide reported
the word on 18-year-olds and the
special one-year enlistment setup
they have
Here's some stuff I left out.
The Army can take 10000 49,
year-olds. the Navy 10000. the Ma
rines 5000 and the Air Force l5,-
600.
1t looks like sure thing that the
Navy, Marines and Air Force are
going to be swamped with more ap-
plications than they can handle
under these quotos On the other
hand, the Army likely will be able
to take most, if not all, those want
ing to enlist in that service.
When you get to your local. OF
nearest, recruiting Office to sign UP
for a years career in the Army
Navy, Marines or Air Force as ar
18-year- -old, there's one thing you
have to take with you-a birth GER
tificate
That's to prove you're not 19-ol
l6SS IlldIl 1o-oG lIlC Nou Apply
for enlistment. If you are, you
aren't eligible.
However if you put in your appli-
cation when you are 18. then become
10 the next day YOU will be accept
able, provided you can enlist under
the quota.
Here's where you go if you enlist
Is an 1S-year-old and are accepted
Army - Right to an Army unit
where you will get your training
md where you will stay for the
whole year The Army's regular
training centers are clogged with
the volunteers it got in July ane
August. New training centers al
resdy are planned. AS soon as they
are opened up l8ers will go there
for their basic training, after which
they'll join regular units for the
rest of the year.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Autopsy Set for Infant
Found Unconscious in Crib

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
was to perform an autopsy today
on a three-month-o infant found
unconscious in crib yesterday.
The child, Stanley Lee. was being
cared for by Mrs. Edyth Pine, 1901
C street NE, police said, Mrs. Pine
took the child to Gallinger Hospital,
where he was pronounced dead.
The infant was one of twin sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lee, GIL H
street NV, police said.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Druftee and Veteran Guide
By Maj. Thomas M. Mol -

rvice Men and Women.
Navy-To the Great Lakes or San
Diego Naval Training Stations. for
boot training and then to general
duty with the regular Navy.
Marines-Boot camp at Paris
Island. S. c., or San Diego, Calf,
and then to a Fleet Marine Force
outfit at Camp Pendelton. Calf, or
New River, N. c.
Air Force-To regular indoctrina-
ton centers for the same 13-week
course given to regular 3-year en-
listees. From there some will get
regular technical training and be-
come specialists and the others will
take what the Air Force calls "on-
job training"
That's strictly thumb-nail
sketch of the program for 18-year-
olds. There1l be a lot more to say
on it in detail as soon as the services
tell more about their training and
reserve programs. Remember NO
18er goes overseas during his year
Ol SclNICS.
Every effort viii be made" says
the Army, through character guild
ance. to encourage the strengthen
ing of the moral fiber of the soldier
and to make him better citizen.
What is character guidance?
don't exactly know, and the Army
doesn't exactly say, but whatever it
is it must be good. You'll find out
Everybody wants the word on
deferments under the l948 draft
The law itself outlines specifically
some deferments, leaves others to
/ the President Tor Selective Service
in other words. The President has
already announced policy on some
Watch the Guide" for complete
coveraee of all kinds of deferments
Coming soon.
From Associated Press Eewsfeatures)
Evening star., 1948-09-08

Falls Church, relinquished his edi-
torial duties June l to become his
torian for the c. & P. He was the
dean of Bell System magazine edi-
tors. having headed the editorial
staff of the Transmitter since 1918
His telephone experience dates
back to 1908 when he went to work
for the New York Telephone Co
in Jersey City. In 1913 he joined
the c. & P. as copy writer for the
Transmitter. becoming editor five
years later in 1913.
Evening star., 1948-09-08

double diamond
emblem today in
recognition of 40
We ars service
with the COM
pany.
Friends. buSi-
II es S aSSoCla teS
and company eX-
ecutlVeS honored
the veteran tele-
phone man with
a, luncheon at
the Raleigh Ho-
tel.
Mr.. NJ a r t in.
who lives at 806
lincoln aVenue
Evening star., 1948-09-08
By George Kennedy

Four English schoolboys. and an
apprentice-all II and l8-are seeing
the Washington sights today, after
flve-Week soast-to-coast tour of
this country as guests of the English
Speaking Union.
A little tired but keeping their
windup on the last lap, they arrived
yesterday from Louisville, KY, at
National Airport, where they were
met by Lyttleton Fox, 1908 @ street
NV, q civilian employe of the Navy.
Mr.. Fox, a grandson of the late
Morgan j. OBrien, the pride OF
the New York bench and bar,
is president of the Washington
Chapter of the Union. He married
daughter of Lord Brand, First
Baron of Eydon; she is also a niece
of Lady Astor.
The boys were driven to Hamilton
House. an American University
dormitory. There they unpacked
and were interviewed for the ninth
or 10th time by the press.
One thing the boys learned on
this trip was how efficient and en-
barrassing American publicity
methods can be. All the reporters
had copies of the letters from the
headmasters. recommending the
boys and the essays the boys wrote
on What I Want to See in Amer
ica."
At dinner party In Louisville,
the host read all of them-how
Peter Reay coming from quite a
humble home" achieved success, a
scholarship to Christ's College,
Cambridge University; how Neil
Bramson of Bryanston School,
Blandford. Dorset, has great per-
sonal charm" and is IAN excellent
conversationalist," and how Jock
Bruce-Gardyne, Of Winchester Col
lege has an attractive personality"
The boys wanted to go through
the floor. David Savill of Tun-
4
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Robertson, Veteran of 30 Years,
Becomes Highway Chief at 48
Will Garry Out Plans
In D. c. Development
Of Capt. Whitehurst

Engineer of Streets J. N. Robert
son, who started his professional
life as waterboy in Washington
road-building gangs more than 30
years ago, was sworn in by the
Commissioners today as District
highway director.
Mr.. Robertson, 49, succeeds his
longtime superior, Capt. H. C.
Whitehurst, who died last Wednes-
day.
The promotion. announced last
yesterday by the Commissioners,
raises Mr.. Robertson's salary from
s8,179 to s9975 annually Engineer
Commissioner Gordon R. Young,
whose department includes the
Highway Division, administered the
cath at ceremonies in the District
Building.
Pledged to Garry Out Plans.
The new highway director has
pledged himself to carry out the
projected plans of Capt Whitehurst
Capt. Whiteh,mst has laid plans
for future highway development of
the District as far as five and
eight years ahead Mr.. Robertson
declared. Il promised him I would
carry them out"
Mr.. Robertson became Deputy
Highway Director and Engineer of
Streets almost simultaneously in
1941 He had acted for Capt. White
hurst in the latter's occasional abb
Serces for sick leave and vacation
ever since.
Born August Z 1900, on Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. near the Capitol
Building, Mr.. Robertson was raised
in that part of town. His father
died 10 yeas ago at the age of 83,
but his mother died two months
after his birth.
He was graduated from the old
Business High School. at Ninth street
and Rhode Island avenue NV, in
1917. after spending three summers
WORKING as WaterbOV in HIGHWAY
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Place Sunday Classified
Ads EARLY!

CLASSIFIED ad customers de-
string to place ads in The
Sunday Star are urged to call
them in early in the week.
This will eliminate the last
minute rush to place ads and
will assure every one prompt
and efficient service. Your
cooperation will be appre-
ciated.
Remember The Stars
New Telephone Number Is
Sterling 5000.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
{. & P. Editor Is Honored;
With Company 40 Years

J. Oliver Martin for 80 years edi-
tor Of the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co.'S employe magazine
TIE TranSmitter, was presented a
Evening star., 1948-09-08
School Reunion Dance Set

The l947 class of Washington-Lee
High School, Arlington, will hold a
dance at $3.50 pm. tomorrow In the
Shoreham Hotel.