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Evening star., 1948-06-11
U. n. League Of Lawyers
To Meet Today in New York

Washington members OF the
United Nations League of Lawyers
will attend a meeting of the leagues
executive council at $50 pm. today
in the Offices Of the French delega-
ton to the United Nations In New
York.
They include Howard Leroy, Sec
retary general Of the league; DR..
Paul F. Douglass. president OF
American University and president
of the United States Division of the
league; Miss Mary M. Connolly.
treasurer; Gen. Albert Cox, COM
mander of the District National
Guard and member of the council;
Miss Helen Goodner and Herbert
H. Rice, former secretary general
of the organization.
Alexandra Parodi, executive vice
president of the league and perma-
nent French delegate to the United
Nations Security Council. will pre-
lside in the absence of President Sir
Hartley Shawcross, attorney general
of Great Britain.
The meeting will be followed by
a dinner at which DR.. Philip c. Jes-
sup. professor of international law
at Columbia University, will be the
guest speaker.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
District Budget Bill
Goes Before Senate
And House Conferees

The District supply bill for the
fiscal year beginning next month
goes before House and Senate con-
ferees late today for setstlement OF
differences between versions ap-
proved by the two chambers.
The Senate cut ST ,597 900 from the
House-approved total, reducing the
appropriations estimate to s99 ,567,-
983.
Many other changes were made
by the Senate in the bill. These
included switching some approprla-
tions to other purposes and directing
the sale of all securities held for
public works, in order to bring the
budget into balance with anticipated
revenues.
Whether Chairman Horan Of the
House Appropriations Subcommittee
for the District will agree to changes
made by the Senate remains to be
seen.
Representative Koran. Republican,
of Washington heads the House con-
ferees, who also include: Repre-
sentatives Stefan of Nebraska,
Church of Illinois and Stockman
of Oregon, all Republicans, and
Andrews of Alabama. Bates OF Ken
lucky and Fogarty of Rhode Island.
Senate conferees are: Senators
Dworshak of Idaho, Ball of Mime
sofa, Young of North Dakota and
Cain of Washington. Republicans.
and O'Mahoney of Wyoming. NC
Carran of Nevada and Green OF
Rhode Island, Democrats.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Crawford Opens Fight
On Liquor Price Fixing

Vigorous opposition to q bill to
allow the fixing Of liquor prices In
the District was expressed today on
the floor of the House by Repre-
sentative Crawford. Republican, OF
Michigan.
Mr.. Crawford obtained unanimous
consent to speak at the opening OF
the session, and served notice that
he would fight the bill.
Mr.. Crawford blocked unanimous
consent to the bill Tuesday on q
technicality. This morning he made
known his reasons for that act.
LAS my friends in the House
know" he said. Il have always been
opposed to price-fixing in any in
dustry. II you are going to do it Tor
LIQUOR, why not do it for groceries,
drug store items and shoes?
price fixing is against Repuoll-
can philosophy and I will night 1t
every time it comes up.
Mr Crawford explained to the
press later that he wanted to put
the Speaker and his fellow members
on notice so the bill would not be
called up by means of unanimous
consent In his absence from the
door.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
First Glasses Held
|AtR!eeeiiviina / Home;
N III. ss
Children See Film

School opened today tor children
of the Receiving Home for the flrst
time in the institutions history.
A group of first-graders and an
other of second and third graders
met this morning in classroom in
the National Training School for
Girls for a As sminute session.
Two more groups were to meet
this afternoon-children of the
fourth. fifth and sixth 'er9'" 'nT
those in the seventh grade and
older.
Reading Film Shown.
The school is directed by Carl
Oliver, principal OF the Industrial
Home School. The teacher was
W. B. Moore. Next week another
teacher. Mrs. Elaine jenkins, q
substitute teacher in the colored
schools here, will join the staff to
teach arithmetic and crafts.
The children this morning
watched a 35-millimeter film strip
Jack and the Bean Stalk" in a
reading practice session. The first
graders practiced writing their
names. Mr.. Oliver said another
lesson had been planned for the
second class. but the word had got
ten round about Jack and the
Bean Stalk" and the second group
wanted to see the same fllm.
The classes, still in the expert.
mental stage, will stress reading
individual or remedial arithmetic
and social studies. The latter sub
iect will take In character educa'
ton and history.
Glasses to be Compulsory.
Mr.. Oliver said the classes woule
be compulsory for all school ag'
children. Nobody at school thi
morning, however, seemed to mind
The children in one classroom pro
tested when they were led out OF th'
room.
Their enthusiasm has been over
whelming,' Mr.. Oliver said.
1t is hoped that the school worl
can be arranged in individual units
none dependent on what has gon
before, but gagged to the individua
child's ability and endency.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Gen. McAuIiffe 10 Head
Order Of World Wars Here

Mai. Gen. Anthony C. McAuline.
hero OF Bastogne, was elected com.
mander of the District chapter OF
the Military Order of the World
wars at the groups annual meeting
in the Hotel Mayfiower yesterday.
Gen. McAulifYe, who lives at 2ozz
Columbia road NV. succeeds VICE
Admiral Earle w. Mills.
other oficers elected were:
1t. Col John L. Smith, jr., senior
vice commander: Col. Edwin S.
Bettelheim, jr.. adjutant for his 23d
consecutive term: Clarence Arata.
Mai Gen. William Dryden, Brig.
Gen, Merritt B. Curtis. Col. Joseph
T Greene. Col. M. Robert Guggen-
helm and Rear Admiral Harvey
Johnson, junior vice-commanders;
Mai Gen. Joseph w. Stanley, Judge
advocate: Brig. Gen. Frank B. Wat
son. historian: Comdr. John II.
Shilling. chaplain and Maj. Gen.
Shelly u. Marietta. surgeon.
Membership in the Order is open
to commissioned officers Of World
Wars and II.
Evening star., 1948-06-11

Mr.. Parrish said there would. be
no immediate changes in policy and
that H. w. Clark would remain as
manager of the Lafayette, Sixteenth
and I streets NV, and J. c. Van
Story as manager of the Carroll
Arms. First and C streets NE.
Both are transient hotels, the
Lafayette having $50 rooms and
the Carroll Arms 100. The latter,
located near the Capitol. is used
frequently by Congressman.
Both hotels will be redecorated
throughout and painted on the out
side. Alterations will include the
dining and cocktail rooms at both
places and the remodeling of about
100 baths at the Lafayette. The
hotels may be aforementioned next
yeal.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Man Shoots Self ; Times
Then Throws Gun Awoy

A Government Printing ONCE
employe owed his life today to a
fiuttering hand, police reported.
Detective Sergt. Harold Huffman
said the hand was that of John E.
Carter, So. colored, of ALL Hayes
street NE, described as in a criti-
cal condition at Gallinger Hospital.
Mr.. Carter pointed .32-caliber
revolver at his head yesterday and
pulled the trigger four times, Sergt.
Huffman said After one bullet shot
of the end of his nose, two others
creased his forehead and another
went astray, the weapon, still con-
tanning two bullets, was thrown
away.
Members of the family said Mr..
Carter recently suffered a nervous
breakdown.
Evening star., 1948-06-11

These were the casualties in TN
Diplomat wreck: |
Dead.
John Davenport, 81, colored. AS
bury Park, N. j., dining car employe
Injured.
The following were still In hos
pitfalls today:
At Leland Memorial, Riverdale:
Jesse Robinson, so, colored, of Gin
cinnati. cook on the train, second
degree burns to the upper part o1
the body; condition today, fair.
Hughes McGill, %. colored, Brook
lyn. injury to right thigh; condition
good.
At St. Agnes, Baltimore:
! Nathaniel Sullivan. "a, coloret
track worker, fractured back ant
leg. cuts and bruises; condition Sc
rlous.
Eugene Ennis, 33, colored, Balti'
more, cook on train. second degre'
burns; condition good.
Miss Barbara Flaherty, is, OF 252,
North Capitol street. passenger, lac
erations to face and arm; condition
good.
Hope w. Graham, 68, Evansville
ILL.,, passenger, shaken up; condition
good.
Victor Rodrigo, 46, st. Louis
nasseneer. cuts and bruises to arm
and shoulder; condition good.
Cathleen Humpert, 80, San Fran
cisco, passenger, lacerations t.
scalp, back scrapes; condition good
At Freedmen's Hospital:
Harry Glover, Al, colored, 81 n
street NV, train crew, first ant
second degree burns to face AMI
body; condition good.
William Reed. A, colored. Balti
more, train crew, leg injuries. con
dition good.
! Joseph Alexander Hines, "a, col
ored, 1921 Ninth street NV
waiter on train. possible spine in
jury; condition good.
At Providence Hospital:
Wendell Hensley, II. New Albany
Ind, passenger, admitted for OBJ
servation; condition good.
At Prince Georges General Hos
pital:
Meyer Burns, SO, Haledon. N. j
passenger. injury to spine and righ
thight: condition good.
At University Hospital. Baltimore
Mrs. Walter E. Spangenberger, 81
Silver Spring, passenger, minor in
juries but admitted because of pre-
vious illness: condition good.
Mrs. E. Levenberg, Linden, N. j
sister of Mrs. Spangenberger. Sigh
scalp cuts; condition good.
The following persons injured /
the wreck were treated at hospital
listed and released:
At the Office of Dr. Bryan P. War
rem. in Laurel:
Charles J. Bonn, 54, of st. Loui
minor bruises.
M. I. Cole, Lakewood, Ohio, shocl
j. G. Fitzgerald, North Park, Md
shock
J. M. Harvey. isis Thirteentl
street NV, bruised right hip, le
and left shoulder.
Samuel Hirsch, 81, Brooklyn
bruised right shoulder
/ C. w. Holm, So, Elmhurst, Ill
cuts of leg.
B. F. Bruce, Hamilton Hotel
WASHINGTON, head and knee bruises
Thomas McClaron, Al, New YORK
shock.
Thomas Farriss, 81, Webste
Grove, Mo-, bruises.
/ William B. Growt, 40, Chicago
minor cuts and bruises.
/ A. C. Knudstrup, Vienna, Va
minor cuts and bruises.
A. A. Harvassy, Cleveland, shock
Harold Webb, Perrysburg, Ohio
shock.
! Samuel Moore, 50, colored. Savage
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Campaign Medals Reody
For European Veterans

European-African-Middl East
campaign medals are now available
at the Army and Air Force recruit
ing offices, 4o3 Tenth street NV,
the Army announced today.
All members of the armed forces
who served In those theaters be-
tween 7, l941, and November 8, 1945,
on a permanent basis are entitled
to the medal. only requirement Is
presentation of discharge by the
seryicemau or his family.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Beef al Highest Level;
Some Stores Reported
Selling Meat al Loss

The price Of beef, continuing to
climb gradually In recent weeks, has
reached levels which food store
officials say are the highest in their
memories.
In fact, one food chain official said
meat counters are operated without
profit in practically all stores and
at q loss in many. Ofdcials said II
the retailers were not absorbing
some of the price advances the retail
costs would be even higher.
The advancing prices had brought
round steak to around 81 a pound.
Furthermore, there is no assurance
that 1t won't go higher. One meat
buyer said that packing house
storage spaces were about cleaned
out during the meat packers srtike
and the surplus which acted as
cushion against price rises is about
gone. ~
Round At CSC to S1.10.
Top grade round steak was quoted
at 95 cents to $1.10 in Washington
today, with the average at around
81. One large chain held it at SO
cents. Porterhouse is about the
same.
Beef has practically disappeared
from food store advertisements.
This week the stores are offering
mans At 50 To 65 cents pound.
with picnic hams at Al to 40 cents
lana boneless boiled ham at around
! 10 cents.
Lamb chops of the loin are
around 81 a pound. Pork chops are
Hess, one chain quoting them at go
(cents a pound: for the rib cut to IS
cents for center cuts. Veal chops
are running slightly less than lamb.
Butter Is 81 Cents to 81.
Butter is near the levels of recent
weeks-from about 81 cents to 81 .
pound. One independent super
market was selling it at 86 cents as
a special, explaining it was at about
the cost price.
Large white grade "a eggs, SELL
ing In New York at IS cents a
dozen, described as the highest
June level In IA years, are less in
Washington. Prices here were
quoted at IS to SO cents.
Egg prices were described as rea-
sonable when the general price levs
is considered. The same was said
Of the price Of frying and broilins
chickens. selling at So to IS cents
a. pound,
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Lions Plan Theoter Fete
For Safety Patrols

The South Arlington Lions Club
sill sponsor theater party at IL
IN. tomorrow at the Byrd Theater
Arlington, for $50 safety patrol boys
nd girls in recognition OF their
ervice during the school year.
Certificates will be issued and
wards. consisting of money. fash
lshts and automatic pencils, will
. distributed.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Casualties in Train Wreck

A Nd L assEack workman cuts OF rign1
Harry r. Bidlake. "a, Newark, DEL
cuts Of right wrist and scalp.
Wilbur G. Rugen, 81, Boston, life
insurance agent, shock.
Thomas Lucas, Baltimore, minor
cuts and bruises, shock.
r. w. Dorsey. 33. Baltimore
bruises of right forehead.
John Carroll. 50, colored, High
ridge, Md, track workman, frac-
tured ribs.
Dr. Warren's Office said half
dozen other persons were treated
there fof very minor injuries and
released without record of iden-
tityo
At University Hospital, Baltimore
Mrs. Flossie Hovatter, Grafton
w. Va, minor bruises.
Mrs. Elsie Perrin, Baltimore
bruises of arms.
Millard Smith, So, B. Il o. EN-.
ploye, Baltimore. forehead cuts.
G. Stath, 50, Baltimore, B. g.. o
employe, bruises of left index finger
Ralph Dunson, 46, 1903 Fifth street
NV, finger bruises.
John Wilson. 81, Baltimore, B. & o
employe, finger bruises.
Albert Tymes, 43, East Orange
N. j., B. d o. employe, bruised right
leg.
At Leland Memorial, Riverdale:
David E. Reader, 43. Westwood
N. j., lacerations to both legs. He i!
general program operations super
visor of the American Telephone &
Telegraph Co.
William H. Shehan, A, Baltimore
lacerations to forehead and scalp
He is the B. g. o. inspector OF pas.
senger service.
Miss Shirley Ann Bowers, II, o
24l2 North Capitol street, cut OF
right side of head.
Charles E. Lyons. 11S Kingsle.
avenue, Bethesda. Md, shaken up.
At st. Agnes. Baltimore:
Roy Willis, 81, colored, Baltimore
porter on second train, cut on righ
hand.
At Prince Georges General Hos
pital:
Ralph Jackson, 81. colored. l2l
Fourth street NV. cuts on chest.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Rhyme Named Delegate
To U. S. Bor Association

American Bar Association om-
cials today announced the election
of Charles s. Rhyme, washington
LAWYER, to the ONCE Of state dele
gate for the District for q tnree-
wear term. The term begins with
the adjournment of the ls4s annual
meeting in September to be held IN
Seattle. Wash.
Mr.. Rhyme, who maintains law
on,ces at 730 jackson Place NV.
has been filing out the unexpireo
term Of the late Washington lawyer
Henry I. Quinn.
Evening star., 1948-06-11

The amount in
volved was not
revealed.
Operating as
Capitol H o t e !
Enterprises, Inc,
the new organi-
zation will reno
vate both hotels
at a cost OF
about 500, 900.
President and
general manager
is G. H.. Parrish,
who has been as
sociated with the
JEFF Ford hotels
as general man.
ooor for 70 war
Evening star., 1948-06-11
GlencarIyn Picnic PIonned

The Glencarlyn CVa. Citizens As
sociation win sponsor a picnic at 3
pm. tomorrow in Glencarlyn PARK.
"A children's parade will be featured.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Group Buys Lafayette
Carroll Arms Hotels

Sale of the Lafayette and Carroll
Arms Hotels by the jeff Ford in
terests to a group of six Washington
businessmen was announced today.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

now Lieutenant Governor, is
running for Commissioner of Ag-
riculture on the Democratic tick
ct. He is opposed by Watt H.
Gragg of Boone, Republican, and
John w. Stubbs of Brown Sum
NIT, Progressive.
Six Democrats now in office
are seeking reelection. They are
Secretary of State Thad Eure,
State Auditor Henry L. Bridges,
Attorney General Harry McMul-
Ian, Insurance Commissioner Will
liam P. Hodges, Labor Commis-
sioner Forrest H. Shuford and
Superintendent of Public 1nstruc-
ton Clyde A. Erwin.
Republican opponents are JAM
es S. Dockery of Rutherfordton,
Secretary of State; M. V. Hick-
man of Winston-Salem, State
Auditor; n. r. SeaWell, Jr, OF
Carthage, Attorney General;
Deems H. Clifton, Insurance
Commissioner; M. K. Harrill of
Charlotte, Commissioner of La
Dor; and Buford T. Henderson
of on-Salem. Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction.
The Progressives are offering
a candidate for only one of those
posts-C. o. Pearso of Durham
for Attorney General.
There is one rae for Associate
Justice Of the State Supreme
Court. Sam ]. Erwin, Jr., of Nor
ganton,, appointed justice some
months ago, is running on the
Democratic ticket against Re-
publican Robert H. McNeill of
Statesville.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

Democratic Chairman Capus
Waynick flatly predicts the
Democatic ticket in the State
will win from top to bottom"
The ohairmen were far apart on
predictions Of the total state
vote.
'Waynick declared I'VE are set
ting our pegs for about 1,000,-
000," which would be a new
high.
DeLapp figured the vote would
be about the same as in 1914,
when the two presidential can
didates ran up a total of 790,554
votes-527,39 for Franklin D.
Roosevelt and 263,155 for Dew
ey.
Only on the presidential tick
ct are the four parties repre-
sented. On the ballot along with
President Truman and Governor
Dewey are States Rights Nomi-
nee ]. Strom Thurmond and
the Progressives' Henry A. Wal
lace.
In the race for U. S. Senator
are former Governor ]. Mel
vile Broughton, Democrat; John
A. Wilkinson, Republican; and
William T. Brown, Progressive.
There also are three candi-
dates for Governor: Kerr Scott,
Democrat; George N. Pritchard,
who was one of the Republican
Congressman elected in 1928; and
Miss Mary Price, Progressive.
In the IL Congressional races,
the Republicans chances to un-
seat Democrats stack up best in
four western districts where
normal COP strength is heavy.
These are the Eighth, Ninth,
Tenth and Eleventh. districts.
In the Eighth, Rep. c. B.
Deane is opposed by Republican
Lafayette Williams. Deane won
in 1946 by 4,615 votes of a total
of 55,255.
In the Ninth, Rep. R. L.
Doughton is opposed by Repub-
lican Clyde R. Greene. Doughtn
won in l946 by 6,422 votees Of
65, ,592.
In the Tenth, Rep. Hamilton c.
Jones is opposed by Roy A.
Hamon, Republican, and Ralph
Lael, Progressive. Jones won in
In the Eleventh, Rep. A. L.
l946 by 3,5l8 votes of 45,710.
Bulwinkle is opposed by Calvin
R. Edney, Republican. Bulwinkle
won in 1946 by 7,401 of 1857.
Other Congressional races list
the following contenders:
First, Rep. Herbert c. Bonner
(D) and Zeno Ratcliff (R); Sec
ond, Rep. John H. Kerr (D>, ].
H. Satterthwaite (R), and Rob-
ert Latham (P); Third, Rep. Gra-
ham A Barden (DD and Perry
G. Crumpler CRY; Fourth. Rep.
Harold D. Cooley D), Joel A.
johnson (R) and James H.
Wright (P); Fifth, Thurmond
Chatham (D), John Tucker Day
(R) and Harvey A. Cox P);
Sixth, Rep. Carl T. Durham (D),
Ralph o. Smith (R) and M. H.
Ross (P); Seventh, F. Ertel Car
lyle (D), ]. o. West (R) and Ro-
bert E. Davis (P); and Twelfth,
Rep. Monroe M. Redden (D) and
w. w. Gambler (R).
In other state races:
H. P. Taylor Of Wadesboro,
legislator, is the Democratic no
minee for Lieutenant Governor.
Kyle Hayes Of North Wilkes
horo is the Republican and Ken
meth Harris of Wrightsville
Beach the Progressive nominee.
For State Treasurer, the can
didates are Brandon P. Hodges
Of Asheville, Democrat, and Ben
L. Spence Of Siler City, Re-
publican.
L. Y. Ballentine of Raleigh,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

County Officials
Attend State
Welfare Institute

Scotland Neck-J. B. Hall,
county welfare officer, Miss Vir-
ginia Ogletree and Miss Bernice
Hutchens of the Welfare De-
partment attended the 29th an
nual meeting of te Welfare In
stitute in Raleigh for three days
last week.
The theme of the session was
Strengthening services with chill
dren. Chancellor R. B. House,
formerly of Halifax County
spoke in connection with the
theme of the meeting on the as
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28
Naval Reserve Center
Dedicated In Raleigh

Raleigh, N. c., Oct. 28-(P)
Dedication of the Naval Re
serve Training Center on the N
C. State College campus high
lighted Raleigh's observance OF
Navy Day today.
The dedicatory speaker was
Captain Frank Il. Ward, Raleigh
native and Commandant of Mid
shipmen at the U. S. Naval
Academy.
Another feature of the program
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28
worm CdroIino's IL Electoral
votes Depend On How Much Tvyo
Third Parfies' Get At Polls

Raleigh, N. c., Oct. 28-(P)-
North Carolina voters will pro-
vide an answer next Tuesday to
a question which has puzzled po-
Iitical leaders for months:
10 what extent will the Pro-
gressive and States Rights Demo-
Icratic Party movements dig into
the normally overwhelming
Democratic majority?
The voters answer to that
question will decide whether
North Carolina's IA electoral
votes will 60 to President Tru-
man or to Governor Thomas E.
Dewey.
Republicans, spurred on by
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

Democratic dissension which
led to formation of the States
Rights Democratic party and by
the rise of the Progressive party,
figure their chances of taking
North Carolina are the best since
1928. In that year the States
electoral vote went to Herbert
Hoover over Al Smith and the
COP sent two men to Congress
from North Carolina.
Republican State Chairman
Sim A. DeLapp of Lexington
says, II think we have an ex-
cellent chance of carrying the
State" and of electing "one or
more" Congressman.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28
Posted Good Record

EAST LANSING, Mich.-(AP)
John F. Macklin, Michigan
State College football coach from
1911 through 1915, produced
teams that won 20 games and
lost only five. One Of them,
the 1913 aggregation, was t h e
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

only undefeated club in Spartan
history. The colleges new giant
stadium is named after Mack
lin.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

was the presentation Of thu
Navy's Distinguished Public Sen
vice Award to Jonathan Daniels
editor Of the News and Observer
for his work on the Civilian AZ
visory committee to the Secfe,
tary of the Navy.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-28

pect of "a Share of Response.
bility."