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Evening star., 1948-12-06
Mother, Child Escape
As Car Hits Train al
Crossing Near Bowie

A young Lanham Park mother
and her 5-year-old son escaped
serious injury yesterday when their
car crashed into a Pennsylvania
Railroad passenger train at cross
ing near Bowie.
The mother, Mrs. Lillian Y. Stur-
gis, q, was reported in good condi-
ton today at Prince Georges Cen
eral Hospital, where the son. Ber-
nard Danny Sturgis, was treated
and released.
Mrs. Sturgis, wife of Bernard L.
Sturgis, 33-K Washington avenue,
Lanham Park. was reported suffer-
ing from possible jaw fracture,
shock and cuts.
Husband at Police Station.
Hyattsville police said the crash
occurred about $40 am. while Mr..
Sturgis was in the police station
there discussing with Justice of the
Peace Harry Fiddesop an argument
he had had with Mrs. Sturgis short
time before.
Mr.. Sturgis accompanied police to
the crash scene at Zugs crossing
where he identified the wrecked car
as his. Mrs. Sturgis and the boy
we're taken to a nearby house but
were removed Immediately to the
hospital.
Police said they believe Mrs. Stur-
gis and the boy were thrown clear
of the wreck by the impact. The
motor was torn from the automo-
bile and came to rest about 13
feet away from the crossing. The
car was thrown almost 10 feet from
the track.
Crossing Unprotected.
The accident scene was described
as little-used. unprotected grade
crossing. The train was Washing
ton bound.
Police quoted Engineer Herbert
H, Possinger. Claymont, Del. as say
ing there was a good deal Of fog
and mist. He said the automobile
had crossed one track and struck
the engine just in the rear of his
cab. police reported.
The Sturgis' were reported to have
been together Just before the hus-
band went to the police station, but
had parted after an argument.
The child was being cared for
today by Mrs. Harry B. Strugis,
3717 Thirty-sixth street, Mt. Rainier,
his grandmother. She said he was
recovering"
The grandmother said her son is
a salesman with a Brentwood (MdD
construction company.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Six GreenbeIt Tracts
Offered for Sale as
Sites for Churches

The Federal Government today
offered to sell building sites tt
Greenbelt churches. climaxing a.
years fight by the religious group.
for a chance to buy land in the
town.
Six tracts were advertised for sale
by the Government. all within q
half-mile of each other in the center
of the Federal-owned housing
project
Deadline for bidding was set al
December 20. Bids will be received
until that date at the Office OF
Charles M. Cormack, Greenbelt
community manager.
The offer specifies that the lane
is for sale to civic. educational, re-
ligious. community or any other
semipublic purpose organizations
but 1t was made available at the
insistence of the churches.
Each bidder must state in his bic
the purpose for which the property
lS W Uc uSSu. ACCuS VIII COlIIdI
restrictions limiting the property tc
such use. under the terms of the
Governments offer.
The six tracts offered to the
towns five religious bodies are as
follows:
No. 1-325 acres on the south side
of Crescent road, east Of Parkway
with a 520-foot frontage.
No. 2-255 acres on the north
west corner of Crescent and Hill
side roads, with 260-foot frontage
on Crescent and a 471-foot frontage
on Hillside.
No. $3.50 acres on the east side
of Ridge road south of No. AZ court
with 33o-foot frontage.
No. 4-3.13 acres on the south side
of Ridge road, west of No. "a court
with a 300-foot frontage.
No. SO acres on the southeast
corner of Ridge road and Westway
with a 130-foot frontage.
No. 6-1.35 acres on the south side
of Ridge road, west of No. 8 court,
with a 215-foot frontage.
The five churches in Greenbelt
are the Community Church, an
affiliate of the Congregational
Christian Church; the Hebrew Con-
gregation, st. Hugh's Roman Cath
olic Church. a Methodist Church,
and a Lutheran Church. None now
has a permanent site.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Droftees' and Veterans Guide
BY Maj. Thomas N. Mol

ent. We want every prospective
draftee and every employer to have
the solid word on unemployment
before induction"
| That's where the education comes
in. Every notice of induction which
local draft boards send out will
contain little one-page informa-
ton sheet. 1t says that after you
are discharged you are entitled to
go back to your old job. or one of
like seniority, status and pay, pro-
vided:
/. You get an honorable discharge.
2. Your old job wasn't temporary
one g. You didn't spend more than
three years in the service after June
"a 1e48. 4. You apply for your job
within 80 days of discharge. S, Your
employers condition hasn't changed
so much that it would be impossible
or unreasonable for him to hire you
Then it says that you should in
form your employer, before you
leave for the Army, and that it
would be a good idea for you to
write him little letter about it
for the record.
These same information sheets
are going to be made available at
all Army, Air Force, Navy and Ma
rine recruiting stations for the ben
eft of the boys who voluntarily
enlist. They, too, get re-employ-
ment rights.
| You can get an idea of the en-
ployer interest in unemployment
rights from this story
A privately-circulated news letter
carried a small item on re-employ-
ment couple of weeks ago. With
in one week after publication more
than TOO letters had been sent }
the Labor Department by employ
ers who saw or heard about the
item, but who knew nothing about
Unemployment. The Labor Depart
ri1ent has answered all these let
tiers and several hundred others.
(From AP Newsfeatures)
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Howat Heads Truckers
Helping Safety Campaign

P. Y. K. Howat, president of the
Howat Concrete Co., has been named
chairman of a new committee Of
the District Trucking Association
formed to cooperate in the Dis
tricts "Operation Safety traffic
campaign, it was announced to-
day
The safety drive, being conducted
by the Commissioners Traffic Ad-
visory Board, this month is featur-
ing the slogan, Don't Let Death
Take Your Holidays warning
against Christmas season traffc
hazards, officials explained.
Traffic Director George E, Ken
eipp said the holiday season each
year has been the peak period for
traffic fatalities, particularly among
pedestrians,
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Montgomery Symphony
Plans Concert "Wednesday

The Montgomery Symphony Or
chestra, which opened its second
season yesterday, will present a
second concert at 8 pm. Wednes-
day in the Silver Spring Inter-
mediate School.
Yesterdays concert featured
Mozart's Jupiter Symphony. Strauss
Emperor Waltz and Humperdinick' S
Evening Prayer were among other
selections played. The orchestra was
conducted by Chester j. Petranek.
Hugh G. Price, dean of Mont
gomery Junior College, which spon-
sors the orchestra, spoke during the
intermission, urging the county's S
citizens to support the concerts.
Yesterdays concert was held in
the Leland Junior High School.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Student Who's Who Lists
II in Missionary COLLEGE

Eleven students at the Washing
ton Missionary College, Takoma
Park, Md, have been selected for
this years who's Who Among Stu
dents in American Universities and
Colleges"
They are Barbara Jane Smith
1927 Maple street NV; and Merton
A. Christensen, Daniel A. Roth, Irv-
ing H. Jones, John M. Keller, Olive
Rogers. Marty Louise Woolever,
Derwood L. Chappell, Cecil M. Russ,
Richard j. Rails and Marguerite
KuliSek. all of Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1948-12-06

over several times. police said, before
landing upright again. The acci-
dent happened on route AIS, near
Dunkirk, Md.
Charges were lodged against Karl
w. Roscher, 10, of 730 Marietta
place NV. The Roscher youth and
third occupant of the car, Rudolph
Balthos, jr., 18, of 633 Longfellow
street NV, were taken to Calvert
County Hospital. Prince Frederick,
with minor injuries.
Speech Incident Recalled.
Miss Marakle, who lived with her
mother and stepfather, Alfred v.
Holmes, was one of four students
who in May, 1947, walked out OF .
Western High School assembly in
objection to what they termed
pro Russian" speech.
The students later were given
American flags by Representative
O'Konski, Republican. of Wiscon-
sin, in a ceremony on the steps Of
the Capitol.
DR.. Hugh M. Ward, Calvert Coun-
ty medical examiner, said Miss
Marakle died of a fractured skull.
She was thrown clear of the rolling
car, he said. A hearing on the
charges against the Roscher youth
will be held at Prince Frederick on
December II.
Miss Marakle graduated from
Western last year. She attended
Mary Washington College. Fred
ericksburg. Va. for year. She was
employed at the Georgetown Med
ical School at the time of her death.
Funeral Rites Wednesday.
In addition to her mother and
stepfather, Miss Marakle is sur
vived by stepbrother, Gerald, II.
Funeral services will be held at
her home at IL am. Wednesday.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Ceme-
terry.
Eight persons were hurt in two
car accident last night on route 236
in Fairfax County. .-
Two of the injured, both clerks
at the Nays Arlington Annex, were
admitted to Arlington Hospital
where the others were treated and
released Admitted were:
Miss Mary S. AppleWhite, 80, and
Miss Lucy Vinciguerra, "a, both OF
Alabama Hall, Arlington Farms.
Miss Applewhite was reported suf-
fering from a left leg fracture, and
Miss Vinciguerra from left leg in
juries.
Released After Treatment.
Treated and released, according
to the hospital, were:
! Roger Gates. 20; Sergt. Robert M.
Marty, 20, and Charles Ellis, 81, all
of Marine Headquarters, Henderson
Hall, Arlington: Mrs. Lula Thomas,
"a. and her sister, Miss Beulah Nc
Coy, 80, both of 3424 South Kemper
drive, Arlington. and Miss Margaret
Collins, 81, Arlington Farms.
Police listed Mr.. Gates as driver
of one car and Eugene Fred
Thomas, husband of the injured
woman, as driver of the other.
In an accident here yesterday,
Joe Thompson, 81, colored, of 912
Barry place NV, was critically in
jured when his pushcart was struck
Il by a car at Fourteenth and r
streets NV. The driver, Thomas
Christakos. %, of the 400 block
of Farragut street NV. was charged
with driving while drunk and driv-
ing to the left of a streetcar load
ing platform. He was to appear
in Municipal Court today.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
IHi-Y Elects District Man
Secretary at Session
BY the Associated Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md. Dec. g.
Fred D. Carl of Washington was
elected secretary of the Association
of Boys Work Secretaries at 9
Central Atlantic City Hi-Y con-
ference that ended here yesterday
No other officers were elected at
the three-day meeting, which was
attended by 172 delegates from
Maryland, Delaware and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The group accepted an invitation
to hold next years meeting in
Wilmington, Del
Evening star., 1948-12-06
RuroI Nursing Service
For AIbemurIe Is Urqed
SpecioI Dispoteh 10 The Stur

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Dec
6.-The Albemarle County Medical
Society has adopted resolution ap-
proving establishment of rural
nursing service in the mountain
sections of Greene and Albemarle
Counties, when and if financial
backing can be obtained.
The society also agreed to pro-
vide medical direction of the serv-
ice, which was first proposed by Of
ficials of the Archdeaconry of the
Blue Ridge. DR.. Frank Daniel, DR..
M. D. Foster and DR.. j. T. Thorn
ton composed "a committee study
ing the proposal.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
S. D. Rodgers Retiring
From Virginia House
By the Assoeioted Press

PETERSBURG, Va. Dec. g.
Samuel D. Rogers. "A, Oldest member
of the House of Delegates in point
of service, has announced he will
not be a candidate for reelection
Mr.. Rodgers is completing 80 years
in the House as a member from
Petersburg. He said that because of
Ill health he will not run again in
the Democratic primary next August.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
William Wright Named
jamestown Corp. Head
By the Assoeio,ed Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Dec g.
William A. Wright. director of the
Virginia Department of Conserva-
tion and Development, yesterday was
elected president Of the jamestown
Corp.
Mr.. Wright succeeds former Gov
Colgate w. Darden. jr., president of
the University of Virginia, who had
headed the jamestown Corp. since
its organiza ton.
w. Tayloe Murphy. former State
treasurer from Warsaw, was named
to succeed MIR. Wright as secretary.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Phi Beta Koppo initiates
~ at William and Mary
By the Associated Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Dec. g.
Twenty-Five senior students of the
College of William and Mary were
to be initiated by the oldest chap
ter of Phi Beta Kappa, honorary
scholastic fraternity. here today.
Virginians who will be initiated
include Marvin J. Bleiberg, Gretchen
E. Erb, Sara w. Harold and Robert
C. Harper, jr., all of Richmond;
Margaret M. Brewer, Roanoke: Al
bert r. Music, jr.. Portsmouth; Allen
C. Pirkle, PRINCE George; Charles
w. Richardson, Salem, and John D.
Vaughan, Clarksville.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Denton Man Fatally Hurt
In Fall on Sidewalk
By the Associated Press

DENTON, Md, Dec. 6,-Norman
L. Slaughter. 36. was fatally in
jured yesterday when he slipped on
a neighbor's front steps and struck
his head on the sidewalk.
Mr.. Slaughter and his wife were
leaving the neighbor's house when
the mishap occurred. He was taken
to the Easton Hospital, where he
died of a fractured skull.
Besides his widow, Mr.. Slaugh-
ters survivors include small son
and a stepdaughter.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Church Buzuur Set

The Women's Association OF the
Cleveland Park Congregational
Church will hold its annual bazaar
from to $50 pm. Thursday in the
church parlor, Thirty-fourth and
Lowell streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-12-06

ern Hlgn ScnOOl
graduate W a S
killed instantly.
Maryland State
police said Miss
Virginia Mar
axle, 3700 Hunt
ington S tr e e t
NV, was killed
when the hood
of the car in
which she was
riding suddenly
flew up, blocking
the ver' S
vision. The car
careened off the
road and rolled
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Burcroft PTA to Meet

Miss Nora Beust, library specialist
with the ONCE of Education, will
discuss new books for children at a
meeting of the Bancroft Parent
Teacher Association at pm. Wed
nesday at the school in Arlington
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Leqion Post to Meet

( The Unknown Soldier Post 312,
/ American Legion, will hold its reg
ular monthly meeting at the Ash
ton Heights Women's Club, Alb
North Irving street, Arlington, at
1915 pm. Wednesday.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Clinic Set in Montgomery

The Montgomery County Health
Department will sponsor an Ortho-
pedic Clinic from 9 am to 4:30 pm.
Wednesday at the county General
Hospital.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Auto Crash Kills
D. T.. GirIAfter
Hood Flies Up
Young District Driver
To Face Charge
Of MunsIuughter

A Washington youth faces charges
of manslaughter and reckless driving
as a result of an accident early yes.
terday in which 19-year -old Vest
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-26
Dropping Prices May Stay Truman's Control Demands

WASHINGTON, (P) - A slight but welcome dip in living costs raised the possibility today that President Truman might tone down his demand for standby" price control and rationing powers when Congress meets in January.
 Edwin G. Nourse, chairman of the Presidents council of econo- mic advisers, said a continued ebb in prices, washing out the need for drastic controls, would be swell" But he didn't predict that would happen.
 "It would be like seeing a fever chart go down." Nourse told a re- porter, "but we aren't drawing any conclusions yet"
 His comment came after the bu- reau of labor statistics reported last night that it's cost-of-living index for October showed dip of one-half of one per cent. This was the first drop in seven months for the index as a whole.
 Nourse said food alone was re- sponsible for the October drop in living coses. Groceries and meats declined substantially" to carry the index down despite price rises in all other major commodity groups, the agency said. It was the third straight monthly drop for foodstuffS.
 The relief for householders was slight, however, the index was only half a percentage point under the record high set in August and September. It stood at 73.6 per cent above the 1935-39 average.
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-26
Unions Must Ratify Terms Of Shipping Strike Settlement

SAN FRANCISCO, (P)-Terms for settling waterfront strikes on east and west coasts today cleared the decks for early resumption of normal American shipping.
 Negotiators in the 86-day CIO longShore strike on the Pacific Coast announced settlement terms last night. Earlier in the day nego- tiators agreed on peace in the IT, day strike of AFL longshoremen on the Atlantic coast.
 Both tentative agreements must be ratified by the union member ships before some 515 strike-bound ships put to sea.
 On the Pacific coast four other unions are involved in the strike, but the longshore terms. are con siedered the key to peacenThe four other unions scheduled meetings with management today. Final settlement would return 1! a2,00O to maritime jobs. and many 1 thousands more to work in other industries halted or curtailed by the strike.
 It would release some S30,000,- 900 of Marshall plan cargo in east tren docks and restore business running into millions of dollars. The Pacific tieup, second long est in history, has cost by estimate of the Pacific American shipown- CTS about $344,OOO,OOO in trade at the rate of $4,OOO,OO0 a day
 The negotiators agreement boosts the western longshore basic wage by IS cents to $1.82 an hour,
 Continued on Page Five)
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-26
Air Force Plans Extending Reach Of B-29 BOmbers
tBy Elton C. FaY)

WASHINGTON, (P) - The air force is trying to stretch the global reach of both the present work horse of its bomber force, the B-29 super fortress, and the giant new B-36.
 This has been disclosed in two developments:
 1. Word that fleets of flying "tankers" are planned for six of the groups of strategic bombers operated by the air force. These converted B-29's will be used to refuel the superfortress bombers along their route to a target, thus extending their range.
 2. Tests of a B-36 with new en- zines of more power and presum- ably greater fuel economy to pro- vide more speed and range.
 The air force has high hopes for the aerial refueling system. Air secretary Symington told a ngre ssional committee last spring that with such a system B-29's could bomb any part of Russia from bases in Alaska and Labrador.
 Techniques and equipment de- veloped in air force experiments for more than a year are believed to have evolved system whereby a superfortress could be filled with virtually full load of gas oline in fifteen minutes while fly ing along the course to a distant
 Continued on Page EighD
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-26
Search Continues For Freighter

NEW YORK, (P)-Coast guard and air force planes continued a hopeless search today for the British freighter Hopestar and her crew of 37.
 The search was expected to be abandoned last night, but coast guard headquarters here said bad weather prevented full sweep of the area where the 5,267-ton ship is believed to have gone down.
 Planes from Bermuda, Halifax and Argentina, Newfoundland, to- day will comb the area about 500 miles east of New York, where the Hopestar radioed on Nov. 14 that she had suffered "heavy weather damage" in a bowling Atalntic gale.
 No further word was heard from the ship which was bound from Newcastle, England, to Philadel- phia, in ballast.
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-26
BOY SCOUT COURT OF HONOR TONIGHT

This evening at seven thirty there will be a Court of Honor for boys of Troop 666, Boy Scouts of America. The program will take place at the Pioneer Hall and will be preceded by a fifteen minute musical program by Juanita Fa- gerstrom. Other Girl Scouts are also participating in the program.
 The address of the evening will be given by Col. H. Burkhalter, commander of Marks Field.
 Presentation of eight merit badges will be made by Mayor Luther Dunbar.
 President of the Chamber of Commerce H. F. Harper will pre- sent 1st Class badges.
 Karl Dewey, president of Rotary will present Second Class badges.
 John Hudert of the Scout com mittee will present the Star Badge and also a very special prize which is not being revealed at this time.
 All friends of the boys have been cordially invited to attend the program.
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-26
Fire Destroys
 Chick Hatchery In Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Damage was es- timated at $2O,OOO in a fire which destroyed an Anchorage hatchery and killed 1000 baby chicks yes terday.
 The blaze was believed to have started from an oil stove explo- sion.
 Fort Richardson firemen were able to save a house about 30 feet from the hatchery, although heat from the blaze melted tarpaper on the side nearest the flames, its owner said.
 There were 1,500 chicks in the brood room and $500 in the main hatchery. Only the main building was covered by insurance, owners said.
 The hatchery is located ia the Spenard area south of Anchorage. It is without fire-fighting facilities.
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-26
Fire Destroys
 .Jessen's Weekly

FAIRBANKS, P)-Police said today they thought fire which destroyed four business houses here early Wednesday was set by a firebug.
 Police are questioning two per sons in connection with the fires but said they had no evidence against either of them. One was picked up a day before the blaze for questioning in connection with previous fires.
 The newest outbreak destroyed Nerlands warehouse, Adler'S book store, The Alaska Architectural and Engineering company, and Jessen's Weekly.
 E. F. lessen, owner of the week. ly, announced he plans to build a modern fireproof building to re- place the burned structure. Mean while the paper was being printed in the plant of the Fairbanks News Miner, local daily. Radio station KFRB offered lessen space 1 in it's studio and the Anchorage l Times wired offering temporary jobs to members of Jessen's staff
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-26
Globe Cirdler Will Work To Repair Plane

SEATTLE, (F1 - An Alaska night club and radio station owner says he has offered a job to Mrs. Richard Morrow-Tait to help her finance repairs on her wrecked 'round- -the-world plane.
 The British aviatrix and ex- model h-landed along the high way between Anchorage and Fair banks last Sunday. She said she would have to go to work to fi- nance plane repairs and resump- ton of her flight.
 Keith Capper of Anchorage, who heard of her accident while in Seattle, said he had wired Mrs. Morrow-Tait an offer of a job at his night club or radio station.
 He said he wired her "as one pi- lot to another: I've cracked up in that country myself. I know what it's like"
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-26

MANILA, (P)-A couple of Fili- pino farmers didn't know the war was over.
 Two actors dressed in Japanese uniforms were waiting on location when along came the farmers.
 They stopped dead when they saw the Nipponese uniforms. Then they raised their hats and bowed low from the waist.
 Japanese soldiers required such bows when they occupied the Philippines.