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Evening star., 1948-08-03
Civic Federation 10 Discuss
Prince GEORGES Police Need

Members of the Prince Georges
County Civic Federation will dis
cuss the need for more police pro-
lection in the county at their Au-
gust meeting at pm. Thursday in
the County Service Building, Hyatts-
Vile.
Walter F. Mulligan, federation
president, announced today that
County Police Supt. Ralph w.
Brown and Commissioner Norman
II. Collins, who also is president of
the county board of police COM
missioners, have been invited to
join in the discussion.
Prince Georges County, with a
larger population than Montgomery
County, has only about one-third Of
the number Of county policemen.
Mr.. Mulligan asserted.
The county force numbers SO
men, including Chief Brown and
five members who still are assigned
on temporary basis. The county
commissioners have 81 applications
under consideration, but have not
announced how many new men they
will appoint.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Underpass Will Open
Soon in Silver Spring

The new Georgia avenue under
pass in Silver Spring is expected to
be ready for use in about 18 days,
according to James E. English, con-
struction superintendent.
Mr.. English is waiting for the
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad to shift
its tracks from the temporary dirt
fill over which trains now travel, to
the new steel overpass.
He said the railroad has informed
him one OF the tracks would be
switched over by next Monday, the
other by August H.,
When that is done, Mr.. English
said, the dirt fill will be removed
and the underpass will be repaved
by the Willmoth Paving Co.
The aunderpass, when completed,
will have two 36-foot drives with a
6-foot sidewalk on each side. There
will be a 10-foot island in the
center.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Falls Church Girl Wins
$500 Scholarship

A Falls Church girl who was grad
uated from Western High School,
has been awarded a $500 scholarship
to the College of the University OF
Chicago.
Miss Nancy L. Greenwood, 43o
Great Falls street, was one OF 17s
persons given scholarships ranging
from sat to 81 $50 out of the uni
versity's fund for aid to students
Miss Greenwood received the Luc.
d. Plummer scholarship.
Another Virginian who received &
scholarship award was Victor A.
vyssotsky Of University. Mr.. Vys-
sotsky, a graduate OF the Westtown
(vaJ High School, receiged . $3.50
honor entrance scholarship.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Pair Held in $4,000 Bond
lin Taxi Robbery Charge

Two men charged with robbery
of a taxicab driver and assault witt
intent to rob were bound over u
the Montgomery County Circuit
Court grand jury after a prelim'
mary hearing yesterday in Bethesds
Police Court.
Judge Warren Browning ordered
them held in $1,000 bond each.
The defendants are Charles Rob.
ert Bucklew, 40, of the Franklin
Park Hotel, and Alvey Carlisle
Wright, 26, of the l400 block Four
.teenth street NV They were &C.
cused of forcing Valentine Ray, 40
colored, of the 200 block of & street
NE, to drive them around the
county and as far as Laurel Friday
night, on the pretext that one o'
them had a pistol.
The taxicab driver finally at
tracted the attention Of a police
man, who arrested the men.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Mrs. Emmart Guilty
OF Killing Husband,
Gets 2O-Year Term
By the kssocioted Press

WOODSTOCK, Va, Aug. 3.-Mrs
Julia Emily Emmart of Strasbrg
Va, was found guilty last night OF
the pistol Staying of her druggist
husband last August 80 and SEN
fenced to 30 years in prison.
A Shenandoah County Circuit
Court jury deliberated three and a
half hours before bringing in a
verdict of first-degree murder The
20-year sentence was the minimum
under State law.
The sentence was suspended by
Judge Elliott Marshall until August
81, the date set for hearing argu-
ments on g. motion by the defense
to set aside the verdict.
Remains in Jail.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Emmart re-
manned in Jail, where she has spent
all but four months of the time
since her arrest after the death of
her husband. She refused to ac-
cept bail. -Four months last winter
she was confined to Southwestern
State Hospital at Marion for OBJ
servation and examination by three
psychiatrists.
Mrs. Emmart was charged with
shooting her husband, George A
Emmart, in the back as he stood
behind the prescription counter OF
his Strasburg drug store.
Mr.. Emmart was former man.
ager of a Peoples Drug Store and
another pharmacy in Alexandria.
The defense pleaded temporary
insanity. Mrs. Emmart testified
that she had "blacked OUT the day
before the shooting and remembered
nothing until she found herself in
Jail, charged with murder, on Sep
tember !.
She told the court she had been
under continual mental stress for
months before the shooting because
Of what she termed an affair be-
tween her husband and Strasburg
divorce, Agnes Crabll Ludwig.
A board of psychiatrists told the
court earlier in the trial that they
had examined Mrs. Emmart shortly
after her arrest and found her sane.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Lightning Strikes
Twice at Home
In Burke, Va.

A house in Burke, Va, and Its
occupants today were none the worse
for wear, after the structure was
twice struck by lightning.
The first bolt struck early during
Saturday afternoons electrical storm
and set shades and curtains or
fire. Mrs. Joseph Croson, wife OF
an oil company employe, nearly
put the fire out with water. But
in attmpting to extinguish the blaze
she was knocked unconscious, ap.
parently when she touched a wal
plug.
Meanwhile, one of her children
Helen, Z, ran to a neighbor to sum.
mon the recently formed Burke
Volunteer Fire Department. Wher
the men responded under Chic
Elmer Maley, the fire was out.
While they we're attempting tc
revive Mrs. Croson, lightning STRUCK
again, and a new fire broke out
This time the firemen extinguishec
the blaze with minor damage. They
soon revived Mrs. Croson, whose
injuries were not serious.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Woman Held in Shooting
OF Another in Hotel

Clotiel Cox, 81, of the 1900 block
" street NV, today was being held
for action of the coroner in con-
nection with the fatal shooting
late yesterday of Hattie H. Laven-
der, "a, colored, in the Dunbar Ho-
tel, Fifteenth and U streets NV.
Police said the defendant, who
also is colored, was holding 49,
caliber revolver when taken into
custody. The victim was found
lying face down in a bedroom with
back and head wounds, and was
pronounced dead by an Emergency
Hospital doctor.
Police said the shooting occurred
during an argument over a man.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Work for River Projects
Pledged by Weidemeyer
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. &c. Maurice
Weidemeyer. in his Republican cam.
paign for the House, pledged him.
self last night to work for naviga.
ton and natural resources improve.
ments in Maryland's 5th district.
Mr.. Weidemeyer is seeking elec-
ton to the 5th district seat in No
vember. Representative Sasscer
Democrat, is the incumbent.
In a radio address Mr.. Weide-
meyer said he would Struggle for
river and harbor projects to cor
rect a situation which is menace
to navigation" and is most certain
ly killing of our oyster supply"
He said people in public life de-
plore the fact that our oyster and
fish products of the Chesapeake Bay
are being diminished, but merely
talking about the situation will not
afford the remedy"
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Place Sunday Classified
Ads EorIy!

Classified ad customers de-
string to place ads In The
Sunday Star are urged to call
them in early in the week.
This viii eliminate the last
minute rush to place ads and
will assure every one prompt
and efiicient service. Your
cooperation will be appre-
ciated.
Remember The Stars new
telephone number Is Sterling
5000.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
OfficioIs to Inspect
BrickIuyers' School

Montgomery County officials to-
morrow will make a tour Of inspec-
ton of the Apprentice Training
School for bricklayers at Ayrlawn
Farms, Bethesda.
Clarence w. Gosnell, president of
the Home Builders Association of
Metropolitan Washington, which 10
sponsoring the school, said aproxi-
mately 100 men are now enrolled
and 200 more are on the waiting
list. The tour will be conducted by
Robert r. Furman, chairman Of tho
Apprentice Training Committee for
the Montgomery County chapter OF
the association.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Children Believe
| Death of Father
Is Merely Sleep
Special oispoteh 10 The sior

MARTINSBURG, w. Va. Aug. 8
The death of Harry Files Ma
gruder, so, went undiscovered for
several hours yesterday because
two of his young children thought
he was sleeping when he slumped
over the steering wheel of his truck
The children climbed into the
truck with their father at their
home near Marlowe, w. Va, for a
trip to Baltimore. Before Mr.. Ma
grudel could turn the motor on, he
slumped over the steering wheel.
The children waited patiently until
a neighbor discovered he was dead.
Mr.. Magruder had been in i'll
health since last December, when
he was in a automobile accident in
which two persons were killed. He
leaves his wife, eight children, and
two brothers.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Falls Church Firemen
Elect New Officers

The Falls Church Volunteer Fire
Department has elected the follow
ing:
President, A. w. Mcpherson; vice
president, E. w. Brown; secretary
M. K. Earman; assistant secretary
W. Groves; treasurer, r. M. Jack
son; chief, r. D. Royston; deputy
chiefs, H. Marr, A. Tasker, H.
Groves: Trial Board, H. H. Moon
fire marshall, H. Lowry; trustees
r. M. jackson, H. Mari; captain
r. S. Major; lieutenant, E. w
Brown; sergeant. r. c. Burroughs
and drill master, w. D. Claudy.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Less Costly Route
From West 10 East
|Hyattsvi||e Proposed

An alternate and less costly plar
for a direct route from West tt
East Hyattsville will be presented
to the Prince Georges County com
missioners for consideration.
The commissioners have taken nc
action on an original proposal fol
such a route which was estimated
to cost $1,300,000. A new propose
was outlined to the Hyattsville
Town Council last night by Nicholas
Orem, jr, city attorney, who said
his plan would cost considerably
less.
The councilmen will make an in
spection tour of the route he pro-
posed on Sunday and then forward
the alternate plan to the commits
sioners.
Provides 60-Foot Roadway.
The initial plan proposed by the
Advisory Committee to the county
commissioners called for the i'm
provement and extension of Hamil-
ton street and Fortieth place from
Queens Chapel road to Rhode Island
avenue. It provided for a 60-foot
roadway over the entire route.
Mr.. Orem's suggested route would
leave Hamilton street slightly east
Of Thirty eighth avenue. bear south
in a gradual curve along the old
Wa sh ngton-Gettysburg railroad
right OF way, pass to the West and
South of the baseball diamond In
Magruder Park, skirt a residential
section on Buchanan street, and
meet Rhode Island avenue at a
point between the Northwest
Branch and old Dewey street.
His plan calls for a two-lane, 30
foot roadway.
Mr.. Orem emphasized that most
of the land involved in his plan
already is owned either by Hyatts-
Vile or the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, and therefore would not
require expensive condemnation
proceedings as would the other
route.
Press "Gag" Opposed.
The council adopted a resolution
introduced by Councilman Fred
erick N. Coxen opposing the press
gag" proposed in new rules for
Maryland courts. The resolution
was adopted without comment. :.
Mr.. Orem notified the council
that residents OF the old Hyatt man.
sion have been told to move within
10 days, or be evicted. The ole
home, which is occupied by about
40 persons, has been found unsafe
The council will hold special
meeting Monday to inspect samples
of parking meters which are to be
installed in uncertain business sec
tions of the city. A delegation Of
West Hyattsville businessmen pro-
tested installation of the meters In
their area, declaring they would
cause customers to deal at shopping
centers where they could park with
out cost. The council is expected
to act Monday on their request to
delay installation of meters in West
Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
.4-H Encampment
On at Maryland u.

Maryland's All Club members TO-
day swung into their first full day
of activity at their twenty-sixtf
annual encampment at the Uni.
versity of Maryland.
High spots of today's program
were assemblies for boys and girls
this morning and a preview-of'
progress show, Miracles of Science
at 8 o'clock tonight in the new
armory.
Also on this mornings program
were agricultural discussion period!
for boys IL to Is years old or
dairy, livestock, poultry, farm me-
chanics and farm forestry subjects
Similar sessions for girls of the same
age were scheduled on home eco
nomics. Those is years and oldel
were to discuss Home; the Worlt
We Live In"
Jim Tatum. head football coacl
of the university, was to speak OF
the Value Of Athletics" during tn
boys assembly. Thomas Lippincott
Colora, Cecil County, Md, was u
preside during this session, whil
Miss Marjorie Leonard, Cumber
land. was to head the girls assem-
bly,.
! The science show, sponsored b.
General Motors Corp, will includ
the latest developments on syn
thetics, atomic energy, light, sound
jet propulsion, intrared waves ant
other scientific information.
! Girls who will participate in Fri
days Dress Review. annual styl
show of the All Club, will repor'
for Judging of their homemade
dresses and other apparel this aft.
ernoon.
An assembly, presided by Mylo s
Downey, State boys club agent, Al
9 am. will high light tomorrow!
activities. The six-day encamp'
ment will conclude Saturday.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Capital Transit
Takes Steps on
New Fare0rder
Virginia Commuters
Poy Increase Under
Temporary Order

The Capital Transit Co. was
taking steps today to put into effect
the order Of three judge tribunal,
granting the company a prelim-
mary injunction to relieve 1t Of
Joint fares with two Virginia bus
lines.
The company contends the Joint
fares. ordered by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, have been
costing it $4,000 a month. This
combined fare went up yesterday
to 16 cents, of which Capital Tran
sit is to receive Z cents and tie
Virginia companies 9 cents. That
fare superseded 131s-cent fare,
of which Capital Transit received
5.83 cents.
The court ruled that under the
temporary injunction Capital Tran
sit should continue to accept the
joint fare tickets sold by the Vir-
ginia lines. But in accepting the
portion of the ticket good on its
lines, Capital Transit should COL
lect 8 cents, giving the passenger
a receipt.
Refund Hinges On Decision.
These 3-cent sums would be re-
funded If the court, in the end, does
not grant a permanent injunction.
That decision would come after q
full hearing of the case, probably
in October.
Before the temporary Injunction
will be effective the company must:
Submit an order carrying out
the courts decision, which must
be accepted by the court.
Furnish bond of $25,000 to M
sure the redemption of the Scent
collections.
Provide receipts to be furnished
the passengers.
The court which granted the tenn
porary injunction yesterday Is COM
posed OF Justice Wilbur K. Miller
OF the Court of Appeals and JUS
tices Alexander Holtzoff and Ed.
ward A. Tamm of District Court.
= ICC Order Attached.
The 1CC order for the joint fares
was attacked chiefly on the ground
the fares are confiscatory. It also
was attacked on the ground the ICC
does not have jurisdiction, but, that
the local company is subject only
to the District Public Utilities Com
mission.
The Virginia companies were con-
cerned lest the court upset an ICC
order granting them the right to
collect a straight 10-cent fare, when
the joint fare is not used, rather
than to give three rides for IS cents.
This also went into effect yesterday.
1t was not touched by the courts
ruling.
The suggestion that the company
collect 3 cents with each ticket
presented and refund it If a final
injunction is not granted was made
by F. Gloyd Await, of counsel for
Capital Transit. With the company
already receiving cents from the
joint fare, this would bring the sum
up to 10 cents. The PUG has ordered
1t not to accept less.
JolnC lareS apply Tor rides be-
tween any part of the District and
the Pentagon, the Navy Annex, the
Air Forces Annex, National Airport
and intermediate points in Vir-
ginia, including such Government
establishments as Arlington Farms,
women's residence halls.
The Virginia bus lines are the
Washington, Virginia g. Maryland
Coach Co., and the Alexandria,
Bancroft Washington Transit Co.
One attorney, at an earlier hearing,
put the number of persons taking
advantage of the joint fares at
1900, but a Capital Transit Co.
official said the number Is not more
than about $500.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Boby Found Abandoned
MARYLAND Girl Held

Montgomery County police an
nounced yesterday that they had
charged Miss Thelma Tibbs, 10, of
Germantown, Md. with deserting a
minor child. a 5-day-old girl found
in the rain-soaked weeds near
Rockville Union Cemetery Sunday.
Police said Miss Tibbs, the daugh-
ter of a laborer, and her baby were
released from Montgomery County
Hospital only a few hours before the
child was found. They, said Miss
Tibbs' brother discovered the baby
after he became alarmed at her
absence from their home.
Maximum penalty for deserting a
child is $10O or a year in jail.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Ukrainians Must Delay
Sailing 10 Maryland
BY fhe Assoeioted Press

State Department officials said
yesterday that displaced Ukrainians
cannot be brought to work on Mary
land farms until the displaced per-
sons bill has been put in effect.
A spokesman said none was ex-
pected to leave Europe before the
end of September.
Roman Smook, director of Euro
pean relief operations Of the United
American Ukrainian Relief Com
mission, said in Germany Sunday
that 500 Ukrainians would sail for
Maryland about the end Of this
month.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Recreation Staff
Faces Check for
Police Records
Board to Ask Report
As Sequel to Recent
Sex Law Conviction

The District Recreation Board
will ask that all present and future
employees Of the Recreation Depart
ment be screened by the Police De-
partment to make sure none OF
them has a police record.
The action was taken at q special
board meeting yesterday, called9at
the Commissioners request to revise
the departments 1850 budget.
The boards determination to
check all of its employees with police
resulted from the fact that an en-
|ploye, now dicharged, was convicted
a few weeks ago Of a sex offense.
Board Chairman Harry S. Wender
pointed out that, while the sex Of
fense did not involve any children
under the departments supervision,
it might easily have done so.
Close Check Held Necessary.
"We must keep a close check that
no undesirable persons are in our
employ. particularly those who work
with children" Mr.. Wender de-
clared. Our obligations are so
great that there should be no en-
ploye who is a liability to our organ
ization."
Mr.. Wender said the boards de-
'cision in no way reflects upon the
departments hiring and interview
ing staff, who exercise great care
in choosing personnel.
But it is stupid of us to think
that We can detect criminal record
by interview alone" he said.
The board chairman pointed out
the Civil Service Commission can
not screen properly all applicants
and that, before the new District
sex law was put into operation re-
Gently, cases of delinquency were
classed as misdemeanors and did
not reach FBI files.
Ask Survey for Playground.
At its meeting yesterday, the
board also voted to ask the Rec
reation Division of United Com
munity Services to make survey
of the area near the old Dennison
School, 1927 S street NV, to see
if playground is needed there. The
board has twice asked that the
school property be used for that
purpose but without success.
The board approved proposal
to locate new elementary school
on the Oxon Run Recreation Gen.
ter, with frontage on Fourth street
Sc. and a proposed extension of
Mississippi avenue. The group au-
thorized the National Capital Parks
Office to advertise for bids to con-
struct shelter houses at the follow
ing playground; Fort Greble, Watts
Branch and Kaloran1a.
Recreation Superintendent Milo
Christensen told the meeting the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission has approved the
boards. redesignation of the Park
View center and Blow School as
colored recreation units. He also
said bid invitations have been sent
out for construction OF the first
unit of field house at the Turkey
Thicket playground.
Budget changes for 1850 were dis
cussed in closed session following
the regular meeting.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Washington Man Dies
After Virqinio Crash

A Washington man died yesterday
In Mary Washington Hospital, Fred
ericksburg. Va, of injuries suffered
Sunday when his car crashed into a
bridge abutment.
The man was identified as Walter
LAWSON, colored. SO T street NV
The car he was driving struck an
abutment of the Pc River bridge
near Smell. in Spottsylvania County
Mr.. Lawson leaves his wife, Mrs
Lillian Lawson, and two sons, Will
liam Lawson. jr., 20 and Tommy. Is
Evening star., 1948-08-03
Junior Civic League
To Elect in Falls Church

The new Junior Civic League OF
Falls Church will elect a Mayor and
10 councilmen at q meeting to-
night.
The league has been divided into
five wards and will have two coun-
cilmen from each. James Beard
has been acting as temporary
chairman and John Wagner as tenn
porary adult adviser.
Evening star., 1948-08-03
tractor Unrepaired,
D. T.. Guardsmen Push
Heavy Guns al Camp
By WiIIiom J. WheotIey
Stor Stuff CORRESPONDENT

CAMP PENDLEToN, Virginia
Beach, Va Aug. 3.-Lack of re-
quired automotive equipment and
the weather combined to set the
District National Guard artillery
troops back a day in their instruc-
ton here.
When 1t. Gen. Leonard Gerow
commander of the I'd Corps Area
arrives here today for an inspection
of training activities, he will find
the District citizen soldiers still try
ing to shove the heavy gun equip
ment in place among the sand
dunes at the Navy's firing range
at Dam Neck, Va, by sheer muscle
power. The tractor assigned to
the unit for the movement OF
heavy equipment was still in the
Armory at Washington. It's engine
officers say, was burned out some
weeks before the encampment, and
| it had not been repaired when the
movement here started.
Trucks Sink in Sand.
Large, heavy trucks, substituted
for the task, mired hub deep in the
soft sand. Scores of men struggled
for hours under drenching rains to
push into position the trucks, train
ing guns and electric generators
When evening came, they were still
many yards from their goal. On
the other hand, the half tracks with
the smaller guns mounted on them
were in position in short order.
But the heavy weather would have
prevented any practice, since the
Navy planes. scheduled to tow the
aerial targets. we're weather bound
at the Naval Air Station at Chirco-
league, some miles up the: coast OF
Cape Charles. -
When the troops came back into
the camp, clothing was soaked
But they had dry clothes as result
of the efforts of their officers last
week in getting additional clothes
here by air and motor convoy. The
doctors are keeping a close watch
on the men to avoid possible cpl
demic of colds as a result of the
soaking which they received yester-
day.
Inspection Due Today.
The District organizations are
scheduled to 60 through some rigid
inspections by a corps OF officers
who are due here today. One group
will be headed by Col. T. L. Martin,
of the Organization and Training
Group of the National Guard Bu-
reau. The other will be headed
by Col. J. E. Wood, from the Army
Field Forces at Fort Monroe, Va.
Each officer in the group will have a
particular phase Of the training
an dequipment to study adm report.
While these are normal inspections
for each encampment, the officers
are expected to make rigid study
of the plight of the District troops,
because of the conditions under
which they were sent here, without
being properly clothed and equipped.
While Brig. Gen. Kenneth Cramer,
chief of the National Guard Bureau,
came down Immediately upon publi-
cation of reports of the conditions,
he did not go into such details as
the inspectors will do today. They
are expected to make a much closer
check of the District troops for the
preparation of a complete official
report for Gen. Cramer, as well
as for Gen GeroW.