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Evening star., 1948-10-18
Jockey Hopkins Dies
0fBu||et II Days AfteI
Marriage 10 Widow

Jockey Edward R. Hopkins, 20, a
bridegroom of II days, died yester-
day of bullet wound in the temple,
which friend said was elf-inficted
near the Laurel race track.
Maryland State police said Hop
kins died while being taken to a
Baltimore hospital.
Hopkins was married October 6
to Mrs. Letitia Leggett, widow of
Jockey Benny Leggett, who was
fatally injured in July when thrown
from the partially-blind horse,
Alpine Boy, at Fairgo track, Cum
berland.
Wiley Albritton, a groom from
Hialeah, Fla, told police Hopkins
shot himself while they were testing
.22-caliber rifle the jockey pur-
chased Saturday.
The police said they found notes
in the dead mans pockets which in
dicated he was depressed. One of
the notes was addressed to the
Jockeys wife and the other to his
mother, Mrs. Charles v. Alvater, of
Baltimore.
A medical examiners verdict had
not been issued today.
The police quoted Albritton as
saying that Hopkins fired one shot
at tree in the wooded area near
Laurel and that the jockey then
knelt and placed the muzzle of the
rife to his head. Albritton said he
was about 40 feet away and that he
ran toward the jockey. He had
taken only a few steps, he reported,
when shot rang out and the jockey
fell to the ground.
Hopkins became interested in
horse racing when very young and
was an exercise boy at the Pimlico
track when only 13. He applied for
his Jockeys license in the spring OF
1947 and rode 10 winners in q
meeting at Charles Town, w. Va,
shortly afterward.
Police said Mrs. Hopkins is 90
Her former husband, who was %
was thrown from Alpine Boy when
the 12- year = old gelding bolted
through an inside rail at Cumber-
land. The horse, owned by DR.
James A. Gross of Jarrettsville, was
destroyed after an inquiry by State
officials.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
ITU Aide Reported Choice
For Labor Department Posi-
BY the Associoted Press

Ralph Wright. a New York City
official of the AFL International
Typographical Union, was reported
today to be President Truman'S
choice for assistant Secretary of
Labor.
Labor circles expect the White
House to announce the appointment
soon.
Mr.. Wright. As, is secretary of the
Allied Printing Trades Council of
Greater New York. He has been a
member of the printers union since
1920 and, during the war, served on
Eastern regional panels of the War
Labor Board and War Manpower
Commission.
AS Assistant Secretary of Labor,
Mr.. Wright will succeed John
Kmetz, an official of the mine work.
ers union, who resigned several
weeks ago. Mr.. Wright will fill the
Labor Department post which tradi-
tionally goes to an AFL man. The
C1O is represented in the depart
ment by Assistant Secretary John
Gibson.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Visiting German Editors Join
interviewing of ECA Official

Fifteen visiting German editors
and publishers were getting a prac-
tical, demonstration today of the
typical Washington press confer
ence.
The guests were surprised at first
by the direct approach methods of
their American colleagues, but soon
got the idea and began to fire ques-
tions at public officials being inter-
viewed
The first press conference today
was with Howard Bruce, a deputy
administrator for the Economic Co.
operation Administration. Through
their questions, the visitors showed
themselves familiar with the COM
plex problems involved in the recov-
cry program.
Bruce Explains Delay.
The first part of the press con-
ference was conducted by Edward
T. Dickinson. jr., chief of the pro-
gram co-ordinating division of the
ECA.
Mr.. Bruce came in for the latter
phase of the interview. He ex-
planned he had been testifying be-
fore a congressional committee on
the question of obtaining scrap
metal from Germany for use in the
steel industry, and for this reason
was unable to be present for the
entire session.
Some of the most pertinent ques-
tions were asked by the only woman
member of the German press group.
DR.. Annemarie Langens, VINO repre-
sents British-licensed newspaper
and magazine published in the
Western sector of Berlin.
eff the Communists win control in
France will this affect ECA assist
ance to that country?" DR.. LangenS
asked.
Amid general laughter Mr.. Dickin-
son replied. II am very much afraid
that it will"
Looks Over d. C. Shops.
The young woman journalist has
kept up with a brisk engagement
schedule and still found the time to
survey the new look" in the women's
clothing shops of New York and
Washington. She was especially in
terested in looking over the dresses
and clothing offered for sale along
Connecticut avenue and on down.
town F street.
Mr.. Bruce. while chatting inform
ally with the German visitor, ex-
planned he had returned from Berlin
only two weeks ago. While there he
was much impressed, he said, with
the energy and zeal of 10000 work.
ers who are building a new airport
in Berlin to receive aircraft flying
Evening star., 1948-10-18

food and fuel into the blockaded
city.
Mr.. Bruce said that the kind of
people who are to be aided by the
recovery program are those willing
to make a full contribution in their
own behalf. He said he thought the
new airport would be completed on
schedule despite many handicaps
as to heavy machinery and supplies.
Mr.. Bruce also reminded the Ger
man publicists that scrap metal is
essential to keep Americas big steel
plants going at full blast. He sug-
gested that they remind the public
back in their homeland of the
necessity for collecting this metal to
make it ready for export.
Luncheon Is Planned.
After the conference, the visitors
were to have luncheon at the Ma
tional Press Club and follow with
an interview, with Assistant Secre-
tary of the Army Tracy Voorhees,.
A full day in Washington will be
climaxed tonight by a dinner at
the SSatler Hotel at which the
visitors will be guests OF the four
Washington newspapers-the Post,
Times-Herald, Daily New and The
Star.
The Germans will leave tonight to
return to Columbia University, where
they are attending a seminar ar
ranged by the American Press In
stitute there. Travelling with them
are Floyd Taylor, director of the
institute, and his assistant, j. Mont
gomery Curtis.
. Meet Cabinet Members.
The Germans yesterday had an
opportunity to meet Secretary of
Defense Forrestal and other MEM
bers of the cabinet, including At
torney General Clark. This oc-
CURED at an informal reception in
their honor given by Mrs. Gilbert
Hitchcock, widow of Senator Hitch
cock, an Omaha publisher and
chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee.
Il still find it, difficult to believe
that these, American leaders OF
whom ! have read are so easy to
meet" said one of the visitors
That would have been impossible
In Germany as We knew it under
Hitler unless, of course
we had been big shots in the prop
aganda machine"
Yesterday the visitors toured the
Washington area. They wanted es-
pecially to see the Capitol and the
meeting places of the, Senate and
House of Representatives. They also
asked to see Mount Vernon and the
Lincoln Memorial.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Prunkster Adorns Cars
with Women's Linoerie

A pair of rayon panties hanging
on the handle of his automobile was
an embarrassing thing for one man
to explain last night-until reports
anne in that similar garments
adorned number of parked cars
in the same area.
Pvts. William E. Nolan and Fran
els S. Glynn, answering a call from
residents of the 70 block of Irving
street NE, gathered 19 pairs OF
panties and three brassieres from
cars in the area and blamed the
decorations on pranksters.
The police property clerk has the
loot.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Chest Workers
Aim al Halfway
Mark This Week
Three Major Meetings
To Report Progress
Are Scheduled

With three major meetings of
Community Chest campaign
workers scheduled for this week,
the drive was expected to reach
the halfway mark toward its
$4,566,7 goal by Thursday, ac-
cording to Chauncey G. Parker,
general campaign chairman.
Reports from IS Federal agencies
and departments are scheduled to
be made at today's luncheon session
at noon at the Washington Hotel
and eight other units are scheduled
to make progress reports.
Volunteers from Business Units I
and II are expected to report to-
morrow. These are scheduled to
reach officers and employees of some
$4,000 business houses and private
Offices. Herbert j. Rich is the head
of Business Unit I and Percy G..
Brady is chairman of Business Unit
II.
Residential Report Set.
The Residential Unit, headed by
Mrs. Theodore o. Wedel, is sched-
uled to report Wednesday. She will
tell of the work of 2,400 volunteers
seeking funds on a house-to- house
basis.
Chairman Parker declared: "By
Thursday we should have completed
fully half of our total job of solicit
ing. That means also telling the
story of Red Feather services and
of urging a minimum gift of at
least one days take-home pay from
all persons earning up to $4,000 d
year.
Lets bring in every gift promptly.
! hope very much that we shall have
one half of our goal to report by
Thursday. We have started our
campaign earlier than usual this
year. This was frankly an expert
ment, designed to test feasibility of
opening the drive early in the
Washington area. can say now
that a campaign starting so early in
the fall is not practicable. However,
we are now organized and we are
hard at work.
Check Is Urged.
Il want particularly to urge every
chief executive of our larger busi-
ness firms to check on his volun-
teer campaign organization. There
are some 5000 firms being solicited
by their own employees, as parts of
Business Unit I.
IF every executive of these firms
will work with his keymen, to see
that they have begun solicitation,
and, II they have not yet started,
If he will see that a prompt start
is made, we have a good opportunity
of reaching the halfway mark by
the 21st," the campaign chairman
asserted.
The campaign will continue
through November 4. The Commu-
nifty Chest Federation is sponsor
ing this 1949 Red Feather drive.
This unif1es appeals Of 104 agencies
and the USO. Thus welfare, health
and recreation services are avail
able to residents of Washington,
Alexandria and Arlington, Fairfax
Counties, Va, and Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, Md.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
| Anti -7oot Drive
Nets 78 Arrests
| And Warnings

The quiet isn't exactly deafening
police admitted today, but they feel
a seven-day drive against unneces-
sary auto horn footing has muted
that situation somewhat.
In the first seven days of the
campaign to keep horn tootling at a
minimum to save nerve chafinp, 30
lice have arrested or warned 1e
drivers, Capt. Lorraine johnson OF
the traffic division said today.
Most of the offenders forfeited S.
collateral, he said, but some were
merely given warnings.
District law permits the use of al
auto horn only in cases of emer-
gency as a safety warning measure
not to nudge the stalled motorist
in trent OF You into activity.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
5 Injured in Collision
Involving Two Cars
And Police Cruiser

Five persons were injured in a
three car collision last night in the
3700 block of Minnesota avenue
NE. One of the automobiles was
police cruiser.
PvtS. James E. Spicer and Edward
E. Proudfoot of the traffic division
said their cruiser was grazed by a
car driven by Mrs. Mary R. Pratt,
81, colored, of 4319 Kane place NE.
They said Mrs. Pratt was driving
south on Minnesota avenue on the
wrong side of the street and the
other two cars were coming north.
Her car, police said, glanced off the
cruiser and collided headon with a
car driven by Eugene r. Pilkerton,
46, of 1430 w street Sc.
Mr.. PilkertonS wife, Marie, and
Mrs. Pratt's husband, Alexander,
were admitted to Casualty Hospital,
where their condition was described
as good. Both have forehead cuts.
Mr.. Pllkerton was treated for
minor injuries at Casualty Hos
pltal and released. Treated and re-
leased at Gallinger Hospital were
Mrs Pratt and her brother and
Jerry Butler, 48, of the Kane place
address, who was a passenger in
her car.
Mrs. Pratt was charged with driv-
ing on the wrong side of the street
and failure to give full attention to
driving.
In another accident last night a
pedestrian received fractured right
cheek bone when struck by an auto
mobile at Twelfth street and New
York avenue NV.
Police said Enrique Calerera, "a, a
Colombian Army officer stationed at
Tyndall Field. Fla, was turning
left into Twelfth street on his way
south when he struck Henry New
man, So, of Richmond, Va, the
pedestrian. Mr.. Newman was taken
to Emergency Hospital. No charges
were filed n01ice Sojd
Evening star., 1948-10-18
NLRBAide Bans
Mass Picketinq
Under Taft Act
Peaceful Parade Can
Be Held Coercion of
Workers, Ruling Says
BY the Associated Press

A ruling that the Taft-Hartley
Act curbs mass picketing was stud
led by management and labor alike
today.
The ruling was handed down over
the week end by Trial Examiner
Irving Rogosin of the National Labor
Relations Board. 1t held that mass
picketing can violate the Labor Act
even if it is in the form of peace
full parade.
Sheer numbers tend to coerce
non-strikers, Mr.. Rogosin said, so
he recommended that the CIO-
United Electrical Workers and Of
flcers of Locals 1150 and 13 be
ordered to refrain from holding any
more professions like that of No.
vember 81, 1947, in front of the Cory
Corp. plant in Chicago. Between
1,500 and 1000 persons took part in
the procession.
The UEW members had struck
November /. Mr.. Rogosin said 1t
was clear to him that the procession
constituted mass picketing in ag-
gravated form"
Holds Picketing Unprivileged.
There is ample authority for the
proposition that force of numbers
alone, even where picketing is con-
Quoted peacefully, has an intimida-
tory and coercive effect on employees
otherwise willing to cross a picket
line" Mr.. Rogosen said. "Picketine
such character exceeds the bounds
OF peaceful persuasion, and is not
privileged or protected as free
speech"
Mr.. Rogosin rejected the unions
argument that the parade was pro-
tected by the constitutional guaran-
tees OF freedom of speech and as
sembly, Chicago police arrested more
than 1872 of the participants. The
procession was conducted without a
city permit for parade.
The Taft-Hartley Act makes nc
specific mention of mass picketing
Mr.. Rogosin said that a section Cd
which guarantees employees in an
open shop the right to refrain from
collective bargaining activities had
been violated.
Is First Decision of Kind.
Another section makes it an un-
fair labor practice for a labor Or
ganization or its agents to, restrain
or coerce employees in the rights
guaranteed by the other section.
That's how Mr.. Rogosin figured
that mass picketing violated the act
To date it is the only section which
seems to apply, board officials say.
In at least two other cases, mass
plcketing figured in an examiners
findings, but Mr.. Rogosin is the first
to hold that it directly violates the
act, board spokesman said.
Said Mr.. Rogosin:
obviously, no specific of categori-
cal definition of mass picketing, in
terms OF the exact number of par
ticlpants, applicable to every situa-
ton, can be laid down.
determination of what consti-
tuteS mass picketing must neces-
sarily depend on the circumstances
Of each case."
Unless the union appeals the Ro-
gosin findings to the five-man NLRE
in 20 days, the decision will have the
erect OF board order.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Streetcur Rider Steals
Chance Carrier With $13

Insistence on fare from a non-pay-
ing passenger cost a streetcar op-
orator, Thomas r. Mcmahon, 709
Thirteenth street Sc, his change
carrier and $13 yesterday.
When he went to the rear of the
car in pursuit of the non-paying
rider, another passenger grabbed
the change carrier and got of the
car, Mr.. Mcmahon told police. The
thief was described as colored, S feet
8 inches tall, weighing about 160
pounds and wearing a blue hat and
covert-cloth coat.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Boy, 4, Who Threw Sos
On Boiler Is Recovering

David Morton, 4, who was burned
on the head, face, hands and legs
yesterday when he threw gasoline
on a hot boiler, today was reported
in fair condition at Suburban Hos
pital, Bethesda.
The child, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Morton, Boyds, Md, was play
ing in the milk house of the w. W.
Hodges farm where the Mortons
live, when he picked up can of
gasoline and threw it on the boiler,
according to police.
David was given first aid at the
Rockville Fire Department and
taken to the hospital.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Marine League Forming
In Bethesdu-Chew Chase

Honorably discharged marines
living in the Bethesda Chevy Chase
vicinity are eligible to attend a
meeting at 8 pm. Friday in the
Bethesda County Building to form
a detachment of the Marine Corps
League.
The league is nonpolitical, non
sectarian organization of former
men and women marines. It was
founded in 1922 and is authorized
to act in behalf of marine veterans
by the Veterans Administration.
Clem D. Russell of Clarksburg.
Nd, judge advocate for the De-
partment of Maryland, will be pres
ent to install new members and
supervise the election of officers.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Library Association
To Meet Wednesday

The District Library Association
Will hold its first fall meeting at 8
pm. Wednesday at the Southwest
branch OF the Public Library, Sev-
enth and w streets S.W.
Principal business at the meeting
Will be a discussion of a preliminary
report made by the Fourth Activi-
ties Committee of the American Lii
orary Association, which deals with
reorganization OF library activities.
Ralph r. Shaw, librarian OF the
Agriculture Department, is chair
man of the committee.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Rummoqe Sole Set

A rummage sale for the benefit OF
Children's Hospital will be held
from $50 am. to pm. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday at 1922 Four
teenth street NV. by the National
Park College Alumnae Association.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Credit Men to Meet

Lindley S. Crowder, general man
ager OF the National Retail Credit
Association, will address the WASH
lngton Retail Credit Association at
dinner at 7 pm. tomorrow in the
Hotel Washington.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Church Mems Club to Meet

The Mems Club of the Church of
Our Savior will meet at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the parish hall at Six
teenth and Irving strets NE.
Evening star., 1948-10-18
Citizens Group to Elect

The Central Northwest Citizens
Association will elect officers at 8
pm. tomorrow at the Garnet-Pat-
terSon School.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-11-25
Johnson Is Given
Confidence Vote

State COP Chairman Fred H..
Johnson, of GAINESVILLE had a
vote of confidence from the
state central and executive COM
mittee of the Republican party
despite the recent election.
The committee met in Column
bus Thursday to submit reports
on the election and discuss plans
for the coming months,
The vote of confidence given
Johnson and the COP state head
quarters staff quelled reports
that he might resign because of
the election upset, which saw
every major candidate, with the
exception of State Treasurer Don
Ebright, defeated.
Johnson said the committee
members would hold meetings in
their districts to determine what
''the people are thinking" before
the next meeting in February.
Why preach against modern
dress when there's not enough
left to talk about.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-11-25
Pomona Grange TO
Install Officers

New officers of the Noble
county Pomona grange will be
installed, Saturday, December a,
when an all day meeting is held
at Jackson grange hail. with a
potluck dinner at the noon hour.
Herbert R. Blackburn of
Brookfield township will be in
stalled as pomona master, sue
ceeding Clifford Parrish of Sha-
ron. Other officers to be installed,
include: Clarence Schott, over
seer; Mildred Day, lecturer; Eu-
gene Ward, stewart; Anna Hor-
ton, chaplain; Loren Sanford, as
sistant steward; Chloe Pierce,
secretary; Clifford Parrish, trea-
surer; Ernest Pierce, gate keeper;
Minnie Stevens, ceres; Freda
Ziler, pomona; Eleanor Sanford,
flora, and Floy Parrish, lady as
siStant.
The new officers were elected
recently at the Pomona grange
meeting held in Kennonsburg.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-11-25
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS

Leona K. Mackie by David S.
Mackie, guardian, to Charles VIII
kos, village of Belle Valley, lot
Is,
Amos and Mary Wickham to
Key Ridge Coal Co., Enoch town.
ship, 81 acres.
Leymour VanFossen to Hoyt
VanFossen ct al, Stock township,
So acres.
T. A. Clark to Minnie Clark ct
al, Olive township, 1916 acres.
Grace Ullman ct al to Minnie
Clark, Olive township, 33.l6
acres.
Eloise Ralph to Belle Ralph
village of Sharon, lot IA.
Swanson & Snyder, Inc, tc
Testa Bros, Inc, 4 acres.
Edmund r. Klemm to Verna
K. KIemm, Elk township.
Charles w. and Jane Anr
Wickens to w. c. and Blanche
M. Waller, Jackson township,
acre.
o. O. and Elma Brown tt
Clair and Elizabeth Boyd, village
of Caldwell, lot 266.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-11-25
PROBATE
COURT NEWS

Summons returned and filed,
land sale Lewis Dyton Van Dyne,
S. M. Secrest, administrator, pit,
VS. Louella Lyons ct al. 90.
Application claiming estate
not subject to tax filed, estate
James H. Osborne.
Summons returned and filed,
land sale Margaret Elaine Archer
by Glen Archer, guardian.
Commission and disposition OF
witnesses returned and filed, will
of Ellen Grace Burbacher admit
ted TO, probate and record.
Application for letters tesla
mentary filed, no bond required
by will, Letters testamentary is
sued to Ralph E. Burbacher, es-
tate Ellen c.. Rurbacher.
Hearing held, will admitted tc
probate and record, Will of Ed
mund R. Klemm.
Application for release of es
tate from administration filed
Order to deliver property, issued
Petition to transfer certificate o
title to motor vehicle filed, Au
thority issued. Application TO
transfer of real estate filed. Ger
tificate issued, estate Edmund r
Klemm.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-11-25

This applies to company grade
reserve officers. It does not ap-
ply to warrant officers, enlisted
personnel holding reserve COM
missions, national guard officers,
or to field grade officers. These
categories will continue to be
through channels to
[ the appropriate major command
for approval.
Increased facilities for final
type physical examination have
been provided at recruiting main
stations, and army and air force
medical installations, utilizing
the services of civilian physicians,
X-ray and laboratory organiza-
tionS.
Applicants who have reached
their fortieth birthday will OBJ
tain the required final type phy-
sical examination at army or air
force medical offices. They will
not be examined at recruiting
main station, which will handle
reservists under forty years of
age.
The adjutant general will tele-
graph direct, to. the officer, Civ
ing him the decision made in his
| case with the least probable de-
lay. Orders to active duty will
follow by mail within one week.
For further information, reserve
officers should contact their local
army instructors. For the Cald-