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Evening star., 1948-08-27
Girl Victim of Street Accident
Appreciates Knee-Hs Lesson

intersection. James, who is S
luckily escaped injury in the acci.
dent.
Both Of my children might have
been hurt seriously" Mrs. Cathcart
said. Children are much too dar.
ing. But I think parents also are
often at fault. I have seen some
lead their children through traffic
against the signal You can't ex.
pect more of the children if theil
parents take a chance"
Janet had her own comment or
Knee-His safety lesson.
Il wish I'D seen her first" she
said.
Bicycle Riders Warned.
Last nights lesson, for the Sec
ond time, emphasized the danger OF
riding double on bicycles-an in
creasing cause of child traffic acci-
dents in the District this summer
Knee-Hi again pulled the extrs
rider, played by Joe Sapienza, 10
of TAG Rock Greek Church roac
NV, right off the bike, while al.
lowing Edward Carta, 13, of 81:
Quincy street NV, to remain un
molested in the seat.
Then the 10-month- -old dog brok,
up a mock fight between Joe an,
Howard Sterling, 10, of 1922 Sprins
road NV, just to show she dis
approved Of fighting in general. L
the fight had been in the street
she would nave disapproved ever
more, her master, George E. Brun.
son, pointed out.
Inspector Richard H. Mansfield
The Stars safety director who ha:
been giving Knee-Hi traffic pointers
warned that $500 American children
would die this year in traffic acci.
dents and urged the children to one,
the regulations.
Evening star., 1948-08-27
|Wife Of House Official
Dies Of Burns Suffered
In Wastebasket Fire

Mrs. Ida Roy, AZ, wife of Will
liam T. Roy, assistant parlia-
mentarian of the House, died in
Emergency Hospital at S am
today of burns suffered in a
wastebasket fire in her apart
ment.
Mrs. Roy was found about 2 pm
yesterday lying unconscious on the
bed of the Roys' fourth-floor apart.
ment at 1850 Connecticut avenue
NV.
Residents who had heard moans
notified the janitor. c. Melvin
Johnson, colored, who entered the
apartment with a longtime frienc
of the Roys, Mrs. Anna Ford, who
also lives on the fourth floor. Mrs
Roy's pajamas, except for the cord
were completely burned.
Finding the waste basket smolder.
ing, Mr.. johnson threw it into tn.
bath tub. None of the room!
furnishings was damaged.
The fire marshals preliminary re-
port said Mrs. Roy's clothing ap.
parently was ignited by the waste
basket fire. Since water was running
| in the bath tub and some clothing
hanging over the tub also wa
burned, Investigators assumed Mrs
Roy had sought to extinguish thl
flames in the tub.
On regaining consciousness at tn,
hospital Mrs. Roy told physician!
she had been smoking and appar.
emily dropped cigarette into tn,
basket when she fell asleep.
In New York on business for tn,
day, Mr.. Roy did not know of tn,
tragedy until 8 pm.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
| issued a certificate of Academia
death.
A native of Harrisonburg, Va.
Mrs. Roy was married % years age
this month. She was employed with
the War Production Board during
the war.
In addition to her husband, Mrs
Roy is survived by her mother, Mrs
Iva L. Quick of Harrisonburg. Va
and three brothers, Clarence Quicl
of 16 South Aberdeen street, Arling.
ton, second battalion chief of tn,
District Fire Department: Marion F
Quick of Columbus, Ohio, ane
Harold Quick of Harrisonburg.
Funeral services will be held at 1(
am. tomorrow at the S. H. Hines
funeral home, 29O1 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-08-27

Three Maryland youths who were
delivered a sermon" from the
bench, were sentenced yesterday in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
Rockville, to serve indeterminate
Jail sentences not to exceed six
years each on burglary charges.
The warning was issued by Judge
Charles w. woodward, as he Inn
posed sentence on Henry Silva, 18,
of the $500 block of Stanford street,
Chevy Chase: Fletcher Folden, 10,
of the 1000 block of Wisconsin ave-
nue., Bethesda, and John Stafford, 10,
of the 100 block Of Everett street.
Kensington.
The three will serve their terms
in the State Reformatory for Males
in Hagerstown- They had pleaded
guilty to breaking into the home
OF Donal L. Chamberlin. 205 High
Evening star., 1948-08-27
| Stur Movies

Community movies, sponsored by
The Star in cooperation with the
Recreation Department and The
Film Center, are scheduled for 9
o'clock tonight. Programs of comedy,
sports, cartoons and travel shorts
will be shown at the following play
grounds and recreation centers.
Barnard. Fourth and Decatur streets
pt. Greble. Nichols avenue and chesa-
peake street S.W.
Housing Unit Seventh and Monroe
streets NE
Janney, wisconsin avenue and Albe-
marie street NV
Jefferson, Eighth and streets SW
KiIEsman. Fourteenth and streets B.
BurTville, Division between Hayes and
Bell streets NE.
Dougiass-simmons. FIRST and Pierce
streets NV.
Randall. First and 7 ttreets s.W.
Evening star., 1948-08-27
Budget0fficia|s
Scan Needs Of
National Guard
Visit ll5th infantry
In Preparing Estimates
For Coming Yeor
By William J. WheotIey

First-hand studies now are being
made by Budget Bureau officials of
deficiencies in the National Guard
field equipment and facilities for
training, it was learned today.
Two officials of the bureau,
George E. Ramsey, who handles the
Department of the Army estimates,
and Charles w. Per-Lee, who ex-
amines the militia estimates, are
studying the militia troop activities
in the field to determine the funds
needed to enable the National
Guard to fulfill its responsibility as
potent M-day force.
Both of these officials, together
with 1t. Col. George E. Stewart,
who Is attached to the facilities
and construction branch of the Ma
tional Guard Bureau, yesterday Wis
tied the 115th Infantry, Maryland
National Guard, now undergoing its
annual field training at Camp
Albert c. Ritchie at Cascade, Md.
They conferred with Col. Louis
G. Smith, commander of the regi-
ment. after which staff officers were
assigned to assist them in deter
mining the needs of the Guard for
the future.
Budget Estimates Nearing.
The Budget Bureau is about to
take up the 1850 fiscal year appro-
priations for the Guard which in
clude, it was said, a number of new
projects. Not the least of these are
the field training and housing facili-
ties in the camps assigned to the
Guard units.
The buildings are wartime can
tonments which are rapidly deteri-
Grating because of lack of funds. It
is expected that the upcoming esti-
mates will call for a large increase
to restore them.
The field studies now being made
by the budget officials are direct
result of the shortages and deficien-
cies found in the 260th Anti-Air-
craft Group of the District National
Guard when that outfit arrived at
Camp Pendleton, Va, for its recent
encampment.
| To See Guard in Field.
Col. Edward P. Mechling, execu-
tive of the National Guard Bureau,
said plans were made for the budget
officials to observe the National
Guard in the field, so that they
might better understand the re-
quirements for the future which
are being included in the estimates
now being prepared
Because of the increasing impor-
tance of the troops in the Nation 3
defense preparations, the Budget
Bureau believed 1t could get a bet
ter understanding of the needs Of
this service by having those ham
ding the appropriations observe the
present conditions in the field, ac-
cording to w. F. Schaub, budget
branch chief in charge of all mill
tary appropriations.
The 115th Infantry camp is about
the last which the officials will visit,
according to Mr.. Schaub, as they
are about ready to take up the 1850
estimates. He said that Mr.. PERL Lee
had visited other camps in connec-
ton with his studies.
Evening star., 1948-08-27
FareRiseAsked
Successive,
|0Dea Asserts
Peoples Counsel Brief
Says II Cents Should
Be Maximum Choroe

Peoples Counsel John ODea to-
day filed brief with the Public
Utilities Commission in which he
said the present sound financial
condition" of the Capital Transit
Co. did not warrant as much of a
fare increase as the company has
requested.
Mr.. O'Dea said the maximum re-
lief which might be granted to the
transit company should be a II cent
straight cash fare, five tokens for
IS cents and $1.65 for weekly pass.
He said the company had failed to
prove economies of operation dur
ing the recent hearings before the
PUG.
Capital Transit has asked to in
crease the present 10-cent cash fare
to Is cents, reinstate tokens at two
for Is cents and raise the cost of the
weekly pass from $3.50 to $1.85.
Final arguments by the company
and fare increase opponents who
appeared at the recent PUG hear
ings must be submitted in the form
of briefs before the close of busi-
ness today. Mr.. ODea's brief was
the first one received.
Decision Due in Weeks.
James w. Lauderdale, member
of the PUG, predicted that the
decision on the fare increase would
be reached in about three weeks.
He explained that James H. Flana-
gan, PUG chairman, is on vacation
and will not be back until the
second week in September. Engi-
neer Commissioner Gordon Young,
the third PUG member, is not ex-
pected back from his vacation until
Wednesday.
In his brief Mr.. ODea said the
transit company had enjoyed ex-
tremely profitable years from 1912
to 1945. He pointed out that one
of the principal factors in the COM
pany's fares for the future is its
estimate that it is entering a
period of declining patronage.
The record does not substantiate
this fact, since all reliable sources
indicate a continued increase in
the population of this area which
should provide additional sources of
patronage for the company's mass
transportation monopoly" he de-
clared.
Sees Little Economy.
Mr.. O'Dea said the record is any
thing but persuasive" that the COM
pany has adapted and followed a
rigid economy program. He stated !:
Its reluctance to produce evil
dence on this item, except on re-
quest, is indicative that it has effect
ed little economy and the sparse
evidence which was finally produced
lends support to this conclusion"
! Mr.. ODea warned the commits
sion that it should proceed eau
tiously on the company's application
for greater increases and not place
a premium on its failure to effect
economies. He said the stockholders
and not the users of the company's
service should carry the burden of
uneconomical operation.
Evening star., 1948-08-27
Goithersburg Driver
Freed in Traffic Death

Walter L. Plummer, Gaithersburg
Md, was acquitted of manslaughter
and reckless driving charges in
Rockville Police Court yesterday in
connection with the traffic death
of Forrest Crown of Derwood.
Mr.. Crown was killed July 80
when his car collided with Mr.
Plummer's automobile on the Viers
Mill road near Rockville.
Witnesses testified the collision oc-
Cured when Mr.. Crowns car
skidded in front of the other vehicle
which was travelling in the op-
posite direction.
Evening star., 1948-08-27
Polio Epidemic Reported
Spreading in Bavaria

FRANKFURT, Germany. Aug. 27
R.-Frankfurter Rundschau sale
today an infantile paralysis epidem-
ic is spreading in Bavaria.
The paper said the worst affected
place is Hof, a city of $4,000 on the
Czech border, where 80 cases have
been reported, mostly children be.
tween and IL years old. Five
deaths have been recorded there
because of the disease, Rundschau
said. Hof has been placed off limits
to occupation troops and all places
of public assembly closed.
Other towns where cases have
been reported are Regensburg
Straubing, Landshut and Schwein.
furt.
Evening star., 1948-08-27
Vienna Leaders Discuss
Recreation Area Plans

Civic leaders in Vienna, Va, met
last night to discuss plans for de-
velopment of recreation area on a
|seven-acre tract leased by the
Vienna Lions Club.
A committee was appointed to
formulate plans for organizing an
association to handle the project.
The committee will report at an
other meeting at 8 pm, September
8, at the Vienna School
Tentative plans call for a COM
munity building, Fairgrounds. pic
mic areas and a swimming pool.
Evening star., 1948-08-27
Swimming Meet Planned

INDIAN HEAD. Nd. Aug. q
(Special The Indian Head Lions
Club will sponsor its annual SWIM
ming meet at pm. tomorrow in
the local swimming pool. Children
through is years OF age are eligible
lfo compete. !
Evening star., 1948-08-27
Music Program Postponed

| A musical program originally
scheduled by the Grace Church
Cooperative Nursery for $3.50 O'Clock
tonight at Woodside Methodist
Church, Silver Spring, has been
postponed. Tickets will be honored
at a later date, to be announced.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Pennont Fever Hits Pittsburgh
As Bucs Move Into I'd Place

The victory was the Pirates 18th
over the Cards in 10 games.
The loss cut the Cards fourth
place margin over the New York
Giants to a half game. The Giants
took both ends of double-header
from the Phils in Philadelphia
6-1 and 8-6, the latter in II innings
Gordon Sparks Giants.
Sid Gordon spanked the Giants
to both triumphs. The slugging
third sacker smacked two doubles
and drove in three runs In the first
game and broke up the second with
his 30th homer scoring a mate
ahead in the 11th inning. Gordon
also sent the game into overtime
singing home Clint Hartung with
the tying run in the ninth inning
Andy Hansen scattered 10 Phila-
delphia hits in going the route in
the first game. Hartung, who
pitched the final five innings, was
the winner in the nightcap. Dutch
Leonard and Sam Nahem were the
losing pitchers.
The setbacks dumped the Phils
from sixth to last place. The idle
Chicago Cubs took over sixth and
the Cincinnati Reds moved from
eighth to seventh, two points ahead
of the Phils.
No games were scheduled in the
American League, which resumes
activity today. The spotlight will
be on Boston, where the pace-setting
Red Sox are scheduled to take on
the runnerup New York Yankees in
night game. The Sox are only
IL games ahead of the defending
champion Yankees.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Detroit Lions 0ut|ast
Giants 10 Win, 1910
By the Associated Press

FLINT, Mich, Sept. 8-The De-
troit Lions of the National Football
League grabbed a 21-0 lead and
then hung on to outlast the New
York Giants, % to 20 in an exhibi-
ton game before $500 fans here
last night. George Cherverko of the
Giants turned in the longest run
of the night when he intercepted a
pass and went 81 yards for a touch
down.
The Lions, bulWarked by the pass
ing of rookie Quarterback Fred
Enke anq the defensive work OF
veteran Halfback Bill Dudley
scored their first touchdown within
minutes after the opening kickoff
Detroit scored in every period
with its touchdowns coming on a
4-yard plunge by Paul Sarringhaus
in the first period, another 4-yaro
smash by Bill Dudley in the second
and a Clyde LIE lForce-Ralph Hey
wood 48-yard touchdown pass ir
the third.
The final Detroit score was q
fourth-period safety.
The first New York score came
midway in the third period. when
George Cherverko intercepted Le
Force pass and galloped 81 yards te
payoff territory.
A few minutes later Charlie Con.
erly passed to Ray Poole for 49,
yard touchdown and Jim Brieske
the former Michigan kicker, con-
verted his second placement. Tht
final New York six-pointer came II
the closing minutes when Paul Gov.
ernali started a passing attack tha
carried him to the Detroit l-yare
line, from whence he went over.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Cubs Sign Lynch,
Outbidding 7
Other
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO. Sept. 8-The Chicago
Cubs, in a red-hot National League
cellar battle" with Cincinnati and
Philadelphia. today had 21-year-old
Danny Lynch, jr, under contract.
Danny last week was declared a
free agent by Baseball Commissioner
A. B. CHappy) Chandler. Chandler
lifted the 175pound, 6-foot short
stop from the Pittsburgh Pirates
after ruling the BUGS violated the
bonus clause.
investigations revealed that Lynch
had been signed by Pittsburgh for
$4,000 year and his father, Dan
Lynch, sr., was signed as a scout at
$1,000 year. Chandler ruled the
contracts of both void, asserting
that the sole purpose behind the
Pirates move was to influence Danny
into signing with the club.
Barring the Pirates from signing
Danny for three years, Chandler
fined the Bucs $4,000 Raymond
Kennedy, their scouting head, was
fined $500.
The Cubs. outbidding seven other
major league teams for the short
stops services. said he would report
in Chicago within a week or so.
Lynch, who played three years
with Southern Methodist University,
had been optioned to Waco, Tex, by
the Pirates. He hit .309 for the
Glass B team in the big State
league.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
League Leaders
BY the Associated Press
AMERICAN.

goB5tesH: B5ttinEWiIlsms, cYsyejsna Boston so;
Runs batted In-Dl Magsio. New
YoHk; l2s; sSr,rh STEPHENS; Boston ynr l2 y,
Ma2sio. Boston l04.
Mitchell. Cleveland. 16a.
Doubles-HenriCh New York, 81
Priddy: st. Louis and Williams. Bos-
Tripies-stewsrt, washington, IL:
Henrieh, New York and Di Mageio,
a Home Tuns1Di Maggie, New York.
33: Stephens Boston, -.
.. stolen Glen biaVsesms;DilIinser: iVss st, Louis.
Brissie, Philadelphia, "a.
Pitching - Kramer, Boston, 1874,
800; Raschi, New York, 1875, $50.
NATIONAL.
Batting-Musial, st, Louis. 1868;
ssI,aqehter: St. Louis and Ashburn,
Runs batssd inn-Muslal, St. Louis,
Runs-Musisl, St Louis, ia; Lock-
man, New York, 1O5
Hits-Musial, ST. Louis. 1874;
Slsughter, St. Louis, 165.
mis- DGgDlesmMHsial p5i,s d.nhs st, Louis IS; En-
Triples--Musial, ST Louis, Is; Hopp,
Pittsburgh. IL.
Home runs--Kiner. Pittsburgh. 3s:
Muslal, st. Louis and Mize, New York,
stolen bases-Ashburn. Philadelphia,
81; Rolek. Pittsburgh, 19.
100: Blackwell, cincinnati. ii4 fla. AOu1s'
Pitching-Sewell. Pittsburgh, lO-3,
.IhS; Chesnes, Pittsburgh, 12-4, $50.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Father Son Duo
Features Mat Card

1t will be father and son-Gino
and 18-year-old Leo Garibaldi-
against the hard-hitting villainous
pair of Babe Sharkey, the former
champion, and Laverne Baxter, the
Texas meanie. in tonight's feature
attraction at Turner's Arena. This
two-man team match will be the
first in wrestling history here pre-
senting a father-and-son combina-
ton. Ever since he. was years old,
Leo has been tutofed by his illus
trious dad, who for the last 20 years
has been one of the top grapplers.
Sharkey and Baxter made their
debut in the tandem bouts last week.
Until they teamed, they were bitter
rivals on the mat.
/ Marvin Mercer Of Boston and
George Macricostas, the Golden
Greek, will clash in special match
while other bouts-the first at 8:45-
find Jesse James, local boy, meeting
Tony Verdi and Ace Freeman
tackling Jim Sisky.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Gombino, Signed by Colts, Adds
Balance to Running Attack

it had a case because Of Gambino's
wartime service. Under some con-
ditions, players are permitted more
than three years of varsity play,
but the Southern Conference Execu-
tive Committee ruled recently that
Gambino's case didn't fit
Gambino said he plans to return
to Maryland in February to con-
tinue work toward his degree in
physical education. He plans a
coaching career after his pro foot
ball days.
He said he had two chief regrets
in leaving Maryland. He wanted
another year of college play, and
he also wanted to play on the college
all-star team against the National
Football League champs in the an
nual game at Chicago. He attended
a Chicago high school after playing
a year in Baltimore.
Gambino is the third Maryland
gridder playing pro football this
year. Tommy Mont and Sammy
Behr are with the Redskins.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
By Ralph Roden
Associated Press Sports Writer

Pennant fever is spreading
throughout Pittsburgh today for the
first time since 1888.
Not since the Pirates blew the
pennant to the Chicago Cubs 10
years ago in the last week of the
season has a Pirate entry been a
strong contender for the flag at this
stage Of the race.
The ag-hungry Pirates are in
second place today, four games be-
hind the league-leading Boston
Braves.
Manager Billy Meyers hustling
crew wrested the runner-up slot
from the Brooklyn Dodgers last
night, beating the floundering St.
Louis Cardinals, 60. The Dodgers,
who were idle, trail the Pirates by
.0007 of percentage point.
The Pirates have a tough road
ahead as only four of their remain
ing ~ games will be played at
Forbes Field. OF their % games
away from home. 13 of them will
be against pennant-contending Bos-
ton, Brooklyn, st. Louis and New
York.
Undaunted by Obstacles.
However, obstacles never have
bothered the Pirates in the past and
Meyers collection of castoffs fig
ures to be very much in the run
ming the rest of the way.
The venerable Fritz Ostermueller
one-time property of both Brooklyn
and st. Louis, stopped the Cardi-
mails on seven hits last night as the
Pirates made it three in a row over
the Cardinals.
Ostermueller held the Cards
scoreless until the ninth, when Don
Lang followed single by Stan Mu-
sial with his fourth home run of the
season.
Musial, in the midst of his worst
batting slump of the season, lined
into a triple play in the first in
ming. Al Schoendienst walked and
Marty Marion singled to start the
game. Musial, who failed to hit
in eight trips against the Pirates
on Labor Day. then lined to Short
stop Stan Rojek. Rojek stepped on
second to double Schoendienst and
fired to Johnny Hopp at first in
time to triple Marion. The three.
ply killing was the second of the
season for the Pirates.
The applause of 36,136 fans had
no chance to subSide as the Pirates
quickly pushed a run home in the
bottom half of the first. Rojek, who
was hit by pitched ball. moved tc
third on double by Hopp and
scored on ground out. The Pirates
sewed it up in the second, nickine
starting and losing Pitcher jim
Hearn for two runs on doubles by
former Card Clyde Kluttz ano
Rojek and a one-bagger by Hopp
Evening star., 1948-09-08

In Lu Gambino the Baltimore
Colts are getting something they
can use handily-a fast. hard-hit-
ting halfback. Gambino signed with
the Baltimore All-America Confer
ence team yesterday after the Uni
versity of Maryland gave up its fight
to have him declared eligible for
another year of collegiate play. He
joined the club today.
Off their victorious game Sunday
against the New York Yankees, the
Colts appear to be one of the good
teams in the All-America, and with
Gambino available they should be
even better. His addition will round
out a strong backfield built around
their new passing sensation. Quar-
terback Y. A. Title, and Billy Hill
lenbrand, ace left halfback. Gam
bino was right halfback at Mary
land. and likely viii be fitted into
the same slot at Baltimore. Hillen-
brand runs well to the right and
Gambino's strength is to the left,
giving the Colts plenty of balance
to their attack
Lu in Physical Trim.
Gambino is in good physical
shape but hasn't had anv real foot
ball playing this fall. That puts him
more than month behind others
on the Baltimore team. But he has
speed and Epower. plus sappreciable
pass-catching ability, and Coach
Cecil 1sbell plans to use him as soor
as possible.
Coach Isbell says this likely will
be in the game at New York or
September 16.. The Colts have one
game before then, playing at Chi
cago on Friday night. but there s
small chance Gambino will be ready
by then.
Gambino late yesterday signed
one-year contract at an undis-
closed figure, believed to be about
$4,000. In earlier conversations with
the Colts, Gambino was asking a
three-year contract at $4,000.
PRESIDENT JAKE EmDrey called the
contract price "a good but not un-
reasonable figure"
The contract was signed after
Col. Geary Eppley, dean of men
at Maryland, said that the school
was giving up in its attempts to
have Gambino declared eligible for
another year. He had wired other
Southern Conference schools ask
ing for meeting on Gambino's
status. Many of the replies ex-
pressed sympathy for Maryland S
plea, but not enough schools said
they would attend a meeting.
Will Return to Maryland.
Ganibino was declared ineligible
for having played three years of
varsity football, one at Indiana and
two at Maryland. Maryland thought