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Evening star., 1948-09-06
Draft Workers
Ready 10 Sort
Older Men
Classification Forms
To Be Sent This Week
To Hundreds in D. G..

District draft boards will center
activity this week on mailing CLASH
flcation questionnaires to hundreds
OF older registrants and setting up
Office machinery to handle the first
induction calls for November.
Registration workers had a brief
breathing spell over the Labor Day
holiday, but tomorrow will resume
registering men who were born in
1925. With the regular registration
period for men 18 through Is due
to end September 18, the District
already has registered more than
24,600 men, almost half the total
expected
First questionnaires will be sent
out tomorrow to 25-year-old men
who are single and nonveterans.
Thereafter they will go to men in
the other age groups, according to
birthdays. The questionnaires must
be returned within 10 days, and the
detailed information will provide the
basis for classification of registrants
in categories from la through v.
The District has a quota of only SIS
for the 10.000-man draft call for
Members of District draft boards
and appeals boards will attend a
"briefing" session at 8 pm. We'd
nesday in the Interior auditorium.
Boards not yet organized will be
sworn in and all will be instructed
in detailed draft procedures.
The schedule for registration dur
ing the remainder of this week fol-
lows:
Tomorrow, men born in 1925;
Wednesday and Thursday, men born
in 1926; Friday and Saturday, men
born in 1927; September 13 and IA.
men born in 1923: September Is
and Is, men born in 1929; Septem-
ber II and Is, men born in 1880,
before September 10, 1880.
Men who become IS thereafter
must register within five days after
their birthday.
Evening star., 1948-09-06

Members of historical and patri-
otic societies will participate in cere-
monies Sunday during which a
marker will be unveiled at Green
wood, the homestead of Thomas
Davis, Anne Arundel and Hartford
County settler
Greenwood is situated on the
Olney road, near Brookeville.
The ceremonies, which will begin
at 2 pm, will be sponsored by the
Chevy Chase Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution. Misses
Elizabeth and Elaine Wilcox.
seventh-generation descendants of
Thomas Davis, will unveil the tablet.
Mrs. Roger j. Whiteford, chapter
regent, will preside. Historical data
will be presented by Mrs. Walter B.
McEachern. State chairman of gen.
ealogical records, and welcome will
be extended 10 guests by Wilbur
Nash, resident Of Greenwood. .
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Mother Of 4 Seriously Injured
When Couch Burns at SuitIund

A Suitland woman, the mother of
four young children, was in serious
condition today as the result of
burns suffered when a couch on
which she was sleeping caught fire.
Chief R. M. Baker of the District
Heights fire department said the
victim, Mrs. Doris Vogel. 25, was
unconscious from smoke when his
rescue workers arrived early yester-
day. They revived her in the yard,
Ne said, and she complained of still
being hot. Unwrapping blanket
some one had put around her, he
found that her clothing was still
smoldering, Chief Baker said.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Druftee and Veteran Guide
By Maj. Thomos N. NioI L.

Here's a veterans query from
Kings Mountain, N. c.: will yot
please tell me where can get copy
of my lost Army discharge?"
Write the Adjutant General,
Office. Department of the Army
Washington Is, D. c. Explain thai
you have lost your discharge ano
ask them to send a certificate in
place Of it. Be sure to give your
Army serial number!
From H. c. c., New Orleans
please tell me how much a veteran
may earn per year in the Federal
service under Civil Service If he has
10 per cent disability rating?"
He earns exactly the same amount
as a non-veteran. His disability
makes no difference at all In his
pay. All it does is help him get a
job. Top pay for classified Civil
Service is $10,33o year. Bottom is
$1,410.
FROM q. r. W., Kansas City: i
am 10 years old. When do have
to register for the draft?"
That depends on when you were
born-in what year you were born
rather than on your age today. If
you were born in 1923, no matter
when. you register on September 13
or H. You might be only 10 on
September Is and IA, but still have
been born in 1928, in which case
you would have to register on those
days.
What If your birthday is Septem-
Der 13 or IA. and you are now 19?
Will that confuse things? No, be-
cause you still were born in 1928,
50 you'll register on either Of those
two DAYS.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Star Staff Photo.

Participating in the exercises will
be members of the Maryland and
Montgomery County historical So
cieties, Montgomery's four chapters
of the OAR, State OAR officers. the
Homemakers and Children of the
American Revolution.
Refreshments will be served on the
lawn and nearby Brookeville Acad-
emy will be open to visitors from
3 to pm.
Greenwood, then known as Snow
den Manor, was purchased by
Thomas Davis in 1721. He had
moved to Maryland from Virginia in
1890. The last Davis descendant
to live there was Mary Davis, the
daughter of Allen Bowie Davis. Now
the property of Robert Nash, it is
used as a hostel for young people
touring the country.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Republicans Protest
Manner Of Awarding
Bay Bridge Contract
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. ga State
political group cried politics" today
in report on the proposed S35,000,-
900 Chesapeake Bay bridge.
The Maryland Federation Of Re-
publicans, in a statement signed yes
terday by John H. McFaul. jr.,
president, denounced 1.-The manner
in which the State Roads Commis-
sion awarded a contract without
competitive bidding" for s1,80o,000
to the J. E. Greiner Co. of Balti-
more.
The statement asserted that Gov.
Lane, members of the State Roads
Commission and a representative of
the Attorney Generals Office dis
cussed the business of building the
bridge with members of the Greiner
concern in a hotel room at Ocean
City, Md. & Far into the late
hours of the night and throughout
the next morning.
"f No explanation has been
given why it became necessary
to discuss the erection of the cross
ing in a private hotel room,
with no previous notice to the public
that business of great i'm
portance to the people and involving
the spending of millions of dollars
was to be conducted at a place and
at hours highly unusual for the con-
duct of State business. ="
Says Survey Wasn't Finished.
The federation said the State had
entered into a contract with a firm
to study the feasibility and cost of
a tunnel crossing the bay. The firm
had not concluded its survey, yet
a decision was reached to erect
bridge, the report added.
It said the State had engaged the
Greiner company in 1888 to make an
engineering study relating to build
ing a>bay bridge at fee Of 100000
It also sserted that political con-
tractors influenced the passage of
the sales tax to provide State funds
to pay for the = crossing as well
as other contemplated undertaking
relating to roads, by which these
contractors will profit to the extent
of millions of dollars"
Longshoremen Protest.
Meanwhile, it was learned that
protests against the proposed bridge
have been lodged with State and
Federal officials by the international
LongShoremen'S Association (AFI)
The association contends that
the span would be threat to our
families and our jobs" and to
thousands of other workers" be-
cause, i said, ice would back up be-
hind the bridge in winter and
"effectually close the port"
1t also contended that a bridge
would be hazard to ships and rec
commended that a tunnel be built
or larger, high-speed ferries be put
into operation.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Man Charged With Murder
In Shooting Over 5 Cents

Theodore McCray. 35, colored, 500
block OF North Columbus street,
Alexandria, was charged with mur-
der today in the shooting of a Gus
toner in store he was managing
during the owners illness, Alexan-
dria police said.
The victim of the shooting, which
occurred Saturday night, was Cen
eral A. johnson. "a, also colored, 800
block North Columbus street, Alex
andria, who died last night in Alex
andrla Hospital. The hospital said
he had been shot three times.
Inspector Russell A. Hawes. chief
OF detectives, said Mr.. johnson
served himself scent bag of pork
Skins in a store in the 800 block Of
North Columbus street Saturday
night, AS he ate the pork skins, he
walked toward the door and McCray
asked him If he intended to pay for
them.
An argument ensued. Inepector
Hawes said, and McCray took a 25-
caliber automatic pistol from the
cash register and shot Mr.. johnson.
McCray was arrested at the scene.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
.Dr. Page N. Etchison
will Head Organized
Bible Glass Group
By Cospor Names
S+or Stn{f

WESTMINSTER. Md, Sept. g.
DR.. Page NICK. Etchison was noni-
mated for his 18th consecutive term
as president of the Organized Bible
Glass Association today at the 9th
annual conference of the organiza-
ton. The association, meeting on
the Western Maryland College cam
pus, will end its three-day conven-
ton today.
Dr. EtchiSon, whose nomination is
unopposed, was first chosen head of
the association in 1881, after help
ing to found it. He is a member
Of the Hamline Methodist Church.
He is also religious work director
of the YMCA, a job he will leave
October to become executive secre-
tary of the Washington City Bible
Society, an affiliate of the American
Bible Society.
Other officers renominated today,
all unopposed, were Howard Stack
house of Emory Methodist Church,
executive vice president; George
Watson of National Baptist Memo
rial Church, treasurer, and Miss Al
berta Cissell of Kenilworth Presby-
tyrian Church, assistant treasurer.
To Open Offices Here.
1t was also learned today that
the Organized Bible Class Associa-
ton and the District branch OF the
American Bible Society will occupy
Offices in the Washington Building,
Fifteenth street and New York ave-
nue. NV. on October l. A Bible
Glass Association spokesman pointed
out one of the organization major
projects for the coming year will be
to furnish the new Offices of the
TWO groups.
Wars are caused by racial differ
ences, religious disagreements, eco
nomic pressure or lust for power,
DR.. Edgar Cordell Powers, executive
secretary, Maryland Bible Society,
told the conference this morning.
we cannot cure war from the
outside any more than you can
overcome inequalities in economic
world simply by reducing all men
to a dead level" DR.. Powers de-
CARED. TO bring about peace, peace
must be first in the human heart.
We need a great faith in God to
overcome war"
Reports to Be Made.
Installation of the new officers to-
day will be conducted by DR.. j. Lloyd
Black, pastor of Ninth Street Christ
ian Church.
The annual reports of the execu-
tive vice president, Mr.. Stackhouse,
and Of the treasurer, Mr.. Watson
will be given at the meeting today.
The appointment of chairmen OF
the various organization committees
will also be announced later today.
DR.. Paul C. Warren, minister of
Second Presbyterian Church, Balti-
more, will conclude his series of lee
lures at the final session this after
noon. He will speak on Pilgrims
of the Way The lectures were
based on the conference theme, Life
According to Gods Plan"
The association, founded in 1922
at Leesburg, Va, with % delegates
representing II Washington Bible
classes, today has more than 10000
members in 900 classes
Evening star., 1948-09-06

If questions are bothering you and
you're bothering other people trying
to get the answers but can't-then
send them to me by way of your
newspaper.
I'll answer them in the Guide
If you'd like a personal answer, that's
okay, but I have to ask that you
inclose a self-addressed, stamped
envelope When that happens I'll
send you a letter back just as soon
as 1 can. Sometimes it will only be
a matter of two or three days. but
at other times it may take longer.
But say you're content to see your
question and my answer in the
Guide and don't expect personal
reply. When should you start look
ing? 1t takes about three weeks
for your letter to reach me, for the
question and answer to be written
into a column and for the column
to be sent to your newspaper.
+ Now come some questions:
From j. L., Spokane, Wash: "As
a 25-year -old, / registered August
30. But I'm going to be 26 next
month. If I'm not drafted before
then, does that mean I'll never be
drafted and can forget all about it?"
AS it stands now, that's probably
what it will mean. Once you turn
26 and have not been drafted, you'll
be put into a separate classification
Nth oil other 26-vear.0lds If
Congress should decide in the future
to raise the draft age-maybe in
national emergency-then you might
be subject to call under the new age
limit.
But this isn't even contemplated
today. It's just possibility. If the
draft age. is not raised Git would
take Congress to do it, then you
can forget all about the draft.
Evening star., 1948-09-06

Mrs. Vogel was treated at Casualty
Hospital for burns of the chest and
abdomen. She lives at 1912 Forty
fourth street, Garry Houses, Suit
land.
Firemen who answered the alarm
at 2::40 am. said the blaze appar-
emily was caused by a cigarette.
They said they had been unable to
learn how it was discovered or who
first ministered to the victim.
The blaze was confined to the
couch, which had been removed to
the yard when firemen arrived. The
children, asleep in the house, were
uninjured, Mrs. Vogel's husband
William, was not at home.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Arlington Center Plans
Five Dance Glasses

A fall program which will include
five dance classes will open tomorrow
at the Arlington Recreation Center,
3700 Lee highway.
The first class, basic rhythm for
pre-school age and beginners, will
begin at 3 pm. tomorrow. Other
Tuesday classes will be beginners
tap at 4 pm. and advance tap at
5 pm. On Wednesdays, ballet
classes will meet at 4 pm. and
acrobatics at 5 pm.
A nominal instruction fee will be
charged. Registrations may be
made by telephoning Oxford 1928
or by attending the opening class.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Virginia High School Coach
Dies in Crash Near Pulaski
BY the Assoeioisd Press

PULASKI, Va, Sept. 6.-Edward
P. Jennings. 26, of Fairlawn, head
coach and director Of physical edu-
cation at Dublin High School. was
killed yesterday in a head-on auto
mobile collision near here. Three
members of a Washington family
we're slightly injured in the crash.
State Trooper Stephen c. Shell
ton said Mrs. Jennings, who was
driving. pulled out to pass another
car and truck when she collided with
a vehicle driven by Nelson Key
Hart, 1000 Connecticut avenue NV,
Washington.
Mr.. Hart, his wife and their s.
year-old son suffered minor in
juries. Mrs. Jennings had severe
cuts ON both knees and possible
fractured nose.
The accident occurred on Route
II, 6 miles west of Pulaski.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
6D.C. Residents
DieinAccidents
Over Holiday
One Drowned in River
Others Killed in T ruffic
Mishops in States

Six washington residents have
been killed in accidents during the
Labor Day week end, but only one
death-the drowning of a 22-year-
old man-has ACQUIRED in the Dis
trict.
The other five were killed in auto
mobile accidents in adjacent States
Friday and Saturday.
The drowning victim was Angus
tine Lufriu, 1410 Sixteenth street
NV, an employe of the Washington
Terminal Co. He was drowned in
the Potomac River yesterday about
300 yards above the Three Sisters
Island and about 80 feet from shore
when canoe overturned. He was
with two companions at the time.
National Toll Reaches 227.
Nationally, the Associated Press
reported thai the Nations death
toll from accidents over the holiday
has reached 227 OF that number,
1863 deaths have been caused by
traffic accidents as record crowds
took to the highways. 80 by drown
ing and the rest by miscellaneous
causes.
California, with 81 deaths, and
North Carolina, with II, are leading
the fatality list.
The Potomac drowning occurred
about 4:30 pm. yesterday. Mr.. Lu-
friu and two companions, Miss
Frances Spencer. Is, decorator at
the Hecht Co., and 1t. q. g. Donald
Miller, Is, of the Navy Departments
photo division we're in the rented
canoe. All lived at the Sixteenth
street address.
Men Tried to Swap Seats.
When the two men tried to swap
seats, the canoe turned over, throw
ing them all into the water.
1t. Miller, knowing that his friend
could not swim, went to his assist
ance but was unable to pull him to
safety when he began struggling.
He finally swan ashore while Miss
Spencer padded the water filled
canoe to shore.
Harbor police recovered the body
In about an hour. Deputy Coroner
Richard Rosenberg said today he
would issue a certificate of acci-
dental death.
Mr.. Lufriu is survived by his
mother Mrs. Maria Lufriu OF New
York City.
Peruvian Attache Injured.
In another accident early yester-
day, Jose Adrianzen. "a, Assistant
Commercial Attache at the Peruvian
Embassy, was struck by an auto
mobile at Sixth street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV.
He was taken to Emergency Hos
pital with fractures of both legs,
brain conclusion and other injuries.
His condition was described by hos
pital physicians as serious.
Police said the driver of the auto
mobile was Oscar r. Cutting, %, a
soldier stationed at Boiling Field.
He was charged with leaving after
colliding and with reckless driving.
The five District residents who
were traffic victims were Charles
Alfred Binford, 81, of 1923 Sixteenth
street NV. killed near Stafford,
Va, Friday; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rivers, colored, of the 100 block of
Second street SE. killed Saturday in
Prince Georges County; Ivor oJnes.
%. of 2150 Florida avenue NV,
killed near the Page County Warren
County line Saturday, and Mrs.
Matte johnson, "a. of 2314 Naylor
road Sc. killed at Upper Darby,
Pa, Saturday.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Pilot Killed, Youth Hurt
In Virginia Plane Crash
Speciol Dispcteh 10 The Stor

WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. Ga
plane crash yesterday at Mount Will
liams. in nearby Frederick County,
took the life of the pilot and crit
ically injured 16-year-old pas
senger.
Thomas L. Cooper, Is, of Mount
Williams was killed instantly. ac-
cording to Virginia State police,
when the light plane struck a tree
on the farm of Russell Feeley after
the motor stalled.
Ronny Ashwood was in the hos
pital here in critical condition
with head and other injuries. The
crash occurred about 7:3G pm.
There were only two persons in the
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Woman Shot in Leg
While Emptyinq Trush

A District woman, go. was shot in
the left leg as she emptied trash in
her back yard yesterday. police re-
ported.
The victim, Mrs. Odessa Biggs,
colored, 2535 M street NV, was
treated at Freedmen's Hospital and
released after being struck by q
bullet believed TO have come from q
nearby alley. Police had not de.
termined the source.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Blood Donations Sought
For ParaIyzed Girl, IS

Garfield Hospital again needs
blood donors for Aline Kathmeyer,
Is, of 1912 Noyes drive, Silver
Spring. paralysis victim who is re-
ceiving transfusions every other day,
ojcials said today.
The girl, confined to a wheelchair
for seven years, has been in the
hospital since July %. She needs
blood of the rare type B-RH mega
tive or Orb negative, the hospital
said. Volunteers are asked to call
the blood bank
The girls need for blood was an
nounced last week when the first
appeal for donors was made.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Fairfax Schools 10 Open
Tomorrow for Half Day

Fairfax County schools will oper
tomorrow, the same day that pupils
register, but class sessions will last
only half the day.
An enrolment surprising last
terms all-time high of 1888 is
expected and the county has con-
structed a IS room elementary
school in Falls Church and added
classrooms at Franconia Elementary
and Mount Vernon and Fairfax
High Schools.
1t was enormously reported
yesterday in The Star that classes
would begin Wednesday. Actually,
pupils will report tomorrow but full
schedules will not begin until
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Poultry Building Damaged
By Westminster Fire
sy the Associated Press

WESTMINSTER, Md, Sept. g.
A four-alarm fire yesterday seriously
damaged the Westminster Coop
erative poultry products auction
building.
George c. Brown, manager of the
cooperative, said 600 crates of eggs
were destroyed, plus 10000 egg cases,
a railroad car of fiat cases and all
the buildings sales and Gambling
equipment.
He said the damage may run be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 The CO.
operative is owned by the Albaugh
& Babylon Co,
Cause of the -"e was not immedi-
ately determined. ,s
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Absentee BoIIot Sought
ForMoryIund Servicemen
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. GA proposal
to provide Maryland servicemen and
other voters with absentee ballots
is being mapped by State Senator
P. G. Stromberg, Democrat, of How
ard County.
Senator Stromberg heads the
Legislative councils committee on
corrupt practices and elections. He
said he would ask the committee to
draw up an absentee voting plan
for submission to the General As
sembly next year. Wartime priv
ileges for servicemen were rescind-
ed In 1916.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Crunford-PIuskett
Reunion Set at Lorton

The 18th annual reunion of the
Cranford-Plaskett families will be
held Sunday at Crawford Memorial
Methodist Church, Lorton, Va.
The families will worship to-
gether at 11:l5 am. after which
they will gather in the church yard
for a picnic lunch and business and
social programs.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Hyattsvil|e Grade Schools
will Open on Wednesday

The Hyattsville grade schools will
open Wednesday, according to Mrs.
Mary A. Petty, who announced reg
istration plans yesterday.
Pupils of grades / to 3 will be
enrolled at the Gallatin street
school and those of grades 4 thorugh
7 will be enrolled at the Forty
third avenue school at 9 am Glasses
will be dismissed at noon.
To enter the first grade. child
must be years old before next
January l. Birth and diphtheria
immunization certificates are re-
quired for first graders.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
Truman Rally, Picnic
Put or in MONTGOMERY

Postponement Of the Truman
Barkley Austin rally and picnic
supper from September Is to Sep
tember IS has been announced by
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee Of Montgomery County.
The rally will be held at Meadow
brook, East-West highway at Beach
drive, beginning at 8 pm,
Co-chairman William F. Carl said,
the reason for the postponement is
to let the public have a "breather"
on the week end after the Silver
Spring underpass ceremony Satur-
day.
Evening star., 1948-09-06
81 Employment Estimate

BALTIMORE, Sept. IP.-At
least $500 disabled veterans will
seek employment through the Mary
land State employment Service this
year, Grafton Lee Brown, veterans
employment service representative
for Maryland, estimated yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-09-06

GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKWAY GRADING UNDER way
will be next before traffic will be able to the
newest link in the George Washington memorial parkway
which ultimately will from Mount Vernon to Great Falls
This photo taken from Key Bridge looking upstream The
traffic lane to the right along the river bank will traffic
upstream while the winding down from the hill will
Washington bound traffic The duallane, divided artery
tinues upstream about "a mile and then winds inland point
not shown here 1t will Spout Run Valley and connect
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-03-22
Tuesday, March %

Ernest Nicol and Son, miles
north of Marysville, 2 horses, 20
dairy cattle, milking equipment,
l25 hogs, chickens and equip
ment, tractor outfit, corn picker,
truck, i'm p G m n is, household
goods, hay and grain, feed. Simp-
son and Son, auctioneerS.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-03-22
Thursday, March Is

Floyd Christensen, 3 miles west
C Green Camp, 9 cattle, hay and
srain, tractor outfits, power
equipment, implements. j o h n
prarr Jr, auctionecr.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-03-22
PUBLIC SALES
Coming in Union County
Tuesday. March %

Robert Young, 3 miles west of
Plain City, 5 cattle, II hogs, 4
tractor outfits, farm machinery,
truck and automobile, combine
and corn picker, grain. Thomas
and Page, auctioneerS.