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Evening star., 1948-05-31
By the Assoeioted Press

VANPORT, Greg, May 31.-This
city rose with the same startling
speed that it vanished.
It's 1926 apartments went up in
nine months on the 647-acre low
land site north of Portland Start
ed in TIE fall of 1912, it was COM
pleted in the summer of 1943.
Within three miles we're three
Henry Kaiser shipyards and it at
first was known as Baskerville. The
Maritime Commission was in charge
of construction under shipyards
facility contract and administration
was in the hands Of the Portland
Housing Authority.
On the day 1t was completed, it
was Oregon's second largest city,
housing $4,000 persons-shipyard
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Naturalization PIonned

The government of newly formed
Pakistan has stated its policy to
have the armament industry, rail-
ways, posts and telegraphs, broad
casting and hydroelectric power all
government owned.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
.Weuther. Report

District of Columbia-C Consider
able cloudiness with some sunshine
during the afternoon, with highest
temperature about IS degrees. Fair
with lowest temperature about so
degrees tonight. Tomorrow fair
and mild:
Virginia and Maryland-Consid
cradle cloudiness, especially near
the coast, tonight and tomorrow.
Little change in temperature.
Wind velocity. IS miles per hour;
direction, northeast.
River Report.
fFrom United States Ensineers)
mssv River cloudy haPsrs res
cloudy S at Harper: Ferry -A'' 'e'N''
xss1srda,. Seon Ps:, s., MlsnIsht nGsnHM - tss 81
s pm. 80 100 pm. ------ 81
low. 65 at s12 am. Years highest, 80
on May II; lowest, 5, on January 26.
Normal maximum this date. rs degrees
minimum. 81 degrees.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Geodetic survey
High ---- 2:52 am 341 am
Low 1904 am. 1l:02 a. m
High sos pm. 4:02 pm.
Low 1924 pm 11;14 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
sun, today 5:44 S:@7
Sun. tomorrow - 5:43 S.2S
Moon. today 2:l4a.m. 1.2s p m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Since May /. S.s7 inches: May normal
$40 inches: May record. 50 inches in
1889 Since January /, 81 IS inches, 4 80
inches more than normal
, 1948-11-26
jones Bough Going
To Guddeloupe
As UN Observer

The Honorable James A.
Bough, Chief of the Caribbean
Section of the Division of In
formation from Non-Self- Gov
erning Territories, in charge
of liason between the Secreta-
rats of the United Nations and
the Caribbean, will attend the
Third West Indian Conference
as an observer for the United
Nations.
Mr.. Bough, who recently re-
turned from Geneva and Paris
is now Acting during the alb
sence of DR.. Bunche, UN Med
iator on Palestine, who is now
in Paris.
, 1948-11-26
Times Correspondent
Here On Visit

Oscar Boline, who writes for
the travel columns of the
New York Sunday Times, ar
rived here yesterday to have
a look at St. Croix, at the sug-
gestion of Ward M. Canaday.
He was met on his arrival by
Louis Golden, manager of Ca
ribbean Atlantic Airlines.
Mr.. Boline said he plans to
remain here until Monday
morning, when he will leave
for Guadeloupe to cover the
West Indian Conference for
the Times. In addition, he is
writing some travel stories on
st. Croix.
While Mr.. Boline had visited
st. Thomas several years be-
fore, he had had no prior
, 1948-11-26
DR.. ShorneY Resumes
Post As Chief
Medical Physicion

DR.. Brian 7, Shorney has re-
sumed his post as Chief Nun
icipal Physician after an alb
sence of several weeks on the
mainland. During his absence
DR.. Magda, his wife, was Act
ing Chief.
d.. Shorney visited Los An
geles where he was admitted
to the American College of
Surgeons. He also put in two
weeks of intensive study at the
University of st. Louis in pre-
paration of an examination
which he subsequently took at
Ann Harbor, Michigan, for
certification as a Diplomatic of
the American Board of Sur
Continued on Page ~
, 1948-11-26
cAA TO PRoXfDE
8 FLIGHTS Daily

Caribbean Atlantic Airlines
have revised their schedules
to provide for three daily
flights to and from St. Croix
beginning December /, it was
announced yesterday by Louis
Golden, manager of the office
here.
The last plane will arrive
here at 5::35, remain overnight
and leave at $50 the following
morning. A complete schedule
will be published at a later
date.
, 1948-11-26
Son Of Chino DR.. Sen
Becomes Premier

Generalissmo Chang Kai
Shek has announced the ap-
pointment and confirmation of
Sun Fo, son of the late DR.. Sun
Vat Sen, great Chinese Liber-
ator, as premier. His confirma-
ton by the Executive Yuan
was by a vote of 228 to A.
Details of the fighting be
tween Nationalist and Com
munist forces are sparse, how
ever, Suchow is said to have
been by-passed by the COM
munists and their forces are
now headed toward Nangking,
the capital.
, 1948-11-26
Wolter jones Sets New Record In S.A.

Walter "Mahoo" James, who
is at present in South America
where he is representing Puer
to Rico, set a new record in
the amatuer baseball series
yesterday when he struck out
IA players in a single game.
"Mahoo' has passed the re-
, 1948-11-26
DR.. Stein and Bride
HoneYmooning Here

DR.. Arthur Stein and his
bride are here spending their
honeymoon. They are guests
at the Buccaneer Hotel. The
couple arrived on Sunday last.
DR.. Stein is a Pathologist at
the School of Tropical Mede-
cine in Puerto Rico, He is
Continued on page 4
, 1948-11-26
Merlette. Veterun
Pointer. Posses

Charles A. Merlette, a veter-
an painter of Christiansted,
passed quietly away in the
Christiansted Hospital this
morning at 4. He was 70.
The deceased was in the en-
ploy of the local government
for over 80 years before being
retired. Due to ill health he
was sent to Puerto Rico for
medical treatment six months
ago. He was recently taken to
the hospital whea1 he passed
away.
Continued on Page a.
, 1948-11-26

cord made by a Puerto Rican
and a Cuban of Is strike outs.
Thus far his team has won
both games played against the
Columbians, 10 and 4-3.
James,, a native of st. Croix
has been making a splendid
showing in Puerto Rico.
, 1948-11-26

knowledge Of this Island un-
til Mr.. Canaday suggested that
he come and have a look for
himself. He expressed himself
as being very much impressed.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Trailer Law DeadIine
Won't Be Extended

There will be no extension of the
deadline after next Wednesday Of
the Prince Georges County law pro-
hibiting permanent additions to
parked trailers, County Sanitary
Engineer Charles L. Wood, declared
today.
Owners Of trailer camps now in
operation within the county will
be held responsible II their tenants
fail to comply with the regulations,
Mr. Wood said. Under an ordinance
governing operation of trailer
camps, which was adopted in May
during the special session of the
Maryland State Legislature, trailer
camp operators are required to pur-
chase licenses for their camps by
next Wednesday.
An annual charge of SIS for each
block of 10 trailers not to exceed
$3.50 annually, will be assessed
against operators OF the camps.
In addition. individual trailers will
be charged an extra So quarterly
each year. No license will be grant,
ed unless provisions Of the new or
dinance are complied with, Mr..
Wood said
Penalties for violations of any Of
the provisions win range from $50
to $500 or up to 90 days In jail, the
regulations asserts.
Mr.. Wood said there are about
six established trailer parks In the
county with number of other in
dividual trailers scattered elsewhere
in the county.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
30OPorents, ,6OGroduotesVote
Montgomery School Confidence

The Montgomery County educa-
ton system won votes of. confidence
from two sources last night at the
final session of the Curriculum
Study Workshop for elementary
schools in the Richard Montgomery
High School, Rockville.
Three hundred parents stood when
asked if they thought the schools
were doing good job and go grad
yates OF county high schools voiced
their faith in the system.
The action of the parents followed
a talk by Irwin Wensink, member
of the Bradley School Parent
Teacher Association and father of
three school-age children, in which
he said he felt a majority of the
parents in the county had confidence
in the present school system. He
expressed the hope that the Board
Of Education would not take too
seriously criticism voiced recently by
the group of parents organized for
the purpose of curriculum improve
ment.
Much Of the criticism voiced has
been ill-considered, Mr.. Wensink
declared. 1t has been based on
isolated cases and not on a careful
study Of the overall system, he
charged.
For every unfortunate case cited
by these disgruntled parents an ex-
ceptionally good one could be cited
to balance the picture" he said.
Neither is proof that the system
is good or bad"
Is In Audience Keep Seats.
He said the Board Of Education
has hired experts to work out a
course of study.
II think we should let them alone
and stop picking on them" he said.
I'VE 3don1. tell our doctor how to
take out our appendices or our law
yers how to plead our cases. Then
why should we tell our educator
how to teach?
"Our schools are not perfect by
a long Shot" he said. But I think
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Potter Is hdorsed
For County Board by
Arlington League

The Arlington Better Government
League last night Endorsed I. Lee
Potter, Arlington builder and musi-
clan, as its candidate for the County
Board iu the November 2 general
election. The vote was all.
Only one Of the other four candi-
dates for the board seat attended
last nights meeting in the Lyon
Park Community House, which had
been called to hear aspirants for
the leagues Endorsement.
H. Herbert Howe, Coast and
Geodetic scientist and a former
Better Government League official,
was the other candidate. Mr.. Howe,
who announced his candidacy be-
cause he felt that Mr.. Potter was
not suitable nonpartisan aspirant,
last night resigned from the league.
Mr.. Howe's charges that the
leagues Endorsement of Mr.. Potter,
who is vice chairman of the County
Republican Committee, is a deal
between the COP and independent
leaders, were denied by Malcomb D.
Miller, chairman of the league.
Mr.. Miller pointed out that the
Endorsement was voted at an open
meeting after Mr.. Potter had been
subjected to questioning by league
members and also had answered q
lengthy questionnaire regarding his
stand on various issues.
His stand Is suitable on every
conceivable matter of local inter-
est" Mr.. Miller declared.
The Citizens Committee for
School Improvement, another inde-
pendent group, also has Endorsed
Mr.. Potter, who is running as q non
partisan candidate. Others In the
race are Alfred e. Frisbie, incumbent
and nominee OF the Democrats;
Francis j. Clair, running as an in
dependent, but who says he Is .
regular" Republican. and Jacob
Bechtel, an independent. The Re-
publican Party has not indorsed q
candidate. .
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Maryland Counties
Get 81, 100000 in
State Income Taxes
Rx the A..eeiatsd Pros.

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 26. So far
this year, Maryland's counties and
incorporated towns have received
more than $4,500,0 900 from State in
come taxes paid by their residents.
They may use the money to build
roads, schools, pay salaries or for
any other local purposes.
State Controller James j. Lacy
announced last night that checks
totaling $3,468,968 were mailed to
the various subdivisions a week ago.
They represented 81 per cent of
this years tax returns on 1947 in
come. Payments totaling $1,074, ,434
were mailed earlier this year. They
represented collections on 1916 and
other back-year incomes, Chief Ac-
countant George e. Cannon ex-
planned.
In addition, officials estimate an
other $1,297,659, representing quar-
terly income tax payments to be
made by residents later this year,
will be distributed early in l949.
Baltimore City got the largest of
the checks mailed last week, one for
$1,826, ,260.
Annapolis received 1850; Ha-
gerstown. $37 1922; Cumberland, $29,-
$50; and Hyattsville, $12,575.
Shares. of each county dncluding
separate sums sent to local govern
ments within the counties) in
cluded:
Anne Arundel. $99,794: Calvert,
$5,132; Charles, $10,084; Frederick,
s57, ,651; Hartford, $51 ,044; Montgom-
cry. $348,467; Prince Georges, $780,
900. anG st. Mary's, $10,07O.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Prince Georges Veterans
Housing Needs Surveyed

A survey of housing needs among
Prince Georges County veterans is
being conducted in connection with
a similar survey throughout Mary
land by a Veterans Housing Com
mission appointed by Gov. Lane.
Objective of the survey is to OBJ
tain information to guide the 194e
legislature in drafting legislation
Tor low income veterans.
Sponsoring the survey in Prince
Georges is American Legion Council
Walter E. SQuires of Bowies is di-
recting the survey, assisted BY
Maurice p. McGrath, assistant State
Service Officer of the Maryland
Veterans Commission, and the
County Commissioners.
Veterans of both World War anc
II are asked to fill out a simple
form telling their housing situation
Many forms are being mailed ou,
but numerous veterans may moi
receive them. Even if a veteran
Is satisfied with his housing, he is
urged to file a form.
Forms may be obtained from the
County Veterans Housing Commit
tee at the County Service Building
Hyattsville, or by phoning Warflelc
4o6o.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Virginia Potato Acreage
Cut Hit by Bridgfolth
BY the Assoeioisd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 26,-Vir-
ginia potato growers face the threat
of being run out Of business" If
proposed acreage goals for 194e are
allowed to become effective, r. B.
Bridgforth, State Production and
Marketing Administration Commit
tee chairman, said yesterday.
Mr.. Bridgforth's criticism on the
Agriculture Departments plan to
cut Old Dominion potato acreage
81 per cent from this years., TOO
acres in 1913 to %, 400 next year
came as two investigators from the
Departments compliance and in
yestigation branch were in the field
probing charges of irregularities In
the sale of surplus potatoes In James
City County and surrounding areas.
The proposed reduction for Viz
ginia compares with one Of .26 per
cent for North Carolina; 4 per cent
for South Carolina; n per cent for
Maryland; 70 per cent for New
Jersey, and 30 per cent for Long
Island. Mr.. Bridsforth said.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Polio Victim Dies, Baby
Born in Lung Survives
BY the Assoeioted Press

MoRGANTON, N. c., Aug. 90
A 34-year-old mother who gave
birth to a son in an iron lung died
early today of bulgar poliomyelities.
The day-old baby was described as
during nicely.
Mrs. Lucy B. Smith, wife of a
furniture factory worker, sue
cumbed about Is hours after a 6b-
pound boy was born under a local
anesthetic. Grace Hospital ply
sicians performed a Caeseran sec
ton as Mrs. Smith lay in an in
operative iron lung. AS soon as
the normal child was born, doctors
snapped on the bellows motors and
shut the doors as the iron lung
resumed pumping.
Mrs. Smith was admitted to the
hospital Tuesday night suffering
from pneumonia. It was discov-
cred then that a virulent type of
infantile paralysis also had set in.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored by
The Star in cooperation with the
Recreation Department and The
Film Center, are scheduled for $50
O'Clock tonight. Programs of COM
edy, sports, cartoons and travel
shorts will be shown at the following
Fairgrounds and recreation centers.
Buchanan, Thirteenth and D streets Sc.
Consrsss Heights, Savannah and Randle
Dupont-stoddert, C street OF Ridge
road Sc
GEORGETOWN, Thirty-fourth street and
Volta place NV
Powell, Sixteenth and Lamont streets
Raymond. Tenth and Quebec streets
Hayes. Fifth and K streets NE
Montgomery, Tventy-seventh and I
streets NV.
syphax, Half street between and o
streets SW.
walker, Third and Z streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-08-26

pointed his weapon, a .32-caliber
automatic. at the policeman. Pvt.
Dykes quickly dropped to the ground
ready to fire his own revolver, and
shouted, Drop that gun, drop that
gun
After what Pvt. Dykes later
described as "a long minute" the
gunman threw his weapon down
and surrendered. Under questioning
at the precinct station, the captured
man said he had attempted to fire
but his pistol "just clicked" .
IF 1t had been the cops gun, 1t
would have been a different story, "
Kirby was quoted as saying.
Was MP in Europe.
Pvt. Dykes said he would have
fired but that, just as he was pre-
pairing to do SO, woman came out
OF her door into the line of fire.
A veteran Of three years In the
Army, much of the time as an Mp
in Europe, Pvt. Dykes joined the
Police Department only six months
ago. after year on the Capitol
police force, during which he rose
to lieutenant.
He is single, and lives at 4448
Alabama avenue Sc. with an uncle.
Andrew j. Temple. who retired as
Metropolitan Police corporal last
year after IL years service.
1t. Edgar E. Scott, head of the
robbery squad. said today Kirby
has been connected with a Balti-
more nousebreaking case in which
he was believed to have stolen the
pistol with which he was armed
yesterday. Washington police are
using standup photos of the suspect
in an attempt to learn whether he
has figured in any similar cases
here.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Praying Women Robbed
Of $65 in St. Potrick's

Police today were investigating
the theft Of a pocketbook contain
ing $65 from a woman praying in st.
Patrick's Church last night.
The victim, Miss Doris Jiminez,
1900 Biltmore street NV, reported
the purse contained other items
valued at SIS, including a silver
compact.
Also under investigation was the
theft Of piggy bank containing
$500 in coins from the apartment
of Mrs. Carmela White, 142 Carroll
street Sc, some time yesterday.
Most of the money was In dollars,
half dollars and quarters.
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Two Be|voir Employees
GetHearing Tomorrow
In Shooting al MPs

Two civilian employees Of Fort
Belvoir are scheduled to face pre-
liminary hearing before United
States Commissioner Stanley King
in Alexandria at 9:15 am. tomorrow
on charges of assault with a deadly
weapon and shooting along a road
OF a military reservation.
The charges grew out of an Incl
dent Tuesday night in which two
Fort Belvoir military policemen said
they were shot at with a pistol.
The men were identified by Fort
Belvoir authorities as Charles l.
Rollins. 27, and William R. Kidd
38, employees of the posts Engineer
Research and Development Labora-
tory. Both live in dormitories on
the post.
Bullets Hit Two Yards Away.
Fort Belvoir authorities said they
were given the following account by
the two military policemen, Corpl
Donald R. Hanna, 81. and Pfc
Lester Elzig, 19:
About s:15 pm. Tuesday. Corpl
Hanna and Pvt. Elzig parked their
jeep about so yards from a grill or
Route l and started walking to the
grill to investigate complaint that
some one was throwing bottles al
passing cars.
AS they neared the restaurant, the
MPs noticed a parked car in which
three men were sitting. Some one
yelled and the MPs went over to the
car and looked at the men, then
went into the grill. Receiving nc
information regarding the bottle
throwing report, Corpl. Hanna and
Pvt. Elzig came out of the restau-
rant and started toward their
parked jeep. The parked car they
had noticed earlier drove off. The
MPs said they saw two flashes and
two bullets struck the pavement
about two yards ahead of them.
Held In $500 Bond Each.
AS Corpl. Hanna raced for the
jeep, PITY. ElZig commandered q
passing taxi and attempted to pur-
sue the car from which the shots
had come. The chase was unsuc-
cessful but later on the two MPs in
their jeep located the car parked
in front OF another restaurant on
the highway. They found a pistol
of italian make in the car. They
went into the establishment and ar
rested Rollins and Kidd, later turn
ing them over to Federal Bureau OF
Investigation agents.
The FBI yesterday took the men
before Commissioner King where
they were arraigned and placed
under bond of $500 each. They were
then released.
Evening star., 1948-08-26

that by and large they are headed
in the right direction"
He asked for those agreeing with
him to stand. About Is persons
remained seated.
Peter Kirby of Chevy Chase,
spokesman for the 60 young grad
yates of county high schools, said
his former school friends had de-
velopeo concern over the apparent
lack of faith In the county schools
He said he felt this lack of faith
was not justified, and he hoped that
no radical changes would be made
in the school program because OF
the recent criticism.
Mr.. Kirby said he had been edu-
Gated in the local schools from
kindergarten through high school
and that he had been we'll equipped
to take his place with other STU
dents at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, where he is now enrolled
He said many of his friends had
expressed similar sentiments.
Dissidents Still Unsatisfied.
Henry Hiser, president OF the
Curriculum Improvement Commit
tee, following the meeting. said his
group was not satisfied with the
results of the Curriculum Study
Workshop. He said mass meeting
of dissatisfied parents is planned for
early September, when case his
tories will be quoted to refute the
evidence given by Mr.. Kirby.
There are just as many young
people who are dissatisfied with the
schooling they got in the county
as there are who are pleased with
it," he declared.
Preceding the open forum, DR..
Fern Schneider, a county school
supervisor, and DR.. G. Frankling
Slower of Western Maryland Uni
versity, who Is a. consultant to the
Montgomery County school system,
outlined lin detail the courses Of
study followed from kindergarten
through the sixth grade.
The meeting was conducted by
Maxwell E. Burdette, county high
school supervisor!
Evening star., 1948-08-26
Mrs. Hite Sued
ByD {. Parent
In Negligence
Montgomery Nursery
Accused in Illness Of
Girls; $4,000 Asked

Mrs. Maude c. Hite, operator OF
the Hite Nursery School near Rock
vile, has been sued for $4,000 by
Washington man who charged his
two daughters became seriously LII
while in the school as result of In
adequate care. Mrs. Hite denied the
charges.
The suit was filed yesterday in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
by Cyril r. Haas, 1894 Twenty
eighth street NV. Mr.. Haas seeks
5000 damages on behalf Of his
2-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Raw
Haas; $2,500 on behalf of his 3-year.
old daughter, Sarah Baker Haas,
and $4,000 for himself.
In the suit, Mr.. Haas stated his
two children were enrolled in the
school from May II to May 20, 194s.
During that time. he says, Mrs. Hite
"aegligently allowed" them to be-
come i'll.
One Child Hospitalized,
He claims in the suit that Eliza
zeth had to be hospitalized and
was in danger of losing her life.
According to his attorney, An.
drew w. Starrapp, jr., Elizabeth
caught measles, which later de-
veloped into pneumonia. Sarah also
had measles, Mr. Starrapp said.
When called at the school, Mrs.
Hite denied the charges, maintain-
ing the children received the best
of care She said she now is
operating under a temporary permit,
which is good until next Wednesday.
She also said she plans to apply
today for permanent license.
j. Ernest Hawkins, clerk to the
county commissioners. said today,
however, that Mrs. Hite's temporary
permit already has expired. He ex.
planned that under the new county
school ordinance any one operating
school without a permit Is sub
ject to s25 fine for every day the
violation occurs.
To Wait Till Wednesday.
Mr.. Hawkins said the commits
sioners have decided to wait until
next Wednesday, the day when
most schools in the county begin
their fall terms. before prosecuting
those who have not obtained IL
censeS.
Mrs. Hite figured in the news last
fall when a Washington couple
complained they found their two
children tied to their cribs in an
over-heated and freshly painted
room at the nursery.
The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Langlotz, 1921 Connecticut avenue
NV, withdrew their children from
the school Immediately afterwards.
Investigation by county author!-
ties disclosed that the school was
being operated without a county
permit. No action was taken
against Mrs Hite at that time, how
ever, after county officials said tbs,
ordinance covering such establish
tnents lacked teeth" The new
ordinance, drafted largely as a re-
suit OF the investigation, became
effective last May. la4rgs :