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Evening star., 1948-11-16
Main Events Set Today
AT Livestock Show
BY the Assoeioted Prssa

T1MONIUM, Nd. Nov. 16.-The
main events of the Eastern National
Livestock Show were to be staged
today, including the selection of the
shows grand champion steer.
Among the chief competitors were
steers shown by two All Club boys
from Maryland.
The black Aberdeen-Angus entered
by 19-year-old Edward Derr, jr., of
New Windsor, was named All grand
champion yesterday. Another black
Aberdeen Angus, the entry of IT.
year-old John H. Murray Of Princess
Anne, took reserve honors.
The second annual show, which
continues through Friday, is being
held at the State Fair Grounds
here. Entries include more than
1900 head of cattle. hogs and lambs
competing for prizes totaling more
than $4,000.
Other highlights of todays sched-
ule was the judging of county groups
of five steers, Aberdeen-Angus
breeding cattle, open-class hogs anc
All and F. F. A. hogs.
The All steer entries Of Derr and
Murray outpointed the two short
horn steers shown by Edwin Turner
of Broadway, Va, and David Bail
Of Eden, Md. They also topped the
champion Herefords owned by a.
year-old Mary Eleanor Blackhall
of Faulkner, Md, and Ollie Bennett
of Woodbine. Md.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
| Man, 70, Yields
| |hFight to Stay
In AImshouse

After a six-month fight against
attempts by Montgomery County
officials to move him from the county
almshouse, George Peters, 10, gave
up the struggle yesterday and was
sent to the State Hospital camp at
Ritchie.
Mr.. Peters, who has lost both legs,
started his fight last summer when
county officials decided to discon-
tinue operating the almshouse as an
institution for indigents and use it
as farm.
Ten other persons at the home
agreed to be moved to private homes
and hospitals but Mr.. Mr.. Peters
refused. He claimed he was not
helpless and would "stagnate" II
moved to a hospital too far away to
be visited by his relatives.
Welfare workers said an attempt
will be made to fit Mr.. Peters with
artificial limbs. They added that II
physicians at the State Hospital are
unable to get him to walk again, he
will be brought back to the county
and placed In a privste home.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Fairfax County Driver
Sought in Hit.Run Death

James Fincham, 20, of Floris, Va,
was being sought by Fairfax County
police today in connection with the
hit-run traffic death Saturday night
of Robert Lee Wells, 10, of 6 East
Swami avenue, Alexandria.
Police yesterday swore out a war
rant for Fincham's arrest on q
charge of manslaughter. They said
Fincham was driving the truck
which struck Mr.. Wells. The trucks
owner, Carter Magill, notified police
his truck had been damaged Sat-
urday night. Fincham works on Mr..
Magill's farm, police said. Fincham
disappeared after the damaged truck
was driven back to the farm, police
said.
Investigation into the accident
yesterday revealed that the truck
did not strike Mr.. Wells while he
was riding his motorcycle as was
first reported. Mr.. Wells motor
cycle had run off the road and
overturned. Mr.. Wells had just
stood up in the road after falling
from his motorc cycle when he was
struck by the truck on Route 2l1
near Fairfax.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Virginia Charges Dropped
In After-Hour Voting
By the Assoejo,ed pre,,

CONVICTION, Va, Nov. 16.-The
Allegheny County Electoral Board
has decided it would not be justi-
fled In preferring charges against
election officials who permitted vot-
ing in one Of the county's precincts
November 2 after closing of the polls
in the State.
The board made the decision last
night and stated it in a letter ad-
dressed to Levin Mock Davis, secre-
tary OF the State Election Board.
The letter said I'VE also have de-
cided to take steps to see that such
an occurrence does not happen in
the future"
The letter said the boards investi-
CATION confirmed information that
the door to the voting place in the
jackson River precinct of the county
was closed and locked at the proper
tines p.m.-but approximately As
persons remaining in the voting
place were issued ballots and allowed
to cast them.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Bethesda C.. of C..
Awards KuhnCup
To Station WBCC

The Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce voted last night to award the
Oliver Owen Kuhn Memorial Cup
to Radio Station WBCC for the
greatest contribution during 1947
to the orderly development of Be-
thesda as a high-class residential
community. The presentation will
be made at the December meeting.
Established in 1887 by The Eve
ming Star as a memorial to Mr.
Kuhn. former managing editor OF
The Star and resident of Bethesda
for many years, the cup is awarded
annually through the Bethesda
Chamber of Commerce. The award
Is made to the person or group
making an outstanding physical
improvement in the community
during the preceding year. Because
of the lack Of building during the
war years the cup has not been
awarded for the last three years.
The Suburban Hospital was the last
recipient in 1914.
The chamber elected the follow
ing four new directors: Leslie Bell,
jr.; Claude Hyson, Carol Sager and
Kenneth Trunnell
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Jury Reports Gaming
Rife in Hagerstown;
Can't Get Evidence
By the Associoted Press

HAGERsToWN, Md. Nov. 16.-
The Washington County grand jury
reported yesterday there is probably
plenty of gambling and bookmaking
going on around here but it can't
get the evidence on anybody.
Little can be done to correct this
evil" it said. until such time as
the public becomes conscious of its
duties by reporting violations to the
proper authorities.
The grand jury said 1t also found
that Sheriff Joseph D. Baker had
violated no law by permitting
county prisoners to work outside fol-
private contractors.
This is a rather common practice
the jury said. and the Maryland
General Assembly ought to pass a
law specifically legalizing 1t. Fur
thermore, the jury declared. the
sheriff's salary ought to be increased
so he would be on a par with other
county department heads.
Chief Judge Joseph D. Mish OF
the fourth judicial circuit, Hagers-
town resident, last week ordered the
grand jury to investigate gambling
He waSned that he would bring in
State and Federal law enforcement
officers because he is convinced
there is little or no effort by city
and county authorities to locate
and suppress this flourishing gam
bling business"
The jury did not comment on the
work of local law enforcement Off
GERS.
The sheriffs salary is $500 an
nually, about $1,000 less than most
Of the other county department
heads.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
WestKensineton Citizens Study
Cooperative Phone Company

The West Kensingtor1 Citizens
Association last night appointed a
committee to look into the posi-
bility of setting up cooperative
telephone company to serve more
than 200 homes in the associations
area.
The committee was appointed on
motion of F. T. Heinemann Of
Kensington Estates. He told the
group that telephone company ofn-
cials had advised him there was no
hope of getting phones installed in
the area before next summer, He
pointed out that small cooperative
phone companies had been estab-
lished in other parts of the country.
Mr.. Heinemann said there are s.
600 open numbers on the BSthesda
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Truck Driver Indicted
In Attempt 10 Kill
Former Employer
Nellie Tayloe Ross,
Medals.
Thomas p. Morgan.
Transportation.

Reginald I. Smith, a, Of the 1900
block of Harrison street NV, has
been indicted by the Montgomery
County grand jury on a charge of
assault with intent to murder his
former employer, Walter E. Carter,
vice president of the Fussell- Young
Ice Cream Co. here
The indictment was one of % re-
turned yesterday.
Smith, according to police, at
tempted to shoot Mr.. Carter August
II at the latter's home, 1910 Nor
gan drive. Chevy Chase, after the
company executive discharged him
as truck driver.
Indicted on charges Of larceny
were five youths who, police said
stole about Is tires and wheels from
Montgomery garages and filling sta
tions. They are:
Grover Baker. jr, 20, German
town; Thomas S. Carter, 81, Mont
rose: Charles E. Mossburg, jr., 20;
his brother William, 18. and James
Riley, 10, all of Rockville.
Also involved in the thefts, ac-
cording to police, was Jesse B
Floyd. %, Washington Grove, who
was indicted on charge of re-
ceiving stolen goods.
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny in
dictments were returned against
Paul r. Dunagan, Glen Echo;
Frank F. Natoli, 3400 block of O
street NV, and Albert Lamb, 24oO
block of Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Police said the three broke into
the Stouthern States Cooperative
Warehouse at Gaithersburg Sep
tember 16 and stole merchandise
valued at $738.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
1akoma Park Man Fined
$500 for Drunk Drivinq

Norman J. Bonifant, 40. of the 100
block of Grant avenue, Takoma
Park. Md, was fined $500 yesterday
on charges of driving while drunk
and operating car without a per-
nit.
Triel Magistrate Alan Bowie in
Hyattsville Police Court imposed a
$500 fine for the drunken driving
charge, which was Bonifant's third
conviction, and a 5000 penalty for
operating a care after his drivers
permit had been revoked.
Prince Georges County Police
Pvts. William F. Little and Jamtl
H. Burgess arrested Bonifant in
West Hyattsville October 80.
Last December II Trial Magistrate
Arthur P. Owens fined Bonifant a
total Of $3.50 on charges of drunke.
driving, operating after his license
had been revoked, reckless driving
and showing police a license issued
to another person.
His license originally was revoked
in May, 1885, when he was convicted
of driving while drunk, speeding and
reckless driving. At that time he
also received IS fine and a three
month sentence to the Maryland
House of Correction.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Doctor S Duty Record
Al Greenbe|t Probed

The Greenbelt Town council today
was studying complaints that Dr.
William Eisner, community health
of1cer. failed to perform official
duties commensurate with his salary
scale last year.
The question arose when Town
Manager Charles T. Mcdonald re-
ported last night that DR.. Eisner
has claimed $844 in back salary for
the last half of 1947.
Reached at his Office today, DR.
Esner said the complaints are with
out foundation and he resented not
having been consulted before last
nights meeting.
Mr.. Mcdonald explained to the
council that the health officer had
been paid about $500, at a $1,000
yearly rate, during the first half Of
l947. But, he added, DR.. Eisner's
salary was cut to the rate of 5000 a
year in July, 1947, and the health
officer himself was not informed of
the action at the time
Agreeing that DR.. Eisner should
have been told of the reduction,
Mrs. Elizabeth Harrington, council
member, questioned whether the
back pay claim is warranted.
Councilman Frank j. Lastner told
of receiving complaints.
Mrs. Harrington contended that
the officer conducted no physical ex-
aninatfons at tha three Greenhelt
schools She pointed out these ex-
aminations we're reinstituted this
year at the insistence of the coun-
Gil.
The Council voted unanimously
for a full report at the next regu-
lar meeting, which DR.. Eisner will
be asked to attend,
Evening star., 1948-11-16

exchange, but that the telephone
company insisted on the West Ken
sington area being served through
the Silver Spring exchange which,
he said, is overcrowded.
Members of the committee are
Joseph M. Matthias, chairman; Oliver
Eastland and Mr.. Heinemann. The
committee also was instructed to
attend Public Service Commission
hearings in Baltimore on the tele-
phone company's application for
rate increases.
The association adopted a consti-
tuition which provides that tempo
rary Chairman H. Donald Leather
wood shall continue to serve until
December 6, when permanent officers
viii be elected. The group met in
the Kensington Elementary School
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Action Started 10 Evic1
81 in Takoma Park

Eviction proceedings were to be
started today against "a Negro oc-
cupants of the Bonifant Flats on
Lake avenue between Cockerille and
Poplar avenues, Takoma Park, as
result of action by the City Coun-
Gil last night. j. Douglas Bradshaw,
corporation counsel. was directed to
proceed Immediately in the case.
Leopold Wagner, owner of the
five frame structures, appealed to
the Council last night to delay pro-
ceedings until April Is when he is
to start remodeling work. He said
there were five families occupying
the flats, including IL children and
blind person. The action last
night was based on unfavorable re-
ports of the health officer, fire chief
police chief, building inspector and
sanitary engineer of Prince Georges
County.
At a special meeting Of the coun-
Gil October Is the owner was given
until yesterday to clear the property
Of tenants.
The council urged the Board of
Zoning Appeals of Montgomery
County to disapprove a pending
application Of Mrs. Maude K. Welsh
to establish and maintain a two
family dwelling at 226 Cedar avenue,
because 1t would be spot" zoning.
j. Nelson Anderson, chairman Of
the Transportation and Safety Com
mittee. Takoma Park Junior High
School Parent Teacher Association.
accompanied by a delegation of
about so persons, asked for a traffic
signal and walk" light at the in
tersection of Piney Branch road and
East-West highway. The council
approved the project. The need for
a trafic light at the intersection of
Ray road and New Hampshire ave-
nue. was also studied, but no action
was taken.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Hyattsvi|Ie Council Asks
45-Deqree Anq|e PARKING

The Hyattsville City Council las
night voted to ask the State Road!
Commission to permit 45-degree an.
gle parking at the Queens Chape
Shopping Center on Hamilton street
A delegation of merchants hac
complained that their businesses
suffered when parallel parking was
put into effect in September. Cars
formerly parked at 90-degree an
gle.
The council decided to obtain
prices on a new scout car or three
wheeled motor cycle which would
be used for collecting money from
the newly installed parking meters
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Maryland Plane Crash
Victim Waited Year
For State Flying Job
By the Asseeiotsd Press

RIVA, Md. Nov. 16.-A pilot blec
to death when a plane of the Tide.
water Fisheries Department crashed
and overturned in South Down
Lake yesterday.
The "spotter" plane was an am
phibian which had been used by
Gov. Lane.
Friends said Charles Henry Mas
ters, q, who was pinned in the
cockpit, had waited a year for q
flying job. only to die the week after
he got it. He was pronounced deao
on arrival at Annapolis Emergency
Hospital. Doctors said he died o.
shock and severe hemorrhage
when his right foot was severed.
Mr.. Masters widow and two small
children live at Eastport
Mechanic Injured.
Only other passenger on the flight
was William McCrary Hobbs Of
Brooklyn, Md, an airport mechanic
He was taken to Emergency Hos.
pital suffering from head cuts anc
severe shock, but officials said today
his condition was satisfactory.
Chairman John E. Clark Of the
Fisheries Commission said the plane
was on a test flight after a three
week overhaul before winter opera
tions. 1t was a pusher-type, four
scatter craft. the only one operated
by the commission and had been
used to seek oyster poachers and
other fishing law violators.
Inspector Missed Flight.
Mr.. Clark added that John W.
S. Foster, chief fisheries inspector,
had planned to go up with Mr.. Mas
tiers and Mr.. Hobbs, but arrived at
the field just after the crackup.
John Preston Dabbs, a resident of
South Down Shores, a nearby sum-
mer resort, said he rowed a quarter
mile to give aid, and found Mr..
Hobbs standing in 4 feet of water
and holding Mr.. Masters head
above the surface.
Mr.. Masters, a Naval Reserve en-
sign, had been a bomber pilot dur
ing the war.
Evening star., 1948-11-16

Judge Loker and Associate Judge
Charles C. Marbury, made the
announcement shortly after the
court convened for the fall term.
Judge Loker, who lives in Leonard.
town, will leave the bench next Feb
ruary II, the date on which he will
reach the statutory retirement age
of 10.
Served Since 1928.
He has served since 1928, when he
was elected for a 15-year term. He
was reelected without opposition.
Five years ago he was named chief
Judge, after Maryland's judicial
blishment was reorganized under
Ia constitutional amendment ap-
proved in 1943
The 7th judicial circuit includes
Calvert, Charles, Prince Georges and
st. Marys Counties.
Judge Loker brought to the bench
"a wealth of legal training, knowl-
edge and experience, along with .
very fine judicial temperament"
Judge Gray said in announcing the
retirement.
His reelection without opposition
was high tribute from the people
of the circuit who have benefited
so much from his wisdom
Concerned Over Docket.
Turning to the grand jury, headed
by Claude Jameson, Judge Gray
observed that the docket listed II
presentments. These, he said, in
cluded seven nonsupport cases, two
cases of arson, two of homicide and
one case of assault with intent to
rape.
"The number of criminal cases."
he remarked, "is not out of proper.
ton and does not appear to indi-
cate a crime wave, but the court
thinks the number of those charged
with failure to support wives and
children may be significant.
at may" he continued, indicate
that there has been a break down
| in the county's home life. We ex-
pect to see such cases in divorces
and juvenile courts, but not in this
court.
I'VE regard this as serious mat
ter" Judge Gray told the jurors.
land while you can consider only
the criminal aspects, the problem
is one that merits your serious con-
sideration."
Halls Work on Offices.
The court commended the county
commissioners for courthouse reno-
vations now nearing completion at
a cost of S35, 900.
These include private office on
the first floor for the States attor.
ney and circuit court clerk.
On the second floor is a new law
library and judges chambers. The
only law library will be used by the
grand jurors while petit juries will
deliberate in the old grand jury
room.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Virginia Chamber 10 Open
Membership Drive Dec. |
ey the As,oeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 16.-The
Virginia State Chamber of Com
merce has asked each Of its 5000
members to enroll one new member
during a four month campaign,
starting December l.
President N. w. Kelley said an
nual revenue derived from men,
bership dues total only SOS, 900, IAN
amount that has not appreciably in
creased over the past several years
in proportion to the substantial in
creases in the net earnings of Vir-
ginia business firms"
, AS a result the chamber has
been compelled to operate within
an Inadequate budget" he said.
Mr.. Kelley suggested that the
25th anniversary of the State
i, chamber, being celebrated next
year, lends itself admirably to q
silver jubilee membership cam
paign."
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Traffic Advisers
Seek Delay in
Revocation PI an
To Ask D. c. Heads
To Await Study Of
Hearing for Drivers

The District Commissioners today
are being asked to withhold any ac-
ton on the proposed reorganization
Of the Board of Revocation and
Restoration of Operators Permits
until three committees of the Com
missioner's Traffic Advisory Board
have had more of a chance to study
the matter.
Advisory board members agreed
last night, at a meeting in Municipal
Center, to request the city heads to
refrain from action at this time. The
committees concerned with the study
are laws and regulations, enforce
ment and motor vehicle administra-
tion. Members of these groups will
report on the results of their study
at special meeting with the ex-
ecutive committee at 1:30 pm. Mon
day IN the Municipal Center.
TRAFFIC Director George E. Keneipp
last night was requested by advisory
board members to review the plan
he recently offered to replace the
Revocation Board with a panel of
hearing officers. He had pointed out
that permits now are suspended or
revoked without warning and offend
ers are not told of their right to
appeal.
Appeals in Ma jornty.
Charles Stofberg, special assistant
to Commissioner John Russell
Young, has quoted statistics of the
Division of Vehicles and Traffic,
however, to the effect that more
than half Of the motorists whose
licenses are suspended or revoked
do appeal the action.
The Commissioners have been re-
ported to oppose the plan. Last
night Mr.. Keneipp said the plan has
not yet been submitted to the city
heads but would be when agreement
has been reached with Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West, who is ex-
pected to receive the proposed meas
ure today.
Nathan M. Lubar, advisory board
member, told the meeting that there
exists a tremendous amount of public
i'll will because of the present revo-
cation procedures"
Mr.. Keneipp reiterated an earlier
statement that the present setup is
"unwholesome" and his plan was
given support by A. Julian Brylawski,
another board member, who said 1t
offers "a chance of fair play for the
motorist."
Plans for Trouble Spot.
Mr.. Keneipp disclosed he is rec
ommending to the Commissioners
that traffic lights in the city flash
red from 1 am. to am. and SO
serve as stop lights. Most lights
now are turned of altogether.
The board also heard the pro-
poSal to turn Fourth street traflc,
at Florida and Rhode Island ave-
nues NV, into S street, which now
is chAnnelized and equipped with
traffic signals. The intersection
was termed one of the city's top
trouble spots.
Mr.. Keneipp said 1--WE have done
all We can with signs" in the area
of Fifteenth. Sixteenth and Irving
streets and Sixteenth street at Co.
lumbia road and Harvard street
NV. but this area will need "a
major operation" A similar revi-
sion is planned at Union Station
Plaza, he said.
A city-wide survey Of CONNER
cial loading zones is being UNDER
taken in an effort to eliminate bar
riers to additional parking space,
the board was told.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
IN. U. Gets Scholarship
For Graduate Nurses

The first permanent scholarship
for graduate nurse education has
been given to the University o1
Maryland, it was announced today
by DR.. Harold F. Cotterman, chair.
man of the Scholarship Committee
The new scholarship was. pro-
vided by DR.. Frank G. Mari1lo, ar
alumnus of the university's Schoo
of Medicine, who is a Baltimore
surgeon and philanthropist.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Silver Spring Library
Open House Thursday

/. The Silver Spring Public Library
will hold Open House from 4 to I
pm. Thursday at the library in
Jesup Blair Community House as
part of its celebration of National
Book Week.
Features will include an exhibit
of books suitable for Christmas CIV
ing and an exhibit of old English
books loaned by a patron.
Evening star., 1948-11-16

Associate Judge
John B. Gray,
jr., who / a t e r
told the grand
jury the court
W as concerned
that the GRIM
| n a ! dock e t
might indicate a
bre akdo Wn of
h ON e life in
Charles County.
Judge CIR y,
W ho occupied
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