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Evening star., 1948-01-16
Two Children Rescued
By Mother as Flames
Raze Maryland Home

A family OF four was left homeless
today when fire destroyed their four
room frame bungalow on overton
lane, about mile of the colesville
road near Colesville, Md.
The fire, caused by a defective oil
heater, burned the house to the
ground, according to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bose Wilmington, who lived there
with their two children, Robert, 20
months, and Richard, 6 months.
Mrs. Wilmington, 70, said she was
in bed when she heard her husband
yell, Get up, Helen. We're on fire."
Mother Rescues Two Children.
She said she ran into the living
room and carried Richard outside in
his bassinet. She returned and
picked UP Robert, who was in his
crib, and carried him outside.
Meanwhile, her husband, q 31-year-
old Marine veteran, attempted to
beat out the flames with Z rug and
q blanket. He then ran to the home
Of Miss Helen Koehne, about 800
yards away, to call the FIRE depart
ment. .t...
Mr.. Wilmington said he was un-
able to use his own phone because
the flames had burned the cord.
When he arrived at the Koehne
home the telephone was out Of order
and he had to 60 to another neigh
bor's house to make the call.
He returned to his home and
helped his wife, who was In her bare
feet. carry their two children
through the snow to the Koehne
home. They also rescued their dog.
Kerosene Used In Stove.
Mr.. Wilmington, plumber, said
he was preparing to go to work
shortly before, Z am. when flames
shot out of the heater. Id
He said the fire apparently started
when leaking kerosene ignited. He
added he was unable to obtain fuel
oil, so he purchased kerosene for
the heater.
Mrs. Wilmington said the house
is. owned by, her mother, Mrs. Helen
Vierling, Colesville.
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evening he met Mrs Hobbs and the
unidentified man, he drove Mrs.
Petrain and Mrs. Hobbs to DR..
Peckham's Office. He testified he
went in to hand DR.. Peckham the
envelope while the women waited
outside in the car. ~
He said Mrs. Hobbs then went
into the Office and he and Mrs,
Petrain waited in the car for about
a half to three-quarters Of an hour.
When Mrs. Hobbs came out, he said,
he drove the two women back to
the H street address. =.
Laughlin Discusses 81, 900.
In his cross-examination yester-
day afternoon Mr.. Laughlin brought
up what he referred to as de
mand" on him for $1,000 in a tele-
gram from Mrs. Hobbs brother in
New York. Mrs. Hobbs said It was
not q demand but = request for
loan.
Next recalled was party in the
Roger Smith Hotel, where those
present stayed up au night. Mr.
Laughlin' in q question indicated
he had arrived the next morning
Sunday, and called the then Miss
Pickard outside. Mrs. Hobbs agreed
this was so.
do you recall that I said, TITS
no wonder that you get yourself into
troubie'?" Mr.. Laughlin asked.
Remembers Comment.
Eyes, you did say that" the young
woman replied.
The only other witness yesterday
was John II. Leathers, reservation
manager at the Stevens Hotel, Chi
|cago. He identified hotel records
indicating James j. Laughlin and
wife" registered November %, 1916.
and stayed two nights. Mrs. Hobbs
previously had said they stayed
there at that time. - :,
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House Unit Ends
lnVesfigdiionof
Ciiyiics Textbook
Report Due in Week
On Book Used Here;
Two Oppose Bon

The House District Subcommittee
on Education today concluded hear
ings on the controversial civics text
book Building Citizenship" and
plans to issue q report within about
q week.
Representative Miller, Republican,
of Nebraska, subcommittee heed.
said personally he favored continu-
ing the book in the public schools,
provided 1t is revised as recon-
mended today by It's author, DR.. r.
o. Hughes Of Pittsburgh.
The volume had been attacked
by the Veterans of Foreign Wars as
irreligious, un-American and pro-
Communist, but It has been stoutly
defended throughout by school Of
ficials here and by the author.
Against Banning Book.
Representative Deane. Democrat,
OF North Carolina, after the hearing
told DR.. Hughes in the presence OF
the press that he would vote against
banning the book here, which. had
been demanded by the VFW. He
said, however, IL needed revisions
and further study.
Representative Allen, Republican,
OF California commented afterwards
that he would not ban the book over
the head Of the Board OF Education
which, he said, was charged with re-
sponsibility. Il think It's L good
book" he said. IT would not be
afraid Of having 1t around my house
for my children"
DR.. Hughes told the committee he
has recommended many changes; In
the text for next year, including
omission Of picture Of Joseph
Stain. He insisted that no person
had been harmed by reading his
volume and that the book be con-
tinued in the public schools here.
He expressed some fear, however,
that results of the criticism might
cause him some personal injury.
Wants Other Texts Removed.
DR.. Hobart M. Corning. superin-
tendent of schools, apologized to
the committee for his absence yes
terday morning, which led to post
ponement of the hearing to today.
He said he would propose removal
from the list of recommended
schoolbooks of the only volumes by
Harold o. Rugg and Louise Krue-
ger still recommended. But he said
he would have to ask the Board Of
Education whether the volumes al
ready available should be taken out
of the libraries.
Representative Miller criticized
the Rugg-Krueger books because
Louise Kruger was an ofIicial OF
the Walt Whitman School Of Socia1
Science, listed by the Department
of Justice 81 subversive and dis
loyal" @
Evening star., 1948-01-16
District 10 Prosecute
Terminal Company fol
go, - =,
Smoke al 7 Plants

The Washington Terminal Co. VIII
b. prosecuted in Municipal. Court
by the District on the basis Of re-
ports by smoke inspectors that the
con,pany's two plants here are con-
tributing materially to the citys
smoke nuisance.
This was revealed yesterday when
the Commissioners approved q
memorandum by Engineer Com
missioner Gordon r. Young IN
which he stated:
1T is my opinion, IN which. the
corporation counsel verbally con-
ours, that prosecution Of the Wash
ington Terminal Co. should be in
stituted on the basis Of the fore
going observations"
i Violation Is Felony.
District ofiicials said Corporation
Counsel Vernon e. Vests ofiice will
undertake the next step in eliminat-
ing the smoke nuisance in the
Nations Capital by pressing charges
against the terminal company In
Municipal Court Violation OF the
city's smoke regulations constitutes
a felony. -,
Brig. Gen. Young's recommends
ton was based on series OF OBJ
servations by smoke inspectors al
the company's Ivy City and Ecking-
ton establishments. In accordance
with the Commissioners avoweo
plan to stamp out "smog" here, Gen
Young said, the observations were
made between December IL and
January o.
There were six observations made
at each plant, Gen. Young said
The report revealed, he said, that
Ivy City showed an average OF 'l.e
minutes violation per hour. Eek
ington, he said, showed an average
Of 81 minutes violation per hour.
Heat Cars in Yard.
The plants provide steam to heat
the Pullman Co. building and rail-
road cars standing in yards and to
operate air compressors which IN
turn operate signals and switches
and other functions. Ivy City runs
on a year-around basis, while Eek
ington is usually shut down in the
summer months, Gen. Young
pointed out.
Both plants are somewhat anti
quated," Gen. young's memorandum
said, and are reported to show eyi-
dence OF belew-standard main
tenance. Most of the boilers date
back to 1907, he said.
The Ivy City plant is said to be
operated BY an obsolete type OF
stoker which Is very susceptible tc
making smoke. For many years
Gen. Young told the other Com
missioners, there has been talk oi
replacing the two old plants with
new plant, but Il cannot find
that the company has any definite
plans"
Gen. Young said spot checks
would be continued by the smoke
inspectors Of railroad activities In
Washington.
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That didn't change the structural
appearance of the White House, Q
reporter chimed in.
Oh, but 1t did-the interior. the
President said. Why, he continued,
they wanted to lynch Mrs. Millard
Fillmore, wife Of the 18th President,
who sponsored the first bathtub.
It was the same way with gas
lights, Mr.. Truman said, and also
cook stoves, the cooks at first re-
fusing to use them and sticking by
the old fireplaces.
Another reporter wanted to know
ii the President would have Q rock
ing chair on the portico, and the
President, with q chuckle, said he
hoped so.
Another of the audience said that
Republicans were pointing out chat
the President is only o temporary
resident of the White House.
No President ever has been any
thing but a temporary tenant. Mr.
Truman responded briskly, and he
hoped that. would be the case as
long as the Republic lives.
Earlier In the day, Representative
Muhlenberg. Republican, of Penn
sylvania, in private life an archi-
tect. brought the balcony issue to
the House floor with q critical
speech In which he declared that
these public buildings are not the
y,ronertv of anv tenant" Mr.
Muhlenberg asserted that the Presi-
dent was proposing to use White
House maintenance funds Illegally to
finance the structure.
Member Of q subcommittee which
handles Federal construction, the
Pennsylvania said he believed that
installing the portico over the op-
position Of the Fine Arts Commis-
sion Is not proper.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Burke Taking Pay Cut
To Become Assistant
Postmaster General

Postmaster Vincent c. Burke will
take = $l,4oo annual pay cut to
join m, old friend, II the Senate
confirms his appointment as First
Assistant Postmaster General, an
nounced by President Truman yes
terday. The nomination was sent
to the Senate today.
MIR. Burke now receives $11 400
in the lifetime job he has held
since April l, 1886. The "little
cabinet" post pays $4,000 per year.
The Washington postmaster has
been a friend of Postmaster Gen.
eral Donaldson for many years,
however, and department sources
said this consideration outweighed
the financial question with Mr..
Burke.
+, A veteran OF more than 40 years
in the postal service, he began
handling the mails as a clerk in
Louisville, KY. Mr.. Burke was ap-
pointed an inspector in 1914 and
continued In that work until 1888
with the exception of four years,
l918-1922. when he was cashier In
the Louisville Post Once. In 1888
he was appointed deputy to the
then First Assistant Postmaster
General, Joseph C.. OMahoney.
In announcing the appointment
yesterday, President Truman noted
MIR. Burke's impending pay cut
Mr.. Truman said no consideration
had been given to successor to
Mr.. Burke as the Capitals post
master.
It was indicated no announce
ment would be made on this until
the appointment received Senate
action.
II the appointee comes from out
side the postal service, a years resi-
dence in the Washington delivery
area Is required.
Any one in the classified postal
service might be given the place
without regard to residential quail
fication, however.
Mr.. Burke long has been rated
one of the top administrators OF
the postal service
While postmaster here, he has
associated himself with number
OF civic campaigns, including Wal
Bond drives.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
x-Ray Drive Averages
3,0O0CaI|s More Daily
Than Needed for Goal

A total Of $3.50 persons were ex-
amined yesterday in the Washing
ton Chest X-Ray Survey to bring
the total for the first four days of
the current week to $4,000, or about
5000 more than the daily average
required to meet the campaigns
goal of 100000 examinations in the
next six months.
Off1cials said the Central Unit, in
front of the District Building, was
functioning well as mop up" sta
ton for persons finding it incon-
venient to be X-rayed by mobile
units in Government departments,
business establishments aid at tenn
porary neighborhood locations.
Col. Waldron e. Leonard, District
director of veterans services. was
continuing today to arrange X-rays
at the Central Unit for members of
the Disabled American Veterans.
Sixty members appeared there
Wednesday and yesterday.
The unit Is open seven days a
week, from 10 am. to 6 pm. No
appointments are necessary.
Among those passing through yes
terday were group of employees of
Frank r. Jelleff, Inc, who had been
absent or otherwise unable to have
X-rays made when q naopile unit
visited the store Monday and Tues
day. Determined to register the
first 100 per cent coverage Of a
business establishment. Mr.. Jelleff,
head of the firm, led the group.
Mobile units now are located at
Connecticut avenue and K streets
NV, Sixty-first and Dix streets
NE, South Capitol street and
Nichols avenue and Pennsylvania
and Minnesota avenues Sc.
The survey is seeking to give free
chest X-rays to the entire popula-
ton of the District over Is as q
tuberculosis control measure. It is
sponsored BY the Health Depart
ment, the United States Public
Health Service and the District Tu-
bercJ1losis Association.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
SurottsviIIe PTA to Meet

The Surattsville (Md) Parent
Teacher Association will meet at
7:45 pm. Tuesday at the school.
A movie on the atomic bomb VIII
be shown.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Gen. Gerow Heads ID Army

FORT GEORGE @. MEADE, Md,
Jan. 16 R.-Lt. Gen. Leonard T..
Gerow, who led the 29th Division
in World War II. yesterday assumed
duties as eomfnandans Of the ID
Army. a---s ~ y
Evening star., 1948-01-16


District Building The
guided MI Jenen to the
Miss Sue Boe
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several Gays later, ne said, he
went to Mrs. Petrain's residence at
2215 H street NV, where he was
introduced to Mrs. Hobbs, who then
was Miss Pickard. A man was pres
ent. he said, but he could not recall
who he was.
There has been testimony that on
this occasion Mr.. Laughlin was
present. Testimony also has been
made that Mrs. Hobbs was Ill for
10 days in Mrs. Petrain's house.
Mrs. Hobbs testified she went to
DR.. Peckham's ofice at 40 Eighth
street Sc. and that later DR.. Peck
ham visited her at Mrs. Petrain. g
home.
Mr.. stottlemyer said that on the
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Russian Paper Scores
Dewey as Anti Soviet
By the Assoeioied Press

MOSCOW, June 28.-The editorial
comment in the Soviet press on the
Republican National Convention
pictured Gov. Thomas E. Dewey as
the representative of the Aggressive
plans of Wall Street"
/. lin, writing in the newspaper
Socialist Agriculture yesterday, said
the convention accepted platform
supporting an expansionist foreign
policy and reactionary measures in
side the nation" and added 80
THE program approves the ag-
gressive plans of Wall Street finding
expression in the anti-Soviet West
ern European bloc lead by the
United States and in striving to
liquidate the principal of unanimity
in the United Nations. in the
Marshall plan and in striving to re-
build Western Germany's military
might. r
"In the area Of internal policy the
platform declares crusade against
democratic freedom and the progress
sive elements within the nation"
The newspaper said that ordi-
narily Americans do not have any
choice in elections but that this year
it is different. It said:
Creation of third party advanc-
ing the candidacy of Henry A. Wal
lace has basically changed the char
acter of the prediction battle in
the United States. Before the work.
ing masses appeared the possibility
of voting for q policy Of peace, inter
Evening star., 1948-06-28
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, June pa
runaway baggage car gave Pennsyl-
vania Railroad men and police a
hectic few moments as it raced
wildly over 7-mile stretch Of
mainline track before coming to a
halt.
The car, loaded with newspapers,
had been cut from a New York-to-
Washington train yesterday at
North Philadelphia station, and was
waiting for a shifting locomotive.
Suddenly the baggage car began
to roll under its own momentum. A
railroad official said apparently nc
one set the brakes Of the car"
| AS the car rolled along the main
New Observation-Disclosures express
| line of the railroad, railroad men
and police began pursuit of the
runaway car in automobiles along
paralleling highways.
Meanwhile, the shifting engine
arrived at the station and also
joined in pursuit of the runaway
baggage car.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Chaplain 1wiss Mark
18th Anniversary in
Priesthood al Mass

1t. Comdr. John J. Twiss. assistant
chaplain of the Potomac River Naval
Command, celebrated his 25th ami
versary as a priest in a solemn high
mass yesterday in the chapel OF the
Naval Receiving Station, Anacostia.
Among his 26o friends who at
tended were Secretary Of the Navy
Sullivan and the Most Rev. Thomas
j. Toolen, Bishop of Mobile, Ala.
Father Twiss, the celebrant OF the
mass, was assisted by Msgr. John J.
Russell, pastor Of st. Patrick's
Church, and the Rev. Joseph Ken
nedy, pastor at Forest Glen, Md, a
classmate of Father Twiss at st.
Charles College, Catonsville, Md.
Mrs. Anna v. Twiss, the 74-year-
old mother of the chaplain, and his
two sisters, Mrs Tom Dempsey and
Mrs. Neil D. Dougherty, flew from
Boston to be present at the celebra-
tion.
The Rev. Maurice Sheehy Of
Catholic University gave the SER
mon on Dignity of Priesthood in
the Navy" Father Sheehy and
Father Twiss served in the Pacific
Fleet together during World War II
and were district chaplain and as
sistant chaplain, respectively, at
Pearl Harbor.
At the conclusion Of the mass,
Father Sheehy read special bless
ing from the Pope which was de-
livered in letter from the Most.
Rev.. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani,
the Apostolic delegate in Washing
ton.
A luncheon reception was held in
the Naval Gun Factory Offlcer$
Club after the mass. Speeches hon.
oring Father Twiss were delivered
by Capt. John w. Moore, chaplain
of the Potomac River Naval Com
mand, and Bishop Toolen.
Father Twiss was ordained at st.
Johns Seminary, Boston. He has
been in the Navy six years and sta
toned at Anacostia about six
months.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Woman Returns Home
To Feed Dog, Turns On
Radio, Wins $4,000
By<he Associoied Press

L
NEW YORK, June 28.-Because
she was conscientious about get
ting home to feed her dog, a AZ
year -old grandmother was there to
receive a radio jackpot telephone
call which made her $4,000 richer.
| Mrs. Mary Farber won that much
in prizes last night for correctly
naming the title of the mystery
melody" on the ABC networks
stop the Music" program.
The title was Get Out of the
wilderness" an 1860 song later
corrupted into several other melo-
dies.
Among the prizes are $1,000
United States savings bond, 3d.
day cruise to South America, a
81 900 fur coat, an automobile and
a $1,000 diamond ring.
Plan to Build Home.
Mrs. Farber and her husband, a
taxicab driver, plan to sell some OF
the prizes to build a home and
gasoline station in West Palm
Beach, Fla.-something they have
wanted for a long time. People
started telephoning trying to rent
their three-room apartment even
before they announced plans to
move.
Mrs. Farber said the only reason
she was home when the telephone
call from the radio programs Bert
Parks came was that it was feeding
time for her pet Boston terrier
Puggy. She had the radio turned on.
She had spent yesterday visiting
relatives in Englewood, N. j., with
her husband Milton, A, and cut
the visit short to meet the dogs
feeding time.
Learned Title From Brother.
Mrs. Farber said she learned the
title of the song from her brother,
Mack Lazarus, of Stamford, Conn,
who got it from musician friend.
Her brother was with her when the
call came.
A practical joker, claiming to
represent a radio station, telephoned
that the whole thing was mistake.
There was momentary gloom until
the big win was verified.
The mystery melody was intro
duced into the radio program eight
weeks ago, and Mrs. Farber was the
Tooth person to get a chance at
naming it.
The Internal Revenue Bureau esti-
mates the tax on the jackpot at ap-
proXimately $1,000.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Naval Research Laboratory
Ito Mark 18th Anniversary

The Naval Research Laboratory,
Fourth and Overlook drive S.W.,
will celebrate its 25th anniversary
on Friday with program begin
ming at pm. at the laboratory.
Capt. H. A. Schade. u. S. N, di-
rector of the laboratory, will make
q welcoming speech. after which
John Nicholas Brown, Assistant
Secretary of Navy for Air: Admiral
Louis E., Denfeld. chief Of naval
operations, and DR.. William v.
Houston, president Of Rice Institute,
will speak.
A feature of the program will be
presentation of awards to laboratory
employees with rs years service.
Music will be furnished by the
Navy Band. After the program all
buildings will be open for inspection
of unclassif1ed work and equipment.
Evening star., 1948-06-28

More than 100000 new active cases
of human tuberculosis are reported
in the United States every year.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Australia to Launch
ood-Growinq Scheme
By the Assoeio.ed Press

| SYDNEY.-The first sod of Cen
trail Queensland plain will be turned
soon in the Britain Queensland
food-growing scheme. Giant trac-
tors will haul five disc ploughs
abreast to cut 70-foot- wide swathS.
1t will be the largest single agri-
cultural undertaking yet tried in
Australia.
= The land will be ploughed at the
rate of 5000 acres a week to en-
able planting of $4,000 acres under
sorghum toward the end of this
year. The grain will be used to feed
pigs to provide extra meat for ship
ment to Britain.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Scott Chosen for Governor
In North Carolina Runoff
BY the Associated Press

RALEIGH, NC, June 28.-W
Kerr Scott, former State Commi-
sioner of Agriculture is the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, which virtually
assures him of the job next jan
uary.
Mr.. Scott defeated State Treas
urer Charles M. johnson in Sat-
urday's runoff primary.
Unofficial but nearly complete
figures on the balloting gave Mr..
Scott 216,270 votes, to Mr.. john
sons 180,155.
In another runoff F. Ertel Car
lyle of Lumberton won the party's
nomination for the Seventh District
House seat over Hargrove Bellamy
of Wilmington. The seat is now
held by Representative j. Bayard
Clark, Democrat, who is retiring.
Evening star., 1948-06-28

national cooperation and dem
ocratic freedom"
Evening star., 1948-06-28

Howard Weinberg years old Qeft) and Roger Camras,
his 8year-od playmate yesterday of the fun they had
playing seek with stranger in the Weinberg home
The stranger said he bills for the boys to find
The $40 shown jewel box the only found
but sl75OO worth jewelry missing So the man.
-AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
D. c. Firm Gets VA Contruc,

The j. D. Hedin Construction Co
of Washington will build a $4,779,-
200 addition to the Veterans Hos
pital at Alexandria, La, the Veter-
ans Administration said yesterday
Work on the 250-bed addition, de-
signed for treatment of tuberculosis
patients, is to begin within 30 days.
Evening star., 1948-06-28

$40 apiece. The lads said sure.
"Okay," said the stranger, well
play hide and seek. I'll hide the
$40 bills and if you kids can find
them you can keep them. Now &c
into the bathroom and close your
eyes"
The boys did and on the sigma.
from the stranger they began the
search While they were looking
Mr.. Robbins" departed.
Later, Howard's parents returned
Mrs. Weinberg reported $4,000
platinum and diamond bracelet and
a $500 diamond ring missing from
a jewel box.
But under the box was a $40 bill
Evening star., 1948-06-28
|Chinu's Flood Homeless
Reported at 100000
By the Associated Pres,

HONG KONG, June 28s-Travel-
ers from Swatow in South China
estimated today between 100000 and
100000 persons lost their homes in
the areas worst flood in so years
Whole families, they said, were
drowned by swiftly rushing waters
that swept away their fragile
quarters.
The homeless were making their
way to Annoy and Foochow.
Evening star., 1948-06-28
Runaway Baggage Car Chased
Z Miles on Pennsy Main rack

The car finally was located Z
miles away, where 1t was halted by
an incline.
Railroad spokesmen said there
was no danger of a wreck. AS soon
as the car entered block it auto
matically set the signals halting all
! oncoming traffic"