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Evening star., 1948-06-30
Arlington Couple Injured
In Crash Of Car and Truck

An Arlington man and his wife
were injured critically late yester-
day when an automobile and heavy
truck crashed head-on near Lynch
burg, Va, according to an Associated
Press dispatch.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Hollings-
worth were in jackson Memorial
Hospital, Lynchburg, State Trooper
r. E. Ferguson told the Associated
Press. They were passengers in a
car which was travelling north on
Route II when 1t and van which
went out of control on the wet
pavement, collided. according to the
State trooper.
Mr., Hollingsworth was said to
have suffered head, arm and knee
injuries. Mrs. Hollingsworth suf-
fered a pelvis fracture, internal and
head injuries, it was reported,
Evening star., 1948-06-30

Ministers who use theatrical
practices" to bring worshipers into
their churches were criticized today
by Miss Mary E. Walsh, Columbia
Union Conference Bible instructor,
as contributing to "the same con-
ditions today that prevailed in the
world before the downfall of ancient
Babylon"
Miss Walsh, speaking at the bien-
nial meeting of the Potomac Con-
ference of the Seventh-Day Ad-
ventists at Sligo Church, Takoma
Park, declared that when churches
today resort to dancing out portions
of the Scripture to attract people
to the Bible and to the churches, 1t
sounds very much like ancient
Babylon. And God said that when
the nations drink from the cup
of Babylon they were mad.
A drive to double the present
Evening star., 1948-06-30
Direct Alarm 10 Foil
I'H 3tIc[* 7kc Is tAIqOJ
sjdiI Escapes Ordered
|By.Prince,G Georges. Z

A better alarm system for the
Prince Georges County Jail at Up
per Marlboro was in prospect today
as a result of decision to provide
direct communications telephone
between the Jail and the county
courthouse, which houses the police
station and sheriff's Office.
The move was authorized yester-
day by the county commissioners,
who also ordered that the pay tele-
phone now in the Jail be removed
Immediately. The new phone. when
TIE receiver is lifted. automatically
will ring both the police and sher-
ifs office and will be the only COM
munications with the outside.
Prisoner Calls Banned.
Such action was recommended by
Deputy Sheriff r. Earle Sheriff yes
terday in the temporary absence
of Sheriff T. Ward Martin.
Five prisoners broke out of the
two-story Jail last Wednesday night,
when one of them grabbed jailer
after being permitted to make an
outside telephone call on the pay
phone. In the future no calls will
be permitted by prisoners, the COM
missioners directed.
The Jail is under the jurisdiction
of the sheriff's Office. Ten prison
ers. including 17-year-old girl
have escaped from the Jail in the
last seven months. Two Of those
who escaped last week still are al
large.
Wrecked Telephone.
Last weeks escape might have
been thwarted if a direct communi-
cations system had been installed
Mr.. Sheriff reported. AS it was tht
escapes pulled out the receiver
before leaving, making the phone
useless. Any similar move in tht
future would warn police. Mr.. Sher.
if added. The direct system alst
was included in recommendations o1
the county grand jury in April.
The commissioners suggested II
Mr.. Sheriff that jailers in the future
be provided with written instruc.
tions on their jobs and that ne
prisoners be allowed out of theil
cells except when police guards are
present.
Evening star., 1948-06-30
Two Members Added
To Area Rent Board

Appointment of two new members
of the Rent Advisory Board for
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties, Md. was announced
today. Area Rent Director Walter
r. Heath also said that three pres
ent members have been asked to
continue.
The new members are Robert w.
Probey, Chevy Chase, and James r.
Miller, Rockville. Three present
members are Mayor Harry A. l.
Barker, Riverdale; S. Walter Bog
ley. Bethesda, and E. r. Zalesak,
College Park.
Evening star., 1948-06-30
|Takoma Park Man
Convicted Of Attack
On Blind Widow, II

An all-male jury in Montgomery
County Circuit Court at Rockville
early today convicted Joseph Dupe)
Ross, Takoma Park garbage collec.
tor, of raping a 72-year-old Takoms
Park widow the night OF May IL al
her home.
The jury returned its verdict al
1850 am. after deliberating about
an hour. The trial. delayed by de-
fense challenges of prospective
Jurors and by frequent objections tc
court procedure. lasted nearly Il
hours.
The three Judge court deferred
sentence Conviction carries max.
imum punishment of death.
Ross, 54, colored, sat impassively
through the testimony of more thar
a score of witnesses and took the
stand to deny the charge.
Confession Read Into Record.
The States case reached climax
when the three-judge court admitted
in evidence a confession reportedly
signed by Ross mark Che Is illit-
erate), and when an expert from
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
testified that hair, fiberS and pine
needles taken from Ross clothes
matched those found in the widows
bedroom.
The statement said the defend
ant came upon the aged woman
about 1880 pm. on a porch OF her
house, dragged her inside the dwell
ing and attacked her.
The partially blind widow testified
earlier that she was p1tting out a
can TO catch rain water just before
retiring wl1Nn she was grabbed by
a man she could not See. She. said
she was choked ana rendered un-
and that the next thing
she could remember the man was
her. She said she was
PROSTATE, violently i'll and so hor-
rified" that she could neither
scream nor fight OF the attacker.
Detection Method Described.
She said she passed her fingers
over the mans head, neck and
shoulders, ascertaining that he was
bald, had a fringe of hair and a
deep crease at the back of his
neck
The FBI expert, Robert E. Duck
EFT, explained how he conducted
microscopic examinations of the
known specimens from the widows
house, and the questioned speci-
mems which came from clothing the
police said belonged to Ross. The
various specimens matched, he said
DR.. George Preston, State COM
missioner of mental hygiene, de-
scribed Ross as feeble-minded but
legally sane.
His sister, Mrs. Estelle Herbert
Takoma Park, with whom he lived
testified she found Ross at home al
11:15 pm. May u and that he re-
manned there that night. The State
had placed the time of the attack
at about 1870 pm.
Another defense witness, DR.. STAN
ley Eldred, a psychiatrist at the
Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium, Rock
vile, told the jury he believed Ross
was an imbecile.
Evening star., 1948-06-30
P. D. Cooper Resigns
County Post 10 Head
Worcester Schools

Paul D. Cooper, supervisor of con-
struction of Prince Georges County
schools, will relinquish that post,
effective July 81, to become superin-
tendent of schools in Worcester
County, Md
! At IS, Mr.. Cooper will become
one of Maryland's youngest school
superintendents. He became high
school principal when only 29 years
old.
Mr.. Cooper's resignation was an
nounced yesterday by Prince
Georges County School Supt. G.
Gardner Shugart. 1t was accepted
Monday night at special meeting
of the County Board of Education.
Schmidt Named Assistant.
Mr.. Shugart also announced the
appointment of William S. Schmidt,
40, supervisor of instruction for the
county for the past two years, as
assistant superintendent of schools,
post which has remained vacant
for two years. Thomas S. Gwynn,
jr., "a, principal of Oxon Hill High
School for nearly two years. was
named to succeed Mr.. Cooper.
Another appointment to an out
side office was that of Wilbur Hoop
engardner, principal of the Bla-
densburg Junior High School, as
junior high school supervisor of
Washington County, Md. That
county's school superintendent. Will
liam E. Birsh, was the last assistant
superintendent in Prince Georges
County,. - ,ss.
schmidt 4sYears with County.
/ MI. schmidt came tosthe county
four years ago from sManar. Pa. and
served for two Vars as. principal at
!Oxon High School, He IS graduA
ate of Franklin and Marshall COL
lege and obtained his masters de-
gree from teachers college at Co.
lumbia University. He also has
taken graduate work at the Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh and at George
Washington University. He and
his wife and one child live at 2813
Crest avenue, Cheverly.
Mr.. Cooper's successor, Mr..
Gwynn, will take Office July l. He
was graduated and also obtained
his masters degree from the Uni
versity of Maryland. During the
war he served 61z years in the Army
and was released as lieutenant
colonel. While in tehe service, he
was supervisor of instruction Of the
technical training schools at Camp
Lee, Va. Before the war he was
a teacher for four years at Upper
Marlboro High School. He and his
family. including two children, live
at Clinton.
Evening star., 1948-06-30
woApdrtment
Projects Urged
In Montgomery
140-Unit Development
And Big Hotel Plans
Revealed at Hearing

Plans for construction of two
apartment projects at an estimated
total cost of about 50 500 900 were re-
vealed at hearings. on two rezoning
petitions yesterday before the Mont
gomery County Commissioners.
The requests were among seven
heard by the board in the Silver
Spring Liquor Dispensary Building.
All were taken under. advisement.
Roy R. Hunt, who applied for the
rezoning from residential A to c OF
property on the south side of Piney
Branch road in the area bounded BY
Old Bladensburg road and Long
Branch. Takoma Park, said he
planned to erect 140 apartment units
10 cost about S1,500,000 There was
no opposition.
The second petition was filed by
Katherine E. Lord and Catherine T.
Vance. who sought the reclassif1ca-
ton from residential A to c and
commercial D of land at Forest
Glen and Seminary road, Forest
Glen.
Apartment Hotel Planned.
Their attorney, John r. Reeves,
presented an architects sketch Of
a proposed 100-unit apartment hotel
which he said would be built at a
cost of about S1,o00,000, The prof.
ect would include nine stores.
It was opposed by about a dozen
property owners in the area on the
ground there Is adequate CONNER
cially zoned land there. They con-
tended an apartment hotel would
reduce home values and create
traffic hazard.
Byron S. HUE, $500 Forest Glen
road submitted a petition signed by
110 home owners in the vicinity,
opposing the application.
Three Other Requests Opposed.
Three other applications also met
with strong opposition by neighbor-
ing property owners.
Two of the three, filed by Safeway
Stores, Inc sought the rezonlng
from residential A to commercial D
of land along Sligo avenue between
Ritchie and Mississippi avenues,
silver spring. oeVtldl Houic o"Aeio
in the area, however, supported the
requests.
The third request, filed by God
frey Godsall, asked the reclassifica-
ton from residential A to CONNER
cial D of land at Seminary road and
Columbia boulevard. Montgomery
Hills. 1t was opposed by about Is
property owners.
Two other petitions heard were:
James M. Gibson. residential A
to C of about II acres along the
east side of Carroll avenue extended
south of Piney Branch road. Ia
kon1a Park.
New Hampshire Estates, Inc, res
idential A to c of about rs acres
adjacent to the Gibson tract.
Evening star., 1948-06-30
Fenwick Rejects Proposal
To Seek State Party Post

State Senator Charles r. Fenwick
of Arlington today turned aside a
suggestion that he be a candidate
for State Democratic chairman with
the comment that mo one who
might have any political aspirations
for Statewide Office for the next
four years should be chairman"
Senator Fenwick refused to elab-
crate on that statement, but laid
down certain prerequisites" he feels
the new chairman should have. and
declared he intends to do all he can
to see that a person who meets them
Is selected.
His statements were made in re-
sponse to an Endorsement by the
Arlington County Democratic Com
mittee for the State post.
Evening star., 1948-06-30
| Star Movies

Community movies. sponsored by
The Star, the Recreation Depart
ment and the Film Center. are
scheduled ~ 9 O'Clock tonight. Pro-
grams of cons dy. sports, cartoon
and travel shorts will be shown at
the following Fairgrounds and rec
reation centers.
Edgewood Third and Evarts streets N e.
Livingston, Third and Livingston streets
Palisades, Dana and 5herrier placss
Sherwood. Tenth and G streets NE.
Takoms Fourth and Van Buren, streets
NV w..
Virginia Avenue, Ninth street and Viz.
ginia avenue {.
Crummell. Gallaudet and Kenda1
streets NE.
Lincoln sixth and streets Sc
Rose Park, Twenty-seventh ana
streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-06-30
Miss Joon Montague
Wins County Scholarship

Miss Joan Montague. 2709 Chev-
erly avenue, Cheverly, Md, who was
graduated two weeks ago from
Bladensburg High School, has been
named winner of the Prince Georges
County girls scholarship to VAST
ern Maryland College at West
minister
Selection of Miss Montague for
the four-year scholarship, which in
cludes both tuition and board, was
announced yesterday by the County
Board of Education
Evening star., 1948-06-30
Larger Buses Placed
On SiIverSprinq Run

The Capital Transit Co. today
placed larger buses on its Silver
Spring express service. Route So
between Colesville road and Fenton
street, Silver Spring. and Thir-
teenth and Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
At the same time. according to a
company announcement, minutes
has been cut from the present 33-
minute running time. Departure
times remain as before, the COM
pany said.
Evening star., 1948-06-30
important Notice
lone number for THE STAR Is now STERLING

The telephone number for THE STAR is now STERLING
5000
Telephone traffic at THE STAR increased to point
which demanded additional trunk lines to provide prompt
efficient service to customers These trunk lines were
available Immediately the Sterling exchange
So to call THE STAR for any reason-remember
STERLING 5000
Evening star., 1948-06-30
Named Tufts Trustee

Everett j. Boothby, vice president
and general manager of the WASH
ington Gas Light Co.. has been
elected an alumni trustee OF Tufts
! College. Medford, Mass.
Evening star., 1948-06-30

CIV RECEIVES GRANT FOR NEW CHEST CLINIC-Dean Wal
of the George Washington University School Of
Medicine receives check for $s00 from Mrs c. Lowe pres
District tuberculosis Association establish clinic
study diseases the unveritys hospital The
presentation yesterday the hospital third of
from the association. Star Staff Photo
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Evening star., 1948-06-13
Dr.. Norberg 10 Address
Lutheran Conference

Seven pastors Of American Lu-
theran churches in the Washington
area will attend the nth annual
convention of the Eastern District
of the American Lutheran Church
this week in Birmingham. Ala.
One of the speakers at the con-
vention will be DR.. Christian S. Nor
berg, 3817 Cathedral avenue NV,
who will present three lectures.
World Affairs as Seen From Wash
ington." The Present World as Seen
From Calvary" and World Recov-
cry or Christian Resurrection" DR..
Norberg is an author and govern
ment special services staff member.
The following pastors will attend
from this area: DR.. c. E. Lenski,
Grace Lutheran Church: the Rev.
Rene Meyer. st. Matthews; the
Rev. j. A. Pfeiffer. Takoma; Rev.
Otto Schuetze. Christ Church, Be-
thesda; the Rev. Robert Long, Faith
Church, Arlington: the Rev. August
Gyson. Good Shepherd, Alexandria.
and the Rev. George Schmidt, st.
Luke's, Redland, Md.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
President Tumons Address at University of California

BERKELEY, Cahf., June H.
This is the tert OF President Tru-
mans foreign policy address to-
day at the University OF Cali
tornid.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Effect Of Truman Trip
|0n Chances Rated as
Toss-up in Congress
sy III. As,oeio,sd Press =

A cross-section check indicated
yesterday members of Congress gen.
orally think it's tossup whether
President Truman's Western speak
ing tour has hurt or improved
his political chances.
Reaction to the Presidents first
cross country junket breaks down
into three groups like this:
Democratic friends say Mr.. Tru-
man is making hay with attacks
on the Republican-controlled Con-
gress and with his neighborly talks
to crowds along the way.
Democratic enemies - including
the Southerners baking at his civil
rights program-say the President
has made some party politicians
angry and generally has bungled
the trip.
Republican retort to his attacks on
Congress with the declaration that
Mr.. Truman is showing the country
he is inept both as a President and
as politician.
Many Don't Like Attacks.
There is sharp evidence that many
members of Congress, including
some of those who have been faith
full to the administration, don't like
the broadside attacks. the President
has made on the lawmakers.
On the other hand, reports indi-
cate that the President has been
getting his biggest hand when he
swings Justify at what he calls the
failure of the lawmakers to accept
the program he has outlined. This
was particularly true in the Far
West, where he assailed the COP
record on such issues as power and
reclamation.
One Republican Senator who
didn't want to be quoted by name
said he personally thinks the Re-
publicans are going to have to take
that as a warning in drawing up
their platform.
A Southern Democratic Senator
who also wanted to remain anony-
nous said he thinks the sparse
crowds which have greeted some of
the Presidents formal speeches in
dicate that there isn't much interest
in Mr.. Truman's program or what
he has to say.
But this lawmaker said he doesn't
find any signs that Mr.. Truman's
determination to have the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination has
been weakened by what has hap
pened on the trip.
The Presidents friends say that
the failure of large crowds to turn
out for the formal speeches is due
to lack of political planning.
Some of them suggest that it
might have been better if the
whole trip had been planned
frankly as political venture and
paid for by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. If that had been
the case, they say that local politi-
clans would have taken scare OF
getting out the crowds.
These friendly lawmakers say
that the crowds which have turned
out to greet Mr.. Truman at whistle
stops and which have lined the
streets down which he paraded in
dicate there is plenty of interest
in him. -.-
In all of this split of opinion
there was only one thing that all
sides could agree upon-if Mr.. Tru-
man gets the Democratic nomina-
ton, he will stump the country to
give the Republicans the best cam
paign fight he knows how to con-
duct.
Evening star., 1948-06-13

Iuniversity was of nonpolitical tenor
/ In keeping with the occasion, Mr.
truman kept up his drumfire on
Congress in a back-platform talk at
Sacramento, the State Capital,
where he also gave a pat on the
back to Gov. Earl Warren, an an
nounced candidate for the Republi-
can presidential nomination. whom
he smilingly styled Democrat
Reverting to his theme of Repub-
lican unwillingness to spend money
on the West except in a campaign
year. Mr.. Truman hastened to add:
i will say one thing, you have
Governor here who doesn't believe
in that. Your Governor believes in
forward looking. Your Governor be-
lieves in getting things done. He has
been back to see me time and again
on the problems which are located
in this valley, and am glad to talk
to him because he is a man of sense
and a man of ability. The facts in
the case are that he is really a
Democrat and doesnb know it."
Mr.. Truman also repeated his
promise to the West to discuss issues
when I go on. my political tour, !"
and told the crowd that II don't
think" the people will want to
change the administration In No.
vember.
Gov. Warren is in the East for
the Governors conference, and 1t.
Gov. Goodwin Knight represented
him.
Truman Heads Motorcade.
President Truman rode slowly at
the head of motorcade through
crowded streets in the four or five
mile route between the Berkeley sta
ton and the university in company
with University President Robert
Gordon Sproul and other members
of the official committee.
The gag" that the President is
growing accustomed to encountering
also made its appearance at Berkeley
where group of youths wore huge
yellow buttons inscribed, 1--WE Want
Truman-to Nominate Ike"
President Truman was a guest at
the annual alumni luncheon preced-
ing the commencement, and when
introduced by President Sproul,
jokingly referred to the educators
forthcoming participation in the
Republican national convention
where he is slated to put Gov. War
rem in nomination.
Il hope that DR.. Sproul, when he
goes to Philadelphia June 81, will
consult me. I've got some one I'd
like to see nominated there" he
jibed.
Tonight DR.. Sproul IS giving .
dinner for the presidential party.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Truman
Continued From First Page

- Gr ..fFH r.E$
Soviet Union to work with its war
time allies for world recovery and
world peace is the most bitter dis
appointment of our time"
Specifically he accused the Soviet
Of:
Refusing to have a part in the
European recovery program.
Maneuvering for delay and propa-
ganda effect in every international
conference.
Using the Security Council veto
Excessively and unreasonably."
Boycotting the Little Assembly
and various United Nations COM
missions.
Acting as aggressor against other
Eastern nations.
interfering in the internal A.
fairs of other countries.
Conversely, the President said,
Evening star., 1948-06-13

United Nations the development of
a world order in which each nation
feels secure under law and can
make its contribution to world civil
ization in accordance with its own
means and national tradition.
Aid for Free Nations.
We have sought to help free ma
tions portect themselves against ag-
gression. We know that peace
through weakness has proved to be
a dangerous illusion. We are de-
termined, therefore, to keep strong
for the sake of peace.
This course is. not an easy one but
it is the practical, realistic path to
peace. 1t has required, and will
continue to require hard work and
some sacrifice by the people of the
United States. But, from many
quarters there is tangible evidence
that it is succeeding.
This is the course we must follow.
I do not propose that we shall be
turned aside by those who want to
see us fail.
Our policy will continue to be a
policy of recovery, reconstruction,
prosperity-and peace with freedom
and justice. In it's furtherance, we
gladly join with all those of like
purpose.
The only expansion we are inter-
ested in is the expansion of human
freedom and the wider enjoyment
of the good things of the earth in
all countries.
Covet Only One Prize.
The only prize we covet is the re-
spect and good will of our fellow
members of the family of Nations.
5 The only realm i11swhict we aspire
to eminence exists in the minds OF
men, where authority is exercised
through the qualities of sincerity
compassion and right conduct.
Abiding devotion to these ideals
and profound faith in their ultimate
triumph. ;, sustain, and guide the
American people in the service oi
the most compelling cause Of soul
time-the crusade for peace.
I believe the men and women oi
every part of the globe intensely
desire peace and freedom. I believe
good people everywhere will not
permit their rulers, no matter how
powerful they may have made them,
selves, to lead to destruction
America has faith in people. II
knows that rulers rise and fall, but
people live on.
The American people, from the
mighty rostrum of the United Ma.
tions, call out to all peoples of the
world to join them to preserve the
peace.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Coloute AIumnus Honored

Perry J. Stevenson, department
chief of foreign commerce of the
Commerce Department. was one of
five men elected directors of the
Colgate University Alumni Corp. 1t
was announced yesterday. He was
graduated from Colgate in 1914.