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Evening star., 1948-05-29
Memorial Day Rites
TO Honor War Dead in
Overseas Cemeteries

| From the top of Mount Surabach
on Two Jima, at national cemeteries
in the United States and in countries
overseas where Americans fell in
World War II, Memorial Day will
be observed tomorrow and Monday
At temporary military cemeteries
overseas, each grave of soldier
sailor, marine or coast guardsman
will be decorated with an American
flag. Similar flags will be placed on
the graves in national cemeteries in
this country, while services are con-
Quoted by local veterans and pa
triotic organizations.
The observance of Memorial Day
overseas this year will take place
while the American Graves Regis
tration Service goes forward with
returning World War II dead for
final burial in this country. Nearly
10000 dead already have been re-
turned.
Clay to Speak in Belgium.
The United States military COM
mander in Germany, Gen. Lucius D.
Clay, will speak at the temporary
cemetery at Foy. Belgium. Other
speakers there will be Admiral Alan
G. Kirk. the Ambassador to Belgium
and Brig. Gen. Howard L. Peckham,
commander of the Graves Registra-
ton Service in Europe.
The cemetery at Margarten, Hol-
land. where nearly $4,000 World War
II dead are buried, will be the
scent of an observance, with talks
by 1t. Gen. Clarance R. Huebner
and the Ambassador to Holland,
Herman B. Baruch.
1t. Gen. Curtis LeMay of the Air
Force and Jefferson Caffery, Am
bassador to France, will speak at
Solers, near Paris.
Ceremony Near Pearl Harbor.
In Hawaii, scene of the first
United States casualties in World
War II, ceremonies will be held at
Schofield Barracks and the Graves
Registration Service mauseleum
near Pearl Harbor.
In Tokyo a special memorial cere-
mony will be held in the Imperial
Plaza, and at Yokohama graves of
all allied war dead in the United
States military cemetery will be
decorated.
Atop Mt. Surabachi, where the
American flag was raised in one of
the stirring Photographic scenes of
the war, 1t. Col William Kopp. COM
manding the Army garrison force
on Two Jima. will make the prin-
cipal address.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Landon School Boys
Entertain Fathers

With classes over for the year, the
boys of Landon School entertained
their fathers in the warm May SUM-
shine of yesterday on the school S
vast meadows and playing fields.
One group of fathers took on the
boys at soft ball. They beat the
middle school and then made the
mistake of taking on the varsity.
J. w. Slowe functioned as umpire
and tried to save his contemporaries
from disaster by giving them al tie
close ones-and some not so close
that brought howls of indignation
from the youngsters. But the fathers
couldn't win, even with the umpire
Over on the tennis courts a more
elite group of fathers tried their
hands. Dwight Collins, head of the
middle school. who coaches tennis,
played for the fathers. Paired with
Gregory Prince, he was lucky to get
one game in two sets from Gil Bog
let and Jack Yates. 18-year old
seniors Bogler who goes to Prince
ton next year. has not lost in singles
competition in three years.
Emerson Gardner and Raymond
Lewis. both 18, who won the Star S
doubles competition last year, beat
Emersons father, Walter M. Gard
ner of the International Monetary
Fund, and DR.. Dean Brewster Judd
physicist of the National Bureau
of Standards.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Bond Club Elects Cramer
AT Outing and Dinner

G. Fenton Cramer, partner in
Ferris & Co., Investment firm, was
elected president Of the Bond Club
of Washington at the Manor Club
last night, succeeding Harvey B.
Gram, jr., of Johnston, Lemon &
Co. The election followed the an
nual outing and dinner attended by
275 members and guests.
Other officers named included
William C. Coe of Mackall e. Coe,
vice president; Austin Rohrbaugh
of Robinson, Rohrbaugh g. Lukens.
secretary and treasurer; Edgar b.
Rouse, Robert C. Jones g. Co., and
Millard F.. West, Auchincloss. Parker
& Redpath, governors.
Thomas P. Reynolds OF the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank won the
Acacia Mutual Life golf trophy
and, following a mock stock ex.
change session, Edgar Rouse was
awarded an automobile. Millard
West was outing chairman.
Evening star., 1948-05-29

A Korean who won his American
citizenship through three and halt
years service in the United States
Army is sacrificing it to become a
member of the new National As
sembly of South Korea.
He is Chang Kee Young, 40. for
mer employe' OF the Korean Com
mission in Washington. His wife
and daughter, now in Washington
hope to join him soon in Korea.
Mr.. Young won out handily over
five other candidates in the May 10
election. the first in Koreas history
to name Legislature for that part
of the nation now under American
occupation. Northern Korea is un-
der Soviet occupation.
The Associated Press reported
today from Seoul, the Korean
capital, that Mr.. Young has been
notified by the American consulate
there that to accept the new office
would mean remuneration of his
citizenship. Mr.. Young agreed.
II enlisted because the Americans
were fighting the enemy-the jap
anese," he told the Associated Press.
Nov I can work for Korea. Perhaps
in some future emergency might
find myself again serving both
countries
Mr.. Young came to this country
from Korea in 1928 and attended
Butler University and the Uni
versities of Indiana and Virginia
before working for the Korean Com
mission. Here he met DR.. Syngman
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Trial Board Votes Il
To Dismiss Policeman;
Another Is Cleared

A police Trial Board voted, 2 to
today to dismiss Metropolitan Police
Pvt. John E. Cockrill, who pleaded
guilty yesterday to charges of being
intoxicated while on duty May %
The two members who recon-
mended Cockrill's dismissal were
Assistant Supt. of Police Milton D.
Smith and Capt. William J. Cum
ningham of No 10 precinct.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Stanley De Neale. the third member,
recommended imposition of a fine
in his dissent
At the same time. the Trial Board
returned verdict of not guilty in
the case of Pvt. Ray I. Dixon of
No 9 precinct, who was charged
with wilfullv maltreating prisoner
and using his police service revolver
unnecessarily on April 25
Both decisions will be forwarded
to Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett,
who will make his recommendations
to the Commissioners.
Pvt. Cockrill, veteran of 10
years on the force, testified he suf
fered a dizzy spell. nervousness and
nausea before he went on duty May
% and had taken couple of drinks.
He was attached to the Traffic DiVi-
sion and detailed to the Police Gen.
tral Communications and Records
Bureau
Although a psychiatrist whom Pvt.
Cockrill visited testified he believed
the policeman was suffering from a
mental disorder, the Trial Board
made no recommendation for hos
in its verdict
Evening star., 1948-05-29

| occupied with the heat to worry
about Lulu.
Sir John went to New York Thurs.
day night to greet Sir Oliver at the
pier. He had rushed back to Wash.
ington, arriving only two hours be-
fore the Ambassador Then he hur-
ried to the British Embassy and re-
turned to the station to join the
welcoming party here without hav-
ing time to change his attire.
Sir John in Shirtsleeves.
Reporters found Sir John standing
on the platform in his shirtsleeves
and suspenders, hanging on to his
coat.
Don't worry" he assured them
Sir Oliver won't see this. I'll have
my coat back on when the trair
arrives"
Sir Oliver, who is 43, succeeds
Lord Inverchapel as Ambassador
The new envoy will present his
credentials to President Truman
some time next week, according to
present plans.
In addition to his family, his
party included Peter Casson, pri-
vate secretary, and Miss Anne Crees
the children's nursemaid.
The welcoming group included
R. D. Muir. acting chief of protocol
of the State Department; Hume
Wrong, the Canadian Ambassador
Norman J. O. Maxim, the Australian
Ambassador: J. S. Reid, Charge
d'Affaires of the New Zealand EN-
bassy, and other diplomatic repre-
sentatives of the British Com
monWealth.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
White House Sessions
Recess in Rail Dispute
BY the Assoeioted Press

The White House took a recess
today in its uphill fight to find a
solution to the 11-month-old rail-
road dispute. after reporting no
progress" yesterday.
The three-way conferences are
due to resume Tuesday.
Yesterday Presidential Assistant
John r. Steelman brought company
and union spokesmen to the White
House, placed them in separate
rooms and shuttled between them
for discussions in a vain effort to
crack the long deadlock.
This is the railroad situation now ::
The Government is in legal pos
session of the railroads, with the
Army in charge.
The three unions-engineers, fire.
men and switchmen-which had
planned to strike May II. are being
held on the job by temporary re-
straining order issued by Justice
T. Alan Goldsborough. The judge
yesterday extended the order until
June II.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Exercises Start Tomorrow
Al Staunton Academy
SpeeioI Dispoteh TO The Stor

STAUNTON, Va, May 29-Com-
mencement exercises at Staunton
Military Academy will begin tomor
row and continue through Monday
and Tuesday, the school announced
Tomorrow afternoon the cadet
corps will pass in review in a full
dress parade, one of the years most
colorful events at the institution
Two Washington mothers have been
invited by their cadet captain sons
to sponsor their companies during
the review. They are Mrs. I. S.
Burka, 1705 Allison street NV,
mother OF Edward R Burka. and
Mrs, H. j. Vandersluis. 1862 Thirty
third street NV. whose son is Jan
Pier Vandersluis.
Commencement exercises will be
concluded with a final ball on
Monday and graduation exercises
will take place Tuesday. Mai. Gen
Clark L. Ruffner deputy chief. Leg
islative and LialSon Division. De-
partment of the Army. will make
the graduation address.
Evening star., 1948-05-29

Rhee. then head of the commission
and now about to become head oi
the new Korean government as q
result of the recent elections. He
served DR.. Rhee as a secretary
going to Korea the last time In
March.
Mrs. Young is native of Indiana
and met her husband while he was
studying in tnat State.
Mrs. Young lives with her daugh.
ter, Ruth Ellen, 10, an Edmonds
School, pupil. in an apartment al
405 Tenth street NE. She did not
know until told by The Star today
that her husband was about to give
up his citizenship though she had
expected he would be required tc
do so.
We'll certainly 60 to join him il
we can" she said, but I don't know
what the conditions will be in Korea
or if we can obtain passage"
Mrs. Young said she and her
daughter have tried to learn the
difficult Korean language.
Il can't speak it now." she said
but I think we can pick it up once
we get to Korea and hear it all the
time"
She has never been to Korea, she
explained, but has been trying to
find out AS much as possible about
her future home by talking with
her husbands friends and others
who have been there. She said her
daughter is very curious" about the
country
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Marine Killed
lin Collision Of
Car and Truck
Three Others Hurt
In Highway Crosh
Near Upper Marlboro

A Marine was killed, another
was critically injured and two
other persons were hurt early
today in the collision of a truck
and an automobile on Grain
highway near Upper Marlboro.
Prince Georges County police said
Pfc. Earl w. Johnston, 20, of Syra-
cuse, N. Y, driver of the car, died
in the crash. He was one of six
Marines stationed at Camp Lejeune,
N. c., travelling to their homes in
Pennsylvania and New York for the
holiday.
The critically injured man is
Corpl. Robert A. Rogacki, 81, whose
address was unknown to police or
authorities at Bethesda Naval Hos
pital, where he was admitted. He
suffered multiple fractures, bruises
and cuts and was still unconscious
hours after the accident.
The others injured were Pfc. Ed
ward j. Aversa, II, of Philadelphia,
who was treated for nose lacerations
at Anacostia Naval Air Station, and
Mrs. Eva Johnston, So, of Smyrna,
N. c., an occupant of the truck
Mrs. Johnston was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for head bruises.
The vehicles sideswiped and over
turned at the crest of a hill miles
north of Marlboro The automobile,
which the youths rented from an
other Marine, was demolished. The
1a-ton panel truck was badly dam
aged.
County Policeman j. P. Kearns
said the truck. en- route to North
Carolina. was driven by Mrs. John
ston's son, Edward P. Johnston, Al,
Burlington, N. j. A charge of man.
slaughter and reckless driving was
placed against him, police said, and
he was released in 5000 bond pend
ing hearing at Upper Marlboro
June Is.
Mr.. Johnston and his mother we're
the only occupants of the truck.
The other Marines in the car, all
unhurt, were listed by police as Pfc.
John E. Skilton, %, Philadelphia;
Pfc. Alfred j. Schliep and Pfc.
Mills, both of New York.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Shaub Nominated 10 Head
Chevy Chase Legion Post

D. r. Shaub has been nominated
commander of the Bethesda-Chevy
Chase Post of the American Legion.
Other nominees are James r.
Miller. senior vice commander: Gar
Chamberlin. junior vice commander;
John Rothwel, adjutant; Arthur E.
Crago, finance officer; the Rev.
William F. Creighton, chaplain;
John McInerney, judge advocate;
William Greenville. sergeant at
arms; Harold Ale, staff officer; DR..
E. r. Cook, historian: Leslie Bell.
jr., Joseph Cantrel, F. H. Creech.
Edward L. Cogan. Charles H. Mer-
rick, Lewis Pusey. jr., Frank A.
Spicer and Past Comdrs. T. M. Duff
and Tom Edward. members of the
Executive Committee; Mr.. Duff and
Mr.. Edward, color bearers: j. C.
Batham and Mr.. Cantrel, color
guards. and Mr.. Ale, John A. Doolan,
James L. Martin and c. M. Murnane.
trustees.
The election will be held in June.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Services Set for Girl, 4,
Fatally Injured by Truck

Funeral services for Carol Scar
borough. 4, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Scarborough of Upper
Marlboro, Md, who was fatally
injured when struck by truck
yesterday, will be held at II am.
Tuesday from Simmons Brothers
funeral home, 2007 Nichols avenue
Sc. Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
The child died in Providence Hos
pital a few hours after she was
struck by delivery truck on Largo
road near her home. The driver
was Walter Ray Cubbage. 81, OF
Plum Point, Md, dealer for The
Star.
Prince Georges County police said
4 reckless driving charge placed
against him at the time of the acci-
dent would be changed to man.
slaughter. Mr.. Cubbage, who said
the child darted into the road, was
released on bond.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Tobacco Prices Drop
In Southern Maryland
BY the Associoted Press

Prices in general dropped on
Southern Maryland tobacco mar
kets yesterday, with most losses
ranging between 81 and SO.
The Agriculture Department and
Marylands State Department of
Markets reported that some low
quality grades showed slight gains,
but that majority of the offerings
decreased.
The agencies reported a heavy
sales volume. Thursdays net auc-
ton sales, they said. brought the
season total to 6,372,632 pounds for
a season price average of s43.20 a
hundred pounds.
Some of the grade changes:
Heavy crop Good cherry red,
$57 down SO; fair cherry-red, $42
down Sc.
Tips-Fair red, $21 down 81; low
green, $13 up 50.
Thin crop-Good cherry-red, S62
unchanged; fair red. $50 down 81.
Seconds - Fine cherry-red, $50
down 81: good cherry red, $51 down
So; fair red, s32 down 50.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Pre-schoo| Play Centers
Graduate 400 This Week

Among the graduates this month
and next, the small fry hereabouts
are not to be overlooked.
More than 400 of them-who have
reached the age of five-were quietly
being graduated" from 10 District
preschool play centers this week.
The District Recreation Depart
ment, which conducts the centers,
said the youngsters even don caps
and gowns to receive their diplomas
Graduation exercises were held
yesterday at the Naylor Gardens,
Congress Heights and Fort Greble
play centers. Others were to be
held today at the Chevy Chase.
Sherwood, Rosedale. Lafayette. jan
ney, Hearst, Macomb, Montrose and
Stoddert centers.
The Palisades center will hold
exercises at II am. next Friday.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Mas Says Reserves
Must Inform Public
OF Security Needs

Col Melvin J. Mas, former House
member and president of the Ma
rine Corps Reserve Officers Associa-
ton, declared today that Reserve
units of the armed forces must take
responsibility for informing the pub
lie of the Nations security needs.
Addressing a one-day meeting OF
the associations Executive Council
at the Hotel Washington, he said the
armed forces cannot and should
not be able to propaganda their
needs"
Col Mas, who served in the
House for l8 years and took part in
the Guadalcanal and Okinawa cam
paigns during the war, urged i'm
mediate Senate action on a House.
passed measure that would give re-
tirement pay to resevists with 20
years of service.
Inc council tnlS afternoon was to
act on resolutions arising from
earlier discussions of reserve ac-
tivities. Principal speaker at a
luncheon was Maj. Gen. William T.
Clement, director of Marine Re-
serves.
Also on the program later today
is a panel discussion on The Future
of the Marine Corps" Participants
will include Jim G. Lucas, Scripps-
Howard writer; John G. Norris of
the Washington Post. John A. Giles
of The Star and Terry Rice of
Armed Force
The conference will end with a
banquet tonight. Principal speaker
will be Vice Admiral Arthur w.
Radford, vice chief of naval opera
fionS
Evening star., 1948-05-29

jean Chappeiears 4OTK as UOp
speller among 40 f1nalists.
Darrell, of 1887 Baker street NE,
an eighth grade student at Eliot
Junior High School, won cecond
prize of $500. He was the Washing
ton area contestant in the national
finals last year.
He successfully handled such
words as "phantasmagorical,' cir
rus" and queue" before meeting
his downfall.
Third prize went to Rosemary
Schirmer, 13. of White Oak, Ohio.
who gets 500. She mispeled "ec-
clesiastical."
The 40 finalists we're drawn from
about 100000 seventh and eighth
grade students. The contest was
sponsored by Scripps-Howard and
other newspapers. Darrell was the
candidate of The Washington Daily
News.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Suit Claims Distrito, B|indmon,
Operates SuwmiII in Home

bors, and because the use of saw
mill or the sale of lumber on the
premises violates the tenancy con-
tract. Also, Mr.. Hayden said, the
sawdust around the place is depre-
ciating its value
Mr.. Distrito, who has occupied the
house for six years, firmly denied
he has ever operated sawmill
there.
Distrito added. however, that he
does keep power saw for his own
use IN his back yard where, he said,
it is hitched up to a truck motor
once or twice a week in the winter
to cut logs for his furnace.
He is represented by Herman
Miller, while Donald M. Sullivan has
been retained BY Mr.. Hayden.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Crime Wave May Force Cabs
Off Baltimore Streets at Niqht

pulled" from the streets at night.
Three holdups and the murder OF
Cab Driver Cornelius Mcdowell,
jr, have occurred within week.
Latest in the series of armed as
saults on cab drivers was foiled yes
terday by the intended victim, Rich
ard G. Hunter. The 29-year-old
ex-sailor told police he used jiu- -jitsu
to disarm his assailant and in a
struggle for the weapon, the pistal
fired Mr.. Hunter said the bandit
apparently was hit. because he
stopped graphing and ran, stagger-
ing as he went He was not found,
however.
The assault followed by two days
the murder of Mr.. Mcdowell, 26-
year-old aircraft worker from
Clarksburg, w. Va, who had been
driving a cab only two weeks since
his layof1 from the Glenn L. Martin
plant.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
One Fan Fined $40, ;
Cleared in Disturbance
Al Nats-A's Game

The Griffith Stadium "rhubarb'
set off by an umpire's decision ir
the Mats Athletics ball game
Thursday night was resolved yes.
terday in Municipal Court, with g
$40 fine imposed on one fan, &C.
quittal of two others and the drop
ping of charges against a fourth
man.
OF the three cases actually te
come to trial, Judge Aubrey B. Fen.
nell found one man guilty of dis.
orderly conduct. He was Donald E
Peer. jr., %. of the 5000 block oi
South Fourteenth street, Arlington
His companions at the game
Reginald E. Garland, A, of the 70t
block of South Twenty fourth street
Arlington, and Garland's brother
James, As. of the 1900 block Of
South Utah street, Arlington, wer.
acquitted of similar charges b,
Judge Fennell.
Another Charge Dropped.
Earlier. the United States Attor.
ney's Office and corporation counsel!
Office had dropped charges of dis
orderly conduct and assault on {
policeman placed against Carl M
Armfelt, %, of the 2700 block O
Wisconsin avenue NV.
Government counsel found Mr.
Armfelt was merely an "innocen
bystander" in the ballpark disturb
ance which was marked by a shower
of beer cans, chairs and pop bottle.
that started when Umpire Red
Jones got in the way of ball thrown
by Washington player.
Policeman H. L. Harps testified
in the trial that Reginald Garlant
tossed a metal-rimmed paper cul
at him as he was standing guart
by the dugout entrance to the locke
rooms. He said that, because of th'
milling crowd, he could not get tt
the fan, but signaled fellow of
Ificer to make the arrest. Police
man John Bonomo added that, wher
he grabbed the Garland brother
by the belts, Peer forcibly intervenet
and yelled he had mo right tt
do so.
Peer Doesn't Deny Charge.
Peer did not deny the charge ant
explained the whole episode as Jus
something that happened" Thu
Garland brothers firmly denied the,
had thrown anything and blamed
the fans in the upper stands as "th'
ones who were doing all the throw
ing" They did not contest thu
policemen's charge that they wer'
"jeering in loud and boisterou'
manner"
Pvt. Harps charged that Mr.. Arm
felt came into the picture as he was
leading the Garlands through tht
throng toward the stadium offices
Testimony by witnesses at the hear
ing indicated, however. that th'
man and his wife, who had come
down from the upper stands tt
watch the turmoil, merely got in tht
way of the police party.
Pvt. Bonomo later characterized
the crowd as generally unfriendlJ
toward umpires and police" but
added that the mood was dispellec
when he gave the folks little
speech and a big smile and tolc
them that everything was going tc
turn out all right"
Evening star., 1948-05-29

Felix Distrito, 56-year-old blind
former prizefighter and well-known
peanut vendor at sports events here,
will return to Municipal Court Tues
day to answer charges by his land
lord that he wrongfully operates a
sawmill in his home
Joseph A. Hayden. real estate
agent with Offices in the Woodward
Building, made this charge before
Judge Nadine L. Gallagher yester-
day.
Involved is a two-story, 10-room
brick house at 610 Massachusetts,
avenue, where Mr.. and Mrs. Distrito
live with their IL children.
Mr.. Hayden said he wants the
Districts evicted because the buzz
ing Of q sawmill Is disturbing neigh
Evening star., 1948-05-29
De- C.Woman Dies Of Injuries
lin Car Crash; Husband Hurt

Mrs. Anna Puckett, 40. of SOILS
Forty-first street NV, died yes
terday in Allentown CPa) General
Hospital OF injuries received in ar
automobile accident Wednesday, the
Associated Press reported.
Her husband, Ernest Puckett, Al,
steamftter with S. E. Dockstader,
Inc, piping contractors here, also
was injured in the accident, but was
reported in good condition at the
hospital.
The AP said the accident occurred
when their car, driven by Mrs.
Puckett, swerved into utility pole
outside Allentown.
Mr.. Puckett's associates here said
Mrs. Puckett was accompanying her
husband on a business trip through
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Clayton Lake State Park
Is Dedicated by Tuck
BY ths Assoeioted Press

PULASKI. Va, May. 29.-Gov
Tuck dedicated Virginia's newest
State park at Claytor Lake near here
today to the use of all the people
with the reminder that "a prime OBJ
ligation of all governments Is tc
afford the opportunity to their citi-
zens of enjoying the blessings of life
within their reach"
The Governor flew here from
Richmond today. Tomorrow he will
fly to Big Stone Gap. in Southwest
Virginia, to dedicate the Southwest
Virginia Museum.
"Claytor Lake State Park, border
ing beautiful body of water and in
cluding 43S acres. will constitute q
most fitting addition to the chain
of parks already under the super
vision of the State Conservation
Commission" he stated.