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Evening star., 1948-08-30
vinson 10 Speak al Opening
.0fW. 81. BicentenniaI Fete
BY the Associofed Press

oy Une NSSOSt0foo FfeSS
LEXINGTON, Va, Aug. 30.-Chiei
Justice Vinson will address the
opening bicentennial convocation al
Washington and Lee University wf1er
the Nations sixth oldest educa
tional institution begins its 200th
session on September II.
The convocation bringing the
Chief Justice to the two-century-old
campus is the leadoff in year Long
series Of special events eliminating
in a final convocation next June 18
and a bicentennial alumni reunion
to include all classes.
Academic climax of the bicenten-
nial year will fall on April II when
the university will invite official
of other schools
throughout the world to attend the
annual Washington Cincinnati So
ciety day, formal convocation COM
memorating the early history of the
university and the role played by
George Washington in the develop
ment of the school which bears
his name.
A recent joint congressional reso-
luton established a special commits
sion to be headed by the President
to represent the Government and
the people of the United States In
the bicentennial observance.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Stoddert Dog Owners
May Form Association

Formation of a dog owners as
soclation to supervise pets at the
Stoddert Dwellings, Anacostia and
Riggs road Sc, will be considered
by tenants at a meeting with Ma
tlonal Capital Housing Authority
officials at $50 o'clock tonight.
John Ihlder, executive officer of
the authority, said the association
Will be proposed as means by
which tenants may be allowed to
keep their dogs, despite lease pro-
visions prohibiting animals in the
development.
Under the plan, Mr.. Ihlder said,
every tenant will be asked to vote
on the proposal, with a majority of
80 needed to put it into effect. The
association would handle all COM
plants and be responsible for all
damage or injury.
Each association member would
pay $3.50 dues annually if he owned
a dog, or 81 If he did not. Those
opposing the plan would not be
required to join the association,
Earlier the housing authority had
planned to order removal of all dogs
from the development.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
| Star Carriers
ToGet Ride on.
Constellation

Evening Star carriers will get a
300 ile-an-hour thrill Wednesday
when they "inaugurate" the coast
to-coast Constellation service of
Trans World Airline with a fight
In the Washington area.
Fifty youngsters, guests of the
newspaper and TWA, will board the
plane at National Airport and fly
at 5000 feet around nearby Mary
land and Virginia. with a panoramic
view of the Capital thrown in for
good measure. Many will be making
their first fight.
TWA will put the Consultations
in service Wednesday, operating
from Washington on daily schedule,
and serving Dayton, Chicago,
Kansas City, Albuquerque, Phoenix
and Los Angeles. The first pas
senger fight, Washington Sky
Chief" will leave at S pm. carrying
a message of greeting from the
Washington Board of Trade to civic
leaders at the points covered by the
new service.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
D. T.. Man and Woman
Killed When Plane
Crashes in New York

A Washington man and woman
We're killed late Saturday night
when their two-passenger plane
crashed while landing at the Ma
hopac IN. " Airport.
Dead are Edward T. Wright, Al
OF 6235 Thirty-third street NV.
an engineer at the District incinera
tor at First and o streets Sc, anc
Mrs. Alberta Payne McIntire, 49
who runs a rooming house at 134
c street Sc.
Associated Press reports from th'
scene said Mr.. Wright circled tn,
field for a landing while at low
altitude, then undershot the run,
way and crashed into a wall Th.
plane burst into flames.
Mrs McIntires body was hurlee
clear of the wreckage, Mr.. Wright
his clothing ablaze, staggered from
the cockpit. Airport attendant
beat out the flames but he dice
four hours later in hospital.
officials at the Hybla Valley Air.
port said Mr.. Wright took off from
the field between 7:30 and 8 am
Saturday.
Learned to Fly 10 Years Ago.
He (Mr. Wright was alone in
the plane when I saw him take off, y
said Bob Ashburn, manager of the
field. But he may have returned
to pick up the passenger
Mr.. Ashburn said he taught Mr.
Wright to fly 10 years ago. His
plane was an Ercoupe.
Mrs. McIntires brother. Fred
Payne, 1875 Eleventh street Sc, said
Mr.. Wright had roomed at his sis
ters house for several months prior
to the death of her husband, Joseph
McIntire. six months ago. He said
he thought Mrs. McIntire had gone
up in the plane with Mr.. Wright
last week
Brother, Mother Survive.
In addition to Mr.. Payne, Mrs
Mc1ntire is survived by another
brother, Bernard C. Payne, and
her mother, Mrs. Clara Lee Payne
all of Washington.
Mr.. Wright is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Marie Boland Wright
a son by a previous marriage, Ver-
non Wright, and sister, Mrs
Eva Brown, both of Washington.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
D. {. 5eminarian, 19, Wins
Model Car Scholarship

Leon Levand, 10, a Catholic Uni
versity student preparing for the
priesthood, won third place and a
$4,000 scholarship in the Fisher
Body Craftsman's Guild model car
competition at Detroit, it was an
nounced today.
A Soap Box Derby enthusiast
when he was younger, the youth
built a 16-inch scale model modern
istic automobile, which gave him
third place in the senior division
competition.
He will use the $4,000 to further
his education at Catholic University,
where he is a first-year student.
and to specialize later in scientific
studies.
His father is Victor A. Levand, an
automobile mechanic, who lives in
Philadelphia with Mrs. Levand. In
Washington young Levand lives at
the Ohlate Scholasticate of the
Order of st. Francis De Sales, GOT
Michigan avenue NE.
Evening star., 1948-08-30

After the so-called initial reg
Iistration," which takes care of every.
body who will be 18 by September IL
but not yet rs on August 30, there
will come what SIS calls "contin.
uing registration"
That will take care of younger.
than-18 who become 18 on or after
September 19. If the draft law isn't
changed, the continuing registration
will continue until June "a, 1850
two years after the law was signed
by President Truman.
| According to SIS figure 1,2O0 OO(
American males are IS at any giver
time In "a hours a lot of these will.
be 10, but the gap they leave will
be quickly filled by 17-year-olds be.
coming Is.
That means the Continuing reg.
istration" will register 100000 pos.
sibilities for the draft each month
until June "a. 1850.
That doesn't seem like much work
| If you remember that on Octobe,
is, 1910, SIS registered 1885, ,037
men. In one day, that is.
The authorized strength of the
Army is 947,0O0, which includes
S,375 women and 10000 18-year-
olds. The Army does not have quite
enough money to support all those
today.
The present strength of the Army
is only $4,000. That's the reason
that most, if not all, draftees will
find themselves in the Army. The
Navy, Marines or Air Force are fill
ing their monthly quotas and expect
to continue doing it.
The Army is not, so you might as
well do what you can about getting
fond of olive drab.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Navy Chief 10 Protest
Beating by Police
Who Arrested Him

Accused of biting two policemen
and held for the grand jury. under
$500 bond, a defendant planned to
complain formally to Police Supt
Robert j. Barrett today that he was
mistreated~ after his arrest Saturday
night.
The defendant, Navy Chief Radio
man Archibald Koester, 30, of the
900 block Cedar lane, Falls Church,
Va, was arrested at Wisconsin and
M streets NV. by Pvts. Frederick
L. Gibson and Charles B. Kadel.
He said IS stitches were taken in his
scalp.
Police reported that Koester
struck Pvt. Gibson in the face and
bit him on the hand before they
reached the station.
At the station, Koester also took a
nip of the arm of Pvt. Frank F.
BleSsington when the latter searched
him, police said. Both officers were
treated at Georgetown Hospital and
Pvt. Blessington remained off duty
yesterday.
Koester forfeited SIS collateral on
a drunk and disorderly charge.
Today his attorney, Emmett L.
Sheehan, said he will formally
charge police mistreatment and will
attempt to have the forfeiture set
aside on the ground it was done
without his clients knowledge or
consent.
Koester told reporters he was
drinking but not drunk when ar
rested. When he asked the police
men the cause for the arrest, one
held him while the other black
lacked him more than four times,
necessitating is stitches, Koester
told reporters.
He said he probably went wild"
when he was hit, but did not re-
member biting any one although
1 guess 1 could have"
He said the Is stitches were taken
in his head at Georgetown Hos
pital, where he was taken by police
after the arrest. He has since been
placed under treatment at Bethesda
Naval Hospital.
Mr.. Rooster also complained that
while he was confined in No. 7 pre-
cinct for about IL hours police re-
fused to give him a drink of water
or to permit him to call a lawyer
or the shore patrol. He said he had
to drink water from his cell toilet
bowl to quench his thirst.
The defendant said he has been
in the Navy 13 years, six of which
he spent during the war in the sub
marine service in the Pacific. He
said he had been awarded "a batch"
of wartime decorations in connec-
ton with the sinking of 80 japanese
ships by submarines to which he
was assigned.
Koester and his wife, Mrs. Hilda
Koester. %, live at COS Cedar lane,
Falls Church, Va. They have three
children, Archibald, jr., 7, and s.
year-old twins. Juanita and John.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Druftee and Veteran Guide
BY Moi. Thomas M. Mol

Today is registration day for
25-year-olds.
| After them come all those born
in 1923-they register Tuesday and
Wednesday-and so on down to 49,
year-old men born before Septem-
ber 10, 1890 They register Septem-
ber II or 18.
The Selective Service System
(SSS) says that local draft boards
will spread the word on where reg
istration is to take place. Chances
are that it will not be at draft board
Offices, but at convenient places like
schools or churches. You might
even be able to register where you
work.
THE local boards will have tc
use the places available" says the
SSS, but registration must be held
among dignified surroundings and
without disturbing factors"
In other words, while waiting your
turn in the registration line don't
hope to get in a quickie pool game
You'll be in "dignified surround
ings"
You have to register regardless OF
whether you are an American citi-
zen. If you're in this country you
have to register, with two excep-
tions:
/. If you are in the armed forces
on active duty.
g If you are a diplomat from a
foreign country or his attache.
Those are the only exceptions. II
you are a member of a reserve unit,
either organized or unorganized or
of the National Guard or anything
like that, you still have to register
This does not necessarily mean
you will be drafted, but you do
have to register.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Polio Total Here
Is Raised 10 100
By9NewCases
55 Victims Reside
In District and Rest
Are From Nearby

Nine new cases of infantile paraly-
sis were reported by the District
Health Department today, raising
to an even 100 the total number Of
polio cases diagnosed and treated
so far this year in Washington hos
pitals.
Six of the new cases are residents
of the District, and the other three
were brought here from nearby
Maryland and Virginia for treat
ment. Fifty-f1ve of the 100 cases
are District residents.
At the same date last year, the
department had reported only six
polio victims from the District and
II from nearby areas.
The six new District victims in.
clude:
A 6-year-old colored boy, living
in the HOO block of Fiftieth place
NE. and 5-year-old colored boy.
of the 200 block of I street NV.
both admitted to Gallingcr Hospital
yesterday; an ll-year-old girl of
the 900 block of R street NV. and
a s-year-old girl of the 54O0 block
OF Connecticut avenue NV, both
admitted to Children'S Hospital
Thursday; a 5-year-old colored boy.
OF the 300 block of Fifth street Sc,
admitted to Gallinger Friday, and
6-year-old colored girl, of the
900 block of P street NV. admitted
TO Children's Saturday.
The three patients from nearby
Maryland and Virginia include q
5-year-old boy, of Fort Belvoir. Va,
admitted to Children,s Saturday;
10-year-old girl, of Route 4, Alex
andria, admitted to Children's o
Thursday, and 10-year- -old colored
bog, of Silver Spring, Md, admitted
to Children's on FRIDAY,
Evening star., 1948-08-30
"a From Nativity Church
End Retreat al Manresd

Sixty-four parishoners of the
Church of the Nativity here ended a
three-day retreat yesterday at Man.
resa on n-the-Severn, Annapolis, Md.
it was announced today.
Among those taking part were
lawyers, accountants, printers, gov
ernment officials, clerks. photo
graphers, statesmen, electrotypers
carpenters, cabinetmakers, students
truck drivers, mail carriers, and a
Marine sergeant-major. Retreat
master was the Rev. John ]. Brady,
S. j.
Twenty of those present were
making their first retreat. Max F.
Rosinski, 70, made his 14th retreat.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
BY William }. WheotIey
Sior Sfoff Correspondent

CAMP RITCHIE, CASCADE, Md,
Aug. 30.-The 115th Infantry Reg
iment of Maryland's National
Guard, in field training here, is
striving through sheer hard work
and intense interest of its postwar
personnel to retain that pride which
its wartime predecessor brought t.
the State by its combat record in
the European theater.
Working in the 100-degree tenn
peratures, both veterans and re-
cruits are striving to complete, in
the two-week period, the rugged
training program set out for them.
To squeeze it in, they are up before
dawn, and the first cracks of the
rifles are heard as soon as enough
light comes up over the mountain
tops to permit them to see the tar
gets. They are there until evening
obscures the targets. Today they
are starting their second week.
The regiment is commanded by
Col. Louis G. Smith of Baltimore,
1ldCAVC w doAlllSCOllldi, WAOoC
mother, Mrs. Carrie G. Smith lives
at 1909 Mape View place Sc The
regiment is composed of companies
from the States Eastern Shore,
Western Maryland and Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties. The
latter include the Anti-tank Com
pany, from HyattSville, commanded
by First 1t. William D. Clark of
Riverdale; the Service Company,
commanded by Capt. Charles E.
Peter of Silver Spring and the
Cannon Company from Kensington,
commanded by First 1t. Benjamin
A. Burroughs of Rockville.
Gov. Lane Visits Camp.
Friday was Governors Day at
the camp. Headed by Gov. w. Pres
ton Lane and Maj. Gen. Milton A.
Reckord, the States Adjutant Gen.
eral, the visitors included high-rank-
ing Army officers from the Second
Army and the Army Department, as
we'll as top State officials
Gov. Lane entered the camp in
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Auto Struck by Troin;
Driver Slightly Hurt

A Fort Myer soldier escaped with
slight injuries yesterday when a
Washington 81 Old Dominion Rail-
way train struck his car at the
Shirley highway crossing near Fair
lington.
MISergt. Walter P. Rogers, 48, was
released after treatment at Airing
ton Hospital for cuts and bruises.
Police said he did not see the cross
|ing's warning lights until too late
to stop.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
MARYLAND Guard 775th Infantry
Pushes Training Despite Heat

the middle of the afternoon to be
greeted by guard of honor. which
he inspected, after which he OBJ
served squad demonstrations by two
companies, as we'll as a review by
the regiment. Subsequently the
troops put on simulated war game
in the rifle range area. This in
cluded the firing of service charges
by the Hyattsville Anti-tank Com
pany of one of its 76-milimeter guns
into the mountain side. with ac-
companying streams of blazing
tracers from the machinegun units.
Capt Peters service company has
one of the biggest tasks in the camp,
the procurement and transportation
of supplies, including food Assisting
Capt> Peters is Second 1t. Charles r.
Cross of Silver Spring, Second 1t.
Joseph W. Saunders of Takoma
Park and Warrant Officer Leslie B.
Thompson, of Bethesda
1t. Clark of the hyattsville anti
tank company has as his assistants,
Second 1t Ralph H. Lewis of Hy-
attsville and Second 1t. James r.
rockingham of College Park.
Veterans in Top Spots.
Combat-trained veterans hold the
top commissioned and non-com-
missioned positions, for the most
part, in this as well as the other
units. Sergt. p o. Smith of Ed
monston was attached to Gen. Mac
Arthur's Headquarters. and went
with it from New Caledonia to
Tokyo. staff Sergt. Raymond J
Nolan of Rogers Heights, an assist
ant legal adviser in the State De-
partment and veteran of the Ca
madam Army's Black Watch, are
instructing the new men in handling
their MI rifles.
The Kensington Cannon Company
has, in addition to 1t. Burroughs
First 1t. Dayton L. Hare, jr, Ia
koma Park, Md.
Like all National Guard units this
year, the Maryland companies have
large percentage of youths of draft
age, who are getting their first taste
of army field life. According to
their officers, they are doing well.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Falls Church Man
browns in Creek

Thomas T. Wick, "a, Falls Church,
Va, drowned yesterday in Curkles
Creek at Clarks Landing, Md, St.
Marys County Sheriff Willard Long
said.
Mr.. Wick was a butcher at the
American Stores Co. market in the
Shirlington Shopping Center,
Arlington.
The sheriff said a certificate Of
accidental death had been issued
by Drs. F. F. Greenwell and j. s.
Lane, jr.
Sheriff Long gave the following
account:
Mr.. Wick, with three companions
Harold w. Redmond, 3l4 Tenth
street Sc; Dorse Redmond, 2949
south Glebe road, Arlington, and
Roy Council, 1903 Irving street
N.W.-was fishing from skiff.
The craft hit shoal and the out
board motor was pulled off and
dropped into the water. As the
men attempted to recover the motor,
the Skiff overturned and all aboard
were dumped into the creek.
Mr.. Wick, according to his COM
panions, could not swim and was
pulled from the water by them and
carried ashore. Later, they said,
he was seen standing waist deep in
the creek. That was the last they
saw of him.
Sheriff Long was notified about
5 am. and went to the scene. He
engaged boats to drag for the body,
which was recovered late in the
day by Mrs. Beulah Kincaid, who
had volunteered to help in the
search.
Harold Redmond and Mr.. Council
both work at the Shirlington store
where the latter is manager of the
meat market. Dorse Redmond.
brother of Harold, is. manager of
the American Store on South
Twenty-third street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored by
The Star in cooperation with the
Recreation Department and The
Film Center, are scheduled for $50
O'Clock tonight. Programs of comedy,
sports, cartoons and travel shorts
will be shown at the following play
grounds and recreation centers.
Chevy Chase. Forty-frst and Livinxston
Highland Dwelling, 400 Atlantic street
Keens. Rock Creek Church and Risss
roads NE.
Kenilworth. KeniIworth avenue and Ord
street NE.
Tai. Eighteenth and Monroe streets
Trinidad, HoIDrook terrace and Mount
Oliyet street NE
Camp simms, Fifteenth and simms
streets z.
Francis, Twenty-fourth and streets
Howard, Fifth and W streets NV.
Loveloy, Twelfth and D streets NE.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Brakeman Decapitated
By Train al landover

A Pennsylvania Railroad brake
man was decapitated yesterday
when struck by an express train at
Landover, Md.
Dr. John T. Maloney, Prince
Georges County deputy medical ex-
aminer, who issued a certificate of
accidental death. identified the VIC
tim as Cecil F. Hart. 81. of 1714 Bay
street Sc. He said Mr.. Hart ap-
parently stepped from between two
cars of waiting freight train into
the path of the express.
Mr.. Hart's body was removed to
Gasch's funeral home, Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
District Heights Woman
Is Injured in Fall

A District Heights. Md, woman
suffered broken ankle and body
bruises yesterday when she fell out
OF second-story window at her
home.
The victim, Mrs. Pambler Demp-
sey, 2l5 Avenue D, District Heights,
was admitted to the Boiling Air
Force Base Hospital, where she was
taken by the District Heights
Rescue Squad.
Prince Georges County Police
men Charles Perrygo and Carl M
Keech said they have been unable
to learn how Mrs. Dempsey fell out
of the window. Mr.. Dempsey is sta
/ toned at the air base.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Woynesboro to lnduet
City Council Wednesday
By the Assoeio,ed Press

WAYNESBORO, Va. Aug. 30
The new city Council of Waynes-
boro will be indicted Wednesday
morning.
At their organization meeting the
councilmen will elect a Mayor,
Vice Mayor and will draw lots
torsee which two will serve for two
years and which three for four
years.
The Council Is expected to make
the following appointments: I. G.
VasS, city manager; E. G. Heatwole,
city clerk, and Humes J. Franklin,
city attorney.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Swimmer Breaks Neck
Divine Into West River

Stanley Kinchen, 81, of 431l
Newark road, Colmar Manor, suf-
fered broken neck yesterday when
he dived into the shallow water OF
West River, 13 miles south of An
napolis, according to Anne Arundel
County police.
Mr.. Kinchen was admitted to
Emergency Hospital. Annapolis.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Beverly Park Benefit Set

A weiner roast to raise funds for
the Alexandria infantile paralysis
campaign will be held by group
of Beverly Park Gardens residents
at $50 o'clock tonight at the Idaho
Building. Mrs. Arthur Henoch is
chairman OF the affair.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Letcher longerbeom
Dies at 81 in CuIpeper
By the Associoted Press

CULPEPER, Va, Aug. 30.-Letch-
er Longerbeam, 54, furniture dealer
and town council member here, died
yesterday. Mr.. Longerbeam was
chief of the Culpeper Fire Depart
ment and a member of the rescue
squad.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Jewish Veterans Elect

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va, Aug.
80 P,.-Morton Spigel of Peninsula
Post No. 579, Newport News, was
elected State commander of the Vir-
ginia Department Of Jewish War
Veterans as the two-day convention
closed here yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Guithersburq Barn Burns

A barn and pig shed on the farm
of Mrs Mary Higgins, Gaithersburg,
was destroyed by fire last night. The
|Gaithersburg Fire Department esti-
mated the loss at $500.
Evening star., 1948-08-30

Rifle firing for record which pay if sat-
sfacory shooting is DONE occupied each unit for two days
the sizzling-hot rifle Here the units from
muniies adjacent to the District performing the firing
line. Watching is Capt Charles Peter commanding officer
the Silver Spring Service Company Seated Warrant
Officer Leslie Thompson giving telephone orders and right
1t. Benjamin A. Burroughs commanding officer of the Ken
Sngton Canon Company Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1948-08-30

READY FOR ACTIONThis 7emilmeter gun is part of the
equipment of the Hyatve Anttank Company of the 15th
Infantry Maryland National Guard, in training at Camp
Richie ProecteS used in the test firing literally shook the
mountain into which aimed In the front eft to right
Pfc Bruce Taylor reenbelt assistant driver and Staff
Serg E. MacMckae driver while looking out of the top
manhoes Tech Serg Edward Sutton Qeft) and Pfc
Matthews, 403 Central avenue, Capitol Heights, Md
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-09-30
Weekly News Letter
w. F. Bond, Commissioner

Every ten years beginning in
1880 on the call of the President
Of the United States there has
been held in the City of Washing
ton, a White House Conference,
made up Of representatives of all
agencies and organizations in
terested in the care, health and
welfare of children and young
people under the age of 10 years
in the United States. The next
such conference, of course will
be held in Washington in the
spring of 1850.
A preliminary conference was
held in Washington on this
matter last spring. Between now
and the time of the next nation
al conference it seems likely that
several district conferences and
at least one state conference on
this matter will be held in the
State of Mississippi. Very likely
our number one social problem
today is what needs to be done
for children.