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Evening star., 1948-07-25
735HomeNishops
Include Falling
Plaster Injury

A District woman suffered head
injury last week when she was
caught in shower of falling plaster,
the Red Cross home accident survey
reported yesterday. The accident
was among 135 reported here for the
week.
Two persons died of burns, an
elderly woman suffered a fatal fall
and baby suffocated in bed to ac-
count for the weeks home accident
fatalities.
A l0-month-old child fell over a
12-foot bannister and escaped un-
hurt, but another infant fell from
an eignt-foot porch and suffered a
fracture.
Several children drank kerosene.
rubbing alcohol, clothes bleach and
ate rat and ant poison.
Home accident deaths this year
total 152 as compared with 1874 this
time last year. Accident totals were
$500 this year; 2929 at this tins
last year.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Remmie Arnold May Run
For Governor in Virginia
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, July 24.-Rem-
mie L. Arnold. Petersburg manu-
facturer. today made his appearance
as possible candidate for Governor.
Friends in various parts of the
State reported receiving letters from
Mr.. Arnold in which he indicated
he was making a survey to de-
termine what strength he could de-
pelop.
Mr.. Arnold was not available for
comment.
Meanwhile, the two announced
candidates, State Senator John S
Battle of Charlottesville, and Mayor
Horace H. Edwards of Richmond.
are busy with their campaign for
the Democratic nomination next
year.
Francis Pickens Miller, anti-ma-
chine leader, is expected to announce
his candidacy soon. Representative
Stanley of Martinsville, is another
potential candidate.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Maryland Waiermen
To Meet Wednesday

Chesapeake Bay oyster problems
and the development of a sensible"
conservation program will be dis
cussed by the Maryanl Commercial
Watermens Association at the organ
ization's third annual meeting at
Galesville, Anne Arundel County.
John S. Murphy, sr., will preside.
Representative Sasscer. Democrat, Of
Maryland will speak.
Others expected to attend include
John E. Clark, George Harrison, and
Allan Sellers, the three members of
the States Tidewater Fisheries Com
mission, State Senator Louis l..
Goldstein, Democrat, of Calvert
County, and other legislators from
the States II tidewater counties.
The association also will elect new
officers and directors.
Entertainment for ladies will be
provided by a committee headed by
Warren L. Hazard of Galesville.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
First Model Show Contestants,
From CIorksburg, Camp at Field

who is in charge of the delegation
to today's show, points out thai
the club now has more than 900
members, including five girls, ano
they range in age from 8 to S.
for Carl A. Hopkins, director of the
show.
They build their own planes in a
barn-machine shop acquired for
them by the VFW, and send con-
testants to at least five competitions
year.
This year they will compete in
seven.
Youngest of today's entrants is
13-year r-old Bill Minger. The old
est member is Marcel Delmotte, So
who has been flying model planes
ever since he retired from the Navy
His entry is a craft called "Buzzard
Bombshell"
Mr.. Delmotte's daughter, Norma
Marie, II, is the teams only girl
entrant.
Joseph Williams, Is, club presi-
dent, took third place here last
year and he hopes to better it today
Evening star., 1948-07-25
India 5 New Envoy
Due 10 Arrive Today

Sir Bengal Rama Rau. new In
dian Ambassador to the United
States, is scheduled to arrive from
London at National Airport at lis
pm. today.
Sir Bengal was expected to be
accompanied by his daughter
Shanta Rama Rau, %. a graduate of
Wellesley College. His wife is ex-
pected to arrive from London within
a few days, the Embassy here said,
The new Ambassador had been
with the Indian Mission in Japan
before his appointment June "a to
the post here.
r. K. Nehru, who has been charge
d'affairs of the Embassy here. will
become minister after Sir Bengal
officially assumes his new position
Sir Bengal will present his Gre
dentials to the State Department
and make his first call on President
Truman early this week, the En-
bassy said.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Searchers for Lost Girl, 4,
Find Her on Couch al Home

More than 100 persons searched
the fields and woods around CATH
ersburg for two hours last night for
4-year-oid girl.
She is Phyllis, daughter of Philip
c. Watkins. a Gaithersburg dairy
farmer, who reported to Montgom-
cry County police shortly before 8
pm. that she was missing.
Police, Joined by the Gaithersburg,
Damascus and Rockville fire depart
ments, began hunt through nearby
fields and woods. They were joined
by more than so neighbors.
Shortly before 10 pm, Mrs. Wat
kins discovered Phyllis asleep on q
couch in the living room. 1t was
believed the child had been asleep
outside the house during the search,
had awakened, gone into the house
and fallen asleep again.
Evening star., 1948-07-25

Reading habits acquired during
the war are credited for the fact
that District residents borrowed
2,7l8,00o Public Library books in the
fiscal year ended June 30, or ISL 900
more than they did during the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1947. -
While the figures indicate that
this is a readers CITY," an analysis
of the volumes read revealed yes
terday that Washington residents
are reading more and more for in
formational reasons.
Librarian Harry N. Peterson, in
his report, pointed out that the fact
stands out that the war introduced
reading as a source of information
and recreation to thousands of serv-
ice men and women, and brought
home to civilians that their public
libraries had services to offer which
they, the citizens, had often over
looked!
Increased circulation in the Dis
trict Public Library, he believed, can
be accounted for in part, at least,
by these two facts.
Library officials say that books of
travel and description are among
the more popular because people
are thinking now about touring in
South America. Europe and many
places where they were stationed
during the war.
There also is increased interest
Evening star., 1948-07-25

Far-reaching improvements in di-
agnosiS of serious eye ailment are
expected from a recently developed
instrument-only one of its kind in
use-which was installed at the
George Washington University Hos
pital last week.
The instrument is a space eikono-
meter which determines whether a
patient sees objects larger or smaller
with one eye than with the other
and indicates the amount of diff
ference.
Sufferers from the malady-called
aniseikonia-develop symptoms that
range from complaints that their
eyes are tired to dizziness and dis
torted vision. Some patients COM
plain that round objects look OBJ
long.
The most universal complaint,
doctors said, is from patients who
have never been able to get prop
erly fitted glasses.
Takes Up Less Space.
Until recently, apparatus for dag
nosing aniseikonia occupied an en-
tire room at the G. w. hospital. ac-
cording to Miss Mary Everist
Kramer, chief of the orthoptic de-
partment. The new eikonometer
Evening star., 1948-07-25

was issued yesterday in behalf of a
group of Howard University Of
ficials and others who last week
visited the Air Reserve Officers
Training Corps Camp at Wright
Patterson Field in Dayton, Ohio.
White and Negro cadets, including
% from Howard, are training there
on non-segregated basis in hari
mony and efficiency, according to
Otto McClarrin, university publicity
director.
1T is only by a wild stretch of
our imagination that we can visua-
lize non-segregated Army at this
time" he said. However, a nom
segregated pattern can work and
this fact has been proven by the
pattern now In operation at Wright
Patterson Field.T
Evening star., 1948-07-25

takes up only small corner in a
room of the large eye department.
The examination involves identi-
fication by the patient of the COM
parative nearness or distance from
him of parallel lines which he views
through polaroid lenses.
A difficulty in the diagnosis of
aniseikonia is that its symptoms can
be produced by large number of
other Misunderstanding diabetes,
thyroid ailments. hardening of the
arteries, constipation or even fatigue.
Most Persons Affected.
But the only remedy for anisei-
konia, they said, is properly fitted
glasses.
Tests run at the new hospital,
Miss Kramer said, indicate that most
people have some degree of anisei-
konia. Fortunately, however, the
degree is slight. Intense cases. how
ever, can lead to serious nervous dis
orders, doctors said.
The new instrument, developed
after 20 years of research at Dart
mouth College. is used to test both
eyes working together Most eye
testing implements, doctors said,
measure the ability of only one eye
at a time,
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Hearing on Underpass
For Pennsylvania Ave.
To Reopen Aug. Il

The District Commissioners and
the Public Utilities Commission, sit
ting as a Joint board, will reopen
August II hearing begun last Oc-
tober to consider construction of
an underpass at Pennsylvania and
Constitution avenues NV.
With a view to erasing the traffic
bottleneck at the intersection. the
Highway Department has proposed
a S4,000,000 grade separation under
pass at the point where the thor
oughfares meet.
Capital Transit opposes the plan
as too expensive and suggested last
fall that an alternate channeliza-
ton plan be adopted to eliminate
the traffic jams that occur at al
most every rush hour. The alter
nate plan would cost only 100000,
the company estimated.
Track charges amounting to about
$250,000 would result if the under
pass plan is adopted. Capital Tran
sit maintained. The Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. estimated the cost of
relocating its underground equip
ment at about $195,100.
Supporters of the underpass in
clude Wallace L. Braun. deputy
director of the Department of Vehi-
cles and Traffic. and Washington I.
Cleveland of the American Automo-
bile Association.
Capital Transits plan calls for
elimination of traffic north and
south across the intersection on
Fourth street and John Marshall
place. 1t would make Pennsylvania
avenue one-way east and Constitu-
ton avenue one-way west for sew
eral blocks on eithel side of the
intersection.
The plan calls for erection of a
larger traffic channelization island
along Pennsylvania avenue and es-
tablishment of new feeder streets to
connect Louisiana avenue with Mad
lson drive at Third street and Con-
stitution avenue with Pennsylvania
avenue south of Second street.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Mrs. Roberta B. Laughton
Named Deputy Court Clerk

Mrs. Roberta B. Laughton. a
member of the staff of the clerk of
the Prince Georges County Circuit
Court for the last 10 years, has
been named chief deputy, clerk of
the court w. Waverly Webb an
nounced yesterday.
She is the first woman to be ap-
pointed to the post.
Mrs. Laughton. native of
Ritchie, Md, attended the Uni
versity of Maryland, where she was
the first woman, to become a men,
Der of the school band. She is an
active member of the Southern
Maryland Democratic Club.
Mr.. Webb, who served as deputy
for IA years. was appointed clerk
of the court July 16, after the death
of Brice Bowie.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Hearing Set in Death
|0f Mrs. Sands in Crash
hY the Assoeiuted Press

WARRENTON, Va, July a.
Fauquier Countys trial magistrate
has set August 6 for a hearing to
determine whether reckless driv-
ing figured in the automobile COL
lision which was fatal to Mrs. Daniel
c. Sands. of Middleburg, on July H.
William S. Hart. of Frederick
County. who narrowly escaped in
jury when his own car skidded on
the slippery highway just east of
Paris, in Fauquier County, near the
scene of the fatal accident, said
today he has been summoned as a
witness.
Also expected to testify is Theo-
dore Winthrall. Of San Francisco.
who Is recovering In a Winchester
Hospital from injuries suffered In
the collision.
Mr.. Winthrall's mother. Mrs. Al
pha Winthrall, and his cousin, Miss
Idalene Heberer, also Of San Fran
cisco. sustained slight injuries in
the accident. James Anderson, Mrs.
Sands driver. suffered facial cuts.
Evening star., 1948-07-25

No one is likely to dispute the
claim of the Clarksburg CIV. Va.)
contestants to being the first on the
scene for today's National Capital
Model Air Show.
They were already camped on the
spot a day ahead of time. Before
noon yesterday, the delegation
pitched five tents in a neat row on
the edge of the Andrews Air Force
Base flying field where the meet
opens at am. today.
The camp was complete even to a
portable machine shop.
Taking the lead is nothing new to
Clarksburg's model plane enthusi-
asts whose club is sponsored by the
Meuse-Argonne Post No. 573 of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Only a
week ago, six members took T3 prizes
in another model flying meet The
Clarksburg club was organized in
1927, and it did not take long for
the original 81 boys to build the
club into a going concern.
William c. Minger, VFW official
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Ruling Expected
On Jurisdiction JI
Ii Transit Fares
80
Joint Tickets Good
Through Tomorrow
In Extension of Day

Justice Alexander Holtzoff may
decide in District Court tomorrow,
at the behest of a perplexed Capi.
tai Transit Co.. whether the Inter-
state Commerce Commission or the
Public Utilities Commission has
jurisdiction over streetcar and bus
fares In Washington.
He will preside at a hearing on a
suit filed by Capital Transit ask
ing for a declaratory Judgment that
the District PUG is the sole rate
fixing agency for public transport
tation within the District.
Justice Holtzoff is expected to rule
tomorrow on Capital Transit re-
quest for restraining order pro-
tecting the company from penalties
for failure to obey conflicting PUG
and ICC orders on the validity In
Washington of joint fare tickets sold
to Observation-Disclosures COM
muters on Virginia lines.
In the meantime, it was an
nounced that. pending the courts
action, the joint fare tickets would
be accepted by the transit company
until 1901 am. Tuesday
Share Is 5.S3 A Ticket.
The PUG says the Capital Transit
Co, must stop accepting the tickets
by Tuesday, The ICC just as firmly
declares the company must con-
tinue to sell and accept the tickets.
The PUG objection to the tickets
is that, while they are sold for 1919
cents each. Capital Transit receives
only 5.83 cents as its share. A year.
old PUG order states that Capital
Transit must not accept less than
10 cents for cash rides.
Capital Transit attorneys filed
the suit for a declaratory Judgment
last week when it became appar-
ent that the company could not
obey the PUG without disobeying
the ICC, or vice versa.
The confusion was climaxed yes
terday when Attorney General Clark,
United States Attorney George Nor
ris Fay and the Washington. Vir-
ginia & Maryland Coach Co.
launched court actions in support
of the ICC stand.
A motion filed by two of Mr..
Clark's assistants asked dismissal of
the Capital Transit suit.
Deadline Extended.
Later in the day, ICC counsel ap-
peared at District Court and filed a
suit for an injunction that would
prevent the Capital Transit Co.
from obeying the PUC's cease and
desist order. The company had an
nounced Friday it would stop ac-
cepting the joint fare tickets at +,
12Qle am. tomorrow. ~ az
Then, Attorney r. @. Await, rep
resenting Capital Transit, attended
a conference of the contending at
torneys in the chambers of District
Court Justice James w. Morris. He
agreed, following the conference, to
extend the deadline "a hours until
12:01 am. Tuesday.
Thereupon, the ICC withdrew its
Injunction suit,
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Mrs. Betty R. McDevitt
Injured at Press Outing

Mrs. Betty Ruth McDevitt, 36,
correspondent of The, Washington
Post and the Maryland News, suf-
fered head injuries when she fell
from a diving board at thte Mont
gomery County Press Association
outing yesterday.
She was taken to Suburban Hos
pital, Bethesda. by the Rockville
rescue squad. Her condition was re-
ported as good. The outing was at
the estate of Anders r. Lofstrand
at Rockville.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Air and Ground Units
OF D. {. Guard Ready
For Training Camps

Air and ground units of the Dis
trict National Guard will begin their
summer training camps this week.
About 900 officers and men of the
ground units are scheduled to leave
for two-week training course at
Camp Pendleton. Va, today while
the Air Guard will begin its camp
Saturday by leading three fighter
wings in a demonstration opening
the International Air Exposition at
New York's new Idlewild Airport.
Most of the ground troops leaving
today are members of the 260th
Anti Aircraft Artillery Group.
Others include the 104th Ordnance
Maintenance Co. and the 275th
Army Ground Forces Band. Addi-
tional ground units will leave within
the next several weeks.
d. c. Squadron to Lead.
Twenty-four FAT fighters of the
Districts 12lst Fighter Squadron
will lead the 176 National Guard
planes participating in the New
York air show, which will be at
tended by President Truman and
other notables.
Flight leader of the formation will
be the commanding officer of the
12lst Squadron. Maj. Willard w.
Millikan, 3346 Martha Gusts drive,
Alexandria, a World War II ace with
Is German planes to his credit.
As the show opens. other District
Air Guard units will be travelling
overland. to Dover, Del, site. of the
l5-day camp. More than 400 off,
GERS and men will leave Andrews
Air Force Base in convoy.
Intensive Practice Planned.
Arriving here Friday, the 149th
Fighter Squadron from Richmond
will take off with the 121st from
Andrews. The two will be met over
Dover by the 104th from Baltimore
and the 148th from Reading, Pa,
the four squadrons forming the SD
Wing.
The Dover operations of the wing
will be under the direction of Col
Ladder B. Mackall, District Air
Guard commanding officer who lives
at 4434 Garfield street NV.
The camp program includes in
tensive practice in dive bombing,
strafing and air gunnery practice.
Delaware's Gov. Walter Bacon will
visit the Dover base August 8.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Prince Georges Kiwonis
Outing Set for Thursday

The Prince Georges County XII
wants Club will hold it's annual
outing Thursday at Franklin Manor
Beach. the home of John r. Fetch
er, on Chesapeake Bay.
Guest will include club members
from Bethesda, Silver Spring, An
napolis and Shady Side. The pro-
gram includes swimming, games
and q buffet supper.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Co-Chairman Of Arlington
Blood Program Resigns

Resignation of Caldwell G. Ken
drick as chairman of the Blood
Program Committee, Arlington
County Red Cross Chapter, was an
nounced yesterday by Chapter
Chairman w. w. McCollum.
Mrs. ]. Newton Miller. who was
co-chairman with Mr.. Kendrick. will
assume the full Craftsmanship.
Mr.. McCollum also announced that
Arlington residents may donate
blood August when the bloodmobile
will be stationed from 10 am. to 4
pm. at the Clarendon First Baptist
Church. Appointments may be
made by calling oxford 30l0.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Delay Asked in Replies.
10 Contempt Citations.
Till After James Trial

BALTIMORE, July 24.-State's At
torney j. Bernard Wells today asked
attorneys for five Baltimore area
radio stations cited for contempt OF
court to refrain from filing answers
until after the trial of Eugene H
James. colored janitor accused OF
killing Marsha Brill, II.
The stations were cited for their
handling of news of the murder OF
the girl in Baltimore and of Carol
Bardwell, also II, in Washington
Both girls were slain with a knife
and James is accused of both mur-
ders.
James trial in the Brill case is set
for September 20 here The court
has given the stations until October
! to show cause why they should not
be adjudged in contempt.
Conferred With Court.
Mr. Wells said he made his re-
quest to station attorneys after con-
ferring with the court.
What the court found objection
able in the radio broadcasts might
be restated in the answers, Mr..
Wells said.
He added that publication of the
answers would defeat the purpose
of the court-to avoid publication of
some facts before the trial.
Mr.. Wells said that attorneys for
the stations contacted have not
stated whether they propose to
withhold filing of their answers.
Elisha Hanson of Washington,
counsel for the American News
paper Publishers Association, dis
closed earlier this week that he
clans to petition the Maryland
Court of Appeals for an order which
would require the Baltimore courts
to strike the rule restricting crime
news.
Mclaughlin Plans Action.
The National Association of
Broadcasters and the Montgomery
and Prince Georges County press
associations have thrown their sup
port to the defendants in the con-
tempt. cases.
Meanwhile, in Hagerstown, State
Senator D. Kenneth Mclaughlin,
Republican, of Washington County
said today he expects the next leg
islature to act to void any rules
imposed by Maryland courts on the
press and radio.
He said he would support or intro
d1ce such a bill.
Mr.. Mclaughlin, a Hagerstown
attorney, would not comment on the
citation of the radio stations.
His sole concern, he said, Is the
prevention of the spread of the
Baltimore rule over the rest of the
State, as has been recommended by
a special committee of the Mary
land Court of Appeals.
Lofstrand Might Buck Bill.
Mr.. Mclaughlin stated he felt the
next legislature would also act "as
far as Baltimore City is concerned. +"
Baltimore City Supreme Bench
rules forbid. among other things, the
publication of statements made by
an accused after his arrest, the TAX
ing of his picture without his con-
sent. and the publication of any
forecast of the future course of a
trial.
The rules were adopted, the court
said, to insure fair trials.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Agriculture Teachers
To Meet at MARYLAND U.

Maryland's teachers of vocational
agriculture will begin their three
day summer conference Tuesday at
the University of Maryland. /
The annual meeting is sponsored
by the State Department of Agricul-
ture in cooperation with the uni
versity's college of agriculture. We'd
nesday they will tour the agricul-
tural research center at Beltsville.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Mrs. Genevieve Wells
Heuds Women's Council

Mrs. Genevieve H. Wells, of
BrookevilIe, is the new president OF
the Maryland Council of Women.
She succeeds Mrs. John Whitehurst,
Baltimore, who has resigned after
being named Democratic national
committeewoman for Maryland.
A former delegate to the General
Assembly from Montgomery County,
Mrs Wells now Is employed as an
administrative assistant In the Silver
Spring ONCE of the Washington
Sanitary Commission.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Officers Are Elected
By Oxon Hill Firemen

George H. Talbert, jr., has been
elected president OF the Oxon Hill
Md Fire Department. Other of
ficers named are: C. A. Phelps, ST.,
vice president: E. p. Talbert, secre-
tary and assistant chief; L. L. Lat
ham, treasurer; Charles Arnold
chief, and Arthur Heron. captain.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Dance Scheduled Friday

MANASSAS, Va, July "a tSpe-
ciaD.-A benefit dance will be held
at the Brentsville Courthouse Fri
day night under the sponsorship of
the Daughters Of America.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Reserve Officers PIun Dance

3 The Robert E. Lee Chapter, Re-
serve Officers Association, Arlington.
will hold its annual summer dance
at the Army-Navy Country Club
from 9 to IL pm. Friday.
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