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Evening star., 1948-10-23
American u. Program
Scheduled Today 10
Honor United Nations

In preparation for Washington S
official celebration of United Ma
tions day at a mass meeting at Con-
stitution Hall at $3.50 pm. tomorrow,
a number of observers were on to-
days schedule.
Officials of the D. c. Citizens
Committee for United Nations day
said spectators at the homecoming
George Washington Maryland and
Catholic University-Johns Hopkins
football games today were to be
urged to attend the mass meeting. ,
American University arranged to
be host to 200 students from '18 COL
leges and universities in this area
and the diplomatic corps at sessions
at which Rthe4 United Nations 'fWas
the theme. A series of round-tabie
discussions was planned by the uni
versity this afternoon, starting at
pm. A program was scheduled to
start at 1:30 pm. at Leonard Stu
dents Center on the campus.
Speeches Are Planned.
Speeches were planned by Augusta
Dillon, Ambassador of Ecuador i,
Sava N. Kosenovic, Ambassador of
Yugoslavia; Norman j. o. Maxim,
Ambassador of Australia. and Fran
els H. Russell, State Department di-
rector of public affairs.
After the seminars, a dinner in
the university's dining room and a
United Nations day dance were
planned in Clendenen Gymnasium
at pm. Rabbi Norman Gersten-
field said recognition of the United
Nations would be made at services
of the Washington Hebrew Congre-
CATION today.
At the Washington Cathedral at
4 pm. tomorrow, a special Evensong
service will be held, focusing atten-
tion on the United Nations.
The Most Rev. Patrick OBoyle,
Archbishop of. the Catholic Diocese
of Washington, has instructed all
his parishes to remember United
Nations day at services tomorrow.
Prayers Are Urged.
The Rev. C. Leslie Glenn, chair
man of the Committee on Religious
Life in the Nations Capital, called
on Washington's clergy to celebrate
the United Nations and to pray for
it's strengthening"
The Constitution Hall program
tomorrow night will feature the
lighting of a flame of freedom
symbol of the United Nations. The
Central High School Choir of PIC
voices, the Air Force Band Glee
Club, the Army and Air Force bands
and the Marine Band Fife and
Drum Corps will be heard. MfSergt
Abrssha Robofsky of the Air Force
Band will sing the official United
Nations song.
Senator Barkley, Democrat. OF
Kentucky, vice presidential nominee
will be the main speaker. DIR. Don
Julian r. Caceres, Ambassador of
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Collect Sales Tax
OrQuit, it,MoryIond
Warns Salesman
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 23.-The local
salesman for a Virginia laundry
supply firm either must collect the
Maryland sales tax on supplies he
sells In the State or quit his job.
That is an ultimatum from Mag
istrate James H. Ellis, jr.
Oficials Of the State controllers
Office told Magistrate Ellis yesterday
that the Virginia Carolina Supply
Co. of Richmond had not collected
the Maryland 2 per cent sales tax
on about $150,000 worth Of equip
ment sold in the State.
William A. Comrades, Baltimore
salesman for the firm, was accused
of being equally responsible for the
default. His attorney pleaded that
MIR. Comrades was victim of cir
cufnstances and had no criminal
intent.
Magistrate Ellis released the de-
fendant without a verdict on the
understanding that his company
would either comply with the law
or MIR. Comrades would quit his Job.
Evening star., 1948-10-23

Nineteen-or SIT doesn't make
any difference to National Capital
Home Show Exposition audience
how old its queen is. ~.
A surprised and modest 82-year-
old great-grandmother and a l9-
year-old bride of five months have
tied as semifinalists for Home
Show queen after audience applause
failed to choose between them.
Mrs. Agnes Johnson. 3439 Twenty
fourth street Sc, widow of a St.
Marys County farmer, mother Of
nine children, grandmother of II
and great-grandmother of seven
didn't dream of such a thing"
when the audience applauded her
into a tie with pretty Mrs. Peggy
Devers of 5409 Seventh street NV.
The two will be among eight semi
finalists on the queen selection COM
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Group0rganiizes
ToMake0akHiII
National Shrine
Gen. Gront Heuds Unit
Seeking to Restore
james Monroe Estute

A new Washington group, still In
It's organizational throes, has evinced
high interest in the preservation Of
Oak Hill, former Virginia estate of
President James Monroe, 1t was
learned today.
It is the National Council for His
toric Sites and Buildings, chartered
in the District In June, 1947, with
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chairman
of the National Park and Planning
Commission, as its president. David
A. Finley, director of the National
Gallery of Art, is chairman of the
board.
Oak Hill, its great buff-walled
mansion and 1,725 acres, was sold
at public auction September 2 to
Thomas N. De Lashmutt, former
Arlington builder and now q gen..
leman farmer at Evergreen Hill, Z
miles south Of the former Monroe
estate.
80 Days to Reclaim.
I The sale price was 1920, 900, but
the owner. Frank c. Littleton, was
given 80 days in which to reclaim
the estate. Mr.. Littleton refused a
reported offer of 100000 for the
mansion and land more than 10
years ago.
Mr.. Littleton attended a meeting
|of the new National Council in
Washington this week, General
Grant disclosed, but he said no def
mite action was taken. It Is known
that Mr.. Littleton is making new
efforts to preserve the estate as q
national shrine.
The purchaser, Mr.. De Lashmutt,
has said he plans to renovate the
huge house, live in it and farm the
land.
Even as public notices went up
for sale Of the estate, the newly
formed group here adopted a res
olution terming Oak Hill as "emi-
nently worthy of preservation as
shrine for the benefit and use of the
American people"
I'VE are very much interested In
the preservation of Oak Hill Gen.
eral Grant said today, "but right
now there doesn't seem to be much
We can do about it when more than
100000 is involved"
Financed Solely by Gifts
The new group is a non-G Govern.
ment agency, financed solely BY
contributions. he explained. It's on
GERS also include Mrs. Dwight r.
Davis as executive vice president;
Kenneth Chorley, president of Colo.
nial Williamsburg, Inc, as vice pres
ident and Ronald F. Lee, chief his
torian for the National Park Serv.
ice, as secretary
1t has opened Offices in the old
Ford Theater, 511 Tenth street NV,
with Frederick Rath as executive
secretary.
Its first annual meeting, coupled
with membership program, is
scheduled for early next month,
officials said.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Laurel Hacker Killed
AS Cab Leaves Road;
) Hurt in District

Henry II. Sealock, ~, Laurel taxi
cab driver, was killed early today
when his taxi crashed into a culvert
about a mile north of Laurel after
he apparently fell asleep at the
wheel, State police reported.
Mr.. Sealock, who lived at IS A
street, Laurel, was alone when the
accident occurred about $40 am.
police said.
In the District, three persons were
injured early today in a three-car
collision, at West Virginia ayenue
and Mount Olivet road NE. bsoI
The accident occurred, police said,
when a car driven by John d O,ah-
name, 81, of $40 FifteentDo street
Sc; q Catholic University student,
was turning into Mount Olivet road.
Mr.. Cu!linane's car first collided
with one driven by James F. Can
non, %, of 812 Eighth street NE,
which was going south on West Vir-
ginia avenue, and then struck an
other automobile which was halted
at stop sign on Mount OHvet road,
according to police. The third
driver was listed as Demetrio Font,
1864 Holbrook terrace NE.
Girl in Hospital.
Admitted to Casualty Hospital
with head injuries was Miss Eliza
beth J. johnson, 20, of 413 Van
Buren street NV. She was reported
in fair condition this morning. Mr.
Cannon and Mr.. Cullinane both were
treated for minor injuries and re-
leased.
Police charged Mr.. Cannon with
colliding and Mr.. Cullinane with
failing to yield the right of way.
The vehicles suffered more than
$500 in damages, police said.
In another accident late yester-
day, 13-year-old bicyclist was sent
to Emergency Hospital with leg in
Ju11Co d4GCI DCA14S Oh uSh ny d tohA-
cab at Connecticut avenue and
Chesapeake street NV. The cab
driver was listed by police as James
Washington, 80, colored, 17O6 T
street NV.
Police said the victim had been
riding east on the wrong side Of
Chesapeake street.
Two More in Hospital.
A two-car crash late yesterday
sent two men to Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda.
John P. Lacy, 20, of 5517 South
wick street, Bethesda, suffered head
injuries and Carl ]. Ettare, 26,
Rockville, suffered a possible leg
fracture and face cuts when their
cars collided about a mile south of
Garret Park road on route 240.
Their condition was described as
good today.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Trucker Freed in Death
Of Buntum Car Driver

Leonard F. Robinson, 26. of the
300 block Fiftieth street NE, was
acquitted yesterday in Upper Marl-
boro Police Court of manslaughter
and reckless driving charges aris-
ing from fatal accident August 26,
Mr.. Robinson was charged after
a heavy truck he was driving COL
lided with a bantam car driven
by Lewis E. Williams, 40, of 720
Virginia avenue Sc. The accident
occurred at Military highway and
Naylor road.
Police testified the automobile ap-
parently proceeded through a stop
sign just before the crash.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Neighbor's Protests Tip Scales
Against Singer, 7roubeI Says
Star Finds Proctieing
Irks Many in Hotels;
Here for Concert

Music lovers pay thousands Of
dollars to hear Helen Traubel sing,
but the Metropolitan Opera soprano
has run into few people about the
country who are a little less than
enthusiastic about it.
The hearty blond Wagnerian artist
is sensitive about doing her scales
in hotels. She must do her daily
stint of vocalizing. however, whether
she is in her soundproof New York
apartment or in Memphis for a
recital.
Miss Traubel told about her latest
experience during press conference
at the Raleigh Hotel yesterday, pre-
ceding her appearance with the Ma
.tional Symphony Orchestra tomor-
row in Constitution Hall: arots
"I was in a hotel in Memphis re
Gently. was trying to be so quiet,
bit at II o'clock in the morning I
couldn't wait any 4onger to practice
BECAUSE I was singing in the after
noon. s1s -
II closed the doors and started to
sing a little bit when there was a
terrific knock on the connecting
door.
when my accompanist came in
to rehearse, they knocked on the
hall door. I called the manager
and told him if the people next door
would be little more patient with
me, it would be over soon. Two
seconds later I heard the managers
voice next door.
"In few minutes, a telegram was
pushed under the door. 1t said,
Will you please stop that?'."
The singers laugh doomed.
WELL" she admitted, my operas
are awfully loud"
Col. Curt c. Schiffeler, manager of
the Raleigh and a musician himself,
was sympathetic.
"T put sopranos and tenors in
suites with double walls near the
elevators" he said. "The elevators
make enough noise to drown them
out. The baritones and mezzos are
on the Pennsylvania avenue side.
They have to compete with the
streetcars."
Miss Traubel's program for this
season will include all the Wag-
merriam operas except Die Meister-
singer and Parsifal. But she likes
Italian opera as well as her rigor-
GUS German roles.
She has catholic tastes in music
as well as other entertainment
media. She likes the movies,
although she seldom has time to
go, and listens to the radio as much
as possible, even soap operas"
She would like to include some of
the melodic Broadway show tunes
in her recitals if she could be con-
vinced her audiences wouldn't mind.
II think oh, What a Beautiful
Morning is lovely song" she said.
II think pretty soon I'm going to
break the ice. I'm going to see how
1t will work"
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Former Girl Scout, Confined to WheeIchoir,
Still Takes Part in Groups Activities
Hopes to Get Job
As Secretary Since
She Can't Hike

Among the approximately 1000
delegates to a regional conference
of Girl Scout leaders at the Hotel
Statler yesterday was one woman
who attended the sessions in a wheel
chair.
She is Miss Louise Barnhart, IS,
Of Greensburg, Pa, who came here
with a companion in an auto from
her home, SO miles east of Pitts
burgh, for the 23d annual con-
ference of Scout Region Three
which includes the District, Mary
land, Virginia, Delaware, West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania. The con-
ference closed yesterday.
AS a girl in Greensburg, Miss
Barnhart enjoyed hiking through
the woods with her Scout troop,
camping and cooking food over open
fires. Later, she was troop leader.
But at the age of Is she was in
an automobile accident. She was
confined to bed until recently. Be-
fore the accident, she worked as a
physical therapist. She doubts she
can return to that work.
Miss Barnhart appreciated more
than most of the delegates the SYM
postum on the value of outdoor
camping in the Scout program. This
program places emphasis on re-
sourcefulness, belonging" service
and international friendship.
Miss Barnhart was to leave today
on the return trip.
81 hope to be able to get around
on crutches soon," she said. II won't
be able to 60 on hikes with the
girls, but I plan to get job as secre-
tary of the, Girl Scout Office in
Greenburg."
The convention closed with the
election of officers. They are Miss
Elenore l.. Hoover of Waynesboro,
Pa, chairman; Mrs. James A. Shelly
of Amble, Pa, first vice chairman;
Mrs. Harold G. Stohl of Warren, Pa,
second vice president, and Mrs.
Jacob II. Lavenstein Of Petersburg,
Va, secretary.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
50 Million Plan
For Waterfront
Here Studied
Lone-Term Program
Disclosed by Office o
District Engineer

The Ohlce Of the District Engi-
rleer, Department of the Army, is
studying the possibility Of $50, ,000,-
600 waterfront improvement pro-
gram along the Potomac and An
acostia Rivers here that might be
administered by a Port of Washing
ton Authority. It would be long
term master plan.
This was disclosed yesterday be-
fore the River and Harbor Commit
|tee Of the Washing gton Board of
Trade by r. L. Wadsworth, chief
|of the River and Harbor Branch,
Of1ce of the. District Engineer, at
q luncheon at the Burlington Hotel.
The program would include rec
|reation, commerce, food control and
other facilities.
Mr.. Wadsworth said his Office has
insufficient funds to complete the
survey now and that no final de-
cisions have been reached.
He said $150,000 is required for
the study and that Col. Henry c.
Wolfe, District engineer, has less
than $4,000 for it.
Survey Authorized.
The survey, which would be from
Chain Bridge to Fort Washington
on the Potomac River and from
Bladensburg, Md, to Hains Point on
the Anacostia, has been authorized
by the chief of Army engineers.
When completed, a report will be
made to Congress.
Possibilities seen by Mr.. Wads-
worth include:
Cleanup and improvement, abate-
ment OF pollution, recreational de-
velopments upstream Of Key Bridge
to Chain Bridge with possible re-
moval Of the Three Sisters Island
group and old Aqueduct Bridge
piers; facilities for small boats and
canoeing at various locations, addi-
tional yacht basins, commercial IA
cilities along the Anacostia River
at Buzzards Point, completion of
reclamation of the Anacostia flats
as part of Anacostia Park, elimina-
ton of the mud flats off Potomac
Park and expansion of Washington
National Airport, a seaplane base
on the lower part of the river.
While Mr.. Wadsworth said COM
mercial interests have not expressed
the need for commercial shipping
facilities here, a spokesman said
the Board of Trade is interested in
bringing ocean-going vessels to
Washington.
Orr Lists Program.
Ronald Orr, chairman of the
boards River and Harbor Commit
tee. listed the following program for
his group:
Help the United States District
engineer towards a satisfactory COM
pletion of the overall survey of rivers
and harbors here.
Expedite tine Washington Chan
mel construction program.
Promote the development and
utilization of Washington's water
ways for recreational, passenger and
suitable freight traffic. a.
Expedite reclamation of the, Ana
costa River fats. 'ytnaafy3,-ara
u Assure continuance Of the routine
patrolling necessary to prevent re-
turn of the troublesome water chest4
IfnjtS,J. 1u9 ;, u3i5nyG ztFtl
Promote all activities devoted to
elimination of Potomac and Ana
costa River pollution.
Develop, stimulate and maintain
public and governmental interest in
river and harbor improvements
through publicity and trips and en-
courage cleaning up the water
fronts.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
VIEW Leader Backs Curb
On MARYLAND Subversives

Support Of the proposed amend
ment to the Maryland Constitution
outlawing subversives from State
office has been urged by Ward w.
Caddington, commander Of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Couns
ties.
The amendment, If adopted.
would prohibit any member Of an
organization advocating the over
throw of the Government through
force and violence from holding an
elective or appointiye office In the
government Of the State or any OF
its subdivisions.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Export.Import Bank Loans
Now Available 10 Israel

The Export-Import Bank is will
ing to consider loans to Israel for
specific projects, spokesman said
last night.
A previous ban on consideration
OF any credits to the new Jewish
state because of unsettled conditions
On Palestine was lifted on recon-
tnendation Of the State Department,
tt was understood.
Evening star., 1948-10-23

Honduras, and Mrs. Harper Sibley,
consultant to the United States Mil
itary Government in Germany on
formation of women's groups to aid
democracy. also will speak at the
meeting, which is free to the public.
Special programs were conducted
yesterday in Washington schools.
Some classes heard a special broad
cast over Station WRC direct from
the United Nations sessions at Paris,
officials said.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
lie Tourneuu to Speak
At HyuttsviIIe Church

r. G. LIE Tourneau, a manufac-
turer, of Longview, Tex, chairman
Of the Christian Business Mems
Committee International, will speak
at 3 pm. tomorrow at the First
Methodist Church, Hyattsville, Md.
The congregations of II neighbor-
ing churches have been invited to
participate in the service.
Evening star., 1948-10-23

MONTGOMERY ACTRESS -
Mrs. Hilary Knapp, former star
of the English theater, now
living in Chevy Chase, Md,
who will take the part of
Joan" in Maxwell Anderson's
Joan Of Lorraine" which will
be presented at $3.50 o'clock
tonight at the Leland Junior
High School by the Montgom-
cry Players Little Theater of
Bethesda Chevy Chase.
Under 81 Underwood.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Tick Fever Checked in 2 Days
By Chloromycetin, Doctors Soy

by other research teams that chlo-
romycetin could cure three other
great plaques of man-epidemic ty-
phus, scrub typhus and typhoid
fever.
The researchers gave the drug by
mouth-in tablet form-to the IS
Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases,
who ranged in age from to 64.
Four of the Is were classed as "viru-
lent" cases; all had had fever from
3 to II days before the beginning
of the treatment.
In all cases, striking" abatement
of symptoms was noticed "a hours
after treatment commenced. On
the average, fever disappeared in
% days and the longest duration of
fever after treatment commenced
was 76 hours.
Supplies of the drug still are very
tight. At present there Is not even
enough for any extensive use against
those diseases that are proven prey
to chloromycetin.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Fairfax Man Treated.

/. One of the spotted fever victime
who was treated successfully with
chloromycetin is a 22-year-old Fair
fax County man, a patient in Ar I
lington Hospital this summer.
He is Erwin N. Williams of Route
/, Mclean, who was admitted June
23. He was the first Washington
area resident to be treated with the
drug. He was discharged from the
hOSuital July G.
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