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Evening star., 1948-08-23
Maryland PSC Names
Hunter Chief Enqineer
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 23.-The Pub
lie Service Commission announced
yesterday it has appointed Hugh
H. Hunter of Baltimore chief en-
gineer of the commission. He sue
ceeds Paul L. Holland, who resigned.
Mr.. Hunter was named acting
chief engineer when Mr.. Holland
became director of the Department
of Public Works here last January.
Previously he served as assistant
engineer of the commission since
that post was created in October,
1943.
His appointment is subject to ap-
proval by the State Employment
Commission.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Man Charged in Attack
On Company Official !
Held for Grand Jury

Reginald I. Smith. Il, Of the 430(
block of Harrison street NV, today
was ordered held for grand jury
action on a charge OF assault with
intent to murder the vice president
of the FuSsell- Young Ice Cream Co
here.
Trial Magistrate Warren Brown
ing of Bethesda Police Court, set
bond at $500.
Smith was accused of threatening
Walter P. Carter. 4610 Morgan drive
Chevy Chase. with pistol at the
latter's home last Tuesday after
Smith had been discharged by Mr.
Garter earlier that day.
Other charges of assault and bat
terry and disturbing the peace
against Smith were continued pend
ing outcome of the assault with in
tent to murder charge.
Three Youths Held in Burglary.
In another case. Judge Browning
ordered three teen-aged Maryland
youths held for the Montgomery
County Circuit Court under $4,000
bond each after they waived pre-
liminary hearings on burglary
charges.
The youths are Henry Silva. 18
of the 45OO block of Stanford street;
Fletcher Folden, 10, of the 700C
block of Wisconsin avenue. Chevy
Chase, and John Stafford. 10, of the
100 block of Everett street, Ken
sington.
The trio is accused OF breaking
into the home of Donal L. Cham
berlin, 205 Highland drive. Ken
wood, about three weeks ago and
stealing clothing, a radio and an
assortment of revolvers and rifles
Liquor Fine Imposed.
Judge Browning imposed s10C
fine on Mrs. Frances L. Pelmer
colored Cabin John. on a charge
of selling liquor without license
He suspended one-year sentence
in the Maryland House of Cor
rection.
Two other charges against the
woman of possessing numbers slips
and having liquor in her home with
intent to sell it illegally were drop
ped after Judge Browning held
that an application for a search
warrant under which the evidence
was obtained during a raid on her
home July "a did not contain proper
information.
Her attorney. Joseph B. Simp-
son, jr.. asked the search warrant
be QuaShed.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
3,000-Lot Subdivision
Planned Near Ocean City
By the ASsocioted Press

OCEAN CITY. Md, Aug. ga
3,000-lot subdivision is being mapped
near here which will offer competi-
ton to this resort town.
1t is to be located four miles from
here and is being backed by a group
of Eastern Shore businessmen. The
development is to be known as
Ocean Bay City.
The agent for the hackers, Ray
mond B. Jarvis. said grading and
laying of streets is underway. He
said home and business construction
is to begin next year.
The proposed community, the
agent said, will be situated on either
side of Ocean highway, between the
Atlantic Ocean and Assawoman
BaV.
Evening star., 1948-08-23

Some 231 youngsters were waving
goodbye today to Camp Good Will
and Camp Pleasant in Prince Will
liam Forest Park. Va. their wood
land homes for the last two weeks.
They are the last of TIC boys and
girls from 9 to IL years old who
vacationed at camps, 35 miles from
the city, this summer because Wash
ington citizens remembered them
I'D like to stay another two
weeks" declared 12-year -old Robert
yesterday. His friend Donald, also
II. topped that.
Gosh, 1 could stay another
month" he exclaimed
Yesterday, the campus. operated
by the Summer Outings Committee
of the Family Service Association,
observed open house, so that those
who paid for the campers vaca-
tions through contributions to The
Evening Star Summer Camp Fund
and other interested Washington
residents, could see the program.
L.. Showers Cut Attendance.
+ Showers which began early in the
afternoon interfered with the
planned schedule of activities. hnx-
ever, and undoubtedly discouraged
many prospective visitors Com
paratively few braved the rain.
But the sun appeared in time for
the ded1ca tons of the two new
swimming meas, and the ceremonies
proceeded with enthusiasm.
At Camp Good Will, 8-year-old
Daveen, a water sprite garbed in
leaves and riding ON rubber raft.
answered the call of King Neptune"
(Elwyn Davies, camp counselor)
for a name for the woodland pool.
The name. Lake Tamahawk. was
the brainchild of l2-year- r-old Lucille
Her selection was chosen from a
number submitted by the campers.
Lucille's entry said:
"Tomahawk, because at the dam
it is narrow like handle, and then
it goes wide ahd to a point at the
end of it."
Rain Breaks Balloons.
The rain burst most of the gayiy
colored balloons which had been
fashioned into flowers in the lake,
but there were enough left to pro-
vide a festive air for the occasion.
Camp Peasants five-acre lake
was christened Lake Pleasant. The
campers followed the dedication
with a watermelon race, a candle
race and a pajama race.
The swimming areas were con-
structed by the National Capital
Park Service through the co-opera-
ton of the 93rd Engineers from Fort
Belvoir
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Speeiol oispoteh 10 The stor

LIBERTYTOWN, Md. Aug. 23-
A severe hailstorm struck here
Yesterday. depositing about six
inches of ice and requiring road
scrapers to clear the streets for
traffic.
The storm broke windows and de-
stroyed small garden crops in its
mile-and-a-quarter sweep through
the town, which is II miles north
east of Frederick.
F. Lorraine Simpson. merchant,
described the stones as about the
size of birds eggs"
Its the worst we've had in 10
years." he said.
On Charles Smiths farm, one Of
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Lytton Gibson to Head
Fairfax Chest Unit

Lytton Gibson, assistant common
wealth attorney for Fairfax County,
has been appointed chairman of the
business unit for the county's 194S
Community Chest campaign.
Mr.. Gibson, who lives at 1901
Lincoln street, Falls Church. is on
the Board OF Directors of the Falls
Church Chamber of Commerce and
is a member of the Lions Club.
Evening star., 1948-08-23

fell to the ground when the car
struck a pump. The two policemen
chased the f1eeting car north on the
boulevard but were unsuccessful in
their attempt to catch it. They said
it contained three men.
The men got iHto the restaurant
BY breaking in the front door Of an
adjoining liquor store and stole an
undetermined amount of liquor and
cigarettes, The proprietor refused
to disclose how much money was in
the undamaged safe but said 1t con-
tained some receipts from week.
end sales.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Six Inches of Hail Fall on Town
Near Frederick, Running Crops

the hardest hit, only battered stocks
stood in the cornfields. The hail
beat of the ears as well as the
leaves. Windows were broken,
chickens killed and trees damaged.
The freak storm hit about 2:15
pm. About IS minutes later a fash
flood hit Eylers Valley in the north
ern part of the county. Little Owens
Greek overfiowed its banks and
blocked route Is between Fairmont
and Emmitsburg and flooded the
road above Creagerstown.
Samuel Long of near Graceham
vas trapped in his automobile by
re swiftly rising water. which rose
% the level of the car seats. A
IN Of horses pulled him out.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Gaithersburg Woman
Seriously Injured in
Crash on Route 240

A Gaithersburg Md woman was
in serious condition at Suburban
Hospital, Bethesda, today with head
injuries suffered in a tWo-car crash
yesterday in. which her husband
and another man also were hurt.
-Four persons were injured in ac-
cidents in the District and two in
Arlington over the week end.
Suburban Hospital reported that
Mrs. Mary Mobley, 20. who was
riding in car driven by her hus-
band, Walter Mobley. "a. had not
regained consciousness this morn
ing. Mr.. Mobley was reported also
to have suffered head injuries and
was admitted to the hospital but
his condition was said to be fairly
good.
The other person injured in the
accident, which occurred about 2
miles north of GaitherSburg on
Route 240, was Harry T. Luthy. 37
OF 1922 M street NV, who suffered
jaw fracture and cuts. Mr.. Luthy
was taken to Suburban Hospital by
the Gaithersburg Washington Grove
Rescue Squad along with the Mob
leys but was transferred to the
Bethesda Naval Hospital. His con-
dition was reported as good today
Baby in Hospital.
A 22-month-old girl was admitted
to Arlington Hospital last night
after an automobile accident in
Virginia. She is Mary Catherine
Waters, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Waters, 479l North Twenty
first road, Arlington. The hospital
reported she was in good condition
and apparently suffered no more
than face bruises.
James r. Newton, 8, of 3124
Pershing drive, Arlington. suffered
left ankle fracture and cuts yes
terday when he was struck by an
automobile at Fourth and North
Garfield streets. Arlington. He was
admitted to Arlington Hospital
where his condition was said to be
good.
Three persons were injured at
Tenley Circle NV. last night in
an accident involving three auto
mobiles.
The injured are Frank X Gross,
SO, of 4442 Greenwich parkway
NV. who was treated at Emergency
Hospital for chest injuries. Mrs.
Gross. 50, who was transferred from
Emergency to Georgetown Hospital
and who may have suffered frac-
lures of both arms. and Wesley
Hardy, %, Bethesda Naval Hospital
pharmacist, who was admitted
there with numerous cuts.
Automobiles Collide.
Police said the Hardy and Gross
cars collided at Wisconsin avenue
and Yuma street NV. The Gross
car was thrown across the street,
where it hit a car driven by Harold
E. Lyle. 35. of 525 Ingraham street
NV. He and Mrs. Lyle were not
injured.
A 28-year-old colored man was
cut and bruised early yesterday
morning when he was struck by a
car at the corner of Delaware ave-
nue. and M street SW. He is Will
liam Coleman, 1904 Delaware ave-
hue S.W.
Driver Of the car that struck Mr..
Coleman was Frederick Forbes, 43,
colored. of 497l2 L street SW, &C
cording to police.
Mr.. Coleman was admitted to
Providence Hospital.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Virginia Man Killed
By Car on Highway

John T. Scroggins. Sc. Whitewater
Va, was killed last night when he
was struck by an automobile while
walking along Route l, miles south
OF Triangle, Stafford County, Va.
Virginia State police said Samuel
L. Hawley, Garrisonville, Va. had
been charged with manslaughter as
the driver of the car.
Evening star., 1948-08-23

Put your finger on all the talk
and speculation on the new draft
and what do you find?
First, that almost 9.600,000 Ameri-
cans are directly involved True
most of these will be deferred or
exempt. But 100000 will register
starting one week from today.
Second. quarter of million OF
these probably will get into Army
uniform via the draft within the
next year.
That means one out of every 80
who register is going to get greet
hgs" card from the President
Doubtless you are wondering
whether you will be one of the
erected So are the other 9.599 900
between the ages of 18 and Is inclu-
sive
What hapens If you do get drafted?
How much advance notice will
you get?
When must you register? Of you're
rs years old but not yet rs, you have
to register next Monday.
Could you. if drafted, pick the
Marines-or will you be wearing a
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Boy Area to Be Bombed

NORFOLK. Va. Aug % on'. -
The Coast Guard amour =
day that practice sh d.
ment and bombin@ ~-..-.--l; will
be conducted in the Bloodworth Is
land area in Chesapeake Bay from
August 80 through September 3.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Sufe Falls From Bandits Car
As Police Drive Up in Berwyn

A 400-pound safe stolen from
Berwyn restaurant fell from car
Just as the bandits were making
their getaway and Prince Georges
County police drove on the scene
early today.
Policemen John Tucker and Adam
Lindsey, who were cruising along
Baltimore boulevard about 4 am.
today when they observed dark
colored automobile pulling away
from the parking lot at the Town
Hall Tavern, 8135 Baltimore boule-
ward.
The ga fe which was in the trunk
Evening star., 1948-08-23
q. 0. P. Names StrickIer
In Maryland House Roce
BY the Asscciofed Press

! ROANOKE. Va. Aug. 23.-Sixth
Congressional District Republicans
have nominated John Stricken
Roanoke attorney. to oppose Lynch
burg's Mayor Clarence G.. r',rton
in the November general ion.
The COP district nvention,
meeting at the Hotel Roanoke Sat-
,urday, also elected Delegate Bent
ley Hite of Christiansburg as dis
Etrict chairman, succeeding Mr..
Strickler, and Curtis Sumpter of
Floyd as district chairman of the
Young Republicans.
Evening star., 1948-08-23

Veterans Guide has expanded.
1t UiH bring the ",Gord" not only
to 100000 World War II Uet-
erunS on the Whys and ho1Us Of
their rights and benefits, but also
to the 100000 young Americans
land their wondering tamilieSt
directly affected BY the nelo draft
ldu.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
AZ

Children learned to swim last
week at District outdoor SWIM
ming pools operated by Gov
ernment Services. Inc, and the
District Recreation Depart
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Con You Swim?

II the answer is no" you
can learn to swim in a week. by
receiving Red Cross swimming
instruction at your nearest
pool.
Want to try?
For full information about
swimming classes for all chill
dren, and adults as well. tele-
phone the District Red Cross
Water Safety Services. Hobart
$500.
Evening star., 1948-08-23

The safe, which was in the trl
The Valley settler., 1948-10-15
no I ICES
MONDAY October Is

Masonic and Eastern Star Club will moot in tho Grange Hall at p.m.
 All coUIcIL viii moot in tho Extension Off ico at p.m.
 HoNEaAIERs' COUNCIL ill moot in tho E7c- tension Off ico at 1o:3O a.m. E1oct ion of Officers Uill bo tho ordor of tho day. TUESDAY OCTOBER ls PTA will moot in tho Music Room at p.m. Reports from tho Conmi ttoe heads will bo hoard. Miss Beubho's Fifth Grade room will g1vo a program. Dr. LCmberton and Miss Ruth zo iss together with a Mother and child will givo domonstrat ion on Heal tn Exoninat ions.
 NEnEsDsY October 20 Tho Mat anuska Valley Chamber of Commerce will moot for noon luncheon In the base- mont of the Lutheran Church. TURsDLY October 2l Tho Legion mxil iary will moot in tho Grange Hall at 8 p.m. Tho NTerican Legion Post No. Is will hold it's regular meet ing at tho usual place. ciRD PARTIES The Eorth1 and Pioneer Grange No. is spon. sor ing a series of Card Parties for tho coming months beginning on October 20. high and low prize will Do given at each session ri tn a Grand Prizo at tho end Of tho sorios. charge of 75g is made. Freo l1nch will be served and all arc ue1c ono to attend.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Firemen 10 Help Renovate
Old Toys as Gifts for Poor

santaS helpers are standing BY
IN every District fire house to re-
pair and renovate CASTOR toys for
poor children on Christmas, Col.
w. w. Bouterse, Divisional COM
mander Of the Salvation Army re-
minded potential contributors yes
terday.
Fire Chief Clement Murphy has
authorized the collection Of TOYS
In the fire houses and asked handy.
men among the firemen to devote
their spare time to putting the gifts
In the best possible shape.
Col. Bouterse said the Salvation
Army needs more than $500 toys
to I'LL requests. Appeals for assist
ance are greater this year than In
1947, he said. The Salvation Army
will place its familiar Christmas
collection kettles on downtown street
corners next Saturday.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Science Calendar
Technical Society
Meetings Listed \

Scientific and technical society
meetings have been announced for
this week by the Joint Committee
on Press Relations OF the District
Council of Engineering and Archi-
tectural Societies and the Washing
ton Academy of Sciences. AL meet
ings listed are open to the public.
Tuesday.
Washington Safety Society: $50
pm, Ofncers' Mess, Naval Gun
Factory. G. e. Damon, Professor
Business Education Colorado
State College Of Education, '"The
Safe Handling of Firearms"
Society OF American Bacteriologists:
81 pm, Auditorium Army Medical
School, Army Medical Center. r.
c. Clevedon, M. J. Pelczar and r.
N. Doetsch, University of Mary
land observations on Nutritional
Requirements Of Thermophilic
Bacteria" Joel Warren, Sudie
Russ and Helen Jefferies, Army
Medical Center, Evidence of
Nntu4u1 Ql1SIICC VI 1IllcC.
ton With Encephalomyo Car
ditis Virus In Wild Rats" Mark
P. Schultz and Edythe j. Rose,
National Institute OF Health
"Hemolytic Streptococcus Bacteri.
oalbuminate.
Wednesday.
Geological Society Of Washington:
8 pm, Assembly Hall. Cosmos
Club. Clyde p. Ross, Bearing Of
the Region South Of Glacier Ma
tional Park on the Lewis Over
thrust and Belt Stratigraphy."
James M. Schopf, Methods and
Concepts Of Coal Photography"
q. Arthur Cooper, "Facies in the
7 Ordovician Of the Appalachians." I"
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Bisqyer to Tulk on IsroeI

Maurice Bissyer. national secre-
tary Of B,nai Birth who was an
organizational representative to the
United Nations in Paris, will report
on his trip to Israel and the U. N.
meeting at 8:l5 pm. tomorrow in
Cafritz uditorium, Sixteenth and @
street NV.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Deaths Reported
(From D. c. Bureau Of Vital statisti

Annie Lneke, SO. 4712 sth St. NV
Ida Davis. 7e. 1854 Monroe st. NV.
Stanley Morris, 7s. a7s5 Conn. -; ave. e' NV.
William Wise. 73. 1913 Allison st. ne.
David Troshinsky, 73. 1921 9th st. NV.
NV.
George Beach. 80. Army Medical Center.
Elizabeth Eckis, 5S, 2605 18th st. NV.
Charles Cullen, IS. Baltimore.
Earl Doyle. 55, 1920 18th st. Sc.
Rose Botkin. 81, 1887 Rittenhouse st. NV.
Lucinda Sexton. 40. Bond, KY.
Cynthia Chancellor. 73. 1903 18th st
NV.
James Harris. 70. 7le Taylor st. NV.
william ;i psy;i:. ss. zig s5a s. ~ -.
assie: %ass s w:ra souf II
GLADYS Taylor, ~. not given.
Theresa Ttmberlake, 81, 1900 5th st. nv
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Motorcycle Hits Dog,
Policeman Injured

Traffic Policeman A. K. Bowen
was in George Washington Uni
versity Hospital with injuries suf-
fered when he was thrown to the
street after his motorcycle struck
a dog at Sixteenth and Olive streets
NE, yesterday. 4
Pvt. Bowen swerved his motor
cycle but could not avoid the dog.
which suffered a broken leg. The
animal was taken away by uniden-
tilted bystanders, police said.
The policeman was treated at
Gallinger Hospital for head, chest,
arm and shoulder injuries. Later
he entered George Washington
University Hospital, where he was
reported in undetermined condition
today.
In another accident yesterday,
Morton H. Connor, 50, of 1905 Van
Buren street NV, was hit by a
truck at Massachusetts avenue and
First street NE, police reported.
The injured man was taken to
Casualty Hospital with cuts and
bruises. He was in fair" condition
today, it was reported at the hos
pital. Driving the truck, police
said, was Joseph H. Hudson, 20, of
212 Thirteenth street NE
Evening star., 1948-08-20

Mrs. Columbus. to be in Ma
tivity Catholic Church., 5000 Georgia
avenue NV, will be conducted by
Bishop Lawrence J. Shehan a cou-
sin of Mrs. Columbus. Burial will
be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Columbus was born in
Washington and was lifelong resi-
dent of the District. She was
educated at St. Patrick's School.
and in 1905 married Mr.. Colum-
bus, who was former employe of
The Star and for two years was
secretary of the New York Board
of Trade. Here he was very ac-
tive in civic and business groups.
He died in 1914.
Mrs. Columbus was owner and
operator of the Madame Viboud
Hand Laundry. 1922 Connecticut
avenue NV. for more than 30
years.
She is survived by two sisters,
Miss Helen A. Shehan, 2027 Twen-
tieth street NV, and Miss Annie
M. Shehan of Baltimore, and five
children, Charles A. Columbus, now
civilian employe with the Army
Engineers in Austria; John j.. Jo-
seph v. and Miss Mary v. Colum-
bus, all of the Sixteenth street
address, and Mrs. John Hurley OF
Worcester, Mass. Two grandchil-
dren also survive.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Rites SET for Woman
Dead in Bridge Leap

Funeral arrangements were being
made today for Miss Addie May All
geier, So, of 1865 Columbia road
NV, who leaped to her death
yesterday from the Calvert Street
Bridge.
certificate of suicide was issued
by Deputy Coroner Christopher J.
Murphy few hours after the WELL
dressed Post Office Department en-
ploye dropped 100 feet to her death
on the Rock Greek Parkway below.
Detectives who went to the wom-
ans apartment said note was
found there. dated yesterday and
directing disposition of her personal
property.
Miss Allgeier's purse. found be-
side the body, contained a slip of
paper bearing the name of her
brother-in-law, r. E. Zuber, 603
Rolling road. Chevy Chase. Mr..
Zuber identified the body at the
morgue. He said Miss Allgeier,
native OF Mountain Grove, Mo-, had
been in i'll health.
Mrs. Zuber collapsed when told OF
the death, police said.
Miss Allgeier was employed in the
bureau OF the Second Assistant Post
master General. She had been q
! Post Office Department employe
since 1921, 1t was reported.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
mrs. Warner Dies;
Yellow Fever Expert
Rv the Associoted Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 90
Mrs. Lena A. Warner, 10, last sur
vivor of the (Walter Reed Commis-
sion which discovered that the ste
gomyia mosquito bite causes yellow
fever, died here yesterday.
Her interest in yellow fever dated
back to 1877 when her parents and
five brothers and sisters died of the
disease during an epidemic at Mem
phis. Then and there, Mrs. Warner
once said, she resolved to become a
nurse and do what she could tc
stamp out the disease.
She was the first woman in Ten
nessee to become a registered nurse
and she devoted all her adult life tt
nursing and public health work
Two years ago she retired after &c
years as health director of the Uni
versity of Tennessee Agricultural
Extension Service.
In 1889 she received her nursing
certificate at the Illinois School o1
Nursing and returned to Memphis
where she organized the Memphis
School of Nursing.
In 1898 she answered President
McKinley's appeal for nurses to &C
to Cuba during the Spanish Amer
ican War to nurse American SOL
diers who had been stricken by
cholera and yellow fever.
Later she returned to Cuba with
the Reed Commission to study the
cause of yellow fever.
The commissions experiment.
traced the disease to the female
stegomyia mosquito, but not before
Mrs. Warner and several member.
of the group contracted the disease
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Rites 10 Be Held Tomorrow
For Wallace f. Newman

Funeral services for Wallace
Edward Newman, 81. retired pro-
duce merchant, who died Wednes-
day., will be held at 2 pm. tomorrow
in the Free Methodist Church
Prince and Lee streets, Alexandria
Burial will be in Columbia Gardens
Cemtery.
Mr.. Newman died at his home, GIG
South Twenty-f1 first street, Arlington
He had been i'll since January, when
he retired from business.
A native of Fauquier County, Mr.
Newman came to Washington when
he was 81.
Mr.. Newman was active in the
Free Methodist Church and was a
class leader at the Phoebe Hall Mis-
sion here for many years.
He had lived in Arlington since
about 1922.
Mr.. Newman Is survived by hi;
widow, Mrs. Irene Jellings Newman
to whom he was married 40 year.
ago; four sons, Edwin Newman
Arlington; Stanley Newman o1
Asheville, N. c.; Selwyn Newman o.
Fairfax, Va, and Lynwood New.
man, 1913 Thirty-fifth street NV.
and four daughters, Mrs. Evelyr
Gaines, 1927 Ninth street NE, Mrs
Audrey Mcintosh of Arlington, Mr.
Mildred Finnell and Mrs. Phylli!
Sheehan of Alexandria.
Also, four brothers, George New.
man of Somerville, Va, and Claude
Tomas and Louie Newman, all o1
Washington; a sister, Mrs. Annie
Rollings of Washington, and l;
grandchildren