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Evening star., 1948-08-29
ST. Marys County Buys
Dormitory for School
Speeiol Dispoich TO The Stor

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Aug. 28.-
Aloysius F. King, secretary to the
st. Marys County Commissioners,
announced today the county has
purchased the Carver Heights DOR
mitory building near the Patuxent
River Naval Air Base for use as
high and elementary school for COL
ored pupils. The county now is ne
gotiating for purchase of the Great
Mills High School for the use of
white children. That school also
is owned by the Federal Govern
ment.
The Government, Mr.. King said,
has accepted the county's offer of
$500 for the Carver Heights build
ing, built in 1912 at a cost of $780,
000 1t has been used as a hous-
ing facility for colored civilians
employed at the naval base.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
3 Wading Children Drown
AS Parents Fish Nearby
BY the Associoted Press

ERIE. Pa. Aug 28.-Three chill
dren drowned today while wading in
Misery Bay on the Lake Erie penin-
sula as their parents flshed nearby.
Coast guardsmen identified the
victims as Shirley Shoup. II, and
her brothers, John, IL, and Herbert,
10.
A fourth Shoup child, Beatrice,
was rescued by Dennis E. Erhard,
Erie advertising man.
Coast guardsmen said the victims
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Shoup
Of Oakdale, Pa, were fishing and
apparently could not swim. They
said the children were wading in
shallow water when they apparently
stepped into deep hole.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Belgian Exhibition Ship
Will Be Floating Fair
By the Associated Press

MALINES, Belgium. A floating
commercial fair will leave Belgium
next November to bring an exhibit
Of Belgian goods to prospective buy
ers around the world. The 10000
ton ship Captain Paret is now
being refitted to contain $50 exhibit
ton stands which will be made
available 70 Belgian manufacturers.
The ship is scheduled to sail from
Antwerp to Pernambuco and Rio de
Janeiro. From Brazil she will go to
Buenos Aires, then to Valparaiso,
Callao and Acapulco, Mexico. After
visit to Los Angeles, New Or
leans, Havana. Philadelphia, New
York and Boston. The floating fair
is expected to end it's tour by the
summer of 1949 at Quebec and
Montreal, The Captain Paret will
stay in each port for about a week,
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Committee Criticizes
People 'sCounseI for
Transit Fare Stand

| The Washington Committee for
Consumer Protection, one of the
leaders in the fight to prevent the
Capital Transit Co. from getting a
fare increase, yesterday accused
John O'Dea, the Peoples Counsel
for the District. of not performing
his duties to the people.
Mr.. ODea, as one intervenor in
the recent Public Utilities Commits
sion bearings on the transit COM
pany's request for higher fares, filed
brief Friday with the PUG rec
ommending some increase in fares.
But he also said the company ap-
parently was in good financial con-
dition.
The whole question whether the
fare increase will be granted is in
the hands of the PUG, with a de-
cision expected within about three
weeks.
Suggests IL Cents as Maximum.
The company asked that the 10
cent cash farepbe raised to Is cents,
that tokens be reinstated at two for
Is cents and that the $l.50 weekly
pass be raised to $1.85.
Mr.. ODea said the maximum he
would recommend was 12-cent
cash fare, five tokens for IS cents
and $l,65 for the pass.
The Committee for Consumer Pro-
Harry R. Booth and Benjamin Sigal,
of the Americans for Democratic
Action, both appeared at the hear
ings and filed briefs asking that no
raises be granted
Mrs. Edith Schubert, acting presi-
dent of WCCP, said: The sharp
inconsistencies between Mr.. ODea's
reasoning in his brief and his con-
clusions would be amusing if it were
not so tragic for the car riders of
the District
Says Need Wasn't Proved.
She added that Mr.. ODea mis-
conceives the true nature of his
duties as Peoples Counsel"
Mrs. Schubert said that If Mr..
O'Dea had been alert, he would have
requested adequate funds to employ
technical experts to help in over
coming the case which the company
and commission staff presented
She noted that Mr.. O'Dea said the
company had made no reasonable
efforts to effect economies, was in
good condition financially. and
hadn't sustained the burden of proof
that fare raise was needed.
IF all this is true, why penalize
the customers by requiring them to
further enrich the company" she
asked.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Tax District Trying Out
Simpler Deduction Form
By Ii. Assoeio.sd Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. ga sim
plified form for making withholding
returns on employees income taxes
and on old-age benefits in one re-
port Is being tried out in the Mary
land Internal Revenue tax district.
If the new method is found sue
cessful, it may be extended to cover
the other "a internal revenue dis
tricts of the country, Federal Of
flcials here said today.
They said the new form is the
first effort to reduce the amount
of complicated reporting which en-
ployers must make to the Federal
Government.
The new forms will be mailed out
in September to the $4,000 employ
ers of the district, which includes
and the District of CO.
lumbia.
Employers will be invited to ex-
press their opinion on the simpli-
fed form, which was devised by
George Hofferbert. Collector of In
ternal Revenue in Baltimore. and
L. A. Chamberlin, his assistant.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Hurricane
Continued From First Pag,

diameter. He was back in storm
winds on the opposite side of the
eye almost before he knew what
had happened, he said.
The storm is small but very, very
intense 1t. Jones said.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
100 See E|Iicott City Flyer
Die in Crash on Golf Course
BY the Associated Press

MARTINSVILLE, Va, Aug. %
Cecil G. Euler, 80, of Ellcott City
Md, was killed instantly this after
noon about II miles west of here
when his plane crashed on the Bas-
sett country Club golf course. within
IS feet of the club house.
More than 100 persons saw the
plane plunge to earth after the pilot
flying about IS feet above the
ground, mad called to the crowd be-
low asking directions to the nearest
airport.
Witnesses said that seconds later
the motor stalled and the plane fell
Evening star., 1948-08-29
MonticeIIo's Fountain
To Go; Was Used as Bar

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Aug
28.-The memorial fountain near
the gates of Monticello, home of
Thomas Jefferson, has been ordered
removed because too many tourists
used it as a bar.
The Thomas jefferson Memorial
Foundation. which ordered removal
of the 20-year-old fountain, de-
clared that the many empty whisky
bottles that tourists scatter near
the fountain constitute nuisance.
1t appears that travellers have been
using the fountains waters as
"chasers" and mixers"
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Marine Bose Evocuotes
Planes As Storm Precoutjon

CHERRY POINT. N. c.. Aug. %
'P,.-More than two hundred planes
Including jet fighters and trans
ports-took flight from the Cherry
Point Marine Air Base today as a
precaution against possible damage
from the hurricane now off the
Florida Coast.
Maj. Walker T. Warren, public
information officer, said the planes
bearing between 800 and $50 Ma
rines-were bound for Cleveland and
Youngstown, Ohio, and Roanoke,
Va.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
1000 AT Byrd's Picnic
Hear Tuck Suggest
Draft Movement
By Alex R. Preston
Sior Stoff CORRESPONDENT

BERRYVILLE, Va, Aug. 28.-Gov.
Tuck believes Virginians will draft
Senator Byrd for another term.
He said this today in an oak grove
where the Senator was host at a
picnic to more than 1000 of his
neighbors, growers and others aSso-
ciated with the apple industry and
a number of political figures.
Referring to Senator Byrd's speech
at the picnic a year ago, Gov. Tuck
had this to say:
He is alleged to have made some
sort of statement last year that he
would not serve again at the end of
his term. I believe we in Virginia
will draft Senator Byrd as long as
he is willing and able to serve
Earlier, Senator Byrd mounted the
rear of a fat bed truck. backed
among the trees. In shirt sleeves,
and removing his tie, he said:
We're not going to discuss politics
here for it would hardly do to mix
politics with 'l00-degree' heat"
Paws Tribute to Tuck.
So saying, he launched forthwith
into tribute to Gov. Tuck. The
chief executive was described as a
courageous leader whose name is
known throughout the nation as
that of a man who maintains "the
great principles and traditions of
Virginia"
Gov. Tuck made an indirect ref
erence to the anti Truman legisla-
ton he sponsored at this years
General Assembly session. The law
would permit the States Democratic
electors, if so instructed, to vote for
some one other than the President.
He compared his visit to the DEM
ocratic National Convention in Phil
adelphia, where President Truman
was renominated. to Daniel in the
lions den. He told an anecdote
which brought out the point that
Daniel stayed in the den even
though he was scared but. he added,
Those lions we're scared too
Byrd's Work Praised.
The fine position Virginia occu-
pies fiscally and in other ways"
Gov. Tuck said. lis due to the ad-
of Senator Byrd, both
in the Senate and whrie Governor.
Later he asserted:
Il believe that many of our prob
lems-including the school problems
can be solved at the local level"
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Cleveland Park Poll
Shows Tennis Courts,
Pools Most Favored

Tennis courts and swimming pools
head the list of what Cleveland
Park citizens would like to see in
the way of play facilities in their
area, it was revealed yesterday in
a report of an opinion survey on
what the area feels it needs fol-
recreation.
Cleveland Park has no recreat ton
center, so Miss Elizabeth Saunders
lS-year-old Radcliffe College junior
who works with the Citizens Council
Tor Community Planning, Inc, de-
clded to find out what the residents
wanted. The council is 4-year-old
nonprof1t, private planning agency
Miss Saunders distributed 1000
questlonnaires asking if the area
residents wanted a recreation CEN
ter and what facilities it should
have. A total of 9 per cent respond
ed and 76 per cent of these would
like to see a center in their neigh
borhood.
Old, Stable Community.
Miss Saunders said she choose
Cleveland Park for the survey not
only because it has no center but
also because it is an old and stable
community where public opinion is
substantial"
Although tennis courts are most
popular and the report indicated
that courts at Friends and St, AL
bans School are used extensively
Cleveland Park citizens feel the
greatest need is a swimming pool
and supervised playground. MANY
are also interested in a little thea
ter.
But first the residents should
look around and find out what exist
ing facilities now unused, could
be used by adults and children and
the neighborhood for recreation. ;,
Miss Saunders reported.
Is Per Cent Use Tennis Courts.
Although tennis courts and the
Phoebe Hearst Playground are the
most popular facilities of the area
only 18 per cent of those returning
the QUESTIONABLE said they used
the former and 9 per cent the latter
Miss Saunders said. Only a small
group said they used recreation ia
cllities. such as Rock Greek Park,
outside the area. she added. And
only % per cent said they make use
OF Recreation Board and Park Serv-
ice programs.
There were varied opinions as to
why recreation opportunities were
not more greatly pressed, Miss
Saunders said. Some cited disin-
terest on the part of children. while
others said there is relatively
small number of children in the
area. Miss Saunders said half the
reports were from single persons.
while the other half were from
families with an average of two
children each. She said there are
great number of children in Nc
Lean Gardens. an area included in
the survey and which has made
Quate pIaY areas
Evening star., 1948-08-29
AP Man Stung by Wasp.
Becomes Unconscious
BY the Associated Press

bY 1He Nssoe'u1eu rFeSS
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 28.-Frank
H. Fuller, chief of the Richmond
Bureau of the Associated Press, be-
came unconscious after being stung
today by a wasp which entered the
automobile in which he was riding
on the Charles City road.
The driver. j. Herman Atkins, took
Mr.. Fuller to the Medical College
of Virginia Hospital where he was
treated and released.
Physicians said Mr. Fuller was
particularly sensitive to insect bites
and advised him to be immunlzed.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Arlington Church Elects
New Building Committee!

The Memorial Baptist Church of
Arlington has elected committees to
launch plans for the construction
Of a building.
The church. organized in April,
has been meeting in the Glebe The
ater, North Glebe road and Lee
highway. The Rev. James w. Farmer
Is pastor.
A temporary Finance Committee
has raised $11,177.11, and the Vir-
ginia Baptist Board of Missions is
arranging for the purchase Of lot
on North Glebe road. it was re-
ported.
The following chairmen were
named: DR.. Glenn M. Splitter. Cen
eral Building Committee; Marvin T.
Broyhill, Finance Committee, and
E. l.. Daniels, Plans Committee.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Land for Recreation Center
Offered 10 Falls Church

The town of Falls Church yes
terday was offered four acres of
land near the high school for
recreation center by B. NJ Gibson,
former supervisor from Falls
Church district and former Mayor
of the town.
Mr.. Gibson offered to sell four
acres of his property at one-half
the appraised value to be set by an
appraisal board appointed by the
Arlington Alexandria Fairfax Real
Estate Board. The property runs
from Hillwood avenue to Fairfax
street along Douglas street near the
high school.
The offer was made yesterday at
a conference with c. G. Manly,
editor of a county weekly and
Francis A. Wagner, who on Mon
day requested the Town Council to
consider bond issue for a recrea-
tion project.
A firm of architects, Spector d
Montgomery, have offered to draw
up preliminary sketches for the
recreation center
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Public Hearing Scheduled
lon Co|esviIIe Road Plan

A public hearing on the proposed
master plan of Colesville road from
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring to
Brighton, will be held February "a,
E. Brooke Lee. vice chairman Of the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, an
nounced last night.
Mr.. Lee told the Citizens Zoning
Committee which met at st. Luke's
Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, to
consider the plan, that the hearing
has been set for $50 pm. in the
Silver Spring Armory. Formal ac-
ton will be taken after the hearing
Maps and films Of plans for de-
veloping and zoning the highway
area were explained by William
Burrage, planning director Of the
commission for Montgomery County
Howard M. Kline, chairman of the
Zoning Committee, explained the
aims Of the group to the $50 per-
sons attending the meeting.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Mathis Is Committed
lin Killing Of Wife's
Former Husband
by the Assoeioted Press

I TOWSON, Md, Jan. 14.-A Judge
found yesterday that Walter Ray
Mathis, 40-year-old Alexandria,
(Va), contractor and former Air
Forces pilot, was so mentally upset
by war experiences and domestic
trouble that he should be COM
mitted to an institution rather than
stand trial for the Staying Of his
former wife's new husband.
Mathis faced a murder charge
in the Staying october II of Kenneth
Eugene Colbert, 31-year-old steel
worker living in Middle River, a
Baltimore suburb.
Judge John B. Centrum reached
his decision in Baltimore County
Circuit Court after hearing two psy-
chiatrists-Dr. George H. Preston,
State Commissioner of Mental Hy-
giS,.e. and DR.. Andrew G. Gillis,
associate member of the State Board
Of Mental Hygiene.
Judge Centrum ruled Mathis
would not be able to assist counsel
IN cOnQucClng a defense ana re-
manded him to jail pending trans
fer to a State institution.
Mathis was divorced from his first
wife, Pearl, in 1886 and shortly
married the present Mrs. Ruby Col
bert. They were in turn divorced in
1916. Ruby married Mr.. Colbert and
they had daughter. now seven
months old. Mrs. Pearl Mathis re-
turned to her former husband and
they were remarked.
Before his remarriage, Mathis was
a patient at two Veterans Admins
tration facilities.
Mathis told investigators he had
a date with Ruby October II and
went to her apartment when she
failed to appear. He said he found
Mr.. Colbert at the place and they
got in an argument Mr.. Colbert
was shot twice and died from loss
of blood.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Special Disp1teh 10 The stor

LA PLATA, Md, Jan. 14.-Want-
ed: 20 to 80 families to rebuild the
long-since disappeared houses OF
Port Tobacco, and live in the re-
sulting 18th Century atmosphere.
The foundations of the old build
ings remain along the once-pros-
porous street where cattle now Craze
at the end of the harbor canal that
once had the town bustling.
All that is necessary is to find
persons with enough interest in the
past and enough money to build
themselves colonial homes on the
ruins.
The possibilities were explored at
a meeting at Plenty" a surviving
Port Tobacco house owned by Mr.
and Mrs. George I. Gardiner. The
Historical Society for the Restora-
ton of Port Tobacco was formed at
the meeting.
1t was emphasized that there was
no intention to turn the whole
town into a museum and tourist
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Capital Transit Reroutes
Six County Bus Lines

Rerouting Of six Capital Transi,
CO. bus lines serving Montgomery
County areas from the Georgia anc
Alaska terminal will be effective
Sunday, the company has an.
nounced.
Designed to reduce traffic con.
gestion and delay at. the intersec.
ton of Georgia and Eastern avenues
NV. the changes will make USE
Of Burlington drive constructed ane
paved recently.
The lines, which now operate
along Eastern avenue between the
terminal and Georgia avenue anc
over Georgia avenue between Bur.
lington drive between Eastern ano
Georgia avenues, in Silver Spring
The routes affected are Y-2, Ken.
sington-Silver Spring; 70, Forest
Glen and Sligo Creek Parkway: "a
-Four Corners; rs, Franklin via
Dale, and z-s, Flower via. Sligo.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Port Tobacco Seeks Families
ToRebui|dOId Colonial Homes

center similar to Williamsburg, Va,
A plan was advanced to recreate
the old st. Charles Hotel, largest OF
old Port Tobaccos hostelries, as an
apartment house.
The group went over the old
maps and pencil sketches of town
buildings collected by Attorney Rob-
ert T. Barbour Of Port Tobacco.
Mr. Barbour was named president
of the new historical society. Mr.
Gardiner was elected vice president
and Mrs. Henry DeMott was named
,ecretary treasurer. She owns
Chambers Hope" in Port Tobacco
the first convent in the English
colonies in America.
The society will meet to make
further plans next month at "Havre
de Venture" near Port Tobacco, the
home of Col. Peter Vischer
Port Tobacco deteriorated when
steamboats, and the railroad ended
it's usefulness as port. La Plata
became the seat of Charles County
and Port Tobacco was virtually
abandoned.
Evening star., 1948-01-14

Steps towards city acquisition OF
Federally -owned war housing prof.
ects in Alexandria for low-income
families were delayed last night
because the city has agreed to per-
nit Army use Of one Of the projects
Mayor william T. wilkins dis
closed for the first time that the
Council has committed itself In
favor of Army occupation Of some
homes in Cameron Valley by Fort
Belvoir personnel even though they
would not fall within low-income
brackets.
When a resolution was introduced
to authorize the city to acquire the
projects as low rent housing pro-
vided enabling legislation is adopted
by Congress, it was pointed out this
might affect the city's agreement
with the Army that essential per-
sonnel be allowed to live at Cameron
Valley.
Bought for Veterans.
Veterans organizations in the city
have supported outright use OF the
projects as low-rent housing for
veterans exclusively. They have
emphasized that many OF the Army
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Alexandra Agrees to Army Use
OF OfLow-Cost Housing Project

personnel living in Cameron Valley
and Navy personnel living in Chin
uuapin Village make salaries above
the low-income brackets.
On a motion by Councilman John
w. Tulloch, the Mayor, city attorney
and city manager were instructed To
meet with Brig Gen. William s.
Hoge, commandant of Fort Belvoir
to study the situation.
The Council voted to pay the
Alexandria Hospital 5000 bill for
1947 emergency patients out OF the
194s hospital budget ALLEGATION OF
s35, 900. Councilman Paul Delaney
voiced the only negative vote.
Special Stamp. Coin Urged.
Issuance of q special stamp and
coin to commemorate the city's BIZ
centennial celebration in 1949 were
requested by the Council. Proceeds
from sale of the coin would aid the
city in financing celebration OF the
anniversary.
The Council recessed until 7 pm.
next Tuesday when it will hear
reports on mass X-ray surveys pro-
posed for this area and on the School
Boards building program.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Private Drives by Agencies
Studied by Arlington Chest

A major problem facing the Ar.
lington Community Chest this year
is whether major agencies should
be permitted to make private solic-
itations, j. Harold Stehman told
members of the Chest at their an
nual meeting Monday night.
Mr.. Stehman said the Boy Scouts
already had been given permission
to solicit extra funds from friends
of scouting" He said it could be
expected that other agencies soon
would be seeking permission to con-
duct their own campaigns in addi-
ton to Chest solicitation because
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Montgomery Defers Action
On II zoninq Petitions

The Montgomery County COM
missioners yesterday deferred action
until May 4 on II petitions for COM
mercial zoning along Cedar street
and Pershing and Ellsworth drives
Silver Spring.
The petitions attempt to extend
the business district north from its
present Fenton street boundary.
The commissioners explained they
wanted additional time to study the
controversial requests. The Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, has recon-
mended that they be denied.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Prince Georges Approves
Fire Alarm installations

The Prince Georges County com.
missioners yesterday approved re.
quest by the National Capital Hous-
ing Authority for permission to in.
stall emergency fire alarm systems
in Calvert Homes, Riverdale, ano
Carry Homes, Suitland.
The action was taken in response
to a letter from Bernard E. Losh-
bough of the Government agency.
The Housing Authority plans tc
connect a fire alarm telephone and
two extension phones from the Cal
vert Homes project to the Fire Con-
troll Board at Hyattsville and an ex-
tension phone from the Garry Homes
to the Fire Control Board at Capt.
tol Heights.
The commissioners also decided tc
abandon plans to remodel the third
floor of the County Service Building
Hyattsville, to provide space fol-
juvenile detention quarters.
County Police Chief Ralph w
Brown and States Attorney A
Gwynn Bowie told the board the
number of juveniles to be housed ir
the proposed rooms would be toe
small to Justify the expense.
Evening star., 1948-01-14

Chest collections have failed to
meet the quota and member agency
budgets face possible cuts.
One hundred Chest members were
elected to the Board Of Trustees last
night. OF this number 20 are
agency representatives and were
elected from among Chest contribu-
tors. The trustees will elect Off
GERS at a meeting January %. The
budget will be gone over at that
meeting to see how it can be cut to
stay within this years collections.
Last nights meeting was held at
the Arlington Recreation Center,
3700 Lee highway. -