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Evening star., 1948-03-18

Alexandria Rescue Squad has
a room full Of equipment-all they
need is crash truck to trans
port it.
Equipment stored in a room
doesn't help us any when we need
it in a hurry explains Charles
Violet, captain Of the squad.
The squads plea for q $1,000
crash truck is pending before the
Alexandria City Council and coun-
Gil members have indicated they
will find some way to get the money
to purchase the needed truck.
Capt. Violet claims, the amount
of equipment owned by his squad
is exceptional among volunteer res
cue units.
Funds Raised by Benefits.
almost all the funds we raise
through dances, excursions and the
like goes into equipment. It is the
captains job each year to buy any
new equipment he feels would be
beneficial" Capt. Violet explained.
Apparently the public feels the
equipment and services offered by
the rescue squad are exceptional,
too. Last year the Alexandria squad
went on. 1,248 runs. =. r.:
The squad was organized In 1880
The first ambulance was purchased
with contributions from Alexandris
residents. The squad makes its
headquarters at the No. 2 Fire
House.
Seventy eight volunteers composs
the sqtiad. Four paid drivers A41
on duty at all times hut all gresesfl
work Is done BY the volunteers. NJ
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Safety Committee Plans
Drive in Falls Church

Plans for launching a safety pro-
gram in Falls Church, to curb an
increasing number of automobile ac-
cidents, we're made last night at a
meeting OF the newly-appointed
Town Safety Committee.
The committee, which grew out Of
a recent protest to the Town Council
by the Southwest Citizens Associa-
ton, decided to make a survey to
determine what safety measures are
needed. The first project will be a
trafic survey.
Attending the meeting were
Councilmen Walter Follin and j. B.
McRae and Town Manager Roy
Dunn, Walter Mess, George Frazier,
C. G. Manly, Francis A. Wagner
and John H. King.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
E|kton Mayor, 10 Others
Charged With Duck Baitine
by the Asseeiassd Pres.


BALTIMORE, Mar. 1s-Twent,
men, including the mayor Of Elkton
are charged in criminal informa.
tions on file today in Federal court
with violations Of the Migrator,
Bird Act.
Henry H. Mitchell, 65, identified
as Mayor Of Elkton, was charged
with unlawfully using corn bait and
hunting after sunset last November
4 In Cecil County. -
Among those charged are John l.
Love-, Mitchell Morgan and Elme,
A. johnson, all of Oraville, St
Marys County, and Charles T. Loi1f
Of Graville. They were accused OF
hunting last January In st. Marys
County without valid stamps.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Second Man Indicted
By Alexandra Jury : !.
In 1916 Fatal Shooting

A special grand jury in Alexandria
Corporation Court indicted q 81
year-old man on charge of murder
In connection with death for which
another man had been similarly
charged.
The indicted man Is Henry Evans,
colored, 421 North Pitt street, i'm
plicated in the fatal shooting In
January, 1886. Of William Belk, also
colored. A second man, Howard
Tabor, colored, was indicted on a
charge of murder on March IL, 1916,
In connection with the same crime
and Is being held in Alexandria Jail.
Evans, police, charge, handed
Tabor a pistol and ordered him to
shoot Mr.. Belk.
Other indictments yesterday in
cluded the following:
Stella Boston, At, colored. 152a
Jefferson Davis highway, Arlington
was indicted for felonious assault
upon Olin Singleton with a dan
gerous weapon, to wit. q wooden
leg" Boston, who appeared In
court on crutches minus his artif1-
cial leg, pleaded not guilty.
Also indicted were the following
Alexandria' residents: ~ssaA-s ,,:--5
Bob Lee Bowers, "a, co1ored, 304
Princess street, statutory rape; Mar
shall Butler, ~, colored, 216 South
West street, grand larceny; Oliver
Coates, about 80, colored, Route /,
statutory rape; Jack Nipper, 81,
colored, 613 North West street, fe-
lonious assault; Loren Shank, a
fugitive, robbery; William Stewart,
20, colored, 1001 Montgomery street,
statutory rape; Roy Mafoy, A, col
ored, 935 North Alfred street, felo-
NOUS assault. as :.
Also A. T. Thomas, %, colored, s24
North Columbus street, felonious
assault: Leon Weaver, rs, Of 602
North Columbus street, burglary;
James Morris, IS, colored, '421 South
Alfred street, robbery and rape (two
indictments), and Harry Morton, A,
Of Route i, grand larceny.
All those indicted except Weaver
and Thomas pleaded not guilty.
Weaver's case was referred to the
probation officer and Thomas SEN
fencing was deferred.
Judge William P. Woolls deferred
setting of trial dates until the open
ing of the April term of court.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
U. S. EmpIoye Indicted
In Fuirfux Sex Offenses

A Fairfax County grand jury in
special session yesterday indicted
Linwood C. Reynolds, 33-year -old
Government employe of Fairfax, on
three charges of carnal knowledge
involving minors.
Reynolds pleaded not guilty. to
the charges when arraigned before
Judge Paul e. Brown. He was re-
leased under $4,000 bond and trial
was set for May 40.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
FrunkIin Brudburt Heads
Sunnybrook Citizens

Franklin J. Brudhart. 4215 Fifty
sixth avenue, Sunnybrook, Md,
manager Of the Washington per-
sonnet section Of the American
Automobile Association, last night
was elected president Of the Sunny
brook Citizens Association.
Mr.. Brudbart, who has been vice
president, was elected by the as
sociation's Executive Committee TO
I'LL the unexpired term Of William
r. Meadows, resigned.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Planners 10 Take Up
Means Of Preventing
Flooded Highways
D. k~f "A cL.l
By Nelson M. Shepard

Flood control measures for the
protection of highways at. the
Bladensburg Peace Cross and areas
of Anacostia Park. were to be con-
sidered today by the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission
Opening a two-day session, the
group was to hear report this aft
ernoon from Col. Byron E. Byrd OF
the United States Engineer ONCE
on the status of the AnacoStia
River flood control and navigation
project.
Would Deepen Channel.
Approved by the local engineer Of
flee as desirable project to re-
strain the seasonal floods in the
,Anacostia River, the report has not
yet been adopted by Congress. One
Of its features provides for deepen
ing of the Anacostia channel for
pleasure boating and the creation
Of a small boat basin at the end of
East Capital street in Kingman
Lake.
The planning agency also will
hear a progress report on the pro-
posed extension of the George
washington Memorial Parkway from
Spout Run, a short distance above
Key Bridge on the Virginia side, te
the Fairfax County line The Viz
|ginia Legislature has voted 1885, ,O0t
for this link in the scenic highway
Arlington County is to match the
sum, and the Federal Government,
will contribute $25o,000.
Various studies in connection
with the controversial redevelop.
ment projects of Marshall Heights
and Barry Farms will be reported
Although Congress is showing NJ
inclination to grant funds for the
purchase of these areas at this time
NCPPC and the Redevelopment
Lend Agency are going ahead with
studies.
Grant to Outline Policy.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair.
man Of NCPPC, will submit "dec-
laration of principles" for the guild
ance of policy in connection with
the two areas.
The planners again will devote at
tention to the proposal for a bus
terminal at the Grand Plaza project
on Fourteenth street, behind the
District Building. They also will
study development plans in Fair
fax County, involving a proposed
$500. unit housing project. An
other Virginia project under study
Is the proposed Monticello highway
to connect the Capital with Thomas
Je1ersons mountain-top home near
Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Assault Trial DELAYED
For GreenbeIt Moyor

Trial of Mayor Thomas J. Can
ming Of Greenbelt on an assault
warrant was continued today in
Hyattsville Police Court until
March 20.
Magistrate Alan Bowie ordered
the case postponed because Mayor
Canning's attorney, John S. White
was engaged in a court case else
where. The warrant against Mayor
Canning was obtained by a former
Greenbelt policeman, Robert Dodge
after a meeting of the Greenbelt
Town Council Monday night.
Mr.. Dodge claimed the Mayor
raised his hand" in a threatening
manner during the meeting al
which two town officials were
cleared of charges of maladminis.
tration and dereliction of duty,
Evening star., 1948-03-18
N. W. Anderson, j., Head.
VIRGINIA {. Of f. Group

Henry w. Anderson, jr., of Alex.
andria, has been named chairman
of a nominating committee which
will select 20 new directors for the
Virginia State Chamber of Com
merce, President William A. Roper
of Richmond announced today.
The annual chamber membership
meeting will be held at Norfolk
April Is and is, and will be preceded
by meeting there of secretaries OF
local chambers April IA.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Foirfox Policeman Hurt
In Motorcycle Crosh

A Fairfax County motorcycle po-
liceman was injured today in a traf-
fic accident on route 123 In Oakton
and was admitted to Arlington Hos
pital.
He Is Roland E. Heath, "a, Of route
l, Vienna, who reportedly is sugerins
from possible rib and shoulder frac-
lures.
Policeman Heath was en- route to
headquarters when q station wagon
driven by c. s. Mackey, jr., a. Fair
fax, is said to have made left turn
In front of him. Mr.. Mackey was
charged with reckless driving. police
said.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Arlington Toxpoyers
Urged to File Early

An appeal to taxpayers to file
State and local tax returns before
May was made today by Harry K.
Green, Arlington Commissioner OF
Revenue.
Mr.. Green asked that taxpayers
either prepare returns and mail
them to his ofnce or to come to
his office for assistance In filling out
the necessary forms.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Afrieun Collection Complete

When Capt. Guy Shortridge, di-
rector Of the Kaffarian Museum in
South Africa, returned from the
Calyinia area with specimens Of the
River Hare, a rare species, he en-.
aided the museum TO boast that it
hSs at least one Of every known
kind Of mammal found In the Cape
Province.
Evening star., 1948-03-18

Ing . G n o 0 ]
S af ct Y Patrol
Day" IN Airing
ton.
he ceremo-
nies, which will
feature presen-
t a tion Of ma
tional and State
olors to the
Arlington School
s a t e t y Patrol
will be held at
Washington-Lee
High School un.
der sponSorShir
of the j o h +
Lyon Post, Vet.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
III Democrat Candidates
Ito Speak in Alexandra

The II Democratic candidates fol
election to the Alexandria City
Council will speak at public meet.
ing sponsored by the Alexandra
League of Women Voters at 8 pm
Wednesday at the George Mason
School.
MRS. Adrian w. De Wind, presi-
dent of the league, said her organi-
zation was nonpartisan and was
sponsoring the meeting to acquaint
the voters with the candidates be-
fore the election.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Gen. Byon to Speak ..
AtArlinqton 'Sufety Day

Brig. Gen. Blackshear M. Bryan,
jr., the Army provost marshal gen.
eral, will be the principal speaker at
exercises at 2 pm. SATURDAY. mark
Evening star., 1948-03-18
U.S.. MorshuI's Office Closed

The Justice Department Is closing
the United States marshars ONCE
at Cumberland. Md, and transfer
ring Marshal Howard P. Laurie TO
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1948-03-18

erans OF Foreign Wars. State Sen
ator Charles r. Fenwick Of Airing
ton will be master Of ceremonies
Henry M. Haney, past post COM
mander, is in charge Of the event.
Evening star., 1948-03-18

Alexandria
full Of equpmenta they fire house all according
a to trans Capt. Violet.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-04
Unions Have Lost Millions In Wages In Maritime Strike
(Continued from Page One).

(Continued from Page One). half the membership of the four seafaring unions in the strike are still at sea. . :
 Tied up in American ports are l72 vessels, nearly half the west coast vessels which will be strike bound when all reach port.
 The union hiring hall and wages are chief issues in the strike, which began Sept. after an 80-day cooling off period" under the Taft-Hartley act failed to bring an agreement on a new contract. The longshoremen asked a l5-cent an hour raise to $1.82, but were of- fered 10 cents. ...
 The waterfront employers asso- rlation Friday asserted, San Fran cisco longshoremen already have lost $1,813,80O in wages during the mon h of the strike, those in Los @AiiSSiCS pl,olo,O0f, ocdlIle 9OUl,- 762 and Portland $654, 1894. The sea- faring unions have lost $5, 300 ,OOO, the employers said.
 The army yesterday chartered United Fruits S.S. Herdia as the fifth ship in it's growing refrigera- tor fleet for supplying troops in the Orient. Shipping men express ed fears the army transportation corps may never go back to com mercial shipping.
 Longshoremen agreed to unload 1750 tons of copra from the lead- ing SS Arcadia Victory, damaged some time ago when she hit a reef. But company officials did not indi- cate whether they would deal with the union even to this extent.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-04
Internation'l News At AClance
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One) working out a kind of military Marshall Plan" which the U. s. will be called upon to finance in the large share.
 WASHINGTON - A Congress sional committee urged more U. s. help for China, calling the sprawl ing Asiatic nation "the decisive area" in the tug of war between Russia and democracy.
 tNANKING)-China's new bud get proposed ten-fold increases in taxes on incomes, wine and tobac- co.
 tTOKYO)-The U. s. depart ment of the army was said to have ordered Japanese war crimes trials ended this year.
 tSEOUL)-South Korean police arrested 20 persons and accused them of plotting a revolt against the new South Korean State. M
 uIMA)-Peru smashed a bloody revolt of sailors and civilians at Callao, five miles from the capital, Lima.
 PARIS) - Communist-run un- ions pulled 335,OOO French coal miners out on strike. tBERL1N)-Coal, of course, is a big key to any European recovery Back of all the Russian maneuver- ing over Germany is Kremlin desire to get it's fingers into the Ruhr coal and steel belt in the British zone of occupied Germany
 MOSCOW - The Russian note
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-04

made it plain that the Soviets op- pose with all their will the aim of the western powers to create a government in western Germany. The Russians listed many griev- ances against the west, including this, the economic merger of the U. s. and British zones and the set ting up by the west of a new Ger man currency. All the western moves were aimed at restoring or der from the chaos in which com munism thriveS.
 Russia blamed the west for the Russian blockade of Berlin. Her note went on:
 "The United States governments declaration that a situation was arisen which allegedly threatens international peace and security does not correspond with the real state of affairs and constitutes no hing more than a means of pressure and an attempt to use the United Nations for the achieve ment of it's aggressive aims"
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-04
ALASKA AIRLINES ANNOUNCES REDUCTIONS

Alaska Airlines is happy to an nounce an added service for the duration of the emergency. Flights will originate out of Anchorage for Everett, Washington, with Alaska Airlines DC-4 equipment which will connect with flights from Nome. It gives the Nome Office great pleasure to be able to give this added service to all those who might desire it. The fare will be S13000 plus tax. Freight will also be carried at extremely low rates. Anyone desiring more information may obtain it by coming into the office or calling Main 66.
Evening star., 1948-05-09

for generations in the possession
of the Granvillier family.
The historic Croix de Valois!
But, apart from its historical
value, the cross was worth a small
fortune and here, in a New
York apartment house, l held it in
my hands!
L, MALCOLM Roscoe, had smug-
gled it into the United States.
l, Malcolm Roscoe, had been
made dupe. No customs house
in the world would query such a
package, carried by man with
my name and decent record. The
cunning scoundrels!
Malcolm ="
turned. l had left the door
open. F1eurette stood there.
"Malcolm" She spoke in a
husky whisper. The Croix de
Evening star., 1948-05-09

believe that a man would play
such a pointless practical joke on
stranger.
The facts that no one had met
me on the ship, that the hotel
knew nothing about it, that no
Copley-Brandon appeared in the
phone book, were puzzling to
say the least. What was it all
about?
And now - Fleurette. She had
not told me, nor had l asked, her
other name. We had met by the
oldest chance. But remembering
the mist in her eyes when we
spoke of Haute Ste. Marie, l knew
suddenly who she was and who
her heroic father and her gracious
mother had been. Fleurette, at
least, was no longer a mystery.
In the big hotel, and afterward,
as l came out with my suitcase,
found myself. looking for. the
wearer of the forbidding eyebrows.
But l didn't see him. l went and
booked a table in some night club
for, happy man, l was dining with
Fleurette!
And all the way back dreamed.
A CROOKED soldier. Othello, his
occupation gone. Hard luck in a
hard world, that had to emigrate
and seek employment from a
wealthy maternal uncle, who
wrote to my father that he would
find an opening for me I'm our
American house." Suddenly l real
lied that I'd been feeling sorry for
myself ever since l left England
and that l wasn't any longer. .
Evening star., 1948-05-09

Valois! Oh. God! Where did YOU
get it? What are you going to do
with it?"
l spread out the chain of emer-
aids and pearls on both hands and
dropped it over her head, 50 that
the cleaning cross hung on her
breast. To restore it to you.
Because it belongs to you"
FOR a moment or two her won
derful eyes blazed at me. Then
she looked at the broken frame,
and back to me again.
"You didn't know? 1t is not an
impulse - because you find out
who l am? Swear it to me, NAL
colin - you didn't known
On my honor. know no more
about it than you know"
Fleurette thew her arms around
my neck and kissed me.
And we were still kissing when
Eyebrows walked in!
Pretty picture" he remarked.
His voice, if anything. was worse
thar his eyebrows.
I was on him in a fash, although
slowed up bit by my groggy leg.
Then I saw his gun - and two
other men in the doorway.
Feeling that way, eh?" He
flashed a police badge. MY names
Grogan. Been covering you all
day. We got the fellow this morn
ing, trying to board the Queen
Mary, with his forged press card
and the cable from Shepherd. 1t
was the cable put us onto you.
guess Scotland Yard has got
Continued on page 29
Evening star., 1948-05-09

saw no sign of Fleurette when
reached the landing with my
suitcase. But l had the key of the
vacant apartment and went in.
Dragging the bag about had
rather tired my groggy foot, and
dumped it down on top of my
coat, which lay where had left
1t. on the only practical chair.
l heard an ominous crunching,
cracking sound.
"A MOMENT later, my suitcase open,
l was taking out the shattered
photograph of Mum and Dad"
from its wrappmgs.
don't know how long l stood
there looking at the broken relic,
nor how long it was before l
grasped what had happened. But
do know that my heart gave a
silent beat when l saw, glittering
and winking in the palm of my
hand, the thing that had been
cunningly. hidden in the frame.
l should explain that during my
last two years of service the War
Office put me onto Intelligence
because l had a stiff foot. l was
employed tracing Nazi loot right
up to the time l resigned my COM
mission. And the treasure in my
hand was one of the things on the
list with photography which had
failed to find.
1t was a small, exquisitely FASH
ioned emerald cross, the center
gem a blazing beauty. The cross
hung upon slender gold chain
linking alternate emeralds and
flawless black pearls. 1t had been
Evening star., 1948-05-09

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-07-22
Flag Flies Day and
Night Over Shrine

Inventions unknown to Francis
Scott Key, will emphasize one line Of
his epic poem, 80 say can you go
on the night Of August 9 when the
national anthems author is memori-
allied by the first-day issue Of post
age stamps bearing his likeness at
the Frederick postoffice
Unofficially, yet with Acit approval
Of Congress, the flag which flies over
Keys grave in Mt. Oliyet cemetery, is
never lowered at sunset. This national
shrine is one of only three places
where Old Glory flies day and night,
by public sanction, and Frederick pa
triotic societies have flood-lighted the
flag over his grave.
Lowered only momentarily when
tattered colors are respectfully re-
tired to emily the new standard four
times year; this perpetual tribute
to Key, easily is visible 24-hous a
day to passing motorists, located as
it is within 5O-feet of the L. S. High
way Is, entering Frederick from the
South
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-07-22
Cooperative to Meet
At FriendSville

The annual membership meeting
of members Of Southern States CO.
operative from the Friendsville area
will be held Monday, July 26. at o.
clock p, m, in the school auditorium
there Stanton Friend win preside.
Nominees for vacancies on the Adj
visory Board are William Umbel,
Hubert Friend, Ross Selby. Friends
vile; and Dorsey Guard, Addison.
Nominees for posts on the Farm home
advisory committee include Mrs. Reu-
ben Friend Mrs. Stanton Friend.
Mrs. Emerson Bishoff, Friendsville;
Mrs. Ernest Griffith, Addison. c. A.
Williams, district manager. and Or
val Rush, Friendsville, will speak
Cash prizes will be awarded in a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-07-22
BITTINGER

Rev Irwin Burkhart, OF Goshen,
Ind, conducted services in the Glades
Mennonite Church last Sunday morn
ing.
The Bittinger baseball team suf-
fered a defeat at the hands of the
Colonial athletic team of near Frost
burg, last Sunday afternoon in a
game played in Pleasant Valley park,
which resulted in a score Of II to /
in favor Of the visiting team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Bethel and
Mr.. BeitzePs twin sisters, of Wads-
worth, Ohio, were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bethel, early this week
Mrs. Charles Bevans and daughter
Sue, Of Washington, D. c., visited
Mrs. Bevans mother, Mrs. f. S.
Brenneman, last Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Herman Nesline. Of
near Baltimore, visited relatives here
last Weekend.
A group Of Fom-II boys from the
various counties Of the State Of
Maryland are encamped in Pleasant
Valley Park this week.