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Evening star., 1948-03-01
Pupils Broadcast
Ion WMAL Put in
lConqress Record

A recent News for Schools "
broadcast over radio station WMAL,
which presented elementary pupils
discussing District home rule, has
been reads into the Congressional
Record as an example Of how dem
ocratic principles are being handled
In the schools here.
Representative Auchincloss, Re-
publican, of New Jersey, said he
considered the program "construc-
tive" piece of work because if the
young people become interested in
the affairs of the Nation, there need
be little fear of attacks of any either
theology. Mr.. Auchincloss is spon-
soring the bill for District home
rule now in the House.
The broadcast was one of a series
prepared by Bill Coyle, radio. cirec-
tor of The Star. The programs are
piped into the classrooms of the
schools here and are used as part
Of the classroom work.
The program was given by Mr.
Coyle and members of the fourth
grade at the Truesdell School
Eighth and Ingraham streets NV
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Milk Still Cheapest
Food Buy, Dairyman
Says Of Price Increase

A District area milk distributor
who appeared today before the
grand jury investigating to deter
mine whether there has been a
criminal conspiracy to Ak milk
prices, sought to justify the present
81 cents per quart price as still the
cheapest and best buy in the fooo
market.
The witness was M. H. Burchell,
secretary-treasurer of the Alex
andria (VaD Dairy Products Co.
Mr.. Burchell was followed as a
witness by Otto Phillips, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
Wakefield Dairy. The third wit
ness to be heard today was Edgar
N. Brawner, president of the Chest
nut Farms Dairy.
Mr.. Burchell said that In 1910
and 1941 the consumer was paying
IA cents a quart and of this the
farmer received seven cents. Now,
he said, IA cents goes to the farmer.
'The farmers costs are up," Mr.
Burchen said. Labor is up 100 to
$50 per cent and feed is up. The
price has to be large enough to
attract milk in the volume neces-
sary in this market" Mr.. Burchell
said that the distributors margin o1
profit before the war was about
one-half cent quart. Now this is
down to about one-tenth of cent
He said distributors have to have
more than that to continue profit
ably in business.
i Mr.. Burchell said his dairy sup
plies about 40 per cent of the milk
consumed in Alexandria, Falls
Church and Arlington County. He
said that the consumption of milk
declined five per cent when the
price was raised III cents last Mo-
vember.
He said that his dairy has been
buying milk from the Maryland
and Virginia Milk Producers Asso-
citation for about IS years and has
been purchasing it exclusively from
the association for six years.
Our dealings with the associa-
ton have been very pleasant" ne
said.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Coroner Finds Meningitis
Killed Woman and Nephew
speeiaI pispoteh to Ih. stor

SPecioi UHPofch 70 me S'of
LURAY, Va, Mar. 1.-The deaths
Of Mrs. BERTHE Louise Campbell, %
Arlington. and her 3-year-olo
nephew were due to meningitis
Page County Coroner George N
Long said today.
DR.. Long said he reached thai
conclusion after a conference with
DR.. C. w. Trott, Stanley, Va, who
treated both Mrs. Campbell, who
died Friday, and her nephew, Roger
Lee Galley. who died February %
DR.. Trott, Coroner Long said, dag.
noseo both illnesses as meningitis
Both died within a few hours after
they were stricken.
DR.. Long said he had decided
against an autopsy because Mrs
Campbell's body had been en-
balmed. He said the Page County
Commemorative attorney coneurred
in the decision.
A blood test by the State labor
atory here did not indicate the
cause of death, DR.. Long added. He
said that Mrs. Campbell's body had
been released for burial. The child
was buried Tuesday.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Parks Defends Army Paper
Against Dondero CHARGES
BY the Assoeioisd Press


Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Parks, chief OF
Army public relations, said today he
is sure there is no Communist propa-
ganda in Stars and Stripes, Army
newspaper in occupied Germany.
The general told q reporter his
Office had cabled to Frankfurt a
resume of complaints against Stars
and Stripes made in the House last
Thursday by Representative Don
dero, Republican, of Michigan.
He emphasized, however, that the
information was sent so occupation
authorities would know what re-
porterS were talking about when in
quiries were made. It is not the
start of, any investigation, he said
Among other things, MIR. Dondero
criticized Stars and Stripes for pub
lication of q story reporting Czecho-
slovakia's withdrawal from the
Marshall Plan conference last sum-
mer by unanimous consent Of all
parties OF the National Front gov.
eminent" The House member sale
1t should have been pointed out that
the National Front was Communist
dominated.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Coroner Probes Death
OF BoHIinq Plant Official

DR.. John A. Sims, Alexandria
coroner, today began an investiga-
tion into the death Of r. Randolph
Turner, 80, manager of a bottling
plant, who died Saturday of a bullet
wound in the head.
DR.. Sims participation in the case
was delayed because of his illness
First reports on the shooting were
submitted to DR.. John E. Roberts,
acting coroner. The death certifl-
cate has not yet been filed.
Mr.. Turner, who lived in Belle
Haven, an Alexandria suburb. was
found fatally shot in the washroom
at the Office of the Royal Crown
Bottling Co. of Washington, Inc
HOO jefferson Davis highway. He
died shortly afterward at Alexandria
Hospital.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
DC. Area Artists Honored
AT Baltimore Exhibition

Three Washington area artists
won awards at the 18th annual
Maryland Artists Exhibition al
Baltimore yesterday.
Helen Biehl and Omar r. Car
rington of Chevy Chase, Md, were
awarded $50 each for oil paintings
the Associated Press reported.
Marguerite Burgess, 1871 Con-
necticut avenue NV, received $25
for her oil painting "Sandpiper."
The $500 grand prize went to
Reuben r. Kramer, Baltimore
sculptor, for his bronze statuette
Seated Girl" adjudged best OF
the works of 68 artists in the
exhibition.
Haywood Rivers, Brooklyn. N. Y.
won $50 prize for his oil painting
"Wayside Station"
The exhibit is being held at the
Baltimore Museum of Art,
Evening star., 1948-03-01
County Democrats Back
Women's Role in Party

The Montgomery County League
of Women Voters has been assured
by the county Democratic organiza-
ton that women's participation In
party matters is welcomed.
Mrs. j. Rene Hemingway, league
president, said she had received a
letter from j. Bond Smith, party
chairman for Montgomery, in which
he agreed in principle with the
league view that women should have
greater voice in shaping party
,,oljcv
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Us Coses Bring 81, 500
In Seized Liquor Sole

Outbidding 10 other liquor deal
ers, Sam and Jack Jeweler, Ills
Maine avenue S.W., paid $2,500 fol
about 125 cases Of alcoholic bev.
erages today at the annual police
sale of conflscated liquors.
The jewelers. purchased the en-.
tire years accumulation from raids
The sale was held at the Police
Departments storage room at 46s
C street NV. The purchase, mostly
whisky, included champagne ane
eEgnog.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
DR.. VuIlurino to Give ToIk

The Club de las Americas will hear
DR.. Jose B. Vallarino, language spe-
cialist of the Inter- American De-
tense Board. at 8 pm. Thursday in
the Commerce Department audi
torium. He will speak on THE His
torical and Geographical Highlights
of the Latin-American Countries"
The club will elect officers.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
7 Top Police Positions
Opened by Retirement
OF Fowler, Harrington

Two ranking Police Department
jobs were vacated today and will
remain untitled until the Civil Serv-
ice Commission announces the
names of the men qualified for pro-
motion.
Police Supt. Robert J. Barrett said
he would not fill the vacancies until
he could make permanent promo
tions. The Civil Service Commis-
sion said he could make temporary
promotions and then make adjust.
ments later" if the men fail to make
the civil service grade.
The vacancies were created by the
retirement of Inspector John H
Fowler, head of the police schools
and 1t. Joseph Harrington, hack
inspector.
Storm Succeeds Fowler.
In a series of shifts effective to.
day, Capt. Walter Storm was sworr
in as Inspector Fowler's successor
Capt. William j. Cunningham Of
the Traffic Division succeeded Capt
Storm as head of the tenth pre-
cinct and Capt. Lorraine T. johnson
of the fifth precinct was transferred
to command the Traffic Division.
That leaves the hack inspector!
job and the position as command.
ing officer of the fifth precinct
vacant. 1t creates vacancies for ont
-, ~ o;., fuyo lio,,+aporfc fyuo cor.
geants and two corporals:
In another move Detective Sergt
Louis M. Snyder was named heae
of the Police Departments Missini
Persons Bureau and special investi
cations squad until its commandin
officer. 1t, Harry c. Blackman, re
covers from automobile accident in
JurieS. ~..s-~
Sergt. Snyder Transferred.
I Acting Chief of Detectives Rober
8. Bryant shifted Sergt. Snyde
From the check and fraud squad t
the temporary position. The detec
I tive formerly worked on the missin
persons squad.
1t. Blackman fractured bot
knees In an automobile accident il
Virginia two weeks ago. He is a
George Washington University Hos
pita1.
The Civil Service Commission SAT-
it would be a matter of days
how many were not specif1ed-be
fore the commission can start Ger
tifying men for promotion.
The delay, commission spokes
men said. was caused by appeal
from members of the police fore
for higher ratings. No one coul'
be certified until these appeals wer
decided, it was explained, since
higher rating on appeal woul'
change the order of the list.
Two More Vacancies Expected.
Disability retirements are expected
to create two more top-rank vacan
cies in the near future. Both In
spector Walter H. Thomas, execu
tive officer and assistant superin
tendent, and Capt. Benjamin Kueh
ling of the twelfth precinct ar
scheduled to go before the Boart
of Police Surgeons this week witt
retirement expected to be ordere'
by April /.
Inspector Floyd Truscott, head o
the detective buraeu, is expected t
succeed Inspector Thomas; Cap'
Robert S. Bryant, assistant head o
y.
sepctor Truscott, with 1t. Robert v
Murray, now head of the robber
squad, due to step into Capt. Bry
ants job.
None of these promotions will re
quire civil service certification bu
promotion of a man to succeed II
Murray and promotion Of success
sor to Capt. Kuehling will depend o.
the civil service register.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
GeoIoeist to Describe
Operution in Alaska

Charles L. Wilmington will describe
operations carried on by Geological
Survey parties in the Arctic plateau
region of northwestern Alaska in a
lecture at 4:30 pm. Wednesday at
the Interior Department auditorium.
The talk is the third in a series of
five illustrated lectures by Alaskan
geologists of the Survey. The public
Is invited.
Mr. Wilmington has spent two
seasons in Alaska as a geologist for
the Survey.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
By Ben McAIwee

Winn's Motors, with a 80 victory
over the erstwhile leading Mann's
Potato Chips, has top spot In the
four-team battle for Major District
League laurels.
Burr Heishmann Tires share first
place after 2-1 win over Senate
Beer, but trailed Winn's outfit by
p5 pins.
Winn's Motors made the most OF
its important match with Mann's
last night. Led by Paul Perkins
153-410 and Lindsay Stats 14o-
3e7. it posted 1910 set with games
of $40, 642 and 629.
Winchester Packards bowed, 81,
to Arcade Pontiac and dropped
from second to a third-piace tie
with Mann's. Young Jack Barkley
with 4o1 and Hal Babbitt's l54 and
3s9 were the big guns as the Pom
tiacs counted 682 and 1880. Firing
800 for the losers, Julie Singer,
again moved out in front with an
average of 127-3l. supplanting Sam
Simon, his teammate, who dropped
to 1922 with 372.
Top scoring honors went to e
Geib. The Mapledge Pins captain
led Al win over Galliher g. HUI
guely with ITO and AZ.
Standings:
winn's Motors, $3.50: Burr Heishman
$3.50; winchester Packard 3s-31: Mann
Potato Chips, 1881: Arcade Pontiac, SO.
SO; Galliher a. Huguely. 31-3s; Mapledse
S0-39: Senate Beer, 2S-41.
Featured by Frances Wilson's 180.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Junior Golf Here Looking Up,
With Long Schedule Ahead

II the sectional golf associations,
the golf pros and the country clubs
give Frank Emmet . little co-opera-
ton, the District may develop some
junior golfers OF note this season.
Emmet already Is at work on q
long spring and summer schedule
for the youngsters and has been
encouraged by an increasing num-
ber Of National tournaments to
which he will send the top young
linksmen from this section.
With the scholastic golf leagues
first on the card, Emmet is at
tempting to build up the Metropoli-
tan Section and has extended in
vitations to IA schools, Georgetown
Prep, Blair, Bethesda, the defend
ing champions: St. Johns, Gonzaga,
Dewitt, George washington, st. AL
bans, Landon, Friends, Bladensburg,
Fairfax, Rockville and Priority.
The team matches will open April
6 and continue through May % with
the individual championship set for
May 81, 20, 2S. In the District high
school section for the Dawes Cup,
Birch Bayh and Hardy Pearce,
scholastic sports heads, are working
with Emmett and expect to have
Wilson, Western, Central, Roose-
velt, Tech and Coolidge In line with
Anacostia and Eastern on the ten
tative list. Coolidge won last year.
With Marvin Buddy Worsham
now a student at Wake Forest, q
new individual champion will sue
ceed the youngster who won 30-odd
matches over a two-year period.
Bethesda has Stanley Mouser,
George Bolten, Robert Maier and
Jim Bogley to carry on, while others
capable of taking over include Fred
Bohlen, Eugene and Bob Wolfe of
Blair; Sam Keener, Jack Furey,
Dick Foyle and Jack Vallarino of
Georgetown Prep; Bah Halcombe OF
Anacostia; Billy Beavers of st.
Johns; Bob Gleason, Pat O'Don-
oghue and Bob Mitchell of Gonzaga
and Rob Miller of Tech
Evening star., 1948-02-26
z Battery HopefuIs
Report for 6. W. Nine

With only nve weeks to get ready
for the opening game against Har-
yard. "a battery candidates for
George Washington's baseball squad
have begun working out under
Coach Otto zahn's direction ut the
/ National Guard Armory. A total Of
so players will report when outdoor
drills begin March 8.
Pitchers getting ready for the
campaign include veterans Pete
King and Curly Kuldell, and rockies
Gene Gould, an all-high star from
Western, Pete Cordelli, quarterback
on the football squad, and Nick
Pasco, q high school product from
Boston.
March 81, Harvard.
April 9, Fort Belvoir: 8, Michigan; 8,
Amherst; 10. at Richmond; Is. at Mary.
land: IA, at ouantico; II. virstnis; 10.
Ct Westminster and Lee 20, At N. l.;
23, Maryland; 20. Va. Tech: ~, George
town; 20, Washington and Lee.
May 4, ct Fort Belvoir; T., at George.
town: s. Davidson; IL. Richmond; 22,
v. M. l.; 20, at virginia.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
By Angelina J. corobeIIi

Competent hands will hold the
reins Of the Washington Bride
Trails Association this year. The
unanimously elected president Is
Percy M. Niepold, Mdely-known
Washington sportsman and busi-
nessman. Chief assistant to Me
pold, who has been active in show
and hunting circles for Is years, will
be Vice President William T. Gary,
who has a comparable background
as a businessman and horseman.
Mrs. Charles j. Burns will con-
tinue as secretary and Katherine
Fiske will serve as treasurer. The
board of directors includes Ollie w.
Catlett, Mrs. Ruth B. Conroy, Alden
McKim Crane, James Edelblut, Mrs.
John P. Jackson, Gardner Hallman,
June Martyr, Elizabeth Renner and
Angelina Carabelli.
The Bride Trails Association is
the only organization of its kind In
this area and its large membership
Is made up of horse owners, novice
as well as experienced riders and
those interested in horse activities.
Organized In 1910, the association
encourages interest In horses and
riding as well as the development
and improvement Of Washington's s
bride trails. The organization acts
as spokesman for horse lovers OF
Washington by representing local
horse interests in matters pertain
ing to the use, maintenance and ex-
tension of bride trails. 1t has en-
couraged a higher standard Of care
and treatment of horses maintain
ed for hire by local stables and Of
privately-owned mounts.
That progress has been made in
this direction is evidenced by the
increasingly improved type of stable
horses shown at the associations
member shows held several times
each year at the Equitation Field
in Rock Greek Park, with classes
for both privately owned and
stable-owned horses.
Bride Trails plans for 1913 in
clude the usual park shows and
eymkhana, which are free to parti-
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Y. P. |. Five CIinches
Crown in Virginia
BY the Assoeioisd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 26.-V. P
I. has clinched the Big Six cage
crown and moved within one game
of a Southern Conference tourna-
ment berth.
The Techmen accomplished those
two things last night as they came
from behind to defeat Washington
and Lee, 55-47. The win gave v.
P. I. a record of eight victories and
one defeat in the Big Six race
enough to keep the crown even If
the Gobblers lose their final game
to v. M. I. Saturday night.
Immediately behind Tech in the
Big Six standings Is william and
Mary, with q mark OF six and two.
The Indians also have one game re-
naming, against Richmond, and are
bidding for conference tourney
berth. .-...
The Tech victory dominated the
sports picture In the State last night
as V. M. I. lost to North Carolina
State, 90-47; Randolph Macon
tripped Hampden-Sydney, 43-47.
and Emory and Henry lost to Con-
cord College, 1857.
On the mats the wrestlers Of
v. M. I. flattened Virginia's grap-
piers, 1913.
Tonight Bridgewater meets Sus-
ouehanna and Richmond faces
MARYLAND. Randolph -Macon's SWIM
mers will be at Catholic University
for one meet and Virginia Techs
tankmen at William and Mary for
another.
Evening star., 1948-02-26

Emmet, who has devoted his spare
summer hours to the promotion Of
Junior golf for . number OF years,
probably will handle local qualifying
rounds for such. National Junior
events at the first U. S. g. A. junior
championship, the Junior Board Of
Commerce and Hearst Junior tour
naments and the National caddy
championship.
Locally, the junior golfers will
have intercity matches with Balti-
more, Richmond and possibly
others, and the weekly field days
and group instruction classes.
Emmet is interesting in hearing
from all private and prep school
teams interested in competing in
the two sections OF the schoolboy
leagues in order to present the
schedule to the District Golf Asso-
citation at its March meeting.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Lewis
CONTINUED From Pare C-1)

on an unofiicial basis for the Ma
tionals, although he had not dis
c,lssed this with Grifnth.
'I1l be working with youngsters, u
he said. "and If any of them have
ability I think the washington club
is as good as any in baseball to join
up with"
Has Auto Sales Agency.
Lewis said his automobile sales
agency is the only business interest
he has in Gastonia and would claim
his full attention. Last year he
toyed with the idea of retiring from
baseball to concentrate on the
business.
AS a 10-year major league veteran
Lewis is entitled to a pension under
the plan worked out last year by
club owners and players COM
mittee.
Lewis is the fourth Washington
player to retire from active service
within a year. Shortstop Cecil
Travis, Lewis close friend, and Out
fielder George Case gave up the
game completely, while Catcher Rick
Ferrell went back to coaching.
While Lewis absence will be felt
baseball men generally did not be-
lieve he figured Importantly in
Manager Joe Kuhels plans for 1913
Lewis finished with a .261 batting
mark last season after getting of
to good start. He was hitting in
the .330,s in June when chosen to
play in the annual All-Star game,
but shortly thereafter went into a
slump he never did shake off.
Came to Mats in 1885.
Lewis came to Washington at the
fag end of the 1885 season and was
installed at third base in the final
eight games Of the campaign. The
following year he took over full
time at the position, succeeding
Travis, who was moved to shortstop.
He batted .291 that year.
Lewis came into his own in 1897
hitting .314. He batted .319 in 1895
and BIT in 1910. He served three
years in the Air Transport Com
mand and was credited with more
than $50 flights over "the Hump
on the Indo-China aerial run.
He rejoined the club in mid
season, 1945, and batted 1893 in 6s
games. The following year he
slumped to .291 and last years
record gave him an unofficial life
time average of 1856.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
Colonial Village Gains
Minor Pin Lead Tie

Colonial Village pinmen hold a
first-place deadlock with Greenway
in Minor District League after win
ming nine straight games.
Ben CHRISTIANS 395 and Frank
Caruso's 1888 led the way as Co
lonial Village whitewashed Chevy
Chase Ice Palace. Paced by, Red
Sheriff's 100 and 4G5 scores, Green
way won the first and last games
at Arcadia.
Johnny Stewart hit a 430 set as
Petworth No 2 surprised Petworth
No. / with $40, GIG and 635 scores.
The defeat dropped Petworth No. /
from a f1rst-place tie to third.
Tom Mock's 372 aided fourth
place Clarendon's sweep over visit
ing Queen Pin. Temple blanked
Spillway at Anacostia. Charley
zimmerman's 395 was high as Lucky
Strike climaxed a 2-1 win over
Alexandria. Standings:
Greenway,. 42-37; Colonial Village, A.
3s-31; Temple, 1898: Petworth No: 9,
1884; Lucky. Strike, 1894. Queen Pin,
32-37; Ice Palace, 31-3s: spillway.. 30-39;
Alexandria. 2s-41: Arcadia, 25-44.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
By Lewis F, Atehison

'tIt looked so ridiculous at first
we didn't know what to make OF 1t, ;"
said Louis G. Schroeder, broad
smile creasing his face. Here was this
Frenchman wearing the catcher's
chest protector, shin guards and a
mask, trying to bat. Somehow he
managed to hit the ball and down
to first base he plodded with all that
regalia, looking like fat man in a
potato sack race.
"But the French are logical
thinkers and they reasoned that in
baseball the man most exposed to
danger was the one at whom the
pitcher threw the ball. So they put
the catcher's equipment on the bat
ter and the catcher stood 20 or 30
feet behind the plate and caught the
ball on the bounce"
Schroeder, who retired from
coaching and recreation work sew
eral years ago-"much too soon
and had to get back into the real
estate business to occupy his time,
was reminiscing about his expe-
riences in France, and in sports in
general. It's . long story, and
absorbing, too, extending back to
Springfield, Mass, where he went
through the first and most famous
of all the physical education train
ing schools in the country.
He told us, for instance, that Capt.
Tom Hamilton's Navy prefight
training program wasn't new at all,
but borrowed-even If Cap'n Tom
didn't know it-from the late Wal
ter Camps original idea. During
World War I the great Yale coach
assembled such outstanding instruc-
tors as Tom Keane Of Syracuse.
Harry Hillman of Dartmouth, Law
son Robertson of Penn, Pop Lani-
gan of Virginia and Schroeder at
old Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, N. Y,
and put them through rigorous
program they later taught officers
in training at other flying fields.
Schroeder said they turned out
well-conditioned fighters who could
take more physical punishment
than the average doughboy.
Schroeder was all-around cham
pion gymnast Of New York some IS
years ago and was . member Of the