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Evening star., 1948-10-22
Two Government Girls Hur'
By Car on Lee Boulevard

Two Government secretaries were
injured early today when struck by
q car while standing on the side OF
the road in the 2700 block Of Lee
boulevard. /
=. They are Miss Bernice Petrecelli
23, who suffered q broken right LEG
and a possible, fracture of the left
leg, and Miss Sarah Rath, also %
who was treated at Arlington Hos
pital for bruises.
4 The accident occurred about 3:3(
am, police said. They said they
were told that the women had got.
ten out of a parked car few min
utes before they were hit. The
driver, who was not charged, placed
them in his car with the help OF
the men in the parked automobile
and took them to the hospital.
Both women are residents of Ar
lington Farms. Miss Petrecelli
works at Fort McNair and Miss
Rath Is an employe of the Army
Department.
The driver was listed by police ss
Francis w. Fawcett, 81, of Fairfax
Va, a special agent of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. Police had
no explanation Of how his car got
of the road.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
ACorrection

On October 1S The Star published
q statement quoting Mrs. Ellen
Pearson Arnold to the effect that
she did not intend to contest the
will of her late grandmother, Mrs
Eleanor Patterson.
The story further quoted Mrs
Arnold as saying that she had
never been dependent on her grand
mother for support Furthermore
The Star is informed by Mrs. Arnold
that her grandmother had never
contributed to her support.
The Star story contained the ad-
ditional statement that Mrs. Arnold
received gifts Of IS, 1000 a year from
her grandmother in 1887, 1898, 1885
and 1910"
The Star regrets its unqualified
statement that Mrs. Arnold had re.
ceived such gifts. The Stars state.
ment was based on incomplete
information pertaining to the Pat.
terson estate, which does not justify
the assertion that Mrs. Arnold re.
ceived the gifts referred top
The Star story also referred tt
litigation instituted by Mrs. Patter.
son in Montgomery County in 1874:
in connection with a farm neal
Gaithersburg which Mrs. Patterson
had purchased for her granddaugh.
ter. The story stated that the sui
was dropped" The story shoule
have read that the court dismissed
the suit and ordered the plaintiff
Mrs. Patterson, to pay the cost oi
the proceedings.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Mowrer Opposes Abolition
OF Veto on Atom Control

Abolishing the veto in proposed
international control of atomic
energy would place the United
States and the four other large
nations at the mercy of the six
smallest members of the United
Nations Security Council, Edgar
Ansel Mowrer declared at a meet
ing Of the Washington Chapter of
the United World Federalists last
night at Phillips Memorial Art
Gallery.
He suggested an accepted
weighted index" would be a more
practical and fairer voting method
for such control and also for United
Nations Assembly procedure.
The United States should take
the leadership in charter amend
ment move to safeguard and
strengthen the United Nations, he
said.
The Washington chapter selected
Mr.. Mowrer, Mrs. Raymond Clapper,
Mrs. Margretta Austin, Philip w.
Amram, Mrs. Ben Hall Lambe, Mrs.
Lloyd Luther, Henry T. Parrett and
Edward Rawson as delegates to the
United World Federalists national
convention November 1914, in
Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1948-10-22

Believe it or not, some young
Americans who ought to aren't reg
istering for the draft-or haven't
registered. I've gotten several let
ters that 60 like this:
II served overseas in the Navy for
two years and, of course, ! realize
the draft can't touch me.
But friend Of mine. said I had
to 60 down to the draft board and
register anyway. Is that right?'
OF course it's right! If you don t
believe me or your friend, just don't
register, and wait for the long
shadow of an FB1 special investi-
gator. That could, under the law,
cost you $4,000 or five years in Jail
or BOTH
The idea is-even If you know you
rate deferment or exemption from
actual service, you still must regis
ter. That goes for every male cit
izen of the United States and every
other male person residing in the
United States" between the ages of
l8 and Is inclusive.
From M. r. p, Detroit: II am Is
and registered for the draft Septem-
Der 16. When will I be called up for
physical examination"
Certainly not before you become
10, but probably shortly thereafter,
unless you are deferable.
From "a mother with an only
child: my son was twice classi-
fed 4-F in the last war. Will he
have to go through another physical
exam this time?"
He might. If he isn't deferable
for any other reason, and If he
doesn't have one of those obvious
defects" which his local board can
spot right off, then he'll probably
get another Army physical, But If
his physical condition hasn't
changed since the last time he
classified 4-F, the chance is strong
that he won't be drafted.
The no-deferment for past and
present members Of the Merchant
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Sears, Roebuck Plans
Silver Spring Store

Sears, Roebuck 81 Co. will build a
retail department store at 8423
Colesville road, Silver Spring, Md,
adjoining one of the planned large
community parking lots, 1t was an
nounced today.
H. K. Duffield. general manager
of the firms retail stores in this
area. said the site, selected after
considerable study Of the Washing
ton area, is between Georgia and
Second avenues.
The store will have two main en-
frances, one on Colesville road to
the first floor, and another on Fid-
Ter lane to the second floor from
the parking lot.
The Ramsey Development Co.,
Inc. of which william Scrimgeour
is president, will build the struc-
ture H. L. Rust Co. completed the
negotiations.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Capital Transit 10 Put
Route MI Extension
In Operation Sunday

The city's first croSStown transit
service north of Soldiers Home
connecting the upper Northwest and
Northeast areas, will begin operat-
ing Sunday, when the route M
Military road line, is extended, the
Capital Transit Co. announced to-
day.
The line will be heightened from
its present terminal at Fourteenth
street and Colorado avenue N. w. to
Ivy City, Sixteenth street and West
Virginia avenue NE.
1t will operate over the regular
route from Friendship terminal
Wisconsin and Western avenues
NV. to Fourteenth street and Colo
rado avenue, then by way of Ken
nedy street, Missouri avenue, North
Capitol street, Hawaii avenue, Tay.
ior street, South Dakota avenue
Eighteenth street. Montana avenue
New York avenue and Sixteenth
street to West Virginia avenue; via
West Virginia avenue to Montana
avenue NE. and from there over tho
same route in the opposite direction
The line will provide connection.
with lines north and west of Bla.
densburg road. It will serve the
Chevy Chase, Brightwood, Hamp.
shire Heights. Chillum Heights
Brookland, Woodbridge, Langdon and
Ivy City areas. The suburban COM
munities of Bethesda, Silver Spring
Takoma Park, Chillum and Mount
Rainier win be accessible by one
transfer.
The company also announced to-
day that beginning Monday, an ad-
ditional trip will be made during the
morning rush hours on the Route
SO, Silver Spring express busline
which operates between Colesville
road and Fenton street and Thir-
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV.
The extra trip is scheduled to
leave at tbs am. and arrive at
7:45 am.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Two District Santas
Will Go 10 School

With only SO days until Christmas.
two Washington store Santas have
decided it's time they develop an au-
thentic belly-laugh and learn some
child psychology.
They will attend q school for
Santa Clauses" next week in New
York to keep from losing customers
and alternating children at Christ
mas. The men, who will appear in
the two Hecht Co. stores, are Percy
j. Bobbit, 1924 E street NV, and
Hal Gould, 7103 Georgia avenue
NV.
Thew will study IS aspects of st.
Nicholas behavior at the Charles w.
Howard Santa School in Albion,
IN. Y.
The course will be held October
"a to 81. The school was formed
three years ago. Mr.. Howard teaches
three groups Of prospective Santas
each year beginning in October and
ending just in time for the students
to feel secure before mob of in
quisitive youngsters.
His course is divided into "a
one-hour sessions. Instruction is
given, in child psychology, Christ
mas folklore and stories and the
finer points Of toy construction and
use,
Evening star., 1948-10-22
| Tag Day to Raise
Funds to Restore
| Ramsey House

The Alexandria Association will
hold a tag day tomorrow to raise
funds for restoration of the Ramsay
House, the city's oldest building.
Located at the northwest corner
of Fairfax and King streets, the
crumpling old building was erected
on its present site in 1749. Spon-
sors of its restoration hope to raise
sufficient funds so that work can
be started by the beginning Of the
'city's bicentennial celebration next
year
The house is named after VIII
liam Ramsay, Alexandria's first
Mayor, who had it built A picture
showing how the Ramsay House
will look when restored is attached
to the side of the building. Most
recent estimates indicate the project
will cost about $4,000.
Tags will be sold in the downtown
section of Alexandria.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
penfagon Heating Engineer
Is Found Shot 10 Death

Harry Stitchka, 36. q Pentagon
heating plant engineer, was found
shot to death in the bedroom of his
Alexandria apartment last night, q
rife under his body.
Alexandria police said Mr.. Stitch
ka was shot once through the CEN
ter of the forehead. They added
that a box of cartridges was on a
table at the foot Of a nearby bed.
DR.. John A. Sims, city coroner
said the man had been dead six to
eight hours when he was found by
his estranged wife, Mrs. Ruth
Stitchka.
Mrs. Stitchka, police said, had
not seen her husband since Tues
day. They said she had been stay
ing with relatives in the 400 block
.of Prince street and had stopped
by to visit her husband at his apart
|ment, 400 Cameron street.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Acting and Production
Glasses Offered at Schoo

A course in acting and play pro-
duction will begin at 8 o'clock to-
night at the Garnet-Patterson
School Auditorium, Tenth and U
streets NV, under sponsorship Of
the city-wide division Of the District
Recreation Department.
Glasses will be held at 8 pm. each
Tuesday and Friday with Bernard
Pryor as instructor. Mr.. Pryor, a
Government employe, is active In
Washington drama groups.
The Recreation Department also
announces bridge lessons to be held
at 8 p.rp. Tuesdays in the Banneker
Community Club, $500 Georgia ave-
nue. NV.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Phoebus Found Guilty
'0f FaIsifying Reports;
Suspended 6ODays

The Commissioners today found
Assistant Building Inspector William
M. Poebus guilty of making false
reports in connection with inspec-
tions he never made, but let him of
with a reprimand and a 60-day sus-
pension without pay.
Mr.. Phoebus, who is a World Wal
I veteran with % years in the Dis
trict service, went under suspension
as of yesterday. The Commissioners
told him he may appeal the deci-
sion to the chief law officer of the
Civil Service Commission within
10 days.
The employe, who lives in Gath.
ersburg, has been on annual leave
since August, when Engineer Com
missioner Gordon r. Young ordered
an investigation because Of rumors
of dereliction of duty he said had
been circulating in the District
Building.
The Commissioners could have
dismissed Mr.. Phoebus. 1t was be-
lieved the comparatively light pun
ishment was decided on because OF
his long service and veteran status.
Through his attorney, John b
Diamond III, Mr.. Phoebus told Gen
Young at several closed hearings
that he had gone to the movies
when he should have beer, making
building inspections. Mr.. Phoebus
contended, however, that he was III
and under a doctors case, and had
only gone to the movies to rest
when he felt sick.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
OpeningN Neighborhood Concert
To Feature Khochuturiun Suite

Music by Aram Khachaturian,
who wrote the Sabre Dance" will
be featured on the first of The
Evening Stars Neighborhood Con-
certs by the National Symphony
Orchestra next Thursday. The con-
cert will be at Central High School
at $3.50 pm.
Khachaturian, 45-year-old Sow
let composer who Is addicted to
making music with clashing wood
blocks. will compete with 18th cent
ury classics for public favor on the
program.
Paired with his Masquerade
Suite" piece new to Washington,
will be the famous symphony No.
10 in g Minor" of Mozart, in which
there are not even any drums, let
alone wood blocks.
Mozart, who died in 1871, scored
his symphony simply for q flute,
clarinets, bassoons, horns and the
usual strings-violins, violas, cellos
and double basses. 1t can be played
with q, or 80 players.
Nothing less than a so or 60
piece symphony orchestra is ade-
quate for Mr.. Khachaturian. Not
only wood blocks, but every other
kind of percussion device he can
think OF, ranging from cymbals and
bass drums to xylophones, plus ex-
ira numbers of strings, brass and
woodwind players are demanded In
most of his compositions.
Mozart, no doubt, would raise his
eyebrows at all this, but actually
the =. suite neighborhood concert
goers will hear Thursday night is
relatively conservative. Hearers
have called "Tchaikovskian," be-
cause like the music of Tchaikosky
it has plenty of melody and little
dissonance. Just about its only
surprise is its concluding section
which is called "galop," but which
is really just fast polka. The
other sections are q waltz, nocturne,
nlazurka and romance.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
National Gallery States
Lecture, Mozart Concert

A lecture on the history Of carica-
ture and another concert in the
Mozart Festival series will high
light the Sunday program ut the
National Gallery of Art.
Grose Evans, member of the gal
lery. staff, will discuss at pm. the
beginnings of caricature in the 18th
century, how it fiourished in the
18th century with mainly a social
emphasis and its subsequent wide
use as a political instrument.
The National Gallery Orchestra,
under the direction of Richard
Bales, will perform two Mozart
symphonies, the Jupiter" and the
first Washington performance Of
Symphony No. 20 in d Major" at
8 pm. in the east garden court.
Picture of the week" next week
will be ''The LAGOON" by El Greco,
and daily talks on the painting will
be given by q staff member at 1890
and 2:30 pm. Monday through Sat-
urday and at 2:30 and $50 pm.
next Sunday.
Evening star., 1948-10-22

John j. Macdonald, American
Consul General, at Jerusalem, is
receiving an average of two threaten
ing letters weekly from the terrorist
Stern Gang, T/Sergt. Carlos Ballou,
who has had charge of a 13-man
Marine Corps group at the Consulate
there. said today.
"Ths letters state that he is the
next man on the Stern Gang list
after Count Bernadotte Count Folke
Bernadotte, United Nations mediator
who was killed recently and it was
my job to see that he wasn't" the
sergeant told a news conference at
the Pentagon. His group is being
replaced by a full platoon of AZ men
at the request of the State Depart
ment.
The sergeant. who helped carry
Count Bernadotte's body back to the
Consulate after the shooting, said
there was no doubt that the Stern
Gang members ''let him have it."
The Marine guard has been ex-
posed to some sniping but only one
of them was hit when he got his
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Neighborhood Concert
Tickets Now Ready

Tickets for the first of the
1S48-1949 Neighborhood Con-
certs py the National Symphony
Orchestra, under the sponsor
ship of The Evening Star, are
ready for distribution. The FIRST
concert will be held next Thurs
day in Central High School at
$50 pm.
Any one desiring to attend
the concert may obtain cards,
which are free, at Central High
School, Thomson, Park View,
Adams, H. D. Coote .-ad Ban
croft Elements.y Schools and
the Recreation Department,
Sixteenth and Lamont streets
NV. They may be had also at
the business counter in the
lobby of The Star Building,
Eleventh street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Alexandra Hospital 10 Sell
House Planned for Nurses

The Alexandria Hospital Board
announced yesterday it would sell a
nearby house which it had hoped
to convert into a nurses residence
hall.
The house, known Is the Makely
property, is at 706 Duke street. The
board decided to sell the property
to help reduce the hospitals debt.
Van C. Adams, administrator,
said the move would reduce the in
terest and amortization costs Of the
hospital and also would eliminate
the estimated high cost of converts
ing it into a nurses residence. Mr..
Adams said losses at the hospital
averaging 5000 a month, will be
at least $4,000 for the fiscal year
1QaS
Evening star., 1948-10-22
9 More Arrested
| |ForHorn BIowinq;
Total Now 80

Nine more Washington motorists
who succumbed to the horn blowing
urge in which police considered un-
necessary circumstances were ar
rested in the 24-hours which ended
at 8 am. today.
This brought to a total of SO the
number of persons arrested for this
offense since the police campaign
against unnecessary horn footing
started II days ago.
The number OF arrests in the latest
24-hour period was three times that
of the previous period. The arrests
followed an order to precinct COM
manders to pay special attention to
drivers who sound their horns at
night to attract friends indoors.
Police are emphasizing that the
only excuse for horn-blowing Ia q
reasonable warning Of danger.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Rain Likely Tomorrow
With Mercury in Sos

The clouds encompassing the
Washington area today will stay
through the night and probably will
bring rain tomorrow, according to
the Weather Bureau. ~-.--..-.---.-
The temperature will remain mod
crate, however, climbing to the mid.
die SOS today and dropping of tc
about IS degrees tonight, the bureau
added. Tomorrow's temperatures
will be about the same.
The high temperature recorded
yesterday was 54 degrees at 2:41
pm, while low Of a degrees was
noted at 6:22 am. today.
Over most of the country, the
weather pattern remained the same
cool nights and near normal day
time temperatures. Low readings
early today included 20 at Old Town
Me-; 81 at Albany, N. Y, and % at
Eagle, Colo.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Druftees' and Veterans Guide
Bv Maj. Thomas M, Mol

Marine is still kicking up a howl.
One thing connected with this has
not yet been reported.
Many Merchant Marine Officers
got Naval reserve commission dur
ing the war and served on active
duty with the Navy. OF course
these men are exempted, If they
served at least 90 days between De-
cember 7, l941, and September 2
1945, or failing that, at least one
year between September is, 1910
and June "a, 1948.
Naturally, they are considered
veterans. But members of the Mer-
chant Marine who did not serve
that time on active Navy duty do
not get deferred.
From I. w. w., Westfield, N. H.:
Can an 18-year-old boy who has
registered for the draft try to join
the Army or Navy before he's 1872"
Sure he can, under special sec
Ftion of the draft law. That goes for
the Air Force and Marines, too.
From r. N, Butler, Pa: "Will a
draft-registrant who has bad hay
fever be deferred from the draft as
4-F?"
Couldn't say. It depends how bad.
From B. NJ, Pittsburgh: Il
served 18 months in the Army from
February, 1916, to August. 1947. Will
I be called in the present draft?"
Absolutely not.
From B. N. p, Seattle: "Will last
wars 4-Fs be drafted this time?"
If their condition hasn't changed,
they almost certainly won't be.
From J. K, Steubenville, o.: "Wil
teachers be deferred?"
I couldn't guess. 1t will depend
on the local situation.
Editors not: You may address
personal inquiries to Maj. Ntdt In 1
care OF this paper. Please include
self t-addressed, etcnped en-
petope.)
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Former WACS to Hold
Reunion Tomorrow

Former members of the Women's
Army Corps who served in. the
Southwest Pacific during the war
will hold q reunion at pm. to-
morrow in the Wardman Park Hotel.
A reception will be followed by q
dinner at Z pm.
Col. Mary Halloran, director Of the
WAC, and former Col Mary Agnes
Brown, Washington attorney, will be
among the guests. Pat Grifith, di-
rector of activities for the National
Association of Broadcasters, will be
toastmistress.
All former members Of the WAC
who served in the command Of Gen.
Macarthur are invited.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
NewReguIation!
Approved for
Special Police
But Commissioners
Omit Proposed $40
Investigation Fee

The Commissioners today ap.
proved new regulations governing
the Districts 1,400 special police
oficers, but the contemplated $1(
fee for investigating applicants was
omitted because of a General Ac-
counting once ruling.
Under the new regulations, al
existing special police commissions
will expire December 81. New regu-
lations will apply January l. Spe-
cial officers, including those still op-
Grating on the present three-yeaI
commissions, may begin applying
for their new commissions imme-
diately.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Milton D. Norman said the Con-
troller General advised him the Dis.
trict code did not appear to con-
tain authority for imposing an in
vestigation fee. Special officers
therefore, will continue to pay only
a 81 deposit on their badges, the
money to be returned when the
badge is turned in on ending duty.
Called Costly Process.
Mr.. Norman said the police in.
vestigation of applicants Is costly
process and added that it may be
necessary to ask Congress for legis-
lation providing an investigation
fee. -
The regulations were requested by
Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett tc
give District authorities tighter
control of the activities and quail
fications of special policemen. For
merly, only four brief paragraphs
in the police manual governed spe-
cial officers.
The new rules provide that spe-
cial officers must be 81, United
States citizens and OF good moral
character.
Exact definitions of the duties OF
special officers in guarding private
and District property are given.
Badge Display" Curbed.
Under the new regulations, no
special officer may display a fire.
arm or badge except on the premises
he is authorized to guard, and all
weapons must be left on those
premises.
Any special officer found carry
ing a weapon away from such prem
ises is subject to revocation OF his
commission and $500 fine.
Arrest and conviction on any Of
fense but traffic violation will be
cause for revocation of the COM
mission.
Special officers must wear distinc-
tive uniforms approved hy Maj. Bar
rett, except in certain special cases.
The regulations apply to house de-
tectives, store policemen, District
government building guards, ar
mored car guards and employees Of
guard agencies using electrical
alarm systems. Z
Federal building guards are not
affected by the regulations.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Donation Buzuur Set
At Home for Children

The annual donation" tea ana
bazaar for the Baptist Home for
Children will be held from 2 to s
pm. tomorrow at the home, 6201
Green Tree road, Bethesda.
This years goal is 5000, for q
new school bus, the Board of Man.
ayers announced. Chairman for
the tea is Mrs. Herman A. Schulteis
of National Baptist Memorial
Church.
Evening star., 1948-10-22

Star which will be given in various
high school auditoriums during the
winter. Each concert will last one
hour and also will be broadcast
over WMAL,, The Star station. DR..
Kinder and Howard Mitchell, the
National Symphony's associate con-
ductor, will share the podium during
the series.
Thursdays program will inaugu-
yats the third season Of this series.