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Evening star., 1948-07-04
Soprano to Watch for
'Ex-officio Member
Of Symphony

Dorothy Maynor. soprano, will be
on the lookout for a bird when she
opens the 18th annual symphony
series tonight at the Water Gate
ana that's speaking literally, not
fgurativeiy.
The famed colored singer whose
appearances at the Water Gate
have drawn some of the largest
audiences. is the only artist who has
induced the National Symphony's
mocking bird to venture on the
barge.
That was in 1916. when the Or
cnestra's unofficial member left his
customary perch in the nearby
bushes, settled on a flagpole above
the barge and accompanied Miss
Maynor throughout her perform
anCe.
L certainly shall be watching out
for him." she said yesterday when
interviewed at Union Station on her
arrival here. I've been watching
birds. Mocking birds seem to have
little of every ones tunes. Evil
IDENTIFY they disregard copyrights.
Don't Like Modern Music"
But they seem to like the florid
things best-they don't like modern
music.
Anyway, birds are fascinating
creatures. I've been taking some
instruction on them. 1t is interest.
ing to see which ones frequent the
various sections of the country"
Miss Maynor, who is married te
the Rev. Shelby Rocks. pastor o1
St. James Presbyterian Church il
New York, will leave tomorrow fol
their small farm near Yorktown
Va.
She is a cheerful, unpretentiou!
person who has a wide variety O.
interests. Her main ambition? ".
guess it's just to enjoy life"
Concert Starts at Sis.
Tonight's concert will start a
BIS. An intermission feature will
be a brief address by Joseph c
McGarraghy. chairman OF th'
Board of Trades Greater Nationa
Capital Committee, which is spon
soring the city's Independence Da!
celebration. David B. Karrick. sec
retary of the National Symptom!
Orchestra Association, also vii
speak. They will be heard on
one-hour broadcast over Station
WTOP from 9 to 10 pm.
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Hearings 10 Resume
Tuesday on Pepco' S
plea for Rate Boost

Public hearings will be resumed
before the Public Utilities Commis-
sion Tuesday on Potomac Electric
Power Co. request for rate increase
that would add 10 cents week to
the average consumers bill.
The hearing was adjourned after
two days on June to give interested
persons time to study the long Pepco
brief supporting the rate increase
proposal.
Expected to appear in answer to
the proposal are representatives OF
the Treasury Departments Bureau
of Federal Supply, and the Building
Owners and Managers Association
The recess was called by Assistant
Corporation Counsel Lloyd B. Har.
riSon.
At the hearings close, R. Roy
Dunn, Pepco vice. president ane
treasurer. indicated the company
may be forced to seek an additiona
rate increase beyond the boost nov
sought. The company maintain!
that rising costs of operation ane
an immediate need for an $86, 900 ,0O(
expansion program make the rate
increase necessary.
Mr.. Dunn said he did net think
the requested increase, even Il
granted, would be sufficient to pro.
duce enough earning power TO at
tract investors needed to finance the
expansion program. Asked by q
PUG member, James Lauderdale, Il
the company intends to come baci
with another rate boost, Mr.. Dunn
replied that it was possible.
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Silver Spring Lions 10 Buy
Reading Aid for Bedridden

The Lions Club of Silver Spring
has voted to appropriate approx
mately $500 for a reader protector for
the use of bedridden patients in the
area
The club also announced this week
end it will provide funds to send 10
boys to summer camp in Southern
Maryland for two weeks.
Plans are being made by the club
for its annual installation of officers
which will take place at dinner
dance at the Manor Country Club
July 13.
officers who will be installed are
Frank w. Williams. president;
George T. Day, first vice president;
Henry Taylor. second vice president
John Gohegan. third vice president
Robert Christie, secretary; Charles
SincelI, treasurer; Clifford Haynes
lion tanner. and Frank Alligood, tail
twister. DR.. Richard B. Phillips
John Wrathall and John Ertter will
serve on the board of directors with
the officers.
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Dorothy Moynor Hopes to Lure Mocking Bird
Aooin at First Water Gate Concert Tonight
18th Annual Series
Opens at BIS P.M.;;
McGurruqhy to Speak

Smith Transfer g. Storage Co., The
Evening Star Newspaper Co.,
Peoples Drug Stores, Inc, A. Kahn,
Inc, zlotnick the Furrier, Pepsi-Cola
Bottling Co., P. j. Nee Co., Mrs.
Joseph E. Davies, the Daily News,
Munsey Trust Co., the Times-Herald
and two anonymous donors.
Capital Transit shuttlebus serv-
ice will be operated to the Water
Gate from Sixteenth and K streets
NV. over route R-4 potomac Park
starting at 6:45 pm. Buses will be
on hand at the end of the concert
to return over the same route. Route
81 streetcars, operating on G street
and Pennsylvania avenue. will con-
meet with many other lines to take
concert goers to Nineteenth and c
streets NV.
Tickets for tonight's concert will
go on sale at the Water Gate at
l pm. Seats are priced from so
cents to $180. In the event of rain
the concert will be given Tuesday
night.
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Accidents
Here Last Week
| Set New Record

Home accidents sent l60 persons
to District hospitals last week, the
largest number for any week since
the Red Cross began its home-accl-
dent survey in 1910.
There we're four fatalities, three
due to falls and the other to burns
suffered by a 5-year-old girl whose
clothing ignited from candle.
While 1O3 persons were injured
by falls and cuts. seasonal accidents
we're frequent. Ten adults cut nm
gers on electric fans, a 12-year-olo
boy cut his foot with a sickle ano
a finger amputation was necessary
for a 4-year-old boy who caught II
in a lawn mower.
A needle became lodged in a 3.
year-old boys mouth in such posi-
ton that he could not close 1t ant
was removed at Casualty Hospital
Falling as he got out of bed, a mid.
dle-aged man dislocated botf
! ankles,
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Mayor Post Heads
Tokoma Lions Club

Mayor John C. Post of Takoma
Park, has been installed as president
of the Takoma Lions Club. Other
officers include:
Dwight Smith, first vice presi-
dent; the Rev. George M. Anderson,
second vice president; Alfred Lille,
third vice president: George Kiss
niger, lion tanner; Charles Klinck,
assistant lion tanner; Joseph Geer-
act, tail twister. and Carl Greece
assistant tail twister.
Directors installed are ]. Douglas
Bradshaw, Harold F. Gates and
Chester Keller.
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Fay Expected 10 Urge
July Grand Jury 10
Push Fight on Gaming
By Chris Mothisen

United States attorney George
Morris Fay will be faced again
this week with the task of convinc-
ing a grand jury Washington's
gambling big shots" can be har-
rfed effectively through indictment
of their underlings.
The July term regular grand jury
will be impaneled Tuesday in Dis
trict Court.
It's predecessor, the regular grand
jury of the April term, was dis
charged last Thursday after re-
turning a group of indictments
which included 30 persons on gam
bling charges. This was one OF the
largest totals in that classification
to be returned IN recent years.
That grand jury had been in
Guiding gambling indictments in its
returns in increasing numbers since
Mr.. Fay and his chief assistants
appeared before it to give their
views on the importance OF treat
ing gaming law violations seriously
Old Gases Heard.
A number of the cases it heard
were old ones. There was specula-
ton in court circles as to why
they had not been offered the jan
uary term grand jury.
The opinion most widely held was
that Mr Fay and his staff had
found little interest on the part oi
the earlier grand jury in gambling
evidence involving minbr characters
of the illegal betting business.
! This attitude, it was suggested
could have prompted Mr.. Fay tc
make his special plea to the April
term group. which responded with
substantial total of gambling
offense indictments.
| Meanwhile, Mr.. Fay obtained ap-
proval of Attorney General CLARK
for his request that an additional
grand jury be impaneled to investi-
gate the gambling situation here
This group was constituted May II
and has been meeting on an ir-
regular schedule since then.
It has not returned any mdict-
ments, and there have been indica-
tions none is expected before fall
The witnesses appearing before IL
have been interrogated by Mr.. Fay
and Assistant United States At
torneys John w. Fihelly and Char.
les B. Murray.
| Mr.. Fihelly now is out of the city
on a vacation of several weeks, but
the other two prosecutors are ex-
pected to carry the inquiry forwarc
this week.
| After the new regular grand jury
is empaneled Tuesday. however, Mr.
Fay probably will give it a sales
talk in the hope of continuing the
stern attitude of the preceding
group on routine gambling cases
such as those involving numbers
game writer's.
!. Recent practice has been to break
in a grand jury on other matters
before offering them gambling cases
because of the technical aspects fre.
quent in this classification, such al
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Alexondriq Coop School
To Open Comp Session

The Burgundy Farm Country Day
School in Alexandria, cooperative
school founded by a group OF par
ents, will open its summer camp ses-
sion tomorrow for a six-week period.
Newly-elected president OF the
board of the school Is Geonrey
Whitney Lewis. State Department
aide. Director of the school and the
summer camp is Mrs. Frances
Knight. Eric Sevareid Is public re-
lations chairman.
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Underwriters Listed.

The underwriters include: Arcade
Sunshine Laundry, Lee D. Butler
Inc, Cafritz Co., Giant Food Shop
ping Center, Inc, William Hahn &
Co., Hechinger Co., the Hecht Co.
Hot Shoppes, Inc, international
Business Machines Corp, Frank r
Jelleff, Inc, D. j. kaufman. Inc.
Edgar Morris Sales Co., the Wash
/ ington Post, Sears, Roebuck g. Co.
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Extra Hospital Drive
Moth Answer Says
Fund President

Community Chest and Chest Fed
Grafton officials believe a separate
hospital fund drive is not in the
community interest and is not the
answer to the hospital problem" a
letter from Daniel w. Bell, fedora
ton president, said yesterday.
Mr.. Bell referred to recent edi-
torial in The Star discussing an
editorial in the June Medical An
nails of the District Medical Society
which latter included a recommen-
dation that the hospitals withdraw
from federation support and carry
on their own fund drives.
In his letter to The Star, whose
editorial said this does not Seerp to
be "a propitious time for move of
this kind" Mr. Bell said it is the
unanimous opinion of the presi-
dents of the several chests of this
area and the vice presidents of the
federation that a separate drive is
not the answer.
UnfavorabIe Reaction Noted.
Already there is Just about one
COMMUNICATIVE campaign for each
month of the year except possibly
for the months of June, July and
August" the letter stated.
Business firms and individuals
are already reacting to the multi
plicity of campaigns" it continued.
more than one firm and business
groups of firms have adopted a
pooling of giving to two or more
campaigns only. such as the Chest
and the Red Cross.
Sufficient funds can be raised by
the annual Red Feather campaign
of the Community Chest Fedora
tion only if everybody wholeheart-
edly supports the Chest campaign
as workers and contributors.
To Confer on Amount.
The answer to the whole prob
lem of supporting an adequate
program of health and welfare
services of our private agencies does
not lie in dividing forces, but rath-
er in increasing unity of effort"
Mr.. Bell wrote that the eXecu-
tive committee of the federation
has accepted as a principle that
its disqualification Fund should be
in an amount which would reim-
burse the hospitals for the expense
they are put to in providing services
to Community Chest certified
patients.
He said the budget committee is
now comforting with the hospitals
to decide what that amount should
be
Increase Asked For.
The federation has been asked
to increase payment for hospitaliza-
ton of INDECENT and semi INDECENT
patients from the present $3.50 a
day to s1448 a day in l949.
Willard Smith, administrator of
the Hospital Service Agency, form
eriy the Health Security Admins
tration, has said the new rate is
needed IF the hospitals are to
survive without obtaining a source
of funds ether than the Community
Chest Federation
The Washington Community
Chest has been absorbed by the
new United Community Services OF
Washington, which takes the place
of the Chest in the federation as
the Washington member.
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Birth and Death Rates
Here Show Drop in '48

Both the birth and the death rates
declined in Washington during the
first Is weeks of 1948, the District
Health Department reported yester-
day.
A total of 1886 babies were born
in the District from January to
June, compared with 14,041 in the
same period last year.
There were 4,274 deaths in the
first six months of this year COM
pared with 4,408 last year. The in
FAINT mortality rate decreased from
34.3 per cent in 1947 to 22.8 this year
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Col. Becker to Assume
Command at Aberdeen
sy the Associated Press

ABERDEEN, Md, July 3.-Col
Ward E. Becker, present deputy
post commander, will assume COM
mand of Aberdeen Proving Ground
Monday when Maj. Gen A. B. GUM
ton. ir., leaves for Washington to
become chief of the procurement
division of the offlce of the CHIEF
of ordnance.
Col. Becker. will remain In COM
mand until Brig. Gen. Ebert l.
Ford arrives from Bremerhaven
Germany, to take over. Gen. Ford
had been chief of ordnance for the
European command since the fal
of 1916.
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Rodeo Opens Three-Doy
Stoy in Falls Church

A rodeo for the benefit OF the
Falls Church Teen Canteen opened
a three-day stay on the Falls Church
High School grounds yesterday.
SHOW times today and tomorrow
are 2::3O and $3.50 pm. Members
of the canteen are staging the rodeo
with professional riders.
Evening star., 1948-07-04

The program follows:
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Bach-Damrosch
Song to the Moon. from "Rusalka"
Dvorak
Pace, Pace, mio Dec, from La
Forza del Destino' Verdi
Dorothy Maynor, Soprano.
Legend, from Second Indian Suite
MacDowell
1ntermission)
American Salute ----------- Gould
Dirge Howe
Money Musk SoWerby
AS Ride (first time with orches-
tra) Ratnaus
Sweet Music first time with orches-
tra) RathauS
I Hear an Army ------ Barber
Ecstasy Rummel
Miss Maynor.
Grand Canyon Suite ----Grofe
Sunrise.
Painted Desert.
Sunset.
On the Trail.
For the first time, the summer con-
certs this year have been made pos
sible by a group of 27 business con-
Germs and individuals who have sub
scribed an underwriting fund of
S15 Cf)l
Evening star., 1948-10-01
Boltaflex : Plastic
Choir Regularly 1895
90 Anniversary
A1 Priced

Traditional Regency design with covering Of rugged
Botoex" pIoste. Washable fireresistont crack, peel
wrinkle proof. Unaffected by dr alcohol. most oeds
Looks like Ieother but beeouse it's solid color through
out, nothing can chonee the gorgeous shades. Conn.,
Portable spring scot upholstered oms inset wood panel
mahogany finished hardwood, nail on nail trim
o. s. Pat. OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Floor
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-16
Mrs. Cooper Roberts
Celebrates GdYlen
Roberts Birthday

Saturday afternoon from 3 to
5 o'clock Mrs. Cooper Roberts was
hostess at a party for the young
friends of her son. Gaylen, the
event being in celebration of his
seventh birthday.
Leaves in brilliant coloring were
used in decorating the house. and
in the dining room the birthday
table was covered with a white
damask cloth on which was plac-
ed a birthday cake bearing the
necessary number of lighted pink
candles which were blown out
to the accompaniment of the
Happy Birthday song by the
young guests. Pink and blue cups
containing candies were given as
souvenirs.
A number of appropriate gifts
were received by the honor guest.
During the late afternoon a
number of mothers of the young
guests called and were served
cake and coffee.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-16
Date OF DIV
Carnival Ball
Is Announced

Plans are complete for the
staging Of the annual carnival
ball of the Our Lady of Victories
school, according to Mrs. J. ]. Bus
s%olati, president Of the Catholic
school league which sponsors the
event each year.
1t will take place at the Amer
lean Legion home on Market
street. January 26, and will be
opened by the queen who reigned
at the ball last year, Miss Mary
Elizabeth Cocker, and her consort,
Lynn Clark, after which the or
onation Of the 1913 queen and her
consort will take place.
The queen is always chosen by
populor vote in a contest waged
by pupils of the school, which is
now in full progress and which
will close January 10. The candi-
dates for this honor are Esther
Wagner, Priscilla Schank, Anna
Mae Vance, EVELYN Wagner. Mol
ly StiPletts and GLADYS Johnson.
Twenty girls who are to serve
as duchesses and flower girls will
also be chosen by popular vote.
These will select their own es-
corts.
The doors will open at 7 p. M.
and the coronation will take place
at 3 p. m. This will be followed
by dancing during the remainder
Of the evening.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-16

Husbands, please note! The average housewife
performs 20 different tasks in her normal days
work! Frankly, women will think this figure far
too low, but it comes from the u. s. Governments
Office Of EducationD
Yes, home-making is a big job : but depend
able, misunderstanding electricity helps q
housewife skip through her maze of tasks. Electric
service saves her steps, lightens her work, gives
her more leisure, makes life healthier and happier
for her and all her family!
And it costs SO little! In an era of sky
high prices, that same average house
wife still gets over 2Oqo more electricity
for her budget dollar than she got ten
years ago.
Yes, it is a-mase-ing!
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-16

Mr.. and Mrs. John Bourn and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Hester over the
weekend.
Friends are sorry to hear of
L. ID. Waltmon's illness.
G.. l.. Beavers of Agricola, the
newly elected senator, was a visit
or in Wade last week.
The Rev. and Mrs. w. c. Wyatt
and son of Biloxi were dinner
guests of MI. and Mrs. w. II.
Kibby Sunday.
We are glad to hear Mrs. Cur
It's Holyfield is improving and is
able to sit up in bed.
There were SO present at Sun
day school at caswell Springs on
Sunday.
A large number from Caswell
Springs attended the revival at
Hurley Sunday night.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-16
Hurley P-TA pluns
Identification
OF School Grounds

A special meeting of the Hur-
ley Parent-Teacher Association
was held last Friday evening for
the purpose of making plans for
the completion of the school
Identification program.
Mrs. Walter Robinson of Big
Point presided in the absence of
the president and viee-president
and gave a short talk on Missis-
sippi children's code commission,
which included the purpose of the
code, the compulsory school law
and teacher pay.
The program was then turned
over to Mrs. ]. J. Melvin, program
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-16
NEWS FROM
Red Hill
(Too late for last week.

AAOO az III A09t WCGhy
Mrs. A. c. White of Bonnie
| Chapel and Mrs. Marvin White
and small son of Virgins were
Friday guests of Mrs. w. Y. Cain.
Mrs. Hunter NoIf and son and
grandson, Henry Hawkins, spent
several days last week in East
Moss Point with Mr.. and Mrs.
Udell Nolf.
The Rev. Fernandez King
preached at Vestry Tabernacle
Friday night.
The Rev. Dork Parker of Benn-
dale was a visitor here this week.
Sam Ravens was brought home
from the Biloxi hospital last week
but remains critically i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Overstreet
of Fontainebleau visited relatives
here on Monday.
Mrs. l.. ]. White and three sons
visited in Evergreen SUNDAY night
at the home of the Frank Naples.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Taylor, for
merly of Vancleave, have moved
to our community where they are
now residing in the home Of Mrs.
Taylor's aunt, Mrs. e. Barnwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Garter of
Kreole were Sunday visitors here.
Mrs. James Mallett and twin
baby girls have returned home
after several weeks in the home
of George Mallet of Fort Bayou.
Mrs. E. Barnwell spent several
days last week visiting in Gulf
port.
Mrs. Lizzie Vanhorn of Mt.
Pleasant was a visitor here We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Hunter Nolf and son and
grandson, Henry Hawkins, were
visitors of Mrs. Carl Seymour,
Mrs. Alene Dry and Mrs. Cleo
Blair in Biloxi Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Roberts
of Bonnie Chapel were guests
Sunday in the home of j. L. Fair
ely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmo Mallett
were visitors in Fort Bayou Sum-
day.
T. C. Taylor. Sr., of Gulfport
visited with his son here or
Sunday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-16
Orange Luke P-TA
To Buy Uniforms
For School Cogers

The Parent-Teacher Association
Of Orange Lake school met last
week at 2 p. m. The meeting was
opened with the assemblage re-
peating the Lords Prayer. A re-
port of the treasurer was given.
and the P-TA agreed to pay for
basketball suits for the boys and
girls which viii cost approx
mately $3.50. T. C. Benefited
was appointed chairman of the
furnishing of playground equip
ment. A picture will be shown
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-16

You hear a lot about prohibit
ton these days and there are
some who would prohibit the
legal sale of beer and turn this
business over TO the bootleg
gers.
Now. I've watched the work
of w. w. Pierce, director of the
Mississippi Committee of the
U. s. Brewers Foundation for
eight years and Ill take his
program of education and self
regulation every time.
Director Pierce has field in
vestigators working wherever
the sale of beer is legal to e
that those who sell this bever-
age of moderation observe the
letter and the spirit of the law
and conduct their places of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-16
From Wode +.
News From Wade -.
Y-Teen Club Members Entertained
AT Party AT Home Of Mrs. Jack King

The Y-Teen club Of the Wade
nigh school had a party at the
school house last Friday night.
Their sponsor, Mrs. Jack King.
made it a gala affair. There were
20 boys and girls present. After
enjoying a series of games the
sponsor served sandwiches and
cakes with cold drinks TO the
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Golf Of
Kreole visited his sister, Mrs. T.
j. Kirkwood Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buren, Kirkwood
visited the latter's sister. Mrs. Roy
Cook. last Sunday at Agricola.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-16
NEWS FROM ;.
Forts Lake

Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Donnel
from Mobile visited in the home
of MI. and Mrs. Robert Bragg last
Thursday, Also guests in the
Bragg home were Mrs. Robert
Green and Mrs. Rudolph Williams
of Moss Point.
Jack Naples and son from BIZ
loxi visited Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Naples and Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus
Naples.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lotion Clark and
children spent Sunday with Mr.
Clark's sister. Mrs. Leo Crawley.
of Wilmer, Ala.
Mrs. Minnie Hurd of Forts Lake
spent the weekend with Mrs. Rob-
ert Bragg and together they visit
ed in Pascagoula and Mrs. Robert
Green of Moss Point.
Mi. and Mrs. Joe Strasser of
Mobile spent a few days recently
with MI. and Mrs. James Lambert
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Garner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Benefited
and children of Kreole and James
Clark of Forts Lake visited MI.
and Mrs. Leo Crawley of Wilmer,
Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Williams
of Forts Lake visited Mrs. Will
hams' relatives in Laurel, Miss.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-16

Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Faggard
and daughter and Maxine Wat
son were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Earnest Golf Sunday.
We are all proud to see the
gymnasium near completion. The
and men of the community
with Professor Bradley built the
bleachers. A game against the
Nicely team was played in the
gym this week.
MI. and Mrs. f. l.. Pendergrass
and family have moved back to
this community from Tennessee.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Bourn of
Brooklyn visited their parents,