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Evening star., 1948-07-18
Silver Spring CornivoI
Will Sturt Tomorrow

Two aerial acts will feature the
annual carnival of the Silver Spring
Memorial Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, which opens at pm. tomor-
row on the carnival grounds, Georgia
avenue near the District line, In
Silver Spring.
Ward w. Caddington is chairman
Of the committee in charge of the
carnival, which will continue
through July 81. Funds raised will
be used to help pay for the posts
new home at 2425 Hayden drive
formerly Hayden Farm Tea House
Evening star., 1948-07-18

Poochie. a cocker spaniel with nc
reverse gear, went down the drain
last night.
An hour and a half later, after
considerable wailing and excavating
the bedraggled dog which had
poked its head into a projecting
drain pipe and moved only forward
was back with its owner, 8-year-old
Teresa Ella, of 1919 G street Sc.
The 3-month-old puppy was seen
disappearing into the pipe, which
projects from a bank in the 5000
block of C street, by Carl thinner,
IA, of 1854 C street, who carried the
tale of Poochie's disappearing tail
to the Ella home.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
DOG |nocuIation Centers
To Close on Rainy DAYS

incubation of dogs at the IL
Health Department clinics on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday after
moons until August 13 will not be
held in event of rain on those days,
officials announced yesterday.
Rain might curtail the program
because the clinics are outdoors and
inoculations could be scheduled only
for $3.50 pm. those three days each
week.
Since the inoculations began last
week there has been a steady in
crease in the number of dogs taken
to the clinics and officials expect a
larger number than last year. They
reported that approximately $4,000
dogs were inoculated at clinics last
year, and another 5000 to 10000 at
Offices of private veterinarians.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
Youth Tells His Pals
He Can Swim, browns
when He's Coaxed in

A 16-year-old Phelps Junior High
School student drowned yesterday
afternoon in the Eastern Branch OF
the Anacostia River, after assuring
his companions on his first trip, to
the swimming spot he could swim
The boy was Junior Foster
colored, son of Mr.. and Mrs. JEFF
ferson j. Foster, 931 Sixteenth
street D. Z. y $50 80 3
According to a companion junior
had joked with his friends on their
way to the river. saying "All of us
are comm down here, but some
body amt comm back"
One of Juniors friends, Joseph
Green; Is, colored. 304 Sixteenth
street Sc, gave this account of the
tragedy:
Joseph and four companions had
agreed to let Junior accomany them
swimming at spot near the
abandoned Massachusetts avenue
extension bridge only when he told
them he was a swimmer.
While the other boys splashed
around in the river, Junior remained
on the bank, saying he wasn't ready
to 60 in. After coaxing, however,
he jumped in from the side of a
concrete pier and landed on Jo-
seph in the water.
Junior attempted to hang on to
Joseph, but the. other boy, thinking
che was kidding" pushed him away
three or four times, telling him mot
to try to take me under"
Junior finally went down into
more than 20 feet of water about Is
feet from the pier.
When Junior didn't come up, Jo-
seph and another swimmer, Jimmie
Adelman, 18, of 1T Eighteenth
street Sc, dived for him several
times, but with no success.
No. 2 harbor precinct police. who
began dragging for Juniors body a
short time later. had not recovered
1t late last night.
The place is southeast of the Gal
linger Hospital psychiatric building.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
z Pedestrians Killed
In Washington Area,
s Injured in Traffic

Mrs. Florence Eva johnson, 80
of Rockville, Nd. was killed last
night when she was struck by an
automobile as she was walking
along the 80 Colesyille u pike .,
'Cloverly, Nd G Her death was tn.
second traffic fatality in the Wash.
ington area last night.
Mrs. johnson was taken to Mont,
gomery County General Hospital BY
the Sandy Spring Rescue Squad and
was pronounced dead on arrival
Police identified her as the wife
Of Herbert johnson. The couple
and their four small children lived
on the farm of Samuel Moore, where
Mr.. johnson was employed, police
said.
The driver of the car which struck
her was listed as Willard Bishop. SO,
'colored, also of Rockville. He was
charged with manslaughter and re-
leased under $1,000 bond, according
to Silver Spring police.
Pedestrian Killed in Virginia.
Earlier last night pedestrian was
killed by a car while he was crossing
Lee highway a mile west Of Centre
vile, Va.
Fairfax County police identified
the dead man as John Henry Rob-
ertson, 81, colored, of Mclean, Va
Driver of the car was listed as Mrs
Lois Mccoy, 80. of Cleburne, Tex
Police said she would not be
charged. Fairfax County Police
man Paul Dove quoted the driver
as saying Mr.. Robertson stepped
directly in front of her car.
He was killed instantly, police
said.
In other accidents five persons
were injured.
A Washington man and woman
suffered minor cuts and bruises last
night when their car ran oil o1
River road in Bethesda and struck
telegraph pole, according to Be-
thesda police.
Taken to Hospital Here.
Taken to Emergency Hospital In
Washington were Thomas Shotton
ir., Al, of 2512 Wisconsin avenue
NV, and Mildred Peterson, A, OF
725 Emerson street NV.
Three persons were injured, one OF
them seriously, in a two-car COLI
sion on the Grain highway two
miles north Of its intersection with
Defense highway in Prince Georges
County.
Julius Block, 80. of Norfolk, Va.
suffered head injuries and was re-
ported in a serious condition at
Prince Georges General Hospital
His wife, Mrs. Leonore Block, 80
suffered possible fractured
shoulder. Their 5-year-old daughter
Judy, was uninjured, the hospital
said.
The only occupants of the other
car who was injured was Mrs. Effie
Fields, colored, of Washington, who
was treated for cut lip and re-
leased.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
Applications Extended
For Fisheries Inspector

The deadline for applying for the
examination for chief fisheries in
spector in Maryland has been ex-
tended from last Thursday to Au-
gust /.
The salary scale has been set ten
tatively ut from $4,000 to $4,000 .
year. Applications should be sent
to the State employment commits
oDner, 81 Light street, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
Nominations
Before Senate
Expire tuesday
korth's Appointment
As D. c. Postmaster
To Need Resubmission

The nomination Of Roy NJ. North
to be Washington's postmaster will
die in the Senate Tuesday. and viii
have to be resubmitted by Presidents
Truman to the special session II
Senate action is expected.
All nominations not disposed Of
by the last session Of Congress ex-
pire Tuesday. 80 days after the end
Of that session, June 20.
Public hearings had been slated
on the North nomination by the
Senate Civil Service Committee, but
were cancelled for lack of a quorum.
North Is Career Man.
Mr.. North, deputy third assistant
postmaster general, a career man,
had been nominated to succeed Vim
cent c. Burke, who was promoted
to FIRST assistant postmaster gen.
eral.
In the meantime, the acting post
master here is w. Gordon Bell, who
was assistant postmaster under Mr..
Burke.
Two other Washington nomina-
tions also will die Tuesday. They
are Of Edward A. Tamm, former
FBI oficial, now serving under q
recess appointment as Associate
Justice of District Court, and
Aubrey B. Fennell, associate Judge
of Municipal Court, who continues
to serve in that capacity until q
successor Is sworn in, although his
term expired July 7.
Mr.. Tamms nomination was
never approved by the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee, or confirmed by
the Senate. Judge Fennell's nomi-
nation went to the Senate District
Committee. which never reported it
to the Senate.
Other Nominations Pending.
Other nominations yet to be acted
on by the Senate include those of
Judge Paul p. Rao of the Customs
Court here and Justices Samuel H.
Kaufman Of New York and Roy w.
Harper Of Missouri, both Federal
judges. Justice Harper was denied
payment Of salary by a ruling FRI
day Of the Controller General be-
cause he already was serving under
an interim appointment and had
failed of confirmation.
Other nominations pending in
clude four ambassadors, about
whom there is not expected to be
dispute; q member of the Mari
time Commission, a collector Of
customs, two United States attor-
rneys. three United States marshals,
one collector of internal revenue.
the superintendent of the San Fran
cisco mint. two judges of the Tax
| Court. the engraver of the mint
lat Philadelphia, an RFC director
and 10 delegates and alternates to
the United Nations Educational
and Social Council, as well as the
II members of the Public Advisory
Board to- ECA. ..a..,- -
I Many of the positions are con.
sidered patronage jobs and the Re-
publican majority some months ago
determined it would hold up con-
flrmation of such positions until
after next years Inauguration.
Two Of the most controversial
are the appointments OF James
Boyd of Colorado as director Of the
Bureau of Mines and Thomas G.
Buchanan of Pennsylvania as
member of the Federal Power Com
mission. Mr.. Boyd has received no
pay for many months.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
Man Posing As Solicitor
of BardweII Fund SOUGHT

Police yesterday were seeking a
man posing as a solicitor of funds
for the family of 11-year -old Carol
Bardwell who was slain in Rock
Creek park June ~.
He was described as light
skinned colored man or a dark white
man, S feet S inches tall, $50 to 160
pounds, wearing a white shirt and
tan raincoat. He was last seen
in the 1700 block of Church street
NV.
Police said he represented himself
as a collector for a newspaper fund
for the Bardwell family.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
Dealers Move 10 Stop
Resale Of New Autos
By Maryland Buyers
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, July 17.-Startini
Monday, most Maryland AUTOMOBILE
dealers will require all buyers t,
sign an agreement that they viii
not sell a new car or, transfer it
title for at least six months aftel
the date of purchase. .s....
: The dealers believe 1T VIII mea,
a death blow in Maryland to th'
growing practice of selling used
new automobiles at prices greatly
in excess of list prices.
The plan. drawn up by the Auto.
mobile Trade Association of Mary.
land has the backing of w. Let
Elgin, State commissioner of motol
vehicles.
The system will work this way:
To get a new car, each buyer
must sign an agreement that if he
has to sell it within six months, il
must be to the dealer from whom
he bought it.
Dealer to Hold option.
The dealer has the option o1
buying it back at list price, less
"a sum equal to per cent OF
said price for the first month and
at the same rate of depreciation fo1
each succeeding month of fraction
thereof between the date of title
issuance and the date of resale"
A record of the conditional sale
agreement will be stamped on the
certificate of title and other records
of the Department Of Motor We
hicles.
Should the contract be preached
by the buyer. the dealer Is en-
titled to liquidated damages OF 20
per cent of the original purchase
price.
- Conditions Explained.
Each contract explains that con-
ditions are imposed on the buyer
because the dealer seeks to protect
the automobile buying public in
general against excessive and unjust
prices for virtually new automibles
which are put on the market by
profit-seeking persons who, due to
the scarcity of new automobiles, are
able to resell them at prices sub
in excess Of the estab-
lished new-car prices
j. C. Darrall, general manager OF
the Automobile Trade Association,
said that more than one-half of
the 400 dealers belonging to the as
sociation to date have signed up.
He added he expects the others
to notify the associations board of
directors of their acceptance in
short order.
This type of conditional sales
contract was upheld last week in
the District by Municipal Court
Judge Thomas Dewey Quinn.
Judge Quinn granted Francis &
Parsons, Inc, Dodge and Plymouth
distributors, judgment of $197 .36
against a defendant who they
charged had arranged to sell a new
Dodge through a used-car dealer
Testimony brought out that the de-
fendant, Fred F. Aller, 200 Thirty
sixth street NE, had signed a con-
ditional sales contract which obli-
gated him to offer the car to the
distributor for repurchase. at 10 pei
cent less than the sale price if he
disposed of the car within six
months after receiving il.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
Summer Party Planned
By Montgomery Press

The annual summer party of the
Montgomery County Press Associa.
ton will be held at pm. Saturday
at the Rockville estate of Anders r
LoftStrand.
County officials and members OF
the Prince Georges County Press
Association will be special guests
of the group. Ernie Tannen o1
Station WGAY and Miss Heller
Cooper Of the Maryland News, head
the Entertainment Committee. Mr.
Tannen will act Is master Of cere.
monies.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
355 Rent Rise Leases.
In Z West Virginia Areas
Special Di.puteh TO The Sfar

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, July II.
Three hundred and six landlords
in Berkeley County and 40 in Min
'eral County-only two areas under
rent control in this part of West
Virginia-have signed leases with
their tenants providing for volun-
tary increases in rent ranging from
l to the maximum Is per cent. the
rent control Office has reported.
This number does not include
hardship" cases or those in which
landlords were allowed increases in
return for obvious improvements to
properties.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
Buyer Found for Home
Purchased With Funds
.0f Covenant Alliance

The $4,000 house which q group
Of Northeast Washington home
owners bought by pooling their
money to prevent possible resale to
colored people was sold yesterday for
$15,500 to q former North Carolina
family, a real estate agent an
nounced.
1t was bought by Owen w. Jack
son, who has lived at 514 Rhode
Island avenue NE. since he and
his family came here about five
years ago, H. C. Maynor, the agent,
said. Mr.. jackson will move in
within IS days and everybody in
the neighborhood is more than sat-
isfied," Mr.. Maynor added.
Mr.. Jackson, according to Mr..
Maynor, was hunting for larger
house and first learned of the place
at 3101 Twenty-fourth street NE,
through a newspaper advertisement
few days ago. Mr.. Maynor said
the new owner may have heard
later of the neighborhood pooling
arrangement but this was not the
main factor in the sale.
Funds to Be Returned.
All the homeowners who helped
to regain the house after it seemed
likely to be sold to colored people
last month will get back the money
they put up and also will share in
the additional $500, the real estate
man declared. He added that he
will not accept any part of the $500
because he collected a commission
when he sold the house last May.
Mr.. Maynor, with Offices at 2002
Rhode Island avenue NE, was agent
for the original owners and sold the
house at that time to Arthur H.
Ford, an attorney and city post
Office employe. Mr.. Ford, he ex-
planned, paid $500 down and was to
make a $500 payment July 3.
Mr.. Ford said yesterday he orig
inally bought the house for his own
use but later listed it with several
real estate companies.
Sale Contract Bought.
When colored families were seen
looking at the property, residents of
the area bought the sale contract
from Mr.. Ford and assumed obliga-
tions of the purchase. The $500
was advanced by the Greater Wood
ridge Covenant Alliance and the
check was signed by one of the
alliance directors, DR.. Freeman
Weiss, 1928 Vista street NE.
The alliance was repaid when the
residents raised funds through dona-
tions, Russell H. Thompson of BIOS
Twenty-fourth street NE, treasurer
of the owners group, said. Carl
Wack of 3100 Twenty-fourth street
NE. was chairman of the group.
Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Maynor
did not disclose how much money
was raised as result of a "spon-
taneous meeting" of approximately
Is property owners last month. They
said the sum was substantial"
Mr.. Maynor explained that he
worked with the group in an effort
to find a buyer. Several prospective
purchasers inspected the property
during the past few weeks before
it was sold to Mr.. jackson. The
new owner, Mr.. Maynor said, has
four sons, one with the Army in
Japan and the others in college.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
MARYLAND Park Fete Set

The Maryland Park Christian
Church will hold its annual party
Thursday through Saturday in the
200 block Of Sixty-f1fth street,
Maryland Park.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Israel Plans 10 Seek
Membership in U. n.
Despite Likely Veto
By the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 14.-Israel
is getting ready to file an appiica-
ton for admission to the United
Nations in the face Of possible re-
lection.
A top official Of the Israeli gov
ernment conceded today that he has
no assurance that the new nation
can muster the necessary seven votes
in the Security Council. He empha-
sized that the Jewish state hopes
for strong backing from the United
States.
An American spokesman said the
United States will vote to admit
Israel. But he declined to speculate
on the chances of approval. Russia
and the Soviet Ukraine, which like
the United States have recognized
Israel, also are expected to vote yes.
Will File at Paris Session.
Most of the others on the LIMA
ton Council are doubtful.
Under present plans Israel will
circulate an explanatory memoran-
dunn to all delegates next week.
This will set forth arguments for its
admission. The formal application
Evening star., 1948-08-14
By the Assoeiofed Press

CAMDEN, N. J., Aug. 14.-Mrs
Annette Newman and the winner OF
her husband hunting derby were
looking like mad" today for six OF
seven room house.
Mrs. Newman figures she'll need
a place that large for the six chill
dren she'll be taking care OF after
the wedding Thursday or Friday.
The husband hunting derby began
when the 30-year-old Camden d.
vorcee entered a newspaper office
and asked If she could advertise for
a husband.
The editor listened to her story
will follow, probably at the opening
of the General Assembly in Paris
September 81.
The Assembly must finally approve
the application but it can act only
after the Council-where the big
power veto applies-votes favorably
Britain, China and France, three OF
the doubtful nations, have the veto
power. Syria, the lone Arab state
on the Council. is considered vir-
tually certain to vote no.
! Israel last night asked the Coun-
Gil in effect to end the present truce
with the Arabs and allow her to set
| tie the future Of the Holy Land.
Evening star., 1948-08-14

Revercomb, that the welfare, ma
tional security and the right to pro-
tect America from an attack from
within its own borders outweighs all
other considerations"
Secretary Marshall, he said, had
given these reasons why the files
could not be made available: First,
that the investigating agencies had
not given necessary sanction; Sec
ond, that much of the material was
obtained abroad by diplomatic and
consular establishments and that
disclosures would hamper the mis-
sions and in some cases place the
source Of information 'in Jeopardy;
and, third, that disclosure of the
files would embarrass the conduct
of foreign relations" and therefore
would mot be in public interest"
Entry of Hundreds Charged.
In response, Senator Revercomb
told the Huntington group his SUBJ
committee had no thought of dis
closing anything that would dis
turb the work of American foreign
missions, or the sources of secret
information. Yet, he argued, the
Senate subcommittee had been re-
fused data in such cases "after ii
had been disclosed that hundreds
of persons have entered this coun-
try and over whom we have no
control"
He added that Secretary Marshall
was not subject to personal blame
since he was carrying out the pres
ent policy" of the administration.
Evening star., 1948-08-14

ranging in age from S to IA. The
eldest is . stepchild.
Il thought it was all publicity
gag" Mr.. Taylor said, "but I went
to see Ann anyhow"
did you change your mind?" q
reporter asked.
"She did," Mr.. Taylor answered.
After the marriage In Philadel-
phia, the couple will move in with
Mr.. Taylor, the six children and
Mr.. Taylor's mother and father.
They'll stay there only as long as
necessary.
I'm really very happy about the
whole thing" said Mrs. Newman.
This is what I really want and this
time it's for keeps"
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Revercomb Criticizes
Administration Policy
On immigration Files

Senator Revercomp, Republican,
Of West Virginia, yesterday carried
to the voters of his State protest
that the Truman Administration
had refused to reveal the files on
declared Communist" who had
slipped" into this country under
immigration immunities.
In an address at Huntington, W.
Va, he said the Senate Immigration
Subcommittee which he heads would
continue its fight to bring the facts
to light.
His group had been investigating
charges that a large number OF
alleged subversives had come into
the. United States by taking ad-
vantage Of Immunity granted to
foreign representatives.
MarshalPs Reasons Challenged.
Secretary of State Marshall, he
told a West Virginia American Le-
gion convention, had given three
reasons why the requested visa data
could not be released to the Senate
subcommittee. He argued that none
was valid.
"I take the position" said Senator
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Husbund-H Hunting Divorce, 80.
[Mun She Buqqed Seek Home

and then wrote an article in his
paper about Mrs. Newman.
She wanted q husband who didn't
spend all his time "guzzling beer
and preferably one who was a
widower with children.
IT got what I was after" she told
reporter last night. you have to
go after something If you really
want it,
The prospective bridegroom is
l30-year -old construction worker from
Stratford, NJ. His name is John
Taylor and he's tall, handsome and
a widower He has six children,
Acting on direct instructions from
Tel Aviv, Delegate Aubrey Eban is
sued a statement in the name Of the
government urging the Council to
fix an early time limit for the
present truce by which either peace
must be concluded or invading arm
les leave on the understanding that
failing in either the government of
Israel would thereafter be free to
seek a way out of the impasse by its
own action"
The statement said fatty that
none of the problems created by
this war can be solved within the
framework Of the truce"
Evening star., 1948-08-14
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The Nome nugget., 1948-08-23
HOLES IN THE IRON CURTAIN

The iron curtain which was lowered to keep people out of Salins empire, is needed to keep them n
 MT. and Mrs. Michael Ivanovitch Samarin and other Soviet citizens in New York; who refuse to go home to the Red heaven, typical of many trying to escape.
 Stalin may have to call off his military maneuvers in Germany near the Allied line because so many Red Army officers and men slip across to stay.
 Thousands have fled from Czechoslovakia since the Red curtain enclosed that country These include not only civilians but almost 20 generals and considerable portion of the best squadrons of the Czech Air Force
 Last week the former vice premier, Dr. Peter Zenkl spirited across the border into the American zone of Germany by Czech Army company.
 As fast as Stans terrorists patch up hole in the curtain more appear.
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-23
THAT'S THAT
(By Bruce Gustin)

Of all the quack remedies pro- posed for imitation, increased taxes is the worst. The argument that it "sops up excess purchas- ing power and thereby reduces competitive bidding for scarce foods" is obviously a phoney. It does take purchasing power from individuals, but it merely trans fers that to the government which spends the money and perpetuates the inflationary spiral. The es- sence of this theory is that the government knows better than the people how they should spend their income.
 Actually, government policies are responsible for most of the in- flation with which the American people have been cursed. The real villain in the meat-price gouge is the department of Agriculture.