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Evening star., 1948-09-04
Air Show 10 Be Feature
OF State Legion ConcIave
sy the Asseeio,ed pyess

OCEAN CITY, Md, Sept. Am
air show will be a feature of the
30th annual State convention of the
American Legion which starts We'd
nesday.
Navy, Air Force, and National
Guard planes will stage a demon
stration over the seaside resort the
next to LAST day of the conclave
Meanwhile political attention will
center on the campaign to elect a
successor to State Comdr. n. S.
Allen.
Three candidates-all World War
i veterans-haye announced their
intention to seek the post. They are
John D. Carmen of Joppa, Milton
j. Dance, Towson, and Joseph l.
Davis, Harve de Grace.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Men Born in Is
|Regiister;;5New
|Centers0pened
Droft Officials Expect
Two-Doy Rush; ROTC
Graduates Called Up

Men born in 1925 began register
ing for the draft today as the Dis
trict SelectivesService organization
opened five additional registration
centers at police stations to take
care Of an anticipated rush.
These are in addition to the four
city-wide centers, any of the citys
"a firehouses, American Universitys
Leonard Student Center at Massa-
chusetts and Nebraska avenues
NV. and the School of Public Az
fairs, Nineteenth and F streets NV
The police stations where draft
ellgibles may register are sixth
Thirteenth and Nicholson streets
NV: eighth, Forty-second and Al
bemarle streets NV; ninth, 525
Ninth street NE: eleventh, Chicago
street and Nichols avenue Sc, and
thirteenth, Ninth and U streets
NV. All centers are open from q
am. to 5 pm. Men born in 1926
will continue to register on Tues
day.
ROTC Graduates Called.
Meanwhile, the Army called ur
700 newly commissioned Reserve Of
f1cers Training Corps graduates to
help train the draftees it will begin
receiving in November.
All those effected are of draft age
and are nonveterans. They are be-
Ing called up under a provision o1
the selective service law and, as the
draftees, they will serve 81 months.
The young officers will begin re.
ceiving letters of instruction or
October Is. Older reservists are moi
effected by the order and they will
continue to be ordered to active
duty only on voluntary basis. OF.
flcials said a sufficient number o1
these-around 1000 each month
were volunteering and being pro.
cessed.
10000 Inductees Sought.
The Army has asked for 10000
inductees in November, SIS of them
from the District and 237 from Vir-
glnia. Later monthly calls will be
greater and after January / prob
ably will reach the 10000 monthly
figure the Army originally said it
would need.
In Virginia, Col. Mills F. Neal,
State director, announced that six
induction stations would be opened
by october 4-one of them in Alex
andria. Others will be at Rich
mond, Charlottesville, Norfolk, Bris-
tol and Danville.
As Virginia has 129 local boards.
The quota for each will average
something under two per board. Al
locations to the boards will not be
made before September Is.
Maryland's first draft quota has
been set at 143 for November, Col.
Henry c. Stanwood, State selective
service director, said.
Questionnaires will be mailed be-
ginning Tuesday to those registered
this week. After they have been
returned. he said, it will be deter
mined which groups will be included
in the first quota. Registration
posts will be closed Sunday and
Labor Day.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Bladensburg Defers
Action on CarnivaIs
And Slot Machines

Ordinances licensing slot ma
chimes and regulating carnivals
were studied last night at a meet
ing OF the Bladensburg Town Coun-
Gil, but action was deferred until
October.
The Council adopted an ordinance
requiring construction companies
and others who tear up streets to
guarantee the replacement of pave
ment in its original condition and
to prevent the washing of mud and
dirt onto the streets.
A letter was received from the
North Decatur Heights Citizens As
sociation urging study of pro-
posal to build a town hall and COM
munity center. Mayor Andrew F.
Gasch said he would request citi-
zens' associations and civic groups
to nominate representatives to serve
on committee making such a
study.
AS originally proposed, slot ma
chimes in Bladensburg would have
been assessed at the rate of $1,000
each, which proponents conceded
would be confiscatory. The pro-
posed ordinance then was amended
to fix the tax at $50, and last night
the councilmen said they leaned to
a further reduction to S25 per ma
chine. Advocates of the change said
this figure would be in line with the
levy in other Maryland communi-
ties.
The Council is expected to vote on
the slot machine measure and one
regulating carnivals, next month.
The latter ordinance would REQUIRE
operators of carnivals to make ap-
plications for Bladensburg permits
at least six weeks in advance of
showings.
Council members said the purpose
OF this ordinance is to limit the
number Of shows. They pointed out
that at least six carnivals have been
held in the town this year. They
said events sponsored by churches
and schools would not be affected.
A proposed ordinance preventing
the establishment of abbattoirs was
referred to Town Attorney George
G. McLeish for further study.
The Council granted a livestock
permit to Mrs. Kate w. Payne. SOFT
Quincy street, .,--t..
Evening star., 1948-09-04
NansIaughter Trials Of Two
In Traffic Deaths POSTPONED

Trials OF two Washington area
men on manslaughter charges re-
sulting from two separate traffic
fatalities have been postponed
in Hyattsville Police Court until
September is.
For one of the defendants, Ray
mond A. Kerns, 36, of the 400 block
of Timber lane, Falls Church, Va.
a Capital Transit Co. streetcar op-
orator, it will be the second hearing
in seven months on a manslaughter
charge.
Mr.. Kerns is free under $500 bond
in connection with the death last
Saturday night of George S. Skim
ner, so, of 1909 Thirtieth street
Mount Rainier. Mr. Skinner was
pronounced dead on arrival al
Leland Memorial Hospital, River
dale, after being struck by a street.
car operated by Mr. Kerns, in the
F4300 block Of Rhode Island avenue
Brentwood.
Last February 19, Mr.. Kerns was
acquitted of manslaughter charge
in the same police court by Tria
Magistrate Henry H. O'Neill, in con-
nection with the death of Vernon
Coatley, 26, colored, of North Brent.
wood, Md. Mr.. Coatley died Febru.
ary 10 in Freedmen's Hospital
Washington. of injuries suffered
three days earlier when he slipped
on ice on a loading platform al
Rhode Island avenue and Forty first
street. Hyattsville, and fell into the
side of streetcar operated by Mr.
Kerns.
The second postponed hearing
was that of Charles w. Eaton, "a
of the 450O block of Shaw drive
NE, whose wife, Madeline, 26, was
killed August IL, when she fell from
moving taxicab driven by Mr.
Eaton. The mishap occurred or
Defense highway at Fffty-first
street, Bladensburg. According tc
police, Eaton contends his wife fel
out of the cab after she opened the
door to toss out a cigarette.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Silent Approval Held Given
Young Democrats 'Heresy'

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 4 (P).-
Martin A. Hutchinson, anti-Byrd
Democratic leader, yesterday charged
that the political heresy" of some
of the Young Democrats has the
silent but definite" approval of the
party leaders.
He said he referred to the Thur
mond- Wright Dixiecrat leadership
which is coming from the ranks of
the Young Democrats and the
silence on whether they will sup
port the Truman ticket or the
boilers.
Mr.. Hutchinson said his observa-
tions are that most of the State
employees below the top levels are
generally remaining loyal to the
party while the leaders remain
either silent or hostile.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
North Beach Hotel Man
Charged With Murder
By the Assoe;otsd prss.

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, Sept
4.-General Williamson, SO. of North
Beach was charged with murder
at a preliminary hearing yesterday
and ordered held without bond for
the November term of the Circuit
Court grand jury.
Williamson was accused of shoot
ing Elmer Hall, 36, August %. in the
North Beach Hotel, which William
son manages.
Mrs. Alice Hall, widow of the VIC
tim, told Trial Magistrate w. w
Duke the shooting occurred after
she had a row" with a hote
waitress, Virginia Wells. Mrs. Hal
said she called to her husband TO,
assistance, he slapped the woman
and Williamson shot him.
Robert Rogers, 16-year -old nephew
of Mr.. Hall, confirmed Mrs. Halls
testimony. He added that William.
son fired five shots at Mr.. Hall.
DR.. Hugh w. Ward, Calvert
County medical examiner, said Mr.
Hall died of a bullet wound in his
lung. Williamson is in the Upper
Marlboro Jail to await trial.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
1900 Volts Kill Worker
Atop Pole in Fairfax

Walter H. Mitchell, SIS, OF 22O
North Columbus street, Alexandria,
was killed yesterday when he
touched a 4,000-volt power line.
Mr.. Mitchell. an employe of the
Richmond g. Wayland Power Co.,
was doing repair work on top of a
pole on Route 123 near Tysons Cor
ner, Fairfax County, when his right
hand brushed against the line, coun-
ty police reported.
c. M. Davidson, foreman on the
job, climbed the pole and lowered
Mr.. Mitchell's body to the ground.
He was taken to Arlington Hospital,
where he was pronounced dead.
Evening star., 1948-09-04

A major problem confronting the
staff Of the Olney Theater in nearby
Maryland when it closes its season
tomorrow is what to do about Spook
Spook Is a dog-a fine-looking
intelligent, friendly animal with a
pronounced liking for the stage and
theatrical people, who are agreed
that Spook is largely Dalmatian.
During midseason Spook appeared
out of nowhere and attached HIM
self to the theater personnel. He
took particular liking to the scene
designer, S. Syrjala.
The dog was won't to stand In the
wings during rehearsals and per-
formances and watch the proceed
ings with avid interest One night
be became q watcher no longer, but
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Immediate Rise
In Milk Prices
Averted Here
Producers Meeting
Foils to Act Despite
Cent Baltimore Boost
By MoIcoIm Lomborne, Jr.

A milk price increase for WASH
ington has been averted, at least
temporarily, is was learned today.
The good news for consumers fol-
lows a meeting of directors of the
Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Association here yesterday.
An association official told The
Star afterward that no action was
taken on an increase, but he added
that I'VE don't know what might
happen next time"
The directors are not scheduled
to meet again for a month, but the
association bylaws provide for the
calling of special meetings.
Increased in Baltimore.
Retail milk prices rose l cent a
quart in Baltimore on Wednesday,
following a producer price increase
ordered August 26 by the MARYLAND
Cooperative Milk Producers, Inc.
1t was predicted by a coop
spokesman at that time that milk
prices would rise soon in surround
ing markets.
The Washington group apparently
decided to hold off at this time on
raising its prices.
While association officials de.
cllned further comment, it is he
nVed they are, disturbed, among
other things, by drop in sales in
the event home delivered milk here
goes above an average of q cents
quart.
Bumper Crops a Factor.
Bumper corn and other grain
crops this year promise to ease
GARY farmers production costs.
High feed prices have been cited
on numerous occasions in the past
as one of the reasons for an in
crease.
The Baltimore increase places
farmers producing for the Washing
ton market in a tough spot. Nor
mally the Baltimore price is As ia
81 cents per 100 pounds below the
washington rate, but with the Sep
tember rise, producers supplying
BALTIMORE are averaging a better
return
Another factor is that some farm
erS IN the Baltimore milkshed who
nave District Health Department
permits and have been shipping here
now find it more advantageous to
supply Baltimore.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Car of Alexandra Fire Chief
Stolen; Two Soldiers Arrested

Two Fort Belvoir soldiers we're
held for the grand jury today under
$1,000 bond each 'in Alexandra
Civil and Police Court on a charge
OF stealing the automobile of Alex
andria Fire Chief Bernard j. Padgett
last night.
The soldiers, Pvts. Clifford Alshire,
10, and Robert Hall. 20, were picked
up on Greyhound bus which they
had boarded after wrecking the car
during a s-mile chase. by State
policeman. =
Alexandria police gave the follow
ing account: ....-
Chief Padgett had parked his car
In front Of No. 4 frehouse at 10o
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Bible Class Meetinq
Opens This Evening
At Westminster, Md.
By Cospor Nonnes
By Cospor Nonnes
Stor Stoff Correspondent

WESTMINSTER, Md, Sept. A.
The 9th annual conference of the
Organized Bible Glass Association
of Washington will open this eve
ming at Western Maryland College
with more than 300 delegates pres
ent. DR.. Page Etchison, president o1
the association, will preside.
The organization will be well
coined to the campus by DR.. Lowell
S. Ensor. president of Western
Maryland College, at dinner before
the conference opens.
DR.. Paul c. Warren, minister of
the Second Presbyterian Church,
Baltimore, will speak "On Being
Saved"
The conference, which will con-
tinue through: Labor Day, also will
hear DR.. Warren at the worship
SERVICE tomorrow morning and at
the meeting tomorrow evening. He
will conclude his addresses at the
closing session Monday afternoon.
Dr.. Edgar Cordell Powers, execu-
tive secretary OF the Maryland Bible
Society, will speak tomorrow and
Monday mornings. His subject to-
morrow will be "The Bible and
Power" and on Monday The Bible
and Plenty"
The association will elect officers
Monday morning. In addition to
DIR. Etchison, president since 1881,
officers include Howard M. Stack
house, executive vice president, and
George A. Watson, treasurer.
The Organized Bible Glass Asso-
citation was formed at Leesburg, Va,
on July 4, 1922, with % delegates
representing IL Washington mems
Bible classes. Today it has more
than 200 classes with a membership
of more than $4,000 from 81
churches of the District. First pres
ldent of the association was the
late Homer J. Councillor, 1922 to
1891
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Norfolk -PortsmouthSpo
Approved By Army
sy the Associated Press

NORFOLK. Va. Sept. Army
engineers have granted a permit for
construction of the projected s20,-
900 900 bridge-tunnel- to link Norfolk
and Portsmouth.
Steps yet to be taken before work
can get under way on the project
include completion of negotiations
with the city Of Norfolk and the
floating Of revenue bond issues.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
|Gaifhersburg Firemen i''s4
To Hold Tenth Annual
Celebration Monday

The 10th annual Labor Day cele-
bration, featuring a parade, baseball
music, fried chicken dinners and a
dance, will be held Monday at
Gaithersburg, under auspices of the
Galthersburg Washington Grove
Fire Department.
The program will be started at
noon with baseball game between
the Gaithersburg Athletic Club and
Damascus. The parade, tradition
ally the principal event of Labor
Day, will begin at 3 pm, rain OF
shine"
Walter H. Hershey, chairman of
the Advertising Committee, said a
band from the Boiling Air Base and
music organizations from other
places would participate in the pro-
gram. Chicken dinners will be
served in the high school from $50
pm. to 8 pm, under the supervision
OF Douglas Griffith, and a dance will
take place in the school auditorium
between 9 pm. and midnight. A
Hagerstown orchestra will play.
Brooke Johns, president of the
Montgomery County Board of Com
missioners, will be master of cere-
monies. Other commissioners have
accepted invitations to attend
Among the visiting officials expected
are Police Chief Charles M. Orme
OF Montgomery, the Mayor and
Council of Gaithersburg, Delegate
Julian King, Circuit Judge Charles
w. Woodward, Chief j. w. Just of
the University of Maryland Fire Ex-
tension Service. and three repre-
sentatives of Fire Chief Clement
Murphy of Washington.
The Maryland State police will be
represented by a color guard OF
eight men in the parade. Mr.
Hershey said the events will be
broadcast by radio stations WGAY
Silver Spring, and WIND, Frederick
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Meloy Heads CountyUnit
In Chest Compoion

Appointment of Samuel w. H.
Meloy, Upper Marlboro attorney. as
an area chairman for the coming
Prince Georges County Community
Chest drive has been announced
by the county Chest organization.
Mr.. Meloy, who also is one of the
United States commissioners for tie
Maryland district, will supervise COL
lections in the Marlboro, Melwood,
Nottingham. Brandywine and Aquas-
co election districts Of the county.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Special Session in Virginia
Now Seen After Election
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND. Va. Sept. 4-Belief
that the General Assembly will not
be called into special session to aid
localities with school buildings until
after the November elections was
strengthened today.
G. Tyler Miller, superintendent of
public instruction, said forms for a
detailed study of school needs will
go out early next week, and will
be cue back October 20.
Results of this study of needs
will then be tabulated to be pre-
sented to the State Board of Edu-
cation, at its November session.
Recommendations are expected to
follow shortly.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Dr.. Thompson to Speak
AT Singing Tower

DR.. Ernest Trice Thompson, pro-
fessor at the Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond, Va, will speak
at the vesper service at 5:45 pm.
tomorrow at the Luray (Va) Sing
ing Tower.
The service, last in the series for
this year, is sponsored by the Luray
Ministerial Association.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Toxi Post Plans Carnival
With Stepin Fetchit.. .

Stepin Fetchit. the movie come.
dian, will be featured at a carniva.
which will open here Monday under
auspices of District Taxi Post No. 81
American Legion. composed of cat
drivers for local companies and
associations.
The carnival, which will be held
at TWenty-sixth street and Okla
homa avenue NE, will run through
Saturday night. A percentage OF
the receipts will go to the Legion
posts welfare fund, an official OF
the group said.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Takoma Park Mayor Names
Planning Board Of Five

Mayor John G. Post of Takoma
Park, Md, announced the names OF
five members to a planning board
which will work with the City Coun-
ellis Civic Improvement Committee.
The new agency will study high
way development, enlargement Of
the city boundaries and Zoning
problems.
Members appointed are J. Bond
Smith. J. Douglas Bradshaw, Ronald
Senseman, Lawrence Oosterhaus
and John w. Coffman, jr. Council
man Sherwood Citizens is chairman
of the Civic Improvement Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1948-09-04

South st. Asaph street, leaving the
keys in the ignition, and>had en-.
tered the firehouSe.
A few minutes later, Fireman Lin.
wood Phillips saw two men enter the
car and drive away. He called po.
lice, who broadcast a lookout.
Sergt. T. A. Moody of the State
police pursued the fleeing automo.
bile about miles on Route 236 tt
Shirley highway. where it ran into
a road barricade. The two occu.
pants jumped out and ran, eludins
the officer.
Later, acting on a tip, Alexandris
police stopped q Greyhound bus or
Duke street at the city limits ane
took the soldiers into custody.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Truman Supporters Urged
To ORGANIZE in Fairfax

An appeal for supporters of the
Truman-Barkley ticket in Fairfax
County to organize for an active
campaign was made today by George
B. Robey, former chairman of the
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
He urged voters not to be "misled'
by persons supporting the States
Rights candidates because, he said
a vote for the Thurmond party would
in effect. be vote for the Republi-
cans. He warned that if Gov. Dewey
were elected. Virginians can expect
a stronger civil rights program than
If President Truman were reelected
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Richmond Democrats
Pledge Loyalty Fight
After Seeing Truman
Star Staff Photo.

Assured that President Truman
would consider their invitation to
deliver a campaign speech in Rich
mond, a group of Young Democrats
loyal to the party's nominees were
back in Virginia today, pledged to
fight States Rights defections.
The Young Democratic delega-
ton, representing the North Madi-
son Club of Richmond, was received
by the President at the White
House yesterday. Herndon P. JET
freys, jr., president -elect, reported
Mr.. Truman said he would study
his schedule to see whether he could
accept the invitation.
Members of the group said loyal"
Democrats believe a personal ap-
pearance by Mr.. Truman would
deter States rights movement for
the Thurmond Wright ticket,
strengthen the Truman-Barkley
vote and reduce the chances of Vir-
ginia's II electoral votes going to
the Republican candidates because
of the Democratic Party split.
In addition to Mr. Jeffreys, the
delegation included Stuart A. Eacho,
club president and vice president of
the Virginia Young Democrats;
Charles H. Phillips, jr., treasurer;
Robert L. Stone, vice president, and
w. Griffith Purcell, chairman of the
Young Democratic Clubs of the Sd
congressional district.
Mr.. Eacho said the fight against
the dissident Thurmond- Wright
hackers in the State Young Demo-
cratic organization would be brought
to head today when the State
Executive Committee meets to OBJ
tain an explanation from President
Thomas Odum by what authority
he invited Gov. Thurmond to ad-
dress the Young Democratic Con-
Evening star., 1948-09-04
GI Home Builders Admit
Violations in Baltimore
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 4.-The
Brady Realty Corp. yesterday plead
ed guilty in Criminal Court to build
ing code violations in the construc-
ton of eight CT homes.
1t was the 18th construction firm
here to be indicted for code viola
tlons in connection with veterans
homes.
Judge Robert France accepted the
guilty plea and referred the case
to Judge Herman M. Moser for SEN
tence during the September court
| term.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
S3,740 Is Campaign Cost

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 4. jR,.-
Senator Robertson, Democrat oi
Virginia, spent s3,740 in his cam
paign in the August Democratic
primary, according to a report filed
yesterday. His opponent, James P
Hart, jr., Roanoke, spent s7,982.72.
Evening star., 1948-09-04
Sweet Briur Gets New Dean

SWEET BRIAR, Va, Sept 4 lP
DIR. Mary j. Pearl yesterday as
sumed her duties as acting dean
at Sweet Briar College during the
years absence of Dean Mary Ely
Lyman. Dean Lyman is on sab
batical leave.
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burg, Va. She is with the Veterans
Administration.
Mr.. Hewett was graduated from
Western High School and served in
the Army in Tokyo. He was gradu-
ated from the Georgetown Univer-
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sity Foreign Service School In June
land now is with the Navy Depart
ment.
The wedding Of Miss Candy and
Mr.. Hewett will take place in
November,
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announcement

Mrs. Benjamin J. Candy an
nounces the engagement Of her
daughter, Marion Forsyth Candy, to
Mr. Paul Crane Hewett, son OF Col
and Mrs. Hobart Hewett OF TT
Monroe.
Miss Candy is a graduate of the
National Cathedral School and at
tended Madison College in Harrison