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Evening star., 1948-10-17

Mid-Atlantie Appliances (Television)
Nash Marine Supplies, Inc.
National Broadeasting Co.
Eleanor Patterson
Times-Herald Gold Cup Replica
Peake Motor Co. De Soto)
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.
Royal Motors, Inc. (PaekarO
Max {. Schwartz (Real Estate)
Southern Hotel Supply Co.
Shirlington Motor Co.
Cline oln-Mereury)
Sugar & Sugar (Insuranee)
John Charles Thoma.*
Toms Auto Service (Chrysler)
Washington Tucker Sales, Inc.
Trophy Committee
Jack J. Blank, Chairman
Ted Grape, Vice Chairman
Horace Walker, Vice Chairman
Major Robert Barrett, Vice Chairman
Evening star., 1948-05-08
Church Of St. Clement
Twill Be Dedicated
By Bishop Goodwin

The Right Rev. Frederick Deane
Goodwin, bishop of Virginia, will
dedicate the new Episcopal Church
of st. Clement, on Seminary road
near darlington, in services at
pm. tomorrow. ,.,.
Replacing a church built about
four years ago, the new structure
is of modern architecture. It has
no widows and is illuminated by
star-like lights in a blue ceiling
It is ventilated by air conditioning
equipment. ..... --. ~.
The altar, instead Of being at
one end Of the church is located
in the center, beneath a great cross
of rough wood.
Built of brick, the new building
Incorporates the former church
which will be used as a parish house
Also under the same roof are quar-
ters for the rector. the Rev. Dudley
Belts, church Offices and church
school rooms.
Exclusive of furnishings, which
are being purchased from a sep.
arate fund, the new structure il
expected to be completed at cost
of approximately $4,000.
The services Sunday were ar.
ranged by the Rev. Stanley Brown.
Sermon, professor at the Virginia
Theological Seminary. Alexandria
They will be opened by procession
which will include the choir, visiting
clergy, lay officials Of the church
Evening star., 1948-05-08
B|adensburg Council
Hears Postal Plans

Bladensburg residents will have
mail delivered to their homes when
suitable" quarters are obtained fol
the towns post Office, the Town
Council was told at its meeting last
night in the flrehouse.
The post Office now is housed in
general store owned by C. H
Brown. who acts as the community S
postmaster.
Mr.. Brown said he plans to erect
a building for new post Office but
is awaiting specifications from postal
officials. He added he would rent
the building to the town.
The council accepted the resig-
nation of Vincent j. McCarron as
councilman from the first ward
Mayor Andrew F. Gasch said a re-
placement probably would be elected
at the June meeting. 80
A special meeting was called for
7:30 pm Thursday in the firehouse
to consider the town budget for the
next fiscal year.
Evening star., 1948-05-08
Spselal oispoieh 10 The sfor

spselal oispoieh 10 The Ssor
FREDERICK, Md, May 8.-Miss
Gretchen Croft of Ocean City, N, j..
today was rescued from the inf1u-
ence>of an evil magician and was
crowned by q prince to serve as
queen.
The occasion was the annual May
Day exercises Of Hood College in
the Hodson Outdoor Theater of the
girls school.
Miss Croft was elected by her
classmates as the most beautiful
senior In the school. AS such she
won the leading roll in the pageant
"Spell-bound," and was crowned
May Queen.
: The part of the prince in the col
orful pageant was portrayed by Miss
Phyllis Muir, West Englewood, N. J..
selected by fellow students as the
senior who best typifies the spirit
of Hood College. The court jester
Miss Donna Marthouse. a junior
from Tyrone, Pa, took the part OF
the evil magician who had cap
tured the queen along with the
most beautiful ladies of the land
The college choir provided the
music and the dance club took part
in the pageant ceremony, Miss
Betty Blome, senior from Baltimore
narrated the story; Miss Joan
Schmitt, a Junior from Tarentum
Pa, directed, and Miss Doris Magee
junior from Bogota, N. j., was gen.
eral chairman Of the festivities.
Miss Suzanne Cartier of Severna
Park, Md, served as Miss Croft S
maid of honor.
Members of the queens court in
cluded Miss Ellen Bindon, Arling-
Evening star., 1948-05-08
Pastor Harris viii Preach.
Last Silver Spring Sermon

The Rev. William r. Harris, who
tomorrow will preach his concluding
sermon at the Episcopal Church Of
the Ascension in Silver Spring, will
be associated with Chaplain Otis
Rice of st. Luke's Hospital in New
York after August l.
He has. been appointed by the
Council OF Clinical Training to the
New Jersey State Mental Hospital
for psychiatric training during the
summer and in the first half of the
period will be at the rectory. St
Bernard's Parish, Bernardsville
N. j., where he will be guest preach
er during the vacation of the Rev
John Malcolm Haight.
Mr.. Harris has just completed a
collection of prayers for the sick
which is being edited and may be
published through the chaplain's
Office of st. Luke's Hospital.
On May 16 the minister at Ascen-
sion will be the Rev. Robert A.
Shores. On May % the Rev. H
Waldo Manley, formerly at Esther
Memorial Episcopal Church in Con-
greSs Heights and now at Bantam
and Milton, Conn, will preach.
Evening star., 1948-05-08
Maryland Store Tests Sale
Of 'IIIequI' CoIored Margarine

Louis Grossman, owner OF the
Woodmoor Market, -Four Corners,
Md, is testing to determine whether
the sale of colored margarine Is for
hidden in Maryland.
For the second successive day, Mr..
Grossman is selling colored marga-
rihe manufactured in Baltimore.
He is believed to be the first Mont
gomery County grocer to sell it. So
far, he added, sales have not been
rushing" Il
Mr.. Grossman said he had COM
piled with Federal laws by taking
out a special license to sell colored
margarine. He added that if there
is any Maryland law prohibiting the
sale, it apparently is not being en-
forced since .colored margarine is
being sold "all over Baltimore
According to the State Attorney
Generals office in Baltimore, law
passed In 1886 prohibits the sale or
Evening star., 1948-05-08
Community Chest Gets $4,000
From Friendship Exhibit Fees

The Community Chest will re-
ceive a gift of approximately $4,000
the proceeds of the 81 admission fee
charged visitors to Friendship
during the exhibition of furnishings
Of the late Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Nc
Leans famous home.
The, furnishings went on public
auction today at the home. Wiscon-
sin avenue and r street NV.
More than 5000 persons trooped
through Friendship" during the
seven days it was open to the public.
The Federal Government collects
II cents Of each admission as tax
however, before the proceeds can be
turned over to the Chest.
Persons attending the auction are
required to put up SO deposit
against purchases. If a purchase is
made, the deposit will apply against
the price. If not, the $40 will be
added to the Chest fund. There
Evening star., 1948-05-08
7 on Arlington Board
Criticize Mann for
School Fund Censure

Harrison Mann, chairman of
the Arlington Democratic Executive
Committee, was severely criticized
today by two members Of the County
Board for a recent statement re-
garding the boards action in cutting
appropriations for schools.
The County Board last week re-
fused to appropriate the full amount
requested by the School Board for
next years operations. The amount
finally voted was 1927 900 less than
the School Board had asked.
Mr.. Mann had declared that at
is to be regretted that the County
Board assume the prerogative of
sVperimposing its judgment on that
OF the School Board"
At the regular County Board meet
ing today Chairman Daniel A. Dugan
said Il think Mr.. Mann is using
extremely poor taste in criticiz-
ing members of the board who voted
to cut the budget"
Mr.. Dugan, along with Mrs.
Florence Cannon. voted against the
school funds reduction.
Official Status Cited.
DR.. Dugan pointed out that "even
though Mr.. Mann speaks as an in
dividual, it is generally known he is
chairman of the Democratic Com
niittee."
The board chairman said that
while a number of organizations
and individuals had made clear theil
feelings regarding the school bud
get at no time" had Mr.. Mann in
formed him how he felt regarding
the appropriation.
"Mr. Mann is on the fence" Mr.
Dugan asserted, she should get of
and get on one side, or the other
Another board member, F. Free
land Chew, a Democrat, declared
that Mr.. Mann's public utterances
are not only untifnely and unrea-
sonable, the certainly are unap.
preciated."
De Lashmutt Undisturbed.
A third member, Basil M. De Lash
mutt, another Democrat, stated thai
he had read what Mr.. Mann hae
said and it didn't disturb me suftl'
GENTLY to make reply
Mr.. De Lashmutt declared tina,
the summer recreation program fol
children must be carried off," Aftel
the County Board cut the Schoo
Board budget, the latter omitted
several items including one for the
summer program.
The board instructed County
Manager A. T. Lundberg to work
out a program that will serve the
children and report back.
1T is a pretty broad program te
be taken up in this postbudge1
period Mr.. De Lashmutt asserted
but there is no alternative"
Evening star., 1948-05-08

manufacture of colored margarine
in the State. Maryland is one OF "a
States forbidding such sale.
Onhcials said, however, they knew
of no prosecution under this Law
''in recent years"
States Attorney Walter w. Daw-
son OF Montgomery County said he
knew of no sucn law. But he en-
phasized that If the law exists, he
will instruct police to enforce It
Officials of a large Washington
chain store selling colored marga-
rine in the District and Virginia
where it is legal. said they had been
told by State authorities to "sc
ahead" In their Maryland branches
if they wished. They said they would
not do so, however, until they re-
ceived written permission from
State officials. They took this posi-
tion, they said. on advice OF
attorneys.
Evening star., 1948-05-08
Tobacco Sales Start
In Five Maryland :.o.: /:
Counties TUESDAY,
by jones BirchfieId

The tobacco auctioneer's chant
will open the Maryland auction mar
ket Tuesday as growers from the five
Southern Maryland tobacco coun-
ties begin piling more than 38,000,-
600 pounds of Type 80 tobacco on
warehouse floors.
According to the Agriculture De-
partment's Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics, the estimated 1947 crop
Of So, 8,400, 900 pounds, which will be
sold this season, is 18 per cent be-
low the record 1916 crop that
brought growers an average price
of 44.3 cents pound.
Growers expressed confidence to-
day that when auctions open Tues
day at Hughesville, La Plata and
Waldorf warehouses and Wednesday
at Upper Marlboro, prices will be
stronger than last year.
More Low Grade Leaf.
Although this crop is admitted
to have a larger quantity of low
grade leaf, growers expressed the
belief that Federal grading, effective
in Southern Maryland for the first
time this year, will have some bear
ing on prices paid by buyers.
It was the consensus of growers
generally that better grading meth
ods would eliminate low prices that
have occurred in the past for to-
bacco that was poorly graded. 1t
was pointed out that the price for
particular basket OF tobacco de-
pends largely on the lowest grade OF
leaf that 1t contains.
The Agriculture Department noted
that while stocks of Maryland to-
bacco in the hands of dealers and
manufacturers last January / were
SO per cent above the proceeding
January, they still were about g.
0OO, 600 lower than in 1945, when
Type 80 brought growers an aver
age of 81 cents pound.
Total of 83,100, 900 Pounds Seen.
The estimated crop for sale this
season, plus the carryover, the de-
partment said, gives a total supply
VI OC,AOV,OOV kSouAAAlo AV1 tAl1o JCdl
compared to 79,40o,000 pounds in
1947.
Pointing out that most Of the
Maryland leaf goes into the manu-
facture of cigarettes, the depart
ment said cigarette production Is
expected to continue at last years
high level. A little more than 28,-
900, 900 pounds were consumed do
mestically last year, or 9 per cent
more than in 1916, and So per cent
more than for the 1934-1938 aver
age.
The Maryland per-pound average
last year of 44.3 cents for the auc-
ton and Baltimore hogshead mar
kets compares with 81 cents in 1916
when the small 1945 crop was sold
and with the 1934-38 average price
Of 1877 per pound.
The department noted that March
I intentions Of Maryland growers
indicate that 1920 acres will be
planted in tobacco this year. This
is 8 per cent below the $4,000 acres
harvested last year.
Evening star., 1948-05-08
Democrats to Choose
Winchester Delegates

WINCHESTER, Va, May 8.-The
Democratic City Committee will
hold a mass convention May Is to
elect six delegates to the State con-
vention at Richmond July 2.
| The names Of candidates must be
filed with the chairman not later
than May Is. Democrats Of Fred
erick and Clarke Counties, it was
said, probably will hold conventions
about the same time to elect their
delegates and alter1iates.
Evening star., 1948-05-08
MARYLAND 10 Resurface
East. West Highway in 49

The Maryland State Roads Com
mission has decided to resurface
East West highway in 1949 and Is
studying the plans.
A commission spokesman said to.
day the road probably will be re-
surfaced with asphalt and concrete
He said this would provide a better
riding surface" than the present
concrete.
The new material also will be
placed on the 10-foot shoulders now
being built on both sides Of the
highway from Georgia avenue to
Connecticut avenue, the spokesman
said. The shoulders now are receiv-
ing a macadam surface and are ex-
pected to be completed in about two
weeks,
Evening star., 1948-05-08

will be no tax In such cases, how
ever. A catalog costs 50.
The auction, divided into 10 ses-
sions, began today with noon and
8 pm. sessions. Subsequent sessions
will be held at l pm. on Monday
through Friday with additional ses-
sions at 8 pm. on Friday and Sat-
urday.
The estate. valued at $14S, 900, was
the property of both Mrs. Mclean
famous washington hostess, and her
late father-in-law, John r. Mclean
It includes paintings, porcelains
enamels, china, glassware, silver
furniture, rugs, tapestries, linens
laces, jewelry and statuary as well
as movie projectors, air conditioners
and pianos.
The auction is being conducted by
the Meredith Galleries of New York
on order of the Mclean estate exec
utors. Thurman Arnold and the
American Security 6J Trust Co.
Evening star., 1948-05-08
Policeman Loses
Fishing Money
Despite Catch

Under congressional act CT 1902
Pvt. F. A. Carr of the harbor pre-
cinct stood to make a little pir
money yesterday on two men he ar.
rested on fishing violations here.
The law which carries a maximum
fine of 500, also specifies that "any
officer or person" making an ar.
rest leading to conviction in 8
prosecution of the charge Is entitled
to half the fine imposed.
Pvt. Carr appeared in Municipa
Court to press charges that Barnard
Thomas, 81, OF the 600 block OF K
street S.W.. and James e. Berry, "a
Of the 1900 block of Huntoons court
S.W., both colored, were fishing il.
legally for herring with 20 dip nets
in the Potomac River Thursday.
But the defendants were unco'
operative. They declined to appear
in court when the case was called
forfeiting not only $40 collateral. bu1
any chance Pvt. Carr might have
had to boost his income.
Evening star., 1948-05-08
Decision Due Monday
On Loyalty Oath by
Pentagon Workers

Whether the 600 employees Of
Pentagon cafeterias and snack bars
will be required to take loyalty
oaths will be decided Monday or
Tuesday.
1t. Col. William F. Nee. public
relations officer of the Military Dis
trict of Washington, said the
matter now is under consideration
by MDW, which has jurisdiction
over the Pentagon. The decision Is
expected by the begir ming Of the
week, he added. @
Developments at the Pentagon
followed the revelation that the
$500 employees Of Government Serv-
ices, Inc, must sign loyalty oaths
by May Is or lose their jobs.
Contract With Union.
The Pentagon cafeterias are op-
Grated by the National Food Corp,
which has a contract with Local
471, United Cafeteria Workers
Union (CIO).
This contract was criticized by
Representative Hoffman, Republi-
can, of Michigan and chairman OF
a House Labor Subcommittee at a
hearing held during the GST strike
in January.
He asked Capt. Paul Morgan, post
restaurant officer, now on leave, If
he did not think that, since Con-
gress had passed the Taft-Hartley
Act designed to squeeze Commun-
lists out of labor unions" the Army
should 60 along Mr.. Morgan agreed
The subcommittee. during the GSI
strike, put pressure on officers of the
cafeteria workers union to sign the
non Communist afidavits and this
was done.
Gossip Over Coffee"
Mr.. Hoffman asserted the Army
should use every precaution for Sc
curity. He pointed out restaurant
workers could listen to gossip over
coffee.
Capt. Morgan said the possibility
of all cafeteria workers signing an
affidavit had been discussed with
Army security officers
Meanwhile, directors of the Agri-
culture Departments Welfare As
sociation will discuss next Friday the
question of whether the approximate
200 employees in Agriculture cafe
terias should be required to take
the oaths.
The Agriculture Department cafe
terias are not operated by GSI, but
by the Welfare Association, cor
poration owned by Agriculture De-
partment workers. Workers in these
cafeterias are also members of Local
All, as are GSI employees. 49,
Evening star., 1948-05-08

ton, N. j.: Miss Mariane Buckman
George School. Pa; Miss Corinne
Edwards. Valley Stream, N. y, and
Miss Louise Ford, Wilmington, Del
Also Miss Gene Haury, Monessen
Pa; Miss Mary McClain. Pelham
N. Y; Miss Maryanne Muehlhof
Pottsville, Pa; Miss Nancy O'Neill
Hanover. Pa; Miss Dorothy Peel
Carnegie, Pa; Miss Marjorie Rein.
hard, Cumberland, Md; Miss Sars
Spicer, Gettysburg, Pa, and Mis-!
Betty 10 Wyman, Pittsburgh.
Events opened with a father.
daughter baseball game during
which the beginning of the inter.
mediate classes of the annual spring
horse show also were run. This after.
noon competition was to be resumed
with the presentation Of the cham
pionship class and exhibition pre-.
cision riding by members Of the
drill team.
Also scheduled for this afternoon
were cornerstone laying exercises a
Gambrill Gymnasium for which
ground was broken April 17,1947
Miss Ruth H. Atwell, chairman o.
the Department of Physical Educa
ton, George Washington Univer.
sity, Washington. was the scheduled
speaker, and Miss Katherine Ma.
guire, Wynnewood, Pa, senior ane
president of the Student Athletic AS.
ISOLATION, as to place articles in th'
cornerstone.
President Henry Irwin Stahr o.
Hood College was to preside.
A semiformal dance for students
alumnae and guests will conclude
the annual ceremony at $3.50 o'clcl
tonight in Coblentz Hall.
Evening star., 1948-05-08
Given
|0nRevisedP| Ian,
For Great Plaza
Porkwoy to Provide
Porking Space for
9S6 Automobiles

Final approval of revised plans
for Development Of the Great Plaza
between the District and Labor De-
partment Buildings on Fourteenth
street was obtained yesterday by
the Public Buildings Administration,
after months Of negotiation with
Federal planning officials.
The Fine Arts Commission, at q
formal meeting. sanctioned the pro-
posed grass plot In the center Of the
park development. This will be q
green parkway about 140 feet wide,
lined with walks and trees and other
landscape planting.
PBA oficials said the revised plans
provide for actual parking space for
986 automobiles. Some of this space
will be underground.
Waits Action on Funds.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission last week gave
its approval to the project.
Today's action means that PBA
can go ahead as soon as it obtains
money from Congress. The project
Is being developed in connection
with the Oscar Straus Memorial
Fountain on the site. At the east
end Of. the grass plot will be a
terminal for the Capital Transit
buses using Thirteenth street. The
memorial fountain is on the west end.
The Fine Arts Commission also
approved preliminary design for
the proposed addition to the build
ings of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution building. It was
submitted by the firm Of Higgers IL
Higgins, architects, of New York.
win Connect Halls.
The building plans, announced at
the recent OAR Congress, calls for
a structure connecting Constitution
and Continental Halls.
Under existing law. the Fine Arts
Commission must pass on plans for
the scores OF overseas cemeteries
the Government is going to establish
for war dead buried on foreign
hattlef1elds. .-.+.
Brig. Gen. Thomas North, secre-
tary Of the American Battle Monu-
ments Commission, submitted pre-
liminary designs for one cemetery
near the site of ancient Carthage
in North Africa. Another design
was submitted for an American
military cemetery near Manila,
Philippines. The designs were ap-
proved in their preliminary state.
Evening star., 1948-05-08
William {. Raugust Chosen
Ito Head Alexandra Chest

William F. Raugust. Alexandris
attorney and real estate man, was
appointed chairman OF the Alex
ardria Community Chest at meet
ing Of the Board of Trustees last
night.
Mr.. Raugust, who lives in the
Hunting Terrace Apartments, sue
ceeds Albert A. Smoot.
The new chairman has been &C.
tive IN civic affairs for many years
Evening star., 1948-05-08
Mrs. Speoke Elected
By Indian Head PTA
SpeeioI Di.pofeh 70 The Sfor

INDIAN HEAD. Nd, May B.
Mrs. James D. Speake, president
of the Indian Head Parent-Teachas
Association, was elected president
of the Charles County Council OF
PTAs at a meeting held in Brent
Hall. La Plata. this week.
Other officers are Nelson Latimer.
president OF the La Plata PTA, vice
president; Miss Norma Mezick, In.
dian Head, secretary, and Mrs.
Vivian Wheatley, Glasva, treasurer.
Evening star., 1948-05-08
Slot Machine Drive
lin Calvert FizzIes as
State Drops Charges
Dy he Asseeioted Pres.

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, May
ga campaign against slot ma
chimes in Calvert County fizzled out
yesterday when the State dropped
gambling charges against some 40
store and tavern operators.
The action was taken afte.. Cir
cult Court jury returned a mot
guilty" verdict against the second
defendant to 60 on trial.
States Attorney Arthur w. Dowel
decided there was little chance oi
obtaining convictions against any Of
the others who had been indicted
and asked the courts permission tc
drop the cases.
The furore started last November
when the three judges of Marylands
7th judicial circuit directed the
county grand jury to Investigate
thoroughly the unscrupulous activi.
ties of gambling interests
Eleven Plead Guilty.
Chief Judge William A. Loker tolc
the jurors:
"They control your politics. They
control every Office in your county
except those which do not Interest
them"
The grand Jurors came back with
56 indictments naming about 40 per
sons. Most of them were charged
with keeping place for gambling.
Several faced more than one charge
a few had as many as five agains
them. Most of them came from
North Beach and Chesapeake Beach
along the bay in the north end ot
the county.
Attorneys for the defendant!
argued that the indictments were
not specific but Associate Judge
John B. Gray overruled them. Elever
men pleaded guilty to at least some
of the charges, the others all pleaded
innocent and asked for separate
Jury trials.
Started by Civic Group.
Joseph Rose of North Beach cam,
to trial in December and was ac'
Quilted. William E. Weant came tt
trial here Monday and the jury &C
quilted him after two days of testi
mony.
The cleanup campaign was started
by a county civic association. Mem
bers toured the resort areas and tole
their findings to the States attorney
A bill to permit licensing and tax
ing OF slot machines was pushet
through the 1947 General Assembl!
but Gov. Lane vetoed it. An in
spection of Federal Bureau OF In
ternal Revenue records at that tim'
showed there were about 400 slo
machines in the county.
Meanwhile, Montgomery County
authorities said no decision ha!
been reached on prosecution of 2t
slot machine cases transferred
there from st. Marys County last
September. -
Operation of slot machine since
has been legalized in st. Marys
County.