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Evening star., 1948-12-13
Druftees.' and Veterans Guide
BY Mai. Themes N. Mol

goes out of Office January - is on
record for building up the Army to
total of about 100000 men. That
was the reason for the draft in the
first place, that and the need for a
big ready reserve.
The new Congress won't forget
what its predecessor did. It may
very easily give the Military Estab-
lishment more money than Presi-
dent Truman recommends. That's
what the Eightieth Congress did
last Spring when the Air Force
plugged for its 70-group program
and got 1t over the Presidents
recommendation against it.
Cutting draft calls is one Of the
surest ways of putting the budget
question squarely in front Of Con-
gress and the people.
But what If Congress doesn't
vote more money than the Presi-
dent says is enough? Does that
mean the Army definitely has to
give up its plans for an active
strength of 100000 men? .
Possibly 1t does, but not neces-
sarily. If the Military Establish
ment gets only $15,000,000,0 900 it
means the Army, Navy and Air
Force will have to live less expen-
sively than they had planned. But
the Army probably could reduce its
costs in other ways than reducing
its manpower. I have no idea how
much of the budget reduction could
be absorbed in these other ways, and
there's no way to find out.
Meantime, don't change your
draft plans.
Accept my apology for an error
in an insurance column Of last week.
What I said was, "Or, If you can
convert to an endowment policy
1t pays you a set income for life
after you reach a certain age"
That's slightly wrong. You can
convert to an endowment policy, but
after. you, reach the certain age"
you can do one of two things:
You can take the entire amount
in lump sum, or you can take 1t
over period of 240 months in equal
There is no way you can get an
endowment policy which, on matur-
ing, guarantees you payments for
the rest Of your life. Sorry.
Qrom Associated Press Newsfeatures.D
Evening star., 1948-12-13
|Woshington-Lee
Bequest Honors
Son of AIumnus
Spseial pi,pateh 10 Ibs star

LEXINGTON. Va, Dec. ia
permanent scholarship established
in memory of a young man who
never realized his wish to attend
Washington and Lee University has
been announced by the university's
bicentenary ofncials.
The full-tuition scholarship hon
ors Philip w. Murray, jr., of New
port News, who was killed in action
In Germany on February %, 1945,
while serving as an infantry cor
poral. The donor Of the memorial
scholarship is Lawrence L. Humph-
rey. class Of 1911, Of Duncan, Okla,
who was the campus roommate of
the young soldiers father when
both enrolled at Washington and
Lee In 1908.
Evening star., 1948-12-13
HiIdreth Faces
New Prob|enl::
TooMuch HeIp
Inaugural Leaders
Must Gull Offers
From Stute Officials

So many organizations from all
over the Nation have offered to
participate in the inaugural parade
that the committee now faces the
job Of turning down lot of people
without hurting their feelings, it
appeared today.
State officials, in particular, are
80 enthusiastic, according to Melvin
D. Hildreth, inaugural chairman,
that some of the State groups will
have to be limited in their partici-
patton of bands and marching units.
The States. he said, are offering
the committee the pick of numer-
Gus marchers and bands and asking
1t 70 decide which is wanted.
Mr.. Hildreth said response from
across the Nation had been so gen.
erous and so enthusiastic" that pa
rade officials, headed by Carter T.
Barron, chairman of special events,
faced a problem in tailoring the
procession to time limitations.
Were going to have to Keep it
within daylight hours, of course, +"
Mr.. Hildreth said.
Hildreth Tells of Research.
The parade will start after Presi-
dent Truman takes the oath Of
office, makes his inaugural address
at the Capitol and has luncheon
there. Considering the shortness
Of witner days, it probably will last
between three and four hours.
Mr.. Hildreth said he had been
strengthened in his conviction that
Mr.. Truman will become the first
President to lead his inaugural
parade along Pennsylvania avenue.
The committee chairman said he
spent most of yesterday reading UP
on accounts of the william Henry
Harrison Inauguration of March 1,
1841.
A good-natured controversy has
developed over Mr.. Hildreths claim
for Mr.. Truman, because some old
Evening star., 1948-12-13
ArIingon Teen-Age Club Plans
To P|uy Santa Claus to Needy

asked about having a party. He
suggested that they clean and fix
up a % by 30-foot shop building
in the rear of mis- yard and the
children agreed.
With the party, the idea for a
teen-age club "just came" Mr.. NAL
colin said. He talked to Arlington
police and juvenile authorities and
they supported the proposal, he said.
The membership has grown to about
30.
This is a club that is run by the
children, themselves" Mr.. Malcolm
said. They make the rules and en-
force them. The parents just super
wise"
The club, which is looking for
donations of cast-off furniture for
its headquarters, meets every Sat-
urday night for business and re-
creation. They also are collecting
newspapers to raise funds for a
television set,
Evening star., 1948-12-13

Members Of an Arlington teen.
age club, which grew out of a neigh
borhood Halloween party, are max
ing plans to play Santa Claus to
less fortunate folk this Christmas.
Chances are the people who are
on the receiving end of the chill
drens project won't know their
benefactors but the teen-agers will
have the satisfaction of helping
them. according to Edward S. NAL
colin, club adviser.
The group. which calls itself the
Arlington Original Teen-Age Club,
plans to collect clothing and food
stuffs for distribution among needy
persons.
1.-The members feel that instead
Of children always receiving, they
should be giving, at least part of the
time," Mr.. Malcolm said.
Shortly before Halloween, Mr..
Malcolm's children and their friends
Evening star., 1948-12-13

Sigmund Janas. Tore H. Nilert,
Henri j. Lesieur. Gordon r. Mac
Gregor, c. F. c. Meuser, j. w.
Miller, w. A. Patterson, Warren Lee
Piersoa, Carlton Putnam, E. v.
Rickenbacker, Robert F. Six, C. r.
Smith, Robert ]. Smith, Juan T.
Trippe and c. E. Woolman.
Other members are David L.
Behncke. A. J. Hayes, Wayne Parish,
Robert Ramspeck and S. j. Solomon,
all engaged in allied aviation fields.
Mrs. Florence Kerr was named
vice chairman of the group and will
be in charge of activities at inaug-
ural headquarters.
Evening star., 1948-12-13
Virginia Pastor S Ban
On Flag on Casket in
Church Is 0yerruIed
By the Associotsd Press

HOPEWELL, Va, Dec. 13.-The
session OF the West End Presby-
terian Church has overruled its pas
tor, <the Rev. William E. Hill, jr.,
who objected to having the Amer
ican nag drape a casket inside the
church for military funeral serv-
ice.
The nine-member session, ruling
body Of the church, took its action
In meeting last night as the con-
troversy between the pastor and
veterans groups started gaining ma
tional prominence.
Criticism started with the Hope
well post Of the Veterans of For
eign Wars after a funeral service
last Thursday at the church for @
Spanish American War veteran,
Robert e. Williamson.
Flag Ordered Removed.
Mr.. Hill had the undertaken re-
move the flag from Mr.. William
sons casket in the church vestibule
and not replace it until the casket
was moved outside the church.
On questioning by . member of
the Hopewell VFW post the pastor
replied he would take the matter
up with the church session.
He said he opposed draping the
nag on a casket inside the church
because the church had voted dur
ing the war not to display any flag
inside the house of worship. The
practice had continued and Mr..
Hill said he considered q flag on
a casket the same as q flag on
display.
Last night the session voted, Z
to 2, that the past action OF the
pastor Shall not be criticized or
censured."
Resolution Is Quoted.
But the resolution adopted stated
that for the future the placing of
the flag on the casket shall not be
considered as q display of the flag
in the church,"
The pastor, however, dissented be-
cause "of conscience sake" he said.
Though he could not approve of
what the session did, Mr.. Hill said,
he would yield to the wish Of the
church.
He also offered his resignation,
but 1t was not accepted. Mr.. Hill
is an ordained Presbyterian min
lister.
Earlis., e. H. Walsh, 4th District
WV commander in Virginia, said
he would take the matter up with
the State VFW Department.
In Washington, Neil Burnham,
national chief of staff of the Irish
War Veterans, U. s. A., termed
the removal Of the flag from the
veterans casket an insult to the
United States" -
Evening star., 1948-12-13
Arlington Schools Gel
Service Of Teaching
Materials Center

Arlington schools daily are draw
ing on a newly established teaching
materials center to make routine
subjects come alive in the child's
world"
Since the center's opening at the
start of the fall term, schools have
used five times as much supplement
tary teaching aids as during the
same period last year, according to
Joseph B. Johnson, supervisor of
audiovisual and other teaching ma
terials.
In past years many, parent
teacher associations had provided
fine motion picture equipment and
good musical recordings for their
schools" Mr.. johnson said. "Also,
many individual teachers had
worked up interesting teaching pro-
grams using supplementary teaching
aids.
Newer Schools Hampered.
The newer. smaller schools were
hampered, however, because their
PTA organizations in most cases
did not have enough money to buy
expensive equipment for use of the
children"
AS nucleus for the new plan.
the county had about $4,000 worth
of projection materials which had
been bought largely with 1945 ap-
preparation from the States visual
aid program. In addition, the CEN
ter has acquired 80 albums of musi-
cal recordings for elementary school
children; science kits and a wide
variety of pamphlets, pictures and
posters covering many subjects.
The center also has started a col.
lection Of transcriptions of educa-
t1onal radio programs.
A daily delivery service makes
possible quick transfers of materi-
ais between schools and from the
State film library at Richmond. ac-
cording to Mr.. johnson.
Center Gets Library,
The American Council on Educa-
tlon-for which Mr.. johnson and
his assistant, Mrs. Helen Preston,
nad worked on motion picture
project prior to coming to Arling-
ton-recently presented to the CEN
ter its complete library of hooks
on motion pictures and reco Ids
used in schools. Mr.. johnson de-
scribed the library as one of the
most complete in the field.
All but three schools have their
own motion icture projectors but
portable machines are available for
the three, Mr.. Johnson said.
Some Of the subjects on which
movies, film strips, pictures, and
pamphlets now are available are
SAFETY, travel, occupations, music,
geography, nutrition and health.
natural resources, famous works of
art and history of the United
States, other countries and Arline-
ton, MIR. John<on said
Evening star., 1948-12-13
Taxicab
Dies in Crash
In Maryland
Jessups Man Killed
In Second Accident;
woman Knocked Down

Sam Gouldman, so. of the 1900
block of Allentown road, Oaklawn,
Nd, was killed yesterday when his
taxicab skidded out Of control and
crashed into tree in the 6l00 block
of Book road. Oxon Hill, Md.
Mr.. Gouldman's wife, Mrs. Monnie
Gouldman, 46, and Walter Payne,
jr., "A, Of the 1900 block Of Twelfth
street NV, who also were riding
in the cab, were taken to Casualty
Hospital. The condition of both
was reported as good today. An
other passenger, Walter Payne, ST.,
was uninjured, police said. The
assident occurred about noon.
Prince Georges County police said
they have not yet determined who
was driving Mr.. Goldman's taxi at
the time of the accident.
. Owned Several Cabs.
Mr.. Gouldman owned several
Diamond taxicabs, police said.
Harry Robertson, 10, of Jessups
Md, was killed when struck by a
car on the Baltimore boulevard
near Jessups yesterday. Maryland
State Trooper John Erouches said
Mr.. Robertson was running across
the highway when knocked down by
a car driven by william Renfro, 81,
colored. of Baltimore. Renfro was
charged with manslaughter and
reckless driving.
Woman Knocked Down by Car.
Mrs. Margaret Nichols, 80, Of 7036
North Twenty-ninth street, Arling-
ton, was treated for head cuts at
Arlington Hospital and released
after she was Knocked down by a
car In the 1000 block of Fairfax
drive last night.
Her mother, Mrs. Robert Yates,
76, with whom sc was walking, was
unhurt,. Police said they were told
the car struck Mrs. Nichols from
the rear as the two walked on the
left side Of the street facing trafic.
Police said Mrs. Yates told them
the car stopped for a moment after
striking her daughter, then drove
away at high speed.
Clifford Famucci, 81, of the 1900
block of Clay place NE, and Miss
Adele Blastell. 26, of Eastport, Nd,
were injured when struck by a car
as they were crossing the Baltimore
boulevard at Dorsey. Md, early yes
terday, State police reported.
Taken to Hospital.
Both were taken to University
Hospital, Baltimore. Mr.. Famucci
was admitted for treatment of
compound fractures of his leg, and
Miss Blasetll was treated for multi
pie cuts. State Trooper William
Thomas said the driver Of the car
that struck them was not charged.
The driver Of a tractor-trailer
truck escaped with slight injuries
Saturday night swhen his vehicle
ran of United States Route and
crashed into house at Engleside
south of Alexandria.
Mrs. Viola Clark, who was alone
in the house at the time, suffered
shock but escaped injury. Police
said the driver, Peter Tyson, %, OF
Silver City, N. c., apparently fell
asleep at the wheel. The truck
crashed through a small picket
fence. sheared of the front porch
Of the Clark house, and tore q hole
In the wall. Tyson was charged
with reckless driving,
Evening star., 1948-12-13
Montgomery Seal Drive
Is Ahead Of Last Years

Funds received to date in the
Montgomery County Christmas Seal
sale campaign total $17,578.07-
81 ,379.45 ahead Of the drive at the
same time last year-it was An
nounced today by Dr. Norman c.
Shoemaker. seal sale chairman.
"The fact that Is per cent of
Montgomery County residents who
received Christmas Seals have re-
sponded to the appeal for funds
demonstrates that they are aware
of the importance of completing the
job begun in the X-ray survey" Dr..
Shoemaker said.
Evening star., 1948-12-13

Don't get excited about the new
draft figures. They may turn out to
be slightly deceptive.
Back in August the Army an
nounced it would need 10000 draft
ees in November. In September II
called for $4,000 in December. And
in october it told Selective Service
it wanted 10000 in January. Those
are the old draft figures.
The Army waited till the last day
of November before saying how
many men it would need in Feb
ruary. Usually 1t gives Selective
Service about 80 days advance
notice on its monthly draft needs.
Last month it announced 1t ex-
pected to take only 5000 men for
February. At the same time 1t re-
tduced its January call from 10000
to 10000.
The Army said limitation of the
military budget" is the reason for
reducing its January call and for
asking for so few men in February,
when the best guess was 1t would
ask for at least 10000, maybe more.
Judging from this, 1t would look
very much as though future draft
calls will be a lot less than originally
expected.
But don't count on it. If you
have the idea Of including yourself
In the country's draft plans, keep
right on doing it. Because at the
drop of a cigarette butt, the Army
can double or triple its monthly
draft calls.
? The Army has a good psyche
logical reason for announcing dras-
tic draft cutbacks at this time.
President Truman and his Budget
Bureau say the National Military
Establishment should get no more
than $4,000, 100000 for the u
months starting next July /. That
is $4,000, ,000, 900. less than the Mill
tary Establishment said it needed to
meet all its commitments.
It's not only the Army which may
have to get along on less than it
wanted. The Navy and Air Force
will share the $4,000, ,000, 900 reduc-
ton in the overall military budget
If Congress goes along with the
President and votes only the $l5,-
0OO. 100000.
The Eightieth Congress (Which
Evening star., 1948-12-13
Montgomery Women
|WiII Meet Wednesday

John Reid, counsellor of the New
Zealand Embassy and delegate to
the United Nations, will discuss the
Paris parley Of the U. N. at q meet
ing of the foreign policy study
group of the League Of Women
Voters Of Montgomery County at
10 am. Wednesday at the Bethesda
Public Library.
Mrs. E. r. Sasscer, chairman of
the group, has announced that
meetings will be held In the future
on alternate Wednesdays, instead
Of Fridays. All meetings are held
at the Bethesda Public Library.
Evening star., 1948-12-13

accounts say that Gen. Harrison
rode along the avenue on horse
back after taking the oath.
But, Mr.. Hildreth insisted. Eat no
point do I find that there was
formal, set parade led by william
Henry Harrison"
Early Procession Described.
In fact: he continued, the Harrison
parade" appeared to have been
more "a continuation Of the fever
of election victory" than q process
sion.
One account, Mr.. Hildreth said.
told Of crowds milling up and down
the rough thoroughfare between the
Capitol and the White House.
President Harrison was one of seven
men riding horses, Mr.. Hildreth said
the records show, and spectators
found it difficult to pick out the
new Chief Executive. As the in
formal group rode, first one, then
another steed was in the lead.
Mr.. Hildreth added the accounts
told of the SOLDIER Presidents spurn-
ing q fancy carriage which had
been prepared for him in order to
xide a horse.
ANY way. this debate has sent
people to the books" Mr.. Hildreth
remarked.
He announced that william D.
Pawley, former United States Am
bassador to Peru and Brazil, has
accepted the Craftsmanship Of the
Financial Committee for Virginia.
Mr.. Hildreth explained Mr.. Pawley
lives in The Plains, Va.
The Virginia group will seek
325,000 of the minimum 5000, 900
guarantee fundeasked by the over
all Financial Committee, he added
by Robert v. Fleming.
Mr. Hildreth said the committee
was greatly encouraged" by re-
ponse to the appeal for guarantors
to assure payment of the 1949 In
augural Committees obligations if
ticket sales and other revenue fail
70 cover expenses.
"One Of the committees largest
items Of expense is taking care Of
our guests at the parade-the
official parties, diplomatic corps and
press, radio and television," Mr..
Hildreth said.
1.-THE expense Of their accommo-
dations, of course, must be met by
the committee"
He estimated the total of guests
at about 5000, including approxi-
mately 1,100 working reporters and
Photographers for newspapers, news
services, magazines, radio and tele-
vision networks and newsreel COM
panies.
Committees to Meet Today,
Mr.. Hildreth said the Budget and
Financial Committees would meet
this afternoon.
? The Missouri Society of Washing
ton announced its members would
sit together at the inaugural parade.
Society of1icials said committees had
been appointed to. arrange for tickets
and to entertain the many visitors
from Mr.. Truman's home State ex-
pected here for the ceremonies.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Hildreth an
nounced the membership of the
Committee on National and Inter-
national Air Transportation. Headed
by Linus c. Glotzbach. vice pres
ident of Northwest Airlines, the
members are the folliwing officials
from the air lines of The United
States and other nations: G. T.
Baker, T, z. Braniff, j. H. Car
michael, verfnpr G. Crudge, T. G..
Drinkwater. George E. Gardner,
Francis NJ. Higgins, Croil Hunter,
Evening star., 1948-12-13
Maryland Girl, 7, Dies
OF Lockiuw After Fall
ey the Assoejo,sd prssa

BALTIMORE, Dec. ia 7-year-
old Anne Arundel County girl died
Of lockjaw last night at the South
Baltimore General Hospital.
She was Patricia Warren of Dale
road, Riviera Beach. She was
brought to the hospital q week ago
after breaking her arm in a fall
while playing, police said.
Evening star., 1948-12-13
sheverIy PTA to Meet

The Parent-Teacher Association
OF the Cheverly- Tuxedo Elementary
School will meet at 7:30 pm. We'd
nesday in the school at Cheverly,
Md. Children Of the school will
present a program. Carols from
Many Lands"
Evening star., 1948-12-13
Temple Hills Meeting Set

The Temple Hills Citizens Associ-
alton will meet at pm. Wednes-
day at the community hall, 5058
Temple Hill road.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-26
B0Singgr'S

Wondering how to have that
dream kitchen! In spite of
shortages, and other delays it
may not be too far away.
Come IN today! Let us help
you plan the kitchen you want.
When we know the size of
Youngstown Kitchenaider and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-26

them out Of the tough situation they
are in now.
The German youths here at the camp
however are of d different opinion
but they say that the other feeling
is very general.
Hatred for the Russians is terrific
and the sooner the Germans can side
with the u. S. in an East West war
the sooner Germany can be united
into one nation again as they say.
They see no other hope for a re-
united Germany under any other con-
ditions and say that slowly the small
nations will get few communists
into power as is happening and then
minority will tell Russia they want to
become a part of the great Soviet
nation and so be swallowed up.
In Germany Communists are only s
8 or 1919 but there is enough to do a
lot of harm by virtue of the way
that Communists come into power
by shock and scare through obtain
ing control of key positions and
organizations.
The Germans also say they did
not know about concentration camps
and other tortures until the war was
over.
Anti-Jewish feeling is as strong
baro ,,ovr nc cyyar and m Taxry nap oy,Iy
take lowly jobs and work whereas he
used to be concentrated most heavily
in law, medicine and big business.
The German church is stronger
now than in pre-war days but act
ual practice of Christianity is on a
different level than we think of it.
Most Germans laugh at the U.N.
and say it will never work until the
participating nations give up some
of their sovereignty.
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Bluffton College Student Writes
of Reconstruction Work
Overseas
Populace Hating Russians Would
Side With u. S. in Event
of War

Editors Note: The foILotVing
letter comes from Dennis Epp,
Blufton college junior, aeho Vas
engaged this Summer IN recon-
struction ecork at Ronneberg, near
Frankfort, Germany, under di-
rection of the Mennonite Cen
trat Committee.
Ronneburg was quite an ordeal the
first few days and by now we are
about used to it. 1t rained, rained and
still rained and everywhere there
was gumbo.
Our breakfast was really horrible
and I now really appreciate about
anything that is edible that will not
cause vomiting. We had soy bean
meal with powdered milk fluid (hot)
and without sugar, black dry bread,
and coffee made from peas and beans.
Our accommodations aren't exactly
Ritz Carleton style but we have had
enough blankets to keep warm. /
haven't shaved for about s days and
my clothes are really in bad shape
but soonw might have a chance to
wash.
In our part of Germany (the foot
hills) agriculture is backward and on
a small scale. Oxen are used ex-
tensiveIy as a means of power and
transportation and nobody in these
villages has a car or truck or any
motorized equipment at all.
In the larger towns it is different
but here things go as they did in
their grandfather's day and they
don't care to change it either-ift they
had new machinery, trucks, ETC., it
would throw thousands out of work
so why not go on in this inefficient,
hard way and all have little to eat,
The fields are small and in strips
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Couple Weds At
Home Of Minister

Andrew Edwards of Houston,
Texas, and Nina Fritchie of Bluffton
were united in marriage Saturday
evening at 1880 ?. NJ. The double
ring ceremony took place in the par
sonage of the Methodist church in
BIuffton, Rev. Paul Cramer oficiat-
ing.
The bride, a well known Button
ite, was attired in fall brown dress
frock with matching accessories.
Mr.. Edwards will return to Texas
where he is a we'll known scientific
crime Investigator and later will be
Joined by Mrs. Edwards.