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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-12-03

10y A daughter weighing 8
pounds, three ounces, was
born Friday in Magruder
hospital to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Cornell, Erie Gardens.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-12-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Christensen
will leave for Enterprise, Oregon,
December 81, to spend a few weeks
at the home of their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Keith Layman, while getting ac-
quainted with their new grandson.
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Do your Xmas shopping early.
Come in and use our lay-away.
Hablitzel Co. 42-2t
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Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Bremen and
son were Sunday guests of rela-
tives in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-12-03

One sure way to make life
long enemy is to call the guys
bluff.
Evening star., 1948-07-04
Vacation Clothes
For 1948
Rose II
BY ELEM SAKES
fash&on EdttW

CHOOSE YOUR vacation clothes with an eye
~ to the setting in which you will display
them. II you are OF to the seashore take clothes
that will be in keeping with the sea breezes, the
sun and. in the evening. the moon II you are of
to the mountains. you certainly wouldn't stock
up on beach clothes
Thoughtful vacationists are saving space In
their suit cases by including double duty"
wardrobe stretchers in their plans. These trav-
elers go places and see things" with a minimum
Of bother. Those reluctant to leave anything at
home usually don't enjoy themselves as much.
Many street-length sundresses, especially
those OF cotton. have jackets stoles for cover
up" purposes that are needed when walking on
city streets rather than on the sand Other sun
dresses double as dance dresses when thew are
ankle-length. These are usually dressed up with
the addition Of dainty gold dancing slippers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Streetcar-Auto Crash
Injuries A|exandrian

Charles A. Mesalam. 50. of rs
Fort drive, Fairhaven, Alexandria,
was injured early today in a street.
collision at Seventh
and F streets NV.
The front truck of the streetcar
operated by William c. Weeks, q,
of 1341 East Capitol street, was
knocked of with damage estimated
at 500. Damage to the automobile
amounted to $500, police said. Mr..
Mesalam, listed by police as driver
of the car, was taken to Emergency
Hospital for treatment Of injuries to
his left leg.
Frank E. Hood, 10, a seaman at
the Naval Research Laboratory here,
is at Naval Hospital, Bethesda, suf-
fering from head injuries and a
cut leg as the result of collision
between his motorcycle and an au-
tomobile at Eleventh and o streets
Sc. last night.
Police are seeking the automobile
driver who, Seaman Hood told po-
lice, drove away after helping him
to q taxicab that took him FIRST to
Casualty Hospital. Seaman Hood
reported that he crashed into the
automobile when it stopped sud-
denly. The automobile driver, he
reported, was trying to pass bus
and came to a quick stop when the
bus slowed down to discharge pas
sengers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

w. Lee Elgin, Maryland commits
sioner of motor vehicles, formally
opened an automobile inspection
station at the Chevy Chase Motor
Co, Bethesda, yesterday, and ex-
pressed the hope that similar sta
lions, operated by the State, would
be set up soon in every county. ~
The safety lane" is similar to
that used to inspect District cars.
1t was built as public service. &C
cording to A. H. Bowls, owner OF the
motor company.
Mr.. Bots said inspections and
headlight adjustments will be made
free of charge in an effort to cut
down traffic accidents Owners of
vehicles having mechanical defects
will be asked to have them cor
rected in the firms repair shop. ne
added. Montgomery County We
hicles, including school buses, have
been inspected here over the past
several weeks.
Mr.. Elgin said it has been estim-
ated that motor vehicle defects are
contributing causes in Is per cent
of all fatal accidents.
He urged all motorists to take ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
|Thurmond 10 Speak
In La PLATA Following
Baltimore Address
speeioI pispo.eh 10 The stor

LA PLATA. Md. Sept. 23.-Gov.
J. Storm Thurmond of South Caro-
lima, States Rights candidate for
President, will make a campaign
speech here october 2. his Baltimore
headquarters announced today.
The Governor on that day will
crown 16-year -old Miss Mary V.
Matthews of La Plata as Queen
Nicotina XIV at the Charles County
Fair. Miss Matthews is the daugh-
ter of w. Bruce Matthews. United
States marshal for the District of
Columbia.
Gov. Thurmond's visit here will
follow a speech october l at the
Lyric Theater in Baltimore. The
Governors spokesman there said
that the candidate expects to make
vigorous speech on political is
sues either at the coronation cere-
monies or at a diner planed in his
honor
To Climax Closing Day.
The crowning of Queen NicotiiIa
XIV will climax the closing day OF
Charles County's Silver Jubilee Fair
which will begin September %.
A four-scene pageant. Port To-
bacco Flames" fill follow the coro-
nation ceremony.
The pageant will depict life in old
Port Tobacco at the time the colony
was founded. in later Colonial days,
during the Civil War period and at
the time the courthouse was de-
stroyed by fire in 1892.
Written by Popes Greek Man.
1t was written by Harold S. Swami
of Popes Greek and will be directed
by Miss Zera Mowry, member OF
the faculty of George Washington
University. The cast has been Sc
lected from Calvert, Charles, Prince
Georges and st. Marys Counties.
Ladies of the queens court will
include six princesses, all from
Charles County, and four duchesses,
one from each of the other four
Southern Maryland counties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
District and Maryland
Tax Overlap Charged

Representative Sasscer. Democrat
of MARYLAND. charging duplicate
taxation" between his State and
the District, has called for study
by both jurisdictions of the prob
lem.
Citizens in both Maryland and
the District. he told the Rotary
Club yesterday at the Mayflower
Hotel, frequently are confronted
with duplicate taxation.
The whole question of tax prob
lens between the District and
MARYLAND he said, Should be re-
studied by both Jurisdictions.
Some remedial legislation was
passed during the last session OF
Congress. but there still are num-
Der of instances where each iuris-
diction penalties the residents OF
the other
Devoting most Of his speech to
the foreign situation. Mr.. SasScel
declared reports from Europe were
"discouraging.'
If the money and food that is
being supplied just gives these peo-
ole their daily Bread he warned
"and they do not take hold in at
tempting to build up their own
ambitions and moral fiber and be-
come revitalized from within, the
situation will drift on as it is and
in its wake oeplete the resources OF
America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
.CountyPTAto GET Plan
For Advisory Groups

A plan TO seek the advice Of all
Montgomery County residents in
obtaining solutions to school prob
lens will be placed before the
County Council of Parent Teacher
Associations at pm. Tuesday at
the Lynnbrook Elementary School
The meeting will be the first of a
series of five bimonthly sessions
to be held by the council.
Under the plan, each Of the IS
local Parent Teacher Associations
comprising the county organization
would sponsor formation of large
groups to discuss the present school
system and make recommendations
for Improvements.
The council also would call on
State and national educational
authorities to serve as consultants
to the local discussion groups, and
would hold radio forums.
After summarizing the findings
and recommendations of the groups
the council would forward them to
the Board of Education, and the
county commissioners in an attempt
to obtain action.
Council President Nathan r
Gilbert said the council would be
urged to adopt the program ION
the ground that a community ap-
proach will be more successful than
Parent-Teacher Association ap-
proach in obtaining school better
ment.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Potter Attacks Arlington
Action on Incinerator Bid

Lee Potter, independent candidate
for the Arlington County Board,
charged today that specifications
for q county incinerator apparently
were drawn to exclude all but one
bidder and cost the taxpayers nearly
$4,000.
The County Board last week ac-
cepted a bid of $646,757 from the
Nichols Engineering 81 Research
Corp. of New York to construct the
incinerator. A bid of $628,843 by the
Morse Boulger Corp. also of New
York. was rejected on the ground
the firm did not qualify under an
experience clause in the specifica-
tons. The losing firm now Is suing
the County Board in the matter
and a hearing will be held at 10 am.
tomorrow
In a statement, Mr.. Potter de-
scribed the experience requirements
as pretty artificial" He said citi-
zens have a right to know whether
this practice has been followed
generally in the past"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
.S9,695,000 Construction
Urqed for Teacher Colleges
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. "a $685.
600 construction program for Mary
land teachers colleges has been rec
commended by the State Department
of Education.
The program includes s7,095 900
for urgent" projects and $2,600,0oo
for desirable" structures. The pro-
gram. which will be submitted to
the State Planning Commission, Is
based on recommendations OF a
three-man committee of out-of-
State experts who surveyed the four
institutions this summer.
DR.. Thomas G. Pullen, jr., State
of education, In dis
cussing the report. declared that AL
four colleges at present are over
crowded and lack sufficient dormi-
tory, library and classroom space.
The program includes:
Urgent at Bowie College (Negro,-
81, 04e, 900 for buildings and $4,000
for landscaping.
Desirable at Bowie-S300.0 900 for
new buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Driver, Who Complained
Policeman Hit Him, Fined

An Alexandria painter who COM
planned he had been struck in the
face by a policeman after he was
arrested for reckless driving was
convicted Of the charge and fined
SIS in Alexandria Police Court yes
terday.
The painter, Frank M. Lindner.
"a. of LOG North Royal street, was
acquitted of a charge Of driving
under the influence of liquor.
Lindner told Judge James r.
Duncan he was struck by 1t. George
Everly when the latter brought him
into the police station last Satur-
day.
1t. Everly admitted striking Lind
ner, but claimed the painter raised
his arm as If to hit him. He also
said Lindner was yelling and swear
ing.
Lindner noted an appeal to Cor
poration Court on the reckless driy-
ing conviction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Il Subchairmen Named
For Alexandra Chest Drive

William A. Moncure. campaign
chairman for the Alexandria Com
munity Chest, today announced ap-
pointment of II subchairmen.
Appointed to the campaign pub
licity committee headed by Hayes
Dever was Mrs. H. Clifford Irion,
who will take charge Of the Alexan-
dria Chest Speakers Bureau.
Ward chairmen who will work
with Mrs. Donald A. Campbell. resi-
Dental chairman. are Mrs. w. D.
Slsson. Ward /: Mrs. r. A. Dane,
Ward 2; Mrs. Lawrence Fawcett,
Ward 3; Mrs. r. E. Sullivan. Ward
4: Mrs. Harry Councillor. Ward S,
and Mrs. George Leland White,
Ward 6.
Chairman of doctors solicitation
is DR.. Carson L. Fifer, who will be
aided by Drs. Charles v. Amole, A. E
Drexel, Colin MacRae and Harrison
Picot. Howard w. Smith, jr., Com
monwealth's attorney. will direct
solicitation of Alexandria attorneys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Mrs. KIoss Named Head
OF Washington-lee PTA

Mrs. Karl w. Kloss has been elect
ed president IF the Westinghouse
High School Parent Teacher Asso-
citation, Arlington, it was announced
today. Other new officers are:
Ralph Clark. Mrs. Carl B. Gerber
and Claude Richmond, principal,
vice president; Mrs. Albert Hender-
son, recording secretary; Mrs. Clar-
ence Watkins. corresponding sec
retary; Mrs. H. Jerome Graham,
treasurer: E. c. johnson, parliament
tartan, and Ralph Fulks, historian
The following committee chairmen
have been appointed:
Mrs H. L. Corset. publicity; Paul
Netzer, membership: Mrs. Dolan B
Moore, program; Roy Richmond
budget and finance; Mrs. Lewis J
Springer, hospitality; and Mrs. Nor
man S. KernS, room mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

vantage of the inspection facilities
which will be open from am. to
$50 pm. on weekdays and from
am. to noon on Saturdays.
Mr. Elgin said proposed bill pro-
viding for State-operated inspection
stations throughout Maryland has
been approved by the legislative
council and will be presented at the
1949 session of the General As
sembly.
L feel there is very good chance
Of it being approved by the State
Legislature" Mr.. Elgin declared.
Mr.. Elgin's car was one of the
first to 60 through the station. At
PENDANTS found. the headlights
slightly out Of line and corrected
the condition. Otherwise, the car
was in perfect mechanical condition
Others who participated in the
ceremonies included Washington I
Cleveland, manager of the District
American Automobile Association
and chairman of the Montgomery
County Safety Board; Chief A. j
Bargsgni, of the Bethesda Fire De-
partment. and Capt. Ernest l.
Thompson. In charge of the Bethes-
day police substation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

trate. Police said no charge would
be placed against him.
The boys father, machinist at
the David Taylor Model Basin at
Carderock, said he was doing some
carpentry work in the rear OF the
house when his wife Shirley, %,
came out with Frank and their
2-month-old baby girl, Linda Lee.
MY wife asked Frank if he wanted
to go across the street with her to
visit a neighbor to find out about a
cowboy show he wanted to see Mr..
Neff said.
Frank refused and his mother
told him to play in the sand pile in
our driveway while she was gone
with the baby.
when she reached the curb on
the other side of the street, she
turned around to see II Frank was
obeying her. As she did, he ap-
parently changed his mind about
going with her and ran into the
street in front of the oncoming car.
He was struck about 10 feet from
the sidewalk in front of our house"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Virginia Group 10 Sponsor
Alcoholism Exhibit Here

The Northern Virginia Committee
for Education on Alcoholism has ap-
proved plans to sponsor an exhibit at
the District of Columbia Medical
Society convention here next week.
The group, which met Tuesday ir
Arlington. will sponsor the exhibit
jointly with the similar Washington
committee. The medical convention
will be held at the Hotel Statler
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Marguerite Hughes reported
to the Northern Virginia group or
the Yale Summer School on Alco-
holism, which she attended in July,
and announced that qualified speak
ers are now available for discussion
of alcoholism education programs.
Speakers may be obtained, she said,
by telephoning her at Oxford 5000,
Extension 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
|WayCIearedby Board
For New Silver Spring
94-Unit Apartment

The Montgomery County commits
sioners cleared the way for con-
struction of a 94-unit apartment,
to cost about $750,OO0, near Man
chester road and Sligo Greek park
way. Silver Spring, by rezoning part
of a 3-acre tract there.
The application, filed by Sligo
Park Properties, was one Of Ave
granted by the board. Four others
were denied and action was de-
ferred on one. Hearings on the Pc
titions were held last month.
The petition on which was de-
ferred was filed by the Johns Co. and
sought the Redistribution from Res
idential A to B (two-family use, Of
80 acres near the Naval Ordnance
Laboratory at White Oak.
Erection OF between 200 and 27O
two-family homes for about 50 600
900 was planned on the property. A
county official indicated the project
might be approved If the applicants
reduced the area involved in the
petition.
Petitions Approved.
In addition to the Sligo Park
Properties request, the following pc
titions were approved:
David NJ. Owens, residential A to COM
merclal d OF three lots Mt Concord street
and Farragut avenue. Kensington.
Doris H. Miller. residential A and
10 c apartment housed Of propert,
bounded by Holmes street, Glen avenue
and Vale place. Forest Glen.
Lewis Pincus, residential A to c OIL
two acres on the west side Of Ions
Branch near Old Bladensburg road, Silver
Spring.
O. Clifton Martin. jr.. residential
to commercial D OF four lots at thu
Olney pike and Second avenue, olney
+ Petitions Denied.
Those denied were:
Maryland Real Estate Co, residential
A 10 commercial d of land on the easi
Bladensburg road. Wheat
Arthur L. Reynolds. residential A u
commercial D OF two lots at 30l Carroll
avenue, Takoma Park.
Mr.. Pineus, residential A to CONNER.
cial d of land on the west side Of Ole
Bladensburs road north Of Piney Brsncn
road. Silver Spring.
Wayne I. and Cornelia N. Boyer, resi-
Dental A to c Of Lots 8. and Z resi-
Dental A to c Of Lots 5: Q and ane
residential A to commercial D. Lot 3
Eickerson'g subdivision wheaton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Legion Show Planned 10 Aid
Slain Policeman S Family

American Legion Post $50 in
Alexandria will sponsor a variety
show at pm. tomorrow in the
National Guard Armory. 210 South
Royal street. for the benefit of the
Robert B. Harris fund.
Pvt. Harris, a rookie policeman.
was shot to death by an unidentified
prowler September II in the rear of
a Hot Shoppe at North Washington
and Montgomery streets.
Rewards totaling $4,000 have been
offered for evidence leading to the
arrest and conviction of the muir
derer. Police said today there are
no new developments in the case.
Approximately $4,000 has been
collected to date in the fund for the
victims widow and son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Planners Hear Report.
Today on Proposal 10
Ease Traffic BottIeneck

Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man of the National Capital Park
ana Planning Commission, was to
report on proposed changes at
Pennsylvania and Constitution ave-
nues NV, to improve traff1c con-
ditions, during today's session Of
the two-day meeting of the COM
mission in the Interior Department
auditorium.
The Joint Board. composed of
the Public Utilities Commission and
the District Commissioners, held
hearing on this matter on Septem-
Der 10. While a $4,500,000 under
pass has been proposed at the juno
ton, the planners have voted to
urge removal of the streetcar tracks
east Of Seventh street and in favor.
of a plan to channel automobile
traffic in an unbroken line along
Constitution avenue. This would
eliminate the need of an under
pass, according to John Nolen, jr.,
the commissions director of plan
ming.
Zoning on Agenda.
The future OF the Washington
Monument Grounds, coming, other
traffic and parking problems and
recreation facilities also were to
be discussed during the meeting.
Revisions have been made by the
planning staff to a model of the
Monument Grounds This model
recently was viewed by the Fine
Arts Commission, which suggested
more trees and additional walks.
These proposals have been incor-
porated in the model the planners
will see.
Part Of today's session was to be
devoted to land purchase items.
The new land purchasing officer
Col. Vincent Stack. is meeting the
commission for the first time. He
succeeds the late Norman c. Brown,
who held the post for many years.
Nolen to Report.
Mr. Nolen was expected to advise
the commission on proposed changes
in Zoning parking regulations for
off-street parking at new buildings.
Mr.. Nolen also was to report on a
draft of proposed land use and
access policy along Macarthur
boulevard between the District line
and Cabin John, Md. This is being
drawn up in conjunction with the
United States District Engineer
and bears on a number Of zoning
lnrohlerns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Baltimore Station Requests
Details of Contempt Chorqes

BALTIMORE, Sept. % tP,.-Radio
Station VIDAL has asked the Balti-
more Criminal Court to detail the
counts on which it was cited on
contempt of court charges.
The contempt charge was brought
against the broadcasting station, as
we'll as four others, July 20. 1t
arose from newscasts on the murder
of 1l-year-old Marsha Brill by
Eugene H. James.
The station, operated by Hearst
Radio Inc, yesterday asked the court
to disclose the specific nature of the
alleged contempt, and what exact
provisions of court rules the broad
casts supposedly violated.
A similar request for particulars
on the charge has also been filed by
Station WCBM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Bod Check Charges
Dropped in Arlington

Bad check charges against Walter
D. Belshaw. 80, of 1920 Forty-seventh
street NV, have been dropped In
Arlington for lack Of evidence.
The Commemorative attorneys
Office yesterday asked Arlington
County Court to drop one charge
involving a real estate deal. Another
charge had been dropped last week.
1t was concerned with an automobile
transaction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
ShirIineton Masquerade
To Publicize Safety

A masquerade ball and parade
will feature the Youth Mardi Gras
tomorrow and Saturday in the Skir-
lington Shopping Center to publicize
the safety education program in
Arlington and Fairfax Counties and
Alexandria.
The dance will be held at $50
pm. tomorrow in the Shirlington
Pavilion. The parade will begin at
2 pm. Saturday, with the various
units scheduled to assemble at 1870
pm. in front OF the Harrington
school. 1908 South Stafford street,
Arlington.