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Smyrna times., 1948-10-21
PROGRESS ON
YOUTH CENTER
Members of Club to Under.
write $4,000 to Complete
Construction Work
REFLECT COMMITTEE

Progress on the Smyrna Youth
Center building will be advanced
by the decision made at the meet
ing of the Smyrna Lions Club on
Monday night for the members of
the club to underwrite $4,000 to
complete construction of the build
ing. Due to legal technicaliites the
club was unable to raise the funds
through mortgage, and it was
decided to use this method so that
there would be no further delay on
the project. The building commit
tee which has worked on the pro-
ject since its start was reelected
unanimously; 1t comprises Pres
ton Poore, chairman, Richard C.
Price, and Charles M. Gee. 1t has
long been apparent that center
for youth activities in the town is
a necessity and the building, as
planned, will meet that need.
Through various activities the
Lions Club will ask the support of
the public to pay off the obligation
assumed by the members. Mean
while it is hoped that the legal
technicalities which have been the
cause of delay in the work will be
cleared up. The funds collected in
a solicitation drive have been used
to pay for the work on the founda-
tion and other construction which
has been done. Following discus
sion by the members on the pro-
posed method of raising the money
at this time, a travelogue was
shown by Henry Lower, assisted by
Edward Schabinger.
Invited to Club Meeting
An invitation was received from
the Twentieth Century Club to at
tend an open meeting on Friday
evening, when an international
will be presented by Mis-
Lucille Noble, of Philadelphia, an
exchange teacher to Bristol, Eng
land. Robert Dunning, president,
the following committee
to arrange turkey shot as one of
the efforts to raise funds: Lester
Meyer, chairman, Samuel Moore,
and James Pappas. The date, which
will be near Thanksgiving, will be
later. Joseph Jefferson,
Ernest Blendt, and Burrill Mccoy,
whose work made it necessary to
be away during the summer, are
as active members. The
invocation was given by Clifford
Jones, and group singing was di-
rected by William Doughten.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Holdup Man Is Hunted
In Baltimore Thefts
By the Assoeioisd Press

/ BALTIMORE, Nov. 29.-Polics
were on the lookout today for q
stolen car and its driver, who they
believe was the bandit who robbed
two stores last night and escaped
with about $120.
They said he probably is the same
gunman who during the past three
weeks, has held up three other es.
tablishments in West Baltimore
In both of last nights holdups
the bandit followed the same rou-
tine. He asked for a carton of Gig
arettes, then brandished a nickel
plated revolver in the clerks face
and demanded the money in the
cash drawer.
In both instances he turned up
his nose at the loose change, taking
only the bills.
Both victims described the robber
as being Is to % years old, about 5
feet 8 inches tall and weighing
about 18O pounds. He had light
blond hair and was wearing khaki
clothes, they said.
The car in which he was seen
leaving both holdup scenes was q
two-tone sedan. It matched the
description of a car reported stolen
by Mercedes Everett of Baltimore,
who said it was taken while he was
visiting friends.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Pan Am to Aid
| Santa Claus With
Mail Deliveries

Children who write to Santa Claus
can get replies from Santa Land"
under a scheme devised by Pan
American Always. Here's how it
works:
Parents can write replies to their
children's Santa Claus letters, in
close them in self addressed return
envelopes bearing five-cent airmail
stamps and either mail them in
outer envelopes to Pan-Am at 1l09
Connecticut avenue NV, Or drop
them in a special box at that ad-
dress before December II. Outer
envelopes should be designated AT
tention Santa Claus"
The airline has obtained permis-
sion of postal authorities to fly the
letters to Alaska free so only re-
turn postage is required.
The planes will fly to a point In
Alaska as near as commercial planes
go to the North Pole. From there,
the letters will be mailed back to
the youngsters with an Alaskan
postmark and a big red seal show
ing they came from Santa Land" "
Incidentally. return addresses should
be placed on the right hand side
of the envelope to leave room for
the seal.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Inquest Is Postponed
In Boatyard Drowning;.
DC. Man Free on Bond

An inquest scheduled for today in
the drowning of Jack Corrington,
a Detroit chemist, in the Anacostia
River Saturday night has been post
poned because the lawyer of a man
under bond in connection with the
case cannot appear, according to
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald.
The lawyer was retained by
Charles w. Foley, resident engineer
at the Fairfax Hotel, 2l00 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. Mr. Foley,
who was released under $4,000 bond
pending the coroner's action, was
questioned by police late Saturday
at the Buzzards Point boatyard a
few minutes after Mr.. Corrington's S
body had been recovered from the
Anaeostia River.
Body Found Near Boat.
The body was found a few feet
from Mr.. Corrington's 50-foot motor
launch docked there. He had put in
mere a few weeks ago for repairs,
friends said. He was on his way to
Florida, it was said.
Police said Mr.. Foley admitted
visiting the Detroit resident aboard
the latter's boat during the evening
DR.. Macdonald said Mr.. Foley
was wanted at the inquest because
the engineers account of his move
ments did not check in every detail.
The coroner set no new date for the
inquest.
Mr.. Corrington's body was taken
from the river by Dr. Samuel w.
Johnston, a dentist, who lived in a
houseboat nearby. He caught the
body on a graphing hook about a
half an hour after he heard shout
and a splash, he told police
Rescue Squad Called.
After recovering the body, DR.
Johnston applied artificial respira-
ton for about IL minutes, pending
arrival of Fire Department Rescue
Squad No. l. The squads efforts
also were futile.
Mr. Foley has worked at the Fair
fax about six months, officials there
said. He previously was employed at
the Martinique Hotel, it was added.
Mr.. Corrington had retired be-
cause of i'll health, according to
Archibald Mason, a friend who lived
in houseboat nearby.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
State Asked 10 Study System
OF DanvilIe Road Ref|ectors.
BY fhe Asseeioted Press

ROANOKE, Va, Nov. 29.-Direc-
tors of the Virginia State Junior
Chamber of Commerce have asked
the State Highway Department to
study the reflector type highway
marking system now being used to
guide tourists through Danville.
If such a system is found to be
satisfactory. the resolution. approved
Saturday. urged the highway de-
partment to adopt it as the stand
ard system for highways through
Virginia cities.
The system was adopted in Dan
vile as a Junior Chamber project.
Under the system there is diff
ferent color reflector light for each
highway.
j. Witcher Turner, South Boston,
was named chairman of a State
wide anti-f1y campaign scheduled
for next spring. Other members of
the committee are Vincent Curtis,
Alexandria, and L. Lee Bean, Arl-
ington, with the project under Will
liam Battaile, Winchester, a State
vice president.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
1000 Attend Rededication
OF Salvation Army Unit

More than 1900 persons attended
rededication ceremonies yesterday
at the Salvation Army's Evangeline
Residence, 1880 L street NV, which
followed extensive renovation and
refurnishing of the home
The five-story former hotel houses
27O working women under IS. 1t is
one of IL such residences main
tanned by the organization in the
United States.
Albert Chesham, commissioner of
the Salvation Army's Southern ter
ritory. was principal speaker yes
terday. Guests included Maj. Gen
Lewis B. Hershey, Selective Service
director, and Mrs. Hershey.
The Evangeline residence was
bought by the Salvation Army in
1921 and was the second such home
to be established 1t formerly was
the Dewey Hotel Miss Evangeline
Booth was general of the organiza-
ton at that time and the residence
was named for her.
Mr.. Chesham estimated it serves
more than 1000 young business
women yearly.
Yesterday marked the completion
Of renovations costing about $780,
600, Mr.. Chesham said. New fur
niture was installed, the dining
room was replaced by a cafeteria
with new kitchen equipment and
the interior was redecorated COM
pletely,
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Suspension Of Fraternity
Initiating Negro Is Upheld
By the Associofsd Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The Exec
utive Council of Phi Kappa Psi Fra
ternity has upheld the suspension OF
its Amherst College Chapter, which
took Negro into membership.
The council, national ruling body
of the fraternity. said yesterday that
"the fraternity is primarily social
organization and the Executive
Council found that the overwhelm-
ing majority of its chapters and
alumni associations is firmly opposed
to such initiation.
The statement said that after pro-
tests, the Amherst chapter hao
agreed last July, for the sake OF
harmony, not to initiate the Negro
student, Thomas w. Gibbs, 10, OF
Evanston, Ill.
The chapter at Amherst, Mass,
had pledged Mr. Gibbs to join it last
spring. Howard L. Hamilton of Co.
lumbus, Ohio, national president of
Phi Kappa Psi, suspended the chap
ter early this month. The chapter
said the suspension was on the
ground of "unfraternal conduct"
Mr. Gibbs and other pledges were
initiated by the suspended chapter
! last Tuesday.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
DC. Teacher Wins $4,000
In Nationwide Contest

Miss Gladys E. Quinn, 1929 Con-
necticut avenue NV, business edu-
cation teacher at Stuart Junior
High School, Fourth and E streets
NE, learned last night she had
won $4,000 in a Nation wide con-
test.
This morning, she said: "I can't
really believe I'm going to get it
yet"
When she heard her name on
the Take It or Leave 1t" program
over station WRC, she said, she
temporarily lost her voice in the
excitement.
Miss Quinn said her only informa-
ton about the award came over
the radio She has not yet been
officially notified by the Eversharr
Co., which conducted the contest
1t required entrants to tell in Is
words or less why they liked a razor
made by the firm.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Gov. Tuck Denies Charge
|0f Speeding in Roanoke
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va. Nov. 29.-Gov
Tuck has denied that he speedeo
through the city of Roanoke on his
way to the VMI-VPI football game
Thanksgiving Day.
Vice Mayor Benton O. Dillaro
told the Roanoke City Council Fri
day he had received reports that
Gov. Tucks limousine was escorted
through the city at 40 miles ar
hour" Roanoke's downtown speed
limit is Is miles an hour.
In answering such reports yester-
day, Gov. Tuck charged Mr.. billiard
with political" and publicity" mo-
tives for accusing him of speeding
The Governor said a member OF
the State police was merely leading
the day to direct the Governor
driver to the country club.
One member of the Governor
party on that trip. who asked that
his name be withheld, suggested
that if any visiting celebrity was
speeding in Roanoke, it may have
been Secretary of State Marshall
who came through town with ar
escort.
City Manager Arthur S. Owens
of Roanoke said the city furnished
the escort that was used for Sec.
retary Marshall, and Gov. Tuck
brought his with him"
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Silver Spring Trade Board
To Hear Census Official

A. Ross Ecker, assistant director
of the Census Bureau. in charge OF
population studies, will discuss the
1850 census in relation to the Silver
Spring area at a meeting of the
Silver Spring Board of Trade at
tbs pm. Wednesday at the Indian
Spring Country Club.
Also on the program will be
Clarence Batschelet, geographer for
the bureau.
Blair Lee III, president of the
trade board, said it is the aim OF
the meeting to reach an understand
ing as to what area should be in
cluded in the Silver Spring sensus
The community, said to be the sec
ond largest in Maryland, is not in
corporated, and consequently lacks
official boundaries.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Mailing Of Tax Bills
In Arlington Due 10 Be
Completed Tomorrow

Mailing of tax bills to Arlington
residents is expected to be com.
pleted by tomorrow, County Treas
urer John Locke Green said today.
Deadline for payment of the taxes
without penalty is midnight next
Monday, Mr.. Green said. The nor
nal deadline is midnight, December
S.. but because it falls on Sunday
the deadline was extended.
Taxes remaining unpaid after the
deadline are increased by per cent
Those still not paid by next June
80 then start carrying 6 per cent
interest.
Capitation taxes must be paid siz
months before the November gen.
eral election for residents to be eli
gible to vote in that election.
Mr.. Green said tax bills are de.
layed this year because of the in.
stallation of a new record and &C.
counting system in county offices
Although the law does not require
that they be mailed before Decem'
ber /, they usually are sent ou
earlier in November.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Mrs. Gizycko Arrives Here
For Questioning in Will Case
Mrs. Puttersons
Daughter Appears
With ; Attorneys

Mrs. Felicia Gizycka, only daugh.
ter of Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, today
made her first personal appearance
in the fight to break her mother s
will.
Accompanied by a trio of attor-
neys, Mrs. Gizycka appeared at the
offices of Ward e. Paul, court report
ers, to give testimony to attorneys
for the executors of the late Times
Herald publishers estate.
Taking of her deposition was post
poned last week when Mrs. Gizycka S
attorneys told the court she was in
New York hospital and might have
to undergo a major operation. She
was released from the hospital last
Thursday.
Today, one of her attorneys, Will
liam A. Roberts, said she was feel
ing rocky" but later she told re-
porters Il feel all right"
Mrs. Gizycka posed willingly for
photographers, but to reporters said
I'm not ready to give an inter-
view right now"
Asked if she would be willing to
talk later. she replied with shrug,
IN leave everything to my law
yers"
A reporter asked her why she is
contesting her mothers will, under
which she would get an annual in
come of S25,000, some real estate
and personal property.
We'll" she responded, that's di-
rect, anyway. I'll say that for it."
The pre-trial questioning was ex-
pected to last all day.
In addition to Mr.. Roberts, Mrs.
Gizycka was accompanied by Lloyd
K. Garrison of New York, and
Harold A. Kertz.
Through her attorneys. Mrs.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Demurrer Filed
ByBackers in
Charter Suit
December 9 Is Set
For Hearing on Move
To Block Election

Attorneys for the Montgomery
County charter organization today
filed a demurrer to an injunction
suit intended to block special
County Council election January g.
The Circuit Court agreed to hear
arguments on the demurrer at 10
am. December 9.
The demurrer enters both general
and specific denials to charges
raised by the County commissioners
in their suit. It also charges the
commissioners with inexcusable de-
lay in filing their complaint.
Earlier this morning, the Court
permitted the Charter Board and
the Charter Committee to inter-
vene as co-defendants in the action
with the Board of Election super
visors.
Attorneys for the defense will be
Allen T. Gardner. chairman of the
County Charter Committee; Gerald
D. Morgan. Edwin Brown and
James j. Hayden, member of the
Charter Board
Election Is Issue.
The commissioners contend that a
special council election before 1850
would be illegal under the Maryland
constitution. Charterites hold that
the January election, as provided by
the charter proposal the county ap-
proved early this month, would be
valid.
If the courts permit the election
to be held a new seven n-member
council will replace the present five
commissioners on January 10 and
Montgomery's new form of govern
ment- the council-manager system
would then become completely
operative
If the courts rule in favor of the
commissioners, the five incumbents
presumably would continue in of
flee for at least two more years but
the extent of their authority to run
the new type of government prob
ably would have to be settled by
further litigation.
Charter Effective Thursday.
The charter, itself, takes effect
Thursday. Some of the most i'm
portant executive and legislative
powers are reserved to council.
Regardless of the outcome of the
Injunction proceedings at Rockville,
the case will be appealed to the
Maryland Court OF Appeals as
quickly as possible. Meanwhile, the
charter forces are preparing to
make their nominations for council
in belief that the election will be
held as scheduled. The nomination
deadline is December l3.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Two kokesviI|e Men
Burned in Blast on
Boat al SoIomons

An Arlington automobile dealer
and another man escaped with
burns yesterday in an explosion and
fire on a boat at Solomons Island,
Nd.
They were Walter H. Eyles, 81,
president of the Nash Arlington
Corp, 2O15 North Moore street, and
Alfred Shafer, 48. Both men live
in Nokesville. Va.
Mr. Eyles was reported in fair
condition at Doctors Hospital with
eye injuries and burns of the face
and hands. Mr.. Shafer was released
after treatment for burns.
The explosion occurred as Mr.
Eyles turned on the ignition switch
to start the motor of the 35-foot
cabin cruiser preparatory to a fish,
ing trip.
The blast was accompanied by
flames which spread rapidly over
the craft. G. M. Bowen, at whose
wharf the boat was tied, went to
the aid of the injured men and
called the Prince Frederick Voun-
teer Fire Department and flremen
from the Solomons Naval Mine
Testing Base.
Hand extinguishers were brought
into play by nearby boatmen as the
flames blistered paint and scorched
boat alongside the Eyles craft
owned by Capt. Alfred Hill, fishing
skipper.
Capt. Leon Langley, another
fisherman, towed the boat about
so yards off shore but the line
burned through and the wind blew
the cruiser back toward the dock.
Ed Bowen, IS, son Of the wharf
owner, then hooked the burning
craft with an anchor from another
boat and toWed it to the My Legs
Island, about $50 yards away
where the cruiser burned to the
waterline and sank.
DR.. Earl Coster Of Solomons,
treated the injured men on the
Srpne
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Arlington Meeting Set
On Elementary Schools

An open meeting to discuss the
nature of a good elementary school
layout will be held by the Arlington
Board of Education at 8 pm. to-
morrow at the Stonewal Jackson
School, 855 North Edison street
Arlington.
DR.. Don Patterson and DR.. Mary
d. Davis, representatives from the
Elementary Division Of the United
States Office of Education. will
speak on sites, buildings and equip
ment for a good elementary school
before the discussion is opened to
the public. The open discussion will
be led by DR.. Edward j. Braun,
consultant to the Arlington School
Board.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Immunization Schedule
Set for Fairfax Schools

Immunization clinic schedules for
Fairfax County schools were an
nounced by DR.. Henry c. Bradford,
Fairfax County health of1icer.
Toxiod innoculations will be avail
able for all school children up to
10 years old who have not yet had
them. Vaccinations against small
pox also will be given children who
have not already been vaccinated.
The schedule follows:
Falls Church Standardization,
9:15 am. tomorrow; Oak Street, II
m. tomorrow; Falls Church, pm.
tomorrow.
Franklin Sherman, $50 am.
next Monday; Chesterbrook, II am.
next Monday.
Floris, 9:15 am. December 8;
Herndon, 1890 am. December 8, and
Oderick. l pm, December 8.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Woodside Citizens Plan
zonino Discussion

A proposed amendment broaden
ing the zoning ordinance will be dis
cussed at a meeting Of the Wood
side Park Civic Association at pm.
Wednesday in Grace Church Parish
Hall, Woodside.
The amendment, according to
Charles A. Weigel, president Of the
association, involves location in res
idential zones Of private schools,
greenhouses, tea houses, hospitals,
kennels, stables, etc.
Proposals for revision of the asso-
ciation's bylaws and a petition for
rezoning from residential to COM
mercial of property at the northeast
corner of Cameron street and Geor-
gia avenue also are on the program.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Droftees' and Veterans Guide
BY Moi. Thomos N. Mol

If you are drafted and put in your
81 months and then take a dis
charge you automatically gain the
title of veteran.
Not a veteran of a war, but
certainly a veteran Of the Army.
There's big difference between
veteran of war and just q
veteran. This column has spelled
out the benefits of the former-the
rights to free hositalization. for IN.
stance, and to preference for civil
service jobs and all others.
But non-war veterans don't get
all that war veterans enjoy-the
advantages of the CT Bill, for ex-
ample. At least they don't today
Maybe Congress some day will pass
law erasing some OF the distinc-
tions between war veterans ano
non-war veterans, but as far as
know no such move is contemplated
Take this business of free hospi-
talization. Any war veteran can get
himself into a Veterans Admin
stration hospital for any non-ser-
vice ce-connected disability which
needs hospital treatment-provided
he signs a statement that he can't
afford to pay private expenses and
provided there is bed available for
him in a VA hospital.
That's for any disability at all.
Veterans of the draft definitely
are out of this deal. They can get
free disqualification only if the dis
ability needing hospital treatment
definitely is connected with their
service.
Take Joe and Sam, both veterans
of the draft two years from now.
Joe got his right knee mashed in a
jeep accident just before the end OF
his q months service. They put
him in the hospital for six weeks
and then gave him a disability dis
charge.
His knee, in time, got well again.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Campbell and Ball
Join Forces 10 Back
Miller for Governor

Two former Arlington officials to-
day announced formation of cam
paign committee in the interests OF
the gubernatorial candidacy OF
Francis Pickens Miller of Albemarle
County.
The announcement was made by
Edmund D Campbell, former County
Board chairman, and Frank D. Ball
former State Senator.
The candidacy of Mr. Miller af-
fords Virginians the first real op-
portunity they have had in this
generation to liberalize their govern
ment and restore its control to the
people," Mr.. Campbell declared.
Mr.. Miller was born in Kentucky
SO years ago, but was raised in
Rockbridge County, Va. He lived in
Fairfax County from 1880 to 1947
but during that time was overseas
as an Army officer for three years.
From 1888 to 1941 he represented
Fairfax County in the Virginia
House of Delegates. Mr.. Miller is
dIlll~oy1u SdlIO10dGS
Mr. Campbell said active organi-
cations would be set up in each OF
Arlingtons "a voting precincts. The
Democratic primary will be held
next August.
A luncheon conference of leaders
of Mr.. Miller's campaign in North
ern Virginia will be held Saturday
in Charlottesville Mr. Campbell
and Mr.. Ball will attend, the former
said.
Other members of the Miller for
Governor organization in Arlington
include Frank L. Ball, jr., Albert A
Carretta, Mrs. Jeanne Dugan, James
D. Franklin, Griffin T. Garnett, jr.,
Charles Hamilton, Alonzo L. Kelley
Thomas j. Mccarthy, Frank Nor
gan. Mrs. Ella Odenthal, Russell
Pelot, Smith Rucker. Mrs. Virginia
Stitzenberger, Charles F. Suter
Mrs. Virginia Thatcher and Mrs
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