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Evening star., 1948-09-18

the Dove in 1884 They landed
near the spot where the queen vii
be crowned.
Before the fairs activities are
transferred from Camp Calvert.
mile south of here, Senator Barkley
will be the guest at a dinner at
LeonardtoWn wharf.
Among others expected at the din
ner are Senator OConor. Demo-
crat, of Maryland; Gov. Lane, Rep
resentative Sasscer. Democrat, OF
Maryland; Robert L. Ennis, State
Senators James B. Monroe and Paul
J. Bailey and st. Marys County
Delegates Oliver r. Guyther and
Joseph A. Mattingly.
At 1:30 pm. tomorrow House
Speaker Martin will charge the
knights at the start of the jousting
tournament which will end the
three-day event. Senator Monroe
will crown the tournaments Queen
of Love and Beauty.
A total of 5000 is being distrib-
uted to winners of the several classes
which include livestock and virtually
every variety of Southern Maryland
farm products. as we'll as for needle
art. hobby, flowers, school and other
special exhibits.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Map Emp|oye Found
| Hanqed Ruled Suicide

A certificate Of suicide was issued
today for William r. Smart, 81
Army Map Service employe, who
Yesterday was found hanged in the
attic of his home, 1909 Roosevelt
avenue, Tyler Park, near Falls
Church, Va.
His brother. L. r. Smart, ll8 East
Westmoreland road, Falls Church
said Mr.. Smart had been released
from the Veterans Administration
facility, Perry Point, Md. Wednes'
day after being treated for nerv-
Gus disorder.
Fairfax County Policeman j. G
HolloWell said Mr.. Smarts wife
Nina, took their 4-year-old son
Billy. with her to meet another son
Robert. 7, at the Oak Street School
in Falls Church. She found hel
husbands body in the brick bunga-
low when she returned. He had
used sash cord.
The brother said he could ascribe
no reason for the death, for which
DR.. Nelson Podolnick. county coro.
ner, issued a suicide certificate. Mr.
L. r. Smart said his brother joined
the Army Map Service field force in
l941 and spent 10 month as SER
geant in the Army. He was taken
to the VA facility after suffering a
nervous breakdown but appeared
we'll after his release.
The body was taken to the Pear
son Funeral Home. Falls Church,
and will be sent to Hamlin. w. Va,
for burial.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Baptist Church 10 Open
New Building tomorrow

The Fair Park Baptist Church Of
Alexandria, Va, will open its new
s73, 900 education building on Semi:
nary road near Preston road tonor-
row, the Rev. Erwin II. Potts, pastor.
announced today.
The two-story building has nins
small classrooms, church Office and
kitchen. Worship services will b
held in the building until the church
is built.
The congregation was organized
July 20, 1916, and has been meet3
ing in the darlington School. Ins
congregation numbers $50 ana tns
Sunday School enrolment Is sp'
proxtmately 800. 7
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Municipality League
.0f MARYLAND 10 Meet

About 120 Maryland mayors are
expected to attend the first postwar
meeting Of the Maryland League OF
Municipalities which was to be
held today on the campus Of the
University of Maryland.
Mayor John N. Torvestad Of Col
mar Manor, last chairman of the
league, is leading in its revival.
DR.. Joseph M. Ray, director Of
the Bureau of Public Administration
at the University of Maryland, has
offered his services as permanent
secretary of the league. He also
has offered his of1ice at the univer-
sity as headquarters for dissent
mating information to small-town
administrations.
DR.. Ray already has given assist
ance to several Maryland munich
palities. For instance, Hagerstown
now Is considering q new charter
drawn up by DR. Ray. Cumberland
too, had his assistance in preparing
a new charter. Takoma Park now
is considering his system for re-
tirement Of city employees.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Arlington Approves
Experienced Bidder !
.Incinerator Contract

The Arlington County Board las'
night approved a s646, 757 bid of the
Nichols Engineering & Research
Corp, New York, to construct an
incinerator with 300-ton daily
capacity.
In casting the only dissenting
vote, Board Chairman Daniel Dugar
said the contract should have been
awarded to the orse-Boulger Co.
also of New York, which submitted
bid of $628,843.
The latter firm failed to qualify
however, under an experience clause
in the specifications prepared by
H. B. Klegerman, New York. con-
sulting engineer.
This provision required a bidder to
have previously built two plants OF
similar size which had been oper-
ating successfully at least one year
Thomas Kelly. representing the
Morse -Boulger Co., contended the
Nichols firm was the only company
in the country which could qualify
under such a clause with respect to
mechanically stocked incinerators.
Mr. Klegerman and County Man
ager A. T. Lundberg recommended
acceptance of the Nichols Corp. bid
The board also appointed Albert
Carretta, a member of the Airing
ton Public Utilities Commission, to
act as attorney for the PUG III re-
questing the State Corporation
Commission to investigate the price
for natural gas charged the Rosslyn
Gas Co. by its parent body, the
Washington Gas Light Co.
The action was opposed by
Board Members F. FTeeland Chew
and Basil De Lashmutt. They
claimed the appointment was ill
timed and ill-conceived."
Evening star., 1948-09-18
| Thurmond Group
| May Ask $4,000
| Dinner Profits
By fhs Asseeiotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. ia bid
by Thurmond- Wright supporters In
virginia for the $4,000 jackson
Day Dinner profits being held by
the State Democratic Central Com
mittee appears to be in the making.
Leslie L. Cardona, jr., publicity
chairman of the Richmond States
Rights Democratic Club. said yes
terday there was a widespread be-
lief" here that States Rights DEM
ocrats should be eligible to receive
the 81, 900 held by the Democratic
committee from the Jackson Day
dinner to promote the candidacy Of
Gov. Thurmond and Of the present
Democratic nominees for the Senate
and House"
Profits from the annual fund
raising dinner last spring, usually
divided by the national and State
party organizations. have been held
in toto in Virginia this year, in
light of the anti-Truman sentiment
prevailing among party leaders.
Disposition Of the money probably
will come up for consideration at
the State Central Committee meet
ing here next Saturday.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
By J. L. Michael
Special Correspondent OF The Stor


LEoNARDTOWN, Md. Sept. 1s.-
81. Marys County today prepared
to shift the theme of its annual
agricultural fair after yesterdays S
attendance of $500 assured its sue
cessful continuation today and to-
morrR.
Only the judging of All entries
and draft horse pulling contests re-
main before prize livestock, to-
bacco and other exhibits are tenn
oorarily relegated to the background.
They were to be replaced this after
noon by welcome for large as
sembly of political notables.
Heading the list is Democratic
Vice Presidential Candidate Bark
icy, who will crown Miss Catherine
Bailey of Bushwood as Queen of
Tolerance.
The coronation ceremonies. which
will include an address by Senator
Barkley. will be held at II pm. at
St Marys Female Seminary. The
queens title is derived from the
fact that religious freedom in the
State was established at st. Marys
City by the English settlers who
came ashore here from the Ark and
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Maryland U. Is Sued
By Negro Applicant
By the As,oeio.ed Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. ia al
year-old Negro who contends he has
been denied admittance to the Uni
verslty OF Maryland's School OF
Pharmacy because of his race, has
filed mandamus proceedings against
the university to require 1t to admit
him to the school.
The suit was brought in Baltimore
City Court yesterday by Martin B.
Booth, He said he applied for admit
tance in May but was turned down
on the ground that the quota had
been filled for the school year.
Mr.. Booth said he submitted an
other application last month but
said school officials refused to pass
on that application.
| In his complaint, Mr.. Booth said
applications OF white students have
been passed, including some filed
after his.
| DR.. Edgar Long, director of admis-
sions, had nothing to say on the
matter" He said This is the f1rst
time I have heard of it."
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Church School on Site
OF Seminary to Open

Registration for the fall term OF
the Church School of Emmanuel
on-the-Hill Episcopal Church. To-
Gated on the grounds of the Vir-
ginia Theological Seminary, AleXan-
dria. will be held at $50 am. to-
morrow.
Mai. Gerard B. Crook has beer
appointed director of the school
with Mrs. Hard Hernley as assist
ant director. They head a staff OF
q faculty members and admins
trative workers
The new parish house, now under
construction, is expected to be ready
/ for school use early in November.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Draft DeferIl1enf
LIST includes
.147 Ailments
FIot Feet, Alcoholism
Among Reasons in
Trumun Directive

Flat feet, alcoholism and stut-
tering will keep men from being
drafted, a 31-page presidential di-
rective revealed as Selective Serv-
ice completed the registration today
Of men 1S through Is years old.
Men who we're born in 1890 before
September 10 finished the signing
up process which was begun August
80 and Frank D. Norton. deputy
District draft director, issued call
to those who have not registered to
do so between 8 am. and 5 pm. to.
day at the registration centers.
After today registrants must sign up
at the Selective Service headquar-
tiers. Temporary Building No. 2.
1901 D street NV.
President Truman listed lat dis
eases or ailments that may dis
qualify registrant for service
Policy Change Recalled.
Fiat feet kept men out Of World
War I but did not keep their sons
from serving in World War H.
Alcoholism must be chronic ito
such a degree as to interfere with
following . useful vocation In life"
to provide a deferment.
Other ailments or deformities
listed In the directive included:
Deformity OF an eyelid. certain
warts on "weight-bearing areas"
deep scars that show a tendency to
break, loss of q thumb. active peptic
ulcer If confirmed by X-ray or sur.
gical examination, tumors, venereal
diseases, sexual perversion.
The directive called them "ob-
vious defects" which disqualify a
man from service.
Checkup May Be Asked.
| The reaction in some military
circles was that the new list, plus
the Presidents previous long list OF
occupational deferments. would cut
very seriously into the pool of avail
able manpower for actual drafting
and some officials expressed the be-
lief that some of the regulations
might have to be tightened up later
to supply the fiow of men needed
to build up the Army.
The new directive ordered that Q
registrant could ask for a local med
ical checkup if he thought he had
any of the deferring ailments.
Alss the directive stated that
draft calls would be determined on
the basis of the actual number OF
registrants classified Ia available
for military service) and LAO
/ conscientious objectors available
for noncombatant service) who have
been found acceptable for service.
| Postponements Possible.
Postponements of inductions up
to four months may be granted. the
order says, in the case Of the death
of member of the registrant's
family, his own illness or "other
extreme emergency beyond the reg
lstrants control"
| Selective Service officials had no
idea how many men are now on its
books and said they would not know
until next week Earlier they had
estimated 9,600000 men would be
registered. but there were reports
from some States that registration
had been light. These reports
brought from Selective Service a
warning that stiff penalties were
provided for failure to register.
In the District 49,6l8 had been
signed up through yesterday. ON
cials expected the total to run well
off $4,000.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Woman, 56, Found Hanged
In Attic Of ARLINGTON Home

The body of Mrs. Gladys Irene
Coakley. 56. was found hanged last
night in the attic of her home, 100
South Highland street, Arlington
police reported.
The police quoted son as saying
he found his mother hanged by a
sash cord tied to rafter, when he
returned home about $50 pm.
DR.. w. c. Welburn, Arlington
coroner. said he had not issued a
certificate in the death.
Evening star., 1948-09-18

JnS IL IL
Electric g. Power Co. employees Is
Walter G. Furland, q, of Route 2
Fairfax. who received deep burns
about the head, shoulder and back
Also seriously burned was Clifton
c. Smith, %, of 1923 South Eight
eenth street, Arlington. Mr.. Smiths
injuries were on a shoulder and 8
leg. He became entangled in the
live wires and was hurt after he
helped lower Mr.. Furland from the
top of a power line pole.
James Milton Chase, 18, son OF
Mrs. Rosabelle Chase. 13l Cinquapln
Village, Alexandria, was credited
both with sharing in Mr.. Furland s
rescue and with lowering the in
iured Mr.. Smith to the ground
When he climbed down the pole, Mr.
Chase collapsed but was soon re-
vived and did not require hospital
treatment.
Company officials said line crew
was Installing circuit distributor
when the accident occurred. The
JOB was IN connection with an IN
crease in power from 1900 to 4,oOC
volts.
Mr.. Chase said that Mr.. Furland
who is approximately 6 feet b lncnes
tall, apparently touched wire witt
an unprotected portion of his body
when he swung out from the pole
to descend. He said Mr.. Furland
height and long arms caused MN u
swing through a large arc.
MI. Smith and Mr.. Chase wen
up the pole to lower their injured
co-worker and had just done 81
when Mr.. Smith touched the wire
Mr.. Chase recounted. Then, alone
Mr.. Chase managed to lower th'
second victim. using rope ant
! hooks.
Evening star., 1948-09-18

the father said. Mr.. Scruggs is
assistant to the vice president OF
Eastern Air Lines.
Funeral Tomorrow.
Besides her parents, Barbara Is
survived by 6-year-old sister,
Karen, and two grandmothers, Mrs.
w. P. Scruggs of Orlando, Fla, and
Mrs. Nell Jackley of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at the Reuben
Pumphrey funeral home, 1857 Wis
consin avenue. Bethesda. Burial
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
The total number of polio victims
treated so far this year in Wash
ington hospitals stands at 1853, OF
which "a have been District resi-
dents. Only nine District cases were
reported at this time last year.
The total still Is far under the
l35 District victims listed for the
week ended September 16 in 1914
Health Department officials said
Dr.. Carl C. Dauer of the infectious
diseases bureau said past expert
ence indicates the number of new
cases should decline during re-
naming months of the year.
Three New Virginia Cases.
Three new cases brought the Vir.
ginia total to 358 today. In Balti-
more, the Maryland Chapter Of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis announced it is sending
two iron lungs to Columbus, Ohio, tc
cope with an outbreak Of 100 cases
there within the last three days.
Southern CALIFORNIA; polio cpl
demic continued unabated, with 81
more victims reported in a 24-hour
period, health authorities said. The
new cases brought the years tota
in Los Angeles County to 1862.
At the same time, an insurance
agency announced for the first time
a polio protection policy, according
to the Associated Press. 1t woulo
pay up to $1,000, with 3-year pro.
lection starting at $3.50.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
-Four in Auto Killed
Near Front Royal

FRONT ROYAL, Va, Sept. l0 (4h
-Four persons were fatally injured
yesterday when their automobile
struck the concrete guard wall OF
a culvert on Route 522 near here.
State police identified the vic
tins as the Rev. William Grimsley
Gearing, 78, of Huntly, Va, and
Catherine Spain, IL; Clifton Spain
7, and Wayne Gochenour, 2, all OF
Flint Hill, Fauquier County, Va.
Mr. Gearing, Catherine and Cliff
ton Spain died at the scene of the
crash. The Gochenour child died
five hours later in a Front Royal
hospital
Mrs. Lawrence Gochenour. mother
Of the dead children, and Lewis
Spain 9, are being treated for severe
injuries in Front Royal. Another
child, Virginia Belle Gochenour, was
treated for minor injuries and re-
leased.
All of the victims were in the
same car.
The police said that Mr.. Grimsley
was driving when the car went out
of control as it descended noun
tain grade.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
p+eFof Truck ,
Killed, 9 Hurt in
PrinceGeorges
Vehicle Turns Over,
PIows Into Field
North of Marlboro

MerWin j. Van Sickle, 19, of
1905 South TWenty-fifth street,
Arlington, was killed early today
when panel truck he was driv-
ing overturned five miles north
of Marlboro.
Prince Georges County police said
Mr.. Van Sickle apparently was
thrown through the top of the We
hicle after it veered from the high
way, Route 30l. 1t ploWed up an
enlbankment and then lunged into a
field a distance of 40 feet.
The young man was a clerk at an
Arlington grocery and lived with his
brother, Willard Van Sickle. He
formerly attended Washington and
Lee High School, Arlington, having
moved to Virginia from Trego, Wis.
Car Turns Over Five Times.
In another area accident last
night, David Jackson, 10, of 1923
Forty-second place. Hyattsvile, was
critically injured when an automo-
bile he was driving overturned five
times, near Laurel.
He was admitted to Leland Me-
mortal Hospital, Riverdale. suffering
severe cuts, conclusion and other
undetermined injuries.
Maryland State police at Waterloo
said Mr.. Jackson pulled to the side
of the road as another car ap-
preached and slipped off onto a
shoulder, The automobile then
turned over, they reported.
Three companions were injured
slightly. They were identified as
Boris Eaturo, 20, of 1912 Oglethorpe
street, Hyattsville, who received cuts
on the right arm and back: George
Vance, %, of 4505 Bachman street,
Hyattsville, who was cut on both
arms and one leg. and Allen Frost,
%, of 5703 Serial street. Berwyn,
Md, who suffered hip bruises.
James Miller, 10, of 200 c street
NE, suffered fracture of the spine
and was admitted to Leland Me-
mortal Hospital in an accident re-
ported to have occurred on Riggs
road, Hyattsville. The hospital said
four other young people in the Car
were injured slightly but were not
admitted for treatment
Prince Georges County police at
Hyattsville said they had no record
of the accident.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
One Killed, One Hurt as Co'
Hits Tractor Trailer

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Sept. l8 tP)
One person was killed and another
injured last night when car side
swiped a tractor-trailer on route 4C
near Clear Spring, Md, State po-
lice reported.
Corpl. Charles Mades said Louis
N. Garguilo. %. Jersey City, N. j.
the driver, was killed outright.
A passenger, Michael V. Mossei
Is, also of Jersey City, was taken
to a Hagerstown hospital. His con-
dition was reported not serious,
The driver of the truck, Merle
Rogers, "a, of Hartville, Ohio, was
not injured.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Trusty in Prince Georges
Walks Off Jail Job

A trusty at the Prince Georges
County jail at Upper Marlboro
walked away this morning after
being assigned to cut grass outside
the Jail.
Police said the man, James
Brooks, colored. Is. walked away
shortly after 9 O'Clock. They added
he is believed to have stolen a dump
truck from the State Roads Com
mission garage near .Forestville,
about a mile from Upper Marlboro
A lookout was broadcast and po-
lice are watching all roads In the
area. Brooks, according to police
weighs about l40 pounds and was
wearing blue overalls. The onense
for which he was serving time could
not be learned Immediately.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Johns to Observe
Homecoming Sunday

Members of St. Johns Episcopa.
Church, Wisconsin avenue anc
Bradley lane. Chevy Chase, Md.
will observe tomorrow as Home.
coming Sunday, the Rev. William F
Creighton, rector. announced. Mr.
Creighton will speak at II am. or
The Life of the Parish
Registration for the church schoo
will be held at $50 am. tomorrow
for children in the upper school ano
at II am. for those in the nursery
ana kindergarten. Clarence w
Phillips is general superintendent
| of the school.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
School Transport Group
To Meet in October

School transportation experts
from Maryland and Virginia will
meet with others from all parts OF
the country october 3-8 in Jack
sons Mill. w. Va, to discuss I'M
provement of service.
Announcing the meeting, DR.. Rob-
ert w, Eaves, secretary of the Ma.
tional Conference on School Trans
portation of the National Education
association, said yesterday Virginia
already has a good State schoo
transport program.
While Maryland, he said, is les
advanced he ascribed this TO trans
portation problems of parochial ane
private schools.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Hotels Here Already Booked
To Capacity for Inauguration

The StatIer said It IS not accept
ing any more requests for reserva-
tions during that period and the
Carlton is booked completely"
The Mayflower has received
many more requests than can be
hlled,' since its first reservation
on June %. First choice from those
making requests in writing will be
gwen to previous guests of the
hotel -.,,
The Willard reported it is very
nearly sold out" since it began con-
irming reservations two months
ago.
Advance reservations at the Ra-
leigh were reported running heavily
Evening star., 1948-09-18

washington hotels already are
heavily booked for inauguration
week in January.
A survey today showed several
hotels are booked to capacity for
that period and reservations in
others are heavy, although the ques-
ton of who will be sworn in on
January 20 is still in doubt.
The Hotel Washington reported
it is sold out for the three days
of the Inauguration program, start
ing January 10. Reservations have
been coming in, it was said, from
ali parts of the country for quite
a time"
Evening star., 1948-09-18

nandale, Va, re-
manned in crit
ical condition to-
d a y a t A | ex
,andria Hospital
A third line
man. who suf-
fered only tenn
porary physical
shock, and one
of the victims
were being &C
claimed Tor her-
oism in the ac-
cident.
The more crit
ically injured of
tho Virp a
Evening star., 1948-09-18
Study Group Plans Meeting

The Eastern Suburban Area Study
Group will meet at 10 am. Tuesday
in Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring. Mrs. Ruth Nadel is
chairman.
Evening star., 1948-09-18
2Linemen, Shocked
By Electricity, Remain
In Critical Condition

Two electric power company line
men who were burned severely yes
terday when they came in contact
with a high-voltage wire near An
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