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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1949-01-27

sertisers.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Funeral Set Today
For Richard Thomas,
Federal Engineer

Funeral services were to be held
today for Richard B. Thomas, So
retired Government consulting en-
gineer who died in Bethesda Naval
Hospital Tuesday after a long ILL
ness. He lived at 1000 Mansion drive,
Silver Spring.
The services were to be held In the
Hines funeral home, with burial in
Arlington Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of the WASH
ington area, Mr. Thomas retired
last year as a consulting engineer
for the Civilian Production Admin
istration, which was formerly part
of the War Production Board.
Before the war, Mr.. Thomas was
an engineer with the Public Works
Administration and with the WASH
ington Suburban Sanitary Commis-
sion.
Mr.. Thomas was a graduate of the
University of Maryland and worked
with a private engineering firm and
also with the District government
before joining the PWA.
Mr.. Thomas served during World
War I as an Army lieutenant and
was a member of Cissel-Saxon Post,
American Legion. He was a past
master and past chaplain of Temple
Noyes Masonic Lodge and member
Of Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Amelia Guide Thomas, and three
daughters, the Misses Katharine,
Mimi and Nancy Thomas, all of the
Mansion drive address; his mother,
Mrs. John J. Thomas, and sister,
Mrs. Raymond Oberholtzer, both of
1874 Ingraham street NV.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Thomas Payroll Case
POSTPONED Until Feb. 7

The District Court trial of Repre-
sentative j. Parnell Thomas on
charges of conspiracy to defraud
the Government and filing false
claims in connection with his Con-
gressional Office payroll, today was
postponed from January II to Feb
ruary by Judge Henry A. Schwein-
haut.
The postponement was to allow
additional time for the court to re-
ceive requested report from Walter
Reed Hospital physicians on the
Congressman's physical condition.
A Republican of New Jersey. Rep
resentative Thomas during the last
two years headed the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities.
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay said he was informed
by hospital physicians last night
that 1t would take at least two
weeks to conduct a complete ply
sical examination. This would mean
that a report from them could not
be completed before January 20,
Mr.. Fay said
Defense Attorney William H
Collins said his client. Mr.. Thomas,
has been at the hospital since at
tending the opening session of Con-
gress on Monday
Last Monday the trial date was
postponed from January 10 to jan
uary II as the result of a report
by New Jersey physician that the
Congressman suffered stomach
hemorrhage in December.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Business Association Backs
Fiqht for District Suffrage

A resolution supporting the Cen
tral Suffrage Conference in its fight
for a District vote was adopted by
the American Business Association
last night.
Meeting at the Lee Sheraton Hotel.
the group was addressed by Jesse
Manbeck, secretary of the suffrage
conference, who asked that the Dis
trict be "re-Americanized" in time
for its 150th anniversary in 1852. He
recalled residents here were "de-
Americanized' in 1878-when the
right of suffrage was taken away.
The group also voiced approval of
proposal asking Congress to legis-
late against the filibuster. A COM
mittee, headed by Arthur Clarendon
Smith, was appointed to work out a
way Of doing away with this means
of defeating bills in Congress.
The committee will make report
of its findings at the groups next
meeting, which will be held at 1890
pm. next Thursday at the Lee
Sheraton.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Prodigy, Now II, TO Play
With Detroit Symphony
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Merrill Ken
meth Wolf. II, of Cleveland. who
was graduated from Yale at the age
of IA, will make his debut as a
composer and pianist next month
with the Detroit Symphony Or
chestra.
Henry H. Reichhold, president of
the Symphony, announced yesterday
that young Merrill will appear with
the orchestra on February 28 at the
public music hall in Cleveland.
He will be soloist in a piano con-
certo which he composed about a
year ago.
The youth, who has attracted at
tention by such feats as reading q
first-grade primer at the age Of /
and playing Beethoven by ear at
2, is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
A. Wolf of Cleveland.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Cuban Jungle Searched
For Missing AirIiner
By the Associated Press

By fhe ASsocIof6d PTess
CAIBARIEN, Cuba, Jan. GA
United States Air Force rescue
squadron from Tampa, Fla,
searched jungles near here today for
a missing air liner with 80 persons
aboard.
! The plane disappeared December
% en- route from San Juan, Puerto
Evening star., 1949-01-06

SHE'D RATHER FIND MAMA Three-y r-od Mary Eoise
Bckwor interested in finding her mother yesterday
than listening to President Truman The daughter Repre-
sentative Beckwort Democrat of Texas shown slipping out
of the crowded House gallery while Doorkeeper Richard Allen
holds the door Mildred MCGUIRE secretary Repre-
sentative Allen Republican, of Illinois left Mrs Beckwort
Photo
Evening star., 1949-01-06

Rico, to Miami, Fla. Farmers in
this north coast community of Cuba
said they heard or saw a plane fly
ing low-and the sound of an ex-
plosion later-at the time the air
craft disappeared.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Will Install Officers

Officers Of the Retired Firemen's
Association will be installed at 8
o'clock tonight in the boardroom
Evening star., 1949-01-06
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. ""A-27
THURSDAY,

of the District Building. They are
Jesse M. Jameson, president; w. r.
Frye. vice president; L. v. Cox, Sec
Evening star., 1949-01-06

retary, and William M. Jaeger.
treasurer. Fire Chief Clement @.
Murphy will speak.
Evening star., 1949-04-08

shipped to Oran, North Africa
aboard the transport Oran.
At Legion headquarters at Sidi-
Bel-Abbes. Ryan was given his
choice: Sign enlistment papers OF
kneel on a broomstick Allied with
upturned nails.
He underwent the torture for
four hours. but refused to sign.
And "as long as I was in the Le-
gion I never signed any papers.
Shipped to the port of Agadir
275 miles south of casablanca
Ryan smuggled out a letter BY
Arabs which finally reached the
American consul at Tangier. A
registered letter came In answer
saying he would be released. This
was January 81, 194S.
Several times after that I re-
ceived promises from the French
that ! would be released. But
instead. I was transferred again
and again"
Was at Beau Geste" Locale.
For a while he was at Ain
Sefra, the Sahara outpost and
locale of the movie Beau Geste. "
He was made a cleanup man
around camp and earned 1875
francs (about 20 cents American)
a month.
Then he was given parachute
training and on September S, 1948,
was shipped aboard the transport
Evening star., 1949-04-08
North american Newspaper Alliance.


SAN FRANCISCO, April s.-The
wandering sailor OF the United
States Navy. who, according to his
own story. spent 10 months with
The French Foreign Legion under
duress, when shanghaied after
missing his ship, is now in the
Bethesda Naval Hospital. Md. Re-
Gently James Patrick Ryan passed
through here and was interviewed.
giving the details of his expert
ences and his impressions of this
presumably glamorous brigade.
And take it from him, there is
neither glamour nor romance in
the French Foreign Legion. The
notion of burning sands and dane
ing girls is strictly from Beau
Geste."
From the calm and coherent
story the 25-year-old American
sailor told, in which he named
dates and places and showed scars
from alleged Legion punishment,
it seemed possible that his adven-
ture was indeed true, and not out
of a dime novel.
Navy Noncommital.
But the Navy. having questioned
him first in Canton, China, and at
every stop since then, is not saying
what it thinks of his story. He is
being held as a prisoner at large" +"
This is because Ryan admits he
missed his ship, the destroyer
Harlan D. Dickson, at the Italian
port of San Reno. way back on
July 3. 1947.
That Is how all this started
said Ryan. And here is his story:
Our ship was on goodwill
tour and we had a party ashore
at casino. I got intoxicated. I
blacked out about midnight and
that was the last thing I remem-
Der.
when I woke UP. 1t was three
days later, and the ship was gone"
Officially AWOL and stripped
during his drunk of all means of
Identification, Ryan started walk
ing toward the Italian French
border and Nice, where he knew
his ship would be.
A friendly Italian smuggled him
across the border.
Series of InterrOgations.
French military police picked
him UP in Nice. Then began what
Ryan claims was his constant
struggle to convince authorities
that he was an American.
The series of interrogations
lasted over many months at vari-
Gus Legion camps in Southern
France and North Africa.
He spoke no French at that time
and seldom got hts request for an
interpreter, he said.
At Nice, again in nearby An
tibes, and again in Marseilles,
'they slapped me around and
laughed at my story. They said
was German"
Ryan said most of the Legion
officers and recruits were Germans
who came in after the defeat of
Hitler's armies. Ryan said he
spoke a little German because, as
an American soldier, he guarded
German prisoners in 1914 and
Evening star., 1949-04-08
No Glamour in Foreign Legion, Shonghoied Sailor Says

Louis Pasteur for Saigon. Indo-
China.
At an outpost near the Chinese
border Ryan said he saw his frs,
action.
II was assigned TO the Sd Regi.
ment. Sd Battalion. 18th Com
pany, ID Section. We were hght-
ing Annamites. who are organ
lied fighters in comparison with
the viet-Namese guerrillas in the
south.
They attacked every night dur
ing the eight days was there.
I decided this was my time 70
get away"
Aided by Chinese.
With two companions he slipped
away during one noon siesta and
reached the China border. 6 miles
away. There Chinese officials
shuffied him farther into China
despite attempts by Legionnaires
TO bring him back. He eventually
reached Canton and the American
Consul last February.
Ryan said his mother. Mrs. Sue
Pheasant, lives at Huntingdon, Pa.
Ryan was returned here March
% and taken TO the Bethesda
Naval Hospital under guard for
psychiatric examinations. Navy
officials here refused to allow him
to be interviewed.
Evening star., 1949-04-08
Only $4,000 Missing
After Grove Gives Up
$4,000 in Bonds
sy ne AsseNacs~e stess

NEW YORK. April s.-All out
about $50 900 of the 1888 $50
which Banker Richard Grove
flched from a branch OF the Ma
tionaI City Bank has been recov-
ered-a biz share Of ii in the attic
Of his home
After a talk with his attorney
Grove steered FBI agents yester-
day TO the spot where he had
hidden $3.50. 900 in bonds. most Of
them negotiable.
The bonds were In a red manila
envelope under the attic floor of
Groves Staten Island home.
Grove had said earlier that he
dumped the bonds from a ferry
into New York Harbor.
Begged TO Tell About Bonds.
His wife. Mrs. Honora Wall
Grove. said she had begged her
husband to tell about the bonds
whether he had thrown them
away or what.
Later. Grove. who had been a
So. .500-a-year assistant manager
of the Broadway branch of the
National City Bank. put the FBI
Evening star., 1949-04-08
Cary Grant Returns Home;
Asks Betty Drake 10 Wed
BY the Associcied Press

HOLLYWOOD. April Gary
Grant, still under the weather
from a yellow jaundice attack, is
back home near Betty Drake.
II have asked her to marry
me" the actor told reporters who
met the ship returning him from
London yesterday.
Betty was on dock, too. But
all she said was: I'm too busy
concentrating on my next pic
tlre right now"
With his 25-year-old protege
close by. Mr.. Grant feels he'll
recover soon from the attack that
felled him and several other cast
members of II Was a Male Wal
Bride" in England.
Evening star., 1949-04-08

On ihe right track after conterr1nS
with his attorney. Peter r. CO.
lotiS.
Grove. who disappeared March
7T and vas arrested about = wc~k
later in Daytona Beach. Pa Is
accused Of taking sis5 $50 cash
aiong wtth the bends from tss
bank vault
More than $50 900 cash xas
found IN his possession when ne
was arrested. About $4,000 wa&
found tn his parents home and
some $50 900 vas mailed 70
creditors.
PRAYED He Would Surrender.
A. the Groves well-;urniSaec
oaTfrong home. Mrs. Grove SAID
yesterday that she had told her
husband y prayed you would gtve
yourself up and that ne replied
! did / waited for them fog
three days in practically the same
place,
Ofacials of the National City
Bank revealed an audit showed
that no funds had been taken
before the sudden disappearance
OF the 1888 $50,
Evening star., 1949-04-08
Winners Of Stars Contest
Read Essays in Broadcast

Nine winners ina The Stars
Schelas6lc h Writing asContests last
night read their essays on the
Youth Takes Over the Mike" pro-
gram of Station WCFM.
Howard P. Bailey..assistaht to
the managing editor of The Star,
briefly explained the contest
which brought many entries from
the senior and Junior high schools
in the Washington Metropolitan
area. The program was presented
by the WCFM Student Club.
The nine winners who broad
cast, and their schools, were:
Nancy Morrow and Paulette
Salto, Central High School; Rob-
ert H. Wilkinson. jr., Washington
and Lee High School, Danielle
Luzatto and Patricia Bowling
Sidwell Friends School; Patricia
Parkman and Connie Leroy,
Montgomery Blair High School;
Marvin PEPPER, Coolidge High
School, and Doris Carter, Dunbar
High School. Jack De Viney of
Central was student announcer.
Evening star., 1949-04-08

1945 at Fort Lewis. Wash. (He
said he was honorably discharged
from the Army and enlisted in the
Navy In l9469
Made to Kneel on Nails.
Despite his plea to obtain
hearing before the American con-
sui, Ryan declared he had his
head shaved, was given an old
French uniform and sandals and
Evening star., 1949-04-08
Lodge Unit Plons scnoaet

The annual banquet cs t2ls PAS
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al 80 pm touso-rcw II I'm
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Church. Eashth an1 .}rscESaF
ssreegS NV.
Evening star., 1949-04-08
PRAYED He Would Surrender.
ADVERTISEMENT.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
Among The Homemakers

school. The Home Agent had kit
showing several cover-all types of
aprons, a kneeling apron that gave
protection to ones knees if scrub
bling and tool-kit apron useful in
house-cleaning time.
The homemakers had a goodly
supply of attractive feed sacks and
by noon everyone had the apron
of her choice cut. In the afternoon
the apron was pretty well finished.
At the club meeting on February
3rd, the aprons will be styled. The
club is planning to work up an
Kitchen Apron Exhibit" for the
exhibit during National Home
Demonstration Week, the first
week in June.
A Model Kitchen
The evening of January 10th
the Home Agent was the guest of
Mrs. William Stup at dinner. At
ter dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Stup dis
cussed plans for changes and cup
boards they wish in their kitchen.
On January 26th, they will visit
the Model U-Shape Kitchen, in the
Home Economics Building, at
Beltsville, to look over this most
interesting easy to work in"
kitchen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
Garden Club
Plans Flower
Mart In June

A talk on birds, by Seth Lowe,
and plans for garden mart to be
held in June, were highlights of
the luncheon-meeting of the Com
munity Garden Club Club held at
the home of Mrs. William Ward,
Gaithersburg, last Wednesday.
Mrs. w. l. Cleveland presided
at the meeting, in the absence of
the president, Mrs. Jennings Bal
ley who was i'll. Assisting Mrs.
Ward at the luncheon were Mrs.
Dora Ward, Mrs. D. P. Hurley, and
Mrs. William Wiley.
Committees were appointed for
the flower mart, as follow: Public
ity, Mrs. Harry Westcott, chair
man; Miss Naomi Magruder, Mrs.
w. l. Cleveland, Mrs. Herbert
Yocom. Plant sale, Mrs. Ruth Van
Ripper, chairman; Mrs. B. N. Head
ley, Mrs. w. E. Yocum, Mrs. w.
A. Carlisle, Mrs. M. L. Reese. Ar
rangements, Mrs. w. Randolph
Talbot, chairman; Mrs. Edward
Beale, Mrs. Frank Williams, Mrs.
Forrest Walker, Mrs. B. I. Vein
niger, Mrs. Emmett Dove. Con-
cessions, Mrs. Van LEOPARD, chairs
man; Mrs. L. H. Mattingly, Mrs.
William Quay, Mrs. L. L. Nichol-
son, Mrs. Harold Packard. Igf,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
GAITHERSBURG
HIGH SCHOOL
Students Entertain

On January 10, the students of
CHS. had the pleasure of hearing
DR.. Nichol, who whistles for Walt
Disney productions. The program
consisted of several numbers ac-
companied by recordings. Several
were accompanied by William Earl
at the piano. DR.. Nichol concluded
with stories of few of his expert
ences.
"The Sophomore Rumpus"
The sophomore class held it's
first record dance, "The Sophie
more Rumpus,' on Friday, Janu-
airy II. During intermission, ten
members of the Sophomore and
Junior classes entertained the
crowd by singing some popular
and barber shop numbers.
Juniors Are Winners
The Junior High boys basket
ball team of G.H S. chalked up a
victory of 1928 against Leland on
January 10Th. The high scorer on
the Gaithersburg team was Robert
Duley, with II points. This was
their second game and fine come
back.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
G'Burg Woman's Club z
Delightfully."- Entertained

The Woman's Club of Gathers
burg was delightfully."- entertained
on January 10 by Mrs. Basil Mob
ley and Mrs. Lawson King at the
home of Mrs. Mobley. The attend
ance was good and much business
had accumulated since the Christ
mas meeting at the home of Mrs.
Henry Dec. Adams. aas
The Club had the honor of being
entertained by the noted concert
pianist, Mrs. Robert Chambers
(Helen McGraw), who schose for
her first number Beethoven's So
nata in G Minor. In this she was
accompanied by Mrs. Louise Erd-
man, celloist for nine years with
the National Symphony Orchestra
"a most beautiful accompaniment
played on a lovely instrument by a
fine artist. E
Mrs. Chambers then gave
group of solos-"N Might Winds"
Charles Griffen), Little Paper.
Doll" and Punch. by Villa Lobo,
ending with Chopin's Etude.
This program, worthy of any
first class concert hall, left all the
club members dreaming of heaven
ly sounds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
BrookeviIle Girl
WEEDS Virginia Man

Miss Nellie Brooks Craver,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Simon Craver of Brookeville, and
BENJAMIN West, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hillard C. West of Whaley-
vile, Virginia, were married on
Sunday, January 16. The Rev.
Conrad Jordan officiated at the
ceremony which took place at Mt.
Carmel Church, Sunshine. Vocal
r1kolos were sung by GLAND Hawkins.
- The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore white satin
gown with long sleeves, pointed at
the wrists. The hoop skirt of her
gown fell in a long train. She
carried bouquet of white shower
roses.
Her attendants were Miss Hope
Ward of Darnestown, Miss Betty
Daley of Brookeville, and Mrs.
Leonard Waters. Miss Ward wore
a light blue satin dress with light
blue feathers as headdress, and
carried a bouquet of red roses. The
latter two were both dressed in
claret satin, also with feather
headdresses. They carried Johanna
Hill roses.
The flower girl, Lorelei Eickel-
berg, wore a dress of pink tulle,
and a pink ribbon halo in her hair.
She carried basket of pink rose
petals.
Leland West of Alexandria,
Virginia served as best man for
his brother. Leonard Waters and
George Craver were ushers.
More than 125 guests were
served at large buffet reception
held at the home Of the bride, fol-
lowing the ceremony. The buffet
table, shaped as horse shoe was
brightly decorated with various
aspics in fancy moulds, along with
a decorated country ham, turkey,
salads, fancy sandwiches, sea
food, chicken la king in patty
shells and petit fours.
The bride placed her bouquet in
a candy basket on the groom's
cake, which was specially made for
the occasion. The brides cake, a
four-tier sugar display was adorn-
ed by bridge on which stood
tiny car awaiting the bride and
groom. The car was drawn by
small white doves. Elsewhere on
the cake were wedding bells, roses
and other appropriate decorations.
Thanking both sides of the cake
were two hand-carved illuminated
icicles-one vase and the other
shrine, in the center of these spun
sugar and individual ice cream
moulds were placed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
Junior College Second
Semester Registration
Set For February 4 and 5

Registration for hte second
semester at the Montgomery
Junior College, Bethesda, will take
place on Thursday and Friday,
February 8 and a, for afternoon
and evening classes. A variety of
courses are offered for adults and
young people as special and part
time students, which include Bust
ness, Music, Art, Drafting, and
the typical freshman and sopho-
more year collegiate work. Full
time students in both transfer and
terminal curricula may enroll.
For further information con-
corning opportunities in the Mont
gomery Junior College interested
persons should write, phone, or
visit the office which is open daily
from one to nine o'clock each week
day afternoon and evening. The
tuition fee for students who live
in Montgomery County and who
wish to carry full course loads is
500 a semester, while part-time
students are charged $500 for
each semester credit hour. Stu
dents whose residence is outside
of the County pay SITS for full
load, and $3.50 per semester Gre
dit hour. All new students pay
the naturalization fee of $40 which
covers all subsequent naturalization
expense.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
Miss Turner On Radio


This week January 24th) was
very busy one with two meet
ings a day from Monday through
Thursday. On Friday, the Home
Agent will be a guest at the regu-
lar luncheon meeting of the Con-
sumner Advisory Board of the
Hecht Company.
That morning Miss Turner will
substitute on Miss Virginia Nc
Luckie's radio program over
WGAY at 9:45. Miss McLuckie
and three of her All Leaders will
be at State All Local Leaders
training school at the University
of Maryland.
Next Weeks Schedule
THE schedule of work for the
Home Demonstration Agent in the
Homemakers' Clubs for the week
of February LIST will be as follows:
Feb. 1, POTOMAC Glen Club, Mrs.
Ralph Beall hostess, IL Noon.
Feb. 2, Laytonsville, Mrs. Har7
old Mitchell hostess, / 80 P. M.
Feb. 3, Comus, Mrs. Thomas
Cole hostess, 1870 P. M.
Feb. 3, Glenmont, Mrs. Robert
Pendleton hostess, p. M.
Feb. 4, Derwood, to be an
nounced, 1880 P. M.
Cookies For Walter Reed
The Washington Grove Club
sent 10 dozen fresh homemade
cookies for the Cookie Jar at Wal
ter Reed Annex, Forest Glen, on
January goth and 9th.
Travilah Jamestown Club will
make the cookies for February Bird
and 10th.
Each of the clubs assume re-
sponsibility for filing the Cookie
Jar for the veterans at Forest
Glen Hospital walter Reed An
nex) for two weeks. There is much
pride taken in sending the best,
most tasteful, crisp, homemade
cookies the club members can bake.
While only Is dozen was requested,
each club always tucks in few
extra dozen.
Croydon Park Group
The new group from Croydon
Park worked on and on the eve
ming Of January 18th, trying TO
finish up the inner-spring units
they were repairing for their over
stuffed furniture cushions. There
were eighteen present and Mrs.
Everett Trumbo and Mrs. Charles
Haines were delighted that the
second meeting had such good
attendance. They will meet Janu-
airy 25th at the Extension Office 20
complete the work.
The Apron School
At 1890, on January 18th,
twelve busy farm homemakers met
at the home Of Mrs. George Mich /.
olson, Jr., for an apron making