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Evening star., 1949-05-08

That was q hard hit ball, said
Msgr. William Z. Kelly OF st. Mar
tins Church with admiration yes
terday as he watched the homer
that defeated his team sail high
over the head Of q fielder TO break
q last-inning tie.
The homer won for st. An
thongs parish in Brookland. The
game was played on the Coolidge
High School field and the st. Mar
tins boys from the parish at North
Capitol and T streets were a bit
cast down until their pastors high
spirits made them realize it had
all been in fun.
Msgr. Kelly at 81 is q real base
baseball fan. He has attended "a
World Series in the past 80 years
He knows Connie Mack personally
and knew others among baseball 4
immortals. The boys love to hear
him talk about them.
He takes his vacations in the
spring and fall TO attend the
Southern training sessions and
the series.
There was a period in which he
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Funeral Tomorrow
For Leila MechIin,
.Lonq Star Art Critic

Funeral services for Miss Leila
Mechlin. for many years art critic
of The Evening Star. viii be held
at 3 pm. tomorrow at Christ
Episcopal Church. 800 o street
NV. Burial will be In Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Miss Mechlin. who was II, died
Friday after a long illness.
A native of Washington, abe
was The Stars art critic from
1900 until her retirement In ls4S.
She also served from 1903 TO 1881
as editor OF the magazine OF the
American Federation OF Arts. an
organization she helped to estab-
lish. She wrote many essays for
leading periodicals and news
papers.
Miss Mechlin was q member Of
numerous cultural organizations
here. including the Literary So
ciety Of Washington. Arts Club
of Washington, Washington So
ciety of Fine Arts. Friends Of
Music of the Library of Congress.
National Symphony Orchestra
Association and National Arts
Club, and OF the American Asso-
citation of University Women. the
Cosmopolitan Club of New York,
and the American Newspaper
Women's Club.
She was elected a fellow Of the
Royal Society Of Arts in London
in 1910 and held honorary degrees
from George Washington and
Nebraska Universities.
Miss Mechlin had her home at
1902 Twenty first street NV.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Chicago Man, 81, Dies
After Seeing Derby
ey the Assoeioisd Press

LOUISVILLE. KY, May =
Richard J. Nash. 81. member, OF
Nash Brothers. a Chicago con-
struction company. died of a heart
attack today while returning TO
his room from the Kentucky
Derby.
Chief Deputy Coroner Joseph
Beck said Mr.. Nash collapsed in
a taxicab and was dead on ar
rival at a hospital.
He came here TO attend the
Derby with q nephew. judge
Charles Z. Byrne of the Cook
County Superior Court.
He was a brother OF the late
Patrick Nash, former Democratic
National Committeeman from
Illinois. and co-leader with former
Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly OF
the Kelly Nash Democratic or
CaYaiva tioYl
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Theoter choin Owner Dies

ST. LOUIS. May Z tP.-Fred
wehrenberg. SO. former president
of the Motion Picture Theater
Owners Of America. died last night
of pneumonia. Mr.. WehrenberR
founded the first tlleater here de-
signed exclusively for motion pic
lures. AT the time Of his death,
he headed a chain OF IL tfleaters,
Street cleaners at Wisoecl.
England. are paid . penny q mile
for riding to work.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
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FREEMAN. EDwARD v The mother Of
ne late EDWARD v. FREEMAN. who died
b Italy and was reburied March %. 1943.
wishes TO thank the Rev. West OF Calvary
Church, the Rev. Earl L. Harrison. the
president and members of the walker
eos, American Legion; former workers
end the many friends for flowers and ex-
Dressions of sympathy at thai hour:
LYDIA r. FREEMAN.
MOXLEY. NETTIE. The sister Of the
sate NETTTE MOXLEY wishes 10 express
sincere thanks. deep appreciation and
gratitude 70 her many relatives. frienos.
churches and orRsnfzations who we're 80
kind during her illness and for the many
bGaatiful floral tributes and MESSAGES OF
Sondolenee at her death.
eIETER, GRACE Z. BENNETT.
Evening star., 1949-05-08

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In Mrn,uriant

ATKINSON, MARY Il. In loving mem
ory on this Mothers Day OF my dear
mother, MARY =. ATKINSON, who left
me all alone IL years ago. April q 1887. /
No one knows how much / miss you,
No one knows the bitter pain
] have suffered since lost you:
Life has, never been the same
A LONELY DAUGHTER. LYDIA y.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
HAMPTON. HOBART r. Suddenly o.

Friday, May 8, I949. HOBART F. HAAP-
TON, beloved father of Desmond c. Hamp-
ton and Constance H. Bartelmes, brother
r. H. and Z. c. Hampton, Mamie Jackson
and Evelyn Mcdonald. Friends may call
at the Robert A. Mattinsly Funeral Home,
131 11th st. Sc. where services viii be
held on Tuesday. May 10, at 2:15 pm.
Relatives and friends invited. 1nterment
Arlington National Cemetery,
Evening star., 1949-05-08

g, isSs, At his home. sos Brookville I'd ;,
Chevy Chase, Md, ERNEST A. HACKETT.
beloved husband Of Frances B. Haekett
Chase Funeral Home OF Robert A. Pum-
phrey. Bethesda, Nd. until pm. Sunday
May 8; thereafter at his late residence:
Services Monday, May o, at the Shrine Of
the Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic
Church, Chevy Chase Circle, where re-
QUEEN mass will be offered at s:15 m.
Interment Tuesday, May 10. at Canton,
Pa .
Evening star., 1949-05-08

ENNIS, JOHN D. On Saturday, May ~, Z,
1949, ct the home Of his & daughter. ssoS
of the late Marie Josephine Ennis, fatner
OF Mrs. Madeline j. OMalley OF Wasnins-
ton, D. c. Remains resting At the ?. =
Hines Co. Funeral Home. 390l l4tn ST.
NV Notice OF funeral later.
Evening star., 1949-08-28

Public schools open September
6 and pupils not already registered
may do so on the first day.
Prince Georges County.
Public schools open September
IL with registration the first day
for those not already signed up.
Arlington County.
Public schools open September
6. All children except the 10th,
18th and 18th graders at Wash
ington-Lee High School will reg
lister Tuesday. The pupils in the
three upper grades of the Wash
ington-Lee High School will reg
lister as follows-10th grade on
Wednesday. 18th on Thursday and
18th on Friday. all at 9 am.
The Tuesday registration sched-
ule is as follows: Elementary pu-
pills who will attend the same
school they did last year, 9 am. to
10 am; children entering Ar
lington schools for first time or a
different school, 10 am. to noon;
Junior high pupils, including those
at Washmgton-Lee High School,
$50 am: all junior and senior
high pupils entering Hoffman
Boston School for Negroes, am,
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Caroline Girl 10 Reiun
Over Maryland Fair
BY the Associated Press

TIMONIUM. Md, Aug. 81
Mary EVeland. 17-year-old Caro-
line County girl who designs and
makes her own clothes, was
crowned State Farm Queen" to-
day.
The tall, brown-eyed brunette
from Ridgely will reign over the
68th annual State Fair here from
Wednesday until September 10.
She was selected from farm girl
entries from each of Maryland S
% counties in contest sponsored
by the State Farm Bureau.
Virginia Garst, 16-year old
Frederick girl, was runner-up in
the contest, which is based on
homemaking ability, education
and poise, as well as good looks
and personality.
The third-place winner was
Talbot County's entry, Virginia
Plugge, II, of Cordova.
Wilson Heaps. president of the
farm bureau, crowned the new
queen and presented her with
a silver bowl. Matt Dagger, presi-
dent of the fair. gave a two-pound
box of candy to each of the other
contestants.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
National Seafood Festival
Slated at Hampton, Va.

The second annual National
Seafood Festival will be held in
Hampton. Va, September 16 and
II, the Virginia Department of
Conservation and Development
announced yesterday.
The festival will open at 8 pm.
with the arrival of King Neptune
on his royal" barge. At 8 pm,
he is scheduled to join Queen
Lorelei at her coronation cere-
mony, which will be followed by
street dancing.
The following day a public sea-
food feast will be held from II
am. until l pm. at the recrea-
ton area of Langley Field, Va.
A parade will follow the feast
and a dance in the evening will
climax the festival week end.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Laurel Bypass, Bethesda
Tunnel Contracts Are LET
BY the Associotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 81. - The
State Roads Commission an
nounced today it had let another
$2,441 ,098 in contracts as a part
of its $40,000,000 highway i'm
provement program for 1949. The
list included:
A 3.7-mile bypass of Laurel
on the Washington Baltimore
boulevard to relieve congestion on
the heavily travelled road; Will
liams Construction Co., 1904 ,665.
Building of a pedestrian tunnel
under the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road tracks on Bradley boulevard,
Bethesda; Leo Butler Co., Silver
Spring, $31, ,103.
Reconstruction of a 5.8-mile
section of the La Plata Indian
Head road in Charles County; F. P.
Asher. jr., g. Sons. Annapolis,
$398. .254
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Public and Purochiu| Schools
OfD.C c. Area to Open Sept. 6-12

Vacation days soon will be a
thing of the past. District public
schools will open September IL,
registration will be held September
/, 2. 6 and 8.
The Catholic schools of the
Washington archdiocese open Sep
tember for half day sessions with
the first full-day session scheduled
for September IL. The private
Catholic elementary and second
ary schools open on dates starting
September 6 and running through
September 81.
The opening of the public
schools varies in the nearby count
les. Here is the schedule:
Montgomery County.
Public schools open September
II. Principals will return next
Thursday for conferences and
teachers will return September
6. Registration will be held Sep
tember 8 and 8.
Alexandria.
Public schools open September
8 with the first full-day session
September 9. Registration will be
held September 6 and 7.
Evening star., 1949-08-28

story to the point where the Fed
eral regulars made their stand ION
this very hill," Mr.. Hutton nodded
his head in assent as did Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Dogan., whose
family owned the house for gen.
erations before it's sale to the
chamber in 1947.
Other students of the battle and
many members of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy
who were in charge of the bunt-
ing -draped grandstand, smiled in
appreciation of the accurate de-
tails-complete with flying "minie
balls
Some of the spectators whis-
pered to one another that "Dogan
House was hit by cannon ball. y
Others remarked that it was there
Lee and Longstreet ate breakfast
on the battles last day.
The cabin. which has been re-
paired slightly to prevent further
decomposition, was described in
an aside by E. D. Gothwaite, presi-
dent of the chamber:
I'VE were praying it wouldn't
fall apart before today"
Gothwaite Presents Deed.
Mr.. Gothwaite presented the
deed of the house to Thomas j
Allen. regional director of the
National Park Service.
Getting more applause than the
Marine Band or the guest speak
er's introduction by Maj. Gen.
Lemuel c. Shepherd, commandant
of the Quantico Marine Base. were
the words Of Or. Freeman:
1Alf virginians, all Southerners
all Americans-stould be
proud on this memorable occa-
sion. 4
The ceremony ended with Mr..
Hutton driving away in a 1925
sedan. A slight mist filled his
eyes. Looking back down the
State highway. all that was left
of the historic event were red,
white and blue pinwheels caused
by the waving flags held by the
youngsters of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard E. Churchill of Manassas.
Gayle, 4. and Littleton, 3, could
do no more as the great-great-
grandchildren of Capt. Lucian A.
Davis of the Prince William Coun-
ty Cavalry.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Fair in Montgomery
Closes After $1,000
See Horse Contests

The Montgomery County Fair
at Gaithersburg proved better
drawing card than it's sponsors
expected when an estimated is, 900
people attended the closing day
of the fair yesterday.
1t was the largest attendance
since the opening Thursday. w. H
McCaney. who lives on a large
farm at Fairland was SO impressed
with the 1949 fair that ne has
offered timber on 80 acres of his
farm for construction of more
buildings.
And a few people have offered
to help us cut the timber" said
Roscoe N. Whip, assistant county
agent.
Yesterdays crowds we're en-
thusiastic about the workhorse and
saddle horse events that wound
up the program. William Page of
Buckeystown. captured most prizes
in the Percheron competitions.
Mr.. Pages stallion was grand
champion, and his entries also
were grand champion and Junior
champion Of the mare division.
Junior champion stallion of the
show was entered by Charles M
Thomas, Rockville.
There were two grade draft
horse winners. Mr.. Thoma.
entered the prize mare, and Ear
Barkdoll. of Clear Springs, entered
the prize gelding.
Horses owned by Charles Sha'
!. fer. Hagerstown. won both Hgh
and heavy team pulling contests
His pair pulled more than Is tons
Winners of other horse team
contests were:
Two horse team, Mr.. Barkdoll
four horse team, Mr.. Thomas, anc
six-horse team. Joseph r. Harrin
Rockville.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
District Cigarette Tax
New Expected 10 Yield
Over Million Yearly

Collector of Taxes Guy w. Pear.
son expects that the cent-a-pacl
cigarette tax which went In eff.
feet here August l will bring ths
District well over 81 900 900 q year
rather than the expected $500, 900
Mr.. Pearson yesterday based his
prediction on the fact that rev
enue from the sale of stamps, i'm
pressions and licenses under the
tax act has totaled nearly $108, 200
so far this month.
The tax collector said he views
this month as a usual one for
the returns. In July. when whole
salers and retailers were prepar-
ing for the levy. the District COL
lected more than $4,000, but Mr..
Pearson pointed out that this fig
ure included a large proportion
of the license fees.
Busy Month Ahead.
Indications are, he said, that
dealers are not buying more than
a months supply of stamps ahead.
The Cigarette Tax Unit. he
pointed out, has agreed to set i'm
preston meters on the dealers
stamping machines weekly rather
than monthly, as originally plan
ned.
During the last two weeks and
the next two. Mr.. Pearson said,
16 examiners and inspectors are
spending their time visiting every
place of business where cigarettes
are sold to see that the packs are
stamped and the dealers have
licenses.
He said cases have been dis
covered where cigarettes are sold
unstamped and dealers do not
have licenses. In these instances,
the tax men are explaining the
of the tax act.
Sales Tax Return Awaited.
First returns on the 2 per cent
sales tax which also went into ef-
feet August will not come in
until September 20 for the month
of August. ~.
The tax collector said also that
his Office would be ready by Sep
tember l to begin seizures of
property to satisfy delinquent
personal property tax claims on
persons who have not paid their
back taxes after receiving Today
seizure notices.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Foirfox Police Probe
CuttIe RustIinq Case

Fairfax County police are in
vestigating what they believe to
be a modern-day rustling Case.
Police said two Holstein heifers
disappeared Thursday from the
barn of w. j. Moore at Fairfax
Station. Detective William Dur
rer said Mr.. Moore found the ami
mails were missing when he 1e-
turned from work Thursday eve
ming.
Tire marks indicated a light
pickup truck had backed up TO
the barn. The heifers were IN the
barn when Mr.. Moore left for work
Thursday morning, police said.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Issuing Of Forms
For G| Insurance.
Dividend Begins.
Application Blanks
For Veterans to Be
Available Tomorrow

Washington area World War II
beginning tomorrow. can
pick up forms to apply for their
slices of a $2,SOO,OOO 900 dividend
to be distributed among present
and past holders of National Serv-
ice Life Insurance policies.
The forms will be available at
post Offices. Veterans Administra-
ton Offices and headquarters of
veterans groups.
The tremendous dividend de-
claration came about because as
sets of the mutual CT insurance
plan exceeded the plans present
and potential obligations. VA
said more than 10000, 900 policies
which will share in the payment
have been issued.
Payments by 1850.
There's no easy pattern a vet
eran can use to estimate his share
officials explained, because of the
complicated formula VA is using
to determine it. The main factors
involved are the face amount OF
the policy 900 to 100000, the
length of time it was kept il,
force. and the veterans age at the
time the policy was issued.
VA expects to start sending out
checks by January, 1850. After
that, they are expected to flow
through the mails at the rate of
100000 day. About 146,00O
veterans of the last war live in
Washington.
The form. which must be filed
in order for the, dividend to be
paid. is a three-part card.
The first part contains instruc-
tions. The applicant tears this
off and keeps it.
The middle part contains nine
spaces which must be filled in with
essential data. On the reverse
side, the veteran fills in his return
address. On the third part the
applicant prints his name and ad-
dress. He then folds these two
parts of the form. puts a 1-cent
stamp on it and mails tit is
-addressed-to VA.
Places to Get Forms
On receipt. VA stamps an ap-
plication number on the third
part and mails it back to the ap-
plicant as an acknowledgment OF
his application.
In addition to post Offices, the
forms may be obtained at the
Washington VA regional Office,
1925 II street NV; thesmain VA
Office, Vermont avenue and n
street NV, and the Veterans In
formation Center. Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
Ihey also may be had at the
D. C. Department. Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, 1919 K street NV;
D. C. Department, American Le-
gion. 1887 Fifteenth street NV,
and at individual Legion posts
Disabled American Veterans Head
quarters, 170l Eighteenth street
NV; American Veterans Com
mittee Clubhouse, 1851 New
Hampshire avenue NV: Ameri-
can Veterans of World War II
clubhouses at 1142 Eighteenth
street NV. and 1886 Connec-
ticut avenue; American Red Cross
chapters at 1870 E street NV,
4l12 Hamilton street, Hyattsville; !;
All Highland avenue, Bethesda;
709 Cameron street, Alexandria; :;
4333 Lee boulevard, Arlington
and at Falls Church
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Arlington and Fairfax New Quarantine Rules
Lead Virginia Counties Ease Isolation Periods
In Paying Own Way For Several Diseases
Arlington led all Virginia coun-

Arlington led all Virginia coun-
ties last year in the percentage of
money raised locally for govern
ment costs. Fairfax was second.
Arlington was way out in front,
providing 80.85 per cent OF its
total revenues and Fairfax Coun-
ty raised 69.87 per cent of it's total
income, according to the State
auditors report released yester-
day.
Only nine other counties con-
tributed more than so per cent
of their total incomes. They were
Albemarle, Chesterfield, Elizabeth
City, Giles, Norfolk, Princess Anne,
Prince William, Warren and War
wick.
The State provided more money
for the total cost of Government
in Virginia's 100 counties than
the counties raised locally.
County revenues from local,
state and Federal sources for the
1948 fiscal year amounted to s62,-
870,661. The localities raised
$23,522,374 of the amount; the
State put up $29,595. .275 and Fed
eral supplements amounted to "a
750,012.
Report Interprets Figures.
In 1910 locally raised revenues
amounted to S8.57 per capita
against State supplements of $5.21.
In 1948 per capita county revenues
were $1499 from local sources and
$15.56 from State supplements. A
Federal supplement of $2.49 per
capita put the total per capita
revenues at $S3,04.
The steady increase in State
appropriations for schools is the
principal reason the State is bear
ing the largest share of local
county government. In the 1910
fiscal year State supplements to
counties for school purposes
amounted to $6,968,631; in 1915
these supplements amounted te
$40, l22. 1868.
Evening star., 1949-08-28

New quarantine regulations, in
cluding reductions in isolation
periods of several communicable
diseases, were announced last
night by the District Health De-
.partment.
DR.. Carl c. Dauer. District epi-
demiologist. said the reductions
are due partly to new methods
of treatment and partly to in
creased knowledge about conta-
gion. In some cases, children
have been kept out of school for
too long under previous regula-
tions, he said.
Most of the changes already
have been put into effect in
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Meningitis Quarantine Cut.
These are the main changes:
/. Restriction of chicken pox
patients to their homes is reduced
from 40 days and until all scabs
are removed" to "seven days fol-
lowing the appearance of the
eruption
2. Exclusion from school of
contacts of measles victims is
eliminated.
3. The quarantine period of the
epidemic form of meningitis is
reduced from IA days to three
days, if the patient receives ade-
quate sulfonamide treatment.
4. The isolation period of
mumps is reduced from 40 days
until the swelling has subsidized" to
tive days after the appearance of
the swelling"
5. The isolation period of scar
let fever patients is reduced from
IA to seven days. There will be no
quarantine of household contacts
over the age of Is years, provided
they do not give nursing care to
the patient.
6. Ringworm is to be included as
a reportable disease to the Health
Department.
Z. Changes regarding the dis
posal of bodies of persons dying of
some communicable diseases are
authorized.
The principal change in the lat
ter point, Dr.. Dauer said. will per-
NIT bodies to be handled by un-
dertakers in their establishments
Previously, this was forbidden.
The changes, DR.. Dauer said,
were requested a few weeks ago
and included in a Commissioners
order on August Is.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
By Jeon Rogers
Stor Sfoff Correspondent


| MANASSAS, Va. Aug. 81
Dogan House, a diplapidated 150-
year-old cabin with a past, was
PRESENTED to the Government as
gift today with dignified -four
isheS.
More than $50 staunch Virgin
ians, carrying the STARS and
Bars gathered at pm. in a
pasture of the Zouave Hill farms
(down Route 211 piece from Gen.
treville) to watch the ceremony.
The weathered wood. brick and
stone house across the road to the
north was given by the Prince
William County Chamber of Com
merce to the National Park Ser
vice. The site of the Second
Battle of Manassas Q862) will be
added to the Manassas National
Battlefield Park.
The sway-backed structure was
built as an overseer's house about
1900 on the Bull Run tract owned
by Robert King" Carter.
Old Man Tells Story.
Giving extra authenticity to the
battle history related by DR..
Douglas Southall Freeman in a
speech were the words of 92-year-
old Henry I. Hutton of Warren
ton:
II was only S years old at the
time, but I remember seein' dead
soldiers lying over there" The
pink-faced, white mustached Mr..
Hutton pointed to a small rise TO-
the north tGroveton Heights. 81
DR.. Freeman. biographer of Lee
and Washington and editor of the
Richmond News-Leader. began
his log of the fighting by pointing
out that today was the 87th an
niversary of the beginning of the
Second Battle of Manassas.
"On the 9th. Jackson moved
through Manassas and went to
work on the Federals supply base, |"
the historian said. And boy, did
they have good food and drink!
He moved over to Groveton and
established himself and up the
road marched the Kings division.
jackson saw it and his mouth
watered. On the 29th ="
AS DR.. Freeman continued his