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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21
Thanksgiving Service Sci
Al Cathedral Tonig hi

A service of Thanksgiving will
be held in Washington Cathedral
at 8 o'clock tonight as the final
meeting of the Washington Do
cesar Mission conducted by the
Rev. Bryant Green OF Birming-
ham, England, the past week.
Last night more than $500 per-
sons filled the cathedral and over
flowed into nearby st. Adams
Church to hear Mr.. Green. A
public address system brought his
talk to those listening outside the
cathedral.
God does not enter our lives
to take something out OF them,
but to bring to us riches Of which
we would never know without
Him." the English evangelist de-
clared. Being a true Christian
does not mean giving up our fun.
abandoning thoughts of q desir-
able marriage, risking failure in
business, establishment and
Illustration. God wants to give US
something-not take something
away-if we will only take Him
into our hearts and let him."
It was estimated that more than
Is, 900 persons heard Mr.. Green
during the mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21
American Greed Best Hope.
For Man, 6. u. Session Told

mo one in his right senses can
hold forth a better hope for man
on earth than that contained
seminally In our basic American
creed" the Rev: Gerard F. Yates,
S. j., dean Of the Georgetown
Graduate School, said yesterday at
the schools fall convocation.
Exercises at which the Very Rev.
Hunter Guthrie, s. j., president OF
Georgetown University, presided
were held in CASTOR Hall. Prof.
Francis G. Wilson of the Univer-
sity of Illinois spoke on Demo-
cratic Theory: A Central Issue"
Father Yates commended it was
the mission Of scholars, particu-
larly Georgetown scholars, to "re-
invigorate American society" and
to avert disaster by preserving its
ancient traditions and origins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21
Thomas Trial Put Off
For Another Week

Trial of Representative Thomas.
Republican, of New Jersey on four
charges was postponed today until
next Monday because his attorney
is still tied up in another case.
The Thomas trial was due to
start today after a long series OF
postponements, but William H.
Collins, defense counsel. told
Judge Alexander Holtzon that he
is still trying the William tSnags)
Lewis gambling case.
Mr.. Collins said he was fairly
confident that the trial Of Lewis
and 10 co-defendants will con-
clude Wednesday. District Court
will take a Thanksgiving recess
until next Monday.
Mr.. Thomas. former chairman
of the House Committee on. I'm
American Activities. was indicted
a year ago on chages Of conspir-
acy to defraud the Government
and on three counts of filing false
claims in connection with his
congressional Office payroll. His
former secretary. Miss Heleh
Campbell, was indicted on the
conspiracy charge.
The case was originally sched-
uIed to go to trial in March but
was repeatedly postponed be-
cause of Mr.. Thomas illness.
Early this month, however, Judge
Holtzoff got medical reports that
Mr.. Thomas is now able to stand
trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21
Roosevelt Mosquers
To Give Piuy Tomorrow

4 The Masquers of Roosevelt
Lenter, a drama group sponsored
INV the District Recreation De-
y,artment, will present their first
play OF the season at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow in the Roosevelt High
School auditorium, Thirteenth
and Upshur streets NV.
The cast of the. three-act COM
edy-mystery, 'Laburnum Grove"
will include Thomas Keenan,,
* athryn Davis, Samuel Sherwood,
5loria Davis, Rhodes K. Sherer,
Nary L. Adams, Bob Misner, Mil
TON Cheshis and Arthur c. MUIR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21

caught a forward pass to score
his teams second touchdown in
the waning minutes of the game.
Edmonds, a Marine veteran. was
killed when the automobile he
had borrowed ran off the road
and overturned. He was riding
with a friend. Willard L. Wade,
of Clifton Forge, Va, who was
uninjured.
Thrown Out Of Car.
When the car dropped off the
side of the road. the door swung
open and Edmonds was pitched
out, according to a university
spokesman. The football player
who was married and the father OF
an infant daughter. received a
broken neck.
The automobile was only slightly
damaged and Mr.. Wade said he
did not believe Edmonds would
have been injured If the door had
not swung ajar.
The accident occurred only q
short distance from Scott Stadium
where 10000 had cheered when
Edmonds scored his touchdown.
Mrs. Edmonds is a secretary In
the Office of Norton G. Pritchett
the director of the university's
athletics. and she and her hus-
band had left their daughter with
friends during the game and eve
ming.
The football player and Mr.
Wade had gone for the child and
finding the friends had retired
were returning to the Edmonds
apartment when the accident &C.
CURED.
Squad Visits Funeral Home.
Yesterday the entire Virgins
football squad visited the funera
home where the players body was
taken prior to being removed te
Hampton, Va. his former home
for burial services tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21
|HyattsyiIIe 10 Probe
$4,000 B|aze'at
Engineering Plant

Hyattsville Fire Department Of
ficials today planned an investi-
cation to determine the origin of
a blaze which yesterday caused
an estimated $4,000 to 900
damage at the Conner Engineer
ing and Manufacturing Co., 4706
Rhode Island avenue. Hyattsville.
The fire, which was discovered
about 4:30 pm. destroyed the in
terror of the one-story cinder
block building. About eight fire.
men were overcome by smoke.
Seven Prince Georges County
volunteer fire departments and
three rescue squads, including
one from Bethesda Chevy Chase,
responded to three separate
alarms, all of which were sounded
within 10 minutes.
Lionel G. Conner, owner Of the
firm, said his company manufac-
lures equipment for overhauling
and testing Navy airplane engines
and that most Of the work was
being done under Navy contract.
He said no secret or confidential
Navy equipment or plans were in
the building at the time of the
fire. He added he had been to
the building Saturday and had
taken confidential plans home
with him.
Mr.. Conner said one fireman
told him the blaze may have
started as a result of short
circuited light switch.
He said the equipment which
was damaged was valued at be-
tween Sis, 1000 and $4,000 and that
the building also was valued at
about the same amount.
Firemen fighting the flames
were handicapped by dense fumes
and smoke believed to have come
from 20 gallons Of heavy lubri-
eating oil stored in the building
The firemen also reported num-
Der of electrical flashes and q
small explosion believed to have
been the oil igniting.
Firemen prevented the flames
from spreading next door to the
District Oxygen Co. plant at 4704
Rhode Island avenue, which con.
tanned an estimated $4,000 cubic
feet of compressed gas.
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Chest Expecting
Large Gains in
Reports Today
; Meetings Scheduled;
Holiday to CurtoiI
Activity During Week

New reports from the Commu-
nifty Chest drives three biggest
divisions were expected to make
an appreciable reduction today in
the $1,23O,000 still to be raised.
Government and Business I
Qarge firm solicitors were to
meet at the Hotel Washington.
At the Willard Hotel, residential
workers were to stage luncheon
with Mrs. Truman as the guest Of
honor.
Today marks the start Of the
$3,991,719 campaigns fourth re-
port week. The fourth general re-
port luncheon, at which all nine
divisions covering the Metropoli-
tan Area will make returns, is
scheduled Wednesday.
Drive to Continue.
Thursdays Thanksgiving holi-
day will prevent further report
ing this week. but later report
meetings will be announced We'd
nesday in accordance with the
campaign leadership's decision to
continue soliciting.
Chairman Frank j. Luchs an
nounced Friday that the fund
raising effort will continue until
the goal is achieved. Up to today's
meetings, the total stod at SO per
cent.
Arthur H. Kruse, executive di-
rector of United Community
Services, the Washington orgaai-
zation through which Chest funds
are distributed, was to address
today's residential luncheon. Mrs.
Theodore o. Wedel, unit chair
man, was to preside.
Judge Myers to Speak.
At the Government meeting,
Municipal Judge Frank H. Myers
was to be the speaker, with Assist
ant Secretary Of the Treasury
John s. Graham as presiding OH
Ger.
Speaker for the Business I
group was to be Everett j. Booth
by, president Of the Washington
Gas Light Co. Mr.. Luchs was to
preside.
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Coach Art Guepe and John Thorn
as of Charleston, w. Va, captain
Of the Virginia team, will attend
the funeral.
Mr.. Guepe paid tribute to Ed
monds as a player and said this
is the saddest thing to have hap
pened to me in my coaching expe-
rience."
During the war, the Player was
an anti-aircraft gunner In the Pa
ciflc. He was a graduate OF Hamp-
ton High School, where he was q
four letter athlete.
!. His widow is the former Viz
ginia Lee Potter Of Newport News.
They were married In 1913.
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was given a card to take back to
the hospital.
Bill was $500.
When Kenny went home, the
hospital marked his bill Paid in
Full'-without asking for a single
dollar. The bill was nearly $500.
Kenny's story is true, although
this is not his real name. This is
Kenny on the Casualty Hospital
operating table, with the surgeon
who saved him from possible loss
of his right fo6t. .Iae ihsuperable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21

Where's my mommy, where's
my mommy?"
The tiny voice was pinched,
frightened. The little boys brown
eyes peered up, wide. intent.
At the center of the operating
table, rubber-gloved hands quickly
wrapped an end of gauze around
his leg and smoothed on some
powdery stuff. The plaster cast
was nearly ready to begin setting.
Kenny half-closed his eyes
again, and waited. Across his mind
flashed the memory of another
moment when he lay, helpless, by
the roadside. his foot caught ago.
nizingly in the wheel of the over
turned bike, with 15-year-old Mary
Lou nearby. crying for help.
Mary Lou had ridden over from
her house and invited Kenny to
go for a ride. He had thought it
would be great fun. on the back of
her big bike. They started oil.
Then a motor-scoote Zoomed up
behind and boy reached out and
grabbed Mary LOUIS hand. Before
Kenny even could shout. they were
speeding along faster than he had
ever dreamed of. Then the bike
swerved-and Kenny screamed.
His ankle was between the spokes.
20 Days Before Operation.
In the emergency room, the doc
tor looked-and frightened his lips.
The flesh at Kenny's ankle was
torn to the bone. The wound was
dirty. It would be many long
day before Kenny walked normally
ever.
Twenty eight of those days
passed before Kenny could go in
to the operating room. They were
% days of pain, of long needles
jabbed into him. of pills, and in
quisitive doctors. Days when
Kenny had always to wait until
2 o'clock for Mommy to come -
and had. to watch her go away
again at 4; or maybe she would
not come until Z, only to leave soon
after. Days when there was little
to do except lie in bed and want
to be outside again.
One day was better. The week
after the accident, Kenny had his
fourth birthday. Mommy and
Dad came. bringing two little
music boxes from the lady at the
store near home. and a toy banjo.
Miss Michael. the Sunday-school
teacher. came one day, too, She
brought coloring books, and a toy
car. and some chewing gum.
Kenny had to have ether for
both his operations. The first was
to cut away dead tissue and pre-
pare his ankle for skin graft
from his thigh. The second one
was the actual grating. 1t ex-
tended for about three square
inches. Afterwards. the surgeon
put the cast on. After two more
weeks - seven in all - Kenny
went home again.
Father Couldn't Pay Bill.
Kenny's father couldn't pay the
hospital bill. {
He told the doctor why the first
night. in the emergency room. His
wifs gwsx sick; he RN paid for i
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Cras'
Fatal 70 Fl. BeIvoir G,
Alexandra Man

A Fort Belvoir soldier was killed
and a 22-year-ol Alexandria mar
fatally injured in an accident late
Saturday night on Route GA. q
mile east of F'ranconia, Va.
Fairfax County police at Grove
ton listed the dead as Corpl.
Thomas Ray Coleman, %. who
was killed instantly. and Lind
bergh Tyree. of 203 Chinquapin
Village, Alexandria, who died five
hours after the crash in Alexan-
dria Hospital.
Both we're riding on a motor
cycle which crashed head-on into
an automobile driven by Thomas
S. Wray, 80, Of Route S, Alexan-
dria, police said. Mr.. Wray and
three passengers in his car were
injured, but not seriously.
Police said they were unable to
determine who was driving the
motorcycle, although it was owned
by Corpl. Coleman.
The soldier died Of head and
back injuries. Mr.. Tyree suffered
internal and body injuries and
shock. /
Other passengers in the auto
mobile were identified by police
as Mrs. Inez A. Wray, 80. wife OF
Mr.. Wray, who suffered severe
face cuts: Marshall F. Morris, 20,
of 1874 Ellsworth street. Alexan-
dria, who was cut and bruised,
and his wife, Catherine, %, whose
nose was broken.
The accident occurred about II
p.m. Saturday. Occupants of the
car told police the motorcycle was
travelling at a high rate OF speed
on the wrong side Of the highway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21
Condition
Critical After Fall

Mrs. Martha A. Clark, 26, Of
1411 Morse street NE, was still
unconscious and in a critical con-
dition today in Gallinger Hospital
where she was taken Saturday
night after falling from a second
floor, window of her home.
Thomas Mcbride, of the same
address, said he left her alone in
q room for a few minutes and
when he returned found her miss
ing. He looked out the open win.
dow and saw her on the concrete
walk below.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21

than 200 have records Of men,
bership OF Is years or more.
In many ways the board has
fulfilled the purposes for which
it was formed. 1.-THE board" &C
cording to Mr.. Siddons. Stands
for improvement in our everyday
life-in transportation trade de-
velopment, the public school sys-
tenn and other municipal facilities,
housing, liaison between the city
and the Congress, furtherance OF
music, art and other cultural as
poets that make for q full COM
munity life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21
Looking Forward at so
Looking Forward at 60 s. e~.~''~S"~.~
Washington Board of Trade
To Mark 6 Decades of Service
First of a serieS)
by Cecil F. HoIIond

Next week the Washington
Board of Trade will take a long
look backward and an even longer
look forward.
The occasion will be the five-day
anniversary celebration of the
8,6O0-member organization that
had a modest beginning go years
ago this month with a meeting OF
a small group of business and pro-
fessional men.
During the varied program ar
ranged for the celebration, includ-
ing a general membership meeting
next Monday night to pay tribute
to long time members OF the or
ganization, there will be, probably,
more looking forward than back
ward.
At least that is the hope Of
Frederick P. H. Siddons, this years
of the distinctive Wash
ington organization that is one Of
the largest such groups in the
country.
60 Years Are Prologue.
1.-THE Board of Trades first so
years are merely prologue" in the
opinion of Mr.. Siddons, an official
of the American Security 81 Trust
Co. 1.-THE manifold accomplish
ments of the past which stand as
to the men sparkling
the Board of Trade are nothing
more than beginning"
AS a beginning. the accomplish
ments of six decades are impress
sive. They have stamped the Board
of Trade as more a civic than a
trade organization and if the title
which the group has carried for
three score years seems now some
thing Of a misnomer, it is in kindly
difference to a rich tradition Of
service.
In the way of things for which
the board has labored long and
faithfully, the accomplishments
add up to much that make Wash
ington what it is today capital
known throughout the world for
it's classic beauty.
The boards records, the matter
of-fact reports of its officers and
committee chairmen. reflect the
vision of a greater and more beau
tiful Washington that seems to
have inspired members Of the Or
ganization. They reveal the
boards support of such things as
the planning Of the Capitals i'm
posing and orderly array Of Gov
eminent buildings, its broad ave-
nues, its expansive parks, its pub
lie library system and other at
tainments, cultural as well as
physical.
Fights for Representation.
There is also in the boards rec
ords a monument of another kind.
This is one to the futility of the
organizations long fight for ma
tional representation for the vote
less citizens of the Nations Capt.
tai. The fight was undertaken
nearly 40 years ago. Still No.
on the organizations list of prof.
ects for this year-perhaps fol
years to come-is this question Of
! nome rule and national repre-
sentation which the board regards
as "a fundamental requisite to To-
| cal self-government. "
! It is one of the boards continu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21
Virginia u. Mourns
Death Of HaIhack
In Auto Accident
Special Dispatch 10 The Stor

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Me-.
21.-The University of Virginia
today mourned the death of one
of it's varsity football players who
was killed early yesterday in q
freak automobile accident.
He was Gene Edmonds, rs, a
halfback on the team that scarce
ly IL hours before his death had
been defeated, 28-14. by Tulane
University here. Edmonds had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21

ing projects. Others and newer
ones have arisen from the rapid
growth of Washington in recent
years and the developments
brought on by the war. Out Of
these has come a vision of Wash
ington as a world capital and one
of the Nations largest metropoli-
tan centers.
So the board is taking the long
look ahead in keeping with by
laws adopted so years ago calling
for it to consider and act upon
matters concerning the COM
merce, prosperity and advance
ment of the material interests Of
the National Capital"
That purpose Of the Board OF
Trade was set forth with the or
ganizational meeting on Thanks
giving Eve. November ~. 1889,
in the red parlor of the old Eb-
bitt House which occupied the
present site of the National Press
Building at Fourteenth and F
streets NV.
Beriah wilkins Sent Out Call.
In that day of the bustles and
horse carriages some of Washing
toms leading business and pro-
fesslonal men became concerned
because there was no such organ
ization promoting the welfare of
the Nations Capital. There had
been Merchants Exchange In
the 1865 and in 1865 a Board of
Trade had been organized. But
they failed and for years there
was no trade or civic body repre-
senting the people Of Washing
ton.
The call for the organizing
meeting was sent out by Beriah
wilkins Of the Washington Post
inviting "a few Of the represent.
alive businessmen" to be present
and "join in what promises to be
a very important and influential
organization"
The meeting attracted even
more than were expected and I'M
der the guidance of Crosby s.
Noyes of the Washington Star. as
temporary chairman, an organ
ization was formed. Col. Myron
M. Parker, an insurance man and
a Civil War veteran, was chosen
as president, and with slate Of
officers representing the business
and professional life Of Washing
ton the Board Of Trade was
launched.
Commenting on the organiza-
ton of the board, The Star on Mo-
vember &c.; 1889, said:
1.-THE new Board Of Trade for
Washington starts out with
good prospects of success /. the
time seems now ripe for establish
ment of an effective, useful and
permanent board"
Began With $50 Members.
The Stars forecast Of q useful
and permanent organization
proved correct. The board has
grown steadily. A year after 1t
was formed it had 230 members.
Now it's more than $500 men,
berships include 116 business firms
that were operating here so years
ago.
Ten Of its individual members
have been connected with the
board for so years or more. More
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five operations for her. A year
earlier, his house had burned
down. It had been rented, but all
their possessions were in it -
there wasn't q change of clothes
left. He was working - as a
mechanic, at $50 a week - but
it took all the cash he could mus
ter to buy food, and clothes, and
pay the rent. There were three
children besides Kenny-Dale. IL,
and Rod, 7, and the baby. Tim,
only year bid. Dale had had an
appendicitis operation only last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21

fall, and that wasn't paid for yet.
The doctor treasured him.
Never mind, his boy would be
taken care of anyway. They
would see about the bill later.
Kenny's father tried the public
welfare Office. But he was earn
ing steady pay, they said. He
wasn't entitled to help there.
Then the hospital surprised
him. Instead of demanding pay
ment. a staff member sent him to
an address on L street. Again he
told his story, and this time he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21
Judge Studies Motion
,8a -.
To Bar Evidence by
.Fihe|Iy in Lewis Case

District Court Judge Matthew
Mcguire today took under advise
ment a defense motion that would
exclude the evidence of Assistant
United States Attorney John w.
FINELY in the gambling trial OF
William (Snags) Lewis and thir-
teen other defendants.
AS the trial ended it's fourth
week this morning Judge MCGUIRE
permitted renewed argument by
Defense Attorney Charles E. Ford
against the legality of the execu-
ton of the warrant issued against
the defendants. Before the be-
ginning of the trial the legality
of the warrant had been upheld
by Judge Edward M. Curran.
If the motion were granted, 1t
would exclude the testimony given
by Mr.. FINELY that several Of the
defendants had admitted corspir-
ing with Lewis to operate a $14.-
600 ,000-a-year numbers syndicate
in the District area.
Cites Warrant Address.
Mr.. Ford argued, in the absence
OF the jury, that the testimony
given by Mr.. Finely should be ex-
cluded because the warrant
against the defendants had not
been properly executed by the
arresting officers. He offered tt
prove that the address on the war.
rant was not that of the Bladens.
burg. Md. headquarters in which
the defendants were arrested or
the night of March IS.
MI. Ford added that the de-
PENDANTS were not taken immed-
lately before a. United States
Commissioner for arrangement but
were taken instead to Mr.. Fihelly's
Office in District Court where the
statements reported by Mr.. FL
belly were allegedly made.
Judge Mcclure commented that
II can see no error in what Judge
Curran has done" in ruling on
the legality of the warrant and
it's execution. However, he said
he would take the matter under
Amusement. s*...
Checks Put In Evidence.
At this mornings session. As
sistant United States Attorney
William Hitz produced in evidence
a series of Government checks,
made out to four civilian employees
at the Naval Gun Factory. Sew
eral OF the checks bore the in
dorsement of the Car Credit Co.,
Inc, an organization which the
Government contends served as
the District banking establish
ment for the Maryland operation.
Mr.. Hitz called as a witness AL
bert A. Stroll of Lanhanl, Md,
whose Endorsement also appeared
on several of the checks. Mr..
Stroll refused to state his occu-
patton or answer questions about
how the checks came into his
possession, or what consideration
was given the Government en-
ployes in return on the grounds
that the answers might Hcrim-
mate him.
The Government said it would
finish its case this afternoon, if
possible, after hearing from three
more witnesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21
Civilians to Hear Educator

The Rev. Charles s. Martin,
headmaster Of st. Adams School
for Boys. will be guest speaker at
the 1890 pm. luncheon tomor-
row Of the Civitan Club Of WASH
ington at the Maydower Hotel.
He will deliver q THANKSGIVING
Message"