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Evening star., 1949-07-14
Cochran Memorial School
Honors I. Penn Coleman
Nv the Assoeio,sd Press

STAUNTON. Va, July 1T
Penn Coleman of Norfolk wa.
elected life honorary president o1
the John T. Cochran Memoria.
School No. / yesterday at the an
nual election of officers of the
Masonic school for instruction In
rituals.
The school is in annual session
at Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance. with more than
$50 persons in attendance.
Succeeding Mr.. Coleman as
president is Harold B. Stephenson
of Palmyra. who served for seven
years as vice president.
Rudolph r. Cook, Portsmouth,
present grand senior warden,
grand lodge. of Virginia. was
named vice president. Chosen
secretary treasurer was E. c.
Glover. jr.. Victoria.
Charles A. Cornell. Alexandria
presented an American flag to the
school on behalf of the Alexan-
dria- Washington Lodge No. %.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
" the Assoe;otsd Press

BALTIMORE, July 14.-Attor-
ney General Hall Hammond ruled
yesterday that the State Board
of Motion Picture Censors ex-
ceeded its authority in banning
the film, "On Polish Land"
The boards action was "es-
sentially a censorship of propa-
ganda basis" Mr.. Hammond said
in formal opinion to Gov. Lane
He said the Maryland statute
empowers the board to ban only
those Aims which are obscene
indecent. immoral. inhuman. sac
rilegious or debase or corrupt
morals or incite to crime"
The attorney general ruled the
State does not give the censors
legal power to extend their au-
thority ito the field Of ideas"
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Tornado HitsNewportNews,
Damaging Buildings, Trees
By the Associotsd Press

By the Associotsd Press
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. July IA.
This city escaped with only
minor damage yesterday as a tor
nado ripped without warning
through a business and residential
section.
The twister missed the main
business section, however. and CEN
tered mostly in an area made up
OF frame buildings.
One man suffered an arm lac
Grafton. There were no other in
juries, according to city health de-
partment officials who toured the
storm area.
A filling station lost its marquee.
A few roofs were torn of, porches
blown away and windows smashed.
A shack was blown down and a
frame private garage demolished.
The tops of dozens Of trees were
blown away and there were sew
eral brief power failures.
Police said the damage was not
great. It was tentatively set at
about $4,000.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Rodio, Camera Stolen
From Texun's Cor Here

Theft of a portable radio. 8
dozen golf balls. movie camera
and clothing from parked auto
was reported to police today by
Jack E. Guggenheim, jr., Of San
Antonio, Tex.
Mr.. Guggenheim. visiting at 80
Kennedy street NV, said the
articles, valued at $l67.50. were
taken from the car which he
had parked at Fifth and II
streets NV.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Girl Cited for Reward
In Roanoke Staying Tip
from Yesterdays Last Edition J
sy the Assoeiotsd Press

by the As,oeiessd Pres.
ROANOKE, Va. July ia
l7-year-old high school girl has
been recommended by the Police
Department for the $500 reward
offered by the City Council for
information in the staying OF
Dana Marie Weaver. 16.
Lee Scott, is. convicted of the
Staying, was arrested on a tip po-
lice received. from the girl.
The girls name is withheld al
the request Of her family and also
because the newspaper advertise.
ment announcing the reward SAID
the source of any information
would be kept confidential.
A member of the girls family
said today that any reward mon.
ey received will be offered to Mrs
Dana w. Weaver, mother of the
victim, slain May 8 in the parish
house kitchen of Christ Episcopal
Church.
The police recommendation
concurred in by the Common
wealth's attorney. is expected te
be submitted by City Manager
Arthur S. owens at the next
meeting of the City Council
Councilmen agreed Monday thai
the reward will be appropriated
on satisfactory proof of a claim
Spokesman for other groups
which posted rewards of $665 said
today they probably would follow
the action of the council in pay
ing the rewards.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Star Movies

Community movies. sponsored
by The Star. the Recreation De-
partment and the Film Center,
are scheduled for 8 o'clock to-
night. The programs will include
comedy, sports, cartoons and
music at the following play
grounds and recreation centers:
Trinidad. Trinidad avenue and Neigs
Georsetosn. Thirty-fourth and Volta
Powell. sixteenth and Lamont streets
thomson. Twelfth and streets NV
Shirley Terrace. 23o2 Southern ave-
Monroe Seventh and Monroe streets NE
RAYMOND. Tenth street and Sprins road
Cooke. p street between North Capitol
and First street NV.
THOMAS. Anseostia avenue and Grant
Ws,ter. Third and X streets NV
syphsx School! Halt street between n
md O streets SW.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
I'd. {. Men Held in Attempt
To Rob Alexandra Grill

Two Washington men yesterday
were held for grand jury action
on robbery charges after police
said they attempted to take a
money bag from an all-night
restaurant in Alexandria.
John Henry Spicer. Is, of the
1900 block of N street NV. and
James 0. Vestal, 26, of the 1700
block of L street NV. were Or
dered held under $4,000 bond
each when they appeared before
Judge James r. Duncan in Alex
andria Civil and Police Court.
According to police, Spicer and
Vestal tried to- take the bag OF
money from the Sanford Grill
1918 King street. around 3:4C
am. yesterday. A waitress. Mrs
Ruth Scruggs. and Mrs. Rose
Sanford. the owners wife, were
on duty and called the police
giving them the license number
of the car that they said the
pair tried to escape In. Police
caught the men when the car
failed to start.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
.G|'sWifeAdnlits
Theft Of $500
From Mail Boxes
Just Needed Money!
She Says at Hearing
After Her Arrest

A young housewife who has ad.
mitted stealing at least $1.50(
from mailboxes because she ."jus1
needed the money" was under
81 900 bond today, awaiting actor
Of the grand jury.
Arrested by postal agents yes
terday after six weeks search, the
woman is Mrs. Marie S. Forten-
berry. %, of the 1900 block o1
Fifteenth street NV.
Wife of a Fort Myer soldier
she meekly declared cts true,
when confronted by testimony ol
arresting officers in d hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence.
Confession" on Envelope.
Acting on complaints that
started in February, agents seized
her outside an apartment house
in the 100 block of Lanier place
NV. after observing her walk
out with an envelope addressed
to a resident there and open ii
as she passed their car. they tes-
titled.
On the-envelope, offered as evil
dence, the defendant admitted
writing, after her arrest. Il stole
this letter from the addressee's s
mail box" No money was in this
envelope. but another found ir
her pocketbook contained a $5(
Government bond. and postal in
spectors have verified other check
thefts amounting to the $1,50(
total, the agents told the commits
Sioner.
Thefts in Same Area.
All the thefts have been from
mailboxes in the same area, agent.
said. The Metropolitan Police
Check Squad also has been in.
vestigating the thefts.
The defendant was unable tt
recall all the checks obtained II
this fashion which she has cashed
agents said.
Her husband didn't know O.
the thefts, Mrs. Fortenberry tolt
the commissioner. She appeared
without an attorney. Mr.. Law
renee set the comparatively low
bond Ito give you a chance" h,
said. after postal agents reported
she had been cooperative"
Evening star., 1949-07-14
in.
Dol Regulation
Unanimously Backed
PIon Goes to Krug;
Details Not Disclosed

4 new set of recommendations
to bridge the gap between the
District Recreation Board and the
Interior Department over opera
ton of swimming pools here goes
to Secretary of Interior Krug TO-
day.
The recommendations were ap-
proved unanimously by the Rec
reation Boards Bylaws Commit
tee last night after meeting more
than three and a half hours be-
hind closed doors.
Committee members would not
comment on their action other
than to say they acted unani-
mously. This in itself was re-
garded as a hopeful sign since
the committee split 4-to-1 when it
erappled with the same problem
OF changing the boards bylaws
July S.
New Meeting Planned.
Board Chairman Harry S
Wender said he believed the new
proposals are fair and reason
able" He said he will call a meet
ing Of the full board as soon as
he gets a reply from Mr.. Krug.
At issue is the question OF
segregation in the swimming pools
now controlled by the Interior De-
partment. For weeks, Recreation
Board members have been wres-
tling with the problem Of chang
ing the boards bylaws to permit
transfer of the pools to the boards
control.
Although Mr. Wender has taken
the position that if the board
operates the six pools, it will be on
a segregated basis, he has said he
favors a proposed bylaw under
which the board would agree to
make every effort toward removal
of racial segregation in public
recreation at a rate consistent with
the public interest. The board
would issue orders to the super
intendent to implement this policy.
Report Considered.
This is the proposal which was
referred back to the Bylaw Com
mittee by the full board Tuesday.
At the committee meeting, the
members also had under con-
sideration their first report to the
full board on a change in the
bylaws and a press release from
Mr.. Krug concerning ultimate re-
moval of segregation in play areas.
Mrs. Alice c. Hunter. colored
board member. who split with
other Bylaw Committee members
on their first proposal for change
in the bylaws, voted with them
last night.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
d. {. Man Slain by 7 Shots
Through Door; Woman Held

David Franklin Stephens, 80
colored. of the 900 block of Eighth
street NE, was shot to death in
his apartment last night by an
assailant who fired two shots
through a glass door.
PohEe, a short time later. ar
rested a woman suspect who gave
her name as Alice Morton. "a. COL
ored, of the 600 block of Second
street NE.
She is to appear at coroner's IN
quest today. Police said the shoot
ing followed an argument between
the slain man and q woman.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
0. Glen 5tahI Declines
Another School Board
Term in Arlington

o. Glen Stahl will not seek re-
election to the Arlington School
Board when his term expires this
year, it was announced last night
at a meeting of the Arlington
Conference on School Board Can
didates.
In letter to M. r. Mccormack,
chairman of the Candidates Com
mittee. Mr. Stahl said his position
with the Federal Government and
family and professional response
bilities make it impossible for me
to take the chance of getting elect
ed to this Office for another four
years"
The statement came in reply to
query from the conference as to
whether Mr.. Stahl would be will
ing to have his name presented at
the nominating convention which
will select candidates for two
school board vacancies. The term
of Curtis E. Tuthill also expires
this year.
The vacancies will be filled in
the fall general election.
Other Members Praised.
In asking Mr. Stahl to state his
intentions. the conference had in
formed him a number of groups
expressed the hope he would seek
reelection.
| Mr.. Stahl praised the work OF
other board members. He said he
felt certain there would be no diff
Guilty "in getting suitable candi-
dates. He suggested that the con-
vention seek candidates who can
work co-operatively with other
board members and who have the
sincere desire to make Arlington
schools better.
Tuthiil Uncertain.
Mr.. Tuthill has not indicated
whether he will permit his name
to be placed in nomination for re-
election.
The nominating convention. to
be held early in September, is be-
ing organized and sponsoSed by
six countrywide organizations. A
total Of 73 civic and educational
organizations in the county have
indicated their intention to send
delegates to the nominating con-
vention.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Maryland PTA Ends
Sessions Today With
Talks on Duty 10 You'll

Parent and community RESPONSE
bility for children and youth will
be discussed at the closing session
today of the annual conference of
the Maryland Congress of Parents
and Teachers in College Park. .
Approximately 800 parents and
teachers are attending the con-
ference which opened Monday.
Yesterdays meeting was de-
voted principally to methods of
strengthening Parent-Teacher AS
sociation work in secondary schools
Discusses Use of Films.
The delegates also talked about
the use of films in parent-teacher
programs and in classrooms and
heard a newsman discuss ways OF
improving publicity.
Mrs. Frank F. Smith of Silver
Spring. high school service chair
man. presided at the discussion
concerning the building of more
effective PTA groups in junior
and senior high schools.
One conclusion reached was
that parents seem to lose interest
in parent-teacher groups when
their children enter second schools
because the children themselves
tend to head off parental interest.
Mrs. Gardner Presides.
Presiding at the discussion on
publicity and newsletters was Mrs.
c. Austin Gardner of Hagerstown,
publicity chairman of the State
group.
Blair Lee III of Silver Spring,
editor of the Maryland News,
outlined methods of newswriting
and its preparation for publica-
Non.
Mrs. Louise S. Walker of Rock
vile. chairman of the associa-
tion's audio visual education
group, headed the discussion on
the use of films by PTA organ
izations. An explanation was
given Of the types of films best
suited for the work and how use
of films facilitates learning.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Chapel Point Picnic
Planned by Farmers
Speeiol pispeteh 10 The stor

LA PLATA. MD, July IA
Charles County farmers will meet
at Chapel Point Saturday for
their annual picnic.
Senator Chapman, Democrat,
Of Kentucky is scheduled to make
the principal address. Other
speakers will include Representa-
tive Sasscer and Edward F. Hol-
ter. master. of the State Grange
A queen will be selected in a
contest open to unmarried farm
girls Is to Is. Donald Brown,
master Of Bryan's Road Grange,
will present an award to Carl
Baldus, a Charles County youth
who won the National Grange
soil conservation essay contest.
The event is sponsored by the
county's farm bureau and four
Grange organizations. Bryan's
Road, Glasva, McConchie and
Nanjemoy.
John r. Gee. vocational ag-
riculture teacher at La Plata
High School. is in charge Of ar
rangementS.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

The Metropolitan Police Band
and the Elks Boys Band will be
among the more than dozen
bands from Virginia and WASH
ington participating in the Cul-
peper Bicentennial Celebration,
July $3.50.
The bands will be in the grand
parade on July %. 1t will be the
first trip to the small 200-year-old
Virginia town for the Police band
and the second trip for the ElkS.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
MARYLAND Censors OverruIed
In Bonnino Film On Polish Land

'It is clear to me-" he wrote
that the statute under which the
board operates does not confer
on the board that wide scope
which it has assumed in this
case"
The Board of Censors. in ban
ming the film two months ago
said:
I'VE feel quite strongly that ii
is a moral breach to present to
the public a film based upon de-
ceit and Misrepresentation OF
fact"
The foreign made film purports
to portral present-day conditions
in Poland. Gov. Lane had asked
Mr.. Hammond for . formal ruling
after various groups had protested
the ban.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Arlington Youth Held
For Grand Jury in Attack

Charles H. Tapp, 10. yesterday
was ordered held under $4,000
bond for grand jury action on a
charge of raping a 25-year-old
Washington waitress in his apart
ment in the 1900 block of Lee
highway, Arlington.
Tapp was arrested July after
the waitress complained the
offense had occurred the previous
night. She said he lured her to
his apartment on a pretext of
meeting his family, according to
police.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Madison College 10 GET
$3.50, 900 for Science Hall
~ the Asxocio,sJ Press

RICHMOND. Va. July IA
Gov. Tuck yesterday released an
additional s250,000 for a science
hall at Madison College. Harri-
sonburg.
This supplements a $3.50 900
unconditional appropriation avail
able for the hall and other i'm
provements at the college.
The Governor also released
$l25. 900 for a new marine bio
logical laboratory to be built at
Gloucester Point. and approved
emergency expenditures of $25.-
600 at the Woodrow Wilson Re-
habilitation Center. Staunton, and
$4,000 by the geological survey
of the State Department of Con
seryatiou,
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Alb, &W. 10 Continue
After Order
For State 10 Take Over

Continuation of Alexandria,
Bancroft and Washington bus
service beyond next weeks dead
line for a threatened strike ap-
peared assured today after Gov.
Tuck ordered seizure. Of the COM
pany by the State Of Virginia and
was informed the employees would
work for the State.
Acting within a few hours after
receiving a request for help from
the District Commissioners, the
Governor issued an executive order
to take over the transit facilities
at 2:01 am. next Thursday unless
the strike is called off in the mean
time. Mr.. Tuck was informed sew
eral days ago that union members
would remain on the job If the
Commonwealth assumes RESPONSE
bility
The Governor also had received
requests for action from officials
of several Northern Virginia coun-
ties and the Alexandria City
Council.
Strike Called.
A strike has been called by
members of the Amalgamated
Association of Street Electric
Railway and Motor Coach En-
ployes of America (AFL, local
division 1131, unless the company
meets it's demands for a new con-
tract to include pay raise and
pension plan.
The service operates in. Alex
andria. Arlington and Fairfax
Counties. bringing commuters to
and from Washington and serving
the Pentagon and other big Fed
eral installations in nearby Vir-
ginia. There are some 500 en-
ployes. 26l Of whom are bus
drivers.
sec to Operate Line.
The Governor pointed out In
his proclamation that the union
and the company had been unable
to agree on terms of a new con-
tract or upon an acceptable for
mula for arbitration. He acted
under authority of the State:
public utilities labor relations law
and designated the three State
Corporation Commission members
as his agents to operate the
transit company.
| The order was similar in form
to others the Governor has is
sued to insure continuation CT
public services in Virginia. The
| proclamation said he was acting
because of a serious threat tc
the public health, safety and vel
| fare"
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Night Deposit Battered
In Tukomo Park Bonk

An attempt was made last night
to break into the night depository
box of the Citizens Bank Of Ia
koma Park at 16 Carroll avenue.
H. ]. Carr. vice president Of the
bank, said an examination of the
box this morning showed 1t had
been battered" presumably by a
chisel. and some screws were
broken of.
He was unable to give any esti-
mate of the money contained in
the box. Montgomery County
detectives are investigating.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Condition Of Boy, ;, Good
After Second-Story Fall

A 3-year -old boy who fell from
a second story window last night
was in Casualty Hospital today
with no apparent serious injury.
The victim. Jimmy Hurley. OF
1900 Quarles street NE. pushed
a screen out of the window and
toppled out. landing on the grass.
His condition was termed good
by the hospital today.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Girl Accuses Z Youths
OF Criminal Assault

A 16-year-old girl told police
last night that she was forced
into an areaway near the Union
Terminal Market by two 17year-
old boys and raped. They then
took her home. she said. Police
are seeking the two. who were
recognized by the girl. The vic
tim and her two assailants are
colored.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Students Take Over
At Maryland Capitol
In Annual Girls State
SpseioI Dispotch TO The Stor

ANNAPOLIS. July 14.-Junior
high school girls from every Sec
ton of Maryland took over the
historic State House here today
for the fourth annual Girls
State" sponsored by the American
Legion Women's Auxiliary.
Gov. Lane and the Mayors of
Baltimore and Annapolis were to
welcome them today before NOM
nations for girl governor" are
made from Senate and House
floors.
Other speakers today will in
:clude State Senator Louis L.
Goldstein of Calvert County and
Delegates Francis x. Dippel and
Charles Bandiere of Baltimore.
The 81 girls chosen by their
school principals are divided into
Federalist and Nationalist Par
ties. They will elect a girl gov
ernor tomorrow, but will not at
tempt introduction and passage
of bills or other legislative pro-
cedure.
Registered Yesterday.
| Leaders Of the group explained
that their objective is to teach
the girls enough of the function.
of State government to enabl.
them in later years to carry ou
their duties as citizens intelli
gently.
/ The girls were registered at tn.
State House yesterday and hell
a get-acquainted party last nigh
at Carvel Hall Hotel. They viii
adjourn the session at noon Sat
urday after tour of the Nava
Academy.
Girls Listed.
Those attending the event in
clude:
Eleanor Hoyle Barnhart ane
Annita Cooley of Frederick: Anr
Berrien Williams, Takoma Park
Cleo Josephine whiting and Sars
Caroline Pryor, Silver Spring
Betsy Worthington Briscoe, Prince
Frederick; Barbara Ann Coffin
Bethesda.
Also, Shirley Grace Cooper
Millersville: Julia Ann Dougherty
Severna Park; Sara Belle Foster
Mt. Rainier; Mary Jane Klein
Colmar Manor; Rae Rita Heilman
Dorsey; Mary Lou Knox and
Peggy Louise Souder. Laurel;
Alice Marjorie Phillip. University
Park; Mary Viola Morris and
Jeanne Carol Peake, Hyattsville;
Mary Winfreyd Phillip. Gam
Drills, and Anita r. Smith, Wal
dorf.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Condition Of Man, II, Struck
By Streetcar, Termed Fair

The condition of 71-year old
Harry M. Cross. 1885 Third street
NE, who was struck by a street.
car yesterday, was reported as
fair at Emergency Hospital today
He suffered shock and fractured
hip.
A broker for q Chicago meat
packing company. Mr.. Cross was
struck as he stood at the edge
Of a streetcar loading platform at
Fourteenth and @ streets NV.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
BARBARA FOLK,
Fduouier COuntu.

The latter band played there in
1884 at the Culpepr Fairgrounds.
Some SIS bandsmen and five
ma ajorettes from the Elks will par
ticipate, while about 40 members
of the Police band will attend.
Capt. Howard v. Covell of No
l precinct will be in command of
the police contingent to the festi-
val. The band will be led by Capt
Charles Benter. while the Elks
Boys Band will be led by Louis
YaSsell.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
InsIey Named Professor

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July
IA tSpeciaD DIR. Earl G. Insley
associate professor of chemistry at
Mary Washington College Of the
University Of Virginia, has been
promoted to a full professorship
and will head the department, sue
ceeding the late DR.. Roy 8. Cook.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Lynch Names Manager
In DELEGATE Seat Race

Edwin Lynch of Annandale
candidate for the House of Dele
gates of Virginia, subject to the
Democratic primary Of August 2
has announced that Murray s
Downs of Springfield will serve
as his campaign manager for the
duration of the race.
Mr.. Downs, a graduate Of Ran
dolph- Macon College. had been
co-ordinator for college groups in
the Miller-f for governor campaign
Evening star., 1949-07-14
RuIly for Bottle PIunned

A Falls Church rally for State
Senator John S. Battle. one OF
four Democratic candidates for
Governor in the August 2 primary
will be held at g. pm. tomorrow
at the home of DR.. and Mrs. Paul
Ebert, 213 East Broad street.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Mrs. BrodIey to Speok

Mrs. j. Reed Bradley. publisher
Of the Montgomery Record. will
review her 10 years in weekly
newspaper work on The Editor
Speaks" radio program on Station
WGAY. Silver Spring, at 7 pm
tnu,orrou
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Lions Club to lnstaII

Officers will be installed at a
dinner-dance of the Silver Spring
Lions Club tomorrow at the Manor
Country Club. George T. Day will
be installed as president, succeed
ing Frank Williams.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

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