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Evening star., 1949-09-07
Food Studied After Collapse
Of ; at Congressional Club

Montgomery County Health De-
partment inspectors today planned
to analyze the food which is be-
lieved responsible for sending
three employees of the Congress
sional Country Club to the hos
pital.
Treated at Georgetown Hospital
for food poisoning yesterday and
released were John Cole, Al, Ringo,
Va, a kitchen helper; Percy
Graham, 40, of 815 Twenty nth
street NV, houseman, and
Eugene Swindler, o. of 201a @
street NV, a waiter. The latter
two are colored.
Officials of the club at River
road and Bradley boulevard. Be-
thesda, said the three men ate the
same food at lunch that was
served to about 100 club patrons
and employees.
They said the men complained
Of feeling Ill about three hours
later and were taken to the hos
pital by the Bethesda Chevy Chase
and Glen Echo Rescue Squads.
Others who had eaten the same
food suffered no Ill effects, the Of
.flcials said.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Alexandra Cuts Costs
To Reduce Deficit

Alexandria took in its belt an
other notch today in a move to
make up a $450,00o deficit in its
budget.
Acting City Manager Joseph
Pancoast issued directives to city
department heads calling for cur
tailment of expenditures totaling
$4,000.
This move is the latest step
taken to bring into balance before
the end of the year a 1896, ,624
budget which was thrown out Of
balance by mistake of former
city administrators. Mr.. Pancoast
disclosed his plans to issue memo
randa-which would amount to a
directive to the city department
heads at a City Council meeting
last night.
simultaneously, Leroy Bend
helm of the Finance Committee
said a detailed report on where
the savings are expected to be
made will be given to the council
in about two weeks.
I'VE already have found how to
save $410,000," Mr.. Bendheim
said. We may be able to find
more"
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Driver Seized After Fleeing Co'
FeIls Motorcycle Policeman

Two Seventh Precinct policemen
early today captured an automo-
bile theft suspect about two hours
after the man knocked pursuing
Park Police motorcycle man from
his mount at go miles per hour in
a chase marked by gunf1re.
The motorcycle man, Park Po-
liceman Richard Wellman of Fair
fax, Va, suffered cuts and bruises
when the fleeing motorist forced
his vehicle off the road in the
Pentagon traffic pattern and
spilled the motorcycle.
Pvt. Wellman said he was en-
route home. at 11:20 pm. when
he saw a speeding automobile going
south across Highway Bridge. He
gave chase at speeds reaching 60
miles per hour, Pvt. Wellman said,
and hauled abreast of the car in
the Pentagon pattern. Then. the
fleeing car deliberately edged him
off the road, Pvt. Wellman said.
The policeman fred one shot at
the car, he said, and noted the tag
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Georgetown Student Wins
Virqinia Chess Tourney

Richard S. Cantwell, 22-year-
old pre-dental student at George
town University, has won the Vir.
ginia State Open Chess Tourna-
ment, played over the Labor Day
weekend, the Associated Press re-
ported yesterday from Ports
mouth.
Mr.. Cantwell, who lives at 2020.
Thirty-seventh street S. E., took
the Virginia Chess Federation's
tournament plaque after scoring
six out Of a possible seven points
in three days of play.
Two District players tied with
Leonard Helman of Charlottes-
vile for second place, each with
five and a half points. They were
Oscar Shapiro, former District
champion, and Stuart Wagman.
Mr.. Helman won the Wilbur L.
Moorman Memorial Trophy for
being the highest placing vir-
ginian,
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Gen. GruentherName(
To Army Staff Posi-;
Davis Succeeds Him

Army Secretary Gray today an
nounced appointment of Maj. Gen.
Alfred M. Gruenther as deputy
chief of staff for plans and combat
operations.
AT the same time, Defense Sec
retary johnson announced that
Rear Admiral Arthur c. Davis
would succeed Gen. Gruenther as
director of the joint staff of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff. The changes
will take place September 20.
Gen. Gruenther succeeds 1t
Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer in the
Army post. Gen. Wedemeyer has
become commander of the 9th
Army, with headquarters in Sar
Francisco.
Admiral Davis was operations
officer on the staff of Admiral
Ernest j. King during the war
Later he served as chief of staff to
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
while he was in command Of the
5th fleet in the Pacific.
He has been a member Of the
Joint Strategic Survey Committee
of the Joint Chiefs since 1945.
Gen. Gruenther has been in his
present assignment since October.
1947. The joint staff consists of Of
ficers who serve as the staff for
the joint chiefs in the preparation
of strategic and logistic plans.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Postage Stamp Will Honor
Final Confederate Reunion
By the Assoeiofed Press

Postmaster General Donaldson
said yesterday q commemorative
postage stamp will be issued te
honor the final reunion Of Con-
federate veterans at Little Rock
Ark, September 20.
Details of design remain to be
worked out. The issue will be
similar to the commemorative
stamp which honored the last en-
campment4 Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic at Indianapolis last
week. "a ~ sa
Mr.. Donaldson pointed out that
in each case the stamp is in honor
of a historic event-that is, the
last get-together of the survivors
of the Civil War.
In Little Rock. Edmund r.
Wiles, reunion chairman and past
national commander of the Sons
of Confederate Veterans, said the
reunion here will not be the final
reunion. 1T was agreed last year
that this would not be the final
reunion, that so long as there are
two Confederate veterans to as
semble, there will be reunions,
he said.
He said he has wired Represent
alive Hays, Democrat, Of Arkan-
sas, protesting issuance OF the
stamp and asking that it be
halted. if possible. 4 -
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Arlington Convention
To Pick School Board
Nominees Tonight

Nonpartisan nominees for the
Arlington School Board will be
selected tonight at the second
session of the School Board Nomi-
mating Convention.
More than 300 delegates, alter
mates and spectators last night
were on hand for election of con-
vention officials and adoption OF
rules and were introduced to the
six candidates for the two nomi-
nations.
Two seats on the five-membel
County School Board must be filled
in the November election. o
Glenn Stahl, one of the members
whose terms are expiring Decem.
ber 81, will not be candidate fol
reelection. The other member
Curtis E. Tuthill, is one of the siz
vying for nomination tonight.
An opportunity was given last
night for nominations from the
floor but none were forthcoming
The convention sessions are being
held in Westinghouse High
School.
The convention elected as Of
f1cers the entire slate which served
as officers of the School Board
Nominating Conference, the plan
ming group for the convention.
These are Ivan A. Booker. Ma
tiona Education Association Off
|cial, chairman; Mrs. Charles
Goode, Mrs. Ruby Simpson, Will
liam C. Truss and E. r. Draheim
vice chairmen; Joe Ingram. treas
urer; Mrs. r. Owens, assistant
treasurer; e. D. Campbell, coun-
sci; Mrs. Ayma Torrance, secre-
tary; Mrs. Jean Hanchette, assist
ant secretary; Mrs. Martha Gam
mon, historian, and Fred w. Bach.
sergeant-at-arms.
In addition to Mr.. Tuthill, those
seeking nominations are MIR. Dra-
helm, president of the Arlington
Council of Parent-Teacher Asso-
Citations; Jerome c. Levy, a tech
nician in the Navy Bureau Of Ord
nance; George c. Updegraf, an
assistant corporation counsel in
the District: James E. Millar, a
Washington real estate man, and
ROLAND w. Stoebe, program
analyst in the Office Of the Secre-
tary of Defense.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Sailor 10 Face Grand Jury
In Theft Of Auto Here

An apprentice airman from the
Patuxent Naval Air Station today
was ordered to face the grand
jury on charges of stealing an au-
tomobi1e here month ago.
Charles w. Welcome, 10, Of
Dallas, Tex, who was arrested at
Patuxent yesterday after police
traced the car there, was placed
under $1,000 bond by Municipal
Court Judge Aubrey B. Fennell.
A 17-year-old fellow sailor also
was arrested and is awaiting Ju-
venile Court action.
Detective Sergt. j. G. Williams
of the automobile squad said an
attempt to sell a small outboard
motor that was in the car led
to the arrests. The car was taken
August Z from the home Of its
owner, Robert e. Dirks, 2101
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. .
Evening star., 1949-09-07

At a veterans reunion in the
Washington Hotel lobby today
John Dupress, an honor graduate
this year from Princeton Un1ver-
sity, was telling some old friends
about his new business.
The business is a new recording
company which, handling glee
club, band and concert music from
college campuses in the Northeast
is just beginning to show a profit
MIR. Dupress and his friends are
blind. They were among about
300 members of the Blinded Vet
erans' Association, who were ex-
pected to register today for the
opening of the groups fourth
annual convention.
In addition to it's Importance
as a business meeting for the
association the gathering serves
two main purposes. 1t shows
blinded veterans what some OF
their companions can do despite
their handicap and it shows the
public at the same time. Mr.
Dupress is an outstanding example
Majoring in psychology, the 27-
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Expectunt Mother, ", Killed
Bv Cab as She Crosses Street

The four were walking across
the street, when Mrs. Hull was
struck, the impact knocking her
out of her shoes, police reported.
They had just gotten out of an
automobile, having driven to
Chinatown intending to get a late
snack.
Harold F. Gipe, Accident In
vestigation Unit detective, said
Rouse was charged with un-
reasonable speed and held for &C
ton of the coroner. The inquest
has not yet been set. Detective
Gipe said the street. which was
damp from a recent sprinkling by
District water trucks, bore skid
marks So feet long from the taxi
cab.
Mrs. Hull received head injuries,
internal injuries and fractures to
both legs in the accident, police
said. At this time last year Al
persons had died in traffic cases.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Wheaton Area Branch
Of Post Office Is Opened

A new branch of the Silver
Spring Post Office. designed to
serve the rapidly growing Whea-
ton area. opened yesterday at 1855
Wheaton -Kensington road, be-
tween Georgia avenue and Viers
Mill road.
There are three clerks in addi-
ton to nine carriers at the station.
It is open from 8 am. to 6 pm.
on weekdays and from 8 am. to
/ pm. on Saturdays. All postal
facilities are available.
Another branch station is in
operation in the Woodmoor shop
ping center and construction of q
third, to house all parcel post
services. has begun in the rear of
Georgia avenue near East-West
highway.
Evening star., 1949-09-07

number and description. A hook
out was flashed to all police in the
area.
Shortly after / am, Seventh
Precinct Pvts. Kenneth H. Her.
bert, a former George Washing.
ton University football player
and Morton j. Walker were cruis-
ing in Scout Car II at Thirty
third and M streets NV.
They spotted a car answering
the description. Hating it, they
arrested the occupants without a
struggle.
They were Jesse James Gilcrest
colored, AZ, of Baltimore, the
driver. and his wife Rosie, 26
police said. The couple was
turned over to park police with
out charge pending arraignment
before a United States commits
sioner. Police said the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation has en-
tered the case because the car Gil
crest was driving Is reported
stolen IN Maryland. n
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Fleet Reserve Association
Elects D. T.. Man Treasurer
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS. Sept. LEO A.
Labelle, a retired Navy petty Of
f1cer from Albany, Calf, is the
new president of the Fleet Reserve
Association.
He was elected to succeed Chris
topher c. Sanders of Brooklyn
yesterday at the concluding ses-
sion of the career enlisted mems
organizations annual convention
James J. Ralph of Boston was
elected national vice president
defeating George Isley of Wash
ington, 557 to 1876, in the major
contest.
Other officers: Secretary
Charles E. Lofgren, San Diego
Calf; treasurer, Philip G. Gro
nan, Washington.
Mrs. Howard j. Hedges of Win.
netka. ILL.,, was named president
of the auxiliary. She is the wife
of an ex-Marine top sergeant.
The $50 delegates voted to hole
next years convention in Long
Beach, Calf.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Former Official Threatens
To Sue County Council

Possible legal action to require
the Montgomery County Council
to pay a former county commits
sioner $40 for attending seven as
sessment hearings last winter ap-
peared likely today.
The $40 claim, made by George
c. Esworthy, was denied by the
council at its meeting yesterday
In Rockville.
When informed Of the decision
Mr.. Esworthy said he would file
suit to collect the money. He
added he also would attempt to
obtain payment of $500 which
he contended is due him as salary
between last January, when the
council took Office, and November
1850, the expiration date Of his
four-year term.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Truman Back at Desk;
Martin AssaiIs Speeches

President Truman was back at
his desk today after a flying trip
during which he made Labor Day
speeches in Pittsburgh and. Des
Moines and spent some time with
homefolks in Missouri. ss
The President returned late yes
terday after a three-hour flight
from Grandview, Mo.
Meanwhile the Labor Day
speeches drew the fire of House
Minority Leader Martin, who said
the President was taking the
stand that his election was a
clear mandate to lead the Ma
ton to socialism"
That, he declared, is 'prepos-
terous." ...
Evening star., 1949-09-07

An expectant mother was StrucK
and killed by a taxicab in front OF
713 H street NV. early today
police reported.
Mrs. Drucilla M. Hull. 27, of
1928 Eleventh street NV, was
pronounced dead at Emergency
Hospital at 2:45 am, about IS
minutes after she was knocked 81
feet by a taxicab which police said
was driven by Charles B. Rouse
26, of 5131 Hanna place Sc. She
was the 41st District traffic
fatality.
Estranged from her husband
according to police. Mrs. Hull was
with her sister, Ann r. Mitchell
of the Eleventh street address, and
two male companions. The men
police said, were Oliver w. Hacker
1882 Calvert street NV, ano
Anival c. Martin, 4412 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
RCA DiscIoses Details
On Sets for Color N;;
Viewing Tubes Used
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE
Radio Corp. of America has dis
closed that its color television
slstem uses three cathode ray or
viewing tubes in the receiving set.
One tube produces a green
image, one a red image and one
a blue image. These are projected
movie fashion onto a viewing
screen where they are superim-
posed as a single all-color image.
This means that on a color
set using the system you would
not look directly at the face of
a single big viewing tube as on
most black and white sets now
in use. Instead you would see
a projected image on a fiat screen
as on present large screen projec-
ton sets.
No Details on Adapters.
However, an RCA statement
filed with the Federal Commune
cations Commission said present
sets-including direct-view models
would receive color telecasts in
black and white with no altera-
tions whatever. Adapters would
be required to enable them to get
color telecasts in color. RCA still
has given no estimate of the cost
of adapterS or details on their
construction.
The Columbia Broadcasting
Systems color television method
makes use of a single viewing
tube. The green, red and blue
images are sent in rapid sequences
so they blend as one. A color filter
or wheel, divided into green, red
and blue segments, spins rapidly
in front of the viewing tube to
produce the color effect. CHS has
estimated color adapters for pres
ent sets could be produced for
around SIS.
Basically both systems are the
ones they presented in 1947 when
the FEC first considered color
television and then turned it
down. But at that time neither
system could be adapted to stand
ards currently in use for black
and-white elevision or to present
type sets.
Both Systems Redesigned.
Both firms have redesigned
their systems to fit into the
present black and white system
and to make it possible to convert
present type sets into color re-
ceivers. The FEC will open hear
ings on color television in WASH
ington September 26.
Tele-tone Radio Corp. of New
York announced it was prepared
to produce adapters to enable
present type sets to receive color
telecasts under the CHS system
for 1ess than $780,"
S. w. Gross, president, said the
company also has developed a
receiver that will get both color
and black and white telecasts
that "will cost only slightly more
than present sets on the market" "
Tele-Tone is making some OF
the sets to be used by CHS in its
color demonstrations for the FEC
at the hearings late this month.
Evening star., 1949-09-07

year-old veteran completed the
four-year Princeton course in three
years. During his freshman year
he obtained recording equipment
and began making records around
the campus. The idea grew and
during the last school term, 10000
records weer sold, mostly to stu
dents and alumni groups.
Now a full-fedged businessman,
Mr.. Dupress plans this year to
sub-contract work to student rep
resentatives at II colleges. Even
tually, he said, the company plans
to set up regional units all over
the country.
AS an infantry private. Mr..
Dupress was severely wounded in
December. 1914. near Cologne. He
lost his sight and left arm due to
infections from shrapnel wounds
while he was in German prison
camp.
In an exhibit tomorrow, the as
sociation will show members at
work in dozens of industrial and
other jobs. The convention ses-
sions will begin tomorrow and
continue through Saturday.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
New Shirley Highway
Opened Officially 10
| INohh-South Traffic

Washington's newest and most
modern approach - the Shirley
highway-was opened officially
yesterday with minimum of cere-
mony.
Southbound traffic was waved
onto the new strip at Fairlingtor
at 2::57 pm. Three minutes later
State Highway Department of.
hcials and police looked on as bar.
riers were removed at the inter.
section Of Route l and the high.
way near Woodbridge.
r. I. Mount, district engineer
for the State Highway Depart.
ment, said the new highway viii
make it unnecessary for motorists
to use one of the worst bottle.
hecks in north-south driving
the section of route I between
Washington and Woodbridge. Va
The thoroughfare is for use o1
passenger autos only-trucks are
VI OlllblSCos
AS the barriers at each end were
removed workers were hanging
overhead traffic signs near the
Pentagon, directing Richmond
bound traffic to take the approach
to the new highway.
Although yesterday was the "of.
fetal" opening, residents in the
area have been using the highway
since its virtual completion some
time ago.
Traffic still will be slowed wher
lit approaches Woodbridge. A 7.
mile stretch of the northbounc
lane has yet to be finished. Traf-
fic in both directions will use the
southbound lane until that work is
done.
Still to be completed is an am
bilious landscaping project which
will make a parkway" of the IT.
mile highway.
The new highway is named after
the late Henry G. Shirley, former
Virginia State highway commits
Sioner.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
HYattsviIIe Police 10 Patro
Teen-Aqe Canteen Area

The Hyattsville City Council
last night asked Police Chief How
ard H. Holmes to assign an Off
Ger to patrol the area Of the teen
age dances at the Forty-third ave-
nue. school each Saturday night.
This action followed complaint
Of residents "of rowdyism" in the
vicinity. The council concluded
that the dances are conducted in
orderly fashion, but that there has
been some disturbance on nearby
streets.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Human Errors Blamed
In Highway Deaths
BY the Associoied Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. t.
Capt. w. L. Groth, executive off,
Ger of the Governors Highway
Safety Committee, said yesterday
he considered every one Of the
20 Labor Day weekend highway
fatalities in Virginia "the result
of errors in human Judgment"
Capt. Groth also noted that
there had been 10 per cent more
deaths on the State highways
during the first eight months OF
this year than in a parallel period
last year.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Wisconsin andQ
TrdfficSnar|s
ToBeEIimiinated
Project Will Remove
Three Famed EIms and
Seven Other Trees

Deputy Highway Director S. r.
Harrison today unfolded detailed
plans for street widening to timber
up the intersection of Wisconsin
avenue and @ street NV.
The proposed alteration of the
dog-leg crossing. a notorious
Georgetown traffic bottleneck, will
cost neighborhood shade lovers a
total Of 10 trees, including three
of @ streets famed elms.
In releasing details of the prof.
ect more than month in advance
of the scheduled beginning of OPP
erations, Mr.. Harrison inaugu-
rated his new policy of full dis
closure of highway department.
plans in time to permit the public
to come up with possible protests
while such protests still may be
effective.
Space for Two Bus Stops.
Mr.. Harrison announced such q
policy following a recent contro-
versy over the proposed traffic
channelization at H street and
New York avenue NV, which was
news to members of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church there
when they read of the project in
the minute article in The
Star August %.
The proposed alteration at Wis
consin and @ would cut approxi-
mately 6 feet off the @ street
sidewalks and something less than
that from the sidewalks along
Wisconsin avenue. 1t is designed,
among other things, to provide
space for two bus stops on either
side of the intersection, which
now clog the traffic artery in rush
hours.
Mr.. Harrison said he does not
anticipate that residents in the
area will raise objections to this
proposal, because the change is
so badly needed"
Trees Would Go Anyway.
He said the trees along Wiscon.
sin avenue were slated to go ever-
tually anyway, since most Of the
rest of that street has already been
widened.
He said it was too bad to losa
the three Q street elms. but that
the loss will be minimized since
these trees are placed next to two
gasoline stations at the corner.
Mr.. Harrison said he had, in
fact, received hundreds of COM
plants over a period of years
about the congestion at the inter-
section. tr...
Work on the project is scheduled
to start about October Is.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Lone Sees Boy Bridge
OPENING New Markets
By the Assoeiotsd Press

SALISBURY, Md. Sept. T.
Gov. Lane told Eastern Shore res
idents last night the Chesapeake
Bay Bridge will provide two new
markets for their products-Balti-
more and Washington.
He told the Salisbury Kiwanis
Club that the bridge, currently
the subject of court action. IS
one of the four campaign promises
which he feels he has. fulfilled.