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Evening star., 1949-02-13
A Short Short Story

W7HEN Maybelle Caldwell, re-
w tired soubrette of very long
standing, first dedicated her insti-
tuition she had letterheads which
read Mrs. Caldwell's Rooming
House for Young Ladies of the
Theater." But when the paper and
envelopes ran out, as they did very
quickly. she never had others
printed. Thus her place became
simply Mrs. Caldwell's" and well
known - if not to young ladies of
the theater then certainly to young
ladies who had hopes.
Like Miss Vivian Royal. The
Miss Vivian Royal who sat now
uncomfortably with her ex-fiance
in the cramped and dusty and
gaudy visitors room" at Mrs.
Caldwell's. Mr.. T. ]. Hennepin,
building contractor and chairman
of the Mappawa Falls Planning
Commission, had never approved
of his daughter coming to New
York to storm Broadway, and he
had not approved of her changing
her name from Hennepin to Royal.
He would have had no objection to
her changing it from Hennepin to
Evening star., 1949-02-13

Mrs. Dan Branch, which would
have designated her as the wife of
the cashier of the biggest bank in
Mappawa Falls.
But Vivian was russet-haired
and pretty and twenty years old.
She was also stubborn and ambi-
tious. So she had left Mappawa
Falls. her parents, and the possibil-
ity of becoming Mrs. Dan Branch.
DAN hadn't changed at all, she
thought, looking at him in the
visitors rooms best chair. He
looked about the same as he had
looked as All-American at State.
AS matter of fact, she decided, he
looked very much as he had looked
as captain of the Mappawa High
team when she was cheer leader.
He was still calm, conservative,
and rather undemonstrative.
The only time she had ever seen
Dan become really exercised was
when the opposing team took the
lead and seemed in a fair way to
take the game. And never would
she forget the night of the dance
when she told him she was going
to New York and on the stage. He
had said calmly that he didn't
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Mrs. MiIIard Hudson
Dies in Naval HOSPITAL

Mrs. Helen ORourke Hudson.
so. wife of Capt. Millard F. Hud-
son. Navy Medical Corps, died yes
terday at Bethesda Naval Hospital
after an illness of three months.
Her husband is on the Naval
Retiring Board and the Naval
Examining Board here. They lived
at the Dorchester House, 2480
Sixteenth street NV.
Mrs. Hudson was born in Den
yer, Col. the daughter of John
M. O'Rourke, construction en-
gineer who helped build the Roose-
velt Dam near Phoenix. Ariz., and
the Galveston Sea Wall in Texas.
She came here in her youth
and was graduated from George
town Visitation Convent. She was
member of st. Paul's Catholic
Church here. She married Capt.
Hudson in 1916.
A son and daughter by a pre-
vious marriage survive. They are
Evan G. Hanson. 2460 Sixteenth
street NV, and Mrs. Henry
Harmeling, wife of Maj. Harmel-
ing. an instructor at West Point.
Two sisters, Mrs. Webb Jay of
Miami and Mrs. r. G. Tobin, 1851
Sixteenth street NV. and two
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be bsa- at
II am. Friday at Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Arling-
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Boy 8, Playing 'Pirote,' Saved
From Honqinq After Rope Slips
Found Suspended
By Women, Given
Quick Aid at Scene

An 8-year-old boy who almost
hanged himself while walking
the plank" as a pirate" was in
good condition today in Arlington
Hospital. -
Attendants said that. although
John Michael Hynson. 2657 South
Meade street, appeared to be re-
covering, it will take time for the
refunctioning of nerve centers
which were blocked by his expert
ence with near death. The boy
was unconscious last night.
The accident happened in the
rear of the boys home, in the
Shirley Homes Project, according
to John Hynson. the father, who
is employed as an engineer by
the McClosky Construction Co..
working on the National Insti-
tutes of Health project at
Bethesda, Md.
Mr.. Hynson said John was
playing with other children late
yesterday and that a rope at
tached to a nearby clothes-pole
about six feet high was placed
around his waist, AS the boy
walked the plank" the board
slipped from under him and the
rope slipped up around his neck,
dangling John in the air.
The boy was found by Mrs.
Lena Head, of 2715 South Meade
street, with his feet almost q
foot off the ground.
He was given artificial respira-
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Three Held on Charge.
OF fAssauIfing Woman.

Montgomery County detectives
have sworn out warrants against
two Marines .nd sailor charging
them with raping a 28-year-old
Bethesda governeSS.
The woman told detectives the
attacks occurred early Monday
near the Rockville pike snd Gar
rett Park road, about 1l2 miles
from Bethesda.
According to police, one OF the
Marines and the sailor are patients
of the Bethesda Naval Medical
Center. The other Marine is at
tached to the Naval Communica-
tions Center. 1901 Nebraska ave-
nue. NV, police said.
Detectives said all three ad-
mitted having been intimate with
the woman but denied using
force.
In her statement to detectives,
the woman said one of the men,
whom she knew, met her in a
Bethesda tavern and offered to
drive her home.
When she got outside, the two
other servicemen were in the car,
she said. They then drove her
to lonely road, where they forced
her from the car and attacked
her, she told detectives.
After the three men left, the
woman said she attracted the
attention of a passing motorist,
who took her to Suburban Hospi-
tai, where she was treated for
shock and bruises.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Women Chorqe
Assault, Renew
Battle in Court

Angry shouts rent the air, po-
licemen leaped over counters and
attorneys shouted for help when
bedlam broke out this morning in
the United States attorneys office
at Municipal Court.
Two women. Mrs. Bessie Mae
Johns, 81, of the 800 block of G
street NE, and Miss Georgia Mae
Wilson. 10, of the 1900 block of
Tenth street NV, were seeking
assault warrants against each
other. Both are colored.
Tempers suddenly flared and
they began whacking each other
with umbrellas. Mrs. Johns went
down for short count. Raymond
Baker, assistant United States at
torney. shouted for help. Police
men came from all directions,
taking counters in stride.
The women were fined SIS each
by Judge Nadine Gallagher on
disorderly conduct charges after
they tried to resume hostilities In
the cell block.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Maqnuson Asks Is Million
To Repair Merchant Fleet
Ry fhe Associated Press

Senator Magnuson, Democrat,
of Washington, yesterday urged
giving $25 100000 to the Mari
time Commission for immediate
repair of 1874 ships in the maritime
reserve fleet.
This, he said, would be the
start of an annual program to
get in shape about 439 wartime
merchant vessels regarded by the
Joint Chiefs of Staff as a mini
mum for defense purposes.
An immediate start on the re-
conditioning program also Is es-
sential for the Nations shipyards,
he told a Senate Appropriations
subcommittee now considering a
bill to provide extra money for
the commission.
UNLESS it is DONE" he declared.
many United States shipyards
will come to a standstill."
Since 1947. Senator Magnuson
said, there has been an average
employment decline of Al per
cent in private shipyards. For the
Pacific Coast, he said, the figure
was SO per cent. for Gulf yards,
62 per cent and North Atlantic
wards. IS per cent.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
District Public School
Enrolment Reaches
1921 on Second Day

The secondary enrolment in
the Districts public schools
climbed to 89,921, pupils. 81 in
crease of 3,078 over the second
day of school last year.
This steady climb apparently
will push the enrolment well
over 81, 600 by October. school Of
ficials predicted. Last years peak
in October was 91,065.
The opening-day registration
was 86,400 as compared to last
years attendance figure of 49,
112.
School officials said another at
tendance check would be made
tomorrow and Friday, and that
the Friday figures would give a
better indication of what the
enrolment would be this year.
The first week normally sees chill
dren registering on each day as
late corners arrive at the schools.
AS expected, most of the in
crease is in the elementary
grades-boosted by the wartime
birth rate and the change in the
entrance requirements for kinder
garten and first grade pupils. The
new rules abolished mid-year pro-
motions in the early grades as a
first step to eliminating the mid
year system from all levels of the
school. This allowed about half
the children who would have reg
istered in February to enter
school this week.
The large enrolment in the
elementary grades has resulted
in the establishment of part
time classes for nearly 1000 chill
dren. The greatest overcrowding
is in the schools of Southeast
Washington where housing has
been Springing up.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Senate Passes Resolution
For Gandhi Memorial

The Senate today passed a
resolution already approved by
the House authorizing erection
of memorial in Washington to
Mohandas K. Gandhi, the assas-
sinated leader of India. The re-
solution now goes to President
Truman for signature.
The authority to build the
memorial is conferred on the
India League of America, or any
group organized for the purpose.
The site will be designated by the
Fine Arts Commission and ap-
proved by the Joint Congressional
Committee on the Library. The
purpose Of the memorial is to per-
petuate cordial relations between
the United States and India.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Vote|ess D. T.. PIiqht
DepIored by Wender
Al Recreation Farley
By the Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. IA
Delegates to the 31st National
Recreation Congress favor estab-
lishment of a Nation wide clear
ing house to study recreation re-
search being carried out in Amer
ican cities and towns.
Support for the proposal came
after it was recommended yester-
day by Robert Hunter. director
of the Department of Parks and
Recreation at Roanoke. Va.
Mr.. Hunter told a panel meet
ing that clearing house was
needed to prevent duplication of
research now being done in widely
scattered centers.
Another speaker, Harry S. Wen
der, chairman of the Recreation
Board at Washington, D. c., said
any workable plan for recreational
programs must start with ballot
box support-and that his own
city was handicapped in that re-
spect.
Referring to the denial of the
voting franchise to the District OF
Columbia, Mr.. Wender said. I'VE
have as intelligent a potential as
any place in the world . - and
it's a national disgrace we can't
vote there"
Earlier, Mr.. Wender visited at
the National Leprosarium at Car
vile in connection with his posi-
ton as general counsel for the
American Foundation for the
Physically Handicapped.
A movement to provide recrea-
ton for men and women over 60
is spreading, Jackson Perry. super
intendent of parks and recreation
at Pittsfield, Mass, said. Most OF
the recreation programs for the
aged are held in the afternoon,
he said, because night meetings
had disclosed that most old
people want to be in bed by 9
pm"
The five-day congress ends
Friday.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Methodist VA Chap|ains'
Aid at Hospitals Stressed

The Importance of chaplains in
helping patients at hospitals to-
ward gaining their health was en-
phasized today at the closing ses-
sions of the Methodist Veterans
Administration Chaplains meet
ing. Approximately Is Methodist
VA chaplains from all parts of
the Eastern United States are here
for a two-day conference at Amer
lean University.
The chaplains heard DR.. Harry
M. Taylor. pastor of Calvary
Methodist Church, East Orange
N. j., declare that their apparent-
ly Intangible" work has definite
real" bearing on the lives of pa
tients with whom they come in
contact. He asserted their influ-
ence on the patients was a great
one in helping them regain their
health.
A suggestion that the meeting
next year be extended to three
days instead of two was made by
the group today.
The conference, first of its kind
for. this group, was sponsored by
Methodist Veterans Administra-
ton Chaplains. The meeting this
morning was opened by a COM
munion service conducted by
Methodist Bishop Charles Wesley
Flint of Washington, vice presi-
dent of the commission. D. Stew
art Patterson. executive secretary
of the commission, presided.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Behind Scenes Antics EnIiven
Fashion Show by Child Models

fits. They knocked on the door
leading to the show. Again. "
they yelled.
Some of the girls jumped and
down on the modelling platform
and giggled or yelled daddy" at
men in the audience. But Blair
Stein. who'll be next month.
baked in his red and black satin
snow suit when he got to the
door. His father, Robert Stein,
814 Bashford lane. Alexandria,
Unexpectedly had to model the
plaid suit he was wearing in order
to get Blair to model his snow
suit.
After the models had finished
falling up the steps and dropping
the toys they were carrying, the
mistress of ceremonies held them
still by the shoulders and turned
them around as she explained
what they were displaying.
Refuses to Leave.
Marsha Cohen, 2, daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. Mortimer Cohen.
Presidential Gardens, Alexandria,
became enthusiastic over the
whole thing from the moment the
audience sighed An" as she
climbed the steps to the platform.
She didn't want to surrender the
stage and had to be carried of.
Ralph Charles. jr.. 81 months
old, the youngest model in
the show, had the most unusual
stage entrance and exits, how
ever. In yellow flannel pajamas
that covered the bottoms OF his
feet. he was whisked on the stage
steps by a pair of arms.
Forgetting to look sleepy. u
Ralph chose another way to show
off his night clothes. He tried to
stand on his head. He lay on
his back and stretched his legs
up in the air several times. He
turned somersalts and performed
other tricks before he rolled to the
platform steps and crawled down
backwards,
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Piney Point Oil Foes
Seek State Support
: Speeiol Dispatch 10 The stor

LEoNARDTowN, Md, Sept. IA.
Opponents of a proposed oil
tank base at Piney Point today
pinned their hopes for blocking the
project on Gov. Lane and the
Tidewater Fisheries Commission
after failing yesterday to persuade
the st. Mary's County Commis-
sioners to disapprove the project
Immediately.
The commissioners took the plan
by L. P. Steuart. Inc. Washing
ton, under advisement after a
delegation representing citizens of
the area asked for a reversal of a
decision on August 9 indorsing
construction of a 1,102-foot pier
into the Potomac, a pipe line
across Piney Point Creek and in
stallations of oil tanks on the
shore.
No indication was forthcoming
as to when a decision would be
announced.
I'VE were rushed into the first
ruling" Commissioners Matthew
R. Bailey and j. Frank Raley de-
clared, land do not intend to act
hurriedly again" Commissioner
Frank Bailey. who cast the lone
vote against the proposal, asked
when he thought a decision could
be expected. replied. Never"
The attitude of the fisheries
commission was disclosed when
Delegate Oliver R. Guyther, Demo-
crat, of st. Marys, told the COM
missioners that Chairman Davis
H. Wallace had filed a protest with
the Army Engineer Corps. Plans
for the wharf are subject to ap-
proval of Army engineers who base
their decisions chiefly on the effect
of navigation,
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Pre-SchooI Play Centers
List Registration Hours

Registration for 80 pre-school
play -centers for white children
operated by the District Recre-
alton Department will be held to-
morrow.
These centers are designed to
give organized school and play &C
tivities on the city's Fairgrounds
to 3 and year old boys and
girls while their older brothers
and sisters are in school.
The centers and the times OF
registration follow:
From 9 am. to noon-Takona,
Raymond, Twin Oaks. Rudolph,
Barnard Cat Rudolph; from 10
am. to noon-Palisades. George
town, Chevy Chase. Stoddert,
Powell, Kalorama. Edgewood,
Turkey Thicket. Mitchell Park.
Rosedale, Sherwood. Kenilworth.
Ridge, Bald Eagle. Congress
Heights, Fort Greble, Hillcrest,
Livingston; from / pm. to 8 pm
Virginia Avenue, Hoover; from
$3.50 pm. to $50 p.m.-Janney.
Hearst, Macomb Cat Hearst) /,
Chevy Chase Community Building.
Lafayette Cat Chevy Chase), Gal
linger and jackson.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Baltimore Museum 10 GET
Eta Cone Art Collection
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 14.-The
famed art collection of Eta Cone
including about $50 paintings
and more than so pieces OF sculp-
ture- will go to the Baltimore
Museum of Art.
Her will, estimated in formal
petition at "over $1,000,000" and
probated here yesterday IN Or
phans Court, also left .$400, 900 for
maintenance of the collection and
for construction of museum wing
in which it is to be housed.
Miss Cone, last member OF the
prominent family of art fanciers,
died August 81 on a visi. . Blow
ing Rock, N. c. 1
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Baltimore Strike State FundAsked
End Averts DC. For School Work
Truck Walk0ut IN MONTGOMERY
In Montgomery
Eight New Buildings,
Five Additions to Be
Built in Program

An application by the Mont
gomery County Board of Educa-
ton for $535,375 in grants and
$1.330,125 in loans was before
State officials today after receiv-
ing approval of the county Coun-
Gil.
The board said yesterday the
money would be used to build
eight new schools and additions
to five existing buildings as part
of it's $5,O00,0 900 School construc-
ton program.
New schools are the Viers Mill,
East-West Highway. East Rock
vile. Homewood. Rolling Terrace
and Glen Haven Elementary
Schools for white pupils, the
Rockville Negro Elementary School
and an unnamed Negro high
school.
Additions are to be built at
the Somerset, Oakview, Alta Vista
and Bradley Elementary Schools
and at Montgomery Blair High
School.
No State loan was asked for
the new Negro high school. for
which $270,000 in unused funds
is available, but 100000 grant
was requested.
According to school officials,
contracts already have been ap-
proved for all the projects, except
the two Negro schools and the
addition to the Bradley School.
Work is scheduled to be COM
pleted next February on the Som
erset, Oakview and Alta Vista
additions and the new Viers Mill,
East-West Highway. East Rock
vile, Homewood and Rolling Ter
race Schools. The new Glen Ha-
ven School and the addition to
Montgomery Blair High are ex-
pected to be ready for occupancy
next fall.
For the Montgomery Blair ad-
dition, which will consist of a
shop building and new boiler, the
board accepted the $257 ,222 bid of
Morrison Bros, Bethesda.
Richard H. Carpenter, assistant
of schools. was di-
rected to prepare a master plan
for future school sites and to sub
NIT it to the board next month.
The board denied a request by
the Bethesda Public Library As
sociation that part of the Bethes-
da Elementary School be donated
to the association for a library
site.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
Terms Not Revealed ;
Union Officers See
EurIy Accord Here

Settlement of the strike of 1900
freight-truck drivers in Baltimore
today averted the threat of a
walkout by Washington truck
drivers and led to predictions that
a peaceful settlement of contract
negotiations here would be forth
coming soon.
officers of Truck Drivers Local
639, after a membership meeting
here last night, announced they
probably would be willing TO sign
new contracts with Washington
operators on the same terms the
Baltimore union received.
Federal Conciliator James Hold
en- whose Intervention had been
sought after negotiations became
stalemated, said he is hopeful as
a result of the Baltimore settle
ment that Local 639 and the Dis
trict of Columbia Trucking Asso-
citation can reach an agreement
without outside assistance.
Terms of the settlement which
ended the 34-hour Baltimore
strike were not Immediately an
nounced, but it is understood the
drivers were granted 40-hour
work week and an increase of 10
cents an hour.
District truck operators have
offered the drivers a 45-hour
work week and an INCREASE Of 10
cents an hour. This offer was re-
jected at the union membership
meeting last night. Union officers
were authorized to call a strike
without further consultation with
the membership.
Thomas Baroody, chairman OF
the Labor Relations Council OF the
D. C.. Trucking Association, said
his group would be ready to re-
sumo negotiations with Local 639
as soon as full details of the Balti-
more agreement are announced.
He pointed out that several mem
bers of the association also are
members of the Baltimore group
that signed today's agreement
with the truck drivers.
The Baltimore strike which
started Monday evening drastical-
ly curtailed over the-road freight
shipments to Washington. but
District wholesalers reported they
had ample stocks on hand and
would have suffered no distress
unless the strike had lasted for
several days.
Evening star., 1949-09-14


ton by Mrs. Myrtle Gilbert, 1861
South Meade street. and taken
to Arlington Hospital by the
Arlington Rescue Squad. after the
squad revived him.
Mr.. Hynson said the child is
a part-time student at school,
owing to inadequate facilities. The
father said that, if John could go
to school full time. he would have
been kept out Of mischief" and
the accident wouldn't have hap
pened.
Mr.. Hynson and his wife, Mary
Frances, have three other chill
dren, Joann. Is. Betsy, 10. and
Pat, 5.
Evening star., 1949-09-14
by Carter Dowsoa

Take 80 children between the
ages of 81 months and IL years,
use them as models in a children's S
fashion show. and you'll get a
show backstage that is as good as
the one out front.
At least that was the case yes
terday at the Hotel Statler. when
Baby Fair Shops showed both
parents and other children the
latest thing to wear for Shaving
over hot drawing boards at
school"
Boys in gay cowboy suits COM
plete with spurs and guns were
busy sticking up" all the little
girls backstage whose mothers
were trying to curl their hair
Little boys who didn't have on
cowboy suits were busy telling
those who had just how to wear
the neckerchiefs and holsters.
Luigi Litterio, 6, of $50 West
Braddock road. Alexandria. was
crying as he repeated over an6
over: II will only GO on once. =
And he did. too. carrying a second
pair of trousers over his arm IN
stead of wearing them.
All Call for Clown.
IT want to see the clown" the
little persons kept telling their
mothers. The store was furnish
ing a clown to keep every one
happy.
If you're going to whine, I'm
going to take you right home.
mothers kept telling children
Shall I change my suit now" a
boy called Butch" asked even
before he'd modelled the one he
was wearing.
Here Michele. Where is
Michele?" Mrs. Morris Shweky
backstage organizer, called fran
tically as she tried to put the 38
in a line in the order they were to
appear IN pubic.
Just like school," said Michele,
popping up out of nowhere.
Two little girls in matching
coats stood beside two little boys
in line to stare at them.
Aren't you supposed to be in
line" one of the boys asked.
"Oh yes" said the little girls,
but we're way at the end. We're
here to talk" The little boys
turned away
Anthony Summers, a 2-year-
old model from 1902 Princess
street, Alexandria. evidently got
the wrong idea about being in a
children's fashion show. Just be-
fore things were ready to begin,
Anthony in his green and plaid
cowboy ensemble took seat out
front to watch.
Tell-Tale Lollypops.
The models" selected from
children of customers of the store,
were given favors and individual
gifts Immediately before they
went through the door into the
showroom.
When they returned, they were
given lollypops.
That's how we know who's
been on and who hasn't" ex-
planned Mrs. Shweky.
Kathryn D'Onofrio, 3, and her
twin sister Carol*got stage-struck
after they retu:a,d from model
ing twin red coat and Logging out