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Evening star., 1949-08-06


Mrs. Wells is spending her sum-
mer in Boothbay Harbor. Me. Her
son, Frederick Wells. called her
long distance last night to give
her the news.
Native Of Kansas.
A native of Great Bend. Kans.
Mrs. Wells went to public schools
in Kansas before her father. an
employe of the Treasury Depart
ment, moved the family to Wash
ington in 1917. She received her
bachelors degree from George
Washington University in 1920
and her masters degree from that
school in 1898.
After finishing GWU in 1920
she went to the University of
Puerto Rico. After she married
she lived in Cuba until 1926,
where her husband was a repre-
sentative of a truck firm. They
returned to Baltimore in 1926 and
moved to Washington in 1880,
when she began teaching in the
public schools here.
She has been assistant princi-
pal of Roosevelt High School since
1899.
Taught in Puerto Rico.
Mrs. Wells experience in teach
ing goes back a lot further than
her work in the public schools
here. From 1914 to 1917 she
taught in the elementary grades
in Kansas. Before going to Puerto
Rico she taught year at the
Business High School here.
While in Puerto Rico she taught
in the high school and normal
training schools there.
Her sister. Miss Mildred M.
Coughlin, is the principal of West
ern High School in Baltimore and
her son was an instructor at Ly-
coming College, Williamsport. Pa,
last year.
Mrs. Wells, now a widow. lives
at 5425 Connecticut avenue NV.
Evening star., 1949-08-06
Baby Is Burned
Critically in Fire
On 10Th Street
Mother Braves Flames
In Rescue Effort After
Firemen Save Children

An infant was critically burned
this morning in a fire at 1917
Tenth street NV. into which the
ehild's mother ran to help rescue
her three children and an elderly
sroomer. The roomer also was Sc
sriously affected by shock.
Mrs. Floyd Little, wife of a
streetcar operator, had gone to a
corner grocery, leaving her chill
dren in charge of the roomer, Ed
ward Cook, 80, who lived on the
third floor.
Mr.. Cook smelled smoke and
shouted out a window for help.
Neighbors summoned flremen. who
swung an extension ladder to the
third floor windows, while other
firefighters entered the building
from the ground floor.
Two Thirds of Body Burned.
Mrs. Little returned at about
this time. with her arms loaded
with groceries. She dropped the
groceries on the sidewalk and ran
into the burning building.
Meanwhile, firemen had brought
down the three children. The two
oldest of the children were not
seriously affected. police reported.
Benjamin R. Little, % months
old. was taken to Emergency Hos
pital and treated for second-degree
burns over two-thirds of his body
Mrs. Little told police she left
her three children in the back
yard. They later went upstairs.
Neighbor Cut.
Mrs. Little was taken to the hos
pital for treatment for shock.
The two upper floors of the
dwelling were burned out.
A neighbor. c. Hernandez, As,
Of 1921 Tenth street NV. was
treated at Emergency Hospital
for a cut hand suffered when he
went into the house in rescue
effort.
Firemen ran down the steps
with the critically burned boy,
shielding him from falling glass
as they reached the sidewalk,
They administered oxygen before
removing him to the hospital.
Evening star., 1949-08-06

Ceremonial troops and the
United States Army Band turned
out at Fort Myer this morning
to honor Maj. Gen. Hobart r.
Gay on the occasion of his de-
parture for a new command In
Japan.
Gen. Gay. who had served as
commander of the Military Dis
trict of Washington since No
vember. 1947. received a 15-gun
salute and the band played Aud
Lang Syne" while he and Mrs. Gay
transferred from a staff car into
a private automobile to drive to
California.
Gen Gay was chief of staff
for the late Gen. George S. Pat
ton, jr., during the training of
Gen. Patton's tankmen in the
African desert and throughout the
campaigns in North Africa, Sicily
and France. AS he left Washing
ton Gen. Gay, a former cavalry
officer, carried the riding quirt
Evening star., 1949-08-06
Woman S. Club
.ToAppea|R Ruling
Il Must Pay Tax
County Court Holds
1900 Levy Valid on
Chevy Chase Property

Ofhcials of The Women's Club
OF Chevy Chase. Md. Inc. said to-
day they plan to appeal a Mont
gomery County Circuit Court rul-
ing making the organization liable
for approximately $500 in taxes
for the 1948-9 fiscal year on its
property on Connecticut avenue
near East-West highway.
The decision. handed down yes
terday by Judge Charles w. Wood
ward. denied the clubs claim
that 1t is an educational and
charitable organization and there
fore tax exempt.
The ruling came on the clubs
appeal from the State Tax Com
mission, which had upheld
$44, ZOO assessment placed on the
organization last year by Wilton
T. Allen. County Assessment
Supervisor and affirmed by the
former Board Of County Commits
sioners.
Mrs. o. Leland Hunt. club treas
urer, said the group would appeal
the court ruling.
In his decision. Judge Wood
ward pointed out that of the clubs
receipts totaling $22,633 between
May. .1947 and May. 1948. $3.50
went for scholarships. $50 was
given the National Symphony
Orchestra and $l06.71 was used
for the clubs library.
For public welfare, including
donations to q girls camp. the
Community Chest and hospitals.
the club spent $1,234.15. Judge
Woodward noted.
There can be no question:"
Judge Woodward declared, about
the club being one of the finest
organization in our county,"
But he added that in his opin-
ion the Club failed to qualify as
an educational and benevolent Or
ganization as defined in the law.
Evening star., 1949-08-06
Boyd Rhinaman Rites
In Martinsburg Today
specioI Dispatch 10 The Stor

MARTINSBURG. w. Va. Aug
6.-Funeral services were to be
held today for Boyd G.. Rhinaman
ir.. 33, who was killed Thursday
when television antenna he was
erecting from the roof of down.
town building made contact with
high-tension wires.
He was knocked from the roof
by the shock. At the hospital it
was found his neck had been
broken. Whether the shock or
fracture caused death was not
determined.
Prosecuting Attorney Vance e
Sencindiver said the death was
accidental and no inquest would
be necessary. Sam Williams, work
ing with Mr.. Rhinaman. was
stunned. IA 2"
Mr.. Rhinaman, a native Of Mar
tinsburg. formerly was in the fruit
brokerage business here.
Surviving are his wife and three
daughters. his mother. Mrs. Marga
M. Rhinaman; a brother and a
| sister.
Evening star., 1949-08-06

which was presented to him by
Gen. Patton in Europe. The quirt
is one of the generals most priced
possessions.
Two battalions of the Sd Infantry
formed an honor guard for Gen
Gay from his quarters on Lee
avenue to the commissary gate at
one of the exists from the fort.
Gen. and Mrs. Gay will drive to
California and leave there by ship
on September 6. The general is to
serve with the Far EaSt>Command
in Japan.
Among oldtimers at the ceremony
today were sergeants who could
remember when Gen. Patton COM
manded a cavalry regiment at Fort
Myer. Those were the days when
cavalry officers played polo and
Gems. Gay and Patton had been
teammates on several occasions.
The only horses now left at Fort
Myer are a few used to draw
funeral caissons at military burials
Evening star., 1949-08-06
Hearing SET Sept. 6
On Bus Line Extension

Hearing on a request by the
Capital Transit Co. to run bus
line between the District line .at
Grubb road and the intersection
of Eastern and Georgia avenues
will be held by the Public Utilities
Commission at 10 am. Septem-
ber 6. -...
The formal public hearing will
take place in Room 500 of the
District Building.
In it's application. the transit
company stated the object of the
extension is to provide service be-
tween the north Sixteenth street
area and the shopping area around
Georgia and Alaska avenues, to
provide transportation to residents
of the area west of north Sixteenth
street, and to provide transporta-
ton to residents of the Maryland
areas known as Rock Greek Gar
den Apartments, Rosemary Hills
and Rock Greek Forest.
The company proposes to begin
with 25-to-30 minute rush-hour
service and Commute nonrush-
hour service. 1t said it had the
approval of the Maryland Public
Service Commission for the opera
ton of the portion of the route
within Maryland.
The route proposed is an ex-
tension of an existing route, LIS.
now operated in Maryland from
Chevy Chase Circle and termi-
mated on the East-West highway
In the vicinity of Colston drive.
Meanwhile, the PUG approved
extensive changes in bus service
in the Hyattsville and Takoma
areas effective August %. Details
of the changes will be announced
later by the Capital Transit Co.
Evening star., 1949-08-06
North Virginia Area
Searched for Husband
In Hammer Staying

The police search for John w.
Barker, %. sought in connection
with the murder of his wife Nellie,
81. near Laurel, Md, centered to-
day in Northern Virginia after the
car in which he is believed to have
left his home was found about 3
miles south of Warrenton.
The automobile is owned by
Louis S. Maxwell, a neighbor of
the Barkers at Guilford. one-half
mile north of Savage and about 3
miles north of Laurel.
Mr.. Maxwell said he heard his
car being driven away shortly
after midnight yesterday. Barker
is believed to have left his home
about the same time.
Shortly afterward. neighbors
entered the Barker home and
found Mrs. Barker lying on the
floor between two beds. On one of
the beds we're the Barker children,
Brenda, II months. and Jerry, 3
months. On the other bed was a
claw hammer.
DR.. Henry C. Freimuth, Balti-
more City Medical examiner.
said Mrs. Barker had been killed
by three blows on the head, two
of which caused skull fractures.
His assistant, DR.. Earl Roger,
who performed the autopsy, said
the wounds could have been in
flicted by the claw hammer.
Warrenton police said they
found Mr.. Maxwell's car about
10 am. yesterday on Route 315.
Maryland State police said they
have been notified and will send
a man to Warrenton today to
pick up the car.
According to Warrenton police,
nothing was in the car or in the
immediate vicinity to indicate
where Barker had gone. They
said they are searching the area.
Evening star., 1949-08-06
Baltimore Nurse Picked
As Miss Maryland
By the Assoeioted Press


HAGERSTOWN, Md, Aug. g.
Miss Eugenia Grow, 23-year-old
brunette registered nurse from
Baltimore, holds the title today OF
Maryland's most beautiful girl.
Miss Grow, who Is on the staff
of the Marine Hospital in Balti-
more, was named Miss Maryland
over a field of seven contestants in
the annual Statewide beauty
contest here last night. She COM
peted as Miss Baltimore"
Her victory gave her the right
to represent the State in the Miss
America of 1949 contest at Allan
tic City.
Evening star., 1949-08-06
Vagrancy Prisoner Found
Dead in Fairfax Cell

Francis Charran, 43. Worcester
Mass, a prisones at the Fairfax
County Jail, was found dead today
in his cell.
DR.. Nelson Podolnick, county
coroner, said the man apparently
died of natural causes. He added
an autopsy will be performed to-
morrow.
Police said Charron had been
arrested July 70 on a vagrancy
charge and was awaiting a hear
ing Friday.
Evening star., 1949-08-06
Legion Honors Bottle
AT DonvilIe Convention
By the Asseciated Press

DANVILLE. Va. Aug. 6.-The
81 annual convention of the Vir-
ginia department of the American
Legion gave a yictor's welcome tc
John s. Battle yesterday.
The successful Democratic gub-
ernatorial candidate was cheered
by thousands who lined city
streets yesterday afternoon as he
rode in a Legion parade.
Earlier Mr.. Battle had taken
the convention hall floor to ex-
press his thanks for support
rendered him during the primary
Evening star., 1949-08-06
New 14th Street Bridge
Draw Span 10 Open Aug. IS

The draw span on the new
Fourteenth Street Bridge will be
opened on August IS.
The steel and machinery for
the drawbridge are being put in
place while the span is in the
closed position. When this work.
is finished. it will be left open so
river traffic can pass.
Meanwhile. three gaps were left
in the main bridge for navigation.
These will be closed in the next
three weeks.
Evening star., 1949-08-06

School at Fort Benjamin Harri-
son. Ind, in 1942. The schoo
later was moved under his super
vision to Harvard University ano
then to Fort Devens, Mass. Serv-
ing as commandant of the Chap
lain School until coming here ir
1945, Gen. Cleary was responsible
for the training of 1891 student
chaplains. He was elevated tt
the rank OF domestic prelate ir
1945.
Evening star., 1949-08-06

illness. he was
St.
Gen. Cleary,
a Roman Cath
olic priest in
t he Brooklyn
IN. " Diocese,
became deputy
chief of Army
chap ! a ms in
1945. He re-
tired in 1916
after h a v in g
been in the
Army % years.
He founded the
Evening star., 1949-08-06
Rev. Ernest H. Williams
Accepts CuroIinu Call

The Rev. Ernest H. Williams,
rector of Trinity Episcopal Church,
Columbia pike and South Wayne
street, Arlington, has accepted a
call to the rectorship of st. Paul's
Church, Greenville, N. c., 1t was
announced today.
Evening star., 1949-08-06

here, has been
named princi-
pal at Roosevelt
to succeed Miss
May P. Brad
shaw, who re-
tired in June.
The Board of
Education ap-
proved the tenn
porary appoint
ment of Mrs.
Wells to the
osi ion of
principal in a
poll of board
members COM
Evening star., 1949-08-06
Permission to Sell VOL
lis SOUGHT From FEC
BY fhs Assecioted Press

The Cowles Broadcasting Co.
yesterday applied to the Federal
Communications Commission for
authority to sell radio stations
VOL and VIOLIN here to the
Capital Broadcasting Co., of
Washington, which now operates
! Station WWDC.
Evening star., 1949-08-06
Hornsberqer Gets Oil Post

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Aug.
6 (R.-State Geologist William M.
McGill yesterday announced the
appointment of Wilbur T. Harms
berger, 20, a native of Danville.
as oil and gas geologist of the
Virginia Geological Survey.
Evening star., 1949-08-06
Mrs. E|va T.. Wells
Named Principal
OF Roosevelt High

Mrs. Elva c. Wells, assistant
principal of Roosevelt. High
School and veteran of 19 years
service in the public schools
Evening star., 1949-08-06

Brig. Gen. William D. Cleary.
retired deputy chief of Army
chaplains. died this morning at
Walter Reed Hospital after a long
Evening star., 1949-08-06
Church to Hear ChupIoin

Army Chaplain Leroy r. Priest
will be guest speaker at Wilson
Boulevard Christian Church, Ar
lington, at II am. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-08-06

Monday
OF
a the APEX
Evening star., 1949-02-13
Bethesda.L Lower Montgomery County
Hillauda and Hydes Entertain;
Uncertainties Cro1Vd Calendar

are here for q month from
Asuncion, Paraguay.
There will be some 80 or 90
guests at the tea that Mrs. Oren
Atwood is arranging in honor OF
Mrs. Mills. She will be assisted
| by Mrs. j. Clyde Smith. Mrs.
Ardell Payne. Mrs. A. j. Cohea
Mrs. Frank Hill, Mrs. Hugh Will
liams. Mrs. James M. Gongwer
Mrs. George Derrickson and Mrs
ETH F. Andrews, who will take
turns at the tea table to see that
every one is served.
MIR. and Mrs. Mills have been
busy greeting old friends since
they arrived here a month ago
They will be here through the
remainder of February, and they
are occupying the apartment OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Withers while
they are on trip to Florida.
Before going to Paraguay, Mr.
Mills was assistant minister Of the
National Christian Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Aries are
leaving at the end Of the month
to establish their new home in
New York. Sometime during the
next few weeks Mrs. Aries will &C
to North Manlius, N. Y, to spend
q little time with her sister. Miss
Dorothy Adams, who Is spending
the winter there.
Mrs. Donald Roberts is back
home again after a vacation trip
to Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Vivari are
in California for a fortnight's
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Dudley are
in Del Ray Beach for a six-week
stay.
Evening star., 1949-02-13

In India all jobs, legislative and
executive, are open to women.
Evening star., 1949-02-13
Arlington Center 10 Mark
United SYNAGOGUE Sabbath

The United Synagogue Sabbath
will be observed by the Arlington
Jewish Center at $50 pm. Fri
day at the center. 1920 Lee boule-
ward, Rabbi Ira Sud Of Arlington
announced yesterday.
The services mark the 35th an
niversary Of the United Synagogue
of America and will be observed
by Conservative Congregations
throughout the United States and
Canada.
The program at the Arlington
center will commemorate Harry H.
Goldstein. late president, and will
include a forum discussion on con-
servative Judaism.
In India all jobs, legislative and
L.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Two Get Life Terms
In Crisfie|d 5Iayinq
BY the Associated Press

PRINCESS ANNE, Md, Aug. 3.
Two Somerset County Negroes
have been sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for the bowling pin
Staying Of a fish and wood peddler
at Crisfield, May 90
William Leon Sample. 20. of
Crisf1eld. and Percy Cornelius
Jones, 20, of Princess Anne, were
convicted of first-degree murder
in Somerset County Court Mon
day.
They were charged with beat
ing and taking 500 from Alex
ander Howard, ~, at the trailer
where he lived.
The defendants pleaded self de-
fense. They said they went to
the trailer to buy some wine and
got into an argument with Mr.
Howard and Ward West. who also
lived in the trailer.
Jones said Mr.. Howard grabbed
a dollar he had offered for the
wine and then attacked him with
the bowling pin. Mr.. West testi-
fled that the two Negroes started
the fight.
DR.. William Coulbourne, medi-
cal examiner for the county, said
either of two skull fractures could
have caused Mr.. Howard's death
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Board Acts 10 Speed
New Fairfax Schools

The Fairfax County School
Board yesterday called for speed
ier construction of four emerg-
ency school buildings being built
in the county.
Supt. of Schools w. T. Woodson
reported that three of the schools
Holm Hall, Penn Daw and Ty-
sons Corner-are two weeks be.
hind building schedules. The
fourth school, Weyanoke, he said
is four weeks behind schedule.
The schools are supposed to be
ready in time for fall classes
They are four-room, cinder block
buildings which the school boarc
decided to build to meet over
crowded conditions.
The board voted to increase tu-
ition rates for t-of-county stu.
dents to $120 for elementary stu
dents and $3.50 for high school
students. The rates last year were
$100 and $3.50.
School Board Chairman F.. W.
Robinson and School Board Mem
bers c. N. Cockrell and Richard
Stands were named to meet with
Falls Church School Board repre-
sentatives about distribution of
county and city children in the
two elementary schools in Falls
Church. Fairfax has retained
control of the Oak Street Ele-
mentary School,
Evening star., 1949-08-03

posal. The county engineers Of
flee was deluged with protests
from property owners, sportsmen
and conservationists.
The objectors claim that the
development would lower property
values, menace small-boat naviga-
ton and would ruin oyster beds
as well as grabbing, fishing and
swimming.
Building Permit Issued.
A building permit, the commits
sioners were told yesterday, was
issued some time ago to Steuart
Bros. for erection, of an office,
pumphouse and boiler room on
the proposed tank-farm property.
The county heads ordered that
a letter be sent to Steuart Bros.
informing them that issuance of
the permit was not to be con-
strued as approval of the project.
A decision on whether the
county's slot machine regulations
would be amended was deferred
until Tuesday because of the alb
sence of Commissioner J. Frank
Raley, who was reported i'll at his
home,
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Baldwin Files as Candidate
For Baltimore County Post
By the Associated Press

TOWSON, Md, Aug. 3.-Al-
though the primary election is a
year and a month away. there is
evidence today that hot fight is
developing for control of Balti-
more County Democratic leader
ship. Q
Former Representative Baldwin,
once a political strong man in
the county but now on the outs
with the dominant Democratic or
ganization, filed yesterday for
county commissioner.
In doing so, he gave notice that
II want it thoroughly understood
that in filing as a candidate for
county commissioner, I will be op-
posed to the candidacy of Christian
H. Kahl and the ticket which he
undoubtedly will sponsor"
Mr.. Kahl is chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
| Wife HurIs Clock
| |AtHusbund and
Hits Policeman
By the Asxocioted Press

BALTIMORE. Aug. 3.-John
Diana. 80, and his wife Rosalie,
81, had to go to Police Court yes
terday on a charge of disturbing
the peace.
Mrs. Diana explained they were
having an argument.
HE made me so mad" she said,
that I grabbed the alarm clock
and threw it at him, but he
ducked, the bum"
Mr.. Diana ducked, all right. In
fact, the clock went flying out a
closed window and hit a passing
policeman on the shoulder. He
arrested them and brought them
to court.
Magistrate Leroy Shaughnessy
laughed at Mrs. Diana's story.
then asked the couple how long
they had been married.
Sixteen days, they replied.
Sixteen days." the judge ex-
claimed. Gosh knows what you'll
be doing after 16 years. Case
dismissed.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored
by The Star, the Recreation De-
partment and the Film Center, are
scheduled for 8 o'clock tonight.
Programs of comedy, sports, car
toons and musicians will be shown
at the following Fairgrounds and
recreation centers:
Dupont-Stoddert, c street OF Ridge
road Sc.
Takoma, Fourth and Van Buren, streets
NV.
Langdon, Eighteenth and Franklin
streets NE.
Buchanan, Thirteenth and streets Sc
Chevy Chase, Forty-first and LIVINGSTON
streets NV.
Stoddert, Thirty-ninth and Calvert
streets NV.
Hearst. Thirty-seventh and Tilder
streets NV.
Anacostia, between Pennsylvania avenue
and Eleventh street bridges Sc.
Howard, Fourth and w streets NV.
Rose Park, Twenty-seventh and c
Buridy, Fourth and o streets NV.
Crummell, GAllaudet and Kendall NE
Lincoln, sixth and L streets Sc.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Iron Lung Mother, "a, Dies
Day After Birth Of Girl
By the Associoted Press

80 CONVICTION, VA, Aug. s.
Mrs. Robert G. Davis. 24-year-old
iron lung mother. died Monday
of infantile paralysis "a hours
after she gave birth to a girl in
an iron lung at st. Elizabeth
Hospital.
Hospital attendants said s.
pound. 4-ounce Margaret Ma
thilda was doing fine"
DR.. Thomas Huth, hospital
resident, said Mrs. Davis was in
a serious condition when admitted
to the hospital Saturday. He
said it was necessary to open
the iron lung and shut off the
motor for Is seconds during the
last stages of the birth.
He emphasized the birth was
not the cause of death.
Mrs. Davis is survived by her
husband and two other daughters
Carol Ann, l, and Linda, 2.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Prince Georges Heads
Get Show Cause Writ
In Slot License Fiqht

The Prince Georges County
Commissioners were directed yes
terday to show cause why a writ
of mandamus should not be issued
against them to compel them to
issue a license to operate slot
machines.
Judge Charles c. Marbury,
whose court order on June % was
responsible for the law legalizing
slot machines being declared un-
constitutional, signed the show
cause" order following a petition
for the mandamus writ by At
torne Robert w. Mccullough.
Mr.. Mccullough entered the new
court action. a move admittedly tc
take the whole proceedings before
the Maryland Court of Appeals, or
behalf of Hal c. Bell. 3424 Rhode
Island avenue, Mount Rainier
Mr.. Bell, a slot machine operator
twice was unsuccessful in attempts
to get license issued him by the
commissioners.
Judge Marbury ordered the
commissioner to reply by August
IL. The commissioners directed
their attorney, Jerrold v. Powers
to handle the matter.
In his petition, Mr.. Mccullough
claimed the slot machine law was
validly approved earlier this yeal
by the Maryland Legislature ano
that on approval by county voters
June 2, "it became and still is the
duty" of the commissioners to act
on q license request.
Refusal to do so has resulted in
loss and damage" to Mr.. Bell and
that he was denied his lawful
rights as a citizen, resident and
taxpayer" of the county.