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There's only one way to get more
pork and that's by using scientific
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week: Ground Barley 1925 per
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BAND INSTRUMENTS. For Rent
or Sale. First Three Months Rent
Applies Toward Purchase Price. We
Carry Conn, Buescher, Selmer, Buff
fet, Reynolds and many other lines.
DICKINSON'S The Music Center,
2l7 Main ST., Kalispel, Montana.
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To insure your Milk and Butterfat
production, use Misco High Quality
Dairy Feed at $4.25 per Cwt. Paul
Stamschror'S Farm Supply Store. 1c
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For Sale:-Baby Chicks, N. H. Reds,
R. l. Reds, w. Rocks, Leghorns;
$1,000 per 100000 per 100 de-
post. u. S. approved and Pullor-
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For Sale:-194l Mercury 4-door
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good. Radio, Heater, and twin spot
lights. Price $3.50. Plywood boat
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Portable electric record changer,
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For Sale:-2 corner lots. blocks
west from K NJ on fourth street.
Sidewalk and water. Phone 1901. |
Floyd Smith. Tx
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For Sale:-8O cement blocks, one
312 H. P. gas engine, one wheel
barrow, one "A H. P. motor, Bench
grinder, hand cultivator, one x-cut
saw, Silver and Golden Pheasants,
two fuel oil barrels A Thompson.
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For Sale:-A span of Black Mares,
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For Sale:-Fresh Strawberries -
Picked Mondays and Thursdays.
Old Hershall Collier Ranch. NJ.
Currie, Libby. 6-3x
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Cab Driver, Former Policeman,
Shares ? Mail Theft Suspects
Hackers Suspicious
Of Passengers Lead
: To Arrest of Pair

Anthony j. Costello, who left
the police force because of his
uninhibited capers, turned in his
best performance yesterday when
he shared two suspects in a mail
theft.
Mr.. Costello, now a cab driver
Of 1912 Fifth street NV, became
suspicious of two passengers he
picked up in Northeast Wash
ington. BY the time he reached
midtown the suspicious were even
stronger and on the ruse of buy
ing gasoline, he called police.
His passengers. Robert Lee
Johnson. 20, and Martin Moran
Ballard, %. who gave their address
as the 1900 block of E street Sc,
were charged with stealing Gov
ernment checks from a mailbag
which was found slit open Thurs
day at South Capitol and Dan
bury streets Sc. The q checks.
made out to residents Of South
east Washington in amounts
ranging up to $108. were found
on the two men, police said.
They appeared before United
States Commissioner Cyril S.
Lawrence on charges of stealing
from a Government mailbag and
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Cabman Gets $4,000
In Police SHOOTING

June c. Dollar. q cab driver
from Hyattsville will receive $10,-
900 from the District government
for injuries received when he was
shot by a Metropolitan policeman
President Truman signed bill
yesterday authorizing the pay
ment to Mr.. Dollar.
Mr.. Dollar was injured in 1912
in the 1900 block of Fifteenth
street NV. He said he was in
his cab when he was ordered to
stop by man in civilian clothes
who was driving another auto
mobile. The cab driver refused
to get out of the cab when told
to do so, thinking 1t was>a holdup,
and he was shot.
Police Pvt. Warren v. Wilson
was convicted Of assault with a
dangerous weapon as a result OF
the incident. He was placed on
probation but was dismissed from
the police force. He had insisted
the shooting was accidental.
Mr.. Dollar said he lost the
use of his left hand and his sight
and hearing was impaired as a
result of his injuries.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
.2-Year Sentence Imposed
In Arlington EmbezzIemeni

Hobart S. Langdon, jr.. %. Be-
thesda. received a two-year prison
sentence in Alexandria Federal
Court yesterday on a charge of
embezzling $6,005 from Arlington
Farms.
Langdon was accused of taking
the money last year while he was
treasurer of the dormitories at the
housing project.
In another case. Judge Albert
v. Bryan imposed a six-month
sentence on Edgar Coff, 80, who
was convicted of stealing metal
valued at $670 from Fort Belvoir,
where he was a civilian employe.
A third man, Charles Ward, jr,
20, of the 200 block of Sixth street
NE, was placed on probation for
two years after he pleaded guilty
to a charge Of embezzling $648
from an Alexandria moving van
company where he was employed.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Arlington Teen-Agers Use Losso
To Steal 3 Cases of Liquor

Two teen-age boys have shown
veteran Arlington policemen a
new wrinkle in HOUSEKEEPING.
Police said they have admitted
stealing three cases of liquor,
wine and rum from the Rosslyn
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
store with a lasso. The Is and II
year old boys have been charged
with housebreaking and face a
hearing in Arlington Juvenile
Court Tuesday.
Arlington Detective John Saun-
ders admitted police were baff1ed
yesterday when investigating dis
appearance of the three cases
from the store. He said there were
no signs that the doors had been
broken into or that windows had
been forced open. The only other
possible access to the store. he
said. was through a skylight,
which had iron bars beneath it.
He said police were still puzzled
when the two teen-agers were ar
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Bob Barneh's Death
Declared Suicide

Robert T. Barnett, 81, Chevy
Chase Club golf professional who
died at Georgetown University
Hospital yesterday. was a victim
of an overdose of sleeping pills,
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said today after issuing a suicide
verdict.
Mr.. Barnett. professional at the
club for % years. was found un-
conscious in the locked golf shop
about 9 am. Wednesday. He died
without regaining consciousness,
his physician said.
Coroner Macdonald said a bot
tie containing a few tablets was
found in a waste basket in the golf
shop.
Funeral services will be held
at the Robert A. Humphrey funeral
home, 1857. Wisconsin avenue,
Bethesda, at 10 am. Monday.
Mr.. Barnett. who lived at 4503
Ridge street in Chevy Chase. is
survived by his widow and one
daughter, Mrs. William T. Nelson,
and a grandson Of Chambersburg,
pa
Evening star., 1949-07-02
DC. Man Begins Long Term
In Fatal Shooting Of Youth

John S. Harris. AZ. colored, to-
day began a 6-to-20-year sentence
for shooting a 17-year-old colored
youth to death with a shotgun in
crap game argument.
Harris, who lives in the first
block of Myrtle street NE, was
arrested just after the April %
shooting when policemen brought
him down with gunflre as he
sought to flee the scene just across
the street from his home. He re-
covered from a neck wound q
few days later.
He was held for the second
degree murder of Henry J. Hurst,
alias James Payne. II. of 101
street NV.
In other sentences yesterday by
Judge James w. Morris in Dis
trict Court. Two colored youths
got from 1-to-5-year sentences
each on charges stemming from q
series of April housebreakings.
They were Albert Williams. jr.,
18, and Joseph w. Miller, 10. both
of the 200 block of K street NE.
Both were convicted on two
charges each of the series origi-
nally placed. against them. The
thefts altogether involved nearly
$4,000 in cash and merchandise.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Merchants Again Urged
To Get Sales Tax Blanks

A new plea for merchants to file
applications for registration GER
tificates under the Districts new 2
per cent Sales Tax Act. effective
August /, was issued yesterday by
Allan F. Brooke, head of the Sales
Tax Division.
Mr.. Brooke said that, unless ap-
plications are received by July IL,
there is danger they may not be
processed in time for the GER
tificates to be issued by August /.
Without the certificates, no mer-
chant may make a sale subject to
the tax.
Mr.. Brooke asked that the ap-
plications be filed as soon as pos
sible. The blanks may be obtained
at banks, IRE houses and police
stations. 4
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Cab Driver Gains Veteran
About 10 Leap Off Bridge

A 26-year-old veteran was per-
suaded to climb down from the
railing of the Calvert Street Bridge
early today by passing cab
driver.
The driver. Lewis Cohen, AZ, Of
1431 Whittier street NV, said
he noticed the man with one leg
over the railing. He stopped his
car and persuaded the man not to
jump.
The veteran, who lives in the
1900 block of Biltmore street NV,
was admitted to Gallinger Hos
pital for mental observation.
Police said he told them he had
family troubles and had been
under psychiatric treatment at q
veterans hospital.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Boy, TO- Rescues
Playmate With
Clothes Attire

Quick thinking by 1o-year-old
North Englewood boy was credited
today with saving a 9-year-old
playmate from serious injury and
possible death when the latter S
clothing caught fire.
Prince Georges County police
said Conrad Krell. 10. of 5811 Reed
street, and John Jackson, 8, OF
1922 Reed street. were playing yes
terday with third boy and had
used paint remover to start a fire
near their homes.
When Johns trousers caught
fire, according to police, Conrad
threw him to the ground and tore
them off.
Conrad then took his friend to a
neighbor, who drove the boy to
the Prince Georges General Hos
pital. He was treated for burns
on the right arm. leg and body and
released. The Krell boy suffered
slight burns on the arm and singed
eyebrows.
Both are pupils at the Cheverly-
Tuxedo Elementary School.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
D. {. Bridge Players
Win in Baltimore

Washington bridge players COM
peting in the joint Washington
and Maryland Bridge League
tournament In Baltimore took
honors last night in the opening
play.
Mrs. Marianne Boschan and
Miss Kathleen McNutt, both of
Washington. won first place in the
women's pair event. Third place
went to Mrs. j. G. Fletcher and
Mrs. George Kathan, also OF
Washington.
Top honors in the mems pair
event went to Julian Miller of
Norfolk and Harold Stone of Bal
timore. Second place was won by
Leroy Thurtell of Washington and
r. L. Miles, jr., Norfolk. Two
Washingtonians, Miller Roberts
and j. D. Boyd, won third place.
The tournament continued to-
day and will end Monday night.
Evening star., 1949-07-02

rested by District police who
noticed ABC cases in their car.
Arlington police said the boys
admitted the theft and then OBJ
ligingly told how the seemingly
impossible crime had been COM
mitted.
They said they opened the sky
light, stood on the iron bars
beneath it and lassoed the cases
on the ABC store floor. They said
they pulled the cases up to the
iron bars, and then pulled the
bottles through, one at a time.
After they had emptied each case,
they said. they collapsed the cases
and pulled them through also
leaving no evidence behind them.
Detective Saunders said the boys
denied their unique system was
the result Of movie influences.
They told police they just hap
pened to have the rope and
thought that would be q good way
to use It.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Brannan Challenges Byrd
To Debate Farm PROGRAM
Nv the Assoeintad Prasa

NORFOLK, Va, July 2.-Secre-
tary of Agriculture Brannan yes
terday challenged Senator Byrd,
Democrat, of Virginia to q discus
sion of the Brannan farm bill be-
fore a group of Virginia farmers.
IF he Byrd would like to dis
cuss it before . group of Virginia
farmers with me, I would like very
much for him to-" Mr.. Brannan
said on arrival here by plane. He
is to spend the holiday week end
at XIII Devil Hill, N. C. =,
Mr.. Brannan made his state
ment after reading newspaper &C
counts of Senator Byrd's assertion
that If Congress passes the farm
bill it would be "the greatest sin
gle step toward socialism in this
country" and would destroy the
initiative and private enterprise"
Of farmers.
Mr.. Byrd's attack on the bill
was made Thursday night in q
speech before the Southeastern
Chain Store Council at Virginia
Beach,
Evening star., 1949-07-02

is student at Baldwin Wallace
College, Berea. Ohio, and Mr..
Ewald. who makes his home
with the Sylvesters. is a student
at George Washington University.
The three were en- route to
Knoxville, Tenn, to visit the Ewald
family over the July 4 holiday.
According to Virginia State
police, their automobile swerved
and overturned on a straight
stretch of road in an attempt to
avoid striking another car.
Mr.. Sylvester is survived by his
widow. the injured son and an
other son, Kenneth. an auditor at
the National Institutes of Health,
who was married in Chevy Chase
last Saturday to Miss Jane Bur-
dick; by his father, Otto H.
Sylvester of Oconomowoc, Wis:
two brothers. Frank Sylvester of
Milwaukee and Alfred Sylvester,
Oconomowoc, and two sisters. Mrs.
Theodore Bolson and Mrs. Werner
Otto, both Of Oconomowoc.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Government Capitalization
Assai|ed by Legion Chief
by the Associated Press

WILLIAMSBURG. Va, July o.
The American people are trading
off their right to govern" by allow
ing power to be centralized in
Washington. Perry Brown. ma
tional commander of the Amer
lean Legion, said last night.
Proposals to pipe additional
broad powers into Washington do
not represent adjustment to meet
changing conditions Mr.. Brown
told an audience attending the
first 1949 performance of Paul
Green's historical drama, THE
Common Glory
"They represent departure
from the principle of self-deter-
mination on which this Nation
was founded and has grown
great" he said.
Mr.. Brown was introduced by
Gov Tuck.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Few in Puerto Crash
Had Life Jackets, CAB Says
by the Associated Press


The Civil Aeronautics Board re-
ported yesterday that few of the
rs passengers had life jackets when
a chartered plane crash landed
into the ocean June Z off San
Juan. Puerto Rico. Fifty-thre of
the IS persons aboard died or are
missing.
In a preliminary report on its
investigation the board also said
the plane, at the takeoff, was 2.473
pounds heavier than the maxi
mum allowable. The plane was
a Cas- Curtiss Commando, oper-
ated by Strato-F Freight, Inc, an
irregular air carrier, based at
Windsor Locks. N. H.
The board said the plane lost
power in it's right engine imme-
diately after the takeof from San
Juan for Miami. It could not
maintain altitude and crash
landed in the Atlantic Ocean 6
milest west of the airport.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
StockhoIdersHere ASK
CAPITAL Transit 10
Buy 109,458 Shares

Edward D. Merrill. Capital
Transit Co. president and chair
man of the board. today had up-
der study a proposal that the
company buy the 109.458 shares
of it's common stock, now held by
the North American Co. of New
York.
Attorney Gilbert Hahn, jr., rep
resenting a number of Washing
ton stockholders, asked Mr.. Mer-
rill, in a letter. to call an i'm
mediate meeting of stockholders
and the Board of Directors to
consider the purchase. He also
suggested that the Securities and
Exchange Commission be request
ed to delay approval of the pro-
posed sale of the stock held by
North American Co. to the Florida
group of nine men seeking to buy
it. Under the Holding Company
Act. SEC has ordered North
American to get rid Of it's Capital
Transit stock.
The lawyer said his plan would
have the effect of putting full
control of Capital Transit into
the hands of Washingtonians.
North American now holds As per
cent of Capital Transit common
stock, he explained. and he wants
the company here to buy it as
treasury stock in excess of $40
a share. He pointed out the Flor
ida group wants to buy 1t for $40
a share.
A total of $40, 900 Capital Tran
sit shares have been issued. Mr.
Hahn said. He said the 109, ,458
shares in North Americans, hands
represents effective control OF the
company here
In his letter. Mr.. Hahn said
the meeting was requested by C..
L. McCrea, president of the Nc
Crea Equipment Co.. SIG Second
street NV, owner of 400 shares
of common stock and represent
ing more than 800 other stock
holders who hold some 10000
shares of common stock. Mr..
McCrea wants Capital Transit Ito
make a definitive offer" to North
American in excess of $40 a share.
Under its rule relating to COM
petitive bidding. the SEC should
honor such a request" wrote Mr..
Hahn.
Evening star., 1949-07-02

Davidson. Assistant Interior Sec
retary, said the Department would
never turn over its recreation
facilities until the Recreation
Board abolished segregation in all
its activities.
The trouble at the swimming
pools this week apparently made
the Interior Department think the
matter over again.
The Recreation Board. when it
adopted its policy statement
promising gradual elimination of
the race bans, agreed to allow
racially mixed meetings in the
school buildings after school hours
and in recreation buildings. It
also has agreed to a bi-racial ex-
pertinent on two Fairgrounds this
SUMNER program that is un-
derway now.
Further changes in the formerly
rigid race barriers will be insti-
tuted as quickly as possible, the
board has promised. .-
Evening star., 1949-07-02

nine years ago, he practiced law
here and was executive secretary
of the Twelfth Street YMCA IA
years.
A veteran civic leader, Col.
johnson was born in Washington
and Is a graduate of Howard Uni
versity. He is chairman of the
District Board of Parole and a
member of the Executive Com
mittee Of the United Community
Services. He is a member of the
Board Of Trustees of the Com
munity Chest Federation and a
trustee of the Nineteenth Street
Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
Roads for Tomorrow
Today Is May|and's
Aim, Reindo||ar Says
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE. July MARY
land is going to build the high
ways of tomorrow today, accord
ing to Robert M. Reindollar,
chairman of the State Roads Com
mission.
Mr.. Reindollar, just back from
a New York financial conference
where he outlined Maryland's vast
road building plans. anticipates
"a possible increase of so per cent
in the number of vehicles in use
in the Free State by 1870.
1--WE are not only building high
ways for today" he declared in
an interview, "but highways that
will be modern 20 years hence -
Maryland, which led the Nation
with its network lof paved roads
in 1925, made the mistake Of not
keeping its highways up to date,
Mr.. Reindollar believes. The
roads commission and the advi-
sorry commission appointed by
Gov. Lane ARE going to see that
history doesn't repeat ITSELF" he
added.
Costs May Be Quadrupled.
That is the one reason why the
States highway officials have ele-
vated their sights. Mr.. Reindollar
said. He anticipated that the
needed improvements may now
cost four times the 1910 estimate
of 5000, 100000.
I'VE are acquiring sufficient
rights-of-way for many arterial
routes so that when traffic volume
swells we can build extra lanes,
the roads chief continued.
THE highways are being built
on stabilized subgrades to keep
maintenance at a low point. The
pavements are being built thick
enough to withstand the heaviest
traffic and the travelway provided
for each line Of vehicles will be at
least IL feet wide.
I'VE are arranging for long
sight distances-say 1000 feet In
the clear-so that cars may op-
crate at high speed with safety.
Limited Access Planned.
THAT means eliminating humps
at the top of hills, results in heav-
ier initial outlays for grading. 1t
means wide swinging curves, about
which motorcars can move safely
at top allowable speeds.
Near the various densely popu-
lated centers limited access routes
will be provided. On such routes
highway grade crossings will be
eliminated - by interchanges
or cloverleafs -.
THAT is the way we are pro-
ceeding with designing. routing
and constructing the highways tc
comprise our rehabilitated system
a system which will be adequate
for two decades or more. = ="
Mr.. Reindollar pointed out that
there are about 100000 motor We
hicles now licensed in Maryland
Most sources. he said. believe that
this figure will be close to 100000
in 20 years. And they will be bet
ter cars which will be driven
more, he added.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
$4,531,200 Fovored
For Anucostiu Projects

Continued Improvement Of the
Anacostia River for flood control
and navigation purposes would be
authorized under a $4,531 200 ap-
preparation approved by the House
Public Works Committee.
This item Is among many in the
big rivers and harbors bill for the
whole country. The measure
probably will be formally reported
70 the House next week.
Evening star., 1949-07-02
|anners Press
Capitol Area
S|un1 Clearance
Sturt Two Moves
To Get Action on
Marshall Heights Plan

A large slum clearance project
in the vicinity of the Capitol was
disclosed today as an immediate
objective of Federal planners.
regardless of whether Congress
finally grants or denies the 81
100000 sought for redevelopment
Of Marshall Heights in the out
lying Northeast section.
1T is essential to the urban re-
development program that we
keep moving forward. or keep
trying" said Chairman William
w. Wurster, who also reported on
two moves to expedite possible
action on the Marshall Heights
plan. 1t would be beneficial to
all concerned, he said. if two
projects could be developed
simultaneously. so that dispos-
sessed families might have the
choice and opportunity of moving
from one area to the other.
Consequently the commission
will urge a $53,70O appropriation
to draw up plan for the elm
ination of the slum areas, includ-
ing numerous alley homes. about
which members of Congress now
are complaining.
Plan Never Presented.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission closed its
monthly session late yesterday,
after expressing desire also for
early hearings before the Senate
and House District Committees on
it's own reorganization bill.
John Nolen, director of PLAN
ming, pointed out that the House
Appropriations Committee, which
knocked out funds for the Mar
shall Heights plan. had done so
without having had the NCPPC
plan for redevelopment of the area
submitted to it. The commission.
he said, was never given the op-
portunity to present the plan.
For this reason, NCPPC yester-
day voted to ask that the plan be
submitted to Senator McCarran,
Democrat, of Nevada, who has
taken a great personal interest in
the project, so that he might in
sert it in the record of the Senate
committee, which meets Tuesday.
The plan was approved by the
District commissioners. after hear
ings, and presents complete rec
ord and explanation Of the project.
Study Of Area Asked.
The planners also asked study
of the 200-acre Marshall Heights
area to determine whether living
standards can be improved imme-
diately. The District Commis-
sioners will be asked to make the
inspection.
Two plans for improving traffic
conditions in the West End were
considered. AS temporary ex-
pedient to expedite the flow Of
eastbound traffic over the White
hurst freeway into the Rock
Creek Potomac parkway. the
opening of Twenty-seventh street
NV. into G. street was recon-
mended.
The commission also took under
study the improvement of the
dangerous" intersection Of Vir-
ginia and Constitution avenues
NV, where there is no traffic
light. Virginia avenue Is q two
way thoroughfare and in the rush
hours cars turning into Constitu-
ton avenue constitute constant
danger, it was said.
The plan would be to make
Virginia avenue one-way for traf-
fic going west for two blocks to
divert it's eastbound traffic.