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Evening star., 1949-03-13
Engaged to We'd

A former London debutante who
was presented at the Court of st.
Jamess when her father was AS
sistant Naval Attache for Air at
the American Embassy will be
married in June.
Capt. and Mrs. John Bartling
Pearson. jr. of Norfolk, Va, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Beverly Louise, to Mid
shipman Valentine Hixon Schaef-
fer, jr., son of Navy Capt. and
Mrs. Schaeffer of this city.
Miss Pearson went to schools in
Switzerland and London and is
now at Mount Vernon Junior Col
lege.
Midshipman Schaeffer attended
San Rafael Military Academy and
Columbian Preparatory School in
Washington and is a member of
this years graduating class of the
Naval Academy.
Evening star., 1949-03-13
To Visit Relatives

Mrs. Morris Wolf of the Roose-
velt Hotel has left Washington to
spend several weeks in the South.
She will visit her daughter, Mrs.
Stanley Harris, and Mrs. William
Weichfelbaum, jr., in Savannah.
Evening star., 1949-03-13
Back From Visit

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Baum have
returned from a two weeks visit
with their son and daughter-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Baum,
and their son in Goldsboro, N. c.
Evening star., 1949-10-24

Fine pinwoIe corduroy
boxer Ioneies and over
oils, fully cut and smortly
styled. Assorted eolors,
sizes I to 6x. Also cordu-
roy ploy clothes.
Evening star., 1949-10-24

Beautifully toiIored eurtoins in deco
rotive royon norquisette, 81" wide
to the pair, So" or Y" long. Soft
sooshelI color,
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Maryland Will Study
Higher Negro Schools
BY the Assoeiosed Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 8. - Gov.
Lane announced yesterday the
appointment of a seven-member
commission to study the question
of higher Negro education in
Maryland.
A resolution passed by the 1949
General Assembly called for such
a commission to study, among
other things, the relative merits
of existing Negro colleges in the
State-Morgan and Princess Ann4.
Named by the Governor to the
commission were:
Walter N. Kirkman, former di-
rector of budget procurement for
the State and now director of the
medical and chirurgical faculty.
E. Asbury Davis, an official of
the United States Fidelity &
Guaranty Co. and adviser to the
City of Baltimore on financial
matters.
Joseph P. Healy, chairman Of
the Baltimore Commission on Ra-
cial Relations.
James c. L. Anderson, Towson
lawyer.
DR.. Dwight o. w. Holmes, re-
tired president of Morgan COL
lege.
DR.. David E. Weglein, former
superintendent of Baltimore pub
lie schools.
Mrs. John w. Andrews of Cris-
field. member of the Somerset
County School Board.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
40 Comic Artists Arrive Here;
To Appear at Library Tonight

That's 10, IL, IL, have now,
he said. These fellows are really
nice" ....... >.
Many Adults in Crowd.
After the cartoonists had
signed autographs for Judy, Ma.
con, Danny and dozen other chill
dren-and a surprising number
of grown-ups-they headed for
the Mayflower Hotel, where rep
resentatives Of the Treasury De-
partment and of the four Wash
ington newspapers got full dose
of the cartoonists' charm at a re-
ception.
At the reception, the artists
signed more autographs and
joked about the complete col
lapse OF a carefully planned air
port ceremony - those flowers
they were supposed to present tt
Miss Drucie Snyder, daughter OF
the Secretary of the Treasury
never arrived. and Milton Caniff
creator of "Steve Canyon" never
did get around to making thai
planned speech. Too many auto
graph hunters, cameramen, fans
But you got the idea the car.
toonists liked things better thai
way-and that their appearances
at the Library of Congress woule
be about as informal-and about
as much fun.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Fredericksburg Plans
To Revive Dog Mart
sneeioI pispaieh TO The stot

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Oct.
fredericksburg will renew its
historic Dog Mart here October
Is at James Monroe High School
athletic field from $50 am. to S
pm. A parade is scheduled for
10:30 am.
In addition to the swapping and
auctioning of dogs, the program
this year calls for an old time
f1ddlerS' contest, fox horn blowing
contest, hog calling competition,
dances by Pamunkey Indians, a
fish and wildlife display and a
trained dog act.
The mart will be sponsored by
the Fredericksburg Rappahan-
mock Chapter, Izaak Walton
League, in cooperation with the
Chamber of Commerce.
The mart originated when white
settlers and Indians gathered once
a year to trade.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
KessIer Named Adjutont
OF Legion in Virginia
By the Assoejoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 3.-Charles
L. Kessler of Richmond, World
War II Navy commander, has been
named adjutant of the Virginia
Department of the American Le-
gion to succeed w. Glenn Elliott,
who resigned in August after 81
years service.
The appointment was made by
Ralph A. johnson, department
commander.
Mr.. Kessler, a veteran of two
Polar expeditions, quit his job here
as deputy director of the United
States Savings Bonds Division for
Virginia to take over the legion
post,
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Steinberg Named Chairman
OF Maryland Engineer Unit

Dean S. S. Steinberg OF the
University of Maryland's College
of Engineering has been elected
chairman of the Maryland State
Board of Registration for Pro-
fessional Engineers and Land
Surveyors.
His selection to succeed DR.. A
G. Christie of Johns Hopkins
University was announced today
by the State board. Dean Stein
berg, first appointed to the board
in 1941 by former Gov. O'Conor,
was vice chairmen for the last
few years. He represents civil
engineers of the State.
Other board members are DR..
G. H. Hebbard of the Dawson
Chemical Corp, representing
chemical engineers, vice chair
man; j. w. Gore, Bethlehem Steel
Co., representing electrical en-
gineers, secretary: j. r. Baker,
Pennsylvania Water & Power
Co., representative of mechanical
engineers, and A. E. Pohmer of
Baltimore, representative of land
SURVEYORS,
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Silver Spring De MoIay
To Install Saturday

The Silver Spring Chapter, Or
DEF of De Molay, will install Robert
A. Massey as president in cere-
m0nies at 8 pm. Saturday at
Montgomery Blair High School
Other officers to be installed are
Henry K. Brown, senior councillor
Charles A. Bradley, junior coun-
cilor; Rollin E. Kuch, treasurer
Alton K. Davis, jr.. scribe; Brooke
Farquhar. senior deacon; Fred
erck E. Doane, junior deacon;
Ainsworth H. Brown II, senior
steward; George E. Tolson III
junior steward; Robert L. Bank
ard chaplain; Richard L. Stock,
sentinel, and George r. Sterling
standard bearer.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
A||eganyJudge
Te||sGrandJ Jury
ToCurb Gaming
Enforcement Officers
Who Ignore Violations
Are Given Warning
by the Associated Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Oct. s.
Bookmakers, slot machines and
|one-man clubs, plus law enforce
Iment officers who might not note
violations were targets today Of
Associate Judge George Hender-
son as he charged the October
term of the Allegany County
grand jury.
1T should be clear to ALL" tho
jurist declared, that bookies can
not long continue operations in
any locality if the law enforce
ment agencies do their duty. If
in the future they continue to
operate without interference, it is
because thes chief of police and
the States attorney are consent
ing to their operation"
Dealing with the duties Of
authorities, Judge Henderson
stated:
IF some police chief or bailif
reports no slot machines to the
grand jury or to the States at
torney, and later an undercover
man produces evidence to the
contrary, some officer may not
only find himself out of a job.
but also with a criminal trial
hanging over him. Not long ago
a police lieutenant in Baltimore
had that experience"
Judge Henderson suggested that
beginning with the January court
term it might be we'll to call
mayors before the grand jury, add
ing that "the mayors estimate Of
the situation may not always be
the same as the police chiefs"
The grand jury is not limited to
matters presented to it by the
States attorney, the judge said.
II am not going to ask you to
indict a large number of our cit
izens," he told the jurors. "Rath-
er I will try to suggest a method
of procedure that will work
and by which our future conducts
will be governed. We can work
for prevention, rather than pun
ishment.
LET us rid ourselves of the be-
lief that public officials lack the
power and authority to deal with
crime or to enforce the law. We
may lack ability, we may lack in
clination, but we do not lack pow
er. We are all too apt to temporize,
when we hear of something that
comes within our sphere of action
to hope it will cease without our
having to exert ourselves-to pass
the buck to some one above or be.
low US"
Evening star., 1949-10-03
By George Beveridqe

One of the working pa
tients in the Children's Hospital
physical therapy department is
4-year-old Joe Chandler. who was
stricken last month by a mysteri-
Gus disability which paralyzed him
from his waist down.
Every day Joe goes through a
series of exercises to develop the
muscles of his arms and chest and
to keep in as good shape as pos
sible the leg muscles he no longer
can use.
Children's Hospital doctors have
only a few clues to the tragic dis
ability-one of the strangest they
have seen at the hospital.
"Jo-Jo," as the other children
in his ward call him, lost the use
of his legs August S, few hours
after he was playing happily with
his 1-year-old brother, Stephen,
in their home at 5785 Second
street Sc.
Complains of Back.
His father, Joseph Chandler,
said Joe was doing somersaults of
a sofa to amuse little Stephen,
when he suddenly complained
that his back hurt.
But he kept on playing for a
while" Mr.. Chandler said. Dur
ing the night he started crying.
The next morning. he said his
feet felt like they were tingling.
Then, he couldn't move his legs.
We took him to the hospital, but
that was it.
Joe's doctor at the hospital
said it is felt the paralysis may
have been caused by a ruptured
blood vessel in the spinal cord,
which damaged nerve f1bers.
Through some unexplainable mis-
hap, he said, it may have been
brought on by the usually harm
less somersault.
One neurologist, however. said
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Richmond First-Day Covers
To Mark Poe Anniversary
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 3.-An
estimated 100000 first-day covers
bearing Scent stamps com.
memorating the Tooth anniversary
Of Edgar Allen Poe's death will
leave the Richmond postoffice for
all parts of the world Friday.
Postmaster Fergus McRee has a
staff of 20 temporary clerks
handling the inflow of requests
from stamp collectors.
This staff. which will be in
creased to so by Friday, already
has processed more than 100000
requests for the commemorative.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Fuirfux Cancer Group
Picks Nominating Unit

The Fairfax County Chapter
American Cancer Society, has
appointed nominating commit
tee. to choose a slate Of board
members to be voted on next
month. .
Ralph Davis Of Belle Haven Is
chairman, and other committee
men are Sheriff John e. Taylor
Waite Wilkins, Mrs. Walter Ma
comber and Mrs. James c. White
The new board will elect its own
officers.
Evening star., 1949-10-03

A Herndon (Va.) motorist to-
day paid IS for his interest in the
outcome of a crucial game in the
American League pennant race.
The driver, David Jones. told
Judge Hugh Reid in Arlington
County Court that he and three
friends were listening to the
Washington Boston game on their
car radio Wednesday night while
cruising down U. s. Route /.
Cruising behind them was po-
lice scout car, with nothing onsits
radio more interesting tn a
trouble call at a hotel and were
Evening star., 1949-10-03

! the disability may have been con-
nected with a Notwithstanding
of the spinal cord-which may
have been caused by an infection
from mumps. Joe was treated for
mumps a short time after he en-
tered the hospital.
Such nerve damage could be
brought on by mumps, he said,
but it would be expected ordinar-
lily to occur after the symptoms
of mumps were evident. A few
cases have been reported. how
ever, in which the nerve damage
has showed up first. before the
disease itself, he said.
Initial Costs Covered.
But at this point, the doctor
explained. there is no way to con-
clusively verify any of the clues
x-rays showed no fractures, he
said, and other tests also were
negative.
Mr.. Chandler said hospitaliza-
ton insurance covered Joe's hos
pital costs during the first month,
and that the institution agreed to
accept only part payment from
the disqualification plan there
after. Doctors pointed out that
the hospital must rely on COM
munity support for the long-term
expenses of many such cases.
Meanwhile, doctors are continu-
ing their study of the courageous
little boys condition. and carry
ing out treatment to help him get
along despite the disability. The
blond-haired little boy. nurses
said, is one Of the most cheerful
patients in his ward.
Doctors aren't sure when Joe
will go home. One of the things
he's looking forward to most is
Cracker" a 3-month-old cocker
spaniel. Joe's father won the
puppy on a television show, for
the best letter in q contest to find
child who most needs q pet.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Homecoming al ". & N.
will Start Thursday
BY the Assoeioted Press

WILLIAMSBURG. Va, Oct. 3.
William and Mary's annual
homecoming celebration begins at
the college Thursday night and
will continue through Saturday S
football game with v. M. I. and
a dance Saturday night.
The program includes a student
rally Thursday night, the Friday
night harvest moon ball" and
the Saturday dance. .....
Old grads and recent ones will
register at 8 am. Saturday at the
Alumni Building. They will gather
for the annual parade at 9:45 am.
Kickoff time for the game is
2:30 pm. The annual alumni sup
per at 6 pm. will follow open
house by fraternities and sorori-
ties.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Advisory Commission
Urges Maryland 10
Revamp Budget 5etup
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

oy Hc SSSOSioISo FISSS
BALTIMORE. Oct. 3.-The Com
mission on Governmental Ell
cheney and Economy told the State
in effect yesterday that it should
look around for a better way to
handle its money.
The commission. a non-ofhcial
body composed generally of Bal
timore business and industrial
officials serving in an advisory
capacity. suggested in z report
that:
Cd The present money-hand-
ling program is inadequate and
outmoded" and should be replaced
with budgetary system that will
show completely and exactly what
is to be done and spent"
ca The special fund system
should be junked, or amended
severely.
(3) The State should fix in
advance the total amount OF the
budget-a ceiling on the State S
spending program.
Sees Outside Help Needed.
The commission pointed out
that the States present staff is
unable to inaugurate the change
and that help from outside
sources would be necessary.
"This calls for action by the
Governor or the General As
sembly." the report said. I'm
view of the increasing complexity
and cost of Maryland State gov
ernment. such action should not
be delayed"
Under the present system, the
report continued, neither the
public nor the General Assembly
can tell just how much money
is spent for a definite operation.
Not Directed to Performance.
Attention is not directed to
performance, because appropria-
tions are not based upon units OF
work, projects or programs.
Instead, the budget shows only
what a department spends or
prOpOSeS to spend in total for such
elements as jobs, travelling, COM
munications. materials, etc. It
does not show nor does it present
any basis for measuring what the
several operations or activities OF
q department cost"
Moreover, appropriations too
frequently are gauged on what
the department spent the year
before or how much the depart
ment can talk the appropriating
authority out Of. the report said.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Rev. R. B. Strong Named
In Alexandra Chest Drive

The Rev. r. B. Strong, pastor
of the Community Presbyterian
Church, Alexandria, has beer
named chairman of Residential,
Unit II in the Alexandria Com
munity Chest drive. it was an
nounced today.
William Wilson, 327 North Pat
rick street, Alexandria, has beer
appointed co-chairman.
| Both leaders are experienced
Chest campaigners. Mr.. Strong
has been an Alexandria clergy
man for % years. Mr.. Wilson Is
a member Of the board of Hop
kins House, a Red Feather agency
and of the Olympic Boys Club.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
North Carolina Governor
Plans 10 Visit Fairfax Farm

Gov. Kerr Scott of North Caro-
lima planned a visit today to the
Fairfax farm of c. T. Rice, who
for IA years has devoted his entire
acreage to grass and hay for pas
turing.
County Agricultural Agent Jo-
seph Beard said Gov. Scott ap-
parently became interested in Mr..
Rice's practice after the farmer
addressed a North Carolina meet
ing last year.
Mr.. Rice has been giving grass
land farming demonstrations for
IA years. He produces all the
feed his 35 Guernsey cows con-
sumo. His farm is at Oakton. 2
miles north of Fairfax Court
house. on Chain Bridge road.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
S435 JeweIry, Cash
Missing From Home
OF Arlington Official

Jewelry and cash totaling
about $435 were stolen last night
from the home of r. M. Writ
Arlington director of public serv-
ice, police reported today.
Mr.. Writ said his home at 1712
North Hartford street was ran
sacked between S pm. and mid
night.
About $35 in cash was missing
when he and his wife returned
home, Mr.. Writ reported. A dia-
mond ring, two other rings and
four watches also had been taken
The thieves, who ripped a
screen on the back porch and
opened the back door, also stole
a coat ana pair of trousers, three
cartons of cigarettes and a beet
roast.
Silverware Left Behind.
Silverware treasured by the
family was not disturbed, Mr.
Writ said.
Meanwhile, Alexandria police
reported two house breakings In
the North Ridge section of the
city over the week end. Three
housebreakings were reported in
the same area last week end.
Jewelry valued at $1,000 and
$61 cash were reported stolen
from the home of Alto Carta, All
Fontaine street, while he was
away Saturday night. Police said
the house was entered through a
dining room window.
Only 81 Found Missing.
Only 81 cash has been discov-
cred missing at the home of Nor
man D. Cam. 2511 Clay street
whose home was ransacked while
Mr.. Cam was away Saturday. A
screen was cut and a window
broken to gain entrance.
Police also reported the theft
of jewelry valued at SITS from
Mrs. c. L. Crawford, 924 Mainor
road. Police said Mrs. Crawford
told them she left a drawer OF
her trunk open in the storage
room of the apartment building,
and found the box of jewelry
missing when she went to the
storage room yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
AIexandrian Is Elected
To Scottish Rite Post .
sy the Associoted Press

LYNCHBURG, Va, Oct. s.
C. E. Webber of Roanoke was
elected president of the State
Scottish Rite Council as the group
ended it's annual meeting here
yesterday.
Edward w. Duffner, Lynchburg
was elected a vice president and
five other vice presidents were re-
elected. They are:
Glen B. Updike, Danville; w. j.
Cross, Newport News; Fred j.
Schmoele, Norfolk; E. T. Stulz,
Alexandria, and Morton Mayer,
Richmond.
e. c. Shenkle Of Richmond is
seeretary-treasure
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Ball Game browns Out Sound
Of, Siren, Motorist Pays S. Fine

in a hurry to get there. Police
said their siren and spotlight
failed to divert the interest Of Mr..
Jones and his companions or get
them out of the left southbound
lane in which they wanted to
travel. .
Mr.. Jones pleaded not guilty
to the charge of failing to yield
the right Of way. But Judge Reid
said that even under the circum-
stances a motorist must not oper-
ate his radio so loud he can't
- the piercing" sound OF a
siren. I.....'. r--..
Evening star., 1949-10-03

A happy-go-lucky ana con-
genial group of 40 comic-strip
artists and illustrators tonight
will re-create at the Library Of
Congress the same good will they
brought to Washington yesterday
aboard the mic-strip- decorated
plane, "The Flying Cartoonist."
The artists-men who have Gre
ated the top comic strips in the
country-will participate in the
premier of the exhibit, 10000
Years OF Comics" The exhibit is
being staged to stimulate the sale
of Savings Bonds.
The premier, at 8:15 pm, is
for invited guests only. The pub
lie is invited to see the exhibit
and meet the artists between 8
am. and 10 pm. tomorrow and
Wednesday.
A nicer group of men to pro-
mote Savings Bonds would have
been hard for the Treasury De-
partment to find.
Youngsters Get Autographs.
Witness: Judy Moore. 10
year -old blond with just one am
bition-to be a cartoonist when
she grows up.
Witness: Macon Foster, equally
blond and 10, who is a devoted
fan of the comic strip, "Bo."
Witness: Danny Stapleton, 10,
who just likes to collect auto
graphs.
The 10-year-olds were in anx-
ious attendance at National Air.
port yesterday when "The Flying
Cartoons" TAXED up to Gate 13.
Their shrieks and screams of de-
light mingled with the cries OF
otner-and some older-comIc
strip fans as the plane swung
around. showing a side plastered
with the faces of all the top
comic strip characters in the
land.
Judy, Macon and Danny were
second only to the photographers
in getting to the plane ramp.
Their mission was strictly busi-
ness. There were autographs to
be obtained.
Cartoonists Offer Advice.
They did , a rushing business.
Judy, who lives at 304 Lynn drive,
Chevy Chase, Md, even extracted
a proposal from Ham Fisher, the
merry Snowman who created Joe
Palooka." She gravely promised
him first consideration-after she
became a successful cartoonist.
Advice on becoming a cartoonist
Judy received from Frank Beck,
who draws the happy adventures
of the dog, "Bo."
Don't go to art school, buy a
couple of books on design. and be
prepared for several years Of
heartbreak." he said.
Judy didn't believe him. But
she listened just the same. Hes
a simply wonderful artist" she
whispered to her mother, Mrs.
Bert r. Moore. -
Macon, who lives at 1904 Tarry-
ton road, Chevy Chase. Md,
wasn't interested in any long
range plans.
whats 'Bo' going to do tomor-
row." she demanded. Mr.. Beck
couldn't remember. He said he
was more than a month ahead on
his drawings.
Greatest satisfaction of all was
obtained from Mr.. Beck by Danny,
who lives at ITO Villa Ridge road,
Falls Church. He asked for q
pencil sketch of "Bo" and his
nemesis, "Trixie.'
He stuffed the sketch beneath a
fistful of other papers.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
HyottsviIIe Youth Burned
lin PowerL Line Accident

Neal Crigger. 10, of 1903 Ed
monston road, Hyattsville, was
recovering today at Casualty Hos
pital from burns received yester-
day when he came in contact with
a power line at Accokeek.
According to police, Mr.. Crigger
was bending a tree limb when it
touched a wire. knocking him to
the ground. He was burned on
the back and suffered a bruised
shoulder. He was brought to the
hospital by friend, William Reid,
of the same address, police said.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Dorothy Boone Crowned
Miss Bethesda Of 1949

Miss Dorothy Boone, 17-year-
old brunette of 7108 Glenbrook
road, is Miss Bethesda of 1949.
Miss Boone, a junior at Immac-
ulata High School, was crowned
Saturday night after winning over
% other contestants at the close
of the three-day Bethesda Trade
Show. She will receive $100 worth
of merchandise from exhibitors at
the show.
An estimated 10000 persons at
tended the show which was held
at Bethesda avenue and Lyon lane
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Tukomu Park Meeting Set

The Community League Of Ia
koma Park will meet at 8 o'clock
tonight at the Municipal Build
ing, 8 Columbia avenue, Takoma
Park, Nd, Luke Bennett is presi-
dent of the group.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-09
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF NAVY RESIGNS

WASHINGTON, (P)-Mark Ed win Andrews resignation as as sistant secretary of the navy was accepted yesterday by President Truman, effective next Tuesday.
 The president in a letter, sad he was accepting the resignation with very genuine regret" The letter said MT. Truman was fla miliar. with the "impelling per sonal reasons" which prompted the resignation and said II have no recourse but to comply with your wish"
 MT. Truman commended him for his part in the development of the armed services procurement act of l947.