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Evening star., 1949-12-09
Santa Helm Permitted
To Reopen Christmas
Program on Sunday

The Christmas shows at Santa
Helm, Nd. will reopen Sunday
after having been closed last Sun
day because of Maryland's blue
laws. The shows now are going
on daily. however.
A special Baltimore d. Ohio
Railroad train will leave Union
Station at 1880 am. tomorrow
for the Christmas decorations
Misunderstanding town. one OF
number of trains that will leave
from now until the end Of the
Yuletide season.
A circus has been installed ir
part of the manufacturing plant
1t includes five merry-go-rounds
an 180-foot roller coaster, six live
elephants, horses, seals, dogs anc
clowns.
The shows are held at 2, 4 anc
g pm. Saturdays and Sundays
and at 2 and 8 pm. on Other
days.
% The circus was closed last Sun
day because Of a blue law dating
back to 1928 prohibiting shows or
the Sabbath. Howard County
States Attorney Daniel M. Muir
ray, ir.. ruled yesterday the show
can 60 on If proceeds are given
to charity.
Santa Helm officials have desig-
mated a minister to take charge
of proceeds to be turned over tt
charity, they said.
All children under. IL are ad.
mitted free.
Although the circus did not
open Sunday. thousands OF chill
dren passed through the Christ
mas decoration factory, saw live
reindeer and yule trimmings. Tht
factory does not operate on Sun
day.
Santa Helm is located q shor'
distance off the Baltimore boule'
ward about 2 miles north o.
Laurel, Md. Special trains viii
take children from Washington tt
Santa Helm on Sunday.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Seal Sale Drive Hits
.$19,453 in Montgomery

Contributions to the Christmas
Seal Sale in Montgomery County
now total $19, ,453. which is almost
half the goal OF $4,000.
The drive which will benefit the
County tuberculosis Association,
is being promoted again by the
Montgomery Players. They will
be heard in broadcasts over Sta
tion WBCC at 10:30 am. Satur-
| day and Ills pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Invitations Available
For Third Evening Star,
Neiqhborhood Concert

Invitations for the third
Neighborhood Concert by the
National Symphony Orchestra
under the sponsorship OF The
Evening Star, to be held at
Eastern High School Decem-
ber 10, are now ready for dis
tribution.
The cards, which may be
had without cost, are avail
able at Eastern High School,
Mount Rainier High School,
Anacostia High School, Elliot
Junior High School, the Com
munity Center Department at
Sixteenth and Lamont streets
NV. and at the business cou1-
ter in the lobby OF The Star
Building.
The concert. which Howard
Mitchell will conduct, will
start at 9 pm. and will be
broadcast in It's entirety by
Station WMAL.
Evening star., 1949-12-09

Three bushmasters arrived at
the Zoo today to represent a
snake family very rare in captiv-
ity and deadly when free in the
jungle.
The new arrivals are less than
"a inches long. but Zoo Director
William M. Mann hopes they may
attain lengths of up to IL feet If
they live 10 years or more in their
display cases.
The bushmasters are the first
the Zoo has had for 10 years
Very few of them have been in
ZOOS in the United States because
they are difficult to capture and
Evening star., 1949-12-09

reverse, but the motor stalled
The crew member stripped of
his leather jacket and dived over
side. II started swimming toward
him, but I was 20 yards away
when I saw him go under the
surface" Corpl. Hawkins said
II was unable to find him when
I got to the place where he dis
appeared"
Sergt. Vincent, native OF War
rem. r. l., and Corpl. Hawkins
had been operating the launch
together for the last seven
months.
The sergeant's next Of kin is
his mother. Mrs. Annie M. Vim
cent of Warren.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
First Protests Made
To Beer Permit Under
New Appearance Rule

The first protest against issu-
ance OF a beer license since last
months new regulation compell-
ing personal appearance of appli-
cants was heard here today.
Principals of three schools and
counsel for the Arkansas Avenue
Citizens Association appeared be-
fore the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board to protest issuance OF
a permit to sell beer and light
wine to Charles T. Pitcher. l34s
Webster street NV. He is the
owner of Fletcher's Restaurant.
Mrs. Elva C. Wells, principal Of
Roosevelt High School. said hel
school was only one block away
and the selling OF beer and wine
would create a serious problem al
the school. She said some of the
students are 18 years old anc
would legally be entitled to buy
beer.
Mrs. May Resh, principal Of
Burdick Vocational High Schoo
at Thirteenth and Allison streets
said that the school is only about
600 feet from the restaurant anc
a great many of the pupils in tha,
school patronize the restaurant
She said some Of the students In
the school, which is for girls only
are Is years old and also would
legally be entitled to buy beer and
wines.
Arthur Storey. principal of the
MacFarland Junior High Schoo
at Iowa avenue and Webster
street, said his school was alse
nearby and that many of the
pupils patronize the restaurant
Many other students pass it or
the way to and from school. HI
added.
John c. White. counsel for the
citizens association, said that al
meeting of his association las
night it was unanimously decided
to oppose granting of the license
After hearing the protest tht
board continued the case until
pm. December 10. when Mr.
Fletcher will be allowed to presen
witnesses in his favor. \
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Young Democratic Club
To Elect in MONTGOMERY

Officers will be elected at a
meeting Of the Montgomery
County Young Democratic Club
at 8 pm. Tuesday in the Bethesda
County Building.
Proposed changes to the by laws
also will be voted on, including
provision for a family member
ship and a limitation Of officers
terms to two years.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Purty for Needy Tonight

Canned goods for donation -to
two of Montgo merry County s
needy families will be the admis-
sion charge at the Christmas party
sponsored by the 1911 Democratic
Club of Silver Spring at the Sligo
Recreation Center. HOO Forest
Glen road at $3.50 o'clock tonight
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Montgomery 6. O. P. Meets

The Young Republican Club OF
Montgomery County will hear
Leslie Sanders. editor of the
Bethesda Journal, speak on
Politics in Montgomery County
at its meeting at 8 pm. Monday in
the Bethesda County Building.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Man and Woman Die
Boy Critically Hurt
In Three Fires Here

Two persons lOSt thelf lives anC
three were injured. one critically
with burns over so per cent of his
body, as a result Of five separate
fires here in the last "a hours.
Dead are:
Mrs. Laura Estelle Benson, So
who was found unconscious on q
flaming mattress in her room on
the first floor of a three-s story
building at GIG Eighth street NV
William Ruffin. 78, colored. who
was found wrapped in flames in
his home at 403 Faurth street Sc
Reported in critical condition al
Casualty Hospital was l5-year-olo
William Kendall of 1914 Eleventh
street, Sc, with both his arms
and legs badly burned from the
explosion of can of lacquer in q
small riverside cottage at Fiji
teenth and Water streets Sc.
Makes Dramatic Escape.
The boy made a dramatic es-
cape from the burning structure
by heaving a chair through win
dow, and then plunging through
the opening into the river, where
he was forced to swim about for
10 minutes before finding a foot
hold and climbing out to sum-
mon help.
Mr.. Ruffin, an invalid confined
to a wheelchair, was found by two
neighbors. who attempted to ex.
tinguish the fire with buckets
of water. Mrs. Edna Mill, go, col
ored. Mr. Ruffin's sister. also re-
ceived first degree burns on he,
right hand in fighting the fire
She was treated and release,
from Casualty Hospital.
Fireman said the blaze was con
fined to the single room on tn,
second floor where Mr.. Ruffin wa
staying.
The Kendall boy had gone ,dowr
to the waterfront building to NEE
a friend. according to Iaunzie
Kendall, his father. Mr.. Kendall
said this is what his son told him
then happened: 80. .
"He decided to make little
fire in the stove to warm the place
up before his friend arrived
There was a can of laquer on the
floor. which William hadn't no.
ticed. and suddenly it exploded.
Two Women Burned. H.
The explosion burnt large areas
of the youths arms and legs, said
Mr.. Kendall, and his hands were
further burned when he attempted
to beat out the flames. When he
saw the fire was spreading out o1
control, William then tried to es-
cape from the cottage and finally
had to smash his way out win
dow and jump into the river.
The boy, who is a student al
Hine Junior High School, was
taken to Casualty Hospital. HI
has four sisters. two older thar
he. and a brother. Mr.. Kendall
is a mechanic. =.
Miss Velma E. Cotton. Is. OF
1914 Sixteenth street NV, was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
minor burns to her left leg after
a mattress on which she was
sleeping caught fire. Firemen
said a cigarette had apparently
been dropped on the mattress
earlier in the evening. The fire
broke out about 5 am.
Miss Sarah Carter. 35, colored
of 56 Fenton place NE. received
minor scalp burns when her hair
caught fire as she was cooking
shortly after midnight, firemer
reported. She was treated at
Casualty Hospital and released.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Turkey Supper Tomorrow

The Women's Auxiliary Of Trim
ity Episcopal Church. Upper Mari.
boro, will sponsor a turkey supper
in the parish hall from 4:30 tc
1880 pm. tomorrow. Proceeds will
be added to the church building
fund.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Pepco Discount
Barred by Rate
Regulation Shift
Any December Rebate
Out as PUG Changes
Sliding Scale PIon

regulation, ordered by the Public
Utilities Commission today, GU
off any possibility that Potomac
Electric Power Co. customer
would get discount on theil
December bills this year.
The rate regulation plan insti'
tuted in February. 1948, provides
that the company is entitled to
basic profit of 51a per cent. Hall
of any excess goes into a stabiliza'
tion fund and the rest is allocatec
for refunds to consumers.
Today, however, the commission
ordered that no customer refune
should be made when the balance
in the stabilization fund Is les!
than 3 per cent of total operating
revenues for the first nine month.
Of a year. equated to an annua
basis.
The company's financial report
this year was complicated by the
$21, 100000 spent by the Braddock
Light and Power Co. on the new
Potomac River generating station
at Alexandria.
To Merge December 81.
Braddock is now wholly
owned subsidiary of Pepco, but
on December 81 the two COM
panies will merge.
The modified sliding-scale plan
requires Pepco to submit a pre-
liminary annual report on Mo-
vember / to the commission on
its operations for the first nine
months of year, equated to an
annual basis.
This year, the company included
In It's report the investment In the
new plant. The funds were ad-
vanced by Pepco and treated by
Pepco as an investment on which
1t would receive interest from
Braddock.
The plant was built to furnish
additional service required by
Pepco customers in Maryland and
the District as well as in Vir-
ginia.
If the plant had been built
in the District. the investment
would have been considered in
calculating the rate base like any
other property in the District
Since 1t was built in Virginia. 1t
has not been. On the basis OF
the company's report, figures in
dicated there would have been
deficit this year of some $4,000
on the allowed percentage OF
profit.
Took Exception to Report.
The PUG staff, however, took
exception to the company's re-
port and presented a report fol-
lowing the modified sliding scale
plan indicating there would have
been an excess of earnings total
ing about $659,000. This would
appear to have allowed a refund
to customers.
The commission, however, was
concerned that no consideration
was reflected in the company's
first nine months of operation fol
the fact that the new plant be.
gan operating October Is this
year under an interchange agree
ment between Pepco and Brad.
dock. It obtained from the COM
pany another calculation based or
10 months Of actual operation anc
an estimate covering the last two
months of the year to give effect
to the actual operation Of the
plant.
On the basis of that estimate
verified by the PUG staff. the es-
tinlated excess earnings would be
cut to about $314.000. The COM
mission felt that the stabilization
fund of the company should be
bolstered and therefore decided te
put q limitation on the customer
rebate provision of the modified
sliding scale plan.
Company operations did not al
low for a refund to customers last
year.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Women Voters Dinner

The annual dinner Of the Mont
gomery County League of Women
Voters will be held at 8 o'clock to-
night at Brook Farm Restaurant
65O1 Brookville road, Chevy Chase
, 1949-11-19
GOV. HASTE

nor's acceptance Of the Virgin
Islands top March of Dimes
post, Mr.. O'Connor declared
that the National Foundation
is now facing the most cru
cialgperiod" in its twelve-year
history. He described the l949
polio epidemic as the worst on
record, with more than 10000
cases expected by the end Of
the year. by December" he
said, "the National Foundation
and its chapters will have
spent 1,OoO,O 900 assisting po-
lilo victims throughout the
, 1949-11-19
nation"

Mr.. O'Connor also pointed
on mat Dv midsummer the
national epidemic aid fund
had run dangerously low
and the organization was fore
ed to conduct a Polio Epide-
mic Emergency Drive in Sep
tember as a "stop-gap" mea-
sure to carry it over until the
regular March of Dimes cam
raign in January.
From January l through
September 80, he said, the Ma
tional Foundation sent more
than $1,000, 900 to hard-hit
Chaptefswhose own March Of
, 1949-11-19
Answers

l. Damascus, in Syria, and To-
ledo, in Spain.
2. By knots.
3. The Spartans.
4. Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
5. "Rembrandt's Mother" by
Rembrandt.
, 1949-11-19

Illinois, Charles H. Howell of
New Jersey, Augustine B. Kel-
ley of Pennsylvania and an Of
ficial Of the Wages and Hour
Division of the Department of
Labor Harry Weiss.
A few highlights on the re-
action of the Congressman will
be published in another issue.
, 1949-11-19
NOTICE

The Parent-H Health Organi-
zation will hold a meeting on
Monday evening 8 pm. at the
Grammar School Annex.
Mrs. Juanita F. Caroline, Su-
pervisor of Elementary Edu-
cation is going to speak.
All are welcome.
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-06

Probably before the end Of this week.
Governor Warren will designate the date
for the special session OF the legislature.
Since the regular session ended. the Tax
payers Association Of Florida. legisla-
tive bloc and many individuals in various
walks Of life In Florida have declared that
We don't need q special session and that, il
economy II praetised. the state viii De able
10 set alsag with the Hsonsy Il i nsw ~
ceiving.
But the tune has been changed some
what since the State Welfare Beard re-
vealed that state pensions will be cut down
% percent. The Citisem il aware of many
residents Of Key wea who are wholly de-
pendent on their pensions TO get enough 20
eat
To state only one instance: An aged
Rev West man. living alone and without
any near relatives. was getting SIS
month. Out Of that sum he paid SIS rent
for one room in which 30 sleep and pre-
pare his meager meals. That left him $50
for food and other essentials
Under the 25 percent cut. he will ~
N~"F~ w*Fsss0s @taA &AAtN AN E@NN wv fEMAs
he viii have sIs.75 on which TO live Even
Il every penny Of Il i used for food. with
sandwiches at 3s cents apiece and other
prepared food proportionally high. he will
sense the yearning for q full stomach on a
good many of the next 30 days.
That case is typical Of about one-third
of the more than 500 pensioners In Monroe
county. How long the 25 per cent cut will
continue Il hard 10 determine at this time.
though Governor Fuller Warren. at press
conference In ST. Petersburg. said he had
received several encouraging letters"
from Legislators that the states financial
problems are going to be solved. Several
senator's we're among the Legislators who
had written the governor. Even with the
25 percent cut. Governor Warren stated
the State will be Si.s00.000 in the hole by
November lie concluded. Il don't see how
We can trim any more"
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-06
OPPORTUNITY FOR AL

America Is still the land OF oppor.
tunity
Anyone who doubts Il should Just look
over the contests held by such strong arms
of American business as the leading soap
Companies.
Only recently young bride 81 two
months was awarded more than SO. 600
for writing iust Ie words about soap
product.
And now there Il another contest be-
ing staged with $4,000 in prizes. and
$40 900 as the first prize
But the lsisa Of just offering money
Is not the only one. In the current Fab
ulous New life Contests" which runs from
now until July 10 literally a new lite" j.
offered
Sponsor Of the contest suggests that
the fret prize winner may have an SIS.
900 house and lot. together with an annual
income of $500. an annual vacation fund
Of $3.50 and $1,000 in cash. With homes
still At premium IL definitely offers
new life to some person in these United
States. OF course. IL the winner prefers the
$4,000 cash. he may have Il.
And in Suggesting a home and these
ether assets Il would seem that this man
ufaeturer takes a constructive step which
other business leaders well may emulate.
In country where a person. merely
for writing last line 10 Jingle on a blank
his grocer can give him. may get home
plus. il must be apparent TO all that oppor-
tunity still floarishes. A home is mans
most cherished possession. now more than
ever.
And particularly home in this land ct
opportunity
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-06
EXPLORE VOLCANOES CRATER

We take our hat off 10 volcanologiSt
Guisseppi limbo. of Naples. Italy. who. in
connection with his duties as director Of
the VesuSius Observatory. recently ex-
plored the floor of the volcano's crater
The director got to the bottom Of the
crater for the first time that any man has
explored Il in thirty years. lie has been
trying 20 make the descent since the last
eruption IN March, 1914.
Signor limbo reached the crater floor
by means Of ropes % inspect the solidified
lava and deep ereviees. many Of them Civ
ing off sulpharious smoke. lie found NO
indication that the volcano. recently mae
tive. has an eruption scheduled for the
early future.
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-06
TODAY'S
BIRTHDAY
JULY S. 1893

JULY s. 1893
WiiiEI DKEES barn jay 5.
fegf r. Ar cfdam. holland. son
nf % h.Hh .rpIove a vcag after
fi graduation from high school
ts mued ghe Socia Democratic
Labor party Hlc started work a.
e tsrs 'ts ttsn became stcno-
rraphc .ur fhe tcfdam Ma
ntrpal laan.l auI iatef for the
~I.r fitIrs In 1888 he Was
ei..f-d fhp ~fatcs General
Vs. ~ ~ funt him as chair-
m.n ~ H r.rf, aut the NagH
Hm F. 3. taFr IN fhc BuCh
srVaId ramp DeTp te fhe aifeV
~ n.fH sns re ttd t9 his
as ner fr fre q Gruars li~
Hrcsrr q nrewrer rt fhr Boafd
Reliable Wrr and worked witn
.uas..nn 10 ..ilah. ration
fH rr E.t rmsnt in exile lir
ur r.r wnisser n 1913
rf D. neess Jnnan. reta n'f
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-06
TODAY ~ HISTORY

fras - Cert nnntal Conwrp@
aaouss snm Solar - unit Of eaF-
renrv ard lhe 0erifa4i rats a.
- Rave { s041v
Iag7-A Minister represemtiax
'l,r Re1uhlic ~ Texas fereixed
ofgsetalis ln VgashisaHsssn.
fas& nrsh 81 tiae Republican
Party raH meetings thfo1kf -
country a. rs lst tlge eNtanNlsan ei
lave. eaifainafcs - ere g &esk
80 Mna th aae. slnre fv9aSa.
"a AS arth af party
lass pateat grsntet lyman
r Blake of aEass Err slnee-caiiesi
slr kav putant whilst ENesalutiazs-
rel hoae maAta9
I8l8-pr dent Wilson deeales
uron ntervenann iN Husin.
1925 -Run running ships with-
n sinht 80 presiiisnt CgsitalKe >
s4mmar capital at swamusrlft
M~sz orta~c ~ hia tuv~n
awnv bv Coast Cuard
IsE flrst az talking move.
fHnt 81 New York n
San Vnrk Cts
-laps rai1 hmcucaas on
ata fln
t838 fHNe al alana tle
lfnraa ir ssian fre le Aa
manly
4 Army pianfa hunt re-
rn4seus aen flying disks" on
larttfg coast
tass ~ co n1ff caal uaimers
idfo 10 uraiest 90 laeA of mnw
raEtFaEt
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-06
z'!;!''!!!:!!H'!:!'3!1E q 3: D!

rtlm came. too. Ore 81 fh@ kuws
tat sal Ia wita hlm said Gleason
musta dropped six. seven hum
dred dollars IN q couple nights 7"
Jeff meutaily stiffeaed- There
was nothing % $40 % this except
% deny lt and that would b.
iaoiieh without Irst talking with
Glenn. Bot he was sire the ore
Who tod Slower this must have
exaggerated Glenn didn't have
SIX - seven hundred dollars to
lose 90 begin with unie8s--
He felt . sl0w anger kindle
within him n Clean had lied 60
him when he said ne vas broke.
M he had Rambied away the
money 1eM had worked 50 hard
% provide hin with
TIE marshal went on. ~But
that aina all that's puxxlin' me. .
lie shoveiei q knlfelui of beans
into his mouth. chexed eneF-
geticallv. then washed them down
with a swallow Of coffee. ~Glea-
Eun esnptiea his gun through the
window az slug. accoTdin' 10 hts
story Nox there were FIVE fred
cartrides In that gun TIE feliers
seen him punch EN- cat While Ne
tald them the story. and he b0r-
rowed hve fresh oneN 90 reload
e with. That uaeanE he fred Eve
shots Bot Il slug sagt sam. he
rnusta fred = xhof. tna. That
makes aix shots In All Of at tle
feileFa that heard tause shots.
only ems of 'efm had sNmse enough
= count en- And he oaly coanted
Nre
Meaning luss whaty~
well. II only Eve shots were
hrcd. end Glenn fred an of them.
slug didnt shoot Sam
Which Is the same ax SAYING
that Glenn did Geld aneer
stirred IN IeH. bat ne spoke
calmly enough The fellow vas
mistaken. or one uf these cart
ridges could have heen fred -
sam before he save the gun 20
Glenn
MAYBE said Slower. bat Jesf
could see that he Was skeptical
Look here. John y you're
trying % pin Sans murder on
Glenn. you might as well forget
it TIE boy had no motive Tor
killing sam. slug did. II was
common knowledge taat slug In
tended 90 aet sam. and there isn't
any doubt that he was I'm tire
Eulch and that he'd left has
horse on the bench. "
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-06

That's what Gleason saws 20
body else seen tnat horse
~But Il wasn't Gleason whB
xh0t &C the maen sho Tan up
therei GussA nan. vcuFe stuh-
born. Then GMnn didn't kngm
where Sam kept his gold. q S'uE
vas watching the plarc. as we Fe
pretty CERTAIN he Was. ne euNf
have secn sam pot i In tat
6 Gar box. Ard ! founa omf tlant
slug could gnt tie Dust ear 81
that box oy stretching PITS afa
through the broken wind il
you d0n't belsovu IRE 90 so
there and Try q yourself
lTovER pushed back his chair
- and got o. his feet " tau
sure make out = ane case far
Gleason. You ought - b. taa
lawyer instead uf hin fif f
~ sof1e other TIRE an1 fsiE %
Gleason. meanwhile I - e-
Die ether hurehes - fel'Fv un
Thanks f0r the meal ~ e.
@eein' you
BE went cut ard JET he-fF -
thud uf Ms boots ln thr rllss.
For tea. hfteen secuntis D. 81
there. turninx over in h rr4
the questions that Sfagcr haf
raised BE was rt1i q BE t1r~-t
a the kroWle6ze thaf Glena had
BEEN playing poker for big
stakes.
And then the exeainr uulet
was shattered hv . shot u csFie
IRON ire direction of She allev
ard sounded only . short distance
away.
ne opened ths kischcr door snd
stood looking up the dark ailwv.
then vent out and started toward
the point fruwa whence the al3of
had come. lie aaN = dark dEure
enter the alley from thc direc-
ton 0f the stennt. ana moment
later a match farcd im the dark-
ness. fie broke into q ran. Motto
inE that the man who bad strtaek
the match waas brngfinn over luok-
ne a. something on the ground
He was lying ~ his face Jen
leaned ever and turned him.
knowing - he dld 50 eho & Was.
The man beside him sugk ked IN
MS breath
'iioiiy snokel rs John sso-
yer"
BY Incksi Slug sworc he'd get
him. and he sure did"
tEe hx e@nt&uasda