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Evening star., 1949-02-07
Virginia Greets lis Section
OF French Thank You Train
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QUANTICO. Va, Feb. IA
section of the French frank You
Train rolled Southwark through
Virginia today amid pomp and
ceremony.
Military. town officials and
school children turned out to meet
the train and the official party
aboard at Quantico-flrst Virginia
stop.
The train stops again in Fred
ericksburg before going to Rich
mond to leave the gift-loaded 40
and 8" car for Virginia.
The States 40 and 8 car will be
placed permanently in Byrd Park,
Richmond, near the American
Legion home.
The train was escorted to
Quantico by planes. including a
squadron of coscairs and hell
copters.
Maj. Gen. Lem Shepherd, COM
manding officer at Quantico,
greeted the official party, headed
by E. S. Whitlock, chairman Of
the Virginia Thank You Train
Committee.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
BY the Assoeioted Press

PORTSMOUTH, Va, Feb. IA
married Bible salesman who told
police here he burned down a
Baptist church in Alabama %
years ago can rest a little easier
today.
Alabama authorities have de-
cided to forget about the whole
thing.
Otto Franklin Barnes, IS, father
of married daughter, conflded to
police that his conscience troubled
him and he wanted to make
amends
He gave no reason, police said
yesterday, why he set fire to the
church and parsonage in Girard
Ala, while serving as pastor IN
1926. His mind just went blank, u
he said.
II want to get off and pay my
debt in full" Barnes said in ex-
pressing his willingness to return
to Alabama and stand trial.
No such thing, replied Sheriff
Ralph Matthews at Phenix City
Ala, which has annexed Girard
since Barnes preached there.
When he first heard Of Barnes
confession, the Alabama sheriff
said, he thought he'd have extra
dition papers prepared. But not
now.
I'VE have talked with a number
of the congregation who were in
Evening star., 1949-02-07
Leg Mysterious|y Broken,
Baby Is HospitaIized

An 18-month-old boy is in Chill.
dren's Hospital today with a mys.
teriously broken leg.
The baby, Billy Wallace Keith
jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Keith o1
1914 Selfridge road, Viers Mil,
Village, Md, also is suffering from
bronchial pneumonia, according te
the hospital. His condition was
described as fair"
Police Sergt. Alton Harding OF
Montgomery County said the par"
ents told him and Detective Corpl
Frank Griggs that they did not
know how the child's leg was
broken.
The child was admitted last
night.
Mr.. Keith is % and a mechanic.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
Griffin in Jail 10 Await
Sentencing Feb. Is

Bennie Lee Griffin. 36, volun-
tarily entered Arlington Jail today
pending imposition of sentence
February Is on his guilty plea to
a charge of involuntary man
slaughter.
Griffin, an Arlington automobile
mechanic, entered his plea Friday
in Arlington Circuit Court in the
death of Audie S. Carroll, IS, with
whom he had a fist fight after
automobiles driven by Mr.. Carroll
a Fort Myer auditor, and Griffin,
were involved in a collision.
Griffin admitted he struck the
older man. knocking him to the
pavement.
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy told
Griffin this morning he would
prefer not to pass sentence until
he gets probation officers re-
port. He added he thought it
would "be better" for Griffin to
go to jail meanwhile. Griffin
agreed.
Mr.. Carroll, who lived at 829
South Glebe road, Arlington. died
in Arlington Hospital November
9. Medical testimony was that
injuries suffered in the fight were
responsible for his death.
Griffin. who is married and has
an 11-month-old child, had been
at liberty under $4,000 bond. His
home is at 2120 South Second
street.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
State Won't Prosecute Ex-Pustol
Who Saws He Burned Church

church at the time" said Sheriff
Matthews. They said it would
have been virtually impossible fol-
Barnes to have set the fires. since
he was with them. and had been
for some time. when the blaze
was discovered"
Barnes pointed out that he re-
manned in Girard three years and
led a campaign that raised funds
to rebuild the church and par
sonage at a cost of $41,000.
Supt. F. Perry Williams Of the
Norfolk County police force said
Barnes walked into county jail
January IS and calmly told his
story.
Now Barnes can 60 about his
business with a free conscience
AS far as Alabama is concerned
it's all a closed book.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
Pearson, ConnoNy
Butts of BorkIey's
Gags otCeremony

Vice President Barkley. in high
good humor at yesterdays Thank
You Train ceremony here, twittee
Columnist Drew Pearson (over the
public address system) and Sena-
tor Connally (sotto voce) from
his place in the grandStand.
When Mr.. Pearson-who pre-
dicted a Republican victory almost
till the end on election night
introduced the Vice President. Mr.
Barkley's opening words were:
I'm going to make this speech
brief. I want to get home IN time
to hear Drew Pearson's predlc-
tions of things to come"
Later, when veteran Democratic
Senator Connally cut the ribbon
on the door of the French box
car. Mr.. Barkley leaned over and
said:
tom, is that the first boxcar
you ever broke into?"
Neither the columnist nor the
Senator had a comebaA.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
RevisedBudgetS
Urged for Maryland
By Advisory Group
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. Mary
lands system of budget-making
should be simplifled and revised
the Commission on Governmental
efficiency and economy claims.
The commission, voluntary
advisory group. urged that the
Governor or the Legislature set up
a State committee to look into the
matter.
Complicated" procedures now
in use handicap legislators or
citizens who wish to understand
the process by which the budget is
formed and controlled, or who
wish to participate constructively
the group said.
It is suggested that a State
study group try to have corrective
measures ready for enactment in
1851.
The statement asserted that
taxpayers never can be certain
as to just how much will be spent
for a particular item" under the
present budget system. because
the budget is not a consolidated
document of f1nality as to the
States spending plan"
For instance, the report said
The $13O.845 900 proposal for the
fiscal year 1850 (July l to June
80, 1950) . is really no budget
- there are supplemental pro-
posals to be added. These are in
definite as to number, amount
and time of submission. Some OF
all of them may depend upon new
or additional revenue measures"
Charles H. Buck is head of the
group.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
Work on Pipe TO Cut Off
Wisconsin Avenue Wafer

Properties along both sides OF
Wisconsin avenue. between Elm
and Bethesda avenues, in Bethes-
da, will be without water tomor-
row night during installation o1
new facilities.
The Washington Suburban San
itary Commission announced TO-
day that water will be turned of
in the 1900 block of Wisconsin
avenue between 9 pm. tomorrow
and 8 am. Wednesday. Occupants
of properties in the block already
have been notified, the commits
sion said. Most of the properties
are commercial.
A spokesman for the Sanitary
Commission said a 60-foot length
of 16-inch pipe will be installed
Because Of the work residents
of Bethesda may notice some dis
coloration of water for a short
time. the commission warned.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
Girls al Sweet Briar
Delay Schedule Of
Two Russian Flyers
BY the Associofed Press

RICHMOND, Va. Feb. THE
touring party taking the two fugi-
tive Russian flyers for a weeks
look at Virginia picked up the
trail to Williamsburg today.
The caravan veered from its
scheduled trail yesterday. That
landed it in Richmond, instead of
the original destination, Virginia
Beach.
The girls at Sweet Briar College
may have been the cause Of 1t all.
1t had been the plan to let 1t.
Peter Pirogov and Anatol Barsov
have lunch at Sweet Brier and
then glimpse the campus of that
institution. They were bit tired.
Greeted In Russian.
Its. Barsov and Pirogov bright
ened Immediately when the first
girl to greet them at the college
ratified off her welcome in fluent
Russian. The girl was Lucy
Kreusler, daughter Of the pro-
fessor of Russian literature at
Sweet Briar.
Then it was lunch in company
with several hundred of the col
leges $50 students.
After lunch the group was faced
with 210-mile drive to the beach.
But Pilot Barsov was being piloted
about by number of young
lovlies. Navigator Pirogov found
the course prescribed for him to
his liking and followed it.
The afternoon latened. So a
planned stop at nearby Lynchburg
had to be abandoned and the trip
to Norfolk and Virginia Beach was
written off as the party headed for
Richmond.
Some Students Skeptical.
The tour to date has had a
rather divided reception. At Sweet
Briar, for instance, although the
girls, generally, turned out to well
come them, several Of the students
said there is plenty OF healthy
skepticism" about the wisdom and
value of the tour.
Then, too. the Executive Com
mittee of the American Veterans
of World War II protested the
visit in telegram to Gov. Tuck.
Dan O'Flaherty, vice commander
for Northern Virginia, said the
Amvet view. in brief. was that
the Russians are deserters and
unauthorized aliens.
And the Staunton Augusta
Chamber of Commerce said 1t
would be unable to sponsor
sightseeing tour and luncheon
there, as planned, on Tuesday.
The Harrisonburg Rockingham
chamber, on the other hand, said
it would be delighted to fill the
date originally set for Staunton.
The flyers. in this country on
visas good for two months, are
in the custody Of the State De-
partment.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
Arlington Firm TO Handle
Red Cross Drive Publicity

An Arlington advertising agency
will handle campaign publicity
during this years Red Cross drive
in Arlington County, Oren r,
Lewis drive chairman announced
today.
The publicity will be provided
by the Gardner Advertising Co.,
1881 Wilson boulevard. as the
firms contribution toward tie
drive.
The county chapter also an
nouced appointment OF Mrs
Thomas o. Diggs, 2440 South
Glebe road, as chairman for the
colored division.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
Meeting Called TO Fight
Rock Creek KnoIIs zoninq

A citizens mass meeting to fight
q decision of the defunct Mont
gomery County commissioners
authorizing apartment zoning in
the Rock Creek Knolls area, will
be held at pm. tomorrow at the
County Building, Bethesda.
The meeting has been called by
John L. Laskey, a resident of
Pennington, a subdivision near the
apartment site at the intersection
of Jones Bridge and Jones Mill
roads. A tract of about 112 acres
was rezoned in December.
According to John Doane of
Rock Creek Knolls, one of the
organizers, tomorrow's session will
decide future action and will ask
the new county Council if it will
rehear the case. The opposition
contends the apartment classifi-
cation is "Spot Zoning."
Evening star., 1949-02-07
Maryland Blacksmith
Kills Self After -Four
Unsuccessful ATTEMPTS

A blacksmith at the University
Of Maryland fatally shot himself
at his home in Branchville, Md,
yesterday after writing a note de-
scribing four previous unsuccess-
full attempts to take his life.
Burndeen Joseph Harmon, 43,
Of 9006 Baltimore boulevard, used
a 12-gauge shotgun to kill himself
after asking his sister on the
telephone: Can you hear this?"
His sister, Mrs. BERTHE Evers,
6701 Edmonston road, Riverdale,
heard the shot, although she had
told Mr.. Harmon: "You haven't
the nerve to shoot yourself OF
anyone else"
Note to Wife Found.
The shotgun was found beside
Mr.. Harmon's body. A note to his
wife was found on a nearby table
In it Mr.. Harmon said in part:
g. I have taken two kinds o1
poison and gas, too. but none OF
them does any good. I am going
to try hanging myself hang
ing failed. Will now shoot my
self"
Maryland State Trooper Ernest
H. Hudgins, who with Trooper E
R. Griffith and Prince Georges
County Detective Richard A. Pear
son investigated, said evidence tc
substantiate Mr.. Harmon's threats
were found in the house. This in
cluded two bottles of poison in the
kitchen and an Army-type lug
gage belt with which Mr.. Her
mon apparently had tried to hang
himself.
Fired Gun With Toe.
Mr.. Harmon used his toe to fire
the gun, shooting himself through
the right eye. His body was found
by a nephew, Carroll Pate, who
lives with Mrs. Evers.
Police said Mr.. Harmon had
been despondent since his wife,
Mrs. bessie M. Harmon, left him
December %. Mrs. Harmon. who
now lives at 1708 Lyman place
NE, told police she left her hus-
band after he threatened to kill
her.
The Harmons have five chill
dren.
DR.. John T. Maloney, county
medical examiner, issued a suicide
certificate.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
forced by Government policy be-
hind racial barricades satisfactory
to the Real Estate Board"
Document Called Propaganda

W. cAAS ASSoA AooaoS oooA ".
Document Called Propaganda.
1t all the facts had been pre-
sented, persons outside the Dis
trict then would have known
there are fine residences occupied
by Negroes, even f1rst-class neigh
borhoods wholly tenanted by
them; that Negroes have spread
out all over the city; that they
live in homes comparable to the
economic status"
I'm spirit of accuracy the re-
port should have called attention
to the fact that there are building,
loan and insurance companies,
banks, theaters, stores, taxi COM
panies, and other businesses
owned and operated by and for
Negroes.
I'VE assert that in the District
of Columbia a greater proportion
of Negroes own their own homes
than in any other city in the
United States. But anything
favorable could not be fitted into
the pattern of propaganda which
the document presents"
Evening star., 1949-02-07
William & Mary College
To Mark 256th Year
BY the Assoeioted Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Feb. T.
Exercises commemorating the 256th
anniversary of the chartering of the
College of William and Mary will
be held here tomorrow.
Dean Frederick D. G. Ribble OF
the University of Virginia law
tshool, will speak.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
Animal League PIons Porty

A card party will be given at
8 pm. Wednesday for the benefit
of the Animal Welfare League of
Alexandria, Inc. 1t will be held
in the Alexandria room of the
Bendall Motor Sales Corp, 1925
Prince street.
Evening star., 1949-02-07

HEALTH OFFICER-Miss Mary
Carne, acting director of the
Alexandria Health Department,
is the first woman to head a
health department in Virginia.
A registered nurse and super
visor of the city's nursing serv-
ice, she has been chief of the
Health Department for six
months.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
Neqro History Observance

The Fairmont Heights Citizens
Association will celebrate the gath
annual observance of Negro His
tory Week at 8 pm. Wednesday
in the Municipal Buildings TIT
Sixtieth place.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
Hume PTA to Hear Talk

Miss Margaret Ludwig, director Of
instruction for Arlington elementary
schools, will speak at meeting OF
the Hume School Parent-Teacher
Association at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the school on South Arlington Ridge
road.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
Assembly 10 Gel
Bill 10 Increase
County Powers
Maryland Measure
Proposes Number Of
Home-RuIe Provisions
By J. B. Zotmon
Sior Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, FeD. 7.-LeglSla.
ton which would give Maryland
counties wide home-rule power!
is expected to be introduced to.
night in the General Assembly.
The bill, sponsored by Senator
Edward D. Storm. Democrat, o1
Frederick County, would confer
on county officials almost a.
much power to run their owr
affairs as that granted Mont.
gomery County's new Council un'
der its new charter.
It is similar to a measure sub
mitted in the Senate nearly two
weeks ago by Senator Storm te
give incorporated towns and cities
more home rule.
His latest measure faces an un-
certain future because many
county officials want to pass the
buck" to the Legislature on i'm
portant legislation desired by the
people, according to prominent
Democratic leader here who asked
that his name be withheld.
Opposition Expected.
A member of the Prince
Georges County delegation said
his group probably would oppose
the bill. The delegation occupies
q strategic position because its
members include the majority
floor leaders of both houses.
He said approval of the measure
would place the county compis-
sioners in the various counties at
the mercy of pressure groups"
and would result in "hasty' legis-
1ation.
Senator Storm declared, how
ever. that county heads should
"have the courage Of their con-
victions" and stop shifting their
responsibilities to the Legislature. y
He said his bill would eliminate
almost all of the local bills which
occupy most of the legislators
time and leave them free to con-
centrate on Statewide measures
He added that it also would en-
able counties to obtain home rule
without going through the com
plicated" procedure Of adopting a
charter under an amendment to
the State constitution, as was done
In Montgomery.
Bond Provisions.
One of the principal provisions
In the bill would permit counties
to issue bonds up to 7 per cent Of
their total assessable base. But
the bonds issued in any one year
could not exceed one-quarter of /
per cent Of the assessable base
without a referendum.
In addition. county heads could
pass all laws not contrary to
State and local laws and the
State constitution, or those deal
ing with the Maryland-N National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission and the Washington SUBJ
urban Sanitary Commission.
These two agencies affect both
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties. A move Is under way
by the Montgomery delegation to
transfer many powers now held
by the two commissions to the
County Council.
County commissioners. under
Senator Storms bill, could spend
funds for any purpose deemed
necessary for the safety, health
and general welfare of their coun-
ties; establish county libraries,
set up pension and retirement
systems for their county employees,
make street and road improve
ments and establish a county
merit system.
Evening star., 1949-02-07
ARLINGTON Methodist Dinner

The Friendship Glass Of the
Arlington Methodist Church will
hold a covered dish dinner at
Z pm. Thursday in the church.
Evening star., 1949-02-07

Perry S. Brown national commander of the American
LEGION places ambeau containing fire from the Eternal
Unknown Soldier at the Tomb
the Unknown Soldier in Arlington. Others witnessing the
Pierre Tou back to camera president of
the Federation Veterans French Ambassador
Bonnet Michel unot head of the French delegation
the train, and unidentified French veteran
Star Staff Photos.
Laurel outlook., 1949-09-14
ENGINEER FROM INDIA
TO SPEAK At CHURCH

An Indian civil engineer, trained
in Scotland, who has put his eX-
perience to use in India in the de-
velopment of a unique agricultural
and industrial high school and has
also been ordained a minister of
the Methodist church under which
he works in his native land, will be
guest speaker at the Laurel Meth
odist church Sept. 10 at 8 p. m.
He is Rev. P. c. Benjamin Bala-
ram, principal of the rural high
school of the Methodist church,
Puntamba, near Bombay, India. He
is at present a postgraduate stu
dent at the University of Pitts
burgh, preparing himself further
for social reconstruction and vii
lage economic betterment in rural
India.
Principal Balaram was born in
Hyderabad City, in the Deccan,
India. His training in civil engi-
neering was taken at the Univer-
sity of Edinburgh. Later he took
a B. A. degree at ALBION college,
Michigan. Returning to India he
entered the educational service of
the Methodist church, becoming
principal of Puntamba high school
in 1886. He was ordained a min
ister of the Methodist church in
1943 and was named superintend-
ent of the Puntamba district of
the Bombay annual conference of
Christians which met in New Del
hi, India, and has represented his
native land in religious confer
ences in Europe and America.
When Principal Balaram returns
to India later this year he will
take over the high school work
again and endeavor to gear it even
more closely to the economic, So
cial and religious needs of Indian
villages and villagers.
He will speak Friday evening at
1880 at the Methodist church in
Park City.
Laurel outlook., 1949-09-14
COnOcO Refinery In
Billings Announces
Date Of Open House

Billings, Sept. 14.-Continental
Oil company will celebrate the
opening of its new $9,500,000 re-
finery here with "Conoco Open
House" Saturday, Oct. 8, to which
people of the entire Midland EN-
pire and surrounding areas are in
vited to come and be guests of the
company at a lunch on the plant
grounds, Pres. l.. F. McCollum
has announced. The luncheon will
be served at the refinery follow
ing a brief program, and the plant
will be open to public inspection
throughout the day.
The new refinery, Continentals
largest and most northern plant IN
the Rocky Mountain states, will
have a daily crude oil capacity of
$500 barrels. The plant will en-
ploy about $50 men and have a
payroll of approximately half a
million dollars annually.
Consisting of operating units
that r unique IN contrast to con-
ventional processing methods, the
refinery is designed to handle a
blend of crudes of high sulphur
and asphalt content.
Comprising the modern process
es of catalytic cracking, catalytic
desulphurization and polymeriza-
ton and solvent extraction of as
phalt, the plant will manufacture
a high octane gasoline and a full
line of burning fuels and residual
oils. Crude will flow to the Bill
refinery from Continentars
Frannie and Elk Basin fields lying
in Montana and Wyoming, and the
South Elk Basin field in Wyoming.
Located in the southeast section
of Billings, the refinery is erected
IN an 118-acre tract to allow room
for future expansion.
Laurel outlook., 1949-09-14

O. C. Cooper is convalescing
at his home after nine days in a
Billings hospital. He is reported
as improving rapidly.
Laurel outlook., 1949-09-14

have what you need in ap-
parel for everyone in your
family, yard goods, dOmes-
tics, bedding, notions, gifts
and shoes. Brand names
that assure you of quality
at down to earth prices.
Laurel outlook., 1949-09-14

Double cape back and front
in red and black, green and
black or white and black buff
falo check. Sizes 8 to 16.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-04-08

Wednesday, D. m. Junior Leg ion; 4:30 Band practice; 7:3' Young Peoples Meeting.
 Thursday, 7:3O, Ladies Hop League. <
 Friday, 7:30. Holiness Meeting
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-04-08
PERTSc0pE

tConunued from Page One) of $50,000 to cary on it's functions On this commission with the Gov ernor as chairman are Sheldon Sim mons of Juneau, Neal K. Foster of Nome. Jack Carr of Anchorage and William L. Lavery of Fair banks, all men active in aviation Foster and Carr replace John Cross and Sig Wien who dropped off the board.
 %&*
 The new Territorial building, authorized by the Legislature with an appropriation of $660,O00, prob ably will be located in Juneau, al- though there are applications from the Westward and Douglas. Leg islators from the Third Division have petitioned the Board of Ad- ministration, Which was empower ed to select the site and build the building, to construct the new building north of the gulf of AL aska," meaning, of course, Palmer or Anchorage. Juneaus neighbor city, Douglas, has come up with an offer of free site, sewers, sidewalks and water. Juneau also Is considering giving the Territory a site adjacent to It's present city hall, the best bet at he present time. No one has come up with a proposition from Wrangell yet but we suggest the Stikine flats would not be bad place, particularly in October; might even name the new ediflce White Goose Lodge.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-04-08
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