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Evening star., 1949-07-17
Marines on Moneuvers Invade
Ancient battle-ground of Crete

by Communists here. "he said.
And he won't be the last"
Soldiers, Police On Guard.
Marine officers kept watchful
eyes on the steep slopes above
them and more than once they
sent scouts to investigate when
they saw men moving among the
high rocks. But no trouble de-
veloped. The Crete government
had a considerable contingent of
soldiers and police in the area Of
maneuvers who presumably could
have taken care of any natives.
After the landing the fleet lay
. in close packed anchorages in the
bay which is Uttered with the hulks
OF many ships wrecked in the Ger
man invasion of 1941.
The landing was made by the
g Marines, reinforced battalion
of the End Marine Division. under
1t. Col. A. N. B. Robertson. The
2nd fought its way over the coral
and jungles of Guadalcanal, Ia
raWa, Saipan. Tinian and Oki-
naWa. Practically all the officers
and senior noncommissioned of
f1cers are war veterans. But the
divisions enlisted men are mostly
youngsters under 20 who never
| heard a shot fired in battle.
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Hoover Chairman Urges
End Of Service Scrap

The national interest requires
Congress to pass bill for full
military unification and economy, y
! DIR. Robert L. johnson, chairman
of the Citizens Committee for the
Hoover report, declared yesterday
These squabbles between the
three services must be ended" DR..
johnson said. With the Nation
spending SIS, 900 100000 a year
for defense 1t is absurd to have
waste. duplication and misman-
agement. All these will necessarily
continue unless adequate legisla-
ton is passed"
The House is expected to begin
debate tomorrow in its bill to reor-
ganize the armed forces business
and financial affairs. If this is
passed. as now seems certain. it is
possible that House and Senate
conferees will agree on a bill con-
tanning the essential features OF
the measure already passed by the
Senate.
DR.. johnson said enactment oi
a bill for full unification is neces-
sary to redeem "the glaring defici-
encies of the bill now before the
House He said uniflcation i.
needed to provide the opportunity
for saving ,0O0.00o,000 a yeal
and because national security &C.
tually is endangered without it.
Evening star., 1949-07-17
District May Attempt
City-Wide Drive 10
Curb japanese Beetles

The District government may
declare a war of its own on the
Japanese beetle.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon
r. Young. impressed with success
reports of the milky disease meth
cd of reducing the menace. has
obtained a tentative estimate of
what it would cost to treat the
grass spaces between the sidewalks
and the streets throughout the
city.
I would like to see what 1t
would cost to de-beetle-ize all
public ground" Gen. Young said
He reported that Supt. John w
Batson of the Trees and Parking
Division estimates it would cost
about $4,000 to take care of the
parks.
Milky disease spore dust is in
troduced in the ground to kill
grubs under the sod. The method
Is a continuing one since the dis
ease survives even in the dead
grub and is transmitted to new
generation
National Capital Parks have
used the method in the District
since 1910, when the first spore
dust was spread. Tests in local
park areas have shown drastic
reductions of grubs.
Above the ground, DDT spray
ing slaughters the mature beetles.
Mr.. Batson said liberal spraying
in the District has had a marked
effect also in the fight against the
Dutch elm disease this year.
Evening star., 1949-07-17
|Mon Braves Rifle Fire of Son, IS,
.ToSubdueHim as 12PoIiceW Wait

his work, shouted as he ap.
preached the house:
Clyde. I'm coming in to get
you. You'll have to shoot me tc
stop me-"
The boy yelled back: I'll shoot
you, I'll shoot you"
AS the father opened the front
door screen, the youth fired five
shots, and one Clipped off a wood
splinter which pierced the father
arm.
Mr.. Houston, as he grabbed the
boy. threw him to the ground
apparently fearful that a fresh
outburst might provoke the police
standing with drawn pistols.
The boy lapsed into unconsci-
BUSINESS on the ground.
/ Police said the mother fled tc
the home of a neighbor when the
shooting started. She was not
| harmed.
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Fellow Travellers Held
Focinq Excommunicotion

ROME. July 16 tP).-FelloW
travellers as we'll as Communists of
the Roman Catholic faith incur
communication under Pope Plus
new decree, a Vatican source said
today.
The degree, the informant said,
clearly includes all who support
Communism. Furthermore the or
der needs no physical enforcement,
in Vatican opinion.
That was the answer of a Vati-
can source to the threat by
Czechoslovakia's justice minister,
Alexi Cepicka. to prefer treason
charges against anyone who tried
to enforce the decree in that Com
munist nation.
The threat was described as
'laughable nonsense"
"Excommunication has no need
of a material executor who could
be traced and punished" the Vati-
can source continued. "Excom-
munication acts upon the guilty in
the secret of the conscience and it
is irremediably automatic when
ever person sguilty in the sense
contemplated by the decree of the
holy office"
Pietro Nenni. leader of the pro-
Communist Italian Socialist Party
expressed the opinion yesterday
his group was not subject to custer
from the church sacraments be-
cause the decree named only Com
munism.
The newspaper IL Momento re.
ported pro-Communist Socialist.
OF Bologna Province approved last
night a statement calling for 8
share in the accommodation
insofar as they sympathize anc
read the Communist press anc
fight in the same struggle against
the opponents of peace and de-
mocracy."
The accommodation order fig.
ured today in debate in Italy's
Chamber of Deputies on ratifica-
ton of the North Atlantic treaty
The ratification is expected by a
large majority next week.
Communist Deputy Giuseppe
Berti charged the decree was evi-
dence the italian government is
hardening its anti-communist pol.
icy under guidance of the Vatican
Premier Alcide de Gasperi re-
piled sharply that if the Com.
munist government of Czechoslo.
vakia creates a State-controllec
Catholic Action, such policy
rightly provokes Vatican reaction
and the communication decree
Evening star., 1949-07-17
South Kyushu Coast Lashed
By Approaching Typhoon
By the Associoted Press

TOKYO, July II Sunday -
An approaching typhoon hurled
increasing winds and rain today
at the southern coast of Kyushu,
southernmost of Japan's main
islands.
1t is expected to hit with full
force this afternoon.
Barring a change in course. the
storm will lash in the same gen.
eral area where another typhoon
took the lives of $50 japanese and
did extensive damage less than a
month ago.
Allied occupation forces on
Kyushu have been alerted for the
next "a hours. However, there
are no army installations on the
extreme south coast, which is re-
garded as the most dangerous
area.
Precautions have been taken at
American and British air force
fields along the south coast.
Equipment and planes have
been laShed down.
Evening star., 1949-07-17
By the Associated Press

ABOARD SIXTH TASK FLEET.
Island of Crete, July 16.-Sailors
and marines of the New World
played war games this morning
on one of the oldest backgrounds
on earth.
1t was an amphibious training
exercise conducted in Suda Bay
off the Island of Crete with the
permission of the Greek govern
ment. This was the first time
Americans had engaged in tactical
operations on ancient Crete,
where armies have been fighting
for thousands of years.
Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman
led his 9th Task Fleet. the United
States Navy's 20-ship force in the
Mediterranean. in mock attack
on a small beachhead. AS the
landing craft grounded on the
beaches. 1900 marines rushed
ashore and deployed among the
cactus and grapevines.
A crowd of Cretan children
watched on the hot beach. Men
viewed the show from the shade
of olive and fig trees where their
donkeys and goats were tethered
Women in the fields and gardens
wearing long black dresses with
black shawls over their heads,
hardly looked up. They kept hoe
ing their crops.
Visit Ancient Fort.
A detachment of marines secuted
an ancient fort on a hilltop. One
of them. tramping down the hill,
snorted at the lack of stream
lining.
That thing is SO old it's falling
to pieces he remarked.
Warplanes from the great car
rier Coral Sea lowered over the
fleet and gave roaring, zooming
close -air-support to the ground
troops. Two cruisers and nine
destroyers in the bay simulated
support fire for the landing party
although not a shot was fired.
Marine communication m
with walkie- talkies stalked
through the spicy underbrush. No
ammunition was taken ashore, the
better to avoid any possibility of
an incident. But the mock battle
had its element of realism.
There are many Communist
guerrillas in the mountains and
caves of this craggy island. Two
residents of the village of Calves.
which is within sight of the land
ing beach. said that only yesterday
a man of Calves was killed by a
guerrilla band while spraying his
olive trees few miles out of town.
Another old man, slipping ma
tive lemon soft drink in little
cafe on mountain road overlook
ing the bay, spoke of it too.
He wasn't the first man killed
Evening star., 1949-07-17
By the Assoeioted Press

COLUMBUS. Ohio. July ia
15-year-old boy. firing rife with
telescope sights, held IL police
men at bay for a half hour today
before he was subdued.
Clyde Houston, who went beserk
after quarrel with his mother
was subdued by his father, Clyde
sr.. mail carrier.
The elder Houston. as police
held their fire. walked into his
home where the youngster had de-
fed police to enter. The boy fec
into an alley. then surrendered
the gun to his father.
The police earlier shielded
themselves behind automobiles
while the boy sprayed the street
with a dozen % caliber bullets.
The elder Houston. called from
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Falls Church Festival
Will Open Tomorrow

The third annual Falls Church
Festival will be held tomorrow
through Wednesday on Hillwood
avenue opposite Falls Church High
School.
Sponsored by the Falls Church
Community Park. Inc, the event
Is part of a program to raise funds
for Establishment of the COM
munity's first public recreation
park.
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Church information Unit
Set Up to Fight Reds
BY The Associoied Press

BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria
July 16.-An international Chris
tian information bureau was set
Up here today to unite Europe S
rightly wing parties in their fight
against Communism.
The bureau, established by the
Nouvelle Equipe International
CNED-New Interna tional Group
is in the nature of a right wing
reply to the Cominform.
Bad Hofgastein is in the Ameri-
can occupation zone. Headquar-
ters for the bureau will be in
Switzerland. NEI established the
bureau on the recommendation of
its secretary. DR.. Felix Hurdles,
Austrian education minister.
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Youth Cleared in Murder
OF Kentucky Cheer|eader
By the Assoeioted Press

PRFSTONBURG. KY. July 16.-
Donald Horn was cleared today of
any connection with the Staying of
Muriel Baldridge, Prestonburg High
School cheerleader. He was re-
leased.
Deputy Sheriff Harold Conn an
nounced it had been definitely es-
tablished that the 20-year- old
Horn had left the city for Texas
several hours before Muriel was
last seen alive.
Mr.. Horn, son of a Prestonburg
truck miner, was returned here by
plane from Ell Paso Thursday night
after surrendering to police there.
Miss Baldridge, II, was beaten
to death the night of June 27.
Evening star., 1949-07-17

Dori said: so long as armies OF
the Arab states crowd at our
frontiers and their governments
speak of piling UP arms and of
fortifying their military forces.
there can be no security but
through our army
He said the 1sraelis' only desire
was to build the new nation in
peace which would be protected
by strong defense army. Parades
and a show of military strength
will take place in most cities and
towns of Israel tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Israeli Army Chief Calls
For Increase in Defense
By the Associated Press

TEL AVN, Israel. July To-
Brig. Gen. Jacob Dori. chief of
staff of the Israeli army. tonight
called on his defense forces to in
crease their strength as means of
insuring peace for Israeli.
In message prepared for Army
Day observance tomorrow, Gen.
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Czech
Continued From First Page.>

Continued From First Page,
gram. Therefore the Communist
party must gain strong founda-
tions in the villages.
"Originally we wanted to reach
an agreement with the church
but they refused this. So now
the agreement will be far more
difficult and cruel for them
Punishment was threatened fol
priests who read the last pastoraI
letters from the bishops despite
police warnings not to do so. The
church leaders have protested
government actions as intended
to take over control of religious
affairs.
Evening star., 1949-07-17
r Street at Connecticut
To Be Closed Tomorrow

r street will be closed at Con-
necticut avenue beginning at 9:3O
am. tomorrow on account of the
progress of the work on the Du-
pont circle underpass.
Motorists will be able to reach
stores and residences on R street
but it will be necessary for west
bound traffic to use s street. @
street will remain open to east
bound traffic. All other detours
around Dupont circle will remain
as at present.
Columbus discovered the Virgin
Islands in 1893 and named them
for st. Ursula and the Eleven
Thousand Virgins.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17

Wise people know how to save
time by not being in a hurry.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
ParenthOOd League
Select Prizes For
Negro Baby Contest

An unusually large number of
members and trustees attended the
Executive Board meeting of the
Planned Parenthood League of
Montgomery County, held at the
residence of Mrs. Robert Huse, the
president, on March 9. Mrs. Karl
Habel, Mrs. Mark Schultz, Mrs.
Alton Childs, and the Rev. Walter
Williams were among the new
trustees present.
Mrs. Frederick H. Untiedt, clinic
director, reported that a native
Korean nurse had recently visited
one of the Planned Parenthood
clinics to observe the doctors meth
DDS. The nurse has returned to
Korea where she expects to use the
health advice and information she
received here. Mrs. Untiedt an
nounced that attendance at the
county clinics was 72 per cent
higher during January and Febru-
airy this year than in 1913.
Mrs. Bascom Johnson, trustee
of the League, has taken care of
obtaining prize ribbons and will
select prizes for the Healthiest
Negro Baby Contest which will
take place during Negro Health
Week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17

Club on their Book, 1880
P. M,
March 81, Croyd Home.
makers Club meets ise Exten-
sion Office, 8 P. M.
March %, Silver 81, Home
makers Club meets withS paul
Miller, Hostess, IL Noon
March 90, The Agent guest
speaker at the Takoma Park
Women's Club, Home Eco9saics
Section, at the Jessup- Blair vdfn-
munity. Center, 1880 P. M, Tke
Olney-Sunshine Homemakers Cub
changed their regular date TO
March Both to make it possible foy
the Agent to care for the other re-
quest). -
March "a, Washington Grove
Homemakers Club meets with Miss
Nan Clavin, Hostess, and Mrs. w
X. Pace, Mrs. Edith Emmon and
Mrs. E. N. Aiken, co-hostesses, IL
A. M.
March "a, Germantown Home
makers Club meets with Mrs. r. G.
Browning, Hostess, 1880 p. M.
March 26, The Agent will be al
College Park at a Planning Meet
ing for All Club Week. 7a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
DIR. Brubaker Is
Head OF Wildwood
Christian Center

A slate of officers for the newly
formed Wildwood Christian Center
was presented and accepted at the
rally held in the Mt. Zion Baptist
Church on Sunday, March 6. DIR.
Claude A. Brubaker, pastor of Mt.
Zion Church, was named as direct
or. Other officers are Russell
Poole, chairman; Ralph Bort, vice
chairman; Miss Virginia Queen.
recording secretary; Mrs. Clifford
Ellis, executive secretary; Jesse
Bishop, treasurer; and James
Queen, representative of deacons
of Mt. Zion Church.
Definite plans for the Center
were presented and discussed at
the rally which was in charge of
Russell Poole. Mr.. Poole read the
bylaws of the organization and
stressed the need for the commun-
ity's interest.
Speakers were DR.. Brubaker
who talked on Spiritual Implica-
tons of the Wildwood Christian
Center; "Mrs. Sadie Wisner, "Op-
portunities for the Christian Cen
ter" Mrs. Martha Deichler of the
Calvary Baptist Church in Wash
ington, meeting the Challenge"
Special music was furnished by the
Rockville Laymans Choir.
The Center plans to help those
who are in spiritual as well as
physical or material need. The pos
sibility of a recreation program
for the summer was discussed. Ex-
penses of the Center will be taken
care of by free will contributions
or by whatever fund raising pro-
jects it may sponsor. Any persons
desiring to take part in the organ
ization's functions, may feel free
to do so, either by helping or by
reporting those who may need
help.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Among The Homemakers

appointed to develop them fur
Their. The club also plans to have
a breakfast for club members, as
was done last year during National
Home Demonstration Week.
Spring Luncheon Served
A spring lupcheon..Was. served
by the Colesville Club with Mrs.
Howard Smith as guest. Thirty-six
sat down to the delicious meal.
Mrs. w. A.: Nichols, President,
presided. During the business
meeting the club voted funds to
help furnish some needed equip
ment for the Loan Closet that the
areas nurse needs.
Get Awards At Party
T h e H m Demonstration
Agents were guests at Maloney's
Incorporated international Har-
vester Party on Friday evening,
March 4th. At that time Mr..
Maloney presented All Club Mem
bers with awards in recognition of
work that they have done in the
past year.
Miss McLuckie's All Girl, Gene
We've Mumford, was recommended
because she has an outstanding,
all-around Home Economics record.
The Home Demonstration Agent
was surprised by having a very
beautiful orchid presented to her
by Larry Maloney.
The evening was given over to
very fine floor show that was of
interest to all the guests, young
and old.
The Agents schedule for the
week of March 21st:
March 81, Conference with
Chairman and Committee of the
Travilah- Darnestown Homemakers
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Tractor Maintenance
Club Members Hold
Informative Meeting

The. 1949 Tractor Maintenance
Club held its meeting at Dickerson
on Thursday, March 10 as guests
of Mercer Jones, the International
Harvester dealer. Officers were
elected as follow: president, Billy
Anderson; vice president, Leonard
Singer; secretary, Douglas Car
lin; treasurer, Jimmy Louthan;
and recorder, Neill Davis.
An interesting demonstration
on the adjustment of tractor car
buretors was given by Billy Ander-
son and Jimmy Louthan after
which Mr.. Jones explained the
care of air cleaners, an operation
very important but often neglected
by farmers.
Tractor maintenance kits were
distributed to all boys present.
The next meeting will be held at
Bradley Woodfield's in Damascus,
OH March II.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17

more March Z, 8 and 9. Of those
who attended the State Teachers
meeting in the fall, Peter was the
only member who passed the audi
ton to return.
Staying at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel, they attended classes. social
activities and programs by the
Maryland All-High Glee Club of
which Peter was a member.
All TelevisiOn Show
Last Tuesday night over station
WMAL-TV Mary Margaret Wear
and Patty Lynch represented Cal
thersburg High as Montgomery
County Alters on Ruth Cranes
Modern Woman" show. AS last
week was National All Club Week,
Alters from all over the country
represented their clubs in similar
activities. Patty and Mary Marga-
ret are both from the Gaithersburg
Club.
Alters On WGAY
Four members of the All repre-
sented Montgomery County on a
radio broadcast over WGAY on
Sunday, March 6. Three of these,
Marjorie Burd tie, Margaret
Lewis and Bill Anderson were G.
H. S. students. The fourth, ]. P.
King, was from Damascus High
School. The program conducted by
Miss Virginia L. McLuckie, assist
ant Home Demonstration Agent of
Montgomery County, was forum
on county and state projects.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Richard
Montgomery
News
Rockettes Defeat Central

Rockettes Defeat Central
In one of the hardest, fastest
games of the season, the RMHS
Rockettes met and defeated Cen
trail High of Homecoming 1927, on
the losers court, Tuesday, March
10. ao
By defeating Central the Rock
cites have earned. the right to play
Eastern Shores top team, for the
second successive year. This game
will determine the state champion
ship, title which the Rockettes
earned last year.
Downing Aberdeen 41-16, on
March IL, in the Rockville gym,
the quick stepping Rockettes pro-
crossed another step toward the
championship and gained a place
in the semi-finals of the Maryland
State basketball tournament Glass
G, to meet Homecoming of Western
Maryland.
Although the Aberdeen lassies
put forth their best, the Rockettes
took the lead and stayed on top
throughout the entire game. High
bucket tosser for the Rockettes was
our forward, Charlotte Frost, with
% points.
To play off the Western Shore
championship, the Rockettes trav-
cled to the mountains where they
met Central High of Homecoming.
Awarded Gold Keys
In the regional division of the
National Scholastic Art Contest,
held March IL, at the Department
of Commerce, two Richard Mont
gomery students, Joe Kelly and
William Humphrey, were awarded
gold keys Of honor and certifica-
ton of merit for art work which
they entered in the contest.
From the District of Columbia
and surrounding areas more than
1000 pieces of art work were sub
mitted, with eight entrants from
Richard Montgomery.
This year the contest was spon-
sored by Jelleff's, one of the local
department stores. The works will
be sent to the Carnegie Institute
in Pittsburgh, Pa, for final judg-
ing.
st. Patrick's Day
Well, if st. Patrick's Day isn't
already here and select chorus
from Richard Montgomery high
school displayed this vigorous Irish
air when they gave program,
consisting of Irish songs and read
ings, on Station WBCC, this morn
ing from II to II: 80 A. NJ.
Land Of Cotton
Real "Dixie" humor and good
old Southern songs will be featured
at the Minstrel Show, LAND Of
Cotton" Friday night, March 18th.
With six end men and the band
done up in black faces TO do spec
ialty numbers-songs, jokes, and
instrumental entertainment-there
will be loads of fun for everyone.
Because it is a school-wide af-
fair, sponsored by the RMHS Stu
dent Government, students from
grades z through IL will partici-
pate.
Mrs. Mary deVermond, music
teacher, and Bill Lauer, band d.
rector, are whipping the show into
shape, combining talent and team
work.
Members of the Rockville Ele-
mentary School will witness the
dress rehearsal on March %.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
GAITHERSBURG
HIGH SCHOOL
Troians Defeat Aberdeen

Last Friday, March II, the Tro-
jams defeated Aberdeen High
School by score of 1929. At the
end of the first quarter, Gathers
burg was trailing by one point, but
made a quick comeback to lead
17-12 at the half and continued to
hold the lead for the remainder of
the game. Dick Tetlow was high
scorer with II points, followed by
Charley White with 10. Winning
this game made the team eligible
to play Westernport who won the
tournament last year.
Music Convention
. William R. Earl, music director
of G. H. S., and Peter Beall, a
member of the Junior Class, at
tended the Eastern Music Edu-
Gators Convention held in Balti-