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Evening star., 1949-08-13
ForesfviIIe Church School
Breaks Ground Tomorrow
Special Dispoteh 10 The stor


FORESTVILLE, Md, Aug. 49,
Ground breaking ceremonies for
a new school, convent, hall and
an auditorium which will serve
temporarily as a church will be
held at 3 pm. tomorrow at Mount
Calvary Catholic Church here.
Conducting the ceremony will
be the Rt. Rev. Francis Loughran
pastor of st. Mary's Church, Up
per Marlboro, and the Rev. Peter
B. Rakowski, pastor Of the Forest
vile parish, which already num-
bers more than 1000 families
among its parishioners. The SER
mon is scheduled to be delivered
by Redemptionist Father.
The Elks band, of Washington,
will furnish music for the cere-
mony.
The five-acre site of the church
buildings was donated by Mrs.
Bessie McGraw. Fred Murphy and
Thomas Locraft are architects and
John Tester g. Son are contrac-
tors. The project is expected to
be completed by September, 1850
Evening star., 1949-08-13

through appointment by the
council.
The new council will appoint
it's own city attorney. Mr.. Van
Meter. however. has not said he
does not want the position.
Although creation of sepa-
rate Falls Church school district
was approved by the courts, the
new city failed to win control of
the two newest school plants
within it's limits. Only last Mon
day, Judge C. G. Quesenbery
ruled in Fairfax Circuit Court
that there is no statute to require
their transfer from the county to
he city.
Evening star., 1949-08-13

councilmen who belong to the
city and are not affiliated with
the county"
Majority of Council.
Candidates who had been in
dorsed by the city attorney were
elected to form a majority of the
council which will take Office Sep
tember l.
The group opposed to the 81
year-old city attorney terms it
self a combination of business
men and older residents and
hopes to have a candidate rum
ming against him when he seeks
election to the commissioner of
revenue post he now holds
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Cecil Slaughter Heads
Christiun Endeovor

MASSANETTA SPRINGS, Va.
Aug. 13.-Cecil Slaughter OF
Petersburg is the new president OF
the Virginia Christian Endeavol
Union. He succeeds Miss Brownie
Lester Of Broadway.
Officers were elected here yes
terday during the closing session
of the organizations 55th annual
convention.
Evening star., 1949-08-13

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the disinterment and
reburial of 80 Prince Georges
County descendants of the CAL
verts, Maryland's first family OF
Colonial times. it was learned
today.
The remains are to be taken
from an ancestral burying ground
on the Dover House estate near
Upper Marlboro. Thirty-one will
be sealed in three new vaults. and
two who died about 20 years ago
will be put in graves in the ceme-
terry of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church at Groom. Md.
A permit for the removal has
been issued by r. Ernest Smith,
registrar of vital statistics for
Prince Georges County. and a
spokesman for the Ritchie Bros.
funeral home at Upper Marlboro
said the firm will begin the trans
fers Monday.
Tombstones, most of them bear
ing inscriptions now almost illeg-
ible, will be left standing over the
empty graves. New markers with
explanatory legends will be placed
in the church cemetery.
Reburial services are to be held
when the transfer has been COM
pleted.
Dover House, known until the
turn of the century as Mount
Airy. was built as hunting lodge
by Chares Calvert. Fifth Lord
Baltimore. The massive brick
structure was designed by the IA
nous English architect Sir Chris
topher Wren.
1t now belongs to Mrs. Ann
Bowie Smith, who became the
owner under the terms of the will
of the late Mrs. Eleanor Patter-
son, owner and publisher Of the
Washington Times-Herald.
All of the remains are of the
families of Edward Henry Calvert,
his wife. Elizabeth Biscoe: their
son. George Calvert. and his wife,
Evening star., 1949-08-13
By the Associoted Press

EASTON, Md, Aug. 13.-You
can hardly blame Mr.. and Mrs
Harvey Dunham if they've decided
to keep their heads out Of the
clouds for a while.
On little flight from Baltimore
to Richmond yesterday, they ran
into some trouble and Mr.. Dun
ham LANDED their light plane
near Smithfield, Va. The couple
suffered minor cuts and bruises.
Word of the accident was sent to
their home town. Easton, Md, and
Evening star., 1949-08-13

The city School Board. with its
new superintendent. Irwin H
Schmitt, controls Madison Ele-
mentary School and its annex.
Jefferson. The city will pay tut
ton to Fairfax County for edu-
cation of Falls Church high school
students at the county's high
school in the city.
Faces Other Problems.
Besides annexation and schools
the fledgling city faces other prob
lens. The present Municipal
Building and police station are
considered inadequate for the ex-
panded administration. There is
no city property yard but one is
Evening star., 1949-08-13
FaIIsChurch Sci
For Celebration
AsCity Today
First Anniversary
Fete to Begin With
Beauty Contest

The City of Falls Church will
celebrate its first birthday today
The former Fairfax County town
of more than 5000 inhabitants be-
came a second class city last Aug
ust 16 by act of the Fairfax Cir
cult Court.
Today's celebration, sponsored
by the Chamber of Commerce, was
to begin at 2 o'clock at Walnut
Hill, the Joseph Arnold estate on
Annandale road. The program is
scheduled to continue through II
o'clock.
Another celebration marking the
young city's first anniversary will
be held Thursday, Friday and Sa-
turday on Hillwood avenue, op.
posite the Falls Church High
School. 1t will be sponsored by
Falls Church Community Park
Inc, a group dedicated to raising
funds for a public recreation area
in the city.
fTOCceuS IOF Stdulum.
Proceeds from today's festivities
will go toward a stadium.
Early arrivals at the birthday
celebration today will see bath
g-suit-clad preview of the Miss
Falls Church" contest, a feature
of the party. The II young con-
testants for the title will appear
in beachwear at 2:30 o'clock. An
other preview in street dress is
scheduled for 10 pm. Finals of the
contest will be held in evening
gowns at 1890 o'clock with Mayor
Albert M. Orme crowning the win
ner. The Mayor also will present
her with a bouquet of American
beauty roses.
Contestants are Bonite Burwick,
Carole Joan Dheim, Virginia
Read Ellison, Beverly Hollister,
Georgia Hoskinson. Jacquelyn
Lipscomb, Shirley Ann Shelton,
Doris Mae Simms, June Triplett,
Mary Ann Moore, Jean Piggot and
Jeanne Watson.
Another highlight of the party
will be the cutting of a three tier,
300-pound birthday cake by
Mayor Orme. Frank Malice.
president of the Falls Church
Chamber of Commerce, will in
troduce the Mayor. who will
receive the official seal of the city.
Scheduled to take part in the
celebration were the Air Force
and Fort Belvoir Bands.
Other events include chill
dren's style show at $3.50 o'clock;
Police Boys Club Band concert,
o'clock, and an adult style show
featuring the Miss Falls Church"
contestants, 7:30 o'clock.
Free bus transportation will
be provided every hour on the
hour from the intersection of
Washington and Broad streets,
Falls Church.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
CoupIe Crush-L and Own Plane,
Then Bolt Strikes Rescue Craft

Bill Newman, manager OF the air.
port there, flew down and picked
them up.
On the way home. lightning
struck the rescue plane, tearing d
hole in it's wing, Mr.. Newman and
the Dunhams reported to State
police. They had some uneasy
moments before Mr.. Newman
brought the ship down on a farm
near Cambridge, Md, about Is
miles from Easton. Nobody was
hurt.
They made the rest of the trip
without mishap-by automobile.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Driver, 19, Sentenced
To 80 Days for Trying
To |ntimidate Witness

A 3O-day jail sentence was i'm
posed in Fairfax police court yes
terday on youth accused of try
ing to intimidate a witness in a
traffic case.
Earl Stephen Clem. 10, of Route
4. Alexandria. pleaded guilty to
the intimidation charge. but ap-
pealed the case after sentence was
imposed. He also was fined $25
on a reckless driving charge.
Glen was accused of accosting
B. L. Houck of 303 Jefferson ave-
nue., jefferson Manor. during the
courts recess for lunch yesterday
Mr.. Houck was one of three wit
nesses scheduled to appear against
Glen on the reckless driving
charge when court reconvened.
Was Grabbed by Shoulder.
Mr.. Houck, together with A. M.
Mcclure and w. G. Keetier, also
Of Jefferson Manor. who were to
appear against Clem in the reck-
less driving case, testified that
Glen grabbed Mr.. Houck by the
shoulder and warned him against
testifying.
Glen admitted grabbing Mr..
Houck by the shoulder, but denied
that he said anything.
In imposing sentence. Trial
Justice Harry Carrico said 1--WE
wouldn't be able to get the truth
from any one if we let such things
as this happen"
Witnesses Swore Out Warrant.
Glen was arrested on the reck-
less driving charge after Mr.. Kee-
tier and Mr.. Mcclure swore out a
warrant that he speeded up and
down Jefferson street last We'd
nesday, almost colliding with an
other car. They estimated he drove
down the narrow residential street
at about 40 miles an hour.
Glen said he was driving only
20 miles an hour. Three others
who were riding with him also
denied that he was speeding.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
John LonsduIe to Head
Annapolis Commission
Ry fhe Assorioted Pres,

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 13. John
Lansdale of Cumbersome, retired
civil engineer and railroad tax ex-
pert, will head the Annapolis An
|nexation Charter Commission.
He will replace E. Churchill
Murray, Anne Arundel County
businessman. who resigned. The
commission will map out suburban
areas that would be annexed by
Annapolis if approved at a refer
endum.
Evening star., 1949-08-13

toners in and near the city but
other areas which have requested
service.
If a $3,000,000 bond issue for
sewer purchase and Improvement
in Fairfax County's Sanitary Dis
trict No. l is adopted in referen-
dunn August 30, Falls Church will
face a ten times greater charge
for use of the system. At present
the trunk line sewer is owned by
the Federal Government but part
OF the proceeds of the bond issue
would be used by the county to
purchase the system.
The city now pays 81 per year
per customer for the sewer service.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Tobacco Crop Decline Seen

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. IS (H1.
The federal-state crop report
ing service yesterday predicted q
Virginia fiue-cured tobacco crop
of 102, 300, 900 pounds, or 4 peg
cent less than the 1948 produc.
ton.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
29 Receive Their Diplomas
AT George Washington High

Twenty-nine graduates of
George Washington High School,
Alexandria, received diplomas last
night at summer session COM
mencement exercises. Assistant
Supt. Of Schools Theodore r. Sim
clair presented the diplomas. A
lief of the oro r3,Yo fos fo1lou,c.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Educators to Meet

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 13 (P.-
A program to improve instruction
in Virginia colleges for potential
elementary school teachers will be
discussed at a conference al
Natural Bridge, September 10-14
DR.. j. L. Blair Buck. state co-or-
dinator of teacher education, said
yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Driver Dies, Wife Hur'
In Virginia as Car
Hits Tractor Trailer

MAX j. PlScnKe, Jf., 70, OF IltJS-
burgh was killed early today when
the car he was driving crashed
into a parked tractor trailer at
Woodbridge, Va, Virginia State
police reported.
Mr.. Pischke's wife. who suffered
broken leg, and their 7-month-
old child, who was uninjured, were
taken to the Marine base hospital
at Quantico.
Nine others were injured in acci-
dents in Washington and vicinity
yesterday.
Police said Mr.. Pischke appar-
emily fell asleep at the wheel and
the car careened across the high
way, crashing into the rear of a
truck trailer. Mrs. Pischke said
her husband earlier had COM
planned of being tired. Mrs
Pischke told police they were on
their way to a beach near Nor
folk.
Earl Jackson Coffey, 20, of the
28O0 block of Duke street, Alex
andria, was seriously injured yes
terday when thrown from a mo-
torcycle on the Little River turn
pike near the Quartermaster Depot
in Fairfax County. Mr.. Coffey
suffered head injuries and bruises
and was taken to Alexandra
Hospital.
LinWood r. Cannon, about IS
was injured seriously when struck
by a car at Washington and Glib.
bons streets, Alexandria, during
the thunderstorm last night. Mr.
Cannon was taken to Alexandria
Hospital with head and interna
injuries. Police said they had nc
address for . Mr.. Cannon. The
driver of the car, Jacob Brewer, Is
of Hagerstown, was charged with
failure to yield the right of way tc
a pedestrian.
A 3-year-old boy was critically
injured in the District last night
when he turned the handle of a
rear door of the car driven by his
father and toppled to the street
in the 300 block of Alabama ave-
nue. Sc.
Stanley E. Travers, 3. who suf-
fered severe head injuries, is re-
ported in a critical condition at
Providence Hospital.
Sons in Back Seat.
The father, John w. Travers
|jr., 80, a Navy petty officer, of {
Helm green S.W., told police Stan.
ley and another son. S, were ir
the back seat of his car.
Three persons were hurt ano
two escaped injury yesterday
when a car hit a culvert ane
overturned near Chantilly, Va.
after The driver fell asleep.
Treated at Arlington Hospital
were Mrs. Sarah Jane Flick, 36
Norfolk, Va; her son, Frank j
Flick, 5, and her nephew, Richard
Skidmore, 4. Mrs. Flick, who Fair
fax police said was driving the car
was treated for a cut above her left
eye. Frank had possible broken
left arm and neck cut, and
Richard had cut mouth.
A Herndon Vao ambulance
took the victims to the hospital. e.
Three Hurt in Arlington.
The daughter of a Luray (Vao
policeman was one of three per-
sons injured yesterday when a car
crashed into the rear OF her
fathers automobile on Lee boule-
ward at Meade street, Arlington.
The child Lois June Brubaker
6, daughter of Eugene D. Bru-
baker, 81, was treated at Arlington
Hospital.
Also injured in the crash and
treated at Arlington were Mrs
Nettie Lam, So, McYaheysville. Va,
and Mrs. Nellie r. Bender, So, OF
Harrisonburg. Va. Mrs. Lam was
passenger in the Brubaker car and
Mrs. Bender was riding in the
automobile driven by her husband,
Evening star., 1949-08-13
Electrical Scuffing

Static electricity generated when'
you scuf your feet across a rug
will generate as much as $4,000
volts.
Evening star., 1949-08-13
You Don't Have to Miss q Thinq
When you 60 on vacatie

you don't have to miss thing
You can relax and still get all the news
and features from home as published by
your favorite newspaper, The Star.
You can have The Evening and
Sunday Star mailed to you for, only
$50 a month.
The Star is also available at news
stands or by carrier delivery at most
nearby summer resorts.
Arrange to have your favorite news
paper follow you wherever you go. Call
alton delivery of The Evening and Sun
Evening star., 1949-08-13

Sterling 5000 for vacation deliver
day Star.
Evening star., 1949-08-13

amounted to 9,476.41.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-07-23
Londoners to See
obacco Road

LONDON, England-''Tobacco
Road" the Jack Kirkland play
ABOUT the rural sections Of
Georgia, will be presented here
at the Embassy Theatre on Aug.
y, for three weeks before max
ing It's debut on the West End
The play, which made history
by breaking a Broadway record
for the longest run, has been
staged publicly in many coun-
tries. but has had only one unli-
censed showing here, and that
was at a private theatre club in
1887.
The difficulty heretofore has
been censorship, but persistent
efforts On the part of Anthony
Hawtrey, owner of the E1nbassy
Theatre, and Charles KilliclI
joint sponsors Of the project.
finally got the OK from Lord
Chamberlain.
AS yet, 10 leading performers
have been engaged for the pre-
sntatiOn, but it is expected that
most OF the cast might be i'm
ported from America.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-07-23
Top XXX Chiefs
Called In Probe

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Top
ranking Ku Klux Khan officials
have been called to testify in d
grand jury investigation of mob
flOgging in this area.
Summoned were Dr.. e. P.
Pruitt, president Of the FEEDER
ated Ku Klux Khan, Inc, and E.
p. Campbell, who have been
identified by State investigators
as the Grand Cyclops of the Ro-
bert B. Lee Khan of Birmingham
The grand jury went into a spe-
clal session last Friday, and was
specifically charged to delve
deeply into the mounting list OF
beatings, threats fviolence and
cross blrnings by white hood
sters who have become night
riding terrorists during the last
few weeks.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-07-23
Mills Close Down

ATLANTA, Ga.-As many of
the south's textile mills prepar-
ed ito close ON July 4 to give
the workers their annual three
weeks vaations, the workers felt
quite uncertain about being able
to return to work.
During the last eight months
10000 workers have been laid
off. 10000 have had their week
ly work hours shortened. Many
mills are operating only two on
three days a month. Seven
Georgia mills are now in the
process of liquidation. All of
these mills have large numbers
OF colOred workers.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-07-23
||8|)EsI III! H{ZE Zy!!!!,|

the South Pacific. His Army unit
was sent into an area thickly COW
cred with brush and jungle growth.
The squad was pinned down four
hours by Jap fire and in Ball
weber's own words. Lots of US were
wounded and killed."
He was among the wounded float.
ed down a raft for eight miles "a
raft which natives made by hand.
After two days Of field hospitals
he spent two months in hospital
in Biak and was returned to the
States for disqualification.
BaIlweber had been employed at
the Salem Linen Mills before he
entered service and a job was
awaiting him following his dis
charge from the hospital. However,
he decided to 60 into newspaper
work and he became associated
with the Oregon Journal.
AS a district manager he has a
IS mile. route and supervises the
work Of nine carriers. He drives
his own car over the route which
covers Kaizer, Brooks, Chemawa
and Four Corners.
Z; Ballweber attributes his rehabil-
itation to his own determination,
the. care and encouragement Of his
wife, the former Hazel Blackman,
and his life membership in the
Disabled American Veterans.
q He was born in WOODBURY., Ore
gon, March z, 1922 and attended
Fairfield Grade School and gradu-,
ated from the Gervais High School.
y Ballweber was awarded the Pur-
pie Heart, three Bronze Stars, a.,
rnong other citations. :
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-07-23
Junita Hall Wins
Best Supporting
Actress Award

NEW YORK = Junita Hall,
we'll known actress, and now APP
pearing in the hit Broadway
musical, South Pacific" was
presented the Donaldson award
for the best supporting actress
in South Pacific"
The awards, set up by Bill
Board show business weekly,
are based on a poll Of more than
5000 theatre people-actors, cri-
tics, producers, Jstagehands,
technicians, chorus girls and
singers.
1t was the sixth annual Don
aldson Awards for outstanding
achievements in the theatre
during the past season. death
of a Salesman" was considered
the best dramatic play, and to
South Pacific went the award
for the best musical of the year.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-07-23
CLIO United Auto
Workers Meet In
Milwaukee, Wis.

Willard Townsend Of Chicago,
president of the CLIO Transport
Service Employees and George
Weaver of Detroit, of he national
Clio fair employment practices
committee, were guest speakers
Suday at the opening session Of
the 18th international conven-
ton of the CLIO Tilted Auto Work
ers in Milwaukee auditorium.
A substantial number of Ne
gro delegates are attending the
convention, and are being warm
ly welcomed by the Milwaukee
community. There are several
Negro delegates also in the Sea-
man Body delegation from Local
rs.
The convention Sunday adopt
ed a resolution calling for a
legislative program which in
cludes FEPC anti-poll-tax, anti
lynching and equal accomoda-
ton egislation.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-07-23
Salvation Of Small
Business May Lie In
Good Management

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-The
small manufacturer con-
ducts 20 per cent of he nations
industrial enterprises-has been
warned to build himself a "life-
raft of paper work" if he is to
survive in the sink or swim
competition now at hand.
Frank K. Shallenberger, assoc
tciate professor Of Industrial
Management at the Stanford
University Graduate School of
Business. told the semi annual
meeting of the American Society
of Mechanical ELginee1N that
the salvation Of the little plant
may lie in effective management
control Of production, cost, quail
ity and stores.
These controls" he said, "are
largely neglected in small com
panies because Of the production
mans natural aversion to paper
work.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-07-23
Baseball Fans Would
Gust Happy Chandler

NEW YORK-Nearly 80 per
cent of the fans who have sent
in their votes for the poll being
conducted in the currext issue
Of Sport Magazine, seeking no
limitations Cor = Commissioner
OF Baseball are in favor of re-
placing the present baseball
car, Happy" Chandler.
At this writing, the poll shows
that more than rs pervent of
Sports readers desire new
baseball commissioner. Former
lPostmastar-General James A.
Farley, All avid follower of the
game throughout the years, and
Sports own selection for the
post, leads the candidates with
% percent of the votes.
The remaining votes are divid-
ed as follows: Grantland Rice,
1888 percent; Ford Prick, ia
percent; Branch Hickey, 1877
percent and Dan Parker, 6.5 per-
cent.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-07-23

traded in for new ones.
Today, Kenneth Ballweber Is a
district circulation manager for
the Oregon Journal, happily mar
ried and owns his own home.
! Because he had the courage to
overcome a serious handicap and
succeed In a new field of endeavor
in which his disability didn't make
any difference, Ballweber has been
selected by the Disabled American
Veterans as its Hero of the
Month. !" ~. .T.s5 sfsss3Y.., ~ ~ s.
! The selection is part of a ma.
tional program to honor each
month a seriously disabled veteran
who has successfully rehabilitated
himself. 2>,,.;. ~ ..5-sls.,,4> !
> The attack that cost Ballweber
his leg took place on Morotai in
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-07-23
Report Law of
The LASH Rules
Suburban Town

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Accord-
ing to United Press epots the
residents of surbgSban Prace
charged last Saturday that hood
ed mObsters have ruled their
small mining town ''by the law
Of the LASH and have flogged or
terrorized more than a dozen
persons.
Although the office of Sheriff
Holt Mcdowell and local news
papers were swamped with calls
reporting that hooded riders
were sweeping once more through
Jeffersbk county, none of the
reports could be proven as true.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-07-23
Southern Negro
Mob Tries To
Lynch White Man

WINSTON7SALEM, N. c.
Last Saturday a mob of 500 Ne
grbes ishouted and threatened
to lynch a white man for shoot
ing a young Negro woman in
the head when she and Is conn
panions entered his home in the
mistaken belief that they were
enterting a dance hall
The man was o. l.. Werst, cafe
operator, who shot Hattie Cook.
and apparently assaulted her,
since she was suffering from d
fractured right jaw and sther
head injuries. After the shooting
an angry crowd gathered and
Werst was saved only when pol
ice took him in custody.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1949-07-23
Large National
Company Cuts
Down labor Force

BUFFALO, N. Y.-Simply be-
cause National Gypsum sales for
the first half of this year were
about Is per cent under the re-
cord volume of 194S, it was an
nounced last. Saturday THAI the
total payroll of $17,OO0.00O in
1913, would be cut to- about $685.
600 a month. No actual figures
OF the amount of workers affect
ed were given by Melvin H.
Baker, president of the company.
He did say however, that 1--WE
have shelved our proposed long
ange expansion plans for the
time being, to concentrate on
putting our present expanded
facilities in the best competitive
position