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Evening star., 1949-08-22

Anacostia golfers did II again. The
team from the rlats doesn't win many
previous defeat at the hands of Ocean
View in Norfolk by winning, 24-9. over
the visitors yesterday at Anacostia.
DR.. r. A. Cole and Courtney Lite both
played the short course in 81 strokes and
Dr. Cole and w. w. Seay of the hosts
Marshall Cherry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06

home Sunday from a ten day
visit in Yakima where she spent
the Christmas and New Years
season in the home OF her daugh-
ter Mrs. Joe Allen.
Ted Nelson who has been a
visitor in the Ken Giard home
during the holidays returned Sum
day to school studies at Provo,
Utah. -.
Keni1ewick-River Educa-
tional Association will meet We'd
nesday, January IL at the Kenne-
wick High school auditorium for
an evening meeting.
Benton County Pomona Grange
will meet Saturday, January 8
at Valley Grange hall. Officers
to be there at / o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Oswald and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Os-
walt and children, Mrs. w. N. For.
aker, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Schwartz
and Tommy Hudson were in
Grandview on New Years day as
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06

guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Oswald.
Kenneth Campbell, student at
College of Puget Sound, returned
to school work after spending
his vacation at home.
Kennewick Highlands Grange
Auxiliary will have an all-day
meeting and covered dish lunch
con On Tuesday, January IL at
the home of Mrs. Guy Story.
A dinner given this Wednesday,
January S, by Mrs. Harry Oswald,
celebrated the first birthday OF
her daughter Dianne, also that OF
the little girls aunt, Mrs. Herb
Brunkhorst who came from her
home in Grandview for the oc.
casion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Simsen left
Saturday for Los Angeles where
Mr.. Simsen is student at U. S. c,
They accompanied Clayton Gra-
ham of Pasco who is attending
Santa Ana College.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
LITTLE STORIES Of the WEEK
. By FLORENCE OLIVER
ne news TO Kenne~ick 2442 before Tuesday

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sherwood
from Cashmere, Washington were
weekend visitors in the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dehnhoff.
Beginning with the new year
Mrs. Ed. Lundgren, after an alb
sence of two years has resumed
her duties as a music teacher in
the Kennewick schools.
st. Paul's guild will meet
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the Parish hall. r.. II
Entertaining in their home in
the Garden Tracts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Sleeth were hosts at a New
Years dinner for Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Goode, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
Firemen Have Busv Days
Monday and Tuesday

Monday and Tuesday were two
busy days for Kennewick fire
fighters. Monday saw the firemen
called out three times. I'll
The first was at 4 am. at GIG
Columbia Avenue where a faulty
flue in a house caused a blaze
with slight damage. The second
call came at 2:39 am. when u car
caught fire on Frazier road from
a burning cigarette in the rear
seat. Damage amounted to about
$500. Firemen estimated damage
of $500 to a house in the rear
Of the the Union Oil station at the
"Y", caused by an oil stove. Tues
day the firemen answered call
to Island View where a fire dam
aged wall amounting to $50.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06

Anon, Mr.. and Mrs.. John Ken
nell and Charles Anon.
Mrs. w. S. Walters returned
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06

,t md Mrs Harold higgins Reed were "aha "aa Visitors
Nv con R,ssell and Mrs. Lance Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
Ebenezer Homecoming
This Coming Sunday
tcontinued from flrst page,

The Evangelistic Campaign on
the Nassau Methodist Triangle be-
gins next Sunday evening, Septem-
Der 25th, at Zion Church, beginning
at 1880 P. M. and will continue
through Sunday, October End. The
following ministers will preach
Sunday evening: The Reverend +.
P. George; Monday evening, F.
Charles Louhoff, Jr.; Tuesday eve
ming, The Reverend Milton Elliott;
Wednesday evening, The Reverend
Howard Davis; Thursday evening,
The Reverend J. Edward Layton
Friday evening, The Reverend AL
den S. Hopkins, Jr. Sunday to be
announced later.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
DeldUdre Home
Demonstration Council
Has Elected Officers
Continued rrora nrsr page,

Mrs. Wheatley presided at the
meeting of the advisory group and
led the discussion ON plans and re-
concentrations for the 1850 home
demonstration program. She an
nounced that a group of nine home
makers will represent Delaware at
the meeting of the National Home
Demonstration Council to be held
at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Oc-
tober 81.
Mr.. w. C. Skoglund, director of
the short course, met with the
group and outlined plans for the
first short courses to be held at the
Univ. of Del, Nov. IA to Dec. 16 A
review of current developments in
the field of home economics which
should be considered in developing
the 1850 home demonstration pro-
grams was given by Miss M. Ger
trude Holloway, State home demon
stration leader; and Miss Louise
Whitcomb, home management
specialist.
Members of the Council present
were: Mrs. Wheatley, Mrs. Dukes,
Mrs. S. B. Collins, Middletown; Mrs
Duane Lynn, Milford; Mrs. Carl
Nelson, Newark; Mrs. Lillian Shall
cross, Middletown; Mrs. Earl
White, Bridgeville; Mrs. Joseph Nc
Ilvaine, Lewes, Mrs. John Farrow
Magnolia, Mrs. Elmer Cohee, Wood.
side; Mrs. Violet Goodwill and Miss
NJ Katherine Jones were guests al
the meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
Child Health Foundation
Is Established BY
Pldytex Park
tcortinued from f,rss pss=7

or equipment but its funds and en-
ergies will be devoted to accelera-
ting and initiating research activi-
ty in existing publicly or privately
endowed institutions. The Govern
ing Board will be relied on to adj
minister the ALLEGATION of funds
and to monitor the projects spon-
sored by 1t.
Mr.. A. N. Spaniel, founder and
chairman CT the board of Interna-
tional Latex Corp, originally con-
ceived the plan for the pediatric
research program. In announcing
the members of the Governing
Board of the Institute, Mr.. Spaniel
stated: "By a gradual process
American industry has assumed
the burden of health and social i'm
provement Notwithstanding the load
it is already carrying in the form
of peak taxation" The board is
composed of the following physici-
ans
DR.. Katherine Balm, Director of
Research and Child Development,
u. S. Childrsn's Bureau; DR.. Sidney
Farber, Chairman, Division of La
boratories and Research, Children's
Medical Center, Boston; DR.. John
p Hubbard, Academy of Pediatrics;
DR.. Charles A. Janeway, Physician
in-Chief, Dept. of Medicine, Chill
dren's Hospital, Boston; DR.. Eva
Landsberg, Chief, Bureau of Physi-
cally Handicapped Children, N Y
C. Dept. of Health; DR.. Milton i
Levine, Assistant Professor of Ped
iatrics, New York Hospital; DR..
Samuel 2. Levine, Professor of Pc
diatrics, New York Hospital; DR.
Charles F. McKhann, Jr., Director
of Pediatrics, University Hospital
of Cleveland; DR.. Henry c. Ponch-
er, Dept. of Pediatrics, University
of Illinois, College of Medicine
DR.. Bert Rather, Director of Pedia-
trio Allergy. New York Medical Col
lege; DIR. Milton ]. E. Sem, Direc-
tor, Yale Univ. Child Study Center
DR.. Joseph Stokes, Jr., Physician.
in-Chief, Children's Hospital, Phila-
delphia Dr. Ashley A. Weech
Professor of Pediatrics, Cincinna
ii General Hospital; DR.. Myron l.
Wegman, Director of Dept. of Pedi
atrics, Louisiana University, Schoo
of Medicine; DIR. James l.. Wilson
Chairman of the Dept. of Pediatrics
University of Michigan Medica
School.
The program distributed by th
Playtex Park Research institute
lists the following basic points a
a guide to the Boards subsequen
consideration of detectives an
methodology:
1. Spend no money on building
and equipment; spend it on brains
2. Maintain an atmosphere q
freedom of movement, discussion
and ideas by members of tn
Board and other participants in th
activities of Playtex Park Researc
Institute toward achieving the bes
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23

possible conditions and criteria for
effective operation.
3. Establish a close working re-
lationship between the Hoard and
project directors.
4. Emphasize the need for coor-
dination of effort and interchange
of information regarding existing
research programs and projects.
5. Encourage and stimulate the
entrace of young medical graduates
into research and pediatric fields
and provide sufficient latitude for
their development.
In revealing the motivation be-
hind International Latex Corpora
tion's sponsorship of Playtex Park
Research Institute, Mr. Heinze
stated: 1T is a recognition of the
need for greater responsibility on
the part of American industry in
helping to solve the larger social
and health problems of the coun-
try" In selecting the field of medi-
cal research for expansion of its
own public service program, Mr.
Heinze added, careful investiga-
ton OF these fields obviously re-
quiring further concentration OF
personnel and funds was made,
and research in infant diseases and
disorders was chosen, particularly
such problems as allergy, infant
leukemia, cerbral palsy, epilepsy
pediatric psychiatry, rheumatic few
er and premature BIRTH
The Institutes program goes OF
to state that International Later
will not restrict research to the
areas outlined and further sit shall
be prevented, by its own charter
from superimposing. any mandat'
other than the will of the Insti
tute's Governing Board"
"A healthy individual" the pros
| pectus states, sis a greater contri
butor to society and consequent,
requires more in material dali,
necessities than an unhealthy per
son." International Latex visualize
the complete scope and strength o
American economy as being real
lied "only when the remaining
medical enigmas are solved permit
ting the maximum state of healt
for the American people"
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
Fall Fashion Show
At Greenwood School
"
Continued from nrst page)

The Novelty Acts for the Show
will include Barber Shop Quartet
by Steward Gibson, Ebe Reynolds,
Jr., James Anthony and Edward
Anthony; piano selection by our
local piano instructor, Mrs. Kath-
ryn Copple; a vocal selection by
our high school music instructor.
Miss Short; a tap and ballet dance
number of Kathryn Taylor from
the Seaford School of dancing un-
der the direction of Mrs. Kathryn
Tull and novelty vocal number
by Mrs. Ruth Ann Isaacs. The pro-
gram has been planned to enter
tain the whole family so let's be
sure and not miss this event.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
VFW Members Await
Opening Of Home
Continued rrola nlsr page,

and, as a joint committee, made
tentative plans for the opening.
At another meeting, to be held
early next week, this joint COM
mittee will complete plans for the
opening day ceremonies and set a
definite date for same. Plans, as
discussed at last Fridays commit
tee meeting, call for "open house,
between the hours of 4 p M. and 8
P. NJ, at which time the public
will be invited to inspect the new
home and partake of refreshments
served by the Auxiliary. A more
formal program is planned for the
latter part of the evening, with
city officials and outstanding Del
aware veteran leaders attending
and participating in the ceremo-
nies.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
"Happy Hunting Ground"

Thinking that the Indian enjoyed
hunting, white men gave the name
''happy hunting ground to the
place where Indians go after death.
Actually, the Indian considered
hunting hard work, and his real
idea of heaven was comparable to
white man's-a place to sing, eat,
dance and enjoy life.
Evening star., 1949-12-26

night driver feels "the two-way
radio blaring in my cab acts as
q protection to me against being
robbed"
Lots of times passengers, late
at night. act PECULIARLY. putting
me on my guard against robbery %
he said. "But when they begin
to hear the blaring of the two-way
radio contact with the dispatcher,
they leave the cab Immediately" !"
Mr.. Leer followed a trio Of
running men one night and OBJ
served a Western Union messenger
boy stalking them. The men
pointed gun at the boy, who
dropped behind. Mr.. Leer picked
up the youth in his taxi.
I'VE drove past them four or
five times before police came. y
Mr.. Leer recalled. I'D slow up
until we came abreast of them
and the boy would duck down
Then I'd speed UP while they
tried to hail me each time :
Meanwhile, / was relaying our
location to the taxi dispatcher
who was keeping police informed.
|he said. FINALLY the police cal
drew alongside, and ! pointed out
the men to them"
Evening star., 1949-12-26

considerable trouble, by report
ing to them each time we see
one.
Using the radios for the detec-
ton and prevention Of crimes is
only one of the many ways the
hackers assist police.
In emergencies, they report
fires and. in the case of auto ac-
cidents where persons have been
injured. they have phoned their
ldispatchers and had an ambu-
lance onthe scene when police ar
| rive.
Race StOrk to Hospitals.
And in hundreds of cases they
/ have raced the stork to hospitals,
carrying mothers-to-be, without
benefit of police escorts Some
unlucky drivers, racing along,
have had babies born In the back
seat.
One ex-policeman driver was
called by a doctor to pick up 9
19-month-old boy with an object
stuck in. his throat. Headed for
tChildren's Hospital in q hurry, he
put In a call for q police escort
which met him on the way and
rushed the child to the dopr. The
driver, incidentally. stayed around
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Is Builders Submit Plans
For Fort BeIvoir Housing

Proposals by is builders for
erection of a 350-unit rental hous-
ing project at Fort Belvoir,. Va. to
cost approximately $3,500.000 are
being studied by military officials
there.
Maj. Gen. Douglas L. Weart,
commanding general of the post,
said the successful bidder is ex-
pected to be selected within two
weeks. He added the units will be
available for occupancy by mill
tary personnel at the post by sum-
mer or early fall.
Choice in types of construction
range from separate, single-unit
dwellings Of prefabricated metal
to 18-unit cinder block and brick
veneer stUlctures.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
/ Fairfax Father Of Five
kills Himself After
Christmas Dinner

A Fairfax County man shot him.
self fatally yesterday after having
Christmas dinner with his wife
and five children, police reported.
Alton E. Via, AZ. an employe OF
the Super Concrete Corp. here. was
found shot in the throat In the
bedroom of his home near Tyson's
Corners. about 3 pm. A 12-gauge
shotgun was nearby.
DR.. Emmanuel Newman. acting
county coroner, said he would is
sue a certificate Of suicide today.
Police said Mr. Via returned
home after visiting a brother, Jo-
seph, who lives nearby. After tell
ing his wife, Mrs. Virginia Via
that she will not see me any
more" police said. he took a shot
gun shell from the kitchen anc
went into the bedroom.
Mrs. Via tried to get in the
bedroom but the door was locked
A few minutes later she heard 8
shot. Joseph Via. who had arrived
at the home in the meantime
forced open the door and founc
his brothers body.
Mr.. Via apparently died almost
instantly. police said.
Evening star., 1949-12-26

to his radio and called his dis
patcher who had police on the
scene in q few minutes. Later
that night. he picked up q pas
senger who said he had just been
held up by two thugs. Cruising
the neighborhood, the driver spot
| ted the pair entering another cab
He trailed along and telephoned
| a running commentary on his
position until police surrounded
the thugs 10 minutes later.
Some months later Mr.. Stein
berg also tracked down a pair o1
soldiers who had held him ur
| in Arlington and escaped. He
visited Washington dives" and
finally found them hours later
in a restaurant here. He called
police and kept his eye on them
from the cab until they were
arrested shortly after.
His comment on two way radio.
in cabs:
I'VE taxi drivers like to CO.
operate with police. and we de
see and hear q lot. But eyerytimt
we end up in q case inyolvinl
court action, It means that muck
time on from our driving jobs
william p. Leer. q Yellow Cal
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Toxicob Drivers With 2-Woy Radios Roll Up Reco

The men who were apprehended
were carrying a gun and had
robbed a Western Union Tele-
graph Office Of 1892 at gunpoint
a few minutes before.
"We're not armed" Mr.. Leer
observed. "but that two-way ra-
dio is a fine protection"
Stolen Auto Case.
The Combined Cab Co.. In
formed by q driver his cab had
Just been stolen. broadcast q
lookout to all drivers. Hear
ing the call, Carl w. Nester. Pre-
mier driver noted the location
from where the taxi was stolen
and decided the thief would head
for Baltimore. He drove to
where he could watch the Balti-
more Washington highway near
by and in few minutes spotted
the stolen cab rolling by. He fol-
lowed. relaying his position to his
dispatcher, who caught up with
the thief in Laurel. Md.
'I figure we don't want to be
policemen" Mr.. Nestor said later
.but with such cases as stoler
lautos, II police would furnish Vi
with the lists and license num-
lbers each week. we'd save then
Evening star., 1949-12-26

until the object was removed and
drove the child home.
Another cabbie, suspicious Of
a male passenger carrying a fur
coat, called for police on another
cabs two-way radio, after dis
charging the man. An arrest
was made just as the owner Of the
coat was reporting her loss to
police. @
In an effort to save police time
and trouble. q taxi radio dis
|patcher alerted all his radio cabs
to be on the lookout for three
little girls on bicycles, who were
late In arriving home. The father
|of one girl was a taxi driver, who
had become uneasy when they
didn't arrive. The girls were
sighted by a driver in 10 minutes.
Mai. Barrett, in referring to
the drivers today termed them
behind the scenes policemen
land gave them a pat on the back
flor their assistance to the regular
police force.
They're in the know on every
thing" he said. Their co-opera-
ttion has been nothing but the
hest, and we aim to keep II that
way"
Evening star., 1949-12-26
By Mary L. Vouehan

A fleet Of drivers with two-way
radios in their cabs is fast rolling
up a record as Washington's anna
teur police force.
The 1886 hackers, from the Vel
low, Combined and Veteran cab
companies. are cruising the city's
streets on a round-the-clock
schedule with sharp eye out foi
crime.
And with their radios they make
quick calls to their dispatchers
who, insturn, notify police Of any
emergency the driver wants to re-
port. In nine out of 10 cases
police arrive on the scene In a few
minutes.
Although Police Supt. Robert J
Barrett two years ago called on the
drivers to act as volunteer police
lookouts and issued orders to his
police force to cooperate. be
stressed the cabbies would not be
expected to endanger themselves
But some of them do anyway.
Blocked Suicide Try.
Take the. case Of Willard Stein
berg. veteran cab driver. who
grappled with q 220-pound would
be suicide on Key Bridge. got
Evening star., 1949-12-26
New York Police Nab Two
In $1,000 Cafe Robbery
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Police
last night arrested two men in
connection with the $4,000 rob-
berry of a swank penthouse restau-
rant yesterday.
James Graham, 20, and James
Murray, 81. both longshoremen
were booked on charges of assault
and robbery and grand larceny.
They were two of three men,
police said, who robbed the Pent-
house Club, a restaurant atop a
History building at 80 Central
Park South. The third man still is
missing.
Several weeks ago three men
struck up an acquaintance with
Nathaniel Riggs, an elevator oper-
ator at the club, police said.
Early yesterday they reappeared
and lined up Mr.. Riggs, another
elevator operator and two porters
at gunpoint. ..-..
Gaining access to the restaurant,
they smashed open the safe,
scooped out the money and fled
after locking the four In the res
taurant Office.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Falls Church Health Clinics
To Be Held 4 Times a Month

Maternal and child health clinics
|in the Falls Church area will be
held four times q month begin
ming January 1, instead of twice q
month as In the past.
The clinics Of the Fairfax Coun-
ty Health Department will be held
at ! pm. each Wednesday in the
Rust Building, 1857 West Broad
street, Falls Church, DR.. H. C.
Bradford, public health director
ia Fairfax County, announced
today.
The addition Of maternal and
child health clinics will help meet
the increasing needs in the county
for more services in this field Of
public health. DR.. Bradford said.
The clinics are conducted by
DR.. Emanuel Newman with the
assistance of Mrs. Harriet Adams.
! Public Health nurse.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Camp Peary Studied
For Possible Use as
Air Academy Site
~ the Assoeiotsd Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec. 26
An Air Force Academy site
selection team is expected within
a few days to make preliminary
survey of Camp Peary. neal
Williamsburg. indorsed by Gov
Tuck as a good site for the
proposed "West Point of the Air. u
Announcement that the Gov
ernor has written his approval OF
the site to Gen. A. A. ,Spaatz was
made here by 1t. Comdr. Raymond
B. Bottom. chairman of the sub
committee of the Peninsula In
dustrial Committee seeking a
peninsula location for the acad-
emy.
Spaatz Will Pick Site.
The site for the proposed acad-
emy. for which number Of
Southern States are bidding, will
be chosen by the Site Selection
Board headed by Gen. Spaatz
The decision will be transmitted
to the 1850 session of Congress
when 1t convenes early next
month.
Comdr. Bottom said Gov. Tuck's
Endorsement was "wholehearted
and comprehensive"
Area Has Advantages.
"The area is ideally situated for
use by the Air Force Academy, u
Gov. Tuck wrote. He added that
the area would have the ad-
vantage available nowhere else in
the United States Of being in close
proximity to the National Advisory
Committee on Aeronautics Labor
atory, Langley Field and numerous
other facilities.
Letters of Endorsement also have
been sent by Mayor H. M
Stryker and the city council of
Williamsburg, Mayor George N
Bentley of Hampton and Mayor
r. Cowles Taylor of Newport
News. Comdr. Bottom said.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Fafher-in-Law CHARGED
With Staying virginian
Dy The Assoeiofed Press

KEOKEE. Va. Dec. ga
Christmas Day quarrel between a
husband and wife here ended in
the fatal shooting Of the husband
by his father-in-law, Lee County
Sheriff w. P. Bays said last night.
Sheriff Bays said Bill Phelps,
AZ, had admitted shooting his 33-
year-old son-in-law, Lewis Walter
Hodge, five times with a .32-caliber
revolver.
The sheriff said Phelps told him
he killed Hodge because he had
been mistreating his (Phelps)
daughter, Mrs. Hodge.
Phelps is being held in the Lee
County jail at Jonesville On a
charge of murder. His bond has
been set at S.. 900,
Evening star., 1949-12-26
Fredericksburg Docket
Reeds Like Who's Who
Spseiol Dispatch TO The Star

Speclol DiSpoteh 10 lhe Sfor
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Dec
26.-Trial Justice James Ashby
jr., might have been thumbing his
way through a who's Who
when he scanned his court docket
recently.
He read:
Stanley Baldwin, reckless driy-
ing.
Carter Glass and Irving Berlin
speeding.
The defendants, who claimed nc
relationship to the famous per-
sons whose names they bore, were
all arrested on Route /. Baldwin
was fined $35 and costs, and Glass
and Berlin IS each.
Evening star., 1949-12-26
|PTA Sponsors Fund Drive
For Academy Of Holy Name,

The Parent-Teacher Association
Of the Academy of the Holy Names
Silver Spring, has organized a spe-
cial committee to sponsor a fund
raising program to buy equipment
for new buildings now under con-
struction.
The $250,000 school expansion
program will provide for an addi-
tional $50 pupils at the school.
Thomas j. Sweeney has been
named general chairman for the
fund raising campaign. which will
begin next month and continue
through May 81.