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Evening star., 1949-08-29
Accidental Suffocation
Verdict in Baby's Death

Deputy Coroner Christopher j.
Murphy today issued a certificate
of accidental death due to suffo-
cation in the death of Joseph D.
Lehnerd, 2-month- -old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph c. Lehnerd, 4218
Lily Ponds drive NE.
The infant was found dead,
face-down in his crib, yesterday
morning by his father. DR.. Ber-
nard Katzen, family physician,
said the child apparently was suf-
focated by the bed-clothes.
The child's death is the 18th
such case in the Washington area
in the past IL months, according
to the Bureau of Vital Statistics.
The Lehnerds have one other
child. Kathie Lee, Is months old.
Mr.. Lehnerd is a bookkeeper with
the General Baking Co.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Bus Overturns on Car,
Jnjuring 3 in Virginia

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Aug.
pa chartered Greyhound bus.
returning a group of Richmond
Negroes from a church meeting in
Morrisville, Fauquier County, skid
ded on Route II. 10 miles west of
here last night. ran up an en-
bankment, and turned over on top
of car going in the opposite
direction.
Three persons were hospitalized,
but; their injuries were described
at the Fredericksburg Hospital as
not serious.
The car was demolished and it
took the Fredericksburg rescue
squad 20 minutes to release the
driver. Vincent Vasquez, a Stafford
real estate man and the only oc-
cupant of the car. He was hos
pitalized with cuts and bruises.
Also hospitalized at Fredericks-
burg were two bus passengers,
Selma Carter. 80 and Lottie Caro-
lima, 35. both of Richmond.
+ Six other bus passengers were
given first aid.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
) New Polio Cases Listed;
D. +. Area Total Now 1903

Three new cases of polio were
reported in the Washington area
today, bringing to 108 the number
of cases registered this year.
The new cases include:
An 11-year-old girl OF the 3400
block of Tenth place Sc, admitted
to Walter Reed Hospital August
10; a 2-year-old boy of the 800
block of Monticello drive, Falls
Church, Va, whose illness was di-
agnosed as polio at Children's
Hospital Friday, and 40-year-old
man of Forestville. Md. admitted
to Walter Reed Hospital. -
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Father Placed on Probation
For Beating Two-Year.0Id

A young father of three chill
dren today was placed on one
years probation in Municipal
Court for beating his 2year-old
son with belt because the child
refused to eat a meal.
Judge Aubrey B. Fennell or
dered the probation for Robert
j. Smith. Is, whom he lectured
on a fathers tremendous obli-
cations" to his family.
Smith admitted he struck his
son. Earl, last Friday in their
home in the 200 block of E street
NV. He also admitted he had
been drinking.
. Earlier his wife, Margaret, %,
had testified that Smith struck
the child six or seven times with
Ia belt strap. She also said Smith
has been out of work for a month
because of an infection of his
left leg. the lower part of which
Is amputated.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Police Auction Set
Sept. II for Boat
| And ~ Cars

Assuring only availability and
making no claims as to durability
Dr. maneuverability, the Police De-
partment is offering At automo-
biles and one boat at auction
September IL.
Inspector Robert c. Pearce,
, lief property clerk for the de-
! .rtnent, announced today the
1lctsoA will be held at the store
Fari. Sixth and School streets
S.'V.. at 10 am.
The property is available for
inspection one hour before sale
ame and represents articles lost,
abandoned and unclaimed.
Included is a 1899 Marquette
automobile, a 1929 Nash. a 1o4l
Ford and a 12-foot dory.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Congregation Assured
OF Action in H-Street
Channel Controversy

The congregation of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
crowding the historic sanctuary to
capacity. yesterday heard assur-
ance that 1.-The interests of the
church will be protected" in the
H street traffic channel contro-
versy.
A Highway Department project
would split the Government
owned, triangular park in front
of the church with a roadway to
allow continuation of H street. but
work has been postponed to give
the church an opportunity to make
formal protests.
Many members of the church
were down we'll in advance of
morning service yesterday - the
first since a story and sketch in
last Tuesdays Star announced the
traffic channel plan.
Church Not Consulted.
The church had not been con-
suited and an excavation in the
small park already had been made
for water lines before the first
announcement ofethe work ap-
peared in TbRAStar
Tf1e pro5ett had been approved
by a co-ordinating committee Of
the National Capital Park and
Planning G Eomruission, but there
is no UfftfA Npdr concerned with
preservation of the trees and
shrubbery on the plot.
From the pulpit yesterday, the
Rev. Robert T. Bridge. acting pas
tor, took first official cognizance
of the controversy. There has
been much discussion, some of it
heated" over the plan, he de-
clared.
You may all rest assured that
the principal bodies of the church
will see to it that the best in
terests of the church will be pro-
tected."
Elders Hold Meeting.
A closed meeting of the "a elders
of the church was held immedi-
atetly after the service and a
meeting of the board of trustees
is scheduled for tomorrow morn
ing. the pastor announced.
Official protests are expected to
come from these two sessions.
Individual protests from the
membership were abundant yes
terday, as many against the fact
that the church had not been
notified in advance as there were
against the project itself.
There should be no compromise
in this" one former elder declared
in commenting on the plan, which
provides for the H street curb
line to be moved 18 feet north
to permit landscaping of the tri-
angular point. =.
THE congregation has had no
voice whatever in this matter" /"
Evening star., 1949-08-29

children were the comedies. The
children found seats on fences and
see-saws, while at the Stoddert
playground the youngsters used
the sliding board for a comfort
able reclining seat with a choice
view of the screen.
Robert H. Queen, who was in
charge of the colored division, said
the smaller children were pri-
marily interested in the animated
cartoons and the cowboy pictures.
THE boys begged me to bring
back the prize fighting pictures, :"
he said.
At Freedmen's Hospital there
are some patients in the tubercular
ward who are looking forward to
viewing the shows again next
year from the hospital windows.
The films this year were presented
at the Howard playground near
Mott School. next to the hospital.
In the beginning the Howard
movie was set up on the side of
Mott School in full view and
hearing of the patients. Then,
recreation department overseers,
fearing the lights and sound track
might bother the patients, moved
the screen to the other side of
the school. The result was a
strong protest from the patients
and the movie was returned to its
original spot.
250,000 Expected Next Year.
Pvt. John O'Brien of No. pre-
cinct, who patrols a beat near
Bundy playground, is looking for
ward to more work as a result
of the movies closing.
"The Star movies kept a good
many children off the streets and
corners during the summer" he
said. Now I'll have to keep an
eye on them"
Mr.. Chandler said a total of
250.000 persons are expected to
attend the movies next year.
THE program is turning into a
social gathering for neighborhood
groups" he said Adults and
children alike look forward to it."
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Pay of Stenogrophers
Same, in Government,
Industry, Survey Says

Federal women secretaries
and stenographers and similar
employees in private industry
get about the same salaries. a
Labor Department survey dis
closed today.
The Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics study pointed out that
secretaries earned an average
OF $3.50 a week in April.
Women general clerks and
stenographers averaged $47.5O
and $48.50 respectively, ac-
cording to the report.
Men Office workers studied
in private industry and their
average weekly earnings were:
general clerks. $3.50; Office
boys. $3.50, and accounting
clerks, $40.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Two Held Under Bond
In Fight Involving ;
Policemen, 4 Others

Two men were held in $500 bond
each today pending further court
action on assault charges growing
out of a fracas that involved four
other civilians and three police
men.
One of the other civilians,
Everett Males, 20, of 1915 Florida
avenue NE, faces a hearing on
similar charges after his release
from Gallinger Hospital, where he
is being treated for head injuries.
Municipal Court Judge Aubrey
B. Fennell ordered the $500 bond
for Floyd Good, jr.. 80, and Wiley
M. Moneymaker, 80. Of 665 F
street NE, when they appeared
in Municipal Court. He set
hearing for September 16 after
the Government requested post
ponement.
Police said the trouble began
late Saturday night in front OF
the F street address when Males,
Good and Moneymaker, who are
white. got in fight with James
Payden, 81, and Mrs. Catherine
! Payden. "a, and Harry Creek. 20,
| all colored, of GIL Acker street
NE.
Another fight broke out later
at Casualty Hospital. police said
when, Males hit Pvt. William I.
williams with the policeman's
nightstick, and kicked Pvt. John
ID. Wildman. Pvt. Wildman de-
Tended himself by striking Males
with a blackjack, according to
police. Earlier. Pvt. James Salt,
jr., suffered a sprained wrist while
graphing with the men.
Males. under guard at the hos
pital, faces three charges Of as
sault on the three officers.
Good. who also is accused OF
carrying a concealed weapon, was
treated at Casualty Hospital for
knife cut.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
783z85O SowOpen Air Movies
Sponsored BY Star This Year

Washington residents who have
been gatn1riiai oF~sfrea open- air
movies M recreation centers and
Fairgrounds on hot n ig h t
throughout the summer will have
to look for new forms of enter
tainment beginning this week.
That's because The Evening
Stars summer movie program is
over.
Presented by The Star in CO.
operation with the Recreation
Department and "The" Film Cen
ter of Washington. the program
ran through its 481st reel last
Friday night for the final showing
of the season.
A total of 1S3,85O children and
adults attended the movies. pre-
sented at 80 Fairgrounds and rec
reation centers throughout the
city during the 10-week period
which began last June %.
The entertainment included such
films as Laurel and Hardy COM
edies. Abbott and Costello short
subjects, Joe Louis fight pictures,
animated cartoons, community
singing and travelogues.
Leads Other Cities.
An increase of 42,560 movie
goers over last years figure was
noted by Film Center manager
Toby Chandler. He pointed out
The Evening Star movies of Wash
ington are the outstanding COM
munity movie program in the
United States, leading all other
cities, according to official reports
made by the National Association
of Visual Education Dealers at
it's annual convention last July
in Chicago.
And the amazing thing about
this years program is the number
of adults who attend" Mr.. Chand-
Ter said. THE weekly movies
have given many Washington
IamllleS cnance 10 get COgeCner
and to meet each other"
The largest single audience to
attend the films showed up $500
strong July 4 at Takoma play
ground and on the same night
1,500 persons saw a movie at
Langdon playground.
Harry English, neighborhood
center director of the Recreation
Department, attended one of the
final performances last Friday at
Murch playground with Mrs. Eng
lish and his two children, Alice
5, and Harry, jr., 8. Mr.. English
said he was amazed at the COM
munity spirit which has arisen
this year at all the presentations
I'm some instances, persons in
the neighborhood, arranged fol
electrical connections, helped tc
build screen frames and equip
ment, and provided seats for theil
fellow movie fans" he said.
At most of the Fairgrounds
whole families attended, coming
equipped with boxes, chairs
bicycles, baby strollers and beach
pads for seats.
Favorite movies for the Older
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Arlington Mormons Name
Don Crowther as Bishop

Don @. Crowther, 5100 North
Twenty-f1f street, Arlington, has
been named bishop of the Arling-
ton ward of the Church of Jesus
Christ of the Latter Day Saints
(Mormon), it was announced to-
day.
He succeeds Byron F. Bixon,
1926 North Twenty-fourth street,
Arlington, who has served as
bishop since 1914.
The officials are elected from
the lay members of the church.
1t has no paid ministry.
Others elected were Ezra M.
Parry and Miller F. Shurtleff,
counselors; Morley B. Christian
sen, ward clerk and H. Leon Ivie
and Arval L. Erickson, assistant
ward clerks.
Evening star., 1949-08-29


chosen from 13 semifinalists mar
rowed down from a list of 100
club employees over the country.
After completion of the courses
at N. Y. u, he will be eligible for
top administrative post in the
Boys Club of America.
Mr.. Hinckley is a graduate of
George Washington University
where he received his degree in
physical education and cultural
recreation. He is a veteran OF
World War II, serving in the Army
in North Africa. Sicily, Italy.
France and Germany. He re-
ceived nine battle stars and was
wounded in action twice.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
New River Road Church
School Building Storted

Ceremonies marking the be-
inning of construction on a three
tory church school for the New
River Road United Presbyterian
Church Chapel were held yester-
lay at the site, River road and
Forty-fifth street NV. -.I
The proposed $4,000 addition
will house Sunday school offices,
social hall and several depart
nents. The Rev. Harry w. Ran
rim. pastor of the church, ac-
:epted a spade presented by Paul
/. Davis, chairman of the church's
,uilding committee. at the open
ng of the ceremony.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Body Of Man Recovered
From Channel Identified

Police today identified the body
OF a colored man recovered yes
terday from the WASHINGTON
Channel near the Municipal Fish
wharf as that of Harrison Roose-
velt Henson. 80. The identifica-
tion was made through finger
prints, but no address is known.
The body was discovered float
ing near the seawall by a police
harbor patrol boat. Police believe
the man had been in the water
about IL hours.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Exchange Club to Hear
Blind Humorist Speak

Lerman Sherwood. blind humor-
philosopher, will speak at an
Exchange Club luncheon at 12:15
pm. tomorrow at the Hotel Burl-
ington.
Mr.. Sherwood, Methodist min
lister who was born without sight,
will speak on the topic. "As I
See It."
Evening star., 1949-08-29
SteeImon, Beauty Cut.
WotermeIons for | 900

DR.. John Steelman, assistant to
President Truman, and Miss Bar
,ara Brothers of Little Rock, the
l949 Miss Arkansas" cut water
melon for more than l, 900 yester-
lay in Palisades Park. ..
The occasion was a picnic of
he Arkansas State Society. Three
ions of melons from the Hope,
Ark, producing area, sent to
Washington by the Hope Chamber
pf Commerce, formed the dessert
course. The largest melon was a
t30-pound specimen.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
New FineArts
Slate Possible
By End Of Year
Truman in Position
To Replace All Except
One Balcony Foe
By Nelson M. Shepord

President Truman is IN a posi-
ton to appoint an entirely new
Fine Arts Commission before the
end of this year. with the excep-
tion of David E. Finley, whose
term has two more years before
legal expiration
The terms of six of the seven
members of the advisory art
group. which opposed Mr.. Tru-
man on construction of the White
House balcony. expire before the
end of this year.
The appointment of successor
to Chairman Gilmore D. Clarke,
landscape architect of New York,
is expected any day, it was re-
ported. His term expired March
16. but he is serving until sue
cessor is named.
Truman Biding Time.
Informed quarters said today
that Mr.. Truman is quietly biding
his time waiting for individual
terms to expire in order to name
a new commission slate. There is
no pressure of business which
would require prompt action as
the Fine Arts Commission is pure
ly an advisory group.
Two members whose terms ex-
pire this month are William T..
Aldrich, architect, of Boston. on
August 80, and L. Andrew Rein
hard, New York architect. on Au-
gust 81.
Another member, Maurice Stern,
painter sculptor of Mount Kisco,
N. Y, is due to be relieved on or
after September 4.
The other two members whose
terms expire this year are Frederic
v. Murphy, Washington archi-
tect. who has until November 80,
and Lee Lawrie. sculptor of East
ern Maryland, whose term expires
December 5.
Appointed in 1943.
Mr.. Finley, who is director of
the National Gallery of Art, was
FIRST appointed on the commission
IN 1943. He was reappointed May
l6, 1e47. for a four-year term.
Unlike the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
with which it co-operates very
closely, the Fine Arts Commission
members serve until the President
:eappoints them or names success
yors.
Since the commission was Or
ranized about 40 years ago, its
personnel always has consisted OF
;hree architects, one landscape
architect, one sculptor, one
painter and soreslaymansart critic.
In all, about 50srecognized leaders
In their respectiye heldst have
served on the commission. which
mas done as much as any single
.roup to beautify the city.
Balcony Disapproyed.
Some of the members refrained
from making any public COM
nents in criticism of the south
,ortico balcony which was added
% the White House after Nation
vide dispute.
The commission as a whole.
however, disapproved the project
IN the ground that it felt that
,othing should be done to impair
he integrity of the original design
# the White House"
As in the case of Chairman
Clarke, the President may wait
ome time before picking up the
natter of appointing successors to
he individual members of the
commission who are now on the
way out. Mr. Clarke has served
learly 18 years, IL as chairman.
Friends said today he does not ex-
,ect to be reappointed.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
BIudensburq Registration

Registration for new pupils at
|Bladensburg Senior High School
will be held from 9 am. to noon
and from 1880 to $3.50 pm.
Wednesday and Thursday at the
school.
Evening star., 1949-08-29

udulcU WAiAlCl
of a ye ar S
scholarship to
New York Uni
versity.
The award is
given annually
by the Boys
Club of America
to the club en-
ploye best quail
flied to become
an adniniStra-
tive officer in
the organiza-
t on. M r .
Evening star., 1949-08-29
District Woman Killed
In Carolina on Way
To Sister, S Wedding

just one hour after Miss Flor
ence I. Simpson, 80, a State De-
partment employe here, arrived in
Tryon. N. c.. yesterday to be maid
of honor in her STEP sisters we'd
ding, she was killed in an auto
mobile accident.
Miss Simpson was crushed be-
meath the convertible automobile
in which she was riding when it
left the road and overturned in a
creek, the Associated Press re-
ported. The driver, Rufus c. AL
len. the prospective bridegroom,
suffered minor injuries.
Friends said Miss Simpson. who
lived at 1858 Newton street NV,
was to have been the maid of
honor at the marriage of her STEP
sister, Miss Carol Coghlan, on
September 10. Other survivors
are her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Coghlan. Of Henderson
vile, N. c.
3-Year-Old Boy Hurt Badly.
Before going with the State
Department, Miss Simpson was
a stsncsranher in the office of
tie Assistant Secrctary4of the
Army for four years. Before that
she was with the Civil Service.
Commission c in ALASKA. Funeral
seFSic< ~ fieid III Hender-
sonVfIIe.
: In Washington the 3-year-ol
son of a Washington fireman was
in serious condition today from
injuries suffered when he was
struck by an automobile in the
5100 block of Fifth street NV.
The boy, John Boyle, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Boyle, 628
E street NE. was hit by the auto
mobile as he dashed across the
street yesterday afternoon. police
said. The driver was DR.. Thomas
A. w. Hindman, 80, of 6 West
Washington street, Kensington.
Prince Georges Boy Injured.
At Children's Hospital, the boy
was reported to have head injuries,
possible fracture of his left leg
and bruises to his body.
His father is stationed at En-
gine Company No. % at New
Hampshire and Georgia avenues
NV. The Boyle family was visit
ing relatives on Fifth street when
the accident occurred.
= Another boy, Kevin r. Cox, 4,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Cox. jr., Sixty fifth street, Mary
land Park, who was injured yes
terday when struck by an auto
mobile, was reported today to be
in fairly good" condition at
Prince Georges County General
Hospital.
Both Legs Fractured.
The child, who had been play
ing with some friends in the
FlClIllly VI ITO 1lOll1Cy ooA1CA SA - Wv
lures of both legs when he was
hit, while crossing the street. His
father is bndery foreman at
Ransdell, Inc, printers, 810mRhode
Island avenue NE.
Prince Georges police at MARI
boro said no charges had been
placed in the accident.
In an accident last night two
men were injured slightly when
the automobile in which they were,
riding crashed into a tree in the
43O0 block of Macarthur boule-
ward NV. after the front tire
blew out. Norman Kaufman, "a,
a Georgetown University student
who was driving, and John C.
Bruce. 80, of 4463 Macarthur
boulevard NV, were treated for
minor injuries at Georgetown
University Hospital. More than
$500 damage was done to the car.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Official Of Boys Club
Wins NYU Scholarship

William r. Hinckley. jr., 81, as
sistant director of the arts and
classes department Of the WASH
lngton Boys Club. has been
Evening star., 1949-08-29
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