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Evening star., 1949-08-27
Krug Indicates Offer
Of Italy on Statues
Will Be Accepted

1taly's goodwin of1er to cast
the colossal equestrian groups for
the Arlington Memorial Bridge
Plaza is In process of being &C
cepted" by Secretary Krug. the
Interior Department announced
yesterday afternoon.
The State Department trans
mitted the formal offer to Mr..
Krug after The Star disclosed ear
Tier in the day that the Charge
d'Affaires Of the Italian Embassy
had presented 1t some days ago.
A formal acceptance of the offer.
which will enable the National
Park Service to complete a 20
year-old project, is expected to go
through official channels shortly.
It was expected an American
ofi1cial would 60 to Italy to assist
in delivering the plaster casts to
whatever foundry may be selected
to do the bronze work. The four
groups will require about 10000
pounds of bronze.
The National Park Service,
which is in direct charge of the
Arlington mortal Bridge
through the ONCE of National
Capital Parks, as long ago as
September, 1948. had sought the
assistance Of the Economic Co.
operation Administration to find
a way by which the statues might
be cast in bronze in Europe. The
present offer of the Italian gov
eminent is the result of the idea
which originated with Harry T.
Thompson. assistant superintend-
ent of NCP.
Mr.. Thompson had been as
signed to see what could be done
about completing the ornamental
ton for the District entrances to
the bridge. In the. absence of suf-
f1cient funds from Congress he
turned to Europe.
The groups depicting War and
the Arts Of War, by Leo Fried
lander of White Plains. N. Y. are
intended to stand at the end of
the bridge fronting the Lincoln
Memorial. Those symbolizing
Peace and the Arts of Peace, by
James E. Fraser of Westport,
Conn. :. will be used at the entrance
to the Rock Creek-Potomac Park
way. It was estimated the cost
Of casting the statues in this
country would be $500, 900. but no
foundries capable Of doing the
work are available.
Evening star., 1949-08-27

tary Air Trans
port Service al
Andrews Air
Force Base. IL
was announced
today by Maj
Gen. Laurence
s. Kuter, COM
manding officer.
A native OF
Peoria. H., Col
Goss is \ vet
eran Of more
than 20 years
servjce in the
Air Force. He
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Donkey Ball Come Plonned

A donkey baseball game be-
tween members Of the Oxon Hill
Fire Department and oxon Hill
Rescue Squad will be played at
,s:lS pm. tomorrow at Oxon Hill
High School. Proceeds viii be de-
voted to the treasures OF the tive
comnaanity organixationS.
Evening star., 1949-08-27

WaShington's small park areas
apparently have no particular
champion-not even . fully in
formed public.
The decision to cut q new trafnc
channel directly in front Of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church was planned and decided
on before members of the church
learned of it through the news
papers.
The new street is scheduled to
slice the triangle at the intersec-
ton Of New York avenue and H
street NV. on National Park
Service land fronting the church
Regarded generally by officials
concerned with relieving .trafiic
congestion in the more or less
minor project, the work was lined
up as part of paving operation
now going on from Ninth to
Fourteenth streets NV. following
removal Of streetcar tracks. -
Planned Months Ago.
1t was planned months ago by
a joint committee of the District
Highway Department and the De-
partment Of Vehicles and Trafhc
1t then went before a co-ordinat-
ing committee of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission for approval.
The co-ordinating committee
which is an advisory body to the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. passes on some
projects which it is not consid-
cred necessary to submit to the
planning commission ITSELF. The
New York avenue channelization
apparently fell In that category
The co-ordinating COMMITTEES
includes representatives Of the
planning commission. the Public
Buildings Administration. Ma
tional Capital Parks. Public Util-
tiles Commission, United States
Engineers. the District and other
interested groups. It is supposed
to screen the projects from al
standpoints, including the ap-
pearance. according to Engineer
Of Streets S. r. Harrison.
But many Of the officials con.
cerned seem more impressed with
the highway mems case for more
efficient movemnt Of trafiic than
with the question Of altering the
park.
Sees Plan Going Through.
Even Supt. of National Capital
Parks Irving c. Root, who is q
member of the co-ordinating com.
mittee but said he did not attend
the meeting at which the New
York avenue project was dis
cussed, said Of it:
II imagine it will 60 through
because the Highway Department
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Fair in Montgomery
To End Tonight After
Horse and Pony Show

Montgomery County'S flrst coun-
ty-wide agricultural fair IN q
years will close tonight after an
all-day horse and pony show. in
cluding hunter and jumper classes
Located on the fair grounds In
Gaithersburg, the exhibits were
viewed by an estimated 10000
visitors yesterday and Thursday
with a similar number expected
today and tonight.
Attention during yesterdays
Judging centered on two Mont
gomery County youths with
combined All Club membership
of 13 years.
One, Jack Rutter, 18. Poolesville,
who has been a All Club member
for nine years, won the All show
manship trophy for the third sue
cessive year with his 1-year-old
shorthorn steer, Shorty. He gained
permanent possession of the cup
In addition, he was awarded the
junior and grand champion rib
bons in the Hampshire sow class
and the grand champion ribbon
in the All Club Hampshire SOW
contest.
Youth Wins Top Honors.
The other youth. Harold Null
, link, jr.. II. Damascus. won top
honorS in the All Club shorthorn
steer class and as his reward was
given a shorthorn steer contrib
uted by w. H. McCeney of Silver
Spring. He has been a All mem
ber for four years. He also wor
five first and five second prizes
in the swine classes.
The Rutter youth. who is EN-.
ployed at the Sporting Fiele
Farms, Silver Spring, was gradu'
ated from Poolesville High Schoo
last year and hopes to enroll thi.
fall at the University of Maryland
Harold, who works on hi!
fathers 150-acre farm, will bt
graduated from Damascus High
School next June. He has beer
raising shorthorn steers about 6
year and swine about five years
Like Jack, he hopes to attend the
University of Maryland.
Other Winners Listed.
Other winners yesterday in
cluded:
Hampshire sheep-Edwin Mum
caster. Derwood, grand champion
ram. He also won the grand cham
pion ram ribbon in the Shropshire
class. George Lechlider, Laytons-
Vile, won the grand champion
Hampshire eve and grand cham
pion Shropshire eve ribbons.
In the Al Club baby beef con-
test, Robert Smith. jr.. Rockville
won the grand champion ribbon
for his Hereford entry.
Poland China-Earle Lechlider
Laytonsville. junior and grand
champion boar and junior. senior
and grand champion SOW. ano
Yorshire-Larry Dorsey. Boyds
junior and grand champion SOW.
Larry, who is years old. also
won the grand champion York
shire SOW ribbon in the All Club
swine judging. Other All winners
in the swine classes were:
Chester White-George Gels
bert. 8, and his sister, Emily 10
Laytonsville, grand champion sow
Duroc - Frank Thompson, II
Poolesville. and Poland China
James Burdette. Is. Gaithersburg
grand champion SOW.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
You Don't Have to Miss q Thing
When you 60 on vacation

vacation. 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 ut news
stands or by carrier delivery at most
nearby summer resorts.
Arrange to have your favorite news
paper follow you wherever you CO. Gail
alton delivery OF The Evening and sun
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Pepco, Braddock Firm
Merger Step Nearer
With PUG Approval

The Potomac Electric Power Co
today was one step nearer &C
complishment of It's proposed
merger with its wholly owned sub
sidiary, the Braddock Light &
Power Co., Inc, after the Public
Utilities Commission late yester-
day approved the proposal.
The merger now must be
passed on by the Federal Power
Commission and the company
stockholders. A. G. Neal, Pepcc
president, said the proposed joint
agreement could not be put in
effect until 80 days after approval
by the stockholders.
The stockholders will meet
September 81.
Under the Joint agreement
Pepco would become q domestic
corporation of Virginia while re-
naming a District corporation
The Virginia State Corporation
Commission already has approved
the move.
The Braddock Corp. furnishes
electric energy to the Pentagon
Building and about 1000 con-
sumers in Arlington County. Va
It also furnishes electric power
wholesale to the Virginia Electric
and Power Co.. q nonafnliated
Virginia public service corporation
Ownership Explained.
Pepco's petition to the PUG
explained that, in the past, the
fact that Braddock has had direct
ownership of the Virginia prop
critics has not been a matter o1
major Importance because Of the
relatively small investment.
Recently. however, Pepco has
had to embark on a program o1
major additions to its generating
and other facilities, It said; and
because of the lack Of suitable
new sites in the District or nearby
Maryland, it has been and will
be necessary for the company tc
provide for. its future generating
requirements primarily from sites
in Virginia. =t
The new generating plant now
under construction is at Alexan-
dria.
Since Braddock is wholly owned
by Pepco, it has been necessary
for Pepco to advance all the. capi.
tai funds required for Braddock'.
construction program. the petition
continued. So that Pepco will be
in a position to bond the proper
properties, it is necessary to &C.
quire direct ownership, 1t was
stated.
Economies Possible.
The merger, it was asserted
would simplify and make possible
certain economies in the corporate
operation of the enterprise and
permit Pepco to do directly what
it now does through Braddock. Z:
The proposed joint agreement
would leave outstanding capital
stock Of Pepco unaltered by the
merger. No shares of stocks, bond!
or other securities of Pepco woul6
be converted, issued or exchanged
in connection with the merger.
All authorized shares Of capita
stock of Braddock (Which are
owned by Pepco) would be can
celed at the time of the merger
and no shares of Pepco stock
would be issued in conversion
thereof.
The Pepco petition said Brad.
dock has total assets aggregatins
$18,186,539, and q property and
plant account aggregating ST.
450,145. Under present plans II
is expected additional facilities
totaling 100000 will be added
to Braddock in the next three
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Come Official Approved

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. ~ (P)
The Commission of Game and
Inland Fisheries yesterday ,ap-
proved the appointment OF M.
Wheeler Kesterson of Ewing, Lee
County, as chief of its new law
enforcement division.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
6oss Named Chief Of Staff
OF MATS al Andrews

Col. Wentworth Goss Of 40
West Maple street, Alexandria.
Va, has been appointed chief Of
staff of headquarters Of the Mill
Evening star., 1949-08-27

day Star. ~
Evening star., 1949-05-12
Senate Unit Approves
.Survivorship Benefits
Without Annuity Cut

A Senate Civil Service Subcom-
mittee today approved legislation
to provide survivorship annuity
benefits to the widows Of retired
Federal employees, without the re-
tired employees having to take a
10 per cent cut In their .annuities.
The bill applies to present Gov
ernment employees who, under the
present system. must agree to a
10 per cent annuity cut on retire
ment II their wives are to be
eligible for annuities after their
death.
The legislation is sponsored by
Chairman johnson Of the full
committee. who also is chairman
of the Retirement Subcommittee
The group deferred action on
the bill to permit q lowering Of
the Federal retirement age. Also
sponsored by Senator Johnston
the bill would provide for retire
ment at the age Of SIS with full
annuities after 80 years Of service,
In approving the survivorship
annuity measure the group modi-
fed the original bill. The group
wrote in a provision excluding
widows from these benefits unless
they were married to the an
nuitant at least two years before
his retirement. The original bill
would have made them eligible
| IL they were married to the an
nuitant at least two years before
his death.
Evening star., 1949-05-12
Sharper Price Drops
Forecast for Meats

Housewives today received q
promise of sharper than usual
declines in meat prices for late
spring and early summer. WASH
ington retail dealers reported. how
ever, that the only appreciable
drops this week were on pork and
some grades of veal.
Lamb continued scarce, although
listings remained at about the
same as a week ago. Frying
chickens were 2 cents .pound
higher in some instances but the
average remained under 40 cents
as compared with 43 to As cents
at the beginning of April.
Rejecting plentiful supplies and
larger shipments. prices of many
fresh vegetables showed con-
tinued downward trend here.
Egg prices which went up as
much as cents q dozen last week
were unchanged.
The forecast of lower meat
prices within the next few weeks
came from the Agriculture De-
partment.
Increased meat production viii
account for this, department ofii-
ciais predicted.
Evening star., 1949-05-12
Myers InstoIIed us Head
OF D. c. Lions Club

Randolph E. Myers, executive
secretary of the YMcA central
branch, has been installed as pres
ident of the Lions Club Of Wash
ington, succeeding j. Benton
Webb.
Other officers installed yester-
day at the Mayfiower Hotel In
.cluded Arthur Fl. johnson, first
vice president: William j. Mile
ham. second vice president: w. L
Mcdaniel, secretary; Vergne w
Potter. treasurer. John A. Lewis
lion tanner. and Charles Fl. Maher
tail twister. Named TO three-year
terms as directors were Harold @.
Hayden. Mason Welch and John
p. Gawier.
Evening star., 1949-05-12
Virginia Reserve Officers
List Convention Events

A schedule of events for the
18th annual convention of the
Virginia Reserve Officers Associa-
tion at Alexandria tomorrow and
Saturday has been announced.
The two-day convention win bt
held at the George Mason Hotel
1t begins at 10 am. tomorrow with
registration. At 2 pm. nm inter-
service training conference Il
scheduled.
On Saturday, speakers viii be,
1t. Gen. Elwood r. Quesada, spe.
cial assistant TO the chief Of stat
of the Air Force. who viii speal
at 10 am; Rear Admiral Ralph
s. Riggs. assistant chief of navai
operations and director of Nava
Reserve who win speak at 2::3f
pm. and Maj. Gen. John r. Dahl.
uuist, deputy director of person.
mel and administration for tht
Army, who win speak at q dinnel
meeting at Z pm. The dinnel
meeting viii be followed BY q mill
tary ball.
Evening star., 1949-05-12
Prince Georges Pick!
Teachers, Trustees

Appointment Of nine new teach
ers and II new school trustees
was announced yesterday by the
Prince Georges County Board of
Education.
Assigned to teach in high
schools and the location are Helen
Keeting. Upper Marlboro: Mar
jorie Early. Douglass. Upper
Marlboro: Elena Greaux. Lake
land: Alma Parker. Highland
Park. and Walter luke. Gwynn
Park.
Named to elementary schools
ARE Elizabeth HorSrnan, Suitland: !:
Frances Moroney. Colmar Manor;
Florence Clark, Douglass, and
Eleanor Anderson. Collington
Elementary School tas principal
teacher.
New trustees in white eie-
Imentary schools are Coy Morell,
Columbia Park: Louis p. Eberly,
Lanham. Than o. Porter and
Fred Johns, Berwyn Heights: Mrs.
Isabelle McGovern and DR.. Paul
Nystrom, University Park, and
Earl WEIGH. Earl Woods and Mrs.
Evelyn Welch. Calvert Houses.
New colored school trustees are
Mckinley Matthews, Laurel Ele-
mentary School: Ashby Tolson.
Lakeland High School. and Mrs.
Helen Everett. Bowie Elementary
School.
Evening star., 1949-05-12
Public Hearing Slated
On Day-Care Ceniers

A public hearing to help set
permanent policy on the child day
care center question will be held
at 10 a m. June 6 In the boardroom
of the District Building. the Com
missioners announced today.
The hearing was set after re-
ceipt Of q letter from the Senate
District Committee. which re-
uuested the Commissioners Ia
establish q fixed policy for con-
tinuance Of the centers. The letter
said the committee members felt
such q policy was q definite need.
The Commissioners said their
findings would be decided in con-
ferences with the Board OF Edu-
cation and the Public Welfare De-
partment after the hearing.
The Senate District Committee
yesterday approved q bill to con-
tinue the present day-care center
program through June 80. 1850.
Evening star., 1949-05-12
SiudeniP Peace RaIIyPIa
BY New U. N. Youth Group

A big rally of high school stud
ents Ito stimulate interest in
peace" is being planned soon by
student organizers of a new United
Nations youth group.
The rally win be held In about
three weeks. according to an an
l1ouncement by Harold ". Semling
senior at Central High School and
chairman of the organizing COM
mittee for District section oi
United Nations Youth of the
American Association for the U. N
The committee met last night oil
the Carnegie Endowment for In
ternational Peace. TOO jackson
place NV.
The idea for the movement be-
gan last December when the
speech department at George
Washington University sponsored
q discussion on u. N. by high
school students.
Evening star., 1949-05-12
Movie Stars Arrive For Bond Rally

Motion picture stars Alexis
Smith and her husband Craig
stevens today arrived here TO par
ticipate in the savings bond rally
Of some 1000 newspaper boys 70
be held at $50 q IN. tomorrow al
the Sylvan Theater.
Sponsored by the four WASH
ington newspapers. the rally viii
signal the participation by news
paper boys Of the nation in the
Savings Bonds Opportunity
Drive" to open Monday and con-
tinue through June 30.
Miss Smith and Mr.. Stevens
will be Joined by another Warner
Brothers star. Dennis Morgan,
tonight for tomorrow's festivities.
The three are part Of q number Of
Hollywood stars who are making
personal appearances for the
drive.
Miss Smith. whose two latest
pictures have been Westerns. told
reporters today she now doesn I
want to play in any others.
Give me the honest-to- good
ness Western" she smiled. and
not the neurotic movies in which
the husband shoots the wife or
the wife stabs the husband be-
cause they're nuts.
II love to ride horse" she add
ed. and / like TO shoot a gun
but in the plain. good old West
ern."
In her latest picture, Mon
tana." with Errol Flynn. TO be re-
leased about August. Miss Smith
squares of and blasts Enrol in the
neck.
But it's Just a superficial little
wound" she smiled prettily.
Principal speaker at tomorrow
rally will be Secretary OF the
Treasury Snyder. The Air Force
Band. directed by 1t. Col. George
s. Howard. will play.
Evening star., 1949-05-12
BY George Beveridss

A father of Il children. who
virtually lost the sight Of one eye
as a child. was blinded when he
was struck in the other eye by a
baseball last Sunday.
James p. Dove. SO. colored. Of
Scotland, Md. was standing along
the third base line at sandlot
ball game near viers Mill road In
Montgomery County, Md. when q
hard-hit foul ball struck him in
the right eye.
He was rushed to Episcopal Hos
pital and an operation was per-
formed Sunday night to remove
the eye.
At the hospital. MIR. Dove told O
reporter he hopes doctors can
bring back the sight OF his left
eye. Hospital officials said q
cataract had formed on the eye
and that Mr.. Dove can perceive
only light and darkness with 1t.
IS u Needle Pierced Eye.
"When I was just a little boy
my mother accidentally stuck q
needle In my eye" he said. Our
family doctor said 1t wasn't nec-
essary to do anything about it. as
long as I could see out OF the other
one, so nothing was ever done
Last year. Mr.. Dove came TO
Episcopal to be fitted for glasses
to maintain the strength In his
good eye.
Doctors said they have hopes
| OF restoring some of the sight in
the left eye. to give him at least
enough vision to get around. But
they won't know about the chances
until examinations are made In q
few weeks.
One doctor. frequently on duty
at the hospital. said such accidents
resulting from sports are fire.
Evening star., 1949-05-12
Nebbing Formally Named
GalIinqer Superintendent

The District Commissioner to.
day formally named DR.. Philip A
e. Stebbing as superintendent oi
Gallinger Hospital. effective Sun
day.
At the same time the city heads
officially accepted the resigna-
tions OF DIR. Alvin r. Sweeney nj
superintendent and Of DR.. p. q
Rossiter as chief OF staff. Both
designations. previously an
nounced. also are effective sun
day.
DR.. Stebbing formerly held the
position of assistant superintend-
ent in charge Of the medical d.
vision at Gallinger Hospital. His
new salary viii be ss.s75 plus
81 500 for quarters. As assistan,
superintendent he received 81. 800
Evening star., 1949-05-12
Lane Will Take part
In Silver Spring Auto
Show Opening Today

Thousands OF Washington area
residents are expected 10 be on
hand at the opening this after
noon Of the Silver Spring Autono-
bile Show at the Baltimore a. Ohio
Railroad grounds on Georgia ave-
nue.
Gates OF the four day exposition
will be thrown open at 30 O'Clock
but formal exercises viii take
place at o pm. with Gov. Lane
participating.
The Governor and other promi-
nent Maryianders wiil appear on
"a television program over WoIc-
Tv. the Washington outlet for
CHS with I'd Sullivan. New York
columnist and radio and telerislon
artist. and Miss Joby Reynolds.
Washington T'v star.
Charles n. Kopeland. director
Of the show. said arrangements
have been made 10 receive other
teievision programs on eisnt dsf-
ferent sets on the exposition
grounds.
A total Of 81 automobiles. In
GLIDING British and French cars.
will be on exhibit In gaily cologec
booths. There also viii be q truck
made of glass TO permit visitors
10 see its inner workings.
The exposition. which win be
open from I::3o TO Ii pm. on al
four days. win feature fashion
shows daily nc l 30 pm. and 7.i5
pm. These viii include the mod
cling of the latest style In bathing
suiss.
Children under IL VIII be sd
mitted free. IL accompanied BY
their parents.
Sponsors Of the SHOW are TIE
Authorized Automchsie Dealers Of
Silver sprtng and the Capitoa
Cadillac Co. Of Washington.
Evening star., 1949-05-12
SondIot Ball Fan, Father of IL,
Blinded as Foul Hits Good Eye

quent sight at Episcopal But
they seldom strike such a blow as
the one Sunday.
Mr.. Doves home is in a small
community west OF Rockville. One
of his children is married and tive
others live away from home, he
said. For q number OF years. he
has been employed as q truck
driver for the Bethesda Floral
Gardens. $500 Wisconsin avenue.
Bethesda.
His employer said there would
be q Job waiting for Mr., Dove. If
he can come back to work. To
help support the family, Mr. Dove d
wife, Florence. has been working
two or three days a week. he said,
Welfare Aid In Prospect.
Meanwhile. hospital officials
have contacted the MONTGOMERY
/ County Welfare Department, ON
cials there said aid will be given,
If Mrs. Dove makes application
ut the Rockville ONCE.
| Last Sunday Mr.. Dove wen'
with his children TO see the game
One OF his sons was playing on
team called the Maryland Wild
eats.
When the ball was hit a nephew
standing near Mr.. Dove dropped
to the ground.
| Il saw 1t coming" he said. but
couldn't get out of the way. ]
just couldn't move"
A husky. strong looking man.
Mr.. Dove said he spent q lot oi
time at the ball fields.
II love the game" he said. i
played as long as / could throw.
Then I liked Just 10 watch"
II q radio were available. Mr.
Dove said. he would like TO follow
the progress OF the Mats. For a
while, at least. his baseball will
have TO be by ear.
Evening star., 1949-05-12
Mount Rainier Man Gets
Five Years for Assault

Robert Lee Mckinney. ~. Of the
$500 block Of Otis street. Mount
Rainier. who Was convicted tilii
week Of assault and battery on q
54-year-old Riverdaie woman. wAs
sentenced yesterday In Prince
Georges County Circuit Court q
serve five years In the Maryland
renitentiary.
Mckinney was acquitted BY q
Jury Of rape and attempted rape.
I'm passing sentence. Judge Charles
c. Marbury declared:
Tt il difnGult 10 conceive Of 1
more deprased crime than that
With which rou are cnkrred.