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Evening star., 1950-11-19
Wounded Mother Told
OF Daughters Death
On Skyline Drive

Mrs. Florence Danton, 80,
fighting for her life in the Front
Royal CVa) Hospital with wounds
inflicted when her husband went
berserk. now has been told that
their four-year-o daughter was
killed in the attack.
Nurses broke the news to Mrs.
Danton yesterday and gently told
her that funeral services for the
little girl. Lynn. will be held this
afternoon in Brooklyn, N. Y.
The mother and child were
bludgeoned with a hammer and
a jack handle and their throats
were cut with a broken bottle
when the husband. Andrew Dan
ton, "a, former Census Bureau
employe, attacked them in the
family automobile on Skyline
Drive last Wednesday.
Danton, who lived at $3.50
Thirty ninth street NV, is being
held in the infirmary of the Fed
eral Reformatory at Petersburg,
Va. He slashed his wrists and
throat after attacking his wife
and daughter. When he recovers
he will be arraigned in the Fed
eral Circuit Court for the Western
District of Virginia on murder
charge.
Mrs. Danton remains on the
critical list at the Front Royal
Hospital. but hospital officials said
there has been some improvement
in her condition. Nurses said she
took the news Of her daughters
death well.
"She seemed resigned when she
heard it," nurse said. 1--WE think
she had suspected the little girl
was dead all the time"
United States Attorney Howard
Gilmer said Danton has not yet
given coherent explanation of the
attack upon his wife and daugh-
ter. Danton has said that he was
worried about financial problems
and described the attack as "a
comedy of errors" Mr.. Gilmore
said.
Evening star., 1950-11-19
Red JET Fighter Downed
Near Manchurian Border
BY the Associoted Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1s.
Panther Jets of the United States
aircraft carrier Valley Forge shot
down a Russian built MIG-15 jet
fighter today near Sinuiju, Korea,
opposite the Manchurian border,
the Navy reported.
The Red jet, the Navy public in
formation Office said, was one of
seven to nine that made passes at
eight Panther jets covering q
bomber attack.
1t was knocked down by 1t.
Comdr William E. Lamb and his
wingman, 1t. G.gD Robert E.
Parker.
The Navy said also that planes
from the aircraft carrier Leyte's
Air Group destroyed two bridges
over the Yalu River at Hyesanjin
yesterday and damaged two
others.
Hyesanjin is a Korean border
town north of the United States
7th Division sector in Northeast
Korea.
Evening star., 1950-11-19

The Federal atomic research
reservation of Los Alamos, New
Mexico, was recently made full
fedged county of that State.
Evening star., 1950-11-19

First class of pilots to study at
West Point was graduated May
81, 1943.
Evening star., 1950-12-06
Ford Falls in Line
With GIN in RAISING
Prices Of New Cars
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Dec. 6.-The price
line in the automobile industry
had caved in today at two major
points.
Ford followed General Motors
with a boost in car prices. The
two increases approximated 5 per
cent or more.
Higher costs and materials
shortages figured in both actions.
Only Chrysler of the industry's
Big Three" had yet to announce
its price intentions. Chrysler's
1851 model cars come out in jan
uary.
Thus the auto industry, a vital
part of Americas economic pat
tern, had all. but given up in the
attempt to "hold the line.''
Previously, several smaller in
dependent auto makers had boost
ed prices.
General Motors First.
GIN was first to announce its
increase yesterday. Ford fol-
lowed soon afterward. GIN said
its increase was something less
than" per cent. Ford's aver
aged ST. per cent.
Both companies blamed higher
manufacturing and labor costs.
At the same time q threat OF
large-scale layoffs impended in the
face of materials cutbacks In the
defense program.
Ford said it might have to lay
off $4,000 men by next March be-
cause of Government-ordered cuts
in aluminium and copper for civil
ian use.
Both General Motors and Ford
pointed out these were their first
price increases since 1948.
Each cited higher materials costs
within the last year.
GIN mentioned as an example
a 800 per cent increase in the cost
of rubber.
| Ford said that since last June
its costs had risen at rate of
$103 million a year. The rise has
been rapid" within the last so
days, Ford said.
"Unjustified," CIO Says.
The CIO United Auto Workers
asSailed GINS action as "unjusti-
fed and unnecessary.
President Walter Reuther issued
a statement calling on the Govern
ment to take decisive action"
against runaway. imitation" for
the protection of the people. He
made his statement after GINS
announcement and before Ford's.
For the first nine months of
this year General Motors had a
record net income of $702,655,1 ,156
on its cars and other products.
Evening star., 1950-12-06
Home Accidents
In D. G.. Rated 9th
cause of Death

Home accidents caused more
deaths last year than pneumonia
diphtheria, meningitis. polio anc
typhoid fever together, DR.. DAN
iel L. Seckinger, Director Of Pub
lie Health. said yesterday.
He also pointed out that home
accidents were listed as the sixth
major cause of death in 1949 In
the District.
The department is distributing
a four-page bulletin to more thar
l00,0 900 homes in the District
through pupils of public and paro-
chial schools. The pamphlet
shows how accidents happen in
homes and how they can be pre-
vented.
Evening star., 1950-12-06
coIlegion Pays Expenses
By Series of HoIdups
BY the Assoeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6.-When
Robert Wardwell, 26. ran out Of
money at Santa Barbara College,
he would drive 100 miles to Los
Angeles over the week end and rob
some small business. he told Off
GERS.
Last September, he got ambi-
tiouS and held up a bank--for
81 ,451. Yesterday he was arraigned
before a United States commits
sioner, pleaded guilty and was
| held in lieu Of $4,000 bail.
Evening star., 1950-12-06
Monroney to Give Talk

Senator-elect Mike Monroney,
Democrat. of Oklahoma, now q
member of the House. will speak
on Korea in st. Thomas Episco-
pal Church, 1922 Church street
NV, at 8 o'clock tonight,
Evening star., 1950-12-06
BY the Associated Press

GUATEMALA CITY. Guate-
mala, Dec. Sit. Col. Jacobo
Arbenz Guzman has won the 10
man race for Guatemala presi-
dency, the Congressional Election
Committee ruled last night.
The committee said Col. Arbenz
Evening star., 1950-12-06
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Evening star., 1950-12-06
Arbenz Guzmon Wins Guatemala Presidency

polled 266,778 out Of 416,187 votes
in the election held November
1913. He will succeed President
Juan Jose Arevalo for a six-year
term beginning next March Is.
Evening star., 1950-12-06

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Evening star., 1950-12-06
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Evening star., 1950-09-06
Five Area Polio Cases
Bring Total Up 10 23o

There are a total of 239 polio
cases in the Washington vicinity
so far this year. according to area
health departments.
Five new cases were reported
today, two in Fairfax County, two
in Prince Georges and one in
Montgomery County.
They are:
A 5-year-old boy from Ma
nassas, Va, at Children's Hospital;
a 6-year-old girl from the 1900
block of Timber lane, Falls
Church, being treated at home; a
5-year-old boy from the 470O
block of r street, Kenilworth.
Md; a 6-year-old boy from East
way street. Greenbelt, and an g.
year-old boy from the 1900 block
of Sleaford place, Silver Spring,
all three at Children's Hospital.
Meanwhile, Virginia's 1850 poll
toll stood today at sos cases
worst in the States history.
Fifteen new cases were reported
to the State Health Department
yesterday for the tf1ree-day period
which began Sunday. Also re-
ported were two deaths, the
States 36th and 37th.
Opening of schools was post
poned in seven Western Virginia
counties because of the epidemic
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Oak View School 10 Hold
Registration Tomorrow

Silver Spring students who will
enter the Oak View Elementary
School for the first time and have
not previously registered, may do
so from l to 3 pm. tomorrow and
from 9 to 1880 am. Friday. The
school is located at East Wayne
avenue and Walden road, Silver
Spring.
First and second grade pupils
will 60 to school for only few
minutes Monday, the opening day.
They will receive information
about double school sessions. Other
grade children will remain for a
full session Monday.
Kindergarten children should
not report to school Monday,
school authorities said. They will
be notified by mail when to begin
classes.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Falls Church Parents
To Get School Report

Members of the Falls Church
School Board tonight will address
2,10O envelopes to inclose a mail
report of the boards first year OF
operation to parents.
The report was prepared by a
committee of School Board men,
bers, composed of John r. Miles
Mrs. Helen Wallace and Lyle
Webster.
Since Falls Church became q
separate school division a year
ago, the committee said, "a bond
issue has made it possible to pro-
ceed with a new high school and
a new elementary school, Madi-
son Jefferson School is being
renovated and teachers salaries
have been raised.'
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Loudoun Board Will Join
Northern Plan Commission
Special Dispafeh 10 The Sier

LEESBURG, Va, Sept. 6.-Lou-
doun County will become a mem
ber of the Northern Virginia Re-
gional Planning Commission, the
Board of Supervisors has decided.
The vote to take this action
yesterday was 4 to 0. Supervisors
B. w. Mckinney and H. C.
Thompson did not vote. The step
was taken after Mrs. R. S. PickenS,
head of the Loudoun Planning
Commission, reported OH recent
meeting of the regional commits
sion in Arlington and urged &C
ton by the board that would make
this county a member of the
group.
Col. H. H. Slaughter, retired
Army officer, was appointed di-
rector of civilian defense for
Loudoun County at yesterdays
meeting.
Evening star., 1950-09-06

the Navy has been replaced with
new furnaces. This will permit
the making of high quality OF
steel.
The modernization program be-
gan late in 1945 and is now in its
final stages. AS each new facility
is completed, it is being placed in
operation. The new 10 and Is ton
electric furnaces are doing bust
ness, and the sand-conditioning
and handling equipment in the
brass foundry has been installed
and is in use.
The new electric furnaces re-
place the old method of throwing
in metal by hand a chunk at a
time. Under the new method of
firing" a whole giant bucket of
metal can be discharged into the
furnace for melting at one
time. The furnace can now be
charged" in Is minutes, where it
used to take half a day by the
OLD mana meCQOQS.
Packing Time Slashed.
Similarly, with the new molding
machines, a job that used to take
half an hour to pack the sand
mixture around the wooden pat
terms by hand is now done in
three or four minutes. These not
only eliminate the slow. laborious
work, but divide the mold in two
equal parts at the same time, in
stead of in separate operations
as previously.
The factory conducts research
into the development of steels,
makes it's own steel, pours ingots
and forges them. With the new
equipment expected to be COM
pleted this fall, officials said the
factory can assume any wartime
load overnight. They pointed out
it takes industry some time to
convert plants to wartime use.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Federal Bur to Honor
White House Members

White House personnel who are
members of the Federal Bar AS
sociation will be honored at the
first fall luncheon of the organi-
zation at 1890 pm. tomorrow at
the Lotus Restaurant. 727 Four
teenth street NV.
Those who will be guests are
Donald Dawson, Charles Murphy
and Stephen Spingarn. Approx
mately 500 Federal attorney mem
bers are expected to be present.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
By WiIIiom A. MiIIen

The Naval Gun Factory is near
ing completion of the 81 million
foundry modernization program,
which will be an important con-
tribution to national defense, Of
ficials said today.
BY substituting machinery for
the old hand methods that have
prevailed for $50 years, officials
said the new program will pro-
duce more efficient work in less
time. The latter stages of the
work will be directed by Rear Ad-
miral 3. Hall Hanlon, the new
superintendent of the factory.
The modernization is in the steel
foundry and brass foundry. The
new machinery is being installed
in the old buildings.
Specifically, the program has
entailed installation of a sand
singing machine, mold machines
furnaces and sand-handling and
reconditioning equipment, as well
as ovens. This equipment will not
only permit better and quicker
manufacture of guns for the Navy
the yards prime job-but will
allow the factory to do work for
other Government departments at
reduced cost, officials said.
To Curb Silicosis.
Important from the workers
viewpoint is elimination of the
industrial hazard Of silicosis, the
dust-caused disease. The new
program conserves manpower and
will mean less laborious work.
This modernization does not
mean anyone will be. fayed off
officials pointed out, but will re-
suit in better products. There are
now IA molders and eight appren-
tices in training in the foundries,
officials emphasized there is now
constant work load in sight for
the next Is months, as the ma
tional defense program is speeded
up.
Under the moderniZation. the
old open hearth for working
metals into guns, rockets, pro-
jectiles and other ordnance for
Evening star., 1950-09-06
John W. Boehne to Speak
To Lutheran Luymen

Former Democratic Representa-
tive John w. Boehne of Indiana
will address a luncheon meeting
of the Lutheran Laymen Fellow
ship tomorrow at 1890 in the
Ambassador Hotel, Fourteenth
and X streets NV.
Mr.. Boehne, q director Of the
Missouri Synod, will speak on "a
Layman's Viewpoint on Fellow
ship"
Evening star., 1950-09-06

Charles Frazier, 1921 Beecher
street NV, and Pfc. Harry l..
Poole, IS, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Poole Of the Montgomery
County town.
Pvt. Frazier is a former Western
High School athlete, who played
tackle on the football team and
was catcher for the baseball team.
He enlisted In the Army nearly
two years ago and, according to
his father, a Treasury Department
employe. was scheduled to have
come home last month IF this
fracas hadn't started"
With the 35th Infantry Regi-
ment, Pvt. Frazier wrote his
father on August . that I'VE are
hoping and praying this thing
will be over as soon as possible. !"
He asked his father not to let his
mother and two sisters and a
brother worry" as everything will
turn out all right"
The family said it heard from
him yesterday and that he Is in a
hospital in Japan with fractures
of both arms and shrapnel wounds
in the back and leg.
Pvt. Frazier was stationed on
Guam for more than a year and
was flown from there to Japan
after the outbreak Of the Korean
fighting.
He worked for a period as a
clerk in the FBI before enlisting
with two other friends.
Mrs. Mable Poole, Pvt. Poole's
mother, said she received a letter
from her son telling about his
wounds before she received official
notification.
Pvt. Poole, who enlisted in 1943
at the age of 18, saw service in
Europe. He was discharged in
1916 and went to work in the store
of a brother-in-law at German
town. He re-enlisted about a year
ago "just because he wanted to"
according to sister, Mrs. Blanche
Jeffers of Dickerson.
Other sisters are Mrs. Eleanor
Clements, Germantown; Mrs. Jes-
sic Gibson, Wheaton; Mrs. Dor
othy Linthicum and Mrs. Helen
Collins, Silver Spring. and Mrs
Mildred Stottlemyer and Mrs
Gladys Rachel, Dickerson. A
brother Raymond also lives at
Dickerson.
Pvt. Poole was one of 10 Mary
landers carried on List. &c.. One
was reported killed, seven wounded
and two injured. Pvt. Poole was
the only one from the Washing
ton area.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
DR.. Shirley 10 Take
Mount Vernon Place
Pulpit About Oct. |

The Rev. DR.. Albert p. Shirley
of Houston, Tex, will become
minister of the Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church about Oc-
tober /.
DR.. Shirley succeeds DR.. John
w. Rustin, who leaves September
IN to become minister Of the Bel
mont Methodist Church in Nash
vile, Tenn.
DR.. Shirkey's appointment was
announced today by Bishop
Charles Wesley Flint. in charge
of the Washington Area OF the
Methodist Church. 1t was made
with the consent of Bishop A.
Frank Smith of the Houston Area.
Native of Staunton.
The new minister, who is 46 and
native of Staunton, Va, is known
as one of the outstanding minis
tiers of Methodism. In accepting
the appointment, he said he was
challenged by the opportunity"
to serve the large membership at
the Mount Vernon Place Church.
DR.. Shirley was educated at
Randolph Macon College. Ash
land, Va. and Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond. He re-
ceived his degree Of doctor of di-
vinity from Trinity University, in
San Antonio, Tex.
He began his ministry in FL
mont, Va, in 1926. After several
years there and in other Methodist
churches in Richmond. he became
minister Of Francis Asbury Meth
odist Church, 3146 Sixteenth
street NV. He served there from
1885 to 1898, and then went to
Travis Park Methodist Church. in
San Antonio. Last year he took
over the ministerial duties at st.
Paul's in Houston.
In Texas, DR.. Shirley was a
member of the board of trustees
of the Methodist Hospital. chair
man of the Committee on Civic
Affairs of the Association of Min
listers of Greater Houston, mem
ber of the Salvation Army Advis-
ory Board. member of the Com
mittee of 80, the Advance for
Christ and His Church Of the
Methodist Church, member Of the
board of directors Of the asso-
citation for a United Church Of
America, member of the board Of
trustees for Sam Houston College
in Austin and a member Of the
District Committee for the Recre-
alton Survey. sponsored by the
Jewish Community Council and
the Community Chest and Council.
Addresses Youth Groups.
The new minister is much in
demand as a speaker to youth con-
ference, pastors school and sum-
mer assemblies.
| He also is the author Of many
articles on religious themes and
has served on many of the i'm
portant committees of the Meth
odist Church, having been secre-
tary of the Crusade for Christ.
A Rotarian, he speaks fire.
quently before clubs and civic
groups.
He has served for many years
as a Protestant adviser Of the Ma
tional Conference of Christians
and Jews.
DR.. Shirley was the director
for the organization of the Reli-
gious Commission of World Broth
erhood, held in Strasbourg, France
last June.
He is married and has three
sons.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
PTA Is Considered

Organization Of a PARENT
Teacher Association at the new
East Rockville Elementary School
will be discussed at a meeting at
the school, Viers Mill road and
Woodburn drive at 8 pm. tomor-
row. Mrs. Wells Harrington, first
vice president of the Maryland
Congress Of Parents and Teachers,
is to attend.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Two Youths Rob Manager
|Of Apartment of $500

Alexandria police today con-
tinued search for two youths
who robbed an apartment house
manager of $500 late yesterday.
Police said Mrs. Rita Carper, 6
East Nelson avenue, reported two
masked teen-agers knocked at her
door about 4 o'clock. When she
answered. police said, she was
forced back into the room by the
armed youths. They then taped
her hands and mouth and escaped
with the cash, mostly tenants
rent payments.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
EccIes to Address AVG

Mariner S. Eccles, former
chairman of the Board of Cover
nors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tenn, will speak at 1915 pm. to-
morrow at a luncheon meeting
of the American Veterans Com
mittee, Chapter /. The meeting
will be held at the AVG clubhouse
1751 New Hampshire avenue NV
Evening star., 1950-09-06

member receiving any correspond
ence from the District in regard
10 taking part in it's teachers
training school program.
Dr.. Corning, however, yesterday
stated that persons on the ap-
proved lists had not necessarily
been notified.
"It is really a pool of names
from which we can draw speakers
if they accept and are available, u
he pointed out. He added that
mdst-but not all-speakers are
paid.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Two Killed in Traffic,
Bringing District Toll
For Year Up 10 As

Deaths Of an elderly unidenti-
fed man and 5-year-old child
today raised the Districts traffic
toll for the year to As, while a
pre-dawn accident on Shirley
highway in which a District gov
ernment engineer was killed
raised Arlington County's toll to
10.
Dorsey Blakely. 66. heating plant
engineer at Lorton Reformatory,
was killed when his car crashed
into the rear of a tractor trailer
on the Shirley Highway in Ar
lington.
The unidentified victim. between
IS and 70 years old, was killed
about am. at Seventh street and
Mount Vernon place NV, when
his foot slipped as he stepped from
the curb and he fell under the
rear wheel of a Trailways bus.
His death was the Districts 45th
traffic fatality of the year.
Bus Was Empty.
The man was clad in a white
tee shirt with blue trimming and
gray trousers. His pockets con-
tanned only q pack of cigarettes
and some change.
The bus, empty and bound for
it's terminal. was driven. police
said. by Charles Fl. Shanholtzer,
%, Of 1923 B street Sc.
Marvin Walsh, general manager
Of Safeway Trails. Inc. operators
Of the bus. said tragedy came as
an ironic climax to a perfect
Labor Day week end record set by
the company. It's buses travelled
over 2.5 passenger miles carrying
more than 10000 persons without
Ia single mishap from Friday until
this morning. he said.
Mr.. Blakely. who lived with his
wife and daughter on the Lorton
Reservation. was pronounced dead
in Arlington Hospital shortly
after he was extricated from the
wreckage of his automobile on
the highway about a half mile
north of Shirlington. His car
was described as "a total loss" by
police, who estimated damage to
the big truck at only SIS.
The accident occurred about 4
am. Mr.. Blakely was south
bound in his sedan and was driv-
ing alone. The truck was driven.
police said, by Edward r. Saun-
ders, 26. colored, of 1910 Colum-
bia street NV. Mr.. Blakely had
been employed by the District
Department of Corrections for the
past eight years.
Boy Also Injured.
The child was Bessie Minor,
colored, of 1922 Seaton place
NV. She was struck at Florida
avenue and Seaton place NV. by
an automobile police said was
driven by DR.. Lawrence w.
Greene, 40. OF 1237 irving street
NV.
DR.. Greene administered first
aid at the scene and sent the child
to Children's Hospital. where she
died SO minutes later.
Earlier, through an ironic CO.
incidence, a 9-year-old boy who
lives next door to DR.. Greene's
Office at COS Florida avenue NV.
was injured by an automobile
while riding in his coaster wagon
The boy was Roscoe Eyerhart,
colored, 8, of GOT Florida avenue
NV. He is in Freedmen's Hos
pital with fracture of the collar
bone. Police said his coaster
wagon ran into the side of an
automobile driven by Edmond A.
Toppscott. jr., colored, 18, of 2042
South Seminary road, Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Montgomery Veteran
And D. T.. Man Listed
In Korea Wounded

A District man and a Dicker-
son (Md.) resident have been
wounded in action in Korea, it
was announced today on List 86
of the Defense Department.
The men are Pfc. Thomas J..
Frazier. 81, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Mayor Reflected

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Sept. 6
(R.-Dr. R. Cowles Taylor was
reelected mayor yesterday aft
ernoon by a Al vote in city coun-
Gil meeting. A. M. Monfalcone
was elected vice mayor.