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Evening star., 1950-05-02

He's for self-made security!
m customer for this free security you hear about these
days., says DONALD M CLARK, 26 He's organized his
aerial cropsprayng business Delaware! There are plenty
of chances to hoe your row more than ever.
Evening star., 1950-05-02
The Do-It-Y Yourself Spirit!

The Do-It- Yourself Spirit!
DONALD WELSH o. of Lansing Mch got for opportunity
and made his security! He from department
inventory clerk By studying selling at night school, learning
how meet the public he ready Is for assistant
section managers job When the offer his way, his
Do-It-Y Yourself Spirit paid off!
Evening star., 1950-10-04
Gen. PurneII TO Explain i,
Freedom Crusade Goals

Brig. Gen. William c. Purnell,
Maryland chairman of the Cru
SADIE for Freedom, will address the
opening meeting of the Crusade
drive in Prince Georges County
tonight.
Residents will hear Gen. Pur-
nell define the purposes of the
Crusade at 8 o'clock in the County
Service Building in Hyattsville.
The Prince Georges County re-
gional chairman is Ernest Cory.
The Crusade for Freedom,
headed nationally by Gen. Lucius
D. Clay. is circulating Freedom
Scrolls to be signed and enshrined
in the base of the Freedom Bell
in Germany on United Nations
Day. October "a.
The Crusade also sponsors Radio
Free Europe, a privately operated
broadcasting station supplement-
ing the Voice of America.
Evening star., 1950-10-04
Results of County sFruitfuIYeor
On Display at Frederick Fair

upon by the voters Of the county
November 7.
The fair, which will continue
through Saturday with Irish Ho-
ran and his Helldrivers as a clos
ing attraction, is almost entirely
an agricultural exhibit. The mid
way has been crowded into a
corner.
However the two-headed COW is
back. Also there is another in
triguing exhibit on the midway,
the mystery animal, caught by
a Washington County farmer,
after 1t had killed his livestock
and hunting dogs"
This reporter paid 20 cents to
see it. While not a zoologist, he
is firm in the opinion that it is
a coatimundi, a harmless South
American raccoon with a long
nose.
Evening star., 1950-10-04
krum Of Vienna 10 Head
Virginia Marine League

Tyrrell Krum OF Vienna, Va.
will be sworn in as chief Of staff
OF the Virginia State Detachment
of the Marine Corps League at 8
o'clock tonight at the George
Mason Hotel. Alexandria.
Mr.. Krum, who is Republican
nominee for Congress, will be
sworn in by State Commandant
Raymond B. Butts of Alexandria.
Warren L. Granger, national vice
commandant, will be sworn in as
the new commandant of Tull-
Deeton Detachment of the Marine
Corps League Of Alexandria.
Mrs. James D. Deeton, 41O
North Fayette street. Alexandria,
mother Of the Marine veteran for
whom the detachment is partly
named, will be sworn in as presi-
dent of the auxiliary.
Evening star., 1950-10-04
Cost-of-Living Pay Rise
For Pastors Held Vital
BY the Assoeisted Press

FREDERICK, Md, Oct. "A
church leader yesterday suggested
to the congregations in his dis
trict that they give their pastors
a per cent ost-of living salary
increase.
The proposal was made by the
Rev. Paul E. Shannon of Harris
burg, Pa. in his superintendent's
report to the 162nd annual meet
ing of the Evangelical United
Brethren Church, Pennsylvania
Conference.
Some ITS pastors and lay work
ers registered for the opening
session OF the conference. made
up of churches in south central
Pennsylvania. Maryland and the
District Of Columbia.
DR.. Balmer Showers of Harris
burg, Pa, presiding bishop of the
denominations eastern district,
opened the conference by offlci-
ating at a communion service.
The superintendent's report
showed the churches of the con-
ference are building or will start
soon 1922 ,632 worth of new build
ings or additions.
Evening star., 1950-10-04

with the I'd Infantry Divisions 23d
Infantry Regiment. He previously
served with the 9th Infantry
Regiment. 25th Infantry Division
Native of Parkersburg.
A native of Parkersburg, w. Va,
Pvt. Bennington lived in Univer-
sity Park since 1912 and had
served The Star there for about
four years.
Besides his parents, Pvt. Ben
nington is survived by a brother,
William, %; and three sisters,
Mrs. Georgia Mikkelsen of San
Diego. Calf; Anna. 20, and Joan,
10, who both live at home.
Corpl. Dennis was the son of
Mrs. Lucy Dennis of The Plains,
and A;nis Dennis of Baltimore.
Before enlisting, Corpl. Dennis
attended Marshall (Va.) High
School. Besides his parents, he
is survived by two brothers,
Franklin and Kenneth, both of
The Plains, and a sister, Anne,
of Baltimore.
Pvt. Monegan, 10, was the
brother of Mrs. James B. Har-
mon of Glen Burnie His home
town was Reading, Mass.
1t. Barnett, "a, was serving with
the First Calvary Division when
wounded in the neck by a mortar
shell September 4. He died Sep
tember 81 at hospital in Japan.
1t. Wood, %, is the son of Col.
and Mrs. Walter S. Wood, of 2311
Connecticut avenue NV, and the
husband of Mrs. Betty Mollison
Wood, of 3140 Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV.
Col. Wood said he had talked
with his son by long distance tele-
phone a few days ago and learned
he was recovering from rifle shot
wound in the left shoulder. Col.
Wood said his son made no men
ton of receiving Silver Star
Medal, which the Associated Press
reported had been awarded him.
1t. Wood was fighting with the
9th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st
Cavalry Division when wounded.
He attended Georgetown Univer-
sity and was commissioned in the
ROTC there.
Pvt. McLaurn, 81, is the hus-
band of Mrs. Helen McLaurn of
the Wonder court address. She
said the Defense Department
notified her he was slightly
wounded" on September 18.
Pvt. McLaurn left Cardozo
Evening star., 1950-10-04
Ain Area Killed,
8 Wounded in
Casually Listings
Charlottesville Couple
Also Notified Son's
Wounds Are FotuI

Four District area men are re-
ported killed in action and eight
others are listed as wounded on
casualty lists made public today
by the Defense Department.
In addition. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Barnett of Charlottesville, Va,
have been notified that their son,
I'd 1t. Cecil A. Barnett, has died
of wounds.
Those listed as killed are Pfc.
Robert w. Bennington of Uni
versity Park, Hyattsville; Marine
Pfc. Walter Carleton Monegan, jr.,
OF Glen Burnie, Md; Marine
Corpl. Stanley Ray Dennis, of The
Plains. Va. and Marine Tech.
Sergt. James William Hargis of
639 Yuma street Sc. A story
about Sergt. Hargis' death ap-
peared in The Star last Sunday
Evening star., 1950-10-04
Murderer Need Not Worry
In Baltimore, MurreII Says
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. A former
member of the States attorneys
staff here belives that "any one
who commits murder in Balti-
more has absolutely nothing to
worry about"
The statement was made by Alan
H. Murrell. whose resignation as
an assistant States attorney be-
came effective Sunday, in an ad-
dress before the Junior Association
of Commerce.
Mr.. Murrell cited figures to
show that in 1948. a total of 108
persons were charged with murder
in the city, but that only one of
them was convicted of first degree
murder.
Evening star., 1950-10-04
School Bond Petitions
Go 10 ARLINGTON Board

Petitions calling for a referrf.
dunn on a $7,450,00O school con-
struction bond issue will be pre-
sented the Arlington School
Board today by the County Coun-
Gil OF Parent Teacher Associa-
tions.
President Ivan A. Booker of tho
council was to take the petitions.
said to carry the names of more
than 5000 persons, to the board
at 5 pm.
The board, in turn, will be
asked to present the papers to Cir
cult Judge Walter T. Mccarthy
with request that the refern-
dunn be held in connection with
the November 7 election. Only
the names of 1000 qualified
voters are needed for the court
to act.
Evening star., 1950-10-04
Fairfax Board Names
II. F. Dunn Director
l0f School BuiIdinq

The Fairfax County School
Board yesterday appointed Roy F
Dunn, former Falls Church city
manager. as director of building
and maintenance for the school
system.
Mr.. Dunn, who was ousted from
the Falls Church post by the city
council in August, will receive
$4,000 a year in the new job
School officials said he would be-
gin his new duties "as soon a,
possible"
The position Is q new one. Mr.
Dunn will supervise maintenance
of school property and equipment
and will direct Fairfax's $12 mil
lion school building program
Legal action brought by two
county residents at present ha.
the building program blocked.
Post Held BY Carrico.
The maintenance program has
been under w. T. Carrico. father
of Fairfax Trial Justice Harry
Carrico. Mr.. Carrico also has had
supervision Of transportation fol
the past IL years. He Is resigning
however, and moving from the
county, school officials said.
William Ebhardt has beer
named supervisor of tfansporta.
ton at an annual salary OF SO, $40
the school board announced. He
has been assistant to Mr.. Carrico
The board voted to buy a 90
acre tract on Popkins lane ir
Groveton as a future hign schoo
site. The board agreed to pay the
E. L. Anderson Realty Co. $1,15t
per acre for the land which is on
the south side of Route /.
Called Perfect Site.'
School board members described
the plot as a perfect site" for a
high school and for an athletic
stadium. They said 1t was one OF
the few remaining large tracts in
that area.
The new high school is pot part
Of the pending $12 million pro-
gram and may not be needed for
three or four years, school officials
said.
A 10-acre tract adjoining the
Bucknell subdivision south of
Belle Haven also was selected by
the board. It will be used for q
new elementary school School
officials estimated the site would
cost $3.50 an acre.
Evening star., 1950-10-04
By George Kennedy
Stcr SscH Correspondent

FREDERICK, Md, Oct. 4.-The
|cornucopia of a fruitful year is on
display here at the Great Fred
'erick Fair.
1t has been a good year for
Frederick County. Rain made
planting difficult in the spring
July and early August were a bit
too dry. But the crops came
through. The results can be seen
at the fair.
This is the last county fair in
the East above the Potomac. Its
lateness enables a display of
pumpkins and dahlias and ears of
dried corn.
The hybrid corn has made judg-
ing more difficult. 1t used to be
that number of ears approach
ing perfection would be sure to get
the blue ribbon. Now there are SO
many displays of almost perfect
ears that the judges are hard put
to decide.
Richest in Agriculture.
Frederick is the richest agricul-
tural county in Maryland. It is
the first in dairy production, the
first in hay, the first in corn,
the first in small grains and it
produces a lot of chickens. In
the last category it yields only
to the Eastern Shore.
The county has 10000 dairy
COWS and they produce 25 million
gallons of milk annually.
In recent years, according to
Henry r. Shoemaker, the county
agent, the trend in crops has been
toward an increase of hay and
pastureage. New grasses. orchard
grass and ladino clover have had
part in this.
There is one department in
which the Frederick Fair has it
over any fair this correspondent
has ever seen and that is the
showing of draft horses, dapple
gray percherons and the beautiful
Belgians with their dark brown
coats and lighter names.
Beef cattle were on display but
Frederick county, Americas origi-
nal wheat land that made the port
of Baltimore, is too rich for much
cattle raising. In Frederick, first
choices for the use of land are be-
tween dairy and grains.
After an absence of several
years due to a dispute over exhibit
fees, agricultural machinery is
back. Among the machines that
Frederick dealers are exhibiting
for sale are many automobiles in
the upper brackets of motordom.
Today is Governors Day" Gov.
Lane is expected to inspect the
exhibits and see the racing, har-
ness and running horses, after
addressing the Rotary Club at the
Francis Scott Key Hotel.
To keep things on a non-polit-
ical basis, fair officials have in
vited Theodore r. McKeldin, the
Governors Republican opponent,
and two other COP candidates as
guests Friday.
Betting Up for Vote.
With Mr.. McKeldin will be
John Marshall Butler, who is run
ming against Senator Tydings,
and Representative Beall of Frost
burg, who is seeking reelection
from the 9th district.
The fair management has hopes
of bigger racing programs in years
to come. A proposal to legalize
pari-mutuel betting will be passed
Evening star., 1950-10-04
West Vireinion Cleared
In Highway Fatality
By fhs Associated Press

sHEPHERDSToWN, w. Va,
Oct. 4.-Ward William Miller of
Martinsburg. w. Va, has been
absolved of blame in the highway
death Monday Of Charles Frank
lin Rodrick, IA, of near Shep-
herdstown.
State police said witnesses told
them Mr.. Roderick walked in front
OF Mr.. Miller'S car.
Evening star., 1950-10-04
.S5OO,OOO Bond Issue
For Prince Georges
Schools Authorized

A $500,000 bond issue was au-
thorized yesterday by the Prince
Georges County Commissioners to
meet the needs of the county's
increasing school population.
The Board acted after County
School Superintendent G. Gard
ner Shugart reported that rising
construction costs have helped
make funds on hand inadequate.
Proceeds of the bond issue will
supplement SO million received
from the State credit pool and
matching funds, and So million
in bonds sold by the county to
finance school improvements.
OF the new bond issue, $372 900
will be used to complete eight ele-
mentary schools and $4,000 will
be spent for school sites. Equip
ment for the county's four major
high schools will take the re-
manning $4,000.
Funds by Schools.
The eight elementary schools to
beneflt are Wildercroft, $32, 900:
Landover Hills. $50, 900; Camp
Springs. $4,000; Columbia Park,
$4,000; Holly Grove, $4,000;
Lanham. $4,000; Brandywine,
$42, 900. and Surrattsville, $216, 900.
Nine class rooms and a GYM
naSium are to be added to the
Surratsville School, which now
has Is class rooms. The school is
the only one in the county which
accommodates elementary, and
junior and senior high school
pupils. The first and second grades
there are on double shifts.
Bids on the Surrattsville project
will be opened Tuesday at Coun-
ty Board of Education meeting in
Upper Marlborough.
Building sites and additions to
present sites are to De bought for
elementary schools at Accokeek,
Chillum, Berwyn, Clinton, Column
bia Park. a colored school near
Capitol Heights. the Holly Grove
colored school and new school
at Hill Crest.
The four high schools which
will receive $4,000 each for equip
ment are the Nicholas Orem
school at Hyattsville. the Albert
S. Cook school at Bladensberg
the Fairmont Heights colered
school and the Suitland High
School.
Snow PlOws Authorized.
In other actions, the BOARD ap-
propriated $3.50 for five snow
plows that will be fitted on new
trucks. and approved a request
from the East Pines and Wilder
croft Citizens Associations for
traffic signs along Riverdale road.
The cost is to be borne by the
special improvement district.
A conference between the COM
missionerS and the Maryland Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission was set for 2 pm.
October "a. The meeting was ar
ranged on request Of the county's
real estate board.
The board announced that ex-
aminations for county police jobs
will be held at the County Service
Building in Hyattsville on No
vember- Is. The date previously
had been announced as October
18. Applications will be received
until midnight November 10.
Evening star., 1950-10-04
Lewis Free on Bonds
After Extradition on
.Bookmaking Charges

William tSnags) Lewis today
was free under bonds totaling
$500 in two jurisdictions after
his extradition yesterday to
Prince Georges County.
The accused gambler, chief
prize of United States Attorney
George Morris Fay's 1949 raids,
has been wanted in the county for
a year on charges of bookmakins
and operating a lottery from his
Bladensburg (Md) headquarters.
While trial of 10 other gambling
defendants arrested as result OF
the same raids has been delayed
in the county due to Lewis alb
sence, he has been busy escaping
conviction in two other cases
brought against him in the Dis
trict.
To Press Entire Case.
States Attorney A. Gwynne
Bowie said he expects to prosecute
the entire Lewis case during the
present term of the Prince Georges
County Circuit Court which con-
vened Monday.
Chief Judge Bolitfa ]. Laws
issued the extradition order after
yesterdays hearing. Judge Laws
held that sufficient evidence had
been shown and ordered Lewis
turned over to County Chief Dep
uty Sheriff Robert c. Meredith
The defendant was taken immedi-
ately to Upper Marlboro where he
was booked in the sheriff's Office
and posted his $4,000 county bond
Lewis was one of So persons
caught in the spectacular raids
directed by Mr.. Fay in March
1949. Prosecutors told two District
Court juries Lewis was the head
of S14 million gambling syndi-
cate which maintained headquar-
ters in the Bladensburg cottage.
First Tried Last December
With 13 co-defendants, Lewis
first went on trial in District Court
here last December, charged with
conspiracy to violate District gam
bling laws. The jury was unable
to reach a verdict and the men
were released under bail to await
a new trial.
Lewis next faced District
Court jury last January when he
was tried with two others, Frank
Billeci and Attilio Acalotti, on
charges of violating District anti
lottery laws by operating a num-
bers game. All three men were
convicted. Lewis was sentenced
to serve 10 to 80 months in prison
The Court Of Appeals for the
District reversed the conviction
ruling that the trial judge had
committed major legal error in
his charge to the jury. The case
was remanded to the lower court
for retrial.
District Court prosecutors indi-
Gated yesterday they would hold
the two pending cases against
Lewis in allegiance pending out
come of the action in Maryland
Evening star., 1950-10-04

High School after completing the
18th grade and worked as a
messenger for the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation before join
ing the Army in June. 1948. He
has g month-old son, Walter.
Corpl. Shannon, the brother of
Miss Helen M. Shannon, who
lives at the Seventeenth street
address, had been with the oc-
cupation Army in Germany be-
fore being sent to Korea.
Pvt. Fagiolo was wounded Sep
tember Is, according to word re-
ceived by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond A. Winter. They
said they had received no word
from him about the extent of
his injuries.
Pvt. Fagiola enlisted in the
Marines when he was 18. A ma
tive of Alexandria, he attended
George Washington High School
before joining the Marines.
Evening star., 1950-10-04
Maryland Bases
Civil Defense on
Aid 10 7 Cities
Primary Mission
Of 5 Counties Is to
Support District

Maryland's civil defense plan
Is based on giving help to two
cities-Washington and Baltimore.
That was announced in the
printed plan formally presented
to the National Security Re-
sources Board yesterday by Col.
David G. Mcintosh III, Maryland
civil defense director.
Through maps, charts and ex-
plantations. the plan spelled out
what is expected from the State,
the counties, the cities and in
dividual residents of Maryland.
Primary Mission"
Five Maryland counties-Cal-
vert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince
Georges and st. Marys were told
their primary mission" was to
support the District.
AS for Baltimore, the counties
were told that any one of them
may be requested to give assist
ance to the city and Baltimore
may be called on to lend as
sistance anywhere in the State.
These were other highlghts Of
the Maryland plan:
Radio will be relied on as the
main means of communication
between civil defense forces but
until necessary radio frequencies
and equipment are obtained, the
State police communications sys-
tenn will be used.
Volunteers will be used as far
as possible in the fields in which
they are already trained. Those
who have no particular speciality
such as laborers, housewives and
teen-agers will be used to round
out teams not needing special
techniques.
Policy on Information.
The basic policy on public In
formation will be to advise an
civilians Of everything which Is
not inconsistent with their own
interests"
Physicians, surgeons, dentists
and nurses will be considered as
a pool for use anywhere In tho
State in balanced teams at pre-
viously designated locations or by
"on the spot" ALLEGATION.
Provision will be made for aM
stations set up at the edge Of tho
devastated area; clearing stations
established in the area Of minor
damage and field hospitals cut
side the damaged area.
All the taxis. buses and other
auto vehicles must be surveyed and
provision made for their use any.
where In the State. Air transpor.
tation will be used primarily to
bring critical items into the area
and to take out persons with q
high priority status.
Aircraft Warning System.
The services Of $500 Maryland
residents will be needed for ths
aircraft warning system, includ.
Ing the Ground Observer Corps.
The States major cities were
told to provide public shelters at
the rate of one per block for per-
sons caught in the street at the
time OF a raid. These shelters.
however, would be existing struc.
lures.
The city and county civil de.
tense planners were provided with
a check list by which they can
determine what they have now
and what they need to be ready
for an emergency.
Meanwhile, in the District, ths
Commissioners yesterday ordered
a study on whether the city
should form a home guard. Brig.
Gen. William H. Abendroth, com
mander of the District National
Guard, said after a District Build
ing meeting that he would work
with Police Superintendent Rob-
ert j. Barrett and Acting Civil
Defense Director John e. Fondahl
and TRY to come up with a plan"
Evening star., 1950-10-04

age tnree years
ago so he could
enlist, and was
due to have
been discharged
this month un-
til enlistments
were frozen be-
cause of the
Korean situa-
ton.
Pvt. Benning-
ton was sent to
Korea in July
and was a
Browning auto
matic rjHeuan
Evening star., 1950-10-04
Chruch Benefit Dinner

A baked ham dinner to help the
building program of Arlington's
Church of the Epiphany will be
served by the Ladies' Auxiliary in
the parish hall from $50 till
1880 pm. today.
Evening star., 1950-10-04

Luther Poole, Dickerson, Md: Pfc.
William H. Creed, Route 2. AL
exandria, and Marine Pfc. Ed
ward Fagiola. 7 West Del Ray
avenue, Alexandria.
Stories about 1t. Dickey, Pvt.
Poole and Pvt. Greed appeared in
The Star after their families were
notified of their wounds.
Pvt. Bennington, 18, was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Ben
nington of the Hyattsville address.
His family said he falsifed his
Evening star., 1950-10-04

after his wife was notified Of
ficially.
Area Wounded.
The area wounded men carried
On casualty lists lib and ia are:
Pfc. Henry E. McLaurn, Wonder
court S.W.; Corpl. James H.
Shannon, jr.. 1920 Seventeenth
street NV; 1t. Robert S. Wood,
2311 Connecticut avenue NV;
Marine 1t. Robert Russell Dickey
III. IT'S N street NV; Marine
Pfc. Cecil Charles Finn, formerly
of Eighth street NE; Pfc, Harry
Evening star., 1950-10-04
Civic League to Meet

Proposed changes in the county
government will be discussed by
the Oakton School and Civic
League at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Oakton School. :1
Evening star., 1950-10-04
County Engineers Club
Elects Rice President

Milton Rice has been elected
president of the Prince Georges
Montgomery County Engineers
Club. He succeeds Page Hopkins.
Other officers are Vernon
George, first vice president; Rob-
ert Mcleod, second vice president:
Charles Ofenstein, secretary, and
Joseph Kordella, treasurer. MI
Hopkins and Albert Parsons were
named to the board of directors
Evening star., 1950-10-04
VFW Auxiliary PIons Dance

A dance sponsored by the Ladies'
Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post No. 9619 will be held
at $3.50 pm. Friday at Coral Hall,
Marlboro pike, Coral Hills, Md.
Evening star., 1950-10-04
Turkey Shoot Friday

A turkey shoot sponsored by the
Burke (Va.D Volunteer Fire De-
partment will be held at Burke
at 8 pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1950-10-04
Trade Dinner TONIGHT

The October dinner meeting of
the Silver Spring Board of Trade
will be held at $50 pm. today at
the Indian Spring Country Club.
Evening star., 1950-12-09
Here are a few ideas for you to
adapt and apply.

Ideas for stretching home fur
nishing budgets are given in
Gladys Miller's booklet No. 402.
entitled Budget Stretchers." To
obtain a copy, send 10 cents (coin