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Evening star., 1950-07-24
First 1850 Polio Case
Reported in Alexandra

Alexandria reported its first
polio case of the year today and
two more were added to the Dis
trict roster giving the Washing
ton area a total of 40 cases so
far this year.
The Alexandria victim is a 28-
year-old woman from the 200
block of East Braddock road, AL
exandria, who was taken to Gal
linger Hospital last night, the
Alexandria Health Department
teported.
The two new District victims
are listed by the District Health
Department as:
An l1-year-old colored gir
from the $500 block of Foott
street NE. and a 7-year-old col
ored boy from the 500 block o.
Florida avenue NE, both admit
ted to Children's Hospital.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Plumber Telephones
Daughter, Kills Self

Homicide squad detectives said
today a 44-year-old plumber, ap-
parently distraught over a years
separation from his wife, shot
himself in the head while talking
with his 20-year -old daughter over
the telephone.
The victim, Richard j. Voigt, Of
1920 Jennifer street NV, was
unconscious when found and died
a short time later. Deputy Coro.
ner Richard Rosenberg said he
would issue a certificate of sui
eide.
Mr.. Voigt was found slumped
in a bedroom chair by his mother.
Mrs. Margaret Voigt, who had
been sitting on rear porch with
her husband, Frederick Voigt. Po-
lice said they reported hearing a
sound, but thought it was a fire.
cracker.
He had telephoned the daugh.
ter. Dolores, of 3618 South Kem-
per street, Arlington, and, police
said, told her of his intention to
kill himself. Then she heard the
shot.
She and a brother, Richard, az.
drove to the Jennifer street ad-
dress, but their father had died
before their arrival.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
7 Alert Citizens Help
Fairfax Police Catch
Suspect in Murder

A man is under arrest on a
murder charge in Fairfax County
today because of the alertness of
two county citizens.
Eugene Crumpton. 38, colored,
OF Chicago is accused of murder
ing James Harris. 43, colored, of
the 1700 block of South Twelfth
street, Arlington, who was found
shot to death in a wooded section
near Pender early yesterday. Mr..
Harris had been shot three times.
Fairfax police said the events
that led to Crumpton's arrest
started shortly after 8 am. yes
terday, when Alexander Vaughn
was driving to his home on Rugby
road near Pender. Mr.. Vaughn
noticed a car with Illinois license
tags turn into Rugby road, which
dead ends in the woods.
William S. Smallwood, who also
lives in the area. meanwhile
spotted the car driving into the
woods. When it drove away, he
told police, he went to investigate
thinking some one was dumping
trash Illegally.
A short distance in the woods.
police said Mr.. Smallwood found
the body Of Mr.. Harris. He ran to
Mr.. Vaughn's house where the
two men called police. They were
able to give a good description of
the car they had seen driving into
the woods.
Detective William Durrer, who
was driving towards Fairfax on
Route 236, heard the description
broadcast. A few minutes later
he said a car fitting that descrip-
tion passed him going in the op-
posite direction. Detective Durrer,
overlook the car and stopped it.
He said the driver was Crumpton
and was wearing bloodspattered
clothes and that the inside of
the car had bloodstains.
Detective Durrer said Crump-
ton denied shooting Mr.. Harris,
claiming that some one else had
shot him after a poker game,
Crumpton said he got the blood
stains when he was forced to take
the body away.
Crumpton is being held under
$50. 900 bond pending a hearing
at Fairfax at 10 am. Wednesday
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Third Fire in Year Hits
Laundry in Arlington

Bundles of coveralls were dam
aged today in the third fire in less
than a year at the Industrial
Laundry, 1400 block of Lee high
way. Rosslyn.
The blaze was confined to the
coveralls by two Arlington fire
companies. Twenty employees es-
capped without injury from the
building at 1921 Lee highway. An
estimate of the damage was not
available.
One fire last summer and an
other July is were in a building at
1407 Lee highway. After the first
blaze, the firm moved out. The
new building a f1reproof structure
recently was completed.
Arlington's new $4,000 ladder
truck broke an axle as it was leav-
ing.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Gaming House Row
AT Colonial Beach Due
For Airing in Court
Special plspoteh TO The s.ar

MONTROSS. Va, July 24.-A
dispute between operators of rivaI
whisky and slot machine estab-
llishments on pierheads off Colo
nial Beach will be aired in Circuit
Court here today.
A hearing has been set on an
application for an injunction
which would close a new building
housing Monte Carlo, Jr., on a
wharf end near the center of the
beach front. -esa
The action was filed by Delbert
w. and Emmagine Conner through
Attorney John e. Mayo of Colo
nial Beach and the law firm of
Butzner & Butzner of Fredericks-
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner operate
Little Reno on a nearby pier. They
claim they own the land on which
the Monte Carlo wharf is located
and ask the court to halt what
they call "a continuing trespass. ~
There is a possibility that the
town of Colonial Beach may be-
some involved. Mr.. Mayo, mem
ber of the Town Council, told of
f1cials at recent meeting that
there is a question as to whether
the porperty is owned by the
municipality or by private inter.
estS.
He said the town had granted
a permit for a wharf but speci.
fed that no buildings be erected
on it.
Slot machines and whisky BY
the drink are banned in Virginia
but are legal in Charles County
Nd, directly across the Potomac
River. Such operations are con.
Quoted on wharf ends over Mary.
land water on the premise thai
Virginia jurisdiction ceases at the
low water mark on the Old Do.
minion shore.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Is Graduate Engineers
Get ln-Training Course

twenty-five Washington and
nearby Maryland youths are
among 78 graduate engineers
from the University of Maryland
and Johns Hopkins University
who have been admitted to the
new Maryland engineer train.
ing category.
All passed examinations held
last month by the Maryland State
Board of Registration for Profess
sional Engineers and Land Sur
veyors.
The classification was created
through a recent amendment to
the States engineering registra-
ton law. It provides that pros
pective engineers must serve at
least four years in some engi-
neering capacity before being al
lowed to apply for admission to
full practice in the profession.
Those admitted from the WASH
ington area include:
Robert B. Batter, Spencerville; Earl W.
Brown, 2116 Dexter avenue, Silver Spring
Walter E. Burke, Laurel; Robert F. Cooper,
7112 Gloster road, Wood Acres; Albert
e: Davis, -4540 Wells parkway. Riverdale;
Clyde j.. beavers, 51O3 Edmonston road.
Hyattsville; william w. Gregory, Gle
Ridge road, Greenbelt; Reginald M. Hall,
2Q1 Fifth street, LAUREL; Russell Hens,
80 Perry avenue, Kensington; George E.
Kern. 470O Longfellow street. Riverdale,
and Paul r. Klender. BOZ Crescent road,
Greenhelt.
Also Chester M. Magruder. 5000 East
ssrn drive, silver Spring: Robert McClel-
jr., .4531 Wells parkway, Riverdale; L. Z.
Mudd La Plata; John W. Neays, S15
Hiliandale; Jacob r. ohrn, 56o7 Thirty
ninth street NV; Walter w; Osborne,
4719 Wells parkway, Riverdale; George
r, Quick, 1913 Annistron road. Bethesda;
Richard N. Reed, il, 1854 Wessling lane,
Bethesda; James Render. sac Crescent
road Greenbelt; H. e. Sturdevant, 6522
Forty-sixth place, Riverdale; George
Worley, jr., 1855 Holmead place NV,
and Patrick w. zilliacus, 4534 Wells park
way, Riverdale
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Maryland Dairy Farmers
Invited Into New Union
By the Associated Press

BUTLER. Pa, July 24.-Now
dairy farmers in Pennsylvania
Ohio, Maryland and West Vir-
ginia have a union.
It is the AFL Associated Milk
Producers and Handlers, which
is seeking members in the fou1
state area.
The Union was given a charter
at a session here. It will be known
as Local 1872 under a charter is.
sued by the AFL National Farm
Labor Union.
The local will bargain with
professors and distributors to "se.
cure for its members prices fol
their products that will make Il
possible for them to remain il
business and earn a decent living
for their families.
Edward J. Dittmer, Butler
r. D. 6, is president. Other Off.
GERS are Carl Bahman, Butler
r. D. 3, vice president, and Don.
aid j. Mcdonald, West Sunbury
Pa, R. D. 2, secretary treasurer
Similar unions have been or.
ganized in New York, Wisconsin
New Jersey and Louisiana.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Free Stur Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight
Washington. $40 PM.


Gallinger, F and Twenty-second
NV; Rudolph, Second and Ham
ilton NV: Langdon Park, Eight
zenith and Franklin NE; Kenil-
worth, Kenilworth avenue and Ord
NE; Virginia avenue, Ninth and
Virginia avenue Sc; Bald Eagle.
Nichols avenue and Joliet S.W.:
Bruce, Kenyon and Sherman
NV: Francis. Oath and N NV;
Blow, Nineteenth and Benning
NE. and Syphax. 105 s S.W.
Arlington, $3.50 PM.
Four Mile Run. -Four Mile Run
drive and Vermont.
Alexandria, $3.50 PM.
Washington, South Washington
street.
Montgomery County, 8 PM.
Kensington, Everett street and
Kensington parkway.
Prince Georges County, 8 PM.
Mt. Rainier, Thirty - fourth
street. \
Evening star., 1950-07-24
PastorsCaI|
For Moral War
On Communism
Truman Praises
Theme of Sermon
At Baptist Church /

Washington congregations yes
terday heard call to arms in .
moral war against the evil forces
of Communism.
President Truman was among
the churchgoers who heard q SER
mon on the theme that greater
sacrifice and labor by Christians
over the centuries might have
averted the threat that we face
today.
The Rev. DR.. E. H. Pruden, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church
told his congregation:
WARS do not start in foreign
offices but in the hearts of indi-
vidnals." -
II we are seriously to assume the
responsibility of moral leadership
for. the rest of the world we mus
as Christians, Improve our recort
considerably" he said.
Truman Praises Sermon.
However much we may fee
called upon to resist aggression
anywhere in the world, we must al
the. same time as Christians rec
o9nize that had our witness been
stronger and our sacrifices greater
In the past 1900 years, such acts
of aggression might not now be
taking place."
The only ultimate hope for
peace, DR.. Pruden concluded, "is
in spiritual Transformation of in
dividuals as they are brought face
to face with God as He is revealed
in Jesus Christ"
The President, who attended the
services with Miss Margaret Tru-
man pronounced the sermon ex-
cellent and timely.
Phe congregation at the Ma
tional Presbyterian Church was
urged to "stand at Armageddon
and battle for the Lord" in a SER
mon which marked the return to
the pulpit of the church's pastor
emeritus, the Rev. DR.. Albert
Joseph Mccartney. DR.. McCart-
ney turned to history to back his
theme that the weapons of evil
have never triumphed in the END
over the forces of righteousness.
Cites Lesson of History.
From the time of the earliest
struggles of the Israelites for free
dom, down through the fate of the
Spanish Armada and Napoleon's
bloodstained empire, the lesson OF
history proves to man that the
forces Of righteousness are the
most powerful in the end" DR..
Mccartney said.
''We are now engaged in a con-
troyersy with the Communists in
Korea, and we tremble lest the
step we have taken might draw
the whole world into mutual
slaughter and devastation. The
cost of this controversy with COM
munism may possibly prove in
calculable. But let us stand at
Armageddon and battle for the
Lord.
"I prophesy that some of you
here present will live to see the
day when the name of Stain and
his ilk have completely disap-
peared from the headlines of the
press" DR.. Mccartney said.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
By the Asseeioted Press

ST. CHARLES, Va, July "a
It might have been a tragic four
way deadlock, but for the quick
thinking of 60-year-old Jim Dow
ell, a colored brakeman for the
Southern Railroad.
What followed was a screechine
halt for a 10-car coal train. rug
ged stiff-arming for a 23-year-old
mother, Just lark" for her 16-
month-old son, and ''the weak
trembles" for Mr.. Dowell.
The news, relayed by a slow
freight almost as slow as the little
coal train, went like this:
Little Jimmy Woodward, garbed
in practically nothing. thought the
rails much more interesting than
the coal train-its nine loaded
cars giving it momentum-back-
ing down the steep slope from the
Monarch mines.
"Oh, look at that baby" sud-
denly yelled MIR. Dowell as he
stood on the rear platform of the
cahoose with Conductor Hugh
KeStner.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Maryland tobacco Group
To Meet Wednesday

Market reports and forecasts
and selection Of a queen will fea-
ture a picnic of the Maryland
T bacco Growers Association
Wednesday at Chesapeake Beach,
Md.
The queen viii be chosen from
five princesses, one from each OF
the Southern Maryland counties
All will be named in program
beginning at 1:3o pm.
Prizes will be given the Oldest
tobacco grower from each county
and awards will be made for the
best tobacco samples and to win
sners Of horseshoe pitching con-
tests. "
Evening star., 1950-07-24
22 Cars Leave Rails
In Cumberland PiIe-Up
By the Assoeiuted Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, July "a
Sugar. oil and empty beer bottles
were among the freight strewn
along the right-of-way when 20
railroad cars crashed off the rails
and piled up east of here yester-
day.
A journal box apparently
burned out on a Western Mary
land freight sending cars rumbling
off the tracks into a gully and
stacking up others.
The railroad said it hoped to
have the line re-opened today.
Traffic was routed over the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad from North
Branch to Jerome.
Evening star., 1950-07-24

nue). near Bennett avenue, Du-
pont Heights.
F. w. Bunkley, residential, Zone
family, detached to local COM
mercial, three lots at the south
east corner of Sixtieth avenue and
j street, Fairmount Heights.
Johnnie McClain. residential
tone-family. detached) to gen.
eral commercial, three lots on Lee
place near Sixty-fourth avenue,
Cedar Heights.
Recommended for approval is
the application Of John M. Bur-
CESS for rezoning of property at
the southeast corner of Sargent
and Chillum roads. Chillum. A
small grocery is on a portion of
the land involved.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Two Are Killed
In Accidents in
Nearby Areas
Boy Dies When Cycle
Runs Into Truck;
Heud-on Crush FutuI

A 20-year-old Marine was killed
instantly early today in a head-on
collision on the Shirley highway,
four miles north of Woodbridge,
Va. He was Pfc. Marion Parker,
stationed at Quantico.
His death was the second due to
traffic accidents in the Washing.
ton area over the weekend.
Leonard Baker, IS, Of Route 2,
Gaithersburg, Md, was killed yes
terday morning when his bicycle
ran into the side of a truck, near
Etchison. Md.
Three persons were injured in
the Virginia accident, which oc-
Cured about S am. south of the
divided portion of Shirley high
way. All were taken to the Naval
Hospital at Quantico.
3 Are Injured.
They were Corpl. Willie M. Har-
rell, %, a Marine stationed at
Quantico, who suffered a broken
arm and multiple face cuts;
Joseph D. Hines, %. colored, Of
Baltimore, who received possible
fractures of the right knee and
nose, and his wife, Grace Anna
Hines. Is, colored, a broken left
leg and a cut right knee.
Virginia State police listed
Corpl. Harrell and Mr.. Hines as
drivers Of the two cars. The dead
man was a passenger in Corpl,
Harrell's car, police said.
The Baker boy suffered a brok-
en- neck and was pronounced dead
on arrival at the MONTGOMERY
County General Hospital, Sandy
Spring.
Boy COllided With Truck.
County police said the boy coll
l1ded with the truck as he pedaled
from Waters lane onto the Etchi-
Unity road about $3.50 am.
The truck driver, Samuel E.
johnson, %, colored, of Route 3,
Gaithersburg, G was arrested on q
technical charge of manslaughter,
according to police. He was freed
under $500 bond pending a hear
Ing in Rockville Police Court at
$3.50 am. Thursday.
Three Leonardtown (Md.) resi-
dents were injured, two of them
seriously. when their car left the
Eagle Harbor read, near Aquasco,
in lower Prince Georges County,
about z pm. yesterday. :
Rudell johnson, Is, and Eugene
Young, Is. both colored, were
admitted to Gallinger Hospital
here with severe head injuries
George M. Somerville, colored
listed by police as driver of the
car, was treated at st. Mary's
Hospital, Leonardtown.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Planning Commission Opposes
4Prince Georges Zoning Pleas

Rejection Of four requests for
commercial coming in Prince
Georges County and approval of
a fifth has been recommended to
the county commissioners by the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Urged for disapproval are petit
tions Of the following:
Flossie A. Madison, rural resi-
dental to local commercial, two
lots on Central avenue, midway
between Hill road and Ritchie
road, near Seat Pleasant.
Eli Busada. residential (one-
family, detached, and semi-de-
tached) to local commercial, eight
lots on Alton road (Shadyside ave-
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Herndon Man Is Held
In Fuirfox Shooting

A man who called Fairfax
County police after a shooting
was under arrest today on a mur-
der charge.
He Is Edward William Smith,
36. colored.- Herndon. Va, charged
with the fatal shooting Saturday
night of william Honesty, AZ, also
colored, Sterling. Va.
Police said Smith told them
Honesty was shot during an argu-
ment between the two men.
Smith called police after the
shooting.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Barter Players to Give
Arsenic and Old Lace
SpeeiaI Dispatch 10 The s.nr

LURAY, Va, July 24.-The
comedy, arsenic and Old Lace"
by Joseph Kesselring, will be given
by the Barter Players at the Luray
auditorium Wednesday evening
through Saturday evening.
Following the comedy produc-
ton here, the play will be given at
Middleburg Monday and Tuesday
evenings, July 81 and August /.
The play is directed by Owen
Phillips.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Church Lown Party

A lawn party and fair, spon-
sored by the Mems Club of st.
Johns Episcopal Church, will be
held at S pm. Friday at the
church, Thirty fourth and Rainier
avenue, Mount Rainieri Md.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Course in Londscuping

BLACKSBURG, Va, July "a (P)
"A four day short course in land.
scaping and ornamental flowers /;
scheduled August 8-11 at Virgins
Tech.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Oxon Hill Chicken Dinner

The Oxon Hill American Legion
Auxiliary viii hold a chicken din
ner from Q to 6 pm. Sunday at
Fort Washington, Md.
Evening star., 1950-10-19
Defense Steel Need Will Cut
Auto Output, Knudson Says
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 10
James K. Knudson. defense trans
portation administrator, says
Americas defense effort will cause
a rationing of steel for civilian
automobiles with a resulting cur
tailment of auto production.
In a talk before the closing ses-
sion Of the National Defense
transportation Association con-
vention yesterday, Mr.. Knudson
told delegates that. steel for auto
use has been scheduled for the
production of munitions, railroad
cars, trucks and buses. He added
that no date has been set for
steel rationing.
Charles F. Nielsen of Santa
Monica, Calf, was elected asso-
citation president, succeeding Harry
Chaddick Of Chicago.
The organization, composed of
civilian and military transport
leaders. also chose six vice presi-
dents. They are:
L. H. Ristow. Chicago, Grey
hound Corp, for bus transport;
Samuel D. Schell, Washington,
National Federation of American
Shippers. for water; Arthur H.
Gass, New York. Association of
American Railroads, for rail;
James w. Austin, Washington,
Capital Airlines, for air; Frank
Grimm, Washington, National
Petroleum Carriers, motor truck
ing, and Arthur G. Wood, New
York. American Car & Foundry
Corp, for industry.
Evening star., 1950-10-19
Draft Officials 10 Seek
Action by Prosecutor
Against DeIinquents

District Selective Service head
quarters said today it probably
would turn over it's first list of
draft delinquents on Monday to
the United States Attorneys Of
flee for action.
Draft officials refused to esti-
mate the number of delinquents.
The Is local boards now are max
ing final checks of their records
before filing the names of the
violators with Frank Norton, dep
uty selective service director for
the District.
When United States Attorney
George Morris Fay gets the list of
delinquents. he is expected to turn
it over to the FBI for investiga-
ton.
64 Inducted at Farms.
Meanwhile, SIS Washington men
and nine others transferred from
other draft boards were indicted
yesterday at Arlington Farms.
Three more from the District are
expected to be inducted today and
three on Monday. That will bring
the final total of October induc-
tions to 248.
On the national draft front yes
terday, industry was warned not
to expect deferments for workers
under 26 years of age, except in
very special circumstances.
Griffing Addresses Chamber.
Speaking before the United
States Chamber of Commerce
meeting, Col. J. D. Grifing, chair
man of the manpower division of
selectiv service, said:
Don't plan to retain too long
people in. the 19-through-25 draft
age limit. Some may have to be
deferred because of skills, but
they will be so few in number that
we won't miss them"
Col. Grifing also revealed that
draft officials are considering a
plan virtually to abolish voluntary
enlistments and procuring man
power only through selective
service with all the armed services
sharing inductees.
He said that it should be pos
sible to build the planned 3-mil-
lion-man armed force by an "in-
tensive" draft of men 19 through
Is. But he warned that in the
event of major mobilization, the
draft would have to be extended
up through the 35-year-olds.
Evening star., 1950-10-19
Conna||y Blasts Cotton Export Restrictions

discrimination against the cotton
producers"
He said that if the condition is
not corrected earlier, I'VE shall
make determined effort to have
a thorough investigation when
Congress meets as to the reasons
influencing the department"
Evening star., 1950-10-19
Hoover Speaks Tonight

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (R.-For-
mer President Herbert Hoover
will discuss the Nations foreign
policy at 10:30 o'clock tonight on
a coast-to-coast broadcast of the
Columbia Broadcasting System.
Mr.. Hoover will speak for half an
hour on the program "One Ma
tiOn IndiviSih1e -
Evening star., 1950-10-19

The Carlsbad Caverns in New
Mexico are estimated to be 20O,-
000,000 years old and have not
yet been completely explored. The
deepest passage uncovered at pres
ent is 1,150 feet under ground.
Evening star., 1950-10-19
BY The Assoeiated Press

MARLIN, Tex, Oct. Ex-senator
Connally, Democrat, of Texas
termed recent cotton export re-
strictions an injustice and a
discrimination against the cotton
producer.
1--WE are working very hard on
the Department of Agriculture to
get it to amend its action on the
exports of cotton" he said yes
terday. II regard the action of
the Secretary of Agriculture as
wholly unwarranted, distinctly a
Evening star., 1950-10-19
Argentine to Get Dredqes

Argentine's order for four
dredges has just been completed
by a shipbuilding firm located on
the Clyde River in Scotland.
Evening star., 1950-10-19
France Importing Sheep

North Africa has resumed ship
ments Of live sheep to France, .
trade which before the war in
volved million head annually.