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Evening star., 1950-07-24
lCrosh FutuI to MotorcYcIist

LURAY. Va, July a. R.-
David Rothgeb. %, Of Llray died
yesterday In Page Memorial Hos
pital Of injuries received Saturday
in a motorcycle accident five miles
west Of here. :.
Evening star., 1950-07-24

Leipzig, where Bach lived much
OF his life, yesterday began an
leight-day festival celebrating the
2O0th anniversary Of his death on
July 2s.
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All cruisers and battleships Of
the United States Navy carry Ma
ripe Corps detachnaents.
Evening star., 1950-07-24

Lubricants made from petro-
leum were first used In 1859.
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NOBODY knows about customng Love Bras than Geneveve
the experts consult her What do for
figure something you'll have believe you've been wearing
conventional bras customted Love will be revelation you!
Especially with Miss Wilkinson here for personal consultations She
will select your bra from variations in cotton rayon
broade nyon She will fit it you personally will pin it,
tuck it, adjust UNTIL YOUR LOVE BRA FITS YOU ALONE IN
ALL THE WORLDThats the real secret of Loves results And
you bring your Love in after it's first launderng-we adjust
again If need be. 81 to 1850.
Loot Bras ashust store only
Evening star., 1950-12-19
Naval Academy TO Relax
Entrance Requirements

Entrance requirements of the
Naval Academy will be relaxed
slightly to allow a greater per.
centage of applicants to enter or
the strength of their secondary
schooling, the Navy announced to.
day.
Effective Immediately both
plane trigonometry and elemen-
tary physics will be eliminated
from the pre-entry lists of man.
datory subjects required of An
napolis applicants. However, fu-
ture candidates who become
"plebes" without benefit Of the
two courses will find them added
to the normal curriculum.
The addition of two extra
courses to an already crowded
schedule will be effected by start
ing plebe classroom work two
weeks in advance of the academic
year. .
The Navy said the objective was
assurance of more equal oppor-
tunity and that the change fol-
lowed a recommendation of the
Defense Department service Acad-
emy Board.
Evening star., 1950-12-19
Moose Leader Wins,
Gaming Case Dropped

Gambling charges against the
governor Of the Bethesda Moose
Lodge were dismissed in Bethesda
Police Court yesterday.
Lester L. Miller, Al, Bethesda
restaurant operator who lives at
444 Grosvenor lane, had been
charged with possession of five
punch boards found in the Moose
headquarters during a series of
raids on IL Montgomery County
clubs December 2.
Trial Magistrate James r. Miller
dismissed the charges against him
on the ground there was INSULT
cient evidence to connect Mr..
Miller with the punch boards. The
Moose official testified he was sick
at home the night of the police
raid.
Two other club leaders were to
face similar gambling charges in
Silver Spring Police Court today.
They are C. Robert Gray of the
5000 block of Fairview road, Silver
Spring, exalted ruler of the Silver
Spring Elks Lodge, and Edwin
Pipelow. 81, of the 8700 block of
Barron street, Silver Spring, stew
ard of the Silver Spring Moose
Lodge. Police said slot machines
were found at the two clubs.
Evening star., 1950-12-19
Driver Gets = Years
In Traffic Death Of Boy

The driver of a car which killed
12-year- old Freddie Lehman or
Lee boulevard at Park drive, Ar
lington, last January, was SEN
fenced to two-and- one half years
in the penitentiary on man.
slaughter charge yesterday.
Arlington Circuit Court Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy imposed the
sentence on Walter j. Ford, 81
colored, of the 800 block of I street
S.W., after receiving a probation
officers report.
Judge Mccarthy said Ford had
the longest traffic violation record
he had seen since his appointment
to the bench.
The Lehman boys death led to
installation of traffic lights on the
new traffic island on Lee boule-
ward at the intersection after an
aroused public appealed to men,
bers of the General Assembly and
State highway officials.
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Ordnance Man Found Dead
In Alexandria Apartment

Richard M. Graham, SIS, a unit
chief in the Ordnance Department
at the Pentagon, was found dead
last night in his apartment at
500 Jefferson street, Alexandria.
Police said death apparently
was from natural causes. DR..
John A. Sims. Alexandria coroner,
performed an autopsy today.
Neighbors said they had not
seen Mr.. Graham, who lived
alone, since last Tuesday, and
police said he apparently had
been dead several days. His body
was discovered by the apartment
manager, Mrs. Mary c. Daley.
Police said Mr.. Graham's di-
vorced wife, Mrs. E. Carter Gra-
ham of the Abingdon Apartments,
Alexandria, told them his only
relative lives in Indiana.
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Police Check Purse Theft
After $40 Gift by Girl, I

Police today are checking a re-
port that a $40 bill small girl
gave to restaurant patron Satur-
day, may have come from a stolen
purse.
A 7-year-old girl and a 9-year-
old boy walked into Murray Ste
warts restaurant, at 945 K street
NV. with a woman's pocketbook
The girl waved several bills in
front of carlton Downs, 113 Taylor
Run parkway, Alexandria, Va, the
patron. She then threw $40 bill
to him and told him to keep it
The children fed. Mr.. Stewart
handed the bill over to the police
Last night Detective A. M
Shutta of No. 2 precinct said he
was checking a report from a wom-
an in Falls Church, Va. She told
him her purse was lost in a de-
partment store and later said it
was stolen" She said it con-
tanned $3.50, and might have been
the purse the children had.
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gers Laundry at Twenty-third
and C streets NV. In 1889 the
three bought the Yale Laundry
at 437 New York avenue NV,
and in subsequent years acquired
two other laundries which were
absorbed into the Conger and Yale
plants.
Mr.. Conger retired in 1916 and
established the Turkey Branch
Farm at Wheaton, Md.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mabel
A. Conger; a son, Bernard w.
Conger of Atlanta, and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Virginia w. Wingfield,
and Mrs. Alice H. Kunde, both of
Washington. Also surviving are
a brother, Harry M. Conger of
Seattle, formerly one of the part
ners here, and several sisters. in
Guiding Mrs. Milo Brinkley of
Washington. The other brother,
Clarence H. Conger, is dead.
Evening star., 1950-12-19

community using fold-away tables
and benches in multi-purpose
rooms. These cost about $500
each. The county has so. Other
communities buy portable folding
tables and chairs, which are
cheaper.
Montgomery County found it
could economic by building a
number of standard classroom
units" from one set of plans.
These are not complete schools.
They are constructed. however, SO
they can be connected later with
similar units and thus become
parts of complete schools.
S15C,OOO Cost Per Unit.
In two years, Montgomery pro-
vided Sc classrooms this way. The
units cost about $150,000 each
Arlington says it cannot build
standard units because it lacks
suitable sites.
Supt. Early and the School
Board stoutly defend the qualifica-
tions of Asst. Supt. Braun, who
is in charge of construction. Mr..
Braun was criticized in the Ar
lington Ridge Civic Association
report. Supt, Early declared the
assistant is eminently qualified
and also said Mr.. Braun has two
subordinates who are competent
construction engineers.
X X X
Arlington needs approximately
100 more classrooms for the pres
ent enrolment. If these are to be
built, the people must supply the
money. Probably they will be
asked again to approve a bond
issue.
To convince the voters, it is
possible that the board will have
to trim it's sails. The board will
decide whether to pursue it's pres
ent policy of building fine and
complete schools or whether to
try for savings which others are
making.
Perhaps the decision will be
made for the board by the Ma
tional Emergency.
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Thieves Take Half
OF 1900 Pounds of
Turkeys in Truck

The trail was cold when fast
working police picked up their
first clue in the case of the miss
ing turkeys this morning.
They found 600 pounds of stifhy
frozen turkeys in a truck in the
400 block of School street S.W. Is
minutes after the vehicle had been
stolen from in front of the Dis
trict Grocery Stores warehouse
800 block of Fourth street S.W.
But in the quarter hour interval
the robbers had made off with an
additional 900 pounds of the
frozen birds.
Police Chief Robert j. Barrett
en- route to work, heard the report
of the missing turkeys and ordered
his men to make 'every effort" to
recover them.
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Fondoh Describes Civil Defense Hospital Plans

Plans call for using the present
$500 people now engaged in the
business of MISUNDERSTANDING,
hotels, and so on-as the nucleus
for the personnel needed. Six
mobile feeding units are planned.
These would aid in feeding doc
tors, nurses and people in the dis
aster area" Mr.. Shea said. Ger
tain restaurants would be desig-
mated to furnish food for these
mobile units.
Shelters to Be Set Up.
Mr.. Shea told the audience he
is planning on setting up major
shelter in each of the six sections
of the city. He said his group
feels that public schools, churches.
public buildings and private homes
should be used in that order of
priority for housing. He declared
there are no present plans for
tent cities or stockpiling clothing
Mr.. Shea pointed out it is hoped
to distribute clothing through the
warden service and that clothing
could be shipped into the city
from outside. Whether the medical
or welfare group would furnish
blankets is under stuo,y he de-
clared.
| Under the information service
trained professional people would
be required. he said, but there is 9
reed for volunteers. professional
social service workers will be
utilized.
Pamphlet Recommended.
Mr.. Shea pointed to the desira
bility of expanding existing socia
service agencies and said they
should be thinking now of securing
recruits and volunteers for theil
own groups. There will be a core
Of professional people arounc
which the social service is going
to develop, he declared.
At the end of the meeting, In
spector Fondahl urged the group
Evening star., 1950-12-19
Truman Tells Reporters
Of Esteem for FBI Head

President Truman declared to-
day that he has always thought
we'll of j. Edgar Hoover, director
of the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation.
The point was raised in a news
conference when reporter want
ed to know if the President ap-
proved of book by Max Lowen-
thai attacking the FBI.
Mr.. Truman said that he had
not read the book and that he
saw no reason to approve or dis
approve it.
Some critics have charged that
the Lowenthal attacks reflected
President Truman's views or
the FBI.
Evening star., 1950-12-19
Stabbed by 7 Assai|anfs,
Man Walks 10 Hospital

A 24-year-old colored man,
stabbed in the chest, back and
head, walked from the scene to
the George Washington University
Hospital emergency room for
treatment last nigtt.
Charles Plummer, 1143 Twenty
second street NV, was walking
north on the east side of Twenty
second street near his home, when
he was assaulted by two colored
men from behind, police said.
Police could give no reason for
the stabbings this morning. Mr.
Plummer was admitted to the hos
pital where his condition was de-
scribed as good"
Evening star., 1950-12-19

to secure copies of the pamphlet
Survival Under Atomic Attack" ;"
which may be purchased at the
Government Printing Office. He
said five alarm fire might throw
the people into a panic" if all the
apparatus had to center in one
section of the city, at the same
time. How to Offset this is being
given careful study, he declared.
In the event of an enemy attack,
fire apparatus would be dispersed
throughout the city to insure its
survival. if possible.
Washington has contributed to
the overall national defense in
large cities, as officials here have
been working closely with the Ma
tional Security Resources Board
and the Federal Civil Defense ad-
ministrator, he explained. The
inspector said Washington stacks
up well" with other large cities of
the Nation in its civil defense
preparations. But rescue services
here have not progressed too far
yet in organization, he asserted.
General Members Admitted.
The board admitted to general
membership the Federation of
Civic Associations and the Merri-
weather Home for Children and
admitted to Community Chest sup
port Recreation Services, Inc, the
operating agency for the Armed
Services Hospitality Committee.
Mrs. Charles Runyon III tolc
the audience of plans for a Boare
Member Institute February 81, il
which staff members would dis.
cuss basic problems on manage.
ment of agencies. Charles c
Glover III, first vice president
told of the plan to hold a ref
erendum in April to assess the
work of WCS. The 81 agencies
involved will be asked for their
opinions on what WCS can do to
improve itself and its program
Mr.. Glover asserted.
Evening star., 1950-12-19
Two Traffic Accident
Victims in Hospital

Two persons were in fair con-
dition at Emergency Hospital to-
day, where they were admitted
after being injured in traffic ac-
cidents yesterday.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Andrews, 60;
of 1901 Connecticut avenue NV.
suffered a broken left knee and
ribs and cuts when a car in which
she was a passenger collided with
another automobile at Military
road and Oregon avenue NV,
police reported.
Police listed the driver as
Robert H. Blackwell, 80, also of
the Connecticut avenue address.
He was treated at Emergency
Hospital for a cut scalp and re-
leased. Another passenger, Jose
Mauricio, 68. also of 3601 Con-
necticut avenue. was treated for
nose cuts and released.
Driver of the other car was
listed by police as Ben L. Coils,
33, of 7731 Frederick road, Hyatts-
vile, Md. He was treated at
Emergency for a nose injury and
released.
A pedestrian, Dennis A. Nc
Carthy, 64, of 1919 G street NV.
was treated at Emergency for pos
sible head injuries, a cut scalp
and shoulder and hip injuries.
He was struck by car, police
said, as he walked along the side
walk in the 600 block of H street
NV.
Police said a car driven by Ar
thur H. Walker, 81, colored, Of
1409 Eleventh street NV, swerved
and struck Mr.. Mccarthy after
the automobile had been hit in
the rear by another car driven by
Donald M. Tompkins, II, of 36-F
Crescent street, Greenbelt, Md.
Young Tompkins was charged
with colliding and referred to the
Juvenile Bureau.
Evening star., 1950-12-19
DR.. Taylor Is Consu|fant
OF SfabiIization Agency

DR.. George w. Taylor, for four
years a member of the World War
II War Labor Board and it's chair
man in 1945, is serving the Eco
nomic Sterilization Agency as con-
Sultant, it was learned today.
An ESA official said DR.. Taylor
has been aiding in the organiza-
ton of the agency and is available
for other consultation on other
matters.
DR.. Taylor is professor of eco
nomics at the University of Penn
Sylvania. He also takes part in
labor arbitrations and was the
arbitrator of the Capital Transit
Co. wage dispute in 1947. He was
the author of the Little Steel
formula.
Evening star., 1950-12-19
Woman Refuses to Pay S. Fine,
Is jailed on Speeding Charge

A 20-year-old Alexandria wom-
an today refused to pay a $5 fine
for speeding and was committed
to Jail in Arlington County Court
Police said Mrs. Jeane Philips,
300 block of Lynwood drive, Alex
andria, is an advertising sales
manager for Radio Station WAX,
Falls Church
Mrs. Philips told Judge Hugh
Reid that she was not guilty of
the speeding charge, and, when
the fine was imposed, stated, 81
refuse to pay it,
Judge Reid made no comment
but reached for a form used fol
committing offenders TO jail
signed it and handed it to Bailif1
Evening star., 1950-12-19

Leven P. Allen, chief of staff of
the 9th Army, signed the citation.
1t was presented to Comdr. Cas-
teel by Rear Admiral Clifford A.
Swanson, surgeon general of the
Navy, in his Office in the Potomac
annex of the Navy Department.
Mrs. CaSteel and their four young
sons were present.
The family lives at 25O3 Dawson
avenue. Silver Spring, Md. Comdr
Casteel is now with the Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
. here. He entered the Navy Medi-
= cal Corps in 1912.
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Fred Doe, who escorted her out
of the courtroom. Court officials
said she may be confined for as
much as five days in lieu of the
fine.
Police said she can getsout of
Jail by paying $9.75, representing
the fine, court costs and jail costs.
Policeman Ernest R. Davis
arrested Mrs. Philips yesterday
on Lee boulevard. He charged
her with travelling so miles an
hour in a 35-mile zone. She re-
fused to accept the policeman S
summons and he took her to the
police station. Mrs. Philips then
was taken before Judge Paul D.
Brown who released hea for to-
days hearing.
Evening star., 1950-12-19
Added Agencie!
Due 10 Speed
Mobilization
ReshuffIing Likely
As Trumun Asks
More War Powers

President Truman's request for
more wartime powers brought the
expectation today that additional
emergency agencies may be set up
and present ones reshuff1ed to
speed the mobilization.
At the same time Senator Mag
nuson, a member of the Armed
Services Committee. said he be-
lieves the Presidents request is
only step toward a full mobili-
zation of resources necessary to
fight Communist aggression.
Mr.. Truman asked for legiSla-
ton along the lines of Titles and
II of the First War Powers Act of
1941. The first would permit set
ting up new agencies and to con-
solidate and transfer existing ones
The second contains emergency
contract provisions and would per-
NIT the modification of contracts
already let.
Writes Barkley and Rayburn.
In World War II such major
agencies as the War Production
Board and the War Manpower
Administration were set up under
the provisions of Title I. In let
ters to Vice President Barkley and
Speaker Rayburn, Mr.. Truman
said:
1T is clear that in a number
Of instances there may be need
for similar kinds of action very
quickly as the present defense
program moves forward. The di-
rector of the defense mobilization,
Mr.. Wilson (Charles E. Wilson, is
already beginning to review the
scope and character of our present
programs and organizational ar
rangementS in relation to the ex-
panding Job which lies ahead.
"As soon as changes are found
to be necessary the President
should be able to place them into
effect. Delay would only hamper
the overall effort"
To Modify Contracts.
Regarding the Title II request,
Mr.. Truman said it is already
apparent that agencies responsible
for defense production will need
authority to modify existing con-
tracts. In certain cases contract
price adjustments are necessary to
keep in production concerns faced
with rising costs.
While Mr.. Truman emphasized
the need for speed in mobilization,
Chairman McCarran predicted
that the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee will move cautiously to
meet the Presidents request. He
indicated that the proposed legis-
lation may have to wait until the
new Congress meets next month.
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the victim of the crash at the
functions of Routes so and Is.
about IL miles south of Leesburg.
His wife Mary suffered a broken
ankle and was taken to Loudoun
County Hospital. Also injured
was their 21-month-old daughter
Mary, who was hospitalized with
minor cuts and bruises.
Mr.. Wattles was the only son
of Mrs. Florida Brown Wattles
of Alexandria and the late Mr..
Wattles. The engineer was the
fourth generation of the faInily in
Alexandria. 4
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Bethesda Group to Hear
DR.. Fromm-Reichmunn

DR.. Frieda Fromm- -Reichmann,
director of psyche -therapy at
Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium at
Rockville, will speak to the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Jewish
Community Group at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. William Chase, 1901
Brookville road. Chevy Chase, at
$3.50 pm. Thursday.
DR.. Fromm- -Reichmann, who
also is on the staff of the Wash
ington School of Pschiatry, will
discuss THE Role Of the Mother
in the Family GrouSE X"
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1uneral nome,
1900 N street
NV. B ur i a !
was to be in
Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Mr.. Conger
died Saturday
of a heart at
tack at his
h ON e, 4 0 /
Thirty = eighth
street NV.
He came mere
in 1903 and with
t W brothers
established Con-
Evening star., 1950-12-19
Christmas Mail
Expected TO Set
.A||-TimeM Mark
Millions of Letters
And Parcels Pour
Through Post Office

Washington postoff1ces con-
tinued to push through millions Of
letters and packages today for the
thousands of people who didn't
mail early.
When nearly 5000 postal work.
ers complete the job next Satur-
day, it's almost certain that an all
time record will be hung up for the
Christmas season.
This became more apparent yes
terday when outgoing letters for
December doomed to about 25
million over the comparable period
a year ago and incoming letters
rose by millions.
At the same time, incoming par
GELS Jagged by 5000 sacks and out
going packages were down 10000
sacks. But Assistant Postmaster
w. Gordon Bell attributed this to
last weeks .two-day mail embargo,
and believed new records would be
hung up later this week.
Machinery Speeds Unloading.
The Postal Transportation Serv-
ice took a tremendous bite out of
the embargo backlog yesterday,
loading and unloading 359 rail-
road cars in near-record day.
Workmen got a big assist from
a new conveyor belt system at
Union Station, enabling crews of
10 or II men to unload II cars
in an hour. Before the machinery
was installed, the same crews un-
loaded one car an hour.
This morning the cars waiting
to be unloaded had dwindled to
mere 81, and it appeared that all
Washington-bound cars tied up in
the railroad strike had arrived.
Tips for Late Mailers.
It's too late to mail early" now,
but late mailers may help their
cause along, Mr.. Bell said. One
way of speeding up service is to
separate local and out-of-town
Christmas cards, tieing them up
in different bundles. With each
bundle there should be facing
slip identifying the cards as "lo-
cal'' or "out of town."
Package mailers were reminded
again that fastest service may be
had at the main postoffice, Massa-
chusetts avenue and North Capitol
street NE, where many more
windows are available.
| For assured delivery by Christ
mas, it will be wise to send by air
parcel post any packages ad-
dressed to points west of the Mis-
sissippi River, postal authorities
advised.