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Evening star., 1950-10-20
Catholic Charities Name Conference Speakers

Civic, business and religious
leaders of the Washington area
will be among the speakers to
address the 36th annual meeting
of the National Conference of
Catholic Charities from November
p to 6 in the Hotel Statler.
District area speakers will in
clude the Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle, Archbishop of Washing
ton; Thomas Kennedy, vice presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers
of America; the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
John O'Grady, secretary of the
National Conference of Catholic
Charities, and G. Howland Shaw,
former Undersecretary of State.
More than 1900 delegates rep
resenting 267 Catholic Charities
organizations throughout the
country will attend the sessions.
Evening star., 1950-10-20
D. T.. Man Waits Sentence
In CIeric's Traffic Death

A man is awaiting sentence in
District Court for manslaughter in
a traffic death to which he pleaded
guilty yesterday before Judge Ed
ward A. Tamm.
The defendant is Wade T. Cum
ningham, %. colored. of the 100
block of I street NV. His victim
was the Rev. Joseph H. Fields,
SO, colored, of 1909 Sixth street
NV, who was assistant pastor
of Mckinley Memorial Baptist
Church, Fourth and L streets NV.
Mr.. Fields was injured last
March 26 when an automobile
operated by him was struck at
the intersection of Sixth and P
streets NV. by an automobile
operated by Cunningham. The
= minister died on June 7.
A total of nine persons were in
tured as a result of the collision.
The impact knocked Mr.. Fields
ear toward the sidewalk, where it
struck several pedestrians.
Police said Cunningham ran
through a red light and that he
had been drinking.
Evening star., 1950-10-20
Ry Moi. Thomos M. Mol

We've been bombarded in recent
years with statements that the
Army has a job corresponding to
nearly every civilian job. Well,
the Army has changed its think
ing and you may have to do the
same. You probably won't get a
Military Occupation Speciality
(MOS) like your civlan job.
The Navy long had its system
of specialist ratings, but the Army
didn't start its MOS classification
scheme until 1910. AS it took on
more and more specialized jobs,
more MOSS were added until the
list numbered nearly 800 at the
end of the war. These included |
Air Force jobs now under the ATS
own MOS setup.
This jerry-built system was
overhauled in the postwar years
and the number of Army MOSS
cut to some 400. For example,
tank crew formerly included the
separate MOSS of tank driver,
Ru1lllSl dl1O IL A1O" lao
one MOS of tank crewme11.
Previously a fellow who drove
q laundry truck in civilian life
would be likely to get an MOS
of truck driver. The Army says
truck drivers in the German
Wehrmacht were specialists and
proud of their skill The same is
true of the Russian Army.
But most American kids learn
how to drive early. so the United
States Army finally came around
to the belief that truck driving
should not be a specialized job,
that the same was true of lot
of other civilian activities. What |
the Army needed most was rough
and ready fighting men. And
there's no civilian job of killer.
except for gangsters-and the
Army doesn't want them.
About 10 per cent of all induc-
tees will end up, not with evil |
ian-type MOS but some combat
MOS in one of the three major
combat branches: Infantry, artil-
lery or armor. The rest go into
the % career fields of the tech
nical and administrative branches,
such as the engineers, quarter
masters, etc.
Sure, the Army needs few
photographers, bakers and televi-
sion repairmen. If you have a
skill that's needed, tell the Army
about it. It may use your special
talents. But chances are it wants
you more as plain ordinary
combat CT.
Everybody gets the same six
week accelerated basic training.
followed by eight weeks basic
branch training. In the infantry,
for example. you'll come out of
basic as light weapons infantry
man (MOS 4745) or a heavy weap-
ons infantryman (MOS 48l2)
AS you add chevrons to your sleeve
and reach sergeant or above you
may become, say. light weapons
infantry leader (MOS 1745. /
"It takes brains to be an in
fantryman," an Army spokesman
told me. "The Marine Corps and
Army are the only services where
men are ever sent into combat
without immediate officer super
Evening star., 1950-10-20
Tobacco Stands Higher
Than Food as Must
BY the Associated Press

LONDON.-Britain's little peo-
pie would rather trim the food
bill than deny themselves those
cigarettes if a salary cut struck.
Mass Observation, commercial
outfit that polls the British public
on timely topic, got that result
IN a poll of middle class folk on
this gloomy line:
Given a one tenth reduction
in income, where would you make
your cuts?"
Ignoring a dismal country par
son who replied "across my throat" "
the figures showed that 80 percent
of those queried would take the
first hitch in the food bill. But
only % percent would cut down
on smokes.
Evening star., 1950-10-20

The National Society of st. Vim
cent de Paul will also hold its
annual meeting Jointly with the
National Conference.
Among the hierarchy addressing
the conference will be the Most
Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani,
Apostolic Delegate to the United
States; Francis Cardinal Spellman
of New York; the Most Rev. Fran
els j. Keough, Archbishop of Balti-
more, and the Most Rev. John M.
Mcnamara. Auxiliary Bishop of
Washington.
Evening star., 1950-10-20
New Orleans to Honor
Muyor of Madrid
BY the Associated Press

MADRID, Oct. 20.-Jose Mo-
reno Torres, Mayor of Madrid, will
become an honorary Mayor OF
New Orleans, La.
Max M. Schaumburger of New
Orleans said yesterday he had
been commissioned by Mayor Nor
rison of New Orleans to present
Moreno Torres with hand
painted diploma naming him
honorary Mayor and miniature
keys to the city.
Mr.. Schaumburger is a dele
gate to the Congress of Latin
Notaries.
Evening star., 1950-10-20
French Exports Increase

Increased exports of cereals,
minerals, wood products and con-
struction materials are reported
by the French port of Marseille.
Evening star., 1950-10-20

Hoarding is foolish. Despite
the fighting in Korea there is no
immediate prospect of food ra-
tioning or shortages. Don't hoard.
Evening star., 1950-10-20
Strawberries Are Timed

Frozen Strawberries packed in
large tins for industrial and no.
tel use are increasing in impor-
tance as a Mexican export.
Evening star., 1950-10-20
Veterans and Droftees

vision. If you send a sergeant out
with group of men to take hill,
that sergeant has to be a smart
hombre.
Whats more" he added, "they
all have to be in top physical
condition. Try crawling 300 yards
on your belly and you'll see.'
(You may lOrite Maj. Mai,
care of The EUening Star, about
your o1Dn SerUice- connected
problem, but please inclose
selt-addreSsed, stamped en-
Delope.)
From AP Newsfeatures).
Evening star., 1950-10-20

The tongue of the anteater is
fastened to his breast bone.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Assessments Raised
Is Per Cent in Three
Montgomery Areas

Assessments on properties in
three Montgomery County rural
areas have been increased an aver
age of Is per cent over last years
figures, it was learned today.
The new valuations, based on
the present county levy of S1.9O
per $100, mean approximately
S31.000 in taxes. according to As
sessment Supervisor Wilton T.
Allen.
Mr.. Allen said the new assess
ments reflected the rising values
in the areas without taking into
consideration the current inha-
tionary conditions. He added they
will be placed on the tax books
for the 1950-5l fiscal year.
The areas assessed are:
Poolesville election district, ST.
462,7l0 as compared with S1,843,-
500 in 1949.
Barnsville election district, ST.
893 ,230 as compared with $780,
160 last year.
The town of Washington Grove
near Gaithersburg, $316,540 as
compared with $230.860 in 1949.
Mr.. Allen said new assessments
in the Gaithersburg election dis
trict will be available early next
week.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Bedford DivorceeF Free
In Bail in Murder Case
BY the Associated Pres,

BEDFORD, Va, April Mrs.
Dartha Louise Fulton, 42-year-old
Bedford Divorce charged with the
abortion death of Roanoke Vet
Grams Administration file clerk and
with performing an abortion on
another 18-year-old Roanoke girl,
has been freed under $27 900 bond.
Signers of the $4,000 bond nee
essary to obtain her freedom on
the abortion murder charge were
her former husband, Jesse Fulton,
and his present wife. Bertha M.
Fulton; the accused woman S
brother, Walter P. Niday, and Roy
Israel. Mr.. Fulton provided the
$4,000 bond required in the Sec
ond case.
Mrs. Dartha Fulton on March
% was charged with murder in
connection with the death of Miss
Alice Marie Taylor, whose body
was found on Brush Mountain
near Blacksburg on March "a.
A Roanoke hustings court grand
jury on April indicted Mrs. Full
ton and Mrs. Doris Milton on a
charge of performing an abortion
on an 1e-year-old Roanoke girl.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Head Nurse 10 Leave
Alexandra HOSPITAL

Mrs. Irene M. Roszel, director OF
nurses and of the School of Nurs-
ing at Alexandria Hospital. will
leave both posts at the end of the
school term in June, it was
learned today.
Van C. Adams. hospital admin
istrator. confirmed the fact that
Mrs. Roszel will not be reappoint-
ed to the posts she had held for
the last 13 years.
Mr. Adams said the hospital
medical staf thought a change
was needed"
Mrs. Roszell, who lives at lis
North Peyton street, Alexandria, is
member of the nursing class OF
1924. She was instrumental in
1943 in having the school re-
opened after it had been closed
! for several years.
Mrs. Roszel said she has nc
comment "at this time"
Mr.. Adams had nothing to say
regarding a successor to Mrs
RoSzel.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
FourinG.O.P. Race for Governor
To Meet in Baltimore Monday

sure could beat the Democrats in
November.
One strong faction in the party
wants everyone to get together
behind one man so there will be
no bitter fighting within the fam
lily in the September primary.
Those who disagree with this
idea attribute it to "the France
croWd'-the adherents of Jacob
France, Maryland's Republican
national committeeman and the
dominant figure in Republican af-
fairs hereabouts. It's not so much
that he wants to avoid a primary
they say He just wants to pick
the candidate.
Two Prime Obstacles.
There are two prime obstacles
to getting together on one man:
l. Former Mayor Theodore
Roosevelt McKeldin of Baltimore
who is a potential candidate him
self and believes the interest gen.
Grated in a primary is good for
the party general election time.
2. State Senator Harry T. Phoe-
bus of Somerset County, who is
bound and determined to be a
candidate, he says, if he can line
up the financial backing. I'm
a poor man." he declares.
Mr.. McKeldin has maintained
a public silence throughout all
the early campaign maneuvering,
an unaccustomed role for him.
He ran for Governor in 1916
and probably has a larger per-
sonal following than any other
Republican in the State.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Tests Will Determine
Maryland Highway
Damage by Trucks
BY the Associated Pres,

BALTIMORE, April 8.-How
much damage do trucks do to
highways?
The question may be settled soon
in tests to be conducted in South
ern Maryland by the national
highway research board. Ten
States and the Federal Gov
ernment will participate in the
project.
1t is to get underway this
spring and extend into the sum-
mer. Preliminary work already
has been started. the Maryland
Roads Commission said today.
A mile-long section of Route
30l in Charles County. near Bel
Alton. will be staked off for the
experiment. During a certain pc
riod, only trucks will use the road
When the test is over, road ex-
perts hope to be able to come up
with the answer as to how much
highway damage is caused by
trucks.
The Maryland commission said
the test will be conducted under
the jurisdiction Of the highway
research board, with the Gov
ernment and at least nine other
States besides Maryland helping
to pay for the project.
Cooperating States, the COM
mission said, will include Connec-
ticut, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky,
Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Virginia and Wisconsin.
The scheme was first presented
last November by Maryland rep
resentatives attending a meeting
of the Interregional Council on
Highway Transport at Colum-
bus, Ohio.
The test area will extend south
ward along Route 301 below Bel
Alton. All regular traffic will be
detoured over a parallel road so
that only vehicles participating in
the test will pass over the Sec
ton to be studied.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Jail Break Charqe
Dropped in Fairfax

The story Of Fairfax prisoner
who convinced a jury that he
was not trying to get away when
found saving jail bars indirectly
cleared companion yesterday
when the State dropped escape
attempt charges in Fairfax Cir
cult Court.
Charges against Max Cecil. so,
convicted housebreaker. were
nolle pressed after a companion,
John Havens. 20, was acquitted
OF the escape attempt accusation
in a jury trial yesterday. Havens
admitted saving cell bars but told
the jury he was trying to help q
friend escape and ne did not in.
tend to leave.
The friend. Paul Sheppard, 10.
OF Gordonsville, Va, received 4
six-month sentence for the escape
attempt to which he pleaded guilty
last February.
Sheriff John E. Taylor, who
asked H. Wise Kelley. jr., assistant
to the Commemorative Attorney,
to drop the case. said 1t would be
Z gross miscarriage Of justice" to
try Cecil on the same charge Of
which Havens was acquitted.
All three were Arlington prison.
ers being held In Fairfax while
Arlington was building q jail
annex.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
BY the Associated Pres,

BALTIMORE, April 8.-Foul
potential candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for Governor
are scheduled to get together here
Monday, perhaps to put their po-
litical eggs in one basket.
The four are D. John Markey
of Frederick County; Royden A
Blunt of Baltimore and Howard
County: State Senator Roy Tascc
Davis of Montgomery County, and
Thomas B. r. Mudd of Charles
County.
The question is: Can they agree
among themselves that one should
be the nominee?
The sponsors of the meeting
hope they can. and that the man
they give the nod to will get a
similar Endorsement from the Re-
publican State Central Commit
tee when it meets here on
April Is.
Meeting Not Official.
The committee itself doesn't
know anything officially about the
meeting. according to State Sena-
tor Stanford Hoff of Carroll
County, Republican State chair
man.
Its their affair." he said.
The DrOhlem hefora tho Per,,b
licans is that they have more
potential candidates for Governor
than they know what to do with
The central committee looked
at the field and listed no less than
Is men, any one of whom it was
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Arnold Line Fares
To D. T.. Are Raised

Higher fares went into effect
today on most of the interstate
routes of the Arnold Lines, which
operates between the District and
Arlington and Fairfax Counties
in Virginia.
A raise of 5 cents in all but one
zone with tokens selling at s for
81 instead of for so cents was
authorized Thursday by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. Un-
der the new fares. passengers ir
Zone l. which extends about 5
miles into virginia. pay 20 cents
Or l token.
Unchanged are the 1O-cent fare
to nearby Government installa-
tions and the combination Capita,
Transit-Arnold Lines 16-cent fare
for travel to and from the facili-
ties.
Five of the bus firms six zones
are affected by the rise but the
fare in the sixth zone, covering
the line to Fairfax, via Chain
Bridge road, remains at 40 cents.
A hearing on a bus company
request for higher intrastate fares
is scheduled for Monday before
the State Corporation Commission
in Richmond.
Official name of the Arnold Lines
is the Washington, Virginia &
Maryland Coach Co.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Arlington Man Cleared
In Suit for 100000

George Francis Miles. IS, Of
467l North Twenty-fourth street,
Arlington, has been cleared in q
100000 alienation of affections
suit by a county Circuit Court
jury.
Mr.. Miles. a pinball machine
operator, was sued by Leonard X.
Burton, AZ, building contractor,
on the charge he alienated the
affections OF Mr.. Burton's wife,
Vivian. 80. Mr.. and Mrs. Burton
had been living at Mr.. Miles house
for about year and a half.
A divorce by Mrs. Burton chara-
ing cruelty and abandonment is
pending in Circuit Court.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Arlington Urges
Lake Bancroft
.AsStatePark
Joins FoIls Church
In PIeo. Appoints
Committee Member

Arlington today Joined Falls
Church IN efforts to acquire the
Lake Bancroft reservoir property
as State park. The County
Board this morning appointed one
of its members. Alfred Z. Frisbie,
TO serve on a proposed committee
TO include representatives of Fair
fax County and Alexandria. in
addition to Fails Church and Ar
lington.
The committee will draft a res
olution signifying the intention Of
the governing bodies to create 4
park authority" in accordance
with provisions Of a bill approved
last month by the General As
sembly.
A New England group is nego-
tiating for purchase OF the $50
acre tract on Columbia pike ex-
tended. west of Baileys Cross
Roads in Fairfax County.
A luxury subdivision is planned
around the ll4-acre lake, The
lake was source Of supply for
the Alexandria Water Co, which
is installing new facilities at Oc-
coauan,
Bertrand NJ Gross of the Ar
lington County Planning Com
mission was appointed 10 serve
with Mr.. Frisbie as an associate
member Of the proposed COM
mittee.
Mr.. Gross told the board IT
would be "a tragedy and a scan
dal If property of this type were
developed for a set of millionaire
estates" He added that the lake
property answers q need for rec
reation facilities in this area.
Mr.. Gross said that even though
arrangements are underway TO
sell the property, the site could
be condemned for use as a park.
Falls Church City Council last
month appointed c. Arnold Fra
leigh. State Department at
torney. to serve on the proposed
committee. The council urged
that the committee make It's re-
port. including statement on
the suitability of the property for
recreation, by May Is.
/ Neither Alexandria nor Fairfax
County has acted on the plan.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Over 500 Acres Burn
AS Hundreds Battle
IS Brush Fires Here

Several hundred men fought at
least IS grass, brush and woods
fires in the Washington area yes
terday as brisk winds and dry
sunny weather increased fire haz-
ards. More than 500 acres in all
were burned.
Two fires in the Fort Belvoir
area alone burned 800 acres. One
of them. burning along Pohick
Creek, scorched building con-
tanning half million dollars
worth of Army equipment. Four
fire companies, the post fire
platoon of Is men and 120 soldiers
fought another blaze in the Lorton
and Bayliss combat ranges that
burned 200 acres.
In Montgomery County, where
total of 104 acres of timber and
brush were consumed yesterday
40 flremen battled 74-acre blaze
along Bradley boulevard across
from the Bethesda Country Club
15-M.P.H. Wind.
Famed by 15-mile- hour
winds. the blaze was fought for
five hours by firemen from Be-
thesda. Kensington. Chevy Chase,
Cabin John and Glen Echo.
Dense smoke rising from the fire
could be seen in Bethesda S miles
away. State Forest Guard Ray
mond H. Bladen said the fire may
have started from a cigarette.
A total of II other fires were
discovered in Montgomery County
yesterday, including one near
Seven Locks road and Cedar
Grove that burned over 80 acres.
Washington firemen reported
l8 alarms for grass and brush
fires, and there were 10 in Prince
Georges County yesterday. Ar
lington had six. Alexandria five
and Fairfax County three outside
Of Fort Belvoir.
Timber Destroyed.
More than so acres of young
timber was destroyed in fire 10
miles north of Charlottesville, re-
ported to have been set by an IL
year-old boy. A radio call brought
so fire fighters into action. Blood
hounds from Culpeper were taken
into Nelson County last night to
track person seen setting a fire
near Buffalo Ridge.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Course in Pottery Painting
Starts Monday in Arlington

A Hungarian who recently ar
rived in the United States will be
the instructor in a course in hand
painting Of china and other pot
terry, which will start Monday at
the Arlington Recreation Center
3700 Lee highway.
The County Department of Rec
reation announced that the course
which Stephan Pfeiffer will teach
is designed for those who have
had some experience in painting
in oils or water colors.
The center also will begin
classes next week in ceramics,
dancing, working with plastics and
leather craft.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
New Alexandria Church
Ground to Be Broken

Ground breaking ceremonies for
the new Del Ray Baptist Church
and Sunday school buildings in
Alexandria will Start at 7 am. to-
morrow. The ceremonies will fol-
low a professional beginning at
$50 am. from the present church
and marching to the new site,
Russell road and Del Ray avenue.
First to dip the shovel to the
ground will be the Rev. J. P.
Culley. pastor of the church. Con-
struction of the new Sunday
school building is expected to be
completed late this fall. No date
was given for completion of the
church building.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Roanoke Man 10 Get Life
For Killing His Mother
BY the Assoeioted Press

ROANOKE. April "a life
term faces Clarence Decker, Is
"a Roanoke war veteran who was
convicted of f1rst-degree murder
yesterday in the stomp Staying of
his mother last February 16.
Hastings Court Judge Dirk A.
Kuyk was to pass sentence on
Decker today. A jury fixed the
sentence after celebrating only
l hour and IL minutes. The State
had asked for the death penalty
BY its verdict, the jury rejected
the defense contention that Deck
er was insane when he stabbed
Mrs. Nettie Myrtle Decker, so, in
the kitchen of their home two
months ago and then beat her
to death.
Decker did not deny that he
killed his mother. But he told
the jury he did not remember
events at the time.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Daylight Time Moves
In Nearby Areas Wait
Action on District

The daylight time pattern ir
Virginia and Maryland-as in the
Districts shaping up about az
it did last year.
The suburban communities arc
waiting to see what Congress de-
cides on the subject for Washing
ton. Most citizens, however
expect daylight time once again
this spring and summer.
After public opinion pol
rolled up a 81 majority for day
light time, the Commissioners rec
commended that Congress author
ize them to order clocks moved
ahead on April 30.
Governing bodies in the sur
rounding counties and in the city
Iof Alexandria will be guided by
the congressional action.
Situation Elsewhere
Elsewhere in Virginia, daylight
time is out. State law requires
standard time.
Elsewhere in Maryland, the
situation is this:
Baltimore citizens voted right
after the war to adopt the new
time each summer as a regular
thing and this almost automatic
ally brings Baltimore, Howard
Carroll, Anne Arundel and Har-
ford Counties into the daylight
saving circle.
Cecil County is about in the
same situation. because much OF
its business life is tuned to Balti-
more or Wilmington. Whining
ton regularly goes on daylight.
What Survey Shows.
An Associated Press survey
shows that smaller cities haven't
come to grips with the daylight
saving time problem yet.
Garrett County is staying or
standard" again this year, with
out going to the trouble of taking
any official action about it.
A battle is on in Cumberland
and Allegany County.
The HagerstoWn and Frederick
city councils have adopted day.
llght-saving time officially.
Most Washington County COM
munities are expected to follow
the Hagerstown lead. In Fred
erlck County it is a different story
The railroad town of Brunswick
voted firmly against daylight and
most of the other communities in
the county are expected to stay on
standard. There was intense Oh.
position to the move at Frederick.
Whole rural areas in MANY
counties may hold steadfastly te
standard time. Farmers have 6
deep-seated hatred of daylight
time.
There isn't any question about
Ocean City because the Atlantic
Ocean resorts draws most of its
customers from cities on daylight
saving. It's regular summer
practice along the boardwalk.
Maryland is the southern Dor.
der State in regard to daylight
time. All the States north anc
east regularly use it.