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Evening star., 1951-01-27
Gonzoqo Frosh Beut CIV

Gonzaga High Schools fresh
man basketball team scored A.
81 victory over the freshmen from
George Washington High yester-
day at Gonzaga. Mike Williams
led Gonzaga with % points.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
HuI|men Score Over FBI

Don DeMonge scored 20 points
to lead Arlington Hall Station to
a 74-57 victory over FBI in a
basketball game last night at
Arlington Hall.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Sorority Inspection

The Washington Alumnas
Chapter of Phi Chi Theta will be
inspected tomorrow by Miss Ella
A. McCarley. first national vice
president, at the home of Mrs. K.
E. Younkin. Prior to the meeting
members of the chapter will meet
for lunch at the Bethesda Hot
Shoppe.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
.Alunnnue to Meet

The Washington Chapter Of the
Alumnae Association of the Col
lege of st. Catherine in st. Paul.
Mimi, will meet from 3 to 5 pm.
tomorrow tthe home of Mrs. Eu-
gene j. Mccarthy, 1907 Seven.
teenth street NE.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Births Reported
tFrom the D. c. Bureau of Vital Statistics,


BOYS
Michael and Mary Anselmo.
Robert and Elizabeth Belk
Joseph and Marie Bouchard.
Joseph and Margarette Branca.
William and Patricia Bryan.
Joseph and Deborah Clements.
Samuel and Dorothy DeJong.
William and Louise Duffy.
John and Mia Dupont
Erman and Mary Eaton.
John and Virginia Foster.
Bernard and Charlotte Fridberg.
Bernard and Anita Hayden.
Vernon and Dorothy Hixson.
Dallas and Jean Hoadley.
Val and Elizabeth Hogue
Samuel and Elizabeth kaufman.
George and Rosanna Kelly.
John and Joyce Land.
faneS Tedds and aad ceesia MsEsaTst Malataas Manu
Orson and Alene Massey.
John and Julia Mclean
Salvatore and Fannie Mollelo.
Francis and Mary Mullin
William and Elizabeth Nalley.
BENJAMIN and Mary Nicol
Franklin and Betty Roat.
Julian and Providence .Rocha.
Charles and Helen Rutherford.
Clair and Margaret Schleig.
Joseph and Lorraine Shulman.
William and Zoe Warren.
Frederick and Kitty Wells
Raymond and Naomi White.
Jack and Willie Williams
Raymond and Dorothy Witten.
Herbert and Clothilde Alston.
Leroy and Ellouise Brown.
Linwood and Sylvia Green.
Raymond and Lillian Hodge.
Nathaniel and Ada Jones
William and Elaine Jordan
Newman and Antoinette Rowe.
Richard and Angelina Ager
William and Mary Albertson.
julius and Charlotte Bernstein.
Harry and Ruth Blackstone.
James and Rose Bunch.
Howard and Mary Byrd.
Curtis and Gloria Cox.
Riebsrd ann and sbTsy ka1hryn d2an RaRels
Charles and Hope Goldsborough.
Marlin and Blythe Hawkins.
Thomas and Marjorie Hogan.
Paul and Sophie Keller.
Harry and Teresita Kelly.
James and Clarise Lawson.
John and Mary Louttit
Robert and Elaine Milstein.
James and Barbara Niles.
Stanley and Maria Olesky.
Ray and Lorraine Parks.
Guillermo and Lillian Sacasa.
Manuel and Linda Salientes.
Aubry and Jean Sansbury.
Erdean and Marianne Schwalm.
Walter and Catherine Shupe.
William and Iva Siegfried
Francis and Dorothy Skowronek.
Marlin and Cora Sunde.
Domenico and Mary Suro.
Dale and Elizabeth Thompson.
James and Marion Trefethen.
John and Marion West.
Bernard and Eileen Wolfson.
Edward and Gertrude Broadhurst.
Lilton and Muriel Brown.
James and Annie Caller
John and Alice Evans.
Andrew and Virginia Herr
Clarence and Rebecca Cutler.
Leonard and Priscilla Mendenhall.
Robert and Alyce Myers.
James and Mary Newman.
Paul and Mable Norman.
Edward and Dolores Quander.
Marcellus and Marjorie Shelton.
Fred and Shirley Smith.
Michael and Marjorie VanWagner.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
ANDREWS Airmen Bow

Malcolm ScaJes defeated An
drews Air Force Base, 56-52. in
basketball game last night at
Andrews. Bob Cooper led Scates
with % points.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Sacred Heart Beats Lundon

William Krek scored 10 poitns to
lead Sacred Heart to a 27-19 vic
tory over Landon in a basketball
game between eighth-grader yes
terday at I,andOn.
Evening star., 1951-01-27

Miss Lois c. De Vaughan, niece
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Ducker OF
Falls Church, and Mr.. James E
Rishell, jr., son of DR.. and Mrs
Rishell of Daytona Beach, Fla.
were married last evening In the
Community Methodist Church
the Rev. Hampden Smith Off
ciating.
Following the reception at the
Lyon Village Community House
the couple left for a wedding trir
to Daytona Beach. They viii
make their home in Falls Church
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Soccer Clubs to Dance

Washington and suburban Soc
Ger league clubs will hold their
third annual dance tonight in the
Casey Club hall, 918 Tenth street
NV. from 8 to IL.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Annual Square Dance

Court Forest Glen of the Catho-
lie Daughters of America will have
it's annual square dance at $50
o'clock tonight at the Takoma
Park Junior High School audi
| torium.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Howard to Meet Scranton

Howard University's swimming
team will entertain Scranton Uni
versity at 8 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
FIucie Stewart Seeks
New Job in CaroIinas

Albert L. (Flucie) Stewart, who
resigned yesterday as assistant
football coach at the University
of Maryland, is expected back in
Evening star., 1951-01-27


MISS ANN IRENE MURRAY.
DR.. and Mrs. Francis M. Murray
of Kenwood. Md, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Ann
Irene, to Mr.. Thomas A. Keelan,
jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Keelan of
this city. The wedding is planned
for this summer.
Miss Murray was graduated
from Holy Cross Academy and at
tended immaculate Junior Col
lege and Abbott Art School. Mr.
Keelan is a graduate of George
town Preparatory School, attended
Georgetown University and is now
a student at the Georgetown Uni
versity School of Dentistry.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Army Has a Growing Problem:
6-Foot 7-Inch Private Owinqs

ably soon get tired OF me and I'll
ship to another camp. How many
camps are there in the United
States, anyhow"
It's been about q month since
the Army sent his measurements
to the depot. Pvt. Owings hopes
he gets the uniforms down soon,
or they may not fit him.
I'm still a growing boy" the
20 year = old private explained
about two inches q year and
there's nothing ! can do about
It,"
Pvt. Owings, q chemistry major
at the University Of Pennsylvania
when he was drafted, had size
troubles before he entered the
Army.
When he was II, he had to take
a birth certificate with him to the
movies in order to be admitted
at children's prices. At Is, his
suits had to be custom tailored
at $3.50 each. And just before
being drafted. he dislocated a
subway door when he discovered
it was closing at a station where
he wanted to get of.
What's his reaction at Fort
Myer? He throws up his 42-inch
arms in despair.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Speeding Suspects Held
In Car Thefts and Forqery

Two men arrested on speeding
charges north of Laurel face ques-
tioning by Baltimore, Washing
ton. Philadelphia and Virginia
police about check passing and
theft of two automobiles.
State Trooper Melvin j. Say
arrested them when they couldn' t
produce a registration card for
the jeep they were driving. Police
learned the car had been taken
from Walter G. Williams, of 1901
Key boulevard. Arlington.
Police said the men told them
they had been selling books, had
run out of money and began pass
ing bad checks.
The jeep was picked up, police
said, after the men abandoned a
station wagon they had stolen In
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Alexandra Civic Groups
Favor Water fIuoridafion

A number Of Alexandria civic
groups are supporting q proposal
to put f1uorine in the city's water
system, which is to be considered
by city council tomorrow night.
DR.. Thomas F. McGough, city
health officer, said the following
groups have notified his Office that
they favor fluoridation: The Alex
andria Business Club, the George
Washington High School Parent
Teacher Association, the Alexan-
dria Lions Club. the Business and
Professional Women's Club, the
Optimists Club and the Civitan
Club.
The ordinance which the council
is expected to consider would re-
quest the Alexandria Water Co. to
the city's water supply.
DR.. McGough declared that
fiuoridation is beyond the expert
mental stage, and being used sue
cessfully in many cities. He
pointed out that fiuorine naturally
Is present in some water supplies.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Archbishop 0'BoyIe
Gives Benediction af
Academy Dedication

More than 1000 persons yester-
day attended dedicatory services
at the new Academy Of the Holy
Names, Til Pershing drive. Silver
Spring.
The Most Rev. Patrick A,
O'Boyle, Archbishop of Washing
ton, celebrated the Benediction OF
the Blessed Sacrament.
Whenever the bishops. pastors
and priests have asked the Catho-
lie laity to contribute to the cause
|of Catholic education" Arch.
bishop OBoyle declared. "They
have given generously and un-
stintingly."
The Very Rev. Msgr. John s
Spence. Archdiocesan Director o1
Education, said, "The Catholic
Church has never had a challenge
which she did not effectively
meet"
An honor guard Of 40 Knights
OF Columbus from the Washington
General Assembly acted as escort
for distinguished guests. William
j. Fitzgerald was general chair
man of the committee for the
dedication.
The new building, constructed
at cost of $3.50, 900, has 10 class
rooms, five music rooms, a health
room, library, laboratory, cafe
terra. and large auditorium
gymnasium.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Crash SiIenced Lines;
Radio Ham S Effort
Aids Communication

A Carmody Hills {Md.) amateur
radio operator was credited today
with setting up emergency COM
munications between Andrews Air
Force Base and the Pentagon after
the B-25 crash that killed three
persons yesterday knocked out
Andrews phone lines.
j. William Bennett of 7217 F
street, Carmody Hills, got a hurry
up phone call from the Pentagon
about $50 pm. yesterday. All
telephone communication to the
air base was out. Mr.. Bennett. a
member of the Military Amateur
Radio System. went on the air on
the national emergency frequency
and started sending "CQ," the dis
|tress signal.
He reached a sergeant at An
drews who also operates a ham"
|set. Arrangements were made for
direct radio communication be-
tween the base and the Pentagon
on three frequencies. All incom-
ing emergency calls for Andrews
officials were relayed by phone
company operators direct to the
Pentagon for re-transmission by
radio.
Mr.. Bennett, who operates
W3BHK and A3BHK, also alerted
a nearby friend, Z. j. Crawford
of 14o0 Sixtieth avenue, Hillside
Mr.. Crawford. who operates mo-
bile W3FII from his automobile,
offered to drive over to the base,
but direct contact was made be-
fore he arrived.
Mitchell Field, Long Island, also
heard Mr.. Bennet's GO" and
|relayed the emergency signal to
another Air Force ham in the
Washington area asking him to
report Immediately to Andrews
with information on the crash.
Mr.. Bennett dropped out of the
communications network after
getting Andrews and the Pentagon
on the same frequencies.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
fremont Gardens Meeting
Will Consider Schools

A meeting to discuss school con-
ditions in a densely settled area
Of Fairfax County near Falls
Church has been called for 8 pm.
tomorrow in the National Gardens
Baptist Church, fremont Gardens.
Robert P. Keim, 220 Rogers
drive, Fenwick Park, said the
meeting is being called by repre-
sentatives of citizens associations
in Jefferson Village, Tyler Park,
Jefferson Village Apartments,
Fenwick Park. fremont Gardens,
Annalee Heights and Lee Boule-
ward Heights.
Invited to the gathering are
officers Of citizens associations in
Greenway Downs, Sleepy Hollow,
DevonShire Gardens, Brilyn Park,
Walnut Hill, Ravenwood, Beech
tree Farms and West-Lawn.
The city school board has an
nounced as a general policy that
county students will not be ad-
mitted to city schools next fall.
Evening star., 1951-04-09

The Army has a special supply
problem in Pvt. Frank Owings of
Philadelphia, stationed at Fort
Myer, Va.
Pvt. Owings is a 6-foot 7-inch,
285-pounder and the Army can't
find a size So extra-long to At him.
Pvt. Owings says he has been
living in the same set Of clothes
since he was drafted nearly two
months ago. He temporarily
eased the Army's problems yester-
day when he returned from a
special pass home with fresh
changes Of socks and underwear.
Army headaches over Pvt. Qw-
ings started at Fort Meade, Md,
when he was indicted February
%. Four times his shipping or
ders were cancelled because he
had no uniform except for two
hats and four pairs of Size Is
socks.
Pvt. Owings said they finally
got tired Of seeing him walk
around doing nothing. so then
sent his measurements to the
Philadelphia Quartermaster De-
pot and shipped him to Fort Myer.
Nov I'm walking around here, :"
RYt. Owings said. They'll prob
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Woman Fatally
Clubs Husband,
Goes off to Movies
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

NARROWS, Va. April "a
Narrows woman has been charged
with murder, police said, after ad-
mitting she clubbed her husband
with baseball bat and went to a
movie while he lay dyinr.
Mrs. Rachel Spicer Huffer, 81.
was free today under $l0,Oou i. I'D
pending a hearing April q. Her
husband, Woodrow w. Huffer. SO.
died Saturday in q Pearisburg
hospital.
Giles County Commonwealth
Attorney Chester j. Stafford
quoted Mrs. Huffer as telling this
story after her arrest yesterday:
Her husband had been drinking
heavily for several days and
threatened to hit her when he
came home late Friday and began
a quarrel.
Mrs. Huffer picked up the bat,
broke it over his head" went to a
movie and then spent the night
with friends. She arrived home
early Saturday to find Huffer still
on the fioor-alive but unconsci-
Gus. He died several hours later
Of q fractured skull.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Falls Church Leads State
In Education Investment
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. April o.
Only Falls Church Of all the cities
and counties of Virginia came
up to the United States average
of $204.50 per capita invested in
public education for 1949-50. II
paid $231.56.
Virginia ranked 42d among the
States in this respect, with
$134.22, including figures released
by Robert F. Williams, executive
secretary Of the Virginia Educa-
tion Association.
The average for Virginia coun-
ties, the report showed, was
$118.88: for Virginia cities,
$174.53.
After Falls Church came Alex
andria. with $199.03. Richmond
was third with $198.65.
Arlington led the counties with
$192.89. Prince George was sec
ond with $172.70. Fairfax was
third, with $159.50.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Two Falls Church PTAs
Meet Tomorrow Nioht

Two Falls Church Parent
Teacher Associations will meet at
8 o'clock tomorrow night.
Protective measures against
atomic weapons will be discussed
at meeting of the Oak Street
PTA at the school. Speaker will
be o. w. Maxwell, chief safety
engineer Of the Navy Depart
ment's Bureau Of Supplies and
Accounts.
At Madison-Jefferson School, q
demonstration will be presented
by dancing classes sponsored by
the PTA. At a business meeting
later. a nominating committee
will present its slate of officers for
next year.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Queen 10 Be Selected
For Clarendon Jubilee

A queen is to be selected for the
Clarendon Golden Jubilee Corona
ton Ball which will be held April
20 In the gymnasium of Arlington s
new Stratford Junior High School.
Various businesses, high schools,
civic and fraternal organizations
viii nominate girls for the title.
The ball is one Of the events
planned in observance of the Clar-
endon areas 50th anniversary of
business in Arlington County.
Tickets for the dance will be
available after Wednesday at the
Jubilee headquarters. 3719 Wilson
boulevard.
Evening star., 1951-04-09

and the others only partly re-
tracted would have caused the
bomber to cartwheel.
with all wheels up." he said,
we'd have tried it,"
Tower Called for Help.
The crew attempted to pump
the gear with the emergency hy-
draulic hand pump, but there was
no pressure, Capt. Chapman said,
Believing a leak had developed in
the hydraulic system. they pinched
off the line and called the tower
for for air-borne help.
A second B-25. carrying cans
of hydraulic fluid in a burlap bag
attached to a line 1000 feet long
took of from Andrews.
After reaching the crippled
bomber. the rescue plane found
the line was too short, returned
to Andrews for a longer line and
took off again. On the second
try, the wind forced the bag to
oscillate so violently there was
danger it would foul the propel-
lers.
Abandoning this phase. the
crippled plane was put through
more violent maneuvers for an
other two hours without success
The bail-out order loomed as
fuel gauges showed only 80 gal
Ions of fuel left.
Had No Automatic Pilot.
Capt. Chapman then asked
Andrews tower to plot a heading
which would keep the plane from
crashing into a populated area
and received orders for a l20-
degree heading. easy by south
east.
The bomber was not equipped
with an automatic pilot. so Capt
Chapman said he trimmed the
adjustable tabs on wings and
rudder to keep it in level flight
in absence of pilot. Figuring gas
consumption and direction, the
course should have dumped the
|crewless plane into Chesapeake
Bay about 13 miles out.
The crew went out the bottom
escape hatch. with Capt. Chap
man the last to leave.
AS he 1ioated down, he said he
looked up to see the bomber
start to spiral instead of main
tanning its set heading.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Maryland Income Tax Return
lis Like 7o5O's-And Due Soon

If you haven't received either.
pick them up at your post Office.
courthouse or bank. Some one
there may be able to help you
with more complicated questions.
Form 502 is the resident indi-
vidual income tax return. There
are special blanks for some peo-
|ple. including farmers and non-
residents.
Every one pays the same rates.
These are:
/. Two per cent on ordinary in
come. For the most part, that's
money earned in salaries and
wages.
2. Five per cent on investment
Income. That's money received in
dividends. interest. ground rents
and annuities. II you're eligible
for the "short form" or what
the controller labels the optional
method Of computing your tax,
you need pay only two per cent
on investment income.
Optional Method.
You may choose the optional
method II your total income does
mot exceed $4,000 and includes no
more than $500 Of investment in
come.
Almost every one with a steady
job has to file a return. The law
requires one If you are:
/. Single, or married and living
apart from your husband or wife,
and made more than $1,000 last
year.
2. Married, living with your
spouse, and the two Of you to-
|gether received more than $4,000.
8. In business, and your gross
sales or receipts (net income not
lwithstanding) totaled more than
l$5. 900.
Non-residents must pay the tax
on money they earned In Mary
land,
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Foirfux Women Held
In SIoying Of Another

A Baileys Cross Roads woman
Is being held by Fairfax County
police in connection with the fatal
shooting last night Of another
woman.
Mrs. Thelma A. Gross, colored,
"a, is charged with felonious kill
ing in the death of Mrs. Garry
Long, about 35, colored, also Of
BaileyS Cross Roads.
Fairfax County police said Mrs.
Long was struck in the head by
the blast from .12-gauge shot
gun as she stood in the backyard
Of q neighbor,s house.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
College Park Candidates
To Attend Town Meefinq

Candidates for Mayor and
Council in College Park will be
on the platform at a town meet
ing at 8 o'clock tonight at the Ber-
wyn elementary school. Green
belt road.
The meeting is sponsored by
the Berwyn District Civic Associa-
ton.
Candidates for Mayor are the
incumbent, william A. Duvall and
DR.. C.. r. Davis. professor In the
agriculture department Of the
University of MARYLAND.
Evening star., 1951-04-09

as the private owners sued some
OF the residents who refused to
pay their water bills because of
the incident.
Mr.. Spahr said that after the
council and fire department for
plans, representatives of
Morningside probably will call on
Representative Sasscer. Democrat,
Of Maryland to seek help.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Reason for Bornber's Veering
From Course Remains Mystery

The tragic reason why the crew
less B-25 bomber veered from its
preset flight path and spiraled
down to bring death to three per-
sons in a Morningside tMd.) home
yesterday may never be known.
Turbulence could have caused
it. An automatic pilot. which flies
the plane through gyroscope con-
troll and corrects any instability
in fight. might have prevented it.
The Inflated bomber was not
equipped with an automatic pilot.
Under good conditions, plane
properly trimmed" by adjustable
tabs on wings and rudder, may fly
straight and level for miles with
out the pilots touch, but it seldom
will recover once its stability is in
terfered with.
The story Of what happened to
the Andrews Air Force Base bomb
Ter before it was abandoned by its
crew was told by its pilot. Capt.
Paul v. Chapman, a veteran of
1900 flying hours. some of them
over wartime Europe.
First indication Of trouble came
shortly after the take-off, Capt.
Chapman said, when the plane
failed to pick up speed after the
Landing gear lever was operated to
lift the wheels.
Put Through Violent Maneuvers.
Normally, when the gear Is lifted,
drag is reduced and the aircraft
will increase speed.
Capt. Chapman said visual
check showed all three wheels
were only one-quarter up and
after notifying N(e Andrews
tower, he took the bomber to
1000 feet and put 1t through vio-
lent maneuvers in an effort to
shake the gear to a down" posi-
ton.
AS a result of the maneuvers-
sharp pull-ups from dives and
lyawing-the left wheel dropped
down and locked, but the right
wheel and nose wheel remained
in the same positions.
Belly landings with all wheels
up is a not uncommon emergency
procedure and quite often is ac-
Icomplished without injury to
Icrewmen. But, Capt. Chapman
Explained. to have attempted q
landing with one wheel down
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Daylight Time Approved
For Airing ton County
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va. April g.
Gov. Battle has authorized Ar
ington County to change over to
daylight saving time when and il
the District of Columbia sets its
clocks ahead.
Earlier the Governor gave SINH
lar authority to Fairfax and
Alexandra.
Evening star., 1951-04-09

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None apply to returns due April
Is. They'll make the load easier
on some taxpayers. But they af.
feet this years income-and next
years returns.
So go right ahead and I'LL out
your 1850 tax blank, the same way
you did a year ago.
Mail 1t BY April Is.
Get it in the mail by April Is
addressed to:
Controller Of the Treasurer. In.
come Tax Division. Annapolis, Md
Maryland is counting on some
$28.7 millions from the tax tc
finance schools, public welfare and
other state functions in the next
fiscal year. Almost $21 million will
come from individuals. About one
third of this will be sent back tc
the taxpayers county or city.
Like the Federal Government
the State allows you personal ex-
emptions, deductions for depend
ents and certain other expendi-
lures. You receive credit fol-
money paid in other taxes. fol-
costly medical treatments, dona-
tions to churches and charities
worthless debts and other losses.
Many typical problems are an.
swered in a sheet of instructions
put out by the comptroller. One
should have accompanied your tas
blank In the mail.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
Joint Installation Set

The Hyattsville Memorial Aux
iliary of Post No. 749, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will hold joint
installation ceremonies with the
post at 8 pm. Friday at the
Quonset Hut, Thirtieth street and
Eastern avenue. Mount Rainier,
Md
Evening star., 1951-04-09
At LincoIniu PTA

DIR. Thomas A. Harris, director
of the Fairfax County Child
Guidance Clinic, and Miss Winnie
Sutherland. county visiting teach
er, will be guest speakers at a
meeting of the Lincolnia (Va.)
School nt-Teacher Associa-
ton at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
school.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
to Speak

Carlyle j. Lancaster. States At.
torney for Prince Georges County,
will speak at a meeting Of the
County Young Republican Club at
8 pm. tomorrow in the Cheverly
Legion Hall.
Evening star., 1951-04-09
oxon Hill PTA

The Oxon Hill (Md.) Ele-
mentary School Parent Teacher
Association win hold a meet your
child's teacher" session at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the school.