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Evening star., 1951-09-04
4-Year-0Id Arlington Boy
Dies While Riding Tricycle.

Four-year-old Richard w. Metz
ger collapsed and died while riding
his tricycle. in front Of his Arling-
ton home yesterday. He appar-
entity was the victim of a heart
attack.
He was the only child of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard H. Metzger of
1881 North Uhle street. Mr.. Metz
ger is employed by the G. C..
Murphy Co. in Alexandria.
His parents, who have lived in
Arlington for four years, are from
Tarentum, Pa, suburb Of Pitts
burgh.
The child had been under the
care of a heart specialist since
birth, police said.
Evening star., 1951-09-04

and guitarist with the five-mem-
Der "Hillbilly Hayride" show.
Vic Aponte is an ex-Army para
trooper, whose wife Evangeline
and daughter Dinora, 5, live at 900
Eighth street Sc.
Mary, the 22-year-old Hagers-
town Md girl, had just COM
pleted q 13-week stint on the
Town and Country Time" TV
program before coming to Japan
July 20. This is Mary's second
"trip to Korea. Last March. she
made a four-week tour of Japan
and Korea with Grandpa Jones
and His Grandchildren" playing
"a separate shows in Korea alone
Evening star., 1951-09-04
Czech Women Here Urqe
Blood Donations as Protest

The Czechoslovakian National
Council of Women in Washington
invited all its members here to do
nate blood to the Red Cross today
The donations were to be made
as a protest against the Czech
soldiers recently reported fighting
against U. N. forces in Korea.
Mrs. Hama Josko, vice president
of the council, said the blood con-
tributions would be made in pro-
test also against the arrival of
Czech Ambassador Vladimir Pro-
chaZka. q
Evening star., 1951-09-04

One thing led to another il
rapid succession after Sergt
Charles E. Davis, 81, of Boiling Ali
Force Base, lost control of his au
tomobile on Overlook avenue near
Blue Plains drive S.W.
The car struck a tree and caught
fire yesterday.
Two citizens ran to pull two diff
ferent fire alarm boxes.
An ambulance, rescue squad and
eight pieces of fire apparatus sped
to the scene.
En- route No. 7 engine company S
pumper began smoking. Pvt. WSl-
Evening star., 1951-09-04
.Souther Spends Hour
In Jail After Another
.Run-in With Law

Arthur F. Souther. Arlington
merchant, lawyer and politician,
was Jailed for an hour early today
after another run-in with the law.
He was released on his personal
bond for a hearing tomorrow on a
charge of disorderly conduct.
According to Mr.. Souther. the
trouble started when police ar
rived at his Wilson boulevard store
about l am. in response to a call
that juveniles had broken in.
Mr.. Souther, who had posted a
guard at the store because of fire.
.quent acts of vandalism. said he
told police that IF this doesn't
stop, some one will get .38-cali-
ber bullet in him"
The attorney said police then
arrested him and charged him
with threatening to kill someone.
When police tried to obtain a war
rant against him on that charge.
Mr.. Souther said, they found they
had no case, and the charge was
changed to disorderly conduct.
The police blotter showed that the
threatening charge was crossed
out and the disorderly conduct
charge substituted.
About two weeks ago, Mr.
Souther spent seven hours in the
county jail, after he was arrested
for failing to appear at hearing
on charge of failing to obtain q
business license on time. He later
was fined $40 on the charge. He
has appealed the fine.
Mr.. Souther was defeated BY
County Court Judge Hugh Reid in
the race for that post in the Au-
gust Democratic primary. In pre-
vious elections, Mr.. Souther twice
unSuccessfully sought the Demo-
cratic nomination to the House OF
Representatives. from the 9th Dis
trict.
Evening star., 1951-09-04

B ible Glass
Association of
w a S h ington
for the 21st
C o n S e C u tive
term.
DIR. Etchison,
president since
1881, was cho-
sen at the as
Sociation'S an
nual meeting at
Western Mary
land Coll e G e
here. More than
5 0 0 delegates
/ e % eSentinp
Evening star., 1951-09-04
District Amvets
To Raise Funds by
Selling Aspirin

The District Department of
Amvets is planning to capitalize
on the financial headaches in
volved in Embarrassing drives.
They're going to sell aspirin.
Red. white and blue counter
placards to which are affixed small
packages each containing two as
pirin tablets are being distributed
to restaurants. taverns amuse-
ment places and other retailers.
Amvets will split commissions
with the retailers, according to
Commander E. E. Manchester of
the District Department.
Evening star., 1951-09-04
ARLINGTON Fushion Show

A fashion show, sponsored by
st. Michael's Episcopal Church,
will be held at 8 pm. Friday in
Claude Swanson Junior High
School, Washington boulevard
and Patrick Henry drive, Arling-
tGN.
Evening star., 1951-09-04

names OF two
Was h i n g t on
area residents
to the national
death toll Of
more than 600.
r o ert j.
B a + S oc k, %,
musician and
gas station op-
orator, of 2001
Newton street
NE, became
the areas last
holiday fatality
when his car
Evening star., 1951-09-04
Etchison Heads
Bib|eGroup
For 21st Term
President Reelected
By Delegates From
81 Area Churches
By Cospor Nonnes
Sior Staff Correspondent

WESTMINSTER, Md, Sept. A.
DR.. Page Etchison of Hamline
Methodist Church. yesterday was
elected president of the Organized
Evening star., 1951-09-04
Two More Die
Over Holiday in
District Area
II Killed in Virginia
And Is in Maryland;
National Toll Is 637

Washington's survivors of the
bloodiest Labor Day holiday in
the Nations history returned to
work today while police added
Evening star., 1951-11-01
2-pc. Sofo-Bed Suite

Dual purpose sleeping perfect for the efficiency apartment Hod-
wood oe doed glued and cornerbcked opest-
type covering Foam rubber padded scot sofo-bed
Dept. sea,B BlGdenouro Ariueoa
Evening star., 1951-09-09

from free refreshments to noon
hour vaudeville shows were pro-
vided to keep workers on the
job.
Helps Efficiency.
1t blossomed when servicemen
returned from mess halls and
wardrooms where steaming cof-
fee urns were always full. It
reached full bloom when Sociolo-
gists and labor experts reported
workers efficiency increased
after short break twice during
each shift.
The brief coffee breaks are
as social as the longer sessions
in the coffee houses Of 18th and
18th century England, where
the wits and philosophers of the
day used to gather for literary
discussions.
The subject matter is not as
deep, however.
A recent two-hour evesdrop-
ping tour turned up such tid-
bits as
A man explaining ALLEGATIONS:
ITS just like pie. They take
what they have, sit down and
slice it up. You take x amount
Of copper"
An officer delivering a person.
mel report: Il hear poor old
Tom finally got the axe"
A secretary, discussing ways to
discipline the boss: "He didn't
show up at g. and he didn't
show up at 80. and if he thinks
Evening star., 1951-09-09
Roanoke Lawyer Asks
Removal Of Webber
BY the Assoeiated Press

ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 8.-James
p. Hart, jr., Roanoke attorney
who ran against Senator Robert
son in 1948 with CIO backing
said today he hopes the coming
State CIO convention will re-
move the Rev. Charles C. Webbei
as president.
II regard Mr.. Webber as an
irrational extremist whose state
ments and actions have seriously
damaged the public standing oi
labor unions in Virginia." Mr.
Hart said.
He launched his public attack
on Mr.. Webber as CIO-affiliateo
unions in Virginia are electine
delegates to the Virginia Indus
trial Union Council Convention
Sept. q, 28, 20 at Ocean View.
Mr.. Hart is chairman of the
Virginia Commonwealth League,
an organization Of anti-organiza-
ton political leaders, and has
been closely associated with the
CIO-PAC in Virginia.
Mr.. Webber has been president
of the Virginia Industrial Union
Council, an organization of CIO
unions. since 1916. The job also
makes him president of the CIO
Political Action Committee.
So far as it is known no labor
leader has announced his candi-
dacy for the State CIO presidency
Evening star., 1951-09-09

craving and Printing and the
Government Printing Office.
Some departments which have
GSI cafeterias. such as the Cen
sus Bureau and Post Office De-
partment, ban snack bars. They
keep the cafeterias closed dur
ing all but meal hours. too.
But most agencies, like many
private employers. say employ
es respect the coffee privilege.
The Army Adjntant General
made a quiet survey last year,
and found the privilege wasn't
abused.
The Civil Service Commission,
afraid the coffee hour might get
out of hand, also made a sur
vey. The longest time any
worker spent at a stand was IL
minutes, checkers discovered.
But because of time lost in tram
sit. csc officials suggested one
person get coffee for a group.
A similar request has been made
at the Pentagon.
Washington stores of such
nationwide chains as Sears
Roebuck & Co., allow employees
to stop for coffee twice a day.
The Riggs bank, largest in the
city, permits one employe from
each section to get across-the-
street coffee for fellow workers.
The coffee hour habit in this
country got a big boast from
employe morale programs in
war plants, when everything
Evening star., 1951-09-09
Maryland Women Outnumber
Men For First Time Since 1910

ratio of men to women here i.
I89.1 to 100.
In the last 10 years, Maryland. ;.
total population grew by 521, ,757
or 28.6 per cent, the census-takers
reported. But children under s
increased even more-121,539 OF
I88.9 per cent. the biggest increase
in any age group.
Non-w white and white segments
|of the population increased at
about the same rate. The white
population increased from 1,5l3,-
481 in 1910 to 1854. .987 in 1850;
the white from 302,763 to
388,014.
The total 1850 population was
2.343.001, while in 1910 it was
1921 .244. The new total of men
lis 1,166.603.and Of women 1.176.-
.39s.
Evening star., 1951-09-09
Star Stan Photo.

he's going to keep me in the
office because he hasn't come in
yet, he has another think COM
ing"
Another secretary analyzing a
recent date: "Heywas just try
ing to get me drunk"
Futile, Navy Learns.
The futility of fighting the
habit was seen by the Navy De-
partment after it banned the
coffee break near the end of
World War II.
File cases became hiding
places for hotplates. and can
of drip grind was as much a
part Of Office equipment as a
pencil sharpener. In Offices
where the files were crowded..
$40-a-week secretaries and top
brass came to work with ther-
mos jugs under their arms.
In Chicago. police have COM
planned that Loop traffic is al
most stalled at coffee hour by
the crowds of office workers.
And one Midwest plant, located
far from restaurants and re-
freshment stands, found a seri-
Gus absenteeism problem solved
when management started serv-
ing coffee to workers at their
machines and in their offices.
Some congressman will peri
odically protest, and some en-
ployers will continue to fume,
but the coffee hour is here to
Stay.
Evening star., 1951-09-09
Arlington Police Seeking
Women 10 Guard Streets

The Arlington Police Depart
ment is accepting applications
from women for four positions as
guards at street crossings used by
school children.
Safety Officer Lit. Frank Palmer
said the four vacancies, now being
filled by policemen who are needed
for other duty. are at Glebe road
and North Sixteenth street, for
Woodlawn School: Woodrow Will
son School, 1901 Wilson boule-
ward; Glebe road and Henderson
road. for Barrett School and Fair
fax drive and North Randolph
street, for Page School.
The hours for the four posts
vary because different schedules
are in effect at each school.
Last year, the IL women guards
did an outstanding job. 1t. Pal
mer said, with no accidents re-
ported. Ten have already been
employed this year.
Evening star., 1951-09-09
Rockets Red Glare
To Be Seen Again
At Fort McHeniy
BY The Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 5. - The
ghosts of 1912 are stirring again
at Fort McHenry.
Next Sunday the famous old
Landmark will once again undergo
a mock bombardment commemor-
Iating its successful defense against
the British.
Helping celebrate Defenders
Day" holiday this year will be
Harold E. Stassen, president of the
University of Pennsylvania and
national chairman of the 1851
Crusade for Freedom. who will de-
liver an address. Neil w. Swan
son, historian and executive editor
lof the Baltimore Sunpapers. also
will speak.
AS in past mock bombardments
of the renowned bastion, the Coast
Guard will assume the role of the
British attackers.
Impersonating the, heroes who
returned the fire and saved the
bay will be the headquarters bat
Itery of the goth Division artillery.
Evening star., 1951-09-09
Five New Faculty Members
AT Episcopal High School

Episcopal High School in Alex.
andria will open its 113th year
Tuesday with five new faculty
members, according to Richard p.
Thomson, headmaster.
The new faculty members are:
Lyman H. EmmonS, of Andoyer.
Mass, mathematics and biology:
William j. Hogan, formerly of ST.
Adams School for Boys, Latir:
Allen c. Phillips. jr., of Fredericks-
burg. English and football, basket
ball and baseball coach; James r.
Taylor. Wynnewood. Pa, English,
and Eugene Harnly, Lakeland, Fla.
Latin and Spanish.
First year students and their
parents will be honored at q tea
to be given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomson at 4 pm. Tuesday.
Evening star., 1951-09-09
300 in hoxIey Family Plan
CIageftsViIIe Meeting Today

About 800 members of the Mox-
ley family of Montgomery and
Frederick Counties are expected
Ito attend a reunion today at the
Floyd S. Moxley farm at Clagetts-
vile.
The family will meet on the
grounds of the original home site
|of Nehemiah Moxley, who settled
at Clagettsville in the late 1770s.
Nehemiah. according to family
historians. decided to settle at
Clagettsville after hiding out from
the British in that area during the
Revolution.
Today'S reunion will get under
way with outdoor church services
at IL am They will be conducted
by the Rev. T. w. Sunderland,
pastor of the Clagettsviile Metho-
dist Church.
A basket lunch will then be
served and a band concert
scheduled for this afternoon.
Evening star., 1951-09-09

Maryland's women now out.
number Maryland's men.
The Census Bureau last night
said its 1850 count showed 99.2
males for each 100 Maryland fe-
males, or numerical majority
|of 9,795 women.
1t was the first time since 1910
that women outnumbered men
and compared with a ratio of 101
males to 100 females 10. years ago,
It proves Maryland's right in
step with the rest of the Nation.
Women also are in the majority
nationally now.
The biggest part of the margin
is in the most marriageable age
groups-15 to "a. But the Free
State still plays second fiddle to
the District in this respect. The
Evening star., 1951-09-09
By Wallace Z. CIoyton

Kaldi. the Arabian goatherd,
didn't know what he was start
ing when he ate q few berries
from an evergreen bush in $50
AID.
It wasn't the forbidden fruit
Kaldi was introducing to the
world. But a lot Of present-day
employers wish the discovery
had been forbidden during
working hours, at any rate.
Because. according to legend,
1t was q coffee tree he found.
Kaldi. the legend goes. was so
exhilirated after eating the ber-
ries that he washed of to tell
his friends about the new SEN.
Sation.
The word spread.
In the United States last year.
1871 pounds of green coffee beans
were used for every man,
woman and child.
It's A Habit.
And the twice-a-day habit Of
knocking off work for a cup
Of coffee has become to Ameri-
ca what tea time is in England.
Most employers either admit
the coffee hour privilege is as
vital to employe relations as the
eight-hour day. or turn the other
way when the stockroom clerk
slips across the street to Joe,s
Diner.
Some large Government build
ings here have installed coffee
bars, so too much time won't
be lost.
The $1,000 workers at the
Pentagon consume about $4,000
cups of coffee each working day
in the sprawling buildings nine
snack bars, four cafeterias, three
dining rooms an doutdoors re
freshment stand.
This adds up to about $500, 900
cups a year-or 269 cups per
employe.
Pentagon coffee klatches have
drawn the ire of Representive
Brown, Republican. of Ohio, who
contended "the people would
be shocked i'm they could visit
the Pentagon coffee bars and
see how much time is waster
there"
And, according to Represen-
tative Bender, Republican, of
Ohio, Government buildings at
coffee time look like recess time
at school-the boys and girls
dash off for coffee as if rehearS-
ing for a fire drill"
10 and 3 O'Clock.
Coffee time" it is generally
conceded. is about 10 o'clock in
the morning and 3 in the after
noon.
Government workers served
by snack bars and cafeterias of
Government Services, Inc, drink
about 80 million cups a year.
GSI has IS cafeterias and snack
bars. GSI installations are in
all major buildings except the
Pentagon, the Agriculture De-
partment. the Bureau of En-
Evening star., 1951-09-09

and nine-claSsroom elementary
school at Sunderland, both for
colored pupils. When completed
next May, the Brooks school will
have 16-classrooms, a cafeteria
and a gymnasium.
Plans for white children include
"a new elementary school at North
Beach and an addition to the ele-
mentary school at Fairview.
Charles County's building pro-
gram for whites includes a
planned junior senior high school
at Potomac Heights, near the In
dian Head Naval Powder Factory,
and an addition to the Waldorf
Elementary School.
Purchase of a 17-acre site for
the Potomac Heights School at
"a cost Of $11,081, has Just been
announced by the county Board
'of Education.
New Colored Schools.
Two new colored schools opened
doors for the first time Thursday.
They were 10-room 1925 900
elementary, j1nior high at Po-
monkey and new six-classroom
consolidated elementary at Way
side, built at a cost of $4,000.
Additions are in various stages of
construction at colored elemen-
tary schools at Marbury, Mason
Springs and Malcolm. Plans are
under consideration for moderni-
zation of the Bel Alton Elemen-
tary School for colored.
Scheduled to receive their first
pupils tomorrow are st. Marys
new elementary schools for whites
at Mechanicsville and Hollywood.
the first with nine and the latter
with four classrooms. Both have
multi-purpose rooms.
Also slated for first day cere-
monies tomorrow is the new
Baneker 14-classroom elementary
unior-senior high school near
Leonardtown. The building has
an auditorium, a multi-purpose
room and other innovations and
is the finest structure the county
has erected for colored people.
Across the Potomac in Virginia,
public schools opened Thursday
in Richmond and Westmoreland
Counties with all high schools
using the l2-year plan, begun five
years ago at Oak Grove and
Washington and Lee High Schools.
Evening star., 1951-09-09
State Board Names
.65 Who Passed Test!
For Bar in Virginia
BY the Assoeia,ed Press

RICHMOND, va, sept. b.
The State Board of Law Exam.
iners announced tonight the
names Of the IS persons who
passed the State bar examina.
tions given at Roanoke in July
A total of 377 took the tests anc
only II per cent passed.
Those who passed are:
Thomas r. Atkins, jr., James
S. Byrd, Robert C.. Moss, jr., anc
Archie o. Wells, all of Richmond;
William j. Ames of Norfolk, Willis
M. Anderson of Roanoke. Joseph
E. Baker of Norfolk, Michael j
Barrett. jr., of Luray. Arthur r
Barry and Leo E. Benade, both
of Arlington: William P. Bene.
dict of Newport News, Robert
Blanton, jr., of Gate City.
George G.. Bready of Falls
Church. Joseph S. Brennan Of
Alexandria, Harry G. Camper, jr.
of Lexington, Leroy T. Candles, jr.
of Charlottesville. Charles E. Car
ter of Danville, James M. Daniel
of Lynchburg. Beverly A. Davis
III of Rocky Mount. Paul M. De-
tells, jr., of Arlington.
Wilson o. Edmonds of Ma
thalie, Harlan E. Freeman of Ar
lington, Vernon NJ. Geddy. jr., OF
Charlottesville, Wilbur B. Goch-
enour of Craig Healing Springs
Virgil S. Gore. jr., of Lexington,
Albert H. Grenadier of Arlington,
Lawrence j. Griffin, jr., of Haver-
straw, N. Y.
Robert j. Harris, of Arlington;
William G. Haynes. of Cambria;
Norbert j. Heubusch. of Falls
Church; William H. Hogeland,
jr.. of Lexington: Alphonse c.
Jackimczyk, of Alexandria; H.
Richard Kaufman, of Lexington;
Jack N. Kegley, of Charlottesville.
Jackson L. Kiser, of Bramwell,
w. Va; Harry H. Kline, of Ar
lington: Albert F. Knight, of
Belleville. N. j.; Herbert L. Kram-
er and Paul M. Lipkin, both of
Charlottesville; Leonard L. Lonas,
jr., of Manassas; Ralph G. Louk,
of Falls Church; Robert c. Louth-
ian, jr., of Roanoke.
Elmer E. Luther, of Arlington;
Thomas B. Mcnamara, of Nor
folk; Henry c. Mackall, of Fair
fax; Francis l.. Masselle, of Ar
lington; Benjamin w. Mears, jr.,
of Eastville; Vernon H. Harper
Newman, of Luling, Tex: Grow
er c. Outland. jr., of Norfolk;
Frank N. Perkinson, jr., of Char
lottesville.
James Pickrell, of Churchland; !;
Robert P. Ponzo, of Hilton Village;
Robert D. Richards, of Lynch
burg; Benjamin M. Richardson, of
Roanoke; James F. Schremp, of
Arlington; Edward M. Selfe, jr.,
|of Charlottesville; Paul L. Stain
Ier, of Washington, D. C.
Also, Joseph r. Sullivan, jr:, of
Arlington; James C. Turk and
Solly M. Turk, both of Roanoke !;
Joseph B. Wall, jr., Of Farmville:
Hiram E. Widener, jr., of Bristol;
Phillip H. Williams, of AIexan-
dria; Thomas H. Wilson, III, of
Hampton, and Samuel Wolfson, of
Passiac, IN. j.
Evening star., 1951-09-09
IA Reserve Officers
Assigned 10 Navy Unil
In Montgomery

Fourteen Naval Reserve officers
have been assigned to the newest
of the Organized Reserve units in
the Washington area-Montgom-
Iery County's division WI. headed
by 1t. Comdr. Charles B. Buscher,
8424 Piney Branch court. Silver
Spring.
Mr.. Buscher, former manager of
the county liquor dispensary sys-
tenn, is employed in the Govern
ment contract department Of
Charles G. Stott & Co.
Other officers Of the new di-
vision, which has nearly 100 men,
lare:
Executive officer-Lt. L. w.
Coughanour, 5515 Oakmont ave-
nue., Bethesda, National Bureau of
Standards chemist: training OFF,
Icer-Lt. Comdr. William Oncken,
Ijr., % West Washington street,
IKensington. civilian training off,
Ger for the Navy Department:
public information--Lt. Joseph M.
Matthias, 4416 Amber drive, Ken
Isington, attorney and vice presi-
dent of Land Titles, Inc.
Classification officer-Lt. Comdr
William G. Bagnall, 1923 Madi-
son street. Hyattsville. of the Con-
Inecticut General Life Insurance;
assistant training officers - 1t
Comdr. Raymond j. Carriere
Greenbelt, and 1t. G.g.) George
H. Gienger, 8425 Woodcliff court
Silver Spring, both teachers al
Leland Junior High School, Chevy
Chase.
Personnel officer-Lt. Robert j
Murphy. 1859 Colesyille road, Sill
yer Spring, employed in the trans
portation corps of the Depart
ment of the Army; assistant per-
|sonnel officer, 1t. Frederick D.
Carl, $50 Melvern drive, Bethes-
da, executive secretary of the
Washington boys YMCA: re-
|cruiting officer. 1t. 0g0 Samuel
M. Rice, 1868 Dunkirk drive,
Silver Spring, Navy Department
|electronics engineer; Medical
|officer-Dr. John r.. Shell, 2206
Colston drive, Silver Spring.
Also, 1t. G.g.) Howard p. Nor
|rison, 10515 Ewell drive Kensing-
ton, petroleum specialist with
Economic Cooperation Admins
tration; Chief Gunner Vaughn B,
Coale, 5027 Twelfth street NE,
and Chief Electrician Earle E.
Hutchinson. 247 Quackenbos street
NV.