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Evening star., 1951-01-01
Materials SHORTAGES
Threaten 10 Hamper
Electric Cooperative
speeial pispateh 10 rhe sior

HUGHESVILLE, Md, Jan. t.
The Southern Maryland Electric
Cooperative has announced that
shortages of material threatens to
delay new connections and may
affect existing service.
Forrest Coakley, the co-opera-
tive's general manager, said the
scarcity of some materials, par
ticularly wire and metal products.
"is being severely felt"
The Government financed CO.
operative serves $4,000 subscribers
in Calvert, Charles, Prince Georges
and st. Marys Counties. Mr.. Coax
ley said relocation of transmission
lines as new roads are built and
the necessity for heavier lines to
meet increased demands for cur
rent have required large amounts
of material.
Mr.. Coakley also announced that
the co-operative's Calvert County
office was to be moved today to
the company's new building one
mile north of the county seat on
the Prince Frederick Upper Marl-
boro road.
The co-operative's Offices since
1947 have been in a building at
the rear Of the Calvert County
courthouse.
Evening star., 1951-01-01

family of New York, built the
Virginia City & Truckee Railroad
from Reno to Carson City and
Virginia City. The railroad paid
for itself in one year and after
that the profits were tremendous
Sharon became United States
Senator from Nevada in the days
when the infant State was an
economic satrapy of the San
Francisco mining interests. He
served from 1875 to 1881 and in
that period he bought a farm on
Dupont Circle.
The Sharon house is still part
of the big mansion on Massa-
chusetts avenue owned by the late
Mathilda Townsend, who married
Sumner Wells. Sharon also ar
ranged for his friend and fellow
Senator from Nevada to build one
of the most impressive mansions
of the time on the property,
Stewards Castle" which stood
where the Riggs Bank branch now
stands on the circle.
One of Sharon's daughters,
Clara Adelaide Sharon, married
Francis Griffith Newlands. a law
yer, whose career embraced Wash
ington and the Far West. Sharon
died in 1885 and Newlands became
trustee of the vast estate whose
holdings included the Palace Ho-
tel in San Francisco.
The purchase of the farm on
Dupont Circle in the late 70s had
been good investment and New
Evening star., 1951-01-01
La Plata Library Hits Jackpot
From County's Slot Machines

Society for the Restoration Of
Port Tobacco. Another 750 were
donated by the Enoch Pratt Ii
brary, Baltimore, the Hartford
County Library and the Fort How
ard Veterans Hospital.
Some of the remaining vol
umes were on the shelves of the
old library and some were OBJ
tanned from the State Library Di-
vision.
Six bookmobile routes have
been tentatively planned. They
are: To Rock Point and Cobb
Island, Wicimico and Dentsville
Port Tobacco; Nanjemoy; Indian
Head, Potomac Heights. Marbury
and Mason Springs and Waldorf.
Pomonkey, Hughesville.
The $1,000 yearly allotment ap-
proximately is equal to four cents
on the tax rate. It will take at
least $4,000 annually to main
tain an efficient library service
Hiss Hardin estimates.
That, however, does not bother
persons interested in the library.
They point out that slot machine
license fees this year totaled
$125 900 instead Of the estimated
$4,000.
Evening star., 1951-01-01

lands wife and the other Sharon
heirs agreed with Newlands that
Washington real estate was a good
field to plant money in.
Newlands bought Woodley, then
a 36-acre estate. That was just
for his home. One day Senator
Stewart took him on a little jour-
ney into the far northwest Of
the District and showed him a
view that started him on the
great real estate venture.
A Maj. George A. Arms had
a house on high spot about on
the line of Connecticut avenue,
which had been charted on the
maps by the District surveyors,
but was otherwise nonexistant be-
cause there we're no bridges across
the Rock Greek and Klingle Greek
valleys.
Maj. Arms house was con-
structed like a Salem house with
a cupola and a widows walk"
from which one could see the
White House and the Potomac.
The view thrilled Newlands.
Every city in America grows to
the West" was one of his favorite
sayings. That was in the late 80s.
He authorized a dozen real estate
firms to act as his agents in buy
ing up everything that could be
purchased between the Rock Greek
Park property, which had already
been reserved by the Government
but not improved, and Wisconsin
avenue.
For time no one knew that one
Evening star., 1951-01-01

much of the talk will be about
the young people home from COL
lege-how the young man in the
corner house home from Prince
ton is on the deans list of honor
students. and that Mary. back
from her first term at Bryn
Mawr Is developing into a per-
fectly charming young woman.
Has Seven CounciImen.
The village has a little govern
ment of seven councilmen who
elect their own officers. It has
paid administrator, William C..
Austin, whose title is Superin-
tendent of Public Service. And
it has a police force consisting of
one night watchman, who makes
his rounds Of Chevy Chase streets
in his automobile. Fifteen years
ago the community was troubled
by burglaries, but these are al
most nil today.
Ihe council meets once a month
and every April the citizens hold
a town meeting on the New Eng
land pattern. The governmental
problems confronting them are
small ones. They are interested
in the renewal of the planting
along Connecticut avenue and the
replacement of the old brick side
walks with modern ones.
The most disturbing thing that
happened in the village since the
war was the retirement of the
mail carrier, Allison Blaine Nc
Quin. who used to call most of
the ladies on his route by their
first name and during the war
used to signal with the mating
call of the cardinal that he was
carrying a letter from a husband
away in the service. The little
ceremony at which Mac was bade
farewell caused one of the biggest
Evening star., 1951-01-01
Bethesda, Alexandra
Plan Christmas Tree
Burning Ceremonies

There'll be a couple Of big fires
in the Washington area this week,
but they will be supervised and
strictly in the best tradition.
Old Christmas trees will provide
the fuel for the blazes, one on the
ground adjacent to the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School at 1880
pm. Thursday, the other on a
vacant lot at Mt. Vernon avenue
and Braddock road in Alexandria
Saturday.
Christmas trees were burned in
like fashion in 18th century Eng
land as part of the ancient OBJ
servance of the Twelfth Night" 3"
The Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce is sponsoring the tree burn
ing here. Resident of the area
are urged to take their trees to
the high school grounds before
Thursday. Firemen will be on
hand to supervise the burning.
At Alexandria, Boy Scouts will
travel through the community
Saturday morning picking up
Christmas trees which residents
are urged to leave at the curb.
The Alexandria Boy Scouts spon-
sored a tree burning ceremony
last year.
Mayor Franklin P. Backus of
Alexandria is scheduled to put the
match to the pile of trees. The
Alexandria Harmonizers will sing
and lead group singing.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
Baby Dies as Fire Wrecks
Home Near HopeweII, Va.
By the Associated Press

HOPEWELL. Va, Jan. IA
baby burned to death yesterday as
flames destroyed a three-room
home near here in Prince George
County.
The victim was 4-month-old
Oral Joseph Osborne. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Hershey Osborne of Bar
rett, w. Va. The family was
living in the house while Mr..
Osborne worked temporarily with
natural gas firm.
Mrs. Osborne discovered the
blaze when she opened the door
Of the bedroom where the infant
was sleeping.
Futile efforts to rescue the child
were made by Mrs. Osborne; her
uncle, Fred Workman, and her
11-year-old brother Dallas White.
Mr.. Osborne was at work at the
time.
Three other children of the
Osbornes' were attending church
and Sunday school with another
brother and sister-in-law of Mrs.
Osborne.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
Newsman Leaves Hospital
After Beating in Singapore
By the Associoted Press

SINGAPORE. Jan. 1.-Associ-
ated Press Correspondent Larry
Allen today left a Singapore hos
pital, where he has been recover
ing from a severe beating at the
hands of a Moslem mob.
Mr.. Allen suffered a fractured
skull, broken hand and multiple
bruises when he was beaten by
Moslem fanatics during the Sin
gapore riots December IL.
Associated Press Bureau Chief
Tom Masterson, who also was
beaten by the mob, is still in
the hospital recovering from a
fractured hip.
The riots developed from Mos
lem anger over a court ruling re-
storing Bertha Hertogh, a IA
year-old Dutch girl reared and
married as a Moslem, to the Gus
tody of her Roman Catholic
mother.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
.Ap Bureau Completes
Move in Baltimore
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 1.-The
Baltimore bureau of the Associated
Press begins the new year in new
quarters in the Tower Building in
Baltimore.
The move from the old Sun
Building, now no longer used as a.
newspaper plant, was completed
at 3:15 am. yesterday. News
desks and teletypes were brought
to the new location at that hour.
The wirephoto equipment, in an
especially designed set of rooms
adjacent to the news bureau, was
Wednesday night.
The new location, at the corner
of Baltimore and Guilford streets.
is equidistanI from the new Sun
papers plant on Calvert street and
the Baltimore News-Post and
Sunday American Building on
Pratt street. 1t was the first move
for the bureau in "a years.
The quarters now in use were
especially designed for press as
sociation purposes.
The former telephone numbers
were retained-Lexington 1924
and 3525.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
By J. l. MichoeI

LA PLATA, Md, Jan. 1.-Cul-
ture hit the jackpot on Charles
County slot machines.
A public library. established
two decades ago and all but aban-
doned in recent years, is again
functiontng and will be formally
opened soon because of slot ma
chine revenues.
A bookmobile which will serve
a population of $4,000 is ex-
pected to arrive soon-paid for
the same way.
County law provides for a
$1,000 annual allotment from slot
machine license fees to finance
both facilities.
Renovation of the library's old
quarters above the county agents
offices near the courthouse in
cluded a new panit job and other
repairs. Miss Iva Hardin, the
new librarian, has made curtains
for the windows.
Miss Hardin, who was librarian
for the Kentucky Historical So
ciety, has nearly finished classi-
fication of 5000 books. About 75o
were given to the library by the
Evening star., 1951-01-01
Fairfax Woman Is Killed
In Connecticut Car Crash
BY the Associated Press

VERNON, Conn.,, Dec. 30.-Mrs.
Mildred Heath Zinovief, so. of
Fairfax County, va, was killed,
and three Massachusetts, persons
were seriously injured when two
automobiles collided on the Wilbur
Cross highway here.
. One of the cars brushed q New
England Trailway bus, but none
Of the 18 passengers was hurt in
the accident Saturday.
Injured and in the Rockville
hospital were Mrs. Bertha L. Hunt.
81, North Weymouth, Mass; John
c. Gazlay, jr., 38, bingham, Mass,
and Mary Gazlay, 35. of the same
address.
Mrs. Zinovieff was a passenger
in the car operated by Mrs. Hunt
which State Police report, crashed
into the auto driven by Miss Gaz-
lay.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
Careful Holiday Driving
Here Praised BY Police

Washington residents who were
in automobiles last night were
complimented today by a police
department official for their
careful" driving.
Capt. William j. Liverman, head
OF the accident investigating unit,
said no serious accidents occurred
in the city during the hours of
celebration. He said everybody
was obeying traffic regulations.
Capt. Liverman also said the
automobile traffic was the lightest
he has seen on a New Years eve
in his time on the police force.
Evening star., 1951-01-01

turnouts in Chevy Chase history.
The citizens on his route gave
him a purse Of 5000.
Much Of the glamour of Chevy
Chase is probably due to the
Chevy Chase Club whose stone
and white clapboard Colonial
structure is familiar to motorists
on Connecticut avenue and whose
broad acres of fairways. bunkers
and greens are just as familiar
to those passing on Wisconsin
avenue.
1t is not a community club, of
course. Its membership comes
from the whole Washington area.
But many of the Chevy Chase
families are members. The club,
despite its reputation of being
exclusive. is primarily a family
one.
Worked for Atmosphere.
But the glamour of the name
is not alone due to the club. For
so years everything possible has
been done to give the name Chevy
Chase an atmosphere and to keep
it.
The story of this real estate de-
velopment. one of the most in
teresting but not one of the most
profitable in the history of the
industry, goes back to the Com
stock Lode and the making
of some of Americas biggest
fortunes.
One Of John w. Mackay's five
partners in the discovery and the
development Of the 'big bonanza" F."
from which more than $500 mil
lion in gold and silver was taken,
was William Sharon.
In addition to his share in the
mine, Sharon, together with Dar-
ius Ogden Mills of the Bank of
California, founder of the Mills
Evening star., 1951-01-01
; Die in Fires
In District
Over Week End
Boby at Waldorf
Is Among Victims;
Burns Kill Junitor

Three persons died in week end
fires in the District and Waldorf.
Md.
The victims were:
BENJAMIN Hodge. A, colored. q
janitor at the McReynolds Apart
ments, 705 Eighteenth street NV.
Rosemary Tribbett, 8 months.
Waldorf, Md.
Mrs. Lucille e. Garland. 43. col
ored, 5217 Drake place Sc.
In addition, a 7-year-old girl
was in critical condition at Freed
mems Hospital with burns over
her entire body. She Is Joyce
Smith, 604 Freedmen's court NV.
She was burned yesterday when
she attempted to light an oil cook
stove at her home.
Dies From Burns.
Mr.. Hodges died at 3:25 am.
today from burns suffered when
an exploding oil burner sprayed
flaming oil over him. The ex-
plosion. which occurred in the
basement of the apartment about
12. hours earlier, did no other
damage. The man died at Emer-
gency Hospital, where he was
taken by police.
The Tribbett child was burned
Saturday at her home in q fire
which also critically burned her
father, John C. Tribbett. 20, and
a sister. Patricia Ann. 9. Rose
mary died yesterday afternoon at
Gallinger Hospital. Her father
and sister remained there today
in critical condition, the hospital
reported.
Neighbors have started a drive
for clothing, household articles
food and money for the family.
Contributions may be sent to Mrs.
Louis Edelen, Waldorf, Md.
Woman Found Dead.
Mrs. Garland was found leaning
against the rear door of her home
about 2 am. yesterday when fire.
men arrived in response to an
alarm. She was pronounced dead
by a Gallinger Hospital physician
shortly afterward.
In addition to burns, Mrs. Gar
land had suffered carbon mon
oxide poisoning. DR.. Richard Ros-
enberg, deputy coroner, issued q
certificate of accidental death.
Firemen said the blaze burned
out the front room and part Of
the roof Of Mrs. Garland's four
room. one-story house. The cause
OF the blaze was undetermined.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
New Yorker Admits
$3.50 Robbery to
Start 1851 Right
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. IA fur
niture f1nisher gave himself up
to police last night because he
was anxious to start the New
Year with a clean slate.
The man, Emanuel Valenuela,
Is, of Richmond Hills, Queens,
told police he robbed a man of
$3.50 on December 81. Police
records showed that Joseph Co.'S
grove, 40, of Kew Gardens,
Queens, was robbed of that
amount on that date.
Valenuela faces five to 10 years
for assault and robbery If con-
victed.
He said he was encouraged to
reform by his sweetheart, but
would not identify her!
Evening star., 1951-01-01
Winchester Exchange Club
Elects Lewis H. Hyde, Jr.

WINCHESTER, Va, Jan. L.
Lewis H. Hyde, jr., a member Of
the firm of Yount, Hyde & Co..
certified public accountants. has
been elected president for 1851 Of
the Winchester Exchange Club.
He will succeed DR.. Leon Slavin
at the clubs meeting January l6
in the George Washington Hotel
Other officers for the new year
are James March, vice president:
Carl Haines, secretary, and Irvine
Gather, treasurer. Charles Aiken.
Randolph Larrick and William
Fauver are new members of the
board of directors. Other. board
members are Frederick Larrick,
Lloyd Martin and DR.. John T.
Thornton, jr.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
Virginia Family
Of 5 Dies in BIuze
By the Assoeieted Press

GARY, w. Va, Jan. Five
members of a West Virginia fam
lily in the first, second and fourth
generations died in their beds yes
terday when fire destroyed their
home.
Victims were Mrs. Mildred Brat
ton, 80; her grandmother, Mrs.
Matte Cox, 81, of Coalwood and
three Bratton children, Louise, IL;
Juanita, 9, and Lilly. 8.
A bottle of gasoline spilled near
a coal stove was blamed for the
blaze.
Evening star., 1951-01-01
Virginia Tech Registration

BLACKSBURG, Va, Jan. l.
Especially Registration for Vir-
ginia Techs winter quarter will
be held Wednesday and Thursday
with classes starting at 8 am.
Friday. Between $500 and 3,40O
students are expected to enroll.
Evening star., 1951-01-01

Three persons died in week end
fires in the District and Waldorf.
Md.
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Baker of
Stevensville, Maryland, were Sun
day guests of Mrs. Della w. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Belts Of Mil
ton, enjoyed a turkey dinner on
Sunday when they were entertain
ed by their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. l. T. Baker, Jr.,
and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Ennis, Sr.,
and family visited friends on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Marker and
children of Chester, Pa, spent
Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs.
Clara Wilson.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Davies is having
a delightful trip to Boston, Mass,
and New York State.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Long and
daughters, Barbara and Nancy,
were callers in Georgetown on Sun
day.
Mrs. r. A. Warren is spending a
few weeks as guest of her daugh-
ter and sOn-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul D. Hess of Allentown, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Spicer
were recent guests of Mrs. Spicer's ;
mother, Mrs Henry Stewart of
Wilmington, Delaware, who is very
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-18
vited to be present.

Yited to be present.
Special: The Glendale Baseball
Club now has 2 wins and no losses
by defeating the Pennington Club
again on Sunday by a score Of 6-1.
Chuck Millman and Earl Clark
wish to take this opportunity to
say thanks again for all the CO.
operation their ball club is receiv-
ing from you home town folks
Don't forget, folks, the brand new
dOuble-barrel Fox Model 12-gauge
gun will be given away Saturday
night, May 18th, at Paul Smiths
Grocery Store. If you don't have a
chance on It, be sure and get one
now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Nichols of
Claymont, visited Mrs. Clara Will
son on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Beebe enter
tanned guests on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Ireland and
daughters were Sunday guests of
Mrs. w. S. Sherwood of Lincoln,
OelaWafe.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond A. Tucker and family
were Mr.. and Mrs. George WiIker-
son of Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. 4 Timmons en-
tertained guests during the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Derrickson
were Sunday callers of Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin A. Evans of Lewes,
Delaware.
Master Sergeant Charles Kohlen-
berg of Mitchell A. F. Base, New
York, spent the weekend in Mary
land and Delaware, visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Jones of
Lincoln were dinner guests on Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mill
man.
Miss June Carey of Philadelphia,
Pa, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Carey
and family.
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-18

sic Millman and four Of her daugh-
ters-in-laW, Mrs. Grace Millman,
Mrs. Una Miliman, Mrs. Vietta
Millman and Mrs. Frances 1lillman; ;
reading, GRANDMOTHER Wedding
Day" Mrs Minnie Davidson; writ
ing a Poem for Mothers Day" Mrs.
Grace Millman; solo, when Mo-
ther Prayed" Miss Mary r. Vim
cent; reading, Growing Old Grace
fully" Mrs. Virgie Campbell; solo,
When My Mother Taught Me To
Pray" Miss Dorothy Hadder; sing
ing, When He CoIsscth," Junior
Choir; reading, Mothers Day"
Vietta Millman; recitation, 'My
Altar" and a brief address and the
offering by F. Charles LOuhoff, Jr.;
recitation, Mothers Day Story, -
Mrs. Norman Neff; benediction by
the pastor. The Angola Grange, No.
81, worshipped in a body at this
service and were welcomed by the
congregation.
The Reverend F. Charles Lou
hoff, Jr., who is seeking another
appointment at the coming session
of the Peninsula Conference which
cOnvenes in Dover on Thursday of
this week, preacher his final mes
sage at the Churches of the Nassau
Charge last Sunday, Mothers Day.
At the Fourth Quarterly Confer
ence held April 7th, Reverend Lou
hoff was invited to return and has
been appealed to by many of the
members to remain, but is asking
for a change at his own request.
The Community Prayer meeting,
sponsored by Whites Chapel young
people, was held last Wednesday
evening, May 9Th, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Francis Kitchens.
Forty-one persons were present.
Mr., Greene Brittingham was the
leader.
Angola Grange Number 81 gave a
farewell party to the Reverend and
Mrs. Charles Louhoff, Jr., last Fri
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Jones. The program con-
sisted of Monolog, by Mrs. Bertha
Marsh; a recitation by Mrs. Anna
Mae Davidson, and a recitation by
Miss Mildred Robinson; recitations
by the two little daughters of Mrs.
Leslie Wolf of Rehoboth and Mrs.
Ella Roach and Mrs. Donald Jones.
Mr.. LOuhOff also recited several
poems. The Grange presented Rev
erend and Mrs. Louhoff with a
handsome desk lamp ard a lovely
homemade cake. Delicious refresh
ments of homemade ice cream and
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-18
By Rev. F. Chas.
LOuhOh, Jr.
Phone
LeWes 1891

/ stated that last weeks issue
would be the last write-up of this
column, but circumstances have
permitted to write this one more
letter.
Mothers Day last Sunday was
observed in all Of the churches Of
the Nassau charge. At Conley's
Chapel the Sunday School beat the
record attendance. The church was
crowded at both the Sunday School
and the Church Worship service.
In the Worship service, the choir
sang an appropriate selectAn for
Mothers Day. The sermon was de-
hvered by the pastor, F. Charles
LOuhOff, Jr., using as his subject,
sWOmanh0od.3 A flower was given
to the oldest 3nd the youngest mo-
ther Mrs. Mary X. Robinson was
the oldest mother and Mrs Roland
Hill, the youngest In the afternoon
a large crowd gathered at Unity
Church. An old fashioned Song and
Praise service, beginning at 2:15,
was led by Mr. Greene Britting-
ham. At D. m, the song service
was led by Mr.. Robert Wilson Of
Lewes. A group Of juniors from
Whites Chapel assisted in the
special singing The Mothers Day
sermon was delivered by the Rev
erend Harold Davis OF Goshen
Church, Milton. The sermon was
very inspiring and helpful, and
everyone enjoyed it immensely. At
Zion Church the Sunday School
showed an increase. The School
was conducted by the Superinten-
dent, Mr.. Raymond NJ Lank The
Services at Whites were above the
average. The Sunday School had a
large attendance. The Junior Choir
sang a selection and the sermon
was delivered by the Reverend
Harold Davis of LeWes. In the eve
ming, beginning at o'clock, a Mo
theirs Day program was given by
the Ladies of the Church in which
most mothers took part. The pro-
gram was as follows: Opening
hymn, "SWeeter AS The Years Go
BY" was sung by the congregation;
Invocation by the Pastor, F. Charles
LOuhoff; Mothers Day address, by
Mrs. Alice Truitt; reading, Some
bOdy's Mother, by Mrs. Sallie
Hadder; song, Mothers Prayer. %
by the Junior Choir; reading, "Our
Best Pal" Mrs. Ida Mitchell; Tab
leau. "A Mother and Six Children"
by Mrs. Francis Millman and six
little girls; solo, "My Mothers Re-
ligion," Mr.. John Hitch; "The Ideal
Mother" represented by Mrs. Vir-
gle Campbell, Mrs. Beaufort War
rington, Mrs. Minnie Davidson, Mrs.
Bessie Millman, Mrs. Grace Mill
man, Mrs. Vietta Millman: singing,
my Mothers Bible" by Mrs. Bes-