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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Dr. Trimmer to Speak

RICHMOND, Va. Jan. 20 (P.-
DR.. Maurice Trimmer. pastor of
the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
in Huntington. w. Va. will be the
principal speaker during religious
emphasis week February So at
the University of Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Arlington Hospital Exhibit

The women's auxiliary of the
Arlington Hospital will present a
handcraft exhibit for the benefit
OF the hospital from noon to 10
pm. tomorrow at the Mount
Olivet Methodist Church, Six
tenth street and North Glebe
road, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29

spanking new Buicks-but don't overlook the
tried.and.true thrill of Fireball power-and
Dynaflow Drive*-and the unsurpassed
smoothness of riding on coil springs on every
wheel. There is still no other car in the world
with these standout features.
Any way you size it up, the smart buy for 81
is Buick. Go see your Buick dealer now, and
find out what gospel truth that is.
STANDARD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29

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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18
North St. School On
Kiwanis Program
Members Hear Two Inspiration
al Addresses And Musical Num-
bers By Students And Brief
Talk By Professor Hodges.

Professor Charles E. Hodges, prin-
cipal of the North Street School,
with a group of the schools stu
dents, presented the program at the
weekly luncheon meeting of the
Kiwanis Club held at the Hotel
Alexander on Thursday.
The meeting was presided over by
the president, Walter M. Daniels,
and the program was in charge of
the education and fellowship COM
mittee, of which DR.. M w. Dutton,
is chairman.
Guests of the meeting were: C.
T. Dryer, of Baltimore; Wilson
Sperow, principal of the Woodland
Way Junior High School; Douglas
Bivens, principal of Boonsboro High
School, and Frank Getty, principal
of the Hancock High School.
During the program two of the
senior students at the school, Cor
don Dowery and Gilbert Ware, pre-
sented the talks they made during
the recent Il Speak for Democracy
Contest"
Dowery centered his talk around
the meaning of the nine letters of
the word Democracy. He likened
the I'D" to defense; the "E" to eff
ficient educational program; the IN"
to mercy; the 90" to opportunity;
the CO.. to confidence; the "R" to
refuge; the "A' to America; the &C"
to the constitution, and the "Y" to
yen, or desire, to join this De-
mocracy.
Ware, the second speaker (who
was one of Washington County
finalists in the contest), gave pro-
vocative talk, during which he
pointed out, quietly but efficiently,
many of the discrepancies in our
democracy of today as he saw it.
His talk was real challenge and
was listened to throughout with the
deepest attention and interest.
Vernon Barnes, another senior,
and Maxine Campher, Betty Nc
Cam and Jean Weathers, all jun
iors, took care of the musical side
of the program. Barnes, who has a
fine light tenor voice, sang Guy
D'Hardelot's Because" and the
three girls, singing in beautiful hor-
mony without accompaniment, sang
the ever popular mighty Like A
Rose" by Stanton and Nevin.
Professor Hodges closed the pro-
gram with a brief talk on the i'm
perative needs of youth
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18

One Friday night, back in August
1943, tall, gangling boy came into
the Scoutmaster's office of Troop 5,
sponsored by The Presbyterian
Church, told me that he had recently
come to Hagerstown with his par
ents, and that he wanted to transfer
his Scout membership to my Troop.
Today, that same boy-Lieutenant
Morton Weston, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Orville NJ Weston, 1905 Potomac
Avenues in an Army hospital in
Michigan, recovering from no less
than ten shrapnel wounds, as well as
frozen hands and feet, all received
after escaping death in perhaps its
worst form - from the bayonet of
Chinese Communist soldier. But let
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18

me tell you the story from the be-
ginning, as told to me on Monday
by his Dad, who had spent the week
end with Mort at the hospital.
On December 2, 1850, Morris regi-
ment, a part of the 7th Infantry Di-
vision, was attacked in overwhelm-
ing force by the Chinese Commun-
lists and had to scatter Mort, with
two of his boys, holed up in fox
hole, but the Chinese spotted them
and let fly with hand grenade, or
some other explosive - Mort told
his Dad that he wasn't sure what hit
them = killing both the boys, but
Mort got off with slight wound on
his forehead, which however, for
tunately for him, bled profusely.
After short wait the Chinese en-
tered the foXhole, stripped the two
boys of everything they wanted and
then turned their attention to Mort,
who, the moment he heard them
coming, played dead
After taking his mittens and the
wrist watch he was wearing, they
spied a ring on his finger and tried
to yank it off - can you visualize
this young officer feigning death
while all this was going on, and at
the same time wondering whether
one of them would take the easy
way of getting the ring, by cutting
off his finger? Somehow, Mort told
his Dad, he managed to still the
pounding of his heart and lie there
limp and motionless. But the or
deal was far from over. One of the
Chinese started to open his jacket
and Mort knew that as soon as he
saw the lieutenant's bars under that
jacket, the Communist would bay
onet him to death = for they made
a practice of bayoneting every Of
ficer they found, dead or alive. But
God, in whom Mort has always had
a firm and lasting belief, was with
him, for the Communist, instead of
opening the jacket from the top,
jerked it open from the bottom -
perhaps he was looking for a hidden
money belt = and seeing nothing,
left what he thought was the dead
body of an American soldier whose
face was covered with blood, and.
with his companions, went on his
way. All this took only five or ten
but to Mort it was life
time.
Mort spent all that night in the
foxhole and on the morning of De-
cember 3, seeing the coast was clear.
started to make his way back to his
base, some 20 miles away. After a
few hours he met up with a group of
twenty men from his regiment and
after talking things over, they de-
cided to split up into pairs. as it
would be easier to hide out that way
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18

Atlee F. Macdonald, GAG Forrest
Drive pictured above), this month
completed rs years of service with
the Potomac Edison Company. Mr..
Macdonald, now a vice-president of
the company, joined the organiza-
ton in 1926 as division superintend-
ent of transportation He was made
general superintendent in 1927 and
operating manager in 1884.
Five years later, Mr.. Macdonald
was named general manager of all
bus operations for the Potomac Edi-
son System and was promoted to
vice-president of the Blue Ridge
Transportation Company in 1916
His present duties include the super
vision of the White Star Lines and
the Penn Bus. Company-both affili-
ates of Blue Ridge.
Long active in civic, community
and transportation affairs, Mr.. Mac
Donald is a member of the National
Motor Bus Safety Committee; the
Pennsylvania Bus Association Safe
ty Committee; and chairman of the
Technical Advisory Committee of
the P.B.A. He is also a member of
the Hagerstown Traffic Club, the XII
wants Club and the Elks, and is on
the board of directors of the Ha-
gerstown Chamber of Commerce.
Two other members of the COM
pany-Charles w. Sprecher, Route
l, and Ralph E. Miller, Englewood
completed 25 years of
service this month.
Sprecher and Miller joined the
company in 1926 and are both mem
bers of the local line department.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18
end A Hand To The March Of Dimes

March of Dimes is charged with
providing the funds to take care of
the victims in that county. At this
time, with many of our county chap
ters' treasures empty and with the
National Foundation in debt and
without funds with which to meet
any new outbreak in the present
year, the patient-care program it.
self is in danger.
Already, with the patients Of
1850 and former years who still re-
quire expensive braces, therapy and
other financial assistance, we are
confronted with tragic problem.
We cannot let these folks down,
and more, we must be prepared with
funds to take care of any 1851, vic
Tins of polio in Maryland and of
the victims in years to come, until
that day when our research efforts
lead to the conquest of this terrify-
ing disease"
Mrs. Cronin pointed out that
eighty cents of each March of Dimes
dollar is spent on patient care; an
other ten cents of each dollar goes
to research, and the remainder is
consumed in educational projects
the year round and in administra-
ton costs, which are kept small be-
cause of the volunteer status of
most all Foundation workers.
'If we who are concerned with
the March of Dimes fail to make
1851 our biggest Embarrassing year;
if we cannot let the public know of
our need so that they may contri-
butte accordingly, it will be neces-
sary to cut" Mrs Cronin said. "And
with patient-care by far our larg-
est expenditure, any cut we would
have to make would mean that
some boy or girl, some man or wom-
an, would not get the care we be-
lieve all should have"
Please don't let this happen! Give
to the March of Dimes. Mail your
contribution right now to March of
Dimes, in care of Judge Joseph
Mish, Courthouse, Hagerstown, Md,
who is chairman of the Washington
County Drive, and help maintain
this worthy, democratic way of
helping one another when trouble
strikes"
Another way you can contribute
is by dropping as many dimes as
you can in the miniature "Iron
Lung" collection boxes, that you will
find on the counters of stores, res
taurants and taverns, all over Ha-
gerstown and the County.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18

y The ideal of the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis-that of
taking care of every victim of polio
who needs helps at stake in the
1851 March of Dimes.
Mrs. ]. Wilmer Cronin, of Aber-
deem, Maryland's advisor on wom-
ems activities of the Foundation,
declared today that the Foundation
is $5,OO0,O00 in debt because of the
tragically heavy incidence of polio
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18
MARINE KENNETH BECKLEY
is PROMOTED TO PFC.

Marine Private First Class Ken
meth E. Beckley, 18, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. E. Beckley, 81 Ridge Ave,
was promoted to his present rank
when he was graduaed from Boot
Camp" on 4 Jan. 1851. P. F. C..
Beckley climaxed his recruit train
ing by winning the Marksman medal
on the rifle range when he fired a
score of 209 out of a possible $50
during the weapons training.
During the past eight weeks of
recruit training, as a result of field
experience and classroom lectures,
the new Marine has become well
versed in such military subjects as
precision drill, first aid, hygiene,
and field tactics. In addition to fir
ing the famed Garand rifle for
qualification, PFC. Beckley fired
other infantry weapons such as the
As caliber pistol, carbine, and the
Browning Automatic Rifle. He also
witnessed demonstration firing of
the machine gun, mortar and flame
thrower. ~
PFC. Beckley attended the Ha-
gerstown High School and has en-
listed in the Marine Corps for a
period of three, years. He is now
spending his ten-day leave at the
home of his parents.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18
Pa. Electric Assn.
Has Meeting Here

The Stores Committee of the
Pennsylvania Electric Association is
holding two-day meeting at the
Hotel Alexander, today and tomor-
row, with the Potomac Edison Com
pany acting as host
This afternoon, following the
opening luncheon meeting, the group
will visit PES stores departments
facilities in Hagerstown and the first
days activities will close with the
dinner meeting at the Hotel, during
which discussions are scheduled on
Material and Supply Control and
Storage and Handling of Ma
terials."
There will be morning and after
noon discussions tomorrow, when
safety measures for Stores person
mel will be presented and the af-
feet of material shortages on utility
operations will be discussed.
Pc men from Hagerstown attend
ing the two-day meeting are: c. c..
Wright, Clarence Harbaugh, Ches-
ter Bittinger, Earl L.. Lizer, c. H.
Shockey and R. E. Beard.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18

in 1850, the third year in row of
record havoc from the dread Grip
pier.
Citing the fact that Marylands
more than 700 victims in 1850 repre-
sent the worst polio year for Mary
land, Mrs. Cronin declared -Four
out of five persons stricken by polio
must have financial help from the
Foundation in order TO get the
treatment so necessary, not only to
keep them alive, but to follow
through with therapy by which
many learn to walk again and to
play and work.
Each county chapter of the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18
Its Only Two Bucks : But We Need Il

Naturally we do not want to lose in
fact aim is the opposewe
present subscribers but to get lot of
just can't afford to continue mailing the Independent
subscribers whose subscriptions long past
Within the next few renewals
have not been paid for two months
notice. IN which will be enclosed reply-pad
hope will with slipping dollars to-
gether with and address, that enveop (Which
ques no postage) right and drop in the mao
Our new mailing list will be made up Saturday January
81 and all expired subscriptions that months
DID, and not paid by that date will reluctantly
PEELED to drop from the list
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18

1t. Cmdr. James S. Spielman,
U S Navy, whose home address is
140 East Washington Street, recent
ly was graduated from the U. S.
Naval General Line School, Mon
terey, Calf.
Formerly Naval Reserve officer,
he transferred to the Regular Navy
and was sent to the General Line
School for further training.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18
Mayor OF Baltimore To
Run Again

Baltimore's Mayor Thomas Dale
sandro has announced that he will
be candidate for denomination and
reelection this spring.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18

Elmer Lewis Smith. seaman, US
Navy, Route 4, Hagerstown, is serv-
ing aboard the destroyer minelayer
USS Shannon, now in the Mediter-
ranean Sea.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18
Apples

AppIcS
Maryland growers produced about
i'SoO,OOO bushels of apples last year
Tor an eight percent increase over
is4s production, farm experts re-
port.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18

Without eyes and living under
ground, the earthworm senses the
fall of night and wriggles to the
earth's surface.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18

The diamond cannot be polished
without friction, nor the man per-
fected without trials.
Evening star., 1951-10-21
Sorority Honors
Local Member

Mrs. Benjamin Rodenwold, a
Washington member of Delta
Zeta, has been chosen by the
national college sorority, to be one
Of the four members of the Ma
tional Court of Honor. selected
in connection with the Delta Zeta
founders day observance.
Washington alumnae members
of Delta zeta will honor Mrs. Rod
enWold at their annual Founders
Day banquet to be held at Z pm
Wednesday at the Kennedy-War-
ren Apartments.
Mrs. Rodenwold is consultant
on international programs for the
Bureau Of Human Nutrition and
Home Economics Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
A native of Oregon, she founded
the Delta Zeta chapter at Ore
gon State College and was that
States first home management
specialist and director of all wom-
ems programs over Radio Sta
ton KOAC.
The sorority selected Mrs. James
Barry, professor at Rockford Col
lege in Illinois as its woman OF
the year"
Evening star., 1951-10-21
Colonial Danes Present
Dun0bdrtonHouse PI0Que
-Stor Stoff Photo.

signer Of the same name), who
named it Bellevue. Shortly prior
to 1920, Bellevue was occupied by
Commodore John Rodgers, and in
that year leased to Samuel Whit
all. Quaker Of Philadelphia
whose son. Joseph Ellis Whitall,
bought 1t in 1841 when Charles
Carroll died. 1t remained in the
family during the 10 years Of the
life Of Samuels daughter. Mrs.
Charles E. Rittenhouse. The house
formerly blocked @ street and was
moved to its present location in
1915. 1t was purchased by the
society in 1923 and restored to
the Early Federal Period under
the able direction of Mr.. Horace
w. Peaslee. fellow of the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects. with
Mr.. Fiske Kimball. director of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art as
consultant on phases of the res
toration. At that time. a coin
dated 1900 was found between the
bricks OF a main bearing-wall.
The house is automatically fur
nished and surrounded by a lovely
garden inclosed within a brick
wall. Among its interesting fur
nishings is portrait circa 1880
by Charles Wilson Peale of the
three children Of Benjamin Stod-
dert. first Secretary of the Navy.
for whom @ street was formerly
named. Dumbarton House is open
to the public without charge.
Evening star., 1951-10-21
Clubs to Mark
| |Anniversdry
|Of the II. N.

The sixth anniversary of the
founding of the United Nations
will be celebrated by two local
Women'S organiza tions Tuesday
night, the eve of United Nations
Day.
An open meeting of the League
Of Women Voters of the District
will be held at $50 pm. that eve
ming in the Hotel Statler's Con-
gressional Room. Sir Carl Berend-
sen, Ambassador of New Zealand
to the United States and chair
man of his country's delegation
to the United Nations, will speak
on The U. N.-What Is Its Fu-
ture?"
The Business and Professional
Women's Club of the District will
hold its celebration at 8 pm
Tuesday in the Willard Hotel
The speaker will be Edmund H
Kellogg of the State Department S
Bureau of United Nations Affairs
The International Relations
Committee of the club, of which
Miss Doris Underwood is chair
man, is sponsoring the event
which is open to all club members
Today, in honor of the United
Nations, the Women's City Club
will have Vincent Baker, Depart
ment of State Foreign Service
officer, as guest speaker at q
luncheon at 1870 pm. in the club
1888 I street NV.
Evening star., 1951-10-21

A bronze plaque giving the his.
tory Of Dumbarton House, head
Quarters of the National Society
Iof the Colonial Danes Of America
was presented last week to the ma.
Itional organization by the District
Iof Columbia Society. The plaque
has been erected on the garden
wall at the entrance to the house
which is located at 2715 c
street NV.
Mrs. Thomas w. Streeter, ma.
Itional president, received the gift
from Mrs. Walter Peter, president
Of the District society, and Mrs
r. M. Templeman, chairman oi
Historical Activities Committee
Dumbarton House (not to be con.
fused with Dumbarton Oaks, a few
blocks distant was built on par,
Of a tract called The Rock o1
IDumbarton." patented 1903 b,
Ninian Beall.
Erection was probably started IL
1893 by Samuel Jackson and com.
Ipleted in 1905 by Joseph Nourse
first Registrar Of the Treasury
He sold the property in 1918 Il
Charles Carroll. cousin of tht
Evening star., 1951-10-21
Women|s Clubs:
Fairfax County Girl Scouts
Prepare for Fall Festival

Members of the Fairfax County
Council of Girl Scouts. of which
Mrs. Charles E. Howe is presi-
dent, are busy with preparations
for the annual Fall Festival of Cir
Scouts of the County. The feSti-
val, to be held Sunday, october %
in Fort Myer gymnasium, will
open Girl Scout Week. commemo-
rating the birthday of Mrs. Juli-
cite Low, founder of Girl Scout
ing.
American folklore and interna-
tional friendship themes will be
emphasized in the program with
1000 Brownie. intermediate and
Senior Scouts participating.
The Fairfax County High School
Band, directed by Phil Fuller. will
furnish music for the program OF
songs and dances. The Scout
Choral Group will sing. directed by
Mrs. Paul V. Gerhard. and Mrs
Gerhard's three daughters, Laura
IA: Marilyn, II. and Sarah, IL
will help direct assembly singing
Costumes, Uniforms
Scouts in costumes representing
some of the nations friendly tt
scouting-England. France. Ger.
many, Holland. Sweden. Spain
India, China-as we'll as the Ter.
ritory of Hawaii, will appear in al
international procession, signify
ing friendship between girls O.
other countries.
An equal number of Scouts il
uniform, accompanying this pro
cession, will present money con
tributions from county troops tt
Mrs. A. G. Phillip Dewing, Juli'
cite Low World Friendship chair
men. Pin awards will be presented
by Mrs. Howe to f1ve-year Scout!
and other awards will go tt
Brownie. intermediate and senior
Scouts for the best Girl Scout win
dow displays in Fairfax stores. tt
be judged Saturday. October 27.
Special guests at the event vii
include Col. James Duke, com.
manding officer at Fort Myer. ane
Mrs. Duke; Mr.. and Mrs. T. j
Crowell of Washington. who do.
mated the land for Camp Crowell
Girl Scout camp; Mrs. F. A. Heile.
man, president of the Federation
of Girl Scouts for metropolitan
Washington: Mrs. David Wing
head of Madeira School; Mrs
Evening star., 1951-10-21

Home Plans
.ODen

The Florence Crittenton Home
and Hospital will open its doors
for public inspection from l to
pm. Friday during its annual
open house and rally day celebra-
ton.
Tea will be served to visitors
at 3 pm. Among those invited
to pour are Judge Edith H. Cock
lrill. Judge Burnita Matthews, Mrs
John R. Steelnan. Mrs. Reba
Barrett Smith. Mrs. T. E. Robert
son. Mrs. Fred Kerby, Mrs. Leslie
IBiffle. Mrs. Fred Mitchell, Mrs
Frank Weakly, Mrs. Thornton w
Owen and Mrs. Joseph Arnold.
The rally day program preced-
ing the tea. will include reports
from representatives of the e
Florence Crittenton circles on &C
Itlvities in the last year.
A special welcome will be ex-
tended to the four circles formed
during the last year under the
sponsorship of Mrs. Owen, chair
man Of the circles and extensions
for the board. The new groups
are the Charles N. Crittenton Cir
Gle. Marian Caywood Circle
Woodley Circle and the Service
Guild of Washington.
Special interest will center in
the report of the Florence Crit
.tenton Bazaar, resale shop 81
|3438 Fourteenth street NV. run,
for the benefit of the home by vol
'unteer workers from the various
circles.
Mrs. Albert L. Matthews is gen.
Ieral chairman of arrangements
for the days events. She will be
assisted by Mrs. Chester Caywood
hospitality chairman; Mrs. D. w
IHolloman, program chairman ano
Mrs. George Davis. decoration
chairman.
DR.. George M. Docherty, pastor
of the New York Avenue Presby.
Iterian Church, will give the in.
vocation and a program of voca
solos will be presented by Nine
Elvina Rybar.
Evening star., 1951-10-21
Seton AIunnnue
To Meet Toduv

The Washington Chapter Of the
Seton Hill College Alumnae Cor
poration will meet at 2::30 o'clock
today at the Chevy Chase Com
Imunity Center. Connecticut ave-
nue. at Mckinley street NV. First
order of business will be the cleo
tion Of a president. to fill the
vacancy left at the resignation OF
Mrs. John Ferguson. who has
moved to Pennsylvania. Mrs
Robert Goodwin is in charge o1
nominations.
The hospitality committee fol
the meeting is headed by Mrs
Gilbert A. Cuneo. Reservations
should be made with Mrs. Car
St. Clair or Miss Mary Theresa
BurSley.