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Evening star., 1951-09-06
American League Schedule
Changes Are Announced
By the Asseeie,sd Press

CHICAGO, Sept 6-Will Harridge
president OF the American League, has
announced the following changes in the
schedule:
September :, Detroit at Chicaso dwo
games, twiligEt-njgh:i, Cleveland at st.
At Phtlsdelphis ttwo games, twilight
night.
September o, Washing on at New York
two games); Boston at PnIladelpnia dWo
gameSl.
September IL. st. Louis at New York
(tWo games, twilight-nighD; Cleveland at
Philadelphia 1.-TWO comes, Enthusiastically
September Is, Detroit at Washington
1.-TWO games).
September s. st. louis at Washington
(two games, 'wilight-night).
September 90, st. Louis at Washington
(night game)
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Wertz Seeks Divorce

YORK, Pa, Sept. 6 (P.-Vic
Wertz, Detroit Tiger outflelder
has fled an action for divorce
against his wife, Mrs. Bernice M
Wertz Of nearby Dallastown
charging "indignities of the per-
SON." Mrs Wertz said the suit
came as a complete surprise"
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Mojor League Standings and Schedules
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1851.
AMERICAN

Results Yesterday
Phila., 4-9; WASH. 1-7.
Boston, 4; New York, 2.
Cleve., 8; Detroit. 2.
Chicago at st. L.. rain
Games Today
Wash. at Phila.. 500.
Boston at New York (2(
Chicago at st. Louis (n.)
Only games scheduled.
Games Tomorrow
Wash. at N. York, 2:30.
Detroit at Chicago (2),
Cleve. at st. Louis (n.),
9os. at Phila. (2-twi-n)
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Games Today

Games Today
New York at Boston (n.l
Philadelphia at Brooklyn
St. Louis at Chicago.
Cincinnati at Pitts. (n.).
Games Tomorrow
Philadelphia at Brooklyn
st. Louis at Pitts. tn.
Chicago at Cinei. (n.l.
Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Mailing Record Set
At Christmas, FIo.,
With 300, 900 Items
By the Assoeiated Press

CHRISTMAS, Fla, Dec. 25.-
We're all blue in the face"
That's the way postal clerks felt
Christmas eve as one of their
World-famous fir-tree stamps was
licked and pasted on the 300, ,000th
piece of holiday mail that started
flowing through this community's
dollhouse of a post Office Deem
ber S.
But Mrs. Juanita Tucker, post
mistress since 1882. didn't mind
it at all: II really love it-all OF
it. I love anything connected
with Christmas"
Mrs. Tucker said the outgoing
Christmas mail this year, posted
by persons from 80 States, and
several foreign countries, exceeded
by at least 10000 items the vol
ume of any other year.
Since December 10 three clerks
have stamped 102.499 cards alone
The little post Office handles
more mail in one December day
than in all the rest of the year
put together. u,
Ray Klippstein, Central Florida
Stamp Club president, says the
flr-tree stamp is a valuable col
lector's item if Cancelled here De.
lcember Is.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Washington Woman
OF SIS Becomes
.Greot-Grundmother

A Washington woman became
a great-grandmother at SIS last
night, when a boy was born to
her 20-year-old granddaughter in
Columbia Hospital.
All four generations of the fam
lily live within a few blocks of each
other.
The great-grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. George w. Baber of 141s
Holbrook street NE. The new
mother, their granddaughter. i.
Mrs. Dolores Lewis, wife of ar
insurance salesman of 1416 Hol-
brook street NE. Her mother
Mrs. Robert B. Coffman of 1910
lSimms place NE, became 6
grandmother at 38.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
This time it was taxicab driver

This time it was taxicab driver
who said, Follow that cab!"
AS a result, a suspected auto
thief was in Freedmen's Hospital,
unconscious and in critical condi-
ton. His name had not been
learned.
John M. Mattison, As. colored, of
1858 Gales street NE, told police
he picked up two passengers at
LAS am. today and was directed
to the 300 block of Sixty-first
street NE.
En- route, he picked up a third
man. He let out the original
passengers, and shortly after, the
third man, who was in the front
seat, pressed a hard object into
Mr.. Mattison's side and said:
stop, get out, keep walking
and don't make any mistakes
Mr.. Mattison followed the di-
rections, and the colored mar
drove away in the taxicab. Mr.
Mattison hailed another taxi anc
directed the driver to follow.
The chase went into Prince
Georges County. On George
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Stuart DeBeII 10 Head
Fairfax Polio Campaign

Stuart DeBell, new member o1
the Fairfax County Board of Su-
pervisors. has been appointed
chairman of the 1852 March OF
Dimes campaign in Fairfax
County.
Edward K. Uhler, chairman o1
the Fairfax County Chapter OF
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis who announced
the appointment, said this years
campaign would be longer than
previous years.
Committee chairmen who have
been appointed by Mr.. DeBell fo1
the campaign are:
Sam Edmondson, assistant cam
paign chairman; Mrs. Gladys Is
dell. treasurer; Mrs. Carl Travis
campaign secretary; Mrs. Caro-
Manly, Falls Church chairman;
Mrs. Elmer Duncan, advance gifts;
Mrs. Madge Longley. publicity
Bud Ward, radio and television;
Craighill Burke and Miss Virginia
Benson, schools; Mrs. Charles
|O'Shaughnessy, women's activi
ties: Clyde Gately, literature ane
coin box distribution, and Nor.
man Higginbotham, theaters.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Two Sites for Schools
In Page County Are
Selected by Board
Speeiol Dispatch 10 The Stor

LURAY, Va, Dec. 25.-The Page
County School Board has selected
sites for consolidated high school
for white children. and a new
school for colored children, ac-
cording to School Superintendent
Cecil Graves.
The matter has been under dis
cussion for several years. When
the school board, several months
ago. requested permission of the
Board of Supervisors for a bond
issue referendum to finance the
schools, it was advised permission
would not be granted until sites
were chosen.
The site chosen for the pro-
posed consolidated white high
school is a 22-acre tract at Alma,
nine miles south of Luray, on the
east side of Route GIG. It is in
the center of the county, and near
the recently built poultry Coop
erative. The land is a part of the
Lee Long estate.
The colored school site is an
eight-acre tract on the north SIDE
of West Main street in Luray.
Resolutions are being prepared
naming the sites. and recommend.
ing a bond referendum, or Dor.
rowing to finance the two schools
They will be submitted to bonding
attorneys for approval before for.
warding to the Board Of Super.
visors.
Cost Of the two schools is esti.
mated at SIS millions.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
A Major Committees
Await New Chairmen
In Virginia Assembly
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Dec. 25.-At Least
four major committees will have
new chairman when the General
Assembly convenes here next
month.
The new men will replace chair
men at the 1850 Legislature who
have died, retired, or were de-
feated in bids for reelection.
On the Senate side, death elimi-
mated Senator Lloyd M. Robinette
of Lee County as chairman of the
Courts of Justice Committee, while
retirement removed the chairmen
of the Insurance and Banking, and
the Fish and Game Committees.
In the House of Delegates, the
defeat of Delegate Floyd Yates o:
Powhatan and Chesterfield leaves
vacant the Craftsmanship of the
Counties, Cities and Towns Com
mittee-the group which handles
city-county annexation bills.
dOluS Oniy One FOSt.
The usual legislative rule calls
for Craftsmanship vacancy to &c
to committees senior member u
the desires the position. If he
doesn't, the next Oldest member is
in line. It's not customary, how
ever, for a man to serve as chair
man of two committees.
Delegates Charles Loving OF
Bath or J. Maynard Magruder O:
Arlington are in line to chairman
the House Counties, Cities ant
Towns Committee. Mr.. Loving has
a slight seniority edge.
| Next in line to succeed Senator
Robinette is Senator Robert O.
Norris, jr., of Lancaster. but he is
Iexpected to retain his chairman-
ship of the Finance Committee. Az
a result, M. M. Long of Wise
County seems likely to inherit the
courts of justice top job.
Two Senators Not Running.
Senators Morton Good, chair
man of insurance and banking,
and I. Paul Wales. chairman o:
fish and game, did not run for
reelection.
The ranking insurance and
banking members are Senators A.
E. S. Stephens of Isle of Wight
and Thomas H. Blanton of Bowl
ing Green. The fish and game
seniors are Senators Norris Ste
phens. M. M. Hillard of Ports
mouth and w. M. Minter OF
Mathews.
Senator Hillard already is chair
man of the Roads and Internal
Navigation Committee. so it ap-
pears Senator Stephens may have
a choice of either Craftsmanship.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Fire in Richmond Destroys
; Giant Oil Storage Tanks
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Dec. 25.-Three
explosions rent the Richmond air
yesterday as a fire roared through
three giant oI-storage tanks.
The blaze, which was battled
by some 100 firemen, consumed
$1,000 gallons of fuel oil and
10000 gallons of kerosene.
No one was hurt, but the blasts
shook windows in a nearby resi-
Dental section. 1t was still a
mystery today how the fire began
The flames sent smoke curling
hundreds of feet and attracted a
thousand spectators. A traffic
snarl delayed arrival Of some fire
engines.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Man Nearly Loses Arm
In Fall Against Power Saw

Gallinger Hospital surgeons
were hopeful today that they hac
saved the left arm of Jay P. Jones
colored, of 1872 Quincy place NE.
Mr.. Jones arm was nearly sew
|ered yesterday when ne fell
against a power saw while cut.
ting wood in the back yard at the
home of his father, Robert l.
Jones, of 1900 Ayers place Sc.
He was taken to the hospital In
a taxicab by his father. Surgeons
worked for more than two hours
to save the arm. Mr.. Jones was
reported in satisfactory condition
today.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Citizens Group Formed
At AItuvistu Gardens

A Citizens Committee of Alta
vista Gardens has been organized
in the Bethesda area.
The group was formed after
residents of the Altavista Gardens
neighborhood got together to pro-
test the proposed discontinuance
of Capital Transit Co. bus service
on Old Georgetown road beyond
Altavista road. Mrs. Faye Silver
man has been appointed acting
secretary.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Second Fire in Day
Burns Gas Station
Near Baltimore
By the Associated Press

TOWSON, Md, Dec. 25.-A serv-
ice station in Edgemere burned
down yesterday after two tries.
A blaze sprung up around an oil
stove in the station. William
Christian, the attendant, called
f1remen. BY the time they ar
rived he had it out.
Shortly after they left, Mr.
Christian heard a cracking
sound" The whole place seemed
to be on fire. He called f1remer
again.
When they arrived this time
the structure was on its way te
being burned to the ground.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Replies 10 Seals Urged
By Montgomery TB Body

The Montgomery County Tuber-
culosis Association has not heard
from 23,472 persons who were sent
Christmas seals.
David E. Belts, 1851 chairman
for the Montgomery County an
nual campaign, said $4,54601 has
been acquired from Christmas seal
sales including many persons who
have replied to the seals sent
them. The goal is $4,000.
Mr.. Belts declared that it is not
too late to contribute. "It is the
unheard from contributors who
can make the campaign a sue
cess" Mr.. Belts said.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
AIexandrian Held in Theft
OF Coats at Private Party

Samuel Wilson Minis, 81, of the
100 block Lynwood street, Alex
andria, was ordered held for
grand jury action in Alexandria
Police Court yesterday after he
waived preliminary hearing on
five grand larceny charges.
Minis was charged with the
theft of two mems coats and
three women's coats from Gads-
by's Tavern at North Cameron
and Royal streets during a private
party Friday night. The clothing
was valued at $3.50.
Judge James r. Duncan set
bond at $500.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
|Takoma Park Woman
And Alexandra Man
End Lives at YuIefide

Two Washington area residents
chose the Yuletide season to COM
NIT suicide, police reports disclosed
yesterday.
A victim of self administered
poison, Mrs. Nellie G. Davis, SIS.
an employe of the Washington
ISanitarium, was found dead yes
terday in the bedroom of her
home, TIC Maplewood avenue, Ia
koma Park, Md.
The body was discovered by a
friend who became concerned
when unable to get Mrs. Davis
on the phone, went to the home
and had to remove a door to
get in.
Police said Mrs. Davis had been
suffering from a heart ailment.
Contents Of a note she left for
a son, Ivan Davis of Baltimore
were not disclosed. According to
police, Mrs. Davis also leaves a
brother, Drexel Willis of Newark
N. J.
Alexandria Man Uses Pistol.
A certificate of suicide was is
sued by DR.. Frank j. Broschart
Montgomery County medical ex-
Iaminer.
The second suicide was John r
Van Arnum, 81, of Presidential
Gardens, Alexandria, who dice
Sunday of a bullet wound in the
fright temple.
Mr.. Van Arnum, who was sec
lretary of the National League OF
Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vege-
table Distributors, was found
) wounded at about 1:20 pm. in
his bedroom by his wife, Marie
! latter she heard groans. police
said.
A .32-caliber revolver wrapped
in silk was found near the body
and the sound of the shot had
been muffled by a pillow. police
reported. Mr.. Van Arnum was
pronounced dead at Alexandra
Hospital and a suicide certiflcat.
was issued by DR.. John Sims, city
coroner.
Faced Loss of Job.
Police reported Mr.. Van Arnum
had faced the loss of his jot
through dissolution of the produce
group. He had been with the or
: ganization for Is years.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Van Arnum
leaves a brother, Wesley Var
Arnum, Bethesda, an engineer
with the Potomac Electric Power
! Co.; and three sisters, Mrs. Eliza.
. beth Van Arnum and Mrs. Orir
Watkins. both Of Presidential
Gardens; and Miss Virginia May
lLeMasurier. of New York State.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Mortinsburg Fireman
IOf 65 Years Honored
speeioI pispoteh to The sior

MARTINSBURG,. w. Va, Dec.
25.-G. A. Chambers. 80, has been
honored as the oldest volunteer
fireman, both in age and con-
tinued service, in this section and
perhaps in the State.
Westphal Hose Company No. 5
of which he is a member, last week
presented him a cash award and
other gifts in recognizing his IS
years of service.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
" Breakfast Cheers
100 Seryicemen From
u. ). and Other Lands

Servicemen from nearly every
State in the country and visitors
from far-distant places found
friendship and Christmas fellow
ship at the annual Christmas
breakfast held in the Central
Branch YMCA, 1876 G street NV.
today.
AS each of the more than 10C
men present rose to introduce
himself, State named were from
Maine to California and from
Texas to Michigan. Visitors identi-
fed themselves, in pronounced
accents as well as statement, as
being from Brazil, Norway, Aus
tralia, England and Germany
among other countries.
Ate a Year Ago in Korea.
Corpl. Norman Sherman, %, OF
st. Louis, a Marine now stationed
at Quantico, found today's break
fast a far different affair from the
one he had a year ago. At that
time he was in Korea. retreating
with his 1st Marine Division be-
fore the hordes of Chinese pouring
down upon them. Breakfast a
year ago was in a cold camp just
outside of PuSan, he said. The
fare of bacon and eggs powdered
them, toast, coffee and fruit was
the same, "but what a difference
in the setting"
Corpl. Sherman came back to
the United States on rotation in
May. He is also a veteran of World
War II, in which he saw action
in the Pacific.
Three 21-year-old buddies who
have just completed basic training
at Fort Belvoir were also at the
breakfast. Pfc. Roy j. Wright OF
Flint and Pfc. Harvey B. Skupny
and Pfc. Clifford Hunyor. both of
Detroit, were spending their first
Christmas away from home. They
agreed the breakfast at the YMCA
helped ease the break for them.
Holiday Grim Without Money.
Alaska born Pfc. Loren j. Stew
ems, AT, 10, was finding Christmas
a little grim. He lost most of his
money before getting leave from
Langley Field. Va, and was doing
the best he could on what he had
left. The Y breakfast was a help
in more than one way for him, he
said. He now lives at Seattle,
Wash.
Overseas visitors at the break
fast included Gerhard Miller, on
his way from Australia to Ger
many; Fernando Bessa de AL
media of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
who is studying budgetary ad-
ministration in the Bureau of the
Budget, and Christopher Chowins
of London. England. an exchange
horticultural student in the gar
dening school at Niagara Falls,
Ontario, Canada.
The Rev. Edward B. Lewis, pas
tor Of Union Methodist Church,
addressed the group. Paul L.
Brindle, chairman of the US In
ternational Crossroads Sunday
Morning Breakfast group, pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1951-12-25


Ideavor officially and present him
with a wrist watch. Ronald's most
recent campaign stemmed a wave
of petty t...every from the Con-
gress Park 5-and-10-Cent Store,
1881 Savannah avenue Sc.
Advised of the loss of 48 toy pis-
tolls by Owner James N. Bronson,
Ronald helped recover 80 of the
guns and even induced parents of
some of the wayward ones to pay
for the loss.
II think I'm on the right track
in promoting boy of this type"
Mr.. Bronson declared. "He will
be a good example to Others"
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Santa Remembers
Fowler Children After
Fire Destroys Home

The Fowler children of Bealls-
vile know there is a Santa Claus
They had a merry Christmas
today, even though their home
was burned Sunday, destroying
lall their Christmas presents, most
of their clothing and virtually all
of the family's food and posses
sion.
But thanks to the generosity
Iof hundreds of Montgomery
County persons, Santa Claus visit
ed Charles G. Fowler, A, and his
seven children after all. And he
brought them about six truck
loads of food. toys, clothing and
furniture. Several hundred dol
lars in cash also was contributed
Mother Critically Burned.
1t would have been a perfect
Christmas. except for the absence
of the children's mother, Mrs
Jennie Marie Fowler. She was
CRITICALLY burned in the fire and
is in Suburban Hospital.
After the tragedy Mr.. Fowler
"a $50-a-week county roads en-
ploye, and the children were taken
in by daughter and her husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hosely Gravely, jr.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lee Walden.
Mr.. Gravely is a dairyman on the
Walden farm in PooleSville.
The food, clothing. toys, furni-
ture and cash were collected yes
terday by county police and mem
bers of the Upper Montgomery
Volunteer Fire Department at
Beallsville. Many of the toys were
new, some of them gift-wrapped.
Enough canned foods to last the
family until summer was donated.
There also was a live turkey, as
well as two frozen ones; a frozen
chicken and quantities of fresh
fruit and vegetables.
Dads Hands Must Heal.
More clothing than the family
will be able to use was collected.
Most of it is being kept at the
Beallsville firehouse until it can
be sorted out, with the Fowlers
taking what they need and the
rest going to welfare organiza-
tionS.
The Fowlers' rented home was
destroyed when kerosene used in
a cooking stove ignited. The
house was in a wooded area off
Peachtree road near Beallsville.
For the present the family will
remain on the Walden farm. Mr..
Fowler will not be able to resume
his job for a while because his
hands were severely burned in the
blaze.
The Fowler children, all of
whom escaped without injury. are {:
Billy. IA; Martha, IL: Robert
Henry, 9; Franklin, 7; James Ed
ward, 4, and Harry and Howard,
3-year-old twins. Another son,
Charles Grundy, II, has been liv-
ing with the Gravelys.
Evening star., 1951-12-25

AS commits
sioner of the
Junior Police
a nd Citizens
Corps, Ronald
Gibson, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs.
Abbott Gibson,
1905 Sim m S
street Sc, has
a head start to-
ward becoming
a pillar of the
community.
On January
13 they'll recog-
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Stolen Cab Pursued by Taxi
Hits Bridge; Suspect Hurt

Palmer highway, shortly after
leaving the District, the fleeing
suspect crashed into a concrete
abutment at the side of the road.
Mr.. Mattison recovered his
slightly damaged taxicab and po-
lice took the suspect to Freed
mems with head injuries.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
u. S. Firms Show Wares

At a recent trade fair in Rot
terdam, Holland, United States
firms displayed milling, polish
ing, woodworking and thread
cutting machinery and industrial
oils and greases.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Jobs Turned Down

In four-month search in Eng
land and Scotland, representa-
tives of the Melbourne, Australia
street Car company found only
165 Of the 700 recruits they need
ed for car crews.
Evening star., 1951-12-25
Crusade of Boy, Is,
Against Delinquency
Wins Award for Him

A 16-year-old boys crusade
against juvenile delinquency in his
community is winning the plaudits
of his elders.
Evening star., 1951-08-15

the son of the Rev. Robert Lee
Lewis, former Curator of the
Washington Cathedral, and Mrs.
Lewis of Washington and is the
grandson of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
James Birkett of Manassas, Va,
and of the late DR.. and Mrs. Lee
Lewis of Buckhannon, w. Va.
Evening star., 1951-08-15
Emily
Post

A group of women write: eve
call ourselves the 'watchful weight
ers' because it is necessary for all
Of us constantly to watch our
ealories. When eating in some
ones house is it impolite to refuse
certain dishes which we know are
very rich and would upset our
ealoric count for a week."
Either refuse or take a very small
portion on your plate. But don't
talk about it. OF course, if your
hostess notices and insists that
you eat. then you have to explain
that you are on a diet and that
much as you would like to you
SAINT!
Wedding Regrets
Dear Mrs. Post: Would it be
possible to send our regrets to a
wedding (Which is at home) on
the card inclosed with, the wedding
gift? For example, on my card tc
the bride write: so sorry we can
some to the wedding. But will be
with you in thought" 1 would
not then write separate acknowl-
edgement.
Answer: Your suggestion is en-
tirely correct.
6ift to Future Douehter-in-Low
Dear Mrs. Post: When I send a
Eift to my sons f1ancee. how shall
sign the card? Il have none
that have my name printed on
ihem.)
Answer: From Johns Mother"
Is the most friendly.
Evening star., 1951-08-15
Star star Photo.

Bill Bissells. They'll be back after
Labor Day. Pretty. chic post
debutante Grayson Beach has re-
turned from a breathless week at
Newport where she visited her
sister and brother-in-law, the
David Sterlings. The parties were
so fast and furious that they got
to bed at S every morning, except
after the dull evenings when they
turned in at 4, says Grayson!
George Williams was all set last
week to spend his vacation in the
smart Rhode Island resort, but
suddenly switched his plans this
week. He will sail Saturday on
the Mauretania to visit friends at
their castle in Ireland. and take
in London and Paris before re-
turning home.
Attractive bachelors Frank Cor
don and Milton Nottingham, who s
with ECA here, are emplaning
for Mexico City on Friday for a
gay, two-week fling south of the
border. They'll soak in the bronz-
ing sur at Acapulco, too. AS soon
as they get back, Frank leaves for
Indo-China where he'll serve as
Ia program observer for ECA
with headquarters in Saigon, the
Paris of the East. He's been taking
private French lessons from a
local mademoiselle Inciden-
tally, Mexican Gen. Rodriguez,
father of the handsome Assistant
Military Attache here, 1t. Ramon
Rodriguez, was in Kentucky a
week ago buying race horses. He
had fine stables years ago, got rid
OF his stock and is now starting
all over again Chic, brunette
Joan Fraser, who is constantly
beaued by Senator Harry Byrd s
son, Beverly, will whip down to
Bermuda next week for a two
weeks vacation from her job al
the New Zealand Embassy.
British First Secretary Peter
Stephens took his brunette, be-
spectacled good company out OF
Washington last Saturday when
he said cheerio to local pals and
headed for England and a new
assignment. Good-looking, blond
Ed Tompkins moved into Peters
vacated Georgetown house this
week. The new First Secretary at
the British Embassy is a woman,
Miss Barbara Salt. which brings
their current crop of feminine
diplomats up to two. The other is
Miss c. j. Polak.