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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-01
GERTRUDE BOGGAN GIVES
DINNER PARTY FOR BROWNS

DR.. and Mrs. A. S. Brown, long
+ifne Fairbanks residents who are
visiting in Juneau, were honorec
with a dinner party last evening
by Mrs. Gertrude Boggan at her
home. Guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
w. R. Spain, Mr.. and Mrs. A. e.
Goetz, Mr.. and Mrs z. E. Weschen-
fielder, Mrs. Emma Gray. Misses Jan
Butrovich and Karen Boggan.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-01
TO GUsTAYUS

Pearl Haynes, oldti'ne hunter,
arrived yesterday via PAA from
Seattle where he had spent several
months. He stopped overnight at
Hotel Juneau and planned to return
o Gustavus today. Haynes has
been in Alaska for the past 81 years.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-01
SALESMAN HERE

M. j. Winninghoof, salesman for
the Utah Tailoring Mills of Ogden,
is stopping at the Baranof hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-01
FROM KETCHIKAN

Mrs. Robert E. McElderry and
Mrs. G. Hundley Of Ketchikan are
stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
MI. Vernon Unit 10 Seek
New Sanitary District

A move 10 establish a new sani-
tary district in Fairfax County will
be launched by the Mount Vernon
Citizens Association when it meets
at 8 pm. Monday in st. Luke's
Church. Wellington.
Petitions to the Circuit Court
will be available at the meeting.
The proposed district would ex-
tend to the present Sanitary Dis
trict No. on the north and take
in areas south of Hunting Creek
and Alexandria.
Included in the area are the COM
munities of Wellington Heights,
Wellington Villa. Wellington Park
Estates, Areturus. Holm Hills,
Hollindale. Holm Hall Village,
Boulevard Acres, White Oaks,
Beacon Manor, Calvert Park,
Hybla Valley Farms, Herbert
Springs, Plymouth Haven, Marian
Forest and Tauxemont, all in the
Mount Vernon magisterial district.
The meeting also will consider a
rezoning application submitted to
the Board of Supervisors for 48
acres adjoining Holm Hall Viii
lage. The application seeks re-
zoning from rural to suburban.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Oxon Hill Church Wrecked
In 2-AIorm $4,000 Blaze

A two-alarm fire virtually de-
Stroyed the Oxon Hill (Md.) Meth
odist Church, in the $500 block of
Oxon Hill road, yesterday, causing
a loss estimated by officials at
$4,000.
Firemen from II volunteer COM
panieS in the area fought the
stubborn blaze for more than two
hours. The flames burned out the
interior of the main structure,
most of which was built in 1899,
and firemen had to knock down
some walls left standing precari-
ously.
The Rev. William C. Harpold.
pastor of the church, who lives in
the parish house next door, said
he went to the church in mid
afternoon to start the oil burning
furnace. because choir practice
was scheduled at night.
After he returned home, Roy
Foster, who lives on the other side
OF the church, ran into the house
shouting: Something's wrong
with the church" Firemen were
notified, and the Oxon Hill volun-
teer company arrived within 10
minutes.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Students Facing Draft
Advised Against Haste
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND. Jan. 6.-Virginia' S
draft-conscious college students
are being advised to wait and
see" before making the leap from
classroom to induction center.
Colleges throughout the State
report that a number of students
have Joined the armed forces since
the Christmas vacation-waiving
the deferment Selective Service
gives them.
The reason in most cases is that
they expect to be drafted in June,
when their deferment runs out.
BY enlisting now they can get
irto the branch of service they
want.
But presidents of Virginia COL
leges agreed that most of these
students are acting too hastily
According to Colgate w. Dar-
den, president of the University
of Virginia, "the thing lost sight
of is that Congress is now on the
point of rewriting the draft legis-
lation. 1t would be the better
part Of wisdom to wait and see
what the changes will be-"
Don't let a decision as vital as
this be influenced by panic" he
advised the students, about 80 of
whom have enlisted in the past
two weeks.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Carroll L. Tuvenner Dies;
Service Stution EmpIoye

Carroll Lee Tavenner. 43, as
sistant manager of the Warren
Shell Service Station, Pennsyl-
vania and Minnesota avenues Sc.
died Thursday at his home, 1885
Walters lane, Forestville, Md. He
had been i'll since August.
Mr.. Tavenner was born in
Paris, Va, and had lived in the
Washington area since he was
1S. He previously worked 1S
years for the Continental Baking
Co. He was a member of the
Mount Calvary Catholic Churcl.
in Forestville.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Catherine E. Tavenner; two sons,
Robert Lee and William Carroll
Tavenner, and his father, Eugene
M. Tavenner of Groveton, Va.
He also leaves seven sisters.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 am. Monday in the Mount
Calvary Church. Burial will be
in Washington National Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Court Sentences 7 Gamblers
Convicted on Numbers Chorqe

might consider gambling morally
wrong.
"A person who CANDLES now is
considered the same as a man who
drinks too much" he added. eff
we sent numbers people away for
rs years, we would not have much
trouble breaking it up"
Leniency was asked for Clark, a
former New York taxi driver, after
DR.. Benjamin L. Nairnin of WASH
ington testified Clark had been
taking pills daily for high blood
pressure and ut might not do him
much good" to be incarcerated.
Capt. Davidson said he had
staged the raid after receiving a
search warrant two days before.
He said he broke down the door
with nine other officers and found
three of five adding machines in
operation, $2,648 in cash and
81 ,498 in checks, besides over
$4,000 numbers slips. There were
lo9,UU0 DetS recorded, he said.
OD0nnell Gets Sentence.
In Howard County Circuit Court,
MOI balt E O'Donnell, billiard
rallo- operator arrested at Eli
cott City in a simultaneous raid,
was sentenced to nine months.
Judge James A. Clark imposed
the House of Correction sentence
Of, numbers conviction.
Robert Peddicord, arrested with
ODonnell, has not yet come up
tor hearing.
Davidson told of staging the
raid On the 21st, along with nine
othe officers.
The Anne Arundel county board
Of police examiners now is trying
to find out why County Police
Chiet Johr H. Souers did not know
the raid was to be staged.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Falls Church Boy, 6,
Aided by Bone Graft

A 6-year-old Falls Church boy
whose broken arm refused to heal
is almost as good as new" with
the aid of a cake of ground bone
from the Bethesda Naval Hospi-
tai bone bank"
Myron F. Hanke, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Martin Hanke, OF
525 Greenwich street, broke his
right arm just below the shoulder
last August as he played in the
yard. DR.. Alfred E. jackson, of
1901 K street NV. a bone spe-
cialist, told the family that x-ray
pictures revealed cyst inside the
bone.
BY November it was clear that
the arm was not healing properly
Mr.. Hanke, a Navy Department
civilian employe, and DR.. Jack
son decided to secure bone needed
to mend the arm from the Naval
Hospitals bone bank" There
the Navy stores Give" bones re-
ceived after amputation or death
Myron now has his arm out o1
a sling and can join in light play
His mother, Mrs. Helen Hanke
says he is looking ahead three
months when the doctor says he
may be able to ride his bicycle.
Myron is a first-grade student
at Madison-Jefferson Elementary
School, Falls Church.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Farm Group Chief
Predicts Black Mart
Born Of Price Curbs

The head Of the American
Farm Bureau Federation sees the
return of price and ration con-
trolls as paving the way for a
comeback of the World War II
black merketeer.
Allan B. Kline, president of the
big farm organization, told re-
porters at a luncheon in the
Washington Hotel yesterday that
black market operators would
thrive even more now because of
their experience in the last war.
Sees Freezers Aiding.
And he indicated the problem
Of meat boarding and resultant
scarcities would be increased un-
der rationing because of the popu-
larity of food lockers and home
freezers.
Mr.. Kline said the country
would pay the price of controls
through subsidies, which he said
was only a tax on the people.
Getting rid of controls when the
emergency is over is going to be
politically difficult" Mr.. Kline
added.
He insisted that wage, price and
ration controls would hamper
production of agricultural COM
modities at the very time stepped
up production is desperately
needed"
Subject to Change.
However. Mr.. Kline indicated he
would defer his objections to such
controls in the event of a total
war. In this connection, he
stressed that the present situation
OF a national emergency which
has no forseeable end would be
different from an all-out war.
In place of controls, Mr.. Kline
advocated really tough" Federal
taxes, credit controls. monetary
control measures and trimming CT
/ non-essential Government spend
ing.
Mr.. Kline said he favored the
parity concept as set forth in the
Agricultural Act of 1949, indicated
support of the Defense Production
Act which exempts farm product.
from control when they are below
parity, opposed an excess profit.
tax on farmers and favors a grad.
uated income tax.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Former Postmaster
OF Dumfries Draws
3 Years for Forgery

French S. Brawner, former
Dumfries (Vao postmaster, found
guilty of forgery last month in
Federal Court. Alexandria, yester-
day was sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary.
Judge Albert v. Bryan specified
that Brawner could apply for pa
role after serving one year.
A twelve-man jury convicted
Brawner after five-day trial.
Government attorneys charged
that Brawner forged and passed
28 income tax refund checks and
a pension check. They said the
checks were mailed to customers
OF the Dumfries post office from
l946 into 1949.
BraWner, 81, was postmaster at
Dumfries from 1881 until 1949.
The Government presented two
handwriting experts who linked
Brawner's writing with signatures
on the checks.
In addition, a Dumfrles resident
testified the former postmaster
PAID her in cash from his own
pocket" for one of the checks.
Sentence was deferred until
yesterday while a probation re-
port was prepared.
Brawner could have received UP
to 10 years Imprisonment, and a
fine OF $1,000 on each of SO
counts. Forging and passing were
considered separate offenses. Be-
sides the other charges, Brawner
was found guilty of forging a
postal money order. More than a
year ago, Brawner was acquitted
OF a single forgery charge.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Clerks May Record Deed
Minus Stamp, Almond Says
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Jan. 6.-Virginia
law does not require a State court
clerk to inquire into the necessity
for United States revenue stamps
before admitting a deed to record.
That is the opinion of Attorney
General j. Lindsay Almond, jr..
who answered a query put to him
by Thomas P. Chapman, jr., clerk
of the Fairfax County Circuit
Court. Mr.. Chapman pointed out
that it is the custom of most Vir-
ginia clerks to keep a supply Of
these revenue stamps on hand.
Wrote Mr.. Almond:
a.. 1t is my opinion that it is
the duty of the clerk to admit a
deed to record regardless of
whether the individual requesting
recordation has or has not paid
the proper United States revenue
stamps.
LAS to the propriety of the Gus
tom of advising persons as to their
liability for revenue stamps. I
might say that it is my opinion
that this accommodation to the
residents of your community is a
proper one if you desire to con-
tinue it,"
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Sd Prison Killing in Is Months
Charged to Virginia Convict

explanation for the stabbing and
prison officials could not explain
how he got the knife with which
Harrington was stabbed three
times above the heart. He died
shortly afterward in the prison
hospital.
Walker was serving Is years for
storebreaklng when he was con-
victed in the fatal stabbing of his
cellmate, Moses Williams, and an
other prisoner, Howard Diggs. col
ored. Walker said at the time
both men had been "signifying'
against him.
Both Walker and Harrington
were among the prisons bad ac-
tors" who, along with about So
other troublemakers were kept
apart from other prisoners.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Montgomery Press Group
Names Tannen 10 Post

The Montgomery County Press
Association yesterday named
Ernie Tannen. program director
OF Radio Station WGAY, Silver
Spring. as vice president of the
organization at a luncheon meet
ing at the Glenbrook Country
Club.
Mr.. Tannen took charge of the
from which President
Louis Leimbach was absent. The
radio director succeeds Mrs. Helen
Cooper Wengras, who recently
moved to New Jersey.
Miss Kathleen Faulconer of the
Maryland News was named cor
responding secretary at the gath
ering yesterday. The association
will meet at 1890 pm. January 19
at the club to discuss its annually
awarded Journalism scholarship.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Alexandra Carrier Boy
Is Injured by Automobile

A 14-year-old Alexandria news
paper carrier was struck by a car
as he returned home after max
ing his rounds this morning. He
was admitted to Alexandria Hos
pital with a broken right knee.
The hospital said the boy is
Robert I. Clarke, jr.. of 19 West
Myrtle street, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert I. Clarke. He is in the
eighth grade at George Washing
ton High School.
The driver of the car. listed by
police as James A. Petit, 80, of
308 Fairhaven avenue, was charged
with driving on the wrong side Of
the street and was released pend
ing outcome of the boys injuries.
The accident occurred at 6:25
am. in the 1900 block of Com
monwealth avenue, police said.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
) in Building Fraud Case
GET Suspended Sentences
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. Two
partners in a construction COM
pany and former city official
received suspended prison SEN
tences yesterday on charges of
conspiring to defraud the city
of Baltimore on cost-plus work.
Judge w. Conwell Smith also
fined the official, Leo B. Sorrell,
$500.
Sorrell, a 53-year-old former
superintendent of construction for
the Bureau of Building Inspec-
ton, had been convicted along
with Rogers Will, jr., 43, and
Milton w. Grahe. 40. They op-
crate the G g. w Construction Co.
Judge Smith suspended two
year sentences after receiving
favorable probation reports on the
defendants.
The contractors already had ar
ranged in a civil settlement to
repay the city, and one condition
of their probation is that they
carry out the agreement.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
|LdneAssistant
Is Named 10
To||BridgeJ Job
ODonneII Was Graded
Second in Test for
New State Position
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.-With a
fast assist from two others about
to lose their jobs, Louis j. ODon-
nell was assured today of a new
post next Wednesday when his
duties as assistant to Gov. Lane
END.
Two fellow Democrats on the
State Roads Commission voted
yesterday to make ODonnell ad-
ministrator of the States toll
bridges. It's a new job paying
$4,000 a year.
The position will come under
the merit system, protecting it
from any change by Gov. ELECT
McKeldin, Republican, who
takes office Wednesday. a-
Mr.. McKeldin then is expected
to replace Joseph M. George and
Leonard E. Kolmer, two Demo-
Gratis on the roads commission.
They voted O'Donnell the bridge
job. It was opposed by Russell H.
Mccain, Republican member Of
the. commission.
Competitor Had Top Grade.
The commission acted In
O'Donnells favor shortly after he
was graded second in an oral test
for the position. William A. Codd.
chief auditor for the commission.
was the only other applicant.
Mr.. Codd was given a grading
Of 80 to O'Donnell's 84.2 by three
examiners. The grades were not
binding on the commission.
Ability as a business manager
was the main qualification for the
job of administering the States
three toll bridges over Chesa-
peake Bay and the Susquehanna
and Potomac Rivers.
The position was recommended
in 1948 by the j. E. Greiner Co,
consulting engineer for the Bay
Bridge. Yesterdays tests taken
by ODonnell and Codd were the
IlISt move TO I'LL 1t.
Action Criticized.
The action was criticized by
Senator Kimble, Republican. of
Allegany County.
This appears to be a move to
use the merit system for the pur-
pose of blanketing III an employe
at the last minute" the minority
leader said prior to the examina-
tions.
Mr.. ODonnell was a reporter
for the Baltimore Sun before be-
coming assistant to Gov. Lane four
years ago. Mr.. Codd has been
employed by the State Roads
Commission for 81 years.
While the commission acted
promptly on ODonnell's job it
discussed, but came to no deci-
sion on another Gov. Lane sug-
gestion. The Governor recon-
mended that Robert M. Reindol-
lar, who resigned as chairman of
the commission last week, be hired
as a consu'tant at $4,000 a year.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Ernest Gross to Speak
At Annual Joycee Event
By The Associoted Press

ROANOKE, Va, Jan. 6.-Ernest
A. Gross, deputy United States
representative to the United Ma
tions. will be the principal speaker
at the United States Jaycee's ten
outstanding young men banquet
at Hotel Roanoke on January 20.
Gross will speak to some TOO
persons from throughout the Ma
ton who will gather to honor the
outstanding young men Of 1850.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Police 1t. FeIber to Take
FBl Academy Course

Police 1t. Richard Felber of the
Homicide Squad will take a three
month course at the FBI Acad-
emy, beginning Monday. Chief of
Detectives Robert v. Murray has
announced.
1t. Felber, 43, is one of the
Metropolitan Police Departments
ace detectives. He was acting head
of the Homicide Squad last year
when the murder of two Lans-
burgh department store watchmen
was solved.
Evening star., 1951-01-06

BY then. however, the inside of
the church was so filled with
smoke and flames that it was i'm
possible for firemen to go inside.
Another difficulty was that the
nearest water hydrant was almost
a mile away at Oxon Hill and
Indianhead roads. Firemen had
to wait until three companies ar
rived before they had enough hose
to reach the hydrant.
Mr.. Harpold said the oil furnace
was new. having been installed
when a cinder- block addition to
the church was completed early in
November, and that it had been
working fine"
Mr.. Harpold said the church
structure and the equipment in
side were insured for $4,000.
The church was organized in
1911.
In addition to Oxon Hill. other
fire companies which fought the
blaze were Capitol Heights, Dis
trict Heights, Accokeek, Hillside,
Clinton. Forrestville, Silver Hill,
Boulevard Heights, Morningside
and Seat Pleasant.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Woman, 81, Killed
Crossing Highway
Near Rockville

An 87-year-old woman is Mont
gomery County's first traffic fatal
ity of 1851.
County police at Rockville said
Mrs. Marion Barrow, 81, was
struck by car last night as she
walked across Rockville pike in
front of her home, about 2 miles
south of the town.
Mrs. Barrow, who lived with
friends, was taken to Suburban
Hospital where she died at 1902
pm.
Police did not charge the driver
DR.. Benjamin Henry, 81, of On
tario, Canada.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
BY The Associated Press

RICHMOND, Jan. 6.-The State
Highway Department is consider
ing the case of the Sawed-off
bridge. The department didn't
like it at all.
The case came by it's name hon
estly. A truck driver hauling an
outsize fuel tank wedged his vehi-
Gle in a truss span bridge over the
North Meherrin River on Route
40 in Lunenburg County.
So with traffic blocked behind
him, he sawed off the girder that
trapped him at one end of the
bridge and bulled his way through
the opposite member at the otler
end.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
BY 4he Assoeiaied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 6. - Seven
persons arrested on numbers
charges got fines and suspended
prison sentences after they
pleaded guilty yesterday in Anne
Arundel County Circuit Court.
An eighth person. tried in How
ard County, got a nine-month
sentence.
The four men and three women
convicted here were arrested De-
cember 81 near Laurel race track.
Fined 81 900 and given one-year
suspended sentence on each of
three charges were Patrick j.
Clark. Sc, of Baltimore, and Sam
Morgan. Clark drew years
sentence as owner of Rocway
Towers after that place near
Laurel race track was raided two
years ago.
The others were fined the same
amount and given the same SEN
tence on each of two charges.
They were Mary E. Charles, Lee
A. Bottoms, jr.: Elsie L. Volz,
Howard E. Ortel and Gladys E.
Collie.
Charges against Marvin Hey
man and Victoria v. Morgan were
dropped. They had been arrested
As minutes after the State police
raid. Capt. George E. Davidson of
the State police, said merely en-
tering the bookmaking establish
ment did not constitute sufficient
evidence for conviction.
Judge Comments ON Morals.
In imposing the sentences, Judge
BENJAMIN Michaelson said the
court could mot get too excited
over gambling charges because the
people of Maryland have not yet
risen to the plane from which they
Evening star., 1951-01-06
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Jan. GA peni-
tentiary inmate has been charged
with his third prison Staying in Is
months.
He is Patterson Walker. 33, col
ored, of Norfolk, now serving two
life sentences.
w. Frank Smyth, jr., peniten-
tiary superintendent, said last
night that Walker stabbed to death
another colored convict, Graham
Harrington, yesterday afternoon
while the victim stood nude in a
shower room.
Harrington, a resident of Ply
mouth, N. c., was serving 33 years
for robbery.
Mr.. Smyth said Walker gave NJ
Evening star., 1951-01-06
3 Glen Echo Firemen
Quit to Join Air Force

The three paid members of
the Glen Echo Fire Department
have resigned to enlist in the
Air Force.
Edward Fagan. jr.. George E.
Graham, jr. and Miles r. Daniels
have been assigned to Laughlin
Air Force Base, San Antonio,
Texas, for training. They said
they would seek duty in fire con-
troll and rescue operations.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Trucker Caught Under Bridge
Cuts Off Girder and Paws Bill

Dozens Of people witnessed the
operation. In fact. some blocked
behind the wedged truck were glad
to see the bridge opened-by hack
saw or otherwise.
But the district engineer couldn't t
see. it that way. He reported to
headquarters in Richmond. And
the Vance Trucking Lines of Hen
derson, N. c., received a sharp
letter.
The trucking firm reported 1t
certainly doesn't want its drivers
to hack away at Virginia bridges.
And it invited Virginia officialdom
to send along repair bill. That
Is just what the highway engineers
plan to do.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Three Baltimore Youths
Held as School Thieves

BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.-(P.-
Three youths, 10 to %, we're
charged yesterday with burglariz-
ing two schools and eight other
persons with receiving goods
stolen from the institutions.
The loot included nine sewing
machines, record player. two
fat irons, six games. five dozen
eggs and fine pounds of scrapple.