Evening star. [volume], May 29, 1948, Page A-10, Image 11

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC

                
Aged Home Asks
Board Funds to
Fill Chest Gap
Welfare Unit Defers
Action as Institution
Seeks Aid for 31
Failure of the Community Chest
to reach its goal is being reflected
In requests for assistance to the
Board of Public Welfare.
Hiis was pointed out at a meet
ing of the board yesterday. One
institution here—a home for the
aged—has requested the board to
furnish funds to provide relief for
31 persons in that institution.
The institution, it was said, has
about 100 residents but is unable to
continue to support them adequately,
unless assistance is given by the
Welfare Board. Four other institu
tions also have approached officials
of the board to learn if they can
get assistance from public funds.
Special Assistant Raymond F.
Clapp told the board aid for the
31 persons at the home for the aged
would burden the Welfare Board se
riously, especially if other institu
tions thereby are led to expect the
same help. He said he is not in
favor of subsidizing these people.
Board Defer* Action.
The board deferred action on the
request until its next meeting on
June 25. upon the advice of Fred
S. Kogod, vice chairman of the
board.
The board voted to ask for priority
on four new buildings, to cost the
District between *4.000.000 and *5,
000.000. Mr. Clapp estimated. The
protects are an infirmary building
at the Home for the Aged and In
firm at Blue Plains, the erection of
two detention buildings at the Dis
trict Training School at Laurel, Md.:
buildings to replace the Industrial
Home School on Wisconsin avenue j
H. W„ and a new building for the
national Training School for Girls.
Bow located on Loughboro road
(t.W„ to be erected on part of the
District Training School grounds
•4 Laurel.
Flan* Being Drawn Up.
Money has been appropriated by
Congress for plans, some of which
have been completed, it was said.
The board also approved the re
quest of welfare o«cials that a blind
colored woman be allowed to keep
1100 given by a relative to provide
p decent burial for her. Under board
rules, all persons on relief rolls must
turn over to the board any money
they may get.
Inmates of the Home for the Aged
and Infirm, who are sent to Gal
linger Hospital for treatment, must
return to the home after treatment,
the board decided. They cannot
remain at the hospital because of
the expense, the board said.
Tobacco Prices Drop
In Southern Maryland
By tht Associated Pros*
Prices in general dropped on
Southern Maryland tobacco mar
kets yesterday, with most losses
ranging between $1 and $3.
The Agriculture Department and
Maryland's State Department of
Markets reported that some low
quality grades showed slight gains,
but that a majority of the offerings
decreased.
The agencies reported a heavy
aales volume. Thursday’s net auc
tion sales, they said, brought the
season total to 6,372,692 pounds for
a season price average of $43.20 a
hundred pounds.
Some of the grade changes:
Heavy crop —Good cherry-red.
$57 down $3;. fair cherry-red, $42
down $6.
Tips—Fair red, $21 down $1; low
green. $13 up $2.
Thin crop—Good cherry-red. $62
unchanged: fair red. $52 dowm $2.
Seconds — Fine cherry-red, $58
dowm $1: good cherry-red, $51 down
$2: fair red, $32 down $2.
Portrait of Lee to Be Given
To Washington and Lee |
By tht Associated Press
NORFOLK. Va., May 29 —An oil
portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee. the
work of John Dabour, Smyrna-born
painter, was to be presented to
Washington and Lee University at
Lexington today.
The portrait is the gift of Walter
Herron Taylor III, retired Norfolk
city director of public works, to
W. and L.'s Lee Chapel.
Mr Taylor will present the por
trait to Dr. Francis P. Gaines, pres
ident of the university. The donor
is an alumnus of another Lexington
school. Virginia Military Institute.
Mr. Tavlor received the painting
from his father, the late Walter H.
^Taylor, aide and adjutant to Gen.
Lee throughout the Civil War. The
■ portrait came originally from a
member of the Byrd family and is
believed to have been executed by
Dabour during Lee's 10-day stay in
Baltimore in 1869.
. Albemarle Democrats
: And Independents Split
*n Special Dispatch to Th* Star
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va„ May
‘ 29.—The Charlottesville - Albemarle
Young Democratic Club has an
nounced that club members who
also belong to the newly organized
Independent Citizens’ Association
will be requestel to resign from one
organization or the other.
The association has announced its
aupport of an independent Repub
lican candidate in the coming City
Council election—30-year-old James
M. Barr III. He is opposing the
three Democratic party nominees,
for three City Council seats.
John G. Hundley of Charlottes
ville, a University of Virginia law
^4tud'ent, is chairman of the asso
ciation. He also holds a member-,
ship card in the Young Democratic
Club.
Observers expect the vote on June
8 to exceed the normal councilman
vote here by 900 to 1,000 votes. Mr.
Barr is the first non-Democratic
candidate to seek a seat on the City
Council in 10 y<»rs_
Indian Head Center tlects
INDIAN HEAD. Md.. May 29
(Sneriali —Postmaster Joseph P.
Matttnsly has been elected chair
man of the
Committee of the J?dian
('ommunitv Center. Other officers
are™ T-Wam «■««£ and
Ur*. Mildred 3. Rice, secretary.
STUDENTS CAMPAIGN FOR HOSPITAL—Mrs. Irvin M. Quigg, residential chairman of the 1848
Arlington Hospital campaign, distributes campaign material to the most recently recruited so
licitors, a group of Arlington high school students. They are (left to right) Ed Coffman, 17;
Frank Dill, 17; Peggy Archibald, 16; Joe Rothrock, 17, and Art Wiley, 16. —Star Staff Photo.
Suit Claims Distrito, Blindman,
Operates Sawmill in Home
Felix Distrito, 56-year-old blind
former prizefighter and well-known
peanut vendor at sports events here,
will return to Municipal Court Tues
day to answer charges by his land
lord that he wrongfully operates a
sawmill in his home.
Joseph A. Hayden, real estate
agent with offices in the Woodward
Budding, made this charge before
Judge Nadine L. Gallagher yester
day.
mvoivea is a iwo-siory, lu-room
brick house at 610 Massachusetts
avenue, where Mr. and Mrs. Distrito
live with their 11 children.
Mr Hayden said he wants the
Distritos evicted because the buzz
ing of a sawmill is disturbing neigh
bors, and because the use of a saw
mill or the sale of lumber on the
premises violates the tenancy con
tract. Also, Mr. Hayden said, the
sawdust around the place is depre
ciating its value.
Mr. Distrito, who has occupied the
nouse for six years, firmly denied
he has ever operated a sawmill
there.
Distrito added, however, that he
does keep a power saw for his own
use in his back yard where, he said,
if is hitched up to a truck motor
once or twice a week in the winter
to cut logs for his furnace.
He is represented by Herman
Miller, w'hile Donald M, Sullivan has
been retained by Mr. Hayden.
Memorial Day Rites
To Honor War Dead in
Overseas Cemeteries
From the top of Mount Surabachi
on Iwo Jima. at national cemeteries
in the United States and in countries
overseas where Americaas fell in
World War II, Memorial Day will
be observed tomorrow and Monday.
At temporary military cemeteries
overseas, each grave of a soldier,
sailor, marine or coast guardsman
will be decorated with an American
flag. Similar flags will be placed on
the graves in national cemeteries in
this country, while services are con
ducted by local veterans’ and pa
triotic organizations.
The observance of Memorial Day
overseas this year will take place
while the American Graves Regis-,
tration Service goes forward with
returning World War II dead for
Anal burial in this country. Nearly
10,000 dead already have been re
turned.
Clay to Speak in Belgium.
The United States military com
mander in Germany, Gen. Lucius D.
Clay, will speak at the temporary
cemetery at Foy, Belgium. Other
speakers there will be Admiral Alan.
G. Kirk, the Ambassador to Belgium, !
and Brig. Gen. Howard L. Peckham,
commander of the Graves Registra-;
tion Service in Europe.
The cemetery at Margarten. Hol
land, where nearly 18.000 World War
II dead are buried, will be the
scent of an observance, with talks
by Lt. Gen. Clarance R. Huebner
and the Ambasador to Holland.'
Herman B. Baruch.
Lt. Gen. Curtis LeMav of the Air
Force and Jefferson Ca fiery. Am
bassador to Fiance, will speak at
Solers. near Paris.
Ceremony Near Pearl Harbor.
In Hawaii, scene of the first
United States casualties in World
War II. ceremonies will be held at
Schofield Barracks and the Graves
Registration Service mausoleum
near Pearl Harbor.
In Tokyo a special memorial cere
mony will be held in the Imperial
Plaza, and at Yokohama graves of
all allied war dead in the United
States military cemetery will be
decorated.
Atop Mt. Surabachi. where the
American flag was raised in one of
the stirring photographic scenes of
the war. Lt. Col William Kopp. com
manding the Army garrison force
on Iwo Jima, will make the piin
:ipal address.
Shaub Nominated to Head
Chevy Chase Legion Post j
D. R. Shaub ha* been nominated
'ommander of the Bethesda-Chevy
Chase Post of the American Legion.
Other nominees are James R
Miller, senior vice commander: Gar
Chamberlin, junior vice commander;
John Rothwell. adjutant; Arthur E.
Crago. finance officer; the Rev.
William F. Creighton, chaplain:
John Mclnerney, judge advocate;
William Greenville, sergeant at
arms: Harold Ale. staff officer: Dr.
E R. Cook, historian: Leslie Bell,!
jr., Joseph Cantrel. F H. Creech.
Edward L. Cogan, Charles H. Mer-,
rick, Lewis Pusey. jr., Frank A.
Spicer and Past Comdrs. T. M. Duff
and Tom El ward, members of the
Executive Committee: Mr. Duff and
Mr. Elward, color bearers; J. C.
Batham and Mr. Cantrel. color
guards, and Mr. Ale. John A. Doolan. i
James L. Martin and C. M. Murnane.
trustees.
The election will be held in June.
Circuit Court Upholds
Hume Tract Rezoning
To Build Apartments
Rezoning of the 60-acre Hume
tract in Alexandria from A resi
dential to permit construction of
apartments was upheld yesterday
by Circuit Court Judge Paul Brown.
The property was rezoned by a
6-to-3 vote of the City Council last
February. Nearby property owners
had protested the change and asked
the court to declare it void because
they claimed 20 per cent of adjacent
property owners had protested.
Their case was lost, however, be-;
cause a 100-fodt buffer zone was
established on the south and west
sides of the tract. Judge Brown
held that in order for the rezoning
to be blocked by 20 per cent of prop-'
erty owners in the rear of the tract,
they would have to be adjacent to
the rezoned land.
Virginia law under which suit was
filed was amended in the last session
of the Legislature. At the time the
suit was filed, the former required
a three-fourth vote of council to
reclassify property when 20 per cent
of the property owners opposite the
property protested. Under the new
law, 20 per cent of all property
owners within 300 feet must protest
before the action can be blocked.
The suit tried yesterday is believed
to be the last to be heard under
the old law.
Stanley King, attorney for the
protestants, said he did not know if
an appeal would be filed.
Owners of the property were rep
resented by Gardner Boothe and the
city officials who were defendants
in the suit, were represented by
City Attorney Joseph M. Pancoast.
It is planned to construct a 1,200
unit apartment development on the
property, at an estimated cost of
H5,000,000. The tract fronts on
Mount Vernon avenue in the Mount 1
Ida section of the city, and is prob
ably the largest undeveloped piece
of land in Alexandria.
Virginia Auto Club Assails
Insurance Rate Increase
•y th# Asiociot»d Pros*
RICHMOND Va., May 29—The
Automobile Club of Virginia yester
day attacked a proposal of State
auto accident insurance companies
to increase rates as much as 57.7 per
cent.
Leonard K. Baber, president, said
his club, in collaboration with the
Tidewater Automobile Association,
is writing to clubs in 47 States and
many cities of more than 50.000
population to determine their auto
accident insurance rates.
He said the clubs also are being
asked whether there have been rate
changes since 1946 in their States.
It was in 1346 that Virginia com
panies were given their last rate
raise.
Mr. Baber said he was particu
larly opposed to the proposal to
raise the cost of basic policies on
automobiles driven by persons under
25 from *31.20 to *48.60. <A basic
policy is one providing *5,000 cov
erage for one person hurt in an ac
cident, *10,000 for more than on®
person injured and *5.000 property
damage.)
K. of C. to Hold Breakfast
Rosensteel Council, Knights of
Columbus, of Forest Glen, Md„ will
hold its annual communion break
fast tomorrow morning at Stone
House Inn, Four Corners, following
a mass celebrated at 8 a.m. at St.
Bernadette's Church.
Crime Wave May Force Cabs
Off Baltimore Streets at Night
ly th« Associated Frees
BALTIMORE, May 29 —Baltimore
police had orders today to question;
any taxicab passenger the driver
may suspect of being a holdup man.
Police Commissioner Hamilton R.
Atkinson issued that order last night
as the drivers' union, aroused by a
recent wave of holdups and the slay
ing of a driver, warned its men
may be forbidden to haul passengers
between sunset and sunrise.
Commissioner Atkinson admitted
the order is illegal but necessary
because of the emergency. He said
there "is a certain bandit at large
whom we are making every effort
to apprehend."
Leroy Griffin, president of the
AFL drivers’ union, said shortly be
fore cab operators, union repre
sentatives arid others met with Mr.
Atkinson that drivers may be
"pulled from the streets at night.
Three holdups and the murder of»
Cab Driver Cornelius McDowell, 1
jr., have occurred within a week.
Latest in the series of armed as-;
saults on cab drivers was foiled yes
terday by the intended victim. Rich-,
ard G. Hunter. The 29-year-old
ex-sailor told police he used jiu-jitsu j
to disarm his assailant and in a
struggle for the weapon, the pistal
fired. Mr. Hunter said the bandit
apparently was hit, because he
stopped grappling and ran, stagger
ing as he went. He was not found,
however.
The assault followed by two days
the murder of Mr. McDowell. 26
year-old aircraft worker from
Clarksburg. W. Va.. who had been
driving a cafe only two weeks since
his layoff from the Glenn L. Martin
plant.
Marine Killed as Car
And Truck Collide
Near Upper Marlboro
A Marine was killed, another
was critically injured and two
other persons were hurt early
today in the collision of a truck
and an automobile on Crain
highway near Upper Marlboro.
Prince Georges County police said
Pfc. Earl W. Johnston, 20, of Syra
cuse. N. Y., driver of the car, died
in the crash. He was one of six
Marines stationed at Camp Lejeune,
N. C., traveling to their nomes in
Pennsylvania and New York for the
holiday.
The critically injured man is
Corpl. Robert A. Rogacki, 21, whose
address was unknown to police or
authorities at Bethesda Naval Hos
pital, where he was admitted. He
suffered multiple fractures, bruises
and cuts and was still unconscious
hours after the accident.
The others injured were Pfc. Ed
ward J. Aversa. 17, of Philadelphia,
who was treated for nose lacerations
at Anacostia* Naval Air Station, and
Mrs. Eva Johnston, 68, of Smyrna,
N. C., an occupant of the truck.
Mrs. Johnston was treated at Cas
ualty Hospital for head bruises.
The vehicles sideswiped and over
turned at the crest of a hill 4 miles
north of Marlboro. The automobile,
which the youths rented from an
other Marine, was demolished. The
212-ton panel truck was badly Mam
aged.
County Policeman J. P. Kearns
said the truck, en route to North
Carolina, was driven by Mrs. John
ston's son. Edward P. Johnston, 47,
Burlington, N. J. A charge of man
slaughter and reckless driving was
placed against him, police said, and
he was released in *600 bond pend
ing hearing at Upper Marlboro
June 25.
Mr. Johnston and his mother were
the only occupants of the truck.
The other Marines in the car, all
unhurt, were listed by police as Pfc.
John E. Skilton, 22, Philadelphia;
Pfc. Alfred J. Schliep and a Pfc.
Mills, both of New York.
Alexandria Dentist Fined
$5,000 for Tax Evasion
By the Associated Press
RICHMOND. Va., May 28.—Fed
eral Judge John Paul yesterday Im
posed a $5,000 fine on Dr. Julian
C. Major. 48-year-old Alexandria
dentist who filed no contest to a
charge of concealing nearly $17,000
income in 1942. 1943 and 1944.
He was charged with evading taxes
of more than $4,000 and the judge
agreed with the district attorney's
recommendation for the fine after
it was stated Dr. Major was worth
an estimated $40,000.
A three-vear prison term was
given Dr. Warren W. Koonts, 50,
Lynchburg surgeon and urologist,
who pleaded nolo contendere to con
cealing more than $28,000 of his
1945 income to evade payment of
$19,703.78 in taxes.
The judge suspended execution of
the sentence on condition that Dr.
Koonts pay a $10,000 fine within 30
days and placed him on probation.
Judge Paul imposed a $12,000 fine
on Dr. George G. Snarr, Winchester
oculist, who pleaded nolo contendere
to charges of concealing nearly
$40,000 in income from 1941 through
1944 to evade taxes amounting to
more than $17,000. The district at
torney estimated Dr. Snarr to be
worth $130,000.
Treacherous' Traffic Point
Study Asked by Citizens
Study of what was described as a
treacherous traffic situation at
Nichols avenue and Good Hope road
S.E. will be asked of Traffic Director
George E. Kenelpp by the Anacostia
Citizens’ Association.
William H. Benhofl. president of
the association, last night told the
group it Is "almost impossible to
cross Good Hope road at that corner,
•specially around 4:30 and 5 p.m.’’
A committee was appointed to
discuss the problem with traffic
pfficials next week.
The association plans to enter a
float in the Soap-Box Derby parade
on June 25.
Tire meeting, held in Anacostia
High School, will be the last until
September.
Shepherd College Buys
Property for Expansion
Spatial Dispatch to ThfrStar
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. Va., May
29.—Expenditure of *116.000 for pur
:hase of approximately 20 acres of
property In the Shepherd College
expansion program has been an
nounced by Dr. Oliver S. Ikenberry,;
president.
There are no immediate building
plans. Dr. Ikenberry said, but a
landscape architect will prepare a
Jevelopment program.
The land and buildings were pur
:hased from 19 owners. The only
purchase price disclosed was *30,000
lor the Shepherdstown Elementary
3chool, across the street from the
:ollege science hall. It will be con
certed into a college building.
Cheverly Field Dfcy Set
The Cheverly - Tuxedo (Md.)
School wHl hold its annual track
ind fleW athletic events from 9:30
im. t<T3:30 p.m. Wednesday on the
ichool grounds.
Riverdale Man
Is Facing New
Gaming Charge
* Morrow Arrested
In Raid; Won Appeal
Of Montgomery Case
A Riverdale (Md.) resident, who
earlier this week won an appeal of
his conviction on a gambling charge
in Montgomery County, will appear
in Hyattsville Police Court Thurs
day after being arrested again in a
gambling raid.
The raid, yesterday afternoon on
a home in the 6300 block of Forty
seventh avenue, Riverdale, was led
by Maj'. Ralph W. Brown, superin
tendent of Prince Georges County
police. Arrested were Wilburn E.
Morrow, 53, of the 5900 block of
Harrison avenue, Riverdale, and
Wyndol O. Colie, 54, of the 600 block
of Silver Spring avenue, Silver
Spring.
It was Morrow, described br police
as a “kingpin” of gambling in the
Washington area, who was convicted
of accepting racing bets during a
trial last December in the Mont
gomery County Circuit Court. His
sentence of $1,000 fine and one year
in jail was set aside this week by
the Maryland Court of Appeals.
$566 Seized.
In the raid yesterday, police said
they seized more than $560 and a
quantity of numbers slips.
Both Morrow and Colie were
charged with operating a lottery and
bookmaking. They were released in
$2,000 bond each. Morrow listed
his occupation as “unemployed,”
while Colie told police he was a
barber.
Police said the two had been
operating at the home in Riverdale
for about six days.
This raid was one of a series
staged by Maj. Brown since he an
nounced his intentions of running
gamblers out of Prince Georges
County last fall. With him on yes
terday's raid were Lt. Charles N.
Thomsen, county chief of detec
tives; Lt. R. C. Sines, chief of the
Hyattsville station; Detectives Rich
ard A. Pearson and Earl J. Huber
and Identification Officer Edwin
C. Cissel.
Six Sentenced in District.
Morrow's successful appeal was
based on a contention by his attor
new, Joseph B. Simpson, jr., that
the county court refused to admit
in evidence a garage Teceipt which
would have proved that Morrow
was in South Carolina at the time
of the alleged offense.
Yesterday in the District the drive
against gambling continued as Dis
trict Court Justice Alexander Holt
zoff sentenced six men on numbers
charges, sending four of them to
jail .
The special grand jury which has
been Investigating an alleged $100,-1
000,000 a year gambling racket in
the city probably will resume hear-1
ing witnesses early next week. It
has been meeting since May 13.
Shepherd College to Confer
Degrees on 35 Graduates
ly th» Associated Pros*
SHEPHERDS TOWN, W. Va., May
29.—Shepherd College will confer
bachelor of arts degrees on 35 grad
uates at its diamond jubilee com
mencement exercises Monday.
The year-end festivities start ,thi£
afternoon with a reception at the
home of President and Mrs. Oliver
S Ikenberry. The alumni associa
tion will hold its annual meeting
late in the afternoon, with a ban
quet in the evening.
Dr. Harry F. Baughman of the
Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Gettysburg, Pa., will deliver the
baccalaureate address tomorrow
morning.
The commencement speaker is Dr.
William G. Carr of Washington,
associate secretary of the National
Education Association.
Rev. Merrow to Serve
At Silver Spring Church
The Rev. Ed Merrow, graduate
student and instructor at the Vir
ginia Theological Seminary at Alex
andria, will begin his term as in
terim pastor at 11 a.m. tomorrow at
the Episcopal Church of the Ascen
sion, 633 Sligo avenue. Silver Spring.
He will preach during June, July
and August.
The Rev. Stanley Prownsermon,
Oxford graduate and professor of
New Testament and liturgies at the
seminary, wil! be the celebrant on
June 6, assisting Mr. Merrow.
• 1 ■ — 1 • —■ - -
High Prices Half Bidding
On Cleveland Used Cars
By »h* Associated Frost
CLEVELAND, May 29.—A Cleve
land automobile auctioneer reported
today that used car dealers here
suddenly have adopted a “not buy
ing” policy because of current high
prices on nearly new autos.
R. K. Patton, who conducted the
weekly sale yesterday for the Cleve
land Auto Auction Co., declared af
terward: I
“Where we sold a 1947 model last
week for $1,775, we couldn’t get
$1,400 yesterday. In fact, we could
n't get $1,400 for a 1948 model. It
all happened in the last two days.
Mr. Patton reported failure to;
sell some 75 late-model autos, al
though asking prices were reduced
$200 or more within two days. Only
two cars were sold, he added.
Memorial Services to Follow
Parade in Arlington Tomorrow
Memorial Day services ai me
World War I monument on the
Arlington Courthouse grounds will
be held at 2 pm. tomorrow following
a parade along Wilson boulevard
from Highland street.
Rear Admiral Daniel V. Gallery
will be marshal of the parade and
will give the address of welcome.
Principal address will be by Daniel
A. Dugan, chairman of the Arlington
County Board.
The ceremonies will be opened by
Chester Sipes, Jr., commander of
Robert Lee Cox, Jr.. Post. Veterans
of Foreign Wars, which is in charge.
Mrs. Mable Staples, national pres
ident of the American War Mothers,
will place a wreath on the monu
ment. The guard of honor will be
furnished by Arlington Post, Amer
ican Legion.
AUC.VVCV. av. a/. • ---
Arlinjiisn Christian and Missionary
iiHincj will say tbs invocation and >
,ne rvcv. 11a ouu ui wic mmigivu
Jewish Congregation will give the
ienediction. Trie Rev. Thomas P.
Scannell of St. Charles’ Roman
Catholic Church will offer a prayer.
Other participating organizations
will include:
Washington-Lee Hign scnooibex
xt Washington-Lee High School
Cadet Corps and Band, the drum
;orps of the Reece Europe Legion
Post, the Falls Church Drum and
Bugle Corps, John Lyon Post and
auxiliary, V. F. W.: Marcus Crouch
Post. V. F. W.: Fairfax Post and
auxiliary.. V. F. W.; Gen. Billy
Mitchell Legion Poet and Auxiliary,
Disabled American Veterans, Cath
jlic War Veterans, Irish War Veter
ans. American Red Cross. Daughters
>f the American Revolution, Arllng-.
■jOn County Fire Department, Boy
ind Girl Scouts, the Campfire Girls
auxiliaries of the Arlington
Post and the Robert Lee
Cox, Jr., Poet.
>
British Envoy and Family Here,
Await Word of Missing Cat
Sir Oliver and Lady Franks as they arrived at Union Station
with their two young daughters, Caroline, 9, and Allison, 3.
—Star Staff Photo.
By Horry Lever
The new British Ambassador’s
cat is missing.
When last reported, she was romp
ing all over the quarterdeck of the
liner Queen Elizabeth with about
half of the British merchant marine
trying to get a bearing on her.
Lulu fled her cage Wednesday
while accompanying Sir Oliver
Pranks, the new envoy, and his
family to America.
on arrival at union station late
yesterday Lady Franks gave a de
scription of the cat. She said Lulu
was a long-haired Persian with a
‘■marmalade" color.
"Really,” she added. ‘Td rather
not say too much about it. It’s a
bit of a sore point.”
Sir Oliver Hopeful.
But daughter Caroline, 9, and her
little sister Alison, 3, didn’t mind
giving the details.
"Lulu has been gone since Wednes- j
day,” Caroline explained. "She's,
our pet cat.”
"Or maybe it wasi Tuesday,” j
offered Alison. "Anyway she's gone, |
and we miss her.”
The tall, lanky Sir Oliver com
mented hopefully: “I’m sure Lulu
will be found. We've asked thej
Cunard people to forward her if she 1
turns up. I expect she will.”
Among those who greeted the new
envoy was Sir John Balfour, the
British Minister, who was much too
Memorial Service Slated
By VFW at Indian Head
Special Dispatch to The Star
INDIAN HEAD. Md.. May 29.—
The John A. Millard Post. Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will conduct a
memorial service here at 2 p.m. to
morrow. ,
A parade will form on the grounds
of Lackey High School and march
down Strauss avenue to the rec
reation hall, where the service will
be held.
The parade will be led bv the
Navy Band. Capt. Robert Hall, U.
S. M. (\, will be the marshal. A
detachment of Marines and sailors
stationed here will take part as
well as the high school band.
The memorial service will include
a talk by C. Maurice Weidemeyer
of Anne Arundel County. Repub
lican nominee for the House of
Representatives.
Bond Hub elects Cramer
At Outing and Dinner
G. Fenton Cramer, partner in
Ferris & Co., investment firm, was
sleeted president of the Bond Club
sf Washington at the Manor Club
last night, succeeding Harvey B
Gram, jr.. of Johnston. Lemon &
Co. The election followed the an
nual outing and dinner attended by
275 members and guests.
Other officers named included
William C. Coe of Mackall & Coe,
vice president; Austin Rohrbaugh
of Robinson. Rohrbaugh & Lukens,
secretary and treasurer; Edgar B.
Rouse, Robert C. Jones & Co., and
Millard F. West. Auchincloss, Parker
& Redpath. governors.
Thomas P. Reynolds of the Na-.j
tional Metropolitan Bank won the
Acacia Mutual Life golf trophy
ind, following a mock stock ex
;hange session, Edgar Rouse was
awarded an automobile. Millkrd
West was outing chairman.
occupied with the heat to worry
about Lulu.
Sir John went to New York Thurs
day night to greet Sir Oliver at the
pier. He had rushed i>ack to Wash
ington, arriving only two hours be
fore the Ambassador. Then he hur^
ried to the British Embassy and re
turned to the station to join the;
welcoming party here without hav
ing time to change his attire.
Sir John in Shirtsleeves.
Reporters found Sir John standing
on the platform in his shirtsleeves
and suspenders, hanging on to his
coat.
• Don t worry. - ne assured tnem.
“Sir Oliver won't see this. I'll have
mv coat back on when the train
arrives.” .
• Sir Oliver, who is 43. succeeds
Lord Inverchapel as Ambassador.
The new envoy will present his
credentials to President Truman
some time next week, according to
present plans.
In addition to his family, his
party included Peter Casson, a pri
vate secretary, and Miss Anne Crees.
the children's nursemaid.
The welcoming group included
R. D. Muir, acting chief of protocol
of the State Department; Hume
Wrong, the Canadian Ambassador;
Norman J. O. Makin, the Australian
Ambassador; J. S. ReicT, Charge
d'Aflaires of the New Zealand Em
bassy, and other diplomatic repre
sentatives of the British Com
monwealth.
3 Students to Speak
At Commencement of
Mount Vernon High
Three students will speak at the
Mount Vernon High School com
mencement exercises at the Reed
Theater at 10 p.m. June 8.
Catherine Crlm, Gardner Van
scoyac and Cynthia Edwards will
address the graduates on Democracy.
M. B. Landes, principal, will present
the diplomas.
Baccalaureate services will be held
at St. Paul's Church in Alexandria
at 8 pjn. June 6
Following is a tentative list of
graduates:
oaerDiuom. ouzanne
Anderson. Roger H
Bomkimp. Virginia
Booth. Elmer w.. Jr.
Cathey John B W.
Clark. Carl I
Collins. Robert W.
Crawford Katrina
Crini. Catherine I.
Davis. Vilma
Duncan. Robert M
Dwyer. Rose Marie
Edwards. Cynthia L.
Embrey. Dorothy M.
Fenimore. George A.
Frlckleton. Patrick
Flinchum. Robert C.
Griffin June W.
Hastings. Shirley E.
Hootman. Martha J
Hudson. Carl P
Huntington. R F.
Kahn. Grace
Lambright. Carolina
Lyles, Robert H
Milstead Bettv Ann
Monroe. Dorothy V.
Moss. Mary Edwina
Nelson. Paul
Norfolk. William A
O Flaherty. Nancy
Olmsted. Le3ter E
Peters. Mildred E
Reller. Beverly J.
Riley. Alice A G
Rivers Clinton B Jr
Roberts, Patricia A.
Rogers, Richard W.
Scalise. Frances M.
Shirk. Francis M
Stevens. J. H.. Jr.
Sullivan. Dorothy P.
Van8coyoc. G W.
Wagner. Elizabeth
W'estbrook. H A . jr.
Wheeler. Herbert
Wollon. Carolyn F
Young. William L.
Bell. Doris Lee
Bennett. Ila Jan»
Brown- Roland H.
Cook. Aileen
Cook. Kathleen
Dawks. Helen Mae
Dawson. Joetta V.
Dodd. Anne E
Grimsley. Doloree
Hall. William C
Hartman. Doris L.
nuniaan. Virginia .
Jones. Mary V.
Levay, Alice P.
Lloyd. Bonnie Lou
Morgan. Geraldine
McCann. Maxine
McDonald. Barbara
MclnturfT. Phyllis
Neltzey. Sara C.
Overly Betty June
Rose Kathryn E.
Saulnier. Paul C.
Sawyer. Dixie R.
Showalter. Anne K. 1
Wade. Mary J
Waybright. Jean E
Weaver. Kathryn
William'. Thelma
Yowell. Lyhe E.
Coffey. Earl E
Crump. Robert C.
George. Charles
Gray. Jack D
Hartman. Harold r
Kline. Charles R.
McCreary, Thomas
Moshier. Martorie ,
P*nn. Jean H.
Penn. Mary E
Sipes Robert je . Ill
Thomas Ann Nora
Alcorn. Earl A . 1 r.
Arnold. Malcolm
Barrington. Thomas
Bollinger. Joseph
Bowers. Bennie
Carneal. Earl B.
Clem. Doris A
Creed. George W
Darr. Harry E
Dyson. Barbara A
Gordon. Marvin A.
Hansen. Albert C
Sarley. William R
arris. Violet M
Hollins. Evelyn V
Jenkins Willard H
Lester. Otis H.. Jr.
Markley, James
Otis. Irvin E
Phillip*. James E.
Ridgeway. Norma
Ridgeway. Thelma J
Rogers. Betty Ann
Shifflett. Newman
Simnson. Ernestine I
Smith. John E.
Sten. Janet L
Stevens. Margaret
Viar. Janet C •
County Girl, 4, Reported
Victim of Spotted Fever ,
The first case of Rocky Mountain I
spotted fever this year in Montgom- ,
ery County was reported yesterday I
by the county health department.
The victim is a 4-year-old girl ,
who is recovering at her home near ^
Smith’s Corners in the Gaithersburg
area. Health authorities would not (
disclose the child’s name. Seven ,
cases were reported in 1947, one of (
which was fatal. The disease is
transmitted by the wood tick.
ruck Urges Military Leaves ,
RICHMOND, Va.. May 29 <<P.— 1
Gov. Tuck has urged Virginia em-jl
plovers to grant leaves ol absence s
so their workers who are members i
if the National Guard and the Or- <
[anized Reserve Corps. M
Shea Indorsed
As Director of
Industrial Home
Acting Superintendent
Wins Backing From
Welfare Board
Gerard W. Shea has been recom
mended as superintendent of the
Industrial Home School, the Board
of Public Welfare announced yes
terday after
noon. |
nw. ouea ms
been acting su
perintendent j
since John W. j
Tramburg w a s. a
elevated to the 1
directorship of >
the Public Wel
fare Department
two weeks ago.
Before that he
was Mr. Tram
burg's assistant.
The Institu
tiuu vvuuimtcc -
of the board **r. «*»•
unanimously indorsed Mr. Shea at
its meeting last week and his
name now goes to the Commis
sioners for their approval.
Mr. Shea is 35. He and his wife
and two children, Gerard. 4. and
Richard, 2, live at 3059 South Bu
chanan street, Arlington, Va. He
was born in Boston and received his
bachelor s and master's degrees at
Boston College.
He taught in private schools in
Boston and worked with the Cath
olic Charities in Boston. In 1941
and part of 1942 he was a case
worker supervising about 100 boys
in foster homes under the program
of Angel Guardian Home in New
York City. He came to Washington
in 1942 as probation officer of the
Juvenile Court here.
He resigned in February. 1943, and
was commissioned in the Navy as a
lieutenant, assigned to naval prison
administration. He also served as
battalion commander at Farragut,
Idaho, and saw service at Camp
Feary, Va.
After his discharge from the Navy
in 1946 he was appointed assistant
superintendent at the industrial
school.
Landon School Boys
Entertain Fathers
With classes over for the year, the
boys of Landon School entertained
their fathers in the warm May sun
shine of yesterday on the school'*
vast meadows and playing fields.
One group of fathers took on the
boys at soft ball. They beat the
middle school and then made the
mistake of taking on the varsity.
J. W. Slowe functioned as umpire
and tried to save his contemporaries
from disaster by giving them al’ the
close ones—and some not so close
that brought howls of indignation
from the youngsters. But the fathers
couldn't win, even with the umpire.
Over on the tennis courts a more
elite group of fathers tried their
hands. Dwight Collins, head of the
middle school, who coaches tennis,
played for the fathers. Paired with
Gregory Prince, he was lucky to get
one game in two sets from Gil Bog
ler and Jack Yates, 18-year (rid
seniors. Bogler who goes to Prince
ton next year, has not lost in tingle*
competition in three years.
Emerson Gardner and Raymond
Lewis, both 18, who won the Star*
doubles competition last year, beat
Emersons father, Walter M. Gard
ner of the International Monetary
Fund, and Dr. Dean Brewster Judd,
physicist of the National Bureau
of Standards.
Exercises Start Tomorrow
At Staunton Academy
Sppciol Dispatch tp The Star1
STAUNTON. Va„ May 29—Com
mencement exercises at Staunton
Military Academy will begin tomor
row and continue through Monday
and Tuesday, the school announced.
Tomorrow afternoon the cadet
corps will pass in review in a full
dress parade, one of the year's most
colorful events at the ln^itution.
Two Washington mothers have been
invited by their cadet captain sons
to sponsor their companies during
the review. They are Mrs. I. S.
Burka, 1705 Allison street N.W.,
mother of Edward R| Burka, and
Mrs. H. J. Vandersluis, 1562 Thirty
third street N.W., whose son U Jan
Pier Vandersluis.
Commencement exercises will be
concluded with a Anal ball on
Monday and graduation exercisea
will take place Tuesday. MaJ. Gen.
Clark L. Ruffner (deputy chief, Leg
islative and Liaison Division. De
oartment of the Army, will make
the graduation address.
Claytor Lake State Park
Is Dedicated by Tuck
By fh# Aisoeiot«d fnt
PULASKI. Va.. Mav 29—Gov.
Tuck dedicated Virginia's newest
State park at Claytor Lake near here
today to the use of all the people,
with the reminder that "a prime ob
ligation of all government is to
afford the opportunity to their citi
zens of enjoying the blessings of life
within their reach.”
The Governor flew here from
Richmond today. Tomorrow he will
fly to Big Stone Gap. in Southwest
Virginia, to dedicate the Southwest
Virginia Museum.
“Claytor Lake State Park, border
ng a beautful body of water and ln
:luding 438 acres, will constitute a
nost fitting addition to the chain
>f parks already under the super
vision of the State Conservation
commission,” he stated.
Church of Air Programs
.isted in Arlington
The Arlington Nazarene Church
rill broadcast its 11 am. service
omorrow over Radio Station WARL
nd the Calvary Methodist Church
ervice will be heard at the same
ime over Station WEAM as part of
he Arlington Church of the Air
irogram. sponsored by the Arling
on Ministerial Union.
Daily devotions, Monday through
"riday, will be conducted by the
lev. Len P. Stevens of the Arling -
on Baptist Church at 8:43 a.m.
iver WARL and at 10:15 ajn.
iver WEAM by the Rev. Paul Hunt- *
if . of Rock Spring Congregational
Church.