UNfiMli
Woman Killed
In Auto Crash
District Man Is Hurt
As Car, Truck Collide
At Gainesville, Va.
A Seat Pleasant tMd.i woman re
turning from a church conference
was killed and a Washington man
was injured yesterday when their
automobile collided with a truck on
Route 211 at Gainesville, Va.. about
10 miles from Warrenton.
The woman was Mrs. Marian
Brown Courtney, 38, of Hill road.
She died shortly after being admit
ted to Physicians' Hospital, Warren
ton. Officials there said she had
been driving the car.
Her companion, T. Bruce Morgan.
3425 Eastern avenue, suffered ^;uts
on the forehead and chin.
Was at Episcopal Meeting.
Mrs. Courtney was active in St.
Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Seat
Pleasant, and was returning from
an advanced conference of Episcopal
church members from the District
of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia.
West Virginia, Pennsylvania and
Delaware, according to her relatives.
The conference had been held at
Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar,
Va.
Mr. Morgan is a member of St.
John's Episcopal Church, Mount j
Rainier, and is preparing for the
ministry, according to the Rev, J.
j. Ambler, rector of Pinkney Me
morial Episcopal Church, Hyatts
ville.
In another accident last night,
three persons were injured in a
head-on collision of two cars on
the road between Old Germantowm
and Boyds in Montgomery County.
Girl Suffers Head Injuries.
Admitted to Suburban Hospital.,
Bethesda, were Eloise Hubble. 17. j
Beallsville, who suffered head in
juries and a fractured jaw; William
Washington, Germantown, head in
juries and a fractured leg and arm,
and Harry Turner, also of Ger
mantown, fraettured leg. The latter
two are colored.
County police said the girl was
riding in a car driven by Walter
E. Gordon. 18, Poolesville. The two
men were passengers in an auto
mobile driven by John C. Talley, 22,
colored, of Boyds, according to po
lice. Both drivers were charged with
reckless driving.
W. G. Conklin, 42, of 4435 Q
street N.W., was injured last night
when his car left the road, struck
a tree and overturned on Route 211
about 3 miles east of Luray, Va.
Mr. Conklin was taken to Page
Memorial Hospital at Luray, where
his condition was reported as’good.
Maryland Firemen
Elect E. L. Walston
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Special Dispatch to The Star
OCEAN CITY. Md., June 26.—
The 66th convention of the Mary
land State Firemens Association
ended last night after the election
of E. Landon Walston of Preston as
president, succeeding Charles R.
Stallings, jr., of Pikesville. Mr.
Walston was opposed by Spencer J.
H Brown of Sandy Spring.
David S. Touhey of Cabin John
Park was elected first vice presi
dent and James Jarman of Ocean
City second vice president. Three
officers were re-elected: B. R. Ben
son III of Cockeyville. secretary;
William A. Wilson, Midland, treas
urer, and the Rev. James W. Min
ter of Glvndon, chaplain.
A parade of more than 50 fire
companies, which took one and a
half hours to pass the reviewing
stand, was the main event yester
day afternoon. Last night the an
nual ball—complete with fireworks
and prizes—was held.
Vernon "Googie" Listman, 19
year-old Anne Arundel County youth,
the first Maryland volunteer fire
man ever to win a Carnegie medal
for heroism, was honored at a cere
mony Thursday night when he re
ceived the medal and a $500 check.
Young Listman, a member of the
l. Earleigh Heights fire department,
responded to the call when a 4
year-old boy fell into a 30-foot well.
Another fireman was lowered into
the well but became jammed.
"Googie" volunteered to go down
and brought up his comrade and
the boy. both semiconscious.
Miss Mary Ella Harmon. 17-year-:
old blond from Clarksville, Md., a
graduate of Rockville High School,
was named “Miss Fire Fighter" at j
the annual beauty pageant. Miss
Harmon, who attends a modeling:
school, represented Montgomery,
County and the Hyattstown Volun- j
teer Fire Department.
Ketchum Speaking Tonight
Before Maryland VFW
By the Associated Press
HAGERSTOWN, Md.. June 26 —
About 100 resolutions will be passed
on today by the nearly 3.000 dele
gates attending the State conven
tion here of the Veterans of For
eign Wars.
Speaker at tonight s annual ban
quet will be Omar Ketchum, national
VFW legislative representative.
High light of opening-day activ-;
lties yesterday was a parade in
which* some 2.000 marchers partic
ipated. It featured armored ve
hicles and several detachments of
soldiers and WACS from Fort
Meade.
Tomorrow the veterans of two
World Wars will map political tac
tics at the annual election of State
officers.
Four Baltimoreans, all World War
I veterans, have announced their
candidacies for the State command
ership. They are Joseph A. Mc
. Laughlin. Arthur P. Rainey. James
A. Arthur and J. William McAvoy
Mr. Arthur is a former commander.
Fund totals $114,227
For Alexandria Hospital
Collections totaling $114,227 were
announced at the second report
luncheon of the Alexandria Hos
pital emergency fund campaign yes
terday The sum represents 57 per
cent of the campaign's $200,000
8°Albert A. Smoot, general chair
man of the campaign, told the
luncheon meeting he believed this
marked the first time more than
*100 000 has been collected in any
j r^de campaign in Alexandria.
The campaign opened two weeks
ago and the final repor luncheon
Ls8 scheduled for noon Wednesday
at the George Mason Hotel.
ADMIRAL QREETS A WINNER—Joel Moyer, 12, of 5710 North
Twenty-fifth street, Arlington, got a second thrill after winning
the second heat o fthe Washington Soap Box Derby today when
up stepped Admiral Denfeld, Chief of Naval Operations. The
Navy’s boss was one of a group of District and national leaders
on hand for the event.
Before the race, Bernard F. Damall (left) of the Fort
Stevens Post No. 32, American Legion, and Edward J. Garber of
Henry C. Spangler Post No. 12, Starting Committee officials, had
the Job of checking In the more than 150 racers that are par
ticipating In the Derby.
First Mass to Be Held
In Arlington Church
Alter Cornerstone Rite
The first, mass to be offered in St.
Ann's Catholic Church. North Fred
erick and Tenth streets, Arlington,
will be at 10:30 am. tomorrow fol
lowing cornerstone - laying cere
monies.
The church, which is now three
fourths complete, was begun last
September. Its new parish is the
Tesult of two years of planning and
is composed of parts of the parishes
of St. Charles, St. Thomas More,
St. Agnes and St. James at Falls
Church.
Presiding at tomorrow's corner
stone ceremonies will be the Most
Rev. Rev. Peter L. Ireton, Bishop
of Richmond. The mass will be
said by the Rev. R. Dixon Beattie,
church pastor, w'ith the sermon
to be delivered by Msgr. Ed
ward L. Stephens, dean of North
ern Virginia. Fourth degree mem
bers of the Edward Douglas White
Council, Knights of Columbus, Ar
lington. and members of the Wash-1
ington General Assembly, Fourth!
Degree, will act as an honor guard
for the bishop.
A social gathering for parishioners
and friends will be held on the
church lawn following the mass.
The new church, which will be
dedicated in September, is an L
shaped brick structure of Colonial
design, capable of seating 600 per
sons. Eventually the building will
become the parish school, for plans
call for the erection eventually of
a new' church, rectory and convent.
'Girl Governor' Candidates
Nominated at Annapolis
By the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md , June 26.—Two
candidates for “girl governor" of
Maryland are busy lining up election
support.
They were nominated by the two
parties organized to lend political
reality to the third “Girls’ State.”
The proceedings are 'a. part of a
yoarly citizenship get-together, spon
sored by the Maryland Department,
American Legion Auxiliary.
Candidates nominated yesterday
are Ruth Ann Lee. 17, of Cockeys
ville, backed by the "Nationalist”
party, and Mary Virginia Matthews,
16, of La Plata, supported by the
"Federalists.”
Ruth Ann stepped down from the
speakership of the house to run for
governor. She is a Towson High
School graduate, and the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee. Her
rival is a senior at La Plata High
School, and the daughter of United
States Marshal and Mrs. William B.
Matthews.
The new speaker of the house is
Joan Aamodt. 16. the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Olaf S. Aamodt of
Hyattsville.
The election today will conclude
the four-day session.
ECA Approves Requisition
Of Maryland Tobacco
Representative Sasscer, Democrat,
of Maryland yesterday announced
a French reauisition for 1,185.000
pounds of Maryland tobacco has
been approved by the Economic Co
operation Administration.
The French has been purchasing
Maryland tobacco for years, particu
larly those grades in which Amer
ican cigarette manufacturers have
not been active. Mr. Sasscer’s office
explained.
ECA’s approval of the request will
permit the French to resume buying
direct on the Maryland market im
mediately. rather than wait for
ECA's overall tobacco program to
be worked out, Mr. Sasscer said. i
Meanwhile, workmen were busy erecting the three starting ramps near Texas avenue S.E.,
which give racers impetus for runs down the slope of nearly 1,000 feet. —Star Staff Photos.
Derby
‘Continued'Trom First Pagp.)
ward off the sun rays and many
carried gaily colored balloons.
Crowds Gather Early.
Crowds began arriving at about
6:45 a.m. and took places in a grand
stand near the finish line and along
the avenue lining the course. Hats
fashioned from newspapers were
being worn as protection against |
the sun as early as 9 o'clock. One j
woman stood serenely under a large
umbrella. i
Among early arrivals was a family
that came 63 miles from Valley
Lee. Md.
They were Mr. and Mrs. Bjorn:
iEgeli, whose sons, Peter, 14, and
| Cedric, 11, are entered in the derby
On hand to cheer them on w'erc
Bjorn James. 10, and Mary Lois
Egelis, 6, while their 5-month-old
sister, Caroline, rested in her baby
carriage.
Behind the starting line the en
trants wore busy greasing and ad
justing wheels and giving their
racers the final touches, many with
the assistance of their fathers.
Scotch Tape Used on Racer.
Mrs. John E. Davis, mother of
John Boyles, 15, of 1233 Madison j
street N.W., was busy pasting
Scotch tape on John's racer to
smooth the rough edges.
As he waited for his turn to come
up. Charles Daniel, 14, of 4576 Mac
Arthur boulevard N.W., was chew
ing bubble gum earnestly. Charles,
whose birthday is today, said the
gum would help him to concentrate
a she came down the runway.
Eleven-year-old Larry Eitel, of
126 Fairmont street. Falls Church,
was combating the heat by chew
ing ice.
George Christman, superintendant
of the German Orphan Home,
brought five of his charges to
participate in the derby. They are
Denny Swann, 11; Russell Mus
zickle, 13; Bobby Drechsler. 15: j
Jimmy jLemar, 11, and William
Swann, 13.
The crowd got an extra treat Just
before racing started when David
Icenhower piloted the black racer
in which he wop the Washington
1947 derby down the course. His
preliminary run indicated that time
has handicapped the sleek car.
Official timers said it took David
35.1 seconds to travel the course—
which he made last year in 31 flat.
Wear Smart Helmets.
Just before the first cars were
wheeled onto the especially designed
starting ramp, the contestants
paraded down the course, attired
in their smart racing helmets and
shirts.
The procession, a traditional part
of everv Derby, w-as headed by a
squadron of Metropolitan Police.
40 Groups Take Part in Parade
Preceding Soap Box Derby
Ceremonies preceding the seventh
annual running of the Washington
Soap Box Derby moved off to a rous
ing start last night with a colorful
parade, sponsored in salute to the
entrants by the Greater Southeast
Parade Committee.
More than 40 floats, bands and
marching units, led by the Metropol
itan Police Band, participated in the
precession down Pennsylvania ave
nue S.E., from Texas avenue to
Prout street. Chief Clement Murphy
was on hand to represent the Dis
trict Fire Department,
A crowd favorite was a group of
children from the Hilltop Recrea
tion Center, dressed as pioneers and
marching beside an improvised cov
ered wagon. The wagon began to
collapse just as the group reached
the reviewing stand at Pennsylvania
and Minnesota avenues. A small girl
carrying a doll who had been riding
in the wagon climbed out just in
time and walked the remaining
1 step6 to the finish line.
Theme of the parade, which will
be held annually on the night pre- j
ceding the big race, was “The
American Boy.” Prizes, donated by
merchants of the Southeast area,
will be presented to prize winners
in each of four classes of parade
participants.
Judges awarded first prize for the
most cleverly decorated float to the
entry of Yarboroughs Restaurant.
Second and third places went to
entries of the Maddux School of
Dance and the Robinson Hardware
Co. The Highland Theater entered
the most elaborate float, judges
decided, with second prize going to]
the Randle Highlands Citizens’
Association and third to the Wash-;
ington Gas Light Co.
The Washington Boys’ Club Band;
placed first in the musical unit class,
closely nosing out the Elks Boys
Club Band. Prizes for best marching
units were won. in order, by the
Southeast Recreation Center, the
American Legions Guard of Honor,
and Anacostia High School. )
Soap Box Derby Scorecard
Heat results in today's running of
the Soap Box Derby are listed below.
The entrants are divided into two
age classes with separate heats for
each class. Class A boys are 13, 14
and 15 years old. Class B boys 10,
11 and 12. The results:
First heat—Class A: Ed Diehl. 13. ofi
3610 Lee boulevard. Arlington, first: Ed
ward Maxfieid. 14, of 1110 Robinson
street S.W.. second.
First heat—Class B: Joel L. Moyer. 10.
of 5710 N. Twenty-fifth street. Arlington.,
first: Richard L. Oden. 10. of 730 Twenty-;
second street N.W., second.
Second heat—Class A: William L. King.'
16, 1800 Branch avenue S.E., first; John
Fulton. 14. of 315 Lexington drive. Silver.
Spring, Md.. second.
Second heat—Class B: Tony Principe.;
10. of 034 Randolph Place N.E.. first::
Richard H. Stewart, 11. of p Woodmoor
drive, Silver Spring, second; Donald Read
Walker, 10, of 6506 Fifth street N.W.,
thiid.
Third heat—Class A: Richard Juten. 13,
of 4008 Sixty-first street. Brookmont.
first: Tommy Wilkinson. 13, of St. Josephs
Home and School, did not finish.
Third heat—Class B: Donald Lee Wills
12 of 1434 K street S.E.. first; Leslie A.:
Hubbard, 11. of 1410 North Nicholas,
street. Arlington, second.
Fourth heat—Class A; William Hewitt, j
14. of P18 D street S.W.. first; George
Seminora, 13, 2453 Wisconsin avenue
NW. second: John Eugene Warden, jr.,
13, of 2428 L'Eniant square S.E., third.
Fourth heat—Class B: Dickie Van Wag
oner, 12, of 2200 North Pollard street,
Arlington, Va.. first: uumes G. Taylor, 11.
R F D. No. 1. Rockville, Md.. second;
James L. Thompson, 11, of 8 Hawaii ave
nue. S.E.. third.
Fifth "heat—Class A: Charles Daniel, lr..
in. of 4576 MacArthur boulevard N W .
first: David P. Noon. II. of 2103 Cheverly
avenue. Cheverly, Md., did not finish.
Fifth heat—Class B: Benjamin Swann.
11. 2300 Good Hope road, first: Ronald
Shoop. 12, of 502 Second street SE
second.
Sixth heat—Class A: Harry Hart. 14.
of 4207 Sheridan street. University Park,
Md.. first: James Davis. 14. of Silverbrook
road. Lorton. Va.. second: George H.
Clarke, jr., 14, of 1710 Euclid street N.W..
third.
Seventh heat—Class A: Richard C.
Snyder. 15, of 3020 Channing street N.E.
first.: Thomas Slye. jr.. 13. of J-21-A
Twenty-third street. Fort Belvoir, Va.,
second.
Sixth heat—Class B: Robert A. Rogers.
11. of 6513 Hunt parkway. Bethesda, Md..
first: Louis A. Purvis. 12. 803 West Main
street, Richmond. Va., second: Billy Reyer.
12. of 0717 Pomander lane. Chevy Chase.
Md., third.
Seventh heat—Class B: Merle Wallace
Nelson. 12, of 12 U Ridge road. Green
belt, Md.. first; Martin Opplet, 12. of 1527
North Patrick Henry street. Arlington. Va..
second; John P. Noon, 11, of 2302 Chever
ly avenue, Cheverly. Md.. third.
Eighth heat—Class A: Wayne Miller,
13. of 1607 South Dakota avenue N.E .
Riverdale. Md.. first: Douglas Dean. 11.
of 922 North Randolph street. Arlington.
Va.. second: William R. Jefford, 14, of
2810 Evarts street N.E., third.
Ninth heat—Class A: Russel Nusblckel.
14. of 2100 Good Hope road, first: Orville
M. Demine. 15. of 1901 Branch avenwe.
second: John Rosenberger. 14. of 511
North Monroe street, Arlington. Va., third.
Tenth heat—Class A: Newton Davis.
! 13, of 2213 H street N.W.. first: Robert
Wheeler. 13. of 209 West Pine street,
Alexandria. Va.. second.
Eighth heat—Class B: Jack Marsden.
12, of 216 Ninth street S.W.. first: Stan
ley Nairn. 12, of Twenty-ninth and
I Bunker Hill road N.E.. second_*
The Fort Stevens Drum and Bugle
Corps, the Elks Boys’ and Girls'
Band of Silver Spring, the Drum
and Bugle Corps of the James Reese
Europe Post of the American Legion
and the Greenbelt Community Band
provided music for the line of march.
Gayly clad drum majorettes, the
massed colors of the Legion posts
in the District and the Legion’s Na
tional Guard of Honor added color
to the parade honoring the race
drivers.
Included in the parade, which
was directed by Ernest Kennard.
were Derby officials and the com
mander of the District Department
of the Legion, Owen C. Holleran.
Greeted by Denfeld.
At the finish line the contestants
were greeted by Admiral Denfeld,
chief of Naval Operations. After
his brief speech, the boys returned
to the starting line and their wait
ing cars.
Admiral Denfield praised the
derby in his brief address for the
qualities of resourcefulness and
sportsmanship it develops in the
youthful participants.
If you had been around to see
the things I saw during the war.”
he declared, “you would realize it
was these young boys and the way
they were brought up—the way they
know how to take part in changing
conditions—that helped us to win
the war.
"I w’ant to praise The Star, the
American Legion and the Chevrolet
Co. for sponsoring this event," he
added. ‘‘And I hope the boy who
wins today will go on to Akron to
win the derby there."
The Derby scene was ft beehive
of activity as early as 6:30 a.m.,1
when workers assembled the starting
ramp and truckers arrived with load
after load of the midget cars.
The boy-built cars had been stored
at the District National Guard
Armory after they were checked
against the rigid specifications of
the All-American Soap Box Derby
Committee. Inspection of the cars
was not concluded until late last
night, when drivers whose cars pre
viously had been disqualified for
structural defects brought them
back for a re-check.
In Armory at Dawn.
Members of the' Transportation
Committee were at the Armory at
dawn, lining the cars up in the order
they were to race. The cars then
were trucked to the starting line.
Several small "car hoists." built
for the purpose by the Shell Oil Co.,
were at the head of the course.
Drivers used these to give their
wheels and axles a last lubrication
before being called for their first
heat.
Preparation of the course and,
adjacent area also was completed
early today, with the erection of
first aid and refreshment tents.
Earlier, drinking fountains had been
installed and comfort stations set up.
A grandstand for distinguished
guests provided -limited seating, but
many of the spectators brought camp
stoois. boxes and other temporary
seating.
Music Throughout Day.
At the finish line, the Maritime
Band was grouped and w-as to pro
vide music throughout the day-long
racing program.
The final heat for the Class A
winner and the Class B champion
will be held about 5 p.m. The ex
citing last race will be broadcast by
the Evening Star station, WMAL.
Bill Coyle, radio and television direc
tor of The Star, who will be at the
track to bring the radio audience all
the colorful details of the last dash,
winner of which will be sent to Ak
ron, Ohio, by The Star for the na
tional finals August 15.
WMAL also was on the spot for
broadcasts at 10:45 a.m. and 2:15
p.m.
Rosenberger Honored
By Winchester Group
Special Dispatch to The Star
WINCHESTER, Va.. June 26.—
John H. Rosenberger, business man,
churchman and civic leader, was
the city’s outstanding citizen of the
year in the opinion of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce. The award
was announced at the group's an
nual dinner meeting by a commit
tee headed by J. Pinckney Arthur.
Mr. Rosenberger. who served in
World War I as an Army captain,
was recently chairman of a com
mittee charged with raising a min
imum of $850,000 for enlargement
of Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Last year's award was presented to
Walker M. Bond, president of the
Frederick County Fruit Growers'
Association.
Four Virginia Veterans j
Of Civil War Over 100
By the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va.. June 26.—All:
but one of Virginia’s five surviving!
Confederate veterans has reached;
or passed the century mark in age, i
records in the office of the State:
chief pension clerk show.
Gen. Julius Franklin Howell, 102,
died in Bristol last week.
Ages of the surviving veterans
are: John Sailing, Slant. Scott
County, 99: James G. Dickerson,
Suffolk, 103: Charles W. Matthews,
BluefiieH. 100: Theodore N. Mavo.
Norfolk. 103. and George Bannister,
Richmond, 100.
Alexandria Jury
Weighs Data on
'Bowery' Area
Recommendations
To Folfow Session
Due Next Week
Alexandria today was awaiting
the report of a five-man grand jury
which yesterday conducted an In
vestigation of "Bowery* conditions
along downtown King street.
After completing questioning of!
top city official* late yesterday, the
jury announced it would reconvene
sometime next week to make recom
mendations.
The investigation was prompted
by complaints of merchants about
drunkenness and dlsorderliness in
the 400 block of King street.
The Jury took the Investigation
on itself after completing the regu
lar Jury duties and returning indict
ments earlier this month.
Details Not Divulged.
Although details of the question
ing by the Jury were not divulged,
It is understood a major problem
being studied Is that of habitual
drunks. Complaints of the dis
orderllness have pointed out that
the same drunks are arrested re
peatedly only to be released and
cause trouble again. Alexandria
policemen have expressed surprise
at finding drunks back on the
streets when believed to be In jail.
The beer license of one King
street establishment was not re
newed by the State last week and
no alcoholic beverages can be sold
there after July 1. The license re
newal hearing furnished much of
the Information that prompted the
grand jury’s investigation.
The first witness before the jury
yesterday was M. K. Bryant, Alco
holic Beverage Control Board In
spector, who was questioned about
10 minutes. He was followed by Dr.
W. L. Schafer, jr„ Alexandria
health officer, who was quizzed an
hour and a half. Pvt. Marshall E.
Reid who patrols the trouble area
was next to be questioned. He was
before the jury about a half hour.
Records of Drunks Shown.
Maj. Edgar Sims, head of the
police department, who was before
the jury more than an hour and a
half, carried with him into the jury
room arrest records of most of the
known drunks. Howard W. Smith,
1r., commonwealth’s attorney, and
Civil and Police Court Jhdge James
R. Duncan, jr., who were the last
two witnesses to appear, each was
before the jury about 45 minutes.
Two other witnesses who were
subpoenaed but not questioned, were
Inspector Russell A. Hawes, chief
of detectives, and Lt. George F.
Everly.
Arthur F. Campbell is foreman of
the jury. Other jurymen are Ernest
i L. Mankin, Edvrard W. Dixon, Dr.
Bruce Silcox and Irving Hufford.
Fists Fly as Democrats
Pick Convention Delegates
By the Aieocioted Presj
WILLIAMSBURG. Va„ June 26.—
Fists flew last night as Williams
burg Democrats elected four dele
gates to the forthcoming State con
vention at Richmond.
Ashton Dovell. forjner Speaker of
the House of Delegates, and Dr.
Robert G. Caldwell, professor of
sociology at the College of William
and Mary, swung at each other fol
lowing a dispute over methods of
counting ballots for delegates.
Several spectators received blows
When they sought to break up the
fight. In the tussle Dr. Caldwell s
shirt was badly torn.
Dr. Caldwell and Mr. Dovell both
were elected delegates, along with
Mayor Vincent D. McManus and
IJoyd H. Williams, who as chair
man of the local committee pre
sided over the meeting.
The meeting, by a close vote,
adopted a motion proposed by Mi.
Dovell and opposed by Dr. Caldwell
and others, which instructs the dele
gation to oppose any resolution
having for its object the refusal to
support the National Democratic
Party.
Virginia on Way to Goal
In Education, Battle Says
By the Asjociated Brest
PORTSMOUTH, Va., June 26
State Senator John S. Battle pic
tured Virginia last night as well
on its way toward the desired goal
in public education in one of his
first platform appearances since he
announced his candidacy for Gov
ernor earlier this month.
"Virginia, though far from per
fect and as yet a long way from
the desired goal," he told a con
vention of Virginia and District of
Columbia Eagles “has not been as
backward in providing proper edu
cational facilities for her children
as we are sometimes led to be
lieve.”
In a business session yesterday,
S S Cobb of Norfolk was elected
president of the District of Colum
bia-Virginia State Aerie, Fraternal
Order of Eagles. He succeeds H.
L. House of Portsmouth. _
Bay Jet Plane Crash Kills
It. Comdr. Thomas Ramsay
By *h« Associated Press
Lt. Comdr. Thomas N. Ramsay.
29. was killed instantly yesterday
when his Navy jet fighter plane
crashed into Chesapeake Bay near
the Navy Air Station at Patuxent,
Md.
Comdr. Ramsay, head of the fight
er section of the service test di
vision at the station, was testing
the plane, an FJ-1 (Fury*. The
Navy said the cause of the crash is
not yet known.
During World War II Comdr.
Ramsay was a dive bomber in the
Pacific theater. He was shot down
in the Battle of Midway. He held
the Navy Cross, three Distinguished
Service Medals and numerous air
medals. His home originally was
Perkinston, Miss.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs
Mvrtle Alchia Ramsay, and one
child. The body will be taken to
Mrs. Ramsay’s former home, At
lanta, Ga.
108,000 Must Register
For Draft in Maryland,
Census Bureau Says
By th« Associated Press
BALTIMORE, June 26—About
108,000 young Marylanders, 18 to 25,
are eligible to register for the peace
time draft signed into law Thurs
day by President Truman, the Bu
reau of Census said. i
Col. Henry C. Stanwood. wartime
Maryland selective service director
and now the State director of se
lective service records, said plans
probably would be made to hold the
State’s registration on August 18.
All men 18 through 25 must reg
ister, but only those 19 through 25
will be subject to induction.
The initial call to service cannot
be effeective until September 22 un
der the law and it is not expected
to take more than 10 per cent of
the eligibles. . . ...
The Census Bureau estimated that
there are 65,000 youths of draft age
in Baltimore and 43.000 more in
Maryland’s 23 counties.
Details of the State draft plan
cannot be formulated 'until Presi
dent Truman names a new selective
service director.
Citizens who served on local draft
boards, physical examination panels
and appeals committees have been,
organized into a reserve system in
the State and it is expected they
: will be recommended for reappoint
ment as soon as the national ma
chinery is set in motion.
Escaping Gas Is Blamed
For Winchester Explosion
Spi»c*ol Dispatch to Thi* Stor
WINCHESTER. Va., June 26 —
Escaping gas caused the explosion
i which wrecked a department store
here Wednesday, killing one person
and injuring 20, a Federal Bureau
| of Mines expert told the Winchester
City Council last night.
The Council immediately directed
the gas company here to take
prompt safety measures at its own
expense or lose its operating fran
chise.
i The Wednesday blast resulted In
the death of the store's assistant
manager, Lawrence E. Owens. 23.
C. W. Owings. Bureau of Mines
gas explosion expert, exhibited a
section of gas pipe during the Coun
cil meeting. He said it had been
i removed from the street in front of
'the wrecked building^and he showed
that 4 was full of holes. Mr. Ow
ings said gas escaping from this pipe
easily could have permeated the
porous ground in the vicinity of the
pipe and through a crack in the
cellar wall, thus causing an accumu
lation of gas in the store's basement.
U. S. Urges Virginians
To Check Tax Refunds
RICHMOND. Va„ June 26 OP) —
Federal taxpayers in Virginia who
do not receive funds due them by
July 20 were advised yesterday by
Stuart L. Crenshaw, acting col
lector of Internal Revenue, to ad
dress inquiries to him l*re after
that date.
Mr Crenshaw satd his office hao
completed scheduling all known re
funds for payment. The Treasury
Department's disbursing office,
however, has been unable to issue
; checks on all refunds "due to the
lack of funds.
"We are hoping that they will
have authority to begin again re
leasing these refund checks after
Julv 1. the beginning of a new
fiscal year,” Mr. Crenshaw^ said.
Lions Asked to Support
Statue of Liberty Fund
By the Associated Prest
ROANOKE. Va.. June 26—Vir
ginia Lions Clubs today were urged
to back a campaign to raise $1,000,
000 to clean up and landscape Bod
loe's Island so it Will be a fitting
place for the Statue of Liberty.
The two proposals were made
yesterday at the club's silver anni
versary convention here and the
response of the delegates from the
165 clubs in the cities and small
towns virtually assured their adop
tion at the closing session today.
'Sic Semper T rumanis' Becomes
State's Motto as Club Ribs Tuck
By the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va.. June 26.—Gov.
Tuck, newest “fall guy" of the
famed New York City Saints and
Sinners Club, brought a suggested
new State motto back from his
initiation ceremonies—“Sic semper
Trumanis.”
Still grinning from the ribbing
he took before 1.500 guests in the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the Governor
acknowledged yesterday that the
pranksters had rubbed it in pretty
hard—but he admitted > that hed
enjoyed the festivities thoroughly.
The Saints and Sinners had pre
pared for the luncheon their own
edition of the Virginia “Blue Book.”
On the cover was a new State seal
of Virginia, but some changes had
been made. Virtus, the Common
wealth’s Amazon, had traded her
sword for a rolling pin, and she
was treading not upon the figure of
tyranny, but upon a man in civilian'
clothes. The motto declared in
Latin, “Thus always with Trumans."
"Tuckson" Named for Tucks.
The authors set forth in their
treatise that the first Tuck came
to America as a stowaway with
Christopher Columbus. Virginia's
famed early settler really was named
, Capt. John Tuck, they avow, and
i explain that historians got off when
Capt. Tuck registered under a phony
name at Old Point Comfort.
The Tuck family soon spread
over the United States, and the
Governor's forebearers are credited
with the founding of Kentucky,
•Tuckson", Ariz., and "Tuckoma,
Wash.
Only a diabolical plot of Yankee
historians, they declare, prevented
manv famous figures in American
history from being remembered by
their rightful names; "John Han
tuck," for example, signed the Dec
laration of Independence, but the
name has been misspelled for gen
erations.
Gave Voters “Hot Foot.
The Governor's own career ir. pub
lic life was traced to a report he
prepared as a Marine intelligence
officer in World War I. In this
succinct document, the Governor
is credited with reporting that “I
found very little intelligence among
the Marines and none among the
natives.” He finally became Gover
nor of Virginia, they report, "by a
carefully planned process of co-op
eration. amalgamation and assassi
nation.” As Governor, he gave
"voters the hot foot and President
Truman the cold shoulder
Where Grandpaw Tuck took part
in Pickett's charge. Gov. Tuck just
charges pickets, the Jesters said.
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Serious Losses
In Crops Faced
By Maryland
Wet Weather, Storms
Hit Wheat, Barley
And Corn Plantings
Unless unseasonable wet weather
lets up, Maryland fanners face one
of the most serious crop losses of
recent years, a survey by county
agents and University of Maryland
experts disclosed.
Particularly is this true of th«
Eastern Shore where heavy rains,
high winds and severe hailstorms
In some areas have done damage
which agricultural leaders have been
unable to evaluate. Most of this
damage has occurred within the last
week.
The Eastern Shore situation may
mark the second straight year where
growers in the famous ‘ tomato belt’*
suffer severe setbacks. Last year
thousands of dollars worth of to
matoes rotted on the vines because
of a backlog and inability of pack
ing houses to process the record
crop.
Queen Annes Hard Hit.
This year, according to R. S.
Brown, Talbot County agricultural
agent, growers went in for much
lighter plantings of tomatoes be
cause of lower market prices. In
stead, more field corn was planted.
Farms around Tilghmans Island
were particularly hard hit by high
winds and rain Thursday night, Mr.
Brown said. Last Saturday hail and
heavy rains and wind buffeted the
Eastern Shore generally with Queen
Annes County being particularly
hard hit by hail.
Hail also cut a sw'ath of dam
age through Anne Arundel and
Prince Georges County on this side
of the Bay, W’ith most severe losses
in the Mitchellville and Mount Oak
areas.
Some Crops riowea i naer.
Harry W. Beggs, county agent of
Dorchester County, said at Cam
bride—another Eastern Shore point
—that this year's heavier plant
ings of corn could not be worked
over because of the water-satu
rated earth. There has been so
much rain that it is impossible to
■work the grass and weeds out of
the fields.
Although the hailstorm of last
week end hit only spotty areas of
the State, farmers everywhere re
ported damage from heavy rain
fall.
A. O. Kuhn, agronomist at the
University of Maryland's Extension
Service, said it is too late in the
season to do much good at planting
a new corn crop. Some are going
to try it anyway, however, and Mr.
Brown said he knows of planters
who are plowing under their dam
aged plants in Talbot County.
Centerville Plantings Destroyed.
John W. Magruder, another ex
tension service agronomist, said he
had toured Queen Annes County
after last week s hailstorm and more
than 100 farms had reported early
plantings of corn totally destroyed
in the Centerville area. He said
he was told 5 inches of hail fell
Saturday afternoon and he found
some traces of the hailstones on
the north side of buildings on his
visit there Monday.
Elsewhere in the State, uncut
barley crops and wheat, standing
with a heavy head has suffered
greatly. Thursday night's wind and
rain smashed these crops into the
ground and they cannot be har
vested in many areas. The Eastern
Shore tomatoes which were damaged
by rain alone may recover if weather
conditions improve, county agents
declared.
The generally wet weather has
; made it impossible for many to har
! vest hay and several widespread
! areas report the grass flattened to
i a level where it cannot be cut, Mr.
Magruder said. It probably will rot
on the ground.
Earlier, damage to tobacco plants
from the hailstorm of last week end
had been reported by P. E. Clark,
county agent for Prince Georges.
County agents and university offi
cials could not give a "dollars and
cents” estimate of damage thus far.
lit probably will be several weeks
before the full extent of losses are
reported, they said.
Maryland Bar to Fight
Juvenile Delinquency
By the Associated Presi
ATLANTIC CITY, June 26—'The
Maryland State Bar Association
| voted yesterday to fight collectively
! against Increasing juvenile delin
quency and divorce rates.
The group unanimously approved
a committee report recommending:
1. A mobile unit of psychologists,
; psychiatrists and physicians visit
county courts where needed to work
with mentally deficient persons and
those with personality difficulties.
2. Counseling agencies be estab
lished to advise parents contemplat
ing divorce. (Such an agency now
exists in Baltimore.)
3. A standing committee be ap
pointed annually to continue the
study of child problems and to
make recommendations for proper
methods of handling such cases.
■ 4. A State-wide survey to deter
mine the effectiveness of the State
Juvenile and Equity Courts, includ
ing how many children are involved,
the principal sources of delinquency
and what resources the courts have
in their dealings with children.
The association also approved a
recommendation that the orphans
courts be abolished. The proposal
said the work of the Orphans Court
would be taken over by Circuit
Court judges in the counties and
supreme bench judges in Baltimore.
700 Due at 4-H Course
At Virginia Tech
By the Associated Press
BLACKSBURG. Va„ June 2fi—
Youth training will occupy the
spotlight on the Virginia Tech cam
pus Monday when an expected 700
rural boys and girLs gather to open
the 25th State 4-H Club short
course.
j club leaders this year have
I adopted as a theme for the five-day
I conference ‘‘creating better homes
today for a more responsible Citi
zenship tomorrow." ,
Gordon A. Elcan. State boys club
| agent, and Miss Hallie L. Hughes,
State girls' club agent, have an
nounced a short-course program
i which includes a series of four ad
i dresses at morning sessions by
1 speakers who will develop the gen
jeral theme.
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