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_EDUCATIONAL._ "A Washington School with a National Reputation" The BULLIS SCHOOL Silver Spring, Md. The College Preparatory Course only still has a few vacancies in the 9th and 1 Oth Grades for students with the mental ability to do exacting academic work. Full sports, recreational and oth letic program. Rates Moderate. For information call SH 6600, or write William Francis Bullis, Principal (Graduate of U. S. Naval Academy) .BOX W, SILVER SPRING, MD.. 1,500 Refugee Moslems May Settle in Turkey By the Associated Press VIENNA. — Approximately 1,500 displaced persons and refugees of the Moslem faith in Austria may soon be resettled in Turkey. Dr. Cevdet Atasagun, director general of the Department of Immigration, Ankara, is in Austria conferring with officials of the Preparatory Commission, International Refugee Organization. He will also confer with leaders of the major Moslem refugee groups here and establish Vith them lines upon which selec tion will be made. Those who volunteer and are ac cepted by the Turkish government will be granted Turkish citizenship immediately on arrival and will be placed in suitable Jobs. EDUCATIONAL. Devitt School w FOR boys h <*•Mi"'* s““ College Preporotory Grades 9 to 12 Foil Term Begins }113 2955 Upton Street N.W. _ -Parsons Country sub? ” Boarding School Through 6th Grade Nursery Thro g , ,8th Season, Reopen* Sept _ ond Weekday U***"*' SU" °y 10 A.M. to 6 PD^ „ hot lunches— f»tmn “Door to Door, Approved by ^ Maryland State Boa'd SH. lt11_ _ SCttvVW (Co.Educot.onal) to Th»ee-Year Cour*» .SS®— Ba'1*®10'* ses in Comm«cial Science Gradnata Conrses »^ Me«al risc»lAtoi|dshaU.»1M Freshman Classes Begin P DEcatw 3545 iWS Eishteenth Street N.W. Being Received 1325 t*8 Registcet*0" N -q p.M. „3o »«>•* Cataiofue _Wine Merchant. Since 1875 importer'—'^—J Delivery \ Charge Accounts FOR SERVICE... I I I | CALL... I ! AN ECONOMICAL SmmiTini—imi i« in DISTRICT 8250 * . FRESH R- BARTLETT REARS -19* SWEET AND JUICY ^ "!.--*** ORDWAY 6300 _ l j i Oar chocolates are kept under refriger ation during the summer months. Make a visit to opr candy department—an other “MAGRLDER RARITY” Prices Effective in Both Stores Through Saturday, August 21st Call STerling 5000 for Home Delivery of THE STAR h s ) \ 9 PERRY OPOLIS, PA.—TOWN WILLED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS—View of the main street, In cluding the public square, in this Western Pennsylvania town, which has been willed millions of dollars by Mrs. Mary Fuller Frazier of Philadelphia. The lamp in the square is the only street light in the town. _AP Wirephoto. Town, Left Millions. By Woman, to Become Taxpayers' Paradise By th« Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18 —A lit tle coal mining town 30 miles from' Pittsburgh has inherited millions of dollars left it by a wealthy Phila delphia woman. Mrs. Mary Puller Frazier, who in herited several million dollars in 1918, left all but $210,000 of her estate to the village of Perryopolis. The bequest was disclosed yester day as her will was filed for probate. The amount of the estate was not made known. She inherited $1,350, 102 in personal property and a large share of $7,000,000 in real estate 30 years ago from her uncle, Alfred M. Fuller of Perryopolis. After making 18 specific grants totalling $110,000 and setting up a $100,000 trust fund to provide a watchman and constant upkeep for the family mausoleum in Perryo polis, Mrs. Frazier left the entire residuary estate for public improve ments to the tiny community of 1,300 persons. Died August 6. Mrs. Frazier, divorced wife of Johnson Miller Frazier, former man ager of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, died August 6. She explained in her will that Perryopolis was the place where "I was bom and lived, and where my father and mother lived and my grandfather and grandmother lived.” One-half of the residuafy estate is to be used outright for "public Improvements” while the remaining half will be held in trust for the purpose of maintaining the improve ments. Michael Karolcik, grocer, theater operator and Fire Department chief in Perryopolis, said the money will, be used to have the streets paved, public schools repaired, a*T|brary built and the Perry Township High School equipped with a stadium. But. most of all, the money will go for lighting purposes. "We’ve been talking for a long time about lighting up the town. I guess we’ll get around to it now,’ he said. To Be Taxpayers’ Paradise. Howard Adams, the town banker, said he had been consulted by Mrs. Frazier’s attorneys several months before the will was drawn up. He said it was his understanding the inheritance would make the town a kind of "taxpayers’ paradise.” He explained: “Mrs. Frazier said she wanted to provide lighting, a water system,! schools, roads and other things the town needed and that funds be pro — WHEREVER YOU ARE! Keep in touch with your favorite features while you're on vacation Wher ever you are, The Star can be by your side Send us the coupon, we'll send you The Star! Home delivery of regular rater is available at most nearby beaches and resorts. RATES BY MAIL Dally and . Sunday Daily dandar I 1 month $1.50 $.90 $.60 1 week .40 .30 .20 FOREIGN 1 month $4.50 $3.00 $2.00 1 week 1.25 1.00 .50 Circulation Department, The Evening Star Evening Star Bldg. Washington, D. C ■end m The Star ter_...week*. tectnnln* _ __ (DATE) NAM ..... __ PLEASE PRINT) ADDRESS ___ Retame Delivery en ...at my kern* ADDRESS _•_ 0 Dally and C3 Dally O Sander S an day Only Only 1 Raeleeei n eheek O money order n ritmso I vided for the upkeep of these im provements so there would be no burdens on the taxpayer." Mr. Adams said Mrs. Frazier left Perryopolis 50 or 60 years ago and that no members of her family re mained in the town. The family homestead burned down 20 years ago. Nests are made not only by birds but by many kinds of mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibia, as well as invertebrates such as insects. Committee Named to Plan North Atlantic Port Parley By the Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18.—A six man contmittee. has been named to draw up a program for the con ference bf North Atlantic port rep resentatives. The committee, named yesterday, will me# in New York August 31. The conference. Including repre sentatives of railroads serving Nortt; Atlantic ports and steamship lines, is scheduled for the latter part of September, also in New York. J. P. Hatch, director of Trans portation and World Trade Council for the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, will serve as temporary chairman of the committee. He named as other members: L. W. Bryne of the New York Port' Authority, H. G. Pouder of the Baltimore Association of Commerce, Arthur C. Baylis of the New York Central Railway System, Frederick J. Couse of the Baltimore Sc Ohio and Alfred J. Ball of the Pennsyl vania Railroad. Mr. Hatch said the purpose of the conference will be to seek re-estab lishment of normal rate relationship between various port areas. 5 Held for Questioning In Death of George Polk By Hm Associated Press ATHENS, Aug. 18.—The Min istry of Information said today five more persons have been detained for questioning in Salonika in connec tion with the murder of George Polk, American radio correspondent. The ministry identified the five as the mother of Greek newspaper man Gregory Stathopoulos and four employes of the hotel in Salonika, where Mr. Polk stayed before his bullet-pierced, trussed-up body was found in Salonika Bay last May 16. Reservists to Hear De Florez Rear Admiral Luis De Florez, U. S. N. R., formerly deputy chief of the Office of Naval Research, will speak at the regular meeting of the Washington Naval Volunteer Bri gade at the Naval Gun Factory at 8 o’clock tonight. All Naval Reserve officers have been invited to attend.; CHICAGO ONLY 2 HOURS, 50 MINUTES, NONSTOP BY CONVAIR FLAGSHIP Leave 6:30 p.m. EDT. . . enjoy dinner aloft (no charge)... reach Chicago at 8:20 p.m. CDT Other convenient departures for Chicago at 11:50 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. EDT Phone Executive 2345 or your travel agent Ticket Offices: Statler Hotel and 813 15th St. N. W. 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