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Evening star., 1947-04-17
Jury Hears Argument
On Gardner's 5 Guilt
In Rakes Bank Case
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, April II. -
Whether a jury can consider the
guilt or innocence of person &C
cused of aiding and abetting in a
crime without first establishing the
guilt or innocence of the person
charged with committing the crime
today was before the Federal Dis
trict Court.
The question was raised by r. H.
McNeill, attorney for Harry Lam
son, one of nine persons charged
with aiding and abetting William
Reeves Gardner to misapply more
than $435 600 from the Farmers &
Merchants State Bank of Freder-
icksburg.
Assistant United States District
Attorney George f. Hunrickhouse
told the jury yesterday that unless
it believed Gardner was guilty of
misapplying funds it couldn't con-
vict any of the nine defendants on
trial on charges Of aiding and abet-
ting him.
Gardner Pleaded Guilty. :
Gardner entered plea of guilty
to a State charge of embezzlement
and was sentenced to seven years
Imprisonment. Mr.. Humrickhouse
asked the jury:
SIS there much doubt that Mr..
Gardner did the act?"
The prosecutor began his summa-
ton Of the evidence yesterday aft
ernoon with the assertion:
Before you convict any one you
must believe that Gardner was
guilty of misapplying funds al
though Gardner is not on trial"
The prosecutor then took up his
case against the defendants case
he said resulted from the ''air-
financing" of Defendant Hugh N.
Rakes, Leesburg dairyman with
large holdings In Virginia and Wis
.consin, The Government attorney
reiterated the Governments posi-
tion that the defendants all took
part in gigantic check -kiting
scheme.
Evidence Reviewed.
Mr.. Hunrickhouse reviewed his
evidence the notes, checks and
bank drafts he said were circulated
among banks at Fredericksburg,
Purcellville and Floyd County and,
in instances, at Leesburg and Pulaski.
He said he believed the Goy-
ernment had established intent on
the part of the defendants by the
long period over which the opera
tions extended.
Over a period Of time, he con-
tinued, the cry was increase the
kite, increase the float and 1t all
amounts to the same thing. He
was financing In the air and nobody
put up any money except the (Fred-
ericksburg) bank"
The Floyd defendants are Joseph
E. Profat, president Of the Floyd
County Bank and a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates; Joseph
A. Sewers, cashier Of the bank,
and Kyle NJ. Weeks, Mr. Profits
law partner and member of the
bank firm OF attorneys.
Other defendants are Clarence
&. Robey, president Of the PURCELL
vile National Bank; D. E. Nelson,
Roanoke real estate broker; Paul
Karsten, jr., vice president OF the
Fredericksburg bank and Gardner's
second In command at the Planters
branch and Harry L. Lamson. elder
" Washington loan broker.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Maryland Park Woman
Dies of Hit-Run Injuries

Mrs. Ethel Sorrel, 54-year-old
hit-run traffic victim, died last
night in Prince Georges General
Hospital. Mrs. Sorrell, who lived
at 5 Sixty-fifth street, Maryland
Park, was struck by an automobile
early yesterday as she crossed
Bladensburg road at Thirty seventh
street.
Prince George County Police re-
ported witnesses said Mrs. Sorrell
was struck by one of two automo-
biles racing" north on the boule-
yard. The striking car stopped after
the accident, police were told, and
the operator got out and picked up
either hub cap or headlight rim
and drove back toward Washington.
The victim suffered fractures of
both legs and internal injuries, the
hospital said.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
1900 Arlington Girl Scout,
To Give Festival Program

A program of scouting activities
will be presented by more than 1900
girls at the first spring festival of
the Arlington Council of Girl Scouts
at pm. Saturday at Fort Myer.
They will represent the county's 50
troops.
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower tops
the list of guests who viii partici-
pate in the program in the riding
hall at the post, Mrs. Ruby S. Schor,
newly named executive director OF
the council, announced.
Col. John j. Albright, commanding
officer of Fort Myer; Mrs. Claude
B. Farenbaugh and Mrs. George L.
Eberle, wives of Army generals.
and executives from national and
local Girl Scout Offices will attend,
Mrs. Schor said.
Capt. Gregory Locke, Fort Myer
chaplain, will open the program with
an invocation: Music will be fur
nished by the Army Band directed
by Capt. Hugh Locke.
Talks on scouting will be given
by four Arlington senior Scouts:
Doris Corbin, Pearle Ray Key, Laur-
eta Gordan and Mary Lou Dodge.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Alexandra Boy Scouts
To Hold RulIy Monduy

A "Scouter and Cubber" rally will
be held by Alexandria Boy Scouts
at pm. Monday at the Alexandria
Recreation Center, 1905 Cameron
street.
P. H. Butler, chairman of the
Alexandria District of the National
Capital Area Council of Boy Scouts,
said plans for the rally include
showing of a new scouting film,
Scout Trails to Citizenship" The
public is invited to attend, Mr..
Butler said.
Scout Executive Kenneth B.
Spears of the National Capital Area
Council also will participate in the
program.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Virginia sec 10 Run
Phones if Workers
Go on Strike May II
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, April 17.-If
members of the Virginia Federation
of Telephone Workers strike on May
II the State Corpration Commission
will take over operation of the
Chesapeak g. Potomac Telephone
Co. to keep its almost Statewide
service uninterrupted
Gov. Tuck yesterday designated
the sec to take possession Of
facilities of the G. & P. in event of a
strike and to continue operation of
the company. Earlier he had issued
a proclamation that the State would
seize plants and equipment needed
to keep the telephones in use. The
union has given Mr.. Tuck strike
notice effective May II, in accord
ance with terms Of the new public
utility labor relations act, under
which the Governor acted in issuing
his proclamation.
Gov. Tuck in his proclamation
pointed to the collapse of contract
negotiations between the company
and union and said he had investi-
gated and had come to the conclu-
sion that: strike of the VFTW
would interrupt telephone service 50
as to constitute a serious threat
to the public health, safety and well
fare" The new utility law pro-
vides for the Governor to take over
and the State to operate utility
concerns under such circumstances.
No bargaining sessions have been
held between representatives OF
management and labor since the
strike notice last Friday, but they
were together today at 2 pm. in an
effort to break the deadlock and ar
rive at mutually agreeable con-
tract.
If they fail to agree by May II
and if the workers 60 out on strike
the State automatically will take
over company operation at am
The corporation commission was in
structed today by the Governor to
proceed with arrangements for en-
|ployment of persons to carry on the
work Of those who walk out.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Arlington Principal
Silent on Charges by
Former Head Of PTA

George F. Bagby, principal OF Ar
lington's largest elementary school
had no comment today on charges
by the immediate past-president OF
the schools Parent Teacher Asso-
citation that the principal "has
fought me with every weapon at his
disposal"
The charges were made by Boris
s. Yane, former head of the Patrick
Henry Elementary School PTA
against Mr.. Bagby, who. with his
teaching staff of 10, resigned Tues
day night from the PTA, stating
when we are accused Of misrepre-
|sentation individually and collec-
lively we resent it"
The PTA recently indorsed q pro-
posed change in the method Of Sc
Iectir1g School Board members
Earlier, the teachers Endorsed ths
existing method. A county-wid,
referendum will be held on tn,
Question May n.
Yane Makes Statement.
In a statement containing thu
charges against the principal, Mr.
Yane said in part:
Because I wish to maintain m,
independence and because I insistet
on a full accounting il
the reporting of the Patrick Henr,
school fund, the principal, who il
one of the school superintendent
chief henchmen, has fought m,
with every weapon at his dis
posal y.
1.-THE latest thing which he re-
sented is the fact that I wished tt
inform the PTA about the out
Irageously excessive auditing fee
charged the Patrick Henry Schoo
fund by the school superintendent
auditor.
IA PTA member, who is certi
fed public accountant, offered tt
do the same job free of charge. HI
and another accountant have in
formed me that maximum pric,
for this audit should not have ex
ceeded $75 or $780, The amour
charged by the auditor wa
$400 ="
Kemp Says Fee Is Reasonable.
School Supt. Fletcher Kemp sal,
the audit in question was made b,
Roger B. Sprigg. certified public &C
countant.
II consider it a very fair fee fo
the work." Kemp said.
Mr.. Yane was succeeded Tuesda
night BY T. Oscar Smith, who wa
named in the annual election q
officers. Other new officers are Mr.
Dorothy c.. Manwaring, first vic
president; E. M. Dieffenbaugf
treasurer, and Mrs. E. Dewitt
Whitener, secretary. PTA bylaw
provide that the school principe
automatically is second vice presi
dent. The teachers did not atten
the meeting.
Mr.. Yane indicated there wer
| five or six dissenting votes to tn
following resolution, adopted afte
reading Of the faculty's letter Q
resignation:
Resolved that the Patrick Henr
PTA deplores the attempt of tn
school administration to use tn
teachers as pawns in an effort t
defeat the proposed change in tn
method of selecting the Schoc
| Board"
Evening star., 1947-04-17
L. Brooke Lee Defends
Record Of Democrats
In County for Is Years

The Democratic Party's record OF
administration of Montgomery
County during the rs years it was
in power was defended today by
E. Brooke Lee, county Democratic
leader.
Noting that the Republican coun-
ty administration is finishing its
first half-year in Office, Mr.. Lee
said:
"It is timely and most prudent
to consider what Montgomery
County actually came into 1947
with, what is now planned and done
by the county administration and
whether or not the new plan of
charter government will help or
hurt the results of local govern
ment."
Redistribution Is Cited.
what the county now has was
put here without the aid of any
discriminatory group tax such as a
special tax on residential or COM
mercial rents to be paid by the ten
ants" Mr.. Lee declared while the
county was represented in the Leg
islature by members of the Demo-
cratic party earlier efforts to enact
a State sales tax were defeated.
Since the Democrats were voted
out OF office, the Democratic State
administration, as part of its
statewide program, has approved
the redistribution of $12, 900 900 a
year of State revenue to the coun-
ties and cities. This will result in
the Republican county administra-
ton having well over $500, 900 each
year In additional current revenue
handed them by the State to oper-
ate Montgomery County than the
Democrats had in the preceding
years, as well as further State con-
tributions to the school construction
fund.
Much new revenue will also come
from increased suburban assess
ments," he added.
County Agencies Praised.
Reviewing the record of the past
Is years, Mr.. Lee pointed to the
county's zoning system, it's school,
system, police force and public serv-
ices and recreational facilities, all oi
which he praised. Effective liquor
control, creation of the offices o1
county manager and purchasine
agent, and establishment of a merit
system also were cited by Mr.. Lee.
AL this and the rest of the func.
tioning plan of the county govern.
ment were produced on a basic
county tax rate of $1.50 and ar
average suburban rate of $40 or
each 500 of assessed value" he said
Assessments were low, compare.
lively speaking, and the total out.
standing county bond issues stooo
at TIT per cent of the 1916 taxable
basis of the county. The county:
credit was good when the Democrats
left Office q.
During the recent years of in.
cessant political attack against the
Democratic county administration
no group or individual has evel
proven or even nearly substantiatee
single major charge from the man,
indefinite and unproven, and ever
unspecified charges that have beer
so regularly hurled at the recent
Democratic administration"
I'm subsequent statements" Mr.
Lee concluded, II expect to discuss
what is now being done or expected
to be done with what the people OF
the county had as of January, 1947.'
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Prince Georges Meeting
Called on SoIes Tax

A joint special meeting of the
Prince Georges County Anti-sales
Tax Committee and the County In
dependent Trade Association will
be held at the Riverdale Municipal
Hall at 8 pm. Monday to discuss
further plans for eliminating the
2 per cent sales tax, effective July l.
Representatives of various civic
and service organizations in Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties
have been invited to attend. ac-
cording to Charles T. Hartley, pres
ident of the Independent Trade
Association.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Arlington tuberculosis
Association to Meet

The Arlington County Tuberu-
losis Association will hold its annual
meeting at pm. Wednesday in the
auditorium of the Health Depart
ment Building, 1900 North Edison
street.
DR.. Oswald Hedley, senior surgeon
of District Of the United States
Public Health Service, viii speak
on Trends in tuberculosis Control. :
There also will be a report on the
years work by the association. New
officers will be elected and new board
members viii be installed.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Viroiniu Bur to Meet

RICHMOND. Va, April II tP.-
The annual meeting of the Virginia
State Bar Association will be held
st the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke
on August Z. 8 and 9, Thomas B.
Gay of Richmond. president, an
nounced here today.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
BeltsviIIe Schoolgirl
Gets Competition Award

Miss Carroll Theodore Byerly, 16
a senior at Greenhelt High School
has been awarded a certificate OF
merit and $50 as runner-up for one
of the l26 four-year- college scholar
ships offered by the Pepsi-Cola Co
She is the daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Theodore G. Byerly of Beltsyille.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Silver Spring Trade Board
Backs Raise for Teachers

The Silver Spring Board of Trade
last night indorsed proposed raise
for Montgomery County school
teachers.
The proposed $1,000 to 5000 SAL
airy schedule would attract better
teachers, John A. Reed told the
trade group.
Mr.. Reed said his group Is asking
that the current tax levy of $50 be
raised to $196 to carry the increased
school burden. He said $1.55 of the
$1.96 should be spent for schools.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Education Officiul RESIGNS

RICHMOND, Va, April II tP).-
The resignation of DR.. C. E. Myers
as supervisor of research of the
State Department of Education was
announced yesterday by g. Tyler
Miller, State superintendent OF pub
Lie instruction.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
"PTAs to Offer Broadcast

Portrait of a Montgomery
County Teacher" a dramatization
sponsored jointly by the Montgom-
cry County Council of Parent
Teacher Associations and the Mont
gomery County Education Associa-
ton, will be presented at pm.
Wednesday over Station WBCC.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Nurse Corps Bill Signed

President Truman yesterday
signed bill establishing a per-
manent Nurse Corps in both the
Army and the Navy.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
PTA PIons Benefit Purty

The Clara Barton Parent Teacher
Association, Cabin John, will hold
Ia benefit party at pm. tomorrow
in the Fire Hall at Glen Echo, Md.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
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Evening star., 1947-04-17

QUEEN OF sHIRLNGTON-Laurs Mickey" Mckee, 16-year-
old George Washington senior crowned Queen
of Shngon yesterday at ceremonies marking the opening OF
the Hot shoppe restaurant at the shirlgton Shopping
Center just off the Shirley Memorial highway darlington
Laurs who lives at 3205 Old Dominion boulevard Alexandria,
is shown the placed her head by willard
Marriott president of the restaurant chanStar
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Marks SET as Illinois
Retains It's Big Nine
Track Honors
By the Assoeiotsd Press

|. CHAMPAIGN, H., Mar. s.-Ili-
nois, grabbing five firsts, easily re-
tained its Big Nine indoor track
championship as three new con-
ference records. were established
and two, as we'll as an American
indoor mark. were equalled in the
leagues 37th championships to-
night.
Bill Porter of Northwestern
equalled the American and Western
Conference indoor 70-yard high
hurdles record with an :0e.5 triumph
Bob Rehberg, Illinois, outdoor
champion, zoomed from behind in
the stretch to win the mile run in
the fair time OF 4:l5.5 and launch
the Illini's conference title defense
Herb McKenley of Illinois, who
bettered the American and Confer
ence indoor record by a tenth OF q
second in last nights preliminaries
with 4s seconds fiat, copped the 44o
final in :4s.2.
Herb Barten of Michigan success
sively retained his 880-yard title
as he cut loose with a great finish
kick to win in 1889, equalling the
conference record set in 1888 by
Chuck HdrnbosteI Of Indiana, s.4a
In the two-riile run, Don dehr-
mann of Wisconsin loped home the
winner in $50, dethroning Cham
pion Charles Birdsall of Michigan
Evening star., 1947-03-09
North CoroIino Winner
|Of Conference Swims
BY The A..eeio,sd Pres.

CHAPEL HILL. N. c.. Mar. g.
North Carolina's Well-balanced
swimming team was too strong fos
the three-star North Carolina State
contingent here todsr and scored a
smashing 81-47 upset victory in the
18th annual Southern Conference
championships.
Only two other teams competed,
Dukes devilnsh finishing third with
81 points and v. M. I. fourth with
nine points.
Although State was outpointed,
one Of the Red Terrors' three aces,
Billy Kelly, collected IA points and
won the Outstanding swimmer"
trophy. Kelly won the 2o0-meter
freestyle and the 100-meter free
Style.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
District Entry Mark
Looms for National
|Duekrin Tourney

Washington bowlers who for years
have been the backbone of many
National Duckpin Bowling Congress
tournaments again are leading In
entries for the l7th annual cham
IpionshipS scheduled for Bethesda
Bowling Center, starting April Z, and
are aiming ito crack by plenty the
record entry Of 254 man and woman
teams set by the State of Rhode Is
land last year at Providence.
A total of 116 teams so far have
been entered from this area with
many more to come.
Already giving a big hand to at
tain this goal is the 36-team entry
from thsr Masonic League and Is
teams from the Government Print
ing Office. Six teams from the Navy
Department League have entered
while all "a teams from the mems
major and minor District leagues
and 10 quints from. the womens &
major and minor District loops are
in line. jfts
Connecticut is among the States
sending In early entries. One of its
teams is the Meriden casinos, con-
siSting of five former soldiers who
won the mems team title last spring
with 1850 score.
The II Government Printing Of
flce mems booster teams rolling
April Is will be GPO Recreation
Division; GPO Post No. SO, American
Legion; GPO Post 3874, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Progressive Printing
Co., Perruso's Restaurants, GPO
Trestleboard Club, GPO No. /, GPO
Evening star., 1947-03-09

Regulars -----------..----- o6I 9o0-i
Runs-Wooten, Wynn, Coan. Errors
l2l. Grace. Two-base hits-Wooten. sulii-
to Priddy 70 Vernon. Left on basesEYsn.
nigans, 8; Resulars, 6. Bases on balls
on Wynn, 2; Oh Newsom, !: OF Miller, 2.
by Masterson, 1 Hits-On Wynn, 5 in 3
innings; OF Masterson. 8 In 8 innings; of
Newsom' ~ tnnings; on Miller, In 3
Iyonst. Winning pitcher-Wynn. Los
ing pitcher-NewSom.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Wood Dub Handicap Headlines
Capitals Heavy Bowling Bill

Two tournaments sanctioned by
the National and city duckpin as
sociations are on today's bowling
bill-of-fare here.
Lucky Strike will draw man and
woman bowlers with averages under
no who will compete in the 18th
annual Bill Wood Dub" Handicap.
Contestants may enter the 7-game
test any time from 2 until 10 pm.
Participants will receive a three
fifths handicap. r
Many are expected to fire in the
first Women's Arcadia Handicap, q
6-game affair that starts az 2 pm.
and continues until closing time. A
two-thirds handicap will be based
on a scratch of l18.
The Eddie Rommel tournament
scheduled at the Stadium Bowling
Center in Baltimore promises to lure
big squad of the Capitals leading
pinmen.
One-ball handicaps are on tap at
Rosslyn, Petworth and Hyattsville.
The rubber band handicap will be
on again at Queen Pin.
Full handicaps based on a 1913
scratch will be given men and
women in a special mixed event at
Takona.
Bill Lindley's season record game
of 18l in a set of 434 and Jack Har-
ford's 160 and Ala counts in the
Rhode Island Avenue Business
Evening star., 1947-03-09

Mems loop enabled Windsor Shor
to sweep Washington Auto Supply
at King Pin.
Federal Home Loan led by Estelle
Darby's 1872 and $40 trimmed lead
ing Agriculture team, 2-1, in Ladies
Federal League. Florence Smith
rolled 1877 and 365 for the losers to
boost her top league average to
104-49. Second place FBI aided by
Elaine Guile's 1876 and $50 swamped
Interior to move five games behind
Agriculture.
Evelyn Saunders, ace bowler of
Silver Springs Ladies District
League team, is recovering from a
tonsilectomy. Several weeks ago
illness forced her to quit rolling in
the seventh game of the Lorraine
GULL Tournament at Lucky Strike.
Ladies Major District League has
about settled down to a two-team
race between Brookland and Col
lege Park. The standing: Brook
land, 53-19: College Park, 1920.
Sophia Dampier's season record
game Of 152 in a 370 set was the
edge as Fort Davis nicked Colonial
Village for the odd in the Ladies
Minor District League. Northeast
Temple moved three games behind
leading Greenway quint with 80
victory over Spillway. Greenway
dropped a game to Lucky Strike.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Lacy Leader Of Drive
Defeating Stubborn
Mount St. MaIy's
By Lewis E. Atchison

It's claim to Mason Dixon basket
ball honors challenged by a scrappy
Mountaineer five from Mount st.
Mary's. Loyola staged blazing fin-
ish to take the title game last night
by a 60-54 margin before 1900 fans
at Catholic University gymnasium.
Running at the head Of the
Hounds and scoring their last Is
points-the points that decided the
struggle-was Jim Lacy, the Ma
tons No. 2 scorer and one of the
best basket ball players ever de-
velored in the Middle-Atlantic sec
tion. The poker-faced pot shot
artist got of to q slow start, but
scorched the cords in the second
half to push his total to 20 points.
Twice he dribbled the floors length
to pocket layup shots and his long
ones cut the net as cleanly as sur
geon's knife.
Others Star with Lacy.
But Lacy wasn't the whole show.
Paul Feely scored eight points in
the early going, six on charity tosses,
to keep the Greyhounds in the
running for the first half which
ended with Mount st. Mary's hold
ing a 1928 lead. And when the
chips were down in the final stanza
the entire Baltimore team came
through magnificently. 1t had as
much fight as the gallant Emitts-
burg team and was deeper in re-
serves. In the final analysis, that
had a lot to do with the outcome.
Little Mike Russo, scooting around
the floor like q waterbug and be-
spectacled Francis Clark were the
big guns for st. Mary's and the
load was too heavy for them. The
Mount got a couple Of bad breaks,
too, when Bob Kripaitis and Bob
Zweibel were injured, the latter 50
badly he was carried from the floor
He was believed to have suffered a
badly sprained ankle.
Kripaitis played on a broken arch
throughout the entire three-day
tournament, but not until last night
did it floor him. He returned to the
game only to be elected on personal
fouls later. Lacy and Clark also
went out the same route.
Fred Olinger tied the game at
35-all with a neat pot shot midway
In the second half and from there
1t was tough and 60, although the
Mount put On steam and threatened
to run away from its favored rival.
Clark and Russo prodded 1t to 41-37
for the Saints before the counter
attack led by Lacy tied it up again
at 46-all. Bob Mccarthy sent the
Mount ahead at 48-46 for the last