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Evening star., 1947-12-19
Rockville Suit Is Filed
To Sell Allies Property

A suit seeking permission to sell
100000 piece OF property in
Bethesda, now held in trust for the
sister OF the late Milton E. Allies,
one-time Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury and president Of Riggs Ma
tional Bank, was filed yesterday in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
at Rockville.
The property, at 1912 Wisconsin
avenue. Is held in trust by the Riggs
Bank for Miss Lulu M. Allies, 10,
sister of the banker, who willed it
to his mother and two sisters when
he died in 1925.
The action was filed by Mrs. Mar
garet Allies Wilmer, 1914 Connecticut
avenue NV, daughter of Mr.. Allies;
Milton Allies, jr., 1920 Prospect ave-
nue. NV, his son; Miss Mary Allies,
another daughter, of 2126 Connecti-
cut avenue NV; Mrs. Eleanor Allies,
former wife of the bankers son, and
Milton Allies III, their son, both OF
New Orleans.
Defendants are the Riggs Bank
and Miss Lulu Allies.
Through their attorney, Joseph A.
Cantrel, the petitioners claim the
sister, sole survivor of the three
original heirs, lives rent-free on the
property.
If the petition is granted, accord
ing to the suit, all proceeds Of the
sale would be invested by the Riggs
Bank. Income from the investment
would be returned to the sister
After her death, the suit states, the
money would be distributed among
the five petitioners.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Maryland Drops Case
On Liquor Import Tax

Charges against a Silver Spring
man Of bringing whisky and beer
into Maryland without paying the
State liquor tax have been dropped
by States Attorney Walter w. Daw-
son, 1t was learned today.
The man, Kimmon Jones, 81, COL
ored, 300 block Of Ritchie avenue,
had appealed to Montgomery County
Circuit Court from 5000 fine i'm
posed August q In Silver Spring
Police Court.
Jones was accused of bringing into
Maryland five f1fths of whisky and
three cases of beer in his car from
Washington. Under the law, max
imum of two quarts Of any alcoholic
beverage may be brought into Mary
land in any one month without pay
ing the tax.
Mr.. Dawson said he had dropped
the case after the Circuit Court
suspended sentence recently in a
similar case on the ground that
county residents were unfamiliar
with the law.
At the time of Jones arrest, Mr.
Dawson said the law would be
enforced. He reiterated that prom
Use after dropping the case.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Murray Preston Wins
Congressional Medal
For Pacific Heroism

Arthur Murray Preston, 34-year-
old Washington lawyer, today re-
ceived the Congressional Medal Of
Honor at a White House ceremony,
for gallantry in action in the Pa
cific.
Now a lieutenant commander in
the Naval Reserve, Mr.. Preston was
honored for rescuing a Navy pilot
shot down by the Japs on Septem-
ber 16, 1914.
Congratulating the recipient,
President Truman said: Hes not
only an extremely brave young man,
but an extremely lucky one"
The President also recalled that
he had frequently said that he gets
more satisfatcoin out of decorating
war heroes with the Medal of Honor
than In any other presidential duty.
Won Navy Cross.
Mr.. Preston, son of Ord Preston,
retired Washington banker, received
the Navy Cross from Vice Admiral
Thomas c. Kinkaid in the Philip
pine theater early in 1945.
Later the same year, he was
awarded the Silver Star for action
In which PIT boats under his COM
mand sank several Japanese ships,
including at least one destroyer.
This presentation also was made by
Admiral Kinkaid.
Mr.. Preston lives at II West
Thornapple street, Chevy Chase,
Md, with his wife, the former
Elizabeth Mcbride, and their two
sons, age AZ and 3.
Graduate of Yale.
He graduated from Yale Uni
versity insl935 and received his law
degree from the University OF Vir-
ginia in 1888. He was with the law
firm of McKenney, Flannery g.
Graighill before entering the Naval
Reserve. On his discharge from
the Navy, he returned to the firm
Mr.. Preston took his VT naval
training at Northwestern Univer-
sity.
He was active In the Presidents
Cup Regatta here in 1899 and 1910
In the latter year, he was in charge
OF the outboard speedboat pits at
Gravelly Point.
His brother, Ord Preston, jr., was
awarded the Silver Star for gal
lantry in the Guam campaign as a
Marine Corps officer.
Their father, who has been uv-
ing in La Jolla, Calf, since his
retirement from the Union Trust
Co. here, came East for the cere-
mony.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Home Decoration Contest
Winners Are Announced

Winners in the Christmas home
decoration contest sponsored by the
Bethesda Community Garden Club
were announced today.
Mrs. william j. Norfleet won first
place for the front door decoration
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
eric p. Lee, 6915 Glenbrook road,
Bethesda; Mrs. Robert Ash for the
mantel decoration in the home Of
Mrs. Charles D. Heron, 7211 Fair
fax road, Bethesda, and Mrs. Fred
Strine for the table arrangement in
the same home.
The awards were blue ribbons.
Judges were Mrs. Charles Bittinger,
Mrs. Ernest Davenport and Mrs.
Clifford Luce.
New officers Of the club have
elected as follows: Mrs. L. WEIGH
Pogue, president; Mrs. Preston
Groome, vice president; Mrs. James
H. Robinson, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. Heron, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Reginald Alexander,
treasurer; Mrs. j. B. Engle, pub
licity chairman, and Mrs. Lee, Mrs.
Joseph Guard, Mrs. Dickinson, Mrs.
Robert J. Gutheim, and Mrs. Paul
Ferrero, directors.
Evening star., 1947-12-19

lilies unless the society can collect
enough clothing and food to fill
their requests.
MY husband works every day."
wrote a mother of three. 80 we
can try and have something for
Christmas, but so far we haven't
anything at all and the children
have to eat and we have to pay
$65 a month for rent. So you can
see where our money goes, and they
need some little clothes so bad -.
80, please, any little toys or
clothing of any kind =; If you
can help us, try to. or I guess it
will be a sad Christmas for them
unless some one does"
Husband Disappeared.
Another mother wrote: IT guess
you will think I have a lot of nerve.
But I have six children. My hus-
band disappeared about six months
ago. I have had him in court a
couple of times. Since then, we
have been living on the public as
sistance.
Il just get enough to pay rent
and hardly enough to buy food with
each month. Was wondering If you
could help me get some toys for the
children at Christmas, as I won't
have the money to buy them any
thing. will be satisfied if I can
get one toy apiece for them, as
can't buy them anything at all -"
Mrs. Vawters said while the let
ters usually tell their own stories,
all requests are investigated to be
sure there is need before they are
filled.
One day little boy knocked at
the door of the agency long after
the daily hot meal, which it serves
at 4 pm, was over, and was given
dinner from the ice box.
What would you have done If
no one had answered when you
knocked?" asked the staff worker.
Il probably would have gone home
and forgot was hungry" said the
little boy.
Mrs. Vawters said the society is
trying to have enough this Christ
mas so no child it might have helped
will have to forget he is hungry or
cold.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Hyattsviue Clears
Sin Traffic Deaths

Three men were cleared of man.
slaughter charges by Trial Magis-
trate' Arthur P. Owens in Hyatts-
vile Police Court yesterday.
Two of them, Roy L. Brown, 43,
Of the 1900 block Of Holbrook street
NE, and Phedoro ]. Woods, jr., 81,
colored, Fairmount Heights, Nd,
also were acquitted Of charges Of
reckless driving.
Both men were drivers involved
in a collision on the Washington
Baltimore boulevard at Berwyn,
November II, In which Thomas j.
woodward, 4s, of 800 Maryland ave-
niue NE, was killed. The victim.
who was riding in a cab, driven by
Mr.. Brown, was brother Of Airing
ton County Police Chief Harry L.
woodward.
The third defendant, Cullin B.
Jones, 81, Of Cheverly, a Pennsyl-
vania Railroad engineer, Was found
not guilty in the death Of William
H. Thomas, IS, colored, Of Bowie.
The victim was struck by q train
operated by Mr.. Jones, as he sat on
the tracks near his home December
6. police said.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Fig Urges Raise
For Montgomery
Commissioners

Salary increases for the Mont
gomery County commissioners are
recommended in a letter received
yesterday by County Supervisor Irv-
ing G. McNayr from Sam Fig, build
er and owner of the Silver Spring
shopping center.
Mr.. Fig, describing himself as one
of Montgomery's largest taxpayers,
urged the county legislative dele
cation to advocate the increases at
the next session Of the Maryland
General Assembly. A copy of his
letter was sent to Gov. Lane.
All the commissioners receive base
pay of $1,000 annually. Oliver w.
Youngblood and Wesley I. Sauter
receive an additional $1,000 each
as suburban commissioners, and
Mr.. Sauter receives $1,000 more as
police commissioner.
Supervisor McNayr read Mr.. Figs
letter to the commissioners at q
meeting yesterday, but there was
no official comment from the board.
Evening star., 1947-12-19

All Ye Faithful" under the direction
of Miss Esther Bentley, instructor
in sociology at Catholic University,
and DR.. Mary Waller, instructor in
the Washington public schools.
The pageant was written by Miss
Irene Echman, instructor of Eng
lish at Catholic University. Several
choirs will appear.
Meanwhile, the District Recrea-
ton Department announced a
streetcar equipped with a loud
speaker will carry young Christmas
carolers from the District play
grounds along the city streets Mon
day and Tuesday nights.
Route for Carol Car.
The gaily decorated car will leave
Fourteenth and Decatur streets
NV. at 7 pm. Monday. It will
60 down Fourteenth street to
street and then east to the NUM-
cipal Center. The return trip will
be along the same route.
This car will carry about 10 chill
dren from the Fairgrounds. They
will be dressed in caroling costumes
red and green capes with hoods
At 7 pm. the following night, the
car will leave Eleventh and Monroe
streets NV. with children from
the Districts colored Fairgrounds
It will run south on Eleventh street
NV. to E street, east to Ninth
street, south to Pennsylvania ave.
nue. and east again to Union Sta.
ton. 1t then will go up New Jer.
sey avenue to Griffith Stadium anc
north on Georgia avenue to Euclic
street.
Community trees will be lighted
at the Sherwood Playground, Tenth
and G streets NE, and at the
Takoma Park Recreation Center
The Recreation Department and the
Metropolis View Citizens Associa-
ton will hold a tree-lighting cere-
mony Sunday at the Edgewood
Playground, Lincoln road and
Franklin street NE.
Aged to Be Serenaded.
The playground children from the
Banneker Junior High School area
will assemble at Shaw Junior High
School, Seventh street and Rhode
Island avenue NV, at l pm. Wed
nesday to serenade the Stoddard
Home for the Aged at Freedmens
Hospital.
Other caroling at the colored
Fairgrounds will be at Monroe Ele-
mentary School, Columbia road be-
tween Georgia and Sherman ave-
nues NV; the Douglas Center
Twenty first street and Alabama
avenue Sc. and the Crummell play
ground, Gallaudet and Kendall
streets NE. ALI OF these groups Will
gather Tuesday evening.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Oil Supply Held Adequate
II Winter Is Normal

officials of the Standard Oil Co.
Of New Jersey assured Washington
area residents yesterday there was
no cause for anxiety over fuel oil
and gasoline supplies this winter,
but conceded the situation might
change If there is a colder than nor
NAL winter.
The area will be able to pull
through the winter, If the public
co-operates, If there is an increase
In the availability of tankers and
the winter is normal, they said.
At a press conference yesterday
In Baltimore, company officials sug-
gested householders using oil heat
keep their thermostats at 68 de-
grees and turn them down at least
another 10 degrees at night.
Other suggestions included turn
ing off heat in unused rooms, keep
vents and fireplace f1ues closed when
not in use, and have oil burner ad-
justed and cleaned regularly.
They estimated it would be an
other three or four years before
there will be an unlimited supply of
petroleum products.
Oflcials did not comment On
whether prices Of fuel oil and gaso-
line would bs increased IN the near
future.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Star Games Tickets
On General Sale

Tickets for The Evening Star
Games at the National Guard
Armory on January 3 are now
on sale at a number of con-
venient points in downtown
Washington.
In addition to the business
counter in the lobby Of The Star
Building, tickets are available at
Irvings, Tenth and e streets
NV; Andy Farkas Sports
Shop, 2131 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV; Kneessi and Adler's,
822 Fifteenth street NV; the
Junior Board Of Commerce Of
fee in The Star Building, the
Army-Navy Club and the Uni
versity Club.
Mail orders are being ac-
cepted in Room 724. The Even
ing Star Building.
Advance sale of the tickets,
which are set at $4 for box
seats, 50 for reserved seats and
81 for general admissions, has
been heavy. Only about 4,200
seats can be sold because OF the
limited seating permitted In the
Armory.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Contract Is LET
For Grading 10
Extend Parkway
Job to Cost $40, ,025;
1K-MiIe Stretch to
Run Under Key Bridge

A $408, ,025 grading contract has
Just been awarded to start work on
the proposed extension Of George
Washington Memorial Parkway un-
der Key Bridge for a distance Of
mile and q half to Lorcom Lane in
Arlington County.
It will provide a short cut to Ar
lington Memorial Bridge and down
town Washington.
A Public Roads Administration
announcement late yesterday dis
closed the award was made to the
Nello Teer Co. Of Durham, N. c.,
q firm engaged now In grading
the Shirley Highway In Arlington.
A long delay in awarding the con-
tract resulted from the fact that
only the one bid was submitted.
Held Difficult Job.
Officials said the award seems high
for such a short link in the parkway
but explained it as difficult" job.
A good stretch Of the road will have
to be cut into the side of a rocky
bank.
This scenic four-lane divided
stretch Of parkway will afford COM
munities beyond Lorcom lane a
speedy and direct route to downtown
Washington via Memorial Bridge.
The route will carry the George
Washington parkway under the new
span of Key Bridge, thus avoiding
and lessening the traffic jams at
Rosslyn circle during rush hours.
Beyond the bridge, the parkway
will extend up the Potomac short
distance to Spout Run. Following
both sides Of the run, the parkway
will run under the Uhle street
bridge to the end Of Lorcom lane,
where 1t will connect with the exist
Ing road system.
Winter to Slow Work.
The parkway will touch Lorcom
lane southeast of North Edgewood
street and will connect with Lee
highway near Kirkwood road.
OElcials said not much grading
work can be done during the winter,
but they believe some progress
should be made in cutting away
the rock.
AS a part Of the George Wash
ington Memorial Parkway, the COM
pleted link will come under super
vision Of the National Park Serv-
ice. At the recent meeting of the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, 1t was decided,
with the concurrence Of Maryland
park officials, to expedite the me-
mortal parkway on the Maryland
side Of the Potomac.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Car Hurts 4 Children,
Reported Standing on
Curb in Falls Church

-Four children, waiting to cross the
street to enter st. James Parochial
School at Falls Church, were injured
today when struck by an automobile
as they stood on the curb, according
to one Of the victims.
Three were taken to Arlington
Hospital where none was believed
in a critical condition.
Those struck were Barbara, 13;
Joan, II. and Norma, 8, all daugh-
ters of c. v. Payne, Vienna CVa.0
carpenter, and Billy Leishear, 8, SCH
of w. E. Leishear, Government
employe, who lives near Vienna.
According to Mr.. Leishear, he was
called by telephone at the hospital
by the driver Of the car, who was
with Falls Church police making
an investigation. Police withheld
the name of the driver and said no
charges had been placed pending
completion Of their inquiry.
Blinded by Sun, Driver Says.
Mr.. Leishear said the caller iden-
titled himself as Arval Erikson of
Falls Church. Mr.. Leishear quoted
the caller as saying he was blinded
by the sun as he drove east on West
Broad street and that the children
had started across the street.
Joan, who received bruised knee,
was taken home. Both she and Bar
bara, at the hospital, said the chill
dren had been let out of Mr.. Leish-
ears car and were waiting at the
curb for traffic to clear to cross the
street. The two girls said Mr.. Leish-
ear drove away and another car
came up to the curb and struck
them. They said the car stopped
and Norma was underneath it.
Norma, Barbara and Billy were
taken to the hospital by a COM
mercial ambulance. Norma was cut
on the arm and bruised; Barbara
was bruised about the body and
Billy was cut on the arm and had
multiple bruises.
No Patrolman at School.
Falls Church Policeman George
Moore said no patrolman was sta
toned at st. James School in the
morning because of lack of men.
In another accident in Falls
Church late yesterday Linden w
Chambers, 4, of All West Rosemary
lane, Falls Church, was struck by q
car in the 1900 block of Seaton lane
Police said the boy ran down g
bank and struck the side, of a car
They did not charge the driver. The
child was taken to Arlington Hos.
pital, where he was said to have
serious face and head injuries.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Ex-Officer Sues to I est Order
ToVucute for Army Tenant

Mr.. Webster said he and his fam
lily have occupied the house since
1945, when he was judge advocate
at Fort Belvoir. The regulation
now being invoked, he added, was
intended to protect Army personnel
during the emergency.
He contends that as a veteran he
is entitled to remain and not to be
evicted In favor of Department OF
the Army personnel, who may be
either civilians or service men.
Mr.. Webster said he proposed to
seek congressional action to protect
veterans In similar circumstances.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Needy Mothers Pleas to Santa
Ask Clothing as Well as Toys

'sPlease omit toys and send them
some warm undies -"
That is the plea of 4 mother Of
eight in her letter to Santa, care Of
the Children's Aid Society.
please help me to make my chill
dren happy on Christmas Day." she
wrote. II have eight children and
I am expecting another one in the
spring.
by the time we pay our rent, buy
groceries and get some fuel, we
seldom have enough to get warm
clothing for the children. The ones
going to school sometimes have to
stay home on sloppy or cold days.
II can't get around to places to
look out for them because am
anemic and can't stand crowds, but
please inform me as to what help
you can give me. / am indeed
grateful ."
Typical Of Many Letters.
This mothers letter Is typical of
those reaching the society's offices
at 466 H street S.W. at the rate of
about 20 a day.
"They want toys, to make the
children happy at Christmas, but
they also want food and clothing"
Mrs. Fay M. Vawters, resident di-
rector, said, yesterday. "The need
for clothing seems to be greater
this year than last"
Mrs. Vawters said more than
800 pairs of shoes have been given
needy children by the society
since September.
Now collecting toys, food and
clothing for Christmas, the society
is pretty well fixed for toys, she said,
but enough food provisions are
needed to fill at least so baskets
that have been promised this year.
The society staff mends clothing
and repairs toys.
499 Registered for Party.
Already, 400 children are regis
tered for the annual Christmas
party at $3.50 pm. Christmas eve,
and at least 900 are expected to
attend.
Mostly from mothers, the letters
reaching the society foretell a slim
Christmas morning for many fam
Evening star., 1947-12-19

A former Army of1cer planned to
appear in Alexandria Civil and Po-
lice Court today to test housing au-
thority regulations under which he
was ordered to vacate the home he
has occupied for more than two
years.
John M. Webster. q lawyer with
Offices in Washington, said he was
ordered out Of the home at 142
williams street, Alexandra, because
Of wartime provision which should
no longer have effect. His suit
names the Alexandria Housing Au-
thortty % defendant.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Police Seek Bandits
WHO Stabbed 7 Men,
Beat 7 in ; Robberie!

Police today were seeking bandits
responsible for three holdups last
night in which two men were
stabbed and two others beaten.
The stabbing occurred in the
holdup OF hardware store at 1904
First street NV. Detectives were
not certain if the men responsible
also took part in the two beatings
or in the holdup of filling station
manager.
Most seriously injured in the
hardware store holdup was Abraham
Weiner, 36, of SOB Carroll avenue,
Takoma Park, Md. His condition
was described as satisfactory today
at Sibley Hospital, where he under
went an emergency operation for
knife wounds in the abdomen. Mr..
Weiner, butcher at 101 K street
NV, was stabbed as he attempted
to stop the bandits when they fled.
Louis zeitz. So, proprietor Of the
hardware store said that the two
men entered at about 5:45 pm.
while he stood talking to a friend,
Albert Winer, IS, of 536 First street
Sc: The men said nothing and
attacked Mr.. Zeitz as he came
around the counter to meet them,
police said.
S84 in Pocket Overlooked.
One of the men stabbed Mr.. Zeitz
in the neck and head with q pocket
knife, he said, throwing him to the
floor. He took IS in change from
one of Mr.. Zeitz's pockets. overlook.
ing another containing $S4, police
reported.
Mr.. Weiner was also attacked
beaten and choked, he said. The
bandits were interrupted in theil
search for money by passerby, who
saw the attack and ran to the gro.
cery store around the corner fol
help, police said.
AS Mr.. Weiner ran to the entrance
the bandits were making theil
escape. One Of them, knife still ir
hand, slashed twice at Mr.. Weiner
wounding him in the neck and abdo.
men, police said. Witnesses tolc
police that the men escaped through
Fenton court.
Emergency Operation Performed.
Both men were described as dark
skinned colored men, one of them
wearing green sun glasses.
Mr.. Weiner and Mr.. Zeitz were
rushed to Sibley Hospital, where
an emergency operation was per-
formed on Mr.. Weiner. Mr.. Zeitz
was relased after his wounds were
treated. Mr.. Winer was treated or
the scene.
In three other holdups or robberies
reported by police yesterday two
men were attacked by several col.
ored men.
Louis Perlstein, So, an attorney
of 2013 New Hampshire avenue
NV, was attacked from behine
while walking in the 1900 block O.
v street NV. about 8:45 pm, polio,
said. Mr.. Perlstein reported tina
the three men struck him repeated,
in the face and head, escaping will
an empty billfold and his hous
keys. Mr.. Perlstein was treated a
Garfield Hospital.
Man, 10, Is Beaten.
Ferdinand H. Brickwedde, TO. o
1405 Twelfth street NV, wa
treated at Emergency Hospital las
night after being beaten and robbie
Of s12 by three colored men in tn
1900 block of o street, police sale
Armed robbers held up ga
station at 1900 Nichols avenue ST
at about 2 am. and made off wit
$112 from the cash register, polio
said. Shirley G. Hall, night man
ager of the station said he wa
talking with two friends when tw
colored men entered and force
them at gun point to lie on tn
floor,
Evening star., 1947-12-19
$1,000 in Gems Stolen
From British Officer

Burglars took $4,000 worth of
jewelry yesterday from the home of
Brigadier j. D. P. Chapman, a Brit
ish Army intelligence officer, at 1902
Corcoran street NV, his wife, Mrs.
Angela Chapman, reported to police
today. Two diamond brooches and
a travelling clock were taken, she
said.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Dinner to Honor KerIin

Malcolm Kerlin, executive officer
Of the Export-Import Bank, will be
honored by a group of friends at a
dinner at $50 o'clock tonight at
the Army and Navy Club. James u.
Bennett, director of the Bureau of
Prisons, will preside.