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Evening star., 1948-05-05
Briggs Gets 8 Years
After Firing Lawyer,
Admitting Bank Theft

David Briggs yesterday was SEN
fenced to serve eight years in prison
for the theft of $4,000 from the
night depository of the Alexandria
First National Bank last June 10.
Briggs, 36, colored, was sentenced
in Alexandria Corporation Court by
a 12-man jury after he discharged
his attorney, and changed his not
guilty plea to a plea of guilty. He
took the stand in his own defense
and admitted taking the money and
confessing the theft to Alexandria
Detective 1t. Russell Hawes.
Dismissed by Briggs was Attorney
John M. Holzworth. who furnished
information to police that led to
Briggs arrest and indictment Judge
William P. Woods then named At
torney James Raby to sit with
Briggs and advise him legally, al
though technically Briggs acted as
his own attorney after dismisSing
Mr. Holzworth.
The jury deliberated 20 minutes
before setting the sentence, which
was two years under the maximum
of 10 years for grand larceny.
1t. Hawes took the stand for the
commonwealth shortly after the
trial opened Yesterday and read
Briggs confession.
Briggs, former janitor at the
bank, said IN the confession he
entered the bank through a trap
door leading to a coal chute, walked
to the main floor of the bank
through unlocked doors and took
the j. C. Penney Co. deposit bag
containing $4,000 in cash and
checks from the unlocked night
deposit vault, then left the bank
the same way.
Bank Vice President Arthur
Warfield had testified he un-
locked the night depository vault
the morning after the theft. He
said he had never known of the
vault being left unlocked)
Briggs confession said that a
block and a half away from the
bank he removed about $4,000 in
cash and tossed the bag and the re-
naming $4,000 in checks on top of
a roof. He said he put about $50
in his pocket and hid the rest of the
money in his piano at home. Later,
he said he took a package of $40
bills about an inch thick from the
piano.
What became of the rest of the
money he said he did not know le-
cause he left town on advice of his
wife and Washington spiritualist,
Mrs. Eulalia Matthews, who is
known as Nine. Yvonne. Mrs
Matthews and Briggs wife both
have been charged with receiving
stolen property and are awaiting
grand jury action.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Berwyn Heights Re-eIects
Board Of Commissioners

Voters in Berwyn Heights, Md,
yesterday reelected the five-man
Board of Town Commissioners to
serve for another two years.
In returning to Office, the town
board defeated a housewife of the
community, who was the sixth and
only unsuccessful candidate for one
of the five posts.
Among those reelected was Rob-
ert F. Burnette, carpenter and
chairman of the board at least
until its first meeting of its new
term June 7, who received SIS votes
Others reelected were George c.
Hudgins, former chief of the Ber-
wyn Heights Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, who received ST: Bryan Hen
bricks, businessman, IS; Than O.
Porter, also a carpenter, 46, and
Lawrence E. ODea, a Government
accountant, 40.
Mrs. Mary c. Walker, mother of
c. D. Walker, jr., a former COM
missioner and present secretary
treasurer Of the town, received "a
votes.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Glen Echo Firehouse
Denied Wallace Group

The Glen Echo Fire Board has
turned down for the second time a
request by the Montgomery County
Progressive Party for permission to
use its fire house, it was learned
today.
The request was first denied on
April Is by Henry T. McCuen, Fire
Board president. AS a result, the
party, which supports Henry A.
Wallace for President, Cancelled a
scheduled meeting for April rs at
the fire house
The group then met with the Fire
Board to ask that Mr.. McCuen's
action be reconsidered.
S. A. Abbott. publicity chairman
of the Progressive Party of Mont
gomery County. said he had received
letter from the Fire Board refus-
ing this request also. The board
gave no reason for its action, he
said.
Mr. Abbott said a decision on
whether the party will make any
further requests to use the fire house
will be made at meeting at pm.
Tuesday in the Silver Spring Liquor
Dispensary Building.
Mr.. McCuen refused to comment.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
West HyattsviIIe Residents
Assured Of Carnival Ban

Residents of the West Hyattsville
area today had assurance that no
more carnivals would be permitted
on Queens Chapel road, adjacent
to the Queens Chapel Shopping
Center, after one scheduled next
week.
The assurance was given by the
Hyattsville City Council at its meet
ing Monday night following pro-
tests from residents of the area. A
delegation, led by Samuel E. Bes-
wick. objected to the councils
action of April 5, when it gave ap-
proval to three carnivals for the
same site this year.
The carnival of the Hyattsville
Volunteer Fire Department will be
permitted, starting Monday. accord
ing to E. w. Baker, city clerk, be-
cause of the financial loss which
would be involved in the event of
a last-minute cancellation.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Hyuttsvi|Ie Schools Receive
1st Checks From trust Fund

First checks from the income of
a $500 trust fund were presented
to the Hyattsville High and Ele-
mentary Schools last night.
The fund was bequeathed to the
schools by the late Mrs. Harriet N
Ralston of Hyattsville and is di-
vided equally between the schools
Established in memory of Mrs
Ralston and her son, Jackson H
Ralston, proceeds of the fund are
to be used to buy library books, pic
lures and objects of art for the
schools. 1t is the first fund ever left
for the benefit of Prince Georges
County public schools and is ad-
ministered by the Prince Georges
Bank & Trust Co.. as trustee.
T. Howard Duckett, president OF
the bank, presented the checks tc
J. Albert Miller and Mrs. Mary
Petty. principals of the high and
elementary schools. respectively, ir
ceremonies at the Forty-third ave-
nue. elementary school.
Both Mrs. Ralston and her son
were longtime residents of Hyatts-
vile. She was writer and a poet
ess and one of the first women
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Woman Is Arrested
As Dormitory Looter
by the Associoted Pres,

CHESTERTOWN, Md, May 5.-A
blond divorce was arrested near
here last night and police believe
they have solved the mystery of the
extra coed" who has been looting
girls dormitories in a half dozen
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia colleges.
States Attorney A. Parks Rasin
OF Kent County said Lillian Lucille
Becker, SO, of Topanga, Calf, had
been charged with larceny from
Washington College buildings here
She was arrested by State police at
nearby Centreville shortly after the
ransacknig of Reid Hall. dormitory
Mr.. Rasin said the car she was
driving contained clothes, costume
jewelry and other valuables.
A week ago women's dormitories
at Hood College, Frederick, were
rifled of $500 in cash and a ring
valued at $3.50. Eight rooms at
Goucher College, Baltimore, were
ransacked Sunday and $50 reported
stolen.
Similar thefts were reported at
Wilson College and. Penn Hall
Junior College at chambersburg,
Pa; Gettysburg College at Gettys-
burg, Pa, and Mary Washington
College at Fredericksburg, Va.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Green Sues ARLINGTON
For Bigger Office

A suit to compel the Arlington
County Board to furnish him addi-
tional Office space was filed yester-
day by John Locke Green, county
treasurer.
The petition for a writ OF man.
damus from the county Circuit
Court declares that the facilities
for both the treasurer's Office and
that of Commissioner of Revenue
Harry K. Green are inadequate
The treasurer asserted that space
limitations materially reduce eff
cheney and are inadequate to &C
commodate taxpayers.
Although the revenue commits
sioner did not join in the court
action, he went with the treasurer
before the County Board last De-
cember and requested more space.
Since then the county has erected
temporary structures in the rear
of the courthouse. and plans now
are being prepared for new per-
manent wing to the building. No
specific provision for funds to erect
the wing has been made public
however.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
PTA Mass Meeting
Votes 10 Ask Survey
OF Fairfax Schools

A mass meeting sponsored by the
Falls Church Parent Teacher Asso-
citation last night voted to ask the
Fairfax County School Board to
make a survey of education needs in
the area.
A motion to instruct the president
OF the PTA to appoint a committee
to, investigate what can be done
about the school problem failed OF
adoption by vote of rs to so.
A feature of the meeting was a
panel discussion by DR.. John r.
Miles, education consultant of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce; Mrs. Mark Regan, chairman
OF the town School Board; Samuel
Dennis, secretary of the board:
La Rue Van Meter. town attorney,
and Harold Ward, president of the
Faifax County Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations.
Mr.. Ward estimated the county
now has a population of 10000 and
at the present rate of growth soon
will have 125,00O. He declared the
school building program is grossly
inadequate and he saw no hope for
a remedy other than large county
bond issue.
Mr.. Van Meter told the meeting
that one possible solution was to in
corporate the greater Falls Church
area into first-class city to take
over and operate its own schools.
w, T. Woodson, county school
superintendent, defended the coun-
tvs action in the last few years,
pointing out that the County School
Board had done the best ut could
with what it had and that Falls
Church had received more than its
share Of money spent by the
county.
Evening star., 1948-05-05

Government employees in Washing
ton holding position in the De-
partment Of Justice. She was active
in women's suffrage, a member of
the National Women's Press Club
and leader of the District Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Raj
ston died in 1920.
Mr.. Ralston practiced law in
Washington and was the author of
many works on international law
and taxation. AS president of the
Board of Town Commissioners of
Hyattsville, Mr.. Ralston in 1892 in
troduced a single tax system OF
taxation. He retired from practice
here and moved to Palo Alto, Calf.
where he lectured at Leland STAN
ford Junior University for many
years. He died in California in 1945
and under his will the bequest OF
his mother to the schools was car
ried out.
After Mrs. RalSton moved to Hy-
attsville she contributed articles
and poems to Washington publica-
tions and the old Hyattsville Her.
ald-Advertiser. She also gave read
inos before the old Tuesday Club
in Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Prince Georges Votes
$1,000, Bond Issue
For Wafer, Sewers

A proposed sl,OO0,O0o bond issue
by the Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission to provide funds
for water and sewer mains today
bears the official sanction of the
Prince Georges County commits
sioners.
Approval Of the bond sale, a
procedure necessary before the SAM
tary Commission can dispose of the
bonds, was granted yesterday during
the commissioners weekly board
session in Upper Marlboro. Similar
consent of the Montgomery County
commissioners also is necessary be-
fore the bonds can be sold.
Money obtained from the bonds
will be used to extend existing water
and sewer trunk lines within the
two counties.
Guarantee on Bonds.
The Sanitary Commission, in a
letter from j. Darby Bowman, Sec
retary of the group, reported the
bonds would be sold in denomina-
tions of 81 900 each. Bonds totaling
SIS 900 would mature annually from
l949 to 1888, the commissioners were
informed Under Maryland law,
Montgomery and Prince Georges
County must guarantee the bonds,
although they actually are sold by
the Sanitary Commission.
In other business, the commits
sioners accepted the invitation of
the Frederick County commissioners
and agreed to attend a bicentenniel
dinner at Hood College on June IL
in commemoration of the 200th an
niversary of the founding of Fred
erick County.
Commissioner William A. Carson.
board chairman, and Commissioner
Norman H. Collins also agreed to
attend an open forum session at the
Bradbury Heights Elementary School
at 8 pm. May 10 to discuss costs
involved in making proposed COM
munity improvements in that area.
Horseshoe Road Vetoed.
The commissioners upheld recon-
mendations of Clarence L. Tucker
and Samuel o. Willett, who were
appointed road examiners by them,
and refused to accept Horseshoe
road. Woodland subdivision, near
Clinton, as a county road.
Such action had been requested
by residents of the section. The
commissioners agreed with the road
examiners that the thoroughfare
was mot necessary for the public.
was dead end road and would only
benefit people living in there"
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Firemen Work Hours to Free
Two Children Couqht in Drains

Two Virginia children stuck their
feet in drain pipes yesterday and
firemen worked several hours get
ting them free.
Mark Richey. 3, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Richey of Fort Hunt,
south of Alexandria. poked a leg in
an abandoned pipe in a dismantled
garage near his home about pm.
When playmates we're unable to
get him free, adults were called and
some tried soapy water This failed
and the Penn Daw and Alexandria
Rescue Squads were called. 1t
started to rain and they covered
Mark with tarpaulin while they
continued their efforts.
About three hours later equip
ment arrived from a building con-
tractor and the pipe was shattered
Marks mother said her son didn't
Evening star., 1948-05-05
College Park Citizens
PIun Education Forum

The Citizens Association Of Col
lege Park will sponsor forum on
education at 8 o'clock tonight in
the College Park School:
G. Gardner Shugert, Prince
Georges County superintendent Of
schools; William s. Schmidt, direc-
tor of instruction, and Paul D.
Cooper, in charge Of school con-
struction, will participate
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Mrs. Parsons Gets Post
In Arlington Council

Haskell Jacobs, president of the
Arlington Community Council, has
announced appointment OF Mrs
Lois S. Parsons as executive secre-
tary. Mrs. Parsons will serve pend
ing the merger of the activities OF
the council and the Arlington
Community Chest.
A planning committee composed
of three persons from the Chest
and three from the council has
been formed to develop permanent
plans for the new organization, Mr.
Jacobs said.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Four Carnival Permits
Issued in Prince GEORGES

Four permits to hold carnivals
were granted yesterday by the
Prince Georges County Commits
sioners.
Issued permits were the Hunte-
man-Huff Post, No. ITO. Mount
Rainier, for a carnival at Thirtieth
street and Arundel road, Mount
Rainier, May 24-30: the Vestry of
st. Luke's Episcopal Church, Bla-
densburg, for a carnival June 2-5 at
Fifty-third avenue and Annapolis
road; the Bladensburg Fire Depart
ment and Rescue Squad, for Forty
seventh and Annapolis road. June
TIC, and the Riverdale Fire De-
partment. for Queensbury road and
Lafayette street, June 7-12.
Evening star., 1948-05-05

appear to suffer any i'll effects and
was sleeping soundly this morning.
In Richmond, Mary Kathleen
Newcomb, 212, put her foot in a
4-inch hole in a grocery and for
more than a half hour firemen,
police and shoppers pulled, coaxed
and piled the girl with candy, the
Associated Press reported
One fireman poured oil in the
hole but Mary Kathleen's foot held
fast.
Finally, w. l. Cartwright, fire
captain who didn't even belong to
the fire rescue party, dropped in. He
sized up the situation, called for
piece of steel tape, and using it
as a shoe horn in reverse quickly
freed Mary Kathleen, She left hap
py. with her parents.
Il used to be plumber" said Capt.
Cartwright.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Arlington Group to Plan
Adoption of Ordnance

A group of Arlington residents
will meet at $50 o'clock tonight in
the parish hall of St. Georges
Episcopal Church, 908 North Nelson
street, to make plans for the "adop-
ton" of a small orphanage on the
outskirts OF Rome, Italy.
Among those in the group are
Mrs. Harry Littman, Mrs. George
F. LIE Moine and Mrs. William
Curtis
Evening star., 1948-05-05
PoroIytic Elected
Queen of May at
|LindenHH

Phyllis Tucker. 14-year-old polio
victim. will be crowned Queen of the
May today at the Linden Hill Junior
High School. Capitol Heights.
Phyllis. who wears braces and
walks only on crutches, was elected
queen by popular vote of her fellow
students who cast their ballots in
secret and didn't know the outcome
Of the election until today. -
TIE youthful queen was stricken
with infantile paralysis about 4
years ago and returned to school
this year. AS theselection indicated,
Phyllis is popular with the student
body. Other pupils frequently carry
her up and down stairs.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
CherrydaIe School 10 Hold
Nav Festival Tomorrow

Pupils Of Cherrydale Elementary
School, Arlington, will hold their
May Day celebration on the school
grounds at $50 pm. tomorrow.
weather permitting.
Susan Duley will be the queen
and Philip Groves the king. Ruth
Myers will act as lady in waiting,
and Billy Anderson and Perry New
man will be heralds.
Ali grades will participate in the
program which will include a May
Pole dance, polka and Virginia
reel, a drill and an Indian scene.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
PTA Council to Hear
Talk in Prince GEORGES

Herbert L. Rooney. chief psychi-
atric social worker OF the Prince
Georges Mental Health Clinic, will
discuss the clinic at a meeting Of
the Prince Georges County Council
of Parent-Teachers' Associations at
8 pm. tomorrow in the Bradbury
Heights Elementary School, Coral
Hills.
This will be the groups last meet
ing during the school year Ofncers
for the next two years will be elected
at the meeting.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
New $31 900 Fire Engine
ASSIGNED in Alexandria

Alexandria's new s31 900 fire en-
gine with l00-foot aerial tower
has been assigned to the No.
Truck and Engine Company, which
serves the North Ridge section of
the city, including Parkfairfax.
The new truck will replace an
old utility engine.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Herndon Tox Meeting Set

A special committee of Herndon
business and professional men will
meet with the Town Council at
o'clock tonight in the Municipal
Building to discuss proposed special
taxes and license fees affecting the
two groups.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Vienna Citizens Approve
$500, 900 Bonds for Sewers

Citizens of Vienna. Va, by a vote
Of 242 to SO, yesterday approved a
bond issue for the construction of
town sewer and water system.
AS result Of the vote, the. town
is authorized to issue $500, 900 in
bonds to construct a water supply
water distribution and sewerage
system
Evening star., 1948-05-05
MARYLAND Dentists Elect

BALTIMORE, May P.-Dr.
Daniel E. Shehan was elected presi-
dent of the Maryland State Dental
Association yesterday. The dentists
voted to hold their 1949 convention
In Washington.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Lee PTA Meets Tonioht

The Robert E. Lee Parent Teacher
Association will meet at o'clock
tonight at the school, 5722 Lee high
way, Arlington. Mrs. Ellie Conason,
who conducts radio program for
children, will speak.
Evening star., 1948-05-05
Church Dinner Tomorrow

The w. S. c. S. of Wilson Me-
mortal Methodist Church. Eleventh
street between G and L streets Sc.
will serve a baked ham dinner to-
morrow from, 5 to 7:30.
Evening star., 1948-05-05

Sht VII u hI nult.
Both Mr. Fay and FBI spokesmen
have refused to comment on the
possible role of that bureau in the
gambling inquiry.
FB1 agents assisted in 1912 in
cracking sl0o00,0o0 numbers game
ring which operated in at least 36
Eastern cities.
That case, however, included the
interstate transportation of lottery
tickets by common carrier-an Of
tense clearly within the scope of
the FB1's usual operations.
The Public Buildings Administra
tion's force of building guards and
detectives is cooperating in the
antigambling effort here, an Official
said yesterday.
He explained no special drive is
In progress, but gambling, particu-
larly numbers playing, is continu-
ing concern of PBA in its super
vision of Federal buildings.
Gambling and thefts are our ma
tor police problems. the official
said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-08

IN hold the shade so it's complete
lv covered with water. That might
be a bathtub or laundry tub. Fill
the tub with lukewarm water.
Then add synthetic detergent,
sometimes called a soapless slap,
and stir up a suds. Make sure
all the detergent is completely
dissolved. -.-
Hold the shade by the top wires
and dunk it quickly in the. suds.
Swish it gently up and down andd
around in the suds until it's clean.
Keep the shade under water as
much as possible. A very soft
brush may be used to loosen the
dirt. If you do use brush, brush
gently from the top to the bottom
and in a circular motion around
the trim. If the fabric is badly
soiled, use two sudS. The main
thing is to hurry up the process
work fast-but gently.
Rinse the shade in several tub
fuls of lukswarm water by dipping
il up and down. Be sure the rinse
waters are the same temperature
as the suds and rinse until the
water is clear.
Fast drying is as important as
fast washing. If the shade isn't
dried rapidly the wire frame may
rust and mark the material. The
drying process may be speeded up
| in several ways. 1t it's a warm,
breezy day, hang the shade out
side. Select spot that's protect
ed from direct sunlight. A cord
can be used to tie the top wires of
the shade to the clothesline. If
YOU have to dry the shade inside,
hang it over, but not directly on, a
register or radiator. Put paper
or cloth over the register to pro-
tect the shade from furnace dust
during the drying. If possible, use
an electric fan to speed up drying.
Paper shades must be cleaned
with care also. Dry cleaning ma
terials which may be used include
wallpaper cleaner, a piece of
bread or artgum eraser. These
should be used on the shade only
after all surface dirt has been re-
moved by a soft cloth, soft brush,
orhand vacuum clearer. If the
dry cleaners aren't effective, try
this method: Make a suds using a
synthetic detergent. Dip soft
cloth in the suds, wiring it out
good, then 60 over the shade with
the moistened cloth. Then wipe
the shade with a cloth wrung out
of clear water. Be careful not to
soak the shade.
Insure a longer life for all lamp
shades by removing the celophane
wrapper. If the wrappers left on
it'll shrink and bend the frame
out of shape. In addition, dust
will sift in between the strips and
streak the shade.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-08
Annual Report Of TB League Shows
WIDESPREAD Support from County

Woman's club, Highlands I'M
American Legion Auxiliary, Ken
newick Fire Department, kenne-
wick Fire Department Auxiliary,
IO.O.F., Rebekahs, Pink & Green
club. Business and Professional
Women's club, Locust Grove Home
Circle.
Contributors from Kiona ana
Benton City were: the Community
club, LO.O.F., Rebekah club, the
American Legion and the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary.
Support came in Richland thru
the Legion Auxiliary and the Busl-
ness and Professional Women's
club.
The following oranges partici-
pated in the program during the
wear: Pomona, Kennewick Valley,
Kennewick Highlands, Kiona-Ben-
ton, Locust Greve, Finley and the
Finley Grange Auxiliary.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-08
NOTICE 70 CREDITORS
Nh 1904
No. 1884

In the Superior Court of the
State of Washington, in and for
Benton county.
In the matter of the estate OF
Dewey r. Jones and Mary Ethel
Jones. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
Undersigned, j. j. Wilson, has been
>"pointed and has qualified as
General Administrator of the es-
tates of Dewey r. Jones and Mary
Ethel Jones, deceased, and all per-
sons having claims against said de-
"eased. or their estates, are here
by required to serve the same up
u the undersigned General Ad-
:ninistratcr, or his attorneys of
record, Horrigan and Leavy, at
their office in Pasco, Franklin
county, Washington, and to file
caid claims with the Clerk of the
above entitled Court together with
proof of such service within six
months from the date of the first
publication of this notice, to-Wit:
within six months from the 9Th
day of April, 1913, otherwise
claims will be forever barred.
J. J. WILSON,, General Admin
istrator of the estates of Dewey r.
Jones and Mary Ethel Jones.
Horrigan and Leavy, Attorneys
for Administrator, Pc. Box 629,
Driscoll Building, Pasco, Washing.
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