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Evening star., 1950-10-30
Two Youths Held in Assault
OF Pair in LAFAYETTE Park

Two youths rushing out of La
fayette Park were arrested by Park
Police early yesterday few min
utes after two men complained
they had been assaulted IN an at
tempted robbery in the park.
Police heard Chester Somerville,
%, of 2800 Quebec street NV.
and Travis w. Waller, 81, of 1901
Douglas street NV, calling for
help about 2:30 am.
AS the men were giving a de-
scription of the attack and the
assailants. the two youths rushed
out OF the park right into the
hands of the police.
One youth, a 17-year-old from
Arlington, Va. was turned over to
juvenile authorities for further
action. His companion, Howard
S. Berger, Is, of 708 East Broad
street, Falls Church. Va. was
charged with assault and at
tempted robbery.
Evening star., 1950-10-30

In asking Mr.. Sarnof to direct
the campaign. Gen. Marshall ex-
planned that he had done double
duty" in the last campaign as
fund chairman and Red Cross
president. 1t would be impossible
for him to follow this dual ar
rangement next year, he stressed
Marshall Letter Quoted.
Gen. Marshall wrote Mr.. Sar-
noff:
1.-The work of the Red Cross,
particularly under present-day
conditions, is of great Importance
to the Nations defense plans and,
because of the high regard with
which it is held by people
throughout the world, is poten-
tial force in working toward res
toration of the world peace which
we all fervently seek. If you
would undertake this assignment,
you would not only be of great
assistance to me and to the Red
Cross, but would contribute much
to the welfare of the Nation"
Mr.. Sarnoff is a pioneer in
the radio and television industry,
and will bring to the fund chair
man post wide national contacts
and industrial experience. He is
well known also for activities in
scientific, cultural and philan-
thropic organizations.
Was Special Consultant.
During World War II he served
on the staff of the Chief Signal
Officer in Washington. He was
special consultant on communica-
tions at Eisenhower's European
headquarters and received the
Legion of Merit and the Medal
for Merit. He left the Army as a
brigadier general. \
Evening star., 1950-10-30
Police Probe Hanging
'0f Man Held as Drunk

Police today were investigating
the death of a prisoner found
hanging in a cell while his wife
was under arrest at the Women's
Bureau.
The dead man was Leonard
Robert LaBarreare, So, of los
Thirteenth street NE, a clerl
at the Veterans Administration.
Police said LaBarreare and his
wife, Mildred, A., were arrested
on drunkenness charges last night
in the $500 block of South Capitol
street. The husband was locked
up at 18th Precinct, while his
wife was held at the Woman's
Bureau.
LaBarreare was found hanging
in his cell around II pm. Pvt
Vincent Wahler, who found the
body. said it was hanging from
the bars by loop fashioned from
the mans trousers.
LaBarreare was pronounced
dead shortly afterward by a Gal
linger Hospital physician.
Police said Mrs. LaBarreare was
employed by a doctor who put up
bond to release her.
Evening star., 1950-10-30
kahoney and Lane
Chat, but 6. 0.P. Sees
Republican Victory
BY the Assoeioied Press

The first really friendly appear
ing meeting of Gov. Lane and his
primary opponent. George P. Ma
honey. frightened the Demo-
cratic Party picture today, but a
Republican candidate still fore
cast that Theodore r. McKeldin
would win the governorship by at
least 10000 votes.
Gov. Lane and Mr.. Mahoney
smiled and chatted together as
they consumed oysters at a party
rally and oyster roast in Balti-
more yesterday. It was the first
instance Of real friendliness be-
tween the two since the guber-
Material primary. which Gov. Lane
won on the basis Of the unit sys-
tenn, although Mr.. Mahoney polled
the most votes.
But at a Republican rally at
La Plata, William A. Gunter
the COP candidate for Attorney
General, predicted that Mr.. Nc
keldln would get a majority of at
least 10000 votes in next weeks
general election and take Gov
Lanes job away.
Mr.. Gunter said Mr.. Nickel
dln's margin should come from
Baltimore City, Carroll County
and the 9th Congressional District
(Western Maryland. On the
Eastern Shore. Mr.. Gunter figured
Mr.. McKeldin should hold his own.
THAT Baltimore City squabble
as to which of the city bosses
Curran, D'Alesandro or Pollack-
is to run Gov. Lane from now on
hasn't hurt McKeldin or John
Marshall Butler" Mr.. Gunter de-
clared. Mr.. Butler is the Repub-
lican candidate for the seat now
held by Senator Tydings, Demo-
crat. of Maryland, who's seeking
a fifth term.
Mr.. Gunter figured that the
9th Congressional District and
Carroll County will "come in with
a majority of at least 5000" votes
and Baltimore City should match
that"
Evening star., 1950-10-30
the tables Of Seventh-Day Ad-
yentists institutions.
Headed hv KeIJoSc

Headed by Kellogg.
The sanitarium was headed by
an Adventists who was one of
Americas remarkable physicians,
DR.. John Harvey Kellogg. He and
his brother, w. K. Kellogg. a nom
Adventist, who manufactured
breakfast foods. made Battle
Creek famous. Vegetarianism was
part Of the Kellogg cure. william
Childs, head of the restaurant
chain, believed DR.. Kellogg had
saved his life. He tried to save the
lives OF his customers by cutting
down on meat In the menus but
the stockholders took control of
the company away from him.
The Adventists were against the
use of coffee or tea. Charles Will
liam Post came to Battle Greek
and started making the coffee
substitute and patented foods that
made his great fortune.
1t was when DR.. Kellogg left
the church that its headquarters
were moved to Takoma Park. The
church has prospered. It's mem
bers pay the "tithe"-give one
tenth of their income to it. Last
year its total revenues were $44
million dollars. 1t claims 473,000
members on other continents;
243,0 on this one.
American forces found Advent
ist missionaries on Guadalcanal
and Adventist natives on most of
the Pacific islands during World
War II. They are credited with
helping more than 300 American
flyers who made forced landings.
With the closing of the Bliss
Electrical College. Takoma Park
is losing one interesting institu-
ton but gaining another in the
Montgomery County Junior Col
Ilege.
Was Edison's Associate.
Prof. Louis Denton Bliss, who
lives opposite the school on Ia
koma avenue. is 70. He was an
early. associate of Thomas Alva
Edison. coming to Washington in
1890 as sales engineer for the
Edison company of that day.
The start Of the school was un-
der unusual circumstances. A
group of younger employees of the
Census Bureau wanted to learn
about electricity. Their interest
was very practical. Jobs were open
to those who knew anything about
the new mystery power that re-
placed oil or gas for illuminat ton,
Evening star., 1950-10-30

In laying out his subdivision.
Mr.. Gilbert ignored political boun-
daries. AS result Takoma Park
lies partly in the District and in
both Montgomery and Prince
Georges counties. The town on
the Maryland side of the District
line was chartered in 1890.
The biggest increase in Takoma
Parks population followed the
purchase in 1904 by the Seventh
day Adventist Church of 46 acres
on the other side of the Sligo at
the Carroll avenue bridge, which
used to be the terminus of a little
trolley line whose tracks have long
since been removed. Today they
comprise 5000 of "the parks" 49,
900 population.
At first the Seventh-Day Ad-
ventlstS seemed strange sort of
people to the residents of "the
park" The Adventists started
building right away and the ring
of the hammer on the nail and
the sight of washing out on the
line on Sundays did not seem
right to Sunday Sabbatarians.
The Adventists observed thei-
Sabbath on Saturdays and OBJ
served it strictly. Takoma Park
merchants found the Adventists
would trade with them on Satur-
days if they kept open until after
sundown. And they all were i'm
pressed with the promptness with
which the Adventists paid their
bills.
Today every one in "the park"
agrees that the AdventiSts have
been good neighbors.. They have
served on the town council and
they have been whole-heartedly
in favor of anything that would
benefit the community.
Came From Battle Greek.
The Adventists came to WASH
ington from Battle Creek, Mich,
because they had lost control of
their sanitarium there. The story
Of their church is one Of the more
interesting ones among the sew
eral 10Th century American re-
ligious movements.
The church was founded by
Elder James White and his wife,
Ellen G. White, both natives of
Evening star., 1950-10-30
Appeals Court Backs
Nutting Will Decision

A District Court decision under
which four religious and charit-
able groups here share an esti-
mated $4,000 estate left by a
physicians widow today was up
held by the United States Court
of Appeals.
The suit arose over a contest
by II distant relatives, of the es-
tate Of Mrs. Lillian L. Nutting of
the 1900 block of Newton street
NV. Mrs. Nutting, who was 64
when she died July 26, 1947, was
the widow of DR.. Hugh Nutting.
In her last will, dated IL days
before her death, Mrs. Nutting
ordered, as she had in two pre-
viously revoked wills, this division
of her estate after certain minor
bequests to friends:
One-third to the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home, one-third to
Washington Cathedral and one
sixth each to the Church of the
Nativity and the Home for In
curables.
The IL relatives contested the
church provisions on a claim that
Mrs. Nutting's last will, under Dis
trict law governing bequests to
religious orders, was ineffective
because it was not drawn at least
one calendar month before her
death.
Appeals Judge E. Barrett Pret-
lyman found that the residuary
bequests made by Mrs. Nuttine
were identical in all three wills
in which she had also clearly
omitted bequests to her surviving
heirs because she thought them
ALREADY well off" The Appeals
Court found, as did District Court
Judge F. Dickinson Let's, that
Mrs. Nutting drew up her final
will only to correct formal defects
IN her preceding wills.
Evening star., 1950-10-30
By George Kennedy

Takoma Park was built in an
oak forest. Great trees still stand
in most front and back yards,
dwarfing sizable dwellings. The
leaves are russet now and q good
ly portion of the population is
busy each morning raking lawns.
The piles of burning leaves give
tang to the chill night air and
increase the haze of the warm In
dian Summer days.
Drive out Georgia avenue to
the entrance of Walter Reed Hos
pital. Turn right on Butternut
street - that's the old streetcar
route to Takoma Park. Turn to
the left at the streetcar loop and
you are in "the parks" old busi-
ness center. Drive farther and
you're going to be lost.
There will be nothing serious
about your predicement. The only
catch is that the twisting streets
of the old suburb will turn you
out of town when you have seen
but little of it. Be guided by
Polonius-"with assays of bias, by
indirections find directions out. "
Turn back and criss-cross the
town.
Be sure. before you abandon
Takoma Park. that you have driv-
en- along the parkway in the
wooded Sligo Greek valley. more
convincingly rustic than Rock
Greek Park. Be sure to turn
into the Seventh-Day Adventists'
Washington Sanitarium and Mis-
sionary College beyond the creek
and see their new Sligo Church,
which seats 5000.
Also make sure you cross the
high and narrow bridge over the
Baltimore g. Ohio tracks from
Blair road to Takoma avenue
which will take you past the
campus of Montgomery Junior
College. The buildings are those
of the old Bliss Electrical School
which graduated its last class on
Friday.
A Bit of America.
You will be well rewarded, for
Takoma Park with its wooded
ravines and old-fashioned houses
Evening star., 1950-10-30
Police Favor Halloween Fun,
Not Vandalism or False Alarms

Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett
today made his annual last-ditch
effort to discourage false fire
alarms and property destruction
on Halloween.
He said he didn't want to de-
prive children of their enjoyment
and the police will be "tactful and
considerate. But, the police
chief added, vandalism and ma
licious property damage will not
be tolerated"
He urged parents to do their
utmost to discourage their chit
dren from destroying property or
defacing walls with soap and
paint.
Evening star., 1950-10-30
Paper Boy, Il, Struck
By Cor While on Bike

William Rose. 12-year-old news
paper boy. suffered a broken right
leg yesterday when he was struck
by a car while riding his bike in
the 1000 block of Columbia pike,
Arlington.
He was admitted to Arlington
Hospital where his condition was
reported as good today.
Police listed the driver of the
car as Mary Draper, rs, of ths
2100 block of South Oakland
street. Arlington. She was not
charged.
Evening star., 1950-10-30

Maj. Barrett also held out the
hope of a financial reward to per-
sons furnishing information lead
ing to the arrest and conviction
of any one sounding a false fire
alarm. He urged citizens to cal
police at Executive 2060 or notify
the nearest policeman if they see
suspicious characters lettering
around fire boxes.
Where a fire alarm is sounded
and no fire seems to exist, the
police chief added, citizens should
take the license number of sus-
picious cars or get a description
of the occupants or any one else
who might have sounded the
alarm.
Evening star., 1950-10-30

Maine. The Whites. who were
Methodists, were followers of VIII
liam Miller. a Baptist preacher,
Of Hampton. N. Y, on the Ver-
mont border. who was convinced
that the prophecy in the eighth
chapter of Daniel meant that the
second coming of Christ and the
end of the world would occur in
1914.
Computation of Daniels pro-
phecy had been going on for a
long time More than a century
before Sir Isaac Newton contrib
uted to it. That the end would
occur in 1843 or 1874 was believed
by many in Europe and the belief
had spread to the Moslem world.
There was excitement in Persia
as the date approached.
More than half a million Amer
leans heard Miller address camp
meetings. A final date of October
%. 1874. was set for the second
coming. Crops were left unhar-
vested, stores closed and men quit
their jobs.
The Adventists were sincerely
disappointed. The Whites in the
following years moved to Middle
town, Conn. to Oswego, N. Y.
to Paris, Me. to Saratoga Springs,
N. Y. to Rochester. N. Y. and in
1855 to Battle Creek, Mich.
Mrs. White. a gifted writer of
inspirational prose based on the
Scriptures. came to the conclusion
that the phrase in the prophecy.
Then shall the sanctuary be
cleansed, meant that the world
had entered a period in which the
mission of the church was to pre-
pare it for the second coming.
Health was important. for the
body should be ready. That was
how the Battle Creek Sanitarium
was started. Mrs. White also ad-
vocated vegetarianism and since
1892 there has been no meat on
Evening star., 1950-10-30
ID. {. Guards Are Sent
To } Diaries 10 Bar
.Uninspected Milk

The Health Department today
placed inspectors in the Embassy
Wakefield and Highland Farms
dairies to enforce the Commits
sioners' order that no milk from
farms which have not been in
spected by District health inspec-
tors is sold or delivered in Wash
ington.
Although the Commissioners
order does not take effect until
Wednesday. Walter w. Burdette,
director of the bureau of food in
spection, said the inspectors were
sent to the dairies today to IA
miliarize themselves with the
manner in which milk is proc
eSSed.
Spokesman for Highland and
Embassy dairies said this morning
they had no objection to the in
spectors being placed in the dair-
les two days before the order
takes effect. James Ward, presi-
dent of Embassy, said, 1--WE have
enough local milk to take care OF
all our business now
A lawyer representing the
Wakefield Dairy said he had nc
comment.
The Health Department today
issued authorization to the
Beatrice Co. of New Bremen
Ohio; the Queen City Dairy o1
Cumberland, Md, and the Dairy
Dale Co. of Meyersdale, Pa, te
ship into the District Grade A
milk which has been passed either
by the State Board of Health in
each area or the United States
Public Health Service.
This milk will be processed by
the three independent diaries and
sold only outside the District. The
independent dairies are so CLASH
fed because they buy no milk
from the Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association, and
do not belong to a chain of dairies
The Health Department also is
insisting that milk which cannot
be sold in the District have a dis.
tinctive cap on the bottle. If the
dairies are unable to have new
caps printed by Wednesday, they
will be allowed to use a plain car
with no lettering until they car
obtain special ones.
Evening star., 1950-10-30
Indicted Man Says
He Started Fires
To Friqhten Wife

A man was indicted by a Dis
trict grand jury today on charges
of starting fires to frighten his
wife.
The accused arsonist, Clarence
w. Satterwhite, "a, is charged
with lighting five fires at 652 Sixth
street NE. where he lived between
October II, 1949. and last August
%. He was indicted on five arson
charges.
The indictment accuses him of
starting fires both at the residence
and in a shed in the rear of the
house. Police said that Sat-
terwhite turned in the alarm each
time himself and damage from
all the fires was estimated at
$1,000.
Satterwhite was quoted by
police as saying he started the
fires to frighten his wife because
Of marital difficulties. p
Evening star., 1950-10-30
Safe Robbed Of $4,000
In Downtown Shop;
ReIocked by Thieves

Thieves took nearly $4,000 from
safe in the Super-Freez Market
at 725 Eleventh street NV, dur
ing the week end after first
breaking into the Button Shop
next door. police were told today
Maurice Rosenfield, proprietor
Of the market. told police he was
sure he had locked the safe when
he left Saturday and he was the
only one who knew the combina-
tion.
The safe was not forced. Police
said, however, that opening it via
the combination was not too diff
cult for a housebreaker with safe
knowledge.
Safe Relocked by Thieves.
Mr.. Rosenfield said the thieves
locked the safe behind them after
removing its contents.
The thieves, he said, apparently
climbed from the roof into the
third floor of the building hous-
ing the Button Shop. They made
their way to the first floor but
the Button Shop reported nothing
missing.
Mr.. Rosenfield figured they then
discovered their mistake, climbed
back to the roof and broke into
his building by shattering sky
light over bathroom. He said
they crashed through bolteo
door to the combination Office and
meat-chopping room, where the
safe was located.
Checks Left on Chopping Block.
After looting the safe, the
thieves left the building by TAX
ing a ladder to the third floor
bathroom and climbing through
the broken skylight, he said.
Police had two clues. On the
meat chopping-block, the thieves
left three checks which police
planned to test for fingerprints
In the basement were footprints
in the sawdust. Police theorizec
the thieves explored the base
ment for an exit before taking tt
the roof. Molds were being made
OF the footprints.
MIR. Rosenfield said the stolen
cash represented his Friday ano
Saturday receipts.
Evening star., 1950-10-30
ran streetcars, and killed murder
ers in the electric chair.

ran streetcars. and killed murder
ers in the electric chair.
Mr.. Bliss was only % when he
was asked if he would give night
course in electricity. He said he
would, If 20 men would pay $50
each. He was asked to meet with
them one evening in a rubber
goods store on Ninth street neal
the Gayety Theater and across
from a building used by the Gen.
sus. Twenty young men paid him
$40 each as an earnest of theil
intention Of going through with
the, course. That $400 started the
school.
In 1908 he bought the 160-roon
North Takoma Hotel at Takoms
avenue near the B. 81 o. tracks fol
his growing school. Before tn,
year was out it burned down in the
most spectacular fire "the park
has ever known. It was then hi
began constructing the buildings
recently purchased, with sever
acres of land, for the Montgomery
Junior College for $350,O00.
Prof. Bliss had something
unique in electrical education
His school gave a one-year course
no degrees-that provided the
student with all Prof. Bliss
thought necessary to begin a
career in the electrical industries
Young men came from all over
the country to attend. A vice
president of Westinghouse Electric
is a graduate, and there are more
than 300 employees in the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co.
who were trained at the Bliss
school. In all 10000 have gradu-
ated from his institution.
Trained 1000 for Navy.
In World War I the school,
trained searchlight company
which was sent to France and 7O(
enlisted men in basic electricity
i for various activities. In Worls
War II the school trained 4,00l
men for the Navy. Some wer,
trained for radio work and other,
trained in electronics, short-wave
vacuum tube basis of radar. They
were given secret radar training
at Navy school later.
The Montgomery Junior Col
Ilege has $40 students. Many o1
them are taking transfer courses
which will enable them to ente,
Ifour-year colleges as juniors. The
Bliss electric laboratories are be-
ing kept intact. several Bliss in
structors are being retained, and
electrical education will be an i'm
portant elective.
Evening star., 1950-10-30
Mental Hygiene Is Topic
OF Adult Health Forum

Mental hygiene will be the sub
ject of discussion at the Adult
Health Forum at 8 o'clock tonight
in the Dunbar Center, $500 South
Kemper drive, Arlington.
Guest speaker will be DR.. Paul
Phillips, psychiatric social work.
er connected with the Arlington
Child Guidance Center. A film,
Preface to a Life" will bershown.
Evening star., 1950-10-30
Both Parties See
Critical Race
Frederick
County's Democrats
In Majority, but COP
Has Good Chance
By Alex R. Preston
Sfor StofY corrsxnondsnt

FREDERICK. Md, Oct. 30
Frederick County is a political
statistician's nightmare.
With a registered vote of more
than 24,400, the Democrats are in
the majority by more than 5000.
It is critical battle-ground to-
day for Gov. Lane and his Re-
publican opponent. Theodore r.
McKeldin. but perhaps even more
so for Senator Tydings, Democrat.
and John Marshall Butler, Re-
publican.
Gov. Lane managed to carry
Frederick County against MIR.
McKeldin four years ago, 8,700-
$500. But that is just about
where the paper majority for the
Democrats ceased to exert itself
in the elections in recent years.
AS a matter of fact, Republicans
have been able to fill II of the 16
local Offices being elected in the
November 7 election. Actually.
however. only nine Republicans
now hold these posts because Gov.
Lane filled two vacancies on the
Orphans Court with Democrats
to replace Republicans who died.
Highlight Of Campaign.
Highlight of the local campaign
is the fight State Senator Edward
D. Storm, Democrat, to retain his
seat against Delegate Jacob r.
Ramsburg, Republican.
The county has voted for Re-
publican members of both
branches of Congress in at least
two recent general elections. In
1916, Frederick gave D. John
Markey 5000 votes in his unsuc-
cessful bid against Gov. Herbert
O'Conor for the Senate. At the
same time, Representative Beall,
Republican, polled 9,700 votes to
7,100 for Arch Mcdonald, Mont
gomery County Democrat.
Two years later, the county
gave Mr.. Beall 10000 to 6.400 for
F. Byrne Austin, Takoma Park
Democrat. Incidentally. in the
1948 presidential election, the
county went for Gov. Dewey with
$500 votes Of 7,100 for President
Truman.
It is against such a background
that the Statewide campaign be-
comes an interesting picture. Only
last week, the Democrats had the
largest. most enthusiastic rally
here that they have held any
where in their tour Of the State.
4 Both Gov. Lane and Senator
Tydings received ovations in the
standing-room- only armory.
Situation Summarized.
In general. this is how the local
situation stacks up:
In addition to the Democrats
holding the one Senate seat now,
they have two of six House of
Delegates chairs; two of the three
Orphans Court judgeships. but
only by virtue of Gov. Lanes ap-
pointmentS; the sheriff is a Re-
publican, the treasurer is Demo-
crat, without opposition; the
States attorney is a Democrat
and all of the county commits
sioners are Republicans.