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Evening star., 1950-12-29

ert shortly before he was wound
ed in which he spoke of weather
so cold he couldn't hold his rifle.
when I heard he had lost his
hands and feet, knew it was
from the cold" she said.
From the hospital, doctors
described him as in remarkably
good condition" An artificial
right hand will soon be fitted.
Cheering kilograms have start
ed coming to him-cr1 contribu-
tions poured into the Pennsyl-
vania Legion headquarters at
Harrisburg from all parts of the
country. One telegram said
simply: From one Smith to an
other-welcome home!"
Smith Fund Opens Here.
The District Department of the
Legion also has Joined the drive.
Department Comdr. Walter Nor
gan has announced that contribu-
tions may be sent to the Robert
L. Smith Fund. American Legion.
Department Headquarters, 2437
Fifteenth street NV.
The Rev. William B. Adams,
department. chaplain, and Mrs.
Mabel Pugliese, chaplain of the
Legion auxiliary in Washington
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Anne Arundel Raid Seen
AS Black Eye on County
BY the Assoeiofed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 29.-An Anne
Arundel County commissioner
yesterday labeled a State police
gambling raid last week "a black
eye on the county"
The board of commissioners
scheduled a conference on it with
Police Chief John H. Souers for
next Thursday.
State police made two raids and
arrested II persons on bookmak-
ing and lottery charges December
81 after investigations lasting four
months.
Five men and four women were
picked up near Laurel Race Track
in Anne Arundel County and two
men were arrested at Ellicott City
in Howard County. All were re-
leased on bail
Chief Souers said he had no ad-
vance knowledge of the raids.
Commissioner George E. Frank
said at a board meeting 'it GER
tainly is a black eye on the
county,"
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Police Find Getaway Car
OF ; Escaped Prisoners

Three convicts who escaped from
a State prison camp at Culpeper,
Va, Wednesday were still at large
today after discovery of the auto
mobile believed to have been the
getaway car.
The automobile was found near
Nokesville, Va, in Prince William
County, by Trooper Philip P.
Herndon yesterday. It had been
reported stolen from a farm near
the Culpeper prison camp.
A Nokesville resident, mean
while. reported his car stolen late
Wednesday leading police to be-
lieve the convicts swito he'd cars
in that town.
The three prisoners still at large
are Raymond j. Blais, "a, of Paw
tucket, R. L.; Orvil Richards, q,
of Roanoke, and Roy Allen Kelly,
%, of Wise County.
A fourth convict, Curtis e. Fultz,
80, also escaped but became sepa-
rated from the others and was
|recaptured about nine hours later.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
WE. Campbell Decorations
Win Silver Spring Prize

Walter E. Campbell, ZIG Over
look drive. Hillandale, won the
$40 cash prize offered by the Sill
yer Spring Junior Chamber of
Commerce for outdoor Yuletide
decorations in the Silver Spring
area, it was announced today.
Second place and a $3.50 prize
went to Charles H. Deery, 4 East
Hamilton avenue, who also placed
second in the contest of the Sligo
Branview Community Association.
Charles c Brown, 800 Dale drive,
was third, winning a IS prize.
Receiving honorable mention in
the contest were Arthur H. D. Will
liams, 2003 Dennis avenue; Mrs.
John Hook, GAIT Colesville road;
Mrs. John Dolan, 1890 Highland
drive, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. r.
Mun0k, Ills Woodside parkway.
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have been named trustees for the
fund here.
Pfc. Smith was years old
when his father died of pneu-
monia. leaving the widow with
five children. He went to the
Middleburg grade school and had
two years of high school when he
quit to go to work as a spinner
in silk mill and later in radio
cabinet shop. He liked the work,
he said, but it appeared there
might be a general lay-of and
he joined the Army.
Another brother. now IS, is a
veteran of World War II. There
are also two sisters.
His future looked bright today.
Army doctors have told him he
will be fitted permanently with
artificial hands and feet and be
home in a few months.
They tell me I'll be able to
walk and that I'll get hands al
most as good as my own" he said,
"but I'm wondering if I'll be able
to use them.
ct guess if others have learned
to use them, I will too.
Anyhow. it's sure good to be
back"
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have a job for him after his re-
covery From the Pennsylvania
Department Commander Joseph
McCracken came news of fund
being created by the Legion there.
That" smiled the soldier, Twill
help"
Home Fires Kept Burning.
Mrs. Smith was brought here
through efforts of the Pennsyl-
vania Legion, which soothed her
worries over leaving her two-story
rented house for very long period.
'"The fires will go out and the
pipes freeze" she fretted. but
Commander McCracken assured
her Legionnaires also make fine
flremen.
She had a mothers premonition
her son would be wounded, she
told the Pennsylvania commander
yesterday. Another son, 22-year-
old Howard Smith, was wounded
and then returned to duty.
Before he was wounded and
talked about him to friends, ]
found myself thinking of him, but
calling him Robert. Then, when
I'd talk of Howard, I'd call him
Robert"
She received a letter from Rob-
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Arlington {. Of {. Sets
Annual Dinner Meeting

Tickets will go on sale next
week for the annual dinner meet
ing of the Arlington Chamber of
Commerce.
Robert j. Johnson, managing
director, announced that Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia will
speak on "Our Problems at Home
and Abroad"
Thomas E. Sebrell III, cham
ber president, has appointed J.
Maynard Magruder, member Of
the Virginia House of Delegates,
chairman of arrangements for the
meeting, which will be held the
evening of February l in the
Terrace Dining Room of Wash
ington National Airport. Election
of Is directors will take place
and about 500 members and guests
are anticipated.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Storm Domoges to Boy Bridge
To Cost $184,OO Firm Says
And the report added: :

And the report added:
1T must be emphasized that the
damages which have occurred to
the substructure have been due to
forces produced by unusually Sc
we're storms acting on uncom-
pleted parts of the work.
1--WE believe little or no struc-
tural damage would have occurred
had the substructure and super
structure been completed at the
time of the storm"
It estimated it would cost $144,-
600 to repair the structural dam
age and an additional $4,000 for
rip-rapping the westerly approach
treStle bentS,
Evening star., 1950-12-29
DR.. James Lyon Files
Suit for a Third Share
OF His Wife's Estate

DR.. James Alexandria Lyon,
prominent Washington heart spe-
cialist, has filed suit for a one
third share in his late wife's $780,
900 estate.
The suit, which seeks to break a
trust benef1ting the daughter of
the socially prominent couple,
forecasts an involved legal battle
in Montgomery County Court.
DR.. Lyon charges that the Wash
ington Loan & Trust Co., trustee
for Mrs. Irene Elizabeth Moore
Lyon and defendant in the suit,
influenced her to exclude her hus-
band from any inheritance. and
that his daughter represented him
to her mother as dangerous" and
of unsound mind.
Mrs. Lyon died September %
at her 119-acre Rockville estate
after long illness. Her fortune
is estimated to include nearly
100000 in cash and securities,
and real estate assessed at $751;
600. The bulk of her assets had
been made into trust shortly be-
fore her death, benef1ting her only
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Moore
Lyon Kelley. Mrs. Lyons will be-
queathed her real estate and re-
naming property to the trust.
Claiming he had been deprived
Of his right to one-third of his
wife's estate, DR.. Lyon is seeking
one-third of the real and personal
property as well as similar
share in the trust. which he
claims in his suit, does not repre-
sent his'wife's real intent"
DR.. Lyons suit filed by Attor-
neys Louis B. Arnold and Albert
M. Bowie. charges that at a time
when Mrs. Lyon was i'll and in a
weakened physical and mental
condition" that she was subject
to various influences" and was
frequently persuaded to do
things that did not represent her
real intent"
DR.. Lyon charged that the
Washington Loan & Trust Co.,
Of which he was formerly direc-
tor, misrepresented to his wife
that he had mismanaged her af-
fairs.
Mrs. Kelley earlier filed a suit
contesting the trusteeship of the
bank over her mothers estate.
Attorney Robert Peter for the
trust company said he had not yet
been notified of the suit.
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Evening star., 1950-12-29
Home Owners Sue
For Sanitation System

Nine home owners in the Well
ington Park Estates development
in Fairfax County, Va, yesterday
took to District Court their fight
to replace septic tank sewage
system with a more adequate"
one.
The plaintiffs said they brought
the action in behalf of themselves
and the Wellington Park Citizens
Association, representing 40 home
owners. ~
The suit named as defendants
the Colonial Investment Co. and
the Wellington Park Estates. Inc,
both of the 800 block OF Ninth
street NV, and three officers of
the two concerns. The complaint
says the two organizations have
the same officers and directors.
The suit says the houses were
purchased from the defendants
or their agents. It contends that
the septic tanks are inefn ;cient
due to hard soil.
The complaint asks that the
defendants be required to pro-
vide an adequate and properly
functioning sewage disposal and
sanitation system" 1t estimates
the cost of new and adequate"
system for the 40 homes will total
$160,000. AS an alternative, the
suit asks damages of that sum if
the defendants do not install a
new system.
Plaintiffs in the suit include
Roy W. Hill, Mrs. Christina M.
Whitemarsh, Hoyt w. Slisco, Wal
ther Thalen, Robert w. Sheaffer,
Edward L. Kettler, Carlyle ".
Parker, Erling j. Foss and
Charles L. Coston.
The plaintiffs are represented
by Attorneys I. Irvine Bolotin
and M. Taft Woodrl1ff
Evening star., 1950-12-29
AIexondriu-Bound Mover Rids
Self of Dangerous Part of Load

casually-a hand grenade and no
dud either.
In a matter of minutes State
and local police were alerted and
a wide search was begun for the
trucker.
Two hours later he was stopped
at one of the many roadblocks
police had set up. He identified
himself as Ralph E. Basile, 38, of
Springfield, Mass, and said he
was moving the furniture from
Holyoke, Mass, to Alexandria, Va.
Authorities, satisfied with his
story, released him.
The grenade, according to one
theory, may be a war souvenir.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
10 Arlington Men Told To Report for Induction

Ten Arlington men have been
ordered by the County Draft
Board to report to Arlington Farms
January 9 for induction. They
will be transferred Immediately to
Fort George G. Meade.
On the list are Cletus T. Mohler,
jr., "a, of 223 Third street NV;
Roy @. Mulkey, jr., %, >of 5109
North Ninth street; Clarence L.
Rank, %. of 1106 South High
land street; Bernard r. Hammond,
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Maryland Assembly
Row on Constitutional
Convention Impends
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 80. AL
though the Legislative council has
approved a bill providing for a
constitutional convention, there is
every indication today that it will
be one of the most controversial
measures of the General Assembly
convening next month.
Even some of the council men,
bers who approved the bill yester-
day announced that didn't neces-
sarily mean they were going to
vote for its passage.
Delegate Sybert, acting chair
man of the committee which
drafted the bill, said the only
thing they were approving was its
structure.
Voters Decision Cited.
Delegate Robinson, Democrat,
of Baltimore urged the recon-
mendation because sit would
smack of arrogance" for the
Council, an interim legislative
body, to go contrary to the popu-
lar expression. The voters ap-
proved the constitutional conven-
ton in a referendum last month.
Five members of the Council
voted against the bill and 10
approved it. In the negative were
Senator Beck, Democrat. of Caro-
line and Delegates Chaires, Dem
ocrat, of Talbot; Todd, Republican,
of Somerset and Ramsburg, Re-
publican, of Frederick.
Senator GoldStein, Democrat,
of Calvert is one of the most out
spoken opponents of the conven-
ton. Previously he said next
year is not the time for it while
so many Marylanders are absent
in military service. Yesterday he
said there is no more need to
change the State constitution
than the Federal Constitution
which is older.
Vote on Charges in 1852.
The bill recommended by the
council provides for election of
delegates to the convention on
September 10, 1851. The conven-
ton, limited to four months,
would start IA days later. Any
changes or addition to the present
constitution would be voted upon
by the people on the first Monday
in June, 1852.
The council also approved a
Joint resolution for the Governor
to appoint a research commits
sion to prepare for the conven-
ton.
Other bills approved by the
council before the General AS
sembly meets next Wednesday in
cluded one to provide interminate
sentences for lawbreakers who
are mentally defective.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
BY the Associcted Press

READING, Pa, Dec. ga big
truck grated to a stop for the
red light at a busy crossing last
night, and the driver called out
to the policeman on duty:
: Here's something I found just
a bit ago in this load of furniture.
You'd better take it. I guess"
"Sure, bud, thanks" said the
policeman, accepting what was
thrust at him, but keeping his
mind and his eyes on the traffic.
Signals changed, the truck
moved on amidst a stream of cars,
and the policeman took a good
look at what he was handling so
Evening star., 1950-12-29
QuodrupIe Amputee and Mother Are Reunited Here

The bitter, cold Korean war re-
turned Mrs. Clara Smiths 90
year-old son to her here yesterday
without his hands and feet, but 1t
left another son still fighting on
the battlefront.
Brave and smiling, Army Rifle
man Robert L. Smith, the Korean
wars only known quadruple am
putee. greeted his equally courage
GUS mother from his bed in Walter
Reed Hospital yesterday after
noon. There were no tears. There
was no torrent of words and only
the smallest mention of war.
Brought here in a chartered
plane from her home in Middle
burg. Pa, Mrs. Smith. widowed
mother of four other children, will
remain at the Walter Reed guest
house "at least a week this time" p"
Regular hospital visiting hours
have been waived to permit the
reunion full sway.
Pfc. Smith, almost apologize
because he was "only in three
battles" was wounded November
27 in the fighting around Chosin
reservoir and lay in a gutter for
three days while the Red soldiers
"kicked him around" His only
wound was in one wrist, but his
hands and feet were so severely
frostbitten that amputation was
necessary.
In an interview with Walter
Reed public information officials,
he said that after the wound con-
tinued to bleed, he crawled into
the gutter and covered himself
with a poncho.
Others Called Medics.
There was medic there, but
every time I started to call him
I heard some one else call and I
figured they were worse off than
me-"
When he finally awakened the
next morning he couldn't move his
fingers and all the other Ameri-
cans had been taken off as pris-
onerS.
Communist soldiers came by
each day to search him. One took
his gloves-then pulled the poncho
over him again. He finally crawled
to a nearby house, where he found
other wounded Americans and
stayed there II days until picked
up by the 1st Marine Division.
II always felt I would get out
alive, but for a while I don't know
why felt that way"
Despite his cheerfulness on the
reunion with his mother, young
Smith evinced some dependency
over the prospect of being unable
to work and take care of his
who receives a $50 monthly
widows assistance from the State
Of Pennsylvania.
The American Legion's National
Commander Earl Cooke quickly
assured him he would receive a
$500 monthly Government pension
for life. and that the Pennsylvania
Department of the Legion would
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Fairfax Judge
.Disqua|ifiesSe|f
In Bond Action
Brown Refuses to Sit
In on Case Because
He's County Toxpoyer

Fairfax Circuit Court Judge
Paul E. Brown today disqualified
himself from hearing arguments
on motions by county attorneys
asking dismissal Of a suit brought
by Paul E. Rhinehart, jr., to pre-
vent issuance of two bond issues
totaling nearly $11.5 million.
Judge Brown said he was dis
qualifying himself because he Is
a taxpayer in the county.
Alfred Anton, attorney for Mr..
Rhinehart. asked the judge not to
hear the case on the ground that
the judge had ordered referendums
on the two bond issues and had
ordered their sale.
Request Opposed.
At stake are sos million
bond issue for school construction
and a $980,0O0 issue for con-
struction of an addition to the
county courthouse.
commemorative Attorney Hugh
B. Marsh and Attorney Robert
]. McCandlish, jr.. associated with
him, opposed Mr.. Anton's request,
saying that the need for both the
schools and the courthouse addi-
ton are urgent and that further
delay would be more costly.
Judge Brown said he would ask
the State Supreme Court of APP
peals to designate judge to hear
the case January 10.
Earlier Suit Dropped.
Mr.. Rhinehart, who dropped an
earlier suit attacking the bond
issues. in his current action al
leges that an annexation decision
last month has invalidated the
bond issues.
Alexandria was awarded 71z
square miles of county territory
by an annexation court and was
not required to assume any por-
ton of the Indebtedness because
neither of the two bond issues
had been sold. Fairfax has au-
thorized an appeal.
Mr.. Rhinehart's latest suit
halted sale of the two bond is
sues earlier this month. Both
issues were approved by the voters
in a referendum last May.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 29.-The big
November wind and rain storm
did not do as much damage to the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge as first
believed, report to Gov. Lane in
dicated today.
Estimates of damage to the
substructure of the bridge project
had run to 81 million or more.
But Moran, Proctor, Freeman &
Mueser, a New York engineering
firm which made survey of the
bridge for the Governor, estimated
that cost of repairs would run
about $184,000.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
County Studies
Review Glasses
To Get Teachers
Plan in Montgomery
Would Train Those
Who Once Taught

Montgomery County school of :
ficials are studying the organiza-
ton of review classes for teachers
who have left the work and wish
to return. This is the first such
program to be considered In this
area, 1t was reported.
DR.. Edwin w. Broome, super
intendent Of schools, reported a
good prospect of such classes
in an effort TO speed recruitment
of the teachers needed in Mont
gomery County next year. About
200 new teachers will be required
to meet the systems needs in
195l-52. he said.
The review classes are for for
mer teachers who want to help
meet the emergency faced by the
schools.
Shortage Serious.
DR.. Broome said that the county
is confronted with serious teach
er shortage due to the small num-
Der of graduates expected from
teachers colleges in June and the
demands OF the defense program
A strenuous effort to build
classrooms as fast as conditions
permit is being made also, he
said.
At a special meeting this week
the County School Board author
lied the letting of three con-
tracts for additions to existing
schools. They include:
A six = classroom, all purpose
room, library and kitchen addi-
ton to the Viers Mill Village Ele-
mentary School, awarded to H
o. McAlister Co. of Washington
for $184000.
Gym for High School.
An eight-classroom, all-purpose
room. library and kitchen addition
to the East Rockville Elementary
School, to Kamp & Heck Co.. Be-
thesda, for $4,000.
A gymnasium at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, A. C.
Minnix 81 Son, Washington, $780,
1850.
Plans for the two elementary
school additions are such that the
all-purpose rooms may be used fol-
three classrooms If necessary, and
the library for one, school officials
said.
Bids for the three buildings
were received several weeks ago
but all exceeded the appropria-
tions. The contracts let this week
provide for building only to the
extent of the. money available. it
was announced. with completion
of the buildings dependent upon
the appropriation of additional
funds.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
400 Auxiliary Policemen
SOUGHT in Alexandra

Four hundred volunteer aux
iliary policemen are sought in AL
exandria.
The ,city's civilian defense CO.
ordinator, William M. Barbour
and Maj. Edgar Sims, chief Of
police, yesterday issued a joint
call for men over the age Of 81
and physically fit to volunteer.
They may apply for registration
at police headquarters.
The auxiliary policemen will go
through a training program Of
several weeks.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Infant Girl Smothers
In Crib in Fuirfux

A six-weeks-old girl snothered
in her crib yesterday, Fairfax
County police reported. The baby
was Dolores Joan Owen. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Owen, of
Centreville, Va.
Mr.. Owen is a State Highway
Department employe.
Police said the baby's mother,
Mrs. Joan E. Owen, found the
child smothered about 7::30 am.
DR.. william Meyer of Herndon,
pronounced the child dead.
Evening star., 1950-12-29

%, Of 1853 North Danville street;
Presley L. Willett, %, of 513 South
Eighteenth street.
Also called were Richard d. Hill,
20, Of Cambridge, Md; John T.
Monaghan, %. of 1881 North Fill
more street: Dever Littlejohn, %,
colored, of $3.50 South Eighteenth
street; Marvin M. Massey, jr., %,
OF 1913 North Greenbrier street,
and Harry A. Deskins, %, colored,
Of Ill Columbia road NV.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Phone Rate Rise Cleared

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 20 R.-
The State Corporation Commits
sion yesterday granted the Clifton
Forge -Waynesboro Telephone Co.
permission to increase business
phone rates by Is per cent and
private phones by so cents per
month.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Police Drop NickeIs
To Save 358 Car
Parking Tickets
Special Dispatch TO The Star

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Dec.
29.-Three hundred and fifty
eight parking tickets were not
issued here from December II
to %.
During that time, overparked
cars were tagged with special
courtesy tickets and the patrol
man on the beat dropped a nickel
in the meter through the courtesy
of the Charlottesville and Abe
marie Chamber of Commerce and
local merchants.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
90 Acres in Princess Anne
Condemned for JET AirfieId
By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press
Federal Judge Albert v. Bryan
at Alexandria has condemned
more than 80 acres of Princess
Anne County land to clear the
way for expansion Of the jet plane
training program at Oceana
Naval Air Station.
The additional land will be
used to extend existing runways
at the air station so they will be
suitable for jets.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Group Plans YuIe Purty

The Prince Georges County
Cerebral Palsy Association will
hold Christmas party at ! pm.
tomorrow in the Varsity Grill,
College Park.