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Evening star., 1950-05-06
HOUSES FOR sALE-s.E.
617 East Capitol Street


1917 East Capitol Street
Near Eastern High School: semide-
tached brick: 8 large rooms, 2 in
closed porehes. finished basement,
Il baths; gas hot-water heat, s-ear
garage. Immediate possession. Prop
erty vacant.
4318 Texas Avenue Sc.
Semidetached brick; home with in
come; rooms. tiled bath; also q
complete terrace apartment OF three
rooms and bath; total of Q rooms
and . baths; gas heat; house in ex-
cellent condition: terrace apartment
rented at S15 q month and owner
occupies balance Of house. Open for
inspection.
FREDERICK A. BLUMER CO,
617 Pennsylvania Ave. SE.
FR 0k2 -
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SEVERN RIVER
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

900; detached brick
bungalows; full bsmt., expansible
attic, fireplace, lot 60xl15. HENRY
J. CONNOR, INC, Owner-Builder,
WI. 1883 ewes; Sat. and sun
OIL. 1898. -
BETHESDA-9-yr.-ol 6-rm. insulated
brick; oil heat; recr. room; storm
sash and screens; newly dec: lot
60x100: open Sun, noon to z pm.
Turn north off E.-W. highway, or
Chelton rd.. . blocks to Seaford rd.,
right ! block to Seaford pl. and
Open Sign. Price, S16,25O. Ho.
9064 -
BETHESDA-Parkwo on the park
S15.950, 3-bedrm., center-entrancf
brick. on 10-ft lot, in exclusive
neighborhood. outdoor fireplace and
play, house, entire home m better
than new condition. basement has
outside entrance and recreation
room. Assume AZ trust. payment
$50 "a includes principle. interest.
taxes and insurance. 451I Delmonte
st. Open Sunday 1-6 and by appoint
ment HUGGINGs IL HARRISON,
INC. 10. 5-2s00, eyes,, 10. 5-0593.
BETHEsDA-By owner. Livable, cop
per. s-rm. Cape Cod rambler, in
most convenient loe. 430S Mont
gomery sysr Oh b767. "a
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PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY

ARDWICK PARK-Modsrn, 2-bedrm.
bungalow, newly decorated inside
and out; oil heat. equip. kit, porch,
large lot: $500. JOHN H. JOHN.
son, WA. $3.50. --7
BERWYN HEIGHTs-comple bun.
ralov that has eyeTythinR; 2 bed
rms. e1pan. attic. full dry hsmt..
completely insulated. aluminium
storm Windows and screens lot,
SOx20O: fne place for children; To-
Gated SOS Ruatan ST.. price, Ss.-
$50, terms. G, n PEARCE. ReaItos.
WA 7Gn9. WA 630s. -
CARMODY HILLS. $4,000. 81 900
down. $50 per mo- bedrm. stueeo
bungalov, electric kitchen. tiled
bath. hardwood foorE. combination
lot b0xl00 H. 10. s-4476. -
CHEVERLY--31s-y .-old, 6-rm. brick
Colonial with attached garage and
screened-in porch; direct from own.
er: Sl4,900 with $1,000 down. VA.
Continued on Next Pase)
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HOUSES FOR SALINE.
COLORED-VACANT

NOLNJELGD- ANAN i
81 500 down-2nd and r sts. ne
2-story 22-ft. wide tapestry brick,
8 large rms. and bath, front en-
trance to, bsmt.. h.--T,h., coal; 2
week. Call till 9 pm. weekdays,
Sun. 12 TO s.
VIM. Calomiris Inv. Corp.
1912 18th St. NV. DI. 1855.
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FOR
RAMBLER

BY one OF WRShington's out
standing builders In one nf
the most desirable and ennv.
NV suburban areas Hall
entr., lge almost 50. ltv rm.
din. rm., beAut. kit. library.
3 lac. bedrmS. and baths,
fun basement. game rm. with
fireplace, attached gArage.
stair TO fun STORAGE attic.
Price asked well under S3b,.
900. For additional Informal
ton and appt call Mr.. Bur-
russ. HU. 7"66 Til 9 pm
WALKER e. DUNLOP, INC.
HU. 1855. Realtors
Georsetown on, 3207 o st. NV.
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HILLCREST
A really lovely center-hal brick
Colonial, Just of Branch ave.
features & very spacious rms, 3
baths with 1st fl. powder rm., all
colored fixtures, chestnut trim
throughout, outstanding rec. rm.,
screened porch. det. 2-car garage.
very lge corner lot. Will please the
discriminating buyer. Please call US
for further particulars. Shown by
T. D. BURGESS
1924 Pa. ave. Sc. VI. 2S02 til 3.
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(continusd on Nsxt Pass)
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"BATTERY PARK"
BETHESDA RAMBLER

BETHESDA RAMBLER
Most desirable neighborhood, picture
home containing Iiv. rm., family din
rm., beautiful equipped kit. tinelud-
ing automatic laundry and dryer; !;
3 roomy bedrms. and bath on one
floor; bsmt.; lse. lot; excel. terms
at only S11,500. Please call till Q
pm
WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.
REALTORS, HU. 1886
Georgetown once. S207 o 6t. NV.
Evening star., 1950-11-01

More than 1000 policemen
roaming through the District and
nearby areas helped to see that
last night was the "quietest Hal
loween" on record.
The District Recreation Depart
more than 100 parties. plus
dozens of private affairs through
out the metropolitan area. kept
thousands of potential garbage
can bumpers amused with masks
costumes and bobbing for apples.
District police kept running
into each other. Both the day
force and the midnight section
were on duty and every available
police car was pressed into service.
Two 15-year-old boys and one
14-year-old, all colored, were
picked up for turning in two of
the 26 false alarms during the
24-hour period ending this morn
ing. They were held for juvenile
court action.
Last year there were 63 false
alarms on Halloween.
OF course. there were the usual
Soaped windows, occasional moved
road barriers and few broken
street lamp bulbs, but damage was
at a minimum.
In Arlington a motorcycle po-
liceman was hit in the face with q
brick as he passed the intersection
of North Twenty-second and
Cameron streets.
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Husband Who Struck
Police Held in Bond

A young wife's appeal for police
protection resulted in two vice
squad plainclothesmen being
punched in their respective
mouths in a street car underpass
last night. it was disclosed in
Municipal Court today.
Detectives Louis A. Fouchett and
Alphonso Cirotola told Judge
George Nelson at a preliminary
hearing that they were punched
by John Catir, 25, of the 500 block
of East Capitol street. Catir was
ordered held under 81 900 bond for
grand jury action on an assault
charge.
The detectives said Mrs. Catir
told them she was estranged from
her husband and he had been an
noying her when she boarded a
streetcar in the Dupont Circle
underpass.
The detectives said they saw
Catir grab his wife's arm as she
boarded the streetcar. When they
closed in on him Catir began
swinging. the detectives said.
Catir, testifying against the
advice of his attorney, Herbert
HorowitZ, said his wife told him
the detectives were "just some
boys who are going to see me
home" and he could not recognize
them as officers because they were
in plain clothes.
Evening star., 1950-11-01
By ChorIes J. Yorbrouqh

President Truman hung the
Congressional Medal of Honor
around the neck of Joe Chambers
today-a Marine who "got caught"
doing his job on Iowa Jima.
Big. husky Marine Col. Justice
M. Chambers. whose ruddy face
and sunburst smile belle his 43
years and the Pacific battle
wounds he carries, stood erect and
firm as the President gave him
the Nations highest military
award.
The star-spangled blue ribbon
will look we'll with his Silver Star
and three Purple Hearts, but If
he could have changed the pres
entation he would have.
II recommended two men for
the Medal of Honor once" he said
later.
They were fine boys-a private
and a corporal who were assigned
to machine gun right after we
landed on Tulagi. The Japs coun-
ter-attacked that night. When
we finally got to that machine gun,
you could just see where their
cone of fire had been, narrowing
down with bodies to the very
point of the machine gun.
I'VE don't know just how they
were shot, but one of them had a
dead Jap on top of him.
If men ever deserved this
medal. those two boys did"
Gives Captain Credit. e
AS for his own, it was matter
Of getting caught doing my job"
A lieutenant colonel command
ing the Sd Battalion, 25th Ma
rines, he went ashore on Two
to hold down the right flank
Of the Marines foothold. Because
there was high ground there, it
had to be taken and the entire
Misunderstanding attack was to
pivot on Col. Chambers landing
team.
"Suribachi was calling the fire
down on us from the other end
and those Japs in front of us had
the place loaded.
"All I was doing was trying to
keep alive by the simple process
of seeing that the boys were do
ing their job and staying up there
to give them all the help I could"
The Sd Battalion took the
high ground. I'm my opinion
(Capt.) James Headley was the
guy who really pulled them up
there. I was just doing a job of
digging and clawing."
Family Sees Ceremony.
Capt. Headley, who received the
Navy Cross for the Two Jima &C
ton, was at the White House for
the presentation. So was former
Maj. Lawrence v. Rulison. the
battalion operations officer for
Two.
And so was the happy Cham
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Del Ankers Photo.

Pvt. Leonard Foltz, "a, of 70a
Westcott road, Falls Church, was
released after treatment at Ar
lington Hospital for a torn nose
and loose teeth.
Pre- Halloween damage esti-
mated at $4,000 was discovered in
the Buckingham Theater, 231
North Glebe road, Arlington, when
the theater opened late yesterday
police said. Hoodlums had broken
in Monday night, wrecked furni-
ture and squirted fire extin-
guiSherS.
The only other case of real van
dalism reported in the nearby
areas was from Maryland Park in
Prince Georges County, where
paint was tossed by the bucketful
on an automobile.
Even the Capital Transit Co.,
usually favorite object of prank
sters. came out almost unscathed
this year. The company reported
only six streetcar windows and Is
bus windows broken throughout
the whole area. Although there
was one case of soaped tracks on
hill, schedules went. on as usual.
Maj. Robert j. Barrett, super
intendent of police, issued a spec
ial order expressing his depart
ment's deep appreciation" to the
citizens Of Washington for what
was probably the most safe and
sane Halloween known to the de-
partment.
Evening star., 1950-11-01
Park Police Initiate
5-Day Week Today

The Park Police today joined
the Fire Department in Washing
tons swing to five-day weeks for
its guardians of law and property.
The 40-hour-a week stint was
made possible for the police by the
swearing in today of 13 new men.
Inspector Mark H. Raspberry
expects to harness up an addition
al "a men November 16, thus
bringing his force to the new au-
thorized strength of 1913 men. The
force has been running about 10
men below the 165 men allotted on
a six-day basis.
Although the shorter work week
will slightly reduce the number of
men available for each shift, In
Spector Raspberry believes this
will be offset by a boost in morale.
There should be a tendency to
lessen sick leaves and cut down
on requests for short term leaves"
he said. Whereas we have been
having S to men on the sick list
daily, I believe this number will
drop to 8 or T."
To put the system in effect as
speedily as possible. the training
course was shortened from six to
four weeks. The same action was
taken in the Metropolitan Police
Department, which hopes to in
troduce f1ve-day week about
January /.
The Metropolitan force agreed
to train 200 additional men be-
fore cutting the work week. In
all, it is entitled to 300 men to
carry out the new assignments.
Evening star., 1950-11-01
'S1.5MiI|ion Gas Cost
Rise Forecast Under
New Wholesale Rates

Gas costs to the Washington
Gas Light Co. would go up SIS
million in 1851 and So million in
1852 under proposed new whole
sale rates. the company told the
Federal Power Commission today.
Earlier, the company had esti-
mated the proposed rates would
cost the company 81 million. At
that time, company attorney
said this probably would mean a
request to the Public Utilities Com
mission for higher rates to con-
sumers.
The power commission is hold
ing hearings on requests for an
increase in the. wholesale rate by
the Atlantic Seaboard Co. and the
Virginia Gas Transmission Corp.
Atlantic serves the Washington
company.
The company proposes to intro
duce evidence to show that the
cost to the utility would be actual
ly several times larger than At
lantic contends, and that the in
crease is discriminatory" It will
suggest a new wholesale rate to
provide Atlantic a 6 per cent re-
turn, with Washington Gas Light
paying "only a fair share" of the
increase.
Higher rates which were grant,
ed the local company some time
ago by the PUG are pending in
the courts.
The company's testimony be-
fore the power commission NAV
continue through tomorrow. al
company attorney said.
Evening star., 1950-11-01
D. {. Studies Mayhem
Plan for Emergency
Force

Engineer Commissioner GORDON
r. Young today had under con-
sideration request by Fire Chief
Joseph A. Mayhem to select, Or
ganize, train and equip special
firefighting reserve to be known
as the Emergency Firefighting
Force"
Chief Mayhem had submitted
his recommendation for this phase
of organizing the fire services for
civil defense to the Commission
ers. who yesterday referred it to
Gen. Young for consideration.
Gen. Young is supervising organ
ization for civil defense here.
Extra Need Indicated.
"While it is generally considered
that the present manpoWer
strength is sufficient to operate
the apparatus and equipment now
available, the need for reserve
force in time of emergency to aug
ment the present firefghting
forces is Indicated" Chief May
hew wrote.
Under his recommended order,
Chief Mayhem would be author
lied to pick the men-probably
about 300-from among residents
of the metropolitan area.
Serve without Pay.
They would serve without pay.
On certification by the Chief En-
gineer that they had received the
training and were other
wise qualified to serve, the Com
would award them cer-
tificates of membership in the
Emergency Firefighting Force.
The emergency members would
be used to supplement the regular
f1ref1ghting forces, and would
work only for specified periods of
time. The Commissioners could
terminate their membership at
any time, without trial.
Evening star., 1950-11-01
Boy, With Slim Chance to Live,
Goes Home to Help F friends

A little boy with a brain tumor
and a slim chance of living left
Washington in an ambulance this
morning for his home in Rock
Hill, S. c., where generous neigh
bors have helped him through
four years of operations.
Nine-year-old David Rodgers
was first brought here in 1916. A
Rock Hill Red Cross official
reached authorities here to obtain
the best care for the cotton mill
workers son.
The operation removed the tu-
NOR and David resumed the nor
NAL life of a young boy. He en-
tered school. But another tumor
developed. Another operation was
performed and he returned to
Evening star., 1950-11-01
Policeman Is Freed
In Air Conditioning
Theft From Project

Suspended Police Pvt. Warren
G. F'arran today was freed of a
charge that he stole two air-con-
dltioning units from a construction
project last June. The Govern
ment filed a dismissal motion in
District Court.
Pvt. Farran, 30, formerly Of
the eighth precinct, was convicted
of grand larceny June 20. Trial
Judge Alexander Holtzoff later
set aside the jury's verdict and
ordered a new trial on the basis
of new evidence that the Gov
ernment's chief witness later had
been found to have a long Grim
inal record.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney John Conliff cited that devcl-
opment in asking Judge Edward
A. Tamm to dismiss the grand
larceny charge. Mr.. Conliff
pointed out that virtually the
entire case against Farran was
based on testimony of Sherman
T. Galloway, AZ, night watchman
at an apartment house project
from which the air-conditioning
units were taken.
Reliability Challenged.
At the trial Galloway denied
Farran's persistent claim that the
night watchman had given him
permission to take the units,
which supposedly were damaged.
It was Galloway who summoned
other police to the scene, and
Farran was arrested after a.
chase.
Defense Counsel r. Emmett
Mckenzie referred to Callaway's
police record, which dated from
1918 and included lengthy prison
terms on five charges, including
housebreaking, assault, theft from
the mails and train robbery, as
well as an FBI report that he
once escaped from convict camp.
Mr.. Conliff explained to the
court that in the light of this
record, Callaway's reliability was
"terrifically weakened"
Farran, meanwhile. is due to
appear before police Trial Board
along with a fellow policeman,
Henry j. Martin. so. who was in
dicted but later acquitted in a
directed verdict in the larceny
case.
Unbecoming Conduct Charged.
Farran and Martin both face
charges of conduct unbecoming
an officer and detrimental to good
discipline and tending to discredit
the force; willfully and knowingly
making an untrue verbal state
ment pertaining to official duties
to their superior officer, and fail
ing to maintain a constant patrol.
Farran also is charged with re-
fusal to respond to questioning by
a superior officer in connection
with matters relating to official
business of the department.
Martin also is accused of willfully
Evening star., 1950-11-01
Judge CockriII Names
a for Special Study
OF Juvenile Court

Appointment of a special four
member committee to study the
policies and administration OF
Juvenile Court was announced
yesterday by Judge Edith H
Cockrill.
The move was in answer to
a suggestion last June by the
Juvenile Court Advisory Com
mittee that a study by Federal
experts was the only way to re-
store public confidence in the
court.
Representatives Of the Govern
ment on the special group are
William H. Sheridan, consultant
on juvenile delinquency with the
Children's Bureau, and former
chief probation officer in Cleve-
land, and Col. w. w. Naramore.
Justice Department representa-
tive on the Federal Interdepart-
mental Committee on Children
and Youth.
Judge Cockrill also named two
representatives of United Com
Services. They are Mrs.
Robert B. Freer, president of the
board of managers of the Florence
Crittenton Home and Charles c.
Glover, III, first vice president
of United Community Services and
a practicing attorney here.
The group will work indepen-
IDENTIFY of the court and the To-
member advisory committee, but
will have the full cooperation of
the court staff, Judge Cockrill
said. The groups findings and
recommendations will be made
to Judge Cockrill.
Judge Cockrill said that since
the new director of social work,
Miss Helaine A. Todd, took over
her duties August /, I'VE have had
an opportunity to work out GER
tain internal problems, policies
and procedures for strengthening
and improving the efficiency of
the court"
Evening star., 1950-11-01

school. This happened again and
again.
) Then two months ago he re-
turned to George Washington
Hospital. Another operation. In
addition. a tube was placed in
his brain to relieve pressure
caused by accommodating spinal
fluids. But a physician said
David's chances of living are poor.
He is still unconscious. An am
bulance was needed to take him
home. So q Rock Hill undertaken,
Sidney Morris, made the 10-hour
trip here and took David back
free. A nurse, Mrs. Herbert Wall,
donated her time to care for the
boy on the trip. The people Of
Rock Hill are waiting for David
to arrive tonight.
Evening star., 1950-11-01
Neighborhood Concert
Invitations Ready

lnvitotions to the first Of the Neigh
borhood Concerts by the kotionoI
Symphony Orchestra with Howard
Mitchell conducting. under the spon-
sorship Of The Evening Stor, which
will be held November Is at Eostern
High School, Eost copitoI and Seven
teenth street. ore ready for distribu-
tion.
They moy be obtoined without charge
OF HyottsviIIe, Mt. Rainier and Eost-
ern High Schools, Eliot. Hpe and Stuart
Junior High Schools; the Recreation
Department at Sixteenth ond Lomont
streets NV. ond the business counter
in the lobby of The Evening star
Building.
The concert will be broudcost by
stotion wMAL. The Evening star sta.
tion.
Evening star., 1950-11-01
Marine Caught Doing His Job
Gets Top Medal From Truman

DeTS family, his Wl1e, johanna
the new twins, Peter and Paul,
who were born last st. Patrick's
Day: Patricia, II: John, 13. and
Michael g..
Also there were Defense Secre-
tary Marshall. Navy Secretary
Matthews, Gen. Clifton B. Gates,
Marine Corps Commandant, and
Col. Chambers father and brother,
A. F. Chambers, senior and junior
Col. Chambers got some tough
competition from the 7-month-
old twins, whom President Truman
insisted on introducing into the
presentation ceremony.
Paul, in the arms of his sister
Patricia, made continual passes at
the citation while the President
was reading. Peter. held by his
mother. gave a couple of mild
whimpers and then smiled hap
PLY. reached over and grasped a
presidential thumb.
Col. Chambers was recon-
mended for the Medal of Honor
following the Two operation, but
the recommendation was scaled
down to the Navy Cross. Recent
reviews of the citation prompted
officials to return to the first
recommendation.
He received his third war wound
on Two when a machine gun bull
let ploughed down into his left
shoulder, through the lung, took
out pieces of rib and spine ano
lodged near the backbone.
His war record sounds like 8
page out of Pacific island-hoppine
conquest. With the 1st Marine
Raider battalion, his Dog com.
lpany was one of the two assault
fgroups at Tulagi. He was woundes
Hate in the afternoon of the frs
day.
Refused to Be Evacuated.
On Saipan. II just got blown
up." Col. Chambers grinned again
Il was standing on Jap ammu-
milton dump when it went up
He was out for 13 hours and woke
up on beach ticketed for evacu-
alton.
He returned to battle instead.
Col. Chambers, a native of West
Virginia and a graduate of
George Washington University
and National Law School, is on
the professional staff of the Sen
ate Armed Services Committee
He lives at 140 South Adams
street, Rockville, Md.
He became the 200th Marine
and the second man named Cham
bers to receive the Medal of Honor
Pvt. Joseph B. Chambers of the
Tooth Pennsylvania Infantry re-
ceived one for Civil War action.
"A relative?"
I'm sure I don't know-but my
whole family came from Penn
sylvania, and all Chambers are
related somewhere" the colonel
grinned.
Evening star., 1950-11-01
Utilities Draft
A-Bomb Advice
ForHouseho|ds
Dos and Dont's
In Event of Attack
Here to Be Issued
By Miriom Ottenbero

The local utilities and the
Districts Water Department are
preparing advice for householders
in event of an atomic attack, it
was learned today.
They are working on the prob
lem at the request of Acting Civil
Defense Director John E. Fon-
dahl, who asked them for sugges-
tions on what the public should
and should not do about gas,
water. electricity, and telephones
If an A-bomb explodes here.
The National Security Resour-
ces Board, in its pamphlet on
survival in an atomic attack, said
the local utility companies would
advise on such matters.
"DOn't Touch Wires"
j. H. Ferry. executive vice presi-
dent of the Potomac Electric
Power Co., said he had a group
studying what could be done about
electric wiring inside buildings.
AS of now, he added, the safest
answer is: Don't touch any
wires"
David Aud, superintendent of
the Water Department. said he
was canvassing his departments
subdivisions and hoped to have a
report within week.
Would Close Water Valve.
He said he personally believed
that the water valve just inside
the building should be turned off.
He explained that if underground
pipes were not affected by the
explosion, the only place where
water would be lost would be in
leakage from broken pipes in
blasted buildings. If the water
were turned off, he said, the leak
age would not result in a loss
throughout the system.
Although the NSRB pamphlet
advised householders to draw
little water Immediately after the
explosion and use only that for
drinking, Mr. Auld pointed out
that if more than 100000 persons
all started drawing water at once,
they would exhaust the immediate
supply and some would be draw
ing water that had been standing
in open storage and might be
contaminated. He therefore op-
posed turning on the faucets even
to fill only couple of jugs.
Would Await Clearance.
The safest course to follow, he
said. was to avoid drinking water
after an atomic blast until it was
officially ruled safe.
Everett J. Boothby, president Of
the Washington Gas Light Co.,
said his men were reviewing the
records of World War II civil de-
tense and relating them to the
present problems, before making
a decision on the best way to
handle gas fixtures.
The Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. reported that it's
various departments now were
studying Inspector Fondahl's re-
quest and expected to have sug-
gestions ready within a few days.
The NSRB pamphlet advised stay
ing away from the telephone to
keep the lines clear for emergency
calls.