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Evening star., 1950-11-12
Brookeyi||e Girl, IS,
Wins County Honors
In Speech Contest

A 15-year-old Brookeville girl
yesterday won top honors in
Montgomery County's II Speak
For Democracy Contest"
She Is Margaret Darcy Janney,
Ia Sherwood High School junior
who competed with seven other
girls in the countrywide contest
sponsored by the Silver Spring
Chamber Of Commerce and Radio
Station WGAY. Margaret will
enter the Statewide competition
at WGAY November IS and then
may go on to the nationals, spon-
sored by the United States Cham
ber Of Commerce and the National
Association Of Broadcasters.
Tying for second place was 16-
year-old Nano Gallagher. 6139
Utah avenue NV. a junior at
the Academy of the Holy Names,
Silver Spring. and Helga Cramer.
17-year-old German girl here for
a year as an exchange student
at Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School.
Helga, who lives with DR.. and
Mrs. Richard Price, 9724 Bexhill
road. Kensington, arrived here for
her first visit to America only this
September.
Third place winner was Jean
Edwards, II. of 1918 Georgia ave-
nue.. Silver Spring, a Montgomery
Blair High School senior. Other
contestants were Marion Wood,
II, of Rockville, Lincoln High
School Junior; Gay Harding. II,
of Damascus. Damascus High
School senior; Roberta Stevens.
II, of Poolesville, a senior at
Poolesville High School, and Pa
tricia Williams, II, Of Washington
Grove, Gaithersburg Senior.
The girls were under the guild
ance of Mrs. Louise s. Walker,
supervisor of audio-visual educa-
ton for Montgomery County
Schools. Contest judges were
County Council Chairman Fred
eric P. Lee, Dean Hugh G. Price
of Montgomery Junior College
and Joseph L. Brechner, WGAY
general manager.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Arlington to Ask
Federal Funds
To Plan Schools
Boord Approves
Application After
Voters Reject Bonds

An application for Federal funds
for planning future school build
ings was authorized by the Arling-
ton School Board yesterday.
The board met In the Thomas
Jefferson Junior High School. its
first meeting since Tuesdays ref
erendum in which voters rejected
a proposed $7.5 million bond issue
for school construction.
The Federal funds would be used
only to pay for architects plans.
School officials said the funds may
be obtained without interest and
do not have to be repaid if the
buildings are not built.
Colin c. Macpherson moved that
the application be filed. Board
members indicated the funds, if
obtained. would be used for plans
for schools proposed under the
defeated bond issue. Structures
which the bond issue would have
financed included a new senior
and new Junior high school on
the south side of the county; three
new elementary schools: additions
to six others, and replacement of
two antiquated elementary schools.
To Study Stripped Building.
The board also requested Assist
ant Supt. E. j. Braun to prepare
information on stripped build
ings," type of construction ':nder
which some structural details are
omitted but may be added IL ter.
Board members pointed out that
Dolly Madison Junior High School
was built during World War II
as a stripped building and IS still
unsatisfactory"
It also was stated that rented
quarters in churches and two Gov
ernment housing developments are
costing about $4,000 a year.
Board members pointed out
that the church rooms lack class
room facilities. Among those ia
cilities are proper toilets and
proper ventilation.
While the board took no action,
some members said it would be
better to place children on half
day sessions in regular schools
than to give them full-day ses-
siors in make e-shift classrooms.
Glasses Too Large.
Supt. William A. Early re-
ported that as of Friday there
were 16 classes with more than
40 pupils in five elementary
schools. In the Abingdon School
in North Harrington, one class
has Al pupils and three have 46
each. Other schools with the
more than 40 per class we're listed
as darlington, Randolph, Reed
and Yorktown.
Mr.. Early said new pupils were
entering Abingdon at the rate of
two or three per week and the
yorktown School at the rate Of
two or three per day.
Mr.. Early said the school sys-
tenn has had to employ go more
teachers than were provided for
in the budget.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Fat Little Man in Red Suit Arrives This Week
By Mory [. Vouohon

Winding lines of children. full
of whispered secrets, are ap-
preaching Santa Claus in Wash
ington department stores this
week.
The jolly old elf of the BOOM
ing laugh and easy promises has
changed during the past few
years.
These days he is a student Of
child psychology, a gent with a
Santa Claus school" degree
tucked in his belt. His costume is
neat and his hearts in his job.
Santas have become permanent
store employees, trained to play the
role year after year." A special
Santa Claus school is located at
Albion, N. Y.
Percy J. Bobbitt, dean of the
Santas, has played his role for
l3 years. He attended the Santa
school last year. At the Hecht
Co.. Santa Bobbitt, father Of six
children. Is well prepared, as a
Santa school grad, to enter the
land of childhood magic with
confidence.
He has his answers all lined up.
And what do you want from
Santa. Billy?" he asks. Often the
question brings the answer, MY
two front teeth" Child Psycholo-
gist Bobbitt. nonplussed. replies
with a chuckle, SANITY will do the
best he can, Billy. but he can't
promise you everything. What else
would you like for Christmas?"
8 Santas at Hecht's.
Hecht's this year has Santas, all
trained by the school. The others
are Joseph Preston of 1869 Fessen-
den street NV. and Alton Loomis
of 1409 Forty eighth street Sc.
At Sears 81 Roebuck's Wisconsin
avenue store. another school grad
uate is occupying Santa's throne.
Leonidas Lo Beall, rs. looks
enough like Santa without false
whiskers and costume to assume
his role in real life.
In his eight years as st. Nick,
he has earned the confidence Of
a half-million children.
What's his approach?
THE most frequent questions I
hear is, Are you really Santa'?"
Mr.. Beall says. II just smile. hold
the child's hand and reply. What
do you think'?"
Mr.. Beall said the child always
signs, and breathes a Yes
At Woodward and Lothrop's. the
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Silver Spring Wins
Police Pistol Match

The annual pistol match of
the Montgomery County police
force yesterday was won for the
second successive year by team
from the Silver Spring substation.
The five policemen on the win
ming team scored 1921 points out
of possible 1900 to defeat Beth
esda, 1921, and Rockville, 1908.
High scorer was Pvt. Benjamin
McKnew, of Bethesda.
The match was originated three
years ago by the Montgomery
County Police Association. The
frst-year winner was Bethesda.
Yesterdays match was held in
the Kensington Armory.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
MoryIond's ALI Team Captures
Interstate Stock Judging Title
Achievement Prizes
In Prince Georges
Go to 80 Contestants

A total, of 80 Prince Georges
County All Club achievement
awards were presented last night
during a banquet at the Frederick
Sasscer High School. Upper Mari.
boro.
The affair, the first of its kino
in the county for more than IL
years. was attended by about zoe
All Club members, their parents
local leaders and friends of the
organization.
Girls and Boys Awards.
Girls awards were presented
by Miss Betty Wilson, assistant
home demonstration agent for the
county. Robert Jones, assistant
county agricultural agent, made
the boys awards.
Two leaders were among the
recipients. They were Mrs. Carl
Petersen Of Seabrook, who re-
ceived three-year award, and
Miss Florence Duke, Clinton, a
flve-year award.
Two of the winners, Mary Lou
Smith and Marian Slingluf, both
of Mitchellville, were awarded
scholarships to the annual State
All Club conference next summer
at the University of Maryland.
Both also received special elec-
trical awards for their work in
converting kerosene lamp into
an electric model.
Other Winners.
Other winners were:
Mary Lee Parker Of Berwyn,
clothing; Dorothy Barnett, Ber-
wyn; Joan Duke, Clinton; Mary
Clare Turner, Aquasco; Roberta
Tippett and Mae Adell, both of
Accokeek: Beverly Schultz, Lam
ham. and Claudette Lloyd, Glenn
Dale, dress review; Sandra Sum-
mer, Glenn Dale, home improve
ments; Pauline Bryan, food pre-
paration; Eva Mae Edelen, Bowie;
Patricia Dunbar, Bowie; Roberta
Tippett, dairy foods; Mary Faith
Steuart, Clinton, frozen foods, and
Eleanor Ryan, Clinton, achieve
ment.
Also. Julia Mcpherson; Aquasco,
best record; Janice Anzulovic,
Berwyn, leadership: Mary Lee
Parker, Danford, book award;
Julia Carr, of Aquasco, Janice
Anzulovic. Eva Mae Edelen, Pa
tricia Dunbar, Eleanor Riley,
Bowie; Nancy Loweth and Myra
Rigor, both of Clinton; Gladys
Shipp and Doris Ann Wilson, ,botn
OF Accokeek; Maria Borysenka,
general achievement;
and Jane Duvall, Groom, poultry.
Also Robert Downing, Noting
ham, leadership; Robert Wilson
meat animals and trac-
tor maintenance; Gordon Down
ing, Nottingham, home beautifica-
ton, and Buddy Garner, Naylor.
field crops.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
; Youths to Compete
In Chicago Show;
Scotch Trip In View
BY The Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. II. - Mary
lands All club livestock-judging
team swept the field today in in
ter State contests opening the
fourth annual Eastern National
Livestock Show at the Timonium
State Fair Grounds.
II was the first time Maryland
ers had ever won the top honors.
not only as a team but as indi-
vidua1 scorers.
Competing with the Free State
three-man team - made up of
Harold Mullinix, jr.. 18. of Damas-
Gus; Millard Lethbridge. 10. of
Ashton, and Donald Hobbs, 16. of
Sandy Spring-were entries from
Indiana. New York, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and North Carolina.
Mr. Mullinix was high individual
scorer with 551 points. Mr.. Leth-
bridge was awarded 535 points,
and Mr.. Hobbs got 528.
With the title goes the honor to
the three Montgomery County
lads of representing the State in
the international Livestock Show
In Chicago later this month. If
they should be winners there, they
would represent the United States
in Scotland next spring.
The six teams judged eight
classes Of cattle, sheep, swine and
horses.
Indiana was second, followed by
New York, Pennsylvania. Virginia
and North Carolina.
Roscoe Whip, assistant county
agent for Montgomery County who
coached the Maryland team was
elated by the prize.
"The boys worked hard on this
contest he declared. IF they
keep this up I believe they stand
a good chance Of representing the
country in Scotland next spring.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Speeial Dispaieh 10 The Stor

LURAY, Va, Nov. IA pris-
oner who escaped from the Page
County jail here by picking lock
was recaptured today just before
he reached his home.
Obie Meadows, 25, of Jollets.
near Shenandoah, who was await
ing trial on a housebreaking
charge. was discovered missing
this morning when Jailer David
Campbell brought breakfast to the
prisoners.
Suspecting that Meadows would
head for his home Is miles away,
Sheriff Abram Brubaker set up
a road block on the only road into
Jollets. Meadows was recaptured
Evening star., 1950-11-12
sec Asked 10 Dismiss
Phone Extension Petition
BY the Assoeio.sd Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Nov.
Ii The Spotsylvania County
board of supervisors has adopted
a resolution requesting the State
Corporation Commission to dis
miss a petition to require three
telephone companies to extend
their lines into unserved areas of
the county.
The board said Chesapeake g.
Potomac Telephone Co. has agreed
to an expansion of it's lines as
soon as practicable and will make
other extensions as conditions
permit and future developments
warrant"
The other companies named in
the petition were Tidewater Tele-
phone Co. and Fredericksburg g.
Wilderness Telephone Co.
Evening star., 1950-11-12

senior Santa is Joseph E. Carr, an
assistant buyer in the shoe depart
ment when he isn't st. Nick.
Also q Santa school grad, Mr..
Carr feels you have to have the
love of a child in your heart for
the role.
THE school has taught us the
personal touch" he said. We've
thrown away our gloves, we take
the child's hand and we no longer
perch them on our knee"
Other Modern Santas.
Other Santa school grads are
Evening star., 1950-11-12

holding forth at Kann's and Lans-
burgh's department stores.
Frank Kirby, at Kann's, por-
trays his job from behind the plate
glass show windows with a hid
den microphone.
1T isn't just a job" Mr.. Kirby
says. You are perfect in the
eyes of those little children. Just
think, with only word. Santa
is able to make those little tykes
eat their spinach and drink their
milk"
RoWley Cornell of Lansburgh' S
Evening star., 1950-11-12

terms himself the skinny Santa. !"
1--WE learned al school it isn't so
much Santa's size as what's in
side his mind that counts" Mr..
Cornell says. "We not only look
like Santa, we believe, maybe for
the moment, we are Santa"
I'VE haven't stopped at child
psychology" Mr.. Preston says. "A
good many of our customers who
stand In line for a photograph
with Sanity are women" he added.
Maybe a psychologist can ex-
plain that"
Evening star., 1950-05-27

Ing gampIlng, polltlcal prloery
and national crime syndicates.
Committee Investigator Downey
Rice arrived from Washington
Wednesday and kept his presence
and identity a complete secret
Even Miami law enforcement off,
GERS were unaware of his arrival.
Mr.. HALEY and the Senators
arrived by plane shortly after noon
yesterday. The investigation be-
gan Immediately.
A United States marshal's
deputy was posted outside the
Federal chamber door. Reporters
learned the entire floor was
checked for possible eavesdroppers
before the hearing convened.
Although the nature of the probe
was not disclosed, nor the names
of many of the II witnesses known
to outside observers, it was gen.
orally concluded most were
accountants.
Escorted by former FBI agents
and executives of the Greater
Miami Crime Commission, wit
nesses appeared with bulging brief
cases and piles of papers and
books.
This is a rifle shot PROPOSE
tion," commented Mr.. Haley.
Its the element of surprise that
strikes terror in criminal hearts,"
Brown Is Witness.
Among the witnesses was Joe
Brown, chief of the intelligence
unit of the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau here. and four of his agents,
leading to the speculation that
Senator Kefauver intends to
quash big-time gambling activ-
tiles through income tax Short
ages-the same method used to
put AL Capone behind bars.
Mrs. Olive Wofford, who has
figured in a number of court &C
tions charging the Wofford Hotel
which she owns has become a
hangout for hoodlums, opened the
session with the committee. Mrs.
Wofford has charged in court
Evening star., 1950-05-27

Court after receiving the indorse-
ment of city bar members. She
is the first woman to be named
to an Alexandria judgeship.
A 1882 graduate Of the National
University Law School, she is the
wife of Joseph M. Pancoast, for
mer Alexandria city attorney, with
whom she shares law Offices. They
live at 715 South Washington
street. An Alexandria resident
for 10 years, the Alabama born
attorney was a White House en-
ploye until she took up active law
practice in 1914.
Mrs. Pancoast was president of
the Alexandria Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club for two
years and served as president of
the Virginia Federation from 1947
to 1949. She is chairman of the
federation's International Rela-
tionS Committee,
Evening star., 1950-05-27
Binoegio Associates Plead
Not Guilty to Tax Evosion

KANSAS CITY. May 26 (P,.-
Five associates of the late Charles
Binaggio pleaded not guilty today
to Federal charges of income tax
evasion.
The men, all indicted by a grand
jury this week, are Walter l..
Rainey, gambler: Johnny Man
giaracina, known as an enforcer:
Samuel Goldberg and Thomas
(Tano) Lococo. a top-level en-
forcer, and Samuel c. Hayden, a
former assistant county prosecutor
who was named as a partner in
the $34-million-a-year gambling
operations here.
All posted bonds of $4,000.
Evening star., 1950-05-27
National Capital Fund
Drive Reaches 100000

Subscriptions in the Greater
National Capital Committee cam
paign fund now total $4,000. ii
was announced yesterday. The
goal is $4,000.
The drive for funds to carry
out the tourist and convention
promotion and special activities of
the Board of Trade Committee be-
gan May /. A final report lunch
con will be held June IL at a place
to be announced.
At yesterdays luncheon in the
Mayf1ower Hotel, two additional
division chairmen reported their
full quotas had been reached
They were: Newspapers, Samuel
H. Kaufman: public utilities
William j. McManus.
Previously the banks division
and building and loan associations
had reported oversubscription OF
their quotas.
Evening star., 1950-05-27
BY the Associcfed Press 9

MIAMI. Fla. May 27.-The
long g-awaited and much-discussed
Senate investigation of crime and
gambling activities on a Nation
wide scale has been launched
here by Senator Kefauver, Demo-
crat. of Tennessee.
The investigation. begun yes
terday with dramatic swiftness
and secrecy, resumed early today
behind locked and closely guarded
doors in the Federal Building.
With Senator Kefauver were
Senator Hunt, Democrat. of
Wyoming and Rudolph HALEY.
counsel for the five member Sen
ate committee charged with prob
Evening star., 1950-05-27

ems Clubs, yes
terday was ap-
pointed a sub
stitute judge of
t he Juvenile
and Domestic
Relations Court
of Alexandria.
Mrs. Pan
coast, who will
be an alternate
for Judge Mar
ion B. West, was
appointed by
Judge William
P. WoollS of
J. tN~
Evening star., 1950-05-27
Senate Crime Probe Under Way in Miami

that such underworld characters
as Anthony Carfano. known as
Little Augie," have taken con-
troll of the hotel from the original
lessees.
Mr.. Brown told reporters before
entering the committee room that
Il cannot tell you anything ex-
cept in generalities without q
presidential order" He empha-
sized he had no such presidential
order.
Evening star., 1950-05-27
Mrs. Pancoast Named
Substitute Judge

Mrs. Irene L. Pancoast, AZ, Alex
andria attorney and former presi-
dent of the Virginia Federation of
Business and Professional Wom-
Evening star., 1950-05-27
Jack Benny Gives 81 900

BERKELEY, Calf, May q yPl,
Jack Benny lost part
Of his reputation as a tightwad
Evening star., 1950-05-27

! Yesterday. The University Of
California regents accepted a
81 900 gift from Benny for sur
gical research at the UCLA med.-
ca! center.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-09
AN ORIGINAL IDEA

1t has been q pretty expensive adven-
ture for the United States to insist on
bringing the World back to its senses,
particularly by outlawing war. OF course
we have advanced the cause of peace in
most parts of the Woodland at tremen-
dous cost.
This friter suggests that we rule our
own United States as it should be ruled,
and let other Nations look after their own
affairs.
People who lived through the first
World War WI perhaps remember that
the United States was very unreasonable
and stupid in refusing to back Woodrow
Wilson and the League of Nations. 1t
would be good idea to back up our
American Nation and Democracy and let
the rest of the World look after their own
backyards.
No one doubts but what Russia is
carrying on a bluffing, hypOcritical game
to steal a lot of World trade while at the
same time it continues to keep its own
"half-baked" population in line to back
their bluff of another war.
Folks, why not look after our own
affairs, inasmuch as we are in deep trouble,
and let the savage Nations of the World
fight out their own quarrels? Let them
kin off their Communists, with their atom
bombs if they have any to spare.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-09
SHEER NONSENSE

The December issue of Fortune featur-
- a lengthy article on the governments
aniisrust suit against the largest American
chain store system, the Great Atlantic
Pacific Tea Company, written by M. A.
Adelmkn, assistant professor of economics
~ "A. u T. Mr.. Adelman discusses in detail
variou& legal and economic ramifications
81 the action. Near the end, he says: Eco
homie DE is a little more complicater than
il seems. aud. .one needs to look at the
whole picture. Various studies have done
40 aud the verdict has been unanimous. Of
an trades, food retailing is the most diff
cult % Imagine as ever approaching mono
poly. Ifis simply too easy and too cheap TO
enter The independent retailers, whole
salers. bnd food brokers have been forced
b. chah-st0re competition to improve
their methods in order to survive, but SIR
viye they have. There is no sign of their
disappearance"
dhsre is another remarkable phase of
the A p case which deserves mention.
We havesalways thought of monOpolies as
eombinauoRs in restraint of trade whose
demand and sell il at the highest possible
price 70 helpless consumers. But A & P's
erime. ace0fding TO the government, is that
Il has used is buying power and its other
assets % kell goods cheaper. Yet that is
what anysEood merchant, in any line of re-
failing. tues 10 do. 1t is an inevitable pro-
duct % cempetition. And it is one of the
reasons fsF-eur high living standards.
IN a ~ event. the government has en-
tered laeal morass which just doesn't
make sense to the practical lay mind. Every
eustomer.of A s p. or any other retailer,
has q choice of many other stores which
would like 20 have his trade. No store can
'coNmand" trade-it earns it in competi-
tion exit doesn't get it. To talk about
monopoly in any branch of retailing is the
shoorest nonsense.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-09
TODAY's BIRTHDAYS.
(Know America

Lester Markell, editor of the
N. Y. Sunday Times, born in New
York, IS years ago.
Lieut.. Gen. Lucian X. Truscott,
Jr.. wartime commander in Italy,
born in Chatfield, Texas, SIS years
ago.
Bishop Ivan Lee Holt of ST.
Louis, Methodist leader, born ia
De Witt, Ark. 81 years ago.
Chic Young, cartoonist, creator
of 'Blondie,' born in Chicago, 40
years ago.
Byrd E Henderson, president
of the Household Finance Corp,
Chicago, born in Louisville, KY,
81 years ago.
DIR. Mollie Ray Carroll of the
Social Security Administration,
labor economist, born in Des
Moines, Iowa.
Walter J. Donnelly, Ambassa-
dor to Venezuela, born in New
Haven, Clnn.. So years ago.
Oracle Fields, English actress
singer, born 50 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-09
THE SECRET OF PROGRESS

The incredible development OF the oil
industry is we'll known. The first well was
drilled only 80 years ago-today we have
5000 wells producing about 59OO,o00
barrels of petroleum day
We think of oil in terms OF wells and
refineries and machines But, as an article
in TheLamp, a publication Of Standard Oil
of New Jersey, sair, s'The important fact
oh has not been the oil but the men who
worked with it. The men started with q
smelly. dirty docking substance and out Of
itibuilt manifieent structure Of useful
things. tn the process they built an indus
try with an investment of more than $780,
00O.000.0O and jobs for nearly 100000
people They helped create at least 5OO,-
900 little businesses. Their activities Great
ed an income from leases and royalties of
more than $3.50. 100000 year for farm
ers, educational institutions, landholders
and state governments. Their activities al
so resulted in annual revenue to Federal
state and local governments OF more than
S2.OO0,00O,O00 yearly"
The machines are important-hut the
human factor is infinitely more so. Oils
contribution to the nation was made poss-
ihle because men had vision and Were will
ing to take long chances for the rewards
of success. Some failed, some succeeded,
Back of every step, taken By this or any
other enterprise are human brains and hui
man hands and human ambition.
Progress and achievement come from
the individual The whole history of this
nation from the earliest times is an avowal
of that fact.