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Evening star., 1950-12-17

babe - that this policewoman tags along"
Policewoman Shirley now hooks her arm
under Dams. isn't it exciting" she squeals.
Quite few of the boys are hanging around.
and Shirley's squeals carry far and wide.
There are chuckles from all sides and Dan
flushes. Let's get moving" he growls at
her. Were going places
That's what mean," says Shirley bob
bing her blonde head.
The chuckles turn into loud laughter and
Dan gets her out into the street fast. This
may be Saturday night" he tells her, but
you're not out on date. Think of me as
your brother officer"
Anything you say, Brother" says Shirley.
Let's go to the Peacock Room first haven't
been there in ages, and they say that new
band ="
DAN breaks in. The Peacock Room is
clean," he snaps at her. We're going to case
the lesser dives and get evidence of serving
underage kids and guys that have had too
much and selling after hours -
After hours? Goodness" cries Shirley.
1--WE ,viH make night of it, won't we?'
They walk few blocks to joint known as
the Pink Gazelle. There is plenty of room at
the bar and they sit on couple of stools.
I'D like Scotch, says Shirley.
That's too bad," says Dan. YOU'RE get
ting short beer Draw two," he tells the
bartender.
The Man in White looks Shirley over. is
the little lady over twenty -one?" he says.
Aren't you sweet to ask that?" laughs
Shirley. Actually, I'm twenty-seven.'
'Oh, yeah?" says the barman. Maybe
could see some proof
why. of course" says Shirley, opening her
bag. I'm policewoman. Here's my shield
and my identification card"
Dan sighs deeply and takes her by the arm.
Lets co." he says. 'Never mind the beer"
he tells the bartender.
did do something wrong?" Shirley asks,
when they are out in the street.
Look" Dan says, signing again. How
do you expect to spot any violations if you
tip off everybody ahead of time that you're
cop? You're plain-clothes. Officer Shirley
Evening star., 1950-12-17

Haggerty! Plain-clothes, Haggerty II get it?"
But feel so important being cop." she
sighs DO you mean can't tell anyone I'm
policewoman?"
Not tonight. Not while you're on this
kind of duty. Tell them you're anything at
all - but not cop, for Pete's sake! Not
until it's time to make pinch
They turn into something called the Blue
Heaven. They sit for an hour watching what
goes on, which is exactly nothing except
wrestling match on the television. Finally
Shirley pushes away her glass and says, What
a way to spend an evening! should think,
with the city picking up the check -"
Listen, sister officer" goes on Dan. Il
got hunch you are not cut out to be lady
cop Why don't you quit and find yourself
nice guy and marry the poor sap?"
well, brother officer" says Shirley. you
are little late with that advice, because did
marry guy five years ago. We split up about
six months back"
''I'm sorry," says Dan, shaking his head.
Il am always putting my foot in it. You
don't have to talk about it."
"Oh, like to talk about it, says Shirley,
because he is nice guy named Ambrose,
and still love him. But he has gambling
blood in him. He's horse-playing fool. He
owns nice little bar and grill but he shoots
all the profits at the track. So walk out on
him and get job as a lady cop, which is nice
steady work But here am crying into my
beer and telling my life story! Can't we 60
and look for crime somewhere else?"
Dan shakes his head. The first thing cop
has to learn is patience" he says. "Wem stay
another half hour"
And this is Dams first mistake of the eve
ming, which is pretty good record for him,
at that. Ten minutes later his mouse Kitty
and Uncle Dennis stroll in for night-cap
after their movie.
They get as far as the booth where Dan
and Shirley are sitting. Then they stop short
Kitty's face hardens up and her eyes narrow,
and Uncle Dennis coughs and looks unhappy
What pleasant surpriseT' snaps Kitty.
Dan stands up. This is Shirley Haggerty,"
he says "She and are team"
"Hmmm," says Uncle Dennis.
Evening star., 1950-12-17
4 SHORT STORY
W7HEN Kitty Archer,
w who is the one-and-
only little mouse of Plain

only little mouse OF RAIN
clothesnan Dan McGary, kisses him good
night this evening, she sighs heavily and says,
Il wish you could get back to the day shift.
suppose I'll have to 60 to the movies again
tonight with your Uncle Dennis. I'm very
fond of Uncle Dennis, but like my McCarys
little younger"
Dan turns back for dividend kiss. Il do
not like this any better than you" he says.
Some of these cops have to work with are
awful dumb. Why, they are even dumber
than am" he adds.
What's it to be tonight" Kitty asks.
Tonight me and one of those new rookie
cops will be checking up on a few places"
he tells her. Il am breaking this cop in. It'll
be routine stuff"
And this, as far as Dan knows, is the truth.
Nobody tells him that the cop he draws for
teammate answers to the name of Shirley
Haggerty. She is brand-new rookie, but she
is not one of those hatchet-faced, heavy-set,
jiu-jitsu policewomen of the old school.
The Commissioner has some progressive
ideas about lady-cops, and he picks quite
few who can qualify as baby-faced dolls in any
league. This Policewoman Shirley has COM
pleted her training and she is now assigned to
three months probationary duty. She is what
is called plain-clothes cop the same as Dan,
which is sort of silly because her clothes aren't
plain at all and they do neat job of showing
off her figure, which is about as plain as a
banana-split sundae. She has long blonde
BOB, and she has way with her eyes, which
are wide and blue, and a happy smile that
goes with the rest of her.
cHE is waiting at the desk at Headquarters
when Dan gets there. Meet Policewoman
Haggerty, McGany,' the desk sergeant says.
Dan looks and gapes. ''Huh?" he says.
I'm your teammate, officer" says Shirley,
flashing her best smile.
You know the routine" the sergeant says
to Dan. Drop in at various joints and keep
ar~eye out for violations. The Inspector wants
two police witnesses in case you spot any
thing suspicious and it is his idea that this
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Committee 10 Study
Schools Transport

\ The Montgomery County Board
'of Education has appointed a
committee of Is prominent resi-
dents to study the problems Of
transporting school children.
Designated the Advisory Com
mittee of Transported the
group will look into such subjects
as school bus routes, special buses,
USE of footpaths and how far a.
pupil must live from school to be
entitled to bus transportation.
Chairman of the group is DR..
Meredith F. Burrill, director of
the Interior Departments Board
OF Geographical Names. Other
members are:
A. H. Bowls. Washington I.
Cleveland, Frank j. Duane, Ma
than R. Gilbert. C. Willard Har-
vey, Mrs, Everett Jones, Mrs.
Russell Umstead, Mrs. Maurice
Jansky, DR.. Leslie Ball, James H.
Lake, Edward P. Landry, Frank
A. Reynolds, w. L. Robinson, John
B. Echer and Henry K. Evans.
Consultants will inclule Thorpas
S. Jackson of the Boarc. of ECU
cation. William B. Marks, the
boards director of transportation:
DR.. D. w. Zimmerman, assistant
State superintendent of schools:
Stephen James, Automotive Safety
Foundation; DR.. Glenn Feather
ston. Office of Education. and DIR.
Frank Cyr, Columbia University.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
DR.. Fred T.. Heath
Named Health Officer
For Fairfax County
BY the. Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 1S.-Dr.
Fred c. Heath, As, has been ap-
pointed health officer for Fairfax
County. subject to approval of the
county's Board of Supervisors.
DR.. L. j. Roper, State Health
Commissioner, said DR.. Heath was
named to replace DR.. H. c. Brad
ford. who resigned. DR.. Heath has
been the health officer for Mont
gomery and Giles counties and the
city of Radford since December !,
1945.
He is graduate of the School
of Public Health and Hygiene at
Johns Hopkins University.
A graduate of Hahnemann Med
ical College. Philadelphia, DR..
Heath entered the. armed forces
in 1912. He took temporary leave
from his position at Radford in
1948 to acquire a degree in public
health at Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity.
The next meeting of the Fair
fax supervisors is set for Decem-
ber S. County officials expect
that DR.. Heath may take up his
new duties Immediately if his ap-
pointment is confirmed.
DR.. Bradford, in his letter of
resignation, sharply criticized the
State Health Department and the
county supervisors. He said that
proper administration of his de-
partment was almost impossible
because of constant meddling OF
State experts and "a lethargic at
titude" on the part of local
officials.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Pastor and Trustees
Held Liable for Debt

i Arlington Circuit Court ruled in
effect today that Rev. Floyd N.
Bradley of the First Church of the
Nazarene and the three church
trustees are personally liable for
a debt OF $1,457 incurred by the
pastor in a bankrupt building ven
ture.
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy
ruled in the case of the Gruver
Manufacturing Co., a Silver
Spring supply firm, that the con-
gregation was absolved of LA
bility and that the church prop
erty could not be attached.
The Gruver company sought
payment of a note of Last in
dorsed by Mr.. Bradley and the
trustees.
E w. P. Ames and his brother,
Col. Norman Ames, recently
bought the church property after
foreclosure for the purpose of
returning it to its congregation.
The Ames brothers are heading a
campaign to raise $4,000 to re-
duce the church mortgaged in
debtedness of about $4,000.
Mr.. Bradley, who is i'll in Mas
sachusetts, went into bankruptcy
in a building venture calculated
to pay off the church's mortgage.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Bid Of S518,296 Studied
On New Parkway Bridge

Officials are studying a low bid
of $518,296 for construction of
the first bridge on the Federal
end of the Baltimore Washington
Parkway.
The location is to be over the
Little Patuxent River at point
near the District Home, outside
Laurel, Md. The bid was offered
by the Brooklyn Engineering Corp,
one of II bidding firms. Highest
bid was 1892, ,222. submitted by the
Whiting Turning Contracting Co.
H. J. Spelman of the Public
Roads Administration regarded the
bidding by so many firms as a
"very good" sign. The PRA is
acting for the National Capital
Parks Office in doing the con-
struction work on the Federal end
of the new parkway, which is a
NCP project. The Budget Bureau
recently alolcated SIS million to
defray expenses to next July /.
A second project calls for the
parkway to underpass the Balti-
more & Ohio tracks at the
Annapolis Junction. A third. for
which bids will be invited soon,
is a bridge over the Big PatuXent
River.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
..,sA
Fairfax Bond Sale
Advanced Two Days

Date of sale of a $3.50 ,O0o Fair
fax County bond issue has been
changed from December Z to De-
cember S. the Office of the execu-
tive secretary announced today.
The bonds were voted to build
an addition to the county court
house.
At the same meeting, the board
is scheduled to act on 1851 budget
requests of department heads.
Treasurer Lewis M. Coyner has
submitted proposed budget call
ing for an increase of $6,985 over
this year. %
Included in the requests are an
nual pay increases of from 5000
to $3.50 for employees and $500 for
the treasurer.
After the board acts on the
recommendation, the budget must
be submitted to the State Com
pensation Board for approval. The
State pays one third of the cost
of the treasurer's Office.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Danfon 10 Face Court
In Daughter S Killing
When He Receivers

Andrew Danton, former Census
Plueau employe here, will be ar
raigned in the Staying of his
4-year-old daughter as soon as
he RECEIVERS sufficiently to leave
the Federal Reformatory infirm-
ary in Petersburg, Va.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney r. Roy Rush said Danton,
"a. will be tried in the Western
District of Virginia.
According to Federal Bureau of
Investigation agents, Danton has
termed the Staying and attempt
to kill his wife and himself a
comedy of errors" but the agents
did not amplify the quotation.
He is accused of hitting the
child over the head with a jack
handle, striking his wife with a
hammer, cutting their throats
with a broken bottle and driving
them over an embankment in the
family car off Skyline drive. Then,
according to an oral confession
police say he gave, he slashed
his own wrists and throat and
attempted to set fire to the car.
The daughter, Lynn Danton,
is to be buried in Brooklyn, N. Y,
tomorrow.
Mrs. Danton, 33, is in Front
Royal Hospital, still in serious
condition but expected to recover
Unaware of the death of her
daughter, Mrs. Danton has not
been questioned about the tragic
episode last Wednesday at the
Gooney Run overlook. Z miles
south of Front Royal.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Postal Sub-Station
Open in Silver Spring

A new SUBJ station almost as
large as the main Silver Spring
Post Office opened this week at
Kennett street and Newell road,
Silver Spring.
Named the Blair Station, the
new postal outlet will offer facili-
ties for the Silver Spring area be-
tween East-West highway and
Georgia avenue, according to
Postmaster William B. Bowman.
Supt. w. B. Leizear will be in
charge of the new sub-station,
which also will house the Offices
of the Silver Spring Superintend-
ent of Mails. A. G. Briggs.
The building was recently COM
pleted at a cost of about $4,000.
Blair Station is diagonally
across from the silver spring" for
which the community was named.
1t is called Blair Station because
of its location on the old Blair
estate, which was once owned by
Montgomery Blair, Postmaster
General, in Lincolns cabinet.
The new sub-station is the third
to be opened by the Silver Spring
Post Office in recent years. The
other two are at Woodmoor and
Wheaton.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
BeIvoir Plaque TO Honor
Dead Of Engineer Corps

Engineer Corps dead of all wars
will be honored tomorrow by dedi-
cation of plaque on the Belvoir
pew of historic Pohick Church on
the Fort Belvoir reservation.
The plaque was placed on the
pew Memorial Day. Its dedica-
ton will be a highlight of the II
am. service. The sermon will be
delivered by Mai. David E. Kins-
Ter, post chaplain.
Pohick Church, national shrine
Of the Order of the Purple Heart,
was designed by George Washing
ton, who purchased the first pew.
Assisting the first President in
starting the church in 1772 was
George William Fairfax, then
owner of the land now occupied
by the reservation. Fairfax pur-
chased the Belvoir pew, named
after his estate. The plaques
dedication will mark the 178th
anniversary OF the purchase.
Maj. Gen. Douglas L. Weart,
post commander, also will present
duplicates of historical altar ves-
sells to the church.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Pharmacy Board Lists
28 Passing Exams
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 18.-
The State Board of Pharmacy
yesterday announced the names
of % candidates who qualified for
State licenses in examinations
given here earlier this week.
Successful applicants were:
Wyman r. Kirkland, Willie
Lee Maxwell, Doyle E. Mote, Rob-
ert Neale Jennings. Rufus E. Mil
Ter, Oscar Brown, Macy T. Prid-
gen, jr., Dora K. Wobeller, Wilson
Johnson, jr., William E. Rhodes,
William A. Goodman, Harold D.
Samuels, Richard Henry Marx.
Also, Stanley Peckerman, Mario
Baratta, William Saltzman, Solo
mon Kominsky. Jacob Jaffe,
George Milton Baker, Charles L.
Packer, Miss Wanda E. Harrell
Paul L. Pickering. jr., Randolph
L. Arthur, jr.. Graham j. Barkley
Carl r. Christianson, Marvin H
Goldstein, Kathryn V. Scott and
Walter P. Bailey.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Pedestrion-of-Week
Award Is Presented
To Typing Teacher

A tipping teacher yesterday was
named pedestrian of the week"
for the careful way she watches
the lights as she crosses at Thir-
teenth and F streets NV.
The winner, Mrs. Karl F. Oer-
lein of 3012 Gainesville street
Sc. a teacher at the Strayer
Business College, was nominated
by Traffic Policeman R. C. Davis.
AS the weeks most careful
pedestrian Mrs. Oerlein was
awarded a bouquet of flowers do
mated by Blackstone florists and
a $40 gift certificate donated by
Woodward g. Lothrop's. The
pedestrian-of- -the-week program
is sponsored by the Commission
ers' Traffic Advisory Board, the
Department of Vehicles and Traf-
flc and the Metropolitan Police.
The program will continue
through December 80.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Seven Prince Georqe!
Volunteer Firemen
Sentenced for Arson

Prison terms have been ordered
for four of seven young Prince
Georges County volunteer firemen
who admitted starting a series of
blazes last summer in the Forest
ville-Rosaryville area.
The three others, one of whom
is IA years old, and the other two
Is. also were sentenced by Judge
Charles c. Marbury in Prince
Georges Circuit Court at Upper
Marlboro yesterday.
The series of IL fires which
caused damage estimated at $40.-
600, the court said, struck NOR
tai terror to the community and
shocked the conscience of the
county"
Indeterminate Terms.
William T. Tippett, 20, Suit
land; Arthur j. Stacey. %. Park
land. and Willy D. Grusholt, 49,
Forestville, each were given indie
terminate terms not to exceed
years in the Maryland Reforma-
tory for Males.
Thomas A. Marlowe, 10, Suit
land, was given 51a years in the
reformatory. The court said he
had been given an extra six
months because he had been in
volved in housebreaking and lar
ceny cases in Juvenile Court.
These sentences were given the
three younger members of the
group: Joseph Baker, 16, District
Heights. and Clifford Brown, 16,
Morningside, indeterminate terms
in the reformatory, not to exceed
five years but confinement was
suspended on condition that they
are accepted to serve their time
at the Maryland Training School
for Boys at Loeb Raven: Ford
Baker. IA, Joseph's brother, five
years in the Maryland House of
Correction, but his term also was
suspended on the same conditions.
The court said Ford had been
sentenced to the House of Cor
rections because the State Re-
formatory for Males does not ac-
cept boys Of his age.
Permanently on Record.
The court, however. ordered the
sentences to remain permanently
on the records so that it might be
possible later to revoke the sus-
pensions.
All of the youths entered guilty
pleas. County Probation Officer
Roy D. Bright told the court that
none of the boys has criminal rec
ords except Marlowe. He said all
come from families highly re-
garded in their neighborhoods. He
said Stacey is a former Boy Scout.
master.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Arlington Revenue Chief Asks
1000 Pay Cut Due to Illness

Commissioner of Revenue Harry
K. Green of Arlington has filed
new salary request with the
State Compensation Board. He
wants his pay cut 1000 this year.
The veteran offlceholder no.
titled the County Board he had
made the request because illness
has kept him away from his Office
part of the time. His staff sub
mitted itemized salary requests to-
the State and listed him for his
usual $500 a year against my
wishes" Mr.. Green said.
He said that previously, when
he has been away from his of
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Falls Church Asks Review
OF Annexation Suit. Il Lost

Falls Church has filed a petit
tion asking review by the State
Supreme Court of Appeals of the
city's unsuccessful suit to annex
1915 square miles of Fairfax
County territory. If the petition
is approved, a date for argument
of the case will be set.
The city's plea was denied by
a three-judge court sitting at
Fairfax last summer Since that
time. Alexandria has won more
than 7 square miles of Fairfax
territory before a SIMILAR court
The county plans to appeal the
Alexandria decision.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
|PriinceGeorges
Chief Of Police
Taking Leave
Big-Tinie Gamblers
Have Quit County,
Residents Report &

Prince Georges County's police
chief, Ralph w. Brown, was ION
leave" today amid reports that
most big-time gamblers have left
the county and gambling there
now is "at minimum"
Supt. Brown, a primary target
of the county Republican party
during the recent election cam
paign, said he had leave coming
to him and expected to use it
up before the new administration
takes over December S.
The chief said he was aware
that the incoming Republicans
probably will replace him. It's a
case OF "to the victors belong the
spoils," he said.
/ Says County Is in Good Shane.
& Meanwhile, reports were circu-
.lating through the county that
most OF the gamblers have de-
parted for other places. Chief
Brown, however, said there has
been little gambling since the
county clamped down in 1e47.
The county is in better shape
now than at any time since have
been in Office" he declared. He
has been chief since 1912.
Chief Brown commended men,
oers OF the force as the "best in
TINS community" and added: II
have no regrets. I'm not ashamed
OF anything. think we've done
a good job"
Crime and gambling, he as
serted. now are at minimum.
While he's away, his duties will
be carried on by 1t. R. C. Sines.
mead OF the Hyattsville station.
and 1t. Elon Turner, head of the
Upper Marlboro station.
Senate Investigators on Way.
Whether there is gambling in
the county will be discussed next
tuesday when two investigators
for the Senate Crime Investigate
ing Committee come to the coun-
ty to meet with William R. (Huck)
Hughes, newly elected Republican
member Of the Maryland House of
Delegates.
Mr.. Hughes, who contended
during his campaign that gam
bling was rampant" in the coun-
ty. said he will present the proof"
to the investigators. The investi-
gators, in turn. will submit the
information to Committee Chair
man Kefauver, Democrat, of Ten
nessee, Mr.. Hughes said.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Austin Named President
Of Falls Church Kiwunis

w. Ted Austin, Falls Church in
surance consultant and under
writer, was elected president of the
Falls Church Kiwanis Club this
week.
Other officers elected are DR..
Robert c. Hunt, vice president;
Roy E. Conner, treasurer, and
Burke A. Herts, secretary.
New members of. the board of
directors are Raymond B. Clark,
Frank Blumer, Roy F. Dunn, FL
lott H. Howe, H. w. Vanney, DR..
Andrew j. Welebir, John O.. Wal
lace, Mr.. Austin. Arthur c. Stick
ley, II. Dr.. Hunt and Mr.. Conner.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Neighborhood Concert
Monday at Cordozo

Invitotions for the second of this seq
sons Neighborhood Concerts by the
NotionoI Symphony Orchestra. with
Howard Mitchell conducting. ore being
distributed now. "a
The concert, under the sponsorship
Of The Evening Star, will be held at
cordozo High School, Thirteenth and
Clifton streets NV, at 9 pm. next
Mondoy.
invitations moy be obtoined at Cor
dozo. Armstrong ond Dunbor High
Schools; Miner Teachers College, Cor
net-Potterson ond Terrell Junior High
Schools; the Recreation Department. at
Sixteenth ond Lomont streets NV,
and the business counter in the lobby q
The Evening Stor Building.