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Evening star., 1950-01-30
By WilIiom A. MiIIen

Hospitalized in Baltimore nearly
four years, 18-year-old Carolyn
Sandin, Arlington polio victim,
hopes to return home soon.
Meanwhile. she has not only
learned to write. but to sketch and
color drawings by placing a pencil
holder in her teeth.
She had planned to come home
Saturday. but because of a physi-
cal setback she had to be taken
to Johns Hopkins Hospital for a
while. But now she is back at the
Children's Hospital School in Bal
timore, where she is getting along
well.
Mrs Laura T. Boldin. chairman
of the Arlington chapter of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis and director of the
March of Dimes drive in Arling-
ton, said:
"It is hoped Carolyn will soon be
able to make the trip home"
Carol-as she is known to
friends-lives at 1903 Fourth
street North, Arlington. She was
stricken with bulbar type polio
nearly four years ago. Mrs. Boldin
recalled the girl was in Gallinger
Evening star., 1950-01-30
New Fairmount School
May End Double Shift

Opening of the new Fairmount
Heights Senior Junior High
School next fall may eliminate
double-shift classes in Prince
Georges County Negro schools.
William S. Schmidt, assistant
county school superintendent, an
nounced this at the Council of
Parent Teacher Associations, Inc,
a colored group which met Satur-
day at Upper Marlboro.
When the Paramount Heights
school opens, the present Lake
land High School will be used for
junior and elementary school
grades. The Lincoln Junior High
School at Buena Vista and the
Highland Park Junior High School
, both will be converted to elemen-
tary school use.
Mr.. Schmidt said the revis1ons
will permit closing of one-room
schools at Ammendale, Muirkirk
and Fletchertown and three-room
schools at Lakeland and Glen
arden.
The PTA group urged that the
new school be named for Dos
well E. Brooks, county supervisor
of Negro schools since 1922.
Evening star., 1950-01-30

unpaid by July l begin accruing
6 per cent interest.
Mr.. Green is not too happy
about his collection problems,
however.
"I get no fun out of having to
resort to these measures to collect
the taxes" Mr.. Green asserted.
He added that he knows the tax
payer "does not ever enjoy it."
He concluded with this admoni-
tion:
"* Please come forward and
settle up your tax accounts if you
still owe any taxes"
The treasurer said today he
soon will know exactly how COL
lections stand. The balances have
not been available because of the
heavy work involved in collections,
Approximately 80 per cent Of
the county taxes were collected by
December S, leaving about $500 900
he said.
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Takoma Park Boy Sought;
Left Home Last Wednesday

Takon1a Park police today are
looking for a 15-year-old boy who
ran away from home last
Wednesday for the second time
in less than two months.
The boy, Stanley Warner Mann,
of "a Sycamore avenue, Takoma
Park. was reported missing yes
terday by his mother, Mrs. Will
liam McSparran.
Mrs. McSparran told police her
son left home to attend classes
at the Takoma Park Junior High
School and hasn't been heard
from since.
According to police the boy ran
away on December 10, and was
found five days later in La
Grange. N. c. Police said he had
gone there to visit relatives.
Evening star., 1950-01-30

Hospital for a year. Then she was
taken to Baltimore, where she has
been since May 21. 1947. She
was born in Washington August
l, 1881.
When writing or drawing, she
uses a plastic stick developed at
the hospital. With a fiat end for
holding between the teeth, the
other end of the stick has a place
for inserting a pencil. A small
rubber sponge can be inserted
also for turning pages of book
or magazine when reading.
Carol not only does crossword
puzzles but is taking correspond
ence courses in English and BIZ
ology. And she has been in a
respirator for the greater part
of four years.
This means writing all the an
swers the hard way with her
teeth and plastic stick and pencil.
And her mother says she can
write as we'll that way as she
ever could before her illness.
The blue-eyed blond is a ia
vorite with the nurses. She is al
ways smiling, they say.
Carol can remain out of the
iron lung only about three hours
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Conner Sanity Hearing
Set Today in Murder
OF His Three Children

A sanity hearing was to be held
today in Alexandria Corporation
Court for John Steven Conner,
who shot and killed his three
children December 7.
Conner, 39-year-old honor grad
uate of West Point, has pleaded
not guilty to the triple murder
charges by reason of insanity.
The commission that is to de-
eide his mental status consists of
Judge William P. Woolls, DR.. j. c..
Watson and DR.. Jerome Baum.
Both physicians practice in Alex
andria.
At today's hearing. Defense At
torney T. Brooke Howard is ex-
pected to present testimony of
two psychiatrists who have ex-
amined Conner in the city Jail.
They are DR.. Harold Stevens,
assistant professor of psychiatry
at Georgetown University Medical
School, and Brig. Gen. Sidney L.
Chappell, retired Army psychia-
trist.
Mr.. Howard said Gen. Chappell
was on the Board of Psychiatrists
in 1888 at Walter Reed Hospital
when Conner was sent there after
suffering the breakdown at West
Point.
Mr.. Howard said he also planned
to call as witnesses Conner's as
sociates at Fort Belvoir.
After his arrest, Conner told
police he shot the children be-
cause he feared they had inher-
tied mental depressions that he
suffered. Conner explained that
when he suffered these depres-
sionS he felt unsuccessful and
told police he had a nervous
breakdown just before graduating
from West Point. Because of this.
he said, he did not receive an
Army commission.
Conner was employed as civil
ian engineer at Fort Belvoir and
received more than $4,000 a year.
His wife has stood by him since
the shooting and has been fire.
quent visitor at the Jail. Conner
had told police he planned also to
shoot his wife, but decided not to
when she pleaded with him.
Evening star., 1950-01-30

Five persons we're hurt, at least
one critically, in a crash involving
four automobiles last night near
Bull Run, Va.
Most seriously hurt, according
to hospital reports, is Virgil Ar
nett, %. of Charlottesville, who
suffered extensive body cuts and
probably several rib fractures. He
is in Arlington Hospital.
The others injured are:
Lowell Louis Coleman, 26, Char
lottesville, cuts and bruises, and
Norman B. Billups, "a. Covington
Va, cuts and severe leg injuries
Both are in Arlington Hospital.
Mrs. Mary T. Sheppard, TIC
Gales street NE. undetermined
injuries, and her husband, How
ard c. Sheppard, 81, who received
minor injuries, Mrs. Sheppard
was admitted to George Washing
ton Hospital.
Head-on Collision.
The accident occurred about II
pm. on Route 211, near Bull Run
bridge.
Deputy Sheriff r. F. Hoskins of
Prince William County said the
automobile driven by Mr.. Cole
man-in which Mr.. Arnett was a
passenger-crashed head-on into
the car driven by Mr.. Billups, who
was driving east toward Wash
ington. - s77ss <ss'S
The second eastbound car piled
into the wreckage and the third
crashed into that. Mr.. Hoskins
said the last two automobiles were
driven by Mr.. Sheppard and by
Calvin Rule. 721 Boundary ave-
nue., Silver Spring. Mr.. Rule was
unhurt.
Traffic on the crowded high
way was blocked for almost an
hour.
Woman Struck by Car.
In another accident, Mrs. Jack
w. Smith. 46, wife of a dispatcher
for the Prince Georges County
fire control board, was seriously
injured today when struck by a
car in Colmar Manor, Md.
She was taken to the Prince
Georges General Hospital by the
Brentwood Rescue Squad ambu-
lance. The hospital said Mrs
Smith suffered a possible broken
leg, possible back and body in
juries and head lacerations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith live at 3704
Monroe street, Colmar Manor.
Pvt. David Dudley of county
police said the car was driven by
James E. jackson, As, colored, OF
the 1400 block of Eleventh street
NV. He was charged with reck-
less driving and placed under $500
bond pending hearing in Hyatts-
vile Police Court March 16.
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Two Yale Men Bured as Beers
On ProwI at Womun's CoIIeqe

like creatures lurking on the
grounds.
Stripped of their pelts. the
"bears" revealed themselves as a
couple of Yale University students.
They gave their names as Joseph
H. Chadbourne and Charles Carl.
jr. ~
They didn't mean to scare any
body, they said. They just wanted
to drum up some business for
Dear Old Ellis" m gazine
"Humor."
But Mr.. Tinnell was forced to
send them on their way after
giving them the .'bare" facts.
A city ordinance forbids the
wearing Of masks.
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Arlington Uses Classified Ads
In Plea for Back Tax Payments

Arlington Treasurer John Locke
Green has resorted to the classified
ads in an attempt to collect delin-
quent taxes.
In the classified columns of The
Sunday Star Mr.. Green wrote:
IF you are a citizen and tax
payer of the county and see this
notice, and have not paid your
taxes, you can we'll see why it is
most necessary for you to pay
them promptly.
Moreover" Mr.. Green's ad con-
tinued. "to pay them will save the
delinquet taxpayer the trouble and
worry and extra expenses which
are incident to collection through
the courts and sheriff's Office
County taxes are due December
5 Of each year. If not paid by
that date, 5 per cent penalty
is imposed. Taxes still remaining
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Looking Back $50 Years

Sightseers who visited Washing
ton in 1900 found slight sugges-
ton of future metropolis housing
nearly 100000 inhabitants.
At the end of January. 1900, the
Commissioners ordered a survey
of the citys dwelling houses
When the surveyor reported back
on May Is, he had counted 372-
100 of brick, 263 of wood.
On the map, the 6,OOO-acre in
FAINT city-then bounded by Rock
Greek, Florida avenue, the Eastern
Branch tAnacostia) and the Po-
tomac-had 1859 neat squares
outlined with streets.
In actuality. few of the streets
yet existed, and only 178 of the
blocks boasted any houses. Fields
and woods bordered the down.
town shopping section"
Buildings Motley.
The buildings we're a motley as
sortment. There were fine two
and three-story brick residences.
newly built by such rich citizens
as Thomas Law. And within a
stones throw were log cabins and
farmhouses surrounded by or
chards.
Three wooden houses and a
church stood on the present site
of Woodward and Lothrop's. The
church was st. Andrews Presby-
terian-one- story, with a round
top. Across Tenth street was the
first st. Patrick's, a story and a
Evening star., 1950-01-30

Sometimes it doesn't pay a
sailor to leave his sack.
Take the case of John T. Steen,
25, aviation machinists mate, Sd
class, whose sack Che hopes) is
located at the Naval Air Station,
Patuxent. Md.
Sailor Steen was on wheels this
morning. completing a 3,000-mile
junket from San Diego, Calf,
when Policeman Leslie Thompson
officially INTRODUCED him to Mont
gomerly County, Md.
Sailor Steen had maneuvered
his craft in a manner Policeman
Thompson did not approve. But
even more serious, Sailor Stems
craft bore no license plates.
Before Judge James Miller, the
seaman told a sad story of how he
and his four-wheeled craft were
transferred from Hawaii to Cali
fornia. and how the officials there
gave him a receipt for new tags,
and said they would mail him the
tags later.
1t was rough sailing across
Evening star., 1950-01-30
School Construction
PIeases Authorities
In Prince GEORGES

Prince Georges County school
officials are pleased with the type
of schools now under construction
there but concede there aren't
enough of them.
Board Chairman j. Frank Dent
said after a six-hour Sunday in
spection tour of schools yester-
day, that all school needs in the
county won't be met unless
there's slowing up in poulation.
Visited Five Schools.
The board chairman, accom-
panied by other school officials,
visited five schools where addi-
tions have been completed or are
nearly ready for use. The group
also inspected sites for the new
Nicholas Orem High School at
Hyattsville and the Eugene Bur-
roughs High School in Suitland.
Schools inspected were the Agar
Road Elementary School, where
an addition of four classrooms
and multi-purpose room soon
will be ready for use; the Bladens-
burg Vocational Training School,
the Fairmont Heights Senior
Junior High School (for Negroes =,
and the District Heights and
Suitland Elementary Schools. s.
Principals Went Along.
The inspecting party also in
cluded Board Members o. w.
Phair of Laurel and Mrs. Edna
Pitts of Cottage City: School
Supt. G. Gardner Shugart; Assist
ant Supt. William S. Schmidt;
Thomas S. Gwynn, jr., director
of school planning, and Arthur
Robinson, school maintenance
supervisor. .
Principals of the various schools
also were on hand to conduct the
touring party through their
schools. a
Mr.. Dent said the schools visited
yesterday are only a part of the
program under way in the county.
He pointed out that new ele-
mentary schools are under con-
struction in the Langley Park and
Mount Rainier Brentwood areas,
as we'll as three new senior high
schools.
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Church Growth Opportunity
To Be Topic Of Council

Opportunities for church growth
will be discussed at a meeting of
the Alexandria Council OF
Churches at 8 o'clock tonight.
The group, comprising 16 re-
ligious organizations will hear DR.
John Halko, director of research
and planning of the Washington
Federation of Churches. 1t will
meet in the Westminster building
of Second Presbyterian Church,
st. Asaph and Prince streets,
Alexandria.
The Rev. Conner Lille, presi-
dent of the council and rector of
Christ Church, announced that
the committee studying possible
afflliation of the Alexandria Coun-
Gil with the Washington Fedora
ton, will report.
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Silver Spring Trade Board
To Meet on Wednesday

The Silver Spring Board Of
Trade will hold it's Friday meet
ing at $50 pm. Wednesday at
the Indian Spring Country Club.
Entertainment will be furnished
by the Army Ground Forces Band
Quintette from Fort Meade.
Board President Einar B. Chris
tensen has announced the re-
appointment of Charles H. Kope-
land as executive secretary and
Mrs. Opal Spicer as secretary in
charge of the organizations office.
Evening star., 1950-01-30

at a time. Sometimes she sits in
a wheel chair for awhile. She
enjoys the television set at the
hospital.
Carols parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Gustave Sandin. She has
three brothers. Robert, 25; Bruce
81, and. Miles, 9.
Carol contributes to "CHS All
Star" edited and printed in the
Occupa tional Therapy Department
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Suif|and Businessmen 5Huf, One Critically,
Fight Naming Of New In Four Crash
School for Individual Near Bull Run

Opposition to the naming oi
the new high school at Suitlano
after any individual has been
voiced by the Businessmen's AS
sociation.
George M. Beltz, secretary OF
the organization, announced yes
terday that his group had voted
unanimously against naming OF
the school latter any past super
intendent of schools"
Mr.. Beltz added that the busi-
ness organization also voted
unanimously in favor of the
structure being called the Suit
land High School. "as being more
appropriate" Marion E. West is
president of the group.
Board Selected Name.
The County Board of Education
had announced last week that the
Suitland school would be named
for the late Eugene S. Burroughs
former county school head.
School Supt. G. Gardner Shu-
CART, said the Suitland groups
protest was the first reported
against the naming plan.
Five schools already have been
given names, Mr.. Shugart ex.
planned. These Include the Fred
erick Sasser High School at Up
per Marlboro, which opened for
the first time last spring, and
four schools now under construc-
ton, he added.
The latter schools are the high
school in Hyattsville, which is to
be named after Nicholas Orem, sr.:
a similar school in Bladensburg
which will be designated in honor
of Dr. Albert S. Cook; the Mount
Rainier-Brentwood Elementary
School, to be named for the late
Thomas S. Stone, and the high
school in Suitland.
Serve Several Areas.
"These schools are serving sew
eral communities, s." Mr.. Shugart
declared. Because the schools
are located in one particular COM
munity doesn't mean they'll be
named after them"
Mr.. Burroughs. for whom the
Suitland school was named, was a
principal at the Surrattsville High
School, assistant county examiner
and for eight years, superinten-
dent of Prince Georges County
schools.
The Suitland school, slated to
be ready by the fall of 1851, is
being built on Silver Hill road
midway between Marlboro pike
and Sultland road. 1t will provide
facilities for about 1900 pupils,
= many of whom will come from
areas outside of Suitland.
Evening star., 1950-01-30
by, the Associoted Press

LYNCHBURG, Va. Jan. 30
Whether it's bare skins or bear
SKINS" it's still illegal in Lynch
burg.
Police officer Baxter Bersch was
startled when he received a call
last night from Randolph Macon
Woman's College that two men in
''bare skins" were running through
the dormitories.
It didn't take long for him to
find out his informant meant
"bear skins" but he dispatched an
officer anyway.
Traffic Officer T. M. Tinnell
found the source of the commo-
tion two very convincing BEAR
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Evangelism Crusade
Planned in ARLINGTON

The Rev. L. o. Leet will con-
duct a stewardship-evangelism
crusade Thursday through Febru-
ary II at the Wilson Boulevard
Christian Church in Arlington.
Services will be held at 7:45
o'clock every night except Satur-
day. MIR. Leet is national steward
ship evangelist for the Christian
Churches of America.
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Night School Registration
In Arlington Tomorrow

Registration for night school
classes at Washington-Lee High
School. Arlington, will be held be-
tween 7 and 9 pm. tonight. Wed
nesday and Thursday.
The classes are open for anyone
wishing to enroll and courses will
be given in any subject having at
least Is registrants.
Evening star., 1950-01-30
District Areas Schedule
For BIoodmobiIe Released

A schedule for the Red Cross
Bloodmobile in nearby Maryland
and Virginia has been announced
for this week.
1t will be at lis North Wash
ington street, Alexandria. between
10 am. and 4 pm. tomorrow; at
All Saints Church, Chevy Chase,
between 2 and 8 pm. Wednesday,
and at Eastern Star Hall, Mt.
Rainier, between IL noon and 5:45
pm. Thursday. ,n~F
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Thieves Get $410 TV Set,
IS Pennies From Toyern

Thieves last night took a $410
television set, 40 cartons of Gig
arettes and IS pennies from a
tavern near Gaithersburg.
The robbery was reported by
Louis Bussard, owner of Bussard's S
Rest, on route 240. Montgomery
County Detective j. B. Day is
investigating.
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Youth Group Plans Comedy

The Youth Fellowship of the
Calvary Methodist Church, Ar
lington, will present a three act
comedy, "My Mother-In-L Law" at
$3.50 p. m. Friday and Saturday in
the church educational building,
Twenty third and South Grant
streets.
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Show Planned Tuesduy

A show sponsored by the Wom-
ems Society of Christian Service
of Walkers Chapel Methodist
Church will be held at pm.
tomorrow at Cherrydale Firemen's S
Hall.
Evening star., 1950-01-30
Roturions to Hear Admiral

Rear Admiral Henry Hartley,
U. s. NJ, retired, will address the
College Park Rotary Club in the
University of Maryland dining
room at Sis pm. Wednesday.
Evening star., 1950-01-30
CoIesviIIe Church Supper

An oyster and ham supper will
be held at 4:30 p. m. Thursday at
the Colesyille (MdD Methodist
Church.
Laurel outlook., 1950-05-24
A FROM A
NEIGHBOR

A host of friends, neighbors,
and relatives gathered at the little
stone church Thursday at 2 p. m.
to pay final tribute to Samuel L.
Flood, longtime resident of the
Park City community. Rev. Reu-
ben Dutton. superintendent of
the Yellowstone district of the
Methodist church, was in charge
of the services and burial was in
the Park City cemetery. Mrs.
Frank Kastelitz of Joliet accom-
panied by Mrs. Charles Eastlick
sang Sometime Well Understand"
and "Oh. Love That Will Not Let
Me Co." Casket bearers were
Charles Eastlick. w. ID. Whitcan-
ack, C. NJ. Whitmyer, Allan Hans
ford, j. l.. Keefer. and A. O.
Nelson.
Kindness was a dominant fea-
ture of Mr.. Floods character and
few have lived long in the Park
City community without being a
beneficiary of his kindness. He was
ever ready to give a helping hand
to a neighbor or to help out in
community service. He was UNI
usually kind to dumb animals and
this kindness was especially evil
dent to the pets in his own
household. He took an active inter-
est in promoting the work of
the new Civic center, donating
much time to its development. He
served many years as caretaker of
the Park City school buildings and
had a host of friends among those
who attended school at that time.
At the time of his death, he was
northumberland of the NJ. K.
church, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
Park City Water company, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Park City
Rod and Gun club, and secretary
treasurer of the Park City Gene
terry association.
The following is a partial list of
~out-of-town relatives in attendance
at the funeral:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Ely, Cres-
ton, Iowa; Mrs. Martha Spry,
Mrs. Dick Larson. Mrs. Walter
Shrammeck. Great Falls; Amos
Shellady. Helena; Mrs. Ella john
son, Missoula; Mrs. Marie McCuhe,
Thompson Falls; Mrs. Martha
Haynes, Bozeman; Mrs. Ray
Brown, Victor; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j..
Wallace, Hardin; MI. and Mrs.
Kenneth Shay. Mrs. Frank Kast-
telitz. Joliet; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Amos Flood. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Flood, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Veatch,
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Bradshaw,
Mrs. James Ennis, Mrs. Paul HOff-
man, William Ennis. all of Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1950-05-24
PARK CITY

A group of Park City students
participating in the interscholastic
events at Missoula left Thurs
day under the chaperonage of
Coach Leroy Jacobson and Mrs.
Stanley Pearsall. The students
making the trip were Nancy Har-
ris, Joan Pearsall. Erna Mein-
hardt, Shirley Southworth, Lillian
Sitzman. Fred Matthias. Jerry
Roth, Gerald Hume. and Harry
Matthias. The seniors who did not
go to Missoula visited historic
sights at Virginia City Thursday
and returned home Friday with
Mrs. Fred Scott as chaperon. The
students composing this group
were Catherine Scott. Alma Bon
giani, Richard Southworth, Don
aid Hedges. Don Larson, Lydia
Michael, Vincent Gonzales, Calvin
Grubs, Sam Cain, and Clara Kober.
Fred Scott had his arm painfully
injured Monday afternoon when he
plugged in a new sanding ma
chine which he was holding across
his arm not realizing that the
switch was turned on. Mrs. Scott
rushed him to Billings for medi-
cal treatment.
Mrs. Alvin Southworth enter
tanned at dinner Sunday, Mothers
day. for her mother. Mrs. Nellie
Holmgren, and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Holmgren. Johnny and Herbert, all
of Columbus.
Mrs. X. E. Plowman, Staccine,
and Donald were Sunday dinner
guests at the home of Mr.. Plow-
mans sister and brother-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bonart. at
Boyd. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. E. M. Plowman who
is making a weeks visit at the
home of her son.
Dinner guests Thursday eve
ming of Mr.. and Mrs. John Fry
were his mother and sister, Mrs.
Gail Fry and Mrs. Irwin Black, of
Columbus and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Amos Flood of Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1950-05-24
TREWIN

Mrs. E. H. Reimann and Mrs.
Charles Grubs attended the Meth
odist w. S. C. S. in Park City
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Marie McCune of Thomp-
son Falls and Mrs. Ray Brown and
daughter, Judy Ann, of Victor ar
rived here Monday night. They
were called here by the death Of
Mrs. McCune's brother. S. 7. Flood.
They returned to their homes
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Bradshaw
of Billings, Mrs. Martha Haynes Of
BoZeman, Mrs. Walter Schram-
meek of Great Falls and Amos
Shellady of Helena spent Wednes-
day evening at the Grubs home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Shay Of
Hawthorne called at the Grubs
ranch Wednesday evening.
Alma Bongiani and Calvin Grubs
were among the seniors Of the
Park CITY high school who made
the trip to Virginia City from
Thursday morning until Friday
night. A good time was had.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Singer OF
Coombs Flat called at the Grubs
home Friday en- route to Laurel.
Mrs. Lucia Bongiani, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Grubs and Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Matthias attended the
baccalaureate services for the
Park City high school in the gym
nasium Sunday night.