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Evening star., 1950-06-15
Institution Children 10 See
Night Of Thrills tomorrow

Thousands of Washington chill
dren will, be guests of the Masons
and Order of the Eastern Star
tomorrow at the annual Night of
Thrills at Griffith Stadium.
Cabs will carry the children
from various institutions and
homes to the ball park in time
for the entertainment program,
which will start at 4 pm.
A baseball game between the
Quantico Marines and the Heurich
Brewers, a circus and coronation
of Martha Jane Murray as queen
of the Night of Thrills will be
included in the eight hours of
entertainment.
The event is sponsored for the
benefit of the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home. -..
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Barrett Awaits Talk
With Young on Case
Involving Capt. Richitt

Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett
said today he wants to talk things
over with Commissioner John Rus
sell Young before he proceeds any
further with the case of Capt
Anthony Richitt.
Commissioner Young is at home
with a virus infection. his Office
said. He is not expected to return
to the District Building until next
week.
Capt. Richitt's transfer from
the third to the eighth precinct
started a chain of events that
brought on a congressional hear
ing and subsequent investigation
by Special Assistant corporation
Counsel Daniel B. Maher.
Report Made in April.
Mr.. Maher made his report to
the Commissioners on the Richitt
case cary in April. It was finally
made public June 1. In the report
Mr.. Maher said the evidence sup
ports charges of insubordination
neglect of duty, conduct unbe-
coming an officer. and conduct
prejudicial to the reputation OF
the force, against Capt. Richitt.
The Commissioners sent the case
to Maj. Barrett for whatever
action he saw fit to take. Maj
Barrett said he would seek advice
from his inspectors. He scheduled
a meeting for last Tuesday but
Cancelled it when Mr.. Maher said
he would be unavailable.
Is Free to Proceed.
Now Mai. Barrett says he will
not call the inspectors together
until he has seen Commissioner
Young. He acknowledged that
the Commissioners had advised
him he was free to proceed with
out further instructions, but he
said he just wanted to keep Com
missioner Young advised.
He said he had invited Mr.
Maher to present the Richitt case
to the inspectors ito show respect
for Mr.. Maher."
Il could have presented it,
Maj. Barrett said. so could In
spector lClarence) Lutz. We
don't need anybody else
Mai. Barrett said it was not
true that he planned to sit or
the case indefinitely.
Other things have come up,
he said. II haven't had a minute. ;
Evening star., 1950-06-15
JobIess Clerk and Wife Seized
In Store Counterfeiting Plant

An 18-year-old unemployed
Washington grocery clerk who
claims he learned counterfeiting
from a magazine article is being
held with his 17-year-old wife in
Albany, N. Y. on charges of max
ing and passing bogus $40 bills.
Secret Service agents identified
the couple as William H. Zoerndt
and his wife. Helen, who is preg-
nant. They lived until May 7 in
the 1900 block of A street S. E.,
agents said.
| Agents said Mrs. Zoerndt' S
father is Basil Tilley, president of
the Springfield tMass.) Offset
Printing Co.
zoerndt's mother lives in Spring.
field and his father is a railroad
employe in Atlanta, the Secret
Service reported.
Their arrest Tuesday in AmSter-
dam. N. Y, was due to the wifes
craving for candy.
George Van Fleet, Secret Ser
vice agent in Utica, N. Y, said
they signed a statement admitting
they passed as estimated $500 in
IL cities.
Most Passed for Candy.
'They admitted passing most of
it at candy shops" Mr.. Van Fleet
said. She loved candy and they
thought small shops we're the best
places to pass the money"
But. Mr.. Van Fleet said, it was
candy shop proprietor who be-
came suspicious and called police
when one Of their $40 bills looked
little too glossy, agents reported.
He said they made the fake bills
by a Photographic process which
Zoerndt mastered after reading
in a magazine about the process
used by master counterfeiter.
Agents had a good description
| of the girl because of her hair,
pregnancy and candy craving.
Mr. Van Fleet said she passed the
bills while her husband stood
nearby.
Bills Dumped i'm Sewer.
Zoerndt gave himself up at the
Amsterdam police station after
his wife's arrest. Mr.. Van Fleet
said Zoerndt left the candy store
when the proprietor became sus-
picious and dumped his photo
graphic equipment and several
phony bills from his car trunk in
a sewer. Then he went to the
police station.
Mr.. Van Fleet gave this account
Of the couples activities:
They ran away from their homes
in Springfield. Mass, Las Novem-
Evening star., 1950-06-15
7 Ex-GIs 10 Get
Court.Hedringon
U.S.Firingsin'47
Judge Hits Refusal
To Rehire Men Under
1914 Preference Act

Two Washington attorneys to-
day won a chance TO prove In Dis.
trict Court that they were diScrim-
mated against when a Governments
agency refused to rehire them
under the Veterans Preference
Act Of 1914.
The United States Court of Ap.
peals made this possible in reverS-
ing a District Court Judgment
against Robert D. Elder. so. of 1883
South Thirty-Second road. Fair
lington, and Greene Chandler
Furman, IS. Of 1914 Connecticut
avenue NV.
Both lawyers are unemployed.
Both Are Veterans.
Mr.. Elder is a veteran of World
War I. who served for Is months
as an infantry captain. Mr.. Fur
man served briefly in the last
war as first lieutenant before re.
ceiving a medical discharge.
Both men were employed as
attorneys in the Agriculture De.
partment during the last war.
But in l947 they were discharged
from the department as part Of
a reduction in force. due to lack
Of funds.
Their District Court suit to en-
Join the flrings was dismissed on
pre-trial motion by Judge F.
Dickinson Let's. The judge ruled
the lawyers as war service ap-
pointees" were entitled by law only
to limited length Of Government
service despite their good" or
better ratings.
Firing Upheld.
The appellate court upheld
that view but. citing the Veterans
Preference Act Of 1914. declared
both attorneys had right to
show In District Court trial
whether Agriculture Disseminated
against them by subsequently hir.
ing other attorneys OF less pre-.
ferred status while refusing TO re.
employ Mr. Elder and Mr.. Furman.
The appellants claim that not
long after their severance six nom
veteran attorneys were hired by
Agriculture.
IF the record remains as it Is"
Appeals Judge Wilbur K. Miller
wrote, District Court should enter
summary judgments to the effect
that both appellants we're
wrongfully denied reinstatement"
Judge Miller added that II Agri-
culture denies the discrimination
claim, trial to decide the issues
of fact would be required.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
District Told Metal Shelves
Are Needed for Records

The Commissioners have re-
ferred to Budget Officer Walter l.
Fowler a recommendation that
wooden shelving holding records
| in the Recorder of Deeds Office be
replaced with metal shelves.
Fire Marshall r. C. Roberts ad-
vised officials of the Office that
although the building at Sixth and
D streets N. w. complies with fire
regulations. steel shelving was re-
commended for proper protection
of important records and docu-
mentS.
Mr.. Roberts also said that an
automatic sprinkler or fire de-
tecting system should be installed
in places where irreplaceable re-
cords are kept.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Police Pistol Matches
Will Be Held Sunday

The Municipal Police Associa-
ton will hold its first annual po-
lice pistol matches at am. Sum-
day at the National Rifle Associa-
ton pistol range on Gunpowder
road. BeltSville.
Medals and two trophies-one
to the highest team and the other
to the highest individual-will be
awarded.
Pvt. Emmett F. G. Gray of the
county police force will supervise
the matches. 1t. Ernest H. Null
ligan of the Colmar Manor town
police department Is president of
the association.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Survey Urged
Of Underground
Parking P|azas
House Investigator
Suggests Three Sites
In Downtown Area

Parking plazas beneath the
Mall, the Ellipse and the lot be-
hind the District Building were
recommended to the House Dis
trict Committee today by it's spec
ial investigator.
The investigator. Wilmer Kelly
is former assistant superinten-
dent Of the Pennsylvania Bureau
of Motor Vehicles.
Chairman Mcmillan received the
report for the committee and said
it would be considered at a later
meeting.
Mr.. Kelly said his studies show
the District now has 81 900 park
ing spaces and needs at least
$1,000 more. He said he believed
1t possible to get the additional
parking space.
Asks Engineering Study.
He recommended that studies
be made of the possibility of build
ing underground parking lots, be-
meath the Mall. the Ellipse and
the present lot behind the District
Building. An engineering study
would be needed to determine
whether the projects are feasible,
he added.
Mr.. Kelly also said that several
thousand spaces could be obtained
Immediately by simply reshuff1ing
parking regulations on some down.
town streets and utilizing vacant
plots in the downtown area.
Among the vacant sites sug-
gested for use were the lot east
of Union Station and one east of
the Senate Office building. Mr..
Kelly said if parking were al
lowed on both sides of Washing
ton and Adams drives on the Mall,
329 additional spaces could be OBJ
tanned Immediately. A reshuff1ing
of parking regulations at the
Ellipse would add STA spaces, he
said.
Urges Tighter Rules.
Mr.. Kelly also recommended
tightening regulations under
which parking lots and parking
plazaS now operate.
He said his investigation had
shown many sharp" practices
among parking lot operators. one
being the overcharging of patrons.
This could he reduced by requir-
ing all parking lots to stamp
tickets with a time clock, he de-
clared.
Although several members OF
the committee said they felt park
ing rates should be regulated, Mr..
Kelly said he would not recon-
mend that rates be fixed. pend
ing further study. He said park
ing fees were in line with those
charged in comparable cities.
Evening star., 1950-06-15

them try it out and see how easy
it is to get something done"
The complaint about grass
growing in the streets was men
toned, and the elder Updyke said :
We've been trying to get that
cut for weeks. but we haven't been
able to get anybody to do it."
It was coincidental that the
work was started yesterday morn
ing. the councilman declared.
But back to Her Honor, Mrs.
Mayor-el
THE reason we're so happy is
that the town is getting so much
publicity. Please write it, Wash
ington, RAPPAHANNOCK COUN-
TY. Va"
Evening star., 1950-06-15
By Robert c. RoIIines
Stor Siuff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Va. June 15.-
Sometimes you can't tell how far
a joke will go. Look, for instance,
at what happened in this Kappa
hammock County town of $50 resi-
dents.
One evening, a few weeks ago,
Trial Justice B. M. Miller was
across the road at his cousin S
house, when the converse ton got
around to conditions in the town.
Everybody griped about weeds
growing along the streets. dogs
running loose and burned-out
street lamps.
When the blame was unani-
mously laid on the all-male town
council, someone quipped why
not elect their wives instead?"
The judge and his hosts, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Jackson Miller,
Joined in q hearty laugh. Then
they started talking about other
things.
Idea Caught on Quickly.
THE next morning I started
thinking about that suggestion"
the judge related yesterday. land
when I came up to town I talked
to some of the boys about it. They
thought it was a swell idea
So did a majority of the towns
voters, and on Tuesday they
elected a mayor and six council
members-all women. The distaff
side will take over in September
It wasn't until Sunday night
that the feminine ticket finally
was completed. The last one
picked was the nominee for Mayor
Mrs. George N. Davis, jr., %.
mother of three, whose husband
is a Justice Department attorney
in that other town bearing the
first presidents name.
They put the pressure on me
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Bethesda and Silver Spring
Plan Safe and Sane Fourth

Bethesda and Silver Spring or.
ganizations are planning q safe
and sane" fourth Of July cele.
bration this year.
The independence Day cele.
bration. under the Joint sponsor
ship Of the Bethesda Chamber Of
Commerce and the Silver Spring
Board of Trade, will be held at
/ pm. at Rock Greek Recreation
Center. EaSt-West Highway, near
Meadowbrook Riding Club.
The program will include ath.
elite events and fireworks.
Charles P. Wood of Silver Spring
Is chairman Of the program.
Participating in the celebration
with the two trade groups are
service clubs in Silver Spring and
Bethesda.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Georgetown Prep TO Open
Annual Reunion Tomorrow

The Georgetown Preparatory
School, Garrett Park, Md, will hold
its fourth annual reunion tomor-
row through Sunday at the school.
Registration will begin at z pm.
tomorrow followed by a smoker"
at 9 pm. Saturday will see golf
and other athletic events and a
banquet at pm. Anniversary
classes beginning with that of 1925
will be specially honored.
The Rev. Bernard F. Kirby, S. j..
moderator Of the alumni, will csle-
Brate mass at 8 am. Sunday.
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Evening star., 1950-06-15
Two Held as Counterfeiter.
OF Travellers Checks
BY the Associoted Press

VANCOUVER, British Column
bia, June 15.-A counterfeiting
ring which has been flooding
United States cities with Bank OF
America travellers checks was
broken yesterday by city police
after six days of investigation.
Two Vancouver men were held
Their names were not released
An 800-pound counterfeiting ma
chine worth $1,000 and photo
graphic equipment was seized.
The tip-off came from an FBI
agent in Washington. D. c., Fri
day. He said bogus travellers
checks totaling more than sl00 .00O
had been cashed in Seattle, Min
neapolis, st. Louis and Portland
Greg.
Evening star., 1950-06-15

ber and were married in Spartan
burg. S. C.. Then they came to
Washington. Zoerndt working in
a Silver Spring grocery.
Zoerndt was fired in April. He
was desperate for money. His
hobby is photography. He read
of the counterfeiting process de-
veloped by Hugo Hedin. now doing
Is years in a Federal penitentiary
Stuck to $40 Bills.
Zoerndt tried the Hedin tech
nique. His $40 bills looked good
His SIS and $40 bills weren't, so he
stuck to $10's. The process con-
sists Of splitting a bill. front from
back. Then the halves are photo.
graphed. In this way. a clear pic
ture of each side is obtained. The
two pieces of Photographic paper
are shaved very thin and pasted
together and the green is tinted
on with special ink.
The Zoerndts went to Baltimore
April %. Mr.. Van Fleet said, and
passed $50 there. The agent said
their route took them to Phila-
delphia, Providence. Boston, Cleve.
land. Cincinnati, st. Joseph, Mo.
Chicago, Albany, Troy, Utica
Syracuse and finally Amsterdam.
Mr.. Van Fleet said the youth
was graduated from high school
in Springfield just before he was
married.
The couple waived examination
at arraignment yesterday in
Schenectady and were committed
to Albany County jail pending
Federal grand jury action.
Zoerndt's bail was set at $4,000
and his wife's at $2,500.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
J. A. McCone Sworn In

John A. McCone, Los Angeles
businessman, was sworn in today
as UnderSecretary OF the Air Force.
Secretary Finletter administered
the oath TO Mr.. Mccone, who was
a member Of the Presidents Air
Policy Commission in i347.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Camp Gifts Reach $76,OO7'

Further contributions for The
Evening Star Summer Camp Fund
acknowledged today are:
previ0i,Slv acknow1edoed
Evening star., 1950-09-26

With Burgess you simply spray on paint,
enamel, vornish, light oils, insectieide in
stead Of loboriousy brushing them on.
II saves hours of time, lots of energy.
Evening star., 1950-09-26

Cleaning floors is not so bod when there's
no STOPPING, no bending +. and your hands
stay out Of woter. Here Is q mop that
saueezes out the woter automatically.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-06
HI Leadership
Program Gains

Rapid increase in participation
in the National All Leadership
program since 1913 was announc.
ed by G. L. Noble, director, Ma
tional Committee on Boys and
Girls Club Work, in a Chicago
interview.
Noble pointed out that 97119
members were enrolled in the
program last year, as compared
with 1916 in 1948, while AZ in.
Guiding North Carolina did so
last year.
Awards comprise a gold medal
of honor to the outstanding boy
and girl in each participating
county, and a gold-filled wrist
watch to the boy and girl State
champions. Educational trips tc
the Chicago National Al Club
Congress next November will be
awarded to eight sectional win
ners-four boys and four girls
selected for the State champions.
On the national level, $4,000 col.
lege scholarships to the second
high boy and girl. All these
awards are providd by Edward
Foss Wilson, Chicago meat pack
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-06
HINTS TO
HOME MAKERS
BY RUTH CURRENT

Loading a family washing ma
chine to the maximum may save
time on a busy day, but clothes
and linens come out cleaner if
the machine is given a lighter
load. Experiments in household
equipment laboratories point tc
this general conclusion.
Nineteen washing machines
have been tested with different
sized work loads. Loads that
they could handle, according to
manufacturers directions, rang
| ed usually up to nine pounds
maximum, but in some cases 10
The "wash" was scientifically
measured. =
Summing up the experiment
household equipment specialists
stated: "In general, a load OF
six or seven pounds in a do
nestle washing machine will re
suit in better soil removal anC
more even washing than a heaVi
er load"
It is up to the individual user
of a washing machine to decide
the practical point of how much
to tighten the washer load tc
make thrifty use of water, deter
gent, and the time and energy
spent on the job.
Keeping the house dry in hot,
humid weather and thus pre-;
venting mildew and mustiness.
has become easier in the last few
years, according to agricultural
engineers. Improved electric fans,
designed for special purposes,
help keep the house better ventl-
lated and thus aid against mel
dew. Among these are the new
adjustable window fans which are
made to fit into windows of vari.
GUS shapes and sizes.
Among the chemicals used for
drying air are silica gel and ac'
tivated alumina which absorb
moisture from the air and hold
| it instead of dripping. These are
put out in various types of con-
tanners, including cloth bags
which may be hung in clothes
closets. When they have taken
up all the moisture they can hold,
they may be dried out in a slow
oven and used again.
Calcium chloride has long been
used to absorb moisture. AS this
chemical takes up moisture from
the air, it liquefies and then must
be replaced with a fresh dry
supply. It may be put in a cloth
bag with a container underneath
to catch it's drippings, or may be
spread on copper wire over
container. The container should
be enamelware, glass or some
material which will not rust.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-06
EN- Err Son
N EW S
By OSCAR SOLES

James and Kenneth Duncan
and Dillon Fowler visited Mrs.
James Duncan at Mccain Sum-
day.
Dewey Soles of the China
Grove section is spending a few
/ days with Oscar Soles and family.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. Busttlers and Mr..
and Mrs. Jacon Fades also Miss
Mildred Margin of Dallas, N. C.
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. B. G. Duncan.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. Arton Crib of
Beaver Dam were the Sunday
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hin
son.
Rosie Spivey, Mrs. Sessie Spi
vey and Miss Rose Hinson visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Soles Sun,
day.
i
Willie Tyson and Clifton Norris
visited Oscar Soles Sunday.
=
A number of women met at
the home of Mrs. Ida Fowler
Friday night and gave a stork
shower for Mrs. Donnie Shelley.
Mrs. Ella Mcpherson of Beaver
Dam was also in attendance.
Cakes and drinks were served.
Il X
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Nealey and
children spent Saturday night
with his sister in Whiteville.
Clifton Norris and Bill Norris
were Sunday visitors of Mrs,
Dora Jacobs at Fair Bluff.
II Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Poncie Tompkins
of Green Sea and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Tompkins were the Sun.
day visitors of Mr.. and Mrs
BraXton Cartrette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruther Lee Soles
visited Oscar Soles and family
Friday night.
Il Il
Preaching services were hello
at the church Sunday night and
a good message was enjoyed.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-06
PAGE FIVE
Zion Church
Holds Social

The members and friends of
the Old Zion Wesleyan Methodist
Church held a social hour
Friday evening to extend their
best wishes to the young people
who are soon leaving for college.
Those who will attend college
include Miss Bobby Suggs, Miss
Juanita Suggs, Miss Elizabeth
Gore, Joseph Lane, Don Williams,
Willard Cox and Conner Cox.
Leroy Cox, Lloyd Cox and Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Club attended
the summer sessions as Wesleyan
Methodist College, Central, S. c.
and will continue to attend the
college through the winter ses;
sions.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-06

Dewey Soles of the China
Grove section is spending a few
days with Oscar Soles and family.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-06
ing company president.

ing company president.
In addition, the two top ma
tional winners-boy and girl
will receive a silver plated serv
ing tray for permanent posses
sion, donated by the Horace A.
Moses Foundation, of West
Springfield, Massachusetts,.
Last years state winners in
North Carolina were Bobby
Cockerham, of State Road, and
Dorothy Shields, of Marble
Eighty-seven blue award winners
received county medals.
The program is directed by the
Cooperative Extension Service
County Extension agents will
furnish full information.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-06
Enrolment Hiked
In Tabor School

More than 1870 students have
enrolled in the Tabor City school
for the 1950-51 term Principal
C. H. Primer, announced today.
At the close of the weekend 1856
had enrolled in the High School
and $40 in the elementary school,
and additional students enrolled
this week, Mr.. Primer said. The
principal further stated that he
expected the enrolment to ex.
coed last years total.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-06
Mrs. McGougan
Bridge Hostess

The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge
club met recently with Mrs. J,
M. McGougan at her home. Mrs,
J. o. Prince received the high
score award.
A sweet course was served to
Mrs. Prince, Mrs. R. C. HARRISON,
Jr., Mrs. B. L. Nesmith, Jr.
Mrs H. B. Bell, Mrs. J. F. Boswell.
Mrs. J. B. Hardwick and Mrs
D. ]. Hughes.