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Evening star., 1950-12-22
Four Seized in Gaming Raid
In Downtown Valet Shop

Four men were arrested yeSter-
day in gambling raid in valet
shop in the 1900 block of H street
NV.
Five policemen entered the Lib
erty Valet Shop with United
States Commissioners search and
arrest warrants, after making a
number of plays at the establish
ment.
Police said they confscated a
shopping bag full" of race and
numbers slips and marked money.
Arrested were Ludovico Pap
pano, Is. of the 900 block of Perry
place NE. described as the owner
of the shop; Walter r. Johnson,
27, colored, of the 500 block of
New Jersey avenue NV; Edgar
H. Fowler. 80, colored, also of the
500 block of New Jersey avenue
NV, and Ulysses Grant Andrews,
46, colored, of the 500 block of
Kingman place NV.
Pappano and Fowler were
charged with possession of num-
bers slip, operating a lottery and
setting up gaming table and
were released under $4,000 bond
each. Johnson and Andrews, who
were released under $1,000 bond,
were charged with operating a
lottery and possession of numbers
slips.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
White House Staff
Gets Remembrance
From President

President Truman today
shook hands with more than
300 members of the White
House staff and the crew of
the yacht Williamsburg be-
fore he took off on the holiday
fight to independence, Mo.
AS the President greeted the
staff members, each was given
\ an illuminated Christmas card
signed by the President and
Mrs. Truman.
Earlier at the cabinet meet
ing the President gave each of
the departmental chiefs a pic
ture of the cabinet which each
member had autographed.
The photograph was taken
some time ago and Louis
Johnson. who was ousted in
SEPTEMBER. appears as Secre-
tary of Defense.
Evening star., 1950-12-22

Delta. They are due to return to
Washington on January 3.
This will be the third such trip
for some of the students. The
glee club toured the Pacific last
June and Newfoundland and Lab
rador last April.
Women students making the
tour are: Victoria Brashear,
1401 Forty-fourth street NV,
Jenny C. Clark, 2238 Decatur
place NV; Barbara Connolly,
TIT Twentieth street NV;
Lester Dessey. 5000 Cleveland ave-
nue.: Sue Farquaharson, 2031
Florida avenue NV; Rosemary
Glenn. Upper Montclair. N. j.:
Ethel I. Johnson, 214 South Court
House road, Arlington: Joan Haag,
Baltimore; Eugenia Maravalli,
Dunlo, Pa; Dorothy Nelson. Fort
Lauderdale, Fla: Virginia Perrott,
5710 North Ninth road, Arling-
Evening star., 1950-12-22

Community Services already has
distributed more than 1900 toys
to children in 275 families and
Christmas food baskets to 700 per-
sons in 1875 families. Many more
will receive similar gifts before
Monday.
The Salvation Army is sending
baskets to hundreds of families
who rely on public assistance
funds, as we'll as many others
Each family gets a chicken or 6
ham.
Boys Clubs Plan Parties.
Each of Washington's eight
Metropolitan Police Boys Clubs
will have a Christmas party at
pm. tomorrow. More than 10000
packages of candy will be dis
tributed to club members. The
clubs 85-piece band will make 6
tour of hospitals and charitable
homes on Christmas morning.
Area military posts are giving
parties for children of their per-
sonnel. Santa Claus will arrive
at Fort Belvoir in a helicopter fol
a party for 1000 children tomor-
row. Fort McNair's MOO Clut
will have a party for post civilians
tonight and the posts annua
Christmas party will be tomor.
row night.
The Temple Baptist Church will
sponsor a party for children al
the Receiving Home at 7 O'Clock
tonight.
A United Nations party will be
held by II youth groups at 7:3(
o'clock tonight at Inspiration
House, 1857 Kalorama road NV
A streetcar full of carolers viii
travel from Missouri and Georgia
avenues NV. to Seventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue anc
back starting at 7 o'clock tonight
The Recreation Department spon-
sored a similar car last night.
The annual Christmas party o1
st. AIMS Infant Asylum is sched.
uled for pm. December 80, with
the Most Rev. Amleto G. Cicog-
mani. Apostolic Delegate to the
United States, as guest Of honor
Evening star., 1950-12-22

ton; Katherine M. Radicevic, Bea-
yer Falls, Pa, and jeanne Wins
low, Richland Center, Wis.
Men of the glee club are: Rich
ard Hedges. 6532 Maple avenue
Chevy Chase; Stephen Andersen
jr., 1909 Seventh street NV;
John Parker, 1882 Otis street
N. E.; Wade Currier. 1410 Man
chester lane NV; Robert Ander-
son, Norwich, Conn; Samuel
Favarella, Coraopolis. Pa; David
Lum, 3428 TWenty-fourth street
NV; Ted Lynch, 1925 Baltimore
avenue, Chevy Chase; Robert
Minor. 435 Greenbrier, Silver
Spring; Gwynn Perce. 1925 Dav-
export street NV; CORTLAND
Randall. 11207 Old Bladensburg
road, Silver Spring; Gregory
Stone. 2i22 Decatur place NV,
and John S. Toomey, Elgin, Tenn.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
BY the Associated Press

A first-grader on his way to a
Christmas program and high
school teacher who was to be
married New" Years Day were
among four persons killed in
Southwest Virginia automobile
accidents yesterday.
Six-year- -old Richard Hawkins
of .Dwina was struck and killed
by coal truck near Coeburn as
he walked with classmates and
his teacher to a nearby church
for Yule day program.
Police identified the driver as
Boyd Upton of Plumtree, N. C.
He was arrested in ST. Paul and
Evening star., 1950-12-22
.Gunmen Take $1,000
From Baltimore Firm
Rx the Associatsd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 22.-Police
today were looking for clues to the
gang of eight masked gunmen
who robbed the Calvert Rug &
Linoleum Co. of more than $1,000.
The bandits, all colored, sur
prised 20 employees and customers
at midafternoon yesterday. They
scooped about $1,000 of the days
receipts out of the cash register
and robbed their victims of per-
sonal money. Then the customers
and employees were herded into a
small Washroom.
When one employe resisted a
gunman hit him on the head with
a pistol and jammed him into the
room with the others.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
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Evening star., 1950-12-22

TWenty-six members of the
George Washington University
Glee Club left this morning for a
holiday concert tour of isolated
military bases in Alaska and the
Aleutian Islands.
From National Airport. the
singers are to be flown in Military
Air Transport planes to Great
Falls, Mont, where they will be
fitted with warm clothing, and
then on to Alaska. The 13 women
students, however, are hopefully
carrying formal evening gowns.
Their first concert is scheduled
for tonight at Great Falls. In
Alaska and the Aleutians, they will
sing classical, popular and Christ
mas music at Military Air Trans
port Service bases at Anchorage,
Naknek. Cold Bay. Shemya. Adak,
Kodiak, Whittier, Ladd and Big
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Bride-to-Be and Boy, 6, Killed
In Virginia Auto Accidents

charged with manslaughter, hit
and-run driving and driving while
drunk.
The teacher was one of three
members of a Washington County
family killed in a headon car
truck collision on Route So near
Damascus. The crash victims
were:
Miss Mills Shupe, % Damas-
Gus high school teacher; her
brother, Warren B. Shupe, jr.,
"A, of Abingdon, a senior at Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute, and
his wife. The truck driver, Al
bert Edward Wright, AZ, of
Damascus. was not injured.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Hungry Bandit Gets $36
In HoIdup of Grocery

A man who claimed to be hun
CRY early today robbed a Northeast
grocery of $50 in bills from the
cash register. The bandit en-
tered the store. owned by Robert
M. Wanzer. colored, 4911 Grant
street NE. about l am. and
asked the proprietor if he had
anything to eat.
When Mr.. Wanzer turned his
back the bandit forced him to lie
down on the floor. He then took
the money and a billfold and
escaped.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Bandit Threatens, Robs
Downtown JeweIer Of $50

A bandit who warned his victim
that "some one might get hurt"
robbed jewelry store manager Of
$50 late yesterday.
When James Edward Cahill OF
the Cahill Jewelry Store. 719 Thir-
teenth street NV, started to walk
toward the man as he entered the
door, the robber flashed a pistol
and warned him to stay back.
Only other person in the store
was Mr. Cahill's sister, Miss Rose
Cahill.
The gunman then opened the
cash register. scooped up the $50
when the drawer opened and fed.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Loss of Cannon Ball
Holds Up Departure
OF CONGRESSMAN

A cannon ball delayed the de-
parture from Washington of Rep
resentative Peterson. Democrat, of
Florida.
Planning to go home for Christ
mas Wednesday. he discovered he
had lost his cannon ball. He had
picked it up at Gettysburg battle
field. and treasured the souvenir.
At last he found it yesterday
and left Immediately by automo-
bile for his home State. He is
retiring from Congress after 18
years of service and will practice
law with his son. Hardin Peter
son, jr., at Lakeland, Fla.
Evening star., 1950-12-22

VUIC, WIIU TAU
been Governor of Rhode Island
for the last five years, will serve
also on the Post Office and Ex-
penditures Committees.
Whether the new Senator will
continue on the District Commit
tee in the 82d Congress convening
January 3 is uncertain. BY taking
the oath this week he gained
seniority over Democratic Sena-
tors-elect Monroney of Oklahoma,
Hennings of Missouri and Smath-
ers of Florida. who will be sworn
in on January 3. He thus may be
in line for some other committee
assignment next month.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
State Police Raids
In Maryland Bring
II Gambling Arrests

Eleven persons faced gambling
charges today as a result of two
simultaneous raids by Maryland
State police yesterday. one of
them only few blocks from the
Laurel Race Track.
Capt. George E. Davidson. who
steered the crackdowns. said
police knocked out a major num-
bers and "lay-off" place when they
arrested nine of the suspects in a
three-room apartment on the
Barberville road nine blocks from
the race track.
At the same time, about $40
pm. yesterday. other State police
went to a three-story stone house
in Ellicott City and arrested two
men on race bet and lottery
charges.
Prosecutors Confer.
Capt. Davidson said the raids
were staged after consultation
with the States attorneys of Anne
Arundel and Howard Counties,
and were the fruit of four months
investigation.
John Souers. Anne Arundel
County police chief. said he had
no advance knowledge of the raid
near the Laurel track.
Several persons from the Wash
ington area were arrested in this
sortie. Among them were Sam
Morgan. 47.' of the TOO block
Wayne avenue, Silver Spring, Md,
who had $3.50 in his pockets,
police said.
One of those arrested almost
within shouting distance of the
Laurel track was Patrick j.
Clarke, s6. of Baltimore, who last
year was convicted of operating
the Rocway Towers on the Wash
ington boulevard near Laurel.
Ordered by Lane.
The Rocway raid was even more
sensational than yesterdays two
ply effort Ordered by Gov. Lane
in June, 1948, it was accomplished
without knowledge Of county Off
GERS. Guns, gambling equipment
and some $4,000 in cash were
seized and 81 persons arrested.
Nineteen were convicted and
went to Jail. including Clarke. who
was paroled by Gov. Lane after
serving half of a one-year term.
Also arrested yesterday there
were Morgan's wife, Mrs. Victoria
Morgan, 80; Howard E. Ortel, Sc,
of Clarksville; Marvin Heyman,
35, of the 8100 block of Tacoma
drive, Silver Spring; Leo A. Bot
toms. jr., %, of the first block
of Rhode Island avenue NV;
Mrs. Elsie L. Volz, 40, of the 6700
block of Walker Mill road, Dis
trict Heights, Md; Mrs. Gladys
E. Cole. 35, of the 1900 block of
K street Sc, and Mrs. Mary
Eta Charles, "a, of Mount
Rainier, Md.
The Ellicott City raid brought
in Norbert O'Donnell, 46. of Day.
ton, and Robert Peddicord. 80, of
Della.
Trial Expected in Two Weeks.
All were released under $4,000
bond. James C. Morton. jr., Anne
Arundel States attorney, said the
nine arrested in that county would
be brought to trial in about two
weeks.
Capt. Davidson said he was con-
vinced the establishment near
Laurel was a highly important
'lay-off" center for hookmakers
within a 5O-mile radius, and that
it was used less extensively for
this purpose by gamblers IN cities
far removed from Washington.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Post Building
Leased for Use
By State Dept.
GSA to Take Over
z Apartment Houses
Nearing Completion

The Government has leased the
old Washington Post Building at
1887 E street NV, and it will be
used to house some of the Offices
of the State Department, it was
learned today.
The building. owned by the es-
tate of the late Henry K. Will
lard. faces Pennsylvania avenue
just east Of Fourteenth street.
The newspaper recently moved to
a new building at 1915 L street
NV.
It is expected the building will
be refurbished before the new ten
ants move in. In addition to the
main State Department Building.
the department is housed in nu-
merous other structures, including
converted apartment houses. tenn
porary buildings and commercial
office buildings.
1t was also learned that some
|cf the offices of the National Sc
curity Resources Board are being
moved from the Executive Office
Building to houses on Jackson
place and Pennsylvania avenue
NV, facing Lafayette Park.
Houses Recently Bought.
The three houses were bought
recently by the Government. The
backs of the houses abut on the
Blair House property owned ~
the Government and now occu-
pied by President and Mrs.
Truman.
The removal of some NSRB
Offices from the Executive Office
Building, formerly the State De-
dartment Building, was made
necessary by the need for space
for the new Office of Defense
Mobilization.
Meanwhile General Services
Administration has announced it
has entered negotiations formally
to take over the Boston House
apartments, in addition to the
State House apartments, both
large apartment buildings.
Both structures are nearing
completion. Boston House is at
Massachusetts, avenue and Seven
teenth street NV, and State
House at Massachusetts, avenue
and Twenty-second street NV.
Toke Possession Soon.
GSA expects to take possession
in so or 80 days. Only minor
notifications will be made for
use for Offices with the view to
turning the buildings back for
their original purpose within a
limited time.
Boston House has S18 rooms in
270 units. James C. Dulin is the
principal owner Of Boston House.
The buildings ground plan Is IL"
shaped. with a frontage on both
Massachusetts, avenue and on
Seventeenth street.
Jerry Maiatico, Washington
builder. is owner of State House,
which has 779 rooms in 313 units.
The Federal Housing Admins
tration, which has contracted to
insure the Indebtedness on the
properties. recently ruled it could
legally permit the buildings to be
used for other than housing pur-
poses.
Members of the staff of the
National Production Authority,
now in the Commerce Department,
have heard reports that their
agency is to move into Boston
House
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Muybonk in Hospital
For Complete Checkup'

Senator Maybank, Democrat, Of
South Carolina, is in Bethesda
Naval Hospital today for a COM
plete checkup."
An Office aide said the Sena-
tor was "fatigued and needed a
rest" He denied reports that the
Senator had collapsed.
Evening star., 1950-12-22

crat, OF Rhode
I S ! a n d, who
was sworn in
last Tuesday.
The man he
succeeded, for
m er Senator
Leahy, was ap-
pointed la t e
yesterday by
President Tru-
man to be a
Federal judge
in Rhode Is
land.
Senator Pas
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Morninqside Porty Set

Aparty will be held for the chill
dren of Morningside, Md, at the
I. c. E. Club, 6119 Suitland road,
from 2 to 5 pm. Christmas eve.
All children between the ages of
6 and IL are invited.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Rabbi SeqoI to Speak

Rabbi Henry Segal will speak on
"The Challenge of Living" at $50
o'clock tomorrow evening in the
B'nai Israel Synagogue, Emerson
and Fourteenth streets NV. Can
tor Simon Weiss will chant the
service.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
pastore Takes Oath
On District Committee

The Senate District Committee
has a new member, at least for
the brief remainder of the cur
rent session of Congress.
He is Senator Pastore, Demo-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-17
MAN LOST, BOATS
DRIVE ASHORE IN
SAVAGE Be. STORM

VICTORIA, Be, Aug. 17-R-
Reports received today from remote
Vancouver Island points indicated
that one man drowned and several
fishing boats were driven aground
in a savage gale striking at the is
lands west coast.
The R,C.MP. detachment at Port
Alice, on the northerly west coast,
reported that James Watt, Na-
naimo fisherman, was lost in tlfe
storm, which struck late Monday or
early Tuesday.
The grounded vessels, possibly
nine, apparently were caught off
Sea Otter Cove, only short dis
lance from Cape Scott on the ex-
IRENE tip of Vancouver Island.
The fish boats were heading for
the Canadian Fishing Co., camp at
the Cove when the storm struck.
There were unsubstantiated re-
ports that a tidal wave" also hit
the ships. A heavy earthquake was
recorded during the general period
of the storm.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-17
ELDERLY MAN, LOST
ten DAYS IN WOODS,
FOUND IN G0DD HEALTH

COLVILLE, WASH, Aug. 17-tR-
Alive and in apparent good health.
65-year-old Gunnar Peterson was
found yesterday by his daughter
after wandering for 10 days in a
wooded area of northern Stevens
county.
The elderly man was found by his
daughter and her husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Graves of Tacoma, a
few hours after they went into the
woods in search of him.
Mrs. Graves said her father ap-
peared in good health. She said he
had lived on berries and had taken
refuge in abandoned shacks during
the nights. He could account for
only eight of the 10 days he had
been missing.
He became lost 10 days ago while
picking huckleberries.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-17
WAR REVIEW
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated PreSS)
Taegu-North Koreans. undeter-
red by BIO blasting. reported Is
miles north of South Korean provi-
sional capital, in surprise power push
by three divisions.
Changnyong bridgehead = Ma
rines, rushed up from southern
front. capture part of Slaughter
house Hill" in bloody battle; oath
Division also attacks.
Air war = Headquarters has not
yet evaluated results of big BIS
bombing of North Korean power
house area west of Naktong. but
Reds snap back with some ground
attacks.
Southern front-U.S. 25th Divi-
sion digs in behind barbed wire and
mines in 20-mile pullback on Chinju
front after departure of Marines.
Northern front-enemy may be
swinging main effort to northeast
where South Koreans hold line;
South Koreans evacuated by sea
north of Pohang and south OF
Yongdok.
+ With US. First Cavalry-32 more
American prisoners with hands tied
found shot dead by Red Koreans.
Hong Kong = British destroyer
duels with Chinese Communist Is
land batteries.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-17
MRS. BOYD dies
HERE Yesterday:
SICK FOR MONTH

Memorial services will be held this
evening at 8 Pm. in the Charles
w. Carter Mortuary for Mrs. Jo-
sephine Boyd, who died yesterday
afternoon in st. AIMS Hospital
after a months serious illness
Reverend Willis r. Booth will con-
duct the services. The family re-
quests that instead Of sending
flowers, friends send their gifts tc
the PTA Scholarship Fund. ChecAs
may be sent to Mrs. Stan Grum-
NETT, Box 1913, Juneau.
Mrs. Boyd has been an active
civic worker; she was treasurer Of
the Girl Scout Council for sever
years, past president of the Mar
tina Society of the Presbyterian
Church, and a member of the
World Service Circle. She was also
past president of the Juneau Gar
den Club and Past Worthy Matro1
of Acacia Chapter, Order of East
ern Star.
Mrs. Boyd was born in Michigan
in 1877; she moved with her FAM
lily to North Dakota at an early
age. After she and Alexander
Boyd were married in 1898, they
became residents of Steilacoom
Washington. Mrs. Boyd made sew
eral trips to Alaska, and settled ii
Juneau in 1941 at the home of hei
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. ane
Mrs. Glenn Cakes.
Interment will be held Mex
Thursday in Mountain View Mem
orial Park, Tacoma, beside the re-
mains of Mr.. Boyd, who died il
1886. Mrs. Cakes will accompany
her mothers body south tomorrow
Besides Mr.. and Mrs. Cakes, sur.
vivors include: her grandchildren
Patricia, a sophomore at Washing.
ton State College, and Gordon, {
Juneau High School student, {
sister and a brother in the States
a son, Robert Boyd, of Mantasks
Lake; and numerous nieces aAt
nepheWs.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-17
TRUMAN DEN0UNCE5
WHERRY Statement
AGAINST ACHE50N

WASHINGTON, Aug. II - ZAP =
President Truman denounced today
as contemplate" and beneath
comment" statement by Republic
can Senate Leader Wherry that the
blood of American dead in Korea is
on the shoulders of Secretary OF
State AcheSon.
Mr.. Truman gave reporters at
his news conference permission to
quote directly these words in his
sharp denunciation of the Nebraska
Senator.
The President declared it was "a
contemplate statement and beneath
comment"
Wherry laid the responsibility for
the shedding of American blood in
Korea on Acheson in Senate
speech yesterday.
The Senate said Acheson had fol-
lowed a policy of equipping the
South Koreans with only police
arms instead of the more powerful
military weapons intended under aid
programs approved by Congress.
Wherry's speech was only one OF
several from Republicans criticiz-
ing administration policy in the
Far Pacific.
Today, Senator Wiley (R-Wis)
called for an about effort to keep
the Chinese Communists out of the
Korean fighting.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-17
new ORDINANCES TO
BE READY BY COUNCIL

Two new city ordinances will
be read for the third and final
time by the Juneau City Council
when it holds its regular meeting
tomorrow at pm. in the City Hall.
One of the new ordinances cans
for an increase in the city card
table license fee. The fee has been
$40 for any number of tables up
to four and SIS for each table over
Jour. The new ordinance sets the
license fee at $35 per table.
Under the provisions of the other
new ordinance, collection of city
automobile taxes will be made at
the beginning of each year when
the car is licensed. At present,
automobile tax bills are sent out
in October. ~
A study of existing defense or
dinances will probably be made at
the council meeting, according to
Mayor Waino Hendrickson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-17
L0GI5TI(5 Of KOREAN
WAR ARE REVEALED IN
u. ). NAVY Statement

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17-sR-The
Navy reported today that it has de-
livered 10000 men,. 100000 tons of
military cargo and 100000 barrels
of petroleum to the Far East since
the outbreak of the Korean war.
These figures on the transport job
done for the United Nations Forces
in Korea were given at Pentagon
briefing session for reporters.
Spokesman said IS percent of the
men and supplies moved across the
Pacific have been carried by the
Military Sea Transport Service.
The remainder has been carried
by combat ships and by the air lift
operated by the Air Force.
The Navy said the air lift has
ferried 1000 men and 200 tons OF
top priority cargo.