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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Baltimore Woman Bandit
Gets Five Years in Robber,
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 16.-Mrs.
Georgia Gallo. a child bride who
became a bandit, was sentenced
yesterday to a five-year prison
term for her part in the robbery
of Chinese restaurant operator.
She admitted serving as a "look-
out" for Joseph F. Farrell, 3D.
year-old Washington bartender
convicted of a $62.50 holdup O.
tober %.
Married at Is. she is now rs.
Criminal Court psychiatrists de-
scribed her as extremely neu-
rotic" and subject to mental dis
turbances, but legally responsible
for her actions.
Her husband, Louis Gallo, is
now in the Army. They had been
separated for some time and he
has filed a divorce suit in Wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
By Harry Lever
Sfor Stoff Correspoadenf

ABB Err ZEN PROVIN
GROUND, Md, Dec. 16.-A new
weapon capable Of destroying any
known enemy tank demonstrated
its powerful fire capacity in
special tests here yesterday.
A 105- millimeter recoil-less rifle
mounted on jeep, the gun has a
range of $500 yards. It is a single
shot. hand-loaded weapon with
a rate of fire estimated at 10
aimed shots a minute. It is han
died by a six-man crew.
The gun has completed service
tests and has been standardized
for production.
After witnessing a demonstra-
ton of the rifle, Army Secretary
Pace said: This new weapon,
when in full production, along
with the big 3.5-inch bazooka,
will provide the combat soldier
with the ability to knock out the
most potent enemy tank known
today"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Woman Burns 10 Death
In Row-House Blaze

A woman was burned to death
and four flremen were hurt when
fire raced through a brick row
house at 1881 Holnead place NV.
yesterday.
The victim. Miss Mary Shipley,
81. colored, apparently became
confused when the blaze fiared IN
the basement and ran to the sec
ond floor. Her body was found
there by f1remen.
Her 81-year-old mother, Mrs.
Lucy Henderson, and another &C.
cupant of the house. Mrs. Francis
Cooke. escaped. Houses on both
sides were damaged.
The fire started in a partition
next to a basement oven and was
discovered when Mrs. Cooke
smelled smoke. 1t roared quickly
to the first floor and trapped Miss
Shipley in a second floor closed
sleeping porch despite efforts of a
neighbor and a passerby to get
into the house.
The injured firemen, who suf-
fered cuts, minor burns and smoke
inhalation were: Pvts. William E
Thomas, Curtis Royal, c. K. Fogle
and Stephen Smarr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Eastern Panhandle
Medical Group Elects

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, Dec.
16 (SpeciaD DR. E. Andrew zepp,
of this city, has been elected pres
ident of the Eastern Panhandle
Medical Society. He succeeds DR..
c. G. Power.
Other officers are DR.. Henry
Adds, Shepherdstown, first vice
president; DR.. George S. Appleby,
second vice president; and Mrs. G.
o. Martin, secretary treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Bethesda Boiler Plant
Low Bid Is S5,1222OO

John McShain, Inc. yesterday
submitted the low bid of $5,122,-
200 for construction of a huge
boiler plant for the Public Health
Services Clinical Center develop
ment at Bethesda, Md.
Seven firms made offers to do
this work which is under the
National Institutes of Health. The
McShain bid compared with
high bid of $7.5 million from q ST..
Paul. Mimi, firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Constitution Vote Dates ,
Postponed 10 September
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 16.-The
proposed dates for the election OF
delegates and the constitutional
convention next year now are to
be in September.
A legislative council committee
Thursday changed the dates in the
proposed bill setting up the con-
vention to revise the State consti-
tuition. The convention was favored
by the voters at last months cleo
ton.
The bill calls for the election of
delegates to the convention on
September 10, instead of June rs
as first suggested. The convention
opening would be changed from
September 10 to September "a.
The committee also decided
candidates for election should not
be identified by political party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16

pressed the view that nothing
permanent can be done until a
property owners law suit against
the town of Cheverly is decided
by the courts.
At the request of Mr.. Fisher,
the commissioners named c. CAL
vert Lancaster. brother of States
Attorney ELECT Carlyle ]. Lam
caster, as assistant commissioners
attorney. He will receive $4,000
annually. Under the Democratic
board. the assistants post was
filled by Robert Matthias.
Latimer Heads Hospital Board.
Thomas E. Latimer, president
of the Board of commissioners
was elected a member and desig-
mated president of the board OF
| the county owned Prince Georges
General Hospital. He succeeds
Harry w. McNamee. president OF
the former Board of Commission
erS.
The commissioners received a
letter from "a Wife and Heart
broken Mother" who asked that
something be done about the
illegal slot machines and Sunday
sale of liquor in the town of Col
mar Manor. She said her husband
frequents two places where the
uin1o tinYoc prnf,r
THE condition is bad enough
under ordinary circumstances
she wrote anonymously. "but at
the Christmas season, when
would like to do things for our
children, my husband returns with
less than grocery money out OF
his weeks pay"
Also received by the board was
a resolution from the Avopdale
Citizens Association, asking thai
Mr.. Tayman be retained as county
enpiYeer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Rain Makes River of Street
In Tuxedo, County Board Is Told

When it rains IN Tuxedo, Md,
it looks like the Mississippi River
is coming down Fifty-seventh
avenue, the Prince Georges
County Commissioners were told
yesterday.
The comparison was made by
Mrs. Raymond F. Mulloy, 5806
Fifty-seventh avenue, Tuxedo, a
member of a delegation which
sought relief from the commits
sioners at the regular Friday
meeting in Upper Marlboro.
Mr.. Mulloy said she has lived
in Tuxedo since 1925 and there
had never been as much as a
drop" gof water in a house she
owns at 5606 Fifty-seventh ave-
nue.. until the streets were paved
in the adjoining community OF
Cheverly this year.
Now, as a result of the torrents
that pour off the paved streets Of
Cheverly and down Fifty-seventh
avenue. the house foundation is
cracked, the cellar wall is dam
aged and a stump pump is in con-
tinuous operation in the base
ment. she complained.
Streets Broken Up.
Another delegation member,
Mrs. Evelyn Tyler. 2401 Fifty
seventh avenue, declared that
mothers can't take their babies
for an outing in strollers because
the street is so badly broken UP
as result of the water.
The commissioners, who took
Office on December S, discussed the
situation with County Engineer
Arthur w. Tayman and agreed tc
view the area before making q
decision on repairs to relieve the
condition. Adrian P. Fisher, COM
missioners' attorney, however, ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Democratic Club Elects
Baggett in HyatfsviIIe

Jesse S. Baggett has been elected
president of the Hyattsville Dis
trict Mems Democratic Club.
Mr., Baggett. a member of the
Hyattsville City Council. has been
serving as vice president from the
first precinct. Karl M. Steele was
chosen executive vice president.
Vice presidents from the various
precincts are:
William F. Gasch, first; Howard
H. Holmes, second; Hervey G.
Machen. third (re-elected; Harry
A. Shinn. fourth. fre-electedD, and
Hugh A. White, fifth.
Smith H. Purdum and w. Stan
ley Machen were reelected secre-
tary and treasurer, respectively;
Robert A. Baker was again chosen
sergeant-at-arms and Paul F.
O'Dowd was named chaplain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Male Domination a Myth,
College President Asserts

LYNCHBURG, Va, Dec. 49,
Male domination in political ideas
is a myth" which "had better be
dispensed with" says the presi-
dent of Hollins College.
DR.. John A. Everett told a XII
wants Club luncheon here yester-
day the United States should
educate it's women to the highest
degree because of the Importance
they have come to assume in the
country.
The 31-year-old educator, one
of the youngest college presidents
in the country, pointed out that
women have come to control 30
per cent of the, consumption
dollars in the Nation. What's
more, said DR.. Everett, women
now own at least so per cent Of
the voting power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Sheriff BeaI|
Calls Halt 10
County Rackets
Takes Office, Ready
To War on Gambling
And Immoral Shows

Gamblers, racketeers and strip
teasers in Prince Georges County
today were faced with an edict
from the new Republican sheriff
to cease their illegal operations.
Shortly after taking office yes
terday, Carlton G. Beall said he
would back up his promises of the
recent election campaign with
action" Sheriff Beall, the. first
Republican to hold that Office In
Is years. succeeded T. Ward
Martin, Democrat. who failed of
reelection.
Declaring the sheriff's Office is
legally responsible" for the Grad
ication of "all illegal practices in
the county" Sheriff Beall as
serted: *.
"In the past. this Office has
been used more or less as a process
Office in passing the issue of law
enforcement from one person to
another, and nothing much was
ever accomplished.
Specifies His Targets. Il
This Office will take the num-
Der writer's off the streets. also see
that delivery trucks do not pick UP
numbers for hackers with head
quarters elsewhere. Also, all
places selling alcoholic beverages
will have to sell them according
to the laws Of this county.
1.-The .pinball machine operators
shall stop using them for gambling
devices. The immoral. so-called
floor shows in night clubs and
restaurants will be discontinued. "
Sheriff Beall said his Office, the
police department and the States
attorneys Office will be one in
terlocking organization"
Acting Police Chief Roscoe c..
Sines, named to replace Ralph w.
Brown, who was fired by the new.
all-Republican Board of County
Commissioners in one of their
first official acts after taking Office
on December S, was present when
Sheriff Beall made his statements
to the press. Asked for comment,
Chief Sines said:
II think he has covered it."
Approve Aides.
The commissioners yesterday
approved the new sheriff's request
that Police Detectives John w.
Siddall and Vincent F. Free be as
signed to his and the States attor-
ney's Office. Mr.. Siddall had sim
liar duties in the sheriff's Office
under Mr.. Martin, but no one has
been assigned regularly to the
States attorneys Office.
Sheriff Beall said he has not re-
placed the three paid deputies who
served under Sheriff Martin be-
cause the $4,700 allowed his Office
for deputies salaries is not suffi-
Gent ito hire essential qualified
personnel"
He announced. however, that he
has replaced three jail guards with
his own appointees-Joseph Gal
loway of Nottingham, Frank Jack
son of Marlboro and Andrew, j.
Harrison of Fairmont Heights, all
colored. Their predecessors in the
81 ,800-a-year jobs were white. In
another appointment, Mrs. Pack
ard Duvall, Upper Marlboro res
taurant operator, was named jail
warden to furnish meals for pri-
soners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
; Silver Spring Groups
Form Veterans Council

Three Silver Spring veterans
organizations have organized a
Veterans Council to aid veterans
and servicemen of the commu-
nifty.
Other veteran group in the
area have been invited to send
representatives so that all Or
ganized veterans can be rep
resented.
The three organizations are the
American Legion, Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Louis Albert is temporary chair
man and Edward j. Doyle, tempo
raly secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Wood in Road Upsets
Auto, Killing Woman
BY the Associated Press

SALISBURY, Md, Dec. ia
stick of frewood in the road was
responsible for the death of a TO-
year-old Salisbury woman.
Mrs. Molly M. Wharton, died of
fractured neck and crushed
chest yesterday after the car in
which she was riding struck a
piece of wood, went out of control
and overturned. Her STEP
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy H. Whar-
ton, 33, was driving the car but
was not injured,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Town Engineer Named

ELKTON, Va, Dec. 16 (SpeciaD.
r. J. Rountree. jr.. "a, town
manager of Narows, Va, has been
appointed town engineer here. He
will succeed the late M. L
Downey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Director Named

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Dec.
Is (SpeciaD Il. D. Van Metre.
jr., of this city, has been named
a director of the Maryland-Vir-
ginia Milk Producers Association.
He has been serving as an alter
nate director.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
Cockri||
Lists 1911 Cases
In November
164 Delinquent
Complaints Shown in
Report for Month

Juvenile Court Judge Edith
Cockrill yesterday released the
first monthly statistical report on
the work OF the court.
The three-page chart, covering
November. shows 191 complaints
made to the court during that
period. Many of these complaints,
however, have not yet been acted
upon, Judge Cockrill pointed out.
OF the total. 1854 involved delin-
quent children and ~ concerned
dependent children - that is,
children without proper parental
care, who are placed in the care of
the Board of Public Welfare by
the court,
The report show delinquent
children most prominent in the Is
to Is age group. In addition to the
80 children in this group, there
were so children in the Is to 18-
year bracket. and "a in the H.
year-old and below group. The
majority of the complaints came
from police, with the Board of
Public Welfare and the attend
ance department of the Board Of
Education also bringing in chill
dren.
Is Robberies Under IL.
There were Is robbery reports
involving children under IL: nine
involving children Is to Is years
old. and one involving a delin-
quent in the 16-to-18 year bracket.
However, the 13-to-16 year old
group dominated the number of
complaints of HOUSEKEEPING and
unlawful entry, with ~ reports.
Next came the 12-year-old and
under group, with II complaints.
The 16 to 10 age grouping &C.
counted for seven of the com.
plants.
A majority of sex offenses-
seven-alSo was attributed to the
13 to 16-year-old group. The other
two complaints involved youths
Is to Is years old.
Youths in their early teens also
accounted for 81 cases of tamper-
ing or taking property without
right, compared to II cases in the
older age group.
Is Auto Cases.
However, there were II COM
plants of unauthorized use Of
autos laid to the Is to 18-year old
group, compared to two in the
middle age group, and two involv-
ing boys IL or younger.
The report breaks down the
number of complaints geographic
cally by reference to census tracts.
Complaints originated from 81
of the city's 96 census districts.
The majority of complaints con-
cerned children living in six CEN
sus tracts.
More complaints we're received
concerning children living in
Census Tract 70 than in any other
area. This district, from which
Is children were reported to the
court, is a Northeast section
bounded by East Capitol street.
the Anacostita River and the Dis
trict line.
Downtown Area Troublesome.
Next highest, with IA COM
plants, was Tract At, a crowded
downtown area bounded by Mas
sachusetts avenue, New York
avenue and North Capitol street.
Judge Cockrill said it probably
will not be possible to list dis
position of the cases until the
court gets a larger administrative
staff. She recently requested
authorization for statistical
staff but was turned down by
Congress.
She announced plans to release
the monthly summary several
weeks ago, after complaints that
the public knew little about Juve-
nile Court and the types of cases
I, n,,l1aI &I,ero
Evening star., 1950-03-17

This crocheted hat is as easy
to make as 1t is versatile and
f1attering to wear. Crocheted Of
sparkling white straw with multi
colored flower trim it is q mat
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on you'll crochet it in wool. for
this hat is good in any season.
Pattern Envelope No. R2932
contains complete crocheting in
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stitch Illustrations and finishing
directions.
To obtain this pattern, send 20
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number to Peggy Roberts (The
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Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
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Evening star., 1950-03-17
COOP. SCHOOLS.

From Mrs. w. H., ArlingtonJ
Thank you so much for pub
fishing my letter about the CO.
operative nursery school move
ment and particularly the Fed
GRAFTON of Schools of Northern
Virginia, with it's II member CO.
operatives.
Our president received many
calls from interested mothers, es-
pecially from four or five neigh
borhoods where there are no CO.
operative schools. I think these
mothers hoped we would come
and start school for them, but
unfortunately we have no paid
organizer or officers. They will
have to start their own co-ops,
just as we did. We can give them
the benefit of our advice and ex-
perience, but we're all mothers
of small children, and our officers
and responsibilities rotate from
year to year. Our children grow
up and enter public school, and
many of the mothers who started
coop schools are now active in
PTA or school board activities.
Evening star., 1950-03-17
By Burburo Bell

For busy Sun-filled hours all
summer you'll want this smartly
styled sundress with its full skirt
and easy-to-make top. For street
wear, add the nicely tailored
jacket that has short or three
quarter cuffed sleeves.
Pattern No, 3242 is a sew-rite
perforated pattern in sizes 10, IA
Is, Is and 20. Size IA, dress, re-
quires 4 yards of 36 or 80 inch
material: jacket, 2ss yards.
For this pattern. send IS cents
in coins. your names address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell (The Washington
Starr, P. O. Box 80, Station G.,
New York 10, N. Y.
Send an additional rs cents to-
day for your copy Of the Spring
and Summer Stylist. This latest
issue has Is pages filled with spe-
cial features, wearable styles for
all the family gift pattern
printed inside the book. Don't
miss 1t!
Evening star., 1950-03-17
Discussing Hubituu| Weeping

ished, of the dark, of animals
strange people and other chill
dren. These fears often seem
groundless and they are obstin-
ate to cure. Some children are
clingers and cry if they are left
by themselves for a few minutes
First make certain he Is really
well in body and mind. Take the
habitual weeper and wilmer to
the children's specialist and ask
to have him examined.
Evening star., 1950-03-17

this trouble that only study of
the child in question can deter
mine what ails him. Sometimes
an only child is lonesome and
wants the constant companion
ship of his parents. When his
father and mother are past their
youth. burdened by the cares of
home and family, they cannot
give such a child the companion
ship he needs. Then tears.
Some children live in fear of
being left alone, of being pun
Evening star., 1950-03-17
BASEMENTLESS HOUSE.
From Mrs. C. A. M,
Falls Church.

To the reader who was inquir-
ing about the respective merits
of a basement or basementless
house: would like to refer her tc
an article in the February issue
of Better Homes and Gardens, en-
titled. More Space or Better
Space"
This is based on research done
by FHA and other housing agen-
cies. 1t gives comparative dollar
and cents values and takes into
consideration your own needs.
have been living in a home
which we had built two and one
half years ago. We have no base
ment and it is wonderful to be
all on one floor and to have nc
steps. I don't have to climb them
and the young ones can't fall
down.
We don't have a garage yet
and do need storage space for
garden tools, etc. I prefer and
intend to build the garage and
am sure that space will be much
more convenient than basement
storage for these tools would be
I'd like to put in a word for
in-the-f1oo hot-water radiant
heat. It's economical, clean and
comfortable.
II n u n
BOOK BINDING.
BUDGETS?
From Mrs. E. S., Wdshinoton.J J
Some one wrote recently asking
for information about binding
books. I saw a very interesting
television show last week about
this very subject. 1t showed sew
eral beautiful coverings for books
and gave general instructions for
binding them. OF course, it was
impossible to give detailed in
structions in such a short pro-
gram. Further information can
be received from the YWCA. 1t
seems that such instructions are
available there and if enough
people are interested book bind
ing class can be formed.
What about budgets for fam
lily of three children? 1t would
be wonderful to hear about other
families ways of economizing.
think that is what most people
are interested in in these days
of high prices. This new miracle
budget seems to be quite sound.
1t cuts down on all the little
things and that adds up to hun
dreds of dollars in the year. Fol-
lowing the sales helps a lot, too.
If there are other economical
tricks I would really like to hear
about them.
HOBBY SUGGESTIONS?
From Mrs. Y. r. E., College Park
I am greatly in need of sugges-
,tions for hobbies for a formerly
active outdoor man in his late
fifties. He now has a heart con-
dition and the choice of hobbies
is limited by poor eyesight.
Evening star., 1950-03-17
By AnoeIo Potri

No child that ever knew cried
without cause. Before he can
cry real tears, he must feel tear
ful, sorry and sad. Something is
wrong in him or in his world and
until we find it we will have to
endure his crying. This crying
attitude is bad for the child's
mental and physical health and
we must move heaven and earth
TO find the cause and cure it.
There are so many causes for
Evening star., 1950-03-17
WHITE SPOTS FROM
MAHOGAN

(From Mrs. M. S. c., FairtarJ
For v. S. L., Washington: Rub
white spots, caused by heat on
furniture. with spirits of nitre
which can be purchased at any
drugstore and the spot will disap-
pear.
Evening star., 1950-03-17
CANE

From Mrs. w. T. F., GalesuiHe.)
To Mrs. z. D. r., Harrisonburg:
You can now get the genuine cane
from Charles Schober Co., 307-311
North Second street, Philadel-
phia 6, Pa. They also have a full
line of all such materials.