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Evening star., 1950-10-01

shotrn lett 20 right:
Silver toned Muskrot = trimmed
ceat. in Eerstmsnn fleece; new
slope shoulders, wide collar. Rust,
beige. toupe or brown. $1l9
American BreodtoiI-Iined Topper,
very dFamatie, with its lorce point
ed collar, its deep sleeves. Novy,
dark brown or black wool with
dyed-to-motch fur. $149
Tuxedo Of Dyed Muskref on soft,
smooth wool handsome with
its wide furred cuffs. Dark green
or rust. Misses sizes
Side-sweepins Hot Of MsIusins,
q soft Iona-hoired fobric thot
blends effectively with furred
coats with one horizontal
wing. Block and Postels. $40
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Mrs. Edith Mccormick
Dies at So in VIRGINIA

Mrs. Edith Ramsay Mccormick,
SO, widow Of Frank Mccormick of
''Frankford" estate in Berryville,
Va, died Sunday of a cerebral
hemorrhage at the Singing Pines
Nursing Home.
She had been i'll for about eight
weeks.
More recently she had lived with
her sister, Mrs. Robert M. Reese
at 219 South st. Asaph street,
Alexandria.
Until her recent illness she had
been hostess in the Stabler-
Leadbeater Apothecary Museum,
los South Fairfax street, Alex
andria.
For many years Mrs. McCor-
mick had been a member of the
Christ Church, Alexandria, where
funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. tomorrow. The Right
Rev. William A. Brown, her BROTH
er-in-law, and retired bishop of
the Episcopal diocese of Southern
Virginia. will officiate at the Serv-
ices. Burial will be in Green Hill
Cemetery, Berryville.
In addition to Mrs. Reese, she
is survived by two other sisters,
Mrs. Halle Conger of Alexandria
and Mrs. Siddon Taliaferre, of
Rock, Springs, Wyo.: and two
brothers, Dennis Ram say
Chyenne, Wyo., and Taylor Ram
say, Rocky Mount, N. C.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Peter Borros, Restouroteur,
Suffers Fatal Heart Attack
Founder of MudriIIon
Was Famous Epicure;
Once Embassy Chef

Peter Borras, Spanish born
restaurateur. former Embassy chef
and founder of the Madrillon
Restaurant, died at his home,
28l0 South Arlington Ridge road,
last night. He was so.
Death apparently was due to a
heart attack which he suffered
only a short time after returning
home. Members of his family said
he had not been ill. but had been
exhausted from too much work"
and was to have left this week
with Mrs. Borras for a South
American vacation.
Long a member of the ultra
select Les Amis d'Escoffier and
the Epicurean Club, Mr.. Borras
had designed new lapel pin for
the Epicurean Club which will be
presented to members at their
September meeting.
With Madrillon Partner Chinto
Maggia, he prided himself in be-
ing able to bring out of their
kitchens any dish ordered by any
patron from any country-and
often did.
charleston" Forced Move.
Another chapter in his career
here he often recalled with joking
pride was the restaurants move
into architecturally stronger quar-
ters so the property could stand
the stomping bounce Of the
Charleston.
In a recent biographical sketch,
the account recalled the strain put
on the Borras restaurant ceiling
at the old G street Madrillon one
night in 1927. He rushed upstairs,
halted the dance and then re-
paired to his Office to think things
over.
In less than a year-on New
Year eve of 1928-the new Mad
rillon opened at it's present loca-
Evening star., 1950-08-22

train. According to letter he
wrote in jail, he did appear on
August Is as instructed, but was
arrested by the FBI as he got in
a taxi at his hotel, expecting to
catch the $50 pm. train for
Washington.
Wife Native of Asheville.
Mrs. Weisband said both she
and her husband were suspended
at the Armed Forces Security
Agency for 80 days, and at the
time she resigned, her husband's s
suspension was extended so days.
A native of Asheville, N. c.,
Mrs. Weisband came to Washing
ton in 1943 and was hired by the
Army Security Agency, forerunner
OF the AFSA, in January of that
year. Weisband was employed
there in military status in May
1943, and remained there as a
civilian.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Body Of District Man, 81,
Taken From Rappahannock

The body of James Robert Gal
lagher, a District Streetcar con-
ductor. was recovered yesterday
from the Rappahannock River,
the Associated Press reported from
Tappahannock.
Mr.. Gallagher, 81, was drowned
Saturday about Is miles west OF
Tappahannock. His body was
found in so feet of water by a
fisherman, Arnold Sanders OF
Newland. Mr.. Sanders was in
one of IA boats searching the area
for the man.
Mr.. Gallagher drowned when he
apparently was thrown overheard
from an outboard motor boat, in
which he was riding alone, as it
gave a sudden burst of speed.
Employed by the Capital Transit
Co., Mr.. Gallagher lived at 1125
E street NE. with his wife and five
children. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Gallagher Of Warsaw,
also survive.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
British Medal, New Baby
Make Biq Day for Airman

Col. Theodore Ross Milton of
Andrews Air Force Base is re-
ceiving double congratulations to-
day.
British Information Services
disclosed last night that the World
War II hero was being made an
honorary commander of the mill
tary division, Order of the British
Empire for service in the Berlin
airlift.
A few hours later his wife gave
birth to a girl, their third child,
at Sibley Hospital. The family
lives at 5 Pinehurst circle NV.
Mother, daughter and medal
holder are doing fine.
Evening star., 1950-08-22

There was little more than 10
feet to spare or he would have hit
the Southerner.
The runaway. which was going
about 20 miles an hour. rammed
into the draft" showing its cow
catcher under the empty rear car.
Two Of the three men leaped from
the car just before the impact.
One of them was slightly injured.
The conductor, C. D. Mccoy,
80. of Ardmore. Md, was in the
car when it was struck and suf-
fered a cut on his knee. He was
treated at Emergency Hospital
and released.
The other injured man, c. E.
Hamlet of 244 Hamilton street
NV, a brakeman, was treated for
an injured leg at the station.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Fb| Jai|s Man
Suspended by.
Security Unit
Arlington Resident
Accused of Failure
To See Grand Jury

The FBI has arrested an Arl-
ington man employed by the
Armed Forces Security Agency on
charges that he failed to appear
before a Los Angeles grand jury
investigating espionage.
william w. Weisband, IL, of
2503 South Adams street. was ar
rested in Los Angeles last Wednes-
day after he twice before had
testified before the investigative
group.
Since May IL he has been SUI
spended from the highly secretive
Arlington Hall agency, for which
he was classified as an analyst.
Yesterday he was arraigned in Los
Angeles Federal Court on a con-
tempt charge and jailed after fail
ure to make $1,000 bond.
Wife Also Suspended.
Weisband told reporters in CAL
ifornia that the case was all a
mystery to him.
His wife, Mabel Woody Weis-
band, Is, also said she was in
the dark about the whole thing.
She worked for the same agency
and was suspended at the same
time as her husband.
On August 10. she said, the
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Man Gets 6 Months
For Touching Off
Near Riot on Steamer

A man accused of touching off
a near-riot in which another man
was killed pleaded guilty in Mu-
nicipal Court today to a charge
of simple assault.
James M. McKeamer, %, COL
ored, of the 800 block of Twenty
fifth street NV, pleaded guilty to
striking John Macon, ,38, colored,
of the 600 block of Keefer place
NV, in an argument August IL
aboard the excursion steamer Rob-
ert E. Lee.
Police said the blow set off a
melee which cost the life of Leroy
Davis, 81, colored, who was fatally
shot by Detective Sergt. Lloyd B.
Furr after he had jumped into
the water.
Sergt. Furr was exonerated by a
corners jury. Davis at first was
believed to be the man who fired
four shots during the fracas, but
witnesses testified he did not par
UlClpdIC III tlIC 11SIlI W11dUCFOA oAAS'
merely was taking a swim when
he was shot.
Today Judge George D. Nelson
imposed a 5000 fine or six-month
sentence on McKeamer, repri-
manding him for having "endan-
gered the lives of 600 persons on
the boat"
Judge Nelson also set $1,000
bond for James S. Neverson, 25,
colored, of the $500 block of ]
street NV. According to Detective
Alfred F. Corfield, Neverson is now
suspected of being the man who
fired the shots during the brawl
Charged with assault with intent
to kill, Neverson will have a hear
ing September 6. Detective Sergt,
Alfred D. Clark said some wit
nesses had told him that a man
named Nelson" or "Neverson'
had started the fight.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
By Corter Dowson


They tried to make a fireman
out of Mike Rector today.
Mike is the 5-year-old boy
whose cofboy clothes caught fire
in November, 1948. soaring 10 per
cent of his body. After II months
in the hospital and 1000 square
inches of grated skin had healed
his body, he was sent home last
April.
At $50 tonight at 419 Seventh
street NV, the tough little guy
will be adopted by District Fire
mems Association Local SO, Inter
national Association of Firemen
The 1850 firemen who will be-
come Mixes fathers" started
getting to know their "son." They
are going to give him money fol
clothes for school and other as
sistance. But today was an ad
vance celebration. They die
everything but light a fire fol
him.
First they introduced Mix,
around fire alarm headquarter.
at Fourth and Douglas street!
NV. Fire Chief Joseph A. May
hew gave him a special fire CHIEF
hat. He let Mike sit at his desk.
use the phone and even write with
his pen. The f1remen sounded all
the fire. alarm bells simultaneously
at all 81 engine and 16 truck COM
panies and some other places be-
sides. Mike watched the lights
light, and listened to the buzzers
buzz without a word.
Hes overcome" the f1remen
said,
Evening star., 1950-08-22

Then they let Mike pull the
demonstration fire alarm box at
headquarters.
In a fire-engine red battalion
chiefs car, 1t. H. o. Wheeler,
treasurer of Local 36. and 1t. j. E.
zeis of Engine Co. 81, whisked
Mike and his brother Billy, 7,
to the wharves and to the Dis
trict fire boat.
The firemen lined up on the
dock. saluted and shook hands
whit "Chief Rector" and insisted
on taking him for a special ride
on the William T. Belt. They let
Mike steer and they let him shoot
a big spray Of water out of a
monitor pipe. They showed him
the engines, where the captain
sleeps and gave him a short his
tory of their fire boat.
No. 16 Engine and Truck 8 fire
house on Thirteenth street be-
tween K and l. streets NV. was
the next stop. Fifteen firemer
on duty snapped to inspection and
Mike said hi" and shook each
outstretched hand.
Before they gave him lunch. the
f1remen quickly took out their
biggest engine and ran up a 100-
foot ladder just for Mike to look
at and climb. They took him for
short ride, too. In the front
seat and the back ladder seat.
Then they asked him what he
wanted to be when he grew up.
Mike ended his all-morning- long
silence. He looked down at the
Hopalong Cassidy brand on his
shirt.
Il want to be a cowboy" he
said.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
George {. Farrell Dies;
Was Once Manager
'0fAAA Division

George E. Farrell, SO. former
official of the old Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration, died
suddenly of a heart attack yes
terday at the home of his son,
DR.. George r. Farrell, 1889 Crest
wood drive NV.
Mr.. Farrell, who lived at ASIA
Connecticut avenue NV, was TAX
ing care of his two graddaughters
for the afternoon when he was
stricken.
Born in Lockport, ILL.,, Mr..
Farrell attended the University of
Chicago, University of Wisconsin
and Northwestern University and
then entered the teaching pro-
fession. He was assistant super
intendent of schools in Cook
County. H., before coming to
Washington in 1917.
After working for a number OF
years with the Agriculture Depart
ment's extension service, Mr.. Far
rell joined the AAA and became
manager of its Western division
He remained with the department
as an agricultural economist, re-
firing in January, 1916.
Survivors besides his widow and
DR.. Farrell include another son,
John F. Farrell, a Harvard medi-
cal student studying in Germany
for the summer, and DR.. Farrell's
two daughters, Mary Lee, Z, and
Barbara Blair, 3.
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 am. tomorrow at the Shrine
of the Blessed Sacrament, Western
avenue and Quesada street NV.
Place of burial has not been de-
cided.
Evening star., 1950-08-22

Another brakeman. E. w.
Branch, 46, of Clinton, Md, who
was uninjured, said when they
were about a mile out of the sta
ton the tower dropped a red
light on u.s." .
Mr.. Branch signaled his en-
gineer and the draft" had just
settled to a stop when it was
hit by the runaway. 1t sounded,
according to one witness who
watched from the bridge. like a
freight starting or stopping, a
sort of bump. bump"
The Southerner moved into the
station and out again without de-
lay. none of its passengers aware
of their close call.
Terminal officials said the COL
lision slowed a few Pennsylvania
railroad trains. which were
switched to other tracks, but
otherwise, had little effect. Sew
eral cars of the draft" were
buckled together and section
of the railing curled over.
Total damage was estimated at
S., 900.
The terminal launched an in
vestigation today into why the
engine broke away from its moor
ings at the engine feeder" al
the south end Of the roundhouse
One spokesman said he could
not recall a similar incident ir
the yards for 10 years at least
and no such collisions.
Mr.. Callow. who lives at 14l1
T street Sc, and has worked
for the terminal about two years,
only hopes he did the right
thing"
Relieved terminal officials
thought he did.
Evening star., 1950-08-22

tion in the Washington Building,
Fifteenth street and New York
avenue NV.
Chef at German Embassy.
Born in Tarragona, Spain, Mr..
Borras had early training in
Barcelona and came to New York
City in 1910. He served as chef
during a season at the German
Embassy in 1911, opened his first
Washington restaurant on upper
Fourteenth street a few years
later.
The first Madrillon, of which
the old Spanish Village was later
made a part, was opened on G
street in 1920.
He had been associated with Mr..
Maggia for Is years. Both are
members of the two epicurean
clubs. which bring together the
city's finest chefs for periodical
feasts Of their own preparation.
Mr.. Borras was a member of the
Board of Directors of the Epi-
curean Club and a member of the
National Restaurant Association
Evening star., 1950-08-22

"You can always buy railroad
cars. There's no price on people" :"
That's how Train Towerman
Joseph Callow reasoned last night,
when in split-second timing he
sent a runaway locomotive
hurtling into a string of empty
cars, barely missing a loaded
passenger train.
From the time he heard the
desperate voice from tower
farther up the line: &C tower.
runaway down on So. There's no.
body on it!", Mr.. Callow could
think only of that passenger
train"
That was the Southerner, crack
streamliner of the Southern Rail-
way System with about 200 pas
sengers aboard, which was pulling
placidly into the yards of Union
Station from New York about $50
pm. on Track AZ.
SoNhAAAS3 A1SA VA OAA - oSh ~ WcAO
an empty Scar draft of the
Richmond, Fredericksburg g.
Potomac, with only three crew.
men aboard the rear car.
Mr.. Callow. q, was at his post
in C tower Just south of the New
York Avenue Bridge when he
heard the alarm over the loud
speaker system from Wire Tower
up the track near the roundhouse.
Sizing up the situation quickly. he
realized the runaway would meet
the Southerner as it moved into
a switch and would sideswipe its
rear, probably sending it plowing
out into Florida avenue.
There was no clear way to route
the runaway until it could be
stopped. so he did the next best
thing. He switched it into the
rear of the empty r., F. & P. draft.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Orders for Active Duty
Going Out 10 Marine
Inactive Reserves

Orders summoning enlisted
members Of the Marine Corps in
active reserve to duty in Is days
began pouring out of Washington
today at an anticipated rate of
100 day.
Another move toward bringing
the Marines up to an authorized
strength of 10000, the active duty
orders go to enlisted specialists,
trained volunteer reservists and
those holding combat designa-
tions. The call goes to members
in the 5th Marine Corps Reserve
district, made up of Washington,
Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia
and Kentucky.
Active duty orders for officers
of the inactive Reserve, not older
than 81 and not over the rank of
captain are expected to start
within the next few days, a
spokesman said. No Marine fly
ers are to be included now.
No Estimates Given.
Officials would make no esti-
mate of the number of men in
volved in the call.
Meanwhile, the draft is sched-
uled to take the first inductees
from nearby Montgomery County
Thursday.
Eight Maryland men, three from
Rockville and five from Upper
Marlboro, will be sworn in at the
Arlington Farms induction center.
BY 10 pm. Thursday they will be
entrained for Fort Jackson, S. c.,
for basic training.
Twenty-one more Maryland men
will be inducted next week as the
State moves to meet its September
quota of $50. A week from today
Hyattsville will send one man and
Chevy Chase six. Next Thursday
Upper Marlboro will send nine
more and Silver Spring six.
Virginians to Report Sept. S.
Virginia is scheduled to send its
first batch of inductees to Airing
ton Farms on September 5. At that
time two men from Greene County,
three from Madison County and
three from Rappahannock are
scheduled to report.
The District will send it's first
group, probably about 65 men, for
induction September 6.
Meanwhile, it was announced
that two units of the District Ma
tional Guard would leave on or
about Friday for active duty train
ing.
The outfits are the 370th Signal
Radar Maintenance Unit, which
will be billeted at Camp Gordon,
Ga, and the 715th Transportation
Truck Company, scheduled to
train at Fort EustiS, Va.
Units Called August IA.
Both units were called to active
duty August IA.
Brig. Gen. William II. Aben-
droth, commander of the D. c.
Guard, and two aides, left Wash
ington by plane today for an in
spection of Air National Guard
units now in summer training.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Arlington ToIent Show
To Be at CherryduIe

The talent show and awards
program of the Arlington Recrea-
ton Department has been trans
ferred from Four Mile Run Play
ground to the Cherrydale Recrea-
ton Center at $50 o'clock tonight
because of inclement weather.
The program winds up the sum-
mer playground season in the
county. Talent shows which won
out in divisional competitions will
be staged and queen will be
crowned.
Evening star., 1950-08-22

agency reinstated her. gave her
back pay and asked whether she
wished to resign or have her posi-
ton terminated. Mrs. Weisband
an attractive brunette, said she
resigned.
Weisband told reporters he
answered questions before the
grand jury about people he knew
while a hotel clerk in Los An
geles in 1941.
Egyptian born. Weisband came
to this country in 1925 and to
Washington in 1943. A year
earlier he was drafted by the
Army and, after attending Officer
Candidate School, was commits
stoned a second lieutenant. He
served in the European and
African theaters and emerged a
first lieutenant. He now is in the
reserve.
Mrs. Weisband said she met
Weisband while both were working
for the Government in 1945. They
were married in January, 1949.
Tells of FBI Appearance.
The FBI talked oher and Weis-
band before he was first SUBJ
poenaed to appear before the
grand jury, Mrs. Weisband said
This is the story she told:
On June %, the Wristbands
started on trip to California in
an automobile which broke down
at Laramie, Wyo. Spending most
of the money they had saved fol
the vacation trip to buy a new
car, they drove on to California.
at s am. on July IL. when they
were .220 miles from Los Angeles
on the return trip, three cars o1
FBI agents drove up to a hote
and informed them that Weisbanc
was to appear before the granc
jury at pm. that day.
BY driving 80 and 80 miles ar
hour, they made it, and Weisbant
testified Is or 20 minutes. Tolt
not to disclose his testimony. Weis
band never discussed it with hi
wife, she said.
Appeared Again August 16..
He was also told to appear be-
fore the jury again on July 1s
On July IA Mrs. Weisband com
planned of being Ill and Weisbant
got permission from an assistan
district attorney to drive her tt
Washington, with the agreemen
that a new subpoena would b.
issued later.
AS soon as they reached Wash
ington, Weisband reported to tn
i United States marshal's office an,
was told not to worry, that h
would receive another subpoen;
later. This was on July 10, tn
day Weisband was to have ap
peared before the grand jury il
Los Angeles.
That summons was issued fo
August 16, and Weisband lef
Washington on August II b.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Legion Crub Feast

Arlington Post No. 139 Of the
American Legion will have a bene-
fit crab feast at 5 pm. Saturday
at the Legion Clubhouse. 3445
Washington boulevard.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Henurd Gets Lodge Post

Kenneth r. Henard of Arling-
ton has been elected as Virginia
State master counselor for the
Order Of De Moley.
Evening star., 1950-03-26

the Federal Barge Lines OF the
Inland Waterways Corp.
Recommendations Listed.
A list of 36 river and harbor
improvements, estimated to cost
S819.137,1 was recommended.
None was in the Washington area.
Elected as directors for three
years were: H. H. Buckman of
Florida; Maj. Gen. Robert w.
Crawford of Tennessee: Senator
Mcclellan; Representative Mar
tin. Republican of Massachusetts;
Francis A. Pitkin of Pennsylvania;
Representative Short, Republican
of Missouri. and William H. Webb
of the District, executive vice
president of the organization.
In addition to Senator Nc
Clellan, officers reelected were:
Senator Wherry, Republican of
Nebraska, Representative Whit
tington. Democrat of Mississippi.
and Representative Case, Repub-
lican of South Dakota, national
Evening star., 1950-03-26

The National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress yesterday pro-
tested any move which would in
terfere with the present activities
of the Army Engineers.
The group also urged legisla-
ton to give States ownership of
their tidelands. and reelected
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, of
Arkansas, president,
The three-day convention at
the Mayflower Hotel ended with
the adoption of resolutions nam
ing new directors and recon-
mending list of projects.
Tidelands Resolution Voted.
In adopting its tidelands reso-
luton, the Congress urged that
the rights of the States be sub
ordinate only to the paramount
right of the United States to con-
tinue with improvements for ma
tional defense, navigation and
flood control.
The convention "unalterably
opposed" transfer of the Army
Engineers civil functions or or
ganization to the Interior De-
partment, as recommended by
the Hoover Commission, or to any
other agency. 1t pledged a fight
against any reorganization plan
affecting the Engineers.
Among other actions, the group:
Urged a permanent commission
in Congress to make adequate re-
search for development, conser-
vation and utilization of the Ma
tons water and land resources.
Advocated immediate adoption
of pending river and harbor i'm
provement legislation.
Expressed regret that no new
projects for river and harbor de-
velopment and flood control are
provided and pointed out if this
situation continues, the work will
come to a standstill in two or