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Evening star., 1950-07-17
Defense Stenogropher Wins
Miss Northern Virqiniu' Title
Bino Goye Forester
Is Beauty Winner at
FuIIs Church Fair

Bina Gaye Forester. 19-year-
old Defense Department stenog-
rapher was named Miss Northern
Virginia" as the Falls Church Fair
closed last night.
Miss Forester, who lives on
Harding road, Bailey's Cross
roads, won a three-day vacation
trip to Ocean City, Md.
The four day fair, hampered by
bad weather, was held to raise
funds for a community park.
George Stewart, president of
Falls Church Community Park,
Inc, estimated last night that
this years event probably broke
even."
Next year, Mr.. Stewart said,
fair leaders are planning to ac-
quire more large tents so that
rain will not interfere.
Fairs held in the past three
years have raised a fund of $10,-
900 for park.
A crowd of nearly 1000 saw the
beauty contest last night. Second
place went to Nancy Lee Harrill,
18, of 6234 Lee highway, Arling-
ton, a student at Mary Washing
Evening star., 1950-07-17
Three Escape Injury
AsPIane Crash Lands

Three persons stepped unhurt
from the wreckage of a small
airplane yesterday after it crash
landed near the Washington.
Virginia Airport at Bailey's Cross
roads.
Fairfax County police said the
cabin Of the light plane was about
the only part that was not badly
damaged.
Alvin P. Hines. jr., 48, of 3517
South Sixteenth street, Arlington,
who was at the controls, told po-
lice the engine failed just after
the takeoff when the plane was
between $50 and 800 feet in the
air.
Warning his two passengers to
hold tight, Mr.. Hines maneuvered
the plane into a tail-down land
ing in some thick undergrowth a
short distance from the erge Of
the landing field. His passengers
were a nephew, 8-year-old Bill
Maconaughey, Woodbridge, Va,
and a cousin, Miss Mary Ann
King, 10, Rescue, Va.
Police said Mr.. Hines told them
he thought the engine failure may
have been caused by a sudden
clog in the fuel line. He is a CO.
owner Of the plane with w. M.
Reese of darlington.
Evening star., 1950-07-17
leesbgrg Man Is Held
In MARYLAND Shooting

A Leesburg man was arrested
by Maryland State Police last
night shortly after the shooting
Of another man near Laurel.
Herman Summers, IS, was
charged with shooting Fred Mich
OILS, 27, in a Baltimore boulevard
trailer camp north of Laurel.
Mr.. Nichols, though shot four
times in the legs, and thighs,
suffered only minor wounds and
was released after treatment at
Warren's Hospital, Laurel.
Police said Mr.. Nichols wife
previously was married to Sum-
mers.
The accused man. said to have
used 32-caliber automatic, was
to face a preliminary hearing in
the Howard County Trial Magis-
trate Court at Savage today.
Evening star., 1950-07-17
En|istments Rise
As Navy Eases
Veteran Rules
Seomen Accepted
Even if Married,
Under New Order

The Navy today reported a
Spurt in enlistments Of World War
II veterans here because of the
easing of a regulation that barred
many applicants who have de-
pendents.
The same general obstacle, how
ever, still applies to regular Army
and Air Force enlistment by mar
ried veterans. Recruiting officers
said this has forced them to turn
down a considerable number" of
otherwise well-qualitied volunteers
at this time.
Seamen Now Included.
Until a few days ago a Navy
veteran with dependents could not
enlist in the regular Navy unless
he held at least the grade of sec
ond-claSs petty officer when sep
arated from the service after
World War II.
The Navy announced the re-
quirement now has been lowered
to cover such veterans who had
the grade of seaman, in the third
pay grade. Within the last two
or three days there has been an
appreciable increase in applica-
tions for enlistment, although no
official totals were available at
the recruiting center here, a
spokesman said.
Navy veterans who are married
or have dependents have been
urged all along to join the en-
listed reserve, from which they
possibly could apply for extended
active duty.
Single Veterans Unchanged.
The Navy enlistment require
ment for single veterans remains
unchanged. Such veterans in
most instances can enlist at the
Evening star., 1950-07-17
Policeman Assaulted
One Held , A Sought

Police are looking for three men
in connection with the beating
yesterday of an off-duty police
man in front Of his apartment
house.
A fourth man, Theodore Wade,
jr., %, Of 2214 Flagler place NV,
was to appear in Municipal Court
today charged with assault on the
police officer and larceny Of Dis
trict property, police said. He
was arrested yesterday at his
home following the beating of
Police Pvt. Andrew Macklin, 26.
colored, of No. 2 Precinct.
Police said Pvt. Macklin went
outside his apartment house at
1881 D street NE. to quiet four
colored men and two women in a
parked car. After Pvt. Macklin
had identified himself as police
man, police said one of the men
hit him, another grabbed the Of
ficer's gun, which was in his
holster, and pummeled him with
it.
The policeman was treated at
Gallinger Hospital for cuts and
bruises Of the head.
Evening star., 1950-07-17
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for TONIGHT

Washington, $3.50 pm.-Murch.
seth and Ellicott NV; Rudolph.
End and Hamilton NV; Bunker
Hill, 18th and Michigan ave. me-:
Benning, Minnesota ave. between
Benning rd. and Foot me-; Vir-
ginia Avenue, 9th and Va: ave. s.e.:
Highland Dwelling, 656-7 Yuma
st. Sc; Monroe. Ga. ave. and Col.
rd. NV; Francis, Oath and N NV;
Blow. 10th and Benning rd. me-;
Syphax, los S s.w.
Arlington, $3.50 pm.-Four Mile
Run, -Four Mile Run drive and
Vermont.
Alexandria, 8 9p.m.-Parker Mad
den, Pendleton and Fairfax sts.
Montgomery County, 8 pm
Kensington, Everett st. and Ken
sington parkway.
Prince Georges County, 8 pm
East Pines Playground, East Pines
drive.
Evening star., 1950-07-17

homes from winter blasts and how
summer breezes can be guided
over pools of water by proper ar
rangement of trees to bring cool
ing breezes into the home.
Our Plant America campaign is
going over wonderfully" Mr..
White said with enthusiasm. "It's
got everything. It wraps up soil
conservation, flood control, re-
forestation, highway landscaping,
Identification of industrial sites,
multiplication of recreation areas
in short, it makes for a more
beautiful America"
Mr.. White, who was a professor
at Rutgers College. before he un-
dertook to guide the nursersy in
dustry, was asked about victory
gardens.
Victory gardens?" he said. eve
are all ready to go. Hope it
won't be necessary. But at any
rate we are all going to live to
see more beautiful America from
sea to shining sea-"
Evening star., 1950-07-17

with them. After that. the chairs
became scattered. I
Many Lost or Destroyed.
In 1876 a committee restoring
Independence Hall called back all
the chairs from relatives and
descendants who had inherited
them. Many had become lost or
destroyed.
ITO my knowledge" Mr.. Wohl
said, "other than the 81 delegate
chairs now on display in Indepens
dence Hail. the only other
privately-owned one known to
exist was bought for $4,000 many
years ago by John Wanamaker
and is on display in a glass case
in 'Wanamaker's Philadelphia
store.
From a guide in Independence
Hall. Mr.. Wohl learned that one
of the chairs, belonging to George
Wythe, delegate from Virginia
who signed the Declaration, had
been damaged in the journey to
Lancaster, and had been repaired
by a blacksmith, instead Of a.
cabinetmaker.
Evening star., 1950-07-17
ParkIand Man Held
In Fatal Shooting Of
His Divorced Wife

A Parkland (MdO man was
being held without bond today on
a murder charge in connection
with the fatal shooting of. his
former wife in Capitol Heights
late Saturday night.
Prince Georges County police
placed the charge against John L.
Waesche, A, of the 5400 block of
Silver Hill road, shortly after the
death of Mrs. Ida Dugan, 40, of
808 Forty-ninth avenue, Capitol
Heights.
Mrs. Dugan died early yesterday
at Casualty Hospital about an
hour after being shot in the
kitchen of her home.
Remarked 2 Weeks Ago.
Police said she had remarked
two weeks ago. Her new husband,
William Dugan, was in Philadel-
phia when the shooting occurred.
Police said Mrs. Dugan was max
ing preparations to move there to
join him.
Mrs. Dugan was shot by a bullet
from .32-caliber automatic, ac-
cording to Detective Wilson j.
Purdy. The bullet entered the
right side of her chest and passed
through her right arm, where 1t
severed blood vessel. Death was
attributed to shock and a hemor-
rhage.
Detective Purdy said the same
bullet which killed Mrs. Dugan
also grazed her son, Earl Waesche,
IL. The boy was not seriously
hurt and was released after treat
ment. -a
Waesche was found about 3 am.
yesterday doing in a parked car
on Marlboro pike, near District
Heights, Detective Purdy said. The
shooting occurred about IL pm.
Saturday.
Married 20 Years.
The detective said Waesche ad-
mitted shooting his former wife,
from whom he was separated
about two years ago. They had
been married for about 20 years,
neighbors told police. Their div
orce became final recently, Mr.
Purdy said.
Another son, John Waesche, 13,
told police his father came to the
kitchen door and talked with Mrs.
Dugan. He then left, the boy
said, and a few minutes later a
shot was fired through the glass
of the front door. The bullet went
through the living room into the
kitchen, Detective Purdy said.
Mrs. Lottie Homiller, Mrs
Dugan's mother, also was in the
house at the time, the detective
said.
Police said Waesche, an cleo.
trician for the Washington Termi-
nal Co., will be given a prelim-
mary hearing in Upper Marlboro
Police Court, possibly on Friday.
Meanwhile, he is being kept in
the Upper Marlboro jail, they
said.
Evening star., 1950-07-17
Houseboat Owner Found
Drowned Near Alexandra

George Otis Bennett. 81. was
found drowned yesterday in the
Potomac River close to his house
boat. which was moored near the
Mount Vernon boulevard about a
quarter mile south of Alexandria.
DR.. Emanuel Newman, county
medical examiner, said death was
due to drowning, with bay rum
poisoning as a contributing factor.
Police estimated the victim had
been dead about 10 hours when
he was found at 8 am. Fairfax
Detective Sergt. Cecil Brown said
the man apparently had fallen
into the river when he attempted
to go ashore to sleep. He was
still clutching blankets when
found by a friend, Thomas Sill
lex, 40.
Evening star., 1950-07-17
Court Orders Return
OF Ship Line Stock
Claimed by U. 5. Unit

Stockholders Of the American
President Lines. Ltd, today re-
gained more than million shares
Of stock which they had turned
over to the United States Mari
time Commission in 1888 as loan
security.
Return Of the stock, valued at
about 50 million, was ordered by
the United States Court of Ap-
peals, acting on an appeal by the
stockholders from District Court
decision. In today's decision the
Appeals Court rejected the COM
missions claim that it owned the
stock outright.
The appeal was made by r.
Stanley Dollar and other investors
in the Dollar Steamship Lines.
Inc, Ltd, Of Delaware, later re-
named the American President
Lines.
Contracted for Loans.
Because Of financial troubles
the corporation contracted in 1888
to obtain loans totaling $7.5 mil
lion from the Maritime Commits
sion to construct and recondition
a number of ships.
In the transaction the stock
holders handed over 1885, ,243
shares, representing 90 per cent
OF their total stock, to the COM
mission. Litigation arose when.
in 1913, the corporation finished
paying off the debt and demanded
return OF the stocks. The stock
holders claimed their shares had
been given the commission merely
as pledge" insuring payment of
the debt.
But District Court upheld the
commissions view that the shares
had been transferred outright, ;"
or sold. rather than pledged" to
the commission. This ruling en-
titled the commission to sell the
shares to other interests, as it con-
templated.
Authority Held Lacking.
The Appeals Court today over
ruled that decision, agreeing with
the stockholders that the commits
sion lacked authority to purchase
or acquire the shares outright.
The commission claimed such
powers under a clause of the
Merchant Marine Act of 1896.
Pronouncing the stock turnover
to be a pledge" only. Judge E.
Barrett Prettyman declared for
the court that the 1886 act gives
the commission no such general
or implied right.
"It is inconceivable to us that
Congress would have left to impli-
cation SO vast a power" the court
asserted. 1--WE do not think that
if Congress had intended the
Maritime Commission to enter
upon such ownership and opera
tions it would have left the mat
ter entirely to a clause which
merely authorized the commits
sion to execute contracts"
Evening star., 1950-07-17

Mr.. WohPs chair has been re-
paired with a piece Of metal
which I believe may have been
done by blacksmith" he said.
The affidavit, which came with
the chair. states it was acquired
by the Long family for their
museum about 1850 from friend
and relative of the family who had
purchased it from Delegate Wythe.
Wythe died childless in 1906.
The chair was displayed by the
Long Museum in Philadelphia as
an original singers chair for about
rs years, until the museum closed.
Mr.. Wohl, who frowns on selling
his chair. has placed it in little
used room in his antique-filled
house, away from anyone VINO
might sit in it." AS a reminder OF
It's rickity condition. he has placed
a ribbon between the arms.
AS for the painting he originally
visited Philadelphia to buy. Mr..
Wohl explained, After bought
the chair. / must have forgotten
the painting in the excitement"
Evening star., 1950-07-17
Model Of City Displayed
In House Offices Lobby

A model Of the city of Green's
burg, Ind, is on display in the
lobby Of the New House Office
Building through tomorrow night.
It was selected last year as the
best American project to show
Junior Chamber Of Commerce
members at their international
convention in Brussels, Belgium.
The model later was displayed in
other European capitals under
auspices of the State Department
as typical example of a "City of
Democracy"
Evening star., 1950-07-17
Purse Thief Hits Woman
With Brick and Takes S12

A purse snatcher made off with
$12 and wrist watch today after
striking a woman over the head
with a half brick in a paper bag.
Miss Elsie Garvey, %, of 5812
Sixth street NV. said she was
grabbed by a colored man as she
walked in the TOO block of Nichol-
son street NV.
Knocked down, Miss Garvey
screamed and her assailant fled
with the purse. -Four stitches were
required for the cut on her scalp.
In another case William Dortch,
42. colored, of lis L street S.W.
gave up $13 to two colored men,
one of whom bit him on the lip as
he attempted to fight them off
The offense occurred near Mr..
Dortch'S home.
Evening star., 1950-07-17
Civil Defense
Needs,
D. {. Chiefs Say
PIeu for. $4,000
For Agency Heard
By Bates Committee
By Harold B. ROGERS

A House Appropriations sub
committee today heard District
officials testify that $3.50 900 was
needed urgently to finance the
proposed Office OF Civil Defense.
Chairman Bates of the subcom-
mittee said the entire two-hour
morning session was devoted to
detailed consideration of city
planSs to protect Washington in
case Of enemy attack or other
disaster.
Meanwhile, legislation to au-
thorize establishment of the new
civil defense agency was slated
for action this afternoon by the
Senate District Committee. The
bill already has passed the House
and was expected to be approved
by the Senate group.
Recommended by Truman.
The 100000 estimate had been
submitted last week to the House
by President Truman with the
recommendation that it be ap-
proved.
The Appropriations Subcommit.
tee handling District finance is
considering the item along with
several others totaling 1898, ,191,
for inclusion in the Forthcoming
supplemental appropriation bill.
Testifying at length on the
city's plans for civil defense were
the three District Commissioners
and their assistants.
Representative Bates, Democrat,
Of Kentucky, said afterwards the
principal witnesses were Engineer
Commissioner Gordon r. Young,
and his assistant 1t. Col. Thomas
j. Hayes Sd.
These two offif1cials have been
laying preliminary plans for pro.
tecting the public on a compre.
henSive scale.
Decision Yet to Be Reached.
No decision has been reached on
the requested appropriation, Mr..
Bates explained at the close Of the
morning session.
The Bates unit was to resume
its hearing behind closed doors
this afternoon to consider other
fiscal needs Of the city.
Among the first witnesses, Chair
man Bates said, would be Daniel
L. Seckinger, District health Of
flcer, and his associate. Mr.. Bates
wants to hear from them the need
for expandin gthe out-patient de-
partment of Gallinger Municipal
Hospital.
This need is understood to have
become more urgent since Con-
gress, in passing the District 1851
appropriation bill, reduced by
$4,000 the money available for
the care Of indigents by private
hospitals here. The Commission
ers asked for $745 900 but Congress
sent to the White House the city
supply bill with only $685., 900 for
this purpose.
Other Items Pending.
Also to be considered this after
noon, Mr.. Bates said, were two
other pending items.
One of these is the 100000 al
ready authorized by law for this
years operation of child day care
centers.
Another need will be funds for
operating the proposed five-day
week for police of the Metropoli-
tan. White House and United
States Park forces. Legislation to
authorize the five-day week has
passed the House and now is
awaiting Senate action.
Evening star., 1950-07-17
Memory and Luck Pay off in Historic Chair \

Chance and a long memory re-
Gently paid off in small fortune
and a piece Of American history
for a Washington antique col
lector.
Visiting a Philadelphia auction
by chance, Stanley Wohl Of 3107
Cleveland avenue NV, for a mere
$3.50, snapped up a tattered
leather chair which may prove to
be worth as much as $4,000.
The chair came complete with
an affidavit Of its authenticity as
one Of the original chairs occu-
pied by a member of the Conti-
mental Congress at the signing Of
the Declaration of independence.
II went up there to buy a
painting" Mr.. Wohl said. "It
was q wild stroke Of luck because
I didn't even know the chair or
the auction existed"
Mr.. Wohl, a retired writer and
a Philadelphia native who knows
every brick and blade of grass
around Independence Hail." first
scented the bargain when he was
looking for his antique painting
dealer.
His wife said he had gone to
q Longs Museum auction and the
name clicked with me-" Mr.. Wohl
said.
when I was child, my father,
who was born within the sound
Of the Liberty Bell, often men
toned the museum which closed
in 1885"
Auctioned to Pay Storage.
MIR. Wohl, like any good antique
collector. went directly to the
auction.
There, to my amazement, I
found the museum furnishings.
stored and forgotten for over 65
years, were being auctioned off
to pay a storage BILL" Mr.. Wohl
explained.
The auction had been adver-
tised by only one small notice in
a city newspaper and attendance
was scant. Mr.. Wohl added with
a touch Of glee.
He bid in the chair, shipped it
back to Washington and packed
1t home from Union Station in
his car.
Two weeks and 80 research
hours later, between trips to the
Library Of Congress and Indepen-
dence Hall, Mr.. Wohl came up
with these facts on the chairs
history:
The chair is one of 80 identical
ones, made about ITO by Phila-
delphia cabinet makers for the
Pennsylvania Assembly. When the
Assembly chambers were turned
over to representatives from the
colonies the chairs were passed
along to the representatives.
In 1777 the British threatened
Philadelphia and the Representa-
tiveS moved to Lancaster and then
York. Pa, carrying their chairs
Evening star., 1950-07-17
Bus Fare 10 Pentaqon
Should Be 70 Cents,
"A. B. & W. Head Says

The fare to Government in
stallations in nearby Virginia from
the District should be 20 cents,
Beverly c. May. secretary-treasu-
rer and general manager of the
Alexandria. Bancroft & Washing
ton Transit Co., testified today.
The firm is requesting a 15-cent
fare now.
Mr.. May appeared as the first
witness at an Interstate Commerce
Commission hearing on a request
to raise the fare from the present
10 cents. Involved is transporta-
ton between the District and Ma
tional Airport, the Pentagon, Navy
Annex and Arlington Farms.
Examiner H. c. Lawton is hear
ing the case. The A. B. & W., the
Washington. Virginia & Maryland
Coach Co. (Arnold Lines), and
Capital Transit Co. are repre-
sented.
~AAASAe~@s
Mr.. May testified he believes
the fare to the Government install
lations is discriminatory as COM
pared with other fares on the COM
pany's line in nearby Virginia. He
described the Government install
lations as being in an artificial
zone" @
The same fare should be re-
ceiyed there as for other COM
parable areas, he said-20 cents
cash or 171a-cent tokens. The
company now receives Is cents
cash or a 1212-cent token.
The company has pending be-
fore the commission a request for
a scent additional fare on its
interstate rates between WASH
ington and Virginia points. Hear
ings on this request were held last
week.
THE company can not curtail
its service any further without
seriously impairing If for the
public" Mr.. May testified today.
Says Costs Are Rising.
He told the examiner of falling
revenues and rising costs and de-
clared the carrier has made every
effort to economic.
Answering questions by the COM
pany's counsel, S. Harrison Kahn,
Mr.. May declared the cost of tires
and bus parts has gone up re-
Gently.
Mr.. May estimated that around
$97 900 more would be brought
into the company's treasury if the
fare increase is granted. He reit-
Grated that the company is losing
$488 daily.
Plans for Improvements, includ-
ing the purchase of 6 buses are
awaiting the outcome of the fare
increase proceedings, Mr.. May
said.
He contended the company's
share of the joint fare should be
Is cents. A combination ticket is
sold which can be used on Capital
Transit and one of the Virginia
bus lines.
Wider Hearing Urged.
Attorney Daryl Myse, who with
Attorney F. G. Await is represent
ing the Capital Transit Co., asked
the examiner to broaden the is
sues Of the case to include the
reasonableness of the divisions of
fare between the companies con-
cerned.
Attorney F. w. Denniston ap-
peared for the Secretary of the
Army and said his main interest
is to determine if the fare increase
is reasonable.
Evening star., 1950-07-17
Prince Georges Meeting

The Electrical Contractors Asso-
citation of Prince Georges County
will discuss a proposed new licens-
ing law which will be brought be-
fore the next session Of the Mary
land legislature at a meeting. at
8 o'clock tonight in American
Legion Hall. Mt. Rainier.
Evening star., 1950-07-17
New Orleans Churchman
To Be 81. PauI's Rector

The Rev. c. Julian Bartlett, 81
associate rector of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church, New Orleans
on September l will become rector
of st. Paul's Church, Rock Greek
Parish, Rock Creek Church road
and Webster street NV.
Announcement of acceptance OF
the call was made yesterday by
the Rev. Claude L. Pickens, who
has taken over the church's pull
pit for July. Mr.. Bartlett will
succeed the Rev. Charles w.
Wood, who resigned April 30.
A graduate of Tulane Univer-
sity. Mr.. Bartlett has been active
in parochial and diocesan church
work for the past II years. He
was a member of the veStry Of St.
Paul'S Church-New Orleans for
nine years. and served as lay
reader for eight years. He is a
member of the Brotherhood of
st. Andrew and is member and
past president Of the board of
managers Of Gaudet Episcopal
High School. New Orleans.
Mr.. Bartlett. q native of New
Orleans, was accepted as a postu-
liant for holy orders by the late
Rev. John Long Jackson. Bishop
Of Louisiana, in 1946. He was
ordained to the diaconate on De-
cember 10. 1948, and to the priest
hood on July 2, 1949. He has
served as associate rector Of st.
Paul's Church in New, Orleans
since his ordination to the dia-
conate.
Mr.. Bartlett is married and has
three children.