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Evening star., 1951-04-19
7 Jailed, 3Fined
For Gambling in
o!rinceGeorges
Violotors Warned
Courts Will Continue
To Hand Out Terms

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las small fry" gamblers-are be-
hind jail bars today for book
making Id Prince Georges County
n In another case tried stimuli
EGaneously, three other persons
who admitted operating a lottery
paid fines and won liberty under
probation. The principal de-
|fendant was described by the
Judge in this case as a "substan-
|tial businessman "
! The verdicts were handed down
yesterday in the Prince Georges
Circuit Court at Upper Marlboro.
"It is useless" said Judge Charles
IC. Marbury in jailing two Laurel
men, ITO impose fines and sus-
Ipended sentences. If that is done,
every one in the gambling business
would try to get by with law vio-
lations.
eThe imposition of fines is not
unlike licensing for continuance. "
Leased From Mrs. Beard.
Judge Marbury imposed a SEN
tence of six months upon Robert
E. Rudkin for permitting gambling
in a Laurel restaurant. He i'm
posed a 30-day sentence upon
George E. Diven. 81, for setting
up a gaming table.
In the other case in a nearby
courtroom. Judge John B. Gray
jr., presided. The defendants were
George Perry, 81. operator of the
old Marlboro Hotel; Mrs. Audrey
King. As. of Edgewater, Md. and
Louis Lappin, 81, of the 170C
block of Biltmore street NV. AL
peaded guilty to operating a lot
terry at the hotel. which Perry
leases from Mrs. Sam Beard, wife
of the Washington gambler. the
testimony disclosed.
Judge Gray fined them 81 600
each and suspended sentences of
three years. They were put under
supervision of State probation
authorities.
Not Relenting Attitude.
Judge Gray said he knew Perry
Ito be substantial businessman"
and added that it would be "un-
kind" to the other defendants if
he suspended the Perry sentence
and dealt with them on a diff
!ferent basis"
I'm taking this action" said
Judge Gray, "the court does not
want the public to understand
that the court has relented in its
attitude that gambling violations
will be combatted with every re-
source at the courts command.
Gamblers will find themselves
badly mistaken II they think they
can come into court and pay high
license fees"
With some misgivings." said
Judge Gray as he addressed the
three defendants, "the court has
concluded that If you will retire
from this type Of activity you will
not be required to serve the con-
|finement terms imposed"
Cites Two-Yea Stand.
In sentencing Rudkin and
Diven, Judge Marbury said:
1.-TWO years ago, the court de-
cided to protect men like you, as
well as the public. by raising a
flag for all to see. The court
made it plain that persons found
guilty of gambling law. violations
may expect prison punishment.
II assume you are small fry. and
that you do not want to go to Jail
But if you are fined, even a large
fine, you can easily pay that and
then, when people see you walk
ing around after the trial they will
say that the court did not mean
u,bof II CO -
Evening star., 1951-04-19

You con buy q
copy for IS cents
at the business
counter i'd the
lobby Of The
Stor Building.
Eleventh street
O n d Pennsyl-
va n "a ovenue
NV. The price
nv moit is 81.
Evening star., 1951-04-19
Air Force Order Bans
.Bai!ing 0utNear DC,
Officers Say atprobe

A one-day congressional investi-
cation Of the plane crash that
killed three persons in a Morn
ingside tMd) cottage on April 8
closed last night after Air
Force officials promised that no
more crippled planes would be
abandoned in mid-air over the
crowded Washington Metropolitan
Area.
Brig. Gen. Morris J. Lee, COM
manding general of Air Force bases
in this area. was called upon twice
by a House Armed Services SUBJ
committee to explain the meaning
of the two military words you
will :" in an order advising" pi-
lots not to abandon planes over
the Metropolitan Area.
Gen. Lee, two days after the
Morningside crash. issued a regu-
lation directing the Andrews Field
tower to advise" all pilots of GRIP
pied planes that you will" fly
away from Washington and to-
ward the Atlantic area before
abandoning the plane.
Seen as Advisory"
But 1t. Col. Glynn F. Shu-
make. deputy operations officer at
Andrews Field, had testified ear
lier that he considered the new
regulations were only advisory" ]"
The new regulations provide
that when crippled plane must
be abandoned "all possible action
will be taken on the part of the
pilot to insure that the aircraft is
abandoned in an area in which the
crash hazard of the aircraft is
minimized and maximum regard
for the safety of the populace is
exercised"
The new regulations also pro-
vide that control personnel at
Andrews and Boiling Air Force
Bases will advise" pilots of Grip
pied planes to fly toward the
Atlantic Ocean and abandon their
planes at such an altitude and
attitude as will preclude their
return to the Washington area if
the planes course changes.
These regulations as written
are ORDERS" Gen. Lee testified
finally.
He gave this testimony after
John H. McAllister of 5804 Pine
lane. Morningside. attorney for
the Federal Communications Com
munications Commission. told
the committee he doubts if the
regulations do have the force of
an order.
Stronger Action Urged.
eff there is any possible way to
compel the Air Force to take some
stronger action. I think it would
be in the interest of the public"
Mr.. McAllister said.
Capt. Robert T. Sanders, CO.
pilot of the bomber which struck
the Morningside cottage, testified
he believes the crew took every
precaution to avoid the accident.
He told of the decision to aban-
don the plane and trimming it to
head for the Chesapeake Bay.
II had fully expected it to keep
on heading in that direction" he
said.
Capt. Sanders told of the efforts
OF the crew to repair a damaged
landing gear during some four
hours of flying over the Washing
ton area.
Capt. Paul v. Chapman, the
pilot. finally decided to abandon
the plane, Capt. Sanders said.
Il had agreed with him." he
added. 1--WE had the aircraft trim
med" on the basis of information
from the control tower.
Chapman Not Called.
Since Capt. Chapman is under
indictment by a Prince Georges
County grand jury on charges of
manslaughter in connection with
the deaths from the crash, he was
Evening star., 1951-04-19
Antique Auction Sale

The Fortnightly Club of the
Herndon (Va.) Library will hold
its fourth annual antique auction
sale at 10 am. Saturday, in the
Updike Building. Luncheon will
be served from noon to / pm.
Evening star., 1951-04-19
VMI to Build New Hull

RICHMOND. April 10 R).-
Virginia Military Institutes Board
of Visitors has been authorized
by Gov. Battle to contract for the
construction of a new science hall
at the school.
Evening star., 1951-04-19
The Story Of Capitol Trunsit
Company Departs From Plan
OF Acquiring New Equipment

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capital stock, Of the par value oi
I$25 each. These would be ex.
changed for the present 100000
shares OF outstanding common
stocks each of the par value oi
500. The examiners recommended
that the company's four-to-one
split plan be turned down.
The problem is now in the
hands of Division 4 of the ICC
comprising Commissioners Charles
d. Mahaffie. John L. Rogers ano
Richard F. Mitchell.
The examiners indicated that
spectators may be interested In
CTC stock. They pointed out:
The market price of the COM
pany's stock prior to June. 1949
was less than $40 a share. Since
October. 1949. there has been "a
steady upward trend in the mar
ket price. :" - --s
Speculation Indicated.
This recent increase in price
not supported by earnings, may in
dicate that SPECTATORS rather than
investors are interested in the
stock" declared the examiners
report.
The examiners pointed out that
an increase in the number OF
shares would be without any in
crease in the assets of the cor
poration.
'It is not clear how this would
improve the present position of
or how it would facilitate future
financing by, the applicant. or en-
able it to render better service to
the public aS a common carrier,
said the examiners report.
1.-The anticipated wider distribu-
ton of this stock appears to be
based on the assumption that the
present stockholders desire to sell
and can more advantageously sell
some of their holdings if the price
per share is reduced. Under these
conditions. together with the low
cred market price for each share
it is probable that speculation In
the stock would increase.
Temporary Price Increase.
Facilitating speculation might
reasonably be expected, and il
doubtless is expected, to increase
market prices temporarily ano
thereby enhance the opportunities
of present stockholders to dispose
of some or all of their holdings al
a profit. but it would not tend to
promote stability in the market
price of the stock. or confidence
of investors therein, or improve
applicants ability to render serv-
ice to the public as a common
carrier"
The examiners called attention
to the point that as of October
81. 1850, the company's capital
stock had book value of $29,-
263. 3.807. which is equivalent to
S121.93 a share. If the $3.50, ,00O
of intangibles be deducted, the
book value will become $100.06 a
share for the 100000 shares out
standing.
A special meeting of stock
holders December IL, 1850,
hroupbt 0iff haIdarc nf 100 AcS
shares (80.19 per cent? voting for
the stock-split plan. The ex-
aminers said as Of November IA,
1850. the 10 principal stockholders
of record owned a total of 1913 400
shares or 51.4 per cent. The COM
pany told the ICC that on De-
cember 81, 1949, it had 2,225
stockholders.
TOMORROW: Company is fac
ina neD demands from n7liOn.
Evening star., 1951-04-19
Kensinqton High Operettu

Kensington Junior High School
students will present their annual
spring operetta, "The Belle of the
West" at the school tomorrow
and Saturday.
Evening star., 1951-04-19
By WiIIiom A. MiIIen

The Capital Transit Co. lacks
definite plans to purchase new
equipment in the immediate flu
ture, the Interstate Commerce
Commission examiners who in
quired into it's operations, have
reported. This developed in con-
sidering a CTC plan to split four
new shares for each old one.
Under the new management, a
departure from the program of
Evening star., 1951-04-19

The Stor Gorden Book wos written
especially for Washington oreo sor-
deners by Wilbur n. and Alice S.
Younsmon. Mr.. Younsmon is garden
editor Of The Stor.
Evening star., 1951-04-19
More Star Garden Books
On Sale at Star Lobby

A new supply Of Stor Gorden Books
is now oyoiIoble. The first printing
Of 5000 copies Of this voIuoble g.
poee illustrated book wos sold in three
Evening star., 1951-04-19

This is the fifth in d series Of articles
on the history Of the copitoI Tronsit
Co., since it went under new manage
ment.
Evening star., 1951-04-19

TOMORROW: Company is fac
ing new demands from union.
Evening star., 1951-05-13

BIG NEW AWAY PROTECTION!
You select what best fits your needsl
!. HosPisai-svrsIeaI-Pays Hospital and Surgical
Bills.
z. Sickness and Aeeident-Pays for lost time and
accidental death.
,. MedIeaI- svrsleaI-Pays various doctor bills.
q. Lhe-Pays for natural or accidental death.
Evening star., 1951-05-13

REGISTERED NURSES KNoW-In one
month alone, more than 200 nurses
enrolled inWhite Cross. They know
out of 9 persons will be hospital
lied in 1951-that 6O% will require
surgery. So many doctors and nurses
select White Cross for their own
protection because they know that
they can collect large amounts
quickly and without red tape-if
they suffer sickness or accident.
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Recommends Reli-
able White Gross

Mrs. VIM. J. Flowers of
Orville, Ohio, and her
daughter were injured in
an automobile accident.
They received total pay
ments of $1OO7.5O. Mrs.
Flowers writes: "It is a
great comfort to know
that your company full
fills its obligations when
called upon. 1t is good to
deal with a liable COM
pany. l can certainly
recommend White Gross
to anyone"
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Two Month Old
Policy Pays $675

Frank P. Unrein, Jr. of
Brighton, Colorado, was
injured in an automobile
accident two months
after he took out a hos
pital-surgical policy. He
writes: "ThankS for
checks totaling $o75 in
payment of my claim
l was in the hospital
more than two months.
Believe me, your $675
was a great help to me.
1t is comforting to know
that l am covered with
your Insurance."
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Heartily Recon-
mends White Gross

Frank Scroggins, Jr., of
East Alton, Illinois, was
injured in a motorcycle
accident. He writes:
Thank you very much
for your check for
$52O.75. Itis comforting
to know that there is
money coming in, espe-
cially when you need it at
a time like this. l can
heartily recommend d
White Cross and Bankers
Life & Casualty for its
fairness and promptness
in the handling Of my
claim"
Evening star., 1951-05-13

SCREAMING BRAKEs-HoRRrYINc CRASH:
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up to $500 per day per person for 100 days,
covering hospital room and board, plus
many extras" Under Bankers White Cross
Plan for sickness and accident you get up to
$4,000 per month for lost time $4,000
Evening star., 1951-05-13

OUT OF 10 HOSPITAL GASES NEED SURGERY.
which added cost that many hospital insurance
plans don't Your Bankers Policy pays any surgeon
you choose IS $50 for services given home doctors
office hospital If you have a hospital insurance
fees you add this locos
to it.
Evening star., 1951-05-13
Get $IoA9 for
Auto SmoshUp

Gwendolyn and John
Terracino of Chicago,
ILL.,, had their policy two
weeks when they were
injured in an automobile
accident. They write: sit
just goes to show that
you are right when you
say you never can tell
when an accident or ILL.,
ness may strike. We ear
nestly recommend White
Cross. You settled our
ella m fairly and
promptly. Thank you for
the checks totaling
5000"
Evening star., 1951-05-13

Child Is stricken with polio;
Bankers provides $500.
"Thanks q Million" say Mr.. and
Mrs. Axel Kjeldgaard Of Avoca,
Iowa.
They write: I'VE wish to ex-
press our sincere thanks for your
checks of $425 for hospital and
$165 for doctor. 1t was such a
relief not to have to worry
about bills while our little son
was hospitalized with polio.
Again we say thanks a million"
Evening star., 1951-05-13

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accidents should strike White Cross Accident
coverage protects you 24hours-aday-on off the job
Pays for lost time if you covered by Workmens
Compensation.
Evening star., 1951-05-13

"NEvER DULL MoMENr"-since the arrival of her twins
says Mrs Norma Moe of Quincy Ill. Furthermore she
says have always felt that the company back of nsur
believe that now than ever since receiving your
very satisfactory check for expenses in connection with
the birth of our twins"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-23
Chicago Woman S
Fingers Removed

CHICAGO, (AP) Mrs. Doro-
thy Mae Stevens, Chicago's frozen
woman, became a quadruple am
putce Monday.
Physicians at Michael Reese Hos
pital amputated all the fingers
Of her right hand and parts of
fingers on her left hand excluding
the thumb On March 8, Doctors
removed her legs nine inches be-
low the knees.
Mrs. Stevens, 23-year-old Negro
was found frozen stiff in q south
side alley Feb. 8. Her body tom
perature was recorded at 81 de-
grees, about "a degrees r5elow
normal.
She was thaWed out slowly at
room temperatures and made
d rapid recovery with her tenn
perature approaching normal.
Doctors had hoped that no am
putations would be necessary.
However, damage to muscle tissue
caused the loss Of her legs and
death Of tissues in her hands
started a general deterioration of
her condition.
Doctors said they believe no
further amputations will be nee
essary.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-23
Draft OF Women-Power Seen
As Step In Changing World

Daehc and John lrcdefics, who
have been showing tricky little
veil hats for after-five wear, have
out-smarted themselves. Custom
crs love the yelling Whinsies. it's
tfuc. But instead Of paying the
custom pricc-tags of S35 and up,
they're buying similar wells at
department store counters for
S198 or making their own for
less than dollar
Take care Of your Woolens, be-
cause prices arc going to be even
higher next fall. T. Eugene Acl1-
crman, Director Of the Wool
Bureau, says military purchasing
since the start OF the Korean
war has startc9 off wave of in
ternational specc.ation in wool,
so that tho whole price Of the
fiber has almost trebled in the
last year. Coupled with skyrock-
citing labor costs, this accounts
for the increasing cost of being
well dressed.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-23
Nuns Try To
SaDe Orphans

HONG KONG, -tAPl "A
Catholic priest said five Canadian
nuns, blamed by the Chinese
Communists for tho deaths of 2,-
1t6 children, actually had tried
to save the abandoned tots.
The Communists announced the
nuns had been jailed IL Canton.
Death is the penalty ii they're
found guilty. The Reds said the
children died in the past Is
months.
The priest, who declined use
Of his name, said:
The nuns years ago had set up a
receiving station for abandoned
children. Most of the waits were
dying, freezing or so i'll Of COM
municable diseases that they could
not be taken into the orphanage
the nuns operated.
The nuns sometimes We're given
an unconscious baby with lee
eaten off by Canton's hungry
dogs.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-23

in 1923. It lasts about four hours,
and is presented every Sunday
in April and May. Similar religi-
Gus spectacles are also performed
annually in South Dakota and
Oklahoma
At Holy City in the Wichita
Mountains, an estimated 100000
persons every year attend the
Oklahoma Oberammergau' :
an Easter sunrise service based
on the traditional Passion Play.
Inaugurated in 1926, this six-hour
pageant draws its audience from
all over the South and Middle
West.
Mardi Gras and the Passion
Plays, obviously, are compounded
Of Biblical history and tradition.
But not all Easter customs are
as we'll founded
On Palm Sunday in Spain, for
instance. natives formerly hung
the palm they received at church
alongside their homes believing
the palms served as lightning
rods.
On Holy Thursday in certain
parts of Mexico, children drive
the devil out of town by creating
a terrific din with rattles. Some
times rattles are attached to a
grotesque effigy of the devil,
which is then dragged through
the village with a deafeninC
racket.
On Good Friday in medieval
France, ali church bells were be-
lieved to make a pilgrimage TO
Rome. and the townspeo7le stay
ed indoors SO as not tc see their
flight. The bells, naturally re-
manned quiet until their return
on Easter Sunday morning. II
any local hell missed the cxcur-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-23
Farmers To Plant
More Corn, Oats

WASHINGTON, CAP)- Ohio
farmers will plant more corn and
oats this year, the agriculture de-
partment reported.
The prospective paintings of
important crops this year in Ohio
compared with last year, are re-
spectiVely:
Corn 3,553,0c0 acres this year
and 3,384,C00 last year; oats =
1.275,O00 acres and 1,181 COO; soy
bcans-1, 1,078,000 acres and 1,100.-
0C0; tobacco-20, 400 acres and
20,4O0; sugar bcets-18,000 acres
and 30,GGO.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-23
Easter Customs Change Through Years

Easter customs and celebrations
are so closely woven into the
pattern of American life that we
seldom question where they came
from or when they began
In some cases their origin can
not be determined, and in others
there arc conflicting stories. Nat
urally, most Eastertime events are
related to Biblical recollections OF
the life of Jesus Christ.
But in many instances, it is
evident that tradition, legend, sup
erstition, irreverent invention
or a whimsical mixture Of all
four have seeped into the
Easter season.
Mardi Gras, for example, lit
orally means Fat Tuesday" It's
the French name for Shrove Tues
day, the day before Ash Wednes-
day, beginning Of Lent. Actually,
Fat Tuesday alludes To an old
ceremony during which a fat OK,
symbolizing the passing Of meat,
was paraded through the streets
in Paris and other European cities.
Lent being a period of fasting,
Mardi Gras, in time, became a
day Of carnival. Frequently, the
fat OK was followed or replaced
by other forms of revelry and
feasting. And for years in Eng
land, the day before Lent was
Observed by eating pancakes. Brit
ishcrs, in fact, still refer 10 it
as Pancake Tuesday.
However, Ike SO many OF our
Easter customs, time and place
of The first Mardi Gras celebra-
ton has not been definitely es-
tablisiled in either Europe or
America. Although the New Or
leans Mardi Gras is far better
known, three southern cities have
long been waging a friendly bat
lie for the distinction Of having
staged the first Mardi Gras in
North AincfIea.
Biloxi, Miss-~.-ps., claime it
all started there in February,
1899, when Pierre Charles le Mo-
yne d'Ibcrville planted the flag
of King Louis XIV Of France
near the present site of Biloxi
just A few days before Shrove
TUESDAY. Mobile, Ma anna, has
uncovered evidence that the first
formal Mardi Gras appeared there
in 1890, and also recalls how
French soldiers stationed In Mo-
bile held their cclebl atoms be-
tween 1702 and ITO.
New Orleans, Louisiana, on the
other hand, has set the standard
by which Mardi Gras pagcants
are compared. Their claim to
fame is dated 1897, when students
returning from school in Paris
danced and played in the street.,
as they lad seen people doing n
France.
Naturally, not all of our Easter
customs have aroused such contro-
versy Other pageants Of various
descriptions. based on the last
years Of Christ on earth, have
been dramatized both in Germany
and the United States. The Pas
sion Play presented every tenth
year since 1884 at Oberammer-
gau is the best known of these,
tut other versions were presented
as early as the 18th Century.
The American Passion Play was
inaugurated at Bloomington, ILL.,,