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Evening star., 1951-08-23

found no one willing to rent to
him.
He walked the streets Of WASH
ington until he was $50 tired
walking and looking I was almost
sick"
Look to Future.
Then, yesterday afternoon, his
prayers were answered. The
NCHA came through with a place
to live at 1880 First street S.W.
News Of the new home was some
consolation after the Pooles re-
turned from a cemetery where
they buried their two boys.
Mr.. Poole looks forward now to
a future with something like hap
piness in it. He's out Of the old
nightmare neighborhood and into
nicer quarters. Walker Thomas,
a furniture man who sold them
the old TV set, is giving them a
new one and is canceling the bal
ance still due.
Mr.. Poole will finish night
school, where he is studying
craftsmanship under the GI Bill
of Rights. He wants to start his
own business and train his chill
dren to 60 in with him.
He had great hopes for James
and Fred, but now he's putting
twice as much hope In Anthony.
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Felix Larkin 10 Quit
Defense Department

Felix E. Larkin, general counsel
|of the Defense Department for
two years, has resigned effective
August 81.
Mr.. Lsrkin, ~, is returning to
his home in New York to become
associated in an executive capacity
with w. r. Grace g. Co.
In 1916, Mr.. Larkin was vice
president Of the Naval General
Court-martial Sentence Review
Board and the following year be-
came assistant counsel to the Sen
ate War Investigating Committee.
He moved to the Defense Depart
ment in 1947.
He has been identified with
major congressional Investigations
of the last few years, including
the controversial B-36 hearings
and the recent Macarthur hear
ings. He also was instrumental
in obtaining passage Of the new
uniform code Of military justice.
Defense Secretary Marshall ac-
cepted his resignation with regret
and expressed high commentator
for his work.
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Cow-Punching Miss Idaho Sees
First TeIevision in Wushinqton
Appears on TV Show
Here Before Going
To Atlantic City

Phyllis Ralstin had been hear
ing about television and was anx-
ious to sc it, but the ranch back
home in Idaho was quite dis
tance from the stations.
Then Miss Ralstin won a beauty
contest sponsored by the Nezperce
Qdaho) Lions Club. She, went on
from there to win the State con-
test at Boise and became "Miss
Idaho"
This, of course, led to a trip
and brought Miss RalStin to WASH
ington, where she saw her first
television program.
But she had appeared on a show
before she saw one-last night on
Station WTOP. When her part
on the show was over, she slipped
out Of the studio and watched the
remainder on a monitoring screen,
Miss Ralstin stopped here en-
route to Atlantic City, where she
will be q contestant in the annual
Miss America" contest. She is
being entertained here by the
Idaho State Society, headed by
j. B. Thayne. With her is her
|chaperone, Mrs. Helen Farrer OF
Boise. A
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Three Jailed for Driving
Without Permits Here

Three motorists were in jail to-
day because Judge George D. Neil
son doesn't like the idea Of peo-
pie driving without permits.
The Municipal Court Judge i'm
posed these sentences:
Ninety days for Henry Charles
Nelson, 40, colored Of the 110C
block Of Twenty-f1fth street NV.
convicted Of driving q taxicah
without a hackers permit, failing
Ito stop at three alley exits and two
stop signs at unreasonable speed
Ninety days for George T. Lam
bert, 26, colored Of the 2400 block
|of I street NV, driving without
Ia District permit. He had been
convicted four times previously on
the same charge.
Sixty days for James o. White
IS, colored Of the HOO block ot
Eighth street NV, driving after
permit revocation. Twice before he
has been charged with operating
|on a suspended permit.
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented through the
cooperation Of the District OF
Columbia and Montgomery County
Recreation Departments and the
Film Center of Washington.
Washington at Dusk.
Stoddert, Thirty-ninth and
Calvert streets NV.
Barnard. Fifth and Decatur
streets NV.
Powell, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV.
Sherwood, Tenth and G streets
NE.
Garfield, Second and r streets
E.E.
Fort Greble, Nichols avenue and
Chesapeake street Sc.
Cook, North Capitol and T
streets NV.
Rose Park, Twenty-Seventh and
o streets NV.
Kelly Miller, Forty-ninth and
Washington place NE.
Syphax School, Half between
N and o streets S.W.
Montgomery County, $3.50 pm.
Bethesda Chevy Chase, WiScon-
gin avenue at end Of Norwood
AriVe.
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Silver Spring Girl, s,
Dies Drinking Water

Six-year-old Irene Taiji Of thu
5000 block Of Collins avenue
Silver Spring, choked to death
while drinking a glass Of water
yesterday.
DR.. F. j. BroSchart, Montgom-
cry County medical examiner
who issued a certificate of acct
dental death, said the child
suffered the same kind Of strangu-
lation as a drowning victim.
He said the child drank a glass
of water, became nauseated anc
was strangled when part Of the
liquid flowed into her lungs.
DR.. Broschart said the death
was most unusual" for a 6-year-
old child. He said it happens
occasionally with infants, but this
Is the first time he has ever had
a case of vomitous asphyxia in a
child over year old.
After drinking the water, the
child fell unconscious to the
kitchen floor about 2 pm. The
KenSington Rescue Squad took
her to Suburban Hospital, but
she was pronounced dead on ar
rival.
The child was the daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. MaSami Taiji. Her
father, a japanese, is an inter-
prefer for the Cover Ilment,
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Father Always Felt
Neiehborhood Wasn't t
Fit for Children
BY ChorIes 6. Brooks

Clarence and Victoria Poole are
leaving horrible nightmare be-
hind them.
They moved yesterday from
their shabby little home in the 400
block Of Franklin street NV,
where their two eldest children
were fatally beaten by a house,
breaker early on August Is.
every time ! walked through
the door, that hideous thing struck
me-" Mr.. Poole said. Sometimes
when we were alone there, we
could almost here our two mur-
dered babies crying"
For the first time since that
dreadful night. the 27-year-old
coloredf laborer and his 24-year-
old Filipino wife, Victoria, were
beginning to see daylight again.
"We had to leave that place."
Mr.. Poole said in a low monotone,
"or we'd never be right again."
Mr.. Poole has been trying for
months to get away from Frank
lin street.
"It's filthy, and I've always
known it's dangerous to live
there" he said. "It's not a decent
place to bring up babies"
TV Set Brought Murderer.
To keep his boys, James. 4, and
Fred, 3, off the street, Mr.. Poole
last year bought television set
|he really couldn't afford.
The set served its purpose. It
did keep them inside lot. But
he asks himself, how was he to
know that it would lure a house,
breaker who would bludgeon his
babies to death in the middle Of
the night?
Clarence and Victor Poole
haven't slept in their home since
that night. In fact they haven't
slept much at all, even though
friends and relatives have given
the sadly reduced family places to
sleep
Now there's only Angeline, 10
months. and Anthony, one month.
Leaving the Franklin street
house became an obsession with
MFR. Poole after the children died.
But he had a hard fight to get
away. Landlords. he found. don't
like to rent to families with chill
|dren. He tried II real estate Of
|fices before the National Capital
Housing Authority was able to
find him q new home. Even
though his sons had been slain by
Ia crazed housebreaker he had
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Patrol Wagon Choses Fugitive;
Three Hurt, Four Cars 7ongIe

% street NV, crashed into car
operated by Girard Wallace, II,
of 1119 E street NE. Mr.. In
grams car then struck two parked
cars and knocked down lamp
post.
Mr.. Ingram. Mr.. Wallace and
Edward Scanlon, IA, Of 1911 F
street Me-, a passenger in Mr..
Wallace's car, were treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for cuts and
bruises.
The case against Mr.. Ingram
was continued to August 80 by
Judge George E. Nelson in Traffic
Court today.
Charges against him included
three Of passing red lights, two Of
passing stop signs. speeding, col
liding and driving on the wrong
side of the street.
Evening star., 1951-08-23

The landlords thought at first
that it might be some new Com
munist trick.
Nobody, they reasoned, would
want to do all that hard work for
nothing. But they learned that
the American Friends Service
Committees project to improve
homes and living conditions in
Washington Slum areas was
nothing more than an earnest
effort to help neighborS.
Most Of the "a young men and
women who spent an eight-week
vacation here cleaning and paint
ing houses were recruited by Qua
ker lecturers at colleges over the
country.
Headed by Two Quakers.
The project was headed by two
Quakers, Earl F. Garland, 81, a
Junior high school teacher of
Pasadena, Calf, and his wife.
Lynn, q.
They arrived and went to land
lords in slum areas with the prop
osition that they would improve
their properties If the landlords
would supply the paint and prom
Use not to raise rents.
Nobody believes that anybody
will work for nothing" said Mrs.
Garland, explaining their recep-
ton.
The first landlord followed that
reasoning by grabbing the tele-
phone as soon as the Cartlands
left. and calling the FBI.
Students, Teachers Helped.
you're all right" he told me
later. "The FBI told me Quakers
are not on the subversive list"
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Commissioners
Study Welcome
For Sevicenen

District Commissioners will
Investigate the possibility of reg.
ular welcome home" ceremonies
for Washington area Korean vet.
Grams.
The city heads acted today or
uggestion Of representatives OF
Ehe Reserve Off1cerS Association
American Red Cross, Washington
Federation Of Churches and
Washington Board of Trade.
In a joint letter, the groups
suggested the Commissioners au-
Ehorize the Armed Services Hos
pitality Committee and the Vet
Grams Service Center, in co-opera-
lion with Maryland and Virginia
authorities, to organize welcome
ceremonies for returning Korean
veterans.
Engineer Commissioner Bern
ard L. Robinson objected, how
Ever, to singing out any one group
Df veterans.
Lets welcome all veterans y
ne said, pointing out that service
IN non-war zones can be just as
NonerouS" as duty in the fighting
areas.
The city heads decided to refer
The matter to Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, hospitality committee
chairman, and Waldron E. Leon
ard, head Of the service center
for study.
Evening star., 1951-08-23

from the trash," Mr.. Wenzel said.
Il don't have much official busi-
ness except interofflce, and every
year or two I go up to the Dis
trio, Offices and pick up a few
letterheads. We don't need many"
Mr.. Wenzel has an electric
clock and a radio tina. he salvaged
from the trash.
He also gets brooms, feather
busters, buckets, cleanining rags
and other supplies for his clean
ing crew from the Districts back
alleys.
William A. Xanten, head of the
District Refuse Division, said the
high-class tras., brings about one
practice the division frowns upon.
The men who drive the trucks call
it raging"
While they're out correcting the
trash, they keep their eyes open
for anything that has a value as
junk. When an item is found,
they toss it into separate part
Of the truck.
Then, when they spot a handy
Evening star., 1951-08-23

A First precinct patrol wagon
escaped from it's routine assign
ment of hauling prisoners last
night to engage in a spectacular
pursuit which ended with three
men injured and four cars and a
lamppost damaged to the tune OF
$1,215.
The chase started at Sixth and
F streets NV. when Pvts. John
C. Wigington and r. H. johnson
saw a car pass a red light and
set out after it. The car put on
speed and the police pushed the
van to its limit but could not
overtake the fugitive.
At Eighth and F streets NE
the chase ended when the fugi-
tive car, driven by George Ingram,
colored, Sc, of the First block of
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Virginia Farmer
Files Suit 10 Stop
Burke Airport
Says Planes Would
Endon6er Animals
And People in Area

A Virginia landowner filed suit
In District Court today to halt the
proposed Burke Airport, claiming
airplanes landing and taking OF
would endanger people and AMI
mails on his farm.
The court action was brought
by Jones Jasper, who said he owns
about 100 acres located 3,100 feet
from the west end of a proposed
runway on the airport site.
The suit contends that a law
passed by Congress to acquire
land for the airport is unconstitu-
tional, and that Congress lacked
authority to condemn land in Vir-
ginia for an airport serving the
District.
Specifically, he asked the court
to stop the Federal Government
from filing a declaration of TAX
ing" to acquire the property. The
Government filed preliminary
papers for acquiring the land two
months ago.
The suit named Commerce Sec
retary Sawyer and Attorney Gen.
eral McGrath as defendants. Mr..
Jasper said he raises cattle, chick
ems and other livestock on his
farm.
The Burke Communities Civic
Association has been protesting
establishment Of the 4,500-acre
airport at Burke. Maryland off,
cials also have objected to the
decision, favoring Friendship Air
port at Baltimore as an alternate
Washington field. However, the
Commerce Department has shown
no indication of changing its plans
for the airport.
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Volunteer Enforcers
Sought for Consumer
Battle on Initiation

A consumers anti-inflation
drive is the new goal Of the Dis
trict's volunteer price control
committee.
The project was outlined to IS
civic leaders yesterday by Mrs.
Donald j. Detwiler. chairman of
the District OPS Volunteer Com
|mittee. at the groups first full
meeting.
Mrs. Detwiler urged formation
|of consumers groups within civic
and business organizations to
help enforce price control.
"It's important not only to our
own pocketbooks, but to our coun-
try" she told the civic leaders.
Voice for Consumer.
Every zone seems to have a
voice except the consumer. Let's
give the consumer a voice, too. 81
District Price Director Vincent
"A. Holmes reported compliance
with price control here so far is
generally satisfactory.
But he warned this is a lull
period, with the greatest military
production yet to come, along with
shortages and imitation pressure
He urged the committee to help
District residents understand the
need to prevent imitation.
Edward p. Morgan, OPS ma
tional enforcement chief, told the
group Congress has strangled
OPS enforcement work with Grip
pling amendments to the new con-
trolls law.
He cited, in particular, the elm
ination Of slaughter quotas on
beef, asserting that ut has taken
from us one Of the administrative
devices best designed to forestall
widespread black markets in
meats"
Budget Cut Protested.
Mr.. Morgan also protested the
recent budget cut voted by the
House, declaring it means a true
crisis for enforcement and that
OPS probably will have to fire
some Of it's employees because OF
lit. He criticized the House for
taking the action by voice vote
instead Of on the record.
Mr.. Morgan urged the group to
help in "arousing the great In
coherent mass of our people" to
the dangers of imitation and the
necessity Of stringent enforce
ment.
District Commissioner F. Joseph
|Donohue, who served as OPS en-
forcement chief before Mr.
Morgan, told the meeting infia>
tion is the Nations surest enemy
Evening star., 1951-08-23
SEC Inquiry Reported
Set by House Committee
By the Associated Press

An investigation repeatedly has
been ordered by a House COM
mittee into operations Of the
Securities and Exchange Com
mission, the agency which super
vises the Nations financial
markets.
No official announcement was
made. but members OF the Com
merce Committee said the step
was agreed upon at a closed meet
ing yesterday and that q seven
man subcommittee was set up to
handle the inquiry.
Representative Walter, Demo-
crat, Of Pennsylvania said earlier
in the week the staff Of a judiciary
subcommittee he heads had
recommended a study Of the
SECS relations with the United
Corp, a utility holding company
The five SEC commissioners
denied any irregularity and said
they would welcome an investiga-
ton.
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Parents of Murdered Boys Move
From Nightmare to New Home
Borrett Commends
3, Detectives Who
Solved Poole Case

Police Supt. Robert j. Bar
rett today commended three
detectives who solved the
murder of Fred and James
Poole.
Precinct Detective James C.
Bryant and Probationary De-
tectives Carl Rudbeck, jr., and
Charles A. Mackie we're cited
for their "untiring efforts and
excellent Judgment and their
keen attention to duty which
resulted in a successful con-
clusion of the crime"
The Poole children, 4 and 8
years old, were bludgeoned in
their beds August is by John
Fletcher, escaped mental pa
tient. who was shot and killed
last Saturday.
Evening star., 1951-08-23

The college students, teachers
librarians and stenographers who
arrived here to help the Friends
with their project paid SIT a week
for a cot and groceries at a South
west Community house. which
they repaired, at SOL Second street
S.W. They did their own cook
ing.
Soon they were high on ladders
painting walls that never before
had felt the touch of a brush, or
far more difficult, washing walls
and cleaning away dirt inside and
outside the houses.
At first the tenants were as dis
believing as the landlords. But
they soon Joined in and helped.
The workers told the tenants
about the social services available
to them, washed the children sc
they could be taken to community
houses.
Tenants Continue Work.
A tour Of the houses showed
that the tenants had continued
the work, painting floors and fur
|niture and laying new linoleum.
The Cartlands start back for
California today with their 2
year-old son Jonathan.
Mr.. Garland says he thought
that there were slums in the Mex
ican section of Los Angeles, but
that he. doesn't consider them
slums after his Washington ex-
perience.
The Cartlands hope that the
neighbors will try to keep up with
the Joneses they are leaving be-
hind them.
Evening star., 1951-08-23
BealI Plans Campaign
For 0'Conor's Seat
lin Senate Next Year
BY J. L. Michael
Star Staff Correspondent

MARSHALL HALL PARK, Md
Aug. %. - Representative Beall
Republican, plans to run for tn,
seat of Senator O'Connor, Demo
crat, in next years Maryland elec
Ition campaign.
The 9th District Member o
Congress, who came here yester'
day to watch a jousting tourna'
ment and perhaps spear a few
votes for himself, left little doub
of his intentions in a talk with
a reporter after the days events
cit looks like spot for-well
some one, to win seat in tht
Senate" he grinned as he shool
hands with farmers and theil
wives. There was no baby kissing
yet, however.
"In case I should entertain tht
Iidea," the Western Marylandel
conjectured, there appears to b,
little likelihood Of primary com.
petition"
Radcliffe, BushOng Mentioned.
"And as for the Democrats, il
looks like roadblocks are aheaC
for Senator O'Conor, if he de-
cides to run again. There is. fol
instance, former Senator Georgl
Radcliffe, long a popular figure
and, perhaps, Washington Coun.
TVS one time State Senatol
Stewart Bushong, who I under
stand is being groomed by forme.
Gov. Lane"
Representative Beall was &C
companied by Charles County
Republican State Senator Jane
B. Monroe who has been urged t,
try for the 5th District Congress
sional seat of Representative
Sasscer, Democrat.
"That looks like a spot, too,
Senator Monroe observed. HI
would not commit himself fur
ther, but his friends say he j
considering the idea.
McKeldin Support Predicted.
Backers of Mr.. Beall claim h
would have the support Of Gov
McKeldin and that of Representa-
tive Miller on the Eastern Shore
along with Deeley K. Nice, Balti
more COP leader. They think tina
would deter other aspirants from
entering a primary fight.
Republicans believe Senate
lo'Conor has weakened his chance
by accepting the Craftsmanship o
the Senate Crime InveStigatinI
Committee. They are awaiting {
threatened blast from Gov. War
rem Of Florida, which they thinl
will contribute to that factor. Sen
ator O'Conor and Gov. Warrel
have argued over the question o
whether the Florida executive
to testify before the Crime Com
lmittee.
Those who have urged Senate
Monroe to file for the 5th distric
seat point out that he has serves
in the Maryland Senate and Hous.
Of Delegates and on the Legisla.
tive Council. He also is chairman
Of the party's Steering Commit.
tee.
They concede, however, that i
may be no easy matter to ge
COP leaders to agree on a candi.
date in order to prevent a pri
mary battle.
Evening star., 1951-08-23
District 10 Ask
Reversal Of Cut
In Civil Defense
Council Votes to Seek
Full $870, 900 Fund
In Original Request

The District Civil Defense Ad-
viSory Council today adopted a
resolution requesting the Senate to
do all in its power to restore the
Districts civil defense appropria-
ton to the originally requested
$870, 900.
The House cut the request down
to 1924 900.
The resolution said the reduc-
ton made by the House would
seriously handicap" civil defense
work in the District.
It will prevent the District from
taking advantage of last fiscal
years supplemental appropriation
under terms of which $434, 900 was
earmarked for District use in civil
defense provided matching funds
were made available, the council
noted.
Now Severely Limited.
"As the appropriation now
stands, funds will be available
only for completion and main-
tenance Of various warning and
communication systems, and con-
tinued education Of the public, -
the resolution said.
mo provision can be made for
designation Of suitable air-raid
shelters, nor for the modest stock
piling OF medical supplies contem-
plated"
Wants indication of Interest.
Without some indication of in
terest by Congress in the civil
defense program, it is impossible
to arouse and maintain the in
terest Of local citizens, the council
declared.
While much Of the money ap-
propriated will not be recovered
if there is no air raid, it went on,
the amount is insignificant in the
event OF an air raid, although it
would go a long way toward reduc-
ing the potential number OF
casualties.
The Commissioners decided
earlier this week to ask the Senate
to restore the appropriation for
civil defense to the full $870.000.
Evening star., 1951-08-23

place along the road, they unload
the junk and cache it. After work.
ing hours, they come back for ii
with their cars and tote it to the
nearest junk dealer.
Mr.. Xanten said the division
has inspectors out watching the
men. and some of the junk deal
ing has been halted. But it still
goes on.
The trash collection job, he
added, is one Of the most sought
after in the division, because OF
the extra money the men can
earn selling junk.
Also, he said, they occasionally
get a handout from housewives
a tie, shoes or other clothing. AT
Christmas time, the trash collec-
tors make a little extra noise when
they're collecting-and it brings
the desired result.
The forgotten man Of the divi-
sion, Mr.. Xanten says, is the gar
bage collector.
He gets very little except gar
bage for his efforts.
Evening star., 1951-08-23

Miss Ralstin is a ranch girl who
cooks for the crews at harvest
time and fills in as a cow-puncher.
Her parents operate a 1,000-acre
wheat and cattle ranch near
Nezperce.
She is sophomore at the Uni
versity Of Idaho. majoring in home
economics. She plans a career Of
interior decorating.
Evening star., 1951-08-23
County Police Job Tests

An examination for probation.
|ary policemen for Prince George.
County will be held at 10 am
September Is at Frederick Sasscel
High School. Upper Marlboro. Sue.
cessful candidates will start al
$500 annually and will receive
$4,000 after their first year ol
service.