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Shawn's big sister, Marilyn, IA,
was a drum majorette for the
Gordon Junior High School band.
Bands which won prolonged
applause along the parade route
included one from st. Paul's
Academy and another from the
Kelly-Miller Junior High School.
The latter organization was led
by IL young drum majorettes.
OF early interest to spectators
were band and baton -twirling con-
tests. the smart drills, the floats
and slogans and the numerous
neat-appearing units.
Contest Judges Listed.
Judges of the various contests
were:
Band and baton swirling-Paul
Gable, director of music. District
public schools; Richard Viancour,
director of the Washington Red
skins Band, and Frederick Wilkin,
recorder of the Almas Temple.
Competitive drills-Capt. w. E.
Chambers and 1t. E. A. Schaeffer
and 1t. William M. Mcclure. all
of the Sd Infantry Regiment, Fort
Myer.
Floats-Lawson j. Cantrell, as
sociate superintendent of District
schools; Wainwright Bridges, ex-
ecutive secretary Of the State and
local officials. National Highway
Committee, and Paul Fulcomer,
American. Association Of Motor
Vehicle Administrators.
Slogans - Richard Mansfield,
safety director of The Star; John
Gibbons, kutomotive Safety Foun-
dation. and Mrs. George Thorpe,
District Department of Vehicles
and Traffic.
"H0palOng" Participates.
disappearing unit t-W. r.
Dunman. administrative director
Presidents Safety Conference. ,
Most unusual Decentralization
Gilbert. safety chairman of the
Maryland Congress of Parents and
Teachers. s
The honorary grand marshal
who was easily recognized in his
cowboy regalia. was William Hop
along Cassidy Boyd; the grand
Maj. Robert j. Barrett.
superintendent of police, and the
chief reviewing officer was In
spector Mark Raspberry. chief of
the Park Police.
The parade marshal was Thomas
v. Slominski, Metropolitan Po-
lice lieutenant.
The annual gathering of the
school patrol members is spon-
sored by the American Automobile
Association motor clubs, the
schools and the police.
After the parade today. Hoppy
is slated to go to the Zoo to see
Smokey, the bear which survived
a forest fire. Hoppy expressed
trepidation yesterday about the
reunion. He has met Smokey be-
fore.
About 1000 of the boys and girls
last night gathered in the District
Armory for Safety Roundup. ="
which featured colorful drill COM
petions and presentation Of honor
medals to seven patrol members by
Hopalong Cassidy.
Citations Honor Heroes.
One of the medals went to John
M. Gannaway. 10, Of $40 Timber
wood drive, Silver Spring, Md. His
citation, as with the others, was
read by Senator Kefauver, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee. It told of how,
last March 8, when John was on
patrol post at Old Bladensburg
road and Scully drive, 6-year-old
Jack Halstead walked about four
feet out into the road. A truck
travelling westward at about 10
miles an hour was bearing down
on Jack.
Patrol Member Gannaway,
the citation stated, saw the dan
ger and rushed out into the street.
Grabbing Jack around the waist,
he carried him from the path of
the oncoming truck. Jacks mother
was standing only short distance
away and witnessed this act"
John attends North Four Cor
ners Elementary School in Silver
Spring. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Gannaway. His
brother. Ted, %, will be graduated
next month from the Coast Guard
Academy in New London. Conn.
Other Named in Citations.
The other honor medal winners
who also received their awards
from Hopalong Cassidy for heroic
action while on patrol duty. were
Richard Handel. IL. of San Fran
cisco; Virginia Waid. .13, New
Hudson, Mich; Larry Bristol. 13
Mount Pleasant. Mich; Fostine
Gainey. Is, Palmetto. Fla, and
John Cook, 16. and Richard Dean
both of Baltimore. who received
their medals for jointly partici-
pating in the rescue of a school,
boy from the path of a truck.
Senator Kefauver told the audi
ence of patrol members that as
the father of four children, he
especially appreciated the service
the patrol boys and girls were
giving to other people throughout
the United States.
Hopalong told the boys and girls
they are soldiers of the cross
walks"
Lou E. Holland, president OF
the American Automobile Associa-