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Evening star., 1951-09-06

husband was a descendant of
George Washington's youngest
brother.
The residents do not go along
with that Yankee, Ralph Waldo
Emerson. who said that John
Brown had done for the gall
lows what Christ did for the
Cross. But most of them have
pieces of the true gallows
among their treasured possess
sions.
The celebration will start on
Sunday, September Is. An his
torical pageant will open on
the following day. education
day." The presidents of the
universities of West Virginia,
Virginia and Maryland, Drs.
Irving Stewart, Colgate Darden
and Harry Clifton Byrd. re-
spectively. are expected to at
tend.
Governor to Be Guest.
Col. Robert r. Mccormick,
publisher Of the Chicago Trib-
une, is expected to speak here
Tuesday on freedom of the
press day."
Gov. Okey Patterson of West
Virginia will be the guest of
Evening star., 1951-09-06
By George Kennedy
Star Stdff Correspondent

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va,
Sept. 6.-Jefferson County is
about to celebrate its sesqui-
centennial. This county seat,
we'll known to many Washing
tonians as the location of an
exciting half-mile track, will be
the center of it.
The John B. Rogers Co. Of
Fostoria, Ohio, which makes a
business of showing commu-
mites how to celebrate their
birthdays. is promoting the
event.
The promoters already have
the town in a dither with two
Embarrassing gimmicks, THE
Sisters of the Swish" and 1.-THE
Brothers of the Brush"
The young women of the COM
munity have to buy a 81 mem
bership in the Sisters" in order
to use lipstick. The young men
likewise must become members
of the brotherhood at the same
fee in order to use the razor.
ViolatorS are tried in a
kangaroo court and are locked
in a stockade or must put their
11ecks in the stocks that have
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been erected in front of the
new court house (circa 1870 =,
which replaced the one in which
John Brown was convicted of
treason.
Wealth of History.
The Rogers Co. is promoting
birthdays in about so commu-
mites this year. but it is doubt
full that any Of them has the
wealth Of history that is en-
countered here.
Jefferson County was founded
by the Washington family, the
leading citizens hasten to tell
the visitor. 1t was here the
steamboat was invented long
before Robert Fulton's Clare
mont went up the Hudson. 1t
was here that Dolly Madison
was married. And it was here
that John Brown, the fanatical
abolitionist, was hanged after
he invaded nearby Harpers
Ferry with a small band Of
followers and seized the Federal
arsenal in pre-Civil War days.
The site of the execution
bears an historical marker in
a pleasant residential section.
Across the street lives Mrs.
Walter Washington. whose late
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Lain, kirkIey Run
For Fairfax Board

Paul A. Lain and George w.
Kirkley have filed as independent
candidates for seats on the Fair
fax County Board of Supervisors
in the November 6 general election.
Mr.. Lain, a 38-year-old engineer
with the Navy Department, lives
in Pleasant Ridge and will oppose
Mrs. Anne wilkins, Democratic
nominee in the Falls Church Dis
trict.
Mr.. Lain describes himself as a
conservative who feels that the
taxing structure within Fairfax
County is not equitably distributed
with the result that entirely too
much burden is being placed upon
already over-taxed property own
erS."
Mr.. Kirkley, Sc, of Legato, is an
industrial specialist with the Ma
tional Production Authority. He
will oppose Stuart T. DeBell,
Democrat. in the Centreville Dis
trfct.
Mr.. Kirkley, in statement, said
he feels the intolerable tax bur-
den in Fairfax is approaching con-
Of property and forcing
Fairfax residents from their homes
and land"
Evening star., 1951-09-06
II Nurses Get Diplomas
From washington School

Twenty-one nurses were gradu-
'ated recently from the Washing
ton Sanitarium and Hospital
School of Nursing, it was an
nounced today.
The schools commencement
exercises were held last week enc
at Sligo Seventh-day Adventist
Church. Takoma Park, Md.
Diplomas were presented by DR.
Robert A Hare. medical super
visor Of the Washington Sani-
tarium and Hospital, to Louise
j. Bon Tempo, Joyce A. Broder-
sen, Florence B. Carrigan. Charles
E. Freeman. Arloene r. Goley.
Also Zelma L. Hartt, Judith E
Hellerud, Eva L. Ashlock Herd.
man. Amalia Hernandez, Velma
G. Kells, Angeline S. MARBLE
Jeanne c. McMahen. Marie E
Meyer, Helen E. Meyers, Vada L
Morrison, Doris L. Salyers, Betty
j. Sanger, Leslie c. Schofield
Carolyn A. Snyder, Claoma E
SSuhrie and Ruth j. West.
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Silver Spring Merchant
Left $4,000 Estate

Personal property valued al
$50, 900 was left to Mrs. Lee H
Robinson, widow of a Silver
Spring clothing merchant. accord
ing to his will admitted to probate
in Montgomery County Orphans
Court yesterday.
Mr.. Robinson, who died August
%. had no real estate holdings
according to the will.
Under terms of the will, Mrs.
Robinson is named executrix.
Their two daughters are to re-
ceive equal sharing of the estate
upon Mrs. Robinson's death.
Mrs. Robinson was granted per-
mission by the court to operate
her late husbands store pending
final settlement.
Mr.. Robinson was appointed to
serve an unexpired term in the
Maryland General Assembly in
1914. He was a past president of
the Silver Spring Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1951-09-06
German Bride 'Americunized
In Quonset Wins Citizenship

Mrs. Margarete L. Moore, o.
year-old German war bride once
of Munich and now of Falls
Church, Va, is an American citi-
zen.
The climax to six years of un-
official Americanization under the
roof of an in-law and in a campus
Quonset hut came yesterday in
Alexandria District Court.
Mrs. Moore, blue-eyed wife OF
Air Force 1t. Michael L. Moore
1902 Leesburg pike. Falls Church
was among SIS persons naturalized
by Judge Albert v. Bryan.
A Philomont (Va.) woman, who
lost her citizenship in 1909 when
she married a Canadian minister
and two soldiers from Fort Bel
voir were among others made
United States citizens in the cere-
monies.
Met in Hospital.
Mrs. Moore, who met her All
Force husband in a Munich hos
pital. where he was recovering
from injuries suffered in a plane
crash, was married at st. David's
Episcopal Church here four year;
ago. 1t. Moore helped to builC
the church as a youth.
For a while they lived with hi;
mother, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Moore, at 2211 Forty-second street
NV. 1t. Moore was then stu.
dent at American University, sc
they moved into a quonset hut
on the campus and lived there fol
three years.
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ing the ring from his cell
there. maintaining his contacts
through visitors.
District police recalled the
case of the undertaken here who
appeared to be drumming up
business by getting people on
the narcotics habit.
They found the funeral parlor
man with headquarters set up
in his undertaking establish
ment. But most of his sales.
they said, were made in other
places. to divert suspicion from
the funeral parlor.
In the Colorado State Peni-
tentiary several years ago, the
prisoners began developing
unmistakable signs of drug
addiction.
Visitor Traced.
Federal agents went to work
on the case and soon they
noticed that the biggest kicks
came shortly after a prominent
Junction City (KanS.) man
visited the prison. They nabbed
the man, a member Of the Kan
sas State Board of Health, and
charged him with smuggling the
narcotics in.
A couple of weeks ago. agents
discovered that a $500, ,000-a-
year drug business was being
operated from the waiting room
at New York's Bellevue Hospital.
The peddler cached his drug
stock in the hospitals engine
room and held regular office
hours" for his clients.
District police searched the
home of a drug suspect last year.
When all else failed, they turned
to the library shelves.
They found the dope hidden
in a book-and the book was the
story Of the life Of q drug ad-
dict.
Evening star., 1951-09-06
New Hospital Building
In Arlington Will Be
Dedicated Sept. Il

A new 100000 hospital build
ing constructed almost without
cash will be dedicated in Arlington
September %.
The structure, a 40-bed plant
for the Anderson Orthopedic Hos
pital on Army Navy drive near
Shirley highway and Glebe road,
was paid for by donations of build
ing materials and services from
supply firms, builders and Airing
ton citizens.
Three of the sponsoring organ
izations-the Northern Virginia
Builders Association, the Northern
Virginia Plumbers Association and
the Arlington Junior Chamber of
Commerce-Will have representa-
tiveS at the dedication, scheduled
for 3 pm. Later, the hospitals
women's auxiliary will serve a
barbecue.
Speakers will include DR.. A. R.
Shands, orthopedic surgeon and
medical director of the Alfred I.
Dupont Institute, Wilmington
DEL, and DR.. Louise Calvin, direc-
tor Of the Virginia Bureau OF
Crippled Children.
The building to be dedicated
started operations last month for
patients suffering from effects OF
polio. cerebral palsy, arthritis
bone diseases, spinal injuries anc
Icongenital deformities.
Orthopedic patients, are "noto-
riously long-term Ones" a hospital
official pointed out. The new
hospital, specially equipped fol
their use, should help relieve over
crowding of general hospital IA
Icilities, the spokesman said.
Evening star., 1951-09-06
CoImar Manor Merchant
Accused OF Immoral Acts

A Colmar Manor store owner
has been charged with engaging in
sexual practices with two teen-age
brothers by Prince Georges County
Police.
Herman Keck, ~, operator of q
candy and ice cream store in the
1900 block of Bladensburg road
was released under $4,000 bond
pending hearing of the charges
September II in Hyattsville police
court.
Detective Sergt. Vincent S. Free
said Keck was originally charged
with simple assault on July Is
after police investigated reports OF
children being molested in the
neighborhood. 8
This charge was dropped, and
new charges that Keck had en-
gagged in unnatural and perverted
sex practices, and contributed to
the delinquency of minors were
placed, Sergt. Free said. These
charges will also be- heard Sep
tember II.
Evening star., 1951-09-06

BY the time her husband grad
Iuated, they had two children,
Frederick, 2, and Karen, /.
Regains Citizenship.
Mrs. Lula Manuel, So, wife OF
Elder B. E. Manuel. a retired min
lister of the Seventh-day Adventist
Church and a Canadian subject
regained her American citizen
ship yesterday after 40 years.
Mrs. Manuel. a native of Mary
land, lost her citizenship when she
married Elder Manuel and moved
to Canada. They returnd to this
country in 1887 and now are liv-
ing in Philomont.
Their four daughters. born In
Canada. have retained their citi-
zenShip there. The Manuels' three
sons are American citizens.
The two GIs who were natural
lied are Sergt. Isaac Shapiro, 20
of Fort Belvoir, son of exiled Rus
sian parents, and Pfc. Thomas
Schein. "a, an Austrian who spent
the war years in England.
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Star Staff Photos.

years before Fulton'S Claremont
lis also told. From the descrip-
ton one gathers thai it oper-
ated with poles, which pushed
the bottom of the stream. Rum
sey went to England to obtain
financing. He died there and
is buried in the shadow of
Westminster Abbey. But before
he died, he met Robert Fulton
in London, and Jefferson Coun-
ty historians are of the opinion
that it was that chance meeting
that started Fulton's expert
mentS on the steamboat.
AS for John Brown, they are
busting off his last testament
inscribed in Will Book No. 16
in the courthouse.
But this reporter was shown
something more remarkable. A
guide took him to the furniture
and undertaking establishment
of Melvin T. Strider. Packing
cases were pulled aside at the
rear of a storeroom revealing an
old box wagon. This, he was
told. was the wagon on which
John Brown rode on December
Q. 1859, sitting on his own cof-
I'm. on, the short journey from
the jail to the place where he
was hanged.
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honor on wednesday, West
Virginia day." which will be
marked by gigantic parade"
jefferson County not only has
a wealth of history, it has a
book containing the whole story.
Millard K. Bushong, now a pro-
fessor of history at the Univer-
sity of Richmond. wrote it as.
his doctorate thesis, and it was
published here in 1941.
His older brother, Lee
Bushong. an attorney. is chair
man of the sesquicentennial
celebration. =
In his book. Millard Bushong
tells how Jefferson County,
after the Revolutionary War,
was the home of three of Wash
ington's major generals, all of
whom were relieved Of duty dur
ing Nthe conflict. They were
Horatio Gates, Charles Lee and
Adam Stephen.
The author preserves a story
from local tradition. 1t is that,
on one occasion, when Charles
Lee was entertaining the two
officers of equal rank. he made
this toast (after a few rounds
of drinks: "The county is in
deed to be congratulated. She
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Alexandra Sells
All Its Cars; Goes
ON Rental Basis

The city of Alexandria today
was without an automobile Of it.
own.
City Manager Guy Ancell an
nounced yesterday the city's entire
feet of 80 automobiles has been
sold to the highest bidder for $24.-
$50. Included were former police
scout cars and vehicles used by
health. welfare and other depart
ment officials.
The cars. ranging from 1916 b
1851 models, were sold in a lot to
Al Used Cars, Inc, Of Alexandria
Mr.. Ancell said.
City officials and policemen still
will have transportation, however
Alexandria has a contract to rent
cars for city use.
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Sandy Spring Man, 28,
Charged in Girls Murder
by the Assoeioted Press

ELLICOTT CITY, Md, Sept. 8.
Francis Thomas, 28, of Sandy
Spring, was held without bail yes
terday on a charge of murder in
the death of his girl friend, Is
year-old Florence May Powell, Of
Brinklow, Montgomery County.
Both are colored.
State Police Detective Sergt.
G.. E. Newcomer told Magistrate
David w. Force at a preliminary
hearing that Thomas admitted
shooting the girl three times after
a quarrel about her dating some
one else.
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Virginia Presbyterions
To Build Home for AGED
BY The Associated Press

DANVILLE, Va, Sept. GA
Presbyterian home for the aged
will be built at Lynchburg.
Plans for the home received
their final approval yesterday at
a convention of the Virginia
Presbyterian synod. The home
to provide living space for loo
persons. will be constructed on the
Presbyterian orphanage grounds
in Lynchburg.
The home is expected to cost
between 100000 and $500,000.
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Slate Of 6 Named
For Arlington
School Election
Nominees Include
z Incumbents, Foyor
Present Policies

Arlington voters have been pre-
Isented with q slate of six School
Board nominees who have gen.
Ierally indorsed the policies of the
present board.
Selected as nominees last night
Iby $50 delegates to the non-par-
ItiSan convention were:
Bernard Joy, 488 votes; Mrs.
Elizabeth Campbell, 466; Charles
lCarlston, 458; Warren Cox, 1862;
Ira Funston, 362, and Kingsley
Higgins. 1885,, Mr.. Joy and Mrs.
Campbell are incumbents.
Those failing to receive a ma
jority vote were James r. Miles.
sr., 259; Percy L. Hanson, 1873:
Clef1e L. Ellis, III; Martin Ever
4hard, 1865; Sidney C. Martin, 161,
and Lester v. Johnson, 125.
Seeks Another Office.
1 A third incumbent. Colin Mac
Pherson, was not candidate for
recollection because he is opposing
John Locke Green for the post Of
county treasurer.
The three vacancies will be
filled in the November 6 general
election. The unsuccessful cam
Ididates who presented themselves
to the convention bound them
selves in advance not to run as
non-convention candidates. The
three successful nominees with
the lowest number of votes agreed
to withdraw if one or more nom
convention candidates file.
Mr.. Joy and Mrs. Campbell
were members of the first elected
school board which took Office
nearly four years ago.
Plan Recommended.
Mr. Joy, 43. lives at 1718 Hart
ford street and is research CO.
ordinator of the Agricultural Re-
search Administration. He has
recommended that the school
board make definite plans for ac-
commodation of $4,000 pupils, the
number expected by 1856.
Mrs. Campbell, 49. of 1912
North Glebe road, is the wife Of
Edmund Campbell, former
county board chairman. Last
year Mrs. Campbell was chairman
of the school board.
Mr.. Carlston is As, lives at 898
North Kensington street, and is
chief of the administration CO.
ordination branch of the National
Production Authority. He favors
construction of fewer and larger
permanent-type school buildings
to reduce overhead costs of adj
ministration, operation and main
tenance.
Mr.. Cox, A, is a Federal Hous-
ing Administration attorney and
lives at 2808 South Ives street. A
warm supporter of the present
board, he is past president Of
the County Council of Parent
Teacher Associations.
Additional Taxes Predicted.
Mr.. Funston, 81; is supervising
attorney of the Office of the solici-
tor of the Department of Labor
and lives at 1859 South Twenty
eighth street. He has said that
the current school budget is not
too high and he has predicted
additional taxes to construct COM
plete buildings.
MP Higgins. 48, is a department
store manager and lives at 727
North Ivy street. He agrees that
bond issues are needed to build
new schools but believes there is
no need for an undue increase in
taxes. He has promised to apply
every feasible economy.
The two-day convention evoked
little discord among the delegates,
who represented parent-teacher
associations, citizens associations
and business and veterans groups.
An attempt to reduce the
number of nominees to three was
defeated Tuesday night.
Ivan Booker was chairman Of
the convention.
Evening star., 1951-09-06
To Dedicate Pioneer Markers

JONESVILLE, Va. Sept. g.
Memorial tablets will be dedicated
in Lee County September % for
five Virginia pioneers who died
helping forge a new frontier. One
of the markers will honor a son
of Daniel Boone. All flye were
slain by Indians.
Evening star., 1951-09-06
dope PeddIers Hide the Stuff in the oldest Places

In San Francisco. a man was
arrested because he paid of with
marijuana cigarettes when he
hired baby -sitters.
It isn't easy, the agents say,
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Housing Commitments

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 6 (R.-
Commitments for $500 rental
housing units in the Norfolk area
have been issued by the Federal
Housing Administration, H. Powell
Seward. State director, said yes
terday.
Evening star., 1951-09-06

found the heroin, slightly
scorched. in the chimney.
Last year, in New York. Fed
eral agents pursuing a ring of
drug peddlers noticed that one
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Naval School Donates Blood

Students and instructors at the
Naval Electricians Mate School
in Takoma Park. Md. donated
more than 100 pints of blood to
the Red Cross bloodmobile at the
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
yesterday.
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Front RoyuI Hoo Show

FRONT ROYAL, Va, Sept.
I(P.-A junior hog show and sale
will be held September IS at Front
Royal. The event will be for the
All and FLA members from War
Iren. Page and Clarke Counties.
Evening star., 1951-09-06
Firemen to Hold Dance

The annual fall dance Of the
Marlboro Volunteer Fire Depart
ment will be held Saturday eve
ming in the Marlboro Tobacco
Warehouse. n
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Parties Will
Fete SoIoists
Of Orchestra

A series Of after-the concert
parties is being planned to honor
the guest artists who will appear
with the National Symphony
Orchestra during its 21st ami
|sersary season.
The orchestra's Hospitality
Committee, headed by Mrs. Hugh
Warren. this week announced the
names of Washington concert
supporters who will entertain the
|soloiStS.
First after-the concert fete will
honor Gregor Piatigorsky. cellist.
who viii open the orchestra's
season in Constitution Hall Oc-
Ftober 23. Mr.. and Mrs. .Jouett
|ShouSe will entertain at their
spacious r street home.
Young Pianist William Kapell,
who will appear with the or
|chestra October 81, win be the
guest Of honor at q post-concert
party given by MIR. and Mrs. Ed
ward j. Burling. jr. On November
"a. Mrs. Martin Vogel will give a
small supper party honoring the
symphony's soloist> Of the evening,
Mime. Ania Dorfmann. pianist.
Mr.. Gordon Reid. president Of
the National Symphony Orchestra
tAawaNim fi0Yn onN Are Da;l vx,,1y
Ibe host and hostess to Czech
Pianist Rudolph Firkunsy. who
viii appear December IL. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans A. Klagsbrunn WIN en-
ltertain for Jascha Heifetx, violin
list. after his February 20 ap-
lpearance. Mrs. Klagsbrunn is
president OF the Women's Com
mittee Of the symphony.
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Alexandria House Tour Is Set

The October 10 and 20 Alexan-
dria house tour sponsored by the
Auxiliary Board Of the Alexandria
Hospital marks the 31st year that
this group of diligent women has
worked to raise funds for the hos
Ipital.
The Auxiliary Board was formed
in 1920. with the late Miss Fannie
Carter. for many years superin-
tendent of the hospital. and Mrs.
Julian Burke as the organizers.
The board now boasts IS mem
bers, who not only raise funds
for equipment but assist the hos
Ipital in times Of emergencies, sew
and furnish private nurses for
charity patients.
The board has provided an en-
dowment for X-ray equipment as
a memorial to its deceased men,
bers. Last year a new X-ray ma
chine costing $4,000 was pur-
chased and presented to the
hospital. Another major under
taking is the Little Shop, located
at the front entrance of the hos
Evening star., 1951-10-14
MocyRoss
Engaged to
Erwin Jones

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward stitt Ross
Of Charlotte. N. c.. announce the
engagement OF their daughter. |
Macy Echols. to Mr.. william Er-|
win Jones. son of Representative
and Mrs. Hamilton Chamberlain
Jones Of Charlotte and Washing
ton. The couple will be married
January IL In Charlotte at the
Myers Park Presbyterian Church.
The bride-elect comes Of . dis
tinguished Southern family. Her
paternaf great-grandfather. the
late Capt. William Morrison stitt.
Ia pioneer settler Of Charlotte. was
q cousin Of the late Admiral Ed
ward Rhodes stitt. who served
here as chief Of the Bureau OF
Medicine and Surgery and Sur
|geon General Of the Navy during
Woodrow Wilson's administration.
Miss Ross attended Converse
College. Spartanburg. Q. c.. and
was presented to Charlotte society
lin 1850 by the Charlotte Debu-
ltante Club. She Is . member Of
the Charlotte Spinsters Club, the
Charlotte Junior League and the
Charlotte Country Club.
MIR. Jones' ancestors. prominent
North Carolinians. include DR..
Albert Smedes. his maternal
1great-grandfather. founder Of St.
Mary's School and Junior College
| In Raleigh, N. c.
/ The prospective groom was
/ graduated from Sewanee Military
1 Academy. Sewanee. Tenn, and the
University Of North Carolina
where he belonged to Alpha Tau
Omega Fraternity. During World
War II he served with the Army
Engineers In Europe. He Is now
|la manufacturers representative
for building materials in the two
Carolinas and is q member Of the
Charlotte Cotillion Club and thu
Charlotte Country Club.
Evening star., 1951-10-14

ward. financed the enlarging OF
the youth ward from a four-bed
to an eight-bed room. and hung
curtains at the nursery windows.
spending more than $1,000 in two
years. The board also organized
a pediatric aid group.
The board has arranged for q
candlelit tour, of the Alexandria
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Howard Joynt, COL Duke street.
on Friday night. October 10. Nine
houses win be open on Saturday
october 20, from IL until S o'clock
IA booth for information on the
tour will be set up In the lobby o1
the George Mason Hotel in Alex.
|andria Friday and Saturday.
Evening star., 1951-10-14

pital. stated by the board on a
volunteer basis. Twice a week
toys and books, cigarettes. candy,
stationery and cosmetics are
loaded on a cart and wheeled
from ward to ward throughout
the hospital for the convenience
of the patients. Z
For the pediatric department,
the board has equipped a room in
which the ward patient may re-
ceive treatment in private. The
women also have furnished the
equipment for one private child'S
room, redecorated the children's
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevens. jr..
have announced the marriage Of
their sister. Claire Eleanor Buhr,
to Mr.. Donelson Caffery Classic.
The marriage took place October
6 at Wausau, Wis. After Novems
Der l the newlyweds will be at
home at 1877 New Hampshire ave-
nue..