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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
2 Young Store Bandits Routed
By Scissors, Try Again for $38

AS the clerk. Mrs. Dorothy Har-
ris, backed away. one of the boys
walked up to the cash register
rang up mo sale" and took the
S38. AS they started to leave, a
customer, Stanley Kelly, of the
1900 block of Oates street NE,
grabbed at one of them, but lost
his hold and both boys fed. They
overlooked SOB in a box in the
front of the store.
But they had all the small
change. Mrs. Harris was forced to
borrow a nickel from a nearby
liquor store to call police on a pay
telephone.
The theft of jewelry valued at
$445 was reported to police today
by Gerald Nadeau, %, of 1414 N
street NV. He said the loot in
cluded three one-karat, unset dia-
monds. a bracelet and a number
of cuff link sets which were taken
from his home between l and 5
pm. yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Donohue 10 Be Speaker
AT | Am An American Dav

Commissioner F. Joseph Dono.
hue has been selected as principal
speaker at the Districts II Am ar
American Day" observance or
May 20.
Waldron E. Leonard was re-
elected chairman of the event fol-
the third time at a meeting of the
Citizens Committee yesterday in
the District Building.
The group will seek permission
to hold ceremonies on the steps
of the Capitol, where they have
been held for the last two years.
Some SIS organizations were
represented at yesterdays meet
ing, at which these other officers
also were reelected: Caroline Just
and Johanna X. Lewis, secretaries
and w. c. Taylor, treasurer. Mil
ton S. Kronheim was named
finance chairman.
A financial report showed the
committee had 5000 in the treas
ury, left over from last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24

kind of jokes that bring the right
kind of smiles and singing in my
church choir" he says.
He has set some sort of choral
record for a doctor. too. He's
never missed singing in church on
a Palm Sunday or Easter and he's
missed only three Christmases and
one Thanksgiving in 40 years.
He's had some close calls,
though. One of the closest was
when he got a come-quick sum-
mons one Sunday morning. He
delivered the baby and was back
hurrying into choir vestments at
1888"
The late DR.. Lewis N. Allen,
who brought the Duchess of
Windsor into the world, once
said of his friend, DR.. Osborne:
HE has the most remarkable
record Gin obstetrics) of any man
I know. He calls it luck but we
all know 1t is far more than that"
When reminded of these words,
the Berryville doctor said, IT
thought, at first, he was talking
about my singing. Though the
quality of my voice has never
been anything to brag about. I
confess I've always been able to
make plenty of noise"
For hobbies, his second love is
a small fruit and vegetable farm
and plant nursery on the 20 acres
surrounding Rockcroft, the beau
tiful limestone house he designed
more than 80 years ago at the
outskirts of Berryville.
His Office still is located in a
corner of his home. Straight
backed wooden chairs and brown
wicker furniture stand in the
waiting room. On a wall is the
well-known picture, 1.-THE Doctor
by st. Luke Fildes.
On another wall, in a simple
black frame, are the words:
Lord help him see, when tired
and worn
From thankless tasks weH done,
That his good fight is honored still
And bid him carry on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Triple Amputee
Receives $1,000
Award for VoIor

A $1,000 check in the nature
of an award" for gallantry, in
stead of gift, yesterday was
handed Corpl. Angel Gomez, triple
amputee here, on behalf of a
wealthy New York heiress.
The 22-year-old amputee, who
lost both legs and his right arm
in Korea, received the check in
Walter Reed Hospital with tears
of gratitude in his eyes.
Tell her-tell her thanks a
lot" he stammered.
Mrs. Martha S. Reynolds made
the presentation through a New
York newspaper to which she adj
dressed the brief note: "Will you
send the boy this check? Thanks. "
Mrs. Reynolds later explained
that Corpl. Gomez was not to re-
gard the check as a gift but as
an award signifying her ,appreci-
alton of the young soldiers serv-
ice to the Nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Leland Junior High
Concert Tickets Ready

Invitations for the 4Sth Neiehbor-
hood Concert by the National
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Dr. Howord Mitchell, to be held in
Leland Junior High School OF 9 pm.
Monday. March rs. ore now ready for
distribution.
The invitations, issued without choree
by The Evening Star. sponsor Of the
concerts. moy be obtoined at Leland
Junior High School. Bethesda Chevy
Chase ond Montgomery BIoir High
Schools ond at the business counter
in the lobby Of The Evening Stor
Building.
The entire concert will be broadcast
by Stotion WMAL, The Evening Star
stotion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24

Two young bandits, short on
stature and bravado, fled empty
handed yesterday when APP
preached by an irate dress shop
owner welding a pair of scissors.
A short time later, woman
clerk in a cleaning store gave
up S38-apparently to the same
two youths, according to Police
Capt. Otto P. Fuss.
When the two colored boys en-
tered Pages Dress Shoppe, 1900
H street NE, and announced
this is a stick-up." the owner,
Mrs. Irene Rache, stalked toward
them with pair of appraised
scissors. They fed.
Forty minutes later, the two
entered an Aristo Cleaners store,
1900 Florida avenue NE, thrust
their hands menacingly in their
pockets and one announced,
Don't open your mouth or We'll
blow you and the whole town up."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Series Of Talks Inaugurated
On Fairfax Chest Problems

A series of half-hour talks on
Community Facts and Figures"
has been inaugurated by Paul
Reiber, Mclean attorney, who is
head Of the Fairfax County Com
munity Chests speakers bureau.
The talks are to be based on
health, welfare and recreation
problems confronting the county.
The first of the series was given
Tuesday night by Mr.. Reiber be-
fore the Auxiliary of the American
Legion Post No. 100 in Falls
Church, in which he described the
need for recreation facilities.
The next talk in the series will
be given Tuesday night in the
Fairfax High School at a Joint
dinner meeting of the Fairfax and
Vienna Lions and the Fairfax
Rotary Clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
By Mary / Vaughan
Stor Stoff Correspondent

BERRYVILLE, Va, March %
A local country doctor this week
delivered his 3,570th baby-with-
out the loss of a mother.
And tomorrow he's scheduled to
sing for the 49th consecutive
Easter as tenor soloist in Grace
Episcopal Church.
There are two reasons why DR..
Archibald Osborne, about u.s." is
one of the best known citizens in
a town which also is known as the
home of Senator Harry Flood
Byrd; reasons why he might even
be called DR.. Berryville.
Since the horse and buggy days
of 1902 when he began his practice
here. DR.. Osborne has delivered
more babies than this town has
inhabitants or a number equal to
nearly half of surrounding Clarke
County's population.
"I've delivered babies almost
everywhere-on kitchen tables, in
railroad boxcars and by phone"
The latter occurred once on a
snowy, windy night when he
couldn't make his way to the ex-
pectant mother. The physician
spoke instructions into the trans
mitter and the expectant father
at the other end of the wire
carried them out. Just before the
baby arrived, DR.. Osborne shouted:
Turn the bed around-and
hurry"
you see," he explains today,
"the top of the bed was in Clarke
County and the bottom in West
Virginia. The State line cut
through the house"
And so, Virginia's vital statis-
tics mounted.
DR.. Osborne, who hasn't had e.
vacation in 40 years, has been
family physician to the Byrds for
about 40 years. Sometimes he and
the Senator talk about politics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
S365,000 for Schools
Asked by Prince William
BY the Assoeiofed Press

MANASSAS, Va, Mar. "a
School Superintendent r. Worth
Peters has announced that he will
ask the Prince William County
Board of Supervisors to approve
a 365.000 school building pro-
gram for the county.
Only $97 900 of the outlay would
come from county funds, Peters
said. The rest would be provided
by the State.
Peters said increased enroll
ment could be expected to double
the demand on facilities in Prince
William Schools within the next
five to eight years. The present
program, he said, would tide the
county over only the coming year
A long term program would cost
much more, he added.
The money would be allocated
approximately as follows: $780,
900 to the Occoquan High School,
$4,000 to the Nokesville High
School and $4,000 to the Ben
nett Elementary School in Ma
naSSaS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Man Held in Robbery
.0fDying Traffic Victim
BY the Associated Press

DANVILLE, Va. Mar. "a
Police today were investigating
possible robbery of North Caro-
lima minister as he lay fatally in
jured after an auto accident.
The Rev. S. E. Sapp died Thurs
day shortly after several hogs
heads of tobacco had rolled onto
his car from a passing truck near
here.
Detective Capt. o. T. Link said
Thomas Jackson Goforth of Dan
vile, had the minister's missing
billfold on him when he was
arrested yesterday on another
charge. The detective said Co.
forth will be charged with grand
larceny.
Before Goforth's arrest, &C
cording to Capt. Link, an attempt
was made at a Danville hotel to
cash a $3.50 cashiers check made
out to Mr.. Sapp's church in Leas-
burg, N. c.
Capt. Link quoted Goforth as
saying he had stopped at the
scene of the accident to be of
assistance. saw the billfold con-
tanning the $3.50 check beneath
the pastors wrecked car and
picked it up for safekeeping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Traffic Crashes Cause
Injuries 10 6 Persons
In Washington Area

SIX washington area RESIDENTS
were injured. none seriously, in
traffic accidents today and yester-
day.
Robert Harkin, 81, 7112 Decatur
street. Hyattsville. suffered a
broken jaw when he drove an
automobile into a telephone pole
at Bladensburg at 5 am. He was
admitted to Prince Georges Gen
.eral Hospital.
Benjamin D. Schultz, Sc. 4907
Blackfoot road, College Park, was
admitted to Providence Hospital
with a broken left leg caused by a
shifting load in a truck on which
he was riding yesterday. Police
reported he was standing on the
truck body near the cab when the
driver suddenly had to apply the
brakes.
Man, SO, Injured.
A 93-year-old pedestrian, Al
ifonzo Saintpeter, 1919 S street
NV, suffered a knee injury when
struck by an automobile driven by
"a 77-year-old woman. Mr.. Saint
peter was crossing S street near
his home yesterday when Mrs.
Nancy H. Boston. Cordova Apart
ments, backed her car into him,
police reported.
A milk truck was overturned in
an early-morning collision which
Uttered the corner of Wisconsin
avenue and Warren street NV.
with milk, smashed eggs and bot
ties.
Police said the truck, driven by
Herbert B. Baumert, "a, of 3617
Fourteenth street NV, was 60
ing north on Wisconsin about
a m. when an automobile, driven
in the same direction by William
y. Joyner. %. colored, struck it
while trying to make a left turn
from the wrong lane.
The truck skidded on it's side
across Wisconsin avenue. Joyner,
who lives in the 500 block of U
street NV, was released from
Emergency Hospital after treat
Iment for stomach injuries. Police
charged him with making an i'm
proper turn. Mr.. Baumert was
uninjured.
Girl of 4 Knocked Down.
Four-year-old Carol Himmel-
farb of Alto Thirtieth street NV.
was admitted to George Wash
Iington University Hospital for OBJ
servation yesterday after being
struck by a car as she ran across
the street in front of her home.
She suffered head cuts.
A panel truck driver struck by
an automobile as he was making
a U turn in 1900 block of Rhode
Island avenue NV. yesterday was
treated for arm and rib injuries
lat Emergency Hospital. Police
listed the driver as Jonah Hall,
l35, colored, 1919 Columbia street
NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Defendant Is Ready
To 'FoIsify' in Court,
Suit, Notation Reads

Clerks in the Municipal
Court Civil Division were
startled yesterday when they
saw a notation that a defend
ant was ready to come to
court and "falsify."
Through a tipping error, an
answer filed by Pearl Fergu-
son, whose address was listed
in the $500 block of Dent
place NV, to a suit for 1894
filed by James R. Points, of
the 5100 block of North
Twenty-second street, Airing
ton, read:
Comes the defendant .
and says that she does not
owe the amount alleged herein
nor any other amount, and
this she is ready to falsify."
The last word should have
read testify"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Bill Revising Contracts
In Defense Work Stoned

President Truman yesterday
signed legislation authorizing the
Government to renegotiate de-
Tense contracts and recapture ex-
cessive profits.
The law is similar in many re-
spects to the Contract Renegoti-
alton Law in effect during World
War II.
1t applies to contractors and
subcontractorS whose business
with the Government amounts to
$250.000 or more in any year, and
to contract brokers who get
SIS, 900 or more annually for their
services in connection with de-
tense contracts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24

He taught school for awhile and
then took his degree at the Medi-
cal College of Virginia, Richmond,
in 1899. He informed at Columbia
Hospital, Washington. before sett-
ling here.
DR.. Osborne has delivered yowl-
producing spanks to eight sets of
twins, a set of triplets and one of
quadruplets.
II find my pleasure in life
through administering to the sick,
bringing babies into the world.
growing the things the Good
Earth will produce, telling the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24

The District Redevelopment
Land Agency will transfer funds
to the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission early next
week to get the Districts slum
clearance program under way.
John r. Searles, jr., executive
secretary of the land agency, said
the first installment for prelimi-
mary planning by the commission
will be $1,000.
The land agency has received an
advance of one-fourth of the $170,-
1875 which will be made available
by the Housing and Home Finance
Agency for preliminary planning
OF project areas.
Confined to Three Areas.
1t will turn over $4,000 of this
money to the planning commits
sion, which will make surveys for
selection of boundaries and plan
tentative use of redevelopment
sites.
The surveys and plans will be
confined to three areas: South
west, bounded by Virginia avenue,
Seventh street, James Greek park
way and P street; Southeast,
bounded by Pennsylvania avenue,
South Capitol street, Eleventh
street and M street, and North
west. bounded by New York ave-
nue., Fifth street, North Capitol
street and Constitution avenue.
Mr.. Searles said it is believed
the commission could adopt prof.
ect boundaries for at least one
project within three months. The
District Commissioners must ap-
prove the project boundaries then,
and the land agency will request
more money from the housing
agency for final planning.
Orderly Procedure.
The redevelopment plans them
selves also must be adopted by the
planning commission. public hear
lngs held and the plans approved
by the Commissioners.
Under this procedure, it is
believed that projects can move
along in orderly succession, rather
than reaching the same stage of
development simultaneously.
Mr.. Searles said the land agency
would work closely with the plan
ming commission during the plan
ming.
The land agency also proposes
to enter an agreement with the
Bureau of Public Health Engineer
ing for housing appraisal surveys,
to be made under the supervision
and direction of the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24

except the one in Senator Byrd's
home town.
DR.. Osborne admits there are
many babies named after him.
Also, he is the sole survivor among
the physicians of Clarke and five
surrounding counties who were
practicing when he started as a
doctor.
A vital and energetic man with
blue eyes and steel gray hair, the
doctor was born north of here in
the Shenandoah Valley where the
countryside is rich in farmland,
apples and tradition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Bill 10 Block
Of
Buses Reported
Would Delay End
Of Service 90 Days
Or Until Hearing
By Staff Correspondent Of Tn. stor

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. ga bill
to block the Capital Transit Co. s
plan to cut off eight improbable
buslines into Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties when fran
chises expire March 81 is on its
way through the Maryland Legis-
lature.
The measure, which would as
sure continuance of service for at
least 80 days or until a public
hearing is held before the State
Public Service Commission, was
|favorably reported yesterday by
the Senate Judiciary Committee
A companion bill, designed to
force the transit company to OPP
crate the lines as long as it's whole
system shows reasonable return,
was given an unfavorable report.
Carriers Join in Attack.
The committee acted after a
hearing at which, both bills were
attacked by Capital Transit and
Baltimore Transit attorneys and
representatives of rail and bus
carriers throughout the State.
Charles D. Harris, general coun-
|sel for the State Public Service
Commission. and Philip II. Dorsey
peoples counsel to the commits
sion, spoke for the measures.
Enactment of the approved bill
would mean that the Capital
Transit Co. would have to operate
the eight losing lines after one
year franchises expire at midnight
March 81 unless the courts rule
otherwise.
The company has notified PSC
that it will cut off service at the
deadline and that it intends te
start legal action Immediately.
An amendment tackled on the
bill yesterday would order PSC
to hold a public hearing not later
than 80 days after the deadline
to determine to what extent aban.
donment would inconvenience the
public. The measure carries an
emergency clause, which makes a
three-fifths favorable vote neces-
Sary in both houses. It would be-
come effective when signed by the
Governor.
Hit as Specific Legislation.
Opposition to the unfavorably
reported bill centered around
questions as to its constitutionality
and the fact that it was aimed
directly at Capital Transit. Sev-
eral Senators remarked that they
did not favor legislation "cut tc
fit special cases."
Mr.. Dorsey conceded that he
prepared the bill with that idea
in mind and declared:
I'm the 40 years of PSC history
no company has ever stopped
service as abruptly as the Cap
ital Transit Co. has said it
would do.
Capital Transit has thumped
its nose at u.s. said Mr.. Harris
land has brazenly declared it will
take off its buses and leave hun
dreds of people standing on street
corners"
William Rafferty,, representing
Capital Transit, said his company
was opposed to the bill because il
might be required to operate Eek
Iperimental" lines indefinitely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24

as the owners of 1875 and 10
shares, respectively.
w. B. Bennett, retired transit
executive, was listed as the owner
of IL shares, Mr.. Broadwater as
the owner of S shares and G.
T. Dunlop as the owner of 1,4O0
shares; Mr.. Heberle, 10 shares;
J. j. Manning, S shares; Mr.. Mer-
rill, 100 shares.
The statement added that Mr..
Heberle was beneficial owner of
$4,000 of the company's first and
refunding bonds, series A, per
cent, due December /, 1864, and
that Mr.. Merrill was beneficial
owner of $4,000 worth of the
bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24

and don't always see eye to eye
But he apparently does agree with
the Senator on this:
IT was born a Democrat and
will die one, but T won't vote for
President Truman again. Post
master appointments-that's why
His reference was to the failure
of President Truman to nominate
Henderson B. Harris. the Berry
vile postmaster, to the Senate last
The President had nomi-
mated all Virginia postmasters
submitted to him from Virginia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Eight Arrested in Fairfax
On COMPILING Churqes

Eight persons were arrested on
gambling charges early today by
Fairfax County police in a raid on
Ia Gum Springs house.
1t. Richard Utz, who led the
raid, said seven persons were
charged with gambling with dice
and cards, and were freed after
posting $15.25 collateral each.
Willie Molloy, colored, IS, was
charged with operating a gaming
house. He posted $55.25 bond,
pending q hearing on April 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24

commented the policeman, who
already holds the policeman of
|the-month award for carrying an
unconscious woman from her
smoke filled room last May 81
his birthday.
He said that at about day.
break today he was talking with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
; Named to Corps Council

Raymond B. Butts, commandant
of the Alexandria, Va, Marine
Corps League unit, and Glen ..
Russell. commandment of the Silver
Spring unit, have been appointed
to the Northeastern Division Ex.
ecutive Council, Warren Granger,
national vice commandant, an
nounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Policeman FoiIs Bridge Leap
AfterHe and Man Teeter on Rail

Policeman John Gilbert Myers,
who barely 10 months ago res
cued woman from a fire, today
prevented a suicide on Calvert
Bridge.
the 33-year- old 18th precinct pri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24

vate had quite
a tussle on his
h a n DIS thi s
time. He had
to pit his 100
pounds against
a slightly light
err man who
had one leg
over the bridge
r a Him G and
struggled to go
the rest of the
way.
"It was like
a See-SaW for
a few seconds "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
County Policeman Promoted

Leslie B. Thompson, president OF
the Montgomery County Police
Association, has been promoted
to the rank of corporal on The
county police force.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
APARTMENTS WANTED

FREE-Landlords. applicants waiting
Tor your furn. or unfurn. apts. or
houses or sublets Wash, Va:
white Open Z days. MA. 00OI.
YOUNG EMPL. CPLE. desire 3-rm
apt; preferably in pvt. home. Box
1if-L, Slhr. IL
BRITISH JOURNALIST, family. re-
uuires furn. or unfurn. apartment
with yard. or small house. WI. 4S3I.
LIv. RM., BEDRM.. kitchen; retired
Toman viii give services. Write
Box l4l-A, Star. I5s
TWO YOUNG MEN desire one or two
bedroom: furnished apt; NV;
around Dec. 1920; references fur,
nished; Box l44-A. Star, l8.
EMPLOYED WIDOW desires small
apt or room with board. Takoma:
near bus. Juniper S-4lS0.
GIRL, looking to share with one con-
genial girl, 1870, close in apt, own
rm. pref. RA. OIL. ewes. ell; Sat,
SMALL, ELDERLY, wELL-BEHAyED
dog and responsible couple desire
2-bedroom unfurnished apartment
in good building. DU. 1888. lss
YOUNG MARINE COUPLE tuuiet, re-
nnedD, wants furnished apt. for
December. EN-. 7444. Id
Evening star., 1951-11-15
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