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Evening star., 1951-03-27
Youth Held After Crash
In 70-M.P.H. Chase

A wild chase that started with
Keystone comedy overtones and
increased its tempo to more than
10 miles an hour ended in a
crash on Berning road NE. and
the arrest of a 16-year- old youth
early today.
Charges of passing II stop
signs-one sign was passed three
times in rapid succession-and
speeding were placed against the
youth. He was released in GUS
tody of his father, a truck driver
for a paving company.
Two policemen said they saw the
car, minus one headlight, and
pulled up behind it to ask about
the missing light. Instead OF
stopping, the driver increased
speed and circled the block three
times with the scout Car in pur-
suit. Each time around the same
stop sign was passed before the
driver Strengthened his course and
headed northeast, the policemen
said.
Police said the car-going more
than 10 miles an hour at times
struck the concrete divider in the
middle of the bridge over Kingman
Lake, on Benning road near Okla
homa avenue NE. and came to
a stop.
The youth was taken to Gal
linger Hospital with bruised
forehead. He told reporters later
that he was a clerk at a novelty
shop and that he had lost the
headlight in an accident with 6
truck two months ago.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
New York Ave. Church
To Have Truman al
Cornerstone Laying

President Truman will speak at
a cornerstone-laying ceremony for
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church at 3 pm. next Tuesday at
the church site. New York avenue
and H street NV. Z.
The President will place the COR
nerstone with a silver troWel,
which he will present to the con-
gregation.
DR.. George M. Docherty, min
lister of the church, announcing
details of the program today, said
Mrs. Truman has accepted an in
vitation to attend.
Others who will participate will
be Dr.. Joseph r. Sizoo, former
minister of the church and now
president of the New Brunswick
IN. j. Theological Seminary;
Charles H. Albers of Chicago, vice
moderator of the Presbyterian
Church in the U. S. A.. and DR..
John A. Mackay, president of
Princeton Theological Seminary.
Peter Marshall, 10, son of the
late minister of the church, who
was also Senate chaplain. will
present Mr.. Truman a gift from
the congregation.
DIR. Docherty said "the congre-
cation feels that the presence of
the President at the ceremony of
the laying of the cornerstone is a
token of the high place the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
has held in the city since 1908"
The new building, which is re-
placing the previous church on
the old site, will cost approx
|imately $1.200,0O0. DR.. Docherty
said he hopes it will be completed
in October.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
Maryland Extends
Auto Tag DeodIine
In Steel Emergency
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 27.-Don't
fret if you haven't received your
new license tags yet.
Gov. McKeldin yesterday told
the commissioner of motor We
hicles to extend the deadline for
current auto and truck plates.
Ordinarily, that would be March
81. But a shortage of metals has
delayed production of enough tags
to meet the demand. Thomas
B. r. Mudd, the motor vehicles
commissioner, informed the Gov
ernor many people would be out
of luck.
/ Gov. McKeldin authorized the
commissioner to extend indefi-
nitely "the expiration date of all
classes of registration until the
said emergency terminates"
Evening star., 1951-03-27

Virginia will join within two
weeks" three other States in q
United Nations test for standard
ization of road signs.
This was made known today by
Tilton E. Shelburne, director OF
the Virginia Council for Highway
Investigation and Research, the
organization representing the
State in the experimental project.
The tests, which began yester-
day in Ohio and will also take
place in New York and Minnesota.
are aimed at determining which
shapes, colors and symbols can
best be seen as highway signs
under varying background and
light conditions.
To avoid language difficulties
the "a experimental signs will
contain drawings only, no words
American. European and South
African road signs will be used.
Mr.. Shelburne said the Council
Evening star., 1951-03-27
Montgomery Beer Bill
Due for First Test on
Senate Floor Today
BY a stoff Correspondent Of The stor

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 27.-State
Controller j. Millard Tawes' all
out fight to end Montgomery
County's beer monopoly is due for
its first test on the Senate floor
today.
The measure, behind which Mr..
Tawes. now generally regarded as
the Democratic Party's strong
man." apparently has thrown his
full power, was given an unfavor-
able report yesterday by the
Senate Judiciary Committee.
The committee is expected to
bring the bill out today.
An identical bill is pending in
the House of Delegates.
Committeeman voting yesterday
after carefully worded explana-
tions of their stands made it clear
that Mr.. Tawes has sounded the
party call.
But despite that, two Demo-
cratic Senators joined four Re-
publicans in chalking up a total
of six votes for the unfavorable
report. They were Senators Pres
ton and Dippel. both of Baltimore.
Republicans on the same side
included Senator Hyde of Mont
gomery County.
On the other hand one Repub-
lican, Senator Bailey of st. Marys
County, left the party fold. He
voted against the unfavorable re-
port along with four Democratic
Senators.
The tally came after Senator
Hyde charged that Mr.. Tawes'
effort to end the monopoly which
nets the county more than $780,
900 a year stemmed from a grudge
fight between E. Brooke Lee, long
time Democratic leader, and Eu-
gene j. c. Raney, big-time beer
distributor. Mr.. Raney has been
described as a close friend and
political ally of Mr.. TaWes.
Mr.. Lee. along with virtually all
county leaders of both political
parties and a majority of citizens,
wants the monopoly continued,
the committee was told.
Mr.. TaWes has contended that
the State loses $4,000 year
revenue because the monopoly re-
duces the per capita consumption
of beer.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
Airline Office Bandit
Gets $500 in Full View
of Street Passersby

A fast-moving bandit who prac-
Itically operated 'in glass house
was being sought by police today
lin the $500 robbery of the Ma
Itional Airlines ticket Office al
1925 K street NV.
The sloppily dressed youth with
ia pimply face and a crew haircut
committed the crime swiftly in
full view Of passersby on K street
shortly before 6 O'Clock last night.
In addition to the broad windows
the airline, on the street floor of
the Commonwealth Building, has
glass doors.
Woman Clerk Alone.
The slender bandit, who was
about 6 feet tall, entered the Office
where the clerk, Miss Vera Ken
ney, 35. of the 1900 F street NV,
was alone.
The man, who wore a tan gab-
'ardine topcoat with a tear in the
right front shoulder, kept his
hands in his pockets, indicating
that one of them might have
Igrasped a gun. He ordered Miss
IKenney mot to push any buzzers,
told her to put all the available
cash in a ticket envelope and tc
wait five minutes before summon
ing aid.
Two S100 Bills Included.
Miss Kenney told police she
turned over all the cash. includ-
ling two $100 bills. The man fled
and disappeared amid the K street
Sidewalk crowds. Shortly before
another ticket seller had locked
up the cash Miss Kenney had
handled during the day and had
then left, a detective said.
The bandit did not wear a hat
or a tie. He was about % years
old.
Soon after the holdup police
broadcast a lookout for an auto
mobile with North Carolina Ii
cense plates, which may have been
used in connection with the
crime. They said it might have
been stolen earlier.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
Coffmon Urges Passage
Of Beer Monopoly Bill

Roy Coffman. Silver Spring real
estate man, yesterday urged pas
sage of the Tawes bill to end
Montgomery County's beer monop-
oily system. He called the system
'monopolistic, socialistic and COM
Imunistic, which are synonymous" "
He said the county would have
ia larger revenue from beer by re-
turning to free enterprise. He
said he doesn't believe any profit
lis being made from the sale of
beer under the monopoly system.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
Margaret Truman Signs
NBC Rudio and TV Poet
Z By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 27.-Mar-
garet Truman's often-reported
contract with the National Broad
casting Co. has been signed.
The network announced yester-
day that the Presidents daughter
had signed for two more radio or
Itelevision appearances this season
and at least nine in the 1852
season.
NBC did not disclose how much
Miss Truman will be paid. But it
previously was reported unoffi-
cially that she would get $4,000
for each radio show and $4,000 for
each TV appearance.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
Work Begins
On Afraid
Signals Here
Most Of Equipment
Arrives; Installation
To Take ; Weeks

Workmen today started INSTALL
ing the Districts first four air.
raid warning signals designed to
alert the downtown area of a pos
sible attack.
Almost all the necessary equip
ment has been delivered by the
Radio Corp. of America, which
manufactures the radio-controlled
warning devices. The installation,
being done by the American Am
plifier g. Television Corp, is ex-
pected to require several weeks.
Herbert ]. Friede, acting Dis
trict electrical engineer in charge
of civil defense communications,
said wiring work is under way at
the new Municipal Center Build
ing. where the first horn will be
installed.
Others to Be Set Up.
Others will be set up on the
Smithsonian Institution, the new
State Department Building and
the Sumner School, Seventeenth
and M streets NV.
Mr.. Friede said bids would be
opened today for 80 more devices
that will complete the city's air
raid warning system.
The network will be controlled
from a single command center to
give the entire city notice of I'M
minent air attack. The amplifiers
can also be used to transmit verbal
instructions as well as warning
signals.
Civil defense officials pointed
out that none of the permanent
devices will be ready in time for
the Districts first test of it's in
terim air-raid plan, scheduled for
April 18.
Details of this exercise were
worked out yesterday at meeting
at the National Guard Armory of
police, fire and civil defense Off
cials and representatives of the
District government, schools and
public utilities.
Won't Involve Public.
The test, which will not involve
the general public, will take place
between 1880 and 11:10 am. Po-
lice and fire sirens will be used to
sound the AFRAID warning and
"all-clear" signals. Both depart
ments also will receive a prelim-
mary confidential alert and take
up assigned positions throughout
the city before the public warning
Is sounded.
The test also will be used for a
practice air-raid drill in the pub
lie schools. Children will be led
to designated safety areas in school
buildings during the test alert.
Observers from the civil defense
warden service will be located at
IS points to test the adequacy
of the warning system.
Acting Civil Defense Director
John E. Fondahl has announced
that the test will not interfere
with traffic. or affect the public.
However, he has urged every resi-
dent to familiarize himself with
the warning signals, and to "give
serious thought" to what he should
do in case a real air raid occurs.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
PUG Hearings
on Nearby
Transit Runs
Company Is Seeking
To End Within-D. c.
Operation of 5 Lines

Capital Transit Co. officials to-
day began testimony before the
District Public Utilities Comfhis-
sion on their application to aban-
don the within -the-District oper-
alton of five of It's lines serving
nearby Maryland points.
The Transit Co. has applied to
the Maryland Public Service Com
mission to concel service on eight
such lines. Five of them enter the
District. District as well as Mary
land authorities must approve the
cancellation.
A recent hearing before the
Maryland regulatory body in Sill
yer Spring brought out many pa
irons of the line to protest the
cancellation. Decision is pending
Today's PUG hearing in the Dis
trict Building was attended by
only a half dozen spectators.
Lines Involved Listed.
Lloyd Harrison, assistant cor
poration counsel. said no District
residents had asked to testify.
The lines involved are N-8
which runs from Glen Echo to
Massachusetts, avenue and Forty
ninth street NV; o., which
runs from Kenwood on the River
road, and then operates along
Western avenue, the Districts s
northwest boundary street, to
Wisconsin avenue NV; Y-3
which comes in Piney Branch road
and makes a loop along Butternut
street and Blair road NV, and
X-8, which enters the District on
Sheriff road and makes a loop
within the District line.
Engineer Testifies.
Deane j. Locke, Capital Transit
engineer. said that no District
passengers use N-8, that about
eight District passengers ride
along Western avenue between
River road and Wisconsin avenue
on route o. each weekday, that
about II passengers use the Piney
Branch bus line between points
within the District, about IA pas
sengers do the same with the
Takoma IA line.
He said the Glen Echo line pro-
vides about 355 one-way rides in
and out of the District on week
days; the Kenwood line provides
about 433 on weekdays; the Piney
Branch line about los; the Tako-
ma ia line. he said, is a supple
mentary service to Route To
which will be continued; the
Sheriff road line. he said, provides
425 one-way weekday rides in and
out Of the District.
Questioned by commission men,
bers Mr.. Locke said he believed
most Of these patrons would ar
range to get to the District line
Capital Transit terminals by auto
mobile rides or by walking.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
Woman Watches Burglar
Runsuck Her Apartment

Miss Harriet C. Orr, IL, Army
Department secretary. told police
she awakened at 5:45 am. today
to find man ransacking her
apartment at 3025 Ontario road
NV.
She watched the burglar for
what seemed like 20 or Is min
utes" but did not make an outcry,
she told police. When the man
left she found her purse contain
ing $148 and her Army Depart
ment ideptification badge was
gone.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
Children to Present
cinderella Ballet

The ballet, cinderella" b
children of the Washington Schot
of the Ballet with the Nations
Symphony Orchestra will be pre-
sented at 3 pm. tomorrow i
Constitution Hall.
The ballet will be repeated q
$3.50 pm. Thursday. Lorrain
Mitchell, daughter of Conducto
Howard Mitchell, will be one G
the featured dancers.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
|Duvis Named Chairman
IOf Cancer Drive Unit

F. Elwood Davis of the law firm
|of Kelly, Reasoner & Davis has
been appointed chairman of Unit
I of the Business Division of the
1851 Cancer Crusade, and Ray
|mond c. Williams of the North
east Building Association has been
named chairman of Unit II, it
was announced today by Fred A.
Smith, chairman of the division.
Goal of the campaign, to be
held during April. is $250.000.
Evening star., 1951-05-13
FIG ITO N
As THE FREIGHT TRAIN
IA slowed down, clatter-

ing noisily over a maze of
points at the approach to a marshaling yard,
a corner of the tarpaulin covering one of the
cars lifted and a head poked up cautiously to
stare into Birmingham's yellowish night.
Presently, satisfied that there were no
witnesses, the owner of the head heaved HIM
self up over the side. He reached in to pull
out a small black Gladstone bag. paused for
calculating second and jumped. He hit the
oil-blackened cinder track alongside the rails,
stumbled and recovered himself expertly.
Then, crouching he ran swiftly across the
tracks until he reached an eight-foot wall
over which he threw his bag. He leaped,
caught the top of the wall and chinned HIM
self before throwing leg sideways. In an
instant he was on the other side of the wall in
a murky slum street. Acrobatic.
The man busted off his clothes and bent,
searching for the bag he had thrown over the
wall. The beam of a f1ashlight came across
the narrow street from doorway on the other
side, pinning him in its glare. A calm voice
said, Looking for something, mate?"
Fanatics eyes glared with anger and hatred
at the light. The man was red-haired and
plain-featured; high cheekbones, colorless
eyebrows and lashes, thin, wicked mouth
Only his eyes were other than ugly; they were
fercely alive, dominating the face beneath
them. Il dropped bag" he snarled.
S'DRoPPED's the word! Nearly Drained me
with it, mate" The young policeman moved
out from the doorway, flashlight in one hand
and the bag in the other. He was big and
imperturbable and confident. What were
you doing on railway property"
Taking short cut"
The policeman smiled; sorrowful smile,
bulging with disbelief Tell it to the magis-
trate I'm running you in for trespassing with
suspicion of felony"
Redheads thin mouth opened to argue,
twisting itself into reluctant smile which
was belied by the naked anger in the eyes
above it. The policeman shook his head,
Don't tell me can't do it, mate, because
can. Now, what's your name and ad :"
1t was swift whiplash of punch which
came streaking out of the darkness 1t caught
Police Constable Baron accurately in the solar
plexus. Air rushed from his lungs, and soaring
pain doubled him up Redhead swooped to
seize his bag but found it gripped irTemovably.
Winded or not the policeman was fighter.
Evening star., 1951-05-13

Viciously, Redhead yanked at the bag. The
strength of the big policenan''s clutching hand
alarmed him. He hit out again. Once, twice
quick, vicious blows to the face which
jerked the policeman's head back with blood
flowing from bruised lips
Abandoning the bag, Redhead turned to
run. His footsteps clattered and resounded
in the deserted alley. Baron staggered in pur-
suit, arriving at road junction some fifty
yards away ten seconds after the man had
turned. The street was empty.
Baron cursed under his breath. Clean get
away. He was Inundated and angry. He
had taken Redhead for sneak thief, and
sneak thieves were generally respectful of
policemen
SERGEANT MARTIN looked up as his sub
ordinate entered the police station He saw
the worn Gladstone bag in Baron's hand, and
his beefy, butchers face beamed. But he
wiped off the smile and listened sympatheti-
cally when Baron told his story. Then he
made telephone call. circulating descrip-
ton Prowling police cars in the city began
to keep an eye out for redheaded men who
presumed to lay violent hands on copper.
The hunt "a middling sized, routine kind of
hunt = was up.
When Martin had finished he put down the
telephone What you got, Charie?"
Police Constable Baron had been sticking
his nose into the Gladstone bag. He had
matchbox in one hand and gray-painted
iron plate about six inches in diameter in the
other Tools" he said. And these" He
laid the matchbox open on the desk. Sergeant
Martin stared doubtfully at two slim alumni
mum cylinders lying in bed of cotton wool.
Decorators" Baron had been an Air
borne sergeant in Hitler's war.
Sergeant Martin frowned, seeing safes in
his minds eye and trying to reconcile Red
heads description with that of one or two
known cracksmen. 1t didn't fit.
Baron read Martins thoughts. He shook
his head. Il don't think so, Sarge. Mechanics
tools these are, not safe-breaker's S.
In dubious silence the two policemen
stared at the detonators. Little things. In
offensive to look at. Not what respectable
mechanic carries in his tool bag, though.
Baron blew his sore nose tenderly and re-
membered the vicious desperation of the man
with red hair. IF you ask me, Sarge" he said
suddenly, I'VE ought to give the railway
people call. Ask 'em what trains they've
had through during the last hour or So"
Evening star., 1951-05-13

Sergeant Martin was sound, old fashioned
policeman, content to take tip from better
brain. He promptly reached for the phone
and dialed number There was wait. Pres
emily he asked question. Papers cracked
at the other end of the line humble, mum
bic. Martin listened. grunting uninterestedly
as list was read out to him.
SUDDENLY ne said: Old it Say that again.
The man said it again. Martin murmured his
thanks and replaced the receiver. A worried
frown crumpled his big red face.
Eleven forty-eight through the yards, he
said. Ammunition train consigned to the
naval dockyard at Portsmouth: loaded with
depth charges. Cor! You don't think the
geezer could ave been fiddlin' with train
load of depth charges, do you, Charlie?"
Birmingham Police headquarters heard Ser
geant Martins report and instantly phoned
Scotland Yard in London. They talked to the
Special Branch, who occupy themselves with
matters such as sabotage and treason. The
Special Branch listened with f1attering inten-
sity. They had heard of Redhead.
1t was their considered opinion that the
trainload of depth charges had better be in
vestigated They would send an expert.
Meanwhile, the Special Branch suggested, it
would be fine thing if Redhead could be
picked up. Would Birmingham please make
every effort in that direction?
Birmingham acted. The railway stations
suddenly swarmed with policemen. Vehicles
on the way out of the city found themselves
being tagged down so that sternly polite men
could peer and probe at their contents. Ger
tain addresses, furnished by the Special
Branch in hushed conspiratorial voice, were
raided or watched. 1t became wearisome
thing to be known to have certain strong
political opinions in Birmingham that
night.
IHE village with the picturesque name of
Bishops Lexington lay about thirty miles to
the southeast of Birmingham. At one o'clock
in the morning it was usually quite dark and
quite silent: not on this particular morning,
however Fate had parked destruction upon
it's threshold. and it was feverishly alive.
Lights shone from all the cottages. There
were coaches parked in lines on three sides
of the green. Uniformed police helped the
cottagers to move their smallest and most
precious possessions.
When Major Peter Paradine Harcourt ar
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-03-07

will make sap wood as durable as
heart wood.
Every year $50 farm people n
the United States die in farm
fires. The largest single cause OF
these tragic farm home fires is
defective flues and heating
equipment. If chimneys are
cracked, or if mortar is leached
out of the joints, these places
should be repaired.
Richie asserts that any build,
ing will deteriorate rapidly if the
roof is not kept repaired. For a
new roof, there are several good
materials from which to choose.
Metal roofing is becoming scarce:
but composition and asbestos
cement shingles probably will re.
main available.
Composition shingles make g
roof covering that is inexpensive,
usually has life of from Is to
20 years, and is so easy to apply
that the average farmer can put
it on himself. Quite often these
shingles may be put on right
over the old roof.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-03-07
Check Farm Homes
For Needed Repairs

Thousands of farm homes in
North Carolina are in urgent
need of repairs, says r. M. Rit-
chic, Jr., agricultural engineer
ing specialist for the State Col
lege Extension Service.
Porches and steps of some are
so weakened as to be dangerous.
the specialist declares. He points
out that winter and early spring
is the best time to make needed
repairs to these farm homes.
Now is the time, he reminds
home owners, for that annual
check to find what repairs have
to be made.
Concrete is an ideal material
says Richie, for outside steps
and porches. If wood is used, it
should be of a kind that resists
decay, or else it should be treat.
ed with wood preventative. It
is possible to buy wood preserva-
tlVes suitable for home use which