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Evening star., 1951-01-31
Smoke 0vercomes Chief
OF Rescue Squad at Fire

A rescue squad chief was over
come by smoke early today at a
fire that badly damaged Chevy
Chase garage-apartment nearly
ready for occupancy.
Donald Huntington, 80, chief
of the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Rescue Squad, was admitted to
Suburban Hospital for smoke in
halation, but hospital officials said
he probably would be released
today.
The fire, attributed to faulty
oil burner, burned a two-story
frame double garage in the rear
of 101 East Kirke street, owned
by Mrs. Sallie Classic. Mrs.
Classic said she nearly had COM
pleted renovating the upstairs
apartment for living quarters.
Mrs. Classic praised two Mont
gomery County policemen-Corpl.
c. B. Crown and Pvt. c. w. Crabb
who discovered the fire while
patrolling the area. They man
aged to push two locked cars out
of the garage to safety. The fire
was extinguished by the Chevy
Chase Fire Department, assisted
by the Bethesda fire unit and the
rescue squad.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Switch Engine, Truck
Collide; Driver Hurt

A dump truck and a switch en-
gine collided on Kenilworth ave-
nue. NE. last night, sending the
truck driver to the hospital with
face cuts.
The truck. driven by James A.
Mitchell, 43. colored, of 2114
Maryland avenue NE, collided
with an engine operating out Of
the Benning plant of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. near Foote
street NE. The engineer was
listed as John Bollinger, So, of ISL
Rhode Island avenue NE. A
hearing will be held by the COR
poration counSel's office.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Rescue Squad Chief Faces
Speeding Trial Feb. Z

Chief Donald Dunnington OF
the Bethesda Rescue Squad and
two of his squad members will
be tried on speeding charges in
Bethesda Police Court on Febru-
airy IL.
The three have been charged
with speed greater than reason
able and proper" They were ar
rested by Policeman William P.
Hunter after they drove a we'd
ding party from Bethesda to
Rockville Saturday afternoon.
The arrest card at the Bethesda
police substation said Policeman
Hunter followed the men. each in
separate private cars, lat high
rate Of speed. My speed was
IS and 80 miles an hour and was
not gaining on the defendants. A."
Chief Huntington said later that
Capt. Clarence E. Loomis of the
rescue squad. and his bride were
passengers in his car.
Il thought I was doing what
was customary" Chief Dunning-
ton said. MY lights were on and
we were blowing our horns"
He said he may have been
speeding" but denied travelling IS
miles an hour.
He also denied having stated,
1--WE were just playing" as re-
ported in The Star Monday.
Police Capt. Ernest L. Thompson
of the Bethesda substation, when
asked about this said that Police
man Hunter had told him: They
said they were just playing"
Evening star., 1951-01-31
By Wallace {. CIoyton

A cross between a white ele-
phant and a phantom ship is the
Ariel, water-logged. motorless
cruiser which has the harbor pre-
cinct in legal dilemma.
Precinct Capt. Otha Sanders
brought his problem to the cor
poration counsel's office at Mu-
nicipal Court yesterday. but re-
ceived neither aid nor comfort.
This is the story Capt. Sanders
told:
On December Is, the Ariel, a
58-foot, raised-deck cruiser, quiet
ly sank at her mooring at the
Buzzards Point Boatyard. Police
pointed out to her owner, Morton
F.. Lamasure of the 600 block of
D street S.W. that the bottom of
the Anacostia River was no place
to keep a boat, whose name means
"a light. graceful spirit of the
air."
Through the help of Navy
divers, Mr.. Lamasure raised the
Ariel and beached it nearer shore.
Then police pointed to a regu-
lation which says boats may be
beached only in cases of emer-
gency and must be moved within
five days.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Marine Inquiry Board Seeks
Cause of Fatal Quuntico Blast

A board of inquiry today sought
the exact cause Of an explosion
which killed two men and wounded
10 others, two critically. at the
Quantico (Va) Marine Base yes
terday.
Officers said the accident re-
suited from an apparent prema-
ture explosion of a mortar shell
Nine of the men were student
lieutenants at the Basic Schoo,
and were to be graduated next
month. They had been at Guam
tico since last summer, a public
information officer said.
Those killed were:
Second 1t. Robert O. Lewis, Is
who lived with his wife, Mrs. Min.
ME M. Lewis at 524 Bertlant
street, Alexandria, Va. He is from
Dodge City, Kans.
Second 1t. Joe M. Barnes, %
who lived with his wife, Marths
Ann, at 503l2 Hanover street
Fredericksburg, Va. He is from
Columbia, Mo.
The critically wounded. in tn
Naval Hospital at Quantico, are
Second 1t. Lawrence A. Hall
25, of Falmouth, Va. His wife
Mrs. Virginia Hall. His home tow
is Pueblo, Colo.
Sergt. Verne Powers, %, VIII
lives on Quantico Base. Hi
Evening star., 1951-01-31

mother, Mrs. Zulla Powers, resides
in Hawesville, KY.
Others wounded were:
Capt. E. J. Miller, about 80, the
group instructor.
Sergt. Thaddeus Rickewa, 26, a
native of Sioux City, Iowa, who
lives with his wife, Mrs. Emma r.
Rickewa. at Midway Island Dwell
ings, about miles from Triangle
Va.
Second 1t. William B. Wilson
| jr., %. who lives with his wife
Dorothy in Triangle. He is from
Austin, Tex.
Second 1t. Jered Krohn, %. OF
Berkeley. Calf. He anu his wife
Roberta live in Quantico.
Second 1t. Kenneth j. Ivanson,
"a. of 209 Lynnwood street, Alex
anoria, Va. His wife is Elizabeth.
He is from Detroit.
/ Second 1t. Charles B. P. Sellar,
%, of Leesburg, Fla, a resident
of the base.
! Second 1t. Richard E. Nickel
son, %, of Harwood, N. OAK, also
living on the base.
i Second 1t. Richard E. La Fren-
iere, %. who lives with his wife
Mrs. Marguerite L. La Premiere
in Triangle.
The group was in the "Guadal-
canal area" some eight miles
southwest of the main post wher
a shell from an -millimetel
} mortar exploded as it left the
!, tube,
Evening star., 1951-01-31
ID. c. Spends Twice
u. S. Average for
That Meat Look

The average Washington resi-
dent spends about $50 a year for
that meat look"-about twice the
average for the rest of the coun-
try, according to Census Bureau
figures released today.
Final results of the 1948 census
of business show that more than
$44 million was spent in the Dis
trict in such places as barber and
beauty shops, cleaning, pressing
and clothing repair establish
ments; laundries, shoe parlors
and hat shops.
In Maryland these personal
services cost about $24 per capita
and in Virginia about $19. Total
receipts were $3.50 million for
Maryland and $61.8 for Virginia,
the announcement said.
The difference in per capital
figures is attributed to the urban
character of the District, high
personal incomes here and the
fact that many Maryland and Vir-
ginia residents come to the Dis
trict for these services, the Gen.
suS Bureau said.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Cafe Denied Liquor Permit
After Gambling Arrest

The renewal of the liquor IL
cenSe for Jeans Restaurant, 1922
M street Sc, for the year begin
ming tomorrow, has been denied
by the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board.
This is the first denial of a IL
cense for the coming year.
Mrs. Mary Regina Miller, pro-
prietor of the place, was charged
by police of the 5th Precinct with
allowing bookmakers to transact
business in her establishment. AT
hearings before the ABC Board on
January % and Is, Policemen
Richard P. King, John R. Panetta
and Carlo Verdi testified they had
observed bookmakers taking bets
in the restaurant and arrested
one of them.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert D. Wise represented the
Government at the hearing.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Two AIexandrians Seize
Taxi Gunman in Chase

Two young Alexandria men last
night braved gunfire to appreheno
man accused of attempting to
steal a taXicab.
William Ledbetter. jr., of 2504
Leslie avenue. %, and John M
Duncan, 25, of 1908 North Pitt
street, started chasing the would
be robber in the 200 block OF
South Washington street after the
taxi driver, Benjamin Pokroy, o1
32l V street NE, had leaped out
of his cab and shouted that he
was being robbed.
AS Mr.. Ledbetter and Mr.. Dun
can started to pursue the gunman
he turned and fired at them with
Ia .22-caliber pistol, police said
They continued to chase him sew
eral blocks to Columbus anc
Prince streets. where the gunmar
turned and again tried to fire his
pistol. 1t failed to go off, how
ever, and after he tossed it away
Mr.. Duncan and Mr.. Ledbetter
grabbed him and held him for
police.
Police identified the gunman as
Richard T. Walters, 26, of Fed
eral, N. C. They charged him with
carrying a concealed weapon, at
tempted felonious assault and rob-
berry.
When police attempted to con-
graduate Mr.. Duncan and Mr..
Ledbetter, they said the men re-
fused to accept any plaudits for
bravery because they mad thought
the bandit was carrying a cap
pistol.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Mrs. Hunkins Nominated
For National PTA Post

Mrs. o. G.. Hankins, past presi-
dent of the District Congress of
Parents and Teachers, has been
nominated for the Office of
regional vice president of the Ma
tional Congress of Parents and
Teachers, it was announced today
If elected at the May convention
of the PTAS in Miami, Mrs. Han
kins will serve as vice president
of the region made up of New
Jersey, Delaware, the District,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia and Virginia. Mrs. Hankins
is a member of the District Recrea-
tion Board.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Hungarian Legation
BUILDINGS Up for Sale

Because the Hungarian Lega-
ton is planning to move to a new
location in Northwest, it has put
it's chancery at 2118 Leroy place
NV. and the Minister'S residence
at 2848 McGill terrace NV. ul
for sale. a real estate man re-
vealed today.
Thomas Ward Sandoz, the real
estate dealer. said $4,000 is the
price placed on the chancery
which is a red brick, story
and basement building with 25
rooms. The three story and base
ment residence, with IA rooms, is
valued at $4,000, he said.
In the new location, Mr.. Sandoz
explained, the Legation plans tt
combine the residence and chan
Gerry in single building. While
the Legation has tentatively choseY
site, Mr.. Sandoz said the trans
action has not yet been closed
He did not reveal its location.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Area Camp Fire Girls
Install H. R. Greqq

H. Raymond Gregg, chief nat
uralist for the National Park
Service, last night was installed
as president of the Potomac area
council of Camp Fire Girls.
Other officers installed at the
annual meeting in the auditorium
of the Washington Gas Light Co
were Mrs. H. Schuyler Foster, jr.
first vice president R. R. Rubot-
tom, jr. second vice president;
r. w. Niche, treasurer, and Mrs
Charles Cutler, secretary.
The meeting was addressed by
Representative Belts, Republican
of Ohio. and Mrs. Martha F. AL
len, national director of Camp
Fire Girls.
The Leaders association of the
council also elected a new chair
man. Mrs. Robinson Newcomb OF
Vienna, Va, and a new secretary
Mrs. Louis Caldwell of Bradbury
Heights, Md. Mrs. Edward j
Keyse and Mrs. Alfred Andrews
were elected regional representa-
tives to the national council.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Recreation Board
And Commissioners
Aqree on Links Plan

The Commissioners today agreed
on terms for eventual District
Recreation Board operation of the
public golf courses.
Signing of formal agreement
between the Board and the Ma
tional Park Service with indorse-
ment of the Secretary of the In
terror must await appropriation of
$275,000 requested for the opera
ton in the Districts 1852 budget
pending before Congress.
The courses now are run for
the Interior Department by S. G
Leoffler. Mr.. Leoffler and the In
terror Department have reached
substantial agreement on a new
flve-year contract.
The proposed contract, how.
ever, contains a clause which
would give the Recreation Boarc
the right to take over either o1
the first two years if it can raise
the money. Otherwise Mr.. Loeflel
retains control the full five-yeal
period.
The Recreation Board has gone
along with the proposed Loeff1el
contract with one exception
wants the right to buy in any
year it raises funds.
The Interior Department con.
suited with the Recreation Boart
on Mr.. Loefner's new contract
because it has agreed eventual.
to turn over the courses to tn,
local board and to consult with
the board on any changes to the
golf setup in the meantime.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Civil Defense Police
Volunteers Sworn In
With Oath Of Loyalty

Swearing = in ceremonies were
held at Police Headquarters today
for the first class of volunteers in
the Civil Defense Police Reserve
Corps, organized to help regular
officers preserve order in case of
an emergency.
Out of 110 volunteers accepted
for the corps so far, 96 were on
hand today to respond to the oath
administered by 1t. Hoyle D.
Secrest, administrative assistant
for the chief of detectives.
In addition to the regular police
oath to uphold and protect the
Constitution against all enemies,
foreign and domestic" the volun-
teers were also REQUIRED to swear
that they belonged to no organ
ization or political party advocat-
ing the overthrow of the Govern
ment through force and violence
The group received congratula-
tions from Acting Civil Defense
Director John E. Fondall, who
told them that the corps is being
set up on a permanent basis ex-
pected eventually to number as
many as 5000.
Inspector Fondahl, on loan from
the Police Department, reminded
the volunteers that they have not
been vested with any police pow
ers as yet. Only in the event of
an emergency Or an actual attack
could the Commissioners give the
corps these powers, he said.
Another speaker for the depart
ment. Inspector Clarence Lutz,
stressed the Importance of good
conduct by members of the re-
serve corps in their dealings with
the public. Their actions, he said
will reflect on the reputation of
the whole force.
Of the present group of vol
unteers, So will undergo training
at Ninth Precinct, and an equal
number at No. IA. Four will be
trained by the Detective Bureau
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Mason 10 Appear on N
To Start Heart Fund Drive

District Commissioner Guy
Mason will officially open the
Washington Heart Association
1851 heart fund campaign tomor-
row at 8 pm. with an appeal
through television.
Mr.. Mason will appear on the
Ruth Crane program over WMAL-
TV with Nancy Shipman, 9-year.
old patient in the rheumatic fever
clinic of Children's Hospital, ano
DR.. Bernard Walsh, president Of
the local heart association.
DR.. Walsh announced, mean
while, that more than 1000 small
money receptacles in the form oil
red plastic hearts have been placed
in business firms in the area fol
public contributions. Through
those contributions and direct
solicitation. the association hopes
to raise 100000 to fight heart
diseases this year.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Capt. Behrens One Of Five
Advanced 10 Rear Admiral

Capt. Charles F. Behrens, COM
mander of the Naval Medical Re-
search Institute at Bethesda, is
one of four Medical Corps cap
tains and one captain in the Civi,
Engineer Corps whose promotion
to the temporary rank of real
admiral has been approved by
President Truman.
Capt. Behrens, a native of Phil
adelphia, also is director of the
atomic defense division of the
Navy Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery. He lives at 1924 Manor
road. Chevy Chase.
Also promoted to rear admiral
according to the Associated Press
were Sterling T. Cook of Lacrosse
Va, commander of the naval hos
pital at Oakland, Calf, and Will
liam Orme Hiltabidle, jr., a ma
tive of Glyndon, Md, who is now
public works officer in the Civil
Engineer Corps at headquarters
of the 5th Naval District, Nor
folk. Va.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Numbers Arrest
Probe
|0f Gamblers
Seizure Of Suspect
In Georgetown Result
Of 6 Months Trolling

The arrest of a so-called "big
numbers hacker" in Georgetown
yesterday was the result of six
months of watching and trailing
by police of known gamblers go
ing through that section over Key
Bridge into Virginia.
Police Capt. Beverly Beach,
commanding officer of seventh
precinct, said his undercover men
had been trailing these men to
see where they went. He said he
might turn up with the arrest of
few more suspected big-shots
but wasn't too sure.
"We don't have many coming
through here" Capt. Beach said
But we're watching those that
do"
Asserts He's Shoemaker.
The man picked up yesterday in
the 5000 block of M street NV.
was Vincent N. Santilli. 43, of the
100 block of Euclid street NV,
who said he was a shoemaker.
Police described him as a "big
numbers backer in Virginia"
He was scheduled to appear in
Municipal Court today on charges
of possessing numbers slips, oper-
ating a lottery, interstate trans
portation of gambling parapher-
MALTA and speeding. He was ar
rested by two plainclothesmen
who were waiting for him near the
south end of Key Bridge.
Capt. Beach said Cantilli was
doing a big business in Wiz
ginia. with daily take of $4,000
in numbers. Capt. Beach said
Santilli had runners operating
between Winchester, Va, and
Bladensburg, Md.
The officer said Santilli picked
up bets coming from Winchester,
Fort Myer, Gainesville and Fair
fax and Arlington Counties in
Virginia and that the slips were
turned in at Bladensburg.
Watched for 3 Days.
An undercover man from No.
precinct was assigned to check
on Santilli's movements and, for
three days, watched the suspect
according to Capt. Beach. The
undercover man pointed Santilli
out to the plainclothesmen about
. pm. yesterday, when the sur
veillance showed Santilli usually
drove across Key Bridge about
that time every day.
The speeding charge was placed
when police said Santilli sped
across the bridge at a speed of
from 38 to AZ miles an hour in
a 25-mile zone.
Police said they found a paper
bag in the car, which contained
numbers slips representing a
$500 take" and $1,1OO in cash.
Santilli was taken to Capt. Beach S
apartment because the officer was
i'll. There, police said. Santilli
admitted his activities.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Poisonous Liederkranz
All DESTROYED, Firm Says

You can stop worrying about
that possibly poisonous Lieder-
kranz cheese spread, which caused
the Borden Cheese Co. to flash an
SOS. to all it's distributors last
week.
There weren't very many jars
OF the stuff on grocery shelves in
Washington area anyway and all
of it has been recalled and de-
stroyed, a spokesman for the Bor-
den cheese distributor here, Good
Brothers, Inc, said today.
The wholesale firm, however,
warned all housewives who have
purchased Borden's Liederkranz
cheese in 5-ounce jars recently
that it might be dangerous to eat.
Contamination in the cheese
spread may have caused one death
in California last week.
The contamination warning ap-
piled only to the glass jar product,
a prepared spread. Regular foil
wrapped Liderkranz was not af-
fected, the company said.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Warren Pledges
GAO Vigilance
Against 'Fri||s'
Controller General
Sends Letter to Every
Member Of Congress

Congress was assured today by
Controller General Lindsay c.
Warren that the General Account
ing Office will not tolerate "ex-
travagances and frills" in Gov
ernment spending.
'It is essential to our economic
survival not only that the national
defense be strengthened" Mr.
Warren said in a letter to every
member of Congress, "but that it
be done as effectively and eco
nomically as possible.
1--WE will not only audit defense
spending, but will also concentrate
to seek out eXcesses, waste and
extravagances in the defense pro-
gram. At the same time, we will
continue to keep a watchful eye
on civilian spending to ferret out
those eXtravagances and frills
which our country should not and
cannot now endure"
Raps at Agencies.
On-the-site auditS are being ex-
panded by the. GAO to bring
quicker and more comprehensive
results as well as reduce the flow
of documents into Washington,
Mr.. Warren said.
In the two-page letter. prelimi-
nary to the annual report of his
agency, Mr.. Warren raped point
edly at agencies which have been
steadily expanding both their
budgets and their working forces.
During recent years." he said,
"when it seems the Government
has been expanding beyond all
reasonable comprehension, the
GAO has proved that it is pos
sible to reduce employees.
I'm April, 1916, the number of
GAO employees reached a peak of
14,904. There were 1908 employees
on January l, 1851, reduction
of 7.841 in the last five years of
whom 779 were transferred to the
Post Office Department"
Points to Saving.
Mr.. Warren commented that
by abolishing the GAO Accounting
and Bookkeeping Division it is
now possible to accomplish with
only 81 employees all the work
that formerly was done by 264
people. This has resulted in an
annual saving of nearly 81 million,
he said.
Mr.. Warren further reported
that while practically. every
agency of the Government will
ask for increased funds for 1852,
the GAO will request less money
than was made available to us in
1851.
He said the GAO is one of the
"few agencies that not only pays
its way but in addition makes a
substantial contribution each year
to the Treasury" From 1941
through 1850, he said, the GAO
has collected $718,O00.000 which
had been paid out Illegally or i'm
properly.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Crash Injuries 4 Persons;
Police Charqe I Drivers

! -Four persons were injured when
two cars going in opposite direc-
tions collided last night on Route
301 near Priests Bridge in Prince
Georges County.
Police said they were Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis John Tingler, of 4121
North Fourth street, Arlington,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Kra-
mer, Route 2, Elicott City. Md.
They were taken to Prince
Georges General Hospital at Chev-
erly, where all were reported in
satisfactory condition.
Police said Mr.. Tingler was
charged with driving while drunk
and reckless driving, and Mr.
Kramer was charged with reckless
driving. A hearing was set for
February IL at Upper Marlboro.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
Western High Concert
Invitations Are Ready

The seventh in the l950-5l series Of
keishborhood Concerts by the No
tionol Symphony Orchestra will be
held Mondoy evening, Februoy II,
ot Western High School, Thirty
fifth and R streets NV.
lnyitotions which ore distributed free
of chorge may be obtained ct
Western High School, Gordon
Junior High School; Eoton, Fill
more. Hordy, Key, Hurst, Mureh,
Osyter ond stoddort Elementary
Schools; the Recreation Deport-
ment at Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV. ond at the business
counter in the lobby of The
Stor Building.
Howord Mitchell will conduct the
orchestra. The concert will stort
OF 9 pm. and will be broadcast by
stotion WMAL. The Evening stor
stotion.
Evening star., 1951-01-31
White House Renovation Job
On Schedule, Director Says

considered the possibility Of put
ting the work on overtime sched-
ules, if that becomes necessary te
expedite completion.
Occasionally in the past, the
White House Commission has
authorized overtime schedules tc
end bottlenecks. There has been
no decision that payment of over
time work should be made now ir
order to insure completion by
about November l..
President Truman has not
pressed the commission to hurry
things up.