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Evening star., 1951-09-24

among the many undeniable i'm
provementS of the modern car.
And these cars had been refin-
ished with loving care. The sport
cars were especially impressive,
Stutz Bearcats, MERGERS and
Tiken.
1t was the start of the annual
road run of the Antique Automo-
bile Club of America. called the
revived Glidden Tours after the
famous reliability runs that start
ed in 1904 and were ended by the
first World War. James Melton,
the tenor, led off as president OF
the club in a 1920 Rolls Royce,
an amazingly new-looking car
with wicker baskets on each side
of the tonneau-a carryover from
the horse-and-carriage days.
Two cars from Washington were
in the group, a 1925 Pierce Arrow,
driven by c. E. Simmons of ITO
Massachusetts, avenue NV, who
decided at the last miuute to use
it instead of mis- 1922 Stanley
Steamer. and a 1913 automobile
driven by Naval 1t. Richard San
ford OF 3418 Thirteenth place Sc.
I rode in the back seat of a
1910 Matheson "SilenG Six" tour
ing car driven by Robert Laurens
of Wayne, Pa. Mrs. Laurens sat
on his left, the car having the
old right-hand drive.
Evening star., 1951-09-24

The Matheson, he explained as
we started off. was built in Wilkes
Barre and sold for $4,000. He
had done a great deal of research
on the car, he said, having OBJ
tanned all the defunct company's
files. Many of the 1900 cars the
company built were sold in Wash.-
ington. He believes his is the only
one left. 1t belonged to wealthy
Philadelphian who kept it because
he intended to take the motor out
and put it in a. boat, but never
got around to it. Mr.. Laurens'
nervousness about his car mounted
as we crossed the Allegheny and
entered the Liberty Tunnel
through the mountain on the
other side There's too much
oil in her." he shouted back.
"She's only hitting on three
cylinders"
We got through the tunnel and
he breathed sigh of relief. He
pulled into gas station, lifted
the hood and in a few minutes
had removed all IL spark plugs
Git was a six-cylinder car with
double ignition) cleaned them and
put them back. After that the big
car. which they have christened
Spencer" ran beautifully.
The interest in the old cars was
evidenced by the lineup of peo-
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Elder kiehaux Baptizes
10 on 10Th Anniversary

Elder Lightfoot Solomon Mich
aux, spiritual leader Of thousands
of members of the Church of God.
was congratulated last night on
his goth anniversary mass baptism
in Griffith Stadium.
John S. Hayes, president and
general manager of radio station
WTOP. which broadcasts Elder
Michaux's Radio Church Of God
program, told the elder he mad
served the public well and faith
fully, missing only two broad
casts in 20 years.
This is a record few men in
radio can equal" Mr.. Hayes said.
II hope you can be with us an.
other 20 years"
Oscar r. Ewing, Federal Security
administrator. and Jersey Joe
Walcott, heavyweight boxing
champion, also spoke briefly at the
ceremony.
Earlier. the elder baptized 70
white-robed candidates for the
Church of God before a crowd
of some 10000 followers in the
Stadium.
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Weekend BurgIaries
Yield $500 in Loot

Weekend burglars took loot
valued at more than $500 in three
housebreakings, but got nothing
for their efforts in two others.
Thieves broke a rear door glass
in the newsstand of William r.,
Rylands at 1882 Eastern avenue'
NV, and took 125 cartons Of
cigarettes valued at 5000, and
$16.74 in change.
Forty cartons of cigarettes, 48
pairs of nylon hose, a box of cigars
and $40 were reported stolen from
Wexler's Market, 344 H street S.W.
Police said jewelry valued at $l00
was stolen from the room of Mary
E. Watts. l725 De Sales street NV.
Intruders who ransacked the
new AdaS Israel Congregation,
1850 Quebec street NV, and the
Jewish Community Center, 1929
Sixteenth street NV, apparently
took nothing, police said.
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Girl Mathematics Wizard, Ia,
To Study at Johns Hopkins
Vienno-Bo
Student to Enter
Graduate School

An unassuming 14-year-old
Washington girl, born in Vienna
and only 10 months in the United
States. will attend Johns Hopkins
University graduate school this
semester to study mathematics.
Quiet, freckle faced Gertrude
Heller. of II Fourth street Sc,
amazed university officials with
her mathematical flair on the
opening day of the last summer
session.
She ratified off the answers
to questions that usually can be
answered only by advanced under
graduate students majoring in
math," DR.. D. C. Lewis, head of
the mathematics department, de-
clared.
DR.. Lewis said today that in all
his % years of teaching he has
never heard Of" such a talent in
one SO young. "She's unique as
far as I'm concerned" he said.
Gertrude's father, Isidore
Heller. a professional mathema-
tician, employed here, feels the
whole matter is being "exag-
gerated."
Il do not think there is any
thing unusual about it," he said
today. "She has an intelligence
for mathematics and that is ALL
Gertrude likes the music of
Bach and Mozart and many
operas, she likes the writings of
Schiller" he said. But she also
likes to play with dolls"
Mr.. Heller, his wife Caroline
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Bus Thief Drives
Vehicle 100 Miles,
Then Brings 1t Back

For about five hours last night
Donald Laurence was a bus driver
without a bus.
Where the vehicle was driven
during that interlude is anybody's
guess, but some bus-minded lad
steered it about 100 miles.
Mr.. Laurence brought the CAL
vert Motor Coach bus to WASH
ington from Baltimore with load
of Perkins Square Baptist Church
worshiperS. The objective was
Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux's
services at Griffith Stadium,
Parked at Tenth and H streets
NV, the bus was taken about
8:15 pm.
After futile search, Mr.. Lau-
rance ushered his passengers to
competitors buses and sent them
home.
He was about to give up the
search for his own conveyance
when it suddenly reappeared al
Tenth and Eye streets. a block
from the departure point. The
substitute driver had disappeared
along with about % gallons of gas
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Bi|IWou|dMake
Doctors Report
Drug Addicts
Proposal for Listing
Of District Patients
To Be Given Congress

A proposal to register all drug
addicts treated by District doctors
will be laid before Congress.
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue said today he would confer
with DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger, di-
rector of public health, and Dis
trict legal authorities to see what
legislation would be needed to put
the plan into operation.
DR.. Seckinger said he strongly
favors such a program, which
would force physicians to register
addicts with the District Health
Department. officials said such
registration would be valuable
aid to drug law enforcement.
Corporation Counsel Vernon e.
West said legislation would be
needed to effect p, the plan. He
added that DR.. Seckinger, as di-
rector of public health, has au-
thority to ask doctors to report
on addicts they treat, but no au-
thority to compel such registra-
tion.
Such plan also has been pro-
posed for New York City. where
a similar program was tried un-
successfully several years ago.
Federal Narcotics Commissioner
Harry j. Anslinger said he doubts
that registration could be sue
cessful because of New York's un-
favorable experience with its first
experiment.
New York's first try was aimed
chiefly at the addicts themselves,
rather than through physicians.
Evening star., 1951-09-24

body. made it with the driver try
ing to see how much he was
|steaming by leaning over the side
like a rodeo performer trying to
pick up a handkerchief with his
teeth.
Spencer" made it, just getting
ito a boil at the top, but Mr.
LaurenS almost collapsed. These
grand old cars have wonderful
motors but the controls are tough
on the driver. The brake pedal on
the Matheson does not respond
until it gets more than 100 pounds
pressure.
1904 Path Finder Present.
After that it was duck soup. Al
Cumberland, Md. I met another
tour passenger, Col. Augustus Post
of New York, who was pathfinder
for the Glidden tour of 1904 from
New York to st. Louis when the
song hit was Meet Me in ST
Louis. Louis, Meet Me at the Fair. "
Col. Post reminisced on those
early days of motoring when auto
mobile clubs would play hare and
hounds with the pathfinder (the
hare) leaving a trail dropping
chopped up bits of newspapers
behind him. One Glidden tour
took in Montreal and Quebec. The
lack of tourist cabins was over
come by having a string of Pull
man cars spotted on a siding at
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Crash Victim Jailed
For 6Hours Before
Being HospitoIized

Karl Glasberner. IS, of the 1900
block Of T street Sc, was in se-
rious condition in Alexandria Hos.
pital today after being locked up
more than six hours after an ac-
cident last night in the 900 block
of South Washington street.
Mr.. Glasberner was arrested
shortly before midnight, police
said, after his automobile
crashed into the rear of a parked
car, showing it into a tree. Mr..
Glasberner was charged with op-
Grating under the influence Of
alcohol and jailed at Alexandra
police headquarters. Police said
Mr.. Glasberner complained of a
fever and chills about 6:33 m,
today. and was transferred to the
hospital where severe internal in
juries required an immediate op.
Grafton.
Police said the injured man 10
as a cabinet maker at
Boiling Field.
Evening star., 1951-09-24

legs, and Gus B. Larson, so, both
of the 1900 block of G street Sc.
Police said they are seeking the
driver of the other car.
Two Policemen Injured.
In the District, two Metropoli-
tan policemen were injured in
weekend traffic accidents.
Police Pvt. William w. Patacky,
81, of No. 8 precinct was directing
traffic at the scene of an earlier
accident in the 1900 block of Trim
idad avenue NE, police said,
when car driven by Harry D.
Davis. 10, of the 100 block Of
Tennessee avenue NE, struck the
rear of a sedan that had been in
collision with a truck. The i'm
pact knocked the stalled vehicle
into Pvt. Patacky and he was ad-
mitted to Casualty Hospital with
arm. leg and hip injuries.
Young Davis was charged with
having no District operators per-
nit and unreasonable speed.
Also injured was Pvt. Bernard
Newsome, IS, of No. 10 precinct,
driver Of a patrol wagon which
collided with a car driven by
Aubrey E. Allen. 40. colored. of
the 1900 block of Sixteenth street
NV. The accident, at New
Hampshire avenue and Monroe
street NE, brought a charge of
failing to yield the right of way
against Mr.. Allen. Pvt. Newsome
suffered a wrist injury.
In critical condition at Casualty
Hospital was William Lambert, SIS,
of the 1900 block of Hamlin street
NE. He suffered a possible skull
fracture and internal injuries last
night when he was struck at
Rhode Island avenue and Frank
lin street NE, by car driven by
Richard B. Collins, %, of Pequan-
mock, N. j.. according to police.
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Classes Begin for $50
Al Western Suburban

School began today for $50
Montgomery County Junior High
School students at the partially
completed Western Suburban
Junior High.
Glasses for these students were
delayed two weeks because the
building. on Massachusetts, ave.
nue. extended, is not complete
Only 10 classrooms, all on the
second floor. are being used at
present. The school will have II
classrooms plus library. gym
and cafeteria when completed.
One of the 10 classroomS has
been set up in the school library.
Some of the classrooms lack
and other items Of
The building cost an estimated
$3.50 900. Henry Gregory is prin-
cipal.
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Bencoach Enters Plea
OF MansIaughter in
FataI Shooting al Club

Ralph J. Bencoach, 27-year-old
former Senate employe. today
pleaded guilty in District Court to
charge of manslaughter in the
fatal shooting last March 81 of
Louis T. Gregory, 80. manager of
an after-hours club at COG E
street NV. Bencoach was in
dicted in April on a charge Of
first-degree murder.
The defendant also pleaded
guilty today to two charges of as
sault with dangerous weapon in
the shooting and wounding of two
of the clubs patrons. They are
Earl Kermit Peterson, SO, an
official of the State Department
munitions division, and Yeoman
Margaret Morris, 26. employed at
the Navy Department.
The shooting took place in the
club. The bullets which injured
Mr.. Peterson and Miss Morris
were apparently wild shots.
No Case for First Degree.
Assistant United States Attor-
lney John c. Conliff, jr., told Judge
F.. Dickinson Let's, before whom
the defendant pleaded, that "it
would appear that the Govern
ment could not successfully prose :
cute for first degree murder"
Mr.. Conliff said this was be-
cause of Bencoach's intoxicated
condition at the time of the
shooting.
Mr.. Conliff said that Bencoach
has been examined by psychia-
trists and found of sound mind,
but added the defendant needs
psychiatric treatment. Mr.. Con-
lift added that Bencoach served
in the Marine Corps during World
War II. The prosecutor said the
defendant had suffered a head
injury which caused severe head
lacheS.
Head Injured on Leave.
Mr.. Conliff told reporters later
that he understood the head in
Jury had been suffered while
IBencoach was on leave.
Shortly after the shooting po-
lice quoted Bencoach as saying
he fired the shots when he
thought he was about to be mo-
Tested in an argument over a
miniature shuttle board game.
Judge Let's, in accepting the
pleas. referred the case to the
probation officer pending SEN
Ftence, for which no date was set.
The maximum possible sentence
which Bencoach could receive on
the three charges is II years and
eight months to IS years.
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Birth Of Music Union
In 1901 Recounted
by Organizers

The voices were shaky, but the
tone was authoritative when the
50th anniversary meeting of the
District of Columbia Federation of
Musicians Gocal 161, AFD was
called to order yesterday.
The calling was done by Joseph
B. Caldwell, 81, organizer and
first president of the local. He
was Joined by E. N. Tansill. 80, the
first secretary. who read the
minutes.
Local 161 probably would not be
one of the oldest musicians
union groups in the Nation today
were it not for Uncle Joe" Cald-
we'll and Ned" Tansill.
1t was Labor Day, 1901. that
Mr.. Caldwell. a coronetist, first
spoke to a Baltimore organizer for
the AFL about forming Wash
ington musicians local.
More Than 100 Attend.
II advertised in the newspapers
for a whole week end about an
organization meeting" Uncle Joe
told more than 100 union mem
bers yesterday.
Shaking his white thatched
head, ne sadly added that too
many musicians stayed away. But
the next week end drew well
enough TO authorize a charter.
and from then on organized mu-
siclans were here to stay.
Ned" Tansill. a "flddle-scraper"
by his own definition, joined his
cornetist buddy in the function
at the musicians hall. 1105 Six
teenth street NV, in receiving
$2E checks yesterday. This repre-
sented repayment for the SAT
which either or both-their men,
cries are hazy on the point-put
up fol- the original charter.
They also got three-tiered
anniversary cake, and beer and
sandwich buffet in the hall. to say
nothing of the praises of union
officials from here and afar.
Saxophone Serenade.
The two alert and lively oldsters
were even serenaded by saxo-
phonist Congressman - Repre-
sentative Pat Sutton, Democrat,
of Tennessee-who spoke of the
inequities of the Taft Hartley
Act, which he called "damnable." :"
Representative Sutton is a union
man who used to play with
Nashville dance band.
The celebration came about as
the result of a picnic several
years ago. j. Martin Emerson,
the present secretary, heard that
the two old-timers were on hand
for the doings. Inquiries showed.
that here, indeed. were two of the
locals first officers. believed to
AAdNC ACCA 4O4AS SO14Cs
Quite to the contrary. Mr.. Tan
sill, of 6007 Fourth street NV,
and Uncle joe" of 518 Varnum
street NV. regard themselves as
active and independent.
Looking over a mildewed ledger
showing the 25-cent dues of the
old organization, Mr.. Tansill re-
called that his salary in those days
was $3.50 per quarter.
Sometimes I got it and some
times I didn't" he said. "Many's
the phone call and street car fare
I spent-but it's all right"
And turning to Mr.. Caldwell he
added: "We were always buddies.
And we appreciate everything
that's been said and done about
us recently"
Evening star., 1951-09-24
BarkIey 10 Crown Queen
OF Apple Harvest Festival

Vice President Barkley will
crown the queen of the second an
nual Apple Harvest Festival of
Charlottesville. Va. at 6 pm, Oc-
tober S, in Lane High School.
The festival. which runs from
october l to 6, will feature u ball
for the queen and her court at
Fry's Spring Beach Club, and a
buffet dinner for the mayors of
surrounding towns October Q in
the Keswick Country Club. There
will also be parade preceding the
crowning of the queen
An agricultural and industrial
exhibit will be held throughout
the celebration at the National
Guard Armory and an outdoor art
fair October 4.
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Residents PROTESTING
Use Of Tract Near
HaIpine as Cemetery

A petition protesting proposed
rezoning of the wilkins estate
near Halpine for cemetery will
be presented to the Montgomery
County Council tomorrow by an
attorney retained by group of
residents, it was announced today.
The council last Tuesday agreed
to ease zoning restrictions on
location of new cemeteries.
A specific application to permit
use of the Wilkins tract as a
cemetery was taken under advise
'ment, however
The property includes 400 acres
between the Rockville pike and
VierS Mill road.
Attorney James r. Miller OF
Rockville has been retained to
protest the application.
Improper Advertising Charged.
The petition contends tn a
some of the hearings held by the
County Council have been improp.
erly advertised" and ask the Coun.
Gil to give clear and unequivoca
notice of the time, place anc
nature OF the hearing. so that the
Council may be more accurately
appraised Of the wishes of the
people"
Among the signers are Felix c
Montuori. Clark Clifford and Mr.
and Mrs. A. Lothrop Luttrel.
Louis J. Olivier, president o.
the Locust Hill Estates Citizens
Association, has written to Mr
Monarch asking another hearing
On the wilkins application.
The Route 240 Citizens Associa.
ton has called a special meeting
to discuss the proposal at 8 O'Clock
tonight at the home of Albert
Gotch, Rockville pike, Montrose.
j. Louis Monarch, council chair
man, said that in the ordinary
course of business, the council
would make decision on the Will
kins tract rezoning tomorrow.
Applicant for the zoning action
is the Northwest Cemetery Associ-
alton, represented by Walter w
Dawson, who is the county's
States attorney.
Not Visible From Roads.
Mr.. Dawson has said that his
clients cemetery will not be visible
from main roads and will be
memorial park without tombstones
A section of the estate would
be set aside for persons Of the
Jewish faith, Rabbi Jerome M
Pines told the. council.
Newspaper accounts of the coun-
cil's action last Tuesday erron-
eously reported that final action
had been taken approving the ap-
plication to permit cemetery or
the wilkins estate.
The cemetery restrictions re-
pealed by the council Tuesday
limited them to industrial or COM
mercial zones and prohibited them
within 500 yards of any community
of more than 100 persons.
When the amendments were
adopted, permitting cemeteries in
residential areas, Mr.. Monarch
said the change does not give
blanket approval for new ceme-
teries. Each separate proposal
must be approved by the ap-
propriate planning agency, he
said.
] Mr.. Monarch said that two
hearings were held on the amend
ments, the second last Monday, be-
cause the first had not been ad-
lvertised.
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Auto Accidents Cost
.4Lives in D. {. Area;
10 Hurt in Bus Upset

Four persons were killed in
Washington area traffic accidents
yesterday.
Ten persons were injured. none
seriously, when a bus carrying Is
jubilee singers to Washington
turned over after colliding with a
truck on Shirley highway near
Lincolnia in Fairfax County.
Anne Arundel County police at
Annapolis said 2-year-old Carol
Lanoie, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucian Lanoie of Sylvan Shores.
Md. was killed yesterday near her
home when she ran between two
parked cars into the path of
another vehicle.
The driver of the car, Leo Ed
mond Simonton. Sc, of Clearwater,
Fla, was booked on a technical
charge of manslaughter.
Two Killed Instantly.
Corpl. John T. Downs, 21, of
Fort Meade, and Warren C. Hol-
ston, jr., 81, of Severn, Md, were
killed instantly when their car
crashed into the rear of a truck
about $50 am. yesterday after
apparently skidding on the wet
surface Of Ritchie highway near
Brooklyn, Anne Arundel County
police at Glen Burnie reported.
A girl seated between them,
Erma Michaels, II, of English
Council. Md, escaped serious in
jury by what police called a mira
Gle, and was treated for bruises
at South Baltimore Hospital.
Police said the right side of the
car Mr.. Holston was driving was
sheared off, the left door flew
open and Mr.. Holston was thrown
out. The car continued to spin
and Corpl. Downs was thrown out.
Miss Michaels was still in the car
when it came to stop, they said.
Technical Charge Lodged.
A technical charge of man
slaughter was placed against the
truck driver, Lewis E. Reed, 46.
of Baltimore.
In a Virginia accident, Mrs. Net
tie Carrie Pollard, 81, colored, of
the 900 block of South st. Asaph
street, Alexandria, was struck and
killed by a car about am. yes
terday as she walked along U. S.
No. /, about S miles south of Alex
andria. Her identity was not
established until late last night.
Mrs. Pollard was pronounced
dead on arrival at Alexandria Hos
Ipital about 6 am.
The driver of the car, Pvt.
Woodrow Hamilton, %, Of Fort
lBelvoir, was released under $2,-
900 bond on a technical charge
Iof manslaughter.
The singers in the bus accident
were the Amey Jubilee Singers
from Durham, N. c. The 10 per-
sons injured were treated at Al
lexandria Hospital and released.
Pulled Out to Pass.
Police said the bus pulled out
to pass another car and collided
with the truck which was trying
to pass the bus. The bus turned
over on its side on the grass plot
separating the dual highway.
Two persons were injured just
before midnight last night when
the car in which they were riding
was forced off Route near Clin-
ton. Md, and struck power pole,
Maryland State police reported.
Taken to Casualty Hospital were
Ruth McAleer, A, who suffered
fractures Of the skull and both
Evening star., 1951-09-24
Police Hear Glass Broken,
Hold Man With 5 Watches

A man from sunny Florida got
a chilly reception here early today
from both the weather and police.
Pvts. Delmer F. Reid and War
rem E. Dalton said they were in
their scout car when they heard
tinkling of glass. They found
broken window at the Bates
Jewelry Co., 901 F street NV.
A short distance away they
picked up Nick Triantafellus, 80,
and found that he carried five
wrist watches. They booked him
on charges of housebreaking and
grand larceny. Police said Trian-
tafellus had just arrived from
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Evening star., 1951-09-24

and their infant daughter left
Austria in 1888. When Hitler
came in. we went out" Mr.. Heller
said.
The family then moved about
in France and Switzerland for the
next dozen years. All have taken
out first papers for American citi-
zenship.
According to DR.. Lewis, Ger
trude will commute daily to Johns
Hopkins for her classes. She will
probably study "the theory of
functions of real variables," he
understands.
Evening star., 1951-09-24
PTA to Hear Shoffer

Fairfax Supervisor Arthur I,
Shaffer, w, Harold Ford of the
Fairfax Office of education, and
Mrs. Louise Murphy, principal of
Belle View School, will discuss
county school problems at meet
ing of the Belle View School
PTA at 8 pm. Wednesday in the
Belle View Shopping Center.