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Evening star., 1951-11-24
County Board Award,
$4,000 Insurance
To G. 0. P. Delegate

The all . Republican Prince
Georges County Commissioners
have awarded a $4,000 insurance
policy on the Hyattsville Elemen-
tary School to Republican Dele
gate Albert r. Hassall. chairman
iof the county legislative delega-
ton.
The commissioners took the ac-
ton after brief debate at a meet
ing yesterday at Upper Marlboro.
1t came shortly after the board
agreed to take up the question
Iof custer of Democratic county
employees at 10:30 am. Tuesday.
BY a 4-to-1 vote. the commits
sioners refused to agree to a pro-
posal of the Prince Georges Re-
publican Club and the Young Re-
publican Club of Prince Georges
County that the county order a
wholesale purge of Democratic en-
!ployes.
Resolutions adopted by a joint
committee of the two clubs ad-
lvocating the purge and asking the
commissioners to discuss it in
closed session, were rejected by
the commissioners.
Commissioner H. Wilson Spick-
nall, who proposed awarding the
Hyattsville insurance policy to Mr.
Hassall. said the action was
recommended by the boards in
surance committee.
Mr.. Spicknall and Commits
Sioner w. Everett Marion are the
two members of the committee.
Elected county officials" Board
Chairman Thomas E. Latimer re-
marked. have their own busi-
neses. Their salary from the State
/ is not enough to make them in
dependent of other means of sup
port and can see no reason why
they should not participate in
county insurance"
Mr. Spicknall said the old Dem
ocratic board gave the lions share
of the county's insurance business
to elected officials or other party
adherants.
violates No Precedents."
Two wrongs do not make a
right" Commissioner Edward j.
Waters observed, II cannot 20
along with this"
All the commissioners except
Mr.. Waters voted to purchase the
policy through Mr.. Hassall, Mr..
Waters did not vote.
Later the commissioners said it
was the first policy the county has
awarded to Mr.. Hassall, and one
Iof three given to members of the
legislative delegation. The other
two were bought from Republican
Delegate Harry E. Taylor, jr.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Maryland U. President
'WouIdn't Object 10
Running for Governor
By the Assoeio.sd Press

SALISBURY. Md, Nov. "a
Asked if he were thinking of rum
ming for Governor in 1854. DR.
II. c. Byrd president of the Uni
versity of Maryland. replied, 81
wouldn't raise any objections"
He added:
Il would feel complimented
that people think enough of me
to want me to run"
The question came up after DR.
Byrd's address last night to the
Lions Club here on football"
In his talk the college presi-
dent, a former football coach, de-
Tended the sport from what he
termed foolish criticism"
Says Judge "Unqualified."
He said he does not believe New
York Judge Saudi s. Streit has
qualifications to speak on inter-
collegiate athletic"
The university president gave a
profile of Judge Streit he said
was obtained from Washington
newspaper which he did not name
He said the judge never attended
an American college and conse-
quently never got a taste of inter-
collegiate athletics.
Out-of Staters Cited.
Judge Streit. while sentencing
basketball fixers, strongly criti-
cized college football. He pointed
out that the University of Mary
land grid squad, totaling 81
players, includes go out-of -Staters
DR.. Byrd and others earlier
went to the university's defense
countering that only 25 high
schools in relatively small Mary
land play football. and that Penn
sylvania, from which State the
university draws number Of Its
students. has 800 schools playing
football.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Alexandra Episcopal High
To Celebrate Homecoming

The Episcopal High School in
Alexandria was to celebrate its
annual fall Homecoming today.
Festivities on the days schedule
include meeting of the Old Boys
Association, a Parents and Friends
Association meeting, a buffet
luncheon for alumni, their fam
lilies and friends and a football
game between Episcopal and the
Woodberry Forest School OF
Nrorun We
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Alexandra Firemen
Sub for Santa Claus
With Toys for Needy

Santa Claus has a flock of help
erS in Alexandria-from the Fire
Department to the George Wash
ington High School art class.
Firemen, students and other
groups are collecting old toys, re-
pairing them. dressing dolls, and
getting ready for the annual Santa
Claus Toy Shop where the city's
needy children can pick out their
Christmas presents.
The project is sponsored an
nually by the Christmas Bureau
of the Community Welfare Coun-
Gil.
Fire Stations Used.
Members of the fire department
collect and repair the toys. The
work is done at most fire stations
and old and discarded toys may be
taken to any fire station. The
City Cab Co. has provided a free
pickup service to take toys to the
firehouses from donors who do
not have transportation.
Claude Yates, chairman of the
Fire Department Repair Commit
tee, is anxious to get a large
amount of discarded toys regard
less of their condition. He ex-
planned that a wagon with two
wheels might be made usable with
wheels from another broken
wagon. The firemen say they
need more bicycles, tricycles and
wagons at this time.
Employees of the Naval Ord
nance Station are doing some toy
repair work of their own to donate
to the toy shop.
The high school art class is
drawing posters asking for toy
donations.
The task of dressing dolls has
been undertaken by the Junior
Women's Club Of Alexandria, a
committee of women from the
Emmanuel Episcopal Church and
a neighborhood group under the
direction of Mrs. Claude Yates.
Kids Take Their Pick.
Members of the Kappa Kappa
Gamma Sorority will arrange the
toys at the Alexandria Recreation
Department for the children to
come take their pick. Families
must be referred to the toy shop
by the Salvation Army, Depart
ment of Public Welfare, Red
Cross, Community Health Center,
Catholic Charities, Visiting Nurses
Association, Hopkins House and
Visiting Teachers, Association.
Children will be permitted to
take one big present, such as a
train. scooter or bicycle and a
number of smaller presents. It
will not be necessary for the chill
dren to know their parents are not
paying for the toys, unless their
parents choose to tell them, spon-
sors said. Last year, the toy shop
served about 1900 children.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Fredericksburg Man
Killed by Auto on Route |
BY the Assoeioted Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Nov.
24.-Wallace w. Marshall, "a, of
sos Lafayette boulevard was killed
last night when he was struck
by a car while walking on Route
] about a mile south of here.
State Trooper w. j. Townsley
said the automobile which hit Mr..
Marshall was driven by Hilton
Scott Snellings, 81, also of Fred
ericksburg. Trooper Townsley
said he was told by a witness that
Mr.. Marshall was walking in the
center lane of the three-lane
highway when Mr.. Snellings' car,
headed south, struck him.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Baltimore Fines Veterans
For Unlicensed HAWKING
By the Associafed Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 24.-Three
men were fined IS and costs each
yesterday for hawking American
Flag pins without a license.
1t was testified that the flags
were made in Japan and were
sold under a card marked made
by a war veteran"
The defendants told Magistrate
John L. Berry that the money
went into their pockets rather
than to a veterans organization.
The men. arrested during a
Thanksgiving Day parade, Joseph
Tarasewicz. So, and Emmett L..
Morse, 81. both of Baltimore, and
Frank Mercadanda, ~, Phila-
delphia.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Welfare Board in County
To Honor Foster Parents

The Montgomery County Wei
fare Board will give two receptions
next week for county foster par
ents in the Social Agencies Build
ing, Rockville.
They will be held from Z to 9
pm. Tuesday and Wednesday and
are designed to give the parents
official recognition for their serv-
ices.
Also on the program will be a
talk by Juvenile Court Judge AL
fred D. Noyes on the Importance
foster care.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Arlington Center Dance

A dance will be held tonight at
the new Arlington County recrea-
ton center. 4811 North Third
street. Daryl Dorsett, president
Of the Barrett Tip Top Club, will
be host, assisted by Ann Reed,
Shirley Moseley, Barbara Wright,
Fay Galloway and Judy Ackers.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Alexandra Planners
Postpone Decision on
Master zoning Plan

The Alexandria Planning Com
mission has postponed a decision
on the city's proposed master zon-
ing plan and ordinance until next
Friday.
After the commission makes its
recommendations on the plan. it
will come before city Council on
December 6.
It was decided to postpone the
commissions decision last night,
after more than 100 residents ap-
Ipeared at the first public hearing
on the new plan.
Leroy E. Peabody, chairman,
said written recommendations for
changes in the plan will be &C.
Icepted through Thursday. The
planning commission will go over
the recommended changes the fol-
lowing night and make a decision,
he said.
January Target Date.
Most spokesmen at last nights
hearing protested there had not
been sufficient time to study the
Ordinance and new zone areas be-
fore the public hearing. The new
zoning map was published last
week, and details of the new zon-
ing ordinance were publicized
earlier.
Mr.. Peabody explained the city
lis anxious to have the new zoning
Iplan in effect by January /, when
new area is expected to be an
Inexed from Fairfax County.
There were no objections to re-
quirements for off-street park
ing. the community development
Iplan, and new setback and height
IregulationS-which were the ma
ljor changes in the new ordinance
over existing regulations.
Opposition was confined prin-
cipally to new zone classif1cations
in some areas.
Limited Trade Area Sought.
Capt. John c. Myers. president
of the Old Town Civic Association,
said his group favored narrowing
the proposed commercial area in
the downtown section and asked
that the industrial area along the
water front be changed to a resi-
dental zone. which would become
effective when the industries now
located there chose to move else
where. The organization also
asked that park area be provided
in the master plan and that build
ing heights be limited to go feet
in the old area of the city.
j. w. Howard, representing the
Virginia Electric Power Co.. asked
that industrial zoning be extended
to include a transmission station
now located south of jefferson
street adjacent to Payne ano
Henry streets. He said the new
plan would place the station in a
residential zone.
A group of residents in the
Beverly Hills -Braddock Heights
area opposed a proposed extern
sion of commercial zoning around
the darlington shopping center
and the proposed establishment of
a buffer zone of apartments
around the commercial area. AS
proposed in the new master plan,
the darlington commercial area
would be increased by about five
acres and there would be several
acres of apartment land on the
northeast and southeast side of
the shopping area.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Salisbury Man Burned
In Tourist Cabin BIust
By the Assoeioted Press

SALISBURY, Md. Nov. "a. -
Samuel Kelly, 60. was burned Sc
verely yesterday when a gas heater
blew up in a tourist cabin he was
occupying.
He was admitted to Peninsula
General Hospital with first and
second degree burns on his neck,
face and arms.
The heater exploded when he
attempted to light it. The blast
blew out the walls of the cabin
which is across the road from q
tavern Mrt Kelly operates.
Evening star., 1951-11-24

persons are re-
ceiving public
funds W h IL e
jobs are plenti-
full.
In a report
handed in yes
terday the jury
said, Possible
abuses of mon
etary assistance
may exist here
at a time when
employment is
at a high de-
gree of fullneSs.
"With this in
Evening star., 1951-11-24

as he turned around the corner
of the parked car. The moving
car was driven, according to po-
lice by Fred S. Boorman, retired
printer.
Boy Killed Instantly.
Little Jimmy was killed in
stantly. His mother, Mrs. Pearl
Bowyer. who is expecting another
child, was kept from going to the
corner by neighbors. His father,
Durward BoWyer, meat cutter
for a chain food store, arrived
just after the body had been re-
moved.
1t was the 60th traffic fatality
for the District for 1851. Last
year at this time, there were 81
deaths.
Three persons were struck by
hlt-run drivers yesterday and to-
day and a fourth victim was taken
to the hospital by a driver who
then left without giving his name.
Among Injured.
Those injured were:
Pvt. Neal w. Laning, 81, of
Fort Belvoir, who suffered inter-
nal injuries when struck by an
unidentified automobile at Louisi-
ana and New Jersey avenues NV.
at 7:50 pm. He was taken to
Walter Reed Hospital.
Thomas B. Mahaffey, IA, of 226
Eighth street S.W.. who was
struck at Eighth and c streets
IS.W. about Ais pm. He was
treated at Emergency Hospital
and released.
Willie James Young. 40. colored,
Iof 1901 Twenty-third street NV.
who was struck at New Hampshire
avenue and Washington Circle
NV, at 5:55 pm. He was taken
Ito Emergency Hospital by the
driver of the car which hit him,
but the driver left without identi-
flying himself. Mr.. Young suffered
injuries of the left knee and leg.
Woman Critically Hurt.
A 65-year-old Arlington woman
is in critical condition at Arling-
ton Hospital.
Addie Owens, colored, of 2n7
North Edison street, was struck
about 2 am, the hospital re-
ported. She suffered leg frac-
lures and internal injuries.
A backing automobile struck
William F. Clougher. IS. of 600
Twenty-first street NV, at 2:15
pm, near Columbia road on
Eighteenth street NV. He assured
the driver he was unhurt. but at
1880 pm. he reported to Emer-
gency Hospital and was treated for
an injured right foot.
Edward johnson, colored, of A
Fenton street NE. suffered head
injury when he stepped into the
side of a moving car at the M
street NE. viaduct. He was taken
to Gallinger Hospital. Driver of
the car, Paul H. Thomas, 81, COL
ored, of the 2100 block of N street
NV, was charged with having no
District drivers license.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Virginia American Legion

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. "a (P.-
The annual fall conference of the
Virginia American Legion and its
affiliated groups will be held here
tomorrUw.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Charles County Jury
Scans Welfare Record
For Possible Abuses
By a StoH Correspondent Of The Stor

LA PLATA, Md, Nov. 24.-The
Charles County grand jury has
scanned local Welfare Board rec
Iords to find out whether too many
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Auto Kills Boy;
District To|INow
Stands al SO
2-Yeur-OId Struck
While at Play; ; Hurt
By Hit-Run Drivers
A 2-year-old child was killed by
an automobile yesterday at Ken.
|nedy and Fourth streets NV.
While a group of children were

playing hop
scotch on the
wide sidewalk
in front of the
food sh op at
the corn e r,
James Bowyer,
of 404 Kennedy
street. started
to run around
an automobile
parked at the
curb.
A car being
driven north on
Fourth st r e e t
uAs.nl l: sL
Evening star., 1951-11-24

SENIORS TAKE OVERThree of the senior class officers
will take the administration Of George Washington High
School, Alexandria, Tuesday last minute details in
the principals office. Left to right Lila Kmble, who will be
principal in of girls; Roberta Mcbride who
will act principal, Quentin Clark who will
assistant principal for boys. Photo by Bill Ackor.
Evening star., 1951-11-24

ot4 ASh AilIAA JAoI D~"'eA'
as he turned around the corner
lof the parked car. The moving
car was driven, according to po-
lice by Fred S. Boorman, retired
lprinter.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Sailors Contribute $500
For Abandoned Boy
BY the Associated Press

HELENA, Mont. Nov. 24.-A
7-year-old. disabled freckle-f faced
boy will receive $500 from the
men of the cruiser Helena. But
first he wants to know If he'll
"get to 60 for a ride with the
sailors"
Terry Wayne Ellis of Helena
won the hearts of the U. S. s
Helena's crew. who wanted to cele-
brate their return from Korean
waters by giving money to q
youngster deprived of a proper
start in life"
Terry, a ward of the State nov
being cared for by Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Samson of Helena, will re
ceive the purse from Montana
Gov. John w. Bonner at Lon,
Beach, Calf, December 8, afte
1.-THE Helena docks.
It all started when the Helena
skipper. Capt. L. H. Martin, wrot
the local Chamber Of Commerc
and told Of his mems offer t
help an unfortunate child.
l The chamber sent pictures an,
life stories Of six children to tn
sailors and they in turn chos
Terry.
i Terry was abandoned by hi
parents when he was just a fe,
days old"
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Almond Says Reds
Attack like Cattle
BY the Associated Press

LEXINGTON. Va. Nov. 24.-Lt
Gen. Edward M. Almond, former
commander Of the 10th Corps ir
Korea. says the only way to stor
an advance by the Communists
there is to hold ground regard.
less of the circumstances"
The Chinese and North Korean
Communists, Gen. Almond tolc
the Virginia Military Institute
cadet corps yesterday. are com
parable to a herd of cattle, sheep
buffalo or zebra, which blindly
follow a leader"
Fighting them "is not a question
of where you are. but of being
run over and trampled to death, u
Gen. Almond said. and that is why
resolute holding actions are nee
essary by U. N. forces.
Gen. Almond said American
fighting men in Korea are well
aware Of the principles for which
this country is fighting and will
continue to battle for "the differ
ences in the democratic and COM
munistic ways Of life"
Gen. Almond Is now COM
mandant Of the Army War Col
lege.
He told the cadet corps the 38th
Parallel In Korea was crossed be-
cause it was necessary ito destroy
the enemy in the field" and said
the decision to cross the Parallel
was one for the field commander
to make.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Truman Seeks Way to Get
Experts Into Defense Jobs

KEY WEST, Fla, No. "a (P.-
President Truman wrestled today
with the major problem of draw
ing experts into the Government
service to handle key defense as
signments.
Emergency agencies are operat-
ing largely with executives on
leave from private business or ed
ucational institutions whose serv-
Ices in many cases are necessarily
OF temporary duratino.
Gordon Gray, on leave from the
presidency Of the University OF
North Carolina, was able to resign
yesterday as director of the psy-
Geological strategy board because
as ne put it in letter to the
President. "a very competent sue
cessor has been found"
That successor is DR.. RAYMOND
B. Allen, who is leaving the presi-
dency Of the University of Wash.
1ngton on January 1 to take owe,
the duties of Mr.. Gray, a forme,
Secretary of the Army.
In his assignment, DR.. Allen will,
formulate and coordinate overall
psychological objectives, policie,
and programs of the defense pro.
gram.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
De GauIIe Feels Bonn
Deserves Own Army
BY the Assoeioiad Press

NANCY France, Nov. 24.-Gen.
Charles de Gaulle urged today
that West Germany be allowed to
have her own army. He placed
his French Peoples Rally (RPF)
largest single party in the French
Parliament, sQuarely against the
idea of a European army.
The French government is Off.
cially the sponsor of the idea fol
a European army Of French, Ger.
man, Italian, Dutch, Belgian ane
Luxembourg troops, all in one uni.
form and under a joint West Eu.
ropean command.
Speaking at a party convention
here, Gen. de Gaulle attacked thi!
idea as "either meaning the enc
of the French Army or it's a jok.
and means the reconstruction O.
the German Army without any
guarantees whatsoever.
Gen. de Gaulle suggested tha'
France open negotiations with ths
Bonn government with a view tx
setting up a European confedera'
ton in which France and Ger.
many would agree on equal armed
forces in Europe "side by side ane
not merged"
Evening star., 1951-11-24

abbreviated Greek text. They
were sent to the FBI laboratory,
which had no difficulty in trans
lating them. One item read: "Oc-
tober 81, S. to place on Picador,
fifth race, Laurel"
New legislation is likely to have
the FBI busy combating gambling,
but recent evidence sent to the
laboratory was concerned with
protecting New England bingo op-
orators from man who was
fleeing them. They became sus-
Ipicious of this man who shouted
"Bingo" when the cash prize had
doubled or trebled.
The laboratory was able to con-
firm suspicious that the cards had
been numbered with a rubber
stamp to make the numbers called
line up In a row. A confederate
outside was preparing the winning
card as the numbers were being
called. Then the confederate
would slip the card to the frequent
winner through a window.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Nov. 24.-A father
was getting acquainted here to-
day with daughter who couldn't
remember the day he vanished
nearly six years ago.
Since, he had been given up
for dead by his family.
He is David Yerke, %. who van
ished from his sponge fishing boat
without a trace in the Gulf of
Mexico off Tarpon Springs, Fla,
December 26, 1945.
The daughter is Sharon, who
was only few weeks old at the
time.
They were united here this
week, after, the father told his
family. his memory partially re-
turned in New Orleans.
The pretty Mrs. Yerke, who had
lived with her mother in Florida
since Mr.. Yerke's disappearance,
isn't pressing him to remember
what happened for fear it might
cause a setback.
I'm just so happy-and so are
David's parents, and his brothers
and sisters-that's enough" she
sighed. Hes still so very tired,
nervous and easily upset. But he
seems to be improving slowly.
1--WE can wait until the fog
clears from his mind. There's no
hurry. We're together again."
The family was united at the
home of Mr.. Yerke's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph Yerke, in subur-
ban Crosse Pointe Woods.
Mr.. Yerke said his memory
started to return about a month
ago when he suffered a partial
stroke Of paralysis. At the time
he was working as an orderly in
"a New Orleans convalescent home
He said he remembered his name
and that of his parents, but
nothing that had happened in the
six years before.
Mr.. Yerke says his memory still
has large gaps and he is under
the care Of physicians, but his
wife believes he may recall de-
tails Of the missing years eventu-
ally.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
FBrs Crime Lab, 79 Today,
WieIds Vast Power for Law

The FBI has revealed that to-
day is the 10th birthday of its
laboratory. and released some
stories Of its effectiveness in
scientific crime detection.
There was the case of Minne-
sofa murder. q man found shot
through the head on a lonely
country road. The sheriff sent
the FBI a gun found in the pos
session of a resident Of the area
The laboratory reported the fatal
bullet had been fired from that
gun and the man was convicted
of first-degree murder.
The sheriff said later, "It would
be impossible for small counties
of limited means to obtain such
Service from any other source
Cryptology, the study Of secret
|writings-the breaking Of codes
lis one Of the laboratory's activities
A recent case tends to show that
Boston still is the Athens Of Amer
lea. A bookmaker arrested there
had made all his notations in an
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Six Crewmen Killed
when Israeli Plane
Crashes al Zurich
By the Associofed Press

ZURICH, Nov. pa big four
engine freight plane of the Israeli
Ell AL Airline, bound from Tel
Aviv to Amsterdam with a cargo
Of textiles, crashed while circling
for a landing at Zurich airport
today, killing six members of the
crew.
A seventh crew member, Mi
Ichael Querica, q, an American,
somehow escaped from the plane
with two broken legs. Wreckage
of the plane was scattered over
a wide area of woodland.
The plane burst into flames aft
er crashing and it was still smol-
dering four hours after the acci-
dent.
The weather was poor and visi-
bility in the area very limited as
the plane prepared to make its
landing, police said.
Five of the bodies were found
inside the plane. A sixth had
been thrown clear of the plane
still strapped to the seat.
Mr.. Quercia told physicians at
the hospital that he formerly lived
in New York. In addition to the
broken legs, he was suffering from
bad burns on the left arm and
back. He was the radio operator
of the plane.
officials at the airport said the
chief pilot Of the plane was Ted
Gibbons, also an American. They
identified the other members of
the crew as Robert Constant
Terry Nelly, Jensen, Henninger
and Rovator. They said they
thought all were Americans, but
could not be sure.