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Evening star., 1952-04-10
Truman Undecided
On Young's Successor

President Truman today said he
has not yet decided whom he will
nominate to succeed John Russell
Young as a District Commissioner
Mr.. Young has resigned effective
May 81.
The President told reporters he
has heard nothing about published
reports that District Commissioner
F. Joseph Donohue has been con-
sidered for the post of Govern
ment cleanup man in the Justice
Department.
Mr.. Donohue said earlier he had
no idea of the origin Of reports
that he is being considered as a
successor to Newbold Morris in
the cleanup post.
"I wouldn't walk across the
street to get that job" he said
"but I wouldn't walk away from
it either. I have never stepped
away from anything"
Evening star., 1952-04-10
GSA Asks Extension
For Hospital Project

The General Services Admin
istration today asked legislation
for a five-year extension on the
completion date for the proposed
Washington Hospital Center.
GSA Administrator Jess Larson
sent to the House draft of a
proposed bill to accomplish this
purpose. The proposal was for
warded to the House Public Works
Committee.
A deadline of June 30, this year,
was fixed by Congress when it
passed the bill in 1916 authoriz-
ing construction of the center.
The project, to be built on the
Soldiers Home grounds, is to in
clude Emergency. Garfield and
Episcopal Hospitals.
Progress has been made in plan
ming the center. but no construc-
ton has started. It would be i'm
possible to complete the institu-
ton, it was explained. by June 80.
So Congress was asked to extend
the time to June 80, 1857.
Evening star., 1952-04-10

450 to 500 head. Mrs. Tankersley
explained there will be two oper-
ations-the raising of beef cattle
for the Baltimore market and
pure blood cattle to sell to cattle
breeders. Their total investment
will be about $350,000.
BY this time, we had reached
the Conrad farm, 400-acre
tract purchased in January. We
had been followed by a van con-
tanning two chestnut Arabians-
Selmage, the stallion which Mrs.
Tankersley rides, and Wabre, a
Igelding used by Mr.. Tankersley.
Ranch House Being Built.
A small ranch house of cinder
block was under construction.
The Tankersleys will use it as an
overnight house and for the en-
tertainment of visiting cattle
buyers. Workmen were stringing
barbed wire fencing on locust
poles.
You don't see many five-strand
fences in this part of the coun-
try" Mr.. Tankersley pointed out.
1t looked like fence that would
contain the cattle. 1t was being
built on contract.
Before mounting, the Tankers-
Ileys showed the two Santa Ger
trudis bulls and the heifers. Mrs.
ITankersley walked into the muddy
pen containing the two huge ami
mails, which are not too docile,
and clambered onto the high
fence, for picture taking. The
Evening star., 1952-04-10

the Klebergs arranged for their
entire production to go to Swift
& Co. The beef qualities for all
the United States grades, prime,
choice. good, etc. The Klebergs
give big steak roasts at which
they challenge the experts to tell
a Santa Gertrudis steak from one
cut from a Hereford or Aberdeen
Angus"
In recent years, the Klebergs
have been selling Santa Gertrudis
bulls. The Tankersleys success
fully bid $4,000 for Red Gold at
the second annual sale of the
breed in February, the highest
price ever paid for a Santa Ger
trudis. They purchased Copper,
a second bull, for $4,000.
The Klebergs do not sell brood
COWS. Mrs. Tankersley explained
that their purpose is not to re-
tain a monopoly on the breed, but
because their program is to stock
their entire range with this eff
cient beef producer-a program
that will take about 20 years
more.
Other cattlemen have bred
cattle of the Santa Gertrudis type
some of them are now 1892
Santa GertrudiS. The Tankers-
leys have purchased a herd of 80
heifers of this type. which will
be bred to the bulls.
They also have large herd OF
Herefords and a smaller herd oil
Black Angus heifers. Wher
fully stocked, they will Craze about
Evening star., 1952-04-10
Two Children Slightly Hurt
When They Run Into Cars

Two children who darted into
the streets and smacked against
automobiles near their homes yes
terday were still in hospitals to-
day. But apparently neither was
hurt seriously.
Police said Kenneth o. Ander-
son, 4, of 1923 North Carolina
aveue NE, crashed against an
auto driven by John j. Thornton,
Al, of 73 Galveston street S.W.
IKenneth's forehead was bruised
Gallinger Hospital reported his
condition as apparently not Sc
rious.
In the other mishap, police said
Barbara Jones, 10, of 313 Tenth
street Sc, ran against a Car
driven by David A. Oswald, %, of
4639 Hillside road Sc. She
lscraped both knees and cut one
leg. Casualty Hospital said her
condition was good.
Both children are colored.
Evening star., 1952-04-10
4 bling Fete to Be Revived
Sunday in Rock Creek Park

sent a check for $1,000 to the
society in the name of the Lou
Abbott, jr., Memorial Fund. Mr..
Abbott's little boy and namesake
drowned in a Hollywood swimming
pool.
The society, with headquarters
lat 1767 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, specializes in the care and
training of children with cerebral
palsy.
The check will be accepted by
Mrs. John r. Steelman. wife Of
the assistant to the President.
Mrs. Steelman is a member of the
Sponsoring Committee.
There will be another event of
importance to the society on
Easter. It will be a breakfast at
$3.50 am. at the Carlton Hotel of
members of the society's Good
Egg Club. Each of the good
eggs" attending will present the
society with 500 to further its
work with crippled children.
Evening star., 1952-04-10

Egg rolling, children's Easter
pastime that used to be popular
here, is being revived.
Hundreds Of colored eggs will
be rolled at 2 pm. Sunday in the
meadow where Rock Creek Park
opens on Sixteenth street, oppo-
site Colorado avenue NV. It will
be a treasure hunt as we'll as an
egg-roll. A dozen of the eggs will
be gilded and each of these will
contain a $100 Saving Bond.
The event will be sponsored by
the District Society for Crippled
Children and the bonds tucked in
each golden egg are the gift of
Abbott and Costello, who will make
a personal appearance at pm
at the scene in the costumes OF
their Jack and the Beanstalk'
picture which will be playing at
the Warner and Ambassador
Theaters.
The comedy team also will pre-
Evening star., 1952-04-10
Fifth Baltimore Communist
Is Freed on $4,000 Bail
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 10.-Mrs
Regina Frankfeld. last of five
Communist conspirators held in
Jail, was released on bail of S10,-
900 yesterday.
Four others had been bailed
earlier.
George A. Meyers, the sixth
convicted of conspiring to teach
or advocate violent overthrow OF
the Government, was taken to
Petersburg (Va.) Federal prison tc
serve a 3O-day sentence for con-
tempt of court.
He won't be eligible for bail, set
at $40, 900, until he completes the
contempt sentence. The five re-
leased were bonded pending out
come of their appeal.
Evening star., 1952-04-10
Donohue Puts His Money
On Truman's S Choice 10 Win

Running true to form, District
Commissioner F. Joseph Donohue
yesterday put his money on a
horse named "Truman's Choice"
for the presidential Sweepstakes
at Laurel Race Track next Thurs
day.
The Commissioner bought the
first ballot in a contest to deter
mine post positions in the race,
sponsored by the United Cerebral
Palsy Fund as a money-raising
device.
Horses are named after each of
this years presidential candidates,
with one shrewdly called Dark
Horse" Ballots for post positions
are being cast by donors to the
fund at major hotels and at the
track.
Evening star., 1952-04-10
plea for New Gifts
To Red Cross Sounded
lin Drive for Fund Goal

A last-minute plea for public
cooperation with volunteers
working to wipe out the 10 per
cent goal shortage of the Metro
|politan Area Red Cross fund
campaign by tomorrow noon came
today from drive leaders.
General Campaign Chairman
George A. Garrett urged that area
residents in business firms, homes
and Federal Offices give every pos
sible aid to the volunteers.
"Our volunteers are sacrificing
their own time and energy in this
all-out effort to reach the total
needed for support of their Red
Cross" he said.
"They desperately need the
generous assistance of their fel-
low workers and neighbors in
order to reach success"
80 Per Cent of Goal Achieved.
AS of the last report meeting
isl ,249,119 or 9017 per cent OF
the $1,385, 300 area objective, had
been collected.
Where business firms have COM
Ipleted their drives, a telephone
call to Executive 1888 will bring
"a Red Cross motor service driver
to pick up the results.
Final report luncheon in the
campaign is scheduled for 1890
pm. tomorrow in the United
States Chamber Of Commerce
Building. "
Biggest job for the Red Cross
keymen is in Government offices,
Approximately 100000 still is
needed to meet the $646,500 quota
in the Government unit.
Two Divisions Attain Goal.
Among the 10 campaign divi-
sions. only Arlington, with 108 per
cent, and Prince Georges, with 102
per cent, had met or exceeded
their quotas as of the last report
meeting.
Three more apartment build
ings reported success through the
city division. They are the New
York Apartment, 532 Twentieth
street NV, Mrs. Sue Heathcote
captain, and the Carolina, 706
Eleventh street NV, where j. E
Bailey. 85-year-old former Ma
rine, is captain.
Office buildings which have ex-
ceeded their quotas and their cap
tains. include: The Connecticut
1150 Connecticut avenue NV.
Miss Suzanna Early, LIE Droit, 802
F street NV, DR.. Dave Block;
Arlington. 1925 Vermont avenue
Joseph T. White; Securities Build
ing, 729 Fifteenth street NV.
Arthur B. Hansen; Walker. 734
Fifteenth street NV, Miss Jane
Marilley, and Stewart. 400 Sixth
street NV. Miss Harriet L. Free
man
Evening star., 1952-04-10
WolkersviIle Boy Dies
In Frederick Crash
BY the Associated Press

FREDERICK, Md. April 10.-A
convertible car careened off a dirt
road near here last night killing
its 17-year-old driver, Nelson Lee
Slime of Walkersville.
Yyonne Rippeon, his 15-year-old
companion from Frederick, eS-
capped with brush burns and shock
when she was thrown clear.
Evening star., 1952-04-10
By George Kennedy

A new type of beef cattle Is
grazing the meadows of Mont
|gomery County in the neighbor-
hood of Sugar Loaf Mountain.
They are mahogany-co colored,
over sized animals that give
promise of big steaks and roasts.
They are of the new Santa Ger
trudis breed, recently introduced
into the county by Mr.. and Mrs.
Garvin E. Tankersley.
The Tankersleys have just pur-
chased three farms, totaling $500
acres, for their Al-Marah Ranch,
which will be the biggest beef
raising operation in this area.
Mrs. Tankersley is a niece of Col.
Robert r. Mccormick of the Chi
cago Tribune and, for time, was
publisher of his Washington
Times Herald.
The Santa Gertrudis cattle, the
first distinctive breed of beef cat
tie developed in the United States,
are the product of the great King
Ranch in Texas 100000 acres)
They are a cross-breed, five
eighths Shorthorn and three
Ieighths Brahman. The latter
breed is the sacred cattle of India.
The new animal has a bit of the
hump left. It has large horns,
wide shoulders and a deep chest.
1t can be fattened up to 2,40O
pounds.
The Tankersleys gave a guided
tour of their new holdings the
other day, starting from their
home on River road in Potomac
Mo They will continue to live
there It is the site of their AL
Marah Arabian Horse Farm. Mrs
Tankersley moved her Arabian
stud there two years ago from
Peru Ill
First Imported in 1906.
On the way to the first farm
Mrs. Tankersley told about the
new breed. The first important
importation of the Brahmans was
lin 1906 when A. P. Borden
brought so of them from India to
his Texas ranch. The new breed
was first developed on the King
Ranch in 1920.
lhe Brahman. she explained
sweats like a horse, something
other cattle do not do. This al
lows it to stand heat without ris-
ing body temperature. 1t can also
witch its skin, as horses do, tc
keep flies off. Both these charac-
serist,cs have been transferred te
the Santa Gertrudis.
The Klebergs of the King
Rancn were experimenting with
several crosses to get cattle that
would stand the heat of the South.
ern range" Mrs. TankerSley said
when the bull that is the sire
Of this entire breed came along
in 1920, they thought so little o.
him that they called him Mon
key"
But Monkey bred true to type
Line breeding and inbreeding hae
made his characteristics so domi'
nant that his get did not vary
like ordinary hybrids, which viii
favor one of the parent breeds II
one offspring and the other, il
another. A new breed had beer
established.
The Klebergs named it th'
Santa GertrudiS. the name of th'
Spanish-type palace that servee
as their ranch house. They fount
that the new breed would put OF
more weight, that is produce NOR
beef, on the same amount Of pas
turage than any other cattle.
Qualities for All Grades.
GAS you can understand" salt
Mrs. Tankersley, there is
, vested interest in the older type
of beef cattle. These larger cattl
were attacked as producing bee
lof inferior favor and texture. Blu
Evening star., 1952-04-10
State Commission
To Aid Montgomery
On Road Planning
By WiIIiom A. MiIIen
Stor Stoff Correspondent

BALTIMORE, April 10.-Mary-
land State Roads Commission en-
gineering consultants today pre-
pared to draw up cost estimates
for aiding a solution of Montgom-
cry County highway problems.
The commission, at a meeting
here yesterday, agreed to ask its
consultants to figure out the cost
of this service and the time in
volved. The consultants will
study the western section Of the
county for the proposed inter-
county freeway, which will en-
circle Washington.
They will submit a cost figure
for making detailed survey later.
The freeway is projected through
a builtup area in the county in
which high costs are involved.
The best and most economical
route is sought.
Russell H. Mccain, commission
chairman, said that after the
estimates are received the cost
distribution among interested
groups will be discussed.
The consultants, Wilson Ballard
and Joseph Knoerle, Baltimore
engineers, now are working on
the final route for the National
pike (new Route 24O), near the
District. This highway is under
construction between Frederick
and Upper Montgomery County
The line has been fixed from
Frederick to the Germantown
road, at the intersection of Route
I118.
Alternate Routes Studied.
From there on into the Dis
Itrict, several alternate routes are
now under study. But it will be
three or four months before the
Iconsultants are able to complete
their report to the commission
they said yesterday.
Mr.. Mccain said the con-
sultants' report will be turned
over to the commissions engi-
neering staff for study. Then. il
both agree, the commission will
adopt the final route.
The Intercounty Freeway and
the National Pike are inter-
related and must be planned to-
gether.
Mr.. Mccain pointed out this
close relationship and said his
commission will consult with the
Virginia State Highway Commis-
sion.
The 1ntercounty Freeway is be-
ing planned to encircle the Ma
tional Capital, crossing the Poto-
mac River into Virginia. 1t would
use proposed new bridges neal
alexandria and Cabin John and
link up with the Shirley Highway
in Virginia.
Cooperation Stressed.
Location of the new bridges
across the Potomac is key. prob
lem in the suburban road-con-
Estruction program. Mr.. Mccain
brought out that Virginia has 4
vital part in the bridges and must
be consulted. New highways in
Virginia would be built to link up
with the bridges and the Shirley
Highway. under the program.
Discussion brought out the need
for closer working arrangements
between the various planning
groups and others concerned. Mr.
Mccain said periodic conferences
will be held to keep everybody ad-
vised. This will be done through
'co-ordinating agencies. he said.
Evening star., 1952-04-10
Col. Bennett Nominated
To Head Army ChopIoins

President Truman today nomi-
mated Col. Ivan Loveridge Ben
nett to be Army Chief of Chap
lains with the rank of major gen.
eral. The nomination is subject
to Senate confirmation.
Col. Bennett, who only recently
returned from the Far East, would
succeed Maj. Gen. Roy H. Parker.
Evening star., 1952-04-10

nel1erS, WQlle IlOI 1ully SlO"A,
were as big as most Hereford
bulls.
In another pen, Mr.. Tankersley
picked up a Hereford calf to
have his picture taken, but he
first asked if the mother COW
would go after him.
He seems to have survival in
stinct," said one of the party.
Hes acquiring it from expert
ence," said Mrs. Tankersley.
If there is anything Mrs. Tan
kersley likes to do, it is to ride
herd to cattle. Her favorite sport
is cutting cattle. This is a func-
tional operation on the range.
The cowboy cuts an animal from
the herd for branding, shipment,
doctoring, etc. It has become a
competitive sport at ranch shows,
and at her Peru (1ll) place, she
used to cut herd of calves until
they became too used to it-too
tame-to suit her. Then she would
replace them with another herd
fresh from the pastures.
The daughter of Medill McCor-
mick and granddaughter of Mark
Hanna, both Senators in their
day, she is an heir to two of the
greatest MidWestern industrial en-
terprises, the International Har-
vester Co. and the M. A. Hanna
Iron Co., as we'll as one of Amer
ica's most prosperous newspapers,
the Chicago Tribune. She rides
Western style with the long STIR
rup, never rising from the saddle
It might be said that she was
brought up in New Mexico, after
her widowed mother, Mrs. Ruth
Hanna Mccormick, married AL
bert G. Simms, an Albuquerque
banker. Both had served here in
the House of Representatives
All the cattlemen the Tankersleys
have employed are OF the
Bright family of Clovis. N. Mex
Harold Bright, who has put on
roping demonstrations at local
horse shows, is manager. The
Tankersleys would have liked to
employ local help, but men were
not available.
Rides Into Danger.
They now had the Herefords
more than 100 in all, herded and
were driving them into the cor
ner.
Keep away from those bulls,
Bazy." her husband shouted. but
she drove two bulls that were or
fringe into the rest of the herd
Mr.. Tankersley is getting used to
the Western saddle, but he does
not ride with the ease shown by
his wife and her cowboy employees
! Back in the barnyard, the horse:
were led into the van, and the
Tankersleys set out to show the
other farms they had purchased
The Fink place U68 acres) is right
across the road. This is in the
Barnesville area. just south Of
Sugarloaf Mountain. We ther
went to the biggest farm.
miles away. near Boyds, on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad-the
Schaum Gillian dairy farm
which contains 897 acres Of
plowed fields, pasturage anc
woods. They will use this for g
time to grow feed for the cattle
grazing the other two farms. II
has more water than any farm he
had seen, Mr.. Tankersley re-
marked. Springs gush from every
hillside.
| We went into the dairy barr
where IS cows were being MIXED
Mr.. Tankersley looked at the Ions
lines of milking stalls and the
steel-pipe stanchions set in con-
crete.
Its a shame" he said. "We're
going to have to rip all that out
It cost a lot to install and it.:
lgoing to cost a lot to get rid Of"
Evening star., 1952-04-10
Gen. McLuin to Retire
As Army Controller

1t. Gen. Raymond S. McLain.
Army controller, will retire April
80, upon reaching the statutory
retirement age of 62, the Army
said today. He has completed
more than 80 years of service and
has been controller since August,
1Q1Q
Evening star., 1952-04-10
CheverIy Legion Dance

The annual Easter dance Of the
Cheverly American Legion Post
l0S will be held at 10 pm. Sat-
urday in the post clubhouse in
Cheverly.
Evening star., 1952-04-10
Two Rob Cote Man of S225

Leroy M. Davis. proprietor Of
restaurant at 523 First street
NV, was robbed of $225 by two
colored men last night. He told
police the men entered his estab-
lishment as he was closing for
the night. One struck him on the
head with a blunt instrument.
The other took the money from
his pockets.
Evening star., 1952-04-10
Marine Robbed of $40

Marine Sergt. Benjamin F.
Hurd reported he was yoked and
robbed of $40 by several colored
men at Logan Circle early this
morning. Sergt. Hurd told police
he was approached by a man at
Fourteenth and @ streets NV.
who told him he knew where he
could buy a bottle of whisky.
The man led him to a group Of
accomplices who jumped him
from behind, Sergt. Hurd said.
Evening star., 1952-03-23
by Leonard A. Paris

nE night not long ago, learned about
~ crime the cops are powerless to touch. l
saw the criminal myself, and policeman saw
him, too. But nobody was arrested.
It happened this way. was visiting friends
in suburban town. On the way from the
railroad station, my host drove through quiet,
residential section. It was early evening. but
the streets were dark.
Suddenly binding headlights swerved around
corner and bore down on US at terrific speed.
The oncoming automobile was out of control.
My friend swerved right and jammed on his
brakes At the last moment, the other driver
s1eeched to shuddering halt - but not till
the two cars had tangled tenders.
We climbed out of the car. The second
motorist was weaving unsteadily in the glare
of the lights, hiccuping and swearing He was
plainly drunk. A policeman arrived on the
scene and got the story from US. But since the
damage was slight, he dismissed both drivers.
My friend was shocked. Aren't you going
to arrest that man? He's drunk!'
The cop made wry face. Can you prove
ita can't. At least not so it win hold up in
court" Then he sighed and added ruefully.
"Why, I've taken 'em in when they couldn't
even stand up - and seen 'em get off free" !"
The Cop Was WTong
lHEN he turned to the other driver and said,
Come on, Mac. Let's get cup of coffee"
Is it always like that? Must we let drunken
drivers go on breaking the law, possibly killing
themselves and others? / decided to find
out.
The first thing learned was that the cop
was mistaken. There is an easy way to prove
whether a driver is drunk - by the use of
chemical tests for intoHcation. The tests, SIM
pie and scientifically conclusive, involve analy-
sis of breath. blood or urine.
Just as fngerprints help catch murderers
and ballistics trap gunmen, so chemical tests
can help to convict drunken drivers. In 38
Evening star., 1952-03-23

states, such tests are already in use but by
only few police precincts in each state.
In IA states, evidence supplied by the tests
"a others. such evidence is open to attack.
No wonder cops are afraid of drunk driving
charged Too often they can't make it stick.
Well, then, what can we do about drunken
drivers? Plenty, if we are mad enough to act
First. we must demand that chemical tests
be used universally. Second. we must press for
legislation to make the tests compulsory And
third, we must make sure that chemical-test
evidence will be accepted in courts.
How Many Are Dxunk7
HE drunken driver kills more people each
year than the criminal with a gun = about
1850 annually. About 100000 more are
injured every year by drinking drivers. Accord
ing to the National Safety Council, one Of
every six drivers involved i'm fatal auto
mobile accidents s'had been drinking and
one of every IL was definitely drunk.
Yet we are letting far too many of these
death-dealing drivers go free. Even where
conscientious cops and citizens have worked
together to establish chemical tests, we have
failed to back them up with laws
Let's see what happens for instance. if you
are hit by drunken driver in New York. This
is state which authorizes chemical tests and
vouches for their evidence in court.
First: You have to be hit in town or county
where the police use chemical tests. In New
York City and many suburban areas, the GODS
still stick to the look. listen and sniff tests.
In other words local police authorities use
their own discretion. And they'll continue to
do 50 until the public demands the use of
scientific methods.
Second: You have to be hit by driver who
viii take the chemical test voluntarily. In
most states. police officers cannot compel
a suspected drunken driver to take the test.
Continued on page 28
Evening star., 1952-03-23

Drunken drivers kill IL 500 people every year. and
too often the police can't do thing about it. But
there is one solution to this shocking slaughter