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Evening star., 1952-03-07
FbI and Police Probe
Charges Of Brutality
Against D. {. Family

Federal Bureau Of Investigation
agents and Metropolitan police
officials today are investigating
charges Of police brutality against
seven members of Southeast
Washington family last Saturday
night.
Two members Of the family,
Mrs. Dolores Green, 10, colored,
and her husband. James Green,
1S. had been scheduled to appear
In Municipal Court today on dis
orderly conduct charges. Alex
ander Green. jr. 10. colored, for
feited $25 collateral on a similar
charge earlier this week.
The court hearing today was
postponed until March 20, how
ever. until the investigations are
completed.
Five members Of the Green
family were treated at Gallinger
Hospital for scalp lacerations and
other injuries after the fracas in
their home at 5206 Bass place
Sc. They were, in addition to
those charged, Nina, IA, and
Bertha Green. 20.
Trouble started at the Bass
place address after a small fire
was discovered in chimney flue
and fire apparatus was summoned.
Before firemen reached the house
members Of the family extin-
guished the blaze.
Ordered From House.
Pvt. Leroy Espeut, SO, Of the
i4th precinct, arrived in a scout
car. Members Of the Green FAM
lily charge the policeman ordered
them out Of the house and they
protested because the fire had
been extinguished. The policeman
then radioed q policeman in
trouble" call and reserves rushed
to the scene.
Pvt. Espeut reported he was as
saulted by two Of the men when
he attempted to arrest Mrs. Dolo-
roes Green on disorderly charge.
Blackjacking Charged.
Members of the Green family
charge that the police reserves
charged into the house swinging
blackjacks and fists until the
walls were blood splattered and
furniture broken.
The official police investiga-
ton got under way belatedly. IN
Spector Howard v. Covell, depart
ment executive officer, was asked
about the case Tuesday and said
he had received no official COM
plant and therefore would take
no action.
Meanwhile. the Civil Rights Di-
vision of the Justice Department
heard about the case and asked
the FBI to investigate.
Inspector Covell ordered In
spector Robert Pearce to investi-
gate yesterday after conference,
with Police Supt. Robert v. MUIR
ray. He insisted. however the
department has not yet received
an official complaint.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
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Evening star., 1952-05-16
Delay on Cemetery
Asked of MONTGOMERY

The Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
has asked the Montgomery County
Council to delay decision on 100
acre Catholic cemetery at Georgia
avenue and Aspen Hill road.
The council has held a hearing
but as yet has given no decision
on the New Mount Olivet Gene
terry Co.'S application.
The planning agency said it was
expediting a study of whether the
cemetery would interfere with
planned extension of Connecticut
avenue across Georgia avenue.
The planners, in a letter written
May 9, said it would take about
three weeks to complete the study
They said recommendation then
would be based on all elements
involved.
The commission previously asked
the council to deny the applica-
ton.
Evening star., 1952-05-16
Takoma Park Hearinqs
On zoning Set June "a

Two public hearings on a pro-
posed zoning map of Takoma Park,
Md, will be held June "a, the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Capital Park
and Planning Commission has an
nounced.
The zoning study was completed
in March by the technical staff of
the planning agency. Since then,
the Takoma Park Council has con-
Quoted a series of informal public
hearings on it.
The first hearing on Prince
Georges section of the map will be
at 3 pm. at Calvert Mansion, 4811
Riverdale road, Riverdale, Md.
The second hearing on the
Montgomery section will be at
pm. at the commissions Office in
the Liquor Dispensary Building,
Silver Spring.
Several hundred copies of the
zoning map are available at it's
Offices or at the Office of the town
clerk Of Takoma Park.
Recommendations on the study
are to be made by the City Council
and other groups by Monday.
Evening star., 1952-05-16
Montgomery Teachers
Honor Three Members

Two departing Montgomery
County School Department super
visors and a veteran teacher who
died last month were honored last
night by the County Education
Association.
Honored by the 500 teacher
of the association were
Mrs. Lulu Ricketts,. who was
principal of Glenmont Elementary
school at the time of her death
and who taught in the county 81
years; Mrs. Fern Schneider, high
school supervisor. and Miss Flea
nor Jane Smith, director of per-
Sonnel statistics.
Mrs. Schneider and Miss Smith
are leaving to accept new posi-
tions at the end of the semester.
The association, meeting in
Sherwood High School, also elect
ed these delegates to the National
Education Association convention
in Detroit. June 30-July S:
Harry Beall, Miss Katherine
Greaney, Fred Dunn, Charles
Hamm, L. Kennard Rhodes
Marian Curling, Sidney Dorros
Grace Copes, Mary L. Grau and
Mrs, Beatrice GRAY.
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married and is the father of one
child.
Graduate of Baylor.
He holds an A. B. degree from
Baylor University, Waco, Tex, and
an LII. B. from George Washing,
ton University. A resident of Ar
lington since 1945. he served four
years in the Army with one year
overseas.
Mr.. Cooper was Virginia proba-
ton and parole officer from 1947
to 1949. He is at present in pri-
vate law practice in Alexandria
where he also is assistant city
attorney.
Active in Civic Affairs.
He is affiliated with the Vir-
ginia State and American Bar
Association. Delta Theta Phi Law
Fraternity, the Arlington Demo-
cratic Council, Democratic Club
and Democratic Executive Com
mittee, vice president of the Alex
andria Civitan Club, member of
the Dominion Hills-Paisley Forest
Civic Association. a member of
the Westover Baptist Church and
a member of Mobilization Detach-
ment No. 8, Officers Reserve
Corps, Adjutant General Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1952-05-16
D. {. Girl Named 10 Edit
N. u. Humor MAGAZINE

Lorraine Jorgensen. former edi.
tor in chief of the Coolidge High
School newspaper. the Courier
has been named editor of the Uni
versity of Maryland humor mag
azine, The Ole Line.
Miss Jorgensen, 10, is the daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis D
Jorgensen. 427 Jefferson street
NV. Her father is chief fisca,
accountant at the Naval Gun Fac.
tory.
AS a senior at Coolidge in 1856
Miss Jorgensen ranked first
scholastically in a class of 256
At Maryland she is a sophomore
majoring in English.
Two students from Baltimore
were named to head other Uni
versity publications in the coming
year.
Doris Ratzker was appointed
editor of the Diamondback, stu
dent newspaper. Don Erlbeck will
head the yearbook, the Terrapin
Evening star., 1952-05-16
Alexandra Dealer
Left Estate Of Over
.S5OO,OO0, Will Shows

Arthur H. Bryant, owner of an
Alexandria fertilizer company who
died last month, left an estate of
more than a half million dollars,
according to will probated in
Corporation Court.
Mr.. Bryant, 73, died April 13.
He directed that the bulk of his
estate be placed in trust fund
at the Riggs National Bank OF
Washington.
His widow, Mrs. Geraldine M.
Bryant, will receive the net in
come of the trust for life. Mrs.
Bryant also is given the family
home at SOL North Washington
street, Alexandria.
The will, dated February 13,
1850. lists personal property valued
at $500, 900 and real estate valued
at $4,000.
Wife and Son Executors.
Mrs. Bryant and a son, j. C.
Herbert Bryant, were designated
executors.
The son Herbert is assigned all
OF his fathers jewelry, while a
second son. Arthur, jr., is assigned
his fathers car. Both sons are
officers in the business.
On the death of Mrs. Bryant
the net income of the trust is to
be distributed equally among sur
viving grandchildren or their
heirs. The trust is to be Dissolved
when the youngest grandchild at
the time of Mr.. Bryant's death
reaches the age of Is. The prin-
cipal and any accrued earnings
undistributed at that time will be
divided equally among all the
grandchildren or their survivors.
Two household employees, Felicia
Maronick and Rose Johnston. each
were given $1,000. Two others,
William Jackson and Delany Col
bert, were given $500 each.
Grants to Six Grandchildren.
A codicil to the will was dated
May q, 1850. providing grants of
81 900 each to six grandchildren
and three employees of the ferti-
lizer company, Saige Brumback,
Gordon Smith, and j. T. Bowling.
Margo and William Chewing,
listed as children of Mr.. Bryant's
sons first wire, were given 1000
bequests. Caroline Morgan. listed
as the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Grent Morgan, received a be-
quest of $1,000.
Trustees of the estate are di-
rected to take all possible steps
to keep the stock of the fertilizer
company in the family.
Evening star., 1952-05-16
Mergers May Create
One Big Virginia City
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, May Is.
-Virginia's lower peninsula, sur
rounded by the York and James
Rivers. Chesapeake Bay and
Hampton Roads, may boast three
cities of the first class in a few
weeks.
And there is the possibility that
later all of it may be wrapped into
one big city, Virginia's third
largest.
Two referenda are scheduled to
be held June 10 outside Newport
News population, 42,358, 1850
census). One is for the merger
of Elizabeth City County and the
town Of Phoebus combined popu-
lation, SIS. .028) and Hampton (pop-
ulation. 5,966) into city Of the
first class to be known as Hamp-
TOM The other is for the incor-
poration of Warwick County
population, S9.875) into a city
of the first class to be known as
Warwick.
Still in the background is an
other 1852 General Assembly &C
tion that permits a referendum
next November or in any later
general election on the consolida-
ton of all these units plus New
port News, into one city of the
first class.
Newport News may merge with
both or with only one of the ad-
joining counties through special
The city's consolida-
ton with both counties and
Hampton and Phoebus would
bring about a city Of 142.127 U950
making it the third larg-
est city in the Old Dominion.
Evening star., 1952-05-16
H20' Is Campaign Slogan
OF Falls Church Candidate

Campaigning for Congress with
a slogan, "H2O," Richard l.. Field
man of Falls Church, says he
would seek legislation to authorize
Virginia to take water directly
from the Potomac River.
H2O is the chemical formula for
water.
At present, Arlington, Falls
Church and part of Fairfax Coun-
ty receive water from the Potomac
via the Dalecarlia plant here.
A retired school teacher, Mr..
Feldman has not filed as a candi-
date for the 10th district seat in
the Democratic primary July Is,
but plans to enter the race in the
November general election.
II call myself an Independent
Conservative Democrat. or a sort
of Macarthur Dixiecrat," he says.
Evening star., 1952-05-16
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Evening star., 1952-05-16
Montrose Cemetery
Sponsors Win Round
In Appellate Court

The proposed cemetery on the
Wilkins Estate at Montrose, Md,
between Rockville pike and Viers
Mill road, was one step closer to
reality today, after its sponsors
won an important round before
the Maryland Court of Appeals.
The appellate court in Annap-
oils yesterday upheld the Mont
gomery County Circuit Court. The
higher court dismissed an appeal
by residents of the cemetery site
area from a County Council deci-
sion granting a permit for the
burial ground.
Still pending, however, is a suit
filed by another group of residents,
asking county Circuit Court for
an injunction against the 77-acre
cemetery that the North Wash
Iington Cemetery Association, Inc,
proposes to operate.
The appeal dismissed yesterday
was taken by attorneys James r.
Allen and Lee Miller for Joseph
r. and Margaret Ertter, who own
property near the Wilkins tract.
The Court of Appeals, according
to the Associated Press. agreed
with the county court that it
lacked jurisdiction to hear the ap-
peal from the 4-to-3-vote council
decision made last November.
The still pending injunction
suit was filed by Attorneys Miller
and Miller and r. Duncan Clark
for Mr.. and Mrs. Ertter, M. G.
Copelan and Mrs. Francis E. Mil
Ter.
Yesterdays court decision does
not preclude the injunction re-
quest.
Evening star., 1952-05-16
Two Men Survive Crash
OF Light Plane Near Orange
By the Assoeioied Press

ORANGE. Va, May 1.-two
men escaped with their lives yes
terday when a small private plane
crashed in the woods near here
after missing its landing field.
Walter Downs of West Hart
ford. Conn.,, suffered serious
burns. The pilot. Angus Snead
Macdonald, a manufacturer. suf-
Ifered a severe cut under the eye
but otherwise was uninjured.
Both were taken to a Char
Ilottesville hospital. Attendants
said Mr.. Downs sustained first,
second and third degree burns
about the hands, face and body.
Mr.. Macdonald, who owned the
Iplane. said he was trying to put
the craft down on the private
field at his farm near Rapidan
about S pm. The plane, how
ever, came in too high.
While maneuvering to turn It
around. the tail clipped a tree,
causing the plane to plummet
into the woods.
The plane burst into flames and
was destroyed.
Evening star., 1952-05-16
Remoteness of Fuirfux Officials
Via Phone |rks Federation

building into the center of the
county" it was said. I'VE ought to
bring the telephone service up to
date" g
i can dial numbers across the
river in Maryland" one member
declared. But have to pay extra
to reach man five miles away in
Fairfax"
The federation ordered elec-
tions for its June meeting and
made arrangements for its an
nual dinner on May 20.
Kenneth E. Turner, president,
conducted the meeting In the An
nandale School.
Evening star., 1952-05-16
81 Win Science Awards
From Virginia Academy
BY the Associated Press

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va,
May 16.-Thirty-two science
awards to individuals and organ
Izations were presented last night
at the 30th annual meeting of the
Virginia Academy of Science here.
Among the Is winners selected
from As f1nalists in the seventh
Virginia science talent search were
David j. Kaplan and James s.
Shreve. Falls Church High, and
Richard L. Raybold, Mount Vernon
High. Alexandria.
Evening star., 1952-05-16
.Women's Business Group
Announces Press Prizes
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, May 16.-Winners
of the yearly State pressbook
awards of the 38 Business and
Professional Women's Clubs of
Virginia were announced yester-
day by Mrs. Doris Kean, State
news service chairman.
Awards included best news COW
erage, Alexandria; best picture,
Fredericksburg, in the Northeast
district.
Evening star., 1952-05-16

The Fairfax Civic Federation
last night protested the remote
ness-by telephone-of the county
government.
The federation asked that tele-
phone lines be put in from the
courthouse to each of the county's
exchanges so citizens can dial di-
rectly. At present, members said,
residents of the most populous
areas in the county must place
any calls to the courthouse with
the operator. Often callers must
pay additional toll charges.
Short Of moving the whole
Evening star., 1952-05-16
Monroe PTA to Hold
InstuIIution Monday

The James Monroe Parent
Teacher Association will install
new officers at 8 pm. Monday at
the school. 2300 Key boulevard.
Arlington.
New officers are j. B. Westcott.
Mrs. Edward Hincks and
Miss Clara Coffman, vice presi.
dents; Mrs. Wilbur w. Kaufman,
secretary; Mrs. j. A. Cummins,
historian. and Arthur Barnett.
parliamentarian. and Mrs. Paul
Hutchings. treasurer.
Evening star., 1952-05-16
By Robert K. Walsh

A Georgetown boy who started
as Supreme Court page in 1911
and will retire soon as its marshal
literally looked at 160 years of
judicial history in his Office today
Thomas E. Waggaman did not
make any of that history, but he,
more than any other court official,
helped to preserve it in pictures
and documents. He also has per-
Isonified the dignity and decorum
OF the tribunal.
The court announced, with re-
gret yesterday, that he will leave
on June 80. He is only SIS, but
during almost Al years, he. has
served under Chief Justices White,
Taft, Hughes, Stone and Vinson.
In all, he has worked with 80
of the 81 justices since establish
ment of the Nations highest
court.
Mr.. Waggaman, now an Alex
andria resident, is not one to live
in the past. His administrative
duties as marshal since May 3,
1888. have ranged all the way
from having charge of the
Supreme Court police to seeing
that the justices get paid.
Unofficial Historian.
Nevertheless, he has made it his
business, with the consent and CO.
operation of the justices, to fill
the role Of unofficial historian. In
his Office or elsewhere in the
building are complete sets of pic
lures of every man who sat on the
Supreme Court bench, group pho
tographs of the full court as far
back as photographs go and de-
pictions of the different buildings
the court has occupied.
In recent years. he started a
collection of specimen letters in
longhand of justices past and
present. The project is still going
on. and Mr.. Waggaman is con-
fident it will be completed. It, as
we'll as the picture-collecting, en-
tail vast research and many
communications throughout the
country.
Still another work of Mr..
Waggaman, which became too i'm
portant to be classified merely as
hobby. was to gather interesting
court mementoS. These include,
for instance. four of the five Off
cial seals used by the court in it's
history, parchcment of the origi-
nal roll of the courts first attor-
neys and a document of case
bearing the signature of the first
Chief Justice, John Jay, dating
back to 1892.
Safeguards Documents.
Preservation of the early man
uscript records of the court has
been a major concern of Mr..
Waggaman. With the aid of the
National Archives Service. he has
seen to it that invaluable manu-
scripts, such as the famous opin-
ions of Chief Justice Marshall and
the original journal entries of the
court. are safeguarded against de-
cay or destruction.
That work has been completed
for documents into the early 1800s.
Meanwhile. Mr. Waggaman has
given special attention to such his
toric papers as the record in the
Dred Scott case.
He is particularly proud of the
contribution he made. with the
assistance Of Justice Burton, in
restoring the prize Cases" of the
late 18th century. Those cases
Evening star., 1952-05-16

that he would
be a candidate.
T h e ,deadline
for filing for
the July Is pri-
mary is tonight.
Fred w. Bach,
a d v e r t i S i n g
salesman. al
ready had an
nOunced as q
candidate.
Mr.. Cooper,
who is 80 years
old, lives at 906
North Longfel-
low street is
Evening star., 1952-05-16
Democrats Elect
State Delegates
In Arlington
Attic Fire Discovered
After Selection of ia
On Convention Slate

Arlington Democrats last night
selected ia delegates to attend
the State convention at Roanoke
on July IA. The delegates were
not bound to support any of the
candidates for President.
A fire was found in the attic as
the county convention in the Ash
ton Heights Women's Club broke
up about $40 pm. Damage was
slight.
Many of the $50 party members
lat the meeting remarked during
the evening that the building was
unusually hot. Firemen said later
that the blaze probably was a
result of a short circuit and may
have been smoldering for hours.
Saw Sparks from Light.
Mrs. Beulah Goss and Mrs.
Winona Payne, delegates to the
convention. noticed sparks from a
porch light as they left the build
ing. They turned in an alarm
that brought four fire engines.
Firemen made an opening in
the roof and eXtinguished the
blaze.
Each of the ia delegates will
have half a vote at the State con-
vention. The county's 81 votes
will be cast as a unit.
The 70-minute session was har-
moniouS and the slate of delegates
was approved unanimously.
Federal employees were barred
from participating in the conven-
tion because of Hatch Act restric.
tions.
A proposal by Attorney Karl
Sorg calling for support of a
change in the party plan to permit
presidential primaries. was voted
down. William j. Hassan. COM
monWealth's attorney and chair
man OF the party's Resolutions
Committee, said the suggestion re-
quired further study.
Fenwick Elected Chairman.
Leonard Hilder, chairman of
the County Democratic Commit
tee, opened the convention and
State Senator Charles R. Fem
wick was elected permanent chair
man. Mrs. Maud Dove served as
convention secretary.
Convention procedures were
outlined by former Common
wealth's Attorney Denman r.
Rucker. Business of the meeting
was limited to the presentation of
resolutions and the election of
delegates.
At $3.50 o'clock tonight Fairfax
County Democrats will meet at the
Courthouse to select their dele
gates to the State convention.
Supporters of Senator Kefauver
for President are expected to make
a bid for an instructed delega-
ton.
The names of the ia Arlington
delegates were placed in nomina-
ton by Mrs. GoSS. They are:
Evening star., 1952-05-16
Unofficial High Court Historian
Retiring as Marshal in June

originated before the creation OF
the Supreme Court and were con-
Sidered by a court of appeals
which existed between the Revo-
luton and the ratification of the
Constitution.
Born in GEORGETOWN.
Mr.. Waggaman was born or
May 6, 1897. in Georgetown. His
father, Thomas E. Waggaman, was
owner of a well-known art collec-
tion and developer of a considera-
BILE portion of newer parts OF
Northwest Washington, such as
Woodley and Cleveland Park.
After attending the Xaverian
Brothers School at Old Point Com
fort, Va, from 1905 to 1911, he
was appointed a Supreme Court
page. He reported for duty the
same day that Francis Biddle,
later Attorney General, became
law clerk to Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes. Another who started
work the same day was Reginald
c. Dill, now deputy clerk of the
court.
Admitted to Bar.
Mr.. Waggaman several years
later got try-out as court crier
and made good with his resonant
voice and courtly bearing. Mean
while. he studied law at George
town University. received his de-
gree. was admitted to the District
bar and, in October. 1922, was ad-
mitted to the bar of the Supreme
Court.
He will be succeeded as marshal
by T. Perry Lippiss. the present
assistant marshall and court crier.
The 37-year-old Mr.. Lippitt has
been with the court since July /,
1885, except for war service in the
Navy. Mr.. Lippitt lives at 3726
Connecticut avenue NV.
AS Mr.. Waggaman sat in his
spacious suite today-not wearing
the familiar frock coat and PIN
striped trousers he dons for court
sessions-he pleaded guilty to nos
talgia. He will miss his present
associates and surroundings.
Most of all. he said, he will
always remember the pleasant
days and ways in the courts "de-
lightful old quarters" in the Cap
itol before 1895.