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Evening star., 1952-10-22
Taft Tells virginians
He'sConfidentofStat
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. o.
Senator Taft says he's confident
that millions of Southern Demo-
Gratis" will vote for Gen. Eisen-
hover because they, like Vir-
ginia'S Senator Byrd, are opposed
to President Truman's policies OF
all-powerful Government domina-
ton"
Senator Taft, addressing a
cheering Republican rally of 1900
here last night, expressed "the
greatest respect" for Senator
Byrd, who last week refused to
take a stand behind the candi-
dacy Of Gov. Stevenson.
He said, in effect, it was all
right for Republicans to vote fol
Senator Byrd on November 4. but
said they should support G.. o. P
candidates for the House of Rep.
resentatives.
1T is vitality important-it 1.
essential-that we have a Repub.
lican House." Senator Taft said
The Ohioan pictured Gov. Ste.
venson as disappointed" because
he and Gen. Eisenhower "agret
on 50 many issues" That, hi
said, is why the Democrats are
saying the general has "surren.
dered" to him.
Nobody has surrendered tt
anybody" he added.
Evening star., 1952-10-22
kensington PTA TO Open
Third Book Fair Tomorrow

The Kensington Elementary
Parent-Teacher Association will,
hold it's third annual book fair ir
the Elementary School tomorrow
Friday and Saturday.
A feature of this years fair will
be the auctioning off of the orig
inals of two cartoons by Gik
Crockett which appeared in The
Star. The auction is to be held al
g pm. Saturday.
Proceeds from the sale of the
books and cartoons will go te
operate projects that the PTA
carries on.
Hours, for the event will be 3:3t
pm. to $3.50 pm. Thursday 9:3(
am. to $50 to $50 pm. Friday
and $50 am. to $50 pm. Satur'
day.
Evening star., 1952-10-22
By ChorIes G. Brooks

The man accused of making q
|7-year-old boy pull a lions, tai
at the Zoo last August took the
stand in his own defense at Mu-
lnicipal Court today to deny it,
Major Fielder Brown, 80, col.
Iored, of the 1900 block of Eaton
road Sc, charged with assault
told Judge Andrew j. Howard he
merely was trying to keep the
boy on, his side of the guard raj
and not the lions side.
The boy is Richard Soucek o.
1922 Jennifer street NV.
He went under" Brown testi'
fed. II reached over to grab him
II turned his hand loose to ge
"a better way to pull him back
Evening star., 1952-10-22

has received few complaints so far
about wornout license tags.
Mr.. Noppinger said Maryland
law prohibits the alteration OF
Idefacing of license plates, and mo-
torists, therefore, should not at
tempt to repaint the numerals
He added that if one tag is still in
goo dShape, it should be on the
back of the vehicle.
Maryland motorists are Sched-
uled next March to receive re-
placements for their present tags
which were issued in 1851. They
will get only one tag next year, to
be placed on the rear of the ve-
hicle. Maryland has decided to
join several other States which
have continued or readopted q
wartime policy of using only one
license plate to conserve metal.
The new Maryland tags, Mr.
Noppinger said, will be black with
orange letters and numerals. Let
ters will be used on the plates fol
the first time next year. They
will designate the home countNapi
the vehicle.
Evening star., 1952-10-22
Painting of Worn Auto Plates
Barred Under Maryland Law

If the paint is wearing off your
Maryland license tags, as some
motorists have noticed. don't try
to touch them up. It's against
the law.
Michael A. Noppinger, registrar
of titles for the Maryland Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles, said to-
day the only legal course open to
motorists whose tags have become
so badly battered or worn that
they cannot be read is to ex-
change them for new ones. That
costs ST..
The law requires that license
plates be readable. w. Dana Rudy.
acting deputy commissioner of the
Motor Vehicle Department, said,
however, State and local police
are given good deal of discretion
in enforcing the law. He said po-
|lice usually warn motorists with
unreadable tags that they will
have to get new ones, and few ar
rests are made.
Mr.. Rudy said his department
Evening star., 1952-10-22
Priest EnIisting Aid
Of Filling Station Men
For Chest-US0 Fund

A priest is touring gasoline sta
tions in Prince Georges County.
Md. converting the "f1ll-'er-up"|
men into solicitors for the Com
munity Chest-USO drive.
The Rev. Vincent O'Connor
started campaigning among the
gas pumps yesterday and will keep
it up until he's covered the county.
Father O'Connor is taking a
course at Catholic University's
School of Social Work. He was
sent here year ago from Spring
field, Mass.
Since the Community Chest is
an important part of social work.
Father O'Connor's gas station
calls are a help to him in his
school work. as well as help to
the campaign.
He met some resistance yester-
day from station managers who
said they didn't have time to work
for the drive. Most agreed to
help, though.
Only one man put up much of a
fight against donating and Father
IO'Connor eventually wrung from
him promise to contribute.
Philip Lustine, chairman Of the
Prince Georges workers in the
campaign, went to several sta
tions with the priest.
One place they visited belongs
to fellow who looked unreceptive
to solicitors.
II can tell you're going to help
u.s." Mr.. Lustine said seriously.
II can tell because you've got such
a kind face"
1t made the operator speechless.
But he recovered in time to as
sure his callers that he'd make
some calls Of his own on other
station managers.
Father O'Connor and Mr.. Lus-
tine talked Nat Hauser, who runs
ia station at 5435 Annapolis road,
into taking over leadership of the
solicitation among the county's
gas station men.
BY the time the priest and Mr..
McGinness wind up their recruit
ing tour, Mr.. Hauser ought to
have a lot of assistants.
Evening star., 1952-10-22

finished. the attorney approached
Judge Howard to say:
Mr.. Ware listened. And when
Richard had finished, the attor-
|ney approached Judge Andrew j.
Howard. jr., to say:
'If anybody told the boy to pull
the tail, that would be assault on
the lion, not on the boy. There's
no evidence any one put his hands
on the boy to make him do it.
Now. he continued, ''he's a
wise boy. too. He evades every
thing. He can't remember and
he scratches his. head" Mr.. Ware
threw his hands into the air in
despair.
"He's a truthful boy. too," re-
turned Judge Howard. do you
remember, how you were when you
were ~"
Evening star., 1952-10-22

That's when he patted the tail.
And then Brown demonstrated
to Judge Howard just how Rich
ard did pat and pull the sleeping
lions tail. which dangled taunt-
|ingly through the bars. He
|patted Judge Howard's hand and
then pulled it,"
did you mean to harm Rich
'ard?" asked the judge.
"Oh, no." said Brown.
did you particularly like
IRichard?"
WELL" said Brown. "a child is
a child. There's a certain amount
of kindness you show a child"
The court then recessed fol
lunch.
Earlier. Richard was called bacl
| to the witness stand where he re-
fpeated: y didn't want to pull 1t.
Evening star., 1952-10-22

Il was afraid that the non
would bite me-" he added.
But little Richard-who was
called "wise" and ''evasive" yes
terday by Defense Attorney Alon-
20 Ware-broke down a little, say
ing, 'He held my hand so
wouldn't fall"
did Brown push you?" asked
Judge Howard.
Richard. who was very solemn
today. just shook his head, no.
On the stand yesterday, the
boy told how Brown met him or
the street near his home and two
days later took him to the Zoo
where he made him pull the SEN
sitive tail of 3-year-old Vet, a lazy
350-pound lion.
Defense Attorney, Alonzo Ware
listened. And when Richard hac
Evening star., 1952-10-22
Five on Fairfax Board
Support Gov. Stevenson

Five members of the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors
yesterday issued a statement an
nouncing their continued strong
support for the Democratic ma
tional ticket of Gov. Stevenson
and Senator Sparkman.
The five board members are
Chairman G. Wallace Carper
Mrs. Annie wilkins, Arthur Shat.
fer, Stuart DeBell and Maurice
Fox. supervisor Clarence Jet
had announced his support earlier
Evening star., 1952-10-22
Parade Will Celebrate
|25th Consecutive DC.
Chest Drive Tomorrow

A parade calling attention to
the 25th consecutive Embarrassing
effort of the Community Chest
will be held at lllnchtime tomor-
row in downtown Washington as
the 1853 Red Feather-USO cam
'paign rolls along.
BY proclamation. the Commits
.sioners have designated tomorrow
RED Feather Community Chest
day."
The parade is intended to stim-
ulate interest in the current Red
Feather campaign, which to date
has collected more than SIS mil
lion. The procession will move
along streets ordinarily thronged
by thousands Of Government and
business workers around noon.
Starts at 1880 am.
Starting at 1880 am. at the
Community Chest-United Com
munity Services Building, 1101
M street N.W.-the parade will
follow this route:
West on M street, around
Thomas Circle to Fifteenth: south
to F street and east to Fourteenth;
south again to Pennsylvania ave-
niue and the Willard Hotel.
At the hotel, pioneer woman
workers in the 1929 campaign will
be honor guests at the Special
Solicitation Unit report luncheon.
Men leaders in the first campaign
will be escorted to the Washington
Hotel for the Business Unit report
luncheon.
Actress Rita Gam, principal
guest at the Red Feather report
luncheon yesterday, got a little
confused and said all Boston
should be proud of the workers
who have collected more than
SIS million here so far.
Miss Gam. a Hollywood beauty
who was in town promoting her
first movie. has been travelling a
great deal lately. which probably
caused her to misplace the Dis
trict up in Massachusetts,.
Fund at 80 Per Cent of Goal.
When the latest reports were
added together, they totaled 1884,
$50 in new donations, for total
Of 1882, $50, or SO per cent Of the
|$4,150, 900 goal.
At this stage in last years drive,
collectors had brought in "a per
cent Of the 1851 goal, which was
100000 less than this years.
The totals to date:
Business, $36, ,704, or 81 per cent
of its quota; Government, $685.
429, or 40 per cent; Special Solici-
tation tflomes in the District)
$40, ,48I, or % per cent; Alexan-
dria. $36,251. or ~ per cent;
Arlington. $1S.413, or 30 per cent;
Fairfax, $4,859, or II per cent:
Montgomery. $28 8.909. or 81 per
cent. and Prince Georges. 28,543.
or So per cent.
Evening star., 1952-10-22

Mr.. MahOney, although bearing
public Endorsements from the city
and county leaders, has risen to
political fame by fighting the
Democratic organization. He en-
tered politics at the top instead
of rising through the ranks.
This was in 1850 when the sue
cessful building contractor but
politically unknown entered the
Democratic primary against Gov
Lane. the organization favorite
Mr.. Mahoney waged such a bitter
contest. charging deals. and ma
chine politics, that many of the
Democratic leaders blamed him
for splitting the party wide open
making possible Gov. McKeldin s
Republican victory in November
The same thing happened this
year when Representative Sasscer
dean of Maryland's congressional
delegation, was the object of a
particularly rough assault. Mr.
Mahoney charged graft and cor
ruption existed in Mr.. Sasscer's
home county Of Prince Georges
and linked his opponents name
with an alleged veterans housing
scandal" in Southern Maryland
To Vote Straight Ticket.
Both Mr.. Lane and MIR. Sassce1
say they will vote the straight
Democratic ticket next month
However, at rallies Mr.. Sasscer's
reference to Mr.. Mahoney is polite
and that's ALL He appears to speak
with more enthusiasm for the
candidate for the House and the
national ticket, And last week
while campaigning in Hagers-
town, Mr.. Mahoney was barred
from passing out his campaign
literature at the Fairchild Aircraft
Corp. of which Mr.. Lane is a
director.
The 51-year-old candidate has
campaigned strongly for the Ste
venson -Sparkman ticket although
he does not follow the Truman adj
ministration's policies down the
line.
Operates Farm.
Mr.. Mahoney built up a pros
porous Baltimore paving contract
ing firm. He was born the 18th
and youngest child of q Baltimore
policeman.
He attended public and pare
chial schools and his first job was
carrying water for sand hogs
building New York's subways. He
started his contracting business by
purchasing two surplus trucks al
Aberdeen Proving Ground.
He operates a 325-acre grain
and dairy farm at Owings Mills
In 1910, his personal friend, Sen
ator O'Conor, then Governor, ap-
pointed him to the State Racing
Commission. He headed the COM
mission from 1914 to 1916 during
which time he takes credit for
cleaning up race tracks. ,~,..
Gov. Lane fired him in 1877
probably explaining the nature OF
the primary campaign that fol-
lowed. ~
Mr.. Mahoney's wife, Abigail, ap-
pears with him on most Of his
campaign trips. They have q son
8, and daughter, 6 years old.
Evening star., 1952-10-22
Bruce Green and Tuck
VIII Broadcast TONIGHT

H. Bruce Green, Arlington
County clerk and Democratic
presidential elector for the 10th
congressional district, will speak
over Radio Station WEAM at $3.50
o'clock tonight. Mr.. Green's
speech will follow an address by
former Gov. William M. Tuck.
Mr.. Green, a personal friend
and political follower Of Senator
Byrd, is supporting Gov. Steven
son for President.
Evening star., 1952-10-22

Democrat, has been much more
spectacular-though shorter
than that of his G. o. P. op-
ponent. Representative j. Glenn
Beall.
With the Free State swing
ing more and more into the
Republican columns in recent
years. Mr.. Mahoney's main
chance of winning appears to
be in piling up a large majority
in Baltimore City to offset
probable losses in most of the
counties.
Eight years ago Maryland
Democrats had a Governor, two
0AvaoR Co.,
Evening star., 1952-10-22

Mr.. Beall, So. is completing hi
fifth term as a member of thu
House from the 9Th (Westerr
Maryland) District.
In contrast to the Democratic
primary, his five-way primary
contest was quiet indeed. He came
out of it with a clear majority
with $4,000 votes, compared with
less than $4,000 for his other foul
opponents combined.
Mr.. Beall undoubtedly is strong.
est in his own 9Th District, the
second most populous in the
State. He also is expected to make
"a strong showing on the Eastern
Shore where Representative Mil
Ter. also seeking reelection, has
given him strong support.
The former Mahoney-Sasscel
Ifeud could work to his advantage
in the 5th (Southern Maryland)
District also. In that area Mr.
Sasscer was undisputed ruler ane
had the support of nearly all the
Democrats and most of the Re.
IpublicanS. There are many of hi.
friends who resent the type o.
campaign conducted by MIR. Ma.
honey. OF these. an undetermined
number may vote for Mr.. Beall
or. at least. they won't vote fol
Mr.. Mahoney.
Aided by McKeldin.
But Mr.. Beall's greatest asse'
lis the active campaigning on hi.
behalf by Gov. McKeldin, &
proven vote-getter. The Governor
showed he had a firm grip or
his party's organization, both .ir
the primary and in development.
since then. -
Republicans are encouraged by
the inroads they have made ir
registration figures this year
While only $1,000 voted in theil
primary two years ago, 100000
turned out last May. The mos
optimistic Republicans claim thai
If Gen. Eisenhower carries Balti.
more City, Mr.. Beall will ride ir
on the wave.
Defended Mccarthy.
In addition to making en-.
thusiastic appeals for the Eisen-
hower-Nixon ticket, Mr.. Beal
recently came to the defense c1
q controversial colleague, Senator
Mccarthy of Wisconsin.
Speaking earlier this month al
Leonardtown, the candidate sale
Senator Mccarthy deserves the
praise Of all Americans for tx-
posing Communists.
Maybe his approach is wrong,
Mr.. Beall went on, "but for my
part I commend him for the
splendid job he has done in bring.
ing to light people who woulc
destroy our Government"
MIR. BeaN runs an insurance
and real estate business in hi.
native Frostburg. in the fal
Western end of the State. HI
served in the Maryland Senate
from 1880 to 1884.
An Episcopalian, Mr.. Beal
married the former Margaret
Schwartzenbach Of Cumberland
They have three sons.
Evening star., 1952-10-22
81 Handicapped
Pupils Lose
Special Glass
Fund Shortage HoIts
Sight and Hearing
Studies for Negroes
By jones 6. Deone

A money shortage has forced
temporary abandonment of special
classes for children with sight and
hearing handicaps in the Districts
Negro junior high schools.
Teachers are available, but there
is no money to pay them, Associate
Supt. Francis A. Gregory said to-
day.
Thirty-one handicapped young
sters are affected by the curtail-
ment. They are attending regular
classes but are missing two periods
daily of instruction designed to
keep them from falling behind in
their work.
The special classes were estab-
lished in 1850. Similar classes are
in operation in white junior highs
Top Priority Item.
Mr.. Gregory said re-establish-
ment of the two classes, normally
conducted at Shaw Junior High.
Is the top priority item in list
of critical teacher vacancies which
he hopes to fill.
The Negro junior highs also
urgently need 10 other teachers,
he said. for guidance, shop, music,
art and physical training duties
and reduction of oversize classes.
Five grade school teachers for
the crowded Garfield and Turner
Schools also are needed urgently,
officials reported today. Edward
j. Edwards. principal of the two
colored schools, said enrolment
has outstripped predictions and
more pupils are expected.
Supt. Hobart M. Corning has
told the Board of Education he
may be able to find some funds by
shifting more white teachers after
a new enrolment check, due this
week. He also said an appeal to
Congress for extra money will be
necessary.
Congress won't be in session
again until January, so no quick
legislative relief is in sight.
Children Are Handicapped.
James I. Minor. director of spe-
cial classes in the Negro schools.
said the 81 children with sight
and hearing problems are being
seriously handicapped by the lack
of special instruction.
Books with large print and spe-
cial lights are used in the sight
class, and lip reading is taught in
the hearing class with the aid of
an amplifer. The equipment is
not available in regular class
rooms.
The roster Of youngsters with
hearing problems is expected to
grow as pupils are given examina-
tions during the year, Mr.. Minor
said.
The Negro Junior highs also
need two more speech teachers to
work with children with speech
defects. MI. Minor said. There are
only TWO such teachers at present
because of the money shortage.
Schools Overflow.
Garfield and Turner pupils al
ready have overf1owed this fall to
the old Birney School. Another
200 children are expected from
new housing about to open in the
neighborhood, Mr.. Edwards said.
Many classes already are over
School Board, and they will jump
School Board and they will jump
to between 40 and so pupils if the
expected influx materializes and
the new teachers can't be pro-
vided, the principal said.
Garfield and Turner already
have kindergarten waiting lists.
kindergarten sessions have about
so youngsters each, Mr.. Edwards
Said-far ahove the standard
Evening star., 1952-10-22

Representatives Today the
of the Representatives Republicans.
On paper the Democrats have whoppng majority in Baltimore
City where registration figures
and the Republicans 10000 figures complete
but the counties the Democrats
Nevertheless in the general election
Republican Governor Theodore R. McKedn the Democratic
incumbent w. Preston Lane 368 800 275800
time they ousted Senator Mad
John Marshall Butler Republican. 283,20O.
Mr. Beal and MIR Mahoney
O'Conor Democrat. who did not seek election.
Evening star., 1952-10-22
Temperance Court
To Be Condemned by
Christmas, Cary Says

Condemnation notices for all
the dwellings in Temperance
Court will be issued by Christ
mas, William H. Cary. jr., head
of the Bureau of Public Health
Engineering said last night.
Speaking at a meeting of the
Central Northwest Citizens AS
sociation, which has been active in
efforts to clear the alley between
Twelfth and Thirteenth. T and u
streets, Mr.. Cary said some of the
first notices already have gone
out to the property owners.
! District officials recently raised
the courts priority on the list of
areas to be gone into by the Board
of Condemnation, after owners
started to make bad repairs"
Mr.. Cary. a board member. said
he had recently inspected the
dwellings and found repairs were
being made that would not meet
the requirement of the board.
Must Repair or Vacate.
After the condemnation notices
are posted, Mr.. Cary said. the
owners will either have to repair
the dwellings to meet the board's S
standards or vacate the premises.
"It is not an easy task to evict
people," he asserted. But when
you know what living in those
novels is doing to the children
and people who live in them, it
appears to be a humane act"
He pointed out there are now
5000 buildings in the District
that should be condemned. To this
might be added 10000 more that
will be ready for condemnation by
the time the 5000 are disposed Of.
he estimated.
| The board has stepped up its
rate of activity to cope with the
problem, he explained. Previously.
he said, the board has been con-
sidering 100 cases a year. It now
has $40 under consideration, he
pointed out.
235 Condemned.
The board has condemned 235
buildings so far this year, Mr.
Cary said.
John Ihlder, executive director
OF the National Capital Housing
Authority, told the citizens his or
ganization is helping the present
occupants of Temperance court to
find new homes.
Mr.. Ihlder pointed out that in
most slum clearance programs, it
becomes a matter Of redeveloping
an entire block. In Temperance
court, it is different matter, he
said.
"The houses around the outside
Of the block are good" he ex-
planned. "The rot is in the middle. +"
Mr.. Ihlder also pointed to an
other problem presented by Tenn
perance court.
Alley Housing Banned.
In most cases. he said, houses
can be built on land that is
cleared. But since present law
prohibits the building of alley
housing. Temperance court be-
Evening star., 1952-10-22
Property Owners to Meet

Problems involved in the con-
struction of a road from Silver
Hill road to Suitland parkway
(Md.) will be discussed by area
property owners at an 8 pm
meeting Friday in the Suitland
Community Hall.
Evening star., 1952-10-22
Vienna League Party

The Vienna (va.) League of
Women Voters viii give United
Nations birthday party honoring
Vienna. Austria, at 8 pm. Friday
in the Vienna Elementary School
Admissions will go to purchase
CARE packages for Austria.