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Evening star., 1952-06-02
Driver Dies After Auto Hits
Two Poles and Turns Over

A liquor store clerk was killed
after he lost control of his car
at Wheeler road and Valley avenue
Sc. yesterday in the Districts
only traffic fatality over the holi-
day week end.
He was Karl Simpson, 35, coll
ored of 1929 Pomeroy road Sc.
Police said Mr.. Simpson was
driving south on Wheeler road
when he lost control of the car
and struck a telephone pole. Tire
marks showed the car continued
for nearly 100 feet before striking
another pole and turning over.
The second pole, police said, was
snapped off.
Mr.. Simpson was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital and pronounced
dead about six hours later.
Police said Mr.. Simpson was
exceeding the speed limit. He was
to the Wheeler Liquor
Store, 4137 Wheeler road Sc,
where he works.
Mr.. Simpsons death marks the
Districts 23rd traffic fatality Of
the year. There were % fatalities
at this time last year.
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Eisenhower Backers
Trying Tonight 10 GET
3 District DELEGATES

Eisenhower supporters here will
try tonight to get six or eight
of their number elected as dele
gates to Thursdays District Re-
pulican convention.
Samuel Spencer, Eisenhower
Club spokesman, said the move
will be made at meeting which
will name 43 convention delegates
|at-large.
The meeting is scheduled for
|8 pm. at the Willard Hotel.
Forty-three precinct delegates
elected in the recent primary will
vote at tonight's meeting. Only
four of them are Eisenhower sup
|porters. Most of the rest favor
Senator Taft.
Admits Defeat Is Possible.
Referring to the opposing group,
Mr.. Spencer admitted:
unless they feel they want to
bring in all factions, we may not
get anywhere.
Robert E. Mclaughlin, head of
the Eisenhower Club, will be one
of the nominees, Mr.. Spencer said.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was defeated in
the primary. Other nominees will
be Edward Burling. jr.. who also
was defeated, and former Mu-
nicipal Judge James A. Cobb, who
did not run.
McGarraghy Offers Slate.
A complete slate of 43 nominees
is being submitted by the ma
jority group. led by Joseph c..
McGarraghy, Republican State
Committee chairman.
Mr.. McGarraghy has given one
place on the slate to an Eisen-
hover supporter L. CorrinI
Strong, the Eisenhower Clubs
treasurer. Mr.. Strong presumably
will be elected.
The 43 precinct delegates and
43 delegates-at-large will meet
Wednesday to choose officers and
Thursday to select delegates to
the national convention.
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Eisenhowers' Suite at StotIer
Has a Balcony and 2 PorIors

Gen. Eisenhower already has
a balcony-and with a lot less
trouble than was stirred up by
President. Truman's.
There's a fine porch with a
view adjacent to his 12th-floor
suite at the Hotel Statler.
But the general glance at
his schedule will confirm this
is a busy man for his brief stay
in Washington. Not much chance
to step onto the balcony and get
the feel of things.
He got to the hotel at 6:10 pm.
yesterday. Then there was a
family dinner in one Of the two
parlors.
The general was up early to-
day, and passed up breakfast at
the hotel to go to Walter Reed
Hospital for an eye and dental
checkup before beginning a busy
day of appointments. The ap-
pointments last late into the
evening.
Another Busy Day.
Another busy day is coming up
tomorrow.
The suite-don't let the Taft
forces get wind of this-is called
the Presidential Suite.
It's part of the 18th floor, which
was set aside for use of the gen.
eral and his staff. At the generals
request, the floor was blocked off
Evening star., 1952-06-02

can't justify going to Congress
for more buildings"
She said that until integration
comes, the School Board will have
to transfer buildings as needed.
"It is our duty to see that the
schools are equalized." she de-
clared.
Mrs. Williams said she favored
transferring Eastern High School
rather than Eliot. Eliot would not
solve even the immediate problem,
while transfer of Eastern High
School would take care Of the
|overcrowding for a number Of
years, she added.
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Dry Weather in Store
After Wet and Stormy
Holiday Week End

June was more like it today as
Washington residents settled back
to routine after a wet Memorial
Day week end.
A brief but thorough thunder
storm last night put an emphatic
period to the damp weather. Wind
gusts reached so miles an hour
in the storm, which downed trees
and electric wires.
More than half an inch of rain
and some hail fell in "a minutes.
But the heaviest part of the storm
lasted only Is minutes.
Sunny and Dry.
For today. the Weather Bureau
predicted dry, sunny weather with
a high of about 78 degrees. The
mercury will fall to about 81 to-
might, with sunny and mild
weather tomorrow. according to
the forecast.
Last nights storm formed west
of Washington, moved east and
intensified as it turned north.
A large oak tree fell on the
home of Henry Gichner, 6115
Thirty third street NV, crushing
a corner of the roof and porch.
Damage was estimated at from
$4,000 to $1,000.
A confirmation party for the
Gichners' daughter, Bette, was in
progress at the time. About so
guests were in the house and
others were in their cars. No one
was injured.
Mrs. Gichner said six trees fell
within few blocks of her home.
Northwest Hit Hard.
The storm struck with special
intensity in the northwest section
of Washington and Chevy Chase
area. and in Alexandria. Power
lines were down on the East West
highway, particularly a mile or so
east of Wisconsin avenue. Brad
ley lane remained closed to traf-
tic this morning because Of
downed trees and power lines.
Potomac Electric Power Co. said
this was its biggest trouble spot.
Lights were reported out four
hours in Takoma Park and for
up to three hours in Alexandria.
At least three houses in the Del
Ray area of Alexandria and one
in Arlington were hit by lightning
Four large trees fell at the Auburn
Gardens apartments in Alsxan-
dria.
Evening star., 1952-06-02

to keep out unwanted visitors. Two
policemen are on guard.
When the general leaves the
suite he uses a private elevator,
exits to the ramp at the east of
the building and steps into a mill
tary car.
Hotel officials view the general
as just another guest, except for
the special arrangements request
ed. He's been there a dozen times
before.
In addition to blocking off the
ramp when he comes and goes
these arrangements included in
stalling a desk and two telephones
so the generals staff can take
care of official business.
Shad Roe and Hamburger.
John Johnson, room service
headwaiter,. handles the food
orders.
For the family dinner last night
Mr.. johnson reported, the menu
included shad roe and hamburger
steak, with the general favoring
the hamburger.
There was fruit salad for every
body and iced tea for everybody
but Gen. Eisenhower. He drank
no beverage. Some youngsters in
the party had ice cream.
Hotel officials said 10 persons
are registered with Gen. Eisen-
hower's official party. including his
aide, 1t. Col. Robert Schultz.
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Honor Student Wins
COLLEGE Scholarship

Thomas J. Gibson. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry j. Gibson, of $685.
Utah avenue NV. has been
awarded a full tuition scholar
ship Of $4,000 to Rensselaer, Poly.
|technic Institute. Troy, N. Y.
Mr.. Gibson has maintained a
95 average at Woodrow Wilson
High School and is a member Of
the National Honor Society. He
will major in electronics.
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Trial Board Asks
For CIarification
In Shin1on Case
Names and Dutes
In Wire-Toppine
Charges Wanted

The special civilian trial board.
hearing wire-tapping charges
against Police It. Joseph w.
Shimon, today ordered the Police
Department to clarity the allega-
tions further.
The board, headed by Attorney
Albert E. Steinem. refused to rule
on defense motions for dismissal
until Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Henry Wixon supplied the fol-
lowing:
l. A copy of the order assign
ing 1t. Shimon to the United
States attorneys Office in 1947.
when his wire-tapping activities
were in progress.
2. The name of the police off,
cial who gave the order forbidding
the lieutenant from engaging IN
wire-tapping or a copy of the or
der.
3. The exact dates of the wire-
tapping charges other than merely
the year 1947.
Accused on Five Counts.
1t. Shimon was accused on S
charges with 81 specifications with
violating Federal law forbidding
the disclosure of information
heard while tapping wires. with
making false statements to both
a District subcommittee and to his
superior officers in the DEPART
ment, with the violation of police
regulations and with conduct
prejudicial to the good order and
reputation of the Police Depart
ment.
The charges againstLt. Shimon.
now a uniformed officer at the
second precinct. involved wire
tapping activities during 1947 at
the Occidental Hotel, the Carlton
Hotel, the Mayflower Hotel and at
251O @ street NV. He is alleged
to have tapped the hotel wires to
listen to the conversations of en-
ployes of Howard Hughes, wealthy
airplane manufacturer then facing
a Senate committee investigation.
Later, in August 1850, the lieu-
tenant testified to a Senate Dis
trict subcommittee that he did not
know the persons whose wires he
tapped.
When Maj. Robert v. Murray.
then chief of detectives. investi-
gated the case he recommended
trial board action against 1t.
Shimon but it was not until Maj.
Murray became superintendent
that such charges were preferred.
Attorney Cites Stopping Point.
1t. Simmons attorney, Robert
E. Lynch, argued before the board
of three attorneys that although
the statute of limitations of the
District does not specifically refer
to trial board disciplinary action,
There has to be some stopping
point"
He argued that the trial board
charges against 1t. Shimon are
"a matter of discipline and in all
cases that is a matter for prompt
action"
He also called for the specific
dates on which the police depart
ment contends the offenses oc-
CURED and said that there was
no indication that the policy Of
the department was against wire.
tapping.
Evening star., 1952-06-02

the transfer of Eliot or any other
building at this time"
She said she wanted to wait
until next fall and see what ac-
tual use Of the two new junior
highs would do. Lets take stock
AWHILE" she declared. I'VE should
|go easy on the transfer of build
Iings."
She said another floor should
be added to the new Terrell and
Douglass schools Immediately
Some schools now used for store
house or Office purposes might be
utilized for classes, she pointed
out.
New Buildings Not Justified.
Mrs. Williams said integration
lis the ultimate solution, a view
shared by DR.. johnson.
"The situation is becoming
more serious every day." she de-
Iclared. "As long as we have vacant
places in the white school, we
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Confirmation Given 46o
By Catholic u. Rector

The. sacrament of confirmation
was administered to 469 adults,
most of them converts, by the
Most Rev. Patrick j. Mccormick,
rector of Catholic University, yes
terday at st. Matthew'S Cathedral.
The bishop was assited by the
Rev. Joseph M. Moran, pastor of
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic
Church, and the Rev. Joseph T.
Kennedy. pastor of st. John the
Evangelist Catholic Church, Sill
yer Spring, Md. The Rev. Will
liam j. Await of the cathedral
staff preached.
Evening star., 1952-06-02

to get the School Board to back
this idea. He failed when other
members sided with DR.. Corning
against it.
Mr.. Lee said he had several
definite ideas in mind as an alter
native to the Eliot transfer but
wanted to wait for Dr.. Corning's
next proposal before discussing
them.
Is Opposed to Plan.
Mrs. Phillips said she felt the
transfer of Elio' was not the solu-
ton.
She pointed out that this trans
fer also contemplated immediate
construction of an addition to
Eliot and immediate replacement
Iof Hine Junior High School. White
pupils from Eliot would go to
Hine under the plan.
Mrs. Phillips said she felt the
new Douglass and Terrell Junior
Highs (to be completed this sum-
mer); continued use of the old
Terrell as a Junior high, and COM
pletion of an addition on Browne
Junior High School might do the
trick.
She felt the crisis was exag-
gerated somewhat, adding:
I'm willing to consider the
transfer of building if DR.. Corn
ling has anything up his sleeve.
But I'm convinced Eliot is not the
answer"
Mrs. Phillips said slight
amount of overcrowding is not too
harmful. She agreed a study of
the present utilization Of rooms
might turn up more classroom
space.
Calls for Survey.
SMr. Steinem said he opposed
transfer of Eliot because it was a
Istop-gap measure.
He, too. called for a report on
the overall picture and present
use of buildings. He said the
School Board should have before
lit the whole picture of what
buildings might be transferred.
Mr.. Steinem also complained
that piecemeal handling of the
situation as crises arise is bad.
He said he had some ideas as a
substitute for the Eliot transfer
and would offer them to DR.. Corn
ing for study.
He said the need for new schools
in some areas is obvious. He said
he felt Congress should give relief
by voting money for construc-
tion-outside the regular District
budget.
Mrs. Magdeburger declared: !:
l"There are solutions other than
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Comeru Outing Scheduled

The first in a series of six Sat-
urday morning camera outings
will be conducted Saturday by
Fremont Davis. Science Service
photographer. Selection Of sub
ject matter and composition in
both color and black and white
viii be emphasized.
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Buuohmun to Speak

| U. E. Baughman, chief OF the
United States Secret Service, will
address the Notre Dame Club Of
Washington at $3.50 pm. tomorrow
at the Carlton Hotel.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Archbishop Conducts
Mass for Diplomats
From Latin America

Ambassadors and diplomats
from the Latin American coun-
tries and the Pan American
Union today heard a plea for
rededication of their work to the
service of God and their fellow
men.
The Most Rev. John F. O'Hara,
Archbishop of Philadelphia,
preacher at the 43d Pan Ameri-
can Mass at ST. Patrick's Church,
had high words of praise for
statesmen who were instrumental
in getting the United Nations to
start its sessions with prayer.
"All honor to those statesmen" ;"
he said, who have insisted be-
fore the United Nations that all
our deliberations should begin in
the name of Almighty God
Let men arise. men who so fear
God that they fear no man. he
continued, men who have the
humility of true greatness, men
who like Washington can kneel
in the snow of Valley Forge and
then lead their soldiers to VIC
tory"
Celebrant of the mass was the
Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle,
archbishop of Washington. The
Most Rev. Amleto G. Cicognani,
apostolic delegate, presided.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Man Jailed in Gun Theft,
Purchaser Is Fined $50

An Alexandria man was SEN
fenced to so days in jail yesterday
for the theft of an automatic and
the man he sold it to was fined
$50 under a seldom invoked city
law requiring written application
for the purchase of gun.
The Jail sentence was imposed
on John Wilkins, 38. colored. OF
Route 2, Alexandria. Police said
he admitted stealing the gun
from an instructor at Episcopal
High School.
The $50 fine was imposed on
Willie B Sims, As, colored, of the
300 block of Duke street. Sims
was arrested after police said
Wilkins told them he had sold
Sims the gun for $40. Police said
they found the gun at Sims home.
Sims was charged under a city
law adopted in 1947 requiring
written application 70 hours in
advance of a contemplated gun
purchase. The law authorizes the
police department to turn down
permission for the purchase.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Glen Burnie Murder
Split ; Ways
By Baltimore Court
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 27.-Three
men are to get equal shares in a
$1,000 reward offered in connec-
ton with the Mahlan-Kline mur-
der case in Anne Arundel County
in 1948.
The reward was offered by the
Baltimore Sun papers. The paper
asked Judge w. Conwell Smith
to determine who shoaid get the
money or how it sfst"A Id be di-
vided.
Other reward offt.ers have in
dicated they would abide by Judge
Smiths decision in the Sun papers
case. Some have decided the
solution of the murders was sol
complex no one is entitled to the
reward. The rewards offered total
more than $4,000.
Each Contributed to Case.
In the case of the Sun papers
reward, the judge ruled that each
of the three claimants contributed
a vital link in the chain that led
to a conviction in the case.
The three men who will share
the reward include a county road
employe. a store operator and a
Baltimorean who worked with po-
lice.
George Aisquith of Annapolis.
an employe of the County Roads
Department, based his claim for
reward money on his finding of
the bodies of John H. Mahlan,
I25-year-old clerk in the Glen
Burnie post Office, and Mary
Kline, his 18-year-old girl friend.
They disappeared on their
Store Owner Saw Suspect.
once-a-Week date. Mr.. Aisuuith
found the bodies three days later
in clearing off Chesterfield road.
west of Annapolis.
/ Frank Bozek, store operator
asked for reward money on the
basis OF report to police he and
his wife had seen Thomas Alex
ander Edwards. 26. colored, walk
ing along road southeast of
Glen Burnie near the spot where
Mahlan and Miss Kline were mur-
dered while parked in Mahlan's
car.
He also reported, Mr.. Bozek
said, that Edwards could be found
at a crap game.
Edwards later was arrested and
convicted of the double Staying
He was sentenced to death, after
two trials. but the sentence was
commuted to life imprisonment
by Gov. McKeldin early this year
InfOrmer Claims Reward.
Robert Finley, colored, of Balti-
more, working for the State Police
as an informer, was the third
claimant of reward money.
Finley was stationed in a cell
next to Edwards at the Water
loo State Police barracks after
Edwards was arrested. He posed
as a desperate criminal who had
just been caught and talked about
attempting an escape.
Finley says he got Edwards to
tell where he had hidden a gun,
the gun which later was intro
duced in evidence as the murder
weapon.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Fire in Kensingfon House
Destroys Heir|ooms

A tWo-alarm fire yesterday de-
stroyed antiques and heirloomS
and damaged the residence of Mrs.
Ann w. Merriam, 10225 Montgom-
cry avenue, Kensington, Md. The
loss was estimated at $4,000.
Firemen believe the fire started
in the basement, where a plumber
was working with an acetylene
torch. The flames spread up
through the kitchen and a Sec
ond-floor bedroom and into the
attic.
The antiques and heirlooms we're
collected by Mrs. Meriams hus-
band, the late Wells Merriam, a
General Motors patent attorney.
who died last March.
Mrs. Merriam, Sister-in-law of
Mayor Lewis Miriam of Kensing-
ton, and her daughter Sarah both
escaped without injury.
Fire departments answering the
alarms were Kensington, Takoma
Park, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring
and Bethesda.
Evening star., 1952-11-27

For more than 25 years he
served as executive director of the
Inon-partisan National Civil Serv-
ice League. During that time, he
land the league played consider
able role in the improvements in
the Governments personnel Sys-
ITEM.
He resigned from the league in
1948 to become New York State S
deputy controller in charge of the
State retirement system. The ap-
lpointment was made by Gov.
Dewey, a close friend of Mr.. Kap-
Ian, who is lifelong Republican.
Despite their friendship, Mr.
Kaplan, during his civil service
league days. never hesitated to
criticize Gov. Dewey when he felt
the New York Governor had made
a mistake in administering the
States civil service merit system.
Mr.. Kaplan resigned his New
York State post last year to enter
the private practice of law. He
has been serving as consultant to
the State of New York in the
study of expanding retirement and
social security benefits to New
York States public employees.
Mr.. Kaplan also is a special
conSultant in the study of New
York's privately operated utility
pension system.
President Truman's appoint
ment of Mr.. Kaplan to be chair
man of the special committee
studying the Federal retirement
system is not expected to run
afoul of political complications
when the Eisenhower administra-
ton takes over. Presumably the
appointment has been cleared
with the Republicans and received
their approval. The job is not SAL
aried. Mr.. Kaplan will receive
per diem expenses of $50 a day
for each day he is in Washington
working on the project.
The appointment is expected to
get the project under way within
the next few weeks. Other men,
bers of the board are the Secre-
tary Of Defense, the chairman of
the Federal Reserve Board, direc-
tor Of the Budget Bureau, chair
man of the Civil Service Commits
sion and Secretary of the Treas
ury.
Although the incumbents in
nearly all of these positions will
be replaced next January, they
are expected to designate career
men in their agencies as liaiSon
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Department Store Sales
Reported Up for October
BY the Associated Press

The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported today that department
store sales in October topped sales
in September and also those for
October a year ago.
The report was based on sales
by stores which in 1851 did about
half the Nations department store
business. Using the average of
sales in 1947 through 1949 as 100
the board reported that depart
ment store sales in October this
year were lis, compared with LOG
in September and 100 in October
a year ago. The figures referred
to the dollar value of sales and
were adjusted for seasonal in
f1uences.
The survey indicated that the
dollar value of department store
sales this October was better in
every Federal Reserve district than
it was October a year ago.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
6 Protestant Churches
Observe Thanksgiving
In 45th Joint Service

The congregations of six Wash
ington Protestant churches met
for the 45th consecutive year to-
day in union THANKSGIVING
service.
Host church was Keller Memo
rial Lutheran, GOT Maryland ave-
nue. NE.
Principal speaker at the morn
ling service was the Rev. Harold
A. Milstead. pastor of Douglas Me-
mortal Methodist Church, 800
Eleventh street NE.
Ministers of the churches, all
located in Northeast section, who
too part in the morning service
were:
DR.. Carl r. Simon, of Keller
Lutheran Church; the Rev. DON
aid F.. Keith, of Eastern Presby-
terian Chruch, 600 Maryland ave-
nue.; the Rev. L. Barrett Rice. of
Epworth Methodist Church, 9O8
Massachusetts avenue; the Rev.
H. R. Phelts, of Ingram Memorial
Congregational Church, Tenth
street and Massachusetts, avenue;
and the Rev. j. Lloyd Black, of
Ninth Street Christian Church,
1872 Ninth street NE.
Members of a seventh church,
Waugh Methodist, Third and A
streets NE, joined in the union
service for the first time today.
Evening star., 1952-11-27

these recommendations, VIII c h
were adopted:
|. Intensified efforts to per-
suade policyholders to switch from
monthly to quarterly. semiannual
or annual payment of premiums.
2. Elimination of receipts un-
less specifically requested by the
policyholder.
3. Improved control of admin
istration of the research program
in the medical department to as
sure the use of research funds
solely for approved subjects.
4. Intensified supervision of the
fee basis appraisers and brokers
in the loan guaranty program.
5. Closer working relationships
between examining physicians and
the claims adjudicating staff.
6. Speeding up of the integra-
ton of the accounts system to
provide for budget. fiscal and cost
accounting requirements.