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Evening star., 1952-05-31
Elusive Man, Shot in Hand,
Us Caught After Exciting Chase

It took two policemen, a pair OF
taxicabs, four gunshots and a lot
of footwork to capture an assault
suspect last night.
Pvt. James H. Robinette, 26, of
1920 Chestnut street NE, and
another police private, both of
No. 2 precinct, were walking their
beat when a woman appealed for
aid at Fifth and N streets NV.
Mrs. Mary e. Murchison, COL
ored, of the unit block of S street
NV. told them her husband,
Junior Murchison, 80. had at
tackled her with a knife.
Policeman Loses Cap and Stick.
When the policemen tried to
question him. Murchison took off.
The policemen chased him afoot,
but lost him in the 1400 block of
New Jersey avenue NV. They
hailed separate taxicabs and
searched the neighborhood.
Pvt. Robinette spotted Murchi-
son in the 200 block of @ street
NV. The policeman leaped from
the taxicab and tussled with the
suspect. Murchison knocked him
Evening star., 1952-05-31

down, took his cap and n1ghtStick,
and fed into a yard at the rear
of 215 @ street.
Pvt. Robinette got to his feet
and continued the chase. He cor
|nered the suspect in the yard.
Murchison, he said, lunged at him
with a knife. Pvt. Robinette fired
four times, and one of the bullets
struck Murchison's hand.
Pistol Used as Club.
AS Murchison fed past the
officer, Pvt. Robinette reversed the
weapon in his hand, and struck
the suspect with the butt of the
pistol. Murchison continued to
flee. with Pvt. Robinette in pur-
suit.
At 201 @ street he caught the
suspect. held him at gun point
and called for aid. Other police
came and took Murchison to Gal
linger Hospital, where he was re-
ported in fair condition with q
bullet wound in the hand and a
deep face cut.
Police charged him with two
counts of assault with a deadly
weapon.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Pepeo May Charge
County Franchise
Fee 10 Consumers
The Potomac Electric Power Co.

The Potomac Electric Power Co.
yesterday warned Montgomery
County residents that an estimat-
ed $50 900 franchise fee asked by
the County Council probably
would be passed on to its elec-
tricity consumers in the county.
The warning came during a
public hearing on bill No. 10 to
be considered by the County
Council today in the final meeting
Iof the May legislative session.
The bill would grant to Pepco q
25-year non-exclusive franchise
upon annual payment Of 8 per cent
Of its gross revenue collected in
the county. 1t was estimated the
county would get $150,000 this
year from the fee.
Says Tax Is Prohibited.
Pepco Counsel Cornelius Means
termed the So-called franchise fee
"in effect. a gross receipts tax" "
Such a tax by the county Is pro-
lhibited by Maryland law. he said.
Mr.. Means said Pepco would not
accept such a franchise unless the
Public Service Commission au-
|thorized it to pass the tax directly
on to the county consumers.
MIR. Means termed the fran
chise feed discriminatory against
Pepco, since all other utilities al
llegedly have perpetual franchises
and cannot be touched by the
franchise tax.
ITO us it seems discriminatory
against consumers Of Pepco who
chiefly are concentrated in the
down n-country area" he said.
Pepco now operates under q
franchise granted in 1927. It runs
out August 9.
Nom Consultation Charged.
Mr.. Means yesterday hit at the
bills introduction without con-
sultation on its content with
Pepco officials. He said the COM
pany's present franchise guaran-
tees the right Of renewal at q re-
valuation to be agreed upon be-
tween Pepco and the county. Only
q negligible fee is charged now.
Pepco, he said, paid a County
tax bill of only 1896 in 1927. Ten
years later its tax bill was SIS, ,943
and last year it was $187,717. He
forecast a $750. 900 County tax bill
by 1860 under existing tax rates.
"The County fully shares In the
value Of a franchise through its
taxes on Pepco's property" he
said.
Mr.. Means noted that the Dis
trict collects a per cent tax from
Pepco on its gross revenue. He
added, however, the tax Is paid in
lieu Of other taxes. including sales
and property taxes.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Democratic Leaders
In Maryland Seek
10 Restore Harmony
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, May 31.-A dis
cordant note was still ringing in
Maryland Democratic ranks today
as leaders sought to restore har-
mony before the State convention
next Tuesday.
Several party leaders, including
senatorial nominee, George p.
Mahoney. met here yesterday.
Repeatedly neither Mr.. Mahoney
nor his Democratic opposition in
the recent hotly-contested pri-
maries budged from their role of
to be party boss.
They'll meet again Monday to
try to close ranks before the 1872
delegates convene the next day.
Those ut Session.
Those attending yesterdays
closed door session were MIR. Ma
honey, the Democratic national
committeeman, Baltimore Mayor
D'Alesandro: Senator O'Conor,
Democrat. of Maryland; James H.
Pollack, 4th district party leader;
E. Brooke Lee, Montgomery County
politician; Joseph M. Wyatt, CO.
leader in Baltimore's 9Th district,
and Alton Bennett of Frederick
County.
! Earlier this week Mr.. D'Alesan-
dro. Mr.. Wyatt and MIR. Lee served
notice that although they would
be willing to back Mr.. Mahoney
as the Senate nominee, they would
resist any attempt to take control
Of the convention.
Backing Mr.. Mahoney at the
meeting was Senator O'Conor,
who indorsed him in the primar-
les, and Mr.. Bennett.
D'AlesandrO Backs Sasscer.
The Baltimore Mayor was out
spoken in his support of Repre-
sentative Sasscer, who lost a close
fight with Mr.. Mahoney in the
elections earlier this month. They
mustered most of the party's State
organizational strength behind
Mr.. Sasscer's lost cause. And Mr..
D'AleSandro and his adherents
claim at least LOG of the 152 dele
gates will side with them.
In that case the party organi-
zation should be able to 60 right
down the line in naming its own
slate Of convention officers and in
picking the delegates to the ma
tional convention starting July 81.
Mr.. D'Alesandro also admits he
would be willing to serve as DEM
ocratic national committeeman,
the post now held by Mr.. Ma
honey. That Office. in turn, is
filled by vote Of the national dele
gates.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Federal Control Urged
For Appalachian Trail
BY the Asseeiaisd Press

SKYLAND, Va, May 31.-The
retiring chairman Of the Appala-
chian Trail Conference yesterday
suggested that the Federal Gov
|ernment assume control Of the
mountainous land that makes I'D
the 2,050-mile trail.
Myron Avery of Washington, in
his annual report to the confer
ence, which opened three-day
convention at this Blue Ridge
Mountain resort yesterday, said
Federal ownership would assure
an uninterrupted trail.
The trail runs through the APP
palachian Mountains from Maine
Ito Georgia. It Is uninterrupted
lat present. but in times past there
have been gaps in the trail.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Virginia Board Plans
No Punitive Action in
Escape Of Maniac
BY the Assoeiaied Press

RICHMOND. Va. May 31.-The
State Hospital Board plans no
immediate punitive action against
Western State Hospital, author
tiles as a result of the escape Of
10 patient who killed three persons
in Loudoun County Tuesday night.
Maurice r. Fox, 39-year-old
escaped mental patient, shot and
killed his father. an Alexandria
woman and an airline pilot.
Fox escaped from the Staunton
institution May 10. Hospital Of
flcials learned he had returned to
his Loudoun home but police were
mot notified Of the fact.
Because Of this, State Hospital
Commissioner Joseph Barrett
questioned the Judgment" of DR..
c. G. Holland, acting superintend-
|ent Of Western.
Yesterday, however, E. w. Opie,
chairman of the hospital board,
made it plain no punitive action is
in the offing.
A full investigation of the case
has been ordered by DR.. Barrett,
who sent his assistant, DR.. F. L.
Mcdonald, to Western to review
the circumstances.
A warrant for Fox's arrest was
filed by hospital authorities the
day he escaped, but police were
never notified that he had re-
turned home.
Fox has been taken to South
western State Hospital at Marion,
an institution for the criminally
insane.
Victims Of the tragedy were
William F. Fox, 70. of Arcola;
Capt. Robert O'Connor, AZ, Of
Falls Church, a Capital Airlines
pilot. and Miss Lillian Levona
Hove. "a, of Alexandria, a friend
of Capt. O'Connor.
Fox Is facing grand jury action
June 8 on three charges of first
degree murder.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Inquest 10 Investigate
Death Of Pedestrian, so

A truck driver viii face a cor
oner's inquest next week In the
traffic death Of a 60-year-old
pedestrian Thursday night.
He is Charles j. Bentley, 40. col
ored, Of the 400 block Of o street
NV. Police said o vehicle he
was driving struck and killed
Arthur Reeves. colored. Of the
1400 block Of Fifth street NV,
at Eighth and L streets NV.
Bentley is charged with man
slaughter. leaving after colliding
and failure to give the right Of
way to q pedestrian. In Municipal
Court yesterday, bond was set at
81, 500 and the case continued to
june 13. pending the inquest.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Newsboy Gets PoIo Tooth With an AssistNehods uqeAL

An Evening Star newspaperboy
who said a mouthful in behalf Of
Ia friend. yesterday won the chum
10 mouthful.
OF teeth.
Carl A. Troester III is the paper
boy and his playmate with the
dental difficulty is Eddie Glotfelty.
Appeals to Quiz Show.
What happened was that Carl
chunked a hunk Of cinder at Eddie
and knocked out one Of Eddie's
front teeth.
Carl wanted to I'LL the vacancy
and he appealed to Strike tt
Rich" the televiSion quiz pro-
gram. Yesterday the program
director let a proxy act for Carl
|on the show and the proxy won
$3.50. which will be used to restore
Eddie's unbroken appearance.
Carl is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl A. Troester II, Of 209 Crest
moor Circle, Silver Spring.
Eddie'S parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Glotfelty. 307 Hillmoor
drive. Silver Spring.
The boys are nth graders at
Pine Crest School.
The accidental dental opera
|tion took place last February. the
way Carl's letter explains below.
nv People Liked Idea.
The Tv people liked the idea of
helping fix up Eddie's incisors.
Carl couldn't appear on the pro-
gram in person. The program
director selected a proxy for him,
the proxy answered enough ques-
tions to win $3.50 on yesterdays
network show. and Carl should
have the money soon.
And Eddie shortly thereafter
will have a new smile.
Here's the appeal Carl wrote to
the program directors:
"This Is my story. The other
day my best friend, Eddie Glot-
felty. went with me to serve pa
pers on my route. He was taking
one side Of the street and the
other. As I came down over the
hill for more papers, just for fun
I heaved a piece Of cinder at Eddie.
He tossed one back and a little
game was on, which ended with
my throwing the cinder that
knocked out one of Eddie's front
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Runaway Boy, 8.
lis Found Drowned
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 31.-An
eight-year-old boy. Robert Daley
of Curtis Bay, who ran away from
home Tuesday night was found
drowned yesterday in Stoney
Greek.
Clarence Gibson found the
body. Mr.. Gibson was going
Grabbing when he noticed a boys
dungarees. sports shirt and tennis
shoes on the wharf at Greenland
Beach. He searched the nearby
waters and spotted the body clad
only in shorts.
Evening star., 1952-05-31

teeth. Believe me that was a sad
experience for both Of us. We
cried, but that didn't help, it was
too late. Every day at school
when I look at Eddie 1t makes me
SO sorry.
"Now I want to help Eddie buy
a new tooth. He will have a tenn
porary one put in now and then
when he gets older he can have a
better one. The tooth was broken
off at the gum and he still has to
have the roots taken out.
"I will Appreciate it more than
Evening star., 1952-05-31

I can tell you, If you choose my
letter and help Eddie and me.
Maybe one of your guests will
be a former Boy Scout and be
willing to help another Scout.
Eddie and I are both Cub Scouts
now.
II want to say one more thing.
Even if you don't choose my letter
as one to strike it rich, Eddie and
I hope you will remind other boys
who listen to your program NOT
TO THROW AT EACH OTHER.
please help us if you can"
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Alexandra Ham Aids Rescue
Of Stricken Kenyo Missionary
PIeo for Aid Heard
By Milton Chambers:
MATS Sends PIone

Because OF an amateur radio
operator in Alexandria, Va, the
Military Air Transport Service is
rescuing a Seventh Day Adventist
missionary who was stricken with
polio in Kenya, Africa.
Milton Chambers, 202 West
Mount Ida Avenue, Alexandria,
heard about the nlissionary's
plight through an amateur broad
cast from Nairobi. Kenya.
He helped Seventh Day Ad-
ventist headquarters in Washing
ton and the National Polio Foun-
dation arrange for the rescue.
Recently Arrived There.
The missionary is DR.. q. Hoehn.
q Canadian who only recently ar
rived In Kenya. He was In the
Lake Victoria region Of the in
terror when polio struck. He lost
the use Of his arms and legs.
DR.. Hoehn was carried to
Kenya, where he was put into a
wooden lung which British SOL
diers made by hand during the
war. DR.. G. w. Allen. Of Califor-
mia. q Seventh Day Adventist
medical missionary >at Narobi,
gave DR.. Hoehn emergency care,
and then got on his amateur radio
to summon aid.
DR.. Allen heard MIR. Chambers
talking via radio to American
servicemen in Germany. DR.. Allen
Joined the conversation-and got
both Mr.. Chambers and the SOL
diers to work on the case.
Plane Leaves Germany.
After the Pentagon gave per-
mission. a plane from Germany
left for Nairobi with a portable
iron lung. 1t picked up the strick-
en- missionary and carried him as
far as Tripoli on the north coast
Of Africa.
Mr.. Chambers, following the
flight by wireless. said today q
ham" operator in Tripoli has re-
ported that DR.. Hoehn arrived
there safely and is in a hospital
awaiting a four-engine C-97 res
cue plane that will carry him
across the Atlantic to a Boston
hospital.
The Army nurse, a Capt. Rosa
lee Reciort Of Washington State
said DR.. Hoehn withstood the
flight well and was resting COM
fortably," Mr.. Chambers said
"She expected him to reach Bos-
ton safely"
Due in TripOIi Today.
The C-97 is flying from the
United States to Tripoli and is
expected to arrive there today to
pick up the missionary, Mr..
Chambers said.
DR.. Hoehn's wife and three
small children, he said, are flying
Evening star., 1952-05-31

by commercial aircraft to Copen-
hagen, London and New York,
and probably will arrive in Boston
before the stricken missionary.
Mr.. Chambers. an electronics
engineer at the Naval Research
Laboratory, said DIR. Hoehn sur
vived a series Of narrow escapes.
They had him in the wooden
lung in Nairobi." he said. "but the
power kept failing.
zone night the power stopped
three times. DR.. Allen and his
friends had to transfer DR.. Hoehn
to another lung which could be
Operated by hand.
"Dr. Allen by radio got the
South African Air Force to fly q
lung to Nairobi, but when it got
there it would not work on the
kind Of power available.
ut was about this time that he
heard me talking to the boys in
Germany"
Known Only as George"
Mr.. Chambers said his radio
friend in Germany-known to him
only as "George"-was familiar
with the Air Forces Air Sea Res
cue Service, and Immediately
started arranging for a plane
from Germany to pick up DR..
Hoehn.
Everything was arranged al
most Immediately" Mr.. Chambers
said, 'but then we discovered the
ill missionary was a Canadian.
The Air Sea Rescue Service is
supposed to take care Of American
servicemen or American citizens.
SO we had to get Washington's
permission to act"
Mr.. Chambers said this caused
a four-day- delay in getting the
American rescue plane under wav
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Third Eagle Scout in Troop

Cabell~ N. Pryor, jr.. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Cabell N. Pryor, 1924
Claggett road. University Park,
Md. has been awarded the rank
Of Eagle Scout. He is the third
member Of his troop, No. 214. to
attain Scopting's highest rank.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Truman 10 Veto
McCarran Bill
Baltimore Conference
Coils on Congress to
Avoid Discrimination
~ NuSp0t NonneS
Sicr Stuff correspondent

BALTIMORE, May 3l.-The
Baltimore Annual Conference oil
the Methodist Church oday
adopted a resolution calling on
President Truman to veto the Nc
|Carran immigration bill.
The statement approved by the
meeting called on Congress Ito
|e act immigration legislation
which will uphold the principles
and ideals Of democracy and
Christian citizenship and avoid
unfair discrimination"
Earlier Bishop Charles Wesley
Flint Of the Washington area was
honored at the conference, being
held in st. Marks Methodist
Church, Baltimore.
Purses Presented to Bishop Flint.
Two purses were presented to
Bishop Flint on behalf of the
ministers and laymen Of the area.
Bishop Flint, who came to his
present post in 1914, will retire
lon June Is at the denominations
jurisdictional conference in Har-
risburg. Pa.
In presenting a purse on behalf
|of laymen, Judge Charles w.
Woodward of Rockville said to
Bishop Flint:
"You have dealt with us with
Ia great deal of love and patience.
You have done your work with a
great deal of industry and per-
severance. and we know you work
under difficulties and that you
have never shirked any of them. +"
DR.. o. B. Langrell, Baltimore
west district superintendent and
formerly minister Of Francis AS
bury Methodist Church in Wash
ington, presented a purse for the
ministers at the 168th session Of
the conference.
Church Schools Face Crisis.
Church-related schools are in a
time of crisis. DR.. Lowell s. Ensor,
president of Western Maryland
College. told the meeting today.
1--WE need your support" DR..
Ensor said. "When I go out ask
ing for money from other sources,
I am constantly faced by the an
lswer, You are a Methodist school.
You are getting support from the
church. We need more support
from the church to help us over
difficulties of these days."
The conference approved estab-
Ilishment Of a provisional commits
sion on radio and television, with
headquarters in Washington. Its
programs will be produced at
American University.
The commission was empowered
Ito study the conferences radio
and television programs and to
bring in a detailed report at the
1858 session.
Child Care Merger Proposed.
The conference yesterday rec
commended merger Of three homes
for children and the Board of
Child Care.
The action followed the recon-
|mendation Of a special committee
which has been studying the prob
lem for several years under chair
manship Of the Rev. Asbury
Smith.
The homes involved are the
Strawbridge Home for Boys, Inc,
the Kelso Home Of Girls of the
Methodist Church, Inc, and the
Swartzell Methodist Home for
Children, Inc.
The Rev. Enmette r. Spencer
was reelected treasurer Of the
conference for q four-year term.
Also renamed were the Rev. Dor
sey K. Sturgis of First Bradbury
Heights Methodist Church, Wash
ington. secretary, and the Rev.
Russell w. Sapp, StatiStician.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Princeton Group to Sing

The Princeton Seminary Choir
|of Princeton, N. j.. will sing at
the Calvary Presbyterian Church,
South Kings highway and School
street. Alexandra. at pm. We'd
lnesday.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
2 Washington Girls
To Graduate at TOP
|Of Class at Trinity

Two Washington students have
been accorded the highest aca-
demic rating in the graduating
class of Trinity College.
Miss Patricia Anne O'Rourke.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Concert at FairIinqton

The Fairfax Chorus will pre-
sent a concert of sacred music
|at the darlington Methodist
Church on Leesburg pike, Fair
lington, at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1952-05-31
Democratic Club Election

The District Democratic Club
will hold its annual election of
officers at 1890 pm. tomorrow at
1.-THE Dupont Plaza Hotel.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-24
OPS PLACES CEILINGS ON ANTI-FREEzE

JUNEAu-Retail ceiling prices Tor all anti-freeze sold in Alaska today were fixed by the Office .,f Price Stabilization in CPR III. effective January 9.
 Dollars and cents ceilings were established for standard grades .of specified types of non-volatile or permanent character. A for mula was also established for the fixing of ceiling prices on sub standard grades of these same types.
 Ceiling prices established by the regulation generally are : to 10 cents below current retail prices The OPS said, however. that they reflect the same cost price relationship as that enjoy ed by sellers of anti-freeze in the period May 24, 1850 to June q, 1850 and meet the requirements of the most recent amendments 10 the Defense Production Act,
 The dollar and cents prices es- tablished by the regulation and the formula for establishing cell ing prices for the specified sub standard grades are applicable only to designated types of anti freeze manufactured outside of Alaska and sold in the panhandle cities of Alaska and the Anchor age and Fairbanks areas where 77.5 percent of all the motor va- hicles used in the Territory are registered.
 The OPS pointed out that anti freeze is a must" for all water cooled motors in Alaska with it's temperatures tko,t reach 62 de- grees below zero and that cur rently some 100000 gallons with a present value of $350,000 are be- ing used annually.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-24
Winter Curn;vo! Moreh 2 to ? At Fuirbunks

Fairbanks Winter Carnival ,xlu open March and run for tull week. closing March g. The Fair banks junior chamber of com merce will sponsor the annual celebration.
 Fun for all' is promised by the jaycees with the reviving Of the queen contest, the annual North America championship dog races and many other features.
 The senior chamber of com merce has agreed to offer every assistance to the Jaycees in carry ing out the project.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-24
MAN ON THE FARM" WEEKLY PROGRAM ON STATION kENI

Take a bit of sprlgh;ly muse. Add touch of comic nonsense. sprinkle lightly with a quiz ses. sion and flavor with just plain common sense and advice Add them all together and you have the fast-moving Man On The Farm" program, an enjoyable show for farmers and city folke. too.
 The show is omceed by radio personality Chuck Acree who set out to prove that there can be fun for aii down on the farm. And he's done just that One of the most popular of the many features on the Man On The Farm program IS the relating of the amusing incidents that occur 10 farmers right on their own premises" In addition, the pro gram features a quiz based on daily farm activities, contests open both to listeners and studio audiences and again based on procedures common 10 farmers, and hints on farming practices presented in a light, interesting manner.
 The cast includes Reggie Cross, The comedian in the show George Menard, the singing announcer who moves with Acree through the crowds for the interview ses- sions. organist Porter Heaps, songstress Ann Andrews, and two officials of the Quaker Oats Com- pany, pr. Olny B. Kent and Arno A. Dennerlein. Their farming hints prove invaluable to farmers and strike an interesting note for city slickers. The program is heard locally from Station KENI every Saturday at l2:30 p. m,
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-24
BILL WOULD ALLOW TRAVEL EXPENSES ON FEDERAL
 TRANSFERS WITHIN ALASKA

Delegate r. l.. Bartleitc has in.
 uOduCed legislation to include Alaska residents within existing law Co permit the payment of their travel expenses when new ly appointed for positions within the Territory
 Exclusion of Alaska residents from a law passed in l946 was upheld m a decision rendered by the Comptroller General of the United States. If enacted. the Delegates measure would place resident Alaskans on an equal footing with residents of the con tinental United States whose travel expenses of transportation of household goods and personal effects as new appointees are paid by the federal government when sent to assignments outside the continental United States.
 In introducing the amendatory legislation Delegate Bartlett pointed out that the employment of local residents within the Ter ritory was of manifest importance whenever possible and that they should not be precluded from benefits enjoyed by residents of the continental United States who are sent to Alaska, Hawaii and other places outside the contin- ental United States.