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Evening star., 1952-05-29
Report on Barrett S Finances

The tolloiUing is a partial tert
OF the statement By Jerome J.
Steiker. accountant for the Sem
ate District Crime Committee,
Summarizing investigation of
the finances of former Police
Supt. Robert j. Barrett:
The examination started with
the. financial questionnaire
sworn to and submitted by
Robert j. Barrett. In addition,
the subcommittee received most
of Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett's can
celed checks for the years 1949.
1850 and 1851. It should be
noted that about so Cancelled
checks were not submitted, and
an examination of the stub
books showed that 80 stubs had
been torn from the binding and
were missing.
-. Information derived from
Cancelled checks was fragmen-
tary. inaSmuch as most of Mr..
Barrett's dealings were not by
check but in cash. For example,
a $12.26 check to the order of a
local laundry brought to light
disbursements totaling over
$3.50, in cash during the period.
A $40 check in 1851, payable to
a florist, revealed payments in
cash Of $213.80 not otherwise
disclosed. A check for $48.76
in 1851, payable to a building
supply company, revealed addi-
tional disbursements in this
period of over $700 in cash.
Evening star., 1952-05-29
Asylum Officials Say TheyKnew
Of Monioc's S Presence on Farm

officials at Western State Men
tai Hospital at Staunton, Va, said
they have been aware since May
10 that Maurice Ray Fox. maniac
slayer, was on his fathers farm,
but did nothing to apprehend him.
DR.. Joseph E. Barrett, State
director of mental hygiene and
hospitals, last night charged DR..
c. G. Holland, acting superin-
tendent of Western State, with
showing bad judgment in the case.
State police and Leesburg au-
thorities said they did not learn
the fugitive had been living on the
Fox farm near Arcola, Va. until
after he murdered three persons
there Tuesday.
Should Have Told Police.
DR.. Barrett said DR.. Holland
should have notified police when
he learned Fox had returned to his
home on May 10. the day of the
maniac'S escape.
"It was a matter of judgment
but think DR.. Hollands judg-
ment was not good" DR.. Barrett
said. He added he had no plans
for a large scale investigation but
would listen" to everything about
the case.
The fugitive's 75-year-old
mother, Mrs. Ida Fox, telephoned
the hospital Immediately after her
son appeared on the farm the
same day he escaped from the
institution, DR.. Holland said. Mrs.
Fox promised to bring her
son back the next day, DR.. Hol-
land said, so no further action
was taken.
Custody Plea Refused.
DR.. Barrett said that on May 13
a brother, Claude Fox, asked per-
brother, Claude Fox, asked per-
mission to have custody of the
patient, but the hospital refused
and insisted that the man be re-
turned.
DR.. Barrett said that later an
attorney asked the hospital by let
ter for permission to commit Fox
to the custody of his brother, and
this was denied.
Still police were not notified
that Fox was home, DR.. Holland
said. and the hospital commune
Gated with a lawyer to institute
legal proceedings" to return the
fugitive.
DR.. Holland said police at Lees
burg were not told that the fugi-
Evening star., 1952-05-29

tive, whom he described as a
definitely dangerous type" was
in the area.
He said the hospital does not
communicate with hometown po-
lice in escape cases because that
is not our responsibility"
Fox escaped from an isolation
room at the institution at 9:10
am. May 10. He overpowered a
guard when a door was unlocked
and bolted from the building. He
climbed a high wire fence to es-
cape from the grounds.
He first attempted to escape last
June 81 when he pushed out a
screen and jumped from a second
floor window. He fractured both
heels in the jump and was hospi-
talized for a long period.
Described as Troublemaker.
On February IA, Fox started a
fight with fellow patients, but was
subdued before any serious harm
was done, DR.. Holland said.
HE was troublemaker from
the day he arrived here" DR..
Holland added.
After Fox escaped, a report
was made to the Staunton city
police. who sent out general
teletyped alarm to all State and
local police departments. The
lookout was received at Leesburg
and placed on file in the sheriff's
Office.
Neighbors who saw the fugitive
on his fathers farm did not notify
police because they thought he
had been paroled. In December,
1850. he returned to his home on
|furlough. but was recommitted
three months later when his
father said he was afraid of his
son.
Fox was first admitted to the
Western State Hospital on June
80. 1850, after being declared in
sane by a sanity commission.
Evening star., 1952-05-29
County Charter Group
Control Battle Opens
As Turner Resigns

William r. Turner. outspoken
advocate of a home rule charter
county manager form Of govern
|ment for Prince Georges County,
has resigned as a director of the
Citizens Committee for Good Gov
Iernment.
His resignation has touched of
a battle for control of the organi-
zation, expected to reach climax
lat it's second annual meeting in
HyattSville Saturday night.
The repercussions could put a
|crimp in the organizations cur
rent drive for 10000 petition sign
erS to get the home rule question
on the ballot this November.
Open Letter Sent to 800.
In an open letter to the COM
mittee's some 800 members an
nouncing his resignation, Mr.. Tur-
ner said the present board of di-
Irectors has tended Ito ignore the
general membership" He added
that picked members are invited
to private meetings. and informa-
ton to the general membership
is "sugar-coated."
"The lack Of an effective and
harmonious organization has con-
tributed to the unwillingness Of
many individuals to take an active
ipart in the citizens committee. .
Mr.. Turner said. He said only
l53 per cent Of last years mem
bers have renewed this year.
Mr.. Turner suggests In the let
tier that the members should be
careful in accepting slate o1
five persons put up by the nomi-
mating committee for vacancies
on the board of directors. He
reminds them that the bylaws
allow nominations from the floor
Among the five persons nomi-
hated by the committee is Nicho-
las Orem. jr.. Hyattsville attorney
closely associated with Demo-
cratic politics in the county. Mr.
Orem, a charter member Of the
committee, has gone on record pub
licly in favor of home rule, but
he has not yet made up his mind
on the county manager idea.
Another nominee is Mrs. zells
p Saylor of Adelphi. In his let
ter. Mr.. Turner charges that the
speakers bureau, which Mrs. Say
lor heads, "has attempted to be-
come the policy determining group
in the committee"
The others chosen by the nomi-
mating committee are Byron Allen
college Park and William n
Wood, Bladensburg, present men,
berS Of the board. and Mayor
M. F. Maury Osborne Of Forest
Heights. Mrs. Saylor also is a
member Of the present board.
H0ldover Members II
Holdover members Of the board
are Walter F.. Mulligan, Ralph
Woodruff and Brendan O'Dwyer.
Also at stake Saturday night is
Mr.. Turner's position as executive
secretary of the committee. His
term as executive secretary ex-
pires Saturday. His term as q
director had a year to run, and
one of the five nominees will be
elected to fill out that term.
Mr.. Turner would not say
whether he would accept reap
Ipointment as executive secetary
The meeting will be held at
pm. in the First Methodist
Church, $500 Baltimore avenue,
lEIvattsville
Evening star., 1952-05-29
Scout Leader Shifts Posts

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, May
20 (SpeciaD Basil F. Starkey,
Scout executive for this area since
1949, has resigned to accept a
position on the National Boy Scout
Council staff as deputy regional
executive of Region 3. The region
includes Virginia, Maryland. Della
ware, Pennsylvania, parts Of West
Virginia and the District of
Columbia.
Evening star., 1952-05-03
New 7 ype Brick Is Designed
ToCompete With Frame in Cost

Organized brick manufacturers
are going cunning for a greater
share of the home building busi-
ness.
Latest product of a $1,25O, 900
research program undertaken by
the Structural Clay Products Re-
search Foundation is what the or
|ganization calls a revolutionary
new brick" designed especially to
capture a greater part of one and
one-and-a-half story house con-
struction.
Some manufacturers already
have started producing the new
type brick. In some places there'll
have to be building code changes
to permit its use.
In the Washington area, it has
Evening star., 1952-05-03

Manufacturers will be licensed
by the foundation. They will pay
one-half Of one per cent Of the
price into the foundations treas
ury as a royalty to finance addi-
tional research projects.
The Structural Clay Products
Institute says the new brick
will make solid 51a-inch brick
walls competitive in price to
quality frame construction.
The new brick has the approval
OF the bricklayers union. Harry
c. Bates. president of the Brick
layers, Masons and Plasterers
International Union, has indorsed
Evening star., 1952-05-03

one end of the unit, to aid in
stallation of metal windows and
further reduce the cost of build
ing.
Every major national building
code permits the six-inch masonry
wall for single-family one-story
residential construction, the insti-
tute said. Walls built with SCR
brick are accepted by the Federal
Housing Administration, American
Standards Association, the Ma
tlonal Board of Fire Underwriters
and many other regional and local
code authorities, the institute
added.
Evening star., 1952-05-03

the product. The institute says
that with the new brick a mason
can easily build so to 100 per
cent more wall area per day.
In appearance and face size,
the SCR brick Is the same as
standard. widely accepted Norman
brick.
Each SCR brick has 10 holes
cored vertically to tighten its
weight and make it easy to lay
properly. These holes are large
enough to accommodate a brick
layers thumb and permit him to
duplicate his normal grip. In ad-
'dition, jamb slot is provided at
Evening star., 1952-05-03

not yet been approved. But the
brick manufacturers trade asso-
citation expects approval will be
forthcoming.
Eliminates Backup Material.
The new brick, called the SCR
brick" is a through-the-wall unit
that would make unnecessary the
use Of backup materials, such as
cinder block.
The standard building brick is
is 2s inches high, 7A inches long
and 312 inches deep. The new
brick has the same height, but
is 11R inches long and 51a inches
deep.
The price ratio has not as yet
been fixed. it is understood OPS
now has that problem in its lap.
Evening star., 1952-05-03

11"'' c 20 mprehenSlVe
works to have been published in
a number Of years, the four vol
umes serve almost as an encyclo-
pedia of architecture. They were
edited by Talbot Hamlin, pro-
lessor of architecture at Columbia.
Mr.. Abel points out in his chap
ter that even the American Indi-
ans and early Romans were apart
ment-house dWellers and that to-
day multi-family buildings provide
a good solution to many of a big
city'S housing problems.
Along with the trend towards
apartment living and the emphasis
on hygienic surroundings and
domestic ease and comfort, has
come a plethora of mechanical
gadgets. Mr.. Abel explains.
Mechanical equipment for
apartment buildings is becoming
increasingly complex. and it's cost
Is becoming an increasingly large
percentage OF the total" Mr.. Abel
wrote.
The Washington Real Estate
Board will hold its 18th annual
stag outing June at the Anna
polls Roads Club, Annapolis Roads,
Md, Edward r. Carr. president Of
the board. has announced.
Afternoon sports events will in
clude golf. horseshoe pitching,
swimming and other games. Din
ner will be served from 4 to 6
pm. and entertainment will be
provided after the dinner.
\ 4
All signs, we are told point to
q huge building total for last
month, when the statistics are
complete. The Bureau Of Labor
Evening star., 1952-05-03

Statistics will soon tell the story
in detail.
X X II II
John c. Tysen, president Of
Previews, Inc, a New York real
estate firm, has been named chair
man of the American delegation
to the second annual International
Evening star., 1952-05-03

recently . pub
lished four-vol-
June Form S
and Functions
|of Twentieth
Century Archi-
! lecture" TIL e
| work was pre-
|pared under au-
! spices of the
| School of Ar
sc h ite cture of
Columbia Uni
versity.
Described as
one of the most
Evening star., 1952-05-03

Conference Of Real Estate Organi-
cations, to be held in Brussels
June 18 through 81.
y 4 y y
Samuel E. Bogley, Inc, has
opened a new Office at Potomac,
Md. William E. Carroll is manager
Evening star., 1952-05-03
Realty
Revue

Joseph H. Abel, a member
Of the Washington architectural
firm of Berla & Abel, is author
of the 45-page section dealing
with apartment houses in the
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
NeW Postage
Rate Goes Into
Effect Jan. /

The old gray mare certainly
amt what she used to be! The
penny post card that served you
so we'll by eliminating the job of
envelop lap and stamp licking,
now costs you two cents. The
new price went into effect Janu-
airy l. Also in effect under the
new Postoffice Department sched-
ule is the increase in letter post
age on mail originating and des-
patched locally.
Whereas, it used to be that
that type of mail required one
cent postage, it now costs two
cents. And with every addition
al or fractional ounce the cost
will be two cents more.
In the parcels post classified
ton, developments are still more
dramatic with the result that
postoffice business has suddenly
shifted to express companies.
Anything can happen in Wash
ington these days, So don't pick
on your local postmaster. He
Just works here.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
Record Snowfall In
Glacier Park In 1851
Is 236 Inches

West Glacier-Snowfall at Gla-
cier National Park headquarters
for 1851 is es ablishing records.
reports Elmer FIadmark, chief
ranger. Total fall for the year
has been more than 236 inches.
Normal is 112 inches.
Ranger talk about deep snow
winters is taking decided altera-
tions. There was the deep snow
winter of 1888 with l57 inches at
headquarters, and then 1913 with
ITS inches. The present years
236 inches is changing ideas of
what snow is in the park. For
contrast there are the winters of
l94l with just g.! inches and
1914 with STE inc h for the
whole IL months.
December. 1851, a record snow
month, has had 60 inches of snow
compared with 1913 inches, the
months normal. Precipitation
for the year totals 1873 inches to
a normal 25.7 inches. Snow on
the ground at West Glacier is
now 81 inches deep.
At Hungry Horse, II. m e s
Continued on last page)
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
Heavy Blizzard
Hits Browniing:
Traffic Stopped

Suffering the winters initial
seventies during the pre-Christ-
mas week when raging billiards
and sub-zero temperatures as low
as -2l prevailed at times, Brown
ing and the Blackfeet Reserva-
ton since New Years Eve have
doomed as victims of an Arctic
storm as bitter as any in years
and this immediate section over
the years has gone through or
deals of mixed cold, blizzard and
snow while even as close as Cut
Bank, IS miles away, there was
comparative banana weather.
However, the present siege is
of little partially. Most of the
state and much of the northwest
is-or has been - treated harshly
by Old Man Winter.
Northerly W in d s beginning
late Monday afternoon began
whistling somber tones-to some
a word of warning to keep off
the highway. With no pu b j e
. events scheduled in Browning,
a considerable number of o c a
New Years celebrants braved the
tempest to get to Cut Bank,
where the appropriate event to
their liking was theirs.
The list was highlighted by
the Elks New Years ball. At the
several clubs it was spec !
night to get the merry-hearted
folks off on the best foot for
ward along the devious path of
1852.
And what happened to the
erry-hearted when it came time
to come home. with this section
in the grip of a furious blizzard?
Well. just this: They had to
stay in Cut Bank for the night
and through New Years Day.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
Eastern Star CHAPTER
Elects Officers

Browning Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star, following the
recent annual election, held in
stallation last Friday evening.
The new group include the fol-
lowing:
Mrs. Ann McDougall. worthy
matron.
Weaver Collins, worthy pat
ron.
Mrs. Juanita Schepp, associate
matron.
Donald Schmidt, associate pat
ron.
Mrs. Georgia Hyde, secretary.
Mrs. Jane Watson, treasurer.
Mrs. Helen S hurr, conduct
ress.
Mrs. Evaleen Weter, associate
conductress.
Mrs. Edythe Harris, chaplain.
Mrs. Kathryn Schmidt, Mar
shall.
Mrs. Irene Benjamin, Adah.
Mrs. Vera House, Ruth.
Mrs. Alice Smell, Esther.
Mrs. Emily Pugh, Martha.
Mrs. Shirley Wihlborg, Electa.
Mrs. Myrlann Mcmahon. war
der.
Stanley Pugh, sentinel.
Mrs. Dorothy Preston was in
stalling officer and Mrs. Pearl
| Andrus installing marshall.
Mrs. Eula Sherburne, Grand
Electa, was present for the cere.
mony.
A very impressive ceremony,
under the direction Of Mrs. Nc.
Dougall, was given for the re,
firing worthy matron, Mrs. Dor.
othy Preston, with Weaver Col.
Inns making the jewel presenta'
ton.
Miss Joy Ann McDougall pre-
scented the newly nstalle {
worthy matron, Mrs. McDougall
with a boquet of flowers.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
Indians Playing
Coyotes, WOLVES
Friday, Saturday

In return games with the Cut
Bank Wolves and the Shelby Coy
otes. the Browning Indians at
the high school gym tonight and
tomorrow night will be all set
for two possible victories. But
victories or no victories, two fine
games are in prospect. Prelim-
inaries. which will be played at
1870, will be between the "B"
squads of the three schools.
The Indians will take on the
Coyotes tonight and the Wolves
tomorrow night.
East side of the gym will be re-
served both nights, cost of seats
to be 81.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
Reiss Portrait Of
BIackfeet Youth On
C, n. Calendar

The Great Northern Ry. Com
pany's 1852 calendar, which was
distributed locally recently by
Agent Wihlborg. bears another
of Winold Reiss' magniticen por-
traits of a member of the Black
feet Tribe.
The person is Burton B e r
Child, son of Louis Bear Child of
Browning. A fascinating sketch
in which the youths Indian name
appears as Nobody Has Pity On
Me- is printed on the lower por-
ton of the calendar, beneath the
sheaf of month pages.
The author is a feature writer
in the employ of the Great North
ern Ry. Company at St. Paul:
1t follows:
In the days when the buffalo
roamed the western p in S in
great herds, the Blackfeet Indian
Nation was proud and powerful.
1t was then the custom, when
confronted by continued adver-
sity, for a brave to retire to some
secluded and dangerous spot in
the mountains, there to fast and
Continued on page four)
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
Walker Has Close Call With Jack Frost

Dick w a k e r, proprietor of
Todd's Steak House, is among
the threatened casualties of the
severe cold that has been raging
through the holidays. Suffering a
car flat" while driving home
from last minute shopping Xmas
Eve, he proceeded to change a
tire. Unwinterized for the &C.
casion, he froze two toes and the
fingers of both hands. His plight
was discovered in the niche Of
time by a passer-by, who took
him home in his own car. En-
Urgency treatment was provided
and he was saved from the or
deal of amputations.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
Life For SOlcS

Tanners use great quantities Of
cod liver oil to impart life and
vitality to leather soleS
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04

Renew your subscription.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
s. Chamber
Members For
81 Thus Far

The membership goal of Bert
Fitzgerald, presi d en- of the
Browning Chamber of Com
merce-"52 members for '52"
as announced in a recent issue
Of the Chief, was exceeded by
three as the Old Year went out.
With the New Years member
ship starting out SIS, prospects
are bright for additional men,
bers during the next few weeks,
although the individual and in
stitutional memberships are so
completely representative of the
varied activities of the commun-
ity that securing of more men,
bers may be like hunting for the
proverbial needle in the hay
stack.
At present plans are under
way for the big gala event, the
annual election of officers n d
banquet. An out-of-town speak
er will highlight the event, which
is set for the middle of January.
The membership includes the
following:
First National Bank. Faughts.
Hamby's, Fitzgerald Drug, Gam
bles, tarr Service, Bob M
Gene, Yegen Hotel, Glacier
Drug, City Hardware, Jack Moy-
er, Wigwam Service S a i o n,
Tribal Store, Shurr Chevrolet,
Scotland Oil Company and Ed
Marion.
Beck Sporting Goods, Glacier
County E e tri c Cooperative,
Buttreys Foods, Monarch Lum-
Der Co., Higgins Dress Shop, G.
V. J o h S on, J. L. Sherburne.
John Minyard. W. R. Mcdonald,
Bell Jewelry and Leather, Allen
! Teeple. Economy Shop and Geo.
H. Mahoney.
Joe Lewis, Bill Show. ST., Les
lie ALBERT, Wrig h t Hagerty,
Davis Hotel, Leona Conway, A.
C. Adams, J. Z. Hilton, Alton
Lee, Don MacRae, Don Schmidt,
Hilton Garage. Stanley Prestsn.
John E. Davies. E. A. McDoug-
all. Bill McFadyean, Leo Ober-
osler, George Pambrun, SHELLS
Grocery, Bob Starr, Thomas Jes-
seppe, Park Inn Motel. Glacier
Distributors. Ed S hurr, Sr..
Browning Telephone and Bill |
| Norman.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
Cpl. Clarence TrombIey
Home From Korea

Cpl. Clarence Trombley. whose
parents reside at Blackfoot, is
home from Korea, after a service
of IS months-three long years
in the Far East.
For 16 months he faced the
ugliness of the Korean war, par
ticipating in five battles. These
included he notable one at
Heart Break Ridge.
After docking at Tacoma on
his return home, he visited his
brother. Cpl. Calvin Wayne
Trombley, who is under hospital
ization for wounds suffered in the
Korean war.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
Background Brings Beauty

In an outstanding living room
where treasured eighteenth CEN
fury paintings and mahogany fur
niture have an exquisite setting, the
walls and woodwork are painted a
delicate blue. Deep cushioned
divans are upholstered to match.
The ceiling is painted d pale gold
which is lighter in tone than the
sheer gold draperies.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
Bird Songs

The time that different birds be-
gin calling in the morning, which
includes the growing of ROSTERS,
varies from species to species APP
parently they begin when the :ignt
reaches a certain intensity dow-
ever. some sudden disturbance in
the middle of the night, such as
thunderstorm, or other loud noise,
NAV start thg.r
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
Modern Methods

With typical American initiative
and mechanization, United States
rice growers have replaced the
primitive, laborious rice cultiva-
ton methods of the Orient with
tractor farming, seed-planting by
airplane, modern irrigation sys-
TENS. power-combine harvesting,
modern drying and milling meth
DDS
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-01-04
Rev, Smith in East
To Attend Methodist
Mission Conference

Rev. Edgar B. Smith has been
invited to participate in the an
nual international conference of
the Board Of Missions and Church
Extension of the M e h odist
Church to be held at Buck Hill
Falls. Pa. January Is to 10.
The event gives the Smith fam
lily their first opportunity to re-
turn east together since they
came to Browning four and a half
years ago.
Leaving last weekend, they
are visiting relatives and friends
along the way.
During Mr.. Smiths absence.
guest speakers are conducting
the Sunday worship service at II
a. m. Last Sunday high school
and college students filled the
pulpit. This Sunday, January 6,
the service will be conducted by
Misses Vivian Anderson and Bar
bara Clemence, nurses at the
Blackfeet Hospital.
Miss Clemence will speak on
The Way of Faith On the
following Sunday. DR.. j. Homer
Magee, Supt.. Glacier Park Dis
trict of the Methodist Church.
will be the guest speaker. Or
January 20, Miss Anderson will
give the sermon. She W be
assisted by Miss CIemence.
Life For SOleS