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Evening star., 1952-12-09
u. ). Workers
Get 4 Days Off
For Christmas
Truman ProcIuims
Dec. 26 Holiday; D. c.
Likely to Follow Suit

President Truman today gave
Government employees a four-day
holiday at Christmas time.
The President issued an order
directing that Friday. December
26, be a holiday throughout the
District and in the field service.
That will give the workers
Thursday. Friday, Saturday and
Sunday off.
The District government is ex-
pected to follow suit and give
District employees the holiday.
The Commissioners, who were
informed of the executive order
at their board meeting today, or
dered Schuyler Lowe, Director Of
Management in the District, to
make out a report for the next
board meeting Thursday. Geof-
frey NJ Thornett, secretary of
the board, pointed out that the
District usually follows the lead
of the Federal Government on
holidays.
Order by President.
The Presidents order follows:
by virtue of the authority in
vested in me as President of the
United States, it is hereby ordered
that the several executive depart
ments, independent establishments
and other governmental agencies
in the Metropolitan Area of the
District of Columbia, including
the General Accounting Office, the
Government Printing Office and
the Navy Yard and naval stations.
shall be closed all day on Friday,
December &c, 1852. the day follow
ing Christmas Day; and all en-
ployes in the Federal service in
the Metropolitan Area of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and in the field
service of the executive depart
ments, independent establish
ments and other agencies of the
Government, except those who
may for special public reasons
be excluded from the provisions
Of this order by the heads of their
respective departments, establish
ments or agencies, or those whose
absence from duty would be in
consistent with the provisions Of
existing law, shall be excused from
duty on that day."
White House officials said the
Friday after Christmas would not
have to be made up by employees
by working an extra day the
following week. as was the case
last year. Nor will it be de-
Quoted from their annual leave.
No January 2 Holiday.
Also, officials said that the
Friday following New Years
would not be a holiday. Employees
will return to their jobs the day
after New Years. unless some Of
them want to utilize their annual
leave and take the day off.
1t was indicated that some pos
tai workers might be required to
work during the holiday week end
as in the past years. but it will
be up to the Postmaster General
to decide how many postal work.
ers will be needed to maintain
essential operation.
The decision to give Federal
employees an extra days holiday
over Christmas came somewhat as
a surprise. Earlier, a plan had
been discussed to have employees
make up the day by working an
added day the following week.
However, this was discarded be-
cause it would have been neces-
safy to pay the employees time
and-a-half overtime for the extra
day, since it would have exceeded
the regular 40-hour work week.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
els Volunteer for Koreu
HEIDELBERG, Gerr

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Dec
8 R.-Almost 5000 American in
fantrymen serving in Europe have
volunteered for duty in Korea
since January, United States
Army headquarters announced
yesterday. Officials said 2,513 OF
the 1886 applications have been
approved. Most of the remaining
applications are being processed.
Evening star., 1952-12-09

Miss Anna M. Crook. SO, 8
prominent District school prin.
cipal and member of a distin.
guished family of educators, dice
of a heart attack this morning
shortly after she was stricken
while driving her car in heavy
rush-hour traffic on Massachu.
sets avenue near Thirty-fourth
street NV.
Miss Crooks sister, Miss Ella
Crook, principal of the Tyler Ele-
mentary School, was sitting ir
the front seat when she noticed
that the automobile was swerv.
ing eratically.
II knew my sister was i'll ano
had lost control of the car just
before the machine ran over the
curb and sidewalk" Miss Crook
said. THE jolt shook the ignition
key out Of the lock. My sisters
head had slumped back on the
seat"
Brakes Car to q Halt.
Miss Ella Crook said she man.
aged to get her foot on the brake
and brought the car to a halt
stalling the engine, after the au-
tomobile had travelled some Sc
|teet over the curb.
Thank Heaven no one was in
our way, and no one was hurt, "
Miss Crook said. "The traffic was
very heavy at the time"
Miss Crook was stricken in front
of the residence of the Apostolic
Delegate, and a priest was sum-
moned from the residence in time
to administer last rites before
Miss Crook died.
The sisters and a woman COM
|panion, a school teacher, were on
their way to work. Miss Anna
Crook had been i'll this morning,
and her sister tried to persuade
her to remain home for the day.
Miss Crook, however, had been
principal of the Bryan Elementary
School at Thirteenth and B streets
Sc. for % years, and was proud
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Spurkmun Sees Mossudeoh

TEHERAN, Iran, Dec. 9 R.-
Senator Sparkman, Democrat, of
Alabama conferred for more than
an hour yesterday with Premier
Mohammed Mossadegh.
Evening star., 1952-06-26
bust Of Jefferson Davis
lis Unveiled in Richmond
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 26.-A
bust Of Jefferson Davis, President
of the Confederacy, was unveiled
here yesterday in the old hall o1
the Virginia House of Delegates
which once knew the echoes of the
Southern hero's voice.
A gift Of the State of Mississippi
where Davis hailed from, the bust
was accepted by Gov. Battle oi
Virginia. The Governor said
Davis to-day is universally recog-
nized as a true patriot and great
American" though during his life
he was defeated and Inundated. .
In the principal address, DR..
Douglas S. Freeman, noted Vir-
ginia historian, said that "it is a
singular fact that we still have to
explain rather than extol Jeffer-
son Davis"
Evening star., 1952-06-26
Divorce Convicted
For Part in Burglary
|0f SIS Million Safe
BY the Assoeioied Press

| CARSON CITY, New, June 26
The French Canadian divorcee
who pleaded that she made a
bedroom bargain with millionaire
La We're Redfie1d to steal his SIS
million safe, today faced 5 to ID
years in prison for directing that
fantastic burglary.
A Federal Court jury yesterday
found Mrs. Jeanne dare Mi
chaud, SO, guilty of carrying
more than $147,000 of the loot
across State lines.
The jury rejected her conten-
ton that she gained Mr.. Red
fields consent to the theft in a
tryst at his gloomy Reno mansion
December %.
A special suicide watch was put
over her. She previously at
tempted suicide and said on the
witness stand:
"It is preferable to this shame
of bringing out my private life as
La We're Redfield's sweetheart"
Evasiveness Irks Judge.
Mr.. Redfield denied in court he
consented to the theft, but was so
hesitant and evasive that Federal
Judge Roger Foley's temper
fared.
An amazing new touch to q case
that will 60 down in FBI files as
one of the strangest came yester-
day with this revelation: Mr.. Red
field still has 100000 silver dol
lars cached in a secret basement
room of his residence.
The 100000 cartwheels, which
weigh almost 10 tons, were dis
covered by FBI agents. acting
upon coded instructions found in
a note taken from Mrs. Michaud
upon her arrest.
Safe Was in Bedroom.
The note, with a will and other
personal papers, was among the
currency. jewels and securities
choked into the small bedroom
safe when it was carted away
February 20.
FBI men chiseled through 80
inches of plaster. stone and con-
crete to find the secret room.
Evening star., 1952-06-26
Richmond Newsmen
Charge Police Payoffs
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 26.-
Two colored newspapermen
yesterday told special grand
Jury it was common knowledge"
that gamblers and other under
world figures in Richmond paid
off" to some policemen.
Tom Mitchell, reporter for the
Richmond Afro-American. said he
told the jurors that the presents
and money paid to police were
"shakedown" payments and did
not constitute protection against
police raids.
Rufus Wells, 80, editor and gen.
eral manager of the same paper,
said he had confirmed Mr.. Mitch
ellis testimony before the closed
hearing. Both said they got their
information from numbers men
and persons in the whisky busi-
ness.
The grand jury, investigating
charges of police corruption, heard
five other witnesses yesterday. in
cluding Richmond Police Chief o.
D. Carton. who appeared for the
second time since the sessions be-
gan.
The jury announced a four-day
Evening star., 1952-06-26
Boys and Girls State Opens Campaign in Mock Election

troller. State Senator and Dele
gate in today's primary.
The girls. too. prepared for their
primaries for Governor. attorney
general and Senator.
Meanwhile, the girls elected
Barbara Lee Kaufman of Fred
erick as Mayor. Elain Schwartz OF
Baltimore, controller, and Barbara
Ann Unkle of Clinton as president
of the City Council.
Evening star., 1952-06-26
No Arrests in 96 Years

IzMIR. Turkey (R.-The village
Iof Karakelic in southwestern Tur-
key claims to be the most law
Iabiding community in the country.
For 96 years, not one Of the $50
inhabitants of Karakelic has been
Iarrested or hailed before any court.
Official records show that no resi-
dent of the village in that period
has even so much as appeared in
court as witness.
Evening star., 1952-06-26
Only s. GIs Died
OF Typhoid Fever

Typhoid fever took the lives oi
2.76l United States soldiers dur.
ing the Spanish-American War
But only 227 died of this disease
during World War I, and ir
World War II only IS died ot
typhoid fever.
The typhoid fever mortality
rate per 100000 for each of these
wars was 523.91, $50 and .O5, re-
SDectiveIv
Evening star., 1952-06-26
BY ti,s Asseeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md, June 90
Delegates to the sixth Boys and
Girls State began politicking in
earnest last night for upcoming
mock Statewide elections.
Practically every member of
Boys State was nominated at
party conventions yesterday for
some kind of Office. The Consti-
nationalist Party nominated four
for Governor and the Federalists
came up with three more can
didates.
In addition. SO boys were named
to run for attorney general, con-
Evening star., 1952-06-26
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Evening star., 1952-06-26

recess of its probe until Mon
day.
The investigation got underway
after Howard Carwile, Richmond
attorney, charged local police with
accepting bribes and committing
graft. He submitted afiidavits
giving information to back up his
charges.
Evening star., 1952-06-26

which also contained a vast guam
tity of postage stamps.
The prosecution made a strong
argument that if Mr.. Redfield
had consented to the theft. he
certainly would not have left the
coded instructions and the direc-
tions to his hidden silver pile in
the safe.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Alexandra Democrats
Organize New Club

Some supporters of the National
Democratic Party in Alexandria
have organized a new political
group known as the Alexandria
Democratic Club.
Hardy K. Maclay. temporary
president, announced after a meet
ing last night that it was the
clubs aim to supplement the work
of the regular Democratic organ
ization in Alexandria
"The November elections as well
as last summers Virginia Demo-
cratic primary have indicated the
need for a permanent organiza-
ton through which those persons
who believe in the principles of
the National Democratic Party
may work, he said
The official Alexandria Demo-
cratic Committee has been the
only active Democratic Party or
ganization in the city in recent
years. It's membership currently
is about evenly divided between
so-called organization and anti
organization Democrats.
Other officers of the new club
are Mrs. L. E Tull. vice president:
Allison w. Brown, jr.. executive
vice president; Mrs. Esther P
Moldawer, secretary. and Horace
v. Anderson, treasurer.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
House Near Rockville Burned
Regularly for Fnemen's Drills

The first time they had all the
flames out in four minutes, using
Ia three-quarter inch booster line
and approximately 200 gallons of
water. The second practice blaze
was extinguished within "a min
iutes. with an inch and a half line
and $50 gallons of water. Only the
interior of the house has been
burned so far. ..... ... ..
More Next Sunday.
Next Sunday at 9 am, more
test fires will be set until the build
ing is burned down. Larger lines
will be tried. and new firemen will
get special instruction in keeping
track of their comrades in heavy
smoke and flame.
The practice fires are being used
chiefly for the new volunteers, but
most members of the department
are participating.
Several months ago. Rockville
f1remen had a similar training
arrangement when they were given
permission to burn down a house
and barn near Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
ETratic Flying Saucer
Reported Seen in Virginia
BY the Asseeiated Pre.s

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Dec.
16.-An orange-colored flying
saucer" that first lowered and
then sped away with a terrific
burst of speed" was sighted in the
Charlottesville area, it was re-
ported yesterday.
Roy FRANKIE, manager of the
University of Virginia airport at
Milton, his wife, and a 19-year-
old student pilot, Harry Pond, jr..
sighted an object over the airport
at about 11:45 am. Sunday.
They told Frederick p. Morse.
professor of mechanical engineer
ing and director Of aeronautical
training at the university, who
wired a report to military intelli-
gence officials at the Pentagon in
Washington.
Mr.. FRANKIE said Pond sighted
what he first believed to be leaves
floating around in the sky" but
that on further examination they
saw q disc with an orange glow
hovering over the leaf-like objects.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
$259,391 Budget 10 Raise
GreenbeIt Tax Rate

A 1853 budget of $259.391 was
adopted by the Greenbelt MD
Town Council at an open meeting
in Greenbelt last night. The new
budget raises to 1884 the Green
belt real property tax rate per 500
of valuation. The 1852 tax rate
was $3.12.
The council also reported that
Greenbelt's petition to the Public
Housing Administration for dedi-
cation of the city's electric system
was rejected.
In other business, James c..
Smith was elected to fill the va
cancy on the council created by
Steve Comings. who is leaving
Greenbelt.
The council also voted to give
city employees q holiday on Friday
December 26.
Evening star., 1952-12-16

Rockville firemen are brushing
up on their fire fighting techniques
by gradually burning down an old
frame house that the owner wants
demolished.
The house is located half mile
south of Rockville on Route $40.
Firemen said the owner, Malcolm
F. McConihe, of Washington,
wanted the building destroyed and
asked if the Rockville Volunteer
Fire Department would stand by
as it was burned down.
The flremen were glad to oblige.
and offered to go one step further
They said they would do the burn
ing themselves and practice fire.
fighting as they went along.
Set Afire Twice.
Last Sunday. the old house was
set afire twice. Flames were
touched off in unannounced spots
throughout the house. and waiting
f1remen rushed in to see how
quickly they could locate the
blaze and put it out.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Prince Georges Realtors
Plan Dinner Session Friday

The Prince Georges County
Real Estate Board will hold its
annual dinner meeting at the
Prince Georges Country Club at
7:30 pm. Friday.
Speakers will be Representative
elect Frank M. Small of Mary
lands 5th congressional district
and Thomas E. Latimer, chair
man of the Board of County Com
lmissioners.
Guests will include Representa-
tive Sasscer, Democrat, of Mary
land, other members of the coun-
ty commissioners and the county
delegation to the Maryland Legis-
lature and members of the Mary
|land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, president of the
University of Maryland, and T.
Howard Duckett, county bank
president, also are expected to
attend.
w. w. Lewis of Lewisdale will
be installed as the boards new
president, succeeding Winston c.
Clay of College Park.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Bath County Delegate
Hits Redistricting and
Nav Ask Court Test
BY The Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 49,
Delegate Charles N. Loving of Bath
County, displeased with Virginia. S
new redistricting act. says it is
"very possible" he will ask the
State Supreme Court to rule on its
validity.
The act was passed by the recent
special session of the General As
sembly. 1t reapportions the State S
lis assembly districts.
One of the effects of the shake
up is the abolition of Mr.. Loving's
floater district embracing Bath,
Highland, and Rockbridge Coun-
ties and Buena Vista.
Calls Arrangement Unjust.
He told the House at yester-
days bill-signing session that the
new arrangement presents a most
unjust situation" for Bath County.
He said he was denied an oppor-
tunity to oppose it at final sessions
of a House committee, which
drafted the redistricting bill.
Mr.. Loving dropped his hint of
a possible court test after trying
vainly to get the House to meet
again Friday to reconsider its
shuttle of House districts.
I'm certainly going to inves-
tigate about a court test" he said.
Hints at Other Methods.
He said there are "other pos
sible methods" of attacking the
legislation, too. When asked what
they were, he replied:
"I'd rather not express myself
at this time"
Only a handful of assemblymen
were on hand yesterday when the
delegate made his surprise move.
Fifteen House members and four
senators showed up for the con-
Structive session.
A constructive session is held
about 10 days after every regular
assembly session. It's purpose is
to enable compliance with the re-
quirement that all acts be signed
by the assembly presiding officers
in open session Of their houses.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Fuirfux Boards to Study
School Transfer Plan

Proposed transfer of Oak Street
Elementary School in Falls Church
will be discussed at a meeting Of
the Fairfax County School Board
and the City School Board on
Thursday. it was announced last
night.
The school is in the city but is
owned and operated by the county.
Fairfax Supt. w. T. Woodson said
the city had asked for the con-
ference.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Navy Corpsmon Forfeits
S112 in Speeding Cuse

A naval hospital corpsman sta
toned at the Bethesda Naval
Hospital forfeited $112.90 in Be-
thesda Police Court yesterday on
charges Of exceeding 10 miles an
hour and operating without a per-
NIT in his possession.
Police identified him as Wesley
v. Jennings. %. of Caldwell. Ohio.
He was arrested by Police Pvt
L. r. Lynch, who paced him at
speeds above 10 miles an hour in
a 35-mile-an-hour zone on Route
24O, north Of the naval hospital,
on November %.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Rector Named Captain
OF Arlington Detectives

Arlington Police 1t. Dudley H.
Rector yesterday was named de-
tective captain, replacing c. Burns
Presley, who retired October 10.
Capt. Rector, a member of the
Arlington department since 1899,
has served as a detective for more
than four years.
Also announced by County
Manager A. T. Lundberg was ap-
pointment of Joseph Clements as
assistant fire chief. Mr.. Clements
replaces Percy Finisecy. now de-
partment property clerk.
Chief of the Fire Department is
A. G. Scheffel.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Man Burns 10 Death
In Truck After Crash

Marvin Burke. 10. of Centre
vile. Va, was burned to death In
the cab of a blazing asphalt truck
after it rammed into a halted
train near Baltimore yesterday.
The driver of the truck, Lewis
Holmes. 10. of Vienna. Va, said
the brakes of the truck failed to
hold as it rolled down a hill on
Ordnance Depot road. Mr.. Holmes,
who jumped out of the cab, suf-
fered f1rSt-degree burns of the
face and arms.
After the crash the trucks
gasoline tank caught fire. Police
said the vehicle. owned by Arling-
ton Asphalt Co., ran into an
empty gasoline tank car.
Firemen from Baltimore and a
nearby ordnance depot put out
the fire but were too late to res
cue Mr., Burke.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Man Accused Of Fraud
Over Welfare Money
Shoots Self 10 Death

An old man with $340 in his
pockets shot himself to death on q
Berwyn farm yesterday-the day
he was supposed to be in court on
a charges of falsely obtaining
county welfare money.
He killed himself shortly after
turning over $4,000 in cash to a
woman to give to his daughter
He was Benjamin F. Benjamin
Of the 1000 block Carroll avenue,
Takoma Park.
DR.. John T. Maloney, Prince
Georges County coroner, ruled the
death a suicide.
Body Found on Farm.
The body was found on the
Emmett Walker farm on Cherry
Hill road. Mr.. Benjamin talked
with Mrs Walker minutes before
he put a .32-caliber slug through
his head. Prince Georges Detective
Se"rt Earl Huber said.
The officer said Mr.. Benjamin's
attorney said his client phoned
him yesterday, saying he was
worried about the court action.
The attorney said Mr.. BENJAMIN
told him he would not appear in
Rockville.
The charge was of obtaining
money by false pretenses from the
Montgomery County Welfare
Board.
Got $4,000 From Bank.
The attorney also said he knew
his client had drawn out $4,000
from bank account last month
or the month before.
Sergt. Huber said the daughter
Mr.. BENJAMIN left the $4,000 to is
Mrs. Viola Myers of Horner's
Lane, Rockville.
A son, William. of the 4011
Madison street. Hyattsville, and
another daughter. Mildren Ben
jamin. also survive.
The rusty revolver Mr.. Ben
jamin used was found by his body.
He shot himself near the
burned-down site of house he
once lived in on the farm.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
Top Officials Begin
In Service Trainind
On County Problems

An 1n-service training school
for county employees got under
way yesterday in Montgomery
County with is department and
division heads returning to class
rooms.
The training program is in
tended eventually for all county
employees.
The series of classes will run
for Is weeks. Each Monday
afternoon, the top county officials,
including County Manager Irving
G. McNayr. will meet in the
Health Department conference
room in Rockville.
Conference Method.
Mr.. McNayr said yesterday the
course will include studies of
nearly all administrative problems
that arise in local government.
The classes will be conducted on
a group conference method, with
informal discussion periods pre-
dominating.
The basis of instruction will be
the textbook. "Techniques of
Municipal Administration" pre-
pared by the International City
Managers Association. John P.
Gaquin, personnel assistant to the
county manager, will supervise
the school.
Each week, students will be
given administrative problems, for
which they will develop solutions
and then present them to the class
for discussion.
See Films on Problems.
The training program will be
augmented by special films on
governmental problems. Yester-
day the group saw films on the
Westchester IN. " County gov
ernment and group conference
techniuues.
All personnel who complete the
training course satisfactorily will
receive certificates of accomplish
ment from the ICMA
Mr.. McMayr said he long has
wanted to establish such an in
service training program. He said
various departments in the past
have had their own training pro-
grams but that this is the first
such course on overall admins
tratiye problems.
Evening star., 1952-12-16
PSC Sets Hearing
On Railroads Plea
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 16.-Western
Maryland Railway officials get
their chance on January IS to tell
the Public Service Commission why
they want to cut out all passenger
service in Maryland.
The commission set the hearing
yesterday. It will be held begin-t
ming at 10:30 am. in the PSCs
Offices here.
The road, which operates pas
senger service between Baltimore
and Cumberland and points in
between. has said it is losing money
on the service at the rate Of about
$3.50 900 a year.