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Evening star., 1953-12-14
Seven Lust Theaters
To Hold Christmas
Matinees on Friday

Seven theaters of the Sidney
Lust chain in nearby Maryland
will hold their 10Th annual
Christmas Cheer matinees at 4
pm. Friday in cooperation with
welfare and civic groups of
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties.
The participating theaters are
the Hyattsville, Bethesda, viers
Mill, Cheverly. Haywood mount
Rainier), Allen (Takoma Park)
and Marlboro.
Admission for both children
and adults will be a toy or
canned food. The articles col
lected will be distributed to the
needy in the two counties.
Jerry and Jimma Strong, the
husband-wife disc jockey team
of station WMAL, are among ths
sponsors of the special matinees.
Also sponsoring the programs
at the Hyattsville, Haywood,
Cheverly and Allen taeaters is
the Christmas Bureau of the
Prince Georges County Commu-
nifty Chest Planning Council. The
Marlboro Lions Club is sponsor
ing the Marlboro Theater show.
The Bethesda and Viers Mill
Theaters also have as their spon-
sorS the Volunteer Christmas
Bureau of the Montgomery
County Community Chest and
the Wheaton Lions Club.
A program of feature films
and cartoons will be presented at
each theater. The feature films
are as follows: Allen. "Stage to
Tucson" Cheverly. "Bonzo Goes
to College," Hyattsville, BEST of
the Badmen;;" Haywood. stage
to Tucson" Marlboro, ''Thun-
derhead, Son of Flicka;;" Be-
theSda, kansas Raiders" and
Viers Mill. when the Redskins
Rode"
Evening star., 1953-12-14

It begins to appear that the
Jennings are having a bad time
of it around the Arctic Circle
this winter.
Or else. why was that snowy
owl spotted as big as life and
twice as frightening on the
marshland near Point Look
out, Md?
. The diversified birds (they
reach 2 feet in length) are
known to migrate South at any
time the food supply gets short
in their northern habitat.
They are never happier than
when they have a lemming to
nibble on. But once in a while,
some say about every eight
years, the Jennings either take
of for the sea in tabled fashion,
or in some other way disappear.
Evening star., 1953-12-14

Elliot Watkins. %. of the 6400
block of L street. Chapel Oaks.
Nd, picked the wrong time yes
terday to be trying on clothes,
according to Prince Georges
County police.
Watkins, who is colored, was
found at 6 am. yesterday inside
cleaning establishment at 703
Sixty first avenue, Fairmount
Heights, Md.
Police said he was busy trying
on clothes when the shops
owner, James Franklin. colored.
arrived early to open UP for
business.
A county police car occupied
by Pvts. Robert Haislip and
Yorke Flynn. jr., passed by about
the same time and joined Mr..
Evening star., 1953-12-14

school groups, relating the paint
ings to the currirulm.
The Artmobile'S visit to Arl-
ington is under sponsorship OF
the Arlington Federation of
Women's Clubs. of which Mrs. j.
Fred Abel is president. Mrs. j.
York Welborn, president of the
Northern Virginia District, is
chairman of the planning COM
mittee, with Mrs. William G..
Watt. treasurer of the Virginia
Federation, as co-chairman.
Formal Opening Program.
The formal opening at WASH
ington-Lee will take place at
$3.50 pm. Friday. j. Maynard
Magruder Of the Virginia House
of Delegates will preside, and
Arlington County Manager A. T.
Lundberg will welcome the
guests.
On the program will be T.
Edward Rutter, superintendent
Of Arlington County schools;
Richard L. Micherdzinski. super
visor Of art education; Thomas
M. Beggs, director of the Ma
tional Gallery of Fine Arts; Mrs.
Watt; Mrs. Dave Satterfield,
women'S counselor Of Miller &
Rhoads. and Mrs. John Garland
Pollard of the Virginia Museum.
Other guests include members
Of the Arlington County Board,
Arlington School Board, Arling-
ton school staff and the Vir-
ginia Legislature, and directors
of art museums, as well as
women's clubs.
The Artmobile will be open to
the public with a nominal charge
from 1880 to 8 pm. Friday. Sat-
urday and Monday during its
stay.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Art Museum on Wheels Visits
Arlington School on Week End

An art museum on wheels
called the Artmobile-will visit
Washington-Lee High School in
Arlington Friday through next
Monday.
The trailer designed by the
staff of the Virginia Museum of
Fine Arts will introduce fine
paintings in a tour of rural Vir-
ginia to adults and children who
may never have had an oppor-
tunity to visit art galleries.
The Artmobile is completely
fitted with museum equipment.
Special fastening devices and
museum walls secure the paint
ings in transit. Each picture is
individually spotlighted by a cell
ing fixture designed particularly
for the vehicle.
Burglar and Fire Protection.
It is air-conditioned, burglar
proofed, and has a system of
fire protection.
The trailer was provided by
Miller & Rhoads, Richmond, as
a public service. Three trustees
Of the museum, Mrs. Alfred /.
DUPONT, Mrs. j. Gordon Smith
and John Lee Pratt, made pos
sible the development of the
idea.
The Virginia Federation Of
Women's Clubs is underwriting
its initial tour. The first exhibi-
ton is Is Dutch and Flemish
paintings on loan from the col
lection of Walter p. Chrysler, jr.
Musical background and brief
commentaries on the exhibition.
geared to various age levels, are
furnished by special recordings.
Preliminary material, prepared
with cooperation of educational
authorities. is sent ahead to
Evening star., 1953-12-14
GreenbeIt Turkey Shoot
To Help Poor Children

Santa Claus sometimes uses .
shotgun instead of a sleigh.
That will be. the case Satur-
day. at a turkey shoot in Green
belt Md. Proceeds from the OUT
ing will be used to fill Christmas
baskets for poor children in
Prince Georges County.
The event opens at 1890 pm.
Signs at Greenbelt and Edmons-
ton roads will lead motorists to
the shooting area. Guns will be
furnished for competitors who
don't bring their own.
Masons in Prince Georges
Forest No. 139 Tall Cedars Of
Lebanon, are sponsoring the
shoot.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Lorton League to Hear
Discussion of Bonds

Fairfax County's proposed $40
million sewer bond issue will be
discussed at a meeting of the
Lorton Community League at
8 o'clock tonight at the Lorton
School.
Speakers will be Mrs. Anne
Wilkins and c. B. Jett, of the
Fairfax Board of Supervisors.
The bond issue referendum is
tommorroW.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Garrett Park Civic Group

The Garrett Park Citizens As
sociation will meet at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow in the Garrett Park
(Md.) Community Center, on
Strathmore street. A reception
will be held for new residents of
the community and former
mayors, and elections will be
held.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Debt Increase
On Sewer Bonds
is Minimized
Foirfux Man Hits Foes
Of $40 Million Issue;
Vote Set Tomorrow

A Fairfax County civic leader
today answered critics of a pro-
posed $40 million sewer bond
issue which will be voted upon
in a referendum tomorrow.
Bernard r. Mullady, president
of the Federation of Fairfax
County Citizens Associations,
said county residents must sup
port the bond issue or face "the
alternative of annual joustings
with fragments of the problem"
The bond issue would permit
construction of 199 miles of new
sewers, three treatment plants
and three pumping stations in
reas of the county now defined
as Sanitary Districts Nos. /, 3,
4, S. 6 and z. Only District No.
l now has it's own sewer system.
Debt Rise Minimized.
Opponents of the bond issue
have said it would raise the
county's indebtedness ito higher
than it should be-" Mr.. Mullady
declared.
Taking both the school and
sewer bonds that would be sold
by next year and the assessed
valuation increase by the av-
erage increase for the last five
years the total Indebted
ness) would be only TIA per
cent higher, not "a per cent
higher. as the opponents claim"
Mr.. Mullady said.
when all of the bonds are
sold, in 1857, still adding only
the average progression in as
sessed valuation, the indebted
ness will amount to only 15.9
per cent of the valuation" he
added.
He criticized a county organi-
zation known as the Freeholders
who have opposed the bond is
sue on grounds it would impede
future school bond issues.
Sees Health Menace.
"They (the Freeholders)
should have thought of that
when they fought the last school
bond issue through the courts
-, he asserted.
1.-THE county's health will be
endangered if this problem is
not solved. All information indi-
Gates the revenue (from charges
to those using the sewer system)
will cover the costs; the indebt-
edness is well within generally
recognized conservative bond is-
sue limits for counties; it is bet.
ter than the sanitary district ap-
proach in that it eliminates
duplication, is speedier, and rec
ognizes that health problems do
not observe sanitary district
lines" Mr.. Mullady declared.
The proposed bond issue would
be retired with funds collected
for connection fees and annual
service charges.
Mr.. Mullady said residents Of
Sanitary District No. face an
increase of $12.10 a year in their
rates under the present system
when a new joint facility with
Alexandria begins operating.
IF the countrywide approach
prevails at the referendum the
added charge to them District
No. l residents) will be absorbed
by the integrated plan"
Evening star., 1953-12-14
PTAs to Sell Trees

A joint sale of Christmas trees
and green's by the parent-teach-
er associations of Lone Oak ele-
mentary school and Richard
Montgomery High School of
Rockville, Md, will be held on
the Firemen's Carnival grounds
from Wednesday to Christmas
eve.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Wright Trophy Is Hondiwork
Of Young Navy Worker Here
service as a member Of


the House of Representatives in
fostering the consistent growth
of aviation in all its forms so
that it might become a deterrent
to war and that it might increas-
ingly become an important
carrier of people and the COM
merce of. the world"
Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, who re-
ceived it in 1852, is one of the
key figures at the memorial
dinner.
Started Six Weeks Ago.
Mr.. Vickrey began work on
the trophy six weeks ago in a
small garage workshop at Bal
ley's Crossroads, Va, doing it on
a part-time basis. It is built on
a wooden base carrying a granite
miniature of the Kitty Hawk
memorial and topped by the
brass miniature of the Wright's
plane.
Although rightfully proud Of
being assigned the job, he
doesn't consider it his best. That
distinction, he says, goes to an
intricate plastic model of Ma
tional Cathedral,s south tram
sept. Built to aid in window de-
sign and statuary placement, it
required 18 months.
With the Wright award COM
pleted, Mr.. Vickrey returns to
a plastic model of the first auto
gire used by the United States
Post Office. It is for the National
Air Museum.
How do you get in this busi-
ness? Mr.. Vickrey's formula:
Have. a grandfather who built
models for a hobby. Then have
him start you out when you're
z years old"
Evening star., 1953-12-14
% Electricians Form
Prince Georges Group

Twenty-eight master electric
ians last week formed the Mas
ter Electrical Contractors of
Prince Georges County.
Elmer Pyles was named presi-
dent; Frank Bowen, vice presi-
dent and George Belt, treasurer.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
North Tokomu Civic Group

The North Takoma Citizens
Association will meet at 8 pm.
Thursday in the Montgomery
Junior College auditorium, Ia
koma avenue and Woodbury.
drive. lTakoma Park, Md. Zon-
ing and recreation problems of
the area will be discussed.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
By chorIes J. Yorbrough

A man too young to have
known the Wright brothers and
who has never even been to Kitty
Hawk has made the trophy to
be presented in their honor here
Thursday.
When Representative Hinshaw,
Republican, of California. re-
ceives the award, he'll be getting
six weeks work by 31-year-old
Richard A. Vickrey, of 1241 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
Mr.. Vickrey. a civilian exhibit
specialist with the Navy'S Bureau
of Yards and Docks, put the fin
ishing burnish on the cleaning
brass trophy Friday, marking the
second year he has handicrafted
it for the National Aeronautic
Association.
Presentation. possibly by Pres
ident Eisenhower, will be made
at the Aero Club of Washington
Wright Memorial dinner at the
Hotel Statler to highlight almost
a week-long observance of the
50th anniversary Of powered
fight.
FOur-Day Program.
Many of those attending the
dinner will have been in on the
four-day program which gets
under way at Kitty Hawk-Scene
Of the Wrights' triumph-on
Monday.
The North Carolina observ-
ance, centered about the mas
sive granite shaft atop Kill Devil
Hill, will include displays by an
air armada from the armed serv-
ices. the Civil Air Patrol and
private flyers.
Representative Hinshaw, sixth
recipient Of the Wright trophy,
is awarded it for:
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Porty for Children

The Mount Rainier (Md)
Orthopedic Unit will hold a
Christmas party for children in
the unit from 1880 to 2:30 pm.
December % in the Mount
Rainier Elementary School.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Two From Anacostid Also
Safe in Crash Londinq
BY staff Correspondent Of The stur

BY Stoff Correspondent OF The Sfcr
BENEDICT, Md, Dec. a.
Two Anacostia Naval Air Station
machinist mates escaped injury
when the small plane they were
flying crashlanded in a corn field
near here yesterday.
The pilot was Marvin G. Smith,
jr., 80 His passenger was Sam
uel E. Pruitt. 33, both chief avi-
alton machinist mates.
Maryland State Police at Wal
dorf, Nd, said the plane de-
veloped engine trouble and came
down about 1:10 pm.
A spokesman at the Air Sta
ton said the plane belonged to
the Anacostia Navy Flying Club.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Five Flyers Escape
GroundIooping Plane
In Front Royal LOT

Five Naval Reserve airmen
escaped injury last night when
their twin-engine training plane
crashlanded at Front Royal, Va.
1t. Comdr. William C. Roper,
81 Powder Mill road, Hyattsville,
the pilot. said the plane, nearly
out of gas, struck a tree just be-
fore coming down about 800
yards from the main gate Of the
American Viscose Corp. plant.
Comdr. Roper groundlooped
the plan in order to avoid hit
ting houses in the area. The
landing was made in a vacant
lot near a thickly settled sec
tion of the Northern Virginia
town. "
Officials at the Naval Train
ing Station at Anacostia said
the plane was returning to it's
Anacostia base from q routine
training mission.
In addition to Comdr. Roper,
those IN the plane we're identi-
fled as 1t. ]. S. Brewer. Hale
thorp. Md; 1t. A. D. Braeu-
minger, 4805 LaSalle road: 1t.
E. F. Grannis, and Flight Order
Man F. Tropea, no address
listed.
Evening star., 1953-12-14

Decorations provide a sizable
side business. These include holly
from Maryland, Virginia and the
Carolinas; mistletoe from swampy
areas such as lower Virginia and
the Gulf States, and standing
cedar. a short bushy plant used
for wreaths.
The people who deal in Christ
mas trees are always dreaming
Of a white Christmas.
"a snowfall during Christmas
week puts people into the holi-
day spirit and stimulates sales, /"
Mr.. Harrison said.
Evening star., 1953-04-12

Arch Mcdonald, Bob Wolff and
Bailey Goss will handle the situ-
alton locally.
In addition, the game will be
tapped by a Japanese announcer,
flown to New York and Short
waved to Japan as a Voice of
America project Mel Allen
will describe the game to New
York radio listeners and the
Mats radio network will carry
the game to 26 stations.
Vice Presidents who have
thrown out the first ball were
Sherman Q912), Marshall (1917
and 1920. Dawes G926). Garner
Q939 and Wallace Q942 and
1944 None ever became
President. The Mats have a
3-4 record with VeepS officiating
at the opener Lesser digni-
taries who have tossed out the
first ball were Speaker Clark in
1914, Commissioner BroWnlOW in
1918, Maj. Gen. Peyton c.
March, Chief of Staff, 1919; Paul
McNutt, War Manpower Com
missioner, 1943, and Speaker
Rayburn, 1945.
X X \ \
Ex-President Truman threw
out the first ball seven straight
years, attended a game at which
Clark Griffith was honored and
came to five other games at
Griffith Stadium unannounced.
Griffith claims Calvin Cool
idge never walked. out on an
opener. declaring he left in the
Evening star., 1953-04-12

plus winners like Bob Lemon,
Mike Garcia and Early Wynn to
struggling 10 and IL game
pitchers.
To give the races a quick run
down, based on many converSa-
tions with managers and scouts,
there's this to consider:
Misunderstanding, but used to
winning. Mantle, Berra, Rey-
nolds, ct al, were getting better
or holding their own when last
seen. This was last October,
when the Yankees were tying
the all-time record by winning
their fourth straight world
championship.
IndianS-Great pitching, but
short elsewhere-especially at
shortstop.
White SOx Aggressive and
well managed, both from the
dugout and from the front Office.
But more than Saul Rogovin
and Billy Pierce will be neces-
sary to pitch.
Nationals - One good first
team, but no depth. With Coan
playing. the fastest club in the
majors, although it still remains
impossible to steal first base.
Athletics Slow, but with
Shantz and Byrd to pitch and
Eddie Robinson, Gus Zernial,
Elmer Valo and Eddie Joost to
hit that long ball..
TigerS-Not this year. Pitching
fair but otherwise spotty.
Red SOx-Rebuilding and ad-
mittedly several seasons away
from being a hot contender.
Browns-Some power but little
else.
In the National League it looks
something like this:
DOdgers-Skilled and exper-
fenced. A new starting pitcher
in Russ Meyer, but at the cost of
a solid leftfielder, Andy Pafko.
Phillies-As good as Brooklyn
Evening star., 1953-04-12
Giants Top Indians, 81,
As Irwin Leads Attack

NEW YORK. April II (P.-
Monte Irwin smashed a home
run, a double and a single today
as the Giants trounced Cleve-
land, ST., to draw almost even
in their croSs-country exhibition
tour.
Irwin hit a home run with the
bases empty in the fifth and his
single in the seventh also
brought in a run.
A quartet of pitchers held
Cleveland to five singles for the
Giants eighth victory in the
last nine games. Cleveland now
leads the series, lilo, with the
last game to be played here to-
morrow.
Cleveland (Al 600 900 O1O-1 81
New York tN) 020 010 20x--5 10 D
Wynn. Garcia ca, Hooper (S): Hegan,
Jansen, Koslo (2), Lanier (5l Will
ming pitcher-JanSen. Losing pitcher
Wynn.
Evening star., 1953-04-12
Mats
Continued From Page CID

one out and took second on a
wild pitch, but Paul Smith flied
to Busby and ShortStop Gene
Verble took Pete Castiglione'S
grounder and whipped him out.
The 3,1O2 fans halted on their
way out of the park when Danny
O'Connell walked with two out
in the ninth, but Consuegra sent
them on their way by striking
out Thomas.
NOTES: Ken Wood was
thumbed from the game by
Larry Goetz, plate umpire, IN
the sixth inning when he pro-
tested a called third strike too
vigorously Goetz said he
would not make a report OF the
incident to Commissioner Ford
Frick, so Wood will not be fined
or suspended.
Busby's homer was the Mats
3Oth in 27 games Spec Shea
will make his first start since
March II when he takes the
mound against the Pirates to-
morrow Paul Petit, Pitts
burgh's 100000 bonus baby, will
oppose him Terwilliger was
deprived of a hit in the second
inning by Wood Ken singled
but heSitated in breaking for
second base on Terwilliger's
looper to right The ball fell
safely, but Thomas quickly fired
it to second base to force Wood.
The Mats have a 6-3 record
against American League teams
and are Ill against National
League clubs :. YoSt's two hits
lifted his exhibition average to
.371 Jackie Jensen is batting
.341, Wood 1925 and Mickey
Vernon .309.
Evening star., 1953-04-12
BasiIio Scores TK0
Over Fiore in Ninth
By the Associoted Press

SYRACUSE, April 11.-Car-
men Basilio on Canastota, N. Y.
scored a technical knockout over
Carmine Fiore of Brooklyn after
one minute and nine seconds of
fighting in the ninth round of
a scheduled 10-rounder at the
War Memorial Auditorium to-
night. Basilio weighed 1904,
Fiore, lat.
Referee AL Berl stopped the
rough, bruising battle with Fiore
hanging helpless on the ropes
in his own corner. He was half
way out of the ring, his right
eye swollen shut and seemingly
too badly hurt to continue.
Basilio, winner Of his last six
bouts, had Fiore in a bad way in
the eighth after a give-and-
take exchange.
The Canastota better won six
of the rounds, lost two, with Cne
even on the Associated Press
scorecard when the end was
reached.
It was a nationally televised
scrap and drew approximately
5000 fans.
Evening star., 1953-04-12

except behind the plate and at
second base.
CardinalS-New, young players
must help Musial, Slaughter and
Schoendienst.
Giants-Dangerous but spotty.
Infleld still a question.
MilWaukee-The former BoS-
ton Braves are improved. Re-
gained Johnny Antonelli to
pitch and Pafko and Adcock to
relieve pressure on left-handed
hitters.
Cubs-Good pitching, but lack
ing balance.
Redlegs-Probably improved,
but hardly threats to finish high
up.
Pirates-Again the feeblest
club in the majors.
Despite President Eisenhower
decision not to- throw out the
first ball. most opening-game at
tention will be focusedton WASH
ington, as usual. This is because
of the Yankees presence at Grif-
fifth Stadium. where some light
may be shed on the durability
of Rizzuto and Reynolds, who
has been bothered this spring by
a kink in the spinal region, the
result of an old football injury.
Mats Rate Scrutiny.
The Mats, too, will be due for
a share of scrutiny. A good
many of the experts picked
Washington to finish in the
cellar year ago. This was be-
fore Bucky Harris acquired
Jackie Jensen and Frank Shea.
They finished fifth and might
have wound up in third place,
except for the lack of a left
handed pitcher. This spring
they have Chuck Stobbs, peren-
nially rich in promise.
All in all, it ought to be a
Evening star., 1953-04-12
FornieIes Blanks Cubs
As White Sox Win Series

CHICAGO, April II (R.-The
White Sox unloaded II hits of
four opposing pitchers. includ-
ing a home run by Chico Car.
rasquel, to back up Mike For
nieles' alright mound job in
blanking the Chicago Cubs to
today at Comiskey Park before
1900 fans.
1t was the Sox' eighth straight
spring victory and their sixth in
nine games with the Cubs to
cinch the annual city series.
Lefty Fornieles. 21-year-old
Cuban obtained from Washing
ton in a trade, faced only l6
men in the first five frames and
yielded his first hit in the sixth.
single by Frank Baumholtz.
The Cubs got to him for a
couple of more bingles in the
seventh and Harry Dorish re-
lieved him in the eighth.
Chicago tN) - 900 600 O00-o 3 /
Chicago Al IO2 POI O0x--6 ii B
Rush, Minner 90, Lown 90, Baczew.
ski "a and Atwell, Sawatski (6l; For.
nieles, DoriSh tSl and Lollar.
Winning pitcher-Fornieles. Losing
pitCher-RuSh,