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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-12
AIexondriuns to Hear
Democratic Editor

Clayton Fritchey. editor of the
Democratic Digest, will speak at
the Alexandria, Va, Democratic
Clubs Autumn Dinner at 1880
pm. Thursday.
Patrick Hayes will be the mas
ter of ceremonies at the dinner
which will be in the Magnolia
Room of the Hunting Towers,
Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-12
Mental Hygiene Society
To Hear Dr.. Fritz RedI

DR.. Fritz Redl, visiting scien-
fist at the National Institute of
Mental Health, will address the
Montgomery County Mental Hy-
giene Society at $50 pm. We'd
nesday in Wilson Hall at the
National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda.
The meeting was originally
scheduled to be held in the
Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium in
Rockville. DR.. Redl will speak
on children's emotional disor-
derS.
Formerly a research specialist
in Detroit on children's mental
disorders. DR.. Redl teaches at
the Washington School of Psy-
chiatry and is the co-author of
Children Who Hate" and Con
trolls from Within"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-12
Recreation Centers
Are Seen Needed fol-
Youth in Arlington

One reason youngster gets
into trouble in suburban areas
like Arlington is because adults
in cutting down the woods and
polluting the streams. have
robbed him of his natural recre-
ational outlets and have failed
to provide substitutes"
That is the view of w. A.
Richardson, director of the Ar
lington Recreation Department.
Yesterdays child in Airing
ton lived in a rural community
where he had space to work off
excess energy at play and at
work at outdoor chores at home, :"
Mr.. Richardson says in "Recre-
alton News
"Today's child wants things
to do, but he finds few places
where he can do them. Many
live in apartments where the
child has neither home respon-
sibilities nor space for healthy
recreation
His parents seem willing to
hand him out plenty of money
for material things, ranging
from cokes to hot rods, but
these are an inadequate substi-
tute. . Arlington needs COM
munity centerS with their doors
open and their lights on, where
any child will be sure of well
come, where he can relax and
enjoy himself under wise guild
ance.
I'm not trying to suggest"
Mr.. Richardson said, that super
vised recreation is the only solu-
ton to juvenile delinquency but,
with proper backing from the
community, it can go a long way.
And I don't feel we are doing
all we could do and should do,
chiefly because we lack the
noPpccorU foaf1ifioc -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-12
Candidates Slated
To Speak at Forum
AT Abingdon School

All Arlington candidates in the
November 3 election are sched-
uled to speak Wednesday at the
first of three Know Your-C Can
didates' forums sponsored by %
county organizations.
Contenders for the House of
Delegates, County Board and
School Board have been invited
to the meeting, set for 8 pm. at
Abingdon School, 3035 South
Abingdon street, in North Fair
lington.
Group Formed Last Year.
The sponsoring group, Airing
ton Committee for Candidates
Meetings, was first formed last
year at the invitation of the
League of Women Voters or Ar
lington.
Candidates for the three Dele
gate seats are Democrats j.
Maynard Magruder, incumbent,
c. Harrison Mann, jr., and Mrs.
Kathryn Stone, and Republicans
j. Fuller Groom. Raymond Belew
and Robert McGinnis.
For the one seat on the
County Board. the contestants
are Glen Bayless, non-partisan;
Wesley w. Cooper, Democrat,
and Richard L. Parli, Republic
can.
Moderator Named.
Seeking the two positions on
the School Board are E. R. Dra-
helm, incumbent, and L. Clark
Heating, nominees of the con-
vention. and Dolph Hays and
James R. Miles, ST., Independent
Movement nominees.
Mrs. Carl Marcy of the Lea
que of Women Voters will be
moderator for the Wednesday
meeting and two others which
are scheduled, October % at
Stratford Junior High School
and October 20 at Jefferson
Junior High.
Each candidate will be al
lotted seven minutes to present
his program. The rest of the
meeting will be a question and
answer period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-12
Dr.. Byrd Will Speak

DR.. H. c. Byrd, retiring pres
ldent of the University of Mary
land, will speak to the Wom-
ems Democratic Club of Mont
eomery County at 8 pm. tomor-
row in the Bethesda, Md. county
building. DR.. Byrd has an
nounced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for gov
ernor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-12
Honor for GoIdstein

CHESTERTOWN, MD, Oct.
IL Especially Louis L. Goldstein,
State Senate Democratic ma
jority leader from Calvert Coun-
ty, will be honored for his work
in government here Saturday
during a Homecoming convo-
cation at Washington College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-12

The first fall membership
meeting of the Federation of
Cooperative Schools of North
ern Virginia will be held at $50
p- I'm. tomorrow at the Bucking-
ham School, Sill South Fourth
street, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-12
Richmond Doctor Elected

RICHMOND. Va. Oct. IL [P.
DIR. Wyndham Boiling Blanton
of Richmond was elected presi-
dent Of the Virginia chapter of
the Society of the Cincinnati
Saturday night.
Evening star., 1953-05-10

all people, should have recognized the symp-
toms. Red face. protuberant veins, difficulty
with breathing, impaired vision. Didn't you
notice him act as if he was blind? What about
your book, Malice and Monkshood'? That's
precisely the way you described death by
aconite poisoning"
'Aconite!' stammered Nina King.
"Yes." Trant touched the flower on her
dress. "Aconite monkshood That s monks
hood you're wearing, isn't it?"
why, yes. Fred pinned it on as gag to
celebrate the book"
so you do have aoonite in the garden!''
''Of course we have, but -" +"
Trant turned back to King. ''In your novel,
you had the murderer disguise the bitter AGO.
mite with raw onions on steak tartar In this
Evening star., 1953-05-10

All of 'em bug-eyed, trying to figure out why
I'm here
why don't you tell them it's just because
you happen to be visiting us?" asked Nina
King.
DO them good to sweat" Hapgood gave a
guffaw of laughter IF there's lower form of
life than an earthworm. it's decorator"
Hapgood settled himself on the blanket
beside the two women with the lunch basket.
accepting sandwich from Loretta and
martini from his niece. A willowy young man
with red hair and shell-rimmed glasses came
up to them.
Hello, Mr.. Hapgood, didn't expect to see
you here. suppose it's those French paper
weights?"
HAPCOOD gave a scornful grunt and intro
duced him. Bernard Nelson one of the
earthworms."
The decorator forced respectful grin.
Listen, MIR. Hapgood. I'm interested in those
paperweights, too. If you start bidding. every
dealer here's going to jump in and force the
price way up. Why not let me buy them?
Then we can split = two EACH"
Hapgood glared at him. my dear young
man. in long and tumultuous career I've
never intrusted purchase to anyone else.
Why should begin with you?"
''Oh, know your method, Mr.. Hapgood.
I'm perfectly ready to sign paper before the
auction begins stating that two of the paper
weights are being bought for you. l."
Hapgood rumbled ominously, started to
rise, and Bernard Nelson scurried away.
The auctioneer had officially opened pro-
ceedings. Trant took sandwich from the
lunch basket. It was of cold corned beef,
tartly spiced with horse-radish sauce. The
auctioneer was banging with his gavel, and
Loretta's frame came up on the block.
The frame was indeed monstrosity, deco
rated with elaborate gilt curlicues which COM
pletely obliterated the vague and plumply
naked woman it surrounded.
Darling, " exclaimed Nina, you can't want
that revolving thing. It's so unlike you
Evening star., 1953-05-10

But gleefully Loretta bid ten dollars and,
after half-hearted competition from an elderly
lady, got it for twenty-five. She dragged
Trant over to the auction block and paid.
While she went to the mobile canteen for
cigarettes. Trant carried the picture to the
car. AS he came back, bidding on the first
paperweight had started. Hapgood was bid
ding and three or four of the other dealers
including Bernard Nelson. The atmosphere
had become suddenly charged with tension
But, as Trant rejoined the group, it was Avery
Hapgood who held his interest.
The dealer was standing up, clutching in
his plump hand the uneaten half of his sand
wich still in its wax paper His face was un-
naturally red The veins bulged on his FORE
head. His breath came in harsh, irregular
wheezes.
''Forty-five dollars" he called
Ladies and gentlemen, hear forty-five
Do hear fifty for the rare old ="
Fifty" bid Nelson.
"Fifty-fi =" Suddenly Avery Hapgood
choked. He dropped the sandwich and passed
his hand over his eyes as if he had gone blind
He swayed; then, with wrenching gasp, he
collapsed in heap on the grass.
Uncle! . ;. MIR. Hapgood! A doctor!
Get doctor!'
AFTER moment of chaos, the local doctor
was on his knees by Hapgood. The auction
had broken off. Chattering people, including
Bernard Nelson, crowded around. Trant's
pulses were tingling with professional excite
ment. Could it =? Was it possible -? He
ducked and picked up the remains Of Hap
goods sandwich before someone trod on it.
On the covering wax paper, he made out
faint penciled cross. Heavens above, ne was
right!
''Mr. King" the doctor was asking, you
say your uncle suffered from weak heart?"
"Yes."
''I'm afraid he's dead. The excitement of
the bidding. A heart attack. A"
''Oh, no, it wasn't heart attack" Trant
turned very quietly to Fred King. ''You, of
Evening star., 1953-05-10

few pieces of the root. mix it in. !" He
indicated the remains Of Hapgood's sandwich.
And pencil mark on your uncle's sandwich
wrapping to make sure he'd get the right one.
Excitement of bidding brings on heart attack!
The perfect murderi'
Nina King gazed at him, stricken. 'You -
you can't accuse Fred of numbering Unclep
Its the orthodox solution. isn't it? Hap
good was very rich man. Your husbands
the only heir. But I've never been particularly
fond of the orthodox, / :"
He paused as Loretta Milton, coming back
from the canteen, pushed her way to his SIDE
She gave one look at the figure on the ground
and cried, His heartE' Then she whirled, and
dived for the art-dealer's brief case Trant
disengaged it gently from her hand as she
paved through the contents.
His pillsl'' Loretta protested. They're
in there!''
lRANT shook his head. "Mr. Hapgood is
beyond the need of pills." he said, "and
though this may not seem the moment for an
apology. have one to make, Miss Milton.
When took your frame up to the car, the
picture fell out. know the pictures valueless
to you. but trod on it and :"
Loretta Miltons reaction to this lie was
violent. Her face went paper white. She
swayed and dropped the hold she had still
kept on the brief case. Trant grabbed at her
arm.
why did Hapgood request the picture to
come UP for sale first when it was he who was
taking the train - not you? Why did you
want to buy the frame anyway when Nina,
your old friend, said 1t was completely unlike
your taste?
The frame and the paperweights were
nothing but a blind, weren't they? 1t was the
picture that was valuable. Hapgood recog-
nized it when you were both here yesterday.
He got you to buy it to throw the other dealers
off the scent. How much did he offer you for
the deal? One hundred dollars? Two? Three?
Four?''
No. gasped Loretta Milton. mo"
well, it shouldn't be hard to find out.
Thanks to MIR. Nelson, we know Hapgood's
method" Trant turned to the dead mans
brief case, opened it up and leafed through
its contents He never entrusted purchase
to anyone else without paper stating (.
Here we areI' He had extracted small,
folded paper from the brief case. And imag-
inc this document was what you were really
after. Miss Milton, when you pretended to be
after the pills."
II, LORETTA MnroN" Trant read, "for the
sum Of five hundred dollars, agree to purchase
for Avery Hapgood at the Redfern auction
one probable Rubens canvas. It is understood
that. although am the purchaser. the prop
erty shall belong to Avery Hapgood and -"
Trant broke off. He was watching the dis
tracted girl trife sadly. She had seemed
so nice.
Five hundred dollars! That's good pay for
a simple chore, Miss Milton. But Rubens
canvas all Of your own! That would be much
much more pleasant. What would it resell for.
wonder? Fifty thousand? A hundred thou
sand7 Certainty once v0tI'd read Malice and
Evening star., 1953-05-10
BY Q. PATRICK

illustrated by Bes, Prins
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Beat PIutonium
Into PIowshores
Is Briton's SLOGAN
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Dec. 11.-Britain's
Minister of Works gave the
atoms-for- peace movement a
new slogan last night-"Plu-
tonium Into Plowshares.
Minister David Eccles told the
House of Commons the vital
cores could be pulled out of
Britain's atom bombs and used
to produce power for peaceful
industrial purposes If peace were
assured.
I'VE could beat our plutonium
into plowshares." he declared.
Mr.. Eccles described the Brit
iSh A-bomb as a core Of f1ssile
material wrapped in a case with
a lot of gadgets. fuses and SO on"
The core. he added. would last
for thousands of years" If not
used for bombing.
His statements came during
debate on the governments de-
cision to put Britain's atomic
energy program under the con-
troll of the Marques Of Sails
bury, lord president of the
council.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Ohio County Spurns u. S. Aid,
ImperiIs States 81 Million
Columbus Threatens to Cut Off All Relief
Unless RecuIcitrunts Take Federal Bounty
Strange Echo

department, which allocates it
to the 88 counties.
Gov. Frank j. Lausche, who
with Welfare Director Robson
issued an ultimatum to the
county recently saying the State
would withhold all State general
relief matching funds from the
county If it resistS participation
much longer, was at the same
time sympathetic with the stand
of the Harrison County officials.
saying:
II would like to see the officials
Of that county permitted to adj
minister aid in accordance with
their views free from political
manipulation. However, based
upon the provisions of Federal
law. my wishes must be set aside,
especially in the face of the fact
Ohio will stand to lose 1885,, 1885
a year unless the officials of Har-
rison County administer the law
as required by the Federal Gov.
ernnent.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Mother of POW Who Stuyed
With Reds Halted in Tokyo
Gen. Hull Confers With Mrs. Howe and
Reluctantly Bors Her Visit to Korea

permit her entry into Korea to
see her SON."
Gen. Hull said the Defense De.
partment policy announced Sep
tember 80 opposes the idea o;
relatives talking with the balky
prisoners.
Mrs. Howe, a graying 43-year-
old mother of four children. said
she was neither surprised nor
disappointed because I expected
certain amount of opposition
and, have had certain amount
Of opposition all the way"
She told a news conference:
II am going to stay here for q
while and wait and pray. ! still
hope to see my son.
II am hoping for action in
Washington that might clear
the way"
Mrs. Howes said Gen. Hull was
courteous and sympathetic
but refused to discuss their con-
versation. saying it was "off the
record and confidential"
Asked what she intends to say
to her son If she sees him. Mrs.
Howe replied that would depend
entirely on his reaction to meet
ing me"
In reply to other questions
Mrs. Howe said her son was so
young when he joined the Army
Continued on Page Alb, Col. So
Evening star., 1953-12-11
By the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Dec. 1.-THE mother
of an American war prisoner
who stayed with the Communists
learned today that she cannot
visit Korea in an effort to per-
suade her son to return home.
Mrs. Portia Howe of Alden.
Mimi, arrived by plane and told
newsmen "all I want to do is
present my son with a picture
of the America he grew up In
and a picture Of his religious
training"
But after she conferred pri-
vately with Gen. John E. Hull,
the supreme Allied commander
announced that he had been
Obliged to refuse permission"
to Mrs. Howe to visit Korea.
Mrs. Howe's son by a previous
marriage, Pfc. Richard F. Ten
neson. is among % Americans
who did not return home last
summer.
II have the deepest sympathy
for Mrs. Howe and the utmost
respect for her desire to effect
the return of her son to his owy,
country" Gen. Hull said in a
statement. But in view of pre-
viously announced United States
Department of Defense policy in
relation to the prisoner of war
question, I am not authorized t.,
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Murray Questions
Inspector Beach on
Source Of Funds
Suspended Policeman
Quizzed by Chief
In Closed Hearing

Suspended Police Inspector
Beverly c. Beach endeavored to-
day to convince Chief Robert v.
Murray that he attained a po-
sition Of financial affluence by
perfectly legitimate means.
The hefty, pink-cheeked Off
Ger underwent extensive ques-
tioning by his chief at closed
conferences this morning and
again this afternoon.
He was called in to explain
the numerous monetary trans
actions brought to light last year
in the Senate investigation oi
District crime. The inspector
failed to give the Senators 6
satisfactory explanation at tina
time and Chief Murray ordered
his suspension.
| Wants to Stay on Force.
IT want to stay on the police
force more than anything else
in the world" Inspector Beach
told reporters.
If his explanation is not sat-
isfactory, Chief Murray probably
will move for a trial board hear
ing.
A similar hearing was held
earlier this year for Inspector
Albert I. Bullock, who also was
suspended after failing to ex-
plain his financial aff1uence to
the satisfaction of the Senate
crime probers and Chief Murray.
Inspector Bullock was con-
victed on several counts, includ-
ing INSTRUMENTATION and conduct
unbecoming an officer. He was
dismissed from the police de-
partment.
The insubordination charge
resulted from Inspector Bullock's s
refusal to answer questions after
being commanded to do so by
Chief Murray.
Says He's Answering.
It appeared that Inspector
Beach today was taking a diff
ferent course. He told reporters
he is answering everything he
can to the best of his ability.
What he has never explained
publicly to date is how he could
bank about $4,000 more than
his salary in period of less than
three years.
The officer was accompanied
to today's sessions by Attorney
l.. Clair Nelson. Sitting in for
the Commissioners was AS
sistant Corporation Counsel
Robert D. Wise. If the discus
sions are not completed today
they probably will be resumed
tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Finnegan Off 10 Prison
For Fees as Tax Collector
BY the Assoe,oted Press

ST. LOUIS, Dec. Thames
P. Finnegan, close friend of
former President Harry S. Tru-
man, surrendered today to begin
serving a two-year prison term
for official misconduct as an
internal revenue collector here.
He walked into the Federal
Building with his attorneys to
surrender to his lifelong friend
United States Deputy Marshal
Les Dawson. They left i'm.
mediately for the Terre Haute
(IndO Prison.
The 52-year-old Finnegan told
newsmen: II know that I have
not Intentionally committed q
wrong. I am a victim of cir
cumstances and I hope some day
all the facts over which I have
no control will be brought tC
light and establish my inno-
cence."
Finnegan has been at liberty
on bond since he was convicted
by jury last year of accepting
$4,000 in fees from two firms
who had Government matters
pending at the time. Finnegau
was revenue collector.
Evening star., 1953-12-11

need more time to study new
bridge proposals, made public
yesterday, by a consultants' re-
port to the Virginia State Legis-
lature.
The Planning Commission was
split, anyways it has been for
two years-over the battle of the
bridges. The District favors a
crossing at E street NV. Other
members tentatively lean toward
a Reaches Run bridge that would
cross the river just below the
existing highway bridges.
Virginia Spans Planned.
The Virginia consultants' re-
port suggested two new bridges.
one in the exact location of the
Reaches Run span and one above
Key Bridge to connect with the
proposed Arizona avenue park
way. The new element in this
suggestion, however, is that the
bridges would tie into expensive
new expreSSways which would
encircle the Virginia area far
into Fairfax County.
The planning commission spent
yesterday in executive session
debating construction estimates,
prepared by the District Highway
Department. to compare the E
street and Reaches Run bridges.
The estimates put cost of the E
street bridge at $50 million and
cost Of the Reaches Run bridge
at $3.50 million and 1892 mil
lion, depending on what ap-
proach road improvements we're
credited to the bridge cost.
The new Virginia proposal,
however. clearly figured as an
(See PLANNERS. Page A-7)
Evening star., 1953-12-11
BohIen Attempts
To Sell MoIotov
On Atom Pool Idea

American Ambassador Charles
E. Bohlen called on Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotov in
Moscow today and strove to i'm
press on him "the Importance
and seriousness" of President
Eisenhower,s proposal for peace
full pooling Of some atomic ma
terials.
A State Department spokes-
man who disclosed this said that
so far as he is informed there
has not yet been any official
Soviet response to the proposal.
Henry Suydam, Department
press officer. refused to say any
thing at all about Mr.. Molotov's
reaction to Ambassador Bohlen,s
presentation of the Presidents
proposal. But he repeated there
has been no formal answer as
yet.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Gen,inids on Ron1p
Mistaken as Usual
For Flying Soucers

The Gerninids. all-too-often
referred to as flying saucers.
were on their annual spree last
night.
They were again called flying
SaucerS.
Several pilots aloft about 1915
pm reported sighting speeding
bright objects, and with little
hesitation checked them of as
meteorS.
The Naval Observatory said
today that the Geminids, me-
teOrs from the constellation
Gemini. cavort in the skies De-
cember 10 to IL.
Some of them may be visible
to the naked eye again tonight
il the eye stays open until early
morning and If the skies are
clear