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Evening star., 1953-11-30
PoIiceWoman Restored
To Headquarters Duty

A 38 year old policewoman
and mother of three children,
dismissed as unfit physically for
duty, has been restored to her
job at headquarters. Deputy
Chief of Police Howard v. Covell
said today.
She is Mrs: Harriet Odum,
5402 Third street NV, first
assigned to the department on
January II. 1949.
Pvt. Odum, who suffered an
ear ailment that affected her
balance. became i'll in 1852. She
appeared before Police Trial
Board which recommended her
dismissal for disability preclud-
ing further service in the de-
partment.
Pvt. Odum appealed the action
and asked for another hearing.
It was granted on September l
of this year.
Before the second trial board
convened, Pvt. Odum requested
and was granted another medical
examination. She was declared
At for duty.
Pvt. Odum returned Saturday
to her duties in the Communi-
cations Records Division where
she is described as an liable and
willing" worker, Deputy Chief
Covell said.
Evening star., 1953-11-30

The heart of every true Scot
beat a bit faster today, for it
is st. Andrews. Day.
Services were conducted by
the ST. Andrews Society Of
Washington at the Old Presby-
terian Meeting House in Alex
andria yesterday. They honored
not only the Alexandria society's
founder, William Hunter, jr.,
businessman and first Mayor of
Alexandria, but the Washing
ton society's members who died
during the year.
The Rev. Daniel c. Buchanan,
the society's chaplain. conducted
the services. Norman G. Kind
ness, society president, placed a
wreath on Mr.. Hunters grave.
The traditional Scottish dirge,
Flower O. the Forest" was piped
by Pipe Major James Garrioch.
Bagpipers and members of the
society attended in costumes.
Miss Lillian Chenoweth of the
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Virginia Commission
Denied Right 10 Price
Milk Outside State
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 30
The State Supreme Court today
held that the State Milk Com
mission has no authority to reg
ulate the price of milk produced
in Virginia but sold in other
States.
CA spokesman for the Mary
land and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Association said the rul-
ing has no effect on Northern
Virginia. This, he said. is be-
cause the Milk Commission does
not now attempt to fix prices
for milk produced in Virginia
but sold in Washington.)
The decision reversed that of
the Richmond Circuit Court
which held that the commission
does have the power to set such
prices. es-
Two Companies Affected.
The case developed from the
sales of Pet Dairy Products of
Big Stone Gap and Southern
Maid Dairy of Bristol, both of
which sell large quantities of
milk to consumers in Tennessee
and Kentucky.
The court said it was of the
opinion that the law by which
the Milk Commission was es-
tablished in 1884 does not confer
upon the three-man regulatory
body "the power to fix the price
paid to Virginia milk producers
for milk sold and processed in
Virginia for, distribution outside
the Commonwealth"
How 1t Effects d. C. Area.
The spokesman for the pro-
ducers' association said the milk
commission fixes producer prices
for only two dairies in nearby
Virginia-AleXandria Dairy and
Birmingham Dairy at Manassas
ard neither, Of these sell milk
outside tbs State.
The producer prices established
by the commission for these two
'dairies. however, customarily de-
terfnines prices for the entire
metropolitan area of Washing
ton because the producers asso-
citation negotiates prices with all
the dairies at the same time.
Evening star., 1953-11-30
S65,OOO Is Pledged
During Te|ethon for
Muscular Distrophy

A 16-hour "telethon" over the
week end resulted in pledges
totaling $65,000 from the WASH
ington area to fight muscular
dystrophy.
The televised fund drive began
Saturday night at Lisner Audi
torium and ended at 3 pm. yes
terday in the studios of Station
WTTG in the Raleigh Hotel.
The drive was extended be-
yond the 1:30 pm. scheduled
closing time when pledges
reached a high momentum. The
1852 telethon brought in $780,
600 for dystrophy research and
therapy and made possible the
establishment of the George
town University Clinic for suf-
ferers.
Moves to Studios.
The show. with entertainers
including Actor Cesar Romero
and Singer Fran Warren. was
moved to the WTTG studios
after it was found another group
had contracted to use Lisner.
Art Lamb, WTTG personality,
was master of ceremonies for the
long show.
The drive for funds continues
until December Is. Contribu-
tions may be mailed to MDA,
care of the National Savings &
Trust Co., Fifteenth street and
New York avenue NV.
Cooperating in the telethon
were the Communication Work.
ers of America, the Washington
Mobile Radio Club, the Upsilon
Delta Phi Fraternity. the Hecht
Co., the Ambassador Grill, Long
champs Restaurant, the Pepsi
Cola Co., Patricia Stevens mod
els and the Premier Cab Co.
Mail Carriers March.
Tonight, 1000 mail carriers
from the District Letter Carriers
Union will participate in a
"Postmen's March" to collect
pledges at homes. Similar
marches will be going on all over
the country.
Chairmen of the march here
are Henry C. Thompson. 9410
Colesville road, Silver Spring,
Md: Guy West. 161 Randolph
place NV, and Edward Arm
sted, jr., sc Fifty-fourth street
Sc.
The auditorium was crowded
with children who went to meet
their entertainment favorites
and make their contributions.
Among the entertainers was John
Funke, 10-year-old sufferer from
the disease, who presented Span
iSh songs.
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Scots Gather Round Today
To Puy Honor to St. Andrew

Daughters Of the American Rev.
olution laid a wreath on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
of the Revolutionary War as part
of the ceremony.
A sermon entitled "A Nations
History" was delivered by the
Rev. DIR. Gordon Howie, pas
tor of Sherwood Presbyterian
Church. Assisting in the serv-
ices was the Rev. Kenneth G.
Phifer, pastor of the Old Pres
byterian Meeting House.
Honored in the memorial serv-
ices were these members who
died this year: David Low, James
A. Messer. Leslie A. Willis and
Walter Davidson.
The society will hold its an
nual tartan ball at the Shore
ham Hotel on Friday. beginning
at 9 pm. Scottish folk favorites,
including various reels, viii be
featured.
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Trade Board 10 Honor
IS Former Presidents

The Silver Spring Board Of
Trade will honor its past presi-
dents at a meeting at $3.50 pm.
Wednesday at the Indian Spring
Country Club.
Since its inception in 1886 as
the Silver Spring Businessmen's
Association, the trade group has
been led by 16 presidents, 13 of
whom are still living in Silver
Spring.
Main order Of business for the
meeting will be election Of officers
for 1854.
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Arrest Of Five Boys Smoshes
SmuII Comic Book Racket

Police have broken up a small
comic book racket in Southeast
Washington with the arrest of
five boys ranging in ages from
9 to IS, they reported today.
Police Pvt. Carl E. Leslie of
No. IL precinct stumbled on to
the practice Saturday, when he
noticed a small boy coming out
of a drugstore at Good Hope
road and Nichols avenue Sc.
clutching his jacket.
AS the boy passed the police
man, 10 comic books fell from
underneath the jacket, Pvt.
Leslie said. The policeman
marched the child back into the
store, where two other boys
Evening star., 1953-11-30

A native of Baltimore, DR..
Folkemer is a graduate of
Gettysburg College and the
Lutheran Theological Seminary
at Gettysburg. Pa. He received
his doctor of philosophy degree
at Hartford tConn.) Theologi-
cal Seminary.
DR.. Folkemer served as pastor
of Our Saviour Lutheran Church,
Lansdowne, Md, for five years
before being called to George
Washington University to estab-
lish its department Of religion.
Evening star., 1953-11-30
New Jail Urged
By Grand Jury
In Montgomery
Group Cites Need
For Bigger Quoxters
To Prevent Crowdinq

The Montgomery County grand
jury today recommended the
building of a new county jail or
extension Of existing facilities to
provide for the increasing pris-,
oner load.
At the same time, the grand
jury noted that. on its inspec-
tion tour, the members found
reasonable security, a clean jail,
and "that the prisoners are well
fed and as humanely treated as
existing facilities of the jail viii
permit"
los Indictments.
The grand jury, which returned
los indictments and ignored 10,
scored the hack of opportunity
for prisoners to get physical ex-
ercise or to do productive work.
The absence of a chapel or rec
reation room and facilities for
the isolation of contagious dis
eases also was hit.
The jury noted that at the
time of inspection one prisoner
with a severe case of chicken
pox was IN a dormitory-type
cell along with other prisoners.
The jury said there was over
crowding at the Jail and that
at times mattresses are thrown
on the floor to accommodate the
overflow. IL
4 Sleeps on Floor.
Sunday night. the jury said,
four prisoners slept on the floor
because of insufficient beds.
The jury also criticized the
practice of putting young prison.
ers in cells with old offenders
or hardened criminals and the
lack of separate facilities for
insane, noisy or obnoxious
prisoners.
1T is noted that white and
colored female prisoners must
occupy the same room and that
no additional facilities are pro-
vided to secure any insane,
noisy, unruly or obnoxious fe-
male prisoner" the grand jury
said.
Evening star., 1953-11-30

hastily began replacing books on
the magazine rack.
The three implicated two
others, according to the police.
and 81 books were found in their
homes. The five. who police said
admitted they had been taking
the books, apparently had been
conducting a circulating library.
They were released in custody Of
their parents. The boys are COL
ored.
In another juvenile case, police
said they arrested two 15-year-
old boys in the 1900 block Of /
street Sc. Saturday for drunk
enneSs. One boy was unconsci-
Gus and the other was trying to
help him, police said. They were
released to their parents.
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Transit Probers
Grant Wo|fson
Hearing Delay
CTC Head Tied Up
In Business; Public
Session to Proceed
By Don S. Worren

The Senate subcommittee in
vestigating Washington's transit
problems today revamped its
schedule of hearings because
Louis E. Wolfson, chairman of
the board of the Capital Transit
Co.. is tied up in business con-
ferenceS in Florida.
He wired the subcommittee a
plea that his appearance be
postponed. Chairman Payne.
Republican, of Maine granted it
as a matter of courtsey.
The open public hearing
scheduled for citizen witnesses,
however, will be held as sched-
uled beginning at 10 am. to-
morrow. These will include
spokesmen for organized civic
groups from nearby Maryland
and Virginia, as well as the Dis
trict.
MIR. Wolfson was granted a
postponement until 10 am.
December 8.
Executive Hearing Called OFF.
He had been listed as one of
a number of present and former
officials of the Capital Transit
originally scheduled to testify at
an open hearing Wednesday. All
will be heard December 8.
Because of the delay in the
testimony by Mr.. Wolfson, the
subcommittee also called off an
executive hearing they had
planned for testimony by present
and former members of the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
The ICC officials were to be
be questioned on the background
of the ICC approval of the 1949
acquisition of control of the
Capital Transit Co. by a group
of Florida investors headed by
Mr.. Wolfson. They also were to
be examined regarding ICC ap-
proval of a four-for-one split in
the Capital Transit Co. stock, to
raise the total from 240,0O0
shares to 100000 shares in 1851.
Mr.. Wolfson is president and
chairman of the board of Mer-
ritt, Chapman & Scott, said to
be the largest marine conStruc-
ton concern in the world. Mr..
WolfSon and associates, he ad-
viSed the Payne subcommittee,
had long planned an annual
conference of that concern at
Miami Beach, Fla, beginning
today.
WOlfsOn's Telegram.
In his wire today to Chairman
Payne and Senator Morse. he
said:
1.-The indulgence of your COM
mittee is requested to permit me
to postpone my appearance be-
fore your committee from De-
cember 2 to any date convenient
to your committee from Decem-
ber 8 forward.
MY presence on December 2
causes me and my business as
Sociates singular Inconvenience
and hardship due to long pre-
viously scheduled meetings
which require my associates to
come from all parts of the coun-
try, as I am principal officer of
the corporation, which would
necessitate the curtailment of
the meeting.
please be assured of my will
lingness to cooperate. May
have a reply to this request to-
day, Monday, November 80, as
I would be obliged to leave
Miami by train tonight, so that
I could be in Washington
Wednesday in time for the hear
ing should you be disinclined to
favor this request"
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Dr.. Byrd to Attend
Last FucuIty Teu

DR.. H. C. Byrd will attend his
last faculty tea as president of
the University of Maryland in
the university's Armory Friday
Invitations have been sent to
faculty. members at College
Park, Baltimore, and Princess
Anne. About 1.500 to 1000 per-
sons are expected.
DR.. Byrd becomes president
emeritus on January 1. He is a
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor.
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Virginia Rules
Driver S Forfeit
IsConviction
Supreme Court Voids
Alexandra Decision
In Speeding Case
BY the Assoeiored Press


RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 3d.
The State Supreme Court today
ruled that forfeiture Of collateral
constitutes conviction under
Virginia's highway speeding law.
In so deciding, the court
turned its back on rulings of a
number Of lower courts which
have held that collateral for
feiture does not make for con-
victioI.
Two Convictions in Year.
Under the States 1852 high
way speeding law. persons con-
victed twice of speeding within
a year are liable to license sus-
pensions from so days to six
months.
The Division of Motor Vehicles
has regarded as conviction those
cases wherein a person is
charged with speeding, puts up
collateral for appearance in
court, but then fails to appear.
It was this type of conviction
which the Supreme Court held to
be valid.
1T is as distinctly a conviction
for the purpose of revocation as
conviction on a plea of guilty
or not guilty." said the opinion.
''No reason is found in the
letter or the spirit of the sta
tutes involved for constituting
them so as to provide for a vi
olator of the speed laws a door
of escape from revocation of
his license by the expedient of
forfeiting his collateral instead
of appearing to answer the
charge"
Alexandria Test Case.
The opinion, written by JUS
tice Archibald c. Buchanan,
quoted the law as providing that
if defendant chose to forfeit
his bond rather than answer
the charge against him, that
is a conviction, no less than
conviction arrived at by trial"
The courts decision stemmed
from a test case originating in
the Alexandria Corporation n
Court involving William A. Par
sons, "a, a taxi driver, of Chin
quapin Village.
Parsons was twice arrested for
speeding in the Alexandria vi
cinity late in 1852. He was found
guilty in Alexandria police court
after the first arrestd. but failed
| to appear in Fairfax trial justice
court after being picked up the
second time. Consequently. he
forfeited the $40 collateral he
had put up.
The division of motor vehicles
regarded his failure to appear
the second time as constituting
conviction. Hence, on March
18. 1858, the agency ordered Par
sons license revoked for 80 days.
Reinstitutes Revocation.
On April IA Parsons asked the
Alexandria corporation court to
reverse the division ruling, con-
tending the forfeiture of collat-
eral did not constitute a second
conviction. The court upheld
his contention and issued an in
junction prohibiting the division
from taking up Parsons license.
Today's order by the Supreme
Court dissolves that injunction
and reinstitutes the divisions re-
vocation order of March 18.
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Career Women to Be Topic

Mrs. Dorothy Lee, a member
of the United States National
Parole Board and former Mayor
Of Portland, Greg, will discuss
career women in Government
work at luncheon meeting of
the Washington Civitan Club at
1890 pm. tomorrow in the May
flower Hotel.
Evening star., 1953-11-30

call to become
pastor of Re-
or m a tion
L u t h e r a n
Church, 212
East Capitol
street.
He will take
over his new
post on Feb
ruary /, sue
c e e din g DR..
O S c a r r.
B ! a ckwelder,
who has been
named pastor
Evening star., 1953-11-30
Dr.. FoIkemer 10 Become
Lutheran Pastor Here

DR.. Lawrence D. Folkemer,
head of George Washington
University's department of re-
ligion since 1947, has accepted a
Evening star., 1953-11-30

scheduled to have a separate
hearing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
Here And There

Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Sechler of Bluff
ton are enjoying Florida vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hartman of
Bluffton celebrated their 40th ami
| versary with a family supper at their
home Friday evening.
Billy Hartman of Findlay, was Wis
iting friends and relatives in Bluffton
Monday. Mr.. Hartman formerly lived
east of town.
Amos Reichenbach of near Bluff
ton, who recently had a public sale
and has quit farming, will continue
to live on the farm. His son will do
the farming.
Mrs. Waldo Huber, south of Bluff
ton, spent Friday night at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cleland Amstutz car
ing for her grandchildren while their
parents were in Akron visiting rela-
tives.
Television sets are popular on the
Huber road two miles south of Bluff
ton. Four farmers within half mile
now have them.
Albert Augsburger on the same
road is at work cutting down his ap-
pie orchard, which consists of about
IL acres. He said the apple crops
have not been profitable. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fisher, one
and half miles southeast of Bluffton
on the county line have purchased
Duffey's Lunch at Beaverdam. They
will continue to live on the farm.
William Amstutz on the Huber
road is digging a basement on his
farm. A house will be moved to the
site, and his son will occupy it when
completed. t
Ezra Basinger, Bluffton, has been
i'll with the flu.
Francis Moser of Bluffton returned
home from Florida Saturday from a
six-week stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Bixel, west of
Bluffton, are spending the winter in
Florida and are expected home soon.
Warner Newland, a former Bluff
tonite who owned the Park Lunch at
Ottawa, has recently sold the busi-
ness.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
SO Students Named
On CIR Honor Roll

Sixty-nine students were named
this week on the Cory-Rawson high
school honor roll for the third six
week grading period.
The students are as follows:
Ninth: Marjorie Amstutz, Derine
Bosse, Susan Derrickson, Martha
Fritz, Roberta Hause, Larry Karch,
Mike Kelly, Sara Jane Rausch, Shir-
ley Ruppright, Marilyn Smith, James
Warren, Rosemary Anderson, Jerrilyn
Falk, Lois Inbody, Robert James,
Edith Poe and Evagene Rettig.
Tenth: Joyce Basinger, Joyce Ben
roth, Sally Chmitlin, Clarice Eek,
Joan Marvin, Denise Scoles, jeanne
Basinger, Dianne Baumgartner, Lola
Dangler, Richard Kurt, Mary Moe,
Lois Schaller, Betty Schumacher and
Norma Sutton.
Eleventh: Carl Amstutz, Charlotte
Badertscher, Imelda Bracy, Betty
Hamilton, Carol Hause, Jim Hugus.
Elizabeth Klingler, Ronald Ream,
Phyllis Watkins, Betty Williams, Bon
ME Lue Beach, Marie Eek, Barbara
Grose, Mildred Hanna, Alfred Held.
man, Ivadean Hicks, Charlene Inbody
Maxine johnson, Marylin Manages,
Margaret Spaeth, Mary Ann Waite,
and Marlene Wilkins.
Twelfth: Judy Benroth, Loretts
Gehron, Nellie Honse, Kaye Nonna.
maker, Helen Robinson, Joe Welch
AL Williamson, Dorothy Which, Loi.
Reel, John Peter, Elwood James, SUE
Hartman, Marilyn DeVore, Larry
Creeger, Emily Brown and Shirley
| Battles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
Tractor Care
School Announced

Farm youngsters interested in
tractor maintenance are being en-
couraged to register for a tractor
maintenance school to be conducted
on Monday evenings from March 9
to April 13. Registrations are being
accepted at local implement dealers
and the organizational meeting will
be held March 2 at the Turner I'M
plement Co., 1873 Water street, Lima.
This years school will be divided
into two county groups after the
first meeting. Elementary and ad-
vanced courses will be offered in
both the west and eastern parts of
the county with State Route 65 as
the dividing line.
The classes will be held in locations
to minimize travel and provide the
opportunity for more boys and girls
to participate than previously.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
Grit Self feeder

It takes just a few minutes to
make this handy grit, or oyster shell
self feeder for poultry. All you need
is q nail keg and a tin can. Saw
three inches off the bottom end of
one stave of the keg for the outlet.
Then, use a one-pound coffee can for
the feed trough. Cut this down the
!seam-then back along the bottom
three inches. Then bend the sides
out to form wings" Finally, shape
the scoop-like bottom of the can so
it fits into the keg opening, tack the
wings" to the keg, and you have a
feederi
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

Deeds Barn, birthplace of the au-
tomobile self-starter, may be seen at
Carlton Park on United State Route
25 just south of Dayton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
Firemen's School
Planned At RawsOn

A course of instruction to improve
local fire protection service in Raw
son has been organized by the 15-
man volunteer fire department.
Richard Eidt, Rawson mayor, has
arranged to bring Findlay Fire Chief
Homer johnson, to Rawson as an
instructor in the training program.
The course will include 80 hours Of
instruction. Certificates will be
awarded to the men who successfully
complete the course.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

Buffalo Bill appeared in Toledo i'll
1870 with his wild west show which
included herd of buffalo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26

THERE ARE 300 new bills wait
ing to be introduced before the Ohio
General Assembly when the lid is
lifted for introduction of new bills
next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1953-10-30
Miss Gladys PresIer,
Church Choir Singer

Miss Gladys E. Presler, 90, a
native of Washington and choir
singer here, died Wednesday.
She had undergone an operation
at Garfield Hospital last week.
Her home was at 2213 Thirty
eighth street NV.
Miss .Presler had attended
Western High School and worked
as a clerk-typist for the War
Department during World War
II. Later she worked for the
international Association of Ma
chiniStS here
Miss Presler was a member
of the choir at st. Adams
Episcopal Church. Massachusetts,
and Wisconsin avenues NV.
Her father, Logan Presler, is
a retired tariff examiner for the
Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion.
In addition to her parents
she is survived by a brother.
Navy Capt. Irving S. Presler,
1920 Morgan drive, Chevy Chase,
and two sisters, Mrs. Peter P.
Andrews. 4761 Bradley boulevard,
Chevy Chase, and Mrs. Sherman
P. Long, PlattSburg, N. Y.
Funeral services will be held
at pm. tomorrow in st. Adams
Church. Burial will be in Rock
Creek Cemetery.