davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1953-08-22
SenateGroup
Rejects Transit
Union S Plea
Doubts Its Duty
To Investigate
Pension Dispute

Chairman Payne OF a Senate
District subcommittee has turned
down proposal that his sub
committee make an immediate
investigation of phases of the
pension dispute. between the
Capital Transit Co. and its union
employees.
In reply to a letter from the
transit workers union he said:
"It is not believed that
this subcommittee has the duty
to enter into matters pertaining
to disputes between any parties" 4"
Walter j. Bierwagen, transit
workers union president, said
this was not the reply the union
had hoped for. But he pointed
to another sentence in Senator
Payne's letter. which said the
study being made of public trans
portation in the District area
would include "all phases of
activity of the public transporta-
tion service"
Contract Cited.
Under this statement, Mr..
Bierwagen said, the union counts
on getting before the subcom-
mittee "the fact the company
refuses to honor it's obligations
under it's contract with the
union to arbitrate disputes, leav-
ing the public upset because it
does not know whether there
will be Interruptions in the
service"
Mr.. Bierwagen wrote the Sena-
tor a week ago, stating that the
company had refused arbitra-
tion of the pension dispute. He
also pointed out the company
had refused to appear before a
fact-f1nding board appointed by
District and Federal officials.
He asked that the Payne sub
committee use its subpoena
power in an immediate inves-
tigation to bring the facts before
the public.
Negotiations at StandstiII.
Senator Payne'S reply was sent
from Waldoboro, Me-. where he
is vacationing. In concluding his
letter he said:
"You may be sure the sub
committee desires to bring forth
all factua] data that may be of
assistance in strengthening the
public transportation operations
of the District of Columbia SO
that the best interests of the
public concerned may be served"
The transit dispute now is
marking time Both the union
and the company are awaiting
word from the Federal Mediation
and Cancellation Service, which
is seeking resumption of negotia-
tions.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
By Joseph B. Byrnes

The presence of a sign and the
absence of a book make life fol
Mrs. Gladys Gleason q question
able affair. .
Mrs. Gleason is q cheerful
middle-aged woman, employed
by the Government Printing Of
flee, superintendent of docu-
ments, in it's branch in the OLD
War Manpower Commission
Building at 1778 Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
She is one of those civil Serv-
ants who is more than willing
to lend a helping hand-if she
can. But that new sign is i'm
posing on her good nature.
Erected earlier this month, II
proclaims to paSsersby, especial
ly tourists, that inside they will
find the United States Informa-
ton Agency. This is an agency
that takes in the Voice of Amer
lea and other overseas informa-
ton activities formerly under
the State Department, the Mu-
tual Security Administration
MisIeads Tourists.
The new agency is devoted to
the dissemination of political
and economic information over
seas. It has nothing whatsoever
to do with enlightening bewil-
dered sightSeers.
"But try to tell that to an out
of-towner," Mrs. Gleason pro-
tested. "They see that sign out
side, and because my Office is the
first after you enter, they feel
I am the answer to their pray
ers."
She falls short of that status,
Mrs. Gleason readily comedies.
The lady who sells Government
publications says it is because she
hasn't got a book. The volume
she has in mind would have the
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Admission Chorue
To Home Will Aid
EmbezzIingVictims
BY 'hs Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Aug. 22.-Those
who want to see what convicted
embezzler did with her money
will have that opportunity here
September 13 and 14-at Is cents
admission.
On those two days the home
of Mrs. Naomi M. Ringrose will
be opened to the public-the
curious and those who might
want to purchase some of the
RingroSe furnishings.
Mrs. Ringrose is serving a five-
year prison term for embezzle-
ment from a credit union of Gov
ernment employees which re-
ported a shortage of $4,000.
Receipts from the 25-cent ad-
mission charge and from an auc-
tion sale will go to pay back in
part those social security work.
ers who lost their savings.
The sale is being conducted by
receivers for the credit union, z
Townsend Park. jr., and Edward
r. Sheak
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Arlington Man Held
On Armed Robbery Counts

An Arlington man has been
held for action of the Prince
Georges County grand jury on
two charges of armed robbery.
He is Julian Wright Cooper,
jr., of the 1900 block of North
Scott street.
Judge Nita S. Hinman Crane
set bond at $4,000 after the de-
fendant entered not guilty pleas
yesterday IN Upper Marlboro
Police Court.
Cooper is accused of taking
$140 at sunDoint from two Prince
Georges County filling stations
last May 8.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Virginia Police AIerted
For Missing Official
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. o.
Richmond city and State police
put out a missing persons
message yesterday for the State
Director of the Bureau of Com
municable Disease Control who,
friends say. may have suffered
a nervous breakdown.
He is DR.. Albert S. McCown,
62, who has been missing since
Sunday Friends told police the
doctor had been seen last on
Sunday at his apartment where
he lives as a bachelor. He re-
turned to Richmond August 4
from Baltimore where he had
spent several months as a
patient at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital.
Evening star., 1953-08-22

of 4611 Arkansas avenue NV,
with blow to the face and then
kicking him in the head. Gallo
meris was described as in
critical condition in Garfield
Hospital with a possible skull
fracture.
Perry, who is colored, denied
to 1t. Lawrence A. Hartnett of
the homicide squad that he
kicked Calomeris. He was
charged with assault with q
deadly weapon, to wit, a trained
fist and shod foot"
Appearing before Municipal
Judge Almond w. Scott, he was
held in $4,000 bond and the
hearing postponed until Septem-
ber IA.
Charged in RObberies.
Considered a coming welter-
weight champion less than a
decade ago, Perry later was
charged in a series of robberies,
was declared of unsound mind
at st. Elizabeths Hospital, and
released less than a year later
with charges against him
dropped.
1t. Hartnett said Perry told
him the fight at about 2 am.
yesterday was touched off after
he had picked up a girl from
the Melody Inn. On the street
Calomeris, who later was
charged with drunkenness, told
Perry he couldn't take that
girl with him." Perry said.
Calomeris was with a younger
man, who tried to pull the girl
away, Perry continued. It was
then he struck the man, and
the younger man ran away. he
said.
Gets Worse at Home.
Taken to the Ninth Precinct,
Calomeris was removed to Dis
trict General Hospital. Later he
was returned to the precinct to
be charged, and taken again to
the hospital.
Brought back again to the
station, Calomeris decided about
10 am. to go home. In the
afternoon his condition grew
worse and members of the family
took him first to General Hos
pital, then to Garfield.
Perry, who lives in the 1900
block of Rosedale street NE.
was picked up at a sisters home.
Perry was found unconscious
in Rock Greek Park in 1945,
AWOL for Is days from his
Army camp. Friends said he
had taken too many beatings in
the ring and he was treated at
Walter Reed Hospital.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Tunision Terrorist
Kills City Official
By the Asseeiated Press

TUNIS, TuniSia, Aug. GA
Tunisian terrorist today shot to
death Ayachi Ben Chedli, as
sistant mayor Of Kef, so miles
from Tunis. The assassin escaped.
It was the latest in a series of
murders of Tunisian officials by
terrorists opposed to any one
considered friendly to France.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Truin Conductor Killed

UNION BRIDGE, Md, Aug.
%. (P-Joseph Eugene Sullivan
of Hagerstown. conductor on a
west-bound Western Maryland
freight train, was killed today
when he fell between two cars.
The accident was in the West
ern Maryland's yards here.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Aaron Perry Held
In Beating ofMan, IS,
On Northeast Corner

Aaron Perry, 81, not SO long
ago the idol of Washington box
ing fans. was held today for the
severe beating of a 65-year old
cab driver in a street-corner
brawl at Bladensburg road and
Lang place NE. yesterday.
Police charged Perry with
knocking down Henry Calomeris,
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Phone Strike !
Believed Near
In Maryland
Union Authorizes
WoIkout;; Muy Start
In Stute Wednesday

A strike Of Maryland's inde-
pendent telephone workers may
be called Wednesday, the union
president. Mrs. Margaret Weiss,
said today.
This statement came on the
heels Of q strike authorization
~-~-~-------~
Western Phone Strike Continues.
Poss AT
vote announced yesterday. Mrs.
Weiss is president of the Mary.
land Telephone Union. an inde-
pendent group of $500 operators
employed by the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. The
group has voted 2,034 to $50 to
authorize its executive commit
tee to call a strike If the dead
lock in wage negotiations con-
tinueS.
Just what effect this might
have on the CIO telephone unions
in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties-which are not
part Of the Maryland Telephone
Union-was not clear today. The
CIO unions Spokesmen and com.
pany representatives are sched-
uled to hold another meeting
at 10 am. Monday.
Negotiators Meeting.
The independent unions repre-
sentatives were slated to meet
with company negotiators at 10
am. today in Baltimore.
The CIO Communications
Workers of America has author
lied strike if current talks fail
to produce a new contract. The
old one expired July %.
District and nearby Maryland
telephone union workers who be-
long to the CIO have been vainly
negotiating with the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. for
the past several weeks. No prog
ress was reported at yesterdays
session. Union officials want
wage advances of 81 and So
weekly for their members.
The company has suggested q
$3.50 weekly increase.
Virginia Strike Also Looms.
In Virginia, the CIO contract
with the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. expired last Sum
day at midnight, but negotiatorS
are scheduled to meet again
Monday in Richmond. Bargain
ing was recessed by mutual
agreement. In the interim, both
sides will review their positions.
Altogether, $4,000 company
workers in the District, Mary
land. Virginia and West Vir-
ginia may strike to enforce
their demands If negotiations
fail. Strike action has already
been authorized by 1000 mem
berS of the CIO Communica-
tions Workers of America in the
District and locals in Maryland.
Virginia and West Virginia.
The contract of the Maryland
Telephone Union expired July
81, but both sides agreed on an
extension which runs until Tues
day.
1T is quite possible that q
strike may be called Wednes-
day." Mrs. Weiss declared.
"The operators are fighting
for a narrowing down of a $14.507
wage differential which exists
throughout the State"
The company has offered q
81 so weekly increase.
Evening star., 1953-08-22

kenllWorth, Md.
Mr.. Walker said his father
was wearing a white shirt, light
blue trousers and brown felt
hat when he left his house. His
father is about flve-feet-nine
inches tall, weighs approximate
ly 1873 pounds, has white hair,
is stopped and walks with a
limp, Mr.. Walker reported.
The missing man is thought
not to have more than $40 with
him and no Identification pa
pers, Mr.. Walker added, and
is considered absent-minded and
short of memory.
Evening star., 1953-08-22

been staying
with his son
since Monday
at 4918 Mon
roe S tire e t.
Newton viii
lage. Bladens-
burg, Md. He
was last re-
ported Sc e n
by a gas sta
tion attend
ant Thursday
night near the
Lily Pond s
housing d e.
Velopnent in
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Man, IS, Visiting Son
In MARYLAND , Is Missing

An 85-year-old Brunswick
(GaD man visiting relatives in
nearby Maryland has been miss
ing since Thursday afternoon.
William r. Walker, sr., had
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Beth Eden Meeting

Beth-Eden Baptist Church will
hold an organizational meeting
at 3 pm. tomorrow at Unity
Baptist Church, 424 Third street
NE.
Evening star., 1953-05-13
Big Saving Seen
In Fenwick Plan

Fulf1llment of a campaign
promise of State Senator Charles
r. Fenwick, candidate for gov
ernor of Virginia. would mean a
saving Of $552,000 in local funds
on construction Of additions to
Alexandria Hospital, one of his
campaign workers said today.
Mrs. Malcom D. Lamborne, jr.,
head of the Fenwick campaigns
women's division in Alexandria,
said Senator Fenwick's prom
Use to restore SIG million to the
State budget to match Federal
grants for hospital construction
under the Halliburton Act is Of
great Importance to Alexandria. "
The Democratic gubernatorial
candidate has said the appropri-
alton would cut back localities
share Of hospital costs from
about So to IS pre- cent.
"The hospital here" Mrs. Lam
borne said. sis proposing build
ing program of $2.4 million and
a $500,O00 nurses home and
training school-a $2.9 million
project. If the hospital were
ready to build today. it could
count on SLOTS, 900 in Hill-Bur-
ton money, with the remaining
81 1927 900 to be raised locally.
"But after Mr.. Fenwick's
promise goes into effect, the hos
pital may count on 81 ,595. 900 in
State and Federal funds with
81, ,305, 900 to be raised here"
Evening star., 1953-05-13
| Mrs. Florence Henry
Leaves $4,000

The will of the late Mrs.
Florence Worthington Henry,
31l7 Winnett road, Chevy Chase,
Md. was admitted to probate
yesterday in Montgomery County
Orphans Court.
Mrs. Henry, who died on
April 6, left an estate valued
at $4,000.
The will, dated September 20,
l949. left the bulk of the estate
In trust to her husband, Samuel
j. Henry. The National Savings
& Trust Co. was named executor
Of the estate.
Mrs. Henry left her jewelry
to the vestry of All Saints
Episcopal Church, Chevy Chase
Circle. A nephew, Edgar w.
Riebe Of Ecuador. was granted
a $1,000 bequest.
The viii provides that a for
mer servant, an Isabelle Night
tngale. was to receive $40 q
month from q trust fund set up
by Mrs. Henry. A. friend, Cara
Draper Kimberly. the wiH stated,
was to receive 81 900 from the
estate.
Evening star., 1953-05-13
Maryland Legislators Ready
To Probe Methods Of Arrest

December of Mrs. Odessa Frances
Meister. Mrs. Meister, 33-year
old textile plant worker, disap-
peared just before Christmas,
and her bludgeened. body was
found q days later of a lovers
lane near Cumberland.
The house painter was held
for q time h the county jail in
HagerstoWn in Washington
County, which adjoins Allegany
County, where Cumberland Is To-
Gated. Then he was taken to
the county inf1fmary In Cumber-
land and held under police guard.
He was finally released % week
after his arrest, when his attOr-
ney announced he planned to
seek q court order for that
purpose.
The man was never booked
nor charged with anything.
Delegate Horace p. Whitworth.
Republican. Of Allegany q Cum
berland attorney. charged that
police did not even notify the
mans family that he had been
arrested or where he was being
held.
It was Mr.. Whitworth's letter,
charging use Of "Gestapo" meth
ois,n = that moved Senate Presi-
dent George w. DellA. chairman
Of the Legislative Council. to ap-
point the special committee. =
Evening star., 1953-05-13
BY q stoff. corrs.pondent Of The stor

BALTIMORE, May 13.-Mary-
land legislators, concerned about
a Cumberland house painter who
was detained by police for a
week and never charged, are set
today to investigate police book
ing methods throughout the
State. "a @
The Legislative Council, acting
after one delegate charged that
police used 'Gestapo methods
in the Cumberland case, yester-
day named a special five-man
committee to determine whether
the house painter was deprived
Of his civil liberties.
And Senator Kenneth Nc
Laughlin, Republican, Of WASH
ington County. chairman of the
special committee, said it will
investigate other cases, after 10
dispoSes of the Cumberland in
cident.
He called for the committee to
begin its inquiry at q meeting
in Hagerstown on May 20. At
that time, he said, many Of the
officials and witnesses In the
Cumberland case will be sum-
moned for questioning.
The Cumberland case involves
q 4l-year-6id house painter -ax-
rested last month In police In
vestigation Of the staying last
Evening star., 1953-05-13
Our Planes Were Bombing Continuously

There concentration of (Communstl troops the
and arplanes bombing strafng almost
continuously They averaged four ve strikes week. hit
ting the railroad yards and the townalmost everything
sight We could hear bombs hitting in towns less than two
miles Sometimes they close to that would
shake mud off the walls.
We asked the Koreans to make some sort of red
white and put it to mark the site the air
planes would know there But they did it.
We always thrilled when heard those planes
We got didn't really whether were
bombed not We just wanted to be of those
SOBs killed.
We got of the but could tell how things
going If the allies pushing them back the Chnks
would around and mutter in Chinese Americans
good" You could e by the way they talked and acted
whenever the Reds gaining ground somewhere.
At the time they forming the permeter and fighting
around Seoul they told they had etaken Seoul and
everything which found out later they hadn't But they
had gained quite bit of ground down there and these
Chinks were just optimistic about it.
They'd by and tell things like that trying to
break our morale. OF course, didn't believe it.
But the fellows mighty low and everybody did what
he could to help the others We tried to keep minds of
the families back home and worries like that We talked and
planned for the futureabout what going to eat
when got back and how much. Things OF that sort
Tomorrow: The CT prisoners die OF, one BY one
Evening star., 1953-05-13
District Area Invaded
By 17-Year Locusts,
On Time, As Usual
Brood x invaded the District

Brood K invaded the District
area yesterday.
Not a visitation from another
planet, Brood X has been ex-
pected for II years. just as regu-
larly as the 17-year-locust comes
around.
For indeed. Brood x is the
name given by entomologists to
the largest group of cicadas, or
locuSts. which drop in about
this time every year.
Yesterday enough of them had
emerged from their 17-year-old
underground solitude to start
telephones a-ringing. What are
they? Will they hurt the gar
dens and trees?
Patiently. operators and the
Agriculture Department began
explaining, just as Entomologist
Howard Baker did for reporters:
The insects began popping out
Of their skins early this week
for their noisy existence above
ground. BY weeks end. they
should be out in force.
Early. arrivals for the most
part were males. Within a week
or 10 days the females will be-
gin depositing eggs in the tiwgs.
Historically, the insects have
done little damage to gardens.
and not much more to trees.
However, younger trees sometimes
suffer setbacks and larger ones
can lose twigs.
They don't sting or bite.
Brood x will be found from
southern New York in a wide arc
to Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.
and as far south as northern
Georgia and Tennessee. They'll
be around four or five weeks.
Evening star., 1953-05-13
Probe Of Operators
OF Nurseries Studied
In Prince Georges

Rigid screening Of nursery
home operators is under con-
sideration in Prince Georges
County. - a..s% ~.
Commissioner Edward j.
Waters said yesterday. at the
boards meeting in, Upper Marl-
boro, that he will offer such an
ordinance within the next few
weeks. #
Mr.. Waters told his colleagues
that recently publicized deaths
Of infants in nursery homes
pointed up the need for investi-
cations Of licensees.
He was referring to Mrs.
Arleen Daisy Tennant, former
operator of a Maryland Park
nursery home. Mrs. Tenant was
charged, on Monday, with man
slaughter in connection with the
death on April "a of a 7-month-
old boy placed in her care.
Police said three other babies
died in the last nine years in
nursery homes operated by Mrs.
Tenant in various sections of
the county.
Commissioner Daniel A. Alb
bott supported Mr.. Waters views.
"The county should insist" he
said, "that nursery home oper-
ators be morally, mentally and
physically qualified"
Chairman Thomas E. Latimer
agreed that stringent regulations
are needed. But he predicted
that proper rules will be difficult
to frame because many persons
care for children Of relatives or
friends in private homes.
# they accept payment, he
pointed out, they void be op-
Grating professionally and may
be required to provide equipment
as expensive as that Of licensed
nursery homes.
Evening star., 1953-05-13
Candidates. Discuss
Segregation Ruling
At Fairfax .Meetinq
: By Alex R. Preston

If the Supreme Court out
laws segregation in public schools.
the four candidates for the
House Of Delegates from Fair
fax County are in agreement
that Virginia can do little else
but comply with the decision.
The issue-a. bane to the politi-
cal existence of most Southern
politicians-was raised in a ques-
tion-and-answer period follow
ing the candidates first joint ap-
pearance last night. The four,
who seek Democratic nomination
to the two House seats, spoke be-
fore the Mclean Citizens AsSo-
citation.
Attorney John c. Webb of Lee
Forest said: Among lawyers,
there is generally great respect
for the Supreme Court. If the
court should hold segregation is
illegal, I would say we should
comply"
Sees No Alternative.
GAS far as I'm concerned" said
Omer Lss Hirst Of Annandale,
there's no alternative but to
push ahead and make the school
system the best possible"
Richard Stands declared, "I'm
hopeful the court will allow a
certain amount of hexibility of
application to the localities if it
rules. segregation out. But, Of
course, we're going to abide by
the decision. whatever it u.s."
And Guy M. Bayes saw no al
tentative but. that "the State
will have to comply. But I be-
,lieve substantial f1exibility should
be allowed because of the differ
ences this problem would create
among various localities"
The question Of segregating
white and Negro children in
public schools is expected to be
ruled on soon by the Supreme
Court in one Of five pending
cases.
o. s. Employees in Office.
Mr.. Stands took a different
view from that Of the other
three on the question Of whether
Federal employees should have
the right to hold State and local
offices. The other three favored
this principle.
Mr.. Stands cited a Civil Serv-
ice Commission questionnaire
which makes It clear that the
Federal Government will not hire
employees who hold State and
local Offices. with some excep-
tions..
The Fairfax Board of County
Supervisors is one exception to
the Federal law but, he said,
there might have been difficulties
If the board Of supervisors con-
tanned Government workers at
the time United States sought to
establish an airport at Burke
while the county citizens OPP
posed the flying field.
It all goes back to the common
law that mo man can serve two
masters. he said. For this
reason" he added. Il would not
work to repeal the basic law be-
cause I think & Is sound, but I'd
work on exceptions for certain
agencies" Il
Evening star., 1953-05-13
Lanham Group 10 Seek
Incorporation Of Town

The Lanham Citizens Associa-
ton has set up a committee to
study the possibility of incorpo-
rating the town Of Lanham. Md.
Committee members are
Charles H. Drown, chairman;
Louis p. Eberle, Earl Hood. Ed
ward Dionne and Richard l.
Mcintosh.
The committee now is polling
residents to determine sentiment
on Incorporation.
Evening star., 1953-05-13
Strutford Music Contest Set

Regional winner Of a contest
to compete for the James A..
Bland memorial music scholar
ship win be selected at Stratford
Junior High School tomorrow.
The program. sponsored by
Lions Clubs Of the area, Will be-
gin at 8 pm. and is open to the
public.
Evening star., 1953-05-13
Whitehead Quits U. S. Post

RICHMOND, May l3 R.-A.
Carter Whitehead. United States
district attorney for Eastern Viz
ginia, resigned yesterday and will
join the Alexandria law firm Of
Clarke. Richard & Moncure on
July l. Mr.. Whitehead, 48, had
held his post since November /.
1881