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Evening star., 1953-11-16
Teachers 10 Attend
Reading Workshop

Reading and how to teach ii
will be studied by Arlington's 43O
elementary school teachers dur
ing a three-day workshop No.
vember %, "a and 25.
The elem entary teachers
reading workshop is the largest
single unit of a three-day course
which all Arlington teachers will
attend while students are enjoy
ing an extended Thanksgiving
holiday.
The elementary teachers will
meet at Stratford Junior High
for all their sessions. Junior
highsteachers will meet at Swan
son Junior High, and senior high
school teachers will meet in their
own buildings.
Principal speaker for the ele-
mentary teachers will be DR.. Le-
land Jacobs, a member of the
faculty at Columbia University
His speech will be given at 6
am. November % in the audi
torium of Stratford. Parents anC
other interested persons may
attend.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Two Cooks Charged
In False Theft Reports

Alexandria police today
charged two short order cooks
with making false robbery re-
ports.
William Pete Moran. 18, an
employe at Joe's Grill, 728
Wilkes street, complained that
he was struck by an unknown
assailant who took $71 from the
cash register early yesterday.
Police said Moran admitted un-
der questioning, however, that he
and a 17-year-old boy had taken
the money and invented the
robbery story.
In addition to the false report
charge, Moran also was charged
with grand larceny. The IT.
year-old boy also was charged
with grand larceny.
William Kellher, 18, who
worked at the Vicente Beenie,
333 North Henry street, was
charged with falsely reporting a
robbery at $40 am. today. Po-
lice said Kellher pretended that
two men with guns robbed the
Vicente Beanie of $75.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Abandoned Well Found
Al Alexandra Church

Alexandria Mayor Marshall J..
Beverley today reported that an
abandoned well had been dis
covered in the midst of the city's
main business section.
Mr.. Beverley said the well had
been called to his attention by
w. L. Lyons of 121 South st.
Asaph street.
The we'll is located behind the
Second Presbyterian Church at
COS Prince street. 1t is 10 to Is
feet deep and covered with three
loose boards, said Mayor Bever-
ley.
Mayor Beverley said the well
was a "death-trap" and easily
accessible to children. The mayor,
meanwhile, is having the city at
torney prepare an ordinance to
give the city more authority in
requiring coverage of old, aban-
doned wells or pits.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Man Gets 15-Month Term
In Arlington Whisky Theft

A 22-year-old man charged
with stealing a suitcase contain
ing 35 miniature bottles of
whisky was sentenced to Is
months in prison in Arlington
County Court today.
Judge Hugh Reid found Will
liam w. Brown, of no fixed ad-
dress, guilty of larceny and con-
cealed weapon charges.
Police said Brown was arrested
Friday after residents sof an
apartment in the 5100 block of
Columbia pike complained that
a thief had been rif1ing their
basement storage lockers.
Detectives Robert Payne and
Bernard Keyes caught up with
Brown a half-block from the
apartment. They said he was
carrying the whicky-laden suit
case and a duff1e bag full of
stolen clothes and that he had a
.32-caliber revolver concealed on
his person.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Unitarian Church
Of Montgomery Calls
New Jersey Pastor

The Rev. John R. Baker, 81,
OF Summit, N. j., was called to
the ministry of the Unitarian
Church of Montgomery County
at a meeting of the congrega-
ton yesterday.
He will take over the pulpit
next Sunday.
Mr.. Baker has just returned
to this country after serving for
Is months as assistant director
of the Salisbury seminar in
American studies, Salisbury, Aus
tria. Previously he had been
pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Parish CUnitarian) at
Sharon, Mass.
Born in Spain, where his
father was an official of the In
ternational Telephone & Tele-
graph Corp, Mr.. Baker lived
abroad until the age of 13. He
graduated from the Summit
IN. J0 High School in 1910, Uni
versity of Michigan in 1943 and
Harvard Divinity School in 1850.
From 1943 to 1916 he served in
the Army. He is married and
has a 3-year-old daughter.
The Unitarian Church of
Montgomery County, which has
a membership of 212, was Or
ganized last March. Previously,
the congregation had been un-
der the sponsorship of All Souls
Church, Washington. Church
services are held at the Women's
Club of Chevy Chase, Connecti-
cut avenue.
Samuel A. Powne headed the
committee to seek a minister.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Student Actors Get
Scenery Windfa||

A touch of Broadway has been
added to future dramatic presen-
tations at Montgomery Blair
High School in Silver Spring.
1t will come from scenery given
to the school yesterday by the
road show of the Broadway play,
"The Love of Four Colonels," J."
which closed Saturday night at
the National Theater.
About 40 Montgomery Blair
students and their dramatic
teacher, Louis Rubin, were on
hand yesterday to help unload
the scenery from a van and place
it in the schools basement.
The scenery, designed by Rolf
Gerard of New York, includes a
forest scene, castle interior and
other backdrops. According to
Mr.. Rubin, it will be put to great
use.
Mr.. Rubin gives Scott Kirk
patrick, the Nationals assistant
manager. credit for earmarking
the scenery for Montgomery
Blair. Mr.. Kirkpatrick, he said,
became interested in the Silver
Spring group after attending its
presentation of the play 'Liliom"
last year.
Evening star., 1953-11-16

Air Force Capt. Francis T.
Evans died to save children and
through children his memory will
live.
Once each year pupils of the
Forestville Elementary School
will halt their racing feet, hush
their voices and stand still on
the school playground for a SOL
emn moment.
They will bow their heads in
tribute to the heroic f1ier who
five months ago today guided his
falling plane past more than 200
small boys and girls and into a
nearby woods, where it crashed
and burned.
Capt. Evans, 81, and veteran
OF 100 combat missions in the
last World War, might have
reached a runway at Andrews
Air Force Base. but that would
have endangered the children.
He jumped and died when his
parachute remained closed. Yes
terday a grateful citizenry hon.
ored his sacriflcial act.
President in Tribute
President Eisenhower paid
tribute in a letter read at me-
mortal ceremonies in the school
auditorium which henceforth
will bear the dead f1ier's name.
"The high courage of this re-
markable young officer deserves
to be immortalized," the Presi-
dent wrote.
A plaque and a picture of
Capt. Evans was unveiled by his
widow while his mother, father,
Evening star., 1953-11-16
old 2O2' Becomes Monument
To Days of Steam Roilrodding

light, generator. sanders, reverse
bar, throttle and whistle cord,
was presented to the city as a
king-Size toy. Some 500 kids
and parents were on hand.
Taking Old 202 on it's last run
was C.. E. Smith of Hagerstown,
who operated the engine be-
tween Hagerstown and Balti-
more for many years. He re-
tired three years ago but got
back into his engineers uniform
to give Old 202 a last sendoff.
The engine. built in 1912, is cur
rently worth about $4,000.
Converted to oil some years ago,
it was retired last June.
Mayor Winslow H. BurhanS
accepted the gift for the city and
promised it would be in safe
hands.
After the ceremonies, the kids
fell to and, said one observer,
You could hear the whistle
footing all over town."
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Hospitals Princess
Dies After Surgery 10
Give Her Normal Life

The baby girl who spent all
of her IA months in Prince
Georges General Hospital, where
she was born. died there Satur-
day night.
Death came IA hours after
what was scheduled to be the
last of several operations to re-
pair a congenital intestinal dis
order.
There wasn't a dry eye in
the place." the nurse super
visor's Office said today.
Nurses had furnished most of
the infants clothing and had
taken her on summer outings
They called her "The Prin-
cess"
Washington papers printed
feature stories about "The Prin-
cess" last week, when the hos
pital announced she would un-
dergo final surgery to make her
a normal child.
The baby previously had two
major operations.
1.-The Princess" went into
shock after Saturday morning S
operation. In spite of oxygen,
resuscitator treatment and blood
transfusions, she died at 10:15
D. M,
Evening star., 1953-11-16
President Leads in Tribute
To Crashing Pilots Heroism

brother and 4-year- daugh-
ter watched from seats among
200 people. Another daughter
born to Mrs. Evans two months
after the tragedy was kept at
home with friends.
Senator Butler and Gov
McKeldin of Maryland also sent
letters extolling Capt. Evans
courage.
Praised by Small.
Representative Frank Small
jr., Republican of Maryland, one
of the speakers said:
Capt. Evans will be among
the rewarded. He served his
country better than he knew"
"He gave his life that others
might live" said 1t. General
Joseph Smith, commanding Off
Ger of the Military Air Transport
Service.
Capt. William F. Smith, COM
mander of the Ninety-f1fth In
terceptor Squadron, to which
Capt. Evans was a. member, said
This shows that soldier can
die bravely who does not fall
before enemy guns"
Erred Spinks. president of the
Forestville Citizens Association
which arranged the tribute, pre-
sided. Speakers included Mayor
Harold w. Shugart of Morning
side. leaders of civic groups in
Suitland and other neighboring
communities, representatives OF
the county board of education
and Mrs. Olive King. principal of
the ForeStville school.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Young Democrats Start
Exposing McKeIdin

BALTIMORE, Nov. 16 (P.-
Joseph Tydings, president of the
Young Democratic Clubs Of
Maryland, began last night "ex-
posing the exact facts" Of Gov.
McKeldin's Republican adminis-
tration.
Speaking at meeting of the
Young Mems Bohemian Demo-
cratic Club, Mr.. Tydings said the
Young Democrats plan during
the next several months to "ex-
pose the governors entire record
to the youth of our state"
Recognizing that Gov. Nickel
din has indicated he will seek re-
election, Mr.. Tydings said, lit is
high time that we all have an
opportunity to scrutinize point
by point the many political She
naniganS which have been go
ing on for the past four years and
decide for ourselves whether or
not we think a fit man now oc-
cupies the Governors mansion in
Maryland"
AS the opening blast to the
campaign. Mr.. Tydings cited the
$1,000 dinner gift which Gov.
McKeldin received from a num-
ber of unidentified admirers at q
testimonial dinner last year.
The Young Democrats presi-
dent also said the Governor
later returned the money after
spotlight publicity had been
turned on him"
Although Gov. McKeldin, at
the time, refused to reveal the
identity of the donors. Mr.. Tyd-
lngs said the group included
some who were doing business
with the State.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Driver Burns 10 Death
As Tanker Rams Truck

CATONSVILLE, Md, Nov. IA
Charles E. Vance, 43-year-old
truck driver from Hagerstown,
Md, burned to death in the
mangled cab of his gasoline
tanker today after it rammed the
rear of another truck.
The accident occurred about
2:45 am. on U. S. 40 west of
Baltimore, at a hill half a mile
east of the Patapsco River
bridge.
It was more than an hour be-
fore Catonsville firemen could
cool off the wreckage and eXtri-
cate Vance's body.
Vance was eastbound on the
highway in his empty gasoline
tanker. 1t crashed into the rear
of a milk truck driven by James
E. Hursey, 80, of Bridgeport,
w. Va.
Mr.. Hursey drove his truck
away and saved it. Police filed
a technical manslaughter charge
against Mr.. Hursey.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Raided Bottle Club
Gets Writ 10 Prevent
Further Police Action

A bottle club raided Saturday
got a writ several hours later
preventing Prince Georges Coun-
ty police from raiding it again,
pending a hearing in Circuit
Court on November "a.
The injunction was served on
County Sheriff Carleton G.
Beall.
Operator Arrested.
Attorney j. Frank Lillard, jr.,
said he obtained the writ for
Vincent and Mildred Grillo, op-
orators of the Lyre Club on the
Marlboro pike in Coral Hills,
Md.
Mrs. Grillo was arrested by
the sheriff in the raid early Sat-
urday. She was charged with
violating the county's new bottle
vlub ordinance.
The lawyer said he got the
Injunction from Circuit Judge
Charles C. Marbury at the
judges home Saturday night.
The paper restrains the sher-
iff, the county police chief, the
States Attorney and the County
Commissioners from arresting,
molesting or interfering with
the operation of the bottle club.
The county's new ordinance
was drawn up after the District
clamped down on after-hours
drinking spots. Reports circu-
lated then that bottle club ope-
rators would transfer into Prince
Georges.
The Grillos formerly ran a
place with the same name in
the District. 1t moved after the
Washington breakdown.
Calls Law Unconstitutional.
Mr.. Lillard contends the coun-
ty law is unconstitutional on sew
eral grounds.
He believes that the County
Board had no authority to write
the bottle club ordinance and
that the measure itself is faulty.
The lawyer said that for one
thing, the commissioners home
rule powers do not authorize
them to write any ordinance af-
fecting the consumption or dis
pensing of alcoholic beverages.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Mon Who Lived in Bus
Dies as 1t Catches Fire

Edmund Blackburn, 80, ot
Route l, Alexandria, died yester-
day of burns suffered Saturday
night when his home caught fire
Mr.. Blackburn, who was COL
ored, made his home in a con-
verted bus at Gum Springs, south
of Alexandria. Firemen said the
bus caught fire apparently from
an overheated wood stove, and
Mr.. Blackburn was burned over
most of his body.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
.3-AIarm Fire Wrecks
Garaged as Wafer Fails
At Upper Marlboro

A three-alarm fire wrecked a
garage-warehouse in Upper
Marlboro, Md, yesterday, a day
which the community selected to
clean out its water system.
The blaze caused an estimated
$71 900 damage to a building and
equipment owned by Eugene
CLANCY, excavating and hauling
contractor. During the fire sew
eral drums of oil exploded,
spreading the flames.
To fight the fire, volunteer
f1remen from II communities
had to lay hose lines to a stream
quarter-mile away and to near
by ponds.
Ordinarily they would have
been able to hook up to the
towns water system, but there
wasn't enough pressure.
Four Firemen Casualties.
Firemen were on the scene for
more than five hours. At least
four of them were overcome by
smoke or suffered minor injuries
They were William WEIGH, 26,
and Wilfred Cummins, %, of the
Upper Marlboro Fire Depart
ment; Paul Thorne, 10. of the
Forestville Fire Department, and
Sidney Humphrey, %, of the
Morningside Fire Department.
Cause of the fire has not yet
been determined. Mr.. CLANCY
said he believed it might have
been the furnace. The loss was
partly covered by insurance.
Owner Back in Business.
Despite the fire, Mr.. CLANCY
was back in business this morn
ing. He set up a temporary
office in a trailer and nine
trucks, including a pickup truck
saved yesterday and eight We
hicles out on jobs at the time
of the fire.
Yesterdays fire tied up traffic
along Marlboro pike north of
Upper Marlboro for several
hours.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Arlington 10 Discuss
Employe Retirement Plan

A public hearing will be held
tomorrow on a proposed new re-
tirement system for Arlington
County employees.
The County Board will con-
duct the hearing at 8 pm. in
the Circuit Courtroom.
The plan would broaden the
present system to include all
county employees. The proposal
would utilize Social Security as
we'll as county funds.
County police and firemen,
who are covered under a spe-
cial plan at present, have gone
on record in opposition to the
suggested change.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
BY the Associated Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Nov. 16
old 202, a 1912 steam locomo-
tive, is back in service again but
it won't turn a wheel and all of
its passengers are kids.
The locomotive and it's tender
are a gift of the Western Mary
land Railway to the City of
Hagerstown.
It's to be a permanent railroad
exhibit in Municipal Park-and
a permanent toy for the kids.
The Western. Maryland Rail-
way wants to make sure boys
and girls growing up in this rail-
road town know what an old
steamer looks like. w. Arthur
Grotz, president of the railroad,
said in his presentation speech
yesterday that such steam-type
locomotives eventually will be-
come museum pieces because of
the advance of diesel-type jobs.
Old 202, complete with head
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Nurse Dies Of Injuries
From Fall Down Stairs
In Arlington Home

Miss Dorothy Nelson, 43. a
registered nurse, died yesterday
in Arlington Hospital of injuries
received when she fell down a
flight of stairs at her home,
1926 North Vermont street, Ar
lington.
Police said Miss Nelson ap-
parently fell about 9 am. yes
terday. She was found by her
roommate, Miss Virginia Wal
lace, who said she was awakened
by a loud crash.
A Washington area resident
for Is years, Miss Nelson was a
native of Forest City, Ark, where
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Nelson, live.
Miss Wallace, also of Forrest
City, said she came to Arlington
last July with Miss Nelson, who
had been on a visit to her home.
She also is survived by a
brother, Floyd, of Arlington.
Although the fall was de-
scribed by police as apparently
accidental, a final report was
withheld pending issuance of a
death certificate by the county
coroner,
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Byrd Expresses
Friendship for
State Firemen
Hints at Adequate
Budget if He Wins
Governorship
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 16.-Dr. H.
c. Byrd, retiring president Of
the University of Maryland, Writ
ually assured the Maryland State
Firemen'S Association last night
that it need not worry about its
State budget item if he is elected
governor.
Without directly referring to
his officially unannounced can
didacy. he told the firemen IF
certain circumstances develop"
they would not have to worry
about an appropriation in the
budget because it will be already
there"
Gets Firemen' Badge.
DR.. Byrd was the guest Of
honor at a testimonial dinner
given by the firemen.
The affair ended with DR.. Byrd
receiving a chiefs badge.
Four past presidents of the
organization, including State
Controller j. Millard Tawes, a
close friend of DR.. Byrd's and
sometimes mentioned as a pos
sible candidate for governor him.
self, Joined in praising DR.. Byrd.
Their admiration was shared
by Richard E. Vernon of Chi
cago, chairman of the board of
the National Fire Protection AS
sociation.
Hailed On Support.
All told of DR.. Byrd's efforts
in 1929 to organize a fire college
at the university and his con-
tinued support for the program
which started with a $4,000
budget and mounted to sos, 900.
Each speaker ended his re-
marks by wishing DR.. Byrd every
success after his retirement next
month as university president.
Nobody mentioned the governor
ship.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Firemen Rescue roppedHorse
From 6-Foot Farm CesspooI

A horse that fell through a
ceSSpool cover on a farm near
Glenn Dale, Md, was rescued to-
day by Glenn Dale and Bowie
firemen.
The 6-year-old chestnut mare
named "Skylight" was on the
Whiteleather farm on Route so,
near the Glenn Dale Sanitorium.
Fireman Ronald Brickard of
Glenn Dale said one of Skylark's
legs and her head we're outside
the pool, with the rest of her
dangling in the 6-foot-deep pit.
Fireman pumped the water
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Two Policemen
Are Suspended
After Crashes
Prince Georges
Chief Orders Both
Out of Petrol Cars

Two Prince Georges County
policemen have been suspended
as a result of accidents which
occurred while they were driving
patrol cars.
They are Pvts. Robert F..
Baeschlin, of the Upper Marlboro
station, and John j. Magruder
who is attached to the Hyatts-
vile substation.
Their suspensions were an
nounced today by County Police
Chief F. Allen Richards.
Won't Drive for Time.
Pvt. Baeschlin was suspended
for two weeks without pay and
ordered not to drive police car
for 80 days.
Pvt. Magruder was given a
choice of one-week suspension
without pay or paying about $50
costs of repairing the cruiser
involved in his case. He was
ordered not to drive in a police
car for so days. Chief Richards
said Magruder has indicated that
he will pay the damages.
The accident in which Pvt.
BaeSchlin was involved occurred
November 3. Pvt. Magruder
cracked up his car two days
later.
Richards Indicates Breakdown
Chief Richards, who acts as
a one-man trial board in such
cases, said:
II am tired of this sort of
thing. If it continues. more dras-
tic action will be taken"
The officers have the right
to appeal to the County Com
missioners.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
FuIIs Church PTA Plans
Book Fuir and Buzuur

The Falls Church CVa) High
School Parent Teacher Associa-
tion will present a two-day book
fair and bazaar in the school be-
ginning Friday.
Fridays program, which is
scheduled from Z to 10 pm, in
cIudes a square dance and fash
ion show. Saturday the affair
will be held from 2 to 10 pm.
A social dance will climax the
event.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Management PorIey
Set at U. of MARYLAND

The sixth annual Office Man
agement Training Conference
will open Thursday at the Uni
versity of Maryland.
The conference will include a
banquet at the Statler Hotel
with the following speakers: DR.
Jay w. Miller, area director of
the National Office Management
Association: Senator Williams,
Republican. of Delaware; Ken
meth w. Moore, international
president of MONA, and Robert
Brown, treasurer of the Bird
Coal Co.. Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1953-11-16

out. used a tractor to dig dirt
away from a wall and then broke
through the wall to rescue Sky
lark. She was not hurt.
Mr.. Brickard said the cess
pool had a wood covering capped
with cement. Skylark's weight
caused her to fall through a
weak spot, he said.
Police and fireman in Prince
Georges County and other areas
have been searching for made
quately covered wells and pits
since a 3-year-old Suitland girl
fell to her death in a septic pit
November 7.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Maryland Civil Defense
To Distribute Pumps
ev the As.,e,o.ed p,e.,

PIKESVILLE, Md, Nov. 16.-
A first shipment of portable
pumps for use in event of bomb
ingS or natural disasters is being
distributed throughout Mary
land. civil defense authorities re-
port.
Sherley Ewing, State director
says 100 pumps, costing the
State and Federal Government
$4,000, will be passed out to
fire companies, rescue training
centerS, State-owned rescue
trucks and the Department of
Forests and Parks.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Foirfox Federation

The Federation of Fairfax
County Citizens Associations
will meet at $3.50 pm. Thursday
at Annandale School. The pro-
posed $40 million bond issue to
provide a central sewer system
will be discussed. The County
Board of Supervisors has re-
quested a referendum be set on
the issue for December is.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Arlington Teachers
To Discuss School
Plans Wednesday

Arlington school teachers and
supervisors will discuss school
policies and procedures with cit
izens at 8 pm. Wednesday at
Washington-Lee High School.
The meeting is sponsored by
the Community Council on Con-
struction. Study groups will con-
slider the junior high program,
testing. promotion and retention
policies. homework, teaching
changes. elementary school for
eign language instruction, ball
ancing of the instructional pro-
gram and changes in teaching
Another topic will be the
teaching of reading by use of
phonetics. or the sounding out of
combinations of letters. New
members will be welcomed at
the session.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
S672 Liquor Store HoIdup
Reported in BIadensburu

A Bladensburg (Hd.) liquor
store operator told Prime c. e
Georges County police a gum
man got $672 in a robbery at the
store late Saturday night.
officers said Mrs. Helen E.
Warren, SO, told them the bandit,
a young colored man. entered
Warren's Family Liquors, 5391
Annapolis road, shortly before
midnight.
She said he ordered a bottle of
whisky and as she was getting
it, he pointed a pistol at her and
said, 'I want your money" She
said she gave him all the bills in
the cash drawer.