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Evening star., 1953-09-17
District POW Arrives Home
After 3 Years in Red Camp

A Washington soldier captured
by the Korean Communists
nearly three years ago, was well
coined home by his family at
National Airport today.
He is Sergt. Francis L. Durham,
25, who went down from 100
pounds to 130 during his impris-
onment. Since his release Au-
gust 80. he has come back up to
166.
Waiting at the airport when
his plane arrived at 9:1O am.
were his mother, Mrs. Virginia
Durham. 327 Maryland avenue
NE: his sister, Ann Marie; two
aunts, Mrs. Casper Hudders of
Marcus Hook, Pa, and Mrs. Err
nest Durham of Rising Sun, Md,
and a friend, Mrs. Mabel White,
GOT Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Will take 1t Easy.
The young sergeant said his
present plans are to take life
easy"
He landed in San Francisco
yesterday with 427 other pris-
oners of war aboard the trans
port Gen. William M. Black. He
said he plans to stay in the
Army.
Captured at Unsan while with
the 1St Cavalry Division, he has
described prison life as pretty
bad" He said he was subjected
to good deal of forced study"
Yesterday he told the Asso-
ciated Press at San Francisco
he couldn't begin to describe"
how wonderful it felt to be
home. 1T was just great" he
said, to watch his ship move into
San Francisco Bay.
Meanwhile, Baltimore former
prisoner of war arrived here yes
terday with more stories of fell
low prisoners who were shuffled
off by the Communists just be-
fore repatriation.
Pfc. Gerald j. Smith, who was
among six returning POWs who
landed at Andrews Air Force
Base MATS terminal, said about
80 prisoners were taken from
his camp in Chingsong just be-
fore the truce was announced.
THE Communists trumped up
charges against them and court
martialed them" he said. I'VE
never found out what they did
with them"
Pvt. Smith said he was sure
the Communists still are holding
some of our men.
Virginian Arrives.
Also arriving yesterday for
checkups at Walter Reed Hos
pital and Fort Belvoir were Pfc.
Stephan Verghies of Pittsburgh,
Pfc. Howard F. Whiteaker of
Bristol, Va. and Pfc. Clacel E.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Street Name Chances
To Be Considered at
Hearing October B

The Commissioners will hold a
public hearing at 10 am. October
rs on some proposed street name
changes, including redesignation
OF. the planned Arizona avenue as
Glover-Archbold parkway.
The proposed Arizona avenue
was planned in the Districts
public works program as a four
lane divided parkway through
the lover-Archbold Park be-
tween Van Ness street and Canal
road.
Dalecarlia parkway NV. be-
tween Loughboro road NV. and
Westmoreland Circle would be
redesignated as Arizona avenue.
Others Are Proposed.
Other changes to be considered
are:
Remaining of Congress street
Sc. between Nineteenth street
and Southern avenue as Savan-
nah street, to end confusion.
Designation of Savannah street
Sc. between Nineteenth and
Twenty second streets as Savan-
nah terrace.
The changes were proposed by
District Surveyor F. F.. Healy.
Suggested by Family.
Redesignation of the contem-
plated Arizona avenue to
Glover-Archbold Parkway was
suggested by a member of the
family of Charles C. Glover who,
with Mrs. Anne Archbold. dedi-
Gated the park property in 1924.
Mrs. Archbold has retained at
torneys to prevent the District
from building an express high
way through the park.
Both Charles c. Glover, jr.,
and Mrs. Archbold had protest.
ed several years ago when Con-
gresS passed a bill authorizing
the road named after Arizona.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Pistol in $17 HoIdup Scanned
For Clue to I 1iIkmun Murder

The Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation today was examining q
pistol found on a 21-year-old
man charged with robbing a
Highs ice cream store yester-
day to see whether it had any
connection with the murder OF
Milkman Sam Leo Hoyle last
February.
Charged with the $17-holdup
at 1903 Fourteenth street NV
is Walter w. Hundley. a resident
of the 1900 block of Park Road
NV.
The suspect was picked up by
police almost five minutes after
the holdup, which occurred at
10 pm.
Police said the bandit, holding
a .32-caliber pistol, walked into
the store and handed the clerk a
paper bag with the following
words scrawled in pencil: This
is a holdup. I am desperate.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Civil Defense
Asks Doub|inq
FonduhI Increases
Budget Despite
Cuts by Congress

The District Civil Defense
Office today requested fiscal
1858 budget exactly double the
size of its current appropriation
of $4,000.
Defense Director John E. Fon-
dahl made the request despite
the fact that his appropriations
have been reduced steadily by
Congress each year since 1850.
10000 Helmets.
The main single need for the
bigger budget, according to Mr..
Fondahl. is a desire to buy 10000
steel helmets. at So apiece. for
air raid wardens.
Also needed, he said. are four
additional clerical jobs to help
keep up the Office records and
get out additional educational
material to the public.
Another $4,000 is asked to buy
five portable radios for use at
the alternate command center
to coordinate emergency oper-
ations of fire, police, highway
and water departments.
Needs Held Greater.
The defense officials pointed
out that the air raid warning
system, about half installed, will
be completed in the near
future"
Citing international crises still
f1aring about the world, the Office
warned that adequate civil de-
fenSe is in greater need today
than ever before"
The District National Guard
seeks a budget of $123,581, up
more than $4,000, chiefly to hire
a stenographer for the adjutant
general and a guard for the mil
lions of dollars in equipment
controlled by the Guard.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Tenth Street Building
To Yield 10 Parking LOT

An L-shaped lot containing
about 10000 square feet of land
having frontage on Tenth street
and D street NV. has been
leased by Parking Services, Inc.
for use as a parking lot.
The lot is the site of the for
mer headquarters of the WASH
ington Gas Light Co. and more
recently served as Offices for the
Panama Canal Co., now in the
HOLC Building at 101 Indiana
avenue. The building now on the
lot will be raZed.
Entrances to the parking lot
will be on Tenth street, just
north of D street, and D street,
just east of Tenth street.
The parking firm has a long
term lease for the site from the
widow of Senator Brion McMa-
hon of Connecticut, a spokesman
said. The same firm is complet-
ing a f1ve-story parking garage
at the rear of L and Fifteenth
streets NV. to have entrances
from both streets. The garage
will be opened about october l.
Arthur G. Dezendorf heads the
parking firm.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Alaskan Search
For Juh|e Abandoned

The Alaskan Sea Frontier has
announced termination of mili-
tary search operations for DR..
Werner Juhle, Washington area
volcanologist. missing in the
Alaskan Peninsula Valley Of
10000 Smokes since Septem-
ber 8.
In a message received today
by the Navy Department, the
Alaskan Sea Frontier said activ-
tiles of a bloodhound team tend
to confirm that DR.. Juhle died
by drowning or a fall into a
violent glacial mountain stream.
Dragging operations have been
undertaken but have proved un-
successful. the message said.
DR.. Juhle, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard c. Juhle, of IRON
side, Md, near Indian Head,
was attached to a Geological
Survey group making studies in
the Katmia Reserve.
He had gone on a field trip
alone on September 8. Search
ing operations began when he
failed to return on schedule.
Evening star., 1953-09-17

Fill this bag full of large bills.
Be careful or I will shoot
The bandit fed, police said,
with ST in bills and $40 in
change.
He was picked up minutes
later by Pvts. John P. Gerardi
and Edward c. Yost at Kansas
avenue and Spring road NV.
He answered the description of
the bandit and. police said, was
carrying a gun and a bag full
of money.
Because the holdup occurred
in the same general area as the
Hoyle murder-he was found
shot to death in an automobile
parked in a parking lot at Euclid
and Fourteenth streets NV
police turned the gun over to
the FBI for processing.
Police said the clerk at the
store, Ruth E. Young, 20, of 1900
H street NE, identified Hundley
as the bandit.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
JaYcees 10 Continue
D. {. PARKING Survey

The Junior Chamber of Com
merce will continue it's parking
survey in nine downtown stores
between noon and 9 pm. today.
More than 5000 questionaires
already are filled out. Today is
the second day, of distributing
them to downtown shoppers.
Their opinions will be disclosed
at the Washington Board of
Trades first Parking Clinic Sep
tember Is at the Shoreham Hotel.
Stores cooperating in today's
survey are the Hecht Co., Wood
ward & Lothrop, Lansburgh's,
Kanns, Murphy's, Lerner Shops,
L. Frank. The Mode and the
Young Mems Shop.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Chesapeake Bay Hunt
Pushed for Pilot in Crash
BY the Assoeioted Press

PATUXENT, Md, Sept. ia
search continued today in Chesa-
peake Bay 5 miles off Point
No Point lighthouse where a
Navy fighter plane crashed yes
terday with a civilian test pilot
aboard.
The pilot, identified as James
Seay Of the Douglas Aircraft Co.
at El Segundo, Calf, was listed
by the Navy as missing and was
believed dead.
A crash boat roamed the scene
for six hours yesterday and last
night finding only one oxygen
bottle from the plane before
suspending the search at II pm.
Other boats were concentrated
in the area at 6 am. today.
A civilian. identified by the
Navy only as "Mr. Hesner,"
said he saw the Ads Skyraider
"a propeller-driv carrier
plane-go into a spin and never
pull out. The Navy's last word
from the pilot indicated he was
at 1000 feet at the time. Mr..
Hesner said he did not see .
parachute open.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Carlson FaVors Local,
But Not U. s., Sales Tax

Senator Carlson, Republican
of Kansas says States and
municipalities-not the Federal
Government-Should levy sales
taxes.
Il am not opposed to a sales
tax as SUCH" Senator Carlson
said last night, "but I am op-
posed to a Federal sales tax"
Senator Carlson. an intimate
of President Eisenhower, said he
"gueSSeS" the administration
will not propose a national sales
tax, but he emphasized he has
not discussed the matter with
any Government official con-
cerned.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Scrivener Renamed
To D. c. Zonine Boord

Samuel Scrivener, jr.. today
was appointed to his fourth term
as a member of the District Zon-
ing Adjustment Board.
The Commissioners named Mr..
Scrivener, a lawyer in the firm of
Scrivener & Parker, to his Sec
ond consecutive three-year term.
He served a full term beginning
in 1941 as well as part of an un-
expired term shortly after the
close of the last war.
His new term of Office begins
october ].
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Glass on SuIesmunship

Statesmen in Arlington retail
stores and service Establishments
will have an opportunity to study
how to improve their selling
techniques when a class in "Sug-
gestive Selling" will open next
Tuesday from 7:30 to 10 pm.
Miss Betty Sponaugle, head of
the distributive education de-
partment at Westinghouse
High School, will teach.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Star Staff Photo.

Perry, Pfc. Norman Bradley and
Pfc. Richard Sydnor, all of West
Virginia.
Pvt. Smith was a prisoner for
27 months and saw more than
100 of his buddies shot during a
death march that kept few
steps ahead of the advancing
allies.
"A lot of fellows died from
diseases because of malnutri-
tion," he said. "On the death
march, they shot those who were
getting too weak to keep up.
They marched us from one camp
to another as the allied troops
caught up to u.s."
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Upset Children
To Find Care
AT New Center
Three Agencies
Now Located on
HilIcrest Grounds

A newly co-ordinated center
for the care, treatment and edu-
cation of emotionally disturbed
children has been established at
Hillcrest Children's Center, Ne
braska avenue and Van Ness
street NV.
Three independent social serv-
ice agencies now are located on
the Hillcrest grounds:
Washington Institute of Men
tai Hygiene. formerly located on
Columbia road NV, now occu-
pies the building at 4123 Ne
braska avenue NV. An outpa-
tient psychiatric clinic for chill
dren and adults. it's director is
Dr. Edwin S. Kessler.
Children'S House, formerly in
Bethesda. now occupies 4121 Ne
braska avenue NV. It offers in
dividual and group therapy and
specialized schooling to emo
tionally disturbed children on
an outpatient basis. Mrs. Gene
We've w. Foster is director.
Hillcrest Residence. 4124 Van
Ness street NV, will house the
children who are admitted for
resident treatment. Up to IL
children aged from to IL will
be admitted. Edward w. Ma
thewS is director.
Three Purposes.
The center is intended to help
children in three areas:
/. BY Offering resident treat
ment to emotionally disturbed
children.
2. BY providing training to
those who are professionally in
terested in helping children.
3. BY research to add to the
knowledge of child psychiatry.
In addition to its regular serv-
ice, the Mental Hygiene Institute
which is Community Chest
agency, will receive and screen
applications for admission to the
residence, and will be responsible
for the treatment of the child.
Children's House services also
will be available to children in
the residence when indicated.
Mr.. Mathews said any chilc
who is upset may be referred tc
the center by physician, psychi-
artist, another agency or par
ents themselves by getting ir
touch with the Mental Hygiene
Institute.
Study Aided Work.
The center has taken severa
years to develop. A study some
time ago by the Child Welfare
League of America and another
by Mrs. Lucia Gardner White
more of United Community Serv-
ices indicated the need for q
resident treatment center fol-
children in this area.
Hillcrest Children's Village
washington City Orphan Asy-
lum), whose services to children
date back to the early 18OOs
took the initiative by making
it's grounds and buildings avail
able.
Representatives from the three
boards formed a committee to
work out the proposed cooper
ative project.
The present members are Mrs
Arthur w. Dunn. chairman: Mrs
Frederick w. Connolly, Mrs
Christopher M. Granger and
Mrs. Neville Miller, alternate
representing Hillcrest; DR.. Win
fred Overholser, Miss Elsa Cas-
tendyck and Mrs. Milton w
King. alternate. representing the
Mental Hygiene Institute, and
the Rev. Charles w. Caulkins
DR.. Ruth E. Stocking and Mrs
Andrew Cverby, alternate, rep
resenting I rildren's House.
Ferdinand Grayson, U. c. S
executive direcG>Nr; Isadore See
man, assistant executive director
and Paul r. Cherney, secretary
of the Family and Child We'll
fare Section. made their expe-
rience and information available
to the committee.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Action Urged
On Downtown
Parking Plan
Auto Group Suggests
Use of Meter Funds
To Purchase Property

The District division Of the
American Automobile Associa-
ton today asked the Commits
sioners to use long-accumulated
funds to buy downtown prop
erty for lease to parking lot
operators.
The city heads granted the
associations request to explain
its stand orally later this month.
Under the proposal, the money
would come from the Motor
Vehicle Parking Fund, which has
built up to nearly 81 million
since it was set up in 1942.
Fund revenues come from the
nickels dropped into parking
meters.
Cites Long Time Plan.
Washington I. Cleveland, secre-
tary of the local AAA division,
pointed out in a letter to the
Commissioners that the associa-
ton has long advocated use of
this fund to create off-street
parking facilities. He noted that
to date the District has failed to
use any of this money "in spite
of the fact that the need for
such facilities is apparent to
any one seeking parking space
downtown at a reasonable rate"
Mr.. Cleveland challenged the
position of certain District Of
f1cials" as well as private park
ing lot operators that there is
no need for the city to buy and
lease land for operation by pri-
vate parking interests.
The association official was
particularly critical of a recent
survey by private parking oper-
ators that showed present off,
street parking facilities down
town are only about 10 per cent
occupied.
Disputes Test Period.
Mr.. Cleveland said the figures
produced in the survey appar-
emily were based on a six-day
check period, which included
Saturdays when the Government
and a number of business estab-
lishments are closed. He Sug-
geSted more proper test"
would be surveys of parking
facilities between 10 am. and
pm. Mondays through Fridays.
Figures covering occupancy
during these periods present
quite different picture from
figures being circulated at the
present time" he said.
Mr.. Cleveland also criticized
the high charges parking lot
operators now make for parking
spaces, as well as certain re-
strictions on the types of vehicles
allowed to park on their lots.
Present prevailing rates are
out of economic reach of many
people," Mr.. Cleveland declared.
Says Congress Intended.
BY purchasing property for
lease as parking lots, he con-
cluded. the District would be
carrying out the intent of Con-
gress when it authorized crea-
tion of the parking meter rev.
enue fund.
Mr.. Cleveland declared:
Congress must have been i'm
pressed with the fact that the
parking problem in the down.
town area is never going to be
solved by parking at the curb.
Ample evidence is provided
through the experience of many
other metropolitan areas that
adequate parking facilities with
in the downtown area at rates
that the motorist can afford to
pay is the most important con-
tributing factor to maintaining
the economic health of busi-
ness"
Evening star., 1953-09-17

The baron is member of the
University and Burning Tree
Clubs here.
Mrs. McMahon's daughter,
Patricia, IL, is attending Holton
Arms School, from which Mrs.
Mcmahon was graduated. Mrs.
Mcmahon also attended George
Washington University. They
make their home in Washington
at 3201 Woodland drive NV.
Evening star., 1953-09-06
r. L. Thornton combines politics
and musicals - and has a lot of fun
Photographs by George LeaUens

story of Texas citizen usually something
like this started life raspltter, discovered several
oil wells founded few mlondollar industries and became
president of bank Then to top all off, fling in politics
So far r. L. Thornton the mayor of Dallas follows the script
But then he went step farther president of the State
Fair Musicals he plays host each to the Hollywood
and Broadway stars who appear in the productions
For the last three months Thornton has had the
time of his life with rehearsal schedules welcoming celebrities
supervising the business end of the musicals It's Texas
ma-sized job because the seasons budget $5O0000
With the over you'd expect to find Thornton back
at his desk in City Hail. But guess agan He's already spruc-
for his role host the State Fair of Texas month
and for its star attraction Ethel Norman This beats dis
covering oil wells, eh Mr. Mayor? MEL
Evening star., 1953-09-06

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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-01-01
MunS0n News Notes

scout master, Roger Emmons,
just for fun.
Personals
Four generations were to-
gether Christmas day at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Horton. Besides the Horton
children the grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. AriS Williams, and
great-grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. c. H. Mummery OF Char
don, were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Jandt
have recently moved from Null
berry road to their new home
on Wilson Mills.
Marine Pfc. Joe Jones, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Jones,
gof in from Cuba just in time
for a Is day Christmas fur
Tough.
Mr.. M. E. Saunders, of Joliet,
Ill, and daughter Ann, OF
Campbell, Calf, and her fence,
William Flemming of TuscOla,
Ill, were with the Edward
McGeough family for the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Wright
of Lakewood spent Christmas
with their daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Thorn1
burgh.
Mrs Frank Fink had a birth
day dinner for her daughter,
Dolores, and two of her friends,
Yolanda Thomas and Elizabeth
Kelly, last Saturday. After din
ner the girls went to Cleve-
land to take in a show.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Thomas
had all four of their children
with them for Christmas eve,
Mrs. Arnold Saari and family
came from FairpOrt and daugh-
ter Margaret came from Paines-
vile and son Eugene and his
fiancee came from Toledo. The
next day YOlanda went back
to Toledo with her brother tC
spend a few days during which
time she picked out the gown
she will wear at his wedding in
February.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mat,
thewS had an open house for
all their local friends on Satur-
day afternoon.
On Sunday afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Paden and daughter
Ruth had an open house fol
all their neighbors between
Moccasin Falls and Wilson
Mills. Among those they wei
coined were some brand new
residents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ear
| Mutch.
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News by Hattie King
Telephone ChardOn 5-93O2

Telephone Chardon 5-93O2
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Bascom
of Painesville were Christmas
guests at the Kiser Luther
home and Sunday guests were
Mrs. Ann Prosek and daughter
of Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Lewis
were with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Molzon Christmas day.
Ha bden Congregational
church will observe CommUn-
ion next Sunday. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Zikursh
and family of Cleveland, Mrs.
Amelia and Matilda Young had
Christmas eve with Mr.. and
Mrs. Friedrich Zikursh and they
all were with Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Kempf on Christmas day.
Mr.. Fred Mcdonald and Mrs.
Florence Valentine of Paines-
vile were among the dinner
guests at Robert Chamberlins
Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Carver
and children spent Christmas
day with the Warner Websters
in Thompson.
Twenty-four members of the
Carver families held their
Christmas at Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Carvers with tree and
dinner.
Paul Patterson of Cleveland
was a Sunday caller at john
Carvers.
Mrs. May Wedge entertained
her Sunday school class Mon
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carver
visited Mrs. Floyd Maltby in
ClaridOh Sunday. Mrs. Maltby
is home from the hospital where
she underwent a hernia oper-
alton.
Guests at George Zakany's on
Christmas day were Mrs. Ter
eSa Zakany, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kotay, Cleveland; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Newell of Chardon; Mrs.
Mick Chapman also came home
from Corey hospital with their
new son for Merry Christmas.
Mrs John Carver and Mrs.
Steve Loveland saw nine deer
cross the road between their
homes Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Stevens
visited at Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
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East
News by Mrs. Martin Langaa
Telephone CheSterland 1929

NC"S ny NAAo NhoASh Aoh6o"
Telephone CheSterland 1929
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rand
ell of Factory road, spent
Christmas with the latter's rel
atives in Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Walkey, Of
Factory road, spent Christmas
eve with the latter's parents
in Ashtabula and Christmas
day with Mr.. Walkey's parents
in Cleveland.
Mrs. A. Freshley enter
tanned her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Quigley of Mentor and
the Norman and Lewis families,
also of Mentor, on Christmas
day. Mrs. William Randel en-
tertained her two daughters
and their families of Willough-
by and Cleveland on Christmas
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hansen
spent Christmas day with the
Allen families in Kirkland on
Christmas. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Smith and daughter, Vic.
ginia, were with relatives in
Cleveland for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ian
gaa spent Christmas eve with
the D. Stewarts in Kirkland
Hills. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Baxter
spent Christmas eve with the
Hulsebus family in E. Cleve-
land.
Mr.. Amos Green, formerly
of Worrell road, has sold his
home here to a family from
Cleveland. His daughter, MIL
dred, has moved to the home
Of her sister, Mrs. William
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