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Evening star., 1953-12-09
Cronin No Suntu Claus
By John P. Carmichael
chicaao Daily News Sports Editor

-~'-
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-People
were saying: The Red Sox must
have holes in their heads to give
Maurice McDermott and Tom
Umphlett for Jackie Jensen" but
Leo Durocher held up a warning
finger. Lets wait while" he
said. THAT may be one Of those
McGraw deals"
The Giants manager elabo-
rated. John McGraw always got
the man he wanted" Leo said.
REGARDLESS of what he had to
give up And most always the
man he wanted was the man he
needed to win. Mr.. Jensen may
just beat all the paint off the
left-field fence in Boston"
It was BoSton's proposition,
surprisingly enough, and first
broached at the 1853 World Sc
ries when Joe Cronin, the Red
Sox general manager. told Bucky
Harris, the Washington pilot
Don't get rid of Jensen
Well give you the best deal you
could think of at the December
meetings"
Harris Rewarded for Wait.
So Bucky waited. Cleveland
also wanted Jensen. So did De-
troit and the Athletics. But none
Of 'em could match an 1910
pitcher and a .283 hitting rookie
who is regarded as a brilliant
centerflelder.
Harris reaction to the swap
was characteristically logical. IN
our park, nobody hits them very
far too often" he said. IF We
can hold the other teams with
Evening star., 1953-12-09
By Lewis F. Atchison

If every pro football club ac-
quired players as haphazardly as
the Pittsburgh Steelers got left
footed Pat Brady, their star
punter, talent scouts would be
on relief.
Owner Art Rooney pinches
himself every time he sees Pat
rick dig his foot into the pigskin,
sending picture-book puntS soar
ing downfield. Only a year ago
the Steelers were hurting for a
kicker, just an average guy, when
they heard that Toronto, Cana
dian League club, had kid who
couldn't make the grade. They
sent for him and 6-foot-1, 1885,
pound Pat arrived, complete with
freckles and q lively sense of
humor.
Brady made good instantly
He looked so good the New York
Giants took a look at him. Steve
Owen had drafted one Pat Brady
from Bradley and later Nevada
on the 18th round of the 1852
National Football League draft.
B'gorra if it wasn't the same
Pat, who had decided to try the
Canadian game first.
Keep him." Owen told
Rooney. eff he turns out to be
any good we'll get together on
some sort of a deal"
Brady was the leagues third
best punter last season, and
Pittsburgh gave Fullback Butch
Avinger and Tackle Earl Murray
to New York for him. The left
footed punter was no flash in
the pan and was well worth the
price. This year he leads the
field with one game to go, and
figures to lock up the title
against the Redskins Sunday.
Pat is the most poplIlar Dlaver
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Shoemaker Wins Four
To Run String to 469
RY the Associated Press

SAN MATEO, Calf, Dec. O.
Jockey Willie Shoemaker rode
four winners at Bay Meadows
yesterday, raising his years
string of triumphs to 469.
His winners were Sharp Abbey
($4.60) and Stimulate Me ($4.90)
for a $3.50 daily double; Rhyth-
mic Lady ($7.40) and Rich War
($9.70).
Evening star., 1953-12-09

trading Maury McDermott and Tom Um-
phlett to Washington for Jackie Jenson.
Somewhere behind it all, Ted Williams
must figure. Next season Ted will be push
ing 36. When he returned from service in
Korea, and looked so well in the waning
weeks of '53, Owner Tom Yawkey, General
Manager Cronin and Lou Boudreau must
have been thinking something like this:
"Well move up our timetable. Williams
is our big guy. He may have only year or
so left. Let's try to give him some help in
the slugging department and gamble"
What other explanation could there be?
N6onarY,ooff 1,oorc old yuoy1 10 pannnS and
Evening star., 1953-05-10
County Group Asks
Flood Relief Funds

The struggle to have Congress
appropriate money for perma-
nent flood control relief in the
Anacostia River basin continued
yesterday as delegates from six of
the affected communities again
appealed for Federal aid.
The group-the Flood Control
Committee for Prince Georges
County-objected to having its
project labeled the Peace Cross
flooding problem"
Mrs. Helen Hickey, recording
secretary, declared the committee
resented being identified as a
Peace Cross group because I'VE
felt there was too much publicity
about traffic at Peace Cross and
not enough about flood damage
to homes in the whole area"
A resolution adopted by the
committee Friday night requested
Congress to Make available the
sum of 81 million to permit the
carrying out of the Federal State
and county program as proposed
by the General Assembly qf
Maryland in conjunction with
the plan of the United States
Army Engineers.
The 81 million requested was
cut from the Army Engineers
budget for the flood project. The
Maryland General Assembly
earlier this year voted to put up
more than. IS million for the
project if Federal aid is granted.
Evening star., 1953-05-10
By George Kennedy
Sfor Stoff Correspondent

FREDERICK, Nd, May g.
Located amid bucolic surround
ings northwest Of this historic
city, Hood College. a pleasant
place for the higher education
of young women. Is celebrating
its 60th anniversary.
Tomorrow Gov. McKeldin will
speak at a celebration Of the
event at which ground will be
broken for a new chapel by
Andrew K. Coffman, Hagers-
town mortician. who gave $780,
600 toward its construction.
Today was May Day at Hood
and little nymphs leaped in
Wove ribbons about a May pole
in a pageant based on the wife
OF Baths story from Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales"
Miss 10 Anne McCune Of
Mount Lebanon, Pa, was crowned
queen at the colorful May Day
pageant.
The honor was bestowed by
Miss Noradel Truxal, daughter of
DR.. Andrew G. TruXal, president
Of the college. Miss Truxal was
Prince Hood, the role voted an
nually by students to the senior
who has contributed most during
the year to college life.
Hood is a small college-about
500 students. It has been about
the same size for a generation.
The anniversary really marks
ia years of advanced education
for young women in Frederick.
for the college succeeded the
Frederick Female Seminary which
dates back to 1889.
The present college is on u.s.
acre campus, mostly lawn, with
exotic trees and native dogwood
now in bloom. The buildings are
reproductions of the Federal pe-
riod of red brick with imposing
pillars before the largest of them.
The college was established in
Frederick so years ago when the
Potomac Synod of the Reformed
Church in the United States de-
cided to discontinue Mercerburg
College in the Pennsylvania town
of that name as a co-educational
institution.
The church combined its COL
Evening star., 1953-05-10

services. Each must support
itself.
The report lists four ways to
cut bond costs:
/. Bond obtained money which
isn't needed Immediately for
construction is invested in Gov
ernment short-terln securities.
Since 1851 such investments
have yielded $115.000 in interest
benefits"
2. Short term borrowing in
anticipation of bond issues will
be used to cut the gap between
collecting front foot benefit
charges and paying principal and
interest on permanent bond
issues.
3. Equipment that depreciates
quickly - cars and trucks and
the like-will be financed on a
5-year basis. Such rolling stock
formerly was paid for with bond
issues and was still being paid
for IS years after it wore out.
4. General construction bonds
will be issued for 80 years in
stead Of 40, saving 10 years in
terest.
Evening star., 1953-05-10
By Som Eostmon

Forty spirited animals. from
giraffes to polar bears, have left
Virginia's Great Falls area for a
cloistared lite as household pets.
And after half a century of
racing in circles to carousel
music, it was high time they
were pastured out.
The wooden, hand-carved ami
mails on the Great Falls Park
merry-go-round whirled through
their last ride together recently
before being offered for sale.
The tigers, horses, lions and
deer, which had taken legions of.
youngsters in countless rides.
were available singly or in lots.
They didn't last long. The
vividly painted animals were car
ried away to private homes,
restaurants and clubs.
Pick a Pink Horse.
Two young Arlington boys are
now one pink horse to the good.
Leonard w. Vaughan, a person.
mel officer at George Washing
ton University. picked out the
horse with the enthusiastic
seconding of Walton, 6, and
Tommy. 4.
The animal, obviously of good
bloodlineS, will be stabbed in
the Vaughan family's basement
at 3108 South Hayes street.
The horse will spend his lush
days. bridled and saddled. in the
game-room. said Mr.. Vaughan
Il got him as an investment
for the children" he said. The
animals are considered as
valuable antiques. They are be-
leved to have been made in
Europe close to 100 years ago.
A life-sized tiger has at East
found its natural habitat.
Tiger Changes Color.
The beast, an unusual shade
Of purple while on the merry
go-round. is now the official mas
cot of the local Princeton Club.
And, of course, it was repainted
with orange and black stripes.
The tiger was bought by Mid
dleton G. c. Train. a member of
the board Of directors, who is
housing the animal as official
custodian of the Princeton group.
Described by Mr.. Train as a
ferocious-appearing but noble
hearted beast, the animal is be-
ing housed in the Trains dining
room at 2434 Belmont road NV.
Mr.. Train repainted the tiger
himself, after conscientiously
spending an hour in front Of the
tigers cage at the Zoo.
The clubs new mascot made
its first ofncial appearance re-
Evening star., 1953-05-10
Hood College Notes Goth Year
In Series of Campus Events

lege for young men with an
older institution under its aus
pices at Lancaster, Pa, Franklin
College, which became Franklin
and Marshall.
Mercersburg College became
the Mercersburg Academy which
sent so many athletes to Prince
ton.
It was decided to locate the
college for girls below the Mason
Dixon line and two locations were
recommended, Martinsburg. w.
Va. and Frederick. The fact
that the buildings of the old
Frederick Female Seminary,
which had reached the end of its
resources, were available for an
annual rental of $1,000 decided
the matter.
The old buildings are still
standing in downtown Frederick
on East Church street. The new
institution moved in during the
summer of 1893 and the first
term began in September. It
had a faculty of IA and a stu
dent body of 112. Thirty-three
were in residence, the others day
students. Several members of
the class graduating in June,
1897. received degrees, but the
first full class to become bache-
lors Of the arts was that of
1898.
The college changed it's name
to Hood in 1912 in honor of Mrs.
Margaret E. S. Hood, an alumna
of the Female Seminary (class of
1894), who gave the instution
$50,000 in all including much of
the land on which it is now To-
Gated. The move to the new
campus was begun in 1914.
Evening star., 1953-05-10
Great Falls CorouseI Beasts
Disperse to Pampered Life

Gently at a national alumni con-
ference in Hot Springs. Va. It
was placed near the speakers
table.
One merry-go-round horse has
been retired to the playground
of the Georgetown Neighborhood
House, 1924 N street NV. It
was a gift from Mrs. Hobart
Spalding. 1408 Thirty-first street
NV, who is a member Of the
board at the house.
Golden HOOves.
A show-horse of the first water,
the animals glittering gold teeth
and hooveS have made it the
object of unqualified admiration
by the nursery and kindergarten
children there.
Three horses went to Mrs.
Albert j. Bowley of 1919 McGill
terrace NV, who recalled that.
as a young girl, she considered
a merry -go-round ride the high
spot of the year.
Two of the animals are slated
for the children of two nieces in
Richmond and Baltimore. The
third. Mrs. Bowley said. will be
used to lure the children over I"
A horse and a lion didn't go
far from their familiar spot in
the park. Ralph Jackson. who
owned the merry-go-round and
managed the park. kept these
two for his own children in his
home nearby.
A young zoos worth of animals
was bought for Normandy Farms
and Watergate Inn. A station
tary" merry-go-round was. set up
at Normandy Farms with three
mountain goats, a deer, giraffe
and a horse.
A pink horse is being quartered
at the other restaurant.
Unfortunately, the station
ary' merry-go-round wasn't
fixed up firmly enough to stand
up under the weight of some Of
the restaurants older customers
so entranced that they felt
compelled to sit on the wooden
figures. Work is underway to
remedy the situation.
A special railroad was built to
the falls about the turn Of the
century to bring the merry-go-
round-then second-hand-into
it's building.
During the flood of 1912. Mr..
jackson said. Joseph Frank
then park manager-died Of a
heart attack. as the two men
attempted to save the air organ
from the waters.
The Great Falls Park merry
go-round was believed to have
been the oldest In the United
States.
Evening star., 1953-05-10
Virginia U. Student Buys
Horse Farm Near Keene
Special pispaieh 10 The s,a,


CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. May
9.-"Coleswood," a 211-acre
horse farm near Keene, part of
a tract which was owned by the
Coles family in the 18th century.
has been sold to a University of
Virginia student.
The purchaser, Donald r.
Notch, Of Cleveland, has ridden
at Virginia horse shows during
his three years at the University,
winning at the Curles Neck races
and the Pennington Horse Show
last month.
He will occupy the house this
summer, after his wedding in
June to Miss Sallie Marie Busch.
daughter of Mrs. Adolphus Busch
and the late Mr.. Busch Of St.
Louis, Mo.
Mr.. Notch bought the place
from Robert P. Sherwin, who
purchased the estate in 1947
from william c. Kern. The price
was $4,000.
Evening star., 1953-05-10
Realty Men Back
Arlington Budget Cut

A report by an Arlington
County Board advisory commit
tee calling for a $700, 900 cut in
the 1953-54 budget has been in
dorsed by the Arlington-Alex-
andria- Fairfax Real Estate
Board, Inc.
In a letter to the county board,
the real estate board president.
Frank w. Clarke, said After
careful study of the splendid re-
port Of the interim budget COM
mittee the board strongly
urges that no further increase in
current rates Of taxation be i'm
posed on the already tremend-
Gus burden
Mr.. Clarke urged that "any in
crease which may be necessary
in the revenue be derived from
some new source other than real
estate"
Further. we feel that an in
crease, such as proposed in the
new budget, will hinder the
growth and further development
Of the county" Mr.. Clarke said.
Evening star., 1953-05-10
Rockingham Grand Jury
To Check Riddle Death
BY the Assoeioted Press

HARR1SONBURG, Va, May 8.
"A grand jury will check into
the circumstances of the death
of Alonza Riddle, 66, whose body
was found buried in a barnyard
Of the farm of William M. Ward
10 days ago.
Trial Justice Porter r. Garves
Of Rockingham County decided
this yesterday in declining to dis
miss a murder charge against the
33-year-old Ward. Prior to his
disappearance az years ago,
Riddle rented a room at Wards
home.
Ward told officers when he led
them to the shallow grave last
month that he found Riddle dead
in his barnyard and buried him
because he feared he would be
suspected in the death.
Evening star., 1953-05-10
Fredericksburg Crash
Kills Virginia Woman
Special oispoteh TO The Sior

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, May
9.-Mrs. Elizabeth Ferrell. Of
King George, Va, was injured
fatally today in q collision be-
tween an auto and a tractor
trailer truck on Route /. four
miles north of here.
Mrs. Ferrell was riding in a
car driven by her husband, VIII
liam E. Ferrell. when it was
struck broadside by the truck.
She was thrown from the car.
The Fredericksburg rescue
squad took Mrs. Ferrell to Mary
Washington Hospital, where she
was pronounced dead on arrival.
Mr.. Ferrell, who suffered minor
cuts and bruises, was treated and
released at the hospital.
The truck driver, who gave his
name as j. T. Smith, Of Lam
caster, S. c., was unhurt.
Evening star., 1953-05-10
BusIine to Haul
New Route Bockers
ToICCHedrinq

Washington, Maryland & An
napolis Motor Lines, Inc, will
provide a bus so that residents
of the Kent Village area can in
dorse the firms request for a
new route at an Interstate Com
merce Commission hearing on
Wednesday.
The bus lines wants permission
from the ICC to provide service
from Kentland. Kent Village and
Landover Hills to Eleventh street
NV. by way of Bladensburg road
and H street NE.
The bus will leave from Sew
enty-third avenue and Forest
road in Kent Village at $3.50 am.
The hearing at ICC building at
Twelfth street and Constitution
avenue NV. is set for 9:30 am.
Evening star., 1953-05-10
Easton Editor Tells
Fate Of Free Press
Bills in Maryland
By the Assoeiofed Press

AMBLER, Pa, May 9.-Nor-
man w. Harrington, editor and
manager Of the Easton. Nd,
Star-Democrat and president Of
the Maryland Press Association,
reviewed for Pennsylvania pub
fishers today the action Mary
lands recent General Assembly
took on two bills involving free
dom of information.
Mr.. Harrington was a speaker
at a regional meeting Of Eastern
Pennsylvania weekly newspaper
publishers of the Pennsylvania
Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton.
The Maryland Press Associa-
ton, he reported. had sought
passage in Maryland of a bill
similar to one adopted in Penn
sylvania several years ago.
It would have prohibited closed
meetings of public bodies in
which final actions were taken
on ordinances. appropriations,
appointments, etc.
Buried BY Lawyers.
1T was embalmed and buried"
Mr.. Harrington said, "by the
lawyers on the Judicial Pro-
ceedings Committee of the Sen
ate."
It was this same committee,
Harrington pointed out, which
later gave its approval in two
days, without a hearing, to an
other bill which would have for
hidden States Attorneys from
discussing publicly any criminal
case while it is pending in the
courts.
The committee amended the
bill, Mr.. Harrington reported, to
include all other law enforce
ment officials as we'll as States
Attorneys.
"It would have prohibited
them from discussing any Grim
inal case, including, I suppose,
fatal accidents on highways
technical charge of manslaughter
is involved" Mr.. Harrington
said.
1--WE were told the committee
held no hearing because it felt
it was an excellent piece o:
legislation and they envisioned
no opposition.
"We took the view it would
seriously abridge freedom of in
formation. We based our fight
not on freedom of the press, but
upon the public's right to know.
Freedom of information is one
of those rights guaranteed by
our Constitutions, State and
Federal. The press is the in
strument Of the people in its
day-to-day fulf1llment.
To Control Free Press.
"In arguing for passage of the
bill. one State Senator expressed
the view the time had come when
the people should control un-
bridled use of freedom of the
press.
What he really was saying,
we felt, was that the people
should decide there are some
things they should not know.
1--WE could not see where
factual news, from an authorita-
tive source, makes a fair trial
impossible.
THE Maryland Press Associa-
ton believes the people have a
right to know, to be placed on
guard against those who are a
threat to society. They are en-
titled to know when an offense
has been committed, how. by
whom. and the steps being taken
for the protection of society. The
law enforcement officers are the
official sources of such informa-
ton Their authority derives
from the people. To gag them is
to deny freedom of information
and impair justice"
The gag bill was killed in the
Senate. 1912.
Evening star., 1953-05-10
Town on Daylight Time,
County Picks Standard
ey the Associoted Press

OAKLAND, Md. May 9.-The
mayor and council have voted to
put Oakland on daylight time,
starting Monday.
But the Garrett County Com
missioners decided almost at the
same time to stay with standard
time until they have had a
chance to test sentiment in a
referendum.
Garrett. Maryland's western
most county, is the largest area
Of the State which clings to
standard time.
Evening star., 1953-05-10

On reorganization, the COM
missioners said their New York
experts advised hiring an execu-
tive to supervise all money mat
ters, and shaking up the ac-
counting system. The board is
studying the first suggestion and
hopes to have the second in
effect next month.
The commissioners said their
new bookkeeping will end
waters role as supporter Of other
Evening star., 1953-05-10
Fenwick Irked
By Stan|ey's
Talk RefusaIs
Attack Is Expected
On Cancellation of
Joint Appearances
By Alex R. Preston
Sfor Stoff correspondent

RICHMOND. May 9.-State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick Is
expected to launch a new at
tack on his gubernatorial pri-
mary opponent for failure to
appear before organizations at
which both have been invited to
speak.
His campaign managers are
getting madden by the minute
because Of what they call the
refusal of former Representative
Thomas B. Stanley to meet the
Arlington legislator face-to-face
before groups which have a pol
icy Of hearing both candidates
or none.
This results, Fenwick support
ers claim, in their candidate be-
ing denied an opportunity Of
campaigning before a segment Of
the electorate.
Three Joint Appearances.
In the campaing that is now
nearly three months old, the
two have appeared together only
three times. In a number of
cases Mr.. Fenwick accepted in
vitations to speak only to get
cancellations when his oppon-
ent said he could not be present.
Mr.. Fenwick's managers are
pressing their candidate to "cut
loose" with a second blast at
Mr.. Stanley. The first such ex-
ploSion came two weeks ago in
Roanoke when Mr.. Fenwick cited
figures to charge a record Of "ab-
senteeism" to Mr.. Stanley while
a member Of Congress.
MIR. Fenwick came to Rich
mond yesterday prepared to ap-
pear with Mr.. Stanley on a tele-
vision show sponsored by the sta
ton as a public service. But the
station Cancelled the program
when Mr.. Stanley sent word that
he had previous commitments.
Stanley Uses Spokesman.
Mr.. Stanley has sent a spokes-
man to represent him at some
of the meetings. The latest in
stance was last night when w.
R. Broaddus. jr., a Byrd adj
minlstration stalWart in The
House of Delegates. spoke with
Mr.. Fenwick before the Ameri-
can Association of University
Women here.
But Mr.. Fenwick's followers
believe their candidate is put to
a disadvantage in the question:
and-answer periods that usually
follow such panels. They are sug-
gesting that Mr.. Fenwick refrain
from answering questions until
his opponent appears personally.
For instance. last night the
university women asked a ques-
ton concerning education. Mr..
BroadduS began, Il want you to
realize that I am appearing as
a representative. There are some
matters that I haven't discussed
with MI. Stanley"
Expresses Own Views.
In replying to another question
about ab2entee voters laws, Mr..
Broaddus said. Again I express
only my own views, because
haven't discussed the matter with
Mr.. Stanley"
On public welfare: Again
hate to answer this question be-
cause I haven't talked with MIR.
Stanley about it, but :"
Stanley campaign headquar-
ters said its candidate could not
be present because he was work.
ing in his home territory in the
5th District yesterday.
AS Of now, both headquarters
have scheduled their candidates
to appear at the same meeting
on May 81. This is to be a gath
ering of the West End Catholic
Mems Club here.