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Evening star., 1953-08-25
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Proerd1m for Tonight

Programs presented by The
Evening Star through the CO.
operation of the District, Ar
lington County, Prince Georges
County, Montgomery County and
Alexandria Recreation Depart
ments and the Film Center OF
Washington:
|. Washington, at Dusk.
Lafayette, Oliver street and
Broad Branch road NV.
Twin Oaks, Fourteenth and
Taylor streets NV.
Turkey Thicket, Tenth street
and Michigan avenue NE.
Davis. Forty-fourth place and
H street NE.
Jefferson, Eighth and H streets
S.W.; also music appreciation
hour, at 1880.
Hillcrest, Thirty second and
Denver streets Sc.
Park View, Otis and Warder
streets NV.
Bundy. 429 o street NV.
Carver, Whittinghan stree
and Lane place NE.
Barry Farms, 1880 Sumner
road Sc.
Montgomery County, $3.50 PM.
Takoma Ritchie, Ritchie and
Geneva avenues, Takoma Park.
Forest Grove, 1905 Dameron
drive, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Silver Spring.
Couple Held as
Policy kingpins
$3.50, ,000-o-Yeur
Come Charged After
Police Raid Home

Aided by wiretapping evidence,
police raided an imposing home
in Silver Spring yesterday and
charged couple with operating
a $3.50, ,000-a-year numbers game
there.
Arrested were Walter s. Le-
phew. so. and his wife Fern, At,
owners of the home in the 200
block of Indian Spring drive.
They were released in $4,000
bond each for appearance in
Silver Spring Court September 8.
Detective Capt. G. w. Linthi-
cum, who led the raid, said it
was based partly on telephone
conversations overheard by
Montgomery County police over
a Today period.
First Case Under New Rule.
I'VE have other evidence I
am not at liberty to disclose" I"
Capt. Linthicum said, in point
ing out that it was the first time
police have built case on wire
tapping since State Court of
Appeals ruled such procedure
legal last fall.
Capt. Linthicum said it ap-
peared the gambling enterprise,
mostly dealing with numbers
but including a little horse bet
ting, would reach $700 to $1,000
a day.
He said there was every reason
to believe it was operated quietly
in the attractive neighborhood
without ties with a large syndi-
cate.
NeighbOrs Surprised.
Neighbors, who had known the
LepheWs there for 18 or 19 years,
were surprised to see six police
men bear down on the house. A
married daughter, her small chill
dren and younger daughter
also live there.
Capt. Linthicum said a bundle
OF cash, numbers slips and add
ing machines were found in the
home, mostly in an upstairs COM
bination bedroom and office.
Police consider they got the
green light on wiretapping after
the Court of Appeals upheld evi-
dence in the Eddie Bratburd
case. Bratburd, arrested for
gambling, challenged the wire
tapping evidence, but was con-
victed.
Capt. Linthicum gave Detec-
tive Sergt. William Whalen and
Kenneth w. Watkins credit for
the telephone information.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Space Needs
Save Tempos,
Spencer Says
Gen. Prentiss to Get
Another Officer as
Third Assistant

The temporary buildings that
are a blight on Washington
should be torn down, but the
question is where to put the
Federal employees who will be
displaced by such a move, Com
missioner Samuel Spencer said
last night.
He made the statement on
Your Commissioners Report"
telecast of WMAL-TV, The Star
station. The program mainly
featured a discussion on slum
clearance, with questions put
to the Commissioners by report
erS.
The buildings, Commissioner
Spencer conceded, scarcely con-
tribute to the beauty of the
Capital, especially in the area
OF the Mall. But he pointed
out the temporary structures
would have to be replaced by
permanent ones elsewhere to ac-
commodate the displaced Gov
eminent offices.
New Assistant for Prentiss.
Brig. Gen. Louis Prentiss, En-
gineer Commissioner, commented
that it is hoped a third officer
will be assigned to his staff
within a few days instead of
within a month, as had earlier
been reported. Gen. Prentiss
now has two assistants. 1t also
is planned to name an assistant
to Commissioner Renah F. Cam
alier to handle health and well
fare work.
Referring to Slum clearance.
Gen. PrentiSS said a law is needed
to permit authorities to tear
down unsafe or unsanitary build
ings, especially sheds, as either
fire or health hazards. His new
assistant would concentrate on
elimination of slums.
In another matter, the question
of discarded ice boxes, which are
hazardous to children, was
brought up.
IcebOxes Pose Problem.
Mr.. Camalier said proposed
regulations to eliminate this
hazard have been submitted to
him. But, he said, the question
is difficult, in that it has not
yet been decided what an
abandoned" icebox really is.
Turning to another matter,
Mr.. Spencer said it may be nec-
essary to review the whole civil
defense picture here in light Of
Russia's announcement that it
has the hydrogen bomb.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Alexandra City Offices
Open IS Minutes Earlier

Alexandria's city offices will
open As minutes earlier begin
ming next Monday.
City Manager Ira Willard an
nounced that the new office
hours for city employees would
be 8:15 am. to S pm, Monday
through Friday, which places
them on a 40-hour week.
The working time includes As
minutes off for lunch.
City Offices had been working
on a 9 am. to 5 pm. schedule.
This meant that most employees
were on a 35-hour working
schedule. although Mr.. Willard
said many worked far longer.
The new hours were brought
about by a complaint from
Mayor Marshall Beverley, who
said he thought city employees
should work as long as most
persons who are privately en-
ployed.
The hours do not apply to
the police, fire and traffic con-
troll departments.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Beauty Queens Signal Start
Of Montgomery County Fair

of corn, and Edwin Fry, chair
man of the board for the fair.
The first shipping of the rib
bon went off on schedule, but &
retake some Is minutes later for
late-arriving photographers got
a little balled up.
Merry Christmas turned frac-
tious, Miss Farm Queen had dis
appeared and the corn had to be
trucked from the other end of
the grounds.
An attendance of between s.
900 and 10000 persons was ex-
pected for today's premiere.
More than 600 head of dairy
cattle are in the stalls, being
barbered, shampooed and gener-
ally fused over.
The Playground is full of food,
on and off the hoof.
Since Montgomery farming
goes in heavily for dairy herds,
the dairy building will be one of
the most popular centers. One
exhibit features a system of
glass pipes leading from milk
ing machine through various
contraptions into a cooling de-
vice. Onlookers may see milk
from source to storage.
A COW will be MIXED every
afternoon at o'clock And if
there are enough spectators to
warrant encores, understudy bos-
sizes will be MIXED, too. We'll
milk 'em all day long if we have
to-" said Paul Pearson, the man
in charge of public relations.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Six New Polio Cases
Reported in Area

The polio count for the WASH
ington area showed six new cases
today.
Three new cases in Prince
Georges County brought the
total there to 25, compared with
SIS in the area last year at this
time.
The County Health Depart
ment listed these cases:
A 26-year-old woman of Bran
dywine who has been taken to
Doctors Hospital; a 2-year-old
boy of the $500 block of Twenty
second place. West Hyattsville.
taken to Children's Hospital,
and a 25-year-old man of the
4200 block of Oglethorpe street
in HyattSville, admitted to Dis
trict General Hospital.
Montgomery County reported
its AID case, a 25-year-old
woman living on Brook Grove
road in Olney The Health De-
partment said her case was not
serious She has been admitted
to District General Hospital.
The county had IL cases at this
time last year.
Fairfax County said 35-year-
old Army officer of the 400 block
of Park avenue, Falls Church,
has been taken to Walter Reed
Army Medical Center with polio.
He was listed as the county's
18th case, compared to SO at
this time last year.
District health authorities yes
terday reported the 35th case Of
polio in the city this year.
Stricken August 20 with the
disease was a 5-year-old girl liv-
ing in the 3100 block of Thirty
eighth street NV. She was ad-
mitted to Children's Hospital
August %.
There were So cases in the city
at this time last year, officials
said.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Closing Of Commissaries
Opposed by Amvets' Chief
Speeioi Dispe.eh 10 The Star

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 25.-
Marshall E. Miller, national COM
mander of Amvets, yesterday
attacked the proposed shutdown
of armed forces commissaries as
a cut in pay for servicemen when
they have difficult time because
of the high cost of living"
In a letter to Defense Secre-
tary Wilson, the Amvets' leader
said the closing of commissaries
would be nothing more than a
reduction in pay for active and
retired armed forces personnel
and their families and in many
instances widows and orphans of
such personnel-and, inciden-
tally a most devious method of
arriving at such a reduction"
Mr.. Miller said "the proposal
can hardly be considered a Gov
ernment economy move because
any money saved will not go to
the Government, but to private
interests"
Evening star., 1953-08-25
People Of Greenland
| Vote for First Time
BY the Associoted Press

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 25.-The
people of Greenland, Denmark S
huge Arctic colony, voted today
for the first time in their his
tory.
About 5000 voters are to pick
two members of Denmark's first
unicameral parliament, provided
for in the new constitution
adopted last May. Seven out of
eight candidates are native
Greenlanders. The eighth is a
Danish woman doctor.
Because of the long distances
and slow communications it
may be a week before all re-
turns are in.
General elections for the new
parliament are to take place in
Denmark next month.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Boy Taken 10 Hospital
After Attack by Terrier

A 9-year-old Bethesda boy was
admitted to Suburban Hospital
today after a dog bit his hand
and foot.
The Bethesda Chevy Chase
Rescue Squad used a tourniquet
to stop the blood.
The hospital said Peter Bat
ten, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L.
Batten, 5912 Ryland drive, was
in good condition.
Police said the boy was at
tackled in the yard of a home
in the $500 block of Walton road
in Bethesda.
The dog, a terrier, escaped
from his pen. Police ordered the
dogs owner to lock it up for two
weeks.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Two Traffic Deaths
In "a Hours Increase
Total for Year 10 IS

The second traffic fatality in
less than "a hours was recorded
last night with the death in Cas-
ualty Hospital of Mrs. Edith
Brooks, about IS, colored, of 445
N street NV.
A pedestrian. Mrs. Brooks was
struck in the 700 block of Flor
ida avenue NV. as she crossed
from the south curb to a street
car loading platform at GAS pm
Driver of the death car, Acct
dent Investigation Unit police
men said. was Jay Keahey, "a,
of the 1900 block Belmont street
NV, a trash collector. He was
held on a charge of homicide.
Another Dies Earlier.
Earlier in the day. Loren j. Or
wick, At, of 316 Eighteenth street
NV, died in Emergency Hospi-
tai of a skull fracture received
Sunday at Twelfth and G streets
NV.
e Mr.. Orwick, police said, was
sitting on the rear of a news
paper truck that was rammed
broadside by a passenger car.
His death and that of Mrs.
Brooks raised the traffic toll to
date to As, comparing with IS at
the same time last year.
Inspectors Cruiser Hit.
In another accident, a police
cruiser driven by Inspector An
thony Richitt was slightly dam
aged when struck at Twelfth and
E streets NV. yesterday after
noon.
Inspector Richitt said his
cruiser was struck in the rear
by an auto driven by Roy L.
Talbot, 81, of Gaithersburg, Md,
Bureau of Internal Revenue
employe.
Charges were withheld pend
.ng hearing before the Corpora
ton Counsel at Municipal Court
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
RandIes Farm Sold
To Ohio Buyer for
Reported S2O4,OOO

Col. B. w. Randles, former
operator of a preparatory school
in the District, has sold his 308-
acre farm at Beallsville, Md.
and his 140-head Holstein herd.
The buyer was Francis CHM,
of Novelty. near Cleveland, Ohio
who plans to bring his Guernsey
herd to the Montgomery County
farm. Tax stamps on the deed
indicate the farm was sold for
$173,O00.
At an auction at the Randles
farm last Friday, Mr.. CHM dis
posed of the Holstein herd and
other animals formerly owned
by Col. Randles.
The 1873 cattle sold Friday
brought a total of $31 ,242. so, &C
cording to the sales managers,
Louis Merryman & Sons, Inc,
Sparks, Md. This brought the
total involved to about $204, 900
not counting machinery.
Gives Bull to Foreman.
One of the bulls was bought
back by Col. Randles-a pure
bred named Ravenglen Ormsby
Senator. Col. Randles listened
to bids of only a few hundred
dollars for the Senator, then
made his own bid of $1,000. He
gave the bull as a present to
his farm foreman, Pete Eader.
Col. Randles believes Sena-
tor is worth far more than his
bid and has a great future.
Emmert R. Bowlus, of Fred
erick, who assisted at the sale,
said top prices were $51O for
purebred, $425 for grade, and up
to $315 for heifers.
Mr.. CHM plans to give the
farm its pre-revolutionary name,
Aix-la- -Chapelle. The property,
including several barns, a lake
an imposing home, is on Route
% at Jerusalem road, II miles
northwest of Rockville.
No Immediate Plans.
Col. Randles. a West Point
graduate, said he has no plans
for acquiring another farm or
opening a new preparatory
school. His school, in operation
from 1881 to 1941, trained for
Annapolis. Nor does he plan
to pick up other careers in which
he has been engaged, including
service in the Army, teaching
economics at Tulane University
and serving as unofficial military
adviser in Bolivia.
He is a native of Oklahoma
and helped with his family's cot
ton production until oil was dis
covered on the property. He
plans to spend some time taking
care of his interests there, and
also will visit Denver, where his
son. Burr RandleS, who man
aged the Beallsville farm, will
make his home.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
June Weddings
Are Less Popular
Here Each Year

June weddings in the District
have been on the decline for the
last four years, according to the
records of the Marriage License
Bureau.
During the traditional we'd
ding month this year only 1929
couples applied for marriage Ii
censes. This is the lowest figure
for June since 1910 when only
773 marriage licenses were issued.
After the low in 1910, June ap-
plicationS climbed to 1,615 in
1946 then started declining again.
There was a squirt of June we'd
dings in 1949 when the number
of applications reached ], 1893, and
then the decline resumed.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Bright Is Suspended
As Parole Officer for
Maryland Counties

Roy D. Bright, senior parole
and probation officer for Calvert,
Charles. Prince Georges and St.
Marys counties, has been in
definitely suspended.
Mr.. Bright was relieved of his
duties yesterday by James M.
Hepbron, director of the State
Department of Parole and Pro-
baton.
No Reason Given.
No reason was given by the
State director who announced
the suspension after testifying
before the Prince Georges Coun-
ty grand jury.
For obvious reasons" Mr..
Hepbron told reporters, II can
say no more because the grand
jury is in session and may still
be considering the case"
Mr.. Bright, who is As and
lives at Cheltenham, said that he
had not been notified of the de-
partment's actions.
Spokesman for the Upper
Marlboro Office of the parole
division said they knew nothing
of the matter. Mr.. Bright has
headed the Upper Marlboro Of
flee for the last eight years. Be-
fore that he was an inspector
for the County Health Depart
ment.
Policemen Testify.
While the nature of the ac-
cuSation against him was kept
a closely guarded secret it was
learned that the grand jury has
questioned several witnesses in
Mr.. Bright's case, most of them
county policemen.
Mr.. Hepbron's testimony yes
terday followed his two-hour ap-
pearance before the grand jury
Friday.
Two prisoners brought to Up
per Marlboro Friday from the
Maryland House of Correction
told courthouse attaches that
they testified Friday in the
Bright case.
The prisoners were Morris E.
Anglin. jr., %, Hyattsville, who
is serving a sentence for stealing
about $4,000 from the Bank of
Bethesda, and Jack Reese, 26,
also of Hyattsville, convicted of
auto theft.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
B. & @. Indictments
Are Dismissed

Federal Judge Richmond B,
keech today dismissed an H.
count indictment against the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co
charging false statements to the
Government.
The judge agreed with de-
fense attorneys contention that
a three-year statute of limita-
tions barred prosecution.
The alleged offenses, charged
to have taken place in 1943, in
volved what the Government as
serted were false counts of cash
Balances in the company's cof-
ferS.
The Government argued that
the Wartime Suspension Act ex-
tended the statute of limitations.
But Judge Keech, following
Supreme Court opinions in SINH
lar cases, held that the act did
not apply in the current case,
because no "pecuniary fraud" in
the legal sense was involved.
The company had been ac-
cused of Understanding cash
balances in reports to the Inter-
state Commerce Commission and
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
One count in the indictment
charged that the company had
reported a December, 1852, bal
ance as $10.373,1O9 whereas, the
indictment charged the balance
should have been $38,659,987.
In 1943, the company was ne
gotiating with the RFC for ex-
tension of an $50 million RFC
loan. The extension was granted
in 1914.
Following the indictment, the
company denied that it had
filed any misleading financial
statements.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Four Blocked in Effort
To Escape st. EIizubeths

An attempt by four inmates at
st. Elizabeths Hospital to escape
Sunday was blocked, Superin-
teLdent DR.. Winfred Overholser
said today.
The patients, DR.. Overholser
said, were armed with rocks, an
iron pipe and bedsheets. The
breakout was poorly planned, /"
the superintendent declared. 1t
ended shortly after it began
when one of the inmates was
cornered on the roof of Howard
Hall. He threatened to jump,
but willingly climbed down q
ladder after one was placed for
his use by the hospital fire de-
partment.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Long Look at Girls
Lands Lad in Jail
For His Birthday
BY the Assoeiaied Press

HAGERSTOWN, Aug. 25.-
Douglass E. Golliday of Martins
burg. w. Va, had a sad 18th
birthday yesterday because he
looked too long at two good
looking girls walking down the
street.
Brought before Magistrate
Paul Ottinger, young Golliday
testified he took his eyes mo-
mentarily of the highway to
give two girls the "once over"
The" car he was driving crashed
into a parked car.
The youth was given his choice
Of paying $125 in fines or spend
ing 40 days in Jail on charges OF
reckless driving and failure to
have a license.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Fair at Cumberland
Lasts Throudh Week

CUMBERLAND. Aug. 25 tP).
The annual Cumberland Fair
opened at Fairgo yesterday and
will continue through the week,
There we're 100 classes of ex-
hibits. The first evening was
designated "Firemen's Night" +"
with a parade of fire depart
mentS, their auxiliaries and drill
teams
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Confused Customer
Gets Wrong Office
And inWronqCity
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 25.-
May I help you?" Mrs. Phyllis
Sexton asked as usual.
She was looking up to see a
woman standing by her desk in
the telephone company build
ing here.
Yes, said the woman, she'd
like to see about her electric
bill.
Mrs. Sexton explained that
the power company Office could
be found block away.
my, N.Y." said the woman as
she departed. "It's surprising
how little I know about Wash
ington."
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Lands Report
Is Ruled Out at
Transit Hearinq
Too Far AfieId,'
Chairman Says in
Rate Increase Case
By John w. Stepp

Chairman Robert E. McLaugh-
lin of the District Public Utili-
ties Commission today refused
to let the Capital Transit Co
air the Landis report during the
current rate increase hearing.
The chairman'S ruling prompt
ly was branded by Company At
torney F. G. Await as wrong
and a very arbitrary action"
The report in question was
prepared last year by James
Lands, former chairman of the
Securities and Exchange Com
mission, at the request of the
House Public Utilities, Insurance
and Banking subcommittee. In
1t Mr.. Lands was sharply criti-
cal Of both Capital Transit and
the Public Utilities Commission
Accountant Cross Examined.
Mr.. Await tried to bring the
report into the proceedings in
the course of crosS-eXamining
the commissions executive ac-
countant, William Falk, on pro-
posed adjustments for the accel-
Grated depreciation taken by the
company in 1945 and 1916.
The company lawyer also was
interested in discussing a reply
which former Commission Chair
man James H. Flanagan made
to the Lands report. Mr.. Flan-
agan since that time has re-
signed from the commission and
become vice president of Cap
ital Transit.
Chairman Mclaughlin, after
celebrating the request with his
two colleagues, announced it
would be "manifestly improper"
to Introduce the report. BY the
same token, the chairman ruled,
former Chairman Flanagan's re-
ply-which Mr.. Mclaughlin
called an "apologia" should be
barred from the case.
'TOO Far AfieId," He Says.
To go into the Lands report
IN this proceeding, Mr.. McLaugh-
lin declared, would be going too
far afield."
Wed be here two or three
years if We allowed that sort of
testimony in this case" he said.
Commission Counsel Lloyd B.
Harrison contended that Mr..
Await and his associate, Vernon
Justice. had no right to cross
examine the witness on the ma
terial not previously testified to
in the case.
The company has asked to
abolish its present weekly pass,
increase cash fares to 20 cents
and sell tokens five for 95 cents.
Present fares are II cents cash,
tokens five for IS cents and a
weekly pass selling for $2.40.
Institution of a permit-plus-
cash system to replace weekly
passes was recommended by Ed
ward A. Roberts, a New York
consultant employed by the COM
mission as an expert.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Heads Laundry Group

ROANOKE, Aug. 25 (P.-C. P.
McElheny of Danville was elect
ed president of the Virginia AS
Sociation of Launderers and
CLEANERS at closing sessions of
the groups annual convention
yesterday. M. j. Reid of Staun-
ton was elected secretary.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Courteous FOofpads Rob
Man Before Own Home

Two men took Stacey Ogsby's
wallet and $36 in front of his
home, Ills Tenth street NV,
early this morning.
One grabbed the wallet from
his right hip pocket.
The other stood in front of
him. bowed low and said:
Thank you" Both men, who
were colored, ran from the scene.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
By Frank SortweII
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

GAITHERSBURG, Md, Aug.
25.-The Montgomery County
Fair opened here today on a 65-
acre Playground crowded with
livestock, farming implements, a
carnival and home-making ex-
hibitS.
Two beauty queens, Helen
Fiske Smith, Miss Washington,
and Anita King, Montgomery
Farm Queen, collaborated in cut
ting the green ribbon to officially
open the grounds. They were
aided by a black-and-white calf
named Merry Christmas, a shock
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Horrisonburg Man Hurt
As Car Strikes Tree

Morris w. Lambert of Har-
risonburg, Va, is in fair condi-
ton at Arlington Hospital with
chest injuries he suffered yester-
day when his auto went out of
control on Lee highway near
Fairfax and struck tree
Fairfax County police said the
car was demolished.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
New Hiberniun President

CUMBERLAND, Aug. 25 (P).-
John j. Sweeney, Baltimore at
torney, was elected president of
Maryland's Ancient Order of Hi
bernians at its annual conven-
ton here.