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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-19
Neither Side Objects
10 Admitting Press
Al JeIke Defense
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 49, Both
the prosecution and defense in
the closed vice trial of Minot
Mickey Jelke said today they
had no objection to the presence
Of newsmen in the courtroom
when the defense opens next
week.
The prosecutor, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Anthony j. Liebler,
said he expected that presenta-
ton of his case would be COM
pleted next Tuesday. He saw no
reason, he added, why the doors
barred to press and public dur
ing the prosecutions case
should not then be thrown open.
Jelke's chief counsel, Sam
Segal, said he expected the trial
would be opened when the de-
Tense begins its case. The defense
expects to take about a week,
he said. Earlier the defense in
dicated it was uncertain whether
Jelke would take the stand.
Erica Steel on Stand.
Meanwhile, red-haired Erica
Steel, %, took the witness stand
in the closed courtroom to tell
what she knows about cafe So
ciety vice.
II can't remember any names, "
she said yesterday as she left
another courtroom with a rich
mink coat draped over one arm.
The State claims she is the
callhouse madam in the case
against Jelke, who is accused Of
inducing three young women in
to prostitution and of living OF
the earnings Of one. 3
She was in Special Sessions
Court to be sentenced on her
guilty plea to running a public
nuisance plea she entered af-
ter being accused of operating
a bawdy house. Sentencing was
postponed until March 10.
AS the trial went on in secrecy,
attorneys for five New York
newspapers and two wire services
hoped for a ruling late today
that would open the case to the
public and press.
General Sessions Judge Fran
els L. Valente has ordered a
blackout on the State testimony
saying it might endanger public
morals.
Supreme Court Action Sought.
Supreme Court Justice Ben
jamin F. Schneider refused to
upset the order. and attorneys
for the news media appealed the
case yesterday to the appellate
division Of the State Supreme
Court.
They contend the order could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-19

set a precedent Of court censor
ship Of the press.
Judge Valente was quoted by
Mr.. Segal yesterday as saying
things had grown into a Every
bad situation"
The defense attorney had
complained that what he called
garbled stories were hurting his
clients reputation. And he said
he had told the judge that the
secrecy was hurting Jelke.
'He said it's a very bad sit
uation, but it can't be helped, "
Mr.. Segal said. "He told us to
use our discretion"
Lawyer Promises Help.
Mr.. Segal said he would set
reporters straight on any tips
they get about secret testimony.
'You get it and I'll straighten
it out" he said.
This was the system used last
week when lurid testimony of
call girl Pat Ward got into print.
But Judge Valente repeatedly
had put the lid on the method.
The secrecy also apparently
was what put detectives to
shadowing newsmen at doors of
the courtroom yesterday.
Plainclothesmen from District
Attorney Frank S. Hogan's staff
mingled with the press corps
outside the courtroom.
They appeared to be caves
dropping on any news leaks COM
ing from the courtroom. Some
reporters even thought they
packed portable recorders. but
there was no proof Of this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-19
BY the Assoeiafed Press

NEW YORK, Feb. ia grave
diggers' strike at 10 New York
metropolitan area cemeteries has
stranded ST. bodies along their
last. lonely journey.
At Evergreen Cemetery, one of
the three non-sectarian ceme-
teries affected, all vaults have
been filled and IT collins have
been stacked in tents, with the
chill February winds their only
refrigeration.
Seven of the struck cemeteries
are Jewish, and the Six-week
strike has put a pitiful burden
on relatives Of the dead. Jewish
custom requires burial before
shutdown of the day after death.
Many relatives have dug
graves. then carried their loved
ones to their last resting place
because hearse drivers refused to
cross cemetery picket lines.
The strike is the most severe
of its kind in New York since
Seward seaport record., 1953-10-30

primitive. Fascinating and little known facts about life in the Siamese jungle are brought to the screen by SvenSk Filmindus- tri, released by RKO. The docu- mentary type film was made near the town of Chiengmai in Northern Siam, with the cast made up of amateur actors. It is something new for Seward audiences.
 Love Is Better Than Ever
 Larry Parks and Elizabeth Taylor form the happy new CO., starring team in M-G-M's Love is Better Than Ever" A roman tic comedy set against the back ground of New York's Great White Way and backstage scenes of dancing school classrooms,
 Parks plays the breezy broad way agent Jud Parker, who knows what he wants, and what he wants is to stay single. Miss Taylor is Anastacia Macaboy, who runs children's dancing school in New Haven. When Anastacia bumps into Jud while she is in New York to attend a dancing instructors convention, the jig is up as far as his inten- tions of staying single are con cerned
 Elizabeth Taylor has been chosen Y.B. Queen by 100000 beauty experts. YB. stands for Youth and Beauty and the ex- perts are the men and women who make up the National Hair dreSserS and CoSmetologists As sociation of America. The ac- tress came out winner over 75 American beauties nominated for the annual award.
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Fire.
 Contrary to his hopes the Quiet Man (Wayne) finds noth- ing but turmoil from the mo- ment of his arrival and en- tanglement featuring a momen- tous battle over the dowry of his Irish bride with her ruthless relative, Victor McLaglen. Throughout the turbulent at mosphere flows the canny and comic romantic maneuverings of lovable Barry Fitzgerald in the role of marriage broker.
 Shadows in the Sky
 Against a background of Los Angeles, its homes, highways, beaches and landmarks, "Shad- 'ows in the Sky" an M-G-M drama tells the gripping story of a family and a girl who aid in the regeneration of an ex-GI who thinks the world has for gotten him. Its four star parts are played by six-foot Ralph Meeker, Nancy Davis, James Whitmore and Jean Hagen.
 Meeker, one of the screens most talented new faces, doesn't need to rely on his acting ability alone in order to make a living. He is an all-around athlete, hav- ing at one time in his life coached football, baseball. and basketball.
 Jean Hagen finally gets her man in this picture. In her last five pictures something has all ways intervened, making her lose out in winning the man she loved. Now she wins him in the final fadeout.
 Jungle of Chang
 Jungle of Chang was photo graphed entirely in Siam, with a native cast. It unfolds a reveal ing panorama of life in the
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AccA PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND CONVENTION

Mrs. Margot Hoppin, president Alaska Crippled Children's As sociation, will attend the con vention of National Society for Crippled Children and Adults which is being held in Chicago November II through IA. The Alaska association will have a booth at the convention where posters and other displays on the problems of the handicapped child in Alaska will be featured. A display of native arts and crafts as well as work done by other Alaskan craftsmen will also be a feature at this booth. Mrs. Hoppin will also represent
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Post.
 The title of this highly en- tertaining film signifies a state of wishful thinking rather than denoting quiet man. It's the story of an Irish-born American who is forced by circumstances to fight every inch of the way to gain a foothold in America. It is only after the tragic death of his opponent in the prize ring that he seeks quietude and peace in his quaint birthplace in
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GOOD ENTERTAINMENT AT THE MOVIE THIS WEEK

John Wayne plays "the Quiet Man" at the Liberty Theater Sunday and Monday. This is John Ford's technicolor hit which was partially filmed in Ireland. Also starring are Maur- cen O'Hara and Barry Fitzger- aid. This is a picturization of Maurice Walsh's famous story which ran in Saturday Evening
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Alaska at the National Society's trustees meeting.
 Among outstanding speakers, Secretary of Interior Mckay will be guest speaker at the luncheon. Music will be pro- vided by the Valparaiso, Uni versity choir.
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LEGION CAB is at your service 24 HOURS every day Phone MAIN 200.
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El1ee Ftl owe E
 4. D

More than six times as many men of your age will die of lung cancer this year as died in 1883. Our re- search scientists still don't know why.
 They do know, however, that over half of those who will develop lung cancer can be saved :. if they get proper treatment while the disease is still in the silent, symptomless stage That's why we urge you to have chest X-ray every six months no mat ter how we'll you may feel.
 For more information call us or write to Cancer" care of your local Post Office.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19

of you who have not yet made your
contribution get busy and do it.
Don't wait till someone knocks on
your door and asks you to contribute
to this great humanitarian cause, but
get our your check book right now;
make out your check for a liberal
contribution; address it to the Com
munity Chest, Hagerstown, Md, and
drop it in the nearest mailbox.
All the Community Chest agencies,
who are doing a wonderful job of
helping Hagerstown and Washington
County to be a better place in which
to live and make a living, are count
ing on you
You don't want the Scouts, the two
Y.M.C.A.'s, the Boys and Girls Clubs,
the Salvation Army, the Volunteers
of America, Santa Claus, Inc, the
Fairgrounds, and the Day Nursery
to have to cut down their program
because of lack of funds. No, OF
course you don't. So, if you have not
already subscribed to YOUR Com
munity Chest, don't fail to do it
TODAY.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19
Fairchild Aircraft Division Outlines
Plans For Commercial Jet Transport
M86 Twin Engine Jet Liner And Cargo Carrier Being De
veoped Under Corporations New One And Half Million Re
Program Announced Last Summer President Bouee

The Fairchild Aircraft Division
yesterday unveiled plans for a
completely new high-speed CONNER
cial jet transport in special meeting
with leading airline representatives
at the Wings club in New York's
Hotel Biltmore.
Previews of the proposed Fairchild
M-186 twin-engine jet liner and car
go carrier were presented by Walter
Tydon, the company's chief design
engineer.
Developed under the Fairchild En-
CINE and Airplane Corporations new
81, 100000 research program first an
nounced in June by President Rich
ard s. Boutelle, the M-186 is one of
two projects now in the planning
stage. Another design, currently OF
a classified nature, is for a turboprop
military aircraft planned for opera
ton from unimproved fields
In his presentation, Tydon pointed
out that requirement for these
types of planes soon will exist in
both commercial and military fields
if this country is to keep abreast of
worldwide aviation developments.
Designed as a high-wing transport
built around what Fairchild calls a
"cusp" wing, the M-186 will be pow
cred with two Wright J-67 engines
which will enable it to cruise at $40
miles per hour (495 knots. Thrust
of this type of engine is estimated at
10000 pounds minimum.
The plane will normally carry a
crew of three and A passengers, with
provisions for navigator and radio
operator. High-density type of seat
ing employed in air coach operations
would permit accommodation of up
to "a passengers.
The flight deck features a side
bubble canopy to afford maximum
visibility for pilot and co-pilot. Fol
increased flight safety in its opera
tional speed range, the transport also
will be equipped with APS-42 search
radar as well as standard airline
communication and navigational in.
strumentS.
Location of the twin J-67's in the
wing slightly aft of the passenger
compartment is expected to minimize
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19

engine noise and contribute to great
er passenger comfort.
The proposed jet-liner plans show
it as transport which could be read
lily converted to bulk freight opera
ton. "Beaver-taip doors in the rear
of the fuselage would permit easy
end-loading of air cargo, and its high
tail and 48-inch truck bed-level fuse
lage floor would eliminate the need
for special cargo-handling equip
ment
AS presentely conceived, the new
Fairchild transport is normally de-
signed to travel coast forecast with
one stop for fuel The plane also has
provisions for nonstop transconti-
mental runs when fitted with external
leading edge wing tanks.
According to estimated perform
ance characteristics, the M-186 will
take off at $4,000 pounds within $500
feet over a 50-foot obstacle and land
in $500 feet, using brakes alone. By
employing reverse thrust in COM
bination with standard brakes, it
will land in 400 feet.
In its specifications, the M-186 has
wing span Of 100 feet, a length of
SO feet Z inches, and a height of 81
feet 8 inches. Its normal gross weight
is listed as $4,000, and the cargo YER
sion will have q payload of $4,000
pounds.
One of the most unusual design
features is incorporation of the
':cusp' wing, a hybrid developed
from the delta and a conventional
straight wing. It's. designers point out
that it is not to be confused with the
crescent wing which grew out of
combination of the swept back and
straight wings.
The "cusp" retains the advantages
of the delta wing, having the thick
ness of the wing at the root for maxi
mum structural strength as well as
maximum space for the power plant,
year, and fuel. From the straight
wing characteristics it offers an ex-
tended wingtip of higher aspect ratio
for increased range, more trailing
edge for flaps and ailerons, and the
straight wings stability at low
| speeds.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19
Playlnakers Next
Play Is High Groune'

With but two more weeks to go be-
fore their opening night, the Potomac
Playmakers are hitting a heavy re-
hearsal schedule, preparing for their
second show of the season, 'High
Ground"
High Ground" a three-act melc-
drama, will open December l at til .
Womens Club auditorium for five
night run.
There will be a cast of eleven, s. .
Of whom are Playmaker regulars
and five who are newcomers to tn :
local theatrical group. The cast men :
bers who have previously taken pa {
in Playmaker productions incluC >
such local stage favorites as: Evely
Redue, Bob Cromer, Ellen Heffncr,
Paul Burger, Madelaine Herbert az /
Louise Dawson.
Playmaker newcomers MAXI 2
their initial appearance in 'High
Ground" are: Elizabeth Kuhn, Dick
Miller, Sara Medford and DORIS
Humrichouse.
Bill Barr will direct the shov,
termed by leading reviews "tense
and suspenseful."
Tickets for each nights perform
ance will be ON sale at the door, with
curtain time set for 8:15 o. M, De-
cember l through December S.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19
Pc. System Wins
Fleet Safety Award
Places Second In National Safe
ty Council Contest, Competing
With 35 Other Utilities Across
The Nation.

The Potomac Edison System, of
which the Potomac Edison Company
is part, has been named second
place winner in the National Fleet
Safety Contest, sponsored by the Ma
tional Safety Council.
A part of the continuing program
of on-the-job safety, this contest is
among utility companies over the en-
tire nation and deals with the opera
ton of company vehicles, cars and
trucks.
The Potomac Edison System is
entered in Group I, which is COM
posed of 50 other public utilities from
coast to coast, operating comparable
sized fleets.
In winning the second place award
drivers of the Potomac System oper-
ated 80 vehicles over a total of
100000 miles. During this period
the drivers recorded only 10 acct
dents, or SO accidents for every
100000 miles operated.
President R. Paul Smith, in accept
ing the award for his companf. stated
that it is a tribute to the skilIs of
every company driver that eliminate
in the winning of such an award. He
added further, that all communities
served by the Pc System benefit by
having safe and courteous drivers OPP
Grating large vehicles over esuch a
volume of miles with a far below
average of accidents.
The winning company in this
years competition was The West
Texas Utilities Company, of Abilene,
Texas, which performs much of its
service in far less congested areas
than that served by the Pc System.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19
County Council
Elects Officers
Rev. j. Russell Butcher Named
President OF County Council
OF Churches.

At the annual meeting of the
Washington County Council of
Churches, held at St. Paul's Method
ist Church on Tuesday night, Rev. J.
Russell Butcher, minister of The
Presbyterian Church, was unani-
mously elected president for the en-
suing year.
During the meeting, Rev. DR.. De-
Witt Miller, who succeeds DR.. Paul
M. Robinson as pastor of the Hagers-
town Church of the Brethren, adj
dressed the gathering on the topic,
ACROSS Backyard Fences"
Other officers elected Gall without
opposition) are:
Rev. DR.. L. Boyd Hamm, first vice
president; Mrs. Thomas B. Powell,
second vice president; Miss Mildred
Wilhide, secretary; and Kenneth l..
Adams, treasurer.
Committee chairmen named are:
Evangelism, Rev. DR.. j. Turnbull
Spicknall; social action and educa-
ton, John D. Zentmyer; visual edu-
cation, Richard E. Coss; publicity,
Rev. Joseph H. Yeakel; Christian ed
ucation, Harry R. Poole; radio, Rev.
Charles j. Whitacre; rural life, Rev.
Newton L. Polling; finance, R. Paul
Smith; youth, Miss M. Louise He'd
rick; and park services, Rev. James
E. Ault.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19
RUSSELL A. HUTZELL
IS NOW A MARINE PFC.

Russell A. Hutzell, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Russell j. Hutzell, Route 2,
Hagerstown, has been promoted to
Private First Class, upon successful
completion of 10 weeks of intensive
training at the Paris Island Marine
Corps Recruit Depot in South Caro-
lima.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19
IMPORTANT NOTICE

Due to the Thanksgiving Holt
day, next weeks paper will be
printed one day earlier and will
reach you on Wednesday instead
of Thursday.
Because of this, all news items
must be in our office not later than
800 a. m. on Tuesday.
Your cooperation will be ap-
preciated.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19
Pvt. Mickey Suder
Arrives In Japan
Is Member Of Newly Formed
Buddy" Company, Part OF
Experiment In Morale And Ef-
fciency Building.

Pvt Mickey w. Suder, 20, son of
Emory A. Suder, Clear Spring, re-
Gently arrived in Japan with one Of
the Army's first buddy" companies
to be sent overseas.
Part Of an experiment in morale
and efficiency building, the company
was trained at Camp Breckenridge
KY, and moved intact under its own
officers to Japan for assignment to
the LIST Calvary Division. It is made
up of individual four-men "buddy
teams" which will be kept together,
as far as possible, in future assign
ments.
Private Suder, a rifleman, wa
employed by the Fairchild Aircraft
Co. in Hagerstown before entering
the Army last May.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19
Red Feather Drive
Still Needs S67,482
Drive Ends Tomorrow Night.
Don't Let The Community
Chest Down. Come On Wash
ington County - Let's Go!

The Red Feather Drive ends to-
morrow night and we still need
$751; 82 if the goal of $132,O44 is to
be reached. Washington County
never has failed to go over the top
in any worthwhile civic undertaking,
and we won't fail this time if, be-
tween now and tomorrow night, all
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19

Elsewhere on this page you will
find my editorial regarding pay for
city employees injured in the line OF
duty, which 1 hope you will take
time to read. Then, having read it,
why don't you express your feelings
on the matter, either to your Coun-
Gilman, the Board of Public Works,
or the Mayor.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19
Around Town With
The Editor

Elsewhere on this page you will
find my editorial regarding pay for
city employees injured in the line of
duty, which l hope you will take
time to read. Then, having read it,
why don't you express your feelings
on the matter, either to your Coun-
Gilman, the Board of Public Works,
or the Mayor.
On Sunday afternoon l saw one of
the grandest sights I have seen in
long long time-hundreds of excited
children swarming all over that spic
and span engine presented to the
youngsters of the County by the
Western Maryland Railway.
The big engine, with steam up and
its old engineer at the throttle, was
standing on tracks set up in the form
er tennis court enclosure in the City
Park, that will be its permanent
home from now on.
After the formal presentation of
the engine to the City by w. Arthur
Croft, president of the Western
Maryland Railway, who was intro
duced by J. B. Ferguson, and its ac-
ceptance on behalf of the youngsters
by Mayor Winslow F. Burhans, the
hundreds of youngsters present were
allowed to climb aboard and inspect
it and what time they had. They
blew the steam whistle, manned the
controls and rang the big bell to their
hearts content.
Paul Snyder, chairman of the Park
Board, announced after the cere-
monies that the Board will work out
a time schedule for the public to
inspect the engine. Obviously, Mr..
Snyder said, the enclosure in which
it is housed cannot be left open all
the time, for that would almost in
evitably result in damage to the
engine by unthinking people. The
Board will therefore announce short
ly the hours during which the en-
closure will be open to the public.
sSR
While former President Truman
was swinging from the heels in his
address on Monday night, l cannot
help but feel, after listening to the
statement by j. Edgar Hoover, head
of the FBI, on Tuesday afternoon,
that Mr.. Truman had third strike"
called on him.
In one of the most straightforward
statements l have ever heard, Mr..
Hoover spelled out, in unmistakable
terms, the whole story of the Harry
Dexter White case, from November
1945 until Mr.. Whites death in 1948,
and in that statement he not only
denied that he had ever advocated
that Mr. White he retained in public
service so that the FBI could continue
its investigation, but he also stated
fatty that the Appointment of Mr..
White to the International Monetary
Fund had actually hampered the FBI
in its investigation.
Finally, Mr.. Hoover very definitely
refreshed the memory of Mr.. Tru-
mans former aide, General Harry
Vaughan.
If you remember, Gen. Vaughan,
at his appearance before the Senate
Committee, stated that he received a
letter from the FBI regarding Soviet
espionage, in which several names
were mentioned, but that he couldn't
remember whether, or not, Whites
name was included.
In his statement, Mr.. Hoover stat
ed that he sent letter to General
Vaughan on November 8, 1945, and
Whites name was the second one
mentionedi
That letter, by the way, was pro-
duced at the hearing on Tuesday
afternoon by Attorney General
BroWnell.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19

Approximately $4,000 soldier
patients were cared for by the Army
during the past II months. This
compares with total of $4,000 for
the previous year.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-11-19

The Army National Guard now
has a total of $3.50 federally rec
ognized units.