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Evening star., 1953-10-01
Amateur Detective
Gives Up, Police
Solve Mystery

A Northeast Washington
woman learned today that ex-
perience pays and police work is
done more expeditiously by pol
icemen.
Last Saturday the purse of
Mrs. Audrey Williams, 81, col
ored, of 1880 Lang street NE,
was snatched while she was
walking near her home. 1t con-
tanned $3.75.
Mrs. Williams decided she
would solve the case herself. de-
tectives said. But today, after
five days sof fruitless detective
work, Mrs. Williams finally re-
ported her loss to police.
Within a few hours. Pvts.
Thomas r. Russell and William
Pecinich took two colored boys,
II and IA, into custory at Browne
Junior High School. A 13-year-
old fellow pupil, who had wit
messed the robbery, identified
one of them and Mrs. Williams
the other.
Police said the boys told them
that the 12-year-old, who
grabbed the purse, got 50 Of the
loot. His companion got $1.75.
Evening star., 1953-10-01
200 Women Seek Police Jobs
As School Crossing Guards

More than 200 women have
applied for the Metropolitan
Police Departments new school
crossing guard detail.
But it may be some weeks yet
before the new police aides are
actually on duty, Police Inspector
John Agnew said today.
The Commissioners announced
recently they expected to have
the crossing guards on the job
by today. Inspector Agnew said
processing of the applicants is
just getting under way, however.
Without making any definite pre-
diction, he indicated it might
even be Christmas before they
take up their posts,
The city has money to hire "a
Of the new guards this fall. The
detail is intended to relieve some
Evening star., 1953-10-01
By james 6. Deone

For a little band of musicians,
life felt sort of as if the bottom
had dropped out today.
For 26 years-ever& since it's
opening-the Capitol Theater
has been Washington's fanciest
showplace. And all those years
its orchestra has been one Of the
theater's prides.
Yesterday afternoon the Cap
itol's orchestra disbanded, and
with it vaudeville in Washington
died.
For the public it was practi-
cally an unnoticed event.
Scarcely $50 were on hand to
watch.
With Sam Jack Kaufman, the
orchestra's leader, and his II
men, though, 1t was little diff
ferent.
Sam Jack has directed the or
chestra-and emceed Capitol
stage shows-for 13 years, longer
than any other leader. from
bonist Donald Wade, the dean
of the orchestra players, has
played in the Capitols pit since
the house opened.
Played for NOtabIes.
Several others have been
members 8 or 10 years.
The orchestra boys and Sam
Jack have taken pride in playing
for many notables. They had a
big hand in the Capitol's long
applauded annual home-talent
revue, Going Native"
Theater officials were especially
gratified with Sam Jacks pains
at using his own arrangements
with the aid of Eddie Pierce,
associate conductor and sax
player.
The men have been noting the
writing on the wall, however.
Television, of course, has been
eating into movie audiences. Tai
ent has been getting higher and
higher priced. And now there's
CinemaScope-which bows to-
day.
The orchestra players got their
notice five weeks ago. So did a
half dozen stagehands.
-Four shows originally were
scheduled yesterday, as usual.
The last two were called off to
give the CinemaScope engineers
more time for their installation.
At 3:45 the last stage show be-
gan. Rising with his men on the
big elevator platform in the pit,
Sam Jack said words that have
become thrice-familiar:
On With the Show.
"Good afternoon, ladies and
gentlemen. Once again we well
come you to our theater. And
Nnow, on with the show"
There was a nnarionette act,
then Betty Madigan, Washing
ton-born singer.
This is the last performance,
and I'm very sad about II" !"
Evening star., 1953-10-01

Of the regular policemen who
now man some 200 school cross
ingS daily in order to protect
youngsters from traffic injury.
The new guards will direct
traffic. but they won't have ar
resting authority.
Inspector Agnew said personnel
officials are still accepting appli-
cations for the squad. Applicants
must apply in writing, and later
they will be interviewed.
Posts to which the women will
be assigned haven't been picked
yet, the inspector said. A num-
Der of requests for the new aides
have come in from Parent
Teacher Associations.
Pay for the women will start
at $1.22 an hour. Women be-
tween 25 and IS and at least S
feet 2 inches tall are eligible.
Evening star., 1953-10-01
New Polio Cases Fall
IA Pct. in Week

The number of new cases of
polio reported last week dropped
to 1858 or IA per cent below the
preceding week, according to the
United States Public Health
Service.
Last weeks total compared
with the 3,542 cases reported in
the corresponding week last year.
Public Health officials expressed
the opinion that new cases per
week will remain below 1000 for
the remainder of the year.
Since January 1, there have
been a total of &c, ,469 cases re-
ported as compared to 1892 in
the similar period last year.
One new case of polio was
reported in the Metropolitan
Area, raising the current total
to 220. Latest to become i'll was
a 30-year-old woman of the 1000
block of Ruatan street, Silver
Spring, Md. She was admitted
to the District General Hospital
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1953-10-01

Skouras, president of 20th Gen.
tury- Fox Film Corp, and Prof.
Henri Chretien of France, in
ventor of the anamorphie lens,
vital to the CinemaScope
process.
1t will be a special Hollywood
type premiere, with lights,
music. celebrities and newsreel,
television and radio coverage. /,
Cost S. Million.
"The Robe" has a cast of
thousands. 1t cost SIS million.
took two years to make and was
10 years in preparation. 1t is
based on the Lloyd C. Douglas
novel.
The spectacle of thousands
waiting in line outside Wash
ington's largest theater today
reused the curiosity of passerSby.
What's all the excitement?"
some one asked.
They're waiting to see a
movie" replied a theater official.
The questioner's amazed look
attested the novelty Of that
situation.
Evening star., 1953-10-01
Co|ored Schools
Get Funds for
More Teachers
Money Available
After Drop in
White Enrolment

The Districts, colored schools
will get money to hire more
teachers tomorrow.
The funds will be transferred
from the less populated white
schools, Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing said today. Glasses in some
white schools have been COM
bined to reduce the teacher force
and release the money.
A colored enrolment squirt
made the shufHing necessary.
White enrolment has been de-
clining in many schools.
DR.. Corning said no teacher
fdismissals or shifts to lower
grades are involved in tomor-
rows action. He said he doesn't
know yet whether more drastic
shuftling will be necessary later.
Sees High School Shifts.
Walter N. Tobriner, School
Board personnel chairman, last
week said shifts of some white
teachers from high school to
lower grades appeared to be
inevitable.
DR.. Corning did'n disclose how
many extra teachers the fund
transfer will enable the colored
schools to hire. He said he will
announce this figure tomorrow.
The superintendent revealed
that the school system has been
forced to freeze a batch of teach
er vacancies again, despite the
need for, more colored teachers.
For Mandatory Increases.
The freeze affects 81 positions.
1t was necessary to save $177 900
for mandatory pay increases for
other teachers, DR.. Corning ex-
planned.
Congress failed to provide
money for the increases, requir-
ing instead that they be paid out
of savings in the school budget
from retirements and resigna-
tions. But there aren't enough
such savings to pay the bill. DR..
Corning said. A siInilar-though
smaller-freeze was necessary
last winter.
Evening star., 1953-10-01
City Heads Reactivate
Advisory Council
For Civil Defense

The District Commissioners
yesterday reactivated the long
standing but recently idle Citi-
zens' Civil Defense Advisory
Council.
The new group is smaller than
it's predecessor. 1t has 13 men,
bers, all but one of whom have
been appointed. Commissioner
Samuel Spencer said the new
council is expected to be active
in such fields as advising on pol
icy matters and the defense pro-
gram, recommending legislation
and furthering the volunteer
program.
Named to the council, which
will be sworn in at $3.50 pm.
next Monday, were:
Richard F. Ware, jr., principal
Of Kelly-Miller Junior High
School.
C. Melvin Sharpe and Col.
West A. Hamilton, members of
the Board of Education.
DR.. James A. Cannon, former
member of the Board of Edu-
cation and a practicing physi-
clan.
John Lempe of the Washing
ton Board of Trade.
Miss Bern Berard, personnel
executive with the Federal Gov
ernment and active in business
and professional club circles.
E. Goring Bliss, vice president
of Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co.
P. Y. K. Howat, construction
material firm owner.
Herbert P. Leeman, former
president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
Washington I. Cleveland, sec
retary of the American Auto
mobile Association.
Travis T. Brown and Richard
Marsh, both Washington attor-
neyS.
The 18th member is expected
to be appointed soon.
Evening star., 1953-10-01
CinemoScope Film Attracts
Largest Crowd in Years

The opening of "The Robe"
in CinemaScope today at the
Capitol Theater brought out F
streets largest theater crowds
in a long time.
Patrons were lined up four
abreast along F street and
around the corner to the door of
the National Press Club on Four
teenth street waiting to see the
new process.
1t was WaShington's first
chance to see the new screen
process that gives the illusion
of depth without the use of
glasses.
Attendance Records Broken.
Exhibitors from all over the
area were present for the show
ing, They had seen only SAM
pie of the process last June.
The films premiere was in New
York, where it has broken at
tendance records for all time.
The official premiere OBJ
servance here is set for $3.50
o'clock tonight. Among notables
to attend will be Spyros P.
Evening star., 1953-10-01
BY J. L. Michael
Stor Stoff covrespondent

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. Senator
j. Glenn Beall, Representative
Frank Small, jr., and DR.. H. C..
Byrd, president of the Univer-
sity of Maryland, nave leading
roles today in Anne Arundel
County's first agricultural fair
The two Maryland Republicans
and DR.. Byrd. a Democratic
aspirant for Governor. were to
join other dignitaries at noon
on the fair grounds eff 9evell
highway near the Chesapeake
Bay Bridge.
A luncheon in their honor
topped today'S program for the
annual event which began yes
terday and will end Saturday
night.
Lingering summer tempera-
lures, a crowd of more than
1000 and bulging exhibit build
ings near the old Labrot race
track caused the fairs manage
ment to predict that only a sud-
den weather change can block
the ventures financial success.
Just about every farm, gov
ernmental, civic and business or
ganization in historic Anne
Arundel is cooperating to bring
about that end So, too, are the
thousands leaving cash at the
turnstileS.
Large Turnout.
Throughout yesterday after
noon, the unexpectedly large
turnout inspected farm, home,
art and youth exhibits on the
15-acre grounds. While they
moved about, hammers rang as
concession operators rushed
completion of their booths.
Among the displays are
graphic depictions of the mush-
rooming ceunty's need for school
classroom space, its varied sea-
food resources and rnementoes
of Colonial days.
Machinery dealers, with long
lines of brightly painted imple-
mentS, are going all out to show
Evening star., 1953-10-01
Orchestra Drops Out of Sight
As Capitol Ends Vaudeville

breathed Betty into the micro
phone after her first number.
She got a little round of ap-
plause. Then she sang Some
where Over a Rainbow"
Then came a couple of dancers.
Then Alan Dale, another singer
He stopped in the middle of one
song while a photographer
snapped a picture.
Then, at the end, Sam Jack
made a short speech.
IF you don't mind, I'd like
to look at the boys just once
MORE" he began. After a few
more words he thanked every
body, and said: "It's been nice
knowing YOU" Then the men
played 'Auld Lang Syne."
Parting Dinner.
At 4:35 the big platform sank
out of sight and the men filed
off to pack up their instruments.
Afterwards they gathered at
Bassin's Restaurant, where the
management treated them to
dinner. Then they went off into
the night.
Guitarist Ray Donohue is 60
ing to work for Sun Radio as a
salesman, and Violinist Harry
Cherkassky will sell mems wear
at Lansburgh's.
Veteran Trombonist Wade
who's put in 46 professional
years, is going to retire.
AS for Sam Jack himself, he
is joining Lotus Restaurant next
Thursday. He's taking two
trumpeters and a sax player
with him.
Evening star., 1953-10-01
Grenade in Used Car
Gets Delicate Handling

A hand grenade found in the
rear of a car called for some deft
handling today by surprised
employe of the Logan Motor Co..
1118 Eighteenth street NE.
The employe, Jesse Harris, Of
1922 Cochran street NV, heard
the weapon rattling around as he
moved a used car just purchased
by the firm.
At his summons, two police
men arrived. carted the grenade
to headquarters and turned it
over to Pvts. James v. Pearson
and Willie w. Harp Of the bomb
squad.
It was a real grenade, all right,
equipped with pin and ready for
use but for one thing. There
wasn't any powder in it.
Evening star., 1953-10-01
Police Char rge4
In Series Of
Housebreakinus
80 to 40 Lootings
Luid to Gang by
I'd Precinct Squad

Four men We're held today as
members of a houSebreaking
ring believed to have broken into
80 or 40 Washington homes and
removed thousands of dollars
worth of property in a two
month spree.
The case was cracked by
members of special second pre-
cinct squad headed by 1t. Joseph
Shimon, the kind of squad Police
Chief Robert v. Murray intends
to set up in four other police
districts.
The investigation began about
a month ago with the arrest of
Branston T. Weldon, %, colored,
of the 400 block of Ridge street
NV. on tip that he attempted
to sell pistol stolen August Is
from a home in the first block
of P street NV.
20 Confessions Signed.
Pvt. John A, Jones, who with
Detective Robert j. Maghan did
much of the investigating, said
Weldon has signed 20 confess
sionS admitting to that many
burglarieS.
He implicated three others,
saying one of them accompanied
him on each job. Weldon was
charged with nine cases of
housebreaking, and charges of
six counts each were lodged
\ against Earl w. Davis, 10, of
the 100 block of Bates street
N. W.; Levert S. Gillian, 26, of
the first block of I street NV,
and Carl B. Watson, 81, of the
400 block of K street NV. All
are colored.
Two Others Seized.
Also arrested were George
McLeese, SO, colored, and Willie
Mae Lucas, 80, colored, both of
the first block of L street NV.
McLeese was charged with two
counts of receiving stolen prop
erty and the woman with one
count.
Pvt. Jones said the ring oper-
ated in the 1st, End, 9th and 18th
precincts.
Entrance usually was gained
by using a Screwdriver on the
door, or removing a pane of
glass. Often the men would call
a cab, tell the driver they were
moving, and boldly carry the loot
into the street.
Much of it was sold to neigh
borhood shops. Police have re-
covered $4,000 worth of watches,
television sets, sewing machines,
fans, clothing, jewelry and other
articles, and hope to reclaim that
much more.
Evening star., 1953-10-01
Maryland Woman Dies
Of Gunshot Wounds

A 39-year-old woman died to-
day as a result Of a gunshot
wound received about 10 o'clock
last night, Montgomery County
police reported.
The dead woman was identi-
fed by police as Viola Martin,
colored, of Tobeytown, near Po-
tomac, Md. Police said the
woman was brought into Sub
urban Hospital last night by two
colored men. The hospital re-
ported she had been shot in the
abdomen and both legs. Detec-
tives were investigating the
shooting today. .
Evening star., 1953-10-01

N a u G n t. on capt. McNaushton
formerly was an instructor at
the Marine Corps Schools at
Quantico, Va.
Capt. McNaughton and his
wife, Margaret, and son. James,
l year DID, live at 1900 N.
Meade street, Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1953-10-01

SIIl III hOT6a.
He is Capt.
George G.. Nc
N a u G h t o n
who won the
Navy Cross
for leading an
assault on
North Korean
positions near
Seoul in Sep
tember, 1850.
He replaces
Capt. R. B.
CroSSnan.
Capt. Nc
NJ q, IlO ton
Evening star., 1953-10-01
Capt. McNaughton Heads
Marine Recruiting Here

The new officer in charge of
the Marine Corps Recruiting
Station here holds the Nations
second highest award for hero
The Key West citizen., 1953-09-16
Saunders Attends
Gulf Life Meet

Gerald Saunders. superintendent
Of Gulf Life Insurance Company In
Key West. this week Is astsnding
q week Of advanesd training IN
supervisor techniques at the con-
pany's home office IN Jacksonville.
Florida.
Al hey executives Of the com
pany participate In the school. 8.
Kendrick Gaernsey. president q
Gulf Life. welcomed the class
members and stressed The impor.
tanee og good supervision 10 pro-
vide the best possible service tor
the public. TIE class Il made up
n selected Gulf Life superinten-
snts from various sections 81 the
gutheast w.ha are stte-6inT or A
invitation bass.
Following satisfactory con-
plelion og . special assignment fol-
l0wing TIE sch0ol. . certificate ul
achievement wli Be presenied q
wareenafM stndents.
The Key West citizen., 1953-09-16
Wagner WallOpS Impellitteri
Forces In N.Y.C. Primary

lin y. Roosevit Jr.. Sen. Herbert ".
..hman and Averell Hartman. for'
Nr mutual security director.
The outcome appeared 10 curh
an attempted 2olitieal eomebaeh
Chairman James A. Farley.
The voter turnout was suFpris'
ingly hght. alihomgh eontrol Of both
the city and state democratic ma
ehinery vas az stake. TIE total
Democratic vote ran vel below
the record 800 600 cast In 1851.
The victory apparensly eemented
control oi the city and state parts
leadership n the hands of the Man
haitian tTammarv 80 and
Bronx Borough chieftalns.
ent IN toso after being snuhbed
when the paFt4 ev.k4~elN~
didate b eompiete TIE unexpared
term cf resigned Mayer william
0'Dwyer.
Thls pear. h0wsver. the five bor'
lconkinued 90 Page Nlnel
The Key West citizen., 1953-09-16
No Survivors In
NY. Plane Crash

ALBANY, NY. VB-An American
Alrllnes Convair plane crashed and
burned near here to-day and all The
occupants. Numbering st least Is,
were reported killed.
The plane. flight Tz3. vas bound
from Boston 10 Chicago.
The crash occurred In q slightly
wooded area near The Albany-Sche'
nectady highway, about 10 miles
west of Albany. The cause was
not determined immediately.
Edward BerReron. operator IL Q
gasoline station near the scene,
said he counted n bodies strewn
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The Key West citizen., 1953-09-16

ing.
And, Il Monroe County fellows
the precedent set in Eseambia
County, the list Of eligible voters
win be shortened considerably.
Mrs. Alta nloskl. Pensacola.
Grief papvty Supervisor Of Rec
lsirasians Ser Esesmbla County
told The cillxsn aedsv met ''if
. parson lives ahsssd : military
rssefwstlem theY are met per-
snliisd - register - vess In this
eeunay." she added shsf sheFe
ere es least sWe hovsins prolssss
en- government isnd there, which
ere esnsidsssd ''gessrnmsna res.
sVvafiens." Sise said trey were
ne Mainside cevrt end Mossno
Psrk proleeis.
She added that the voting rolls
were purged Of service personnel
last year and that since then they
have not been permitted 10 regis
ter unless they have AZ least :
years residence In the county.
The huge Pensacola Naval Ala
Station Is In that County with $50
men stationed aboard.
II was at the request Of thG
Supervisor Of Registrations thers
that the Attorney General gave hi'
opinion.
Meanwhile. City Attorney NJ
Ignatius Lester has been eoHferrins
with Naval authorities 10 determine
lust what lands lie within the iuris
dicti9n Of the state.
He said today that he h com
piling all available iniormation
which be win send 10 the Attorney
General for q ruling on just where
eligible voters may I've In ne
city.
For example. The governments
has purchased plots of land on the
Naval Station from time 20 tine
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The Key West citizen., 1953-09-16

NEW YORK R-Ihe New Deal
wing q the Democrats PARTY IN
New Xork administered a res0und.
ING defeat o. the conservative
hrnnch In scoring q near clean
sweep q city primary elections
yesterday.
Manhattan Borough President
Robert ". Wagner JF. rolled up
almost q z 10 I margin ever In
eumbent Nineent n impenitserl
Cor TIE nomination for mayor.
Nagners candidates also Won
nomination IN the tvs conlesss for
ether eily-wide Gffices aad In three
of four contested races for nom.
nation - boroasA president.
Win returns ioasied from s.2so
~ the clty's t.ss1 p.eetiou districts.
Wagner led Impellitieri hy s.ti1
% tT6.003.
The election represented q ma
nF triumph for such natinnally
known Damesxatx - Req. Framk.
The Key West citizen., 1953-09-16
SafetyCOuncil
Appoints Heads
Crop Hears OF
Teen-Age Safety
Meet IN Capital

Five basic committee chairmen
wens appointed last night Of .
meeting Of ths newly formed Key
West Safety Council
The committees win plan the
program In five separate phases
Of the Councils work.
They are: Dave Davenport,
traffic: Mra Ia Tucker. home:
Bob Daniels. school; Billy Free
man. industrial. and Jack Burke.
publicity.
The ccunsIl also siseisd .
slate ef ofaicers 60 serve until
regular slsesiens are held In
May. w. L. Gale. temporary
chairman of fhe group. was
elected Go serve g presidena
and Judd Dowlss win serve as
vics-prssldsnis nars. Alice Rob-
erson was eiseieA secretary
and Mra. DosoahY Dnnlsls win
serve - treasures.
The group also heard George
Wolf Of Coral Gabes High School
and Joe Grimsley Of Miami Jack
son High School. who attended
q teen-ags safety meeting In Tai
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The Key West citizen., 1953-09-16
Local Voters Await Final
Ruling On Registration
Lester Will Ask Opinion
EscGn'bia County Does Not Permit
Those On Federal Land To Vote

The situation became more complicated by the min
ute today the ciys legal talent worked overtime in an
effort TO decide the question Of who may register TO vote
in the November general elections.
The local political picture was thrown into chaos
Monday when II learned that State Attorney Gener-
al Richard Erwin has ruled that all persons living on fed
orally owned property where exclusive federal urisdc-
ton In force means that the state Of Florida has given
up all rights to the land with the that they may
civil and criminal processes there In effect the At
orney General has said the land longer Is part of
Florida and those who make their homes on such land
cannot satisfy the state residence requirements for vo
The Key West citizen., 1953-09-16
Maybank Lauds
Outcome Of
Demo COnclave
By RcwLAN HvANs u.

WASHINGTON @ - Sen. May.
bank (D-SCl today applauded the
outcome of the two-day Democrat
ic parley In Chicago and called
the party more unified than ever
before.
Bot Sen. Frear (D-Dell said tha
meeting Of the national committee
passed up : good chance when Il
failed 10 compromise civil rights
and other differences between the
party's Northern and Southern
wings.
"Thls Is The time to settle some
of those problems" he said. ''nJt
In an election year"
Frear, whose senate term en-
plres the end of next year, said
he does not believe ''that the men
who represent both sides are 20
darn stubborn that they can't rec
onclle their differences"
But Mayhank expressed complete
agreement with 4 decision By The
national committee ta put of ak
least for now any formal discnxsloa
of the modified loyalty pledge
adopted st last years nationai
convention.
This pledge required delegates
20 use every honorable means"
10 set the party's national tickss
ON state ballots under the Demo-
cratic label.
Maybank said the rule was
adopted by TIE eonventloa and
could only be Fescissded BY aetion
of The next fuil convention. A spe-
.ciai study committee was SET up
at ChieaRo.
Maybank and Sen. Rohertson
(D-Val praised : decision reached
az Chicaao not b hold q party
convention next year Conventions
noFmally ere acid only during
presidential eleetinn years. but
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