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Evening star., 1953-01-24
Montgomery Victory
On Liquor Committee
Reveals 6. 0. P. Split
By Gene Goodwin
Stur Stcff Correspcndenf

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Jan. "a.
Republican cleavage at the Mary
land General Assembly was out
In the open today. as the result
Of Montgomery County's success
ful fight for representation on
the House Alcoholic Beverages.
Committee.
The county delegations de-
mand that it be given a dele
gate on the important commit
tee was granted yesterday. but
over the opposition of House
Republican Minority Leader Ar
thur H. Green.
Mr.. Green's failure to aid the
all Republican Montgomery del
egation was seen as retaliation
against Delegate j.. Douglas
Bradshaw. Montgomery delega-
ton chairman, who challenged
Mr. Green for the minority lead
ership at the opening Of the
current session.
House Speaker John c. Luber,
Democrat. settled the impasse
by increasing membership Of the
liquor committee from Is to 18.
With the present proportion Of
Democrats to Republicans in the
House, that permitted him to
appoint Republican Delegate
Gilbert Guide Of Montgomery to
the committee. along with two
Democrats. Delegates L. Edwin
Carr of Howard County and
Joseph " Mach Of Baltimore.
Mr.. Luber said afterwards
that was the only way he could
satisfy Montgomery's demand,
because Mr.. Green refused to
drop any of the four Republican
delegates already on the COM
mittee.
Montgomery lodged its protest
after committee assignments
were announced Wednesday and
no Montgomery member was in
cluded on the Alcoholic Beverages
Committee. The Montgomery
group. places a premium on a
voice in that committees because
Montgomery is the only Mary
land county operating its own
LIQUOR dispensary system.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
itemoriaI viii Honor
4 Heroic ChapIains

A permanent memorial to four
heroic chaplains who gave their
life belts to others on the troop
ship, U.S.S. Dorchester, and went
down with the ship in the North
Atlantic. will be unveiled at a
service at the National Memorial
Park in Falls Church at 3 pm.
February /.
The memorial services will
take place almost exactly 10
years after the torpedoed troop
ship went DOWN 80 miles of the
coast of Greenland on February
3. l943.
The daughter Of one of the
four chaplains, Rosalie Goode,
IS. who lives with her mother,
Mrs. Teresa F. Goode at 5000
Second street NV. will unveil
Q memorial plaque.
Her father, Rabbi Alexander
D. Goode, who was 81 years old
and q first lieutenant in the Ali
Corps at the time of the sinking,
was q graduate Of Eastern High
School here.
The other three chaplains
were a Catholic priest. the Rev
John p Washington, son of Mrs
Mary Washington. OF Newark
N. j.. and two ministers, the Rev
Clark v. Polling, husband of Mrs
Elisabeth Polling, of Schenectady
N, Y. and the Rev. George L.
Fox, whose wife lives in Chico
pee Falls, Mass.
Representatives of many vet
Grams organizations, the armed
forces and civic groups viii par
ticipate in the service.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Brake Tanlpering
On Another Train
Under Investigation.
sy the Associated Press

BOSTON, Jan. 24.-Discovery
Of another partly closed angle
cock air brake valve on q New
Haven train-the third within
nine days-was under investiga-
ton today.
A New Haven spokesman said
an angle cock was found yester-
day mot in its proper position"
on the second car of the Boston,
to-New York train, the New
Yorker The device controls the
air brakes.
Howard Moulton, a public re-
lations man. said the discovery
was made during an inspection
OF cars at Providence, r. L.
He said the valve on the sec
ond car was found partly
closed It was returned to its
normal position and the train
continued to New York.
Federal Express First.
The first apparent instance Of
brake tampering involved the
crack Boston to Washington
Federal Express which crashed
into Washington Union Station
January Is and injured some so
persons. That wreck has been
blamed on possible tampering
with an angle cock.
The second instance Of brake
tampering was reported Thurs
day by Senator Charles w. Tobey.
Republican, of New Hampshire.
chairman of the Senate Com
merce Committee. He said it
"begins to look like sabotage. y
The railroad confirmed sem
ator Tobey'S statement and said
an air brake valve on the fifth
car of the Colonial Express was
found half turned while the
train was standing in New
Haven.
Paul r. Goulett, an assistant
vice president. said the valve
was adjusted and the Colonial
continued on to New York and
Washington without further in
cident.
He said the FBI has been
notified Of the sodd" incidents,
adding that railroad police are
continuing their investigation of
the Washington crash.
Insider Suspected.
Arthur q. Plante, vice presi-
dent In charge Of public rela-
tions, said the latest tampering
led him to think ut begins to
look as though some one on the
inside might have something to
do with it,"
1T seems a terrible thing to
think that any enploye Of the
railroad would do such thing, .
Mr.. Plante said. TN my 40 years
in the railroad business, I've
never seen or heard of a valve
closing by itself. Those valves
work hard and they are more
difficult to move during cold
weather !"
|. An angle cock on each car
controls air pressure to the
brakes. If an ankle cock is
closed it cuts OF air, rendering
brakes on following cars inopera-
tive.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Moforist FIees Policeman
After Exchange Of Shots

An off-duty Eighth Precinct
policeman exchanged shots early
today with occupants of a car
the officer had stopped for
speeding at Wisconsin avenue
and River road NV.
Pvt. Cornelius L. Sweeney said
one shot was f1red at him as
he approached the. car on foot.
AS 1t sped away, he returned
one shot, then took UP the chase.
He lost the car, however, on
River road near the District line.
The officer said the car. a
green convertible with Virginia
license plates. appeared to be
occupied by three teen-agers.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
'Raziing Of 200
War Housing
Units Planned
NCHA Would Retuil
TotuI Of 866 Others
In Better Condition

Plans to rid the city Of more
than 1000 temporary war hous-
ing units have been drawn up
by the National Capital Housing
Authority.
The number represents about
o-thirds Of such units oper-
ated by the NCHA mere. "A total
OF 866 Others. in better condi-
tiOn. would be retained.
The state Of dilapidation of
the units. and q desire to return
leased land to private owners
were chief factors in the de-
cision.
About 40 per cent Of the units
to be demolished are former
barrack structures. owned by the
District. The others are con-
trolled by the Public Housing
Administration. The units are
located throughout the city, and
are occupied BY the families of
veterans and servicemen.
Must See Ofacials.
First steps viii be for the
NCHA to contact the District
Commissioners and the PHA
before the program can be put
IN operation, according to james
Ring. NCHA acting executive
director. 49,
"But we're thinking of this"
he added, ''in terms Of b long,
range program. Wen try to
work It out as far as possible on
attrition. to soften the impact
of outgoing tenants both on
themselves and on the COM
munity."
Ofdcials hope the temporary
housing which will remain
hahitable can be used, as yacan-
cies occur, to house veterans
families displaced from other
areas.
$4,000 Throughout Nation.
4 Meanwhile, the Housing and
Home Finance Agency an
nounced the way is being cleared
to dispose of about 10000 units
of emergency war housing
throughout the nation. This rep
resents about& 40 per cent Of
permanent and temporary war
housing still in Government
hands.
About 26. 400 of the permanent
units being freed for disposal
already have been requested for
low-rent use by local public
housing authorities. the HHFA
declared.
Mr.. Ring said the NCHA has
asked that about 800 permanent
war housing units here be trans
ferred for low-rent use. The
units are being occupied by
families Of serviceInen. veterans
and former war workers.
Evening star., 1953-01-24

tol to find every available park
ing space in the block gone land
the one vacant space in front of
his house barred by the yellow
line.
Members of the trafic board
advised their distinguished visi-
tor that State and city law re-
quires parking bans within q
certain distance of intersections.
They suggested the Senator take
his problem to city council IL he
thought the law should be
changed.
. Senator Tobey alnicably nodded
that he didn't want to pursue
the matter further. He said he
didn't want any special con-
sideration-he just wanted a
place to park.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Eisenhower inaugural
Broadcast in Chinese
sx iha A.,oe.iaied Pre.,

TAIPEH, Jan. 24.-The In
augural address of President
Eisenhower was broadcast In
Chinese last night beamed for
audience in Red China as well
as Nationalist territory.
Generalissirno Chang Kai-
shek had lauded the speech as
the flrst ray Of hope to rnan-
kind since the end Of World
War II"
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Fenwick Opens Drive
For Nomination as.
Virginia Governor
By no Assoeiated Pres,

RICHMOND, Jan. 24.-state
Senator Charles r. Fenwick,
though his hat was the second to
be tossed into the ring for this
years gubernatorial race, is the
first to leap into the ring him
self.
The Arlington legislator
launched his campaign last night
in Southwest Virginia on the
same day that he formally an
nounced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination. His an
nouncement came q day and a
half after Representative Thomas
B. Stanley of Henry County put
himself in the race.
Senator Fenwick said at Wise
last night that he favored i'm
provements in the State educa-
tion system, mental hygiene fa-
cilities and rural medical services.
He advocated greater aid to
farmers and the building of more
farm -to-market roads.
Stanley Withholds Views.
Representative Stanley. in de-
claring his candidacy Wednesday
night. said he would make his
views known at a later time. He
said he will resign his Capitol
Hill scat February 3.
In the brief time. his name
has been in the race, Mr.. STAN
ley has won an impressive show
Of support, headed by the in
dorsement of ex-Gov. william
Tuck of South Boston. Latest Of
q number of members Of the
General Assembly to come out
for Stanley was State Senator
Edward o. McCue of Albemarle.
The Northern Virginia Daily Of
Strasburg also joined the stan
ley camp yesterday.
Two Other Possibilities.
There's still nothing definite
from two other possible candi-
dates for the Democratic pri-
mary. Attorney General j.
Lindsay Almond, jr., like Mr..
Stanley and Mr.. Fenwick, q
member Of the dominant con-
servatiye wing Of the State DEM
ocratic Party. said yesterday he
hadn't made up his mind wheth-
er he would run. He indicated
q lack Of campaign funds was
one consideration.
Delegate Robert Whitehead Of
Nelson County. an anti-organiza-
ton leader, said. I'VE shall see
what we shall see."
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Aeheson Says He Enjoys
Return to Prixote Life
" The A.soeic,ed Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Former
Secretary of State Dean Acheson
says he enjoys his return to
private life much more than I
ever thought possible. |.
Mr.. Acheson made the state
ment last night in q chat with
a newsman at a private dinner
of Yale University's Scroll and
Key Society. He was guest Of
honor,
Evening star., 1953-01-24
PSC Raises
Phone Rates
In Maryland
Grants CAP Request
For Increase
After February /
By tie A.seeiuiod Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 24.--Mary-
landers will be paying more to
use their telephones after Feb.
ruary /.
The Public Service Commits
sion yesterday granted the Ches-
apeake &, Potomac Telephone
Co. a temporary rate increase
Of so cents a month on unlim-
tied residential service and IS
cents on other types Of services.
The general pattern was ex-
pected to be somewhat higher in
cases where the boundaries Of
local calling areas are being
extended.
One Negative Vote.
One Of the commissions three
members voted against the new
rates.
Wilmer Fell Davis said he
thought the increase should be
nearer the minimum fair return
which the commission had said
the company was entitled to re-
ceive.
Basically.. the increase meets
the company's application for a
permanent rate boost to provide
$SS0.000 annual net income, or
gross revenues of $1.8 million,
The boosts also win give the
company a return of about 6
per cent on its investment. The
commission has held that the
company is entitled to an earn
ing OF 524 to 6 per cent and Mr..
Davis contended an increase
closer to the minimum figure
should have been granted.
Previously suggested rate in
creases of 20 and 35 cents would
produce an income approximate
ing the 5a4 per cent return.
The lower figures had been
suggested, but not recommended.
by Joseph Allen, peoples coun-
sci.
Saved S12 Million.
He said AT&T had saved
a total of $12 million in taxes
in 1850 and 1851 by filing con-
solidated returns with its sub
Sidiaries.
The PSC required the tele-
phone company to enter into
bond for $1.S5 million to provide
whatever refunds might be re-
quired when the permanent rate
is finally determined.
It also specified that the tenn
porary increase would be in eff
feet not longer than nine months
unless a further extension, not
to exceed three months, is
granted.
The companyis application for
q permanent increase, filed last
August. will get further study
while the temporary rates are /
in effect.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Arlington Cuncer Drive

William ]. Hassan, Arlington
commemorative attorney, has
been appointed 1858 cainpaign
chairman Of the Arlington can-
Ger drive. It was announced By
.G. A. Collier. president Of the
Arlington chapter 0f the Ameri-
.cap Cancer Society.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Soldier Finds Wife
Gone to Munich to
Surprise Him, Too
By ihs Assosialsd prsss

u =
RICHMOND. Jan. 2zs
Sergt. Luther Seldom, III,
stationed in Munich, Ger
many. received q 30-day fur
lOugh from the Army and
decided to surprise his wife
by showing up At their home
here.
When he arrived home this
week. the sergeant found his
wife had been preparing q
surprise for him. too.
She already had sailed for
Munich to join him.
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Blue and Gold. Prom

The Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School win hold its formal
Blue and Gold Prom from 8 to-
midnight tonight. ID the girls
Evening star., 1953-01-24
Women Voters 70 Meet

Mrs. Mary Thompson. Arling-
ton County registrar, will address
the Organized Women Voters Of
Arlington at noon Tuesday in
the Little Tea House, 1901 South
Arlington Ridge road.
Evening star., 1953-04-15
indictment Against SpivcY
Dismissed in New York
By the Associoied Press

NEW YORK. April l5.-A per-
jury indictment against William
Spivey, former University OF
Kentucky basketball star, was
dismissed today.
The 23-year-old Spivey had
been tried once on the charges,
.but the trial ended in a jury
deadlock.
| Judge Saul S. Streit of Gen
Ieral Sessions today threw out
1.-THE indictment ON a motion of
Assistant District Attorney Vim
lcent A G. O'Connor.
The charges grew out of the
!collegiate game-fixing basketball
scandal.
The 7-foot Spivey. a one-time
IAll-America player. had been
saccused of giving false informa-
Ition to a grand jury investigating
Igame- fixing and bribery OF
tathleteS.
| After Spivey's nine-day trial
Hast January. the jury deliberated
lie hours, but was unable to reach
la verdict. 1t deadlocked 9-to-3
ifor acquittal.
The District Attorneys office
could have moved to try him
Iagain, but instead, it asked the
fcourt to drop the case.
| The dismissal, in effect. cleared
ISpivey of the accusations.
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

Louis Cardinals operating under ownership has good
deal to the face of it, Eddie Sanky for example,
Evening star., 1953-04-15
MiddIeburg Spills
Hurt Jockey Phelps
And Exercise Boy

BY a Special Correspondent of The Star
MIDDLEBURG, Va, April Is.
Earl Phelps, one of the top
ranking steeplechase jockeys,
was painfully injured here this
morning while schooling horse
over brush fences at the Glen
wood race course.
He was one of two casualties
in a schooling session which
brought out about 40 brush, hur-
die and timber horses prepping
for the Middleburg race meet
this Saturday.
! The other rider injured was
Kenneth Yowell. an exercise boy
for Emmett Roberts. Middleburg
trainer. Several of Yowells teeth
were knocked out and he suf-
fered a probable fracture of the
jaw when a horse kicked him
in the face after falling at a
fence. YoWell was sent to Win
chester Memorial Hospital for
treatment.
! Phelps still was under obServa-
ton at the Fauquier-Loudour
: Health Center some time after
his accident. He was believed to
have several broken ribs.
! Phelps was riding Fairy Ace,
owned by James McHugh of Will
mington, Del, when the horse
fell. Also spilled was Jockey Mel
win Ferral, who was riding Their
mion. Ferral was only slightly
injured.
Evening star., 1953-04-15
BY the Associoted Press

ST. LOUIS, April 15.-In the
bleacherS, in the grandstand, ir
the upper deck and in the boxes
the fans love the st. Louis
Browns.
Particularly when the Browns
come up with a humping first
game victory as they did last
night, blasting the Tigers half
way back to Detroit, 1910.
Most of the fans in the stands
there were 11.804 on a windy
chilly night that had rain in
the air-Were talkative. They
liked the idea of the Browns
staying in st. Louis, but q
unanimous vote of confidence
for Bill Veeck. the Browns il
lustriouS owner, was missing.
Didn't Like Baltimore Deal.
Herb Martin, a 25-year-old St
Louisan, turned in his upper
deck seat and keynoted the fans
tone:
Il think it's great that the
club is staying here. Veeck? ]
don't know about him. I didn t
like that deal about moving them
to Baltimore.
(The American League didn't
like it either. Club owners
vetoed Weeks motion to move
at a special spring meeting.)
Out in the bleachers of Busch
Stadium, Mrs. John Lord, 81
year-old houswife, said she was
with the Browns "all the way
This is where they belong. I can't
blame Veeck for trying to make
money" Mrs. Lord said, "but
it's a dirty deal to move them.
Offers Tip to Veeck.
The housewife had a tip in
economics for the hard-pressed
Veeck: "He ought to cut out all
that foolishness-fireworks and
things like that-and use the
money to buy ball players"
In the upper deck a minority
stockholder in the Browns
Charles Johnston, wants Ito see
the Browns stay here. But I'd
like to see them get a new owner
don't think Veeck has any more
interest in the Browns than what
he can make out of them"
Back IN the bleachers, P. F
Meek, a salesman, put it this
way: "The Browns in st. Louis?
I like that. I hope they stay
Yep, they still love 'em in St
Louis.
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Milwaukee Fetes Its Victors;
St. Louis Still Loves Browns
ey the Associoted Press

MILWAUKEE,, April 15.-The
entire Milwaukee Braves team
was on hand to take the plauditS
of townspeople, civic leaders and
baseball officials last night as a
record-breaking crowd of 800
turned out for the annual ElkS'
Club baseball banquet.
Earlier, the Braves captured
their second straight victory by
defeating the St. Louis Cardinals,
80, on Bill Bruton's 10th inning
homer in the Milwaukee Stadium
inaugural.
Major league baseball is a
pointed and pertinent challenge
to Milwaukee and 1 hope you
meet it." Commissioner Ford
Frick told the banquet crowd.
Don't settle on your launches
and expect it to be self support
ing"
Only Two Cardinals Attend.
National League President
Warren Giles said he was glad
Milwaukee was in the major
leagues. 1t has fine facilities and
in Lou Perini (club owner) you
have the No. baseball spirit"
Ony two Cardinals showed up
for the gathering, Enos Slaugh-
ter and Peanuts Lowrey.
The crowd of 34,357 paying
fans who packed the huge SIS
million stadium topped by some
$1,000 the biggest turnout for
the Braves at Boston last year.
The shining new structure was
filled and club officials said they
easily could have sold twice as
many tickets.
A chilly 20-mile an hour wind
whipped the open stands under
sullen skies, which occasionally
spilled light rain. However, the
fans forgot their discomfort and
felt like tearing the new stadium
apart when Bruton laShed one
of Gerry Staley's knuckleballs
over the 4-foot wire barricade
some $50 feet from the plate in
the tenth inning.
Hit Three e-Bagger Earlier.
Two innings earlier the timber
youngster from Pamela, Ala.
had tagged a Staley pitch to the
same spot. 1t bounced once on
the grass before skipping off
the fence and Bruton came in to
third base standing up ahead of
(See BRAVES, Page A-29O
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Hur|ers Long Layoff
Has Harris Worried;
Grasso Set 10 Play
By Burton Hawkins

Postponement of the Mats
first three games, due to deluges
and billiards, has fortified Man
ager Bucky Harris catching de-
partment. but the layof has him
fretting about his pitching. His
pitchers aren't getting any work
and Harris fears wildness could
be a result.
Catcher Mickey Grasso, who
has recovered quickly from a
bruised left hand, will be in the
starting lineup when the Yam
KEGS invade Griffith Stadium for
the delayed opener tomorrow.
Play will start at 2 o'clock
unless showers forecast for to-
night and tomorrow wreck plans
again.
American Broadcasting Co.
announced today that the opener
will be telecaSt on a Nation
wide network of about 40 sta
tions. Both the afternoon and
night games will be televised
locally by WTTG.
Picks POrterfieId, MaStersOn.
Harris clings to his original
choice, Bob Porterfield, to start
the season and will follow at $50
o'clock tomorrow night with
Walter MasterSon. Chuck Stobbs
will take the mound Friday
against the Yankees, with Chico
Marrero slated to make his debut
against the Red Sox here Satur-
day night. Johnny Sain and
Whitley Ford are expected to start
for the Yankees tomorrow.
Porterfield was primed for a
Monday start. He had indicated
his readiness by blanking the
Brooklyn Dodgers on four hits
last Thursday night, issuing only
one base on balls. He'll have
six days of rest when he per-
forms before President Eisen-
hover tomorrow, but Bob pre-
fers to pitch more frequently to
maintain his sharpness.
MarrerO Least Affected.
"Of my starters. Marrero is
likely to be least affected by lay
ing off a long time" Harris said,
so I'll give the others a chance
to swing into action first" d.
Spec Shea. calculated to be a
starter when he RECEIVERS COM
pletely from an ailing arm. has
pitched only two innings since
March II. It's likely Harris
will employ Spec in relief roles to
bring him along gradually and
at the same time give him much
needed work.
Harris rather thin pitching
staff will be tested almost at the
outset. In addition to the Sepa-
rate admission double-header to-
morrow, the Mats have a morn
ing and afternoon affair Monday
at Boston on Patriots Day.
Griff May Permit Flying.
Clark Griffith will be asked to
relax his long-Standing ban on
air, travel by Harris. The Mats
boss permitted the team to fly
from st. Louis to Washington
several years ago when a coal
strike tied up railroads. but
otherwise has kept his club
ground-bound.
Harris is disturbed about the
effect an overnight train hop
will have on his players when
they arrive in Boston Monday
morning after playing the Red
Sox here Sunday. The Mats
wouldn't arrive in Boston until
8 am, would be rushed to a
hotel for breakfast, thence to the
ball park to play a 10:15 game
with the Red Sox. The clubs
will meet again that afternoon.
Bucky would prefer that the
club charter a plane for a fight
to Boston Sunday evening, en-
abling his players to get a night
of uninterrupted sleep.
All of the frillS scheduled for
(See MATS, Page A-29)