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Evening star., 1953-11-28
I'D Cards Used by Students
To Buy Liquor to Be Changed

University of Maryland stu
dent Identification cards are
going to be changed so they can
not be used for illegal purchase
of alcoholic beverages.
Some students have been
showing the I'D cards as evi-
dence they are over 81. The
catch was that they were not
required to show proof of birth
date when the cards were filled
out.
Dean of Men Geary F. Eppley
said the cards will be changed or
may be done away with.
His statement came after Mag
istrate Theodore Miazga of
Evening star., 1953-11-28
.CourtUpsefs :
Development S
Rezoning Curb
100-Acre Fuirfux
Tract Reverts to
Suburban Status

Judge Arthur Sinclair of Fair
fax Circuit Court yesterday over
ruled a County Board of Super
visors rezoning of 10O-odd acres
a quarter of a mile south of
Seven Corners on Sleepy Hollow
road.
In lengthy decision, Judge
Sinclair declared the boards
action changing the land from
suburban to rural classification
was "unwarranted discrimina-
ton against these properties and
cannot be sustained"
Owners of the land, including
builders who planned to set up
a 158-lot development, appealed
to the Circuit Court to reverse
the action, taken last June 8 by
the county heads.
3-to-2 Vote.
Disregarding a recommended
tion of the County Planning
Commission, the supervisors, on
their own motion, voted 3-to-2
for the change. It was necessary
they said, for the welfare of the
community. The tract is ada
cent to Ravenwood, Buffalo Hill
and Sleepy Hollow.
Witnesses for the supervisors
contended the greater number
of homes allowed under sub
urban zoning would be detri-
mental to the area. 1t was
argued that sewer lines there
are inadequate, classroom space
is scarce and traffic hazards
would be increased. :.
Home-owners in Ravenwood,
described as a desirable COM
munity," said their property
values would be deprecated by
the planned development.
During the five days the ap-
peal was heard in court, top
Fairfax planning and zoning Of
f1cialS testified they did not
concur with the supervisors de-
ciSion.
Evidence Inadequate.
In his ruling, Judge Sinclair
said 1.-The evidence before the
planning commission did not, the
evidence before the Board of
Supervisors did not and the evil
dence before this court did not
show this rezoning to bear any
substantial relation to the public
health. safety. welfare and
morals ;" of the community.
The development is planned
by the Smell Construction Corp,
in partnership with Frank j.
Murphy, Inc. The builders paid
$220,000 for 81 acres of the
tract last Marcia price, they
contended, was based on a de-
velopment of 158 lots. Under
the rural zoning imposed in
June, only 80 lots were allowed.
The builders and two other
owners of the tract, Grover H.
Dodd and the w. R. Kelly estate,
were represented by Attorneys
Lytton H. Gibson and Harry w.
Porter of Falls Church.
Evening star., 1953-11-28
U. Of Md. Alumni Dinner
Will Honor Dr.. Byrd

The University of Maryland
Alumni Association will hold a
$10-a-plate testimonial dinner in
honor of DR.. H. c. Byrd, who is
retiring as president of the Uni
versity January l and probably
will seek the Democratic nomi-
nation for Governor of Maryland
next une.
The dinner will be held at
$50 pm. December 8, at the
Lord Baltimore Hotel in Balti-
more. Accommodations for 1000
are planned.
DR.. A. E. Goldstein, president
of the alumni association, and
Talbot T Speer will serve as
co-chairmen.
Evening star., 1953-11-28
Boy, II, Tells Police
He Set Park Vista
Fires for Revenge

An 11-year-old newspaper car
rier boy has admitted he set fire
to the Park Vista Apartments
last Saturday, police said, to get
even with tenants who had
stalled him on payments.
The blaze developed into a
two-alarm fire in which a GA
year-old woman, her daughter
and a month-old infant were
carried down a ladder by fire.
men.
The boy also admitted starting
a minor fire in the basement of
the same apartment, 1921 Four
teenth street NV, four days
after the first one, police said.
According to Sergt. William
Rasmussen of the juvenile squad,
the boy. after not being able to
collect from several tenants "for
two or three months" decided
to start a fire. He walked to the
basement and set fire to some
paper Sergt. Rasmussen said. The
blaze developed into a two-alarm
fire resulting in $4,000 damage.
Last Wednesday he set fire to
rags in the basement, police
charged.
The youngster was arrested
after a tenant called the Fire
Department and told of seeing
him enter the basement. The
boy was charged with two counts
of arson and released in the Gus
tody of his parents.
A total Of 21 arrests of juve-
niles was reported by police yes
terday on charges ranging from
the arson case to robbery, petty
larceny, drunkenness and disor-
derly conduct. Eight more cases
were reported today.
Evening star., 1953-11-28
Falls Church Woman
And Son Die in Crash

A Falls Church (Va.) woman
and one of her sons were killed
yesterday when their car skidded
on an icy road and hit a tree
near Princeton. Ill.
They were Mrs. Martha G..
Myers. 80. who had lived at 119
Heather lane for about two
years, and her son Jerry, 10.
Her husband, Air Force 1t. Col.
Lawrence T. Myers, who was
reported driving the car. was
suffering shock and another
son. Steven, S, has face cuts.
Col. Myers had been detached
from duty with the Air Force
machine records section at the
Pentagon last Friday. The
family had planned to visit in
Philadelphia and Chicago be-
fore Col. Myers took his new
post at a staff school at Lowry
Air Force Base. Denver, accord
ing to Falls Church neighbors.
Col. Myers was from California.
neighbors said. y
Evening star., 1953-11-28

Hyattsville Police Court asked
Assistant States Attorney Grover
Small to write university author
tiles to request that use of the
cards be dropped or that the stu
dents age be omitted.
Judge Miazga also suggested
that tavern owners be asked not
to honor the cards as evidence
of legal age.
The court took the action after
hearing three 19-year-old stu
dents testify they had been
drinking beer before they took
money from a magazine rack and
smashed a parking meter. They
were placed on probation for
SIX months.
Evening star., 1953-11-28
City Heads Appear mistaken
BY Georgetown Bus Tour

Mrs. Oakes: "Yes, I guess
that's true"
Reporter: "It seldom happens,
though
AS the bus moved off, Mrs.
Hinton pointed out her house,
"the first white one right
through there"
Il can lie in my bed and feel
the house shaking and smell the
smells (of diesel oiD."
Reporter: "Is it a frame
house?"
Mrs. Hinton: "Yes, that's why
l didn't want to take you and
show it to you. I knew you'd
say it's an old frame house,
which it is"
The party went to Mrs Oakes'
house, where there is a crack
down the brick front. ut hap
pened within the last two years, 4"
Mrs. OakeS said.
She turned to Gen. Prentiss.
you want to see a crack in the
wall that has happened within
the last year in my bedroom?"
The general nodded.
In the wall of the second-floor
front room was a crack. "I
have to have that done over
every year, said Mrs. Oakes.
Reporter: Every year?"
Mrs. Oakes: Every 18 months" +"
Feels Vibration.
There was considerable watt
ing for the bus to go up and
down. When it did, Gen. Prem
tiss said he felt vibrations
through his hand which was on
a window air-conditioning unit.
A child's voice foated in from
the hall: You better take them
up stairs, there's a big crack
come"
Mrs. Oakes (to Gen. Prem
tisS): "You don't want to see
any more cracks, do you?"
Gen. Prentiss: mot if I have
to climb another flight, I don't"
AS the group left Mrs. Cakes
door, the photographers pre-
vailed on her to walk through
the wet ivy to point at the out
side crack. Then they got Gen.
Prentiss and Transit Vice Pres
ident John B. Ecker to stand
beside her. The pictures taken,
they climbed out of the ivy and
boarded the bus.
The last house on the tour was
that of Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott
Weatherall, 1903 Dumbarton ave-
nue. NV. The living room
plaster showed several cracks.
Mrs. Weatherall told the Com
missionerS that whenever a bus
went by. even a small one, the
televiSion set went bad. and
showed nothing but lines and
squiggles.
Gen. Prentiss: Lets have the
pleasure of having the bus go
by here"
A reporter: "It's been by"
Gen. PrentiSs: "Oh, no, I
mean the big bus"
Mrs. Hinton: ''It went by
while I was standing in the
doorway. I could feel it shake. +"
The general said he had felt
vibration, but no more than he
felt when some one walked
across the floor.
The party transferred to a reg
ular bus and dropped Mrs. Hin
ton and Mrs. Oakes at Mrs. Hin
toms house.
Mrs. Hinton: "Goodby, you've
been very fair and decent to us" J"
lGen. PrentiSs: Glad to have
NJ aboard"
Evening star., 1953-11-28
Douglas to Address
Fete for Muqsuysuy

Supreme Court Justice Doug
las will address an expected 500
guests tonight at a celebration
of the election of Ramon Mag
saysay as President of the Phil
ippines.
The victory party will begin
at Z pm. in the Washington
Hotel. Other speakers include
Representative league, Demo-
crat, of Texas: former District
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue and Emilio Abello, Charge
d'AfRires of the Philippines EN-
baSSy here.
Evening star., 1953-11-28
By Frank SortweII, Jr.


The District Commissioners
yesterday went out to see for
themselves what damage larger
buses would do to old George
town houses.
The Capital Transit Co. wants
to put in the larger buses. The
Progressive Citizens of George
town are fighting the idea on
the grounds that vibration would
ruin their homes.
The battle over the big buses
has been raging for a couple
of years. The king-sized car
riers are 5 feet longer and 6
inches wider than regular buses
and have 81 seats instead of A.
In all the Commissioners
visited three Georgetown homes
on their inspection tour. When
it was over they didn't commit
themselves definitely. But it ap-
peared from their comments
that at least two of them weren't
very impressed by the. citizens
complaints.
AS the Commissioners and
their entourage-transit officials,
citizen representatives, reporters
and Observation-Disclosures the
king-size bus in front of the Dis
trict Building, Mrs. Harold B.
Hinton, vice president of the
citizens association, started her
campaign:
Listen to the noise, for in
stance" she said. You ought
to get up here over the engine
if you want to be shaken"
The bus pulled away from the
curb and Mrs. Hinton turned to
Brig. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss,
Engineer Commissioner. saying,
You ought to sit up here and
see how it shakes your kidneys" /"
Every One Goes Inside.
The bus rode to the first
stop, the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Byington. jr., 1889
Twenty ninth street NV. Every
body went inside. Mrs. Bying-
ton had expected only the three
Commissioners.
A crack in the wall of pantry
was exhibited.
Mrs. Byington: Mrs. Hinton,
you must go outside; there's a
swarm of people outside and men
are taking pictures of the
house"
Commissioner Spencer: THE
bus is sitting outside, just watt
ing for u.s."
Mrs. Hinton: "Send them up
and back"
Mr.. Spencer: They've already
done it once"
A reporter: II didn't feel any
shaking"
Mrs. Hinton: There were SO
many people standing around
and talking and holding the
floor down."
Later she said: "I'm sorry the
Byington house didn't operate
for you. It operated for me reg
ularly yesterday"
Obeyed Speed Law.
Mrs. George w. Oakes, 331e
o street NV, a member of the
citizens group, had been as
signed to ride up and down the
street in the bus to make sure
it went at a normal speed.
A reporter: did he go/ at a
good clip?"
Mrs. OakeS: Twenty five
miles per hour"
Reporter: IF he went any
fast he'd be arrested"
Evening star., 1953-11-28
CherrYddIe Plans Benefit
For HyattsViIIe Firemen

Cherrydale (Va.) volunteer
firemen will sponsor a party to-
night and a dance next Friday
night for benefit of the families
of two Hyattsville (Md.) flremen
killed in a fire truck accident.
Both events will begin at 8 pm.
the Cherrydale f1remen said.
The proceeds will go to the
welfare fund for the families of
John T. Streets and William R.
Stainback killed October 81
when a Hyattsville ladder truck
was hit by another truck.
Meanwhile, the Hyattsville
Volunteer Fire Department an
nounced that the welfare fund
has reached $500. Contribu-
tions can be mailed to the Fire
menA Welfare Fund, Box sci,
WesesHyattsville. Md.
Evening star., 1953-11-28
Baltimore Adopts Budget

BALTIMORE. Nov. % (P).-
The City Council of Baltimore
unanimously adopted late yes
terday a record $127,700, 900
budget for the next fiscal year.
The council took no action, how
ever, on additional taxes to bal
ance the budget.
Evening star., 1953-11-28
YuIeBuying
Rush Begins 10
Crowd Stores
Shoppers Equal or
Exceed Numbers
Of Year Ago
By DonoId B. Hodley

WdoIlALlSC COIl QcpdI JLIlGIlJ SGOF6S
experienced the beginning of the
Christmas buying rush yesterday
and today.
The first day after Thanks
giving traditionally is the start
OF the Christmas buying season.
Crowds yesterday equaled heavy
traffic of a year ago and in many
cases were ahead. Today was a
repeat performance as shoppers
Jammed downtown stores.
For a number of the stores
sales so far this year have Jagged
moderately behind those a year
ago. At times this has been laid
TO uncertainty over Federal Jobs
under a new administration and
has led to some grumbling on
the part of retailers.
There wasn't any grumbling
today as executives toured their
stores to watch the developing
rush. Most of them conceded
that yesterdays traffic was ahead
OF that a year ago, but some
were not too sure whether this
would mean a commensurate in
crease in sales.
Interest Means Buying.
However. a Woodward and
Lothrop official pointed out that
traffic at this time of year means
interest, and this in turn, means
buying. Traffic is a good indi-
Gator of volume. he said.
OF course they're buying, said
an official of Lansburgh & Bro.
Spokesmen for the Hecht Co.
and S. Kann Sons Co. said
crowds were larger than last
years but that stores had more
convenient hours than they did
a year ago.
Then the stores were open
In the afternoon and at night.
While afternoon crowds were
good, they thinned out at night.
Opening in the morning this
year. traffic was heavy all day,
the store executives said.
An official of julius Gar
fnckel & Co. said traffic was
heavy and may have been above
that of a year ago. But he
warned that special sales this
year may have accounted for
some of the increase.
Day Free for Shopping.
While many Government
workers took time off yesterday
TO go shopping, all of them were
Tree today, number of execu-
tlveS pointed out. The fact that
all area schools were closed yes
terday also contributed to the
crowds, they said.
The beginning of the rush fol-
lowed a steady narrowing in the
declines from a year ago, a report
from the Federal Reserve Bank
Of Richmond disclosed last night.
However, department store
sales for the area, including
suburban branches, remained
around 3 per cent behind those
q year ago up to November %.
and sales of the downtown store
sales remained down about per
cent. Heavy Christmas buying
could reduce these declines by
the years end.
The Richmond Reserve Bank /
said area sales we're only l per
cent behind totals of a year ago |
In the week ended November %. |
Sales OF downtown department |
stores were even with those a
year earlier.
In the four weeks ended the |
same date, the area department
store sales were per cent be-
hind figures for a year earlier.
while those of the downtown
stores were off 3 per cent.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Seven Diplomatic Posts
To Remain Unchanged

The White House today an
nounced that the occupants of
seven major diplomatic posts are
to be retained in their assign
ments. All are ambassadors and
career officers, with the excep-
ton of Thomas E. Whalen, AM
bassador to Nicaragua. who was
q North Dakota businessman
prior to his appointment nearly
two years ago.
Mr.. Whalen, a Republican,
was appointed by former Presi-
dent Truman at the request of
Senator LANCER, Republican. of
North Dakota, who complained
that no resident of his State had
gotten a major post under the
Democrats.
The others to be held over are:
William j. Sebald, Burma; Har-
old H. Tittrnann. jr., Peru; Wal
dermar j. Gallman, South At
rica; Fletcher Warren, Vene-
Zuela. and Donald r. Heath,
Viet-Nam and the Kingdom of
Cambodia and Laos.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Move 10 |mpeach
Douglas Killed by
House Committee
WheeIer's Resolution
Tabled Without Formo
Report or Comment
By Robert K. Walsh

The House Judiciary Commit
tee today unanimously shelved
a resolution to impeach Supreme
Court Justice Douglas.
The resolution was introduced
by Representative Wheeler, Dem
ocrat, of Georgia. two weeks ago
after Justice Douglas temporarily
stayed the execution of atom
spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
The resolution did not deal en-
tirely with the Rosenberg case
but also charged other high
crimes and misdemeanors."
In tabling the resolution, the
full committee today approved
a recommendation from a spe-
cial subcommittee which heard
the Georgia member last week.
Mr.. Wheeler was the only witness
at a one-hour open session.
Neither the full committee nor
the subcommittee issued a. for
NAL report on the hearing or any
comment on the action today.
Representative Graham. Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania, acting
chairman of the full committee,
who headed the subcommittee,
said only that the vote to table
was unanimous and that this
settles the matter so far as we
are concerned"
Several members of the sub
committee, it was learned, wanted
to table the resolution immedi-
ately after the hearing last week
because they felt Mr.. Wheeler
had not made out a case for i'm
peachment. The subcommittee,
however, decided to present it's
recommendation to the full COM
mittee and this was done orally
today by Mr.. Graham.
Members said there was only
q brief discussion after Mr.. Gra-
ham presented the subcommit-
tees views
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Drought Aid Program
ApproVedbySenators
BY the Associoted Press

A multl-million dollar pro-
gram of Government loans and
aid for drought stricken ranch
ers ard livestock operators in
Texas and the Southwest was
unanimously approved today by
the Senate Agriculture Commit
tee.
Chairman Aiken, Republican,
of Vermont, said the legislation
similar to a broad-termed bill
approved yesterday by the House
Agriculture Committee - should
be ready for expected Senate
passage this week.
More than so Senators joined
Senator Aiken in introducing
the emergency disaster bill.
No fixed total was placed on
the loan funds, but Senator
Aiken estimated that another
500 or $3.50 million would be
needed in addition to some SIG
to $40 million now available.
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Mr. Martinez Gets Martins, orIst Vice Versa?

Manhattan from Idlewild to
spend the day at a hotel, but he
was afraid he would be forgotten
and he asked to return to Idle
wild. The airline agreed.
He sat in a wheel chair at the
airport and chatted with other
Puerto Ricans. Pan American,
which paid the bill for his unex-
pected wanderingS, treated him
to dinner.
The airline also notified rela-
tives in Puerto Rico that he was
coming, but Mr.. Martinez said he
was sure they were not concerned
by the delay.
After all, they didn't know
when I was coming" he added.
Then just before last midnight
he was put aboard a nonstop
flight to San Juan.
Mr.. Martinez, who has two sons
in the Army in Korea, Quipped as
he boarded the plane:
This time they'll probably
| send me to Korea"
Evening star., 1953-07-07
British XIII 241 Mau Maus
And Capture 1873 Suspects
By the ANocio,ed Pres.

NAIROBI. Kenya, July T.
British forces today reported 241
native terroriSts had been killed
and 1913 suspects captured in an
all-out offensive against the
Mau Mau seeking to drive the
whites from Kenya colony.
The operation. from June %
to July 5. was the biggest staged
by the British and supporting
black troops and police since a
state of emergency was declared
in the East African colony nine
months ago.
Twenty-eight of the security
forces were killed.
The operation brought to
more than LOO the number of
Mau Maus claimed dead since
the emergency's start. But Brit
ist Gen. Sir George Erskine, as
signed recently to destroy the
fanatical Negro society, warned
that much remains to be done
before the terrorists will be
wiped out.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Shopping Bag Bandit
Robs HyattsviIIe Office

A shopping bag bandit got "a
few hundred dollars" this AFTER
noon from a Hyattsville (MdD
loan Office.
Chester B. Zaucha, manager
OF Lenders, Inc, 5203 Baltimore
boulevard, said the gunman Or
dered the cashier to dump the
Offices cash into a brown paper
shopping bag he carried.
Mr.. Zaucha said he and the
cashier, Mrs. Margaret Kershaw,
were alone in the Office when the
man entered.
This is a holdup," Mr.. Zaucha
said the man told them.
Mr.. Zaucha said the gunman
thrust the shopping bag across
the counter and the cashier put
the cash in it. The manager said
a much larger sum had been de-
posted in the bank earlier in
the day.
The bandit was described as a
small man with thin features
and in his early 30s.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Special oispoteh 70 The Stur

JESSUPS, Md, July 7. -
Twenty State policemen used
clubs and firehoses today to end
a four-hour riot by more than SO
prisoners at the Maryland State
Reformatory for Women.
After a Commute fight start
ing about 10 am, police reported
that "the major part of the rio"
had been quelled. Butcher knives,
pieces of crockery and other
weapons were taken from the
prisoners.
One policeman, 1t. Martin M.
Puncke of the nearby Waterloo
Barracks was reported cut on the
arm. One woman was slightly
hurt.
Police released unharmed three
women guards who locked them
selves in an upstairs room of the
two-story brick cottage.
There were So colored women
and one white woman In the
cottage.
Miss Alice Blum, superintend-
ent, said the disturbance started
after a colored woman trans
ferred from Brownsville mental
hospital began breaking up fur
niture in the cottage last night.
Guards from the nearby male
workhouse used tear gas to
quiet last nights disturbance.
Other inmates of the cottage
protested use of tear gas to force
Evening star., 1953-07-07

Soon a stewardess came along
and asked:
Manhattan or martini?"
The Puerto Rican. who speaks
only Spanish, thought she was
checking his name; so he re-
piled:
Martinez"
He was handed a dry mar
TIM.
Twice more he was asked the
same question, gave the same
reply, and received the same re-
freshment.
When the plane landed at
Gander, Mr.. Martinez promptly
noticed that he was in a cooler
cline than San Juan.
He made inquiries. and the
mistake was uncovered.
Airline officials put him up
overnight at Gander. and sent
him back to New York on the
first available flight. He re-
turned here yesterday.
Pan American sent him into
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Guy Farmer Named
Member Of NLRB

President Eisenhower today
nominated Guy Farmer, Wash
ington attorney and former as
sociate general counsel of the
National Labor Relations Board
to be a member of the board
Mr.. Farmer, ~, an independent
in politics, will fill the unex-
pired term of Paul M. HerZog
who recently resigned as chair
man of the board.
White House Press Secretary
James o. Hagerty said no de-
cision has been reached about
the new chairman. The term
ends August 81, 1855.
Mr.. Farmer is a native OF
Wythe City, Va, and is a gradu-
ate of the University of West
Virginia, where he received his
law degree in 1886. Afterward
he was a Rhodes scholar and
then went to the NLRB. where
over a period of years he had
many legal positions.
Leaving the board. he Joined
the firm Of Steptoe & Johnson
with Offices in the Shoreham
Building.