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Evening star., 1953-01-13
Mother Held in Death of Son
Awaits Arrival of Stepson

Mrs. Gladys Payne waited
calmly in Alexandria City Jail
today for the expected arrival
from Korean waters of her STEP
son, Earl.
Mrs. Payne. At, has insisted
she does not want an attorney
to defend her against a charge
of giving her 7-year-old son,
Wallace, a lethal dose of a sleep
ing potion last November.
At the Jail yesterday, Mrs.
Payne sent a telegram to Earl,
who is in the Navy and was
scheduled to land on the West
Coast over the week end, asking
him to fly home Immediately.
Called Model Prisoner.
She has been model prisoner
since police placed the charge
against her Saturday, Jail off,
cials said. Her attitude toward
her situation is one of unconcern,
they said.
Mrs. Payne was arrested
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Smith Firm Of Staunton
Was Victim OF Safe Theft

About 5000 in cash and checks
was stolen from a safe in the
Arlington office of the Smith
Transfer Corp. of Staunton. Va,
Arlington police reported yester-
day. The office is located at 1925
South EadS street.
Through a misunderstanding
between police and reporters.
newspapers incorrectly reported
that the theft occurred at the
Smith Transfer & Storage Co.,
which has Offices throughout the
Metropolitan Washington Area.
Arthur Clarendon Smith, jr..
vice president of Smith Transfer
& Storage Co., said his firm fire.
quently is confused with the
Staunton company, as well as
with firms with similar names
in Alexandria and Baltimore.
Evening star., 1953-01-13

Thursday and questioned after
police received a medical report
on Wallace's death.
A grand jury to be called
later this month will be asked
to indict her on the murder
charge, Commonwealth's Attor-
ney Howard w. Smith said.
ELIMINATION Decision Due.
City authorities are still con-
sidering whether to exhume the
bodies of her husband and
youngest son.
The husband. Pope r. Payne,
died in April, 1850, and is buried
in Newberry, S. c. Death was
attributed to a cerebral hemor-
rhage. ....-
In January, 1851, the young
est son Marshall died when he
apparently Strangled on a mar
BILE. Marshall and Wallace are
both buried in Mount Comfort
Cemetery, in Fairfax County,
near Alexandria.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Ignorance Charged
In Urging Overriding
I0f School Bill Veto
By q stoff Correspondent Of The ster


ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 13.-The
chairman of Montgomery Coun-
tvs all-Republican delegation to
the Maryland General Assembly
has accused the two Democratic
members Of the county council
Of displaying "gross ignorance
in urging that Gov. McKeldin's S
veto of Senate bill 48 be over
ridden.
Delegate J. Douglas Bradshaw
made the charge in a press
statement commenting on a let
ter from Democratic Council
Members Stella B. Werner and
Grover K. Walker. In their let
ter Mrs. Werner and Mr.. Walker
urged the delegation to help
override the Governors veto OF
the aid-to-education bill because
it would give $945 900 in addi-
tional State funds this year" to
Montgomery.
Mr.. Bradshaw said Montgom-
cry would get nothing from SEN
ate bill 48 because there will be
no funds in the Governors
budget to finance it. The Gov
ernor is backing the Green Com
mission aid-to-education bill,
which calls for smaller payments
to counties in its first two years,
and has said he is putting funds
in his budget to finance that and
nothing more.
The delegations efforts, Mr..
Bradshaw said, should be pointed
toward amending the Green
Commission to provide greater
benefits to larger counties and
Baltimore City.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Rose Foundation Starts
Exhibits in ArIinqion

The Arlington Memorial Rose
Garden Foundation is exhibiting
flower arrangements in the Clar-
endon Trust Co. in Arlington all
of January.
The first weeks arrangement
was done by Mrs. Andy Wallen
and Mrs. Carter D. Swanson. In
charge of the arrangement this
week are Mrs. Robert l.. Ander-
son and Mrs. E. c. Colbert. Mrs
William Keller and Mrs. Emil
Mostek. president of the club
will arrange the display for the
week of January l9 and Mrs. M
T. Broyhill, ST.. and Mrs. r. Car
son Dalzell will be in charge fol
the final week beginning Janu-
ary 26.
Evening star., 1953-01-13

contest and there were no pri-
maries. The vacancy was created
when Councilman Franklin P.
Backus was appointed to the
Alexandria Corporation Court
bench.
Zoning Is Center of Interest.
The candidates are: M. Edwin
Barrett, 46, Republican; James
T. Luckett. Al, a Democrat, and
Daniel Fairfax O'Flaherty, q, a
Democrat.
Prediction interest has CEN
tered on the zoning issue. The
question before the voters is
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Delegates 10 Solicit
Mcke|din Backing oi
Peace Cross Study
BY d StoH Correspondent Of The sior

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 13.-The
Prince Georges County delega-
ton to the Maryland General
Assembly is scheduled to meet
with Gov. McKeldin tomorrow to
get his backing for a new Peace
Cross flood control plan.
Also expected to attend the
conference on the recently dis
closed ''Darneille Plan" are Sen
ator Butler, Republican, of
Maryland and Representative
Small, Republican. of the 5th
Maryland district.
Delegate j. Frank Lillard, jr.,
Republican. of Prince Georges
who has been promoting the
Darneille plan. arranged the
appointment with the Governor
for 8 pm. tomorrow.
Wants 5-Man Commission.
Mr.. Lillard said he will seek
the Governors support of a reso-
luton he has introduced to create
a five-man commission, ap-
pointed by the Governor, to study
the Darneille plan and report
back by March l.
Mr.. Lillard, meanwhile, claimed
the support of all but one men,
ber of the county's seven-man
delegation for his plan.
The holdout member is Dele
gate Leroy Pumphrey, one of two
Democrats on the delegation. Mr.
Pumphrey said he cannot in
dorse the new flood control
scheme because he hasn't seen it
He said he was not invited to q
delegation meeting at which the
plan was discussed last night
nor to previous delegation dis
cusslons.
The other Democratic delegate
Perry o. Wilkinson, said, how
ever. he favors the plan. So did
Observation-Disclosures William r.
Hughes and Albert r. Hassall.
Plan Explained.
At last nights meeting here
Delegates Lillard, Hughes, Has
sail and Wilkinson heard the
plan explained by its author, Jo-
seph A. Darneille, a Washington
engineer. who lives at Capitol
Heights. Afterwards, Mr.. Lillard
said the plan had been outlined
earlier to Senator John Raymond
Fletcher and the other Repub-
lican delegate. Harry E. Taylor,
jr., and that both favored it.
The plan. as previously de-
tailed by Mr.. Lillard, involves a
series of locks to control rising
flood waters and backing tides
on the Anacostia River near the
Peace Cross intersection at Bla-
densburg. A retention basin of
almost 200 acres to the south of
Peace Cross would be used to
control the overflow.
Mr.. Darneille has tentatively
estimated the cost of his project
at $1.89 million.
Mr.. Lillard said he would first
like to seek State financial back
ing for the plan. but if that fails,
he added, he is in favor of coun-
ty financing.
Mr.. Hassall said he thinks the
county ought to pay for the
project and that a law should
be passed making it mandatory
for the commissioners to put the
plan into effect Immediately.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Secret Witness Due
To Testify Today in
Allison Staying Trial
By J. l. Michael
Stor Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. ia wit
ness whose whereabouts have
been a guarded secret is ex-
pected to testify today that All
Force Sergt. Homer Arthur AL
lison told him he showed his
wife, Rosie Ann, from theil
speeding car in an argument
which arose from jealousy ano
alcohol.
The 23-year-old mother o1
three small children died Sep.
tember z, two hours after hel
husband carried her, bruised anc
unconscious. into Physicians Me.
mortal Hospital. La Plata. She
was expecting another child in
November.
Allison, former B-29 tail
gunner credited with 35 missions
over Korea, was indicted on a
charge of murder in Charles
County. The charge was placed
after police said he told them
conflicting stories and could not
explain why hair and blood sim
liar to those of his wife was
lodged on his car.
The key witness, Claude Ham
by, a 40-year-old itinerant saw
mill worker, is expected to re-
peat testimony he gave at pre-
liminary hearing that differed
with the two versions Allison is
said to have given police.
Hospital Conversation Recalled.
Authorities said the airman,
who went on trial here yesterday
after the case was shifted at his
request, at first told them his
wife jumped or fell from their
car, then said "she just van
iShed."
Mr.. Handy at the preliminary
hearing testified that Allison,
pacing the hospital corridor
while his wife was in the emer-
gency room. turned suddenly and
said to him:
"I'll tell you the truth, we were
fighting and / either showed OF
pushed her from the car"
An all-male jury selected in
81 minutes when the trial began
before Judges James Clark and
B njamin Michaelson sat
through 12-hour session yeter-
day and was Quartered in Carvel
Hall Hotel for the night. The
court ordered the case resumed
at 9:30 am. Another overtime
session is expected tonight in
an effort to complete the trial
within the three days allotted.
Again Freed on Bond.
Allison, trim in Air Force blue
and showing no trace of nerv-
BUSINESS. sat quietly during testi-
mony given by physicians and
State police officers. His chill
dren, his mother and other rela-
tiveS came to the courthouse
with him. The airman played
with his children and posed for
photographers during inter-
missions.
The court last night continued
the $4,000 bond he posted after
the preliminary hearing and al
lowed him to return to the 1402d
Maintenance Squadron at An
drews Air Force Base with Capt.
John L. Carey. staff adjutant
at the field.
Evening star., 1953-01-13

zoning issue.
Election CT
fcials said
they doubted
that the total
vote would eX-
ceed 5000.
Polls opened
at 6 am. and
will close at
6 pm.
Three cand-
idates are
seeking tn e
council seat.
Officially, it is
q na1N-no rfiron
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Brentwood Citizens

Warren r. johnson, acting
director of the Prince Georges
County Recreation Board. will
discuss a recreation program for
Brentwood at a meeting of the
Brentwood Citizens Association
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Legion
Hall, Brentwood, Md.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
St. Johns GuiId Elects

Mrs. Emma Funk has been
elected president of the Guild of
st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Mount Rainier, Md. Others
elected are Mrs. Genevieve
Martin. vice president; Mrs
Florence Booty, treasurer, and
Mrs. Minnie White. secretary.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Fuirfux LEGION Post

Films of the American Legion
convention in New York will be
shown to the Fairfax post, No.
lit, at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
town hall. Post members will
also plan participation in the
Legion's national "back-to- Cod
movement.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
PTA to Hear Rutter

T. Edward Rutter. Arlington
County superintendent of
schools. will speak at a meeting
OF the Kate Waller Barrett
School Parent-feacher Associa-
ton at 8 pm. Thursday at the
school, 4400 North Henderson
road
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Futher O'SuIIivun to Talk

The Rev. John O'Sullivan,
chaplain of men at Catholic
University. will speak on "The
Family and Citizenship" at $3.50
pm. tomorrow at the Ursuline
Academy. $500 Forest road, Alta
Vista. Md,
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Alexandra Votinq
On One Council Seat
And zoning Change

Early voting was light today
as Alexandria residents went to
the polls to fill one vacancy on
the City Council and to decide a
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Lundberq TO Speak =

Arlington County Manager A.
T. Lundberg will speak at a meet.
ing of the Williamsburg Civic
Association at 8 o'clock tonight
in the Nottingham School, Little
Falls road and Ohio street.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Wheaton Citizens to Meet

The Connecticut Avenue Civic
Association of Wheaton, Md. will
meet at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
Highland Elementary School,
Claridge and Midway streets.
Evening star., 1953-10-30
Dallas Fears Halloween
| As ProwIer Still Roams
By the Assoeioted Press

DALLAS, Oct. 80. Prowler-
frightened Dallas planned a
"safe and sane" Halloween to-
morrow night in an effort to
avoid needless bloodshed.
The city still is jittery after
thousands of prowler reports to
police following the September
80 murder of Mrs. H. c.
Parker 20. pretty dime store
clerk.
Efforts of police to catch her
killer have been fruitless. Hun
dreds of suspects have been
questioned but later released.
Prowler reports continue. So do
attacks on women, both. white
and Negro.
The latest attack reported oc-
Cured Wednesday night. A 26-
year-old Negro woman told
police she was raped four times
by two men who forced her into
their car as she walked toward
her home. Both men, the woman
said, were Negroes.
School administrators yester-
day said teachers have been dis
couraging Halloween pranks this
year because of the public ten
sion created from the prowler
scare.
Evening star., 1953-10-30
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
And Time of Showing
stage.

Stage.
National - Kind SIR; $50
pm. ....
Arena-"The Bad Angel: $3.50
pm. -
Screen.
Observation-Disclosures Wild;
1:1O, 3:15. $40, 7:30 and 9:40
pm.
Capitol 1.-The Robe; 1920
am, 1:55. 4:30, 7:05 and 9:40
pm.
Columbia - "Vice Squad:
1850 am, 1:50, $50, $50, 7:50
and 9:55 pm.
Dupont - Martin Luther;
HAS am, 1:40. $40, 5:35, 7:40.
GAS and 1880 pm.
Keith's-''Back to Gods Coun-
try; 11:40 am, 1:40, 3:45, 5:45
and 1915 pm. ''Dracula":: Z
and 1880 pm. "Frankenstein";;
800 pm. and 12:45 am.
Little-"The Greatest Show on
Earth; 6:1O and $50 pm.
MacArthur-"The Cruel Sea-;
Z and $50 pm.
MISUNDERSTANDING Wild;
11:40 am, lao, 3:45, 5:45, 7:50
and $50 pm.
Ontario-"Trent's Last Case;
l. 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, sos and $50
pm.
Palace - "Mogambo";; 11:40
am, 2:15, 4:45. 7:15 and $50
pm.
PIayhOuse-"Roman Holiday;
11:05 am. 1:10, 3:15, $40. 1880
and 9:35 pm.
Plaza-"Little Boy Lost; II
am, 1855. 2:45. 4:35, $50. 8:15
and 1905 pm.
Silver Spring-"The Beggar's
Opera; 2::3O and $3.50 pm.
Trans-Lux - From Here to
Eternity: 11:10 am. 1:15. 1925.
5:35, 7:50 and 10 pm.
Evening star., 1953-10-30
Hollywood Diary
Pianist Castro Walks
As Doris Shadow
By Sheiloh Grohom

offered the role of Teddy Roose-
velt's wife on Hallmark video.
but turned it down. Says he
wants to concentrate on cueing
Sidney instead Sarah
Churchill almost blew a gasket
when Blackmer had to report
for Johnny Dark" at Universal
International the same day she
started the Roosevelt telef1lm re-
hearsals. Lawyers were called.
etc. But when Sidney did re-
port for rehearsals he knew the
first two acts while every one
else was f1oundering.
X X X
Dan Daley plays the field with
still a strong leaning toward
Gwen sO'Connor. One recent
night at Ciro's he tweed with
Norma Easley-who's she? The
next night with Donald O'Con-
nor's ex-wife.
John Huston is promoting
Suzanne Flon to star in "Sky-
lark" on the Paris stage. He
says he will even direct it for
her. Suzanne played Myriamme
in HuSton's Moulin Rouge"
The Daryl Zanucks have ad-
vanced their return to Holly
wood. Daryl will soon be a
grandpa again and he wants to
be here when daughter Darrilyn
contacts the stork.
1t was mothers day Saturday
at the Brown Derby. June Ally
son, exhausted from a morning
at the playground" lunched
there with her son and daughter.
And Mrs. Gregory Peck. just
back from Mexico, was with her
three sons; the oldest is the i'm
age of his dad.
Joan Crawford, who never
does things by halves, will be
western plus in Johnny Guitar" /"
She's in three saloon brawls, fires
sixshooters all over the place,
and falls on and off horses with
out a let-up.
+.
! Ginger Rogers will be eligible
| for a television Emmy CIV sister
! to Oscar because Forever
Female" will premiere on that
Evening star., 1953-10-30

madcap, this department is as
sured by Rufus Blair, Para
mounts intelligent and popular
ambassador -at-large for so many
years.
She is simply a girl with a
flair for drawing attention to a
non-conformist talent.
Her biggest thrill is the sort
that any sober citizen could
treasure. This was her appear
ance on Edward r. Murrow's
(no trif1er he) This I Believe"
program She was invited to give
his audience her philosophy for
successful living. program this
correspondent missed to his OBJ
vious disadvantage.
The other Hollywood person.
alities who gave their PHILOSOPHERS
on the same program were Dore
Schsry. head of MGM, and
DarA ! zanuck, production boss
at Goth Century-Fox. This is
fast philosophic company any
where west Of Princeton. N. j.,
but Miss Winston was in no way
feazed by it.
Anyway one looks at it, she
ought to be quite a refreshing
bubble on the stream of press
agents that flows through news
paper drama departments. And
she, might also be a surprise to
the Toronto pSychiatrist who.
when she was four, told ner
mother to send her to drama
school. Acting was the only fu-
ture he could see for girl who
played she was tripletS.
Some day. he may be prescrib-
ing press agentry in such cases.
\ \ X n
ADDENDA: Miss Mary Mar
tin will have occasion to remem-
ber this. her first appearance in
Washington Making her de-
but as a legitimate actress in
''Kind Sir" she departs with the
National Theater'S house record
to her credit Each of the
two weeks she played brought
$40,500 at the boxof1ce, capacity
to the last cent. At slightly
less than the $3.50 top, such
popular figures as Helen Hayes,
Katharine Cornell, Ethel Barry
more and Margaret SULLIVAN
shared the old straight play
record of $4,000. After 20
years of dreaming. Hollywood
will finally make W. H. Hudson's
unforgettable fantasy, Green
Mansions. The studio which
has given the go-ahead on the
project is Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer The fascinating story
of the jungle bird-girl will be
translated into a screenplay by
Alan j. Lerner, directed by Vim
cent j. Minelli. In Cinema
Scope Rima's flights should be
something to see. especially after
all these years Of futile waiting
by her admirers.
Evening star., 1953-10-30

HOLLYWOOD.
Marriage any one? Mocambo
Piano Player Joe Castro leaves
Charlie MorriSon's place this
week end, and, after brief visit
in San Francisco, follows Doris
Duke to Europe-for several
months. They're as close as the
keys on his piano.
Both Joe E. Browns daugh-
tiers will make him grandfather
early next year. Joe, completely
exhausted, and on the verge OF
an ulcer, is going to Mexico for
a month-so he told us at Lou
CoStello's home following the
wedding of LOUIS 17-year-old
Pat. Pat O'Brien was very
much there and. of course, LOUIS
sidekick, Bud Abbott. The white
balloons on the palm trees and
pool gave very pretty effect.
Grace Kelly has a large heart.
She is also seeing Jean Pierre
Aumont. ......
Dorothy Malone at the Hugh
O'Brian cocktail party at the
Capri-"I've waited so long to
marry, I might as we'll wait
little longer and be sure"
Wealthy Fiance Bill Holmes,
nodded approval. The Dallas
millionaire is serious about want
ing an acting career. Its
harder to be taken seriously be-
cause I have some money" said
he. :. Nora Haynes. same place,
made like a prize fighter when
we talked of Enrol Flynn re-
turning to this country. She
can't wait to get her little mitts
on him.
Linda Christian - Mrs. Ty
Power-joins Ty in Washington
for John Browns Body" If
there was trouble in this mar
riage. it certainly doesn't show
now.
Fernando Lamas will fly to
Arlene Dahls "Cyrano" opening
in New York-"UnleSs I have to
do retakes here for Rose
Marie" Arlene says she doesn't
know how she'll get through the
premiere unless Fernando is on
hand.
Gene Nelson drove Jane Powell
to Metro Monday for her ward
robe fittings for Seven Brides
for Seven Brothers" and they
have a date to attend Metros
glamor premiere Of Julius
Caesar" Jane insists their ro-
nance is not over.
Sonny Tufts is living it up
again. This guy threw away
a million dollar career. When
! saw him Sunday and asked
what are you doing?" He wasn't
quite sure
Mrs. Sidney Blackmer-Suz-
anne Karen-writes me she was
Evening star., 1953-10-30

was like when it was in full force.
However, to get to the girl,
journalistically speaking, her
name is Helen Winston. She is
25. brunette. pretty and news
worthy right now because she
has given up acting to become a
Paramount press agent. Femi-
nine press agents, of course, are
not new. There have been many
down the years. memorable wom-
en- including a bevy of Powers
models whom Hollywood once
employed in moment of lovely
brainStorm.
But, so far as this correspond
ent knows, Miss Winston is the
first of her sex to desert acting
for press agentry. Let who will
bring up Hedda Hopper and
Sheilah Graham, the difference
In their cases is that they be-
came columnists. That's ever so
different.
Miss Winston did not become
press agent after being a flop
as the vernacular goes-aS an
actress. In two years, she has
been in 81 pictures, which is be-
Ing about as active as Holly
wood drive-in carhop. The parts
were not very big. although the
pictures sometimes were, but
Miss Winston had no reason to
doubt her artistic security.
The fact is that she is in the
picture she will be here to pro-
mote next Wednesday. This is
Botany Bay" which stars Alan
Ladd, James Mason and Patricia
Medina. Miss Winston got a
whale of lot of publicity her.
self even in such a Star-laden
vehicle. She did it by being the
daring type of girl she is.
What Paramount wanted for
that picture was a pretty girl
who would submit to having her
hair cut to the point of virtual
badness in one of the films most
tempestuous scenes. This is the
kind of opportunity most girls
are born to Spurn. Not Miss
Winston. She had never seen
herself as a baldheaded brunette
beauty and thought it might be
interesting.
She took the job and it was.
y
The aftermath was interesting
too. Miss Winston, wearing a
wig. would go to Hollywood par
ties, charm her co-guests for a
while with her beauty and wit,
and then snap off the wig. We
knew a pretty Washington girl
tnow a matron and the mother
Of twol once who used to do
something of the same thing.
She had a pair of plastic GUS
plds, upper, which she would
smilingly remove at parties. No
one will ever forget her.
X y X
Miss Winston is not just
Evening star., 1953-10-30
Mitchell Flying 10 Ohio,
HopefuI Of 1854 Gains
BY, the Assoeia,ed Press

Stephen A. Mitchell, chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mittee, flies today to Ohio.
which he calls "one of the key
States in next years election. "
Before taking off for meetings
in Cleveland and Toledo with
State party officials, Mr.. Mitchell
told a reporter:
"We're in an excellent position
to retain the Ohio governorship,
retain the Senate seat and win
several additional seats in the
House."
He feels this is so, he said.
because of the talent available
to run in Ohio next year, in
Guiding Senator Burke anI Gov.
Lausche." Neither has stated
what Office, if any, he might seek
in 1854.
Evening star., 1953-10-30

medium-via Palm Springs tele-
meter.
After Danny Thomas TV show
last week, he went around ask
ing peoples opinion, seeking out
the average citizen. Among them
was his barber, who told him it
was terrible and should be cut
on the side and trimmed to the
back. It took the crestfallen
Danny quite a while to find out
the barber was talking about
his haircut.
(Released BY NANA.)
Evening star., 1953-10-30
The Passing Show
The Passing Show
Lately Bald Female Beauty
Takes Off as Press Agent
By Jay CoFmody

In place Of those often Class pictures that used to be
reviewed Friday columns Class girl to write about
today.
Hollywood which used to supply the movies supplies the
girl which not bad exchanges in this world It makes
, 1953-05-04

He should not be overprotect-
ed or over-indulged, b t
should rather be able to fee
that he can rely on his parents
for consistent attitudes, SYM
pathetic understanding, and a
gradual "loosening of t e
apron strings"
Child Health Day should re-
mind us all Of our obligation
to help every child grow up
to be a well-adjusted indivi-
dual, able to face his duties
with resourcefulness and to
choose his opportunities with
wisdom.