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Evening star., 1953-01-10
Geiger Counter Hunt
Finds $3.50 Radium,
Missing From Truck

A search with Geiger counters
last night recovered three pellets
of radium worth $3.50 near
Bladensburg and Queens Chapel
roads NE, after they had been
lost from a truck.
The radium, used to treat can
Ger patients, was being sent from
the Nichols Avenue Hospital and
Clinic, 4601 Nichols avenue S.W.,
to the Washington Sanitarium
in Takoma Park, Md. When the
truck driver arrived with the
$4,000 consignment, three of the
10 radioactive vials were missing.
Search of the truck and Sani-
tarium grounds was futile. The
driver then remembered he had
made a sudden stop at Bladens-
burg and Queens Chapel roads
NE, some miles distant.
A call for Geiger counters went
to the Office of Civilian Defense
of the District. DR.. Frederick
H. Goldman of the District
Health Department and DR.. Vic
tor E. Archer of the National In
stitute of Health took the coun-
ters and began the search.
Two pellets were found at
Bladensburg and Queens Chapel
roads NE, the other in the 2300
block of Bladensburg road.
Evening star., 1953-01-10
Only Nine Families
Are Still 10 Be 0usted
From SIum Area

Only nine of 26 families living
in Temperance court still re-
main and these are expected to
be out by January 20, Wash
ington Housing Association re-
ported yesterday.
The District Board of Con-
demnation today was to affix a
condemned" sign on the last of
the structures, which together
constitute one of the worst
slums in the city. The court
is an alley bounded by T, U,
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
NV.
The Central-Northwest Citi-
zens' Association Housing Com
mittee, headed by DR.. Emerson
Williams, has been contributing
funds to VIVA for the services OF
social worker to help relocate
the ousted occupants.
Mrs. Hilda Cloud, executive
director of the housing associa-
ton, said several of the families
have settled in public housing
projects here. Others have
found private quarters. Two or
three Of the families remaining
will present special problems,
Mrs. Cloud said.
One. for example, concerns a
mother and 10 children, one OF
whom has been i'll since birth
Another child died only last
week. VIVA appealed to prop
erty owners to provide a vacant
house to accommodate this
family. The mother can pay SIS
a month.
Evening star., 1953-01-10
Two Pedestrians Injured
By Autos on D. {. Streets

Two pedestrians were hurt in
accidents here yesterday.
George Mccoy, II, colored, of
1909 Second street NE, was in
fair condition in Gallinger Hos
pital today after being struck by
two cars on North Capitol street
at I street.
Police said he and another
man were crossing North Capitol
street when they were struck by
an auto driven south by Clyde
Slade, 35. colored, of 13 Bryant
street NE. The impact knocked
Mr.. Mccoy into the path of q
northbound car driven by VIII
liam r. Dean, so. colored, Of 1912
Florida avenue NE.
Mr.. Mccoy suffered a severe
head cut and shock. Police said
the other pedestrian left the
scene before they arrived. No
charges were filed.
Grace Leasure, go, Of 8712
Colesville road, Silver Spring.
Md. suffered left hip and shoul-
der injuries yesterday afternoon
when she was struck by a car at
Thirteenth street and New York
avenue NV. She was in good
condition in Garfield Hospital
| today. Police said the driver OF
the auto was Edwin L. Walton,
IS, of 2101 Fifty-third avenue,
| Bradbury Heights. Md.
Evening star., 1953-01-10

He will be responsible for con-
Quoting program of clinical
research in mental diseases and
psychotherapy in the Clinical
Center. nearing completion at
Bethesda.
DR.. Cohen received both his
doctor of medicine and doctor
of philosophy degrees in neuro-
physiology from the University
of Chicago in 1885. He entered
psychiatric training at Johns
Hopkins University under DR..
Adolf Meyer in 1887. After COM
pletion of his residency training
at Sheppard and Enoch Pratt
Hospital in Towson, Md, and
the Institute for Juvenile Re-
search in Chicago, DR.. Cohen
served successfully on the staffs
of Sheppard and Enoch Pratt
Hospital. the Washington School
of Psychiatry and Chestnut
Lodge. Since 1916. he has been
consultant in psychiatry at the
National Naval Medical Center
in Bethesda.
Evening star., 1953-01-10
disqualification Bill
For Dope Addicts 10
Be Introduced Soon

| Representative Miller. Repub-
lican, of Nebraska, said today he
will introduce, within two weeks.
| the new bill to hospitalize dope
addicts.
After comforting yesterday with
United States Attorney Charles
M. Irelan, DR.. Miller said the
proposed legislation, sis certainly
we'll drafted from a legal stand
point"
| Accompanying Mr.. Ireland tu
/ the conference were Assistant
United States Attorney Arthur
D. Schaffer, Attorney John F,
Woog. recently with the House
Judiciary Committee, who drafted
the bill, and Jack Cable. coun-
sci of the House District Com
mittee. which will consider the
! legislation.
Some ClarificatiOn Needed.
DR.. Miller said he believes the
bill is excellent" but that he
wants a few things clarified, such
as the definition of addict and
procedures for release and re-
Mobilization after treatment. He
said Mr.. Irelan had told him the
number cf addicts in the Dis
trict has been estimated as high
as 1900.
Before introducing the bill,
! Dr.. Miller said. he wants to go
over it with the District Medical
Society. DR.. William Herbst,
/ chairman of public policy of the
medical society, expressed him
, self in general agreement with
! the contents of the measure
| when he and other medical and
enforcement authorities went
over the bill with Mr.. Irelan last
! month.
Wants All to Study 1t Now.
! DR.. Miller said he wants all
| those concerned with the opera
ton of the proposed measure to
go over it now so no difficulties
will arise when the bill comes up
for hearings.
! Mr.. Irelan told DR.. Miller that
a substantial portion of District
crime is traceable directly to
! narcotics. After the conference,
the prosecutor said the sugges-
tions made by DR.. Miller out Of
his legislative experience and
! medical education proved most
helpful.
Evening star., 1953-01-10
House District Head Hopes
To Talk With Eisenhower

Representative Simpson, Re-
publican, of Illinois, the new
chairman of the House District
Committee, hopes to meet soon
with President-elect Eisenhower,
but it probably won't be next
week.
Senator Case, Republican, of
South Dakota. is scheduled to
discuss District affairs with Gen.
Eisenhower in New York next
Thursday.
There has been some specula-
ton that Mr.. Simpson would be
included in this conference, but
so far it has not been arranged.
Present indications are that their
meetings will be separate.
From his home at Carrollton,
H., Mr.. Simpson told The Star
he had not asked for an appoint
ment with Senator Case. that he
had not been invited and did not
expect to go there.
He added that Gen. Eisen-
hover has said he wants to meet
all committee chalrmen and
that he hopes to consult with the
President-elect soon.
Evening star., 1953-01-10
Yeggs Settle for Shrimp
After Fuilinq at Safe

Safecrackers carried away 700
pounds of green shrimp last
night after a failure to crack
a safe at the Rudderforth Broth
ers Wholesale Seafood Co., 208
E street S.W.
Frank Rudderforth, co-owner
discovered the loss when he ar
rived to open the store at 6 am
today. Police said the yeggs had
knocked handle from the safe
pried back the upper left corner
of the door. but were unable to
open it.
Evening star., 1953-01-10
Rackets Jury Pushes
Probe Into HandIinq
Of Confiscated Dope

The Districts special rackets
grand jury yesterday continued
it's probe into the methods used
by the Federal Bureau of Mar
cotics in handling conf1scated
dope.
The panel is the same group
that sent to United States Attor-
ney Charles M. Irelan a report
said to be critical of the Treas
ury Departments disposal of
marijuana and heroin taken
from dope peddlers.
The report was read by the
prosecutor and then handed
back.
Immediately thereafter the
grand jurors, who were to have
been discharged last Monday.
announced they would continue
sitting. They are scheduled to
meet again at 10 am. Monday.
Witnesses Heard.
Appearing before the panel
yesterday were Boyd Martin,
narcotics supervisor of the, Balti-
more-Washington area for the
Treasury: Thomas Andrew, chief
of the washington Federal mar
cotics field Office. and Marvin
w. Fullmer. a Federal narcotics
agent assigned to the District
Attorneys office.
Mr.. Martin was closeted with
the jurors for about 80 minutes.
Before entering. he told re-
porters, "You are not going to
learn any more than you know
now-not from me anyway"
Agent Andrew merely said
ASK him" (Martin) when ques-
toned. Mr.. Fullmer had no
comment.
The first word Of the secret
report written last summer came
from Capitol Hill during a recent
session of the House Judiciary
Committee, formed to investigate
the Department of Justice.
Calls Document Critical"
During the session, Repre-
sentative Keating. Republican.
of New York, prospective chair
man of the committee, if its life
is continued, publicly announced
the existence of the interim
document.
He described it as being "criti-
cal" of the Treasury Department
and the Federal Bureau of Mar
cotics.
The report was prepared
shortly after the grand jury
heard testimony that Eddie
Gregg. an admitted dope peddler
with the help of two Treasury
janitors, had ben stealing CO.
caine from the narcotics disposal
| room.
Gregg pleaded guilty. He tolc
the panel rope was twisted
around the knob Of the disposal
room door by one of his cohorts
to gain entrance. Gregg woulc
then take the narcotics and sell
/ them.
The disposal room is located
in the Treasury Annex, just
across the street from the White
House.
Evening star., 1953-01-10

fortunate that we haven't had a
bad crash there as a result of the
delay in building the new port
at Burke. 1 do not think it an
exaggeration to say that we are
fortunate that dozens of men,
bers OF Congress and other Gov
ernment officials have not been
killed in crashes that might have
resulted from traffic congestion
at the National Airport.
1--WE should go ahead with the
Burke project"
Byrd Against Project.
A sharply conflicting view
came from Senator Byrd. Demo-
crat. of Virginia, who last year
helped to kill an appropriation
to proceed with land purchase
for the Burke site.
II still have heard no reasons
that would Justify going ahead
with this project" he declared
He agreed that Washington
needs additional airport facili-
ties. but clung to the proposal
that the District use the Friend
ship Airport. between here and
Baltimore for its overflow traffic
needs.
With the completion of
the new Washington-Baltimore
parkway" he said, there will
not be a driving-time difference
of more than 5 to 10 minutes as
between the Burke site and the
Friendship Airport"
Senator Butler, Republican. of
Maryland, favors a larger Federal
payment toward District gov
ernment expenses.
IF stay on the District Com
mittee." he said" I will try to
see if some more equita BILE ar
rangement can be worked out
IT have a feeling that We in
Congress have been a little mig
gardly with the people of the
District"
Welcomes Parkway Items.
The Senator welcomed items
in the budget for completing the
Washington Baltimore Parkway
He also was happy over the
recommendation for purchase o.
land by the National Capital
Planning Commission for exten-
sion of the George Washington
, Memorial Parkway and the Ma
tional Capital parks system int
nearby Maryland.
The Burke airport, however
will be strongly opposed by Sen
ator Butler, he emphasized.
Senator Beall, Republican. OF
Maryland, also welcomed items
in the budget for both the Wash
ington-B baltimore Parkway ano
! extension of park lands in
Maryland,
He recalled that he has been
| sponsor of the George, Wash
ington Memorial Parkway, which
is to run on both sides of the
Potomac from Mount Vernon tt
Great Falls. He said he pushed
legislation which obtained the
first appropriation of SIS mil
lion to start the project.
AS for the Burke airport
which he opposed in the las
Congress, Senator Beall sait
fatty: I'm still not for that.
Representative Fallon, Demo
crat. of Maryland. who led thu
fight in the House for the Wash
ington-Baltimore Parkway, said
"Untold lives will be saved ant
many accidents prevented by
safe non-access dual highway
I am very pleased because
dream, plus some hard work. ha
made the highway a reality"
Evening star., 1953-01-10
Woman S Shotgun Death
In Fairfax Called Suicide

A 32-year-old Fairfax County
housewife died of a shotgun
wound at Alexandria Hospital
yesterday shortly after she was
found by her husband in the
basement of their home.
Police listed the death q Mrs.
Avanelle Mabel Piffner. 1908 Bis
cayne drive, Huntington, just
south of Alexandria. as a sui
eide. Her husband. Owen N.
Piffner, was on the second floor
when he heard the blast. police
said.
The shooting occurred about
/ pm. Police said Mr.. Piffner
reported his wife has been
despondent and nervous. Tho
couple was childless. police said.
Evening star., 1953-01-10

of M e n t a !
Health Of the
National In
S t / t u es Of
H e alth at
Bethesda.
DR.. Cohen
comes to the
Public Health
Service from
c h e S t n u t
L o d g e in
r o c k Vile,
where he has
been clinical
director since
Evening star., 1953-01-10
Chest Meeting

A board of trustees for the
Arlington Community Chest and
Council will be elected at the
annual meeting at 7:45 pm.
Monday in the Hecht Co.'s Ar
lington store. Campaign awards
to outstanding volunteer work
ers in the recent Red Feather
drive will be presented.
Evening star., 1953-01-10
Five Bullets Hif
Girl, Is, During
Drinking Party
Police Holding Man
Also Suspected
In Cob Robbery

A 13-year-old girl was shot
five times early today during a
drinking party in Deanwood
Park, Md, Prince Georges
County police reported.
A District man was arrested
nearly two hours later by Mary
land State police. He was being
held as a suspect in a one-man
crime spree which included the
shooting. the robbery of cab
driver and a hit-and-run acci-
dent.
In critical condition in Prince
Georges General Hospital with
bullet wounds in her hand. chest
and stomach. is Abbie Moore.
colored. of the $500 block of
Maple road, where the shooting
occurred about 6 am.
Also wounded in the shooting
attack was Ralph Davis. SO, col
ored, of the 1900 block of Gale
street NE, one Of the four men
who participated in the drink
ing party in the two-room dwell
ing, according to police. He was
treated for a wound in the left
hand
Warrants Issued.
The assailant fed, police said.
but they issued two warrants
charging Edmond Brown, COLI
ored, address unknown, with in
tent to kill.
Arrested on the Washington
Baltimore boulevard in a cab
listed as stolen by District po-
lice was Edmond r. Brown. coll
ored, 80, of the 1900 plock G
street NE. State Trooper Ed
ward RICHTER said he made the
arrest, eight minutes after re-
ceiving the police lookout, about
three miles north of the State
police barracks at Waterloo.
State police said Brown will
be turned over to county police
at Hyattsville on the two as
Sault charges. They said Dis
trict robbery squad detectives
want to question Brown in con-
nection with the cab holdup
which occurred about an hour
after the Deanwood shooting.
Also interested in Brown are
State police stationed at College
Park where the stolen cab re-
portedly struck a parked car as
it sped along the Washington
Baltimore boulevard shortly be-
fore it was spotted by Trooper
Rychter.
Picked Up Two Passengers.
The cab driver who was robbed,
Emory Murray, colored.. 80. OF
1921 Fifty-second avenue, Bea-
yer Heights. Md, a proofpress
operator at the Government
Printing Office. said he picked
up two colored men near the
DiStrlct-Prlnce Georges county
line at Division avenue and
Sheriff road NE.
The men were not together.
One of them left the cab at Sew
enth street and Florida avenue
NV. The second man changed
his destination several times, the
driver said, but finally pulled a
small-caliber pistol from his coat
and ordered him to stop near
Fifteenth and K streets Sc. The
driver declared the man took $26,
showed him from the cab and
drove off about $50 am.
The shooting scene is about
three blocks from the intersec-
ton where Mr.. Murray picked up
the holdup man at the District
line.
Evening star., 1953-01-10
| Maryland VIII Stort
Issuing 1853 Auto
| Plates on March 2
BY shs Asseeiossd Press

" mo AssoeioSeo FEoss
BALTIMORE, Jan. To-
The Department Of Motor
Vehicles announced issu-
ance of 1853 automobile
tags this year will begin on
March 2.
The new tags. orange
numerals on a black back
ground, must be displayed
by midnight March 81 /.
Truck tags win be issued
beginning April /.
Evening star., 1953-01-10
Bube Ruth Stamp Asked

A postage stamp to honor the
late George Herman (Babe)
Ruth would be authorized under
a bill introduced in the Senate
yesterday by Senator Butler, Re-
publican. Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1953-01-10
Hale Bill Asks
Full Vote Right
For orWashington
Resolution Seeks
Amendment to End
Row Deal for D. c.
By Harold B. Rogers

Legislation to give Washington
both national representation and
home rule was introduced yester-
day in the House.
Representative Hale, Republi-
can, of Maine sponsored a reso-
luton for a constitutional
amendment to provide votes for
residents of Washington on the
national level.
It would give District residents
the right to vote for President
and Vice President, and to elect
to the House and Senate what
ever representation Congress de-
cides.
81 have always felt" he said.
'that the people of the District
were getting a raw deal by not
being able to vote. I hope action
may be taken during this Con-
gress on my legislation"
Method Explained.
He pointed out that, should
Congress approve the measure
calling for such q constitutional
amendment, it would be sub
mitted to the States, three
fourths Of which would have to
ratify it within five years to be-
come effective.
Mr.. Hale said he had mo
strong views" on the number Of
legislators the District should
be allowed to send to Congress.
The city should have at least one
in the House, with or without a
vote. Mr.. Hale said, but he be-
lieves it is doubtful whether Con-
gress would let the District have
two Senators. as the States have.
Home rule in Washington
would be provided by a bill REIN
troduced in the House yesterday
by Representative Klein, DEM
ocrat. of New York.
He put in copy of the Case
Nicely home rule bill. adopted a
year ago by the Senate, but
which died in the House District
Committee.
15-Member Council.
1t would provide for an elected
council Of Is members, an elected
school board of five members. a
non-voting District delegate in
the House and for the appoint
ment Of a mayor by the Presi-
dent, subject TO Senate con-
firmation.
The council would be author
lied to tax and spend and adopt
all ordinary city legislation, but
all this could be repealed or
amended by acts Of Congress.
Senator Butler. Republican, Of
Maryland, again offered his res
olution Of last year for an
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion study of its powers to con-
troll bus services in Washington
suburbs.
The ICC would be directed to
determine if it had power to is
sue orders concerning proposed
cancellation of suburban bus serv-
ices in Prince Georges and Mont
gomery Counties by the Capital
Transit Co. This was an out
growth of the transit company's
elimination of eight bus lines in
these areas.
Complaints Reported.
Senator Butler said there
have been many complaints
from nearby Maryland residents
against discontiriuance of these
services.
II want somebody who knows
what he is about to look into
this over-the- border jurisdic-
tional question and determine
who could act" he said.
Senator Butler also offered a
bill to authorize the grant of d
site in the District for a memo
rial for DR.. j. Finley Wilson,
colored leader of the Elks. In
another measure, he proposed
provision of land for the Disney
Bell Post No. 66 of the American
Legion at Bowie, Md.
Evening star., 1953-01-10
Disabled Veterans Dunce

The Ernie Pyle chapter of the
Disabled American Veterans OF
Silver Spring, Md. will sponsor
a dance at $3.50 o'clock tonight
at the post, 2425 Hayden drive.
Evening star., 1953-01-10
DR.. Cohen Is Appointed
To PHS PsYchiatric Job

DR.. Robert A. Cohen. 43, OF
IA Dorset avenue, Chevy Chase.
Md, has been appointed clinical
director of the National Institute
Evening star., 1953-10-25
The Sale Storv...

100000 worth is lot Of Madeira linens!
Ihot's Why this importer 1.-THE largest in the
country wanted to free some Of the cash tied
UP in this tremendous investment! For he wanted
to make more purchases in other sections of the
world. Lonsburgh's heard Of this rare opportun-
Ity, joined with several other stores throughout
the country to buy up the entire stock-to sell
to you at HALF PRICE!
Evening star., 1953-10-25
The Madeira Story

For generations the finest homes all the world have
served their most impressive bonquets Madeira cloths
cloths exquisite many Of them become heooms, cher
shed for generations For every stitch is put in by hand
in fact many Of these exquisite linens toed for
years by ponsokng croftswomen! This type Of hand
work originated in Madeira and is done oImost
cusWey in that section Of the worId-in Madeira ITSELF
In the Azores, and in sections Of Portugal.
Evening star., 1953-06-05

1886 Worthington street NV,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel
M. Summers, of the American
Legation, Tripoli.
Miss Mildred H. Coe, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Conway P. Coe,
10 East Kirk street, Chevy Chase:
Miss Barbara D. Crosby, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Agnes D. Crosby, 35
West Lenox street. Chevy Chase;
Miss Kathleen Fishback, daugh-
ter of DR.. Fred Fishback, 16
Primrose street, Chevy Chase,
and Miss Harriet r. Lowry,
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs.
Charles w. Lowry. 5 Chevy Chase
Circle, Chevy Chase.
New ZeoIund Wheat Crop
AUCKLAND. - New Zealand's
wheat fields have one of the
largest average yields in the
world-31 bushels per acre, ac-
cording to recent figures.
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Twelve Area Girls
Will Be Among
Vassar Graduates

Twelve girls from the Wash
ington area will be among the
seniors to be graduated from
Vassar College on Monday.
They are:
Miss Angela Cody Bachman.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Bachman, 2499 Easton street
Sc: Miss Elizabeth L. Boysen,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles c. Boysen. 3348 Runny-
mede place NV; Miss Yanna
M. Kroyt. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyd Kroyt. 1880 Sixteenth
street NV; Miss Janeth Lloyd.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hum
phrey Lloyd. 2700 Connecticut
avenue NV.
Miss Katherine w. Miller,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Neville
Miller, 1925 Garfield place NV:
Miss Doris O'Donnell, daughter
Of Mrs. Doris Fleeson. 3344 P
street NV.
Miss Sheila Schermerhorn,
daughter of A. Coster Schermer-
horn, 1929 r street NV: and
Mrs. Wallace T. Foote, of New
York: Miss Lucy B. Summers,
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Funeral Directors
In ViFqiniu Elect
BY the Associatsd Press

ROANOKE, Va. June 5.-The
53rd annual convention Of the
Virginia Funeral Directors As
sociation here has elected James
p. Farmer OF Richlands. presi-
dent. succeeding Lauren P. Jones
of Winchester.
The State Board of Embalmers
and Funeral Directors, also meet
ing here, elected H. M. Purviance
Of Boykins as president.
Other officers of the asSocia-
tion include w. w. Demaine,
Alexandria, one Of the new
directors.
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Rock Creek Forest Fair

The Rock Greek Forest Ele-
mentary School will hold a fair
from II am. to 8 pm. tomorrow
on the school grounds at Grubb
road and Colston drive, Chevy
Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1953-06-05
IsSS
Films of More Than Routine Merit

AFRICAN QUEEN" Hepburn meets Bogart for laughs
"THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL" Kirk Douglas AmOra
move-makeF.
"CoME BACK LITTLE SHEBA" played Shirley
Booth.
"THE FoURPOsTER" Palmer and Rex Harrison demon
strate happy wedOck.
"THE GREAT CARUSO," Justify sung by Mario Lama.
"IIANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN" with lively IN
the title role.
"HIGH NOON" Gary COOper's Academy award-wnnng
Evening star., 1953-06-05

ADJUSTMENTS.