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Evening star., 1953-08-04
Rickoyer Confirmed
For Admiral Rank
By the Assoeiased Press

The Senate has confirmed
President Eisenhower's nomina-
ton Of Navy Capt. LYMAN G.
Rickover, atomic propulsion ex-
pert. to the temporary rank of
rear admiral.
Several members Of Congress
protested earlier this year be-
cause Capt. Rickover was passed
over for admirals rank by a
Navy selection board. This would
have forced him to retire. but
Navy Secretary Anderson made
special provision for him to stay
on and get another chance to
promotion.
Other Navy officers confirmed
for temporary promotion to rear
admiral: Edward W.. Clexton,
Edwin r. Layton. Chester C.
Smith, Harold o. Larson.
Thomas Burrowes. Donald C.
Varian, Albert E. Terrell. William
G.. Beecher, jr.. and Charles H.
Lyman. Sd.
Other nominations confirmed
yesterday included:
Charles F. Mills. as a member
Of the Federal Renegotiation
Board: Frank D. Newbury of
Pennsylvania to be Assistant
Secretary of Defense: and Rear
Admiral Wilson D. Leggett. jr.,
to be chief of the Bureau of
Ships in the Navy.
Meanwhile, President Eisen-
hover designated Walter w. Nc
Allister to serve as chairman of
the Home Loan Bank Board.
Senator Saltonstall, Republi-
can, of Massachusetts, reported
that Secretary of Defense Wilson
had decided to withdraw an in
formal request for appointment
of Col. w. F. Rockwell Of Pitts
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Ancient Manuscript
Found in Austria

VIENNA. A manuscript of
psalter fragments. consisting of
"a psalm stanzas or parts Of
stanzaS. was discovered recently
in Austria.
Professors at Vienna and Graz
have identified the find, written
in Latin, as dating back to the
period Of Charlemagne (742-814
ADD.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Detroit ProcIaims Day For Last GI Killed in Korea

a city park be named for Sergt
Cross.
Sergt. Cross, "a. was the last
American killed in the Korean
war. He was wounded July 81
the day of truce. He died an
hour and 20 minutes before the
truce took effect.
His German bride. Ilse, "a, got
the official word of his death
from the Department of Defense
SATURDAY..
Evening star., 1953-08-04
BY the Asseeiotsd Prsss

DETROIT, Aug. 4.-Sergt. 1/c
Harold r. Cross, jr.'s home city
will honor him Friday.
1t will be Harold Cross Day.
by proclamation Of the Detroit
City Council. There will be
ceremonies on the city hall steps.
Veterans groups and city Of
ficials will take part.
The council also proposed that
Evening star., 1953-08-04

burgh as an Assistant Secretary
of Defense.
Senator Saltonstall, chairman
Of the Senate Armed Services
Committee. said he had consult
ed with Secretary Wilson about
possible Senate confirmation for
Mr.. Rockwell and it was decided
that because of Mr.. Rockwell's
financial holdings and connec-
tions cit would be wiser" not to
submit to nomination.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
BuIIfiqhter Dies After crush

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 4 B.-
Ricardo Torres, Mexican bull
fighter, injured in an automobile
accident near the Texas border
early last week, died yesterday.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Life in the u. S.
Fortune Left
BY RecIuse;
Sought
BY the Associated Press

EVANSTON, ILL.,, Sept. 15.-
State inheritance tax officials
have started a search for heirs
of an 80-year-old woman recluse
in whose Uttered home they
found stocks and bonds worth
$240,000. They also found $67.-
900 in a bank vault yesterday.
Mrs. Theresa Stoody Porter,
about whom an Evanston legend
had grown, died Saturday at the
farm home of Harry Sull. in
Palatine. Ill. Mr.. Sull, a friend
of Mrs. Porter, told police he had
taken her home several weeks
ago when he found her i'll in her
decrepit two-story brick home
on Lake Shore boulevard.
Franklin Bliss Snyder, jr., an
attorney who drew Mrs. Porter'S
will, said she had no relatives
closer than third or fourth
cousins.
Police said three old automo-
biles, including one electric, were
in Mrs. Porter's garage. They
said she was the widow of Albert
B. Porter, who died in 1909.
A legend grew up that she had
left her husbands ancient auto
in the driveway for many years
because he had intended to take
her on a belated honeymoon in
it. In 1889 she had it removed
and denied the legend.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Virginia Bar Group Urges
Parker as Chief Justice
sv the Associated Pres.

RICHMOND. Sept. 15.- Exc
cutive committeeman of the Vir-
ginla State Bar Association
unanimously have recommended
the appointment of Federal
Judge John j. Parker as Chief
Justice of the United States, a
spokesman announced yesterday.
T. Justin Moore. association
president. said kilograms have
been sent to the White House
ano to the Attorney General,
urging Judge Parker's appoint
ment as Chief Justice. If Presi-
dent Eisenhower should elevate
a present justice to the post to
succeed Chief Justice Fred M.
Vinson, the association asks that
Judge Parker be named to fill
the resulting vacancy.
Judge Parker, 81. of Charlotte,
N. c., is chief justice of the
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fourth Circuit, with
headquarters here. He is Re-
publican.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
indians Put Hex on Lakes

. CANTON, Okla. (P).-Drum-
beating Cheyenne and Arapahoe
Indians, claiming the great
white father was reneged on an
old treaty, put an old-fashioned
curse on Oklahoma City's lakes
yesterday.
Chief Bennie Spotted Wolf,
70, led the ancient hexing cere-
mony. He said the curse was
to keep fish from biting and
ducks from landing on the sur
face of the lakes.
The Indians were protesting
the draining of water from Cam
ton Lake, their hunting and
fishing grounds. Water from the
big dam has been released twice
this year to travel downstream
100 miles and help Oklahoma
City out Of its drought bred
water crisis.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Grow Fools Deputies

SYRACUSE, N. Y. (P.-
Shrieks of Help, Velma"
brought sheriff's deputies on
the run to the countryside
along Nine-Mile Creek yester-
day.
They found a crow perched
in a tree-and two boys who
explained that the bird had
been trained to squawk for
aid. The lads dashed up as
one of the deputies was about
to shoot the pet of Walter
Pope, proprietor of a gasoline
station. The officer held his
fire.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Pipe e-Smokinq Dog Dies

GASTONIA, N. C. (P.-But-
tons, a 3-year-old mongrel
who liked to puff away on a
pipe, will smoke no more.
Buttons picked up the to-
bacco habit about a year ago
when his master. Colt S.
Howe, left his lighted pipe on
the front porch. The dog was
killed by an automobile Sum
day night.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Snake Survives Boiler

GRANITE FALLS, N. C. P.-
Curtis Helton, a farmer near
here, had just finished harvest
ing his hay and baling it.
He stopped to load a bale on
a truck when he heard a strange
kissing. A snakes head pro-
truded about 8 inches from the
bale of hay. Mr.. Helton quickly
killed the snake, a 3-foot rattler.
1t had gone through the baling
without injury.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Rockingham S Coop Pays
1o43Dividend Of So3, ,N3
Special Dispoteh 10 The Stor

BROADWAY. Va. April 25.-
The Rockingham Poultry Mar
ketlng Coop, largest east of
the Mississippi, which did a
$25 million business last year,
yesterday paid out $93.323 as q
patronage dividend representing
half of its 1943 profits. Manager
Thomas w. Heitz said.
In 1943, he said, the cooper
ative made $186,646 net profit
and the other $93,323 Of this
sum was paid as a patronage
dividend last June.
Patronage dividends are the
net profit each cooperative
member is entitled to in pro-
portion to the amount of poul-
try he has sold to the co-opera-
tive.
The Rockingham Poultry Mar
keting Coop was started in Oc-
tober. 1910. Mr.. Heitz said the
cooperative did not start pay
ing patronage dividends until
three years ago because it had
let this money accumulate for
expansion. Such dividends now
have been paid for l941. 1912
and 1943.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Winchester's Blossom Festival
To- Be Presented Thursday

educator who made the festival
popular with his colorful pa
geantS.
In a big garage on the out
skirts of the city, D. j. Gregory
is busy building floats. He has
been doing that for years and it
is a big job. There are so floats
in the parade and he builds a
large portion of them.
The festival has done more to
make Winchester famous than
Sheridan's ride. Motorists pour
in from Pennsylvania and New
York to meet the spring which
blossoms much later in those
colder climes.
It is probably the only COM
munity parade that has to turn
away scores of bands and march
ing units. The entries close in
March and the promoters limit
it so that the parade will not
take more than two hours to
pass given point.
Bands come from Florida and
Ohio and the biggest group of
applicants are the high school
bands of Pennsylvania. The fes-
tival brings together one of the
biggest aggregation of volunteer
fire departments in history.
Volunteers on Low Budget.
The amazing thing is that this
city of approximately 13.500
population brings all this about
with a voluntary group working
on a budget of only $4,000 con-
tributed by apple growers, apple
professors, other manufacturers
and merchants. The secret is
that every family in Winchester
gets involved in the festival.
There are 1000 volunteer work.
ers and some of them are of the
third generation of festival aides
Communities all over the coun-
try inquire of the Winchester
promoters how they do it. One
question is recurrent-"How do
you keep it out of the red ink?"
The answer would be approved
by Winchester's leading citizen,
Senator Harry Flood Byrd. 1t
is: I'VE spend lesS-than we take
in"
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Area RifIemen
Are Awarded Medals

The Expert Rifleman Medal,
second highest award in junior
shotting, has gone to three young
marksmen from the Washing
ton area. the National Rifle AS
sociation has announced.
Award winners are Gordon
Thomas Nelson, Is. son of Col.
and Mrs. Howard Brim Nelson,
of 1900 South Columbus street,
Arlington: Earle Mountcastle, 16,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Mountcastle, of lib Colonial
avenue, Alexandria: and Thomas
Lamkin Atkeson, 18, son of Capt.
and Mrs. John Connor Atkeson,
USN. of 1915 South Stafford
street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
By George Kennedy
Stor Stoff Covrespondent

WINCHESTER, Va, April Is
This Apple Capital" of the
world is preparing for its 26th
annual Apple Blossom Festival.
one of the most successful COM
munity promotions in America.
This years will be the biggest
and the best, the promoters as
sure everybody. Despite the un-
seasonably cool weather, with its
threat of killing frosts, the bios
SONS have come through.
The apple growers have burned
more than 100000 worth of oil
in their smudge pots on recent
nights to keep the temperature
above freezing in the hollows.
The early varieties are now
in full bloom. The later ones
will be in fine flower during the
festival days, Thursday and Fri
day.
WincheSter'S most famous
neighbor, Arthur Godfrey, will
leave his farm near Leesburg, on
the other side of Blue Ridge, to
be marshal of the parade on Fri
day. Hopalong Cassidy will be
there to delight the youngsters.
Gen. James A. Van Fleet will
crown the queen, Kathryn Eisen-
hover, a niece of the President.
More than 100000 persons are
expected to come to this little
city to see the pageant and the
parade and to drive along the
highways of the Shenandoah
Valley, where every turn brings
new viStaS of orchards in bios
som as far as the eye can see.
Rehearsals Going Full Blast.
On the sunny afternoons OF
last week, a good portion Of the
Handley High Schools stu
dent body-all members of the
cast of the pageant-have beer
practicing their Gay Nineties'
number on the terrace above the
playing field.
They waltz to the tune of the
strawberry Blond" and sing
Daisy, Daisy" as couples ride
the bicycles built for two-all
under the watchful eye of Gar
land Quarles, the Winchester
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Tardy Vienna taxpayers
Face Listing Before Suits

Delinquent taxpayers in vi
emma, Va, have been ordered
listed by the Town Council.
Mrs. Irene Cole, town clerk
has been authorized to hire ad-
ditional help to prepare the list
so suits may be filed to collect
the overdue funds.
Council readopted Friday night
a zoning map and ordinance
which were invalidated by q
Fairfax County Circuit Court
decision. Mayor Louis N. Moore
said the map would be used
until a master zoning plan has
been completed and adopted.
The council also approved de-
velopment of the first section
of a new housing project. West
Vienna Woods. The subdivision
will have 15S homes when COM
pleted, according to plans.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
CuIpeper Soldier, Victim
OF Plane Crash, Dies
By the Associated Press

TAKOMA, Wash, April 25.--
Pvt. Oats Ficham, of Culpeper
Va, one of the 10 persons who
survived a DC-3 transport crash
in the Cascade Mountains April
IA, died today in Madigan Army
Hospital of his injuries.
His death brought the toll OF
the crash to seven.
Hospital officers said Fincham
had suffered a cerebral concuS-
sion in the crash and had been
on the critical list since. His
wife had been near him at the
hospital for several days.
The plane, scheduled to carry
servicemen from Scranton, Pa.
and Washington to Seattle,
crashed into the Snow-covered
trees when its engines failed and
ice formed on its wings. Five
Washington soldiers were among
the survivors.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Eight Winners Announced
In wan Science Contest
BY the Asseciofed Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, April
25.-The names of 80 winners
in the fifth annual science con-
test held by the College of Will
liam and Mary last week end
were announced today by DR..
o. F. Schuette, contest chair
man.
A total of $8,400 was awarded
to eight high school senior men.
Scholarships of $500 each to
W&M went to first-place win
nerS, Rudolph Rosser of Wash
ington-Lee High School, Arling-
ton, biology; Guy Allen and Ed
ward D. Eanes, also of Wash
ington-Lee. who tied for first
place in chemistry, and Beverly
Orndorff of Triplett High School
physics.
Scholarships of 5000 each to
W&M went to second-place win
ners, Roger D. Young of Jeffer-
son Senior High of Roanoke and
David Roswell of Washington
Lee, biology, and Frank C. Young
of Washington-Lee and Stewart
Wood of Fairfax High School,
physics.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Police Investigating
Death Of Baby Boy
In Prince Georges

Prince Georges County police
are probing the circumstances
surrounding the death Friday
of a 7-month- -old infant boy who
was left in a Maryland Park
(Md) nursery week ago.
The baby's death was caused
by multiple contusions Of the
face and intra-cranial hemor-
rhage, according to DR.. James I.
Boyd. Prince Georges County
deputy medical examiner.
The infant. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James c. Henderson, was
in good health last Saturday
when taken to the nursery. ac-
cording to the mother. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henderson are living apart.
Mrs. Henderson lives at 2418 G
street NV. and her husband
lives at 3407 M street NV.
Detective Sergt. Richard A.
Pearson said the nursery is
operated Dy Mrs. Arlene len
nant, 46, of 4O7 Sixty-fifth ave-
nue.. He said Mrs. Tenant and
her husband, Flonnie NJ, took
the infant to Prince Georges
General Hospital at IL am. Fri
day after noticing a trickle
of blood from the boys mouth.
The baby, whose face was
bruised, was dead on arrival at
the hospital.
Mr.. Tenant said he and his
wife believed the child was not
in good health. He said the baby
had cried almost continuously.
He said Mrs. Henderson had
been asked to take her child
home by yesterday.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Land RezOning Opposed
By Br0OkdaIe Citizens

Opposition to rezoning of land
near Wisconsin and Western
avenues NV. has been registered
by the Brookdale Citizens As
sociation.
The citizens group appeared
before the Montgomery County
Council in the Bethesda County
Building Thursday night. B. w.
and Rena Parker requested that
the council change the zoning
classification of 5.33 acres ad-
jacent to the Brookdale subdi-
vision. It is between Western
and Willard avenues, extending
from CORTLAND road to the
stores parking lot.
A spokesman for the citizens
explained the land is now Resi-
dental A" and the applicants
want it changed to Commercial
D." A written protest, bearing
ITO signatures. was placed be-
fore the council.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Planners Studying
ArmoryLot Ruling.

Disposition of the Silver Spring
Armory lot will be determined
by the Maryland-National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commits
sion after study of a Court of
Appeals decision confirming the
commissions title to the prop
erty. according to an announce
ment by j. Bond Smith, gen.
eral counsel to the commission.
The County Council had dis
puted the commission owner
ship of the property, which is
behind the Armory at Fenton
street and Wayne avenue. not
far from Hecht's Silver Spring
store.
Mr.. Smith said: The Commits
sion will approach this whole
problem with the sole purpose of
deciding upon disposition of
this property which will be in
the best interest of the public" +"
The attorney cited a portion of
the dicision by Chief Judge
Simon Sobeloff of the Appeals
Court.
The judge said that when the
commission was created to assure
integrated planning of improve
ments in Montgomery and Prince
Georges counties, there was a
Legislative expectation that the
counties and the commission
should function in harmonious
co-operation."
Mr.. Smith said; This COM
mission will approach this prob
lem in tn esprit of cooperation
to which Judge Sobelofiff has re-
ferred In his opinion"
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Ar|ingtonGroup
To Study School
Delegate Plan
Businesses Demand
Greater Voice in
Convention Affairs

The Arlington School Board
Nominating Conference will
meet Tuesday to consider pro-
test by a group of businessmen
on representation at the forth
coming convention.
The convention is set tenta-
lively for July 81 and %. Busi-
neSSmen have threatened to
withdraw from the convention
unless they are given a greater
voice in its affairs. ,
The conference, which is PLAN
ming the convention, will meet at
8 pm. Tuesday at Stratford
Junior High School.
Formula Proposed.
A statement from the confer
ence said that Oren R. Lewis.
spokesman for the business and
professional groups, has pro-
posed an ALLEGATION of delega-
tionS in accordance with this
formula:
l. Business organizations, such
as the Chamber of Commerce.
30 to 40 per cent of the voting
strength of the convention.
2. School groups, including
parent-teacher associations and
citizens associations, 30 to 40 per
cent.
3. Middle-o of -the-road organi-
zations, the remaining 20 to 40
per cent. The announcement said
Mr.. Lewis had suggested as ex-
ampleS of this group, the Organ
lied Women Voters of Arlington
and the Inter Service Club Coun-
Gil.
Now Based on Membership.
Under present rules, each
county organization is asked to
send two delegates and two alter
mates for the first so members,
and one delegate and one alter
nate for each additional SO men,
bers.
Maximum permitted for any
organization is Is.
Two School Board sets to be
vacated December 81 will be
filled in the November election.
If a current suit before the
State Supreme Court results in
custer of Federal employees from
the board, two more vacancies
would be created.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Virginia Catholic Veterans
Elect Falls Church Man
By the Associated Press

HAMPTON, Va, April 25.-
Robert Seoane of Falls Church
today was elected commander of
the Catholic War Veterans, De-
partment of Virginia, at the or
ganization's convention here.
Mr.. Seoane succeeds James
K. Hall of Arlington, who was
named a three-year trustee.
Addison Clohosey of Alexan-
dria was designated the out
standing Catholic layman of the
year In Virginia. He was pre-
sented with a medal and scroll by
the veterans group to which he
does not belong.
Other officers chosen included: !:
Edmund A. label, Arlington. first
vice commander; Paul A. Faze-
kas, Portsmouth, second vice
commander; Bino Antonelll,
Hampton, third vice commander; !;
Gustave Thomas, Arlington,
treasurer; Norbert Huebuson,
Falls Church. judge advocate
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Montgomery P1A
Fights S4 Million
School Budget Cut

The Montgomery county
Council of Parent-Teacher AS
sociations has begun an all-out
campaign to get the County
Council to accept the SITS mil
lion school budget requested by
the county Board of Education
for next fiscal year.
Former County Manager Irv-
ing G. McNayr cut that request
by about 81 million when he sent
his budget recommendations to
the Council shortly before leav-
ing April 16 to accept a new post
in Bogata, Colombia.
Charging that the 81 million
cut would cause Montgomery to
fall behind in meeting its school
needs, the PTA Council yester-
day announced a mass meeting
to be held at 8 pm. Tuesday in
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Hig h
School.
10 ClFculdCe feClLlOn.
In addition, the PTA groups
plan to circulate a petition urg-
ing the Council to regard the
School Boards requested budget
as "a minimum budget"
The petition reads.
II am familiar in general with
the budget submitted by the
Board of Education and am
aware of the reduction recon-
mended by the County Manager.
wish to express my view that
| the boards budget is a minimum
budget. I am opposed to the re-
ductions in the boards budget
as recommended by the county
manager because of the imme-
diate and cumulative long-range
adverse effects in the housing.
maintenance and operation of
this County's school system.
While I recognize that the effect
of the County Managers recon-
mendations may reduce my taxes
for fiscal 1854 I am willing to
forgo such reduction, if neces-
Sary, to meet school needs"
Mr.. McNayr's proposed budget,
totalling almost $25 million,
would make possible a 25-cent
tax cut in suburban Montgomery
and a 20-cent reduction in the
rural areas. He recommended
reducing the School Boards re-
quested $10.4 million operating
budget to $9.5 million and cutting
the school building request from
$7.2 million to 81 million.
Officials to Appear.
Jim Reber, president of the
PTA Council, said several county
and school officials have agreed
to appear at the mass meeting
Tuesday night. These include
Wylie Barrow and Mrs. Marjorie
Baylor, school board members;
Acting County Manager Alex
Hancock; Brian Benson, county
school controller, and Council
Members Lathrop Smith and
Mrs. Stella B. Werner.
Fact sheets" being circulated
by the PTA groups state that
the sos million operating
budget asked by the School
Board would entail an expendi-
ture Of $239 per child, compared
with $216 per child under the
McNayr recommendation.
The 81 million school building
authorization asked by the board
would increase present school
facilities in about two years by
20 per cent. Mr. McNayr's pro-
posed budget would increase
them only II per cent, the state
mentS contend.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Fire at Guithersburq
Ruzes $4,000 Rubbitry

A Gaithersburg rabbit process
ing firm burned to the ground
yesterday, causing an estimated
$4,000 in damages.
The firm is the Rockcrest Rab-
bitrY, Inc, on Route 240 about
two miles north Of GaitherSburg.
Lost in the fire were 1890 rabbit
furS.
The GaitherSburg- Washington
Grove Fire Department re-
sponded, but flames already had
consumed most of the wooden
structure before firemen could
get to the scene. Cause of the
fire was not determined.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
HagerstOWn Light Plant
Returns $3OS,9S4 Profit
SnseiaI Dispatch TO The S,ur

HAGERSTOWN, Md, April 25.
The municipal electric light
plant returned a net profit of
$685. ,984 in 1952-an increase of
about $18, 900 over the net profit
of 1951-according to a state
ment to the City Council.
The plant reported a net OPP
Grating revenue of 81 ,023,12 an
increase of $73,103 over the pre-
vious year. Operating expenses
were up SAL ,082.
The net profit is used by the
city for general expenditures
which otherwise would have to
be raised by taxes.
Evening star., 1953-04-26
William D. Bellows, 4oo5 Wallace

William D. Bellows, 4005 Wallace
road, opposed by LaBarre p
Thornton, 3911 Window road.
Treasurer: Mrs. Emma F,
Hawkins. incumbent, 4514 Web
ster street; Mrs. Myrtice Good
win, 1912 Wallace road.
First Ward: Harlan A. Carter,
incumbent, Alb Webster street.
GLENARDEN: Mayor James
r. Cousins. jr.. opposed by for
mer Councilman Frank Kenner'
Eight candidates for four
council seats: Legaunt Banks,
George Barber, Raymond Carter,
Robert r. Holland, Thomas Hol-
land, Nathan Jones. Charles r.
Scott and Raymond Smith.