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Evening star., 1953-08-03
Starlight Movies

Programs presented by The
Evening Star through the Coop
Grafton of the District, Arlington
County, Prince Georges County
Montgomery County and Alex
andria Recreation Departments
and the Film Center of Wash
ington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Janey, Wisconsin avenue and
Albemarle street NV.
Rudolph, Second and Hamil-
ton streets NV.
Langdon Park, Twenty-Second
and Franklin streets NE.
Kenilworth, Kenilworth avenue
and Ord street NE.
Hoover, Second and N streets
S.W., also craft show from to
7 pm.
Fort Greble, Nichols avenue
and Chesapeake street S.W.
Monroe, Georgia avenue and
Columbia road NV.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Information Director,
3Ofhers Confirmed
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Senate today confirmed
the nomination of Theodore C.
Streibert of New York, former
chairman of the board of the
Mutual Broadcasting System. to
be director of the new United
States Information Agency.
Also approved without objec-
ton was the nomination of for
mer Republican Representative
John w. Gwynne of Iowa to be
a member of the Federal Trade
Commission, succeeding Stephen
j. Spingarn.
The Senate also confirmed the
nomination of Samuel c. Waugh
of Lincoln, Neb., to be alternate
United States Governor of the
International Monetary Fund
and international Bank for Re-
construction and Development.
Also confirmed was w. Rae
Dempsey, jr., as customs col
lector in District No. 13, with
headquarters in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Camp for D. {. Youngsters
Dedicated at Plum Point
By the Assoeiofed Press

PLUM POINT, Md, Aug. s.
A summer camp for Washing
ton boys and girls on the shores
of Chesapeake Bay was dedicat-
ed near this Calvert County site
yesterday.
Some 300 persons including
$50 youngsters between 7 and Is
years watched as the flag was
raised over the recreation haven,
known as the Washington Camp
for Boys and Girls, Inc.
Presiding was Edgewood Ro-
Senblum, chairman of the per-
Sonnel of the camp. Speakers in
cluded Senator Louis L. Gold
stein, Democrat of Calvert, and
Cecil D. Kaufman, president of
the camp.
The 120-acre site includes %
cabins, mess and recreation halls
and an executive building. 1t was
built at a cost of about 100000
and financed by interested per-
sons in Washington.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Capital Transit
Repeats Refusal
T0Aid Board
Euct-Finders Recess
As Company Shuns
Hearing Today
By Francis P. DouqIos

The fact-flnding board in the
Capital Transit dispute recessed
today after the company refused
to reconsider it's decision to have
nothing to do with the board.
The board opened its hearings
in the Departmental Auditorium
as scheduled, but the session was
brief. Union representatives
were present, but chairs ready
for company officials were empty.
The board was appointed to
find the facts concerning the dis
pute between the company and
its union employees who are ask
ing improved pensions. The
board also was directed to make
recommendations.
Summarizes Events.
Vice Admiral Oswald S. Col
clough, U. S. NJ, retired, chair
man of the board, summarized
the events leading up to today's
meeting. Then he announced
that telegram had just been
received from j. A. B. Broad
water. company president, stat
ing that the companys position
not to take part in the fact
finding procedure remains un-
changed.
The telegram was in reply to
one asking the company to re-
consider, which had been sent
on Friday.
To Consult Authorities.
Admiral Colclough said that in
view of this, the board consid-
cred it necessary to consult the
authorities that appointed it..
These authorities are the Dis
trict Commissioners and the
Federal Mediation and Concilia-
ton Service.
The board chairman said the
board wanted to consult the ap-
pointing officials on how it may
arrive at a complete study of
the facts in the absence of the
company, and the view of those
officials as to the boards func-
tions.
The board then recessed until
Wednesday morning but Admiral
Colclough said the board would
meet earlier if arrangements
could be made.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
New Polio Reports
Al Rockville Denied

One nurse at Chestnut Lodge
in Rockville was reported i'll to-
day, but officials of both the
Health Department and the SAN
itarium discounted any report
of polio-or anything like polio.
A rumor had it that three new
cases of a mystery virus dis
ease" had hit the sanitarium
again.
Doctors are still awaiting word
from the National Institutes of
Health as to just what did infect
13 nurses and employees of the
sanitarium last month. EXten-
sive tests are being made on the
outbreak by the Institutes. The
cases were at first thought to be
polio but later this diagnosis was
doubted.
DR.. Audrey Mcdonald of the
Montgomery County Health De-
partment said the most recent
report of illness in the nursing
corps of the sanitarium was def
nitely not polio. She said a ply
Sician at the sanitarium Sug-
gested it was a mild case Of
grippe.
Meanwhile, j. Warren Milor,
City Council member, said he
understood the new case was
polio or something like it. He
added that he heard rumor
two more cases existed at the
Sanitarium.
The Rev. Wesley Dodge of the
Rockville Methodist Church said
he announced Sunday that the
nurse, a church member, was i'll.
He added: II did not say it
was polio"
Evening star., 1953-08-03
President Leads Final Tribute
To Taft in Rites at Capitol

the doors were actually opened
at 2::45, it crossed the plaza and
jammed the south side of East
Capitol street for almost a block.
From 1:45 to 2:45, the Sena-
tor belonged for the last time to
the reporters and the camera
men who had covered him so
long and knew him so we'll.
Around the casket swirled the
nervous and excitable activity
of experienced and impatient
people setting up floodlights,
swapping pictures, jotting down
notes. Occasionally, too, there
came the inevitable, relaxing
wisecracks of the press under
tension, uttered impersonally
and without disrespect, not di-
rected at the Senator but rather
at the task of getting the job
done as quickly and efficiently
as possible.
N1CHlOTICS Vi 1HC WALL
Behind the hustle and hustle
there were memories: The echo
of a fiat Midwestern tWang, the
well-remembered snort of protest
or derision, the air of restless
waiting for an inept opponent to
conclude his arguments, the quick
look of skeptical amusement, the
sudden pleased, shy smile. the
likeable personality showing sur
prisingly through the tart ex-
terror memories of press
conferences, interviews, commit
tee hearings. floor debates, ma
tional conventions, a thousand
different occasions; and the real
ization, still almost impossible to
accept, that all this vigor and
vitality was gone.
At 2:45 the doors were opened
to the Senator's fellow-citizens,
and in two lines, divided at the
door by guards. they began to
pass through. Some were young,
some were old, some we're black,
some were white; some were
formally dressed and some were
in Shirt-sleeves; a few were
weeping. At first they walked
close to the coffin; then, realiz-
ing that it was unopened, they
moved out to each side and began
to follow a path around the
outer edges of the room.
Now and then someone would
speak softly to a companion or
a guard. One woman murmured,
Terrible, terrible" to her COM
panion. Another conf1ded, "a
great man, there" to a guard.
Still a third said with tense
impatience to her restless little
girl, Look at the pretty pictures
on the WALL" But most were si-
lent, awed by the monumental
dignity of death: and only the
changing of the Honor Guard
every half-hour and the whis-
pering Of thousands of foot
steps over the stone floor dis
turbed the quiet Of the great
rotunda.
AS the afternoon wore on. q
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Freed Mental Patient Seized
In 3 Days as MoIester of Girl

sent Weakley in the habeas cor
pus hearing, said today he feels
that any other judge would have
given the same decision on the
basis of evidence presented in
court.
Mr.. Sheehan said the hospital
psychiatrist testified she did not
believe Weakley was ready for
release. She also testified that
Weakley was doing a high-grade
job in the maintenance work
assigned to him at the hospital,
the attorney said, and she did
not consider him a dangerous"
person.
Only Two Witnesses.
Weakley and the psychiatrist
were the only witnesses in the
hearing. Mr.. Sheehan said. He
added that Weakley made good
presentation of his case.
Judge Tamm is on vacation
this week and was not available
for comment. Assistant United
States Attorney Edward 0. Fen
nell, who handled the case for
the hospital, also was on vaca-
ton.
The court file on the case con-
tains the petitions filed by both
sides and the judges decision.
Testimony in the case has not
been transcribed from the ste
nographer's notes and this prob
ably will not be done since no
appeal has been filed.
Police said Weakley apparent
ly had never been in trouble with
the law before the weekend in
cident. They said he met the
11-year-old girl and her 9-year-
old sister Saturday in the alley
near their home.
After he led the older girl into
a garage the younger girl went
home and returned with her
mother, who called police.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Burglars Take JeweIrY
Al Davenport St. House

A northwest Washington home
was ransacked over the week end
and an undisclosed amount of
jewelry stolen, police said today.
Noel F. Rosasco of 3700 Dav-
export street NV. told police he
returned home from a beach trip
late yesterday. He said he found
the house had been entered and
ransacked.
An unsuccessful attempt had
been made to break open a safe
in the bedroom, police said. MIR.
Rosasco is vice-president of the
Rudolph and West Hardware Co.
at COS Rhode Island avenue, NE.
Evening star., 1953-08-03

A mental patient freed from
st. Elizabeti1s Hospital by court
order was charged with simple
assault after he was accused of
molesting an 11-year-old girl
three days following his release,
police said today.
Charged was Noah Weakley.
43, of the 1900 block of E street
NE.
Police said Weakley tried to
kiss the girl after he led her into
a garage near her home in the
1400 block of Morse street NE.
District Court Judge Edward
A. Tamm issued a writ of habeas
corpus freeing Weakley from st.
Elizabeths last Wednesday. The
charge was lodged against him
Saturday.
Release Was Opposed.
DR.. Winfred S. Overholser, su-
perintendent of the hospital, said
the release was granted over
protest of a hospital psychiatrist
who testified against granting
the writ of habeas corpus.
Two previous attempts by
Weakley to obtain his release in
1851 and 1852 were unsuccessful.
"He (Weakley) was mentally
ill when he came here Ito st.
Elizabeths) and mentally i'll
when he left" DR.. Overholser
said.
Weakley had been in the hos
pital 10 years. He was commit
ted by relatives as civil patient.
DR.. OverholSer said that
Weakley always became involved
in minor difficulties" when he
was permitted to mingle with
other persons. He said hospital
officials did not consider Weak
ley good risk for release.
Emmitt Leo Sheehan, attorney
appointed by the court to repre-
Evening star., 1953-08-03

single shaft of light. cast by
the descending sun struc k
through window far up in the
dome and fell across the golden
roses on the bier, moving slowly
out across the floor until it dsi-
appeared against the farther
wall.
Just Another Campaigner.
At 4 o'clock the Senator's as
sistant. Jack Martin, came from
the direction of the Senate
chamber and stood for a few
minutes in the side doorway.
The press moved over quietly to
greet him and to talk.
did he realize how i'll he was?"
somebody asked. Mr.. Martin gave
a quizzical shrug.
II don't know" he said. 1T
was hard to tell, with MIN. He
was as objective about this as
he was about everything else.
1t was just another campaign. as
far as he was concerned"
BY Ais the main body of the
waiting crowd had passed
through and dispersed; but all
during the rest of the afternoon,
for almost five hours longer,
people kept coming by in twos
and threes, $4,000 in all. making
the wide circle around the room.
gazing upon the coffin with a
sober thoughtfulness. and then
moving quietly away through the
now almost deserted building.
At pm. the guards closed the
great main doors of the Capitol
and, save for the Honor Guard
quietly changing a. regular half
hour intervals all night long,
Robert A. Taft was alone.
Evening star., 1953-08-03

and Mrs. William H. Barnes,
Manassas, Va.
Pfc. James L. Drummer, hus-
band of Mrs. Martha Brunner,
1903 Swami street NV.
Pfc. John c. Philips, whose
aunt. Mrs. Mary A. Crooks, lives
at $3.50 @ street NV.
Pvt. Robert L. Hillyard, whose
wife lives at 1704 Sixteenth street
NV.
Was Killed July II.
Corp. Miller, who was at
tached to A company, 1st Bat
talon, 5th Marines, lst Marine
Division, was killed July II.
He joined the Marines in jan
uary. 1851 and had been in
Korea since January, 1852. Be-
fore leaving the United States.
Corp. Miller was stationed at
Paris Island. S. c. ano Camp
Lejeune, N. C. He was grad
uated from Mckinley Tech High
School.
Besides his parents, Corp. Mil
Ter is survived by two brothers
and a sister. They are William
Miller, %, and Harry Walsh, 23,
both of the Third street =
dress, and Mrs. Ralph Armfield
of Alexandria, Va.
Corp. Miller's father is chief
engineer at Uline's Arena.
Family Now in Iowa.
Lieut.. Frease's family lives in
Lemars. Iowa He was killed
July 18.
Pvt. Shaded has been missing
since July 10. He was attached
to a 18th Infantry Regiment
rifle squad. He Joined the Army
July. 1852, and had been in Ko-
rea since April, 1858.
Private Shaded was born in
Hackensack, N. j., but came to
the Washington area while very
young. He attended the j. Enos
Ray Elementary School and
Mount Rainier, Md, High
School. He has two sisters.
Agnes, 81, and Anita. II, both
of whom live with their mother
in Takoma Park.
1t. Barnes was wounded in
the right arm by mortar frag-
mentS July 16 and now is in an
Army hospital in Japan. He
was with the 9th Regiment Of
the I'd Division when hit.
1t. Barnes was commissioned
in June, 1852 after graduating
from Central State College, Will
berforce, Ohio. where he was a
member of the ROTC program.
He arrived in Korea in April Of
this year after duty with the
Sd Army at Fort Knox, KY.
Pvt. Drummer, 81. was wounded
in the right shoulder July 9
while serving as a medical aid
man. A native of Kissamee. Fla.
Pvt. Drummer had been living
with his fater-in-law, Fred U.
Austin, before entering the Army
last November. He had been in
Korea since March of this year
before being hit.
Pvt. Drummer worked for the
Bergman Laundry before he
Joined the service. He took basic
training at Camp Pickett, Va.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
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as she was pushed to the front
of the room.
Last to enter were the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Eisenhower. They
walked silently to places re-
served for them near the foot
of the casket to the left.
Chaplain Opens Service.
At exactly IL o'clock, the Rev.
Frederick Brown Harris, Senate
chaplain, opened the service. In
his invocation, he spoke of the
devotion and unstinted service"
of Senator Taft "for the Amer
lea he loved" 1t was the Sem
ator's towering mind-his
transparent sincerity-his un-
sullied integrity that raised his
life above that of the ordinary
man, DR.. Harris said.
Next on the speakers stand
was Senator Taft's colleague,
Senator Bricker, Republican. of
Ohio.
Speaking slowly and so low
that only few in the audience
could hear him, Senator Bricker
delivered a formal eulogy. He
called his friend a true liberal
a man of deep convictions
who stood firm, even if he
stood alone"
National Anthem Played.
The Rev. Bernard Braskamp,
Chaplain of the House, pro-
nounced the benediction. Imme-
diately afterward, the Marine
Band at the side of the rotunda
burst forth with the national
anthem.
AS the echoes died away. an
aisle was cleared from the caSket
to the front door of the rotunda.
Eight soldiers in dress uniforms
and blue scarves marched to the
front of the room. Gently they
lifted the heavy casket from the
catafalque. and carried it slowly
out of the chamber.
Today was the day for high
oficialdom to pay its respects
to the Senator. Yesterday was
the day for the ordinary man.
Senator Taft's body had ar
rived from New York by plane
shortly after noon yesterday, and
at approximately 12:45 it reach
ed the Capitol, accompanied by
three of his sons, Robert, jr.,
Lloyd and Horace. and their
wives. Even then, though the
doors were not originally Sched-
uled to open until 8. the crowd
was beeinning TO gather in front
of the building. A few had camp
chairs and umbrellas to fortify
them against the waiting; most
stood patiently, without protec-
ton or comfort. in the Sweltering
heat
When the family left soon
after, the line stretched five
abreast into the parking space in
the Capitol plaza. By the. time
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Seven AreaMen
Are Casualties
In Korean War
Two Reported Killed, ,
Four Wounded and
One Missing

Seven District and nearby
Maryland and Virginia men were
included on a casualty list re-
leased today by the Defense De-
partment. The men were killed,
wounded or reported missing pe-
fore the truce in Korea.
Killed were: Marine Corpl.
George w. Miller, jr.. %, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Miller,
I'LL Third street NE.
First 1t. Wilson A. Frease, for
merly of 1886 Sixteenth street
NV.
Listed as missing in action was
Pfc. John F. Shaded, 10, son of
Mrs. John Shaded, 7210 Trescott
avenue, Takoma Park, Md.
Wounded were: I'd 1t. Robert
F. Barnes, %, son of the Rev.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Test Blanks Ready
For Police Promotions

Metropolitan Police Depart
ment members we're notified in
a memorandum today that those
interested in taking examina-
tions for promotion should OBJ
tain appropriate application
blanks now available.
The blanks may be obtained
from the Civil Service Commits
sion at Seventh and F streets
NV. and must be filed with
the Police Department by Sis
pm. August II. The examina-
tions for promotion are held
every two years.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Gas Station Bandit Gets
S1O4 on Wisconsin Ave.

Daniel E. Butler, At, an at
tendant at a gasoline station in
the $500 block Wisconsin avenue
NV, told police he was held
up and robbed early today
of $104.
Mr.. Butler reported he was in
the service station at 2:15 am.
when youth about 18 years old
entered and demanded, Give
me what you've got" He said
the youth, who carried a
revolver. made his getaway in
a 1947 or 1948 Chevrolet sedan
bearing North Carolina tags.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Years 20th Polio Case
Is Listed in District

A new case of polio today
brought the Districts total to
20, compared to II at this time
last year.
District health officials said
the case was in the 570O block
of Thirty-third street NV.
where a 13-year-old boy was
stricken July "a. He was ad-
mitted to Childrens Hospital
yesterday.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Two to Inspect Guards

Commissioner Samuel Spencer
and Maj. Gen. w. H. Abendroth,
commander of the District Ma
tional Guard, will fly to MCGUIRE
Air Force Base, N. j., at 9 am.
Wednesday to inspect the Dis
trict Air National Guard.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-11-13
IROTARIANS HOLD
LADIES NIGHT IN
ENGELHARD CLUB

Five members of the Manteo
Club were featured singers at the
ladies night program of Engel-
hard Rotary Club Thursday night
of last week. This Manteo Rotary
quartette consisted of Johnny
Long, Lawrence and Ralph
Swain, Julian Oneto, and Dick
Jordan, accompanist, who were
accompanied by their wives.
The Engelhard Hotel served a
turkey dinner to about rs people.
P. D. Midget III offered the well
come. Leon Balance presented
the program, and the response
was by Mr.. Jordan who is presi-
dent of the Manteo Club.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-11-13
SCHOL ARSHIP NAMED
FOR MANTEO WOMAN

Mrs. Rennie G. Williamson of
Manteo was last week notified
that a scholarship, which was
established last year by the
northeastern district of the N. C.
Federation of Music Clubs, has
been named the Rennie William
son scholarship, in RECOGNITION of
her fine work with the music
clubs of the district over. period
years. Mrs. Williamson has
y I'd several terms as district
NO tor, and for term as state
plain, in addition to years Of
service to her own club, the Roa-
noke Island Music Club. This
years district meeting was held
in Greenville on October 81, and
it was at that time the scholar
ship was named.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-11-13
CROATAN BRIDGE
LOCATION CREW
MAKING SURVEYS

Max Collins, Jr., Engineer with
the State Highway Commission
established headquarters in Man
teo this week and began the job
of surveying various locations
for the proposed free State High
way bridge over Croatan Sound
which Governor Umstead has
given assurance will be built dur
ing his administration.
Associated with MIR. Collins is
E. H. Baggs, who supervised the
building of the Roanoke Sound
bridge, and who worked on var
ious other projects in this area.
Capt. S. G. Basnight has been
employed to operate the boat
from which soundings will be
made, and which will transport
the crew from place to place.
About eight men will be used on
the project, the present highway
employees being now utilized on
this job.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-11-13
WHEREABOUTS OF FORMER
METHODIST PASTORS

Methodist who like to keep up
with the whereabouts of former
pastors of their churches will be
interested in knowing recent as
signments of number of them,
following the recent Methodist
conference:
Rev. Madison w. Names is at
Lakewood near Durham. Charley
Tilley at Broadway in the Fay
etteville District. D. M. Lewis is
at Aurora. D. M. Charlton at
Daniels Memorial, Goldsboro. H.
B. Baum at Kipling, N. c., Wake
County. I. L. Strawbridge at
Vance County circuit. w. o.
Conner, Warren charge. Rocky
Mt. District Secretary of Temper
ance, Roanoke Circuit, Matt R.
Gardner. Leon Russell, First
Church Rock Mount. L. D. Hay
man, Carolina Beach, D. E. Earn
hardt, Clinton. IDA. Autry,
Richlands. Shallotte, j. T. Fisher.
A. c. Regan, Creswell. Rev. w. F.
Freeman who served Kitty Hawk
for several years has retired and
he and Mrs. Freeman will live
near their children in Bladen
County.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-11-13

WHEN ELMER REUBEN MID
GETT took time off this week to
go to a Norfolk hospital for a
check-up he was greatly missed.
He thereby took a vacation for
the first time in the nearly 80
years he has stuck to one job.
You could always find him,
during business hours of the day
or night back of the counter in
Fearings Inc. AS much as any
one man, he has contributed to
the success of that large organi-
cation, for he has stuck to his
job, and he is universally loved
because he knows how to make
friends and to keep them.
Ordinarily, when one mentions
Elmer Midget in Dare County,
it calls for another question, there
are so many of them. We have to
say Elmer the Plumber, who is
also a good fellow, or give some
other designation. Maybe one of
them will be called Elmer the
Bull after awhile, altho the
subject of this sketch is now
passing the age of qualification.
He is Elmer Reuben Midget, and
he is known because of his faith
fulness to his job, his friendly
nature, and his fine character
generally. Elmer is the son of
good natured and lovable people.
His parents were the late Jerry
and Mary Gray Midget of Man
teo He married the former Eliza
beth Hasty of Cumberland
County, and they have two chill
dren.
Photo by C. B. A. Brown.