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Evening star., 1954-07-01
Gen. Clifton B. Gates
Gets Fourth Star at
Retirement Ceremony
BY The As.oeiatsd Press

QUANTICO, Va. July L.
Clifton B. Gates, a colorful
Marine veteran of 81 years
service. today headed into re-
tirement with the rank of a
four-star general.
About 1000 marines and spec
tators lined the Marine Air Sta
ton here yesterday at a special
ceremony when Gen. Gates re-
ceived his promotion and then
retired.
Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd
Marine Corps commandant
handed the 60-year-old officer
his promotion. Gen. Gates has
been commandant of the Guam
tico Marine Corps school since
1852.
mo other officer in my opinion
has ever rendered more able OF
illustrious service to the United
States Marine Corps" Gen
SnepnerQ SAID OF Gen. Gates.
A parade Of two regiments, a
f1y-over by helicopters and Navy
fighter planes and a 17-gun
salute were all included in the
ceremonies honoring the retir-
ing general. He is a veteran OF
10 major battles.
1t. Gen. Gerald C. Thomas,
Gen. Gates successor as Marine
School commandant, received q
15-gun salute.
Gen. Gates said he was headed
for Prout's Neck, Me. and added:
II am going to build a house
and do some fishing. After that,
I don't know what am going to
do"
Evening star., 1954-07-01

He was picked up in Rock
vile. Md, yesterday, by a woman
driver who took him to a police
station after she decided the boy
was too young to be on the road
by himself.
Mrs. Maddox said a doctor
examined the boy and found no
III effects from the bite by the
snake. believed to be harmless.
John said after his return that
he left because he wanted to do
a little hitch-hiking."
Mrs. Maddox said the subject
of snakes has not been discussed
since John came back. ~
Evening star., 1954-07-01
Vienna Man Injured
In Auto Accident

A 27-year-old Vienna (Va.)
man was admitted to Arlington
Hospital with a deep cash over
his left eye after an auto acci-
dent last night two miles east OF
Falls Church on Route Z.
Fairfax County police identi-
fed the injured man as Boyd
Belle, colored, library helper,
of Route 8, Vienna. Police said
his auto collided with a car driv-
en- by Norval La Toilette Lee, %,
colored, of LeeSburg, a truant
officer.
County Police Private Julian
w. Burke charged Lee with
reckless driving. He was ordered
to appear in Fairfax Trial Mag
istrate's Court at 10 am, July Is
Evening star., 1954-07-01
Dugan 10 Run
For Arlington
County Board
Former Member
Enters Race on
lO-Point Platform

Daniel A. Dugan. one of three
former members of the Arlington
County Board removed from Of
fee because he was a Federal en-
ploye, will run again for the
county board in November.
Mr.. Dugan. controversial fig
ure in Arlington affairs, who
served two terms as chairman of
the board, confirmed reports of
petitions being circulated in his
behalf by issuing a formal state
ment and 10-point platform.
The 38-year-old Arlington ma
tive now operates an interior
decorating business and is no
longer affected by the ban on
Government workers. His entry
in the race brings to four the
number seeking the single seat
to be filed in the November elec-
tion.
Claims Middle Approach.
In his announcement, Mr.
Dugan said his views lie mid
way between those of two other
candidates, Mrs. Leone Buch-
holz, the incumbent and candi-
date of the Arlington Independ-
ent Movement, and Ivan A.
Booker, Town Meeting candidate
He did not mention the third
candidate already in the race,
Brian Bell, jr.. a Democrat, run
ming as an independent.
More than a thousand citi-
zens of Arlington have asked me
to run this fall" Mr.. Dugan
said. II cannot turn them down.
My two principal opponents,
Mrs. Buchholz and Ivan Booker
represent the political philoso-
phies of the extreme right and
the extreme left. For my part
I intend to follow a middle of
the road approach"
He also said, THE citizens of
Arlington are fed up with yearly
tax increases and inaction on
the part of officials. intend
doing something about all this. .
Was Early Non-Partisan.
He first was elected in 1916
when the non-partisan move
ment was in its hey-day and was
reelected in 1850 by a substan-
tial majority.
A veteran of World War II,
MIR. Dugan is past commander
of John Lyon Post, $3.50 Veterans
of Foreign Wars, and is chair
man of the onsumer-merchant
committee of the Arlington
Chamber of Commerce.
Among platform planks listed
are: restoration of precinct regis
trars recently abolished by the
board; bi-weekly trash and gar
bage collections; restoration of
retirement benefits to police and
firemen, and a professional
analysis Of the tax structure" to
eliminate annual increases in the
real estate levy.
Evening star., 1954-07-01
Ex-Deputy Curtis
Files As Independent
For Sheriff's S Race
By J. l. MichoeI

Former Prince Georges County
Deputy Sheriff Guy Curtis today
was an independent candidate
for county sheriff and, opening
the election campaign, criticized
present law enforcement and
called for strong measures to
combat juvenile delinquency.
Mr.. Curtis, 45-year-old opera
tor of restaurant at 7101 Cen
trail avenue. filed by petition at
Upper Marlboro yesterday after
handing to the County Election
Board a list of 500 names. Mr..
Curtis said he has a total of
3,046 names but would reduce
the work Of election clerks by
filing only the number required
by law.
Three Way Fight.
Mr.. Curtis entry means q
three-way fight with j. Lee Ball,
Democratic nominee, and Ellis
G. Duley, G.. o. P. primary choice
for the county's top law en-
forcement post.
Children play pin ball ma
chimes and buy tickets at race
tracks over the county" Mr.
Curtis charged, land if there
are no prohibitory laws, such
statutes should be enacted
There should be some kind OF
a curfew for children and 1t
should be enforced"
Sheriff Carlton G. Beall said
he knew of no legal restrictions
on the acts referred to by Mr.
Curtis and added:
IF Mr.. Curtis feels so strongly
about that, he should run for
the legislature where he could
make the law"
Mr.. Curtis said Sheriff Beall,
member Of the County Gem
trail Committee and top lieu
tenant of Representative Frank
Small, jr.. ''is so involved in
politics that he doesn't have
time to do the job he is paid
to do"
Cites Sunday Sales.
Liquor law changes to ban
Sunday whisky sales or a wide
open policy were advocated by
Mr.. Curtis.
Licensees should either be
permitted to sell liquor as vel
as beer and wine after church
hours on Sunday or barred from
selling any type of alcoholic bev-
erage. You can get just as drunk
on beer and wine as on whisky
he added.
Mr.. Curtis, a 32nd- degree Ma
son, resigned as deputy sheriff
in July, 1851, after crusading
during his six-month tenure
against bootlegging and gam
blers.
1T quit" he declared, because
wass told I was stepping or
too many political toes. AS ar
independent I can perform the
duties of sheriff without feal
or favor Of any party, group OF
individual.
Evening star., 1954-07-01
Starts
Canvass
In n4LocdIities
Mohoney Probably
Will Ask Recount
In Three Counties
BY the A..oeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE. July 1.--Ofn-
cial canvasses began today in
Baltimore and three counties
where a change In the vote
might change the outcome of the
Democratic primary for Cover
nor.
On the basis of the complete.
unofficial count from Maryland's
1888 polling places, DR.. H. c.
Byrd. former president of the
University Of Maryland, led in
the popular vote. 1853, LAG to l6l,-
092 for George P. Mahoney.
Baltimore County paving con-
tractor.
DR.. Byrd also led 80-72 in
the more important nominating
unit votes. which determine the
winner Of a Maryland Statewide
primary.
Agents in 3 Counties.
Both DR.. Byrd and Mr.. Ma
honeyhad representatives in Tai
bot. Calvert and Queen Anncs
Counties where Mr.. Mahoney
insists the official canvass might
tell a different story. All three
and their total of 10 unit votes
went to DR.. Byrd on the unof-
f1cial returns, Talbot's four Units
by 81 votes. Calvert's three by
81 votes and Queen Anne's three
unit votes by an unofficial 40
vote margin.
Mr.. Mahoney says he prob
ably will demand a recount in
the three crucial counties.
In Baltimore, DR.. Byrd adj
visers have said they plan a re-
count in the 5th district as
well as Caroline, Garrett, Kent
and Worcester Counties, If nec-
esSary.
Sees Tampering Evidence.
E. Brooke Lee, director Of
Byrd campaign headquarters,
said there was evidence of tam
pering with 20 voting machines
in Baltimore's 5th District. Mr..
Lee called it an attempt by Re-
publican appointed election off,
cialS to thwart Byrd because of
their belief that Byrd would be
the strongest Democrat in the
general election against" Gov.
McKeldin.
Gov. McKeldin won handily
over three opponents.
Mr.. Lee said an important
McKeldin appointee" had told
him the 20. machines had been
placed in operation so that it
was impossible to record a vote
for Byrd although the Byrd levers
worked"
Machines "Set," He Says.
He said the line of candidates
names had been pushed or set"
one place too far to the left"
"The result was that when
Byrd's lever was pulled down the
vote was recorded for Mahoney,"
said Mr.. Lee. 1T will be ex-
tremely interesting to find who
set those machines"
Carroll County was the first
county to complete its can
vass. It showed 2,143 votes
for Mr.. Mahoney. 1882 for Mr..
Byrd. the same as the unofficial
figures except for one more vote
given Mahoney.
Allegany County completed
its official canvass today and
showed DR.. Byrd took the county
over Mr.. Mahoney 4,027 to 1880.
The official figures took 10
away from DR.. Byrd's unofficial
total and 80 away from Mr.. Ma
honey's. but did not upset the
outcome.
Evening star., 1954-07-01
Wheaton Rodeo Monduy

A rodeo, featuring 1870 per-
formers and a nasty Brahma
bull, worth $1,000 to anybody
who can stay on him, will be
held tomorrow through Monday
in Wheaton, Md. Performances
will be 8 pm. and 8 pm. Friday
and Saturday and afternoon
shows only on Sunday and Mon
day.
Evening star., 1954-07-01
z u. Of Nd. Professors
To Lecture in Trieste

Two staff members of Mary
land University have accepted
invitations to lecture at the Uni
versity of Trieste in August 1t
was announced yesterday.
DR.. Alexander A. Weinstein.
research professor, and DR.. Joa-
quin B. Diaz. associate research
professor of Maryland's Institute
for Fluid Dynamics and Applied
Mathematics staff, will address
the international Conference on
Partial Differential Equations in
Trieste. August 25-28.
Evening star., 1954-07-01
Exchunqe Club InstoIIs

The Exchange Club of Silver
Spring installed new officers at
an annual meeting yesterday
They are John H. Beers. presi-
dent; James P. Morris. vice pres
ident; Norman D. Martin, secre-
tary. and William Leach. treas
urer.
Evening star., 1954-07-01

choir director for st. Paul's
Episcopal Church and st. Paul's
Catholic Church in Washing
ton. Mrs. Winchester has two
sons. both of whom live in Balti-
me8e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-12
Lewis Counsel Asks
Court 10 Void Two
Libel Indictments
BY q star Staff Correspondent

LEONARDTOWN. Md, Mar.
Emotions to squash criminal
libel indictments against Fulton
Lewis, jr., were filed today In
st. MaryS County Circuit Court.
William M. Loker, jr., a local
lawyer, and Charles B. Murray,
a former Assistant United States
Attorney General, asked Judge
j. Dudley Digges to void two
true bills charging that the radio
commentator published false and
non-privileged statements about
three st. Mary County officials.
Allegations attributed to Mr..
Lewis in the indictments. his
counsel commended, are not libel
Gus but rather are flair COM
ment" under freedom of speech
guarantees Of the Federal Con-
stitution.
No date has been set for argu-
ments.
Criminal libel is a common
law misdemeanor in Maryland,
with penalties at the discretion
Of the court. The States one
statute on the subject. per-
hitting defendants to prove the
accuracy Of their statements,
does not make clear whether
truth is a sufficient defense.
One of the true bills accuses
Mr.. Lewis Of libeling st. Marys
County Republican State Senator
Paul j. Bailey in a letter to the
editor of the Enterprise, St.
Marys County weekly newspaper.
The letter was published last
July %.
The other alleges that Mr..
Lewis libeled st. Marys County
Trial Magistrate j. Donelan
Hurry and Substitute Trial Mag
istrate Wilson H. Knight in a
letter the commentator wrote to
Gov. McKeldin last April 10.
Counsel for Mr.. Lewis cited in
their motion that the letter has
never been printed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-12
II Maryland els (.
In U. 5. From Far East
BY the Assoeiosed Press

SEATTLE. Mar. 12.-Seven-
teen Maryland men were aboard
two ships that brought Ameri-
can servicemen home from the
Far East within the last two
days.
Aboard the Gen. H. B. Free
man were 10 Maryland men in
Guiding A2/c Gerald r. Baker
of Ellicott City.
Aboard the Frederick Funston
was 1t. Arthur E. Biggs, Jessups,
Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-12

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-12

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Smyrna times., 1954-03-04
Successful Food Sale Benefit

One of the most successful food
sale projects ever conducted here
was the one sponsored by the
Smyrna PTA last Saturday for the
benefit of the school lunch pro-
gram, to furnish lunches to needy
children. Held at Everhart Broth
ers Store large amounts of all
kinds of food were sold, and the
proceeds amounted to $270.55, with
money still coming in. Chicken
salad and beaten biscuits were fea-
tured and long before noon sixty
two dozen beaten biscuits had been
sold. The women had the assis-
tance of five Boy Scouts in the
beating of the biscuits. Those who
helped were Charles Gray, Kenny
Gray, George David, Ronald
Mccoy, and Bill Stokesbury. The
committee included Mrs. James
Rogers, Mrs. James Miller, Mrs.
James Blevins, Mrs. Eleanor Helm,
Mrs. George David, and Mrs. Brin-
ton Reynolds.
Smyrna times., 1954-03-04
RED CROSS
CAMPAIGN ON
continued from Page One

lilies; when drowning child is res
cued and revived; when the warm
sympathy of a chapter volunteer
brightens a hospital patients lone
ly hours; when a forlorn foreign
youngster joyfully hugs a Junior
Red Cross gift box to his chest.
You are the Red Cross. In your
hands is the measure of what it
can do in the year ahead for the
stricken and troubled. Answer
their call-join and serve through
your Red Cross. Red Cross men,
bership last year totaled more
than 100000; there are 3740 To-
cal volunteers to every paid Red
Cross worker. The Red Cross con-
Quoted disaster relief operations in
As states, Alaska, and three insu-
lar possessions last year. Approx
seventy cents of every Red
Cross disaster relief dollar is spent
for rehabilitation aid in the local
community. In the spring lorna
does last year the Red Cross gave
emergency mass care-food, shell
ter, first aid-to 24,9OO disaster
victims.
Smyrna times., 1954-03-04
st. Peters Church Notes

The observance of the Lenten
season will begin at st. Peters
Church on Ash Wednesday, March
when the first of a series of SER
mons on the Book of the Acts of
the Apostles will be given by the
rector, the Rev. F. S. Bancroft.
Services will be held each We'd
nesday night during Lent at eight
o'clock. On the first Sunday in
Lent, March 7 services will be as
follows: Holy Communion, 8 am;
Church School, $50 am; Holy
Communion and sermon, IL am.
On Sunday, March Ia the Rt. Rev.
w. Blair Roberts, retired Bishop
of the Missionary District of South
Dakota, will, be the guest at the
morning service. The monthly cof-
fee hour will be held following the
IL am. service on that day, instead
of on the first Sunday of the
month, as is customary. On Friday
evening the World Day of Prayer
will be held at the First Presbyter-
ian Church at eight o'clock, partic-
ipated in by the nine churches of
Smyrna and Clayton. On Sunday
evening, Feb. 2S the U.M.C.Y.'s
met in the parish house. A film
strip BE A Missionary" was
shown as part of the program.
Smyrna times., 1954-03-04
VIEW PROBLEM
MIGRANT HELP
Well Being of Migrant Farm
Workers Studied by
Religious Groups
ESSENTIAL WORK

Do you ever wonder, when you
MUNICH carrot, eat a dish of
strawberries, or bite into succulent
fruit, about all the steps that were
necessary to bring this food to
your table? One of the least noted
of these steps involves the actual
harvesting of fruit and vegetable
crops. Growers over the nation de-
pend heavily On the help of mig
rant workers travel long distances
to be on hand when the crops are
ripe. In Dade County, Florida, for
instance, there is a colony of mig
rant workers who help to harvest
the county's 10000 acres of winter
vegetables, then, each summer, be-
gin their long trip northward to
be on hand as crops ripen. In
ripe.be on hand as crops ripen. In
many parts of the county, these
migrant families must make very
unsatisfactory arrangements for
the care of their children. Some
mothers take infants out to the
fields and lay them on blankets on
the ground beside them, as they
work. In many areas of the coun-
try, these families live in little
more than shacks, without proper
sanitary equipment and with little
or no privacy. Their children do
not get the advantage of school
ing; some are put to work in the
fields at an age when they should
be in school. The lot of children of
migrant families in Dade County,
Florida is better in some ways
than that of many of these child
rem over the country. For the past
two years, pre-school children in
these families were able to go to
nursery which is open from 6 am.
until the last shift at the packing
houses comes home. Sabotage
children attend school in the area
and are transported by school bus.
In the nursery the youngsters are
told stories, taught how to model
with clay, and get plenty of exer-
else and sunshine, as well as rest
and nutritious food while their par
ents work. Members of some 20
odd religious denominations con-
tribute to the support of this nur-
sery. Parents pay a very small
daily fee for the care their children
Smyrna times., 1954-03-04

receive During the summer most
of the migrant families in the
Dade County colony leave Florida
and go to the Carolinas, New Jer-
sey, New York, Maine and other
points in the north, to follow sum-
mer vegetable and fruit crops at
harvest time. 1t is unfortunate but
true that in some of the places
they go in the summer, these and
many other migrant families do
not find this kind of concern for
the well-being of their children,
nor are they sure their children
are kept safe and well while they
work. There is no doubt that the
migrant agricultural workers
make a distinct contribution to all
of us for the essential food they
help to harvest. Certainly, we as
citizens and members of communi-
ties should have a keen concern
that in their movements about the
country they should have the same
health, education and welfare pro-
Smyrna times., 1954-03-04
PROPERTY OWNERS
KIND LANDLORDS
TO BIRD TENANTS

There's no housing shortage in
the bird world because few human
landlords have the heart to evict
their feathered friends from tree
homes, even where the house needs
repairing.
Davey tree experts have never
had property owner ask them to
remove a branch or treat cavity
where bird was nesting. And it
is company policy to always in
form a customer if tree treatment
will involve dispossessing birds.
For example, take the case
where a robin built nest atop the
partially-open screen door of a
house at Congress Lake, o. Rather
than disturb the nesting bird, the
homeowner had new door cut in
the house, in place of a porch win
dow.
Then there is the case of the
wren that moved into the pocket
of sweater hanging on the
clothesline. The sweater was left
on the line until the wren flew
away in the Fall.
When an industrious flicker drill
led hole for its nest in the trunk
of a tree being treated by Davey
surgeons, the tree owner promptly
decided to let the surgery go un-
til after the bird moved out.
This high regard for the vested
rights of nesting birds is well es-
tablished as point of unwritten
law. Never a season goes by with
out well documented stories of
of birds that have successfully
immobilized everything from road
rollers to draw bridges by select
in good places as homesites.
Smyrna times., 1954-03-04
NAMES
COMMITTEES
Continued from Page One

Streets, Wilson, Staats; Sewer and
Disposal Plant, Price, Blendt; the
chairman the first named in each
case. Reappointed to the Board of
Health: William H. Kenworthey,
DIR. C. ]. Prickett, Miss T Ann
Scout. James Warren, foreman of
town crews, reported on activities
and needs. The request of the
Smyrna PTA for street signs to be
painted at the site of the elemen-
tary school was granted by coun-
Gil. Council agreed to purchase an
outdoor heavy-duty flag for the
Town Hall, to be in the care of the
David G. Harrison Post No. Ia,
Legion. The Legion
naires will be responsible for rails
ing and lowering the flag each day.
Smyrna times., 1954-03-04
Asbury Methodist Church News

The Rev. Walter l.. Beckwith,
pastor of Asbury Methodist
Church, announces services for
Sunday, March as follows: Morn
ing Worship IL am; Sunday
School, Mr.. H. c. Johnson, Super
intendent, 10 am. The evening SER
vice will be in charge of the Youth,
with George Richard Price, chair
man of Commission on Worship of
the M.Y.F. in charge. The Rev.
F. S. Bancroft, Rector of st. Pet
er's P. E. Church of Smyrna will
be the speaker of the evening.
Prayer Service will be held We'd
nesday evening, March 10 at 1880
o'clock. The World Day of Prayer
service will be held this year in the
First Presbyterian Church, Rev. o.
C. Jones, pastor, on Friday even
ing, March 5, at 500 o'clock. The
Methodist Youth Fellowship, Sub
District Meeting will be held at
Bethesda Methodist Church, Mid
dletown, on Monday evening,
March at 7:3O o'clock in the Soc
ial Hall of the Church. This is the
last meeting before the fourth
conference and all men,
bers are especially urged to be pre-
sent. Choir rehearsels are as fol-
lows: Junior, Mrs. Robert Mont
gomery and Mrs. Henry T. Price,
Friday afternoon 400
o'clock; Youth, Mrs. Donald Knots
Thursday evening, 7:30
o'clock; Senior, Mrs. Knots, direc-
tor, Saturday evening, TOO o'clock.