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Evening star., 1954-12-09
Regular Employees
10 Move-YuI Mail
OH 0yehimeP Plan
star STAFF Photo.

| The Post Office Department
| will relys primarily on overtime
work by regular postal employs
to move an unprecedented vol
| ume of Christmas mail thi!
year, Postmaster General Arthur
/ E. sSurnfnerf1eld said today.
He urged mailers to shop anc
mail early.
Meanwhile, the Nations rail-
roads expected to handle. before
Christmas Day enough mail to
fill more than 5000 trains of IL
standard mail cars each. accord
ing to the Association of Amer
ican Railroads.
Mr.. Summerfield said that
last year. in the 100 largest post
Offices of the country whose in
come accounts for about go per
cent of the total national mail
receipts, the post Office used
about IL million more hours OF
overtime work by regular en-
ployes and about 10000 fewer
temporary employees than in the
previous year.
S5 Million Saved.
The experience was gratifying
he continued, with resultant saw
ings of nearly SIS million in op-
Grating costs over the same Pc
riod the previous year.
A total of more than 9 billion
pieces of mail was handled be-
tween October l. 1853, and De-
cember q. 1853, an increase in
volume of 4 per cent over the
previous year. he said.
Mr.. Summerfield emphasized
that the public can help itself
get better mail service by shop
ping and mailing early. He said
1t is far better for gifts to arrive
ahead of time marked do Not
Open Until Christmas" than to
be too late for Christmas Day.
No Christmas mail was stacked
undelivered in post offices on
Christmas Day anywhere in the
country last year. he said. adding
that "hard-pressed postal en-
ployes expect to give the Ameri-
can public this same fine service
again this year"
$4,000 Mail Cars.
The railroad association said
1t is anticipated that space
equivalent to more than 10000
of the 60-foot mail cars will be
needed to move an expected 5h
billion pieces of intercity holiday
mail during the "a days before
Christmas.
Figuring an average Of more
than 200 solid mail trains a day
with each carrying over million
items, there will be enough mail
carried to give every American,
Canadian and Mexican an aver
age of more than Is pieces of
mail. it was estimated.
A slight increase was predicted
over the corresponding 1858
period. when 5.4 billion parcels
and letters were delivered-tne
great bulk of 1t transported by
rail.
Evening star., 1954-12-09
Husbands S Note
II axes. Her Patience,
Divorce Granted
BY The Associotsd Pres.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 9.--Mrs
Rosemarie T. Robinson, 3o-year-
old New York telephone opera
tor. was awarded an absolute di-
vorce here yesterday by Judge
James K. Cullen.
Mrs. Robinson testified that
when she arrivedtat her former
Baltimore home on July 10. 1860,
she found a note from hei hus-
band on q Federal income tax
envelope. It said:
so long kid, go to hell. pay
this"
Evening star., 1954-12-09
Officials Order
Fire Inspection
'0fJuniior Village
City Heads Action
Stems From Bluze
At Nursing Home
By Hector Mclean

A joint inspection of the Dis
trict Welfare Departments
Junior Village Home for In
fants and Children by the Fire
Department and the Depart
ment Of Licenses and Inspec-
tions was ordered today by the
District Commissioners.
The action stems from a fire
Monday in Montgomery County
Nursing Home.
The Joint inspection of the
55-year-old building was ordered
at the request of Commissioner
Renah F. Camalier. He told his
fellow Commissioners, "the
situation is bad from the stand
point of fire prevention, and it
is vitality necessary to take every
step possible to prevent any such
occurrence as happened in
Maryland Monday"
Camalier Inspects Home.
He made his recommendation
after a personal inspection of the
three-story brick structure at
5000 Loughborough road NV.
and after recommendations by
Fire Marshal Ray C. Roberts and
Welfare Director Gerard M.
Shea.
y MIR. Roberts pointed out that
the building has conditional
approval from his Office for use.
This, he said. was granted in
1947 when the structure was
used as the National Training
School for Girls.
Since then it has had infants,
housed on the second floor and
54 youngsters between 6 and 8
years old on the third floor. AS
of 1870 last night, Mr.. Shea
said, there were 230 children in
the building.
A fire marshal's report pointed
out that the structure, known as
the Washington Building, was
approved for accommodation of
Is to 80 girls on the third floor
with several notifications.
Shea Cites Problem.
Commenting on the over
crowded use of the old building ;,
Mr.. Shea asked:
when the Women's Bureau
brings us an infant at 2 am,
what can we do? We can't turn
the child away.
''I've said for years that the
fact of having to have q Junior
Village is a sad commentary on
conditions in the District
He pointed out that the in
stitution was started only six
and one-half years ago and has
become increasingly crowded as
the Districts child population in
creases annually at the rate of
4 to 5 per cent a year.
The institution is to be moved
early next year to a children's
center now under construction
at Laurel. Md.
Evening star., 1954-12-09
State Line Divides
Building, So Suspect
Can't Be Accused
By the Assoeio.ed Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md. Dec. 9.
A youth was held on a charge
of breaking into hotel at Pen
mar yesterday, but authorities
said that although some money
was missing they couldn't charge
him with taking anything.
Investigators explained the
Waldheim Hotel straddles the
Maryland Pennsylvania State
line. The break-in was on the
Maryland side. . An undeter-
mined amount of money and
miscellaneous items are missing
from the Pennsylvania side, ac-
cording to Bruce Spickler, county
investigator.
Held in $500 bond for grand
jury action was Ronnie A. Nay
lor, 16, OF Penmar.
Evening star., 1954-12-09
Prentiss, Winding Up
Duty Here, Presents
Lane 10 President

Brig. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss
started his last day as Engineer
Commissioner of the District OF
Columbia today with visit to
the White House with his sue
cesSor.
After a few minutes with
President Eisenhower, Gen
Prentiss said the visit, was mere
ly a-courtesy call to introduce
Col. Thomas A. Lane, who will
take over tomorrow as Engineer
Commissioner.
Also, Gen. Prentiss said, he
wanted to thank the President
for his fine support of the Dis
trict" during the Generals tour
of duty here.
Shows Successor Duties.
For the rest of his last day In
the District Building, Gen
Prentiss was showing Col. Lane
some of the duties of the job.
He will relinquish his official
post tonight after a farewell tes-
timonial party.
Tomorrow, he will be welcomed
at Fort Belvoir. Va, as COM
manding general there.
The party tonight will be given
by employees of the District gov
ernment in the Shoreham Hotel
from $50 to 7:30 o'clock.
Tomorrow he'll attend the
ceremony at which Col. Lane is
sworn in as Engineer Commits
sioner and as a member of the
District Public Utilities Com
mission.
Then, with all the District
Commissioners invited, he'll go
to Fort Belvoir.
Escorted by Troops.
At $3.50 pm, he is due at the
main entrance of the south post
of Fort Belvoir on U. S. Route /.
There, he will be escorted down
a two-mile Gordon of troops
from the 18th Engineer Con-
struction Group to the parade
ground.
Other troops will come from
the 18th and 356th Army Bands
and the 521st Military Police
Company.
Gen. Prentiss is to review a
formation Of about so flags, rep
resenting each of the units that
will come under his command.
at the parade ground and receive
an 11-gun salute. Senior COM
manders and general and special
staff officers will be presented in
formation after the review.
A testimonial dinner hoporing
Gen. Prentiss and Col. Lane is
being planned for January 20.
Francis j. Kane, president Of
the Washington Board of Trade.
has been named chairman of a
citizens committee to arrange
the dinner. which will be held
in the Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star., 1954-12-09
Insanity Standards
Are Not Retroactive,
Appeals Court Rules

The u. S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia today
refused to upset a conviction on
grounds of insanity.
The court ruled that it's broad
new standards for determining
criminal responsibility were not
retroactive and did not apply to
cases tried before the court set
the new standards.
Today's ruling was in the case
of George T. Jordan, convicted
in 1851 of assault with intent
to commit robbery. Defense at
torneys had pleaded that Jordan
was insane.
Prior Basis for Rulings.
At the time of Jordan's trial,
a man could be found not guilty
by reason of insanity If the jury
decided his mental illness pre-
vented him from distinguishing
between right and wrong or he
suffered from an "irrestible i'm
pulse" to commit the crime.
Under the appellate courts
new ruling, made last summer.
a man could be found not guilty
if a mental disease or mental
defect resulted in the criminal
act.
In the Jordan case, Defense
Attorneys James J. Laughlin and
Albert j. Ahern argued on appeal
that the new test should have
applied to the Jordan case when
1t was tried in U. S. District
Court for the District of Co
lumbia.
OF this the court said today:
"The principal point urged is
that the charge to the jury on
the defense of insanity, while
correct under the standards pre-
vailing when the case was tried,
does not meet the requirements
laid down in Durham VS.. United
States" (this is the case which
set the new standards.
Instructions Held Proper.
GAS we pointed out in that
case, The standard there estab-
lished was intended to apply to
cases thereafter tried. We adhere
to that view. The instructions
given here were admittedly
proper under the prior law and
were consonant with the sub
stantial rights of the accused. -"
The opinion was concurred in
by Judges David L. BaZelon,
Charles Fahy and George T.
Washington. The Governments
case had been presented by
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover and assistant United
States Attorneys Lewis Carroll
and Thomas A. Flannery.
Evening star., 1954-12-09
STAB in Firearms Stolen
From u. S. EmpIoye

The home of a vacationing
Agriculture Department employe
was ransacked yesterday and
S148 worth of firearms were
stolen. Prince Georges County
police reported
The thieves broke into the
home of Horace A. Lake. Princess
Garden road, Lanham. taking
two .22-caliber rifles and 49,
ealiber revolver. Mr.. Lake is o
Farm Credit Administration en-
ploye who is scheduled to retire
December 81. His son discovered
the theft.
Evening star., 1954-12-09
Contract Is Approved
For D. c. Snow Removal

The District Commissioners to-
day approved a contract with the
Capital TRANSIT Co. for snow re-
moyal this winter.
Brig. Gen Louis w. Prentiss,
the outgoing engineer commits
sioner, said the, new contract
provides for the District to pay
the company for any sand or
salt used on city streets and for
use Of snow plows and other ve-
hicles. Last years contract. he
said. allowed for lump sum pay
ment of estimated costs.
Evening star., 1954-12-09
Louder Named TO Bourd

Hervey L. Lauder, 1929 Wis
consin avenue NV, today was
named by the District Commis-
sioners as a member of the
Plumbing Examining Board. He
was nominated by the Master
Plumbers Association Of which he
Is q member, to succeed Carl c.
Lipp. who resigned recently as
chairman.
Evening star., 1954-12-09
Delay Likely
On Shoniick'
License Plea
Piuno Dealer
Gets Month to
Prepare Brief

A decision on the license re.
newal appeal of William Shonick,
secondhand piano dealer here
for the last three years, probably
will not be handed down before
February.
This was indicated by Charles
w. Hart. hearing examiner Of
the Board of Appeals and Review
of the District Licenses and In
spections Department, by his &C
tion in tentatively granting Mr..
Shonick's request for a months
time in which to file q written
brief in the case.
A hearing was held yesterday
by Mr.. Hart to determine validity
of the District license Offices re-
fuSal to renew the piano dealers
license for 1854. The principal
basis for the refusal was his
claiming the Fifth Amendment
privilege against self-incrimina-
ton when asked last July by the
House Un-American Activities
Committee about his alleged
Communist activities.
Pertinence Disputed.
David Rein. Mr.. Shonick,s at.
torney, asked for the time-lag
to go into detail on his conten-
ton that political ideologies"
and the claim of the Fifth
Amendment have no bearing on
an applicants fitness for holding
a secondhand dealers license.
Both the lawyer and his client
made this claim repeatedly dur
ing the hearing. The question
of Communist activities and Mr..
Shonick's testimony before the
congressional subcommittee was
irrelevant" in connection with
the dealers good moral char
acter" for the uSed-piano trade.
they declared in warding OF
Examiner Hart's interrogation.
Mr. Hart tried to pin down
Mr.. Shonick on parts of his tes-
timony before the July session
of the subcommittee,
He asked whether the piano
dealer wanted to clarity his
statement. voiced last July, to
the effect that the activities of
the subcommittee might be more
subversive than those of the
Communist Party.
Nothing to Clarity"
mo, don't think there's any
thing to Clarity" Mr., Sf1onick
responded. "It's all in the tram
script" He then referred to the
report by the metropolitan po-
lice special Investigations squad
which cited this testimony in
recommending denial of the re-
newal application.
F. Aside from being quite in
accurate" in its Characterization
of his testimony before the sub
committee. Mr.. Shonick said: Il
don't see any point in my ex-
panding on it since it Ia
irrelevant"
Mr.. Hart then said that, since
the ultimate basis" of the un-
favorable police report was that
Mr.. Shonick was affiliated with
the Communist Party the Dis
trict was entitled to know
whether the dealer is a member
of the party. He popped the
direct question.
To which Mr.. Shonick's attor-
ney interjected: Il don't see why
he should be called upon to
answer. There has been no
testimony that he is"
No Oath Law for Job.
Mr.. Rein went on that his
client was not bound to answer
because Congress has passed no
law requiring non-subversion
oaths by applicants for second
hand dealer licenses here.
The piano dealer. who recently
moved his shop from BIT Cedar
street NV. around the corner
to 6912 Fourth street NV. also
claimed irrelevance in refusing
to answer to charges of question:
able activities.
Evening star., 1954-12-09
Puris in Color

Curtis Nagel. q pioneer In color
photography. win present a '.Por-
trait of Paris" In film at AS
pm. and. $3.50 pm. tomorrow at
Constitution Hall. Mr.. Nagers
film includes the Bastille Day pa
rade on the Champs Elysees and
tourist-eye views Of Partisan
landmarks.
Evening star., 1954-12-09
For Outstanding Service
For Outstanding Service
Smart SIeuthing in Two Cases
Won Honor for Pvt. Degges

The Commissioners Conn
mittee OF Awdrd for Mefitori-
Gus Servite, Police, and Fire
[ Departments, this year selected
lseuen District policemen ppd
three District tiremen for
avards for heroism in the line
of duty. This is the first In
series detailing the acts OF all,
43 men nominated for the hon
ors the 10 received.
Smart detective work in bring
ing two men to justice won an
award nomination for Pvt
Randall C. Degges of the 5th
Precinct.
One case was the spectacular
shooting and robbery of a con-
gressional secretary, Miss Elsie
Lemke, IL. of 211 Delaware ave-
nue. Sc, an aide to Senator
Johnson, Democrat, of Colorado.
She was shot and robbed near
her home. i
The only description Of her
assailant was that he was a
dark-skinned colored man.
Had Suspect i'm Mind.
"Pyt. DeggeS stated he had q
person in mind that should be
Investigated in connection with
this case, and informed 1t.
tJames M Powell that Wilbert
w. A. Green, colored, Is years,
was a likely suspect" the cita-
ton states.
Detectives traced the suspect
to his address, and, the citation
adds:
They Immediately went there
and were informed that Wilbert
Green was not at home but was
expected to return shortly. They
awaited his arrival and about
1890 pm. they placed him under
arrest when he came to the rear
door
IA surveillance was made of
the premises and a .38-caliber
Colt revolver, several rounds of
ammunition and a Paul Bregette
wrist watch was found in a coat
hanging on the wall of the rear
shed located alongside of the
kitchen. A SIS bill and a ST bill
that was laying on the table in
the bedroom was also taken and
a Bulova wrist watch was re-
moved from the wrist of Green
for a check as to stolen prop
erty
"About 12::45 pm. November
Is, 1853, Wilbert w. A. Green
was taken to the Fifth Precinct
and questioned. )"
The citation adds that he adj
mitted the shooting. He was
held for the grand jury on the
robbery shooting case and, police
added, 85 housebreaking cases
against him were presented to
the United States Attorneys
Office for consideration.
In the other case, Pvt. Degges
was successful in tracking down
a hit-and-run suspect after the
trail was cold. 1t involved the
death of Larry Dickerson. T., of
1406 u street Sc, struck at Sis
pm. November Is. 1852. There
was only a fragmentary descrip-
tion of the auto and driver in
volved.
Broke Case Year Later.
"On Friday, November IS. 1858.
exactly one year from the date
of this fatal hit-and-run acci-
dent, Pvt. Degges received cer-
tain information about a possible
suspect in this accident and he
Immediately checked his infor-
nation. His investigation dis
closed that the suspect did own.
and drive q car similar to the
one involved in the accident, that
the suspect lived in the neigh
Evening star., 1954-12-09
Child Falls Into Kettle
Of Boiling Woter

A year-old boy suffered first
and second degree burns over
his back yesterday when he fell
into a kettle of boiling water on
the kitchen floor of his Fort
Foote (Md.) home.
The child, Bryan Dalton, son
Of Mrs. and Mrs. Harold Dalton
of 718O Fort Foote road. was
admitted to Providence Hospital.
His condition was reported fair"
today. Mrs. Dalton said the
boiling water was TO be used for
rinsing clothes.
Evening star., 1954-12-09

borhood at the time OF the acci-
dent, and that the physical de-
scription of the suspect tailed
with that of the operator of the
death car" the citation reads.
Police arrested the 26-year-old
suspect and. they said, he ad-
mitted he was the driver of the
car which struck the boy.
Pvt. Degges was given an hon.
orable mention certificate for
exceptional meritorious service
in bringing to justice the per-
petrators of two heinous crimes" :"
Evening star., 1954-12-09
City Drafting
Law 10 Ban All
Doub|eParkiirlq
Prentiss, in Lost
Session, Gives View
On Traffic Speedup

A regulation to ban all double
parking is being drafted by the
District Government, Engineer
Commissioner Louis w. Prentiss
told the Board of Commissioner
today.
Attending his last formal ses-
sion Of the board, before he as
sumes command of Fort Bel
voir tomorrow, the outgoing En-
gineer Commissioner gave several
views on downtown traffic to
fellow Commissioners Samuel
Spencer and Renah F. Camalier
and to his successor-who will
be sworn in tomorrow-Col
Thomas A. Lane.
Under the present traffic reg
ulations, passenger vehicles may
park double only long enough
to pick up passengers or let
them off.
Vehicles May Unload.
A commercial vehicle May
double-park while actually load
ing or unloading. If no curb
space is available within a rea-
sonable distance"
Also, commercial vehicles
parked double may not "un-
reasonably impede or interfere
with orderly two-way traffic, -
and ION one-way streets, one
lane must be kept open for
moving traffic"
Recalling that Capital Transit
Co. had asked for a complete
ban on parking along its street.
car lines on F street, G street
and Seventh street NV, Gen.
Prentiss urged the Commission
ers to try out a ban on G street
only.
Capital Transit's request, he
said, had been reviewed by him.
self and by the Highway De-
partment and the Department
of Vehicles and Traffic.
Not Specific Enough.
This, Gen. Prentiss explained,
was because Il felt the request
was not specific enough and did
not pinpoint actual causes of
delay to streetcars."
Noting expert testimony that
an increase of one mile per hour
in average transit speed can
save a company 81 million a
year in costs, he described the
studies IN considerable detail.
A police Traffic Division check,
he said. showed that over a four
day period only IA per cent of all
traffic delays-including double
parking, standing at curbs and
other causes--involve violation of
regulations. He declared that So
per cent of the delays were
caused by vehicles operating
legally.
He suggested that Traffic Di--
rector George E. Keneipp appear
before the new Board of Com
missioners before the end of the
year and explain his proposals
for a temporary ban on parking
along G street. Gen. Prentiss
urged that The bans be tried one
at a time to permit an engineer
ing check which would show
whether the change was improv-
ing traffic conditions.
Trucks a Factor. "a
Discussing the proposal to
prohibit all double parking in
the downtown area, he said this
must be done by wiping out
enough curb parking to let
trucks load and unload without
double parking.
He urged that merchants be
encouraged to work out arrange
ments for delivering of supplies
at non-rush hours.
Seward seaport record., 1954-09-24
New Managers for Seward Utilities
(Continued from page one)

(Continued from page one) with the anticipated increase in use it was more likely that 1860 would be the date on which the City would find itself pinched for power generating equipment.
 It was Harstad's recommends tion that the City file on at least 2 lakes so as to insulate itself against any possible power short age within the next ten years. The Board agreed and the investiga- tions are proceeding to see which extra lake should be developed. CITY BUILDING
 The City Manager preached the problem of increased need for add itional City office space. He told the Board that he had in mind a 40 by 100 foot building of con- crete blocks which would house all City Offices including the Util- ities offices and possibly the Tele- phone office. should the City go into that business.
 The Board was a bit doubtful until treasured that they would only be asked to pay a portion of the cost of construction and that would be determined by the pro- portoinate part which they used in the overall building as compar- ed to the use made by other City Departments.
 Actual construction of such a building would likely require a bond issue and voter approval of the bonds and construction pro- gram.
 In the event that such a build ing was constructed the area now used by the City Clerk, Manager, Council Chambers would probably be made a part of the Fire Hall facilities.
 RESIGNATION
 As the meeting drew to a close John Rosness submitted his res ignation from the Board.
 Next meeting of the Board will be held October 12 at s in the City Council Chambers. The pub. lie is invited to attend.
Seward seaport record., 1954-09-24
Four-H Club Girls Receive Many Awards
(Continued from page one)

(Continued from page one) year pins went to Anna Jensen, Darlene Sorenson, Barbara Vim cent, Sara McMillan, Carol Simard, Barbara Mcdonald, Laura Sume, Catherine Werner, Peggy Werner, Eleanor and Roberta Hendrickson, Mary Montgomery, Rose m ary Bernstein, Claudia McCann and Barbara Vaughn.
 The prizes were donated by our local merchants with the highest prize going to Lura Peck.
 Viewed by the audience, were displays for Baking I, Baking II, Meal Preparation II, Leather II, and Clothing III. These included chocolate cakes, cup cakes, bis cults, clothing, luncheon, and lea ther work. Also displayed, was a display table, by the Marathon and Harbor Home-makers Clubs, show ing what they had done during the past year.
 Refreshments were served by the Harbor Homemakers, and the Junior Harbor and Ovenettes All Clubs.
 The local All Clubs would like to thank the merchants for the most generous prizes which they donated. Enough was donated to furnish prizes for this year and next. Those donating were:
 Grace Losey, vina's Beauty Shop, Dicks Diner, Orlanders Jewelry Store. Werner's Furniture, Mart Variety, Osbo's Electric, Seward Hardware, Seward Trading Com pany, McMullens, Werner's Gro. cery, Gateway Drug, Brown & Hawkins, Urbachs, and Alaska Shop.