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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22

Editor:
The Sentinel of November 5,
1853 carried a front page picture
and article concerning the i'm.
provement of the B. & o. under.
pass known as Park Rd. This
was, and 1 quote, ito be cut
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22

A Conmuter
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15

+ LITTLE wall furnaces discharge warm air on Botb ,ds
OF the wall providing abundant warmth and uniform heat dis
tribuuon throughout the entire house
COMPACT DEslcN- eoMPlETElY ABoW IooR
Installed 70 sh wall Ne pit below house No un,rsd aoog SPACE
COMFORT THROUGHOUT
Living room AND bedrooms in any weather.
BURNS Low COST cATALYTIc FURNACE OIL
Patented burner low furnace oil Including cyc ol
with high efficiency
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1000 electric themosauc control No pilot iQhr as te oil Ma
attention on your part Maintains EVEN temperatures
Also
Clean silent moving paru isred By UnderWrss
Labofatofies factory guarantee
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15

No. q q 6. liAls O. Nsasss.
Hear trap construction visible
hame .insant radiant warmth
circulating heas % living zone
mesniheeng heater of $1,000
BTU ooput
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15

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Big heaf output at lov COS, for
large residences schools. s,ogea.
garages, &c a tremendously eG.
cent produoaf q economical CON.
toE win 1000 BTU oa,pue
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15

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h1ins hsst Esg fireplace ia.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Settlement Sought
In A. & P. Strike

Representatives of the Great
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. and
the AFL Bakers Union were to
meet today to seek settlement of
a strike which has closed 10 Of
the company'S food stores in the
Washington area.
The bakers stuck last Wednes-
day and picketed a Baltimore
warehouse Of the company.
Union truck drivers have refused
to cross the picket line to move
groceries from the warehouse to
so stores along the Eastern Sea-
board.
About 100 members of the
Bakers Union are striking. An
additional 5000 workers are at
fected in the stores closed today.
The union said today picketS
would be placed at any Of the
company's stores which opened
before the strike is settled. The
dispute involves pay provisions
of a new contract under ne
collation..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22

was pointing out birds. I am
highly in favor of bird watch
ing. 1t slows the pace.
It's quite a trick. Mr.. Barnes
can hear the peep of birds high
up in trees where you would
never see them. Then he
swings his binoculars on them
and announces the species. He
was quite excited about some
Brewster'S blackbirds which are
a Western variety. He had only
seen one once before.
I should have dropped out at
Orleans, the last side road and
six miles short of the Woodmont
Club. Mr.. Pussy had sense
enough to do this. He is So.
Your correspondent is 81 and
somehow or other doesn't seem
to gain any sense with years.
Sees a Mirage.
I strolled the last six miles
from sheer exhaustion. I began
seeing a mirage. The parkway
had been finished through this
beautiful scenic stretch of the
mountains, and kindly people in
gold-plated Cadillacs were ask
ing me to ride with them.
Anthony Wayne Smith, assist
ant general counsel of the CLIO,
Jagged back to see to it that I
wasn't alone. And a Methodist
minister from nearby joined us.
He said he had witnessed the
beginning of the hike near Cum
berland and was so disappointed
that it had not been started with
prayer that he decided to walk
a stretch with the group.
We were the last to arrive at
the Woodmont Club, but we
walked it all the way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Air Force Chorus Will Sing
In Cherry Blossom 'Mikodo'

illuminated parade at 9 pm. on
K street NV. from Ninth to
Twentieth streets. Events sched-
uled for March 81 include a
luncheon-fashion show at the
Mayf1ower Hotel and a congress
sional reception for princesses
sponsored by the Conference of
State Societies at National
Arena. Seventeenth street and
Kalorama road NV.
A cotton granite lantern. SYM
Dol of friendship Of Japanese
people for America, will be pre-
sented to the United States by
japanese Ambassador Sadao Igu-
chi at 3 pm. March 80 at the
Tidal Basin.
There will be $4,000 free seats
available at the Tidal Basin for
the two-day pageant perform
ances. For the parade. there will
be 1000 seats available along the
route at 81 each. These may be
obtained at the AAA Offices. l712
G street NV; Woodward &
Lothrop's Bethesda store and the
Greater National Capital Com
mittee offices, 1916 K street NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Three Days Of Tests Show
IS Of 430 Have Syphilis

Three days of mass blood
testing have showed 95 of 430
persons tested had traces Of
syphilis, the Health Department
announced today.
About half Of them were
known to the Health Depart
ment through past treatment.
The others will receive treat
ment.
The Health Department plans
to send testing teams wherever
arrangements can be made. The
department is contracting en-
ployers. Government agencies
and other organizations. Ar
rangements for such visits, can
be made by calling National
$4,000, Extension 2706.
DR.. Ross Taggart, acting di-
rector Of preventable and chronic
diseases. said the Health De-
partment expects that between
10 and Is per cent Of those
examined will have traces of
syphilis. He said the first three
days of tests brought a much
higher percentage than had been
expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Use Of Old School
Al Muirkirk Studied

District officials will lead an
inspection tour at 10 am.
Wednesday to study ACCESSIBILITY
of converting the old District
Training School for Girls at
Muirkirk, Md, into a rehabili-
tation farm for drug addicts and
alcoholics.
The trip was postponed from
today to invite others to attend.
Heading the party will be Com
missioner Renah F. Camalier:
Gerard M. Shea, directoU of pub
lie welfare; DR.. Daniel M. Seek
niger, director Of public health;
Donald Clemmer. director of cor
rections, and Richard Townsend.
administrative assistant to Mr..
Camalier.
In addition, representatives Of
such agencies as the Salvation
Army, Central Union Mission.
Alcoholics Advisory Committee
and Alcoholics Anonymous will
be invited to inspect the plant
and offer suggestions about its
suitability as q rehabilitation
farm.
At the same time, James L.
McCallister, administrative Serv-
ices officer. will appear before
a fiscal subcommittee of the Dis
trict Senate Committee to ex-
plain the Commissioners pro-
posal to sell the Muirkirk site
should it be turned down for re-
Mobilization purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Last Of Dead Identified
In Shady Side Air Crash

The Air Force has identified
the last two of the 10 servicemen
killed in the crash of a ellis
Flying Boxcar near Shady Side,
Md, Friday.
They were Marine Sergt. Ray
mond L. Hahn Of Jersey City
stationed at the Marine Bar
racks In Norfolk. and Army Pfc
Frederick r. Junghans of Net
cong. N. j., stationed at Fort
Benning, Ga.
The Air Force meanwhile con-
tinued its investigation Of the
crash. A mid-air explosion may
have sent the transport plane
to earth. although Air Force
officers expressed some doubt
that was responsible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Bowdoin College Singers
To Appear in HyaHsviIIe

The Bowdoin College Glee
Club OF Brunswick, Me-. will pre-
sent a concert at st. Matthews
parish hall in Hyattsville at $3.50
pm. March 20.
A combination Of religious and
secular music will be presented
under the direction of DR.. Fred
erick TillotSon.
Among patrons and patrones-
ses for the event are Mayor and
Mrs. Jesse s. Baggett of Hyatts-
vile.
The Episcopal parish hall is
at Thirty-sixth avenue and
Nicholson street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22

sandwiches and coffee at the
Cumberland outdoor Club, one
of the many fish and game clubs
along this stretch of wilds. The
hospitality was appreciated, but
it did slow us down. Lee Bailey,
president of the club, and about
Is members were on hand. Mr..
Bailey is dead against the build
ing of a parkway along the canal
strip. but we found that the
members had met and voted for
it. If you are from Cumberland.
you almost have to be for the
parkway.
At Green Ridge. where we
stopped briefly to eat the sand
witches in our pack. I asked how
far we had come. The answer
was nine miles. It had been a
breeze. I thought We had gone
only four or five.
Robert Estabrook, head of
the Post and Times-Herald edi-
torial page, took a short cut at
this point, walking through the
Western Maryland railroad tun-
mel. This cuts of four miles.
His associate. Merlo Pussy, de-
cided to stick to the tow path.
It was Mr.. Pusey's editorial adj
vocation of the tow path that
started this hike. Justice Doug
las wrote a letter, challenging
the writer to walk the entire tow
path and see the natural beauty
which a parkway would destroy.
Likes Bird Watching.
The six miles to Orleans. the
next point where a road reaches
the tow path, seemed much
longer than six miles. I caught
up with the justice once in a
while but that was because Irston
Barnes Of the Audubon Society
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Legion Of Mary Growth
Marked al Celebration

The Legion of Mary, Catholic
organization that performs spir-
itual works Of mercy. has grown
from five to 80 parish and school
praeSidia or units in the arch
diocese of Washington since
1914.
This was reported by the Rev.
Charles D. German, archdio-
cesar spiritual director Of the
legion. at the 10th anniversary
celebration of the founding Of
the legion's Washington curia
yesterday at st. Gabriel's Cath
Ole Church here. The curia Is
the headquarters group.
More than 500 men and wom-
en- egionnaires attended the
observance, which was presided
over by the Most Rev. John M.
MacNamara, auxiliary bishop
q Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Three Boys Accused
In Burglary Series

Three juveniles have been ar.
rested in connection with house.
breakings at two Silver Spring
schools and a fruit stand. Mont
gomery County police reported
today.
A .25-caliber automatic was
taken from one of the youths.
Is, who police said had admitted
breaking into the fruit stand
March 13 at Colesville and Ten
ley roads. Silver Spring. and the
st. Johns Elementary School on
February 10.
Police said the youths had
taken $40 from the mission fund
of a f1rSt-grade class at the
school.
The other two youths have adj
mitted breaking into the East
Silver Spring School on several
occasions and taking ice cream
and money from the school cafe
terra.
All three youths have been re-
leased in custody of their par.
ents pending Juvenile Court
action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Restaurant Man Offers
To Run School Cafeterias

A private restaurant operator
has informed the Board Of Edu-
cation he would like to talk
about taking over operation Of
the Districts school cafeterias.
Denver Mckay, president Of
M. & M. Restaurants. Inc, said
today his firm Is considering the
possibility of running the Sc
cafes for a management fee. M.
& M. runs three cafeterias and
three snack bars at the Naval
Gun Factory. as well as reStau-
rants in other cities.
The school cafeterias-cen-
tralized a little over q year ago
lost $16.308 from September to
February. School officials want
to have about 900 annually
added to the school budget to
pay cafe administrative costs. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Clinic on Psychiatry
Al Mcfarland 10
Help Other Schools

Ten Northwest public schools
win be served by the new
pSychiatric clinic now operating
at Mcfarland Junior High
School. Mrs. Agnes N. Arnold,
clinic secretary. said today.
Three private schools also
have been invited to take part
in the clinic project.
The new clinic. opened
March 2, is Offering free psy-
chiatric examination to pupils
suffering from emotional malad-
justment. The clinic has a
volunteer staff Of psychiatrists
and psychologists.
win Screen Cases
Mrs. Arnold, Macfarland's as
siStant principal. said the clinic
is limiting its services to schools
in the area covered by Council
A, Area 8. Of the District Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers.
Cases from the participating
schools will be screened in order
to give first attention to those
needing it most. Mrs. Arnold
said.
Cases are to be referred to
the school systems research de-
partment for preliminary SCREEN
ing. Referrals will be made by
school principals. Mrs. Arnold
said. She suggested that par
ents desiring attention for their
youngsters should consult with
principals.
Eight Children interviewed.
Eight children from FIVE
schools have already been In
terviewed, and six more have
been referred to the clinic, Mrs.
Arnold reported. The new
clinic is headed by DR.. George
w. Sprehn.
Parent-teacher groups Of par
ticipating schools have contrib
uted over $500 to the clinics
support. The schools now being
served, besides Mcfarland, are
Roosevelt High, Burdick Voca-
tional, Health, Bancroft. Barn
ard, Petworth, Powell, Raymond
and West.
The Hebrew Academy and st.
Gabriel's and Sacred Heart pa
rochial schools have been in
vited to join the project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Walden Says
Jury Erred on 5
In Nelson Case
Tells Court They
Were Convicted on
inadequate Evidence

Former Assistant United States
Attorney Thomas A. Walden. jr.,
today testified in Federal Court
that the grand jury which in
dicted Charles E. Nelson and
10 co-defendents had insufficient
evidence to indict five of them.
Mr.. Walden told Judge James
w. Morris that the action of the
U. s. Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia in setting
aside an earlier conviction be-
cause Nelson's records were OBJ
tanned Illegally could make it
necessary to free the following:
James Lowery, Robert Kirby.
suspended homicide squad detec-
tive: Mrs. Bertha MacWilliams,
William K. MacWilliams. Efffe
Lou Trent and Elizabeth Brady,
who are charged with operating
a lottery.
No Opinion on Five Others.
Mr.. Walden, directed to study
the matter by Judge Morris last
week, told the court he is not in
a position to express an opinion
regarding five other defendants
being retired on conspiracy and
lottery charges.
They are:
Nelson, a wealthy Richie
(Md) farmer; his wife, Virginia
Madge Nelson. Blight H. Lee,
Robert L. holland and Mrs. Mary
c. holland.
In the first trial last year the
Governments cases were largely
based on Nelson's records in OPP
Grating an alleged Sc million a
year gambling syndicate. The
records, according to the appel
late court later, were discovered
after Nelson had been high-pres-
sured into turning them over
to the Kefauver Senate Crime
Committee in 1852.
Called Not competent"
Mr.. Walden listed more than
a dozen witnesses who were
brought before the original
grand jury as a result of the II
highly discriminating" docu-
ments. He said that in light Of
the appeals court decision the
witnesses were not competent"
to have testified.
Should Judge Morris agree, the
witnesses will be excluded from
the new trial, which began last
week.
Meanwhile a panel of seven
women and five men is waiting
outside of the courtroom until
the competency Of the Govern
ment's witnesses can be deter
mined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Judge Orders
Arrest Of Key
Beach Witness
Warrant Issued
For Sister-in-Luw
Of Inspector

A bench warrant was issued
today for the arrest Of a key
witness in police trial board
hearings Of charges against
Inspector Beverly C. Beach.
Judge Matthew B. Mcclure
of the U. S. District Court for
the District of Columbia signed
the warrant for the arrest Of
Mrs. Lillian B. Woltz, 104 Yale
avenue. Glen Echo. Md, the
inspectors sister-in-law. after
United States marshals were
unable to serve a subpoena for
her appearance. before Judge
MCGUIRE.
Assistant United States At
torney Robert D. Wise. who
asked for the bench warrant,
said it was the first time in trial
board history that such action
had been taken to compel ap-
pearance Of a witness.
Last Prosecution Witness.
Mrs. Woltz is the last prose-
cution witness. She is scheduled
to testify about loans made to
her by Inspector Beach. The
inspector is accused of lying to
the Senate District Crime In
vestigating subcommittee when
he said he had received $1,000
In cash from her as repayment
of loans.
After the bench warrant was
issued, the trial board adjourned,
subject to call. Mr.. Wise said he
would notify the board if Mrs.
Woltz is found.
Mrs. Wolff failed to show up
last week in answer to a trial
board subpoena. Last Wednes-
day she was ordered by Judge
MCGUIRE to appear at 10 am.
today to tell the court why she
should not be cited for contempt.
But the marshal was unable to
serve the order.
Misuse Of Funds Charged.
Inspector Beach also is &C.
cused Of using part of Christmas
charity funds collected in 1850
to throw private party for sew
enth precinct policemen and
their families and of accepting a
$3.50 gift from Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney, wife Of the
former Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy.
He is under suspension pend
ing outcome Of the hearing. His
troubles stem from his appear
ance in 1852 before the Senate
crime proberS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22

The United States Air Force
Singing Sergeants" will take
part in the grand climax to the
National Cherry Blossom Festival
next week.
The Air Force chorus will play
prominent part in Gilbert and
Sullivan's 1.-THE Mikado" to be
featured in the pageant. starting
at 2 pm. both April 3 and 4 at
the Jefferson Memorial.
Staff Sergt. william Dupree
will appear as Nanki Pooh.
M/Sergt. William D. Jones will
appear as Poo Bah and narrate
the production. The adaptation
and writing are by Dorothea
Umbach. The group is directed
by LIST 1t. Robert L. Landers.
Supervision of the entire pag-
cant is by Joel Margolis Of Loew's
Capital Theater.
The 1854 festival queen will
be chosen by the spinning of a
wheel of fortune at q ball at
the Hotel Statler April 2. Chief
Justice Warren will set the wheel
spinning. ..
On April / there will be an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Detective Describes
Attack Re-enactmeni
As Defense Objects

A Metropolitan detective SER
geant today outlined in Federal
Court the re-enactment Of the
rape last May of q 23-year-old
airline hostess.
Charged with the crime and
being tried before Judge Burnita
Shelton Matthews Of the U. S.
District Court for the District
Of Columbia is Clarence E. Wat
son. a 20-year-old former Pen
tagon bootblack.
Detective Sergt. James K.
Hunters testimony of the as
sault re-enactment has been the
subject of strong defense objec-
tons since early Friday. Attorney
James C. Toomey has been try
ing to keep the testimony from
the jury.
Defendant Called willing.
Sergt. Hunter said he and
several other policemen went
with Watson to the rear Of q
home In the 100 block of P
street NV. last July 10. The
detective said Watson willingly
demonstrated how he climbed
upon fence to reach window
sill by which he entered the air.
line hostess apartment.
Mr.. Toomey objected. He was
oyerruled. however, after stat
ing he intended to prove Watson
was forced into re-enactment of
the alleged criminal assault.
Prosecutor Frederick Smithson
queried Sergt. Hunter as to Wat
sons demeanor while demon
strating the attack. The detec-
tive said. "he (Watson) was not
reluctant. He expressed willing
ness. In fact. he said he would
like to get it over with"
Any Threats Denied.
The policeman also testified
that at no time was Watson
struck, threatened or given any
promise or inducement to show
the detectives how he entered
the airline hostess apartment.
The witness added that Wat
son told him he emptied a purse
he found on a coffee table in
the hostess room, removing ap-
proximately $35, and picked up
a knife he found beside the poo
textbook on the coffee table and
used 1t to force the young wom-
an to submit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Fur|ong Of Times-HeraId
To Be Chicago City Editor

Thomas R. Furlong, managing
editor of the Washington Times
Herald at the time the WASH
ington Post bought it, has been
appointed city editor of the
Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Furlong had been at the
Times-Herald for two years. He
was financial editor for the
Tribune for IL years before COM
ing to the Times Herald.
Stewart D. Owen was moved
up from city editor of the
Tribune to assistant managing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
|CTC Dividend
Held Exceeding
Court Authority
Commission Counsel
Asks Appeals Court
To Set Aside Order

The Public Utilities Commits
sion today charged Federal
Judge Edward M. Curran ex-
ceeded his authority in grant,
ing permission to the Capital
Transit Co. to redeem $50 mil
lion in bonds and to declare a
$384.000 quarterly stock divi-
dend.
The statement came from the
commission counsel, Lloyd B.
Harrison. and was made to the
U. S. Court Of Appeals for the
District of Columbia.
The commission seeks to have
Judge Curran's order set aside.
Mr.. Harrison told Appellate
Judges Wilbur K. Miller, Henry
Edgerton and Charles Fahy the
bonds are due for redemption on
April /.
In his attack on the Curran
order. made last week in the U.
S. District Court for the District
of Columbia. Mr.. Harrison said
Judge Curran had arrogated to
himself prerogatives belonging
only to the commission.
Assumptions Alleged.
Mr.. Harrison said Judge Cur
ran. in accepting Capital Transit
figures on future earnings, had
made many a finding Of fact on
assumptions"
The attorney said the COM
mission has no objection to the
payment Of dividends or redemp-
ton Of bonds as long as the
company remains in a secure A.
nancial position.
However, we think that the
time has come where Capital
Transit is in a financial posi-
ton where it is endangered" Mr..
Harrison asserted.
1--WE also say the very findings
on which the lower court made
its rulings were the administra =
tive duties of the commission
and were findings which Judge
Curran) had no power to make. 4"
he said.
Edmund L. Jones, lawyer for
the transit company. declared
that Capital Transit had met all
its legal obligations in declaring
the stock dividend and In an
nouncing its intention to redeem
its outstanding bonds.
Commission Held Powerless.
Mr.. Jones told the court, the
commission by its own admis-
sion, was powerless to block the
dividend as long as the utility's
financial position was sound.
He asserted that Capital
Transit would still retain O $2.s
million cash surplus after re-
demption of the bond and would
have $23 million In unen-
numbered property.
In view Of the adverse ruling
by Judge Cufran, Mr.. Harrison
asked the appellate court for
time for commission auditors to
study the figures submitted to
Judge Curran by Capital
Transit. He said such a probe
Of the transit company's f.
nancial statement would con-
sumo from two to four weeks.
It Is expected that the COM
mission will carry the case to
the Supreme Court. If. after to-
days hearing. the Court Of APP
peals should rule in Capital
| TranSit'S favor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Symphony Drive Report

A decision on whether the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra's
sustaining fund campaign will be
reorganized for a final effort to
meet its $260,000 goal will be
announced at q reports luncheon
at 1880 pm. tomorrow at the
HWCA. A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Dr.. Hansen to Speak
Before Tukomu Group

DR.. Carl F. Hansen. associate
superintendent of Distric t
schools. will be the guest speaker
at a meeting of the Takoma
Home and School Association
tomorrow at 8 pm. in the Ia
koma School, Dalia street and
Piney Branch road NV.
Mr.. Hansen will speak on re-
port cards. A panel of four par
ents and three teachers will dis
cuss What We Expect of our
Schools" and how reports should
be made to parents.