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For Outstanding Service
For Outstanding Service
Award Halls Police CoImness
Before Pair Closed Inon Bandit

The Commissioners Com
mittee of Award for Meritori-
otts SerDice, Police and Fire
Departments, this year selected
seuen District policemen and
three District fremen for
guards for heroismt and out
standing service In the line of
duty. This is one OF a series
detailing the acts OF all 43 men
nominated for the honors the
10 receited.
Along with the dull routine
Of pounding pavements. check
ing doors and directing traffic
policemen are often called on
to risk their lives for the pro-
lection of the public.
Such an event occurred a few
minutes after Pvts. John j..
Balassa and Eugene Duvall
checked into No. Q precinct
for the 4 pm. to midnight shift
on January %, a Saturday,
They were asked to lay a trap
for a holdup man who was
plaguing shop owners in the
vicinity of Eleventh and X
streets NV.
Superiors of the two police
men had noticed the bandit
always returned to the scene Of
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the counter. a life Of crime for
Thomas Nelson Zale, alias,
Thomas Lemon, 81, colored, of
the Ito block Of Seventh street
NV, was ended.
From their point of conceal
rnent they heard Zale walk in
and gruff1y state, This is it,"
They heard the cash register
open and the sound OF change
being scooped up.
Fearing Mrs. Buckler, might
be injured Pvts. Balassa and
Duvall remained hidden until
the clerk walked to one side,
at the same time saying That's
him."
Policemen Step Forth.
AS zale reached the front
door the policemen stepped
forth. Zale swung around to
face them. his hand dug deep
in the right pocket of his coat.
At that moment they fired, Ba-
lassa twice, his partner once.
All three slugs tore through
zale's body. killing him in
stantly.
Zale had been bluffing. His
right hand was empty. When
he slumped to the floor he still
clutched So in bills and change,
the loot from the hold-up, in his
left hand.
In nominating both men for
recognition their command Of
ficer. former Capt. John E.
Winters, wrote:
Goodness was displayed in a
situation these officers had every
reason to believe was fraught
with danger. No rash or fool
hardy move precipitated a CON-
dition dangerous to Mrs. Buck
Ter. Calmly the officers awaited
the opportune moment to appre-
hend this criminal !"
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Judge CockriU to Take Part
IN Rudolph PTA Panel Talk

John Msrshali-,Joiln Marshall Ele-
mentary School. Twenty-fffth street and
North Glebe road. Ariington.
Tuesday.
Garnet Paterson - Garnet Paterson
Junior High School. Tenth and Y
cardozo- Cardozo High school audi
toriam. Thirteenth and Clifton streets
Theodore Roosevelt children's Christ
mas program, ct the school auditorium,
Thirteenth and Upshur streets NV.
MONTGOMERY Hills-Moutgornery Hills
Junior High School auditorium. Silver
Calvin Coolidge - Gavin Coolidge
Hugh School, Fifth and Tuckerman
streets NV. Conference with teachers
from 7:l5 pm. to S:45 pm. before the
business meeting
Eastern Junior High Christmas pro-
gram by the school glee club ct S:15
pm. In the school.
Wednesday.
Bancroft Christmas program, at the
school go South Wakefield street. AR
Thursday.
Christmas program by the children In
Friday.
oakridge-Third and fourth grade
children's Christmas program, at the
school In Arlington
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Judge Edith n. Cockrill Of the
Juvenile Court viii participate
in . panel discussion Of "The
Home, an Impetus to Educa-
tion" at the meeting Of the
Rudolph Parent Teacher Assoc
citation at 8 pm. Tuesday at
the Keene Auditorium, Riggs and
Blair roads NE.
The panel includes DR.. Charles
E Bish. principal Of Mckinley
High School, moderator: Mrs.
Kathleen c. Enzler, book re-
viewer: DR.. BENJAMIN Manches-
ter. physician, and Francis A.
Gregory. associate superintend-
ent In charge of junior and voca-
tional high schools.
Other PTA meetings for the
week. all scheduled to begin at
8 pm. unless otherwise indicated,
are as follows:
Tomorrow.
Jacksorf--JacAs0A school, S55 North
Edison street, Arlington. Christmas
pfogfam by students.
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By The Associated press

SYLACAUGA, Ala. Dec. liz
A meteorite which struck an Ala
bama housewife recently has be-
come the center. of new legal
controversy.
Mrs. Birdie Guy, from whom
Mr.. and Mrs. Hulitt Hodges rent
their house, has hired attorneys
to get possession Of the nine
pound fragment.
Mr.. Hodges had hired an at
torney to get the rock back from
the Air Force after it was seized
for closer examination, and the
meteorite was turned over to Mr..
Hodges lawyer in Washington
this week.
However, Mrs. Guy claims
ownership of the rock. She says
that since it fell on her prop
erty, it belongs to her.
Mrs. Hodges was hospitalized
for about five days after the
thing from outer space tore
through the roof of the house
and left her bruised. Scientists
said this is the first authentic
case in which human has ever
been struck by meteorite.
Mr.. Hodges says he has re-
ceived offers exceeding $1,000
for the rock.
Attorney H. M. Love of Tai
ladega, Ala. who represents MIR.
and Mrs. Hodges, said he had
no fear of losing the metorite
to Mrs. Guy or anyone else.
In a telephone interview, the
lawyer told The Star the frag-
ment will be sold as soon as the
Hodges clear claim to it is estab-
lished. He said they have re-
ceived numerous offers ranging
from So to more than $4,000.
The most serious offers, said
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Contract for S224,oOO
Howard u. Job Awarded

The General Services Admin
istration yesterday announced
award of contract for 1924, 900
for supplying wood and metal
laboratory equipment in the
Biology Greenhouse Building at
Howard University.
The successful bidder was the
Hamilton Manufacturing Co. of
Two Rivers, Wis. The time for
completion named in the con-
tract is July Is. Five proposals
to do the job were received by
GSA, but the lowest bid was ac-
cepted.
Officials said the building is
still Id" construction.
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Guatemala 5 Ex-Chief
Wins Swiss Visitor Visa
DY iha Assoeieied prsss

- ~
BERN. Switzerland. Dec. II.
The Swiss government today
granted ex-President Jacobo Ar
benz Of Guatemala . three.
month visitors visa to Switzer-
land.
Arbenz applied for admission
to Switzerland from his present
residence in Mexico. where he
fled after the overthrow or his
Communist supported govern
ment.
An official announcement said
Arberz asked to come to switz-
erland to put his children In q
Swiss boarding school. He was
granted the visa after promising
to refrain from all political ac-
tivity and to return to Mexico
at the end Of three months.
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q stickup to rob the place a
second time. One such place
was Dickey's Cleaners at 10l7
Eleventh street NV, where the
lone clerk, Erma E. Buckler.
had twice faced him.
Ready for Third Try.
Believing the bandit might be
audacious enough to try third
time at Dickey's Cleaners, the
officials asked Pvts. Balassa and
Duvall to hide out in the shop.
An hour after they took their
positions behind a partition near
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Now Her LondIodyIs Claiming
Meteorite That Hit Housewife

Mr.. Love. came from museums in
Alabama and Indiana. He said
the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington presumably would
be unable to meet the highest
proposals.
The lawyer took possession Of
the meteorite in the Office of
Representative Roberts, Demo-
crat, of Alabama, when it was
taken to Capitol Hill Thursday
morning by representatives of
the Air Force. He is keeping it
in a vault.
The beacon of Dillingham., 1954-05-30
/ A K B y Ii l. I T + S

herb a1a' Mine Nicholson were here over-
night l4ay Is. They now have family Of
six adorable children and ere tationed
at Bethel. Herb Is flying for mel.
John Was smann and his mother left STA
Tor their sumner in the states; Roman
Malachi Left earlier the eame mornings and
the John Winnings Flew out the fol lowing
weekend. Last year's teachers remai lining
in Dil1ingham thru the summer are Susan
Drenth. Bob Kallenberg and Murie11e Spears
hrilyn ponko left 5/l7 for Anchorage
where she Will attend the graduation OF
her "old" class there before proceeding
to Seattle VIII ereshe will stay wi tn her
grandmother.
Sam Nesvoog returned from Bell
ingham and Seattle on 5/22, Walter Modem
and Bill Gurt1er arrived May Is In Walter
new plane. an Aeronca Sedan which he flew
in from Seattle, Phi il Elliot and the
standard 81 L euditor were in town during
1ah l7-23. The first Oil Barge Of the
season dropped nchor off Dillingham; on
TIE evening Of AAy 26; Dick Gallaher was
Ill town A4ay 25s
Ion 6agmoen got home last week after q
year at the Of A; Eddie Brandon came
over on May 27;
Mrs. Billy Johnson left 5/2s for
sitka.
Enough would satisfy US If the
neighbors didn't have mores
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Altman and 3,0thers
Stricken by Polio

A Fort Myer airman. stricken
with paralytic-type polio, was
one of four new cases of in
fantile paralysis reported in the
area yesterday.
The 35-yearIold airman be-
came i'll on July 26 but the case
was reported to Arlington health
authorities yesterday. He was
reported in an iron lung at
Walter Reed Hospital.
His was the ninth case of polio
reported in Arlington this year.
In Montgomery County a s.
year-old girl of the 5000 block
Waukesha road, Glen Echo. was
reported as the county's seventh
case. She was admitted to Chill
dren's Hospital.
AleXandria's second polio case
of the year was listed as a g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-07

SACRED CONCERT
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Legion Auxiliary Here to Elect
Officers at c Convention Today
Mt. American Legion

Department. American Legion,
Byron Dunn.
An impressive memorial serv-
ice for members who died dur
ing the last year was presided
over by Mrs. Elizabeth RoySton,
department memorials chairman.
AS each name was read off,
fellow members lighted a candle
set in a huge white base in the
form of a cross. The service
concluded as taps were played
in the darkened auditorium fol-
lowed by the singing of the
Lords Prayer" by Miss Phyllis
Smink.
The sessions main address
was made by Paul Griffith, past
national commander of the
American Legion.
Urges Help for Convention.
Mr.. Griffith pointed out the
national Legion convention will
be held in Washington at the
end of this month and called
on each and every Legionnaire
and member Of the Auxiliary to
"do what you can to make the
convention really a great one"
He said some people come to
| the convention to renew old
acquaintance, some to have a
good time and others to work
on program and attempt to
attain that programs goal dur
ing the coming year.
"On the greatest of all issues
human freedom" he said. I'VE
of the American Legion and the
Auxiliary are united as one and
will stand together until we ac-
compliSh the program which the
American Legion sets before u.s."
Mr.. Griffith, who said he
resides near the Potomac coun-
tryside, told the convention he
has invited the Pennsylvania
delegation to his home for
breakfast on the opening day Of
the national convention.
With 800 in the Keystone
State delegation. the past Com
mander said a friend has sug-
gested he had better get started
frying eggs this week.
i. He told the women the Ma
tional convention delegates are
coming here and bringing their
families along to "see the Ma
tons Capital" and he is going
to start his guests out with a
beautiful view of the Washing
ton countryside
The meeting recessed after a
prayer led by Mrs. Lois Hampton,
department chaplain.
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Brazil, will speak tonight on
Liberty and the Historic Chris
tian Faith"
The congress will end next
Thursday with an address by
the newly elected president.
Election of officers will be held
Wednesday.
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lure some East German Com
munist who knows the true de-
tails of the John case to desert
to the West.
The offer holds good until
october 81, 1854.
John, who headed the Office
for the Protection of the Con-
stitution-the West German
FBI-crossed over to East Ber-
lin July 20.
The East Zone government
said Wednesday it had given the
former security chief asylum at
his request.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's
Bonn regime has asked the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-07
STRONGER AdhesiveMude

CHICAGO.-A new industrial
adhesive, said to be so strong 1t
requires a force of 10000 pounds
per square inch to pull apart any
two metals it joins together, has
been developed. It's manufac-
turer says it needs only finger
tip pressure to join two struc-
tural surfaces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-07

Allied High Commission to APP
proach Soviet occupation au-
thorities for Johns return to
the West. A West German note
to the commission declared he
was being held against his will.
Mr.. Adenauer said in a broad
cast yesterday that Johns dis
appearance was terrifying. but
he added that the trouble he
might do in the East "is not as
great as some at first believed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-07

join, support or cooperate with
the national council in that
field" he said.
The delegates also passed a
resolution calling on the govern
ment of Venezuela to see that
religious liberty be re-estab-
lished in the cities and urban
zones of the Perija district in
order that evangelical Christians
living there may enjoy all their
privileges as citizens" The mo-
ton claimed that decision of
the nations Federal Court Of
Appeals in 1853 suppressed re-
ligious liberty for evangelical
Christians in the districts towns.
DR.. Israel Gueiros of Recife,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-07
Eisenhower Is Urged
NOT 10 Give Talk 10
World Church Group
By cospor Nonnes
sfor staH Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. THE
third plenarys congress of the
international Council Of Chris
tian Churches will hear regional
council reports today at the
meeting on the Faith Theological
Seminary grounds here.
The councils president. DR..
Carl McIntire Of Collingswood.
N. j., and other clergymen here
yesterday sent a message to
President Eisenhower asking him
not to address the meeting of
the World Council Of Churches
in Evanston, Ill. on August 10.
The International Council of
Christian Churches represents a
fundamentalistic segment of
Christianity from 40 foreign
countries. The World Council
of Churches has 161 Protestant
and Eastern Orthodox denomi-
nations, including most of the
major American Protestant
church bodies, from 48 countries.
The latter will hold it's second
assembly August 1881 at Evans
ton.
Says 1t Would Aid Reds.
The message to President
Eisenhower asserted it would
help the cause of the Reds in
their use of the churches for the
President of the United States
to appear on a platform which
has officially elected representa-
tives present from Communist
controlled countries. 1--WE sim
cerely believe that any church
organization that will include
delegates from Conafnunist-con-
trolled churches among it's
membership should not have the
public Endorsement that your
appearance on their platform
certainly will give"
Among those signing the mes
sage was the Rev. Robert L.
RyerSe Of Arlington, Va, admin
istrative secretary of associated
missions, International Council
of Churches.
Mr.. Ryerse yesterday told the
gathering that I'VE are chal-
lenged by communism, Roman
ism and ecumenism, and all the
vagrant variant other 'isms' Of
our Goth century. This is true
on a national level in almost
every country. and information
ally we cannot escape its multi
piled impact"
The speaker said the as
ISOLATED missions was formed to
meet these challenges, adding
that it was organized. in 1852
with seven charter mission
agencies and now has Is.
+; Mission Threat Seen.
Another speaker, DR.. w. o. H.
Garman of Williamsburg. Pa, a
!. vice president of the council,
charged yesterday that religious
freedom and the principle of
separation of church and state
are in grave danger on the
mission field. I'm various coun-
. tries in which the national
+: Christian councils are more or
/. less in league with the state,
/: efforts have been made to sup
d press and exclude non-co-oper-
!. alive, incorporating Funda-
: mental missions which will not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-07
By Mary |. Vaughan

Nomination and election Of
new officers will highlight the
second session Of the goth annual
convention of the District De-
partment Of the American Legion
Auxiliary today in the National
Museum auditorium, Constitu-
ton and Tenth street N w.
The convention opened there
last night and will adjourn to-
night after the installation OF
new officers.
Today's agenda also calls fol
delegates reports. resolutions and
other unfinished business.
Mrs. Gertrude S. Pierce. con-
vention chairman, presided al
the colorful opening ceremonies
Spencer Greets Delegates.
Mai. Warren T. Hilleary led
the National Guard of Honor
down the aisles and was followed
by q professional of pages. dis
tinguished guests. Gold Stal
Mothers. past department pres
/ idents and department officers
Mrs. Merle w. Cerulla, de-
partment president. presided
over the session from the audi.
forum stage, decorated with pot.
ted palms and baskets of glad
iolus.
District Commissioner Samue
| C. Spencer was on hand to well
come the nearly 200 delegates
and guests on behalf of the Dis
trict Government.
The American Legion and its
Auxiliaries, he said, stand fol
| the highest standards of Amer
lean citizenship. He added the
good they do in communities is
almost unlimited.
A certificate in recognition OF
his outstanding service" in
Washington was presented tt
Commissioner Spencer by Mrs
Cerulla.
Mrs. Pugliese Speaks.
Among others who extended
greetings at the opening session
were: Mrs. Mabel Pugliese, ma.
tional executive committeeman
an; Mrs. Eleanor Smith. past ma
tional president and director Of
the National Convention, Ameri.
can Legion Auxiliary; Mrs
Esther Carrico, Chapeau Depart.
mental $40; James Clarke
Grand Chef de Care 40/8; Mrs
Pearl Heagerty, national Pouvoil
$40; David Kisliuk, national ex.
ecutive committeeman and thu
new commander of the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-07
Reward Of $4,000
Offered in John Case
By the Associated Press

BONN, Germany, Aug. T.
The West German government
offered a reward of $4,000
marks ($119,000) today for in
formation that will clear up the
strange disappearance of its
former security chief, DR.. Otto
John.
Government officials voiced
hope this huge reward would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-07
THE EVENING STAR ALL
Washington. D c 80
SATURDAY, AUGUST Z. l0AA

year-old boy living in Parkfair-
fax. He was reported as already
recovered from a mild attack.
Prince Georges County report
ed its second case, a 9-year-old
girl of the 600 block of Allen
town road. Camp Springs. She
was taken Ill on July "a.
Nationally. the polio founda-
ton reported, poliomyelitis cases
are running Z per cent behind
the total reported at this time
last year. Last year the peak
number of cases throughout the
country came in the third week
of August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-07
Health Aide Confirmed

The Senate today confirmed
James Bradshaw Mintener Of
Minnesota as Assistant Secretary
of the Department of Health.
Education and Welfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19

These prices effective until close Of business Saturday
August 81, 1854, In Washington, d. c. MARYLAND:
Hlllcregt Heights, Bethesda, Silver Spring. Takoma
Park Bladensburg Coral Hills Hyattsville, Kensing
ton Brentwood Chevy Chase, Colmar Manor,
Wheaton, Mt Rainier College Park, Berwyn Suitland
Marlboro, Laurel, Indian Head, Capitol Heights Lex
ington Park. VIRGINIA.: Alexandria, Arlington,
Annandale. NO SALES TO DEALERS. WE RE-
SERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES.
Produce prices subject to daily market changes.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-14
Mrs. aft Enjoying
Return to Capital
Senator's Widow Likes Being Back
In Midst Of the Political Scene

formances being a takeoff on
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
Still another visitor was Walk
er. the Negro chauffeur who
drives the limousine assigned
the Senate majority leader. He
frequently drove Mrs. Taft when
her husband was majority lead
er, as Senator Taft liked to
drive his own car. Walker now
is assigned to Senate Majority
Leader Knowland.
Spacious Living Room
The visitors are received in
spacious Q6-by-24-footl living
room, which has walls and wood
work of a soft grayed green.
The draperieS and the slip
covers on the comfortable down.
cushioned sofa are of a delicate
green-and-yellow lowered fabric,
and there is a red Oriental rug
on the floor. Over the fireplace
there hangs a large painting
of Mrs. Taft's grandfather Dowd.
A painting of former President
Taft hangs over the buffet in
the dining room, and on the
grand piano in the living room
there is family photograph of
Bob and Martha and their four
sons and nine grandchildren.
Selecting the apartment fur
nishings from the huge collection
of crates at the Thirty first
street house presented consid-
cradle problem to the two women.
who spent days in Cincinnati
porting over the long inventory
supplied by the packers.
The cups and saucers don't
match, because parts of sets were
packed in separate crates. This
doesn't bother the two women
a bit, but is a source of consid-
cradle unhappinesS to Mac" the
family's long time Negro butler,
who, with his wife and two IL
hour-a day nurses. constitutes
the present household staff.
Mac also was distressed at the
lack of service plates. and Mrs.
Taft finally bought a dozen to
pacify him. even though there
are great stacks of them in the
barrels that went out to
Cincinnati.
Sacrificed Tapestry
Also sent to Cincinnati, for lack
Of space in the apartment. was
the huge 9x12 tapestry, familiar
to many visitors to the Thirty
first street house, where it hung
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plan to rent another when she
comes back next year. She
rather fancies keeping it so that
other members Of the family will
have a place to stay when they
come to Washington.
Her son William. the United
States Ambassador to Ireland,
expects to be in Washington
this spring, and this summer
Mrs Taft hopes to visit William
and his family in Ireland.