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Evening star., 1954-04-27
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

Hydra Matte. Wv. tires; "a 0DC
miles: blue and gray; excel. cond.
$1.195. JU. 8-9695. --2S
PONTIAC '52 Catalina: smart Bloom.
field green finish with contrasting
white-waiI tires; ST. .495. KLOPFER
MOTORS. INC. Lincoln Mercury.
Fairfax circle. Fairfax, Va. CIR. j.
PONTIAC '53 chlertain de luxe a-door;
eauipped with radio, heater and
blue finish: 81 .995. KLOPFER MO
TORS. INC. Lincoln Mercury. Fair
tsS fEsie aEas1 ehisf,ain ga DC Ell luxe os9
standard shift 4-dr.: owner will trade
for l94S to 1850 car to person who
viii take over remaining car pay
ments. Cali LO. 5-0792 for particu-
PONTIAC 1884 de 1uxe "s'' 2-door,
car guarantee. S2.249. FLOOD pom.
CIn 1921 Conn WO 6-S4OO
PONTIAC 81 S-cyl. .all-metal station
wagon; in excellent condition:
SoRb. RtS fs5 f57 N2 49tA' MO. hMoNR9E ST
spr;; Md. Open evenings till 8. JU.
Pontiac 80 de luxe s-eyl. 4-dr.:
lullv euulp;; excel. cond.: low mi.
81 49,. Call HIGGS, ME. S-05O5
ewes. JE. 1870. --29
PONTIAC '4S S-cyl. 2-dr.: grav: r..
h. standard transmission: owner in
Army; must sacrifice: S615 cash.
Gail JU. S-3019 3 to pm. %
'J4 station wagon; 5000:
new-car warranty: immaculate
FLOOD PONTIAC. 1921 Conn. ave.
WO 6-S400.
PONTIAC 81 2-dr.; Hydra, $500:
immaculate. FLOOD PONTIAC. 422.l
Conn. ave. WO. $500
Evening star., 1954-04-27
TRUCKS FOR SALE tcont.I

DODGE 1850: fluid drive, good cond.
5000 or best offer. JE. 4-3535. "a
CHEVROLET '46: 1-ton stake. helper
springs: S235. or will trade for
i2-ton pickup of equal value. WO.
6-491S
GMC 40; long wheelbase. stake.
equipped Bow canvas. collapSible
stems: S42n XII 9-R27O 30
Evening star., 1954-04-27
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

PLYMOUTH 1853 cranbrook club
coupe: heater, seat covers, turn sig
mails: light blue finish. very clean,
one owner; Wheelmo5ils free fire ,N1I ysr-
Chrysler's Outstanding Dealer, 4SOG
Wis. ave. NV, EN-. 3-4T0S: Open
Sundays. IL to 8: weekdays. 3 till ..
PLYMOUTH 81 station wagon; all
metal body: 10000 miles by one
owner: immaculate. S1.14a. FLOOD
PONTIAC. 1921 Conn.,. WO. 6-S40O
PLYMOUTH '52 club cpe,: r. h. q
l-owner car. Only Sgg5. ROYAL
MOTORS. INC. Chrysler-Plymouth,
PLYMOUTH '52 Belvedere hardtop:
distinctive 2-tone finish with match
ing 2-tone interior: de luxe S-tube
radio: heater. defroster and turn
signals and many other extras. For
tops in styling. comfort and real
Se sure to see this one
Sl,195. OLMSTEAD MOTOR Co. N.
vireinia's Largest Oldsmobile Dealer,
1000 Wilson blvd, Arl.. ia. 1-S4 90.
PLYMOUTH 80 Cranbrook 4-dr.: r.
and h.. seat covers. turn signals;
immaeulate 9rss Sneowner nfN NV Wheelmoeiie
WHEELER, INC. chrysler's Out
standing Dealer. 4S0O Wis. ave. NV
EN-. 3-iiOS. Open Sundays IL to
i: weekdays . till 8.
PONTIAC 81 station wagon: power
steering. Hydra Matte: low miles;
neW.car guarantee. S2.65S. FLOOD
PONTIAC 422i Connecticut
PONTIAC 1854 station WAGON; Hy.
dra. radio and heater; S2,537: new
car guarantee. FLOOD PONTIAC
400 Cnnn ave " WO R.R40n b.
PONTIAC '53 Custom S-cyl. Catalina:
Laurel green. fully equip. with
Hydra. r. and h. and many other
accessories: in new-car cond.: one
owner cer: S2.395. ARCADE pom
TIAC 1437 Irving st. NV. AID.
4-So0O: also 3460 14th st. n.w..
RA; 1850; i,
h: very clean throughout. / owner
S295 Car No 35g-B. MONROE
FORD. 1897 East-West hwy, Sill
Spr.. Md. Open evenings till 3. JU.
E-ES01
Evening star., 1954-04-27
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

oHRsnSs.hs i1s a45 4sSss -ssls sss4 ssssa
y safe. dependable transrorsatien.
SAL PRICED esr e. only $a45;; q NJ.
anai aarsest M9R oIds@obie G pealer. s gfs'ais oG
Wilson blvd, Ar!.. IA. 7-s400.
oLOS ,52 "gs' convert: excel cond. /:
S2,n95 or besi offer. OIL 4-6:.o6
til . pm: HOG viers Mills. I'd.
Rocsville after q pm. 40
Matte. r and h.. aaironie % eye. % ,ow.
or best offer. LU. 4-5O4s 20
oLDs So SUPER "ss' de luxe Holiday
coupe. car OF -ea! beauty. delight
d1l a-;ene blne with polar white top.
with Hydra Matte drive for tops in
performance, power steering end
power brakes for your driving
9oas.Tf e sna Gomgst SeasE de nnS pxs gs
froater and numerous other extras;
a one-owner car. traded in on
new Olds An outstandins value fer
only s; 49,. OF INSTEAD MOTOR
sortheTS pea.r yirsi9iss an6o wson SFks,5
oEDs lbs s! 5si .Ss" IS St"m 4.door sedan. black
finish. radio. heater, Hydra Matte.
seat covers, Autronic Eye. E-Z-Eye
S,,iS! Glass power power steering; priced for
cAoiToL cADILLAc 81 DsMo-.
BILE CO., 1922 2.nd st NV, ST.
PACKARDS-We have the finest Sc.
lection of used Paekards in the
MeerropolItan MET ISadGI.,a Area. all models prop
oBRIEN & ROHALL. INC, Your
Arlington Packard Dealer Used Car
Dept.. l5Gl Wilson blvd. 3 blocks
south Of Key Bridge. Open ewes.
PACKARD 80 4-door: radio. heater:
like new condition. Written guar
antee; S545, ALEXANDRIA NASH,
KI. 9-.33O. ewes. till 8 pm. Closed
PACKARD 1852 e-door: r. and h..
Ultramatic: outstanding condition
throughout Car No. 3.4-A: 81 ,4a5
MONROE FORD. 51O0 Wis. ave.
n,,,To Wo. $4,000. Open evenings
PACKARD 40; $3.50 or best offer.
recent motor overhaul. good me
ehanical cond. AID. 2-53"6 after
PIYMoUTH 80 cranbrook 4-dr sed :.
almost new. $500 mi; Sl.439 or
PLYMo111TH 40 Special de luxe s sed.:
brand-new car: will accept 1st reas.
PLYMOUTH 81: house cars. most
models. various equipment and COL
ors; generous trade allowances. sub
n; l1g s,,MdiId WHEELER 5as;.r 1Ne CHI GhrysIeTs
EN-. 3-4S00, 9 till 8: Sat.-Sun.. to 8.
Evening star., 1954-04-27
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

PONTIAC 40 de luxe "S" cow.
canary yellow. fully equipped. Hy
dra.. r, h.. new Wv. tires, tor
and paint; A steal at 81. .095. DU
Pontiac '5a Custom s-cyl. Catalina
2-tone green. Hydra, r. and H.: il
nke-new cond.; $I,795. ARCADE
PONTIAC. 1437 Irving st. NV, AID
4-S50O; also 1850 l4th st. NV
RA. 3-9610.
PONTIAC "a star Chief Catalina
2-tore, Wv. tires, r.,h.; $2,4g5
JU. 9-0S1g. -37
RENAULT 1949 black sedan: special
top carrier: good cond; S325. UN
4.9296 weekdays after 5 pm. II
STUDEBAKER 1852 Champion 4-dr.
new gray paint, matching seat COW
ers: today's best buy: S795. ROYAL
MOTORS. INC, New Chrysler-
PLYMOUTH Dealer, Is Kennedy
st. NV. TU. 2-4l19. rs
CHEVROLET so de luxe sedan: Gus
tom seat covers; one owner; extra
f1ne condition; S795. Written guar
antee.
- TRIANGLE MOTORS
3Ol0 r. /. Ave. NE. DE. 2-63OO
Evening star., 1954-04-27
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

PONTIAC '53 S-cyl. conv. coupe;
black. fully equip. with Hydra, r.
and h.; has red leather interior and
Wv stireS; company official car;
driven 5000 mi; special at S2,495.
ARCADE PONTIAC, l437 Irving st
NV, AID. Assoc: also 346O l4th
st. NV. RA :t-965e.
PONTIAC '52 Chieftain S-cyI. 2-door
sedan; light blue, Hydra, r. and h.
see tins car at the special price of
81, 1875 ARCADE PONTIAC. 1437
irving st. NV. AID. 4-S500; also
3480 14th st. NV. RA. 3-9670.
PONTIAC '53 Cnieftain de luxe S-cyl.
4-door sedan. 2-tone blue; Hydra.
r. and h.: carries new-car guar.
S2.195. ARCADE PONTIAC, li37
Irving 81. NV. AID. 4-S1o0: also
1850 4th st. NV. RIA. 3-9670
PONTIAC "a station wagon de luxe;
Hydra, power steering; new-car
warranty; $3.50. FLOOD PONTIAC.
i222l Conn. ave. WO. 6-S400.
PONTIAC 81 4-dr. Star Chief
custom: beige: $3.50; new-car war
ranty: immaculate. FLOOD pom
TIAC, 4ool Conn ave WO R-S40u
Evening star., 1954-04-27
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

STUDEBAKER SO Champion. over.
drive. undercoatins Very clean.
Sg95 HE, 4-7O19. %
WlLLfS 81 station wagon: new blue
paint. new seat covers; excellenk 4
cond.: SS95. ROYAL MOTORss
INC. New Chrysler, Plymouth Deal.
er.. 10 Kennedy st. NV, TU. ..
Evening star., 1954-04-27
AuToMosILEs FoR SALE

STUDEBAKER 81 Champion 4-door;
heater, overdrive. original let black
nnish, good tires. clean throughout:
2 real value. $685. HOYLE MOTOR
SALES, 1717 r. I. ave. ne. DU.
STUDEBAKER 1850 Champion
door: beautiful gray finish; low
mileage; real clean. fully equipped
car: at only 1865. KENYON-PECK
CHEVROLET. 1886 Wilson blvd.
Ari3 Va, ia. 2-9004. Open til
9:30 pm. -3g
STUDEBAkER 81 Commander VS.
4-door; r. and h., overdr.. seat COW
ers: very, clean: low mi; one owner;
sale price. $l.069. WHEELER
INC, Chrysler's Outstanding Dealer.
4S0O Wis. ave. NV, EM. 3-410S.
open Sundays. IL to q; weekdays.
Evening star., 1954-04-17
Dwellings 0kayed
For Construction
In Montgomery

Building permits were issued
at Montgomery County during
the last week as follows:
Henry Stoewe, 9212 Aldershot
drive. Bethesda. owner: dwelling
at 9201 Beech Hill drive, Be-
thesda. to cost $40. 900; architect,
Donald H. Drayer.
Greentree Corp, 971 Bonifant
street. Silver Spring, owner; two
dwellings at 1920 and 6010
Greentree road, Bethesda, to
cost $500 each; architect, David
Milestone.
Perry Duston. Laurel, owner;
dwelling at Greenbrier road,
Burtonsville, to cost $4,000;
architect, Clifton B. White.
BY Corp, Woodward Build
ing. Washington. owner: two
dwellings a Avamere street, Sill
yer Spring. to cost 900 each;
architect. E. w. Dreyfuss.
William White, 5513 Northfield
road, Bethesda, owner; dwelling
at 401 Quaint Acres drive, Silver
Spring, to cost $4,000: architect,
Harold Whitman.
c. p. Geraci, 918 Philadelphia
avenue, Silver Spring, owner;
commercial building at Piney
Branch road, Silver Spring, to
cost $1,000; architect, James
G. B. Mitchell.
Montgomery County Board of
Education, Rockville. Md. owner,
extend public school at Darnes-
town-Germantown road, Ger
mantoWn, to cost $25, 500; archi-
tect, Johannes & Murray.
Montgomery County Board of
Education, Rockville. owner. pub
lie school at Darnestown to cost
$4,000: architect, Ted Engel-
hardt.
English Village Construction
Corp, 5401 Albemarle street, Be-
thesda, owner; dwelling at $500
Albemarle street, Bethesda, to
cost $4,000; architect, Patter-
SON. -Worland.
Goldsten Bros. 1912 Vermont
avenue NV, owner; 2 dwellings
at 8421 -8425 Farrell drive, Chevy
Chase, to cost $1,000 each.
The Wheaton Corp, Olney,
owner; store building at Georgia
avenue. Silver Spring, to cost
$4,000
Lancaster & Hedrick, 4438 Ell
lott street NV. owner; dwell
ing at 4504 Edgefield road, Ken
sington, to cost $4,000; archi-
tect, E. j. Muth.
Dan OStrow, 1922 K street
NV, owner; dwelling at 1902
Dennis avenue, Silver Spring, to
cost $1,000; architect, Jack Co.
hen.
Montauk Corp. Montauk ave-
nue., Bethesda. owner; "a dwell
ings at 6403 through 6427 Cam
rose terrace, Bethesda, to cost
$4,000 each: architect, Palou-
quist- Wright.
Berenter Built Homes, Inc,
1925 Vermont avenue NV,
owner; 3 dwellings at Bolton
road, Silver Spring, to cost $12,-
900 each; architect. Jack Cohen.
Henry j. Connor. Inc, 7240
Wisconsin avenue, Bethesda,
owner; 10 dwellings at Villa
drive, Shelton street. Bethesda,
to cost $1,000 each; architect,
A. H. Rinaudot.
w. G. Yeabower, 1916 Glen
Evening star., 1954-04-17

vile road, Silver Spring, owner;
store at $3.50 Old Bladensburg
road, Silver Spring, to cost
$1,000; architect, owner.
L. A. Lacharity. $40 Harwood
road, Bethesda, owner; dwelling
at 1924 Burdette road, Bethesda,
to cost $4,000.
James Tapsc Derwood
Apartments, Derwood, owner;
dwelling at Congue avenue, Der
wood, to cost $4,000; architect,
Mr.. CoWen, Silver Spring, Md.
Granville Watkins. German
town, owner; dwelling at Route
q. Kings Valley road, German
town, to cost $15,500.
George Robertson, 1896 Wis
consin avenue, owner; extend Of
flee building at 8002 Wisconsin
avenue, Bethesda, to cost $15,-
900; architect, E. Leonard Slagle.
j. Burgess Walsh, 1926 Coles
vile road. Silver Spring, owner:
three dwellings at 1875 through
1879 Newport Mill road, Whea-
ton, to cost $4,000 each; archi-
tect, John D'Epagnier.
Day-MoXley Co., Box 228,
Rockville, owner; two dwellings
at Great Falls road. Potomac, to
cost $1,000 each; architect, E.
Jones.
Better Built Homes Corp, zoos
Bonifant street, Silver Spring;
three dwellings at 1909, 3215,
3219 Brooklawn terrace, Chevy
Chase, to cost $40, 900 each; ar
chitect, Harry Platt.
John H. Fravel, A Grafton
street, Chevy Chase, two dwell
ings at 55OO-55O1 Park street,
Chevy Chase, to cost $4,000
each; architect Warren Shoe
maker.
Evening star., 1954-10-02
This and That

"Just back from first trip to Eu-
rope" writes a man living in nearby
Virginia" and feel I must report to
YOU.
For instance, there are very few
flying insects there, which Is fortunate.
for there are no screens. was six days
in Paris before I saw housefly. heard
mosquito in the bedroom at Nice, just
one. He left little scratching to be
done-not much.
The other thing is the relative scar
city of birds on the continent. We saw
quite few swallows, a few crows, a
hawk. dove or two. and some mag
pies.
Z IT had never seen the last before. Do
we have them in this country?
T.
"The first bird saw in Ireland was
cute little runner with white cheeks.
almost as tall as robin and very thin.
II asked Tim Moriarty. who was
driving us through the Gap of Dunloe
in trap, to name 1t.
HE said that its name was Willie
Wagtail. "A very apt name he added.
Sure enough, its tail Is constantly wag-
ging up and down.
Gould you tell me something about
this bird? He must have another name.
Sincerely. g. K.
"P. S.-We drove through France and
Italy. In Italy We were constantly pass
ing men on bikes or motor bikes with
double barreled shotguns Ever their
shoulders. was told that there Is an
Evening star., 1954-10-02
Uncle Bob Douqhton

Washington said goodbye to "Uncle
Bob" Doughton nearly two years ago when
the veteran Representative from North
Carolina completed his 21st consecutive
term in the House He was 88 when he
announced that his physicians had advised
against the strain of undertaking another
campaign and two more years of hard work
on Capitol Hill. He retired then and had
been living quietly on his North Carolina
farm until his death yesterday.
Through most OF his AZ years service
in the House. Mr.. Doughton was member
of the important Ways and Means Commit
tee. For Is years during the administra-
tions of Presidents Roosevelt and Truman,
he was the chairman of this body and the
key man in drafting revenue legislation Of
the post-depression years and of the World
War II period. It was under his guidance,
too, that the basic social security program
was enacted. Mr.. Doughton will be remem-
bered by the historians for these accom-
plishments. But he will be remembered by
many othersh for the personal qualities
which earned4him great respect and al Ac-
ton on Capitol Hill.
Evening star., 1954-10-02
Letters to The Star.
Pen-11an1es may be used If letters carry
writers' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

tendent and who had son in the ranks.
Further enlightenment on military
justice was cleaned by examination of
the record of courts-martial at one of
our wartime posts in the continental
United States. 1t appeared that there
had been a dozen times as many court
trials during the first few months Of
this posts activation as there were
during a whole year of its later exist
ence, when its manpower had multi
piled from a couple of companies to a
couple of regiments Obviously it was
not the men who were at fault but the
system.
One of the triumphs of Anglo-SaXon
civilization is our general system of
civil justice, keystone of which is trial
by jury of your peers. peers" means
equals In the trials of former Korean
war prisonersP the peers" sitting on the
courts-martial should be former pris-
oners-if, indeed, trial is necessary.
I have yet to read whether or not the
various courts-martial members had
even been inside the war zone.
r. L. F.
Evening star., 1954-10-02

over a century old, he traces his an
cestry to some of the founders of
Rhode Island and to Gen. Nathaniel
Greene. His forebears also include
two other United States Senators and
three members of the House, and two
State Chief Justices and a Lieutenant
Governor His great-great-grandfather
drafted Rhode Islands Declaration of
independence in May, 1776.
In Washington, he has lived for
years at the University Club. It is
coincidental that his next door neighbor
is the Soviet Embassy and across 10th
street is the National Geographic
Society headquarters. He is second
ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, and during the
past IS years or so he has travelled
to practically every part of the globe.
Capitol Hill observers (motorists)
who see Senator Green trudging along
Pennsylvania and Constitution avenues
early almost any morning to the Senate
Office Building may challenge report
that he has slowed down. But he
probably will admit he no longer plays
tennis and handball as Strenuously as
he did when only Is years old. He
does not work out in the Senate gym
nasium so often. but even in the dead
Of winter he occasionally strides to
the YMCA for swim.
Evening star., 1954-10-02

open season on all birds all the year
round"
Jays and magpies are related.
The American magpie is a Western
species.
1t is good sized. plump fellow. about
10 or 20 inches long, with black plum
age, except on the abdomen and shoul-
ders. where it is white.
It is altogether very striking bird.
and has very long tail.
The nest is large, made Of mud and
grass, with the entrance on the side.
What distinguishes it is the arrange
ment of small and large sticks. The
nest is about the size Of a barrel, and
often so or go feet up in tree.
The sticks are so placed that they
present formidable appearance. bris=
Ting in all directions.
1t is curious that more birds do not
use such an arrangement, because it
would help protect their nestlings.
The bird described is the black billed
magpie.
There is another, and smaller speci-
men, called the yellow-billed magpie.
These birds must not be confused
with the black and yellow -billed cuck-
ooSD
Magpies, as might be expected
from their size, are no gentle crea-
lures.
At branding time in the old West,
they would fly doyh and peck at the
raw sides Of cattls.
They were especially dangerous Il
Evening star., 1954-10-02
BY Charles E. TroceweN

an animal had a sore, when a rnagpie
might be expected to get taste of
blood and flesh, and poster the poor
animal no end
Trappers discovered that the magpies
were extremely smart, being able to
put two and two together, as it were.
They would soon get used to trap
pers marking their traps with bits of
cotton on the tops of bushes, and would
eat all the animals before the trap
perS arrived.
In our country, there are few birds
called wagtails.
They belong to the group of walking
birds, which includes the crow, lark.
startling. grackle. pipit, water thrush
and oven bird.
Among those called wagtails, because
of the comical movement. the oven bird
and the Louisiana wood thrush, as it
is called, are the most common in these
parts.
The oven birds promenade, with its
pretty pink feet and wagging tail, Is
a joy to watch.
The water wagtail is the Louisiana
water thrush. 1t Is sometimes mistaken
for the spotted sandpiper.
The Louisiana water thrush. despite
its name, is not a thrush at all, but
belongs to the warbler group.
Its most striking feature is making
a. doormat of leaves at the nest and
a pathway Of leaves leading to it..
OtherwiSs. the nest would be perfectly
concealed.
Evening star., 1954-10-02
Standardized Alcoholism Test

The annual Commissioners and Gov
ernors' Conference on Metropolitan Wash
ington Traffic Problems has directed special
attention to much-needed reform-stand-
ardizing of drunken driving tests in the
District, Maryland and Virginia. At present
there is not only lack of uniformity among
the three jurisdictions but within each jur-
iSdiction. Evidence considered good enough
to convict driver in one court may be
thrown out as insufficient in another. I'm
equal administration of justice in field OF
law enforcement that affects public safety
is inevitable.
At the conference, traffic and other
authorities of the three areas considered
a proposal to amend the traffic laws of
each so as to provide police, prosecutors
and judges with definite guide In
drunken driving cases. In lieu of varying
opinions by medical experts as to a defend
ants degree of intoxication, If any, the
model law would permit conviction of any
driver whose blood showed an alcoholic
content of rs per cent or more by weight
Scientific tests have shown that this con-
tent makes driver incompetent It would
be possible under the law to convict per-
son with as little as 05 per cent of alcohol
In the blood, but in that case the test would
be used only as corroborative evidence.
4 Accident statistics show hat drunken
drivers are potential killers and manners
Of themselves and of innocent persons. In
Evening star., 1954-10-02
A Successful Festival of Homes

This weekend brings to close the
Festival of Homes" sponsored by The Star
and the Home Builders Association of Met
ropolitan Washington, and publicized ex-
tenSively over the past month or so in our
Saturday Real Estate Section.
The primary purpose of the undertak-
ing has been otplace before the public a
list of homes representative of the types
sizes, and various price ranges now being
constructed in the Washington Area. The
choice of the homes was left to a repre-
sentative committee named by the builders
with no conditions imposed by The Star
beyond the joint stipulation that the homes
be truly representative, in environment,
architecture construction and landScaping,
of what Washington Area builders are offer
ing in their competition for public favor.
It seemed to The Star and the Association
that this project would be of interest, not
only to those who are seeking homes now
or who hope to purchase later on but to
large element of home owners who like to
keep up with new ideas in residential con-
Struction The response of thousands of peo-
pie has amply justified that belief. The mass
public inspection of the new houses has
served as sort of laboratory demonstration
VI IIlC VI NdIlOllcl I1OIIlC w cen, SpOl1.
sored by the National Association of Home
Builders here and throughout the country
as a method of stimulating home ownership
Home ownership is highly desirable
end in itself, exercising profound effect
upon our economy and way Of life. 1t de-
serves encouragement The Star is pleased
to have played part in this first Festival
of Homes and is gratifed by public accept
ance of the opportunity to inspect so many
representative houses in newly developing
communities in and around our expanding
National Capital.
Evening star., 1954-10-02
Dubious Emergency

According to news item few days
ago., an elderly gentleman happened to
get in the way of two siren-wailing
motorcycle policemen who were "es-
corting" Miss Washington from Hams
Point to another social event in Arling-
ton, and caused the two officers to COL
lide with his automobile. Subsequently,
this good man was charged with failing
to yield the right of way to an emer-
gency vehicle.
cannot help but regard this incident
as most unpleasant example of the
too-frequent misuse Of sirens and
bells by Metropolitan Area police. What
type of an emergency was it that
necessitated police escort with sirens
and blinking lights? This looks like the
most fragrant misuse of emergency
police powers. and I think the two
officers or their superiors who issued
the orders for the siren escort ought to
be charged with unauthorized use Of
emergency signals. Surely, Miss Wash
ington was not IN such hurry, and
surely. the Arlington affair could have
waited few minutes until Miss Wash
ington arrived without police escort.
It makes person wonder on how
many other occasions the nerve wreck
ing and disturbing sound of police
sirens. which to me indicate trouble
and danger to some ones life or prop
erty, is being misused for this type of
an emergency"
1t is hoped that The Star will take
notice of this incident and perhaps let
the Police Department know that this
residents cannot see any justification
for declaring an emergency in situations
like this.
Wolfep I Rndlfuw