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Evening star., 1954-06-09
Parents Find 1t Hard to Explain
Reason for County Bombings

an F street luggage store, II got
this news like bolt from the
blue and I am still waiting to
hear from the police exactly what
has happened"
Average Student.
His son, Mr.. Tuerke added, is
an average student who spends
his weekday evenings at home,
but like many B-CC students,
has his own car and is allowed to
stay out late on weekendS
James L. Fieser, jr., l8, of the
5000 block Edgemoor lane,
charged with being along on one
OF the raids, is a junior at Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase and the son
of a former vice chairman of the
American National Red Cross.
His father, James L. Fieser, now
retired, was appointed executive
director of the Committee for a
Christian University in Japan in
1947, and in later years served
on presidential mediation COM
mission on the Israel-Arab bor-
der dispute.
Met at the Bethesda police
SubStation by his mother. Fieser
told her he did not know wren
he went out the night Of May
% that the gang was going to
stage a bombing.
Mother in Tears.
"What have you done?"
exclaimed Mrs. Fieser. "You
have been taught right from
wrong. Your name is going
to be on the front page. How
could you do this to us? Why,
why did you do it? Why did
you run with that crowd?" The
answers were barely audible and
not heard by any one but Mrs.
Fieser.
She was in tears as she left
the station. Her son and James
Seward, the other 18-year-old
charged by police, were released
in $4,000 bond after their par
ents came to take them home
from the police detention room.
James P. Seward. father of
James Seward of the 5400 block
of Lambeth road, Bethesda, re-
fused to talk to reporters, and
instructed his son not to answer
questions. Mr.. Seward is a
plumbing equipment salesman.
Young Seward attended B-CC
until recently, when he quit to
go to work, police said. He had
intended returning to school
soon, his father said.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
County Official Hits
Omission Of Funds in
Relief Units Report

The Prince Georges Social
Service Department today is in
the middle of a new public well
fare dispute.
County Commissioner Edward
j. Waters touched off the argu-
ment at the boards meeting yes
terday in Upper Marlboro.
Mr.. Waters sharply criticized a
monthly report of the Social
Service Department, a county
agency. listing the number of re-
lief cases according to type but
without disclosing how much
money had been expended.
Referring to a report recently
submitted to the commissioners
by Edward Di Bella, an official
of the County Community Chest,
Mr.. Waters disagreed with its
findings that rising unemploy-
ment had caused sufferings be-
cause relief funds are inadequate
10 meet a crlClcal situation.
How can l believe that?"
asked Mr.. Waters, when I can
hardly get through traffic jams,
many of them caused by people
on their way to bet at Rosecroft
races"
Mr.. Waters successfully moved
that his board instruct the So
cial Service Department, headed
by Mrs. Hazel Dyson. to prepare
a detailed breakdown of money
used for relief since the first of
the year.
He also succeeded in blocking
Mrs. Dyson's request for a new
automobile for her department.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
All Vienna CounciImen
In Race Elected

All incumbent candidates were
victorious in the Vienna (Va.)
town council election yesterday.
Louis N. Moore, budget officer
for the National Capital Housing
Authority, was reelected Mayor
with 173 votes. His opponent;
Ralph D. Foster, a retired Army
colonel, polled 121 votes.
The three victorious incumbent
councilmen in the race received
votes as follows: Noah l.. Dove,
1874; Bernard G. Upham. 1856. and
Warner R. Cockrell. $50.
The seats of two Vienna coun-
cilmen who did not seek re-elec-
ton we're filled by Ralph M. Hag-
mann with ITO votes and Carter
T. Gibson with 160 votes.
The unsuccessful council cam
didates and the votes they re-
ceived were Herman e. Stanton,
148; F. Norbert Cannon, 1871;
George L. Copp. 139, and Wesley
r. Martin, 1877.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Write-in for Mayor
Costs Walker Seat
In Fairfax Council

The loyalty Of Robert B.
Walkers friends who wanted to
see him Mayor of Fairfax appar-
emily cost him a seat as a reg
ular member of the town council
in yesterdays municipal election.
Mr.. Walker, who is director of
surveys and information for the
Fairfax County School Board, re-
ceived lis write-in votes for the
Office of Mayor, but it was not
enough to- overcome the incum-
bent Mayor. John C. Wood, who
received 157 tallies. :
Mr.. Wood, an attorney, was
the only candidate for Mayor
whose name appeared son the
ballot. Mr.. Walker was not run
ming for Mayor. He was among
IL candidates on the ballot for
six council seats. But Mr.. Walker
only polled 100 votes for council.
johnson Elected.
He was the only incumbent
councilman defeated. The new
councilman elected in his place
was Thomas H. Johnson with 1853
votes. The other five incumbent
councilmen, all reelected, and
the votes they received were as
follows: Roland M. Clarke, 1872;
E. A. Prichard, 1853; Ashby
Graham, $50; Albert r. Sher-
wood, 1852, and Fred M. Everly,
211.
The unsuccessful Fairfax town
council candidates in addition to
Mr.. Walker and the votes they
received were: Donald F. Bryan,
78; Franklin D. Mosser, 102; Jack
B. Sagendorf, 129; Culver G.
Gates, SO, and George r. Weaver,
lis.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Alexandra Extends
Realty Tax DeudIine

The deadline for payment of
first half real estate taxes in
Alexandria has been extended
until July Is. b..
CuStomarily. the first half
payment deadline is May Is.
The two-month extension was
voted by the city council last
night after it was advised that
there has been a delay in the
preparation of tax bills this year.
and they will not be mailed out
for a week or SO. Alexandria
real estate taxes are payable
semi-annually.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
By Ben Franklin

The impact of police disclosure
that five sons of Bethesda fam
lilies have been charged with
a series of elaborately planned
bomb blasts and an attempt at
arson rocked Montgomery Coun-
ty today
It left their parents hurt, con-
fused. incredulous and at a loss
to find a motive for the acts.
The five-three of them juve-
niles-were arrested yesterday as
police climaxed an intensive two
month hunt for yandals who set
fire to Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School officials home and
then hurled four homemade
bombs at residences and public
buildings.
From Expensive Homes.
Two of the youths are the
sons of parents with expensive
homes in Kenwood. Another is
the son of an F street business
man, and another grew up in an
atmosphere of religious and pub
lie service. The fifth is the son
of plumbing equipment sales
man.
David Saunders, IS, identified
by police as one of the leaders of
the bomb gang. is the son of
Attorney Benjamin F. Saunders
of the $500 block Sunset lane,
Kenwood. His father is trying
a case in Springfield, ILL.,, Mrs.
Saunders said yesterday. She
said she had talked to her hus-
band, but had advised him that
David's trouble did not appear
to be urgent. He was to return
home Saturday.
AS she supervised a gardener
transplanting an evergreen in
front of her house, Mrs. S,aun-
derS described her son as some
what of mechanical wizard"
with an interest and real ability
in radio electronics. He at
tends Western Suburban Junior
High School.
A reporter asked Mrs. Saun-
ders about a police report that
her son had said Hell Hitler"
during interrogation at Rock
vile yesterday.
Interested in German.
Ellis father was cared for by a
German family when he was re-
covering from pneumonia during
the occupation after World War
l. We corresponded with them
for years afterwards, and David
acquired an interest in German
and German music.
David wants to join foreign
army and go and fight commu-
niSm," said Mrs. Saunders. 1--WE
been watching the hearings this
afternoon and that Is really all
I can tell you."
Henry Gibbs, 16, a student at
st. Paul's School in Baltimore,
who shared in the manufacture
OF the crude bombs with young
Saunders. according to police, is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs Henry
F Gibbs. The father, a real
estate man of the $500 block
Chamberlin avenue, Kenwood,
said his son probably got in
volved in the night time raids by
going along with the crowd"
Changed Schools
Hes had the best upbringing
we could give him. said Mr..
Gibbs. He went to Bethesda
Chevy Chase last year, but left to
go to school in Arizona. Then
he transferred to st. Paul's Gin
Baltimore). He only got out of
school on Thursday, so 1 doubt if
he had very much to do with all
this" :
The third juvenile, Roy Tuerke,
16, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy L.
Tuerke, of the $500 block Wilson
lane. is a hot-rod enthusiast, his
family said, whose only interest
other than his studies at Be-
a-Chevy Chase has been
cars and hot rod "drags" or time
trials.
i can't give you any explana-
tion." said Mr.. Tuerke. owner Of
Evening star., 1954-06-09

than that the youths were seek
ing a thrill"
Police said the selection of the
home of Miss Ann Fullerton, a
Bethesda Chevy Chase biology
teacher, for an attack last Fri
day night was a "spur of the
moment decision"
Police said the youths involved
in this bombing picked her home
because it was close to the Hot
Shoppe restaurant at Wisconsin
avenue and EaSt-West highway
where they had congregated.
Two Meeting Places.
The restaurant and the Be-
thesda Y-Cottage were the two
main meeting places of the
youths.
Police said the Fieser and Sew
ard youths had gone along only
for the ride" May % when bombs
were exploded at the Silver
Spring Hot Shoppe on Georgia
avenue and a few minutes later
at a private residence in Be-
thesda.
FieSer was quoted as saying
the youths had started out that
evening for a scheduled gang
fight with a group Of Gathers
burg youths.
Police said the two 18-year-
olds we're involved in only that
evenings escapades.
Young Fieser told reporters
that the attack on Mr.. Zim-
merman's home came after he
imposed a ban on Lewis" at the
school. Lewis are blue cowboy
type jeans.
Not q Formal Gang.
Police said the gang, as such,
was not a closely knit organiza-
ton that had officers or held
meetings.
Various youths were along on
the different raids and in many
cases held only slight acquaint-
anceship. police reported.
Although the names of
juveniles are usually not made
public in police reports. the
county council yesterday au-
thorized the release because of
the seriousness with which they
viewed the reign Of terror.
Police said the youths knew
it was coming and expected
arrest"
But they didn't think they
would get caught so soon"
Detective Sergt. Lloyd Whalen
said.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Clifton Mayor Gets
81 of 80 Votes

The tiny town of Clifton, Va,
had an unconteSted election in
which only 38 votes were cast.
Mayor w. Sven Elgin was re-
turned to office with 81 votes.
The five council candidates, in
Guiding three incumbents and
two newcomers, each received
"a votes. w. Edward Detwiler,
r Randolph Buckley and Mrs.
Virginia Sweeney were the in
cumbents; and John Gunther
and Mrs. Lorena Selby were
elected for the first terms
Evening star., 1954-06-09
I 10 10 More Arrests
Expected by Police
In Thrill Bombinq
Continued From First Page.)

NCOnClnue0 from F1rSC PageD
hundreds Of telephone calls to
the Bethesda station from fearful
residents.
1t. Leahy said the arrests ex-
pected today were of youths in
volved in only a minor way in
one or more of the bombingS.
Those released yesterday fitted
in the same category, he said.
1t. Leahy added that the probe
now would be broadened to see
if the youths were connected
with other crimes in the area.
The Fieser and Tuerke youths
were students at Bethesda Chevy
Chase High. Young Seward was
a former student there and the
Saunders boy a pupil at Western
Suburban Junior High. The
Gibbs youth returned last Thurs
day from ST. Paul's School in
Baltimore.
Described as Leaders.
Police described the Saunders
and Gibbs youths as the leaders
of the gang.
All of the youths were above
average students. Some of them
brilliant. police said. Saunders
was described as a mechanical
wizard"
Police said the bombs were
made chiefly by Saunders and
Gibbs at their homes in the ex-
elusive Kenwood development.
Police began developing leads
on the juveniles reported in
volved in the bombings about
10 days ago. Several tips were
received from Bethesda Chevy
Chase students.
Capt. G. w. Linthicum, county
chief of detectives, said it would
be difficult to estimate the num-
ber of students questioned in the
broad probe but added "it was
in the hundreds"
After the Saturday night ex-
plosion at the Bethesda Library
was made public Monday, police
got a tip that another bombing
was set for $50 pm. last night.
Information also was received
that the youths were planning
to break into an area store Mon
day night to get material for a
new explosive.
Stores Watched.
A full detective force went on
the streets that night, watching
stores and questioning other
juveniles.
Early yesterday morning po-
lice rechecked their information
and began a simultaneous pickup
of most of the youths.
All denied the intention of in
juring any one in the blasts. No
one has been injured in the
series that began April 8 with
the stoning and setting af1re of
the home Of Ray o. Zimmerman.
vice principal in charge of
discipline at Bethesda Chevy
Chase.
Capt. Linthicum said one Of
the youths in the bombings told
him to date I'VE were just prac-
ticing for something bigger"
One of the youths was reported
as saying he could make any
size bomb and know its exact
potentiality. The bomb exploded
consisted primarily of gunpowder
purchased by the youths. police
said.
Learned of Police Target.
Police did not learn that the
Bethesda police station was on
the gangs bombing list until
yesterday. One of the youths
also was reported to have said
the homes of Principal William
G. Pyles and Mr.. Zimmerman
were to have been targets for a
Saturday bombing.
Detailed plans were made for
all the bombings, including the
streets to be used in the getaway,
police said.
Police were unable to give any
motive for the bombings other
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Homewood Citizens Elect

The Homewood Citizens Asso-
citation Of KenSington has elected
Harold Breimeyer as president.
Other officers are Donald Coult-
hart, vice president; Mrs. Jean
cite Jerabek. secretary. and
James Hubbell. treasurer.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Asks
Howard Voters
For Support
Leaves If Areas;
Byrd Asks Study
Of Stote's Economy
By Gene Goodwin
Stor Sioff Correspondent

BALTIMORE, June 9.-George
p. Mahoney carried his hand
shaking campaign for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination
to Howard County today, while
his opponent. DR.. H. c. Byrd.
stumped for votes in Allegany.
With less than three weeks re-
naming before the June % pri-
mary, both DR.. Byrd and Mr..
Mahoney were bearing down.
Last night Mr.. Mahoney added
bold" and "brazen" to "arro-
CANT" and ruthless" as adjec-
tives for his opponent.
Cites Byrd's Salary.
Coming into friendly territory
after a tour of "if" counties, Mr..
Mahoney told a northwest Balti-
more Democratic club that ''Dr.
Byrd is campaigning with your
money" since he is still draw
ing $430 a week as president
emeritus Of the University of
Maryland.
Imagine the audacity of
that bold, brazen man." he said,
almost splitting out the words.
THE respectable and high class
thing for him to have done was
to go to the Board of Regents
and refuse that salary"
Then turning to what seems to
be one of the major issues Of
the yrd-Mahoney campaign
the question of whether horses,
dogs or people are first in the
hearts of the two contenders--
Mr.. Mahoney declared:
If Brooke Lee CDR. Byrd's
campaign manager) condemned
me on television last night be-
cause l love horses and dogs ..
well, I would like to say that lots
of times in our quietneSS we
would prefer to be with our
horses and dogs rather than
Brooke Lee. My horses ap-
preciate a lump of sugar.
DR.. Byrd addressed a rally in
Annapolis last night after tour
ing Anne Arundel County with
his running mate for attorney
general, c. Ferdinand Sybert.
Byrd Proposes Survey.
DR.. Byrd proposed a Develop
ment commission to study the
economic life of the State and
bring new industry into some
towns suffering with economic
ills. He also suggested remuner.
alton of taxes for certain periods
to new industries and State loans
to local communities which are
unable to attract new industries
because of inadequate water and
sewerage facilities.
The former University Of
Maryland president said he saw,
a great need for self -liquidating
projects the State could build,
such as convention halls in Bal
timore and Ocean City.
Mr.. Mahoney and his running
mate for attorney general, Philip
H. Dorsey, jr., whiSked through
Carroll County yesterday. shak-
ing hands with hundreds of peo-
pie in Is communities.
At an ElderSburg cafe one man
pulled back his grease-covered
hand because he said 1t was too
dirty.
That's what I like to shake
dirty hand" Mr.. Mahoney
said. Its not too dirty, on Elec.
ton Day"
Mr.. Dorsey told last nights
rally that for weeks the Byrd
people have been trying Ito dig
something up against Mr.. Ma
honey and all they can find Is
that he likes dogs and horses"
Recalling that Mr.. Mahoney
had told a recent meeting that
he has worn out eight pairs Of
shoes in his campaign. Mr.. Dor
sey commented that his running
mate not only had worn out
eight pairs of shoes, but also has
worn out one candidate for attor.
ney general.
Evening star., 1954-12-05
by DoEis Kanisr

forced plaStics. Those earlier
laminates were made Of cot
ton and linen cambrics
bonded together with shellac
and natural varniSheS.
Between the two wars, pri-
vate industry developed glass
fiber laminates. The glass
CLOTH" held together by a
special synthetic varnish, was
found to be strong and rela-
lively transparent to radar.
The varnish had good elec-
trical properties. During
World War II, the Navy used
glass fiber laminates for con-
cealing radar antennae on
land, sea and in the air. But
while the plastic worked
better than any other avail
able material, it had one seri-
Gus defect: It leaked. The
resinouS varniShes did not
stick to the glass fibers, but
merely inclosed them, and
water, penetrating along the
f1bers, weakened the material
and changed its electrical
properties.
Though the flaw was a seri-
Gus one, glass fiber laminates
had three attractive features
that inspired both Navy and
Evening star., 1954-12-05

WHEN NAVY plastics ex-
w perts announced the
creation of Laminol early
this year, private industry
responded with cheers and
predictions that better plastic
products soon would be avail
able on the commercial
market.
Since then, Henry Perry,
consultant on non-metallic
materials to the Naval Ord
nance Laboratory, White Oak,
Md, where the new process
was developed, has said that
Laminol plus other recent
plasticS developments may
revolutionize the construction
of naval weapons"
Laminol is a chemical coat
ing that waterproofs rein
forced plastics. Though it
may be used on such familiar
items as fishing rods and au-
tomobile bodies in the future,
the buying public is not likely
to see it. The chemical is
transparent, and a thin smear
of it does the job.
The story of why this
chemical coating has excited
so much attention begins In
pre-World War I days, when
the Navy first used Eliminates,
which are a kind of rein
Evening star., 1954-12-05
Better Plastic Products

private industry plastics ex-
perts to consider possible
postwar uses: They had
strength and stiffness. and
were easy to manufacture in
large shapes. The Navy could
visualize boats, aircraft parts
and weapons Of reinforced
plaStics. Private industry
could foresee laminated
chairs. skis, fishing rods,
automobile bodies, houses and
many other products. But
their visions could become
facts only If the water
resistance of the laminates
could be improved.
How to make resins stick to
glaSS-wet or dry-waS the
problem.
Industry came up with the
first answer in q chemical
containing chromium. On the
heels Of this one came q series
of others which worked well
enough for fishing rods, auto
bodies and other commercial
products. The Navy even had
partial success with them in
experiments on torpedoes,
mines, rockets and ammuni-
ton parts. But the Navy
found that the chrome-treated
glass cloth Eliminates were
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odsjeka 866 HBZ. u ovom
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vati u nikojem slucaju.
Drugo, novac koji je po-
Sian "a prodane tikete ma tai
nika M. Skendera u Montre-
alu, biti &c svima odsjecima
u Kanadi i u u. S. A. povra-
cen preko postanskog ureda.
Stoga molim svu bracu tai
nike, da hi novac sto SUI ga
primili "a prodane tikete po-
vratili natrag svima svojim
elanovima.
Trece, tikete- neka Sc sve
ponisti, jer nije potrebno da
Sc vracaju. Toliko do znanja
ii ravnanja swim clanovima
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Supruzi Braskif otiSIi
Posjetit st. domovinu

Vrlo dobro poznati prija-
telji i clanovi Hrvatske Brat
ske Zajednice odsjeka br. 2O2
u Chicago, ILL.,, brat i sestra
Luka Braskic polaze sa jugo-
slavenskim brodom "Hrvat-
ska" u posjet svojoj staroj
domovini, nakon dugi niz 60
dina boravka u gradu Chi
cago. U svom gradu oni su
bill uzor svoga naroda i svo-
jih otocana cd Otoka Solte,
odakle SUI potekli i dosli u O.
WI novu domovinu. Wee DUE
vremena gajili SUI vrucu ma
du i zelju, da jos jednom vi
de svoju domovinu i krsne
krajeve, kao i sve svoje mile
i drage, koji SUI jos tamo ma
zivotu.
Bio i'm Sc je tesko rasta-
jati, i to su chill sa suzama
ma ocima pri rastanku sa svo-
JON dragon i milom diecom
l. dvajim sinovima i dvima
kcerkama, kao i sa osam u
nucadi, koji SUI svi u krilu
nase Hrvatske Bratske "a
jednice.
Mi supruzima Braskic zeli-
mo sretan put u staru domo-
vinu, isto tako sretan i zdra-
vi povratak u nasu novu do
movinu, svojim milim i dra-
gina, kao i svojim clanovi-
ma braci i sestrama odsjeka
broj 202 u Chicago. Ma svom
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mi rekli, da Sc u njihovo j.
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onima okolice Hudsona, koji
SUI in docekali i ispratili ma
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Neka Yam je brate i Sc
stro Braskic sretno putova-
ME tamo i natrag.
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