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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
7 Men Asphyxiated
In Well, Three Hurt
Attempting Rescue
BY q s.or stoff Correspondent

INDIAN HEAD, Md, Sept. II.
Two men died last night from
fumes at the bottom of a 40
foot well here and three other
persons were hurt, one seriously,
in a series of rescue attempts.
Dead were William j. Donley
and Kenneth o. Buck, both 81,
felled by carbon monoxide fumes
in the well at the home of Oliver
T. Buck near here.
William j. Donley, jr., Is, was
in Physicians Memorial Hospital,
La Plata, with a fractured skull
and both legs broken, suffered
when he tumbled down the shaft
as he tried to rescue his father.
Erdle v. Oswald, 81, and Paul
Stillson. 17-year-old Potomac
Heights volunteer fireman, were
overcome by the fumes They
were treated and released at the
La Plata hospital. All of the
victims lived in or near Indian
Head.
Asphyxiation Caused Deaths.
DR.. Frank A. Susan, Charles
County medical examiner, who
pronounced Mr.. Buck and Mr..
Donley dead at the scene, said
they died Of asphyxiation. Both
worked at the Naval Powder
Factory here.
DR.. Susan said the carbon
monoxide fumes apparently re-
suited from explosions set off
in digging the we'll.
State police at Waldorf said
witnesses gave this version:
William J. Donley, ST., went
down first and was overcome by
the fumes. Kenneth Buck de-
scended to rescue him and al
most Immediately became UNI
conscious.
Mr.. Donley's, son was let down
in a bucket. When half way
in the shaft. he shouted that
he could not breathe and asked
to be pulled up.
Topples Out of Bucket.
But while a group of men at
tracted to the scene as mem
bers of fire companies from In
dian Head, Potomac Heights and
the Naval Powder Factory were
hauling him to the surface,
young Donley toppled out of the
bucket to the bottom of the we'll.
Mr.. Oswald was lowered, with
rope around his body, and fas-
tened a line to the youth, who
was quickly brought up.
Then Mr.. Oswald, still in the
well, was overcome.
Young Stillson was lowered
and was knocked out by the
fumes in the well when his gas
mask slipped.
Robert Grinder, member Of
the Potomac Heights Fire De-
partment, with gas mask clipped
on tightly, descended to the four
men, two dead and two alive, at
the bottom of the well. He tied
ropes to each and stayed until
the last was pulled to the top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Trusty FIees Virginia
Pencil Rood Comp

A 6-foot, 4-inch trusty at a
Woodbridge (Va.) penal road
camp escaped today.
The trusty. a cook at Road
Camp 6, was Identified as Jo-
seph Brown, Is, tall, slender
convicted burglar from Newport
News, who began serving a
seven-year term last April. Sergt.
Jack L. Ebbert, camp superin-
tendent, said Brown was discov-
cred missing at $50 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Groveton School Bid
Approved Tentatively
By Fairfax Board

A bid by an Alexandria con-
struction firm to build, the new
Groveton High School on Route
743 was given tentative approval
by the Fairfax County School
Board last night.
The Federal Government
which contributes so per cent OF
construction costs, must approve
the offer first.
School heads indicated they
favored the bid of Eugene Simp-
son & Sons which was about
1884 below the next lowest
proposal. The 14-claSsroom
building would be completed in
40 working days.
The board agreed to ask for
bids soon for a nine-room addi-
ton to the Bucknell Elementary
School in Mount Vernon magis-
Ccrldl Q1SCrlCC.
It also decided to prepare
specifications and seek bids fol
a f1ve-room addition to the
Mount Eagle Elementary School
providing the State Department
Of Education will waive the size
of the site to permit the ex-
panSion.
A bid of $4,000 for the two.
room frame school at MerrifielC
was accepted.
Parents who form car pools tx
transport handicapped children
to schools will be paid mileage
and per diem insurance allow.
ances under another propose
that was adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17

The bus driver who takes
fringe parkers from the new
parking area into the city and
out of it agrees the experiment
is turning out well.
Ernest Spaur. %. Of 1859
WeStover drive Sc, said that
if he didn't drive the free Capt.
tai Transit Co. bus between
downtown Washington and the
fringe area, he'd probably take
advantage OF the new setup
himself.
One With Standees.
Mr.. Spaur handled both the
morning and evening runs yes
terday. On the 7:19 am. trip,
he carried a full load of nearly
As passengers. who had left their
cars at the free parking lot at
South Capitol street and How
ard road, near the South Capitol
Street Bridge.
On the 1853 run, he even had
standees, but his 8:41 am. load
was a little light.
The Alb pm. trip yesterday
had nine fringe parkers. and
picked up a 10th along the route.
The S pm. run from Fifteenth
and E streets NV, to the park
ing area, had IS passengers, and
the $3.50 run took IA persons
back to their cars.
Everybody on all my trips
seemed happy and well pleased
with the arrangement" Mr..
Spaur said. And. they're more
relaxed since they don't have to
worry about traffic jams. They
let me worry about that"
Some of the passengers believe
they can save money through
fringe parking even when the
transit company starts charging
fares for the shuttle service.
Gene Faucher. "a. of 1924
Livingston road Sc, a COM
mercial artist working on tele-
vision film productions, had
been paying 81 a day to park
his car downtown.
Another Ind0rser.
Fringe parking is a good idea
or I wouldn't be using it." he
said.
Sergt. 1ic G. L. Salisbury. %,
Of 1873 Ivanhoe street Sc, an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Water Study Orde,
Brings Overflow
|Of Gratitude

The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors got an overflow of
gratitude. it turned out last
night.
Three officers Of the Fairfax
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tionS-each unbeknownst to the
others-sent letters of approval
to the board fer authorizing q
county water study.
G. Hubert Massey, consulting
engineer. will begin the study
with an engineer from Alex
ander Potter Associates, New
York consultants, at an initial
cost of about $4,000.
The Federation also heard
Earl Darsch and Samuel Cald-
well discuss the need for integra-
ton Of the county's water
system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Montgomery Bar Group
Elects Officers

The Montgomery County Bar
Association has elected the fol-
lowing:
Robert w. Beall, president;
Joseph B. Simpson, jr., vice
president; Robert E. Billiard,
secretary; Harper Smith, treas
urer.
The following three were
elected to the executive COM
mittee:
Charles D. Sanger, Vincent l.
Gingerich and Mrs. Katheryn j
Lawlor.
A committee was appointed to
study the proposed constitu-
tional amendments which will
appear on the State and county
ballots in November. The changes
would authorize an additional
Circuit Court judge for Mont
gomery County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Youth Bed Sold
BY Star Ad First Day

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growing. Because her own younsster
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
D'AIesandro Returning
To Campaign as Byrd Aide
BY tn Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 17.-May-
or D'Alesandro returned today to
political campaigning by taking
a post as co-chairman of the adj
visory committee to DR.. H. C..
Byrd. Democratic candidate for
Governor.
The Mayor last year an
nounced he would seek the NOM
nation also. but never filed. He
became sick and was in a hospi-
tai throughout the Democratic
primary in which DR.. Byrd beat
George P. Mahoney.
He joins William Preston Lane,
jr.. former Governor, as head of
DR.. Byrd's advisory committee.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
$500 Steer Killed
By Cor in Potomac

A motorist killed a Shorthorn
steer valued at $500 by its owner
when the animal strayed onto
River road near Potomac, Md,
today. Montgomery County po-
lice reported.
Driver of the car. a new model
from a Washington rental
agency, was George G. Sibond.
80, a Government worker of 220
North Thomas street. Arlington,
police said.
Police said John D. Candy,
Potomac farmer, owned the
steer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Use of Free Parking
And Bus Rises 800
In Sd Day of Test

Use of the Districts new
fringe parking lot rose again
today in the third day of
operation.
When the last free bus left
the lot at 1915 am, there
were 254 cars on the lot
an 8 per cent increase over
yesterdays total of 236. The
number of passengers show
ed a bigger increase, with
$40 compared to 293 yes
terday.
Wednesday. the first day
the lot was open and the bus
service run, there were 149
cars and lit passengers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Woman at Arlington
Injured by Automobile

Mrs. Erenere H. Shank, 81, of
$40 South Arlington Mill road,
Arlington, was in fair condition
in Arlington Hospital today after
suffering head injuries yesterday
when she was struck by a car.
Arlington police said Mrs.
Shank was hit while crossing the
street at Columbia pike and
South Dinwiddie street.
Police quoted the driver Of the
car, Russell E. Kidwell, 81, of
Route /, Annandale, Va, as say
ing Mrs. Shank collided with the
side Of his car while running for
a bus. He was not charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Carnival al Gr'eenbeIt
To Aid Scout Center

About 500 persons are expected
for a lawn carnival and fish fry
at Greenbelt tomorrow to help
Boy and Girl Scout groups i'm
prove their fellowship center.
Entertainment will be avail
able along a carnival midway.
The affair will be held on the
grounds of the Greenbelt Com
munlty Church at Hillside and
Crescent roads from l to 8 pm.
Robert Fisher will be chairman
Of the event. with Stanley Ed
wards, assisted by the Boy
Scouts, presiding over the frying
pans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
School Bonds
Revision SOUGHT
AT Falls Church
Action by Council
Due After Hearing
Set September n

The Falls Church City Coun-
Gil will be asked by the School
Board to make three revisions in
a school construction bond or
dinance which has been set for
public hearing and final action
September 81.
Chairman John c. johnson of
The School Board emphasized last
night, however, that none of the
changes would increase the city's
liability under a proposed 81
million bond issue which would
be submitted to voters this fall
if the ordinance is adopted.
Inasmuch as an additional
$4,000 has been granted in Fed
eral funds. the total construc-
ton program would be increased
from 81, 1873 900 to $1,132, 900. All
money in excess of 81 million
represents Federal allotments.
Addition at Mason School.
The added $4,000 was placed
on the item for an addition to
George Mason School, bringing
the total for that project to
$4,000.
A third change requested was
to provide an alternative ex-
penditure for $327,000 now set
up to buy the Oak Street Ele-
mentary School from Fairfax
County. The alternate plan would
be to spend the money for buy
ing a site and constructing an
elementary school there to serve
the southwestern portion of the
city.
School officials expressed the
opinion these changes would not
hinder plans for final adoption
of the ordinance.
Attorneys Ruling Sought.
City Attorney william Baskin
was to be asked to rule whether
the revisionS would make it nec4
essary to re-advertise the ordi-
nance which would delay final
action at least two weeks.
On motion of Richard Saint
sing, the board voted to raise the
pay of bus drivers from SIPS to
81 so an hour. Mr.. Schmitt said
the department uses city f1remen
for this work and they have
proved satisfactory. The pay is
so low, compared with adjoining
areas. the city may lose their
services, he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Church Fair Tomorrow

The annual benefit fair Of
Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
Alexandria, will be held tomor-
row from 10 am. until dark on
the grounds Of st. Stephens
School. Russell road, Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
500 and Radio Stolen

About 500 and a radio was
taken last night by burglars who
broke into the Office of Kidwell &
Kidwell, plasterers, at $500
Branchville road, Branchville,
Md, Prince Georges County po-
lice said today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Henry PTA to Meet

The Henry School PTA in Ar
lington will hold its first meet
ing Of the fall at 8 pm. Tuesday
at the school. Teachers will bo
introduced to the parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-14
BurIeith Association Opens
New Season on Social Note

In the early days of the CEN
fury a small group of citizens
formed an association to repre-
sent their community interests
on the outer edges of George
town. This was the beginning of
the Burleith Citizens Associa-
ton.
Last night another generation
of Burleith residents held q
chicken box supper in the Pail
sades Field House to celebrate
the opening of what is believed
to be their fourty Fourth year Of
community work.
A serious note in an otherwise
social evening was the plea by
John B. Thomas. association
president, for the block-by-
block membership campaign to
make every resident of the area
an association member. begin
ming October /.
The Burleith association rep
resents the civic interests of the
area bounded roughly by White
haven parkway and T street
NV. on the north, Thirty fifth
street on the east, Reservoir road
on the south and Thirty ninth
street on the west.
The area and the association
derive their name from the
estate Of the same name owned
by Henry Threskeld, who built
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-14
Stanton Park Group
Aids Legal Fiqht

The Stanton Park Citizens
Association last night appro-
priated IS to help pay the cost
Of legal action designed to pre-
vent desegregation in the Dis
trict's public schools this year.
The action followed the read
ing Of a request for financial aid
from the Federation of Citizens
Associations. which last week lost
its plea for an injunction to
prevent desegregation until a
later date.
A member of the Stanton Park
group. who acts as the associa-
TONS representative to the Fed
GRAFTON, said the fight for a delay
in desegregation here is not
legally completed" She said the
Federation will either appeal
directly to the Supreme Court or
request that its representatives
be permitted to take part in dis
cussions of the issue. scheduled
to be held before the Court next
month.
1--WE have had to spend
money" she said.
The letter said: "Your Fedora
ton is not attempting to block
desegregation but to assist in
putting it into effect in a man
ner least disruptive to the citi-
zenS of the District" It called
for the task to be undertaken
''intelligently and sympathet-
ically."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-14

neighborhood in this era take
pride in calling themselves "the
early settlers"
The late John II. Gorrell, an
engineer for the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co.. was
probably the first president of
the modern association. Mr.. Cor
rell, still affectionately known to
older residents as "the Mayor
Of Burleith." served as president
for six years during the early
years Of the association.
Other presidents Of the mod
ern association include Norman
w. Field, who served in the early
'30s and James A. McDon-
nell. assistant director of the
transportation division of the
General Accounting ONCE, who
held the Office from 1948 to 1851.
The association usually meets
in Gordon Junior High School,
Thirty-f1fth and T streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-14
Manor Park Unit Refuses
Aid in Federation Fiqhf

The Manor Park Citizens AS
ISOLATION last night resumed its
monthly meetings by refusing to
aid the recent legal action Of its
parent body. the Federation Of
Citizens Associations, against
indignation in the schools here.
The group turned down a re-
quest for funds to pay for legal
counsel engaged by the Fedora
ton in its court fight.
In another action, the asso-
citation asked that the Commits
sioners urge Congress to repeal
the sales tax on groceries. with
no new taxes to be levied in it's
place.
Hudson A. LaSalle, association
president. conducted the meet
ing in the Whittier School, Fifth
and Sheridan streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-14

his home there about 1716. The
estate originally included the
area now occupied by George
town University. the Convent of
the Visitation and Western High
School.
The early days of the associa-
ton are dim. Older residents
believe it dates from 1910, when
the area was a community Of
a few houses. However. the asso-
citation has no records providing
the date of it's origin.
The present, or modern" as
ISOLATION dates from about 1928.
In the early and middle '20s,
the area was greatly developed
by several real estate men, in
Guiding Shannon and Luchs.
Residents who moved into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-14
Arkansas Avenue Group
Refuses Federation Aid

The Arkansas Avenue COM
munity Association last night
defeated a resolution to give A.
nancial support to the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations
fight against school Indignation.
The resolution failed on a mar
row margin, after several mem
hers emphasized indignation is
already in effect, in accordance
with a ruling set down by the
Supreme Court.
Proponents of the motion
maintained school Officials
should not have undertaken the
measure at this time.
In other business, the group
voted to give a first aid kit to
the TRANSPORTATION Episcopal
Church for civil defense use.
The meeting, conducted by
Seth L. Schnitman, president.
was held in the St. Mark Luz
theran Church Of the Incarna-
ton. SOL Fourteenth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-14

Jefferson Principal
Tells Citizens How
Indignation Works

The principal of Jefferson
Junior High School. which yes
terday enrolled an almost equal
number of white and Negro pu-
pills, told the Southwest Citizens
Association last night that ut
was something to see."
Hugh s. Smith. the principal,
said the first day Of migration
in his school went of without q
hitch. A State Department offl-
cial, who visited the school to
watch the first day Of mixed at
tendance, said Americas enc
mics will find no grist for their
propaganda mills here" MIR.
Smith declared.
There are five Negro teachers
In the school. Mr.. Smith said.
Schedules have been so arranged
that each pupil attends at least
one class q day with a colored
instructor, and each teacher has
at least one colored pupil, he
said.
Looks to Success.
On the success Of the new ven
ture, Mr.. Smith said 81 believe
our children will take care Of
the situation. unless we adults
set their minds against it." He
said the school had only seven
window panes broken this sum-
mer, an unusually low number,
although the adjacent play
ground was opened for inter-
racial use for the first time this
summer.
The association, celebrating
citizenship Day" four days
early. also:
/. Asked the Board of Educa-
ton to request an end to dis
elimination among children OF
parents stationed at nearby Fort
McNair. Buses now take chill
dren of enlisted men to South
west schools, but transport chill
dren Of officers to schools in the
Northwest section. it said.
I'm view of indignation, all
these children should attend the
nearest schools" the association
said.
Kindergarten Change.
2. Asked the Board of Educa-
ton to reconsider its plans for
kindergarten children. Entering
the school system for the first
time. these children must enroll
at the nearest school. In some
cases, the association said, this
places children in schools popu-
lated by an overwhelming ma
jority of the other race. The as
ISOLATION asked the board to
classify such children as "hard-
ship cases" and permit them to
cross the new school boundaries
temporarily.
3. Asked for a meeting with a
committee Of the Southwest Civic
Association (colored) to plan
traditional Halloween and
Christmas parties at Jefferson
School.
4. Invited the firm Of Webb
and Knapp to send a representa-
tive to the next meeting to dis
cusS the Zeckendorf Plan for
Southwest redevelopment.
Mrs. Franklin G. Sartwell.
president, conducted the meet
ing in the Barney Neighborhood
House. 470 N street S.W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-14
Michigan Park Group
Votes Federation SIS
For Court Fight

Anti integration sentiment
was expressed by the Michigan
Park Citizens Association last
night in the form Of a resolu-
ton to send $25 to the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations for
the use in its October Supreme
Court fight on the school issue.
The action was proposed by
Ernest Thomas as a substitute
amendment to a motion by Philip
A. Dolan, which would have
granted 500 to the Federation.
To supplement the grant. a
committee will canvass for addi-
tional funds.
In other action, the group
asked for a stop sign on Webster
street at South Dakota avenue
NE.
The following persons were
nominated: Francis NJ. Judge,
president: Robert B. White. first
vice president; Mr.. Thomas, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Ethel
Stout, secretary: Mrs. Mildred
Reynolds. mailing secretary:
Thomas A. Beckett, financial sec
rotary: Miss Katherine Rupert,
treasurer and Albert l.. Starke,
Sergeant-at-armS.
Edward Tesh, Mrs. Martin
Kelly and Joseph L. Bridwell
were nominated for the execu-
tive committee; Edward A. Kane
and Mr.. Dolan for the Fedora
ton delegates and Mr.. Tesh, Mr..
Bridwell and Mrs. Mary Kane
for Northeast Council delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-14
River Terrace Unit Rejects
Plea for Court Fiqhf Funds

Members of the Minnesota
River Terrace Citizens Associa-
ton last night declined to sup
port the Federation Of Citizens
Associations. which is trying to
delay racial integration Of the
school system here.
In other business. all the off,
GERS were nominated for re-elec-
ton. They are: Alfred r. Marin
shaw. president and delegate to
the Federation: Henry Richelsen