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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-19
MoELLERS ANNOUNCE
BIRTH OF SON

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Moeller, of
Madison Lake, announce the birth
of son, Friday, October IS at Mt.
Carmel Hospital.
Good has but one enemy, the
evil; but the evil has two enemies,
the good and itself.
j. Won Muller
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-19

1870. How would you like to see
coming out of this new population
a horde of uneducated, unproduc-
tive drones, sapping at national
income. going on relief, a burden
to those employed. AN army Of
dissatisfied youth ripe to accept
any ism" that comes along with
promises of a better life than Of
fered by the democracy which
failed to meet its challenge?
But, constructively, wouldn't
you like to see your job safer,
your business stronger and your
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-19

mass and fewer natural resources
than theirs, have been able to do
so. How? Know-hoW - through
widespread education. They are
now trying to ape our mass pro-
duction economic system. They
know this requires two things: ID
archaeological savvy and (2) appe-
tites and pocketbooks at the end
of those assembly lines to consume
the vast supply of goods and serV-
ices.
Our population is to go from
1917 in 1850 to 204.2 millions by
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-19

Dropped into Smitty's gas sta
ton last week and met his new
partner who turned out to be q
real talker.
"Whatll it be?" asked Smitty.
Before / had a chance to answer
i heard a strange voice "Fill her
upl Fill her up!" And there was
Smitty's partner - one of those
parakeets perched next to the
gas pump.
"TOOk me a month" Smitty
said, ~but i finally taught him to
say those magic words. It's sure
paid of he's had a good influ-
ence ON my customers"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-19
Letters To
The Editor

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coined. To be considered for
publication they must be sign
ed. Anonymous communIca-
tions cannot be published. In
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ter wishes TO withhold his or
her name from publication
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In the letter. The letter may
then be printed without the
signature at discretion of the
editor II Il contains InfoTma-
ton deemed OF sufficient In
terest 30 all readers.-Ep.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-19
Calendar For The Week

NOTE -- This feature will regularly and will be
published each Monday and tuesday The service Frse
Please send in copy by Friday for events taking place
The following week. Copy must be submitted before Fri
day noon, deadIns. Thank You!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-19
MISS MARY LANIGAN
SUFFERS BROKEN ARM

Miss Mary Lanigan, who re-
sides at the corner of Fourth and
North Union Streets, was taken
to Mt. Carmel Hospital and re-
turned in the Lukens ambulance
Saturday evening.
Miss Lanigan is reported to have
suffered broken bones in her right
arm and wrist, when she was
struck by an automobile, Saturday
evening.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-19
From where | sit e. by Joe Marsh
Smitty's
Nof-So-SiIent Porfner

From where / sit, Smitty's bird
may be good for business - and
may get him a few laughs. But
when people act like parakeets,
they're not so funny. For in
stance, those who keep insisting
over and over again that their
neighbors shouldn't have a glass
of temperate beer with their sup
per now and then. They're simply
repeating their own ideas, with
out any regard for the rights Of
others.
@e M.4z
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Evening star., 1954-01-03

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-20
Bethesda Boy, Is,
is Hit by Polio for
I'd Time in 3 Years

Polio has hit a 13-year-old Be-
thesda boy for the second time
in three years.
He is Daniel B. Maher, jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel B. Mai1el
Of 54o5 Lambeth road, Bethesda
Mr.. Maher is a Washington at
torney.
His mother said today young
Daniel apparently mas passed the
crisis and is believed to be re-
covering without any paralytic
effects. He entered Children's
Hospital Saturday. In his first
bout with the disease, Daniel
was hospitaliZed for three weeks
then followed up with extensive
physiotherapy treatments and
licked paralysis at that time.
Polio authorities maintain it
is possible to be stricken with
polio at least three times since
three strains of the polio virus
have been discovered. Still,
double strikes by polio are con-
sidered rare.
Montgomery County also re-
ported two other cases of polio.
These include a four year -old
Rockville girl and a 15-year-old
girl living in the 900 block of
Erie avenue. Takoma Park. The
county has now had Ave cases
of polio as compared to seven
at this time last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-20
District Gets Sixth
Traffic Safety Plaque

The District today received its
sixth plaque for traffic safety in
1853.
This one came from the In
ternational Association of Chiefs
of Police for traffic enforcement
in cities between 100000 and a
million population.
Leroy E. Wilke, executive sec
rotary of the association, pre-
sented the award to Commits
sioner Samuel Spencer this
morning. Mr.. Spencer congrat-
ulated Police Chief Robert ".
Murray and Deputy Chief John
j. Agnew, head Of the Traffic
Bureau, on the record.
Eearlier the city received a
plaque from the American Auto
mobile Association for pedestrian
safety, and four from the Ma
tional Safety Council for sta
tistical presentation, work by
safety organizations, informing
the public and winning the ma
tional traffic safety contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-20
Relief Bill for Widow
Raised 10 $4,000

The Senate judiciary Commit
| tee has recommended that $685.
600 be paid to the family OF
Elmer Leroy Holley, who was
killed when he fell to the bottom
Of the Senate Office Building
elevator shaft last November.
Approving a private bill for the
relief Of the widow, Mrs. Laurie
Dea Holley, the committee in
creased the amount recommend
ed from $4,000.
The committee changed the
bill to provide $1,000 in cash to
the widow and $40, 900 in a trust
fund to the legal guardian of
the couples 3-year-old daughter
Karmen. The bill went to the
Senate calendar for action and
must be approved by the House
before going to the President for
his signature.
The committee said the victim,
an employe of the Senate Post
Office, died in the lire of duty.
Mr.. Holley was pushing mail
truck carrying about 400 pounds
OF mail when another person
opened the elevator door on the
first floor Of the Senate ONCE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-20
Mrs. Thorne Faces
uiiz on Whereabouts
Vhen Her Son Died
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, July 20.-T h e
hother of Montgomery Ward
Ehorne will be recalled at his in
lest to testify about her where
bouts on the day his body was
6und.
This was announced by Coro-
Ter Walter McCarron yesterday
- another hearing in the mara
hon inquest saw these develop
nentS:
1. Stained bedding and other
fticles found in young Thorne's
room after his mysterious death
June 10 were turned over to. a
nkeam of four pathologists for
Examination and analysis.
Q. The legality of the inquest
mas challenged by a lawyer who
4efused to permit his client, Mrs
a1sita Geigner, to answer any
questions.
!. Mother in Wisconsin.
81 Two housemaids, Elizabeth
Nawton and Sheila De Leon, tes-
4ified Mrs. Thorne went to near
hy Lake Geneva, Wis, to attend
H4dog show at about noon on the
day Monty's body was found.
S They said she returned when
Nhey notified her by telephone OF
her sons death.
s The body of 20-year-old
Monty was found in his $75-a-
month room about noon and
doctors estimated he had died
about am.
& Nine days before his death
Monty, heir to mail order for
tune, revised his will, leaving
three fourths of his estate to
his sweetheart, Maureen Ragen,
lB, and her mother Aleen.
% His mother, who was sole
Beneficiary under an earlier will,
was given only a one-eighth
khare.
I. Miss Lawton said Monty Wis
tied his mother last Easter.
when he was home on vacation
from Fordham University.
Refused to Take Call.
s. She said occasionally some
Gne who sounded like a young
man would telephone for Monty,
hit that he would refuse to
fake the call.
81 Afterwards, she said, Monty
Mould appear ION edge"
The articles the Psychologists
will examine include a bed
Street, mattress pad. handker-
chief. wad of cotton. part Of
81 cigarette and a portion Of
Mhat appeared to be a pill.
6 They were turned over to
Ewing Bloch. acting States at.
torney, by BENJAMIN Bloornberg.
CWner of the building in which
Monty lived. Mr.. Bloomberg
aid he obtained them from
Monty's room and had offered
them to Mr.. McCarron but that
~ one had been around to pick
1hem up.
zone of the pathologists. DR..
Otto Saphir, said the articles
may be very valuable evidence"
M helping determine the cause
81 death.
Findings Are Reviewed.
M The pathologiSts are reviewing
q coroner's physicians findings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-20
." THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c.
TUESDAY, JULY 90

that the combined effects OF
drugs, narcotics and alcohol
caused the death. $500.
Mrs. Geigner's attorney. Ber-
rlard j. Mcconnell, contended
Coroner McCarron lacked au-
thority to subpoena her unless
there was "a clear indication
of foul play" in young Thorne's
death.
Mrs. Geigner, who repeatedly
sought advance information on
the results Of chemical tests on
Monty's body, declined to testify.
The inquest was continued to
July IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-20

Addison Chevrolet Sales, Inc.
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Aero Auto Company. Inc.
ll0l King ST., AIsxsndriG. Va. II. 9so2s
BarrY-Pufe Meter Co., Inc.
1880 conasdicus Avsnss. MN. RI. z-1s7e
Chevy ehuse Chevrolet
us Nllse Ave-, Bsihss6s, A& o. 4Sl00
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-20

Hisks Chevrolet, Inc.
l2l0 Upshvr Street, NV. IA. 5000
Ksnyon-Petk, Inc.
2S2S Wilsen Blvd., Arliagssa, Va. IA. 1900
lusiine- Niehelsen Chevrolet
Nl0BaltimsrsA Ave. ,HyslfsvilIs, md. WA.7-72O0
HAandsll Chevrolet Co., Inc.
100 Mlshsls Aysass, Sc ". +aloo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-20
Farm Bureau to Meet
Speelal Dilpaieh 10 The sipr

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, July
20. Albermarle County Farm
Bureau members will meet at
Miller School today for their
annual picnic supper and hear
a talk by Howard H. Gordon,
former Agriculture Department
official.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-20

Building. There was no elevator
at the opening so the truck and
Mr.. Holley plunged to the base
ment, an official reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-20

0Urismun Chevrolet, Inc.
$40 Il Street. NE. Il. 7.I4Oo
stohlmun Chevrolet, Inc.
33rd & n Streets, NV. AD. 2I6lb
WiIIiums Chevrolet Co., Inc.
1889 E-W. Hishwsy. Silver Spring ~. $1,000
Wissinger Chevrolet Go.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-20

GAIL FOR cHEvRoLET! Well gladly provide dem
onstration ride. Just phone your nearest deal
er and salesman will meet you-at your
home, at your Office, or in our showrooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-20
First Electric Truin in '87

ETISt &IGGITIG TTUIU III OF
PHHADELPHIA.-The worlds
first railroad train to be run by
electricity was operated in the
United States ii 1887.
Evening star., 1954-09-19
Quemoy

When India's highly touted
march" on the Portuguese enclave
OF Goa petered out few weeks ago,
the London Economist called it q
"dzzkreig." Last week it appeared
that the Orient was being treated
to another flzzkreig at Annoy, on the
Red Chinese coast opposite Formosa,
where the thunderous threats Of
Communist China against the Que
moy islands, large and small, were
not being backed up by any visible
Red muscle.
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles said Wednesday he thought
the Red Shelling of Quemoy had
been futile attempt at intimidat-
Ing anti-Communist countries which
drew up the Manila Pact a fort
night ago. The Nationalist Chinese,
however, were more inclined to
credit their bombing and strafng
OF Communist junks, troops and
military targets" around Annoy with
breaking up the Red Offensive"
The Reds abruptly shifted their
Offensive" to the Tachen Islands in
the middle of the week. The
Tachens, some 200 miles north of
FormoSa, are strategically much
more important than the Quemoys.
They command much of the ship
ping that travels through the For
mosa strait, and thus are of value
to the Natiorfalists in harassing
cargo vessels bound for Shanghai
and Tientsin.
So far. however. the Reds are
not making much of bid for con-
troll. They lobbed in 20-odd shells
one day last week, from a nearby
Communicated island, but no
troops or junks were reported mass
ing for an invasion attempt.
The United States attitude
toward increased Red activity along
China's coastline was being kept
purposely vague, but few expected
our help for Chang to exceed To-
CYSTIC support. Even such supply
mission would be difficult in pinch,
because the islands are in shallow.
rock-filled water where big ships
of the American Navy would find
it hard to operate.
Evening star., 1954-09-19
Police Woes
Two Officers Charged
In Numbers Racket
Protection Poyoffs

Since 1850 the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department has had recurring
trouble with corruption in the ranks.
Under Police Chief Robert j. Barrett
the department got an unsavory
reputation and nearly so policemen
found themselves in serious trouble.
But with the advent of Chief
Robert v. Murray there was a turn
for the better. The force was re-
organized and got bigger appropria-
tions. Major crime dropped 16 per
cent here last year while it was
rising per cent across the Nation.
Last week there were new plaudits
for his action against major trouble
within his revamped department.
Two policemen, one with 25 years.
service, the other with 16, were
arrested Tuesday evening and
charged with taking bribes from
underworld numbers men in q
Northeast precinct.
Nine civilians were also picked up
and another three are said to be
on the verge of surrendering. One
of those arrested was Roger (White-
top) Simkins. long an object Of
police interest in connection with
numbers activities.
Hero of the raid was Police 1t.
Todd O. Thoman. Authorities say
he led a double life, taking over
$1,000 a month in bribes in a 10
month period while playing along
with Capt. John B. Monroe, chief
of the 18th precinct in Northeast
Washington, and Probationary De-
tective George c. Prather of the
18th precinct in North Central
Washington. The detective was said
to be recruiter who brought in
gamblers who would pay for pro-
lection" The precinct captain was
allegedly paid for keeping his force
from interfering with the gamblers
counting houses In his area. 4
Evening star., 1954-09-19
Reaction

Professional politicians reacted to
the weeks events-particularl the
Maine election-about as would be
expected.
. Democratic Chairman Mitchell
could hardly restrain his enthu-
siasm as he read long-range political
significance into the Maine elections.
Voters were showing "disillusion-
ment" with the Eisenhower admin
istration, he said. And other Demo-
cratic Committee workers pointed
out that if the Maine gains are re-
peated throughout the Nation, the
Democrats will pick up more than
100 House seats.
. Republican National Chairman
Leonard w. Hall, however, said the
election returns reflected local. not
national issues. But he added, in
words that became almost a slogan
with the Republicans last week,
We're running scared.
NJ 1t was true, of course, that local
issues loomed large in every election.
In Maine. for instance. both sides
agreed that the Republican Gov
ernor had become unpopular during
his tWo-year term-so unpopular, in
fact, that he was the first Governor
in 38 years not to serve two terms.
He had named relatively unqualified
political supporters to high Offices;
he had criticized Federal price sup
ports for potatoes and thereby alien
ated voters in potato-growing Aroo-
stock County; he had closed tuber-
culosis sanatorium; he had tried to
turn some State highways back to
local governments.
But it was true also that some
of the local issues could be equated
with some of the national issues.
And it also was true that the ma
tional Republican program was not
popular enough-last week, at least
to override local G. O. P. handi-
caps.
The psychological factors stem
ming from last weeks elections
could have long-range significance.
It is easier for the front-runners
to achieve internal harmony and
to pick up campaign contributions
There's nothing like ride on the
bandWagon. The party of pessi-
mism, however, can be handicapped
by internal dissension.
Evening star., 1954-09-19
Foreign
Fur-Flung Preparations
For VitoI Meetings
Mark Worlds Week

Last week was primarily period
of prelude before greater things to
come on the foreign scene.
In Strdsbourg the 15-nation Euro
pean Consultative Assembly was ex-
pecting to hear tomorrow from both
the West German Chancellor and
the French Premier on the conse-
Quences of Frances rejection of the
European Defense Community treaty.
The consultative assembly had been
intended to be the forerunner Of a
unified West European parliament,
but its future is now in doubt.
In NetD York, there were final
preparations for the opening Tues
day of the ninth General Assembly
of the United Nations.
In Washington, financial experts
were getting ready for visits of dele
gates to the annual International
Monetary Fund and World Bank
conferences, which open a week
from Monday.
In London, most of the talk was
about the big nine-power conference,
also set for week from Monday,
where the quest for a workable
alternative to the European Defense
Community will be intensified.
In Paris, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization headquarters sent out
q call for a meeting of its IA member
nations around the middle Of Oc-
tober to study West German rearm-
ament problems. Paris, Athens and
Ottawa were mentioned as possible
sites.
IN Genera Cat longer range), there
was scheduled a meeting for No
vember 8. at which the financial
and trade woes of the world will
be studied by the signatories of the
General Agreements on Tariffs and
Trade.
In Peiping. meanwhile, Chinese
Communist leaders were having a
high-powered pow-wow to give direc-
ton to their drive for economic self
sufficiency. Mao Tse-tung told his
comrades it would take several FIVE
year plans to industrialize China's
sprawIing. backward country Of al
most 500 million people.
But the primary attention Of the
West focused on feverish negotia-
tions to bring Germany into the
free worlds European defense setup.
Evening star., 1954-09-19
Other Strows

There were other political actions
mostly primary elections-which
were studied last week. The cleo
tionS were:
Wisconsin. No congressional in
cumbent lost his primary, but Dem
ocrats polled almost as many votes
as the Republicans in two presum-
ably solid G. o. P. districts. And
overall Democratic strength was
greater, percentage-wise than that
registered in any primary since 1912.
Two small races attracted attention
Harlan Kelley, leading opponent of
the anti-McCarthy Joe -Must-Go
Club" lost bid for denomination
as Sauk County's district attorney.
And Fred r. Zimmerman, out
spoken foe of Senator Joseph r.
Mccarthy. easily won Republican
nomination for an 18th term as Sec
retary of State-without help from
the State G.. o. P. organization.
Minnesota. Again in a farm State
the Democrats-this time under the
name of the Democratic Farmer
Labor Party-seemed stronger than
before. For the only time since the
party was formed 10 years ago it
polled more votes in primary than
the Republicans.
Colorado. Fair Dealer John A.
Carroll, former Representative and
adviser to President Truman, won
Democratic nomination for the SEN
ate over the more moderate Mayor
Quigg Newton of Denver
New York. A vigorous Republican
critic of Senator Mccarthy, Repre-
sentative Stuyvesant Wainwright II,
won denomination for the House
over Mccarthy supporter William p.
Shea
Mccarthy
The Wisconsin Senator himself
made political news in two ways last
week. First, he concluded his de-
fense before the special Senate COM
mittee handling resolution to CEN
sure him.. Senator McCarthys de-
fenSe in the quiet series of hearings
boiled down to this: Cd his actions
may have been vigorous but were
neither illegal nor improper; CD the
committee investigating him was
prejudiced in favor of his enemies.
The committee could report its
findings any day now. But whether
it reports before the November cleo
tions or not, the hearings will be a
political issue. Democrats claim they
Evening star., 1954-09-19
Politicians Ponder
First Major Upset
OF 1854 Elections

Most politicians are volatile men
who find it easy to soar to heights
of exultation or plunge into the
depths of despair. Lest week there
was a good deal of soaring and
plunging in political headquarters
as returns came in from elections
in several scattered States.
Most of the extremes in mood
were, no doubt, unjustified by the
scant information produced by the
elections. But some conclusions
could be drawn from the balloting,
and the moods of the politicians were
in themselves significant.
The conclusions:
. The Democrats have at least a
brief psychological advantage over
the Republicans.
. The rather successful q. o. P.
legislative program is not neces-
sarily sure-fire election winner.
At stake in the November elec-
tions will be all of the House and
about one third of the Senate seats.
Democrats want to gain at least 20
Representatives, enough to seize and
keep control of the House, and at
least one Senator, enough to take
over the Senate. The Republicans
will be satisfied to hold the line.
Most elections last week were pri-
maries. Only early voting Maine
held final elections.
Evening star., 1954-09-19

No Overt Incidents,
Seont GrumbIing Mark
School Chunqeover

Racial integration of the public
schools-probably the greatest social
upheaval in Washington's history
went off with hardly ripple last
week.
No longer was there a Division
One" for white students and white
teachers and a Division Two" for
children and teachers of the Negro
race. In accordance with the Su-
preme Court decree of last June,
which found segregation unconsti-
tutional, the District school board
wiped out color bars and took the
first step toward completely unseg-
regated education.
For the present. races are being
mixed in District schools only in
cases of new enrollees, transfer stu