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Evening star., 1954-12-06
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sedatives when they were brought
in about 5 am.
Mrs. Lawana Dickinson, oper-
ator of the rest home, said the
fire was discovered by a night
nurse, Mrs. Margaret Hedrick,
about 3:45 am.
Room Checked at 3 AM.
Mrs. Hedrick said she had
checked the room where the
fire broke out about 3 am, and
that it was all right at that
time. About $40 am, she
heard someone shouting, and
then she srnelled smoke, ran to
the room to investigate and
found it burning.
Mrs. Hedrick suffered minor
injuries when she fell down some
stairs while helping patients out
Of the home.
Mrs. Elsie Snyder, another
nurse, suffered smoke exhaus-
ton and was admitted to Wash
ington Sanitarium.
After the alarm was turned
In Mrs. Dickinson and Mrs. He'd
rick attempted unsuccessfully to
put out the fire with hand ex-
tinguishers.
Mrs. Dickinson said eight of
the patients were confined to
their beds and had to be car
ried bodily from the building
into the chill air. One was suf-
fering from pneumonia. She
said they were taken to a nearby
service building until they could
be removed to hospitals.
Police Sergt. Clarence B.
Crown said the first officers on
the scene were Pvts. Henry Da-
Wis and James P. Furlough. They
Immediately reported to head
quarters that several persons
were trapped in the blazing
structure, and called for help.
Pvts. Pearson and Marion
Nicewanger arrived next.
Il never saw such thick
smoke" Pvt. Pearson said.
Grabbed Gas Mask.
He said he grabbed a gas mask
and rushed into a room above
the center of the fire.
He carried DR.. Hampson out
and then went back into the
building and carried out Miss
Billmeyer.
THE next thing 7 knew was
lying on the ground and a fire.
man was on my back giving me
artificial respiration" he said.
Nine policemen took part in
the rescue operations.
F'irefighting units from Rock
Vile, Gaithersburg, Hyattstown
and Upper Montgomery County
were sent to the scene. Rescue
squads from Kensington, Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase and Da-.
mascus also answered the call.
The fire was confined to the one
sleeping room, firemen said, and
was out by 4::30 am.
Helped Evacuate Home.
Wilson Jordan, who lives
across the street, said he heard
a commotion about 4 am. and
rushed outside. He said he and
another neighbor, w. j. Clem-.
ents, helped evacuate the home.
A. Morton Thomas, jr., chief.
Of the Montgomery County De-
partment Of Inspections which
inspects such homes for licens-
ing-was on the scene shortly
after the fire broke out. ]
After a meeting with other
members Of the stair at the home
today. Mr.. Thomas said it ap-.
peared in good enough shape to
continue operation. State ofti-
cials were to inspect it later to-
day. but Mr.. Thomas said they
normally follow county recon-
mendationS.
He said temporary sleeping
quarters for some OF the patients
would be set up in the dining
hall.
Mr.. Thomas, who was called to
the scene by Fire Marshal
Charles n. Howe, jr.. called in e.
w. Bucklin, chief Of the Division
OF zoning Permits and Licenses:
Clinton F. Wadford. senior elec-
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SIingIuff Elected Head
Of Silver Spring yMCA

James A. Slingluff, admins
trative manager Of Johns Hop
kins University Applied Physics
Laboratory, was elected chair
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Biographies of Victims in Fire

The victims of the fire today
at the Maryland Rest Home in
Germantown, Md, had lived
most of their lives in the Wash
ington area.
Mrs. Dora Ward, 86, was a
lifelong resident of the Rock
vile area. She had lived at the
nursing home two and a half
months, but formerly had lived
at 419 West Montgomery avenue.
Husband Died in 1893.
She was the widow of William
E. Ward, a farmer who died in
1888. Three Of her surviving
children live in Montgomery
County. They are Milbourne e.
Ward of 511 West Montgomery
avenue, Rockville: Mrs. Charles
Webb of the home address and
Mrs. Smith Linthicum of 8411
Eleventh avenue, Silver Spring.
According to relatives, Mrs.
Ward had been i'll for several
years, a victim of cancer. She
was the daughter Of the late Will
liam A. Bogley. In addition to
her children, she is survived by
two grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Miss Koehler, a retired en-
ploye of the Government Print
ing Office, had been q resident
of Washington since her early
childhood. She retired from
Government service In 1910, at
the age Of 70. after As years with
the GPO, where she was in
charge of control accounts.
She made her home at the
Kennedy : Warren Apartments,
3l33 Connecticut avenue NV,
with q niece, Miss Margaret
Gessford. until early last sum-
Evening star., 1954-12-06

Another In q series Of joys for logging
memories regarding District troffie
laws.
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close as practicable to the right
hand curb or edge Of the road
way, except when overtaking and
passing another vehicle proceed.
ing In the same direction or when
preparing for a left turn ct an
intersection, or into q private
road, driveway or alley"
Evening star., 1954-10-31
LOST

POODLE. big. black, male. not clipped:
green collar: Fort Myers rabies tags:
lost Thurs. night from Sleepy Hol-
low. Va. JE. 2-2245. IL
PUPPY. vic. 18th and Sheridan At. NV
tan and white collie shepherd: female.
Reward RA. 3-45O5. 81
PURSE, black velvet. vic. Bonat Res
taurant. containing childs string of
pearls: reward. TU. 2-5356. --31
RING, onyx, square setting, diamond;
heoirloom: Phone OIL. 2-2913.
sALARY BOOK. blue. vic. 14th and
Cliiton, riding in cab: reward. SMITH s
PHARMACY. 251a I4th st. NV CO,
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WRIST WATCH, white gold. diamonds
Oct. 10. vic. both rd. and Abingdon s..
darlington Reward. TIE. 6-5006.
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Woman Admits Plea to Nixon
In $9,95O Air Base Award

had not told City Manager
Frank Jacocks that the Justice
Department would have to settle
the suit because it was the de-
sire and wish of the Vice Presi-
dent that the matter be settled" "
Mr.. Jacocks refused to answer
on the grounds that the confer
ence between himself and the
Justice Department had been
confidential.
Officials said Mr.. Crumpacker.
a timber surveyor, left Savannah
several weeks ago and now lives
In Manteo, N. c.
The agreement to settle their
suit was filed by the: Justice De-
partment with the Court Of
Claims in Washington. A court
official said court approval prob
ably would be announced De-
cember Z. It then would be up
to Congress to appropriate the
money.
The CrumpackerS declared
their home here was quiet until
the Air Force planes began to
rattle the windows and crack the
plaster with engine vibration.
The binding glare of their night
landing lights added to the dis
traction, they said, and they
finally had to move out on orders
of Mrs. Crumpacker's doctor.
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'Prussion-Like' Tactics Laid
To Camp Gordon Lieutenant

2. 1t. Anderson forced two
trainees to take sand baths. to
emphasize the necessity of FREE
quent bathing" The recruits
were forced to strip down to
their shorts and socks and then
were ordered to scrub themselves
with a wash cloth dipped in
water and sand. They were later
ordered to climb a tree and re-
peatedly shout an obscene phrase.
3. 1t. Anderson ordered a
trainee to do "push-ups and
squat-jumps until he lay appar-
emily exhausted on the ground" :"
While the recruit lay PROSTATE,
other trainees were forced to
throw dirt over him.
Gen. Boiling said the alleged
incidents occurred during bivouac
in the final weeks Of training.
He said 1t. Anderson will be
given a general lcourt-martial If
warranted by the pre-trial IN
vestigation.
The 3rd Army commander.
who sent two inspectors general
here to conduct the investigation.
stressed that no injuries were
suffered by the trainees.
1t. Anderson was graduated
from the Fort Benning Officer
Candidate School on August ID
and later reported to Camp
Gordon for his first command
assignment. He served as a
master sergeant in Korea ana
wears two battle stars.
The lieutenant was not avail
able for comment.
Evening star., 1954-10-31
By the Associated Press

SAVANNAH, Ga. Oct. 30
Mrs. w. j. Crumpacker today
confirmed reports that she had
asked Vice President Nixon, a
former college classmate. to in
tercede in her fight with the Air
Force over alleged damage to
her property caused by the
sound of low-fiying planes from
Hunter Air Force Base.
She added, however, she did
not believe that the Vice Presi-
dent had anything to do with
the settlement of $9,950 awarded
her and her husband this week.
She had asked Mr.. Nixon's in
tervention, she said, not SO much
in the property settlement, but
ITO get the whole doggone air
base removed" She said she had
not heard directly from the Vice
President.
In washington, a spokesman
in Mr.. Nixon's office said he was
sure the Vice President did not
intercede for the Crumpackers.
He has a very firm policy" of
not intervening in matters be-
fore federal agencies, the spokes-
man added.
Alderman Alex A. Thomas told
the City Council yesterday he
believed Mr.. Nixon helped Mrs.
Crumpacker obtain the settle
ment.
Mr.. Thomas asked If a repre-
sentative from the Lands Di-
vision of the Justice Department
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Prince Georges Rescue Chief
Cites Arundel Police Threats

Prince Georges rescue squads
have been ordered by their chief,
Richard Hughes, to stay out OF
Anne Arundel County because
he says police in that county
have threatened his men with
arrest.
Anne Arundel police promptly
registered surprise at the action
of Chief Hughes, and said they
did not know what he was talk
ing about.
Chief Hughes said that on last
September 6 and on one previous
occasion when Prince Georges
squads went to the aid of in
jured persons in Anne Arundel,
they were told by county police
to "get out of Anne Arundel
and stay out"
According to Chief Hughes,
when the Bowie Rescue Squad
was taking injured persons to a
hospital on September s. Anne
Arundel police forced the am
bulance to stop and cursed the
driver.
Bowie. Glenn Dale and Marl-
boro squads of Prince Georges
County for years have answered
numerous rescue calls in Sec
tions Of Anne Arundel nearest
them.
Capt. Edward King. head of
the Anne Arundel police station
at Annapolis, said he had heard
nothing of Chief Hughes COM
plant until called by reporter
Evening star., 1954-10-31
BY fhs Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Ca, Oct. 30.--A
young Camp Gordon lieutenan,
has been accused of 'harassing
and humiliating" treatment
ranging from hanging trainee
by the feet from a tree limb to
ordering recruits to shout an OBJ
scene phrase.
The officer. identified as I'd
1t. Charles c. Anderson. "a,
commanding officer of Company
A, 1st Infantry Training Regi-
ment, allegedly used the Prus-
sian-like tactics against men,
bers of his unit.
Details of the top-secret in
vestigation were released today
by 1t. Gen. A. r. Boiling, COM
manding general of the 3rd
Army.
1t. Anderson. commissioned at
Fort Benning, Ca, August ID
has been relieved of his COM
mand and placed under arrest
pending completion of the pre-
trial investigation, Gen. Boiling
said.
Charges against the st. Louis
(Mo.) officer follow:
/. 1t. Anderson allegedly or
dered a trainee to be bound by
his ankles with a rope and sus-
pended from a tree limb. Other
trainees were forced to pull on
the rope, thus suspending the
trainee upside down." The Of
ficer then instructed the recruit
to beat the trunk of the tree If
(you) want to beat anything"
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Bender Explosion
Failure Is Attributed
To Wet Dynamite
BY The Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Oct. 30.-An at
tempt to blow up the automobile
of Representative George H.
Bender, Republican, of Ohio,
mis-carried today when two
sticks of wet dynamite failed to
explode.
The 1946 car was unoccupied
and was parked in the drive of
Mr.. Bender's 14-acre estate at
nearby Chagrin Falls. There
were only minor upholstery
burns. caused by burning fuse.
Police said the fact that the
dynamite was wet apparently
was the reason it failed to ex-
plode. Bits Of paraffin paper
wrapped around the dynamite
were blown about the car when
a detonator cap went of.
"Threat or Scare"
Patrolman Frank Barnard Of
Chagrin Falls reported. ''it def
initely was not an attempt on
Representative Bender's life. It
was more a threat or o scare"
Nobody heard the detonator
which Mr.. Barnard said could
make a noise about as large as
% short rifle cartridge.
Mr.. Bender also said "some-
body Is trying to scare me" and
added:
But they're not going to get
away with It,"
When a reporter asked Mr..
Bender if he thought there was
any connection between the
bomb and q hearing his House
subcommittee investigating la
bod rackets conducted here last
month, he said:
"I don't know what It's all
Evening star., 1954-10-31

about. I have been conducting
labor racketeering investigations
and going after these birds.
That's all I know" s4esH
He added II can't say.
wouldn't want to say" If there Il
any connection. '4 -
The bomb was found at 8:15
am. today by Mrs. Bender when
she got into the car. The vehicle
was parked in the drive by Mr.
Bender at 12:45 am.
Bedroom Nearby.
Deputy Sheriff Carl Rossbact
said q 6l2-foot fuse attached tt
the dynamite took about foul
minutes to burn. The dynamite
was enough to blow up the Cal
and even damage the Bender
home nearby, he said.
The bedroom occupied by Mr.
Bender and his wife is only about
20 feet from where the car was
parked.
The Congressman's son-in-
law, Joseph Bartlett. who lives
in one of three houses on the
property, said he heard two dogs
barking when he came home at
about 1890 am.
Saw Prowler.
He also recalled that on the
first day of the racket hearing
he thought he saw some one
prowling about the estate
grounds. On going outside, how
ever, he found no one.
During the hearing, an ex-
convict, Richard L. CNoose) Fin
ley. 40, testified he was paid be-
tween SIS, 900 and $4,000 to en-
gineer bombings of construction
equipment here.
Evening star., 1954-10-31
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BAG. lady's: vic. 14th and PARK I'd.
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BOSTON BULL TERRIER. male, wear
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COLLIE, black. female, 6 mos. old:
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CAT, large neuter, black and white.
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CAT, female. brown. Persian. beige belly.
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CAT. sealpoint. siamese, male, red coll
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C0CKER SPANIEL, boys pet. 3 years
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COLLIE, children's pet, black. male,
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c0LLIE; polIss. polnIs;ss. male; brown Ny1,a snd white:
reward reward Jun J1. 7-74os. 'n''0ren = pet.
FRENCH POODLE, standard size, not
clipped; no collar; answers to "Sulky ''
Reward. WO. 6-7410 II
GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG, 4 mos, fe-
male, black, tan seat: no collar: VIC
Falls Church. Va. Reward. JE. 3-S049.
GLASSES, plastic tortoise shell. may or
may not be In red case. JU. 5-3107. or
UN. 4-0513.
PARAKEET, blue. vic. Anacostia: miss
Ing since Tues. eve.: child's pet; re-
Evening star., 1954-10-31

for comment. He said he knew
of no police order banning
Prince Georges rescue squads
from Anne Arundel.
The Anne Arundel police chief
was not available for comment.
Chief Hughes said the ban
would remain in effect until
Anne Arundel authorities apollo
giZe.
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Autumn CoIors
Still at Best in
Shenandoah Park

Autumn color in the leaves is
still at it's best in parts of Shen-
andoah National Park, Super
intendent Guy D. Edwards an
nounced yesterday.
In the extreme higher eleva-
tions, he said, the colors have
passed their peak, but they are
still at the best in the middle
elevations and down along the
slopes Of the Blue Ridge.
Unusual weather conditions
this fall have retarded the COL
grafton, thereby prolonging this
annual spectacle" the superin-
tendent declard.
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Prof. Auauste Roller

LEYSIN. Switzerland, Oct. 80
{R.-Prof. Auguste Roller. 80.
pioneer of high altitude open air
treatment for tuberculosis, died
today. He founded Switzerland's S
principal high altitude health
center at Leysin in 1908.
Evening star., 1954-10-31

GLASSES. plastic tortoise shell. may or
may not be In red case. JU. 5-3t07. or
UN. 4-0513.
PARAKEET, blue. vic. Anacostia: miss
Ing since Tues. eve: child's pet: re-
WAe&. Lu. A-0167. 81
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Unemployed Laborer
Charged in Staying Of
High School Girl, Is
By the Associated Press

BEAVER FALLS, Pa, Oct. 80
A 23-year-old unemployed Ne.
gro laborer was arrested tonight
and charged with the murder o.
a pretty high school girl whose
nearly nude and stabbed anc
beaten body was found today
under a pile of autumn leaves
near her home.
Beaver County District Attor-
ney Richard P. Steward sale
Elijah Thompson was charged
with the Staying of 16-year-olo
Helen Jean Bryant, a sophomore
at nearby Aliquippa High School
She had been missing since
Monday. q
Mr.. Steward refused to discuss
details of the case.
Thompson was lodged in the
county jail without bond. He
will receive hearing next week
Mr.. Steward did not say whether
Thompson has admitted the
Staying. Thompson's home is
about 500 yards from that of the
slain girl in Hopewell township
Matt zvoner. Hopewell police
chief, said the girls clothes
were disarranged, ahd knife
wounds riddled her body. Her
forehead was crushed by a heavy
object.
Await Laboratory Test.
Later, a deputy coroner, Mrs.
Margaret Sanders, said an au-
topsy showed mo indication of
actual rape, but there might
have been an attempt" she said
a laboratory study which author
tiles hope to complete by Tues
day will show definitely whether
there was a rape.
Mrs. Sanders said "the actual
cause of death was a crushed
skull, done perhaps by a blunt
instrument Or a stone" She esti-
mated that death occurred more
than three days ago.
The Staying set off a second
manhunt in Western Pennsyl-
vania. Police already are seek
ing the killer of a 6-year-old girl
at Conemaugh. The nude body
Of the child, Karen Mauk, was
found in a graveyard yesterday.
Will Compare Evidence.
Conemaugh is about 100 miles
southeast of Beaver Falls. Police
would make no comment on a
possible link between the two
cases, but said they will Ger
tainly compare evidence"
Helen Jean was last seen when
she left for school Monday.
Strewn about the body were her
school books and contents of
a pencil box. All were covered
with leaves.
Regan Yarnell, HopeweIl aux
iliary policeman with the search
party, discovered the body 1t
lay about 800 yards from the
home of Helen Jeans parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bryant.
The Bryant residence is on
a hillside high above the road
where the girl caught her school
bus each day. She had to walk
down a narrow path through a
heavily wooded area to the bus
stop.
Body Was Dragged.
Mr.. Yarnell said the body lay
about 30 feet from the path. It
was covered with dirt and a
shoe was missing. State police
said the body apparently was
dragged a great distance"
Volunteers and police had been
combing the area since the girl
was reported missing, although
police had said they thought
she might have run away. They
quoted the mother as saying she
had a quarrel with her daughter
before she left Monday.
State and municipal police be-
gan an immediate check of the
area-queStioning neighbors and
schoolmates of the girl.
Sam Milanovich, principal Of
Aliquippa High School, described
Helen Jean as a good girl and a
B average pupil" He said he
never had any disciplinary prob
1av,ac with hor
Evening star., 1954-10-31
PTA Plans Book Sole

The kim ball Elementary
School Parent Teacher Assoc
citation will hold a sale Df chill.
dren's books Tuesday through
Friday from 8 am. to 4 pm. in
the school auditorium, Mime.
sofa avenue and Ely place Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Teacher Finally Breaks Away
After NJ Years Of Goodbys

/ fences, Miss Dawson doesn't see
much of q change in schools
from the time she began teach
ing.
"The big difference is the
student" she said. 'Today's
children are more self-expressive.
They aren't awed by the teacher
and adults any longer-as mat
ter of fact, they aren't awed by
anything"
Despite the pleasure and en-
joyment" she has received from
her work. Miss Dawson comedies
it will be a relief finally to get
to know her house at 7 Rosemont
avenue. Alexandria, Va.
Miss Dawson was honored at
an assembly yesterday by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18

For II years. Marie Dawson
has said goodby to students on
the last day Of school with the
promise that she would miss
them until school began again.
Yesterday her goodby.s marked
the end Of her teaching career.
IS years of which have been in
the District schools.
Miss Dawson, a graduate of
Louisville (Ky) Normal School.
began teaching school in Louis
vile. She came to the District
IN 1919 as a first-grade teacher
at the Pierce School.
After short while, she was
transferred to the Southeast
Washington schools and has
taught third grade at Tyler.
Cranch. Van Ness, Dent and
Brent Schools.
Looking back over her exper-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
MonsfieIdEs Chalk Characters
Take Safety Circus Vacation

The Safety Circus went into
summer quarters yesterday, as
Inspector Dick Mansfield packed
up his chalk box until school re-
opens next fall,
The Stars school safety di-
rector put on his last show of
the season at Jefferson Junior
High School.
During the past school year,
more than 10000 pupils in the
Metropolitan Washington area
saw the circus. And thousands
of younger children watched it
on television.
This was the circus 18th year.
Since Inspector Mansfield took
to the road to plug The Stars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18

safety campaign. accidents
among children have dropped
sharply here.
Well over one million young
Sters have signed The Stars
Safety Carefuliers" pledge.
Inspector Mansfield noted that
this will be his first vacation in
seven years. He said he will use
it to revamp the show and dream
up new routines for his chalky
characters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Bow Wizard

Michael Warning, IA, Of Lam
caster. England. has designed an
electrically driven calculating
machine that adds. subtractS,
multiplies and divides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18

D. Geometric flower print on
fine cotton broodcIoth, eIossi-
colIy styled with round collar,
open v neck. button and flop
pocket. 81 to SO.
KGnn's BlouSes, Street Floor,
Washington and Arlington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18

4. Paisley Print in SatnglRg. mBted shades Of n
predon1fH anfip green or lilac. SHTplics NECK
founded shoHlders Impressed pleated skirts.
Tebiized for crease reSfstGHcB.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-09-17

mind the young people of the pro-
gram.
Serving on the newly appointed
committee for this year are JoAnn
Eal and Bob Ferris of Immaculate
Conception parish for the north
ern district; Charles Brett and Jo-
Anne Finneran of st. Mary's par
ish for the Southern district; Ray
Clifford Of st. Catharine parish
and Ann Urn OF st. Thomas parish
for the Eastern district; Rita Ann
Taraba of st. Mary Magdalene par
ish and Bill Kenney of st. Aloysi-
US for the western district; DON
aid Thomas and Dolores Clark of
st. Patrick parish for the Central
District and Loretta Wellnitz and
P. G. Biscotti of Our Lady of Vic
tory parish for the northwestern
district.
This months Holy Hour at st.
Thomas parish will be conducted
by the priests of the parish. st.
Thomas church is located at East
Fifth and Cassidy Avenues and
may be reached by the East Fifth
Ave. Bus Line.