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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-07
kecting Brown
Ceremony 5eld

Miss Mildred Jane Brown.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. b.
Earl Brown Of Berryville. va.
became the bride July 5 Of Mr..
Joseph Thomas Heating. IT.. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T.
Heating Of Bethesda.
The afternoon ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Alfred n.
Mays Ia the Duncan Memorial
Methodist Church In Berryville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-07

MRS. JOHN E. PACKARD
The former
Miss Ruth III. Adams.
Miss Ruth Haslup Adams,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Adams Of Washington, became
the bride of Mr.. John E. Packard
III. son of Mr.. and Mrs. John e.
Packard, jr., of Marblehead,
Mass, on June 10.
The Rev. Edward G. Latch
ofhciated at the ceremony In the
Metropolitan Methodist Church.
The bride graduated from Ma
tional Cathedral School and
from Centenary Junior College,
where she was q member of Phi
Theta Kappa, scholastic honor
airy fraternity.
Mr.. Packard graduated from
Princeton University this June,
where he is a member of the Cap
and Gown Club. He is now serv-
ing as an ensign in the United
States Navy and is stationed at
Norfolk, where the couple will re-
side temporarily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-07
Curtain Rods

Shaped rods. obtainable in
most drapery departments Of
stores, may be used in curtain
ing arched windows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-07

eoch beautifully mode with adjustable shoulders adjustable
lines in beautiful lo54 boby cord! What sole!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-07

soutlall Photo.
MRS. JEROME ]. SHEA, il.
The former
Miss Nancy Lee Elicit.
The Shrine of the Most.
Blessed Sacrament was the scene
Of the wedding on June 10.
SIicer
You can use a 10-inch narrow
ham slicer not only for SLIDING
ham but for cutting cheese.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
; Gas Station HoIdups
Laid 10 Wounded Man

Police have accused a man
recovering from a gunshot wound
at District General Hospital Of
three holdups.
The man, Roland Hays. 26.
colored, 900 block of / street
NE, was shot In the groin with
his own revolver in a fight .
week ago, police said.
Probationary Detective Emmitt
A. Sullivan of No. 8 precinct
said he noted Hays resemblance
to a wanted holdup man while
investigating the circumstances
of Hays wound.
Hayes was charged with the
$3.50 holdup of a gas station at
l400 Florida avenue NE. March
27; the 500 holdup of another
station at 1904 Benning road
NE. on April Is; and a return
holdup of the first station, for
$3.50, on April II.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Policeman in roubIe at Club?
No, 2OFind After Quick Check

About 20 policemen spent a
busy five minutes early today
hammering at a door to the
Deluxe Club in the 1400 block
of Swami street NV, but got
nothing for their efforts.
The policemen's rapping final
ly summoned Alfred T. (Puddin-
head) Jones, 48. colored gam
bling figure.
Above the door hung a sign
which read:
This is a private club-not
a bottle club
Capt. Joseph w. Shimon and
the other policemen went there
at 4:30 am. because someone
called headquarters and said a
policeman was in trouble at that
address, call well-calculated
to send hordes of policemen to
any address.
Inside. Capt. Shimon said. more
Evening star., 1954-05-03
200 Invited 10 Maryland u.
For Defense Briefing
By IN, Associated Press

Gov. McKeldin has invited
some 200 State. county and
municipal officials to attend a
defense briefing at the Univer-
sity of Maryland Friday.
Robert C. F. Gordon, briefing
officer of the Department OF
State, will bring the officials up
to date on American foreign
policy.
They will see Operation Ivy"
a color film of the H-bomb type
of explosion.
Val Peterson, federal Civil De-
fense administrator, and Maj.
Gen. Milton A. Reckord, adjutant
general of Maryland, will speak.
Donald w. Riegle, mayor Of
Flint, Mich, will describe the
tornado that hit his city last
year.
The officials also will get an
air defense briefing and inspect
fire-rescue training facilities at
the university.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
AFL Unions Workint
In Building Trades
Without Contract
By Tom Burke

Thousands of construction
workers belonging to severa.
AFrL unions here were working
without contract today.
Laborers', carpenters and oper-
ating engineers unions have
been negotiating with represen-
tatives of contractors here fo1
several months but no new agree
ments had been reached when
the old contracts expired Friday
at midnight.
j. c. Turner, business repre-
sentative of the operating en-
gineerS' union, said as long as
further negotiating sessions were
scheduled no immediate strike
threat was posed.
He said negotiations involving
these three unions have been
difficult this year because many
OF the other trades had built
In" pay raises in contracts COW
ering this years work.
Economic conditions have
changed since those other con-
tracts were signed but it is diff
cult TO rour men to work along
side an electrician or a plumber
or a sheetmetal worker who will
get an automatic raise while the
carpenter gets nothing" Mr..
Turner explained.
A spokesman for the contrac-
tors said negotiations with the
laborerS' representatives have
been snagged on a union de-
mand for a pension plan. A la
borers' union spokesman could
not be reached for comment.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Two Win Full Scholarships
In Gonzaqa Examinations

Two full scholarships and four
half scholarships to Gonzaga
High School were awarded as
a result of examinations Satur-
day. There were 487 particle
pants.
Winners of the full scholar.
ships are:
Charles Liekweg, 1713 Fortieth
street Sc, and Frederick Lillis,
140l South Barton street, Ar
lington. Va.
Winners of half scholarships
are: John Van de Putte, 1907
Pennsylvania street. Hyattsville.
Md; Joseph Ramisch, 1920 Bris-
tol avenue. Silver Spring, Md:
Thomas Harras. 1923 A street
Sc. and Charles Nicely. 500
North Carolina avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Cadets Of St. Johns S
Drill Before 1000 at
Proposed School Site

More than l, ZOO persons turned
out yesterday to watch the
cadets of ST. Johns College High
School in their 38th competitive
drill.
Top award went to Company
G-headed by Cadet Capt
Charles Reich-for the best
drilled company.
The parade and drills were
held at the site of the proposed
new college high school at 2607
Military road NV
Brother Dominic Luke, presi-
dent of st. Johns. presented gold
medals to the winners.
Others to receive awards in
cluded:
1t. Douglas Morriset, saber
competitive drill; Corpl. An
thony Grim, rifle manual COM
petition; Col. David Shannon,
regimental commander; Maj
Joseph Amato, commanding
officer of the regimental band; ;
1t. George Neitzey, lieutenant
of the best-drilled platoon, and
Its. Jerome PAUL and Richard
Hubbard, and Sergt. Jay Keefe
of the best-drilled company
Six cadet companies took part.
In addition, five freshman pla-
toons drilled with Section 1-C,
taking the award for the best
platoon.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
D. {. Polish Celebrations
Mark Constitution Day

The Polish Club of Washing
ton held celebrations yesterday
for the 163rd anniversary OF
Constitution Day.
About 800 members heard Col.
John Tappin of the State De-
partment describe the taking of
Monte Casino by Polish soldiers.
Prof. Roman Debicki of George
town University spoke on the
liberties which Free Poles recog-
niZe.
Proceeds from the dance
meeting last night in the Burl-
ington Hotel are for a national
headquarters in Washington for
Polish Americans.
A special mass in the garden
of the Franciscan Monastery
was held by Father Sabin, who
served as chaplain to the Polish
Army-in-exile during World
War II.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Chance Arrest Leads
To Disclosure Of Fatal
Shooting in Baltimore

Washington police parlayed a
chance arrest and a gift package
Of cigarettes to uncover q Balti-
more murder before the crime
became known to the neighbor-
ing city.
The strange case unfolded at
police headquarters here early
yesterday after the arrest of
George Smith, jr., 26, colored of
Baltimore.
Tries to Awaken Man.
Smith had been picked up at
Union Station by Police Pvt.
Aaron Lewis of the Terminal
Police. All Pvt. Lewis was trying
to do was to awaken the man,
but in doing so he felt the bulge
of a 80 caliber revolver.
At headquarters, Probationary
Detective John c. Wilson stepped
in. Only last Friday the police
man had been promoted to de-
tective rank because of his work
in the apparent solution of the
William Lindstedt murder case.
Smith told a story about car
rying the gun as protection
against mine brothers of a man
I wounded in a Stabbing." But
he was nervous and seemed to
want to say something else. He
thought a cigarette might help.
Gets Cigarettes for Suspect.
Detective Wilson went to the
press room, inserted a quarter
in the slot and produced a pack
age of Smiths favorite brand.
Then he got a new story-a story
of how Smith fired five bullets
into a man who entered his Bal
timore apartment and threat
ened him with a pipe.
Washington police called Bal
timore police. Was there such a
murder in the 900 block Of North
Fulton street? Baltimore police
said they would check. Knock
ing down the door of the apart
ment, they found a colored man
shot to death. There were five
bullet wounds.
Returned to Baltimore.
Smith agreed to return to
Baltimore on a fugitive warrant.
Today police still were seek
ing Identification of the dead
man. They we're taking pictures
and f1ngerprints for a check with
the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation if that proves necessary.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Moving Of Episcopal
Convention Is Asked

The Washington Diocese Con-
vention today had before it q
resolution calling on the Epis-
copal Church to move it's 1855
triennial convention away from
Houston, Tex, on the grounds
that segregated accommodations
would embarraSs both church
and delegates.
The Rev. billiard H. Brown,
rector of st. Luke's Episcopal
Church, submitted the resolution.
It will be acted on later today.
The resolution said in part:
Whereas the proviSo was
made to the effect that the said
convention would be held in
Houston, Tex, if the host dio-
ceSe could assure accommoda-
tions for all delegates without
embarrassment through segre-
cation of its delegates, and
Whereas the Diocese of Texas
has not been able to assure such
arrangements to the national
church, and
Whereas it appears that seq
regated accommodations are
proposed which would embarress
the church and its delegates,
BE it resolved that the Dio-
cese of Washington in conven-
ton this Sd day of May. petition
for the selection of such sites
as would be in keeping with the
stated policy of the convention
to permit the convention to meet
without compromising the church
and embarrassing it's delegates
through segregation"
The Right Rev. Clinton S.
Quin, Bishop of Texas. told the
1852 general convention he
thought non-segregated arrange
ments could be made in Houston
1t was partly upon this assur-
ance that the House of Bishops
approved the selection of the
city.
Apparently, some delegates do
not feel that such an arrange
ment can be made. That is
probably the reason for submis-
sion of this resolution to the
local convention by Mr.. Brown
rector of one of the colored
episcopal churches in Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Ruzza Killing Suspect
Asks Venue Chance

Eugene E. Bryant, 81 of Hill
side, Md, indicted on a charge of
murder in the shooting of Joan
Marie Ruzza. near her home in
Capital Heights, today asked a
change of venue from Prince
Georges county.
The request was filed by his
counsel Howard A. Vogel.
Request for a change of venue
in capital cases must be granted
under Maryland law.
States Attorney Carlyle J..
Lancaster said "there is every in
dication that Bryant will be tried
in Howard County,"
Bryant, police said, murdered
his 17-year-old former fiancee on
April 10, because she had re-
jected him. Miss Ruzza lived at
813 Forty-ninth avenue, Capital
Heights. Bryant lived at 54O3 N
street, Hillside.
County police said Bryant has
confessed the shooting.
Evening star., 1954-05-03

than IS persons were sitting
around talking. There were
several tables, too, he added,
covered with felt but nothing
else. There was no policeman
in trouble.
Capt. Shimon, who said Jones
expressed irritation at the police
mems visit, said he also de-
manded of the assemblage:
who lett here in the last 10
minutes who was hot?"
The term hot" the captain
said, sometimes is used in
gambling circles to designate a
heavy loser at the gaming
tables. Such losers. Capt
Shimon added. sometimes are
disgruntled enough to call police.
Police said they would try to
find out who made the false call,
but they aren't optimistic about
their prospects.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Appeal for Beach
To Be Heard May 13

The Commissioners today set
10 am. May 13 to hear oral ap-
peals from the trial board ver-
dict calling for the dishonorable
discharge of Police Inspector
Beverly C. Beach.
Inspector Beach was found
guilty of three chargeS-using
part of a Christmas basket fund
for the poor to stage party for
policemen and their families; ac-
cepting a $3.50 gift from Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
without permission, and lying
about certain loan repayments
before the Senate District Crime
subcommittee.
The Commissioners announce
ment today is in response to a
letter from Inspector Beach's
lawyers, Charles E. Ford and
Joseph Sitnick.
The hearing will be in Com
missioner Samuel Spencer's office
in the District Building.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Upho|ds
2d-0ffender
Speed Law
Virginia Jurists Rule
Suspension of Driver
Licenses Is Valid
BY the Asseeiated Press

RICHMOND, May B. The
State Supreme Court today up
held the constitutionality of
Virginia'S controversial second
offender speed law.
The court also held that q
conviction in another State,
along with a conviction in Vir-
ginia, may cost a person his
drivers license.
The high court disagreed with
a lower-court ruling holding that
part of the 1852 law was in
valid because it gave the division
of motor vehicles too much dis
cretionary power.
The Second-offender speed law
the subject of many court
caseS-makeS it mandatory that
the division suspend for a
period of between so days and
six months the drivers license
of any person convicted of speed
Ing twice within a year.
Richmond'S Hastings, Court
had ruled that the section per-
mitting the division to exercise
its discretion as to whether a
license should be suspended for
go days or six months gave the
State agency unwarranted judi
cial authority.
Cites Other Laws.
In its opinion today, the State
Supreme Court held that "due
process is not violated" by this
provision of the law and noted
that there are other laws which
protect a person who feels he
has been unjustly dealt with.
The court had previously ruled
that forfeiture of collateral con-
stituted conviction under the
act.
The opinions in all the second
offender cases were written by
Justice Willis D. Miller and were
concurred in by the other six
justices.
In one opinion the court
noted that it was the intent of
the Legislature that traffic
safety laws be literally construed
SO as to promote greater safety
on the highways.
In the cases the court also
ruled:
That money left Traffic Court
officials as payment for fines in
speeding cases constitutes con-
viction under the law - even
though a driver does not appear
in court to plead guilty.
Delay no Excuse.
The payment of a fine in an
other State for speeding is suf-
f1cient for conviction under the
law.
Failure on the part of court
clerks to promptly send abstracts
of conviction records to the di-
vision in no way saves a person
from losing his license.
The word speeding" is suffi-
cient in the filling out of a
summons to show that a person
is charged with having driven
his car at a speed exceeding the
legal limit.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Shir|ington Market
Talk With Union Ordered

Shirlington Supermarket. Inc.
and five of it's subsidiaries in
Northern Virginia today were
ordered to bargain collectively
with a union representing its
employees.
The National Labor Relations
Board held that the grocery
chain has engaged in an unfair
labor practice by refusing to
bargain with Local 1901, Retail
Clerks International Association,
AFL.
The union has represented the
chains employees at all times
since August Z, 1853 the board
ruled. The company had argued
that the boards certification of
the union as bargaining agent
for it's employees was void and
that the union no longer repre-
Sented a majority of the COM
pany's employees.
The subsidiaries are Shirley
Food Stores Nos. 1,'2, and 6
and Westmont Supermarket, Inc.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Police Powers on Vicious DOGS
Are Upheld in Arlington Case

612 North Abingdon street. The
child was bitten on the face.
Col. King. in appealing the de-
cision, questioned whether the
county board has power under
the law 20 make it unlawful for
an owner to keep a dog on his
own premises when the right is
granted by the General Assembly
in the dog code"
The attack occurred in the
fenced back yard of the King
residence after the Wynn child
and other children entered.
Col. King contended that the
State code authorized a person
to keep a vicious dog ''if it is
necessary for the protection of
life and property"
Evening star., 1954-05-03
U. 5. Employe Accused
Of Molestinu 7 Girls, 10

A Government analyst who
police said posed as a Federal
Bureau of Investigation agent
investigating gamblers was held
in Prince Georges county today
on charges of molesting two 10
year-old girls.
Police said Burleigh Malcolm
Farr. 25. of 1902 Eastern avenue.
Mount Rainier, is accused of tax
ing two girls on separate occas-
ions to remote spots in Prince
Georges and Montgomery coun-
ties after saying he was an un-
dercover agent who needed some
one to show him around the
neighborhood.
Farr was jailed in default of a
fatal of 1.500 bond for a hearing
May 10 in Hyattsville Juvenile
Court.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
speeiuI Dispatch soAhe stor

RICHMOND, May ST h e
State Supreme Court of APP
peals today affirmed an Airing
ton Circuit Court decision up
holding the power of police to
regulate and control vicious dogs
on private property.
The case went to the high
court on appeal from Arlington
Circuit Court after 1t. Col. Mar
Gus r. King. $40 North Abingdon
street. was fined $25 when he
had been found guilty of violat-
ing a county dog ordinance.
Col. King was convicted of
keeping on his premises a dog
which on September 26. 1851, at
tackled Anne Marie Wynn, 6. Of
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Electric Code
Changes Asked
In Overlooking
Increased Use
Of Window Air
Conditioners Cited

The increased use of window
air-conditioning units in Wash
ington makes necessary amend
mentS to the electrical code to
prevent overlooking Of circuits.
the Commissioners were told at
a public hearing today.
K. D. Boucher, manager of
the United Clay Products, Car
rier Division, was opposed to
multiple regulations which are
not understandable" and said
what was needed was enforce
ment of the present regulations.
He said that between $4,000
and 10000 window air condi-
TONERS would be installed in the
Metropolitan Washington Area
this year and that it was too
late in the year to try to enforce
new regulations.
Study Of Question Asked.
He said no one on the COM
mittee which recommended the
amendments represented air-con-
ditioning dealers. He asked that
the entire question be studied
and another public hearing be
held.
Frank Stetka, chief electrical
inspector of the Department of
Licenses and Inspections of the
District, said many buildings
where window air conditioners
are now being installed were
built. many years ago. He said
the wires in the structures can
not carry the load of electricity
required to run air conditioners.
Toasters are in use for only a
few minutes, he said, as are
electrical coffee makers. Ice
boxes go on for five or 10 min
utes and then off for one to two
hours, while air conditioners,
during hot spells, run almost "a
hours day.
Some Advertising Questioned.
E. Brook Fetty, electrical engi-
neer for the District, told the
Commissioners some window air
conditioner manufacturers ad-
vertiSed that the user had only
to plug the device into the house
system and that the amount of
current it consumed was negligi-
BILE. Many older Office buildings,
he said, have been forced to in
stall additional service equip
ment.
George Rosen, representing the
R.. M. Refrigerating Co., said
many dealers are not interested
in public safety but only look to
profits. He said that companies
that sell appliances should be
licensed and should ascertain be-
fore they install window air con-
ditioners that the building has
sufficient wiring.
The Commissioners took the
proposed amendments under
consideration.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
High Batting Average
Predicted On Bills
By the Associated Press

Republican leaders predicted
today that Congress will have
IAN excellent batting average"
on enactment of President
Eisenhower's legislative pro-
gram by the time it adjourns.
Senate Majority Leader Know
land and House Speaker Martin
made the forecast to newsmen
at the White House after their
regular Monday morning con-
ference with the President.
The leaders also reported
Gen. Eisenhower told them
Secretary of State Dulles will
give top Republicans and Demo-
Gratis in Congress confidential
briefing on the Geneva confer
ence shortly after he returns
to the United States. Mr..
Dulles is due back in Washing
ton tomorrow and Senator
Knowland said the Secretary
probably would report to the
leaders about Thursday.
On the legislative program,
Senator Knowland and Mr..
Martin were told by a reporter
that at his news conference last
Thursday the President showed
some impatience over the pace
at which the program has been
moving through Congress.
Senator Knowland replied
that Gen. Eisenhower never has
indicated any impatience to the
Republican leaders.
He added, as he did a week
ago, that in his opinion not a
single piece of legislation has
been delayed as result of the
Senate inquiry into the row be-
tween Senator Mccarthy and
the Army.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
z Teen-Agers Face
Trial as Adults in
Lindstedt Staying

Juvenile Court Judge Edith
Cockrill today waived jurisdic-
ton over the two teen-agers ac-
cused Of the sidewalk Staying OF
ex-Marine William j. Lindstedt
on December II.
Later, they were held without
bond on a first degree murder
charge by United States Com
missioner Cyril S. Lawrence. Un-
less the Government sees fit to
reduce the charge, Mr.. Lawrence
said, he has no choice but to re-
fuse bond. Their arraignment
was continued to May 10, to al
low them to consult counsel.
Deputy Police Chief E. E.
Scott said he had received a
letter from Judge Cockril. turn
ing the pair over to Jurisdiction
of the U. S. District Court for
the District of Columbia to be
tried as adults. They are:
William D. CReds) Howie, IT,
of the 1700 block. of Eighteenth
street NV, and Isaac L. Gkey)
White, 18, of the HOO block of
Trinidad avenue NE. Both are
colored. White was II at the
time of the crime.
Mr.. Lindstedt was shot down
in the 1900 block of Fourteenth
street NV. shortly after he and
two companions had left their
car and were about to enter the
Covered Wagon Restaurant. The
22-year-old veteran of two
years Korean service died with
in moments after he was shot
through the heart.
The shooting was preceded by
a few seconds of conversation
between Mr., Lindstedt and the
two youths who were standing
on the sidewalk. Just what hap
pened is still not clear although
Howie had told police he struck
the ex-Marine and then shot
him when he started to swing.
Police said both youths have
admitted their involvement in
the shooting and both say Howie
actually fired the shot.