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Evening star., 1954-05-03
Fire Fed by Gasoline
Hits ChiIIum Guruoe

Prince Georges County firemen
fought flames fed by gasoline
leaking from a car in a Chillum
garage for two and a half hours
early today.
The fire destroyed the Office
and most of the equipment at
the Chillum Garage, Chillum and
Riggs road. according to tho
Chillum-Adelphi fire department.
Damage was estimated at $1,000.
The firemen said the owner.
Arris Justice, had Just closed the
garage for the night when the
fire was discovered at 1880 am.
Evening star., 1954-05-03

Washington police parlayed a
chance arrest and a gift package
of cigarettes to uncover a 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. ALI 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 q story about car
rying the gun as protection
against mine brothers Of q man
I wounded in q stabbing." But
he was nervous and seemed p
Evening star., 1954-05-03
ShirIington 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 its 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 No. l, 2, 5 and s
and Westmont Supermarket. Inc.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Policeman Injured
In Fight, Man Hunted

Prince Georges police are seek
ing a Riverdale man accused of
assault on a policeman with in
tent to kill after the policeman
ordered him to get out of the au-
tomobile where he was parked
with a woman.
The policeman, Pvt Charles E.
Scheafer, was in good condition
at Prince Georges General Hos
pital today. He was kicked in
the groin in fight with the man
and severed the tendon of his
right hand in a struggle for his
own gun.
A lookout was broadcast for
John David Swineford, 80. A
warrant was sworn out charging
him with resisting arrest, assault
with intent to kill and disorderly
conduct.
The car was parked on Good
Luck road. East Riverdale, late
Saturday night, Prince Georges
Sergt. Emmett F. G. Gray said.
Pvt. Scheafer ordered the man
to get out Of the car, but he
locked the door. Later the man
jumped out of the car and the
fight began. Sergt. Gray said.
In the fight. the man seized
Pvt. Scheafer's gun. but the po-
liceman wrested it back before
losing consciousness. The man
fled on foot and the woman was
taken to the Seat Pleasant police
station. where she was released
under $100 bond as a material
witness.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
MahonIey Acquires
Support From Two
Maryland Groups
By the Associated Press

George p. Mahoney picked up
support over the week end for
his campaign for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination from
two organizations, one in Balti-
more County and the other in
Baltimore City.
The dominant Democratic fac
ton in Baltimore County, head
ed by County Commission Chair
man Michael j. Birmingham and
State Senator John GraSon
Turnbull. announced it will sup
port Mr.. Mahoney for nomina-
ton.
The county's anti-administra-
ton faction. headed by former
Commissioner Christian H. Kahl,
previously. had announced its
support for the statewide ticket
headed by Mr.. Mahoney's oppo-
nent, H. c. Byrd.
Backed by O'COnOr Club.
A second Endorsement of the
Mahoney candidacy came from
the city's I'd district. The Gov
ernor O'Conor Democratic Club
said it would support Mr.. Ma
honey and his running mate
for attorney general, Philip H.
Dorsey jr.
Thomas j. McKewen, club
president, said the 200 members
voted unanimously to support
Mr.. Mahoney. Chief speaker at
the meeting was Mrs. Mahoney,
who addressed the group in the
absence of her husband, cam
paigning in Western Maryland.
Earlier, Mr.. Dorsey issued a
statement aimed at his rival on
the Byrd ticket, State Senator
C. Ferdinand Sybert, who also
is seeking the attorney general
nomination
Charges Criticism of Byrd.
Mr.. Dorsey said Senator Sy-
bert once criticized DR.. Byrd's
administration of the University
of Maryland as a "one-man
show" Mr.. Dorsey said the
Senator's criticism of DIR. Byrd
was made in a talk before the
Ellicott City KiwaniS Club in
June, 1851.
He quoted Senator Sybert as
saying passage of a bill to give
the university home rule would
be like putting the university
in Byrd's pocket" The bill was
passed over a gubernatorial veto.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
q Priests and Laity
Receive Honors in
Richmond Diocese
By the Associo,ed Pres.

RICHMOND. Va, May 3.-The
Right Rev. Msgr. Leo j. Ryan,
rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral
here, received the highest honor
bestowed upon % priests and
lay members at the cathedral
yesterday.
>Msgr. Ryan was invested as a
prothonotary apostolic - the
highest rank given a monsignor
by the Most Rev. Peter L. Ire
ton. Bishop of the Roman Cath
olic Diocese of Richmond. The
honors conferred were given by
Pope Plus XII.
Invested as papal chamber
lains with the title of very rev.
erend monsignor were Fathers
Justin D. Medium, chancellor
of the diocese; j. Louis Flaherty,
diocesan superintendent of
schools; Harold F. Mott, pastor
OF Holy Cross Church in Lynch
burg, and Carroll T. Dozier,
pastor of Christ the King Church
in Norfolk
-Four laymen were named
Knights of st. Gregory the
Great, named in honor of the
sixth century Pope and hymn
writer They were John j. Daley
of Richmond. editor of the Cath
olic Virginian; A.. j. Pennarts of
Richmond cathedral organist for
AZ years; Frank H. Fannon of
Alexandria, former president of
the Diocesan Holy Name Society,
and Lawrence j. Monahan of
Wakefield, who led a campaign
for the building Of the Infant of
Prague Shrine there.
Knighted as members of the
Order of st. Sylvester, named for
the fourth-century Pope known
primarily as a builder of
churches, were Rupert H. Bailey
of Richmond, State Senator John
A. K. Donovan of Falls Church
and Thomas r. Dyson of Alex
andria.
Twelve Catholic women re-
ceived the Benemerenti Medal,
a merit award given for the first
time in the diocese. The in
cluded Mrs. S. v. Lancaster of
Charlottesville, Miss Emily Lon
ergan of HarriSonburg, Mrs. Sar-
gent White of Falls Church and
Miss Marie A. P. Greene of Alex
andria.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Beverley Proposes
Alexandra Provide
5-Acre Armory Site

Mayor Marshall j. Beverley
of Alexandria today proposed
that the city Immediately pro-
vide five-acre site for the
construction of a new armory
with State and Federal funds.
The Mayor said he had been
advised by Alexandria Delegate
Armistead L. Boothe that $400,-
600 is available to build an
armory to replace an old one
that burned last year. The $4O0,-
900 includes 100000 appropri-
ated by the State at the last
session of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Boothe said Alexandria
had No. l priority in the State
for armory funds because the
city's former armory was de-
Stroyed. Alexandria'S National
Guard Units have been quar-
tered in the old Lee school build
ing since the armory burned.
Mayor Beverley said he was
asking City Manager Ira Will
lard to recommend a possible
site for the armory. The Mayor
said he understood Alexandria
does not have ! to do anything
except provide site.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
200 Invited 10 Maryland U
For Defense Briefing
By tn. As.eeioted 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 CT. 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 Mai.
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
Alexandra Health Forum
To Be Held Tomorrow

The Alexandria Medical So
ciety's second public meeting in
series of forums on health will
be held at $3.50 pm. tomorrow
in the Mount Vernon School,
Alexandria.
Topic selected for discussion
Is arthritis and rheumatism.
Doctors appearing on the panel
will be Alvin C. Wyman, William
j. Weaver, Walter L. Nails.
James B. Gilbert. Arthur j.
Mourot. John B. wilkins and
George LemeShewsky.
The doctors will endeavor to
answer in simple terms queS-
tionS on arthritis and rheuma-
tism which have been submitted
in writing.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Schools to Be Topic
At Trude Bourd PurIey

The Silver Spring Board Of
Trade will discuss Your Money
and Your Schools" at $3.50 pm.
Wednesday in the Indian Spring
Country Club.
DR.. Forbes Norris, Montgomery
County School Superintendent
and DR.. Myron S. ISaacs, presi-
dent of the Montgomery County
Council Of PTAs, will speak.
Fred L. Lutes, chairman of
Government bond drives in
Montgomery County, win receive
a Treasury award.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Theoter Benefit to Aid
Hundicupped School

The Alexandria Little Theater
will stage benefit performance
Of "An Inspector Calls to raise
funds for the Alexandria School
for Handicapped Children.
The performance will be at
the Cameron Street Recreation
Center.
The Help for Handicapped
Children of Alexandria organi-
cation opened the school in
donated quarters in st. Mary's
Lyceum about year ago.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Fair Weather
Brings Heavy
Rockville Vote
300 BuIIots Cost
In Hour; Other Towns
Hold Elections Also

Fair weather today brought a
heavy turnout of voters in
Rockville's heated city election.
where three full states are in
the running for Mayor and four
council seats.
Voters in six other Montgom-
cry communities and 10 in
Prince Georges, are holding
municipal elections today.
Weather conditions and in
terest in the election brought
g forecast from Election Super
visor Milbourne E. Ward of
Rockville that 80 per cent Of
the 3.10O registered voters would
cast ballots.
Mr.. Ward said that in a little
more than an hour this morn
ing more than 300 ballots were
cast. He predicted that long
waiting lines anticipated to-
night will force the polls to
remain open after the Z pm.
deadline. Those in line will be
permitted to vote, he said.
Voting Machines Used.
The city for the first time in
its history is using voting ma
chimes.
The states in the running are
headed by Dickran Y. Hovsepian.
Edward H. Hit and j. Warren
Milor.
: Seat Pleasant and Capitol
Heights also were using voting
machines borrowed from the
County government for the first
time in town elections.
In Capitol Heights, a write-in
campaign in behalf Of Edward
D. Schauf as a member Of the
council was being conducted.
Mr.. Schauf's name was re-
moved from the ballot by the
council after it was charged that
he had been nominated as a
council candidate by an "un-
qualified" voter.
Circulars at Polls.
Circulars were being dis
tributed at the polls today by
members of the Capitol Heights
Citizens Association urging
voters supporting Mr.. Shauf to
write in his name at the top OF
the ballot.
Mr.. Schauf said his name had
appeared on a sample ballot
distributed before the election.
He said he was notified in
letter dated Saturday that his
name had been removed from
the official ballot. He said he
did not receive the letter until
last night.
Mr.. Schauf is a former presi-
dent and one of the organizers
of the citizens association.
In the Berwyn Heights elec-
tions tomorrow. in which nine
candidates are seeking five seats
on the Board of Commissioners,
the polls will be open from 2
to 8 pm. instead of from Z am.
to 8 pm. as stated in The Star
yesterday.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Boy, 2, Is Injured
In 20-Foot Fall

A 21a-year-old boy was in un-
determined condition at Wash
ington Sanitarium today after a
20-foot fall from a second-story
window.
The boy. Michael K. MacAboy,
was visiting his grandfather,
Frank MacAboy. at 300 Wayne
place, when the accident occurred
last night
Mr.. MacAboy said the child,
who had been used to climbing
out windows in his bungalow
home. followed his father up
stairs and climbed on a window
sill from which he fell to the
grass below.
The boy had possible rup-
tured spleen.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Three North Beach Men
Hurt 10 Traffic Mishop

In Calvert County yesterday,
an automobile travelling north
on Route 2 sideswiped a car
going in the opposite direction,
ran off the road and hit a tree.
Three men in the northbound
car were hurt. They are, Arthur
w. Paddy. 81, the driver. neck
and arm cuts: Joseph F. Nc
Fadden. Al, head cuts, and
Robert M. Hall, 26, broken right
arm and severe head cuts.
All Of the injured who live in
North Beach, Md, were taken to
the Calvert County Hospital,
Prince Frederick.
Samuel T. Turner, 60-year-
old driver of the Southbound
car, escaped injury. Police said
he lives in the 600 block of 18th
street NE.
The crash occurred at 2:30
pm. yesterday on Route 261
near Chesapeake Beach.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Public Hearing Set
On Voter Connections

A public hearing on permitting
private plumbers to make water
and sewer competitions to new
houses will be held by the WASH
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission at 2 pm. tomorrow at
its Hyattsville Office.
The commission now makes
service connections at standard
fees of Sis for water and SITS
for sewer The request to allow
plumbers to make the connec-
tions at charges varying accord
ing to the job came from the
Home Builders Association Of
sNgetropolitan Washington.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Student Officials Named
For Md. u. Publications

Neal Durgin, Billerica, Mass,
has been appointed editor of the
Diamondback. University Of
Maryland tri-weekly newspaper
Jim Garrity. 6 Elwyn court, Sill
yer Spring, will continue as busi-
ness manager.
Dick Park, 103O5 Ridgemoor
drive. Silver Spring; Barbara
Dodd. 9021 Sudbury road, Silver
Spring, and Roger Keith. Dover,
Del. will be managing editors.
Edward Miner. TIA Milestone
drive. Silver Spring. was ap-
pointed business manager for the
Old Line, student magazine. All
appointments are for the school
year beginning September, 1854.
Evening star., 1954-05-03

former presiding judge of the
Austrian State Supreme Court.
Mr.. Davidson is president of
the Arlington Fairfax Jewish
Community Center. He founded
the national junior division of
the United Jewish Appeal in
1888.
Associate chairmen for the
new campaign are Jerome Dick,
Lippman Redman and Leon
Horowitz. In last years cam
paign 900 volunteers collected
$35 900.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Zone Exemption Given
Silver SPRING YMCA

The Montgomery County Board
of Appeals has granted a special
exemption to the zoning code to
permit the Silver Spring YMCA
to bulld center at 1926 Coles
vile road.
The exception would permit
the center to be built in a resi-
dental area near Colesville road
and Sligo parkway. The build
ing will house meeting and rec
reation rooms and will have an
indoor pool.
Evening star., 1954-05-03

OF the 1854
G r e a t e r
w a S h ington
United Jew
ish Appeal
campaign.
The fun d
drive will open
at a dinner
tomorrow in
the Arlington
Jewish Gen.
ter, 1920 Arl-
ington boule-
ward. Speaker
will be DR..
Manfred Arie.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
BerryviIIe Principal Named

BERRYvILLE, Va. May g.
(SpeciaD - Appointment Of DR..
Millartl Bushong, Of Charles
Town, w. Va, as principal of the
Berryville Elementary School,
has been announced by Clarke
County School Supt. George w.
Burton.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Women Voters to Meet

The League of Women Voters
of Arlington and the League of
Women Voters of Alexandria will
combine to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of their founding
with joint meeting at 8:15 pm.
tomorrow in the Westminster
Presbyterian Church. 2701 Cam
eron Mills road, Alexandria.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
District Orders
Transit File on
Liquidation
Commission Wants
All Records Where
Topic Is Mentioned

Capital Transit Co. has been
ordered by the Public Util-
tiles Commission to turn over
"all correspondence, memoranda,
notes or other written material
in which the subject of liquida-
tion of the company is men,
toned or discussed"
The order covers the period
since Louis E. Wolfson, Florida
multi-millionaire, bought control
of the company in 1949.
The commission also demanded
a vast amount of interoffice cor
respondence and memoranda on
other subjects. to be handed to
the commission by Friday.
Chairman Robert E. Nc
Laughlin said the order was is
sued last Friday in preparation
for resumption of commission
hearings next week on CTC at
tempts to declare a regular
$348 900 stock dividend and call
in all its $3.7 million bonds.
Search May Be Needed.
Robert M. Weston, Mr.. Nc
Laughlin'S fellow civilian mem
ber Of the commission, said that
as practical matter it probably
would be necessary to go to the
company and conduct a file
search to get the information,
because many Of the papers may
be needed in the company's daily
operations. -.--,-. 3
The date by which the order
must be obeyed comedies with
the ending of a temporary in
junction by the U. S. Court Of
Appeals for the District of Co
lumbia which blocks payment of
the dividend and that bond
call-in.
Glen Echo Action.
The order also demands all
information on any offers to
buy or sell the company, and on
the firms action in setting up
Glen Echo amusement park and
two pieces of real estate In q
separate corporation, the Con-
tinental, Enterprises. Inc.
In addition, the order de-
manded all records Of talks or
letters between employees and
Mr.. Wolfson, E. D. Gerbert, Jack
Surasky, Cecil Wolfson and Sam
Wolfson, all members of the
Wolfson syndicate.
The nine-man syndicate bought
control of the $23 million COM
pany for slightly more than 81
million, paying $40 a share for
stock which then was selling on
the market at less than $18.
Reverse Dividend Policy.
Since then the Wolfsons have
reversed the company's low divi-
dend policy. It has paid more |
than $50 a share in dividends.
A report Saturday by a Senate
transit investigating subcommit- |
tee said it could not determine |
conclusively whether the Wolf
sons were milking" the COM
pany preparatory to dumping it
on the Government, but de-
clared:
There are strong indications
this may be their ultimate goal"
Officials Refuse Comment.
Company officials, insisting
they haven't yet had chance to
read the 76-page Senate report,
refused to comment on it today.
The order was a new maneu-
yer in the running battle be-
tween CTC and the commission.
The Wolfsons have been de-
manding fares high enough to
yield at least the authorized rate
of return Cor a higher one) on
the company's investment in
property used for the benefit of |
the public.
Mr.. Wolfson and j. A. B. |
Broadwater. CTC president, have |
indicated they may liquidate the
company if it does not make a
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Four From District Injured
In Calvert County Crash

-Four District residents were in
jured yesterday when their car
ran through a Calvert County
road intersection and hit a
building.
State police identified them as
Betty Jean Eek, "a, Of the 500
block of Eleventh street Sc,
severe cuts of the face and knees;
Mollie Ann Nelson, %, of the $500
block Of Savannah avenue Sc,
back injuries; Alton E. johnson,
~, of the first block of Fifth
street Sc, head and leg cuts,
and Theodore Putnam, of the
HOO block Of Seventh street Sc,
whose injuries were undeter-
mined.
The four were taken to the
Calvert County Hospital. Prince
Frederick.
Trooper w. H. Walter Wahl
said the car ran through a stop
sign at the intersection of Route
260 and Route 416 near Dunkirk
at 2:45 am, YESTERDAY.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Cuncer Program Slated

"You and Cancer" a commu-
nifty health program sponsored
by Leland Memorial Hospital and
Prince Georges Medical Center,
will be given at 8 pm. tomorrow
In the center, 4807 Forty-second
place, Hyattsville. H
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Citizens Plan Open House

The Battery Park Citizens As
sociation viii have an open house
after its business meeting at 8
pm. tomorrow in the community
house on Glenbrook road, Be-
theSda.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Victim Of Crash
Near Gaithersburq
Is Seriously Hurt

An Arlington man who was
injured in a traffic accident near
Gaithersburg yesterday was in
critical condition today at SUBJ
urban Hospital.
He was John Schiel, ii, of 1914
North Herndon street, Montgom-
cry County police reported. He
was taken to Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda. after he was thrown
to the highway when his car
collided with a tractor-trailer
about / am.
The hospital said he suffered
head injury.
Police said the tractor trailer
was driven by Fred Jones, 46,
colored. of, Newark, N. j. The
accident occurred about 2 miles
south of Clarksburg.
A police car on it's way to the
accident scene hit the rear of
another car, county police re-
ported. The policemen, Howard
Musgrove and Walter Heflin,
were not hurt.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Ycottoee Program

Problems of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Y-Cottage program
will be discussed at an 8 pm.
meeting tomorrow at the Be-
thesda Elementary School. Ar
lington road and Wilson lane.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Davidson 10 Head
Jewish Appeal Group

Eugene Davidson, legal coun-
sci in the Office of the Judge
Advocate. Department of the
Army, has been named chairman
of the Arlington-Fairfax division
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Open House at HospituI

Anderson Orthopedic Hospital
on Army-Navy drive in Arlington
will hold an open house 2 to s
pm. and Z to 8 pm. Thursday.
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Israel Asks Big Three
To Bring Bus Killings
Before u. n. Council
By the Associofed Press

JERUSALEM, Israel Section,
Mar. 24.-Premier MoShe Sharett
told Parliament today the tense
situation along Israel's borders
now calls for the utmost pre-
. paredneSs and the strengthening
of Israel's defense"
/ He announced Israel was ask
ing the United States. Britain
and France to bring before the
United Nations Security Council
the Negev bus incident in which
II Jews were killed by machine
gunners week ago.
Israel blamed the killings on
Jordan and walked out of the
1sraeli-Jordan Mixed Armistice
! Commission yesterday after the
U. N.-Sponsored body failed to
adopt an Israeli resolution to
that effect.
Mr.. Sharett said Israel's am
bassadorS IN the capitals of the
Wester Big Three powers had
/ been instructed to inform those
governments Of the latest de-
VelopmentS in the Israeli Jordan
dispute and suggest that the Big
Ihree bring up the matter before
the Security Council.
Mr.. Sharett said a false report
had been circulated "by one of
our neighbors that Israel was
masslng troops. while in fact this
country is massing its own troops
along the Israel borders"
An Israel military spokesman
announced this morning that
Syria had moved up an infantry
brigade to strengthen her forces
on the border.
An Arab spokesman COM
planned to the United Nations
last week that Israel was con-
centrating troops on her bor-
ders with Syria. Lebanon and
Jordan. Israel denied the charge