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Evening star., 1954-04-21
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Evening star., 1954-11-17
Nurse in Falls Church
Beaten in Attack ATTEMPT

A 21-year-old practical nurse
reported to Falls Church police
last night she was beaten as she
walked to work from a bus stop
by a man who attempted to
assault her.
The nurse, married to q Fort
McNair soldier and a resident of
Washington, was treated by a
doctor for bruises of the legs,
Chief Elliott II. Howe said.
She was brought to the police
station by a youth driving down
Great Falls street about 8:15
pm, who saw her standing in
the street, crying and screaming.
Police broadcast q lookout for
heavy-set unshaven man about
80 years Of age. Chief Howe
said several men were picked up
but all were released when the
nurse said none of them was
her attacker.
The young brunette said her
assailant smelled of whiskey and
cigars.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
World Leaders Join in Tribute To Dr.. Harris

cation, who said, in part: "Foun-
dry is my church, and DR.. Harris
is my pastor. How I wish I could
be at the Mayflower for the an
niversary. DR.. Harris has been a
great champion of my country,
a wonderful servant to Foundry,
Washington and the United
States"
In a wire sent later. President
Rhee suggested that the Foun-
dry congregation elect DR.. Har-
ris pastor emeritus"
Chorus Of so Sings.
After DR.. Yang's remarks, the
program was turned over to the
Justin Lawrie Singers, a chorus
of so, about half Of whom are
Foundry members.
Then the Rev. Edward L. r.
Elson. minister of the National
Presbyterian Church spoke.
"Dr. Harris is one Of the most
venerated and honored clergy
men on the American scene," he
said.
He also said DR.. Harris syn
dicated column, Spires of the
Spirit" which has appeared for
the last seven years in The Sum
day Star. has been "a benedic-
ton to men everywhere"
Rabbi Gerstenfeld singled out
Mrs. Harris as being an irre-
placeable aid to her husband
and said of DR.. Harris: "He is
man Of great insight and great
Skill"
Msgr. Cartwright said DR..
Harris "exemplifles high and
valuable principles, particularly
the principle of charity"
Mr.. Hawkes. paid tribute to
DR.. Harris by saying: "Your
simplicity and belief in faith
have made you a great servant
of God. AS long as you live,
you'll be an ambassador of
Christi"
Pulpit In the Press.
Mr.. McKelway said DR.. Harris
articles in The Star "offer him
another pulpit to address another
congregation"
Mr.. Fisher cited DR.. Harris
as being more than usually
gifted in the art OF friendship"
Mr.. Keim read excerpts from
church leaders from Australia
and England as well as the
United States and read mes
sages from Mime. Chang Kali
shek and FBI Director j. Edgar
Hoover.
DR.. Flemming then rose and
Evening star., 1954-11-17
School Figures
Corrected 1894
In Cadet Corps

District school officials, some-
what red-faced. today reported
they gave the Board OF Educa-
tion the wrong enrolment total
for the High School Cadet Corps
this week.
Assistant Supt. Norman j.
Nelson, at a meeting on Monday,
read a report on cadet enrolment
to the school boards student
activities committee. Mr.. Nelson
read the figures for the individual
schools correctly, but when it
came to the total he. understated
the case.
The school official gave this
falls total as 1854. Actually this
was the sub-total for formerly
white schools. The grand total
this fall Is 1894, an increase of
361 over year ago.
Even that total may be q bit
shy Of actuality. A check by The
Star-made more recently than
that by school officials-showed
q new tally Of 1926.
r. i ~ 4
Evening star., 1954-11-17
star stan Photo.

read q message from President
Eisenhower, who sent his 'warm-
est regards" and congratulations
to DR.. Harris.
Oxnam's Tribute.
The last speaker, Bishop OK
nam, declared that DR.. Harris
"has taught the Nation that
communism has no strategy to
meet spiritual force"
you've been an artificer of
ideas" Bishop Oman said, and
characterized DR.. Harris high
spiritual aims with the quota
ton: "Of all the materials for
labor, dreams are the hardest"
In response to the speakers
and to the efforts Of his con-
gregation who worked hard to
make the diner a sincere trib-
ute, DR.. Harris summarized his
reaction by saying, "And now the
work is done. How well, only
the Master knows"
Evening star., 1954-11-17
College Head Nomed

RICHMOND. Nov. II B.-
The State Board Of Education
has selected F. q. Lankford, 49,
year-old professor Of education
at the University Of Virginia, to
be president Of Longwood College
at Fafmville.
Prof. Lankford win succeed DR..
Dabney s. Lancaster. who an
nollnced his retirement several
months ago. Prof. Lankford VIII
take ONCE next July.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Democratic Lawyers
Weigh Acceptable
Republican Judge

Prince Georges County law
yers, most of whom are Demo-
Gratis, are in a quandry today as
to which Republican they should
recommend for the new Circuit
Court judgeship the county will
have next month.
It Is almost certain the new
judge will be Republican, since
he Is to be appointed by Re-
publican Gov. McKeldin.
Courthouse historians in Upper
Marlboro said the Seventh Judi
cial Circuit, in which Prince
Georges is located, has not had
a Republican judge since before
World War I, when Judge George
G. Merrick was on the bench.
Not Binding on Governor.
Although the Governor is not
required to follow any recon-
mendations in appointing the
new Prince Georges judge, bar
associations customarily propose
one or more names for vacancies
on the bench. The best the DEM
ocratic lawyers in Prince Georges
can hope for is to get the Gov
ernor to appoint a Republican
judge acceptable to them.
The County Bar Association
will meet in the courthouse In
Upper Marlboro next Tuesday
to draw UP its list of recommen-
dations to the Governor for the
second Circuit Court judgeship
authorized for the county by q
constitutional amendment ap-
proved at the polls on Novem-
ber 2.
The association met in special
session yesterday but decided,
after about an hour Of parlia-
mentary ping pong, that the
meeting had been improperly
called. It seems the notices that
went out to members did not tell
them for what purpose the meet
ing was being held.
Two Names Put Up.
At the time the meeting was
halted. 1t was learned, two Re-
publican names had been put
before the association-State
Senator j. Raymond Fletcher
and Former County Attorney
Adrian p. Fisher.
Those two attorneys are re-
ported to have the inside track
for the appointment, but also
being mentioned as possibilities
are Delegate j. Frank Lillard, I
jr.. George Burroughs, county
election board counsel, and
States Attorney Carlyle j. Lam
caster.
Under the approved amend
ment, the Governor can name
the new Prince Georges Circuit
Judge any time after December
|. The judge appointed win serve
until the 1866 general election.
when he win have to step down
Or win election to q full 15-year
term.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
New Council Gets
lnkling Of Tax Woes
Facing Montgomery

The new Montgomery County
Council yesterday got an inkling
Of troubles ahead as tax prob
lens began dropping in their
laps.
Acting County Manager Ma
son Butcher said rate increases
now being sought by the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co. would
raise the cost of street lighting
from 5000 to $3.50. 1000 a year.
That would be about 2 cents
on the present 10 cent per $100
assessed valuation tax rate.
The proposal is part of Pepco's
attempt to get q 6.25 per cent
instead of a 5.5 per cent return
on its investment, Mr.. Butcher
said. The matter is slated to
go before the State Public Serv-
ice Commission.
The new council also received
q directive from the State Board
Of Health ordering that an IL
cent tax rate be levied on all real
estate for the state. The pres
ent rate Is 5.67 cents.
The two increases would mean
nearly an Scent tax rate in-
crease for suburban property
owners.
The council went on record In
support Of the principle that the
administrative and judicial func-
tions Of the State Tax Commits
sion be separated. Acting Coun-
ty Attorney John Neumann was
directed to present the councils
stand to the Legislative Council
today in Baltimore.
The council yesterday repealed
an assessment ordinance for con-
struction Of Wiscassett road, Be-
thesda, that had been passed q
few hours earlier by the outgoing
council. The assessment will be
reconsidered next week.
Evening star., 1954-11-17

DR.. Frederick Brown Harris,
chaplain of the Senate and pas
tor Of the Foundry Methodist
Church, last night was the guest
of honor at testimonial dinner
in the Mayflower Hotel. marking
the 30th anniversary Of his COM
ing to Foundry.
Mrs. Harris was there to share
with her distinguished husband
honors and congratulations from
President Eisenhower, Syngman
Rhee and noted church and lay
leaders all over the world.
Nearly 500 guests were present
to hear Vice President Nixon ex-
tend to DR.. Harris the congratu-.
lations and thanks of the Sen.
ate. each daily session of which
is begun with a prayer by DR..
Harris.
Gift Auto Presented.
Highlights of the dinner were
the presentation of Is ice sculp-
lures spelling out God Bless
YOU" and Happy 30th Anni-
versary." and ice effigies of the
Capitol and Foundry church. At
the conclusion of the dinner, DR..
Harris was presented with a new
Packard, which had actually
been brought into the banquet
room and kept yelled during the
earlier part Of the evening.
In addition to Vice President
Nixon. those who paid tribute to
DR.. Harris included DR.. You
Chan Yang, Ambassador from
Korea; Bishop G. Bromley
Oman, DR.. Arthur S. Flemming.
director Of the Ofice of Man
power Mobilization, who acted as
POSTMASTER: Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld. minister of the
Washington Hebrew Congrega-
ton; the Right Rev. Msgr. John
K. Cartwright. rector of st.
Matthews Cathedral; Albert w.
Hawkes., former Senator from
New Jersey, and Benjamin M.
McKelway. Editor of The Star;
Mrs. Leonard N. Sowards, Fred
E. Lukens, Mrs. Wesley X. Har-
riS, Henry w. Fisher and Walter
G. Keim. lay leaders at Foundry.
On the floor Of the Senate
Tuesday, tribute was paid DIR.
Harris by Senator Johnston,
Democrat, Of South Carolina,
who said more extensive exer-
cises will be held in honor Of
the Senate chaplain later.
DR.. Yang led off the many
eulogies last night with a letter
from Korea's President Rhee, a
member OF the Foundry congre-
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Low Bidder Announced
On U. S. 74D Stretch
by shs A.soeia.sd pts..

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-THE
Prince Mont Construction Co. Of
Silver Spring was low bidder.
the State Roads Commission
said yesterday, on construction
Of 2.259 miles of divided high
way on Wisconsin avenue CO. 8.
240) starting at Grosvenor lane
and extending northwest to Old
Georgetown road.
The firms bid Of $S94, ,ele so
was the only one reported BY
the commission.
Eugene Chaney Of Upper
Marlboro was lowest Of nine bid
ders with q figure Of 1928, ,1S3. IS
for relocating State route 6.
beginning at o. 8. 301 in
La Plata and extending south-
west through Port Tobacco for
Asst miles.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Robey Nomed to Head
Children's S Home Boord
By fhe Asscciofed Press

RICHMOND. Va. Nov. it,.
w. T.. Robey Of Buena Vista Is
the new president Of the board
Of trustees Of the Virginia Meth
odist Children's Home here.
Mr.. Rohey was named a mem
Der Of the boards finance COM
mittee and its executive COM
rnittee. He succeeds ]. Emmett
Gleason Of Charlottesville.
Mr.. Robey, elected here yes;
terday, VIII be joined on the ex-
ecutive committee by Or. T. F..
Carroll Of Staunton. Dr.. Carroll
was also elected To the finance
committee.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Harlan Freeman Named
U. 5. Attorneys Aide

Appointment of Harlan Free
man. former chairman of the
Arlington Republican Executive
Committee, as an assistant
United States attorney for .the
Eastern District of Virginia was
announced today.
/! A Justice Department spokes-
man said Mr.. Freeman Of 6078
North Ninth street. Arlington,
will be an assistant to District
Attorney Lester S. Parsons. jr.,
whose jurisdiction includes Alex
andria Federal Court.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
GI Morals CoIIed Better

MUNICH, Germany, Nov. II
R.-The United States Army's
chief Of chaplains, Maj. Gen.
Patrick J. Ryan, told a news
conference yesterday the moral
tone Of occupation troops is "in-
finitely superior" to what he
saw In the years right after
World War II.
Evening star., 1954-11-17

swearing-in ceremonies. and inn
mediately made plans to tackle
the manager problem.
The county has been without
a manager since last May, when
Edward T. Beall resigned after q
short eight-month stint.
Elected president Of the new
Council was j. Grahanne Walker,
Washington attorney. who lives
at 5000 Overlea road, Sumner.
Mr.. Walker, an at-large member
of the Council, was elected with
out opposition for one-year
term. In the recent general elec-
ton, he had not only Democratic
organization support. but also in
dorsement by the County Char
ter Committee.
Mrs. Werner Secretary.
! Mrs. Stella B. Werner, who
early last week was rumored to
be slated for the post. was named
secretary. Robert T. Snure was
elected president pro tenn, and
Wilbur N. Baughman was elected
as the Councils representative
on the welfare board.
The council members will get
together tomorrow night for an
initial screening Of some 60 ap-
plications received for the man
ager job by the old Council.
The new Councilmen, In line
with campaign promises. yester-
day made 1t clear they would
lean heavily toward county resi-
dents.
At the same time. they author
lied two Councilmen to attend
the annual meeting Of the Inter-
national City Managers Asso-
tiation next month in st. Peters,
burg, Fla. to talk to potential
candidates. The authorization
drew no opposition.
while some of you are there,
] am going to look around here
for q local man." Councilman
Janison said.
Mr.. Baughman, supporting the
local man idea. added that the
trip might help the Council
Judge q local boy q little bet
ter"
$4,000 Ceiling Removed.
Members Of the new Council
last week informally authorized
publication Of the Job opening
in the manager associations
bulletin. The Council expects to
turn up a number Of new appli-
cations from more experienced
managers, since the salary limi-
tation has been taken of the
job. Voters, on November 2,
supported the removal Of the
$4,000 ceiling.
Acting County Manager Mason
Butcher yesterday was asked to
supply the Council with a COM
plete list Of job vacancies exist
ing in the county. After the
meeting, Councilmen began q
tour Of county offices to meet
present employees.
The Council emphasized 1t was
adopting a go-slow policy in fill-
ing most vacancies.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Area Detention
Home Urged in
Fairfax Report
RemodeIed-J Jail PIun
Called Impractical
And Waste Of Funds
A special committee appointed

A special committee appointed
to study juvenile problems in
Fairfax County today urged the
Board Of County Supervisors to
forget about remodeling the old
jail building to accommodate un-
ruly youngsters and instead take
the lead In promoting a regional
juvenile detention home for
Northern Virginia.
The committee, which three
weeks ago was asked by the
supervisors to investigate the
possibility Of remodeling Fair
fax's old jail, declared II could
not recommend use Of the build
ing for juvenile detention pur-
poses for several reasons.
The old Jail is located behind
the new courthouse addition,
which includes q new jail wing.
The committee said it would be
difficult. If not impossible, to re-
model the old jail into q satis-
factory detention home for ju-
verileS. St
H0melike vet Secure.
"A well designed detention
home is unlike any other build
Ing" said the committee. ut
must be homelike yet secure !"
The committee said the old
building also had inadequate
ground around it to allow any
outside activities. and was too
close to the old jail.
"It would be a sheer waste of
funds to erect or remodel any
building which would provide no
more than a child's JAIL" said
the committee. "The whole eff
fort has been to get children out
Of jail"
The committee commended
the supervisors for their recent
decision to discontinue use of the
Groveton lookup for OBTAINING
juveniles. The county has ac-
cepted an invitation to place it's
juveniles in Arlington County's
Juvenile Detention quarters,
which are in a section of the old
Arlington jail.
j Temporary Solution.
But the committee cautioned
that use Of the Arlington facility
should be considered "only a
very temporary solution Of the
problem"
Fairfax Couty's lack of proper
juvenile detention facilities was
brought into sharp focus last
month when 1t was discovered
that a 16-year-old Loudoun
County girl waited SO days at
the Groveton lookup for transfer
to a State institution. IN =
The idea of constructing a re-
gional detention home, mean
while. is before the Northern
Virginia Regional Planning and
Economic Development Commits
sion.
The Fairfax committee told
the supervisors the planning
group now Is preparing recon-
mendations for a regional de-
tentiof1 home site and other de-
tails.
The Fairfax committees re-
port was presented by it's chair
man, Joseph H. Freehill. Other
members are Mrs. Charles Pick
EFT, Mrs. Bernard Goodkind, the
Rev. Raymond w. Davis, Mrs.
Ollie Clark and Harry L. Carrico.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Purley to Discuss Wafer

The Refrigeration Trade AS
sociation Of Washington will
discuss water conservation at
8 pm. tomorrow in the Knights
of Columbus Hall, 9l8 Tenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
New Council
Looks for Local
County Head
Top Priority Put
On Selection for
High-Poying Post

Top priority on the new all
Democratic Montgomery County
Councils agenda viii go to the
selection OF q county manager,
and local boys" will receive first
consideration.
The new Council moved into
Office yesterday, shortly after
Evening star., 1954-11-17

Picture on Pose Al
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-02
Gators Start
Spring Grid
Practice Today

GAINESVILLE R-Coach Bob
Woodruff, beginning his fifth year
with the University of Florida,
looked over some 70 prospects for
the 1854 Gator football team today
as spring practice got under way.
Four drills week over a five
week period are planned to comply
with Southeastern Conference
rule allowing a maximum of 20
drills in a period of 80 school, days.
Woodruff will build the team
around rs lettermen, including the
entire starting backfield from the
1858 team which had 3-5-2 record.
Only three starting linemen are
back, however.
The 1858 starters are halfbacks
Bob Davis and Larry Scott; full.
back Nal Hammack; quarterback
Harry Speers; center Steve Della.
Tore; tackle Buster Hill and
captain-left end Jerry Bilyk.
Several players will pass up
some or all of the workouts be.
cause of competition other
sports. These include Biyk, regu.
lar catcher on the baseball team;
Dick Massey and end Charlie
Manning, also out for baseball;
fullback Joe Brodsky, Ray Brown
! Bumper Watson, Bob Percival
Gene Purcell and Tom Lassiter
on the track team.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-02
Sports
Roundup

TAMPA, Fla. Up Certain big
league baseball players, for no
reason you can lay d finger on,
are earmarked during their play
ing days as future managers. 1t
does not always work out that way,
but it does in a surprising per-
centage of sucn cases.
Birdie Tebbetts was one of these
through his long career as big
league catcher, and so it seems
perfectly natural to find him here
getting his feet on the ground as
the new directing genius of the
Cincinnati Redlegs. Birdie always
has been a smarter cookie than
average, and the odds are that
he will make a good manager.
Gabe Paul, the youthful general
manager of the club, has no doubt
that he has acquired a gem. In
appearance Gabe is the same eff
low who hired Rogers Hornsby to
run his club year ago, but it
takes only short conversation to
learn that the experience aged him
considerably. 1t comes out in his
estimate of Tebbetts.
Hes a planner," he says, "and
he's flexible. He doesn't make a
decision today, and that's it for
ever. Birdie is a man who can
be reasoned with and who can
change his mind as developments
warrant. He's a thinker, and he's
going to be a great manager"
You will note that Gabe did not
mention Hornsby's name. He isn't
knocking the old diamond i'm
mortal whom he let out late last
season, He's just saying that now
he has a manager who is willing
to talk with him now and again,
and that it's a fine feeling.
Having finished sixth so many
years that it begins to look per-
manent, the Redlegs are trying
earnestly to do something about
their fortunes. They have an awful
lot of players in camp, so many
that Tebbetts won't properly know
the name of some for several
weeks yet. That severely compn
Gates the task of a freshman man.
ager.
''It isn't a bad looking team al
ALL" Birdie insisted. "We're pretty
well set at every position, and il
Chicago, stopped Chuck Russell
1914, Detroit
HOLVOKE, Mass.-Art Mullen
1884, Philadelphia, deciSioneG
Johnny O'Brien, 12S, Boston. 8.
SAN FRANCISCO-JeSse Flores
1874, San Francisco, decisionet
Tommy panaois, 135, Philippines
10.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-02
Charles Named
Top Heavyweight
Contender Monday

NEW YORK R-Ezzard Charles
has replaced Cuba'S Nino Valdes
as the No. heavyweight contend.
er, Willie Pep has dropped to the
bottom of the featherweight rank,
ings, and Eddie Chavez has taken
over the No. l position among the
lightweights.
These were among the major
changes made in the March Ring
magazine ratings, released today
by editor Nat Fleischer.
Valdes lost his top-ranking be-
cause of his very close decision
over unranked Archie Mcbride in
"a Havana bout. The big Cuban
dropped to second behind the for
mer heavyweight champion who
gets another crack at the heavy
weight crown June II when he
meets Rocky Marciano.
Pep, twice-holder of the feather
weight crown, fell all the way from
the No. 1 ranking to tenth as a
result of being stopped in two
rounds by 2O-year old Lulu Perez.
The young Brooklyn boxer-puncher
advanced from fifth to third among
the 126-pounders.
Wallace (Bud) Smith, the Gin
cinnati clouter who was the No. !
lightweight challenger, fell to third
following his knockout loss to well
terweight Joe Miceli. Chavez, OF
San Jose, took over first and
Cuba'S Orlando Zulueta moved UP
from third to second.
Johnny Bratton also got the axe.
The Chicago welterweight, drubbed
by Johnny SaXton, plummeted
from third to tenth among the 147-
Founders.
Nate Brooks, the newly crowned
champion, vaulted into a No. 4
ranking as the result of his title
victory over Billy Peacock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-02
West Palm
Signs Torres

WEST PALM BEACH RAThe
West Palm Beach Indians have
signed Gilberto Torres, veteran in
fielder and pitcher, as manager
for the 1854 season.
Paschal C. Reese, president OF
the Florida international League
club, said Torres would also be a
pitcher an6 utility in
fielder.
He was an infielder with the
Washington Senators during his
major league career and later
played with Havana and Miami,
concentrating on pitching. He man.
aged Valdosta of the Georgia
Florida League during the latter
part of last season.