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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-28
5 Primary Losers TO Aid
Montgomery Democrats

Five more candidates who
failed to win Democratic nomi-
nations to the Montgomery
County Council in the recent
primary have announced their
willingness to aid in the party's
campaign in the forthcoming
general election, according to
Ward w. Caddington, chairman
of the Montgomery County Dem
ocratic State Central Committee.
They are Lawrence N. Fisher
and William l.. Slayton, both of
Kensington; Page F. Hopkins,
Silver Spring; Spencer j. H.
Brown. ST.. Sandy Spring, and
j. Conway Hunt, Glen Echo
Heights. Mr.. Caddington said
all would be given committee
assignments for the campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-28
WAC Veterans Honor
Athene, Their Patron

Veterans of the Women's Army
Corps, in convention today in
the Sheraton-Park Hotel, were
to hold their annual luncheon
in honor of Pallas Athene-
Greek goddess of household arts
and war, and therefor, patron
of the WACs.
Robert c. F. Gordon, State
Department foreign affairs Off
Ger, was to speak.
Athene, known to the WACs
as "Minnie"-a familiar version
of another of her names, Mi
nerva-was to be present in the
person of Judy Skies Rickher of
Chicago.
Tonight two specialized re-
unions will be held. The women
soldiers who served in the South
west, Pacific will meet in the
Dupont Plaza Hotel.
A group of WACs who were
stuck at Hondo Air Force Base,
Texas, throughout the war
1--WE were always forgotten when
they cut the orders" explained
one-will meet in the Woodner
Hotel. Both reunions are at z
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-28
Parade and Band ConcerI
To Honor Leqion Chief

The American Legion, in the
person Of its national command
er, Arthur j. Connell, will be
honored Wednesday with a spe-
cial regimental retreat parade
by the Sd "Old Guard" Infantry
Regiment and the Army Band.
The parade, scheduled for S
pm, will be held on the Ellipse.
just south Of the White House.
The Sd Infantry. stationed just
across the Potomac River at Fort
Myer, is the National Capitals
chief ceremonial outfit.
1t. Col. Henry r. Sievers will
lead the Sd Infantry-some 1000
strong-past the reviewing stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-28
4 Hayers Among 178
ParoIed by MARYLAND
By The Associated Pres,

ANNAPOLIS. Aug. pa total
of 178 prisoners were paroled
from Maryland's penal institu-
tons In April, May and June,
the Department of Parole and
Probation announced today.
They included two prisoners
who had originally been serving
life terms for first degree murder
and two convicted Of second de-
gree murder.
Fifty had been serving SEN
fences Of 5 years or more for
armed robbery. burglary or other
crimes.
The two oiginal life termers
who got their freedom were
Robert James. both colored and
both of whom were sent to
prison in 1889 for first degree
murder. Manuel had been con-
victed in Worcester County and
James in Baltimore City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-28
Lovers Lane
Is Defended by
County Official

Secluded lanes for lovers had
a friend today in Prince Georges
County Commissioner Edward j.
Waters.
When a rental agent for the
Riggs Manor Apartments at Riggs
and Ager roads complained to
the county commissioners in a
letter yesterday that the poorly
lighted 1900 block of Amherst
road "has become a place for a
lovers lane, drinking and petting,
etc." Mr.. Waters commented:
IF that's a lovers lane, Mr..
Chairman, let it stay there, be-
cause there are dog-goned few of
them left"
Then. in a more serious vein,
but without much enthusiasm.
he suggested that the clerk de-
termine whether the lovers lane
in question can be Illuminated
under a special improvement dis
trict street lighting program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-28
Murche Rationale of 8 and 40
Moves Into Full Swing Today
Unlike the 40 and 8,
Womon's Group Has
Serious Program
By Isabelle Shelton

The 33d annual Marche Ma
ticnale of the Eight and Forty,
one of the two major women's
units of the American Legion,
moved into full swing today at
the Mayflower Hotel.
The Eight and Forty is the
female counterpart of the Le-
gion's un-making group, the
Forty and Eight. Unlike the male
Forty and Fighters, however, the
group is a serious honor society
which has welfare programs as
one of it's main activities.
A procession of national Off
GERS and guests started off to-
days program under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Harry w. Gray of
San Francisco, the units national
president cle chapeau'O.
A group of speakers during the
sessions was to include Legion
National Commander Arthur j.
Connell and Philip Houtz. execu-
tive director of the National jew
ish Hospital in Denver.
Committee reports will be pre-
sented by the following chair
men: Finance. Mrs. Henry Kehm;
child welfare. Mrs. John Golden;
National Jewish Hospital, Mrs,
Mayro Cox; partnership. Mrs
Raymond Ballard; ritual and
emblem, Mrs. Milton Davidson;
trophies and awards. Mrs. Will
liam Heagerty; constitution and
bylaws, Mrs. Otis Aaron. and
resolutions. Mrs. Leah Chance.
Ratification of the election OF
the five regional vice presidents
| will come next. then election OF
national officers.
The convention will end to-
night with a banquet in the
Mayfiower, at which the new Of
ficers will be installed.
The five regional vice presi-
dents, elected at caucuses late
last evening are: Easern divi-
sion, Mrs. George Rollins OF
Keane, N. H.; Southern division
Mrs. Helen DeViny of Oklahoms
City; Central division, Mrs. A. M
Van Fossan of Springfield. Ohio;
Northwestern division. Mrs. Ag-
ines Christensen of Howard
S. OAK: Western division. Mrs
Alyce M. Young Of San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. Frances Ford Snow OF
Silver Spring. who is also con-
| vention chairman. seemed as
sured OF election to the presi-
dency. The only other candi-
date is Mrs. Leo Trudell of De-
ltroit, who is sponsored by the
| Michigan department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-28
Arlington GuIf Dealers
Profits to Fight Polio

All Arlington County Gulf Oil
dealer-owned service stations
plan to donate their profits from
gasoline sales on Tuesday to the
county's Emergency March Of
Dimes campaign.
Every station participating in
sthe Fiji 'Er Up for Polio Day.
viii have sign posted near the
gas pumps. Lee Bean. chairman
Of the drive, urged motorists to
let their gas tanks run low be-
fore Tuesday SO they can buy
more gasoline on that day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-28

THE EVENING STAR
washington, D. G..
gATVJRDAY, AUGUST 2S, 1854
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Stanley to Attend
Byrds Picnic at
Berryviile Today
By The Asseeiossd Press

WINCHESTER, Va. Aug.
2S.-Gov. Stanley was to be
among the guests at the an
nual picnic to be given by
Senator Byrd at his Berry
vile orchard today. Some
$500 persons are expected to
attend.
Four specialists in apple
growing were to address the
group after a picnic lunch.
These win be DR.. A. B.
Groves of the Winchester
Fruit Research Laboratory:
DR.. Clarence Hill, also OF the
research laboratory: DR.. Ed
ward Gould of Kearneys-
vile, w. Va. and DR.. C. r..
Harley of the Beltsville, Md.
experiment station. Il
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County Store Reports
$3.50 Narcotics Theft

The University Lane Drug
Store in the $500 block of Uni
versity lane was broken into last
night and $3.50 worth of mar
cotics were taken, Prince Georges
County police reported.
The burglary was discovered
at $50 am. when police noticed
the front door of the store had
been iimmied open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-28
Hotel Strike
Delayed During
Legion Stay
Joint Union Board
Puts Coll Off Week
After Miller Appeal

\ There will be no strike of
hotel workers during the Ameril
can Legion convention.
The Joint Executive Board Of
the operating unions yesterday
unanimously agreed to instruc-
tions from Ed. S. Miller, general
president of the Hotel and Res
taurant Employees and Bartend-
ers' International Union lAFL)
to postpone the strike deadline
for one week. It had been set
for Tuesday.
The offer was contingent on a
management agreement to make
any settlement retroactive for
the week. Management prompt
ly agreed.
Honors Legion Work.
In kilograms to local union
officials and to Henry Kaiser,
union attorney, Mr.. Miller said
he made his move ''in honor of
the great work the Legion is
doing in behalf of our country"
cit is our desire that there
shall be no inconvenience to
the delegates to this convention
by any strike or work stoppage
by any locals. affiliated with the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees
and Bartenders' international
Union (AFL)." he continued.
Mr.. Kaiser called Joseph C..
McGarraghy. counsel for the
Hotel Association of Washing
ton. who agreed to the retroac-
tive condition, thus putting off
the strike for at least one week.
The strike situation today re-
manned the same. Federal me-
diators were continuing to work
with representatives of both
sides. trying to find a meeting
ground.
Three to One for Strike.
Union members yesterday voted
about 3 to in favor of going on
strike, according to Mr.. Kaiser.
The exact number of votes was
not disclosed.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Kaiser said
another negotiating session has
been set for 2 pm. Monday.
The workers, who are asking
q Demonstrations increase for
all employees, a flve-day week and
other benefits, cast their strike
ballots at the various headquar-
tiers of the locals. They were
then carried to the Offices of the
Joint Executive Board and tab
ulated.
Arthur j. Connell, Legion ma
tional commander, expressed APP
probation of Mr.. Miller's action,
and said in a statement:
1--WE have no doubt, that such a
strike would seriously have ham,
pered the activities Of the con-
ventionaires. and 1t Is gratifying
to know that Mr.. Miller and the
members of this organization
many of whom are undoubtedly
members of the American Le-
gion, saw fit to postpone their
strike"
Mr.. Connell added a word of
thanks to the local hotel author
tiles who quickly agreed to Mil
ler'S action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-28
Legion Group Told
|Live-Virus Polio
Vaccine Faces Fiqht

A battle is expected to shape
up at the international Polio
myelitis Congress in Rome next
month over the use of lve-virus
vaccine, representative of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis told an American Lee
gion group yesterday.
Joseph Nee, director Of the
foundations emergency fund
drive, predicted a highly publ
cized fight at the meeting over
the virtues of the dead-virus
vaccine, already in use. and the
live virus vaccine, still being de-
veloped.
He addressed a meeting of the
American Legion's National Child
Welfare Commission in the Board
of Trade Building.
Dead Virus Expensive.
Mr.. Nee declared that, so far,
of 100000 youngsters vaccinated
with the dead-virus vaccine, no
side-effects have been observed
from the vaccine. He empha-
sized, however, that the vaccine
is temporary, scarce and ex-
pensive.
Many persons believe. Mr.. Nee
told the group, that live virus
vaccine would be better and
would last longer. This, he con-
tinued, will be debated at the
Rome congress.
Mr.. Nee said there are three
live polio viruses and that SCI
entists have controlled only one
strain, unfortunately the type
that occurs the least" He ex-
pressed hope that the other two
will soon be brought under con-
troll for a more effective live
virus vaccine.
Black Market Babies.
Earlier DR.. Martha M. Eliot.
chief of the Children's Bureau
in the Department Of Health,
Education and Welfare, told the
group her bureau soon viii be-
| gin a Nationwide investigation
Of black-market babies.
DR.. Eliot declared IL is possible
to eliminate the Illicit trade, If
the cooperation of communities,
the legal and medical profess
sions and other groups can be
obtained.
The doctor praised the Legion
| for the establishment of its Child
Welfare Foundation and the ex-
| penditure of over So million for
emergency aid to the Nations
needy children.
The foundation was incorpo-
rated this summer and was made
possible through Q gift Of oil
| and uranium rights In North
Dakota and Minnesota BY q
Legionnaire who asked that his
name be withheld.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15
Watch WusiI!
W0tch W0sII! 80 rs 49,
q n 4 g8
District Fans to See Top HurIer
OF Bobe Ruth League Tuesday

The biggest little town In base
ball is Stamford. Conn, only As
minutes from Broadway, and its
paragon Of pitching is a burly,
l5-year-old righthander named
Andy Wasil.
You will be hearing of Wasil
and his Stamford satellites Tues
day when the Babe Ruth League
world series opens at Grifhth
Stadium. Seven other teams
regional winners representing
every section of the country
also viii be battling for national
honors. But the advance dope
is: Watch Wasil!"
It could hardly be otherwise.
For Stamford has swept through
TO Nationwide success in kid
baseball the last three years, and
always with WASH doing its
pitching.
Big League Scouts Interested.
First there was the Little Lea
que title in 1851 at Williamsport,
Pa. 1t was Stamford against
Austin. Tex, in the champion
ship game. In the last of the
seventh the score was tied. Then
Wasil united it with a homer,
breaking up. the game. AS he
rounded third, the Austin pitcher
met him and shook his hand.
THAT was real sportsman
ship" said the then 12-year-old
WASH in masterpiece of under
statement.
The next season the Babe Ruth
League was in its first year of
organization-for boys from 13
to 15-and Stamford won again
with Wasil firing the ball. Last
season they repeated.
What's young Wasil like? He's
nearly 6 feet tall, weighs almost
200, and throws SO hard that
many q big-league scout has
taken notes on the boy. Andy
is a high school sophomore,
which means professional ivory
hunters can't wave a bonus in
ducement at him for two more
years.
His father, Andy (Buck)
Wasil, ST.. is a 42-year-old ship
ping clerk who pitched semipro
ball himself in the Stamford
Twilight League. But a sore
arm cut short his own career.
Doesn't Like KnuckIer.
i hope it don't happen to
young Andy" said Pop Wasil,
who makes all the trips with
the Stamford. team. He can
throw hard and he can break off
a good curve. But sometimes he
fools around with a knuckler,
and when he does that slap
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No-hitter for YeIverfon
As 0ptimists Win Title

Little Pete Yelverton threw a
no-hitter at Arlington Kiwanis
last night at Four Mile Run
Field as the Optinist Club
wrapped up the National League
pennant in the Arlington Little
Major League, 1870.
Yelverton, the. Optimists'
regular catcher, switched places
with Tommy Hawkins because
Hawkins had pitched Thursday
when he struck out 10 in the
f1ve-inning game. Hawkins also
led the batting with three
singles.
Optimist Club thus earned the
right to face Kenyon Peck.
National League winner, in the
championship series, starting to-
morrow night at 8 pm.
Another Optimist team, this
one in the Island under bracket,
defeated Lee Way Range, 11-2,
in the afternoon to take one
game Jump in the playof series
for the Arlington Junior Major
League championship. TIL e
junior series continues today at
2:30 at Four Mile Run.
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Big Brothers Lack $500
For AII-American Trip

The Big Brothers Club base
ball team. which Joe Branzell
coached to the limited league
championship of the Boys Club
of Washington this summer. still
is lacking money to compete in
the All-American Amateur Base
ball Association tournament in
Johnstown, Pa. August 1881.
Cost of the trip is $500 and
less than $500 has been collected.
The balance must be raised dur
ing the coming week. Checks
may be sent to Jelleff's Branch,
Boys Club of Washington, Wis
consin avenue and S street, NV.
Sixteen teams, all league, Dis
trict or State champions, have
been named for the tournament.
Besides the Washington entry,
they include clubs from New Or
leans, Allentown. Pa; Spring.
field, Mass; Baltimore. Buffalo,
Holyoke, Mass; Maryland State;
New York City; Altoona, Pa;
Brooklyn, GAINESVILLE. Ohio; Sch
enectady, N. Y; Pittsf1eld, Mass;
Pittsburgh and YOUNGSTOWN. Joe
Branzell's team won the tourna-'
fnent in 1948.
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.HonuIok Escapes
With Bruised Arm;
OFT to Join Browns
By a Star stoff corre.ponden,

CHICAGO, Aug. IA. - Chef
Hanulak reported to the Cleve-
land Browns today one year
earlier than it was feared last
night that he might.
The University of Maryland's
star halfback of last season was
injured early in the College ALI
Star-Detroit Lions football game
at Soldier Field and was told
he had a fractured left arm
which could make him miss a
season of pro football.
Today the Browns second
draft choice learned the arm was
badly bruised but not broken.
Hanulak was blocked in the
Lions second series of downs in
the first period. A doctor told
Hanulak the arm was broken
and put it in a cast. X-rays
today, however, showed no break
and the cast was removed.
With one eye also blackened,
Chef left here this afternoon
for Cleveland and he hoped to
make Massillon. Ohio, in time to
see the Browns squad game to-
night. He will miss about week
Of practice.-WHITTLESEY.
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Andrade Survives
Knockdown 10 Beat
Game Philadelphia
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. a.
Unbeaten Cisco Andrade Of
Compton, Calf, cut UP Bolden
Abrams, the former Philadelphia
butcher boy, like a slab Of
meat tonight in a 10-round ma
tionally televiSed fight of the
Met. Andrade weighed 1876 and
Abrams 100.
Abrams was bleeding from the
mouth, nose and eye at the end
of the scrap. The 23-year-old
Andrade, seventh ranking light
weight, recovered from a first
round knockdown, to beat back
the challenge of preliminary
boy seeking to make good in his
first major match.
Although he was beaten and
weary at the end, Abrams fought
an aggressive, smart battle and
If he hadn't tired might have
earned a decision despite his
battered appearance.
Actually, the decision was
split with one judge. Jimmy
Nina, calling the fight even
4-4-2. However, Referee Pete
Pantaleo, who carded it 7-3, and
Nat Lopinson who saw it 7-2-l,
both thought Andrade was an
easy winner.
Andrade, who learned his
trade competing in some 100
Army fights on the West Coast,
made good use of a lightning
like left hand which he kept
in Abrams face most of the
night.
The dimunitive son Of Mexi-
can parents was in trouble only
when he allowed Abrams to
carry the fight.
Abrams best shot was q loop
ing left hand counter punch that
caught Andrade slightly of ball
ance and dumped him off his
feet at the end of the first round.
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District Skipper Shares
Rock Hall Regatta Honors
By the Assoeicied Press

ROCK HALL. Md, Aug. IA
Joan Strong of the host club and
Morton knight of the National
Yacht Club, Washington, D. c..
shared the honors in the fea-
tured Chesapeake 20 class heats
at the annual Rock Hall Yacht
Club regatta here today.
Miss Strong sailed Stepasdiee
to win the first Chesapeake 20
race this morning, but knight
Skippered his Rainbow to Sec
ond heat victory this afternoon
IN the free for-all race held
yesterday over a l2-mile course
Miss Strong'S first cousin, Joseph
Strong. sailed Gail c to victory
Miss Strong was second in Step
aside and B. Kane of the Chester
River Yacht Club was third in
Shamrock.
Joseph Strong's identical twin,
Robert Strong of the Rock Hall
Caa1. took first in both heats Of
the Thistle class today. Bob
Guastivino of the same club, who
lied Kinkajou w, was second.
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with Bill Leetch

uge to tie in with summer resort
developments on the northern
end of Assateague Island is be-
ing bitterly opposed by sports
men and conservationlsts. AS the
Chincoteague Wildlife Refuge is
a Federal preserve, it would
probably take congressional ac-
ton to get permission for such
a bridge and road. and you may
be sure that would pe holly CON-
tested. The Chincoteague Wild
life Refuge is the main winter
home of the snow geese, and
also harbors many thousands Of
wild waterfowl of other species,
to say nothing. Of untold num-
bers Of shore birds. Such a bridge
and roadway. according to biolo-
gists and ornithologists of the
Fish and Wildlife Service would
ruin the refuge.
The establishment of the
Chincoteague Refuge in 1945,
has preserved in a wild. state
some 5000 acres of typical At
lantic seacoast for not only
waterfowl. but those humans
who find enjoyment and relaxa-
ton in wilderness areas. Its
eastern border is a wide ribbon
of sand, which mounts into
low dunes then falls away into
salt marshes bordering Chinco-
league Bay. Like islands stand
ing out Of these marshes are
patches of firmer ground forest
ed with pine and oak and strewn
with carpets of myrtle. payberry,
sumac. rose and catbriar. Scat
tered through the marshes are
ponds and potholes bordered
with ,bullrushes and filed with
widgeon grass and other good
foods for ducks and geese. It
would indeed be a pity to sound
the death knell of one Of the
finest wild waterfowl refugees
along the Atlantic f1yway, of
which there are all too few.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15
Virginia White Sox
Can CIinch Crown
BY Victory Today

The Virginia White Sox can
save themselves a lot. Of toll and
wrap up a championship BY WIN
ming at Forestville today as the
Old Dominion League closes out
its second -haR schedule.
A victory for the Sox will give
them the second halt title with
a To record. Since the Sox won
the first half. they would be de-
clared league champions for the
season.
Should ForeStville win, how
ever. the same teams would play
next Sunday for the second haM
title and, If Forestville wins
again. the clubs would meet In i
best -of- three series for the
season championship.
Other Old Dominion games to-
day will be played at Fairlaw1l,
Atchison & Keller and Congress
Heights play on diamond No. 2
and Vienna and Hicks Chevrolet
meet at No. l. All games are at
3 pm.
The Upper Montgomery
County League lists Colesville
at Germantown, Burtonsville at
Dayton, Gaithersburg at Wheaton
and Bethesda at Redland, ali
at 2::30.
Statistics in weekday leagues:
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his wrist. He's got too much of
a future to throw any junk"
Babe Ruth League rules make
it impossible for Wasil to pitch
more often than every other
game. When he doesn't pitch
he plays the outf1eld. In either
case the young phenom bats
cleanup.
The last time young Andy
pitched was eight days ago in
the New England regional semi
finals against Holyoke. Mass.
With two out in the final inning
and Stamford leading, 80,
Wasil had a no-hitter going for
him. Then came a walk and two
singles. Two runs scored.
Il guess I got careless" said
Wasil. Anyway, we won."
Next pitching assignment
brings Wasil to Griffith Stadium
on Tuesday against Visalia,
Calf, in the second half of an
afternoon double-header. He
should be worth the price of adj
mission-..$1 for box seats, SO
cents for grandstands, a quarter
for the kids.