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Evening star., 1954-01-20
Police Capt. Thompson
Retired at Half Paw

Capt. Ernest L. Thompson's
retirement at half pay from the
Montgomery County police de-
partment was approved yester-
day by the county council.
Former commander of the
B ct heSda substation, Capt.
Thompson will receive half of
his regular salary of $5,455. His
retirement was made retroactive
to May 13, 1858.
The 56-year-old police officer
had been a member of the force
since 1885. He had held his
captaincy since 1948. Capt.
Thompson suffered a heart at
tack last spring. He lives at
5504 Lincoln street, Bethesda +.
The County Personnel Board,
which acted on the retirement,
also named a new chairman.
Lewis B. SimmS. He succeeds
Malcolm H. White, who recently
was named to a new three-year
term on the board.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
La Fontdne Casino
To Be Sold Soon;
Estate Settled

The remnants OF. Jimmy La
Fontaine's once famous and
booming gambling casino just
over the District line on Bla-
denshurg road is to be sold soon.
Prince Georges County Chief
Building Inspector John B.
Lauer said in q letter to the
county commissioners yesterday
that final settlement Of the La
F'ontaine estate had been ac-
complished December 81 and the
property belonging to the late
gambling king is to be sold
within q few days"
The commissioners had asked
Mr.. Lauef to do something about
the property which I has been
closed since La Fontaine's death
In 1o49-because they felt van
dals had made it an eyesore.
Mr.. LAuer said he got his in
formation from washington At
torney Charles 4. N0rd, one Of
The executors Of the VstatA
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Wakefield 10 Face
Four New Charges in
Attempted HoIdup

Four new charges were to be
placed today against Alton
George Wakefield. 20, of Takoma
Park, Md. in connection with
the dramatic attempted robbery
Of the Household Finance Corp.
in Mount Rainier on December
80. police reported.
Mount Rainier Police Chief
Fred Schatz said warrants al
ready have been prepared and
were to be taken to Montgomery
County today. Wakefield is be-
ing held there under $4,000
bond on six other charges. in
cluding two loan comparR" hold
ups 10 Silver Spring.
He was arrested Monday night
in Silver Spring barber shop
and definitely has been identi-
fed by IL witnesses as the gun
man who held two Household
Finance employees hostage while
making a daring escape as police
looked on. Chief Schatz said.
Charged in Stabbing.
Wakefield already is charged
with using a knife to stab a
Takoma Park man last Thurs
day night after a snowballing
incident in that community.
In addition. he is charged by
Takoma Park police with armed
robbery. grand larceny and as
sault with a dangerous weapon
in the holdup of the HilkreSt
Florists, 6821 Laurel avenue. Ia
koma Park. Montgomery County
police have charged him with
the $1,027 holdup of the Allied
Finance Corp. 8025 Georgia
avenue, Silver Spring. last No
vember IL, and the $810 robbery
of the Fair Loans, Inc. 1906
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring,
December 81.
Takoma Park police have set
preliminary hearing on their
four charges for tomorrow in
Takoma Park Police Court. The
Silver Spring cases will be heard
in Silver Spring Police Court
next Tuesday.
Under Suspended Sentence.
Wakefield had been given a
suspended flve-year sentence
early last year on several false
pretense charges involving banks
in Harrisonburg and Lexington.
Va. At the time, he told police
he was trying to raise 5000 to re-
pay his father, who had given
him the money on the assump-
ton he would return to school
at Fishburne Military Academy.
District detectives also ques-
toned Wakefield for five hours
last night in connection with the
Staying of Thomas N. Selph, jr..
"a. a Mount Rainier finance
company messenger whose body
was found in November, more
than a month after he disappear
ed carrying $4,000.
Deputy Chief Edgar Scott said
police found no immediate link
between Wakefield and the slay-
ing. but said police still did not
rule out that possibility and
would question him further.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Bill Asks SIS, 900 Euch
For Widows in Drownino

RICHMOND. Va. Jan. 20 LP).
Widows Of three men who
died when their car plunged of
an opened river span November
IA would get $25,000 each under
a bill introduced in the House
Of Delegates yesterday.
Delegates Russell M. Carneal
Of Williamsburg and Eugene B.
Sydnor Of Richmond are CO.
sponsors Of the bill.
The men drowned when their
car ran off the open Barrett's
Ferry draw bridge and plunged
into the river while they were
en- route to do some early morn
ing duck hunting.
New safety devices have been
installed at the bridge since the
accident.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Arlington Fairfax 10 Note
Anniversary Of Jerusalem

The 3,000th anniversary Of the
founding of Jerusalem will be
celebrated with a dramatic mar
rative of the city's history at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow in the Ar
lington- Fairfax Jewish Center,
1920 Arlington boulevard, Ar
lington, Va.
The narrative was written by
Rabbi Noah Golinkin, spiritual
leader of the center. The script
will be narrated by Mrs. Asher
Ende. Mrs. Murray Dessel and
DR.. Haym C.. Neuman. Cantor
Jacob Schneider of AgudaS
Achim Congregation, Alexandria.
Va, will sing.
Another feature of the OBJ
Servance will be dedication Of
the Chain Weisman Memorial
Plaque by Samuel Karp. former
president of the Northern Vir-
ginia Zionist District.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
By Froncis P. Douglas
Star Stoff Correspondent

CLEVELAND. Jan. 20.-Cleve-
land has large fringe parking
lots. served by a downtown loop
bus service with a l0-cent fare.
The arrangement here might
serve as a guide for the revived
interest in fringe parking in
Washington.
Municipality owned parking
lots on the lake front have a
capacity of 1,400 cars. Parking
is free.
These lots are near the Me-
mortal Shoreway and East Ninth
street and northeast of the loop
district. One Of the lots is be-
hind the City Hall.
Another lot is at Euclid ave-
nue. and East Twenty-second
street, east of the loop district.
It is privately owned. Here the
capacity is 1900 cars. and the
charge is IS cents a day.
acquiring AnOtner LOT.
In addition. the city is buy
ing property at East Ninth street
and Woodland avenue for an
other lot. This is across the
loop area from the present mu-
nicipal lots. It is believed a
charge will be made for parking
here. but just how much has not
been discussed. It is also re-
garded as likely that parking
meters will be installed to sim
plify the collection Of charges.
In Washington. it is reported
that the Capital Transit Coz is
baking at the idea of charging
a lower fare on a loop line serv-
ing proposed fringe lots. The
company repeatedly feels a re-
duced fare would discriminate
against patrons of other lines.
Here in Cleveland the fare on
the loop buses is 10 cents. while
the basic fare on the transit
system is IS cents. If the rider
wants to transfer to the regu-
lar lines, he pays S cents addi-
tional.
At the transit system Offices
here. officials said the 10 cents
is a "break-even" fare. The mu-
nicipally owned transit system
is charged with giving service
at cost.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Doyle Reelected as Head
OF Bethesda Rescue Squad

r. Cartwright Doyle has been
reelected for a fourth term as
president of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Rescue Squad
Also reelected we're Philip A.
Melillo. chief; Robert Cremins.
assistant chief. and Harry I. An.
drews, jr.. captain.
Benjamin Griffin was elected
vice president; Tyler Nourse. Sec
retary and A. M. McLachlen. jr.,
treasurer.
Lieutenants are Robert Mus
grove, Vincent Simmel, William
King. David Harf1eld, Richard
Shaub, jr., Joseph Gordon and
Charles Cherry.
Sergeants are George Stedman.
John DeVries, George Myers,
Peter Haley. Ralph Russell, Peter
Andersen and Reginald Mead.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
N Show Strengthens
Alexandria Claim
On Old Fire Engine

Armed with new evidence re-
vealed on Edward R. Murrow's
"See 1t Now" television pro-
gram, Alexandria Mayor Mar
shall j. Beverley today renewed
his campaign to bring an old
fire engine back to the city from
Hudson, N. Y.
The Mayor and his efforts to
recover the old engine which he
claims Yankee troops hauled
away from Alexandria in 1861
we're featured on the television
show last night. The broadcast
recalled that the board of di-
rectors of the Hudson firemen's
home, where the engine is ex-
hibited. concluded that Alexan-
dria failed to prove the engine
was rightfully theirs.
But the broadcast didn't end
with a recount of past events.
Mr.. Murrow produced evidence
uncovered by his own reporter to
show that the engine came from
Alexandria. He pointed to a
large tag number 289, which is
attached to the controversial
engine.
Pamphlet Exhibited.
Then he produced a pamphlet
that "See It Now" reporter
found at the fremen's home.
The pamphlet contained a list
of all the trophies exhibited
there. 1t stated that No. 289
was a fire engine captured from
Alexandria's Valley Forge fire
company in 1861 by New Yorks
fire Zouaves.
Mayor Beverly said he had not
known of the pamphlet and the
telltale number until he saw the
telecast.
II guess they see now who it
belongs to-" said the Mayor. I'm
appealing to them again with Mr..
Murrow's evidence. I don't see
how they can turn us down."
Fire Bell Rings 10 Minutes.
To start his new campaign.
the Mayor this morning had the
fire bell rung for 10 minutes
at the Old Friendship Veterans
fire engine company of which
he is a member. 1t is at Friend
ship that the Mayor wants to
exhibit the old fire engine.
George Washington was one
of the founders of Friendship
in 1774, and the original fire
engine he bought is being re-
turned to Friendship from Balti-
more next month for exhibition.
Mayor Beverley said of Mr..
Murrow:
"A wonderful piece of report
ing. I sent him a telegram to-
day that we've made him an
honorary life member of Friend
ship fire company"
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Falls Church Hearing Set
Monday on Bond Issue

A public hearing on an $780,
900 bond issue recommended by
the Falls Church School Board
viii be held by. the City Council
at 8 pm. Monday at city hall.
Also to be considered is another
suggested bond issue Of $685., 900
for Improvement Of the water
system.
Both plans are subject to q
referendum.
Some members Of the council
have already expressed oppoSi-
ton to the full amount requested
by the board for new construc-
ttion.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Farmer Fires Shot
AT Quail Poacher;;
Hospital Has Suspect

Fred U. Friday, SO, set up a
trap for a quail poacher early
today and believes he got his
man. Prince Georges County
police reported.
Mr.. Friday. colored, of 1922
Rosedale street NE, operates a
5.000-bird quail farm on Sheriff
road extended in Huntsville, Md.
He told police he has lost more
than TOO birds to the poacher in
recent weeks.
Last night Mr.. Friday got out
his 12-gauge shotgun and lay in
wait. Shortly after am. he
told police, he spotted some one
in the dark and let 60 with a
blast. hitting the prowler. A
two-h search of the area by
Mr.. Friday and police failed to
locate the suspected poacher who
left a blood-spattered trail over
the snow to a road where it
ended.
Five hours later. police said,
Leroy M. Chase. 80. colored, Of
Landover, Md. showed up at
District General Hospital for
treatment Of buckshot wounds in
the waist, back and arms. The
hospital reported this to Dis
trict police, who. in turn. notified
county authorities.
County Police Pvts. Robert
Baeschlin and G.. I. Thornberry
took Chase to Prince Georges
General Hospital.
Mr.. Friday then swore out a
warrant against Chase. the po-
licemen said, charging him with
the theft of 727 quail, valued at
1920. Mr.. Friday told police
he recognized Chase as a man
he had seen swooping up quail
previously. pulling their heads
off and then taking off in a sta
ton wagon with quail "by the
bagful."
Evening star., 1954-01-20
zoning Amendment
10 Permit Waiver Of
1S-Month Rule

The Montgomery County
Council yesterday ordered an
amendment drafted to the new
coming ordinance to permit the
council to waive the 18-month
rule on its own motion.
The rule provides that recon-
ing applications cannot be filed
less than 18 months apart on the
same piece of property.
Councilman George F. Nesbitt,
however. said he did not believe
the council intended to tie it's
own hands If it felt there was a
need for a particular rezoning.
But County Attorney David
Macdonald explained the new
ordinance did not set up new
bars. It simply repeated the re-
striction which applied even to
the council on the old measure.
he said.
The amendment will be
drawn. Council President Har-
old F. Hammond said, to give
the council authority to waive
the 18-month rule in any case.
The need for such an ordi-
nance was pointed up, council
men said. by an error made on
the new zoning map that went
into effect December 81.
Although the council rezoned
a piece of land in Silver Spring
last fall, except for a setback
needed for street widening, the
new map showed even the set
back as rezoned.
Either the council must waive
the 18-month rule and change
the map, or it must leave the
land zoned as shown until a
new application is filed.
The council postponed ac-
ton on an ordinance to extend
the mo hunting" signs in the
lower county until it receives
alternative proposals from the
Izaak Walton League.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
100000 Use Facilities
In Montgomery Parks

Approximately 100000 persons
used the IS recreation buildings
operated by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission in Montgomery
County during 1853.
The report, made public today
by Sidney M. Oliver, commission
vice chairman and park commits
sioner, showed that 4,967 permits
were issued during the year for
meetings. square dances, parties
and other activities.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Early Accord
Discounted on
Use Of Andrews
Commerce OfficioI
Finds Tough Going
On AirIiner Plan

Undersecretary of Commerce
Robert B. Murray. jr.. today de-
.scrihed as tough going the nego-
tiations over the use Of Andrews
Air Force Base by civilian air.
craft.
An agreement in principle for
the use Of the base to relieve
congestion at the Washington
National Airport was announced
last May.
Mr.. Murray emphasized that
the necessity of getting agree
ment among a number of people
is time consuming.
! To a question whether the
problem would ultimately have to
be made by higher echelons. he
replied that was a tough one to
answer" The only higher levels
are the secretaries Of the de-
partments involved and the
White House.
Budget Intercepts.
Mr.. Murray said operating
arrangements take q lot of work.
ing out and there are just so
many hours in a day. He said
work on the budget and other
preparations for the opening of
Congress had forced the nego-
tiations to be put aside for about
80 days.
That upset one Of Mr.. MUIR
rays predictions. He said last
November l3 that the problems,
which he described as not insur-
mountable. would be solved in
so days.
Agreement On the use Of An
drews would still be but the first
step in the civilian use of the
field. Aviation men pointed out
that a new runway would have
to be laid. a terminal building
constructed and roads built
ATA Voices Confidence.
An official of the Air Transport
Association said he is not worried
about any failure of the plan to
go through.
On the other hand, Repre-
sentative Small. Republican, of
Maryland. who has opposed the
use of Andrews base by CONNER
cial planes, said he had received
a letter from the White House
| recently and believes such a use
Of the base "is licked"
1t was regarded as likely that
Congress would take a hand in
the matter when appropriation
requests by the agencies involved
come before 1t. Maryland mem
bers have opposed the use Of
Andrews. They have urged in
stead the use Of Friendship In
ternational Airport near Balti-
more. Virginia members have
urged the use Of Andrews to
prevent the construction of an
airport at Burke, Va.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Civic Group to Meet

The North Hills Of Sligo Citi-
zens' Association will meet at
8:15 o'clock tonight in the rec
reation building on Dale drive,
just west Of Piney Branch road,
Silver Spring, Md. Allen Lee
and Frank Dwyer, State Roads
Commission engineers, will speak.
Evening star., 1954-01-20

Differ on Local
Sales Tax Issue
Two From Arlington
Not Yet Agreed on
Booking Referendum
BY q stoff Correspondent Of The s'or

RICHMOND, Jan. 20.-The
question Of whether to introduce
local sales tax legislation in the
General Assembly today had leg
iSlators from Fairfax and Arling-
ton Counties somewhat in dis
agreement despite their attempts
to operate as team.
In drafting tentative legisla-
ton they were confronted with,
this problem:
The member Arlington
delegation had a request from
the County Board to introduce a
bill providing for referendum
on a local sales tax. But two Of
Arlington's lawmakers have not
yet agreed to sponsor 1t.
The three-man Fairfax dele
CATION has been asked by its
Board of County Supervisors to
get behind the proposition only
if Arlington adopts the plan. The
Fairfax delegation has agreed to
do this.
Alexandria is not involved be-
cause its charter already en-
powers the City Council to inn
pose such a levy.
Lawmakers Explain Stand.
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick and Delegate J. Maynard
Magruder of Arlington said their
present thinking is that they
should accede to the County
Boards request because the vot-
ers would have the final say as
to whether a tax of not more
than 2 per cent should be i'm
posed on retail sales.
Delegates Harrison Mann and
Mrs. Kathryn Stone said they
are not yet convinced that sales
tax-which they regard as "a
last resort" source of revenue
is essential.
Mr.. Fenwick and Mr.. Magru-
der said they also regard the
proposition as a last resort but
feel obligated to comply with the
request Of the County governing
body.
State Senator John A. K. Dom
ovan and Delegates Omer Hirst
and John Webb of Fairfax said
they oppose a sales tax as
strongly as the Arlington dele
cation. They are agreed. how
ever, that they should comply
with the Board Of Supervisors
request to sponsor the plan if
Arlington goes ahead with it.
All Oppose Tax.
All legislators from the area.
the 10th district, are generally
opposed to a sales tax. Hereto
fore, representatives from the
area have successfully opposed
all Statewide legislation Of this
nature.
All those involved indicated
they are reserving the right to
oppose a sales tax if the ques-
ton is ever presented on the
ballots.
Agree on Need for Judges.
The 10th District delegation
was in accord on another legis-
lative plan which would give
their area two additional circuit
court judges.
Arlington. which is circuit
Of its own. would receive a third
judge and the circuit made up
of Alexandria and Fairfax and
Prince William Counties also
would get a third.
Data showing the heavy load
Of work in the two circuits was
to be presented to the delegation
yesterday by Commonwealth At
torney William j. Hassan Of Ar
lington and Lytton Gibson. a
Falls Church attorney.
Business yesterday included in
PRODUCTION Of a bill by Senator
Donovan to raise from SIS to $40
the fee paid to physicians testi-
flying in lunacy cases.
Delegate Jack Witten Of Taze-
well introduced a bill to. impose
a 3 per cent sales tax on whole
SalerS.
A bill to permit adoption Of
persons 81 years old or over was
sponsored by Delegate Norman
C.. Bailey Of Orange.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Meeting on New Center

Building plans for the Mont
gomery County Jewish Commu-
nifty Center, 2901 East West
highway. Chevy Chase. will be
discussed at q membership meet
Ing at $3.50 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1954-01-20

serve for the year are D. C..
Book. chief rabban; George G..
Yeatman. assistant rabban;
Bernard M. Suttler. high priest
and prophet: George Weaver,
Oriental guide; Frank Cowles.
treasurer, and Jack A. Sullivan,
recorder.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Flood Control Is Topic

The Prince Georges County
Flood Control Committee will
hold a public meeting at 8
o'clock tonight in the Cottage
ty-Colmar Manor Firehouse,
3840 Bladensburg road, to dis
cuss flood conditions at Peace
Cross.
Evening star., 1954-01-20

neSSman. has
been active in
n u m erou S
civic and fra
ternal organ
iZationS. He
is a p a S t
president of
the Alabama
State Society
a n d pas t
m a S t er Of
Sharon Lodge
No. 327, of
Mclean.
o t h e r s
AlAA L.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Soiourners to Install

The Old Dominion Chapter OF
the National Sojourners will in
stall its officers at 1880 o'clock
tonight in the George Mason
Hotel in Alexandria. Col. VIII
liam H. Tripplett will conduct
the installation ceremonies.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Arlington School Holiday

Arlington public schools will be
closed January 20 because Of
teachers study meetings. Visit
ing educators will join supervi-
sors and principals In leading
discussions and demonstrations.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
County Adopts
License Plan
For Child Care.
Ordinance in
Effect March 81
In Montgomery

Child-care home operators win
be licensed and regulated after
March 81 in Montgomery Coun-
ty. under an ordinance adopted
yesterday by the county council.
The measure, adopted unani.
mously, requires a $25 applica-
ton fee and annual renewal Of
licenses.
The ordinance is aimed at
nurseries. day = care centers.
boarding schools. foster family
homes and boarding houses
maintained for the care of chill
dren under Is.
The measure will not affect the
baby-sitters or the person who
cares for one or two neighbor
children while their parents
work, the county attorneys
Office said.
Drafting of the ordinance was
ordered last october, after the
death Of four-year-old Joseph
Kelley in a Takoma Park nurs.
cry home.
Faces Trial Friday.
Mrs. Lois j. Sparks, operator
of the home, faces trial Friday
in Circuit Court on a charge OF
manslaughter in the boys death.
Day-care centers now operate
uncontrolled in the county.
Overnight care homes are sub
ject to loose regulation under
State laws.
The ordinance provides that
an application for a license must
be accompanied by a statement
from a private physician that
all employees of the home are
free from communicable dis
eases.
| Before the license can be is
sued the director of inspections
and licenses must get reports
from county officials that the
home meets health and welfare
/ standards of the code, require
ments of the zoning. building.
electrical and fire prevention
codes and sanitation regulations
of the State and county health
board.
Curhs Punishment.
The new law prohibits physical
punishment of children. It also
bars the mixing of normal chill.
dren with those so severely ham
dicapped they require an un.
usual amount of care.
| The ordinance includes a sec
ton on health standards re-
quiring the keeping of a perma-
nent registry, daily menus for
one month if more than 10 chill
dren are cared for, vaccination
and inoculations.
Health standards also are set
up, requiring three-fourths OF
room to be above ground level.
400 cubic feet of air for each
child in sleeping quarters. 80
square feet per child for play
space and insect-free rooms.
Sees Shaky Legality.
County Attorney David Mac
donald told the council that.
from a legal standpoint. he be-
lieves it would be difficult, to
say the least" to make the well
fare standards stick in court.
The standards require that
persons engaged in child care
shall be such as to assure q
good atmosphere" for children:
supervisors shall be of suitable
age and temperament" to care
for children and shall "have a
liking for children; supervision
shall be natural and free from
tension" and ordinary child-care
problems shall be handled with
understanding"
The welfare standards also
note that the county prefers
child-care home operators who
have an outside income, so they
will not be tempted to divert to
their own use funds needed for
feeding the children.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
0rviIIe Rush Elected
Kena Temple Potenfafe

Kena Temple Of the Shrine,
Alexandria, Va. yesterday elect
ed Orville F. Rush its potentate.
Mr.. Rush, Mclean (Va.) bust.