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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Pinecrest Constructing
Community Swim Pool

Residents of Pinecrest, Va,
have started construction of a
community swimming pool at
Braddock and Elmdale roads,
north of Route 236, two miles east
of Annandale.
Funds for the project have
been raised by the sale of stock
at 5000 a share. Approximately
100 shares have been subscribed
to by Pinecrest residents and 40
by non-reSidentS.
Built on land donated by
Vernon M. Lynch & Sons, the
pool will be rs feet long. 20 feet
wide at one end and 40 at the
other. Contractors are the
Paddock Pool Construction Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Maryland Is Prepared to Meet
School Growth, Says McKeldin

enrolled last year. BY 1868. there
will be close to ITS. 900 in Mary
land high schools.
He said the combined enroll
ment of the States five teachers
colleges - Salisbury, TowSon,
Bowie, Frostburg and Coppin-is
now about 1900, exclusive Of the
part-time students and some Of
those in special night courses.
He said the State is spending
more than 50 million year from
general tax funds to operate the
colleges.
He said the enrollments Of the
schools held level for several
years, but are now reporting q
steady increase-"not large yet
but growing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Girl, II, Is Drowned
Diving From Rowboat
Into Fairfax Lake

An 11-year-old Fairfax girl
drowned yesterday in a private
lake near her home when she
dived from a rowboat in 10 feet
of water and missed floating
inner tube that she planned to
grab.
The body of JoAnn Simpson
was recovered about two hours
later from the bottom of the
spring fed lake.
Parents See Dive.
JoAnn's father, Joseph F.
Simpson, and a neighbor, Dom
aid Moore, were standing on the
bank nearby and saw JoAnn
miss the inner tube. They both
plunged into the lake, swimming
again and again to the bottom
but found no trace of the girl.
The drowning was also witnessed
by JoAnn's mother who was on
the bank.
JoAnn could not swim. She
had been successfully diving
from the bank of the lake into
the inner tube at the waters
edge. Then she and her younger
brother, William (RuSty) Simp-
son, 10, went out in a small row.
boat and JoAnn decided to try
the inner-tube dive from there.
Brother Warns Her.
Friends of the family said
Rusty told his sister not to dive
from the rowboat because it was
rocking, but JoAnn plunged
anyway, insisting it would be
easy. She missed the tube on
the first dive.
Fairfax County police said the
lake is close to the Simpson
home at Chichester lane and
Arlington boulevard. near the
town of Fairfax.
Mr.. Simpson is an engineer
with the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. Rusty is the
Simpsons only other child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Swimmers Find Cadillac
In Fairfax Gravel PIT

A 1913 Cadillac was found at
the bottom of a water-filled
gravel pit belonging to the
Northern Virginia Construction
Co. in Fairfax County yesterday.
County police said the car
was discovered by swimmers. At
first it was feared there were
bodies in the submerged car.
but it was empty when police
had it hauled to the surface by
q crane.
The water was "a feet deep
where the car was found. Police
said they have not learned who
owned the car or how it got
into the pit. near the intersec-
ton of Shirley highway and Ed
SAIL road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Family Reunion Honors
Luther Forresters

There were 81 children. grand
children and great-grandchil.
dren present yesterday at a fam
lily reunion honoring Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Forester. formerly
of Sterling. Va.
The reunion, the largest the
family ever has held, was at the
home of Mrs. Eugene r. Gray at
TysonS Corner, Va. Mrs. Gray
is one of the Forresters' IL chill
dren.
Others at the party included
Mrs. Harry Blevins. Marshall,
Va; Mrs. Glover Marcus, Curtis
Forester and Frank Forester,
all of BeltSville, Md: Mrs. Bob
Smith and Edward Forester.
both of Baileys Crossroads. and
Mrs. Ronald Watt, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Alumni Post Filled

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, June
IA (P.-James S. Kelly of Bristol
and Yonkers. N. Y. has been
named executive secretary of the
william and Mary Alumni So
ciety, William G. Thompson. So
ciety president, announced yes
terday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Virginia Methodists
Meet Today; New
District Proposed
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, June IA
The Virginia Methodist Confer
ence was scheduled to open here
this afternoon with Bishop Paul
Neff CARRIER presiding over an
anticipated gathering of 1900
delegates from $40 pastorates.
Major interest was centered
on a proposal slated to come up
tomorrow over the creation OF a
peninsula district, the confer
ence's 18th in Virginia if ap-
proved.
Under the proposal, the new
district would include Methodist
churches in the Newport News
Warwick Hampton area by TAX
ing Hampton from the Norfolk
district and Newport News and
Warwick from the Newport
News-Portsmouth area.
Stanley to Greet Delegates.
This years meeting, which will
end Thursday with Bishop Gar
Der reading the list of pastoral
changes-expected to number
about 150-will run only four
days instead of the usual six be-
cause of a change in the church's
fiscal year. A memorial service
for deceased ministers was slated
today.
Gov. Stanley, an associate
Methodist lay leader in the Dan
vile district, and Mayor E. E
EIaddock, Richmond lay
leader, will welcome delegates
tonight. The board of missions
will make a report and DR.. James
K. Matthews of the general board
of missions will speak.
Reports of standing commit
tees and other business will
occupy the conference tomorrow
and Wednesday.
Ruling Comment Expected.
The board of social and eco
nomic relations is expected to
comment on the Supreme Courts
recent school segregation ruling
when it reports at 3 pm. tomor-
row.
Yesterday, Bishop CARRIER
broke ground for two new dormi-
tories at Hermitage, the Virgins
Methodist home for the aged
here.
The four STORY dormitory
wings will cost an estimated
500, 900 and will raise the capa-
cit yof the home from 20 to 25(
persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Foirfux Summer School
To Sturt Next Monday

The Fairfax County Summer
School win Start next Monday
and continue through August Is
in the Fairfax (Va.l High School.
Glasses will be from $3.50 am.
to 1890 pm. five days a week
for students in grades four
through IL. School bus trans
portation will be available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
DeodIine Tomorrow
For Inspection of
Virginia Autos

Tomorrow midnight is the
deadline for Virginia automo-
biles to pass the Semi-annual
State inspection.
b Owners of cars that do not
bear the new 1854 inspection
Sticker after the deadline are
subject to fines of SIS to 500, 80
days in Jail or both, Virginia
State police warned.
There are about 100 approved
garages and automobile dealers
that are inspection stations in
the nearby Virginia areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Democrats PIun Boil

The Montgomery County
Young Democratic Club will
sponsor a Candidates Ball at 10
pm. Friday at the Indian Spring
Country Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Citizens Coll Meeting

The Broyhill Crest Citizens
Association will meet at 8 pm.
Wednesday in the WOODBURY.
School, Annandale. Va. A fashion
show and beauty contest will
be on the program. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14

A. Murray Preston. an attor-
ney who lives at II West Thorn
apple place, Chevy Chase, Md,
has been elected to a three
year term on the alumni coun-
Gil of Phillips Academy, An
dover, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Inteorotion Is Topic

The Northern Virginia Mental
Health Society will discuss school
indignation at 8:15 o'clock to-
night in the Arlington Health
Center, 1900 North Edison street.
Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Air-Roid SideIiehts

One of the workers at the
Northwest Civil Defense COM
mand post in today's Air Raid
alert was Renee E. Rogers. a
veteran of the London blitz.
Miss Rogers, a flre-f1ghter in
England, was in charge OF the
telephone communications at the
post today.
She said she hoped Americans
could somehow be made to real
ize the Importance of being pre-
pared for air attacks. The
English, she said, were pretty
lackadaisical until the bombs
began to fall.
Civil Defense authorities had
asked hotel arrangements to in
struct their guests concerning
the drill.
At the Willard Hotel the
sounds of the alert were muted
and the siren wailingS were not
as definitely distinguishable as
the red alert signal. However,
about 80 or 35 guests sat through
the 10-minute interval in the
lobby and were Joined by a
dozen passersby who were shunt-
ed into the lobby by police and
civil defense officials.
On several of the upper floors
of the hotel, many of the guests
were observing the civil defense
regulation that they leave their
rooms, close their doors and
stand in the corridors. t
Shelter OvercrOwded.
At Municipal Court. 400 peo-
ple tried to crowd into the base
ment shelter when the sirens
sounded. There wasn't room fol-
/ them all. Seventy-five Of them
were crowded-out.
Pedestrians Dubious.
In Alexandria, three pedestri-
ans at King and Washington
street insisted they had heard
nothing about the air raid drill
when a policeman halted them
and ushered them into a door
way. One of them remarked, III
the Russians get this far well
all be killed anyhow"
No Real Emergency.
A real fire call or emergency
during the raid failed to mate
rialize at the HyattSville Fire
Control Center. Fire equipment
and other apparatus. following
pre-planned civil defense in
StructionS, were dispatched tC
various locations during the raid
but there was no need for them
to respond to any calls during
the 10 minutes of the practice
raid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Dogs Take Shelter.

Three dogs got their signals
straight as they were cavorting
on the Fourteenth street side
walk near Pennsylvania avenue
when the red alert sounded.
The dogs ran for the cover of
a revolving doorway and curled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14

UP on their sides. as the sirens
walled. It was suggested that
the sound of the high-pitched
sirens bothered the animals ears.
Trains Alone Move.
About the only thing moving
through Hyattsville during the
raid were a northbound Balti-
more & Ohio passenger train at
1000 and a freight train about
a minute later. All traffic was
halted by county and municipal
police set up at strategic vantage
points throughout the suburban
area.
10 County Sirens Blow.
Fire sirens in 10 communities
of the northern section of Prince
Georges County were sounded
simultaneously at 1901 am. by
Fire Control Dispatcher Dudley
Taylor at the County Service
Building, Hyattsville. Mr.. Tay-
lor, however, did so by pre-
advancement. He received no
official notice from civilian de-
Tense officials.
csc Drill Is Smooth.
The drill at the Civil Service
Commission went off smoothly.
Promptly at 1901 am, when
the sirens sounded, the 1000 en-
ployes in the building walked
out of their Offices and down
to the basement shelter. Within
two minutes the entire building
was cleared.
The employees lined the walls
of the easements corridors chat
ting while awaiting the all
clear. Following the all-clear
they walked upstairs and were
back at their desks by 1918.
Motorists loot Horns.
All Alexandra police were on
duty when the sirens sounded.
They took the names Of pedes-
trians who walked out in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
London BIitz Veteran Mans Northwest Post;
Hotel Guests and Even Dogs Join in Drill

street during the drill and got
the tag numbers of cars that
failed to halt.
The first reaction to the sud-
denly stopped traffic at Alexan-
dria's main intersection, King
and Washington streets, was the
footing of horns from motorists
who forgot why cars were hating
in front of them. They soon
caught on and settled back in
their cars for the duration Of the
drill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Court Goes On.


There was a lack of co-ordina-
ton at the County Service Build
ing, Hyattsville, as to what its
occupants should do during such
an air raid. On the first floor,
the doors were closed and all
lights and electrical appliances
turned off. On the second floor,
business went on as usual. in
Guiding Hyattsville Police Court.
Trial Magistrate Theodore Mia
zga continued hearing testimony
from witnesses while the raid
was in progress. Courtroom
spectators also remained in their
seats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
csc Drill Is Smooth.
Motorists foot Horns.

All Alexandra police were on
duty when the sirens sounded.
They took the names of pedeS-
TRANS who walked out in the
Evening star., 1954-07-15

Where else but Sears would you find oil these "moeIe
fobrics =. at such low, low prices? Choose the type
Homony House quoIy Speeioy priced FOR limited time.
Don't deIoyl
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Michael ]. 0'Brien,
Gas Company Aide

Michael j. O'Brien, 70, re-
tired superintendent Of trans
portation for the Washington
Gas Light Co., died of a heart
attack after a long illness.
Born in County Glare. Ire
land, Mr.. O'Brien was brought
to Washington as an infant and
lived most of his life here-28
years of it at 28o1 Fifth street
NE. He moved to 2613 North
Second road, Arlington. a year
ago.
He went to work for the Gas
Light Co. at the age of Is in
1898 and was a member Of the
firms Quarter Of a Century
Club. He also was a member OF
the Oldest Inhabitants Associa-
tlon OF washington,
He leaves a widow. Mrs. May
Mahaney O'Brien, of the Arling-
ton address; three sons, Ray
mond A. of GA Faraday place
NE, Francis P. of 713 Hamlin
street NE. and Joseph T. OF
Chicago; a daughter, Mrs. Mary
L. Keeley of 3109 Tennyson
street NV, and II grandchil-
dren.
Requiem mass is scheduled
for IL am. Saturday in St
Charles Catholic Church, Airing
ton, to be followed by burial in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Washing
ton. His body Is at the Timothy
Hanlon funeral home, 1881 Geor-
gia avenue NV.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
1n M pttturiaitt

ANDERSON, MARY M. In memory Of
nS %otheP.in.la1. % sn1 M2sY assp n. RSpoEksoN.
Cho left US 6 5itteen years ago today.
Death is q heartache no one can heal,
Memories are treasures no one can
~ L: ss.d ss; ~ IN V r Aays s
yoyS t5itv tb5iAtvsErEss s,4,s AND ss sgcssNI;5Iss-14w, sI5s
ANTHONY, WONDERFUL. A tribute Of
love TOR my dear husband, WONDER.
GpuL peto,.AA ANEH91ssSYa EH91sSYa who passed away
Death hides. but II does not divide.
TsSa a. sT' ss ssi sa Christ Ssr ssd ess ssaSi Si
In Hi4 4SIvi,4ls1 s,l|| an wfsr f|ss. ss,ps e ,hss
BRowN Y! IDA tss1ts s.ya..o Of dsyotiSa
a aunt. IT, pA a E. Brown Who o'sje lett aus Us
azh45EE slSE S06s6 AaD AiofhfTTA
BROWN, LENA z. sacred to the mem-
mother and sister. LENA e. BROWN.
who departed this life thirteen years
ago. October 8. 1941. a
. You left a beautiful memory,
But to us who loved and lost you.
Your memory Will never grow old.
. LOVING q.,I ,DI1AAgGHHTER,. Nr BEATE4Tc55: STE4G5
MRS. ELLA GREEN Of New York.
FAULKNER, CATHERINE 5. ID loving
memory Of my mother. CATHERINE o.
FAULKNER, who passed away Octo-
Der 8. 1852.
In my heart your memory fingers.
eweetly. tenderiy. fond and true.
There Is not q day that passes
That I do not think Of you.
DAUGHTER, ELLIE r. DOUGLAS.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Miss Blanche Neff,
Retired Court Clerk

Miss Blanche M. Neff, IS, for
mer clerk of Municipal Court
until she retired in 1945, died
Sunday at Washington Sani-
tarium. She lived at 6407 Third
street NV. with her sister, Mrs.
Lottie N. Smith.
Miss Neff was born in South
west Washington. Her first job
was as clerk to Justice of the
Peace Samuel Church, who had
taught her in Sunday school.
She worked for him after classes
at old Business High School.
Later she was clerk for George
Aukum, who became presiding
judge of Municipal Court in 1909.
Miss Netf became clerk of the
court during World War I. She
supervised clerical handling of
an ever-increasing case load and
helped many young lawyers with
their first court procedures.
Miss Neff was a member Of
Lebanon Eastern Star Chapter,
Daughters of America, and the
Sunday school and Wesley Circle
of Hamline Methodist Church.
Services will be held at / pm.
tomorrow at the Lee funeral
home. Fourth street and Mas
sachusetts avenue NE. Burial
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Hermann 6. WinkIer,
Editor and Leader in
DC. German Circles

Hermann G.. Winkler. 66, q
leader in German circles. and
editor and publisher Of Wash
ington's only German-language
newspaper, died yesterday at his
home, 1434 Holly street NV.
Mr.. Winkler had been pub
Usher and editor Of the Washing
ton Journal, a weekly German
newspaper, ITO Sixth street NV,
since 1915. He had started on
the paper four years before as a
printer.
Born in Bunzlau, Silesia., Mr..
Winkler learned the printers
trade in Westphalia. He came to
the United States in 1911.
A leader in the German ele-
mentsof Washington, he was on
the board of directors of the
German Orphan Home and the
Concord Club. In the l930s, he
helped found the German Lam
guage School, and in 1888 he
started the Winkler Travel Serv-
ice. For the last 80 years, he had
been secretary of Prospect Hill
Cemetery. He was a member Of
Arminius Masonic Lodge No. Is.
Through his newspaper. Mr..
Winkler helped in the charity
work for the German and Aus
trian war victims in 1915. Be-
tween 1919 and 1925, he was
chief motivator of the relief pro-
gram for German and helped
raise nearly $4,000 through con-
certs, picnics, bazaars and the
like. He was chairman Of the
Quaker Committee for German
Relief.
Survivors are his widow, Ger
trud; two sons, Carl, 8719 Geren
road. Herman NJ, 407 Pershing
drive, both of Silver Spring; a
brother, Carl, Chicago; another
brother and two sisters in Ger
many, and three grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1880
pm. tomorrow in the Hines Flu
neral Home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Prospect Hill Cemetery. The
family requests that any tokens
of sympathy be contributed to
the German Orphan Home.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Bay Steamer CoIIides
With,Ship; None Hurt
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

BALTIMORE. Oct. 6.--The
Old Bay Line steamer. City Of
Norfolk, southbound out of Bal
timore on its nightly cruise, coll
lided with an inbound Venezue-
Ian freighter last night. darlag-
ing both ships but injuring no
one. =.
The Coast Guard was investi-
eating the collision, cause of
which was not determined i'm
mediately. Weather conditions
were described as nearly ideal,
although slightly cloudy, when
the two ships came together in
the Chesapeake Bay, off Gibson
Island.
Both vessels made it into Bal
timore harbor without assist
ance.
The bow of the Norfolk, which
returned to its pier about two
and-a-half hours after the coll
lision, was pushed in and twisted.
However; none of the machinery
or engines appeared damaged
and there were no casualties
among the 100 passengers.
The Venezuelan motor vessel
Ciudad de Maracaibo, which
radioed she could make port
without assistance, was expected
to dock this morning after pass
ing quarantine inspection.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Col. Richard H. Darrell,
Veteran Of Two Wars

Col, Richard Harrington Dar-
rell. of 6213 Brookside drive.
Alexandria, died Monday night
in Walter Reed Hospital.
A resident Of Alexandria for
five years, he retired from the
Army in 1942. He entered the
service as a commissioned officer
in the cavalry from the Uni
versity. of Wisconsin and served
in both world wars. He was a
member of the Army Lodge Of
the Masons in Balboa, Canal
Zone, and the Georgetown
Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Alice Kathleen Darrell; a
daughter, Mrs. Russell Phlegar.
of darlington; q son. John Theo-
dore Darrell, of the family home,
and a grandson.
Private funeral services will
be conducted at II am. Friday
in Fort Myer Chapel. Burial
will be in Arlington Cemetery.
The body is at the Ives Funeral
Home, 2847 Wilson boulevard.
Arlington.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Frederick K. HeupeI,
Retired Gas Co. Official

Frederick Koehler Heupel, 78,
who was secretary of the
Georgetown Gas Light Co--When
he retired 10 years ago, died
Sunday at his home. 1902 Sher-
idan street NV.
Mr.. Heupel Joined the COM
pany as a hookkeeper in 1892.
He was born and educated in
Washington. He was a member
Of the Holy Name Society of the
Church Of the Nativity. the
Manressa Club and the Wash
ington Board of Trade.
Survivors are his widow. Mrs.
Ogarita Webster Heupel; three
sisters, Mrs. Louis Swigart, Mrs.
Augusta Won Dachenhausen and
Mrs. Mae Emerson, all Of Wash
ington, and two grandsons.
Services were held today in
Nativity Catholic Church, Thir-
teeuth and Peabody streets NV,
with burial Ia Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Col. JIM, PhaIen, 81,
Army Surgeon, Was
Author and Editor

Col. James M. Phalen. 81,
editor emeritus OF the Military
Surgeon and a retired Army sur
geon, died yesterday at Walter
Reed Hospital. He lived at 5000
Tilden street NV.
Col. Phalen became secretary
of the Association of Military
Surgeons and editor OF its offi-
cial publication, the Military Sur
geon, in 1910. Last March he
became editor emeritus.
Wrote Several Books.
He was the author of several
books and articles on military his
tory and of a biographical ma
ture. He wrote "Chiefs of the
Medical Department of the
United States Army" in 1910;
"Sinnissippi," in 1912; II Follow
Trackeray." in 1945 and I'm the
Path of Stones" in 1850. He had
Evening star., 1954-10-06
Rites Are Set Today
For James Y. Harinq
BY the Associated Press

PEARL RIVER. N. Y. Oct. g.
James Vreeland Haring, pioneer
handwriting expert who testified
at many famous trials, will be
buried here today.
Mr.. Haring, 86. a longtime
resident of Newark. N. j., died
Friday while visiting relatives in
Westfleld, Mass.
The trials at which he testi-
fed as an expert witness in
cluded the Lindbergh kidnapping
case, the Hall-Mills murder case,
the Scottsboro case and others
ranging from forgery and SLAM
der to kidnap and murder.
The United States Supreme
Court. largely on his testimony,
reversed the second conviction of
the Scottsboro boys. Negroes
charged with assaulting two
white women.
He collaborated with his son.
j, Howard Haring, on the book
The Handwriting OF Haupt-
mann," seeking to show that
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, ex-
ecuted for the kidnap-mu of
the Lindbergh child. wrote the
incriminating notes related to
the crime.
Born in New York, Mr.. Haring
went to Newark, where he was
graduated from the New Jersey
Business College. He developed a
keen interest in penmanship
while studying there.
Later he organized his own
engrossing studio in New York
before entering the field of
handwriting analysis.
Active in Masonic affairs, Mr..
Haring became grand high
priest of the Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of New Jersey in 1922
and Grand Master of the Grand
Council of Royal and Select
Masters in 1882.
His wife, the former Mabel
Hatch, died in 1916.
Surviving, besides his son, are
a daughter and a sister.