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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Gas Co. 10 Charge
According 10 Shifts
In Wholesale Prices

Washington Gas Light Co. to-
day was empowered to adjust
it's retail gas charges auto
matically whenever its wholesale
rates either increase or decrease
in excess of 100000 annually.
Acting on another formal re-
quest aired at public hearings
last week, the District Public
Utilities Commission also au-
thorized the gas company to dis
tribute $474,149 in refunds to
District consumers. These re-
funds stem from retroactively
lowered wholesale rates charged
the gas company by its whole
saler, Atlantic Seaboard Corp,
for the period May 20. 1858.
through last February %.
A second refund totaling $751;
900 for the period March / to
November /. 1854, will be Jumped
with the first refund and credited
to local retail bills effective Au-
gust /.
First Action Under Plan.
This second refund is to be the
company's first exercise of its
automatic retail rate adjustment
privilege.
The effect of the credits on
local consumer bills will range on
an average of 20 cents to Is cents
reduction below present charges
per bill each month until Novem-
Der 80.
Effective December / when a
SIS million per year increase
over present wholesale rates is
charged by Atlantic Seaboard,
local retail rates will be auto
matically increased under the
new provision. This will mean a
3 cents per monthly bill in
crease over present charges to
gas consumers who use the prod
uct only for cooking, and an
average II cents per bill increase
to those who heat with gas.
100000 Refunds Expected.
1t was understood that the
public utilities agencies of both
Maryland and Virginia will act
favorably on similar petitions
placed before them by Washing
ton Gas Light. Resulting re-
funds to Maryland and Virginia
retail consumers are expected to
total nearly 100000 in the next
few months.
In the District case the gas
company met with no opposition
on the part of private or public
spokesman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Motorist Is Acquitted
In Auto Death of Mon

A Municipal Court jury yes
terday acquitted a 24-year-old
gardener and painter Of negli-
gent homicide in the pedestrian
death of Grover Gunnell.
Mr.. Gunnell, Sc, of 6810 West
moreland avenue, Takoma Park,
Md, died March 81 in Washing
ton, Sanitarium of injuries suf-
fered in an accident March 10
at Piney Branch road and But
ternut street NV.
The driver cleared was Frank
M. Junghans of the $500 block
of Colorado avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Police Seek Prisoner
Who Fled Hospital

Police are still looking today
for a 25-year-old man wearing
handouts who escaped yesterday
from the maximum security ward
of st. Elizabeths Hospital.
He was identified as Alfred
Sano, of New York, who had
been convicted of armed robbery
on April % and a month later
was sent to st. EliZabeths for so
days to determine whether he
was mentally competent.
Police said Sano dived out an
open window and outran an at
tendant to q wooded area near
the Suitland Parkway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Some Juvenile Offenders
Called Adults in Social Age
Paul KeVe Writes
Book on Experience
As Probation Officer
By Wilton J. Elvin

Some boys in trouble VINO are
young in years are old in Soc
ial age" according to a former
Washington and nearby Virginia
probation officer.
Paul w. Keve, who was a pro-
baton officer in United States
District Court for the District
of Columbia before accepting a
similar position with Arlington.
Alexandria, Fairfax and Prince
William Counties, makes this OBJ
servation in his new book to be
published soon by the University
of Minnesota Press. Mr.. Keve
is now assistant chief probation
officer for Hennepin County,
MINI.
The book is largely an account
Of his experiences as a State
probation officer in nearby Vir-
ginia from 1943 to 1915.
AdulthOOd Age Varies.
The author says he found that
the idea that boy becomes an
adult at specified age is a f1c-
ton.
In Virginia, youths from IA
through II years of age may, in
the discretion of Juvenile Court
be transferred to courts oil
record for trial as adults iii
they cannot be adequately con-
trolled or induced to lead a Cor
rect life" by Juvenile Court
means. Where the penalty for
the offenSe is from 20 years to
death, the Commemorative at
torney may present the case
directly to q grand jury, If he
deems such action to be in the
public interest.
AS a result of this law and
this philosophy in nearby Vir-
ginia, juveniles charged with
serious crimes occasionally find
themselves facing court action
as adults.
Juveniles are of course not
the only persons who get into
trouble. Anti-social acts OF
elderly people are becoming a
problem of serious proportions,
Mr.. Keve says.
Finds Weakening Controls"
There is little public aware
ness" he says, "of the special
nature of the behavior prob
lens that are found among
those persons who are middle
aged or older. Controls weaken
ing with age allow our secret
unholy urges to sloSh over the
restraining walls and produces
astonishingly bad behavior"
Mr.. Keve came to Arlington
just after Virginia had set up its
probation and parole system. He
describes his work this way:
In Virginia, my function as 9
parole officer was to work with
men and women who were leav.
ing prison and returning to thu
community on parole. AS a pro.
baton officer, I worked closely
with the local courts. Here my
first job was to investigate
thoroughly the personal history
Of persons in court, convicted O
crimes and awaiting sentence.
1.-THE report I made of any
such investigation was studied
by the judge before determining
how to dispose of the case. L
the defendant was then place.
on probation, he came under m!
active supervision. s. The maiI
emphasis is on friendly and &C.
lively helpful guidance, with thu
big stick kept unobtrusively IL
the background, though in easy
reach" The big stick" was, o.
course, time in prison.
Mr.. Keve, concerned that hi
views differed with those Of som'
attorney, recalls he received thi
advice from Arlington Circui
Court Judge Walter T. McCar
thy:
1.-THE lawyers viii never Sc,
laeye-to-eye with you. A Lawyers !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented through
the cooperation of the District.
Arlington County, Prince Georges
County. Montgomery County
Recreation Departments and the
Film Center of Washington.
Washington, at Dusk.
Gallinger, F and 22d streets
NV.
Takoma, 4th and Whittier
streets NV.
Turkey Thicket. 10th street
and Michigan avenue NE.
Benning, Minnesota avenue
between Benning road and Foote
street NE.
Thomson. 18th and L streets
NV.
Fort Greble. Nichols avenue
and Chesapeake street S.W.
Howard, 4th and w streets
NV.
CrummelI, Gallaudet and Ken
DAN streets NE.
Happy Hollow. 18th street and
Kalorama road NV.
Lincoln, 9Th and L streets Sc.
Arlington County, $3.50 pm.
Patrick Henry, 700 South Fill
more street.
Hoffman-B Boston, South Queen
and South Thirteenth streets.
Prince Georges County, $3.50 pm.
Bradbury Heights Elementary
School, 1901 sgd avenue. Brad.
bury Heights.
Berwyn Heights Elementary
School, Ruatan street. Berwyn.
Montgomery County, $3.50 pm.
Rock Creek. East Leland street
and Beach Drive. Chevy Chase.
Colesville, 14105 Colesville road.
Silver Spring.
Lincoln Park, Carver Junior
High School, (old). Rockville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Prince Georges Gets
$126,685 From Tracks

The Prince Georges Commits
sioners yesterday accepted a
$126.685 check from the State
as the county's share of horse
racing revenues for the six
month period ending June 80.
In other business at the Upper
Marlboro meeting the board au-
thorized its chairman, Thomas
E. Latimer. to have plans pre-
pared for q county dog pound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
2 Runaway Ponies
Roped by Police at
Western Avenue

Montgomery County police at
Bethesda proved early today that
they can handle runaway ponies,
if they are given enough rope.
A citizen reported two ponies
running along East-West high
way. They were stopped at Wis
consin and Western avenues but
Bethesda police needed rope to
tether them so they could be re-
turned to the owners.
Washington police provided
the rope and the ponies were
returned to Rock Greek Riding
Stables on East-West highEay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30

trained differently. He has to
be. You're looking for the
true, inward degree Of guilt in
stead of the legal category the
case fits in"
Although most of the book
cites case histories of persons
convicted of crimes in the North
ern Virginia area in the period
1943-45, Mr.. Keve devoteS con-
siderable attention to pointing
out the value of parole and pro-
baton work.
Parole Provides Guidance.
We have to face the fact that
80 per cent of penitentiary in
mates return to society sooner
or later" he says. 1.-The greatest
single strength of the parole idea
is that a man who would be re-
leased anyway at the expiration
of sentence is released q little
earlier so that he may for 9
time be under skilled guidance
and control"
The results? Mr.. Keve con-
cludes that it's hard to tell, al.
though only about 10 per cent
of all cases can be listed as def
mite failures. It will take a lot
of research to come up with the
final answers on how to deal
with persons who get into trou-
BILE. he says.
One of his findings is that
persons in the field of criminol-
ogy learn to be very cautious
in estimating the seriousness OF
any rape case. In Virginia. dur
ing the year ending June 80
1850, there were 255 persons ar
rested and jailed pending trial
on charges of rape, but only 81
persons were actually committed
to the penitentiary for this Of
tense during this period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Maryland Highwoy Aid
Total SO Million

Maryland will receive about SO
million in Federal aid money for
road building in the fiscal year
that starts a year from now. an
announcement from Secretary of
Commerce Weeks indicated TO-
day.
Maryland will have to match
the Federal funds and work
them into the financial planning
for the 12-year highway pro-
gram the State embarked on this
year.
The Federal allotment pro-
vides to Maryland $2,770.000 for
work on primary roads, SIT mill
lion for secondary roads, $780,
900 for urban roads and $780,
900 for interstate routes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Central Setup
.ToFight S|ums
Near Final 0. K.
DC. Heads Ready
To Put Signatures on
Reorganization Plan

The District Commissioners
were set today to sign into Ell.
feet the long debated reorgani-
zation plan to centralize slum
clearance operations in the Liz
censes and Inspections DEPART
ment.
The city heads and their prin-
cipal aides finally smoothed out
remaining differences in a closed
conference late yesterday. The
final draft of the reorganization
order will be ready for sigma
ture in time to beat the June 80
deadline fixed under Reorgani-
cation Plan No. 2 of 1852.
While placing the inspection
and enforcement functions OF
Slum clearance and rehabllita-
ton in the recently created houS-
ing division of LicenSeS-InSpec-
tionS, the Commissioners decided
to form still another Office to
handle overall planning for slum
eradication.
OverruIes Lowe Proposal.
This decision overruled the
recommendation of General Adj
ministration Director Schuyler
Lowe, who wanted to see the
planning function consolidated
with enforcement in the Licenses
Inspections Department.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
announced that Col. Giles l..
Evans, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner, will head the plan
ming agency. The Office would be
operated on $4,000 included in
the fiscal 1855 appropriations
bill. This fund would pay for a
housing conSultant and secre-
tarial help, Mr.. Spencer said.
Explaining the decision. the
Commissioner said that 1T was
our feeling that the planning job
itself is a big job and that it
would be inappropriate to place
that major responsibility in the
Licenses and Inspections Depart
ment.
The planning unit is to work
in close collaboration with such
other local agencies as the Re-
development Land Agency, Ma
tlonal Capital Housing Author
ity and National CAPITAL Plan
ming Commission. MIR. Spencer
said.
Another controversial provi-
sion resolved for the final order
was to remove from the hearing
officer of the housing appeals
and review board the power OF
making decisions.
Board to Make Decisions.
Mr.. Spencer said the city
heads concluded that the board
alone should have the decision
authority. The hearing officer
instead will hold hearings on
Slum law enforcement cases.
make recommendations to the
board and prepare pertinent
data regarding the cases that
come before the appeals body.
The Commissioners also de-
scribed in more detail the pro-
posed handling of notices on de-
fective housing. Mr.. Spencer
said that in all cases it is PLAN
ned that the notices of deficiency
will also detail the remedial &C
ton necessary. He added that
this provision will also provide
for single meeting at which the
housing owner would confer with
the agents of all agencies having
a particular concern with the
case. This would obviate several
separate meetings with different
agencies, the Commissioner ex-
Y1loinad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Bus Maintenance Studied

The Fairfax County School
Board wants more time to think
about a proposal by the Board OF
County Supervisors that the
county equipment maintenance
department take over care OF
school buses.
The supervisors. in creating
the maintenance department last
week. invited the school board
to use it for bus care, thereby
eliminating the separate school
bus maintenance division.
School Board members ex-
pressed reservations about max
ing a change after they heard re-
ports that such combined ar
rangements have disadvantages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
7OMi|eLinlit
On Turnpikes
Is Rejected
National Unit Sticks
To so M.P,H. Top
In Meeting Here
By WiIIiom A. MiIlen

A. traffic group revamping the
model vehicle code here yester-
day declined to recommend a
70-mile-an-hour speed on new
expressways of the Nation.
The conference, meeting at
the Chamber of Commerce OF
the United States, urged a top
limit of go miles per hour for
daylight rural driving.
r. M. Reindollar, former
Maryland State Roads Commits
sion chairman, now a consult
ing engineer in Baltimore, told
the National Committee on Uni
form Traffic Laws and Ordi-
nances, that better limited ac-
cess highways and improved au-
tomobiles warrant the 70 mile
limit. The committee is part of
the Presidents Highway Safety
Conference. Recommendations
will go to State legislatures. for
final action.
Safety Moves Listed.
He urged the conference not
to tie the hands of officials by
putting on a lid of go miles an
hour, which will become obso-
lete soon. Mr.. Reindollar con-
tended that engineers can de-
sign expressways for 10 miles an
hour or higher, and said auto
mobile manufacturers are de-
signing cars with better brakes
and a lower center of gravity.
making for better safety.
The committee also voted
down a proposal for a 65-mile
speed limit and declined to
lower the proposed 10-mile
spread between day and night
driving to five miles. 1t recon-
mended nighttime rural driving
be held to so miles an hour. It
also voted to urge a 30-mile-an-
hour limit, instead of the present
Is, in built-up areas. And it
urged the setting of minimum
speed zones, saying vehicles that
move slowly often contribute to
accidents.
In States which have a day.
time maximum of so miles hour
ly, the committee said it may
be necessary to lower the night
limit.
Red Lights Opposed.
John H. Milton, assistant di-
rector for traffic engineering,
Department of Vehicles and
Traffic here, opposed recon-
mending the flashing of red
lights to indicate a commercial
vehicle disabled on the high
way. He said the public has
been educated to view a fash
ing red light as a stop signal.
He declared the committees
recommendation to have red
lights flashing on right and left
sides of a disabled vehicle will
only confuse the public. Com
mittee spokesman said this sig
nal is designed to warn motor
lists to slow down and proceed
with caution and the commit
tee adopted this recommended
ton by voice vote.
The committee adopted a rec
ommendation to the executive
committee for a special study OF
trailerS used as homes as well
as those for baggage transporta
ton and commerce. Ernest G
Cox, chief, safety section, Bu-
reau of Motor Carriers, Inter-
state Commerce Commission
said the majority of 230 acct
dents among carriers showed
coupling device failure, made
quate braking and wheel-and-
tire troubles as major causes.
Sidney j. Williams of the Ma
tional Safety Council, commit
tee chairman, presided,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Summer PTA Conference

The annual summer confer
ence of the Maryland Congress
of Parents and Teachers, a
training school for local parent
teacher leaders, will be held at
the University of Maryland
July 12-14.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Rockville Taxes Cut

Rockville taxpayers are slated
for scent tax cut, the first in
a decade.
The Mayor and council early
today, after a public hearing.
adopted a budget of 1892, 052 and
set rate of IS cents per 500
of assessed valuation.
City officials said the assess
able tax base has increased by
about 80 per cent. thus increas-
ing total tax receipts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
Assessment Delay Likely

Conflicting laws may give
Maryland residents q vacation
from reassessment notices until
July /, 1856. the ninth annual
school for State assessing officers
was told yesterday.
Albert M. Ward, executive sec
rotary of the Maryland State
Tax Commission, told the group
assembled at College Park that
he was quoting an opinion of
Attorney General Edward D. E.
Rollins.
Under the present law, pro-
viding for reaSSesSments every
three years, the next reasSess-
ment would not be due until
after the new law goes into
effect, Mr.. Ward said.-AP.
Evening star., 1954-11-12
spssial Dispatch 10 The s.ar

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 12.
Hillsota, sleek 4-year-old PAGER
and one of the Nations top
harness horses in 1854, will CAM
paign under the colors of Mrs.
William e. Miller. Of Oxon Hill,
Md. widow of the former presi-
dent Of Rosecroft Raceway.
Mrs. Miller, whose 75-year-old
husband died last July while
driving in a race ait Harrington,
DEL. bought back the horse
which was placed on the auction
block yesterday by the William
E. Miller estate. for $50, 900 -the
second highest purchase of the
annual standardized sales held
at the State Farm in Harris
burg.
This came as a surprise to the
horsemen assembled here. but
Mrs. Miller decided to carry on
the harness tradition Of her late
husband by outbidding Alex
Parsons. Canadian millionaire.
Last year Hillsota was pur-
chased in the same ring. at al
most precisely the same hour.
by Miller for $35. 900 top price
for the 1853 sales.
Mrs. Miller announced that
Earl Avery. noted trainer -driv-
er from Pinehurst. N. G., would
handle the strapping PAGER.
Hillsota won three $4,000
classics in Maryland last sea-
Evening star., 1954-11-12
Delaware State 7 Point c Choice
Oyer Howard Tomorrow

Hampton, Johnson c. Smith,
Lincoln, and st. Paul of Virginia.
Only Hampton, which dropped a
6-2 decision to the Hornets, is
considered a conference power.
Howard's three conference
losses have come at the. hands
Of three perennial champto tonship
contenders-Morgan State, VYi-
ginia Union and West Virginia
State. Against Hampton last
week, the Bisons jumped of to
a 2-touchdown lead at half-time
then ran out Of steam as the
Pirates came back to salvage a
1913 tie.
Tom johnson, Howard coach,
promises no such behavior on
the part of his charges tomor-
row, however. IF we break fast
and then somebody gets COM
placent. johnson said, "he'll
have an excellent vantage point
for the rest Of the season, right
beside me on the bench
The Bisons are idle next week
and close their season against
Lincoln in Washington Thanks
giving Day.
Evening star., 1954-11-12
Mrs. Miller Buys Back HiIIsoto
For $50, 900 From Estate

son and his total winnings now
exceed 100000. Avery will ship
the horse to Pinehurst next
week for winter training.
A total of 122 horses from
the Miller estate brought well
over s200.0OO at the sale. Dur
ing the day 201 trotters and
PAGERS were auctioned for q
near-record $675.l50.
The session, the fourth.
brought to $1,6l9,225 the total
paid for ITO horses during the
sale which ends tomorrow.
Topping Hillsota in the bid
ding was the yearling.. Noble
Adios. by Adios- Helen Win which
Paul Wixor1, rich Chicago auto
dealer. bought for $34. 900.
The Miller horses went for
unusually high prices. Star
Rosecroft, Miller's trotting pride,
sold for $4,000. R0sedale Alate,
bought at Saratoga last spring
for $4,000 and the PAGER Miller
drove when he dropped dead at
Harrington. sold for $500. The
3-year-old Sandy Rosecroft went
for a surprising $4,000 and the
14-year-old Henry Volo, now
retired to stud, brought $500.
John w. Miller, a son and now
president Of Rosecroft Raceway,
bought back the A-year-old
Walter Rosecroft, q one-time
Hambletonian candidate.
Evening star., 1954-11-12
Macdonald Smith Voted Place
In PGA's Golf Hall Of Fame

well up in the balloting included
Denny Shute with 80, Jock
Hutchison, sr., 81, and Olin
Dutra. %.
Smith joins a list Of golfing
greats in the Hall of Fame that
includes Walter Hagen, Bobby
Jones. Gene Sarazen, Francis
Ouimet, Walter Travis, Chick
Evans. Alex Smith. Jim Barnes,
Johnny McDermott. Willie An
derSon, Jerry Travis, Tommy
Armour and three men elected
last year, Byron Nelson, Ben H0-
gan and Sam Snead.
Nominees for the honor this
year were required to be retired
from active competition and to
be at least so years Of age.
Smiths memory will be hon
=ored and his election commenao-
rated at the PGA's annual meet
ing November 27-December 8 at
st. Paul.
Evening star., 1954-11-12
Trinidad Boxer Out
To Upset Tiger Jones
BY the As,oeio,ed Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Hector
Constance, one of the few new
faces in boxing. hopes to run his
unbeaten streak in the United
States to three tonight when he
faces rugged Ralph (Tiger)
Jones at Madison Square Garden.
The 26-year-old Negro from
Trinidad, however. is an 8-to-5
underdog to the heavier and
more experienced Jones.
(The 10-round bout will be
broadcast and telecast in
Washington by WRC. begin
ming at 10 p.m.)
Constance, who has done most
Of his pro battling in England,
drew with Johnny Brown and
upset Chico Varona of Cuba in
his two American scraps. The
victory over Varona shot Hector
into the No. 10 ranking among
the welterweight contenders. and
he expects to move a lot higher
than that.
Jones has lost three In a row,
but there were plenty of argu-
ments over the last one. Joey
Giardello. the No. I middle
weight contender, was awarded
an unpopular decision over the
New Yorker in Philadelphia
September "a.
Evening star., 1954-11-12
Eagles Have Six Players
Injured for Giants Game
By fhe Associoted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. H.
The Philadelphia Eagles today
have six players on the injured
list for their game Sunday with
the New York Giants for first
place in the Eastern Division of
the National Football League.
Defensive Halfback Don Miller.
Southern Methodist rookie who
signed two weeks ago, dislocated
his right index finger yesterday
in practice at Connie Mack Sta
dunn.
Then Norm Wiley, defensive
right end, suffered head cuts in
an automobile accident en- route
from his Pennsgrove, N. j., home.
But Trainer Frank Wiechec said
he could make the New York
trip.
Others on the injured list are
Halfback Skippy Giancanelli.
Defensive Back Jerry Williams,
Fullback Jim Palmer and Back
Don Johnson.