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Evening star., 1955-01-16

bin for . permanent career
police force on Capitol Hill.
Once again the patronage
machine Is starting To roll.
Capitol Police Capt. william
]. Broderick says. I'VE are
starting to let . few men 90
now. They're trying to put
older men on and, while we
have nothing against older
men, we have 70 educate the
members tof Congressl to un-
derstand that this is no Job for
men Of 7O."
"A Dead Issue
OF the career police bill,
which he openly espoused,
Capt. Broderick says. s.It looks
like it's 4 dead issue now
Recalling opposition to the
blu by members Of the Capi-
tol Police Force who feared
they could not meet the
stringent physical and mental
standards It would have set up.
Capt. Broderick noted that
many expect to lose their Jobs
anyway--and that sentiment
generally Is now In favor Of
the measure.
During the maneuvering to
get the career police bill ap-
proved, Congress had Chief
Robert v. Murray Of the Met
rOpolitan Police keep varying
numbers Of police on the Hill
for 1914 iiaan-llours at o
cost OF $40 .9D2 to the District.
Although the city was urged
to bill Congress and did. the
debt was never paid, and now
we're on again, with another
l0-man detail Of detectives
taken from their work IN and
around the city for service on
Capitol Hill.
And patronage soes q.
Evening star., 1955-01-16

BY way Of comparison, Fair
fax County. although more
Ehan II times larger IN area.
would Icss tsi,2so Of the
Evening star., 1955-01-16
Potronoqe Machine

At q time when better high
ways represent one Of the
Washington areas most criti-
cal needs. Arlington Is getting
only d little over half Its pro-
portionate share Of Virginiass
secondary road funds because
Of 3 decision made In 1882.
It Is a heavy price the coun-
ty now Is paying for the priyi-
lege Of saying which streets
outside the primary system,
shall be built or repaved
without the state telling 1t
what to do.
Arlington has tried, and
probably win try again. to get
a larger slice Of the pie II that
can be done without sacrific-
ing its road autonomy.
It is q city IN fact but not
in name. Local government
heads know better than Off
cials at Richmond just what
local traffic needs exist.
In the last fiscal year vir-
giria distributed more than
s2g.2 million In secondary
road funds among the %
counties. Arlington's share
was s491.400.
Big Boost for Arlington
The county would have re-
ceiyed $4i0,340 more, or d
total Of 1901. .14O. II all c0un-
ties had been placed under the
same formula FOR apportioning
funds.
A Department Of Highways
study showed that II the fund
were distributed TO all coun-
ties on an equal basis. rs
would lose q total Of $428,s47.
Only 81 counties. outside Of
Arlington, would gain an ae-
grcgate Of $fs.578.
Therefore. Arlington State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick
met stiff opposition in the
General Assembly last year
when be sponsored q bin TO
disxfbute secondary funds v
Evening star., 1955-01-16
Maryland
Stote Democrats Need eoder BodI,

andro delegates budding n
the corridor refusing %
come IN.
The two Republicans Wan-
dered In 10 get their coats from
their lockers, Somebody lnesed
the door and uuiss.sy called the
meeting to order The D,Ales-
andre people then proceeded
to Install Delegate Marvin
as city chairman.
The Assembly was treated to
another example of lack Of
leadership when It could. not
agree on the makeup Of its
committees for more than q
week. Senate President Gold
stein was able to name his
Finance and Judiciary comnlit-
tees quickly because the selec-
ton Of their chairmen and
vice chairmen already had
been settled for him In the
Sasscer coup that made him
president. But he wasn't able
to announce other committee
chairmen and members until
Friday. nine days after the
opening Of the 1855 session.
House Speaker John q. Luber
wasn't In q position to name
any Of his committees until
Thursday.
Party Of Confusion
The tugeing and pulling be-
tween the various Democratic
factions that delayed these
committee appointments here
caused one young delegate to
label his own Democratic Party
the party Of organized confu-
sion"
Another said he was think
ing Of issuing q call to sanity.
but was afraid he couldn't get
q quorum.
The leadership situation in
the Democratic Party, however.
should be Of concern not oniy
to the party but to the state as
well. Without it. the party il
unable to present d cohesive
program Of opposition to RE-
publican Gov. Theodore Il. Nc
Keldin and his administration.
Administration Of governs
ment without effective opposi-
tion could become 4 dangerous
and costly thing to the people
Of Maryland.
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District
District
Capitol Force Still Patronage Plum

OF Congress. It might he
said: Experience is q great
teacherbut not for long.
Less than a year ago, on
March I 1854, q band Of
Puerto Rican terrorists stood
up in the House visitors gal
lery and turned 1t into a shoot
ing gallery.
They sprayed the House
chamber with automatic gum
fire that cut down five menu
bers Of Congress and drove
others cringing to the floor
during a crowded moment Of
voting.
Then it was over. The mem
ory fingered on, however, at
least for those lawmakers who
literally stood under the guns
that day.
Out Of the dreadful moment
sprang some painfully honest
thinking on keeping such
thing from ever happening
again. Ideas ranged from put
ting up htillet-proof glass In
front Of the galleries to plans
for installing metal detecting
electric eyes which would help
inspect all visitors to the Capt.
tol building.
All these. however, quickly
boiled down to one single idea
which seemed practical-keep-
ing the Capitol stated with
trained. experienced policemen
on the alert to prevent Ques-
tionable visitors from ever get
ting into. the legislative cham
bers.
Potronoge Machine
Although Congress has its
own police force - 156 Jobs
strong Its members are nei-
ther trained nor experienced,
except for occasional accidents
Of hiring which bring In vet
- VI ~ F fa
Evening star., 1955-01-16

The harmony that prevailed
between Democrats and Re-
publicans during the first days
Of the new year began to fade
q bit last week. It was the
problem Of internal security
that came between the two
parties.
The pickering went sonle-
thing like this:
Democrats criticized the Re-
publican security program: Re-
publicans said the Democrats
had not done so wen on secur-
ity: Democrats claimed Repub-
licans were trying to smear
Democrats with the Red issue;
the Republican junior Senator
from Wisconsin was caught
~impugning the motives Of
Evening star., 1955-01-16

Gated extension Of the draft
law would meet with little
opposition, But the reserve
program was less than q sure
bet.
Evening star., 1955-01-16
By Gene Goodwin
stur slaiE celrespendsns

ANNAPOLIS. Lots Of Lead
eFs. but little leadership.
That might well be the motto
Of Maryland's Democratic
Party as displayed here in the
State Legislature this year.
Although the Democrats
have overwhelming majorities
In both the State Senate and
House of Delegates, they are
split seven ways to Sunday.
During the organization Of
this new Legislature and the
Tight to elect the State treas
urer the corridors Of the State
House were overrun with
Democratic leaders. big and
small. But only one OF them
was able to influence enough
votes to give this assembly a
semblance Of leadership. That
leader was Lansdale q. Sass
Ger, whose maneuvers with the
Southern Maryland Senators
put Louis 4 Goldstein of Cali
vert County into the Senate
presidency.
Mr.. Sasscer went back to
Upper Marlboro after that.
however. and the Legislatures
brief Irritation with leadership
was ended.
What ails the Democratic
Party here the most is the fact
that "the man upstairsrthe
Governors Of the opposite
political faith.
The Word Needed
Back IN the old days when
Democrats were able to fill
both the Governors chair and
the majority of legislative
seats, lack Of leadership was no
problem. Quite the contrary.
During Democratic Gov VIII
liam Preston Lanes admins
tration t1948-5Oy timers
tell you here the Legislature
dared not make d move with
out getting the word from on
High.
Today. in the absence Of
such guidance. the Democrats
often have only a paper ma
jority. And with the Baltimore
City election campaign rum
ming at the same time as the
Evening star., 1955-06-28

from their agent. who told them
they'd been signed to appear
next Sunday on "The Comedy
Hour" in support of the we'll
known speedboat enthusiast, Guy
Lombardo.
It's q kind of a Guy Lombardo
Enterprises night. with one half
being telecast from his restau-
rant. the Eastpoint House in
Freeport. L. l., and the other
from Jones Beach where Lom-
bardo is producing water spec
tacle called THE Arabian n
Nights.
Going back to that numer-
ology- hit-the Fontanes really
didn't need much convincing
about dropping that 81" from
Evening star., 1955-06-28

to them, three pairs
lof eyebrows escalatored.
| They volunteered no explana-
Ition, so / didn't ask.
They hope Perry's NBC-TV
show next season Con Saturdays
lis a big hit, though, and think
the time assigned to him (7:30 to
I8:30) should be a tremendous
help.
i The Fontanes have no fall TV
plans, beyond the usual guest ap-
Ipearances. They seem happy
with what they're doing, now
that that pesky 81" has been
! dropped. get along famously to-
lgether and might even return
there for another Wilson Line
|cruise If Gerry Wagner is will
ling. And I think he is.
As for their personal lives, two
Iare married; all three are diet
ling. - They kept repeating the
fact all through lunch as they
helped themselves to my french
fries.
Rating Dept: Pulses list of
the top ten "once-a-week" shows
for May has no surprises, except,
perhaps, for the inclusion of a
Gleason replacement, "Stage
Show" as No. S. The others, in
order:
Sullivan, Groucho, Dragnet,
Lucy, Jack Benny, Ralph Ed
wards, This is Your Life, Milton
Berle and Lux Video Theater.
X y \ 4
On the Run:
/ Ted Cott. DuMont's secret
weapon, is putting the finishing
touches on a Children's Spec
tacular to be called Wonder
ANA" q. The show will run
every Sunday from IL to 6 and
will include ''live presentations,
remote pickups and newly made
Ifllm material" :. There1l be no
I"death struggles on Mars" Cott
reports.
From NBC comes word that
Maurice Chevalier may headline
one of the December Spectacu-
lars Also that Frank Sinatra
is being considered for a musical
version of "Our Town"
Phil Foster, who stars on the
Caesar replacement next Mon
day g to 9. WRC-4), got his first
real break on NBC radios "The
Show" starring Tallulah Bank
head . He was on the series
for 26 consecutive weeks.
1mogene Coca signed off for
the season Saturday (WRC-45
and those looked like real tears
lin Bibi .Osterwald's eyes. (. I
hope that Imogene returns next
season with a show that gives
her a chance to display her
many talents-not just her abil-
ity in situation comedy.
| 4 4 X \
Safety First That Giant
Pick Temple Safety Contest" is
Evening star., 1955-06-28

their name. Their lucky mum.
ber is seven-and when it was
pointed out that every girl trio
to hit the bigtime had only seven
letters in their name, they
sprinted for the erasers.
Check the list yourself: Bos-
we'll, Pickens, Andrews, MCGUIRE
There isn't a sinister six or an
eight in the bunch.
Even the -DeMarco Sisters, OF
whom there are five, fall into the
charmed category.
\ X \
There was quite furor raised
In some parts of the country, by
the way, when Perry Como
dropped the Fontanes from his
CBS-TV show. The reason given
was that the girls wanted to go
out on their own, or something
like that. When I relayed this
Evening star., 1955-06-28

1t takes the signature Of the
parent to an Identification Card
to make an "Oficial Giant Safe.
ty Ranger" Of junior.
AS a plus, there is a safety
contest with prizes of United
States Savings Bonds to stimu-
late interest.
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a wonderful idea even without
the prizes. Rangers are fur
nished with a safety chart that
must be checked through the
summer. Items include:
Rode my bike in safe area"
Crossed streets only at cor
ners."
Evening star., 1955-06-28
ON THE AIR
ON THE AIR
The Fontone Sisters
Hit the Number
By BERNIE rARRIsoN

The Fontane Sisters formerly the Fontaine Sisters until
they into numerolog occult ng-played their first
engagement aboard ship e Wilson Lines Mount Vermont
the week end cred chat about their TV
time. The conversation interrupted by cal
Evening star., 1955-06-28

WILTON lundiecn stors in Beyond" O
thrilling story in this series now seen ct
this new time
Evening star., 1955-09-02
u. S. Will Train
.Equestriun Team
In North Carolina

TRYON, N. c., Sept. 2 R.--
The United States Esquestriar
Team. Inc, Of New York and
Warrenton, Va, announced yes
terday it will establish a train
ing center for the United States
olympic team here next year.
Ernest Mailer, Joint master
of the Tryon Fox Hounds and
director of the United States
Equestrian Team, Inc, will bt
co-ordinating chairman and will
represent Tryon in the arrange
ments.
The first shipment Of horses
is expected here in January
They will be under supervision OF
Bert Nemethy of Southern Pines
N. c., assistant team manager
and jumping coach. Many Of
the horses are appearing now In
European shows.
BY February / about 20 horses
of the jumping and three-day
teams. and several riders. will be
in training here. Dressage can
didates also may be sent here.
The equestrian events Of tht
Olympic Games will be held IN
Stockholm. Sweden, June 10-l7
1856.
Evening star., 1955-09-02
Ferrurese Setting
Hot Pace in Texas

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. 2
R.-Paul Richards is talking
about a youth movement to get
his Baltimore Orioles started to-
ward the top. but he might use
a little middle age" in the per-
son Of Don Ferrarese.
Ferrarese. 26-year-old veteran
of five years in professional
baseball. is standing the Texas
League on its head. Don arrived
late but he has made hay. He
has won every game he's pitched
all eight Of them--and COM
piled an earned-run average OF
1.S.
Don hung up his first no-hit
game in pro ball Wednesday
night as he whipped Beaumont,
81. Four walks In the first
inning robbed him of shutout
in the Inning game.
The San Antonio left-hander
here on option from Baltimore
has worked 712s innings and has
struck out 81 batters. an average
of betetr than IL per game.
Evening star., 1955-09-02
Pennsylvania Set
ToCIeun Up Boxing

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 2
Pl.-The State Athletic Com
mission. armed with Pennsyl-
vania's new boxing code. will
move quickly to "clean out" all
undesirables. Gov. George M.
Leader says.
1.-THE commission now will
clean out all the people on whom
they have evidence Of being as
sociated with gamblers and other
people Of that type" Leader told
his weekly news conference yes
terday.
The Governor said "some an
will be made in the
very near future" on the COM
investigation of all pro-
fessional boxing in the State.
The investigation was started
when Leader slapped a 1l4-day
ban on boxing. The ban was
lifted when the new boxing code
was signed into law.
Evening star., 1955-09-02

Bolt, Ted Kroll, Jerry Barber
and Bob ToSki. ALI except Mid.
ldlecoff are entered here.
Snead. with 400 points, is be.
hind Toski in the Ryder Cur
standings. Close behind him are
Jack Burke. Kiamesha Lake
N. Y. 1896: Marty Furgol, Le-
mont, III. 1922 and Chandler
Harper, Portsmouth. Va. (38s)
all entered here.
Only three places on the team
appeared in doubt today and
these four were the main con-
tenders.
Seventy Ryder Cup points GO
to This events titlist. q for Sec
ond and varying amounts down
through 10th place.
All three previous winners are
among the 162 entries. Bolt. who
plays out Of Chattanooga, won
last year in a playoff. Toski. OF
Livingston. N. j.. took top money
in 1853 and set the tournament
record of 269. Kroll. New Hart
ford, N. Y, won in 1852.
The sponsoring Greater Hart
ford Junior Chamber of Com
merce has designated tomorrow
as food relief day. Net receipts
tomorrow will be turned over to
the Jaycees' fund for victims Of
the States food disaster.
Evening star., 1955-09-02
'Forty-Niners Will Test
MoeeIe Against Cards

MoRAGA. Calf. Sept. 2 R.
The man said a long time ago
that he figured exhibition games
should be used as testing grounds
for roo'kieSand he still
means 1t.
Coach Norman CRed) Strader
of the San Francisco Forty
Miners repeated his belief again
today and in the same breath
announced he was giving Dick
Moegle. the All-America from
Rice Institute, a shot at the left
Ihalfback spot in Sundays pre-
season game with the Chicago
Cardinals.
"Moegle hasn't had q chance
lyet to show what he can do
with the ball when we have it, "
Strader said. Hes going to
|get the chance Sunday"
That means. Of course. that
somebody has to give In the
Forty Miners backfield-and the
somebody in this case is John
Henry Johnson. who will move
over to the defensive unit into
lMoegle's vacated left wingback
slot.
"Now don't figure that means
John Henry is q defensive man
from now" Strader warned. I'm
Just going to see what he can do
on defense. I know what he can
do on the offensive, but at the
same time I'm looking at Moegle
with the ball ~ have a chance
to see what johnson can do on
pass defense. Sort of double
Evening star., 1955-09-02
Costu 2-1 Choice
Over Bell Tonight
In TeIevision Bout

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 R.--
Carmelo Chubby Costa is a O.
to-1 favorite to beat Bobby Bel
in their rubber" bout tonight
and keep alive his chances o1
getting a title crack at Sandy
Saddler. featherweight cham.
pion.
The Madison Square Garden
Hereunder. starting at 10 pm.
will be broadcast and telecast
ct will be seen and heard in
Washington over WRC.)
Saddler hasn't defended his
crown In more than six months
and Costa. a flashy 21-year-old
from Brooklyn, wants the next
chance.
Chubby has the style to beat
Saddler," said Manager Steve
Paris, who does all the talking
for his shy fighter. Hell box
rings around Saddler, who's
ready to be taken"
Bell can gum things up as
he did once before for Costa
The 26-year-old ex-soldier from
Youngstown. Ohio, is one of the
two featherweights to whip
Costa. Rudy Garcia was the first
to beat the young speedster.
Evening star., 1955-09-02
West Coast to Try
New Scouting PIun

BERKELEY. Calf, Sept. 2
(R.-The Pacific Coast Confer
ence is going to try something
different in football scouting
this fall.
Lynn tPappyl Waldorf, Cali
fornia coach, said yesterday each
school will be permitted two
man looks and one movie" Of
each of its opponents. In the
past. "three-man looks" have
been allowed.
"That means" Waldorf ex-
planned. I'VE can send two men
to scout one game, or one man
to scout two games. In addition
we can get for the asking a
movie print of any game we
select.
II don't know how it'll work.
Nobody knows. It was a COM
promise adopted by the coaches
and well have to see how it
operates"
Evening star., 1955-09-02
Don Floyd Scores
Virginia Net Upset

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 2 up,
Yesterdays first day Of COM
petition in the State tennis
tournament being played here
saw the three seeded players up
set in first and second-round
matches and a fourth ranked
star fail to show UP.
The upsets all came in mems
singles. Beaten were Bob At
wood Of Richmond. seeded No
IS; Bernie Segall Of Portsmouth,
No. 4. and Harrison Echols Of
Charlottesville. No. 6.
Atwood lost to Pete Stewart
lof Charlottesville, 6-8, 6-3,
I7-5. Bob Figg .jr., Of Richmond.
downed Segall, rs. 6-3. Don
Floyd of Arlington turned back
Echols, 6-8, Us.
Donna Floyd Of Arlington
reached the quarter finals in the
women's singles. The National
Girls champion advanced on q
first-round default and moved
up another notch by disposing
Of Edith Brown of Richmond.
60, 60.
Evening star., 1955-09-02
Five in Shootoff
For Skeet Title

WATERFORD. Mich. Sept. 2
P.-Five shotgun marksmen
are engaging In a shootoff today
for the 20-gauge title in the Ma
tional skeet championships after
an earlier shootoff late yesterday
eliminated only one from an
ioriginal six-way tie.
Still going after the title were
Mrs. Garcia Mandel, Chicago;
George A. Young. Camp Pendle-
ton, Calf; Ben Di'Orio, Utica,
N, y; Aims Borsum. Baldwin.
Mich, and George Stalcup, Co
lumbus. Ga.
The senior 20-gauge title was
won by Ed Dougherty of Holy
|oke. Mass. in a shootof against
Carl B. Stutzman Of Peoria
after both had broken 95 in the
regular run of 100 targets.
Eleven-year -old Miner Cliett of
Childersburg. Ala, took the
junior title with 96.
Scores by shooters from the
Washington area included j. D.
Williams. 80; Jimmy Karnich,
80. and 1t. Col. w. r. Black
lock, 80
Evening star., 1955-09-02
Ryder Berths at Stake
In Insurance City Golf

WETHERSFIELD. Conn, Sept
3 (P.-Several of the Nations
top golf professionals, among
them Sam Snead. have more
than prize money at stake today
when they tee of in the $40. .0oO
Insurance City Open.
They'll be scrambling for
points that mean berths on the
1u-man United States Ryder Cup
team, which will be selected
after the final round on Monday.
Play in the fourth annual
tourney got under way over
the par 35-36-71 Wethersf1eld
Country Club course this morn
ing.
Snead, of White Sulphur
Springs. w. Va, the man with
the erratic putter, seeks a spot
on the Ryder Cup team for the
fifth straight year.
Doug Ford. Yonkers, N. Y.
this years PGA champion. and
Chick Harbert. Worthwhile, Mich,
the 1854 PGA titlist. AUTO
inatically qualify for the Ryder
Cup squad, which meets a Brit
ish team. Harbert is not en-
tered in this tournament.
Assured of Ryder Cup berths
are Cary Middlecoff. Tommy
Evening star., 1955-09-02
Rich hPurseGoes
To Scott Frost

YoNKERS. N. y. Sept . R.
Scott Frost. claimed by many
to be the greatest 3-year-old
trotter since the immortal Grey
mound 20 years ago. left no doubt
today that he is one Of the best.
The speedy son of Hoot Mon
merely toyed with seven rivals
last night to capture the $73, $40
Yonkers Futurity at Yonkers
|Raceway.
In winning the first prize Of
$685. $50. Scott Frost became the
biggest one-year money winner
the sport has ever seen, raising
his 1855 swag to $119,65i. The
previous mark Of $1l0.299 was
set In 1852 by Good Time.
Scott Frost, is owned by Sol
Camp, the Shafter (Calif.) potato
and cotton farmer who paid only
$4,000 for the colt as a yearling.
The Yonkers Futurity is the
second major trotting stakes
grabbed this year by Scott Frost,
who beat 10 rivals In the $685.
1858 Hambletonian last month.
Scott Frost took charge
shortly after the start of the
mile and one sixteenth race last
night. and they never caught
him as he barged home in 2:12
fiat. Two lengths behind came
Galophone, owned by William T.
Maybury of Dexter, Me-, and
four more lengths back was
Black Rico. property of E. C.
Moriarity of Wichita, Kans.
The payoff was q skimpy $3.50
$2.10 and $2.10.
Evening star., 1955-09-02
Army Man Leads
Service Rifle Meet

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. 2
R.-Army Capt. John w. Kolh
of Little Rock. Ark, with a
score Of 1913 Of a possible 20o
points. took the lead in the serv-
ice rifle championships here yes
terday. followed by four Marines.
Kolb had 18 "V" scores in his
1893 points. The WIRING is a
small circle within the bull's-eye
and is used to break ties.
The Marines behind him were
S/Sergt. Michael Pietroforte OF
Rockville Center, N. Y. 1885,
13V; Capt. Henry j. Witkowski
of Woodbridge. Va. 196-11V:
TfSergt. Siegfried H. Kamrau OF
Taraws Terrace. N. c., 1856
14V. and Capt. George G. Blair
of Beaufort. S. c.. 194-l8V.
John j. Zajac Of Bay City,
Mich. was the top civilian in
the service rife firing, with 1856
l0V.
The Marine Corps team won
the Romanian Cup team match
with a score Of 390-l5V. Men,
bers OF the team are Capt. Rob-
ert H. Freeman of Bladenboro
IN. c.. and TiSergts. William j
Dynes Of Willow Grove, Pa;
Martin H. Peak Of Rineville, KY.
and l.. J. Creech Of jackson
vile, Fla.