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Evening star., 1955-03-06
Fire Officials Push
F|aherty Death Probe

A five-man board of inquiry,
named by Fire Chief Millard H.
Sutton to look into the death of
Capt. George R. Flaherty on
February "a, is expected to con-
tinue in session tomorrow.
Capt. Flaherty, a fire depart
ment veteran Of "a years, died
in five-alarm hlaze that burned
out stores at 709-711 D street
NV.
Board members, who have been
investigating the death since
Thursday, are Fire Marshal Ray
Roberts, Deputy Fire Chief JOS
eph w. Kay, head of the uni
formed fireflghting division; Sec
ond Battalion Chief Charles L.
Gaylor, Capt. Flaherty's imme-
diate superior; William H. Bos-
we'll. superintendent Of fire de-
partment machinery, and Batta-
lion Chief Clarence Quick. in
charge OF the training division.
Chief Sutton said the board
is trying to determine II anyone
was negligent in his duties.
Capt. Flaherty's body was
found on the first floor Of the
smoke filled Enterprise Rapid
Shoe Repair Co. about half an
hour after the FIRST alarm was
sounded at 1925 pm. His death
was attributed to smoke inhala-
ttion.
Fire Marshal Roberts said q
final report from the board of
inquiry may be more than a
week away.
Evening star., 1955-03-06

Capitol street. He listed his last
employment as with a sign COM
pany.
Shortly after Hendricks Feb
ruary visit to the parole board
police sought to question him in
connection with the theft of mar
cotics from drug store. They
went to the East Capitol street
house and were told he no longer
lived there.
He had failed to report the
move to his parole officer as re-
quired by law. This resulted in
issuance of a warrant and the
man hunt that so far has proved
fruitless.
At the time the parole board
warrant was sworn out Kendrick
was free on $4,000 bail on a
charge of critically wounding
Clainos in a holdup at the Good
Hope Coffee Shop at COL G street
NV.
Victim Reported Recovering.
A preliminary hearing on an
intent-to-kill charge was con-
tinued at that time until this
Tuesday due to Clainos' condt-
ton. A single slug from Ken
bricks gun plowed through Clai-
nos jaw, knocked out several
teeth, severed the jugular vein
and lodged at the base Of his
skull.
He is reported to be recovering
though suffering partial paraly-
sis.
Several tips have been received
by police and the parole officer
that Kendrick has left town ac-
companied by Michael Lee, 43.
once bartender Of a Fourteenth
street tavern and a convicted
marijuana smuggler.
Lee has been in hiding since
he jumped bail on February 2.
rather than face sentencing in
Alexandria Federal Court for
operating a huge liquor still in
Fairfax County.
Arrested in Another Shooting.
A week before he vanished he
was arrested at District Gen.
eral Hospital for shooting Will
liam Pickett, 50, a co-defendant
in the still operation. Neither
was seriously wounded.
Pickett appeared in the vir-
ginia court and was given q
four-year term.
Washington police had turned
Lee over to the Alexandria court
because he had pleaded guilty to
the liquor counts. He was re-
leased on $4,000 bond pending
sentencing four days later. Since
then he has not been seen.
Evening star., 1955-03-06
Choir to Broadcast
Its Anniversary
Concert at 5 PM.
By Harry Bocos

| A mems chorus formed in pro-
test against the awful" singing
of some women will broadcast
it's 30th anniversary concert to-
day.
The Chevy Chase Chanters-
still a strictly male organization
will be heard at pm. over
Radio Stations WASH-FM and
WDON.
/ Ted Norcross, now 72, but still
singing with the Chanters, tells
the story of the chorus begin
ming 80 years ago in the base
ment of his home at 407 Ray
mond street. Chevy Chase, Md.
His wife was member of the
choral society of the Chevy
Chase Women's Club. When the
ladies met at the Norcross home
for a rehearsal, Mr.. Norcross
would retire to the basement.
; No Place to Hide.
Even down there, the woman's
singing was too audible, he says.
| When it got too awfully bad,
I'd rap on the floor with a
broomstick, just joking. you
know" But Mrs. Norcross
thought it was no joke.
IF you're so smart, why don't
you organize your own chorus?"
she called down to him one time.
So he did. He called together
a few other husbands of the
women singers and they started
holding their own weekly rehear-
sails.
If Mrs. NorcroSS never raped
out with a critical broomstick
during those sessions, 1T was
only because she was too polite, -
Mr.. Norcross says.
Today the Chevy Chase
Chanters numbers more than 40
regular singers. They give eight
to ten concerts a year, some
times travelling to Baltimore to
do show, and charging a stand
ard 500 a performance except
for their regular charity visits
to hospitals and homes for the
aged.
There are two other charter
members still singing with the
group. They are Robert E.
Kline Of 3 Primrose street, Chevy
Chase, and Frank w. S. Evans
of STOP Wildwood road, Bethesda.
Steady Growth.
The Chanters have grown
steadily in reputation since that
first basement rehearsal. They
met at members homes for the
first 10 years and later moved,
successfully, into a Methodist, a
Lutheran and an Episcopal
church for rehearsals. For the
last five years they have been
rehearsing in the Chevy Chase
Community Center at Connec-
ticut avenue and Mckinley
street NV.
Dues are $40 month per man.
This, together with concert fees,
buys all their sheet music and
equipment and recently paid for
a piano which they installed in
the community center.
Their annual spring concert
at the Alice Deal Junior High
School usually draws about 1000
persons. This year 1t will be
held-as usual. without charge
on April 25.
. Despite its age. the Chanter,
Evening star., 1955-03-06
Trade Board Names
.Co-0rdinating Group
On Future Of District

Nine Board of Trade commit
tee chairmen have been named
members of a new Co-ordinating
Committee on the Future of
Washington, Francis J. Kane.
trade board president, said yes
terday.
The appointees and the COM
mittees they head are: Bruce
Baird, Municipal Finance; j.
Garrett Bethel, Public and Pri-
vate Buildings; Everett j. Booth
by, Economic Development;
Granville Guide. Greater National
Capital; Harvey L. Jones, zon-
ing; Donald A. Mccormick, Rail-
roads and Transit Lines; Herbert
c. Parker, Public Utilities; j. M
Sanders, Traffic and Highways.
and H. Holmes Vogel, Metropoli-
tan Development.
Also serving on the committee
will be the following officers and
directors Of the board: Edward
Carr. first vice president; Philip
M. Talbot, second vice presi-
dent; and Leon Chatelain, jr.,
r. Roy Dunn, E. Cleveland Gid
dings and Thomas j. Groom, di-
rectors.
Also named to the co-ordinat-
ing committee were Francis G.
Addison, jr., William L. Beale,
F. Joseph Donohue. Homer L.
Hoyt, B. M. McKelway. Claude
w. Owen and James Wilkes.
Theodore L. Jenkins, trade
board staff member, will serve
as secretary of the committee
and manager of the newly Gre
ated Metropolitan Planning and
Development Department.
The new committee will CO.
ordinate the trade boards ac-
tivities in the fields Of legisla-
lation, fiscal affairs, economic
development and tourist and
convention promotion.
Evening star., 1955-03-06
D. e. Tourist Season
Getting Under Way;
Record Year Seen

Tourists will be in season in
Washington within the next two
weeks, it was predicted yesterday.
A spokesman for the Hotel AS
sociation of Washington said
room occupancies are at about
10 per cent of capacity now but
shortly after March Is the first
rush of visitors is expected to
arrive.
Washington Trade Board off,
cials are predicting a record year.
Last year, it was estimated. more
than 5 million tourists and con-
vention-goers visited the city.
100000 Expected.
For the Cherry Blossom Festi-
val alone, a six-day event be-
ginning March 90. more than
100000 tourists are expected.
Last year about 100000 visitors
came for the event.
But the Cherry Blossom Festi-
val will be just starter. Easter
week will bring many more thou
sands and then the annual trek
Of high school students will be-
gin. BY June 100000 students
will have visited the city.
Tourist figures will be boosted
by more than 10000 convention
delegates in April and May, most
Of them attending the annual
Daughters Of the American Rev.
olution and United States Cham
Der of Commerce meetings. An
other big attraction in May will
be the week-long meeting Of the
National Association of Radio
and Television Broadcasters
which is expected to bring about
1000 visitors.
Marines TO Gather.
In June the convention activ-
ity will continue with more than
$500 expected to attend the Con-
current Fleet Marine Forces
three-day meeting.
With hundreds Of other con-
ventions booked throughout the
year, and Washington's growth
as a tourist center. Trade Board
officials are predicting that 1855
tourists will top the record $240
million visitors spent here last
year.
Evening star., 1955-03-06
Iran Seen Joining Turkey
In Northern Tier Defense

Kasim Gulek, opposition leader
In Turkey, yesterday told the
annual meeting of the Middle
East Institute here that Iran may
soon join the northern tier"
defense system along the Soviet
border with Turkey.
Mr.. Gulek. secretary-general
of Turkeys opposition party
since 1850. declared that the
Western -oriented defense agree
ments Turkey has made with
Pakistan and Iraq are wide
open" not only to Iran but to
other nations in the area.
He added that despite the
harsh reality of the Israel-Arab
conflict, the primary danger is
not from that but from the
north (Russia).
The Middle East Institute,
meeting at the Shoreham Hotel.
concluded its two-day meeting
last night. The group Of over
900 delegates meets annually to
"acquaint the American public
With Middle East affairs"
Evening star., 1955-03-06
BoyCaptured
Minutes After
Theft Of Purse
Admits Shutchinq
Bog From Woman;
Autoist Is Held Up

Two Second Precinct detec-
tives last night arrested a 16-
year-old purse snatching suspect
within minutes after the robbery
was reported.
Mrs. Dolores G. Reese, about
80, of 1868 Walker place Sc,
told police her purse was stolen
shortly before 8 pm. at New
York and New Jersey avenues
NV. as she was on her way to
Sibley Hospital to visit friend.
The lookout was broadcast
over the police radio. Meanwhile,
Detectives A. M. Shott and Clar-
ence Knots were cruising in the
vicinity and noticed the colored
youth running down the street.
They we're following him when
the lookout was broadcast, police
said. The detectives arrested
him.
The boy admitted the robbery.
according to police.
Loses S12O to Bandit.
Joseph P. Pinto, 40, of 5000
Fifty-third avenue, Camp
Springs. Md, reported to police
that he was held up and robbed
of S120 about 7 pm. last night
as he was getting in his car in
the TOO block of Virginia avenue
Sc.
Mr.. Pinto told police a white
man about 20 years old came up
behind him with a gun and told
him to get In your car, keep
your head turned and give me
all your money" Mr.. Pinto
handed over his wallet, house
and car keys and personal
papers, according to police. The
bandit fled after forcing Mr..
Pinto to lie on the floor Of the
car, police said.
Purse Snatcher Gets 81.
Another woman, Annie Clapp.
of 1915 Belmont street NV,
also reported to police that her
pocketbook containing one dol
lar was stolen about pm.
while she was walking in the
2400 block of Thirteenth street
NV. She described the robber
as colored, 80 years old. 6 feet,
$50 pounds, wearing dark pants
and top coat and a grey hat.
Meanwhile Commissioner Sam
uel Spencer told a radio audience
over Station WWDC last night
that Police Chief Robert V. Muir
ray reports additional policemen
on the street In an effort to curb
purse snatchings and robberies.
While he quoted the police
chief as saying there had not
been a very marked increase in
the total number of such crimes,
Mr.. Spencer said several "partic-
ularly bad" ones recently had
come close together and drawn
puDllc nOtlce.
Halls Recent Survey.
On another subject concerning
the police, Mr.. Spencer expressed
the view the recent survey by
representatives of the Criminal
Justice Association. police and
the District management office
was a most useful piece of
work" and that it would lead to
a better police department in
the future.
He said Chief Murray is hav-
ing top officers study the report
and submit suggestions as to
what should be done and what
priority should be given to the
recommendation they make.
Evening star., 1955-03-06
1t. Richard w. Poque
Wins Award for Essuy

1t. Richard w. Pogue, Of 1915
Fitzgerald lane. Alexandria, won
the $500 national prize in the
Nathan Burkan Memorial Com
petition, 1t was announced yes
terday.
1t. Pogue's essay on copy
rights, written while he was a
senior in the University of Mich
igan Law School, will be pub
lished in May by the Columbia
University Press. He is attached
to the patents division Of the
Judge Advocate Generals Office
in the Pentagon.
Evening star., 1955-03-06
CIV PIuns Career PurIey

George Washington University
will sponsor a career conference
for students at 1880 pm. Wednes-
day in Lisner Auditorium,
Twenty first and H streets NV.
Senator Morse. Democrat, OF
Oregon. will be the keynote
speaker.
Evening star., 1955-03-06
Business Group to Meet

The Columbia Heights BuSi-
ness Mems Association will meet
for q 1915 pm. luncheon Tues
day in the Kings Restaurant,
293S Fourteenth street NV,
Evening star., 1955-03-06
PROTECT YOUR
HOME FROM fire

When you gamble with ERE, the odds
are against you. Protect your family.
your homo and your job. Remsmbes
these simple rules: Don't smoke in bed,
Don't overload your wiring system.
Don't use frsyed electric cords, Don't
use aammable cleaning fluids, Don't lo,
junk collect in the attic and basement
Don't let children play with matches
and be careful when using oil stovest
sPARKY THE boo SAYS,
"sTAY ALIVE! IT'S MORE FUNr
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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-03-31

May 13 and IA at Chardon high
school auditorium. In the role
of SYLVIA will be Jane Jevni-
kar of Chardon, Karl, william
Rowley of Middlefield; ID a m e
Paula, La Verne Pope and Bar
bara McWherter, both of Char
don, Paula'S daughters, Je a n
Bostwick, Janet Fenwick, jean
nette Grosvenor, Susan Wells,
Dorothy Knapp, and Anna May
Pollock, The role of Lane will
be sung by Esther Black of
Chardon; ;Mikel, Robert Chris
tian, Claridon; Franz, Carl Gen.
net, Cleveland; Won Tromp,
Robert Greif, Burton; Caniche
Richard Miller, Claridon; Sling
Shy, Frank Mclaughlin of Mid
dlefield.
The cast also includes dane
ers and a singing chorus. Re-
hearsals for the show have
been under way for a number
of weeks, and are under the
direction of Robert Dell of Gle
veland.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-03-31
East Claridon News Items

Miller and Elwin Evans who
have worked tirelessly to acco-
mpliSh it..
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Shaw and
Mrs. Jessie InkSter of Cleveland
were in town on Friday after
noon calling on friends and in
the evening they attended the
church supper.
On Saturday evening, R y
Butler and family of Warren
visited his uncle Lee Butler
and family On Sunday Mr.. But
ler's brother and wife of Cleve-
land were there
Miss Sally Slagle has been at
home from Kent State for the
spring vacation of one week S
duration. Sally was in Kent on
Saturday on business and on
Monday she returned to begin
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-03-31
Nlnety-Flu Persons AHmd
Old Timers PartyFnday

Eta Woolf, Montville, (Oct. %,
1882
Youngest man present: For
est L. Bill, Huntsburg, NOV.
Is, 1882
Youngest woman preset: Mrs:
Lena Danforth, Willoughby (Ju-
ne 8, 1889;
Birthday nearest March 25:
Mrs. Elva Mansfield, Chester
land MAR. %, 1879
James H. Crowningshield, Gle
veIand, o. (Mar. 20, 1879
Coming longest distance: Mrs.
Sadie Sweeney, Los Angeles,
Calf. (Dec. 8, 1874.
Frank Bond, Kent, Ohio Aug
%, 1887
And ten door prizes.
A delicious dinner was Serv-
ed by the ladies of the Metho-
dist church. The old time trio
played during the meal. T h e
Woodsmen also came in to sing
several song.
Each old timer received a bot.
tie of maple syrup, furnished
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-03-31

Ninety five persons regis
tered this year for the Old Tim
ers Prty. Mrs. E. E. Johnson,
Jr. played organ music during
the registration. Rev. H larry
Carney of the Methodist church
gave the invocation.
DR.. William P. Edmnds act
ed as Master of Ceremonies in
the absence of James Dinsmore
who was i'll. The program was
planned by DR.. j. w. Meats.
DR.. Edmunds led the group in
several old time songs.
The Aquarius club chorus
sang several numbers and Mrs.
Wesley Black, the conductor,
sang a solo.
Lynn Hosford conduced a pan
ell discussion with members of
The following prizes were
awarded:
the party taking part.
Oldest man present: Rev. Rob
ert Patton, Chesterland MAY 8,
186O)
Oldest woman present: Mrs.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-03-31
Ior",sr hoy G,lNA
atConq,sqationalGnneh

TROY - In an ice blue lace
and tulle ballerina length gown,
Miss Mary Prior of 500 Forest
street, Warren, and Marshall j.
Webber of LeavittSburg were
united in marriage at the Troy
congregational church in Welsh
field on March IL at 7:30 pm.
Alfred Prior, brother of the
bride, gave the bride in mar
riage as Rev. John Has Eli
son, pastor of the church per-
formed the ceremony. ....
The bride carried a W h it e
Bible with white orchids while
her maid of honor, Miss Mar
tina Jane Dye, attired in a pink
ballerina length gown, carried
a colonial bouquet of roses.
Robert Webber, brother Of
the groom, was best man and
John Striefherdt and Charles
McDivitt were usherS.
The former Miss Prior is the
daughter of Mrs. Olga Kidd of
Burton and Mr.. Webber is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
D. Webber of Leavittsburg.
For the ceremony, the church
was decorated in ferns and bas-
kets of white gladiolas II d
snapdragons. Carl Med witt
sang II Love You Truly" " BE
cause, "And THE Lords Pray
er" as C. E. Benkoe, t h e
church organist, played tn e
Wedding March" at the candle
light service.
Mrs. Kidd wore a navy dress
with corsage of yellow car
nations and the groom'S mother
was dressed in a brown dress
also with a corSage of yellow
carnations.
A reception was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Matthias with go guests. T he
decorations at the bridal table
consisted of yellow candles
with a yellow and white color
scheme matching and a three
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-03-31
NOTICE

NOTICE
The Board of Education of
HuntSburg Local School District
will offer for sale at Public
Auction
at 1:30 pm. Saturday, April
%, 1855 at the Huntsburg Pub
lie School Building, Huntsburg,
Geauga County, Ohio, the fol-
lowing items: H
One frame building 23x32 #.
in good shape.
One portable or take down
building 22x7O it.
One 7X8 #. overhead garage
door.
One % inch Moncrief furnace
with blower and controls.
One "a inch Monarch funace
One "a inch Mueller fur n
ace.
One 275 gal. fuel oil tank.
One fuel oil water heater 80
gal. capacity.
One adjuster post.
One sink with mixer faucets.
One 3 tub sink with mixer
faucets.
Six tables, ten benches.
One serving counter, two cup
boards, 35 school desks, 2 knee
hole desks, one % foot span of
steel lockers.
One 60 amp, 3 pole fuse box
One 10 amp, 3 pole fuse box,
approximately IS #. electric
stove cable. 25 #. copper tubing
assortd light fixtures.
The Board reserves the right
to- reject any or all bids. Build
ings to be moved within sc
days after sale.
Ethel Clarke
Clerk of HuntSburg Local
School District. 3c15
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-03-31
Douglas Banister Elected
toCollegeH HouseC council

GRINNELL, Ia, March "a
Douglas Banister of Chillicothe
Rd., Chesterland, was elected
Monday to the House Council
of his residence hall at Grin
nell College. His position on the
council, which is responsible for
the administration of the hall,
will be as secretary treasur-
er. He will be n charge of the
halls records and money.
Chosen by the hall members,
he will take office in the mid
die of April after spring vaca-
ton, and will serve until that
time next year.
Banister, a junior at Grin
nell, is a 1852 graduate Of
Heights high school, Cleveland
Heights.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-03-31

the next Semeter.
Students from various foreign
countries who are in America
for one year to study nursing
and public health, were guests
on Saturday, the 10th, of Mr..
and Mrs. T. G. Richmond to
learn about the maple industry
In any of their countries in
which sugar is made it is from
the sugar cane so making it
from sap was entirely new to
them. There were two students
from Panama, one from Haiti
who spoke French, two from
ndo-nesia speaking Dutch, one
from Costa Rica, three fr m
Thailand, four from the Fances
P. Bolton school of nursing and
public health. The interchange
of students seems a fine way
for different countries to becom
acquainted with each others
customs on a friendly basis
leading to permanent peace.
The spring vacation for school
will be the week from April 4
to April II.
The minister's father and me
ther, Mr.. and Mrs. Pyles OF
Portsmouth, o. and his sister,
Mrs. SAVERS of Texas whose
husband is stationed there in
the air force, were present al
church services Sunday morn
ing. Following Sunday school,
there was a fine pot luck din
ner in their honor. Considering
the blizzard like weather and
prevailing colds" there was
a very good attendance, and a
very pleasant time.
On Friday evening last, Mr.
and Mrs. Theo Hathaway o1
Claridon Center who W ere
celebrating their wedding ami
versary that day attended oul
church supper as part of the
celebration. Congratulations Mr.
and Mrs. Hathaway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Daring
er and Mr.. and Mrs. Claud
Miser all of Bakersville spent
Friday and Saturday at tn {
home of Mrs. Darringer's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Still
well and all attended the Maple
d Festival.