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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-28
BY Elaine WOjtanOWski
Garden 4-8898

Editors Note: Last week, a
TWinbrook woman reported to
police that a prowler had been
seen in her back yard, exposing
himself. Herewith Mrs. Wojtan-
owski analyses the significance
of this report for her Twinbrook
readers
Jack the Ripper or John the
Conformer? That is the question
Rumors raced through Twin
brook this week, providing the
only stir in the hot, sultry air.
Did strange man. with evi
intentions, invade our commu
nifty Invested of normal attire
or did the stranger respect the
ancient advice to do as the
Romans do; and, having observed
the dress of the inhabitants
hasten to remove his unseemly
long trousers?
AS these rumors were passed
on to us, they served TO establish
our position as official rumol
collector, and we must say the
stories improved with time. BY
now, however, we feel it is oul
duty to bring the thing to
Screeching halt. Therefore WI
present the facts, a'am, jus
the facts.
At 2 o'clock on the afternoon
of the 18th, the police answer
ed an urgent call from
woman on Vandergrift Ave
nue.. ~ man in the woods"
Exposed"
The man was described by
one member of the family as
white and swarthy," by
another as "COlOred," and re.
ported variOusly as waist deep
i'm BRUSH" inside the fence"
"Outside the fence" deep in
the woods" and "Only his face
exposed. Back i'm IicentiOuS
New England, the police aren't
called even if a mans bare face
is hanging out.
A neighbor who was alarmed
by the sight of the police check
ing the area cautioned her six
year-old to stay out of the woods
because the police were looking
for a man.
The boy asked, hopefully, il
the man had gun; and hi
mother said, 81 don't know, HI
might" This was the whole
entire and complete foundation
for the report that we were hal
boring the "Hyattsville murder
err So there you are.
All of this would have beer
dismissed rather quickly in ;
community so pre-occupied witt
constructive pursuits, except TO
the fact that at II o'clock a
night on the following Monday
the 18th, somebody tried tn
doors at two houses on Stillwel
Road and at one on Wainwright
Only one of the neighborS il
volved called the police - whic
shows we aren't the skittish typ
and this one report was mad
the day after.
The police also had a "prowler
report on Monday night frol
the Twinbrook Forest area, bl
since it was, as far as they kne'
at the time, single incident, an
no one was found in the imm
date area, an extensive scare
was not conducted.
The police are reluctant Ia
publiciZe these Incidents be
cause they do not wish tC
Network televiSion program
travel between towns over II
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-28

Network televiSion programs
travel between towns over the
voice highways used for long dis.
lance telephone calls.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

Eerthwestern--Hasel Hixon 77n0I1e 90
Matched Woods-Sets Of Zt.OO 1000
M.ssSsd M,lss"Fests Msss.Es:.. Beg: Of $500 1913
sMRslSs.sSsf,1. M..ss.s WSss,s.,s s%i's of 5OO 2495
Et'tsi ss.i. Res n 600 1895
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sIwere taking a gamble when they
iltnnk him >,

were taking a gamble when they
took him"
Coleman Joins Tigers
With Fain's departure the
Tigers took a chance on another
ailing player, picking up Pitcher
Joe Coleman, who recently was
released by the Orioles.
Coleman, hampered by arm
trouble, had an OIL mark at
Baltimore this year after win
ming 13 and losing II and post
ing a $50 earned run average
in 1854. He worked out with
the Tigers yesterday and said
there is nothing wrong with his
arm now.
Fain twice led the American
League in batting when he was
with the old Philadelphia Ath-
letics, hitting .344 in 1851 and
.327 in 1852. The AS traded
him to the White Sox June az.
1858. He came to the Tigers
along with Pitcher Leo Chris
tante and Inflelder Jack Phillips
in exchange for Pitcher Ted
Gray, First Baseman Walt
Dropo and Outflelder Bob
Nieman.
The Tigers have placed Fain
on a three-day waiver list. II
la team claims him in that time
it will have to pick up his salary
check, repeatedly $751; for
this year. After the three-day
period Fain will become a free
agent and can make q deal for
himself.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Bill Lees Son Joins
CurdinuI system

ST. LOUIS. July Z @.-Bin
Lee. III. son Of the former Cubs
pitcher. has signed with the
Cardinals organization and all
ready has reported to Paducah,
KY. Of the Class D Kitty Lea
que.
Young Lee. who will be 81 July
81, is 6-feet-5 and weighs 180.
He pitched four years for the
high school team in his home
town of Plaquemines. La, three
years at Louisiana State Univer-
sity. and had a 60 record in
semipro ball this summer.
His father. twice a 20-game
winner. played with the Cubs.
the Phillies and the Braves.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
NeofIy $50 Drivers
On Marlboro Card

Nearly $50 drivers win COM
pete in 10 events at Marlboro
Motor Raceway Sunday as the
track offers its second sports car
races Of the season,
The Lavender Hill Mob Rae
ing Association, Sports Car Club
of America and the MG Car
Club are putting on the event,
which viii run from / pm. until
about 6
Some Of the areas top drivers
are listed. including Dick
Thompson and Charlie Wallace.
Thompson, who viii drive a
Jaguar. holds two victories over
Wallace this year. Charlie
Sarle. Fred Losee, Roger Wing.
Roland McConkey and Charlie
Shinn also are entered.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Mcmahon Unable
To Match Cooper
And Gene Smith

A proposed bout between Gene
Smith and Jimmy Cooper, who
recently knocked out Genes
younger brother. Harold. is not
feasible at this time, according
to Promoter Vince Mcmahon.
Mcmahon had hoped to stage
the fourth bout between the
featherweight rivals and had
tentative plans for a program
this month at Griffith Stadium,
with Hurricane jackson and
Bert ~Whitehurst of Baltimore,
also on the card. However,
Whitehurst. who holds a de-
cision over Jackson, took a Sc
we're beating from Jimmy Sum-
merlin Tuesday in Detroit and
10 not available.
In the three previous bouts,
Smith won two by knockouts
and Cooper one by a knockout,
all in the sixth round.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
THE BASEBALL
BEAT
By BURTON HAWKINS

strictly Spanish-speaking, Is
losing a roommate. Paula
has requested he be assigned to
bunk with Jose Valdivielso SO he
can learn English. Jose
speaks the most fluent English
of the Senators Cubans.
y = = i
The rise Of the Red Sox has
brought Owner Tom Yawkey
back to Boston. After watch
ing his club get of to a sad start
early in the season, Yawkey
spent his time In New York and
South Carolina. but he's feverish
about the team again, along
with all of Boston.
The game last night was de-
layed "a minutes at the outset
SO minutes more In the fifth
inning and was completed In q
Evening star., 1955-07-07

Continued From Page C-1

for refusing to answer questions
about the managers guild ac-
tivities at the recent hearings of
the New York State Athletic
Commission.
Patterson, as calm as ever,
didn't have much to say in his
dressing room. He had a cut on
his left cheek, another over the
left eye and a scratch on the
side Of the right eye. II had him
figured after the fourth" he said.
II told Gus I was going to give
him a hard time in the next
round (fifth)."
Mcbride. 26-year-old Trenton,
N. j., heavyweight, learned deep
respect for Patterson's flashing
hands although he thought he
had the youngster ION the way
when he caught him with a left
hook in the third round. II lost
him." he said. "He was too fast"
AS Mcbride had fought ranked
heavyweights like Nino Valdes,
Hurricane Tommy Jackson and
Bob Satterfield, he was asked to
comment on Patterson's ability.
Hell be a champ" was the
answer. Hes much faster than
Valdes. He'd outlaSt jackson,
probably knock him out. Satter-
field hits harder, punch for
punch. ! made my mistake when
I got out of my crouch. Let my
head out"
Patterson at 1904 was the
heaviest, Of his career but Nc
Bride scaled 1861 pounds. It
was Floyd's 23d victory in "a pro
his 18th knockout. His
current winning streak W S
stretched to 10. the last I'VE by
knockouts. His only defeat was
Ia disputed eight-round decision
to joey Maxim, June Z. 1854. The
1852 Olympic middleweight
champ has been fighting pro
only since September, 1852.
Judges Artie Aidala and Har-
old Barnes had scored the fight
5-1 for Patterson at the end of
|six rounds but Referee AL Berl
had 1t 3-3. The AP card showed
Patterson, the 4-to-1 favorite. on
top 5-1, losing only the third.
A six-punch furry dropped
Mcbride for a count of nine late
lin the sixth after he had taken
Ia beating in the fifth. Early in
the seventh a right-left combi-
nation dropped Archie again for
nine. A right polished of Nc
Bride who was draped on all
fours. He took the eight-nine-
ten on his knees.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

steady rain. -. Ths rain dis
|sipated to . drizzle by the time
the second game was to get
underway. but 1t was 1880 and
the understanding umpires gave
the Red Sox q crack at another
sizable crowd tonight.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

BO T ON, July T. - The
Yankees. on top at the moment.
can't be too concerned about
the future with Outfielder Lou
Skizas batting 1886 at Denver,
Outfielder Zeke Bella hitting
.389 at Binghamton. Outfielder
Bob Martyr betting 800 with
Birmingham and Second Base
Gene Hassell and ShortstopI
Jerry Lumpe hitting .328 and
.313 with the same club.
Tony Roig, the infielder ship
ped to Charlotte by the Sena-
tors three weeks ago, has been
suspended for skipping that
club. J Warren SPAIN, the
Braves veteran lefthander. pre-
sents a technical treatise on
pitching in this weeks Golfers.
Bob Chakales has appeared in
eight games with the Senators
and they've lost them all. +. !.
Pedro Ramos has appeared in 13
straight losing games, while
Chuck Stobbs has been involved
in 10 successive losing struggles.
Mickey Vernon needs only six
more hits to reach 2,100 for his
career. ;. He requires only four
more runs to reach the 1000
level. With half the season
remaining. the Senators already
have been blanked IA times,
matching their 1854 total.
Shortstop Jerry Snyder has
developed fondness for South
ern Association pitching, wallop-
ing at a .348 clip since being
denoted to Chattanooga in mid
May. Jim Lemon, gangling
outfielder who also has played
third base and first base with
the Looukouts, is hitting .321.
Jackie Jensen follows a Joe
DiMaggio recipe in treating his
hands before batting Rubs
oil in his palms. then pats resin
into them literally. creating a
gummy mixture. Ted VIII
liams, given a rousing reception
when the lineup was announced
last night. got a better one al
moment later when he opened
the game bye dashing back to|
the leftf1eld wall. leaping and
hauling ip Carlos Paula's drive.
!. And when Ted crashed his
fifth-inning homer the stadium
shook. :. Everybody in the park
was ON his feet.
The Senators have started on
another round Of third basemen.
/. q. In their last four games
they've had four different
players at the position. :. Dean
Stone, Washington pitcher. has
"a lift under his left heel as AM
equalizer. ;. His left leg is a bit
shorter than his right, a dis
covery made by the club physi-
clan when the lefthander COM
planned of back pains,
vernon will be the Senator'S
only player in the All-Star
Game. but Eddie Yost will be in
Milwaukee as the clubs player
representative. Juan Delis.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

Runs batted in---Sievers, Edwards.
Whte William. Is. Pisrsa ehSsn TRo-bsss: bss
hits-White, Williams. Sievers. Home
runs-vernon. Williams. Double plays
Edwards to Runnels to Vernon; Good
to Goodman TO Zauchin. Left on bases
z; Boston. 8. Bases on
balls-oh Abernathy. 2; OF stone. s.;
Of Brewer. 4. Struck out--By Aber-
nathy: |; by Stone, 3; by Ramos, /: BY
inning: on Stone. 4 in Az innings; Oh
Ramos, in 1s innings; OF Chakales,
2 in innings; OF Brewer. In 7M
innings; OF Kiely, 3 in IA innings.
Stone, 3-3. Ramos, IL: Chakales, 90;
Brewer, 5-5: Kiely. 90 Winning pitcher
Brewer (6-O. Losing pitcher Stone
1910: Umpires-Napp. Grieve. Stevens,
Rice. Time-2:27.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
SENATOR'S
Continued From Page CO

Continued from rage C-l
Williams a double if he was
clever enough to take it. He took
it. with a slap down the leftfield
line. The fans liked it and they
liked it. too. when Ted kicked
first base as Carlos Paula backed
against the Senators bullpen in
the eighth inning to grab Ted's
bid for a second home run.
There have been too many times
when Williams didn't seem to
care.
But with the Red Sox moving
steadily upward - they've wor
l25 of their last 80 games and
have whitfield the front-runnine
Yankees lead to seven games
everybody loves the team in gen.
eral and Williams in particular
Nightcap Held Over
The Senator's defeat last
night. their 23d in az games
was administered in rain which
caused postponement Of the
second game of a scheduled twi-
night double-header. The Sem
Iators will remain here tonight to
battle Boston, with Bob Porter
field slated to take the mound
against Bill Henry. Porterfield
will be striving to avoid his 18th
loss and his eighth in a row.
The Senators will return tc
Grif1ith Stadium tomorrow night
to face the Yankees in the opener
of a four-game series. A single
game is scheduled Saturday
Afternoon and a double-header
Sunday.
Twice the Senators staked
their pitchers to leads last night
but those advantages were erased
Immediately. Washingtonepried
two runs from winner Tom
Brewer in the first inning, when
Sievers delivered a run-produc-
ing single and Edwards walked
with the bases loaded.
Ted Abernathy, who started
for the Senators: failed to survive
the first inning. Billy Goodman
Inicked him for an infleld single,
Billy Klaus and Williams walked,
Jackie Jensen delivered q two
run single and Sammy White
doubled to give Boston q 80 edge
vernon's Homer Countered
Mickey Vernon doomed a two
run homer into the rightfield
seats to stake loser Dean Stone
to a. 4-3 lead in the fifth, but
Klaus singled in the bottom of
the inning and Williams blasted
his 11th homer into the center
| field bleachers.
Williams lefttield double In
the sixth. coupled with Jensen's
single, lifted the score to ia
before the Senators added q run
and chased Brewer in the eighth
with Johnny Groth's single and
Sievers' double.
Williams. batting 500 in IL
appearances against the Sena-
ators, has a home run, triple and
two doubles among his six hits.
He got three of Boston's II hits.
while Sievers accounted for three
Iof the Senators IL.
The actual crowd was 36,044,
but it was a family night affair.
The Senators were paid off on
I6,457 children, who were admit
ted at bargain rates. but not in
Icluded in the paid attendance
were 5.637 women. The total
crowd was the largest here since
Cleveland invaded for Sunday
doubleheader last August.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Injury, Tiffs With Tigers
Result in Foin's Release

DETROIT, July 7 (P.-Ferris
Fain. disgruntled because a bad
knee forced him out of the reg
ular lineup. has been released
Internationally by the Tigers
after several run-ins with his
teammates.
On Detroit's recent road trip,
the 33-year-old first baseman
was involved in slight alterca-
tions with several of the Tigers,
including Earl Torgeson. the
former National Lacquer who
was given Fain's job three weeks
ago after the Tigers purchased
him from the Phillies.
In an announcement yesterday
the Tigers said they released
Fain because of his physical
handicap, but it is no secret
that Manager Bucky Harris was
displeased with his conduct on
the road trip. Sources close to
Harris said the manager asked
the club to get rid of Fain.
.. In Chicago. Fain became in
volved, with Torgeson and Char
ley. Maxwell. a substitute right
fielder Then. on the bus back
from Cleveland last Monday, his
target was Jack Homel. Tigers
trainer.
Irritated Over Role
A fiery competitor, Fain OBJ
viously was irritated when he
was reduced to the role of pinch
hitter.
He appeared in SO games for
the Tigers this season, hitting
.264, but he was handicapped by
the painful knee injury suffered
last season when he was with the
White Sox.
IF I can't catch on with an
other big league team I'll 60 fish.
ing or take a long vacation" /"
Fain said after his release.
In Chicago, General Manager
Frank Lane of the White Sox
said: "Fain has such a magnifi-
cent heart it is tragic to see
him go because of a bad leg.
II there was any chance of his
recovery. Detroit would not have
let him go. They knew they
Evening star., 1955-07-07

Grounded out for Ramos in 7th.
2 Grounded out for Courtney in Sth.
3 Flied out for Valdivielso In 9Th.
Lined out for ChakaleS In 9th.
---- 200 020 01o-b
Boston ------ 800 OBI 0Ox-7I
Evening star., 1955-07-07

THE EVENING STAR G.
Washington, d. @. |"
THURSDAY, JULY ], 1855
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countyPupiIs
To Register

Montgomery County elemen-
tary schools viii hold pre-school
registration conferences this
week for children entering school
in the fall. as follows:
Westbrook. tomorrow from
to IL am. and / to 8 pm:
Garrett Park. tomorrow from 9
to II am. and ! to 8 PM;
Takoma Park Elementary, TO-
morrow from Q am. to 8 pm:
Parkwood. Wednesday from 9 to
u am. and to 3 pm. and New
Hampshire Avenue Estates. from
. am. to 8 pm. Wednesday.
Also. Silver Spring Intermedi.
ate, Wednesday from 8 to 1850
am. and l to 3 pm: Connecti-
cut Avenue Park. Wednesday
and Thursday from $3.50 to Il
am. and ! to 3 pm; Broad
Acres. Wednesday and Thursday
from $3.50 to IL am. and / To
2:30 pm, and Brookmont
Thursday from 9:15 to 1880
am. and / to 3 pm.
Also. Holy Redeemer Paro-
chial. Thursday and Friday all
day: Woodside, Friday from 8
to IL am. and l to 3 pm, and
Poolesville, Friday from 9 to IL
am and / to 3 pm.
Birth certificates and records
of immunization should be
brought to the conferences.
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3 MORE A-VIcTIMS.
TO RECEIVE FREE
SURGERY IN u. S.

TOKYO, April l8 R).--
Three more girls. disfigured
by the 1945 atom bombing
of Hiroshima. will be selected
for free plastic surgery in the
United States. Twenty-Five
have already been picked.
Norman Cousins, editor of
the Saturday Review and one
of the hackers of the pri-
vately financed project. dis
closed the addition in a letter
to the Atomic Bomb Cas-
ualty Treatment Council Of
Hiroshima.
He is now in Banding,
Indonesia.
Mr.. Cousins and two New
York doctors came here April
10. They originally planned
to pick only 90 girls, but
have increased the total
twice.
The girls are to be flown
to the United States by the
Air Force late this month.
They win be treated at
Mount Sinai Hospital. New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-18
MILK RUNS IN THE CUTTERS
els Still Drinking Milk
Despite Danish Lockout

The farmers poured milk into
the cutters or fed it to their pigs
today. as the dairy lockout hit
farms and the entire industry.
An Army spokesman said
United States forces would re-
sumo their purchases from the
Danes when the dispute is set
tied.
The Danish Parliament is to
debate tomorrow whether to
order compulsory arbitration of
the dispute, which would force
resumption of work. Parliament
is expected to take prompt ac-
ton, since Denmark's farms are
her principal earners of foreign
currency and there is a con-
siderable deficit in the current
trade balance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-18
HEIDEL,BERG

HEIDELBERG, Germa any.
April is (R.-The United States
Army's Danish milk supplies are
cut of but Army headquarters
announced today It's personnel
isn't wanting for COW juice and
butter. They're getting addi-
tional supplies from the Neither
lands and West Germany.
Danish diaries have been sup
plying United States forces in
Germany with 1880 gallons of
milk daily. The supply was halt
ed at midnight Saturday by a
nationwide lockout by dairy
farmers. The farmers acted in
reprisal for a week-long strike
on IS picked farms by workers
demanding a shorter work week.
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rary quarters at Lowry Air Force
Base. Denver. for two years.
No appropriated funds can be
used for an athletic stadium.
While the academy does not
even have a football team now.
hopes already are being expressed
that games can be scheduled
with gridiron greats in big cities
in order to raise funds for the
athletic plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-18
Contracts to Be Let
For AT Academy

The first contracts for con-
struction Of the new Air Force
Academy at Colorado Springs,
Col, viii be let within a month.
ofticials said yesterday that
bids would be opened on the
building of yoads, and the util-
tiles. They estimated the work
would cost $15.3 million.
The overall cost of the insti-
tuition win be 1926 million. It
will be ready for occupancy by
September. 1857. That means the
academy viii remain in tempo
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Laurel Mon Killed
Walking on Rood

A 35-year-old Laurel man was
struck and killed by a car while
walking on Maryland 81 one
mile north of Laurel last night.
State Trooper Edward M.
Rychtar said the victim. William
Brooks, colored. was walking in
the road even though there was
a wide shoulder at the spot.
Mrs. Elmira A. Drabik. ~. of
Laurel, driver of the car, said
she didn't see Mr.. Brooks until
it was too late to stop. No
charges were fled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-18
ARLINGTON Session

The Arlington Civic Fedora
ton will discuss the proposed
county government and school
budgets at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the Lyon Park Community
House. Fillmore street and
Pershing drive, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-18
To Discuss New Lows

The Prince Georges County
Electrical Contractors Assocla-
,tion viii meet at 8 o'clock to-
night in the American Legion
Hall, Mount Rainier, to discuss
legislation enacted by the recent
session of the Maryland General
Assembly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-18

deviationisrn." The 58-year-old
leader had espoused the new look
emphasis on consumer goods
which the Communist countries
quickly discarded when Georgi
Malenkov was denoted from
Russia's premiership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-18
Macy Purged
In Hungary
Red Shakeup

BUDAPEST. Hungary. April
1s R.-Hungary's Communist
Party made public today its
long-expected purge Of Premier
imre Macy. Former Deputy
Premier Andras Hegedus was
elected to succeed him as head
Of the government.
The Hungarian parliament
elected Mr.. Hegedus In a session
today shortly after a party an
nouncement said Mr.. Macy had
been fired and stripped of all
party posts for causing grave
damage to the party. to the peo-
pies Democracy and to our So
cial building"
Custer Confirmed
Just before electing Mr..
Hegedus the Parliament con-
firmed the custer Of Mr.. Macy.
Istvan Dobi, president of the
Presidential Council, announced
he had failed to carry out his
functions sufficiently.
Mr.. Macy was not present at
the Parliament session.
Joseph Mekis. president of the
Hungarian Trade Union Council.
was elected deputy premier to
succeed Mr.. Hegedus.
The new Premier, now 40 was
named agriculture minister and
one of two first deputy premiers
when Mr.. Macy replaced party
chief Matyas Rakosi ais Premier
in 1858. Mr.. Negy was released
from the agriculture post last
year. but continued a deputy
premier.
Aide Disciplined
The brief party announcement
also said Mihaly Farkas had been
ousted from the party's f1ve-man
secretariat for supporting Mr..
Nays ideas and expelled from
the party's Political Committee
and Central leadership tthe
Central Con1mitteel.
Mr.. Farkas had been defense
minister in the previous Rakosi
government. He lost that post
when Mr.. Macy became premier
but continued in his party posts.
Others Elected
The party also announced the
election Of Istvan Kovacs, secre-
tary of the party committee for
Budapest. and Joseph Mekis, a
lesser party official. to the polit-
ical committee, and acting In
terror Minister Laszlo Piros to be
a deputy member of that COM
mittee.
Nagy's formal custer had been
anticipated ever since the party's
central committee rebuked him
ave weeks ago for right wing