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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-05
Mother Leaves Children
In Welfare BUILDING

Three small children wer,
abandoned in the District Wei.
fare Department Office yester.
day. one with a note from his
mother reading please take care
of them. I can't" police re-
ported.
The youngsters, taken to Jun
ior Village for the night, were
registered as Eugene Taylor,
and his sister, Barbara, 3 and
Susan. 10 months.
The Police Women's Bureau
had the mother in custody over
night. She was identified as Mrs
Violet Taylor, %, Of an address
in the 200 block Of c street NE
Roomers at the address, how
ever, told newspapermen no one
Of that name lived there.
Officers said q welfare depart
ment worker noticed her bring
ing the children into the build.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-05

ing, saw her depart without then
and started the investigation
that revealed their plight.
Assistant United States At.
torney Austin Tickling continued
his inquiry into the case to Mon
day. No one has been charged.
He interviewed the mother and
her husband Kenneth at Munic-
ipal Court today. He said they
told them they had no money to
pay for the children's care.
The lawyer said the father re-
ported he had asked the Welfare
Department earlier to take the
children. MIR. Tickling said he
continued the case to give the
parents and welfare officials a
chance to work out some ar
rangement.
The three children will remain
at Junior Village over the week
end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-05
Suspects Solo
Barred at Rites
so Attend Funeral
Of Staying Victim

| Part-time Preacher Meriwethe,
Smith was not allowed to sins
today at the funeral in Alex
andria of his wife iona. whom
he is accused Of strangling If
their Florida home.
The couples 18-year-old scr
Samuel. who is studying for thu
ministry. did not play the musi.
Ical saw he had brought to the
funeral home.
But the understones of the
ceremony in Alexandria. focusec
the eyes of some so relatives anc
spectators on the two men. Tht
father and son, however. each o.
whom claims the other wanted
to kill him. sat apart and die
not look at each other.
Charged With Murder
MI. Smith. 81. free on $3.50
bond, is charged with murderin,
his wife with his bare hands
The son, who testified agains
him at the inquest. is free OF
81 900 bond as a material wit
ness in the case.
The killing occurred earlier thi
week at the Smiths home in De
Land. Fla, where they have livet
for more than 20 years, sine,
moving from Fairfax County, Va
Mr.. Smith has commended two in.
truders did the killing, but ad.
mitted he fought with his son.
At the funeral today the cere.
monies were held up for 10 min.
utes while Mr.. Smith knelt or
the red carpet before the steel.
gray coffin of his murdered wife
Mr.. Smith finally stood up ane
two ushers escorted him to hi,
seat in the front row. He sal
silently then beside his 85-year.
old father, Walter A. Smith, Of
Springfield, Va. and a sister.
Son Impassive
In a private room to the side
his son sat impassively, his hano
on the arm Of his mothers father
George Dearborn. a man also ir
his Dos. of Burke, Va.
The minister, the Rev. Obie
Harrup. of the Full Gospel Tab
Iernacle in Alexandria. conducted
the servie. He ruled against any
singing by Mr.. Smith and a
Imiddle-aged woman sang in
stead, I'D rather have Jesus
than silver or gold"
The Rev. Mr.. Harrup preached
on the Biblical text, Her sun
is gone down while it is yet day.
In the graveyard of the ole
Pohick Church below Alexan-
dria. Mrs. Smith was buried in
the Dearborn family plot beside
her mother and the Smiths in
FAINT daughter. who died rs years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-05
$3.50 Costume JeweIry
Taken From Window

Thieves last night broke a dis
play window and took $3.50
worth of costume jewelry from
the Lyn Art shop, owner Harry
Lipskind reported to police.
Taken from the store. at Ills
G street NV, were rings, neck
laces, bracelets and other jew
elry, Mr.. Lipskind said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-05
Rotary Leader Honored

Arthur P. Scott. Of Westmin-
ster, Md, district governor Of
Rotary, was honored guest at
the assembly meeting Of officers
and committee chairmen of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Rotary
Club, held earlier this week at
the Kenwood Golf and Country
Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-05

items at the hotel earlier, but
he himself did not arrive until
May.
Set Out as Trash
Someone in charge of storage
space. a concession leased by
the hotel, kept the luggage for
four months, and then, without
the knowledge of the hotel. put
it out to be collected as trash.
The hotel, which maintains
another room for storing such
articles. did not approve of the
practice of disposing of I'M
claimed property this way, it was
noted.
| Before the trash" was COL
lected. the attendant called in
two hotel employees who took
some Of the things. A part-time
employe picked up the book
wrapped in plain brown paper,
not realizing it was the old
Bible.
! Two Third Precinct detectives
asked unofficially to help with
the investigation, questioned
hotel employees who had been
present late in May when the
luggage was discarded. The part
time worker readily surrendered
the volume.
No Police Action
No police action was instituted
against any of the hotel EN-.
Iployes. The storage room at
Itendant and the two employees
who looked over the luggage
contents are no longer with the
hotel.
A coat and the two suitcases
have been recovered in addition
to the Bible. Still missing with
the films, said to include shots
of Hitler and Mussolini. is the
original copy of a book manu-
script by Mr.. Vanderbilt which
is awaiting publication, accord
ing TO the report.
Capt. Albert L. Embrey OF
No. 3 Precinct, who at first said
there was no police report on the
incident, later said that two de-
tectives who were in the hotel on
another matter assisted in the
investigation when requested to
do so by the manager. He said
they were Detective Sergt. NAH
lion Pitts and Precinct Detective
James D. Kennedy.
Mr.. Vanderbilt is registered al
the Windsor Park Hotel, 2300
Connecticut avenue NV. but Is
in Miami Beach. Fla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-05
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RAILROAD TANK CAR COLLAPSES

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yesterday the Chemical
created
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
.Sturt of TeIevised Wrestling
Brinos Turner's New Name

who first put sports promotions
into the place.
In addition to the wrestling.
the Saturday night barn dance
at Capitol Arena also will be on
television under the same spon-
sor (Gunthers), and other events
there also will be on television
from time to time. Television sta
ton WTTG (channel 50 will be
the Washington outlet for wrest-
ling and the barn dance.
The new wrestling program
starts Thursday, January 5, with
Antonino Rocca in the feature
bout. Such other stars as Lou
These, Lord Carlton and Primo
Carnera are on the list for fu-
ture appearances,
The announcement Of the new
wrestling program for Capitol
Arena comes less than week
after the announcement that
Uline Arena also will be back in
the wrestling business. Ray Fa-
biani of Philadelphia will be the
promoter there, with shows on
alternate Fridays starting Janu-
airy 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
.CYO Juniors Open
Cage Meet at Two
Schools Tuesday,

The annual Junior CYC
Christmas basketball tournament
begins Tuesday afternoon at the
iSt. Johns and DeMatha High
School gymnasiums. Semif1nals
Iare scheduled Friday and finals
Saturday at DeMatha.
Tuesdays first-round action al
ISt. Johns will find Lady Of
Lourdes playing st. Agnes Of
Arlington at l pm. st. Angus
tine meeting st. Thomas Apostle
lat 4, st, Teresa's opposing Holy
Trinity at S, st. Camillus play
ing st. James of Falls Church
at 6, and st. Matthew's meeting
st. AIMS at 7 o'clock.
At DeMatha Tuesday: st. An
thongs VS.. st. Hugh's at / pm,
Mount Calvary VS.. Holy Redeem
'er at 2, and Campus VS.. Holy
Name at 3. Blessed Sacrament,
Sacred Heart, st. Martins, St
Jerome's, st. Michael's. st James
of Mount Rainier and st. AM
brose received first-round byes
and will step into competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
SENATORS
Continued from Page Ala

ebS -
each, Kansas City five and Bal
timore four.
Washington will play at home
/ 10 Sundays. the same as in 1865
Granted only one holiday date
last season. the Senator's VIII
play the Orioles in double.
header here July 4 and the Red
Sox here in a Labor Day double
header.
President Calvin Griffith an
nounced that starting times for
all day double headers will be
moved up a half hour to | pm
The opening day game will start
at 1880. other single day games
at 2 o'clock, night games at 8
o'clock and twi-night double
headers at 6 o'clock,
The home Schedule:
Aprii--l7 lis 1azz-New York; '27
IsSiM ss--sfl'i%GT wrc5i Gs %. a
!sxcaa'' D. ffd-bstf TS III re. Fly
Boston.
20 u9. ch,e.: &C: 2 s. 4 80, icnpsiroi Il
Ill, .1S, i3NKansas city,
July,1'@, 3--Boston; w. 4 Gl-3Balti
m nS@betGolt: 5-KS RAMS iS cits; II, .is
'i0-Cleveiand '2O. '2l. 9. Chicago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
HALAS PLANNING
TO NAME BEARS
COACH IN FEBRUARY

CHICAGO, Dec. "a Dr.
George Halas. who has an
nounced his retirement as
head coach Of the Chicago
Bears, now says he will
name his successor in Feb
ruary. But he'll give the
matter careful consideration
because whoever 1t will be
will fall heir TO O very fine
team"
Luke Johnsos. one-time
Bears end and longtime as
sistant coach. is being prom
inently mentioned as Halas'
successor. although he has a
lucrative paper-selling busi-
ness here.
There has not been too
much speculation on the
new coach. and some fans
have written Halas. asking
him not to quit. Others
think his retirement will
turn him. into q push but
ton COACH" calling the shots
for his successor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
EASTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE

/ NEW HAVEN. Conn, Dec. "a
/ lSpeciaD The Washi n g t n
Lions, only immediate threats to
New Havens position atop the
Eastern Hockey League stand
Iings. get a chance to narrow the
gap to six points here tomorrow
night.
With the remaining four clubs
tagging IA and is points to the
rear of the pace-setting Blades,
the Lions appear to be the only
team capable Of overhaulins
them.
Of the record, New Haven will
have the best Of it tomorrow
night. The Blades haven't lost
at home this season and they've
beaten Washington in four out
Iof five games. The Lions won the
last meeting. 8-3. in Washington.
All New Haven has to spoil
the Lions Christmas are the
leagues best goalie and three of
the leagues top five scorers.
Murray Dodd ranks No. l
among the goal-tenders with an
average of 3.5 goals per game and
he has competed in all of the
Blades games to date. The
Lions hope they finally have
solved their goalie problem with
the acquisition of Jimmy Mat
son from Indianapolis. Matson
also has a 3.5 mark for the two
games he has played. His VIC
tory was the 80 win over New
Haven and he followed with q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25

two-division plan. with q cham
pionship playoff. the Bears have
won eight division champion
ships and I'VE world titles. Theil
last title was in 1946 when they
defeated the New York Giants
2l-14, in the playoff.
The title game best remem-
bered in Washington. Of course
is the 1870 victory over the Red
skins In 1910. which came only
two weeks after the Redskins
had defeated the Bears. 7-3, in
a regular league game.
HalaS has two children. a son
and daughter. His son, George
jr., is treasurer Of the club.
Other major awards voted by
the Touchdown Club this year
include Gene Brito. Redskins
end chosen as the outstanding
pro player: Terry Brennan OF
Notre Dame. college coach of the
year. Bob Pellegrini, Maryland
center, outstanding college line
man, and Howard (Hopalong)
Cassidy of Ohio State, No. !
college back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
Touchdowners to Honor
HoIos as Pro Coach of IS

George Halas, owner-coach Of
the Chicago Bears who plans to
turn over the coaching reins to
someone else next season. has
been selected by the Touchdown
Club as pro coach of the year.
and viii receive a trophy at the
clubs 2lst annual dinner Janu-
airy Z at the Statler Hotel.
! Voting between Halas and Joe
Kuharich of the Redskins. re-
Gently named for a similar hon.
Tor by the United Press, was re-
ported close. Kuharich also has
been named as coach Of the East
team for the annual Pro Bowl
game at Los Angeles January Is.
Commissioner Bert Bell Of the
National Football League viii
attend the Touchdown Club
dinner and make the presenta-
ton to Halas.
Helped to Found League
I
One Of the founders Of the
National Football League, Halas
mot only succeeded in sports but
arnassed a small fortune In his
sporting goods business and
other ventures. Football. how
ever, has been his first and last
love.
Born in Chicago on February
q, 1895, Halas was q three-letteI
athletic star at the University
of Illinois in 1915. 'l6 and IT,
An end in football, Halas was a
standout under Coach Bob
lZuppke. But he also captained
the basketball squad and was
good enough In baseball to win a
trial as an outflelder with the
New York Yankees in 1919.
Halas served in the Navy in
World War and played on the
Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
ton eleven which won the serv-
ice championship and defeated
Mare Island, Calf, in the Rose
Bowl.
Halas first played pro football
with Hammond, Ind, in 1919,
but the following year he went
to work for the A. E. Staley Co.
of Decatur, H., and organized a
football team sponsored by the
company. In 1921 Halas moved
the team to Chicago and rechris-
tened it with the now famous
Bears label.
Halas retired as an active
player in 1929. Since the re-
organization of the NFL on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25

Big-time televised wrestling
will start at Turner's Arena next
month and the place will also
have a new name.
1t will be known as the Cap
iitol Arena and wrestling will be
.televised every Thursday night,
according to Promoter Vince Nc
Mahon. Previously. Wednesday
night was the wrestling date.
Mcmahon said the name
change was made because tele-
vision sponsors prefer a place
named for a locality rather than
a person. Turner's Arena was
named for the late Joe Turner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
By DICK O'BRlEN

Buddy RED" Vernon vii
head up one of the Metropolitan
Police Boys Clubs Colder
Gloves training units, it was
ANNOUNCED yesterday by Capt
Forest Binswanger, director Of
the clubs.
Vernon, a former star Colder
Glover himself who won several
Titles while competing as Boys
Club representative more than 6
decade ago, will handle the
Operations at the No. IL club
lin Brookland, located at Tenth
and Monroe streets NE.
The Brookland Club is en-
phasizing the subnovice anc
novice programs.
"We're mainly interested In
boys Is to 10 who like amateur
boxing and who are anxious te
try their hand strictly from the
beginners standpoint" Vernon
said yesterday.
Road Work Stressed
THE high standard Of the
Golden Gloves in Washington
makes this tournament very ap.
Ipealing and our training course
will, be designed to fit these boys
for competition" Vernon added
Meanwhile, Paddy Kane. head
coach OF the District Colder
Gloves team when it moves intc
national competition, stressed
road work as the most important
Iof all the conditioning processes
There is no substitute fol
road work when training for the
Gloves" Kane said. IAN amateur
boxer ought to do at least
miles every day" Paddy sale
road work should be followed
by light and heavy bag punch
ing, rope skipping to develop
footwork and timing, setting-uT
exercises and finally sparTint
sessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
Lions Hope to Narrow Lead
OF New Haven onight

"A tie with Clinton after Wash
ington spotted the Comets a Al
lead.
Claude Boileau John Sheridan
and Ivan Chasle are New Ravens
top scorers. They are in the first
five along with Don Hall and
Dick Roberge. both of Johns
town
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
Three Games Slotted
In SchooIboy Hockey,

The high school hockey &C
tivity at Uline Arena, which
made its bow to the public last
week with a triple-header. this
week will consist of three single
games.
Tuesday, Northern Virginia
plays Montgomery Blair, for
merly known as Silver Spring
Wednesday, HyattSville meets
East Public High, and Thursday
Bethesda Chevy Chase takes on
West Public High, all at 10
o'clock on those mornings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
NC. State Gets
.Favorite' Role
In Dixie Classic

| RALEIGH. N. c.. Dec. "a up.
i-Unbeaten North Carolina
State, the Nations second
ranked basketball power, has
been given the familiar role If
favorite for the seventh annual
Dixie Classic basketball tourna-
ment which opens here Thurs
day.
The Wolfpack, called by
Coach Everett Case the fastest
team he has ever coached, faces
probably its toughest shedding
against North Carolina, ranked
No. 5 in the Nation, and two
other North Carolina teams.
Duke and Wake Forest.
The four Tar Heel clubs play
host to four out-of State teams
in the tournament which an
nually draws upward of $4,000
fans to Reynolds Coliseum on
the N c. State campus. The
] coliseum seats 400 for basket
] ball.
Title Game Saturday
/ The visiting teams are Min
nesota, Oregon State, Wyoming
and Villanova. Minnesota is
playing its second Classic in a
row. Last year the Gophers went
to the finals against N. c. State,
! losing 1894 in a thriller.
The opening day pairings;
Minnesota versus Wake Forest at
% PM: Oregon State versus
North Carolina State, 4 pm;
Duke versus Wyoming at 1880
pm: and North Carolina versus
Villanova at $50 pm.
Winners of the afternoon
games meet at pm. Friday in
the semifinals championship
bracket. The other semifinals
match. at 1880 p.m.,. will be be-
tween winners Of Thursday
nights doubleheader. Consola-
ton games will be played Friday
and Saturday. The champion
ship match viii be at $3.50 Satur-
day night.
State SO This Year
I
Duke and North, Carolina are
unbeaten with 60 and SO
records respectively. Wake
Forest has won five straight, in
Guiding the Charlotte Carrousel
Classic, after losing three in a
row.
States terrific Wolfpack has
run up a string of 20 straight
wins. including IL last season.
The Wolfpack has won five Of six
Dixie Classic titles. Duke
captured the 1853 tournament.
Minnesota is regarded as per-
Ihaps the strongest of the four
invading teams. The Gophers
have a 80 record. including wins
Iover Utah and Notre Dame
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
Mantle PAGES SIuggers
In AL With Gil AVERAGE

Mickey Mantle, the Yankees
clouter who was the American
League home run king. also was
an easy winner of the loops
slugging championship, it was
shown yesterday with release of
official miscellaneous averages.
Mantle, who blasted 81 home
runs, compiled 316 total bases
in SIT times at bat for a slug
ging mark of GIL. His closest
competitor was Al Kaline, De-
troit outfielder, with a $40 mark.
Smuggling averages are COM
puted by dividing the total bases
on all hits by the number of
official times at bat.
Ted Williams, ineligible for the
title since he batted 80 times
less than the 400. wound up with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25

a .703 average. The Red SoS
outfielder hit for 225 total bases
Norm Zauchin Of the Red SoS
had the dubious distinction OF
striking out los times. more thar
any other player. while the
Tigers Bill Tuttle grounded into
the most double plays. Is.
Nellie Fox Of the White SoS
was hit most frequently by
pitched balls, being nicked II
times, while Ray Boone of the
Tigers and Jackie Jensen of Bos-
ton tied for runs-batted-in hon.
ors with 1l6 each.
Behind Mantle and Kaline in
smuggling competition were Gus
Zernial at SOB. Vic Power and
Larry Dolby at sos and Roy
Sievers of the Senators at .489.