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Evening star., 1955-07-15
Bondit Suspect Leods
Police on zie-Zog 7 1roiI

The bold bandit who-without
q word and without showing q
gun-held up q Washington
bank for Sligo six weeks ago
and then vanished, has been
identified, the Metropolitan Po-
lice and the FDE announced to-
day-but they don't know where
to find him.
Late this morning the FBI
authorized a coast-to-coast look
out by radio, teletype and hand
bill for John Gomez Jones, IS.
colored, a native Of Steelton,
Pa, and lately of Arlington. Va.
He is wanted for the robbery
of the Security Bank at Ninth
and G streets NV, on May 81.
Almost Had Him
Washington police, meanwhile,
gave this detective-story account
of q six-week search for the sus-
pect that came close to success
la half-dozen times.
At 9:55 am. on May 81 a young
colored man entered the Security
Bank and showed two brown
paper bags and a note into q
teller's cage.
The note was pencilled on the
back Of a card and said
This is a stickup. Put the
money in bag. in los. 20s and
50s." The teller crammed a stack
of bills into one bag and handed
it back. The man fled.
But he forgot his note.
The FBI found 1t and saw II
thad been pencilled across the
back of a business card from the
Winkler Travel Service in the
1900 block Of H street NV.
At the travel agency they
asked If anyone remembered
dealing with a person of the
bandits description. One clerl
did remember.
He said a man who looked like
that had asked the cost of a
flight to Puerto Rico the day
before. The man had said hi
worked for a firm in Arlington
the ABC Wrecking Co.. which
was considering doing some work
in Puerto Rico. The clerk had
written some figures on a card
and given 1t to the man.
Suspect Is Named
They went at once to the ABC
Wrecking Co. in Arlington. A
check of the company's roster
showed that one employe hac
failed to show up for work the
day after the crime. His name
was John Gomez Jones.
District police records revealed
no listing of Jones, but FB1
records showed a long list oi
arrests and several Jail sen.
fences. He had been parolec
from a Pennsylvania prison ir
Evening star., 1955-07-15
Mai. Somers Named

Maj. Peter Somers, 806 Ridge
road. Falls Church. Va, has been
appointed comptroller at the
Corps of Engineers Research and
Development Laboratories, al
Fort Belvoir. Va. He recently
completed a tour of duty as
executive officer of the Forty
fifth Engineer Maintenance and
Supply Group in Korea.
Evening star., 1955-07-15
|ProbeCanceIed
On AU Teacher

The House Un-American Ac-
tivities Committee, which was
to have questioned a part-time
American University law instruc-
tor on membership in three
underground Communist cells in
the Government in the 1930s
and 1940s, has Cancelled today's
hearing.
The witness, Herbert Fuchs,
2220 Forty ninth street NV,
attorney and part-time teacher,
was to be questioned instead by
the committee staff.
Mr.. Fuchs has already testi-
fed about his membership in the
underground at an executive
session Of the committee. The
staff questioning today pre-
sumably would take up other
matters, according to an aide of
Chairman Walter. Democrat OF
Pennsylvania.
The Star has been informed
that Mr.. Fuchs has talked
willingly about his own affilia-
ton with the Communist Party,
but has refused to identify
other members of the cells. He
has refused to comment to re-
porters.
Mr.. Fuchs testimony dis
closed that he joined the Red
underground when he came sc
Washington in 1896 to take a
job with a special Senate COM
mittee investigating railroads.
He also testified he had been
a member Of cells in the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board
and the War Labor Board.
He was solicitor of the NLRE
when he left the Government for
private practice in 1948.
The committee has been
anxious to find out If Mr.. Fuchs
can give any information about
a Communist underground group
identified by Whitaker Cham
bers, confessed Communist spy
courier in pre-war Washington
and chief witness against Alger
Hiss.
Mr.. Chambers has charged
that Nathan Witt, one-time
secretary of the NLRB. was a
member of this group with other
Government lawyers, including
Hiss, Lee Pressman and John
Abt.
Evening star., 1955-07-15

and the telephone officer is 1t.
Paul Kemper of the 1920 Fighter
Interceptor Squadron of Will
mington, Del, which, with the
|104th from Baltimore. complete
the wing. The wing commune
cations chief is Maj. Ford Kelley,
305 Hamilton avenue, Silver
Spring. Md.
Multitude of Supplies
The 113th Supply Squadron
commanded by Maj. A. A. An
thony of 4756 Homer avenue
Sc, Washington. also has its
hands full. This units task /;
to furnish all supplies during
the maneuver, and they are
varied and many. including such
items as bedding, Office equip.
ment. airplane parts, housekeep.
ling supplies, fuel oil. motor We.
hicle parts, mess equipment ane
SO on.
Maj. Floyd w. Campbell. 420,
Colchester drive, Kensington
Md. commands the 113th Motor
Vehicle Squadron-the motor
pool" 1t contains 1872 Vehicle.
worth $2.5 million, and hi
operation also runs "a hours &
day. There are trucks, pickup
vehicles, carry-alls and refuelins
units. requiring the work also ol
six dispatchers. Maintenance
facilities include a fully equipped
machine shop, a battery shol
and a washing rack.
The 113th Food Service Squad.
ron has the job of filling thu
stomachs of the 1,700 officers
and airmen three times a day
1T. James A. Coles of Washing.
ton. says his squadron serve
S 100 meals daily.
No Trouble for Police
The 18th Air Police Squadron
is having no trouble. with mos
of its efforts devoted to control
ing traffic. Discipline is good. 81
is internal security and securit!
of property. according to the pro
vost marshal. Capt. John Palmer
jr., of 2110 South Culpepe.
street, Arlington, Va. His right
hand man is First 1t. Ralph H
Barnes, who commands tn,
squadron. He lives at 2617 Ran
dolph avenue, Alexandria, Va.
Since these are realistic al
war games, Capt. Lawrence H
Boteler's 113th Intelligence Sec
ton is right on hand. This groul
checks all intelligence matter
and disseminates findings to tn
pilots. The pilots are briefed OF
the enemy" by the intelligenc,
section. Capt. Boteler lives a
1881 @ street NV, Washington
Evening star., 1955-07-15
H. M. RunduII Named
To Social Council Post

Harold M. Randall. a career
Foreign Service officer, was
named today by President Eisen-
hover to be United States rep
resentative on the Inter-Ameri-
can Economic and Social Council
of the Organization Of American
States.
Mr.. Randall, who will have the
rank Of ambassador in his new
position, is now counsellor at
the United States Embassy in
Hayana.
Evening star., 1955-07-15

July, 1854, after serving five
years on a housebreaking con-
Iviction.
He had lived on Lee highway
lin Arlington but had not been
seen since the robbery. E.
washington police, found he
had been seen in the city the
day before the holdup. He had
tried to borrow money for lodg-
ing from a companion and had
been seen with a woman. He
spent the night with a relative
who is an apartment janitor.
The next morning he left the
relative ito try and get a job
and returned several hours later
with two new suits. two dresses
for the woman. a fresh chicken
and q fifth of whisky. He gave
the janitor IS for his hospitality
BY the time this was discov-
Iered, however, Jones was gone
again.
The Zig-Zag Trail
His pursuers found he had
taken a bus to Latta, S. c., where
his woman companion had rela-
Itives. The agents followed at
once, but Jones, after a days
stay, had taken a train to New
York.
Police kept after him, but
Jones stayed in New York only
a day and then went to Atlantic
City He stayed there four days
and then went to Coney Island
| Police got on his trail again
but too late. Jones had gone tt
Waterbury, Conn. They traced
him there and found he hae
gone by train to Maxton, N. C.
In Maxton, he separated from
the woman and from the FBl
agents trailing him. Their trai
lends there.
Evening star., 1955-07-15
SEE HOME BUYS
IN THE STAR FIRST

Appearing every Saturday in The
Stor you will find the widest variety
Of real estote offerings for sole in
the Washington oreo,
BY shopping The Stor real estots
section first you get heed stort in
your importont weekend seoreh for
Just the home you wont, in the right
Location at price you con afford to
poy.
In oddition. keep up with the lotest
real estate news as reported by The
Stor. Reod the mony helpful hints
tor improving your home.
Reod The Stor regularly. Phone
Sterling 5000 for convenient home
delivery.
Evening star., 1955-07-15
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
Thr Snnhay Star

Choose The Star on Sunday When You Haue a Choice
DAVY CROCKETT, whose exciting adventures you've
followed in the daily comic pages of The Evening
Star, will begin appearing Sunday In The Stars big
color comic section. Look for Walt Disneys THE
Legends of Davy Crockett" beginning Sunday. y
BRAINWASHING-OR TREASON?-Our Army has
been criticized for convictng G1 prisoners who
helped the Reds in Korea But now comes this
startling fact-no GI prisoner Of either
tortured brainwashed to make him collaborate.
Read They Were Not Brainwashed" by A. E.
Hotchner in This Week Magazine.
FIGHTING FROGMEN-In The Star Pictorial Maya
zine, Meredith S. Buel reports the Navys under
water demolition experts and tells you why they
earn their extra pay, even in peacetme-check
the cover of the same magazine for full-color pic
ture of frogman in action
MEETING AT THE SUMMIT-What are the issues and
intentions OF the four heads of government who
meet at Geneva next Monday in the first top-level
big power conference In 10 years? This weeks
preliminary statements by all the principal partici
pants analyzed, and the issues are put in
perspective in Washngton's only Review Of The
Week regular feature of the Editorial Section.
e TODAY IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. patient shows
symptoms of two different diseases at the
time In the News Section, Star STAFF Writer John
McKelway tells of the headway being made in
arriving at more precise diagnoses
HIGHLIGHTS FOR WOMEN-In the Women's Section,
Betty Beale goes backstage politically speaking at
the White House and comes up with another
exclusive story. And two teen-agers the Job
interviewed by Ann Moffett for another in The
Stars series on the working girl.
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1955-07-15
Transit Seizure
Is Is0pposed by
Business Group
Federation BIomes
Both Sides for Not
Getting Together

The Federation Of Business
mems Associations today was on
record as opposed to Government
seizure Of Capital Transit Co. as
a means Of ending the transit
strike.
The businessmen in a special
meeting called to consider strike
issues defeated a resolution rec
|ommending seizure for the dura-
ton Of the strike. At the same
time they blamed both company
and union for failing to get
together.
Introduced by Joseph H
Schneider, an attorney and fed
Grafton president. the measure
was branded by the majority OF
the membership as alien to
the concepts Of collective bar
gaining and protection of private
property.
Cites Presidents Stand
One member argued that II
President Eisenhower did not see
fit to intervene in the strike by
seizing the company as an emer.
gency measure there could be
no reason for any other arm OF
the Government to seize Capital
Transit.
Another resolution offered by
Soterios Nicholson, genera
counsel Of the federation, urg.
ing support for the Mcmillan.
Broyhill proposal for settling the
strike also was defeated. The
Ioriginal proposal by the two
Congressman included provision.
that would grant union mem.
berS 10-cent-an-hour wage in.
creases and would give the com.
Ipany through legislation a large
enough rate increase to pay fol
the higher wage costs.
Rate-Fixing Assailed
/ On this score the federation
members voiced objections tt
Congress fixing the rates for q
public utility. Such a step, il
was felt, would set a bad prece.
dent" by usurping the functions
of the District Public Utilities
Commission to fix rates ION the
basis of all the facts"
The proposal Of Senator Morse
Democrat of Oregon. to revoke
the Capital Transit franchise
under existing law was opposed
lin discussions. The federation
decided to refrain from ever
bringing the question to vote
after members questioned ths
wisdom of lifting a franchise a.
a means to force settlement of 9
strike.
The businessmen finally con.
Icluded that the only action they
should take would be to ask tht
House and Senate District Com.
mittees and the District Com
; missioners to "use their gooe
offices" to settle the walkout.
Evening star., 1955-07-15

The final contingents of for
eign teen-agers on years visit
sponsored by the American Field
Service International Scholar
ships were to arrive this after
noon for three days in Wash
ington.
The Ambassador of Finland
and Nine. Nykopp have invited
all 140 students to the Embassy
for tea at 4 pm. Sunday. The
students are from Austria, Bel
gium, Denmark. England. Fin
land, France, Germany, Greece
Italy, Japan. Luxembourg, New
Zealand, The Netherlands. Nor
way, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and Turkey.
They have attended high
schools and lived in American
homes for a year in Is States
The students will leave Monday
for New York for a two-day
meeting, and then all AL boys
and girls will sail for home
July %.
Will Visit Spring Valley
The Kenwood community, with
Mrs. v. o. Sherman in charge,
will entertain one group here.
Mrs. Helen P. Gray will take
charge Of IS in the Georgetown
area. William o. Baxter of the
Near East Section of the State
Department, has arranged for a
number of Spring Valley families
to open their homes to the stu
dents.
Miss Lillian Meyer, who spent
last summer as the guest of a
German family in West Ger
many, has arranged for Brandy
wine, Appleton and Chesapeake
street residents to entertain 35
boys and girls from IA European
countries.
The Embassy of Austria will
be host to the group at a dinner
tonight.
Will Broadcast Here
On tomorrow's schedule is the
Voice of America, where some
of the youngsters will broadcast
to their native lands, the Capitol,
World Bank and other points of
national interest.
The Rev. Charles D. Kean
rector Of Epiphany Church on
G street, has invited a group for
lunch at the parish house. AS
sistant Secretary of Defense
and Mrs. Thomas P. Pike will
entertain a busload for lunch al
the Pentagon. The Embassies
of Italy and New Zealand have
invited the other two groups tc
lunch.
There will be a swim and
barbecue for the Brandywine
street group at the George Was
serman home at 3134 Ellicott
street NV.
Swim and Dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Sanger
are entertaining the Georgetown
group with a swim and dinner
at their Westmoreland Hills
home. Mr.. Baxter's group will
enjoy a neighborhood dinner in
Spring Valley and then see
I"Call Me Madam" as guests OF
the Apex Theater.
Mrs. Anne Archbold has in
vited the Georgetown group to
a swim and lunch Sunday at
her home. 3905 Reservoir road
NV
Evening star., 1955-07-15
Transit Fares
Hearing Set
For Reopening
Case to Come Up
| Wednesday With
| New Witnesses

The District Public Utilities
Commission hearing Of the Capi-
tai Transit fare. case has been
tentatively set to resume next
Wednesday in the District Build
ing Board Room.
BY that time, Chairman
George e. c. Hayes explained.
the Commission hopes to have
Its out-of-town witnesses avail
able to testify.
Mr.. Hayes declined to identify
these witnesses. They viii par
|ticipate, along with Commission
staff members, in cross examin-
ing Transit company witnesses
who presented three days Of
testimony last month to justify
higher fares.
Seek to End Permits
The Capital Transit petition
which. if granted, would pro-
vide an estimated annual in.
crease of $4,000 in net OPP
Grating income, calls for con-
ltinued 20 cents cash fares. rails
ing the cost of tokens to five
for 95 cents and abolishing the
weekly permit. The increased
revenues do not take into &C.
count the demands of the strik-
ing union which far surpass the
company's proposed gain.
The Commission chairman
held out slim hope that the
current fare proceeding can end
lin shorter time than the earlier
announced target date Of Sep
tember-strike emergency or no.
1--WE are mindful of the i'm
portance of the element Of time
and we are going ahead with all
dispatch" he said.
Hearing Procedure
But, MIR. Hayes pointed out,
there is this course that the
hearing must follow:
After the impending cross-
examination of company offi-
cials, a period of study by both
sides of the resulting testimony.
i Then presentation Of the case
prepared by the Commission
staff-its initial assessment Of
Capital Transit needs tempered
by the facts elected under cross
examination.
Following a time-lag in which
Capital Transit studies these
conclusions will come a period
for rebuttal and filing of written
briefs.
Then the three-member Com
mission will take all the data
under consideration and an
nounce a decision.
In the interim, of course.
Should Congress legislate to re-
woke the present company's fran
chise, the question would arise:
How valid would be a rate in
crease granted to a company
whose franchise was due to ex-
pire in a year?
Will Discuss Suburban Plea
Just one angle of this question
would be the difference in the
value placed on a property of
a company about to lose its
franchise as opposed to the prop
erty evaluation of a firm with
a future.
The Commission meanwhile
indicated that it will discuss at
the regular Monday staff meet
ing the petition of Suburban
Transit Co. to extend it's Mary
land lines into the District per.
mapently.
Chairman Hayes said it is
likely that the regulatory body
will consider this application
simultaneously with the Capital
Transit case-though as entirely
lcoYorofa v,o0ftare
Evening star., 1955-07-15
MDW Names AhoIt

Col. Henry c. Ahalt of 2502
Pennsylvania avenue NV. has
been appointed assistant chief
of staff. intelligence section Of
the Military District of WASH
ington. He replaces Col. F. H.
CASTOR.
Evening star., 1955-07-15
I'd Army Lauds
District Guard
BY JOSEPH B. BYRNEs

FORT MILES, Del, July 15.-
A seven-man inspection team
from the I'd Army has given its
stamp of approval to District
National Guardsmen on summer
maneuvers here and at nearby
Bethany Beach.
The team, headed by Col. j
w. Smyly, spent all of yesterday
checking the activities Of the
guardsmen. Principal aim ol
the team was to determine how
smoothly liaison for administra.
ton and services was working
between the citizen soldiers ane
several teams of Regular Arm!
advisers sent here to help out.
Members of the inspection
group included 1t. Col. j. D
Adams, 1t. Col. c. v. Frisbee
1t. Col. j. c. Rives, 1t. Col. N
A. Marlborough, Maj. r. L. Royt
and Capt. E. j. Carmick. AL
are stationed at Fort George G
Meade, Md.
Col. Smyly told Mai. Gen. vii.
liam H, Abendroth he "felt the
units were doing a very flint
Job and were in excellent shape.
Test Firing Problems
Regular Army experts art
helping the militiamen on such
projects as test firing the 120'
millimeter anti-aircraft guns
fire-control problems. ballistic'
tests and meteorology.
Today, the guardsmen wer'
practicing their close-order drill
in preparation for a review o
the entire complement of 1.67
officers and men who are takinl
part in the two-week maneuvers
During the review, to be hell
at IL am, Gen. Abendrotl
will present bronze medals t.
the Company D pistol team o
163d Military Police Battalion
The team, led by I'd 1t. Harry E
Andree, jr., of 1906 Rocking
horse road, Randolph Hills, Md
made the highest team score il
the I'd Army area.
In addition, 1t. Andree vii
be given a special award TO
making the highest individua
score with the As caliber auto
matte in the I'd Army region
The officer scored 335 out of
possible $50 total.
Pistol Team Members
Other members Of the tear
are Sergt. NC Harry B. Rale!
5113 Vinson street Sc; Sergt
George r. johnson, 121 Thirty
sixth street NE; Sergt. Theodor
E. Morgal, 1898 C street Sc
and Corpl. John r. Angola. 73
Seventh street Sc.
After the review, all men ex
cept those necessary to maintai
the camp, will be given a week
end pass to enable them to visi
such nearby resorts as Rehoboti
Dewey, Bethany and Ocean Cit
(MdD beaches.
A shuttle bus service has bee
provided by the guard to asSur
those who did not bring the
own automobile transportatio
to the resorts.
The weekend pass will Civ
most of the citizen-Soldiers the
first opportunity to get out {
camp. A check on the resort bu
during the first week Of the er
campment disclosed that most {
the men. softened BY a year
layoff from actual soldering
were too tired in the evenings
bother going out.
Evening star., 1955-07-15
Sd Infantry Retreat

The Sd Infantry Regiment will
hold q retreat in honor Of the
District Department Of the Dis
abled American Veterans at
The public is invited.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-08-05

tended visit with their father and
grandfather, Mr.. A. S. Deringer
Marjorie is stationed at Fort Camp
bell, KY, and the Herrick's live
in Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Tom Thompson and children
of State College, Pa, left for their
home on Saturday evening, con
cluding a two weeks visit with her
father, Mr.. A. S. Deringer.
Members of Ottawa County Med.
ical Society and Auxiliary honored
Dr. and Mrs. w. P. Shortridge with
a farewell dinner last Thursday
evening at the Catawba Cliffs
Beach Club.
Diane Gibson spent last weekend
in Cleveland, where she acted as
bridesmaid at the wedding of a
Sorority Sister, Miss Diane Joan
Ward, in Garfield Memorial Metho-
dist Church on Saturday after
noon. On Thursday evening she
attended the Spinster dinner for
the bride-elect.
Mrs. George L. Peters, Mrs. Alma
Bense and Mrs. Edwin Myers, re-
turned Friday from a weeks stay
at Lakeside. o. where they attend
ed the Methodist School of Mis-
SionS. Mrs. Peters is a Toledo dis
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-08-05

trict officer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Peter,
and Mary enjoyed potluck din
ner and supper on Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Ruby Crieger in Ere
mont, o. The occasion was re
union of former Bowling Greer
College roommates of Mrs. Peters
and were from Wapakoneta and
Van Vert, also.
On Tuesday of last week, re
union of Cousins was held at the
home of Mrs. Frank Scholt in OAK
Harbor, with Mrs. Lawrence La
Cumsky as co-hostess. Attending
were Mrs. Bess Carey of Toledo
Mrs. Alma Probel, Mrs. Harmon
Weichel, Mrs. James Schau, Mrs
ROLAND Gillian and son Jimmie
Mrs. Charles Lorensen, Mrs, Louis
Lorensen all of Port Clinton; Miss
Hattie Milhan, Mrs. William Beck
Mrs. Clarence Krampien and Larry
LaCumsky all of Oak Harbor.
The regular meeting of the OF
tawa County Chapter American
Gold Star Mothers Inc, has been
postponed to August 14th when a
picnic will be held at Ballin's
Grove. A short business meeting
will be conducted at this time.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-08-05

MIR. Otto Scholt returned to his
home on Saturday evening from a
two weeks stay in Flower Hospital,
Toledo, where he underwent sur
gerry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Durbin at
tended a session of the American
Legion and Auxiliary State Con-
vention, at Columbus, o. last Sat
urday.
5-H club members sponsored a
trip to Detroit, Mich. on Sunday,
where they viewed 'Cinerama Hol-
iday'. Enjoying the trip were Ann
Browder, Lyle Ganske, Kenny
Schultz, Irene FURY, Betty Gnep-
per, Kenny Risch, Beve Henry
Dwain Henry, Frank Brough, Char
les Brough, Carolyn Grover, John
Burning, Karen Below, Walter
Brugger, Melvin Myerholtz, Kay
Frances Denny, Marilyn Bloom and
Linda Gates. Guests included Mr..
and Mrs. Kingston Ganske, Mr.. and
Mrs. Art Schultz, Cheryl Brokate
and Sally Witt.
Guests last week at the home of
!. DR.. and Mrs. r. d. Heller included
Mrs. Harriet Mills of Mt. Dora,
Fla, an aunt of DR.. Heller and Vir'
ginia Rittenour of Toledo, niece