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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Drive In Theoter
Pays Policemen
To Direct Traffic

The Hyattsville City Council
was told last night that police
men on duty after hours at a
|drive-in theater and carnival
are being paid by the private
operators and not at taxpayers
expense.
Mayor George O. Hare told the
council he has had a number of
inquiries about the practice from
private citizens. He said a new
|driye-in theater and a carnival
just of Agar road and Hamilton
street are outside the city limits
but the streets are in the city.
1t appears there would be q
traffic problem each night, he
said, so the theater owner has
offered to pay the policemen who
remain on duty to handle traffic
in the area,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Alexondrion, 50,
Awarded $4,000

An 83-year-old Alexandrian
yesterday was awarded $4,000
from the city of Alexandria for
injuries suffered when a barri-
cade fell near him during the
construction of a J. C. Penney
store last year.
John j. Rasmussen, who lives
at the George Mason Hotel. tes-
tined that he fell on the side
walk when the barricade toppled
in June. 1854. in the 100 block
North Washington street. He
suffered a broken hip and arm
injuries.
Mr.. Rasmussen filed a $50, 900
suit against the city. the con-
tractor, and the owner and OPP
orator of a bulldozer which had
pushed dirt against the barri-
cade, causing it to fall.
A jury yesterday held the city
solely responsible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Col. Miller, Retired Marine,
Served on Old Constellation

Transfer Of the historic frigate
Constellation to Maryland's Star
Spangled Banner Association for
use as a public memorial brings
memories to a University Of
Maryland faculty member who
once served on it.
He's Col. Harvey L. Miller,
retired Marine Corps officer who
now doubles as the university's
director Of publications and pub
licity.
Col. Miller. 66, was an appren-
ltice sailor on the Constellation
in 1906. then a Navy training
ship at Newport. r. I. He believes
he is the only living veteran of
that ship at the university and
possibly the only one in the
State.
Col. Miller was a starboard
royal yardman during his service
on the frigate.
The colonel. who came to the
university in 1946, spent 40 years
in the Navy and Marines before
This retirement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Attempt to Poison
Wife Is Charged
To Towson Man

TOWSON, Md, Aug. 2 Up
Mrs. Helen Sutton didn't like
the looks of her prune juice
when she prepared breakfast
July %. she told Police Court
Magistrate Edward Paul Swiss
today. 1t was cloudy, she said.
She took the bottle of juice
with her to work and friends,
knowing of her marital difficult
ties with her 5l-year-old hus-
band Carl suggested she have 1t
analysed. she testified.
The chemical analysis. intro
duced as evidence. showed the
juice contained rs per cent
arsenic.
Sutton was held under $4,000
bond on a charge Of attempting
to poison his wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02

Guard, still are assigned to serv-
ice company. So is newly-pro-
NOTED sergeant of the Maryland
State Police.
CWO Leslie B. Thompson, 43,
of Damascus, is the regimental
motor officer of the 115th. In
the other so weeks of the year
he's assigned to the county police
station at Bethesda.
CWO William r. De Vries, 81,
of 2701 Jennings road, Kensing-
ton. Is the other county police
man. He's assigned to the Silver
Spring station.
The State trooper is CWO John
r. Colister, IS, of 1926 Lakewood
street, Bradbury Park. Prince
Georges County. He is assigned
to the State police barracks at
Waldorf. His promotion to SER
|geant on the force came through
two days before he headed for
summer encampment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Land Cost Delays Work
On Road in Calvert

BALTIMORE, Aug. 2 (R.-
The State Roads Commission
acknowledged today it has held
up the improvement of a "a
mile stretch of Maryland 2 in
Calvert County because it con-
siders the prices asked for right
Of way property are excessive.
The widening and straighten-
ing Of the highway between
Prince Frederick and Port Re-
public had been scheduled for
the current construction season.
Norman Pritchett. chief en-
gineer of the commission. said
today nearly a whole construc-
ton season has been lost because
Of the delay.
20 Parcels Obtained
Commission records showed
only 20 of the Al needed parcels
for the right-of-way have been
obtained. The commission
powers of condemnation have
not been exercised on the other
81. Mr.. Pritchett said the rea-
son is "juries have not been
exactly sympathetic down there. u
Juries set the price of right
of-way tracts in condemnation
proceedings.
Officials of the commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Impact on County Schools
OF Acc Project Studied

awarded $l04.0ls. A completely
new design would have cost
l$123,0l5.
A letter from q 21-year -old
American University law student
proposed that the new $2.2 mil
lion school. which vii lbe opened
next month, be named the WAL
ter Johnson High School.
John H. Dawson. Of ~ Wall
street, Rockville, said Mr.. John4
son mot only was one of the
greatest pitchers ever to take
the mound but he was also a
great tribute to the game Of
baseball and to our county.
where he lived for many years"
Norris Wins Raise
The board voted to raise the
salary of Supt. Norris by $500,
to $4,000. His salary is now
on par with County Manager
M. l.. Reese, who last month won
a $1,000 raise from the County
Council after four months in his
post.
Another $50 raise was voted
to DR.. Parlett Moore. principal
of Carver High School, as COM
pensation for his teaching of
night classes during the year.
Mrs. Mary B Mohler was ap-
pointed Coordination of rene
dial reading. to supervise 10 re-
medal reading teachers. last
year Mrs. Motler served as one
OF two such teachers. but the
new budget provides funds for
eight more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Air Traffic Plan
Is frightened Here

A. high-density air trafiic zone
to minimize potential. collision
hazards was established here yes
terday. the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration reported.
Under the plan. which will be
effective until November "a, two
way radio is required of aircraft
operating within the zone. Be-
fore entering or leaving the zone,
pilots must set w communica-
ton with the appropriate control
tower. Before now such a require
ment involved only instrument
flights.
Fred B. Lee, CAA administra-
tor, explained that the zone is
81 miles long. 8 miles wide and
3 900 feet high. 1t runs from Riv-
erdale, north Of Washington, to
a Maryland point is rliles south
Of Washington.
Mr.. Lee said that. In order not
to place undue restrictions en- OPP
orators Of light planes, all air
space under 100 feet, south of an
eaSt-west line through the WASH
ington radio range at Fort Foote,
Is exempt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Kinney Named
Associate Judqe

David B. Kinney. an attorney,
was to be sworn in today as an
associate Judge of the Arlington
County Court.
Mr.. Kinney, "a, a graduate Of
George Washington University
Law School, has been in practice
in Arlington for three years.
Mr.. Kinney's appointment
completes the county court slate,
which was reshuff1ed with the
resignation of Judge Hugh Reid
Judge Reid stepped down as
county court Judge to devote his
full time to Juvenile and Domes-
tic Relations Court.
Paul D. Brown, Democratic
nominee for the county court
judgeship who was sworn in yes
terday to this position for an in
term term, named Mr.. Kinney
to succeed Homer Randolph
Thomas, formerly associate judge
who was named as a substitute
Judge.
Mr.. Kinney, of Belfast. N. Y.
makes his home with his wife.
Mrs. Jean Wilson Kinney, and
their three children at 4044 Va
cation lane.
Mr.. Kinney will preside in the
court one day week. His APP
pointment means that he will be
forbidden to practice law in the
Arlington County Court, but can
continue in other jurisdictions.
The new jurist submitted his
resignation today as secretary
Of the Arlington County Electoral
Board. The associate ;ld, eship
pays $125 month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Silver Spring Policemen
Winds Up Guard Service
BY CHARLES A. McALEER
star stan Correspondent

NDIANTOwN GAP. Pa. Aug.
1.-The commander Of the Mont
gomery County police station at
Silver Spring. one Of four veteran
policemen from the Washington
area on active duty here with the
Maryland National Guard. will
call it quits this year after nearly
Is years service.
He's Police Capt. Charles E.
Peter, As, of 9806 Bristol avenue,
Silver Spring.
For the past 10 days, he has
been in Army uniform instead of
a police uniform as Mai. Charles
e. Peter, division ordnance sup
ply of1icer of the 29th Infantry
Division.
Mai. Peter is a veteran of 20
years National Guard duty and
five years Federal service Tin
World War IL with the 10Th.
He's never missed a summer en-
campment and claims a perfect
attendance record at weekly
drills.
All this will end October /
when Mai. Peter transfers to the
Army Reserve. The change. he
declares, is necessary because Of
the added responsibilities as
commander OF the Silver Spring
station.
Until he was promoted to
major and named to his present
National Guard post in 1858,
Mai. Peter spent his entire time
with the 1l5th Infantry Regi-
ment's Service Company of Sill
yer Spring. He rose from private
to captain, took it on active duty
in l941 and served all through
World War II with it, including
the invasion Of Normandy and
other battles in Europe.
Two other Montgomery County
police sergeantS who are chief
warrant officers in the National
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02

The building of a $40 million
headquarters for the Atomic
Energy Commission in German
town. Nd, has been described as
an indirect menace" to the
building Of schools in Mont
gomery County.
James Sheldon, supervisor OF
construction for the county
Board Of Education, told the
board last night that the Acc
project will create pressure for
higher wages by construction
workers in the county, and create
competition among contractors
for the available labor supply.
To. speed schools, he suggested
that the board authorize bonuses
Ito contractors on school jobs.
He said the bonus practice would
Justify the boards assessment Of
damages from contractors when
they fail to meet construction
schedules.
To Consider Proposal -
The board took his proposal
under auvisement.
DR.. Forbes H. Norris, superin-
tendent OF schools, said school
officials will try to determine as
soon as possible how many fami-
lies will be attracted to the coun-
ty because Of the new Acc in
stallation.
Impact of the Acc will not be
felt this year in classrooms, he
said.
Harrison King, a board mem
Der, warned that the German
town area could grow rapidly.
you couldn't travel on the
roads around there Saturday
there were SO many people look
ing at the site." he said.
The board announced settle
ment of fee for architect Rom
aid Senseman for designing
Northwest Bethesda Junior SEN
ior High School.
Awarded $lO4,O1S
Mr.. Senseman had asked
$ll3,319. or 500 200 more than
the anticipated fee for the re-
use of plans. However, many
changes were ordered In the de-
sign Of the school. He was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
County Fairs
Reveal Dates

It soon will be County Fail
time again.
The prize bulls, strawberry
preserves, dog shows, and tum-
bling acts soon will be struttinG
their stuff over most Of nearby
Maryland and Virginia.
Some of the fairs announced
are:
Maryland:
Howard County Fair, Wood
bine, August 1920; Cumberland
Fair, Cumberland, August 1927:
Montgomery County Fair, Gath
Iersburg. August 1927; Maryland
State Fair. Timonium, August
81 September 10; Southern
Maryland Agricultural Fair, Up
per Marlboro, September 1915;
Hagerstown Fair. Hagerstown,
September 1924; st. Marys
County Fair. Leonardtown,
September 1925; Charles County
Farmers Associations Fair, Bry-
ans road, September 1925;
Anne Arundel County Fair,
Sandy Point State Park, Septem-
Der 2s-October /; Charles Coun-
|ty Fair. La Plata, September 30
October Q; st. Marys County
Farmers and Homemakers' Asso-
Citations Fair, Leon ardtown n,
September 30-October 2: Fred
|erick Fair. Frederick, October
4-S; Calvert County Fair. Prince
Frederick, October ST; Eastern
National Livestock Show, Timo-
mum, November 1913.
Virginia:
Manassas, August l5- 20;
Rockingham County Fair, Har-
rlsonburg. August 1927: Fairfax
County Fair, Annandale, August
29-September 3: Page County
Fair. Luray. August 29-Septem-
Der 8; Page Valley Agricultural
and Industrial Fair, Luray
August 1920; Shenandoah
County Fair. Woodstock, August
29-September 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Fort Myer WACs
To Hold Reunion

A reunion Of members of the
Women's Army Corps Detach-
ment 251l Sou, who were sta
toned at Fort Myer. Va, during
World War II, has been SEIZED.
uled for August 6 and 7.
The reunion will be held at
the Clarendon Motor Court
1924 Wilson boulevard, Airing
ton. Miss Laura Coons. Of 310
North oxford street, Arlington,
lis in charge of ARRANGEMENTS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Two Soldiers Killed
When Cor Hits Pole

An accident last night real
Ellicott City. Md. took the lives
Of two soldiers. State police re-
ported.
The car went off the highway
at Meadow Ridge and Montgom-
cry roads, struck a light pole and
caught fire.
Trooper David Moore identi-
fed one victim as Pvt. John
F. Conner, 10, Of the seth AAA
Gun Battalian. near Towson,
Nd. Young Conner. of La Fol-
lette, Tenn. who was at the
wheel, was driven back into the
rear seat of the car by the i'm
pact.
The other victim. Pvt. Robert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Youth Trying to Siphon Gas
From Truck Is Shot to Death

Glen Burnie said the l8-year-
old, Richard Boyer, put Bruckey
into his car after being fired on
and drove to his fathers home.
Bruckey fell from the car on the
highway once during the trip.
Boyer's father drove the two
youths to Fort Meade Hospital
where Buckley was pronounced
dead He had been shot once in
the right chest.
Capt. Wade said Ringgold is
being held on an investigation Of
manslaughter charge pending an
autopsy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Man Gets 80 Duys
In False Confession

Calvin A. Vaughn, "a, yester.
day was sentenced to 80 days In
jail for falsely confessing to the
Staying Of Nancy Shomette and
Michael Ann Ryan in Prince
Georges County.
Vaughn, who is colored, re-
tracted his confession" after
police determined he did not
know where the double Staying
took place.
Judge Grover L. Small had
ordered a mental examination
before passing sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
School Cote Floor
OILED by VundoIs

Vandals yesterday poured oil.
disinfectant and liquid soap
over the cafeteria floor in the
Bradbury Heights Md Ele-
mentary School, Prince Georges
County police reported.
Entrance was gained to the
building through a window in
the boiler room. according to
police Pvt. s. C. Headley.
The vandals also broke glass
lin two kitchen doors, scattered
dishes about the room and threw
chalk on classroom floors. the
policeman said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Bill for Montgomery
School Aid Passed

The Senate yesterday passed
and sent to the White House
legislation authorizing payment
Of Federal funds for school con-
struction to areas suffering from
congestion of Government agen-
cies and Federal workers.
Among areas to benefit is
Montgomery County, Md. slated
to receive $l.733.000. The meas
IRE authorized this because the
county rushed ahead with school
construction built needed build
ings. but lost out on credit for
funds when Congress later fixed
a cutoff date for the money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02

An Owings tMd) man died
yesterday after being run over
by an automobile in his own
front yard.
Roy e. Smith. Sc. suffered
fatal injuries Sunday afternoon
when he was crushed under a car
driven by a neighbor. Harry Fow-
Ter, a, according to Maryland
State police.
Police quoted Mr. Fowler as
saying he did not see the victim,
who was lying under e tree. Mr..
Smith was taken to Calvert
County Hospital, where he died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Shrine Proposed

A bill has been introduced in
Congress by Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia to
incorporate the George Wash
ington boyhood home near Fred
ericksburg for the purpose Of
maintaining the home for the
youth of America as q national
shrine,t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02

A 19-year-old Baltimore youth
was wounded fatally today near
Severn, Md, by a man who
caught him trying to steal gas
from a truck, police reported.
Raymond Ringgold, 20, an
electrician, said he fired four
shot from a .22-caliber rife at
William Bruckey and an 18-
year-old companion when he
came upon the two attempting
to siphon gas from his fathers
truck, according to police.
Capt. Wilbur Wade Of the
Anne Arundel County police at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Upper County Group
To Discuss Problems

The directors of the Land
owners Association of Upper
Montgomery County Md will
meet at 8 pm. Friday to discuss
coming and traffic problems ex-
Ipected to result from proposed
location of the Atomic Energy
Commission in the area.
w. X. Maher, chief of the
Contracts Board of the Divi-
sion of Construction and Sup
ply, Acc, will be a guest at the
meeting at the home of Dyke
|Cullum on Route 240, German
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
KinqsviIIe Crosh Victim
Thought Army Doctor

Maryland State police have
tentatively identified the body
Iof a man burned in an automo-
bile accident yesterday near
Kingsville as that of Capt
Stanley Wise White, 36. an
Army physician from Odd, Va,
The car struck a pole on
Route /. south of Kingsville, in
Baltimore County, and caught
fire.
Capt. White was stationed at
Valley Forge General Hospital
lin Pennsylvania. The tentative
identification was made from a
wallet found In the car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Old Durhum Plans Fete

Old Durham Episcopal
Church will hold its annual
festival at 2 pm. Saturday in
the parish hall near Grayton.
Md, on Maryland Highway 49l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Run Over in Own Yord,
MARYLAND Man Dies

Schroeder. 81, Of the same out
ut, whose home is in Dexter. KY.
died several hours later at st
Agnes Hospital in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-20
Stocks Hit by Major Reaction,
But Rebound Swiftly in Week

More and more brokers are
inclining to the theory that the
fall was a technical reaction
long due in the rise of the last
year and a half. although many
excuses for the fall were
presented.
The reaction pulled up some
what short Of breaking through
to new low levels that would
arouse fears of a reversal Of the
markets fundamental direction.
In other words. the rising bull
market was not given way to a
falling bear market. The over
riding trend still is upward as 1t
has been since 1916 despite
periodic dips.
The recovery from the low
point Of the reaction. wasn't
vigorous enough to Danish the
belief that the market has
shaken of all its bearish ten
denotes. Brokers believe there
still is a good chance that the
market again will test its
lows"
The five most active issues this
week on the New York Stock Ex-
change were General Dynamics
up 51s at 623s on 1923 900 shares;
Remington Rand og VI at 4212;
Pennsylvania Railroad off 70 at
27h; Sperry Corp. up 1873 at
631s, and Curtiss- Wright up Ia
at 225s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-20
Speaker on Auto Problems

Admiral Frederick j. Bell, ex-
ecutive vice president of the Ma
tional Association of Automotiye
Dealers. will address a luncheon
meeting of Washington Chapter.
American Manufacturers Asso-
citation, at the Willard Hotel
Thursday.
His bject: Distribution
Problems in the Automobile In
dustry From the Dealers Point
of View"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-20
By Rodcr Wineet
Associated Press Finoneiol Writer

NEW YORK, Mar. 19.-The
stock market choked off a major
reaction this week and launched
q recovery drive.
The reaction. great as it was.
still made only dent in the
sustained bull market rise that
started Is months ago.
The recovery itself hit giant
strides but petered out as it
progressed.
The Associated Press average
of so stocks gained 10 cents on
the week and closed at s156.10.
Two weeks ago today, the
average stood at an historic high.
Then it fell away around 7 per
cent in a siX-Session reaction.
The recovery drive in the final
four days of this week retraced
Il per cent of that loss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-20

tUnit Of trading 10 shares or sales In full Rates
Of dividends in the foregoing table are annual dis
annual declaration Unless otherwise noted special
or extra dividends are not included Also extra or
extras Annual rate plus stock dividend d De-
clared or paid in 1855 plus stock dividend PAID
last year PAYABLE in stock. estimated cash value
o. paid 50 far this year DECLARED or PAID after
year, an accumulative issue With dividends in ar.
rears Paid this year. dividend ornitted deferred
or no action taken at last dividend meeting. r De-
eafed or paid q 1854 plus stock diyidsnd Llaaa,
x-dis u, distribution. NEs rgnts xy Wtlegf
vi When Issued sIn bankruptcy or receivershtp o.
being rsorssnized under the bankruptcy Act. o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-20

Office here. He
succeeds Will
liam F. Arm
strong, jr., who
has been trans
ferred to De-
troit.
Mr.. w h t e
j in e d the
agency several
m o n t h s ago
andhasunder-
gone training
at he m a in
Office.
He was with
Grant Adyer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-20

Presi d e MT S.
w. H q u s e r
a n n ou n ced
yesterday aft
er the annual
stockholde r s.
m e e t i n &
Thursday.
New life in
s u r q n c c
sold in 1854
q m o u n t e d
to $s7.74o,671
and total in
sura ce in
force reached
G51S am QnQ of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-20
Nominations Announced

Members of the District Life
Underwriters Association have
nominated six candidates for
the Board of Directors. Three
of them will be elected at the
May luncheon meeting.
The nominees are Rudolph Ar
kin, Massachusetts, Mutual:
Thomas r. Buchanan, New York
Life: Mrs. Thelma R. Davenport.
Northwestern Mutual; Wayne E.
Dorman, Penn Mutual; John A.
Upton. New England Mutual;
William r. Tinkelenberg, Equit-
laln L ifn A aann
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-20

promoted to
manager of
the company's
Capitol Servi-
center at 261
Con S titution
avenue NV.
Mr.. Rim e.
hart has been
with the COM
pany for 81
years and has
S erved in
many capaci-.
ties, all in the
w a S h ington