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Evening star., 1955-02-19
kenwood Beach Seeks
Improvement Finances

Property owners at Kenwood
Beach, Md. today were assured
of good swimming this summer
but they weren't sure of how
they we're going to pay for the
improvements that will make 1t
possible.
They met at the Sailors and
Soldiers Home here last night
with the Calvert County Board
of Commissioners to discuss a
formula of assessments to
amortize a $4,000 loan f1oated
for a beach erosion project. now
virtually completed.
George w. Dorsey, sr., board
president. said a formula pro-
posed by the Kenwood Beach
Citizens Association was rejected
because it was based on out
dated subdivision maps and
placed an unfair burden on
vacant lots.
He said the board will work
out a new system of assessments
and present it to the proper
owners at a meeting in Prince
Frederick, Md, on February n.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Jury Awards $4,000
For Collision Injuries

A jury yesterday returned a
verdict for $500 in favor of
a man for injuries he received in
November, 1852, when a private
automobile in which he was a
passenger collided with a taxicab
at Nineteenth street and Inde-
pendence avenue Sc.
The man injured is Fred H.
Buck, As, of 904 North Wayne
street, Arlington, Va, who suf-
fered a skull fracture and other
injuries. The verdict was re-
turned in the U. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia, be-
fore Judge Edward A. Tamm.
1t was against John M. Levin,
of the 5000 block of Sixteenth
street NV. in whose automobile
Mr.. Buck was riding: also against
Lee S. Park, now of New York,
who was driving the taxicab, and
the National Transportation Co.,
which owned the taxicab. Mr..
Buck was represented by Attor-
ney Ralph F. Barlow.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Drunk Driver Sentenced
To 40 Days on a CHARGES

A man who smashed his arm
and a dozen rural mailboxes
after ignoring policeman's
warning that he was too drunk
to drive is serving 40 days in the
Prince Georges County Jail.
Milton J. Proctor. "a, colored,
of the 2300 block of Engle place
Sc. pleaded guilty yesterday to
four traffic charges and was
committed for 10 days on each
charge ee.i in default Of fines total
Upper Marlboro Police Court
Judge Nita S. Hinman Crane
fined Proctor 500 for drunken
driving, $100 for speeding. $25
for reckless driving and $40 for
driving without permit.
County Police Sergt. Lawson
J. Peed said he advised Proctor
not to drive when he saw him
stagger into a car parked near
Branch avenue on Wednesday.
Shortly afterwards, Proctor
whizzed past Sergt. Peed at 10
miles an hour and cracked up
when he swerved in St. Barnabas
road in an attempt to escape the
pursuing officer.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Roads Agency Probe
Wins Tentative OK
In Maryland Senate
BY the Assoeiosed Press

. ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 49,
The Senate gave tentative ap-
proval today to an overall probe
of the State Roads Commission
after learning that a survey
group more than two years ago
recommended the agency be
abolished.
Senate President Goldstein re-
leased a copy of the survey re-
port to the press in the midst
of debate on the bill to set up
the investigations.
Senator Goldstein and Sena-
tors Mock, Democract. of Wi
comico, Turnbull. Democrat, of
Baltimore County, and Malkus,
Democrat, of Dorchester, spon-
sored the bill, one of many con-
troversial measures involving
the Roads Commission.
2 Suppression Charged.
Release of the report, made by
the Public Service Administra-
tion of Chicago, came after Mrs.
Mock declared during debate on
the measure that the commission
had suppressed" the report.
Senator Turnbull added that 1t
indicated the roads agency had
failed to pass it's accreditation
tests"
Russell II, Mccain, chairman
of the commission, said Senator
Goldstein and former Delegate
John Wood Logan. Democrat, of
Caroline, then majority leaders
in the Senate and House, both
were given copies of the report
in 1858.
Mr.. Mccain said the survey
was made at the request of the
Advisory Council on Highway
Construction.
Not a True Picture.
The commission chairman
added that many of the recon-
mendations in the report-such
as proposals for roadside con-
troll and tighter truck weight
restrictions-were later made to
the Legislature and were de-
feated.
The council was not convinced
that the commission should be
eliminated, Mr.. Mccain added.
Criticisms in the report dealt
generally with the budget of the
highway agency, which it said
did not give a true picture of
total expenditures on roads.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Two Projects
For SubnorlllaI
Youths Urged
Institution Costing
So Million and
, Clinic Proposed

The District Commissioners to-
day have before them reconi-
mendations from the Public Well
fare Advisory Council. calling for
help for mentally disturbed chill
dren here.
One recommendation calls for
establishment of a clinic stated
with psychiatrists. psychiatric
social workers. psychologists and
students Of those fields to treat
children who are mentally sound
enough to live at home or in
an institution. This plan in
cludes both impatient and OUT
patient treatment facilities.
The second recommendation
in the two-pronged plan asks
a new security institution for
the type Of child now treated
at the National Training School.
The Welfare Department has
estimated the cost of such an
institution at So million.
DR.. Robert D., Lincoln, whose
recommendations to the council
were approved and passed on to
the Commissioners, said:
II believe that both >. should
be carried out in conjunction
with the two medical schools in
the city who may help supply
the necessary professional per-
sonnel, prestige and know-how."
DR.. Lincoln is the consultant
psychiatrist to the Child Well
fare Division of the District De-
partment of Public Welfare. In
a report to the council yesterday,
he said:
"I see an increasing number
of severely disturbed, unbalanced
youngsters who create an in
creasing number of difficulties
for the community in the form
of increasing number of depend
ents and law violations. In not
too many years (and with some
of them it has already started)
they will be the producers of new
crops of children: and these
larger crops of children, raised
in an environment of indiffer-
ence. deprivation, lack of UNDER
standing and hate. become the
dependents and law violators
five or 10 years from now-prob-
lens for the community.
Appalling Inadequacy.
'"The present facilities for in
terrupting this vicious circle
are appallingly inadequate"
In the present welfare institu-
tions, DR.. Lincoln estimated.
there are some 80 or 40 children
needing the residential care.
Another several hundred" need
clinic visits. ~
Earlier. the council heard a
report that family breakdown
in the District is increasing.
Miss Gertrude Richman, assist
ant superintendent of the Child
Welfare Division, said the num-
ber of children requiring the
services of the division has in
creased - per cent since 1851.
With more children in need
of care than the budget provides
for. Miss Richman said, I'VE are
making some reflections that
leave children in doubtful home
conditions"
In 1850, Miss Richman said,
240 children were committed to
the department as delinquent.
In 1854. AIT were committed.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
LITER Rebuffed
In Plea 10
Void Verdict
Court of Appeals
UphoIds Competency
To Stund TriuI

A man, serving a life term for
Staying his wife, yesterday lost
q move to have the conviction
set aside on the ground he was
not mentally competent at the
time he was tried.
The U. s. Court of Appeals for
the District Of Columbia, in a
split 2-to-1 opinion, held that
the lower court judge properly
found the man competent on the
basis of documentary evidence
without a full hearing.
The case involved Edward B.
Bishop, convicted in 1898 of first
degree murder and sentenced to
death.
Sometime later, a mental in
QUESTION was held and he was
found to be insane and sent to
st. EllzabethS Hospital.
Sentence COmmuted.
In 1852, following a psychiatric
opinion that Bishop never would
recover his sanity SO long as the
death sentence hung over him,
the sentence was commuted to
life Imprisonment by the Presi-
dent. Seven months later, he
was certified by hospital authori-
ties as having recovered his SAN
ity. He was then returned to
the penitentiary.
Federal Judge Charles F.
Mclaughlin in the U. s. District
Court for the District of Colum-
bia, on the basis of documentary
evidence. rejected a motion by
Bishop to have his conviction
set aside.
The judge found Bishop was
mentally competent at the time
of trial.
No Sign. of Disorder.
Evidence before the judge in
cluded a report from a psychia-
trist who examined Bishop be-
fore the trial. The report stated
Bishop had nothing that would
be Suggestive of a mental dis
order"
The majority appellate opin-
ion, written by Judge E. Barrett
Prettyman and cencurred in by
Judge John A. Danaher, held
there was substantial evidence
from which the District Court
could find, as it did find, that
Bishop was competent at the
time of trial :"
Judge David L. Bazelon dis
sented. He held the lower courts
main finding of fact was er-
roneous. The finding referred to
the mental examination made
before trial. 1t went on to say
that the doctor "could discern
no symptoms that would suggest
a mental disorder" and that the
prisoner was competent to
stand trial"
Judge Bazelon denied the re-
port referred to competency to
stand trial.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Womon's S Death Listed
As Tenth Auto FotuIity

Death of Mrs. Jane E. Holton,
SO. colored, of 1911 Clifton street
NV, who died Thursday, was
ruled a traffic fatality yesterday
after an autopsy.
Mrs. Holton was struck by an
auto a month ago at Eleventh
street and South Carolina ave-
nue. Sc. Her death brought the
1855 District traffic toll to 10.
three more than at this time last
year.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Maryland Senate
Kills Bill 10 End
Primary Unit System
STAR Stan Photo.
By @ ssor staff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-TWO
drastic Maryland election law
reforms, one to abolish the So
called unit system in primaries.
were defeated in voice votes by
the State Senate yesterday.
The other would have required
an alphabetical listing Of can
didates of general election bal
lots, regardless of party designa-
tion.
Both proposals were sponsored
by senate Majority Leader John
G. Turnbull, who was the only
one to speak in their favor on
the Senate floor.
Like Federal System.
He said the unit system
"thwarts the popular will" of the
voters and Maryland ought to
have democracy within the par
ties, as well as in the general
election" f
Maryland's unit system is SINH
lar to the Federal electoral COL
lege system and the so-called
borough system in Georgia. Un-
der it, candidates in primary
elections must win a majority of
unit votes. which are cast in con-
vention and are allotted to the
counties and Baltimore City in
accordance with their represent
alton in the State Legislature.
That representation is
weighted in favor of rural sec
tions and that's the reason Mr..
Turnbull told his colleagues he
knew he was beaten before he
started"
Winners Lost Popular Vote.
In two Maryland primaries,
candidates have been nominated
who did not receive a plurality
of the popular vote. In 1850,
former Gov. w. Preston Lane,
jr., and Senator John Marshall
Butler won the nomination Of
their parties even though they
had less popular vote than their
opponents, George P. Mahoney
and D. John Markey.
The unit system does not ap-
ply in general elections.
The other Turnbull bill was
buried in a chorus of NOS"
after Senator George Della,
Democrat. of Baltimore City. told
the Senate:
"This would never do for
Baltimore City. where we have
educated our people to vote a
straight Democratic or a straight
Republican ticket"
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Youth Found Insane;
Had Been Indicted in
3MoraIs Charges

A youth under indictment on
charges of carnal knowledge in
volving a 15-year-old girl, OF
raping a 30-year-old woman and
of attempting to rape a 28-year-
old woman yesterday was found
of unsound mind at a court
hearing.
He is David Dukes, 20. colored,
of the 1400 block of Swami
street NV. He was found in
sane by Judge Henry A. Schwein-
haut of the u. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia at a
lunacy hearing requested by the
prosecution.
DR.. Amino Perretti and DR..
Gerhart j. Gordon, both PSYCHE
artists at District General Hos
pital, testified they had examined
Dukes and found him to be suf-
fering from undifferentiated psy-
Ghosts.
As a result of the courts find
ing, Dukes is. to be treated at
st. Elizabeths Hospital. He will
be subject to trial if he becomes
sane, it was pointed out by As
sistant United States Attorney
Harold H. Titus. jr.
Indictments accuse Dukes o.
committing all of the offenses
last November. He also is ac-
cused of robbing one of the
women of $3l and other items
and another of a watch and
cigarette lighter. He is accused
further of robbing the sister of
the 15-year-old attack victim of
Is cents.
The 15-year-old girl was at
tackled in an alley off Mount
Pleasant street NV. while &C
companied by her sister. The
30-year-old rape victim was at
tackled in the $500 block of
Thirteenth street NV, and the
attempted rape and robbery was
in the 5000 block of New Hamp-
shire avenue NV.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Hit-Run Auto Kills
Boy,12;;SuspectHeId

Lawrence r. Patterson, jr..
12, was killed last night near
his home in Accokeek, Md,
when a car struck his bicycle
on State road 210. His parents
live in Accokeek.
The driver. police said, fed
the scene, but was picked up
half hour later at a tavern on
Route 224, 4 miles from the
accident scene.
He was identified as Ralph A.
Hunziker, IS, of Oxon Hill.
State police at Waldorf, Md,
charged him with manslaughter.
leaving the scene of an accident
and with being under the in.
fuence of intoxicants.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Two-Story House
Dumuqed byFire

Considerable property damage
was caused late yesterday during
a fire involving a two-story brick
row house at 738 and 1909
Twelfth street S.E. No one was
hurt. "
The fire damaged rear porches
on the first and second floors Of
the building. Occupants were
listed as Gladys Knesse, %, and
Helen A. White, So.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
County Heads Asked
To Back Legislation
For Juvenile Court

The Prince Georges County
Commissioners were asked yes
terday to support proposed legis-
lation calling for establishment
of a separate juvenile court for
the county.
Ten witnesses appeared before
the board and testified that the
present system of handling juve-
nile cases fails to provide ade-
quate supervision and rehabilita-
ton because neither magistrates
nor the probation staff can han
die the volume of work.
The commissioners deferred
action on the request. which was
put forward by the county's
Juvenile Court Advisory Com
mittee. No one appeared to speak
against the proposal.
Report Criticized.
A row over the court issue be-
tween the Advisory Committee
and the legislative committee of
the County Commissioners Youth
Council flared briefly when Mrs.
Irma Bogdanoff, council presi-
dent, criticized the legislative
committee for releasing a re-
port on its study of youth prob
lens.
Mrs. Bogdanoff charged that
the report, which said a separate
juvenile court is neither neces-
sary nor economically sound,
represented only the opinions Of
four men and not the entire
council.
Magistrate Theodore Miazga
told of his problems of coping
with juveniles and pointed out
that Montgomery County spends
less for institutional care for de-
linquents than Prince Georges
because of apparently superior
methods of dealing with youth
problems through its juvenile
court system.
To Gate, neither the commits
sioners nor the county's delega-
ton to the General Assembly
have expressed enthusiasm for
the separate court idea. The new
judge, if authorized, probably
would be Republican, since his
appointment would be made by
Gov. McKeldin. .....
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Firm Told 10 Quit Dumping
Refuse Into State Waters
BY the Assoeioied Press

RICHMOND. Feb. 19.-The
Valley Feather Co. of Timber
vile has been ordered by the
State Water Control Board to
stop operations involving dis
charges into State waters until
proper treatment facilities are
obtained.
Mill Valley Sanitary Corp. In
Fairfax County, which had been
previously denied a permit to
build a treatment plant on Po-
hick Creek. was given permission
to build the plant with the con-
dition a special oxidation pool
be built to act as a shock alb
sorber" against electrical failures
or other difficulties which would
make it temporarily impossible
to treat sewage.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Girl Scouts of Fuirfux
Have Friendship Session

A World Friendship Gathering
of Girl Scouts and Brownies of
Fairfax County was to be held
today at Annandale High School.
Each troop in the county will
be represented by a Scout
dressed in the native attire of
a country friendly to Scouting,
along with one In the uniform
Of the Girl Scouts.
Contributions win be presented
10 the "Juliette Low Wxrld
Friendship Fund"
Evening star., 1955-02-19
BRIGHT FUTURE Z
BUT ONLY
for sl,e we'll prepared

Our modern world needs and re-
wards trained engineers and scien-
fists. But preparation must begin
early with math and science courses
taken in high school. Because, with.
out this preparation, your children
cannot enter an engineering or tech
nical college cannot prepare FOR q
useful and rich life in this absorbing
field.
For o guide 10 your ehildrsni future,
write for tho free folder "Aissr Nigh
seheol, Whes7s e/s Bex 20, Midtown
ssssies. New Yssk 10. nv.
Published as q public service in CO.
operation sgith Tie Advatsiag CogscI
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Evening star., 1955-02-19
Irving Berlin Receives
Medal From President

Irving Berlin, the songwriter,
yesterday received a gold medal
from President Eisenhower at a
White House ceremony.
The medal, authorized by Con-
gress last year, was in recogni-
ton of Mr.. Berlin's having
composed many patriotic songs,
including God Bless America" "
A similar medal was voted by
Congress after World War I to
George NJ. Cohan for his over
There"
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Medical Missions Meeting

The Men of the Medical Mis-
sions will hold their organi-
rational meeting at $50 O'Clock
tonight in the Medical Missions
House of Studies. Sixth and
Buchanan streets NE.
Evening star., 1955-02-19

mony at the embassy, 2110 Leroy
place NV.
Mr.. Peale was commended for
the work his company has done
in establishing a cooperative
manufacturing program between
Republic and the Finmeccanica
Co. of Naples to produce spare
parts for F-84 Thunderjet fight
er-bombers supplied to Italy
under the North Atlantic treaty
and mutual assistance pacts.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
St. Stephens 5 'Porisl, Niqht

The Holy Name Society Of st.
Stephens Catholic Church will
sponsor a Parish Night Z games
and entertainment. at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow in the school hall,
Twenty-fourth and K streets
NV.
Evening star., 1955-02-19

for his work
in strength
e n i n g t h e
l t a ii a n Air
Forces"
M a n ! i o
B oslo, the
Italian A m :
b a S S a d o r,
d e C o r a t e d
Mr.. P e a | e
with the rib
bon of the Or
der of Merit
of the Italian
Republic in a
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Republic Aviation Head
Receives Italian Award

The italian Embassy last night
presented its highest civilian
award to Mundy I. Peale, presi-
dent of Republic Aviation Corp,
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Viewing ~
NEW YORK. Ito

1
The sage of Broadway, as far
as I'm concerned, is Fred Allen.
Over a bowl of oyster stew,
Fred gave me the lowdown on
TV and its foibles. It's as keen
an analysis of the situation as
you'll ever read.
you can last longer in the
Russian government than on
TV," observes Fred, nasally. 'It's
a great medium for making un-
important people important and
important ones miinportant.
you've heard of course that
the Internal Revenue Bureau
has opened up branch in
Jackie Gleason's pocket. and
that the lowest guy in the world
is the one who quotes Gleason.
Il saw the Washington pre-
miere of The Long Gray Line
on Steve Aliens show. and 1t
was frightening. Ali of our Army
brass and Mamie Eisenhower
were there doing commercials
for the picture.
"Ty Power came down with
yellow jaundice afterward. I
guess so he can stay in color pic
lures. Medic is going to be done
in color, if they can find a scar
let fever victim.
"The trouble with TV today
is that the industry mistakes
endurance for entertainment.
Most of the stars are getting sick.
and now the audience is starting
to get sick. It's catching.
II used to get mail why I
wasn't on TV. Now the same
people write and ask why I am
on. The mail is always with
you."'
Fred is a regular now on
whats My Line?" until June /.
In addition to this chore he is
plugging his book, "Treadmill to
Oblivion" which has hit the
best seller lists in New York.
How come you've never been
on Ed Murrow's Person to Per-
SON show?" I asked the taciturn
Allen.
"They asked me twice, but
turned it down. Look, I've never
been in his house, so why should
I have him in mine? Anyway,
don't care if the critics pan me,
but on that show they could pan
my furniture"
Didn't I tell you that this man
was keen analyst of TV?
Il *
WHAT CHAN E?- Also
dropped around at ABC to talk
with John DAILY, who is busy
shutting between his job there
as vice president of news and
special events and the CHS
whats My Line?" modera tors
chair.
had a beef to register. In
my humble opinion Bennett Cert,
Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Fran
els and DAILY all are getting a
little too cute and cut-uppish on
whats My Line?"
They are frequently so busy
Evening star., 1955-02-21
.W Makes the Unimportont
Important and Vice Versa
By HoI Humphrey

tossing one-line gags at one an
other that the business of guess
ing the contestants occupation
becomes just a vehicle for these
amateur comics.
DAILY was very gracious when I
Evening star., 1955-02-21

broached this to him, but q little
shocked. He said he wasn't aware
that they were doing the show
any differently. and I'm sure he
meant it. So, I resolved nothing
on that score.
The rumor that Cert guesses
so many of the guest celebrities
because he can see through that
mask was also pooh-poohed by
| DAILY.
Bennett has to remove his
glasses to wear the mask, and
without his glasses he can't see
a foot in front of him." revealed
DAILY.
OUTNUMBERED-West Coast
ers might be interested to know
that Greater New York now has
4.250.000 TV sets in operation,
compared to 2 million in Los
Angeles. That's why the West
always loses any decision over
which end of the microwave gets
the delayed kinescopes of Give"
TV shows. It's a matter of in
sulting the fewest viewers.
X y X 4
COMPENSATION-Doing TV
is rough on the stars, but it has
its compensations. too. Milton
Berle, for example. hops off for
Florida after each of his shows
and doesn't come back until the
following Monday.
X X II
BUT EVERYBODY - Over
heard at Toots Shor's restaurant:
Everybody talks about TV, but
nobody does anything about it,"
Copyright 1855, Mirror Enterprises Co.)
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