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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-12

games, winning 1872 before average
crowds of 1000. Games were follow
ed by evangelistis meetings.
This summer the Indiana coach
plans to take another group of athlet-
es to countries bordering the bamboo
curtain.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-12
Ezra Won Stein Place Identified
AS Last Weeks Mystery Farm" No. 80

The aerial camera in the Bluton News Mystery Farm con-
test turned of town and focused the Ezra Won
Stein farm Rawson which lies half mile north and two
miles west of Jener&.
Another of the many farms of this which have been
the hands of the same family for two generations this
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-12

First to identify the Won Stein
farm at the News Office Thursday
morning was Charles Ballinger of
Cherry street, BlufftOn. James
Anderson was the first to call
from a Blufftoh rural route, and
Florence Smith of Jenera and
Mrs. Robert Montgomery, Ada
Route 3, wete first to call from
other communities. Each of them
are entitled te- a free ticket to the
Carma Theatre )by calling at the
News Office.
Others who properly identified
the farm included DOnavin Mont
gomery, Route l, Button; Mari
lyn Marquart Route 1, Button;
James Montgomery, Route l,
BIuffton; Mrs\ Richard Ream,
Route l, BlufftOn; Ruth Traucht,
Button; and Mary Freed, Jenera.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-12

farm has been operated by the Won
Stems for the last go years.
The property WAS acquired by
Adam Won Stein around 1895 and the
present owner, Ezra, was born and
reared on the place. He acquired it
from his father in\ 1914. Although
Adam is no longer living, his widow,
Emma, survives and makes her home
there with her sons family.
Ezra's wife is the former Ella
Bame. Married 20 years ago, they
have three children, Merit, a junior
at the Cory-Raws9n IN high school, and
Wayne and David who are pupils at
the Trinity Luther hn church parochial
school.
Ezra's farm operation is of the gen.
eral livestock type common in this
area. He aims to produce just about
as much livestock as his 138-acre
place will feed.
The farm is get up to produce
Grade A milk, and usually from IL to
15 Holstein COWS hre MIXED, although
the herd is littl4 under that number
at present. Mr.. VSn Stein also raises
hogs and his flock 6f leghorn chickens
produce eggs for til market.
Mr.. Won Stein says he has no fav-
orite farm animal, lone must under
stand and be able tq care for all types
to operate a succe bsful general pro-
gram, he believes.
And if farming has been his life
work, it is also his hobby, for a man
with 1873 acres to care for and live
stock to tend does \not have a great
deal of leisure time to spend on Other
interests, he says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
BroyhiIl Requests
Bridge Studies Fund

Funds to begin preliminary en-
cheering and planning studies
for the location Of the Jones'Poin
bridge are sought TO be included
in the Federal budget now being
prepared.
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican, Of Virginia said he
asked the Budget Bureau to in
clude an item of $3.50, 900 for the
work. The, bridge was author
lied by the last session Of
Congress.
In q letter to Ira r, Willard,
Alexandra city manager, Mr..
Broyhill expressed confidence
that the request win be granted.
At the same time, Mr.. Broyhill
said, he has conferred with an
ofiicial Of the National Park Serv-
ice to insure that the portion Of
Jones Point Battery Cove In Alex
andria which viii not be used for
q bridge approach win be devel-
oped in park land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Moforist IS jailed
For Lack Of Permit

A young District motorists
left my permit at home" alibi
fell apart yesterday in Alexan-
dria Police Court and he must
complete q 30-day jail sentence
that had been suspended condi-
tionally.
David L. Gerard, IS, Of the
TOO block of @ street NV. was
arrested In Alexandra on New
Years eve.
In q special midnight session,
called to grant as many holiday
suspensions as possible, Judge
James r. Duncan fined Gerard
SIS on q reckless driving count
and sentenced him to 80 days
on q no-permit charge.
But the Judge said the Jail
term would be lifted II Gerard
could prove his story he has a
license. but wasn't carrying II
when arrested.
Yesterday, Judge Duncan said,
the court learned Gerard has no
driving permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Feb. II Sentencing
Sci for Sergt. Rudy

Rubin w. Rudy, "a, who
pleaded guilty last month to
voluntary manslaughter In the
death Of his 14-inonth-old step
daughter. will be sentenced
February II in Arlington Circuit
Court.
The Air Force staff sergeant
appeared In court yesterday be-
fore Judge William D. Medley,
who postponed sentencing when
Probation Cfiicer Charles T.
Booth said he would have a
complete report on Rudy at that
time.
Rudy has been In the County
Jail since he was charged with
murder IL days after the girls
death on Veterans Day. Police
said the baby's body was "a mass
Of bruises The little girl.
Sherry Lee. was pronounced dead
at Fort Myer Dispensary.
Judge Medley set January 81
for sentencing Mrs. Laura r.
Holland, IS. bookkeeper for Real
Estate Service. Inc. 4763 Lee
highway. for embezzlement.
Mrs. Holland, OF the 1900
block Of North Stafford street
pleaded guilty last month to
embezzling s10.7s5 from the firm.
Police said Mrs. Holland with
held cash from bank deposits
over q three-year period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Takoma Health Cenier
Headquarters Asked

The Community League OF Ia
koma Park last night appealed
to civic organizations Of that area
to assist In obtaining quarters for
the Takorna Park Health and
Welfare Center.
The league also voted to give q
band concert In the firehouse
auditorium February 5 for the
benefit Of the organization. The
washington Missionary College
Band wiz provide the music.
The league, in another action,
adopted a resolution to secure
necessary legislation which would
prohibit the sale Of intoxicating
liquors in the Prince Georges
County section Of Takoma Park.
The meeting was held in the
Takoma Park Municipal Build
ing. with Stepllen L c. Curtis
presiding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
W. 6. McGraw Heads
County School Board

willard q. McGraw Of Cath
ersburg was elected president Of
the Montgomery County Board
Of Education at its annual organ
izing meeting in Rockville last
night. Mr.. McGraw was appoint
ed June "a, 1868, to I'LL an un-
expired term and was reelected
in November: He succeeds Wylie
w. Barrow.
Mrs. John g. Scharf Of Be-
thesda is vice president. She
was appointed September 2, 1858,
to MI q vacancy.
In other business the board
awarded q total Of $555.ii3 In
contracts for additions to four
elementary schools.
Schools and contractors are:
Maryvale Elementary. nine class
rooms. all purpose rooms, H. o.
McAlister CO.. $187, 40. lowest Of
10 bids :Brooklmont, four class
rooms. library. kitchen, Office, all
purpose room, health room and
teachers room. H, o. McAlister
Co., $l67. 429. lowest Of seven
bids; Wyngate Elementary. eight
classroons. H. o. McAlister Co..
$120,570. lowest Of eight bids:
and Glen Haven Elementary,
four classrooms, Hill. Schrider q
Kimmel Co., s79.844. lowest Of
IL bids.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Three Men Are Beck
After Fleeing Hospital

BALTIMORE, Jan. 4 R.--All
three OF the men who broke out
of a maximum security ward Of
the Spring Grove State Hospital
Saturday night were back In the
mental institution again today.
Baltimore police made separate
pickups yesterday Of two Of the
three men, who were described
as dangerous" BY the hospitals
clinical director, and the third
telephoned the hospital later In
the day and asked to be returned.
The three men are Julius High
smith, So, Of Chelsea Beach in
Anne Arundel County; Earl
Spriggs. 20. of Hanover In How
ard County. and Arthur King, 28.
of Baltimore.
Highsmith was arrested in q
doctors Office at a Veterans Ad-
ministration building In Balti-
more. Spriggs was nabbed just
after he emerged from q bar and
King gave himself up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
| Virginia to Reverse
| CoIors;; Black on
| White for 1855

Virginia auto license tags,
now white letters on a black
background. will be reversed for
l955-black letters on a white
background.
Tags may be displayed be-
ginning March Is, and the 1854
plates may no longer be used
after April Is. The fee is $40
for two tags.
Renewal notices will be mailed
March Is. and tags may be OBJ
tanned by sending a check to
the Virginia Division Of Motor
Vehicles at Richmond or may
be bought In person at the Po-
tomac branch office, sol South
Glebe road, or at other loca-
lions to be announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
HyuttsviIIe Moves
TO Halt Vandalism,
On Parking Lot

Increased vandalism at the
Hyattsville municipal parking lot,
Baltimore boulevard and Jeffer-
son street, has aroused the anger
Of Hyattsville City Council meni-
berS.
AT O council meeting last night,
they instructed the municipality 5
police force to keep q closer
watch on the lot and attempt to
find the vandals.
They noted that destruction of
the glass fronts on parking
meters and Of street lights. APP
parently by BIB shots. has become
increasingly costly to the city,
just yesterday, the Council was
informed. is parking meters had
to have new glass fronts.
The Council assigned its new
member, George M. Jones Of the
first ward, to the Council COM
mittees on police, IRE. building
and lights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Police Reinsiaied
In Takonla Park

The two remaining suspended
Takona Park special policemen
have been reinstated to their un-
paid jobs after being cleared Of
an alleged breach Of allegiance
to the municipality.
They are Robert E. Mohr. OF
217 Spring avenue, and C. e.
Werback, SCOT Cockerville ave-
nue..
Both had been suspended since
December 10 because Of their at
tendance at q meeting Of the
Joint Committee Of Prince
Georges Takoma Civic Associa-
lions at which q proposal was
discussed suggesting the seces-
sion Of the Prince Georges por-
tion Of Takoma Park from the
city.
Two other special policemen,
Maurice e. Taylor. 1904 Wild
wood drive, and Theodore j.
Gooch. 1912 Glenside drive. also
were suspended initially. but
we're reinstated by the City
Council December Is.
Mr.. Mohr and Mr.. Werback
were notified Of their reinstate-
ment In letters dated January
from City Clerk Harold J. Hill
lizard. sr. The letter said. In part:
THE Council believes that as
an officer Of the city It is incum-
bent upon you as well Is all
other city employees. both paid
and volunteer. to avoid any ac-
ton which might be considered
as being inconsistent with the
best interests Of the city and
oath Of ONCE"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Pay Raises Approved
For GreenbeIt Employees

Pay raises were approved last
night for all Of Greenbelt's "a
fuli-time employees.
The nearby Maryland COM
rnunity's City Council author
lied an increase Of 5 per cent
for each employee. with q mimi
mum Of $500 for those employed
in the same post for at least
two years. Money for the raises
was included In the 1865 budget
approved by the council last
month.
In another action. the coun-
ell was invited by one Of its
members. James Smith, to take
Q trash tour" January is to
see how debris has accumulated
in back yards. vacant fields and
wooded areas over which Green
belt trash removal trucks have
no jurisdiction.
The council was told also that
Albert Attick. the city's assist
ant director Of public safety.
took over yesterday as Green
belts first superintendent Of
public works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

o gavel made from the historic
Wye Oak. The Governor re-
marked that he believed his pres
ence at the swearing-in cere-
monies for judges in the coun-
ties was unprecedented. He has
appeared at similar installations
In Baltimore City.
Judge Fletcher, in accepting
his commission, said he looked
forward to q splendid asso-
citation with the other judges
and told members Of the bar that
his aim would be to further good
relationships that now exist be-
tween the court and attorneys.
He was welcomed to the bench
by Judge Marbury, who said:
I'm your experiences on the
bench all the colors Of life will
unfold before your eyes"
!. ~. FMS New Judgeship.
Judge Fletcher was named by
Gov. McKeldin to fill the second
Prince Georges County judge
ship created by a constitutional
amendment approved In the No
vember 2 election. His appoin-
tive term will end in 1856 when
an election will be held to fill
the $i3.000-a-year post for the
usual 15-year term.
Judge Fletcher, who is 81,
lives in Cheverly. and has served
as mayor Of the town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Kent Garden Citizens
Approve Proxy Voting

"A resolution permitting yCt-
ing by proxy was passed by the
Kent Gardens Citizens Assoc
citation Of Falls Church al q
meeting last night at the Ches-
terbrO0k School.
The resolution. introduced by
Howard Dutton. permits yrting
by proxy Of q member not pres
Ient at q meeting BY q member
OF his family. The resolution was
adopted as an amendment TO
the constitution and bylaws Of
the association.
The association was advised
Of q hearing to be held ct 1880
am. January. 10. st the Fairfax
County courthouse on Q proposal
to rezOne to commercial q tract
Of land on the northwest corner
Of Wesfrhoreland and Kirby
roads. All members were asked
to attend By President Harry
Gaghan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

Some 10000 applications for
the Districts brand new 1855
auto license tags white letters
and numerals on a dark green
background-will go out about
February /.
And so far as traffic officials
are concerned. it's never again
for the system of lacking small
tabs on old license plates,
adopted as an economy measure
last year.
License plates get pretty well
banged up in two years" Traffic
Director George E. Keneipp
said. "That defeats their major
purpose. which Is identification.
Also, the tabs are easier to
steal. and because Of their size,
it is difficult to tell when they
are stolen. A third difficulty is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Auto Tags Ready Soon .$22 and Up

charge for tags was SIS for cars
up to $500 pounds, So for those
from $500 to $500 pounds and
So for those over $500 pounds.
In addition. the motorist paid a
2 per cent personal property tax.
The new system. according to
officials, should be cheaper for
many motorists, since the Dis
trict has a preponderance Of
relatively new automobiles, on
which the valuation for personal
property tax would be in the
higher brackets.
Commercial vehicles also are
going on a fiat-fee basis, with
out personal property tax on a
separate schedule.
The Traffic Department does
not think the public likes the tab
system any better than it does.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Human Skull Found
By Hiker Is Examined

Prince Georges County med
ical examiner Dr. John T. Ma
loney today was examining. a
human skull, found by q mixer
of Netzerott road near Branch
vile Ma.
The skull. that Of q person
under IS, according to DR.. Ma
loney, was discovered Sunday
about so feet from the road by
Richard r. Seek Of 5607 Thir-
tieth avenue. Hyattsville. accord
ing to police. Police said they
searched the area later but
could find no other parts Of q
skeleton. The skull was cracked
in three places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Airplane instruments
Stolen at Old Airport

Eleven airplane instruments
valued at SAL were stolen over
the weekend from a shed at the
Old Shronae Airport in Green
belt, Nd, Prince Georges County
police reported yesterday.
Frederick Shrome. owner Of the
airport. which has been ahand-
oned since 1852. said two air
craft tachomotors. eight bank
indicators and part Of an air.
speed indicator were stolen from
the shed sometime between Sat-
urday and yesterday. The thieves
also took an unknown number
Of airplane spark plugs and pig-
ton rings and left broken parts
strewn over the floor. he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Fletcher Takes
Judge Oath in
Prince Georges
McKeIdin and 300
Wotch Ceremony al
Upper Marlboro

John Raymond Fletcher, for
mer Prince Georges County State
Senator, today became the fourth
member OF the, bench Of Mary
lands It'll judicial Circuit.
Judge Fletcher was sworn in
by Judge Charles c. Marbury
while Gov. McKeldin and more
than 800 other persons looked on
In a fiower-decked courtroom at
Upper Marlboro.
He lis the first Republican
Judge from Prince Georges
County since Judge George G.
Merrick occupied the bench
around the turn Of the century.
Judge j. Dudley Digges also
was on the bench. but Chief
Judge Jot1nB Gray. jr., was pre-
vented from attending BY illness.
Gets wye Oak GayeI.
Cow McKeldin spoke briefly
and presented to Judge Fletcher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Fire Department Officers
In Silver Spring Named

Walter Brandt last night was
elected president Of the Silver
Spring Fire Department. Leo
Breen was elected vice president.
James Franklin. financial secre-
tary, and Donald Rice, sergeant
at arms.
James Widmayer and Albert
Rajotte were reelected treasurer
and secretary. respectively.
New chief Of the fire depart
ment is Nelson Thayer. He sue
ceeds John w. Cole.
Named to the board of trustees
were william Hosselbarth. Page
Hopkins. William Nicely. Robert
Boiler and Melvin Barton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

the extra clerical work in our
Office"
Each new license plate this
year win carry a prefix Of two
letters, followed by four numer-
ais. The new plates may be
used beginning March ] and
must be attached not later than
April i.
For the first time. the District
this year has q fiat fee system
for auto tags. Beginning with
the April / registration year,
passenger car tags will cost $22
for all cars up to a weight Of
3.499 pounds, and $50 for those
weighing more.
To each of these fees will be
added a 81 fee for the annual
inspection. There win be nc
personal property tax.
Through this license year. the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Jury Calls Rosewood
Conditions Disgrace
o. me Associated Press

ToWsON. Md. Jan. "A
Baltimore County grand jury
says some Of the physical aspects
Of the Rosewood State Training
School are q disgrace to the
State Of Maryland.
The retiring grand Jury In a
report yesterday blamed public
indifference to the problem Of
the care and custody of the men,
tally i'll as the principal cause Of
the trouble.
The Thorn Building-for fe-
male patients in particular
drew the Ire Of the group that
visited Rosewood December s.
The panel said that even men,
tally retarded inmates are
afraid to 60 into some sections
of the building, in which the
committee said there is obsolete
plumbing, rotted flooring and
gaping holes in the plaster.
THE failure of persons re-
sponsible to correct these ply
steal deficiencies is inexcusable. =
the report said.
The group also expressed
doubt about the proposed trans
fer Of 200 mentally retarded
Negro children from Brownsville
State Hospital to Rosewood.
1T is impossible from the
standpoint of a lay observer to
understand how Rosewood could
absorb this number of additional
patients" the jury said. TT may
be that approximately so pa
tients could be handled satisfac-
torily. but the extent Of the
transfer should be given careful
consideration" Fifteen patients
already have been transferred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
U. 5. Urged 10 Continue
0Iney Civil Defense Post

A resolution was adopted at
a MONTGOMERY County Civil De-
Tense Forum last night urging
Gov. McKeldin to petition Pres
ident Eisenhower to take action
designed to insure continuation
Of the Federal Civil Defense
training center at Olney. Md.
The resolution was presented
during q meeting ut the Home
wood Recreation Center spon-
sored by the Homewood Citi-
zens' Association. 1t opposed the
proposal to move the center to
Battle Greek. Mich.
Speakers at the forum in
ciuded Rear Admiral @. Roy
Hartwig, U. s.. ~, retired,
the county's deputy director Of
civil defense; Maj. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey, chairman Of the
county's Civil Defense Advisory
Board, and County Council
Member Wilbur Baughmarl.
Gerhard Meyer. member of the
advisory board. was moderator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Maryland Issues Two Tags .
But. Cost Is Still | ncertoin

pounds and $50 instead Of $2s
for those Weighing more.
It will be the first time since
1892 that red and white have
been used.
w Dana Rudy. deputy COM
missioner of motor vehicles for
the State, said the color change
is routine so that old plates
won't be pressed back into serv-
ice. In 1851 and 1852, the tags
were black and white.
Some 100000 tag applications
will be mailed out during the
last week Of February. Tags
will be placed on sale in nearby
areas on March /, the same day
they may be put into use. Dead
lire for getting passenger car
tags is March 81. For trucks, il
is April 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Alexandra IaiIbIeak
Fooled as Shoes Yield
Sharpened Spoons

Alexandria jail and court Of
ficials yesterday disclosed how
they foiled three accused coun-
terfeiters In their plans to escape
from custody three weeks ago.
The trio two men and q
woman--are now in the District
Jail. and are under indictment
In both the District and Virginia
on counterfeiting charges.
Alexandria City Sergt. Frank
Moriarty said the three were
prisoners in his jail when an
other prisoner tipped him of
that they were planning q break.
Spoons In Shoes.
Eve had a thorough shake
down." said Mr.. Moriarty. 1--WE
finally found two whittled-dow
spoons In the shoes Of one Of
them. Those spoons were sharp
enough to kill q man."
Mr.. Moriarty said his inform
ant told him the counterfeiters
planned to use the spoons as
weapons to escape from Deputy
United States Marshall Russell
Brownell when he took themsto
court from the city jail for q
hearing December 49,
The shakedown uncovered the
spoons the night before the three
were to 60 to court.
Caught In Hotel.
At the time OF their arrest in
q washington hotel, November
10, Treasury Department special
agents said they recovered 43
bogus 500 Federal Reserve notes
from them. They added that
this was part Of some $3.50, 900
in counterfeit bills printed In a
Miami home.
The accused trio, all from
Florida, are Frances Smith. 80,
alias Joan S. Clair Of Miami
Springs; Farmer 8. Thomas. %.
alias j. r. Duncan Of Miami,
and William H. Gardner, 80.
alias w. c. Pushum Of opalocka.
The spoons we're in Thomas
shoes. :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

Maryland's 1855 license tags
viii be q new color-re numer-
ais on q white background, in
stead OF the observation-disclosures
combination OF the past two
years.
Two tags per car will be issued
instead OF one. They also may
cost more
The State Legislature, after
1t converes tomorrow, is slated
to consider whether to override
Gov. Mckeldin's veto Of q 1854
bill repeating q scheduled $5-to-
81 increase In tag fees. The
legislators have been urged by
the State Roads Commission to
retain the increases. which would
make tags $40 instead of SIS
fol' cars weighing under 3.700