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Evening star., 1955-02-18
Two Wheaton Girls
Missing From Homes

Two young girls, who went to
school February Q and have not
been seen since. are being sought
today.
They are Ann Baumgartner
is. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. A. Baumgartner, 1903 viers
Mill road. Wheaton. Md. and
Barbara Graham. IA. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Graham.
13005 Evanston street, in
Wheaton City, Md.
Both girls attend WheattS1
High School. Ann is said to
have told q younger sister she
was going to run away.
Ann is about S feet 5 inches
tall. weighs about l25 pounds.
has brownish hair and medium
fair skin. She wa swearing q
Evening star., 1955-02-18

Ann Baumsartner. Barbara Graham.
new blue coat. gray suede shoes
and white bobby socks.
Barbara is almost s feet S
inches tall. weighs l22 pounds
and has medium brown hair.
gray eyes and medium fair skin
and teeth fairly even. She had
on q red coat. red scarf, black
taffeta skirt. red blouse, black
silk stockings and black bal
lerina shoes.
Evening star., 1955-02-18
Hermann Field Says
Poles Paid $4,000
For False Arrest
sy me A,.sele,sd Press

LONDON. Feb. 1s.-Hermanr
Field said today he spent i've
years imprisoned In 0 cellar In
Communist Poland and dis
closed the Warsaw government
has paid him $50, 900 for wrong
ful arrest.
He insisted he Is at a loss tc
explain the case Of the dis
appearing Fields" and said hf
was never q Communist or "au
agent for anybody"
81 am not q Communist and
never was one," he said. "Ovei
the course Of 20 years I have
occasionally agreed with some
Of the policies for which the
Communist Party said it stood
For instance, I was very much
opposed to the rise OF Hitler and
was opposed to the occupation
Of Czechoslovakia by German
forces"
The 44-year-old Cleveland
architect appeared at q London
news conference "a hours after
his arrival from q rest period In
Switzerland. Poland released
him in october.
Noel Stays In Hungary.
Four members of the Field
family disappeared behind the
Iron Curtain in 1949. Hermanr1's
older brother, Noel, a former
United States State Department
official, and his wife were re-
leased recently from a Hun
garian prison and chose to stay
in Hungary. Noel's adopted
daughter, Mrs. Erica Wallach,
has been reported in exile in
Siberia. Hermann said that all
through the five years he never
knew Noel's whereabouts.
Noel Field has been denounced
as a spy on both sides Of the
Iron Curtain. but Hungary in
releasing him said he was alb
solved. Testimony before United
States congressional committees
linked him to Alger Hiss and
Communist cells in Washington
during the 30S.
Hermann Field was asked to-
day whether his brother Noel
ever was Communist.
II do not know" Hermann
Field said. "Since we were adult
men we have seen very little
Of each other"
He said he still holds an Amer
lean passport but has no plans
TO return there.
Lost Job in Cleveland.
"I've lost my job in Cleveland" !"
he explained. Before pulling I'D
stakes, I want to find myself q
new position and a new home
town."
His voice broke as he recounted
the scene when he learned that |
ne was to be free. Field said |
hat once the Poles decided to |
'elease him they treated him !
With great kindness.
He said that at his insistence |
he Poles agreed to state he.had |
,een arrested on false charges,
md they also paid the cost of
lis convalescence in Switzerland. /
which amounted to about $500, /
lfter he left Warsaw last fan.
Field said he first made a de-
nand Tor financial compensa-
ion when he went on d protest
lunger strike in 1851, He re- |
Evening star., 1955-06-09
Expansion Begins
On Cooling Facility

Work has begun on a contract
let for some $500,00O worth
of air-conditioning machinery
that will expand the central
cooling system for the Govern
ment buildings on Capitol Hill.
The expansion, according to
a spokesman for the architect of
the Capitol's Office. will extend
the capacity of the equipment
in the central power plant. The
central power plant now serves
the Capitol and the Senate and
House Office Buildings.
Under the projected enlarge
Iment of facilities the power
plant will also be able to take
care of the Supreme Court
Building and the two Library of
Congress Buildings, which are
now served by separate air.
conditioning systems. and the
new Senate Office Building when
lit is erected.
Evening star., 1955-06-09
Hearing on Milk
Seen Assured in
Arlington Area

RICHMOND, June 8 (SpeciaD .
-Virginia's State Milk Commits
sion today was ready to call a
public hearing on the removal
Of controls on retail prices Of
milk in the Arlington area.
The public hearing was re-
quested two weeks ago by four
members of the Arlington dele
cation to Virginia's General As
sembly who asked for open COM
petition on retail sale of milk.
i. The three commissioners de-
clined to comment today before
going into session at / pm, but
a member of their staff told re-
porters that they would grant
the request for the public hear
ing.
The milk and cream act pro-
vides' that the commission may
set public hearings on its own
motion and is required to do
so at the request of a substantial
number of dairy producers or
distributors in an area.
Evening star., 1955-06-09

George. Washington Univer-
sity's 134th annual commence
ment was driven indoors last
night by rain, but 837 gradual
ing students received their di-
plomas in Lisner Auditorium be-
fore a capacity crowd.
DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin conferred
the degrees. In his charge to
the graduates, he called for an
end to colonialism by free ma
tions and asked for their right
to establish freedom.
"It is not too late" he said.
"to convince the peoples Of the
worla that we believe in our
great mission in establishing self
determination and the principle
of free men living together under
Ia government of, by and for the
people.
COloneIs Get Degrees
Among the graduates were two
Air Force colonels who received
master of arts degrees. They
were Col. j. M. Lockman. a
graduate of the Citadel, who
Lives at 1906 Tower street, Falls
Church, Va, and Col. Herbert
G. Bench of 105 South Park
drive, Arlington. They were the
first Air Force officers to receive
this degree under the universityS
off campus program under the
College of General Studies. Both
Imajored in personnel manage
ment.
Evening star., 1955-06-09
Man Holds Knife
AT Throut of Son
In Defyinq Police

A Clarksburg (Md) man helo
Ioff six Montgomery County po.
Ilicemen for nearly an hour last
night by threatening to plunge
a knife into his 5-year-old sons
Throat if the officers approached
The child escaped unharmed
when the police finally closed in
on his father, Raymond Hackey
colored, 26.
The child's terror began when
two policemen entered Hackey's
house last night with warrant
charging Hackey with wife
beating.
Privates Thomas Thear and
Henry Davis encountered Hac-
key, who was holding his SON
Robert, by the throat. Pressing
Ia long-bladed knife against the
boy, Hackey threatened to kill
him.
After the policemen radioed
for help, Hackey threw his knife
|out the window. But when the
policemen moved toward him
again, Hackey threatened to stab
his son with a pair of scissors.
AS six policemen crept closer,
|Hackey fell backward over a bed,
still clutehing the boy. Police
1t. Ralph Howard drew his re-
volver to distract Hackey's at
Itention and another policeman
seized the scissors.
Hackey was jailed under $4,000
bond on two counts of assault
land battery.
Evening star., 1955-06-09
'RECORD' PRINTS
BOX SCORE OF
BASEBALL GAME

The Congressional Record
for yesterday included a
baseball box score, perhaps
the first time it ever pub
lished one. It was reprinted
from The Star. along with
the story of Tuesday nights
Congressional baseball game.
Record indexers at the
Government Printing Office
said they couldn't remember
any other time the Record
went so sporty.
Representative Laird, Wis
consin, had the story and
box score inserted in the
Record. He is a Republican,
and played on the G. o. P.
team that beat the Demo-
Gratis IL to 4. The annual
game is sponsored by the
The Stars Summer Camp
Fund.
Evening star., 1955-06-09
Students Win
Scholarships

New scholarship awards won
by students at George Washing
ton High School in Alexandria
were announced today.
John Cox, son of Mrs. John
C. Cox. 1905 Ramsey street, re-
ceived a four-year athletic
scholarship to Clemson College.
Phil DuSault, son of 1t. Col.
and Mrs. P. E. DuSault of 2901
Mosby street, received a Harvard
Club four year award.
Martha Huffman, daughter of
1t. Col. and Mrs. G. L. Huff
man, Of GIT Tennessee avenue,
received a four year award to
Mary Washington College.
Dan Jones, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herschel P. Jones of
Chinquapin drive. received an
athletic scholarship to Wander
bilt University.
William Rich, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Rich of 112 Randolph
avenue, received a renewable
State scholarship to the Univer-
sity of Virginia.
Douglas Yates, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin F. Yates of 722
Overlook drive, has received an
athletic scholarship to Vanderbilt
University for four years.
Pamela Wharton, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Wharton
of 3405 Alabama avenue, has re-
ceived an award to attend Mt.
Holyoke College.
Alan Reynolds has received an
athletic scholarship to attend the
University of Virginia for four
years. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin A. Reynolds of 804
Crescent drive.
Evening star., 1955-06-09
Modesty of Hero in Office HoIdup
Leads to His Arrest as Bondit Suspect

The modesty of a holdup
"hero" to the point of belliger-
ence brought about his down.
fall, police said today.
1t also put detectives on the
trail of three other suspects and
led to the solution of two hold
ups.
Police also were checking
substantial reports that the
hero" a native of Texas. is
due for a 81 million inheritance
at the age of 81 and is the son
of one-time States attorney
in Texas.
Police charged James Willis,
10, Of the 5700 block of Potomac
avenue NV. with armed rob-
berry and grand larceny of an
auto, and Detective Sergt. j. T.
O'Brien and Detective Walter j.
Connolly said it came about
this way:
When Willis threw a knife go
feet at two fleeing colored bandits
after a SITS holdup yesterday at
the zagami Realty Co.. 1866 H
street NE, newspaper photogra-
pliers wanted to take his picture
as the 'thero."
Willis objected, strenuously
and belligerently.
That's odd" Sergt. O'Brien
unused later at police head
quarters.
So Sergt. O'Brien and Detec-
tive Connolly watched Willis
closely as he scanned pictures in
the police rogue's gallery. They
Evening star., 1955-06-09
DISTRICT TRAILS
CALIFORNIA IN
II. S. JOBS AGAIN

Washington, seat of the
National Government, had
1,035 fewer Federal civilian
employees than California,
which continued to lead all
other areas at the end Of
1854.
Reporting this today, the
Civil Service Commission
said the totals were 227, AL
for California and 226, ,406 for
Metropolitan Washington.
California has held the
lead in Federal population
since September, 1851.
New York ranked second
among the States last De-
cember 81, with 182,353 en-
ployes.
The Federal employe pop
ulation of Virginia was set
at 70,970 and for Maryland
at 6,437 for the same period.
The Virginia areas of Ariing-
ton and Fairfax Counties
and Alexandria and Mary
lands Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties are
included in the Washington
Metropolitan Area figures.
Evening star., 1955-06-09

recalled, too, that a white man
and two colored men had been
involved in a holdup Saturday
might at Johnny's Service Sta
ton, 4301 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Police had a palm print from
a stolen car used in that stickup.
On the pretext that they wanted
to eliminate Willis f1ngerprints
from any that were suspicious in
the H street holdup, they took
his palm and fingerprints.
A cheek showed that the
prints matched.
1t. Edwin B. Crandall. Of the
robbery squad, said Willis adj
United being in the stolen car.
but denied implication in the
holdup.
Further questioning implicated
Thomas L. Payne. 20, colored, Of
the HOO block Of New Jersey
avenue NV, in the filing sta
ton robbery. Willis and Payne
were placed under $4,000 bond
each at hearing today before
United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence.
A warrant was filed against and
Ia search started for John Jones.
lcolored, in his early 20s and
Icolored juvenile In connections
with the H street robbery.
Jones was identified as
brother of Maurice (Hardhead)
Jones, 20, colored, Of the 900
block of French street NV, a
leading figure in the dispute over
legal insanity here.
Evening star., 1955-06-09
837 Receive Degrees
AT GNU Graduation

Receiving a degree in law was
Richard Freeman, 81, one of the
original Quiz Kids. He learned
to read at the age of 2 and
passed the entrance examina-
Itions for the University of Chi
Icago when II. He was graduated
from there at Is with a bachelor
of arts degree in liberal arts and
from George Washington Uni
versity at 18 with a degree in
business administration. He lives
lat 248O Sixteenth street NV.
Awaed to Mrs. Wiley
Alumni Achievement Awards
were given to Mrs. Harvey w
Wiley, clubwoman; DR.. Joseph
Rowe, professor of biochemistry
in the Medical School, and w
Paul Briggs. director of the
American FOunQaylon OF Pnar-
lmaceutical Education.
DR.. Marvin received a tele-
gram from American Ambassa-
dor Gerald A. Drew, in La Paz
Bolivia, asking him to congrat-
ulate his daughter. Judy, upon
her receiving a bachelor of arts
degree.
A former vice president OF
ICzechoslovakia, Stephen Koc-
vara, 2249 Savannah terrace
Sc, now a legal analyst at the
Library of Congress, received a
masters degree in comparative
law.
Evening star., 1955-06-09
STRICKEN COLONEL
GIVEN CIV DEGREE
BY PHONE HOOKUP

An Army colonel Of Palo
Alto, Calf, who was only
Is credit hours short of a
degree two years ago when
he was stricken with polio.
yesterday was awarded his
bachelor of arts degree by
President Cloyd H. Marvin
of George Washington Uni
versity over a special trans
continental telephone hook
up.
Col. Walter Shegda, Sc,
was a part-time student at
George Washington when he
contracted the disease. He
continued his studies while
in an iron lung at Walter
Reed Hospital here through
the university's special in
dependent study plan.
After being sent home to
Palo Alto. he finished up his
work through the mail. The
Is credit hours took him
almost two years to COM
plete.
Evening star., 1955-06-09
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Young Bodies Built Up
BY Food, Fun and Rest

Children gain an average OF
two or three pounds apiece dur
ing their stay at Camp Good
Will and Camp Pleasant.
The healthful routine of play
in the fresh country air. regu-
lar wholesome meals and long
hours of sleep stores new vigor
in little bodies which aren't used
to that sort of care.
Even getting enough to eat is
an unusual experience for some.
At camp, the children live in
rustic cabins. from six to nine
to a counselor. Here is a typical
camp day:
At 7::30 am. the campers get
up and dress for breakfast.
Breakfast at 8:15 includes
eggs or cereal and hot cocoa or
milk depending on the weather.
Sunday breakfast is special. with
pancakes and sausage, for in
stance.
After breakfast. the campers
go back to their own cabins and
make the beds and sweep up. The
work of policing the cabin area
is divided up.
An hour of arts and crafts fol-
lows. The children make things
out of clay, metal or wood to
take home, weave baskets from
honeysuckle or work on their
costumes for a play.
Swimming Lessons
After a trip back to their cab
ms to get their bathing suits,
the campers have instructional
swimming. A Red Cross Water
Safety instructor and the cabin
counselors supervises the train
ing in beginning, intermediate
and advanced swimming for GER
tificates.
BY then, the youngsters have
worked up a whopping appetite
for the big meal of the day
lunch, with meat, potatoes, vege-
table. all the milk they can
drink, bread, butter and des-
sert.
After lunch comes a hall
hours rest before more SWIM
ming-this time "just for fun
Nature classes are next. The
children study birds and insects
and plants, and the skills of out
ming-this time "just for fun. u
fire.
Then the camp convenes fol
"a ball game or some other group
event.
The evening meal is light, with
soup and salad or sandwiches,
but plenty of milk.
There is another half hours
free period then, before the
campers gather around the
campfire for a song fest, a skit
or story telling Sometimes group
"sleep outs" or overnight hikes
are planned.
Taps sounds at $50 and the
counselors spend about half an
Evening star., 1955-06-09
Transit Union
Loses Appeal
Over Pensions.
Bor to Arbitration
By District Court
Stands Unchanged

The q. S. Court Of Appeals
for the District Of Columbia
today threw out a move by a
Capital Transit Co. union seek
ing reversal of a lower courts
refusal to order arbitration of a
pension dispute.
The appellate court held that
the lower courts ruling denying
summary Judgment to the union
was not a final action in a legal
sense, hence, was not appealable.
AS the case now stands, it
may be brought again before the
U. s. District Court for the
District of Columbia-this time
for a full-scale trial on the
Ask SIS Payments
The present pension plan calls
for a fiat $40 monthly to en-,
ployes 65 years old who have
rs years of service upon retire
ment.
The union wants to have the
minimum payments raised to
SIS and the pension based on
length of service plus size Of
earnings.
Today's opinion was split with
Judges David L. Bazelon and
Walter M. Bastian concurring in
the majority. Judge John A.
Danaher dissented.
8 Order Held Not Final
Judge Bazelon declared that
an issue of material fact remains
to be tried. This unresolved
issue is whether the parties in
tended by their contract to make
pension disputes arbitrable. I
therefore construe the order we
are asked to review as not final
and appelable -" Judge Baze-
lon wrote.
In his dissent, Judge Danaher
interpreted the lower courts
ruling as final in that, he said,
"the trial judge clearly ruled
that the plaintiff (union) was
not entitled to prevail as a mat
ter of law :"
The action had been brought
by Division $50, Amalgamated
Association of Street. Electric
Railway and Motor Coach En-
ployeS (AFL).
Evening star., 1955-06-09
hour getting their charges set
fIod r1oyxyy1 IN c1oovN

hour getting their charges set
tied down to sleep.
Perhaps as memorable as the
good times and the friendships
at camp are the "tragedies"-
the time Johnny tipped the stew
over into the fire and the hun
CRY cooker-outers had to hike
back to camp.
Or the rain that drenched the
outdoor sleeping party, neces-
stating a call for the camp
truck to come after them, and
much hustle of hanging soaked
blankets up to dry.
@ Time for Tears
There are plenty of tears
when the children bid goodby
to Prince William Forest Park,
near Quantico, Va. But the
benefits in the way of better
health and adventures to re-
member stay with them for a
long time afterwards.
You can give a Washington
area child this kind of a 12-
day vacation-one his parents
couldn't possibly manage for
him.
Send your contribution to the
Evening Star Summer Camp
Fund. Without your help, not all
the children for whom there is
room can go. Will you see that
no beds go empty that could be
filled?
The Star today acknowledges
the following contributions:
prnvioI1clv ocknou,ledoad
Evening star., 1955-06-09
Paul Griffith InstuIls
Legion Post Officers

Paul w. Griffith of Washing
ton, former national commander
of the American Legion, installed
officers of the Connecticut Ave-
nue. Post 173 of the American
Legion last night in the Chevy
Chase Bethesda Recreation Cen
ter, 4700 Norwood drive, Chevy
Chase.
Reelected as post commander
is William r. Clay. Other Of
ficers include ]. A. German, jr..
senior vice commander; j. Fred
Burns. junior vice commander:
D. K. Robinson, adjutant and
financial officer; Heber H. Rice,
historian; Edward L. Poole, SER
geant-at-arms; Willis C. Brown.
chaplain, and Carl w. Bollum,
C. Daryl Bailey, ]. E. Lakey and
Charles Rhodes.
Evening star., 1955-06-09
Bus Transfers
Stream|ined

All Capital Transit streetcars
and buses will start using a new
kind of transfer tomorrow.
The new transfers are the
same size and shape as the old
ones and the same rules apply to
their use. But they have been
simplif1ed so that only 18 diff
ferent kinds will be needed. re-
placing the old Sc varieties.
Operators will punch the
to identify more exactly
the line on which they are issued.
The transfers will come in only
six colors, indicating direction
blue for northbound, pink for
south, yellow for east. green for
west and two other colors for
inbound" and outbound"
Eliminate Mixups
The company expects to be
able to eliminate both innocent
misunderstanding over the time
and place when transfers are
valid and some not-so-innocent
frauds by passengers who alter
or otherwise misuse transfers.
Officials say the operators can
identify the new transfers more
quickly and accurately.
As before, the transfers are
good for at least an hour, but
not more than an hour and a
half from the time they are
issued. They are still good only
at the nearest intersection to
that at which the passenger left
the car or bus.
Uses Restricted
For the first time, however,
the conditions of their use are
printed on the back of the trans
fers. Included is a warning that
unauthorized" persons passing
transfers to others or receiving
them are subject to a $25 fine.
AS far as the rider is con-
cerned, all he has to do to get a
transfer IS still humble the one
word, transfer"
Evening star., 1955-06-09
CLOUDY SKIES.
HIGH OF go
FORECAST HERE

Cloudiness and a high of
81 degrees were forecast for
today. Tonight is expected
to be mostly cloudy, with q
low around So.
Forecasters said tomorrow
will be mostly cloudy, with
a chance of showers in the
afternoon or night. Goodness
will continue. they predicted.
This morning the Weather
Bureau cancelled an earlier
forecast predicting light rain
today.
A windStorm hit Laurel,
Md, last night. blowing a
tree down on a parked car.
Storm warnings for small
craft we're hoisted today in
the Chesapeake Bay. Boat
owners were warned to tie
their craft securely.
Evening star., 1955-06-09
CAMP FUND FACTS

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail
to The Evening Star, Wash
ington 4, D. C.
Or bring cash to The Star
cashier.
The cost: $17.86 for six
days, $35.72 for IL days.