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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21
Ra|phs Still Bossing
Los Angeles Loop Shop

Los Angeles, Calf. - In
the Los Angeles Interlodge
Mixed League, the Ralph
jewelers. maintain their four
game lead over three teams,
the Jones and Hammock Nor
ticians, Team No. / and the
H and H Liquors, all tied at
21-15 for second place.
Leo Maiich, in the match
with the Ralph jewelers. and
the H and H Liquors, set the
pace with a 1882 card. Mi
chael Stevens rolling for the
Liquors team chalked up a
neat 190-523, but not enough
to take more than one game
from the Ralphs.
The Morticians did not
threaten as they took but one
game from the Wild Deer
entry. Mickey Roth of the
Morticians, known to reel off
a 500 series with ease, slump
ed to 460 at this session. Bet
ter days are ahead, Mickey.
Bob and Cathy Roth of the
Deer's rolled second high with
games of 213 and IT'S respcc-
lively.
Team No. / made strides
toward the top, combing the
Andrews Bros. for q 81 vic
tory. Also all top honors OF
the week went to this team
Dan Pavich with the male
highs, 217-534 and to Helen
Grancich with 178-463. Lucy
Papac of the Andrews Bros
tied for one game honors with
a 178 game in her runner-ur
set of 442.
H e e n Grancich caused
quite a stir, starting as she
did with five strikes in the
first game to net her LIS
high. More honors came tt
the Andrews team with Johr
Grancich's 167-457, John Su
rina's 170-419 and Max Pave
sic, 15O-413, all of which add
ed up to the weekly team
highs, 1925 and 2772.
After nine weeks of bowl
ing Bob Roth's game ane
series of 239-604 are high a
mong the men, these score.
being pushed by Max Mu
drovich, 234 and George Ku
rilich with 500. Cathy Rotl
leads the ladies with a 20.
game, six points behind hel
being Lucy Papac with 1876
Helen Grancich and Luc,
Papac with respective scores
489 and 476 lead in serie,
laurels. In team computation
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21
Old As Time Itself

On Christmas Eve in San
ia Fe, New Mexico, little bon
fires are lighted to honor Ell
Santo Nino, the Christ Child,
and thousands of candles in
sand-filled sacks twinkle from
the towns adobe buildings.
Thousands are drawn to this
town every year by Indian
Christmas customs as old as
time itself.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21

. Do not pray for easy
lives. Pray to be stronger
men! Do not pray for tasks
equal to your powers. Pray
for powers equal to your
tasks. - Phillips Brooks
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21

The Croatian Fraternal
Union of America is the lar
gest fraternal benefit Soci-
ETY. chartered in the Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania. 1t
was organized in 1894.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21

Joseph Bella, Supreme Secretar.
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Virginia Group Urges 10 Steps
In Fiiqht Against Alcoholism

RICHMOND, Va. June 27 (P).
A special study commission
considering ways to better the
treatment of alcoholics has made
10 recommendations for consid-
Grafton by the State Department
of Mental Hygiene and the Vr-
|ginia General Assembly.
The five-member commission S
majority report released over the
week end urged:
IA program of concentrated
education on the problem Of al
coholism and how people become
alcoholics.
Expansion Of the present
treatment center at the Medical
College Of Virginia.
3-Creation of'a similar treat
ment center at the University
of Virginia Hospital in Char
lottesville.
4-Construction of out-patient
clinics at Abingdon, Norfolk and
in the Arlington Alexandria
area.
5-The start of a research
program on alcoholism at the
University Of Virginia Hospital.
6-That facilities at local hos
lpitals approved by the American
Medical Association be used to
take care of alcoholics who are
lin serious condition and require
medical attention.
THAT o farm industrial type
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Six Men Saved
From Borge
In BuyStorm

KENWooD BEACH. Md,
June ~ (SpeciaD. - Six men
were rescued from a storm-bat-
tered barge in Chesapeake Bay
yesterday after a Washington
|vacationer spotted distress sig
nails from the stricken vessel.
The men had taken refuge on
the barge after the tug Fortuna,
which had been towing the
barge, foundered when the en-
Igines failed.
Robert G. Webster of the Dor
chester House said he was stand
ling at his hilltop beach house on
shore when he saw the tug "un-
usually close to shore" 1t was
|ablaze with lights, he noted.
Then the lights went out.
Curious, he obtained binocu-
lars and a few minutes later
spotted SOS signals blinking
through the heavy rain. The. sig
mails came from flashlights. he
said. He notified State police,
who relayed the SOS to the Coast
Guard and Navy.
Capt. B. r. Piner said he and
five crew members of the For
tuna huddled aboard the barge
lin blankets for three hours un-
til a crashboat from the Patuxent
River Naval Test Center fought
its way 20 miles and rescued the
men.
The tug sank in 20 feet of wa
ter. The barge was retrieved by
ianother tug.
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Dogged Pursuer
Outdoes Hounds,
Finds 2 Convicts

Two escaped convicts from
Virginia Prison Camp No. 80
have been recaptured by the
camp superintendent, who re-
fused to give up looking for
them.
The two. James Seasons. who
was serving seven years for
housebreaking, and Arth hur
Goodwin, serving 16 years for
robbery, were caught Saturday
night by Sergt. Michael Russell,
the superintendent.
He spotted them walking
along Route so toward Wash
ington. They had escaped from
a road gang near Pender on
Thursday. Bloodhounds failed
to find them. Sergt. Russell said
they had changed into different
clothes, stolen from a construc-
ton shack, and hid in the woods
until they thought it was safe
to emerge.
They had been out Of the
woods only a short time when
Sergt. Russell, patrolling the
road in search Of them, came
along.
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for. Tonight

Programs sponsored by The
Evening Star, in cooperation
with the Film Center of Wash
ington and the recreation de-
partments of the District and
Alexandria and Prince Georges,
Mon tgomery and Arlington
Counties.
washington, at Dusk
Janney, Wisconsin avenue and Abe
rudolph. second and Hamilton
Lansdon. Tysnty-sscOnd and Prank
Powell. sixteenth and Lamont streets
New York avenue. First street and
New York avenue NV.
bpsstHe D2son DRao ssena. sstsss ana
Randall. First and ! streets s.w
Simon. Fourth and Mississippi av-
pousiass. Douglass and stanton roads
Ariinsten County. $50 PM.
., Fort Barnard South Oakland and
Lyon Village, Lee hishway and North
Highland street.
Monteomery County, $50 Pm.
Rock Greek, East Leland street and
Beach drive Chevy Chase.
Colesville. 14f05 Colesville road, ad-
jacent to Colesvilie Elem. School. Silver
Spring.
Prince Geor9es Ceunty, $50 Pm.
Accokeek Playground. Bryans Point
road. Accokeek.
Brentwood Playground, Bartlett Park,
Thirty. y.eishth and Utah streets. Brent
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Chapel Oaks
Man Killed in
Road Crash
Four Are Injured
In 2-Cur Collision
Near Silver Hill

A Chapel Oaks (Md.) man
was killed and four persons in
jured in the crash Of two cars
YESTERDAY on the Suitland Park
way neaI Silver Hill, Md.
Dead was Ben Stringfeld, IS.
colored, OF 57o8 Oates street. He
was a passenger in a car driven
by his wife, Susie, So. according
to Park Police.
Mr.. Stringfield was pro-
|nounced dead on arrival at Cas-
ualty Hospital Of head and in
ternal injuries.
His wife was treated for con-
tusions. Her daughter, Maggie
Brown, of Upper Marlboro, was
treated for knee abrasions.
Driver of the other car was
Gordon Simons, "a, a sailor sta
toned al the Anacostia Naval
Air Station. He was treated at
Casualty Hospital for a cut ell
bow. A passenger in his car,
William Shirley, "a, Of 1913 New
York avenue NE, was admitted
with a compound wrist fracture
Park Police said the crash oc-
CURED about $40 pm, a quar-
ter mile east of Silver Hill road
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Virginia Adventists
Seek StonIey's Aid
In Blue Law Fight

NEW MARKET, Va, June 27
(SpeciaD .-Seventh-day Adven-
fists Of Virginia and the District
|of Columbia yesterday urged
Gov. Stanley of Virginia to con-
tinue traditional principles of
separation of church and State.
The resolution was adopted
by more than 1000 persons who
attended the church's State con-
vention at the Shenandoah VAL
ley Academy here. They heard
attack an attempt by
an organization in Portsmouth
which had asked the Governor
to use police powers to enforce
Sunday religious laws.
Edwin j. Reading, pastor Of
the Portsmouth A DIV entis t
Church. told delegates a Citi-
fzens League has been formed
in Portsmouth to press for en-
forcement of an old State blue
law in Virginia.
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Bike-Riding Gang
Seized for Series
OF Purse Snutches

Police yesterday rounded up q
gang of bicycle-mounted young
highwaymen and charged them
with q series Of purse snatchings
on Washington streets.
The four boys, two of them IA
one IS and one 13, all colored
were sent to the Receiving Home
to await court action on the rob-
berry charges.
Police said their method of op.
Grafton was to ride their bike,
in a flying squad. One boy woule
snatch a woman's purse from hel
hand as he rode by and throw Il
to q second rider, who would re.
move the wallet and throw tn.
purse to q third boy who woulc
carry it q short distance and
then toss it away.
The boys told police they uset
the proceeds Of their robberie,
to buy extra equipment for theil
bikes. A witness who recognized
one of the boys put police or
their trail.
Among their victims were Mrs
Lewis Thorpe. GAL c street NE.
from whom they got $3.50; Ollie
Wells. Of 405 A street Sc, whit
lost SIS, and Mrs. Leo Chaquette
of 1913 Holbrook street NE.
whom they robbed Of 81.
Evening star., 1955-06-27

institution be established to care
for alcoholics who refuse medical
treatment at regular clinics.
8-That State laws be changed
to permit indeterminate SEN
.tences of not longer than IL
months for alcoholics.
9-That persons able to pay.
in whole or in part. for services
rendered be required to do so.
10-That revenue for the sug-
gested program be derived by
imposing a tax of S cents on
each bottle of distilled, spirits
sold through ABC stores.
The majority report was
signed by DR.. w. c. Elliott, COM
mission chairman and member
of the House Of Delegates from
Russell County.
/ Delegate George M. Cochran
of Staunton the lone dissenter,
agreed with the four-member
majority on all points except
the establishment Of a new
treatment center and the method
of financing.
Other commission members
who signed the majority report
were Senator Victor p. Wilson Of
Hampton, DR.. James p. King Of
st. Adams Sanatorium ct Rad
ford and Kenneth F. Lee, direc-
tor of the State Division Of
Alcohol Studies and Rehabilita-
ton.
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Lectures Set


Prominent writer's and lee
turers on military history will
deliver eight monthly talks at
the Marine Corps Schools, Guam
tico, Va, starting August 3.
The Marine Corps Association
Is sponsoring the lectures. Asso-
citation members will be ad-
mitted free. Non-members will
be charged a small admission.
Texts of the history lectures
will be published in essay form
in the Marine Corps Gazette.
Except the first lecture, the
talks will be on the last Wednes-
day of each month. A tentative
list Of speakers and subjects in
cludes:
August, Tactics of the Amer
ican Revolution" by Philip A,
Crowl; September, "The Am
phibious Doctrines of Alfred
Thayer Mahan," by w. H. Rus
sell; October, Union Infantry
Regiments in the Civil War" by
Bruce Cation; November, His
tory and Future PotentialitieS of
Guerilla Warfare" by Gene z.
Hanrahan; January. "The York
town Military-Naval Campaign
Of the American Revolution" by
s. E. Morrison; February. Ma
tional Peace Objectives and War
Aims from ITS to 1856" by T.
B. Kittredge; April, "The Vicks-
burg Campaign" by Francis F.
Wilshin. The March lecture has
not been decided.
Evening star., 1955-06-27

have prevented the boy from
surfacing, Mr.. Cronin said.
He said none Of the party had
been far out In the water.
The boy would have been 10
years old in September. He was
graduated last year from Con-
zaga College High School, and
had just finished his freshman
year at Georgetown. He majored
in English and history,
Active in Sports
In high school he was active
in intramural sports and was
on the Yearbook Committee. He
played baseball and basketball
with st. AIMS parish teams in
the Catholic Youth Organiza-
ton.
Besides his parents, survivors
include two sisters and two
brothers, Mrs. j. W. Malloy, 1407
Sanford court, Annandale. Va;
Mrs. o. F. Schuette, jr., Bad
Hamburg, Germany; Ensign
John E. Cronin, aboard the
heavy cruiser USS Des Moines,
and Thomas ]. Cronin, jr.,
Seattle.
His parish Holy Name Society
will hold a rosary service at $3.50
O'Clock tonight in the Collins
funeral home, 1921 Fourteenth
street NV. Requiem mass will
be at 8 am. Wednesday at St
AIMS. Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-06-27

tors, Washington Federation Of
Churches, and is chairman Of
the federation's Annual Lay
mans Award Committee.
Takes New Post Sept. 1.
Mr.. Lee is a past president Of
the Silver Spring Ministerial
Association and was the first
president of the Silver Spring
Council of Churches.
His wife, DR.. Dorothy Jaeger
Lee, is pediatrician. He will
conduct his last service in st.
Luke S Church on July "a and
win take over his new post Sep
tember /.
The Lees have two children.
Dottie, 6, and Mark. Ia, and live
at 1903 Highland drive, Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Firecrucker Starts
Restaurant BIuze

A Falls Church restaurant was
damaged today by a blaze that
apparently was set off by a fire.
cracker placed on a window sill.
The fire destroyed the window
Grapes and scorched the walls
and ceiling in the dining room
|of McPherson's Restaurant, 537
North Washington street.
Falls Church Police Sergt.
Ralph Adams reported that q
lighted f1recracker apparently
was placed on the inside window
sill after the window was broken
with a rock.
A. w. Mcpherson, owner Of
the restaurant, who has been q
Falls Church volunteer fireman
for % years, said he could not
estimate the damage.
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Maryland Rail Line
Will Retire Huworth

BALTIMORE, June 27 R.-
George r. Haworth, vice presi-
dent and general manager of
Western Maryland Railway Co.
since March of 1943, is retiring
Friday, it was announced today
by w. Arthur Grotz, president
of the company.
Mr.. Haworth will be succeeded
as operations vice president by
George M. Leilich. 38, general
superintendent of the Western
Maryland Co. since February,
1858.
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Winston Attacks
Byrd Tax Law

William L. Winston, candidate
in the Arlington Democratic pri-
mary for the House of Delegates,
today warned that Virginia will
have to abandon its pay-as-you-
go method of financing If the
Byrd automatic income tax re-
fund law stays on the books.
Mr.. Winston, an attorney, de-
clared:
while this revenue is being
refunded to the taxpayers in
driblets of So and 81 per year,
the State is building up a back
log of demands for services which
will compel us to either ignore
the services or go into debt to
provide them"
Mr.. Winston is one of five
candidates seeking nomination
to three House seats in the July
IL primary.
Evening star., 1955-06-27

A military Exchange" visit
will bring the old Fort Henry
Guard. OF Kingston. Ontario,
Canada. to Washington next
Monday for, a July Fourth ap-
pearance with United States Ma
rines at the Two Jima Memorial.
Arrival Of the Canadians here
next Thursday will be a recipro-
cal visit at the invitation Of Gen.
-Lemuel C.. Shepherd. jr., Marine
Corps commandant. Washington
Marines visited Old Fort Henry
last year.
Marines and the Fort Henry
Guard win pass in review after
honors for the reviewing digni-
tary. There will be a demonstra-
tion Of precision drill by units
Of each organization and q 81
gun salute by the visitors.
The Guard. dressing in the
uniform and equipment Of British
infantry units of 1867, will pre-
sent a "Fue de Joie" (Fire~ of
Joy) in honor of the Fourth.
They do this with their 1865
Snider Enfield rifles.
On parade with the Guard will
be David. a goat mascot which
stands at attention during play
ing of the National Anthem and
kneels at the command present
arms"
The Fort Henry Guard also will
participate in the Sunset Parade
ceremonies at the Marine Bar
racks, Eighth and / streets Sc,
on Friday, July /.
Following this formal parade
ceremony the Guard will demon
strate battle tactics Of over a
century ago. the thin red line, y
iminortalized by the 93rd High
1aofJars during the hattie of
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Legion Group
Elects Mu||ady

Bernard r. Mullady of Spring
field, past commander of Fairfax
Post No. lit. is the new COM
mander of the 10th Virginia
District of the American Legion.
He was elected yesterday at
the districts annual convention
in Washington & Lee High
School, Arlington. Three hun
dred delegates from 81 posts at
tended.
Active in legion and civic
affairs for many years. Mr.. Null
lady served for the past year as
district vice commander. He
also has been president Of the
Annandale Citizens Association
and president of the Fairfax
County Civic Federation.
James A. Yancey of Jett-
Brawner Post, Alexandria, was
named first vice commander;
Clyde Shreves of Gen. Billy
Mitchell Post, Arlington, second
vice commander, and Joseph O
Kahoe, Post 129, Alexandria,
third vice commander.
Charles Moten of Post 139
Arlington, was indorSed for de-
partment vice commander.
The districts auxiliary organi-
zation, which met at the same
time, elected Mrs. Frances
Christy of National Airport Unit,
Arlington, as district committee
woman, and Mrs. Hazel Shreves
of Gen. Billy Mitchell Unit, as
alternate district committee
woman.
Mr.. Mullady announced the
appointment of his predecessor,
w. Townsend Raplee, as district
adjutant. He also reappointed
Col. Alva J. Breasted, former
chief of Army chaplains. as dis
trict chaplain.
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Marine Unhurt
In 6O-Foot Fall
From Cliffs
Slips While Climbing
Below chuin Bridge;
Rescued by Firemen

A Marine private, apparently
tough enough to be a sergeant.
survived without serious injury
q fall of 60 feet from cliffs be-
side the Potomic River yesterday.
Doctors at Bethesda Naval
Hospital said today they could
find no evidence of any injury
to Paul F. Schmid. jr.. II. Of
1923 Maple avenue, Bethesda.
Md, stationed at Quantico. He
was reported in good" condi-
tion.
Pvt. Schmid with a friend,
Danny Knowles, 10. 40l9 Oliver
street, Chevy Chase. decided yes
terday to climb the rocky cliffs
beside the Potomac, about 500
yards downstream from Chain
Bridge.
During the climb, the young
Marine slipped, fell about so
feet, according to police, and was
knocked out when he landed on
the rocks.
Both Washington and Arling-
ton police were notified of the
fall by nearby fishermen.
Firemen of the District Rescue
Squad. guessing it was probably
impossible to get the unconscious
youth off the rocks from the
Virginia side of the river, bor-
rowed a boat from Fletcher's
boathouse and crossed the river
Ito the spot where the youth lay.
Danny Knowles had lifted his
friend to a sandy spot as rescue
workers arrived. Administering
first aid. Arlington and District
rescue squads brought the Ma
rine back to consciousness, got
him into the boat and later to
Emergency Hospital. He was
subsequently transferred to Be-
thesda Naval Hospital.
Pvt. Schmid was reported
taking nourishment" by hospi-
tai doctors today who said there
was mo evidence of any frac-
Iture.''
Both youths attended Bethes-
Ida Chevy Chase High School
before Pvt. Schmid enlisted in
the Marine Corps last year.
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Maryland vFW
Elects Tatrllan

OCEAN CITY. Nd. June ~
R.-Edward w. Tatman of
Salisbury was elected commander
Of the Maryland department Of
Veterans Of Foreign Wars as the
annual convention closed Sat-
urday night.
Named senior vice commander
was ]. william McAvoy of Bal
timore. Weldon Leroy Maddox
of Baltimore was elected Junior
vice commander.
Roy c. Gambler of Westmin-
ster was reelected adjutant and
quartermaSter for q seventh
term.
Other officers named: Judge
advocate, Irwin Marders Balti-
more; chaplain, William L. Bow
man, Lexington Park; surgeon,
DR.. John M. Rehberger, Phenix,
Md,
The VIEW went on record as
favoring President Eisenhower's
military reserve training bill.
The Presidents bill does no in
clude an anti segregation
amendment which has been
twice approved by the House but
which some say would prevent
its ultimate passage by Con-
gress.
The Hoover commission rec
concentrations. which would re-
duce the number Of veterans
hospitals, were opposed by the
VFW. The convention also op-
POSED recommendations Of the
iouse committee headed by
Representative Hardy, Demo-
crat. Of Virginia, which would
combine the veterans benefits
with the social security program.
A resolution calling on Balti-
more City to make Friendship
International Airport available
to a unit of the Air National
Guard was approved. The group
reafilrmed its stand in favor of
a bonus for Maryland veterans.
The VFW heard Representa-
tive Van Zandt. Republican, Of
Pennsylvania. urge veterans to
show more interest in their own
problems"
Evening star., 1955-06-27
SEND AtKID TO CAMP
Which Of Smiths Is
Will Go on Outing?

Mrs. Smith went to the door
to see if any of the children
were about.
Which one Of her 13 children
would 70 to camp?
"I'm keeping it q secret" she
said.
"Really, Jane and Carol are
the ones who viii 60. Jane is
II. and, Carol is II. John, he's
10. may be able to 60, too. He's
on the waiting list"
One Of the girls had a BIRTH
day in June, the other finished
elementary school then.
II told them I had a surprise
for them" Mrs. Smith explained.
"And camp is it. I thought I'd
tell them when the time comes
for them to have their medical
examinations"
Along with raising a large fam
lily on q small income, the Smiths
have had additional expense and
worry during the past year. One
of the children had a brain con-
cussion. another broke an arms.
another hurt a hand.
It all cost money.
One Of the girls went to camp
last year.
"I went down to see her--I
wouldn't have minded staying
there myself" young Mrs. Smith
said.
Mrs. Smith would like to sup
plement the family income. but
it's hard to work and care for
the children. too. She's thinking
Of taking a night job as she did
once before. to help out.
You can make it possible for
Mrs. Smith to give her daughters
the surprise she promised them.
Your contribution to The
Evening Star Camp Fund can
bring that look Of delight to
what their surprise is.
Your gift will be birthday
present. graduation present, and
summer vacation all wrapped In
one for two little girls.
The following contributions
ere acknowledged today: