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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Sepurote Cancer
Drive Continued

The Arlington County branch
of the American Cancer Society,
following the lead of polio fund
groups throughout the Nation,
announced today it will continue
to remain aloof from united
charity campaigns.
1--WE are convinced that an in
dependent campaign is the most
effective way to fight cancer"
Mrs. Lawrence D. Ball, president
of the Arlington unit, said.
She said that in communities
where cancer drives have joined
with package" campaigns. the
local societies have not grown as
rapidly as those which conduct
separate drives.
In recent months, leaders of
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis, through polio
fund spokesman in several States,
have returned contributions
raised through package charity
pleas in their inSistence upon a
separate campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Three Will Seek
Bid From AIM

Three candidates will seeE
nomination to the county boarC
at the Arlington Independent
Movement convention at / pm
tomorrow in Swanson Junior
High School.
Latest to announce are w. w
Blackman, 43. Arlington bust
nessman who lives at 2426 North
Columbus street, and Gordon G
Barnewall. 80, a George Wash
ington University professor OF
1905 North Nineteenth street.
Earlier this week, j. Foster
Hagan, attorney, was the first
to announce as a candidate for
the one available seat.
The AIM nominee will oppose
the candidate of Arlingtonians
for a Better County, Curtis E
Tuthill, in the November cleo
ton. They will seek the county
board seat to be vacated by
George M. Rowzee, jr.
An Arlington insurance and
real estate representative since
1914. Mr.. Blackman is president
of w. w. Blackman, Inc. with
Offices in Virginia Square. He
has been active in civic affairs
and in the AIM since its incep-
ton.
Mr.. Barnewall. an associate
professor of business adminiStra-
ton also is a business consultant
in the field of marketing and
management. He has done some
speculative building and is a
of the Washington Board
of Trade and the American Mar
keting Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Tydings Group
Calls PurIey

BALTIMORE, May Is (P-
With both major factions claim
ing the whip hand in the APP
preaching State convention,
Maryland Democratic chieftains
were being summoned today to
a peace parley.
Unless oil is poured on the
party's troubled waters before
the convention gets under way
Monday, it could turn out to be
observation-disclosures affair.
A source close to Willard Tyd-
ingS. winner over George P. Ma
honey in the close senatorial
primary. said yesterday invita-
tons to a Sunday meeting had
been issued.
Mr.. Mahoney said last night
he had not yet received an in
vitation but would answer it
Immediately" when it came.
1t was understood invitations
also had gone to Michael j.
Birmingham; Mr.. Mahoney's
campaign manager and president
of the Baltimore County COM
miSSioners; Controller j. Willard
Tawes; President Ralph L. Low
man of the Anne Arundel County
commissioners. and other Ma
honey hackers.
Backers of Mayor D'Alesandro
of Baltimore claimed enough
votes in advance to re-elect him
national committeeman. He
backed Mr.. TydingS.
MIR. Mahoney said he was not
personally interested in the COM
mitteeman's post.
Besides Mayor D'Alesandro
the Maryland party is repre-
sented on the National Com
mittee by Mrs. M. Alice Candles.
An intensive backstage struggle
also was being waged for her
post.
In addition to Mrs. Candles,
those who have been mentioned
for the job included Mrs. E.
Brooke Lee. State Senator
Mary L. Mock of Wicomico
County, Mrs. Carmel Bindas Of
Baltimore County and Mrs. j
Wilmer Cronin of Hartford
County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Stanley Asked to Order
Probe of Killers Escape

Church. and his companion. Miss
Lillian LOvena Hove. "a, man.
ager of a cosmetics sales agency
in Alexandria.
About three months after the
escape from Western State. the
acting superintendent. DR.. c. G
Holland. resigned but said the
move had no connection with
the Fox episode.
Meanwhile, the State Hospital
Board and members of the Gen.
eral Assembly began studies
leading to Strengthening of the
law to recapture dangerous
mental patients. At the time OF
the 1852 escape there was nc
requirement that police be
notified.
The 1854 General Assembly
made it the responsibility of the
sheriff. city sergeant "or other
person" who had custody of an
escaped patient to obtain a
warrant for his arrest.
DR.. Blalock told The Star that
Fox had been allowed to work
with other patients under guard
for the last six weeks.
A resident of Loudoun County
who asked that his name not be
used. said he had employed Fox
as a laborer at one time.
Its not surprising that they
(the hospitaD wanted to put him
to work. He was an excellent
worker and very intelligent ex-
lcept when he had one of those
fits or was drunk.
Il can't understand why they
would give him an opportunity
to escape. They've been warned
over and over again of his dan
gerouS character.
AS soon as Fox escaped Wednes-
day night. Statewide police
alarm was sent out. Sheriff
Roger Powell of Loudoun County
notified police in adjoining Fau-
quier County and a watch was
kept on buses and taxicabs.
Two deputy sheriffs, Morris j.
Dryer and Lloyd Darr patroled
the southern end of the county
Wednesday night after word of
Fox's escape spread and residents
of the area became alarmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Hospital Bond
plan Proposed
||nMonfgomery

Proposals to create a Mont
gomery County Hospital Com
mission and to finance new hos
pital facilities through bonds
and a tax on the entire county
are before the County Council.
The proposals were submitted
last night by Councilman ],
Grahame Walker in the form OF
an amendment to the Silver
Spring hospital bill.
The amendment provided that
the commission supplant the
Medical Care Commission.
The five-member group would
be required to retain a con-
sultant for a survey of hospital
needs in the county. Its au-
thority. after the study has been
completed. would include rec
ommendation of new facilities
to the council and. if new ia
cilities are approved, the COM
mission would then supervise
planning and construction of
approved hospital projects in
cooperation with the manage
ment agency.
Shifts Tax Burden
The amendment would shift
from the 18th election district
to the entire county the taxes
to support construction of the
hospital up to- a maximum
amount of 81 million.
Such proposals in the past
have been bitterly fought by
residents of the Bethesda, Chevy
Chase and upper county regions.
The Silver Spring hospital bill
provides for SO million of the
estimated 81 million cost to be
financed by a bond issue that
would be paid off by a tax not
to exceed 7 cents per 500 of
assessed valuation on residents
of the Silver Spring Wheaton
area which it would mainly
serve.
The proposed amendment
submitted by Mr.. Walker pro-
vides that title to the hospital
remain with the county and that
the county be required to take
over the hospital after three
years if the operating associa-
ton fails to become fully ac-
credited.
Aimed at Objections
Mr.. Walker said his amend
iment is aimed at ending objec-
lions to the Silver Spring bill.
He said the two major objections
have been the meeting Of hospi-
tai problems on other than a
countrywide basis and turning
public funds over to a private
organization.
His amendments were prepared
in consultation with a group that
Sam Groner. Darwin
Stolzenbach. John Hatfield, Mrs.
"A. Spealman and Harold B.
Morris.
The hospital bill sponsor. Rob-
ert t. Snure, reserved comment
on the amendment. He submit
ted an amendment of his own
that would add safeguards on
the use of the bond issue by the
hospital association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Suburban Post Office
Entered During NIGHT

The front door of the Chelten-
ham Post Office on Route 301
south of Upper Marlboro was
forced open last night, according
to Pvt. William O'Neil of the
Prince Georges County police.
The entry was discovered by
Mrs. Dorothy Sasscer, postmis-
tresS, when she went to work
this morning.
There was no damage to the
building and nothing is missing,
Pvt. O'Neil said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25

could make the water supply re-
sources critical in Is years, and
in some locales much sooner.
Upstream, flood control work
in the Cumberland area is ex-
pected to be finished in two more
years. Flood control studies are
being rushed in communities
farther upstream on the North
Branch and its tributaries.
Better water resources will
mean more industry attracted
into the basin. The increased
interest in developing Alexan-
dria as an ocean port has a di-
rect relation to Imperialism in
duStry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Heads Heart Group

RICHMOND. Va. May rs (Al.
Mrs. Dave e. Satterfield, jr.,
OF Richmond yesterday was
FAMED president-elect of the
Virginia Heart Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Potomac Study Expected
To Provide Master Plan
BY JOHN w. STEPP
b. q Star STAFF Corresnondent

MART1NSBURG, W. Va.-The Army Engineer Corps survey
Of water of the Potomac result in master
plan that may obviate the need for other studies
seeable future.
This was the implication of goals address
here today by the officer directing the survey Ray
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
?Hdc Zddf&3

WILLIAMSBURG is celebrating Christmas
w again this year with a fortnight of
festivities devoted to Yuletide traditions
observed by townsfolk centuries ago when
this historic little city hourished as the
capital of Colonial Virginia.
Respondent in a mantle of greenery
Illuminated at night by myriad candles, the
public buildings residences, streets and
gardens resound with an 18th century type of
iollity as visitors join Williamsburg residents
in community wide activities
This seat of government for Britain's
largest colony in America was like "a bit of
old England" tranSplanted to North America
Although adaptations were made by the
colonistS. many Christmas customs from the
mother country were cherished by English
Governors in the elegant Williamsburg palace
and by residents.
Like their forebearS, the people of VIII
liamsburg will light their "lanthorns," which
are mammoth candles similar to those burned
by the colonistS and put them in cupolaS of
the Governors Palace, the Capitol Building
at one end of famed Duke of Gloucester street
and the Wren Building of william and Mary
College at the other end of the thoroughfare.
One of the most spirited activities adopted
from early days of the town is the Yule Log
ceremony A search for the log, covered with
holly takes place December 81 1t Is hidden
annually in the vicinity of the golf course.
CelebrantS help pull the log to town where
festivities are continued over large fire on
Christmas eve. Yule logs viii be burned this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
By EMILY TOWE

year at three places-the Inn the Lodge and
Chowning'S Tavern. 1t is customary for
child dressed in Colonial costume to throw
glass of wine on the burning log. Then all
others burn small sprigS of greenery for good
luck, sing carols, and partake Of refreshments
from the wassail bowl.
At dusk on December 49, nearly all the
school children of Williamsburg joined in the
annual Singing Candles" procession at the
gates of the Governors Palace. On their march
through the town. carrying candles and sing
ing carols, the boys and girls were Symbolically
taking light to their homes because a single
electric candle Is flashed on In every window
as they reached each house. Later, the ex-
teriors Of all public buildings and homes in the
restored area were decked with wreathS and
other green's appropriate for the time
Another Colonial institution is the firing
of Christmas guns at the magazine by cos
TUNED craftsmen and guards of Colonial
Williamsburg a nonprofit organization formed
in 1927 by John D. Rockefeller, jr., to carry
out the restoration. After a formal drill, the
militia fires volleys with pistols and cannon.
According to tradition, decorated Christ
mas trees did not become part of festivities
until the early 10Th century when the custom
was introduced into a Williamsburg home by
a political exile from Germany.
Residents insist that community tree be
lighted each year on Christmas eve on Duke
Of Gloucester street near the house where the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-10

An open-air jam session on the
National Airport front lawn to-
day drew several hundred spec
tatorS to hear a flying message
about cancer.
Six television. radio and re-
cording stars flew in from Boston
for the show. Called the Flying
Crusaders" they are making a
day, ree-cities-a day tour
to promote the idea, Fight can
Ger with a checkup and a check.
Wearing silver lapel swords
symbolizing the Cancer Crusade
and carrying larger red-painted
swords, the group included
BandleaderS Mitch Miller and
Percy Faith and Singers Guy
Mitchell, Tony Bennett. Lu Ann
SimmS and Peggy King.
In front of an impromptu
bandstand on the airport grass,
Tony Bennett pleaded for help
in saving the 10000 lives that
are needlessly destroyed by cam
Ger each year" Then he broke
into a bopped-up version of Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-10
The
Rambler
Utility Complaint
Not Token Lightly
BY JACK JONAS

The resident manager Of an
apartment house in the 2l00
block of H street NV says she
was pleased to get such
prompt service in a public
utilities case, but a little dis
turbed at the form it took.
II noticed the globe was
broken off the street lamp in
front of the building" she
said 1T was Saturday, and I
knew PEPCO was closed. so l
called No. 3 precinct, and told
them I'd like to have the
globe replaced.
1T wasn't long before a
PEPCO truck drove up was
watching from the second
floor front.
"A crew got out, pulled up
the post, filled in the hole,
loaded the post on their
truck. and drove away"
On Monday, she called the
precinct again.
Il knew I'd get service with
a smile" she told the police,
but l didn't think the grin
would be so broad"
The police told her to call
PEPCO. She did. PEPCO said
they would put a new pole in.
The old one was broken any
way, they said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-10
Cancer Crusaders Give
Jam Session at Airport

Can't Give You Anything But
Love. Baby
Guy Mitchell, introduced as
Mr.. Energy" persuaded the
band to give him G chord and
then belted out a blues. 1T for
Texas"
William H. Press. executive
vice president of the Washington
Board of Trade, presented to the
group a gold key to the city on
behalf Of the District Commits
Sioners Also greeting them was
Robert W. Wilson. District Cam
Ger Crusade chairman.
Accompanying the stars on the
special United Air Lines fight
are Dr. John F. w. King of the
American Cancer Society and Air
Force 1t. Col. William r. Fitz-
gerald. once almost disabled by
cancer but restored to active
duty after a timely checkup
made his cure possible.
After two-hour visit with the
public and press, radio and tele-
vision interviewers. the Cru
saders" took of for their next
stop, Pittsburgh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-10
Rambling

A storeroom in the 500 block
OF & street n. W. bears an indi-
cation Of what may be the
reason a printing shop which
once was there has gone out
OF business. Lettered on each
Of three windows is the word
stationery" and on each win
dow the word is spelled differ
entity.
A man reports spotting Dis
trlct Republican Party Chair
man George L. Hart, jr.-
more thana little at odds with
Republican, George p. Lamb
in restaurant the other day
eating lamb chops When
someone commented OIL his
luncheon choice, Mr.. Hart
looked startled, then quipped
Take en- of the menu" -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-10
Man Found Dead
In Room Here

The body of a man. believed
dead three weeks, was found N
bed in his room at 1921 New
Hampshire avenue NV. last
night.
Police have identified him as
Joseph w. Dempkish. 40. a
former Steelworker. Homicide
detectives and the coroners Of
flee said death appeared to be
from natural causes. They have
been unable to find any relatives.
The body was found by Mrs.
Gladys Parker. tho landlady. and
a janitor, James Price. who had
noticed the newspapers piling in
front OF the mans apartment
door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-10
Globetrotter

Milt Forrest, a public re-
latiOns man from Holly
wood, dropped in a few days
back.
"I've been a long way" he
said. land seen a lot of post
masters. And if the United
States Government isn't
interested in putting my
idea before the Information :
al Postal Union when it
meets next year, other
countries have assured me
they will"
Mr.. Forrest is promoting
an idea for which he
doesn't expect any personal
return-a lOw-cOst interna-
tiOnal airmail postcard.
Seven cents would he about
right, he says.
He's been in the major
capitals of the world, talk
ing to postmasterS about il.
lie visited the philatelic
section of the Post Office
here and got a pleasant sur
prise.
- postcard I'd sent the
Postmaster General was on
display" he said. I'D tapped
a Franklin half dollar to il,
and sent it to him when he
was appointed. II made me
icel good to see il there on
display"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-10
Serious Crimes in March
Smallest 7 otuI Since 1040
cause severe overcrOWding

The smallest monthly total of
serious crimes in the District
since l949 has been reported for
last month by Police Chief Rob-
ert V. Murray.
The .405 such offenSes re-
corded for March compare with
SAP tor February. and 1923
for March of 1855. The figures
represent 1873 per cent drop in
major crime this March under
figures for March, 1855, miti-
gated somewhat by change in
the reporting procedure.
Chief Murray was able TO hand
this report. which he said would
be encouraging, even if we Just
held the line" TO his new super
vlsing Commissioner, Robert +
Mclaughlin. yesterday. Mr.. Nc.
Laughlin succeeded former Com.
missioner Samuel Spencer in the
police supervisory assignment
Emergency Measures
The Police Department, which
for years has been reiterating {
need for more men, recently in.
stituted emergency measures Il
cope with after dark crime or
Washington streets. These, IN.
GLIDING assignment of 80 extra
men drawn from the trainill
school and headquarters squad,
to street patrol on the night
known Tor the most frcquen'
crime, were described by Thu
Star on Sunday
Yesterdays statistics on Seri,
Gus crimes-criminal homicide
rape, robbery, aggravated as
sault, housebreaking, larceny anc
auto theft--diSclosed a total o.
1910 such offcnscs for the veal
ended this March, as compared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-10
Scientists Urqe
New Libraryo Of
Medicine Here
Congress Asked
To Approve Plan;
Needs Cited

!
scientists and librarians urged
Congress today to establish a
National Library of Medicine,
the nucleus of which would be
the present Armed Forces Medi-
cal Library.
They testified before a sub
committee of the Senate Labor
and Public Welfare Committee
in support of bill introduced
by Democratic Senators Hill of
Alabama and Kennedy of Mas
sachusettS.
The present library. described
as the late collection of medi-
cal literature in the world, is
housed in a dilapidated brick
structure at Seventh Street and
Independence avenue S.W. 1t
was built almost 70 years ago.
The roof leaks. the walls bulge
and the shelves buckle.
1t has been proposed that
new building be provided at
cost of $63 million. The site
suggested is in the vicinity of
the National Institute of Health
and the Naval Medical Center
in Bethesda.
The witnesses who urged a
National library be eSta blished
included Dr.. Alan Grebb, vice
president of the Rockefeller
Foundation. heading a panel in
Guiding five other doctors identi-
fed with medical education;
Dr. Frank B. Berry. AS
Slstant Secretary of Defense for
Health and Medical Services:
DR.. Lowell T. Coggeshall. special
assistant to the Secretary of
Health, Education and Welfare:
DR.. Leonard Scheele. Surgeon
General: Dr., William S. Middle
ton, Chief Medical Director of
the Veterans Administration. and
Dr.. Worth B. Daniels of Wash
ington. representing the Society
of Medical ConSultants of the
Armed Forces.
With DR.. Daniels appeared a
panel OF three medical librarians.
DR.. Gregg pointed out tina. the
Armed Forces library now has
more than one million titles. it
furnishes $4,000 books a year to
users through a loan service and
answers more than 1000 queS-
tons a month.
Sees Added support
II we'll housed this library
would be many times more ef-
fective. if so support might come
from the foundations, DR.. Gregg
said.
DR.. Daniels described the
armed forces library as the
greatest single resource the coun-
try has for support of teach
ing study and research.
There were suggestions that
the proposed national library be
placed in the Health. Education
and Welfare Department. But
Senator Mill. subcommittee
chairman. said he did not favor
the proposed national library
being just an agency in a de-
partment. He said there would
be prestige in a separate activity
Favor Agency Role
DR.. Frank Forster. Dean of
Medicine at Georgetown Univer-
sity and representing the AsSo-
citation of American Medical Col
leges, said the present library
has the greatest collection of
medical journals in America. DR.
Forster was a member of Dr.
GreggS panel.
DR.. Berry said the armed
forces surgeon general and he
favor placing the proposed ma
tional library under recognized
medical auspices such as the
HEW Department.
DR.. CoggeShall said that al
though the library was developed
originally to meet the needs of
the military. it has now become
a depository Of unsurpassed i'm
portance to civilian medicine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-10

with 1915 for the previous year.
This represents a 81 per cent
decline.
The total number Of felonies
dropped from 1897 in the II
months ended in March, 1855. to
1882 in the following II
months or 3,8 per cent.
More MisdemeanOrs
The monthly breakdown
showed that. although the num-
Der of felonies IN March dropped
from LIS in the same month of
1855 to 1903, the misdemeanor
figure went up from 1853 IN
March, 1865. to 1887 last month
Total ofienses consequently
were up to 1885 for last month,
as compared with 2.473 for
March, 1855.
With respect TO the serious
crimes. Chief Murray pointed out
that part of the drop since last
year was attributable to a change
made last year in the l949 sta
tistical system. 1t took some
assaults formerly reported as
aggravated" down into the sim
pie assault classification.
Fewer HOusebreakings
This is reflected in the show
ing OF 207 aggravated assaults
for March, 1856. as compared
with 352 IN the same month a
year ago.
There we're clearcut reductions,
however, in cases Of housebreak-
ing-248 last month and 266 in
March year ago, and auto
thcft-l33 last month and 1853 a
year ago. Robbery cases in
creased from "a in March. 1855,
10 81 last month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-10
Rotary to Meet

Vice Admiral o. S. Colclough,
USN retired, dean of faculties
at George Washington Univer-
Sity. will speak on Legal Edu-
cation" at 1915 pm. luncheon
meeting of the Rotary Club to-
morrow in the Mayfiower Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-10

Harry Lee Perdue before the
altar only two hours late.
Miss Guerrero. 81. a nurse at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Mr.
Perdue, "a, an electronics techni-
clan. were married by the Rev
Joseph w. Hartman at the
cathedral and left for a Norfolk
Va. New York honeymoon.
The couple met last October
when she was a nurse at the
University OF Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville. and he was
studying electronlcs at the uni
yerSitV.