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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14

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Evening star., 1956-07-30
Reward Offered
In Staying at
Soldiers Home

A $500 reward was offered to-
day for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the
murderer of Charles H. Gaynor
II. The victim was strangled
last April at the Soldiers Home,
where he lived
Homicide Capt. Richard j.
+Felber announced the reward
He said $500 of it was posted by
the Soldiers Home, and 5000 by
the District Commissioners.
Some 1000 persons have been
interviewed by officers since Mr.
Gaynor's body was found hidden
under bushes at the home. The
hottest suspect. arrested in New
York. was able to establish an
alibi. Capt. Felber said.
Were working around the
clock on this case" Capt. Felber
added.
Evening star., 1956-07-30
2Missine Teen-Aee Girls
Located in New York

Alexandria police today an
nounced that the two teen-age
girls missing since Saturday
night from their homes at the
Temple Trailer Village have been
located at the Children's Gen.
ter. New York. Z
Alexandria detectives said they
would call the center to arrange
transportation home.
The two runaways, Judy Lind
sey, Is. and Margaret Maines.
13, were last seen Saturday
night at a frozen custard stand
near their trailer-cNmp home,
of Telegraph road.
Two men. charged with con-
tributing 10 the delinquency of
a minor, admitted picking the
girls up between 10 and 10:30
pm, driving with them until
dawn, and dropping them of a
mile from the trailer camp, police
said.
Charged are j. D. Meredith.
81, of Woodstock. Va, and Ken
meth I. Wines. %, of Berryville,
Va. Police said Wines has ad-
mitted being in Jail before for
robbery and assault.
Father Spotted Car
William c. Lindsey. father of
the older girl, said he spotted
one of the men driving around
the trailer camp about 4 am.
yesterday and jotted down his
tag number.
Alexandria and State police
stopped the men later in the
day near the trailer camp.
Mrs Louise Shelton. Judy's
sister. said the teenager had but
20 cents when she left Saturday
and police report Margaret as
having a dime.
Both girls were regular at
tendants at the camps COM
munity church and had planned
to go to a vacation Bible school
near Waynesboro today.
Alexandria and Virginia State
police searched an area around
the camp yesterday.
Alexandria Detective Sergt.
Robert Jones said parents of
the girls could give no explana-
Evening star., 1956-07-30
Six D. {. Bills
Await Action
ByPresident

Six District bills passed. by
Congress we're waiting action
today by the President, for his
signature or veto.
A measure to permit recon-
struction of two gasoline stations
is similar to one vetoed by Presi-
dent Eisenhower. 1t would allow
the owners to rebuild facilities
despite the fact that the proper
ties are considered "non-con-
forming uses" under city zoning
law. They are located at Wis
consin and Massachusetts, ave-
nues NV. and on the east side
of Sixteenth street between Ar
kansas avenue and UpShur street
NV.
The other measures awaiting
action at the White House would
provide for licensing pawn
brokers here under regulations
which would raise the interest
rate from l to 2 per cent.
Require that wages in private
industry here shall be paid regu-
larly at least Semi-monthly.
Make it easier for parents to
give securities to their children
without the many complications
required by present law.
Relieve the American Institute
of Architects from paying real
estate taxes on their property
here including the historic Oc-
tagon House.
Provide for the traditional
regulation Of public order and
protection of life and property
during inaugural ceremonies.
This bill makes permanent such
authority for the District Com
missioners and Federal officials
so that Congress no longer will
have to enact such legislation
every four years.
Evening star., 1956-07-30
Cobbie Here Suffers
Conclusion in CrGsh

A 46-year-old taxicah driver
was in District General Hospital
today, suffering a brain concus-
sion received in a spectacular
car crash yesterday at North
Capitol street and Fort drive NE.
Treated at Casualty Hospital
for his injuries was George Pa
rezo, a hacker of the 200 block
of Adams street NE. who was
transferred to the city hospital
security ward. He was charged
with driving while drunk. un-
reasonable speed and colliding,
police said.
Accident Investigation Unit Of
ficers gave the following account
of the cab drivers traffic difhcul-
ties:
Parezo, travelling at a high
.ate of speed south on North Cap
itol street, attempted to pass
another auto on the right. He
lost control of his car which
Ileaped the west curb and ca
Ireened ITO feet along a grass
plot.
The Parezo auto, police said.
snapped off foot-thick wooden
,ligth pole at its base. rolled COM
lpletely over. back onto its wheels.
continued on until it again
reached the the roadway where
lit plowed into the side of a car
driven by Arthur c. Hampton,
I26, a millwright, of 1920 Clay
street, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1956-07-30
d. c. BUSINESS TAX RETURNS
DUE BY MIDNIGHT TOMORROW

Business personal property tax returns are due by mid
night tomorrow.
District authorities warned that there is 20 per cent
penalty filing only about $4,000 returns Of
expected 30. 900 have been filed.
Taxpayers who must file include owners Of tangible
personal property held for sale rent used in trade or
business The rate s,$2 per 500 valuation.
Principal taxable items in these categor.es are mer-
chants stock in trade, furniture machinery and other
equipment materials and furniture used in furnished
rented apartments and houses Professional libraries
also are taxable.
Tax and help in filling them out available in
Room 2l21, Municipal Center 800 Indiana avenue NV.
The Office is open daily until 445 pm.
The District in 1854 abolished the personal property
tax on the furnishings Of private householders.
Evening star., 1956-07-30
Movies
Playground Film
Proqrum for Toniqht

Programs sponsored by The
Evening Star in cooperation
with the Film Center of WASH
ington and the recreation de-
partments of the District and
Arlington. Prince Georges and
Montgomery counties.
Washington, at Dusk
Janney, Wisconsin. avenue and Abe
Rudolph. Second and Hamilton streets
Lanadon, Tyenty-second and Franklin
Francis Twenty-fOurth and streets
Monroe, osorEiA avenue and cOlumbia
HAYES. Fifth and X streets NE.
East Capitol 5725 East Capitol street
Ridge. Ridge road and Burns street Sc
Hoover. Second and N streets SW
Douslass u. High Douglass and Stanton
simon, Fourth street and Mississippi
avenue Sc.
Arlington County. $3.50 pm.
Jennie Dean. South Seminary road anc
-Four Mile Run drive.
Barrett. 1900 North Henderson road.
Prince Georges County. $50 pm.
Chapel Hill Playground, Old Fort road
Chapel Hill.
street, Ardmore.
Montgomery County. $40 p.m.
Takoma Park Recreation Center, Gran
avenue on Piney Branch road, Takomi
coiesyilie Recreation Center. 1870
Colesville road, Silver Spring
Lincoln Park, Lincoln Park. Rockville
Evening star., 1956-07-30
Atomic Exhibit
Here

The Smithsonian Institution
opened an atomic energy exhi-
bit today where you can press
a button and start chain re-
action (simulated) but you won't
blow up anything.
The display is the first of the
Atomic Energy Commissions
Atoms for Peace" exhibits. 1t
is in the Smithsonian's Museum
of Natural History. Constitution
avenue and Tenth street NV.
The exhibit was formally
opened by Acc Chairman Lewis
II. Strauss and DR.. Leonard Car
michael, Smithsonian secretary.
Push Button Start
In the chain reaction demon
Istration, the pushing of a button
starts the reaction spreading
from one atom" indicated by a
small red electric light, through
surrounding atoms (red bulbs)
arranged like a Chinese checkers
board. At the same time a voice
gives an explanation.
Another model with action is
that of a typical atomic power
plant. Press the button and
control rods are withdrawn from
an atomic furnace. The action
proceeds to a turbine electric
generator and finally the lights
glow in the windows of tall Office
buildings in a transparency of
a city scene.
A demonstration of irradiation
for preserving foods has an onion
and a potato in an exhibit case
They were irradiated April 16
They look as fresh as an onion
and a potato newly placed in the
case. The contrast is expected
u
to be greater when the non-ir-
radiated vegetables begin to
sprout.
Theme From President
The exhibit, mostly in pictures
takes its theme from President
EiSenhower's United Nations
speech of December, 1858. He
then expressed the hope atomic
energy shall not be dedicated to
mans death but consecrated to
his life.
Mr.. Strauss said it is hoped
the exhibit will stimulate the
young to pursue careers ir
science.
Prepared for the Acc by the
American Museum of Atomic
Science, a division of the OaE
Ridge Institute of Nucleal
Studies, the exhibit is one o1
three. They will tour the STATE
iIfair circuit" colleges and othel
appropriate places.
Evening star., 1956-07-30
.TAXICAB DRIVEN
by HACKER, 80,
HITS SALESMAN

A furniture salesman es-
capped serious injury today
when struck by a taxi driven
by an 80-year-old hacker,
police reported.
The victim. Thomas L.
Smith. q, of the 100 block
OF Sixteenth street NV,
was hit crossing Fourteenth
street at K street NV,
officers said. Emergency Hos
pital reported Mr.. Smith
suffered no fractures nor
other serious injuries.
The cab driver, Alfred
Reichman. 7425 Thirteenth
street NV, is to appear at a
Corporation Counsel's hear
ing August Z.
Evening star., 1956-07-30
I9 Buildings for Sole
At Fort MYer. Va.

Sealed bids for the purchase of
19 surplus buildings located at
Fort Myer. Va, will be received
at the ONCE of the Army Dis
trict Engineer. First and Douglas
streets NV, until 2 pm, August
~.
The buildings, Is Of which are
Iprefabricated. sectional-type bar
racks and four latrines, may be
inspected Mondays through Fri
days until August "a. Bid forms
may be obtained at the District
Engineers Office.
Evening star., 1956-07-30

break of writer's cramp. Each
title must be signed by an official
of the company. E. C. Giddings,
a vlce-president himself, ex-
plained that the job of signing
the titles will probably be doled
out to three vice-presidents. He
estimates each vice-president will
probably sign about 333 pieces
OF paper and one, 334.)
Lawyers are also at work on
the various contracts Capital
Transit now holds with such
firms as the Potomac Electric
Power Co. from which it buys its
power. Little trouble is foreseen
in this area-for the transfer
of long standing contracts into
the lap of Mr.. Chalk.
Perhaps the most tedious OF
all the physical activity now at
play is the business Of "title
search"
Three title companies are at
work clearing" each piece o1
property owned by Capital Tran
Sit-from car barns to rights
of-way. This means a search
of every title or deed ever held
on the property. some Of which
have a history dating back to
the late l800s.
The check is to determine
whether the property is clear
of any possible claims.
Everything To Be Listed
Also, a current inventory oi
each pillow, wire, nut and bolt
is being carried out by Capita
Transit. This information will
be merged with the listings of the
various properties to form a
blanket deed to the company tc
De nanoeQ MI. Cnalk-Wno IT
turn will hand over his check
for $13.54O,OOO.
I While the rush is on to com.
plete the details, those concerned
have expressed confidence thai
the job will be completed BY
the mid-August deadline. If not
there are provisions in the legis-
lation to extend temporarily
Capital TranSit's right to operate
The only question mark re-
naming is the approval of thu
sale by Capital Transit's stock,
holders. 1t will be settled thi
Friday at a meeting of the stock
holders. Two-thirds of the share
must be voted to ratify the sale
OF course a number of signl
will have to be re-painted as ont
. company dissolves and anothel
. appears. But no one is par
ticularly worried about that-yet
Evening star., 1956-07-30
The
Rambler
Bones in Secret
Services Closet
BY JACK JONAS

Henry c. Miller, private
citizen, opened a safe in nine
minutes and seven seconds
during a demonstration the
other day, and nobody was
particularly alarmed.
Mr.. Miller, whose business
is making locks, has been
opening safes legitimately for
many years.
But 80 years ago, when
United States Secret Service
Chief Hiram C. Whitley
arranged a safe cracking, the
whole town seethed.
1t was seething already, of
course, because Congress was
in the middle of a spectacular
investigation of how the city's
funds were being spent on
lavish Improvements.
A man named Columbus
Alexander was particularly
active in feeding fuel to the
investigation, and that's how
the safecracking came about.
officials being hard-pressed
by the investigation decided
Mr.. Alexander was due for
his come-uppance.
TIE way they decided to do
this was to plant some "evi-
dence" in the district attor-
ney's safe, hire safe-crackers
to steal it, then nab the safe
crackers and Mr.. Alexander
when the stolen evidence was
delivered to him.
Evening star., 1956-07-30

ne CTdlIlC HASH Dccl Udu,
very helpful, advising us about
short cuts and even giving us a
lift in one case"
The other half of the team is
13-year-old Charles Phelps, a
husky red-haired lad who thinks
Washington is "the most beauti-
full city 1 have ever seen."
On Road 81 Days
The cyclists left their Pasa-
dena home 81 days ago and
arrived here Saturday. Today
they leave for New York. After
that comes a jaunt UP into
Canada and then the return to
the West Coast.
"We1l be gone three months
in ALL" said 1t. Phelps. "I haven't
taken a real vacation for three
years. We had planned this for
some time"
1t. Phelps said he and his son
do a lot Of cycling in California
and prepared for the 7,000-mile
Evening star., 1956-07-30

4 SA RAORCA OC0bo NAAS AAAA0AeSbNA
from a piece of real" property.
While those engaged in the
transfer of Capital Transit to O.
Roy Chalk's D. C. Transit SyS-
tenn, Inc, are far from unini-
tiated in the ways of titles and
liens. their job at the moment is
roughly 1000 times your last ad-
venture with a title.
Currently a host of lawyers
and title searchers are attempt
ing a smooth transfer on paper
to Mr.. Chalk of all the property
the transit company has. 1t is a
deadly job, time consuming, ex-
acting-but one which, it is ex-
pected, will be finished by August
IA At midnight. on that date,
Capital Transit steps down.
Monumental Paper Job
AS a lawyer for Capital Transit
describes the monumental paper
work ahead: There are a num-
Der of mechanical procedures
involved-but these are not in
surmountable."
And as an official of the Public
Utilities Commission commented
with a sigh of relief: I'm glad
l don't have anything to dc
with that phase of the sale"
In essence, the paper work
revolveS around the transfer OF
property. Mr.. Chalk hopes to
get a company rich in real
estate and rolling stock and free
of any doubts over what Capital
Transit actually, under the
scrutiny of court of law, owned
Mr.. Chalk, on the other hand
must be sure he has the proper
papers in hand to shove his
company of and into business
Own Nearly 1000 Buses
For example. Capital Transit
has close to 1000 buses. Under
law. a bus can't run a block or
August Is unless the new owner
holds new title to it, as vel
as two new license plates. Thi.
means that some 1000 title,
must be processed by the Dis.
Itrict's Department of Vehicle!
and Traffic and checked out by
the Recorder of Deeds. If Mr.
Chalk seeks to borrow money or
the fleet, the lien must also bt
registered on the title.
Requiring precisely the sam,
background before they cal
operate are other pieces of tn,
company's equipment excep
streetcars which do not require
licenses. Capital Transit viii
turn over some So trucks, 81
passenger cars and 10 trailers.
Once the mechanics of tn,
switch are completed here-thl
same procedure is required TO
buses and other vehicles which
venture into Maryland.
Herman S. Cole, assistant di
rector for Motor Vehicle Ad
miniStration in the District, feel
his department can handle tn
pile of title applications in abou
four hours-once the paper
plunked on his desk by transi
officials. He sees no difficult.
in the need for additional tags
Some 500 tags were ordered b.
the department when the transi
sale was imminent.
Three TO Sign Titles
Can insight into a company
need for many, many vice-pres
idents is found in Capital Trans
it's plan to avoid a serious out
Evening star., 1956-07-30
Dorio Sister Ship Soils

GENOA, Italy, July 80 (P.-
The Cristoforo Colombo, sister
ship of the Andrea Doria, sailed
for New York today with a capac-
lty load of passengers-her flag
at half mast in mourning for the
sinking of the Andrea Doria July
26. The Chistoforo Colombo is
due in New York August 8.
Evening star., 1956-07-30

ton for their daughters disap-
pearance.
Went for Ride
The two suspects. according to
police. did not know the girls be-
fore Saturday night. but began
talking TO them at the frozen Gus
tard stand between 10 and 10:30
pm, then invited them to take
a ride in their car.
Margaret is an eighth-grade
student at the Stonewall jackson
School, and Judy. who has lived
here about month. has not
enrolled at any school, according
to Sergt. Jones.
Evening star., 1956-07-30

he added. Motorists have been
trip by buying new English bikes.
So far, the only trouble they've
had is with flats. Between them
they've had IL, mostly caused by
burs from a Western plant called
appropriately enough "puncture
vines"
The hot. arid areas of Texas.
New Mexico and Arizona didn't
slow the Phelps down much,
either.
Didn't Mind Heat
Actually, the only time we
were hot was when We stopped, "
said Mr.. Phelps. Even though
the temperature got up to 120
degrees. We were cool as long as
we kept going"
The father-son cycling team
breezed through the Blue Ridge
Mountains on Route so after
cutting over at Cumberland from
Route 40.
"The only difficulty in going
through the mountains is wear
and tear on the brakes" said
Mr.. Phelps. I'VE have three
speed gears on the bikes which
makes it possible to cycle up the
mountains. Going down you
have to cut the speed about the
same as an automobile and it's
a littler hard on the brakes"
Mr.. Phelps and his son carry
sleeping and camping packs that
weigh about so pounds each,
When the weather is good and
camp sites are available. they
sleep under the stars. FIRE.
Iquently they stay at motels or
hotels. They spent the week end
here at the Carroll Arms Hotel.
Evening star., 1956-07-30
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Association
Of Candy Wholesalers opens
a four-day session in the
Sheraton Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1956-07-30
Mountain Of Paper Work
Involved in Sale of CTC
BY JOHN McKELWAY

Those who have ventured into ofcadom-a land of Don't
Write in this Space and "The undersigned hereby know
the troubles associated WITH say selling their
From window to window scrachy pen Scatchy pen the
business obtaining automobile title piece
of property tests the INITIATED rarely
Evening star., 1956-07-30
Patterson Cycling Team
Making 1000 Mile Tour

cycling from California today talked about
their crocountry trip in the some people describe going to
the grocery
much really" said Howard Phelps 34yearold lieu
tenant in the California highway patrol.
hasn't bad he added "Motorsts have been
Evening star., 1956-07-30
Rambling

A fellow on his way back
from lunch the other day says
he overheard a part of a con-
versation between two men.
One said: Il can't get over
Smith dying" And the other
replied, "He probably can't
either"
A couple of armored truck
guards, out of their truck,
were waiting at Twelfth and
F streets NV, in the rain,
for the traffic light to change
in their favor. IF the sun
was shinin'," one Of them
growled, "it would have
changed long ago." -.
Evening star., 1956-07-30

when the stolen evidence was
delivered to him.
THE PLOT fell through be-
cause Of the zeal of the Chief
of Police, who was not in on
the plot but whose services
we're necessary in making the
arrests.
At any rate, Mr.. Whitley,
the Secret Service head,
arranged through one of his
subordinates to import a man
named Miles, a professional
burglar, and a man named
Benton, a professional thief,
for the job.
A pair of safe-crackerS
never had a better oppor-
tunity to "case" a prospective
job. They were led through
the district attorneys Office,
then at 452 Louisiana avenue,
and thoroughly indoctrinated
on the route from there to
Mr.. Alexander's home at 1907
F street NV.
To complete the plot, a
letter was sent to Assistant
District Attorney Rich a r d
Harrington, who was one Of
the counsel for the officials
under investigation by Con-
greSS,s joint committee. The
anonymous letter said that on
April % or %, 1874, the Dis
trict Attorneys safe would be
robbed.
Mr.. Harrington didn't know
the combination to his chiefs
safe, but he found a clerk who
did, and planted the evidence
inside. Then he went to Maj.
Almon C. Richards, chief of
police, and told him that the
safe would be robbed, and
that the Office should be
watched.
But the office was watched
only one night-the 23d-and
to the surprise of nobody ex-
cept possibly the police chief
and his Chief of Detectives,
John A. w. Clarvoe, that was
when the safe -crac e r
showed up and went to work.
MAI. RICHARDS itched to
nab the culpritS in the act,
but he and Detective Clarvoe
had received strict orders
from Harrington to arrest no
body until the stolen goods
was delivered-then to arrest
Mr.. Alexander and the safe
crackers.
When Benton arrived at Mr.
Alexander'S F street home
Richards. Clarvoe and Har-
rington hung back to watch
Benton rang the bell several
times, but got no answer. Maj
Richards refused to wait any
longer. He walked up to the
door and arrested Benton.
Benton, taken to police
headquarters, confessed all
Harrington, whitley anc
several others were brought
to trial. The jury was hung
and while the Government
was preparing to bring them
to trial again, the District
Supreme Court ruled favor
ably on motions that the
grand jury, technically al
least, was illegally drawn up
The Government said il
would .reindict the men, but
the case, along with Harring.
ton and Whitley, faded from
public view. The reputation
and integrity of Columbu.
Alexander, whom the plot wa!
intended to harm, remained
unblemished.
Rambling
A fellow on his way bacl
from lunch the other day sa.
he overheard a part of a con-
versation between two men
One said: Il can't get ovel
Smith dying And the othel
replied, "He probably can
nt,1.-.u
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1956-08-16

A motion was made by Mrs
Paisley for guest signature
book for the Browning Junior
Fair which will be held August
l6-l7-l8. The Leaders passed a
motion to pay SlOO per yea, for
postage, etc.
The painting Of the outside of
the exhibit building was dis.
russcd by the chairman, Mcrlyn
Crawford. Burke Handy, chair,
man of the fair board was pres.
cnt and discussed the amour,
and cost of paint to be presented
to the fair board.
The officers elected for the
West End Leader, are Mcrlyn
Crawford. President; Mrs. b.
Paisley, Vicc-Prcsidcnt; Mrs.
Yves House, Secretary; Mrs. Vim
Grissom, Secretary, and Mrs.
Justice Sharp, Reporter.
The superintendent of the
livestock department were in.
structcd by the committee tina,
cattle. sheep, etc, should be in
Ali barns at the fair grounds
three days before the fair.
The West End Leaders are