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Evening star., 1956-08-23

Mahoney for the nomination
vacated by Millard E. Tydings
last Sunday appeared hampered
by lack of time and by his home
area-the Eastern Shore.
His hackers were counting on
the anti-Mahoney bloc to put
the move across, but the Shore.
Ia vital factor in the bid, ap-
|parently was in Mr.. Mahoney's
camp, thanks to the word of
Controller j. Millard Tawes.
Withdrawal Unexpected
Mr.. Birmingham threw the
race into a turmoil last night by
suddenly announcing his with
drawal, and then leaving town
without an explanation. He an6
Mr.. Mahoney had been locked
in a nip and tuck race for the
152 votes of the State Central
Committee, which is scheduled
to meet Monday to choose Mr..
Tydings' successor.
The Fox move was put in mo-
ton within hours after Mr..
Birmingham's announcement by
Blair Lee III, member of the
Maryland House of Delegates
from Montgomery County; j.
Newton Brewer. a Montgomery
County figure who was financial
chairman of Mr.. Tydings' pri-
mary campaign, and William F.
Buckley, a delegate from Cecil
County.
They had banked on IS votes
from Eastern Shore, which OBJ
servers say probably will now GO
to Mr.. Mahoney, who repeatedly
is backed by Mr.. Tayes, consid-
cred a power in that area.
A spokesman said all but two
of the nine Shore counties were
expected to back the Baltimore
County paving contractor at q
caucus scheduled for tonight In
Easton.
D'AlesandrO without Candidate
Another important factor in
the race is Mayor Thomas
lD'Alesandro of Baltimore, an
arch foe of Mr.. Mahoney's who
lis said to control 35 of the city's
AZ votes on the central COM
mittee. ffee
He had pledged them to Mr.
Birmingham and is now without
a candidate. He would not COM
ment on the possibility Of back
ling Mr.. Fox, but said only that
his support would go to "a NOM
Iinee free from factional handi-
caps" the very phrase used by
the Lee-Brewer-Berkley an
nouncement of their support Of
the young Democrat"
/ Mr.. Fox said he is sure he
could get the backing of the
Eastern Shore if he asked for it
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Armed Woman
Holds Off Police
MuryIunder, 63. Shot
After 3-Hour Sieqe

A 63-year-old woman held 10
Maryland State troopers and
four members of the st. Marys
County sheriff's Office at bay
with shotgun for almost three
hours at her home last night
before she was routed with tear
gas and then shot in the leg.
The woman, Mrs. Mary Jennie
McGinnis Of Oakville, Md, is in
the st. Marys General Hospital
lat Leonardtown today with a
shotgun wound in the right leg
below the knee,
State police said Deputy
Sheriff Benjamin H. Burroughs,
jr., finally had to shoot her after
he had been fired at twice and
also after Mrs. McGinnis had
fired several other shots at the
State troopers earlier.
The incident started shortly
after 10 pm. when State Troop
ers R. M. Bikle and Joseph H
Helmstetter went to the wom-
ans small frame home to ques-
ton her about a stolen pickup
truck found wrecked and aban-
doned about 8 pm. on State
Route 6 at Mechanicsville, Md.
eight miles away.
Fires Blasts Out Door
They said they knocked on the
door but got no answer. Then
Trooper Bikle said he flashed 8
light in the window and saw Mrs
McGinnis sitting in a chair and
holding a shotgun on her lap
The woman fired three blasts al
the troopers through the screer
door but missed them.
The two troopers then radioec
for assistance and soon were
joined by six other troopers from
the Waldorf barracks, led BY
Sergt. j. r. Colister; two more
from Leondardtown, and County
Sheriff Robert Miedzinski anc
three of his deputies.
The entire contingent tried &c
persuade her to give up and come
out but she refused, police said
Police fired one tear gas shell
into the house and Mrs. McGin.
mis- ran out the back door. Police
shouted to her to halt but in.
stead, they said, she turned anc
aimed her gun at Deputy Bur.
roughs. The blast narrowly
missed him, he said.
The deputy then fired one
shotgun blast into the grounc
near Mrs. McGinnis and she re.
taliated with another shot from
her gun. 1t was then that Deputy
Burroughs shot Mrs. McGinnis il
the leg, and Trooper 1/c Johr
E. Koontz grabbed her, police
said.
Guarding Her Home"
Sheriff Miedzinski took tn,
woman to the hospital. On tn,
way, he said, she told him sh,
was guarding her home"
The sheriff said Mrs. McGin,
mis-, who was not seriously in
jured, will face charges today re
sulting from the shooting.
Meanwhile the sheriff said h,
did not believe Mrs. McGinni
had any connection with tn,
stolen truck. Police, however
said they went to her home afte
it had been reported that sh,
was seen getting out of the trucl
earlier.
The truck. owned by Roy Had
dock, of 2804 Seventy fourth ave
nue., Hyattsville. Md. was stolel
from the Oakville area about
J pm. and a lookout for it broad
cast at that time, police said.
Evening star., 1956-08-23

but he said he will remain neu-
trail on the subject. But no per-
son interested in Democratic
politics could turn down the
nomination, he said.
Fox Assails Butler
A prepared statement ISSUED
by the Wicomico County State.
Attorney, who is the nominee tC
oppose Representative Miller fol
the First District Congressional
seat. sounded like he already i!
campaigning against Senator
John Marshall Butler, who de-
feated Mr.. Tydings in 1850 anC
is now seeking reelection.
Mr.. Fox called Senator But
ler'S record "Maryland's shame,
citing a flake photograph" cir
culated during his campaign
against Mr.. Tydings in 1850 anc
the subsequent criminal convic.
ton of his campaign manager
his acceptance of $4,000 il
money from Texas interests anc
his vote on the natural gas bill.
Mr.. Fox said he received sc
many calls last night after Mr.
Birmingham's withdrawal tha'
he took the telephone off thu
hook. He also said he doubts il
the Eastern Shore caucus will
come off tonight in view of Mr.
Birmingham'S move.
One Eastern Shore politician
put it this way: Most of tht
boys feel that Mahoney spen
his money on the campaign anC
worked hard, so let him have it.
Primary Results Cited
Mr.. Mahoney, an unsuccessful
aspirant to the governorship ant
the Senate in several previou
races, has claimed the nomina
ton from his primary fight, il
which he polled as many o
Maryland's unit votes as MI
Tydings, but lost the contest Of
the strength of popular votes
Illness forced Mr.. Tydings' with
drawal.
He rejected a proposal in tn
Birmingham announcement tina
| he also withdrew in favor of
harmony" candidate.
Mr.. Birmingham left his an
nouncement with Baltimor
County aides and then left tow
last night. He had manages
Mr.. Mahoney's primary cam
paign. but decided to seek tn
nomination himself after it wa
vacated.
Should Mr.. Mahoney be chosel
by the Central committee, it vii
be his second bid for the Senate
He lost to Republican Senate
j. Glenn Beall by $4,000 vote
in 1852 after winning the nomi
nation from Lansdale G. Sasscer
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Name
Why do they call it Fes
sender street?
That street was namet
for william Pitt Fessenden
Name
Rambling

A boxer dog belonging to
the owners of a Connecticut
avenue jewelry story was in
the courtyard at the rear Of
the store the other day hav-
ing a drink of water. It's
drinking vessel was a silver
bowl. >.
A fellow who paid a visit to
the new AFL-CIO headquar-
ters building on Sixteenth
street.-the describes it as the
Mecca Of organized labor
was surprised to find auto
matte elevators.
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Scholarships Available

Dean S. S Steinberg of the
University Of Maryland's Col.
lege Of Engineering has an
nounced the availability of three
scholarships for freshman stu
dents who will enroll in the new
fire protection curriculum to be
inaugurated next month.
Evening star., 1956-08-23

the object OF the new rule is to
cut down on widespread prac-
tice of making plane reservations
which are neither used nor can
|celed.
Beginning September Is, the
|airlines will require passengers
with reservations topick up their
tickets by 1901 am. on the day
of departure, or six hours before
time Of departure, whichever is
earlier.
Space Not Used
The ATA spokesman said the
airlines frequently book a flight
to capacity with reservations,
turn down later requests for
seats. only to see the plane for
the same flight depart with am
pie space available. This is due
to failure of some persons to
cancel their reservations or show
Iup for the flight.
Tickets may be picked up at
the airlineS' downtown ticket Of
fees, at travel agency Offices or
at airport counters. Some car
rierS were reported making ar
rangements with banks to pro-
vide ticket-buying service.
The ATA spokesman said pas
sengerS can always obtain their
tickets in advance by mail, file
telegraphic money orders or hire
Evening star., 1956-08-23

An Arlington teen-ager today
calmly testified that he was
blinded in one eye by another
boy who pulled the trigger on a
revolver one time too often.
"He was just kidding around,
trying to scare me-"
The victim of a friends sense
of humor, Robert Bullock, 16,
of 1852 Lee highway. told Juve-
nile Court that he considered the
wound an accident.
Robert said he had stopped by
the home of the other boy, also
l6, on August 8, in an effort to
interest his friend in circulating
a petition for a prosegregation
group-the Defenders of State
Sovereignty and Individual Lib
critics. II go to all the meetings,
he added.
Shot in Eye
Within five minutes aftel
Robert had joined his friend II
the basement, Robert had beer
shot in the right eye with a 3.
caliber cartridge from a .38 cali.
ber revolver.
Asked to relate what had hap
pened during those brief minutes
the 16-year-old told Judge Hugh
Cregger. jr.:
"He turned on the radio.
looked up at the clock and bacl
again, and he had the gun IL
his hand.
Il saw him put a bullet ir
the gun and warned him not Il
aim 1t at me. He did, and pulled
the trigger but 1t didn't 60 of.
Tried to Get Away
II ran to the basement dool
1 (leading outside) and II 1t haC
been open ! think / might hav,
made it. But the door wal
closed, and / turned around anC
just got a picture of him sittinl
on a chair pointing the gun al
me before there was a fash.
After he shot me, the very
first thing / said was / told you
not to do IT,"
The other boy also testified
that he was lust messing arounC
trying TO scare him, I guess.
He said he had placed one
bullet in the gun and. from the
position Of this loaded chamber
Thought he could pull the trigger
five times with safety.
Fired Third Time
1T was supposed to go around
five times before it went of.
he said, "and I counted, but 4
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Horse Show Set

A Western horse and pony
show will be sponsored by the
Capitol Heights MD Boys Club
at 8 pm. tomorrow at Highview
Farms, Brooks road, Capitol
Heights. Mayor Elmer Hickman
will award the prizes.
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Advance Ticket Buying
Approved for AirIines
CAB Okoys Plan to Eliminate
Nonuse of Plane Reservations

Passengers reserving seats commercial arnes in the
United States will be required their tickets
of the time Of their flights. effective September 16
All arines will operate under the rule been ap:
proved by the Civil Aeronautics Board.
spokesman for the Transport Association said today
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Mohoney Gets Big Edge
AS Birmingham Quits
Fox's Bid in Maryland Senote Ruce
Lacks Support of His Home Area
BY CHARLES PUFFENBARGER

Maylands so-caed "old Guard" Democrats were scury
today quest of candidate the parys vacant
nomination. which George p Mahoney
all wrapped after the surprising withdrawal last
night of Michael j. Birmingham
move Hamilton Fox. ir. of Salisbury against Mr.
Evening star., 1956-08-23
The
Rambler
D. c. SIops Back
At the Mosquito
By JACK JONAS

By JACK JONAS
If a mosquitoes z-z-z-zing
keeps you awake nights, it's
not David Auld's fault.
Mr.. Auld's men worked all
winter along the banks of the
city's streams and ponds, try
ing to anticipate and elimi-
nate the mosquitoes breeding
places.
And now that summers heat
is in full swing, the District
Mosquito Control is battling
the pesky blighters more di-
rectly, spraying the sewer
catch basins.
IF we hear of a mosquito
nuisance anywhere" Mr.. Auld
says, I'VE go right after it.
I'VE spray with considerable
frequency during the summer,
particularly where there are
periods without rain. Because
of the water seals in the
catch basins, the water stands
and becomes stagnant if there
is no rain to freshen it,"
The District Mosquito Con-
troll has been in existence 25
years, with a year-round force
of between Is and 20 men.
"You can see the men
spraying the catch basins in
the summer" Mr.. Auld says.
But perhaps the most i'm
portant work is that you don't
See-the Strengthening of the
streams so they will flow more
freely, and the grubbing along
the banks.
I'm the summer, we add
about 20 young men to help
out with the spraying, so that
at times we have up to 40 men
working on mosquito control.
If the mosquitoes don't seem
as bad as they did, say 10
years ago, it's because we've
been keeping right on top of
the problem"
Breakfast
Peggy O'Neill, headed
downtown for work one day
this week on busy Thir-
teenth street NV, met up
with a traffic jam.
"YOu know how busy that
street is, especially at Sis
in the morning." she said.
"At the curb lane next to
the right-hand sidewalk,
cars were backed up for
four blocks at one point.
When l finally got around
them l saw what caused it.
"a shaggy, black mOngrel
dog was lying in front of
the. first car, nOnchalantly
eating a bone. l got out
and said, Come ON, doggie,
get out Of the way
HE just looked at me
with that 'mind-your-
business look, and went
fight on eating his bone.
suppose he stayed right
there until he finished"
Switch
A group of men sitting
around a big table at Ham
mel,s Restaurant didn't have
much to do except examine
the silverware. They noted an
O'Donnells imprint on a
couple of pieces.
Harry Kopel, muttering
about how it would be just
like some of these wags to
pick up some silver from
O'Donnell's and bring it in
here to embarrass me-" final
ly came up with an explana-
ton.
The same private trash COL
lector, he said, picks up the
overflow from both restau-
rants. Every so often he brings
back a bundle of silver found
in the garbage. The garbage
collectors mistake, he said.
"An adjustment" he added,
will be made"
Name
Why do they call it Fes-
sender street?
That street was named
for william Pitt Fessenden,
who came out of nowhere
to gain a reputation in the
Senate as an orator.
He took a year out, dur
ing the Civil War, to put the
Treasury back on a sound
footing, then resumed his
seat in the Senate. He
gained his fame as an ora
tor during debates on the
Kansas-Nebraska bill.
Rambling
A boxer dog belonging to
the owners of a Connecticut
avenue jewelry story was in
Evening star., 1956-08-23

1T was supposed to go around
five times before it went of"
he said, "and ! counted, but II
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26
Good Roof Core
Con Sove You S 5

Even the man en- the proven
bial galloping horse can see that
it's important to check up on your
roof at regular intervals.
1t follows logically, that it's Just
as important to make necessary
repairs and to use good roof coat
ings and other protective materials
when the need becomes evident.
Needless to say. it will save you
money in the long run. If you
don't know what kind of coating
is best for your roof. consult your
paint dealer or roofing contractor.
It's wise, incidentally. to have
trained roof men inspect your roof
periodically so they can spot small
trouble spots before they become
big ones.
What are roof coatingS? The
trade usually groups them into
these categories: asbestos roof ce-
ment, asbestos roof coating. as
phalt emulsion. metal roof paint
and -fibered roof coating All
are resigned for specific purposes.
and for this reason, care should
be used to see that the right kind
of coating is selected for the type
of roof for which it was manufac-
tured.
While your roof is being checked,
cornices, Hastings. cutters and
downspouts should be carefully in
spected These can all cause SER
ious trouble if not properly cared
for.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26
Three Points Are
Listed To Aid
NC. Income

RALEIGH If North Carolina
is to raise its per capita income,
according to study made for Gov.
Hodges, it should try to get new
types of industry. offer vocational
education, and modernize its farm
Ing techniques.
Aside from these general recon-
mendations, the 163-page st u d y
concentrated on identifying the
causes for the states low per
capita income rating.
The report, released Tuesday,
was compiled by faculty members
at North Carolina State College
and the University of North Caro-
lima.
1t pointed out that although Tar
Heel factory workers saw their
weekly earnings increased 20 per
cent between l949 and 1854 they
fell from 3Oth to 48th in the ma
ton in this category during the
same period.
ANOTHER LAST
In 1850, according to the report,
North Carolina was bottom in the
nation in the PERCENTAGE of per-
sons IS or older who had COM
pleted high school.
1t said North Carolina ranks
second to Texas in the number OF
farms, but is 48th in acres of CROP
land per male farm resident IA
and over, and 46th in average size
of farm.
DR.. D. w. Coward, dean of State
Colleges school of agriculture and
a member of the report commit
tee. said that the return which
may be expected from additional
capital investment on farms is
high in comparison with the re-
turn received from capital put to
other uses.
FARM LOSSES
The report said there was net
migrtion of $4,000 persons from
North Carolina farms from 1940-
so.
"Most of the major industrial
Z
products produced in North Caro-
| lima - clothing, food and tobac-
Co are regarded as necessities, )"
said the report. Consumption OF
these commodities does not change
much in response to changes IN
income these industries, there
fore, will expand at a lower rate
in the future than industries that
produce commodities whose con-
sumption increases greatly with
increases in income.
''In addition to an expansion in
food processing, and textile and
| furniture manufacturing, Mort n
Carolina should encourage expan-
sion in the production of paper.
chemicals. electrical equipment
and machine tools"
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26
Legion Hits
MiIitory Courts

WASHINGTON - An American
Legion spokesman said Thursday
the military services conduct
courts martial in such a way as
TO sabotage the code of military
justice adopted to protect service
mems rights.
John j. Finn of Washington, a
member of a legion committee
named to study proposed changes
in the code. said in testimony pre-
pared for a House Armed Services
subcommittee:
/. The armed services Manuel
for Courts Martial" should be
completely eliminated" D."
2. Congress should suspend
action on all proposals for
changes until the Legion and
other groups have time to make
an unbiased, impartial over
all" review of the code and its
administration.
Finn said it is hard to tell
whether the courts martial man
ual is a product OF delloeratlon
Or ignorance, but that in any
case, "if one were trying to sab
ctage the uniform code of military
justice, one could not have de-
vised a more artful or better
means for so doing than is pro-
vided by the manual"
Finn said changes suggested to
Congress would give company Of
ficers greater authority. make
easier the summary disposition OF
minor offenses and restrict the
power of legal officers and boards
CT review.
He entered specific objections
to a number of them, including
a provision under which an ac-
cused serviceman, if he con-
Sented, might be tried before
court consisting of a single Off
Ger.
Such consent is "illusory." Finn
said. adding, "the freedom OF
choice of the soldier or sailor is
seriously limited by his environs
and circumstances.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26

He praised Tokyo's voluntary
control of shipment of cotton
goods to the United States this
year "a disciplinary measure
taken to stave off United States
import quotas. United States tex
tile and cotton companies have
been urging such quotas on these
imports because of rising imports
of cotton textiles and garments
from Japan.
But the Secretary wound up with
the observation that there wasn't
much the e d deral government
could do about it until there was
court test of the supremacy of
the treaty over the state laws.
However. at his weekly press
conference April II the Secretary
extended the area of his concern
to cover the effect of such state
laws on American foreign trade.
BOOMERANG SEEN
He pointed out that this is a
game that two can play and that
if the United States - or rather
the separate states (for the fed
eral government frowns on this
practice) - is going to treat for
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26
Textile Laws In South
Jolt Japan And U. S.

effort to dissuade Americans from
buying japanese goods.
Early this month Tokyo official
ly protested this action by South
Carolina and Alabama, notifying
Washington that it considered the
action discriminatory and in viola
ton of the 1858 Treaty of Friend
ship, Commerce. and Navigation
between Japan and the United
States.
US. CONCERN VOICED
In a reply, Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles expressed
American concern over the effects
of the two state laws. He stressed
Washington's continued dedica-
ton to the elimination of unnec-
essary and artificial restraints on
international trade.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26

WASHINGTON - A cotton tex
tile cloud, as big as the states of
South Carolina and Alabama, is
presently darkening American
Japanese relations.
What has happened is this:
These two southern states re-
Gently passed laws requiring sellers
of Japanese cloth to advertise its
origin. Stores in those states must
display signs reading: japanese
Textiles Sold Here"
These two states did this de-
spite warnings from Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles, express
ing concern over such action, over
its effect on American trade and
relations with a friendly govern
ment.
These state laws are an obvious
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26

eign goods this way. then foreign
nations are justified in treating
American goods the same way.
In other words. these state dis
criminatory laws can prove a
boomerang as other nations see
fit to retaliate.
This would seriously imperil
the whole world structure of null
tIlateral trade" Mr.. Dulles said.
upon which We believe a great
deal of the pros perity of the
United States and the growing
strength of all the free world is
based"
The Dulles protests to the two
state Governors appear to have
gone unnoticed. The South Caro-
lima statute became law March 8.
The Alabama bill was approved
April 16 by Gov. James E. Folsom.
There is no reason to expect
that the matter is going to rest
where it is. For this incident opens
up a vast horizon of complica-
tiOnS.
OTHER STATES MAY FOLLOW
Other states that feel the pinch
of Japanese textile exports may
follow the example of Alabama
and South Carolina. Other fields
or industries that feel the pinch
from foreign competition whether
it be textiles. automobiles. news
print. or what-have-youD may try
to follow the Alabama South Car
olina precedent and get protection
Other governments will become
involved. At some point this issue
may be tested in the courts, as Mr.
Dulles indicated.
Already % senators have CO.
sponsored a resolution ordering
the Federal Tariff Commission to
investigate the impact of rising
imports on the domestic textile
industry. Other senators may pass
similar resolutions dealing with
other products.
If such things happen, and this
practice of state boycotts of par
ticular foreign goods grows. the
Eisenhower administration is 60
ing to see its freer trade hopes
evaporate. and instead of fighting
to push back the trade barriers
and reduce them, it is going to
find itself fighting a delaying ac-
ton against mounting state often
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26

a surprise to the administration,
however unwelcome. For as for
eign nations step up their exports
to the United States there is auto
matically going to be an increase
in local, special industry pressures
to block those imports. That is
what is now happening in the tex
tile industry as a result of in
creased Japanese competition.
1t can happen practically across
the board and so is bound to be-
come increasingly serious as world
trade generally improves.