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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-30
Student Arrested
In Dummun Kidnup
Extortion Attempt

NEW YORK, Oct. 80 (P.-
The FBI has seized a Queens
college student and charged him
with trying to extort up to
$4,000 from the parents of
little Steven Damman after the
child was kidnapped a year ago.
The FBI announced last night
THE arrest of Robert v. Fon-
tame, jr., 10, of Floral Park,
Queens.
Fontaine was accused of writ
ing three letters to the DammanS.
Each demanded higher ransom
for the return of the 3-year-old
boy. the FBI said.
The FBI did not reveal how it
traced Fontaine.
Steven disappeared from his
carriage in front of a super
market at East Meadow, Long
Island, N. Y, october 81, 1855.
He has never been found.
The FBI said Fontaine was
charged under the Federal ex-
tortion statute with writing the
letters to Jerry and Marilyn
IDamman.
The FBI gave this account of
the alleged eXtOrtion attemnt.
Mr.. Damman received the first
letter last November %. It de-
manded that $4,000 be left in
an envelope and deliver. to the
letter writer, after which the
missing boy would be returned. >
Mr.. Damman compiled with
the instructions and attempted
the payoff."
A second letter, received No.
Ivember 30. upped the demand tc
$4,000. A third letter Decembel
8 again boosted the demand
this time to $4,000.
The FBI refused to say
whether Mr.. Damman ACTUALLY
paid any money or contacted
the letter writer.
Mr.. Damman was an airmar
stationed at Mitchell Air Force
Base. Long Island. at the time
OF Stevens disappearance. AfteI
months of waiting for some wore
or clue tn teh fate of their child
the Dammans moved to a farm
near Newton, Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-30

able to fill jobs where they have
TO compete with others.
The past decade, according
to DR.. William M. Cruickshank
of Syracuse University, has been
one of mastering forces; the next
decade should be one of re-
finement of programs and of the
extension of research.
DR.. Leonard w. Mayo. direc-
tor of the Association for the
Aid of Crippled Children, New
York, urged more effective team
work in organizations directed
toward fighting certain condi-
tons or diseases and toward
rehabilitation.
Speaking of the multiplicity
Iof national and local organiza-
lions, he said, 1T may be botl
inevitable and desirable thai
there should be a number Of
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IVA Rebukes Doctor
After Death Probe
By the Associated Press

The Veterans Administration
said yesterday that DR.. M. A
Parvey has been officially repri-
manded and will be transferred
from its Alexandria da0 hos
pital as a result of an investiga-
ton of the case in which a
vetedan died last August shortly
after he was turned away from
the hospital.
A VA spokesman said DR.. Par
vey was hospital officer of the
day at the time that Woodrow
Davis. 40, of Creston, La, was
refused admission August 10.
DR.. w. H. Pierson, Natchi-
toches parish coroner, said on
August Is that Mr.. Davis was
turned away from the hospital
as insane with DR.. Parvey ham
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service in working toward an
increase in Zoo appropriations.
DR.. Theodore H, Reed. who will
be acting director of the Zoo,
said ''Dr. Mann is the greatest
friend the animal ever had" He
added he was grateful his boss
is sticking around the Zoo after
retirement, so his advice will be
available.
"Great Zoo Builder"
John Graf, assistant secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution,
said the guest of honor has 1.-TWO
strong traits he can make friends
and keep them, and he is a great
ZOO builder"
DR.. John Oliver LaGorce,
editor of the National Geogra-
phic Magazine. thanked DR..
Mann for the years of technical
guidance he has given the pub
lication.
I'VE are going to impose on
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incident some years ago in the
Cosmos Club.
| A group of members there
were accustomed to gathering
in an anteroom and holding dis
cussion. During one such ex-
change, a drunk reeled in of the
street, pulled up a chair and
Iplunked himself down in the
circle. Conversation halted.
isn't this the Cosmos Club?"
the man asked. A member
grumpily admitted it.
"And aren't you men mem
bers?"
The member said yes.
We'll, then" the drunk de-
manded, why the hell don't you
scintillate?"
DR.. Mann told the luncheon
group he didn't want to keep
talking and not be scintillating,
so he would start the question
period.
1T is more comfortable that
way" he explained. when I
am being asked questions, / have
the reasSuring feeling that at
least one man in the room is
interested in what I say next"
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ding the case. DR.. Pierson added
that Mr.. Davis died while being
returned home. He said an au-
topsy showed the cause of death
was Illuminating generalizec
Iperitonitis, caused by a rupturec
lpeptic ulcer"
A VA spokesman said that in
consideration of the case the
VA took cognizance Of the fact
that the decision to refuse Mr.
Davis admission was made under
it termed "extenuanting circum-
stances" and that the doctors
record at the hospital since 1916
had been excellent"
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him again and again and again, I"
he added.
At a question and answer
period, one guest inquired
whether the ZOO could reduce
its budget difficulties by feeding
members of Congress to the
lions and bears.
THAT is a very difficult ques-
ton to answer" DR.. Mann said.
Il can answer it better day
after tomorrow"
31-Year Picnic
He said he has encountered
some difficulties in his long zoo
service but tn a t, generally
speaking, it was a picnic that
lasted 81 years.
He said he was reluctant to
take up time with a long speech
He said he keeps recalling an
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instructors to $7,076 for full pro-
fessors.
I'm many other instances it
must be admitted that mediocre
and even inferior work in the
classroom is condoned simply
because funds are not available
to attract and hold superior
teachers" the report said.
Some Get High Pay
The report acknowledged that
college administrative positions
sometimes pay from $4,000 to
100000, and that salaries of
$4,000 and more for straight
instruction during the academic
year can be cited"
The tragedy" it continued,
lies in the fact that the
prospect of attaining these SAL
airy levels does not compare ia
vorably with the outlook in other
occupations which demand no
more by way of formal educa-
ton"
1t said that although nearly
20 per cent of doctors degrees
earned in 1854 were in the SCI
entific field, this was the area
of greatest shortage of college
teachers. At the same time. it
said. fine arts doctorates &C
counted for only 3 per cent of
the total but there was no short
age Of art teachers.
In 1866, the NEA said,
teachers salary increases ranged
from about 5 per cent at mu-
nicipal universities to about 6la
per cent at State universities.
Estimates of Raises
This year, the report said, in
dications are that salaries will
increase an average of 3 to 4
per cent at State universities, 4
to 5 per cent at municipal uni
versities. S to 8 per cent at
"land-grant" colleges and uni
versities (some of which are
State universities) and to 6
per cent at other institutions.
The American Council on Edu-
cation. meanwhile, in the cur
rent issue of its Quarterly Edu-
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Hodges Wife Sues
To Recover $4,000

! SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. 80
(P.--Mrs. Margaret C. Hodge
filed suit yesterday to recover
more than 100000 in assets
turned over by her husband, i'm
lprisoned ex-auditor Orville E.
Hodge. as restitution for his
theft of State money.
Among the items Mrs. Hodge
sought to recover was the Esquire
Apartment Hotel at Fort Lau-
derdale, Fla, valued at about
5000 600
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cational Record publishes an ar
ticle which estimates that ito
keep in the running" with in
dustry, colleges probably will
have to boost top Institutional
salaries to $4,000, with an aver
age of $9,25O.
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Dr.. Mann Is Honored
For 81 Years at Zoo

Dr. William M Mann who retres tomorrow Zoo director
honored testimonial luncheon the yesterday
the Washington Board of Trade Committee Cultural Develop
chairman Ralph Becker presented certificate recog-
milton of Dr. MannS than years park
Becker said the a public
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Cerebral Palsy to Stoy
Problem, Panel Decides

Science has found palsy
but society always groups children
with defects arising from brain injuries
This panel discussed cerebral palsy
problems before the National Society for Crippled Children
Adults the organizations convention ends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-30

separate organizations OF this
kind at any one time. But it
is a fair question as to whether
1t is either inevitable or desir-
able to continue all of them in
definitely as completely separate
units in the face of changing
'needSD
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Heur, Hear

KENNEBUNK. Me-, Oct. 80
(R.-Voters will not be likely to
forget it is election day here
Nov. 6. The town fathers or
dered the fire alarm sounded on
the hour every hour while the
polls are open. Objective: A
record voter turnout.
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NEA Sees More Money
AsCurefor Poor eochino
BY the Associated Press

The National Education Association today some college
students getting mediocre inferior instruction
because faculty salaries only IS 243 a year
The MEAS research division survey of TAO
degree granting nstuionsabout half country
found that teaching salaries an average of for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-30

This no joke Suppose
How
likely of
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SECRETARIAL

Temple speeisitHss In INTENSIVE I
"a BTash@up courses. ,sJ stsnsi
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TEMPLE SCHOOL.

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Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-09-15

AT WORK, $50 Am. Rouse out your Ford
and let it show you how it can earn its keep.
No need to pamper it either; a 1O-million-truck
study shows Ford Trucks last longer than any
other leading make.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-09-15
Sunup 10 shutdown on every job

ONE THING about farm lfe-it's no job for
lazy man. And it's no job for lazy truck, either.
Trucks have to be on the go, earning their wav
all day long. That's why Ford Trucks have al
ways been such farm favorites
Independent life insurance experts have
proved that Ford Trucks last longer. You don't
have to pay more for this durability, either,
because Ford's initial cost is low resale
value is high Mile after mile, day in, day out,
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Lola Williams, First Woman
Secretary to Vice President

Miss Lola M. Williams. the first
woman to serve as a Vice Presi-
dents secretary. died Saturday
in a hospital in Carlsbad, N. Mex,
where she and her sister had
lived for the last four years. She
was Sc.
Miss Williams. who had a
heart attack, was hospitalized a
little over a week. She had been
planning an extended visit here
at the time she was stricken.
She served as secretary to the
late Vice President Charles Cur
tis from 1929 to 1882, an appoint
Iment confirmed by the Senate.
"A native of Columbus, Kans..
Miss Williams came to WASH
Iington in 1918 to join Mr.. Cur
tis' staff. He was then a SEN
Iator from Kansas. When he was
elected with former President
Hoover in 1928. Miss Williams
moved with him to the Capitol
She remained on his staff
when he opened a private law
office here in 1888 and was one
of the three executors of his
estate when he died in 1896.
Miss Williams later Joined the
staff of the Republican National
Committee as secretary to the
head of the women's division
Then, after moving to Honolulu
where she lived for five years
she returned to this country in
l941.
Since then. she had divided
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Capt. Robert H. Nicely, IS,
Retired Veteran of Two Wars

Commissioned in World War
i, he later returned to Indiana
University as assistant professor
of military science and tactics
He is survived by his son, Col
Robert B. Neely. USA, 4508 Salem
lane NV. now attending the
Army War College at Carlisle
Pa; a daughter. Mrs. Ruth N
Halton, of Sarasota. Fla; a sister
Miss Eva Neely. of Fort Wayne
Ind. and six grandchildren.
Another son. 1t. Jack ]. Neely,
was killed in an air crash in 1896,
two years after his graduation
from West Point.
Funeral arrangements are be-
ing handled by the Birch funeral
home. 3034 M street NV. Grave
side services will be held at
Arlington Cemetery on Thurs
day at IL am.
The family asks that express
sions Of sympathy be sent to the
Washington Heart Association.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Seeing Eye Train Victim,
Blind Girl to Get Another

II would like to get another
guide dog" she wrote, "even
though another dog will never
mean the same to me as my dog
Major / am sure II you
realized what my dog meant
me, that you would not hesitate
in helping me. !"
Southern said Miss Peck will
choose her own German shep-
herd dog and make arrange
ments for attending a guide
school. 1t suggested she might
want to make sure his school.
ing includes a course in the eau.
tious approach to freight trains.
She had written that her
other dog had never seen a train
before the day he was killed.
Had he known what a train
was" she said. II am sure that
he would have stayed of the
tracks"
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Ry me Associated Prem

A bind North Carolina girl
whose seeing eye" dog was
killed by a Southern Railway
train will get a replacement for
him as a gift Of the company.
Merry Christmas-and a
Happier New Year" Southern
President Harry A. DeButts
wrote the girl, Ellamae Peck Of
Olivet. N. c., now a student at
Western Carolina College at
Cullowhee. N. c.
Mr.. DeButts told Miss Peck
today that Southern Railway
would underwrite the cost
which the firm said will be about
81, 1,250-of obtaining and train
ing a new guide dog.
She had written Mr.. DeButtS
seeking assistance in replacing
her dog who frisked to his death
beneath a Southern train near
Olivet early this year.
Evening star., 1956-12-24

Mrs. David Henry Oertly. SO,
a resident of Washington for
more than so years, died this
morning as her family was en-
route to the funeral of her
husband who died four days ago.
Mrs. Oertly died at her home
at 1917 Quincy street Me-. where
she had been i'll for some time.
Her husband, a fourth-genera-
tion Washingtonian and life
long resident. died here Thurs
day. He was "a.
A native of Stafford County.
Va, Mrs. Oertly was the former
Mary Ada Bowen. Her father,
DR.. Peter B. Bowen, was we'll
known physician in Brentsville.
Va. She and Mr.. Oertly, who
was a retired supervising en-
gineer at the Naval Gun Factory
had lived in their home in the
Brookland area since 1901. They
had celebrated their 58th we'd
ding anniversary.
Mrs. Oertly was a member
of Epiphany Episcopal Church
at 1917 G street NV.
She is survived by two sons
and a daughter. David w. Oertly,
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Mrs. Lonston, 86;
Husband Invented
Monotype Machine

Mrs. Alice Hieston Lanston
SO, native of Washington and
widow Of the late Tolbert Ian.
ston. an inventor. died yesterday
in Emergecy Hospital after Q
long illness She lived at the
KeneSaw Apartments, Sixteenth
and Irving streets NV.
Mrs. Lanston belonged to st
ThoNlas Episcopal Church al
Eighteenth and Church streets
NV. She was also a member
of the board Of the Episcopal
Home and the board of the
Episcopal Children's Home.
Mr.. Lanston. who died more
than 35 years ago. was best
known for his invention of the
Lanston Monotype machine.
There were no immediate sur
vivors.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 2 pm. at st
Thomas Episcopal Church. Bur-
ial will be in Rock Greek Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Maj. Warren K. Beck, 81,
ID. c. Corporation President

Signal Corps in Africa and Italy
during World War II. and was a
member Of the Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans. He was a native
OF Litchfield, Ill.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Elva NJ. Beck OF the home
address. 24S0 Sixteenth street
N w.
Services will be held Wednes-
day at Q am. at Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Arline-
ton Cemetery.
The family requests that ex-
pFcssions Of sympathy be sent TO
the American Cancer Society
$40 Eighteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1956-12-24

Capt. Robert H. Nicely. USA
(retired). a veteran of the Span
ish- american War and World
War / and a Washington resi-
dent for more than 20 years,
died yesterday at Walter Reed
Hospital. Capt. Nicely. who had
been hospitalized several times
in, the last two years. was rs.
He had made Washington his
home since his retirement for
physical disability in 1884. and
was a member of the Army and
Navy Club here. He and Mrs.
Nicely lived at 2540 Massachu-
sets avenue NV. before her
death two years ago.
A native of Heron. H., Capt.
Nicely served as an enlisted man
in the Philippines in the Span
h-American War before going
TO college. He graduated from
the Indiana University Law
School after the war and prac-
ticed law in South Dakota.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Mrs. Mamie Bryon.
Former Resident

Mrs. Mamie Wallace Bryan, q
former Washington resident
died Saturday at her home in
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She and
her husband. George B. Bryan,
who died several years ago, had
made their home in Fort Lauder
dale since 1884.
Mrs. Bryan was the mother of
Mrs. c. K. West, of Chevy Chase
She also is survived by two
sisters, Mrs, H. w. Fred. OF
Washington. and Mrs. j. N.
Chipley, of McMinnville. Tenn,
four grandchildren and seven
|great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are be-
ing handled by the Fannin
funeral home in Fort Lauderdale.
Services will be held Friday at 2
pm. at High Chapel in Nc
Minnville. Tenn. with burial
there.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Sister Mary AIverno, 81,
Of Academy Of Holy Cross

degree in library science and a
masters degree in biology from
Catholic University.
Sister Alverna had served as
an instructor in the science de-
partment of st. Cecelia's Acad-
emy. st. Patrick's Academy and
Dunbarton College here.
She is survived by two brothers.
Capt. Arthur Debozy. who is at
sea, and Paul Willis Of Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Mass will be said at st. An
gela Hall. the Provincial House
of the Sisters Of the Holy Cross
on Rockville pike, at $50 am.
Wednesday. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Mrs. Muttie Hite,
Long Area Resident

Mrs. Matte E. Hite, 80, a resi-
dent of the Washington area for
20 years. died last night at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Betty
Rooney, near Camp Springs, Md.
Mrs. Hite had a large dairy
farm near Leesburg before NOV
ing to the Washington area. The
former Matte Beard. she was
born near Lexington, Va, and
was graduate of Harrisonburg
Teachers College. She was a
of the Presbyterian
Church in LeeSburg.
Her husband. Robert E. Hite,
died in 1888. She is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Rooney.
and Mrs. Maude C. Stoddard,
2702 South Wayne street, Ar
ington, and two sons, Joseph
M. Hite. of Philadelphia, and A.
B. Hite Of Leesburg.
Funeral services will be held
at ii am. Wednesday in Cham
bers funeral home, SIT Eleventh
street Sc. Interment will be
in Lexington. Va, Thursday.
Evening star., 1956-12-24

Maj. Warren K. Beck. USA
(retired). So, president Of the
Divco Washington Sales Corp.
here since 1852, died Saturday at
Emergency Hospital after a nine
months illness.
Maj. Beck organized the
Washington corporation at 1910
Half street Sc. in 1852. and had
served as its president since that
time. He had been a factory
sales representative here for the
national company before World
War II. Divco is a Detroit firm
which builds milk and package
trucks.
Mai. Beck served with the
Evening star., 1956-12-24

to help Mr.. Bilbrey to the nearby
Jail to alert the State highway
patrol.
Manhunt Starts
The patrol Immediately threw
rs troopers into a massive man
hunt. They set up roadblocks
around the area, launched pa
troll boats on the Cumberland
River and borrowed three radio
equipped helicopters from the
Army at nearby Fort Camp
bell. KY
Bq 4 am. Kenneth Ward. 10.
of Marked Tree, Ark, and Fred
Conklin, II. Los Angeles, Calf.
were picked up as they tried to
hitchhike.
About 10 am. James Long. 20.
Of Bedford, Ohio. and Robert
Riviera. "a. Temple. Tex, were
caught in their undershorts try
ing to build a raft to cross the
Cumberland River after dis
covering 1t too cold for a swim.
An hour later a helicopter and
patrol cars working together
trapped the last two at a road
block in the last Of the stolen
cars. They weree Bobby Dean
Moore. %, Austin, Tex, and
Karl Lautenschlager. 20. Kansas
City. Mo.
They were arraigned before q
magistrate here and bound over
to the grand Jury on armed rob-
berry and attempted murder
charges. Then they were taken
to a jail in Nashville, some 80
miles to the southeast. for safe
keeping pending further pro-
ceedings.
Mr.. Bilbrey. first reported in
serious condition. was reported
doing Just fine" early today
at a Clarksville, Tenn, hospital.
Evening star., 1956-12-24

Sister Mary Alverna, So, a
Sister of the Holy Cross. died
yesterday at Providence Hospital.
Sister Alverna, who became Ii
brarian and instructor in science
at the new Academy of the Holy
Cross in Kensington last Sep
tember, fell i'll in November, and
had been in the hospital inter-
mittently since.
Born Sara Elizabeth Debozy
in Austria Hungary. she received
her high school education at
Sacred Heart Academy in Lam
caster. Pa. She received a bach
elor of arts degree from st.
Mary's College in Notre Dame,
Ind, and a bachelor Of science
Evening star., 1956-12-24
DrathB

WOOD. WILLIAM II. on Friday, De-
cember II. 1886, at Mount Alto Vet
Grams Hospital. WILLIAM H. WOOD
Of 1891 Walter st. Sc. beloved hus-
band Of Mrs. Ruth " Wood; son Of
the. late George and Mrs. Mary Wood,
and brother Of Mrs. Marie johnson.
He also is survived by q niece. other
relatives and friends Remains may
pc viewed at his late residence after
4 pm. on Wednesday. December 26.
Funeral on Thursday. December ~. at
10 am, from Mount Moriah Baptist
Church. Bird and L sts.. sw. Rev. A.
Joseph Edwards ofilciating Arrange.
mentS by Barnes q Matthews. Inter-
ment Arlington National Cemetery. 26
YOUNG, JOHN H. On Friday, Decem-
Der II. 1856. JOHN H. YOUNG OF 904
quincy st. NV. beloved husband of
Aileen NJ Young: stepfather Of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Young of
Winston salem, N. C. He also is sur
yived by q devoted cousin, Mozella
Clark: other relatives and many
friends. After 3 pm. on Tuesday,
December 25, friends may call at
Frazier's Funeral Home. :Sa Rhode
Island ave. NV, where services will
be held on Wednesday December 20. at
30 pm. Rev. James H. Stsnmore
ofhciatins. Interment Lincoln Memo.
rial Cemetery. rs
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Mrs. Hampton, 81,
Registered Nurse

Mrs. Anna Hampton, 81. OF
1852 Irving street NV, a regis
tered nurse here for 28 years,
died yesterday at Garfield Me-
mortal Hospital. She had been
ill five weeks.
Mrs. Hampton, a native OF
California, came here in 1918
and had served as private
nurse in most of the city's hos
pitfalls and for many of the fam
lilies of the diplomatic corps.
Services will be at 10 am
Wednesday at the Hines funeral
home chapel. 290l Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in Co.
Ilumbia Gardens Cemetery.
Evening star., 1956-12-24

her time between Carlsbad and
Washington. where she stayed
at the Argonne Apartments with
Miss Ann Lewis and Miss Frances
Hawthorne.
She is survived by her sister
Mrs. Bess Williams Mitts, in
Carlsbad, and her sister-in-law
here. Mrs. Floyd williams. BIAS
Mount Pleasant street NV, who
is her brothers widow.
Services will be held Wednes-
day at 2:30 pm. (C.S.TD at the
Presbyterian Church in Colum-
bus. Kans.