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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
Corporation Counsel Vernon West
Will Retire at 70 Next AUGUST

Corporation Counsel Vernon
e. West will retire next August
i a week after reaching the
age of 20. he said yesterday.
Mr.. West, who observed that
he has spent most of the last
As years in government legal
work, will have been the Dis
trict's chief legal officer for al
most IL years.
He has, he said, mo plans,
except to enjoy myself. I think
I've earned a rest I hope to do
some travelling. though"
Naming of a successor to his
job. Mr.. West declared, will
be up to the District Commits
sioners, although I'd like to see
Chester Grey (his principal as
sistant) get it,"
Mr.. West himself was promot-
ed from the post Of principal as
sistant corporation counsel Oc.
tober %. le45, on the strong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

Recommendation of his predeces-
|sor, Judge Richmond B. Keech
OF the United States District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
Smith Gets Star
Service Award
In Close Vote
Community Work
Brings Silver Cup
To c. & P. EmpIoye

william J. Smith. Of 1851 Suit
land road Sc, o Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. employe,
last night was named the winner
Of The Evening Star trophy for
ibis service to the community.
MIR. Smith won by a margin
Of 10 votes over runner-up Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley Of the Kalo-
rama Citizens Association. The
third nominee for the civic
award was John A. Remon, pres
ident Of the Federation Of Citi-
Gems Associations Of the District.
A runoH vote Of Federation
delegates was necessary after
the first polling resulted in SO
for Mr.. Smith, 26 for Mrs. Wiley
and IL for Mr.. Remon.
The balloting came last night
at the monthly meeting Of the
Federation held in the District
Building board room. Presenta-
ton Of the trophy, q silver cup.
win be made at the Federation's
annual banquet March 10 at the
Mayfiower Hotel.
Mr.. Smith is a charter member
and the first president Of the
Summit Park Citizens Associa-
ton.
Born In Annapolis. Mr.. Smith
came to Washington in 1927. He
lis employed as a special repre-
sentative for the executive de-
Ipartment Of the c & p Tele-
phone Co.
In his nominating remarks,
Joseph A. Kaufman. winner Of
last years Star trophy, said Of
Mr.. Smith:
He exemplifies brilliantly the
manner In which the citizen can
publicly assist in the municipal
progress"
Mr.. Smith is chairman of the
Federation's Fiscal Relations and
Taxation Committee. As such.
his is a familiar figure in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
Family Of Seven
Destitute After Fire

A tenant family on the farm
of E. Brooke Lee near Laytons-
Vile in Montgomery County was
left without possessions yester-
day by fire which caused an
estimated $4,000 damage.
The frame home was occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Orbin Collins
and their five children, ranging
from / to IL years old.
The family stayed with rela-
tives last night.
Members Of the Laytonsville
and Damascus fire department
who fought the fire said the
cause is still undetermined. The
farm is one-half mile off Route
1903 on the Hawkins Creamery
road.
The Laytonsville fire depart
ment headed by Chief Spencer
j. H. Brown is conducting a
drive for food, clothing and
household furnishings for the
family. Donations may be made
lat neighborhood fire houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

Court for the District Of CO.
lumbia.
A native Of the District and
the son Of q former District
Commissioner. Mr.. Vests pro-
motion then was praised as one
which was based on merit and
in which White House influence
played no part.
He had been an assistant
corporation counsel Is years.
Previously he had served as first
assistant to the United States
District Attorney.
Earlier. after three years of
general law practice. he had
been secretary to the late Jus
tice Josiah Van Orsdel of the
District Court Of Appeals.
Mr.. West, who with Mrs. West.
lives at % Hesketh street. Chevy
Chase, Md. was educated in the
public schools of the District
and received law degrees from
Georgetown University Law
School in 1908 and 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

AAAAAAASA4 NSAAeNAo - sSAS~
mobiles.
The travelmotif was thorough.
including the opening remarks
of Interior Secretary Mckay. a
one-time Oregon automobile
dealer.
The overwhelming surge OF
on the highways in
recent years has brought the
Interior Department "a serious
problem" he told a radio audi
ence from the Armory.
Greatly increased motor
travel has been a major factor
contributing to the overtaxing Of
National Park facilities" Mr..
Mckay declared. He left the
feeling, however. that the over
taxing is a not-unwelcome thing
in that 1t may be the very i'm
petus needed to bring about
changes in the park system.
He admitted that the National
Parks and facilities have not
kept pace, but added that since
the beginning Of 1853. I'VE have
made some progress toward cor
recting the situation"
The Secretary told Of a broad,
10-year program. geared to be
at its peak in time for the 50th
anniversary of the park system
in 1866. It's goal is widening the
facilities for motoring Ameri-
cans.
And motor they will. II the
current shows offerings are any
indication.
Horsepower and safety de-
vices are up; colors are a little
more subdued than the fam
boyant display Of last year.
The show is open from 2 to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

sets avenue NV, and apart
ment buildings at 3446 and 4007
Connecticut avenue NV, and
at 3l50 Sixteenth street NV.
Mr.. Karrick once was presi-
ldent Of the Building Owners and
Managers Association and he
formerly was a director Of the
Washington Real Estate Board.
The Fidelity Co. is a member Of
the Board of Trade and Mr.. Kar-
rick is a member of a commit
|tee Of that organization.
He is vice president and a
board member Of Garfield Me-
mortal Hospital. He was on the
board Of the Washington Insti-
Itute Of Mental Hygiene and was
10 vice president. He also served
on the board of the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society. He was
once president of the Kalorama
Citizens Association. He also
has served on the vestry Of st.
Margaret's Episcopal Church.
Served on Draft Board
In World War II he was a
member of the local draft board
and Of the Washington Labor
Management Committee which
was part of the War Manpower
Administration. After the war he
became q unemployment COM
mitteeman, working to straighten
out grievances of veterans under
the promise of restoration of
their original jobs.
Mr.. Karrick has been an active
Republican. While he has not
been a member of the Republic
Jean State Committee for the Dis
Itrict. he has been a generous
contributor to Republican causes.
AS a lawyer he is an associate
member Of the District Bar As
ISOLATION. a member of the
American Bar Association. of
the American Society OF Judi
Icature and of the American So
Iciety Of International Law.
He has attended sessions Of
the Inter-American Bar Associa-
ton in Chile, Peru, Uruguay and
Brazil. Last October he went to
Peru again to the first meeting
of the Peruvian National Bar
Association and made an adj
dress. He has been to South
America on three other pleasure
trips. He made several trips to
Europe before World War II,
and trip around the world
lin 1928.
Mr.. Karrick has, a thatch of
gray hair. Glasses with narrow
metal rims give him a studious
appearance. He probably will
be seen wearing a dark tie and a
Igray-blue suit. with vest.
He likes horseback riding, for
which he has few opportunities,
and golf. He gave up tennis a
few years ago. He plays golf in
Inine-hole stretches, and whether
his score is As or so he is not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

bothered; he enjoys it. He will
admit he is good at chess.
He plays golf at the Chevy
Chase Club. Of which he is vice
president. He formerly was
president of the Metropolitan
Club. He is a member of the
University Club and of the Ma
tional Press Club.
He also is a member of the
Gourmet Society of Washing
ton, but has no ambitions as a
cook himself.
II can scramble eggs" he re-
marked, "but I'm guilty of the
heresy of putting milk in"
He will take the family's cock
er spaniel. ginger colored. name
of Star. for O run along Rock
Greek several times a week.
And he likes to get to bed early.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

way into the service at the Old
Washington Barracks.
IT couldn't read a line on the
EYE test chart" he recalled re-
Gently. But somebody said
If he wants to go. let him go.
This was in December. Two
weeks later ] landed in England
on Christmas morning"
There followed service In
France. working on legal matters
In connection with the Army's
War Risk Section. He started
out as a sergeant-major and
ended up as q captain. He also
received a Purple Heart but moi
for q wound. It was one of Q
comparatively few awarded with
a citation by Gen. Pershing.
Back in Washington, he con-
Itinued briefly with the war risk
work. An associate was the late
George Vest Triplett. a Ken
tuckian and q lawyer. who
wanted to go West. Mr.. Kar-
rick now puts 1t down to war
restlessness." It led the two to
Billings. Mont. where they
Launched their law practice.
Mr.. Karrick went back there
ia few years ago. He renewed
lold friendships and saw how
Billings had grown and surmised
he would have had a booming
law practice had he stayed WITH
the expanding city.
But after two years. his father
wrote and asked him to return
to Washington. The elder Mr.
Karrick's health was not good
and he wanted his sons help
The father died in 1891.
Mrs. Karrick q Cellist
In 1882 Mr.. Karrick married
Miss Elizabeth de Blassis of
IGlens Falls. N. Y. Her father
lis an American of Italian birth.
She. like her husband. is a Yale
graduate. She received the bache-
lor of music degree in 1928. Mrs.
Karrick. slender and dark haired,
lis a cellist of professional caliber
whose family activities restrict
her time for music. Her husband
says emphatically that she is "a
good cellist."
AS his father did, Mr.. Karrick
met his bride in Stockbridge.
She was studying the cello there.
and she still keeps up her study
and practice and is now a pupil
of John Martin, first lcellist of
the National Symphony.
They have two children. David
B.. jr.. Is, at st. Adams School,
and Lisa. IL. at the Potomac
School. The Karricks live in a
comfortable three-story brick
house at 1901 California street.
The Karrick properties include
the Monmouth Apartments at
1919 G street NV; the Valley
Vista, 2032 Belmont road NV;
the Belvedere, 1901 Massachu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
-Four Grab S4OO
AT Liquor Store,
Slug Bystander
One Suspect Seized;
Victim of Gun Butt
In Serious Condition

A bystander who attempted to
Zee a holdup in a Northeast IL
quor store was slugged and left
In serious condition last night
as four armed men took an es-
timated $500.
In less than two minutes. po-
lice had one blood-spattered
suspect and a bloodied revolver
with one expended cartridge In
it.
The injured man. in serious
condition at Casualty Hospital.
is Joseph Stone, So. Of AIS Sec
ond street NE, who told police
he had entered the Plaza Liquor
store. 400 e street NE, only to
buy a newspaper.
Accompllces Called Dangerous
Police booked Jack Foster, 81,
colored. Of the TOO block Of M
street NV. with armed robbery
and described his three accom-
plices as very dangerous. They
were still at large early today.
A passing patrol wagon with
Pvts. Joseph j. Gafiney and
Joseph I. Beach in it, saw the
four colored men rush from the
store. They found Foster COVER
ing almost underneath q parked
car and found the weapon under
the auto. The others. who had
been well ahead Of him, escaped
Store Manager Isadore CARRIER,
~. Of SCOT Third street NV,
said the four. one Of them show
ing an opened straight-edge
razor. walked in the store about
8:15 pm. There were six Gus
toners there with the manager
and the owner. Morris Berger.
Money Scooped Up
One man attempted to open
the cash register and on finding
1t locked. ordered Mr.. CARRIER
to use his key. He complied and
the man scooped up the money,
relocked the drawer and pocketed
the keys.
During this, the other three
bandits were keeping the Gus
toners covered,
Mr.. Berger ran toward a back
room door and one Of the holdup
men fired a shot which struck
the edge of the door facing over
his head.
The four men started to run
out when one OF them spotted
Mr.. Stone going for the door.
One bandit smashed a pistol butt
against Mr.. Stones head, drop
ping him to the floor.
Grocer, Son Robbed
Thirty minutes earlier. a lone
masked bandit held up Philip
Cooper, SO, q grocer, and his son
James, l6. and took $35 at their
store in the 500 block Of Fourth
street Sc.
Mr.. Cooper said the man held
his left hand in his pocket as
though he had a gun. He ordered
the grocer to, Come here and
get over by that cash register"
The grocer said the holdup
man grabbed him by the arm
and showed him violently toward
the money box.
Mr.. Cooper told police his as
sailant was colored, about FIVE
feet. five inches tall. approx
imately 81 years old and weighed
from las to $50 pounds. He was
wearing a handkerchief mask,
had on brown felt hat and a
black and white sport jacket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
'TroveI Theme Marks
Auto Show Opening
BY CHARLES YARBROUGH

With dropping temperatures and snow hues as added in
drive from here Washngtons 9th annual
automobile show opened yesterday with travel themeVaca
ton land USA"
Despite weather. thonged through the doors
the National admring looks
the shining Of some half -. =, - ,I
million dollars worth Of auto an me ce'" "e 0s0 snow
Evening star., 1956-03-16
Skating Star Challenged
On Amateur Stondinu

elder Robertson added. all other
contestants did.
The question of his status
lovershadowed the rubber" meet
ing scheduled for tonight be-
Tween Tenley Albright, women's
Olympic champion, and Carol
Heiss, world titlist.
The announcement climaxed
a day in which Miss Albright, 20,
of Newton, Mass, took a COM
Portable lead over Miss Heiss. Is.
fof New York. in the school fig
ures yesterday.
jenkins, of Colorado Springs,
Colo, is conceded a big margin
jim the mems competition, which
Ihe says will be his last. Robert
son was rated right behind him
and jenkins younger brother
David was figured to be next.
Several championships were
decided yesterday. Robin Gre
Inier and Carol Ann Ormaca of
Berkeley, Calf, won the senior
pairs championships for the
fourth straight year. Barbara
Roles, Pasadena, Calf, won the
novice ladies singles titles, and
Bob Hubbard, Sacramento, won
the novice mems singles titles.
Evening star., 1956-03-16
Bad Day for Pal
.AsHebert's65
Leads ST. Pete

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Mar
16 R.-A tightly-bunched field
of par-busters, with Lionel He
bert nursing a lead of one stroke
swung into the second round OF
the sSt. Petersburg Open golf
tournament today.
And from the way this CLASSY
collection of swingers manhadled
the Lakewood Country Club
course yesterday, par golf OF
better will be required to qualify
for the final SO holes and a shot
at the $12,500 prize money.
Fifty-three pros and one anna
teur bettered the par Of 36-36-
70 over the 6,489-yard course in
the opening round. Another 81
matched par. The field will be
cut to the low go pros and IL
amateurs plus ties, for the final
two rounds.
Hebert toured the sandy lay
out in 31-34-65. seven under
par. The short, husky French
Canadian from Erie, Pa. was one
of the early starters and he
posted his brilliant score with
more than 100 rivals still on the
course.
Try as they might, no one
could overhaul the 28-year-olo
former Louisiana State Univer-
Isity golf star. And until late in
the day, when Frank Stranahan
and Art Wall came in with Cos
it appeared no one was coming
r.lrcn
Evening star., 1956-03-16

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 16 up.
"A sudden challenge of the
amateur standing of Ronnie
Robertson, one of the worlds top
figure skaters, today clouded the
United States championships in
which he was expected to be a
top contender.
The United States Figure
Skating Association announced
last night that "a representative
of a foreign skating association
had accused Robertson of de-
|manding excessive expense"
for an exhibition.
Kenneth L. Brown, president
of the USFSA. said the report
was under investigation and
that, as a result, Robertson's
place in the current champion
ship test would not be decided
officially until a hearing before
the skating group IN Berkeley,
Calf, May 4-5-6.
Robertson, accompanied by his
father, Albert, showed up at the
arena and began participating in
the mems senior singles division.
The father of the 19-year-old
Paramount, Calf, youth who
was second to Hayes Alan
Jenkins in the Olympic and
world competition, denied the
charges. mo demands were
made and nothing was received, F."
he said. I'VE will welcome the
chance to explain everything" "
Robertson said his son, ac-
Icompained by his mother, had
not planned to participate in
any exhibitions after the world S
championships in Germany. He
said that last year young Robert
son participated in SO many
exhibitions that he was ex-
Ihausted and confined to bed for
six weeks.
But, Robertson continued,
when in Munich on his way
home, Ronnie and his mother
decided he might participate in
an exhibition.
The boys mother asked meet
officials ''if it was possible" for
Ronnie to receive a camera.
Ronnie participated but didn't
receive the camera, which, the
Evening star., 1956-03-16
BY the Associated Press

Basketball fans are looking
flor more upsets over the week
end with all three post-sea-
son college tournaments - Ma.
Itional Collegiate championship
National Invitation Tournament
and NAIA-under a full head OF
steam.
The far-flung NCAA tourney
with double-headers tonight ir
Philadelphia, Lawrence, KanS.i
Iowa City and Corvallis, Greg.
Igets most of the attention. To-
nights winners meet in the
same cities tomorrow night, ano
1.-The winners of those games con.
Verge on Evanston, Ill, next
Thursday for the big windup.
The NAIA, after a strenuous
week of battling among the small
colleges, goes into the semiflnal,
tonight in Kansas City with Nc.
Neese State meeting Pittsburgh
(Kans.) and Texas Southern
playing Wheaton.
MT Opens Tomorrow
The NIT, which dates bacI
Ito 1888, or almost as fal
back as the center jump
lgets going with double-headers
tomorrow afternoon and night
lin New York's Madison Square
Garden.
The biggest surprise could
come at Corvallis. That's where
|big Bill Russell, San Francisco's
All-American. again runs afou.
Iof UCLA's Willie Naulls. Russell
Ioutscored Naulls the last time
they met, in New York's Holiday
Festival last December, but
since then has lost the help OF
Guard K. C. Jones, a second
team All-American ineligible fol
the NCAA tournament.
Both San Francisco, No. / ir
the Nation in the final Associ'
ated Press poll with a ESQ rec.
ord, and UCLA, No. 8 with 21-5
boast long winning streaks
UCLA has won II straight since
1.-THE December loss to San Fran
cisco, while the Dons boast the
all-time major college winning
streak of 81. BY coincidence, the
last team to beat them was
UCLA. That was early in De-
cember, 1854.
Utah Meets Seattle
The somewhat overshadowec
second game at Corvallis
matches Utah. champion of the
Skyline Conference at 22-5
against Seattle G7-8). Utah wal.
loped Seattle, 108-85. the highes
score ever for one team in the
NCAA, in a consolation game {
year ago.
That mark almost went by
the boards this week when little
IMorehead of Kentucky ran ur
lot points in whipping Marshal
! (W.Va.) in first-round game
Tonight, however, Morehead will
be meeting a tough defensive
team in Iowa, champions of the
Big Ten for the second success.
sive year.
/ The other game at Iowa Cit!
also is a David and Goliath af
fair with little Wayne (Mieh.) }
17-1 during the regular season
and surprise victor over DePau
in the first round, taking OF
Evening star., 1956-03-16
Terps sAgoin Put Off
Football Practice

Coach Tommy Mont of Mary
lands football team today looked
out the window and ordered the
fifth straight postponement of
spring football practice.
The Terrapins originally were
scheduled to start last Monday.
Mont said they'll try to get 60
ing tomorrow, because time is
running out. The varsity-alumni
game to wind up spring practice
is slated for April IA. but any
more delays in getting started
will mean a rearrangement OF
that date.
Evening star., 1956-03-16
NCAA, NIT AND NAIA ON TAP
Fans Look for Surprises
In Tourney Week End

mighty Kentucky. The Wildcats
who've won the NCAA crown
more times than any other
school -three-got into the tour
ney through the side door this
time, but look just as tough as
ever.
SMU Plays Houston
Kentucky, No. 9 in the poll
| got the Southeastern Confer
ence nod when Alabama, the
conference champion, decided tc
pass because its entire first string
was ineligible. Kentucky is 1876
on the season.
Southern Methodist, which
missed being hit by the upset
wave In the NCAA first round
against Texas Tech, puts its 23-
IL record and No. Z national
ranking against Houston's It's
mark in one game at Lawrence
Kansas State (16-D Big Sever
ltitlist, meets perennial NCAA-
lat-large entry Oklahoma City
1886 in the other game. This
is the fifth year in a row Okla
homa City has qualified for the
tournament, but so far they have
only one consolation round VIC
tory for their efforts.
Upsetters at Philadelphia
All of the Philadelphia entries
reached the second round via an
upset, SO it's hard to pick a ia
Ivorite.
Temple, 23-3 after knocking of
Holy Cross, meets Connecticut
(17-9) and Canisius $3.50 plays
Dartmouth t17-10).
Tomorrow's NIT pairings pit
st. Francis 1922 against La
Ifayette 1876 and defending
champion Duquesne Q6-9)
against Oklahoma A6EM {18-8)
lin the afternoon. After supper
tits Seton Hall (19-4) VS.. Mar
quette Q3-10) and st. Louis (18-
g. VS.. Xavier of Ohio $3.50. The
seeded teams-Dayton, Louis
willie, st. JoSeph's of Philadelphia
and Niagara-see action next
week.
Evening star., 1956-03-16
SPRING TRAINING CAMP BRIEFS
KIu's Injury Mends;;
Orioles on the Carpet

Iaverage to 1903. His rivals, Tom
Aston and Ex-Outfielder Wally
Moon, are hitting ASS and .444
respectively.
Fiye-hit pitching by Herman
Wehmeier, Bob Miller and Saul
Rogovin and a home run by
Willie Jones gave the Phillies a
81 verdict over the Cardinals
yesterday.
BRADENTON, Fla.-Manager
Charlie Grimm says that. except
for first and second base, the
1856 Milwaukee lineup is set.
Grimm said Bobby Thomson,
swho looks great this year." Bill
Bruton and Henry Aaron will
patrol the outfleld. Ed die
Mathews at third and Johnny
Logan at short are set in the
infield with Del Crandall catch
ling.
Danny O'Connell and Jack
Dittmer are battling for the
Isecond-base job. Veteran Joe
Adcock and Rookie Frank Tore
are trying to nail down the job
at first.
Gene Conley, Milwaukee,
right-handed ace. pitching for
the first time since mid-August
1855, fired three hitless innings
against the Dodgers yesterday
and was the winning pitcher in
a 60 victory. 1t was Brooklyn's
fifth defeat in six games.
Mathews smacked a solo home
run off Bob Darnell, the losing
pitcher, in the third inning and
trapped another over the right
field wall with Bruton aboarc
in the eighth against Don Elston