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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06
Transit Issue
vii! Face Fight

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 8 R.-
Two pressing problems in the
city of Baltimore--its port and
its transit strike-will occupy
attention Of the Maryland Legis-
lature this week as 1t buckles
down to the work Of It's 1856
session.
The house plans to act to-
night on a resolution proposing
that it make q grand inquest of
the transit strike. now going
into its second week. II the in
quest move is approved. a for
NAL investigation will start to-
morrow night.
Hearings are also scheduled
to begin tomorrow ON the pro-
thority to promote the Port Of
Baltimore and expand its IA
cilities.
Both problems are being sand
wiched into a busy legislative
schedule geared to the normal
topics of a 30-day session-the
State budget and other fiscal
matters. They are being fitted in
because Of their emergency ma
ture.
The port measure. submitted
without recommendation by the
Legislative Council. appeared in
for rough going in its present
form. 1t calls for a three-tenths
cent per gallon increase in the
State gasoline tax In order to
give the authority the 50 million
a year which experts figure 1t
will need for its operations.
An early sounding Of legisla-
tive sentiment showed strong OPP
position to this. Many Delegates
and Senators said they would
like to see the port improved but
don't believe in making motor
lists pay for it.
One. Del. Cannon. Democrat OF
Wicomico. said he would offer
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Col. Fertig, S.,
War Hero, Retires

Army Col. Wendell Welby Fer
tig. Sc. who commanded guerilla
forces on the Philippine Islands
of Mindanao and Sulu during
the Japanese occupation, retired
from the Army last week.
Retirement ceremonies with
full military honors were held
at Fort Belvoir for Col. Fertig.
a Falls Church resident at pres
ent. At the ceremony, arranged
by Mai. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss,
Belvoir commander, the 91st
Engineer Combat Battalion,
passed in review.
From May, 1912, to April,
1915, when American forces re-
took Mindanao. Col. Fertig's
forces were active in commune
ties and intelligence operations.
He won the Distinguished Serv-
ice Medal for his behind-the-
lines operations.
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reflected, IT know I'm really in
for it. One woman told me she
would have me clean out the
attic and then the cellar. After
that I would have to scrub the
floors and wax them and then
wash. the windows. ! was in
formed this should beep me busy
until noon and that during the
afternoon I could paint two
rooms and, put in a new pair Of
steps.
Il sure hope she doesn't win."
he added.
A contractor, If he wins the
lucky draw, wants Mr.. Widmyer
to haul gravel. A teacher wants
him to take over his classes for
IA day. A Shepherd College stu
dent wants a term paper written.
"A minister said ne might use
Mr.. Widmyer in the pulpit and
ia ditch digger is planning a day
of.
I'm not going to back OUT"
Mr.. Widmyer said. But believe
me, I'm buying some of the
tickets myself, and sure hope
Il don't win the ham"
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Gen. Guither to TuIk

Mai. Gen. Ridgely Gather, as
sistant army chief of staff for
Intelligence. will speak at a din
ner meeting Of the st. Johns
College Alumni Association at
I7:15 pm. Friday at Numbers
Lauraville House, 1885 Hartford
road, Baltimore. Gen. Gather,
of the class Of "a, will be intro
duced by DR.. Thomas B. Turner,
81, John Hopkins professor.
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Teaching, an occupation char
acterized as ''gruesome" by some
high school students only a few
years ago, is a top choice as a
career among girl students at
Arlington's Washington Lee
High School.
First choice among boys is
engineering. For girls. secre-
tarial work runs a close second
to teaching
Preferences of 1000 students
were expressed in a survey on
adult vacations in preparation
for Career Day next ,Wednes-
day. Students will hear repre-
sentatives from more than 100
fields discuss their occupations.
A total of 245 boys at Wash
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The drive has another week to
run before the drawing next Sat-
urday and so far 1000 chances
have been sold on Mr.. Widmyer's
services.
His services for a day-any-
where. at any kind of task-will
be first prize in the drawing. A
l0-pound ham is second prize.
He hopes whoever wins him
turns out to be a resident Of
Florida where, Mr.. Widmyer said,
he would be willing to slave
two days.
MY wife wants to win me- .
he said. There are some odd
Jobs around our home I've been
avoiding for years. But If she
wins, I'll obey her"
Mr.. Widmyer said he has had
some mighty strange requests.
"One employe Of Fairchild Air
craft in nearby Hagerstown, Md,
wants me to take his place at
work for a day. I just hope he
isn't a test pilot"
Actually, Mr.. Widmyer could
handle that job, too. He was a
Navy pilot in World War II.
"If q housewife wins me-" he
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seconds off his 1929 mark Of
last year.
The junior championship was
won by l6-year-old Theodore
Abbott, who skinned three musk
rats in So seconds. That was
only as seconds of Elihu's time
in Friday nights three-rat semi
final course.
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Career Day Set

Washington-Lee High School
in Arlington will have a Ca
reer Day" on Wednesday when
more than 100 men and women
will discuss their occupations
with students. The program is
sponsored Jointly by the Arling-
ton Kiwanis Club, the Student
Council and the Inter- Club
Touncil
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an amendment to have the port
authority financed from general
funds. He suggested that the
race tax increase proposed by
Gov. McKeldin to balance next
years budget might be applied
in future years to finance the
port.
Some such change might en-
nance its chance Of passage. II
would still face a fight from
Anne Arundel County, and posi-
bly, others, on its provisions for
land condemnation and taxation
and the Governors final say over
its membership.
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Transit Strike
|ChargesA Aired
In Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Feb. 8 Dr.
Baltimore's transit strike was
one week old today and state
ments issued by company and
union spokesman disclosed that
the two principals were still mil
lions of dollars apart.
There was no plan for an early
resumption Of negotiations. al
though Mayor Thomas D'Ales-
andre was understood to be try
ing to get the two sides together
again today.
And in Annapolis, the House
of Delegates prepared to vote
tonight on q resolution calling
upon the House to convene as
q grand inquest" to investigate
the strike.
Under the little used right Of
grand inquest, the House con.
venes as a sort Of super grand
jury with broad powers to sum-
mon witnesses and documents
and to compel witnesses to tes-
tify.
Company Offer Disclosed
Both the Baltimore Transit
Co. and the union representing
its 1000 employees issued long
and detailed statements last
night, each accusing the other
of responsibility for the strike
and each giving its version Of
to date and spelling
out its position.
The statements disclosed, for
the first time, a company Offer
|of a three-year contract provid-
ing for an increase OF 5 cents
an hour the first year. 8 cents
the second year. and another !
cents the third year.
The union said it had scaled
its original demand for a Is
cent increase to 10 cents i'm
mediately and another 10 cents
effective July !. 1856. under Q
one-year contract.
The basic hourly rate is now
$50.
The two parties also diffel
on such basic items as vaca-
lions, holidays, pensions, ant
length of the work day anc
work week.
Cost Involves Millions
The company said its pro-
posals would cost $1.770,00C
over the three years and set the
cost Of the unions demands al
more than four millions a year
It called reports that the BIC
is seeking to bring about some
form Of public ownership Of the
transit system absolutely I'm.
true"
Meanwhile, the estimated 200,.
900 riders who used BIC buse!
and trolleys got set for an ex'
tension of last weeks emergency
arrangements for getting to and
from their jobs. their shopping
and their errands.
To accommodate the thou.
sands of extra automobiles that
now come into the city. parking
restrictions have been lifted or
a number OF downtown streets
Rush hour traffic, slow at best
over Baltimore's ancient and in.
adequate street system. was re.
duced to a snail's pace. But By
prodigious effort on the part Of
police and traffic authorities, il
had kept moving.
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Benefit PIuy Slated

A performance Of dial NJ for
Murder" by the Montgomery
Players will be presented at $3.50
pm. Thursday at Leland Junior
High School auditorium for the
benefit of the Quota Club of
Montgomery County's program
of aid to persons with hearing
Affections.
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ington-Lee are considering en-
cheering as their life-work.
Eighty-five want to know about
the work of agents for the FBI;
10 want to learn about forestry.
A total of 48 want to be airline
pilots; Is, radio announcers; 26,
newspaper reporters, and IS.
foreign service.
Among the girls: 203. teach
ing: 1872, secretarial work; l26.
airline hostesSes; 12l. profess
sional models; Ill. nursing; so.
social work; 30, work with young
people in characteg-building or
CARNATIONS.
Fifty-nine boys and girls
would like to be actors or &C
tresSes.
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CAMYA Club Dance

The CAMYA Club tCivilian
and Military Young Adults will
hold a sweetheart dance" from
9 to IL pm. Saturday at the
Glenbrook Country Club, Be-
thesda.
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Friends Society Speaker

Robert H. Miller. jr.. Of the
Society of Friends, will speak at
10 am. tomorrow in the Mont
gomery Junior College auditors
UNI as part Of a series of reli-
gious lectures on What I Be-
lieYe."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06
Fire Auxiliary Dance

The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the
Jefferson Volunteer Fire Depart
ment will hold a dance at 8 pm.
Saturday at the firehouse. Wood
ley road and Hodge place, Falls
Church, Va,
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MARYL ANDY VIRGINIA NEWS
Shepherdstown Man Rues
Slave for q Day Offer

SHEPHERDSToWN, w. Va. Feb Q1--Boyd L. Widmyer
slave help this West Vir
panhandle city raise $4,000 for the polio fund.-
beginning to wonder If he went too far.
bigger question for the 32yearod salesman is
how will the people who bidding for him go?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06

Historic Alexandra Academy,
oldest free school in Northern
Virginia, rang with children's
voices again today.
The 171-year-old building,
constructed with the financial
help Of George Washington. was
reopened for public school use.
Thirty students from Lyles
Crouch Elementary School filed
into the first-floor room pressed
into service to relieve overcrowd-
ing at the downtown school for
colored students.
The old Academy. which num-
bers many distinguished men in
GLIDING Robert E. Lee among its
graduates. was last used for
school purposes in 1853. Struc-
turally sound, 1t took only a
little paint and plaster to put
the one room back in shape for
school use.
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The three-story building which
has a fireplace in each room. has
been used at intervals for class
room instruction since 1t was
given to the Alexandria School
Board in 1884. AS new schools
were built. 1t would be aban-
doned, only to be pressed into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Raymond Bell,
Consu!tant, Il

Mai. Raymond E. Bell, 70, q
management engineer and ar
Army Reserve officer, died Of q
heart attack Sunday at Bethesda
Naval Hospital. He lived at 1871
New Hampshire avenue NV. and
Corbin, Va.
A native of Portland, Conn.
and a graduate of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology
Maj. Bell was personal assistant
to Edward A. Filene. Boston mer-
chant. from 1910 to 1914. During
that time ne aided in organizing
the Public Franchise League fol
the Boston Chamber of Com
merce.
Between 1919 and 194l, Mr.
Bell was a management engineer
and onomic consultant
throughout the country. He was
senior partner in the firm of Ray
mond E. Bell Co. with Offices in
New York. Boston and Chicago.
He returned to Washington In
l94l as management consultant
to the commanding general OF
the Army construction division
In 1912 and 1943 he was In the
Organization and Information
Service Of the War Production
Board. Afterward he was con-
sultant on plant disposal for the
War Assets Corp. and chairman
of the Management Allied Con-
sultants.
Graveside services win be held
at 10 am. tomorrow at Airing
ton Cemetery.
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Dr.. Eichhorn,
Scientist, 81

PEARL RIVER. N. Y, Jan. 2:
P DIR, Adolph Eichhorn, 81
noted veterinary scientist cred.
tied with controlling the animaI
disease anthrax, died Monday al
his winter home in Miami Beach
Fla. his associates here said.
From 1909 to 1911, DR.. Eich.
horn was professor of meat n.y.
giene at George Washington
University. He also had laugh,
anatomy and surgery at the
American Veterinary College in
New York.
DR.. Eichhoru, a native oil
Hungary, came to the United
States so years ago. He is sur
vived by his widow, Charlotte; q
son. DR.. Erwin Eichhorn, head OF
a research project in Brazil, Q
brother and two sisters.
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Mrs. james Carr,
Headed Audit Unit
OF u. S. Treasury

Mrs. James Bruce Carr, 66,
Treasury Department employee,
died yesterday at Emergency
Hospital. A Washington resi-
dent for. 20 years. she lived at
1880 Fuller street NV.
Mrs. Carr was the former
Mamie Bean. She was born near
Rockville, Md, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Bean.
Her husband, who died more
than 20 years ago, was a depart
ment store salesman in Wash
ington.
Survivors are two sisters, Mrs.
Edward Koiner. 1903 Biltmore
street NV. Mrs. Mildred Bean
Perkins, 2605 Mozart place NV.
and a brother, Cornelius C. Bean,
59l1 Lone Oak drive, Bethesda,
Md.
Services will be held at IL am.
Friday at the Episcopal Church
in Rockville. Burial will be in
Rockville Union Cemetery.
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John N. Potter,
Founded Firm

John NJ. Potter, an active
manufacturers agent in spite of
his 81 years, died Monday in
Emergency Hospital of pneu-
monia. He had been under
treatment for a broken hip, suf-
fered in a fall during the icy
storm January 9. He slipped on
the street near Fifteenth and L
streets NV.
Mr.. Potter, of 1929 Vermont
avenue NV, was born in West
moreland County. Pa.
He was an organizer of the
Potter McCune Co. in McKees-
port. Pa. a wholesale company.
Mr.. Potter moved to Frederick,
Md. in 1916 After selling his
interest in the Pennsylvania
company. He raised purebred
cattle and Percheron horses.
Later he moved to Baltimore,
where he owned the Hillendale
Golf Club Estate in Towson. He
spent about is years in Florida
and Georgia as a manufacturers
agent before coming to WASH
ington in 1913.
Services will be held at 4 pm.
tomorrow at the Fourth Pres
byterian Church, Thirteenth and
Fairmont streets NV. of which
Mr.. Potter was a member. Burial
will be in ChurchtoWn. Pa.
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George A. Coutscoudis, 9;
Was BeItsviIIe's Blue Bubv'

George Arthur Coutscoudis, 9,
a former blue baby, who later
developed rheumatic fever, died
of a heart condition Monday in
Johns Hopkins Hospital. He
had been taken to the hospital
on Friday.
George was the son of Anas-
tasios Coutscoudis, who operates
the Boulevard Restaurant in
Hyattsville. Md. His mother is
the former De Elite johnson.
The Coutscoudises live at l0713
Montgomery road, Beltsville, Md.
George was born in Washing
ton. but he had lived in Belts
vile since he was an infant.
When he was 3 he was operated
on for his heart condition and
when he was he got rheumatic
fever.
He was the youngest of six
children.
Besides his parents. he is sur
vived by two brothers, Jimmy
and Gus. and three sisters
Katherine, Helen and Ruth, all
of the home address, and his
grandmother. Mrs. Hazel john
son.
Funeral services will be held at
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Mrs. Heurich was employed in
the architects office of the
Treasury Department before she
became Mr.. Heurich's third wife
on January IL, 1899.
For some years, Mrs. Heurich
helped operate the Heurich es-
tate and dairy, Bellevue Farms,
in Hyattsville. Md. It was sold
about four years ago.
Besides her son, who lives at
6405 Elmwood road. Kenwood,
Md, she is survived by two
daughters. Mrs. Charles E
Eckles. Derwood, Md; Mrs. Eu-
gene L. Harrison, Clearwater
Beach, Fla; sister. Miss Anna
M. Keyser, who lived with her
on New Hampshire avenue; 10
grandchildren and five great
grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 pm
Friday at the Heurich mansion
Burial will be in the family mau-
solemn in Rock Greek Cemetery
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Mrs. Christion | Heinrich,
Widow of Brewer, Dies

Mrs. Christian Heurich. 80,
widow of the Washington brew
er. died last night at her home
Ia week after the closing Of the
brewery which her husband
founded in 1872.
The Heurich mansion at 1907
New Hampshire avenue NV,
will serve as headquarters for
the Columbia Historical Society
as a memorial to Mr.. Heurich,
Mrs. Heurich gave the home to
the society last spring but she
retained a lifetime residence
there.
Mrs. Heurich joined the board
of directors of the Christian
Heurich Brewing Co. after her
husband died In 1945 at l02. She
never missed a meeting. At the
directors meeting last fall at
which the decision to close the
business was made. Mrs. Heurich
told her son, Christian, jr., pres
ent head Of the Arm:
If you think Poppa would do
that, go ahead"
The brewing company. a Foggy
Bottom landmark. will be RACED
to make way for highway devel-
opment. -.
Mrs. Heurich was the former
Amelia Louise Keyser, daughter
of DR.. Peter Louis and Laura
Mueller Keyser. She was born
in Richmond. Va. but was
reared in Washington. Her
grandfather. Augustus Mueller,
came to Washington in 1880 and
was a landowner with a large
farm at Twentieth and Massa-
chusetts avenue NV.
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Martin E. Joynt, n,
Former Auditor of
Muchinists' Union

Martin E. Joynt. II. for many
years head auditor of the Inter-
national Association of Ma
chinists. died last night at Prov
idence Hospital OF a heart at
tack. He lived at 3O03 Porter
street NV.
Mr.. Joynt joined the lam as
a clerk in the accounting de-
partment. He was employed
there so years. retiring several
years ago. His uncle, the late
James O'Connell, was president
of the lam and former vice pres
ident Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Mr.. Joynt was born in Oil City,
Pa, and went to high school
there. He was a graduate of
Georgetown University Law
School.
Requiem mass will be sung at
10 am. Friday at st. Johns
Catholic Church, Warrenton, Va.
by his cousin, Msgr. Thomas E.
O'Connell. pastor of st. Paul's
Church in Richmond. Burial
will be in Warrenton Cemetery.
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Donald Raymond, Is, Winner
Of Dog Shows Over Nation

Donald X. Raymond, 10, a
youth who loved dogs, died yes
lterday in Arlington Hospital
with plans already made for en-
tering his prize cocker in an
April show.
Donald, of Blake lane. Vienna,
Va, died of a liver condition.
Love for the dogs is the only
thing that kept Donald going
for the past six years" his IA
ther. Clinton Otis Raymond.
said.
Doctors at Johns Hopkins
told us to get him interested in
hobby like raising dogs to keep
his mind off the Sickness" Mr..
Raymond added.
Thousands of Ribbons
Since his aunt gave him a
Ipedigreed cocker the Wakefield
High School senior had collected
thousands of ribbons and a case
full of trophies. his father noted.
They were awarded at cocker
shows all over the country.
He said his sons dog training
will be carried on by the boys
sisters. Margaret Ann, 10. and
Joan Carol. II. Donald's best
prize winner. Champion Hickory
Hill Hullabaloo, now has the
company of some IS puppies of
all ages raised by the boy.
I'VE don't expect the dogs to
miss Donald" Mr., Raymond ex-
planned.
If you give a show dog too
much affection he won't behave
in the ring"
Donald had planned to make
an entry in the American
Spaniel Club show on January
Is in New York City. He can
celed out December 9 when he
knew he had to return to the
hospital. Mr.. Raymond said his
son had entered hospitals almost
annually since l948.
Plans for Future
After graduation this June the
youth planned to study to be
either a veterinarian or a dog
handler. If 1t had been the lat
ter Donald probably would have
spent most of his time with r..
Kenneth Cobb of Whitehouse,
N. J.-his handler at special
shows.
The victim was born in the
District. but lived with his fam
lily in Hyattsville long enough to
attend Hyattsville Elementary
School. When the family moved
to Virginia he attended Thomas
Jefferson Junior High before
graduating to Wakefield.
In addition to his mother, Mrs.
Margaret Raymond, his father
and two sisters, Donald is sur
vived by a married sister residing
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in Miami and a half-brother in
La Plata.
Funeral services will be ar
ranged by Towne's funeral home.
in Danville.. Va, the home of Mrs.
Raymond. Burial is scheduled
there at 8 pm. tomorrow.