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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
Gallery Ex-Guord
Seized in Threats

A former guard at the Ma
tional Gallery of Art here, who
allegedly Threatened to kill
Gallery Administrator Ernest
r. Fielder. was arrested yes
terday by FBI men at Elizabeth
City. N. c.. the Associated
Press reported.
Similarly threatened was
Charles B. Walstrom. chief
personnel officer at the gallery.
The threats were made in a
letter addressed to Mr.. Wal
Strom on November 20.
Daniel E. Harris, a. Of Eliz-
abeth City. was arrested. He
was taken into custody by Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation
agents on a Federal charge Of
extortion. and was held in lieu
Of $4,000 bond pending grand
Jury action of the April term Of
Federal Court in Elizabeth City
Mr.. Fielder said today Mr..
Harris, who was a gallery
guard only a few months, re-
signed last year. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
FOUR YOUTHS ARRESTED
Teen Dance roubIes
Laid to Rock N Roll

Rock m roll music was
blamed yesterday by a Fairfax
County policeman for recent
troubles which have beset
dances sponsored by two county
volunteer fire departments
Two Juveniles. Is and II, for
feited collateral of $l5.75 each
yesterday. after they were ar
rested last Saturday for drink
ing In public at a dance in Cen
treville. They were among nine
persons arrested at the dance
sponsored by the Centreville
FIRE department.
2 Seized Night Before
Two others were arrested the
night before at a dance spon
sored by the Chantilly FIRE de-
partment.
ITS the rock n roll music. .
said Juvenile Bureau Detective
R. H. Lester. "They didn't have
any trouble until they started
playing rock N roll music"
Pvt. John r. Brigham said
he and Pvt, ID. l.. Harris found
about is juveniles parked in
cars outside the dance hall last
Saturday. "
Police 1t. Lance Greer said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
Capt. Dent Dies
In Crash Of JET
Clinton Mons Son
Killed in louisiunu

Capt. John r. Dent, IT., 81.
formerly of Clinton. Md, was
one of four fiiers killed in q
BAT stratojet bomber crash at
Barksdale Air ! Force Base,
Shreveport. La. yesterday, the
Associated Press reported. Capt.
Dent was the pilot.
The plane crashed while
taking on. and was airborne
only q few seconds before the
crash. It Immediately burst
into flames.
Capt. Dent. son Of j. Frank
Dent. second vice president Of
the Clinton Bank. was living at
Shreveport with his wife and
I'VE children. Yesterday was
the birthday of a daughter,
Julia. 4. The captains father
is q member Of the Prince
Georges County Board Of Edu-
cation.
The other children are
Deborah 9: John III, 8; Phillip.
s. and Tommy, 6 months. Capt.
Dents parents few to Shreye-
port at midnight.
A graduate Of West Point,
Capt. Dent had attended Sur
rattsville Md Elementary
School. Charlotte Hall Military
Academy and The Citadel,
Charleston. S. c. His wife was
the former Miss Gloria Grisso
Of Clinton.
The other Myers kfiied as
the plane came down and ex-
ploded were Capt. Jack E.
Farquhar. 81. of Yoakum. Tex,
the aircraft commander, and
the father Of three children;
Jack w. Duncan, 80. Of Toledo,
Ohio. navigator. father Of three
children, and LIST 1t. Carlton
A. Boutelle. q. Of New York
City. instructor navigator,
father of two children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
Horner Nominated
By Press Club

John v. Horner OF The Stars
national stan has been NOM
mated for the presidency Of the
National Press Club in elections
scheduled for next Friday.
Nominations were approved
by the board OF governors yes
terday with all but two posts
uncontested.
William II. Lawrence was
nominated for vice president,
Bryson Rash for secretary,
John Cauley for treasurer and
Ernest L. Barcella and Ed Ed
strom to I'LL two unexpired
terms on the board.
Joseph A. Dear and Hobart
Rowen were nominated for A.
nancial secretary. and George
Cullen, Clark r. Mollenhoff and
Pat Munroe for two vacancies
on the board for three-year
terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
DetWiIerNamled
To School Post
Gets interim Term
On Arlington Bourd

Or. Robert H. Detwiler. q
former Arlington County Board
member. today was named 70
an interim school board term
ending December 81.
The appointment by the
County Board. the governing
body. made on o three-two vote.
will be effective upon the res
ignation this month of Z. r.
Draheim.
The County Board today also
decided to make the two school
board appointments for full
four-year terms ct It's next reg
ular meeting on December 81.
Terms Expire December 81
The terms Of both Mr.. Dra-
helm and Robert A. Peck expire
December 81. Mr.. Draheim. q
liberal member. has announced
that he expects to resign some
time between the school boards
last regular meeting December
II and the Christmas holidays.
TO accept an overseas job.
Mr.. Peck. a conservative.
who was named earlier this
year to MI out an unexpired
term. Is expected to be re-
appointed.
Today's appointment Of DR..
Detwtler. q conservative. was
made over the opposition Of
the County Boards two liberal
members. Ralph Kaul and
David L. Krupsaw.
The 4S-year-old pediatrician.
whose home Is at 5027 North
Thirtieth street. Arlington. said
he would not consider appoint
ment for a full four-year term.
On Board in 1858
DR., Detwiler served on the
county board during 1853. He
was one Of three elected to
MI out the terms Of the county
board members who were GUST
ed in 1852 by the courts be-
cause they were Federal en-
ployes.
In 1855 DR.. Detwiler headed
Arlington Independent Move
ment. the county's conservative
coalition organization.
His appointment today was
on a motion by Chairman Wes-
ley w. Cooper. with support by
Mrs. Leone Buchholz and DR..
L. II. Blevins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
| Killed, | Huri
In Car kis1aps

One man was killed and an
other critically injured in sep
arate trafsc accidents yester-
day.
Killed in q two-car accident
was Samuel Smith Meeks. 90.
q cab driver, who lived at 100
Fifty-eighth place NE.
He was pronounced dead at
Casualty Hospital after ais
cab collided with a car driven
by Prince F. williams. Il. Of
1900 Constitution avenue NE,
a pharmacist. The accident
occurred at Twelfth and E
streets Sc. police reported.
Mr.. Meeks was the city's 62d
trafic death. compared to So
at this time last year.
Police said Mr.. Meeks was
thrown from his car in the
accident.
Mr.. williams has been
charged with homicide and
colliding pending q coroner's
inquest.
In another accident. Mrs.
Laura F. Gauthier, 81, a De-
tense Department clerk who
lives at 514 Nineteenth street
NV. was reported to have re-
ceived q fractured skull and
fractures to both legs in an
accident on Seventeenth street
near F street NV.
Police said Mrs. Gauthier was
struck by a car driven by James
L. Williams, Al, Of 1850 North
Emerson street. Arlington. Mr..
Williams Is q chauffeur for the
Red Cross and was driving one
Of the organizations station
wagons at the time Of the ac-
cident. 5 pm.
Police said the accident was
caused by o pedestrian viola
ton" and no charges were
placed against Mr.. williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
Bethesda Delays
Christmas Parade

Bethesda's annual Christmas
parade has been postponed
from tonight until next Satur-
day.
This decision was reached
late yesterday because OF a
weather forecast calling for
rain. Ofncials also said that
slush along the curbs might
inconvenience spectators
Frederick II. Bowls. chair
man Of the parade committee
of the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Junior Chamber Of Commerce.
said the same program and
starting time-7 p.m.-would
prevail next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
SUNDAYS BEST READING
Is the Senior Citizen
Sinner or Sinned Against?

SIN TO GROW OLD?-of course notl But often
in our actions toward older people behave
though 1t we're. To find out IL you commit the
Seven Sins Against Older People" see This Week
Magazine. as
SCIENCE AND YOUTH-How does the Washington
area stand in the science education race? Which
area around Washington Is most outstanding in
training students in science at the high school
level? Haynes johnson brings you the answers to
these and many other questions in a series be-
ginning Sunday.
FOR THE TRAVEL MINDED-want to get away from
1t all? How would you like a remote island apart
from the hustle and hustle amid friendly natives?
For some grand vacation ideas, the special
Florda-Caribbean Travel Section with this Sundays
Star.
NEW TEEN DANCE STEPS-TEEN invades the dance
world Of teen-agers and comes up with the latest
dance steps in the For the facts on how to do
the current steps see Fin Gorskas article, complete
with diagrams and pictures
BOOKS in REVIEW-A roundup OF the years books
fiction and nonfiction, religious books and bellies
lettres, and special column l957s literary ac-
tivities are given on the Book Page
MGHLIGHTs FOR wOMEN-who are washingtons
most eligible bachelorsp In the Womens Section
Jane Kottmeier tells you who they are and fills YOU
In on their background
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
Montgomery Civic Unit
Will Meet Monday

The Montgomery County
Civic Federation will meet at
8 pm. Monday in the Mary
land National Capital Park
and Planning Commission
Building. 1857 Georgia avenue.
Silver Spring.
Among items to be discussed
are the Public Utilities Com
mission report on proposed
telephone rate increases. relief
to homeowners affected by new
highways. stricter coming con-
troll over location of public
buildings. teachers pay raises
and the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission budget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
SAB Virginia. roined
Teuchers StuY in Stute

RICHMOND. Va. Dec. Z up.
The Virginia Education As
ISOLATION says 694 Virginia.
trained teachers went into
teaching this fall. SAB Of them
in State schools.
The report issued yesterday
said 40 others were Virginia
residents who began teaching
In other States while u more
who left the State we're out-of-
State residents before entering
college.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07

support system with respect 70
dependents.
The city heads have rejected
proposals to build q factory at
the Lorton Reformatory, create
an advisory committee on prison
construction. seek legislation
providing an indeterminate
sentence Of q day to q year for
intoxication. create q new al
coholic rehabilitation division
at District General Hospital.
and enlarge the Parole Board
to three full-time members.
May Increase Staif
However. officials have asked
the Health Department to re-
vamp the handling Of alcoholics
IN other ways. And Hugh Riv-
ers. parole executive. said today
the Parole Board action was
taken on advice Of the board
itself and in the boards view
is only temporary. The board
recommended increasing its
stan before enlarging the board
itself. he said.
A number of the approved
proposals are understood to be
tagged for expenditures in the
1852 city budget. but officials
said these items cannot be dis
closed until the budget goes to
Congress.
Scheduled for early action
by the Commissioners are pro-
posals for revamping police
handling Of alcoholic offenders
and seeking legislation to in
crease the authority Of the Pa
role Board to parole prisoners
and terminate the parole
periods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
Bows Execution Set

BALTIMORE. Dec. 7 R.-
Alvin Herbert Braxton. II. con-
victed Of numbering a Balti-
more policeman September 20.
1856. will go to the gas chamber
the week Of January Is. Judge
James X. Cullen set the execu-
ton date yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07

NNNIOfcu Outkt8llb VI III Pal T..
Other recommendations are
due for early action by the
Commissioners. he said. So far
only i've major proposals have
been rejected.
Items Approved
Mr.. Karrick's report listed
these approved items:
Construction Of two dormi-
tories at the Occoquan Work.
house for Men and others at
Lorton Reformatory and the
W0men's Reformatory.
Construction Of q hospital at
Lorton Reformatory.
Enlargement Of the prison
eustodial. administrative and
professional force.
Revamping Of the law to al
low court commitment Of al
coholics at the request Of rela-
tives and welfare agencies. an
indeterminate period of COM
mitment m lieu Of the present
30 days, and the release or COM
mitment Of an alcoholic at the
request Of the Health Director.
Higher License Fees
Amendment Of the law to
restore a 10 per cent tax on
alcoholic beverage licenses in
place Of the present 6 per cent
tax. with the proceeds to 60 to
support the city's alcoholic
clinic. Also the provision Of
additional city funds to treat
alcoholics at District General
Hospital.
Enlargement Of the prison
STAFF to provide professional
counselling and treatment for
chronic crime repeaters.
Amendment OF the law 70 in
crease the number Of offenders
eligible for probation and make
the Districts probation law
uniform with Federal law.
Enlargement of the Munich
pal Court probation staff.
Enlargement Of the Parole
Board staff.
Establishment Of an employ
ment office TO help PAROLES and
probationers.
The report also noted that
Congress has already enacted
legislation bringing the District
under the uniform reciprocal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07

extra services required BY pew
population
1T would take $500 acres
from the tax rolls he said.
He advised against locating an
airport astride the county line.
But he left the door open by
suggesting that IF It has TO be
Chantilly. put it all In one jur-
isdiction."
Airport Unwanted
Testimony taken during the
Burke hearing. which was con-
cluded Thursday. and that de-
veloped yesterday showed a
marked rivalry between Fair
fax and Loudoun Witnesses
not to get the airport. but to
shove it back to the other
county.
One witness. Carl A. Mar
shall. pleading for the Chan
lilly selection, put it this way:
IF the views. Of the opposition
are to prevail. the only place
in the world where we could
build an airport would be some
place where we didn't need It,"
Against this. Harry II. Blee.
a farmer. retired aeronautical
engineer and pilot who Helped
organize the Commerce Depart
ment's Airport Advisory Service.
declared:
The land is too far out to be
asked to bear the burden Of
sacrifice which would evolve on
us If Chantilly is selected. The
farmer cannot afford to pay
this price"
George P. Hammerly, Lees
burg businessman and pilot,
testified against a Loudoun
County site on similar grounds.
1T is too far. 1t can't improve
the county economically. But
II it has to come. / want to see
it in the county-not straddling
the border"
Women Testify
Women filled a large section
of yesterdays transcript and
made up a good portion of the
crowd Of $50 or more in Chill
colt Hall.
One. Mrs. William H. Bah
cock. Of the Broad Run district
in Loudoun. objected on a
number of counts:
1T would seriously affect the
county water supply. send taxes
up. depress property values,
cause q decline in farm pro-
ductivity, change the character
of the community.
Frankly. sir" she said to
Gen. QueSada. I'VE feel we
can't afford your airport"
Another witness. Mrs. Rose
B. Morris. owner Of 70 acres
near Willard. was one of the
landholders moved from Burke
when the Government pur-
chased 1000 acres there for the
airport. Il never dreamed I'd
have to move again" she said.
Still another was Mrs. Flor
ence Heriot. Of Route 666. who
moved from Alexandria IA
years ago to get away from the
noise of National Airport. I
know what it is to live near an
airport" she declared vehe-
mently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07


east Washington.
Private funds presumably
would have to be raised for
the bulk Of the construction.
But the council. which adj
ministers Federal Hill-Burton
Act hospital funds. in effect
offered Federal financial help.
The amount Of such help for
which the District currently Is
eligible Is about $500. 900 a year.
DR.. Daniel L. Finucane. Dis
trict Health Director and coun-
ell chairman. said the proposed
construction obviously is q
long.term program. But he
said the program Is needed
urgently to bolster the Districts
almost negligible total Of
chronic-patient beds.
Only so Such Beds
The city now has only so
such beds. all at Children's
Conyalescent Hospital. although
% more will be added by new
construction at Casualty and
District General Hospitals.
Federal standards call for
1856 such beds.
The councils recommended
ton was made In a lengthy re-
port which also cited q serious
shortage Of hospital beds in
the suburbs and a need for
more Washington neighbor-
hood health centers.
The group said nearby WASH
ineton communities are short
3.057 general hospital beds and
more than 1000 chronic patient
beds. in terms Of Federal
standards. The group made no
proposals for meeting these
shortages. however. inasmuch
as its Jurisdiction is limited to
the District.
Health Centers Backed
on the score of health CEN
tiers, the council took issue with
Q recent public works advisory
committee by urging quick con-
struction Of q center in the
Deanwood area. near Minne-
sofa avenue and Benning road
NE. 1t also cited q need to
replace the Northwest health
clinic. Thirteenth and Upshur
streets NV. The works group
urged abandoning health CEN
tiers.
The councils construction
program proposed new facili-
ties. preferably wings. with 100
beds apiece at Georgetown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
4>OOO-Acre Tract
Offered for Airport
Group Makes Proposition to Sell
Virginia Site at $500 an Acre
Bx CHARLEs YARBRouGH

The Government buy 1000 of FairfaxLoudoun
land for Washington airport for 50 million.
An offer Of $500 plus the appraisal value OF i'm
the tracts dropped like bombhen yester
day during yong public hearing sites for additional
air facility for the Metropolitan area.
The Government already spent about 81 million for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
|KeneippAdopIts
New Weather


Trafiic Director George kene-
ipp. looking back on his sad
Experiences during this weeks
record snowstorrn. finally has
decided to rely on his own eyes
and those Of police TO detect q
weather emergency.
Mr.. Keneipp was'widely criti-
cized for waiting until after
3 pm. TO declare an emergency
on Wednesday. several hours
after the ii.i-inch snowstorm
got underway. He told re-
porters later that Weather
Bureau reports said the storm
would come to an end hours
before It actually did.
Deputy Police Chief John J..
Aenew. head Of the Washing
ton Police Traffic Division.
said yesterday that I'VE now
propose that the area police
departments let Mr.. fKeneipp
know how the weather con-
ditions are in the respective
Jurisdictions TO help him get
an area-wide picture"
Until now. he added. Mr..
Keneipp has dependeds on in
formation from the Weather
Bureau TO decide whether to
invoke the city's emergency
trafiic plans.
To Notify Suburbs
From now on. he continued.
the city trance department
win notify suburban police inn
mediately when the emergency
plans are to go into effect.
To further insure against
suburban tie-ups. the primary
source Of difhculties during this
weeks storm. Mr.. Agnew said
suburban police viii be con-
tacted as soon as Mr.. Keneipp's
ONCE is told that Government
employees are TO be released
| from work.
Word Of the new policy was
| issued by Mr.. Agnew when
I he announced a meeting on
/ December Is Of the Metropoli-
tan Area Trafhc Council TO
/ plan action for the next bad
snowstorm."
He said the session will dis
cuss methods Of eliminating the
lack Of coordination expert
enced in Wednesdays storm.
characterized by hour-long
traffic tie-ups.
The meeting has been called.
he said, 10 discuss ways Of
improving notification Of all
departments Of road conditions
and dismissal Of Government
employees during snowstorms.
etc."
Suburban Complication
Shifts in recent years Of
Federal employees to suburban
Offices added to Wednesdays
trafic jam. the chief observed.
These employees were let
out at the same time those in
Washington were released. but
many of the suburban police
were not notified in time to
prevent traffie blocks from de-
veloping," he noted.
The D. c. transit system has
asked for earlier warning in
the future to prepare for a.
rush Of commuters during a
weather induced emergency.
Mr.. Agnew said.
I'VE will try to iron out such
problems on the l6th." he said.
The police officers at the
meeting will be given the num-
bers Of two direct telephone
wires to Mr.. Agnew's office.
These connections are not af-
fected by crowded phone cir
cults. which caused lengthy de-
laws on calls last Wednesday,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
SIT Million Project
ForHospitols Urged
Program Would Add $50 Beds
To Core for Chronic Ailments
By JAMES G. DEANE

giant construction TO provide $50 hospital beds
for the chronicay III has been proposed by the Districts
Hospital Advisory Council.
The new facilities which could Sill million more.
would be added to Georgetown Providence and Sbey
pitas the new WASHINGTON Hospital Center and proposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07

Providence and Sibley Hos
pitfalls. 80 beds in the projected
Southeast Hospital and 200 at
the new Hospital Center. The
last is due to open soon as Q
replacement for Emergency.
Episcopal and Garfield Hos
pitfalls.
The beds would serve both
patients acutely III and UNDER
going surgery or other inten-l
sive treatment. and those
needing hospital care but re-
Quiring only moderate treat
ment.
Excess Of TB Beds
The proposed. program does
not cover tuberculosis or men,
tai patients or nursing homes.
The council said the city has
an excess Of tuberculosis beds.
II also said the city has i'm
its preventive mental
health program. but expressed
hope the program win be
strengthened further.
Anacostia citizens have been
for the Southeast hos
pital. although the District
Commissioners have been cool
toward 1t. In supporting It the
council said that section of the
city is without adequate facil-
tiles"
Ass Beds Slated
The report cited "unaccept-
able" beds at several District
hospitals. in terms Of Federal
fire-safety and building-age
But In all cases the
buildings either are scheduled
for early abandonment or are
being remodeled. DR.. Finucane
pointed out.
The District now has 2.9lS
acceptable general hospital beds
and win have 4.2o6 after COM
pletion Of scheduled construc-
ton. the report said. The
suburbs have l,l76 general beds.
win have l.754.after scheduled
construction and may build
enough additional space to lift
the total to 3.057. il said. Sub
urban hospitals have only co.
chronic disease beds but plan
TO build. or are building. ~
more.
DR.. Finucane said Q public
hearing on the report has been
scheduled for 2 pm. December
10 in Room 4l36. Municipal
Center. Third street and IN
diana avenue NV. to hear any
objections to the proposals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
D. c. Reports Progress
On Prison, Parole Setup

The District is making Roadway in carrying out major
Recommendations for improving the cys prison. parole and
probation systems according 70 report by city ocial
Commissioner David B. Karrick head Of q committee
which drafted a recommendations prisoner handling
this disclosed Yesterday that u proposals have been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-07
MARINE GETS OAR LEADERSHIP AWARD

Serg Robert Lefwich Brone the
the American Revolution leadership award from Mrs Frederic A.
Eighth and streets Sc Seg Leiwch senior at Amherst College
o. tn 5000 second among 500 during
engraved Rseley center director person
mel for the Marine Corps took part the Staff Photo