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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17
F0R SALE

RADIO. HAM. Globe Scot trans.
mitter. Lysco VFO, Meissner VFO.
Pr O3 Dynamoter, Bud Rack cab
met; want Low Pass Filter Bob
Slaughter, K4Bxz, phone Manas-
sas l45-J.
RADIO TRANSMITTED. 400 watt:
James Millen EXETER and power
ampli1er. complete with 100000
81 meter coils and 1250-Volt
| power supply, mounted in 36'
BUD cabinet: best offer. Phone JE.
4-433S Monday evening.
-Shortwave and amateur;
recond. receivers and transmitters.
Downtown: (See Ed" W3HCG) no
i90C. Sl3S Sx;42, .Sl69; s-3s.
S3g: sos. $50; Bandmaster. SIS:
AF-67. S109: Geioso, Sl49; super
Six, S39; police set. $40. At Silver
Spring: (See Dick" W3JXNl. VFO's
from $40; Bandmaster/vFO. SOS;
Eldico, $50; freq. mtr., $50. SALE,
prsnd.Eew Morrow MBR-5 and
MB.560; 2Ofs: floor sample never
USED Coming soon; WRL transmits
TRADES n0 w hAzSfaiD f s1oDsr
Hf.Fi SALE. stephens "rru-
sonic cabinets floor samples).
zON on regular price. Weefer-
Iwester IN cabinet. S34: used
PEX. BERLANT. BoGEN FISHER.
GARRARD, PILOT, SCOTT, REX
I99,IKSlUT, LANSING AND ALL THE
EMco WHOLESALERS
500 18th St. NV. ME. s-43sl
And 1923 Fidler Lane
tOpp. rear Searsl
In Silver Spring. JU, 5-1s00
RANGE, electric, Westinghouse;
30, as is. SP. 4-5754.
RANGE, 4O-inch Roper de luxe
auto, matchless, Glo-broiler; beau
tiIu! condition; good buy. ia. s.
RANGE, GAS. 36-inch, excellent
condition. best offer. LII. 4-1397.
RANGE, gas. Mod. Maid, perfect
cond;: full size; $50 or best offer.
RANGE, 30-inch electric Westing-
mouse, wide oven; 2 yrs. old, excel.
cond.; reas. WE. 5-67ll.
RANGE. 3O-inch Tappan, gas; Wis.
uaiite oven, clock timer; best Of
Ter. weekdays, Pc. 2-6795.
RANGE, Norge Matches, 36-in..
never used; list price, S359.95,
sac. 5000. Ii. 6-2592.
RECEIVER, National HRo 50T.
matching speaker and all coils,
t NE new: $40; Central Elec-
@ Multiplier. new. SIS: Halii-
CRATER: SKIS, excellent, SI1O.
IA. 2-7535.
RECORDER, Webcor; new: Mar
tin and l Gibson guitar: LIST class
cond.: reas. AID. 2-l231.
REFRIGERATION, must sell immed.
Also gas stove and antique bed.
Like new. JU. 7-9146.
REFRIGERATORS (2) good running
condition; $50 each. Moving. Must
sell. ME. S-4197.
REFRIGERATOR, Coldspot, good
condition, best offer. Phone FE.
REFRIGERATOR-1O-cu. 1T. Cold
spot with 40-lb. freezer chest and
new: $50. FL. 4-49I4.
REFRIGERATORS: some freezer
tops; REIN. $40 up: l-yr. guar,
also washers. driers, FREDER-
lCk'S. 1905 14th ST.. IA. $4,000.
REFRIGERATOR, 9-cu.-ft. Norge:
Will accept best offer. JU. S-2136.
REFRIGERATOR. Coldspot; WELL
quilt gas stove; excellent condi-
ton: sacrifice. Ii. 6-34S6.
REFRIGERATOR, Frigidaire: To-
Gu. fleet: 20 lbs. freezer unit: ex.
cellent cond.; SIS. CIR. 3-3364.
REFRIGERATOR, G-E; show Sat.
or Sun. Best offer. OIL. 4-06S9.
REFRIGERATORS, used; 5000
up; credit guar, del ACME STOVE.
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Office Furniture
NEW AND USED

Letter-sized wood fle drawers 81 %
Steel letter and legal ile
drawers 50 Of
i-drawer legal wood files, -
S9.pb TO S14,ph
Gray, 6O-in. executive wood
desks, linoleum tops, ex-
cellent condition S32,
New heavyweight o-door, &
shelf STORAGE cabinets with
lock SAT Sc
desks $50 SO
Our low overhead makes II DOS
sible for us 10 sell quality. new and
used merchandise at low, low
prices--save now See for yourself
come 70 our warehouse. Free park.
ing and delivery.
N. FRANK & SON
Ala 3rd st. NV. Elk. 3-8974
OIL BURNER and ef5-ssiion tank;
$50 Can evenings after s. IA,
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PIANOS. suaranteed factory re-
built PLAYER pianos in finish
especially suitable for recreation
rm. We also carry large selection
Of piano rolls. DUDLEY L. CLARK
MUSIC STORE. 712S Marlboro
Pike. District Hts, Nd. RE. $4,000
PIANOS, reconditioned and rebuilt
pianos from 500 up: new recrea-
ten E% 9 finish irop $40, ,S Up;
STORE. 712S Marlboro Pike, Dis
trict Hts. Md. RE. 6-s60O.
PIANO, Keller Durham. apt. size,
upriRht. light gray, excellent cond.
S75. XII s-2652.
PIANO. upright. beautifully re-
finished, Sl05. ia. $500.
PIANO. Wendell Marshall, small
Grand. Best offer RA. 3-2227.
PIANO, extra small upright, ebony
case, in beautiful condition. mech.
perfect; S245. HA. 2-7706.
PIANO. small auto. player. recond.,
new keyboard and hammers. very
mellow tone. $3.50. 10. 1-2013.
PIANO, small baby grand, S275
OR. 3-3242.
PIANO, steinway parlor grand
Model L, ebony case: only
yrs. old; excel. cond. AP. 1864
or AP. 7-2422, til pm.
PIANO. Fischer upright, SIS; sofa
and cnfg EN- 1.9fR7
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EIIRNITIIRE

Contemporary davenport. 90 in.
long, new condition. $3.50; mahog-
any breakfront NEW condition.
$3.50; solid mahogany twin beds.
foam mattresses. box springs. $3.50;
Queen Anne chair. $50: black-ano-
Victorian loveseat. SS5; Toro now
er. 23A-hn. Sa5 Call OIL, 7-2734
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FURNACES
BLOCKS

GAS, OIL. COAL: NEw-UsED.
Also, large selection Of used radia-
tors. Get our prices first.
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UNcLAMED-Frencr

moving to Calif.-
Dining rm. set, bedrm. sets, kitch-
en- furn., misc items: mans suits,
size 50-52 HO O-4091
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

RANGE, 40-inch Roper de luxe
auto. matchless, Glo-broiler; beau
thu condition; good buy. ia. s.
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ELEc. DIsHWAsHER. port. Apex,

] VI. old, little used, selling due 20
moving; sos. CO. 5-4775.
ELECTRIC RANGE, G-E. apt. size
guar; del, S29.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

FENCE, chain link, special. csc a
#; 42-in. high, includes line
posts and top rail installed; ter
minal post, S.. Call any time,
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Furniture Upholstering

Visit our showroom and save
$50. From . large Selection Of ma
terials. LaFRANCE UPHOLSTER-
ING. $500 14th st. NV, on same
premises IS years. CO. 5-23S1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

PIANOS-Wide selection of rebuilt
grands: Steinway. Sohmer, Mason
and Hamlin, Chickering and
others. Mahogany, ebony, wal
nut ana IruitWood finishes; con-
temporary ana period styles; from
So90. including bench and local
HOS g st. NV, DI. 1884.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

PIANOs-Real savings on returned
from rental spinet pianos, prac-
tically new. Also 81 floor models
ereatly reduced. Save BY selecting
ySgI pisnD blanc now KRIS ss our AK Xmas
81. NV, RE. 7-6o10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

ENCYCLOPEDIA SET. 1855, S15;
35 nm. camera and protector
S25; dressing table, So; sidewalk
bike. 81, washing machine. $50;
coffee table, So. WA. $4,000.
ENCYCLOPEDIA. World Book, Isl
in sale recommended for elemen-
tary and secondary schools; order
now for Christmas and give your
child future as well as q pres
ent: $40 down, Sc month CO
5-2514.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

PIANO. Weaver spinet: full key.
board nice condition.; S345. Pay
only S25 down, balance in &c
months. For better musical values
KITS. 1880 @ st. NV. RE
7-6212.
PIANOS = Brand-new Wurlitzer
pianos; rare value, $685.. Save
By selecting your piano now
Use our Xmas lay-avay plan
KITS. 1880 q st. NV, RE
1-62lo.
PIANOS, steinway. Knabe and
other fine pianos In supreb con-
dition: greatly reduced. Lay-away
now for Xmas. For better musical
values, KITS, 1880 @ st. NV.
RE. 7-6212.
PIANO, console: power mower. golf
cart, washinG machine. JU. "
PIANOS FOR RENT. new and used
spinets, consoles, Strands and up.
rights ct moderate rates from 81
monthly upl with option to buy
Hauling extra. JORDAN'S, FOUR
STORES. Corner 13th and O SITS
NV. iphone ST. 3-a4OOl: $3.50
Lee highway, Arlington tphons
KE. s-5O6O); 1889 Georgia ave.
silver SprinR tphone JU. b-l1ObD
24i5 Princess Anne st., Freder.
icksburs, Va. tphone Essex g.
PIANOs--JoRDAN's branch stores
all have a complete. selection Of
pianos and organs for sale and
rent, Plenty OF parking space in
front OF each store: 1892 Oeorgia
ave, silver Spring; $3.50 Lee ,high.
way, Arlineton;. 241b Princess
Anne street, Fredericksburg. Silver
Spring and Arlington stores are
open evenings.
PIANO = UPRIGHT cleo. player
plano: must sell; $3.50 or best
ofier. ia. 2-6413.
PIANO ROLLS, We carry large
selsetion Of new late issues. Dup.
LEY y GA. Clark g. MUSIC STORE
Nd. RE. $4,000. nv -''' ''''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

RECEIVER, National HRO 50T,
matching speaker and all coils,
IKE new. S275; Central Elec-
tronies. Ssh slicer, with built-in
Q Multiplier, new, S75; Halii-
eraiter SKIS, excellent, S11O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

FURNITUkE-Living room sofa;
a beautiful all foam rubber con-
temporary, covered in imported
brocatel with matching Grapes,
Call 10 am. to 4 pm. 4545
Conn ave, NV EN- 0-3o50
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RADIO. HAM, Globe Scot trans.
mltter. Lysco vFO, Meissner VFO.
PE-lO3 Dynamoter, Bud Rack cab.
met: want Low Pass Filter. bob
Slaughter, K4BxZ, phone Manas-
sas l45-J,
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rm.. couch, chair,
2 end tables. Moving; must sell.
$50 or best offer. AP. 7-sO61.
FURN.-Contents Of 3-rm. apt,
also violin: leaving city. No deal
ers. RA. R-SS44.
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OIL PAINTINGS

Gallery closing; give-away prices;
100 lovely landscapes; terms; also
Sat- Sun It'll r. Dill T-31S3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

RANGE, GAS. se-inch. excellent
condition. best offer. LII. 4-1397.
RANGE, gas. Mod. Maid. perfect
cond., full size; $50 or best offer.
KE. 6-6S6l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-17

ENCYCLOPEDIA, Britannica, 1852
edition, like new, $3.50: antique
pine dry sink, $50; books, Book
each. OIL. 4-OS49.
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NsMITTER. 800 watt:

NuIts MIIIeN eAcItef and power
,;mnpiiner. complete with 100000
50 meter coils and I25O-Volt
,ower supply, mounted in SO"
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coffee table, fruitwood. marble top
30x4S; antique canterbury; dec
lamps. paintings. For discriminat
ing taste. NO. 7-1RRa.
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1746 Lee Hwy. IA. $500
1927 Bladensburg Rd. WA. 7-550l
FURNITURE-Green brocade Dun
can Phyfe sofa. gold bareback
and blue occasional chairs; slip
covers incl. or separately, S175.
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seELLAMEous EoR sALElMIscELLANEous FoR SALEM

FUR COAT. beaut. gray Persian
very reas. Florida bouP6. Re. B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
By BETTY MILES

HOW is WLlUuuIllI OUlic!
A panel of top-flight mystery
writer's tried to clue some 300
aficionados of the art in bene-
fl symposium at the Shoreham
Hotel last night. 1t was sponsored
by the Women's auxiliary of the
Institute for Cancer Research.
Two pairs of famous collavo-
rators were among the authors
or nand-Frances and Richard
Lockridge, creators of Mr.. and
Mrs North, and Manfred B. Lee
and Frederick Dannay, who write
as Ellery Queen.
In dialogue not unlike a con-
versation in the North's living
room, the LockridgeS outlined
their method of plot construc-
ton.
II get the plots from Frances,
Mr.. Lockridge explained.
Wife Tells Her Part
His wife put in. II will write 4
or 5 or 10 pages. I will show then
to Dick. He'll say. That's M
good try again. he picks Oh,
two sentences and says. III buy
that if youll elaborate a little
on it."
With more writing, an idea
develops that appeals to both
they explained. Then Mrs. Lock
ridge writes synopsis. Then Mr.
Lockridge writes synopsis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
Top Mystery Writers
Bore Tricks Of rode

Then he does the final writing,
and she reviews it,
! Mrs. Lockridge began to il
lustrate with a story about an
artesian well that figures in a
new plot. Her husband inter-
Irupted. A
"You can't tell that" he said
you're about to tell a gimmick
of an unpublished story" He re-
manned unmoved by his wife's
anguished cry of why can't
tell it?"
Mr.. Lee fatty refused. on be-
half of himself and his cousin
and colleague, Mr.. Dannay, to
reveal their method of collabora-
ton of % wears, which has pro-
duced 40 books. Mr.. Dannay did
produce an explanation as baf-
fling as a mystery with the last
five pages missing.
Just a Miracle
IF I had to characterize oul
collaboration with a single wore
l think I would say it's just a
miracle" Mr.. Dannay concluded
The State Departments Burke
Wilkinson, who called himself
an "unmystery writer" explain
ing he writes adventure stories
acted as POSTMASTER. and Law
renee Blochman was moderator
Harold @. Masur said he got
his plots in many ways-for one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
Dominion Republic Pays
$780, 900 for Slain Flyer

CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Domini-
can Republic, Mar. % R.-The
parents of Gerald Murphy, of
Eugene, Greg, the aviator who
disappeared here last December
g, were paid $4,000 today as
compensation. their attorneys
announced.
Dominican authorities an
nounced last January that Mr..
Murphy, %. was killed in a fist
fight with Octavio de la Maza,
who confessed in a suicide note,
Robert D. Abrahams, Phila-
delphia attorney. and Herman
Cruz Ayala, a Cuidad Trujillc
attorney. brought a civil suit
against the estate of de la Maza
on behalf of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Murphy to compensate them for
their sons apparent death.
Mr.. Abrahams said the money
was paid today. as directed by a
Dominican court. He said pay
ment was made by Antonio dc
la Maza on behalf of his dead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
European Tour Added
To Derby Prize List

A two-week tour of Europe has
been added to the $4,000 college
scholarship as top prize of the
All-American Soap Box Derby at
Akron, Ohio, August Is.
Following. the running of the
Goth annual Derby, the winner
and his party will leave for New
York City. where he will appear
August 10 on the nationwide
telecast of the Voice of Fire
stone"
Shortly after the television
appearance, the winner will board
a Pan-American clipper for
Europe. The tour will include
visits to England. Ireland, Bel
GUM. France, West Germany
and Italy.
The State Department has an
nounced it will have its Overseas
mission assist in arranging con-
facts for the winner in each OF
the countries he visits.
Among the contestants here
who will be trying for the schol-
arship and European trip are
Robert Gaucher, IA. of PAIL Third
street Sc; Ir~in Weught, 10. of
3l16 Parkway Terrace drive Sc.
and Warren Zuleski, IL, of 1902
Lincoln avenue. Falls Church.
Applications for the Washing
ton Area Derby. June 20. are now
available at neighborhood Chew
rolet dealers. To enter the Derby
) boy must be between II and Is
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brother and the latter's widow.
Mr.. Abrahams is honorary vice
CONSUL at Philadelphia for the
Dominican Republic.
According to the suicide note
produced by Dominican author
titles. Octavio de la Maza con-
Ifessed striking Mr.. Murphy dur
ing a quarrel and said that the
Oregon pilot toppled into the
sea. His body never was reported
found.
Both de la Maza and Mr.. Muir
ply we're pilots for a Dominican
air line. The Dominican govern
ment has denied reports that
Mr.. Murphy was killed because
he became too inquisitive about
the fate Of Jesus de Galindez,
Columbia University instructor
who disappeared in New York
more than a year ago.
Life Magazine linked Mr.. Muir
ply with the disappearance 'oi
Mr.. Galindez, a critic of the
regime of Dominican Dictator
Rafael Trujillo. The magazine
said Mr.. Murphy piloted a plane
which took Mr.. Galindez from
the United States to the Domi-
nican Republic after ha had beer
kidnapped in a New York subway
The United States State De-
partment has asked the Domi-
nican authorities for a new in.
vestigation of the case. 1t chal-
lengcd the authenticity Of the
suicide note.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
DERBY GUIDE

The Event-A coaster race
for boys. II through Is, in
which contestants drive cars
of their own construction.
Time-June 20.
Sp0nsor-The Star in as
ISOLATION with Metropolitan
Area Chevrolet dealers and
the District Department of
the American Legion.
Registration-At the near
est Chevrolet dealer. where
official Soap Box Derby
wheels, axles and steering
sets are available. Dealers
participating are:
Addison. Fourteenth street
and Florida avenue NV;
Aero Auto Co., 1l01 King
street, Alexandria; Barry
Pate, 1880 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV; Chevy Chase
Motor Co.. 7725 Wisconsin
avenue NV; Kenyon Peck.
1925 Wilson boulevard. Ar
lington; Justine Nicholson,
57l0 Baltimore avenue, Hy-
attsville; Hicks, 1929 Georgia
avenue N w.
Also. Mandell, 1900 Mich
OILS avenue Sc; Ourisman,
6l0 H street NE; Stohlman.
1907 NJ street NV; Loving
Chevrolet. Inc, 1889 East
West highway. Silver Spring;
Wissinger, Seven Corners.
Falls Church. Va; Tom S
Chevrolet, Wheaton, Md,
and Rosenthal Chevrolet,
Arlington, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

by reading other peoples mys-
teries and trying to solve the
crime
I'm usually 100 per cent
wrong" he confessed-but in
the process develops his own
motive, his own victim. and is
on the way to his own detec-
tive story. He also seeks ideas
lin the newspaper columns, in
Guiding the personal notices.
and culls law books.
J The writer's all claimed there
was nothing deragatory they
would say about editors if two
had not been in their midst
Lee Wright, who heads Simon
and Schuster's Inner Sanctum
series, and Isabelle Taylor, in
charge of Doubleday's Crime
Club.
Writer Switches Killers
The Lockridges explained that
their editor loves to clear up
their sentences particularly
Pam North's. Sometimes we
don't understand Pam North,
Mr.. Lockridee said. 1--WE leave il
up to the reader"
Does a mystery writer always
know the outcome before he
writes? One said no, but George
Harmon Coke explained he
once developed a novelette, into
a novel. with the result that the
book had different killer.
II think it was better than
before" he said. then added
that may only tend to confuse
you"
4 One mystery lover complained
that favorite sleuths are disap-
peaeing from modern mystery
books.
Washington's Pat McGerr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

pointing out that her books con-
tain no favorite sleuth. declared,
II don't understand about time
tables. and have no sense of di-
rection." This may be the reason
detective heroes are disappear
ing, she suggested-"the clear
thinking mind is dying out"
Editor Isabelle Taylor declared
that detective stories abound
the reader has only to look.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

in school and accompanied by a
parent or guardian when he reg
listers.
The Washington Derby is
sponsored by The Star in associa-
ton with area Chevrolet dealers
and the District Department of
the American Legion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-19
Mrs. DeIono, 81,
Officers Widow

Funeral services for Mrs
Harvey Delano, 81. widow OF
Navy Capt. Harvey Delano, q
former personnel director Of
The Star, will be held from
the Fort Myer Chapel at 10
am. Wednesday. Burial will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
Mrs. Delano will be brought
by train to Washington, d. c.,
from her home in San Fran
cisco by her son. Comdr. Vic
tor Delano Of Virginia Beach,
Va.
Mrs. Delano was the former
Marcia Murdoch Of Wichita
Kans. Capt. Delano came to
The Star in 1889 as director OF
personnel. He returned to &C
tive Navy duty during World
War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-19

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va.
Oct. 10 (R.---A husky young
Marine gave a traffic cop plenty
OF lip and thereby eased himself
and two companions out OF Q
hazardous spot.
Patrolman A. b. Williams took
IL from the Marine for a couple
OF minutes after he nabbed him
for running through a stoplisht
in the Navy station wagon. and
then ordered him out Of the car
With q sigh Of relief Pfc. John
j. Fitzgerald. 10. Of Woodside
Long Iisland, N. Y. obliged
He gestured 10 the back seat OF
the car.
There sat an armed Marine
prisoner, Pfc. william d. Smith
20, colored. of Cleveland, Ohio
who had disarmed his guard at
the start Of o short transfer
ride from the Cherry Point
N. c.. to Camp Lejeune and Of
pistol point ordered the other
Marines to head north. Pfc
Smith had been ordered TO the
|Lejeune Hospital for psychiatric
examination before military
court action on a bad check
complaint.
Pfc. Smith made q tentative
break as Pfc. FITZGERALD gave
Patrolman williams q split
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-19
Marine Talks Back to Get
Police Aid in Tight Spot

second briefing. But patrolman
williams drew his gun and PFC
Smith dropped his--and sur
rendered quietly.
The FBI put q kidnap charge
against him and the prisoner
was locked up at the nearby
Petersburg (Va) Federal Re-
formatory.
Pfc. Fitzgerald and Pfc. r. ],
Wendt, 10. of Queens Village,
N. y, picked up the prisoner
shortly after noon Thursday
for the 30-mile transfer run to
Lejeune. Corpl. John T. Cum.
rhings. 20. of Rochester, N. Y,
went along as q passenger,
The Marines said that after
they cleared the Cherry Point
station Pfc. Smith whipped out
a .25 automatic. took Pfc,
Wendt's service AS away from
him and ordered him into the
front seat with the two other
Marines.
The short run turned into a
6-hour trip OF ESQ miles and
Pfc. Fitzgerald said the trapped
feeling began TO grow as he
tried in vain TO attract police
attention In several other cities
and towns on the way 10 Colo
NAL Heights, 20 miles south Of
Richmond on u. s. /.
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|Richord +. Lewis, Jr., SO,
Rodio Executive, Dies

Richard Field Lewis. IT,. so,
radio station owner and COM
mentator. died yesterday. ne
was the owner OF wRF'L-FM IN
winchester. Va, and owned
stations In Mount jackson, Va,
Carlyle. Pa, Waynesbcro, Pa.
Fisher. w. va. VIVA IN Fred
ericksburg. Va, and q station
In Leesburg, Va, now under
construction.
He was found unconscious In
q hotel room at 800 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, and pro-
nouneed dead on arrival at
D. c. General Hospital. A
death certificate was withheld
pending d post.fnortefr exami-
nation today by District Coro-
ner A. Magruder Macdonald.
Police said he was Under the
care Of q physician who visited
him three times this week.
A native Of Oakland, Calf,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-19
q Children Hurt
Playing With
Dynamite Cop

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. ls
up. - Four children were
injured when a dynamite CAP
they plugged into a wall socket
exploded last night.
Hospitalized were Carolyn
Joyce Mcdonald. 8; David Nc
Donald. 5. and Tommy Nc
Donald, Z. all children Of Mr.
and Mrs. Bryant Mcdonald
and James Ellis Evans. IA. q
neishbor.
The children said they had
found the dynamite cap and
didn't know what 1t was. Youns
Evans put the two wires lead
ing from the cap into q wal
socket. while Tommy held the
explosive.
Tommy suffered the loss Of
q finger and thumb. The others
suffered burns and cuts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-19
w. H. Gardner, SIS
Railway Agent

William Hill Gardner, S., Of
382T Calvert street NV, died
Unexpectedly Thursday night
in George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital after a heart at
tack,
Mr.. Gardner was assistant
general freight agent for the
Southern Railway. He went
to work for the railroad at II
as q messenger and worked his
way up TO the position he. held
at the time Of his death.
A native Of vglethorpe, Ga.
he was educated there and
came to Washington 80 year,
ago. He was q member Of the
Methodist Church.
Mr.. Gardner Is survived by
his widow, MRS. Mary johnson
Gardner: his mother. Mrs. L
B. Gardner of Oelethorpe: 9
daughter. Mrs. Joseph B. Town
send, IT., Of Philadelphia. and
q granddaughter.
Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.