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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
Star stan Writer

BALTIMORE. April 5.-Re-
publican Gov. McKeldin and
the Democrat-contrqIled Gen.
erall Assembly we're in dis
agreement on only one measure
enacted at the 1858 session of
the Maryland General AS
sembly.
The Governor yesterday
signed 60 regular session bills.
bringing to 80 the number
which become law under his
signature. He also signed Is
special session bills. is Of them
enacted to remove doubts on
duplicates passed during the
regular session after the ed
journment deadline and one to
pay the cost Of the special
session.
OF six bills vetoed only one
represented a conflict between
legislative and executive think
ing. Four were duplicates and
the fifth was vetoed because Of
an error it contained.
The Governor refused to sign
a measure that would have re-
Taxed after five years a require
ment that q motorist prove
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Detectives Memory
Trops Sofecrocker

The keen memory Of a WASH
ington detective today had one
of the underworld's most gifted
safecrackers on his way back
to Frederick. Nd. for prosecu-
ton.
Detective Sergt. Nicholas
Genua was cruising downtown
around $3.50 pm. last night
when he saw. but lost. q ia
miliar face in the crowd near
Twelfth street and New York
avenue NV. It was the face
Of Michael Gable, so, OF various
out-of-town addresses. The last
time Sergt. Oenua saw IL was
In 1851. when Gable was picked
up for questioning in connection
with nearly 40 downtown safe
jobs.
Washington police could
never pin anything on him. But
Gable was wanted in Pittsburgh
for safecracking so they simply
packed him Of TO Pennsylvania
and a two-to-l0-year sentence.
Cruises Downtown Area
Certain his memory was not
playing tricks, Sergt. Genua
cruised the downtown area for
three hours. Sure enough. he
came upon Gable sauntering
along the 1900 block Of H
street. And sure enough, he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Briefing Is Set
On Guard Cut

FORT MEADE. Md. April 5
R.-Adjutant generals Of the
seven States comprising the I'd
Army have been invited here
next Tuesday for a briefing by
the Department Of the Army
on the proposed reduction in
National Guard and reserve
units.
Those invited include the adj
jutant generals Of Ohio. Ken
lucky, Pennsylvania, West Vir-
Rinia, Virginia. Delaware and
Maryland. plus the command
ing oficer Of the District Of
Columbia Military District.
In addition, commanding Of
ficers Of the various National
Guard and reserve divisions in
the I'd Army area will attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05

learned from Gable himself
that he had just purchased
such tools Of the trade as q
ballpeen hammer. a sledge
hammer, a crescent wrench, a
metal punch and a fiashlight.
The collection was retrieved
from Cables hotel room In the
1900 block of New York ave-
nue.. And. Sergt. Genua re-
ported further that Gable ad-
mitted he had planned to hit"
q number Of downtown stores
over the Easter week end.
Valves Extradltion
Police said Gable admitted he
had jumped bond in Frederick.
where authorities have an at
tempted burglary charge await
ing him. He waived extradi-
ton to Maryland.
Reminiscing a bit, Deputy
Chief Edgar z. Scott described
Gable as zone Of the smoothest
operators In the business. I"
Chief Scott also recalled q bit
bitterly that when Gable was
last seen here during the 1851
safecracking wave. special po-
lice details had to spend many
q shivering night on downtown
rooftops in an effort to trap
their unknown quarry0 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Man Killed in crosh
Neur Hurrisonburg

Roy A. Miller. so. of Hockes-
sin, DEL. was killed early today
when the car In which he was
riding was involved in o two
car accident on Route IL. 8
miles north Of Harrisonburg.
Va.
State police said the victim
was a passenger in a car driven
by Radford Miller Of Tucker
Dale, N. c. The car collided
with an auto driven by Harold
X. Meyers Of Harrisonburg. po-
lice said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05

A Northern Virginia Con-
troll Clinic for treatment Of
alcoholism viii open Thursday
in Falls Church.
Located in the City Health
Department Building. the out
patient clinic will serve six
jurisdictions in the area.
DR.. Harold Kennedy. Fair
fax County health director,
said the new clinic win be sup
ported entirely from State
funds provided by the Virginia
Health Department. It will
have an annual administrative
budget of $4,000. he said.
The regional clinic will have
a staff of four: A full-time
psychiatric social worker. a
clerk-stenographer and two
part-time physicians.
Eight-Week Sessions Planned
DR.. Kennedy said one Of the
physicians. an internal medical
S specialist with psychiatric
training. viii conduct two ses-
sions for eight weeks at the
clinic. The other. a psychla-
trist. will hold one session q
week.
The area to be served by the
clinic includes Falls Church
and the counties Of Clarke.
Loudoun. Prince William. Fau-
quier and Fairfax. The facili-
ties also win be available to
Arlington and Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05

our American composition the traditions of
many lands have been blended into what we know as
an American That such welding could come about
in the short history Of Nation symbolizes to me
that there others besides myself who believe In
those splendid words, do unto others as you would
have them do unto you"
AS military man, 1t has been my duty TO see
many tragic consequences Of war. They have served
to emphasize to my mind the great blessing Of peace
which can result If people whole will more clearly
follow the teachings Of the Bible.
Last Of q Series
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Phelps New Director
Of Fisheries Board

RICHMOND. April S (R.-
Chester F. Phelps, chief Of the
game division Of the State
Commission Of Game and In
land Fisheries. was named FRI
day to succeed /. T. Quinn as
commission executive director.
Mr.. Phelps. AZ. viii take over
his new duties July /, the day
after Mr.. Quinn steps down
from the post he has held for.
nearly IL years. His appoint-
ment was announced at the
end Of a commission meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
3 Boys to Sit In
As Commissioners

Three area boys have been
elected to represent the Boys
Club Of Greater Washington
as Junior Commissioners. They
will meet with the Board Of
Commissioners at 10 am. Mon
day at the District Building to
ofiiciate at the opening of Ma
tional Boys Club Week.
The three boys are Neil
D'Camara. IL. Of 1843 Burke
street Sc, who goes to Buchan-
an School: Thomas Collins. IL.
1907 ! street Me-. a student at
Pierce School. and James Rus
sell Pruitt, IL. Of Accokeek. Nd,
a student at Accokeek Elemen-
tary School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Women Voters Meet

The Falls Church League of
Women Voters will hold two
unit meetings on Land Use"
next week. One meeting will
be held at 10 am. Tuesday at
the home Of Mrs. Robert Baum.
ll06 Seaton lane. The other
will be held at 8:15 pm. We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs.
Samuel C. vanneman. 316 Riley
street.
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Longer Kept Here
By Wife's Illness

Senator LANCER. Republican
Of North Dakota. said yesterday
he will not 60 to North Dakota
next week to open his cam
paign ror reelection because
his wife is seriously Ill.
Senator LANCER said his wife
will be operated on Monday.
He declined to state the nature
Of her illness. II do not intend
to leave her to 60 to the State
until she RECEIVERS" Senator
LANCER said. II will have to
postpone the opening of my
campaign"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
BikeHitsAuto;
Boy,11,Ki||ed
7-Yeur-OId Hurt in
Another Accident

An l1-year-old boy was killed
yesterday when his bicycle
swerved head on into an auto
mobile on Thirteenth street
near Belmont street NV.
He was Edward Archie. IT,,
son of Mrs. Inez Archie. 1343
Florida avenue NV.
Police said Edward was coast
ing on his bike down a Thir-
tenth street hill when he
swerved across the center line
to avoid a car making q turn.
He collided with the left front
fender Of an oncoming car,
driven by Edward F. Schroen.
20. Of l64S Fortieth street Sc.
Police said 1t was q juvenile
violation and Mr.. Schroen was
not charged.
Edwards death is the 18th
traffic fatality so far this year.
Last year at this time there
were 10 deaths in the District.
In another accident, Chem
lyn Ross. z, of 1923 Taylor
street NV. was seriously in
jured when he ran from in
front Of q parked car into the
path Of an oncoming auto on
Fourteenth street near Upshur
street NV.
Police said the car was
driven by Edward M. Clough.
S.. Of 90l3 Fiftieth place.
Branchville. Md. Mr.. Clough
was not charged.
Chenlyn. reported in serious
condition with a brain con-
cussion at the Washington
Hospital Center yesterday, was
improved" this morning.
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child, she said. as having q
poached egg personality"
The former teacher particu-
larry criticized the adrninistra-
ton ''hierarchy's complete con-
troll" over the county school
picture.
"Our PTAs have turned into
a political payty," she said.
THAT teachers or parents have
little or no voice in school mat
tiers, either through PTAs or
local education associations, is
a very real and discouraging
fact" she declared.
Trouble Over 3 RS
Mrs. Dickson cited difficulties
she said she encountered when
she deviated from the PRO
gressive," teaching methods and
attempted to use the Rudolph
Flesch or Three Rs" system.
Mr.. Flesch wrote the best seller,
why Johnny Can't Read"
She toll dthe Defenders she
was to teach in groups. mot
using the blackboard, and I
might add that not even the
teachers were furnished with q
text of spelling words in any
grade"
Among those present at the
meeting last night were DR..
L. H. Blevins. a conservative
of the County Board.
who charged that the Lane af-
fair twas done for publicity
by the county's liberals. and
Edgar e. Scott, head Of the
Districts detective bureau, who
cited the dangers Of the Mall
lory ruling ITO all law-abiding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Move 10 Curb
Fire News in
CounfyFought
Press Group Hits
Proposal to Cog
Disputchers

An official Of the Montgom-
cry County Press Association
today promised that the group
will investigate a proposed
rule prohibiting fire Dispatch
|ers from giving information to
the press or public.
The disputed rule was in
|cluded in a list of regulations
dealing with the operation and
procedure of a proposed central
tire alarm system.
The County Fire Board
composed OF. delegates from the
county's Is fire departments
and two rescue squads-voted
approval Of the regulations
Wednesday. Before becoming
effective, the rule must be rat
flied by the fire departments
within As days and approved
by the county council.
Meeting Set Thursday
Byron Sedgwick. president
OF the county press association,
said the group in the past
has consistently fought any
governmental procedures which
barred newspaper reporters
from news sources. He said
the executive committee of the
association will meet Thurs
day to discuss what action to
take against the proposal to
silence fire dispatchers.
Yesterday County Manager
Melvin Reese said that he ia
vors. in general. some method
to relieve fire dispatchers of
the necessity Of answering tele-
phone requests for information.
Under the proposed regulation.
the county's fire alarm system
would be based on two central
fire control switchboards. All
calls and alarms reporting fires
would be shunted telephone
cally into the central alarm
switchboard.
The regulation, however,
states that all nonofficial re-
quests for information shall be
referred to the chief of the fire
department or rescue squad
concerned.
The proposed central alarm
regulation called for SUPER
vision Of the system by a seven
man committee composed Of
six fire chiefs and one at-large
member. The IL fire Dispatch
ers recommended would be un-
der the administration of the
county manager and would be
county employees.
Nevertheless. the committee
chief. the regulations state,
would supervise the operation
and would make recommends
tons on the hiring and firing
Of diSpatchers.
Swamped by Calls
Some fire department officers
declared the press gag" rule
originated from complaints
that, in emergencies. a flood Of
calls seeking information swamp
the dispatchers' switchboards.
1t was also reported that some
fire department chiefs resented
the release Of information about
fires in their fire territories.
David B. Gratz, chief Of the
Silver Spring Fire Department,
indicated that while the dis
patchers cannot cope with the
flood Of calls in an emergency
situation the rule barring them
from communicating anything
to the public or press may re-
quire some modification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05

military arms.
1t is a thought that keeps
recurring through an entire
war.
The Bible is many things
to those who believe in God.
But to each of us 1t means
one significant thing; and by
this a man tries to discipline
and guide his life.
The precepts calling at
tention to, and emphasizing.
the golden rule in the Bible
are the ones that most i'm
pressed me throughout my
life. Perhaps this is due to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Tex information
Hours Extended

Federal income tax infor-
nation will be available by tele-
phone from $50 am. until Q
pm. Monday through Friday
next week and again on Mon
day. April II.
c. I. Fox. District Director
Of Internal Revenue for the
Baltimore District. said the
service will be extended into
the evening to help those who
can't use the telephone in the
daytime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05

ents" to see them. she said.
The statements were made
by Mrs. Robert e. Dickson. q,
of 2210 Storm drive. Falls
Church, while delivering a bis
tering criticism Of the current
school hierarchy and its poll
cies" at a meeting Of the pro-
segregation Arlington Defend
ers of State Sovereignty and
Individual Liberties. About so
persons were present.
Quit Teaching in 1856
Mrs. Dickson, who said she
gave up her career as a teacher
in January, 1856. to become a
housewife. is the daughter Of
Jack Rathbone. Defenders
leader in Arlington.
The meeting was an out
growth of the current Juror in
Arlington over charges made
last week that Mrs. Helen Lane.
a conservative and minority
member of the school board,
used ink eradicator to remove
a teachers comment from her
l3-year-old sons report card.
Mrs. Lane said she removed
the remark because it was
misleading" and has no
place on a permanent school
record"
Mrs. Dickson, who spent four
years at Yorktown and Not
tingham elementary schools,
said she saw comments which
she thought could be libelous
"if the parents we're given the
chance to Sc them" She quoted
one entry:
Mrs. was Shabbily
dressed when she came for her
conference"
Another entry referred to a
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0beseCaptain
Wins Right 10
Rejoin Army
Court OverruIes
Custer in Drive
To Slim 'Fotboys'

An obese victim Of the
Army's program to slenderize
its officer corps won q court
martial reversal from the
United States Military Court
Of Appeals here yesterday.
AS q result of the courts
ruling. former Capt. Wilson
H, Shepherd. IS. Of Philadel-
phia. win get a chance to re-
enter. the service from which
he was dismissed in 1856. He
is now O or-to-door salesman
The ordnance ofiicer tipped
the scales at a whopping 800
pounds-plus early in 1856 when
Maj. Gen. Thomas M Wat
lington. commander Of Fort
Carson. Colo. inaugurated
what became known as the
"fatboy" program.
In the course Of the cam
paign, no less than II diversified
oficers waddled up for account
ing before Gen. Wellington.
Scale Fluctuates
In Capt. Shepherds case, his
weight as first registered on the
post dispensary scales was 800
pounds. This was as far as
the needle would 60. Capt.
Shepherd subsequently weighed
himself repeatedly at home on
the bathroom scales. filing a
series Of weight reports with
authorities as he went along.
One home reading. for ex-
ample. was 245, he told the
court. The following day the
dispensary scales COMPOUNDED
him with a 284-pound reading.
It was on this discrepancy that
he was charged with filing q
false official statement about
his weight and with directing a
subordinate to write the false
ofiicial report.
Capt. Shepherd pleaded hon.
est error and still makes that
contention. according to his
Washington lawyer. Frank d.
Reeves.
To prove his point before
the court-martial, Capt. Shop
herd produced his bathroom
scales to show the readings
varied more than 80 pounds.
He further contended the dis
pensary scales did him wrong
by stopping at 800. Actually.
he said. his avordupois was
closer to 345 pounds at the
initial weighing in. and he
in fact had lost considerable
poundage despite his betrayal
by both scales.
Capt. Shepherds dismissal
by the court-martial was up
held by a board Of review. but
the appellate court ruled both
were wrong. Chief Judge Rob-
ert E. Quinn and Judge Homer
Ferguson held the court-mar-
tial erred by permitting testi-
money not relevant to the
charges and allowing a deposit
ton on whether he had been
given a direct order to turn
in weight reports.
General Criticized
Concurring Judge George w.
Latimer went even further with
a blast at Gen. Warrington and
his fatboy program. Calling at
tention to the II weight hear
ings involving as many men at
Fort Carson. Judge Latimer
found the general had a per-
sonal interest in Capt. Shop
herd's) prosecution"
Judge Latimer continued:
when II hearings growing
out Of an extraordinary UNDER
taking are ordered In q short
period of time. 1t makes q
command conscious Of the Gre
ator's interest a finding
Thy the court-martialD Of not
guilty would have been a direct
rebuff to the general, who had
ordered the accused to stand
trial for violations in connec-
ton with his specially cher
ished project"
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Secret Files on Pupils
Laid to School Aides
Personality Dotu Dangerous,
Ex-Teucher in Arlington Says

former Arlington school teacher charged last night that
the school administration keeps secret file" students
personalities which includes certain ghly
ments" concerning parents.
Some Of the entries would probably be open law suits
II the policy of the (schoo administration allowed par
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Erntrtt Thnuphta
How the Bible Hos Affected
Lives Of People You Moy Know
BY MAI. GEN. JOHN G. VAN HOUTEN
Commanding General Military District Of washinston

At no time is one more aware Of the fact that
nations and people would do well to live by the Bible
than at time Of crisis when group attempts or
threatens to impress its ideas on another through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Civilian Chief Urged
For Urban Renewal
yelling Rejects
Proposal Of
Housing Group

The Washington Housing As
ISOLATION has asked the District
Commissioners to appoint a.
''top.fiight civilian" who would
not be subject to periodic rota-
ton to head the urban renewal
program when 1t. Col. Robert
E. Mathe. leaves this summer.
Col. Mathe. Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner for urban
renewal, is being transferred
July /.
Charles A. Horsky. president
Of the Washington Housing As
ISOLATION, declared in q letter
to the Commissioners. The
very magnitude of the loss
which Washington win suffer in
1t Col. Mathe's leaving leads
us to recommend to you the
desirability Of changing the
present organization. :"
Colonel Is Praised
Mr.. Horsky said in his three
years in the job Col. Mathe has
become "a major factor in
maintaining the drive for eff
fective urban renewal in WASH
ington."
Col. Mathe is assigned to the
District Building by the Army
Corps Of Engineers. Mr.. Horsky
called the rotation after two or
three years duty an enormous
waste of experience and knowl-
edge" He said the post is of
utmost Importance, and sug-
gested that the appointment of
an Assistant Commissioner for
Urban Renewal would be ideal.
District Engineer Commits
sioner Alvin c. yelling said to-
day that what we have now in
our urban renewal establish
ment is an officer and a civilian
staff. similar to the system used
by the Corps of Engineers in
the Army for the construction
program in the United States.
There. an engineer officer heads
g large civilian stan.
Stability Added
The presence of the officer
adds stability. he said. while
the rotation of the officers
crings in a fresh look to the
program. Col. yelling said by
experience and training he was
addicted to the advantages of
that system"
He pointed out that an as
sistant Engineer Commissioners
salary is paid by the Army
Col. Mathe's runs around $500
a year in pay and allowances.
A salary for a civilian would
have to be budgeted by the
District Government at a SUI
per-grade position of about
$4,000 to $4,000 a year to
attract a highly qualified per-
son. he said.
He said the idea Of a civilian
had advantages in keeping an
experienced person guiding the
program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National League Of
Am erican Pen Women
opens a five-day conven-
ton in the Statler- Hilton
Hotel.
This information supplied By
the washington Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-21
PREOCUPACIONEs PATRIOTICAS

CuandO un alto porcentaje de los ciudadanOs de
cada Republica Sc preOcupen sacramento pOr ell blen-
estar de la Patria, muy distinta sera la suerte de-
muchas naciOnes, y las actividades p~Oliticas Sc desen-
vOlverian en- I'm plano mas elevadO, mas decOroso y
mas constructive.
Observation-Disclosures los que intimamente Sc
hacen reflexiOnes civicas, pensand0 en- la maJestad
e intereses de la Patria, cOnstituyen, cast siempre,
una minOria. POr ESQ es que, con desalentadOra
frecuencia, sc ven ~triunfOs ~pOliticOs que unicamen-
tie responder a una maniObra bien cOncebida y me-
jr ejecutada. perO que no significan NADIA, hablan-
do en- terminus patri0ticOs, para ell pals.
Personals que son sumamente cuidadosas en- ell
analisis de ss propios problemas y asuntOs, los
cuales resuelven o tratan de resOlver dentrO de
nOrmas de seriedad Y de decencia, no actuan en- la
misma manera cuandO estan de pOr medic los asun-
tos de interes publico que, en- una u otra forma, en-
vuelven los intereses e ideales de la Patria.
Levantar ell nivel refIexivo de cada ciudadano
hasta la altura dOnde estan los intereses de la Pa
tria debe ser preOcupacion y empenO %cOnstante de
todOs los que, directa o indirectamente, pueden ejer-
Ger alguna Influenza en- la comunidad.
Hay algunos que Green que ell patriotismo SUI
p0ne estadOs de amino incOmpatibles con la reali-
dad y naturaleza humans, pues 10 sitdan en- pianos
de inaccessible espiritualidad, como 81 solo Sc tratase
de I'm ideal de cast impossible realization ~practica.
Esta manera de pensar es sumamente %peigrOsa a
veces, pOrque ell concepto del patriotismo es despla-
zadO de la Orbita de las Attitudes humans, privan-
do a estas, pOr csc error, de inspirarse en- los prin-
clplOs que dan vida al amor Y ell respetO hacia la
Patria.
Ell patriOtismO, pOr immense que sea SUI signi-
ficado espiritual, pOr mucho que sea 10 que repre-
senta como ideal, jamas debe de ser considerable
como algO que este fuera de la realization diaria,
cuando hay sentido de responsibilities.