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Evening star., 1959-11-18
Agency Handed
Anucostiu Flood
Control Project

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission officially
acquired control over the Ana
costa River flood control prof.
ect yesterday.
The Army Corps of Engineers
turned over to the Maryland
agency control of operation and
maintenance during a brief
ceremony at the new Prince
Georges County Marina in Bla-
densburg.
A letter of transfer for the
$12.3 million project was given
to Frank L. Hewitt, sanitary
commission chairman, by Col.
George B. Sumner, District en-
gineer for the corps Washing
ton district.
The Federal Government put
up SCI million of the total cost.
The sanitary commission pro-
vided 81 million and the State
Roads Commission $2.2 million.
Evening star., 1959-11-18

FOrestville rOad-Relocation
between old Route 4 and new
Route 4; traffic using old For
estville road, no detour nee
esSary.
Steed roads miles from
Allentown road to Piscataway
road; widening. alignment and
grade correction: traffic slowed,
to have gravel surface by De-
cember l, with paving sched-
uled next year.
Livingston road - Widening,
alignment and grade correc-
ton is miles from Indianhead
highway to Book road. Traffic
slowed but no detour necessary,
completion next summer.
Bowie Race Track road bridge
Over a spur of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, improvements
to the bridge, to be completed
by spring. Bridge closed to
traffic.
Evening star., 1959-11-18

Lloyd Geisler, assistant con-
ductor, said he always enjoyed
playing before children.
Kids aree so spontaneous, "
he said, that playing for them
gives you a kind of warm feel
ing inside"
The kids did not disappoint
him. They clapped their hands,
tapped their feet, led the orches-
ira and literally rolled on the
floor as. Conductor Geisler led
his symphony through numbers
ranging from the high-hying
Fiddle Paddle" to the cadent
March Of the Toys"
The National Symphony y
played to two separate sellout
audiences of l,500 each. The
concerts were sponsored by the
Women's Committees for the
National Symphony Of Arling-
ton, Falls Church, Alexandria
and Fairfax County.
Evening star., 1959-11-18

A Montgomery County grand
jury report released last night
charged that Persons with un-
savory backgrounds have been
employed in the County school
system" and recommended that
school employees be given a po-
lice check.
The recommendation appar-
emily included teachers.
Leonard T. Hardy, the coun-
tvs States attorney, said that
within the past year at least
one teacher employed in the
county has been convicted Of
sexual perversion. He declared
that in one case, the convicted
teacher had a record of pre-
vious offenSes.
"All county employees except
those employed by the school
board are flngerprinted by po-
lice" Mr.. Hardy said.
The grand jurors said in
their report, "All persons en-
ployed by the Board of Educa-
tion in or around public schools
Evening star., 1959-11-18
BY a Star Stah Writer

BALTIMORE, Nov. 18.-The
First Colony Savings and Loan
Association. Inc. of Prince
Frederick, Md, and three of its
officers were named in Fed
eral grand jury indictment to-
day that charged use Of the
mail to defraud.
The indictment brings to
three the total of such firms so
charged recently. The other
two are Commercial Savings
and Loan, Inc, of Bethesda and
Silver Spring, and the First
Capitol Savings and Loan Asso-
citation, Baltimore.
A nine count, 19-page indict-
ment named the First Colony
officials as jackson D. Rains,
acting president; j, Kenneth
Edlin, controlling stockholder,
and Rosadelle Edlin, secretary
treasurer, all of Miami, Fla.
Edlin is an ex-convict who
was given a four-year sentence
in Detroit in 1941 for postal
fraud and violation of the
Securities and Exchange law,
according to postal authorities.
Also charged was James w.
Bridges, former executive vice
president, of Watertown, Mass.
Five Per Cent Promised
Included in the indictment
were IA exhibits, used in pro-
noting the savings and loan
schemes. These included bait
advertising and pamphlets an
nouncing that First Colony in
vestors would be dealing in in
Sured mortgages. The prime
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Montgomery Jury Urges Check
By Police on School Employees

are taking up residence in the
county"
Other sections of the report
praised police and the courts
for keeping crime at a mini
mum for a county the size of
this one."
The jury, which returned a
total of 81 indictments since
being impaneled at the begin
ming of last week, also declared
there is a need for an adequate
law governing licensing of door,
to-door statesmen in the county.
Such a law is now being drafted
by the County Attorneys Office.
County Council members are
expected to schedule a public
hearing on a proposed licensing
ordinance next week.
The jury reported after an
inspection, that the present
jail located on the top floor of
the courthouse has outlived its
usefulness at this location and
that a new detention home as
already planned should be pro-
vided as soon as possible"
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Port Activity
In Alexandria
Shows20oo Gain

Alexandria's port activity has
increased 20 per cent this year
while other ports in Virginia
have experienced a general
decline.
Tabulations for the first half
of 1859 by the Virginia State
Ports Authority show Alexan-
dria handled 1878 tons more
cargo this year than during
the same period last year.
Meanwhile, overall foreign
commerce in the State de-
creased 23,6 per cent. A ports
authority announcement said
general cargo trade in Virginia
showed a slight "a increase.
In general, ports in the State
showed a decline in exports
and an increase in imports
the same trade pattern being
felt this year at most Atlantic
ports, the announcement said.
The Statewide decrease in
port activity of more than 5
million tons resulted mainly
from decline in coal exports,
the ports authority said.
Evening star., 1959-11-18

or being considered for such
employment in the school sys-
TEN should have their back
ground checked by the county
police"
Cases have come before the
jury, the report said, involving
persons who should have been
eliminated from school work
had an efficient background
investigation been made prior
to employment"
He added that another case
investigated by the jury in
volved a schooI janitor who this
month was ind cted by the jury
for possession Of a hypodermic
syringe which ne allegedly kept
in a school locker.
The States Attorney said the
defendant has a record of mar
cotics offenSes in the District.
The jury report urged county
police to exercise constant
vigilance over known sex per-
verts and narcotic addicts who
Evening star., 1959-11-18

knives. They insist that the
weapons do not exist.
When asked by assistant
United States Attorney william
j. Evans if she was nervous
during the lengthy automobile
ride. the red-head replied:
Nervous! l was so nervous
I bit OF all my fingernails."
Both girls said they sub
mitted to Garrison, a mechanic,
and Price, an ice cream plant
checker, because Price welded
a switch-blade knife and
threatened them.
The trial began Monday be-
fore an all male jury in Chief
Judge Roszel c. Thomsen's
court.
Garrison and Price are spe-
cif1cally charged with kidnap-
ing the two girls with intent to
rape them.
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Prince Georges

Grain highway Dual high
way under construction to town
of TB. Traffic going through
slowly. Completion next year.
Marlboro pike-District line
to Dover House road; dual
highway under construction.
Completion on November 80,
with traffic still using old
Marlboro pike.
LandOver rOad-Three miles
toward Upper Marlboro from
Largo-flrst lane Of ultimate
dual highway under construc-
ton. Occasional traffic tieups.
Paving due this fall with COM
pletion in July, 1860.
Bridge at LandOver-Span
over Pennsylvania Railroad
and John Hanson highway
no detour necessary; to be
completed by July, 1860.
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Symphonyts sLong-Hoir
Tunes Send 3 900 Tots

The National Symphony Or
chestra had 5000 children
physically and spiritually at its
feet yesterday.
The National Symphony sent
the same children who have
been musically weaned on Elvis
Presley into shouts and stomps
Of delight by playing seven
long-hair numbers at two sep
arate tiny tots concerts.
The children sat at the feet
Of the 90-piece orchestra on
the floor of Fort Myers north
area gymnasium. Raincoated
and bright-eyed, they pushed
into the gym like so many mo-
bile toadStools. They came
from Alexandria, Arlington and
Fairfax, and were shepherded
by teachers and mothers who
sat on the floor, too, under
heaps Of the tots raincoats.
Before the concert started
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Montgomery County

Bradley boulevard, at ArIing-
ton road, Chevy Chase-Trafic
moving slowly under the B&O
'overpass. road work to be COM
.pleted next year.
Connecticut avenue, Chevy
Chase Lake to Kensington-
Two-way trafic using one strip
Of the dual, with the other strip
expected to be finished next
spring.
Columbia pike (Route 1861
IA miles Of new highway from
Cedarcroft Hospital to Burnt
Mills filtration plant, to be
opened November 80.
Massachusetts, Avenue Bridge
Reconstruction of bridge de-
stroyed by oil fire in Little
Branch. No interruption in
trafflc. Completion next year.
Sixteenth street extended
Silver Spring-Anson street
connection, three-tenths of a
mile to Georgia avenue, COM
pletion next spring, no inter-
ruption in traffic.
Evening star., 1959-11-18

be made now in the ALLEGATION
formula for State i'd funds to
the localities, but tnat the sub
ject be given further study"
The council had been asked
by the 1858 General Assembly
to study the advisability of the
State taking over the entire cost
of the State-approved mini
mum salary scale for teachers:
At present, the State and To-
calitieS share the cost and some
localities pay well above the
State minimumS.
The council also was asked
to look into means of providing
the necessary revenue, but it's
report yesterday did not con-
slider this area of the study.
However, the Governor is ex-
pected to propose enactment of
a general retail sales tax, pos
Sibly coupled with a proposal
the State take over the full
minimum salary scale.
Evening star., 1959-11-18

limited It's proposal to the
number of teaching positions
required by State standards.
1T will be necessary. how
ever" the VALC said, "in order
to insure local participation in
support of schools, that the
receipt by each locality of
State funds for this purpose be
conditioned upon a reasonable
eXertion of local effort"
The council made no direct
reference to Virginia's school
race problems. But it said:
I'VE regard this program as
advisable as a long-range ma
jor objective. But due to the
problems and uncertain
ties currently facing public ed
lcation in Virginia, we do not
deem it advisable for the State
to make such a change at this
time"
Therefore, the VALC recon-
mended that mo major change
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Mail Use to Defroud
Laid to Savings Firm

factor as an inducement to in
vest, the indictment said, was
a promise that First Colony
would return per cent on Gus
toner's investments.
David H. Stephens, chief
postal inspector, said the action
taken against First Colony
comes just in time to block a
plan by the association to open
another office in Chevy Chase,
Md.
A listing for the proposed
Chevy Chase Office at 5400 Wis
consin avenue was already in
the current Washington Metro
politan Area telephone direc-
tory, but the phone had not
yet been connected, according
to Mr.. Stephens.
The true bill said newspapers
advertisements were false and
misleading and that false and
fraudulent entries had been
made in First Colony's account
ing and corporate record"
Earnings of S74
The advertisements offered a
5 per cent dividend on invest
ments, the indictment alleged,
at a time when the company
had no earnings.
The scheme to use the mail
to defraud, the indictment said,
continued from February, 1858
to May, 1859. The first loan
was not made until September
1858. and at the end of Novem-
ber that year First Colony had
total earnings of $74.35 and ex-
penses in excess of 100000, the
indictment alleged.
However. the firm attempted
to attract investors by placing
ads in newspapers in Florida,
Baltimore, Prince Frederick,
Pasadena and Drum Point, Md,
in June and July, 1858.
Mr.. Bridges, the indictment
said, abandoned the scheme in
September, 1858.
Attacked by BeaH
Prior to the indictment in
volving Commercial Savings
and Loan, Inc, of Bethesda and
Silver Spring, Senator Beall,
Republican of Maryland, had
attacked the validity of the
firm. He said an investigation
of commercial claims that its
deposits were privately insured
disclosed the insuring company,
a Shaky firm, was registered in
IangierS, Morocco.
Letters sent by the Bethesda
Silver Spring Loan Association
asserted its deposits we're COM
Imercially insured up to $4,000.
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Power Fails,
Chill Spreads
Over Fuirfux

A power failure combined
with 21-degree weather chilled
a wide area of Fairfax County
early today.
Fairfax County police said
they were swamped with phone
calls after a transformer blew
out on utility pole in the
Seven Corners shopping CEN
ter about 4:25 am.
A spokesman for the Vir-
ginia Electric Power Co. said
about $500 homes in the Seven
Corners, Willston, Baileys
Crossroads, Sleepy Hollow and
Shirley-Duke areas were with
out power for about an hour
until service was diverted from
another transformer.
Another VEPCO equipment
failure took place in Alexandria
last night, the spokesman added,
when a fuse blew at its sub
station at Fairfax and First
streets. About 1000 homes in
the Bashford lane, North Pitt
and North Royal streets area
were without full power or on
low-voltage for about So
minutes.
Two other power failures in
the Washington area also were
reported last evening. One was
in the area of Goldsboro road
near Massachusetts, venue,
Bethesda, and the other in the
area south Of M street in
Georgetown.
A Potomac Electric Power Co.
official said lights in the Be-
theSda area were out from Sis
to $50 pm. when a regulator
switch failed. A partial black
out occurred in Georgetown
from 7:l0 to $3.50 pm. due to
a failure in a 4,000-volt feeder
cable, the. PEPCO official said.
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Fuirfux County

Route 123-Grading. No traf-
fic delay. Completion date
June /, 1860.
Route 236-Widened between
Fairfax and Annandale, two to
four lanes. Grading and re-
surfacing. Open to traffic.
Completion date May l, 1860.
Circumferential Highway -
New construction. grading,
drainage and bridge construc-
ton. No traffic affected. No
completion date.
Route 649-Widening and di-
viding present highway between
Annandale and Falls Church.
Completion date December /.
Evening star., 1959-11-18
CONSTRUCTIONS
Areo Road Projects
Bring Some Detours
Continued From Page b

Continued From Page B-I
street line. one from Half street
to Second street and the other
from Second street to Fourth
street; no traffic restrictions.
North Capitol street, Bryant
street TO Michigan avenue
Widening and paving along
with streetcar track removal; +;
traftic limited to one lane in
each direction; January 1.
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Lonkford to Speak

Representative Lankford,
Democrat of Maryland, will
speak at a meeting of the goth
District Democratic Club at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow in the
Memorial Center, Telegraph and
Lanham-Severn roads, Lanham,
Md.
Evening star., 1959-11-18
TRUDEAU BACKS
USE OF GAS
IN WARFARE

EDGEWOOD, Md. (AP).
LIT. Gen. Arthur G. Tru-
deau, the Army's research
and development chief,
says he would rather be
gassed than shot" if he had
to be a war casualty.
Gen. Trudeau defended
gas as "the most humane
system of warfare now in
existence"
I'VE don't shoot con-
demned criminals, we use
the most humane means
gas. Yet when we discuss
gas as a weapon of war,
there are those who throw
up their hands in horror"
he said yesterday.
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Arlington County

Arlington Ridge rOad-Wid-
ening between South Twenty
second to Twenty-eighth
streets. To be completed in
January.
George Mason drive, Arling-
ton boulevard to South Fourth
street. New construction, traf-
flc not affected. Completion
set for early next year.
South Glebe road, Adams
street to Arlington Ridge road
Curbs, CUTTERS and sidewalks
being installed. Slight interfer-
ence to traffic. Completion ex-
pected early next year. ..
Evening star., 1959-11-18

a blond, %, said they were
abducted in Washington, driven
at knife point to a lonely
Norbeck lane and ravished.
The redhead corroborated
the blond's previous testimony
about their fear-stricken ride
and their efforts to escape
their abductors in all but one
detail-the knife.
Under more than five hours
cross-examination. the blond
was insistent that only one
knife was used by the two men
on trial-Ronald E. Garrison
%, and Joseph Lee Price, 80,
both of the 6400 block of Blair
road NV.
Second Knife Claimed
However. when the red
haired FBI clerk took the stand
she said she was forced out of
the auto and made to walk UP
a country lane known as the
Dell Farm road. At this point,
she said, her alleged attacker,
Garrison, handed over a switch
blade knife to Price. The later
remained in the car with the
blond, she testified.
She told Assistant Prosecutor
William j. Abbott she resisted
GarriSon's advanced. When
she did he produced a second
switchblade from his pocket
and layed it across her throat.
The girl said she screamed,
but that Garrison cut off her
plea for help by clapping his
hand over her mouth.
Forced Back to Car"
II called out because /
thought I heard somebody out
there in the dark. Garrison
must have heard it too, be-
cause he grabbed me and
forced me back to the auto.
He showed me inside and
told Price Let's get out of here.
There is somebody UP the
road" she testified.
Upon cross-examination the
girl said, Il knew it was a
switchblade knife because 1
could see the button on the
handle"
Although both young women
have completed their direct
testimony for the Government,
no knives-switchblade or 9TH
erwise-have been presented in
evidence by Prosecutor Leon H,
A. PierSon.
Defense counsel Cyril S.
Lawrence and John w. Bren-
nan have hammered away at
the testimony concerning the
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Alumni Club to Meet

Federal Trade Commissioner
Sigurd Anderson will address
the University of Minnesota
Alumni Club of Washington at
6:45 pm. tomorrow at 1884 !
street NV.
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Other FBI Girl Tells
Of I'd Mystery Knife
By JOSEPH b. BYRNES
Star star Writer

BALTIMORE, Nov. 18-Testmony involving a second
mystery swtchbade knife presented today at the kdnap
rape trial of two Washington accused of attacking two
attractive FBI clerks.
The second knife referred to by pert, 24-year-od
rdhead who lives in the Takoma She and cowork
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Virginia Urged to Pay
Minimum 7 eocherCost

RICHMOND, Nov. 18 (AP)-The State at some future
date should the full Institutional
operation to the minimum Staeapproved salary scale
legislative committee said yesterday.
The Virginia Advisory Legislative Council recommended
ton in report released by Gov Almond The group
Evening star., 1959-11-18
Alexandra

No major projects under way.
Evening star., 1959-06-21

most Of them make no
charge for the children's
beds.
Whether or not you have
ever been interested In rocks.
a trip through the West is
almost sure to make you at
least a bit Of a rock hound.
If you think that this can
happen to you, take a bunch
Of envelopes with you so that
you can put your stones in
them and label them as to
where you found them. 1t
will make your collection
much more interesting later.
Remember, you can't pick up
even rocks In national parks,
especially such things as
petrified wood in the petrified
forest I'm sure you
Wouldn't, but you will find
many other opportunities to
pick up interesting stones,
and II you are really inter-
Evening star., 1959-06-21

no matter how hot 1t is. as
1t is possible to run into a
light snow storm even in
August. 1t is also advisable
to have raincoats In the car
as storms can come UP very
suddenly in the mountains.
II you have a coin collec-
tor In your family. be sure to
make reservations for going
through the mint in Denver.
Our little coin collector was
very disappointed as we
hadn't realized we needed an
appointment and were unable
to get one while we were
there. Make it at least a
week ahead.
A stop at Las Vegas is
interesting. You win flnd ex-
cellent accommodations. the
best In foods and free enter
tainment at all of the better
places. and all for a very
reasonable price. You can
enjoy the show at any Of the
places while you drink a cup
Of coffee. Children, of course.
are not allowed in any of
the gambling rooms. Most Of
Evening star., 1959-06-21

letin Service, Fifty-seventh
street at Eighth avenue. New
York 10, N. Y. has q Bar
becue Cook Book" for IS
cents.
Chattanooga Royal Co..
Dept. IF. Chattanooga 8.
Tenn. has q free book.
Recipes and Suggestions for
outdoor Cooking"
Tie Best Foods, Inc. l
East 43rd ST., New York II,
N. Y. has a free booklet,
Cool Cooking"
Evening star., 1959-06-21
Western Trip

Mrs. v. B., CheUy Chase
To Mrs. Z. c. p. Arlington
We have made several
trips to different parts Of the
West and loved all of them.
/ would suggest that you i'm
mediately write This Week
magazine and obtain from
them their booklet and map
of How to See America Now"
1t will cost you just 81 and
is well worth it. Also write to
the National Park Service Tor
call them and give them
the list of States you hope to
visit with a request for any
pamphlets that they can
give you or sell you on the
parks in the area you plan
to cover.
Since camping has become
tremendously popular in the
last few years. you will find
most campsites crowded. The
earlier you arrive at the
campsite. of course. the bet
ter chance you will have of
finding a desirable spot to
pitch your tent. 1t is nearly
impossible to find true will
derness camping and what is
referred to as primitive
camping" is usually the over
flow from the well-developed
camping areas. If you can
not get into the regular area
late at night. it usually pays
to get up early enough the
next morning to find a nice
campsite that is being va
Gated if you plan to make
an extended stay in the area.
Be sure to have warm
sleeping bags. We use the
army mummy bags inside our
regular bags which are fair
ly light weight. Take sweat
ers or jackets with you when
you leave camp for a drive,
Evening star., 1959-06-21

ter, you will be able to make
reservations for a bus tour
Of this wonderful, quaint
area. I'm sure your children
will enjoy and marvel at
some of the things they see.
Make 1t a point to taste
some real Pennsylvania
Dutch Cooking" AS we say
up home, "It's wonderful
goodl"
Also remember most Of
these people speak very little
English; If any, 1t will be the
Dutch dialect which Is very
interesting to hear.
Also, please do not take
snapshots of any of these
people without first asking
permission as 1t Is against
their religion.
Contact me through RCH
for more information.
Hope you enjoy a very in
tereSting trip.
\ 4 y
From Mrs. w. G. D., Rockville
You can obtain maps and
information concerning the
Amish country in Pennsyl-
vania by writing to:
Pennsylvania Dutch Tourist
Bureau, 80 West Orange
Street, Lancaster, Pa.
Evening star., 1959-06-21
Outdoor Cooking

Miss r. w., Washington
To Mrs. C. d. e., Washington
Taylor Wine Company.
Hammondsport, N. Y. hasa
free booklet, "Come to Our
Barbecue" telling how to
prepare various meats and
fish.
Good Housekeeping Bull
Evening star., 1959-06-21
READERS CLEARING HOUSE
Re: A Trip to the Pennsylvania 'Amish'

Mrs. r. L. K Arlington: to Mrs. Y. W. b. SilDer Spring
Concerning your query for directions to the Amh locale
in Pennsylvania having been born and raised in this
feel would giving you the best directions by telling
to first to the city of Lancaster Pa This about 125
miles from Silver Spring and is located in the heart OF the
Pennsylvania Dutch.
II Won will INQUIRE at the Hotel Brunswick in Lancas-
Evening star., 1959-06-21

ested. there are many places
to buy them.
Do take in O rodeo II you
have an opportunity.