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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Bank Robbed
In Baltimore
Police Seek Two
In $38, 1915 Theft

BALTIMORE. April % (AP) T..
Two armed bandits robbed a
branch of the First National
Bank of $38.995 today and es-
capped in a 1858 blue station
wagon which they stole from
the bank parking lot.
The two. are believed to have
driven west on University park
way, where they nearly collided
with a taxicab at Charles street
and proceeded on to the Refs
terStown area.
The robbers entered the
branch at Twenty-fifth street
and Kirk avenue at $40 am.
and, at gunpoint, forced four
employees to line up against the
wall. Then they leaped over the
counter and Scooped up cash
from three tellers' windows.
They repeatedly missed a
$4,000 payroll bundle which
was being made up at the time.
Police broadcast a lookout
for two colored men. One was
described as 25, five-feet-five
and weighing about 40. The
other was about 33, six-feet-
four and thinly built. Both
carried revolvers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
By JOHN BARRON
star stan Writer

The Alexandria City Council
voted last night to Join Fairfax
County in an attempt to buy
the Alexandria Water Co,
The city and county report
edly have agreed to offer $40
million for the company.
Fairfax Will pay roughly rs
pei cent of whatever price is
negrt'ated and Alexandria the
remainder. The privately owned
utility serves customers in both
jurisdictions.
Mayor Leroy S. Bendheim
predicted that acquisition Of
the company will bring a 10 to
is per cent reduction in Alex
andria water rates within q
year after purchase.
Offer Due Soon
Fairfax and Alexandria will
send a Joint letter within q
week containing an offer to
buy the company. Should nego-
tiations fail, Fairfax probably
will instigate condemnation
proceedings, Mr.. Bendheim
said.
Under a verbal agreemen.
which will be placed in legal
form, Fairfax will operate the
water system and supply Alex
andria water at cost.
Mr.. Bendheim stressed that
the agreement will guarantee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Alexandra Acts to Join
Bid for Water Concern

the city all the water it re-
quires.
He said revenue bonds will
be issued to finance Alexan-
dria's share of the purchase
and that its participation in
the project will be supervised
by a department of the city
government.
Fairfax Deal Forecast
In unanimously approving
the purchase, some council
members observed that Fairfax
probably would buy the system
even if Alexandria failed to join
in the purchase. They said such
a situation would make the
city a customer rather than a
partner of the county, and they
thought it preferable to join
in the purchase.
The water company derives
its supply from the Occoquan
Reservoir located about 80
miles south of Washington at
the Fairfax-Prince William
County boundary. 1t currently
serves about 10000 users in
Alexandria, $4,000 in Fairfax
and 10000 at Fort Belvoir.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
PHOTO IN STAR RECOGNIZED
Bobby Paul Doe Is Identified
BY JOSEPH b. BYRNES
star stan Writer

The mystery Of "Who is
Bobby Paul Doe?" was solved
today when the hitherto UNI
known Junior Village ward was
identified as the son of an
invaded Navy gunner's mate.
A picture Of the bright little
3-year-old in yesterdays Eve
ming Star was the clue that un-
locked the lads identity as
Paul Stickley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde @. Stickley.
For more than three weeks.
ever since Paul was left at a
Southeast child day-care CEN
ter, and subsequently shifted
to the Blue Plains institution,
no word was heard from his
parents.
At Blue Plains they knew
him merely as Bobby Paul, for
he always said that was his
name when asked.
Picture Recognized
Mrs. Grafton Robertson. of
2519 Southern avenue Sc.
where the Stickleys formerly
Lived, furnished the vital link
in the search when she recog-
nized little Paul's picture in
The Star. The information
was turned over to the Welfare
Department, Women's Bureau
and naval authorities.
Paul's father. SO. was found
by the Women's Bureau at Be-
thesda Naval Hospital, where
he is undergoing treatment.
Gunner's Mate Stickley was
shown a picture of the young
ster by a Red Cross worker at
the hospital. He said. yes, this
was his Paul.
In addition to the picture,
Mrs. Robertson said she was
certain about Paul's identity
because he had played for more
than six months with her
daughter, Brenda, 3. while they
lived in the same apartment
building.
The child's mother, a wait
ress, still has not been located.
Paul was left April l in
charge of Mrs. Evelyn Gray
| of 1869 Congress street Sc,
who was told by a woman &C
companying him that she
would return for the boy the
following morning.
Did Not Return
That never happened, and on
April 16. Mrs. Gray in despera-
ton turned Paul over to the
Welfare Department. The
woman who left the child gave
her name as Marion Trum-
bell" I
Police said the Stickleys had
lived in the Southern avenue
apartment from July, 1858,
until last February 81, when
they were evicted.
The couple after leaving that
address split up and the hus-
band entered the Naval Hos
Ipital for treatment, police
added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
The
Rambler
-. Finds Books
Don't Belong
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

One OF the most significant
changes In our way Of living
is that in the prosperous
$15,OOO-a-year before taxes)
home, there is not room for
books-a lot Of books that Is.
Women have a way of in
sisting on a dining room in
a very modest house in which
It might much better be COM
bined with the living room.
But there is no insiStence on
a library.
As for books in the living
room, they are likely to inter
fere with the decoration, the
panel of painted wall or the
Grapes.
This has something to do
with the popularity of the
paperback throw-away book.
These somewhat pessimis-
tic observations were occa-
stoned by the Rambler's at
tendance yesterday at a most
remarkable event for bibli-
ophiles. This was the annual
Vassar College Scholarship
Book Sale. 1t is at 1890 x
street NV. in the Greek
temple-like building that
once was a bank. The sale
opens today and continues
through next Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Oil Heater BIuze
Kills 5000 BroiIers

PRESTON, Md. (AP) An
oil heater apparently exploded
starting a chicken house fire
that destroyed about 5000
month-old broilers on a farm
near here last night.
The fire also destroyed the
chicken house on the farm two
miles northwest of this Caro-
line County community. The
farm was leased by Howard M.
Harris from the TrapR Feed
Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
DeudIine Is Set
For Milk Labelling

The District Commissioners
today set August l as the dead
line for compliance with new
milk labelling regulations.
The new requirements, adopt
ed by the Commissioners last
month, are aimed at assuring
that all milk sold in the city
comes from District-inspected
farms.
Under the regulations. milk
offered for sale in Washington
must bear on the container or
cap a District permit number
for the dairy's pasteurization
plant. If sold in bulk, the per-
nit number must be carried
on a label or tag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

that only very small Develop
ment is planned in the contro-
versial territory. the fact that
the Army Engineers. who are
studying the water problem.
won't be ready to make a rec
ommendation for three years,
and the fact that as park off,
Gals foreSee it, Washington
won't need more water from a
possible Potomac River dam
for at least another IL years.
Future Planning Stressed
Mr. Ullman told the park
chief dams have to be planned
10 years ahead. however, and
asserted:
If we're going to have a
water shortage 10 years ahead.
We ought to start planning a
dam now"
He added that he couldn't
understand Mr.. Wirth's ada
mant position"
Representative Morris, DEM
ocrat of New Mexico. also ques-
toned the park officials views.
suggesting that water may be
more important than preserve
ing even those parks with the
historical interest of the Gao
Canal area.
Mr.. With was defended by
Chairman Aspinall, Democrat
of Colorado, and Representative
Saylor, Republican of PennSyl-
vania, ranking minority COM
mittee member. They said he
was doing the job required Of
him by law.
Support Pledged
Mr.. Saylor called the park
director "a valuable public
servant" and promised that he
and other committee members
would make a fight" on his
behalf.
MIR. Aspinall, referring to the
Mission Sc" criticism from MIR.
Haley. declared that practically
the entire program is what
Congress and the President
have ordered.
The committee chairman said
the Antietam bill will be acted
on next week. He did not say
when the committee would dis
pose of the Gao issue.
Representatives Foley and
Landlord, Democrats of Mary
land, are sponsoring a curb on
the Gao park development in
the interests of a possible res
ervoir site.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
"a WASHINGTON DEAL

"a WASHINGTON DEAL
Err in old books looks over
our take for possible first
editions of value or other
rarities. So far he hasn't
come upon anything that
would cause DR.. A. S. w.
RoSenbach, the man who
bids $4,000 for a rare first,
to get excited.
But every year we get in
teresting items. We have here
a little leather bound volume
of poems by Voltaire. This
was the last volume of his
work published during his
lifetime. 1t was printed in
Paris in the l770S. I am pric-
ing it at $40.
Americana always sells
well. This years collection
of books given away has
Melted a splendid volume
published before the Civil
War entitled, THE American
Beaver" an early book on the
American Navy and a Life
Among the Indians" written
in 1857 by James B. Finley.
am pricing the last at So
There was a Bible pub
lished in England early in
the last century, a beautiful
example of the graphic arts,
printed from large, steel-cut
type. There was a 1898 six
volume edition of Shake
speare, bound in buckram,
also in large type with one
column to the page-not the
double columns that cause
joys in the long lines.
Mrs. Cooley was pricing
them at so cents a volume.
why do people get rid of
books like thiS?" the RAM
bier asked.
Mrs. Cooley'S answer was:
Il am afraid books don't
belong"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

Stanley johnson was back or
his laundry job here today. un-
masked according to Newburgh
IN. " police as a man who
staged a fake suicide nearly
five years ago and began a new
life in Washington.
Newburgh authorities said
johnson was released there
yesterday under $1,000 bond on
a charge of abandoning his
wife and three children. Only
the name on the complaint was
not Johnson, but Dewitt S
Clark, 38, who until the sui
eide" was a respected family
man and insurance salesman
there.
Bones Found
Police weren't altogether
convinced Clark had drowned
in the Hudson River after his
car and a suicide note were
found near the river on August
26. 1854.
They were not positively sat-
isf1ed even when bits of a skel-
.eton we're found in the river
some months later.
Meanwhile, Stanley johnson
applied for a job as a route
salesman with the Manhattan
Laundry and Dry Cleaners, 1923
Florida avenue NV, and
proved an immediate success,
so good in fact that he soon
became a route supervisor.
At $50 am. today. John
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

ia 35-mile stretch for possible
reservoir use, as urged by water
and power interests.
Representatives Pfost Of
Idaho, and Ullman Of Oregon,
Democrats, told Mr.. Wirth to-
day his "all or nothing" stand
was jeopardizing the entire
park project. The park director
also ran into fire from Repre-
sentative Haley. Democrat of
Florida, on a proposal to ac-
quire land at the Civil War
Battlefield of Antietam near
Sharpsburg, Md.
The House Interior Commit
tee is considering both projects.
Amendments Due
Mr.. Haley said he would
move next week to amend the
Antietam bill to allow only the
q
establishment of restrictive
covenants instead of land pur-
chase, even though Mr.. Wirth
said the covenants might cost
the Government just as much.
The double-barreled criti-
clsmS UNEXPECTEDLY arose at a
committee session which had
been scheduled for a peaceful
viewing of color slides of the
Park Services Mission 66"
national park expansion pro-
gram. MI. Haley, along with
his Antietam remarks. sharply
questioned the cost of this pro-
gram. Mr.. Wirth said the pro-
gram cost as now visualized by
the Interior Department is
around $3.50 million, but Mr..
| Haley said he figured it at $1.2
billion.
Sees Dam Possible
Mr.. Wirth told the committee
/ he felt earmarking the full 1856
mile stretch the park service
wants for the C&O Canal
park would not prevent dam
construction for Washington
water if the Army Engineers as
a result of a current study de-
eide it is necessary.
Meanwhile, he said, the PARK
Service feels it has an obllga-
ton to begin park development
Mrs. Pfost. who heads the
subcommittee which is shortly
to act on the canal bill, sharply
questioned whether the park
chief stood by his all-or-noth-
ing statement. Mr.. Wirth said
he did. But he added that he
had not had an opportunity
yesterday to give all his reasons
These, he said, include the fact
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
THIS IS THE 10th YEAR

THIS IS THE 10th YEAR
of the sale. Last year it
Melted almost $4,000, which
meant scholarships for five
girls from the Washington
area. These scholarships can
be important. Years ago, long
before the book sale, the
Washington VaSsar Alumnae
Club arranged a scholarship
for a promising high school
student named Lucy Madeira
Miss Madeira has done a
great deal since her gradua-
ton in preparing young
women for higher education.
But the worthineSs of the
cause is not nearly as slim
ulating as the bargains avail
able. Imagine, there are two
sets of the 18th edition of
the Encyclopedia Britain
MICA. That's the edition that
contains articles by the Vic
torian greats, Macauley, Car
lyle, etc.
Mrs. James Cooley, who de-
termines the prices on major
items, was puzzled as to what
to charge. Influenced by the
condition of the binding
they were a bit battered but
they would not be an eye
sore on any bookshelf--she
finally tagged one set at $25
and the other at SIS.
Perhaps it would be better
for the fortunes of the sale
to mention at this point that
one can obtain copies of such
current best sellers as James
Gould CozzenS' "By Love
Possessed" and John o.
Hara's ION the Terrace"
for 81.
Our press notes say that
we have $4,000 books" said
Mrs. Cooley, ''but I think it's
near 10000. That's just an
estimate based on the num-
Der of cartons that came in.
Numbers are not impor-
tant. AS you know we take
anything. Our volunteer
workers drive about to book
donors, but they never know
whether they are going to be
given a dozen or a couple of
hundred. Many of the books
are worthless and we sell
them for wastepaper. That
doesn't mean paperbacks. We
have a room here with sever
al thousands of them at five
cents each. 1t doesn't mean
much money to US, but peo-
pie like them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Navy Son
ToChoose
Army Rank

The son of a Bethesda adj
miral was brought up on the
water, but never liked it,"
Marshall H. Woodbridge has
followed in his fathers foot
steps to the extent of attend
ing the Naval Academy at An
Inapolis.
But when this midshipman
losses his white cap in the air
at June commencement exer-
cises, he will replace it with
the Army tan of a second lieu
tenants uniform.
Hes wanted to make the
Army his career ever since he
was a boy" explained his
mother. Mrs. E. Tyler Woold-
ridge of 6021 Cairn terrace
We've always just accepted
the fact"
Choice of Five Others
/ Midshipman Woodbridge is
one of six Annapolis men who
will be commissioned in the
Army when the academy grad
yates 802 in its June Sd CON-
mencement exercises, according
to the Associated Press.
This service mutiny" is per-
mitted under a new law which
allows a certain number of
graduates from each of the
military academies to pick any
branch of service.
Preference in picking Army
careers was given to the mid
shipmen who had served in
the Army or who are the sons
Of Army men. Two of those
who chose the Army are sons
of Army colonels. But MidShip-
man Woodbridge is the only one
who is the son of al admiral
The Army-bound midship-
mans father retired last Au-
gust l after having served the
last three years as command
ant of the National War Col
lege at Fort McNair.
Precedent in Family
Mrs. Woodbridge said her
sons decision was similar to
another in their family. Her
daughter. Lee. married Army
Second 1t. Henry Duval, jr.,
whose father was graduated
from Annapolis in 1922 and
then went into the Army. The
senior Duval retired as g
colonel.
The midShipman's m o tn Ell
said her other son, Navy 1t
Edmund T. Woodbridge. jr
followed his fathers career
Maybe that's why her younger
son decided to go into the
Army, she speculated.
HE always was independ-
ent. she observed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Byrd Indicates
He'dAccept
Road Chief Job
Petitions to Towes
Back Former Head
Of Maryland U.
BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
star stan Writer

Former University of Mary
land President Harry c. Byrd
today said he would accept the
Craftsmanship of the State
Roads Commission "if it is
offered under the right condi-
tons"
DR.. Byrd's statement. came
after it was learned that two
petitions signed by nearly TOO
persons had ben submitted to
Gov. Tawes this week urging
appointment of DR.. Byrd to the
craftsmanship.
DR.. Byrd would not elaborate
on the conditions under which
he would accept the appoint
ment.
The 70-year-old College
Park resident said he was not
an active candidate in the
sense that I am looking for a
job He said he had had
nothing to do with the petit
tons being circulated.
II do know that a lot of peo-
pie would like to see some
changes made in the roads
commission" he added.
Lee Delivers Petition
Adelbert w. Lee, former vice.
chairman of the District Board
Of Education. said chat he had
submitted personally to the
Governor one petition signed
by about 600 persons from all
sections of the State.
He said he was approached
about such a petition several
months ago and at the time
did not know whether DR.. Byrd
was interested in the Job.
Il contacted DR.. Byrd and he
said I'D accept it if offered to
me-" Mr.. Lee said.
Mr.. Lee said the Governor
did not have too much to say
about the petition when he gave
| it to him Monday.
HE did say that he would
give it serious consideration, -
Mr.. Lee said. A second petition,
submitted later, contained
about 100 names. Mr.. Lee said.
Mr.. Lee is a real estate APP
pralser VINO has worked for the
roads commission and for CHI
ents whose property is being
taken by the commission.
Choice Political Plum
THE commission could do a
lot to improve their public re-
latiOns. Mr.. Lee added.
The three-member commits
sion is scheduled to be abol-
ished June l and replaced by
a new seven-mamber body
selected on a geographic basis.
One of the members. to be
chosen at large, will serve as
chairman and director. The
Job is a choice political plum
and carries a s25,000-a-year
salary.
Front-runner for the post
repeatedly has been John B.
Funk, public works director for
Baltimore County for the last
eight years. Mr.. Funk, who
previously served as a State
Senator from Frederick County,
also was State engineer under
the administration of Gov.
Lane.
DR. Byrd left the university
in 1853 to make an unsuccess-
full bid for the governorship.
He later spent two and a half
years with Baltimore Con-
tractors, Inc.
He left the construction firm
Is months ago. For a time he
threatened to oppose Gov.
Tawes in the Democratic pri-
mary, but later threw his sup
port to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Park Chief Hit
On Reservoir View
Two in House Decry Wirth's
All or NOTHING Stund

Members of House committee today roundly chassed
Conrad Wh director of the National for what
they labeled an adamant stand by the park official bill
to develop c. g. o. Canal park.
Mr. Wirth told Interior subcommittee yesterday he
would rather Congress pass bill all reservng
Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05

her only child, Mrs. Mary Sapr
Denney of Chester, Pa. Beside her
husband, Watson Denney, and her
mother, Mrs. Sapp, there are two
sons. Funeral was held at Lof1and
Funeral Home, Milford on Tues
day, with interment at Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery.
bleachers at the school here in
Frederica, last week and received
very painful compound fracture
of the left arm, has been patient
in the Milford Memorial Hospital
where he underwent an operation
on his arm. He returned home on
Sunday.
Sarah Jane Matlack also had a
painful accident at the school
ground on Friday evening, when
she fell from a swing. She received
several bruised places on arms and
knees and a cut on her head.
Mrs. S. r. Blocksom of Philadel-
phia was a house guest this week
of Mrs. Edith B. Melvin.
Mrs. Stevens Elias and grand
daughter of Pennshauken. N. j.,
spent last week with her daughter
and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. Pow
ell and sons. She was joined over
the weekend by her husband, Mr.
Elias, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Elias
A-3 and Mrs. Robert Nimmo are
on a 80 day leave and visiting with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Nimmo, Sr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Nipper, their grandparents
Mrs. Zula Cox, Mrs. Lee Murphy
and Mrs. and Mrs. William NimmC
all of Claremore, Oklahoma.
Henry Purnell celebrated his
birthday on Tuesday. Guests were
served ice cream and cake during
the evening by Mrs. Purnell.
Charles Stubs, Jr., of Frederick
Delaware State News carrier, was
awarded a trip of three days in
Atlantic City, N. j.. for securing
new customers for the paper.
Mrs. John Townsend of Ocean
City, N. j., was house guest last
week of Mrs. Lester L. Carlisle
DIR. Townsend called for his wife
the latter part of the week.
The Odd Fellows of Milford are
to worship in body at services in
Thompsonville Church on Sunday
June z. For this day Sunday
School will meet at l As p. m. There
will be special music furnished by
the Avenue Methodist Church OF
Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peirce and
daughter Gail spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Peirce of Kemberton, Pa.
Sergeant Ralph E. Shanks re-
turned home after attending train
ing school for three weeks in Ill
inois. His mother, Mrs. Ethel
Shanks of Roanoke, Va, accom-
panied him for a weeks visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Shanks and daughter
Debby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeke Dill and sons
were Sunday visitors at Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bishop
were Saturday evening visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bobby Hobbs of Har-
ringtOn.
Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05
FREDERICK
Mrs. Emma DOlan
Phone DE-5-5481
Trinity Methodist Church
Rev. j. Thomas Churn. Pastor

Trinity Methodist Church
Rev. j. Thomas Churn, Pastor
The WSCS will meet in the
church on June at 8 p. m.
Announcements
The organist last Sunday morn
ing was Mrs. ]. Thomas Churn,
wife of the pastor.
Flowers on the altar were plac-
ed there in memory of deceased
members of the Ladies Auxiliary
of the Frederick Fire Company.
Flowers in the basket are in
memory of Captain and Mrs.
James H. Boone and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carey Boone, presented by their
daughters.
Beginning Tuesday your pastor
will try to work on the following
schedule: mornings in the study,
afternoons visiting, evenings for
meetings and some visitation. Mon
day will be day off. If you know
of anyone in the community who
needs the services of the pastor,
please call the parsonage or let me
know in person. The telephone
number at the parsonage is the
same as in the past: DE-5-5388.
Next week the Young People of
our church will be in charge of
the service. This will be our OBJ
servance of Student Day. The Sixth
Grade of ! Frederick School has
been invited to attend the service.
Thank you for your many kind
nesses since our moving to Fred
erica-those who helped in the
moving, those who prepared lunch,
those who, gave the dinner and PAN
try shower which followed, and to
all others who have done so much
to make us feel welcome.-Rev and
Mrs. j. T. Churn.
Sardis Charge
Church School at 1:45 p. m,
June only, followed by worship
hour.
Our heartfelt sympathy goes to
Mrs. Maggie Sapp in the death of