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Evening star., 1959-06-18
BY JOHN McKELWAY
star star Writer

The latest. but not the last
chapter in the history District
school officials have been writ
ing about Grant Elementary
School was completed today.
Turned over to the Board of
Education, the chapter shows
again the school probably will
survive for a long time,
Located in the ever-changing
Foggy Bottom District. Grant
School, @ street between
Twenty-first and Twenty-sec-
ond streets N w.. has been con-
tinually saved" by residents
of the area at various inter-
walls since it was put up in
1882. And today's chapter on
the school, actually written
around the elementary school
a few blocks away from Grant,
shows the residents knew ex-
actly what they were doing each
time.
School officials are proposing
that Briggs = Montgomery
School, Twenty-seventh and K
streets NV, be closed as 9
school as of the last of this
month. The reason: no chill
dren. 1t will be turned into
Evening star., 1959-06-18
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Polly Needs Breath
Of Poverty-Free Air

You can feel the poverty in
Polly's home,
You can see it in the broken
furniture. left by the previous
tenants. that is still strewn
about the yard.
You can see 1t in the dark,
dirty kitchen below street level.
in the squaIid living room with
the brokendown cot and bat
tered chair, in the three dismal
bedrooms upstairs where a
father, mother and 10 children
sleep.
Polly is IL. She often misses
school BECAUSE her 1 mother
needs her help with the other
children.
Her father. a laborer. worked
hard when he was well. But
now he is going blind, and
there are no jobs for a laborer
who is blind.
Other girls Polly's age have
looked outside their home for
pleasure and have found dis
aster. Her mother senses her
growing restlessness, and knows
how much she needs to get
away.
She can't give Polly a vaca-
ton, but you can. Your gift to
the Evening Star Summer
Camp Fund will give her IL
days in a clean, fresh world.
where the simmer smell of
poverty is blown away.
Following is a list of con-
tributions to date:
Previously Acknowledged So SOP Is
q. e. Dlllon n----4------ 500
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Evening star., 1959-06-18
BY RICHARD OLONE
star star Writer

washington's1 400 letter car
riers are receiving a daily per-
sonal appearance inSoection.
The idea was originated by
Acting Postmaster Carlton @.
Beall as part Of his overall
program to give the Washing
ton Post Office 49, personnel,
buildings and vehicles-a thor
ough face-lifting.
This was the scene this morn
ing at the City Post once,
where some $50 carriers are
checked every day before going
on the street.
The blue-clad men. laughing
and joking, drifted into a SEM
blance Of a military formation
on the workroom floor.
"Hey Cookie" one called.
Loan me your comb. will you?"
Then. three men in business
suits-the carrier foremen--
passed along the ranks, gave a
quick once-over to the men,
who were standing at a sort OF
relaxed rest" position.
Everyone Spic and Span
The troops. armed with
bulging sacks and some carry
ing armloads Of mail, all wore
clean. 'weIl-pressed uniforms.
As per regulations. those with
short-sleeved shirts wore them
open at the neck. Long g-sleeved
shirts called for neatly knottec
maroon ties.
Faces were clean-shaven, and
black shoes were shined.
Evening star., 1959-06-18

administrative Offices for the
school system, with board APP
proval.
A previous chapter on Grant,
written by former School Supt.
Hobart M. Corning. shows he
tried to close Grant and send
It's pupils to Briggs-Montgom-
cry. This was in the fall Of 1857.
Citizens of the area rose up
against DIR. Corning-just as
they had done when, in l947,
he had tried to close a day care
center at Grant, and again. in
1855. when he had tried to close
the school because of dwindling
enrollments.
DR., Corning retired without
ever being successful with his
views on Grant. DR.. Carl F.
Hansen, the present superin-
tendent, has never tried.
But DR.. Hansen is ready to
close Briggs-Montgomery and
send its pupils to Grant and
other schools.
No one. according to school
officials. is expected to protest
the closing of Briggs -Montgom-
cry. The school was one of the
best in the Negro division of
schools. 1t was built in two
stages, one part in 1908 and
Evening star., 1959-06-18

An interstate boyhunt -
touched of by a firecracker-
flzzled out to everyone's salts
faction today.
The object of a 48-hour
search was Terry Davis. l1s who
told a reporter in the Maryland
woods this morning that -
wasn't lost at ALL"
Grownups got the impression
he might have been Tuesday
when he disappeared from the
Brookland Elementary School
shortly after a teacher scolded
him for setting off firecrackeI
in the playground.
His mother, Mrs. Luther G
Davis Of 70l Quincy street NE.
notified the Missing Persons
Bureau, which flashed an alarm
for the small boy with haze
eyes. wearing blue jeans.
Terry was found today in
Suitland. Md, near the home
If his aunt. Mrs. Marie Sauer,
Of 23i6 Wyngate road.
The boy explained that he
had visited Maryland last
summer. and when he became
worried about the incident on
the playground, decided to &c
back to the country.
II stayed one night with one
Evening star., 1959-06-18
Grant School Is Saved Again;
Briggs-Montgomery May Close

another in 1941. 1t had one Of
the best auditoriums of any
elementary school.
But as Foggy Bottom rapidly
began to change. with new
apartment buildings and high
rent, Georgetownish homes,
fewer and fewer pupils headed
for Briggs Montgomery. And
highway officials designed the
inner loop-at the last writing
so that the school is isolated
from it's source of children.
Only 66 children were ex-
pected to attend the school in
September. These will be sent
to Grant or other elementary
schools in the area.
Grant School, as of today's
report, apparently has only
one threat in its future. George
Washington University plans
expansion in its area. But Off
cials Of the university have
explained that they would not
seek the land Grant stands on
as long as there is a need for
the school.
Today's proposal to close
Briggs Montgomery was re-
,eived by the school boards
committee on buildings and
grounds.
Evening star., 1959-06-18
Steel Worker Hurt
In Fall From Beam

A steel construction worker
escaped serious injury yester-
day when he fell 20 feet from
a beam of a building under
construction at the Wheaton
Plaza Shopping Center in Mont
gomery County.
James Leo Hampton. 81, Of
Portsmouth. Va, was admitted
to Washington Sanitarium for
observation.
Evening star., 1959-06-18
Found in Woods, Boy,l1,
Insists He Wasn't Lost

boy and another night with
another" Terry said.
But parents of his friends
in Suitland said they had only
seen him in the daytime. and
suspected he had been camping
in the woods at night.
His father. Charles Howard,
1912 Wyngate road. a plumb
ing contractor. called Terry's
mother, who told police fur
ther search was not necessary.
After playing in the woods
for the rest of the day with
his friends. Terry is going
home.
Evening star., 1959-06-18
Districts ,400Postmen Face
DoiIyAppeoroncelnspection

Similar scenes were taking
place throughout the CITY,. as
every one Of the carriers was
checked for appeafsnce before
going on the street.
When they return this after
noon, the carriers win be
checked to make sure they
haven't accepted a drink from
a friendly citizen.
In between the two check ups
four inspectors rove the streets,
making sure the carriers stay
on the straight and narrow.
Mr.. Beall. former United
States Marshal for the Dis
trict, launched his program
shortly after his appointment
last December.
ITS the same thing I did
in the marshal's Office" he said.
My philosophy is If a man has
self-respect, he will automati-
cally have job-respect."
Inspectors on the Job
Inspections are carried out
by superintendents or their as
sistants in the City Post ONCE
and more than a dozen subSta-
tions. Some carriers are in
spected singly. or by twos and
threes, and some in groups UP
to about rs.
II a carrier fails TO pass, he
is not allowed on the street
that day. but put to work in
side the building. This has oc-
Cured only a few times, Mr.
Beall said.
I'VE don't ask them to be
l'spit n polish every day." he
Evening star., 1959-06-18
Small Earthquake
Reported in Viruiniu

The Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey recorded a small earth-
quake. apparently in Virginia
yesterday.
A spokesman said the dis
turbance probably was in the
area of Giles County, Virginia,
scene of a small quake in April,
the Associated Press reported
Evening star., 1959-06-18
Girls Swimming Gloss

The Montgomery County
YWCA will begin a bi-weekly
swimming class for girls at .
a m. Tuesday in the Washing
ton Missionary College pool.
Takoma Park. Sessions will be
held Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 8 to IL am. for four
weeks. Girls 8 through 16 may
enter the class.
Evening star., 1959-06-18
CAMP FUND
FACTS

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out your check or
money order to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp
Fund. Mail to The Evening
Star. Second street and Vir-
ginia avenue Sc, WASH
ington 3. D. c.. or bring
cash to The Star cashier. A
receptionist in the lobby
will direct you to the
cashiers office.
The cost--$36.40 for IL
days. 1920 for six days.
Evening star., 1959-06-18
WHEN CRIMINALS

WHEN CRIMINALS
change their names. they
will often retain their own
first names, and when they
change their street addresses
to go with 1t, they will often
change the names Of the
streets but retain their orig
inal street numbers. It helps
them remember who they
are and where they live.
Acting on this. Detective
Williams started to check
every 1927 in the alphabet
Of Washington's streets. And
here he was lucky. The man
who answered the door at the
third call, 1927 N street NV,
said his name was Mitchell.
Mitchell voluntarily ac-
companied Williams and his
partner, Roland Kirby, to
the station house.
Mitchell" said Williams,
I'VE know every place you've
been"
He called them off.
How did you know one
man did all those jobs?"
Mitchell asked in surprise.
Williams didn't tell him right
away but the thread of CO.
incidence was this: In every
house on the list, butts of
Raleigh cork-tipped cigar
cites were found.
One of the homes burglar
ized was that of Bruce Baird,
president of the National
Savings g. Trust Co. Mitch
ell had an account in that
bank. I called Mr.. Baird and
asked him If he would give
me Mitchell's avearge bal
ance. You know, Does Crime
Pay?"
The banker was shocked.
THAT" he protested d,
would be unethical."
Evening star., 1959-06-18
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The American Book
sellers Association, Inc,
closes a five-day conven-
ton in the Shoreham Ho-
tel.
This Information supplied By
the WASHINGTON Convention ana
visitors Bur aau.
Evening star., 1959-06-18

said. I'VE don't expect them
to shine their buttons all the
time. We just want them to
be neat UP to the point Of rea-
son forsa working man."
AT the end of the day. the
carriers are checked for their
physical condition." Mr.. Beall
said.
Temptations on Routes
I'VE want to make sure they
are indulging In only good fresh
air and clean fresh water" he
said. "A lot of the veteran car
riers are treated as members
OF the family by people on their
route, and sometimes there Is
quite a bit Of temptation"
Mr.. Beall has cracked down
on drinking in all the stations
1T used to be you couldn't
so down the back stairs with
out stumbling over a bottle, "
he said.
The cleanup campaign also
encompasses all post Office
buildings in the city.
"See this" Mr.. Beall said
He pointed to a grimy area
around table leg. contrasting
sharply to the rest Of the
cleaning workroom floor.
when l first came aboard
the whole floor was like this. .
he said.
All post Office vehicles are
checked every day to make sure
they are clean. and drivers are
receiving safety instructions.
Acceptance by Men
We think 1t Is paying on,
he said. Our accident rate has
decreased II per cent, and the
rate of accidents in which our
drivers are at fault has de-
creased 20 per cent" =
How have the employees re-
acted to the new regime?
1T was a little startling 10
begin with" Mr.. Beall said
But they are accepting it. I'd
say the rank and file are very
happy"
He said most Of the workers
realize the inspections and
policing act as a deterrent to
employees who might lean ir
the wrong direction"
II intend to keep this up al
long as / am in the post office, =
Mr.. Beall said. And / hope
that's a long time"
Evening star., 1959-06-18

feils Ihnseh Begins Annexofion Move.
Pass 81
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day In 3 formal opinion to a
commission on urban county.
government in Fairfax County
The restrictions also apply To-
any other county that might
attempt. under Section Ito Of
the State constitution. to set UP
a form Of government different
from the customary system.
Ofiicials Of the cities of Alex
andria and Falls Church in
Northern Virginia have indi-
Gated they favor steps toward
annexation Of adjoining land In
Fairfax County.
legislation Possible
Mr.. Harrison said on another
point that the General Assem-
=
bly, could pass legislation abol-
ishing the right of towns and
cities to extend their utility
services into surrounding county
areas.
Delegate John c. Webb OF.
Fairfax County had asked all
four questions on behalf Of the
Urban County Government
Commission. created by the
Fairfax Board Of Supervisors to
develop proposals for stream
lined metropolitan government.
An amendment to the general
provisions in the constitution
on county government organi-
zation provides that the Legis-
lature may. by general law,
provide for complete forms OF
county organization and gov-
ernment different from that
provided for In this article, to
become effective in any county
when submitted to the qualified
voters thereof !. and approved
by q majority Of those voting.
;. Section 1T Of the constitu-
ton provides that all incor-
porated communities with 5000
or more population shall be
cities. and those with fewer than
5000 residents shall be towns.
He said no enactment Of the
General Assembly could prohi-
General Assembly could pro-
hibit existing towns from be-
coming cities.
Exemptions Illegal
Similarly. Harrison ruled,
any legislation exempting cer-
tain counties from the general
laws on the organization of
cities and towns "solely because
Of such counties having a spe-
cial type Of government" would
violate Section 1T.
For this reason. he said, the
Incorporation Of new towns and
cities in Fairfax could not be
prohibited by statute.
As to the question OF annexa-
ton, Harrison wrote:
while the general laws cur
failing the right Of annexation
of existing towns may be en-.
acted, I do not think that Sec,
Ition 126 of the constitution
authorizes the General Assem-
bly, to establish one rule TO gov
ern annexation :. under ar
Iticle VII Of the constitution and
fanother rule to govern annexa-
Etion In counties. operating
under one Of the other forms
Of government !. :"
Harrison said he could find
nothing in the constitution to
forbid the Legislature TO cnrtan
or abolish the right of cities
and towns to extend their util-
ity services into the county
without the approval of such
extensions by the governing
body Of the county"
Evening star., 1959-06-18
Rambler
Tells q
Detective Story
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

ny OEOMOE hENNEuI
The Rambler blew up the
other night.
1t was over Tv.
This Perry Mason couldn't
last a year on a big city
police force" he protested.
He'd be unable to break
real cases with his deductive
method which solves these
highly contrived situations,
"A real detective gets his
man by checking, checking,
work, work, work and even
then he has to be lucky"
SO with that he told the
family circle the story of the
Society Burglar" who was
active here during the war.
The burglars nemesis was
a young precinct detective
named Charles T. Williams,
who resigned from the police
force a few years ago as a
lieutenant. Detective VIII
liams was assigned to the
eighth precinct, the area
north of Georgetown and
west of Rock Creek, where
there are homes Of wealth.
The Society Burglar was
very active in the eighth. In
all he ransacked IS Wash
ington homes. He read the
society pages and only called
on those who had left for the
best resorts, Hobe Sound,
Palm Beach, Bimini. "a
THESE BURGLARIES were
all the work of one man. a
man who had read crimin-
ology in New York Public
Library In order to learn
how to fool the police.
He would vary his method
of entry. Sometimes he would
jimmy a window; sometimes
he would break a pane and
then open it; sometimes he
would use an augur or bit
to drill a hole in a door.
Police attributes the house
breakings to three different
burglars, one a gang they
called the "house party"
burglars.
At the home Of Scott Ap-
pleby, a real estate man. he
drilled holes around the lock
of the front door and pushed
1t in. The pickings were so
good that after a night spent
looting the place. he hung
a wet Paint" sign over the
hole; came back the next
night and finished the job.
He created the house
party burglars" merely by
making four hig h b alls,
smearing the rim Of two with
a bit of lipstick, then pour
ing most of the contents
into the sink. Like most
careful workmen, he never
drank on the job.
He got into trouble-he
must have been hard up
when he broke his rule of
never disposing of anything
locally. He would always go
to pawnshops in New York
or Philadelphia with his
Washington loot.
Detective Williams, who
had been checking, checking,
checking, going over the re-
ports of Maryland and vir-
ginia pawnshopS and records
of the sale of old jewelry and
gold in Washington which
are furnished police, came
upon the purchase of six
pairs of gold cuff links by
an F street jeweler.
He thought that was a
large number of cuff links
for one man to sell. He went
to the store and checked the
entry. The sellers last name
was Mitchell and his address
1927 w street NV.
Evening star., 1959-06-18
Opinion Cufbs
Counties on
.Annexatiorls
Cont Restrict
Expanding Towns
In Virginia

RICHMOND. Va. June 10
tAP).-Localities seeking to es-
tablish a complete form OF
county government cannot pro-
hibit towns from becoming
cities. cannot cuftail or abolish
annexation rights and cannot
restrict the Incorporation Of
new towns and cities.
Attorney General A. 8. Har-
rison. jr.. made these points to-
Evening star., 1959-06-18

FaIIs Church Begins Anassotion Movs.
Poss 81
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Mrs. Bubcock,
Wife of ETC
Executive Chief

Mrs. Harry A. Babcock, wife
OF the executive director of the
Federal Trade Commission, died
OF a heart attack this morning
at her home in the Westchester
Apartments, 1000 Cathedral av-
enue NV.
A native of Dallas, Tex, she
was a graduate in fine arts and
music from Baylor University.
Before her marriage in 1923 she
taught in Dallas public schools.
She was a member of the
First Church of Christ Scientist
of Washington, the American
Association of University Wom-
en- and the Political Study Club
of Washington.
Besides her husband, she
leaves a brother, Charles A.
Williamson, and a sister, Mrs.
Mildred Ashford, both of Dallas.
Another sitter, Mrs. Agnes Bru-
ner, resides in KerenS, Tex.
Services and interment will
be later this week in Dallas.
The family asks that express
Sions of sympathy be sent to
the Heart Fund.
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denly. on Monday. August "a, 1859,
at mis- residence, 6l04 Nebraska
ave. NV, FRANCIS DOUGLAS
RUSSELL, beloved father of Mrs
Johnston r. Zimmerman and brother
OF Mrs Agnes r. Lyon OF Maddox,
St. Petersburg. Fla Friends may
call at HysonR's Funeral Home, 1900
N st. NV. where prayers will be
held on Thursday. August -, at
$50 am: thence to the Shrine
OF the Most Blessed Sacrament,
Western ave. and Quesada st. NV
where the holy mass will be offered
for the repose OF his soul at 10
am. Interment Cedar Hill Gene
terry 20
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Boy, IA, Dies
Of Meninuitis

A l4-year-old District boy
died Sunday evening of menin-
gifts in Children's Hospital, po-
lice reported.
Waymon Williams, jr., of
1901 Minnesota avenue NE,
a W kened Sunday morning
complaining Of headaches and
shivering, according to Homi-
eide Squad Detective Sergt.
Herman A. Payne. He was
taken to the hospital, where he
was pronounced dead at 7:30
pm.
Sergt. Payne said the youth
had been hit twice on the head
during May while playing on
the wood playground
across the street from his home.
Once he was struck by a base
ball bat, and about two weeks
later he was hit on the left ear
with a baseball.
The youngster complained of
headaches, and was treated by
the family doctor. His mother,
Mrs. Florence Williams, said the
youngster continued to have
trouble with his ear, according
to Sergt. Payne.
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Mrs. Lord, g,
Widow of Retired
Police Captain

Mrs. Margaret Tyser Lord,
widow of the retired COM
mander of Police Precinct 10,
died yesterday at her home,
1911 Flora lane, Silver Spring,
of a stroke. She was 80.
Mrs. Lord was born in the
District. She married Charles
P. M. Lord in 1894, shortly be-
fore he Joined the District po-
lice force as a rookie. He went
on to 35 years of service, during
which he rose to the rank of
captain, served in eight of the
city's IA precincts and received
IL official concentrations.
They lived at 1884 Sheridan
place NV. for half of their 81
years of marriage. Capt. Lord
died in 1850.
Mrs. Lord, active at Emory
Methodist Church in the Dis
trict, leaves her daughter, Mar
garet Tyser Lord of the home
address; a son, Frederick A..
422 Butternut street NV; a
granddaughter, and a brother,
Frank L. Tyser, 1902 Andrews
street, Silver Spring.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. Thursday at the home
address. Burial will be in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
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Edwin c. Nelson,
Ordnance Bureau
Production Chief

Edwin Carl Nelson, 4S, an
industrial engineer with the
Navy Department for 80 years,
died of a heart attack yester-
day at Circle Terrace Hospital
in Alexandria.
MI. Nelson was chief engi-
neer for production in the Bu-
reau of Ordnance at the time
of his death. He was born in
Washington and was a lifelong
resident of the area.
A graduate Of George Wash
ington University, Mr.. Nelson
attended Immanuel-on- the-Hill
Episcopal Church.
He was an active Mason and
past master of Naval Lodge
No. 4.
Mr.. Nelson lived at SAB
Dawes avenue, Alexandria. He
leaves his wife, Dorothy D. Nell
son; a daughter. Dorothy ";
his mother, Mrs. Anna M. Nell
son, and a brother, Maurice o.,
all of the home address.
Services will be at 10 am.
tomorrow at the Domaine Me-
mortal Chapel, $40 South
Washington street, Alexandria
Masonic services will be at the
graveside at Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
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Mrs. Willie LeHeW
Of Sterling, Va.

Mrs. Willie LeHew, as, OF
Sterling. Va, died Sunday at
Leesburg Hospital.
The former Carrie Louise
Mosher, she was born in Tuck
ahoe, N. Y, and moved to Ar
lington with her family in 1915
and attended public schools
here. She moved to Sterling
three years ago.
Mrs. LeHeW leaves her hus-
band, of Sterling; two sons,
Milton Lowe of New York City
and Edgar Blanks of Virginia /;
a daughter, Laura Lowe of
Panama; five sisters, Ethel
Lunceford of Warrenton, Va;
Laura Walker of San Diego,
Calf; Maude Woodward and
Ruth Ball of 1926 North Stuart
street, Arlington and Alice C.
Ballinger of It's Thirty-second
street Sc.
She also leaves three broth
ers, DIN, Charles and Benja-
min Mosher of the North Stu
art street address.
Funeral services will be at
IL am. Thursday at Money &
King Funeral Home in Vienna.
Burial will be in Flint Hill
Cemetery, Oakton, Va.