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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
BY LANSING LAMONT
star stan writer

Past accomplishments and
future needs Of the city's Mu-
nicipal Court were reclarifled
this week as the court under
went a major change in judi
cial leadership.
On the eve Of his departure
for the District Court bench,
Chief Judge Leonard p. Walsh
discussed some of the changes
which have markedly shaped
the court under his six-year
tenure.
He talked, too, Of the chal-
lenges facing his newly APP
pointed successor, Judge John
L. Smith. jr.
The 654geaf-old Judge Walsh
described two Of thdEe a para
mount:
Raising the courts limit on
jurisdiction over civil suits
from $1,000 to $4,000 and es-
tablishing q workable public
defender" system for the court
that would provide able attor-
neys for indigents charged with
crimes.
$1,000 Limit AsSailed
Judge Walsh feels the courts
current $4,000 limit, effective
since 1912. does not provide "a
healthy situation" It has
caused a burdensome number
Of cases to be filed in District
Court and then certified and
referred back to Municipal
Court, he said. The effect is
to make Municipal Court judges
appear to be doing the work
Of another court, the Judge
feels.
A higher statutory limit also
would more truly reflect the
drop in the dollars value over
the past decade, he said.
This court has demon
strated 1t is now capable Of
trying cases Of any Jurisdiction.
Therefore, the jurisdiction
should be raised" he stated.
An adequate public defender
plan for indigents is a must, -
according to the Judge. The
court will have such a system
eventually, he thinks. Among
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complishments since 1858
Judge Walsh listed some half
dozen changes that have en-
abled the court to cope with
a mounting case load, particu-
larly in the civil branch.
Chief among the changes
has been the courts attitude
in trying-and for the first
time successfully-to keep the
calendar as current as possible.
As for hard" achievements,
the new punishment law is the
most important in the judges
estimation. He's been cham
pioning 1t since his appoint
.ment.
Designed to curb reckless
credit and to protect low-in-
come debtors. the punishment
reform bill was q stormy de-
cade in the making. II will take
time to "jeii." the Judge says.
It also will make the extension
of easy credit to poor credit
risks "drastically" harder and
will make the courts role in
collecting debtors wages a more
palatable one, he feels.
The bill. passed by Congress
earlier this summer, goes into
effect next month.
The formation Of a family
'court-the domestic relations
branch Of Municipal Court
is another signal achievement,
he believes.
With the addition Of the
domestic relations branch in
1856, the responsibility Of di-
vorce and family cases moved
from District Court to Munich
pal Court. Three judges cur
rently are assigned to the
branch.
Only a week ago. the family
court was strengthened further
by new legislation permitting
it to decide how husbands and
wives can split up their per.
sonal and real property.
Other Developments
other notable changes dur
ing the last six years have been:
/. The consolidation Of the
Traffic Court, Traffic jury cases.
formerly tried in regular jury
court, now are confined to Traf-
flc Court. The assignment Of
judges to six-month terms in
Traffic Court, where they can
learn the ropes" has lent
greater consistency in the han
ding Of traffic cases, Judge
Walsh says.
2. More efficient enforcement
and collection of traffic park
ing violations. Under the Gen.
trail Violations Bureau, estab-
lished in 1854, the court has
lifted from policemen the onus
of having to track down recall
citrant parking offenders. BY
making 1t easier for the Offend
ers to pay fines. the bureau also
has enriched the city by several
million dollars.
3. Higher judges salaries.
They have risen from $12,500
in 1853 to $17,500 now. The
chief judges salary has gone
from $4,000 to $4,000. An ac-
companying factor to this.
Judge Walsh says. is that the
caliber Of the judges in Munich
pal Court has improved with
out any question"
4. An additional four proba-
ton officers assigned to the
court may save Washington
taxpayers thousands of dollars
by keeping less chronic llco-
holics out Of institutions which
the public must support. Judge
Walsh said he has been in
creasingly concerned with the
city's "out Of proportion"
drunk arrests.
The role Of Municipal Court
in Capital affairs is perhaps
best suggested by the man who
was appointed to it as chief
Judge six years ago last July:
Justice is better evaluated by
our citizens in this court than
in any other. And for the very
reason that so many Of them
use it,"
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Trip Delayed
Airline Refuses
To Cory Prisoner

Plans to arraign Larry Lord
Motherwell tomorrow in the
death Of Mrs. Pearl Putney
Of Washington were snarled
yesterday when an airline can
celled Georgia : to : California
reservations for the suspect
and his two guards.
California Special Agent Ken
Horton said there was too
much publicity and they threw
us of" the fight from Atlanta.
Ga, which was to bring Moth
erwell to Sierra County to face
the Sierraville Judicial Dis
trict Court tomorrow.
Agent Horton said he Is at
tempting to make train reser-
vations for today. but he did
not expect that he and Sierra
County Sheriff Dewey johnson
would arrive with their priS-
oner in time for a Monday ar
raignment.
Mr.. Horton said the party
had reservations aboard an
Eastern Air Lines fight at
pm. yesterday. They were to
change in Chicago to Trans
World Airlines.
They called US at II pm.
Friday night and told us our
reservations were cancelled, "
Agent Horton said. 1T seems
they have regulations about
flying prisoners. If they don't
know he's a prisoner. it's all
right, but there had been too
much publicity about this case
When Motherwell. the
smooth talking Washington
mystery man. finally arrives in
California. he will be lodged
in the county jail in the court
house in Downieville.
On August 16 the partial
skeleton of Mrs. Putney. u,
was found about IS miles east
of Downieville. Mrs. Putney was
last seen alive on August Is,
1858, when she and Mother
well checked out Of a motel in
Marysville, Calf, about 90
miles from where the bones
were found.
Sierra County District At
torney Gordon I. Smith said
Motherwell's attorney. John T.
Reyes of Washington. told him
by telephone that his client
would plead not guilty at his
arraignment before Judge
Alden johnson.
Mr.. Reyes will not appear at
the arraignment, but will be
present for the preliminary
hearing before the same Judge.
According to law, Mr.. Smith
said, the preliminary hearing
must take place no sooner than
two. and no more than five,
days after the arraignment-
unless the defendant requests
q continuance.
Mr.. Smith said the case will
not be submitted to the grand
jury. The county will try to
convince Judge johnson that 1t
has a case strong enough to
warrant a trial in the Sierra
County Superior Court.
Were going to be pushed a
little bit to make a prima facie
case, but we think we can dc
It," Mr.. Smith said.
Mr.. Smith said he hopes tc
present a sufficiently strong
case for the hearing without
running the expense Of sum-
moning witnesses from through.
out the country-which will
have to be done for the trial
The expense Of prosecuting
the case is a big factor to the
sparsely populated county, HI
said.
However, If our showing
isn't strong enough, the de.
PENDANT can make a motion t.
dismiss the case when it get
Motherwell was arrested Au.
gust Is in Atlanta by the FBI
Mr.. Reyes fought vigorousl!
akainst his extradition at {
airing there last Wednesday
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pattern" he declared. adding.
"it's a new idea and a good
one"
AS described by Mr.. Shea.
the project would start with Is
mothers. each with one or two
children. They would all be
volunteers.
The mothers would range In
age from about % to 16. Their
children would be two to i've
years old.
The operating cost Of the
home would be paid from the
regular welfare payments to
these families. They would
stay at the training center
three to four months.
Mr.. Shea said he has been
assured Of the cooperation of
the Board Of Education, the
Department Of Vocational Re-
Mobilization and the various
agencies who would be con-
cerned with Job and other
training.
Day Care for Children
Since the women come from
deprived. discouraged homes,
homemaking and child care
would be stressed, Mr.. Shea
said. The home would be run
by a home economist. Day care
would be provided for the chill
dren.
Once trained. the department
would help the women adjust
to self-suficiency, with the
ideal being their complete
financial independence.
Mr.. Shea also stressed that
fathers will be contacted, in
GLIDING those serving time in
Lorton Reformatory for nom
support and an attempt made
to develop more responsible
attitudes on their part.
The strain on Junior Village
will be relieved somewhat by
the construction of an mfr
mary and admissions. building
and two cottages at q cost Of
q, 10000 recommended under
capital outlay. This would In
crease the capacity Of the
institution at Blue Plains by
100. Originally planned for 240
youngsters, it currently is
sheltering 40. The total grant,
ed for capital outlay Is 1892
900. including plan money for
requirements Of dormitories ct
d. c. Village for the aged. also
at Blue Plains.
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D. c. Proposes to Aid
Relief Roll Mothers
Welfare Department Would Troin
Them to Become SeIf-Supporting
BY BETTY MILES
Star stan Writer

unique training project designed to strike at the heart Of
the citys relief problem by helping young mothers relief
become supporting is recommended for inclusion In the
Public Welfare Departments budget for fiscal 1861
District budget officers in submitting their report to the
Commissioners included the pioneer project part Of
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Road Officials Bar
Shift Of Inner Loop
T Street Route
Still Planned
For North Leg
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star stan Writer

District highway ofilcials have
ruled out a switch in the north
leg Of the city's inner loop free
way. as proposed by consultants
studying downtown business
area problems.
The recommendation had
been to move the proposed route
southwark from about T street
nearly to Massachusetts, avenue.
Recent studies have shown
that the move is mot feasible be-
cause Of construction problems
and destruction Of valuable
property. Highway Director
Harold L. Aitken said yesterday.
The proposed switch was in
cluded in a report by two con-
sultant groups for a committee
has recommended a 5000. 000-a-
year study aimed at solving
problems of the downtown bust
ness section.
Byuassing Feared
The consultants said that the
location Of the northern inner
loop route as planned for the
last four years would bypass
the business area. rather than
benefit it.
The freeway should run paral-
lei to Massachusetts, avenue and
about two blocks to the north
Of 1t. the consultants said. This.
they reported. would facilitate
access to the central business
district. The area between the
freeway and Massachusetts, ave-
nue. could be developed for
luxury apartments and top
grade. in-town motels, the re-
port said
If the proposal we're carried
out, the entire stretch Of the
north leg. which runs from
about Eighteenth and T streets
NV. to about Eleventh street
and Florida avenue NE. would
have been affected. However.
Mr.. Aiken said, the highway
department limited its studies
to the difficult area" and the
one of interest to the business
committee. between about
Twenty first and Fifteenth
streets NV. No consideration
was given to any route south OF,
N street because of its high
development.
None Stood Up
A number of routes were
mapped out below T street. Mr..
Aiken said, but none stood up
to the general location proposed
in the 4-year-old report by the
Chicago consultants, DeLeum,
Gather & Co.
While conceding that the
freeway will have a sharp i'm
pact along any route. highway
officials supported their deci.
sion with these points:
After eliminating unrealistic
highway alignments. it would
be impossible to avoid running
into Dupont and Scott circles.
To drop the freeway below
ramps Of the circle would In
volve staggering construction
problems.
Take Ramp
For example, Mr.. Aitken said.
II the highway went under
Scott circle. 1t would take at
least an 800-foot ramp to bring
it back to the surface. The
construction would have to
provide for traffic access be-
tween the streets and the free
way while avoiding conflict
with the present street inter.
sections.
AS to destruction of property.
Mr.. Aitken said that the
plotted routes would require
razing embassies, churches, in
stitutional buildings, apartment
houses and costly office build
ings.
Although the north leg Of
the inner loop will not be con-
structed for q number Of
years, a location decision is
needed now because of its tie
in with such projects as the
proposed Northwest urban re-
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Buckingham c. H. Items
Artillery Battalion
Convention Attracts
Spencers ToReadingg

Church, Sunday.
Other visitors there Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Jones. Of Rich
mond
lookout for Scouts
Mrs. Frank Webb was hostess tc
the Buckingham Girl Scout Troop
No. two at a lookout at the Webb
Dyches Lake, Thursday. Those at
tending were the troop leader, Mrs
Ruby Mumford. Misses Donna Jas
sic. Mary Louise Driscoll, Laurie
Swartz. Mary Louise Webb, Gret-
chen Alexander, Nancy Throckmor-
ton Betty Lou Jon e $, Beverly
Brown and Judy Fellard.
Miss Nancy Higgins, Of Rich
mond. was the week end house
guest of Miss Connie Eldridge.
Misses Lucille and Doris Carroll.
of Richmond. spent the week end
here with their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Carroll Miss Doris Car
roll, 1859 graduate Of Buckingham
Central. has accepted position
with the Communication Workers Of
America.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hall, r e
spending several days this week at
Fishing Bay with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Mon
roe johns, and family.
MI and Mrs. Johnny Crute and
daughter. Sus an. of Roanoke.
visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Crute
during the week end
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Jones and
daughter. Becky, are vacationing in
Florida. They have visited in Key
West. Miami. ST Augustine. Day
tona Beach and other places Of in
terest.
Mrs. Jim Baird and daughter.
Woody Bell, have returned from a
visit with Mrs. Baird S parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Edwin T Birsch, ST.. Of
Iewistown, Pa Mrs Baird has just
completed her special studies in
Richmond
Walter Mumford and j. M Ker-
node were among those who at
tended the mems conference at
MaSsanetta.
A: Rural Institute
Tom Hall and Tom Hall Jr.
are attending the Institute Of Rural
Affairs in Blacksburg.
Nh. and Mrs John Patterson and
Miss Isla Patterson. Of Portsmouth,
have been visiting friends and rela-
tiyes here for q week
A softball game between the
Puritan Club and Young Farmers
Club was held at Buckingham Cen
trail High School Saturday The
Ruritans lost the game.
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Of Norfolk
/ Mr. and Mrs. P. x. Moss, Of
Portsmouth, visited over the week
end with Nh. and Mrs. Peyton
Moss.
Gordon Baldwin and son. Lee. at
tended the FLA camp at Smithfield.
Lake Vespcr Services
Nj. and Mrs. Richard Ellis and
daughter, Irene. spent Sunday at
Holiday Lake. Mr. Ellis took part
in the vesper service Of the All
week end program.
Sheriff Back Home
Sheriff Herbert Adams has been
patient in the Richmond Me
mortal Hospital. He is at home now,
and is improving.
Mn. and Mrs. bud Coleman and
Mrs. Herbert Adams were in Rich
mond Saturday to visit Mr. Adams.
Mrs Green Davis and Mrs. Eliza
Tapscott from Centenary were re-
cent visitors Of Mrs. Lewis Williams
and MIS- Mamie Spencer.
Mr. and Mrs Charlie Hall and
daughters, Bonnie and Sandy, spent
the week end with Mn. and Mrs.
Claiborne Beattie in Harrisonburg.
Miss Nancy Hall and her grand
mother, Mrs. Bessie Kernodle. are
visiting for a few days with Mrs.
Remedies daughter. Mrs. owen
Dunkley. in Suffolk
The Buchanan Farm Bureau
held their annual picnic at the
Dyches Webb pond Oh Tuesday
night
Ms. "a. u. Throckmorton and
daughter Nancy. and Mrs. Dave
Morgan were visitors in Richmond,
Saturday.
Mrs. Florence Sutton. OF Rich
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Miss Betsy Spencer has returned
home after visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Griffin in Palmyra.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Limpros and
their daughter, Donna, Of Whining
ton Del. were recent guests of
Mrs. A. j. Hardiman and Mrs.
Ruth H. Steger
Miss Clyde Hardiman. Of Rich
mond, recently spent few days
with her mother, Mrs A. j. Hardi-
man.
Miss Nellie Morgan. of Farmville.
spent part Of her vacation with Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse A. Morgan.
Rained Inside
The annual Sunday School picnic
Of Mulberry Grove Baptist Church
was scheduled to be held at the Lee
Wayside Park on Saturday. but due
to rain it was held in the basement
Of the church.
Mrs w R. Mumford recently
drove 10 FLORIDA. she was accom-
panied by Miss Gail Waldo They
visited the Nutralia ranch at East
Palatka. one Of the largest nutrla
ranches in the east. They were the
guests of Mrs Robert Kelso, of
Tallahassee. Mrs. Mumford S sister
and husband. Mrs. M L. Kelso and
Mr.. Kelso. returned with her for a
vacation in Virginia
Mrs. Rolfe Wood and Mrs. Beat
rice Collins visited several days this
week with relatives in Richmond
Mr. and Mrs Howard Rosen had
as their guests over the week end
Mrs. Henry Rosen and family. Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Rosen and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Larnie Hill and
family all Of Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs Floyd ~ Word en-
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tertained at a picnic supper Satur
day night at their home. Guests in
Guided Dr. and Mrs. b. H. Word
Jr., and children. Charlotte 10
Nancy. Liz and Ben. III. Of Char
lottesville. Mr. and Mrs. B. H
Word. of Enonville, MIR. and Mrs
Scott Word, Of Richmond, Mr.. and
Mrs. William J. Shepherd and two
children. Pat and Bill, and Mrs. w
j. Shepherd.
Guests of Miss Carrie Fitzerald
for several days were Mr.. and Mrs
w. F. Schoonover and children,
Jimmie and Stanley Of Stroudsburg
Pa.
Mrs. Poe h on t a Stroud, Of
Burkeville, and Mrs. B. S. Avis.
of Charlottesville, are visitors at
Perry HILL
Watermelon Feast
Mr.. and Mrs Linnie Wiseman en-
tertained with watermelon feast
Thursday night Guests included
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Ragland and
children. Carolyn, Dwain and Mark
Mr. and Mrs Freddie Palmer, son,
Ricky. and Mrs Lila Wooten and
daughters. Gail and Madeline.
Miss SwartZ Fetes
Miss Lou Swartz entertained at
Mohawk the home of her par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. Harold Swartz.
Saturday night Her guests included
Misses Margaret Wright. Betsy
Spencer. Mary Helen Wood, Pam
Hurt, Martha Smith, Carolyn Vest,
Sally Smith, Carolyn Dawson, and
Laurie Swartz. Other guests were
Bell Yancey. Freddie Hudgins. Don
ME Davis. Jimmie Hill, Ronnie
Jamerson Kenneth Bryant a n d
Henry. Johnny and David Viccellio,
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preaching services beginning at II
followed by dinner on the grounds
and an afternoon hymn sing.
The Rev H. T. Logsdon, of Nor
folk, well-knoWn speaker and
evangelist, will conduct the revival
as well as preach the homecom-
ing service During the week prior
to revival Mr.. LogSon can be heard
over Station WFLO in Farmvllle
from 845 to 8 am.
The public is invited to come to
Homecoming services on Sunday,
July IS and attend the nightly ser
vices at 7:45 during the week
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Mr.. and Mrs Charles Spencer at
tended the national convention Of
the s63rd Field Artillery Battalion,
Normandy Elbe at Reading. Pa,
Friday and Saturday Miss Betty
Lee Cross, Of Montgomery. Ala.
joined the Spencers for the trip to
Pennsylvania She is here fol- an
extended visit
MI. and Mrs Hugh sadler and
Observation-Disclosures Martha Moore,
and Nh and Mrs John Johnson
ard children Ellen. Larry. and
Glen Of Charlottesville, were guests
Sunday of the sadlers- They were
here to attend the Homecoming
services at the Maysyille Baptist
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mond, arrived Saturday for an ex-
tended visit with her sOn-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs Robert
Shotzberger.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moss and
daughters, Dana and Diana. re-
turned to their home in Arlington
after visiting the past two weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. J b BoatWright.
Mrs. Fred Horsley, Of Lovingston,
and Miss Alice Boyd, Of Alexandria,
were recent visitors Of Mrs Mamie
Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Gregory. OF
Richmond spent the week end at
their home here
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Homecoming Day To
Precede Revival At
Trinity Methodist

A revival will be held at the
Trinity Methodist Church in Buck
ingham Court House July 1851.
A homecoming service will be
held on Sunday, July Is. with
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Miss May Evelyn Bryant, Of Rich
mond, has been visiting with Miss
Matte Bryant and MIR. and Mrs. H.
w BRYANT.
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Students From Five
High Schools Tour
VEPCO Plant

An unexpected and interesting
trip awaited IL juniors and seniors
at Amelia High School on February
II, when the Virginia Electric and
Power Company sent a bus for
them to go on a tour of the Chester
field plant.
Students from Blackstone. Crewe.
Kenbridge and Victoria were also
included in the trip. Those from
Amelia who made the tour were
Irwin Flynn. Jimmy Lawson. Edwin
O'Neal, Billy stengel, Patsy Jones.
Gail Lush. Frances Vance, Elaine
Llewellyn, Shirley Barley. Dewitt
Wilmington and Richard Coleman.
Upon arrival at the plant the
students were divided into small
groups, each with two guides. who
pointed out and explained every
unit of the plant.
After a box lunch served at 1890
a question and answer period was
held. A. L. Clark, personnel di-
rector Of the company. told OF the
advantages and disadvantages Of
government operated free enter
-prises. and the various jobs avail
able to persons interested in the
development Of electricity by cleo
trio companies
The pupils returned to their var
ious schools with valuable lesson
in electricity and a better under
standing of electrical problems.