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Evening star., 1960-12-17

ical officer Of the supreme
bench Of Baltimore. The ex-
animation had been ordered
last week by Federal Judge
RosZel c. Thomson, to deter
mine whether Rees was COM
petent to understand the
charges against him and assist
in his own defense.
After receipt Of the psychic
atric report. Judge Thomson
set d jury trial for January Is.
Mrs. jackson, 20, her hus-
band. Carroll, 20. and their two
children disappeared from
their home on January IL,
1859. The bodies Of Mrs. jack
son and one daughter were
found later in a shallow grave
near Gambrills, Md.
The bodies Of Mr.. jackson
and the couples 18-month-old
daughter Janet had been found
IA days earlier in Virginia.
Prosecutors charge that Rees
abducted Mrs. Jackson and her
daughter from Virginia and
them in Maryland.
He was arrested by the FBI
while working in a piano store
In West Memphis, Ark.
Evening star., 1960-12-17

the schools in the area will be
open. One exception is Lou
doun County. where schools
will be closed until January 2
because Of the snow. Another
possible exception is Fauquier
County. Va, where c. M. Brad
ley. county superintendent, said
schools will remain closed II
the roads are not safe Monday
for buses.
Shedding Is Good
School or not, young people
in the area flocked to the snowy
slopes with sledS and skis. The
low temperatures kept the hills
good for shedding.
Police reported some acci-
dents. John Phelps, IA, of 64O5
c street, Seat Pleasant, Md,
was hospitalized today follow
ing q shedding mishap. He was
in Prince Georges General Hos
pital with a possible ruptured
spleen.
Leonard Pagan, SO. Of 761l
Eighty-second avenue, Palmer
PARK, Nd. q Seat Pleasant po-
liceman. was in the same hos
pital for treatment Of an ankle
he injured when he slipped on
the ice. -
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Man Is Fined
In Morals Case

John L. Miller. jr., accused
with four other white men of
raping a Negro baby sitter in
July, was fined $50 in Alexan-
dria yesterday, after he plead
ed guilty to a lesser charge.
Miller. of the 500 block Of
South Payne street, Alexandria,
earlier had pleaded not guilty
to the rape charge, a felony.
Commonwealth's attorney
Earl Wagner accepted Miller's
plea to fornication before
Judge William P. Woolls in
Corporation Court.
Harmond L. (Homer) Bon
durant, 20. Of the 1900 block Of
Abingdon drive, Alexandra,
also accused Of rape In the in
eident, received a similar fine
last week after making a SINH
lar plea. $3.50
Three adults await trial in
the incident, and a charge
against a juvenile was dropped
earlier in the city's Juvenile
Court.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Man and Girl, 13,
Die of Burns in
Separate Fires

A 47-year-old man and q
13-year-old girl died early to-
day Of burns suffered in sepa-
rate fires.
Clinton johnson Of 100
Fourth street Sc. died at 4
am. in District General Hos
pital Of burns suffered Q few
hours earlier, apparently while
smoking in bed.
Neighbors smelled smoke
and heard coughing from Mr..
Johnson's second-floor apart
ment, according to police.
They kicked in the locked door
and found the victim on q
mattress on the floor with q
pack Of cigarettes nearby.
Bessie Wheeler of GOT L
street NE. died of burns suf-
fered November Is in her
home. She was displaying q
new dress she had bought
when 1t caught fire from a
heater. The flames burned 10
per cent Of her body.
She died at 7:20 am. in
Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Loudoun Schools
Ask Bond Vote

LEESBURG, Va, Dec. II
tSpeciaD. - The Loudo u n
County School Board will re-
quest the Board Of Supervisors
on Monday to ask for a ref
erendum for a S. million bond
issue for immediate needs in
the county school system.
The bond issue would in
clude SIS million for a new
high school in the Purcellville
area and S500,000 for q new
elementary school in the Ster-
ling-Broad Run District. This
district is expected to develop
rapidly because Of the Dulles
International Airport.
Other funds in the bond is
sue would be for moderniza-
ton and renovation at Douglass
High School and at Douglass,
Baoneker, Hamilton, Hillsboro,
Leesburg, Lovettsville, PURCELL
vile. Round Hill and Water
ford Elementary Schools.
The board acted after 1t re-
ceived a report from a survey
committee Of the State Depart
ment of Education which
pointed out the needs Of the
Loudoun County school system.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Boy Builds Plane Model
For 'Amphib' S Inventor

he is also interested in science
and chemistry.
AS a youth, Mr.. Looming
worked with Orville Wright.
He was at one time the mana
ger Of the Wright Aircraft Co.
in Dayton, Ohio. He remained
with the company until he
opened his own firm in New
York.
Mr.. Loening'S a m p hibion,
which took part in the 1925
Pan American goodwill flight.
also carried Lindbergh up the
Hudson to his ticker tape re-
ception after the famous Allan
tic crossing in 1927.
One of Mr.. Loening's am
phibions has been here in the
Smithsonian since 1928. The
plane is now in storage await
ing completion Of the new Ma
tional Air Museum. The craft,
along with the original Wright
plane and Lindbergh's Spirit
Of st. Louis. win be displayed
in the building.
Mr.. Looming is now a consult
ant for the Government and
private industry and is also a
member Of the advisory board
for the Air Museum.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Martin Co.
ToDeIiverIts
Last Plane

BALTIMORE, Dec. II (APl.
The Martin Co., builders OF
airplanes for the past 48 years,
will leave the business Tuesday.
Martin, with the longest con-
tinuous history Of any aircraft
manufacturer in the United
States, will deliver its last air.
plane-a P5MG2 Marlin" fly
ing boat-to the Navy on that
day.
After Tuesday, Martin will
devote its people and resources
exclusively to missiles, elec-
tronics. nuclear energy and the
design OF vehicles for the COM
ing space age.
The Martin Co., founded by
the late Glenn L. Martin, was
established in Los Angeles in
1912.
The firm moved to Baltimore
in 1929 because 1t envisioned a
great future for seaplanes and
wanted to be near tidewater to
test them.
The company produced a
long list of Martin bombers,
the China Clippers. the B-26
medium bomber of World War
II. the huge Mars flying boats
and the worlds first multijet
seaplane, the P6M SeaMaSter.
From 1912 to 1860, Martin
produced some 12,400 airplanes.
The company. one of the larg-
est of its kind in the United
States. last year had sales of
over $523 million.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
YuIe Shopping Spurred
By MiIder Weather

Winter further relaxed its
grip on the Washington area
today by offering sunny skies
and warmer temperatures.
The combination, in contrast
to the heavy snow and icy
blasts earlier in the week, was
expected to quicken the pace
of Christmas shopping.
The Weather Bureau said
the sun would pop in and out
Of the clouds most Of the day.
The temperature was expected
to climb from the 10 degrees
recorded at Z am. to 80 degrees
by this afternoon.
Another inducement TO going
shopping today was the rela-
lively clear condition of most
roads. Police reported some
mishaps because of slippery
roads, but nothing to compare
with the traffic tie-ups which
made driving hazardous earlier
this week.
Hours Extended
Several stores extended their
hours to accommodate the ex-
pected increase in Christmas
shoppers. The suburba n
branches Of Hecht's, Kann's
and Lanshurgh's, as well as G.
E. M. stores. will be open until
$3.50 pm.
AS for the week end, the
Weather Bureau predicted fair
and cold. Temperatures were
expected to drop tonight to 20
in the city and 10 in the
suburbs.
On Monday. practically all
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Almond to Ask
State Airport Aid

LYNCHBURG, Va, Dec. II
(AP).-Gov. Almond sead yes
terday he intends to ask the
1862 General Assembly for in
creased State aid for airport
development.
He spoke at the dedication Of
q new terminal at Lynchburg's
Preston Glenn Airport.
The Governor said he is con-
vinced the State must make
available in the future more
funds to assist localities with
airport development"
He recalled that he had asked
the 1860 legislature for an
appropriation of $l50,000 each
year Of the 1960-62 biennium to
assist localities with airport
development.
There Is no question in my
mind that modern airports are
a near must for industrial
development" he said.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
BY WALTER GOLD
Star stan Writer

What started as q routine
trip to the public library has
provided Q 12-year-old District
boy with a liberal education on
amphibious airplanes.
The boy. Christopher Donald,
q seventh-grade student at Deal
Junior High School. spends
much Of his spare time building
model planes and frequenting
the neighborhood library.
Nearly a year ago. Chris read
a magazine at the library about
the first amphibious airplane.
So he began building two scale
models Of the aInphibions and
last night he climaxed a long
dream-he presented one Of the
planes to Grover Looming. in
ventor Of the craft.
Honor Wrights' Flight
Mr.. Looming, who now makes
his home in New York, is in
Washington for today's cere-
mony at the United States
Chamber Of Commerce Build
ing honoring the historic first
flight by the Wright brothers
exactly 81 years ago.
Last spring, Mr.. Looming
heard Of Chris interest in his
amphibion and informed the
boy he would like to have one
Of the model planes as a souve-
mir. Through a mutual friend,
Jack D. Sutphin. a District
public library employe, the in
ventor made arrangements to
take possession Of the model
last night in Chris home at
1927 Forty-sixth street NV. He
reciprocated by giving Chris an
autographed copy Of a textbook
on military aircraft he had
written.
you know, I used to ny
model planes in my parents
living ROOM" Mr.. Looming con-
fessed to Chris. "In those days,
they were powered by rubber
bands but they sure were pow
erful enough to break a lot Of
lamps and household fixtures. Z"
Nearly 100 Models
Chris told the inventor that
he has built nearly 100 scale
model planes, two Of them with
modern-day gasoline motors.
II make all my test flights
outside and sometimes they
crack up." Chris said, but I
always manage to salvage the
motor"
Richard H. Donald, q State
Department foreign service
ofhcer, said he never had any
problems with his sons at
tempting to make indoor
flights.
I'VE don't mind having
model planes all over the
house. but with Chris other
interests, we just don't antici-
pate indoor flights"
Chris, a member of his
schools electronics club, said
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Sluyer's Execution
Is Set Back

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. II
(AP). - Clyde Near has re-
ceived an 1l-day reprieve be-
cause his execution date fell
on a State holiday.
Judge Garland jefferson
granted the reprieve at the
Commemorative request in
Powhatan Circuit Court and
set the execution back from
January 2 to January 13.
Judge Jefferson earlier had
sentenced Near to die in the
electric chair for the murder
of Barry Steele Chapman, o
counselor at the Beaumont
School.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Rees Found Competent
To Face Murder Trial

BALTIMORE. Dec. IT (AP)
"A court-appointed psychia-
trist yesterday pronounced
Melvin Davis Rees. jr., 81, of
Hyattsville mentally compe-
tent to stand trial for murder.
Rees, an unemployed jazz
musician, is charged with slay-
ing Mrs. Mildred Jackson of
Apple Grove. Va. and her s.
year-old daughter Susan.
The psychiatric report on
Rees was prepared by DR..
Manfred s. Guttmacher, med
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Fire Damages
BeItsviIIe Plant

Fire last night damaged the
Universal Supply & Engineer
ing Co.. 1852 Baltimore avenue,
Beltsville, Md, Prince Georges
County fire officials report.
The fire was reported shortly
before midnight and firemen
were called back to the building
second time about am.
The blaze apparently started
in an oil burner mounted in
the ceiling, according to Prince
Georges Fire Marshal Lawrence
r. Woltz.
He said flames were confined
mostly to the roof of the struc-
ture, which contained elec-
tronic equipment.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Agency Scored
On Confining
OF Girl Ward
Court Puper Cites
Finding Of Need
For Home Life
BY PHIL THOMAS
Star star Writer

A long-standing dispute over
authority Of the Districts De-
partment Of Public Welfare to
transfer its charges from one
institution to another broke
out again yesterday.
However, the question didn't
comeup In Juvenile Court,
where Judge Orm w. Ketcham
has battled the department at
great length on the issue.
It cropped up this time in
District Court as q lawyer
charged that the department
is holding a 17-year-old girl in
"elose confinement" despite q
doctors recommendation she be
placed in a home environment
and be given psychiatric treat
ment on an outpatient basis.
Case Started Years Ago
In a petition seeking to free
the girl from the departments
custody. Attorney Edward J.
German, jr., said she was made
q Welfare Department ward In
October, 1859.
Mr.. German, in the habeas
corpus petition filed with Dis
trict Court yesterday. said the
girl then lived at the depart
ment's Junior Village, attend
ing a District public school for
six months.
She was then given a mental |
examination at District General
Hospital, the petition said, with |
doctors determining that she is |
emotionally disturbed, though
not mentally i'll. The recon- |
mendation Of q home environ
ment and out-patient PSYCHE
atric treatment followed.
Confined With ViOlatOrs
However, Mr.. German COM
planned. the Welfare Depart
ment then transferred her tot
the Children's Center, keeping
her in "close confinement" with
juveniles committed to the
Cedar Knolls institution by
Juvenile Court for commission
of crimes.
This has had a serious, adj
verse affect upon her emotional,
mental and physical condition"
yesterdays petition said. Dis
trict Judge Charles F. Nc
Laughlin ordered that q court |
hearing be held Tuesday on
the request.
Gerard M. Shea, director of
the Department Of Public We'll
fare. conceded. after filing Of
the court petition, that I'VE
shouldn't co-mingle dependent
children with delinquent chill
dren." But he said the girl in
question has been a very seri-
Gus problem" in efforts to seek
her adjustment to the facilities
available for such commit
ments.
Mr.. Shea said he and his
staff recognize she needs to
be committed to some sort of
a residential treatment center,
but said this step can't be taken
until she indicates she is will
ing to cooperate in the institu-
tional program"
Two Views on Transfers
Mr.. Shea reaffirmed his be-
lief that District law gives his
department full authority to
transfer children placed in its
custody. moving them from one
institution to another as was
done in this case.
The last time this issue came
out in the open on a major
scale late in 1859 Judge
Ketcham Just as strongly chal-
lenged this view, saying his
court has a duty to oversee
transferring of children it
makes wards of Public Welfare.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
CHIEF or POLICE
STARTS JOB BY
BREAKING LAW

DANVILLE, Va. (AP).-
Eugene G. Mccain paid o
81 parking ticket in mu-
nicipal court yesterday.
The ticket was put on
his car Thursday while he
attended q city council
meeting at which his ap-
pointment as Danville's
new chief of police was
announced.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Blast and Fire Rout
Maryland Family
Purents Save
Body, Leap Out
OF Second Floor

Explosions and fire destroyed
the interior of q Maryland
home early today. forcing q
couple to leap from the second
story after tossing their baby
to q neighbor.
The blast that seemed to
originate in the kitchen sent
flames spreading through the
home Of MIR. and Mrs. Richard
Baridon, 1882 Park avenue,
American University Park.
cts amazing they got out"
q fireman said later. There
was fire coming out every win
dow Of the house"
Mr.. Baridon, 20, said he and
his wife Helen, 80, were asleep
when the first explosion reused
them about 3 am.
Takes Out Baby
As the flames shot through
the house Mrs. Baridon jumped
18 feet from her bedroom win
dow. Mr.. Baridon rescued
their 23-month-old daughter
Richelle Jean and, separated
from his wife by fire, stepped
out on a balcony over the front
door.
There was a terrific con-
cuSSion that woke US up," Mr..
Baridon said, "and then, right
smack on the tail of that one,
two smaller ones.
81 ran into the baby's room.
Then I kicked the screen door
out to reach the porch area.
THE smoke and fire were 60
bad I couldn't get back to my
wife. called to her but she
couldn't get out of the bed
room.
about that time the people
next door came running. I
lowered the baby as far as I
could with my arms and then
dropped her.
Then I jumped.
NeighbOrs Aroused
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Van Allen,
next-door neighbors at 1888
Park avenue, were awakened
by the first blast. Several more
followeS.
"It sounded like a loud back
fire." Mr.. Van Allen said. II
called the fire department and
ran next door.
Helen had jumped" he said.
II rushed to her. Then Rich
ard came out on the balcony.
He was carrying Richelle. He
dropped her to me-"
Mr.. Van Allen said Mr.. Bari
don thought his wife was still
inside and tried to 60 back but
flames forced him to jump too.
While Mr.. Van Allen carried
Mrs. Baridon into his home his
wife carried the child. Mrs.
Baridon was taken to Suburban
Hospital with fractures of the
back and ankle. She was ad-
mitted in fair condition. The
baby was examined and re.
leased.
Gas Blast Indicated
Deputy Chief Joseph E. Serrin
Of the Glen Echo Fire Depart
ment said the blasts were ap.
parently caused by gases given
OF from a Smoldering fire in
the kitchen. 1t was impossible,
he said, to tell how the fire
started.
The gas lines were checked
by the Washington Gas Light
Co. but no leaks were discov-
cred, he said.
Firemen estimated damage
to the home and furnishings
at about $4,000.
The Baridons lost all of their
household possessions except q
drawer with some jewelry re-
trieved by police, q bicycle and
a baby stroller. The bicycle
and stroller were outside.
Mr.. Baridon and Richelle
went to stay with his father.
Clarke Baridon, COOL Massa-
chuSetts avenue. High Point,
Md. Mr.. Baridon is employed
by his father who runs a COM
mercial insulation contracting
business.
Baridon, his home and fur
nishings destroyed and his wife
in the hospital, noted that no.
body had been killed:
We're all very grateful this
morning." he said.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Damaged by Fire

Fire attributed to a faulty
fireplace flue did about $6cO
damage to a frame bungalow
at 1907 Sandy Spring road, a
mile from Laurel, yesterday.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR
The Doomsday Choice:
Must WeFace It?

100 MILLION LlVES"-Would nucear war mean the
certain destruction Of cities and the death of
most OF our people? Yes, say most Americans But
the Pentagon hierarchy is now taking new look at
nuclear war strategy, study which may change
our approach to massive retaliation For details Of
this hitherto secret study, the series 100 Million
LIVES by military affairs reporter Richard Fryk-
Iund, starting this Sunday in The Star and con-
tinuing daily in The Evening Star
IhE TRUTH ABOUT FOLK MEDICINE-More and
more people today are going back to the oId-fash-
ioned cures Of the past In This Week Magazine
read why leading doctor warns of the danger in
yolved in many of the superstitious substitutes for
i. modern medicines.
BIG EAR TO PROBE SPACE-In q hidden valley at
Sugar Grove, w. Va, the Navy is building radio
telescope higher than the Washington Monument
This week in SUNDAY, The Star Magazine youre
taken on informative word -and picture visit to
Americas big Ear" designed to probe the mysteries
of space.
CONGRESS AND THE TRAVELER-During the COM
ing session. Congress is expected to make some
legislative moves that could affect your travel plans
For preview of what is likely to happen see
Travel Editor Jack Jonas column Get Up and Col"
in The Sunday Stars travel page
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home DeIiyey
Evening star., 1960-09-15
SALADS ARE NEVER OUT OF SEASON

fore. The taste, the COM
pany claims, is indistinguish-
able from the kind you would
make if you started from
scratch with raw potatoes.
Package directions have al
so been changed to reduce
preparation from a three
step process to two. The
milk and water can be heated
together instead of separately
as in the past. You can
recognize the improved prod
uct by the diagonal yellow
band across the lower portion
of the package which reads"
New Double Whipped-More
Delicious Flavor"
Looking for a quick gravy
to go along with the mashed
potatoes? Gravy Quik, a
Iona Linda Food co. prod
uct. can be made in just two
minutes. The package con-
tains two envelopes of low
calorie mix, each envelope
serves up to six persons. All
you do is simply pour one
cup of cold water into a
skillet, stir in the contents of
one packet of gravy quik and
bring to a rolling boil. When
made with water, the gravy
contains IL calories per
ounce. If you want a richer
country-style gravy. use milk
in place of the water.
v. F.
Evening star., 1960-09-15

with broth or gravy. How
ever. if not covered with
broth or gravy, it should be
kept only one month.
In addition to the whole
or cut-Ip chickens, separate
pieces are being offered :.
breasts, legs, wings, backs
and necks, and giblets.
Fish specials for the week
end are founder and houn-
der flllets, rock fish and rock
f1llets, lake white fish, jumbo
and medium shrimp, fresh
jumbo butterfish. ready-for-
the-oven deviled crabs, and
claw crab meat.
In produce shop for Brus-
sells sprouts, carrots, Tokay
grapes, white potatoes in 25-
pound bags, fancy yellow
sweet corn, string beans, pas
cal celery, Jonathan apples,
Bartlett pears, and oranges.
Popular TwOsOme
A new improved instant
mashed potato has been re-
Gently introduced by the r.
T. French Co., pioneer in the
instant potato field. The up
dated product also cuts
preparation steps.
This new product is proc
essed by a revised method
that produces a f1uffier,
creamier and better tasting
mashed potato than ever be-
Evening star., 1960-09-15
Imperial SuIud Mold

One package C ounces
lemon-f1avored gelatin. 2
cups hot ginger ale, 2 table
spoons lemon juice, 2 cups
cold ginger ale, l medium
avocado sliced; / cup crum-
bled bleu cheese, l can g
ounces) crushed pineapple.
drained.
Dissolve gelatin in hot gin
ger ale. Add lemon juice and
cold ginger ale. Chill until
slightly thickened. Fold avo-
cado into 2 cups of the mix
ture. Pour into a 112-quart
mold. Chill until set, but not
firm. Meanwhile, hold re-
manning gelatin at room tenn
perature. Then fold in bleu
cheese and pineapple. Spoon
on top of avocado mixture.
Chill until firm. Serve on
salad green's with a dressing
made of sour cream and fine
ly chopped cryStallizcd gin
ger, if desired. Makes 8 to
10 servings.
Evening star., 1960-09-15
Chicken Mousse

One envelope unflavored
gelatin, u cup California
Chablis or other white table
wine. 3 egg yolks. "a cup
chicken broth Canned, made
with bouillon cube or with
chicken concentrate), 1 cup
ground cooked chicken, 2
tablespoons chopped parsley,
112 teaspoons lemon Juice, l
teaspoon grated onion, salt,
celery salt and paprika to
taste, dash of cayenne, ! cup
heavy cream whipped.
Soften gelatin in the wine.
Beat egg yolks slightly in top
of double boiler. Add chicken
stock and cook over hot
water, stirring constantly,
until mixture thickens. Re
move from heat. Add soft
ened gelatin and stir until
dissolved. Add chicken,
parsley. lemon juice, onion.
salt, celery salt, paprika and
cayenne. Chill until mixture
begins to thicken, then fold
in stiffly beaten whipped
cream. Turn into a 1-quart
mold lightly brushed with
salad oil. Chill until firm.
Makes four to six servings.