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Evening star., 1961-12-18
1850 D. c. Area Orphans Enjoy
1-Doy Christmas Shopping Spree

While most people took 9
break from Christmas shopping
yesterday. it was the one and
only shopping day before
Christmas for about 1880 or
phans from the Washington
area.
For the toddlers from 13 Or
phanages and institutions, as
we'll as children from families
on the welfare rolls, it was a
big day indeed.
Through the auspices Of the
District Junior Chamber OF
Commerce, the children were
brought in shifts to the G. C
Murphy & Co. store at 1914 G
street NV. where each Sc
lected IS worth of merchandise
for their shopping bags.
The children started going
through the store at 9 am. and
the line didn't end until 1886
pm. They were brought to
Murphy's by 80 Army buse,
volunteered by Fort Myer, Fort
McNair and Walter Reed Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1961-12-18
Cigarette Blamed
For a Fire Deaths

A cigarette dropped on a
sofa-bed was the apparent
cause of a fire which killed
four persons Saturday in a
rooming house at 6l6 Ninth
street Sc, Deputy Fire Mar
shall Kermit Mullins reported
today.
Marshal Mullins said the fire
started on the sofa in the first
floor living room which was
being used as a bedroom, then
spread into the dining room,
also being used as a bedroom,
and up the stairs to the second
floor, where it trapped the four
who were killed.
He said the flames were
swept up the stairs by a draft
caused when seven other oc-
cupantS opend the front and
rear doors on the first floor
to flee.
Evening star., 1961-12-18

Volunteer sponsor went
around the counters with the
tots. Each group was allotted
As minutes to shop and is
minutes for cookies, soft drinks
and ice cream at the soda foun-
tain.
More than so Murphy en-
ployes volunteered their serv-
ices, according to Keith Daniels,
store manager.
Most of the children knew
pretty much what they wanted
Nor were they all buying for
themselves. Il gotta get some
thin for my brudder-my little
brudder," one small boy pro-
tested when he thought he was
being rushed.
And there was a note OF
practicallity, too. when a spon-
sor suggested that one little
fellow purchase a play watch
he retorted. But I can't even
tell time yet"
There were a few sad notes
too. One little boy had picked
Evening star., 1961-12-18
CAR OVERTURNS,
KILLS D. C.. MAN

A 35-year-old Washington
man was killed last night when
he was thrown from his car
and the vehicle overturned on
top of him in Oxon Hill, Prince
Georges County police reported.
Joseph Eugene Gayle of 126
Thirty-fourth street Sc. suf-
fered a fractured skull and in
ternal injuries, and was pro-
nonuced dead on arrival at II
pm. at Prince Georges Cen
eral Hospital, police said.
The accident occurred when
Mr.. Gayle apparently lost con-
troll of his car as he was travel
ing west on St. BarnabaS road
and was attempting to turn into
Wheeler road, police said. They
said the car struck a center
island and over turned.
The David Taylor Model
Model Basin said Mr.. Gayle
had been employed there as a
machinist since 1914.
The death was the 50th traf-
fic fatality in Prince Georges
this year compared to 60 at
this time last year.
Evening star., 1961-12-18

Speaking to an executive
meeting at Prince Georges
Plaza last night, Mr.. Stanley
blasted the Democratic organi-
zation as "a handful of ma
chine politicians" who should
not have the right to decide
among themselves who shall be
the nominee Of all the Demo-
Gratis.
Mr.. Stanley said the main
difference between his group
and the organization is that the
independents are not out to
build powerful political fer
treSs.
I'VE simply want to give free
and independent Democrats an
opportunity to work for their
party, and to elect candidates
committed to ending the abuses
in the county government, "
Mr.. Stanley said.
Hits Machine"
In contrast, he said, the
machine wishes only to per-
petuate itself in office by selec-
ting safe and undistinguished
candidates, rewarding its
friends and doing as little as
1t possibly can to meet its re-
sponsibility to the people"
In a statement of purpose,
the independents declared:
The County has outgrown
machine rule, which operates
to suppress Democratic govern
ment and leads to conflicts of
interest Of the most flagrant
kind. We must put an end to
favors granted SPECIAL interests,
on matters even as vital as
Zoning.
Law enforcement, which
has become lax under machine
rule because the machine is
fearful of stepping on the toes
of contributors, must be
strengthened"
Evening star., 1961-12-18
Offices Damaged
As Fire Sweeps
Through House

Fire last night swept through
an old two-story wooden house
used as an office building at
l09 Elm street in Mclean, Va
The blaze was discovered at
1926 pm. by patrons at a drive
in restaurant next door. The
fire started in a wall partition
on the first floor and swept
through the partitions to the
attic, fire officials said.
The cause of the blaze was
not determined Immediately
Damage was estimated by fire
officials at $4,000.
The building was used fol
office space by the Providence
Journal newspaper, the Uni
versal Floor Co., B. L. Daugh-
terry Electrical Service and At.
torney Ronald Maddox.
Evening star., 1961-12-18
Virginia Collision Fatal
To Driver and Daughter

A Bowie MD man and his
married daughter were killed
in a collision of their car and
a truck in King George County,
Va, yesterday.
The dead were William Con-
rad Kreitzer, SO, and Mrs. Mar
garet Lunsford, 26, of Lynd-
hurst. Va.
Two of Mrs. Lunsford's chill
dren were injured, one of them
critically.
The collision occurred about
noon at the intersection of
State Route 3 and U. S. Route
301, a mile and a half east OF
King George.
State Trooper Charles P
Lane said the truck was oriven
by Cecil F. Brock, 80, of Char
lotte, N. c.
Mr.. Kreitzer, who was driv-
ing the car, was a retired me-
chanic. He alternately livec
with a son in Bowie and his
daughter in Lyndhurst. He was
pronounced dead at the scene
of the accident, Trooper Lane
said. His daughter was deac
on arrival at Mary Washington
Hospital in Fredericksburg.
Her daughter, Ramona
about 4, suffered a critical
head injury and was taken tc
the Medical College of Virginia
Hospital in Richmond. Her in
FAINT son, Rodney, about 4
months, escaped serious injury
however, the trooper reported.
Evening star., 1961-12-18

Silver Spring Peoples Court on
January 8.
The shooting occurred about
$50 pm. at the house off
Colesville road. north of Coles
vile.
Detectives said it took place
after Mr.. O'Leary and another
man got into an argument with
EmSWiler over a woman and
the other man took a swing at
Emswiler. knocking him down.
With that, detectives added.
Emswiler got a rifle from the
kitchen and started firing at
the other man, who was on his
way out the front door. The
dead man was shot when he
stepped into the line of fire.
detectives reported.
Evening star., 1961-12-18

out some very practical things
for himself and his friends on
the first floor. Then he was
taken to the toy department in
the basement. His eyes fell on
the shiny barrel of a repeating
carbine. just like those the TV
cowboys use.
1--WE got a dollar left" he
told his sponsor after a fast
mental inventory of what was
already in the bag. How much
do that cost?" he asked ap-
prehenSively. When he was told
he didn't have enough. he bit
his lip and reappraised what he
already had in his bag.
II guess 1 better stick with
what I've got" he decided sadly
as he walked away.
The Jaycees have been TAX
ing the orphans Christmas
shopping for 10 years. All OF
the workers on the project
volunteer their services and the
money is raised by Station
IWTOP. Each child is allowed IS
Evening star., 1961-12-18
VIRGINIAN HURT
UNLOCKING CAR

A Falls Church area motorist.
trying to unhook his car from
another, was injured critically
yesterday when a third car
hit one Of the two stopped cars.
pinning him between them.
Rudolph Lee Williams, 81, of
900 Pimmit drive, Falls Church.
suffered fractures of both legs.
He was admitted to Fairfax
Hospital.
| The accident occurred on
Evening star., 1961-12-18
Ex-PoIicemun
Fatally Shot
In Argument

An argument at a home near
Colesville in Montg gom cry
County ended last night with
the fatal shooting of a former
District policeman and the ar
rest Of another man on a nur-
der charge.
The dead man was Michae,
P. O'Leary, SO, of TOO Good
Hope road. He died after being
hit in the chest with two
90 caliber rifle bullets intended
for another man. according to
county police.
Detectives said the shots were
fired by Edward Emswiler, So
Of the same address, who was
charged with murder and jailed
at Rockville without bond pend
ing a preliminary hearing In
Evening star., 1961-12-18
New York PIunner
Takes Rockville Post

Peter L. Cheney, a supervisor
at the New York State Bureau
of Planning, has been appointed
urban renewal co-ordinator of
Rockville, Md.
When he takes over the post
in February, Mr.. Cheney will
serve as assistant to the city's
director of planning and urban
renewal on the "Mid-City" ur-
ban renewal project.
Evening star., 1961-12-18
Prince Georges Democrats
Split Over Sosscer Rule

cratic Club, and Earl Griffin,
one Of its organizers. Even af-
ter 1855, neither has been a
diehard supporter Of the DEM
ocratic organization headed by
Mr.. Sasscer.
Formation Of the new group
was triggered by the expected
State central committee in
dorsement of House Speaker
Perry o. Wilkinson. candidate
for congressman at-large, ex-
pected to be given place on
the administration ticket
headed by Gov. Tawes.
The new insurgents described
themselves as "a group of free,
Embossed Democrats dedicated
to bringing long overdue re-
forms to the county govern
ment."
Elected temporary chairman
was William Stanley. jr., of
Laurel, a member of the WASH
ington law firm of Covington
and Burling. and temporary
secretary, Mrs. Gladys Spell
man Of Cheverly, past presi-
dent of the County Council Of
PTA's.
Mr.. Sickles today said he
welcomed their support with
pleasure"
II think there is a good cli-
mate in the county for this
sort of thing, and I feel it will
be successful" he added.
| Support Rounded Up
/ Spokesman said the group
has not taken a position on
the controversial Project Marl-
boro report Of the County Civic
Federation urging home rule
nor has it drafted a platform.
Strong support already has
been rounded up in the coun-
tvs heavily populated Chillum
Spaulding, and Oxon Hill cleo
ton districts.
Evening star., 1961-12-18
BETHESDAN KILLED
IN BALTIMORE

A janitor for the Bradley Bou-
levard Apartments in Bethesda
was fatally injured in an auto
accident in Baltimore late Sat-
urday.
He was William A. Giles, 65,
who lived in the apartment
project at 4817 Chevy Chase
drive. He had worked there
about IL years.
Baltimore police said Mr..
Giles car collided with one
driven by Josef Plofkin, 38, Of
Baltimore, and then crashed
into a brick wall.
The collision occurred at
Pratt and Penn streets.
Evening star., 1961-12-18

Routes 1921 at Centreville
about II am.
Mr.. Williams had been tow
ing a car driven by Hoover
S. Bowling, 33, of 1908 Cherry
drive, Falls Church, and had
stopped to unfasten them.
Fairfax County police said
he was caught between the
two vehicles when an auto
mobile driven by Robert C.
Ross, 25, of Manassas, Va.
struck the back of Mr.. Bow
| ling'S car.
Evening star., 1961-12-18
BY JAMES b. ROWLAND
Star staff Writer

A group of independent Dem
ocrats organized last night to
oust what they term the ma
chine" rule of the Democratic
organization in Prince Georges
County.
Reporting a nucleus of 200
m e m berS. the Independent
Democrats Of Prince Georges
County Endorsed the candidacy
of Delegate Carlton r. Sickles,
of Prince Georges, for Con-
gresham -at-large, and said
they would back a reelection
bid of Representative Lankford,
Democrat of Maryland.
The first organized challenge
in five years to the Democratic
organization headed by former
Representative Lansdale G. Sas-
seer. ST.. the group is expected
to win support of dissident
party members the local Re-
publicans were hoping to WOO.
The in depen dents said
they would not back candidates
for any other Statewide Of
fices, but would go after major
elected county posts, including
the seven-member delegation to
the Maryland Assembly. County
Commissioners, States attorney
sheriff, and State Central Com
mittee.
Insurgents in 1856
Several of its leading voices
were active in the Citizens
Democratic Club, an inSurgent
group which in 1856 broke with
the organization to back Mr..
Landlords bid for a second
term against Harold L.
Sothoron.
Playing a leading role in
the independent movement are
Oscar R. Duley, the first preSi-
dent of the Citizens Demo-
Evening star., 1961-12-18
Musical Physicist

In 1929 Sir Charles Weat-
stone, an English physicist
whose family made musical in
struments in London, invented
he bass system used in modern
day piano-accordions.
Evening star., 1961-06-26
HossIe Over Expenses
Threatens Track Tour

I Ron Morris cleared 15-feet-6
in the pole vault, accounting
for two other meet records yes
terday.
Connolly and Hall were one
two in the hammer throw yes
terday and, Long and O'Brien
first and second, respectively,
in the shot put final Saturday.
The. mile run produced an
other chapter id the war of
words between Burleson, who
holds the American mile record
Iof 3:57.6, and the 26-year-old
Beatty, whose best is 1858.
Beatty accused Burleson and
his teammate, Keith Forman,
of boxing tactics and deplored
the fact that he allowed this to
happen.
Nonsense" said Burleson. II
don't know what was going on
but it takes two runners to box
a man and that didn't happen. :"
This was Burleson's first VIC
tory over Beatty in four meet
ings.
Frank Budd of Villanova,
who set a world record of 90
for the 100-yard dash the first
day, could do no better than
third in the 220- yesterday and
was frustrated in his effort
to become the third sprinter
in history to win the 1O0-220
title in both the NCAA and
AAU meets. Paul Drayton, his
teammate, beat him in the 220
in a wind-aided 81 flat.
The Striders won the team
title for the fourth straight
year with 120 points.
Evening star., 1961-06-26
AAU TRACK SUMMARIES

9m!ohn Simso 14.ls HuRcke' New York A. C
$40 220-Ysrd sU,,sw low ,,,l hurdles: dor
Rex stucEer. Kansas Va State; suss s@Bar.
ney Allen, Texas Southern: 4-Jay
Luck, Yale: 5-Dick Cephas. PhiIa.
delphia Pioneer Club; 6--Blaine Lind,
gren. Utah. Time-23.2 seconds.
phSs:DhiDs StsD afd PiOnesEp iU%p Club s sh1TDs
Eloerke. Fort Riley. Kans.: 3-Luthei
Hayes, Southern California Striders
4Mahoney Samuels, Jamaica: s.
german Stokes. Southern Californis
SStf,iiq9erS; So,i9erS;;. GeAlyis Andrews, Southern
Isl GMaiit;Ernis ;nIh Striders. Distance-62 feet
$2o.ysrd dash: Paul prayton
villanova; 2-charles Frazier, Texa.
Southern; 3-Frank Budd. Villanova
Ray Esh.rIy TIlnSsT New MMsEEsn MsEicu, sTtns: Ti@:
:, s,000-meter steeplschase: /
CHARLES Deaeonl Jones: Fort Lee, va
Ro5eeEso schu f03Rg All Rolce rsrt Gbn Lee i
Michisan: 61Hsi HiSse Higdon' chicsFt Mdesln
T. C., Time. S:4S inject record: oit
SSSS. recSES. $3.50 BY Phil Coleman. TSs0S
Southern illinois salukis; sMJerry nypsSs sie.
bert, Santa Clara K v; 3-John Bork
Western err; Michigan; 4-aeorse Kerr
Jamaica: 5-Ernie Cunliffe SAINTS
Clara z y 6-Kirk HaFan. Kansas
Pole vault: Ron Morris. Southern
California Striders; John Uelses
Philadelphia Pioneer Club: 3-HenTy
Wadsworth. Miami. Fla; 4-Johi
Cramer,. Everett WASH Elks: 5-Dicl
Kimmell. Santa Clara Y v; 6-1tie'
pave Tork. Camp Pendleton Marines
Santa Clara Y v Rolando CRUZ
Villanova; and j. d. Martin. Okla,
homa, Height. Il feet s inches fniee
record; old record. 15 feet 3h inches
by Bob Richards. 1954).
Evening star., 1961-06-26

BOSTON, June 26 (AP) -
Americas top weight men, in
Guiding Olympic champions, are
refusing to accompany the
United States track and field
team on its trip to Europe next
month because of a dispute over
expenses, the Boston Traveller
said today.
Larry Strum of the Traveller
said Uncle Sans top javelin,
hammer and shotput men were
baking on the grounds they
cannot afford to be away from
their jobs for the three weeks
planned.
The list of those turning down
the trip, Strum said, includes
Hal Connolly and AL Hall, ham
mer throw; Dallas Long and
Parry O'Brein, shot put and
AL Oerter and Rink Babka, dis
Gus.
Among those who are doubt
full of making the trip are Jim
Beatty, who lost his publicized
mile-run duel with Dyrol Burle-
son yesterday in the disappoint-
ing time of 4:04.9 in the AAU
championships at New York,
and Otis Davis. who won the
440-yard run.
Oerter and Babka finished
second and third in the discus
yesterday behind Jay Sylvester
of the Santa Clara Youth Viii
lage, whose toss of 1876 feet 8
inches broke Oerter's year-old
meet record.
Deacon Jones of Fort Lee
Va. won the 3,000-meter
Steeplechase in S:4S flat and
Evening star., 1961-06-26
Fraser, Lover Win Easily
In Start at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON. England. June
26 (AP).-Australia's Neale
Fraser and Rod Laver, the top
favorites, easily won opening
matches today in the Wimble-
don Tennis championships
The United States suffered
early reverSalS.
Fraser, the defending cham
pion and No. / seed, easily
whipped Rudy fernando OF
Modesto. Calf. on an outside
court, 6-3, 6E1, 6-1. It was
the first time the champion
hadn't opened on the center
court.
Laver, No. 2. recovering from
an attack of influenza, had
only a warmup with Tomas
LejuS of the Soviet Union in
winning GA, 6-1, 6-1.
Bob Howe, 32-year-old Aus
tralian with a double handed
stroke on both forehand and
backhand, took the measure of
Evening star., 1961-06-26

2lS, easily was the best in the
surprisingly large field of Sc.
Young Anger barely made it to
the second round. His 12-pin
handicap enabled him to erase
redoubtable Jimmy Moor E..
Total pins decide the matches.
Second to Anger, Sr., in total
sticks was high-ranking Vern
Ashbacher who rolled 849 and
equalled the PAGERS top string
of 258, high for the event. 'Un-
heralded Leo Drake was third
at 829, with a 235 finish. He
averages about. 173.
Moore was among three
members of the noted Congress
sional Plaza team who failed to
survive the first round. Keep
ing him company were CasS
Pisula, a big factor in Con-
gresSionaI Plaza's triumph in
the Major Travelling League.
and George Engstrom, who lost
to Bob O'Neill, his teammate.
Among the survivors was Joe
Baglio Of the Congressional
Plaza Classic League who
a while back set an all-time
area record with a series Of
783.
The second round is being
bowled this week, as well as
consolation matches.
Z = = =
Fran Colohan, in. point of
average, is the leading bowler
of the Tenpin Coliseum Wom-
ems Doubles League at 100,
but third In the Petersen point
standings. Amy Scheidt, with
a 1916 average, is on top in
points and got there the tough
way be defeating Mrs. Colohan,
2 to 1, in a brilliant match.
Amy won the first game, 224-
219 and the second, 211-194.
Fran nabbed the third, 2O1-
1874.
4 4 4
Bea Hamilton. rolling in the
Evening star., 1961-06-26
Palmer Wants
More Practice
Before Trip

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich,
June 26 (AP).-Somehow the
idea Of Arnold Palmer headed
for practice sessions this week
ITO straighten out" his iron play
is hard to picture.
Palmer is richer by $1,000
and Q Grand Rapids-made
chest Of drawers after q bril-
liant victory yesterday in the
5Sth Western Open golf tourn-
ament with a l3-under-par, To-
hole total Of 271.
Bypassing Flint
He wants to sharpen his
iron play before going over
seas next Saturday to enter
the British Open-bypassing
the Flint Open this week.
The transplanted Pennsyl-
vanian now playing out of Mi
ami stood of the pressure chal-
lenge Of Sam Snead, who was
runnerup with 273.
Most Of their attention TO-
cuSed on the pairing Of Palmer,
Snead and 24-year-old Fred
(Butch) Baird Of Galveston,
Tex. Palmer bogied the fourth
hole when his second shot hit
q tree. He birdied the third and
sixth to turn the front nine
IL under total par. Snead,
meanwhile. carded three
brides to go 8 under par on the
first nine, Baird learned a
lot" about pressure golf as he
scrambled for parS and stum-
bled over three front-nine
bogeys.
Snead Makes Move
Palmer birdied the 10th and
shot par golf the rest of the
way. He was worried" only
when Snead birdied the 18th
to come within two strokes, but
the threat ended there as they
finished the roilnd in mar
Evening star., 1961-06-26

another American, John Lesch
of Los Angeles Ga, 6-1, 6-1.
The tall California Navy man
showed the effects of lack Of
competition. He is just out OF
the Navy.
Frank Froehling, a gangling
player from Coral Gables, Fla,
defeated John Barrett, Brit
aims non-playing Davis Cup
captain, 90, 40, 60, 6-3.
The match was interrupted
midway by rain.
One betting firm made Laver
twice a Wimbledon runnerup,
favored at Ga, followed by Roy
Emerson Of Australia at 81 and
Fraser at Al. Rarely have
such odds been placed against
a defending champion and No.
/ seed.
Evening star., 1961-06-26
Arlington. Couple
Wins Auto RuIIy

LINCOLN, Neb., June 26
(AP) Capt. II. e. Thomas and
his wife. Marge. of Arlington
Va, drove their Forche to VIC
tory in a sports car rally which
ended yesterday.
The 650-mile Golden ROD
Rally, a Sports Car Club OF
America-Sanctioned race, took
the cars through the Sand Hills
cattle country of North Central
Nebraska.
John Ross and Lynn Ranney
of Kansas City were second and
Don and Ida Mae Doll of Web
ster Groves, Mo-, third. Both
teams drove Porsches.
The winning Thomasee were
credited with IS penalty points,
Ross and Ranney with 80 and
the Dolls 156.
Evening star., 1961-06-26

But the bookies. studying
Fraser's form and his problems
with water on the knee, think
he's unlikely to take the title
for the second year.
Other odds in mems singles:
Nicola Pietrangeli, Italy, 5-l;
Luis Ayala, Chill, 81: Raman-
athan Krishnan, India, and
Chuck Mckinley. st. Louis,
10-1; Manuel Santana, Spain,
12-1; Dennis RalSton, Bakers
field, Calf. and Jan Lindquist.
Sweden, 1871; Ron Holmberg,
Brooklyn, Bob Mark, Australia
and Mike SangSter and Bobby
Wilson, England, 20-1; Ulf
Schmidt, Sweden, 25-1; Gui-
seppe Merlo, Italy, Abe Segal,
South Africa, and Orlando
Sirola, Italy, 33-1.'
Evening star., 1961-06-26
Public Parks Tournament
Featured by Upset Of Neffs

Phil Neff and his wife, Mari
lynne, both were the victims of
upsets yesterday In the Pub
lie Parks tennis tournament at
Hams Point.
Phil lost to Elton King in
the third round of the mems
singles. 6-3, TO, Ga. King,
runnerup in last years District
Recreation Department tour
nament, turned in a strong
game to upset the. second
seeded Neff.
Mrs. Neff lost to Dottie Kott,
6-3, 3-6, 6-3, in the second
round Of the women's singles
in a hard-fought match.
The tournament resumes TO-
day at Hains Point with mems
singles at 6 o'clock and wom-
Evening star., 1961-06-26

Women's Triples League at
Congressional Plaza, recently
fired her fourth 600 of 1960-61,
a 629, the others being 614, 613
and GA in other leagues. The
500. however, was part of four
game, 8S3 performance. which
included a game of 255..
+ = 4
Southpaw Earl Mueller, a
part-timer on the Tenpin Coli
scum staff. suggests a tourna-
ment for southpaws. Those in
terested should phone him or
Joe Miseli at the Coliseum,
South 5-3633.
Evening star., 1961-06-26
West Coast Tops
In NcAA Tennis

AMES, Iowa. June 26 (AP).
The West Coast had the win
ners here yesterday as UCLA,s
Allen Fox and Southern Cali
fornia's Rafael Osuna and
Ramsey Earnhart won titles
in the National Collegiate Ten
mis- championships. UCLA, the
defending champion, repeated
as team champions.
Fox, top-seeded, had little
trouble defeating Michigan's
Ray Senkowski for the singles
crown, 6-1, 60, Ga. But
Osuna and Earnhart, top
seeded in the doubles, needed
two and one-half hours to edge
California's Bill Hoogs and Jim
McManus, S-6, e-11, Ga
81.