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Evening star., 1961-01-31
Pirates Voted
Team Of Year;
Eagles Second

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 81 (AP)
Anytime . person is con-
nected with q baseball club SO
highly recognized, 1t Is o truly
great honor"
Manager Danny Murtaugh
made that comment last night
on learning his Pirates had
been named the team Of the
year Tor 1860 by sports writer's
and broadcasters participating
In the annual Associated Press
year-end poll.
The Pirates. who won the
National League pennant and
then defeated the Yankees in
the World Series, received 2S9
points in the voting. The Phila-
delphia Eagles. National Foot
ball League champions, placed
second with 130 points. The
United States Olympic hockey
team was third with 81 points.
Murtaugh. the Nation q
Leagues manager Of the year,
said he was thrilled at the
Pirates latest honor and added
If I had voted, I would
have had to cast my ballot for
the Pirates, also"
Murtaugh said the reason for
his vote would have been the
late-inning rallies the Pirates
staged to win many games
which established them as a
truly remarkable ball club"
Other teams which had
more than 20 points were, in
the order Of their selection:
Ohio State, basketball; Boston
CelticS, basketball; University
of Washington, football: United
States Olympic basketball, and
University Of Minnesota. foot
ball.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY
star Racing Editor

Norman Mercier, a stranger
to Maryland racing fans but
a bread-and-butter rider on the
New England circuit, is plan
ming to delay his return to
Yankeeland and remain
throughout the Bowie meeting.
For the last two seasons,
Mercier. a native of Pawtucket.
r. l.. has made a brief appear
ance at Bowie and then
headed for Lincoln Downs.
"It's real New England
weather around here, but that's
not the reason I'm staying, "
Mercier said between races in
Bowie's crowded Jockey quar-
terS.
He's Got Competition
II don't think you ever get
used to this cold but I've given
Trainer George Handy first
call and he has about 20 horses
here so believe I'll stay. But
the competition here is sure
tough. Just look around. There
are some good riders here"
Mercier showed his talent
yesterday when he drove the
10-year-old Eternal Mark ($T
owned by Martin o. Kaplan
and trained by Handy, to a nose
victory over Allchain and Tink-
alero. the 7-to-10 favorite, in
the featured Annapolis Purse.
It was Mercier's second triumph
Of the meeting.
1t was IL years ago that Mer-
cier, now 20, quit high school
and applied for a job at the
farm Of B. A. Dario, owner of
the Lincoln Downs track.
Had Good Instructors
Il knew nothing about rid
ing" Mercier related. Il didn't
even know how to post" But
I had some good teachers like
Trainers Frank Kermac, Herb
Fisher. a former jockey, and
Bill Larue."
Mercier evidently was a
ready pupil. Nine years later,
Trainer Elliott Burch thought
he was capable enough to han
die Sword Dancer. The New
Englander piloted the Brook
meade star home first in the
Mayflower Stakes at Suffolk
Downs in 1858.
Mercier figured In more news
in 1859. He was the rider at
Evening star., 1961-01-31

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 (AP).-
The brightest rookie on the
roster Of the Chicago Cubs Is
a 22-year-old outfielder whom
they call "Whistlin' Willie from
Whistler. Ala" He signs his
meal checks Billy Leo
Williams"
Although Willie Is a left
handed hitter. he is supposed to
remind onlookers of Hank
Aaron by the way he whips his
bat. With Houston last year he
hit a number Of tape-measure
homers around the American
Association. including one In
the Bluffs park that still is
being talked about.
Williams power is shown by
his extra-base total, which in
cludes 20 doubles and 26 hcme
runs in 126 games. He also
drove in 80 runs on a 323 bat
ting average. He is 6-foot-1,
weights ITO and gets most OF
his power from his quick wrist
action. In a dozen games with
the Cubs at the end of the
season he slammed two homers
and drove in seven runs,
Catcher Impresses
Another highly regarded
youngster is Catcher Dick
Bertell. a Houston grad who
impressed in a brief whirl with
the Cubs last fall. At Houston
he batted .289 in ia games.
showed a strong arm and great
deal of hustle and was named
catcher on the minor league
all-Star team.
The standout of the new
pitchers. based on last years
averages, Is Jack Curtis, a
southpaw who won 10 and lost
8 at San Antonio and led the
Texas League in innings
pitched (25D and in complete
games (l0. Other pitching
hopefuls include Dick Burwell,
who pitched at Wenatchee last
year, and Wayne Carlander, a
19-year-old Highlander drafted
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Aaron Ward Dies,
Ex-Yunk Was 63

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 81
(AP).-Aaron Ward, former in
fielder for the New York
Yankees, died at the Veterans
Administration Hospital yes
terday after a long illness. He
was So.
Ward, a native of Boonville,
Ark. played for the Yankees
from 1917 to 1926 and later
played briefly with the Chicago
White Sox and the Cleveland
Indians. -
Wards lifetime batting av-
erage was 1858. His best year
was 1921, when he hit .306 as
a regular. He played in three
World Series.
Funeral arrangements were.
incomplete.
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three-year contract with a
raise.
Lou Spadia. general manager
said Henke's letter asking to
be traded was received by the
Forty-Niners yesterday but no
action had been taken on it.
Hickey said that II Henke
really desires to be traded
I'VE will try to accommodate
him. He has always given 100
per cent and has a great desire
to stay in football as a coach
later"
When Hugh McElhenny. the
veteran halfback, was picked by
the new Minnesota Vikings of
the NFL from the player pool,
ne said q personality conflict"
the past two years and not in
juries had slowed him down.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Poffo, SkooIond
To WrestIe Here

Promoter Vince McMahon
has matched The Great Poffo
against Arnold Skoaland on
Thursday nights wrestling pro-
gram at Capitol Arena.
Poffo made his debut last
week at Capitol by defeating
Abe Jacobs and Mcmahon de-
cided to bring the colorful
wrestler back again. He enters
the ring wearing a fur trimmed
robe with a fur hat to match
a white handmuff. .rs.
Bruno Sammartino will take
on Hans Schmidt in the fea-,
ture bout which will open the
program at $3.50 O'Clock. It
will not be televised.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Ditko Honeymooninq

PITTS B URGH, Jan. 81
(AP)..-Mike Ditka, Pitts ALL
America end, was on a honey
moon today after his marriage
to the former Margie Daugh-
erty OF Aliquippa. Pa. The mar
riage was performed Saturday
at st. Titus Church in Ali
quippa.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
New Jersey Colleges
Form Cage Leuque

SOUTH ORANGE. N. ].
Jan. 81 (AP).-Five New Jer.
sey colleges and universitie.
have banded together anC
formed the Garden State Bas.
ketball League. Harvey Woods
athletic director of Fairleigt
Dickinson University and com.
missioner Of the league, an.
nounced today.
The member schools are
Fairleigh Dickinson. Rider Col
lege. st. Peters College, Seton
Hall University and Upsala
College.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
WINS FEATURE ON ETERNAL MARK
Jockey Mercier Plans
To Remoin at Bowie

Narragansett who made nearly
every newspaper picture page
in the country. A freak acct
dent occurred when his horse
swerved at the eighth pole and
threw Mercier out Of the sad.
die. He grabbed the hors,
around the neck and held or
while riding backwards as his
mount finished fourth.
Tossed Over Rail
After getting under the wire
Mercier was tossed over the
inside rail but escaped with
bruises and cuts.
Sports illustrated made II
the picture Of the year, but ]
wouldn't want to do it again, .
Mercier explained.
It will be 10 years In April
since Mercier won his first
race at Gulfstream Park.
THE horse was named Ranch
House. A funny one because
I just bought my first ranch
house. It took me 10 years tt
get It," Mercier said.
This was in reference tc
the new house he purchased
recently In Attleboro, Mass.
where he and his wife and
two sons make their home.
Bowie finally managed to gel
in two consecutive programs
yesterday when the fourth
card Of the snow-peppered
meeting was completed.
Both the crowd Of S,123 and
betting Of $724,677 were en-
couraging to track officials who
have experienced slow starts
at their winter meetings in the
past. The handle topped the
opening-day total Of 971l,O72
a week ago Saturday.
The thermometer, however
never got above Is degrees.
Apprentice Charles w. Bo-
land, who celebrated his 2lst
birthday last Sunday, was ex-
pected to ride today, A Cana
dian, Boland rode his first
winner at Bowie last March %
aboard Cri de Guerre. Since
then he has added another ITO
winners.
Today originally was q dark"
Tuesday, but the track was
open as usual to make UP for
one Of the three cards lost to
the snow. Racing also will be
held on the next two Tuesdays
Of the meeting.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Italian Fighter Dies
After Making Debut

BOLOGNA. Italy. Jan. 81
(AP).-Oride Matteuzzi, an
amateur heavyweight making
his boxing debut, died last
night shortly after he quit dur
ing the first round of q sched-
uled three-round bout.
After abandoning the fight
against his italian opponent,
F. Martinelli, Matteuzzi walked
to his corner and then tainted.
He died in a ambulance rushing
him to q hospital.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Peru Gets TOURNEY

MUNICH, Germany. Jan.
81 (AP).-Peru has been
awarded the 1868 women's
world basketball championship,
o spokesman for the Bavarian
Basketball Federation said yes
terday.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Southeastern U.
Downs Teachers

Dan OLeary'S "a points were
high last night as Southeastern
defeated D. c. Teachers at Fort
Myer. AL Camacho helped
along with lS points.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
RACING
RESULT
Bowie

FIRST RAcE-Purse, $4,000: maid
en- 3-yeaI-old ftllies: 5 furlonEs.
shes willing D'S'po) 1910 100 .RO
Graph0phOne (MartineE) 510 a n,
EaTeoneE MOL lEspInosal $40
Lady Byron, Our Mana, Slamlea,
staff Party. Cordin Hall, Joes Jam.
miss Houston, Staked. Mrs. j. T. Time,
SECOND RACE Purse. $4,000:
Claiming; 4-year-olds and up: 8 fur.
Fairy Mantle .(Ch'rs) 1850 1.sO 500
Apple DumplinE tv'ens) 24.8O II 40
Miss Hamps, lnfonlea. Ka Zee,
Friendly Ellen, Gallant Fraulein, Pro.
Brandy, Doc Moss, Debotech, Sinxins
Bush. Time, l:l33s,
DISQUALIFIED from 1St TO I'd
DAILY DBL. (12-1O S115.2O
Evening star., 1961-01-31
HiuIeuh
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
FIRST RACE-Purse. S3,SOO: claim.
ING; 4-year-olds and up: ia miles,
Ogr Holiday lRotz) $3.50 i7.S0 0,bO
Third Port tGustines) 1880 0.5O
Colonial Areey (Blum) So0
Epimetheus. Daring Eyes. Hit Head,
shrewsbury Rocks. Mon KEY Do, Island
King. Time. 2:Os.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Prince Georges
Wins 18th Game

Prince Georges Community
College won its 18th against two
defeats in defeating Hartford
Junior College, 96-s2, last night
at Bel Air.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
NBA STANDINGS
By the Associated Press
RAcrERNy ~UvtWeN4Ny

Results Yesterday
Cincinnati, l16: Boston, 80.
Los Angeles, III: Detroit, 116.
Games To-day
Los Angeles VS.. Detroit at New York.
syracuse at New York.
Boston at st. Louis.
Games TemoFrow
Detroit vs.. st. Louis at Syracuse.
Phiisdelphia at Syracuse.
New York vs. Boston at Providence.
Evening star., 1961-01-31

Totals 39 90 90 Totals - os 8.
Halftime: Prince Georges, 41-29.
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RApprsniies eilewanes elaimsd.
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Totals % Is 81 Totals - 20 n
Halftime: 1874 Southeastern.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
OTHER ENTRIES
HiuIeuh
Nv the AsSociated PreaS

SECOND RACE - Purse. $4,000:
claiming; 4-year-olds and UP; lIs
Evening star., 1961-01-31
By the Associated Pres

SIXTH RACE-Purse, S2.400: claim
ing; 4-year-olds and up; 9 furlongs.
xa Miss De BE l04 xChris Moose III
xa Cry Fights 104 Flyins Chief ia
Gunrod ll8 xDebate llG
Quick Master ia
Velenti entry.
Evening star., 1961-01-31

NINTH RACE Purse, $4,000;
claiming; 4-year-olds and up: Ii.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
FOURTH RAcE-Puns. $500; eIsins (S7Soo 10 $4,000
4-yssr-sds end up fIEes end msrss; Sh furlenss.
FIFTH RAcE-Purss $500; eIsinns (S6soo to $500
u 4-yeaE-oldS end up; s furonss.
sixth RAcE-Purse. So 500; esmins sesoo 70 Ssooo)
4-year-olds and up: fudonas ~

Excuse in LOST gets vote -Ryon 81
Second al Pnlieo; 81, 500 - Chambsrx Al
PTsppsd at Cherss Town - Ne boy 81
Ignore lost; contender Mo boy ~ e.l
Due for sharp effort - CerIs ~ al
Eorly speed for 5000 - chor,bers al
Foir al Pimeo lest year No boy - TO- I
Idle long time -Bsneito ao.l
Outfvn tor $4,000 ---------- Shvk 20.l
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$4,000 Blue Law Fine
Assessed in Foirfox

Bargain City was fined $40
900 today in Fairfax County
Court for violating the States
Sunday blue laws for 2h
years. The firm was ordered
to pay $4,000 today and
100000 on January 2.
Almost every Sunday since
April, 1859. a warrant had
been served by the Fairfax
County police against the store
on Route l in the Hybla VAL
ley area.
The maximum penalty for
each offenSe is $500. Common
wealth Attorney Robert C.
Fitzgerald recommended that
Bargain City be required to pay
$4,000 on 40 warrants today
and another $4,000 on 40
more warrants on January 2.
Mr.. Fitzgerald recommended
further that the court drop
about 20 additional warrants
because those deal with the
sale of items other stores were
selling and because Bargain
City on Monday dropped its
State Supreme Court appeal of
convictions under the blue
feasible.
Judge j. Mason Grove in a
hearing that took less than five
minutes imposed the recon-
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center leg of the Inner Loop,
which would serve as a main
access to downtown and follow
a north-south route just west
of the Capitol grounds, cross
ing beneath the Mall; and the
south leg Of the Inner Loop,
part Of which is completed.
The Inner Loop highway sys-
tenn was recommended by the
planning agency in its mass
transportation survey of 1859.
After the meeting, Col. Webb
said he was confident the COM
mission would approve the In
ner Loop projects at a later
date for inclusion in the Dis
trict's 1868 budget.
The commission also ap-
proved site development plans
for two public housing prof.
ects-one of 268 units to
be known as Garfield Terrace,
between Sherman avenue and
Eleventh street at Florida av-
enue NV, for which Satterlee
& Smith, are the architects;
the other, of 100 units. to be
known as LeDroit Apartments,
at Fourth and w streets NV,
for which Berla g. Abel are the
architects.
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standing on its nose with the
headlights and taillightS still
lighted. He located the Sunken
car by following the line on a
grapple hook which firemen
dropped to the car.
Mr.. Monroe SAID the body
was floating near the back win
dow of the car. He swan to the
surface with the body, which
was taken to the Morgue.
Identification was made by
papers in Mr.. Runyon's cloth
ing and by Wayne Snyder of
Middletown, Va, the victims
brother-in-law.
Mr.. Runyon's death was the
dist traffic fatality in the Dis
trict this year, compared with
81 at the same time last year.
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and E. j. Taylor charged the
youth, a paint salesman, with
homicide, unreasonable speed
and changing lanes. Bond was
set at $4,000 for appearance in
Municipal Court Monday.
Inspector Wright said the
others in the car with Claffy
were: Carolyn Day, Is, of 20l
Rail road, Fairfax, Va, a stu
dent at a beautician's school;
Kenneth Harlow. l9. a steam
shovel operator of $50 North
Piedmont street, Arlington. and
Barbara Canard, 10, a clerk
typist, of SIS North Piedmont
street, Arlington.
Claffy was treated for bruises
at Georgetown University Hos
pital and then went to police
headquarters with two of his
companions for further ques-
tioning. Miss Day was admitted
at the hospital for treatment
of a fractured ankle.
The teen-agers told report
ers they had been in Washing
ton "just riding around" when
the accident occurred.
Squads on Scene
Within minutes after Mr..
Runyon's car plunged into the
river. Metropolitan, Park and
Arlington police, as we'll as res
cue squads. the fire boat and
the Harbor Police patrol boat
had converged on the scene.
Ebert C. Brady, "a, of 1863
Colonial terrace. Arlington, a
Marriott Motor Hotel bellman,
was a witness of the tragedy
and made a futile effort to
swim to the sunken car from
the Virginia shore.
Mr.. Brady told a reporter he
was standing on the high Vir-
ginia palisades near the bridge
when the crash occurred.
THE car paused on the edge
for a moment after it knocked
down the light pole and
thought it might stay there,
but then it tOppled down into
the water" Mr.. Brady said. II
thought I heard screams from
whoever was in the car, but
it was people on the bridge
looking down.
Il ran 200 yards from the
hotel across the parkway, took
off my shirt and shoes and
jumped in with my pants on. I
swan halfway out to where the
car went in but / couldn't see
anything. The water was max
ing my pants heavy so 1 turned
back after treading water for a
few minutes. 1t was getting
pretty cold out there and I'm
not a professional swimmer"
Mr.. Brady said he once be-
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projects connected with the
Inner Loop system for inclusion
in the Districts 1868 public i'm
provements program.
The vote was taken after an
architect member. Alexander C.
Robinson III, said recent de-
velopments elsewhere show
close-in expressways have a
disrupting effect on the ap-
pearance of cities.
I've watched the damage
done in other cities and I'm
wondering whether there aren't
better ways" Mr.. Robinson, a
resident of Cleveland, COM
mented.
Would ReappraiSe Need
Il believe we are justified in
taking another look at this, in
the light Of what is happening
elsewhere, and finding out
whether we really need all the
Inner Loop projects that have
been proposed, and whether we
may not be spelling the CITY of
Washington"
The vote to defer action I'M
til the next NCPC meeting was
taken in spite of earlier recon-
mendations by the agency's
staff that the items be given
the boards support yesterday.
Voting against deferring
action were 1t. Col. H. o. Webb,
jr., Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner, and Col. Carl H. Bronn
of the Army Corps OF Engi-
neerS.
If these projects are recon-
mended to be cut out, this just
further delays the planning of
the work." the Assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner said.
Hearing Tuesday
He added that a public hear
ing has been scheduled on the
District budget next Tues
day. and that the four items
were to be considered then.
The projects are the east leg
Of the Inner Loop, to run north
and south probably between
Tenth and Eleventh streets
Sc; Interchange &C." connect
ing the Southeast freeway, the
east leg and the Eleventh street
bridge, in the vicinity of Elev-
enth and M streets Sc; the
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the spot where those on the
bridge above thought the car
to be; then he plunged under
the water.
Found Car Quickly
Il found the car right away.
1t was standing on end, with
the headlights still on, buried
up to the front wheels in the
muck, The tail lights cast a
dim glow as they pointed
toward the surface"
Mr.. Monroe said he found
the right front door open, then
he spotted the victims body,
floating in the rear of the 1861
Plymouth.
After I brought his body to
the surface, I went down four
more times to make sure there
were no others trapped in the
car or in the water" Mr.. Mon
roe said. Il felt bad that 1 had
not been able to save that man,
but it was a race against time,
and l just wasn't in time"
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fore pulled a body from a car
that had been inundated by a
flood when he worked for the
coroner of Moore County, N. C.
Mr.. Brady, from Robbins, N. c.,
is a sophomore at Elon College,
N. c., and was working at the
hotel to earn tuition money.
A University of Miami sum-
mer school student who had
skindiving equipment with him
in his car drove across the
bridge minutes after the acct
dent. He donned his equip
ment and dived into the murky
water.
The student, Frederick F.
Monroe, rs, of Rye, N. Y, said
he found the Runyon car
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ALL THE FORMS are
printed here at the GPO.
They are run off on the same
presses that print the Con-
gressional Record. Printing
of the forms has to await the
adjournment of Congress.
This suggests the terrible
thought that If Congress ever
keeps on going until the end
of the year-as it often has
seemed likely to do-Uncle
Sam would have no forms for
his annual collection.
The IRIS pays the Post Of
flee about 81 million for de-
livering them at the rate of a
cent and a half each.
They are mailed from three
operating centers - Ogden,
Utah; Kansas City, Mo-, and
Lawrence, Mass.
The packages of forms will
move from Washington to
these renters in l40 railroad
cars.
Postmasters will be in
structed do Not Deliver I'm
til After Christmas"
The volume of protests
from taxpayers about getting
income tax forms in their
Christmas m all convinced
the IRIS that early mailing is
very poor public relations.
IRIS has $4,000 employees. 1t
has been very conservative
about automatlon. human
beings are still doing work
that is performed by ma
chimes in the military serv-
ices and Social Security.
But machines are going to
be given a tryout. Informa-
ton on 1861 business forms
returned to the Atlanta re-
gional office IA small portion
Of the total returnS) will be
dictated to punch cards and
scanned and proceSsed by
machines.
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MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
18th Century Restoration
Hits Alexandria Homes

PAST ELEGANCE ANEW Restoratonits" has invaded
nearby Alexandria and many of its time -battered
ola houses are regainng elegance recalling the
Colonial and Federal period To learn what's hap
penlng via text and pictures, see SUNDAY The Star
Magazine, with this Sundays Star
JOIN THE WAR AGAINST QUACKS-Quack pract
TONERS OF medicine and dentistry rob the American
public OF millions of dollars every year In This
week Magazine, read how the new President of the
American Medical Association suggests that vo,1
can help in the fight to wipe out these charlatans
HOW TO SAVE ON YOUR TAXES - Beginning this
Sunday on the Business Page The Stars financial
columniSt Sylvia Porter, brings you the first of her
new 6-part series, Save On Taxes Now" hints
that can mean money in your pocket
THE FLINTSTONES NOW IN COLOR - Like most
people, you probably know about The Flintstones
either from the TV show or the daily comic strip
that started last Monday in The Evening Star
Beginning this week. look for and follow the antics
OF The FlintstoneS in The Sunday Stars big color
comic section.
EISENHOWER AND THE PRESIDENCY-On THURSDAY
October IL, former President Eisenhower Joins with
Obs In a new SERIES entitled Eisenhower and the
Presidency. It's previewed Sunday in TV Magazine
which each week brings you more televiSion lstings
and more pages in color.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
Kennedy Signs
D. c. Fireman Bill

President Kennedy today
signed into law a bill reducing
the work week for District fire
men.
The bill provides that firemen
work a 56-hour week instead of
the present so hours. A 72-hour
ceiling is placed on the number
Of hours any firemen may work
The reduced firemen's work
week is expected to cost the
District an additional $500. 900
annually. The work week goes
into effect in SO days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06

mended fine. The company
previously had pleaded no con-
test to the charges.
Henry Mackall, attorney for
Bargain City, said he thought
the store would be closed on
Sunday from now on. He added
that 1t might be possible to
open the store for sale of items
permitted under the new law
but said he did not know wheth-
er that would be economically
feasible.