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Evening star., 1962-01-31
The
Rambler
Remembers
Bad Old Days
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

Shortly after World War I
a great hit was produced on
the New York stage. 1t was
What Price Glory" by Lau-
renee Stallings, a Marine who
had experienced the Western
Front.
Admiral Plunkett, comman-
dant of the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, wrote an indignant let
ter to the New York Times.
Marines, he said, never de-
meaned themselves with such
language.
Not long after came "The
Front Page" by Ben Hecht
and Charles Macarthur. The
ANPA, the American Newspa-
per Publishers Association,
responded with an indignant
denial that reporters ever
talked like that.
May this writer, almost 40
years later, who was both a
Marine and is proud that he
is still a newspaperman, tes-
tify that both did. They
misbehaved and used very
bad language.
Today you are more likely
to encounter such miSbeha-
vior and bad language in
books than in young news
papermen.
I don't know about the Ma
rines.
I'll never forget my puzzle
ment in listening to our top
sergeant, a real Marine.
He was a powerful man, big
physically, with a stentorian
voice on parade grounds-a
commanding presence. He
had led amphibiouS landings
and been wounded in Latin
America.
1.-The Marines have landed
and the situation is we'll in
hand"
Evening star., 1962-01-31

ONE DAY this young wom-
an said in bantering tone:
"You missed a good story in
traffic court. The defendant,
a handsome young fellow, was
charged with driving while
drunk. He beat the rap, a
$100 fine, when his fiancee, a
very pretty girl, testified that
when she kissed his good
night IS minutes before he
had no liquor on his breath"
I checked the names on the
docket. A man so charged
had been found not guilty.
It seemed a good story to me.
1t made page one in the
home edition. Herb Peters
on our copy desk had supplied
this two-column head:
Just a kiss in the Dark
Worth 100 SmackS in Court
But the young woman from
the Times had been romano
ing. 1t did not occur to her
that I was taking her Sc
riously.
There had been no testi-
mony about a goodnight
kiss. The witness had merely
testified that when she said
good night to her betrothed,
he was not intoxicated.
When the girl reporter from
the Times got back to her Of
flee John D. Wells, the man
aging editor, had the home
edition of the News on his
desk. He threatened to fire
her.
Evening star., 1962-01-31

Joint Board of Science Educa-
on to improve the teaching of
mathematics and science.
"Since the development of
scientific vocabulary is essen
tial to the grasp Of scientific
concepts, it was felt that in
Evening star., 1962-01-31

OVERHEARD him telling
the corporal, another old
Marine, that a mutual &C
quaintance had been thrown
in the brig "for polishing off
a jimmy legs"
Polishing off" is analogous
to giving a going over" or a
beating up"
A Jimmy legs" is or was a
chief petty officer in the
Navy.
I was beginning to learn
the living language.
AS for young newspaper
men in this Nations Capital,
they are interested in politics
and some in economics but
they seem to have a contempt
for police reporting.
But it is the police who deal
with men and women under
stress, violence, homicide,
suicide, fatal accidents-trag-
edies. The reporter who is
quick to get on the scene will
have experiences he never
can forget.
I think as population in
creases, suburbs spread far
ther and farther out, report
ing is getting away from peo-
Pile. Too often the police are
our reporters. But their func-
ton is to report accidents or
violations of laW-not the hu-
man interest.
I am sure of this. Report
ers had more fun in the '20s.
We didn't take things too
seriously. I will never forget
the time this reporter, a cub
covering police court, scored
an unexpected beat.
Drunken driving was begin
ming to be a problem.
I was there for Edward H.
Buffers Buffalo Evening
News, a big, prosperous, con-
servative paper.
An attractive girl reporter
was there for Norman E.
Mack's Times, the principal
opposition in the afternoon
field (there were six papers
in the city, four afternoon
and tive morning.. The
Times, which folded years
ago, displayed bigger head
lines.
Evening star., 1962-01-31


at Alvey's kidnap trial that she
first identified the 42-year-old
defendant in an FBI lineup in
Baltimore on November 6, 1861.
She said there were six men
in the lineup-the other five
were FBI agents-and that she
Immediately recognized the
man who had been in the store
where she was employed.
Il didn't tell the FBI right
away" Mrs. Leistra told the
court. II got scared. l had
this feeling but I was scared to
tell the FBI.
II couldn't eat or sleep. 1t
was my conscience. 1 knew I
had to tell it,"
Called FBI
Under questioning by the
prosecutor, United States At
torney Joseph D. Tydings, Mrs,
Leistra said that three or four
days later she called the FB1
and consented to come back to
Baltimore "if I didn't have to
see the man again."
Palmer Park is not far from
the woods of Ardmore, in
Prince Georges County, where
Michaels sexually abused and
suffocated body was found on
November II. 1860, three days
after the child vsnished from
his Northeast Washington
home.
Mr.. Tydings asked the wit
ness if she saw the man she
identified in the courtroom,
She said she did and pointed
to the slightly built, graying
defendant.
Mr.. Tydings brought out
that Mrs. Leistra earlier had
identified a different man as
the one who was in the store
with Michael. She said this
took place at Mount Alto Hos
pital, where the man was a
mental patient. At that time
she said, she thought he was
the one.
The witness, considered to be
the most important of the 25
persons slated to testify for the
Government, said she was
saleswoman in the Family
Store in the Palmer Park
Shopping Center on November
IA, 1860.
She recalled that FBI agents
came to the store three weeks
after the incident and showed
her a life-size color picture OF
Michael Condetti and that
she remembered him right
away.
Recalls Boys Visit
She recalled that the boy
came into the store late in the
afternoon and told her he was
looking for a book bag. Mrs.
Leistra said she remembers the
boy had a ''mannerly and sweet
disposition" and that the mus
ard-colored coat he wore stuck
in her mind. She told the court
she asked the boy if he had any
money and he showed her some
bills in his hand.
THE book bags we had
weren't what he wanted" she
said. Il offered to call another
Evening star., 1962-01-31
Spoilers to Meet

The Capital City Spelling
Club will meet at 7::30 pm. to-
morrow at the Mount Pleasant
Library, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV. The public is in
vited to participate in an in
formal spelling bee.
Evening star., 1962-01-31

corporation of this program in
the six second grades of the
school would reinforce the
Intensified Language Program" :"
explained Mrs. Wilhelmina B.
Thomas, Walker-Jones prin-
cipal.
Evening star., 1962-01-31
Witness Puts Alvey
At Store With Boy
Condetti Kidnup Counsel Clash;
Parents of Slain Child Testify
BY JERRY O'LEARY, JR.
Star Staff Writer

BALTIMORE Jan. 31-A Forestville Md woman pointed
Joseph H. Alvey in Federal Court today said the
who accompanied 7-year-old Michael j. Condetti
Palmer d the day the little boy kidnapped
and slain.
Mrs Mary Lesra OF 6267 Rchie road Forestvile told
Evening star., 1962-01-31
$50 Million
CountySc|1oo|
Funds Asked
81 Million Rise
Sought by Boord
In Montgomery
BY JOHN STORM
Star Staff Writer

The Montgomery County
School Board has voted to ask
the County Council for more
than $50 million to raise teach
ers' pay, absorb a growing en-
rollment and run the schools
in the next fiscal year.
If approved by the council,
the new operating budget and
a companion construction budg-
ct will increase County school
spending to a record total of
$67 million.
The board adopted Supt. c.
Taylor Whittier's request for
operating funds last night after
whiting it down by $2.6 mil
lion. 1t still represents an in
crease of some 81 million over
the amount appropriated last
year.
Final figures will be made
available at a session next |
Wednesday. During the week,
budget specialists will rework
the entire list of proposals to
compensate for the boards
changes.
Cover Four Areas
DR.. Whittier's requests COW
cred four major areas-teach-
ers' pay, growth, administrative
reorganization and measures
aimed at improving the quality
of education in the County.
In making the cuts, the board
concentrated on quality"
items, such as television sets
for secondary schools, psyche
logical services, adult education,
library and text books and sum-
mer workshops for teachers. It |
also trimmed the reorganlza-
ton plan.
Board members decided to
drop 112 teachers and special
lists from a request for 361 to
meet the anticipated jump in
enrolment next year.
DR.. Whittier had drawn up
the request with the intention
of making a substantial reduc-
tion in the present teacher
pupil ratio. Thus, despite the
cuts and the increased enroll
ment, next years classes will
remain about the same size.
In scaling down the reor-
ganiaztion program, the board
eliminated three of four high
Salaried positions, but indorsed
in general the principle of ,
streamlining the schools ad-
miniStratiYe operations.
$33 Million Cost
Board members stressed that |
only $35 million of the re-
quested $50 million in the
operating budget must be paid
for out of County tax revenues.
The rest of the money either
is allocated for self-supporting
programs or will come from |
Federal and State aid.
The new salary schedule, !
which will make County teach
ers the highest paid in the
area, sets out IL annual steps
between $4,829 and 1890 for
teachers with bachelors de-
grees.
The raises are in addition to
whatever raises a teacher may
receive under the county's
merit pay system.
The board, which Cancelled
a meeting set for tonight, will
hold session on February IL
to discuss a proposal by civil
defense officials for building
lfallout shelters in schools.
Evening star., 1962-12-25

Heavenly Springi'
print percaIe she,
Imugine!sThe eIegunf floN
0Iwdys wanted for "eonnE
means you con offord thel'
lovely assortment Of eokE
won't effect the wonderfu
Pillow cases 10 mutch, IL pl
Marfex finser-toweIs if Pc
LINENS q
Evening star., 1962-12-25

FiImy silk, divine for daneing
here this spring, resorf wear right
now! Postels and medium tones,
a" wideI Only 1000 yds.l
Evening star., 1962-12-25

Breezy wosh-&-weor eottois for
now and loterl Yorn-dyed novel;
tiesl Boiik printsl BroodeIoth prinisl
Solid eoIorsL 36 to IS" widel
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20

NOW rock bottom.' Add these sta
tistics together; 3 airy bedrooms.
2 wood-Durning fireplaces. heaLti-
ful brick wall in family room,
ful basement; huge 3-car garage.
large patio. S3-ft. foundation
150X225 II. lot: sounds like II
Shots cost much more than our
low asking price OF $40, 900. Yak
kel Realty. VIII. 4-544O.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20
REAL ESTATE
EASTLAKE Slla00

EAST 339th. close 10 blvd. and
store; interesting bedroom; pan
eled l3X20 living room. modern
kitchen. gas hot water heat.
SouthWorth Realtor, VIII. 6-l266
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20

LAND CONTRACT

81 900 DOWN: bedroom. floor
plan, off Lake Shore blvd, home
years old; excellent condition;
move right in. Edw. J. Eckart,
broker RE 2-8596
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20

double, and 5;
full basement. double garage,
large lot, excellent rental area;
Gil, nothing down. S15,0W. Yak
kel Realty. VIII 4-54i0.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20

WILLOUGHBY; 2-bedroom ranch
home; attached garage. hardwood
floors. storms, lot 5Ox285; nicely
landscaped, all Improvements IN,
paid; near North High, $4,000 by
owner. VIII 2-6O4l.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20

ROOM for the kiddies to roam in
this large 3-bedroom ranch; tiled
bath with vanity, dining room,
plus kitchen with eating space,
carpeting, attached garage; patio,
l00Xi50ft. lot: newly painted
Sl9 900. Yakkel Realty.
VIII. 4-5440.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20

COLONIAL-BY OWNER
landscap1ng house on
lots. 234 deep with sprinkling
system; q lot can be sold sep
arately) stone patio. sunken liv-
ing room, dining room. Kitchen;
glass screened porch full base
ment recreation area with fire
place and bar. tile floor, 2-car at
tached garage. house only. upper
20's: by appointment. EV. 1-2422
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20
REAL ESTATE

JUST right for any pocketbook;
serni-ranch. expansion up. par
TALLY finished. large kitchen, tiled
bath attached garage. natural
woodwork throughout, l4.900.
Yakkel Realty, VII 1-544o.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20

REMODELING? Retired carpenter
will advise on purchase, layout
work with or do complete job, all
tools furnished. MU. 1-4661.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20
MISCELLANEOUS

ROTISSERIE, Roto -broil like new,
used only times, 500 Call
kE. 1-0786.
FORCED air gas furnace and blow
er. 100 900 BTU: electric base
board heaters; make offer.
VIII. 3-6964
AFRICAN violets. assorted colors;
potted plants; reasonable. Call
UL. 1-0809
FREE: fill dirt. you haul 1T away.
RE 2-8205. after 5 80 p. m. 22Ol0
S Lake Shore.
MARK 5 Shopsnith; solid maple
dinette set, 4 chairs; 9xl2 floral
rug. machine tool box and tools,
kitchen table, chairs, garaden
cultivstor, electric paint sprayer,
731-l184
GAS heater. Moore floor model,
10000 BTU, automatic thermostat
safety shut-off. $40. RE. 2-746O.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20

WICKLIFFE; owner: 3-bedroom
ranch: large kitchen. storms,
screens. 2-car garage. divided
basement, many extras; can as
sumo CI. mortgage 500.
VIII 4-43l0
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20
A BUY!

THIS 4-bedroom brick colonial, 2i18
Hillsboro at top of hill; will be
ence; this is a modern home with
beautiful wooded lot: has every
thing at modest price; taxes only
East Cleveland school district,
school bus at door; also ideal for
family of adults: experience this
quiet retreat; follow green and
white open signs, it will pay you
richly: owner transferred, must
sell Exclusively Flora Fischer. H.
C. Miller Realty. 2118 Noble rd
EV. 2-0718 day or night.
CL. 1-6927 afternoons.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20

5-ROOM space
Call 451-01O3
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20

EUCLID dream home: bedrooms
plus space for 4th. beautiful
kitchen with paneled nook. lux
uriously carpeted living room.
wood burning fireplaces. large
patio off dining room. gorgeous
paneled recreation room. attached
garage; minutes walk to st. Will
liams. must see to appreciate
Yakkel Realty, VIII 4-5440.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20

3-BEDROOM ranch IN Mentor; z
finished rooms in basement plus
full basement. large living room
with stone fireplace. large kitchen
with dishwasher and sink dis
posal. li2 baths. carpeting. drapes,
gas heat: fenced lot. 10Ox2OO with
swimming pool; near shopping
churches. schools, route 90 and
Lakeland Freeway interchanges:
by owner. BL. 5-3050; principals
only
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-09-20
EUCLID-GREEN AREA

INCOME bungalow 5-4. 8 years
old: 2 large bedrooms. living
dining room, modern kitchen
with built-in range. oven and
dishwasher, dinette, sunroom ce-
ramic tile bath or lst floor: a
room suite with private entrance
on End: complete aluminium
storms and screens. full basement
attached garage. double lot: call
US for appointment. j. P. Null &
Assoc. Realtors I'll. 1866
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-18
Ham Pie
Made From
Leftovers

Wondering what to do with
leftover ham? Here is a dish
that isn't at all the kind
usually thought Of when
"leftovers" are mentioned,
yet it calls for cooked ham.
It's a scrumptious meat pie
combining ground ham, spicy
green pepper, bright tomato
slices, mushroom soup, sea-
sonings and a golden crown
of melted Swiss cheese.
You're bound to like 1t so
we'll that you'll want to serve
the pie at your next luncheon
party.
Party Ham Pie
3 cups ground cooked ham
"a cup finely chopped onion
y cup chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons lard or
drippings
/ can 101a ounces) con-
densed mushroom soup
2 tablespoons flour
"a teaspoon prepared mus
tard
u teaspoon prepared horse
radish
/ medium tomato, peeled
and thinly sliced
u cup grated Swiss cheese
/ baked 9-inch pie shell
Milk
Brown onion and green
pepper lightly in lard or drip
pings. Pour off drippings.
Add ham, % cup mushroom
soup, flour, mustard and
horseradish and mix well.
Spoon one half the mixture
into baked pie shell. Top
with tomato slices. Spoon re-
naming ham mixture over
Z tomatoes. Bake in a moder-
ate oven $3.50 degrees) rs
minutes. Sprinkle with grated
cheese and continue baking
5 minutes. Add enough milk
to remaining soup to give the
consistency Of gravy. Heat
and serve with pie. Six serv-
ings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-18
ne EVENING STAR


In preparing ham patties
or lamb patties the next
time, add a touch of color by
topping them with a mara
schino cherry surrounded by
Q pieces of pineapple. For
pineapple pieces, simply cut
a pineapple slice into quar-
tiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-18
YGurnish

If you have fruit sherbet
in your freezer, it will make
a festive first course for
Sunday dinner. After spoon
ing cut-up fresh fruit into
sherbet glasses, add a small
scoop of the sherbet to each.
Fresh mint, If it's available,
makes a pretty garnish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-18
Preparing Kidneys

When you're preparing
kidneys, cut each one in half
lengthwise and then remove
white veins and fat; use
kitchen scissors or a small
sharp knife. Don't wash the
kidneys until you have re-
moved the center core.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-18
Easy Supper

Here's a "quickie" casse-
role. Combine a 101a-ounce
can chicken a la king with
2 cups cooked green beans, l
cup cooked noodles, and l
cup shredded process cheese
in a 11a-quart casserole. Top
with buttered bread crumbs.
Bake at 375 degrees F. about
20 minutes or until hot and
hubby. Makes four servings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-18
Use Less Flour

If you like a thin gravy
with chicken stew, use only
one tablespoon Of flour to
each cup of liquid.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-14

Yaple on Tuesday evening.
Bill Snavely has been va
cationing at Virginia Beach.
Mrs. H. H. Shelton. of Red
Oak, is visiting her sister. Mrs.
R. K. Beville, this week.
William Hogan returned to
his home on Farrar Street.
Tuesday. after spending six
weeks in the British Isles. He
made a transatlantic flight by
jet to Glasgow, Scotland, and
visited friends near Dublin, Ire
land, before participating in the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-14

entertained his family Sunday
at their home in honor OF Mr..
buffers brother-ia-law and SIS
ter. DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Hall.
and two young sons, who have
Just returned from a tour with
the Navy in Taiwan. Formosa.
Mrs. Hall is the former Miss
Virginia Duffer, of Wylliesburg.
Twenty-eight people were pres
ent.
Frederick Darlington and son,
Jimmy, and Bobby Ellsworth
are vacationing this week at
Hampton Beach, N H.
Mrs. Grin Shook and daugh-
ter, Gertrude. t e n d d the
Western Horse Show near Har-
risburg. Pa. late this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas McNair.
Jr., ard son, Dan. of Houston,
Texas, and formerly of Char
lotte county, were featured.
The Rev. and Mrs. K. M.
King, Of Rustburg, Vi it e d
friends here on Saturday.
Miss Robin Duffer visited her
2reat-uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Allen, in Buena Vista
last week.
Members Of the Canasta Club
were entertained Wednesday
evening in the home of Mrs. j.
R. Hurt.
Robert Taylor and grand
daughter. Miss Sheriff. Foster,
visited relatives in Altavista,
last Thursday
Miss Olivia Bishop. of Rich
mond, visited Miss Linda Clark
this week.
Mrs. Lucille Gaulding visited
her home in Victoria recently
Mrs l.. L. Stumps, of Chase
City, visited Miss Betty H. Tip
tor, Friday.
Mrs. James Graves and
daughter, Karen, and Mrs. Zil-
lah H. Shafer and nephew and
niece. Doug and Betty
Haley, made a sightseeing trip
to Williamsburg on Monday
Mrs. Ellen P Singleton, OF
R h m n d, was a week end
guest of her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. R. HaW-
kris. Mrs. A. G.. Neale also
visited the Hawkins and her sor
and daughter-in-l Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Neale.
The Tuesday evening bridge
club met last week with Miss
DOl OGllS I1dllliICl
Visited Mother
Miss Mary Jane Walden. o.
Roanoke, visited her mother
Mrs. L. P. Walden, this weel
end.
R. L. Yates, Jr., Of Dallas
Texas. who is making bust
ness trip to Washington, D. C.
will also visit his parents a
their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Wall. Jr
and sons. of Roanoke. visite(
Mrs. Walls father and step
mother. Mr.. and Mrs. L. B
Dickens. early this week. Et
Hayes. Of Richmond, and DR.
L. B. Dickens, Jr.. of Char
lottesville. also visited theil
parents, Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Hammer visitet
her cousin. Miss Harriet May
IN Richmond, this week end.
The Rev. j. Wilson Rowe
Jr., and sons, of Union, w. Va.
visited the Rev. Rowe's sister
Mrs. K. Lyle Gregory.
J. w Jones returned to New
York City on Sunday after
two-Week vacation at his HON
on Church street with Mrs
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Gee. Q
Richmond, visited his mother
Mrs Floyd Gee. part of las
week.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Epperso
visited his sister. Mrs. R.
Moss, in Richmond, early thi
week.
| The Wesleyan Service Gull
mot in tho hOffe of N1rc M T
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-14
4-Her's To Have
Cake Walk, Bazaar

BUCKINGHAM. Aug, 10
Buckingham Alters are having
an old fashion Cake Walk"
Tuesday, August IA, at 7::30 pm.
to 900 pm, at the Buckingham
Veterans Memorial Hall for the
benefit Of the county All Clubs.
They will also have a bazaar
Everyone is invited.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-14

1ew Roman diggings near Chi
chester, England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Obervey
and children made a twO-day
sightseeing trip to Washington,
D. c., last week.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-08-14

Although Land-Grant instit-
ions number fewer than 4 per-
cent Of the nations colleges, they
enroll about 20 percent of all U.
S. undergraduate students and
grant nearly 40 percent of all
doctoral degrees.