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Evening star., 1962-01-03
Woman Teller Slams Safe Door,
Keeps $4,000 From Bandits Loot

Citizens Federal Savings &
Loan Association in Georgetown
of $8,187 yesterday.
The armed men. one Of them
wearing a false rubber nose, in
vaded the bank at 1900 Wis
consin avenue NV. at 10:45
am, according to police.
Four employees and no Gus
toners were in the Georgetown
office when the gunmen en-
tered. The men brandished
pistols and ordered the en-
ployes, two of them women. to
put up their hands and face the
wall.
Mrs. Lucie H. Carlson. So, a
bookkeeper, of 4843 Leland
street, Chevy Chase, Md, said
she went to the office door
after the men left, spilling
money on the floor as they
went, and watched them drive
away in a car. The police
lookout said the auto was an
old-model, light-colored vehicle
bearing Maryland license plates
starting with the letters "EZ."
About 6 pm. yesterday, in
the parking lot of a restaurant
near Key Bridge. Arlington
police located a 1856 Chevrolet
which had been reported stolen
earlier from the TOO block of
Jackson place NV. The car
and it's tags matched the de-
scription given by the witness
but FBI men and police were
not certain it was the getaway
car.
4IIe lookout for the bandits
said they were two white men
with dark hair, between 30 and
40 years Of age and about S
feet 9 inches tall.
Evening star., 1962-01-03
S1.4 Million for Schools
Asked in Falls Church

Falls Church School Supt.
Irwin H. Schmitt has recon-
mended a 1962-1963 budget of
nearly % per cent to cover in
creased teacher pay and an
enriched curriculum.
The city's share of the pro-
posed budget, which was sub
mitted to the school board last
Evening star., 1962-01-03

had the approval Of the gen
eraP (Thomas B. Finan) ;" add
ed Mr.. Lukas.
American International has
about $4,000 in savings ac-
counts held by what it terms
preferred stockholders"
These accounts average about
$40 apiece now, said Mr.. Lukas,
with none higher than $400.
All Of the larger sums were
withdrawn when publicity sur
rounding the States savings
and loan law enforcement cam
paign began.
The association has about
$4,000 in cash to meet any
withdrawal demands.
This disparity-between cash
in the bank and what the asso-
citation has to meet in with
drawals-was one of the fac
tors leading to the day-long,
almost continuous plea by Mr..
Pierson. He Is a former United
States attorney in Baltimore.
Decision by February 1
He pleaded that more time
be given the firm to convert
the associations mortgages,
notes and other assets" to
money.
BY February J., he argued,
the firm will be forced under
the new Maryland legislation
to become either a full-fledged
! savings and loan association
operating according to the new
law, or d business corporation,
subject to other Maryland laws.
The association will pursue
the latter, he said, intending
to deal in mortgages.
Evening star., 1962-01-03

Prince street, and vehicular
traffic would be barred from
King street to allow construc-
ton of a pedestrian mall.
In defending the program
from attacks, Mr.. Smith noted:
/. About half the displaced
Midtown families would be
relocated in attractive, moder-
ately- priced homes.
2. The opportunity for private
rehabilitation, rather than dem
olition, would remain a pos
sibility for property owners.
3. An attempt would be made
to retain the Colonial atmos-
phere wherever practical in the
downtown redevelopment.
4. Very few of the buildings
involved have historic appeal.
5. A new King street could be
made "a vital area in its own
right" but still compatible with
the old town atmosphere.
Street ClOsirgs Protested
Many of those who spoke
against the project asked only
that their own property be ex-
clhded from the program. A
few, however. objected to plans
to close certain streets.
One critic suggested that
traffic problems may be wors-
ened by the proposed block off
Of Pitt and Royal streets.
Most of the speakers ex-
pressed concern about the his
torical loss that they said
would result from the GadSby
project. One woman, who
salad she lived on King street,
told the commission that many
property owners were already
engaged in improving home
sites which would ultimately
be demolished under the pro-
gram.
"To destroy Alexandria is a
frightful thing to do" she said.
State Senator Armistead l..
Boothe pleaded for preserva-
ton of the 167-year-old
Attend Building on the corner
/ of King and Washington
streets.
Everett K. Weitzell. chair
man of the Planning Commits
sion, closed the discussion after
three hours.
Evening star., 1962-01-03
Apartment
Blaze Hurts
z Firemen

Two firemen were injured
and one occupant was removed
by ladder last night in a smoky
blaze that caused extensive
damage to an Arlington apart
ment house.
The fire was discovered
shortly before 8 pm. by Elmer
w. Chambers, who lives on the
first floor of 3O07 North Ninth
street.
Fire Inspector Clayton De-
kay said Mr.. Chambers found
a fire in the furnace room after
smelling smoke.
Mr.. Chambers tried to hook
up a garden hose to fight the
fire, had trouble connecting the
hose to a faucet. and finally
was forced out, Inspector De-
kay said.
Mr.. Chambers then hurried
upstairs to get his wife. and
dog out of the apartment house
and also notified the occupants
of the second-floor apartment,
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Kelly, jr.
Outside, Mr.. Chambers
could not find his wife, and
rushed back into the building
looking for her, the fire inspec-
tor said.
The inspector said Mrs
Chambers had tried to. dial in
formation to get the fire de-
partment number and had diff
Guilty reaching the operator
Mrs. Chambers ran to Engine
No. 4, four blocks away, unbe-
knownst to her husband.
Mrs. Kelly, who was suffering
from a peviously sprained ankle,
had to be carried down a ladder
from her second-floor apart
ment, Inspector Dekay said.
Fireman Frank Susan, 40
was treated for smoke inhala-
ton, and Fireman John Sieber
"a, was treated for a cut hand.
The cause of the blaze, which
was fed by two gas heaters in
the gas heated apartment
house, was not determined i'm
mediately. Damage to the two
story brick building was esti-
mated at $4,000.
Evening star., 1962-01-03

audience of almost 100 persons,
most of them opposed to at least
a part of the program, inter-
rupted the hearing several times
by applauding critics.
In an executive session after
the hearing, the commission
unanimously approved the plans
and will submit its recommen-
dations to the City Council on
Tuesday.
The renewal program, con-
sisting of the Midtown" and
"Gadsby" projects, was designed
to clean out deterorating busi-
ness establishments and resi-
dences from two separate Sec
tions of the city.
The Midtown project calls
for the demolition of so struc-
lures, mostly homes of Negro
families, on sites covering 80
acres in the Seminary area, and
construction Of a new high
school and a subdivision of 80
single-unit homes for the dis
placed families.
DemOlitiOns Proposed
Under the Gadsby plan, almost
half the buildings in a 90 block
downtown area will be demol-
ished, two 6-story luxury apart
ment buildings will be built on
Evening star., 1962-01-03

A slight, gray-haired widow
in her mid-60S yesterday was
credited with saving an addi-
tional $4,000 in cash from the
hands of a lone bandit who
took $10,500 from a Burtons-
vile (Md.) bank.
Mrs. Pearl E. Cole, "a. a teller
who lives in Laurel, said later
that something came over me
and made me close the door Of
that safe" as the masked hold
up man entered the small
branch office of Citizens Ma
tional Bank of Laurel about
11:20 am.
When the armed man en-
tered the bank, which was
occupied only by Manager Viii
liam Feaga and Mrs. Cole, she
held in her hands $4,950 which
she was about to place on a
shelf of the small vault.
She realized in a split second
that the masked man and the
.45-caliber pistol he carried
meant business, she said. so
she put in the packages Of cur
rency and closed the vault door
without hesitation.
Without realizing what she
was doing, the intruder imme-
diately ordered both employees
to lie down on the floor, at
gunpoint, while he scooped the
available cash out of two top
drawers at adjoining counter
windows.
Mr.. Feaga and Mrs. Cole re-
manned motionless until they
heard an automobile drive
away, which they assumed to
be the getaway car. They
called police and described the
! bandit as a white man of about
l60 pounds, 5 feet z or 3 inches,
Evening star., 1962-01-03

night, is $1,046,749, 80 per cent
more than in 1961-1962.
Income from State and Fed
eral sources will make up the
difference between the city
appropriations and the pro-
posed total.
Mr.. Schmitt told the board
the requested budget increase
is essential to provide a high
quality educational program to
enable city students ito COM
pete with other applicants for
admission to the best colleges
and universities"
New Teacher Scale
The largest single item of
the overall $258,359 increase
is for teachers salaries, which
are to go up $107,110. Mr..
Schmitt has recommended a
new salary scale of $4,800-
$4,000 in II steps for teachers
holding B.A. degrees. The scale
presently runs from $4,000 to
81, 400.
Comparable pay increases have
been recommended for teachers
holding advanced degrees, the
four school principals and the
seven school consultants.
Additional personnel proposed
for the coming year includes
three kindergarten teachers
to start a public kindergarten
program in Falls Church
A similar request for kindergar-
tens was rejected last year fol
economy reasons.
Also to be added to the Sys-
tenn would be a special educa-
ton teacher for slow learners al
George Mason High School, 6
speech therapist and a director
of instruction.
Administrative Change
The latter job, if approved
would make possible a "majol
change in the administrative
setup" of the school board office
at a cost of nearly $1,000
The present school board clerl
position would be upgraded tt
include the responsibility o1
director of business and schoo
plant.
Other major increases in the
superintendent's budget include
$24, 900 for repairs to buildings
$8,500 to replace two schoo
buses and 500, ,270 for debt serv.
ice on the 1862 bond issue.
The latter item is based or
a possibility Of the proceeds
from a $1.2 million bond ISSUE
in 1860 being released aftel
current litigation is ended.
The school board will star
work on the new budget at {
public session Tuesday with
detailed explanation OF tht
document by Mr.. Schmidt. I
public hearing will be held OF
January 16 and the board will
adopt its budget and send i
to the city council on Feb
ruary IL.
The board also scheduled
open meetings for January 9;
and February 6 and a numbe,
of closed meetings for bulge
work sessions.
Evening star., 1962-01-03
Bishop Gibson to Talk

The Right Rev. Robert F.
Gibson, jr., Bishop Of Virginia
and chairman Of the Episcopal
Church's Joint Commission on
Approaches to Unity, will dis
cuss plans for the unification Of
Christian churches before the
Churchmen's Luncheon Club at
1890 pm. Friday in the Epis-
copal Church of the Epiphany,
1917 G street NV.
Evening star., 1962-01-03

and wearing a short, grayish
car coat.
Within 80 minutes. County
police located a car previously
reported stolen from Wheaton,
several miles from Burtonsville.
They also picked up three
young men in the area, one of
whom resembled the descrip-
ton and wore a car coat.
The trio was released several
hours later, however, after they
established that they were
shooting targets with a .22-cali-
Der rifle near a desert ID gravel
pit.
Evening star., 1962-01-03
Renewal in Alexandra
Will Require 5 Years
BY JERRY KLINE
Star Staff Writer

Alexandrias big ace-tng program If approved, will be
started in July and continue into 1857 urban Director
Martin Smith said last night
Mr. Smith presented tentative renewal plans to the city
planning commission during stormy public hearing which
Evening star., 1962-01-03
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The AFL-CIO Education
Conference opens for four
days at the Shoreham.
This information is supplied by
ton Board Of Trade.
Evening star., 1962-01-03
Savings and Loan
Status Is Weighed

Judge Ralph g. Powers of Prince Georges County
ponderng today whether to give muchcritcized savings
and loan firm a chance to reform" shut down.
At the end Of hours argument and testimony the
Judge acknowledged some difficulty" deciding whether
Evening star., 1962-01-03
School Shelter Plan
Rejected in Fairfax

The Fairfax School Board
last night rejected a proposal
that new elementary school
be planned with a basement
that could later be converted
into a fallout shelter.
Board members opposing the
idea said they did not know
enough about what the county,
State or Federal governments
intended to do about shelters.
The State Board of Education
recently urged local school
divisions to provide for fallout
shelters or for cafeterias. base
ments and similar areas that
could be converted to shelters
in new building construction.
The board acted on a motion
by Berge Thomasian who sug-
gested that plans for the
Ravensworth Elem entary
School include a basement
underground. When the plans
were ready to be let out for
bids-in about three months
he said, the board could decide
whether the basement should
be strengthened and made a
fallout shelter.
Defeated 3 to 2
Board member Mrs. Joan
Butler seconded the motion, but
it was defeated 3-2.
Earlier the board was told by
Assistant Supt. j. D. Wool
bridge that construction of a
shelter would cost from SIS
to 500 per pupil - or about
$4,000 in the Ravensworth
school.
Mr.. Thomasian suggested
that the basement be included
m the school and "beefed up
later" when the plans are put
out for bids. BY that time, he
said, the board should know
more about shelter plans by the
Federal and State Governments.
Board member Merritt F.
Ruhlen, however, suggested
that the board put off action.
until we get guidance" he
said, II don't think we should
go ahead"
Board member Waldron
Leonard said he believed plans
should be made which would
provide protection for adults in
a community as well as school
children.
Delay Consideration
In other action, the board
put off consideration Of financ- .
ing several new schools by SELL
ing an additional $5.6 million
in bonds.
Assistant Supt. George H.
Pope suggested that the board
authorize sale of the bonds
approved by voters three years
ago-for site Improvements at
II schools, construction of
three new schools and equip
ment for others.
A statement of finances
given by Mr.. Pope to the board
showed that about 50 million
more had been spent on schools
than anticipated in the $26 mil
lion bond issue.
Mr.. Thomasian said that the
additional expenditures were
made because the board had on
several occasions ordered i'm
provements to schools not con-
templated in the bond program.
Evening star., 1962-01-03
TODAYS WEATHER REPORT

River Report
Potomac River clear at Harpers
Ferry and clear at Great Falls. Shenan-
doah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1962-01-03

District and vicinity - Fair
with low around 80 tonight. To-
morrow, mostly sunny and
warmer.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
not as cold with low in low 30s
tonight. Tomorrow. fair and
warmer.
Virginia-Partly cloudy with
low of 25 to 35 tonight. To-
morrow, fair and warmer.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-South or southwest
winds 10 to Is knots tonight
and tomorrow. Weather partly
cloudy and somewhat milder.
Visibility 8 miles.
Evening star., 1962-01-03

pike. clear; U. s. 40 West to Ohio.
generally clear; II. s. so West to Ohio.
a few slippery spots in higher eleva-
co through west Virginia. generally
clear except slippery spots in higher
elevations.
South-shirleS highway and U. s.
to Richmond. clear Richmond South.
clear; District to Columbia to Chariot
tcsville. clear.
North and East-District Of Column
bia to Harrisburg, Pa. generally clear:
cred and drifting: District Of Columbia
tn Delaware Memorial Bridge. clear:
New Jersey turnpike to New York City
clear; New England. main highways are
clenr secondary roads vary from Slip
pery in spots to snow covered.
Evening star., 1962-01-03

NAS OAAS NAAA Va oCNCAl AAOdA .
Judge acknowledged "some d
"the interests of justice would
be served by the appointment
of a receiver"
This Is wnat the State at
torney general called for yes
terday in asking Judge Powers
to revoke the charter of Ameri-
can international Savings g.
Loan Association, Inc.
The firm operates in Takoma
Park and the Baltimore area.
The attorney general said it
had repeatedly violated the
law-before and after the new
savings and loan legislation
took effect June IL.
The judge said he would
have a decision by nighufall to-
day or tomorrow.
Controls Indicated
He indicated he might not
appoint a receiver, nor give the
firm the green light to operate
freely-but place certain CON
trolls" upon its conduct hence
forth.
Several bizarre developments
broke through the largely
droning testimony in the nearly
empty Prince Georges court
about the associations second
and third mortgages in New
York and Florida-which are
illegal, the State says.
Among these developments
we're:
l. A piano player in a Balti-
more restaurant turned out tc
be the man elected" by the
associations directors to save
it from receivership.
he is Peter A. LukaS, "A, OF
Baltimore, a Czechoslovak ref
ugee who said he had fought in
the underground and serve
Army intelligence here in a
secret project after World
War II.
Bought Stock
Mr.. Lukas said he got to be
boss after buying the control
ling stock in the association
from Attorney Marshall Stew
art-for $100.
2. A 76-year-old former fruit
and-vegetable salesman who
said he had saved his money
for the last 26 years also testi-
field for the State.
He said he traded off his Bal
timore and Anne Arundel
County property and mortgages
worth $103,000 for stock ir
American International - anc
for a brief time last May was
chairman of the board.
He is Samuel H. GreSsett, de.
Scribed in court by Attorney
Leon H. A. Pierson, defending
American International, as 6
Baltimore "slum owner"
Mr.. Gressett testified that he
never received the promised
stock after dispatching a friend
a New York oil lease salesman
to the loan firms Takoma Park
branch with an already signed
receipt to pick up the Ger.
tificateS.
Produces Certificate
Whereupon Mr.. Pierson pro-
duced a certificate for 1,00t
shares of American Interna,
tional showing transfer of stool
to Mr.. Gressett, which was ac
knowledged with his signature
3. The name of Harold G
Applegarth was brought int
the case by Mr.. Lukas.
Mr.. Applegarth. a Baltimorl
lawyer, was identified by MI
Kaufman in court as an officia
of the Free State Savings 8
Loan Association.
4 Mr.. Applegarth also was on,
of the attorneys associated will
the Mutual Security Saving!
and Loan Association in it
frantic-but vain-efforts il
late November to avoid re-
ceiverShip action by the attor'
ney general.
The plan had been, said Mr.
Lukas, for Mr.. Applegarth tt
buy" American International
shareholder accounts for hi
own association.
Where are the minutes whel
that was considered?" asket
Mr.. Kaufman.
1T was not considered-i
was never discussed formally,
replied Mr.. Lukas.
Il told him I wouldn't do an,
business with him unless h
Evening star., 1962-01-03
GEORGETON'N
BANDITS HUNTED

The search continued today
for two bandits who robbed the
Evening star., 1962-01-03
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
District and Vicinity
January 4-S

Temperatures will average
near normal high Of A and
low of 90. Warmer teInpera-
lures tomorrow and Friday will
be followed by colder over
week end. Precipitation, oc-
curing during week end, will
average between one-tenth and
four-tenths of an inch.
Road COnditions-AAA
West-District of Columbia to Penn
sylvania turnpike. clear; Pennsylvania
turnpike. Somerset Pa. area has few
icy spots. otherwise clear Ohio turn
Evening star., 1962-09-15
Thousands Visit Festival Homes

New homes for every design
taste and every pocketbook
are being shown by the areas
leading builders. You will find
the communities listed in the
directory on Page 2 Of this
section. And the accompany
ing map will help make
your search for a new home
easier.
Evening star., 1962-09-15

Woods" says builder Milt
Kettler, "and nearly 1900 per-
sons visited our models at
Old Farm"
A spokesman for M. T.
Broyhill g. Sons Corp. adds:
"The Fall Festival crowds at
Sterling Park have been the
largest since our recent grand
opening"
Evening star., 1962-09-15
BY DANIEL POOLE
Stor Reel Estots Editor

visited the AZ communities
featuring such exhibits. They
have looked into the base
ments and the attics, the
ovens and the refrigerators-
and, Of course, the closets.
And they liked what they
saw, the builders report.
I'VE had the best turnout
we've ever had at Bancroft
Evening star., 1962-09-15

Modern living is now on
display.
Area builders are showing
the most up-to-date features
for a comfortable way of life
during The Stars 1862 FAN
Festival of Homes, which con-
tinues through next week end.
Thousands Of prospective
home buyers already have
Evening star., 1962-09-15
We're up in the air
over North Springfield!

Is Suburban Virginia's Natural Playground
Community! Boat, Sail, Fish, Picnic
Minutes From Your Own Front Door!
What wonderful to look at North Springfield There's
cool Lake Accotnk in the foregroundyouc almost see
jumping picncke the Just off the lake is
North Springfield Aren't the streets well planned? No dangerous
intersections children Barely out of sight to the
right is the Springfield Regional Shopping Center.
Each home planned for its site and site has than
its of You'll inside Fully insulated
walls aluminium sliding windows screens and storm
conditioning Kitchens include
convenient gas wall oven, counterop range automatic
roSSee diShwaSher disposal and Sedefrong refrigerator
you're looking for home in the $25 400 to $25 300
price range-set your sights for North Springfield,
where the outdoor living quality and convenience
FHA In-Servce and Conventional financing.
Va with little 81, 400 down.
Evening star., 1962-09-15

DIRECTIONS Drive Shirley Highway 200 yards 6d's Road exit to Route @
to
Hming Avenue Go right Hming Ave 10 blocks to Queensbe Ave. right
Shirley Highway AnnandaeF
Annd At d apight in Ananda LEFT on Ravens
Bddock blocks Heming
b Queensber Ave. VicOy CT and sales office
Evening star., 1962-09-15

1910 Vermont Ave., NV.
Washington, d. C.
ma. 8-18O4
SALES OFFICE: 1907 Viceroy CT.
Springfield, Virginia, 32l.78O0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09

We're as Christmos-y as can. be.
cur holiday store hours ore now at Christmas
shopping peok-open Monday through Fridoy
$50 10 ppm. at Street. Conn. Ave., Bethesda;
$50 TO $50 at Silver Spring. shrinston. FolIs
Church.
wslI sift-wrup everything prettik in JelIeff
sold-stiped boxes, or in our delightful Marfho
Pose giftwrops at slight extra cost.
Ieovs the ehors Of searching to our EIizobeth
Brewster shoppers. They know where 10 find things.
and are full Of bright ideosl
cnd-keep in mind that JelIeff Gift Certificate
Is q perfect gift for anyone and everyone
your list.
Jslleffs Womons World Of Gift EnehonimsniI
Evening star., 1962-11-07

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accessories, our own AtIeigh sheer,
motte finish, smooth fitting seamless
.nylons. In winter tones TO complement
your costumes beautifully: honey,
beige, rose blush, tropicono and
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medium; 9H2-ll, long. Pick extra
poIrs for Christmas giving. Pair, soc
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Evening star., 1962-04-27

ing Newhart? Or is that toe
easy?
Quote of the Week: Ap-
propos of the Hennesey. Bob
Newhart difficulties. Bins
Crosby, the old Groaner, re-
marked yesterday: ITS the
only business in the world
where you can be successful
and go off"
The Week End Wash: CHS
revealed yesterday that 10 oi
its affiliates will not carry TO-
morrow nights controversial
episode of The Defenders deal
ing with abortion. This is il
addition to the Canadian
Broadcasting Company, which
felt that the show gave a "one'
sided, strongly emotional ap'
peal for a relaxation of the Law
governing therapeutic abor
ton" CBC is correct in term
ing it one-sided; but if opinion
is to be denied dramatistS
isn't that worse?
Both of these radio item
may shake you. 1-Radi,
station WUST, an independent
will start running a soap opera