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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
Ken Retzer, Two Others
Face Quiz on BrowI

Ken Retzer of the Washing
ton Senators, a teacher and a
policeman have been sum-
moned to appear at the United
States Attorneys office Thurs
day as the aftermath of a
brawl early today in which sew
eral blows were struck and one
shot was fired. apparently by
accident.
No one was hit by the bull
let. which was discharged when
the polio m a n repeatedly
struck one of his opponents
with his pistol. But the teacher
and the officer required treat
ment at Washington Hospital
Center for assorted bumps and
bruises.
Police Inspector William T.
Murphy identified the partici-
pants as follows:
Mr.. Retzer, % = year old
catcher in his second year with
the Senators. He said he was
really more Of an innocent by
Stander.
Participation Denied
A man who identified him.
self at the hospital emergency
room as Deward Williams, 80,
of Garrett Park, Md, a teacher
in Montgomery County schools.
At the precinct he was listed
as Ted Williams Deward.
Reached at his home by tele-
phone later this morning he
denied having been in a fight
with anyone.
Pvt. Ralph E. Poppell, Is,
an off-duty patrolman of No.
4 precinct.
According to the police YER
sion of the affair. at about
.2:30 am. Pvt. Poppell, in
civilian clothes. was seated at
a table near the other two in
a restaurant in the 1400 block
of Irving street NV. An argu-
ment started over a minor mat
ter, and when Pvt. Poppell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
MSS WASHINGTON OF 1868
Arlington Girl FoIk-Sinqs Way to Title

A combination of blond lair,
good looks. a flashing smile
and a simple folk song last
night won the title of Miss
Washington" for Ann harris
Werner, 10, of Arlington.
Chosen from nine finalists,
Miss Werner will represent the
District in the annual Miss
America Pageant next month
in Atlantic City.
First runner-up in last
nights contest at the Capitol
Theater was Marsha B. Metrin-
ko. 20, also of Arlington.
Miss Werner, the daughter Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07

A straight-A student in high
school, she sang her way
through school political cam
paigns instead of making
speeches. She also made ap-
pearances in local hospital
wards and Army entertainment
shows.
lone nice thing about being
a folk singer" she said, sis if
you don't get the right tune,
who's to know what's right or
wrong?"
But getting the wrong tune
is not one Of her problems. If
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
Charter Foe
Hits Buckers
ForBIutuncy'

The president of the Prince
Georges County Board Of Com
missioners today dashed back at
leaders Of the county's Home
Rule Charter Committee for
promising to support write-in
candidates for county offices.
Commissioner Jesse S. Bag
gett, in a statement released
by County Public Relations Di-
rector Del Make, said the pro-
charter leaders ''have certain
ly demonstrated their true in
tentions."
He added: mot only do they
want to rewrite our system Of
government, they now want to
ignore the Republican and
Democratic primary elections,
carried out under the law ear
lier this year, and set up their
own candidates"
His reference was to week
end statements made by Julian
c. Holmes and Simon M. Pris-
toop, campaign chairmen for
the charter committee, who
charged that the commission
ers' plan to run candidates for
"a proposed charter board was
really a smoke screen by them
to campaign against home rule.
Just who are the principals
in this blatant attempt to tell
the citizens of Prince Georges
County not only how to run their
government, but who now set
themselves up as the only peo-
pie qualified to select those to
hold office in that govern
ment?" Mr.. Baggett asked.
He said the law states that
the commissioners may ZAP
point five candidates for the
charter writing board who
shall, if the people so deter
mine. write a charter for this
county"
Mr.. Pristoop was an unsuc-
cessful candidate for county
commissioner in the Democratic
primary last May IS.
The validity of petitions to
put the charter question on the
November ballot will be deter
mined tonight at a special
meeting of the Board Of Elec-
ton Supervisors.
Election clerks have verified
the necessary 10000 signatures
but an official report must be
made by the three-member
board.
Members of the Project Marl-
ooro Home Rule Charter Com
mittee last month turned in the
petition that they said carried
more than $4,000 signatures.
They now are soliciting 1000
petition signatures to get on
the ballot the names of the
i've candidates they have Sc
.ected to write a proposed
charter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
THE WEATHER BUREAU

THE WEATHER BUREAU
and more modern methods Of
long-range forecast is a big
help. Being forewarned is
forearmed, believe me- For
example, we have the coastal
hurricane regions districted
from Maine to Texas. We go
into the areas in advance
and help prepare the COM
munity and the people. We
know tornado paths and
thanks to weather announce
ments people can be alerted."
Mr.. Edison says people
owning homes on the coast
can prepare for hurricanes
by moving out and board
ing up and adds that even in
the District during hurricane
warnings it is wise to "tape
the windows with adhesive
tape and put away lawn
chairs, hose, anything that
can become flying missiles"
Mr.. Edison has found not
all are pleased with disas-
ter services. One time a
farmers chickens which
drowned in floods were re-
placed by government pull
lets.
1.-THE man walked into the
office with an egg in his
hand. He held it up and
said, you give me chickens
which lay eggs like this and
then made a circle in the
air twice as large and said,
and I used to have chick
ems which laid eggs like
this! "
But then Mr.. Edison re-
members kids left homeless
by the 1851 Kansas-Missouri-
Indiana floods who lit up
when a truckload of candy,
gum, toys and games ar
rived at the shelter.
And once q little boy in
Florida came up to Mr.. Ed
son after a Red Cross spon-
sored Halloween party in his
flood torn town and said
"this is the most wonderful
est party I ever had" The
Red Cross wasn't in too
much competition that time
for the boy added, "as a fact,
it's the only party I ever
had"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
New Anti-Sub Plane

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 7 (AP)
The Lockheed P3V-1 Orion,
first United States prophet
antisubmarine patrol plane, will
be accepted August 10 at the
Patuxent MD Naval Air Sta
ton by Vice Admiral r. B. Pr
RE, deputy chief of naval OPP
erations for air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07

TN 1947 THERE were the
woodward, Okla. floods. It
was an isolated panhandle
region, over 100 people killed.
As Midwest director then, I
sat at my desk in st. Louis
and estimated what might be
needed from fragmentary
reports. I called the Fourth
Army and said we'd need a
field kitchen and mess outfit
to feed 1000 people per meal.
I underestimate. There were
1000 people, but the Army
was up to It."
Mr.. Edison says there are
about six major disasters a
year and a staggering 800
smaller ones. This includes
tornadoes, floods, hurricanes,
explosions, fires. epidemics,
billiards anything affect
ing 10 families or more"
"If any one has any con-
Germ about American peo-
pies courage, he should
watch them react to a dis
aster. It creates a common
man., Neighbors who haven't
spoken to each other for
years forget all that. Some
times these old feuds are
never resumed but in other
instances, people being peo-
pie, they 60 right back to
them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07

went to sit down, somebody
pulled his chair out from under
him and he fell to the floor.
The officer identified himself
according to Inspector Murphy
but a fight started and Mr.
Refers friend was floored
The ballplayer then reportedly
Joined the fray and the dis
putantS moved out to the street
There the policeman pulled his
service revolver after he was
knocked down.
Gun Discharged
During the melee, the officer
hit Mr.. Refers friend with the
pistol and the gun discharged,
Deputy Police Chief Howard
Covell said.
Pvt. Poppell took the two
men to No. 10 precinct and
booked them for assault on a
police officer. The booking
was red-lined, or struck out, by
Inspector Murphy after both
MIR. Retzer and his friend de-
MED they heard Pvt. Poppell
identify himself as a policeman.
All three will get a chance
to tell their side of the story
to the United States Attorney
at 2 pm. Thursday.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Retzer will
get to tell his version at a less
formal hearing before Senator's
Manager Mickey Vernon. The
Senators have a curfew of three
hours from the time a ball.
player leaves the stadium after
a night game. Last nights
game ended at 1913 o'clock.
Mr.. Vernon adopted a judi
cious point of view when in
formed Of the episode today.
"I1l have to wait till I hear
Refers side before I decide
what to do" he said, adding:
He's having a pretty good
year." Mr.. Retzer is batting
800 this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
BY ROBERT J. LEWIS
Star Staff Writer


Tenement houses would be
ruled out in the Uptown re-
newal area under rehabilitation
regulations proposed by the
Redevelopment Land Agency.
The plan to outlaw shared
bathrooms and kitchens was
disclosed last night at a meet
ing Of the Adams Morgan citi-
zens Planning Committee.
The committee, however,
withheld approval Of the re-
Mobilization standards pending
Qualification Of the RLA's posi-
ton on rooming houses. RIA
said it would make this policy
known at a meeting Of the
committee August 81.
The agency's policy on elm
|ination of rooming houses has
not yet been settled, the citi-
zens' group was informed.
I'VE regard the question Of
rooming houses as one to be
dealt with in the urban renewal
PLAN" Phil A. Doyle, RIA exec
utive director, said.
Plan in Final Stages
Such a plan Is now in the
final stages of preparation and
is scheduled for presentation to
the National Capital Planning
Commission in September.
It will govern changes to be
made in the area bounded by
Sixteenth street. Connecticut
avenue, Florida avenue. Calvert
street and Columbia road NV.
About 20 per cent of the
sections buildings are sched-
uled to be RACED and replaced
with apartments, office build
ings, parking buildings, public
housing, Fairgrounds and other
new uses.
The remainder of the houses
and business places are to be
"rehabilitated," If such treat
ment is needed. Much restora-
ton work on homes already
has taken place in the western
section of the Sprawling up
town area in advance of de-
velopment of an urban renewal
plan.
The redevelopment agency
disclosed for the first time last
night the standards it wishes
applied to upgrade the area.
The text covered only a sin
gle typewriter page and chiefly
consisted of q statement that
the agency would rely largely
on enforcement of District
codes and regulations already
on the books to bring about
W whatever improvement is
needed.
The brief set of standards
showed that RIA was continu-
ing to resist proposals by the
Federal Housing Administra-
ton that rooming houses be
gradually removed"
sBlighting Factor
FHA's Washington office re-
iterated last Saturday it could
not provide financing aid for
upgrading houses unless the
"blighting factor" of rooming
houses was removed. 1t added
RIA had not agreed to sug-
gested regulations that would
eliminate rooming houses, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07

VI 0AAACAAACco W AAOAoCb4 Cdhn4e ;
robbery. assault with a deadly
weapon, manslaughter and
homicide.
Elmer P. Lang, a supervisory
auditor in the General Account
ing Office Of the Federal Gov
eminent, reported on the police
records at the request of Sen
ator Robert c. Byrd, Democrat
of West Virginia and chairman
Iof the Senate District Approp-
riations Subcommittee.
GAO worked with Welfare
Department investigators in the
special investigation of cheat
ling on the rolls.
No Data on Convictions
Mr.. Lang did not have data
on convictions. His informa-
ton came from records at po-
lice headquarters, where the
outcome Of charges is not al
ways shown, he said.
The General Accounting Of
flee had reported earlier that
81 per cent Of Aid to Depend
ent Children cases investigated
were found ineligible.
Mr.. Lang said a check into
1874 of 141 cases closed re-
vealed: Thirty-one of 1874
mothers had an arrest record,
SO did not, and data wasn't
available in four cases.
Twenty-one of the mothers
had been arrested once, eight
had been arrested twice, one
was arrested three times and
one six times.
Forty-two husbands had a
total of $50 arrests among
them. Eleven DIDN'T have rec
ordS. Fourteen had been ar
rested once, one was arrested
twice, three we're arrested three
times two were arrested four
times, and % were arrested five
or more times. Three of the
% had as many as Fl to Al
arrests on their records. Mr.
Lang said.
OF the men in the mothers
lives who were not husbands
40 had arrest records. 10 die
mot, and data wasn't available
on seven.
247 Arrests Among 40
The 40 had a total of 247
arrests. Seven bad been ar
rested once, four had been ar.
rested twice, two were arrested
three times, four were arrested
four times, and % we're arrest.
ed five times or more. One Of
! the % had 20 arrests on bis
record.
Violation of the Districts
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rule was a
major factor in ineligibility in
the investigation.
The city gives relief only to
youngsters whose father is
dead, absent or incapacitated.
If a mother has a continuing
relationship with any man he
is presumed to be acting as a
husband and father and the
family is ineligible.
Senator Byrd asked William
R. Calvin. Investigations and
collections officer for the Wei
fare Department, if he thought
the 5 per cent random sample
of the ADO case load on which
the special investigation was
based was adequate.
Thoroughly, sir" Mr.. Calvin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
The
Rambler
-. Finds Storms
Chunge People
By MYRA MACPHERSON


The hurricane season,
which warrants no celebra-
.tion, officially begins next
week, August IS.
From then until November
is, the weathermen and
Robert c. Edison will watch
the coastal regions with ex-
ira caution. Mr.. Edison is a
dapper ian who looks
as If he might be a banker
who makes millions, instead
Of spending it as the Ma
tional Director Of the Red
Cross disaster services.
Mr.. Edison celebrates his
goth year with the organiza-
ton on Thursday. He has
personally been involved in
more than a thousand dis
aster relief operations, has
called out the Army and the
Coast Guard, dispatched a
truckload Of bubble gum to
homeless children, para
chuted food when people
were trapped by a white des-
ert of snow.
The 56-year-old Missouri
ian who was once a probation
officer in that state, got his
start with disaster in the
1913 Omaha spring floods.
Far removed from that
spring in a dim restaurant
where he was having lunch,
Mr.. Edison said, 81 was
scared, but a disaster person
has to learn to be afraid
without letting that fear
paralyze him from making
decisions-even though he
recognizes they might be
wrong"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
Byrd Gets Report
On Police Records
Of Relief Cheoters
Check Into Closed Cases Shows
40 Purumours Had 247 Arrests

Extensive police records of mothers dropped cheaers
from District relief rolls and Of their husbands paraours
revealed today at Senate hearings c welfare
budget.
Charges against the mothers ranged from
stealing Government with deadly weapon
The had been charged with offenses ranging from
Evening star., 1962-05-11

Raymond Swing. During more
than Q score Of years Of mar
riase to Betty Gram, he duti-l
fully signed himself Raymond
Gram Swing. When he married
another lady in l945, he re-
verted 10 Raymond Swing.
Aa . .,
In recent columns we have
established the origin Of the
paratrooper cry "Geroniino'' as
having begun with the showing
of q movie Of that name to
paratroopers ct Fort Benning,
Ca. the night before they made
their first, jumps. Here Is an
eyewitness account from Mar
tin Mortensen Of David City,
Nebr.: II joined the 5Olst Para
chute Battalion November, 1910,
and made my jumps along with
the rest Of the men at Fort
Benning. One evening they had
o show about Geronimo. The
next day as we made our jumps
q man from A Company stiII
had the show on his mind and
shouted 'Geronimol' We all
followed suit.
Later, in Columbus, Phoe-
mix. Atlanta and wherever, II
one paratrooper got in trouble,
he shouted tGeronimol' and
those within hearing would
come TO his assistance =
As Leith Parker Of Farnam,
Nebr.. writes: aIt's as simple 81
that. Like Where's Elmer?' oi
the American Legion"
Evening star., 1962-05-11

making the point Of woman's
equality with man that she re-
fused to change her name when
she married. Although legally
Mrs. Henry Brown Blackwell,
she would not answer, to any
name but Lucy Stone all the
years Of her married life.
Her example was much emu
lated by 'emancipated" women
Of the early years Of this CEN
tury. Haywood Broun's first
wife. Ruth Hale, was q Lucy
Stolier, as were many other
literary and artistic women Of
the period. Perhaps the furthest
point to which the crusade for
women's equality in names was
carried. though, was IN the case
Of the political commentator
Evening star., 1962-05-11
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
By WILLIAM MORRIS

Question: IN reading about q
woman prominent in turmoil
the-century politics. I came on
the phrase '.She was q devoted
Lucy Stoner:6 I can't seem to
find Lucy Sto1er'' in my dc
tionary. Who was she?-L.M.P..
Milwaukee.
Answer: Lucy Stone was one
Of the most ardent wcmen's
suffrage leaders in the 18th
century. She was 50 intent upon
Smyrna times., 1962-10-04
Program To
Center On
Town History

A meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Duck Greek
Historical Socierywas heldFri-
day night at the office of the
secretary, Mrs. Louise Denney
Clifton with Horace l.. Hotch-
kiss presiding. Plans we're dis
cussed for program for the
coming year to be centered on
the history of the Town of Smyr-
ma, based on notable personal
tiles such as John Bassett
Moore. international jurist; Al
Ian McLane In whose memory
the local armory is named.
Also, on the history of the
Citizens Hose Company founded
In 1886, The Smyrna Times
founded in 1854; Belmont Hall
and other significant old homes.
A report was presented by
Robert Bamberger, auditor.
John w. Graham told of a need
for a master plan to be formul-
ated for activities of the society.
Henry T. Price outlined the
potential of the Duck Greek area
with the possibility of building
a recreation area east of the
DUPONT Parkway In the future.
George Galley reported on pro-
gress of work at The Lindens.
Smyrna times., 1962-10-04
1000 Children Killed In
Traffic Accidents In '6l

Last year, 1900 children
aged S to IA were killed In
traffic accidents In the United
States, and 100000 we're in
jured--many of them SCARED
for life--it was pointed out
yesterday by Francis ]. jam
ison, assistant manager of the
Delaware Safety Council.
If we are going to stop this
needless slaughter. parents
must teach their children safe
conduct by their own example.
And In matters of safety, as
In other fields. they must as
sumo their responsibility as
parents and not expect others
to do 1t for them.
.''It is still true that to cut
down accidents involving child
rem, parents need to impress
"pon their children the danger
Smyrna times., 1962-10-04
Fresh Pork
Be
Well Cooked

Well done fresh pork is a
must If you want to make sure
this meat is entirely free of
danger from trichinosis, says
Miss Janet Coblentz, Univer-
sity of Delaware foods and nu-
TRITON specialist. Raw or
under done pork can cause this
serious disease.
Miss Coblentz says thorough
cooking developes the rich, ap-
petizing flavor of pork and is
important for all forms of fresh
pork including roasts, chops,
spareribs, fresh sausage, ba-
con, ground meat patties and
meat loaf or other mixtures
that include fresh pork. Cook
ing cured pork is another story.
The curing process acts as a
safeguard.
Attention to time and tenn
Iperamre is more important In
cooking fresh pork than for any
other meat. For both safe and
good eating, have pork done bur
mot overdone.
Fresh pork is done when all
traces of pink color have disap-
peared, says Miss Coblentz.
You can check chops and pat
ties by inserting a knife point
into the thickest part to see the
color. But in cooking roasts,
follow a time-temperaure table
or use a meat thermometer.
If you use a meat ther-
mometer, insert 1t In the mid
die of the thickest part of the
roast without the bulb touching
the bone or fat. Cook the meat
until the thermometer registers
l85 degrees F. This will in
sure that all the meat has
reached a safe temperature.
The oven temperature re-
commended for roasting is 325
degrees F. But the cooking time
varies according to the size
shape. and composition of the
cut. A very fat roast, for ex-
ample, takes longer to cook
than a lean cut. Heat pene-
trates fat more slowly than
lean.
How cold the roast is and
whether 1t is short and thick
or a long slender cut will make
a difference In the length of
cooking time. Miss Coblentz
says a meat thermometer is
the only sure way to take the
guess work out of the cooking
time required for your roast.
A ''rule of thumb" guide to use
in satisfactory cooking is 30
As minutes per pound.
Smyrna times., 1962-10-04
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and set out four new poles.
Automatic controls assure
that If there is an outage from
the north the current is changed
over In As seconds to power
from the south.
Town Manager Gilmore sta
ted that the town of Smyrna
has had no outage since Hur-
ricane Hazel when current was
off from 6 pm. Friday to 2
pm. on Saturday.
While the men were at work
at the sub-station rs volunteers
of the Citizen Hose Company
were standing by at the fire
house to take care of any a
larm as the siren is electric
ally controlled. The firemen
assembled at GAS am. and
stayed until current was re-
stored. Hot coffee and buns we're
provided for the firemen by Fire
Chief Reynolds Bradley.
Smyrna times., 1962-10-04
DISTRIBuToRSHIP
CHANGES HANDS

Ronald E. Kaufman. Ken
ton, Delaware. will be the
new distributor in this area
for Penn Diaries. Inc. fea-
turing a full and complete
line of Milk and Dairy Pro-
ducts, wholesale and retail,
offering daily or "a hour
service in the Clayton. Smy-
rna and Kenton area. All
new business will be great
ly appreciated. Phone 653'
gO77.
Smyrna times., 1962-10-04

of playing in the street where
there is moving traffic. SINH
larly, parents must see to it.
If children use roller skates,
tricycles, bicycles. scooters
and wagons, that they are suf-
ficiently skilled In the use Of
these things and that theyprac-
tice safety rules" the safety
official said.
When riding bicycle in traf-
fic, 1t should be ridden single
file on the right hand side
with traffic, he continued. He
urged parents to emphasize that
children must never carrypas-
sengers or weave or stunt on a
bicycle, on a street or high
way, and never hitch on to an
other bike, car or truck. If the
bike is used for errands 1t
should have a carrier installed
to hold books or packages so
that both hands are left free for
operation of the bicycle.
eff children are of school age
they should be taught the bus
rules. and the Importance of
obeying traffic signs and sig
nails, and of walking on the
left side of the road facing traf-
fic where there are no side
walks" MIR. Jamison said.
''Parents have a dual respon-
sibility--first as parents to
teach safe conduct to their
children; second, as drivers to
watch out for all children"
.Tamison said the figures on
deaths and injuries were COM
piled by the National Safety
Council.
Smyrna times., 1962-10-04
Jim Persinger Named
Lineman Of-The-Week

In Wesley's defeat of a highly
favored Long Island Aggies ag-
gregation.
Persinger, a g. 1877 lb. end.
played A years of varsity foot
ball at Smyrna and was CO.
captain in 1857 and 1858. He
also captained the Smyrna High
School baseball and basketball
teams. He is In his freshman
year at Wesley, majoring In
business administration.