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Evening star., 1962-08-31
Marshal of Patent Appeals Court
Retiring After 48 Years Service

The case of Joseph G..
Gauges, pending in the U. s..
Court of Customs and Patent
Appeals since 1914, comes to a
close today.
A unanimous decision handed
down by the five-man court
and written by Chief Judge
Eugene Worley states in part:
ut is with genuine regret
that I accept your resignation
effective September /, 1862.
but you may rest assured that
we appreciate your continued
devotion to the interest and
welfare of the court and all
its members"
Mr.. Gauges has served the
U. S. Court of Customs and
Patent Appeals longer than
any other officer of the court.
He joined the court in Novem-
Der, 1914, and has been with
it since then except for a pc
riod of service in World War 1.
AS marshal of the court
since 1880, Mr.. Gauges acts as
its disbursing officer, pur-
chasing agent, librarian and
custodian. He has known
every judge on the court since
it first opened its docket to
cases in 1910.
Mr.. Gauges deep, resonant
voice has heralded countless
court sessions with the state
lment:: Hear ye, hear ye, hear
Evening star., 1962-08-31
Boy Robber Gets
z to 7 Years

! A l7-year-old boy vas given
a two-to-seven-year prison
term in District Court after
pleading guilty to the robbery
Iof a delicateSsen last June.
The sentence was given yes
terday by Judge Edward NJ
Curran to Charles D. Pouncey
of the HOO block of Allison
street NV. who was waived
for adult trial on the robbery
charge by Juvenile Court.
Court papers said 1892 was
taken at gunpoint from the
oelicatessen, in the 1000 blocE
of Seventeenth street NV
Two other youths were in
dicted along with Pouncey.
The charge was dropped by
the Government against one
youth, and the trial of the
second is pending. Judge Cur.
ran said he would have giver
Pouncey a stiffer sentence eX.
cept for his age.
Evening star., 1962-08-31

Among his session duties is the
cuing of attorneys with red and
white lights.
When an attorney arguing a
case has five minutes left to
speak, Mr.. Gauges flashes the
white light. When five min
utes have passed. he turns on
the red light and the attorney
must end his remarks.
Born 70 years ago in Wash
ington, Mr.. Gauges joined the
court in 1914 after spending
four years with a Nevada cop
per company doing a variety of
jobs. Using the training he
learned in a Washington busi-
ness school, he began as a ste
nographer. was later secretary
to a judge, then assistant clerk
of the court before appoint
ment as marshal in 1880.
Mr.. Gauges, who has a law
degree from Georgetown Uni
versity, finds humor in what
many attorneys and judges
may consider droll sessions
For years he has been keeping
a diary of anecdotes taken
from the court and titled,
Courtroom QuipS."
i Today Mr.. Gauges takes his
anecdotes and 48 years of court
memories into the life of the
retired, for which he has no
definite plans except to keep
Occupied"
Evening star., 1962-08-31
Not-So-StiII Still
Discovered After
Blust Hits House

An illegal still was discovered
near Brandywine. Md. today
when it blew up and destroyed
part of home, Prince Georges
County police reported.
The 100-gallon copper still
with cooling coils was reported
to police by the Baden Volun-
teer Fire Department which
was dispatched to extinguish
the blaze.
Residents of the two-story
frame house are sought by
Prince Georges County police.
Their identity is not known.
Police found between 400 and
500 gallons of rye mash and
ten cases of half gallon jars at
the home, according to Detec-
tive Sergt. Jack Hamilton.
The home was in an isolated
section Of woods off State
Route 381 about five miles
south of Brandywine.
Evening star., 1962-08-31
MIR. MORTON SAYS golf

MIR. MORTON SAYS golf
ers are becoming more fun.
There are more golfers and
they are more friendly and
play better, too. The women
still don't play as much as
the men. They're here most
ly on Sundays. The women
are m ore temperamental, I"
said Mr.. Morton, who got
courtly again with the next
sentence, "Of course, there's
more strain on them. They
have to hit more-well, they
miss more"
Now that Mr.. Morton's
evenings are free he spends
them sitting on the back
porch with the wife he mar
ried 81 years ago this month.
They are seldom alone, for
some of the 10 children, IS
grandchildren and 2 great
grandchildren always stop by.
Sometimes the place gets
real full. But it pleases my
wife and that's all that
matters"
Evening star., 1962-08-31
Prince Georges Pushes
To Retain Health Chief

Every possible inducement,
including salary increase, wa
| offered by Prince George
County today in an attemp
to keep its health director, Dr.
Murray Grant. from taking tht
Districts top health post.
County Commissioner Frank
j. Lastner, after a 45-minutt
talk with DR.. Grant, said ht
acted in accordance with the
wishes of the other four COM
misSioners in pleading with DR.
Grant to stay.
Il offered him every possible
inducement and said if it was
matter of salary we would
meet his request" Mr.. Lastner
said.
"Dr. Grant said he would
give his decision within a week, /"
Mr.. LaStner added.
Il think the whole thing now
hinges on status-whether or
not DR.. Grant wants to go to a
larger department" Mr.. Last
ner said.
"Dr. Grant is going to be sub
jected to pressure to take the
District job but you can rest
assured I am going to exert
every pressure I can to try and
keep him here" Mr.. LaStner
said.
DR.. Grant now receives a SAL
ary of $l8,400 from Prince
Georges. The District job pays
SIT. 500 but officials are trying
to boost it by $1,000.
The Districts Health Depart
ment vacancy occurred five
months ago when DR.. Daniel L.
Finucane retired and then
joined the Prince Georges
Health Department as chief of
Evening star., 1962-08-31

some Republican members sue
cessfully raised a point of order
which washed out the vote be-
cause it had been taken while
the House was in session.
Today, Senator Randolph re-
ported he had received a tele-
phone call from Speaker Nc
Cormack indorsing the legisla-
ton. But reports persist that
the legislation is dead in the
House for this session of Con-
gress.
Support For Project
The legislation nonetheless
continued to receive support
today not only from ]. George
Stewart, architect of the Capt.
tol. Senator Holland. Demo-
crat of Florida. and DR.. l.
Quincy Mumford, librarian OF
Congress but from DR.. Harold
w. DoddS, former president OF
Princeton University and chair
man of the James Madison Me-
mortal Commission.
DR.. Dodds and DR.. Mumfmd
both pointed out to the SUBJ
committee that the Joint Senate
and House committee on the
library has approved construc-
tion Of a library annex en- two
blocks east of the present
annex.
They emphasized that this
step was taken because the
committee felt Congress would
approve the Madison project
and provide extra space for
library needs. Previously a
second annex had been planned
for a four block area.
Evening star., 1962-08-31
D. {. Coroner
Position Filled
Commissioners
Name WheIton

The Commissioners have
filled the post of District coro-
ner with the promotion of DR..
Richard L. Whelton. one of the
city's deputy coroners.,
DR.. Whelton. 40, is a native
of Washington who attended
Washington area schools. He
succeeds DR.. A. Magruder Mac
Donald. who is retiring.
The city's new coroner wa
named at a special Commits
sioners' meeting late yesterday
DR.. Macdonald, whose retire,
ment is effective today, hai
been on leave. DR.. Whelton ha!
been acting coroner during hi.
absence.
A graduate of Mckinley Tech
High School, DR.. Whelton re-
ceived a bachelor of science
degree from the University OF
Maryland in 1943 and his med
ical degree in 1947 from George
Washington University's Med
ical School.
DR.. Whelton has been a dep
uty coroner since February,
1859. Earlier, he served as as
sistant superintendent at Dis
trict General Hospital. He went
into general medical practice
in April, 1855.
His home is at 4116 Wood
berry University Park, Hyatts-
vile, Md. DR.. Whelton and his
wife have six children, aged
two through is years.
The Commissioners also pro-
NOTED DR.. Linwood L. Rayford,
jr.. from deputy coroner to
chief deputy coroner.
Evening star., 1962-08-31
Gets Municipal Post

George M. Miller, mayor Of
Takoma Park, Md, has been
named to the executive commit
tee of the American Municipal
Association. He is an employe
Of the Bureau of Reclamation of
the Interior Department. He
has a two-year term on the
associations policy m a kin g
body.
Evening star., 1962-08-31
Girl, Raped
By -Four Men
Southeast Victim
Dragged Out of Car

| A 19-year-old girl was raped
in the Marshall Heights area
of Southeast Washington last
night by four men who dragged
her out of an auto after threat
ening her 26-year-old escort
with a realistic looking toy
pistol. police said. o
Detectives said the girl, a
receptionist for a technical
documents firm, and her male
companion were sitting in a
lparked auto near a wooded area
off Benning road Sc. when
four men appeared.
One of the four approached
the drivers window of the 1862
Thunderbird, and asked the
girls escort: do you know
where you're at?"
Police said the man then
drew the toy pistol, after which
he and another of the four
chased the escort down the
road.
The men drove the girl to
a secluded spot three blocks
away-near Fifty-third street
and st. Louis avenue Sc, po-
lice said. The victim told de-
tectives she was dragged from
the auto and raped by each CT
the men on an abandoned auto
seat.
The men fled, she said, when
they mistook the barking of
neighborhood dogs for the ap-
proach of police Canine Corps
dogs.
Here come the cops with
the dogs, let's CO." one said,
and they ran.
All of the aSSailants were
described as 18 to .25 year old
Negroes, attired in dark cloth
ing. The girl and her escort
are also Negroes. Police re-
covered the toy gun, dropped
by the men when they fled.
Evening star., 1962-08-31

its bureau of communicable
and chronic disease control.
"Dr. Grant has done a re-
markable job in developing the
health department and we
want him to stay and carry out
further expansion" Mr.. Lastner
said.
He said DR.. Grant already
has been working with an ar
chitect on plans to enlarge the
4-year-old Health Department
Building in Cheverly.
Evening star., 1962-08-31
Cuncer Drive Nets
$47, 500 in Arlington

The Arlington County Unit
Of the American Cancer Society
will close its annual fund cam
paign books today with nearly
SAT, 500, an all-time high, ex-
ceeding last years returns by
$1,000.
The largest part came from
the residential drive, bringing
in $4,000, $4,000 more thar
last year. Memorials and bust.
ness and professional gift.
made up the next largest
amounts.
Evening star., 1962-08-31

"1N THOSE DAYS you could
get a pair of shoes for $1.25,
but you could kick them out
in about two weeks. One day
a lot of us were running
around the water. in Rock
Greek Park and my shoe sole
came loose. I didn't tear it
off because for 10 cents you
could have it sewed back. All
the way home that old shoe
went flip-flop and the boys
said they'd call me Flip. It's
stuck ever since"
1t is a most incongruous
nickname for Mr.. Morton,
with his ram-rod straight
posture, lean frame and silver
close-cropped hair, silver
bushy eyebrows and q tiny
shadow Of a mustacsne. Ege te
S feet 10, with long legs and
since he was 16 has hardly
changed his 145-pound
weight.
Until four years ago, cad
dying was only one of two
jobs. For more than 40 years,
Mr.. Morton also worked
nights in the Government
Printing Office press room.
"I have 10'kids and needed
the money to get them
through school. The only
thing know is to work for it.
I put three of them through
college. One has her masters
degree, ones a school teacher
and the youngest boy is at
Teachers College.
I'D get off at the printing
office at 8 am, go home and
eat breakfast, lay down a bit,
go to the club around noon
and stay until 5, come home
and eat and relax and go to
the office at II pm. OF
course, I didn't work Satur-
day and Sunday at the print
ing office"
Evening star., 1962-08-31

We, the honorable United States
Court of Customs and Patent
Appeals is now open and in
session. God bless the United
States and this honorable
court"
During sessions he sits at a
desk to the right of the bench
in the courts chambers on the
seventh floor of the Internal
Revenue Service Building
Tenth and Pennsylvania NV.
Evening star., 1962-08-31
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
IsBusiness Anti-Kennedy?
IsKennedy Anti i-Business?

ROGER BLOUGH ANSWERS-The Board Chairman of
u S. Steel makes his first detailed public statement
since the famed White House squabble in an exclu-
sve interview with The Sunday Stars This Week
Magazine. His comment is tied to a plea . . . let's
build a bridge between Government and business
community before all Americans get hurt And he
offers program which would restore harmony and
boost national economy.
FOURTEEN-YEAR-O SHIPPERS RUNABOUT TO
MIAMI-Piloting 14-foot outboard runabout from
Washington to Miami requires sound nautical skilS
outdoor Editor Charles Covel reports area lad
of IA who did it The Sunday Stars Leisure
Sports page.
BRINY POTOMAC SAILOR AT THE HELM OF AMER
ICAS CUP GRETEL-The radically novel Australian
challenger in the Americas Cup race, Gretel is the
single most talked-about subject of the sailing
world. Her hull confguration is closely guarded
secret her cost to the owning syndicate is repeatedly
sky-high In SUNDAY, The Star Magazine, Staff
Writer David Breasted reports what it's like to be
behind her wheel
AND IN THE STARS Tv MAGAZINE-A complete pre-
view of ABC's fall programming along with full
weekly liStings for all stations and TV movie pre-
views.
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1962-08-31
Horbor Police Coptoin
Gets Fifth Precinct Job

tive office, Earl c. Shelton of
the first precinct and George
R. Suter, jr., of the third pre-
cinct, were sworn as Sergeants
and will remain in their current
assignments. Roger M. Rooney
was promoted to corporal and
transferred from the 10th to
the third precinct.
Transfers Made
Other transfers included:
Sergt. Leonard j. Oreto from
the twelfth precinct to com.
munications and records; Sergt
John F. Reynolds from the frs
to the twelfth precinct; Sergt
Raymond A. Doyon from tn
third to the eighth precinct
and Sergt. Herbert P. Rut
from the eighth to the four,
teenth precinct.
Also sworn in were: Capt
George A. Donahue. who viii
become commander of thu
homicide squad; and 1t. GeralC
L. Keyser, who will command
detectives in the third precinct
Capt. Edward A. DAILY, former
commander of the homicide
squad, was transferred to head
the pawn squad.
Other policemen promoted
and sworn in we're: Detective
Sergt. Francis E. Verrier; Pre-
cinct Detectives BENJAMIN j
Chaplin and Bernard F. Kelly;
Detectives John r. Bowles and
Edward w. Clouse; Plain
clothesmen Fred L. Barber, Ed
ward A. Smith, Orion L. Curtis
and Melvin L. Humphrey; Act
ing Corpl. (Station Clerk John
r. Workman and Motorcycle
Pvt. Clyde G. Fairfax.
Evening star., 1962-08-31

recently cleared blocks of land
directly east of the Old House
Office Building and across In
dependence avenue from the
Library of Congress. The struc-
ture would include an under
ground annex to the library as
well as a memorial above
ground, about the size Of the
Folger Shakespeare Library, at
a cost of S39 million.
Senator Robertson, Demo-
crat of Virginia. pushing for
passage of the bill, described
President Madison as a great
statesman whose memory has
been neglected. If, he said, the
United States can spend mil
lions abroad, it can afford to
invest $39 million in a memorial
which would include library
facilities.
Living Memorial"
But Senator Proxmire, Demo-
crat Of Wisconsin, another wit
ness, opposed the plan. He said
the city Of Madison, Wis, al
ready served as a living
memorial" to the Founding
Father along with Madison
avenue, New York. He said that
enough is already being spent
in Washington on Government
buildings and said the memorial
would not add anything to the
beauty of the city.
On tn House side, the bill is
lodged in the House Public
Works subcommittee. At one
point. it was approved by the
committee by a vote of 20-5
However. it was returned when
Evening star., 1962-08-31

Police Capt. John o. Hite,
commanding officer of Wash
ington's harbor precinct, will
become acting commander of
the fifth precinct Sunday, Po-
lice Chief Robert v. Murray
announced today.
Chief Murray said Capt. Hite
is being detailed as acting COM
mander of the fifth precinct
while Capt. Thomas E. Edwards
is on sick leave. Capt. Hite's re-
assignment was one Of several
announced by Chief Murray
today.
Capt. Joseph P. PeppleY Of
a dmi n istrative headquarterS
will be shifted from the sixth
precinct to become acting com.
mander of the harbor precinct
replacing Capt. Hite.
Capt. Peppler had been act.
ing commander of the sixth
precinct because Capt. Karol L
Kratochvil, the regular COM
mander, is attending the FBl
Academy. Capt. John j. Kin
ney of administrative head
quarters will replace Capt. Pep
pier as acting commanding of
ficer of the sixth precinct.
Others Reassigned
Other reassignments an
nounced by Chief Murray in
cluded: 1t. Beryl E. Darr from
the 18th to the second precinct,
1t. G. A. Murena from the sixth
to the first precinct, 1t. Thomas
F. Vert from communications
and records to the fifth pre-
cinct to replace 1t. James E.
Lumkin, who was shifted to the
sixth precinct, and 1t. Morris
B. Bagley will be relieved of his
detail to the first precinct and
returned to the 18th precinct.
Charles j. Corcoran and
George A. Greggs were sworn
in as ieutenants. 1t. Corcoran
will remain in communications
and records and 1t. Greggs will
be transferred from the 14th
to the 18th precinct.
Claude w. Dove of the execu-
Evening star., 1962-08-31
Senators End Hearing
On Madison Memorial
House Bill Remuins in Committee;
Project Would House Library Annex
By JOHN McKELWAY
Star staff Writer

bill authorizing memorial President Madison
moved step in the Senate today while remaining myeriouSy
stuck in the House.
Senate public works subcommittee headed by Senator
Randall Democrat of West Virginia completed hearing the
BILL which directs the construction of the memorial
Evening star., 1962-08-31
The
Rambler
Learns of
Coddying at 70
By MYRA MACPHERSON

Al VIC SNAi o4lu O1-OCSI &C 1lcdG
was assuring Matthew Flip"
Morton of little company on
Columbia Country Clubs golf
course.
But Mr.. Morton - a digni-
fled, self-contained gentle
George Kennedy is III. He will
resume his column on his return.
----
man who is older than most
Of the men he caddies for
wasn't even winded after 18
holes, carrying two bags.
II always like to get the air.
I caddy every day the wealth
er's good. This summer has
been the busiest in years."
said Mr.. Morton. At 70, he
has more than a half century
of caddying behind him.
II golfed a little myself
years ago. l played two
rounds this year, four last
year, but before that I laid
off for about 80 years."
Most of the time Mr.. Nor
ton has been too busy carry
ing clubs for others, three
Presidents and a Vice Presi-
dent among them.
81 caddied for Woodrow
Wilson, Franklin D. Roose-
velt before he was crippled,
Richard Nixon and Taft.
That President Taft was a
Jolly man. He must have
weighed 225, maybe more,
but he played right along
there. He had a big face and
a big mustache and when he
laughed that mustache would
jump up and down."
Mr.. Morton said he got his
nickname Of Flip as a boy
going to school and getting
80 cents for l8 holes"
Evening star., 1962-08-31

George Kennedy is III. He will =
resume his column on his return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-16

mountainous western part OF
the State.
In the 10th, Carroll M. Bar
ringer is opposing Democratic
Representative Basil L. White
ner. In the 18th, Robert Brown,
a Biltmore manufacturer. Is
running strong against Repre-
sentative Roy A. Taylor. OBJ
servers believe, however, that 1t
would take an unusual Repub-
lican trend in this off-year
election for them to win.
In the new 9th District, the
Republicans are fighting to
hold their lone seat from this
State. In this race, Republican
Representative Charles Raper
Jonas and Democratic Repre-
sentative A. Paul Kitchin, both
conservatives. were cast by re-
districting in the same district.
"SpIit Personality"
In national elections, espe-
cially, the 9th District has re-
vealed a political split person.
atty. Richard M. Nixon carried
the II counties now making
up the district by 29,101 votes
in 1860. Former President Ell
senhower carried them by 35,-
627 in 1856.
Gov. Sanford lost the coun-
ties by 1924 votes to Robert
L. Gavin, who is now Republi-
can State chairman.
Mr.. Gavin took over the
leadership and has been push
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-16
BY CECIL HOLLAND
Star staff Writer

SALISBURY, N. c., Oct. 10.
Here in North Carolina 8
Jumbled 9th Congressional Dis
trict they're wondering If Gov.
Terry Sanford overreached
himself in a sharp piece of
redistricting.
North Carolina lost a seat In
Congress on the basis of the
1860 census. In a reshuffling of
districts which seemed aimed at
getting rid of the States lone
Republican Congressman, Gov.
Sanford and his people added
two Republican counties to the
9th.
AS q result, Democratic Rep
resentative Hugh @. Alexander,
81, Of Kannapolis finds himself
In a fight for his political life
with 35-year-old James Broy-
hill Of Lenoir.
Mr.. Broyhill. a member Of a
wealthy Notwithstanding fam
lily long active in political af-
fairs, has waged such an ag-
gressive campaign that the out
come Of the election is now
regarded as a tossup.
G. o. p. Sees Chance
In the boldest Republican
bid yet to cut into Democratic
strength in the Tarheel State.
G. o. P. leaders believe they
have a fighting chance In two
other districts, both in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-16

to task for playing down his
Republican label in his bill
board advertising. His signs
make no mention Of Republican
and merely say, Vote for Jim
Broyhill-he gets things done"
The Secretary's suggestion
that this was a little dishonest
brought only tolerant smiles
from 9Th District voters who
love a good political fight.
WELL" drawled one, "it's
just as dishonest for Hugh to
pass himself off as a Democrat.
You'll find him voting more
often than not with the Re-
publicans in Congress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-16

New Frontier" and good old
Republicanism.
He has had troubles in this
respect, for Mr.. Alexander's
record reveals no flaming lib
eralism or even KennedyiSm.
While Mr.. Broyhill espouses
q conservative line, Mr.. Alex
ander, a veteran of 10 years in
Congress, is stressing his sem
iority and his membership on
the Appropriations COMMITTEES
where he stands 18th in senior
ity. He has financial backing
to match the Broyhills in the
person of textile magnate c. A.
Cannon Of his home town.
Kannapolis.
What could have a much
serious effect on the out
come is the emotional resent
ment against President Ken
needy for sending troops to en-
force the enrolment of James
H. Meredith In the University
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-16
COP. Threatens in Area
Redistricted by Sanford

ing the development Of a two
party system in the State after
young and aggressive William
Cobb, the former chairman,
was exposed as having been
leading a double life.
In the two counties-Yadkin
and Davie-which were added
to the district, A. N. Snipes, a
political unknown, won over
Representative Kitchin by A.
$40 votes two years ago. In
Yadkin every public office ex-
cept coroner is held by Repub-
licanS.
Family Custom
With the Broyhills, taking
on Representative Alexander
seems as much a family enter
prise as furniture-making. The
present candidates brother-in-
law, William Stevens, jr., lost
to him by only $500 votes out
of 100000 cast in 1854.
With the Kennedy admin
istration far from popular in
the district. Mr.. Broyhill has
sought to make the race some
thing Of a test between the