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4 BOY BELIEVES IN HIS CAT
Klaus Menne, 3V 2 , son of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Menne, 3626 Quesada street
N.W.. clutches his hands as he waits for the judges’ decision at the Cath
olic Youth Organization pet, hobby and doli show at Blessed Sacrament
Church. His cat, named Pussy, won first prize in the gray cat class.—
Star Staff Photo, by Ranny Routt.
Most Rev. John Russell
Installed at Richmond
Br CASPAR NANNES
Stir SUB Writer
RICHMOND, Sept. 30.—The Most Rev. John J. Russell
today was Installed as the tenth Bishop of the historic Arch
dioceses of Richmond in solemn, centuries-old rites in Sacred
Heart Cathedral.
Hundreds of Washington Catholics, who knew Bishop Rus
sell when he served as pastor of St. Patrick's Church. 1946-48,
and Nativity Church, 1948 to 50,
attended the impressive cere
monies in the 52-year-old
cathedral.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O’Boyle, Archbishop of Wash
ington: the Most Rev. John M.
McNamara and the Most Rev.
Philip M. Hannan, Auxiliary
Bishops of Washington, were
among the large District con
tingent.
Close Relative* Attend
Bishop Russell’s 89-year-old
father, John W. Russell came
from Baltimore to see his son
installed as .Bishop of Rich
mond. He was accompanied by
the prelate’s two sisters, Miss
Mary J. Russell and Mrs.
Charles E. Kimmel and Mr.
Kimmel, all of Baltimore. His
brother, the Rev. W. Joyce Rus
sell. pastor of St. Catherine
Laboure Parish, Wheaton, Md.,
was also present.
The Most Rev. Francis P.
Keough, Archbishop of Balti
more. installed Bishop Russell
Rnd was celebrant at the mass
following the installation cere
mony.
Richmond from the Diocese of
Charleston, S. C„ where he has
served as bishop since 1950.
In his remarks Bishop Russell
paid tribute to his predecessor,
the late Most Rev. Peter L.
Ireton, who died April 27.
Bishop Ireton became bishop
coadjutor in 1935 and bishop
in 1945.
102 Parishes
The Richmond Diocese now
has 150.000 Catholics in 102
parishes, and 164 diocesan
priests and 136 priests of reli
gious orders.
Bishop Russell actually as
sumed his new post yesterday
when he presented the Papal
Bull of Pope Pius XII to the
Board of Consultors, whose
eight members serve as advisers
to the Bishop of Richmond.
Cathedral Crowded
Three archbishops the
third being the Most Rev. Jos
eph P. Hurley of St. Augustine,
Fla.; 25 bishops. 60 monsig
nori, 16 provincials of religious
orders. 11 Papal Knights and
400 priests were among the
boulevard.
1,100 or more persons crowd
ing the cathedral at the cere
mony.
Today after the installation
mass Bishop Russell attended
a luncheon for the clergy in
the John Marshall Hotel. To
night he will greet his new
parishioners and others at a
Bethesdan Heads
Fire Association
In Montgomery
Joseph A. Winn, member of
the Bethesda Fire Board, was
elected president of the Mont
gomery County Association of
Volunteer Firemen at the
annual convention of the 16-
department organization Fri
day and Saturday at Damascus.
Other new officers are Wil
liam Bliss, vice president: J. K.
Russ, secretary, and O. H.
Gladhill, treasurer.
Parade winners included: Hil
landale, best-appearing pump
er; Branchville, best-appearing
pumper from outside the coun
ty; Kensington, best-appearing
aerial truck: Hyattstown, best
appearing ambulance from the
county; Mount Airy, best
ambulance from outside the
county: Seat Pleasant, appara
tus coming the longest dis
tance; Takoma Park, best
appearing squad wagon; Seat
Pleasant, best squad wagon
from outside county; Upper
Montgomery Ladies Auxiliary,
best auxiliary in parade; and
Oaithersburg High School, best
appearing band.
Contest winners included:
Beat Pleasant, hook-up contest
for units outside county;
Upper Montgomery VFD, best
hook-up among county units;
Silver Spring, first-aid contest
•for county units; Mount Airy,
best flrst-aid from outside
county; and Hyattstown. tug
-6 el-war.
! public reception in the Jeffer
son Hotel.
Ordained By Uncle
A native of Baltimore, Bish
op Russell attended St. Charles
College, Catonsville, Md.; St.
> Mary’s Seminary. Baltimore,
and the Urban University in
Rome.
The 61-year-old prelate was
ordained in October, 1923, in
i t&e Chapel of the North Amer
ican College in Rome by his
i lme uncle, the Most Rev. Wil
liam T. Russell, who was then
the Bishop of Charleston.
In January, 1950, he was
named Bishop of Charleston:
to succeed the Most Rev. Em
met M. Walsh, who had been
transferred to Youngstown.
Ohio.
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fiOTH PARTIES
BAN POSTERS IN
10TH DISTRICT
Democrats and Republi
cans agree on at least one
point in Northern Vlr
- glnia—to ban temporary
campaign posters and
stickers along highways
and other public places.
The ban will apply to
the 10th district, according
to a joint announcement
today by campaign chair
men for the two congres
sional candidates.
Criticizing such stick
ers as an “outmoded and
irritating campaign tech
nique.'* the chairmen said:
“The public will be
spared the eyesores which
result when stickers are
attached heedlessly to
telephone poles, trees,
fences and walls and re
main there long after the
election is over.’’
Fixed billboards are ex
cepted because they are
taken down promptly after
an election, the campaign
leaders noted. Also, the
agreement is for the 1958
campaign only.
FORTUNE IN WATER
$75 Outlay Grew
Into $1.2 Million.
By sam EASTMAN
■tir Stiff Wrltir
Here's the way to parlay $75 into a $1.2 million business
in 12 years:
First, pick a rural area which is heading for a real estate
boom. Then, Invest the $75 in a rig to pipe water from your
well to a neighbor's house. Use the profits to extend the
connection to the next home, continue to repeat the prpcedure
and you’re on your way.
That was the Initial formula
used by James A. McWhorter,
who has signed a contract to
sell his Annandale Water Co
to Fairfax County for $1,225,-!
000.
Mr. McWhorter formed the
company in 1946 to serve a few
houses with a connection from
a well in his back yard. Today.
Fairfax County is buying a
water system with about 4.000
customers.
Reasons for Growth
A number of factors figured
into the astronomical growth
of the water company. One ob
viously was Mr. McWorther’s
business ability. Another was
the Washington area’s sky
rocketing poulation with the
surge to suburban living.
Another boost to the Annan
dale company, as with a num
ber of other water concerns,
was that many developers “con
tributed’’ water mains in return
for service. A spokesman for
the Fairfax County Water Au
thority, which is buying the
Anandale company, said this
donated capital was considered
along with other assets in
reaching the purchase price.
Mr. McWhorter’s career in
the water business has not been}
without its hectic days. For sev
eral years after the company
began to expand, service inter- i
ruptions and supply shortages
were far from infrequent. New I
wells and pumps failed to meet
the demands as lines were ex
tended to new subdivisions.
Although many of the de-1
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velopers were donating the
water lines, the expansion
equipment which the company
had to buy was scarce and
high-priced.
Had Competition
Mr. McWhorter also found
that he was in a competitive
business, with one rival being
the city of Falls Church. He
edged the city out in a battle
over two subdivisions at Ar
lington boulevard but then was
unable to avert a shortage.
Falls Church, at the State’s re
quest. supplied water through a
fire hose connection.
At about this point, the An
nandale company decided it no
longer could provide an ade
quate water supply with only
wells and pumps. A temporary
line was laid to connect the
Annandale concern with the
Virginia Water Co. in 1951 and
a permanent connection was
made the following year.
However, Mr. McWhorter’s
distribution trouble* were not
jyet at an end. As late as April,
1955, a four-month ban on out
door use of water was placed
on the homeowners served by
the Annandale company. The
shortage was relieved with the
| completion of a 1 million-gal
jlon storage tank on Columbia
pike, but only after a dry
i summer for the customers.
But today these operational
problems are in the past tense
for the Annandale company
and Mr McWhorter’s contract
with the county reads $1,225,-
1000.
RESCUE SQUAD
AIDS IN BIRTH
IN RUSH HOUR
A Vienna (Va.) rescue
squad crew came through
with another assist in the
baby delivery department
during rush-hour traffic
1 yesterday.
Its ambulance was en
i route to Alexandria Hos
pital with Mrs. Sterling
Penn, about 34, of 541 Lin
coln street, Vienna, about
5:18 p.m. when Mrs. Penn
gave birth to a baby boy,
her seventh child.
Lansburgh Theft
Sends Area Boy
To State School
:
A 15-year-old boy was com
> mltted to Maryland Training
School for Boys yesterday for
i participating in the Labor Day
. week-end theft of SI,BOO by
. three youths from Lansburgh’s
i Storf in Langley Park.
Prince Oeorges County Juve
■ nile Court Judge Emmett H.
i Nanna, Jr., earlier sent a 12-
■ year-old boy to the training
’ school for the theft. The two
' were picked-up in Tulsa, Okla.,
> September 3, while carrying
’ most of the loot in a suitcase,
> police said.
* The third boy, 14, had run
away to Richmond, where po
* lice picked him up. He was
[ placed on probation yesterday.
* All three live in Langley Park.
I The boys collected the money
f by forcing open 29 cash regis
, ters and causing an estimated
' SB,OOO damage to the machines.
i
r VFW Oyster Roast
1 An oyster roast will be held
> from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday by the
’ Silver Spring Post No. 2562,
t Veterans of Foreign Wars, at
■ its headquarters, 2425 Hayden
1 drive.
THE EVENING STAR. Washington, D. C.
TCI SPAY. lIPTEMBKR SO. 18.18
Tried to Halt Stabbing,
One Defendant Says
Defendant. John F. Schoppel today testified he tried to
j stop co-defendant Oumerslndo Gomez from stabbing a Lorton
i Reformatory guard last February 13.
Schoppel took the stand as the murder trial entered its
sixth day in Alexandria Federal Court. Gomez, who has not
testified, kept his eyes downcast as Schoppel spoke.
Schoppel said he and Gomez were in the dayroom of
dormitory 13 drunk when the
guard, Michael J. Hughes. 40,
came in to investigate their
noise-making. He said the
guard knocked Gomez to the
floor and Gomez came up
j swinging a knife.
Tried to Get Him Away
“I was stunned. I went up
and grabbed Mr. Hughes. I
wanted to try to get him away
. from Oomez," the calm witness
: testified.
Schoppel. 25. and Gomez.
r 28. both of Washington, are
r charged with stabbing to death
> Mr. Hughes, who was from
Hoadley, Va. Both were in
. mates at Lorton at the time of
the slaying.
Yesterday Judge Albert V.
' Bryan questioned nine Lorton
> inmates about what they heard
and saw on the day of the slav
• mg. He called them as the
’ court’s witnesses All appeared
involuntarily on his order.
, One of the inmates, William
Earl Barden. 36. serving 5 to
5 15 years for manslaughter, tes
-5 tilled he was in an adjoining
room when the fracas took
' place in the dayroom of the
r dormitory.
I Saw Gomes Crouching
He said he looked briefly
through the door and saw
Gomez crouching, apparently
looking for something. He said
he had heard some metal object
[ hit the floor just before that,
. and heard another inmate yell
’ that Gomez had a knife.
;■ Meanwhile, Schoppel ap
i peared to be pushing Mr.
• Hughes away from Gomez, he
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• said Barden said his first in
i' clination was to try to break up
■ the fracas but other inmates
5 1 stopped him.
1 Inmate Melvin H. Ronk, serv
ing 2 to 6 years for arson, testi
fied that he heard Schoppel
yell, “Chico, don't." He said
> Gomez was known as Chico.
1 When /3choppel later came i’-'o
’ the next room, Ronk said he
5 remarked. “I tried to Aop him.”
Several of the Inmates testi
■ fled that both Gomez and
8 Schoppel were Intoxicated at
1 the time from drinking‘■shutes,”
1 a bootleg prison whisky made
" from potatoes. Maqy of the
r inmates said they had difficulty
remembering details of the in
•; cident.,
l.
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191 Enrolled
, In New College
3 Prince Georges Community
' College opened its.first semes
l ter with an enrollment of 191
; students—one of the largest
first-year community college
enrollments in Maryland.
The junior college, which
1 holds classes from 4 to 10 p.m.
' in Suitland Senior High School,
' offers courses in arts and sci
-3 ence, business administration
1 and pre-teacher education. All
.credits can be transferred to
1 four-year institutions, accord
ing to Dean Robert T. Novak.
• The student body include*
118 part-time and 73 full-time
: students, he said.
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