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'avorite Cop' _| R Has Cash Value 4 Kathryn Decker; 14, of Lynbrook ‘ Double Award For Her _ blic Friend' Letter Two pals, Kathryn Decker at.the left, and Patrolman Tom Karg on the right, talk things over. cause she just won the daily and on Patrolman Karg, She termed him as the \ideal cop,\ both adults and children think is the tops, Review-Btar Photoriap Today-a double winner! The first of our week-old \Public Friend No. 1\ contest. And it's a girl! Kathryn Decker is the lucky letter-writer, and for her description of her favorite policeman, she gets the day's award of a $5 account in the County Federal Savings and Loan Association AND the week's award of $10 more in the same account. . In Line For $25 More Kathryn also takes her place in line for that grand prize of a trip to Washington in a modern air- ner 'and $25 in addition. That ard is still open, of course, and will be up until the last minute next Saturday. For her favorite cop, Kathryn, who is four years old and who lives at 20 Huntington avenue, Wok. chose Tom Karg of her e's police force. For her, trolman Kark is the \ideal cop Kathryn's letter won her the big weekly prize because is just about * \hire fifim ; police- man. It was his young an@ pleas- [as appearance that first ac- A but it was his \strong up- right cuaracter\ that won her-over, f: was 11:2” same wlnhy' before a: oined force, Says, th children and grown-ups thifik he is \the tops.\ ld Keep On Writing We picked Kathryn's letter of dozens that came piling into the office of the Daily Review-Star yesterday. A lot of them were swell, and if you boys and girls will try again, maybe you'll win on your second letter. Send as many as you want, but keep them down to 200 worden Who is your fayorite policeman, and why? Tell us about something special that he's done to help or protect you. There's one more week ahead to win that Washing- ton [trip—let started on those let- filth-yum letter on Patrolman tom. by grown-ups and idealized by children. \ 'Tom' is and always will remain my ideal of a perfect cop. The welfare of our coun- try is greatly promoted by men of this type and my wish is that there be 'more power to them.'\ Rockville Officer Lauded Sergeant John Pabst of the Rockville Centre force is the fa- vorite of Eugene Davis of 22 Brower avenue in that village. Eugene tells of a camping trip that he went on with the sergeant. Here it is, and Eugene wins a$2 account for himself: is \My. favorite policeman Johnny Pabst of the Rockville Centre police force, He used to patrol the street I lived on. We used to play baseball in the street. Through this we became friends. \The following. summer he told us he would take us on a camping trip on his vacation, meadjess to say he kept his word. He took us 'way out on the Is- land, this being the first time I was ever away from. home, I surely had a good time. \When we stopped the car we set about pitching our tent. After we had the tent up we made our fires and had lunch. That afternoon we played base- ball and football and had other fun. We then had supper and when it got dark we played hide-and-seek in the woods. After that we were pretty well tired out so we went tobed. \The next motning we got up andhad breakfast andhad some more fun, then we had lunch. When lunch was over we broke camp and started for home. We home tired, but we had a of fun. Johnny is agreat pal fora fellow.\ Helped Catch Train Marjorie Kochler of 107 Park boulevard, Malverne, tells about a time when a cop came to the res- cue and made certain that she and her mother wouldn't miss a train. Another $2 letter, and here it is: \I am writing about Patrol- Baldw C.G. BOWEN, 57, SEES CHILDREN NE ABANOONED Pick/ed Up In Pittsburgh, Brought Here Facing 14-Year Charge Three children with only a vague memory of their father and a wife who remarried in the belief her husband was dead today greeted Edwin C. Bowen, 52, a veritable Enoch Arden, restored to \life\ by a federal fingerprint record after 14 years of absence from his home village of Baldwin. ® \ Weeps Before Children Flown to Nassau. county in a police plane to answer a 14-year- old warrant for abandonment, Bowen burst into tears when his three children, one a Baldwin high school senior, confronted him in the county jail yesterday. The children stared wide-eyed at the man who was only a mung to them-a 'memory passed on a mother who had mourned him as dead. * A. A. Morrison of 24 Johnson lane, Baldwin, the children's ma- ternal grandfather, who has cared for them since their mother mar» ried again, brought the children to the jail. He and the new husband will confer today on a solution to the strange situation that has so suddenly upset their quiet family life. Had Fallen In Debt Bowen told police financial troubles caused him to flee his family and begin the solitary Enoch Arden wanderings that ended with his arrest for vagrancy at Pittsburgh a month ago. \I had fallen badly in débt and process servers were always on my trail,\ Bowen said. \I couldn't eat or sleep. I determined to end it all by wandering away and los- ing myself among strangers, hop- ing my family and friends would think me dead. I thought my creditors wouldn't bother the fam- ily any more if they thought I was dead. \Now*TI'm a derelict, under ar- rest, without money or friends. Today I found out for the first time that my mother and father died while L was away, my wife re-married and my children are It was routine fingerprinting of vagrancy prisoners at Pittsburgh that resulted in discovery of Bow- en's identity. The prints were sent to the federal clearing house mol Yeu - METROPOLITAN LONG BLAND, NAseAU COUNTY, N. Y.- SATURDAY, OUTH N in Man, Today's O1 Today's entry in The Review-Star Old Photo contest is a double winner. It was selected by the judges as the daily prize winner and was also awarded the $25 prize for the best photo of the week. Chester I. Burt of 114 Washington street, Hempstead, is the owner of the photo. The house 3mm above stood at OLD PHOTO GAINS OWNER $30 CASH Winner Today Also Voted |. Best Of The Week; More Wanted The daily prize and that for the week were awarded to today's winner in the Review-Star Old Photo contest. The winning pic- ture was submitted by Chester I. Burt of 114 Washington street, Hempstead. This brings Mr. Burt $30 in prize awards. The photo was taken in 1884 and shows Mrs. George Morrell stand- ing in the doorway with her son, Samuel, in her arms. She was the sister of Samuel Burt, former vil- lage trustee at Hempstead. The house was built 160 years ago and was replaced by a new one three Lean after the above photo was The house stood at the corner of Glen Cove road and Old Coun- try road, opposite the area now known Roosevelt field. The field was at that time.part of the Burt farm. - Trustee Burt of Hempstead was born in this house, as were his father, Samuel Burt, and his uncle, Smith Burt. The father was born in 1800 and the uncle in 1813. Today ends the tenth week of the Review-Star Old Photo can- test. But, there are still three weeks to go. LONG BEACH WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN TUB}. eek=end Edition] one sxoron-is racks d Photo: i uy rein) ab might, the corner of Glen Cove rosd and Old Country road, Mincola, opposite what is now Roosevelt 1884. It shows Mrs. George Morrell standing in the doorway hold- ing her son, Samuel in her arms. OCTOBER 1937, races 'Dead Years, Back Mineola Homestead Built During ’ ' The Revolutionary War Period field. The photo was taken in Vocational Schools Urged By Teachers Conference Nassau, Suffolk Educators Oppose Change In Constitution At Zone Meeting The establishment. of county Suffolk will be urged upon officials of both counties in a resolu- tion adopted unanimously by delegates of the Long Island zone at the 92nd annual meeting of the New York State Teachers association held at Hempstead yesterday. Four thousand school teachers, principals and superintendents attended the conference. Delegates also went on recerd opposing any change of the state constitution which guarantees uni- versal free public education for every child. This resolution was aimed at a movement to support private schools with public school funds and is directed principally against state aid to parochial schools, zone leaders announced. Herber Heads Unit Howard T. Herber, superintend- ent of schools at Malverne, was elected zone president to succeed Lewis A. Blodgett,principal of the Southold high school. Other offi- cers elected were Marjorie Blythe, teacher of the Southampton high school, vice-president, and Stanley F. Warner, grade school principal at Cedarhurst, secretary. Discussion preceding the adop- tion of the resolution favoring the establishment of county vocation al schools in Nassau and Suffolk revealed that delegates were con- vinced that there is a great need for such schools which should be met at the \earliest opportunity\. It was voted to follow the presen- tation of the resolutions to the two boards of supervisors with other BLOOD GIFT FAILS TO SAVE FIREMAN vocational schools in Nassay and HEMPSTEAD GIRL DIES OF INJURIES Child, 8, Crushed By Truck, Succumbs; Cops Quiz Death-Car Driver Hempstead and county police are continuing today their inves-, tigation into the death of Emily Heilein, 8, of 19 Dakota place, Hempstead, who died at Meadow- brook hospital yesterday several hours after she was run over by a truck on Main street. Sister Unburt George Bertelli of Rutland road, ALARM CANCELLED Kast Hempstead, whose truck struck the child and her sister, Walburga, 10, who escaped injury, was questioned by Detective Eu- MAYER SHOWS UP, War Veteran Sought As Missing Person; His Secretary Back Captain Walter C. Mayer, 40, Belimore publisher and war vet- eran, is in Nassau county today at the home of a friend, prepared to explain his absence to police who have been searching for him as a missing person for more than a week Didn't Leave County Friends of Mayer disclosed to- day that he will contend that he didnot leave Nassau. His missing secretary, Alice Riley, 17, of Bell- more, was also reported in the county, although not at her home. Mrs. Elizabeth Mayer, wife of the captain, said that she had re- quested that the missing person alarm for her husband be \can- celled, because' I have heard from him.\ County detectives disclaimed any knowledge of the whereabouts of Mayer or the missing girl. SEEK WOMAN SEEN AT WHEEL OF STOLEN CAR Cycle Cop Chases Auto Along BOY ADMITS ATTACK NEAR MURDER SP0 Of Floral Park, Held In \fl York GARDEN CIty cops NAB NEW SUSPECT After He Is Pointed Out By Another the Nassau starting point ef, the mysterious death ride of of police investigation legedly confessing an attack on a young Queens close to the wooded #) where Lewis Weiss, 20, and Frances Hajek, killed a week ago, wasbeing. Wadsworth Vojcirk, 18, 'of 14% New York's 111th detective squad, following his arrest by Sergeant Frank Biffar and Patrolman John! Brooks of the Garden City police department skating rink last night. Vojcirk, according to Biffat, signed a confession admitting he was the man who attacked Mrs. Lizette Marcelle, young Douglas« ton Park housewife, while she was walking near her home on the aft= ernoon of June 5. The sudden shift, which brought the waning local interest in the murder back into prominence came as a group of high school enjoying themselves at the sam® > skating rink where Weiss and Mis® Hajek were last seen before started their fateful ride ended bloodily in Hollis woods. Douglaston parkway, Douglaston Park, a member o’tthalklfll‘ of his mother, a chaperon, am shouted, \That's the man!\ mother the June 5 incident, whem he had ridden by on his Hempstead Turnpike And Finds It Empty Nassau county police were searching today for an unidenti- fled woman who vanished from a stolen car in Franklin Square last night, just as Patrolman George O'Keefe of fifth precinct police was about to arrest her for posses- sion of the vehicle, which had been stolen about an hour before. The car was owned by Norman Weidy of 172 Canterbury Williston, shortly before 8:30 p. m., by Harry Weidy, brother of observed the attack, and had come to the young housewife's aid. : boy attempted to hold the + ant while Mrs. Marcelle ran find a policeman, but the ati squirmed out of his grasp 1 Tha and > Mrs. Kotranschek . told skatin ery, and pail!“ were notified.. Later, at village | headquarters, | Robert confirmed his identifica= tion, and police got their alleged confession. Vojcirk was turned over to D tectives Carnibert and , the 111th squad shortly bef midnight last night, and he taken back to Queens. parked \ANGEL MAKES GOOD _ f or viii - 12-YEAR-OLO THEF the red circle murder vietims. | was once more in the spotlight . grilled by Queens detectives, . Held At Headquarters - at the fairgrounds. Robert Kotrascheck, 15, of 4808 - | d rink officials of her son's diécoveys Wadsworth Vojcirk, 18, ~ Take Youngster From Raff; a p With dramatic suddenness, . as a Floral Park youth, ml«. 19, were | Jericho turnpike, Floral Park, WaW % held today at the headquarters of - boys, chaperoned by parents, were. [ group, suddenly grasped the arm Robert quickly recalled to his \
