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Evening star., 1950-03-30

making the rounds Saturday, they
will be joined by several hun
dred especially trained rural cen
sus takers, carrying agricultural
schedules in their kits.
These enumerators do double
duty, since they get the popula-
ton and housing data at the same
time. In most cases, they were
chosen because they have expe-
rience in farming and can help
out farmers with some of the
tougher questions. The rural op-
Grafton is supposed to take three
weeks-one week longer than the
city job.
For the whole country, the Gen.
sus Bureau has prepared Al kinds
of schedules, rejecting the differ
ent kinds of products grown in the
various sections. For this area
farmers are asked so major ques-
tions on field crops, fruits, vege-
tables and live stock.
Farmers, Of course, constantly
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Waterfront Character Bark|eys Will Attend
Faces Jail Sentence in Front Roya|De Dedication
Liquor Sale Of Crosby Stadium

The Alexandria waterfront is
about to lose one of its most IA
miliar characters.
Edward M. CTurk) Dean, 81,
who has a record of 10 arrests in
Alexandria, pleaded guilty yester-
day in the city's Civil and Police
Court to charges Of Illegally SELL
ing whisky at his waterfront
shack. The court said it would
impose jail sentence April IA.
Deans shack on the waterfront
near Potomac Playground has
been the target of complaints by
neighborhood parents. They have
demanded removal of all squat
ters" living in unsightly shacks
and arks.
Police burned two arks after
persuading the tenants to move
Dean and a few others. however
ignored warnings to move. The
city has been studying what legal
steps it could take to get them
out.
Meanwhile, State liquor laws
caught up with Dean. He made
the mistake of selling a fifth of
whisky to a State undercover
agent. M. K. Bryant. ABC investi-
gator, and Alexandria police ar
rested him in a series of liquor
raids March A.
Three others arrested in raids
that day also pleaded guilty to
liquor law violations before Judge
James R. Duncan. They we're Les
ter M. McBlair, "a. another water
front resident; James c. Mat
thews. 21, colored, of the 300 block
of South Patrick street; and Mich
olas Lafaragiola, 35, of the 10o
block of Hume avenue.
Matthews was sentenced to serve
a total Of 8 months on two charges
of Illegal sales.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
By Crosby S. koyes

Washington area farmers soon
will be busy counting their chick
ems, and just about everything
else, at the request of Uncle Sam
According to the Census Bu-
reau. it takes a heap Of chickens
at least 100-to make q home a
farm. Or 1t takes more than 300
dozen eggs a year. Or enough
bees to fill three hives.
Other specifications for what
makes a farm include the oper-
alton Of a greenhouse or nursery,
or simply the owning or renting
of three or more acres Of land.
The Metropolitan Area has a
lot more farms that meet these
specifications than some city
slickers might think. Five years
ago, the census people counted
just 6,014 of them. Even inside
the limits of the District itself,
40 die-hard farmers" were hold
ing out.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Apiary Ground-Breaking
Planned al MARYLAND u.

Beekeepers will break ground at
p pm. Saturday for a new apiary
at the University of Maryland
Apiculturist George j. Abrams
head bee man at the university
estimated 100 bee tenders from
throughout the State would take
part in the ceremony. The new
$4,000 building is expected to be
ready for bees to swarm in by
July /. s..
The building will have an Of
flee, class and meeting rooms, a
"honey house" for bee research
and uncapping hives for honey,
DR.. Abrams hopes to establish a
beekeeping museum.
Evening star., 1950-03-30

SC1l 1l-CAP1dlldUOiy y. NDuU OUll v 1Ol
get to write in the county and
city, town or village-if incorpor-
ated-in which you live. They re-
ceive a part of your tax payment.)
Item 4 refers you to Page 2,
where you list your dependents
Unless you became parent-or
lost a dependent - during the
course of the year, each is worth
a 5000 credit to you. This is equal
to $12 on your actual tax bill.
The credit must be reduced in
the case of a newborn baby, OF
a dependent who died during the
year. Figure it according to the
number of months of actual sup
port-from birth, or before death
Age Affects Deductions.
On the other hand, double the
$500 credit for dependents IS and
older. Likewise, taxpayers of that
age should double the personal
exemptions. from $1,000 to ST.
900.
A dependent is a close relative
whose income for the year was
less than $500 and who depended
on you for more than half his
support. Husbands and wives are
not dependents" You claim a
personal exemption for yourself
and your spouse.
The controller defines "close
relative" in the instruction sheet
accompanying each form.
Remember. the credit per de-
pendent (under 65) is 5000, not
$400 as printed. The allowance
was increased by the legislature
too late for the change to be
shown.
If you are single but really the
head of your family, eliminate one
member of the family in naming
dependents. Then claim an ad-
ditional personal exemption for
that member.
Tax Tables on Page 2.
Total your deductions for de-
pendents and transfer the sum
to Item on Page l. Subtract
Item from Item 3. The result
tells how much money you made
in l949 is subject to the tax.
You find that tax in the tables
on Page 2.
First check the block that ap-
plies to you in the section indi-
eating your personal exemption
status. Note that you are still
single as far as the tax is con-
cerned, unless you were married
on or before July /.
Find your income group under
the columns headed gross in
come" Find your tax under the
columns headed optional tax" :"
The block you checked for per-
sonal exemption signifies which
of the two tax columns is for you.
TOMORROW. How to file the
double exemption or deductions
for persons IS and older.l
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Special Dispatch 10 The Stor

FRONT ROYAL, Va, Mar. 30
Vice President and Mrs. Barkley
have accepted an invitation to at
tend the dedication of the Bing
Crosby Stadium here Saturday.
They will join leading State Of
ficials, including Gov. Battle and
Senator Robertson, Democrat. in
a gala day-long program.
The Barkleys will be among the
guests of State Senator Raymond
Guest, who also will be host to
the radio and screen star being
honored.
Thousands Of visitors are ex-
pected for the Bing Crosby Day
festivities. Many are expected te
drive the 10 miles from Washing
ton.
IL Major Events Scheduled.
Senator Guest, who is genera
chairman of the program. sale
there will be II major events dur.
ing the day. Bing will make per-
sonal appearances at six. TIL,
program, as announced by Sena'
tor Guest. is as follows:
8:30-10:30 am. Registration
and preliminary judging, CAKE
contest; Warren County Higf
School.
1890 a.m.-Judging of displays
of Front Royal business houses.
II a.m.-Parade.
i pm. Dedication of Bins
Crosby Stadium. named for th'
singer because he gave the frs
81 900 toward its construction; hi
also specified that all proceeds o.
Saturdays events be used to helr
pay for the project.
1-6 p.m.-Open house at thu
famed Skyline Caverns, free of ad.
mission charge.
2:15 p.m.-Exhibition OF trained
horses, at stadium.
2:30 p.m-Final judging in cake
contest: high school.
Preview Of Crosby Film.
|, 8 p.m.-Special preview of the
latest Crosby film, Riding High
for $50 of the most deserving
school children in the valley and
Northern Virginia. and for men,
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Prince Georges Radio
For Fire Companies 10
Be Dedicated Saturday

Prince Georges County volun-
teer fire departments, now oper-
ating over their own two-way
short-wave radio. will dedicate
the new service Saturday.
Plans call for the county COM
missioners and Representative
Sasscer. Democratic party chief
in the county, to assist in the
program.
Activities will include a parade
OF fire equipment-at least one
piece from each of the % men,
ber units of the county's Volun-
teer Firemen's- Association-start-
ing at 2 pm. at the County Serv-
ice Building, Hyattsville.
From there. the motorized
parade will travel to the Hillside
fire house where the ceremonies
will be held at 3 pm. The fire
radio networks new 125-foot an
tenna and transmitter is located
next to this fire house.
The new radio network-desig-
mated as KGA 361-has been in
operation for about a month. So
far. AZ fire trucks and 10 ambu-
lances from "a of the % fire de-
partments are hooked up with it.
The others, still tuned to the
county police wave band, are slated
to join the fire department net
work in the near future.
Frank R. Nymark of Mount
Rainier. president of the firemen's
association, said two county police
men were responsible for convert
ing the fire department radios and
installing and maintaining new
ones. They are 1t. Louis Mackall,
communications officer, and his
assistant, Corpl. Reginald Austin.
Seven full-time dispatchers OPP,
crate the fire boards under the
supervision of Karl A. Young, chief
of the Mount Rainier Fire De-
partment.
Evening star., 1950-03-30

Two Branchville firemen today
helped fight a blaze that did
$4,000 damage to their parents
home in Berwyn.
One Of the fighters was among
five persons routed by the am.
blaze and forced to flee from the
burning house at 9036 Baltimore
boulevard.
The six-room frame house is
owned by Frank Lesser, who is
employed in the District by a
wholesale candy concern. Mr..
and Mrs. Lesser and three of their
children. Rodney and William and
Miss Maybelle Lesser, were asleep
when the fire broke out.
Mrs. Lesser said she smelled
smoke just after daybreak and
saw flames creeping up an out
side wall at the rear of the struc-
ture. She aroused other men,
Evening star., 1950-03-30
OAR President Opposes
World Union in Address
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 80. - The
president-general of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution
voiced opposition to world gov
ernment" proposals yesterday.
Mrs. Roscoe C. O'Byrne ad-
dressed the 45th annual confer
ence of the Maryland OAR, which
passed a resolution against any
legislative proposals "advocating
the loss of our national sovereignty
through world government"
Among resolutions adopted by
the conference were one opposing
socialized. medicine and one ap.
proving the Hoover Commission re.
port on Government streamlining
Mrs. O'Byrne was guest of honol
at the two-day conference which
opened yesterday. Presiding al
the convention is Mrs. George w
S. Musgrave of Laurel.
Evening star., 1950-03-30

bers of bands in the parade; at
Park Theater; admission by ticket
only.
3:15 pm. - Baseball game be-
tween the University of Virginia
and the Front Royal Baseball
Club, stadium.
7:30-11:30 pm. Bing's Barn
Dance. for teen-agers only. in
Warren County High School Gym
nasium. Dress ginghams, jeans
and plaids.
$3.50 pm. - World premiere,
Riding High" at Park Theater.
All seats reserved and no tickets
are available.
$40 pm. Broadcast over
American Broadcasting Co. sta
tions from Warren County High
School. 49,
9 pm. to midnight-Crosby's
Square Dance, TWUA Hall.
Officials said MIR. Crosby will ap-
pear for the parade, the dedica-
ton, both showings of the movie
and at both dances.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Striiner Draws
6 Months, Fine
For Tax Evasion
Washington Druggist
Gets $4,000 Penalty
On Federal Churqe
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 3O.-Ben-
jamin Striner, 41-year-old Wash
Iington pharmacist and civic lead
er, was sentenced to six months
imprisonment and fined $4,000
in Federal Court yesterday for
attempted evasion of $59,522 in
income taxes.
A jury convicted him of failing
to report net earnings of about
$4,000 during the period 1925
inclusive.
Chief Judge William C. Cole
man refused to allow Striner a
few days of freedom to settle up
his business affairs before start
ing his prison term.
Striner, who lives at 1900 Or
child street NV, had admitted
during the three-day trial he had
not set forth his full earnings for
the period in question, but de-
clared there was no wilfull intent
TO avoid payment.
Cites Wartime Illness.
He said that because of illness
and the wartime help situation
he had underestimated his earn
ings at his pharmacy at Nichols
and Mellon avenues Sc, which
he sold in 1914. He said he had
forgotten to report certain income
from some commercial real estate
investments. including a shopping
center on Nichols avenue Sc.
Striner said that when he
learned he was being investigated,
he employed an accountant to
prepare amended returns and paid
about $4,000 in taxes.
Norman P Ramsey. Govern
ment prosecutor, said that in ad-
dition to the taxes he already has
paid and the $4,000 fine. he also
owes about $4,000 additional as
fraud penalty, interest and tax
liabilities for 1899, 1910 and 1941.
Called Fairy Tale"
Mr.. Ramsey said the statute of
limitations barred prosecution on
tax evasion charges for the
earlier years.
In imposing sentence, Judge
Coleman said Striner fabricated
a story which sounded most f1c-
titious to the court and certainly
to the jury"
The judge said Striner's testi-
mony that he had income of more
than 100000 of which he was
not aware sounded like a fairy
tale"
Striner has been active for sew
eral years in civic affairs. He is
president of the North Washing
ton Council OF Citizens Associa-
TOMS and is former president
of the Federation of business
mems Associations and the Dis
trict Pharmaceutical Association.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Thieves Use Garages Tools,
Remove Safe With S2,407

Using their victims tools, thieves
yesterday removed a safe contain
ing, S2,407 in cash and checks
from the Williams Chevrolet Co..
Inc, 1889 East West highway, Sill
yer Spring.
Montgomery County police said
the robbers ripped open a large
safe in the front Office with the
aid of tools from the company's
garage. The safe was empty.
Then according to police, the
safecrackers wheeled up an acety-
lene torch from the garage to re-
move a smaller safe which was
bolted down.
Company officials said the 81 300
in cash taken included employees
contributions to the Red Cross.
Evening star., 1950-03-30

bers of the family and they fled
in nightclothes.
Rodney Lesser, 21. a member OF
the Branchville Volunteer Fire
Department, rushed to the fire.
house about a half mile away and
brought the first fire truck to the
scene.
Meanwhile, the alarm was
sounded elsewhere and Rodney's S
brother Carl. Is, who lives in
Branchville, responded to the call
as captain of the Branchville de-
partment.
A third member of the family,
Frank Lesser. jr., also is a fireman,
but was driving a bus.
Fleecie. a pet cat, was burned
to death in the basement.
Assisting the Branchville fire.
men were volunteers from College
Park and Berwyn Heights.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Deputy Coroner
Testifies Today
In Myers Trial
Murphy Expected to
Soy Mrs. Campbell
Died of Air EmboIism

Deputy Coroner christopher
Murphy was to be todays first
witness in the abortion trial oi
Ralph w. Myers. A, Arlington
window shade salesman, charged
with being responsible for the
death of 20-year-old Mrs. Nina
Jean Campbell, mother of two
children.
DR.. Murphy was expected to
testify in District Court, as he dio
in the inquest of Mrs. Campbell's
death in January. that the cause
of death was an air embolism
brought about by an abortion at
tempt.
Mrs. Campbell's body was found
on January in an apartment in
the 1900 block of Fairmont street
NV. The body was covered with
bruises and there had been con-
cussion of the brain, DR.. Murphy
said at the inquest. But death
was caused not by beating but by
the air bubble brought about by an
abortion attempt, he said.
Police Found Body.
Under the District Code the
maximum sentence for perform
ing an abortion, even if death
results, is from to 20 years.
According to previous testimony
in the trial. Myers was left alone
with Mrs. Campbell on the night
of January in the Fairmont
street apartment of his friend,
Miss Ruth E. Childs, former di-
rector of nursing education at
Children's Hospital. Police en-
tered the apartment and found
the body in a pool of blood the
next afternoon.
Miss Childs, who had been on
the stand for most of two days,
finished her testimony yesterday
afternoon.
The final questions asked her
by James j. Laughlin, Myers at
torney, were:
You still would like to marry
him (the defendant) ?"
The answer was no"
$50 marriage is out?"
Knew He Was Married.
Hes a married man with three
children" the witness replied.
"But you knew that for a long
time?"
"I thought he was working on
a divorce"
Another witness was Eugene
Rae, assistant food manager of
the c. G. Murphy store at 1923
Fourteenth street NV. He said
he was eating in the New Amster-
dam restaurant at Fourteenth and
Girard streets NV. about 1870
pm. January 4 when he noticed
a woman in highly nervous state
repeatedly trying to put through
a telephone call in a nearby
booth.
He said he told her to "sit down
and relax" She told him her
name was Ruth Childs, that she
was director of nursing education
at Children's Hospital and that
she was locked out of her apart
ment.
His testimony corroborated, in
part, Miss Childs' account of her
movements that night.
The case is being heard by a
Jury of 10 men and two women
before Judge F. Dickinson Let's.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
By the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Mar. 80
Most people use the short term
in paying their Maryland income
tax. SO
In reality, this is what the State
calls the Optional method of COM
putting the tax"
Form 502 is the standard for
Maryland residents. 1t provides
for both the optional and the
regular methods of reporting.
If you are eligible for the op-
tional method. all you do is fill
out the indicated spaces on Pages
and 2. Then tear the return
in half at the fold, send in only
the short form" you have COM
pleted and throw away the other
half.
1t is wise to keep copy of the
return you send the controller.
If you adopt the regular method
or "long term" you must sub
NIT the entire four-page return
Choice Limited.
Not everyone may take the op-
tional method. You may, if your
total income for 1949 was not
more than $4,000, consisting
solely of:
(A) Salary. wages or compen-
sation for personal services, and
(B) Not more than $500 from
investments, interest and annu-
tiles.
Nonresident and persons who
make their livelihood from a busi-
ness are not eligible. Neither is
a husband whose wife files indie
pendently and uses the long form,
or regular method.
Neither is the taxpayer whose
investment income exceeds $500
even by one lone dollar.
The optional method is simpler
and sometimes cheaper. It taxes
everything at 2 per cent. BY the
regular method, investment in
come is taxes at a 5 per cent rate.
And the short form saves you
the trouble of itemizing and prov
ing the extra deductions to which
you many be entitled.
Charities Deductible.
You are allowed to subtract
contributions to churches or
charities, unusually high medical
expenses, interest on personal
debt and amounts paid in sales
real estate and gasoline taxes.
On the long form, these must
be computed and listed separately.
On the short form. an allowance
of just about 10 per cent for these
deductions already is figured in
the table.
The controllers office insists
that, in all but exceptional cases,
the ready made allowance is a
liberal one. :. !.
Page of the form is largely
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Montgomery Blair Hi-Y
Names Crum President

Charles Crum has been named
president of the newly formed
Montgomery Blair High School
chapter of the National Hi-Y
Clubs.
Other officers are Leonard Cro-
gan. vice president: Howard Met
calf, secretary; Wilbur Harris,
treasurer, and Joseph Swafford,
council representative.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Raney Awaiting
Sentence After
Staying Verdict
Man, u, Found Guilty
Of MonsIoughter in
Boyoneting Of Wife

Frederick (Buck) Ramey today
was in District Jail awaiting from
5 to Is years sentence for man.
slaughter in the bayoneting of his
wife, Maytriss.
A District court jury of five
women and seven men returned
the manslaughter conviction at
8:55 o'clock last night. The panel
had deliberated nearly six hours.
Judge James w. Morris prodded
the jurors about pm. with the
Allen charge, an instruction to
the minority to bend every effort
to concur with the majority.
Before that, the jury requested
instructions at about 4 pm. on a
more detailed definition of man
slaughter, and the meaning of
malice "aforethought" under the
second degree murder statute.
Jury Had Option.
Ramey, %, was prosecuted for
second-degree murder. but the
jury had the option of returning
a verdict on the lesser charge.
Judge Morris referred the case
to the probation Office for pre-
sentence investigation. He did
not set a sentencing date, how
ever.
Trial of the slight, dark haired
defendant began last Monday. As
sistant United States Attorney
Cecil Heflin charged that Ramey
was guilty of vicious assault
with a dangerous weapon" by
plunging a bayonet fixed to a
souvenir japanese rifle through
the panel of his bathroom door
and into the chest of his wife who
was leaning against it.
Mrs. Ramey, mother of two, had
been celebrating her Goth birthday
in their apartment, 744 Sixth
street Sc. earlier in the evening
of the stabbing, February 7.
Called "Misadventure."
Defense Counsel Louis Jong-
bloet called the stabbing mis-
adventure.
Styling his client as mot the
brightest boy in the world" Mr..
Jongbloet argued to the jury that
IF it was a stupid thing to do. it
was in character"
The lawyer added that there
was no showing of malice on
Ramey's part. He meant to tap
on the door with the bayonet, but
the weight of the rifle caused
it to go through" Mr.. Jongbloet
declared.
Throughout questioning of wit
nesses and his arguments, the de-
fense lawyer emphasized the de-
fendant's affection for his wife.
Shortly after the 10-inch bayonet
blade had plunged to the: hilt in
his wife's chest, Ramey was quoted
as saying: you can't die, May
darling. Think of Butch and
Helen" They are the two Ramey
children.
Children Attend Trial.
The 2-year-old son, Virgil
(Butch Ramey. and 1-year -old
Helen attended most of the trial
sessions. They were in the keep
ing of their grandparents, and
played in the courtroom as their
father was being tried.
Attorney Jongbloet sketched a
picture of his client as a devoted
husband and father. During the
lawyers final argument, Ramey
sat at counsel bench with his
head in his hands. Occasionally
his sobs could be heard by spec
tators.
While the jury was celebrating
he chatted quietly with deputy
marshals until he was led away to
the marshal's cellblock to await
the verdict.
Had he been convicted for Sec
ond degree murder Ramey could
have received life imprisonment.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Arlington Style Show Set

A Gay Nineties" review and a
style show will be sponsored by
the Grand Guardian Council Of
Virginia, international Order OF
Jobs Daughters, at 8 pm. Satur-
day at the Claude Swanson Junior
High School, Arlington.