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Evening star., 1951-06-30
Paroles Grained Is,
Including Hammer
Slayer Of Wife
By The Assoeiutsd Press

. ANNAPOLIS, June 3o.--Gov.
McKeldin has paroled Joseph
Henry Holland, 46-year- -old Oden-
ton carpenter who was found
guilty of killing his wife by hitting
her head with a hammer and
throwing her down his well.
Holland was one of Is prison
inmates whose paroles were an
yesterday.
Another parolee was 51-year-old
Allen Brown Of Baltimore who re-
ceived life after being convicted
Of walking UP to a parked car in
Washington and shooting his ex-
wife twice. and another occupant
once. His ex-wife died in q hos
pital shortly afterward. Brown
claimed to be an amnesia victim
and said he remembered nothing
Hospital Attendant Paroled.
A third parolee was 37-year-old
Alfred Acquilino, a Washington
hospital attendant who received
81 years for criminal assault. A
divorced Catholic, Acquilino was
charged with driving a 30-year-old
waitress out to Prince Georges
County. after dropping his ex-wife
of at their Washington home, and
assaulting her. He pleaded not
guilty. He was sentenced in Anne
Arundel County May IS. 1914.
This was the second time rec
ommendation for parole had been
made for Holland. When r. Muir
ray Benson, ex-director Of the Di-
vision Of Parole and Probation,
made the first request the Gov
ernor asked for more facts. Pres
ent Director A. Earl Shipley
backed up Mr.. Benson in his con-
tention Holland was a good parole
risk because "he promises to be a
law-abiding citizen in the future ~
He was sentenced to 10 years
on November 20, 1947. With time
of for good behavior, he would
have been released in 1855 with
out supervision. Since he has
been paroled. he will be kept un-
der supervision until 1857.
Ex-Wife Shot Twice.
Brown was convicted Of first.
degree murder in Baltimore Grim.
inal Court June %, 1899. Police
said Thelma Brown, his ex-wife
died in q Washington hospital
November 4, 1899. She had beer
shot twice. they said, while sit.
ting in a parked car with Frances
Strother. %, and John Brasken,
80, who was hit once. A witness
saw the shooting and took down
the license number Of the car in
which the killer drove away. The
number checked with that oi
Browns car.
During his trial. Brown claimed
to have been an amnesia victim
at Gallinger Hospital in Washing.
ton several months prior to ths
shooting. He lived in Baltimore
He said he guessed" he mus
have been guilty because all evi.
dence pointed to him but insisted
he remembered nothing.
Among other paroles were:
William L. Poole, November "a
1850, Circuit Court. Montgomer.
County, one year, six months
consecutive: House of Correction
HOUSEKEEPING. larcency.
Frank j. Terry, jr.. November
1850, Circuit Court. Prince George
County, three years. House Q
Correction. embezzlement; com
mutation.
Evening star., 1951-06-30
|IaxAssessors
10 View Flood
In CoInlar Manor
Property RevoIuotion
To Hinge on Survey
Of Inundated Areas

Retaliation Of property in low.
lying sections Of Colmar Manor.
Md. will be held up until hin.
booted tax assessors map flooded
streets and lawns after the next
rainstorn1.
The Prince Georges County
commissioners so ordered yester-
day in a session in which they
named a flve-member board to
help them decide on what i'm
provements the proceeds OF a
$500, 900 bond issue will be spent
in the metropolitan area.
Speaking for some 70 home
owners Of the fourth ward, Mayor
John v. Torvestad told the board
that nothing has been done In the
last IA years to prevent recurring
foundations in Colmar Manor.
Periodical Decrease Favored.
''In view Of this situation" the
mayor declared, "it is logical that
nothing should be done about in
creasing taxation. Instead assess
ments throughout the area should
periodically be lowered In ac-
cordance with steadily decreasing
property values"
The county tax assessor, Louis
w. Kutsch, volunteered to lead
the plat-making expedition. Sug-
|gesting that new assessments be
held in allegiance, Mr.. Kutsch said:
Il will put on hip boots and
wade through this problem, map
ping the situation as I CO."
Named to recommend projects
to be paid for out Of the half
million dollar bond issue were:
George B. Hughes. Beltsville.
manager Of the Lucerne Dairy
here; Walter r. Mulligan, presi-
dent Of the county Civic Fedora
tion; Mrs. w. A. Middleton, Cot
tage City; George Cook, University
Park, and Oliver Metzerott,
Hyattsville.
Appointment of an advisory
board was made mandatory in the
enabling statute, enacted by the
General Assembly at its last ses-
sion.
Petition Is Signed by so.
Mayor Torvestad presented q
petition with so signatures which
read:
'Homeowners in Colmar Manor
flood areas request property re-
assessments which take into con-
lsideration the depreciating infiu-
ence floods and high water have
on property values"
Notices of impending reassess-
ments which promised to result in
higher taxes were mailed recently
to signers of the petition and
others.
1--WE feel" the petition con-
tinued, "that if over the years no
relief is provided by the Govern
ment. county, State or national.
we should not be required to bear
taxation burdens inconsistent with
the benefits derived"
"If we must be marooned after
every storm, we should not be as
sessed on the same basis as those
whose property Is on dry land"
Frequency of Flood Related.
Mrs. Jeannette Hill Of 43l2
Monroe street, who circulated the
lpetition. appeared at the hearing
with Mr.. Torvestad. as did Paul F.
SINNERS of 1925 Monroe street.
water several feet deep has
flooded my yard as often as three
times q week." asserted Mr.. Sim
mers, who added, my basement
is no good. except as catchal for
debris"
A letter to the commissioners.
Clifford C. Barrow Of 1912 Monroe
street asked substantial" reduc-
ton of his assessment. Overflow
; from the Northwest Branch Of the
! Anacostia River makes it neces-
sary," he said, 'to wade waist
deep in water when entering or
leaving home"
Evening star., 1951-06-30
Luroy Vespers Tomorrow

The 11th annual Sunset Vesper
Series at the Luray Singing Tower
will begin at 7 pm. tomorrow
|Dr. j. Warren Hastings of the Ma
tional City Christian Church of
Washington will speak.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Holiday Fetes
Are Planned
BY Sororities

Christmas activities will high
light meetings of several sorori-
ties this week with most programs
including a collection of gifts for
the needy.
Members of the Washington
Alumnae Chapter of Gamma Phi
Beta will bring toys and dolls
to a dinner meeting to be held
at $50 pm. tomorrow at the
Fairfax Hotel. The gifts will be
turned over later to the University
of Maryland chapter for its an
nual Christmas party for orphans.
Honor guests at the dinner will
be members Of the pledge class
of the Maryland chapter.
| The Washington Alumnae chap
ter of Sigma Kappa Sorority will
collect Christmas gifts for the
Home for the Aged at Blue Plains
at a dessert meeting to be held
at 8 o'clock tonight at the home
of Mrs. Gerald Collins. 1852 Irving
street NV. The gifts will be
wrapped during the meeting. Mrs.
Dewitt Bennett is in charge of
! the project.
| The Washington Alumnae Asso-
citation of Phi Mu Fraternity will
hold a Christmas eggrog party
at pm. tomorrow at the home
of Mrs. L. M. Sigler. 1905 Cum
mings lane, Chevy Chase, Md. A
traditional event, the party will
honor members Of local Phi Mu
active chapters and is open to
all alumnae in this area.
The program will include DEM
onstratior Of gift wrapping and
novel home Christmas decorations.
Members have been asked to
bring toys for a local hospital and
these will be wrapped during the
evening. Prizes will be awarded for
the most unusual effects
| The Washington Alumnae e
Chapter of Delta Gamma will hold
it's annual Christmas party at 8
O'Clock tonight at the home Of
Mrs. Frank w. McQuiston, 4201
Massachusetts avenue NV. A
feature will be traditional Delta
Gamma caroling.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Bazaar to Mark


The St. Martins Mothers Club
bazaar and dinner celebrating the
50th anniversary of the parish,
will be held Wednesday and
Thursday in the clubhouse. 1912
North Capitol street, from 5 to II
pm. each evening.
Among the scores Of items fo1
sale will be religious articles
homemade aprons, fancy work
toys, books and Christmas orna-
ments.
A f1shpond and games Of skill
will be provided for the children
and a program of entertainment
has been planned for adult visi-
tors.
A turkey and ham menu will be
served both evenings from 5 to
pm, with Mrs. James A. Currar
acting as dinner chairman ano
Mrs. Anna Beck in charge of the
dining room.
! Mrs. S. F. Latona, club presi-
dent. ana MIS-. Mary Bussink
ways and means chairman, are
co-ordinating the work of the
various groups participating.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Dental Wives
| To Give Party

The Navy Dental Wives Club
of Washington have cancelled
their December meeting in order
to- concentrate their efforts on 9
Christmas party the organization
will give for 40 children from
the Baptist Home in Bethesda.
The party will beeDecember IL
at the; Officers Club at the Be.
thesda Naval Medical Center
Movies will be shown and Santa
will appear and give each child
a Christmas present.
Mrs. H. w. Lyon is chairman
of the party. Assisting her will
be Mrs. F. M. Amman, Mrs. F
Zack, Mrs. Louis Mitchell, jr.
Mrs. J. Hogan, Mrs. James Eng
lish. Mrs. E. r. Hildreth, Mrs
Robert Burnett, Mrs. L. r. Frantz
and Mrs. Gerald L. Parke.
Evening star., 1951-12-03

the Teen Canteen between S::3(
and 10 m. Thursday.
Mrs. T. r. Bruskin and Mrs
Stefan Possony are co-chairmer
of the fair. They will be assisted
by the following committee: Mrs
w. D. Deibler, Mrs. Kenneth Nc
Intire, Mrs. S. P. Ehler and Mrs
Arthur Rollefson.
A number of artists from North.
ern Virginia as well as from
Washington already have made
arrangements to enter their work
Others who would like to partici.
pate may get in touch with Mrs
Bruskin for further information
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Group Storts
Book Project
ToAid Chile

The American story soon will
be tpldgin Santiago, Chile, by the
Arlington Branch of the American
Association of University Women.
AS one of the branch's latest
projects, the women are busy stor-
ing UP stacks Of English language
books for use in the English Ii
brary of the University of Concep-
eion near Santiago, Chile.
In addition to the textbooks, the
members are scouting around for
American classics as well as good
modern writings.
The project was the idea of Mrs.
Edward I. Kotok. a member of
the, Arlington ,AAUW now in San
tiago with her husband, who is on
q United Nations assignment.
Mrs. Kotok visited the Univer-
sity of Conception and, finding the
English library there inadequate,
decided to call on her fellow men,
bers for help in adding to the
American sector for students.
In writing to fellow members
she said she felt they would be
particularly interested in helping
the University. since it had almost
1900 goods enrolled, one-fourth of
whom are education majors.
The creative writing group of
the AAUW took over the job of
steering the project and made
special arrangements with the
Division of Overseas Information
Centers, Department of State, to
send out the books.
Books which are sent out from
here will be screened by Miss
Alice Ball, executive director Of
the United States Book Exchange.
Inc, at the Library of Congress.
named by the State Department
as channel for the project.
Mrs. Carroll Fowler. chairman
of the project. has announced
members may bring books to the
next membership meeting on De-
cember II or to intervening meet
tngs of the various study groups.
Louis A. Fanget. acting chief
of the Special Projects Section,
Special Programs Branch, Divi-
sion of Overseas Information Gen.
ters, Department of State. in writ
ing to the Arlington Branch of
the AAUW in response to the
PROPOSED project said. I'VE in the
department appreciate your in
terest in helping to tell the Amer
ican story abroad"
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Miss B'nui Birth
To Be Selected

Selection of a Miss B'nai
Britt" of Washington will high
light a harmony ball to be given
by the Frances Y. Slanger ane
Rachel Chapters of B'nai Birth
Young Women at pm. Saturday
in the Willard Hotel.
Master of ceremonies for the
event will be Willis Conover OF
Radio Station WWDC. The win.
ner will be chosen from contest
ants of all the B'nai Birth Youth
Groups in the District area ano
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1951-12-03

DR.. Irwin Kerlan, author and
collector of children's books, will
be guest speaker at the monthly
meeting of the Alexandria Branch,
National League of American Pen
Women, at l pm. tomorrow in
the Alexandrian Room, 1925
Prince street, Alexandria.
DR.. Kerlan will have as his
topic, 1.-THE Collectors Viewpoint
on Contemporary Books for
Children" He will also display
a group of choice selections from
his extensive collection.
Mrs. Mary Eta. Sharpe, branch
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Falls Church Art Fair Set

The first Art and Handicraft
Fair of the Women's Club of Falls
Church, Va, will be open to the
public from IL am. to 6 pm.
Thursday and 10 am. to 6 pm.
Friday in the Teen Canteen, Hill
wood avenue and Lee boulevard,
Falls Church.
The fair will give visitors an
opportunity to view paintings.
|sculptured work, pottery and
ceramics, all Of which will be for
sale.
One Of the purposes of the fair
is to encourage art and art ap-
|preciation.
Entries must be submitted at
Evening star., 1951-12-03

The marriage of Miss Wilma
Ruth Young and Mr.. Edwin Lyons
Kerr. jr,. took place November
81 in the First Baptist Church. the
Rev. BraSington officiating.
The bride is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Young
of Silver Spring and the bride
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kerr. also of Silver Spring.
Following a reception in the
social hall of the church, the
couple left for a wedding trip to
Luray, Va. They will make their
home in Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Group toSponsor
IAU-Duy Card Party

| The University Women's Club
will sponsor an all-day benefit
card party Saturday at the club
house with proceeds being used
to assist with the furnishings at
the Industrial Home School an
mex.
/ Special attractions of the event
will include a luncheon and din
ner plus sale of pecans. Christ
mas cards. cakes. cookies and
candy.
/ Members Of the benefit COM
mittee, headed by Mrs. B. B
! Jones. will act as hosteSses.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Writers Leuque

A discussion on writing the
short short" story will be pre-
sented by Omer Henry and Mrs
Elizabeth Tilton. both free-lance
writer's, at meeting of the Writ
ers' League of Washington to be
held at 8 pm. Thursday in the
clubrooms, 1851 Columbia road
NV. Franklin Coffman, presi-
dent, will preside.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Visitor

Miss Janet Mayer, travelling
secretary for Sigma Sigma Sigma
sorority, will arrive at Wilson
Teachers College tomorrow to
visit the Alpha Tau Chapter. Miss
Mayer will be guest of the chap
ter through Thursday, and will
advise the college members on va
-rious sorority matters.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
BrodshoWs Hosts
At Dinner Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas c. Kel-
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hodge Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving G. McNayr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hammond
and Mr.. and Mrs. Plummer M
Shearin were dinner guests Sat
urday evening of Montgomery
County Delegate to the Mary
land State Legislature and Mrs
j. Douglas Bradshaw.
After the dinner Mr.. and Mrs
Bradshaw showed motion picture.
Of a trip they took in Europe.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
ChiIdren's Books To Be Discussed

president, will conduct business
session at 1890 pm. preceding
the luncheon.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Christmas Hop

Service juniors are being invited
to formal Christmas dance at 8
o'clock December 26 at Hop Hall.
Fort Myer. Dance sponsors in
Eclude Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Floyd
L. Parks, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Herren, Col. and Mrs.
John C. Oakes. and Col. and Mrs.
John r. Beishline.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Author to Speak

Freda Utley. author of "The
China Story, will be guest speak
er at a meeting of the Washington
Club at II am. tomorrow at the
clubhouse, Is Dupont Circle. Her
subject will be THE Tragedy OF
Our Far Eastern Policy"
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Dedication Boil

Georgetown University will cele-
brate the dedication of Nc
Donough Memorial Gymnasium
Saturday night with a formal ball
Due to begin at 9 o'clock, the
dance will be held in the new
gymnasium. 80
Evening star., 1951-12-14
Worst Fog in Three Years
Closes In on Britain
By the Assoeioied Pres,

LONDON, Dec. 14.-Britons
early today groped through the
worst fog since 1948. All London
airports were closed. trains hours
late and road traffic at a stand
still.
By midmorning the dense
blanket had thinned and trans
portation was returning to nor
NAL. But government weather
men warned that more of the
same might settle in tonight.
Visibility in many parts of the
British Isles, including London
was near zero last night.
Motorists pulled up and either
walked home or slept in their cars
Firemen on foot carried flares
to guide their apparatus to sew
eral minor alarms. An ambulance
was lost in the murk for four
hours with a hospital bound pa
ltient.
Evening star., 1951-12-14
5 Argentine Congressman
Face Charges in Revolt
BY the Asseeioied Pres,

BUENOS AIRES. Argentina, Dec
i4.-Five opposition deputies face
Federal Court charges of Sub
versive activities" in connection
with the military revolt that failed
September %. congressional
sources said today.
The Argentine Congress has
been called into special session
next Tuesday to air the charges
and decide whether the five will
be stripped OF their congressional
immunity so that they can be
tried in Federal Court.
The charges are against Dem
ocrat Reynaldo Pastor and -four
members of the Radical Party:
Arturo Frondizi, defeated vice
presidential candidate; Mauricie
: Yadarol. Miguel Zavala Ortiz anc
Silvano Santander.
All five have been outspoker
critics of President Juan D. Peror
In the Chamber of Deputies anc
during the campaign preceding
the November II elections wher
Mr.. PeroA was returned for a Sec
ond six-year term. The Peronists
Party has 113 seats in the cham
Der. compared with 19 opposition
seats. A two-thirds vote is re-
auired to lift congressional i'm
munity.
Evening star., 1951-12-14
S12,60S Jewels LOST
BY Washington Woman

Loss OF jewelry valued at $12,-
SOB was reported to police yester-
day by Mrs. Loutie Thompson of
1905 Thirty-fourth street NV.
The jewelry was in a cardboard
box and was lost between New
York City and National airport
or between the airport and her
home November 20. she said.
The box contained an emerald
ring, set with diamonds. valued at
$4,000; a sapphire ring. set in a
ring Of diamonds. valued at 81
500, string of pearls, pearl ear
rings and gold tie clip and pin.
Evening star., 1951-12-14
u. N. 10 Hear Charge
OF Reds Against U. 5.
BY the Assoeiaied Press

PARIS, Dec. 14.-The United
Nations General Assembly agreed
today to hear Russian charges
that the United States is trying
to foment rebellion against the
Kremlin.
The vote. by which the Assem-
bly, accepted a recommendation
from its l4-nation Steering Com
mittee. was SIS to 0 with two alb
stentions New Zealand and
Cuba.
American Delegate Ernest A
Gross told the Assembly the
United States had no objection to
a public airing of the charges
which he said the United States
would disprove. He suggested
however. that the item be taken
up directly by a plenary session
of the Assembly without prior
committee debate.
The Russian charges are based
on an Interpretation of the Mu-
tual Security Act, which Congress
passed this fall, by which the
Russians claim the United States
has appropriated 500 million to
pay traitors" on Russian soil.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
Y. Vishinsky presented the Rus
sian charges today.
Evening star., 1951-12-14
Saturday Hours
of Post Offices
Here Extended

All postal stations in the Wash
ington Metropolitan delivery area
will be open longer tomorrow and
next Saturday to accommodate
the heavy Christmas mail. Regular
week day hours will be observed
on those two days.
Postmaster Roy North also an
nounced today t.,at the Benjamin
Franklin station at Twelfth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV,
will remain open until 10 pm
daily through December %.
The main post Office at North
Capitol street and Massachusetts,
avenue will be open daily, in
|cludine Sundays. from am. until
midnight for the acceptance OF
parcel post and the sale of stamps
Evening star., 1951-12-14
Sea Freight Ferry
Called New Railroad
In Alexandra Suit
BY The As,oeioied Press

A three-judge Federal Court in
Alexandria today heard argu-
ments that the ferrying of freight
cars along the Atlantic coast is
equivalent to adding a new North
South railroad.
Counsel for Al railroads asked
the court to set aside a tempo
rary permit issued to Seatrain
Lines, Inc, by the Interstate Com
mission.
Charles T. Abeles, Norfolk Va.)
counsel for the railroads, contend
ed the Seatrain operation. which
involves carrying tracks laid upon
the decks of vessels. is "tanta-
mount to adding another rail line"
between New York and Savan-
nah, Ga.
Judge Offers to Quit.
He added he could imagine how
quickly the commission would dis
miss an application for a new
railway line between those points.
The arguments were interrupted
in midmorning when Circuit
Judge Arrnstead Dobie of Char
lottesville. Va, offered to disqual-
ify himself.
He announced that when he was
assigned to the case he had not
noticed that the Southern Rail-
way was a party. He explained he
holds some stock in that company,
and suggested short recess to
permit counsel to vote any OBJ
lection they might have to his sit
ting.
Counsel for all parties immedi-
ately told Judge Dobie they not
only had no objection to his Sit
ting but wanted him to partici-
pate as one of the judges.
The car ferry service began op-
GRAFTON between New York and
Savannah, Ga. on December /.
several days after the railroad
suit was filed.
Feoeral District Judge Albert
v. Bryan refused to rule at that
time and left the issue up to the
three-judge court. It includes
himself. District Judge Sterling
of Richmond and
Judge Dobie.
Seek Permanent Permit.
Seatrain's permit is scheduled
to expire May IL. 1852. In the
meantime. the commission will
consider Seatrain's application for
a permanent permit.
The railroads in asking an in
junction against Seatrains opera
ton declared they would suffer
irreparable loss"
They also said the ICC, in ap-
proving Seatrains permit acted
without public hearing. They
said they should have been given
an opportunity to be heard.
Evening star., 1951-12-14
Anderson Minimizes
Scandals as Issue
After Seeing Truman

Senator Anderson of New Mex
leo, chairman of the Democratic
senatorial Campaign Committee
talked politics with President
Truman today and told reporters
afterwards he thought the tax
scandals would be an issue in the
next campaign only If they are
mot touched in any way-not
cleaned up"
He said that stories about peo-
pie" do not figure very largely in
elections and pionted out that the
Teapot Dome scandal in the Har-
ding administration, on which
the Democrats had leaned heavily
in the 1924 campaign. had not
kept the party from defeat.
Talked to Key West.
you had prosperous country
and people felt that an effort had
been made to clean it up" Mr..
Anderson said. He added that he
did not discuss current develop
mentS today with the President
because II didn't think he needed
any advice from me-"
He admitted. however, that he
had had a phone conversation
with President Truman at Key
West last Friday and had urged
the President to take drastic ac-
ton to clean house. He stressed.
however. that he had not discussed
personalities.
Discusses so Outlook.
Senator Anderson said he came
to the White House today Ito talk
about some thoughts l had about
the senatorial campaign of 1882"
He said ne wanted to tell the
President that the Democratic
Party had some very good posi-
bilities in the line of candidates.
adding that Representative Mans
field OF Montana and Representa-
tive Jackson Of Washington both
are considering making Senate
campaigns.