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Evening star., 1952-11-12

IT you're still wondering why the recent elec-
ton was won-or lost-you might find the answer
in "The Campaign of 80 in Star Cartoons"
Some Of the campaigns burning issues-at
least, they burned at the time-are shown through
the eyes Of The Stars two cartoonists-James T.
Bergman and Gibson Crockett.
The book of cartoons, with a running COM
mentary by Newbold Noyes, jr., went on sale today
at the business counter of The Star.
The SO cartoons, chosen from about 200 politi-
cal drawings, recall the high and low moments Of
a dizzy election year.
They begin about the time of the 1851 World
garb swinging bats labeled internal revenue scandal
taxes, prices, RFC and Korea and President
Truman advising the Democratic donkey to pitch
'em low-and to the left"
They end with Gen. Eisenhower and Gov.
Stevenson in neighboring showers, with the vic
torious candidate saying, Doesn't it feel great to
wash on the mud, Governor"
Did we say dizzy? Remember all the men who
chose to run and the two who wouldn't say yes but
finally didn't say no? The cartoons point up the
guessing game of those early months when even
President Truman was playing them close to his
vest.
There was Senator Taft cartooned in his run
ming pants. and Senator Kefauver popping out of q
televiSion set in his coonskn cap; Vice President
Barkley standing beside the PRESIDENTIAL tree
and waiting to get stung and Averell Hartman re-
moving his kid gloves
A portent Of things to come cropped up in the
Crockett cartoon marking Senator Russelrs candi.
Idacy. AS the Russell hat blows in the window
President Truman is shown clutchng q "politica
weather forecast" It reads. Warmer. south wind.
of increasing violence. approaching hurricane
Evening star., 1952-11-12
McKeIdin to Be Speaker
At Governors PurIey
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS. Nov. IL. - Gov.
McKeldin Of Maryland will par
ticipate in an education panel
when the Southern Governors
Conference meets next week in
New Orleans.
Gov. McKeldin. only Republican
executive in the conference, will
be one Of the members Of a group
discussing the South's regional
education plan. This allows for
interchange Of students among
States providing certain types OF
professional instruction.
DR.. H.. c. Byrd. president OF
the University Of Maryland, and
DR.. Thomas G.. Pullen, jr., State
superintendent Of public schools
also will attend.
Evening star., 1952-11-12
Crestview Residents
Protest Assessments

A mass protest against the re-
assessment program in suburban
Montgomery County, has been
filed with the County Tax Appeals
Court.
Residents of Crestview subdivi-
sion objected that the assessments
placed on their homes were "ex-
cessive." They also argued in a
statement submitted to the court
Monday that the assessor failed to
give adequate consideration to in
f1ationary factors.
The Creestview petition recalled
a similar complaint made by resi-
dents of Brookdale subdivision and
said that failure of the court to
give relief to county property own
ers might result in "the taxing
statute being held unconstitu-
tional."
Evening star., 1952-11-12
Meet the Mayors
|Hy0ttsviIIe1s Executive Proud
IOfWomen Who Guard Pupils

Mr.. Baggett, 43. took over as
Mayor In May, 1851, after serving
two years as a city councilman,
He'll be in Office until 1855.
He lives at 1884 Baltimore ave-
nue., where he also conducts his
own cemetery memorial. business
He was born In Washington and
moved to Hyattsville in 1914 when
he came out Of the Navy. During
the war, he had served two years
as a sailor at Bainbridge, Md.
Mayor Baggett, who is married
and has a 14-year-old daughter
attended schools in the District
He belongs to numerous organiza.
tions. including many Democratic
groups. the Kiwanis. Elks anc
Moose. He also is a Mason anc
Shriner and is chairman Of the
advisory council to the county.
Democratic State Central Com.
n1ittee. This year he is assisting
in the county's Community Chest
drive.
This is another In a series
covering municipalities in the
Washington area.
Evening star., 1952-11-12
Pentagon Engineers
Parents Murdered in
Massachusetts Home

The parents of a Pentagon elec-
tronics engineer were found mur-
dered in their Reading. Mass.
home yesterday, apparently the
victims of a housebreaker.
Reading police said Mr.. and
Mrs. o. Stanley Porter, par
ents Of Richard Porter, COOS
Brunswick road, Springfield, Va.
were slain by a crazy. shooting
fool" believed responsible for
other hotlsebreakings on recent
week ends. the Associated Press
reported.
Richard Porter, a Naval Reserve
lieutenant and communications
expert in research and develop
ment, left for Massachusetts, i'm
mediately after being informed Of
the tragedy.
His father. prominent shoe
manufacturing executive, was 64
His mother Esther was 81.
One bullet was fired directly into
Mr.. Porter's mouth. Others struck
him in the neck, chest, stomach,
spine and right arm. Mrs. Porter
was shot twice in the cheek and
below the heart.
Mrs. Porter's body was found in
her bed. Mr.. Porter's was lying
at the entrance to his wife's bed
room. Police theorized Porter was
killed while going to his wife's aid.
Police found the bodies when
they entered the house after
neighbors reported an accumula-
ton of milk bottles and news
papers on the porch.
MIR. Porter, a mechanical engi-
neer, was director Of research for
the United Last Co., a United Shoe
Machinery Corp. subsidiary. He
formerly was president of his own
company, the Porter Last Co.
] Mr.. and Mrs. Porter are sur
vived by two other sons, Walter
Porter of Shrewsbury, Mass. and
o. Stanley Porter. jr., Of Pompton
Plains, N. j.
| Amony recent robbery victims
in Reading are Mr.. and Mrs
Charles P. Howard. whose home
was looted Of some $4,000 in jew
elry and household goods Satur-
day. Mrs. Howard Is secretary Of
1.-THE Republican National Commit
tee. She lives only a few blocks
from the Porter home.
Evening star., 1952-11-12
Annual Assessments
Rejected in MARYLAND
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE. Nov. IA Leg
islative Council committee has
turned down a proposal, at least
Temporarily. to change the States
new assessment law so that prop
erty would be re-evaluated every
year.
Some members Of the budget
and Finance Committee seemed
doubtful about the purpose of the
plan at hearing yesterday.
The State now has f1ve-year
rotational system. Reassessments
are entered on the rolls each year
as they are made.
The three-year plan is to go
into effect in 1854, which means
that property would come under
the scrutiny of appraisers every
third year.
The proposal for annual assess
ments reached the Legislative
Council unit from the Montgomery
County Council. The council had
complained that the three-year
plan would increase administra-
tive costs. cause new inequities
and freeze the debt limit.
The State Tax Survey Com
mission recommended two years
ago that the State go back to its
old system of re-evaluating prop
erty on a year-to-year basis.
Evening star., 1952-11-12
Columbia Pike Citizens
Meet Ioniaht

The Columbia Pike Citizens
will meet at 8 o'clock
tonight in the Patrick Henry
School, Eighth and South Fill
more streets.
Guest speakers will be Clifton
G. Stoneburner. chief of the
county highway division, and c.
w. Kestner, State highway en-
gineer for the Northern Virginia
district.
Evening star., 1952-11-12
Maryland Governor Race
Costs $3.50, 900, Della Says
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. IL. How
much does it cost to wage a good,
first-class campaign for Cover
nor in Maryland?
Between $l50.000 and $3.50. 900,
according to State Senator George
A. Della. He made the estimate
last night before a Legislative
Council committee discussing pro-
posed changes in the Maryland
corrupt practices law.
Mr.. Della explained that every
candidate doesn't have to pay
that, but "that's what the cam
paign COSTS"
Evening star., 1952-11-12
Three Chest Divisions
Report Tomorrow;
Prince Georges Ahead

Three divisions of the Commu-
nifty Chest-USO campaign will
report on collections tomorrow
One of them is the Government
unit, which missed yesterdays
general report, because most Gov
eminent employees had Armistice
Day off.
Even minus that big outfit, the
drive went past the three-quarter
mark yesterday.
Workers reported $154,215 in
new donations, making the total
so far So. 1886, or 76 per cent
of the $4,150,000 goal.
County Over 80 Per Cent.
Prince Georges County solici-
tors are ahead in the percentage
column. Yesterday they reported
$16,901 to bring their total to
$49.579, more than 80 per cent o1
the county's quota.
The Government unit is second
in percentages. Even though its
workers didn't report yesterday
the $1,397,799 they already hao
amounts to roughly 80 per cent o1
their quota.
The other big unit, Business
reported $42,970 yesterday. The
Business total is 81 .293, ,221, three
quarters of its quota.
Campaigners from Alexandris
and Montgomery Counties are
also past the 70 per cent stage
The AlexandrianS reported $14,.
I'll yesterday to bring their tota
to $68.543, about 70 per cent, anc
Montgomery workers now have
$100.116, almost "a per cent.
Fairfax Lays.
The Special Solicitations uni
reported $15.656 for a totai ol
| $203,184. or 81 per cent. Arling-
tens &i0,536 in new contribution:
tput Its total at $35,816. or 81 pei
Ecelt. Fairfax County is last on all
lists. The $11,201 it reported yes.
terday made a total of $20,554
Hess than As per cent of its quota
Tomorrow has been proclaimed
USO-Pal Day in honor of thu
armed forces. Servicemen will b.
guests at the Business and Gov.
eminent luncheons in the Hote
Washington. Servicewomen will
be guests at the Special Solicita'
tions unit lunch in the Willard
Hotel.
Evening star., 1952-11-12
9Th" Many months later, the Eisenhower

strength" Many months later the Eisenhower
hurricane broke up the solid South
What later came to be called the mess in WASH
ington" for campaign purposes inspired Bergman
cartoon early in the game. mink in top hat is
advising the Democratic donkey: Cit yo'self lost,
boy--Ah'm tn new pahty symbols"
Y Came the primaries and Senator Taft pictured
stumping fateful New Hampshire in ear muffs and
snow shoes. The panty raids Of last spring
prompted cartoon Of Senator Kefauver emerging
from "AGiss Democracy's Dormitory" with sizable
pair Of pantief labeled primary delegates"
Evening star., 1952-11-12
Coordination
Urged for Area
Transit Service
Regional Commission
Is Not Solution,
BroyhiII Declares

Better coordination by Vir-
|ginia, District and Maryland au-
thorities was proposed today by
Joel T. Broyhill. Representative
elect from Virginia's new 10th
district, as a means of improving
regional transit service.
He struck out at proposals for
the creation of a new regional
commission, contending it would
be zone more Federal bureau, with
added costs and no assurance it
could bring cheaper rates or better
service"
Such a regional authority was
advocated by Edmund D. Camp
bell. the Democratic aspirant for
the new Virginia seat.
New Potomac Bridge.
Mr.. Broyhill advocates at least
one new Potomac River bridge as
soon as possible. He said that, If
only one can be started now, he
has a slight preference for one
between Shepherds Landing and
Alexandria. But he also urged the
need of another upstream, be-
tween Key and Chain Bridges.
He objected to another proposal
for building a new span on the
line of E street NV. on the
ground that there would be
downtown bottlenecks in traffic
routes getting to and from that
location.
He said he already has studied
the bridge question, because he
had served for three years as a
member Of the Arlington Planning
Commission.
Wants Federal Payment.
Mr.. Broyhill upheld the idea O,
a fair Federal payment toward thu
expenses of the National Capital
but he declared there should bt
similar grants to nearby Virginia
He said one-sixth of the area O.
the new 10th congressional dis.
trict is owned by the Federal Gov.
ernment and that this property in.
lcludes some of the most valuable
in the area
In this respect, he said. nearby
Virginia "is getting to be more lik.
1.-THE District every day" .
I'VE are In the same boat" hi
added,
The House and Senate Distric,
Committees, he said, should make
periodic surveys of the crime ane
law enforcement situation in tn,
District. He said this is a matter
of concern 70 his district. because
If crime were to breed in the Dis.
ltrfct it would have its rebound OF
ladjoining Virginia areas.
Favors Vote for President.
On the suffrage questions, Mr.
Broyhill said he thinks Distric
residents should be given a vote il
presidential elections. He saie
they also should have some repre-
sentation in Congress. maybe b,
an elected delegate in the House
and some new form of city govern
ment.
But he added: '"The District doe
mot belong to the citizens of tn
District, like Richmond belongs t.
tits people. because this is the sea
of the Federal Government. There
fore, we cannot turn over it's man
agement exclusively to the Dis
trict, for it belongs to all tn
lpeople."
Evening star., 1952-11-12

bed vided among the Department
of Forest and Parks, the State
Roads Commission and county
agencies.
James c. Alban, chairman Of
the Planning Commission, said its
aim is to provide recreation areas
IS miles of every sizable
urban community in the State.
Mr.. Alban also estimated the
State could take in $643.000 a
year from the projects and their
annual operating expenses would
be about $78O, ,000-leaving $751;
900 for the State to make UP.
Evening star., 1952-11-12
Polio Victim at Richmond

RICHMOND, Nov. IL (P.-Mrs.
Betsy Dunn. 90, wife of Robert L.
Dunn Of Woodstock, a State for
ester. was in critical condition at
the Medical College of Virginia
Hospital with polio. Mrs. Dunn.
mother Of two small children, was
stricken Saturday.
Evening star., 1952-11-12
Body Of Missing D. {. Man
lis Found in Potomac

The body of a 73-year-old Dis
trict man reported missing since
last Friday was found in the Po-
tomac River at Brookmont, Md.
yesterday by a fisherman.
He was identified as Cornelius
Cullinane of 514 Decatur street
NV. DR. Frank J. Broschart.
Montgomer, County medical ex-
|aminer, issued a certificate of ac-
cidental death by drowning.
The body Of the retired Wash
ington Gas Light Co. worker was
discovered by Charles Robey. Is,
of 6100 Ridge drive, Brookmont,
while he was fishing.
Evening star., 1952-11-12

The Republican Convention was coming and
Senator Taft was cartooned at the wheel Of steam
roller That was after the seating of the Texas
delegates had emerged one Of those half-forgot-
ten burning issues Millions Of words came out Of the
Republican Convention, but two cartoons tell it
crouched behind the rostrum shoutifg nThe con-
vention will come to order" as the bricks. cans
and old shoes hy in his direction. The other car
toon simply shows q crashed steamroller labeled.
I'VE Want Taft"
The Democratic auandary over q candidate, the
Evening star., 1952-11-12

h as the first
women school,
crossing guards
in P r / n c e
Georges County,
and leaves no
crossings un.
guarded, The
municipality. he
asserts, also has
a large and
we'll : equipped
p u b lie park,
Magruder Park,
and boasts Of
having mo dirt
rnadc -
Evening star., 1952-11-12
Meet the Mayors

Mayor Jesse S. .Bageett of
Hyattsville. Md. beams with pride
every time the city's name Is
brought up.
He points out that Hyattsville
Evening star., 1952-11-12
GreenbeIt PTA to Meet

The Greenbelt Junior High
Schooi nt-Teacher Association
will meet at $3.50 tonight in the
school. Mrs. Helen Carpenter,
guidance teacher, will lead a dis
cussion on the topic, Your "a
Hour Child"
Evening star., 1952-11-12

Hyattsville, incorporated around
1886, is on Route l and has about
10000 persons within its borders.
Hundreds of other county resi-
dents live outside but use Hyatts-
vile as a mailing address.
Evening star., 1952-11-12
Master Plan Urged
For Park Projects
BY Maryland Board
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 12.-The
State Planning Commission to-
day recommended master plan
for the development of "a State
parks and recreation areas in
Maryland.
The commission told the Legis-
lative Council 8 parks, 10 recre-
alton reserves. 10 picnic areas and
6 historic spots can be developed
for $13.508, 900. 'a,< .ra
Three. New Parks.
The plan includes three new
parks in addition to the ones the
State already has developed or
started:
l. At Deep Creek Lake in Gar
|rett County.
2. On Choptank River in Talbot
County.
3. On Assateague Island in
worcester county.
New recreation reserve would
include a portion of the Catoctin
area near Thurmont. Frederick
County: Seneca Creek Valley in
Montgomery County northwest of
Washington: the Cliffs of Calvert,
fronting on Chesapeake Bay in
Calvert County; Point Lookout,
at the mouth of the Potomac
River at the southern tip of St
Marys County, and the Rocks, in
Hartford County.
Picnic Areas Proposed.
A section of Wills Mountain at
Cumberland is recommended for
a new historic preserve.
New picnic areas were suggested
for three locations on Deep Greek
Lake in Garrett County and on
Dams Rock and Town Hill Noun
tain in Allegany County.
The commission said priority
should be given to development OF
the projects in Western Maryland
particularly Garrett County, SO
tourist and vacation trade would
build up the local economy.
The commission estimated it
would cost $1.150,000 to acquire
the 15.308 acres of land needed TO,
the projects.
Road Work Needed.
| Development of the area and
installation of equipment, includ-
ing recommendations previously
made for Western Maryland and
the Patapsco River Valley Park
south and west of Baltimore, would
cost $10,670,000.
The areas would need $1,549, ,OO(
worth of road improvements tt
Evening star., 1952-11-12

AAON WA HAAAHSAAASSAs AAAS PAW -
well under construction.
Baltimore Road Separate.
The Baltimore Washington Ex-
pressway Is not in the 12-year
program. It is expected to be
finished before this program gets
under way.
Maryland has. finished its part
Of that highway to Jessup road.
The Federal part from there into
Washington is under way. It will
come into the Kenilworth inter-
change. Maryland expects to open
its section to traffic by the end Of
the year.
The Washington-Annapolis Ex-
pressway also will be completed
into Washington. The exact route
also is being determined now.
Other projects listed in the re-
port include:
A Pocomoke bypass on the East
ern Shore; U. S. Route so from
st. Martins to Md. Route
452; relocation Of the road through
Salisbury: Denton bypass; ex-
Of the Baltimore Harris
burg Expressway to the 2ennsyl-
yania State line: bypass at Bel
Air; a railroad overpass at Cum
relocation Of q. s. Route
40 through Hagerstown; bypass
at Frederick. ,
, 1952-09-13
Governor ofB.W.I.
To be Guest Of
Virgin islands !

His Excellency Sir Kenneth
Blackburne, Governor of the
/ Leeward Islands, together
with Lady Blackburne will be
special guests of Governor and
Mrs. de Castro tomorrow af-
ternoon at the Government
House in st. Thomas.
Invitations have been sent
to the British Consul, depart
ment heads, members of the
Municipal Council and the
press to meet Governor and
Lady Blackburne informally.
The visitors are now in
Tortola.
, 1952-09-13
Pvt. Randolph Smith
With 9Th InfuntrY
In Korea

With the 9TH Infantry Div.
in Korea - Pvt. Randolph B.
Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Randolph Smith, Charlotte
Amalie, st. Thomas, v. l., is
now serving with the 7th
Infantry Division on the swell
tering central front in Korea.
His division is taking part in
patrol action against the Reds
on the central front, where the
temperature often rises to 100
degrees or more during the
day and at night drops to be-
low so.
Private Smith, a member Of
Company G, 18th Engineer
Combat Battalion, arrived in
Korea in August 1852. He en-
tered the Army in September
1851.
, 1952-09-13
C~hristidnsted
Lutheran Church to
Be Rededicuted

Repairs to the Christiansted
Lutheran Church building is
rapidly nearing completion.
Plans for the formal opening
on Sunday, September 81 have
been made by the new pastor,
the Rev. Kenneth Ferguson.
The congregation, which
had been Worshipping in the
Parish Hall for the past sew
eral months, returned to the
Church building on Sunday
last.
A special program is being
prepared for t h occasion
which will include music by
the choir. ,
, 1952-09-13
Governor Vetoes
Amdt. to Compensate
Act by Locul Council

Governor de Castro has We
toed a bill passed BY the NUM-
cipal Council of st. Croix
amending the Workmen's Com
pensation Act because Of a
serious commission whereby
Council increased the death
benefits but failed to proper
tionately increase the bene-
fits for both disability and
death.
The Governor pointed out
that when the bill is passed
again the benefits should not
exceed those now payable in
Thomas.
, 1952-09-13
Miss BerYl BrYun Gets
MA. in Sociul From
Columbia Univ.

Miss Beryl Bryan Of Saint
Thomas has returned from the
mainland to her home after oh
tanning her Masters Degree
from the School of Social
Work of Columbia University
in New York.
Miss Bryan, a graduate of
the Charlotte Amalie High
School, had obtained her B.A.
degree from Howard Univer-
sity. She had for her thesis
"The Development of Public
Welfare in the Virgin Islands"
She returned to the Depart
ment Of Social Welfare from
which she was granted a two
year leave Of absence.
, 1952-09-13

ton for payment of lump-sum
in lieu Of unused leave to the
employee in question who was
dismissed without prejudice.
"The interests Of the govern
ment in my opinion should be
rotected from such improper
claims he stated.
, 1952-09-13
ST. Thos. Bill to Muke
Lurnp-sun Payment
Vetoed by Governor

A bill passed by the Saint
Thomas Municipal Council
which directed a lump-sum
payment in lieu of leave to a
particular temporary munich
pal employee was vetoed by
the Governor.
The veto message stated
that there is no legal justiica-
, 1952-09-13
John Furchette Opens
dnd
Coffee Shop in C'sted

John Farchette, enterprising
local merchant, has opened a
restaurant and coffee shop
adjoining his now famous
"Skyview Club on Company
street. Formal opening took
place today.
Mr.. Farchette IS also pre-
prietor Of the ST. Johns Club.
, 1952-09-13
CouncilmenIntroduce
Bill TO Discontinue
S~urchurge Tax


Surchdrge Tax
A bill has been introduced
in the Municipal Council by
Councilmen Eric H. Carroll
and Herbert Haywood to dis
continue the surcharge on
electric bills now being collect
ed by the Virgin Islands Cor
poration for the Municipality,
to clear up an operating loss
suffered by the st. Croix
Power Authority.
The Councilmen took note
of the rising discomfort among
consumers in the towns of
both Christiansted and Fred
eriksted, several of whom
have even threatened to test
the constitutionality of the
law in the Courts pointing
out, among other things, that
it is discriminatory.
The bill states in part:
Whereas since the applica-
ton Of the 10 per cent sur
charge an. Overwhelming ma
jority of t h e citizens SO
affected have strenuously in
dictated a n d demonstrated
their complete disapproval Of
said surcharge and at the same
time publicly express them
selves as being totally in favor
of the cancellation of the OPP
eerating loss suffered by the
st. Croix Power Authority,
and it is definitely the sincere
desire~of the Municipal Coun-
Gil not to place any additional
burden or hardship upon our
people"
Since passage Of the bill
consumers have questioned
Councilmen even at hearings
on other matters, about the
surcharge tax. Almost every
one has b e e protesting
against it and virtually all
members Of Council h lave
agreed that the tax should be
removed.