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Evening star., 1953-07-20
Birds Carved on Hedges Add
Beauty to Garden in MARYLAND

AS a young man just back from
World War I. he had sold out
his hereditary interest in a
leather betting plant and de-
voted himself to the chase. He
was delighted to find that Jap
anese yew. a needle tree. grows
much faster than English yeW.
The latter grows less than two
inches a year and a toparial
masterpiece becomes a lifetime
job.
He soon had the hounds chas-
ing the fox on a privet hedge
and a splendid chanticleer all
but Growing atop a yew tree.
That was just a start. Twenty
five years ago when he decided
Hartford County provided the
best American fox hunting, he
moved the fox hunting hedge
and the chanticleer to his new
home.
His only regret is that he
planted the hedge where it soon
became shaded. The fox is doing
all right. His brush is up and he
is prancing along; he is escaping
the hounds. They are in t he
shade and they have apparently
been run to the ground. They
are sinking back into the hedge.
He began to take an intellec-
tual interest in topiary. which
can be traced at least as far
back as Pliny, the Elder. Roman
naturalist and author. who had
topiary in the gardens of his
famous Tuscan villa. His neph-
ew, Pliny. the younger. de-
scribed them as adorned with
representations of divers ami
mails in box"
Evening star., 1953-07-20
lightning Kills Woman
AT Buckroe Beach

Funeral services for Miss Jean
Ellen Durvin, 81, former Wash
ington resident killed yesterday
by a bolt of lightning, will be
held at 5 pm. Tuesday from
the Joseph w. Bliley funeral
home, Richmond.
A native of Richmond, Miss
Durvin was educated in that
city and came to Washington
several years ago to work as a
secretary in Government. She is
the niece of Bernard w. Durvin,
foreman of plumbers at the
United States Soldiers Home
here.
Miss Durvin was struck by
lightning at Buckroe Beach. near
Newport News, Va, as she
stepped from a soft drink stand.
According to the Associated
Press Miss Durvin was killed
instantly. Her companion,
Charles Boyce. q Fort Eustics
soldier, was felled by the bolt,
but was not seriously injured.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Vaccinations Of Dogs
Against Rabies Laqqinq

Dog vaccinations against rabies
are behind last year, it was an
nounced today by DR.. Daniel L.
Seckinger, District Director Of
Public Health. Last week 4,156
dogs were vaccinated. It was
the first week Of a campaign to
have all dogs vaccinated.
DR.. Seckinger urges all dog
owners to bring their dogs to
one of the Health Departments
IL free immunization clinics dur
ing the campaign which ends
August l. Failure to do so can
result in fine.
Every dog must be brought to
the clinic on a leash and accom-
panied by an adult capable of
controlling it. Clinics will be
operating from 2 to 4 pm. every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
until the close Of the campaign.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Beauticians' Protest
ForestaIIs New Rules
For Beauty Shops
Embattled beauticians succeed

Embattled beauticians succeed
ed today in delaying the issuance
of new regulations for beauty
shops and their operators.
They crowded the District
Building boardroom where the
Commissioners had scheduled a
hearing on the proposed new
regulations. IS pages long.
They did not succeed in get
ting permanent waiver of the
proposed rules. But they did
obtain agreement to have a COM
mite of their representatives go
over the rules with Robert F.
Kneipp, assistant corporation
counsel who is chairman of the
Districts Regulations Commit
tee. and other officials.
Rules Held Too Drastic.
Harry S. Wender, attorney for
the Washington Hairdressers'
Association, said the new rules
would put many beauty shops
out of business. harrington D.
Parker, attorney for the Beau
ticians' Protective Association,
also said the rules are too dras-
tic. Both urged delay.
Mr.. Kneipp said new rules are
needed to protect the public. In
some shops, it was brought out.
the owner rents booths to opera
tors, each of whom runs her own
business independently. In one
shop there are IL such booths
and II independent operators.
Officials argued that under such
conditions it is difficult for the
Board of Cosmetology to fix re-
sponsibility for cleanliness and
sanitation.
Hearings May Take Two Days.
It was estimated that two days
would be necessary for hearings
now which would permit all to
be heard. The Commissioners
therefore agreed to a postpone
ment to permit the operators to
thresh out their problems with
the District officials. That will
| probably put the new regulations
off until the fall.
1t was suggested that Mr..
Wender, Mr.. Parker and three
operators be named to a commit
tee to confer about the regula-
tionS.
There are 676 licensed beauty
shops in Washington and 4,80O
operators.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Lejeune Marine Dies,
Two Others Injured
In Car-Truck Crash

A Camp Lejeune Marine was
killed and two others injured
early today in head-on COL
lision between their car and a
truck on Route /, three miles
south of Woodbridge, Va.
The dead Marine was identi-
fled as Pfc. Joseph E. Williams,
20, of Company 1, 9Th Regiment,
End Marine Division, q passen-
ger.
The injured men are Pfc. DAN
iel c. Kirk, 20, and Pfc. John r..
Mansfield, Is, both of Headquar-
ters and Service Company, 9Th
Regiment.
Virginia State Trooper James
D. Lokey listed Pfc. Kirk as the
driver Of a Southbound automo-
bile which collided about 1870
am. with a truck operated by
Floyd L. Garrett, of Lexington,
N. C. The truck driver was un-
hurt. The truck is owned by the
Grubb Motor Lines of Lexington,
police said.
The two injured men were
taken to the. Marine Hospital at
Quantico, Va. Neither was hurt
seriously. Pfc. Kinks injuries
were mostly cuts and bruises.
Pfc. Mansfield suffered fractured
ribs and jaw and multiple face
cuts.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Father of D. c. Policeman
Killed in Taxi Crash

The father of District po-
liceman was killed early yester-
day when his taxicab struck a
telephone pole in the 100 block
of Benning road NE.
Homer S. Burwell, so, colored,
of 602 Sixtieth place NE, be-
came the Districts 35th traffic
fatality victim this year. There
had been % such deaths at this
time last year.
Mr.. Burwell was the father OF
Pvt. Harold H. Burwell of No.
precinct. He was q clerk at che
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and a part-time cab driver.
Police believed he may have
fallen asleep at the wheel. The
accident happened at S am.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Los AIumos Girl Killed

LOS ALAMOS, N. M, July 20.
R.-This birthplace of the
atomic bomb has recorded its
second traffic fatality in it's 10
year history. The victim was
Kathy Carryl, 3. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Carryl. She was
run over by a motorist while
playing in the street outside her
home Saturday.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
'Tv Is CAUSING
More 10 Read,
Says
Diminishing Interest
In Books of Fiction
Seen by Peterson

Televfsion apparently is caus-
ing more people to read books,
according to District Public Lii
brarian Harry N. Peterson.
Reporting on the use of library
facilities in the city, Mr.. Peterson
declared:
1T is apparent that television,
like radio and motion pictures,
will not in the long run affect
public library service. On the
contrary, there is an indication
that television may increase the
use of all library materials"
Less Interest in Fiction.
Mr.. Peterson said the popu-
larity of television may account
in part for the diminishing in
terest in fiction. But he said it
can not be blamed for the dearth
of good novels.
He said that after each Author
Meets the Critics" program-on
which a book is diScussed-the
demand for the book jumps. The
same is true when Robert Mont
gomery Presents"-a drama pro-
gram-bases a play on a book
such as Appointment in Sa-
nara"
During recent years many
librarians concluded that tele-
vision was the major cause of
a decline in circulation" Mr..
Peterson said. However, despite
the fact that today there are
more television stations, more
programs listed and sets in more
homes. the use of public library
facilities locally and nationally Is
growing"
He said that the personal ap-
pearances of Bishop Fulton j.
Sheen and DR.. Norman Vincent
Peale on television caused a great
demand for his books.
Drop Is Only Apparent.
Mr.. Peterson said the District
Public Library circulated 1885,
260 books in the year ending
June 80. The previous year, o.
127 ,040 books were circulated.
In spite of the figures, last year
represented a gain of about st.
600 volumes over the previous
year. Mr.. Peterson said a change
in the system of keeping the
records accounted for the appar-
ent drop and that if the figures
are adjusted to the same sys-
tenn, there is a gain.
Reading interests Of Washing
ton residents remained about the
same. he reported. Preference
was shown for information on
the issues confronting the Nation
both at home and abroad, in SCI
entif1c developments and every
day living.
Science Non Fiction
Local readers turned from
science fiction to science nom
fiction, Mr.. Peterson commented,
as books of exploration, travel,
invention. of explanation of
natural phenomena jumped in
popularity.
He also observed an increased
interest in belles-lettres with
many more requests for Greek
and Latin classics.
Reading habits of teen-agers
remained the same. They still
go for books on personality de-
velopment. etiquette, ballroom
dancing and stories about others
of their own age and sports.
An increasing number of
elderly people were reported
coming to the libraries to read
and study.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Injured Woman Dies

Mrs. Charlotte I. Ward. IS, Of
1920 Sixteenth street NV. died
yesterday in Homeopathic Hos
pital from injuries received when
she was knocked down by a
woman running to catch a
streetcar, July 8 at Eleventh
and G streets NV.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Hh-ond- Run Suspect Held
In Crippled Mans Death

A crippled Fairfax County
(Va.) man was killed last night
when struck by a hit-and-run
automobile on Route so at Pen
der, IVA.
He was identified by Fairfax
County police as Luther McCar-
ter. 49, of Route 3. Herndon, Va,
a cripple who used both a cane
and a crutch while walking.
Mr.. McCarter's body was found
about midnight by a passing mo-
torist.
A suspect was picked up about
an hour later at Lee Highway and
Lexington street in Arlington.
The suspect. a 30-year-old Dis
trict man, was turned over to
Fairfax police for questioning.
Police said blood stains were
found on the front of the car.
The driver, who was released
pending further investigation,
explained he had hit a dog.
Police submitted samples of the
blood to the FBI.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Gun Charge Dismissed
Against Ex- x-Represenfative
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, April 30.-A
charge of illegal gun carrying
has been dismissed against Will
liam P. Bolton. former Maryland
Second District Representative.
it was disclosed yesterday.
The charge was set aside after
Magistrate John A. Janetzke was
told Mr.. Bolton had proper au-
thority through the Baltimore
County sheriff's Office to carry
the weapon, a 80 caliber re-
volver.
The gun was found in the
glove compartment Of Mr.. Boil
tons car on the Pulaski highway
last week when the former Rep
resentative, now Baltimore Coun-
tvs civil defense director, was
stopped by Patrolman Warren
Wells for questioning about q
minor traffic violation.
Mr.. Bolton said that when the
policeman noticed the gun he
ordered him to get out and put
up his hands as if he were .
dangerous character"
Mr.. Bolton explained that
after he was held up in front
of his Towson home in l949 he
spoke to the Sheriff's ONCE
about deputizing me for carrying
some weapon for protection"
Evening star., 1953-04-30
AFL Union, Voted, 14-9,
AT Byrd's Apple Plant
Special Dispatch 10 The Sior

BERRYVILLE, Va, April 3d.
A majority of employees at the
apple-processing plant of Sena-
tor Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia
voted yesterday in favor of hav-
ing an American Federation Of
Labor union represent them.
The National Labor Relations
Board, which conducted the elec-
ton, reported that IA employees
voted in favor of the union, 8
against and l ballot was chal-
lenged.
Unless a protest is filed within
five days, the union will be Ger
titled by the NLRB as the official
bargaining agent of the employees
Of H. F. Byrd. Inc.
The firm had argued against
holding the election, contending
that employees were not industrial
workers but agricultural workers.
The board rejected the protest,
saying that the cannery is en-
gagged in extensive operations in
processing apples grown on the
Senator's farms and orchards
into sauce. juice, apple butter,
cider and related products.
Evening star., 1953-04-30

That big drink of water the
dam-builders are putting to-
gether at Rocky Gorge involves
such things as laying a spare
coaxial cable in case the regular
cable fails below the lake, and
laying an oil pipeline inside a
pipeline.
The reservoir project is about
so per cent completed. It's sup
posed to be finished by the first
of next year.
The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission is building
it on the Patuxent River near
Laurel. The dam is anchored
in Prince Georges and Howard
Counties and will furnish a stop
per holding back 6 billion gallons
of water.
The whole job is costing about
$5,750,000. Rocky Gorge will be
able to pump 19 million gallons
a day. which will increase the
commissions daily pumping ca
pacity to more than 40 million
gallons.
No Water Shortage.
Harry Shaw. the commissions
chief engineer, said there's no
danger of a water shortage.
His department estimates the
Sanitary Commissions custom
ers will be using about 38 million
gallons a day by 1860. (1hey
used % million gallons daily last
year, Rocky Gorge and the
existing reservoir. at Brighton,
ought to be able to take care of
demands for 10 or IS years, he
said.
His engineers have surveyed
other sites for future reservoirs,
though. There are several places
to put them up, Mr.. Shaw said,
but no rush about doing it.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Prices for Farm Products
Go Down ~ in Month
ey the ASsoeiat0d Press

Prices farmers get for their
products have Skidded again.
The Agriculture Department
reported yesterday that farm
product prices dropped 2 per
cent between mid-March and
mid-April to land at q point
10l2 per cent below that of Q
year ago.
The decline was the biggest in
any one month since the Eisen-
hover administration took Office.
There had previously been q long
decline, extending well back into
the Truman administration, but
in the preceding month prices
had climbed back 70 of / per
cent.
Cattle, milk, some grains and
vegetables were among the price
losers. Hogs. lambs, eggs and
rice went up. but not enough to
Offset the losses.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
.AAA 10 Cite Patrol Boy
Who Saved Child, 4

Ronald S. Krellen. IL. of Avon
dale terrace, Md, will receive a
special certificate from the
American Automobile Association
for pulling 4-year-old boy from
the path of an auto.
Ronald, a sixth grade student
at Chillum Elementary School,
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Krellen, 54oS Twentieth ave-
nue..
The certificate will be pre-
sented at ceremonies during the
annual school safety patrol rally
and parade in Washington on
May 8 and 9.
For his quick action at an
intersection near the school on
January 4, Ronald already has
been awarded the 1858 life saw
ing trophy of the Mount Rainier
Brentwood Lions Club.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
New Liability Law
Goes Into Effect in
Maryland June /
Ds shs A.sseidsed Pssss

BALTIMORE, April 3d.
Maryland motorists will have to
be able to pay twice as much for
trafiic accident damage under a
new law becoming effective
June /.
The amendment to the finan-
cial-responsibility law for motor
lists increases automobile if1Sur-
ance liability minimums from
s.. 5.000-$10.0 900 to $10.OO0-$20. 900.
It was signed. by Governor Nc
Keldin Monday.
The new law applies to acci-
dents involving personal injury
or property damage Of SIS or
more. It does not constitute
compulsory insurance. A motor
ist may submit a surety bond for
the minimum amounts instead
Of an insurance policy.
Failure to show ability to set
tie damages up to these amounts
can result in suspension Of the
drivers license.
The new 10000 figure Is. the
minimum to be carried against
injury to one person; the $4,000
is the minimum liability to be
carried against all damages in
one accident.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Virdiniuns Who Want to Vote
Must Poy Poll Tax by Saturday

years general election in No.
vember. II he moved into the
State after January /, 1852, he is
not assessable for q poll tax for
that year and need only regis
ter. Gle will be assessed for
the 1858 tax but this has MOTH
ing to do with qualifying for
this years primary and election.)
Deadline for registration Is
June 13.
Persons who moved to Vir-
ginia during 1851 must have paid
their tax for 1852 in order to
vote: those moving there in 1850
must have paid for 1851 and
1852 and those establishing resi-
dence in 1949. can qualify only
by having paid up for all Of the
three following years.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Man Gets 3-Year Term
In Maryland Staying

A 25-year-old man was sem
fenced yesterday to three years
in Maryland Penitentiary after
he pleaded guilty to manslaugh-
ter in the Staying of a Fair
mount Heights woman on Febru-
ary 16, 1852.
Judge John B. Gray, jr.. in
Upper Marlboro Circuit Court
imposed the sentence on George
Hemphill, colored, of Concord,
N. c.
Hemphill was accused of mur-
dering Cleopha Scott, also COL
ored, after a brawl in a Fair
mount Heights home. but the
State later changed the murder
charge to manslaughter.
The defendant skipped $4,000
bond when his case was called
in La Plata. Md, last May. FBI
agents recaptured him six
months later in Upper Darby. Pa.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Mrs. Wood Wins Place
On College Park Ballot

Mrs. Yolanda F. Wood has won
her fight to have her name
placed on ballots in College Park
as a candidate for city council
from the fifth ward in next Mon
days election.
In Prince Georges County Cir
cult Court at Upper Marlboro
yesterday, Judge j. Dudley Dig
ges overruled city officials. who
had refused to print her name
on ballots, saying she was not a
free holder.
Judge Digges did not rule on
the question Of whether Mrs.
Wood owns property or not. But
he said the law specifies that
elected officials must qualify as
free holders and if Mrs. Wood
wins, the problem can be re-
solved before she takes Office.
Mrs. Wood, through her at
torney, Hervey G. Machen. had
contended that she and her huS-
band are buying property where
they live at 9066 Baltimore boul-
evard under a verbal agreement
with a relative.
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Rocky Gorge Reservoir Work
Is About 6OPerCent ConpIete

And now for the coaxial cable
and the pipe inside pipe.
The cable crosses the Patuxent
valley where, next year, 10 bill
lion gallons of water will stand.
The television experts figured
out a safeguard. They decided
to put a spare cable alongside
the present one, and the spare
will take on the video shows in
case the other one fails.
The pipeline is being altered
now. It's a six-inch line using
high pressure. carrying fuel oil
to Washington from a place near
Baltimore. It. too, will be beneath
the reservoir.
Pipe in a Trench.
The pipe is in a trench, but
Mr.. Shaw's water men got to
worrying about what would hap
pen to the reservoir if that pipe
let go.
Engineers decided to put it
inside 24-inch pipe. The space
between the big and little pipes
will be filled with water treated
to combat corrosion.
So, even if the little one
breaks, the oil will remain piped
up in the big line. The big one
is big enough to permit the little
one to be pulled out-although
it has some curves in it-and
repaired and then replaced in
the big one.
The pipe job is costing $78, 900.
The dam itself and the pumping
station cost $2,970,000.
The total cost includes ex-
penses for relocating roads,
building bridges, clearing the
land-that's a $301,000 item
and purchasing the land to be
flooded. The land cost a little
over 81 million.
Evening star., 1953-04-30

Virginians who intend to vote
in. the July II primary or the
general election in November
must pay their poll taxes by
Saturday.
In the suburban areas, the
League Of Women Voters Is at
tempting to stimulate voter in
terest by supplying free trans
portation. to the treasurers' Of
fees Friday and Saturday.
Poll taxes must be paid up
for three years, except for those
who have lived in the State for
a shorter period. The tax Is
$3.50 for each year.
In order to qualify to vote.
. person must have lived In Vir-
ginia for one year prior to this
Evening star., 1953-04-30
Peace Cross
Flood Control
Hopes Wane
Small Seeks Return
Of ST Million Cut
In Engineer Request

Chances Of some sort of per-
manent flood control relief in
the near future for the Peace
Cross area seemed dim today.
But Maryland and congres.
sional officials who have been
seeking Federal money to dixie
the flood waters of the Ana
costa River have not yet given
up the fight.
Representative Small, Repub-
lican. of Maryland, plans to ap-
pear before the House Appro-
priations Committee May 13 to
appeal for restoration of a 81
million item in the Army En-
gineers' budget for construction
work on the long-discussed Ana
costa flood control project.
Mr.. Small said the Budget
Bureau deleted the 81 million
appropriation requested by the
Engineers before sending the
budget to Congress, leaving only
a $175,000 item for further
planning.
Would Start Work.
The appropriation, if restored
and approved, would start the
ball rolling on the Army En-
gineers' plan to dredge. relocate
and dixie the Anacostia River
to prevent its waters from
flooding the Bladensburg Peace
Cross area.
The 1853 Maryland General
Assembly earlier this year passed
a bill by Senator j. Raymond
Fletcher, Republican. Of Prince
Georges, requiring Maryland
and Prince Georges County to
spend up to $5.250.000 on the
project if the Federal Govern
ment participates.
Meanwhile, the State Roads
Commission is about set to start
work on a separate project Of
raising Highways l and SO
where they intersect at Peace
Cross to elevate them above the
flood waters.
Congress Action Waited.
The Roads Commission and
Gov. McKeldin agreed last
month to hold off on the $500, 900
road-raising project until Con-
gress decided whether to give
the green light to the Army
Engineers program. Since the
engineers plan involves reloca-
ton of the roads and bridges at
Peace Cross, the road-raising
project would be wasted effort.
However, Russell Mccain.
State Roads Commission chair
man, said his commission only
intends to wait about one more
month on Federal action. If the
Engineers appropriation is not
forthcoming by that time, he
said, the State will start raising
the roads.
Plans for the State project are
virtually complete, Mr.. Mccain
said, and the job would be COM
pleted about six months after
work started.