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Evening star., 1953-12-15
IVNS Becomes Visiting Nurse
Association, With Same Goals

changed in its purpose, it can
look back on many changes in
appearance and methods of
treatment.
It's 10 modern cars used in
outlying sections, for instance,
are a far cry from the electric
vehicle" it had in 1924 which
was so expensive to run it could
be used only sparingly.
cit cost So to get it charged
and then it would go 80 miles,
recalled Miss Charlotte HaSsel-
busch, educational director, who
started as a staff nurse in 1922
But it was seven miles from the
Brightwood Office to the station
where it was charged, so that
left only % miles, really
IF it wasn't charged fully, it
would get stuck, and you couldn't
leave it on the street, because
you had to have a parking light,
and we didn't have one"
Other Advances.
There is a marked contrast
also in today's trim uniform
with it's overseas cap to distin-
guiSh the modern nurse from
her beaver-hatted sister of yes
teryear.
Miss ClariSsa Gibson, executive
director of the association, points
to another big change of recent
years-the advances in antibi-
otics and control of disease.
In 1889, she points out, there
were $3.50 patients with COM
municable disease treated. Ir
1852, there were 1858. The tota
number of patients dropped
about 10000.
At the same time, the number
of diabetic cases rose from III
to 375, heart cases from 468 Il
IT'S and cancer from 258 to 313
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Three Children Die
In Bowie Fire

Three small children died yes
terday in a fire at their Bowie
(Md) home caused by an ex-
ploding oil stove.
The victims-three of the six
children of Mr.. and Mrs. CALVIN
Ballard-died despite rescue ef-
forts by their 25-year-old moth
er. The family is colored.
They were Carlyle. 2: Colleen
13 months, and Michael, ]
month.
Their mother, Mrs. Louise Bal
lard, suffered cuts on her hands
and legs before being beaten
back by flames.
The fire broke out about 2.sC
pm. while Mrs. Ballard was next
door to get food from a re-
frigerator at the home of hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Angus
tine A. Carter. The Ballards
have no ice box.
Mrs. Ballard heard a louo
noise and looked out to see hel
house af1ame. AS the stove ex-
ploded, she reported, it appar-
emily threw flaming oil through
out the interior of the two-room
frame structure.
Another son, 4, was outside
playing when the fire broke out
and two other children were in
school. The father is a truck
driver,
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Dr.. Lacy 10 Address
Trinity PRESBYTERIAN Men

DR.. Benjamin r. Lacy, presi-
dent of Union Theological Sem
mary, Richmond. Va, will ad-
dress the men of Trinity Pres
byterian Church at Z pm.
Wednesday in the church, Six
teenth and North Inglewood
streets, Arlington, Va.
He will be introduced by his
cousin, DR.. Graham G. Lacy.
minister of Central Presbyterian
Church, Washington. Col. Ro-
land L. Brandy is club president.
Newly-elected officers of the
club will be installed at the
meeting. They are Stanley Phil
lips, president; Warren Marshall.
vice president; John j. Holler.
secretary; Inslee E. Granger.
treasurer, and Warren w. Hast
ings, membership chairman. The
Rev. William H. Foster, jr.. is
minister.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Judge Chesnut Honored
By Maryland Leaders
By the Assoeio,ed Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.-The
largest gathering of Maryland
lawyers and judges in the States
history last night paid tribute to
80-year-old Federal Judge w.
Calvin Chestnut.
Attendance at the annual
meeting of the Bar Association
of Baltimore City was close to
800, nearly double that of any
previous year.
On hand to honor the still
active judge was Chief Justice
Warren, Gov. McKeldin, Sena-
tors, judges. lawyers and almost
20 of Judge Chesnut's past and
present clerks and court at
tacheS.
Justice Warren lauded Judge
Chestnut as lone of the most
distinguished juriStS to grace the
bench in this generation"
Judge Chestnut still is on the
bench in qualified retirement
after % years service.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Sales Tax Plan
Being Studied
For Arlington
Referendum Slated
If Delegation Offers
Bill in Assembly

A proposed sales tax for Ar
lington is being studied by the
county delegation to the General
Assembly for possible introduce
ton when the Legislature con-
venes next month.
State Senator Charles r.
Fenwick said after a meeting
between the legislators and the
county board last night that if
such a bill is introduced it will
call for a referendum on the
plan by Arlington voters.
All Members Present.
Present at the meeting were
all members of the county board
and of a legislative committee
which it appointed, Senator
Fenwick, Delegate j. Maynard
Magruder and DelegateS-elect
Mrs. Kathryn Stone and Har-
rison Mann.
Mr.. Fenwick said the measure
requested by the board would
permit enactment of general
county sales tax at a rate OF not
more than 2 per cent.
The county has reached the
point, the legislators were told.
where debt obligations and the
need for capital improvements
REQUIRE either an increase in the
real estate tax or some addi-
tional source of revenue. County
Indebtedness is now about $50
million.
For Staggered Payments.
The legislators also agreed to
consider a county board request
that the county be permitted to
collect taxes any time after July
l instead of after December S,
as at present.
The change would stagger the
payment of State and local taxes
and also would eliminate the
county's need to borrow money
between the beginning of the
fiscal year in July and the pres
ent date for receipt of taxes in
December.
Evening star., 1953-12-15

the fees, ranging from $5 to SIS.
would be on a calendar-year
basis.
In other actions last night the
Council recommended diSap-
proval of an application by Har-
ry H. Moore for an alcoholic
beverage-beer license for Harry'S
Dinery, 1911 University lane. in
the Prince Georges County Sec
ton of Takoma Park. A hear
ing on it is scheduled before the
Prince Georges liquor board in
Upper Marlboro Thursday.
The Council also approved
plans submitted by architect
Ronald S. SenSeman and voted
to advertise for bids for a new
$4,000 Takoma Park library at
Maple, Philadelphia and Park
avenues.
A $9,946 bid by Clifford M.
johnson, Inc, of Washington
for remodeling the Municipal
Building was accepted. 1
Evening star., 1953-12-15
z WouId-Be Yeges
Get Two Years Each

To young employees of the Ar
lington Asphalt Co. who at
tempted to crack the company's
safe December l with tools
filched from the plant at 1756
North Arlington Ridge road
were sentenced to two years
each yesterday.
The two, William M. Buckner,
%, and Ollie Wiggington, jr.. %
were sentenced by Circuit Court
Judge William 4. Medley after
they pleaded guilty to breaking
and entering and waived grand
jury action. Arlington police said
Buckner ended a 5-year prison
term only six weeks ago fol
breaking and entering in War
saw, Va.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Reul Estate Bourd
To Hear Dr.. Byrd

DR.. H. c. Byrd. retiring presi-
dent Of the University of Mary
land, will speak at the annual
dinner and dance tonight of the
Prince Georges County Real
Estate Board.
The board will install John W
Fincham, jr., as its new preSi-
dent. succeeding w. w. Lewis
The dinner will be at 1880 pm
in the Prince Georges Golf and
Country Club.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
1898 Cash Plus Checks
Stolen at Supply House

About 1888 in cash and $10,941
in checks was stolen from the
Heritage Supply Co., Inc, so
Canal street S.W., last night, po-
lice reported today.
The money was taken both
from safe and a cash drawer.
police said, adding that entrance
had been gained to the hardware
and plumbing wholesale house
either by a duplicate key or
pass key.
James C. Brimsfield, IS, of
3149 Westover drive Sc, presi-
dent of the company, told po-
lice the safe apparently had been
opened by some one who knew
the combination. It was un-
damaged, he said. The theft was
discovered by an employe early
this morning.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
) Steps 10 Aid
Maryland Road
Safety Offered
Civic Federation
Tukes Action
In Montgomery

Three resolutions seeking
greater traffic safety in Mary
land were adopted last night
by the Montgomery County Civic
Federation.
These call for:
/. Periodic inspection Of all
motor vehicles registered in the
State.
2. Revision of motor vehicle
laws to require any vehicle carry
ing more than 10 passengers to
be classified as a bus, the driver
Of which would be required to be
at least 18 and have a chauffeur's
license.
8. Enactment of legislation to
provide for suitable chemical
tests on a voluntary basis to de-
termine drivers sobriety.
Backed by Traffic Conference.
Einar Christensen, chairman
Of the Legislation and Legal Ac-
ton Committee, submitted the
resolutions, all of which had
been recommended by the Mont
gomery County Traffic Court
conference.
The federation decided to hold
in allegiance until it's January
meeting a recommendation Of its
executive committee asking the
County Council to order q 10
per cent reduction in property
assessment if the Prince Georges
County Commissioners order
such a reduction.
Threat to Prince Georges.
Jesse F. Nicholson, chairman
of the public finance and budget
committee, explained this recon-
mendation was made by the
executive committee only as a
threat to Prince Georges. If that
county should reduce it's assess
able base by 81 million, he said,
it would be eligible for an in
crease of $1,000 from the States
school equalization fund.
Last nights meeting was held
at Montgomery Junior College
in Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
District Fare Hearing
Reopens Next Tuesdoy

A hearing on a fare increase
asked by the Washington, Marl-
boro & Annapolis Lines will
be resumed by the Public Util-
tiles Commission in the board
room at the District Building at
10 am. next Tuesday.
The company is asking for an
increase from 13 cents to 20
cents for the ride to the District
line. b.
The company FIRST filed an
application for an increase on
March 16, 1851, but did not ask
for a hearing until last July.
The Public Utilities Commission
held a. hearing on September IA
and Is and recessed. The hear
ing will be resumed to cross
examine the witnesses for the
company to put on the commits
sion's own witnesses.
Evening star., 1953-12-15

The 53-year-old Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society announced
a change of its name today to
the Visiting Nurse Association.
The association emphasized
there would be no dimunition Of
the teaching purpose it adopted
more than half century ago.
But Mrs. Leonard A. Block,
president of the board, pointed
out that the change would make
the name correspond to similar
societies in other cities and make
it easier for newcomers here to
find nursing help.
"We have served Washington
under the old name since 1900
and we hope under our new name
to be able to give even greater
service to the city and outlying
communities" she said.
Started With Five Nurses.
When organized in 1900, the
society had staff of five nurses.
Now it has 81 professional nurses,
two practical purses and an aver
age of Is student nurses visiting
homes in all parts of the city and
in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties.
In 1900, the nurses made
1854 visits and the budget was
81, ,464, according to the annual
report for that year. In 1852.
the nurses made 117,879 visits to
16,915 patients. Total expenses
were $260,815.
The cost per patient was
slightly over SIS, an amount
which would have been multi
piled many times if lack Of
trained home nursing care COM
PEELED the patients to stay in
hospitals for long periods or re-
quired relatives to give up work.
ing to care for them.
The association is a member
of the Community Chest Fed
Grafton, which contributes 73
per cent of it's budget, since
much of the service is given to
patients unable to pay all or
any part of the regular fee of
$3.50 and so cents for each ad-
ditional Is minutes.
Breakdown of Income.
OF the $260,815 expenses, 19
per cent came from fees, 6 per
cent was in gifts and endow-
ments and 2 per cent came from
the American Cancer Society.
The association requires that
any one needing continuous
nursing care be under the at
tention of physician.
The associations nurses, eight
of whom have been with the
organization for 20 years or
more, do more than just attend
to the physical care of the pa
tient. They try to enable the
patient to help himself as much
as possible, through instruction,
understanding and encourage
ment.
This serves to relieve the
strain on the patient as well
as his family. For instance, a
nurse may teach a fearful pa
tient to use his crutches with
confidence. or in some other.
way gain a measure of inde-
pendence.
Helps VA Patients.
The association receives re-
ferrals from all hospitals. and
has an agreement with the Vet
erans' Administration to give
nursing care at home for pa
tients it refers. It has agree
ments also with several business
establishments to visit employees
who are sick.
While the society has mot
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Fired School Official
Faces Court Today on
EmbezzIing Charges

Two charges of embezzling
payments for chartered Ar
lington County school buses
were to be presented today in
Arlington Circuit Court against
William c. Vest, fired head Of
the county school transportation
system.
An Arlington grand jury re-
turned indictments against Vest
late yesterday charging him with
billing the Arlington County
Optimist Club a total of $66 for
chartered school bus in June
and in July, and then put
ting the money to his own use.
His arraignment on the embez-
zling charges was scheduled for
today before Judge William D.
Medley.
Tire Sales Charged.
Still before the grand Jury is
a charge of grand larceny
against Vest. Witnesses testified
at a preliminary hearing last
Friday that Vest sold IL truck
tires, which cost the county
1887 40, to a school bus driver
for $440.
Earlier, Vest had pleaded
guilty to illegal use of State
vehicle inspection stickers, and
was fined $100. After that he
was fired from his $5,200-a-
year job.
Two Charter Billings.
Commonwealth's Attorney
William j. HaSSan said Vest
billed the Arlington Optimist
Club for $48 on School Board
letterhead for a chartered bus
on June %. The bus was used
to take 35 members of the clubs
drum and bugle corps to the
Winchester (Va.) Apple Blossom
Festival.
The club was billed by Vest
again for $18 for a chartered
school bus used to take a
group of underprivileged children
on an outing at La Plata, Md,
July 16, Mr.. Hassan said. Vest
is charged with taking this
money for his own use.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
HyuttsviIIe Fire Chief
Elected Fourth Time

Charles DiVincenzo last night
was elected to his fourth conSec-
utive year as chief of the Hyatts-
vile (Md). Volunteer Fire De-
partment.
Others elected were John L.
Sullivan, assistant chief; w. c.
Read, captain: c. A. Scholfield,
lieutenant; F. x. Geary, SER
geant; E. S. Dorrelle, fire mar
shal; B. S. Sanders, president;
K. L. Grimes, secretary, and
Lawson Sanders, treasurer.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Dulin Methodist Prourum

The Dulin Methodist Church
will present 4wo performances of
its Christmas program at 4 and
$50 pm. Sunday in the fellow
ship hall. East Broad and Nolan
streets, Falls Church, Va. Each
department Of the Sunday school
and the youth group will partici-
pRte.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Sleepy Hollow Manor
Wafer Service Plea
Granted by Council

The Falls Church City Coun-
Gil last night authorized extern
sion of water service beyond the
city limits to the Sleepy Hollow
Manor development in Fairfax
County.
At the same time it denied a
similar request to pay for new
water mains to a large proposed
development, Old Dominion Gar
dens, in Fairfax.
Both actions were the first
such under the city's new system
of charges for water service.
Last month, the council eStab-
lished a front foot charge OF
$3.50 for new water connections.
In the Sleepy Hollow decision,
the city will lay about 500 feet
of water main at a cost OF
SO, ,44O. Vinson Allen, who asked
for the extension, will pay about
$500 to tap on to the main. In
the Old Dominion Gardens case.
the council refused to lay
$4,000 worth of mains on the
expectation of future front-foot
charges, but agreed to extend
service progressively when homes
are built and frontage payments
made.
Immediate Need Cited.
Councilman Donald G. Benr
said that while both applica-
tions asked for long exten-
sion with connection at the
end of the line, the Sleepy Hol-
low case presents an immediate
need and the prospect of many
other connections soon from
homes already built along the
line
When developed, the Old Do
minion Gardens project will
contain some "a houses, accord
! ing to Philip K. Massey anc
Laurence Dawson, the develop
ers. Mr.. Dawson argued that
since he would bear the expense
of all interior water lines, the
city should furnish the mains
bordering the tract.
4 The council also Joined Fair
fax and Arlington Counties and
Alexandria in opposing the pro-
posed merger of the Washing
ton Gas Light Co. with the
Rosslyn Gas Co. and an applica-
ton by the Virginia Electric
Power Co. to increase rates in
! Northern Virginia. Both cases
are now before the State Cor
poration Commission.
Hearing Set.
The council set December 2s
for a hearing on proposed char
ter revisions submitted by 9
committee headed by Council
man w. Raymond Taylor. The
reviSionS affect fiscal, planning
and zoning procedures.
The Recreation Commission.
abandoned Teen Canteen al
Hillwood avenue and Dougla.
street finally found a taker al
last nights meeting. Turned
down by several agencies, the
building was given to the Fall.
Church Episcopal Church. Tht
city will pay about $3.50 tt
transport the structure anc
connect it to utilities on tht
church property. Except OF
Sunday mornings, the building
will still be used as a recreation
site
Evening star., 1953-12-15
vepco Rate Increase
Hearing Continues
Today in Richmond
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. Is
Cross-examining attorneys were
expected to hammer away anew
today at Virginia Electric &
Power Co.'s plea for higher rates
designed to yield some 81 million
in yearly revenue,
In a hearing yesterday, the
lawyers tried to show that
Vepco's finances are in good
shape and that the company
doesn't need to raise it's charges
The new rates would increase the
average consumers bill about 55-
cents a month.
M. G. Baron, representing Arl-
ington County, obtained from
Vepco President Jack G.. Holtz-
claw the admission that Vepco's
rates are about 10 per cent
higher than most other power
companies.
Mr.. Baron said Federal Power
Commission figures on lowest-to-
highest rates for $50 kilowatt
hour users had Vepco listec
149th in the country in the --latest
tabulation.
Jumu in Earnings Noted.
Another lawyer, Arthur M
Laufei, representing the Ma
tional Utility Service. pointed
to figures showing Vepco's ac'
cumulated year-by-year earning
had jumped by some So millior
between 1851 and 1852.
These earnings had advanced
said Mr.. Laufer. at the sam,
time the company was ade
quately meeting its dividend re
Quirements and other f1nancia
obligations.
In Arlington County, wher
some consumers are served b,
Vepco and some by Potoma
Electric Power Co., Mr.. Barol
said some Vepco users pay a
much as AZ per cent more thar
do Potomac consumers for th'
same type Of service.
Mr.. Baron also introduces
figures to show that some O
Vepco's production costs hat
declined in recent years. and Mr.
Holtzclaw agreed that this wa
so. Mr.. Holtzclaw also agreet
that the firms income in recen
years had been adequate to pa!
dividends of stockholders ant
set up a reasonable" surplus.
Admits Firm Doesn't Suffer.
Mr.. Holtzclaw said the com
pany had never argued it wa
suffering" but contended i
must have its requested SAB mil
lion in additional yearly revenue
/ If it is ito continue operating
efficiently and expand to meet
the needs of new customers"
Mr.. Baron also criticized the
| Vepco proposal to set up a uni
form rate schedule that woulc
| cover both rural and city con.
sumers. Such setup, he ar.
gued, would penalize the city
consumers who would be paying
the cost of feeding electricity
over extensive lines into rura
areas.
Mr.. Holtzclaw said. however
that he did not regard Vepco's
earnings as "quite satisfactory.
He said the main reason the
earnings had increased was thai
all common stock dividends hac
not been paid. /
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Girl Scout Holiday Purty

The 10 Girl Scout troops of st
Thomas More Parish will give a
Christmas party at 8 o'clock to-
day for their parents in the
school hall, Arlington, Va. Each
girl also will present a self-made
toy to Catholic charities.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
House at New Market
Damaged in$l0,0 ,000Fire
Special Dispatch 10 The Ssor

NEW MARKET, Md, Dec. 15.-
A fire believed to have been
started by a leaking oil line in
the basement, last night caused
an estimated $4,000 damage to
a house here owned by Douglas
Stup.
The fire burned out much OF
the basement and first floor OF
the combination brick and wood
building.
No one was injured.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Methodist Carol Singing

A lunch and Christmas sing
will be held at noon Thursday in
the social hall of st. Paul's
Methodist Church, Kensington.
Md. Mrs. William Matthews will
lead the Christmas carol singing.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Macarthur .PTA Meeting

The Parent Teacher Associa-
ton of the Douglas Macarthur
School will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night in the school auditorium,
Alexandria, Va. A Christmas
program will be presented by the
school glee club.
Evening star., 1953-12-15

Three resolutions seeking
greater traffic safety in Mary
land were adopted last night
by the Montgomery County Civic
Federation.
Evening star., 1953-07-08
Catholic Leader Asks
Watkins Bill PASSAGE

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward E.
Swanstrom, executive director of
War Relief Services National
Catholic Welfare Conference, to-
day urged Congress to pass emer-
gency legislation to permit 24O,-
600 persons from overseas coun-
tries to enter the United States.
In statement calling for pas
sage Of the Senate bill introduced
by Senator Watkins, Republican,
OF Utah. Msgr. Swanstrom de-
clared that it is of vital interest,
not only to those who will bene-
fit by it, but also to our own
United States as it relates to our
foreign policy and contribution
it can make to American life and
thought.
1--WE have no fear of depres-
sion, no fear of our own secur-
ity," he said, land therefore, we
do not have to fear that, by ad-
mitting a few hundred thousand
more people to the United States,
as proposed by our President, we
are going to destroy the things
we hold dear"
MSgr. Swanstrom pointed out
that he was speaking mot only
on behalf of War Relief Services,
but also on behalf of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference, the
81 organizations which are men,
berS Of the National Catholic
Resettlement Council and the
American Committee on Special
Migration"
Evening star., 1953-07-08

Eagles" squadron, has completed
10 combat missions.
He attended Columbia Junior
College here before being called
for active duty as Marine re-
serve pilot ip May. 1852. He first
entered the Marine Corps in
July. 1914. and served IL months
in the Pacific as a Leatherneck
fighter pilot.
His wife, Betty, and 4-year old
son, Charles, jr.. live at 5141
North Third street, Arlington.
X \ X \
Marine M/Sergt. Clark III. SUIT
ton, 35, recently was awarded a
letter of appreciation for efforts
and accomplishments worthy of
special note" while serving with
Marine Aircraft Group 33's pho