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Evening star., 1953-12-03
Hearing Tomorrow
To Air Issue Over
Experiments on DOGS

The Commissioners will hold a
public hearing in the District
Building tomorrow. morning on
one of the most controversial
problems this Board of Commits
sioners has undertaken.
The hearing is on the pro-
posal to make available for
medical research and instruction
at approved institutions i'm
pounded animals which other
wise would be destroyed.
Several anti-vivisection organ
1zations have protested and tried
to get tomorrow's hearing post
poned so they could prepare their
case.
Hearing January IS.
The Commissioners refused at
first but as compromise de-
cided to go ahead with the
scheduled hearing with the
understanding that opponents
would have another public hear
ing on Monday, January Is.
They made this decision after
former Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue appeared before the
board and told them that his
experience in District affairs had
been that the proposal had been
studied for several months by
District officials and they were
giving opponents of the policy
10 days to make their case.
Flood of Messages.
Since the hearing was an
nounced the Commissioners have
been flooded with letters and
kilograms. not only from the
District and the Metropolitan
Area but from all over the coun-
try.
The boardroom in the District
Building seats 200 persons but
officials expect that many more
than this number will attend
and have planned to install loud
speakers in the hallway so that
those who are unable to get seats
can hear the testimony.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Roman Hornig Is Busy Living
As He Reviews His 7O2 Years
KeniIworth OIdster
Credits Hard Work
For His Long Life

A chipper old man sat in his
favorite chair yesterday and re-
called with enthusiasm a CEN
tury of activity.
He is Roman Hornig of 4616
R street. Kenilworth, Md. who
celebrated his 102d birthday.
Armed with a remarkable men,
ory and a slight trace of Ger
man accent, he recollected the
days Of his youth in Bavaria and
his trip to the United States.
A coffee lover and pipe
smoker, Mr.. Hornig credits his
long life to hard work and
drinking moderately"
When Mr.. Hornig arrived in
this country. at the age of 10,
he went to stay with an uncle in
Baltimore. A short while later,
in the days when steak was 10
cents a pound, he came to Wash
ington, where he worked as a
butcher with another uncle in
the old North Liberty Market.
He later set up his own butcher
shop in the Eastern Market, re-
tiring in 1884 after so years of
work.
II should have stayed at stone-
cutting instead of becoming a
butcher" he said. II was a
stonecutter in Germany" He re-
flected on that for a few min
uteS.
But maybe I wouldn't be liv-
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Loudspeakers Get
District Approval
For Gift Soliciting

The commissioners today
agreed to let the Salvation Army
and other organizations solicit
ing for charities use loudspeak-
ers in their drive for Christmas
money and toys for the needy.
1t will be necessary to revise
the present regulations which
permit only the use of music on
loudspeakers and prohibits the
use of the human voice.
Brigadier w. L. Range, head
OF the Salvation Army in the
District, appeared before the
Commissioners at a board meet
ing today and asked permission
to use loudSpeakers in collec-
ton booths at IL locations in
the city.
Deputy Chief of Police How
ard v. Covell told the Commits
rsioners the Police Department
agreed with the plan. but the
use of loudSpeakers was against
regulations. He said many
Washington merchants are also
asking for permission to use
loudspeakers in their stores to
carry their message outside.
The Commissioners ordered
Corporation Counsel Vernon E..
West to draft a revision of the
regulations to permit use of
loudspeakers by charitable and
other organizations soliciting
funds and toys during the
Christmas holidays.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
County Delays Tax Charge
2 Years, Then Levies Penalty

It was the county's mistake,
but this taxpayer got the bill just
the same.
The mistake involved the 1851
and 1852 real estate tax bills of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Bur-
rell, ia School street, Penn Daw,
Fairfax County.
According to Mrs. Burrell, who
described her plight to the Board
of County Supervisors yesterday,
the 1851 and 1852 bills carried
charges only for the Burrells' lot.
There was no charge for their
house.
Mrs. Burrell said she called
the county assessors Office after
receiving each bill and asked
how much she owed for the
house. Each time, she said. she
was advised that the house had
not yet been assessed and she
would be billed later.
The tax bill for the house
finally came last month. It in
cluded an additional $18 for pen
alties and interest.
Mrs. Burren told the super
visors she paid the taxes, but
she refused to pay the penalty
and interest because she felt she
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Reputed Leader
oil Dope Ring Held

Thomas j. (Bubber) Carswell.
reputed head of the illegal drug
traffic here and in Baltimore.
was arrested in his plush apart
ment last night on a warrant
from Federal court in Baltimore.
Carswell. "a, of the 1900 block
OF Douglas street NE, was
scheduled to appear before
United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence today on a
charge of dope peddling.
Carswell already is under
$4,000 bond awaiting trial on
a similar charge here.
Thomas Andrews, agent in
charge of the Federal Narcotics
Bureaus Washington Office, said
CarSwell was arrested on a bench
warrant following his indict-
ment Wednesday by Federal
grand jury in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Railroad Ticket Seller
Faces Federal CHARGE

The arraignment of a 40-year-
old ticket seller at Union Sta
ton, charged with making a
false entry in the records of an
interstate carrier, today was
continued until December 16.
The suspect, Thomas A. Mob
ley of 407 Fontaine street, Alex
andria. was arrested yesterday
by the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation after complaints by
the Pennsylvania Railroad of
ticket sales not entered in the
records.
Mobley appeared today before
United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence, who contin-
ued the preliminary hearing and
set bond at $4,000.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney William Bryant told the
hearing the Government has 10
unaccounted transactions by
Mobley. Specifically, he is
charged with failing to record
an $18.56 railroad tickeet.
Evening star., 1953-12-03

ing now if I had been a stone
cutter" he added.
Mr.. Hornig recalls vividly
when Tiber Greek flowed down
the Mall and the B. & o. tracks
ran along First street NV.
Gov. Alexander Shepherd
(the District had a Governor
them sent some men out one
night and had them tear up the
tracks," he recalled. THAT was
the. end of the B. & O. going
through the middle of the city"
Mr.. Hornig. who is proud of
being able to hold a glass of
water "level full and not spill a
drop" is a great baseball fan.
He listens to all the games and
often disagrees with the UNI
pires' decisions.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
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Afraid Drill
Set for May z
Traffic to Suspend,
All Persons to Be
Cleared From Streets

The District Commissioners
today set May IL as the tenta-
tive date for an all-out AFRAID
drill here during which the
streets will be cleared of people
and all traffic stopped.
The decision to stage the gle
gantic test of the Districts civil
defense system was made at a
meeting of the Commissioners,
the Military District of WASH
ington, the District Civil De-
fense Office and the Federal
Governments General Service
Administration.
Counties Asked to Join.
Nearby counties will be asked
to participate.
Plans for the drill contemplate
stopping all traffic for about 10
or Is minutes. People will have
to leave their vehicles, get off
Streetcars and buses and enter
shelters. No one will be allowed
out of doors.
District Civil Defense Director
John E. Fondahl was directed to
complete plans for the drill and
report back to the Commission
ers. Approval of the White
House will be necessary to get
the Federal buildings in on the
drill. Federal workers will file
to shelter areas during the prac-
tice alert.
More Exercises Planned.
Various other civil defense
exercises will be carried out dur
ing the day in addition to the
mass clearing of the streets.
Such an all-out drill has not
been attempted in Washington
since World War II. Other cities
in the country, including New
York, have staged similar tests
recently.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Police in Arlington
Fiqht Pension Plan

The Arlington Police Benefi-
ciary Association last night
voted to fight the county's new
retirement plan in court.
Association members said they
will be represented by Arlington
attorneys John Locke Green and
Frank Ball, sr.
Adopted on November 20 by
the Arlington County Board, the
Social Security and supplement
tai retirement plan is to go into
effect on January 2. County Of
ficials said the old retirement
system was unsound financially.
Both Arlington policeman and
fireman objected to the retire.
ment age of go in the plan and
it was reduced to SIS. Under the
old system, retirement was after
rs years service.
Police also say the new plan
will nearly double their monthly
contributions for retirement and
social security.
1t. Frank c. Palmer. jr., head
Of the Traffic Safety Bureau,
was elected president of the as
Sociation at last nights meeting.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Council Insists
MckeIdin Act
On Assessing
Montgomery Sends
Urgent Demand
To State Officials
By ChorIes [. Hoffman

The Montgomery County
Council today demanded that
Gov. McKeldin and the Mary
land State Tax Commission take
immediate steps" to equalize
real estate assessments on a
Statewide basis.
In a strongly worded resolu-
tion adopted late last night, the
council denounced the "gross and
shocking disparities among the
counties IN the ratio of assess
ments to sales"
The resolution was ordered
prepared this morning for
delivery by messenger before
noon to the Governor in Annap-
oils and the State Tax Commits
sion in Baltimore.
The resolution said Montgom-
cry and other highly assessed
counties were "victimized and
suffer great loss because of these
(assessment) disparities."
To Meet With Others.
The council also plans to seek
a meeting with representatives of
the other counties to make a
joint demand on the Governor
for corrective action in the
assessment situation.
In addressing its demand both
to the Governor and the COM
mission the Council indicated
it felt Commission Chairman
Deeley K. Nice would be up
against a stone wall in trying to
increase assessments anywhere
during the coming election year
without aid from the highest
State level.
The political hot potato was
tossed in the Governors lap as
an aftermath of survey which
showed assessment ratios vary
ing from Is per cent to So per
cent among the counties and so
per cent in Baltimore City.
Fifteen Maryland Counties were
shown to be assessing too low
and thereby getting a dispropor-
tionate share of State school
funds.
The resolution calls on the
Governor and the commission to
correct the inequities before the
next distribution of school equal
ization funds. That is at the
end Of the present school year.
Wants Report On Action.
At the same time the council
said it wanted to be informed
officially before January pre-
cisely" what steps were being
taken to assure equalization.
Six members of the council
met last night with the County
Appeals Tax Court and County
Supervisor of Assessments Will
ton T. Allen. Only Mrs. Stella
B. Werner, Democrat, was. alb
sent. Five of the seven council
members are Republicans.
Montgomery, whose ratio of
assessments to sales is so per
cent, lies in the 45-55 per cent
range which tho Tov N1,,o~o;c
sion says is proper. Only Ale
gany County at So per cent ex-
ceeds Montgomery.
Councilmen, with an eye on
the Governors political acumen,
pointed out that the large coun-
ties assessing properly not only
have 30 per cent of the States
wealth but also about the same
proportion of the States, voting
population.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Youth Council Workers
Area Groups to Aid in
Juvenile Delinquency Drive

Residents in three areas of
Washington today lUere named
By the Commissioners Youth
Council to one-year terms as
members of area committees in
their neighborhoodS to fight
juvenile delinquency. (See
story on Page A-1.J Named
today 1Dere.:
AREA E.
Chevy Chase, ID. C.
Mrs. Arthur Amber, Girl
Scouts; John E. Brougher, prin-
cipal, Woodrow Wilson High
School; Roy S. Crist, school pa
troll co-ordinator; Everett N.
Cross. Hawthorne Citizens AS
sociation; Lee F. Dante, member
at large; Mr.. Robert B. CASTOR,
Forest Hills Citizens Associa-
ton; Mrs. Hugh Jackson, PTA
and Home and School AsSocia-
tions; the Rev. DR.. w. Paul
Ludwig, minister, Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church; the Rev.
E. Carl Lyon, assistant pastor,
Shrine of Blessed Sacrament;
Mrs. Marge Myers, Chevy Chase
Community Center; John A.
Patterson, auxiliary police; Will
liam E. Plummer, Chevy Chase
Citizens Association; Miss Ger
trude Richman, assistant super
intendent, Child Welfare Divi-
sion; James E. Schwab, Edward
T. Stafford, Chevy Chase Com
munity Council; Col. Charles w.
Van Way, jr., Boy Scouts,
AREA p.
Lower Northeast From Union
Station to AnacoStia River.
Miss Katheryn E. Bowers,
president, Stanton Park Citi-
zens' Association; DR.. ]. Lloyd
Black, pastor. Ninth Street
Christian Church; Robert F.
Brooks. president. Logan School
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Driver Burned as Vehicle
Ignites Near Front Royal
speeicI Dispatch to The Star

FRONT ROYAL, Va, Dec. 8.
"A tractor-trailer loaded with
eggs caught fire on Route 522
about S miles from here early
today. The driver was seriously
burned on the face and arms.
The fire about 4 am. virtually
destroyed the trailer and its con-
tents, according to Virginia State
Trooper John L. Lowman. Front
Royal firemen managed to free
the tractor, which rolled of the
road into a bank.
The truck driver, Alex Pra-
jeski, SO, Of Fort Myers, Fla,
was admitted to the Warren
Hospital at Front Royal.
The State trooper said there
apparently was a leak in the re-
frigeration unit Of the trailer
and Mr.. Prajeski went to in
vestigate. While he did, he lit
a cigarette and it set of a flash
fire. Trooper Lowman reported.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Andrews Field Foes
Told TO Try Legal
Action if Necessary

Residents of the Andrews Air
Force Base area last night were
advised to explore possible legal
action to prevent commerciali-
zation of the military. base.
John r. Reeves, Maryland
Secretary Of State, told about
rs residents of the airport area
it may become necessary to take
legal steps, if other methods
fail. sa's''
He reminded the group, which
met in the Forestville EIemen-
tary school, that residents of
the Burke (Va.) area took legal
steps to head off acquisition of
land for an airport in their COM
munity.
Funds May Be Needed.
Mr.. Reeves also suggested that
citizens may find it necessary to
raise funds to gather engineer
ing data and other evidence
to support their arguments
against use of the military base
as an alternate to Washington
National Airport.
Andrews Field is a post of
national defense and was never
intended to be used for CONNER
cial airplanes. It's a really fine
facility for the defense of this
country and that is what it
ought to stay" Mr.. Reeves de-
clared.
Fred Spinks, president of the
ForeSville Citizens Association,
who presided at the meeting, re-
minded the group that a Com
merce Department official said
last month plans were moving
ahead for joint use of the field
by military and commercial air.
craft.
Lawmakers Aides Speaks.
Lawrence Slater, administra-
tive to Representative Small. Re-
publican, of Maryland, and Rob-
ert E. Brown, legislative assistant
to Senator Butler, Republican, of
Maryland, also spoke. Both
pledged continued support of the
entire Maryland delegation in
Congress to prevent commercial
1zation of the airport.
All the speakers said efforts
would be continued to have the
Commerce Department designate
Friendship International Airport,
near Baltimore, as the Washing
ton alternate.
Critics of the Andrews Field
plan frequently have argued that
the $25 million expected to be
spent to convert the military
base for commercial use could be
saved by taking advantage of
Friendship Airport's facilities.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Arlington Bozour Set

The Women's Society of Cal
vary Methodist Church in Ar
lington will hold a bazaar from
2 to 9 pm. tomorrow in it's
educational building. Twenty
third and South Grant streets.
There will be movies for chill
dren.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Prince Georges Man
Shoots Himself

The body of a man, shot
through the mouth, was found
in the basement of his home this
morning, Prince Georges County
police reported.
They identified him as John
T. Rolls. $500 Central avenue,
Maryland Park.
Officers reported that DR..
James 1. Boyd. county medical
examiner. ruled the death sui
eide. Police said the death
weapon was a .32-caliber pistol.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Corning Favors
Speedy Action
On Integration
Against Spreading
Process if High Court
Bons Segregation
By james G. Deone

School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing declared today he favors
ending racial segregation in Dis
trict schools "as quickly as pos
sible" If it is declared illegal by
the Supreme Court.
The superintendent said he
and other school officers are op-
posed to spreading out the pro-
cess Of integration over a "pro-
longed period" BY prolonged
period, he said he meant a period
Of years.
There are none Of us COM
mitted to a program of gradual
ism on this change" the super
intendent asserted.
DR.. Corning told reporters he
agrees with a statement in the
District brief submitted this
week to the high court to the
effect that it would be undesir-
able to end segregation a grade
at a time. Such a process would
take IL years, and this is un-
necessary. DR.. Corning said.
NOn-cOmmital on Other Points.
The superintendent refused to
commit himself as to the rest
of the legal brief, however. The
brief said that integration could
not be ended Immediately" and
stressed need for time to pre-
pare teachers for the change.
The brief also suggested the
possibility of integrating some
schools ahead of others and
using them as workshops for
teacher indoctrination. The brief
specifically opposed allowing all
pupils Immediately to enter a
school Of their choice.
DR.. Corning said he had sup
piled considerable information
to the corporation counsel's Of
flee for use in preparing the
brief. He also said the brief
was read to him the day before
1t was submitted to the court.
The superintendent wouldn't
say. however, whether the en-
tire brief represented the view
point OF school officials.
Denies Teacher instruction.
The Board of Education is one
Of the defendants in the segre-
CATION cases pending in the high
court. The District case involves
the refusal Of school authorities
to admit colored pupils to Sousa
Junior High School, which is
white.
DR.. Corning, asked whether
teachers have been given in
struction in preparation for pos
sible integration, said they had
not. He pointed out that both
white and colored teachers meet
10 or Is times a year to hear
lecturers together. And all school
system committees have bi-racial
membership, he added.
Mrs. Margaret j. Butcher, col
cred Board of Education men,
ber, on Tuesday attacked the
Districts brief on the ground it
advocated "gradualism." She
said an integration order should
be carried out Immediately.
The brief specifically stated
that time would be needed to
train teachers, and to obtain
funds from Congress both to pay
teachers during such training,
and to hire special instructors
for this purpose. The brief also
contended that integration ought
to be allowed time to be round
ed out and perfected"
At the same time the brief
stated, however, that the change
over might be effected "in a
short time" And it declared sew
eral times that gradual" ad-
justment would not be necessary.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Plan for Polio Drive

The Mothers March Commit
tee of the Arlington March of
Dimes will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night at the Arlington Health
Department Building. 1900 North
Edison street, to map plans for it's
collection drive January 81. Mrs.
John Locke Green is chairman
of the committee.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
"a Officers Named
By Clemson Alumni

The Clemson Alumni ASSocia-
'tion Of Washington last night
elected John D. Rush as presi-
dent for 1854.
Also elected were LaVerne
Pyles. vice president: Andrew
DellaStatious, secretary; Lloyd
Martin, treasurer: H. w. Hill,
historian. and Robert p. Swee-
ney. sergeant at arms.
Col. James j. Butler is the re-
tiring president.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
Professor PIons Research

DR.. Joseph c. Shaw, professor
of dairy sciences at the Uni
versity Of Maryland, has been
granted a one-year unclassifled
research contract by the Atomic
Energy Commission.
Evening star., 1953-12-03
YuIe Sole Sturts Today

A Christmas occupational
therapy sale will be held by the
District Training School. Laurel,
Md, today through Sunday from
10 am. to 4 pm. in cottages 4
and 5.
Evening star., 1953-02-03

WILLIAMS s. BAKER, INC.
1919 IA Street NV, Washington, D. G.
SAFFoRD- D-CHANDLER MOTOR CO., INC.
62o H Street Me-, Washington, D. c.
RANDALL MOTORS, INC.
18th 8 M Streets NV, Washington, D. c.
JACK KENNEDY'S MOTOR SALES
2o55 Nichols Avenue S. :. Washington. D. G.
ALEXANDRIA NASH CORPORATION
17o5 Mt. Vernon Avenue. AIexondrio. Virsinio
Evening star., 1953-02-03
Formosa Decision Hill
By European Press;
Turks Acclaim Move
BY the Associated Press

PARIS. Feb. 3.-President Ell
senhoWer's order lifting the pro-
tecting wing of the 7th Fleet
from the China coast sent
shivers ripping up and down the
editorial columns of the Euro
pean press.
In Indo-China, there were
more chills in political and MIL
itary circles because of danger
they saw that it might Inter
nationalize" the war there that
technically has been kept within
Indo-China itself.
Paris newspaper editorials to-
day were for the most part un-
happy about it, an opinion
paralleling the English papers.
But in Turkey, which has a
larger contingent in Korea than
any country except Britain and
America, the press found Gen.
Eisenhower's decision good and
perhaps likely to shorten the
Korean war.
Economic Balance Approved.
"A coalition among great pow
ers ought not to go along with
out consultations, especially
where it involves questions OF
such gravity" said PAurore of
/ Paris.
1t added agreement with Gen
EisenhoWer's comment in his
state-of the Union address that
rearmament of the United States
must be kept within the bounds
of economic soundneSs. That
Evening star., 1953-02-03
goes for France, too, the paper
said, adding:

goes for France, too, the paper
said, adding:
France, and Europe, in Or
ganizing their defense without
upsetting their economic bal
ance, need American aid"
The fellow-traveling Paris
Liberation snapped:
THE new President of the
United, States is risking a third
world war by his decision. taken
under pressure of the Repub-
lican administration and the
military clique of Gen. Mac
Arthur"
Chiang's Value Discounted.
In London the Times said
Chang Kai-shek's nuisance
value for harassing the Chinese
Communists lis small and fleet
ing at best when compared with
wider political and strategic
dangers that are being run"
London's Laborite Daily Her
aid declared "the just cause o.
the United Nations all over tht
Far East will be injured if it nov
appears that the discreditec
Chang Kai-shek is to be resur'
rected as a valued ally"
OF British papers only tn,
conservative Daily Telegraph
took a less concerned view.
Hurriyet of Istanbul, Turkey
biggest paper, said the Eisen'
Evening star., 1953-02-03

hover decision may shorten the
Korean war.
Chinese Nationalist forces will
now be free" it said, Ito organ
ize raids on the Chinese main
land. directly threatening Com
munist China with a forthcom-
ing invasion.
1T is now clear Eisenhower
is more energetic than Truman
in the Far East to solve the
Korean conflict"
Press comment throughout
Turkey was favorable about the
decision.
In Norway. the independent
liberal Oslo Morgen Posten said,
"One fears the unknown, that is,
how Moscow and Peiping will
react"