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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-07-04

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ers used to be the office of LAWYER
Sidney Tharp.
STROLLING THE OLE -AVEl
NUE.: All the Parish Street KatI
had their eyes on two chics, ono
former Parish Street waitress
strooling the Ole Avenue tho
other afternoon in the same COLOR
ed sun-backs Oh Me ;. OH
My
WEEKLY QUOTATION: l havl
discovered the art of deceiving dill
plomats. speak the truth, and
they never believe me-" Cammilld
Di Cavour.f
Evening star., 1953-12-26

planned to rob Mrs. PappaS of
receipts taken in during the
week. The pair planned to use
the car belonging to the juve-
niles father. They also bought
two plastic toy guns.
Thursday while cruising the
area adjacent to the bakery the
pair picked up two more boys,
Is and II years old. These boys
were taken into the, plan because
they were unknown to employees
of the bakery. They were to do
the actual "gun work."
AS the boys were casing
their job, the two women came
out of the bakery and started to
get into their auto. Seeing the
original plan to enter the bakery
and rob the cash register could
not be carried out, the 17-year-
old leaped from the car and
snatched Mrs. Pappas' pocket
book.
When questioned. the youth
incriminated the other in the
attempted holdup.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
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REVIEW OF THE YEAR-The o 1853 hos neo finished contributing its
bit history Bullets ceased whining Koreo Joseph StoGn died.
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Of 1853 into yeors- end perspective
AROUND WAsHNGToN-The years developments
Nations copto thrown focus this sundof BY John Thompson
his metropolitan Seene oko in the edtoTo section.
DEAN OF oYSTREN-Te Chesapeake
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Robert w. Bodsworh 8 still rolls Of his bunk his boteou, the
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cop'n Bob for doy on the bay.
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choir boy who wrote the famous music for the Lords ~ only
Of several lectures this Sundays This Week Mosozins
TWIN POLITICAL AETS-Not Wseonsn Representative
Johnson first Democrat his district since
He credits his girls with large assist the
Writer obeIe Shelton the home this Sundays
Womens Section.
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Evening star., 1953-12-26
Suspect in Hit-Run
Of Policeman Held

A suspect in the hit-and-run
injury early Thursday of Pvt
William E. Kitchen was placed
under $700 bond yesterday in
Municipal Court pending a hear
ing January 26.
Held on the traffic charge was
Harry R. Deery, 40. of 626 South
Adams street, Arlington.
According to police, a car
answering the description of one
owned by Deery was seen leav-
ing the site after an accident on
the Benning Road Bridge. Wit
nesses said the car had struck
Pvt. Kitchens motorcycle,
dragged it a short distance and
then sped away.
Deery reported to police
Thursday afternoon that his car
had been stolen. After ques-
tioning he was taken to Mu-
nicipal Court where Judge Ma
dine l.. Gallagher ordered him
held on the charge of leaving
after colliding.
Pvt. Kitchen is in Emergency
Hospital with a broken hip.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Price Elected Master
OF ARLINGTON Masons

Aubrey c. Price has been
elected worshipful master of the
Arlington Centennial Lodge 81,
A. F. & A. M.
Others elected are Robert E..
Lord, senior warden; John P.
Balster. treasurer: P. o. Shep-
herd, jr.. secretary; j. c. Hutchin-
son. junior warden; Curtis Ed
wards. senior deacon, and Shir-
ley M. Stanford, junior deacon.
officers appointed are Samuel
Miller, senior steward; Donald
E. Boyd. jr.. junior steward;
Frank A. Coe, Sr., chaplain;
James S. McCurdy, deputy chap
lain: william F. Won Ahn, tiler;
P. o. Shepherd, ST., marshal and
lecturer; Roy L. Pedigo. chief
instructor; Emory C. Pharr, Ma
sonic Herald representative: A.
E. Norwood, Entertainment Com
mittee chairman, and Harold
Uphold, Temple fund chairman.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Germantown Man Shot,
Second Jailed in Row

A shooting caused by an argu-
ment over girl during Christ
mas dinner ended with one man
in the hospital and another in
Jail, Montgomery County police
reported today.
The victim was identified by
Police PvtS. Kenneth King and
Frederick Pearson as Edward
Jackson, 25. colored, of Route 2,
Germantown. He is in fair con-
dition in Suburban Hospital suf-
fer1ng from a bullet wound in
the right side.
A charge of assault with a
deadly weapon-a .22-caliber
~rifle-was placed against Roy
Warren, So. colored, also of
Germantown.
Police said the men argued
over a girl at a Christmas dinner
in Warren's home yesterday
afternoon. The shooting took
place about pm. near the house.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Second Fireman Dies
After Chimney Falls;
Two Others Injured

A second Ellicott City (Md.)
volunteer fireman has died from
injuries received when the CHM
ney of a burned house collapsed
early Christmas morning.
The second victim was Charles
Ditch, A. He died in St. Agnes
Hospital, Baltimore, at 8 o'clock
last night. He leaves his wife
and a teen-age daughter.
Joseph A. Stigler, "a, a lieu
tenant in the volunteer fire.
fighting company, was the first
victim. He died in St. Agnes
Hospital about a half hour after
the chimney collapsed at $40
am. yesterday.
Two other firemen remained
in serious condition at st. Agnes.
They are Albert Massey, 18, and
1t. Charles Ash, 40. NO
The four Ellicott City volun-
teers were buried in a pile of
brick and cement when the
three-story chimney came top
pling down on them as they were
preparing to go home.
The house, a 25-room frame
building located on Route 20
about a mile south of Ellicott
City, was burned to the ground
in an all-night blaze. Only
three chimneys were left stand
ing when the fire finally burned
itself out. The four firemen
were standing about Is feet
from one of the chimneys when
it suddenly came down on them.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Two Brothers Wounded
In BrowI Over. Girl

Two brothers were wounded,
one of them critically, yesterday
during a brawl after they went
to call on a girl friend.
Booked on two counts of as
sault with a dangerous weapon
was Zemmer w. Kellogg, So,
colored. of the 1400 block of P
street NV, a laundry worker.
Police said Willie o. Thurston,
80, colored, Of the first block of
New York avenue NE, a tile
setter, suffered a gunShot wound
in the chest. He is in critical
condition in Freedmens Hos
pital.
His brother. Douglas, %, a
construction worker, of the 1900
block Corcoran street NV, suf-
fered a superficial wound on the
neck. police said.
The boys told police they called
on Kellogg's step-daughter and
became involved in an argument
when Kellogg insisted the girl
was not at home.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Southeast Store Robbed
For I'd Time in 3 Days

Thieves escaped with 81 1894 in
merchandise and $110 in cash
from the ParklandS Pharmacy.
1869 Alabama avenue Sc. over
Christmas, the second time in
three days the store had been
broken into.
Last Tuesday night Proprietor
Arthur A. Musher reported the
theft of $1,076 of merchandise.
In both instances. the same win
dow was broken to gain entrance.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Friends Chip In After Thief
Loofs PoIiceman's S Home

Friends and fellow officers put
the merry" in Christmas yes
terday for 18th Precinct Pvt.
Robert L. ReaviS, his wife and
three daughters.
The victim of a houSebreaker
on Wednesday, Pvt. Reavis, who
lives at 5054 Just street NE, had
a gloomy holiday to look forward
to. The thief not only took all
the presents he had purchased
for his family, but his Wife's fur
coat valued at $3.50.
Hearing of his plight, the men
assigned to the precinct took up
collection and handed over SIS
to the policeman. A group Of
citizens on his beat Clipped in
another $40.
In addition, extra gifts for the
children, Linnette. 6, Jerrylyn,
IL, and Shirley, 13, were con-
tributed. For Pvt. Reavis a
friend gave a smoking stand.
and his wife was given CENTER
piece for her dining room table.
Meanwhile Pvt. Reavis is still
busy trying to catch the thief.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Plot to Rob Bakery Misfires,
Juvenile Gang Outsn1urted

Three juveniles and one adult
are being held today by police
after the planned holdup of a
Northeast bakery misfired and
blew up in their faces yesterday
Detectives Shirley F. O'Neill
and Robert j. Reed, both colored
were assigned to a pocketbook
snatching that had occurred
Thursday. They knew that a
17-year-old colored youth had
leaped from an auto in the first
block of E street S.W.. and had
tried to snatch a pocketbook
from Mrs. Aphrodite Pappas, 81,
of 2507 Thirty-third street Sc.
However, as he reached for
the bag, Mrs. Pappas' daughter,
Mrs. Valsilki Katsifos, grabbed
it. The resulting tug of war
spilled $40 in change onto the
sidewalk. The youth ran back
to the auto in which three other
boys were waiting.
A motorist, Charles Taylor,
of 625 M street S.W., saw the
incident. He got out of his car
to help the victims but fell and
was unable to catch the youth.
Another motorist took the
tag number of the getaway
car and called it in.
Detectives O'Neill and Reed
started from there. They found
the car belonged to the father
of the juvenile. The boy could
not satisfactorily explain his
whereabouts at the time of the
attempted robbery. His father
brought him into headquarters.
When questioned the boy said
he worked for the Olympia Bak-
ing Co. Mrs. 'Pappas is the presi-
dent of that firm. After more
questioning. the youth broke
down. Police said he gave the
following story.
The juvenile and a 19-year-
old. Fred Lindsey, of the 400
block H street S.W.. who also
worked at the bakery, had
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Juvenile Delinquency Unit
In State Asked at ARLINGTON

Creation Of a Virginia State
commission to study juvenile de-
linquency was called for today
by the Arlington County Board.
The board. at its regular meet
ing today. voted to ask the county
delegation to the Legislature to
offer legislation setting up the
commission.
The report of legislative COM
mittee to the board said the
commission could provide a pro-
gram to cope with juvenile prob
lens which would not be a
patchwork of uncorrelated laws"
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Six Hurt as PIunging Truck
Snogs on Telegraph Wires

Six persons were injured last
night when a pickup truck
plunged Is feet from an ap-
proach to the Monroe street
bridge over Potomac Yards in
Alexandria.
The truck landed with its top
against railroad telegraph wires,
which kept it from falling an
other Is feet onto the main
north-South tracks. Some Of the
wires snapped, but the railroad
said their telegraph service was
not disrupted.
Passing motorists helped the
injured from the precariouSly
balanced vehicle. All the victims
were taken to Alexandria Hos
pital.
The injured were Harry L.
Penn. 40, the driver; Charles
Irby, %; Mrs. Alma Davis, go;
Mrs. Cora Penn, 80, all of 1910
Jefferson Davis highway, Alex
andria; Mrs. Anna A. Farrell,
IL, and her son Michael, 3, of
1903 Jefferson Davis highway.
Alexaudria Hospital reporte d
none were in serious condition.
Police said the truck went out
Of control as it was rounding a
curve. It bumped against a Car
headed in the opposite direction,
then plunged over the bank.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Annapolis Jaycees Ask
Probe Of Police Force
By the Asseeiofad Pres,

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 26. - The
Annapolis Junior Chamber OF
Commerce thinks the capitals
Police Department needs i'm
provement and wants a special
committee to find out how.
It's request for an investiga-
ton is strictly constructive, y
Thomas L. Baldwin, secretary of
the organization, said in a letter
to City Council.
The letter accompanied a Jay
Gee resolution adopted last
month. Without specifying any
complaints, it proposed that the
Council appoint a committee to
look into the department.
1--WE believe that there is a
definite need for improvement,
though we are not attempting to
suggest the manner in which this
improvement may be brought
about or the extent necessary. 4"
Mr.. Baldwin said.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Bargain-Hunting
Shoppers Invade
Department Stores

Washington's partm n
stores were an ideal place for
Christmas shopping during the
first hour this morning. They
were almost empty.
Not only were customers miss
ing, but abSenteeiSm among the
sales force hit an annual high.
Scores of clerks who had been
fighting off a cold while bearing
the brunt of the Christmas rush
finally wilted. Others apparently
just couldn't bear the thought of
going through the annual chore
of exchanging unwanted Christ
mas gifts for other merchandise
Crowds Arrive Later.
washington sleeps late on a
Saturday" said one store off,
cial, especially on a Saturday
after holiday. The crowd will
be in later"
The crowds came surging in,
as predicted, about II o'clock
but not burdened with presents
to be exchanged. They came
after bargains.
At Kann's department store,
where half-price sale had been
announced in the Christmas
Day papers, the big fight was
to get at the Christmas card
counter. People apparently were
buying cards for next year.
At the gift shop in Woodward
& Lothrop'S not a single ex-
change was made during the
first hour of business.
Business Is Satisfactory.
They'll be in," said a clerk,
'but not today. People who ex-
change gifts usually like to wait
for few days to determine
whether they really want the
doubtful present. Some times
they want to ask the donors
permission to make an exchange.
Well be handling a lot of ex-
changes in about a week."
At the Hecht Co. gift shop
in the first two hours woman
exchanged cocktail set for a
larger and more expensive one
and another woman traded a
vase for a chaflng dish at a
slightly lower price.
Store people reported a very
satisfactory Christmas business.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Maryland Plans
To Study Causes
OF fHome Mishops

Beginning January /, the
State of Maryland will under
take a study of home accidents.
The study will be financed by
the Kellogg Foundation.
One of the techniques to be
used will be a visit by health
officials to all homes where seri-
Gus or fatal accidents have
occurred. If all the facts about
accidents are known. many may
be prevented in the future, Off
Cials believe.
About 25 persons die after
home accidents each year in
Montgomery County. according
to the county health officer, DR..
v. l.. Ellicott. DR.. Ellicott said
most of these deaths could have
been prevented by a study like
the one planned.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Arlington Pupils
To Collect Funds
For Polio Jan. IL

Plans have been laid for a
Boys and Girls March" on polio
on January II by the Arlington
County March of Dimes Com
mittee.
The march will take place in
all public and parochial schools
under the craftsmanship of Mrs
Beulah GoSS.
The Arlington Board of Edu-
cation is working out a plan to
enable pupils to pick up con-
tributionS on their way to school
January II, according to Lee
Bean, campaign chairman.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Two Elderly Men Perish
As MARYLAND Home Burns
BY the Associated Press

EASTON. Md, Dec. 26.-Two
elderly Negro men perished in a
fire yesterday at nearby Ivy
Town as flames destroyed their
two-Story frame home.
Ivy Town. a colored community
is located about miles south
of here. The 82-year- wife
of one of the men escaped by
jumping out of a second-story
bedroom window. She suffered a
broken leg.
The dead were identified as
Elijah Young. "a. and William
Wendell Philip Still, II. The
two men were apparently trapped
on the first floor of the home.
Still was an invalid.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
D. {. Catches Breath
After Lively Round
Of Christmas ACTIVITY

The aroma of hash cooking in
the kitchen was one indication
today that yesterday was Christ
mas.
The quiet of the city streets
was another. It was a day to
recover from too much turkey or
duck, with nothing much to be
done except try out the new
wagon and dolls and socks and
ties, and clean the ribbon and
colored paper from the living
room floor.
Visitors Returning Home.
Railroads, buslines and air.
lines, going through relatively
quiet day, were getting ready
for another rush, expected to
begin tonight as holiday visitors
returned home or left after Wis
1ting relatives here.
Yesterday was a day for re-
calling and commemorating the
birth of Christ nearly 1000 years
ago 1t was a day for special
services in the churches and for
the reunion of families in the
home.
The Christmas spirited ope-
rated to give the less fortunate
those with no families or with
little money to make the season
bright-a better day than most.
Salvation Army Feeds 1000.
Salvation Army centers in this
area served 1000 free Christmas
dinners. Food packages were sent
to 1900 homes and $4,000 toys
were packed for an estimated
5000 children. Gift checks to
help with the Christmas dinner
were sent by the Salvation Army
to 500 aged couples on public
assistance. Again, the Christmas
spirit made it posSible-with the
Army's $4,000 goal reached.
The Police Boys Club band
added its cheer to the holiday by
making its annual tour of Or
phanageS, hospitals and homes
for the aged. The 104-piece band
squeezed into its crowded sched-
ule 10-minute stops at the homes
Of the District Commissioners
and Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray. They also stopped at the
home of former Police Chief
Ernest w. Brown, 1854 Hemlock
street NV, who helped organize
the group in 1887.
District institutions-ho
homes and jails-served up
5000 pounds of turkey.
Children Get Gifts.
Gifts were distributed to all
at Children's Hospital, including
those admitted or discharged on
Christmas Day. Many from the
hospital went home to spend
Christmas with their parents.
About 1000 servicemen at
tended special Christmas party
at the Lafayette Square USO
Club. Entertainers volunteered
their time for the -and-a-
half show.
The streets were quiet yester-
day, too, after church services
ended, with most people in
doors with their families, where
Christmas was the merrieSt.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Arlington Will Seek
o. K. for Referendum
On County Sales Tax

The Arlington County Board
today put its official approval
on a plan to request State legis-
lation authorizing a referendum
on a county sales tax.
The board agreed to ask the
county delegation to the Gen.
eral Assembly in Richmond to
introduce legislation which would
give the board power to collect
county sales tax not exceeding
2 per cent.
The sales tax would not 60
into effect unless approved by
the county voters.
Wants 80 State Sales Tax.
In another sales tax develop
ment. Delegate Jack w. Witten
of Tazewell County announced
he will offer bill calling for a
per cent State sales tax when
the Legislature meets next
month.
DR.. Witten said the bill will
provide for a tax applied atsthe
wholesale level to virtually all
commodities not otherwise speci-
f1cally taxed by the State, the
Associated Press reported.
The Arlington Boards legis-
lative advisory committee pre-
dicted higher real estate and
personal property taxes to meet
expenses, unless a new source of
revenue is found.
A minority report filed by leg
/ iSlative committee m e m b r
Ernest ]. Holcomb said no board
member could "in his right mind
add this sales tax without grant,
ing tax relief for those property
owners least able to pay"
Squeezing Blood Money"
Nearly 10 per cent of county
property owners earn less than
$2,500 year, Mr.. Holcomb said.
They pay county taxes which are
not greatly different from the
taxes paid by persons earning
more than $4,000 a year, he
declared.
Adding a sales tax to the bur-
den of low-income property
owners would be like squeezing
blood money, Mr.. Holcomb said.
He is president of the Waycroft-
Woodlawn Citizens Association.
Fairfax County already has
asked to be included in permis-
sive sales tax legislation, if it
is granted to any other county
in nearby Virginia, such as Ar
lington.
Alexandria can impose a sales
tax any time it chooses under
the city's present charter. One
was proposed last year, but was
voted down by city council prin-
cipally because no other juris-
diction in nearby Virginia had
a sales tax.
City officials since have spoken
favorably of a sales tax, however,
if Arlington and Fairfax impose
such a tax.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Fireman Cut by Glass
In Apartment BIuze

Fire Department Pvt. Laur-
ence H. Nairn, q, suffered arm
cuts by flying glass in a fire in
an apartment at 1348 Euclid
street NV. last night. He was
treated and released at Emer-
gency Hospital.
The blaze, confined to the
bedroom, broke out In a build
ing owned by Leo Bernstein.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Baltimore Police
Send for AdIeman
By the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. -Sergt.
Harry Tracey, a Baltimore city
detective, leaves today by plane
for Fort Lauderdale, Fla, to
bring back Samuel M. Alderman,
witness in the grand jury in
vestigation against political
leader James H. Pollack.
Alderman was placed in a cell
at Fort Lauderdale after being
arrested Wednesday at Holly
wood, Fla. He had been missing
about a week from his home
here.
A Criminal Court warrant for
Adleman's detention in the Pol
lack case was issued Wednesday.
The search continues for Jo-
seph Sudano, still a missing wit
ness in the Pollack case.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Police 10 Ask Waiver
By Juvenile Court on
Boy, II, in Shooting

Police will ask Juvenile Court
Judge Edith Cockrill to waive
jurisdiction over the 17-year- old
boy who shot his brother with
shotgun on a dare Christmas
eve.
Gilbert Eugene Lowe of the
1900 block Of Clifton street NV.
has already been confined in the
District Jail after Municipal
Court Judge Mary c. Barlow,
substituting for Judge Cockrill,
who is vacationing, gave special
permission.
He is charged with the fatal
shooting of Charles Lowe, 81, in
the 200 block of Oglethorpe
street NV. Judge, Cockrill will
return Tuesday.
Homicide Squad detectives
said that the two brothers had
quarreled at a party over who
should drive Gilbert's car home
because it had no brakes. Gill
bert, police said, was arrested
Wednesday night near Rock
vile for reckless driving and
operating without brakes.
When the car stalled on Ogle-
thorpe street Charles got out,
handed Gilbert a shotgun and,
Gilbert said, declared: II don't
believe you've got CUTS enough.
Go ahead and shoot"
The gun was aimed point
blank at Charles chest. Police
said Gilbert fired believing the
gun to be empty.
District Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald will perform an au-
topsy Monday morning. An in
quest is scheduled for the same
day at IL am.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Prince Frederick Man
Shot Dead at Dinner

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md,
Dec. 26 Especially "A man eating
Christmas dinner was shot to
death by his vengenance-seeking
brother police say.
State Police at Waldorf said
Leroy Commodore, 81, drove up
to "a house at Port Republic
stalked into the living room and
fired a 12-gauge shotgun blast
through a door.
The charge hit his 45-year-old
brother, Clarence, in the heart.
Police said the two colored
men had been engaged in a
Christmas eve brawl. Leroy
Commodore. facing a murder
charge, is in the Calvert County
Jail here.
Evening star., 1953-12-26
Salisbury Warned
Fire Threatens
City Water Tank
BY the Assoeioted Press

SALISBURY, Md, Dec. 26.-
The city engineer is worried
about half a million gallons Of
water being threatened by fire.
Philip c. Cooper. the engineer.
urged City Council to buy land
surrounding the steel tank hold
ing part of Salisbury's water
supply for security reasons"
He wants to build a fence
around the tank because if a
fire started around it the sup
ports might be damaged.
I'll take my chances on the
fire department to keep this wa
ter from burning up," commented
Councilman Harry o. Fullbrook.
The question was referred to
the fire marshal for an opinion.