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Evening star., 1953-08-23
Aaron Perry Will Face
Weapon Assault Charge

Aaron Perry. 81, former promi-
nent contender for welterweight
boxing championship honors,
will face. a Municipal Court
hearing September 4 on an as
sault with a dangerous weapon
charge, arising from the Friday
morning beating of 65-year-
old cab driver.
Henry Calomeris, of 4611 Ar
kansas avenue NV, whom
police charge Perry knocked
down and kicked, is in fair con-
dition in Garfield Hospital.
The beating of Mr.. Calomeris
took place outside a restaurant
near Bladensburg road and Lang
place NE. after a dispute over
a girl, police said. The danger
Gus weapon charge is a result
of Mr.. Calomeris being hit with
"shod foot" according to inves-
tigating officers.
Municipal Court Judge Ar
mond w. Scott, who continued
a hearing yesterday for the col
ored former boxer, set his bond
at $4,000. Perry lives in the
1900 block of RoSedale street
NE.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Tourist Camp Raid
Traps $50 Persons
BY the Associated Press

ELLICOTT CITY, Md, Aug.
22.-Charges of keeping a dis
orderly house, selling liquor with
out a license and gambling were
filed late today in the wake of
one of the biggest State Police
raids in the Maryland depart
ment's history.
The disorderly house and liq-
uor charges were filed against
Watson Ryan, colored, and his
wife, Margaret, who operate a
group of tourist cabins off the
Washington Boulevard about two
miles south of Elkridge.
A charge of operating a gam
ing table was filed against
Charles Cooper Gainey, colored,
of Baltimore.
About $50 to ITS persons, all
colored. were trapped in the raid
early this morning as So State
troopers descended upon the
tourist site, known as Halls
Cabins.
The raid was carried off with
the aid of walkie-talkies and
foodlights from the Laurel res
cue squad truck. Maj. William
Weber, field force commander,
led the raiding party.
Howard County States Attor-
ney Daniel M. Murray helped
plan the raid. but did not ac-
company troopers.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Winning Bridge Players
To Be HOnored at Party

Washington area players who
won events in the American
Bridge Leagues annual summer
tournament in st. Louis, Mo-,
earlier this month will be hon.
ored here on Tuesday.
They will be feted at a
cocktail party from 6 to pm. at
the Charles Goren School Of
Bridge, Dupont Circle.
Area winners who are eX-
pected are Alvin Roth, Margaret
Fisher, Mike Michaels, Victor
Zeve, Terry Haus, Jenny Bryant,
Hans Berliner. Fred Karpin, Dick
Freeman and Israel Cohen.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Search Pressed for Man
Wanted in Wife's Shooting

Police last night continued the
search for a 40-year-old man
wanted in the shooting of his
estranged wife and her brother
early yesterday.
The brother, Allen McDuffle,
AZ, colored, of AS Neal street
N w., was in critical condition in
Freedman'S Hospital. The
woman, Mrs. Goldie Crowell. 80,
colored, of 1914 Columbia street
NV, was treated for a minor
bullet wound in the chest and re-
leased.
According to police. the hus-
band, Adam B. Crowell, colored,
of the 1900 block of Marion court
NV, went to Mr.. McDuff1e's s
home, got into an argument
which ended in the wounding of
Mr.. McDuffie. About Is minutes
later. Crowell turned up at Mrs.
Crowell'S home where five bullets
were sprayed through the house.
only one of which hit her.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
State JaYcees 10 Aid
Peace Cross Project
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 22.-Direc-
tors of the Maryland Junior
Chamber of Commerce today
voted to assist the Prince Geor-
ges Jaycees in stimulating in
terest in a project to ease flood
ing conditions at the Bladens-
burg Peace Cross.
A proposal for flood relief at
the Peace Cross is expected to
be considered in the next ses-
sio nof Congress.
Directors of the Maryland Jay
Gees recommended that local
chapters ask Gov. McKeldin to
hold up on any temporary meas
ures for expediting traffic flow
until the 84th Congress convenes.
The Governor is considering rails
ing the roads at the intersection.
The Jaycees also passed res
olution urging that Route 301
between Pidgeon House Inn and
Anderson's Corner, a distance Of
about three miles, be converted
into a dual highway.
The Annapolis JayceeS who
presented the resolution also
recommended that police enforce
rigidly speed and passing laws
and erect more warning signs.
Salisbury was selected for the
next State conventio min May
of next year.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Green Meadows Shelter
In Sligo Park Nearly Ready

The Maryland National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion is putting the finishing
touches to a combination stDrage
and shelter building in the Green
Meadows playground in Sligo
Greek Park.
Located near Riggs road, the
structure was built with the CO.
operation of j. Norman Ager, a
burban Sanitary Commission,
urban Sanitary Commission,
who paid the necessary fees for
plumbing connections.
The exterior is of rustic brick
in harmony with the surrounding
park area. Plans also call for
landscaping and screen planting
around the shelter.
Similar buildings will be
erected by the commission in all
of its major park areas as funds
become available, in accordance
with its comprehensive park de-
velopment plan.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Friends Like Radio HAM
But Don't Spoil TV Corn!

Mr.. and Mrs. Hester M. Hevie
of 1922 North Utah street raised
another argument against the
application:
"The property of the petitioner
is so small-only Is feet, in fact
that if such tower were
erected and were to be blown
over in a windstorm or for any
other reason, it would do con-
siderably more damage to neigh
boring property than it would to
the petitioners property"
The board, incidentally, de-
cided to investigate to determine
how many other ham" radio
towers there might be standing
in Arlington without formal ap-
proval. Mr.. Etter had estimated
there are more than 25. Deci-
sion on his request was deferred
to September 10.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Gunman Who Threatened
Virqinia Women Hunted

Alexandria police and blood
hounds searched the Jones Point
area yesterday for a man who
broke into a house at $50 South
Lee street brandishing a gun.
The gunman fled into the Jones
Point wooded area after soaring
Mrs. Lucy Evans, "a, and her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Emma
Evans, So. They said they were
home together when the colored
man came in the back door,
waved his gun and warned don't
run"
The younger Mrs. Evans ig-
nored his warning and ran out
the front door to call police from
neighbor's house.
The elder Mrs. Evans, who is
nearly blind and deaf, said the
man turned and fled out the back
door.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Trash Collectors
Offered 5-Day Week,
More Hours Per Day

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission offered yes
terday to put it's trash collectors
on a five-day week, but said the
laborers would have to work
longer hours per day than they
do now on their siX-day week.
The plan would give each
workman alternate Wednesdays
and Saturdays off. Trash crews
already have Sundays off.
"The average number of COL
lections per day per crew would
have to be increased, which could
only be done by working longer
time each day." the Sanitary
Commission statement told re-
fuse employees.
If workers accept the offer, the
utility said, the new setup would
be put into operation on a trial
basis. If successful, it would be
made permanent. If the five day
plan fails, the Six-day week
would be resumed, the COM
mission added.
The Sanitary Board said it
would need three weeks to put
the f1ve-day plan into effect.
The freshmen. who serve ap-
proXimately $1,000 homes in
Montgomery County, were on
strike three days the middle of
last month. They demanded a
SIS a week raise or a five-day week
at the same pay they get for six
days.
The commission refused to
raise the pay. The $50 collectors
returned to work when the COM
mission agreed to consider five
day week.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Truman Talks Tomorrow
Before Disabled Veterans
BY the Assoeiated Press

KANSAS CITY, Aug. o.
Former President Truman will
speak Monday at the opening
session of the 32d National con-
vention of the Disabled American
Veterans.
More than $500 members are
expected to attend the week long
convention here.
Mr.. Truman will be the first
of a number of war veterans and
Government leaders to address
the sessions. Other speakers will
include H. v. Higley, Veterans
Administration head, and Elliott
H. Newcomb, secretary-general
of the world veterans federation.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
XTATR RIIlDIoll
. OlAAh n0nekIU
For Correct Time,
Wins $50 Bond
SpeeiuI pispu,eh 10 The stnr

CHARLOTTES VILE, Va,
Aug. pa woman here has won
a $50 savings bond for being the
millionth person to telephone for
the time of day through a serv-
ice sponsored by the National
Bank and Trust Co.
She was not, however. the mil
lionth person and she didn't get
the time.
Miss Betty Douglass was the
prize winner. She dialed the spe-
cial number at 9:05 am. August
20, just five minutes off the time
tire service was established a
year ago.
In the confusion. the time of
day service operator forgot to
give her the time.
Furthermore, shire won after
two other persons. the one mil
lionth. and the million first,
were disqualified because they
were bank employees.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Dalton Calls for Steps
To Improve Standard
Of Living in Virginia
By the Associoted Press

BRISTOL, Aug. 22.-Ted Dali
ton, Republican candidate for
governor, tonight called for in
creasing the standard of living
in Virginia at least to the ma
tionai average.
He would do this by raising
the per capita income in the
State through greater industrial
development.
Primarily, our program to en-
courage industrial expansion of
Virginia industry and to get new
firms to move into the State will
be to raise the per capita income
Of our Virginia workers." Mr..
Dalton said in a speech prepared
for delivery here.
1T follows that when we raise
the individual income, we also
raise our standard of living" he
said.
Mr.. Dalton said he was struck
by two recently published statis-
tics on Virginia:
l. THAT the per capita income
OF Virginia is the 18th lowest in
the Nation, it being $1,171 in
Virginia as against ST. .485 in the
United StateS-which shows Vir-
ginia 1877 per cent below the
national average:
2. That of all the Southeast
ern States Virginia had the low
est amount OF new capital in
vested in the past seven years. :"
Mr.. Dalton suggested that
there be named in the State De-
partment of Conservation and
Development a director of in
dustrial development whose en-
tire duties should be directed to-
ward obtaining new and increas-
ing industry in Virginia" Such
a person. he said, should be of
outstanding ability and fitness
for the job.
Evening star., 1953-08-23

Friendship for ones neighbors
is a fine thing but it cannot
interfere with T'V reception.
The Arlington County Board
heard a request yesterday by
William A. Etter, a ham" radio
operator, to erect a 40-foot an
tenna tower on his property at
1880 North Utah street.
Thirty residents of the area
objected. Also among the several
letters of opposition was one
from Mrs. j. j. Hildebrand of
1885 North Utah street who said
she watches TV programs all day
and short-wave broadcasting
station in the neighborhood
might interfere with reception.
HE is a very nice neighbor and
I do not wish to hurt his feelings
in any way" she wrote. "but if
I have to choose between this
and the TV, I would like the
TV."
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Barge Launched
In Missouri River
Will Sail Ocean
BY the Assoeiated Press

BLAIR, Nebr., Aug. 22.-An
ocean-going vessel was launched
today at Blair, 1900 miles from
the nearest salt water.
The craft is one Of six re-
frigerator barges being built for
the Navy by Kelly Ryan Equip
ment Co. which has its boat
yards on the Missouri River.
The barges, like floating ice
boxes, will be towed overseas to
Army bases. They will hold up
to six carloads of food and vege-
tables.
After completion here, the
barges will be towed down-river
to New Orleans, then to Charles
ton, S. c., where the Navy will
turn them over to the Army.
The siy are costing nearly $1.3
million.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Arlington Assigns
School Principals;
Teachers Promoted

Four teachers and an asso-
ciate principal have been pro-
NOTED to principals in Arlington
County. All have been in the
system several years.
James R. Albert, a teacher in
the county since 1850. will serve
as principal of both Yorktown
and Lee elementaries. He has
taught at the Barrett and Wood
mont schools.
William D. Havens, ir., former
head teacher at Mckinley and
Lee schools. will become principal
of Monroe school. Mr.. Havens
is a star member of the United
States Olympic canoeing and
fitting team.
Mrs. Corrine F. Jeffries, a
county teacher since 1945, will be
principal of Abingdon school.
She formerly taught at Abing-
don, Dolly Madison junior high
and Claremont schools.
John L. Palmer, head teacher
at John Marshall for three years,
will become principal at Cherry
dale school.
DR.. Harold M. Wilson, former
associate principal at Washing
ton-Lee High, will become prin-
cipal of the new Wakefield Jun
ior-Senior High School.
The following elementary
schools will have new principals
transferred from other posts:
Brandon, Vaughan Duff1eld;
Edison. Miss Grace Hall; Fill
more. Miss Mary Smith; Hume.
Richard Derickson; Jamestown,
DR.. James Taylor; Page, Miss
Clara Coffman; Taylor, Mrs.
Patty Hales: Tuckahoe. Miss
Gertrude Smith, and WoodlaWn,
Miss Rose Koury.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Stanley Reported|Y
May Suggest Vote
On Poll Tax Repeal
BY the Assceioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 22.-
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
will say tomorrow that Thomas
B. Stanley, Democratic guberna-
torial candidate, probably will
meet the Republican clamor of
repeal of the poll tax by pro-
posing that the voters be al
lowed to decide the issue in a
referendum.
The newspaper said it had
learned this approach was
agreed to yesterday when STAN
ley and his two top running
mates held a strategy confer
ence in a Richmond hotel. All
of the candidates remained
silent on the points covered in
the pow-wow.
It is understood, the paper
said, that Stanley and his CO.
candidates will come out with
a poll tax plank favoring sub
mission to the people of clear
and simple constitution amend
ment which, if approved by the
voters, would remove the poll
tax payment as a prerequisite
for voting.
Stanley's major opponent. Re-
publican Ted Dalton of Radford,
already has come out for repeal
of the tax.
The fact that Stanley favors
the referendum doesn't mean he
and his running mates favor
the repeal.
To change the present poll
tax requirements, it is necessary
to adopt a repeal amendment
by one of two means. One is
a constitutional convention. And
the other dis the longer refer
endum process.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Virginia TaxCIai
TotaIing S264,356
Settled for S79,1S1
BY the Associoted Press

Uncle Sam has settled for
$79,181 claims totaling $264.-
356, including interest and pen
alties, against 81 Virginia tax
payers.
The 81 cases involved an orig
inal tax total of $129,396. They
are the cases settled since the
Internal Revenue Service a year
ago opened such cases for pub
lie inspection.
The Virginia settlements
ranged from a $22.500 compro-
mise for a $69,092 total tax and
penalty charge. to a $40 set
tlement for a $76 charge.
Largest cases were those of
Gibson P. Pierce, of Suffolk, and
r. Avery Dawley, of Kilmar-
mock.
The bureau reported Mr..
Pierce owed $34,854 for 1942-48,
which with penalties and in
terest made a $69,092 total. His
offer of $22,500 was accepted.
Mr.. Dawley was listed as hav-
ing owed a total of $32,474 in
taxes for the years 1945-47,
which with interest and penalties
amounted to $68,229. The gov
ernment accepted a settlement
offer of $4,000. The report said
Mr.. Dawley was found guilty and
fined $1,500 on each of two
counts for wilfully attempting to
evade his income taxes.
Other Virginia settlements.
with total tax and penalty fig
ures listed first and settlement
figures second, included:
H. Gordon Routten, Phoebus,
$30,431 - $4,000; H. Duval
Pearce, Williamsburg, $948-
5000; Estate of John L. Douglas,
Arlington, P. M. Grabill, admin
istrator, $7,206 $1,25O; Max
Berlin, Martinsville, $12,023-
$5,671; Sarah Chavis, Arlington,
$76-$10.
Bertha J. Peirce, Alexandria,
$833-$236: Harrison Thomas,
Spout Springs. $447-$25; and
Felix Ragland, Charlottesville
$861-$150.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Blasts in Boy Slated
At Putuxent's Mouth
ey the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 32.-The
Army district engineer an
nounced today a series of under
water explosive tests will be held
beginning next month in Chesa-
peake Bay near the mouth of
the Patuxent River.
The announcement said the
tests will begin about September
is and last about a month and a
half. At times when tests are
in progress, it added. a patrol
boat displaying a red flag will
patrol the area to warn off
approaching craft.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Place, Time off,
Pickpocket Nets
Gents, Jail Cell
ey ihe AssocIoted Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. Aug.
ga pickpocket picked the
wrong pocket in the wrong place
at the wrong time.
The pocket-belonged to a
sleeping vagrant and held only
2 cents.
The place-a bus terminal
bench across the street from the
police station.
The time-just when Patrol
man George Smith happened to
glance out the station window
and see the thief at work.
The pickpocket is doing time in
the city jail today.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
NAACP to Discuss
BIudensburq Police

Complaints against Bladens-
burg police will be discussed at
special meeting today of the
Prince Georges County branch
of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People.
The group will meet at / pm.
in Queens Chapel Church, Muir
kirk.
BladenSburg Police Chief
Bryan M. Dorsey and Pvt. Elmer
Thompson have been charged
with assault on a colored teen
ager they arrested.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Gray Silver Heads
Berkeley Bar Group
Special Dispatch TO The Ssar

MARTINSBURG, w. Va. Aug.
22.-Gray Silver, attorney for
the of MartinSburg, has been
named president of the Berkeley
County Bar Association. He will
succeed Clarence E. Martin, jr.,
a state senator from this district.
r. Jacob Schleuss was named
vice-president, and Thomas Step
toe secretary-treaSurer.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Remote Control Thief
Snuqs Purse, Cash
By the Associoted Press

ROANOKE, Va, Aug. o.
Miss Rose Murray said she awak-
ened in the night to see a long
pole being withdrawn through
her bedroom window with her
black leather shoulder purse
dangling from the end of it.
BY the time she turned on the
light, the pole-and her purse
with $35 in it-had disappeared
She blamed a thief.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Independents
Give Platform
In School Fight
ArIingtonions Booking
Hays and Miles See
'SociuIistic Trend

The Arlington Independent
movement last night came out
with a 10-point platform for the
forthcoming school board elec-
ton. denouncing "socialistic
trends in schools" and pledging
more intelligent expenditures of
school construction funds"
AIM is sponsoring candidates
Dolph Hays and James Miles.
They are opposed by two nomi-
nees Of the School Board Nomi-
mating Convention, DR.. E. r.
Clark, incumbent, and L. Clark
Keating.
The AIM platform makes no
direct mention of, the incumbent
school board or the School Board
Nominating Convention. which
has succeeded in getting it's NOM
inees elected to the school board
ever since the offices became
elective.
But the implication is clear
that AIM has past school board
policies in mind when it speaks
of such things as "socialistic in
f1uences," children used as "edu-
cational guinea pigs" and "ar-
chitectural excesSes." The plat
form was drawn by the AIM
Platform Committee, headed by
H. L. Blevins, president of the
county's Chamber of Commerce.
Platform Outlined.
AIM set forth its platform as
follows:
/. Patriotism-"Our children
must be taught to love America,
respect her traditions and honor
her democratic principles of in
dividualS. Socialistic influences
destroy individual initiative and
have no part in school books or
educational processes"
2. Impartial policies-"We will
not discriminate against several
groups. such as 512-year-old chill
dren, or special students through
levy of special taxation or
textbook rentals"
3. Citizen support. School
board Offices will not be used to
perpetuate political machine,
nor will advisory committees be
stacked"
4. Responsible leadership -
Responsible and ethical leader
ship will be provided so that
public confidence in school
boards shall be restored. The
integrity of PTAs and other civic
groups will not be abused -"
S. Good curriculum. We
will encourage the teaching of
music and art to the extent that
frills are not substituted for
fundamentals. Children will not
be used for educational guinea
pigs"
Fewer Supervisors.
6. Good teachers I'VE will
not prejudice teachers salaries
to hire a superabundance of high
salaried supervisors and admin
istrators."
z. Building program-"We will
insist on a more intelligent ex-
penditure of the building dol
lar :"
8. Auxiliary services, facili-
ties-"We favor submitting the
question of kindergartensNto the
voters. We will strive for lib
raries, hot lunches. audio-visual
aids, health and psychological
services and special teaching of
exceptional students"
8. Business administration -
"Our goals will not be to see
how much money can be spent,
but how much education we can
receive from the tax dollar.
Truthful budgets and accurate
accounting of funds spent will
be our policy"
10. Co-operation-"We will CO.
operate with the county board
and will coordinate the school
program with parallel county
programs to promote overall
balance and efficiency"
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Dean of Women Named

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. Va,
Aug. % (SpeciaD DIR. Valborg
Esther Fletty. dean of women at
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.
has been named dean of women
at Shepherd College here and
associate professor in history.
DR.. Oliver S, Ikenberry, presi-
dent, said today.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Berkeley Principals Elect

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, Aug.
% Especially. Charles Lord,
principal of Hedgesville High
School, was named president of
the Berkeley County Principals
Association at the annual or
ganizational meeting yesterday.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
New Guinea Missionaries

John Pirah and Alpheus Alike
ra have been sent as the first
native missionaries from the
Western Solomons to work in
New Guinea.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Eight Lose Permits,
Including Seven for
Driving While Drunk

Seven of the eight driving
permits revoked by the Driver
Improvement Section of the De-
partment of Vehicles and last
week were for driving while
drunk. Another permit was re-
voked tor an accumulated record
of traffic violations.
Those who permits were re-
voked for driving while drunk
are James Blakney. jr.. 1855
Tenth street NV; Kermit Hay
den, 301 r street NV. Arthur
H. Hazard, 80 Seaton place
NV, Daniel B. Martin. 1119
Fourth street S.W.. Paul E. Mar
tin. Boiling Air Force base, Con-
zalee Simpkins. 239 @ street
NV. and James Walston, 1852
Fifth street NV.
Herbert M. johnson, 1925
Randolph street, NV. had his
permit revoked for an accumu-
lated record of traffic violations,
while Albert Simons. 4506 Wash
ington street NE. had his permit
suspended for 80 days for the
same offense.
Other suspensions we're:
UNsATIsFIED JUDGMENT - Alice
Graham. go Third street S.W.: James
Juhans. 20 Eye street NV; Leroy. T.
Moore, 1891 Blaine street NE; Arthur
Plowden 43I Sixteenth street Sc; Err
vim D. Spright. 1928 First street NV.
and Harry R. Whaley. jr. $40 Fifty
second st-eet. NE All were susrended
until judgment is satisfied and insurance
sPFED v1oLAT1oNs-Hilliard Frank
lvn 2nd. 3"3 Varnum street NV, is
days. and Squire SLAUGHTER. 100 North
vToT ATOMS coNTRIPUTiNG TO AN
ACCIDENT-Robert H. Kelly. l1s Adams
street wv: Is days. and Robert g;
Rive-dale Md. Is days.
sP0NeT7TLTTY - David A. Hardester.
2411 Fifth street Sc. suspended until
puvs1cALLv uNouAL1F1FD-Joseph
A. vollmer, 1919 NJ street NV. Until
ton is given.