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Evening star., 1953-09-30
Robbery Suspect.
Who Fled Mental
Ward Still Sought

i Area police today were con-
stinuing their search for Thomas
E. Dickerson, 80. dangerous"
robbery suspect who escaped
from the Spring Grove State
Hospital at Catonsville, Md.
- They intensified their efforts
after learning that another
escaped prisoner had been ap-
pretended and that Oickerson
might possibly be In the Wash
ington area.
Dickerson, charged with the
$612 holdup of the Regional
Finance Co. in Chevy Chase July
IA and also identified with the
robbery of two Northeast Wash
ington liquor stores earlier this
year, fed from the criminally
insane ward Of the hospital
Monday night.
He escaped after another
prisoner, Dolf1 Salinger. %, of
Baltimore, overpowered a guard
and obtained his keys. Salinger.
a refugee from Nazi Germany
who had been convicted of
armed robbery in 1850, was cap
tured late yesterday at the fu-
neral of his father in Baltimore.
Ironically the hospital had
been making arrangements to
allow Salinger to attend the
funeral. He was picked up by
plainclothesmen Just after the
funeral.
Dickerson was reported seen
In nearby Arlington yesterday
morning. Two women told Ar
llngton police they saw a man
in RosSlyn wearing a blue shirt
and khaki pants, similar to the
garb worn by Dickerson. They
did not report the incident until
after they saw his picture in the
newspapers IL hours later.
DickerSon had heen living in a
rented house in the 1000 block
of North Inglewood street, Ar
llngton, when arrested two days
after the Chevy Chase robbery.
The Montgomery County Jail,
where Dickerson had been con-
fined before being transferred
to Spring Grove for mental OBJ
servation. also was alerted. The
jail received a telephone call
about 8:15 pm. from a man who
inquired about the whereabouts
of Mrs. Hilda Gray Humphrey,
80, held there as an accessory
in the Bethesda robbery. He
hung up. however. before he
could be asked to identify him
self.
Jail Supervisor John T. Young
said he feared Dickerson may
try to free Mrs. Humphrey: He
also said DickerSon had made
threats earlier to settle" with
Mr.. Young and other guards if
he ever got out of Jail.
Police said that a car with
Virginia tags was seen parked
outside the hospital with a man
and woman in it. just before the
two prisoners escaped. It was
gone afterward.
Dickerson also is reported to
have relatives in Anne Arundel
County, Md. JAN records at
Rockville listed his home as
Hanover, Md.
DickerSon's escape prompted
Chife Judge Charles w. Wood
ward of Montgomery County
Circuit Court, to call for a writ
ten report on why the robbery
suspect was allowed to get free
when it was stipulated he be
confined under maximum Sc
curity." The Judge made his re-
quest to the county States at
torney, and today. a county de-
tective was sent to Spring Grove
to get the information.
The Judge said he ordered
DickerSon committed to the hos
pital after receiving affdavits
fEom two physicians declaring
him to be insane.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Vishinsky Threatens
Whole Korean ParIey
Over NeutraIs Issue
Bv the A.seeiated Pres.

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
Sept. 30.-Chief Delegate An
drei Y. Vishinsky told the United
Nations today there was no
possibility of hoping" that the
proposed Korean political con-
ference would meet unless the
u N. reconsiders its previous
decision to exclude neutrals.
The conference is scheduled
to open by October %.
The Russian demanded that
the 60-nation political commit
tee take up Immediately a de-
bate on suggestions from Com
munist China and North Korea
that India and other neutrals
be invited and Russia be asked
to sit in also as a neutral,
ScOrns Conference Decision.
He heaped scorn on a proposal
by Chief United States Delegate
Henry Cabot Lodge, jr.. that the
conference could decide for
itself whether to invite some
neutral powers.
1t would be impossible to give
delegates the proper instructions
to do so, he declared, and
charged that the countries which
opposed an invitation to India
and other neutralS here would
continue their opposition at the
conference.
Referring to allied claims that
more debate here would disturb
the prospects of a successful
conference, Mr. Vishinsky asked:
How can any one say we
should not disturb the peace
conference if there is no peace
conference?"
Views Question as Urgent.
Mr.. Vishinsky said that be-
cause the armistice agreement
imposed an October % dead
line" on the convening of the
conference. the U. N. should i'm
mediately take up the question
as one of urgency.
He also declared that if the
conference did not meet it was
certain that South Korean Presi-
dent Syngman Rhee would use
this as an excuse for reopening
the war.
Before the meeting, the United
States and Britain were conf
dent they had enough votes to
prevent reopening of debate on
the question. Whether Mr.. vi
shlnsky's warning on possible
collapse of conference plare
would have an adverse effect was
not Immediately apparent.
Lodge Sees Maneuver.
Mr.. Lodge denounced the
statement as mere maneuver"
designed to force the U. N. to
change its mind. He said the
whole question of inviting India
and other neutrals had already
been debated and defeated, and
there was no need to take it up
again now.
Mr.. Lodge declared that the
only threat to the conference
came from Mr.. Vishinsky, add
ing: II assume the Chinese Com
munists are capable of speaking
for themselves on this point with
out the good Offices of the So
Wet Union"
The American spokesman said
the Korean question could be
taken up here if there are new
developments" which he did not
define. ak
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Arronts Is Candidate

Theodore r. Arrants, so, has
entered the race for the vacancy
on the Fairfax Board of County
Supervisors. He is the fifth one
so far for the election set No
vember 3. The vacancy is that
created by the recent redistrict-
ing of the county into seven dis
tricts, instead of six.
Evening star., 1953-09-30

ity. Now. the
ODM unit is
on the fourth
floor of the
General Ac-
counting Of
flee building.
The NPA di-
vision is on
the third floor
of the same
building.
The ODM
sent by mes
senger the en-
velope con-
foiYoin0 q
Evening star., 1953-09-30
IT ED
COAL?

If you need coal. call WGshtngton's
Old Reliable Firm at Republic
7-58O0. Immediate delivery in D c.,
Maryland and Virginia We've been
heating Washington since 1919
and carry every size and grade of
anthracite and bituminous coal
in stock. There's a price to suit
you When it's coal you want
remember The Old Reliable A. P.
WOODSON CO.. 1913 H St NV
Phone Republic 7-5800
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Higher Police Pay Urqed

A. Silver Spring civic group
has urged the Montgomery
County Council to put salaries of
county policemen on a par with
those in Washington. The ap-
peal comes from the Woodside
Forest Citizens Association,
through its president, Royal E.
EnrnSts
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Tax Assessor Honored

Wilton T. Allen, Montgomery
County supervisor of assess
ments. has been picked to re-
ceive the Most Valuable Mem
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

ber Award of the National AS
sociation of Assessing officers.
The award, for his "outstand-
ing work in the planning and
development" of the certified
assessment evaluator. will be
presented November II during
the International Conference on
Assessment Administration in
New Orleans.
Evening star., 1953-09-30

weed pollen count for "a hours
ending at 8 o'clock this morn
ing, 10 grains per cubic yard of
air.
River Report.
(From U. S. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at HarperS Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Humidity
(Readings Washington National Airport }
festerday- pet To-day Pct.
Noon ~ 40 Midnight %
PM 81 8 am. --- 73
D.m. 81
Evening star., 1953-09-30

Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. 100, on Aug. 81 and Sept.
Lowest, 20, on March 2.
High and Low of Last "a Hours.
High, 80, at 3:05 pm.
Low, 90, at 5:45 am
Evening star., 1953-09-30
The Federal Spotlight
Government Can Move Slowly,
This Businessman Learns
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

BY and large the Government reasonably efficient
but try and tell this to certain businessman who had dealings
with a couple of agencies here last week.
The businessman contacted unit of the Office of Defense Mo-
blization tax amortization matter The ODM informed him
that before taking action, it"
would have to get the opinion of dor rnloyos ond
Evening star., 1953-09-30

relevant data to NPA. last
Wednesday. Yesterday, the busi-
nessman checked with NPA and
found the document had not yet
arrived. even though it had been
sent from one floor above six
days before.
When he reported this to an
ODM official. the official said.
That's funny. 1t usually takes
only three days"
&% r'
PARKING SITUATION-Fed-
eral employees who park their
cars in the parking lot on Four
teenth street across from the
Commerce Department building
are unhappy over General Serv-
ices Administrators action in
restricting the parking area they
can use.
There will still be 900 parking
spaces allotted for the employees,
but in a much smaller area.
The GSA has signed a new
contract with the A. g. B. Park
ing Lot Co. which operates the
Government owned lot. in which
the Government will get $4,000
year more in rental fees. In
turn. the space for Federal en-
ployeS' cars will be restricted SO
that a greater number of private
cars can park. Federal en-
ployes' cars will be parked bump
er-to- bumper and the keys will
have to be left in the cars, the
employees report.
The employees are complaining
because they say the smaller
space will cause considerable car
damage and also will result in a
snarled mess at night when the
workers try to get out of the
lot. incidentally. the current SIS
month parking rate for Fed
eral workers will remain the
same.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
One of the most important
civil service conferences in years
will begin this Sunday in Los
Angeles when the Civil Service
Assembly of the United States
and Canada will hold it's 1853
annual conference on public per-
sonnel administration. The ses-
SionS will last a week.
Various problems facing both
Evening star., 1953-09-30

Scattered for parts of New England
Middle Atlantic States and parts of Florida the Pacific
Northwest Northern Rockies 1t will be cooler over
the Northern PIains Ohio and Mississippi Valley areas
will the Central Plains and the North
Rockies Az Wlrephoto Map
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Tide Tables
The Sun and Moo,

The Sun and Moon,
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today 6:02 5:53
sun. tomorrow - 6:04 Dol
Moon, today 1:61 am. 200 pm
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital lcurrent month to date(: -
, 1953-01-29
British Foreign Sec
Eden to Visit U. S.
For Conferences

1t was revealed recently by
British Ambassador Sir Roger
Makins, that British Foreign
Secretary Anthony 3 e n
would visit the United States
in the near future.
Both he and Chancellor Of
the Exchequer R. A. Butler,
are expected to confer with
members Of the new Admins
tration some time in February
or March. Mr.. Eden will con-
fer with Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles.
, 1953-01-29
Pldns 10 Muke Atom
Electricity Under
Way in Britoin

Plans are reported to be
underway for the construction
of a generating plant for re-
search into the possibility of
Transforming atomic energy
into electricity for industrial
purposes in England, news re
ports say.
Experiments thus far has
shown that the best way of
producing electric current
from atomic energy was by
means of an improved type of
natural uranium ~reactor, or
atomic furnace, a British Off
Continued on last page)
, 1953-01-29
Mrs. MdrY Pluskett
Dies Suddenly at
Home Of Daughter

Mrs. Mary Plaskett was
found dead this morning by
her daughter and son-in-laW,
Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio Coma
lez in the room she occupies
over the store known as Sun
Dial, in Company Street some
time after nine o'clock. She
was 70.
Mrs. Gonzalez and her hus-
band missed her from about
7:30 and guessed she had gone
to one of the stores; they final
" looked in a room and found
her sitting in a chair. Think
ing she was i'll they tried to
revive her; when DR.. D. G.
Canegata arrived however, he
pronounced her dead.
Among her survivors are a
son and daughter.
Funeral services will be
held at the Holy Cross Catho-
lie Church at 4:3O pm. tomor
row evening.
, 1953-01-29
WAC Sergeant First
Gloss Ruby Rouse
Returns to New York

WAC Sergeant First Class
Ruby M. Rouse of Christian
sted, st. Croix, arrived at
Camp Drum, New York for
Exercise Snow Storm, and
Army winter t a n j n 6
maneuver.
With other Women's Army
Corps members from First
Army headquarters at Cover
nor's Island in New York
City, she will perform admin
istrative duties during the
operations which runs through
January, February and March.
"Snow Storm" involving
some $4,000 Army troops, is
designed to provide c Q ! d
weather training and condi-
tioning with the emphasis on
efficient operations under adj
verse weather conditions.
SIC Rouse, who has been in
the Women's Army Corps
since 1913, will serve in the
public information section of
"Snow Storm headquarters.
Her last assignment was with
Continued on last page)
, 1953-01-29
Article on Education
To be Featured
In Mondays Issue

What may prove to be the
first of a series of educational
articles will appear next Mon
day in the AVIS, written
b y Mrs. Juanita Caroline,
Assistant Superintendent Of
Education.
Mrs. Caroline has b e e n
asked by the AVIS to supply
such articles over ten years
ago; the request was renewed
during the intervening years
but pressure of work prevent
ed preparation Of these arti-
cles until recently the first
was received entitled "Educa-
tion--A Cooperative Business"
These articles should prove
of great interest to readers.
, 1953-01-29
VeterunsC Contact Rep.
Coming to ST. Croix
w esddY, Feb.4

Camilo Delgado Cuevas, Con
tact Representative Of the
Virgin Islands, is due here on
Wednesday, February 4, it
was made known today.
Mr.. Cuevas will be in Fred
eriksted from 1890 to 800 at
the Custom House and office
hours at the VA office in Chris
tiansted on the End Floor of
the Post Office.
He will then depart for st.
Thomas where he will serve
the Veterans there on Friday,
February 6.
, 1953-01-29
Gifts from Greece,
Israel Received dt
U.N. Headquarters

Gifts from Greece and the
new Israelite nation was re-
ceived at the United Nations
headquarters recently.
The Greeks sent a bronze
statue of Z-us, the king Of
Gods of Greek mythology, the
first of which was made over
two thousand years ago. AS
the photograph shows, it was
recently placed on view in the
lobby of the United Nations
building,
The Government of Israel
sent some 1000 square feet of
stone quarried m the
stored hills Of Judea for use
in the UN headquarters.
The stone, packed in p
wooden crates and weighing
80 tons, was formally received
by Secretary-Ge General Trygve
lie. It will be placed either in
A landscaped area as a walk
or platforms for sculpture.
, 1953-01-29
Personnel Mention

Miss Dagmar Sewer. re-
turned h 0 m e on Tuesday
morning from Washington
where she spent her vacation
visiting with her sister,
Miss Sewer is with the
Christiansted Hospital a n d
will return to her duties next
week.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-15
Old Belt Loans Buy
$500 Bright Leaf

Deliveries slackened last week as
the 1853 Old Belt marketing sea-
son drew near to an end. Gross
sales totaled POSSE ,903 pounds for
an average Of S3374 per hundred
The average was Sl39 under the
previous low Of last week. Sales for
the season We're placed at 231 :
1856 ,447 pounds averaging $43.
A small increase in the percent
age eof nondescript lowered the
general quality. Principal offerings
remained poor TO fair leaf and
ncndescript
The turnover to the Flue-cured
Sterilization Corporation under
the Government loan program
was around SO per cent Of gross
sales. Season deliveries were ap-
proximately 35 per cent of sales.
Brookneal Chase City and
Lawrenceville closed December
IL. Petersburg and Martinsville
will close Dec 16 Clarksville will
close Dec. l8. Danville and South
Boston will close for the Christ
mas holidays but will reopen
January II, and run through
January IS.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-15

up to 1900 In this season. il any
season. keep the children safe.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-15
New Field Representative Will Assist
q County Farm Bureau Groups

John r Bats began work this
month as a field representative
of the Virginia Farm Bureau
Federation He is serving %
counties in the southern and east
ern sections Of the state
Bats, a native Of Dinwiddie
county. has been working with
the Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual
Insurance Company in southwest
Virginia as sales supervisor since
May /
For two years prior to his join
ing the statewide work, Bats
had been a county Farm Bureau
leader III the state. leading his
county to a high position in num-
Der OF members Under his guild
ance the membership quota was
reached each year and the num-
Der was increased from about $50
to over 600 members in two years
Upon graduation from high
StiioCi' iiN al liitd Il Stdi bCiOi
entering Pennsylvania State Col
lege and studying a special course
in production engineering After
completion, he moved to Rich
mond and worked while attend
! ing night school at the University
OF Richmond studying fedora
| taxation and business.
In l949 he returned to his home
| county and in 1850 Joined the
Farm Bureau movement as county
secretary and insurance advisor
He is active in many civic affairs
and was defeated by a narrow
margin for the state senate il
1852.
Bats will be headquartered il
/ DinWiddie county and will Worl
in the following counties. Pitt.
! sylvanla, Campbell, Halifax
Charlotte, Appomattox, Prince
Edward, Buckingham, Cumber.
land, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg
Brunswick. DlnWiddie, Greenville
southampton. Sussex, Surry
Prince George. Isle of Wight
NanSemond. Norfolk. Princes!
Anne, Northampton, and Ac.
/ comac.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-15
Government Makes a Profit

retained possession, but recently it was de-
cided to sell the car to the highest bidder
The highest bidder, it seems, was Mrs
Robert L. Slaughter, Of Fort Worth, Texas
and unless another higher bid is received
as delayed mail, she will get the car. She
offered So 800 for the forty-nine year-old
one-cylinder job. The government bought
it in the thirties for $10O That's gain of
$4,000, or thrty-tive times the cost.
We would like to see more government
operations follow this pattern.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-15
Social Security Taxes Up

words. the money not needed to meet cur
rent benefits is used for operating expenses,
and a credit is set up by the Government
in form of bonds When the time comes, if
it ever does, when this credit is needed to
paw benefits. the Government Bonds will
have to be redeemed by the Treasury. This
procedure would be very we'll if the Gov
eminent was then operating with a balanc-
ed budget, but as long as there is a deficit,
the social security benefits must come from
current income 1t would become a pay las
vou-go tax and conceivably become burd-
ensome, when the producing generation is
taking care of the older generation.
If the present rate of three per cent
tax on payrols, shared in equally by the
employer and employee is roughly a third
of the present need we see little excuse to
increase tax to four per cent in order to sup
ply the [. s. Treasury with more money.
Properly. operating expenses Of the gov
eminent should be borne by all of the tax
payers Under the present complicated sys-
TEN of lending social security surplus to
the Treasury for current expenses, an UNI
due burden is placed ON industry, which
need not be increased. to say the least. We
trust Congress will freeze Social Security
taxes at the present level until it is dem
onstrated more money is needed to pay the
obligations of the program.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-15

THE L. S. Government recently revealed
it had completed one of the most pro-
ftable operations in the governments his
tory, 1t had disposed of an asset, purchas-
ed almost twenty years ago, and received
thirty-fve times the price paid by the gov
eminent.
The asset was a 1904 Cadillac. About
twenty years ago the Secretary of the IN
stration of highways, and cars, then and
now. Since that time the government has
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-12-15
Holidays Hold
Added Danger
For Children

Holidays can be dangerous days
for the youngsters. The menace is
fire.
Actually, fire is a year-round
threat TO children-their No. |
killer in home accidents. But at
this time Of year, added seasonal
hazards increase the danger Ex-
cited and over tired youngsters
are especially vulnerable to the
dangers of loosely woven costumes
and party dresses, decorative
candles and unsafe toys.
Protect them advises the Ma
tional Board Of Fire underwriters.
by following these simple fire
safety suggestions:
/ Freproof chldrenS clothing
made of loosely woven materials.
Dip such garments IN a solution
of 9 ounces Of boraX and 4 ounces
Of boric acid to a gallon OF water.
Wiring my hand. then hanp to dry
Freprooflng will last until the
clothes are Numbered, then il
must be repeated Use it on dolls
clothes too. as we'll as adults
| clothing. Grapes OF any washable
/ fabric.
,. Remember, candles are dan
| gerouS at any time-but particu-
larly when there are children
| around Electric candles are lust
as effective in decorating. anC
much safer.
g. When buying electric TOYS
OF any type always look for the
I'll label. 1t means the toys have
passed Underwriters Laboratories
tests for fire and shock hazards
AS an added safety measure
supervise play with even safe
electrical toys.
4. Some types of toys, such as
those involving flame or pressure
should not be given to little chill
dren. Others, such as chemica
sets, should be selected with care
and play With them should be
4 supervised.
5. Never leave children at home
alone! Last year. nearly 1900
children under 5 years old were
killed by fire. Deaths among the
5-l4 age group brought the tota,