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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-29
INVALID WOMAN.
80, BURNED
TO DEATH

PALMYRA, Va. - CAMP -
An 80-year-old woman, invalid
for more than 80 years, was
burned to death last week, when
flames swept through her home
in the Cleverdale section of
Fluvanna County.
The victim was Mrs. Mary
Corthern. She was unable to es-
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-29
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8:00-News: Quartettes
8:15-Church Reporter
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HHO1HAm 81 OOIE
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY
6;00-Sign on
6O0-8OO-The Clock
300 9:00-News MIR. & Mrs.
9!OO-News: Old Ship of Zior
9:15-10:OO-Old Ship of Zion
1O00-News: Jockey Club
l0:l5-12:0O-Jockey Club
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l2:00-News: Job Mart
News: Bliss Sat. only
1915 12:45-Bondu's Bliss
12:45-Between Us Girls
1:O0-3:00-Red, Hot and Blue
3:00-News: Jockey Club
3:15-5:00-The Jockey Club
500 6:OO-News Mr.. g. Mrs.
6:00-Sports Roundup
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7:00-Sign off
Evening star., 1953-07-23
Milk Commission 10 Study
Request by Arlington

A request of the Arlington
Public Utilities Commission to
exclude the county from milk
price regulation will be consid-
cred by the Virginia State Milk
Commission at a meeting in
Richmond on Monday.
John w. Owen, secretary Of
the milk commission, said he re-
ceived a letter from the Arling-
ton group requesting exemption
from the milk commissions
price-fixing power. The same
letter opposed a request now
pending before the milk COM
mission to raise the minimum
retail price of milk in Northern
Virginia a half cent.
Mr.. Owen said he expected the
milk commission would an
nounce decision on the mini
mum price increase, and also
take up the Arlington County
exemption request at the Mon
day meeting.
Evening star., 1953-07-23
D. {. Man Is CHARGED
In 1eamsters Dispute
BY the Associated Press

MONTREAL, July 23.-Frank
L. Tobin of Washington, chief
Statistician of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, yes
terday was arraigned on a charge
of Illegally taking over $4,000 in
funds of Local LOG of the Trans
port Drivers Union here. The
charge was brought by a deposed
officer of the local.
Mr.. Tobin asked for trial by
jury and preliminary hearing
was set for July 30. He was re-
leased on bail of $3.50.
He was arrested Tuesday and
held briefly on a warrant sworn
out by Neil Macdonald, ousted
business agent of the local. It
was one Of a series of incidents
in a dispute between interna-
tional headquarters Of the union
and deposed officers of the
Montreal local.
Headquarters of the 1BT re-
Gently appointed Mr.. Tobir
trustee of the Montreal local
His appointment followed re-
moval of some local officers fol-
what union officials called Ger
tain irregularities"
A spokesman at the teamsters
union office here said today Mr.
Tobin had reported over the tele-
phone the charge was an "ex.
pected effort on the part of the
deposed officer" Mr.. Tobin has
been with the union for many
years and lives at 1923 Mount
Pleasant street NV.
Evening star., 1953-07-23
Bay Bridge Passes
Physical Checkup:
Safe and Sound
By the Assoeioted Presi

BALTIMORE, July 23.-The
State Roads Commission says
motorists using the Chesapeake
Bay Bridge can stop worrying
about it's safety.
Consulting engineers have
given the 4.3 mile span a thor
ough physical examination prior
to its first birthday. July 80, and
they pronounce it in tip-top
shape.
Their report says:
There is no horizontal or ver-
tical displacement of any of the
piers, bents or abutments."
| Because of alignment of hand
rails and curbings, motorists get
the idea as they drive across and
look along the rails that the
bridge has developed says. But
what it amounts to is an optical
illusion. said the report by the
J. E. Greiner Co. of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1953-07-23

nounced its sixth annual awards
program for the outstanding
young men in Government.
The organization has made
several changes from previous
years and they are all to the
good. For one thing, the age
limit has been raised from So
to 40. Also, there will be two
flrst-place awards-one for the
best administrative employe and
one for the best trained tech
nical or scientific employe.
These changes give many more
employees chance to compete
and affords greater recognition
for the type of work being done.
The winners will be an
nounced late in October. The
program is named in honor of
Defense Mobilizer Arthur S.
Flemming, a former Civil Serv-
ice Commissioner with an out
standing record of having
strengthened the Governments
personnel system.
INTERNAL REVENUE-The
Internal Revenue Bureau has
handed out the bad news to
585 of its employees here. OF this
total, 394 will be dismissed and
the other 191 workers will be
denoted to lower-paying jobs.
Next month, the bureau will
hand out an additional 400 lay
off notices.
\
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
District of Columbia locals of
the AFL American Federation
OF Government Employees will
hold a dinner at 7:30 pm. to-
morrow in the Mayfower Hotel
in honor of the Ages new sec
retary-treasurer, Miss Henrietta
E. Gliding, and Mrs. Bernice B.
Heffner, the former secretary
treasurer. Z. The Interior De-
partment Recreation Committee
will hold its annual picnic Sat-
urday at Fort Hunt. A highlight
will be the selection of Miss
Interior of 1883" The fol-
lowing Air Force Department
employees have been given cash
awards and pay raises for out
standing performance: A. Eu-
gene Steward, Daniel M. Pruitt,
Parker c. Reed, Jack H. Pock-
rass, James T. Walden, Joseph
P. Hochreiter, Myra M. Siegel,
Mrs. Ethel B. Sayle, Mrs. Doro-
thy E. Bison, Mrs. Edythe N.
Steward, Catherine H. Lewis,
Raymond c. Murphy, Nadia M.
Lechner, Marilyn James, Russell
T. Scott, Edwina Blizzard and
Mrs. Mae H. Beach. Mrs.
Elizabeth MCGEE has just COM
pleted her 47th year of service
with the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. Also, at the bureau
Sverett Totten, John c. Kern, j.
William Butler and Wilbert r.
May have been given cash
awards for meritorious efficiency
Evening star., 1953-07-23
State Prepares 10 Lift
Peace Cross Roads;
AAA Demands Action

The District American Auto
mobile Association today called
on the State of Maryland to pro-
ceed without delay on it's plan to
raise the roads at Bladensburg' S
oft-f1ooded Peace Cross intersec-
tion.'
Motorists are tired of PLAYING
Noah and sending out peaceful
doves with olive branches to un-
willing political interests which
are Indifferent to the economic
losses sustained by vehicle own
ers using that area at f1oodtime. -
LIE Verae johnson, manager of
the District AAA, declared.
Governor McKeldin of Mary
land has said that his State
Roads Commission would elevate
the roads at Peace Cross this
year unless Congress appropri-
ated funds to allow the Army
Engineers to start work on their
much discussed overall plan for
flood control on the Anacostia
River.
The roads commission shelved
the road-raising plan earlier this
year at the request of Mary
lands Senators and Representa-
tives, who hoped to get the Army
program approved. Tuesday,
however, a House-Senate confer
ence committee failed to include
Peace Cross construction funds
in the Army Engineers appro-
priation bill, which would seem
to doom the Anacostia project
for this session.
Gov. McKeldin said after the
committees action was disclosed
that he would direct his roads
commission to dust off the road
raising plan. The commission
was comforting today to deter
mine when work can begin.
Russell H. Mccain, State Roads
Commission chairman, said when
the commission put aside the
road-raising project that his
agency had agreed only to post
pone the plan until it became
clear what action Congress will
take. In May, he said that if
Congress fails to appropriate
money for the Army Engineers
Anacostia program, I'VE will go
in there and raise those roads
as we originally planned"
The road-raising program,
which will cost the State an esti-
mated 100000, involves elevat-
ing Highways l and so at Peace
Cross about five feet to carry
traffic above flood waters. Ducts
are to be put under the roads to
allow flood waters to drain into
the Anacostia.
The AAA official in today's
statement praised Gov. McKeldin
"for his intention to order an i'm
mediate start on the 100000
road-raising program"
1T is hoped that Maryland's
Governor will brook no delays in
getting work under way -"
Mr.. johnson said. Nothing of a
satisfactory nature, by way of a
solution, has been accomplished
here the past third of a century,"
Evening star., 1953-07-23
officials said this

Government re employment
through the commissions pro-
gram. This list is expected to
be swelled considerably as a
result of reduction n-force pro-
grams that a number of Federal
agencies are now engaged in.
The csc had been criticized
for it's slowness in getting its
program under way. Commits
sion officials said today it took
considerable time to survey the
situation before getting down to
action.
SETTLING DOWN-The diff
f1cult period of transition be-
tween the new Republican
agency heads and Federal en-
ployes is drawing to a close. This
is the view of James C. Worthy
Assistant Secretary of Com
merce for administration.
In a speech in Atlanta before
the local Kiwanis Club, Mr.
Worthy declared there was "a
period of doubt and mistrust,
which I am bound to say was
mutual"
THAT period, happily, is draw
ing to an end as the new ad-
ministratorS and the career per-
sonnet are becoming better ac-
Quainted, as the new lines of
policy become more clearly ar
ticulated, and as the new spirit
of teamwork and cooperation
begins to take hold" Mr.. Worthy
explained.
"All in all, I think, we have
negotiated this period of transi-
ton with remarkable smooth
ness, all things considered" the
Commerce official said. Mr..
Worthy praised the vast major
ity of Federal employees, declar-
ing the administration has found
them to be completely loyal and
devoted public servants" He
added, THE career employees are
proving of invaluable assistance
to the new administrators as
they come to grips with their
problems"
CONTEST - The Junior
Chamber of Commerce has an
Evening star., 1953-07-23

suggestions. Charles "Jim"
Nelson is the Civil Service Com
missions new deputy director of
information. Local /, Gov
ernment Workers Union, CIO,
holds its monthly membership
meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in
the Washington Post Building.
The AFL American Fedora
ton of Technical Engineers has
Evening star., 1953-07-23
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Fair. less
humid and slightly cooler to-
night, lowest about SO. Tomor-
row, mostly sunny with high
around IS.
MISUNDERSTANDING and slight
ly cooler tonight, low 65-70. eX-
cept around 60 on the Allegheny
plateau. Tomorrow, fair and less
humid with high 1896.
notwithstanding and cooler
tonight, low 65-70, except around
Evening star., 1953-07-23
Committee May Call
z Ministers Named
|At Oman Hearing
BY the Associoted Press

The House Committee on Un-
American Activities meets today
with the likelihood it will
authorize subpoenas for two
ministers whose names figured
in the hearing granted Methodist
Bishop G. Bromley Oman.
Chairman Velde refused tc
brief newsmen on the agenda
for the closed session. But other
members indicated action will
be taken regarding DR.. Harry F
Ward and the Rev. Jack Richard
McMichael.
Representative Clardy, Repub-
lican, of Michigan said Tuesday
night that in secret testimony
taken recently in New York and
Washington both were named as
members of the Communist
Party.
DR.. Ward, described as a re-
tired member of New York S
Union Theological Seminary
faculty. could not be reached.
At his home at Palisades, N. j.,
it was said he was vacationing
in Canada.
(The Star enormously re-
ferred to him yesterday as
"the late DR.. Ward.")
Testimony to Be Reviewed.
Mr.. McMichael, former exec
utive secretary of the Methodist
Federation for Social Action,
said he was not a member of
the Communist Party. He is
now pastor of the Methodist
Church at Upper Lake, Calf.
A restudy of Bishop Oxnam's
testimony is also in order at
today'S committee session. Diff
ferences of opinion reared up
yesterday regarding the mean
ing of a resolution the commit
tee adopted toward the close of
the hearing which lasted nearly
10 hours Tuesday.
Representative Jackson, Re-
publican, of California, con-
tended the Bishop was neither
cleared" nor found guilty" by
the committee action, since he
said the Bishop had not been
charged with anything.
Representative Doyle, Demo-
crat, of California, however, in
sisted the committee clearly de-
clared it had no evidence which
showed the churchman was af-
filiated with the Communist
Party.
File Request Left in Air.
The resolution, adopted after
being offered by Mr.. Doyle and
seconded by Mr.. Jackson, de-
clared that the records OF this
committee show that this COM
mittee has no record of any
Communist Party membership
or affiliation by Bishop Oman. /"
Left hanging in the air was
the Bishops request that the
committees file on him be re-
vised in the light of explanations
or sdenials he made with regard
to various items carried under
his name.
Mr.. Velde was Joined by Rep
resentatives Clardy, Scherer, Re-
publicans, of Ohio, and Walter.
Democrat, of Pennsylvania, in
a stand that no revisions are
necessary "since the new hearing
record will speak for ITSELF"
Mr.. Jackson, who was asked by
Bishop Oman to apologize for
speech in which he bitterly
attacked the Methodist leader
several months ago. remained
silent as to his plans in this
regard.
Evening star., 1953-07-23

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 90. on jury 2 and Is.
Lowest. %, on March 2.
High and Low Of Last "A Hours.
High. 90. at $40 pm.
Low. "a. at 4;57 am.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1953-07-23

so from the Blue Ridge west.
Tomorrow, fair and less humid
high 80-87.
Wind - Northwest at 1920
miles per hour tonight and to-
morrow.
River Report.
(From U. S. Engineers.l
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear al
Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
tReadings Washington National Airport.
Yesterday Pet Today Pet
Noon - 90 Midnight ---- 90
4 pm. - 5S 4 am. --- %
) pm. ---- so ~ am. ------ 81
Evening star., 1953-07-23

The Sun and Moon.
Evening star., 1953-07-23

NOlAIl1lS0lOu
first firing di-
receive W a S
m e ly the
forerunner to
others tn a t
will be issued
S o on. T h e
CO m m i sSion
did not iden-
tify the agen-
cieS involving
the 160.
The csc
said $50 job
less c ar e e L
employees are
now seeking
Evening star., 1953-07-23
38 Pass Examination
As Public Accountants

The Board of Accountancy for
the District today announced
the results of the May. 1858, uni
form CPA examination.
The following 33 persons
passed the examination for Ger
titled Public Accountant:
Evening star., 1953-07-23
PsYchiatrists Named
To Examine Suspect
In Taggart Staying

A psychiatric examination of
Clarence E. Watson. jr., accused
of killing Miss Alyce o. Taggart,
was being arranged today as the
Government reported it had
completed grand jury presenta-
ton of four cases involving the
19-year-old shoeshine boy.
PsychiatriSts in private prac-
tice rather than those attached
to either Gallinger or st. Eliza
beths Hospitals were asked to
make the mental examination.
They are DR.. Elmer Klein and
DR.. Morris Kleinerman.
The purpose of a prompt
psychiatric examination. it was
explained, is to determine the
prisoners mental condition
soon after arrest to rule out, if
possible, a finding of insanity
at the time the act was COM
mitted.
Eleven Witnesses Heard.
Eleven witnesses went before
the grand jury yesterday to tes-
tify against Watson in three
cases. The fourth case, accusing
Watson of the rape-robbery of
an airline hostess in the 1700
block of P street NV. last May
was heard last Monday.
Witnesses yesterday included:
Deputy Coroners Christopher
j. Murphy and Richard Rosen-
berg, to testify on the blows
which killed Miss Taggart July
5, as well as their subsequent
examination of Watson. DR..
Murphy has reported finding
traces of blood on Watson during
an examination last Saturday.
Detective Sergt. Patrick Den
nihan, who repeatedly heard
WatSon'S oral admissions of the
Taggart killing, and Detective
Sergt. A. D. Clarke, who told
coroner'S jury he took Watson's
formal confession.
First Policeman on Scene.
Pvt. Charles C. Cox of the
third precinct, the first police
man on the scene July 6 when
Miss Taggart's body was discov-
cred on the floor of her second
floor room at SCOTS Hotel for
Women, 2131 o street NV.
Mrs. Margaret Giles, manager
of SCOTS Hotel. who accompanied
police when Watson was brought
to the hotel for a re-enactment !
of the crime.
Mrs. Marguerite Lambert,
from whom Watson rented a
room in an eighth floor apart
ment at 2100 Nineteenth street
NV.
Detective Sergt. James Hunter |
and a woman whose name was
not disclosed, to testify about
housebreaking in the 2100 block i,
of Third street NE. last April, !
where a 68-year-old woman was
knocked to the floor in the course
of robbery.
-
June Robbery Related.
Detective Charles Mackie and
a woman whose name also was
not disclosed, to testify about
June robbery in the 1000 block
of Q street NV, where a hand
kerchief was stuffed in the vic
TINS mouth.
The grand jury was expected
to act in the four cases next
Monday
Meanwhile. police scotched re-
ports that they planned to ques-
ton Watson about the killing
of Florence Soriano, a 17-year-
old mother, on N street last
November. Deputy Chief E. E.
Scott said the method of opera
ton was not the same as that /
used in the SCOTS Hotel case
and Watson was not suspect in
the Soriano case,
Evening star., 1953-07-23

organized atomic energy en-
ployes working for the Canadian
government.
Evening star., 1953-07-23
Milk Cows Decrease e

MAD1SON.-The number of
milk cows on United States
farms decreased by about Is per
cent from 1914 to 1852. it is
estimated,
Evening star., 1953-07-23
csc Orders 76O Fired in First
Move to Rehire Cdreerists
By Joseph Young

The Civil Service Commission today series
OF rng of Government temporary their
replacement by displaced workers.
Showing that business program to find iobs
for displaced careerist the agencies here
to fire 100 temporary inded-
mites and replace a...., a..
Evening star., 1953-11-20
20 Young Aviation
Essay Winners 10
See IWining Monday

Ten boys and 10 girls, selected
as honorary major commando
ers" and "WAF" directors of the
Air Force win meet with Gen.
Nathan F. Twining. air chief
of staff. Monday at the Penta-
gon,
They represent final selections
from among youngsters through
out the Nation and will spend
two days here. Their visit, which
will include a tour of the Capt.
tai, is being conducted with the
assistance of National Kiwanis
and National Kids Foundation.
Air Force commanders and
Kiwanis officials chose them for
each major air command in the
United States from among the
$4,000 youngsters who visited
air bases on September 6-Na-
tional Kids Day.
Those selected include Paul
Scherzer, II, of 1875 Denver
street Sc. He was chosen for
the Continental Air Command
and at the time lived at Ocean
side. N. Y.
Another selection was Marie
Dahl. Is, who now lives in
Schenectady. N. Y, was at the
time of selection lived in Arling-
ton.
Those selected, ranging in age
from IL to 16, were named on
the basis of the content and lit
erary quality of essays on ''Re-
sponsibilities of Citizenship in
the Air Age"
A Pentagon luncheon for the
group Monday will be attended
by Col. Mary 10 Shelley, director
OF the women in the Air Force:
Maj. Gen. Charles I. Carpenter
chief of Air Force chaplains.
E. K. Morris. president of the
Washington Kiwanis Club, and
A. L. Lee. chairman of the bows
and girls committee of the club.
and Gen. Twining.
Evening star., 1953-11-20

LUcerne soves you money on WTAMN MILK, too
Homogenized Mk-wth US p of
(Incerns Homogenized Milk.
Evening star., 1953-11-20
Greek Monarchs Leave
For Virginia Visit Toniqht
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 20.-
The King and Queen of Greece
will resume their Nationwide
tour tonight after completing q
two-day sightseeing tour Of
New Orleans.
The royal couple, whose next
port of call is Richmond, Va.
arrived here early yesterday and
were honored in a rain-damp-
ened parade and city hall cele-
bration.
King Paul. with Queen Fred
erika sitting beside him on the
Evening star., 1953-11-20

More richness Lucerne is richer than
laws require, richer than other leading nom
premium homogenized milks. This means
Lucerne gives you extra food energy value
and extra good flavor.
Evening star., 1953-11-20
Ruin Made to Order

BOHEMIAN. Mont. (R. - The
three Homer brothers. Lee. Ed
and John. by pulling a switch
handle. can put 3 inches Of
rain" on a piece Of land q half
mile long and 80 feet wide in
six hours. They have one Of the
largest spray irrigation systems
in Montana.
Evening star., 1953-11-20
Snake Around Her Lea

McCOOL. Neb. up. - Just
walking to high school can be
pretty exciting. Shirley Borden
stepped on a rattlesnake. which
promptly coiled around her leg.
The snake. apparently sluggish
from chilly weather. did not at
tempt to bite. The girl kicked
the reptile off and a McCool man
finished it with an AK.
Evening star., 1953-11-20

nue. Commissioner T. Coleman
Andrews to make final agree
ments in tax disputes, such. as
when a taxpayer challenges a
Revenue Service decision. These
previously had to be finally ap-
proved by the Treasury Secre-
tary.
Mr.. Andrews already had been
authorized to accept tax compro-
mize offers.
Evening star., 1953-11-20

Revenue Service for handling in
dividual tax cases.
This gradual handing down Of
authority. he said in an an
nouncement yesterday, viii cut
duplication and delay while re-
serving policy decisions to the
Treasury.
Secretary Humphrey said yes
terday he has authorized Reve-
Evening star., 1953-11-20

reviewing stand, told the UNI
brella carrying crowd that
Greece was thankful for the
spiritual aid given his country
in World War II and in the
battle against Greek Communist
guerrillaS.
Evening star., 1953-11-20
Full Power in Tax Cases
Given 10 Revenue Service
By iha Assoeintsd Pres,

Secretary Of the Treasury
Humphrey says he has delegated
full authority to the Internal
Evening star., 1953-11-20
'chu Chin 2,238 Times

The play "Chu Chin Chow"
now holds the record for Lon
don stage performances with a
run of 2,238 showings.
Evening star., 1953-11-20
.18 THE EVENING STAR

washington, d. 9.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER go, 1888
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-30
Mrs. j. L. Tapscott
Dies at New Canton

A funeral service for Mrs. Ellen
Williams Tapscott. SO. OF Buck
nghQm. will be heid at this
afternoon at Tnacker Brothers
Chapel in Scottsville Interment
will take place in the family
cemetery near Scottsville.
Mrs Tapscott. widow of John
Z. Tapscott died Wednesday
oct. IS. at the home OF her
daughter. Mrs. Virginia Boiling,
of New Canton
Surviving are five sons, Leake
and Joseph Tapscott. OF Scots
vile. Vincent Tapscott, Of Silver
Spring, Md, John Tapscott, OF
Norfolk. and Walter Tapscott. OF
Midway Island two daughters
Mrs Virginia Boiling and Mrs
Gussie Stephenson. of Palmyra
Two brothers William w VIII
nans of Chester. and Roger VII
Ian?s Of Ohio one sister Mrs
Callie Taggart of Scottsville; II
grandchildren and two great
prandchildren