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Evening star., 1953-04-23
Bar Group Plans
Own Newspaper
Starting Moy,25

A new newspaper will invade
the Washington journalistic field
May Is with the appearance of
a four-page tabloid to be pub
lished by "the Fifth Ward" of
the District Bar Association.
The Fifth Ward is an unoffi-
cial organization of lawyers who
maintain offices on Fifth street
NV. across from Municipal
Court.
Attorney Charles E. Ford,
acknowledged "chief" of the
Fifth Ward, who said he didn't
want his name mentioned, an
nounced the proposed news
paper. He said it would appear
on the day of the annual Bar
Association outing at the Con-
gressional Country Club May 25
and would be published for sub
sequent affairs thereafter.
Motto of the publication, he
said. will appear in the masthead
as There Is No Iron Curtain
Around Judiciary Square"
Evening star., 1953-04-23
Former WAVE Officer Wins
Coronation ] 7ripWithHusbund

A former WAVE lieutenant has
won a trip to London to attend
the coronation. and she will be
able to take her husband with
her.
Mrs. Ward H. Tanner, of 2032
Belmont road NV, and her
husband were notified yeSter-
day by Fred L. Diegel, sales rep
resentative for the Nestle Co.,
that they will leave for London
by plane on May 80. The coro-
nation is June 2.
She was one of 10 winners in
a national contest sponsored by
the firm over the National
Broadcasting Co.'S television net
work. The program concerned
was seen locally over Station
WNBW.
THE trip also will include a
flight to Paris and Versailles as
we'll as several television appear
ances in New York. The couple
Evening star., 1953-04-23
Capital Bank Deposits
Down S39 Million
Since End Of 1852
By DonoId B. HodIey

Deposits Of Washington's 10
banks and trust companies to-
tailed $l,23l,745.10S on April 20,
a decrease of $39,179,286 since
the end of 1852 and $4,s29, ,668
below March 81, 1852.
This was revealed today by a
call for condition from the new
controller of the currency, Ray
M. Gidney. Heavy tax payments
were a factor.
The total for December 81,
1852, was $1,270.924.394, while
that for March 81, 1852. date of
the corresponding call last year,
was $1,236,574,776.
Four Show Increases.
All but four of the institutions
showed declines from December
81. The gains were: National
Bank of Washington, $685.
761: AnacoStia National Bank.
$257, ,422; Industrial Bank, $685.
068, and National Capital Bank,
1921 ,608.
Compared with a year earlier,
there were 10 declines and nine
increases.
Among the leading gains from
a year earlier were: Union Trust
Co.. $4,877,856; Riggs National.
$3.461 .286; Anacostia National,
So, 1925 American Security
& Trust, ST, ,844, ,625. and Security
Bank, $1,196,973.
Deposit totals for the various
institutions on April 20 are COM
pared below with those for March
81, 1852:
Evening star., 1953-04-23

will be accompanied by the other
nine couples who were chosen on
the basis of their product in
dorsement.
Mrs. Tanner is working on her
masters thesis in creative writ
ing from Stanford University.
Her husband Is a free-lance
writer who formerly was a lieu
tenant commander in the Navy.
Some of his photography was
seen in the current NBC-TV
series Victory at Sea-"
They have a 20-month old
daughter, Catherine.
Mrs. Tanner served in the
WAVES for four years during the
war. She also was recalled to
duty from July, 1850 to May,
1851. This was the first contest
she had ever entered and she
sent in about five or six entries.
The trip will be by Pan Amer
ican World Airways.
Evening star., 1953-04-23
Women Are Attacked
In KaIorama Area

Police searched today for three
colored men who last night
knocked two women to the
ground and stole the purse of one
of them at Twenty-fourth street
and Kalorama road NV.
The women were identified by
police as Miss Anna Gacobi, At,
a maid employed at 6 Kalorama
circle, and Miss Katie Steinback,
SIS, trained nurse employed at
2541 Waterside drive NV. Miss
Steinback suffered a cut lip.
The attackers, all said to be in
their 20's. grabbed Miss Gacobi's
purse and escaped. police said.
The purse contained $24 and per-
sonal papers.
Evening star., 1953-04-23
Red Papers Shoot Barbs
Al Clare Luce in Rome
by the Assoeiated Press

ROME, April 23.-Clare Boothe
Luce received straightforward
greetings from most of Rome's
morning newspapers today, but
the Communist L'Unita-as ex-
pected-was something less than
chivalrous.
Commenting on the arrival
yesterday of the new United
States Ambassador. L'Unita
called her an elderly lady" and
said she spoke with a Brooklyn
accent"
The Communist organ also
printed a cartoon, entitled "ar-
rival from America" depicting
Mrs. Luce walking down the
gangplank in front of a masked
gangster labeled "Sciortino. ;"
Pasquale Sciortino. brother-in-
law of the late Sicilian bandit
Salvatore Guiliano, arrived in
Italy on another ship earlier this
week. He had been deported
from the United States and faces
life sentence in Sicily for ban
dit crimes.
Evening star., 1953-04-23

Mr.. Ryle had been with Amer
ican Airlines for two years and
has been chairman of the Pub
lie Relations Committee of The
Air Transport Association.
March Revenues Gain.
Capital Airlines reported rec
ord March revenues of $3,420,259,
highest ever recorded for the
month, and $682 .S97 or 25 per
cent over revenues of March
1852.
The company earned an oper-
ating profit in March Of $87, 7,661
and net profit of $69, 1913. COM
pared with an operating loss Of
1921, ,636 and a net loss Of $780,.
47S in March q year ago.
Evening star., 1953-04-23
g. 0. P. in Arlington.
May Give Up Plans
For July IA Primary
By Alex R. Preston

Arlington Republicans appar-
emily will have to give up plans
for holding a primary July IA
because a candidate was late In
paying his filing fee.
Bennie L. Fletcher, .jr., an at
torney, one of two G.. o. P. can
didates for one County Board
seat. did not pay his $36 fee to
Treasurer Colin c. Macpherson
until the morning of April Is.
The deadline was the previous
midnight.
And there aren't enough Re-
publican candidates for other of
fees to justify a primary.
The development apparently
spells victory for a faction that
has long opposed this method
of nomination and has favored
the convention plan, instead.
Groom Resigns.
Robert L. Groom, county
G.. o. P. chairman, who is a
strong advocate of primaries for
offices at all levels, has submitted
his resignation and the Execu-
tive Committee will meet Tues
day night to name a successor
as well as to consider the
Fletcher matter.
Mr.. Groom said he must de-
vote more attention to his real
estate business. The issue of
primaries versus conventions has
nothing to do with his move, he
said.
One of the areas original
supporters of Eisenhower be-
fore Abilene" Mr.. Groom said
that after the election, II was
besieged with letters and re-
quests from all kinds of 'Repub-
licans' whom I had never heard
OF before. I'm just stepping
aside for awhile to sell more
houses to the incoming Republi-
cans in this administration"
Board to Meet Soon.
The Arlington Electoral Board
apparently will have the, final
say on whether Mr.. Fletcher is
disqualified. It is expected to
hold a meeting soon.
There is a difference of opin-
ion among G. o. P. leaders over
an Interpretation of State law
coupled with local party regu-
lations. Attorney Oren R. Lewis,
who has been identified with
the group favoring convention
nominations. said he had been
consulted on the matter and he
is not ready to give an opinion,
but does feel considerable doubt
as to whether Mr.. Fletcher re-
mains qualified candidate.
Evening star., 1953-04-23
By Nelson M. Shepard

Two new credit services-one
operated experimentally by a
bank-have been started in the
Washington area.
They are designed to make it
easier for customers to pay and
for merchant clients to collect.
The stores send their sales slips
to the new services, which in
turn bill the customers. One
customer check pays any number
of his accounts.
First bank to enter the field
is the Old Dominion Bank of
Arlington. Others reported are
watching it's progress.
The second operator is the re-
Gently opened Central Charge
Service of 513 Eleventh street
NE. It caters principally to
small stores and businesses, the
big stores preferring to do their
own billing.
Central Charge now has some
$50 store clients in the area. In
five months of doing business, it
has issued 10000 individual
credit cards. Prospective Gus
toners are applying for the cards
at rate of 5000 per month,
company officials said.
Our facilities are open to
every, one below the six large
department stores" explained
President Harry Malasky.
Among the department stores
the bureau is regarded as a COM
petitor. They employ Credit Bu-
reau, Inc. or the long established
Mercantile Agency, Inc, in
screening all new credit appli-
cants, but these firms do no bill
ing or collecting for their clients.
Their files contain the individual
credit ratings of several million
persons representing the perma-
nent residents and the floating
population for years back. They
furnish credit information and
make inquiries for their clients.
Bill paying is a daily practice
of the new Central Charge. Each
individual passed on successfully
is given a customer credit card,
good at any of the member
stores. The stores send in these
customers sales slips to the bu-
reau on a daily basis, receiving
the bureaus payment check in
return mail.
One bill each month combin-
ing all purchases is sent to the
individual customer who thus is
required to write only one check
for the total amount. The bu-
reau handles mainly 3O-day
charge accounts but arrange
ments may be made with the
merchant at time of purchase
for 90-day payment-one-th third
each month-for large purchases
on the same account. There is
no charge or carrying cost to
the holders of credit cards. The
usual installment-credit accounts
are out.
The list of stores subscribing
to the service is a cross-section
of the local retail trade-with
food stores excepted for the pres
ent. With the expansion of the
Evening star., 1953-04-23
Real trouble Within Soviet Is Seen by Mrs. Roosevelt

ton for the United Nations"
"They have no top hand at
the helm, as they had before.
We should, however, be as wise
as possible and not go to sleep,
but watch every indication and
weigh every statement from So
Wet representatives in order to
determine. if we can, what is be-
hind their policy"
Evening star., 1953-04-23
BY the Assoeioted Press

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, April %
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt yes
terday expressed a belief there
is real trouble within the Soviet
Union"
Il believe there is great con-
fusion within the Soviet" she
told a news conference spon-
sored by the American Associa-
Evening star., 1953-04-23
Total S1,23l,745,1Os S1,a36,574.f7
New u. S. Bonds Allotted.

|
New U. S. Bonds Allotted.
The Treasury yesterday an
nounced a 20 per cent allotment
on subscriptions for the cash
Offering of ga per cent Treasury
bonds of 1888, for which sub
scriptions aggregated $5.25 bill
lion.
A Treasury official said banks
had been of great assistance in
wedding out so-called free rid
ers," who expected to make a
quick profit with a down pay
ment of 10 per cent. Banks CO.
operated in reduction of sub
scriptions on the basis of the
subscribers net worth.
Subscriptions in amount up
to and including $4,000 were al
lotted in full and $117.779,000
was allotted to Government in
vestment accounts.
The Treasury spokesman said
the Treasury had no alternative
to the longer-term issue with
higher rate. other than to finance
through the banks, which he said
would be the same as issuing
more money and adding to in
fiation. He said the Treasury ex-
pected to base its rates on future
issues on the going market rate.
Bricker to Be Speaker.
Senator Bricker. Republican,
of Ohio will be guest speaker at
Tuesdays luncheon meeting Of
the United States Chamber Of
Commerce at the Mayflower Ho-
tel at 12:45 pm. This is ses-
sion dealing with business lead
ership, and the topic of the
speakers address is What Is
Governments Role?"
The annual meeting of the
chamber, Sunday through
Wednesday. will be the largest
yet planned in view of the in
terest attached to problems in
the new administration.
At Tuesdays luncheon meet.
ing, H. Bruce Palmer. president
of the Mutual Benefit Life In
surance Co.. will speak on THE
individuals Responsibility in
Achieving Security" Mr.. Pal
mer is president also of the New
Jersey State Chamber Of Com
merce.
Bank Women to Meet.
Women officers of Washington
banks will attend a conference
on May 1-3 at the Chamberlain
Hotel, Old Point Comfort. Va.
The sessions will be conducted
by the Middle Atlantic and New
England Divisions of the Asso-
citation Of Bank Women. Chair
man of the conference is Mrs.
Virginia L. Hall, vice president
Of the American National Bank
of Portsmouth. Va.
j. K. LASER, prominent New
York auditor, will address to-
nights dinner meeting of the
District of Columbia Institute Of
Certified Public Accountants at
the Mayflower Hotel. The recep-
ton starts at 6 pm.
Gets Federation Post.
Joseph D. Ryle, director Of
public relations for American
Airlines, Inc, will assume duties
May / as executive vice presi-
Evening star., 1953-04-23

dent of the
Federation for
Railway Prog
ress. In his
new position
he ep la C e S
r o b er t M.
Drysdale. jr..
who resigned
to bee m e
vice president
general sales
manager for
the Virginia
Metal Prod
uctS Corp. OF
NNon0a Uo
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Trip Lands Mitzi,
War Orphan, at BeIvoir Home

A twinkling-eyed little Eu-
rasian girl, born in Yokohama.
Japan, came "home" to Fort Bel
voir recently, fulfilling a year.
long dream for 1t. Col. Ralph
H. Pugh and his wife.
The child, Mitzi Karen Pugh,
almost 5 years old, was adopted
by the Engineer Center chaplain,
who has another daughter, Anita,
the same age and three sons,
Jerry. 13. Ken, IL, and Robert. 6.
The story of Mitzi's 10000
mile trip to Washington, began
almost three years ago when
Mrs. Pugh was with her husband
in Yokohama.
The chaplain's wife, inter-
ested in the welfare of war or
phans, visited an orphanage in
the Japanese city and saw Mitzi,
believed to be the offspring of
an American soldier and a Jap
anese mother.
During her daily visits to the
institution, Mrs. Pugh became
so fond of Mitzi she decided to
adopt her last October.
Until the legal red tape Of
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Signing Of spanish-U. 5.
Pact Reported Near
BY The Assoei0ted Press

MADRID, Sept. 9. - High
Spanish sources said yesterday
the United States and Spain
will sign a military pact during
the week of September IA CIV
ing the right to use Spanish
naval and air bases.
This was reported as United
States Ambassador James Dunn
returned in a presidential plane
from conferences in Denver
with President Eisenhower.
Mr.. Dunn was accompanied by
Maj. Gen. August Kissner, chief
of the American team which has
been conducting negotiations
with Spain for more than a year.
1t was also learned that Gen.
Kissner is slated to remain in
Spain to head the contemplated
American military establishment.
Mr.. Dunn declined to comment
on the progress of the protracted
and controversial negotiations.
The Spanish sources also de-
clined to say what the terms of
the reported agreement were,
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Iranian Says Laurentiey
Appears in Good Health
By the As.oeia,ed Press

TEHERAN, Sept. 9.-An Iran
ian diplomatic official says So
Wet Ambassador Anatoly Law
rentiev appears to be in good
health. Rumors last week had
the envoy variously a suicide,
dying. poisoned, shot, slashed or
imprisoned in his own Embassy.
Iranian protocol official Alb
dolhossein Haykaden told news
men he chatted with Mr.. Lavren-
tiev for half an hour yesterday
at the Soviet summer Embassy
in nearby zarganden, and that
the AmbaSsador-in pajamas-
appeared physically and spirit
ually in good health" Mr.. Hay
kaden said he had not noticed
any marks of violence.
Evening star., 1953-09-09

adopting the youngSter under
japanese law was taken care Of,
Mitzi went to live with Mr. and
Mrs. Torrance Sheriff., friends
of Col. Pugh and his wife, while
the chaplain moved. to Belvoir
on new assignment.
Finally, Public Law 162 was
passed, permitting entry to 500
orphans from all over the world.
Mrs. Sheriff. placed Mitzi
aboard a plane in Japan in the
care of Sergt. Charles D. Perkins,
OF Harrodsburg, KY, former
chauffeur for Allied Negotiator
1t. Gen. William K. Harrison.
Sergt. Perkins, en- route home,
escorted the girl as far as Travis
Air Force Base, Calf, where she
was met by friends of the Sher-
rills, who kept her until Col.
Pugh arrived.
A bilingual child, Mitzi, whose
Japanese name is Mitsue, took
the adventure with all the
aplomb of an experienced world
traveller. Her chief concern
seemed to be her entrance this
week into the post kindergarten.
Evening star., 1953-09-09

stations, has purchased control
ling interest in two Edinburgh,
Scotland, daily newspapers.
Mr.. Thomson bought the prin-
cipal interest in the Scotsman
Newspaper which includes Scots
man, a morning publication, the
Evening Dispatch and the
Weekly Scotsman.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Rules Bur Winner

Carel Peter Bouwens OF Shep-
perton, England, won a prize in
last years Richmond Horse Show
but this year was too young to
enter, because of a change in
rules.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Florida Publisher BUYS
z Edinburgh Papers
BY the Assoeiated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Sept.
9.-Roy H. Thomson, president
of the st. Petersburg Inde-
pendent and owner of several
Canadian newspapers and radio
Arkansas State press., 1953-08-07
Pine Bluff Captain
Gets Assignment
To Griffis ALB

Captain John w. Parker, jr. of
Brooklyn, formerly of Pine Bluff,
has been assigned the new chief
Of surgery at the USAF hospital
at Griffis ALB. The announce
ment was made by Brig. Gen,
Daniel c. Doubleday, commanding
general, Rome Air Development
center
Captain Parker has been one Of
the hospitals general surgeons
since his assignment to Grlffis
early in March, 1858. lie came to
GriiGis following studies at the
School of Aviation Medicine at
Gunter AFB, MONTGOMERY, Al
bama, where he was assigned
shortly after being called to Air
Force duty.
Captain Parker spent twelve
years at AM&N college, high
school and training school COM
bined. finishing with highest hon
ors. He received nils 3. A. degree
from Fisk university. He received
his medical training from Mehar-
ry Medical school with highest
honors.
He is tho son Of Dr. and Mrs
J. W. Parker who have just re-
turned from Rome, ~ Y where
they visited their son and family.
Captain Parker is married TO the
former Theresa E. Birnie, Brook
lyn. His wife and two sons, John,
III, 8, and Richard. l. are resid-
ing with the captain in Rome
during his assignment there.
Arkansas State press., 1953-08-07
AIphas 10 Hold
Far Western
Regional Meet

ST LOUIS-According to Jock
Williams, Far Western Regional
director of public relations, Alpha
Phi Alpha fraternity, Inc, TIL e
dates of August 10, IA, IS and l6
have been set for the Annual Re-
gional meeting of the Far Yves
tern Region in San Francisco, Cal
fornia. Williams states that elabo-
rate plans have been made to en-
terrain the more than three nun
dred delegates and visitors who
have indicated they will attend
this regional meeting, Notable a.
mong the outstanding PERSONAL
ties who are expected to be in at
tendance and take an active part
in the proceedings are Genera
President A. Maceo Smith, Dallas,
Texas, and General Secretary J.
A, Huger, Chicago. General Pres
ident Smith has indicated that h.
will outline the plan Of raising
$4,000 for the National Head
quarters building, and give prog
ress report Of the funds already
raised for this project. This fund
raising plan, wherein the members
Of the fraternity are asked to
contribute 500 or more, is now
in operation and encouraging a.
mounts are being received daily.
Arkansas State press., 1953-08-07
After Driver
Bumps Into
Negroes Car

A white professional bondsman
has been charged with assault
with deadly weapon, and also
drunken driving, following a
shooting that police stated occur
red after a minor traffic accident
Sunday morning.
Arrested in the case and releas-
ed under bond was J. F. Burch-
field, white, A. In the hospital
suffering from a bullet wound, is
Hebron Chism, whose age is Civ
en- as 38 Of 2l8 West l4th street
Police said Chism stopped his
car for traffic light near the cen
ter stripe of Roosevelt road when
Burchfield's car struck the left
rear fender Officers said when
they arrived upon the scene, they
found the white man holding tn
wounded Negro against one of the
cars.
Officers found the revolver used
in the shooting with one empty
shell lying in the street. They
said Burchfield admitted owner
ship Of the gun and also said that
he had fired the shot that wound
ed the Negro. The Negro was TAX
en- to the Veterans hospital
Police estimated damage to
Chism's car at $40.
The accident and shooting &C.
CURED about 1885 Sunday morn
ing at Roosevelt road and Broad
way street.
PatroImen John Baldwin and A.
c. McMurry were the first to ar
rive on the scene.
Arkansas State press., 1953-08-07
4-H Club Camp
At AM&N COLLEGE
August Il.

The Twenty eight Annual All
Club Camp will be held on the
campus of AMIN college, Pine
Bluff, August II IA. There will
be approximately 600 4 H club
members, leaders, and agents
from tWenty-seven counties to at
tend this meeting.
The program will formally open
Wednesday morning, August u,
with the State All council officers
in charge. A welcome address will
be given by President L. A. DAY.
is of AMIN college and talk by
d. S. Lantrip, State All club
agent, Little Rock Wednesday af-
ternoon, A II club boys and girls
will participate in the following
method demonstrations and actiV-
tiles: Food preservation, Baking
activity, Home management Live
stock, Agronomy, Horticulture,
Forestry, Tractor driving contest,
Seed Identification, and Rehearsal
for Talent program.
Thursday morning, August 10, a
panel discussion will be held by
4 II club members and the cleo
ton Of State d H council Off
GERS will feature the morning
program. Thursday afternoon boys
Sec CAMP--page eight
Arkansas State press., 1953-08-07
Protests Against Byrnes
Mount Turnout Nation

Informed that the Senate Fore
ign Relations committee had vot-
Arkansas State press., 1953-08-07

class, were outlined in panel dis
cussions by the Arkansas legal
redress committee, with Attorn-
eys w. Harold Flowers, Wiley
Branton. and Thad D. Williams.
leading the discussion.
All sessions were held in the
st. Paul AME church with Rev
erend J, Edward Tillman, pastor
and co-host to l.. T. Roddy, pres
ident of the Newport Branch of
the NAACP, who sponsored the
meeting in the northeast Arkansas
city. The delegation was officially
and sincerely welcomed by Mayor
Judson Hout, who was ill at his
home, by an official messenger
after his medical advisor forbade
him to leave his room. The Mayor
later received delegation of
NAACP officials at his home,
headed by Reverend Tillman,
and personally expressed his re-
Arkansas State press., 1953-08-07

ed blanket endorsement of the
presidential nominations Of dele
gates to the United Nations, Wal
ter White, executive secretary OF
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
sent a telegram to Chairman Alex
ander Wiley and all other men,
bers of the committee again urg-
ing that open hearings be held on
the nomination of Gov, James F.
Byrnes of South Carolina.
Mr.. Whites telegram cited re-
ports that some members of the
committee believed the nomina-
ton of Governor Byrncs unfortu-
nate and regrettable but felt that
refusal to approve would be con-
strued as reputation Of the pres
ident and also that nomination Of
Rev. Archibald Carey should a.
tone in part" for the Byrnes des-
ignation.
I'VE deplore such evasion Of a
most basic principle" the NAACP
official said, Governor Byrnes
lifelong career Of intransigent OPP
position TO the rights Of Negroes,
Immigrants, labor and other mi
noritics makes him the worst pos
g.ble spokesman for American de-
Sec BYRNES-pare eight