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Evening star., 1953-12-07
Four Traffic Deaths
Raise Virginia Toll
To S21 in 1853
BY the Associated Press

Four traffic deaths yesterday
raised Virginia's 1853 highway
death toll to 821.
Three persons were killed in
Goochland County when an au-
tomobile went out of control and
struck a bridge.
The dead were identified ten
tatively by State Medical Ex-
aminer G. T. Mann as Kenneth
B. Markwood, II, Charlottesville;
Reed D. Carter, believed to have
been stationed at the Norfolk
Naval Base. and Robert E. Clip
part, 81; Royal Oak, Mich.
Goochland County Policeman
Herman Atkinson said he was
investigating another accident
on U. S. $50 when he saw a car
speed past. He said he gave
chase and a short time later
came upon the wreck.
Mr.. Atkinson said the vehicle,
which had been leased from a
Charlottesville car rental agency
by Mr.. Clippert, went out of con-
troll some 800 to 400 yards before
it reached the bridge.
Identification of the three
men was made from papers
found on them and in the auto
mobile
The body of a Camp Lee SOL
dier was found early yesterday
in the wreckage of his automo-
bile on U. S. 301 about IL miles
south of Bowling Green.
He was identified by State
Trooper H. E. Ellwood as John H.
Beckum, 81.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Santa 10 Lead Parade
In Annapolis Tonight
BY stoff Correspondent Of Tn. s.or

br oIoTt (oITeSPonoent OF the Sfor
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. Santa
himself will lead a big civic
parade in his honor tonight, the
first Yuletide march in the his
tory of Maryland's quaint cap
ital.
Under the sponsorship of Sem
ior and Junior Chambers of Com
merce and the Board of Recrea-
tion and Parks, Annapolis is go
ing all out this season in its pro-
gram of Christmas festivities.
Mail boxes for childrents letters
are already in place in scattered
sections and other preliminaries
have been completed, At 7 pm,
the Yule schedule begins in
earnest at Courthouse Plaza,
Church Circle.
Mayor Arthur G. Ellington will
welcome Santa. From that time
cember 81. there will be some
form of Christmas celebration
almost every minute. Annapolis
and Bates High Schools. will send
choruses of more than 100 voices
to sing carols ir1 several locations.
A marching Sweet Adeline"
chorus will sing in Eastport.
Wardour, West Annapolis, Home
wood. Spa View and Murray Hill.
until home lighting decorations
are judged after nightfall on De.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Route 24O Plan Held
Threat 10 All Parks

Proposals to extend. a leg of
U. S. Route 240 through Rock
Greek Park have been attacked
by the National Conference on
State Parks as a 'calamitous"
threat to parks everywhere.
Without referring directly to
the Route 240 controversy, the
park group said proposals for
building highways through Rock
Creek should be a national is
sue" 1t said in a statement:
use of Rock Greek Park as a
right of way would be in sundry
ways calamitous to Washington.
The precedent would endanger
every national, State, county and
municipal park, every scenic rec
reation preserve in the United
States, and subject United
States culture to well-founded
criticism in capitals of nations
of the enlightened world"
The organization said such
park areas throughout the Ma
ton are threatened by exploit
erS whose argument is that
parks are free land and should
be used for roads and parking
lots"
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Group to Meet omorrow
On School Bus Regulation

ing children, but the regulations
must include any vehicle, no
matter what size or type, which
transport children for hire. And
hire should include arrangements
in which the transportation fee
is included in the tuition costs.
"There should be definite linn
itations placed on the number OF
children who may be transported
in various vehicles, special in
spection of the vehicles, rigid
examinations for drivers and a
sensible minimum age for drivers.
"My own feeling, from my ex-
perience in the insurance busi-
ness, is that drivers of school
buses should not be under 25
years of age. Insurance statis-
tics taken from police records
conclusively prove that largest
percentage of accidents are by
drivers under that age"
Sees Some Exceptions.
Mr.. Startling said there were.
of course, exceptions where
young drivers are mechanically
efficient. But he questioned gen.
orally whether majority aad
the right attitude and judgment
to transport children.
He also espoused rigid inspec-
ton of vehicles by motor vehicles
bureaus rather than the schools
themselves.
One of the big problems is to
write regulations which will
cover the two States and the Dis
trict. For the Tuesday meeting,
Maryland and Virginia experts
have been invited to contribute
their thoughts.
The -ordinated effort is par
ticularly important to give Mary
land legislators a talking point
in the next General Assembly
when they attempt to institute
Statewide motor vehicle inspec-
ton and laws adequately pro-
tecting bus-borne children.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
1000 Hear Students
AIl-String Orchestra
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Dec. THE
Virginia State String Orchestra,
made up of junior and senior
high school students put on a
concert here yesterday for an
estimated 1000 listeners.
Edgar Schenkman. musical di-
rector of the Norfolk Symphony
Orchestra, conducted the main
all-string orchestra, made up Of
los boys and girls.
Mr.. Schenkman said the or
chestra is something of which
the State can be really proud"
The orchestra this year con-
sisted of students from % schools
including Arlington, Falls
Church and Alexandria. The
group was organized in 1912 and
is sponsored by the Virginia
Music Educators Association.
Evening star., 1953-12-07

A station wagon, one OF those
designed for eight passengers,
pulled out >of the driveway of a
suburban Maryland kindergar-
ten and headed up the highway.
Crowded into the front seat
were driver and four children.
and packed into. the rear seats
nine other noses were counted
by a motorist who happened by
at the time.
Howard M. Startling, the mo-
torist, took note of the incident
because as chairman of the Com
missioners' Traffic Advisory
Boards Committee on Laws and
Regulations, he is campaigning
to end such risky business.
The board is pushing for a
uniform regulation for the Dis
trict, Maryland and Virginia to
make all bus travel safe for
school-age children and to elimi-
nate hazardous vehicles such as
that which last summer ran of
a Maryland highway, killing one
of it's young occupants and IN
juring IL others.
twilight Zone" in Codes.
At that time The Star called
attention to twilight zone" in
the traffic codes of the three
Jurisdictions which permitted
station wagons, large automobiles
or small, ill-equipped buses to
carry children without special
licenses or equipment.
Since then traffic authorities.
legislators and civic groups have
called for corrective measures. In
the latest step forward. sub
committee of Mr.. Starling's Laws
and Regulations Committee will
meet tomorrow to draft an area
wide regulation.
Agreeing unanimously that
something must be done. the
group was given the drafting job
at last months meeting of the
Traffic Advisory Boards Execu-
tive Committee.
1T was the consensus of the
Laws and Regulations Commit
tee that any vehicle which
transports children to and from
schools. kindergarten or camps
should be subject to special re-
quirements." Mr.. Startling said
County school bus systems
sometimes do a good job Of haul
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Choir to Visit Post
For Christmas Music
speeloI Di.po,eh TO The stor

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Dec.
THE Mary Washington Col
lege Choir, directed by Miss Eva
Taylor EppeS, will present a pro-
gram of Christmas music at the
Quantico Post Theater tomor-
'ow.
Groups of singers will sing
carols in wards of the Naval
Hospital prior to the concert.
At Z pm. the choir will join with
the Randolph-Macon Glee Club
in a presentation of the Christ
mas portion of Handel's "Mes-
siah" in George Washington Au-
ditOrium
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Wind Closes Door
To Trap Driver in
Ice Cream Truck
By the Assoclatsd Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Dec.
Robert Lowry, 25-year-old
driver for an ice cream firm, was
trapped about 20 minutes Satur-
day in the refrigerated section
of his truck when the wind blew
the door shut.
Mr.. Lowry had taken an order
at a nearby Smithsburg firm and
went to get the ice cream which
was in a far corner of the truck.
He had to climb in small door
to get it.
Then the wind blew the door
shut.
II wasn't so cold but my lungs
felt like they were going to bust.
I shouted but nobody could hear
me-"
David Newman came out of
the Smlthburg firm to see what
was keeping the driver and
luckily opened the door to the
ice cream compartment.
Mr.. Lowry was none the worse
for his experience after inhaling
some fresh air.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Approval for Jetties
At Long Beach Asked

Application for a permit to
finish building two stone jetties
in Chesapeake Bay at Long
Beach, near st. Leonard, in
Calvert County, Md. has been re-
ceived by the Army Engineers in
Baltimore.
The Army says work was begun
after it was first authorized in
1947. Before issuing approval to
continue the construction, Of
flcials are waiting. to hear public
protests which should be directed
to the Office of the District En-
gineer. Baltimore District, Box
IT'S, Baltimore 8, Md.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Lexington Man Elected
By Virginia Hotel Group
BY the Associated Press

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Dec. T.
N. o. Moses of Lexington is the
new president of the Virginia
Hotel Associa cion, which closed
its seventeenth annual conven-
ton at Hot Springs Saturday.
Other officers include Charles
S. Crocker of Norfolk, first vice
president; James M. Powell of
Richmond, second vice president;
and John Norvell of Richmond,
treasurer.
Directed reelected for a term
OF three years include Mrs. Lucy
Trafton of Virginia Beach, Bruce
R. Richardson, jr. of Charlottes-
vile and S. Cooper Dawson, jr.
of Alexandria.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Two Days Remain
For Arlington X-Ruys

Friday and Saturday are the
last days Arlington residents can
get free chest X-rays this year.
The mobile X-ray unit will be
set up in the Arlington Theater
lobby at Columbia pike and
South Fillmore street from 10
am. until 6 pm. on both days.
The X-ray program is sponsored
by the Arlington tuberculosis
and Health Association and the
Arlington Health Department.
sec, but have no way of appeal
ing rates established by the SUI
perviSorS. He warned that the
$39 annual charge was only a
proposal-"it could be $93 when
they get through"
He urged voters to disapprove
the bond issue, in hopes that its
defeat would force creation of
the authority.
Mr.. Massey said he could not
predict what the supervisors
might do if the bond issue fails,
but doubted that they would fall
back on the authority plan right
away. He said they probably
would attempt to use the present
sanitary district method. This
would mean at least one district
and possibly others, would not
get sewers for long time be-
cause they are not now sufficient
ly developed to pay for separate
sewer systems.
Manning GaSch, president OF
the Fairfax Freeholders' Protec-
tive Association, also has ex-
pressed opposition to the bond
issue because of its tax backing
feature. According to Mr.. Gasch
the new issue would increase
Fairfax County's debt to SAT mil
lion and he thinks that is toe
much. He also favors the au-
thority idea.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Boy Trips on Stoirs,
Shoots Self FutoIIy
BY the Assoeio,ed Press

RIDGELY. Md, Dec. 7.-Don-
aid Eveland tripped coming down
the steps of the family barn yes
terday and accidentally shot
himself to death. State Trooper
Gus Coste reported.
Mr.. Coste said the 14-year- old
son of John w. Eveland. a Caro-
line County commissioner, was
carrying 12-gauge shotgun
from the barn loft when the ac-
cident occurred. He died in
stantly of an abdomen wound.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Women Voters
Back Virginia
Juvenile Home
Arlington Group
Advocates Central
Detention Project

The plan for a Northern Vir-
ginia detention home for ju-
veniles has been indorsed by the
League of Women Voters of Ar
lington.
The detention home had been
recommended in a report to the
Northern Virginia Regional Plan
ming Commission prepared by
the National Probation and Pa
role Association.
The women voters said the
recommendation "se ms so
Soundly based that we doubt if
any strong argument could be
raised against it"
Central Home Urged.
The report held that one cen
trally located detention home,
built and used by the several
jurisdictions. would be more eco
nomical and more efficient than
having an individual home in
each city or county.
The detention home project
has been recommended by the
regional planning commission to
its member governing bodies, the
cities of Alexandria and Falls
Church and the counties of Ar
lington, Fairfax and Loudoun.
Meanwhile the league an
nounced that study of the leg
islative process of Virginia will
be made this week at a series of
neighborhood meetings.
Discussions Scheduled.
Times, places and discussion
leaders for the nine units are as
follows:
Today-North Arlington, 8:15
pm, Rock Spring Neighborhood
House, Mrs. Frederic Hamlin.
Tomorrow - North Arlington,
10 am, Rock Spring House,
leader to be announced, North
Arlington, l pm, Rock Spring
House, Mrs. Henry Ford and
Mrs. Howard Imbrey: Claren-
don. 8 pm, 1900 North Sixteenth
street, Mrs. r. w. Culbert.
Wednesday - Buckingham, 8
pm, St. Georges Episcopal
Hospital, Mrs. Robert Boyle;
South Arlington, 8 pm, Fair
lington Administration Building,
Mrs. Eugene Maher and Mrs.
c. H. Pruefer; Bancroft. 8:15
pm, 1854 South Taylor street,
Mrs. Vincent Boylan.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ills
pm, Buckingham Community
Room, Mrs. France Rice and
Mrs. John Grossart:; Aurora
Hills, 8:15 pm, 619 South
Twenty sixth street, Mrs. H. Nc
Cracken Fisher.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. MARY
land State police had informa-
ton today that a man believed
to be Thomas E. Dickerson, men
tai hospital escapee. was being
held by authorities at Morehead,
KY,
Dickerson, 80, fled from Spring
Grove State Hospital near here
with another inmate in late
September. He had been held
in the maximum security ward
at the institution.
Anne Arundel County authori-
ties want to question Dickerson
about the Staying of Thomas N.
Selph, jr., loan company mes
senger whose body was found
October IL in the woods near
Davidsonville with some $4,000
in funds missing.
Dickerson was indicted in the
holdup of Chevy Chase finance
company last July. At the time
he was on parole from an Ohio
penitentiary, where he had
served five years of a 25-year
sentence for a Columbus jew
elry store robbery.
Authorities in Montgomery
County had him sent to Spring
Grove after he had attempted
suicide and gone on a hunger
strike.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
School Aide to Speak

George H. Robinson, assistant
supervisor Of Prince Georges
County Schools, will discuss the
opportunities for men in educa-
tion at 8 pm. Friday at the meet
ing of the Maryland Chapter of
the Phi Delta Kappa, national
honor society. at the University
Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Mems Club to Meet

DR.. Walter NJ. Michael will
address the Christmas meeting
of the Mems Club Of Bethesda
Methodist Church, Huntington
Parkway and Georgetown road,
at Z pm. Thursday. DR.. Michael
is the father of the church's
pastor. the Rev. Marion S.
Michael.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
AIexundrio Christmus Party

One of the first Christmas
parties in the area will be held
at 8 o'clock tomorrow night in
the Lee room of the George Ma
son Hotel, when the Alexandria
Education Association holds a
turkey dinner and dance.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Turkey Shoot Saturday

The Hyattsville Civitan Club
will hold its annual turkey shoot
at the Greenbelt Rifle Range
from / pm. until dark on Satur-
day.
Evening star., 1953-12-07
Man Sought in SeIph
Staying Breaks Out
OF Kentucky Jail
BULLETIN

Thomas E. Dickerson, 30. a
fugitive wanted for questioning
in the killing of a loan COM
pany messenger here, sawed
his way to freedom from the
Elliott County Jail at Sanders
Hook, KY, where he was being
held on a charge of drunk
driving. He took five fellow
prisoners with him. Two were
recaptured. One man said
Dickerson has a .38-caliber re-
volver.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26

two girls, jamie, 5, and Dana, 3.
She is also an actress in her own
right and is currently playing an
Eve Arden type" role in Danger
Gus Crossing"
She is in the peculiar position
of wanting to act but preferring
not to be too successful at it. This
sounds odd, but she has her rea-
sons.
II like acting because I've done
it all my life," she explained, II
did a lot of pictures before l was
married to Ira (Jeff's real name).
Our first daughter came in the
first year we were married. so
| I had to quit the business entirely.
1t was a hard adjustment for me
to make.
"Being a wife and mother was
a whole new world. learned to
cook and sew and work in cera-
mics and other things that found
very interesting. But / missed the
stimulation of acting; so / have
gone back to it on a limited basis.
II want to do good parts, but
don't want to work too often.
My children mean too much to
me; no matter how good your help
lis, child still needs a mothers
care. / have no ambitions to be-
come star. Our family life is
complicated enough with one
star"
The Chambers were separated
some time ago, but have since
worked out their problems and be-
come reconciled. Hollywood buzzed
that her ambitions for career
were a source of their troubles.
Ira and both laughed when
we read those reports" she COM
mented. Eve both knew that was
far from the truth. He has never
been against my working.
Il "Our troubles were the same
that hit any marriage. We came
to a point where we had to make
an adjustment to each other. 1t
was complicated by the new kind
Of life we were living. We made
the adjustment and now we are
happy again."
Il The Chambers married in 1916
after he got out of the Army. He
went into radio acting and rose
rapidly. Then came the movies and
his fast ascent to fame after play
ing Cochise in Broken Arrow"
H Naturally, it changed out life, "
Marjorie declared. I'VE ceased to
have the freedom that we used
to have. We found that out when
we decided to go out to drive
in to eat one night We took the
two girls along, and it was going
to be an outing as family unit
while we were parked in the
drive.in, five different strangers
came up and conversed with Ira.
We realized that we no longer had
family unit in public.
TITS the same thing when we
try to plan a vacation. There are
so many places Ira can't go now,
because he knows he won't have
any privacy. And he's the kind
who can't refuse any requests:
he's ohliging to everyone, T"
But she added that his Stardom
also has decided advantages, prin-
cipally the increase in revenue
and the satisfaction Of being a sue
cess in his chosen field.
One thing is bit confusing about
Marlorie--her last name She is
known professionally as Hoshene.
Her legal married name is Gros.
sci. Jeff's real handle, But the
fans and her newer friends know
her as Mrs. Chandler.
so when call anyone on the
phone | always say. This is Mar
iorie Hoshelle Crossed Chandler, -
she said.
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Artist Tells Reds
To Remove Picture

NEW YORK R-American artist
Paul Meltsner, protesting the ''oat-
rageous ants e mite turn of
events" in Russia. has asked the
Soviet government to remove his
pictures from a Moscow museum.
MeltSner's series of Is pictures
of U. S. industrial scenes i the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26
A,3O0,OOO,OOO Is
Donated In USA

NEW YORK tR-All philanthropic
gifts and requests made in the
United States during 1852 are esti-
mated to have totaled more than
81, 300, 900, 900.
The Joine Price Jones Company,
inc, New York Embarrassing and
cubic relations consultants, made
this estimate yesterday when it
released the results of its END
annual survey of philanthropy in
10 major American cities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26

largest single collection of work by
an American artist in Moseow's
Museum of Hoiern Western Art,
which has BEN closed since 1915
for repairs.
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Bv HoB THOMAS

HOLLYWOOD R--Marjorie Ho-
shelle is one movie actress who
doesn't want to be star. Her
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26
Jeff Chambers Wife Is One Actress
Who Doesn't Want To Be Starred

reasons are simple enough: One
star in the family is enough.
Marjorie is the wife of jeff
Chandler and the mother of their
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26

1t is believed that older mothers
are more likely to have twins
than younger mothers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26

Above is pictured Rchmd Sdmps, who otter Sh Ysms q
factory hoinng with the J. Bem Visuolinsr equipment h
now in chmge Of the visuuliner department al Nuvurc.
Inc This process is your guumes Of perfect front end
alignment. wheel boluncs etc.
Evening star., 1953-12-16

mortgage loans more than go
per cent of their time deposits
or more than their total capital
and surplus. which ever is
largest.
Also. the loans are limited to
60 per cent of the value of inn
proved property. provided they
are amortized by payment of at
least 4 per cent of the principal
annually. with the balance due
in 10 years. Without amortiza-
ton, the loans are limited to SO
per cent value and must be
paid off in five years.
Evening star., 1953-12-16
Gidney in Key Spot

Raymond M. Gidney, con-
troller of the. currency. is un-
derStood to be opposed to scrap
ping present limitations on
mortgage lending, but Washing
ton bankers are hoping that an
additional alternate formula
might be worked out with his
approval.
The. purpose of the additional
formula would be to permit more
f1exibility and in effect liberalize
the regulations. especially for
District savings banks and trust
companies.
With real estate loans here es-
Evening star., 1953-12-16
Second National Net
81 Pei. Above 1852;
Extra Is Declared

Net earnings of Second Ma
tional Bank jumped 81 per cent
above a year ago in II months
ended November 80, President
John. A. Reilly announced today.
Total for the IL months
reached $393,526, compared with
$300,656 in the same 1852 period.
Gross earnings amounted to ST.
30,158, compared with $1,003,-
$50 a year earlier.
Mr.. Reilly also announced di-
rectors declared a regular quar-
terly dividend of 2 per cent or 81
a share and an extra dividend
of 4 per cent or So a share, pay
able December 80 to holders of
Record December 18. This is
the fourth year in a row that
annual dividends have totaled
IL per cent.
Stock Increase Planned
Directors of the American
Security & Trust Co. yesterday
recommended a 10 per cent in
crease in capital stock from
$3,400,000 to $3,740,000. Presi-
dent Daniel w. Bell announced.
If the increase is approved by
stockholders at the annual
meeting January 10, a 10 per
cent stock dividend will be de-
clared by the board. This will
amount to one new share for
each ten held. In lieu of cer-
tificates, fractions of shares will
be paid in cash.
The board also voted to
transfer 81 million from undi-
vided profits to surplus.
The board promoted Ralph H.
Mittendorff from assistant treas
urer to assistant vice president
and elected the following assist
ant treasurers:
Miss Audrey L. Belt, w. Dill
lard Crinkley, William B. Davis,
Clayton Doing, C. Carroll Nor
gan, jr., Hugh A. Rourke and
Grant D. Simmonds, jr.
Liberty Adds to Surplus
Directors of the Liberty Ma
tional Bank have authorized
transfer of $500,000 from undi-
vided profits to surplus, raising
that account to $1,5O0,O00, Presi-
dent w. T. Vandoren announced
today.
The enlarged surplus is three
times the banks capital of $780,
600.
Directors also declared the
regular semiannual dividend of
per cent or 81 a share, payable
January 4, 1854, to holders of
record December 81.