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Evening star., 1953-08-28
D. {. Budget Estimates
Given Advisory Council

The Citizens Advisory Coun-
Gil today was handed it's copies
of the 1855 budget estimates
made by District government
departments.
Commissioner Samuel Spen-
Ger turned the bulky documents
over to council members who
promptly divided the member
ship into several committees to
study the agency requests.
Mr.. Spencer said the Commits
sioners expect to begin hearings
with their departmental chiefs
on September 8. These sessions
are closed to the public and in
volve only the officials justif1ca-
tion for the amounts they have
requested. Public hearings will
be held later in the month,
after the estimates have been
published in the newspapers.
The city heads must hold their
public hearings and decide how
large a budget to approve by
October Is, the deadline that
their estimates must be filed
with the Federal Bureau of the
Budget.
Evening star., 1953-08-28
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Toniqht

Programs presented by The
Evening Star through the CO.
operation of the District. Arling-
ton County, Prince Georges
County, Montgomery County and
Alexandria Recreation Depart
ments and the Film Center of
Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Chevy Chase, Forty-f1rst street
and Livingston road NV.
Brightwood. Thirteenth and
Nicholson streets NV.
Noyes, Tenth and Franklin
streets NE.
Rosedale, Seventeenth and
Gales street NE.
Buchanan, Thirteenth and D
streets Sc: also baby parade
at 7:30 pm.
Bald Eagle, Nichols avenue
and Joliet street S.W.
Hayes. Fifth and K streets
NE.
Briggs Montgomery, Twenty
seventh and / streets NV.
Watts Branch, Sixty-second
and Banks streets NE.
Randall. First and I streets
S.W.
Alexandria. $3.50 PM.
Shirley Duke. 108 Lynwood
street.
Evening star., 1953-08-28
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
Qbe Sunday $tuf

DEFEAT cToRThe United Stotes hos succeeded peruodg
United Motions invite India attend the approaching
the world specializing whether
u NJ represented diplomatic victory defect for this
country question others explored the Review Of The
Week. n the Sunday Editorial Section.
BREAcH-Tw the leading figures Asos rising
notonoss ond Nhu South Koreo ysmon Rhee
feudne How they dsoeee and whot issues recalled
Star Su Writer Earl Vos the Sunday Editorial Section
NANTUCKET VAcATIoNERS-PrOmnent Washington families
voeotonne the picturesque and fashionable Nantucket resort
poge pictures the Sunday Society Section shows Washington
society at play there.
TOP c. WOMAN GoLFER-M Edwod eridoy, District
golf champion spends only short of her doy
golf Sports Writer Mere Whtesey and Photographer
Baker look Mrs. Fedoy home and at the golf
Pictorial Magazine. whose front features color photo
of the tiht.
LOSING THEIR Notwithstanding have been
months about ontbotc Dr. Smon Woksmon.
reptomy provides for the doubtful
This Week Mosuzine.
FOR EVERY OF THE WEEK ORDER THE EVE
MING AND SUNDAY STAR HOME DELIVERY. Sl75 MONTH
tNGHT FINAL EDITION. 10 CENTS ADDITIONALLY PHONE STeR-
LING 3-5o00
Evening star., 1953-08-28
Fort Meade Soldier
Slain in Maryland
Tavern; EXCL Held

A 20-year-old soldier who
served in Korea was shot and
killed at an Odenton (MdD tav-
ern last night during a quarrel
over a girl.
Maryland State police identi-
fed the victim as Corpl. Donald
N. Lassiter, attached to the
115th Truck Company at Fort
Meade. He was from Conway.
N. G..
Marcus Ray Nixon, 81, also
veteran of the Korean war, was
arrested about an hour later at
White Plains, Nd, and held for
questioning. Maryland State po-
lice said they trailed Nixon for
40 miles after witnesses to the
shooting gave them a descrip-
ton of his car.
According to police, Corpl. Las
sitter was in the restaurant with
a girl who used to date Nixon
Police said Nixon came to the
door and made some remarks
about the girl. Corpl. Lassite1
was shot in the chest twice dur
ing a tussle that followed, police
said.
Nixon was picked up by two
troopers from Waldorf. He was
returned to the police barracks al
Waterloo and held under a charge
of investigation of murder, with
out bond.
Nixon had been discharged
from the Army at Fort Bragg
N. c., last Saturday. Police said
his home was at Edenton. N. c..
and they did not know why he
was in Odenton.
Nixon served in Korea with a
medical detachment of the
32Oth Infantry Regiment of the
7th Infantry Division. He was
returned to this country short
time before his discharge. He
had served in the Army nine
years.
Corpl. LaSsiter had served in
Korea from July. 1850, to March
1852. Most of his overseas serv-
ice was with the 772d Military
Police Battalion.
Evening star., 1953-08-28
District Youth Dies
From Shot in Head at
Russian Roulette

A game of Russian roulette
resulted in the death today of
James D. Hollingsworth, Is, of
1910 N street NV.
The youth was pronounced
dead at 9:25 am. today at Enter
gency Hospital of a pistol shot he
fired into his head in game
of Russian roulette" Wednes-
day.
He had been in an iron lung
since. The bullet affected the
part of his brain that controlled
his breathing. Doctors had
given the youth a $3.50 chance
to live yesterday.
According to police, James
and three other youths had been
visiting a friend at 1911 Twenty
first street NV. While loung-
ing on the back porch, police
said. the Hollingsworth boy
brought out .32-caliber revol-
yer and asked his friends If they
wanted to play Russian rou-
lette."
They said they refused. but
James put one bullet into the
empty revolver, spun the cham
ber, placed the muzzle to his
right temple and fired. The slug
smashed through his skull and
lodged in the brain.
Police later reported the gun
had been taken earlier in the
day from a cab. The owner OF
the cab was not identified
James father, James c. Hol-
Iingsworth, told police after the
accident that he had found a
quantity of assorted bullets un-
der the mattress of his sons bed.
Evening star., 1953-08-28
Navy May Get
$50 Units 10
House Sailors
HiqhIund Dwellings
Low-Cost Project
Is Put in Jeopardy

The Navy-short Of housing
for enlisted men-may throw a
monkey-wrench into the Ma
tional Capital Housing Author
ity's long-Standing drive to ac-
quire Highland Dwellings as a
permanent low-cost public hous-
ing project.
The NavX's interest in the
350-unit war housing project, at
Fourth and Atlantic streets S. S.E.,
was disclosed today by both
Navy and Housing and Home
Finance Agency officials.
The homes were built in 1941
as a Federal project to house
war workers. Since the war, it
has been operated as a veter-
ans housing unit. 1t has been
administered by the NCHA, un-
der an agreement with the
HHFA.
Seek Permanent Control.
The NCHA, however, has re-
quested that the project be
transferred permanently to it as
public housing project. In an
ticipation of this, the NCHA now
is building a 246-unit addition.
The District Commissioners have
approved the transfer request.
With the Korean war, trans
fers of all such housing projects
were frozen. because of possible
emergency defense needs. Re-
Gently, however. the NCHA has
felt that it could acquire the
property as a regular public
housing project by the end of
this year.
The Potomac River Naval
Command. however, has asked
the Navy Department about the
possibility of acquiring the prof.
ect to house married enlisted
men. For this purpose the COM
mand now has only 600 units
at Bellevue in Southwest Wash
ington. A spokesman said these
homes have a six-months wait
ing list.
Decision up to Navy.
He stressed that a final de-
cision will be up to the Navy De-
partment.
HHFA spokesmen said no
commitment has been made to
the Navy.
"Since the Navy has expressed
an interest, we will give it a
chance to present any claim it
wants to present." an official
said. "The main thing we have
told it is that we won't take any
action until it has put in a
claim"
NCHA officials, meanwhile,
said they have counted heavily
on the project to meet needs
of District low-income families.
The agency, restricted to con-
struction of only 1876 new units
this year, had planned to oper-
ate Highland Dwellings jointly
with the adjacent addition it
now is building.
Evening star., 1953-08-28
Liquor Industry Seeks
Identification Law Repeal

The District Commissioners
today had under study a request
from the local liquor industry to
strike the present regulation re-
quiring wholesalers and retailers
to place Identification marks or
all bottles they handle.
Joseph A. Kaufman, attorney
for the Milton S. Kronheim Co
and other liquor interests here
appeared yesterday before the
city heads to press his case. Mr.
Kaufman said he also provided
background" for the Commits
sioners' consideration. He con-
tends the present regulation
serves no useful purpose.
District 1aw-enforcement Of
f1cia1s, however, regard the iden-
tif1cation necessary as a check
against illegal liquor transac-
tiOnS.
Evening star., 1953-08-28
Cafes Liquor License
Is Suspended Seven Days

A seven-day suspension of its
alcohol beverage license today
was ordered against the Trinidad
Restaurant, Inc. of 1389-91 Flor
| ida avenue NE.
The District Alcoholic ~Bev-
erage Control Board took the ac-
tion after finding the place
guilty of selling and serving in
toxicants to a drunken customer
and permitting that customer to
remain on the premises.
The restaurant corporation,
headed by Vincent j. Ring, must
refrain from selling alcoholic
beverages from 8 am. next
Wednesday to the same hour the
following Wednesday.
Evening star., 1953-08-28
More Probers Urqed
In Virginia TO Curb
Health Plan Frauds
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Aug. 28.-A
legislative study committee today
recommended that the State hire
more investigators to uncover
fraudulent sales of health in
surance.
The committee said the addi-
tional personnel would enable
the State Corporation Commits
sion's bureau of insurance to
take affirmative action to abate
abuses and violations of the in
Surance laws of Virginia"
The six-man study group,
headed by State Senator j. D.
Hagood of Halifax County, also
urged that the bureau of insur-
ance "give special consideration"
to advertising and selling meth
DDS used by insurance firms and
their agents in selling accident
and sickness insurance.
Would Educate Public.
The committee further sug-
gested that insurers, physicians
and hospitals undertake meth
DDS to educate the public on
health insurance and the "es-
sential features to be looked for
in such insurance"
The study of health insurance
was ordered by the 1852 session
of the General Assembly. The
Assembly assigned the task to
the Virginia Advisory Legislative
Council, which named the six
man committee.
The recommendation con-
tanned in today's 17-page report
will be considered by the 1854
session of the Legislature.
The committee found that the
Bureau of Insurance receives
about two complaints day from
subscribers. Most come from
individual policyholders, as con-
trasted with those covered by
group insurance.
Complaints with respect to
individual accident and sickness
policies" said the report, large
ly pertain to exceptions TO and
exclusion from coverage, hene-
fits considered by the insured
to be inadequate, and cancel
lations or refusal of the irsLl or
ITO renew the coverage for
reasons which the insurer feels
are unreasonable or unjust"
The committee found that one
type of complaint often re-
ceived is that contracts don't
provide sufficient insurance to
be of material assistance to the
policyholder.
I'm some cases." said the re-
port THE remainder of the hos
pital bill is beyond tie ability
of the policyholder to pay"
The committee said made
quate coverage might stem
from the insurers lack of know
ledge as to his contract and
benefits that may be obtained
or incomplete or misinformation
given by the insurance agent.
Another type of complaint has
to do with cancellations. The
committee discovered cases IN
which contracts were cancelled
when it became evident the
insured would be a costly risk"
Misrepresentation Seen.
The group said it was levi
dent" there have been instances
of Misrepresentation on the part
of agents.
The committee also heard EVIL
dence of certain hospital and
surgical expense benefit adver-
tising, which it described as
"f1amboyant and misleading
But the complaints are not
confined to Virginia, the COM
mittee declared, adding: They
are also found elsewhere as evi-
denced by pending studies in
other States"
If the Bureau of Insurance il
provided additional personnel.
the committee was of the opin-
ion that the Legislature need
Evening star., 1953-08-28
Five Teen-Agers Held
In OIney Cor Thefts

Five boys. aged 13. IA and 16,
arrested for housebreaking in
Frederick County, Md, have ad-
mitted five auto thefts in the
Olney area of Montgomery
County.
Montgomery County Detective
F. P. Thrailkill said the boys,
from the Ashton area, are being
held by juvenile authorities.
Evening star., 1953-08-28
Niqht Clubs Are Warned
On Suggestive Shows

Night clubs featuring sugges-
tive shows have been warned to
clean up their acts.
Inspector Roy E. Blick of the
Morals Division told the night
club operators he has received
numerous complaints from pri-
vate citizens. I'VE will not toll
crate any more of it," Inspector
Blick said.
He added he would start a
breakdown if he received any
complaints after Saturday.
Evening star., 1953-08-28

Maryland 0fferinq
0f-Campus Degree

The University of Maryland
will offer bachelor of arts de-
gree in general studies through
the college of special and con-
tlnuation study, DR.. H. C. Byrd,
president. announced yesterday.
DR.. Byrd said the educational
picture is constantly changing
and with establishment of the
new degree, he feels the needs
of students enrolled in the off,
campus program would be met
more fully.
At present the college of spe-
cial and continuation studies Of
fers a large off campus program
in various Maryland centers and
in military areas overseas.
Evening star., 1953-08-28

enact no new laws relating to
health insurance.
1t also expressed the view that
uniformity of accident and sick
ness benefits, and minimum ac-
cident and sickness benefits,
would be undesirable "in our
competitive system"
But the committee warned that
continued abuses on the part Of
a few will, in the end, result in
added regulations and restric-
tions for ALL"
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-04
Fire Losses In New Raceway
Sussex Were At Brandywine
Heavy In July Opens Sept. 7
Records, AS Compiled By
Fire Recorder Bill
Donovan OF EllendaIe,
Shows Rise Over June.

Fire losses in Sussex County
rose sharply in the month of July
as compared to June, according to
the report of William E. Donovan.
of Glendale, Fire Recorder for the
Sussex County Volunteer Fire
mems Association. The report.
which was given at the August
meeting of the Association in Ell
lendale, last week, showed net
losses of almost five times greater
than in June. Total number of
alarms in the county as reported
by ID of the II volunteer fire com
panies, tOtaled 81, with 81 rural
and % town; other towns, 10.
Losses were listed at $2I.535. 90.
with insurance coverage of S13.-
2S5.OO and net loss $S,25O.OO. Woods
fires led in types of fires-15 in
number; grass fires, IA; dwellings.
II; mercantile and auto, g each:
chlmneys, 2; chicken houses. 3.
and miscellaneous causes, 10
Companies responding to most
calls were SeafOrd, Laurel and
Milton (8 each); Georgetown was
listed with greatest loss $1,000 90
and DagsbOrO listed as the COM
continued on page sevenD
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-04
NeIO Dual Highway
VIII Open TOday
Section From Near SeafOrd
To aurel-GeOrgetOwn
Road Ready

The new dual highway section on
q. S. Route 13 from Browns
Church, north of Seaford. to the
Laurel-GeOrgetOwn Highway will he
opened to traffic at p. m. TODAY
Friday Sept. 4. William P. Richard
son, acting chairman of the State
Highway Commission, announced
this week.
Mr.. Richardson explained that
some work on the shoulders and
drainage facilities remain to he
completed but the highway DEPART
ment desired to have the new road
in service for the Labor Day holi-
day period
The new divided highway starts
at the present terminus of the dual
road at Browns Church and ex-
tends to the Laurel-GeOrgetown
a distance of 8.3 miles.
Persons coming from the south
along U. S. Route 13 will enter the
new highway by proceeding over
State Route % at Laurel for more
than a half mile.
The new road consists of two sec
tiOns, each ID feet wide, with a strip
continued on page eight
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-04
X-Ray Units
Start Work In
Kent Sept. 9
Free Examination Is
Available To All Per-
sons Without Charge
Of Amy Kind.

Busy? Trying to earn? Trying ia
save? Trying to get the most out of
life? -
1t sounds like a commercial for
a new book on how to win friends
and influence people or a CONNER
cial for new big-screen television
set. dOsen't it? Well, it isn't!
Would you spend SIS to save a
life? Would you spend sixty seconds
and no dollars to save yOllr life and
the lives of those around you?
There is disease on the rampage
in the United States which is killing
one person every is minutes. This
disease is tuberculosis, and it can
attack anyone, any age, male or
female, in dozens of incOnspicuous
ways.
Beginning September 9th the
State of Delaware and several
publicly sponsored philanthropic
organizations will spend their funds
for you and your family. Ten mobile
X-ray units will tour Kent County
thanks to their dollars. Anyone can,
and should, report to these units to
receive a free chest X-ray It makes
no difference whether you live in
the State of Delaware. or are tenn
pOraTily working in Delaware or are
just travelling through Delaware.
If you are under fifteen years of age.
the X-ray will be given to you pro-
viding it is so recommended by a
physician or other authority. There
isn't fraction of pain involved; you
don't have to undress; it only takes
a few seconds; and it doesn't cost
you a cent.
This is not simply a TB chest
X-ray. This X-ray will show heart
abnOrmalities. lung cancer. and of
course tuberculOsis-which. may
be entirely unknown to you. On the
other hand this X-ray will give you
assurance that you are in perfect
health and that no medical atten-
tiOn or unnecessary fears should
exist about the area of your chest.
You and you alone will be notified
of the results of your chest X-ray.
If a second X-ray should be taken
for further study, which is also done
at no cost to you, you will be noti-
fled by a personal letter which is
mailed in an unidentifiable enve-
lope. You will be sent a postal card
if no questionable abnormalities
appear.
tuberculosis can be spread by
coughs, sneezes, and even from
eating utensils and dishes. Because
this disease is contracted easily. it
is quite evident that all active tubeT-
CONTINUED on page FOUR
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-04
CT Loans
Approved In Month

The Veterans Administration re-
giOnal Office of Delaware has an
proved for guarantees a monthly
record volume of $2,237 $50 in CT
home loans, Col Thomas H. Still
well, Office manager, announced on
Wednesday of this week.
The new mark covers 214 COM
mited loans for the 3O-day period
ending Aug. 25. The former record
of $2,OOS,OO0 was set in February,
1850.
The latest peak in home loans,
achieved in year in which volume
has generally declined was attribu-
ted by Colonel Stilwell to a rush to
obtain gratuity payments before
last Mondays deadline.
Up to this deadline, veterans get
ting loans were given a gratuity
up to four per cent of the guaran-
ted portion of the loan, to a maxi
mum of $3.50. Recent legislation,
however, has suspended these pay
ments until the end of the fiscal
year next June 80.
The Aug. 25 volume is more than
$4,000 above the previous period S
level of $1,464,19O, when 149 loans
were approved for guarantees.
The new record also set 1853
high and was only the fourth time
this year that volume exceeded the
81 900, ,000-a-month mark. IN ad-
dition to the July period, a 1888, 8,615
total was recorded Jan. 25, and
$1,093. 425 on Feb. 25
During the August period. the VA
gave initial approval-priOr to
guarantees-to 2S3 loans worth $3,-
1880. This raised the total of
approved loans for homes, farms
and businesses in the state to Il ,52S,
with a valuation of $S8.47O.S53.
Twenty-nine loans totaling $192,-
723 we're paid in full during the
month.
Thirty-five home loans to Korean
War Veterans were approved. bring
ing the total for servicemen of this
war to 1862.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-04
Electric Co. Worker
Killed By Fall Here
Western Electric Man Topples or
Ladder Hits Head On Floor

Charles Labritz. 26, of Knight
Village, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Pa
and an employe of the Western
Electric Company of PENNSYLVANIA.
died in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital Tuesday of this week following
a fall while working in the Diamond
State Telephone Company building
on Montgomery Street, Milford.
According to Milford police. La
britz, trouble shooter for the COM
pany' was standing on a ladder
working on some power lines on the
first floor of the building when he
grabbed a hot line. The shock an
parently caused him to lose his bal
ance and he fell off the ladder. strik-
ing his head on the concrete floor
and rendering him unconscious.
Joseph Cuppy, so, of near Dover.
an emplOye of the company assisting
in the work and who was standing
on the floor, attempted to catch
Labritz as he tumbled from the lad
der but was unable to hold him.
Cuppy suffered a fractured finger in
the attempt.
The Milford Fire Company was
summoned and gave first aid treat
ment to the victim pending the ar
rival of DR.. Oliver V. James of Mil
ford who ordered Labritz taken to
Continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-04
StOckIey Board
AcceptSBryan's
Resignation
Acceptance Announced
At Meeting In Legis-
lative Hall Following
Dinner Meeting.

The Delaware Commission for the
predetermined accepted the resig-
nation OF George w. Bryan as
superintendent OF the Delaware
Colony at Stockley on Tuesday.
The decision was made at a dinner
meeting at the Dinner Bell Inn in
Dover, and was announced at a
brief open meeting held in Legis-
lative Hall with more than 100 par
ents of inmates of the institution
and employees of the colony attend
ing.
William J. Storey, a recently ap-
pointed member of the commission
who presided at the open meeting
said that at the dinner session Mr..
Bryan was asked whether he would
reconsider his resignation and ac-
cept a proposal by the board to
settle basic differences between
himself and the commission. Mr..
Bryan declined the proposal.
1t was later explained that the
majority of the board members
want to install a business man
ager at the colony to take charge
of purchasing. At first it was pro-
posed, at the dinner meeting, that
the business manager be selected bv
the board and made directly re-
spOnsible to the board. This was
altered during the course of the
meeting so that Mr.. Bryan was to
be given the opportunity to recon-
mend an appointee with the board
remaining free to accept or reject
the recommendation and with the
appOintee to work under Mr.. Bryan.
The superintendent told the
commission he could not work with
divided authority. He held the SUPER
intendent of an institution must
have full power to hire and fire
employees.
The reason for the boards desire
to add a business manager to the
payroll was that Mr.. Bryan has been
accused of ignoring the standard
bidding procedure required by law
in making purchases with state
funds.
Herbert Cluley, mayor of Camden,
and former director of the relief
unit of the Old Welfare Commission.
has been mentioned as a possible
appointee to the job of business
manager if it is created.
The first meeting. held at the
Continued on page seven)