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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Man Killed Accidentally
Returning From Hunt
By the Associated Press


HARVE DE GRACE, Md, Feb
ga young Havre De Grace
man was shot and killed early
today when a companions rifle
went off accidentally, State po-
lice said.
Police said they were told the
man and three companions had
been hunting deer near Perry
man in Hartford County.
Trooper John Blades said Will
liam Donald Mcmillan, %. was
fatally shot as the party started
to get into their car about 1915
am. to return home.
The others were rushing Nc
MILAN to Hartford Memorial
Hospital. when police spotted the
car and thus learned of the
shooting. Mcmillan was pro-
nounced dead at the hospital.
Deer hunting in Hartford
County, officers said, is legal
only with bow and arrow and
the season is December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Existing Highways
Can Be Improved,
Experts Declare

RICHMOND, Feb. 28.-If the
opinions of State Highway De-
partment engineers prevail, the
proposal for a north-south toll
road across Virginia will be
scrapped as unnecessary.
The engineers believe that ex-
listing roads in Eastern Virginia,
properly improved, and with the
addition of one or two toll road
links, can be made to handle all
traffic in the foreseeable future
One of the steps in improving
the highway system will be the
conversion of a 45-mile stretch
of Route 301 south of PETERSBURG
into four-lane, divided, limited
access highway. Work on this
project. stretching from a point
seven miles below Petersburg to
the North Carolina line, will be-
gin within a few months, the
assistant chief engineer of the
State Highway Department said
yesterday.
Project Depends on Funds.
Burton Marye, jr., the engi-
neer, added that the project
would be finished as soon as
available money would permit.
He told a group of business
men and lawmakers from South
ern Virginia that the new high
way as planned would be similar
to the Norfolk-Virginia Beach
limited-accesS road. Route 301,
which carries more traffic than
Route / south of Petersburg, now
is a two-lane road.
Mr.. Marye added, when this
project is completed, I don't see
how we would need any new
parallel road in your area"
The engineer apparently re-
ferred to plans of the Virginia
Interstate Turnpike Corp. to
build a 200-mile, 5000 million toll
road from Washington to North
Carolina, to parallel Routes
and 301.
In addition, ranking engineers
in the highway department were
quoted by the Richmond Times
Dispatch as saying the interstate
proposal was not justified by the
traffic load in Eastern Virginia.
Richmond Bypass Studied.
A survey now being conducted
probably will point to the advis-
ability Of building a toll road by
pass from point north of Rich
mond to south of Petersburg,
some department engineers said.
If built, this road would connect
with the section of 301 scheduled
for improvement.
Improvements on Routes and
301 north of Richmond also are
planned as soon as money can
be had for the purpose, it was
learned. A study also is under
way to determine whether a toll
road is needed in the Washing
ton area, to tie in with existing
and planned superhighways
north of Washington.
Meanwhile, a group of Ches-
terf1eld County businessmen. or
ganized to oppose the building
of a toll road parallel to the
Petersburg pike (Route u yes
terday was granted a charter of
incorporation by the State Cor
poration Commission. The group
is known as the United States
Highway No. l Business League
of Chesterfield County. Va. Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Silver Spring HoIdup
Suspect Is Jailed;
Effort 10 Flee Fails

A 23-year-old fugitive from
justice, charged with the $4,000
holdup of Silver Spring (Md.)
finance company, today is being
held in the Rockville jail in lieu
of $4,000 bond pending a hear
ing Tuesday in the Silver Spring
Police Court.
The man, Darl Dee Parker of
Canton, Ohio, made a short
lived bid for freedom when he
snatched the pistol of a police
man as he was being finger
printed yesterday at the Mont
gomery County police headquar-
tiers in Rockville.
Pvt. Leonard Collins, the Of
f1cer from whose holster the
weapon had been seized, and two
other policemen leaped at Par
ker and recovered the pistol.
Seized in Private Garage.
Parker was arrested in a pri-
vate garage yesterday about an
hour after an armed bandit had
taken about $4,000 from the
American Finance Co., 1882
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring.
The holdup occurred shortly
after noon.
The bandit wore a yellow bur-
lap mask. He ordered A. j. Nc
Geehee. collection manager of
the f1ance company, to open the
safe in the rear Office. It was
empty. But the bandit scooped
up cash from three drawers in
the front Office.
Wanted in Ohio.
Police said the suspect is
wanted by Warren, Ohio, author
tiles on charges of armed rob-
berry. They said he has a lengthy
juvenile record of burglaries.
A Silver Spring housewife was
directly responsible for the fast
arrest of Parker. Mrs. John B.
Wise of. GOT Gist avenue, was
hanging clothing in her back
yard when she saw a stranger
drive into her garage and close
the doors.
She called her husband who
is employed at the Johns Hop
kins Applied Physics Laboratory
in Silver Spring. He called po-
lice. Parker yielded without a
struggle. The car which he had
been driving had been reported
stolen earlier from a Washing
ton auto dealer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
BY the Associated Press

~ the Assoeioted Press
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 28-Yes-
terday's legislative DEVELOPMENTS
included:
SENATE
Bills introduced.
SB270-By Goldstein--To appropri-
ate license fees UP to $4,000 to the
Calvert County Hospital tGoldstein
sB271-By Hof-To authorize a $50
million bond issue for public school
construction (Finance)
SB275-By Bailey and others-To
revise the child labor laws Judiciary.
Resolution introduced,
SR25--By Phipps-To ask the De-
partment of Forests and Parks to dis
continue the 50-cent entrance fee to
the Sandy Point State Park and sub
stitute a parking charge (Finance).
Bill Enacted.
HB331-By Charles delegation-Au-
thorihing Charles County commissioners
to pay $1,000 annually to the Benedict
and 10th district volunteer fire de-
partmentS.
HOUSE
Bills introduced,
HB466-By See-To increase the pen
alties for failure to stop after an auto
accident to minimum OF one year
and maximum Of three years in prison
and or nne OF $500 to $1,000 (Ju-
HB467-By Prince Georges and Mont
gomery deleEations-To hold an cleo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Severn River Area
Restricted by Navy
BY the Assoeiated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. %. - The
Severn River Naval Command
announced yesterday that an
area Of the Severn has been de-
clared a danger area" for small
arms firing practice.
The restricted area runs
northeast Of a line between
Cars Point and Greenbury
Point and persons entering the
area are warned they do so at
their own risk.
Firing practice will be held
Monday through Friday of each
week from March 2 to April II,
from 8 am. to 4 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Collision Near Laurel
Fotul to Baltimore Mon

Joseph Edward Kelly of Bal
timore died yesterday of injuries
received earlier in the day when
his auto and another car COL
lided on the Baltimore WASH
ington highway just south of the
Laurel (Md) Raceway.
A passenger in his car, Will
liam Brady, also of Baltimore,
was reported in serious condi-
ton in Baltimore'S st. Agnes
Hospital. where Mr.. Kelly died.
Earl L. Baumgardner, Han
over, Pa. driver Of the other
car. was not injured, Maryland
State police said. @
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Fire Destroys Bus

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Feb.
% (P).-A Greyhound bus, bound
for Richmond, Va, was destroyed
by fire yesterday about so miles
east of Charleston without in
jury to any of it's SO passengers.
The loss of the bus was esti-
mated at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Substitute judge Named

RICHMOND, Feb. % (P.-
The State Supreme Court has
designated Judge Rayner v.
Snead of the 26th judicial Cir
cult to preside in Princess Anne
County Circuit Court March 3-6
in place of Judge Floyd E.
Kellam. The resident judge dis
qualified himself In cases sched-
uled on those dates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Co|asanto Appointed
To Alexandra Court

James N. Colasanto, Alex
andria attorney, was appointed
substitute justice of the Alex
andria Civil and Police Court
yesterday by Judge William P.
Woolls of the Corporation Court.
Judge Colasanto temporarily
will fill the post held by Asso-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Bill 10 Remove
County Relief
Secrecy Studied
z Nearby Legislators
Plan PorIeys to
Sound Out Sentiment
By Charles l. Hoffmon
Ster StoH correspendenf

Ster Sfoff Correspondent
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 28.-Legis-
lation to open public welfare
rolls to county officials in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties was under study this
week end.
Senator Anders r. Lofstrand,
jr., Republican, of Montgomery,
yesterday said he would discuss
the legislation with his county
delegation.
Senator Lofstrand announced
his intentions, after asking that
a bill to open Kent County rolls
be made a special order of BUSH
ness Tuesday. He said he may
want to include Montgomery in
the bill.
Shortly after the Senator's
action Senator John Raymond
Fletcher, Republican, of Prince
Georges, said the bill also in
terested him. He said he would
discuss it this week end with
his county commissioners.
Would File Rolls.
The measure would require
the Kent County Welfare Board
to file, with the county commits
sioners, welfare rolls and the
funds paid each person. The
records would also be open to
any other county official, with
the approval of the commits
sioners.
State law now forbids the re-
lease by welfare board officials
of names or case histories with
out the written permission of
welfare recipients.
Federal law permits States to
open relief rolls without the loss
OF Federal funds. Maryland has
taken no Statewide action to
open rolls.
The Montgomery Welfare
Board last fall opposed the gen.
eral opening of rolls to county
officials or the press.
Requests Answered.
A board official said all legiti-
mate requests for reports had
been answered. No welfare
client has ever denied permis-
sion to the board to release the
information, she said.
Senator Fletcher said closed
welfare rolls sometimes are
strong political weapons. He
added that he feels the legisla-
tors also should have access to
the rolls to check complaints
they often receive of unneces-
sary payments.
Before including the two
counties under the bill, the
Senators must gain support
from the rest of their delega-
tions. Since the bill is a local
one, opposition of any delegate
might stir debate in the House
and kill the measure.
Tax Repeal Bill Killed.
The House Ways and Means
Committee yesterday killed a bill
to repeal the inventory tax. The
measure, strongly supported
here Thursday by businessmen
from Montgomery and Prince
Georges, would have cost county
and Baltimore city governments
about $40 million, according TO
the State Tax Commission.
The Prince Georges delega-
ton this week end will study
proposal that would offer partial
relief to businessmen in their
county.
Even a bill to affect only
Prince Georges would have
rough shedding in the committee,
since the removal of a portion
of the county's assesSable base
would increase State payments
to the county for school opera
tons.
The Senate yesterday ac-
cepted a favorable report on
Senator Lofstrand's bill to allow
any local health department to
approve the sale of milk in
hulk containers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Fairfax Facing
34-Cent Boost
In School Taxes
Only One Slash
In Budget Asked
At Bourd Hearing

A 34-cent increase in the taz
rate for schools would be needed
to meet expenditures proposed
in a $6.492.196 Fairfax County
school budget, it was disclosed
last night by County Executive
Carlton c. Massey.
Mr.. Massey told about 100 per-
sons at a School Board hearing
that the budget would require
a school tax Of approximately
$3.50 per 500 Of taxable prop
erty evaluation. The current
rate is $2.05.
The School Board will meet
Tuesday to reconsider the budget
before submitting it to the Board
Of County Supervisors.
Only one cut in the budget
was requested. Several persons
thought 100000 to set up q
free textbook system is unneces-
sary. A majority favored keep
ing the item in the budget,
The county now has a book
rental system.
Additional Raise Asked.
Funds for a 5000 increase in the
teachers salary scale, in addition
to the pay raise already pro-
posed, was suggested by Richard
Ranny of Tauxemont, and in
dorsed by several others. The
School Board has proposed tc
increase the salary minimum
from $4,000 to $4,000 and the
maximum from $4,000 to $4,000
More funds for teaching mate
rails, health program and cafe
terra program were suggested by
a representative of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Association
Funds for band instruments and
additional music and art teach
ers were requested by many per-
sons. Gen. w. S. Rumbough
principal of Falls Church High
School, suggested the board in
clude 81 for each county pupil
for band-instrument purchase.
Other suggestions included
funds to start a kindergarten
program, employee professional
consultants for the School Board
and increase the salary for the
superintendent of schools.
SOS Million Base.
Details of the proposed budget
were released two weeks ago out
the School Board did not know
then what effect it would have
on the tax rate because assess
ment figures were not available.
Mr.. Massey said the tax base
for the new budget would be
$205 million compared with q
$178 million tax base last year.
The tax base includes assess
mentS on real estate, personal
property. machinery and tools
and State Corporation Commits
sion assessments. The increased
assessment this year is due pri-
marily to construction of new
homes.
The proposed $6.492, 1876 budg-
ct compares with a 1928
school budget of $6.5O9,333. De-
spite the drop in total, the
amount to be raised by tax levy
has increased by $1,21O,610 to
meet higher operating costs.
Capital Outlays Drop.
While the proposed operating
costs have increased approx
mately 81 million, capital out
lays have declined by a similar
amount. Most of the capital i'm
provements in last years budget
were financed by State and Fed
eral grants or surplus tax funds
already collected. Thus, while
the total budget is off slightly,
more funds must be raised by
tax levy next year.
The supervisors, who will hold
a public hearing in April on the
school budget and the other
county budgets, must adopt the
overall budget and set the tax
rate by April 80. The total tax
rate this year is $2.65 per 500
property evaluation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
Elks Plan Oyster Roast

Prince Georges Elks Lodge
No. 1778 will hold an oyster roast
at its clubhouse, 1901 Baltimore
avenue, Bladensburg. Md, to-
night from 6 o'clock until mid
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-28
japanese to Speak

Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida, who led
the Japanese air attack on Pearl
Harbor, will address a Youth for
Christ rally at 8 o'clock tonight
in 'Lisner Auditorium, George
washington University.
Evening star., 1953-07-11
Strike by "a Navigators
Stops TWA Trips Abroad
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, July II. A
strike against Trans World Air
lines by "a navigators today
threatened to halt the firms
overseas flights from Idlewild
Airport. There has been no re-
ply from the strikers to a request
by their union chief that they
return to work.
The walkout, a protest against
the removal of navigators from
the Rome-Paris run, started sud-
denly yesterday and stopped four
TWA overseas flights.
Airline officials said last night
two flights had been Cancelled
and two others indefinitely
postponed"
TWA, a spokesman said,
planned no meeting with the
strikers. who belong to the Air
line Navigators' Association, a
section of the CIO Transport
Workers Union (TWU).
One TWA Official said the
walkout, "as far as we are con-
cerned. is strictly Illegal" He
added that the present contract
runs until next June 80.
Evening star., 1953-07-11
Birthday Is Quiet,
Then Man Discovers
His Auto AbIuze

Willard j. Adams had more
than birthday candles to cele-
brate his 28th birthday yester-
day. His 1851 model automobile
went up like a torch during the
night.
Mr.. Adams, a commercial rep
resentative for American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co., said
he parked his car in front of his
home, 1884 Kennedy street NV,
at 2 pm. yesterday.
After a small family observ-
ance Of his birthday. he retired.
At about 4 am. this morning,
he was awakened by sounds from
the front of his home. Mr.. Adams
looked out to find flames raging
through the interior of his car.
Some neighbors were reused
from sleep by the autos horn,
which blared during the height
of the fire.
Firemen extinguished the blaze
in a few minutes, but not until
$700 damage had been wrought.
An insurance agency and the
Fire Marshal'S Office is checking
on the cause, which includes the
possibility of arson or q passer-
by Tipping a cigarette into the
parked vehicle.
Evening star., 1953-07-11
Mother Sees Falling Tree Top
Kill Boy, 4 in Arlington

who was cutting down the dead
tree in a yard at 2421 North
Rockingham street, next door to
the Okins. He is Charles F. Mus
ser who is being held under
$2,500 bond pending a hearing
Monday in Arlington Police
Court.
Two other workmen, Stirling
Hood, Is, and William Glover,
jr.. %. both of Gaithersburg,
were released under $500 bond
each as material witnesses to the
tragedy.
The three children and Mrs.
Okin were out for a walk about
3 pm. yesterday.
Stay away from that tree" "
warned the watching mother.
But the trio crossed the street
and walked beneath the tree just
as it toppled to the ground. ac-
cording to a neighbor who wit
messed the tragedy.
Evening star., 1953-07-11

bassador Bohlen accurately fore
cast the Beria purge several days
ago has cause some raised eye
browS. Some observers are openly
skeptical Of the claim that Mr.
Bohlen's vacation trip to Paris
was really a ruSe to make him
more quickly available in Wash
ington when the expected blow
fell.
Arrives Today.
Early reports from Paris
quoted Mr.. Bohlen as saying he
did not believe Beria'S elimina-
ton would interrupt his vacation
plans. Later, the State Depart.
ment announced that he was
flying home and would arrive
in Washington sometime this
afternoon.
The question has also been
raised about the wisdom of State
Department a n n oun C e m e n t
which implies at least that our
Embassy in Moscow has access
to secret intelligence. In view
Of the usual Russian reaction on
such matters, some people fear
the announcement may result In
compromising Mr.. Pohlen's fu-
ture usefulness at the Moscow
post.
At any rate, the claim Of ad-
vance intelligence is an unusual
departure from diplomatic rou-
tine. It seems to have been taken
with q sharp eye on the political
situation here. and particularly
on the congressional criticism
stirred up by Mr.. Bohlen's nomi-
nation as Ambassador to Russia
Evening star., 1953-07-11
Acc Members 10 See
Philippine Uranium
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, July 1.-Two men,
bers of the United States Atomic
Energy Commission are due
here Wednesday to survey re-
ported uranium deposits in the
Philippines.
The two are Howard S. Stat
ford and Harry Buttuck.
A government statement SAID
President Elpidio Quirino last
month authorized their entry.
They will be assisted by a team
of Filipino biologists.
The deposits were first Official
ly reported by Mr.. Quirino last
March. Eric G. Huzenland, q
65-year-old chemist of Houston
Tex, and his wife stumbled on
the deposits. They have staked
out 80 claims over an area OF
about 5000 acres near Los
Banos, hot spring resort about
81 miles south of Manila.
President Quirino said the de-
posits were quite respectable
and their discovery increases
our international Importance"
Evening star., 1953-07-11
u. n. Termed Kew
To R0K Interests
BY the Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
July 11.-United Nations Secre-
tary General Dag Hammar-
skiold said yesterday the true in
terests Of the South Korean peo-
pie are to be found in the direc-
ton indicated by the United Ma
tions Command.
He said in a speech to the
United Nations Correspondents
Association that it is a curious
sight" when a victim of aggres-
sion voices intentions which
might call for repression in the
name Of those principles which
protected him when he was at
tackled.
He was referring to the feel
ing in United Nations circles
that if South Korea President
Syngnam Rhee tries to attack
North Korea with his army in
an attempt to unity Korea, the
United Nations would be faced
with the problem of declaring
this aggression and taking action
to stop it.
Mr.. Hammarskjold did not
elaborate on this point but he
said the United Nations in the
future will have to find a way to
define clearly the obligations Of
any country accepting assistance
from the United Nations against
aggression.
In his first long statement to
the United Nations press corps
since taking the post formerly
held by Trygve Lie. Mr.. Ham
marskjold made it clear he would
not be bound by Lies decisions
on hiring and firing staff mem
bers but would act on the basis
Of the United Nations charter
and facts laid before him In each
case.
Evening star., 1953-07-11
ESQ Boy Scouts Leave
For California Jamboree

About $50 Washington area
Boy Scouts and their leaders left
Union Station last night to join
nearly $4,000 fellow Scouts from
all parts of the globe for the
national jamboree in Santa Ana,
Calf.
En- route to the encampment,
the boys will make stops in Chi
cago, Salt Lake City and Yellow
stone and Zion National Parks.
During their western visit the
scouts will make a trip to Mexico
and on their return will stop in
San Francisco. The delegation
expects to be back July 80.
A party seeing the scouts of
included District Commissioners
Samuel Spencer and Louis Prem
tlss. Mike Morrison, vice presi-
dent of the National Capital
Boy Scout Council. and William
Armstrong, local jamboree gen.
eraI chairman and director of
radio and television coverage for
the event.
The scouts, representing more
than IT'S troops in the area, will
arrive in Santa Ana Wednesday
morning.
Evening star., 1953-07-11

A 4-year-old Arlington boy
was killed yesterday when the
top of q 50-foot tree crashed
down on him and two other chill
dren as his mother watched.
Joel M. Okin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius Okin, 2415 North
Rockingham street, was killed
instantly when the heavy trunk
pinned his head to the sidewalk.
Judy Anne Jacobs, IL. Of near
by 6424 North Twenty-Sixt
street, was taken to Arlington
Hospital with fractured skull
after branches and brush swept
her down to the sidewalk.
In a baby stroller being pushed
by Judy was Joel's year-old
brother Irwin. who escaped with
q cut.
Arlington police lodged q
charge Of granddaughter and op-
Grating without q license against
. 10-year-old Gaithersburg youth