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Marriage License
Applications

Under d. C. lnw couples must
amply for a marriage license on
one day, foait three fun days
and receipe the license on the
nth day. Sundays and h0li-
days are counted the same as
other days.
whitney slater. I'll. Rocky River. Ohio.
and courtenay Murphy, u. Silver
rrsderic Rah'i Graz. ir. "a, Bicknell, Ind. and
Catherine Ross; 20, West Point. We;
Bessie Loder. 81, Lynn. Mass.
Isaiah Cunningham, jr.. 19, 202 Eye St.,
s,w., and Vivian Lucas. 1s. 713 21st
Edward va ii Dieveney; ir.. 20, and Catherine
Aissid and Mimi Grsenbaum. 10. as5 shsr.
Earl ifaa Moore. 81; h -. Chicago. and Joan Lamb
john eonnor. IS. Hyattsyille, Md, and
Shirley Richards, 10. District HeiRhts.
Ronald ai 1semann. q, 1900 woodridse 4 Z
ne. and Beverly Stinson. 1s, 1919
Hamlin ST. ne.
Arthur Maixnsr 80; Prag,le, &c oczeSahoo.. ao.
Charles McVay, ", 20, Honolulu, Ha-
waii. and Yvonne Abby. 2ss sydney,
Frederick ssu ks sabbs. ir.. 21. 173s H st. ne.
and Mary Gannaway. 20. 419 I1th
st. ne.
joseph ne snd sad HsPen sdasRins s. 2s. 4d7
csllss Rossy u; : 5o4 2 nstbaas.:: st ne: aS snd
Ernest Mas e. II Hosston: s;soss sys. Ten Ms snd
Ronald Austgen. FL Cedar Lake. Ind,
and Doris Lawson, Is. 2242 Hall pl.
Reinaido Gomez, %, Miami. Fla. and
Berta Caballero. 81. New Orleans.
Harold Steward 81, Sheldon. Mo, and
Loretta shreye %. Nanty Clio. Pa.
James Bolton, "a, Dallas, Tex, and Ann
DElia, "a Stamford, Conn.
Donald Gregory, 20; Birmingnam. I3ngha 4, Aia..
Willie Mcmillan, "a. Cheraw. 8. c., and
Irene Stewart, 90. 645 L st. s.w.
Clyde Bavis. 10, 1125 54th ave-. ne,
and Elsie Durham, 10. Rocky Mount
Rodney Oak, "a. Douglas, wyo.. and
Susan Afford, %, Dublin, Ireland.
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Deaths Reported
tFrom D. C. Bureau of vital

(From D. c. Bureau OF vital StatfStlcsJ
william H, Moore, s3, 44o7 35th st. NV.
Mary Hartman, SO, 2S1S 9th st. NV.
Rose Veneziani. 81, 602 3rd St. NV.
Lillian NJ. Reese, 7S, 100 9th st. ne.
Nora A. .Lauck, ~, 1880 Holly st. NV.
Maud C. Kemper. 73s 17o4 Kenyon st.
Louis Lamb. rs. 1888 3rd st. NV. ).
Ruth G. Tarrant, II, 2230 California
william j. Glasgow, 81, All 4th st. NV.
George I. Ray. 81. Seat Pleasant. Md.
Vincent TrivelH. 65, 207 c st. ne.
Benny Bortnick, "a, 1884 Blagden ave.
Louise woodruff. SO. 22e e St. NV.
James c. Brown. 46, 309 Nicholson st.
Edward Janofsky, A, 1901 18TH st. NV.
Lorraine H. Bethke, 81, Hillside, Nd.
Eliza Brown, 101. 1909 Kenyon st. NV.
Annie Anderson, ss. 1914 Covinston st.
job" H. Carroll, TO- ZOE L st. s.e.
Gertrude Howard. "a, 647 I st. ne;
Bessie Twyman, "a, 2647 Birney pl. s.e.
Annie M. Black, so. 3I5 10th st. Sc.
Mary Curtis, so, Warrenton, Va.
NV.
Joseph L. Parkins, jr., infant, 5000 leth
st. s.e.
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Old Tax stomps Doomed

The District Commissioners
have authorized the destruction
of cigarette tax stamps that have
been superseded by new stamps
manufactured in keeping with
the increased tax rate from !
cent to 2 cents q pack.
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Births Reported
(From D. C. Bureau Of vital Statistics J


BOYS.
David and, joyce Alderton.
Robert and Joan Bassford.
Kenneth and Doris & Buckles Buckley.
Earl and Beatrice Dorm.
Alphonse and Nellie Gomez.
Nelson and Martha Jett.
Albert Mbsrs and snd Care CARE LACY.
MarH RhilID snd a1ss es.sg esTCi Miilss.h MMieiMla.hon,
James Jane AN and nNe6tsv NoSis Psnneven. s1,aey
s0osf afnoid snd ana Sarsares slsss nassssett scott.
Edward and Marianne Tome.
Phillip and Mary Urquhart.
james and .Glennie Arnold.
Andrew and Ruth Boycan.
I6Sa TSg5 and and VaiIie Vilfe GSllis;l Ganisl.
William and Ann Hollis.
BENJAMIN and Ghrislaine jackson.
Robert and June Kennedy.
Walter and Jerrine Keville.
Robert and Betty Lake.
JI9ssph and nd Agnes y,1s.s ndosnne McdDsTmett.
William and Evelyn Powers.
William and Luz Rodriguez
James and Bessie sanford.
Samuel and Blanche ,Ulanow.
Curtis. and Marie Wilson.
Arvhie 4ayl.. aIS and n,ris ysrnell pIt}nT BGnner
Walter and md Helen 5 :. CLARK; 1.n.,t
Daniel and. Florence Monroe.
Edward and Henrietta Soule.
Buford and Minnie Brown.
Herman and Thelma Campbell.
Oliver and Barbara James.
Arthur and Gladys Powell.
GIRLS.
yrfsI1;a,,, onI NRary Aiknoou
Adolph and Sally Belser.
Richard and Rosemary Carroll.
Jacob and Edith Cohn.
George and Betty DIANA.
Norman and Vera Gibbs.
Henry and Lillian Gossom.
Donald and Mary sy HASTINGS. sIan
sSSars ssSss sna anS aaEIha Elnabsts ksaeS eMSacMan
Maurice and June Milburn.
Harry ano Betty Potterfield.
Gerald and Jean Rosenthal.
Robert and Beverly Sargent.
Robert and Laura sites.
William and Koan Tomlinson.
John and and Emily Emil ysTkouteren. vsHsp
Francis and Mildred Brooke.
Norman and Barbara Chaudet.
Te.,Gs neyGs and and Rsssy Rs,z.SeEb Ricksns. FaR
Robert and Harriet Gormley.
Arthur and Eva Guevara.
James and Doris Johnson.
Leslie and Eliza5sth liz aasNh. LNssesrmsn. Nsssy
Sidney and Ruth Phillips
Randolph and Edith Ross.
James and Gladys Rupert.
John and Elizabeth Sens.
Stanley and Omia Swenton.
William and Annabel Toney.
William and Rose Carter.
Trustee and Christine Durrah.
Ralph and Emmie Green.
James and Vera Rhodes.
Esau and Ann Underwood.
Russell and Barbara Colbert.
Francis and Barbara Gray.
Anival and Berta Grillo.
Joseph and Johnnie Seaberry.
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Memo No. 4 to
Mr.. Stassen of FOA

The American Legion convenes in Washington, thou
sands Of veterans of two victorious world What
were they fighting for? What was it all about?
Our most distinguished veteran the President Of the
United States, it up in his typical frank fashion:
Enlightened Self INTEREST,"
Only afewevenings ago. the President told the nation:
% foreign aid law is not merely to help other people
for humanitarian purposesbut it is to enght
ened senterest to give greater securty-a greater
feeling Of peace and confidence in the world"
And recently the President made this profound obser
vation Discretionary authority, however must be
tinued to permit special consideration in government
for the requirements of national security for
the problems of small business and of where per-
sistent and substantial unemployment exists"
And, only few weeks ago, the President said: .Gov-
ernment must its vast power to help maintain employ
ment and purchasing power !. !. government must be
alert and sensitive to economic developments, including its
myriad activities must be prepared to take pre-
venve well remedial acton must be ready to
with situations which may arise This is not stop
and-go responsibility but a continuous one"
That is Enlightened Sef-Interest, forthrightly
pressed by the Chief Executive himself No one major
problem of this nation be isolated from other major
problems No branch of the government can act with
out affecting every other branch of the government One
nation invisible with enlightened sefinterest for all!
Editorials and comment nationwide not only support
these policies Of the President but they also agree that it
would be disastrous kill the goose that lays the golden
eggs Because who argue against the honest Ameri-
can thesis that's 1--WE Must Keep Working We Are to
Keep Giving?
No Some do argue this point. Not the workers OF
America For instance The United Mine Workers Jour-
na the official publication devotes its current editorial
pages to this subject: THE UNITED STATES SHOULD
TAKE LESSON FROM CANADA It is worthwhile
reading for anyone interested in the welfare Of country
and its people, Them who does argue? Theorists argue
They write prove that FOA money
is not American money at al-that unemployment here
has nothing to do with creating jobs-that giving Kind
Instead Of Coin" would be wicked-that FOA and the
entire foreign trade situation and the same But
President Eisenhower himself clearly divides the pro-
bes in his latest speech: Reciprocal trade is another
problem that under earnest study and will be taken
up by the next Congress We got another year-as
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result Of the Randall Reportin which to study certain
features of this whole business that friends could
with U.S. make living through profitable trade and which
would eliminate the need for these great grants in the
future"
Sure Japan has serious trade problems So have other
nations Wewant to help them. One hundred steam loco
motives for India won't solve the problem These problems
generic in and must be faced fully. These
problems for all the people-not only the unemployed Of
Pennsylvania. fI
An important gentleman from India is here in Wash
ington also awaiting the decision Of FOA these gift
steam locomotives He is guided by the statement Of Mr.
Nehr his chief of state who recently sad "Our nstruc
tons delegates have always been firstly to consider
each question in terms of nda interests secondly on its
merits" We don't blame them. Should call that en-
lightened self-interest?
Or should we heed the words of our own President
which SO apty fits our problem? FOA has the "discre
tionary authority" We need special consideration it
to keep working and thus be able to keep giving
If steam locomotives aren't requirements OF national Sc
cury let someone in authority out and say (but
ask the Armys Chief of TransportationD And unhap-
ply we certainly are area where persistent and sub
santia unemployment exists designated by the Depart
ment Of Labor as SUPER-distressed Area.)
Canada faced the problem squarey. It needed the
work for its workers and plants It GAVE the gifts OF
locomotives to Indabut it made them at home Why is
it such shame to be an American who wants work-and
who needs work? Why Canada settle the problem
forthrghtly and not we? Why isn't distressed unem-
ployent situation in America vtay important as the
same situation in Japan, or Germany, or India?
Theries don't make jobs Why do we have to apologize
as to how we give gift to help friends? We don't
want charity to begin at home want work to begin at
home-and the Administration and the next Congress to
face the other broad and changing problems of the world
in view of changing conditions both here and in foreign
lands
Ours is special case unusual problem It does not
affect basic policy because is deserving of what the
President himself calls special consideration under dis
cretionary authority. We not fighting against
grants-in-aid We are fighting to be able to continue
them.
Please don't kill the goose Ask the American Legion
if they don't agree that-WE MUST KEEP WORKING
IF WE ARE TO KEEP GIVING!
Evening star., 1954-08-19

ATTENTIONS: Certain toilet preparations, lug-
gage, billfolds, ETC., jewelry clocks, and watches
subject to l0H tax under Federal Internal Reve-
nue. Act effective April ], 1854.
EIGHT RESERVED 10 LIMIT QUANTITIES!
Evening star., 1954-12-26
District

Planning--le5z was q big
year for It here. Southwest re-
development was challenged In
the courts on grounds Of con-
stitutionality and sustained.
The test was Of the Districts
pilot project--area B. As for
the rest Of Southwest, q bold
rebuilding plan including thea
tiers and opera houses was COM
ceived and revealed by Webb
q Knapp Of New York. It
could involve as much As $500
million II Uncle Sam joins In.
In public housing. the Ma
tional Capital Housing Author
ity cleared q new project In
Southeast and is about ready
to break ground. And since
June, a third attack on slurns
has been in the making-for-
nation Of the city's first lious-
ing code.
After long debate the Conn
missioners and National Capt.
tai Planning Commission COM
promised on a downtown
bridge location at Twenty
fourth street NV. to tie into
Constitution avenue and q
Northwest freeway.
Probably the major achieve
ment was getting through
Congress the big $306 million
public works program designed
to help the Capital bring its
physical plant more in line
with the needs of the popula-
ton it serves.
Taxes-Under the public
works program, nearly every
city tax was raised. But the
annual Federal payment was
increased SO million for 10
years along with it.
j
Integration-It was not un-
expected, but the Supreme
Court decision May II that
racial segregation was uncon-.
stitutional will go down as one
Of the major social changes of
the century. Here as in other
Southern communities emo
tion, resentment and preju-
dice simmered. It came to q
boil in the Board of Education.
The National Association for
Advancement Of Colored Peo-
pie pressed for every advan-.
tage through Board member
Margaret just Butcher, a Ne
gro. Supt. Hobart Corning. try
ing to sail a cautious. slow
course, was challenged at every
turn for failure to move fast
enough. On the other side, the
Federation Of Citizens Associa-
tions fought a delaying action
in the courts, hoping to post
pone the integration until aft
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r. = .
er the Supreme Court recon-
yened In the fall and talked
procedures with the several
States. Nevertheless q partially
tntegrated school system
opened for business last fail. q
Justice The handling Of
juvenile delinquency by Juye-
nile Court presented a con-
tinuing battle throughout the.
year. It was Juvenile Court
Judge Edith Cockrill pitted
against Police Chief Robert ".
Murray, Welfare Director
Gerard Shea, United States
Attorney Leo Rover and the.
press. The issue was the iron
curtain Of secrecy thrown
about the court which ham,
pered other agencies In getting
the information they needed
to cope with the aspects Of
juvenile delinquency and nom
support that affect them.
Toward the end Of the year
Judge Cockrill. who is up. for
reappointment next June, re-
Tented slightly. A more favor
able arrangement on non
support cases was worked out
with the welfare department.
The press was offered limited
/ access to court operations. A
move to establish a separate
family court here to relieve
District court of divorce and
similar suits cleared the SEN
ate too late for House action
before adjournment.
In the Court of Appeals, a
significant ruling was handed
down broadening the basis for
a plea of insanity. The ruling
expanded the old standards Of
irresistible, impulse and ability
to know right from wrong. 1t
held that the accused would
not be held responsible If the
act was the product of a mem
: tai disease or defect. The So
called Monte Durham" ruling
was attacked as opening a
loophole for criminals by con-
fusing juries. It was defended
as a proper advance in the
processes Of justice based on
modern advances in psychia-
try. Its practical application
Is being closely observed.
Appellate Judge Bennett
Champ Clark died during the
year, and District Court Judge
Walter l.. Bastian was elevated
to succeed him. District law
yer and civic leader Joseph
C. McGarraghy, former chief
of the local G.. o. p, was
named to all the Bastian vac
ancy.
Transit-Capital Transit Co.
or Louis Wolfson, its financial
wizard president. made news
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Armed Forces

I'VE con -moke up these short
eomings with the experience
Of our fighting men, with
their potriotism, with their
wonderful fighting ability"
@. What Is the state Of
affairs with your armed
forces?
A. AS Of now. we have
approximately 90 divisions.
@. What would that be In
terms of men?
A. I would say nearly ESQ.,
600 men. But when we talk
about the 20-some-odd divi-
sions in the Korean Army, the
size, of course, Is not the
same as the United States
Army division. It is greatly
under strength - not only
numerically, but also equip
ment-wise:: also support-wise.
I would give you one example.
The artillery support for one
Korean division is probably
Just one-third Of what the
average United States Army
division would have.
Q. Is that kind Of shortage
general?
A. The same with every other
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Maryland

Planning In Montgomery
County. the battle over Route
240 continued. But an even
more contentious issue devel-
oped over a zoning ordinance
for the upper county. Drafted
by the Upper Montgomery
Planning Commission, it Is due
to become effective February
/ for a period of two. years,
after which a permanent ordi-
nance would supplant it. The
ordinance Classics land into
six. categories, running the
gamut from agricultural to in
dustrial and places some lin
itations on disposition Of hold
ings by landowners in agricul-
tural zones.
Business, real estate and
landowner groups have called
1t fantastic tyranny" De-
tenders admitted it was not. a
perfect plan, but said 1t was
needed and should be kept and
amended.
Economic surveys Of Mont
gonery and Prince Georges
were completed by Homer Hoyt,
suggesting rosy future develop
ment at present tax levels pro-
vided certain controls on the
type Of industry to be attracted
were imposed.
After many years, improve
Evening star., 1954-12-26
By John w. Thompson, il.

For the Metropolitan Area,
1854 might be summed up il
four P's-progress. planning,
politics and personalities.
The progress might be ma
terial, such as public works:
or social, as In racial integra-
tion.
The planning might BE-
structural---like o downtown
bridge over the Potomac or
Route $40. Or 1t might be the
projection Of future growth
and relationship Of the satellite
communities that comprise the
area, In which the name Of
Analyst Homer Hoyt looms
large.
The politics were those Of
an off-year election.
The personalities were those
whose names fiickered again
and again through the news
Of the day-some dramatically
and some prosaically-names
like Leo Rover, Louis lWolfson,
Hobart Corning. Margaret
Just Butcher. Edwin Beall.
Louis Prentiss. Curley Byrd,
Marshall Beverly. Remember?
Nineteen fifty-four makes o
long story even In highlishts.
Here are o few:
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most of the year. The issues
were rates, dividends and pub
lie ownership.
After hard hitting hearings
before the Public Utilities
Commission the company
opened the year with q fare
increase pushing the cash fare
to 90 cents, the cost Of tokens
to five for 80 cents and elimi-
mating the $40 weekly pass.
The company's generous
dividend policy was challenged
In the courts and became q
key subject of hearings before
q Senate subcommittee headed
by Senator Payne Of Maine.
Mr.. Wolfson presented the
Payne group q basis on which
he would turn over the COM
pany to public ownership but
it was so favorable TO present
ownership that 1t was pigeon
noled.
Finance-Merger was the big
word in business. The Post
bought out the Times Herald
In the spring. A little later
John L. Lewis National Bank
Of Washington bought out the
Hamilton National Bank and
Riggs National Bank merged
with the Washington Loan &
Trust Co.
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Moor News DEVELOPMENTS Washington Durne 954

itself 10 lawmakins for classes
Of cities instead OF individual
cities. Provision also was made
for annual assessment Of real
property effeetive July. 1855.
to replace present three-year
cycle.
Politics Events leading up
to the November election were
the hottest in years ecially
among the Democrats. The
effort to name d candidate to
oppose Republican Gov. Theo-
dore r. McKeldin resulted In
an ilnpasse Of such bitterness
between II. G. (Curley) Byrd.
former president Of Maryland
University. and Baltimore Con-
tractor George Mahoney, that
It undoubtedly was q major
factor In the defeat Of Mr..
Byrd. A
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Virginia

PIannins--Mos Of Il was IN
Fairfax where d $40 million
sewer program Is underway
and plans for 3 water system
were widely discussed. Last
summers drought pointed up
the water problem where most
Of the residents are served BY
wells. Tapping the Potomac
!. River as the District does b
seen as the only real solution.
Homer Hoyt made an eco
nomic survey. Later . contro-
versial, master plan was pre-
pared BY Francis McHugh.
IN Alexandria, proposals are
under consid Iteration for acQui-
sition by the city Of the pri-
vately owned water company
that serves 1t.
Taxes - Statewide. the 4.
year-oid Byrd automatic tax
credit act gave $5 million back
to the taxpayers. Falls Church
levied the first city tax on util.
tiles in this section Of the
State. Alexandria followed
with q utilities tax, and levies
on transient accornrnodat ationS,
rental property and the work
of builders and developers.
Arlington raised both real es-
tate and personal property
taxes.
Integration-Like Maryland.
Virginia is sitting out the in
tegrating Of Its schools as long
as possible. Feeling Is stronger
in Virginia, however. The
NAACP adopted q $l50.000
budget to fight for integration
within the State.
Legislature - Probable high
points Of the session were Cd
the revolt OF the young
Turks" resulting In the mod
ification Of the Byrd automatic
tax credit act to allocate 50
million for schools, mental
hospitals, institutions Of high
er learning and ar1nories. and
(2) refusal of the legislature
to approve an increase In the
gasoline tax requested by Gov.
Thomas B. Stanley. who had
campaigned on q ho-tax-in-
crease platform.
Politics Republican control
Of the 10th District remained
secure when Representative
Joel r. Broyhill was ye-eleCted
In November. The strong COP
showing Id traditionafly Dem
ocratic Virginia was seen rs
evidence of the States interest
in q two-party system, In Ar
lington, the Arlington Inde-
pendent Movement staked Its
future as q political influence
on re-electing Mrs. Leone
Buchholz who won. Elsewhere,
in the 9Th District, Republican
Rep. Richard H. Poff won re-
election.
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The Area

Pianning-During the year
legislation calling for q Jones
Point bridge was cleared. The
span would connect Alexandria
with Prince Georges County.
Md, and have a marked effect
on traflc entering and by
passing washington. Under
q Government reorganization
plan In the making, the bridge
would be built by the Bureau
Of Public Roads instead Of the
Interior Department as orig
inally provided In the legisla-
tion.
Transit-The effort to deal
with transit on a regional
basis resulted In hasty pre-
adjournment enactment by
Congress of a bill linking the
District and Maryland In an
area transit commission pro-
posal. Virginia had backed
out. The bill drew q we'll
merited presidential veto. The
move now is trending toward
o study commission in legisla-
tion sponsored by Representa-
tive Broyhill, Republican, of
Virginia. Both Maryland and
Virginia Legislatures have au-
therized the Governors to
name three men to meet joint
ly on the problem.
Airport-Dormant during
early 1854. the plan for a Sec
ond airport to relieve over
crowded National burst on the
scene toward the end of the
year. The situation had been
stalemated over the refusal Of
the Virginia delegation in
Congress to support the pro- !
posed location at Burke; the
refusal Of the Maryland dele
cation also to accept Burke
and its pushing of Friendship
Airport in Baltimore; the OBJ
jections of Washingtonians to
distant Friendship; the oppo-
sition to conversion of AM
drews Field to civilian use by
residents. top ranking Air
Force officers and Maryland
Congressmen.
Parks and Highways
Timely interventiSi by Vir-
ginia's Representative How
ard Smith last spring saved
the murder In an appropria-
ton bill Of the Capper-Cram-
ton Act. To Virginia 1t meant
completion Of the George