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Evening star., 1954-01-04
Scandinavian Envoys
To Open Exhibit al
Richmond Jan. IS
Speeial oi.poteh 70 The Stor

RICHMOND, Jan. 4. - The
Ambassadors of Norway. Den
mark and Sweden and the Min
lister of Finland will be here
January IS to open the interna-
tional exhibition, Design In
Scandinavia" at the Virginia
Museum of Fine Arts. Leslie
Cheek, jr., museum director, an
nounced today.
Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe
de Morgenstierne of Norway
will present the exhibition to the
people of the United States on
behalf of the four Scandinavian
countries. The display was or
ganized and financed by Den
mark, Finland, Norway and
Sweden at the request of 20
leading American and Canadian
art museums.
The presentation will be
made at a dinner at the Com
monwealth Club given by the
trustees of the Virginia Museum.
Assistant Secretary of State
Walter S. Robertson. vice presi-
dent of the Virginia Museum.
will accept the display for the
Nation.
Design in Scandinavia includes
more than TOO items of furniture.
glass. china. silver, textiles and
plastics made by both hand and
machine. The collection is valued
at $125, 900.
The exhibition. requiring 5000
square feet. will be packed in two
vans for travel. On February IA
the display will be taken on a
tour of American and Canadian
museums which is expected to
last more than three years.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Weekend Accidents Kill 427,
New Mark for Similar Period

SO miscellaneous, the overall
total was 432.
New Years accident records
were set in the last two years
during four-day week ends-a
Gil total for 1852 and 407
traffic deaths in 1928.
In 1853 Christmas week end
saw TIT persons die in accidents.
523 in traffic mishaps. Both fig
ures were slightly under records
for three-day Christmas week
ends but well short of the rec
ords set in four-day periods
$50 traffic deaths in 1852. 789
deaths from all accidents in 1851.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Service Begins
Public on
Income Taxes !
lnternul Revenue
Helping Toxpoyers
To Prepare Returns

Revenue agents today began
their annual chore Of guiding
taxpayers through the intricacies
Of filing an income tax return.
The aid to taxpayers program
of the Internal Revenue Service
began at $3.50 am. in Room 1902
Of its Offices at Twelfth street
and Constitution avenue NV.
Sixteen taxpayers were on
hand before the doors opened
and a staff of about 80 agents
was available. BY 10 am, a
waiting line of about a dozen
taxpayers had developed with
prospects for a steady stream Of
customers" in coming weeks.
Rush Due Later.
The free service attracts folks
with problems in the early days.
But by January Is, the deadline
for filing a revised estimate of
income for 1858, the "run-of the
mill" taxpayers. the ones with a
single source of income, start to
arrive. an official said.
One of the early-birds today
was Wilson Barron, So. who said
he has a rebate coming and
wanted to file for it early. Mr..
Barron. a World War I Army
pilot. said he has been unem-
ployed since last March when he
suffered a shoulder fracture and
dislocation.
He gave up, his home in the
District and has been a patient
at the Veterans Administration
Hospital in Kecoughtan. Va.
since the accident.
Uncle Sam Always Wins.
Some taxpayers want to argue
but they get little encouragement
from the revenue agents. One
gentleman scowled and argued
throughout a Commute inter-
view but wound up smiling and
agreeing with the agent.
The service will be conducted
right up to the deadline for filing
returns. March Is. An official
suggested that prospective "cus-
toners" plan to visit the Office
early to avoid the inevitable last
minute rush.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Gl Due From Korea Today
To See Wounded Brother

A 23-year-old District service
man, called home from Korea. is
expected to arrive some time to-
day to see his critically wounded
brother who was shot in the
chest Christmas Day.
Flying home is Pvt. Bennett H.
Thurston, %, colored, brother Of
Willie o. Thurston. 80, colored,
of 26 New York avenue NE, the
victim.
Red Cross officials made the
leave possible after the wounded
man called repeatedly for his
younger brother. He is in Freed
mems Hospital.
The wounded man and an
other brother, Douglas, %, were
shot after an argument outside
of a home in the 1400 block of
p street NV. Police have
charged Zemmer w. Kellogg, So,
with the shooting. Douglas has
been released from the hospital.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Fire in Grease Duct
Exfinguished at Hotel

Fire broke out yesterday in
a grease duct at the Sheraton
Carlton Hotel. causing slight
damage to floor and walls on the
first and second floors.
The fire was discovered shortly
before Z am. when the over
heated duct set fire to the floors
and partitions surrounding it.
Eighteen pieces of fire equipment
responded to the alarm.
While fireman were extinguish-
ing that blaze, another engine
company responded to an electric
motor fire in the Hotel Statler
across the street. No damage was
reported there.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Hearing Scheduled Today
In Frederick Staying
By the Associated Press

FREDERICK. Md, Jan. A
preliminary hearing was sched-
uled here today for Cleveland T.
Grove. 63-year-old poolroom op.
orator charged with first-degree
murder in the fatal shooting of
a 22-year-old man after an argu-
ment Saturday night.
Thomas league. colored. who
came to Frederick November Is
after being discharged from the
Army at Fort Ritchie, Md, was
the victim. He died at Frederick
Memorial Hospital of a bullet
wound in the liver. Army pa
pers identified him as a native Of
Chattanooga. Tenn.
Grove, according to Police
Chief Charles v. Main, shot
league after the man tried to
pull him from a truck.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Annapolis Refuses to Raise
Basic Tax Rate Set in77O8

Improvements and $4,000 for an
incinerator.
G. Turner Quaid, city treas
urer and tax collector. presented
a $1,189.020 budget for the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1854. The
81 property tax returns only
$338. 900 and after other ordi-
nary revenue is added there isn't
enough to make ends meet.
Some Taxes Added.
The municipality picked up
$44, 900 from parking meters and
a new off street parking lot on
West street but something more
had to be done. The dilemma
was solved by adding to the basic
tax an extra 34-cent levy to
finance operation of water and
sewage systems and to retire
their liabilities.
Also added this year was a S.
cent tax to pay for recreation
facilities. The city has two rec
reation center buildings, one for
whites and the other for colored.
A municipal recreation commit
tee administers the program for
whites. while the Armed Services
YMCA directs the other.
No city Fairgrounds. have yet
been established but a 33-acre
tract in Eastport. bequeathed
for that purpose by the late
Truxtun Beale of Washington,
is expected to become available
soon.
Elsewhere. the 34-cent and S.
cent levies might be considered
as additions to the basic tax
rate. thus bringing that figure to
$1.39 on each $100 of assessed
Not so by officials in old An
napolis. Here. the two extras
are listed as special items
which means that the 81 basic
rate. come what may. is as
likely to stay put as the North
Star.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

nior and Coolidge Senior High
Schools here. He attended Will
son Teachers College for a year
before finishing his higher edu-
cation at Florida Southern Col
lege at Lakeland. In Washing
ton, he was an active member of
the YMCA, specializing in weight
lifting.
During World War II, Mr..
Risler served three years in the
Navy, teaching swimming at
Daytona Beach.
Had Visited Brother.
He had spent a week visiting
his brother. Clarke j. Risler, jr..
1906 East-West highway, Silver
Spring, returning to Winter
Haven Saturday night.
In addition to Clarke Risler,
he is survived by his mother.
Mrs. Pearl Risler,~ Lakeland. Fla,
and another brother, Robert N.
Risler, st. Petersburg. Fla.
Services will be held in Winter
Haven tomorrow night. Mr.. Ris-
ler's body will be returned to
Washington early Thursday.
Burial will be in Arlington Gem
etery. The exact time was not
set.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Weapons Charge
Holds Man After
Drugstore Fight

Municipal Court Judge Andrew
j. Howard. jr.. today placed a
$500 bond on a gun-packing
man charged with assault with
a deadly weapon and carrying a
deadly weapon.
Charles Nicodemus. "a, of the
2300 block of Ashmead place
NV, was arrested after a fight
early today in a Peoples drug
store at Fourteenth street and
Thomas Circle NV.
When he was brought to court
Assistant United States Attorney
Alexander Stevas reopened the
second charge which had been
nol-prossed last September.
Police said Nicodemus pulled a
loaded pistol on Clifton Weir of
1410 M street NV. in the fight.
Mr., Weir. however. had knocked
the gun to the floor before police
got there.
Last fall Assistant United
States Attorney Kenneth D.
Wood said Nicodemus was
charged with handing another
automatic and a shoulder hol-
Ster to a waitress in Garvin's
Grill. 2619 Connecticut avenue
NV. saying: cit looks like
trouble in here. I don't want
to get involved with this" The
waitress called police.
Mr.. Wood dropped the charge
after Nicodemus brought in a
notarized statement from a gun
smith saying that he had re-
paired the pistol on the day
of the incident.
Mr.. Wood. however, extracted
an agreement that Nicodemus
let the police property clerk
keep the weapon. A week later,
Mr.. Wood said, Nicodemus be-
gan trying to get his gun back
but without success. Instead,
Mr.. StevaS told Judge Howard,
"Nicodemus went out and
bought another gun which he
has been carrying around load
ed" Today. the case was con-
tinued until January IA.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
By J. L. Michoel

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 4.-Prop-
erty owner here never wonder
about next years basic tax rate.
They know it will be 81.
Colonials set that figure when
Maryland's capital city. settled
in 1649. was chartered in 1908
and their tradition-loving de-
scendants have never changed
it.
Mayor Arthur G. Ellington be-
lieves a change is unlikely in
the foreseeable future. In sub
Stantial agreement are Aldermen
Robert H. Campbell. Charles G.
Bernstein, Robert c. Bean. Ros-
coe j. Parker, Roland William
Brown, Harry j. Medford, T.
Norwood Brown and Alexander
S. ProSkey. To them add City
Attorney John B. Wright and
Clerk Katherine S. Russell.
ClngS TO Preceuent.
At intervals through 245 years,
the town has been tempted to
raise the basic rate. In 1888
the Legislature gave it power to
do so. But Annapolitans clung
tightly to precedent. despite re-
curing need for new revenue.
Even annexation of Eastport
and west-side territory in 1851
failed to dent custom, although
it jumped the city's land area
from / to SIS square miles. in
creased the assessable base from
SIS million to 1898 million and
increased population from $4,000
to $4,000. G
With annexation, the city &C
quired the Annapolis Metropoli-
tan Sewage Commissioner en-
tity comparable to the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion-and $2.6 million bonded
indebtedness, to which has been
added $165.000 for water system
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Armed Bandit Gets S59
In Motel at Springfield, Va.

The night manager of a motel
on Shirley highway at Spring.
field. Va. reported to police
early today that he was robbed
of $50 by a young man who
walked into the office with a re-
volver and demanded the nights
receipts.
Craig Gump. So. night man
ager of the Skylark Motel on
Shirley highway at the Fran
coma overpasS. told police the
holdup occurred about 4:45 am.
while he was alone.
He described the bandit as
Every good looking" about 6 feet
tall. weighing 180 or 100 pounds,
and wearing a green Army type
trench coat and gray sport cap.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Driver Killed
And 4 Hurt in
Rte. 3O1 Crash
Two Cars Collide
Heud-on One Mile
South Of Bel Alton

Two cars crashed headon on
a Charles County road last
night. killing one man and in
juring four other persons.
The dead man was identified
by State police as Anthony
Francis Sergi Sd, %. of Balti-
more. He died in Physicians
Memorial Hospital. La Plata,
Md. at 10:40 pm. of a crushed
chest.
The accident occurred on
Route 301 l mile south of Bel
Alton.
One of the others injured was
William H. Lunger. 18, of Rock
away. N j., a passenger in Mr..
Sergi's car. He suffered a frac-
tured left ankle and severe shock.
Another injured was Joseph
H. Fowler, Al. of Owings. Md.
His pelvis was fractured and he
was cut about the face and head.
William o. Wilkinson, 40. and
his wife, Alice. 40, who were
riding in the car driven by Mr..
Fowler also were hurt. Mr.. Will
kinson suffered seven broken
ribs and severe head cuts and
his wife was cut on the head
and face. All the injured were
taken to the La Plata hospital.
State police said the accident
occurred when Mr.. Sergi's south
bound car tried to pass another
going in the same direction.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Capital Air|ines Agrees
On Pilots Paw Increase

Capital Airlines has reached
an agreement with the Air Line
Pilots Association calling for
base pay increases ranging from
$25 to $50 per month for pilots,
co-pilots and fight engineers.
About $50 of the 513 men
affected are based in Washing
ton, the airline said. The agree
ment will run from January l
to next January /.
Base pay for captains and CO.
pilots will begin at $210 a month,
rising to $3.50 a month in the
second year. The airmen also
receive payment on a sliding
scale for hours flown. mileage,
gross weight of the aircraft and
other factors.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Bandit Refuses
To Take Money in
Church ENVELOPES
BY the Associnted prss,

BALTIMORE. Jan. Airs.
Helen Teller was on her way to
church yesterday when a young
holdup man accosted her and
announced: This is a stickup."
Mrs. Teller told the bandit she
was carrying no money except
church envelopes. He decided to
check for himself, reached in
Mrs. Teller's pocketbook and
found no loose money.
Rejecting the church en-
velopeS, he said as he fled:
"All right. you're a good kid.
Keep going and don't turn
around"
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Airmon Seriously Hurt
In Motorcycle Crash

An airman was seriously in
jured early today when the
motorcycle he was riding struck
traffic island on North Capitol
street near Louisiana avenue
NV. and hurtled into a park.
Airman &c Jessie j. Barden,
90. of Alt Seventh street Sc.
was treated at Casualty Hospital
for facial cuts and a possible
skull fracture.
Miss Dolores Delvalle. 81. of
1922 Wisconsin avenue NV. a
passenger on the machine. was
released from the hospital after
examination.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Roundup Of Juvenile,
Increases Crowdinq
AT Receiving Home

A police roundup of juvenile
housebreakers brought the popu-
lation of the Receiving Home for
Children to 110 today.
That means that about 80
children will be sleeping on the
floor of the overcrowded insti-
tuition tonight.
The institution. with an Off
cial capacity of 43 children and
beds for 30 by the double-decker
method. received II children yes
terday alone.
Six of the juveniles We're ar
rested yesterday in connection
with two housebreakings of the
same novelty store Saturday
night.
Four Boys Break Into Store.
Police reported four of the
boys, including a 13-year-old, a
l4-year-old and two 15-year-
olds. broke into the store at 2304
Georgia avenue NV. about 8
pm. The younger boys climbed
through a skylight and opened
the door for their companions.
Police reported each of the boys
took a box of candy bars.
Later the 14-year-old, accom-
panied by two different boys-a
13-year-old and a 15-year-old-
re-entered the store. Police said
two of the boys were found yes
terday in the 400 block of U
street NV. with much of the
loot from the store.
The 14-year-old leader, ac-
cording to police, had seven
rings, three boxes of candy. a
can of tobacco, eight packages
OF cigarettes, cuff links, tie
clasps, a watch and a necklace.
The 15-year-old with him, police
said. was a fugitive from the
Industrial Home School at Blue
Plains and had watch. six rings
and four medals. The roundup
of the others followed.
Accused of Car Stealing.
Two other groups of boys were
accused of car-stealing. In one
case two 15-year-olds, a IA
year-old and 16-year-old were
accused of breaking into a used
car lot at 43 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV, taking II keys and
one car.
In the other case. Prince
Georges County police at Marl-
boro picked up four boys in a
car which police said was stolen
from the 400 block of Ridge road
Sc. Saturday night. The three
juveniles-aged Is, 16 and IT
were charged with unauthorized
use. Their 18-year-old COM
panion was charged with grand
larceny and released under ST 900
bond.
A 15-year-old was chased and
caught by a cab driver, Rubin
M. Prieto of Maryland Park,
after the driver saw the youth
snatch a purse in the 1900 block
of Monroe street NV.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
SwindIe Suspect Seized

FREDERICK, Md, Jan. 4 (P).
State police said yesterday they
had learned of the arrest in
Missouri of Stanton P. Snyder,
IL. wanted on charges of swim
ding banks in Frederick County
and nearby areas of Southern
Pennsylvania through cashiers
checks.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Dr.ByrdRetires,
.Synnons Heads
u. Of Maryland
Won't 'Importune'
Voters for Governors S
Post, Ex-Leoder Suys

DR.. H. c. Byrd, president Of
the University of Maryland for
18 years. and now a candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for Governor, stepped down az
head OF the institution today.
DR.. Thomas B. Symons, with
a lifetime of association with
the university, becomes its act
ing president. DR.. Symons for
36 years was dean of the Col
lege of Agriculture and director
Of the university's extension
service. He is 73. DR.. Byrd is 81.
DR.. Byrd, whose success in
building the university is re-
flected in its $22 million budget
this year. is no stranger to poll
tics. About his campaign for the
governorship, he. said:
"This will be the most un-
usual campaign you ever saw.
I've got more to offer this job
than the job has to offer me. II
the people of Maryland want
an efficient, honest administra-
ton. they will elect me.
Il don't believe it is necessary
to run around the State i'm
portuning every Tom. Dick and
Harry"
Change in Miami.
The change of command from
DR.. Byrd to DR.. Symons, who
has been public relations director
of the Suburban Trust Co. since
his retirement in 1850, actually
took place in Miami Saturday
afternoon, the two men said.
DR.. Byrd wanted to stay on as
president until after the Orange
Bowl game.
DR.. Byrd explained that DR..
Symons will have free rein in
running the university. He said
that he hoped to be able to pass
on the secret of his success in
continually expanding the uni
verSity.
What the regents want is to
have me here with the new adj
ministration so that we can con-
tinue without disrupting the poll
icies that have been so successful
in building the university-con-
nections with the State and Fed.
eral Governments
However. the present has no
right to impose its ideas-with-
out modification-on the future.
In other words, I am just going
to be a good assistant to DR..
Symons.
Draws $4,000 Salary.
DR.. Byrd will remain on his
$22, 900 a year salary as president
emeritus to write the univer-
slty's history. DR.. Symons' SAL
ary will be $4,000.
DR.. Byrd said he will keep a
desk at the university's admin
istration building, in a small Of
fee alongside the presidents
office.
DR.. Symons. who has devoted
his life to agricultural improve
ment in the State, said he was
going to be very careful to give
equal interest to every phase of
the university.
DR.. Symons said he also would
like to do something about the
problem of old people. He said
greater stress should be placed
on preparing college students
for old age.
Neglecting Older People.
I'VE are neglecting the terrific
resources in the millions in this
country now over IS years of
age" DR.. Symons said.
Regarding his predecessor, DR..
Symons said:
DIR. Byrd has done a wonder
full job here for many years. I
don't believe any one can really
fill his shoes, but I'm going to
do my best.
DR.. SymonS is expected to
serve as president at least until
next fall. if not longer. since the
regents expect it will be that
long before a new president can
be brought in.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Mission Council Meets

RICHMOND. Va. Jan. 4 R.-
The Baptist Missionary Educa-
ton Council opened it's ninth an
nual meeting here today. It will
continue through Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-15
Tour to Precede
UJA Luncheon

Miss Esther Herlitz. First
Secretary OF the, Embassy Of
Israel, win be the. principal
speaker tomorrow at the annual
luncheon of the Arlington
Women's Division, United jew
iSh Appeal.
Before the luncheon, to be
held at the Hotel Statler, there
viii be a tour Of the Israel EN-
baSSy.
Mrs. Abraham Levinson and
Mrs. William Tanzman Of Arl-
ington are co-chairmen Of the
event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-15
NSA installation

Mrs. Meta p. Barghausen was
installed as president Of the
Executive Chapter Of the Ma
tional Secretaries Association at
at reception last night at the
Willard Hotel.
Others installed were Miss
Emma K. Gregory, vice presi-
dent; Miss Gloria A. Galloway.
corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Lucille H. McCracken, recording
secretary, and Mrs. Anne w.
Rhodes, treasurer.
Mrs. Lorraine Dickey is the
retiring president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-15

Miss Priscilla w. Merrick.
Miss Pricilla Waring Merrick,
daughter of Mrs. George Brent
Merrick and the late Judge Mer-
rick of Upper Marlboro, Nd,
became the bride June S Of Mr.,
James Edwin White. son Of Mrs.
John I. White and the late Mr.
White of Jerseyville. Ill.
The ceremony took place at
the Trinity Episcopal Church in
Upper Marlboro with the Rev
Curtis w. Draper officiating. A
reception followed at the Marl-
borough Hunt Club. Following
a wedding trip to the Blue Ridge
Mountains, the couple will make
their home in Upper Marlboro.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-02

AS c Franklin Betancourt, 10,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Fig.
ueroa has entered the USAF Tech
nical School for Aircraft Mechanics
at Sheppard Air Force Base, Tex
as, the largest school of this type
in the world.
During his specialized training
as a student at Sheppard he will
receive intensive training design
ed to provide him with the
thorough knowledge and basic
skills required in servicing, inspect
ing and maintaining aircraft cur
rently used by the United States
Air Force.
Upon graduation he will be u
warded the rating of Airplane and
Engine Mechanic. Along with the
majority of graduates in his class,
he will enter q course for advan-
ced training, or will be assigned to
one of the major Air Force COM
mands for on-the-job experience
with first-line operational aircraft
after completion of his schooling
here.
Prior to his enlistment June 4,
1854 Airman Betancourt attended
and graduated from the Key West
High School.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-02

about what's going on in almost
any field. The only trouble is that
she may know too much and have
--rouble selecting from all the vel.
ter of information the things suit
able 10 her individual needs and
-aStes."
Here is where the advice of q
decorator comes in handy, he
points out, Often a decorator can
save the householder money a
fact many people do not realize. A
reputable decorator charges no fee
for his services. and merely sells
the customer furniture and fur
nlShlngS at established retail
prices. His profit comes from be-
ing able to buy at wholesale prices
like any other merchant. SAYS
SephenSOn:
1.-The savings to the client come
from avoiding costly mistakes, and
from the ability of experienced
shoppers in finding good buys. The
advice of the decorator is free"