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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Lack Of Funds May Curb
MARYLAND Mental Clinic
By the Assoeio,sd Pres.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 26.-The
mental hygiene clinic program
of the State Health Department
is threatened with a retrench-
ment in its already limited OPP
erations unless 1t receives an
appropriation of $88,871 from
the General Assembly next
month.
The Mental Hygiene Society
Of Maryland. Inc. made the
statement today in its publica-
ton Spotlight on Mental
Health"
The budget request, nearly
$24, 900 more than the current
budget, is to make up a cut Of
$4,000 in Federal grants and
to carry on the work of the
community mental health clinics
throughout the State.
In addition to replacing the
Federal cut. the budget request
includes funds to provide a one
day a week clinic for Howard
County to serve a population of
about $4,000 which at present
has no access to mental hygiene
service.
Howard is one Of four counties
without a clinic. Garrett, Som
erset and Worcester also have
no clinic facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
100000 Suit Filed
Observation-Disclosures

Suits totaling 1901 900 were
filed late yesterday in Montgom-
cry County Circuit Court against
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Co. by the families Of four per-
sons killed last February IL,
when train hit a car in CATH
ersburg. Md.
The survivors of Upton D.
Harding. 40: John E. Cox. So.
and Elmer Kuster. 80. asked
100000 for each death.
Mr.. Harding's widow Ophelia
asked for an additional $1,000
to cover burial costs.
Also killed in the crash was
Mrs. Annie Fox, 81. ALI four
victims were Gaithersburg resi-
dents.
The suits were filed by Attor-
neys James H. Pugh Of Rockville
and Charles K. Davies of CATH
ersburg.
Besides Mrs. Harding and her
two daughters, the suits were
filed in behalf of Charles D. Fox
listed as the infant son of the
Foxes. and Mrs. Eleanor Louise
kuSter. widow of Elmer KuSter,
and her son and two daughters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Scout Leaders 10 Meet
In Prince Georges

About 200 leaders of Prince
Georges County Cub, Boy Scout
and Explorer units, will meet at
8 p. m. tomorrow in the Oxon
Hill Methodist Church to plan
toward advancement in rank for
each boy in the Scouting pro-
gram.
Roundtables will be held for
leaders in each of Scouting's
three age divisions and there will
be a general session at which
plans will be completed for
Prince Georges participation in
the pot-luck dinner February 6
at the National Guard Armory in
Washington, launching Boy Scout
Week.
Mrs. Perry o. Wilkinson of
University Park. Mrs. Harvey s.
Ray Of Lanham and Mrs. Harper
Schimph OF College Park are
heading arrangements for TOO
Prince Georges Scout leaders and
their wives to join with 5000
Scouters from the Washington
area in the event which is de-
Scribed as the largest Scouter
dinner ever held in the United
States,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
MARYLAND Income ToxIncreose
Urued to Meet School Costs

Senator Anders r. Lofstrand,
who was host to the group at the
Rockville plant of his manufac-
turing firm, said he believed such
a bill could not be passed at this
session.
The civic groups Education
Committee in a report said it has
not settled on an income tax in
crease earmarked for schools, or
a 1-cent increase in the retail
sales tax set aside for education.
The committee estimated either
method would add more than 81
million to the county school
budget.
In either case, If an enabling
law is passed by the Assembly,
the matter should also be put be-
fore county voters in a ;eferen-
dunn, the report declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Bill 10 Bar Liquor Sale
In All Takoma Park
Will Be Requested

The Prince Georges County
delegation to the Maryland Leg
islature will be asked to intro
duce a bill during the coming
session starting February 3
which would ban the sale of al
coholic beverages in the Prince
Georges portion of Takoma
Park
Such action was voted last
night by the Takoma Park City
Council based on requests from
civic groups and other organiZa-
tons.
At present. the Takoma Park
city charter prohibits sale of
liquors only in the Montgomery
County section of the munich
pality.
The councils resolution. unan-
imously adopted. said citizens
will have opportunity to present
their views to the county legis-
lative delegation and to seek
any notifications they deem
appropriate"
At the outset Of last nights
council meeting. Stephen L. Cur
tbs, president of the Community
League of Takoma Park, asked
that consideration be given to
uniformity on the liquor ques-
ton in both counties.
The council also voted to adj
just the parking meter rates from
a cent for IL minutes to a nickel
per hour. starting March /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Upper Marlboro Man
Dies Of Auto Injury

An Upper Marlboro (Md.) man
was fatally injured last night
when he was struck by a car on
Largo road, 21a miles from Upper
Marlboro.
He was listed by Maryland
State police as Boots Butler, IS,
colored.
Police said he was hit by a
car driven by Mrs. Harriet Perry,
IS, of the 5000 block of Kennedy
street. Riverdale. Md. Mrs.
Perry reported the victim was
lying in the roadway and that
she failed to see him.
Mr.. Butler died shortly after
10 pm. at Prince Georges Gen.
eral Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
$4,000 Damages Award
In Truck Death Suit Upheld

The Virginia Supreme Court
of Appeals yesterday upheld a
$4,000 damage suit against
Dinwiddie w. Dodd of 70 John
Roberts Homes, Alexandria, in
the 1850 traffic death of Frank
Parsons Thomas, "a, a truck
driver with the Southern Dry
Cleaning Company of Alex
andria.
Judgment for the full amount
of $4,000 was handed down by
Judge William P. Woolls in
Alexandria Corporation Court
in October. 1852. in favor Of
Mr. and Mrs. William K. Coax
ley. operators of the cleaning
firm. Mr.. Thomas died August
l. 1850, as result of injuries
suffered in a collision at Payne
and Oronoco streets between
his truck and car driven by
Mr., Dodd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
$44,677 Budget Drafted
For Fire-Prevention Unit

An estimated $44,677 will be
required to finance the new
Prince Georges County Depart
ment of Fire Prevention in its
first year.
The new departments budget
for the fiscal year beginning July
/ has been prepared by the
County Volunteer Firemen's As
ISOLATION and will be presented
soon to the County Commits
SionerS.
Joseph F x. Mayhem of the
county volunteers said the Com
misSioners will be asked to ap-
propriate $27.155 for salaries,
$12.320 for capital equipment
and S. 02 for operating expense.
A fire marshal. at $4,000 a
year. is to be named by the
Commissioners. after his profess
sional qualifications have been
approved by the f1remen's as
ISOLATION.
The association will ask for
four fire inspectors at $4,410 a
year each and a secretary at
$3,515 The location of the de-
partment's Office has not yet
been selected.
The largest items in the cap
ital equipment requests are five
automobiles at 81 200 each and
five car radios at $500 each.
The county's first fire code
was adopted last November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Fairfax Wins Appeal
On Ownership Of Sewers

Fairfax County has won round
two in its fight over ownership
Of sewers in the Broyhill Park
subdivision.
The Virginia Supreme Court
of Appeals yesterday reversed a
lower courts decision which
held that the developers. M. T.
Broyhill & Sons, owned the
sewer system.
The case was remanded to
Fairfax Circuit Court for a new
trial. Attorney Robert J. Nc
CandliSh said the case was re-
versed by the high court on a
technicality.
The Broyhill Park case tests
validity of a county ordinance
pertaining to sewer systems in
stalled by private developers.
Under the ordinance, developers
are required to assign ownership
of sewers they install to the
county.
The Broyhill Park developers
commended this is seizure of prop
erty without due process of law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
7 School Fund Plans
Offered by Stanley
by the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 90
Gov. Stanley has offered the
House Appropriations Commit
tee two alternatives for meeting
his broader school program and
staying in the money brackets
Of the Battle budget.
The alternatives. neither en-
tirely painless, are:
l. Distributing school funds to
localities on the present average
daily attendance formula and
pairing other budgeted items to
obtain the extra $2.115,000 re-
quired to launch a $2,400-$3, 900
pay scale for teachers.
2. Adopting a new distribution
formula based on local effort,
wealth and need, which would
call on the localities to ante-up
the additional funds.
The Governor said he ex-
pressed no preference on which
course the committee should fol-
low. He did say. though, that
adjustments in the budget fig
ures would have to be made if
the present system of school fund
distribution is followed.
The new formula for appor-
tiOning State education funds AL
ready has stirred up walls of pro-
test in the Assembly, particu-
larry from rural Delegates whose
counties would stand to lose more
than they would gain. It was
prepared by a commission named
by former Gov. Battle, who di-
rected the legislators attention
to it but assiduously refrained
from recommending that it be
adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26

An emergency increase Of one
half of l per cent of the Mary
land income tax to pay the
States rising school bill was rec
commended last night to the
Montgomery County delegation
In the General Assembly. :
Delegate j. PAUL Marshall told
1870 persons at a meeting of the
Allied Civic Group. Inc. and the
county's delegation to Annapolis
that law to permit counties to
collect such taxes sounded to him
like the right answer-if 1t is
constitutional.
The civic leaders wanted to
know If the delegation felt UGH
legislation would be feasible at
the General Assembly session
which begins February 3. State
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Businessmen Confer
On Plan 10 Continue
Patuxent Rail Service

Efforts will be made to con-
tinue operation of railroad
througnt Southern Maryland
from Patuxent Naval Air Sta
ton to Brandywine. Md, despite
the Nays intention to discon-
tinue service on June 80
This was announced by Rep
resentative Small, Republican. of
Maryland. following a confer
ence yesterday with Maryland
officials and businessmen. They
insist the area served by the road
needs the rail service to support
its business needs.
The Navy. Mr.. Small said,
plans to abandon railroad serv-
ice and sell it's rolling stock, but
keep the right-of-way and rails
for any future emergency.
Two Plans Proposed.
In view of this, the lawmaker
said. the conferees decided to
make two different approaches
looking toward continuation of
the service
First, he said. businessmen in
the area will be contacted with
a view to forming a corporation
to lease the facilities so service
will not stop
Also, Mr.. Small said. he will
approach the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, whose line runs through
Brandywine, to learn whether
the railroad would be willing to
lease the Navy-owned and OPP
Grated tracks.
Once Privately Owned.
The tracks, once privately
owned. were taken over by the
Navy to transport goods to its
big air station at the mouth of
the PatuXent River. It plans to
substitute water-borne and mo-
tor transport to take the place
of rail service.
Taking part in the conference
with Mr.. Small against abandon
ment of the rail line in the area
were Maryland State Senator
James B. Monroe of Waldorf;
State Motor Vehicle Commits
Sioner Thomas B. r. Mudd of La
Plata; Elmer M. McQuade, mem
Der of the Maryland House of
Delegates from Hughesville, Md;
Allison F. Ryon of Waldorf, Will
liam E. Cooksey of Dentsville and
w. T. Maberry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Daily Voter Registration
To Open al HyattsviIIe

The Prince Georges County
Board of Election Supervisors
announced today that eligibles
may register in the County Serv-
ice Building in Hyattsville from
6 to 8 pm. each Thursday, be-
ginning February II and ending
May Is.
Registration will be accepted
from $3.50 am. to 4 pm. daily,
except Saturday and Sunday, in
the Upper Marlboro Courthouse
A general registration day to
permit voters to list their names
at any voting precinct has been
set for May Is. All registration
books will be closed on May 90
80 days before the primary elec-
tons.
Board Clerk Roland r. Ryon
also announced that the filing
deadline for candidates is mid
night April 10.
After that. an aspirant for a
place on November ballots must
file petitions signed by qualified
voters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Republican Club Elects
Prince Georges Officers

The Republican Club of Prince
Georges County has elected
Lawrence j. Burns, College
Park. as president. succeeding
Edwin A. Glenn, Morningside
MI Burns was an unsuccess-
full candidate fol the Republic
can nomination for Congress
from the 5th District in the 1852
primary.
Other officers are:
First vice president, Charles
H. Drown, Lanham: second vice
president. William r. Rice. For
estville; third vice president. C.
H Megonical, Oxon Hill:' sec
rotary Mrs. Ruth Megonical;
treasure Mrs. Grace StansbuTy,
Capitol Heights; delegate to the
County Central Committee, VIII
liam v. Ryon, Hyattsville: ind
directors. Mrs. Lora Lee Court
ney. Capitol Heights, and Mrs.
Mary Sauls, Maryland Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
McKeIdin 10 Urqe
Utility Tax Change
To Balance Budget
Rx the As.ocintad Pres,

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 26.-In-
formed sources report that Gov.
McKeldin plans to balance the
States next budget by collect
ing a utility tax twice in one
fiscal year.
The proposal would not only
keep the budget out of the red,
but would avoid the necessity of
a tax increase in an election
year. The Governor already has
announced his opposition to tax
increases.
The levy. which now falls due
in August. applies to gross re-
ceipts in the preceding calendar
year. Public service firms such
as gas. electric and telephone
companies carry the biggest
load. Railroads. safe deposit
and trust companies also con-
tribute.
Would Pay Twice.
Under the plan. the utilities
would pay twice in the 1855 fiscal
year. once next August and
again in June. 1855. The SIS
million anticipated from the tax
would be doubled for the fiscal
year.
Since firms would merely adj
vance second payment by two
and not actually pay in
creased taxes, the Governor and
his aides expected little opposi-
ton to the plan. After the COM
ing fiscal year. the gross receipts
tax would revert back to the
once-a-year plan.
No Tax Cut Seen.
Personal income tax cuts Of Is
percent have been in effect for
the past two years, but the Gov
ernor said similar relief this year
impossible.
With elections coming UP in
the fall. neither the Legislature
nor the Governor would welcome
higher taxes to balance the
budget.
Democrats. however, have been
talking Of chopping the Cover
nor'S money bill again. Cuts of
more than SIS million were
made last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Check of School Boiler Rooms
Ordered After S., 900 BIust

the --latest safety devices" be in
stalled on other boilers of that
type.
In other business, the board
voted to conduct an on-the-job
refresher course for former
teachers from March / to May
IA. Each sponsoring teacher
will be paid $50 for the 10-week
course. the board said.
The board also received a re-
port from the county Council of
Parent-Teacher Associations COW
ering IS local PTAS which spent
$90,818 to supply school and
playground equipment, textbooks
and classroom supplies during
the past three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Virginia Bill
Would Simplify
Tax Returns
Webb Drafts Plan
To File Copies Of
U. S. Income Levy
BY Alex R. Preston
StcF Stoff coyrsspondart

RICHMOND, Jan. 26.-Vir-
ginians who struggle each year
over their State income tax re-
turns could save a lot of trouble
by filing copies of their Federal
returns, under a plan proposed
today by Delegate John Webb
Of Fairfax.
He said he is drafting legisla-
ton for introduction in the Gen.
eral Assembly soon that would
give the State income taxpayer
the option of merely filing a copy
Of his Federal return.
Mr.. Webb revealed his idea,
following introduction yesterday
of legislation designed to lessen
the burden on taxpayers in
Arlington
The Arlington delegation
sponsored a bill which would
authorize the county board to
advance the deadline for pay
ment Of real estate taxes to July
/. AL Virginia taxes now fall
due on December 5-a fact that
draws severe criticism, coming as
it does so soon before Christmas.
Requires Some Revision.
Mr.. Webb said his bill on Fed
eral tax returns would have
Statewide application, as con-
trasted to the Arlington meas
ure. It would be necessary, also,
to revise the States capital
gains tax in line with the Fed
eral law to make the plan work.
Under Federal tax laws, gains
on capital investments held for
at least six months are cut in
half for tax purposes. In Vir-
ginia. such profits are taxed at
100 per cent, regardless Of the
time element.
The State might lose some
money by the change in capital
gains law" Mr.. Webb conceded.
But ! believe it would more
than make up for the loss by
getting more accurate returns
on income and from a lot of
people who have been getting
by without filing returns.
My idea. basically, is to save
the taxpayer a lot Of trouble"
The Arlington bill was intro
duced yesterday by Delegates ].
Maynard Magruder, Kathryn
Stone and Harrison Mann. It
would affect only the real estate
tax, because that levy is collect
ed locally The income tax,
which goes to the State. still
would be collected on December
IS. @%
If the county board moved
the real estate deadline up to
July /. it would have the effect
of spreading the taxpayers load.
The county board asked for the
legislation. after a recommends
ton from its advisory commit
tee on fiscal affairs.
The concentration Of taxes
probably contributes to tax de-
linquency. the committee be-
heveS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Furniture Man Heads
Fredericksburg Club
Special Disposeh 10 The ssor

SPUGS05 Ot1tSo1CII 70 IItU SvoS
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Jan.
26.-Clarence D. White, local
furniture dealer, has been elected
president Of the Fredericksburg
Rotary Club. He will take office
July l. succeeding DR.. John Y.
Embrey. q dentist.
Other officers are Kenneth
Covert. vice president; Frank
Jenkins. secretary; and Col. Fred
H. Turner, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26

The Montgomery County
School Board has directed that
a safety check be made on boiler
rooms in all county schools as a
result of a boiler blast at the
Carver High School in Rockville
last Wednesday.
A report on the Carver School
incident, an explosion which
caused an estimated $4,000 dam
age to the schools boiler room.
was given the board in closed
session at Rockville last night.
A mechanical failure in the
firing mechanism was blamed for
the explosion, which prompted
the School Board to order that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
KeI|am Indictment
Was Political Move,
IA Friends Declare
By the A..oe;o,ed Pres.

NORFOLK. Va. Jan. ga
statement from IA friends
charging that Sidney Kellam's
indictment on income tax eva
sion charges was a political
movement" was released last
night after Mr.. Kellam and the
other four defendants were &C
quilted Of the charges.
Mr.. Kellam, w. Russell
Hatchett. William F. Hudgins,
Herbert A. Holt, jr., and Frank
L. Gresham were indicted last
october in Richmond by a Fed
eral grand jury for alleged in
come tax evasion and conspiracy
to defraud the United States
Government.
Mr.. Kellam, Mr.. Hatchett,
Mr.. Hudgins and Mr.. Holt were
freed by a directed verdict of
acquittal handed down by United
States District Court Judge AL
bert v. Bryan yesterday. Mr..
Gresham later in the day was
found not guilty by the jury Of
eight men and four women after
two hours of elaboration.
Trial Continued.
Judge Bryan had ruled that
Mr.. Gresham's trial must con-
tinue when he directed the YER
dict of acquittal for the others.
All five were stockholders in
the Beach Taxi Service, Inc, of
Virginia Beach, and were
charged with evasion of income
taxes due from the company in
1947 and with conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government by filing
false and fraudulent returns of
taxes due from the firm for the
years 1914 through 1947.
Mr.. Kellam, at the time of his
indictment. was campaign man
ager for Gov. Stanley. but re-
signed the post "a hours after
the indictment was returned.
Charge Political Motive.
The statement released last
night said that those responsible
for starting the indictment pro-
ceedings sought to ''embarrass''
Mr.. Kellam and. by so doing, to
ALSO embarrass the State Dem
ocratic) political organization"
with which the accused was
closely associated. The II sign
ing the statement are Tidewater
area businessmen. political and
civic leaders.
Former Gov. Battle. aboard
the Virginia cruise liner Mas
dam. in Caribbean waters, on
learning of the acquittal said
last night:
II was confident that Sidney
Kellam had done no intentional
wrong and am delighted but not
surprised at his exoneration."
Mr.. Kellam managed the
Battle campaign for the COVER
norship in 1949 and served dur
ing Gov. Battles administration
as state commissioner of con-
Servation and development.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Donovan Hearing Fee Plan
Is Rejected in Assembly
BY O StoH Correspondent Of The Stor

BY StoH Correspondent OF The StoS
RICHMOND, Jan. 26.-State
Senator John A. K. Donovan be-
came the first casualty" of the
10th district delegation to the
General Assembly when one of
his bills was killed.
The Senate Courts Of Justice
Committee yesterday turned
thumbs down on his proposal
to raise the fee of physicians
testifying at lunacy hearings
from IS to $40.
In more generous mood, the
committee repaid the Fairfax
Senator by favorably reporting
his bill requiring displaying the
American flag in courtrooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
PoIIack's Arrangement
Delayed by Illness
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 26.-The
arraignment of James H. Pol
lack, Baltimore political figure
charged with attempting to OBJ
struct justice. was postponed YES.
terday on account of illness.
February was the new date
set for the proceeding.
Pollack's attorneys came into
court on schedule but reported
their client is i'll and under a
doctors care.
Pollack is charged with trying
to induce two defendants to fol-
low a line of testimony when
they came to trial several weeks
ago in a series of sex offense
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Mann Bill Requires
Compulsory Study
OF u. S. History
By a s.eff Correspondent, Of The s.or


RICHMOND. Jan. 26.-Com-
pulsory courses in American his
tory in Virginia's public schools
today were called for by Dele
gate Harrison Mann of Airing
ton.
In these times" he said, Its
more important for our people
to know something about the
American way of life than it is
to know the English language"
A bill to require at least one
years study Of American history
in the elementary grades and at
least another year in high school
was introduced in the general
assembly this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Knights Of Round Table
Will Meet Tonioht

Charter ceremonies for Arling-
tons new service club, Arlington
Knights of the Round Table
will be held at 7 O'Clock tonight
in the Washington Colt and
Country Club.
In The Star yesterday the
time was incorrectly given as
l pm, through a typographical
error.