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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
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Head OF Bethesda JdYcees
Cited for Outstanding Service
Special Dispatch 10 The Star

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HAGERSTOWN. Md. Jan. Is.
jay FITZGERALD. president Of
the Bethesda Junior Chamber
Of Commerce, tonight was pre-
sented the Maryland State
Jaycee Distinguished Service
Award for outstanding commu-
nifty service.
The award was announced at
the State Jaycee fifteenth annual
convention here. +,
Mr.. FitzGerald, 81, lives at
6803 Fairfax road. Bethesda. He
is civilian administrative officer
at the Boiling Air Force Base in
Washington.
Activities Listed.
The citation was given Mr..
FITZGERALD for these activities
during 1858:
/. Appearing before State leg
islative bodies and the Legisla-
ture in behalf of compulsory
automobile inspections.
2. Organizing and conducting
a driving program for teen-agers
in Bethesda. including an auto
Road-e-o.
8. Combating juvenile delin-
quency by organizing basketball.
baseball and gold tournaments
for teen-agers.
4. Promoting the Christmas
lane and parade in Bethesda.
S. Organizing and promoting
the Voice Of Democracy contest.
6. Arranging motion pictures
Of the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Plan for Civic Groups
To Review textbooks
Hit in Montgomery

The Montgomery County
League of Women Voters has
termed "unwise" an departure
from the present school board
policy OF having textbooks re-
viewed by its professional staff
The school board is consider
ing creation of a special central
library of all textbooks so they
can be reviewed by civic and
patriotic groups"
In letter to the school board
Mrs. Thomas Lee Smith, league
president. said her group would
qualify as potential reviewers.
1.-THE league would none
theless hesitate to pass upon
the books used in our school
curriculum" she said. I'VE feel
we are not professionally quail
fed to SO do"
There is no reason why every
interested citizen should not be
familiar with tests used in the
schools. the league said.
The group league added. how
ever. that review by civic and
patriotic organizations" raises
a serious question which ''shoulo
have wide community 'consid.
Grafton"
The league said it was up te
the school board to hire a com.
petent staff to be held respon-
sible for school curriculum. Res.
idents have the job. the league
said. Of electing the school board
and providing them with funds
The suggestion that the Ii.
brary be created was made Tues
day by William r. Bulls, q boarc
member.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
College Park Names
Woodwork Supervisor

The College Park Town Coun-
Gil has named Frank Lawson. Of
Berwyn Heights, its new super
visor Of road construction.
The council. In q meeting last
week, said that expanding road
construction In College Park
made the appointment neces-
sary. Mr.. Lawson was formerly
with the Suburban Engineering
Construction Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Landover Hills PTA
Will Hear Author;
Other Units 10 Meet

Gladys jenkins, author Of the
book These Are Your Children, {"
will speak at q meeting of the
Landover Hills (Md.) Parent
Teacher Association at 8 pm.
Tuesday in the school, 7013
Varnum street.
Other PTA meetings sched-
uled for the week in nearby
Maryland and Virginia. which
begin at 8 pm. unless otherwise
noted. are:
Tomorrow. 1
Abingdon School. Glen Hass,
associate superintendent in
charge of instruction for Airing
ton schools, will speak in the
school. 3035 South Abingdon,
Alexandria. Va.
Tuesday.
Cameron School. A panel dis
cussion of school problems will
be held. in the school, Fairfax
County. Va.
Douglas Macarthur School. A
panel discussion on television's
effect on children will be led by
two teachers and two parents ii
the school, ll0l Jannys lane.
Alexandria. Va.
Montgomery Blair High School.
DR.. Wallace Culver. professor Of
sociology at Montgomery Junior
College. will speak on Danger
Signs for Parents" in the school,
sol Dale drive. Silver Spring. Md.
Parkwood School, Sis pm.
An educational film will be shown
and Mrs. Louise Walker, super
visor Of audio-visual education
In Montgomery County Schools,
will lead q discussion.
SurrattSville School. A dis
cussion will be held on the COM
munity's responsibilities to its
youth. in the high school audi
forum. Clinton, Md.
WaShington-Lee High School.
A discussion on Home Trends"
will be conducted by DR.. v. H.
Jarinan of George Washington
University. assisted by Dennis
Damon of the National Educa-
ton Association, and Miss
Dorothy Nelson and Jack Simp-
son of the faculty.
Thursday.
Westmore School. DIR. Harold
Kennedy, Fairfax County Health
Omcer. will speak in the school,
Fairfax, Va.
Friday.
University Park School. A
family fun night will be held
from 1880 to $50 pm. in the
school, Underwood street, Uni
versity Park, Md. The program
will include a square dance.
movies, refreshments and games
for children and adults.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Volunteer Firemen Deny
GAGE Is Past President

Francis Xander, president of
the Prince Georges County Vol
unteer Firemen's Association,
last night said Otto H. Gage
never had been president Of the
association or of the Maryland
State Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation.
A story in The Star yesterday
called Gage past president of
both organizations.
Yesterdays story concerned
Mr.. Cages appearance in Upper
Marlboro Circuit Court, where he
was sentenced on bad check
charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
MeKeIdin Will Open
Route 24O Stretch

The third section of new Route
240 to be completed in Maryland
viii be officially opened tomorrow
by Gov. McKeldin. The Governor
viii cut q ribbon across the new
stretch Of road between Clarks-
burg and Hyattstown. The cere-
mony viii take place at IL am
tomorrow at the Clarksburg In.
terchange on Route $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17

from tourists and businesses
patronized by them.
Criticizes Recession Fears.
Earlier Charles w. Harbaugh,
marketing expert of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce,
advised the council to disregard
talk about a business recession
in 1854.
The meeting also heard Elmer
/. Eshelman. Of Frederick, direc-
tor Of the United States Cham
ber's third district. and Clifford
w. Shedd. director of the De-
partment Of Commerce field of
fice in PHILADELPHIA,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Fairfax Circuit Court
To Open New Quarters

Fairfax Circuit Court will
move into part of its new quar-
tiers tomorrow.
The January term of court
will open in one of the two new
courtrooms in the recently COM
pleted courthouse addition.
The old circuit courtroom has
been used since 1901. court off,
cials said. Opening of the new
courtrooms will be marked by a
brief ceremony. led by James
Keith, president of the Fairfax
County Bar Association, and G..
Wallace Carper, chairman of the
Board Of County Supervisors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Woman, SO, Loses Tips
OF FINGERS in Cor Door

An 88-year-old woman had the
tips Of two fingers cut of yester-
day when her hand got caught
in an automobile door, Mont
gomery County police reported.
The victim, Mrs. Lena Reed,
FOG Raymond street. was adj
mitted to Suburban Hospital.
The accident happened at the
Raymond street address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
VIginions Hope
To Abolish Tax on
Personal Property
BY the Assoeie,ed Press

RICHMOND. Jan. Is. Two
Richmond area members of the
House of Delegates said today
they will introduce q resolution
soon calling for a constitutional
amendment to abolish the tax
on household goods and personal
effects.
The tax has been subject to
widespread criticism as one that
is difficult to enforce, hard to
assess and consistently under
paid.
w. Griffith Purcell of Rich
mond and Joseph j. Williams. jr..
of Henrico. said they will pro-
pose a constitutional amendment
as the only feasible method of
doing away with the tax.
Personal property taxes on
automobiles and similar possess
SionS whose market value can
be determined readily would not
be disturbed.
Meanwhile State Senator
Harry c. Stuart of Russell
County today suggested a change
in the Byrd automatic income
tax reduction act which would
place tax reductions in fund
for educational aid.
The amendment, now being
drafted. would have tax credits
accruing in the future placed
into an educational fund for
distribution to the localities.
This would replace the present
procedure in which the credits
are deducted from the income
taxpayers payments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Fairfax Campaign
Wants Industries
To Locate in County

The newly-formed Fairfax
County Chamber of Com
merce is going to try to get
national industrial Arms to
establish light industries in
the county.
Bennett w. King, temper
airy chairman Of the organi-
zation committee. said work
was started Friday night to
prepare a circular telling the
industrial world Of Fairfax's
advantages.
Mr.. King. a real estate and
insurance man. cited specif-
ically research plants as the
type which the county needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
WompIer Tells 6. o. P.
He'll Seek Reelection
BY the Assoeioied Press

BRISTOL, Va, Jan. l6.-The
9th District Republican execu-
tive committee today set Febru-
airy s for it's congressional nomi-
nation convention and heard
Representative Wampler, Repub-
lican, of Virginia say that II
want to run for Congress again."
District Democrats are due to
meet here a week earlier. Janu-
airy 80, to nominate q candidate
for Congress from the fighting
9th"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17

Rescue Squad in action, and
showing the films in fire preyen-
ton drives.
Georgetown Law Graduate.
Mr.. Fitzgerald is q graduate
OF Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School. and Of Georgetown Uni
versity law school. He Is married
and has two children.
Mr.. Fitzgerald also Is a ma
tional vice president Of the
Young Democratic Club. and is
director Of the clubs activities
in eight Eastern States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Session Awaits
Talks by Battle.
And Stanley
Budget Program
To Be Presented
To AssembIynen
by the Assaeininrl Prasa

RICHMOND. Jan. i0.-The
Virginia General Assembly
awaited two important messages
before setting out on its APP
pointed rounds in earnest next
week.
These messages. from outgoing
Gov. Battle and incoming Gov.
Thomas B. Stanley, will largely
contain the chapter and verse
directions by which the Assembly
will gauge most of its action.
The legislators, with only two
days of warm up sessions behind
them in the new 1854 term, will
be greeted by the first Of the
messages on their return to work
Monday-Gov. Battles budget
recommendations. setting forth
how much money will be avail
able for State spending in the
next two years and how he feels
1t ought to be spent.
Inaugural Wednesday.
The legislators will get the
second big message Wednesday.
This will come from Gov.-elect
Stanley in his inaugural address
and will outline his legislative
program.
And the asSemblymen then
can begin the task Of reconciling
what the new governor would
like to see done to carry out the
program he offered during his
campaign with the amount Of
money they feel is available to
do it with.
One potentially rough spot q
number Of key legislators saw in
the road ahead was the problem
Of the wherewithal to keep Vir-
ginia's highway system up to
high standards under increas-
1ngly heavy traffic loads. High
way department. estimates put
the need at $28 million extra a
year to keep pace with demands.
A legislative study committee
split five to five on whether to
recommend a one cent a gallon
gasoline tax increase which
would bring in an estimated $40
million extra a year.
Tax Dispute Expected.
Mr.. Stanley-aS did his Re-
publican opponent for governor,
Ted Dalton - opposed any tax
increases. But he said also Vir-
ginians wouldn't stand idly by
and see the fine system Of high
ways deteriorate.
Whether the new governor may
conclude that highway needs
outweigh his antipathy to new
taxes was something none of the
Legislators questioned cared to
forecast.
Whatever the administrations
ultimate decision on the gas tax
matter, it doubtless viii stir UP
o storm in the Assembly. Already
q resolution has been introduced
In the House Of Delegates to try
to get the assemblymen on record
against any tax increases at this
session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Red Cross Sets Goal
Of $43, 900 in Arlinoton

Ernest v. Cooke, fund cam
paign chairman for the Airing
ton Red Gross drive, has an
nounced that $43,9 800 is the goal
for collections In Arlington
County.
Mr.. Cooke. speaking to 20 key
workers in the Arlington drive,
said this is the same as last
years goal. The county group
plans a series of meetings with
the 1,500 workers who will be
canvassing during the fund drive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Democrats Pick Sothoron
In Prince Georges County

L. Harold Sothoron. former
majority floor leader of the
Maryland State Senate. has been
named chairman of the Prince
Georges County Democratic State
Central Committee.
Mr.. Sothoron succeeds the late
Charles S. Early of Brandywine.
He was elected unanimously by
the committee Friday night.
The committee also named
Lewis M. Early to fill the unex-
pired term of his father on the
committee. Mr.. Early, past presi-
dent Of the Brandywine Lions
Club, operates a general store
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Historical Lecture

Samuel Eliot Morrison, professor
Of history at Harvard University.
will lecture on 1.-THE Plymouth
Colony Beachhead" at $3.50 pm.
Thursday In the Department Of
Interior auditorium. The lecture
Is sponsored by the Naval His
torical Foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Senator Sybert. Looms
As Judqeship Choice

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. Jan. 16
(P.-State Senator c. Ferdinand
Sybert: Howard county Dem
ocrat, said today he is undecided
about seeking reelection, setting
off speculation he may try for a
judgeship.
Judge James Clark, sitting in
Howard county, will vacate his
Fifth judicial circuit post by next
October % when he reached
retirement age Of 70.
The Fifth judicial circuit en-
braces Howard. Anne Arundel
and Carroll counties.
Gov. McKeldin, a Republican,
would appoint Judge Clark's sue
cessor. Mr.. Sybert and the Gov
ernor are old schoolmates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
c. of c. Executives
To Honor Gov. Bottle
BY the A.soe.o,sd Pres.

RICHMOND. Jan. i6.-Gov
Battle will be honored by the
Virginia Association of Chamber
of Commerce Executives at a
legislative preview dinner to be
held here Tuesday.
The association will present a
certificate of appreciation and
commentator to the outgoing
chief executive, according to
Dave c. Book of Alexandria,
president Of the organization
who will make the presentation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17

beginning OF
c o l u m b ! a
u niv e rsity's
b ice ntennial
C ! ebrationS.
The party for
Dean Cham
berlain will be
held from 6
to 8 pm. in
the University
CT u b, 1135
S i x t e e n t h
street NV.
In t e rested
alumni may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Tank BIost Kills WeIder

HAGERSTOWN. Mo-, Jan. is
R.-Joseph P. Stouffer 57-year-
old welding shop operator. was
killed today when gasoline
tank exploded as he worked on
IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Couples Trial
For HoIdup Set
For Tomorrow
Dickerson Accused
With Women in
Chevy Chase Holdup

Thomas =. Dickerson and his
companion. Mrs. Hilda Hum
Fphrey. 80. 60 on trial tomorrow
In Montgomery Circuit Court for
armed robbery in the $612 holdup
Of q Chevy Chase loan company
last July.
Dickerson, an escaped convict,
has pleaded not guilty by reason
Of insanity. The woman has
pleaded not guilty.
Dickerson Won't Testify.
Dickerson, according to his at
torney. Barnard T. Welsh. will
not take the stand tomorrow.
Mrs. Humphrey. the mother Of
two children. will testify, her
attorney. James H. Pugh said
yesterday.
Mrs. Humphrey. Friday. was
denied a motion for q separate
trial by Judge Stedman Prescott.
Dickerson. who is 80, has been
in solitary confinement since
January when he sought to pry
open the door Of his cell in the
Rockville jail.
Line Found Dangling.
Last Thursday night, jail
guards discovered a make-shift
line hanging to the ground from
the fourth-floor cell block where
Dickerson is being kept.
Jail Supervisor John T. Young
said Dickerson did not drop the
line but knew about it. Mr..
Young said the 60-foot line had
been made by one Of seven pris-
oners In the block from strands
Of a mop and strips Of rags.
The line was discovered early
in the evening but was left
dangling while police watched it.
Again Friday night it was hung
out by jail guards in hopes they
could catch the outside contact.
Mr.. Young said he believed a
released prisoner was scheduled
to attach either a gun or hack
saw to the line.
Dickerson and Mrs. Humphrey
were arrested in their Arlington
rented house the day after the
July IA holdup of the Regional
Finance Co. Office at $500 Wis
consin avenue.
Mr.. Welsh will call two Rock
vile doctors to the stand who
examined Dickerson in Septem-
Der before he was committed to
the Spring Grove State Hospital.
The commitment followed a 10
day hunger fast. and attempts
by Dickerson to slash his wrists
and hang himself in the Rock
vile jail.
Record Of Escapes.
Dickerson escaped from the
mental hospital. then fed again
from a Kentucky Jail after his
recapture. Later put on the
FBIs Ten Most Wanted" list.
he was captured again in
Verdunville, w. Va, Deem
Der 81.
When Mrs. Humphrey takes
the stand tomorrow her hus-
band, T/Sergt. Robert A. Hum
phrey viii be sitting in the
courtroom. The sergeant was
stationed in Japan when he
learned Of his wife's arrest. He
got an emergency heave to
return to her.
Sergt. Humphrey sized up the
situation with the comment:
She just got mixed up with the
wrong crowd"
Mrs. Humphrey. Attorney
Pugh said. will testify Dickerson
told her he was on parole and
threatened to harm her If she
left him. Mrs. Humphrey has
no past criminal record, he said.
Originally charged under sep
arate indictments. the pair was
reindicted jointly by the county
grand jury last Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
1aNWNes VIII Run
For Reflection;
Silent on Byrd
Controller Pluns
Independent Race,
Reports Indicate
BY tho Associates p,sss

BALTIMORE. Jan. 16. - J.
Willard Tawes answered one big
Democratic campaign question
today by announcing he'll seek
reelection as controller. but he
left up in the air the allied one
Of his position between the two
candidates for the governors
nomination.
II intend to issue q statement
later on that" he said.
\ There was a report going
around that Mr.. Tawes even
tually will come out for neither
DR.. H. C. Byrd nor George p.
Mahoney for the nomination for
governor. Instead, he would run
Independently.
They're Lifelong Friends.
Such q move would be sur
prising in view of Mr.. Tawes'
close relationship to DR.. Byrd.
Both are natives of Crisfield and
are lifelong friends.
It has been felt that Mr..
Tawes would have been a candi-
date for governor himself If DR..
Byrd hadn't decided to run.
Mr.. Tawes noted this in saying
while my many friends have
been generous in my behalf by
urging that ! become a candi-
date for governor. / have, after
very careful consideration, come
to the conclusion that I would
like to continue to serve the
people of the state in the capa-
city Of controller"
Lost 1916 Bid for Governor.
Mr.. Tawes ran for election
without opposition from the Re-
publicans in 1850 and is the only
Democrat in a top State Office.
He lost a 1946 primary election
for governor to Mr.. Lane who is
executive chairman of Byrd's
campaign.
There was one unconf1rmed
report that Gov. McKeldin is not
inclined to oppose Mr.. Tawes.
but that D. Eldred Rinehart,
State Republican chairman, is
insisting on complete G. o. p.
slate of candidates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17

George Freimarck. 5113 Wisdom
ing road, Glen Echo Heights,
Md, or Dudley Flamm of the
Berkshire Apartments. 4201 Mas
sachusetts avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Montgomery Democrats
Study 1854 Candidates

Democratic precinct officials
from Bethesda, Chevy Chase
and Potomac yesterday urged
all Democrats in the area to
suggest likely candidates for the
November elections.
At a meeting called by Edward
S. Northrop. president Of the
Western Suburban Democratic
Club, representatives of more
than 20 Montgomery County
precincts discussed plans for the
June % primary.
They recommended that can
didates for county and State
Offices and Congress be selected
through public discussion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Alumni Here 10 Honor
Columbia College Dean

Lawrence H. Chamberlain,
dean of Columbia College, New
York, will be honored by District
alumni here Wednesday at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
Dinner Of Arlington

The Arlington Chamber Of
Commerce will hold its annual
dinner and dance at 1880 pm.
January ~ in the National Air
Bort Terrace Room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-17
PerImon Joins Group
Booking Byrd Campaign

BALTIMORE. Md, Jan. is N).
DIR. H. c. Byrd's campaign
headquarters said today former
United States Solicitor General
Philip B. Perlman has joined the
Committee of 100" trying to get
the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination for DR.. Byrd.
DR.. Byrd's headquarters said
in a statement Mr.. Perlman has
joined the committee, headed by
former Gov. William Preston
Lane, jr., as a vice chairman.
Mr.. Pearlman said we intended
to work for the University of
Maryland president : emeritus
because he feels DR.. Byrd 10
equipped by experience. knoWl-
edge and administrative ability
to restore the administration of
the States affairs to the high
standards achieved and main
tanned during previous Demo-
cratic administrations"
Evening star., 1954-07-01
Farm Prices Drop
4Pet., Mostly Items
Not in Controversy
BY .hs Associated PRESS

Prices farmers received fol
their products dropped 4 pei
cent between n1id-May and mid
June, but the decline was felt
largely by commodities not di-
rectly involved in the congress
sional battle over farm price
supports.
The key issue there is whether
current supports at 90 per cent
of parity for wheat, corn, cot
ton. tobacco, rice and peanuts
shall be continued In 1855.
Most of the per cent decline
in the farm price index an
nounced yesterday reflected a
decrease Of about II per cent in
prices Of hogs and an overall
decrease of 10 per cent in prices
of an meat animals.
This is what happened to the
basic price-supported commodi-
ties:
Wheat declined 8 cents a
bushel or about 4 per cent dur
ing the month. Corn went up 2
cents a bushel or about IL per
cent. Cotton increased from
32.17 to 1921 cents pound.
Peanuts remained unchanged at
11.2 cents a pound. Most tobacco
markets were inactive. Rice
dropped from $488 to $4.18 for
100 pounds.