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Evening star., 1954-05-04
Condemnation Jury
Inspects Dixon Court
Today 10 Set Values

A Federal Court condemna-
ton jury today was scheduled
to inspect partially demolished
Dixon Court S.W., to determine
fair value for the slum build
ings.
On completion of it's inspec-
ton tour, the five-man panel
will listen to experts at a hear
ing in the U. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia, set
for October II. A final decision
will be made at that time.
Demolition of the court, the
first project to get under way
in the District Redevelopment
Land Agency's cleanup of large
section of Southwest, began on
April 26.
Fifty-six per cent of the
owners of the 1874 pieces of
property in Dixon court already
have reached a settlement with
RIA. Five have indicated they
will challenge the Constitu-
tionality of the Redevelopment
Land Act. The balance have
agreed to demolition but cannot
come to terms. 1t is this latter
group that sought the condem-
nation jury.
Dixon Court, a notorious slum,
is located between H and I
streets and Third and Fourth
streets S.W.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Phone Heariinq
Told 5.75Pct.
IsFair Return
ConsuItunt Testifies
Rate Rises Would
Bring In IA Pet.

A fair rate of return for the
Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. is five and three quar-
ters per cent, David A. KoSh,
utilities consulta1t, today told
the Public Utilities Commission.
The commission resumed hear
ing the rate case, in which the
company is seeking increases to
bring in $4.4 million annually In
gross revenues IA per cent
rate Of return. Officials esti-
mated this would add about 20
cents monthly to the bill Of the
average telephone subscriber.
Mr.. Kosh presented a 41-page
exhibit, with a mass of tables,
designed to support his conten-
ton that the lower rate of re-
turn is justified. In the tele-
phone company's last rate case
the commission found that fair
rate of return was between 6
and Gas per cent.
Mr.. Kosh pointed out the
C6SP has no long-term debt and
no bonds outstanding.
The telephone company is so
sound financially that it could
Withstand a depression of the
severity of 1929-34, Mr.. Kosh
testified. He declared the Wash
lngton firm is in much better
financial shape than telephone
companies throughout the coun-
try as a whole. It is in better
condition than the parent Bell
system, as a whole, he con-
tended.
The consultant also said the
market for telephone service in
the District would seem to be
superior and more stable than
for the rest of the Nation. He
said Washington is growing at
a faster rate than elsewhere.
Mr.. Kosh was formerly with
the General Services Admins
tration. and now is in private
practice.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Mental Health Open House

The Mental Health Division Of
the Bureau of Disease Control of
the Department of Health will
hold an open house at the
Georgetown Health Center, 3246
P street NV, between 2::30 and
4;30 pm. tomorrow.
The open house, held in OBJ
servance of Mental Health Week,
will mark the opening Of child
guidance. adult and epileptic
clinics and the health center.
Evening star., 1954-05-04

its second day today. with COM
mittee meetings on the schedule.
Congressional Dinner Tomorrow.
Highlight of the conference
will be the congressional dinner
tomorrow night with House
Speaker Martin and Gen. Beau
as the principal speakers. Also
on the program will be Cadet
Elwood v. Cartwright, jr.. of
Newport News, Va, chosen to
address the meeting as a typical
CAP cadet.
Ensign Meder is here for the
duration. because" he grinned,
"the man in that little yellow
plane spotted me.
{ Il had given up. Crawling
that so yards was as far as I
could go. Then the plane landed
in the field right beside me and
I lost consciousness"
The rescue plane was one of
over so CAP put into the air at
the request of the Air Rescue
Service in Illinois and Indiana.
For the rescue, the Illinois
Wing of CAP, one of So wings
operating with 10000 civilian
volunteers as an Air Force aux
lliary, received the 1853 award
for search and rescue missions.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Citizens Group Urges
Coolidge High Stadium

The Citizens Association of
Takoma, D. c., last night
urged the District Commissioners
to continue efforts for the con-
struction Of a stadium for Cool
idge High School.
Robert E. Mclaughlin, chair
man Of the District Public utili-
ties Commission, spoke at the
meeting, discussing affairs of the
Capital Transit Co.
The meeting was held in the
Takoma Park Elementary School
auditorium with Abraham Chai-
fetz presiding.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
District Modiiies Edicf
On Incinerafor Chimneys

The Commissioners today ap-
proved a regulation change which
will permit houSeholders to in
stall incinerators without build
ing additional chimneys.
The new regulation for single
family dwellings will go into
effect in Is days.
At present. incinerators for
burning garbage are not banned
as such. but the city requires
that they be vented in a chimney
separate from the heating sys-
tenn. Few have been installed
under the conditions.
The regulation adopted today,
submitted by the Inspections
Division of the Department of
Licenses and Inspection, will
permit venting through the same
chimney as that used for the
heating system under specified
conditions.
One provision is that a screen
must be put over the top of the
chimney to keep burned particles
from flying over the neighbor-
hood.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Gunmon Takes $160
At Service Stution

A gunman last night held up a
gasoline station at 942 G street
S.W. and escaped with $16O. po-
lice reported.
Frank E. Schere. night attend
ant at the station, told police
a colored man entered about
11:45 pm, produced q nickel
plated revolver and said, LET
me have it."
After Mr.. Schere handed over
the money, police said. the BAN
dit forced the attendant to walk
up an alley with him before he
made his escape.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Bill Would Return
'Friqate Constellation
To Baltimore as Gift

The U. S. S. Constellation, the
famous frigate that won the
first naval victory for the United
States in 1899, would be turned
over to Baltimore harbor, under
a bill passed yesterday by the
House and sent to the Senate.
The man-o'-war now rapidly
deteriorating the Boston Naval
Shipyard, would be transported
to Baltimore by the Navy.
The bill, sponsored by Repre-
sentative Devereux, Republican,
of Maryland. would call for the
Navy to turn the ship over as a
gift to the State of Maryland,
the City of Baltimore or a nom
profit organization.
Marylanders, during public
hearing before the House Armed
Services Committee, made a
strong plea for return of the
frigate to the city, where it was
launched on September Z, 1897
Suggestions were made that it be
berthed permanently at Fort Nc
Henry.
The Devereux bill also would
provide for the permanent main-
tenance of the U.S.S. Constitu-
tion at its present station in the
Boston Navy Yard.
In addition, it would provide
for giving the U.S.S. Hartford to
the State of Alabama, the City of
Mobile or to a non-prof1t organi-
cation for restoration as a pub
lie memorial.
Two other Navy ships, the
Olympia and Oregon, would be
held for six months to see
whether anyone wanted them.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Check Writer Gives
Yale and Harvard
One to Fight Over

Here's another one for the
Yales and the Harvards to fight
about.
Police are seeking a young
man who says he goes to Har-
ward and who has used bad
checks to buy enough candle
sticks to illuminate all the tables
down at Mory's.
Then he gives a New Haven
address. New Haven, as, any
group singer knows, is the home
of Mory's as well as Yale.
The young man, Detective
Sergt. Karl E. Howe says, has
been paying $40 or SIS for
antique candleSticks in antique
shops, giving a New Haven bank
check for double the amount
and taking the cash. He signs
them "Peter Maher," and he's
about 25, six feet, 180 pounds;
resembles, according to one wit
ness, IAN educated football
player"
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Injured Jet Pilot Saved by CAP
Comes to Extend His Thanks
Owes Life to Petrol
He Says, os 400
Leaders Meet Here
By chorles J. Yorbrouoh

Ensign Joe j. Meder was in a
jet Banshee over Illinois one
night last September, doing bet
ter than 400 at $4,000 feet, when
one engine exploded.
81 think" he radioed a wing
man, I'm in bad trouble" BY
trouble he. meant a blazing en-
gine and 1000 gallons of 145-
octane fuel still available to
the fire.
After he shot himself out of
the plane by the election seat,
four panels of his parachute tore
loose and a fifth was ripping.
The descent took him through a
raging thunderstorm.
He plumieted into a soybean
field, broke both legs, six ribs,
his back and pelvis, and. his left
lung cavity was filed with blood.
Still conscious, he dragged
himself so yards to a plowed
Held.
There a Civil Air Patrol search
and rescue plane found him
IL hours after he landed.
Now He Expresses Thanks.
Ensign Meder hobbled into
town today after eight months
in a hospital to thank personally
the top echelon of the Civil Air
Patrol as 400 CAP leaders from
over the Nation gathered at the
Shoreham Hotel.
No one asked him. He came
on his own. II owe 'em my life,"
he said. "It's the least I can
do"
His thanks will go to Gen.
Carl A. Spaatz, chairman of the
CAPS National Executive Board;
to Maj. Gen. Lucas v. Beau and
to 1t. Col. Loren H. VAIN of
Chicago, who headed the rescue
mission which found him.
The annual three-day confer
ence at the Shoreham was in
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Curtis Again Heads
Community Leuque

Stephen L. Curtis was elected
president for a second term at
the annual meeting last night
of the Community League of
Takoma Park.
Other officers elected were:
Ira L. Henderson, vice president;
E. M. AndrosS, secretary; Oscar
Bancroft, corresponding secre-
tary; F. T. Gossage, treasurer;
Mr.. Curtis, Walter Prichard and
Herbert D.. Smith. delegates to
the Montgomery County Civic
Federation, and Mrs. Gratia B.
Wood. Henry j. Bison and A. ].
Fahey, alternates.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Injuries in Car-Truck Crash
Fatal 10 Arlington Man

An Arlington man who was in
jured in a traffic accident near
Clarksburg on Sunday died
today at Suburban Hospital.
He was John Schiel, Al, of
1914 North Herpdon street. He
died of a head injury, the hos
pital said.
Montgomery County Police
said Mr.. Schiel was thrown to
the highway after his car col
lided with a tractor-trailer about
two miles south of Clarksburg
Mr.. Schiel was an employe of
Woodward & Lothrop.
Evening star., 1954-05-04

including the White Hous,
grounds and on the Mall. Ir
one case a tree fell on a con-
vertible car in which Miss Islay
Prentice and Miss Mary Agnes
Nutell, both of 1876 P street NV.
were riding. They suffered cuts
and bruises and were taken to
Providence Hospital.
Jams Traffic.
Another tree fell on the road
way of Dupont Circle. near
Massachusetts, avenue NV, and
caused a traffic jam.
A tree fell on a car in the
2400 block of N street NV
Others were reported blown
down in various parts of the
city
There were live wires down
in the 5700 block of Sherriel
place NV. and another al
'Twenty-second street and Min
neSota avenue Sc. At Bladens-
burg road and New York avenue
NE. three manhole covers were
dislodged by overloaded sewers
and the area quickly filled with
water.
Falling trees took power lines
down in Arlington. Garden City
was blacked out from S to
o'clock. One section of Ia
koma Park was without lights
for about the same period due to
grounded wire.
AS usual, Peace Cross held
several feet of water from
backed-up sewers.
Hospital Basement Flooded.
The basement of Homeopathic
Hospital. Second and N streets
NV. was flooded, as were those
of dozens of houses in all parts
of the city.
Lightning struck a chimney
on the Carroll Arms Hotel, First
and c streets NE, and dislodged
a few bricks from the top floor
but damage was negligible.
Most forms of public trans
portation suffered delays. Cap
ifo1 T,.oY1cif m cfroa{nare ha u
to slough through water in
several areas. Train service was
slowed down at Union Station.
At National Airport pilots stayed
about Is miles away from Wash
ington, where the weather was
clear, and did not land until
the thunderstorm conditions had
subsidized.
Lightning, in causing one pow
er failure, knocked Television
Station WTTG of the air for SO
minutes during the Mccarthy
Army hearings. The power fail
ure occurred in WTTG's Falls
Church (Va0 transmitter. which,
however, was not struck.
Beset by so many calls for
help, the District Fire Depart
ment reported that half the
equipment in the city was roll
ing" Like other municipal agen-
cies. the department had been
warned as early as l pm. that
Weather Bureau radar reports
showed the storm approaching
from as far as 70 miles away.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Canal Parkway
Hearing Due 10
Clarity Plans
Confusion Plaques
Development Of
c. & O. Route

A special committee Of the
National Capital Regional Plan
ming Council will hold public
hearings soon to try to clarity
the controversy over a proposed
parkway along the c. & o. Canal.
The council, given power by
Congress to hold such hearings.
voted yesterday to use the au-
thority.
The action came after mem
bers of a council committee,
formed to look into the parkway
fight, said they were confused
by indefinite proposals and
counter-proposalS. They said
they wanted also an expression
Of public sentiment.
1--WE think this is the best
way to bring the matter into
focus" said Donald E. Gingery
of Montgomery County. 1--WE
don't know precisely what's pro-
tposed-we don't know what
we're talking about, frankly"
Auto Ban Suspected.
Fritz Gutheim, Upper Mont
gomery County delegate. said he
understood the National Park
Services present plan is to de-
velop most of the canal route
between Washington and Cum
berland, Md, as "a walking
parkway-not for autos" He
said he will confer with park
officials before calling the hear
ing.
The park officials. a few years
ago. strongly favored a roadway
along the entire canal route.
Their position has weakened,
however. under pressure of con-
servationists, who want the area
left in it's natural wilderness
state.
In other actions, the council:
/. Instructed it's Executive
Committee to see if the proposed
outer circumferential highway,
encircling Washington in Mary
land and Virginia, can qualify
as a road entitled to Federal
highway aid. Maryland has no
financial obstacles to it's section.
but Virginia has no funds in
sight for the road.
Car Check Considered.
2. Supported a point
program Of action proposed by
the new council planning chief,
Paul Watt, leading toward de-
velopment of a master regional
plan.
3. Decided to learn whether
legislation would be needed to
check on the origin and des-
tination of autos by spraying
q colored. washable liquid on the
car tops at certain check points.
MIR. Gingery. who has pro-
posed the car-marking idea be-
fore, said the present system of
checking traffic movements
stopping the cars and interview
ing reSidentS-is too expensive
and time-consuming, except on
the most important roads.
His idea is that the vari-
colored liquids could be sprayed
on car tops from a movable
structure erected over highways.
The cars could be identified and
traffic patterns tabulated from
similar structures at other road
locations.
Study New Proposals.
The major portion of the
meeting was taken up by Mr..
Watts new proposals for council
progress. A major point agreed
upon was that each jurisdiction
represented on the area-wide
council will designate a tech
nician to serve on a council staff
committee"
One of it's first aims will be
to draw up single area map
showing land uses, highway pro-
posals. school and other plans.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Dupont Circle Group
Reflects L. S. Luther

Lloyd S. Luther yesterday was
reelected president of the Du-
pont Circle Citizens Association.
Other officers elected at the
meeting in the Mayflower Hotel
were: John H. Coffman, first
vice president; Mrs. Charles Col
Inns, second vice president; w.
Herbert Gill, treasurer, and
Frederick C. LIE Comte, Mrs. E.
B. Meigs. Col. E. Going Bliss and
Sterling Ely. members Of the
executive committee.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Limb Blown Down
On Porch Causes
ProwIer Scare

Silver Spring police, busy
as beavers like every other
policemen during and after
yesterdays storm, answered
a prowler call early today
or at least that's what the
excited woman told them
over the phone.
They found a tree linn
had blown down on her front
porch. bumped around and
then rolled off into the yard.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Mercersburq Dinner

Washington area alumni of
Mercersburg Academy, Mercers-
burg. Pa, will hold their annual
reception and dinner at Sis pm.
tomorrow at the Officers Club
Of Fort Lesley ]. McNair.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Light Frost Is Held
Possible in Wake
Of Violent Storm
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nearby areas. At ERGO Field,
Riverdale. Md, they were 1A
inches in diameter, and at
Centreville. Va, they were an
inch thick. Smaller stones fell
at Annandale. Va. and in South
east Washington.
" Dozens of tree limbs fell
through the Metropolitan Area,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30
New Canton Cadet
Ends Observer School

Aviation cadet Maynard K.
johnson, SON Of MI and Mrs.
Goode w Johnson, of Route /,
has completed training at FL
lmgton Air FORCE Base near
Houston Texas where he attended
the L S Air Force Aircraft OBJ
service school
Upon completion of the %
week basic phase Of raining at
Ellington, Cadet Johnson moves
on to a specialized course Of ad-
vance training then a commission
as second lieutenant IN The U. S.
Air Force
Herald as soon as possible. Report
Bank VIII be sent direct to the
Herald as son as possible. Report
the news of your community, the
Herald wants to serve. you
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30
Dynamite Ends Huge PoW|iatan County Still

seyerest hail and electrical storms
in PoWhatan county in some time
broke up operations just as the
county officers and posse of
State men raided the site
Worsham was nabbed while
putting the mule-alWays an in
tegral part of a still operation
up for the day at the nearby farm
of Brown. A truck, stuck in the
mud and registered in Worsham's
name, was taken near the still.
1t was loaded with % cases of
whiskey, all of which were de-
suoyed by the raiders
County Sheriff F. w Simpson
and ABC Investigator G. r No
len located the still, then radioed
Richmond for manpoWer help for
a raid They state that only the
rain, which made mud hole of
the site and stopped operations
temporarily prevented the cap
ture Of more operators. since the
size would have required several
more men at least
The raid was made at 4 p. m,
Monday 1t followed a raid earlier
| in the day on another still in the
vicinity of Moseley This one was
/ in full operation but the oper-
ators had been warned in advance
and were nowhere to be found
Raiders heard TWO blasts from
a gun as they approached the
area which they diagnosed as a
warning system.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30

Dynamite sticks in 80 giant,
l80-gallon kegs in the upright
charcoal boiler, and in the copper
tubing cooling system, all placed
by ABC investigators and Alcohol
Tax Unit Specialists from Rich
mond. turned the trick.
Not, however, before charges
of illegal manufacture Of Whis-
key were lodged against Jesse
Worsham, 80. and charges of aid
ing and abetting against McKin-
ley Brown. elderly Negro, Of Pow
hatan county.
How mlly more might have
been nabbed at the still location
in the woods about 500 yards off
Of Secondary Route Gil must re-
main for speculation One Of the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30
rowhatan Opens
Cancer Crusade
Mrs. l.. ]. BOwles
Campaign Leader

A months Cancer Crusade
opened IN PoWhatan county April
10. with goal Of $3.50 Mrs j l..
Bowles is directing the fund-rais-
ing campaign. and Striking Back
at Cancer Mans Cruelest Enc
my" is the campaign slogan
Funds raised viii be used for
the American Cancer Society
point program of research. pub
lie education and support Of
treatment centers According to
the Virginia Department Of
Health there were 3,487 deaths
due to cancer last year Many Of
these were children between the
ages OF three and IS years.
OF the Powhatan campaign,
Mrs Bowles says. Cancer is one
Of the greatest enemies of people
Of all ages Research is essential
in determining its causes and cure.
Let us help strike back at cancer
by giving generously to the 1854
Cancer Crusade
She has named the following
volunteer workers: Mrs. w B
Patterson, Mrs c. E. Bevins. Mrs
Spears Blankenship, Mrs l. M.
Bradbury. Mrs. Jack Clayton,
Mrs William Hatcher, Mrs. Ford
Harris, Mrs. f. P Hicks. Mrs
Carl Jennings Mrs. Rosa Lewis
Martin, Mrs Tucker Mann, Mrs.
+ w Messenger, Mrs j. r.
Moore.
Also. Mrs Moncure Morris, Mrs.
Herbert Nichols, Mrs A. r Pier
cy. Mrs, A G. Porter, Mrs Harry
Perkins. Ms Leland w. Skaggs,
Mrs Dorothy Stetfenhagen. Mrs.
f M Walton, Miss Ann Webb,
and Mrs. Vernon Winfree.
Officers Of the FOWhatan chap
ter are: MRS. f. Floyd Yates,
chairman. Mrs f NJ. Walton,
vice chairman, Mrs. Sydney Ram
saur. secretary: Mrs r H Boelt
treasurer; Mrs l.. j BoWles,
campaign chairman; Mrs. James
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30
Powhatan News

A land appreciation school is
being held in the Memorial Build
ing here on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, May 4 and 5. from 10 to 3
p m. Goochland and PoWhatan
counties are cooperating with this
school There will be classroom
discussions in the morning and
Judging Of land in the afternoon.
Birthday Ball May 20
Present indications are that
there viii be an overflow crowd
for the Annual Birthday Ball ON
May 20 All organizations in the
country are working in coopera-
ton for this big event.
A group of white school boys
from Philadelphia, mDtored to
Belmeade for the week end and
played a game OF basketball with
St. Emmas, the game being tied
1t the end Of the regulation per
iOd and won in the extra period
by the viSltofS. Ihe spirit dis
played by both groups was ex-
cellent and those witnessing the
game not only saw a thrilling
game of basketball but good
craftsmanship all the way Mem
bers of the visiting team attend
ed Sunday School at May Me
mortal. Sunday
Mrs Annie Reynolds Dobyns
of Critz. visited her sister. Mrs,
Ada Dunkley, and MI. and Mrs
Frank L. Dunkley recently
Skfnquarter. of Chesterfield
county, plays baseball here Sat
urday afternoon, May and the
local team will return the visit at
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30

Skinquarter on May g.
The Masonic Lodge met here
Tuesday night and conferred the
Master Mason degree on two
candidates.
Mrs c N. Elam entertained her
bridge club Tuesday night.
Winfrey Wade, of LOUISVILLE, KY =,
spent several days here last week
The Wades will move 10 Louisville
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30

A, Tilman, III. education chair
man, and Mrs. Mcclure Morris,
service chairman.
The Advisory board is compos-
ed Of Dr. r. w Bradley. Dr. H
c. Rucker Mrs B. S. Brent, Mrs.
Heth owen, Miss Sadie Johnson,
the Rev. Carlos A. Loop, john P
Flanagan and Mrs Rosa Lewis
Martha
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30

q A coy little business. tucked
away ri the woods about four
miles east Of Powhatan, and do
ing a thriving daily business of
200 gallons of corn whiskey got
blown to smithereens Wednesday
afternoon
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30

OF the village Muddy Church
att tend the Of w j Wednesday
Evening star., 1954-10-10
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schools and transp.. Dir: Out Mass.
ave. to Welborn, right to Harwick.
left on Harwick to Milo, right on
Milo to home and open sign. For
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