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Bill Shifts Court
Jurisdiction in D. {.
Agency Appeals

The Municipal Court Of Ap-
peals would be given exclusive
jurisdiction for review Of 10
types of decisions by administra-
tive agencies of the District. un-
der new legislation pending to-
day before the House District
Committee.
The measure was introduced
yesterday by Representative
Hyde. Republican, of Maryland
at the request of the District Bar
Associations legislative commit
tee. Mr.. Hyde is a member of
the House District Committee.
Appeals from the 10 types of
decisions now are taken to the
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia or to the U. S.
Court of Appeals here, Mr.. Hyde
explained. The transfer of power
would be accomplished by
amending several District laws.
Federal Courts Overburdened.
One reason for the new legis-
lation, according to the Mary
lander, is that the two Federal
courts ARE greatly overburd-
ened."
1--WE feel that sending the ap-
peals instead to the Municipal
Court of Appeals would alleviate
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Is Bands 10 Play
along Parade Route
0n Massey's Arrival

Sixteen bands will line the
parade route Monday when Vim
cent Massey. Canada's Governor
General, arrives here for a three
day official visit.
The Army Band will be sound
ing off as his party lands at
MATS Terminal.
The Navy and Metropolitan
Police bands will be playing at
:the reception stand at Four
,teenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
And when the official motor
cade turns through the White
House gates. the Marine Band
will tootle the final notes.
Musical units along ConStitu-
ton avenue will include Marine
Drum and Bugle Corps, Spin
garn and Washington high
school cadet bands, the Air
Force and National Guard
bands the Army Element Band
and the 356th Army Band. the
st. Johns College Band and a
crew from the Naval School of
Music.
On Twelfth street NV, where
the parade turns north of Con-
Stitution, the I'd Army Band
and the Air Force Drum and
Bugle Corps will take up the
serenade.
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after hearings before the District
commission.
Seaboard had passed on the
increases in anticipation of rate
boosts it had asked from FPC.
When the Federal agency finally
approved a boost, it was smaller
than Seaboard had requested.
$475,OOO to District.
Robert E. Mclaughlin, chair
man of the District Commission,
estimated that about $475, 900
would go to District customers
and s225. 900 to Maryland Gus
toners. The refunds probably
will go out In the form Of credits
on future bills.
He said the commission would
work out details with the gas
company as soon as it could be
fitted into the commission S
heavy schedule.
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Customers Will Get
100000 Refunded
To Gas Company

The Washington Gas Light Co
will return about 100000 to its
customers as soon as details can
De worked out with the District
Public Utilities Commission.
The windfall for Maryland and
District gas users comes as a re-
suit of a refund of $1,639, ,621
made to the gas company by
Atlantic Seaboard Corp. sup
pliers of the natural gas the
company sells to Washington
area customers. The remainder
If the sum will go for taxes and
he company's share.
Ordered by FPC.
The Federal Power Commits
sion rdered the refund. Atlantic
5eaboard had raised it's rates to
The Washington Gas Light Co.
iwice in the past two years. In
urn, the gas company passed
;he increases on to its customers
Evening star., 1954-04-29

the pressure on the Federal
Courts" Mr.. Hyde said.
But more important still, I"
he added, ''the transfer of juris-
diction would be a step in the di-
rection Of making the Municipal
Court Of Appeals the tribunal to
review all matters affecting the
administration of the local gov
ernment."
The types of decisions that
could be reviewed by the Mu-
nicipal Court Of Appeals are:
/. Decisions Of the Board of
Pharmacy refusing to renew the
license of pharmacists or refus-
ing to renew a permit to deal in
poiSons.
2. Decisions of the Board of
Examiners of Veterinary Medi-
cine revoking or suspending a
license.
Motor Permits Included.
3. Orders of the District Com
missioners or their agents re-
voking or suspending motor We
hicle permits.
4. Decisions. of the Board of
Examiners and Registrar of Ar
chitects annulling or revoking
certificates to practice.
5. Orders of the Commission
ers denying. revoking or sus-
pending licenses for private en-
ployment agencies.
6. Decisions of the Commission
of Licensure to Practice the
Healing Arts denying licenses to
practice.
7. Decisions of the Nurses Ex-
amining Board denying registra-
ton or re-registration Of nurses
or nursing schools.
q Decisions Of the Board of
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Social Democrat Certified
For 9th District Contest
BY the Asseeiased Press

RICHMOND. April 29.-A
three-way race in the November
2 general election in the 9Th Dis
trict seemed almost assured to-
day with the certification of a
al-Democrat candidate.
j. B. Brayman of Lynchburg
was certified to the State Board
Of Elections as a Social-Demo-
crat candidate bY Clarke r. Robb
Evening star., 1954-04-29
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. CO. Ass
THURSDAY, APRIL 90,

Of Herndon, State party chair
man.
Other candidates in the, 9Th
will include Representative Rich
ard H. Poff. Radford Republic
can; and the winner Of a DEM
Evening star., 1954-04-29

Barber Examiners refusing to
issue or renew or revoking bar
berS' licenses.
8. Final decisions of the Real
Estate Commission, denying or
revoking real estate licenses.
10. Final decisions of the Dis
trict Tax Court.
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ocratic primary among Powell
Glass, jr.. Lynchburg newspaper
publisher; Delegate Ernest Rob.
ertson of Roanoke County; and
j. Carl Poindexter. Salem pro-
feSSor.
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Speech on Orient

The Right Rev. Quentin K. Y.
Huang, former bishop Of an
Episcopal diocese in China, will
speak on his experiences Behind
the Bamboo Curtain" at $50
o'clock tonight in the Sherwood
Presbyterian Church, Twenty
second and Varnum streets NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06
Officers
Reflected by
bIeCIass Unit
Conference to Close
Tonight; District Girl
Wins Scholarship
By Harry Boeos
Sfnr Sfoff correspondeni

WESTMINSTER, Md, Sept. 6.
Delegates to the SD annual
conference Of the Organized
Bible Class Association Of WASH
ington today rounded out a hol-
iday week end Of prayer. business
and festivity after re-electing all
principal officerc to serve another
year. The conference closes to-
night.
A center of attention was pref
ty 18-year-old Violet Ella Fon-
ner, announced last night as the
first winner of the Page Etchison
Memorial Scholarship. The
award was established this year
in memory of the late DR.. Etchi-
son. president of the association
for 81 years.
Miss Former. June graduate
of Eastern High School, was
awarded full tuition for four
years of study at Western Mary
land College. where the associa-
ton is meeting. She is the eldest
of eight children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul @. Former. 1913 Olive street
NE. Her father is a clerk at
Washington Terminal.
Editor of Fastener"
Miss Former is a member Of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church. She was recommended
for the scholarship, however. by
the Fidelis Bible Glass of Kenil.
worth Presbyterian Church.
She was managing editor Of
the Fastener" her high school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06
Traffic Kills
1Oin Virginia,
| in Maryland
Holiday Travellers
Foce Critical Period
On Return Trips

With the critical period of this
Labor Day week end still ahead,
accidents on the highways had
taken the lives of 10 persons in
Virginia and one in Maryland.
Three Of the Virginia victims
were from the Washington area.
Eight of the deaths in that State
were recorded yesterday.
No deaths were recorded in
the District since Friday evening.
1t was not until 2::30 am. to-
day that Maryland's first holiday
death occurred. A 70-year-old
man. carrying papers identifying
him as Vincent Turner of Phil
adelphia, was killed when
struck by a car while walking
along Route 40 just north of
Baltimore. State Police reported.
His death brought to 1874 the
number of highway deaths in
Maryland this year. Every avail
able State trooper was on patrol
in an effort to hold down the
death toll.
The critical period was ex-
pected late today when the mass
homeward movement of vaca-
TONERS begins.
Virginia's death toll scared to
At. compared with SCI through
the same date last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06
Mitchell Heads 900 Attending
I'd Annual Labor Day Mass

The Washington archdiocese's
second annual Labor Day mass
was celebrated at the Shrine of
the Sacred Heart today with
Secretary af Labor Mitchell
heading group of 900 Govern
ment, union and civic leaders.
Sitting near the Secretary were
former Secretary Of Labor Mar
tin Durkin. head of the AFL
Plumbers Union; George Meany.
president of the AFL; James
Carey, secretary treasurer of the
CIO and president of the Oil
Workers Union: Joseph Joy, vice
president of the CIO Chemical
Workers and Assistant Secre-
tary Of Labor Rocco Sicilano.
Many Washington labor Lead
ers were present at the mass,
which was celebrated by the
Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle,
Archbishop of Washington.
The Rev. John P. Monaghan
of Staten Island, N. Y, founder
of the Association of Catholic
Trade Unionists, gave the SER
mon.
He reminded a congregation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06
District Youth Killed
In New Jersey Crash

Jerome Murray, 20, of 1911
Allison street NE, was killed on
the New Jersey Turnpike near
Elizabeth, N. j., yesterday.
The victim, one of the drivers.
was the son of Jerome S. Muir
ray, a Washington real eestate
man.
Only one Of the nine injured.
Salvatore Rogue, 46, of Perth
Amboy, N. J., was hospitalized
after 1 the crash. He suffered
fractures Of the leg and hip.
State Police said Mr.. Murray's
car, carrying three passengers,
crashed into the srear of car
driven by Felix Murales, %, of
Carteret, N. j. Mr.. Murray was
dead on arrival at Elizabeth Cen
eral Hospital.
The three passengers in Mr..
Murray's car, all treated and re-
leased, were his 16-year-old
brother, Timothy; Katherine
Mum, 16, of South Amboy, N. j.,
and Patricia Mcdonald, 10, of
Port Reading. N. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06

that Christ was a working man
whose hands were calloused."
He said the United States to-
day is the steward of Gods
abundance but far too many
Of management hold that our
stewardship is to make things
to make profits; that money is
morality"
The duty of organized labor is
to become the social conscience"
and to remind management that
profits that belittle the dignity
Of a man are the seeds of
discomfort, as immoral as they
are unpatriotic."
"Our enlightened management
and labor together must speak
for Christ's Gospel against the
anti-Christ of Goddess commun-
ISM" Father Monaghan said. He
said neither management nor
labor can be neutral in the fight.
Secretary Mitchell placed a
wreath at the status of James
Cardinal Gibbons in the small
park across from the shrine at
Sixteenth street and Park road
NV. following the mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06

One OF q Series.
is detailed as a crossing officer
to safeguard the children of the
Benning School.
He's received so many COM
mendations for his handling OF
children that the department has
stopped counting them.
Carries Pedestrians.
Some of the kids fatty refuse
to set foot in the street. Pops
must carry them across. For the
ones who have to cross both
streets among the most heavily
travelled in the city-Pops must
carry them across both.
Pops was born In Meanwhile.
Ga. Before joining the force
here, he had worked in Tampa.
Fla. in a power plant. on a
streetcar and in a shipyard. !.
Appointed to the department
in December, 1924. Pvt. Matthews
was transferred to No. IA Pre-
cinct in l948 and assigned the
crossing.
Three Years . Marine.
He had been q Marine for
three years before he became a
policeman. The last thing the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06
Shirley Highway Crash
Kills Fredericksburg Man

Montgomery Searles. 81, Of
Fredericksburg, Va, was killed
and three others were hurt
Saturday when their car went
out of control on Shirley high
way and Route 236. struck two
concrete guard posts and over
turned several times.
Police charged the driver. Sid
ney Atkins. Is, also Of Fred
ericksburg. with reckless driving
and involuntary manSlaughter.
He was released under $1,000
bond.
Police said the car skidded
more than 500 feet after going
out of control. Two of the in
jured were thrown from the
car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06
Miss Washington IS of to Vie for Fortune
Miss America Title,
$50, 900 in Prizes
Will Go to Winner

Washington's entry in the
Miss America contest flew to At
lantic City today to vie with 40
other girls for the Nations top
beauty title.
Miss Linda Weisbrod, 81, ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs.
Melvin C. Weisbrod. left WASH
ington National Airport this
morning hoping for the Miss
America, 1855" title and prizes
worth $4,000 that go along with
it.
Activities get under way to-
morrow when she registers for
the beauty pageant that begins
a five-day whirl Of strenuous
competition.
Miss Weisbrod, who wants to
be an opera singer. won her local
title August is. She will be
judged along with the other con-
testants on the basis of her
talent. beauty and personality.
The so contestants come from
A States, New York City, Chi
cago. Washington. Hawaii. Puer-
to Rico and Canada. Pageant
officials originally looked for an
entry from the island of Guam.
But there has been only silence
from the far Pacific, so Miss
Guam has been scratched from
the program. Only States which
don't have entries are New York,
New Mexico. Montana and Wyo-
ming.
Miss Weisbrod will ride in q
shiny new convertible and wear
a white evening gown and fur
coat in tomorrow nights annual
pageant parade. the first to be
held at night. It win feature
bands and floats in addition to
the queens.
The hard work will begin
Wednesday night when the
Judging starts on the huge stage
at Convention Hall. The judg-
ing continues for three nights.
On Saturday 10 semifinalists
are chosen and then five final
lists. From the last i've win
come Miss America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06
MoryIond Woman Dies
OF Traffic Injuries

Mrs. Lenore Burgess, AZ, Of
4213 Rainier avenue, Mount
Rainier, Md, died yesterday in
Alexandria Hospital of injuries
received when the car in which
she was passenger collided with
a Greyhound bus on Route at
the intersection of Route GIL. a
mile north of Woodbridge in
Fairfax County.
State police listed the driver
of the car as Clarence Burgess,
18. son of the victim. The driv-
er of the bus was identified by
police as Ray bearing Lancaster,
1924 Tenth street NV.
Police said the car went out
Of control while attempting to
pass another vehicle travelling in
the same direction. Mrs. Burgess
suffered crushed chest and
multiple fractures of the right
arm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06
Race Ruling Opposed
By 200 at Meeting
In Prince Frederick
BY o Star ssaff Correspondent.

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md,
Sept. 6.-Petitions seeking white
and Negro support for a resolu-
ton deploring "compulsive as
poets" of the Supreme Court
school segregation decision are
circulating in Calvert County.
A resolution was prepared by
a civic committee and unani-
mously adopted by nearly 200
persons at public meeting here,
I'VE feel" the resolution de-
clares, that the Supreme Court
decision has overruled our fun
damental rights because it a.
bridges privileges and immunities
guaranteed by the 14th amend
ment to the United States Con-
Stitution."
Maryland's Governor and At
torney General are urged in the
resolution to Inform the SUI
preme Court that we believe the
segregation decision should be
vacated or Enthusiastically clarified
consistent with powers reserves
to the States in the 10th Consti-
tutionalN Amendment"
Political candidates and county
officials will be asked for their
views at a meeting set for 8 pm.
tomorrow in the courthouse here.
School authorities said the
County's pupil enrolment of
more than 5000 is almost evenly
divided between white and color
ed and that comparable facilities
are provided.
The civic committee is headed
by John w Williams, jr., of
Prince Frederick, and has as
other members Mrs. Chester
Buckler. Mrs. Burgess CLANCY
and Steuart Vaughan.
Feeling expressed at the. pub
lie meeting" said Mrs. Buckler,
sis a unanimous desire to do what
is best for white and colored."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06
|AIexondrio Father
OF a Shot Dead by
Brother Hunting

An Alexandria father of four
children was shot to death ac-
cidentally while hunting ground
hogs yesterday with his two
brothers near Centreville, Fair
fax County, Va.
Police identified him as Albert
F. Thacker. 81. They said he
was crawling through under
brush when his brother Earl. 80,
mistook him for a grounding
and fired. Another brother, Mel
win. "a, found the victim shot
through the back of the head.
DR.. Claude E. Cooper. Fairfax
County medical examiner. pro-
nounced him dead. Police listed
the death as accidental.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06

Marines did for him was to re-
move his tonsils after he had
fiunked the police physical be-
cause Of them.
While in the Corps, Pvt. Mat
thews was stationed for a time
at Indian Head, Md, where he
met his wife, Catherine. They
we're married a month or so be-
fore he Joined the force.
The Matthews live at 1851 Fort
Davis street Sc. One son, Will
liam F. Matthews. 81. is a clerk
at the White House. William has
two sons and a daughter.
A daughter, Catherine Regina
Matthews. Is, a telephone COM
pany employee. and a son, James
Raymond Matthews. %. former
star quarterback at Anacostia
High School now attending
George Washington University,
live with the Matthews.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06
Virginia Expects 81
Gain Of 5 Pei. in
Auto Registrations

Virginia is expected to have
S per cent more motor vehicles
registered during 1854 than in
1853 gain substantially above
the 3.3 per cent increase ma
tionally.
The Commerce Departments
Bureau of Public Roads reported
yesterday that more than So
million motor vehicles will be
registered in the United States
during this year.
The estimate, based on reports
from State registration agencies,
came to 58,129,000 total regis
trations, of which 48.087. 900 are
passenger car registrations. The
latter is a 3.5 per cent increase
over 1858,
Maryland to Rise / Pct.
In the District and neighbor-
ing States, Virginia shows the
greatest gain. Maryland's re-
ported gain is per cent, West
Virginia's is LIS per cent and the
Districts is 8 per cent.
Nationally, registration OF
trucks and buses will, for the
first time, top 10 million. The
expected 1O,042 900 is a gain of
70 pei cent over last year.
California is again expected to
lead all States in the number Of
motor vehicle registrations this
year. with some 5,685,000. New
York with 4.331.000 registered
passenger cars. trucks and buses
would be second.
The Western States -have the
most motor vehicles registered,
in proportion to their population,
the 4eport said. The West
showed a gain of 8 per cent in
motor vehicle registrations from
1853 to 1854 and registrations in
the Western States came to one
vehicle for each % persons.
Northeastern Gains.
The Southeastern States,
which showed the largest We
hicle registration percentage
gain this year-an average 81
per cent-had 81 persons per
vehicle. This was the biggest
load per vehicle in any of the
four regions. The North Central
States. which showed the small
est gain in registrations this
year2.9 per cent--ranked next
to the Western States in the
number of cars, trucks and buses
for their population. The North
Central States had one vehicle
for each Is persons.
The South, which ranked next
to the Northeastern States in
percentage gains in registrations
this year-3.6 per cent--aIso
ranked next to the Northeastern
States in load per vehicle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06
PathoIogistHe Hits
Idea That Scientists
Should 5hun Politics
By John McKelwoy

A doctor today took issue with
the relatively widespread feeling
that men of science should stay
within their laboratories and re-
fuse to wander into political
areas.
DR.. John r. Schenken, presi-
dent of the International Con-
gress of Clinical Pathology, told
the opening session of the Inter
national Congress of Pathology
that it was the responsibility of
the scientific world to speak out
on political subjects. And he
suggested scientists as well as
doctors who refuse to do so could
be classed as political eunuchs."
DR.. Schenken took particular
exception to a remark attributed
to DIR. Edward Teller. chief arch
itect of the hydrogen bomb. DR..
Teller was quoted after the OPP
penheimer case as saying that
scientists as a group should stay
out of politics except In areas
touching on science.
Hits Political Hermitage"
Has he, DR.. Schenken asked
referring to DR.. Teller, become
a political hermit?, Should he
not have warned his fellow SCI
entists that such a course Is fatal
to the free life? Our founding
fathers who wrote the ConStitu-
ton of the United States and its
Bill of Rights certainly did not
sanction political hermitage"
limiting that doctors and SCI
entistS are. perhaps, overly TECH
nical because of an education
which saturates them with SCI
entific instruction, DR.. Schenken
pleaded for a broadening of the
educational base Of medicine
along liberal lines.
"It is your opportunity" DR..
Schenken told fellow patholo-
gists, to broaden the educational
base of medicine in order to
help preserve the right of every
physician to continue his scien-
tific pursuits unhampered lest we
too be accused of being so en-
crossed in our own special field
that we forget to look after the
common good"
"Speak Out Clearly"
DR.. Schenken said physicians
should become disciples of the
philosophy of individual free
dom" and said it was incum-
bent upon every one Of the $780,
600 scientists of this country ito
be able and willing to speak out
clearly on the basic concepts of
freedom
About $500 medical scientists
from 80 countries are attending
the International Congress of
Pathology meeting this week at
the Shoreharn Hotel. Scientific
papers will be presented on sub
jects such as cancer, heart
disease, diseases of the central
nervous system, infectious and
occupational diseases and skin
and blood diseases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-06
Arlington K. of c.
Opens Swim Pool

Arlington Knights of Column
bus opened their new Olympic
size" swimming pool Monday at
Sis Little Falls road.
The $4,000 pool is sponsored
by the Edward Douglas White
Council 2473. It was dedicated
by Msgr. Arthur j. Taylor, pas
tor Of st. Thomas More Church,
Arlington.