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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Obscene Literature
Possessor Fined $500

Ralph Canary, 33-year-old
former manager of the Alex
andria Roller Skating Arena,
escaped a six-month Jail SEN
tence today by reversing an
earlier plea of not guilty and
pleading guilty in Alexandria
Corporation Court to charge Of
possessing obscene literature.
Judge Franklin P. Backus fined
Canary $500. gave him a 12-
month suspended Jail sentence
and placed him on probation for
two years. The sentence was
recommended by Common
wealth's Attorney Earl Wagner.
Canary originally pleaded not
guilty to the charge when he was
tried in Alexandria Police Court
in October. He was convicted in
the lower court and given a six
month Jail sentence which was
not suspended. His appeal
brought the case before Judge
BackuS today.
Canary also had been charged
with contributing to the delin-
quency of two teen-agers. but
was acquitted of those charges.
He no longer manages the roller
skating rink and now lives in
Staten Island, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
DC. 10 Step Up Drive
On Health Menace in
Substandard HOUSING

The Health Department pro-
gram of elimination of insani-
tary living conditions resulting
from substandard housing and
overcrowding is about to be &C
tolerated, Commissioner Renah
F.. Cavalier announced today
His statement followed a
meeting a few days ago between
District Health Director Daniel
L. Seckinger and United States
Surgeon General Leonard A.
Scheele.
"It is we'll known to public
health officials" DR.. Seckinger
said. that these conditions of
substandard housing and over
crowding are a major factor
contributing to the increased
number of communicable dis
ease. and the pattern extends
itself into juvenile delinquency
and other major community
problems.
He said statistics show that,
of the $4,000 dwellings in the
District. about $4,000, or II per
cent were substandard. Into
this II per cent is concentrated
33 per cent of the city's popu-
lation.
DR.. Seckinger said public
health reports showed that half
of all disease reported in the
District stem from this concen-
tration of the population.
Because of staff reductions in
recent years. DR.. Seckinger said.
the Health Department can do
only small part of the job that
needs to be done. Despite this.
he said, the effectiveness of the
departments work is shown by
the fact that the number of COM
plants of unsanitary conditions
dropped from 10000 in 1943 to
$500 last year.
Dr.. Seckinger emphasized that.
while the prevention or corrac-
ton is a public-health RESPONSE
bility,, the department must have
community cooperation and ac-
tive support if the housing prob
lem is overcome.
Since 1916 the Health Depart
ment has been making block-by-
block inspections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
ComoIier Urqes
Dirty Cafes Be
Marked 'UncIeon'

Commissioner Renah F. CANA
lier has suggested that a placard
with the word "Unclean" be
posted outside any restaurant in
the District that does not COM
ply with the Health Depart
ment's sanitary regulations.
Mr.. Camalier spoke at meet
ink yesterday afternoon in the
Municipal Center, where pro-
prietors Of the first so Of 239
restaurants that have main
tanned sanitation ratings of at
least IS per cent received certifi-
Gates of merit.
Health Director Daniel L.
Seckinger said it is to the adj
vantage of the restaurant own
ers to keep their places clean.
Alfred McGarraghy, of Sholl's
Cafeteria and Robert S. Wilson,
executive secretary of the Wash
ington Restaurant Association,
asked the Health Department to
obtain mobile units that can
visit every restaurant in the city
and examine employees on the
Job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
D.C.CoupIe Arrested
In Housebreak Effort

A District man and his wife
were arrested at the scene of an
attempted housebreaking in
Arlington early today.
Police 1t. H. r. Carr said he
fired a shot at another suspect
who escaped on foot from the
scene at the rear Of the Hender-
son Drug Store, Twenty-third
and South Fern streets.
Charged with attempted break
ing and entering was Roland S.
Crowther, "a, of the 1900 block
Eleventh street NV. His wife.
Cecilia, "A, of the same address,
was charged with being accessory
to a felony. Each was placed
under $1,000 bond pending a
hearing in Arlington Police Court
March 81.
1t. Carr said he was respond
ing to a complaint of a neighbor
shortly after / am. He said he
drove to the rear of the drug
store and his headlights shown
on Crowther and another man at
a basement window of the store.
A steel grating had been re-
moved he said. The second man
broke away as he grabbed
Crowther, 1t. Carr said. Mrs.
Crowther was sitting in a car
parked in an adjoining parking
lot, the policeman said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Supplemental Funds
OF S6,141,OOO Asked
By District Officials.

Supplemental appropriations
amounting to $6.141 900 for the
District were urged late yester-
day by city officials in a hearing
before a House appropriations
subcommittee.
The money is needed during
the rest Of this fiscal year end
ing June 80. for authorized pay
raises. claims and judgments.
Commissioner Samuel Spen-
Ger. Assistant Budget Officers
William G. Wilding and D. P.
Herman. testified IN behalf of the
funds before the subcommittee
handling the District budget.
The subcommittee is expected
to act on the requests and report
to the full House Appropriations
Committee in time for inclusion
OF whatever is approved in a big
supplemental appropriation bill
going to the House socn.~
Among the items requested are
these: Teachers. $1.677,188; fire
men. $708.351 Metropolitan Po-
lice, $l.8 Million Park Police,
$4,000; retirement fund, $3.50:
per diem workers. 81 .209 900, and
other funds for claims and judg-
ments.
Hearings on the annual Dis
trict budget for the next fiscal
year probably will start some
time in Nav.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Restaurant Racial Case
Dropped in Court Here

The Thompson restaurant case.
in which the Supreme Court
ruled last June that Negroes
must be served in Washington
restaurants, finally came to an
end in Municipal Court today,
where the case began three years
and eight months ago.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark F. King nol-prossed the
charges brought against the
John R. Thompson Co., Inc,
under an 1873 act of the Dis
trict's old Legislative Assembly.
Mr.. King explained he dropped
the charge because it had been
brought by agreement between
the colored compliments, the
District and the restaurant firm
and its attorney to test the
validity Of the act passed by the
noW-defunct assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Air Force Unveils
Weapon Weiqhing
Under Half Ounce

The Air Force is prepared to
unleash Lazy Dogs" a new
weapon.
A Lazy Dog is a bit of steel.
one and five-eighths inches long
and weighing slightly more than
half an ounce. It is shaped like
a miniature torpedo, with fms,
but doesn't explode.
LazyODogs could be shoyeled
out Of a plane over enemy troop
concentrations. or a bomb could
explode them over front-line
troops. A spokesman said a
Lazy Dog dart has the penetrat-
ing power Of a AS caliber bullet
when dropped at an altitude of
5000 feet.
A shower of the pellets has the
devastating effect of a gigantic
shotgun charge, and can put
non-armored vehicles out of
commission. he said.
He added that the develop
ment came along too late for
use in the Korean war. and is
still being evaluated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
By Richord RODGERS

The only rescue squad in the
Washington area which includes
women as members operates at
Laurel, Md.
The outfits Is women mem
bers are not merely coffee-pour-
ing, COMMUNICATING auxiliaries.
They go on calls the same as
men.
Most rescue squads hereabouts
would go into fits at the idea of
taking women to auto smaShups
train wrecks and the like.
Boasts of Distaff Side.
But this squad. which marked
its second anniversary last night.
boasts that its distaf confeder-
ates work just fine.
There are lots of jobs women
can do better than men," said
Chief James Alexander. whose
wife Marion and sister Jane are
members.
"On a house call to a woman
patient. for instance. it's always
good to have women along on
the call. They understand
women better than we do"
The chief said no other squad
in Maryland or Virginia has
working women members. The
nearest one is in New Jersey,
he said.
Lady rescuers pull their own
weight. the men say. There's no
need for coddling them.
Don't women finch from CORY
cases?
Work on Auto Wrecks.
They resented the very sug-
gestion. Mrs. Leola Bolton, a
practical nurse. recalled a IT.
mile ambulance ride to a Balti-
more hospital while she held a
tourniquet on a man who had
his arm torn off in a wreck.
Four Laurel women were on a
call last fall to an auto collision
at Muirkirk, where four persons
were killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Speedboat Ace Arrested
On Drunk Driving Charge

Joseph H. Palmer. well known
Speedboat ace, was arrested
early today by Montgomery
County police and charged with
reckless driving and driving
under the influence of alcohol.
Palmer, 47-year-old winner Of
numerous speedboat trophies.
was picked up by Police Pvts.
John P. KERRY. jr.. and Urban
F. Seesman shortly before 2 am.
The police reported that the
hydraplane ace, who is a mem
Der of the 100-Mile-an-Hour
Club for boat drivers, was driv-
ing an automobile on Georgia
avenue in Silver Spring weaving
from lane to lane.
Palmer, of 1116 South Edge
wood street, Arlington. was re-
leased under 81 900 bond. He is
scheduled to appear in Silver
Spring Police Court at $3.50 am.
March 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Women Rescuers Help Squad
In Laurel Even on Cory Jobs !

One Of the rescuers was Mrs.
Mona Tillman. who teaches
physical education to girls at
Mckinley High School in the
District.
Squad women were called to
another car crash that killed
three persons.
Union Station Wreck.
And they worked at Washing
tons Union Station when a run
away train went through the
grand concourse floor in Janu-
airy. 1858.
Only one woman failed to fill
the bill required of rescuers, the
chief said.
Shed show up in an evening
dress and high-heel Shoes" he
said. And when she'd get out
on a nasty case she wouldn't
touch it. You couldn't make her
work"
She is no longer with the
squad.
There are some assignments,
OF course. where women would
be handicap: like the call one
time for the Laurel squad to help
quell a riot.
But there are also times when
the feminine touch compensateS
for shortcomings.
Good at Fund Raising.
"You ought to see them collect
money" the chief said. There's
just something about them when
We make door to-door collections
to keep the outfit going. Men
can't hold a candle to 'em get
ting that cash."
Do the women have equal
rights in voting and so on?
EQUAL rights?" Chief Alex
ander cried. "Equal?. Well, we
took a vote on whether the men
had to wear neckties. All the
men were against it. And there
were more men than women at
the meeting. But we wound up
wearing ties"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Physician Is Stricken
At Federal Courthouse

DR.. John Clare. 40-year-old
Danville (Vao physician, today
suffered heart attack on the
first floor of the Federal Court
house, Third street and Consti-
tuition avenue NV.
The physician, who had been
called to testify at a trial. was
given f1rst-aid treatment at the
courthouse and arrangements
were made to send him to Emer-
gency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Bar 10 Study
FriendofCourt'
p an. in Detroit
Action Is Connected
With Debate on D. c.
Family Court Bill

The District Bar Association
last night voted to send a three
man commission to Detroit to
investigate and report back on
the domestic relations court
setup in that city.
The Detroit arrangements for
handling such cases resemble, in
certain respects. some Of the ele-
ments proponents of a family
court here have advocated.
| In Detroit's friend Of the
court" setup. attempts are made
to reconcile opposing parties in
divorce actions. and alimony Is
collected by the court. The
action follows publication of an
analysis of the Detroit plan by
The Star.
The proposal for the Detroit
study was made by Earl H.
Davis. chairman of the bar asso-
cations committee on domestic
relations.
1t was seconded in a speech
by Attorney Jean Boardman, who
is one of the leading opponents
of the proposed family court
Setup.
Mr.. Boardman declared that
SO much has been said about
the Detroit plan that I'VE owe
it to the public to investigate
this thing"
Mr.. Davis said that propo-
nents of the family court have
studied the Detroit plan, pro-
posed appointment of a three
man commission composed Of
trial lawyers to make the study.
He suggested that commission
membership contain one lawyer
opposed to the family court plan,
one in favor of it and one neu-
trail. Cost of the study is not to
exceed $1,000.
The custom Of assigning coun-
sci to represent defendants with
out pay at the latter's request
is getting to be racket" among
certain types of defendants. de-
clared Kenneth N. Parkinson,
chairman of the committee on
compensation for counsel.
There is no investigation Of
the ability of the defendant to
pay" asserted Mr.. Parkinson in
a report. which was accepted by
the association.
He quoted Chief Judge Bolitha
]. Laws of the U. S. District
Court for the District of Column
bia as saying there were 447 as
signments without compensation
made in that court last year.
Mr.. Parkinson said there were
so many such cases in Municipal
Court that I'VE don't know the
number"
The speaker urged the APP
pointment of an assignment ad-
ministrator with whatever staff
is necessary to assign counsel
where necessary. with minimum
fees being set.
The funds for such a Plan, he
indicator. might come from
Municipal Court, which, he said,
shows a SO million profit in fines
and forfeitures since its estab-
lishment II years ago.
In a report printed in this
months Issue of the Journal of
the Bar Association. Mr.. Parkin-
son suggested a minimum of $40
per assignment in Municipal
Court with a maximum of S35 a
day. He called for a minimum fee
OF S25 for felony cases and a
maximum Of $50 a day.
Last nights session, in the
Mayflower Hotel. was ended with
discussion of procedures in
wills contests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
RIA Members Confirmed

The Senate. without an objec-
ton. today confirmed the APP
pointments of Andrew Parker
and Francis F. Healy as members
OF the District Redevelopment
Land Agency. Mr.. Parker is
president Of Woodward & 10th
rop and Mr.. Healy is the District
surveyor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Robert Cremins Named
Rescue Squud Chief

Robert Cremins has been ele-
waited from assistant chief to
chief OF the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Rescue Squad, to succeed
Phil Mellllo, resigned.
Mr.. Cremins was promoted at
a general membership meeting
Monday night. Others promoted
were:
Harry I. Andrews. jr., from
captain to assistant chief; Rob-
ert Musgrove. from lieutenant to
captain, and William Young. to
I'LL the vacancy as lieutenant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Moncure Sorry He Offended
'Crockpot' Arlington Employees
Delegate Who Beot
LocuI Offices Bill
Explains Principle
By WiIliom J. EIvin
Stor Stoff Correspondent

STAFFORD COURTHOUSE,
Va, Mar. 17.-Delegate Frank P.
Moncure is sorry if Federal en-
ployes living in Arlington were
offended by his General Assem-
bly, speech last week end label
ing them "crackpots."
The Kentucky-colonel type
legislator. a native of Fairfax
and a one-time law clerk in
Arlington. said he remains OPP
posed to giving Government
workers the right to hold local
office.
Today. at his modest law Office
across U. S. l from Stafford
Courthouse. he said. Il made
the fight and the majority agreed
with me and it's water over the
dam. If the people Of Stafford
and Prince William don't like
what I'm doing they can smack
me down"
He pointed to a portrait of his
grandfather. the late Judge r.
c. L. Moncure of the Virginia
Supreme Court Of Appeals.
HE was a great believer in
States rights" the delegate said.
He always agreed that no man
can serve two masters.
Lauds Senator Byrd.
Mr.. Moncure said he considers
Senator Byrd. Democrat. of Vir-
ginia 1.-The greatest man in the
United States"
The delegate was asked again
about the "crackpot" epithet.
This was his reply: Federal
employees are just as good as any
other employees. I've got world
of friends in Arlington and
Alexandria and I have no doubt
there are some wonderful Fed
eral employees. It's a matter of
principle. I never said that all
Federal employees are crackpots.
II have said that all the crack
pots who didn't go to Hollywood
or Los Angeles wind up in Ar
lington and Montgomery Coun-
ties in the Washington area and
I'll stand by that statement. I
meant nothing personal, how
ever-it's matter of principle"
Descended from an old aristo-
cratic family of the historic
Aqua Creek area, Mr.. Moncure
grew up in Fairfax and was a
law clerk in the Office of his
brother. another r. c. L. Mon
cure. in Arlington. He decided
to become a country lawyer and
moved south to Stafford, the
land of his ancestors. before
World War 1. Stafford is between
Quantico and Fredericksburg
about 40 miles south of WASH
ington.
Bill Killed in House.
Mr.. Moncure hurled the
"crackpots epithet in a House
of Delegates debate last week
end on a bill to permit localities
to vote on whether Federal en-
ployes should be permitted to
hold local Office. Although the
bill had cleared the Senate. it
was killed in the House after
the attack spearheaded by Mr..
Moncure.
Mr.. Moncure, ga. has repre-
sented Prince William and Stat
ford Counties in the House for IL
years. He has won praise of
newSmen and other persons in
favor Of open sessions for his re-
fusal to permit executive meet
ings of the powerful General
Laws Committee, when he has
presided over that group.
Among his favorite projects
are constant appeals to improve
working conditions of State high
way employees and to permit
State employees to eat lunch on
the Capitol lawn at Richmond.
Mr.. Moncure attended the
College Of William and Mary and
obtained his law degree from
Georgetown University. He is
married to the former Frances
e. De LaShmutt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Senators Set Hearinq
On Bill 10 Control
Dividends Of Utilities

lie OeIldCe DlSLTlcC COmmlLLee
today scheduled a public hearing
for 10 am. March IS on the
Beall-Simpson bill to give the
Public Utilities Commission con-
troll over dividends by the city's
regulated utilities.
The hearing will be conducted
by the Business and Commerce
subcommittee headed by Senator
Payne, Republican. of Maine. who
also heads the special subcom-
mittee investigating transit
services.
The bill was introduced about
a year ago when members of the
House and Senate District Com
mittees became concerned over
the dividend policies of the Cap
ital Transit Co. under Wolfson
syndicate control.
Provides for Ban.
The bill would empower the
utilities commission to ban a
proposed utilities company
dividend whenever the agency
finds that the capital of the
utility had become impaired or
may become impaired by pay
ment of the dividend.
The measure also would pro-
vide that none of the regulated
utilities shall pay any stock
dividend unless:
/. It's earnings and earned
surplus are sufficient to pay the
dividend after provision is made
for reasonable and proper
reserves.
2. The dividend can be paid
without impairment of the
ability of the utility to render
reasonable and adequate service
at reasonable rates.
3. The utility shall have set
aside the depreciation reserve
prescribed by the commission.
Appeal Slated.
Meanwhile. the commission
was prepared today to ask
the u. S. Court Of Appeals
for the District of Columbia to
block Capital Transit Co. plans
to redeem $50 million in bonds
and distribute it's latest quar-
terly dividend.
Commission Chairman Robert
E. Mclaughlin said the notice
of appeal would probably be filed
as soon as Judge Edward M.
Curran of U. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia
signs his order denying the COM
missions bid for an injunction
against the company. The sign
ing was expected to take place
today.
Rules Out Plea.
Judge Curran ruled yesterday
that the transit company's bond
redemption and dividend plan
was not shown to threaten "im-
mediate and irreparable injury"
to the public.
Lloyd B. Harrison. counsel for
the regulatory body. has con-
.ended the financial maneuvers
of the Capital Transit manage
ment are milking" the company
to the detriment of the transit
riders.
Until the judge signs his or
der. the temporary restraining
order that has been in effect
against the company for the last
two weeks will remain. Before
this expires. according to Chair
man Mclaughlin, the commits
sion intends to ask the appellate
court for another restraining
order to apply until the appeal
decision Is given.
Evening star., 1954-04-30
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO. April 80 (Rl-UsDA)-
steady to 25 higher on butchers and
sows: most choice 1S0-240-pound,2 26T5-
27.50: a few loads choice Nos. / and
2s l90.229 pound up to $500: most
choice 2502S0-pound. 26.00-26.75, with
heavier weights as low as 24.50 for
I350-pound averages: most 350-600
light weights to 2400; good clearance.
Salable cattle. 700: calves, 100;
slaughter steers and heifers. nominally
steady; small fresh receipts mainly cows:
this class steady with Thursdays aver
age: few sales bulls around 80 lower:
vealers unevenly steady to fully l lower
compared Thursdays low close: sales
good and choice steers and mixed steers
and heifers, a0.00-24 90: a load OF good
to low choice steers and heilers mixed,
ZOO; few commercial heiferS down
to 1900: utility to low commercial cows,
12.00-l4 50; most Gamers and cutters,
10.00-l2.00; few cutter to low COM
mercial bulls. Ii 50-14.5O: commercial
to choice vealers, 15.00-24 90; practical
top 20 90: c'lll and utility vealers. 100
400.
Saiable sheep. 100: slaughter lambs
nomtnalIy steady: sheep weak. few sales
vull 10 low good wooled lambs. 1900
p 60: shorn lambs absent: package
Of choice and prime native spring lambs.
26.G0; Gull to good Shorn ewes, 400
Evening star., 1954-04-30

Mr.. Montgomery was reelected
president of Acacia for the 61st
consecutive year. He has de-
voted his entire life to building
Acacia into a great institution
and is known throughout the
insurance industry as the dean
of life insurance presidents.
Mr.. Montgomery told directors
that new paid-for business in
the first three months of this
year exceeded $32 million and
that insurance in force had
reached a new all-time high of
more than 1924 100000.
Mr.. Montgomery also reported
that the National Savings and
Trust Co. has selected the Acacia
Building for the site of its first
branch bank. The new branch
will be located at the corner of
First street and Indiana avenue
NV,
Evening star., 1954-04-30
7 Leff-Wing Groups Lose
Appeal 10 Get Off List

Two left-wing organizations
lost another round yesterday in
their legal battle to have their
names removed from the At
torney Generals subversive list.
They are the Joint Anti-Fas-
cist Refugee Committee and the
National Council of American
Soviet Friendship, Inc.
Both were turned down by the
o. S. Court of Appeals for the
District Of Columbia. which re-
fused to reverse q lower court
order. The lower court had de-
MED the organization an injunc-
ton which would have forced