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Evening star., 1954-01-14
Arlington Teachers Group
Challenges Women's Charges

The Arlington Education Asso-
citation. the teachers organiza-
ton in the county. today said
it stands ready to cooperate in
removing disloyal teachers but
said it knows Of none.
The statement was issued by
the groups president. John L.
Palmer. He was commenting on
support by the Arlington County
Women's Democratic Club of a
revision Of the Virginia teachers
loyalty oath by the General
Assembly.
Mr.. Palmer said the association
stands ready to cooperate with
any and all reliable groups 10
root out any alien philosophy
which may exist"
No Basis for Charge.
Our defense committee has
made inquiries into the rumors
which occurred during the last
School board) campaign and
have found them to be without
foundation"
The women's club had said it
had made thorough inveStiga-
tions after the campaign state
ments were made land have
found these charges are well
founded"
The teachers association said.
I'VE know of no destructive
elements in our teaching ranks.
On the contrary we know our
Evening star., 1954-01-14
H. I. Fisher s.Widow
Gets Bulk Of Estate

The will Of Howard T. Fisher
retired businessman who died or
December ~ in his Chevy Chase
home, was admitted to probate
in Montgomery County Orphans
Court yesterday.
The estate, of which Mr.
Fishers widow is the principal
beneficiary. includes personal
property valued at $349,000.
Mr.. Fisher. who was 81. lived
at 1922 Brookeville road. A for
mer president of the National
Automobile Parts Associations
Warehouse, Inc. he retired in
1851. He was a native of Point OF
Rocks, Md, and attended George.
town University.
Mrs. Mary Jane Fisher, his
widow. receives $25, 900 in. addi-
ton to a trust fund to be estab-
lished from the bulk of the
estate. Other bequests include
$4,000 to George A, Fisher, a
brother. of 1909 Sixteenth street
NV, and $12.500 to Francis s.
Fisher, another brother, of 1928
Baltimore street, Kensington.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Arlington Boy Scouts
Plan Court of Honor

The first Arlington Boy Scout
court Of honor of 1854 will bt
held at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Community Methodist Church
Key boulevard and North Bryant
street.
Commemorative Attorney Viii.
liam j. Hassan, chairman of the
advancement committee of the
Arlington District, said the
awards will be presented BY
County Court Judge Hugh Reid
Circuit Court Judge William E
Medley, Inspections Director
Norbert Melnick, Revenue Com
missioner George Fischer, and H
David Locking, who has been
associated with scouting in Ar
lngton for many years.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Senator Burke Joins
DC. Committee, Will
Study City Problems
By Don S. Worre,

Freshman Senator Thomas A..
Burke, Democrat, Of Ohio, as
signed to a place on the Senate
District Committee, wants time
to do little reading and study
ing" before he makes any pro-
nouncements about this city's
issues.
The Senate yesterday named
him a member Of the District
Committee to replace Senator
Lennon. Democrat, Of North
Carolina, also a freshman. who
moved to a national committee
post.
Mr.. Burke, rQund-faced,
easy smiling Irishmah, came up
with but one comment about
Washington affairs.
What: No Salt?
II am little surprised at your
municipal housekeeping" he told
inquiring reporters. Here you
have had snow and ice for three
days. and I don't see the use
of any salt to melt it down."
But until he can round up the
facts on such District issues as
taxes. public works and home
rule, Senator Burke said he wants
to remain silent.
He was ready. however, to talk
about Cleveland, where he was
Mayor from 1914 until last No
vember 8 when he was appointed
to succeed the late Senator
Robert A. Taft.
Cleveland had it's public works
problems and solved them, he
said, by voting three tremen-
dous bond issues" One was for
about $50 million for general
government purposes. Others
covered power. water and mu-
nicipal purchase Of the run down
city transit system.
No Tax Raises.
Taxes were not raised, he said,
but there were some readjust-
ments as to assessments.
The city-owned transit system,
he said, is making money. It has
a cash fare Of Is cents, q 81
weekly pass and 20-cent cash
fare for express bus service to
the suburbs.
Cleveland. he said. provides a
free parking area for all-day
parkers. The city transit system
runs feeder buses from fringe
areas to the central business
district at 6 cents a ride.
Mr. Burke, a lawyer, seemed
to enjoy the thought that, after
serving Cleveland as mayor for
nine years, " am now one-ninth
Q mayor Of the District"
Evening star., 1954-01-14
D. {. Juvenile Crime
Picture Exaggerated, a,
Judge Cockri|| Says

Juvenile Court Judge Edith
H. Cockrill last night charged
that newspapers have painted an
exaggerated picture of juvenile
crime in Washington.
Judge Cockrill said statistics
printed in the press on increased
juvenile delinquency here do not
take into account such factors
as the increase in child popula-
ton.
"The juvenile delinquency sit
uation," she declared. "is some
times unrealistically pictured in
the press. The problem is per-
haps not so overwhelming"
Doubts Figures.
Judge Cockrill, In a talk be-
fore the Districts American
Legion Auxiliary. cited as an ex-
ample the statistics reported in
the newspapers on the rise in
youth crime in 1852 over the
previous year.
These figures. compiled by the
Washington Criminal Justice
Association from Juvenile Court
files. showed an increase of $3.50
per cent in the number of de-
linquents and sos per cent IN
cases.
II suspect it is more nearly 10
per cent than 60 or IS per cent, "
the judge said.
Judge Cockrill said officials
must weigh in such factors as
increased population and changes
in police reporting to get an
accurate picture.
Delinquents in Minority.
The jurist emphasized she was
not trying to minimize the prob
lem of juvenile delinquency.
I'VE still cannot excuse our
selves for the number of our
children who are getting into
trouble" she said.
But sometimes we overlook
the many. many boys and girls
who are not delinquents. The
delinquents are a minority-an
important minority, but never
theleSs a minority"
Judge Cockrill, who was the
main speaker at a child welfare
seminar, placed the blame for
delinquency primarily in the
home.
Judge Cockrill added some of
the trouble is caused by over
crowded schools and lack of
community resources and facili-
ties. The Commissioners Youth
Council. she said. is the FIRST
really constructive attack" to be
made on juvenile delinquency.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
$1,000 Bonds Set for 5
Seized in Numbers Raid

Bonds of $1,000 each were set
today for five men arrested on
December % in a numbers raid.
Each had been charged with
operating a lottery.
United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence set the bond,
pending grand jury consideration
of the cases. Charged were:
James P. Bacon, Is, Of the 900
block of Evart street NE: Walter
Strickland. 20, Of the 200 block
of Thirty-f1fth street NE;
Francis p. Owens, 40, of the 800
block Of Rhode Island avenue
NE; William l.. Parker, 40. Of
the 1900 block of Downing place
NE. and Harold Adams. AZ. Of
the TOO block Of Jefferson street
NE,
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Virginia Assembly Gets
Abandoned Icebox Bill
BY q stof CORRESPONDENT Of The S,or

BY q Stoff Correspondent OF The Sior
RICHMOND, Jan. 14.-The
General Assembly yesterday re-
ceived a bill outlawing aban-
doned ice boxes on which the
locks have not been removed.
State Senator Floyd Landreth,
Republican. of Galax offered the
bill on the opening day of the
1854 session. with the object of
preventing accidental suffocation
of children.
The measure would make it un-
lawful for any one to allow an
ice box of more than two cubic
feet capacity to remain unused
on his property unless it is
Grated or the locks removed. An
exception was made for mer-
chants displaying refrigerators
for sale.
Evening star., 1954-01-14

Lexington, Va. He was expected
to return home the following
day, according to police.
He was carrying more than
$500 when he disappeared, police
reported.
Neighbors and relatives told
police the soldier always kept in
close touch with his family.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Party Faces Trouble
Selecting a Chairman

BALTIMORE, Jan. 13 R).-
Maryland Democrats may have
trouble filling the long vacant
office of party chairman when
the party's State Central Com
mittee meets Monday.
E. Brooke Lee of Montgomery
County and James G. Morton
jr., former States Attorney OF
Anne Arundel County. said they
weren't interested in the post
now. Both had been avowedly
interested few months ago.
Others high in the party have
said publicly and privately they
don't think the organization
should try to choose a chairman
during what promises to be a
heated primary.
Mrs. Mary H. Duvall called the
meeting and said its purpose
would be to elect officers. She
is senior vice chairman. There
hasn't been a chairman since
Robert B. Ennis died almost q
year ago.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
81 Dies Of Wounds
In Aberdeen SHOOTING
By the As.oeiossd Press

ABERDEEN, Md, Jan. IA
Officers at Aberdeen Proving
Ground said a 24-year-old Army
private died at the post hospital
here yesterday of wounds sr,f-
fered in a shooting Tuesday
night.
The victim was Pvt. Ben
Terry, jr., colored. of Columbus,
Ga. Pvt. Terry was hit in the
hip by a bullet from a small
caliber pistol after an argument
with Eanother soldier.
A search is under way for Pvt
Terry's assailant.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Bill Would Stiffen
D. {. Penalty for
Robbery With Gun

Chairman Case of the Senate
District Committee yesterday
introduced a bill to stiffen the
punishment for armed robbery
here as recommended by the Dis
trict Commissioners.
1t is a proposed amendment to
the 1882 act relating to the IL
legal possession or use of pistols
or other firearms, under which
added punishment may be given
aside from that for the specific
crimes committed.
Would Embrace Robbery.
The Commissioners asked for
legislation to add robbery-to the
list Of crimes of violence to
which the act applies. These now
include murder, manslaughter.
abduction, kidnapping, burglary
and larceny J @
The city heads said the omis-
sion of robbery wasean oversight
tAlaU bA4OuAO UC COu 1C(LCu, S1IlCC
the list already includes the rel
atively lesser offense of larceny.
Senator Case also introduced
another bill for the Commits
sioners to authorize them to des-
ignate some District employees as
special police officers at District
institutions located outside the
District boundaries.
Vandalism Cited.
This measure also would au-
thorize the city heads to make
agreements whit State and local
authorities for the confinement
of trespaSsers before they are
taken to a committing magis-
trate.
The Commissioners told Con-
gress there have been cases of
vandalism. thefts. trespassing
and assaults at some of the Dis
trict institutions when it was
difficult to get police action.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Mt. Rainier Volunteers
Re-elect Freeman

The Mount Rainier Volunteer
Fire Department has reelected
William S Freeman to his fourth
term as chief. Other officers
elected are:
George Hutton. deputy chief:
Francis Xander. captain; John
Fisher, lieutenant; Charles B.
Howlin, first sergeant; K. A.
Young. jr.. sergeant; Jack Bran
son, secretary; Paul Latchford,
financial secretary; James Flan-
agan, treasurer. and Clarence B.
Selke, fire marshal.
Evening star., 1954-01-14

c a m p q or
don. Ga.
Pvt. G ry
Lee Marsh. 20.
W a S reported
missing by his
gr andmother,
M RS. E t t a
MeSimer, Wa
pie Mill road,
Fairfax.
Pvt. Marsh
left home in
is G r a n d.
mothers auto
mobile to visit
q friend in
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Silver Spring Paper Drive

The Highland View School of
Silver Spring, Md, will begin a
paper salvage drive Saturday
Area residents are requested to
bring newspapers and magazines
tied in bundles to the school be-
tween 8 and IL am.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Cluy-FiIImore PTA

The Clay-Fillmore Parent
Teacher Association will meet
at 8 O'Clock tonight in the Clay
School, BOIL North Seventh
street, Arlington. Va. DR.. Reu-
ben Horlick, psychiatrist at Wall
ter Reed Hospital, will speak.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Nurse Service to Elect

The Alexandria (Va.) Visiting
Nurse Service will hold its an
nual meeting and election Of Of
flcers at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
First Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
GIee Club Concert

The University of Virginia
Glee Club will present a concert
at S:15 pm. tomorrow in the
Mount Vernon CVa.) Junior Col
lege.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Foirmont Heights PTA

The Paramount Heights (Md.)
Elementary School Parent
Teacher Association will meet
at 8 o'clock tonight in the school.
Evening star., 1954-01-14
Fairfax Soldier Vanishes;
13-Staie Lookout Issued

A l3-State lookout has been
broadcast for a Fairfax County
soldier who disappeared January
S, while home on leave from
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01
Minis And Dykes
See-Saw To TO
Round Draw

WASHINGTON IN - Middle
weigntS Holly Minis and Bobby
Dykes' both seeking a shot at the
crown, See-sawed their way last
night to an unusual 1O-round draw
mat did neither of their careers
much good.
Minis, Washington, D.C.'s Sec
ond-ranked contender for the world
title held by Bobo Olson. looked
strong In the middle rounds when
re Jared Dykes with overland
right-hand punches.
Dykes, Miami, Fla, veteran,
piled up a big lead in the early
rounds by clicking lefts and rights
at Minis, then making the wash
lngton puncher come after him
instead OF mixing it with him any
where near the ropes.
so 1t wound up with one Judge
giving the nod to Dykes, 1894,
one to Minis, s7-s5, and the referee
seeing it 95-95 - draw r~der
District of Columbia boxing rules.
There were no knockaow..a u
the boxer-vs-slugger match and a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01
Piedras Negras Is A City
OF Sorrow In Wake OfF]ood

sadly take up the job of getting
back to ruined businesses.
Away from the business section,
the paving plays out and the streets
are loblollies of sticky mud down
which no automobile can travel.
These are the sections where
adobe houses melted like toy mud
hutS made by children.
Open cesspoolS peck the town
like sores. There is no pure water
in the town.
H. G. Walker, a us. Public
Health Service officer from Eagle
Pass who has inspected Piedras
Negras, said, Sanitary conditions
are horrible The water system
was never adequate and now there
is none at ALL"
At first, Walker said, bodies were
pulled out of mesquite bushes and
buried quickly.
but hsten," he said, there are
five or six kids in every Mexican
family. Those families take care
of their own. They find a drowned
kid and they bury him pronto."
$50 who knows how many are
dead. From what l hear, there may
be anywhere from 200 to 500. But
l don't know If that's right and
nobody will ever know. But I'll bet
there are a hell of a lot of bodies
uncounted."
Everybody had plenty of warn
ing that the flood was coming early
yesterday and nobody in Eagle
Pass, a town Of about LOO, was
lost.
but in Piedras Negras," said
]. R. Sandifer of the us. Immi-
grafton and Naturalization Service,
nobody believed the warning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01
BY ROBERT II. JOHNSON JR.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, MexicoR-
This was a town of sorrow and
uncounted dead last night.
The greatest flood in the history
of the Rio Grande rolled down on
Piedras Negras and past the levee
that curled around it like a pro-
tecting arm
Thirty-eight persons are known
dead. But few believed last night
these were all the dead. Uncon-
firmed estimates ranged up to 500.
Last night campfires flickered on
the rough, mesquite-covered hills
around what was a thriving farm
town of $4,000 people across the
Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Tex.
These were the fires of the
homeless, people who daily trudge
back to their ruined houses in
search of the dead.
At least one half - the half farth-
est from the river - of Piedras
Negras still is flooded. The down.
town section was in better shape.
It is high, on the edge of the Rio
Grande, and the water has receded
from its white brick, two-story
buildings with spires and shutters
Of red and blue.
Cars move through the paved
downtown streets and merchants
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01

june 1o-17-24. July 1. 1854
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Notes

Bowling really got hot last week
with Gene Halpin of the Knights of
Columbus team rolling a 224 for
league high so far. Congratulations
Gene and keep 'em falling.
Leading the league from Civic
were the JayCees and the Ameri-
can Legion. JayCees were in list
with a IL record. American Legion
in second with a 6-3 record. R. N.
Gilmore of v. F. w. is still lead
ing the league with a ISL aver
age followed closely by Joe IIacqua
of the JayCeeS with 1905 and
Claude Spear of the American Le-
gion with a 1895.
Home Milk took over the top
spot in the Industrial League which
bowls on Wednesdays. High game
for their league was 214 for L.
Consoles of Westinghouse Electric.
In action last night the Ameri-
can Legion took the JayCees for 2
points and tied them for first place
along with the v. F. w. who took
3 points from the Lions to tie also
for first. Gilmore, team captain
of the v. F. w. holds high series
for the league with SIS for Tues.
days action thereby increasing
his league average to ITS. Also
his team holds the high game with
an S25. Individual high game went
to Stan Grenuck of the Knights of
Columbus with 204.
More from the Pin-Boys corner
next week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01

They wouldn't get out and those
adobe houses plain disintegrated. "
Walker rubbed a palm over his
bald head.
"You see that levee over there
- what is left of a levee? You see
how it starts at the river and curls
around the town, kind of like an
arm? They built that levee after a
big flood in 1882 and they put their
faith in it.
"And it failed them"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01

with all the betting money placed
solldly on defending champion
Maureen little MOI Connolly.
1t will be 19-year-old Ken Rose
wall of Australia against Jaroslav
Drobny. Czech-born star now Iiv-
ing in Egypt, Friday in the men S
singles final.
Rosew all, second seeded,
knocked out top-seeded Tony Ira
bert of Cincinnati 3-6, 6-S, AS, 81,
81. and Drobny eliminated Budge
Patty of Los Angeles and Paris
81, Ga, AS, 81 yesterday.
Little Mo from San Diego, Calf,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01
|Semi-finals Set
In Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England R-Four
American women we're keeping the
Stars and Stripes boldly flying at
Wimbledon today as they dashed
in the semifinals of the All-Eng-
land Women's Championships
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME LAW

NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME LAW
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned, desiring to engage
in business under the fictitious
name of "a & B Construction Co."
Box 493, Islamorada, Florida, in
tends to register the said fictitious
name with the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Monroe County, Flor
ida.
Dated June 9, 1854.
L. w. BICAISE,
HOWARD ANDREWS,
Sole Owners.
june 1o-17-24, july 1, 1854
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01

A long-term trend toward lower
consumption Of wine In the world
has produced large SURPRISES in a
number of countries.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01

somewhat unenthusiastic reaction
fiom the 2,601 fans who paid to
see the nationally teIevised bout.
Minis weighed 155, Dykes, 1914.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01

plays Mrs. Betty Pratt Of South
Orange, N. j., in one semifinal.
Two former Wimbledon champions,
Louise Brough of Beverly Hills,
Calf, and Doris Hart of Coral
Gables, fla, meet in the other.
The finals will be played Saturday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME LAW

Notice is Hereby Given that the
desiring to engage in
business under the fictitious name
of Demands Office Supply and
Stationers," located at SIC Fleming
Street, Key West, Florida, intends
to register the said name with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Mon
roe County, Florida.
Dated June 8, 1854.
BERNARD COHEN,
Sole Owner.
june 10-17-24, July 1, 1854
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01

Many farmers refuse to kill
Skunks because they are valuable
in killing insects.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME LAW

NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME LAW
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned, desiring to engage
in business under the fictitious
name of KEYS MARINA" at Isla-
morada, Florida, intend(s) to regis
ter said name with the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court of Monroe County,
Florida.
A. r. PARMELEE
Sole Owner.
Hendricks & Hendricks
Attorney(s) for A. F. Parmelee
June 10-17-24, july /, 1854
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-01
FOR ATHLETES FOOT
USE A KERATOLYTIC
RECAIJSE-

1t SLOUGHS OFF the tainted outer
skin to expose buried fungi and kills
1t on contact. Get this STRONG,
keratolytic fungicide, tai, at any
drug store. II not pleased IN ONE
HOUR, your 4Oc back. Now at
GARDNER's PHARMACY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
Patriotic Group
Holds Luncheon

The majority of women in
America are patriotic but they
aren't doing much about it, Miss
Gertrude Carraway, president
general of the National Society.
Daughters of the American Rev
olution, declared yesterday.
I'VE boast of the horsepower
of our motors and machines, the
manpower of our factories and
industries, but we could accom-
plish miracles if we could some
how harness the womanpower
of our Nation Miss Carraway
told the National Society of Pa
triotic Women.
Miss Carraway addressed the
group at a luncheon at the May
flower Hotel.
The OAR president general
shared the program with Mrs.
James B. Patton, chairman of
the National Defense Committee
of the OAR and former president
general.
Discussing the Bricker amend
ment. Mrs. Patton maintained
the United States needs a fool
proof, Holeproof amendment"
to protect its freedoms "even if
it isn't possible TO have the
amendment passed under that
name"
Miss Orie Covington, president
of the District of Columbia Coun-
Gil of Patriotic Women. intro
duced the luncheon guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
D. c. Public Works
Program Endorsed

The Pendulum Club of the
District Federation of Business
and Professional Women'S Clubs
has Endorsed proposed legisla-
ton for the District public
works program. according to an
announcement by Mrs. Doris G.
Rose. club president.
In a letter to the District
Commissioners. the club declared
there is a vital need for the
extension and repairs to the
District water and sewerage sys-
TENS, and that school and hos
pital facilities, as well as road
building, should be expanded"
These needs make passage of
the proposed legislation impera-
tive, the letter concluded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
Latin Music
Program Theme

A program of in-American
music will be presented at a
meeting of the WomenS Com
munity Club of KenSington fol-
lowing a luncheon meeting at
noon Monday in the Masonic
Hall, in KenSington.
Guest speaker will be Gull
lermo ESpinosa. chief of the
music section of the Pan AM
erican Union. He will talk on
Latin American Folklore"
Guest artist will be Miss Olga
Sarina. Chilean soprano, who
will sing and play the guitar.
An honor guest at the luncheon
will be Mrs. Thomas w. Fleming,
president of the Maryland Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
To Elect Officers

The Virginia Branch of the
National Woman's Party will
elect officers at a meeting to be
held at pm. Saturday at ma
tional headquarters, LA Consti-
tuition avenue NE.
DR.. Florence A. Armstrong
will discuss the status of the
equal rights amendment. Fol-
lowing her talk, tea and refresh
ments will be served, with Mrs.
Marie Moore Forrest in charge.