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Evening star., 1954-01-12
Owner Of Whisky Still
Given 3-Month Term
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. ia 54-
year-old Prince Georges County
man was sentenced to three
months in Federal prison yester-
day and fined 5000 on a charge
OF possessing an unregistered
whisky still.
James o. Price. colored, Of
Cedar Heights, pleaded guilty to
the charge before Chief Judge
William c. Coleman in Federal
Court.
Assistant United States At
torney James H. Langrall told
the court that agents who ar
rested Price found $50 gallons
of mash in a still in his base
ment.
Price. a former railroad cook,
said he could find no work and
started brewing mash to make
a little money. Il
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Dalton Demands G.O.P. Voice
In Assembly Privileges Group

ginia are conducted?" asked
Senator Dalton.
Il contend it is only fair play
for us to have representation.
and a failure to provide that
representation will be an example
of a powerful majority running
over the rights and views of the
minority"
Democratic Caucus Tonight.
An unofficial Virginia Legisla-
ture will meet tonight-to all in
tents and purposes it will repre-
sent the membership of the Legis-
lature minus Republicans and
possibly an independent-to or
ganize for the work of the next
two months.
Officially the General AS
sembly convenes its 1854 session
at noon tomorrow, tonight's
gathering being tabled a Demo-
cratic Party caucus.
It is a foregone conclusion
that E. r. Combs will be again
named clerk Of the Senate, E.
Blackburn Moore speaker of the
House for his third term, and
E. Griffith Dodson clerk of the
House,
It appeared today that an ef-
fort might be made to seat Dele
gate William F. Carter of Mar
tinsville as a member of the
House caucus. although he did
not participate in the Demo-
cratic primary but was elected
in the general election. Mr.. Car
Ter, was, q Stevenson Democrat
IN the 1852 presidential cam
paign.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Three Arlington SIedders
Injured, Man Breaks Lea

Three Arlington children suf-
fered minor injuries yesterday
when their sleds ran into parked
trucks.
They included Geoffrey Wash
burn, 6, and his sister, Ann, 4,
both of 5036 North Twenty fifth
street. who were riding on the
same sled in the 5000 block of
North Twenty fifth road, Airing
ton. They were hurt when the
sled went out of control and
under pickup truck.
The boy was admitted to Ar
lington Hospital for a cut lip.
His sister was released after
treatment.
Also treated there was Bar
bara Bassuener. Z, of 358 North
Granada street, who suffered
cuts and bruises when she
coasted into the rear of q parked
truck near her home.
In another snow mishap Ar
thur Musk. 66, of 5000 Chauncey
place, Brentwood, Md, suffered
a broken leg when he slipped on
the ice while walking along the
sidewalk near his home about
o'clock last night. He was taken
to Prince Georges General Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

RICHMOND. Jan. 12.-State
Senator Ted Dalton today de-
manded that the Republicans be
given representation on the pow
erful Privileges and Elections
Committees of the General As
Sembly.
Senator Dalton. who nearly
captured the Virginia governor
ship from the Democrats last No.
vember. said it was only fair that
the G. o. p. as the minority
party in the State. have some
authority on the committees that
handle elections laws and pro-
cedure.
The 52-year-old Radford law
yer made the same plea at the
1852 session Of the Legislature
and was turned down. During
his campaign for Governor
against the Democrats victori.
Gus Thomas B. Stanley, Sena-
tor Dalton voiced strong calls
for election reforms.
Session Opens Tomorrow.
The Legislature convenes to-
morrow for the new 60-day ses-
sion. E. Blackburn Moore, Dem
ocratic speaker of the House. A.
E. S. Stephens, Democratic
Lieutenant-G Governor and presi-
dent Of the Senate, win select
the committees that win serve In
the two chambers.
why shouldn't the Virginians
in the minority party have rep-
resentation on the committees
that decide how elections in virr
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Coroner's Jury Clears
ArIinqtoniun in FutuIity

An Arlington man yesterday
was cleared by a coroner's jury
OF responsibility in connection
with the traffic death Of a
woman last November.
The death of Mrs. Mabel
Bland, SO. 1906 Carrollburg place
S.W., was ruled accidental after
an inquest. She was hit by a car
driven by Jack D. Allen, 81, of
the 1000 block Of South Twelfth
street. Arlington.
The inquest had been delayed
until Mrs. Elizabeth Myers, 68.
colored, 1245 Delaware avenue
S.W.. who was walking with Mrs.
Bland at the time, recovered
from back inquiries suffered in
the accident.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
ArIingtonWomenR Recommend
Stricter Teacher Loyalty Oath

Revision of the Virginia teach
ers' loyalty oath by the Cen
eral Assembly has been in
dorsed by the Arlington County
Women'S Democratic Club.
The club. in a letter to Speaker
E. Blackburn Moore of the House
Of Delegates, recommended that
prospective teachers be required
to swear that they never had
any connection with subversive
activity.
The present contract requires
teachers to swear their loyalty
to the United States. The
women's club said it feels that
this requirement "is not Suffi-
cient to deter undesirables from
accepting a position in our Ar
lington County School System. "
The club also urged outlawing
Of the Communist Party and all
other Subversive organizations.
For the past few years the
Arlington County Women's
Democratic Club has been aware
Of socialism. communism and
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Falls on Ice Hurt Two; .
Girl SIedder Cuts Head

Two persons who fell on icy
sidewalks and a girl who fell of
her sled were treated at Alex
andria hospital today.
The hospital admitted Mrs
Maria Brieling, A. of 314 Cliff
ford avenue. who suffered a con-
cussion. She was reported in
good condition.
Also admitted was Maurice S.
Hill, 81. of 4414 Richmond high
way, who fractured his shoulder.
Alice Milan, 8, of 159 Williams
street, was treated for a cut
forehead. She fell of the sled
and struck her head against a
curb.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Bethesda Realtors
Elect Robertson

George w. Robertson of Be-
thesda was elected president of
the Maryland Real Estate Asso-
citation at the organizations an
nual convention in Baltimore
yesterday.
Others elected to Office were S.
Donmead Cobb Of Salisbury, vice
president: William j. Foley of
Pikesville, treasurer; c. Philip
Pitt of Baltimore, secretary;
Naomi M. Worthington of Silver
Spring, assistant to the presi-
dent. and Thomas F. HALEY of
Lanham. director from Prince
Georges County.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
= !
Dr.. Byrd Picks
Group Of 100to
Run Campaign
Asks Ex-Gov. Lone
To Leud Committee
On Statewide Busi:
By the Asseeinfed Pres,


BALTIMORE, Jan. 12.-Dr. H.
c. Byrd, in his first bid for po-
litical Office, plans to have q
100-man committee instead Of
campaign manager to direct
his drive for Democratic nomi.
nation for Governor.
He has asked former Gov.
William Preston Lane, jr., to
head the committee, which DR..
Byrd says viii represent all
counties and city districts Of
the State and "all factions
within the party"
The announcement was made
by DR.. Byrd last night after he
formally opened his campaign
headquarters at the Hotel Emer-
son in Baltimore.
Lane WithhOlds Comment.
Mr.. Lane declined comment on
the Byrd statement before he
left Hagerstown today to take
part in conferences with DR..
Byrd and another of the States
top Democrats, Controller j.
Millard Tawes.
Mr.. Tawes, a resident Of Cris-
field and political power on
the Eastern Shore, is a distant
relative of DR.. Byrd. DR.. Byrd
said last summer he and MIR.
Tawes had an understanding"
concerning the Maryland polit-
ical scene. but neither would go
into details.
First Organization Move.
It was the first organizational
move by the University of Mary
land president emeritus, who
promised last week end to get
his campaign Into high gear
Immediately"
His opponent, Baltimore con-
tractor George P. Mahoney. has
not yet named a State manager
for his campaign although vari-
GUS Mahoney county organiza-
tions have been formed.
DR.. Byrd said that in addition
to the l00-member central COM
mittee he hopes to have local
organizations in every county
and every city district with COM
mittees extending down to the
precinct level. He predicted he
would build an organization un-
surpassed in Maryland's political
history.
Other Aides Named.
Vice chairman of the commit
tee will be Richard w. Case.
Baltimore lawyer and former
member of the State school
board. Presley D. Bowen, Balti-
more insurance man, was ap-.
pointed treasurer.
To handle the general admin
istrative work of his campaign
from State headquarters. DR..
Byrd named Mr.. Case and e.
Brooke Lee, veteran Montgonl-
cry County Democratic leader.
He said other committee ape
pointments would be announced
later and added that he and his
advisers had been working on
the list for several days.
The announcement was re-
garded as the kickoff for CAM
paign which DR.. Byrd has said
will take him into every section
of the State before the June %
primary.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Cor Thief, l6, Sentenced

BALTIMORE (R.-Robert H.
Tanning, Is. of New Castle, Del,
was sentenced to four years in
the reformatory yesterday for
stealing a $500 automobile,
hub caps and a truck battery.
Judge S. Ralph Warnken i'm
posed the sentence in Youth
Court.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Fuirfux Democrats
Postpone Meeting

A meeting Of the Fairfax
County Democratic Committee
scheduled at $3.50 o'clock tonight
at the Fairfax Courthouse has
been postponed until January
26 because of the weather, it
was announced today.
Also postponed until the same
time lis a runoff election to
pick a committee member from
the Annandale area of the coun-
ty. The rur1off will be between
Delegate Omer L. Eirst and
Morris Bond. q railroad man.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
New York Adamant,
Won't Alexandra
Have Old Fire Enqine

Alexandria Mayor Marshall j.
Beverley suffered a setback to-
day in his campaign to make
Alexandria a home for old his
toric fire engines.
The Mayor learned that the
Board of Trustees of the New
York State Volunteer Firemen's
Home plans to keep a handsome,
hand-drawn pumper whic h
Mayor Beverley claims rightfully
belongs to Alexandria.
According to the Mayor. the
engine was captured in Alex
andria by Yankee soldiers In
1861 and hauled across the
Mason-Dixon line. It has been
exhibited at the firemen's home
museum at Hudson. N. Y. for
more than IS years.
According to the Associated
Press, Levi L. Rogers of the Fire
mems Home Board said a COM
mittee made IAN exhaustive sur
vey. both in Hudson and in New
York City. without uncovering
any evidence that the engine
came from Alexandria"
Door Left Open.
He added. however:
If any further evidence comes
in that might substantiate Alex
andria's claim. our board of trus-
tees will be willing to consider
it,"
Mayor Beverley said he felt
he had proved Alexandria right
to the engine.
He based his claim partly on
information in a publication of
the Home Insurance Co., of New
York. called "Enjine! Enjine!"
The book contains a picture of
the engine at Hudson. N. Y, and
states that it was captured in
1851 by members of the New
York Fire Zouaves.
The Mayor said he also had in
formation about the engine from
John w. Hart of the Sterling
Winthrop Research Institute in
Rensselaer,, N. Y.
Commander Died in Alexandria.
And I also sent them a certi-
fed copy Of a newspaper article
published May Is. 1861. giving an
account Of the death of Col. Ellis
worth. He commanded the
Zouaves. That proves they were
here, and at the same time the
engine disappeared" said Mayor
Beverley.
The mayor said he wasn't
giving UP hope Of getting back
the engine and promised to dig
UP whatever facts are available
to prove Alexandria's claim.
He won't have too much time
for research during the next
month, however. He has to make
preparations for the return of
another old fire engine.
Baltimore has agreed to send
back to Alexandria the original
machine that George Washington
bought and donated to Alex
andria's Friendship Veterans
Fire Engine Company.
The George Washington engine
is coming back February % to be
placed on exhibit at the old
Friendship Fire House.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
PTA Meeting Postponed

A meeting of the Fairfax
County Parent Teacher Associa-
ton reading committee, sched-
uled for Thursday at the AMMAN
dale School, has been postponed
until January 81 at the same
place.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
PTA Meeting Cancelled

The meeting of the Madison
Mount Daniel Elementary School
Parent Teacher Association Of
Falls Church, Va, scheduled for
tonight has been Cancelled due to
bad weather.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Rockville PTA Dance

The Richard Montgomery
High School Parent-Teacher AS
sociation will sponsor a Nom and
Pop Hop at $3.50 pm. Saturday
in the school gymnasium. Rock
vile, Md. :
Evening star., 1954-01-12
New Leg to Open
On National Pike
Next Monday
By,the Assoe.assd Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 12.-The
State Roads Commission said
yesterday it plans to open next
Monday another Smile stretch
of the Washington national pike
which will ultimately extend
from Frederick to Washington.
The newest stretch of the dual
lane highway extends from Hy-
attstown to Clarksburg in Mont
gomery County and will mark
completion of nearly half the
project.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Shedding Accident
Kills Boy; Five Die
ShoveIing Snow

A 13-year-old boy died at Dis
trict General Hospital early to-
Gay in the first shedding fatality
of the winter. He was the latest
Of six persons in the Washington
area whose deaths were attub-
uted to snow-inspired activities.
The other five deaths were all
blamed on the overexertion of
shoveling snow.
Dead in the shedding tragedy
was Marvin G. Goodman, COL
ored, of the 1900 block of Savan-
nah place Sc, who struck a car
while coasting down Eighteenth
street Sc. with a group of friends
yesterday afternoon.
Police listed the driver of the
car as S/Sergt. Daily u. Cumber,
colored, 80. of the 1900 block of
Savannah street Sc, who is sta
toned at Boiling Air Force Base.
Says He Decided to Stop.
Sergt. Cumber told police that
as he was driving up Eighteenth
street Sc. near the intersection
with Trenton place, he saw the
boys coasting toward him and
decided to stop as a safety pre-
caution. He said the other bows
sWerved their sleds to avoid hit
ting him but the Goodman boy
rammed into the front of his
stopped car.
The boy was taken to District
General Hospital in critical con-
dition with a broken right leg.
broken left hip and fractured
skull. He died at $50 am. to-
day. His death was listed as the
NTH traffic fatality of the year
compared with three at this time
last year.
Police said Eighteenth street
was not blocked off for Shedding
Deaths From Exertion.
The following deaths were at
trlbuted by physicians to over
exertion from snow shoveling:
Francis C. Sumner, 58, COL
ored. of 1116 Fairmont street
NV. head of the psychology de-
partment at Howard University,
who collapsed and fell down his
snow-covered front steps while
shoveling snow. DR.. CHRISTOPHER
j. Murphy, the Districts acting
coroner, said the death was
caused by overexertion rather
than by injuries from the fall.
Herbert H. Howard, 68, of
65l4 Seventh place NV, a rail-
way mail clerk with more than
40 years service. who was found
dead in the hallway of his home
early yesterday by his wife,
Edna, after both had been
shovelling snow about midnight.
DIR. Murphy said the victim died
of heart attack induced by his
exertion.
George w. Robbins, about 70,
a retired Government account
ant, who collapsed and died yes
terday afternoon just after he
began shovelling snow from the
sidewalk in front of his home at
503 N street S.W. His physician.
DR.. Henry G. Hadley, attributed
the death to heart attack.
William o. Grimes, 70, of 1920
Fifty-ninth avenue: Hillside, Md.
who was cleaning a walk in front
Of a neighbor's house when he
was fatally stricken.
Charles w. Bussey, of 1908
Thirty-second street, Mount
Rainier, Md. a retired Govern
ment Printing Office employe,
who collapsed while shoveling
snow in front of his home. The
Brentwood Rescue Squad tried in
vain to revive him.
DR.. John T. Maloney, Prince
Georges County medical exami-
ner. attributed the Bussey and
Grimes deaths to weakened
hearts overtaxed by the exertion
Of shoveling snow.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Va. U. Glasses Resume

University of Virginia classes
in Alexandria and Arlington will
resume tonight although public
school classes In Northern Vir-
ginia were Cancelled. The uni
versity's classes in Falls Church
have been Cancelled.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
1900 New SOS
Still Missing in Theft
AT Engraving Bureau

More than 1,700 of the 5000
$40 bills stolen from the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing still
were missing today.
How to account for it all mys-
titled Secret Service agents who
repeatedly have questioned six
suspects in the 100000 theft
and apparently expect no more
arrests for the present.
Although one suspect told
them 100 of the bills were spent
in Baltimore in an effort to
change as many 20s as possible.
not one has been reported there.
One was found near Bladens-
burg, Md.
In their latest accounting, in
vestigators reported a total Of
261 bills turned in by storekeep-
ers and others to whom they
were passed. This is consider
ably under the estimate of about
800 made earlier.
About $4,000 Missing.
Altogether $34.680 sstill miss
ing from the original 20s. but
enough small bills to which the
money was converted has been
recovered to reduce the actual
missing loot to less than $50, 900.
Although the theft first was
believed committed on New
Years eve, agents now say il
could have occurred between
then and December II. The two
stolen packages of bills were
checked into the vault from
which they were taken on De-
cember 16 and II.
Sentenced in Assault.
Yesterday one of the suspects,
Charles H. Nelson. 81. colored. of
the 5400 block of Chapel Oaks
drive. Chapel Oaks, Nd. was SEN
fenced to 20 days for assault and
battery.
He and Roger c. Patterson, %,
colored. of the 4500 block of
Thirty-ninth place. North Brent
wood. Md, we're accused Of beat
ing George F. 6Blue Heaven,
Blake. 20. colored, of 1927 Alli-
son street, North Brentwood.
Blake testified before Judge
Theodore L. Miazga in Hyatts-
vile Police Court that Nelson
slugged and kicked him last
Tuesday. Nelson and Patterson
had accused him of telling police
they were passing some of the
missing $40 bills, Blake said. He
testified that he did not see them
with the money.
Found Not Guilty.
Patterson was found not guilty
in the assault case when Blake
said he was not sure the man
struck him. However, both Pat
terson and Nelson still are held
in the Engraving Bureau theft
by detainerS. Both are cousins
OF James Rufus Lands, 30, the
Engraving Bureau employe
charged with the actual theft.
At this time neither Treasury
nor Federal Reserve officials ex-
pect to open the thousands of
packages of money at the En-
craving Bureau to determine if
other packages are missing.
The Treasury vault usually
holds about $4,000 of the 1000
note packages and the Federal
Reserve vault $4,000 packages.
They remain in the vaults as
long as 18 months awaiting ship
ment, but the average storage
there is from three to five
months.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Kinqmun Park Meeting

The Kingman Park Civic As
sociation will meet at 8 o'clock
tonight in the Spingarn High
School, Twenty fourth street and
Benning road NE.
The frontiersman., 1954-06-03

groups will have separate meet ings. Once a month both groups will meet together and have business meeting. Those on the program committee are Joan Kleinbach, Joyce Kristl, and Keith Kennedy. Those on recrea- ton are Diane and Susan Haight, and Romney Burke. The meet ing was adjourned. Refreshments of punch and cookies were serv- ed. The next meeting will be held on June 30.
 ROMNEY BURKE, Reporter
 Vegetable Growers
 The Vegetable Growers All club held it's first meeting April 30 at Mrs. Pearl Trowbridge's home. Officers were elected: These were Roddi Yohn, presi- ent; Larry Trowbridge, vice presient; Roberta Sharp, secre- tarv-treasurer; Bill Winner, re- porter, and Larry Sharp, song l leader.
 Meetings will be held every two weeks on Friday at l:3O pm Bill Winner will bring refresh
The frontiersman., 1954-06-03
Moose Planning
 vice-versa Dance


 Members of the Palmer Moose lodge are having a vice versa party Saturday night, June 5 at Moose Hall. The women Will dress as men, and the men will attend in Womens' attire.
 The women will be expected to treat their flair" companions as any gentleman should, also they must pay for everything. To be admitted, everyone must be in costume, committee members an nounced this week. The dance will be for members and their guests only.
The frontiersman., 1954-06-03
COM MMUNlTY CALENDAR
THURSDAY. JUNE 4

THURSDAY. JUNE AMERICAN LEGION & AUXlL- IARY, Legion Bldg, pm. MATANUSKA VALLEY HEAL I'll COUNCIL, Health Center, 7 pm.
 FRIDAY. JUNE 5 AAAS COOK INLET CHAPTER, Arctic Health Center, Anch.' 8 pm.
 MONDAY. JUNE , KIWANIS CLUB, Coop club room, 12:05 pm. BETA SIGMA PHI, Dorothy Sax tons home, 8 pm.
 TUESDAY. JUNE 8 CITY COUNCIL, Clerks otflce' 7:30 pm.
 MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 pm. BOY SCOUTS, United Protestant Church, 2 pm. ALTAR & ROSARY SOCIETY, Church basement, 8 pm. ANCHORAGE COMMUNIlY I CHORUS, School gym, 8 pm.
 WEDNESDAY. JUNE g CARPENTERS LOCAL, Carpen- ters' Hall, 8 pm.
 THURSDAY, JUNE 10 NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN GE, Grange Hall, 8 pm. MAT. AIRMENS' ASSOClA TON, Coop club room, pm
The frontiersman., 1954-06-03
GRAYSON MURPHY NEW DISTRICT
 EXTENSION AGENT

Grayson E. PaD Murphy of Palmer joins the University of Alaska extension faculty on June l, succeeding Richard Blue as district agricultural agent in the Matanuska Valley, Director Al Ian H. Mick of the University's agriculture service announced this week
 Blue resigned this spring after more than three years with the extension service to return to the states. He plans to investigate ceramic schools and possibly oth- CT handicraft training. After his graduation from the University of Alaska, Blue worked at Kenai as veterans-on-t -the-farm training instructor and part time district agricultural agent. He moved to Palmer in July 1851 where he served the Valley until mld-May this year.
 Murphy has been in the valley four years so that he IS familiar with farming problems in Al aska, Mick said. His appointment was made following the recom- mendation of the members of the University agricultural advisory committee for the Matanusks Valley.
 Murphy, called "Pat' by loca residents, operated the Llnr dairy farm at Matanuska the pas two years. Prior to that position he was soil conservationist a Palmer with the Soil Conserva
 ton Service for 18 months. H.
 came to Alaska with the SCs
 from similar positions in Nc Dakota and Nevada.
 The new agricultural agen E had experience with extension ,, work in the states where he wa I a county agent in Kansas. He an agricultural graduate fror
 Kansas State College and vel eran of naval service in Worl War II. Murphy has farm back ground; he lived on farm 1 northwestern Kansas, was A. club member and took vocation; T. agricultural courses in nigh scf C ool where he participated in I F. A. Future Farmers of Amer
 cal.
 The district Extension Offit T. moves this month from the C. S Op building to share the Amer l. can Legion building with tf
 Soil Conservation Service stat
The frontiersman., 1954-06-03

ments next meeting and Larry Trowbridge will give report on gardening.
 BILL WINNER, Reporter
 Butte Club
 The Butte All girls met at the home of Mrs. Marty Sherman, All leader. Our vice-president, Francis Montabona, called the meeting to order. We decided our dues would be ten cents week.
 We sang songs and played games, then had refreshments The next meeting will be at the home of Connie and Jeannlne Thompson.
 JOYCE RIPPY, reporter