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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
Year Delay in Raising
Auto License Fees
Pushed in Maryland
By the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 24.-More
evidence of determination to seek
q years postponement Of a
scheduled increase in motor
vehicle license fees was avail
able today from the Senate FL
nance Committee.
The Senator's in a session that
extended past midnight per-
sistently hammered at the State
Roads Commission to concede
that a delay until 1856 won't
seriously harm the 12-year high
way building program.
Russell Mccain. the roads
chairman. insisted that the So
million the scheduled increase of
about SO per cent would pro-
duce represents a considerable
amount of road mileage"
React DoubtfulIy.
But the Senators reacted
doubtfully, especially after hear
ing the roads commission officials
report that the cost of building
some Of the contemplated roads
will cost 81 million a mile.
The finance committeeman
are weighing a postponement
proposal by Senator Malkus,
Democrat. Of Dorchester. The
higher fees are scheduled to go
into effect next year to follow
up an increase of / cent. in
the gasoline tax to help finance
the 1858 million program.
Chairman Mccain emphasized
the roads commission could not
take definite stand one way or
the other on the further delay
in license fees. 1--WE have only
the authority to point out the
dangers involved" he said.
Murray Benson. spokesman for
the Maryland Motor Bus Oper-
ators' Association, appeared to
support the delay. He argued
that license fees originally were
for "the purpose Of regulation
and not for revenue. They were
never intended to be used to
service the State debt"
Lacks Backing.
The Senate Finance Commit
tee looked with askance upon a
roads commission request for
more authority to set up toll
roads. During the discussion
Chairman GoldStein dropped an
aside. II don't think that's going
to pass"
The roads commission can't
charge tolls on a road now I'M
less they will pay for cost of
the highway and none such in
Maryland qualify. The roads
commission wants permission to
charge tolls on an entire road
to pay for only part Of it.
Senator Mccain reported the
commission had no immediate
plans for such tolls. but that
Route so between Annapolis and
Washington. and the Washing
ton expresSway are possibilities.
Senator GoldStein indicated
the bill might be referred to the
Legislative Council for study for
a year. He intimated the same
brushof might be given another
roads. commission request to de-
viate from its schedule Of build
ing roads In each county under
the 12-year program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
Maryland Driver Killed

CRISFIELD. Nd, Feb. "a
(SpeciaD .-Prentiss w. Evans.
As, former Somerset County
States attorney. died last night
at McCready Memorial Hospital
as a result of injuries suffered a
few hours earlier when his au-
tomobile overturned near POGO
moke City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
Buscher Is Cleared
By Directed Verdict
In Assault Case

/ Joseph D. Buscher. Assistant
Attorney General of Maryland,
was acquitted of an indecent as
sault charge by a directed YER
dict in Municipal Court yester-
day.
Mr.. Buscher. A, of the 10000
block of Old Bladensburg road.
Silver Spring. who is in charge
Of Maryland State Roads Com
mission affairs. had been &C
cused of assaulting a police mo-
rails division officer near the
Greyhound bus terminal here
early on February IA.
In an opening statement
yesterday. Defense Attorneys
Charles NJ. Irelan and Thomas
Walden declared it would be
shown that Pvt. Nicholas Vasile
and two other detectives brutally
beat Mr.. Buscher during the ar
rest and actually framed the al
legged crime.
Confederation Failure.
The trial, however, was over
before the defense opened its
case, when Judge Milton S.
Kronheim. jr.. ruled the police
had not corroborated their accu-
sations. He directed the jury to
acquit Mr.. Buscher.
Judge Kronheim pointed out
that Officer Vasile accepted a
ride with Mr.. Buscher. took two
drinks in the car with him and
that. il any misconduct did oc-
cur, it would have been invited
by the detective. /.
Maryland's Cav. McReliin.
escorted by State police, took
the stand early III the trial to
testify that Mr.. Buscher's char
acter was unimpeachable. The
Governor declared he had known
Mr.. Buscher for seven years and
had a great deal Of confidence
in him.
Ex-G0v. Lane TeStifies.
Gov. McKeldin was followed
by former Gov. William Preston
Lane as another character wit
ness. Mr.. Buscher's attorneys
had lined up 20 other character
witnesses, including State SEN
ators and Government officials.
Mr.. Irelan told the jury Mr..
Buscher had decided to go to a
party in Alexandria and that,
on the way toward Washington
from Silver Spring, he happened
to pick up young couple stand
ing on a cold street corner. who
were on their way to the Grey
hound bus station.
When they arrived, Mr.. Ire
Ian continued, he decided it was
too late to go to the party and
accepted an invitation to have a
cup Of coffee. Later. the at
torney continued. when Mr..
Mr. Buscher returned to his car,
he was approached by Officer
VaSile
Officer Denies Drinking.
Mr.. Irelan told the court that,
as the plainclothesman peered
into the car, the defendant COM
mented, "It's cold out there"
and, during the subsequent con-
versation, offered the policeman
a ride. The officer, he con-
tinued. got in and hado two
drinks with Mr.. Buscher. Pvt.
Vasile subsequently denied it un-
der cross-examination later.
Mr. Irelan asserted that the
officer performed an indecent
act and then arrested Mr..
Buscher. It was at this time
that the defendant was brutally
beaten, Mr.. Irelan said.
"Mr. Buscher," Mr.. Irelan de-
clared, thought it was a shake
down or a holdup."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
Rubbi Brickner to Talk

Rabbi Balfour Brickner of
Temple Sinai will speak on
Toward a Creative American
Jewry" at 8:15 o'clock tonight in
the B'nai Birth Hillel Founda-
ton Of George Washington Uni-
| yersity. 2129 r street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
ChiIlum Democrats

The Chillum (Md.) Democratic
Club will hold it's annual dance
from 8 pm. to midnight on
March 6 in the Cheverly (Md.)
Legion Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24

This is the lost story in q series on
water systems in neorby Virginia.
sion, advised Mr.. Hirst that
water rates were established on
the basis of the value Of the
property devoted to public Serv-
ice, and not on comparison
rates and charges Of other sys-
TENS"
Mr.. Smith said that. None
of the companies operating
under the jurisdiction of this
commission are earning an ex-
cessive return. and the smaller
companies are not making ex-
penses. The great trouble APP
pears to be that the demands
for water increase faster than a
supply can be developed.
The Fairfax County Santa
ton Committee. reporting to the
Board Of County Supervisors on
August 20. 1852, found that,
Except for one or two Of the
larger companies engaged in the
water supply business, the prob
lens of inadequate supply.
storage and distribution facili-
ties are common to all systems" v
Two-Fold Problem.
The committee said the county
faces a two-fold problem.
"Initially it is the need for the
preparation Of standards which
will regulate the design and in
stallation of public water supply
systems to assure an adequacy
of supply. storage and distribu-
ton facilities FL. Thereafter, If
conditions warrant, it will be the
planning and execution Of a
program to accomplish the in
tegration and development Of a
comprehensive system" the re-
port said.
The Fairfax Supervisors have
ordered an engineering and legal
study of the proposed integrated
water system. The study was de-
layed until the $40 million sewer
program was approved last De-
cember.
A proposed long-range study,
now before the General Assem-
bly, for approval. may have rec
concentrations on future Fairfax
County water supply. Delegate j.
Maynard Magruder. Of Arlington,
is co-sponsor of a measure ask
ing the Virginia Advisory Legis-
lative Council to report in 1856
on establishment in due course
of a comprehensive water code
for the State, designed to facili-
tate present and future economic
development"
Future Needs Assured.
The District is planning to
meet Arlington's needs through
the year 1000 with a maximum
daily use of about rs million gal
Ions. Present maximum daily
use is about 20 million.
Falls Church needs also will
be met from the same source
but District water officials say
they will discourage extreme
expansion" Of the Falls Church
system.
For Fairfax County areas not
served by Falls Church, however
the District has no large-scale
plan of assistance. David "
Aud, director Of sanitary engi-
neering for the District. says
that, "Piecemeal additions OF
Virginia customers to the Dis
trict should be avoided. or we
will wake up some day and find
too many customers"
In the water system study or.
dered by the Fairfax supervisors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
By Wilton J. EIvin

Fairfax Delegate Omer l..
Hirst, of Annandale, has taken
an interest in water rates and
has told the State Corporation
Commission that county resi-
dents are paying high rates for
poor service"
j. Irving Smith. assistant
chief engineer for the commits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24

This is the lost story IN q series on
voter systems in neorby Virginia.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-16

rhymed with it. Her first exam
pie was a rose, and he had no diff
ficulty with that, but next she said
dandelion, and he was stumped,
naturally, which kind of spoiled
things.
1t turned out that we had a
similar question, l was supposed
to give the name of bird and my
partner a word to rhyme with it.
l suppose you were thinking show
stupid can you get" when I hest
tated so, but every bird that came
into my mind it was impossible
for me to think of a possible
rhyming word my partner could
use. All / could think of was os-
trich or canary or parakeet. If
hadn't been so dense and started
in on domestic fowls such as duck
or goose it would have been a lot
better. Oh, we'll
Needless to say, we got to know
the other contestants pretty we'll
during all his time, everyone was
under a terrific strain, and they
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-16

about my actual participation on
that TV show, and the proceedings
prior to the telecast. We were told
to be at the Biltmore theater on
49th street at 900 p. m. on Satur-
day. Considering the fact that ac-
cording to New York time the
show went on the air at 900 D. m.
that was three hours ahead of
time, and grueling three hours it
was. We six contestants we're TAX
en- to a small room backstage in
the theater, where we got few
of our instructions. After about a
half hour we were taken upstairs
to hallway, where we we're told
to sit down and wait for awhile
longer. Each of us was called in
to another small room, one at a
time, where the script was gone
over.
While we waited in the hall, we
could hear Dennis James rehears-
ing his commercial down in the
theater, and the orchestra tuning
up. The next procedure was a
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-16

us. About 800 p. m. one of the
men who produce the show came
in and said we were to get ready
to go into the theater proper, we
were distributed throughout the
theater, l was told to sit in the or
chestra and the rest of tie folks
went to the balcony. When our
name was called during the warm
up, we were supposed to act very
surprised, as though we had no
idea we were to be on the show.
I'll tell you the rest of the pro-
ceedings next week, as this is get
ting rather long.
Last Sunday we went to the
Sunday School picnic, and Mrs.
Lillian Fisher, of Graytown,
brought as part of her pot-luck
dinner a most delicious and SIM
ple-to-make dessert. Would you
like to make a good impression on
your husbands relatives on your
family reunion? I'll bet they'd
really like thiS-"Fruit Cocktail
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-16

showed it in various ways. They
seemed to think that / was mar
velously calm, considering the
circumstances, they figured that
farmers wife should have good
set of nerves, l guess. They were
as interested in my reactions and
ideas as they would have been in
visitor from Ethiopia, l do be-
lieve, they'd never actually talked
to anyone who came directly from
the farm. l hope that for the sake
of all you good farm folks | made
good impression.
Next, we were taken down on
the stage, and were told how to
sit down at the little table, how
close to talk to the microphone,
and for goodness sake, don't for
get to take your package of Old
Colds with you when you leave
the stage, the sponsor doesn't
like it if you forget.
We then went back to our small
room, where some coffee and
sandwiches were brought in for
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-16

briefing on the questions, they
certainly didn't tell us what they
would be, and told us to think
carefully before giving any an
SWerS.
The man told us to listen very
carefully to the question, and be
sure we understood it perfectly,
that if we gave wrong anster
we would be through for that
round. 1t irked my partner and l
when we heard that the couple
that followed us made a mistake,
/ the man said that pony" was
the offspring of horse instead of
saying colt"
He was just corrected and al
lowed to proceed, which we felt
was rather unfair. We were also
told to consider our partner when
giving answers, we were given an
example of what not to do.
grams the lady was told to give
1t seems that on one of the pro-
the name of a flower and her
partner to give word that
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-16

This past week my sister, Alice
and ! papered three large rooms
in three days, and when you con-
slider the fact that here at our
house we have 10 foot ceilings, |
think you can understand our re-
luctance at not wanting to hang
any more wallpaper for a<hile.
After teetering precariously on
a narrow plank that far off the
floor, we've even considered ap-
plying for jobs with Ringing
brothers as tight-rope walkers, we
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-16

figured our balance was getting
pretty good.
Those of you who have ever
hung any wallpaper will under
stand how discouraging it is when
the ceiling strips want to run
crooked, or the chandelier hap
pens to come right in the center
of one of the strips, but on the
whole we got along fine, and we're
real proud of our job.
=
This week | think I'll tell you
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-16

Dessert:
Take u cup of the juice out of
l can of fruit cocktail, No. 21s
size or 22O size. Sift together l cup
flour plus 2 tbsp., l tsp. soda, l
cup sugar, and " tsp. salt, Fold
fruit cocktail into dry ingredients.
pour into well-greased 9x12 in.
pan. Sprinkle " cup brown sugar
and y cup nut meats on sop, bake
in 35O-degree oven for 45 min
utes. Serve with whipped cream.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Nelson
(Barbara Engler) have named
their new son George Barton Mel
son.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-07-16
THE
FARMERS Wife
BY GRACE LUEBKE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Evening star., 1954-05-07
FOOD BOOK.
I'M. w., Arlinqton)

After seeing Mrs. E. j. MS
request for list of foods rich
in vitamin c., ] would suggest
to all RICH readers a folder,
Food Values in Common Por-
tions." published by the United
States Department of Agricul-
ture. Bureau of Nutrition and
Home Economics. Mine is
dated April, 1851, and is for
sale by the superintendent of
Document, Government Print
ing Office, Washington 25,
D. c. It costs S cents. It
contains liStings of the per-
centage of water, food energy
in calories, protein content,
fat, carbohydrates, calcium.
iron, vitamins, etc. This is all
in columns. Foods are classi-
fled and it is easy to read, and
easy to build up daily menus.
Pin one up in the kitchen and
keep another near ~at hand for
study. I think it is wonderful
for the trained and unframed
in cookery. It is amazing how
many publications of real
value may be secured from the
superintendent of documents.
X X 4 X
MAKE DOLL BED?
mrs. r. C.. w., Arlington
Recently I read in a maga-
zine instructions for making a
doll bed from a cigar box. Now
can't find the article. Can
any of you kind readers help
me?
Also, how can get the glass
stopper out of a perfume bot
tie?
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Scouts Don't Like
Being 'Squore' Anymore

Don't you just adore these
crazy glossaries! Dig this bouncy
bop, man, why it's just plain
gone! (HOLY COWN
That's neat, creep"
Very horrible. (Confusing?)
That's sad, lad" That's
fabulous!
"It's strictly purple" Also
terrific.
II have racetracks around my
eyes" Not enough sleep!
"She is the maddest make
out" :. A great lover. (Yeah.)
How Mung!" Horrible
tasting food.
"He's a big. dumb clod!"
Thumbs down for that boy!
"The big burn" huge
crush. HA!
Oh. the Cub Scouts are now
going to change one of their
words in their promise about
"being square" since the mean
ing has changed, slightly!
BY the way, you wouldn't be
teenagers if it weren't for your
mothers, so don't forget this
| Sunday. May 9!
See you next Friday!!
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Readers Clearing House .!7;7 s:;'';;;; s::*24 i,
NON-WOOL BLANKETS.

(MrS. V. L. s., Hy1ttSDtLLeJ
For Mrs. S. F.: I am very
pleased with. my dynel
(rayon and nylon) blankets.
It is as warm aA wool. if not
warmer. costs half as. much
and is mothproof and mildew-
proof. 1t is supposed to be
very long wearing. is shrink
resistant and stain and fire
resistant. It is washable in hot
water and quick-drying, so
that you would have no dry
cleaning bills. I have not
washed mine. but feel sure
that it will be as represented.
It can be washed in a washing
machine. I would heartily
recommend this kind of a
blanket.
WASHING RAYON DRESS.
m. T. H., Washington
In reply to Mrs. S. F.: I
have found the following ad-
vice very good for washing
organdies and bemberg sheers:
dip your sheers and dark
cottons in a gelatin solution
after laundering. Soak one
tablespoon of plain gelatin in
a little cold water, then dis
solve in about 3 or 4 quarts of
hot water. When cool enough,
dip the garment, squeeze and
roll in a bath towel until
slightly damp, then press. For
heavier materials like butcher
linen, denim or heavy crepe,
use a stronger solution: One
tablespoon to 2 quarts of wa
ter" I cut this from the
Readers Clearing House some
time ago, Good luck.
Evening star., 1954-05-07

baseball team, Bill lists 3 points
that are very valuable to any
of you who are running for
offices:
THE first thing is organiza-
tion. Make sure you have re-
liable people helping you. Have
everything all set up before you
begin"
THE next deal is to be sin
cere. act yourself and don't put
on the dog. And present your
objectives in the most honest
fashion" (But match, what
elseD
I'm a way you have to be ac-
cepted. first. BY that. I mean,
that your previous work and ex-
perience Is your right to run, and
posters and speeches come last.
Why I only used four posters at
the convention.
The real secret is to talk to
EVERY ONE, Bill conf1ded.
Okay, everybody, start running !!
And remember Bills name when
he's out to become President Of
the United States!
Evening star., 1954-05-07

broadcloth shirts. How colorful
can va get!
And for those of you who
don't want to be eaten up by the
sun, hark these words Of ad-
wise by a leading dermatologist
who says the combination of
mercurochrome or iodine in baby
oil you all use at el beach is
positively NO GOOD. Plain oils
or commercial lotions are far
better than this concoction that
causes chemical sensitiveness.
WOW! And you don't want to
look Ike q lobster. ANYWAY.
Evening star., 1954-05-07

tured the South (sounds thrill
ing, huh?) with his cool cam
paign: Eighteen-year-old Bill
Chase, the new president of the
Southern Interscholastic Press
Association, Lexington, Va, held
in w. & L. University.
His campaign was only great
as he won over six other candi-
dates and was voted by the 900
delegates to this convention from
high schools all over the South.
His reaction: when my name
was called as the new presi-
dent, I died."
A senior at Falls Church High,
who Is editor of the school pa
per and weep of the Student
Council. Bill says, "The worst
thing that will ruin a campaign
Is to run 1t into the ground.
You can put forth a vigorous
campaign, but don't tire the
people"
President of Quill and Scroll,
and the first baseman on the
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Shorts for Guys;
Dead Black Shirts

For those of you who eat up
the sun. here is the greatest rage
for both guys and dolls. I'm
sure the boys will think this is
creepy, but it is positively the
greatest latest: For the boys.
they are called walking shorts"
and for the girls. "Bermudas."
The most popular hue (get
thatD is yellow. red and white
(if you have the right shade of
tam.
The khaki-colored Bermuda
shorts (chinos) don't seem to
appeal as much, for girls. How
ever, from a boys point of view,
these just -above-the-knee shorts
are the neatest in khaki and
baby cords.
Oh, yes, another boy fad, is
the huge demand for dead black
Evening star., 1954-05-07

W h1c h are
n W being
held in all the
S C h o o ! S
throu G h o u t
the Metro
politan Area.
To clue you
on how to
carry on this
getting
action and
put your can
didate in t o
Office 10 the
boy who re-
Namtlv Non.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
TripTips on Tennis
From q Champ

II you're tennis fiend or If
you will come bouncing out onto
the courts for the first time this
summer, "I think you had bet
ter watch some good players play
first" commented the champion
of last years boys singles
tournament, 15-year-old Donald
Ralph. who goes to Priory. c'Out
by John Carroll. you know
"Footwork is the most i'm
portant part Of tennis, (com-
pletely forget about swinging
your arm, duhD and for the
most force behind a ball will
depend on the way you step into
it." says this tennis teen who
Evening star., 1954-05-07
EASTER PLANTS.
Mrs. H. NJ, Washington

For Mrs. c. M, Landover.
regarding Easter plants: BY
all means save your beautiful
Easter plants. Hydrangea
plants should be planted out
side in the soil. They prefer
shade and will grow as high
as 8 or 4 feet and will bloom
each year. 1t is nice to find
plants that love shade and
hydrangea plants thrive in
shade. Easter lilies can be
planted, too. They will then
bloom each summer in August.
It must be well-drained soil
so the bulbs will not rot. A
lily bed is very pretty in bloom.
If you live in an apartment
do give them to some one with
a home. I hope this helps.
X X X 4
SPICE BROWNIES
(MrS. L. III. d., MtLcHetID1tLe, VGJ
Here is a recipe for bar
cookies which I think the
readers may enjoy. They are
called spice brownies. One
half cup butter, l cup sugar.
u cup and 2 tablespoons milk,
2 cups sifted flour, cup
raisins, / cup chopped nuts, l
teaspoon baking powder, l
teaspoon cinnamon. / teaspoon
nutmeg, teaspoon ginger. l
teaspoon vanilla. l teaspoon
soda, dissolved. (No eggs0
Mix as cake and spread about
y inch thick in pan. Bake in
rather slow oven Il use 330-
degree heat). I think you will
like these. They are tasty and
Loor1 U-nI1
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Bill Chase DiscIoses Real Secret
IGGII OC0IIG: Of His Election: Talk to EVERY ONE

One must be prepared to take
four years of college and four
in a veterinarian school. And
there are only about seven of
those in the entire United
States! It is hard in the fact
you are on call "a hours a day,
but medically, it is rewarding.
And usually there is no set SAL
ary since it is considered a small
business"
Evening star., 1954-05-07
By Shoron Doron

The campaign is ON! One
Of the most rip-roaring times
during the year are elections for
class and student body officers,