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Evening star., 1954-12-30
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Dec. 80 @-- tUSDA). -
Salable hogs $500; moderately active
and uneven; steady to rs higher through
mid session; later and closing dull, steady
to 25 lower; sows fairly active. $3.50
higher; most choice 190-225 ID 17.50-
1875; mostly 1900 and down late; with
bulk choice No. ] and 2 grades 1926
1878: with several decks mostly choice
No. rs at 1900; and around o double
deck 10. 10; most 230-26O ID 17.OO-1S25;
most 2BO-32O lb 16.25-17.00 sows
around 400 lb and lighter scarce. 1880
1900; bulk OF run 425-600 lb l4.00-
saiable cattle 1000: salable calves
100: SLAUGHTER steers and heifers slow.
about steady with Wednesdays sharply
lower close: clearance again Incomplete
cows steady to % lower. bulls and veal.
ers steady; good and choice steers and
yearlings 20.00-26.00; q load Of average
choice to high choice. steers held above
2z0o ad gd ,Es. load q & choice e mostly mostly
1s5o-5s.5o Eood and choice hsifsrs ln;ns
cows 1n50-I2, ,e5; bulk Gamers and cut;
bulls IL. .00-16 q. 90; good and choice veal
ers 81 1,00-25. 90: load lots choice 025-
O5o ID feeding steers 1.00.21 80.
Salable sheep 1000: fairly active; All
wooled lambs rs. .50-2I.00; Q few small
lots 95-I04 lb choice to prime "12o;
utilitv to low good 13.00-l7.50; culls
down to 1000; short double deck mostly
Gull 40 lb yearlings carried from Wednes-
day 1000: . few Gull TO choice slaughter
sheep 5.50-6.00.
Evening star., 1954-12-30

total Of $500 bond on three
Observation-Disclosures, reckless
driving and leaving the scene.
Spots Suspicious Car.
Police said william r. Cooke.
20. the volunteer fireman. yes
terday morning spotted Pierce,s
car at q Waldorf tMd.) garage.
The car was brought there, police
said, for an estimate Of damages
to the right front fender and
headlight. Mr.. Cooke observed
a piece Of blue corduroy inbedded
in broken headlight glass.
Police earlier had broadcast a
lookout indicating the death car
might have shreads of blue corr
duroy on it.
The corduroy was part Of the
clothing Of the accident victim.
Herbert b. Helsley, Of 1878 Gray
don street. East Falls Church.
Mr.. Helsley, q native Of Wood
stock, Va. was q pipe covering
man for a Washington firm and
had been working for the day
at the Naval Powder Factory
near Accokeek.
Body Found ON Road.
His body was found about s
pm. Tuesday beside Indian Head
highway. Most Of his clothing
had been torn of by the force
of the impact.
After the fireman's tip was
telephoned to State police. Pierce
was taken by county police to
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Low Urged to utMore Spirit
In Horses, Less in Hunters

State Senator Kenneth Nc
Laughlin said the defeatist-
horse proposal was the idea Of
Guy Pendleton Of Hagerstown.
Farmers clamored for the sober
hunter law.
Among other legislative sug-
gestions given to Senator Me-
Laughlin and the county's six
House members in the General
Assembly were these: Purchase
Of land at Pen-Mar for q State
recerational area: State owner
ship Of the G. q o. Canal area:
permission to deduct from Mary
land income taxes the money
paid for Federal income taxes.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Commission Urged
To Let VIVA. Serve
Fringe Parking Lot

The Public Utilities Commits
sion has been urged to let the
w. M. A. Transit Co. take over
the Capital Transit Co.'S service
between the Districts fringe
parking lot and downtown
Washington.
The suggestion was made yes
terday by the District Division
Of the American Automobile As
sociation. after Capital Transit
had warned Col. Thomas A.
Lane. engineer commissioner.
that the city's experimental
fringe parking program is not
working.
Because one fringe parking
lot doesn't pay the servicing
transit company" said LaVerne
johnson, manager of the AAA
group, is not sufficient reason
to consider the entire program
doomed to failure. It happens
that another transit company is
in position to service that lot II
and when the Public Utilities
gives its permission
Low Return Cited.
The Capital Transit warning
to Col. Lane was based on the
argument that IL morning and
evening special bus trips between
the lot and downtown Washing
ton are not even paying the cost
of drivers wages.
The special service was put on
by Capital Transit for a 90-day
trial period, which win end on
January Is. 1t followed a 30-day
get acquainted period. in which
the company gave the rides free.
Comment yesterday indicated
there are no plans to shut down
the lot, and a Capital Transit
spokesman pointed out that users
of the lot still could ride on an
other line, which runs through
the lot. If the special service were
dropped.
Take Chance on Seats.
"The, difference is," he said.
that parkers would no longer
get their choice of seats on half
loaded buses, but would have to
take their chances on buses to
and from points beyond the lot. /"
The lot is located at South
Capitol street and Fifth Sterling
avenue.
The other bus line. desig-
mated A-9, runs 81 trips during
morning and evening rush.
hours. according to utilities COM
mission officials. and the vehicles
are often full when they pass the
lot.
The Capital Transit spokes-
man. however, said users of the
lot could be accommodated by
extra service on the A-9 line II
the special runs were dropped.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Retail Group Lists
Date, instructors
For Credit School

Sponsored by the Retail
Credit Association. the Con-
sumner Credit School. with an
imposing list Of instructors. win
start January IL with general
sessions at the Raleigh Hotel.
President Charles w. Pretty
man and Program Chairman
Donald c. Althaus today an
nounced details of the program.
First year. middle and advanced
classes will be held.
For the opening night only,
all classes win be held at 8 pm.
January IL at the Annapolis
Hotel. The speaker will be j.
Harvey DAILY. management con-
sultant and employment coun-
selor, formerly personnel and
industrial relations director Of
the Giant Food Department
Stores. Seven weekly classes
will be held in the courses.
Students can secure enroll
ment cards from the Retail
Credit Association. 1921 q
street NV.
Instructors include:
Mr. Prettyman. Thomas w. Carroll,
manager OF telephone and fles and
william ,sd.,n n Kane menageT q ths rsSi, sSi
director. the Hecht Co; John P. Maurer.
credit manager. y. Garfinckel g. Co.:
]. p. Stakeholder, general manager,
csrthy., manasins director. sa Better = Husi-
sales manager. s. Kann Sons Co.
Robsr. /, Marion, budget collection
thompson Honor Dairy; John K AIT.
haus. general manager.. the Credit
r. Rsre1s isv Robert , Trans DsrtHss In
Prof. Burton Wright. associate professor
OF psychology, George WASHINGTON uni
snsy:r Hsssisy Herbert p Ford district es
zirEin's; Ernest ]. Diana. credit 1ni. man.
Carter; assistant \ credit nans9sr, wood
Mrs. Thelma Buck. credit once.
woodward A. Lothrop; Lloyd 8. Carey.
and Walter N. Takes. assistant credit
sales manager. the Hecht Co.
The classes are backed by the Old
Dominion Credit Bureau, Arlington, Va;
sne and cffdt tss hnSTssS inc q Wsshington
Bureau, Silver Spring. Md.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Trumun Gets Award
In Human Relations
By the Assoe,osed Press

CHICAGO. Dec. 0.-The Dec
alogue Society of Lawyers yes
terday selected former President
Truman to receive the groups
1854 award for outstanding serv-
ice in the field Of human rela-
tions. The presentation will be
made February 10 at the groups
annual dinner in the Palmer
House.
Elmer Gertz. president of the
society, an organization Of judges
and lawyers of the Jewish faith,
said Mr.. Truman was selected for
the award "for his contributions
to the cause of democracy and
the general welfare of the Ameri-
can people" The award was first
given in 1941.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Torn Cloth Leads
10 Suspect Arrest
In Hh-Run Death

A volunteer fireman's tip to
Maryland State Police yesterday
led to the arrest Of a 72-year-old
District man. who is accused Of
leaving the scene after his car
struck and killed a 40-year-old
pedestrian in Accokeek. Md, on
Tuesday night.
Prince Georges County Police
Corpl. Oral o. Husk identified
the driver as Harry Clifford
Pierce, ST., a retired furniture
salesman. of u Darlington street
S.W. Pierce was held under a
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Russian PreIote Leaves
For New York Duties
BY the Assoeiosed Press

MOSCOW. Dec. 30.--Arch-
bishop Boris has. been sent to
New York to take up his duties
as head of the Russian Ortho-
dox Church in North America
and the Aleutians. He succeeds
Metropolitan Germogen, who
died last August.
The Soviet press said the
church leader, who previously
served as Archbishop of Kras-
nodar, left Moscow yesterday.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
spse;a, pi.paseh 70 III. s,ur

HAGERSTowN. Nd. Dec. 50.
Washington county legislators
who set out to feel the public
pulse found today that it's
quivering with some strange vi
brations
There ought TO be D law, citi-
zens tolG the legislators ct q
public hearing, TO-:
/. Stop the entry Of horses
which don't intend to win.
Q. Ban drinking by hunters
who sometimes become intoxi-
Gated and chase land owners on
their own property.
Evening star., 1954-12-30

the Seat Pleasant Police Head
quarters for questioning.
The elderly suspect, according
to Corpl. Husk. said he had felt
an impact while driving toward
Washington on the highway on
Tuesday. He told police he
stopped his car and walked back
100 feet but was not able to md
what caused the impact.
Police scheduled 3 hearing Of
the charges against Pierce for
January IA in Upper Marlboro
Trial Magistrate Court.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
TWA Volume Up l0%

Ralph s. Damon, president,
Trans World Airlines, an
nounced the airline's domestic
routes accounted for almost g.
COG, 100000 passenger miles or
10 per cent above 1853. Interna-
tional passenger miles totaled
576 million or 1919 per cent over
last year. he said. In the Sky
Tourist service, there was a 45.7
per cent increase in passenger
miles on overseas runs. while
domestically 1t gained 3l.8 per
cent
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Foreign Exchunge

exchange rates follow. Great Britain In
dollars, others In cents. Unbalanced un-
less otherwise Iotedl: 80 -.
Europe: Great Britain Gpound) 2.7sss;
30 day futures 2.78 2IL32; go day fu-
Us 23I3s: Belgium tfrancj a.o6H. up
.OOh; France ffranc) .2Sss Of . cent:
Germany twesternl ldeutche mark
italy 0ira) .10m Of cent; Portugal
fescudo) $50: Sweden (konra) 1894:
Switzerland (francl ffree1 23.34M: Dem
Latin American America: argentina
ffree1 7.24; Brazil free) LBS; Mexico
SOP: Venezuela tbolivar1 30.03.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Name Change Approved

Stockholders have approved a
change in the corporate name of
the National Electrical Machine
Shops, Inc. 919 Jesup-Blair
drive, Silver Spring. Md, to
Mems Clarke, Inc. This was an
nounced today by President A.
s. Clarke. The firm manufac-
lures radio communication
equipment and electronic instru-
ments. Mr.. Clarke explained it
was felt the old name conveyed
an altogether erroneous idea Of
the scope OF its operations. The
company employs $50 at Its
Silver Spring plant.
Evening star., 1954-12-30

wood drive. Chevy Chase, Md.
He began with Capital Transit
in 1929.
In 1949, he became assistant
general manager; assistant to
the president. 1851; general
manager. 1852, and vice presi-
dent in April. 1858.
He is a member Of the Ameri-
can Society of Civil Engineers,
Washington Society OF Engi-
neers. Institute Of Traffic Engi-
neers. the Washington Board of
Trade, Kiwanis Club, Cosmos
Club and the Chevy Chase Coun-
try Club. He took graduate
courses at Harvard, National
and George Washington Univer-
stiles.
Evening star., 1954-12-30


v q c a n 9 y
caused by the
recent death
of ]. Edward
TSeberle, for
mer vice presi-
dent and con-
troller.
The 4 g.
year-old Mr..
Ecker. native
w a S h l n g.
t an and
w a S h ington
and Lee grad
uate, lives at
HA1E nnnnh
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Needed: Some Friends

UDTNE. italy. Dec. 80 R.
The local branch of the pro-
Communist Friends of the q. S.
S. r. Association closed last
night. The reason: Lack of
members.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
'Sf,l4O,1OO Increase
In New Facilities
Approved by Pepco
BY WilIiom A. MiIlen

Additional construction proj-
ects totaling $1.l4O.2O0 have
been authorized by the directors.
the Potomac Electric Power Co.
today announced. These win
include SAT-. 800 for transmission
and distribution facilities and
$616.600 for customer extensions
and service.
The company announced for
the "a months ended November
80. electric sales to regular cuss
toners. excluding emergency
sales to Virginia Electric q Pow
er Co.. totaled 2.95l .826. 900 kilo-
watthours against 2.803. SOS 900
for the same 1853 period.
But the company declared:
"The company's earnings still
have not kept pace with the very
large capital investment that has
been. and win be. required to
meet the existing and. prospec-
tive demands for its service. The
rate OF return earned on the
weighted rate base was only SIG
per cent for the u months ended
November 80. compared with $40
per cent for the like period In
1883"
For the 12-month period:
Operating revenues, $51. .692. TOO:
total operating costs. SAL .606.-
900 and net income $6.581 600.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Bonks Open Tomorrow

Washington banks tomorrow
viii observe just another busi-
ness day, generally. Ofiicials
said that regular daylight Fri
day hours will hold. but some
banks that have night hours
win curtail this service due to
New Years eve. District bank
ing hours are generally 8 am.
to 2 pm.
Evening star., 1954-12-30

Industry in Culcuttu
Calcutta now has 3O.428 small
industries, supporting 100000
persons. survey showed.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
ToyIor Elected Director

Robert N. Taylor. vice presi.
dent and manager of the mort.
gage loan department of Peo-
pies Life Insurance Co., has been
elected to the Board of Directors
Of Republic Building 81 Loan
Association. The announcement
was made today by President
Woodrow w. Miller of the as
sociation. For many years, Mr..
Taylor, a Kansas native, was
closely associated with the late
Harry Wardman as vice presi-
dent of his many corporations.
Mr.. Taylor spent several years
developing housing and apart
rnent projects in this area and
has had wide experience in the
mortgage loan business, Mr..
Miller recalled.
'Fonny Moy' Pluns Issue
President j. Stanley Baugh-
man. Of the Federal National
Mortgage Association announced
his group has agreed with the
Treasury Department to handle
q public cash offering Of $500
million. Cfficials explained this
Is a first move to carry out Con-
gress' wish to substitute private
financing for borrowings from
the Treasury.
The offering win be made by
the Treasury January IL through
the facilities of the Federal Re-
serve Banks as fiscal agents Of
the United States. Short-terrn
notes with q maturity Of shout
three years win be involved in
the transaction. Next week. the
Treasury plans to announce ma
turfty date and interest rate.
Subscription books for the Fed
eral National Mortgage Associa-
ton offering viii be open Janu-
ary II and may be closed with
out notice, ofiicials said. Pay
ment Is scheduled for January
20.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Tronsit Co. Elects Ecker

The Capital Transit Co.
today elected John B. Ecker,
vice president. as a director Of
the company. He, fills the
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Mutual Funds

NEW. YORK. Dec. 80 LP.---Naitonal
Association Securities Dealers. Inc:
N0an Tnuay N't
Evening star., 1954-12-30

A-10 THE EVENING STAR
80 Washington, d. G.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 80. 1854
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-16

who brings his famous orchestra
to the Moonlight Grill, in Milford,
on April q, received the greatest
tribute ever given any artist when
he made a recent guest appear
ance on the Kate Smith program.
Declared Miss Smith in intrOduc-
ing the Count to the programs mil
lions of radio listeners: Ladies
and gentlemen, we've had all sorts
of guests on our show. Movie stars,
radio comedians, concert musicians
and artists in jazz. But there's one
gentleman our audience just can't
seem to get enough of. We're more
than glad to bring him back again,
tonight. And here he is-Ameri-
cas- undisputed champion of the
ivOTies, and favOrite musician-the
Jump King of Swing Count Ba-
sie!"
The Count has made more guest
appearances on the Kate Smith
show over the last four years than
any other artist. He has q standing
offer from Miss Smith to appear on
the program every time he is in
New York, and in certain instances
has made as many as five cOnsec-
utiVes visits to the program as
guest star.
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-16
Yellow Jackets Buzz

The regular meeting of the Dub
lin Hill Yellow Jackets All Club
was held March 18, 1854, at 1880
p. m.
The meeting was called to order
by our president, Virginia Smith.
She then led us in the All pledge,
the flag salute, and the Lords
Prayer. Everett Warrington then
read a selection from the Bible.
Carol Friedel led the club in sing
ing, "I've Been Working on the
Railroad. Sarah Arner, secretary,
read the minutes of the last meet
ing which were approved as read.
The roll was called with the fol-
low present: fOrty-nine members
and two leaders, namely, Mrs. Lee
Carey of Bridgeville, and Mr..
Franklin Nelson of fredericksburg.
Dale Wheatley and Everett War
ringtOn of Bridgeville, attended an
all-day tractor maintenance meet
ing at the Frear Machinery Com
pany in Dover on March %.
Miss Louise WhitcOmb, Home
Management Specialist of Newark,
conducted room improvement class
es at the Agriculture Center near
/ Georgetown on March 20 and q
and April from 10 20 II O'Clock.
/ Bonnie MilspaW, Dorothy Hopkins,
Joyce Warrington, and Mrs. Sam
! uel Warrington, all of Bridgeville,
attended these meetings. Miss
WhitcOmb gave many helpful hints
on furniture arrangement, storage
space, color schemes, picture ar
rangement, refinishing furniture,
and suitable materials to be used.
! Jean Hastings gave the tTeasur-
| er's report, then read a poem. Vir-
! ginia Smith gave helpful etiquette
hints to be used at the table and
when intrOductiOns are needed
Betty Adams gave a very inter
/ esting report on her trip to Chica-
go for the cherry pie baking con-
/ test.
1t was announced that Demon
stratiOn Day is to be held May /,
1854, at Georgetown.
! Again the Club went skating at
the Hills Roller Rink on Tuesday,
March %, 1854. Fifty-seven club
members and guests, one leader,
Mrs. John Nelson, and three par
ents, Mrs. Norris Messick and Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Warrington, all
of Bridgeville, attended the skat-
ing party.
At the regular monthly meeting
on April IS at 1880 p. m, Joyce
Warrington will give a demonstra-
ton on seam finishes and Carol
Friedel will give a demonstration
on the Use Of the Sewing Machine
! Virginia and Margaret Smith and
Richard Warner are the refresh.
ment committee for April.
Dorothy and Bernice Smith serv.
ed refreshments of potato chips
/ popcorn, and sOdas. The meetine
then adjourned at $3.50 o'clock.
Joyce Warrington
Club Reporter
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-16
Aides Are Listed
For Old Dover Day
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Dolls, Mrs. Stanley Petty, chair
man; place of exhibit, home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. Stuart Outten on Hazel
Road.
Figurines, Mrs. Arthur w. Dob
berstein and Mrs. John F. Nc
Donald, chairmen; place of exhib-
it, Christ Church rectOry, South
State and Walter Streets.
Flower arrangements, Mrs.
Ralph c. Wilson and Mrs. J. Cor
don Smith, chairmen; place of ex-
hibit, the N. MaxsOn Terry home
on The Green.
Guns, ]. Henry Hazel, chairman;
place of exhibit, the N. Maxson
Terry garden and old cookhouse
on The Green.
Historic documents, State Archi-
visit Leon DeValinger, Jr, chair
man; place of exhibit. State
Archives.
Jewelry, Mrs. James H. Hughes
and Mrs. H. Ridgely Harrington,
chairmen; place of exhibit, home
of Mrs. James H. Hughes, 46
South State Street.
Lead soldiers, James B, Jackson,
chairman; place of exhibit, the
N. MaXsOn Terry garden and old
cOokhouse on The Green.
Marbles and OccupatiOnal shaw
ing mugs, Mrs. E. Stuart Outten
chairman; place of exhibit, the
Outten home on Hazel Road.
Paperweights, Mrs. William P
Richardson, chairman; place OF
exhibit, the William p. Richardson
home along Walker Road on Sill
yer Lake.
Portraits, historical, Mrs. Will.
liam E. Hallett, chairman; place
of exhibit, Legislative Hall.
The exhibits, as we'll as all the
historic homes, buildings, anC
gardens. will be open from IL a
m. to 5 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-16
MILLsBORO
By Hrs.
b B. Carey
Phone
Mnlsb0FO
5241

Grace Methodist Church at Mills
boro has installed permanent pub
lie speaking system
Thursday night was Family Night
and Holy Communion at Grace
Methodist Church Rev. W. W. Ham
ilton of Nassau, the evangelist at
the Holy Week and Evangelistic
Services, had as his sermon topic,
.oThe Cross and Mans Desire" On
Friday night tonight, which is
Youth Night, the topic will be 'The
Cross and Mans Destiny.
Bishop Arthur R. McKinstry
made his annual official visit Sum
DAT night at st. Marks Episcopal
Church for confirmation.
The WSCS Of .Zoar Church is
planning a bake sale for Saturday,
May 20, opposite the post Office.
Hickory Hill MYF met Sunday
after the worship service the group
night at Hickory Hill Church, and
was entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Mitchell.
Communion was administered by
Rev. Backus at Hickory Hill
Church, Sunday afternoon, and nine
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-16
City Council Had
Lengthy AgeRdG On
Tuesday Evening
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CONTINUED from first page)
Assessed valuation, $1,845, ,6O9;
Levy q 65c/$1OO, $11, 1,996.37; Capt.
tation, $1,O12.5O; Total tax, $13,-
0O8.87. Total Assessed Valuation,
$11,069,147; Total levy a 65c/$1OO,
71,948.62; Total CapitatiOn, $4,-
362.00; Total Tax, $76,310.62.
1t was also disclosed at the
meeting, through the reading of a
lengthy opinion by Vice Chancellor
Harold w. BTamhall, that the City
came out second in a suit in the
Court of Chancery to. sell bonds
in the amount of $4,000 to reno
vate the Sewage Disposal Plant.
Albert E. Peterman, a former Vice
Mayor and a group of local citi-
Zens filed objections to the sale
of the bonds, which sale was au-
thOrized by an election held on
October 23rd of last year What fur
ther action will be taken bv City
Council was not brought out at
the meeting. The matter can now,
however, be argued before the
State Supreme Court.
Council, on the advise of City
Solicitor Henry J. Ridgely of Do
yer, rescinded a franchise to Op-
crate a bus line within the city
limits of Milford granted to Ray
Pearson at a previous meeting and
after due advertisement, will hold
public hearing Monday evening,
April 26th, at 8 o'clock at Milford
Grange Hall to consider a resOlu-
tiOn adopted by Council, Tuesday
evening, proposing, that a fran
chise be granted to Mr.. Pearson
to operate a motor bus service
within the limits of the City.
Bills totaling many thousands of
dollars were ordered paid to Gill
bert Associates, sewer engineers.
for surveys, ETC.; Clemancau Co.,
for making the city-wide assess
ment; PleasantOn and Edgell, for
work on North Walnut Street from
Front to Second, and B. V. Whar-
ton Company, for the new police
station wagon.
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-16
lie CaIIs

Friday, April 9th, Fire at farm
owned by Harry Frankel, near Mil
ford. House Damaged, loss upwards
of S1,500.00.
Saturday, April 10th, Grass Fire
at Edna Bannings, near Owens
Station.
Sunday, April 18th, Oil Stove Fire
on North Street, Milford. No esti-
mate of damage available.
Tuesday, April 18th, Chimney
Fire at Vests in the Shawnee
Area. No estimate of damage avail
able
Wednesday. April 14th,, Fire at
Morris Property on Church Avenue.
Cause not asscertained. Loss not
estimated