davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1954-01-01
20 Are Killed in D. G. Traffic,
S More Than '52Record Low

Traffic accidents took 70 lives
in the District during 1853 -
five more than the record low
In 1852.
OF the 70 killed in traffic. At
were pedestrians.
Statistics compiled by the Po-
lice Departments Accident In
vestigation Unit and made pub
lie with an analysis by the
Commissioners Traffic Advisory
Board public education commit
tee showed:
Drinking was noted among
both fatally injured pedestrians
and drivers involved in driver
passenger traffic deaths. Five of
the pedestrians had been drink
ing and six Of the drivers.
Elderly Pedestrian Toll.
Elderly pedestrians continued
to be the most frequent victims.
OF the AZ pedestrians killed in
traffic. "a of them were between
the ages of so and Sc years.
Death struck most often be-
tween 4 pm. and 8 pm. Twenty
five Of the pedestrian fatalities
occurred during those hours.
Men were killed more fire.
quently than women. OF the
pedestrians killed, IS were males
and IL were females.
Pedestrians were at fault in
the majority of the pedestrian
deaths. Ten were struck while
crossing streets outside the cross
walk. Six deaths occurred when
the pedestrian came out from
between parked cars. Sheer in
attentiveness, such as standing
out in the street or walking into
the side of a bus or stepping
from a loading platform or run
ming into the street, was blamed
In IL cases.
One pedestrian lost her life
when she pushed her car, fell
as she tired to get behind the
wheel and was crushed to death.
The other II pedestrian deaths
Evening star., 1954-01-01
.0f-Duty Policeman
Catches Suspect in
Maryland Break-|n

An off-duty Prince Georges
County policeman today cap
tured a housebreaking suspect
after a four-mile. high-speed
auto chase that ended in a
crackup in Marlboro.
Police said they charged Clay
ton H. Larue. 20. of no fixed
address. with store housebreak-
ing.
Detective Sergt. Wilson j.
Purdy said Larue was spotted
coming out of a tavern and
grocery at Central avenue and
Largo road about S am. by Pvt.
John E. Sellner. who was driv-
ing his own car.
Pvt. Sellner gave chase as
Larue jumped into a car which
then sped down Largo road. The
fleeing car plowed into a dirt
bank at the dead end of Marl-
boro pike.
Inc driver or the car escaped
but Pvt. Sellner arrested Larue
before he could get out of the
car.
Sergt. Purdy said a quantity of
whisky, cigars and money was
recovered from the car. He was
unable to determine Immediately
the amount of goods stolen.
The two men. police said. en-
tered the tavern after breaking a
side window.
Sergt. Purdy said the action
was a repeat performance for
Pvt. Sellner. About a year ago,
while off-duty he captured a
housebreaker he saw leaving a
filling station in Camp Springs.
Larue is scheduled to appear
in Marlboro Police Court Mon
day on the charge, police said.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Area Church Groups Mark
New Year in PRAYER and Walls

Chandler Stith, executive secre-
tary of the District of Columbia
Baptist Convention; the Rev.
Frank Squires, pastor Of Cove
nant Baptist Church; the Rev.
Martin F. Clough, pastor of
Grace Baptist Church, and the
Rev. j. Walter Carpenter, pastor
of Metropolitan Church. Gov
enant and Grace Churches had
their beginning as missions of
Metropolitan Church.
Metropolitan Church is the
second largest Baptist church in
Washington with 1887 members
and 1000 church school pupils.
It's Training Union with some
500 members is the largest in a
four-State area.
The church supports % foreign
missionaries and has 20 young
people studying for the ministry
or church careers. It is admins
tered by a staff of 10 persons.
The church was organized
February 81. 1873 with 81 men,
bers. The church traces its ORR
gins back to 1869, however. when
a group of BaptistS started meet
ing in a private home on East
Capitol street.
In May, 1874 the Metropolitan
Baptists Association was formed
with Al members. It purchased
the present church site in 1877
for $1,000 and put up a chapel
with another $4,000 and volun-
teer labor.
The present church was built
in 1911 and the educational
building in 1927. Three stories
containing 20 classrooms were
added to the educational build
ing in 1851.
Evening star., 1954-01-01

were caused by failure of the
driver to see the victim in time,
failure of the operator to give
the right of way to the pedes-
trian, bad brakes and unreason-
able speed.
Two Cases Still UnsOlved.
There were two hit-and-run
cases still unsolved, and four
pedestrians were killed by street.
cars.
In the non-pedestrian traffic
deaths. IL of the victims were
drivers and IL were passengers.
In these % deaths. nine of
the drivers had been speeding,
four had passed stop signs and
two ran through a red light. OF
the others, the driver had failed
to give full time or attention to
the driving, fell asleep at the
wheel, failed to give the right Of
way to the other vehicle or ran
law q AAC0 OUJCCb.
Deputy Police Chief John
Agnew in charge of the police
traffic division noted that arrests
for hazardous violations while
moving. through November had
increased by 1925 over the entire
previous year.
However" he added, "since
we have five increased fatalities
over 1852. it is apparent that en-
forcement is not the entire an
Swer in reducing traffic fa-
talities."
High Point in 1884.
The Districts traffic deaths
reached their high point in 1884
when traffic claimed 1876 victims.
Thereafter, the traffic toll de-
clined. In recent years, there
were 81 traffic deaths in 1948, a
total Of II in 1949. the same total
in 1850 and 68 In 1851.
In neighboring States, there
were $40 Maryland traffic deaths
in 1853. compared with 536 in
1852. and Virginia's traffic toll
amounted to 902 deaths, COM
pared with $50 the previous year.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
National Death Toll
Is Below Predictions
By the Associated Press

The number of fatalities on
the Nations highways rose very
slowly Friday with only ~ traf-
flc deaths recorded some 16
hours after the start of the
long new year weekend.
The National Safety Council
had estimated that $50 Ameri-
cans would perish in traffic mis-
haps during the period from 6
pm. Thursday to midnight Sum-
day. Apparently, however, eau
ton born of the tragic Christmas
weekend when 523 died in traffic
crashes was reflected in Fridays
comparatively low traffic rate.
A dozen persons died in fires
and three deaths were attibuted
to miscellaneous causes.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Mrs. BuchhoIz Named
Sd Woman Chairman
OF Arlington Board

Mrs. Leone Buchholz today
was elected chairman Of the Ar
lington County Board, the third
member of her sex ever to hold
the Office.
The board, which is the Off
cial governing body of the nearby
Virginia community. held brief
organization meeting today in
the courthouse.
Wesley Cooper Seated.
Wesley w. Cooper, the first
Democrat to be elected to the
five-member group since 1948,
was seated as a new member. He
was elected last November for a
term beginning today to succeed
DR.. Robert H. Detwiler, who did
not seek reelection.
The board now is made up of
two Republicans. one Democrat
and two nominees of the Arling-
ton Independent Movement, a
coalition of both parties. Until
late In 1852, the non-partisans
controlled the board but have
been unsuccessful in electing
their candidates since a court
order removed three of their
members from the board because
they are employees of the Federal
Government.
DIR. Detwiler had been serving
out the unexpired term of Robert
w. Cox. one of those removed.
Mrs. Buchholz, who was NOM
mated by A. I. NJ, will serve
through 1854, which represents
the unexpired term of Daniel A.
Dugan, also removed. Alvin F.
Kimel. another A. I. M. member.
has until the end of next year
to serve out the term of Alan
L. Dean, the third Federal en-
ploye.
Peck Steps Down.
Robert A. Peck, Republican,
who stepped down as chairman
today. also has through next year
to serve and Georg. M. Rowzee.
the other Republican, will serve
through 1856.
Mrs. Ruchholz ist the first
woman since Mrs. Florence Can
non, a former mer,per, to serve
as chairman. Before that. the
late Mrs. Elizabeth Magruder
had headed the governing body
Evening star., 1954-01-01
tuberculosis
Death RateCut
81 Pct. Here
Department Reports
Heart Disease Still
Leads as Killer

A successful fight is being
waged by the Health Depart
ment against tuberculosis, it was
revealed today in the depart
ment's report on 1858.
The death rate from tubercu-
losis, the report said, dropped
about 81 per cent-the greatest
decline recorded in Washington
in recent years. Figures show
154 deaths from tuberculosis oc-
Cured among residents last
year, compared with 223 in 1852.
However, the Health Depart
ment continued to describe tu-
berculosis as the Districts
worst communicable disease
problem"
Heart disease remained as the
mo. / killer" in 1858, continuing
an Upward trend from 1885
deaths in 1852 to 3,038 deaths
last year. The Health Depart
ment said heart disease deaths
account for more than 80 per
cent of all local deaths.
Cancer, the mo. 2 Killer" con-
tinued on the increase. Deaths
this year numbered LIST, COM
pared with 1888 in 1852.
Other death rates on the in
crease in 1858 included diseases
of the central nervous system,
pneumonia, influenza and dia-
betes.
One Polio Death.
No deaths were reported from
scarlet fever and diphtheria.
Only one death each was laid
to measles, polio and whooping
cough.
The Preventable Disease Bu-
,reau of the Health Department
distributed 1,414 centimeters Of
gamma globulin to 158 contacts
of polio cases. Though the effec-
tiveneSs of gamma gloublin
against polio has not yet been
established, the city had only GA
cases compared to 1876 cases in
1852.
Psittacosis, or parrot fever,
cropped up in 1853 for the first
time since 1941. One case was
reported and strenuous efforts
were made to control the sale Of
birds believed to be carriers of
the disease.
An intensive case-flnding pro-
gram was launched in conjunc-
ton with the veneral-disease
control program. 1t was found
the incidence of early syphilis
has been rapidly declining dur
ing the last six years, while the
incidence of gonorrhea has re-
manned at high level.
Infant Mortality Down.
The infant mortality rate for
the year was 31.8 per 1000 live
births. whereas the rate in 1852
was 35.2 per 1000 live births.
There was a decrease in the ac-
tual number of infant deaths
from GAS G952) to COS u953).
The Inauguration presented a
mammoth problem to food in
Spectors of the health depart
ment. Preparations of full
course meals, sandwiches and
beverages and ice cream be-
gan Is days before Inaugural
ton to handle the influx
of close to a million per-
sons. Food inspectors made extra
inspections and on Inauguration
Day kept close watch on all
food operations. Not a single
official complaint of unwhole-
some food or food poisoning was
reported during the week before
Inauguration Day or the day it.
self
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Former to Be Named

CHARLOTTE SVILLE, Va,
Jan. R.-The Charlottesville
areas outstanding young farmer
will be named at the first of a
series of district conventions of
the Young Farmers Association
Of Virginia here Wednesday.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Three Fort BeIvoir Officers
Injured in Car Crash

Mount Rainier (Md.) police
today reported three Army Off
GERS from Fort Belvoir were in
jured when their car crashed
into concrete pillar supporting
a blinker light at Rhode Island
and Eastern avenues.
Taken to Prince Georges Hos
pital and then transferred to the
Walter Reed Army Medical Gen.
ter were Its. Walter A. Rein
hardt, %; Erwin Bartel, jr.. %,
and John Nelson, %.
Police said the car was demol-
ished by the crash at 6:15 am.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Two Policemen Bruised
In Northeast Collision

Two District policemen were
bruised early today when their
patrol car was involved in a coll
lision with an automobile at
Fifty-flfth and Grant streets NE.
Pvts. Robert L. Baba, 26, and
Gerald M. Ebert, 20, of the 14th
precinct reported their cruiser
was struck by a car driven by
Alfred E. Johnson, "a, colored,
of the 2400 block of Otis street
NE.
johnson was charged with
failing to yield the right of way
and having no District driving
permit. The policemen were to
report to the police clinic today.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Alexandra Lists
FirstArea Death
In 1854 Traffic
Man, 76, Killed
Crossing Street;
Driver Held

A 76-year-old Alexandria man
became the Washington areas
first traffic fatality of 1854 early
today after he was struck by
a car as he crossed King street
IN Alexandra.
Alexandria police identified
him as John Williams, colored,
aof 1923 South Columbus street.
Police said he was struck
shortly after midnight by a car
driven by Charles e. Cockrell,
%, Of the 200 block Of South
Fayette street. The accident oc-
Cured at King and Alfred
streets.
Mr.. Cockrell was jailed by
Police Pvts. George May and
John Wilkinson on charges of
hit and run. reckless driving
and manslaughter. Police said
he was arrested two blocks from
the scene of the accident.
The victim died shortly after
am. at Alexandria Hospital.
police said.
Evening star., 1954-10-28
AWord to the Wise
Frunk Beck
By Mrs. Fronk Colby

Mrs. L. w., of Whittier. Calf.
sends clipping about a criminal
trial. The accused couple, states
the article. ". sat stiff1y before
the antiquated frescoed oak
judges bench" Mrs. w. declares,
"Out here in California, where
the unusual causes no comment,
we think nothing Of courts
presided over by antiquated
frescoed oak judges"
In a popular comic strip, the
detective-hero broadcasts: Atten-
ton! Watch for girl in a
sweater with dark hair and slant
eyes,"
Another example of "with-itis"
occurs in a caption in a national
magazine. It speaks of "a tired
young lady with sore knees
named Gladys Johnson"
Mrs. G. p, of Orange. Calf,
discovers something new in we'd
ding decorations as reported by
the local society page: '"The place
of worship was decorated with
candelabra In which burned
white candles, potted palms, and
ferns"
Mrs. c. E., of Paris, Tenn.
finds this "loony logic" in a
newspaper serial: kay pinned a
gardenia in her hair which Chin
had brought from the garden. :"
Now let us see what we have
thus far: Cd an antiquated
frescoed oak judge; (2) sweater
with. dark hair and slant eyes;
CD sore knees named Gladys
Johnson; (4) white candles,
potted palms, and ferns burning
in the candelabra; (5) hair
brought in from the garden. /
It isn't so much a question Of
logic. Loony references like these
are usually the result of too
hasty writing, plus hurried
proofreading. or, most likely, no
proofreading at all by the writer
himself.
All Of us should train ourselves
to keep the sentence elements
orderly and properly modified.
Note how the rearranging Of q
word or two easily does the trick:
I'd The judges antiquated,
frescoed oak bench; t2) q
sweater-clad girl with dark hair
and slant eyes: CD Gladys john
son. a tired young lady with sore
knees: a decorated with potted
palms, ferns. and candelabra in
which burned white candles; CD
Kay pinned In her hair q gar
denia which Chin had brought
from the garden.
tDi}tributed by McNausht syndicate. ms,
Evening star., 1954-10-28
Shrubs Gardens.

This is the month to consider
new shrubs, either for their
flowers or berries. In the spring
it is wonderful to have a parade
Of lovely flowers. In autumn.
the berries are excellent feeding
stations for bird friends.
Permanent paintings need
careful consideration. in order to
obtain the best possible effect.
Given an opportunity, some
shrubs spread and spread. At
first it is best to have what may
appear to be a skimpy planting.
This avoids overcrowding later.
Then study color effects. You
can have wonderful color COM
binations that will blend well
with the home. Plant the low
shrubs In front of the tall ones
and bank certain colors for their
decorative effect.
Flowering ounce Is an old ia
evorite and there are several mpd-
Evening star., 1954-10-28
By Lillion Cox Athey

You will discover many dwarf
shrubs that produce bright fruit
that will be blessing to bird
friends and Of decorative value
through the winter. Consult tree
nursery books before visiting your
florist. Get everything In readi-
ness for the plant that win be
with you for many years to
come. Giving them a good start
will amply repay you.
Evening star., 1954-10-28
Natures Children

ern varieties. Viburnums are ex-
cellent near the house and for
sythias give an early spring sa-
lutte that never fails to lift the
spirits. Mock orange gives the
white note needed and the fra
GRANGE; Philadelphus Innocence
is the most attractive member
to use. S
OF course the azealeas are a
must. For spring floral effects
and in the autumn what can be
more cheerful than the berry
clusters Of the pyracanthas? The
abelia is q summer-through-
autumn bloomer that is good.
For year-round pleasure there
is the dogwood and during spring
and summer all Of us enjoy the
red maple and weeping cherry.
In time you will know just what
shrubs you must have and how
to make them happy after you
get them.
Evening star., 1954-10-28

Where is there any problem?'
asked Mr.. Muzzy. when you're
fourth hand. you either can take
the trick and door you can't
take it and don't"
This summation was laudable
only for it's brevity. Everybody
but Mr.. Muzzy knows it is not
that simple. Sometimes if you
take a trick. fourth hand. you
give your opponents their con-
tract. And sometimes it works
the other way around.
There are simple variations of
this theme. as illustrated in to-
days hand. and there are some
very complex variations, which
will be discussed later in this
series.
Today Miss Brash arrived at
q completely hopeless contract
of three no-trump. Mr.. New tried
to head her of by rebidding his
diamonds over her two-no-
trump bid.
A wiser course would have been
to pass two no-trump. That's
the only way to stop Miss Brash.
Actually there was no need
to stop under game because Mr..
Muzzy helped Miss Brash to
make her contract.
Mrs. Keen opened the six of
hearts. Mr.. Muzzy put up the
king and the ace won. Miss
Brash promptly laid down the
10 Of diamonds. Mrs. Keen prop
erly played the eight, the trey
went on from dummy and. with
out hesitation, Mr.. Muzzy won
with the ace.
Apparently he was obsessed
with the idea that his partner
had led from something like five
hearts to the queen-ten.
He slapped the jack Of hearts
on the table and was ready to
play the eight at the next trick.
But at the next trick it wasn't
his lead. Miss Brash won with
the queen of hearts and ratified
OF enough tricks for her con-
tract.
AS you see. If Mr.. Muzzy had
permitted Miss Brash to win the
first two diamond tricks, that's
all the diamonds she would have
won. And she would have had
no play at all for nine tricks.
tCopyrisht. 1854, General Featcres corp.)
Evening star., 1954-10-28
Confer on Marriage Aid

Mayors of 323 South African
communities met In Johannes
burg to form q national group
to stimulate the work Of mar
riage guidance councils through
out the country.
Evening star., 1954-10-28

still cabinet officers at his
death in 1854?
3, A future President said,
"We must remember not to
judge any public servant by
any act. and especially should
we beware of attacking the
men who are merely the oc-
casions and not the causes of
disaster" Which President?
ANSWERS on Next Page.)
Evening star., 1954-10-28
Our Presidents
By Honore M. CotudoI

/. Who was President when
the Statue OF Liberty was un-
yelled In New York harbor SO
years ago today?
q. Whieh two members Of
President r. d. Roosevelt's
original cabinet In 1893 were
Evening star., 1954-10-28
Asbestos Leeds Gold

Asbestos is now Southern Rho
desia's most important mineral,
leading gold by a slight margin
in recent reports released In
Salisbury.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-10
Da Sc maIo porazgovorimo
Michael Grasha, upravitelj Pomlatka

Mi skoro dnevno primamo upite cd upravitea gnjez-
odsecnih odbornka cd canova uopce To iztrazvane
ponekad Cd neke vro zamrsene stvar kako da
prvede krau nekm slucaevim trazi informacja ko
jos nie dosla javnos pak pretezni bro 18TH od
razue nepoznavanju osnovnih tetaja temenih deo-
vanja organzacije
Svaki list svak upit je uvjek dosta vazan da
pr1n odgovor. Ali to rijesava problem jednoga,
te posto, kako gore posto poreba da
Genie prosr oducio da redovto ogasm prm en upt
i odgovor.
Ma 21. secna PRIMO slijedece: - "e Ii dozvolje-
da clan ko vec made dijee osigurano Endowment
plan traz Term osiguraciju to dijete?"
Svaki clan Pomladka iii moite moze osgurat
ednu iii wise vrst osgurnne dok ukupna svota svh
negovh certfikata preaz ogranicenje drzave kooj
zvi Samo drzave Connecticut, Minnesota i New York
stavljaju ogranicenje djetje osgurnne $1,000
Zato, svakoj drugoj drzavi Clan iii moltelj moze
osgurat do $1,000 to bo edan iii wise vrsti certi
fikata Tako onaj Clan ko poseduje diva iii wise trajne
vrst cerfkata plaza 80 upravne troskove
jedan cd tih. Da PRIMER - ako je bio
osguran 81 900 20 Year Endowment moze jos uzeti
cemo rec So 900 20 Pay Endowment at Age 85 JOS
do 81 900 Educational Endowment Age 1S Samo ma
jedan cd tin placati 80 centa administrative
fondove.
Povrh svh ovh svaki Clan Pomladka bi trebao imati
Term certkat Ia osiguracija je ako eftna da bas
treba tumact ednosavno kao nagrada kou nasa Zajed
dijeli djec svoh canova. Kada proracunamo da
kredtma, oprostima nagradama vrst osguracje
ze kosta spod Sc punh 18 godna protekcie
loga da svak Saven nebi upsao svoe dee mas Polada
ia nase gradelje ia topic preporucujem da kada tra
novog clana odjelenje da ga upisete Term
jos jedan cd ranh vrs certfikata Eto, Term
dajete skoro besplatno pax neka uzme drug.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-10

Geraldine Tomich, koja je
presla IL Pomlatka gnijezda
broj 2S7 u odraslo clanstvo,
koje sliku ovdje donosimo, da
ju clanovi i prijatelji vide i
bolje upoznaju.
Rodjena je 2. oktobra 1885.
ovdje u Belingham, Wash. cd
dobrih i cestitih roditelja -
Nikole i Mande Tomich. Me
zin otac i majka su dosli u
ovu zemlju il mjesta Wis,
Dalmacija, i tn joj Sc otac
bavi sa ribanjem ma moru.
Sestra Geraldine je zavrsi-
la osnovnu i srednju skolu sa
odlicnim uspjehom u ovom
mjestu, a sada je nastavila
daljnje nauke u Wester Wa
shington College isto ovdje
u Bellingham.
Njezinim roditeljima cesti-
tamo ma lijepom uzgoju svoje
kcerke, a Moi klicemo u ime
naseg sveukupnog clanstva
dobrodoslicu u nase redove,
te da u istima bude ma ponos
mama svojim roditeljima.
Stjepan Petrovic, tajnik.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-10

dan ma dan Svetog Ivana, 27.
decembra 1858, u nasem Hr-
vatskom DruStvenom Domu.
Ovdje donosimo njegovu sill
ku njegova brata Antona,
da III vide clanovi i prijatelji.
Da veselje bude sto bolje
i znacajnije, on je pozvao sve
syoje sinove, kcerke, unucad,
brata i njihove obitelji, tie ne
koje nase clanove il odsjeka
broj 472. Oko 5 sati u vecer
pocela .je dolaziti njegova O.
bitelj, clanovi naseg odsjeka
i prijatelji. Tu je brat Ivan
priredio sve Sto treba, diva
velika stola puma dobre hra-
ne svakovrsnog plea. Uz to
je priredio jednog mladog
harmonikasa, koji mas je cije-
lu vecer zabavljao, a kad smo
Sc najeli napili, onda hajde
da Sc malo i plese. Tako smo
Sc tn vecer ugodro pozabavi-
Ii, jer mas je mas starina Ivan
sve lijepo pocastio svi smo
bill zadovoljni.
To je bio njegov 76 rodjen-
dan i u isto vrijeme imendan.
Bilo je dirljivo gledati kada
je brat otvarao darove, sto
su prisutni donijeli da ga da-
ruju. On to nije trazio niti
.je mislio da &c tko donijeti
dar, .jer ina "a sebe sve sto
mu treba. Ipak bio je ganut
i svima Sc je lijepim rijeci-
ma zahvalio ma daru. LA to-
ga svi su prisutni zapjevali
mu sretan rodjendan i linen
dan, a harmonikas je zasvi-
rao u svoju harmoniku, tako
da Sc je u dvorani sve skupa
veselilo radovalo. Svi SUI mu
zazelili da bi jos mnogo ro-
djendana i imendana prosla-
VIC u zdravlju i veselju. Sa-
mo mu brat Anton Debevec
nije mogao doci, posto Sc ma
lazi daleko u Eveleth, Mimi,
koji je isto u redovima nase
Zajednice, odsjeka broj "a,
pa neka on bude zdrav
VeSeO.
Tako je zavrsila ova vesela
zabava proslava naseg bra
ia Ivana Debevec.
Nikola Dizdar, izvj.