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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Virginia Liquor Sales
Up s. Million in Year
BY The Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. Feb. g.
Liquor sales in Virginia in
creased So million in the fiscal
year that ended last June 80
over the previous year. the State
ABC Board announced today.
While sales went up, profits
went down. Net profits decreased
1898 ,523 from the previous year.
This was primarily due to higher
sales and administrative costs,
the State Board said.
The sales figures were con-
tanned in the State Boards an
nual report made public today.
Net profit for the past fiscal
year came to Sl6.679,065.34. The
Abingdon store led in sales with
81 million worth of alcoholic
beverages.
A total of 47,972,9l6 gallons Of
alcoholic beverages were sold
throughout the State during ifs
cal 1928 the board reported.
Beer accounted for SO per cent
Of this total. and other liquors
for II Der cent
The State boards Division Of
Enforcement reported it seized
81 ,442.9l3 worth of whisky pro-
duced at illegal distilleries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Thompson Plans Tight Grip
On MoryIond's Purse Strings
Democratic Delegate
Takes Over Reins
Of Key Committee
BY the AssociGfed Press

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 8.-Charles
Awdry Thompson, from the his
torically conservative Eastern
Shore, is going to be hard
listed with Maryland taxpayers
money.
The 38-year-old Dorchester
County Democratic delegate
, makes no wild promises as he
begins this week the big legisla-
tive job of chairman of the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee.
This is the committee which
is to go over Republican Gov.
McKeldin's 1898 million budget
with a fine-tooth comb in search
of possible reductions. It's not
only Mr.. Thompson's first COM
mittee Craftsmanship since cleo
ton in 1850. but his introduce
ton to detailed study of the
budget. He is lawyer and past
committee duty was on judicial
bills.
Mr.. Thompson has big shoes
to fill and is confident he can
do it with help of his committee
members. Last year. John Wood
Logan of Caroline County led
the Ways and Means Committee
in cutting $1,661 900 from Gov.
McKeldin's proposed budget.
prompted reduction Of the State
property tax to its lowest ever
instead of being doubled. and
paved the way for continuation
of the Is per cent State income
tax credit.
Mr.. Logan since resigned from
the Legislature.
Apparently if we're going to
make any substantial reduction
in the budget. we will have to
take a hard listed attitude to-
ward all requested increases in
appropriations" Mr.. Thompson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 8.-Mary-
lands chief movie censor says
the Legislature ought to clarity
the State movie censorship code
or face the prospect of having
the United States Supreme Court
throw out many of its provisions.
Sydney r. Traub. chairman
of the State Board of Motion
Picture Censors, said on a radio
broadcast here yesterday that
he believes in order to win
Supreme Court approval censor
ship laws will have to say just
what they mean. At present
phrases such as immoral"
'incite to crime" and harmful"
are used as reasons for banning
films.
I'VE feel that the legislature
should commence to spell out in
carefully written provisions what
is deemed acceptable and what
is deemed unacceptable" Mr..
Traub added.
He said the board is watching
with a great deal of interest"
what other States with movie
censorship are doing toward re-
Vlsing their statutes to conform
with a recent Supreme Court
decision.
The court reversed bans on
films in New York and Ohio, one
OF which was tagged immoral"
and another labeled as melting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08

compulsion on any of them to
agree invariably with every
thing proposed by any of the
others. The NAACP cherishes
the four freedoms, too.
"As a member of the national
board of directors of the NAACF
for the past four years. as chair
man of Its National Health Com
mittee and as one who has on
various occasions prepared the
organizations testimony before
congressional committees, I have
come to have some first-hand
knowledge of the principles and
policies of the national associa-
ton. In the light of this expe-
rience I can freely label the &C
ton of last Thursday night as
strictly small time and not in
accordance with the avowed
principles of the NAACP.
1T is my earnest hope that a
broader and more enlightened
outlook on the part of the branch
in the future will permit the full
concentration of it's energies and
activities on the great issues
which confront it and it will not
impair itS effectiveness by I'M
becoming and questionable at
tacks upon personalities bearing
the same standard"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Search 10 Resume
For Third Victim Of
Potomac Hunting Trip

Search was to be resumed to-
day in the Potomac River near
Dahlgren. Va. for the body of
a third Prince Georges County
youth missing since a duck hunt
ing expedition last December.
Bodies of the other two were
found over the week end.
Still missing is the body of
Alton P. Burgess. jr.. II, of 5000
Branch avenue, Camp Springs,
Md.
The recovered bodies are those
of Richard N. Ryon. jr.. II, of
5311 Kenwood drive, Camp
Springs. and Merle Folsom, ID.
of Dangerfield drive, Clinton. Md.
All three youths were seniors
at Surrattsville High School,
Clinton. and had been missing
since their capsiZed boat was
found in the river off Charles
County last December 10.
Sheriff j. S. Ishman of King
George County, Va, said the
Ryon boys body was found at
about 4 pm. Saturday by Wilbur
Mardis, laborer at Dahlgren
who was walking along a bank.
The sheriff said a search for
the others was begun immedi-
ately and continued yesterday.
Virginia State police and three
Civil Air Patrol planes from
Hybla Valley airport participated
yesterday.
The Folsom youths body was
seen from the air about two
miles upstream from where the
Ryon boys body was found.
Young Ryon was the son of
Mrs. Thelma Rice and also is
survived by his stepfather, Gabe
Rice; two sisters and three
brothers.
The Folsom youth was the son
of Mrs. Robert Johnson of Dan
gerfield drive, Clinton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Police Say Tilted Suitor
Faxed Story Of BEATING

A young sutton thought his
girl friend might be sorry she
turned him down if he were
kidnapped. beaten, knitted and
robbed.
So, police said, the 26-year-
old man stumbled into the Ninth
Precinct with blood on his hands
and face and told policemen
there that that was what hap
pened to him.
Detectives doubted the story
when they found SIT in his wall
let. They questioned him fur
Their, then announced he had
admitted cutting himself and
taking the robbery story to win
sympathy from the girl who had
Tilted him a week ago.
Police said they would charge
the '10-cent store stock clerk
with making a false report as
soon as he is released from Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
COP. Judge Frees
Beggor Predicting
For Depression

BALTIMORE. Feb. 8.-Magis-
trate William F. LaukaitiS today
dismissed a charge of begging
in the streets against a mer-
chant seaman who said he was
lust keeping in practice in case
of a depression"
After Seaman Walter HaIlett,
43, proved he had means of sup
port. Magistrate Laukaitis sent
him back to his ship with the
admonition: You don't have to
get in the practice of having
to beg-just stay in the habit
of working"
Besides" said the magistrate,
an active Republican, "a man
that happens to be President
just said the other day that all
this depression talk is untrue"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Park Police Private
Killed as His Car
Upsets in Maryland

A park policeman was killed
yesterday when his car went
out of control on Suitland road
in Morningside. Md. and rolled
over on him.
The dead man was Pvt. James
D. Sellner, 30. or 1906 T place
Sc, member of the park po-
lice force since May /, 1851.
Pvt. Sellner was off duty and
was returning from a party in
Maryland. accompanied by a
woman who escaped serious in
jury, according to Prince
Georges County police.
The companion, Vetray Sud-
dith. "a, of 400 Condor terrace
S. E.. was released from District
General Hospital after treatment
there for scalp cuts.
Corpl. Donald Forsht, of the
county's accident investigation
unit. said the car apparently was
going at high speed when it
went out of control at 2:15 am.
half mile south of the Suitland
parkway.
Pvt. Sellner was a graduate of
AnacoStia High School and a
veteran Of three years in the
Navy in World War II.
Survivors include his mother,
Mrs. Olive v. Sellner, and STEP
father. Charles j. Sellner. 1924
Brothers place Sc, and a
brother, Henry E. Sellner, a
Government employee in the
Canal Zone. Mrs. Sellner said
her son also was survived by a
divorced wife and two children.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at Chambers funeral
home, SIT Eleventh street Sc,
with burial in Arlington Gene
terry. The time has not been
set yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Soldier Dies of Injury
After Cor Hits Pole

Army Pvt. Charles Starks, 81
who was stationed with an anti.
aircraft gun battalion at Ian
dover. Md, died yesterday in
Walter Reed Hospital of inju-
ries suffered in an auto accident
Friday night in Cedar Heights,
Md.
Prince Georges County police
said Pvt. Starks. colored, was
the driver of an auto which hit
a pole on Sheriff road. 300 feet
north OF, the District Line.
Before his Death, the soldier
said he had been run off the
highway by an unidentified We
hicle travelling in the opposite
direction, Police Pvt. Sedrick o.
Packet reported.
Army authorities said Pvt.
Starks was a native of Memphis,
Tenn. Survivors include his
widow, Mrs. Hazel c. StarkS, of
217 Fiftieth street NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08

believes. I'VE will have to re-
Quire that they be demonstrated
to be not only necessary. but abb
solutely necessary. I believe the
committee in general also has
that altitude"
The hearings for department
heads to argue for their requests
will be held every day. including
Friday afternoon which Mr..
Thompson pointed out has not
been a practice in past sessions.
I'VE intend to work on the
budget in the same general man
ner in which it was handled last
year except that the big depart
ments will be heard in the first
few days instead of at the con-
clusion. This will give us more
time to work on the hearings in
which it is possible to make sub
stantial cuts" Mr.. Thompson
said.
The Ways aand Means and
the Senate Finance Committees
will conduct separate hearings
and there will not be any attempt
to reconcile our actions until
after each has made an indie
pendent decision"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Democrats Revive
Plan for Maryland
Automatic Tax Cut

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. g.
Another Democratic effort to
install Virginia's automatic tax
reduction plan in Maryland was
in the making today.
Senator Melnicove, Democrat.
of Baltimore. said the only ques-
tons appeared to be how many
would sponsor the move. and its
exact terms.
The Senate passed such a bill
last year. but the House refused
to concur. House sentiment this
session has not crystallized. but
it developed that Senate Demo-
Gratis met quietly last week to
revive their campaign.
Similar to Virginia.
The 1853 measure was pat
termed after one adopted several
years ago in Virginia and named
after its sponsor. State Senator
Harry F. Byrd. jr. In Maryland
it would have set aside revenues
actually received in excess of
budget estimates for three pur-
poses: A million dollar reserve,
the next three to lower the prop
erty tax and the balance to cut
personal income taxes.
Virginia credits all it's surplus
against the income tax, so long
as it can effect a 5 per cent
reduction. The Legislature in
Richmond has been asked this
year to suspend the plan and
devote the anticipated 81 mil
lion excess either to general
appropriations or schools.
In Maryland, Gov. McKeldin is
against the proposal. Republi-
cans backed him fully last year
and haven't shown any change
of heart.
Majority Leader Goldstein,
Democrat, Of Calvert. said he was
eager to make another try. but
sought agreement by at least
Is of the Is Democratic Sem
ators. Fifteen would constitute a
majority.
May Introduce Bill.
Senator Melnicove reported
that as a result of talks last week
"a number of us are seriously
considering" introduction of a
measure within the next few
days.
Senator Turnbull, Democrat,
OF Baltimore County suggested a
change in the provisions. After
putting the first million into a
cushion fund, he recommended
spending the balance OIL capital
improvements that otherwise
would require bond money.
Maryland SURPRISES have been
dwindling, and Controller j. Mil
lard Tawes said recently that
talk Of any automatic tGx-reouc-
ton plan was academic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Repeal Of Tax Cut
TO Be Discussed by
Virginia Delegates

RICHMOND. Va. Feb. 8.-Vir-
ginia's Legislature went back into
session today facing a week that
will be highlighted by considera-
ton of two controversial tax is
sues.
The first comes up this after
noon, when the House Finance
Committee holds a public hearing
on a proposal to suspend the
Byrd Automatic Tax Reduction
Act for the next two years. A
bill sponsored by Delegate Stuart
Carter of Botetourt would take
some s. million earmarked for
State income tax cuts and al
locate the money for education
and health needs.
Predicts Tax Increase.
Mr.. Carriers proposal has
stirred up the bitter opposition of
State Senator Harry F.. Byrd. jr.,
who successfully championed the
tax reduction bill in the 1850
General Assembly. Today, hours
before the public hearing, the
Winchester Senator said that if
the tax reduction act is repealed
or suspended it will mean IAN
immediate increase in the tax
bills of 100000 Virginia tax
payers"
That the tax reduction law
does not prevent the expanding
of State services becomes obvious
when comparing the new budget
with that of the biennium end
ing 1850. at which time the tax
reduction law became effective"
Mr.. Byrd said in a statement.
Despite the tax refunds au-
thorized by the bill. said Mr..
Byrd. there has been no slice in
appropriations for worthy causes
rather the opposite since ere
curing expenses have been in
creased by $l04 million the
overall increase has been 70 per
cent"
The tax reduction act has
provided some $40 million in
State income tax cuts to indi-
vidualS and corporations in the
past three years. 1t provides
that taxpayers receive a reduce
ton when the States general
fund revenues exceed by a GER
tain percentage the predictions
of budget officials.
Critics say the law works a
hardship on State agencies and
institutions because it robs the
treasury of money that might
be used to meet vital needs not
foreseen by the budget-makers.
Gasoline Tax Boost.
The other big issue facing the
Legislature this week is Gov.
Stanley'S proposal for a l-cent
gasoline tax increase. The House
and Senate Finance Committees
have tentatively set Wednesday
for public hearing on the Gov
errors recommendation.
Virginia's gas tax is cents
at present. If the boost to 7
cents is carried out, the State
will have one of the highest
gasoline taxes in the Nation.
Meantime, officials of the Vir-
GINA Federation of Women's
Clubs and the Virginia Congress
of Parents and Teachers last
night announced their support
of the Carter bill to suspend the
Byrd act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Register Tonight
For Adult Glasses

Registration for adult educa-
ton courses at George Washing
ton High School, Alexandria.
will be held there from 7 to 9
o'clock tonight.
Among courses to be offered
are the art of hooked rug max
ing, music appreciation, land
scaping, blueprint reading and
drafting, English for business
use and interior decorating. The
registration fee is 81 for one or
more courses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Muscle Science Join Sinews
To Tackle Water Main Leaks

Once the leak is found, the
work crews radio back to the
brain room to find out where
the nearest valves are so they
can cut off the flow of water or
sewage through the leaky pipe.
1924 Cutoff Valves.
The engineers keep tab on
their II ,254 cutoff valves through
a complicated system of index
maps. The maps show the work
crews what valves they have to
cut off. They also show where
the valves are located under
ground in relation to known and
visible checkpoints on the sur
face. such as power poles and
fire hydrants, because many of
the valves have no steel tops at
the surface.
Science comes to their aid
here. too, with a magnetic needle,
which dips downward whenever
1t is held directly over metal.
Once the valves are turned off
the workmen start digging. If
it's a good-sized leak, a crane
usually has been sent to the
scene by this time.
AS soon as the broken pipe is
uncovered the engineers on the
job quickly size up what ma-
terials will be needed to patch
the leak. The control room is
notified and the requested ma
terials are trucked to the scene.
Mr.. Jester says this whole
process-from the time the leak
is discovered until service is re-
stored-usually takes four or
five hours and requires the serv-
ices of from 10 to Is men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Absentee Voter
Bill Offered at
Virginia Session
Fenwick Proposes
Law to Eliminate
Chances of Freud
Uy NICK n. TIeStUH
StoE Stom Correspondenf

RICHMOND, Feb. 8.-Legis-
lation designed to strengthen
the absentee voter law and to
cut down the highway accident
rate involving trucks was intro
duced by northern Virginia del
egations to the General Assem-
bly, today.
At the same time a large num-
Der Of representatives from the
bar associations of Arlington
and Fairfax Counties arrived
here with arguments to support
bills that would give those areas
an additional circuit court judge
each.
Mail Ballots to Richmond.
Senator Charles r. Fenwick
of Arlington is the author of
the absentee voter proposal Its
principal feature is a require
ment that all absentee ballots be
mailed directly to the State
Board of Elections here in Rich
mond, instead of to local cleo
ton boards.
The sponsor hopes to elm
mate much of the fraud that is
charged up to the present
method.
Senator John A. K. Donovan
OF Fairfax submitted a measure
which would prevent commercial
trucks from crossing over the
opposite lanes Of highways so
that the driver can stop for a
cup of coffee or a bite to eat.
Stated another way, the bill
prohibits trucks from crossing
into the opposite lane except to
load or unload cargo, make
emergency repairs or to turn
into another highway at an in
tersection.
Need for New Judge.
The Arlington Bar Association
was to be represented at a pub
lie hearing later today by a dele
| cation whose spokesman are
Thomas w. Phillips, Frank l..
Ball. ST., Commemorative At
torney William J. Hassan and
William H. Chadwick, president
of the association.
The Fairfax delegation was to
include John Alexander, chair
man of subcommittee studying
the need for an additional judge.
Harry Carrico, James Keith,
Ralph Lauk and r. Burke Hertz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Maryland Movie Censor Asks
Qualification of State Code

to crime" Maryland also has an
"incite- to-crime" provision in its
code.
Mr.. Traub said the New York
legislature would receive a bill
this week to amend its censor
ship code to more clearly spell
out what it means by film being
immoral"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Young Democrats
Plan Baltimore Dinner

Senator Jackson, Democrat, of
Washington will be principal
speaker at the third annual
Jackson Day Dinner sponsored
by the Young Democratic Clubs
Of Maryland.
The dinner will be held at the
Hotel Emerson in Baltimore at
z pm. March Is. William T.
Winand, jr.. is chairman of the
dinner committee.
Tickets to the dinner may be
obtained by writing the Young
Democratic Clubs of Maryland,
10 West street. Annapolis, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Red Cross Graduation

The Fairfax County Chapter
} of the American Red Cross will
award certificates to % Gray
Ladies. 48 staff aides and %
production workers in gradu-
alton exercises at 1870 pm. Feb
ruary II in the Red Cross Build
ing at Fort Belvoir Army Hos
pital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
You think you have trouble
with a leaky faucet?

You think you have trouble
with a leaky faucet?
Put yourself in the place of
the engineers for the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Com
mission who are responsible for
patching the leaks on the 1000
miles of water and sewer mains
in suburban Maryland,
1t takes a well-organized COM
bination of muscle and science
to do their job, according to
Jack Jester. maintenance en-
gineer for the commission.
Word of a break" sets of a
furry of activity in the radio
equipped control room of the
commissions engineering Office
in Hyattsville.
Crew Answers Quickly.
First a crew of four or five men
is sent to the area of the break.
The crews are in trucks. which
are also radio equipped.
Their job is to find the leak.
That isn't always easy.
If it's a big enough break for
water to be gushing to the sur
face. it usually is not too diff
cult to find the source Of the
trouble. But If there's no sur
face indication of where the leak
is. then the work crews have to
play detective.
They are equipped for it.
They have two electronic gad-
getS-one locates underground
pipes magnetically, and the other
traces leaks by listening to the
flow of water and finding the
loudeSt gurgle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-07
Welfare Waste Cited
In Home Rule Plea

Home rule for the District
would eliminate "the terrible
waste of time and money" in
conducting the city's welfare
program, a speaker said last
night.
She was Mrs. Theodore O.
Wedel, member of both the
Commissioners Advisory Com
mittee on Public Welfare and Of
the Advisory Committee to Ju-
venile Court.
During a radio broadcast, Mrs.
Wedel said: Public welfare, be-
cause it is such a big and costly
program. ought to be very care
fully planned. and we ought to
know where every penny goes"
She asserted that IAN elected
city government. close to the
people," could do a better Job
than members Of Congress can.
The speaker also maintained
that. under home rule. something
already would have been done
about the "disgraceful" condi-
tons Of welfare institutions be-
cause there are plenty Of citi-
zens in the District upset over
the terrible buildings in which
we are housing our children and
old people"
Mrs. Wedel spoke over the
Washington Home Rule Commit
tee program on Station WWDC.
She was interviewed by George
Pendleton. The program will be
rebroadcast over WCFM at 6:15
o'clock tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-07
Detroit Presbyfery Urges
sy the Assoeie,sd Press

DETROIT, April Z The Judi
ciary Committee Of the Detroit
Presbytery last night recon-
mended clemency and forgive
ness for the Rev. Joseph Nowak,
a Presbyterian minister who had
testified in Washington that he
was a former Communist.
The committee in its report to
the Presbytery said:
From the evidence submitted
to the committee at this time,
we do not feel that there is a
basis for judicial action"
The committee said Mr.. Nowak
acknowledged membership in the
Communist Party in 1916, but
now "disavowed any connection
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-07
CIemency for Ex-Red

with the Communist Party or It's
philosophy" It added that Mr..
Nowak "also reaffirmed his 10y
atty to Christ and the church"
Mr.. Nowak testified before the
House Un-American Activities
COMMITTEES March Is that he
formerly was a Communist. He
then resigned as q desk clerk at
the Detroit downtown YMCA.