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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
Children Take Over Spotlight
In Montgomery Fair Events

again." said Conrad, land I'll
be there if I can get my father
to show my animals for me-"
Conrad and his twin sister Con-
ME are sharing the chores TAX
ing care of their IL Jersey cat
tie. Their parents are Mr.. and
Mrs Sidney Mills.
Senator Wayne Morse, indie
pendent, Of Oregon, whose poultry
entries won a big share of the
prizes in that classification last
year. has a large representation
from his Poolsville farm entered.
The rabbit division of the fair.
largely an adult competition, was
said to- be the second largest rab-
bit show in the East this year,
smaller only than the annual
Rabbit Breeders Association Con-
vention at York, Pa.
A precision demonstration by
an Air Force band and drill team
and a light draft horse pulling
contest were to wind up the
main activities.
Governor Candidates to Appear.
The schedule tomorrow-Uni-
versity of Maryland Day-in-
cludeS judging of swine at 8 am
and Guernsey at 4 pm. an ex-
hibit put on by the university's
gymnaStic team at 7::30 pm, a
visit by DR.. H. c. Byrd. retired
university president who is the
apparent Democratic candidate
for governor. and heavy draft
horse pulling contest at 8 pm.
Gov. McKeldin, DR.. Byrd's po-
litical opponent in November, is
scheduled to make an appear
ance Friday. The fair closes
Saturday night. The fairgrounds
are at the Montgomery Coop
erative Agricultural Center, left
on Chestnut street off Route $40
in Gaithersburg. Gates open at
8 am.
The Silver Spring Transit Co.
runs buses to the fairgrounds,
leaving Georgia and Alaska ave-
nues every hour on the half
hour until 1880 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
Show Aids PoIsey Fund

A two-hour magic show,
''Cavalcade of Mystery" will be
held at Uline Arena tomorrow
with proceeds benefitting the
cerebral palsy fund. The Kalli-
polls Grotto. a Masonic organi-
zatin, is sponsoring the show
which win be presented at 2 pm.
and 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
Walter Burriek Heads
Virginia State EIks
By the As,oeiossd Pres.

NORFOLK, Va. Aug. U.s.
Walter E. Barrick of Danville Is
the new president Of the Virginia
State Elks' Association.
He was elected at the groups
closing session here yesterday.
Mr.. Barrick succeeds Joseph
Marcus of Norfolk.
The Elks voted to hold their
1855 election In Danville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
BY the Asseeiossd Press

CHESTERTOWN, Md, Aug.
25.--The Board of Kent County
Commissioners has been asked
to ban the manufacture Of ex-
plosives within three miles of
any town in the county.
The request came on the heels
of a report that Bayshore In
duStries, interested in taking
over the Chestertown site of the
Kent Manufacturing Co., is
largely in explosives.
Engaged in Plastics.
The Elkton, Md. firm is the
plastics company which has been
in negotiations with Philip G..
Wilmer. president Of the Kent
Manufacturing Co. a
Eleven persons were killed. IN
q blast at the Kent plant July
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25

of Economics. Government and
History until 1947. It then was
expanded to include geography,
Far East history. contemporary
foreign governments, national
security. economic and interna-
tional relations.
When he was graduated from
the academy-26th in a class of
164-he had aspirations OF be-
coming a general staff officer,
and retained them even after ac-
cepting a temporary post there
in 1928. A few months later,
however, he decided to stay at
West Point.
Author Of Textbooks.
Col. Beukema has written
many books, including some of
the textbooks used at West
Point, and has won several out
side honors. An honorary degree
of doctor of science was con-
ferred on him in 1943 by Wash
ington and Jefferson College and
the following year honorary doc
tor of laws degrees were given
him by Rutgers and Norwich
Universities.
From 1888 to 1853 he was a
member of the Board Of Trustees
Of the Academy Association OF
Graduates. He is a native OF
Muskegon, Mich.
His decorations include the
Distinguished Service Medal and
the Purple Heart, the latter
awarded for wounds received in
World War I.
Col. Beukema and his wife
have two daughters. They are
Margery. wife Of Col. c. F. Leon
ard, jr., deputy chief of staff OF
the 1st Corps in Korea, and
Alice, wife of 1t. Col. j. G. K
Miller. also an instructor al
West Point. The son, Maj. Henry
S. Beukema. was a jet pilot and
was killed last January 10 when
his plane crashed near Langley
Air Force Base. Va.
Maj. Beukema, who was 20 at
the time of his death, was mar
ried to the former Elizabeth
Bradley and the father Of three
children. They formerly lived
at 3239 Valley drive, Alexandria
while Maj. Beukema was on duty
with the office of the Air Force
chief of staff at the Pentagon
for four years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
West Point Educator to Get
u. of Maryland European Post
Col. Beukemu Heuds
Vast Program for 90
Military Centers

An Army officer who has
taught an estimated $4,000 ca
diets at West Point during his 26
years Of teaching there will take
over next week as director of the
University of Maryland's vast
European educational program,
with headquarters in Heidelberg,
Germany.
He is Col. Herman Beukema,
one of the Nations foremost ed
ucators, who is due to retire from
the Army on Tuesday with the
rank OF brigadier general.
Classmate Of Eisenhower.
Col. Beukema, a classmate Of
President Eisenhower during
their own days at West Point,
will assume the university post
the following day.
DIR. Thomas B. Symons. acting
president Of the university, said
today that Col. Beukema will re-
place DIR. Augustus j. Prahl, now
en- route to this country after
several years in charge of the
unlversity's overseas program.
DR.. Prahl will return to his for
mer post as professor of the
university's Modern Language
Department at College Park.
Meanwhile, the program is be-
ing conducted in Heidelberg UNI
der the personal guidance of DR..
Ray Ehrensberger, dean of the
university's College Of Special
and Continuation Studies, Of
which the overseas program is
part.
DR.. Symons said Dean Ehrens-
berger will remain in Heidelberg.
headquarters Of the overseas pro-
gram, until Col. Beukema arrives
there.
5-Million- Mile Campus.
In taking the university post,
Col. Beukema will have charge
of a college campus" covering
some 5 million square miles. The
overseas program, only one of its
kind conducted in Europe by an
American university, has some
5000 students enrolled at 90
different military installations.
These cover Is countries on four
continents.
Dr. Symons said he believed
Col. Beukema's background and
experience make him specially
fitted" for the university post.
The selection was made some
time ago.
Col. Beukema was a member
Of the, West Point class of 1915,
the same as President Eisen-
hover. He has been a close
friend Of many military leaders,
including General of the Army
Omar Bradley, retired chairman
Of the Joint Chiefs OF Stan. A
daughter Of Gen. Bradley was
married to Col. Beukema's son,
who was killed in a jet crash.
He has been an Instructor at
the Military Academy since 1928.
Previously he served for Is years
as an artillery officer.
At West Point, his department
was known as the Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
; ParochiaI Schools
In Nearby Virginia
To Enroll Negroes
By james 6. Deone

Three nearby Virginia Cath
Ole parochial schools will enroll
their first Negro pupils next
month.
The schools are st. Thomas
More and st. Charles in Airing
ton and the new st. Michael's
in Annandale. st. Thomas More
has registered five colored young
sters, and the other two schools
two each.
The Richmond Catholic do
cese announced last spring that
race bars were being dropped at
white parochial schools in Vir-
ginia areas where all-Negro pa
rochial schools are not available.
Agreed on Policy.
Pastors in the nearby Virginia
parishes agreed on the new pol
icy. Alexandria Is not affected
at the moment, since it has an
all-Negro Catholic school.
Parochial schools of the WASH
ington archdiocese. both in the
District and nearby Maryland,
already accept qualified Negro
applicants About 1000 Negro
pupils are expected in Washing
ton parochial schools this fall,
not quite half of them in inter-
racial schools. Washington has
four all-Negro parochial schools.
Nearby Virginia communities
have few Negro Catholics, church
officials pointed out. All Cath
olic Negroes who apply, will be
accepted at any white parochial
school, provided no all-colored
one is accessible. they empha-
sized.
Open September 7.
Virginia parochial schools open
on September Z. Those in the
Washington archdiocese convene
on September 9.
Public schools in Washington
will institute partial desegrega-
ton when they reopen on Sep
tember IS. Maryland and Vir-
ginia public schools are continu-
ing to operate on q segregated
basis. pending issuance of a spe-
cific decree by the Supreme
Court ordering segregation
ended. The high court is sched-
uled to receive new briefs in the
school race cases in October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
County and Planners
Draft Code Chance
For Swimming Pools

Technical stats of the Mont
gomery County Council and the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission are
working on proposed coming
code amendment to regulate
community swimming pools in
the county.
Councilman George F. Nesbitt
yesterday said the joint effort
was being made ais result of a
conference attended by him,
Commissioner Donald E. Gin
gerry and attorneys Joe NJ. Kyle
and j. Bond Smith last week.
The Council has before it a
proposed amendment to permit
swimming pools on tracts of at
least S acres in any residential
area. 81 tsiIs,A% s..-s SIS Z.
fssNo Pools Approved.
Community pools now are per-
mitted only as special exceptions
granted by the County Board of
Appeals. The board, since adop-
ton of the new ordinance, has
denied two permits for pools and
granted none.
Mr.. Nesbitt earlier had said
he favored relaxing restrictions
on the pools, while still requir-
ing them to obtain permission
from the appeals board.
But Mr.. Kyle and Mr.. Smith
have ruled that the council
would have to set another hear
ing on a new amendment, If this
action is desired.
To Set Requirements.
Mr.. Nesbitt, said the technical
stats of the two agencies will
get together to come up with
requirements the pools must
meet.
The self-help swimming pool
clubs have been organized
throughout the county to build
pools without cost to the county.
All financing is provided by
members, who pay a family mem
bership fee and annual dues.
At a public hearing last
month on the proposed coming
code amendment, the swimming
pool club enthusiasts suggested
a number Of requirements for
pools, including provisions for
setbacks, off-street parking and
health and safety measures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
Abbott Agrees.
Meeting in Rockville

The Montgomery Civic Unity
Committee win meet at Richard
Montgomery High School. Rock
vile. Md. at $3.50 o'clock to-
night. The film. Brotherhood
of Man" viii be shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25

As Police Shots
End Wild Chase
Juveniles Caught
In Stolen Truck;
Driver, ID, Wounded

One youth was shot and three
teen-aged companions were arr.
rested IN a stolen truck last night
after two Prince Georges County
policemen chased them at speeds
OF up to 80 miles an hour and
fired six shots.
Police said one Of the shots
hit the wrist Of the trucks dri-
yer. a 14-year-old boy who lives
at the Oxon Terrace Apartments
just over the District line on
Southern avenue. He suffered
only flesh wound. a.
During the wild chase from
Hillcrest Heights to the District
and back into Prince Georges
County again. the fleeing truck
sideswiped three parked cars in
the 3400 block Of Twenty-third
street Sc.
Police said the other three ju-
veniles, age Is. II and ID, all live
in the Oxon Run Hills section of
Prince Georges.
Describes Chase. a
Police 1t. Thomas r. Bland
ford, commandment of the Upper
Marlboro substation, gave this
account Of the three-mile bullet
studded chase.
PvtS. Frank Andersen and
Ralph M. Thompson. checking
a report that a recklessly driven
truck had hit a fire hydrant In
Hillcrest Heights about 10 PM,
pulled behind a fast moving
panel truck answering the de-
scription in the report.
The officers turned on their
red warning light and sounded
their siren. but the truck sped
away. -Four times the police
squad car pulled up alongside
the truck and was forced of the
road.
ruCu SuOtSs
Pvt. Andersen fired three
shots during the chase. two Of
them in the air and one at the
truck.
The chase finally ended when
the truck swerved into a park
ing lot in the $500 block Of
Southern avenue. hit some gar
bage cans and smashed against
a brick wall. The police cruiser
piled into the trucks rear.
All four boys attempted to
Zee into nearby woods. Two
OF them were discouraged when
Pvt. Andersen fired two shots
into the air. Pvt. Thomson
caught one on foot and the
driver was stopped when Pvt.
Andresen's bullet grazed his
wrist.
The 14-year-old driver was
treated and released at Prince
Georges General Hospital. He
was charged with auto larceny.
operating without a license.
leaving the scene of an accident,
speeding and refusing the law
full order Of a police officer. He
was being held today in County
Jail.
The other three juveniles were
released to the custody Of their
parents on auto larceny charges.
| Police said the truck was
stolen from Ralph D. Smith, "a,
OF 2501 Southern avenue, Hill
crest Heights. circulation man
for the Washington Post Times
Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
Langley Park Group
Studies Court Action
In zoning Wrang|e
< homeowners were

Langley Park homeowners were
considering court action today
after the Prince Georges County
Commissioners ruled against
them in what is probably the
most complicated wrangle in the
history Of suburban Maryland
coming.
At issue is the split decision Of
the commissioners yesterday to
grant building permits for 1873
new apartment units on sections
of a 33-acre tract near Univer-
sity lane and Riggs road.
Harry Shooman, attorney for
the Langley Park Homeowners'
Council, said he had advised the
group that they have a good
case if they want to go to court. %
The homeowners twice before,
in 1851 and 1852 coming hearings
held by the county commission
ers, had prevented apartment
construction on the disputed
property.
Zoned for Apartment Use.
It developed later, however,
that the coming hearings never
should have been held because
the land has been zoned for
apartment use ever since the
county's master coming ordinance
was adopted in l949.
Further complicating the
situation is the fact that the
1949 law also laid out the entire
community Of Langley Park as
the county's first rural planned
community. That coming cate
CORY limited the 270-acre COM
munity to a population density
of 2.164 units.
The 1873 building permits
granted yesterday will bring the
total number of units in the
community to 2.160, with To-
acres of land still undeveloped
and "a more in farmland owned
by the Eudist Fathers, a Catholic
order.
Abbott Agrees.
Commissioner Daniel A. Alb
bott said yesterday he agreed
with County Attorney G. Calvert
Lancaster that the Commission
ers have IAN administrative duty
to grant the permits as long as
they are in order"
Commissioner Edward j. Wa
tiers. the only dissenter, said,
'the time to correct the error
Is now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
Argentine Middies Visit

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. Is Pr
Thirty Argentine navy niidship.
men make q one-day tour Of ths
Naval Academy here today.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-30

North Carolina is not 20 much be-
hind the rest of the country as
these bank debts would indicate.
A great deal Of the explanation Is
the fact that agriculture plays
such a heavy role in the North
Carolina economy, and the first
months Of the calendar year are
the poorest months in S far as
financial activity in agriculture
is cncerned.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-30

Although there is no widespread
unemployment. the overall I'M
employment situation throughout
the State was somewhat worse
during May than it has been dur
ing previous recent months, and
it is at least double what is was
year ago. Total non-agricultural
employment during May, as re-
ported by the State Department of
Labor, was about 975, 900, where
as 1t was about 100000 at the
peak. 1t must also be kept in
mind that the total labor force
is growing, which would mean
that unemployment would increase
somewhat even throug employ
ment remained the same.
The State Employment Security
Commission reports $4,000 untitled
job applications on file in its of
fices throughout the State at the
end of May, whic hwas about 5000
higher than it was month earl
Ter. and it was about $4,000 higher
than in May a year ago. Unem-
ployment as measured in terms
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-30

pared with the same five-month
period Of 1858.
The third tax which is SO SEN
sitive to current business condi-
tons, the gasoline road tax, was
also down during May as COM
pared with May a year ago. but
for the first five months of this
year it is still ahead of the same
period last year. May collections
were $6,661 900, which was a drop
OF 1.79 per cent below Nav of
last year when the total was Sc
1873, 900. The same collections dur
ing the first five months of this
year were 3.37 per cent higher
than during the same period last
year.
In the important economic in
dicator of bank debts, North Car
DINA currently is behind both the
United States as whole and the
surrounding states which COM
prise the Richmond Federal Re-
serve District. Total bank debts
in 345 reporting United States
cities during May, as reported by
the Federal Reserve Board. were
Sl49,722 million, which was an
increase of 5.45 per cent over deb
Its of Sal 1871 million in Nav a
year ago. Bank debts in 81 re-
porting cities in the Fifth Fed
eral Reserve District, which in
cludes five states surrounding
North Carolina, in May, were S.
AL million, which was an in
crease of SO per cent over Nav of
last year when the total was S.
39l million.
BY way of contrast with these
increases, North Carolina showed
decrease. Bank debts in IL re-
porting North Carolina cities dur
ing May were Sl,0l2 million.
which was a decrease of 4.4s per
cent from May a year ago when
the total was $1,000 million.
When bank debts for the first
five months of this year are in
cluded, North Carolina also showed
States and the Fifth Federal Re-
serve District showed increases.
SIX OF the IL reporting North
Carolina cities had a decline in
Bank debts during May of thsi
year a scompared with May a
wear ago: Asheboro, Charlotte,
Durahm, Greensboro, Kinston and
Wlnston-Salem. The five cities
(which showed gains were Lshs-
vile, Burlington, kalelgn, WIZ
mington and Wilson. Bevond arv
'oubt, the level Of business In
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-30

Job applications on file in the
Lumberton office of the Employ
ment Security Commission, which
includes Columbus county, at the
end of May, were 1.648, which
was an increase of about 40 per
cent over May of 1853 when the
total was l,204. Unemployment in
surance claims were much higher,
being 8,722 (weeks claimed),
which was an increase of III per
cent over the same dat ca year ago
when the number of weeks claim
ed was 4,142.
1t must be pointed out that
these drops in retail sales and EN-.
ployment are not large relative
ly. So long as total non-agricul-
tural employment remains close
to the million mark, and so long
as agriculture continues to thrive,
there will still be plenty of buy
ing power in North Carolina. This
buying power is indicated in our
present rate of retail asles, even
though slight ylower than previ-
ously. At the present rate the to-
tai will exceed So billion during
1854. We are still a long. way
from "hard times"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-30
BY FELIX A .GRIsETTE

Based on the economic indicat-
ors which are compiled once each
month by North Carolina Re-
search Institute, the level Of BUSH
ness activity in North Carolina
during May was somewhat lower
than at any time during the cur
rent let-down. although there Is
still no drastic let-down. Such
sensitive barometers as bank deb
its, employment, State revenue
collections, and retail sales all
were down in May as compared
with May of last year. To the ex-
tent that these indicators are
available locally, the same situa-
ton prevails in most of the States
100 counties.
Retail sales taxes, which are the
only official measurement avail
able for retail sales in North Car
lima, were down during M ay a
year ago, although the drop was
not much, only about one-half of
one per cent. For the first five
months Of the year 1854, January
May, retail sales collections drop
ped about per cent as compared
with the same five months In 1853.
Columbus WITS one ofthe few CO.
unties in the State to show an in
crease in retail sales tax collections
during May as compared with May
year ago. This years collections
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-30

of unemployment insurance claims
was lf9 per cent higher during
May than it was in May a year
ago. The total number of weeks
Of claims paid during May was
27l. 900 as compared with lls, 900
during the same month a year
earlier.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-30

look nice"
"Sure does" replied Joe. chose
two months in Arizona really did
him a lot of good"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-30
FINISHING TOUCH

A fellow was pretty sick and
the doctor ordered him to take
long vacation in Arizona. He
went there and at the end of two
months he died. They brought the
corpse home and his wife and her
brother were viewing the remains.
"Oh, joe" she said, doesn't he
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-30
Facts OF State

amounted to $32.337. which was
an increase of about 4per cent over
May Of last year when I h e total
was $3l.l27. This increase of 4
per cent contrasts with a state
wide decrease Of about one-half
of one per cent.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-30
GETTING HORSEY

A mans horse sense seems to
desert him when he begins to
feel his oats.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-06-30

State income tax collections
made a rather heavy drop during
May. Collections were 1852, 900
which was a drop Of 845 per cent
beloww collections of $l,76l, 900
during May Of last year. For the
first five months Of this calendar
year income tax collections were
down by 2.26 per cent as COM
pared with the same five-month
period of 1858.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-18
kosciiusko News

The Alfalfa County Training
School football team triumped
over Philadelphia Friday night
their first game of the year scor-
ing 25-6 with four touchdowns
and extra points. The four touch
downs were made by the following
players, Frank E. Bankhead, Joe
Micou, Frank H. Wilks and Will
Roby extra points were made by
Marvin Shocky.
This has proven that the STRAIT
egg of the ACT. school team has
greatly increased from that of
last year and it is believed that
they have plenty of competition
for the average high school team.
Friday September II, the At
tala County Training School will
play Noxupata, Miss. in the Kos
ciusko, Football Stadium all are
invited to come and see this game
between the great Kosciusko Bob
cats and the Noxupata team.
To begin the year of the ACT.
School they have II lettermen and
three all conference letter men
are as follows: Joe Scales, Willie
L. Clark, Allen Mitchell Jr. Cradle
Paris, LESSEE H. Walker, b. j.
Thompson, Frank H. Wilks, Occie
J. McCurty, Frank Bankhead, Will
Roby, and Henry Redmond. All
conference men are as follows:
Joe L. Scales, Frand Bankhead and