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Evening star., 1954-05-16

suffered burns and later was ad-
mitted to Prince Georges Hos
pital. The Hepner apartment is
on the second floor.
Hyattsville firemen who fought
the blaze said they believed it
might have started from spon-
taneous combustion among ma
terials stored in the basement
Of the Castle Manor Apartments
at Thirty eighth avenue and
Hamilton street.
Hyattsville Fire Chief Charles
Di Vincenzo said a bell alarm
fire warning system was burned
out because the controls were
in the same room where the
fire started. The system itself
appeared to have been in work.
ing order, he said.
Firemen from Hyattsville and
Brentwood rescued the women
in the Hepner apartment by
carrying them through the win
dows and down ladders.
NeighbOr Rescues Family.
Neighbors said before firemen
arrived Mrs. Reginald Hepner
perched on the window ledge for
about 10 minutes, shouting that
she couldn't stand the heat and
was going to jump. Robert
Baker, a neighbor who lives at
1906 Hamilton street, persuaded
her to wait for firemen.
Moments before. Mr.. Baker
had gotten ladder up to the
apartment next to the Hepner's
and helped Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Baker and their three small
children to safety. His ladder
was not long enough to reach
the Hepner apartment. however.
because the ground slopes away
from the building at that point.
Mrs. Reginald Hepner also was
admitted to Prince Georges Hos
pital with burns, and was de-
scribed as in good condition.
Four other families were
routed from their beds by the
flames. All made it safely.
however, except Robert w. Fey.
80. He had to be treated at Le-
land Memorial Hospital for
burns about the face and hands.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Gen. Osmun Named
Head of LoyoI Legion

Brig. Gen. r. A. Osmun, re-
tired, this week was elected
commander of the D. G. Com
mandery Of the Military Order
of the Loyal Legion of the United
States
other new officers are Capt.
Leon Commerford and Capt.
James G. Hollis. vice COM
manders; Alfred e. Grunwell.
treasurer; Henry X. McHarg,
III, recorder; DR.. Francis A.
Lord, registrar. and DR.. John E.
Monahan. chancellor.
Maj. Gen. u. S. Grant III.
retired, was elected honorary
chairman of the council, after
many years service as COM
mander. Other council members
are Col. John p. Haines. John
B. Osborne. Slocum Kingsbury.
Mai. RID. Clark and Rear Ad-
Maj. r. D. Clark and Rear Ad-
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Odd Names Put Some Folks
Out on Limb of Family Tree

tunates bore such tags as Shad
Rowe, Virginia Ham, Almond
Fudge, Georgia Feast, Minnesota
Partridge, Highly Sweet, Freak
Ice, Pleasant Hogg. Sugar Mo-
laSses Cane and Cucumber
Green.
Winter Green might possibly
qualify for the menu, too, along
with Paris Green.
Another Green, first name
Parrot. is found in the aviary
department, along with Love
Bird and Polly Parrott.
Under other classifications
were Rec Joice, Pleasant N.
True, Tennessee Meadows, May
Freeze, Square Buttons, Roda
Long. Pleasant Bunck, Easton
West and Rural Measles.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
3 Alexandra Rockies
Complete Police School

Three Alexandria police rockies
were graduated Friday from q
two-week police school sponsored
by the Virginia League of Munic-
ipalities and the Virginia Asso-
citation of Chiefs Of Police at
State police headquarters in
Richmond.
The three, all members of the
department for about three
months, are Pvts. Joseph Serafin.
IS, of 211 North Fairfax street;
Carl Dutzman, %, of 1926 Abind-
don drive, and Lido j. Sari, 80.
of 3615 Wilson boulevard, Ar
hngton.
Evening star., 1954-05-16

Park policemen credited the
skillful driving yesterday of
George w. Spurgeon. 40, with
saving the life of q 2-year-old
boy.
Pvts. w. c. Mason and E. H.
Lee reported that Mr.. Surgeons
auto straddled the youngster
on Memorial boulevard just
south of Washington National
Airport, without injuring the
child.
Door Opens Accidentally.
The boy, William Heeter, jr.,
of 815 Sixth street S.W., fell out
of his fathers car when a door
opened accidentally and he fell
into the path of Mr.. Spurgeon's
auto.
The policemen said the child's
father, William Heeter, sr., 81,
and Mrs. Heeter were riding in
the front seat. Young William
was standing on the back seat
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Capitol Heights Renews
War on D. G. Address

Capitol Heights residents are
renewing their three-year cam
paign to drop the Washington,
D. c., designation from their mail
addresses, after reading how their
Maryland neighbors in Bethesda
and Chevy Chase won a similar
battle.
Civic leaders in Capitol Heights
say their town is just as proud
of its Maryland identity as the
other communities are.
Last week the Washington
postmaster, Roy M. North,
agreed to Chevy Chase and Be-
thesda pleas to use Maryland
instead of D. c. addresses. Ear
iier, the Post Office IN the Dis
trict, which services some nearby
Maryland areas, had requested
use of a D. c. zone number.
Evening star., 1954-05-16

Family trees and other ances-
tral data were exhibited here
yesterday by the National Genea-
logical Society.
The display, in the Mount
Pleasant branch library. was the
society's golden jubilee exhibi-
ton.
Such names as Temperance
Belcher and Peachy Wine were
included in a list noting odd
names culled from census lists.
No mention was made of the
parents who burdened their Off
spring with such names, except
to note the census lists were Of
white persons living between
1910 and 1860 In New England.
the Middle West and Dixie.
In the food line. other unfor-
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Car Registration Rise
Here Smallest in u. 5.

The District of Columbia had
the Nations smallest increase in
motor vehicle registrations in
1853, the Bureau of Public Roads
said yesterday.
Nationally, the bureau said,
registrations increased more
than twice as much in 1853 as
in 1852, reaching a total Of
56,279, 1854. The national increase
was So per cent. compared with
2.6 per cent the year before.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Cooperative Leaders
Hold Session Today

Representatives of several CO.
operatives. credit and labor
unions will meet at 2::30 pm.
today in Pierce Hall. All Souls
Unitarian Church, for a Co
operative Leaders Conference.
Featured speaker at the ses-
sion will be Royal c. APne, reg
ional manager for Wells Organ
izations, Inc, who will talk on
Keys to Successful Campaign
ing" His talk will be followed
by a panel discussion and a
buffet supper.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
District Bills
Due for Action
On Capitol Hill
House Unit to Begin
Hearings Wednesday
On Supply Measure
By Don S. Worren

Several major District issues
are scheduled for consideration
or action this week on Capitol
Hill.
On Wednesday, the District
subcommittee of the House Ap-
preparations Committee will be-
gin hearings on the District sup
ply bill for the fiscal year begin
ming July !. The hearings will be
closed
Pending is the bare-bones
budget request for $141.3 million
submitted by the Commissioners
before Congress enacted the 10
year public works bill
Seeks More U. S. Aid.
In addition, the House sub
committee will consider supple
mental requests for about $50
million for public works prof.
ects which can be financed under
the new District revenue meas
ure. The works bill authorizes
an increase in the Federal pay
ment from $11 million to $40
million annually and jumps Dis
trict taxes by about SAB mil
lion.
These hearings will be held by
House Appropriations Subcom-
mittee headed by Representative
Earl Wilson, Republican. Of
Indiana. .>
On the Senate side, at least a
dozen bills are scheduled for
action by the Senate District
Committee, to meet at II am.
Wednesday at the call of Chair
man Case. Republican of South
Dakota. One of the bills calls for
the creation of family court
which would take over jurisdic-
ton over all domestic relations
matters now handled by the
United States District Court for
the District of Columbia.
Bills on Transit Control.
The Senate committee also will
consider at least two bills flowing
from the nine-month investiga-
tion Of District transit problems.
One is bill to give the District
Public Utilities Commission con-
troll over dividends declared by a
utility. if there is any doubt
about the soundness of the COM
pany's finances. The other is a
conflict of interests" measure
which would bar for two years
the right of any regulatory Dis
trict official to represent a regu-
lated utility in cases before Dis
trict agencies.
This measure was recon-
mended by the Commerce sub
committe Of the Senate District
Committee after James H. Flan-
agan resigned as chairman of
the Public Utilities Commission
to become a vice president of
Capital Transit Company.
The Senate District Commit
tee also is expected to act on a
bill sponsored by the District
Commissioners and others to
strengthen the hand of the city
In moves to force the razing or
repair Of dwellings condemned
as insanitary by a board of Dis
trict officials.
A Senate subcommittee last
wek made a personal inspection
OF condemned dwellings, includ-
ing buildings boarded up or left
vacant because the owners
would not make required i'm
provementS.
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fore the benefit was organized.
Mr.. StubbS, Mitchell Jameson
and Mary Ruth Snow formed a
committee to plan the auction.
Patrons for the benefit auc-
ton included Mrs. Herbert Leh-
man, Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone,
David E. Finley, Mrs. Edward
Bruce and Mrs. Dean Acheson
Buffalo Bill Cody brought Mr..
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Parking Lot Denied

More than 100 Minor Hill resi-
dents yesterday successfully op-
posed an application to build a
parking area in their North Ar
lington neighborhood.
However, two County Board
members, Robert A. Peck and
George M. Rowzee, Jr., warned
them they some day might desire
the parking facility.
The applicant, Mrs. Mary E.
Duffln. sought a parking use
permit for residentially-zoned
tract in the $500 block Of North
Sycamore street.
Evening star., 1954-05-16

Weisz to this country. The
artist had served the Wild West
Snowman in Europe as an inter-
prefer. After a varied career as
a sign painter, prize fighter, cook,
bandit chaser on the Mexican
border and as a calisthenics in
structor for the Army, Mr.. Weisz
began studying at Corcoran. He
rapidly went on to high honorS.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Dock CHARGES Cut

Prime Minister Robert G..
Menzies has announced Austria
las decision to reduce dock
charges, in q move to lessen
shipping costs. Canberra reports.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Music Festival Thursday

Students of the Wakefield
Junior Senior High School in
Arlington County will stage a
music festival at 8 pm. Thurs
day in the school gymnasium.
Evening star., 1954-05-16

Ala THE SUNDAY STAR
s''" Washington, D. c.
SUNDAY, MAY I6, 1854
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24
Coach Morrow Has Panthers Ready
For Strong Texas Eleven Saturday
BY Billie Grant

Phander Smith college squad the
daily ekng between field
campus readyng grdiron
afternoon War Memorial stadium Wiley college Marshall
Texas Game time is 3.
Coach A. H. Morrow the Panther hacker the teams
better than and there's lot of team spirit The
squad weight IT'S pounds according the coach
Several outstanding players the championship Phander
194 1850 green
gold They etermen Billy McNutry senior Camden full
back Jacob cellars junior center Cincinnati Ohio George Hol
day sophomore aconference hafbac Cincinnati Charles Burnett
sophomore guard Little Rock Samuel Glover junior tackle Gin
Philip junior alonference tackle Lockland
Ohio
During games
and tied They beat Lincoln university jefferson CITY,
Mo, Of 1877 and billiard university Orleans Sic
Other players the roster time letter
James Carr, OBJ sophomore, Wilmington c. Theophu
Price hb, sophomore Little Rock NcColum aconeence
guard senior captain Edward Ballard
ST Louis Clyde Gay sophomore Little Eugene Reid
tackle, junior, St. Louis.
Rounding out the team Willie Jackson Arkadepha
Alvin and Wfred Seals Lexington Booker Jackson Nashville
Charles Reid Webster Groves Mo; Lacey Vcksburg Miss
Charles Thompson Memphis; Frank Hines Little Rock Charles
Bunbry, Little Rock Joseph Dmmans Chicago Wallace Mayfed
Forrest City; Eugene Wilson Forrest City Charlie Poe, Wilmington
Robinson, Little Rnfrow Cincinnati Royce Thomas
Oklahoma City, Albert saar Mounds H. Joseph Berry For
rest City DR., c. d Henry director Of athletics
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24
NCNW Announces
Recital Plans

The Little Rock chapter of the
National Council of Negro Wom-
en- is making extensive plans for
its annual recital The talented
artists who will appear IN "A
Vocal Recital at the Mt Zion
Baptist church are Miss Hazel
Tatum. soprano and George {
Edwards, baritone. The public Is
invited to be present October &,
at SIS p. m. to enjoy a program
of cultural entertainment provid-
ed by these artists who reside
in our city and who are among
the most talented members OF
our community,
All council members are asked
to be present Sunday at the Y
WCA at 5 p. m. for the regular
council meeting
Mrs. r. A. Glasco is chairman
of the project committee and Mrs
NJ. B. Vault is co-chairman. Mrs,
S. T. Caruth is president of the
local council.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24
Local Marion To
Make Annual Talk

The annual WamanS day al
dress of the Queen Escler Grand
chapter oEs Of Tennessee Vii
be delivered BY Mrs.. Daisy Nae
Long, Sunday after noon at } In
the Shiloh Baptist church, Mem
phis. Mrs. Long IS the Grand Ma
iron OF Arkansas, national SUI
preme Grand lecturer OF the Ma
tional Supreme Grand chapter OF
A&ASR Stars.
Mrs Long is active in civic and
religious activities Of the city and
has degrees of bachelor an
masters in social science from the
College of Essences, Tampa Flori-
da. She is the wife Of Rev. j
Edward Long and member OF
St. Paul AME church,
Others who will appear on
program with Mrs. Long are,
Mesdames Katie Moore, Amy {.
williams. Georgia Scribner c. B,
Ellison, Hannah Smith. Elgie
Mae Jones and Mrs. Green Rev.
II. Johnson, grand master of NV
King David Grand council of de-
liberation is also scheduled to
appear on program.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24
LANGsToN WARNS UP FOR TITLE DEFENSE BY
DOWNING BOLGER CITY, "a 2

Coach Fred Mason kept his team under wraps after the
first half the Langston Bulldogs their first game oil
the 1854 campaign.
The scoring initiated when hard charging line
blocked Boger City punt that rolled of the end zone
for automatic safety
Hot Springs brought the following kickoff back to the
thirty yard line On first down, Love passed to HILL right
end who raced the fifteen into the end with the
touchdown of the night pass play to the other end
Fred Klgore set up touchdown Bobby Morgan
fullback, scored from the yard line.
The third touchdown followed the pattern of the first
two sensational diving catch the ID yard line
Kigore caught pass and tackled the one. I. G.
Walker plunged for The the half q
Langston tailed in the second half The first
Dpsy and Love scored the last touch
quarter back sneak This had been by
% yard pass
The Louisiana team awarded safety when Lang
son fell a tumble in the end
The game Saturday night with Dunbar should be nat
ual Dunbar has two big eight wins under its belt having
FL Dorado and Jones' Langson defending champs
broke its first two out-osate games Merose hi
of Memphis downed the Bulldogs 10
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24
MYF Kickoff
Rally A Success

The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship rally at Wesley Chapel Sun
day was a success.
MYF will hold its regular
meeting Sunday at 5 p. m, at
Wesley Chapel, with departments
for intermediates, older youth and
adults. Rev, G. F, Upton, pastor,
will serve as co-ordinator for the
adult discussion group, on Youth
and Their Families" Mrs. A. II.
Jones, department superintendent,
extends an invitation to the young
people to meet in the Fellowship
Parents and all youth workers
are welcome. Always motion pic
lures, recreation, mediation, and
refreshments.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24
SPORT
THE HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
BY C. D. Henry
DUNBAR sWAMPs JONES, 27 6

Coach John Watsons Bearcas took the opening Nchoti
and drove to touchdown without releasing the ball Inns
opening drive set the pattern the nights play The Bear
eats were in control all the way Only in the third period da
the Dragons be steamed With the score leaus
Dunbar 20 g. alert line play produced Dup"i
tumble on the twenty yard line On the first Jones play ae
the tumble Charles Sewers, picked loose ball ana ran
about yards This the straw that broke Jones oeN
The clnchng touchdown was made minutes later
Billie McJimson made the first for the Bealcats
Bill Wright scored the second touchdown the last play oil
the first quarter Willie Smith, tackle and middle nebacker
added the first three conversions
Avon lawson quarterback and cocaptan of the Bear
cats along with McJmpson brought the crowd to It's eet p
running punt 60 yards for touchdown lhis enoed ue
scoring for the half with Dunbar leading 20 o.
Jones scored the third period when pass attack that
had fairly successful clicked for T. D. Guess was on
the scoring end of the play
Lawson, McJimpson and Willie Smith played good pail
Capt Armstrong Guess and Taylor played
we'll for Jones'
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24

shelI national leader, Negro ex-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24
Appreciation
SUNDAY

The members Of St D.,
Zion n church viii give ts ~. l
Rev A. W. Kicks an s r,,'
program to begin r,s sp,''
run thru Sunday for Sia ! |
OF service in this cbn rs "
Rev Kicks came Ss,, /
GreenVille, Florida in lo,, \
service was being heI AZ !. \
rooms of the parsonage !, y
ent services are held in IN A. ~ \
tiful buff mat face briss ~ Y
ture that adds much bs,s \
the corner of 18th and SD,,'.
Appearing on program ' !.
tors, choirs and cony,s' !,
from various churches I ov''
city. ~
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24
Agents.
Continued from page one

pabt oht
a new faith. Our stock is rising
in many nations around the
world. he concluded,
H. vas preceded on the pro-
gram by an exchange professor
from Thialand. Plevang Uraipon-
ges. who described life in his
country. He is spending training
period of one week at Tuskegee
institute.
The Allis-Chalmers manufacture
ing company, sponsors of the Ma
tional Farm and Home tour, pro-
vided a farm machinery display
and a barbecue picnic for those
in attendance following the pro-
gram.
Other sponsors TO the agents
national meeting were: The Ala
bama Power company; The Kraft
Cheese company; The Gulf Re-
timing company and the Coca
Cola company.
AT the annual banquet where
Director p, o. Davis of the Ala
bama extension service, was the
guest speaker, the agents were
told that their job represents the
highest form Of education He
said it helps improve people in
what they are doing.
Comparing Booker T. Washing
toms philosophy with the old
maxim Civilization has always
been a race between education
and disaster" Mr.. Davis said that
Washington took a recently eman-
cipated people and told them.
we shall prosper in proportion
as we learn 70 glorify and dig
Nifty labor and put brains and
skill into the common occupations
of life"
Mr. Davis said that when Ex-
tension work started fifty years
ago, 1t was upon the impending
disaster of the boil weevil. He
urged the agents to face up to the
challenge of the disaster facing
free nations today by, first, main
tanning an abundance; secondly,
by producing while improving the
soil for even greater production
thirdly, by fostering a prosperous
agriculture with prosperous farm
people: and, fourth, by helping
build a stronger America.
In behalf of the association, T.
H Black, outgoing president, ex-
tended thanks to the Alabama
County Agricultural and Home
Demonstration agents association;
TO L. c, Johnson, their president,
to Henry b. Jackson, planning
committee chairman, and to Tus-
kegee institute for providing an
ideal setting for the third annual
meeting Of the association.
Arkansas AMIN college, Pine
Bluff is the site Of the next
years meeting w, NJ. Pierce
county agent Of Union county,
was elected president Of the ma
tional association for "a SIS.
Pierce, son Of the late J. 3.
Pierce "a pioneer extension
agent, is a native Virginian, has
been affiliated with the extension
service for is years and had the
experience Of working in three
states during those years
Other officers elected 70 serve
for the year ahead are: Charles
Burton. Miss, first vice president;
L. d. Kennedy, second vice pres
ident; B. D. Harrison, La, third
vice president. Milton Dean, Miss.
secretary D. P Lily Okla, cor
responding secretary; H b. jack
son, Ala. treasurer; L. c. John
son. Ala, parliamentarian; G A.
Newburn, Tenn, chaplain; W. A.
Scott, Ala, sergeant-at-arms. T.
II. Black. Okla, historian, and J.
c. Dunbar, Miss, public relations
chairman.
During the session, the group
was addressed by DIR. L. H. Fos-
ter, Dean l.. A. Potts, J. w Nit
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24

NOT TOO OLD FOR THIS-James Clark Park, 49, and Mrs
Beard H. both living in College Station appeared IN
the office of physician week for blood tests preparao-
ry to marriage Il just by myself and need somebody
cook wash for me-, said the groomobe IF she is
good enough to cook for she good enough to marry
am Christian been arrested gambled
never drank | deacon Zion Hill Baptist church
College Station Reverend Holmes the PASTOR The dea-
said that this his third venture into matrimony He
has separated from his wife for four and
got his divorce recently he says He has several grown chill
dren by previous marriages. Two live in Buffalo, New
York daughter lives in College Station, and he
with her The prospective bride and groom both well
fare clients.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24

M. E. Mccoy county agent and parents Mr. and Mrs
j. j. Mccoy of Fordyce have returned from Today
ton spent in ST. Louis Champain Illinois, Milwaukee and
Muncie, Indiana
H. T. Perry resting nicely the Davis hospital after
undergoing surgery last week.
Mrs Jemima Irving of Newport and mother Mrs Nora
Calhoun 1905 King street left last week for Los Angeles
for indefinite vacation While there they will be the guests
of relatives
Mrs Eldora Sims and children of Milwaukee have re-
turned to their home after surprise trip here and the sud
den death of her mother, Mrs. Ollie Anderson
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24
Cemetery
Continued from page one

Continued from page one
and when the purchases can quail
ify physically, the unpaid balance
of the purchase contract is in
sured in event Of death at no
additional cost.
The new owners promise tn e
same business-like management
which has been Characteristic of
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24

tension work, W. B. Hill, state
leader, Alabama extension serV-
ice and member of the institute,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24

their operations and state that beautiful burial ground
their goal is to provide the most south
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24
AROUND Pine BLUFF

E. A. Tookes
Rev. P. L. Johnson of Little Rock presiding elder OF
the Prescott district visited friends in the city last week
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-09-24
OTHER SCORES

September 10 McRae, Prescott a. Yerger, Hope 0.
September II Yerger Hope, "a; Lincoln Fort Smith, r.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-22
Former BlufftOnite
Heads Toledo
Wholesale Firm

Harold E. Koch, Waterville, form
erly of Bluffton, has been named
president of the Loeffler Electric,
Inc, wholesale house, Toledo. He
succeeds Arthur J. Loeffler who
resigned.
Koch, who resided in the former
Fett property on S. Main street
while in Bluffton, has been associated
with the electrical industry for 25
years. He has been with the
Loeffler concern for 16 years, first
as salesman and for the last four
years as sales manager.
While in Bluffton Koch took an
active part in the Boy Scout pro-
gram and served as a Scout master.