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Evening star., 1954-10-14
1926 to PAS. .o5 AhrnfeIdt
o3-Pc. Chino Dinner Sets
99.9S

Exclusively ours in Washington Our buyer went to the
world-famous Ahrnfeldt factory in France . drove
sharp bargain with the renowned manufacturer to obtain
this greatly reduced price! No ordinary china this
ether This is the exquisite, fne translucent Limoges
china your grandmother priced highly translated into
three handsome patterns to grace the tables of today
Choose "Anemone" with natural colored flowers on
white background wheat with fine gold line on white
background Dresden with its delicate Dresden bou
quets white background Quantities limited, it's
Wisest to hurry in!
Evening star., 1954-10-14

It's a cuddly, giant
sized sleeping d log
that's stuffed W ! t h
plush. Assorted col
orS.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
WCTU Concocts :
Wanderers Return

Wanderers Return" q new
cocktail. made Its bow at q re-
cent party In Belfast Of the M
ster Women's Christian Temper
ance Union.
Devised BY Mrs. w. M. Wilton,
it contains apple juice. orange
juice and lemon Juice. It took its
place alongside such other favor
ite WCTU cocktails as Worth
Remembering, (apple and pine
apple Juice and ginger ale) /.
"Wallfiower's Romance" (cold
tea. banana syrup and lemon
juice) and "Wayfarer's Refresh
err grapefruit. lime juice and
ginger ale).
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Boy, 10, Is Killed
On Christmas Errund
BY shs Asseeiassd prsss

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Dec.
25.--It had been hours since
Stephen Cottongim. 10. had loft
home Christmas Eve to 60 to .
cousins home nine blocks away
to bring home the new bicycle
belonging to his brother Danny.
u.
Danny was out looking for his
brother when he walked into b
crowd Of policemen. ambulance
attendants and sobbing women
and children. In the middle lay
Stephen. dead. For two hours
nobody had known who he was.
just q few feet away was
Danny's red. white and blue
bicycle, twisted when hit BY b
truck at an East Side alley en-
trance.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
u. 5. Newsprini Output.
Reported Up "a Pei.
sy ne A Asseeiosed.Pre

The Commerce Department re-
ported the United States IN
creased its newsprint production
by g.4 per cent IN the first nine
months Of 1854.
Production was s63, 900 tons
compared with $4,000 for the
same period Of 1853. Imports
were S,675.691 tons In 1854 and
3,705,349 In 1858.
Al review Of the pulp. paper
and paper board industry pre-
pared by w. Leroy Neubrech,
one Of the departments forest
products experts. forecast climb
ing consumption of pulp. paper
and allied products over the next
two decades, but commented:
CONSTRUCTION Of new news
print capacity in the United
States, coupled with recent an
nouncements Of proposals for
additional domestic newsprint
capacity, may possibly witness q
tendency toward q leveling on Of
United States imports Of news
print from foreign sources"
Evening star., 1954-12-25
British Radio License Fees
Collected so Years Illegally

mitted that. although fees were
fixed by a 1904 act, no legal au-
thority had ever been issued for
the post Office to collect the
money.
A new Wireless Telegraphy
Act came into force this year
and the post office now has the
official authority to collect fees
I'll ($2.80) q year for radio and
f3 ($8.40) for television.
But the additional legislation
is needed to prevent persons
claiming refunds of fees they
paid before the new act started.
Between 1904 and 1854 thou
sands were prosecuted for not
holding radio and TV licenses.
The government says those pros
eultions and resulting punish
ments will stand. A spokesman
explained the defendants were
called to court for operating sets
without q license land not for
non-payment Of fees.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
.Dr. Sheppard 70 Have
Turkey for Christmas
By the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Dec. 25. Prison
fare Of turkey and trimmings is
the Christmas dinner today Of
DR.. Samuel Sheppard and his
399 fellow inmates at county jail.
Besides the meal Of turkey,
sweet potatoes. peas, pie and
coffee. each prisoner also receives
q stocking containing an apple.
an orange. nuts and sweets.
Because Saturday is not q
visiting day. no relatives win
come to cheer the 30-year-old
osteopath. who was convicted
Tuesday Of bludgeoning his wife
to death. Sentenced TO life Inn
prisonment at the Ohio State
Penitentiary in Columbus, he
is being kept at the county Jail
pending b hearing Thursday on
q motion for retrial.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
New Tokyo Census
Pushes New York
BY ths Assoeiated Press

TOKYO. Dec. 25.-Tokyo Is
now only one Kalamazoo short
Of tying New York City for size
but London is still about one
Dayton, Ohio. ahead Of either
Of them.
New figures from Tokyo's
metropolitan statistics section
give the Japanese capital u
764, ,480 men, women and chill
dren -as Of November /.
This is 294,942 more than on
November / last year, and IL
Tokyo grows at the same rate
In 1855 it may well top New
York's inside city limits popula-
tions.
Using the new figure for
Tokyo and official 1850 census
figures from the World Almanac
for the others, here Is how the
big three rank:
Metropolitan London, 8.346,-
1877: New York City, 1891 est;
Tokyo. 7,764, ,480.
This puts Tokyo only 127.477
behind New York about the
population Of Kalamazoo, Mich.
while New York lags 454 100
behind London. or about the
population of Dayton.
II greater" populations are
counted, however. Greater New
York leaps ahead with almost
IS million, Tokyo would pick UP
about LIS million with Yokohama
and other adjoining city areas
thrown In. London's greater
and metropolitan populations
are not much different.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Two Baltimore Men
Freed Of Betting Charge
BY shs Assoeia.sd Press

4
BALTIMORE. Dec. 25.-Marcus
Lanas was acquitted yesterday
Of . charge he got rid Of Q bet
on q horse by swallowing the
slip and washed it down with q
beer chaser.
Judge Emory H. Niles acQ,iit-
ted Lanas because there was no
witness to corroborate patrolman
George Fink's charge.
The Judge also freed Charles
T. Jones on a charge Of betting
Illegally. Police showed q slip on
which there was a parlay but
they couldn't prove IL had ever
been given to q bookmaker.
Judge Niles held there is no
law against writing down your
opinion Of q good bet as long
as you don't back 1t up with
money.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Potato Crop Worth
About $500 Million

DES MONES.Fruits and
vegetables produce about Q per
cent Of the total cash income
received by United States farm
ers from the sale Of farm prod
uctS.
The leading fruit and vegeta-
ble crops are potatoes, worth
annually about $500 million; to-
matoes, nearly $3.50 million. and
apples and oranges. nearly 5000
million year each. Others with
. value Of more than 500 mil
lion Q year each are grapes,
peaches and lettuce.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Max HaIpern Death
Is Ruled Suicide

The death 0f Max E. Halpern
was rllled suicide yesterday after
results of b chemical exannina-
ti0n showed that the former act
ing general counsel for the
Maritime Administration died
from al overdose Of barbiturates.
DR. frank J.. Broschart. Mont
gomery County medical exam-
iner, issued the suicide certifi-
cate. He said tests In the ONCE
Of the chief State medical
examiner established that bar
biturates, commonly used for
sleeping pills. caused Mr.. Hal
pern's death December 10.
DR.. Broschart said Mr.. Hall
perm had been despondent and
under 3 psychiatrist's care be-
fore his death. No note was
found at the time Of his death
and police did not md any pills
ii his room.
Mr.. Halpern. ~. was found
dead IN bed at his home. 71O6
Georgia street. Chevy Chase. Md.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
BY shs Associated Press

DUBLIN Dec. 25.-Ireland,
trying to recover from two major
floods. is dreaming Of q dry
Christmas.
Even q white Christmas would
not be welcome. On Ireland's
green sod snow changes to water
swiftly and adds to the burden
of the swollen rivers. But the
Christmas spirit manages to sur
vive the damp and the gloom.
In Dublin's city center. at
College Green, b 4O-foot Christ
mas tree glows as Q gesture Of
good will from the German re-
public. The plain trees along
broad O'Connell street In down.
town Dublin have been decorated
with lights.
For the shoppers there is
everything to make q festive
Evening star., 1954-12-25
33 Accidental Deaths
Mar YuIe Week End
~ she Associated Press

Violent deaths marred Christ
mas celebrations in many Of the
Nations, homes today with traf-
fic accidents the No. killer.
A survey Of violent deaths
since s pm. Friday showed SO
persons had lost their lives In
motor mishaps in the first hours
Of the extended Christmas week
end. Two others were killed In
fires and three died in accidents
from miscellaneous causes.
The survey Of accidental
deaths win cover q 54-hour
period to midnight Sunday and
by that time, the National Safe
ty Council says, the traffic death
toll may reach $40. That would
mean 164 traffic fatalities . day
as compared to an average Of
81 b day during the first 10
months Of 1854.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
BY the As.oela,ed Press

LONDON, Dec. 25.-The Brit
ish government. lately exposed
as q persistent lawbreaker, In
tends rushing through legisla-
ton to put itself In the clear
with millions of radio and TV
fans.
A test case in the courts re-
vealed the post Office has been
collecting radio license fees for
so years without apparent legal
sanction.
Those fees total close on f400
million ($l.1 billion). Until retro
active legislation Is passed. 1t
seems the government has no
right to the money.
The trouble came to light
when an engineering firm sued
for return Of fees 1t had paid
for radio receivers and trans
mitters used In its trucks.
The company won its case.
The government attorneys ad-
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Montgomery YuIe Seals
Hit TotoI Of $50, ,826

Returns from the Christmas
Seal Letter Of the Montgomery
County Tuberculosis Association
have reached o total OF $50. .826.
DR.. Peter N. Lombard. president
Of the association announced.
John M. McInerney, president
of the board of directors Of the
association, announced the fol-
lowing schedule for the x-ray
truck for January: January 8.
Smiths store, Norbeck; January
4. the Fire House in Sandy
Spring: January S, the school
house In Fairland; January 8.
Takoma Park at Piney Branch
road and Flower avenue; Friday.
the Shopping center in Wheaton.
and Saturday the unit viii be at
Hecht Co., Ellsworth drive In
Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Irish, in Aftermoth Of Floods,
Dream Of Non-White YuIe

Christmas. There are 50 many
turkeys that for the first time
since the war no export license
is needed to send some abroad.
Thousands 60 to England. \
Ireland gives emphasis to the
religious aspects of Christmas.
It is q festival of the home and
church. The single candle. glow
ing In the window Of a country
house. is more Of a symbol Of
the Irish Christmas than the
tree with lights and tinsel.
The Irish, returning home
from midnight mass on the eve
of the feast. like to think Of the
pinpoints Of lights shining from
mountain and glen as beacons
OF faith in q troubled world.
The weary traveller is welcome,
and folks are more than ever
neighborly.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Police Salary Is Cut,
But It'll Come Bock
by the Assoeiotsd Press

GASTONIA, NC. - Gastonia
policemen have taken q S. per
day salary cut. But In the long
run they'll make more money.
They get It back as q subsistence
allowance.
The cut means $50 less per
week the officers will have to pay
taxes on. They don't have to pay
on subsistence allowances.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Stote Moy Drop
Anti i-Dueling Oath
BY shs Asseeiossd Press

COLUMBIA. s.. c. - South
Carolinians are ready to sever
another link with the past by
dropping the anti-dueling oath
written into their 1895 constitu-
tion.
A big majority Of the voters
In the last general election
approved an amendment to
eliminate that section Of the
oath required Of elected and
appointed State officials.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
France Turns More
10 'Americanized'
STYLE Of Christmas
BY shs Assoeiossd Press

PARIS, Dec. Christmas,
which used to be largely re-
ligious occasion In France, Is
turning more and more into the
festive, tree-decorating and gift
exchanging holiday celebrated
in the United States.
The traditional practice ot
leaving gifts for children on New
Years eve has become almost
as rare. at least In the cities,
as the wooden shoes In which
the gifts used to be placed
Christmas cards and tree orna-
ments. once available only Ii
special shops patronized largely
by foreigners, are now sold
everywhere In Paris.
Some bewail all this as part
Of the characterization" OF
France. The younger set doesn't
seem to mind. especially since
there's q chance Of collecting
gifts on Christmas and New
Years, too.
War Brought Change.
World War II had something
to sdo with the change. Most
means Of celebrating were scarce
and expensive during the Ger
man occupation, particularly the
food for q good "reveillon" the
big meal that is supposed to fol-
low Christmas midnight mass
but trees were available. Many
Frenchmen were impressed with
the big ones the German put
up In their barracks.
The French have added some
gimmicks Of their own. This
year, there are Christmas trees
made entirely Of sugar-candy,
edible during and after the
season. There are also chocolate
tree ornaments. wrapped in gaily
colored paper.
Department stores put out q
big spread Of toys. with elab-
crate moving displays In their
windows that jam sidewalk
| traffic. One even has & big sign
stretched across its facade
Santa Claus Cf1icial Head
quarters. Like the British. the
French call Santa Claus Father
Christmas" tPere Noel).
Store Gives Away Dogs.
Another store is attracting
customers by giving away dogs
obtained from the city pound
by agreement with the Society
for the Protection Of Animals.
Said one Frenchman with
some knowledge of the American
idiom:
"They are going like--how dc
you call it?-like hot dogs"
French newspapers rarely have
much Department store adver-
tising, but it's different ct
Christmas time. Some editions
get real big, by French stand
ards as many as is pages in
stead Of the usual 8 or 10. Some
also have been running gift
suggestions. divided into price
categorieG In their news col
| urnns.
I The excited crowds reflect .
pleasant jump IN Frances pros-
lperfty and forecast the fullest
stockings In many q year.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Accused Union Chief
Says Murder Plot
Charges Are Smear
By shs Assoeiassd Press

HACKENSACK, N. j., Dec. IS.
Police IN three States pushed
their investigation today Of an
alleged plot to slay AFL seafar-
ers Union official Paul Hall
amidst claims by one man all
ready arrested that the affair Is
"jlst . big smear"
Ray White Of Tampa. Fla.
who Is running against Mr.. Hall
for the $28, ,000-a-year Job Is
secretary-treasurer Of the union,
termed the plot q smear yester-
day after being releasd In Tam
pa on $4,000 bail on q ctarg
Of conspiracy to commit murder.
Mr.. White said union poli-
tics. are behind the case and he
believed Mr.. Hall rugged" the
plot to discredit him. He said
Mr.. Hall would use the charge
to have him brought before .
union committee and thrown
out of the ALL affiliate.
Three Others Charged.
Three other men, including the
self-confessed triggerman. So
year-old James e. Cobb, Of Tam
pa, also have been charged with
conspiracy.
Police said the group probably
Included three more men and
their arrests are expected
shortly.
Cobb. alias Frank Green, was
arrested Thursday night. when.
police said. he approached Mr..
Halls home in nearby Montyale
with q loaded 12-gauge shotgun
In his car.
Guy CaIissi, Bergen County
prosecutor. said he had been
tipped OF that an attempt
would be made on the life Of
Mr.. Hall, the secretary-treas-
urer Of the Atlantic and Gulf
Coast District Of the Interna-
tional Seafarers Union.
According to Mr.. Calissi, Cobb
readily said that Mr.. White had
promised him $4,000 to kill Mr..
Hall and $1,000 Of 1t had been
paid. Detectives said. however.
that Cobb probably would have
been killed himself before he
saw the rest Of the money.
They wouldn't let him run
around with this spending
money and their names on his
Lips" said Detective Carl de
Marco Of the prosecutors Office.
Is Unemployed.
The other arrests followed the
confession of Cobb, an unem-
ployed seaman.
Edward Taffe of West Milford,
n. j., Is being held in Bergen
County jail on conspiracy
charges and Carmen Priore Of
the Hotel Hargrave, New York
, City, is under arrest there as a
fugitive to face the New Jersey
conspiracy charge.
Mr.. Calissi said the 65-year-
old Taffe CEASED" Mr.. Halls
home and was to help Cobb In
his getaway. Taffe has denied
knowledge of the plot.
Priore, q 52-year-old sales
man, Is the man who introduced
Cobb to Taffe, according to Mr..
Calissi. He Is being held In $50.-
900 bail.
Mr.. Calissi's first assistant.
Fred Galda, goes to Tampa to-
morrow to question White and
others.
Ends Next Month.
Mr.. White is president of the
AFL Central Trades and Labor
Assembly IN Tampa. The elec-
ton in which he is running
against Mr.. Hall started Novem-
ber Is and Is scheduled to end
January Is.
Mr.. White said he intends to
continue his campaign for the
poi Of secretary-treasurer in the
union. which numbers $4,000
members In the Nations coastal
and Gulf ports. He added how
ever, that the charges had hurt:
his chances.
Mr.. Hall, who lives In Montvale
with his wife. Rose, and two
young children. has been
leader In the fight. to rid east
coast waterfront unions Of
racketeers.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Henry vi Coin Found

Al 500-year-olc gold coin Of the
reign of Henry vi has been To-
Gated BY the Belfast, Northern
\ Ireland, Museum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25

Sikorsky Aircraft, for notable
achievement in the advance
ment of rotary-wing aeronau-
tics" Society President c.. w.
Lefever also presented honorary
fellowships in. the society to
Ferdinand Moran, CAB exami-
ner, and Floyd Carlson. chief
test pilot of Bell Aircraft's hell
copter division.
New officers of the society are
John p. w. Vest. president:
Henry s. Tremper, secretary;
Col. William B. Bunker. treas
urer. and the following vice
presidents:
Jack Cherne, Leon Crane, Her
bert Moseley. 1t. Comdr. j. A. H.
TORY, jr., Friedrich Won Dobl-
hoff and Robert Lichten.
A big helicopter show is sched-
uled starting at IL am. tomor-
row (Sat.) on Columbia Island
in the Potomac River. It will
last until pm. Tonight there
will be a pioneers dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Poodle Club Match SET
Sunday on Hams Point

The Washington Poodle Clubs
first American Kennel Club
sanctioned match will be held
at noon Sunday on Hams Point.
The judging will begin at 1880
pm. The show is free to spec
tators.
Poodles in show clip will COM
pete in novice and open classes,
and puppies from three to IL
months old will compete in un-
orthodox puppy clip.
There will also be obedience
classes for noviceS, graduate nov
ices and open
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Uses Of Helicopters
In Civil Defense
Cited by Peterson
By Harry Lever

The possible uses of the hell
copter in civil defense were out
lined last night by a man who
flies one himself-Federal Civil
Administrator Val Peterson.
Principal speaker at the Hon
ors Night dinner of the Ameri-
can Helicopter Society in the
Mayfiower Hotel, Mr.. Peterson
outlined his views, following
presentation of the society's
awards for outstanding achieve
ments in the helicopter field.
Mr.. Peterson emphasized there
is ample proof on hand that I'VE
have just begun to tap the OPP
irrational possibilities Of the he'll
icopter in civil defense"
Last week was a good ex-
ample" lie said. During the
national civil defense test ex-
ercise Operation Alert - our
agency actually borrowed mil
itary helicopterS for the fast
transportation of executive per-
sonnet and dispatches between
two emergency command posts
outside of Washington"
Four Awards Presented.
The Navy. a representative of
the Civil AeronauticS Board and
two leading helicopter industry
figures received the society's
awards.
Rear Admiral Clarence E.
Ekstrom, assistant chief of the
Nays Bureau of Aeronautics,
accepted for the Navy the Capt.
William ]. Kossler Award for
"anti-submarine warfare opera
tons during 1853"
The DR.. Alexander Klemin
Award was presented to Michael
Gluhareff. chief engineer Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Duke of Kent Receivers

LONDON, June Is P.-The
Duke of Kent, 18-year-old cousin
of Queen Elizabeth II, was re-
ported we'll on the road to recov-
cry today from head injuries
suffered in an automobile acct
dent last Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Making small child feel help NTH the housework
real contribution his OF belonging and security

Mother-You are a good
helper. Now will you run your
little carpet sweeper behind the
couch and under those chairs
while ! clean here?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25

Mother-You keep getting in
my way and I'm in a big hurry.
Why don't you run outdoors and
play with Jimmie while I finish
my cleaning?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
lighthearted summer delights
at a light-on-your-purse price

You're in for whir when the extra dresses sum-
mer demands cost you SO little. We've collected
and what collectors luck for you, six fetch
ing styles. Fabrics have thot much-nnore exPen-
sive look. So do the pretty details.
You'll find fIooty sheer chombroys and dork brood
cloth prints.
In the group: dotebot pink, blue turquoise, chor-
treuse, oroy gold and black. Sizes I to IS.
2 sheer chonbroy and whirl OF tucks.
s. sheer chombroy, its white coor dripping dolses
WGyL-Junor Misses, 4th Floor
=, also Chevy Chose and Alexandria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
reduced, starting
Saturday at $50
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When Soeony suits stort wearing
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You can choose from oil our
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Pick from long and short sIeeved
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-. also Chevy Chose and Alexandra
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travel agency experience; and her
assistant, Mr.. Virgil Cabaniss,
previously associated with the Ma
tional Baptist Churches in Amer
lea, who will act as liaison to in
dustrial, education and church
groups.
Among the company's clientele
are some of the most prominent
people of all races in industry,
show business, and other fields.
King Tours will be available dur
ing the coming season to Europe
md the Holy Land, the West In
dies, Mexico and Canada. A do
nestle program is also being set
up that will cover visits to several
major U. S. cities from coast to
coast. Of special interest will be
a tour to West Africa, the only
such tour available in this coun-
try, which will cover Liberia, Gold
Coast, Nigeria and Senegal, with
stopovers at Madrid and Paris.
Current issue of the Travel
Agent, an outstanding trade mag
azine, devotes its lead story to the