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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Virginia House Kills
Poll Tax Repeal Plan
By Alex R. Preston
Stor StoH Correspondent

RICHMOND, Feb. 25.-By a
two-vote margin, the House of
Delegates this afternoon put off
for at least six years any chance
of a vote on the question of re-
pealing Virginia's poll tax.
Amotion to discharge the pow
erful Privileges and Elections
Committee. which had killed the
measure, was defeated, Al to As.
In a 45-minute debate, Demo-
cratic organization leaders solidly
opposed the motion by Delegate
Walter A. Page of Norfolk. who,
with 81 others, had sponsored
the resolution to amend the State
constitution.
Such resolutions must be
passed by two consecutive SEES
Sions of the General Assembly,
which meets every other year,
before being submitted in a ref
erendum.
Meanwhile, a Senate commit
tee has agreed to leave Alexan-
dria in the 10th judicial circuit,
but has virtually killed House.
approved bill giving that area,
and also Arlington, a third judge
each.
The decision was reached late
yesterday after a hectic session
of the Courts of Justice Com
mittee. Senator Charles r. Fen
wick and Delegate ]. Maynard
Magruder made pleas, apparent
ly unavailingly. for a third judge
for Arlington to relieve the work
load of the two jurists there.
Earlier the committee had
adopted a report calling for AL
exandria to be removed from
the 18th circuit, leaving Fairfax,
Falls Church and Prince Will
liam County to be presided over
by the two judges there. That
report also had turned down a
third judge for the 18th.
AL VIC 44OOOC 1dtOI
suspension of the Byrd Tax Re-
duction Act refused to admit de-
feat today as they sought new
legislative ways to reclaim ST
million for vital Virginia needs.
They expressed new hope the
funds could be written into the
State budget for needs in the
fields of health, education and
mental hospitals.
But they were undecided as
to how to make their next flank
ing attack at the 81 million
earmarked in the budget for
State income tax cuts under the
Byrd act.
On another taxation front,
Delegate Sam Pope suffered his
usual biennial defeat on a pro-
posed State retail sales tax. The
House Finance Committee killed
the bill without so much as a
word Of discussion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Warning Indictment
Dismissal Sought

A motion to dismiss the in
come tax-evasion indictment
against gambler Emmitt r. War
ring was filed yesterday in Fed
eral District Court in Baltimore.
The motion, prepared by At
torneyS Charles E. Ford and H.
Clifford Alder. attacks the in
dlctment on two major grounds:
Cd It any offenSe was COM
mitted, it occurred in the Dis
trict and not in Maryland.
CD If the District and Marv-
land are to be considered as one
district for tax collection pur-
poses, the grand jury panel was
improperly constituted in that
no juror was drawn from the
District.
Warning was indicted by a
grand jury in Baltimore several
days ago. It was charged he as
serted his 1947 income totaled
$4,000 when, it was said, it
actually amounted to $4,000.
Warnings tax difficulties be-
gan in 1850, when an Internal
Revenue agent accompanied
Warning to a Georgetown bank.
where Warnings safe deposit box
was opened and about $3.50 900
Nrevealed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
ST Million Shaved
From Budget Drafted
By Gov. McKeIdin
By Gene Goodwin
Ssor Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 25.-Senate
and House budget cutters con-
ferred into the early hours Of this
morning and repeatedly agreed
to trim Gov. McKeldin's pro-
posed $238 million spending pro-
gram by something less than 81
million.
They are not through yet
they're meeting late today-but
chances are they will be unable
to find much more than that in
the Governors admittedly tight
budget for the next fiscal year.
It also was learned that the
House and Senate. conferees
agreed in their secret session to
apply the cut to a reduction in
the State real estate levy, which
the Governor proposes to double
to a new rate of 11.89 cents per
500 of assessment.
It takes a 100000 budget
slash to lower that tax one cent.
Presumably, then, the cut
agreed on last night could only
lower the property tax rate a
penny or so.
The State real estate tax rate
for this calendar year is 5.64
cents. The State property levy
is only a small portion of the
total property taxes paid by
home owners. Most goes to cities
and counties.
The comforting members of
the Senate Finance Committee
and the House Ways and Means
Committee today are expected
to start hacking away at the
Governors $40 million capital
improvement budget, but cuts
made there cannot affect this
years tax rate which retires pre-
viouS bond issues.
What the conferees would like
to do is to be able to cut the
Governors operating budget to
provide the same Is per cent in
come tax reduction Marylanders
have enjoyed for the last two
years.
But the McKeldin budget is too
tight, they have found.
Evening star., 1954-05-22
"a Houses Will Start
In 7 Projects, Firm SAYS

More than so new homes are
to be built in the second section
of Arrowrock, Colonial Invest
ment Co. announced this week.
The development is in Rockville,
where a first section has been
completed, the firm said.
The company said "a homes
also are under construction at
Highland Hills, off Georgia av-
enue on Weisman road in
Wheaton.
Evening star., 1954-05-22


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Evening star., 1954-05-22
Judging Scheduled
Next Thursday for
Architectural Awards

Judging for biennial awards
for outstanding architectural
accomplishments in Primo e
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
ties will be held Thursday at the
Indian Spring Country Club it
was announced this week.
Judges will be Samuel e. HON.
sey. of Wilmington, Del; Dean
Henry L. Kamphoefner, School
of Design Of the North Carolina
State College, Raleigh. and w.
Twilley Malone, of Salisbury.
Md.
Winners will be announced
June 10 at a dinner at the
Indian Spring Country Club, the
competition is sponsored jointly
by the County Commerce Asso-
Citations of Montgomery County
and the Prince Georges Chamber
of Commerce.
More than 800 guests, repre-
Senting civic and Government
groups in the two counties are
expected to attend the dinner.
Principal speaker on the pro-
gram is DR.. Homer Hoyt. He will
give summary of his economic
base survey of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties.
Evening star., 1954-10-23

panel composed Of John s.
Berkson. San Diego. Calf; o. L.
Pierson, Bristol, Pa. and c. l..
Crouch Of New York.
Speeches to be Given.
The afternoon program will
be devoted to speeches on ther-
NAL insulators and vapor seals
by r. N. Kennedy, Midland.
Mich; structural panels by A. T.
Waidelich, Cleveland, and sur
facing and decorative uses by
Hiram McCann. editor OF Mod
ern Plastics. New York.
The fall dinner meeting Of the
Building Research Council will
be held at $3.50 pm.
The morning session OF Octo-
Der % will be devoted to plastics
in heating. air conditioning and
plumbing plastic piping.
Standards for plastic products
will be discussed by DR.. Gordon
M. Kline, of the National Bureau
of Standards. In the afternoon.
q round table discussion will be
held on the future Of plastics in
building.
Summaries of the conference
will be provided by Robert e
Mueller. Springfield, Mass, and
H. N. Huntzicker of Chicago.
Evening star., 1954-10-23

New construction activity dur
ing September matched the all
time peak volume of $3.6 billion
set in August and made the past
three months the most active
quarter on record for the con-
struction industry.
This was revealed in prelim-
mary estimates released jointly
this week by the Departments of
Commerce and Labor.
New work put in place in Sep
tember brought the total for the
third quarter of this year to
$10.75 billion, a figure Z per cent
higher than last years third
quarter total.
S37.5 Billion Tor Year.
Allowing for seasonal varia-
tions, the third quarter figure
indicates that total construction
for this year win be some $37.5
billion. During 1853 actual out
| lays were $3.50 billion.
Evening star., 1954-10-23
$50 Billion New Construction
Peak Reached in September

Private residential building
accounted for $3,8 billion Of the
third quarter total this year.
That figure is is per cent higher
than the private residential
building during the third quarter
OF 1858. But at the same time
private industrial building dur
ing the period was down 0 per
cent from last years third
quarter.
Religious and private educa-
tional building showed more new
work put in place during Sep
tember than any previous month.
New monthly peaks were also set
in public school building. high
way construction and sewer and
water facility work.
Less Federal Activity.
But Federal construction ac-
tivity during September, par
ticularly defense construction
Evening star., 1954-10-23
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. C.. Bill
SATURDAY, OCTOBER %,

period and 4 per cent above the
corresponding period In 1858. sas
Private expenditures account-A
ed for the gain as public OUT
lays stayed just about the same
as they were during the first
nine months of 1853.
Evening star., 1954-10-23

and conservation and Develop
ment work, was well under the
levels Of September 1858.
During the first nine months
OF this year total construction
activity amounted to $27.4 bill
lion, also q new record for that
Evening star., 1954-10-23
Exterior Enumel
For This Trim,

Exterior enamel Is used to
paint the trim Of house when
the body of the house is un-
painted masonry. or q color diff
ferent than the trim.
Regular sself-cleaning white
house paint is not used. because
it can streak areas under it.
Tell your paint dealer what you
want your paint for.
Evening star., 1954-10-23
Conference 10 Study
plasiics Application
In Building Industry

The application Of plastics In
building will be studied at a con-
ference at the United States
Chamber Of Commerce Building.
1915 H street NV. October
27-28.
The conference will be con-
Quoted by the Building Research
Institute and sponsored by the
Society Of the Plastics Industry.
Inc, the Manufacturing Chem
lists Association. Inc, and the
Building Rese arch Advisory
Board.
The session is the second in a
series designed to bring together
people from all sectors Of the
building industry to discuss the
application of specific building
materials.
TechnOlogists on Hand.
Plastics industry technologists
will present an account of the
qualifications and possibilities of
their materials for uses in the
building fields.
The conference will begin
October 27 with an introduction
to plastics in building conducted
by E. B. Cooper. Wilmington,
Del; Albert G.. II. Dietz, Massa-
chusetts Institute Of Technology:
Tyler s. Rogers, Toledo. and
G. J. Romieux, Of New York.
Applications of plastics in
building will be presented by a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

deals with legitimate growers to
supply the actual plants.
They merely set up shop, adj
vertise extensively, organize sales
crews and take mail orders. AS
long as things go smoothly. the
customer gets his merchandise.
However. some fail to meet their
bills. They are cutoff by the
growers who have no contract
with the individual purchaser.
The net result is no flowers.
For the protection of customers
and those honest firms that suffer
by the action of dishonest shoe
string operators the Better BUSH
ness Bureau and the Department
of Agriculture has literature
spelling out specifications for
flowers, trees and shrubs as to
age, height. size.
AS a guide, the Better Business
Bureau warns prospective purch-
asers, to read these pamphlets
and to be certain when ordering
by mail that guarantees are
specific and in writing. They also
should specify whether replace
ment of losses will be made
without charge, or, if not. what
will have to be paid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Beware: Plants Don't Bloom, Soiesmen Fade

Typical, he declared. is a firm
that took out large ads in local
newspapers and ~deluged the
public with radio spots offering
blue roses" "a living fence of
roses" and Holland tulips.
One Arlington woman who
complained sent check in Octo-
Der 1858 for $6.25 for three of
the blue roses. proclaimed by its
seller the most astounding
marvel In botanical history" 1t
would be, II true.
The woman is still waiting for
her roses. Meanwhile, she has
learned her check has been hon.
ored by her bank.
In another case, q New York
firm offered 100 Holland tulip
bulbs for $1.69. Better Business
Bureaus all over the nation pur-
chased a total Of 1000 such
bulbs. They found them to be
immature bulblets. They were
given to State horticulturists for
testing. OF the entire lot, $50 pro-
duced leaves, but none bloomed.
Just Super-Salesmen.
Actually, many Of these firms
are not nurseries at all. They
are super statesmen who make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Reconciled 10 Death,
Priest Improves
BY The A8soeictsd Press


PARSONS, Kans., April IT,
The stricken priest who
said three months ago that he
awaited death eagerly has taken
a decided turn for the better,
his doctor said today.
The physician said the Rev.
Julius Buses condition, con-
S 7ered grave 10 days ago, is con-
s-'erably improved. The change,
TIE doctor said. was unexplain-
ale from a medical standpoint.
Il don't believe he is cured j."
tN7 doctor said. "but he has GER
t2inly shown a clinical improve
nlent."
When the Passionist Priest
came to the hospital six months
ago. doctors said he had but a
short while to live. His condi-
ton grew grave and he made
preparations to die.
At that time, the doctors said
he probably would live only a
few more days. Father Busse
said then he was glad he would
soon make "a Journey to
Heaven"
Father Busse. now At, spent
most of his boyhood in st. Paul
kans.. and studied at the mon
astery of the Passionist Fathers
there.
During World War II, he was
. chaplain of the 7th Infantry
Division. He was decorated for
gallantry in action, was twice
wounded in action and received
the Purple Heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

The Better Business Bureau
yesterday warned District area
residents against the annual
visitation of INSCRIPTIONS nurs-
cry company statesmen.
Before they leave town with
their glib talk and cleverly writ
ten contracts they will have
reaped q sizable crop of dollars
from hopeful householders whose
desire for a lovely garden make
them easy prey.
What such operators cost Dis
trict residents is almost impos-
sible to judge. a Better Business
Bureau spokesman said. He said
the most Of those taken in by
shrubbery hucksters never re-
port their predicament.
He warned residents to be-
ware Of door-to-door statesmen
Offering gigantic bargains in
plants pictured in catalogues to
be delivered at q future date
from some distant city.
Wares Misrepresented.
While many legitimate firms
operate I'M such a manner, he
said. many fly-by-night opera
tors misrepresent or tell outright
lies about the value of their
wares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Lansburgh's 10 Sfart.
Work on New Service
Building This Week
By Donald B. HodIey

Another major step in Lans-
burgh's multi-million dollar ex-
pansion program will start this
week with excavation for the
department stores new service
building in the 400 block Of
Eighth street NV, President
Ralph L. Goldsmith announced
yesterday.
The 10-story service building
will adioin the main store and
will afford direct access to it
at all levels.
It's construction at a cost of
around 5000, 900 is regarded as a
necessary preliminary step to
clear the way for alterations and
expansion of the main store.
Completion is expected by Oc-
tober
Program Outlined.
Lanshurgh's construction pro-
gram also includes suburban de-
velopments. Plans for a So mil
lion leased store in a Langley
Park Md. shopping center we're
disclosed last fall. Work there is
eXpected to start in the near
future. Other suburban sites are
being considered.
Mr. Goldsmith said the con-
struction program would run into
millions Of dollars. 1t will DEM
onStrate Lansburgh's confidence
in the future of the Washington
Metropolitan area, he declared.
The new service building will
be built on the site formerly oc-
cupied by Rescue Squad No. /.
1t was acquired by the depart
ment store last June.
AIl-Steel Building.
The building will be of all
steel construction with light
brick face. All incoming and
outgoing merchandise will be
handled by means of off-street
truck docks, receiving platforms
and modern freight elevators.
Formerly known as Lansburgh
& Bro. the big downtown store
was founded here In 1860. It
was integrated into the nation
wide store organization of City
Stores Co. in 1851. Mr.. Gold
smith is a vice president and
director Of the parent company.
The builder'is j. F. Hedin Co.
Of Washington.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
1000 Marines al Mass
Celebrated by SpeIIman
sx III. A,,oeiaisd Pres,

WITH UNITED STATES Isl
MARINE DIVISION, Korea
. Sunday, Dec. 26.-Two thousand
United States Marines stood
hareheaded in biting cold yes
terday as Francis Cardinal
Spellman celebrated Christina:
afternoon mass at an outdoors
altar here.
1t was the Catholic clergy
mans third Christmas mass
His crowded schedule included
midnight mass for 1000 soldiers
of a floodlit parade ground OF
the 7th Division. visits to every
patient in the 43rd Mobile Army
Surgical Hospital, and five hell
copter flights to other units on
KoreaS 155-mile front.
This is my fourth Christmas
Day with the Marines In Korea. y
the smiling, barefeaded cardi-
nal told the Marines. Y
Before the mass Cardinal
Spellman flew by helicopter to a
hilltop outpost of the LIST Marine
Regiment above the Injin River,
500 yards from the demilitarized
zone.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
For outstonding Service
For Outstanding Service
Odd Night c al to Soye Officer
Brings Honor to FHefiqhters

The Commissioners Commit
tee OF AUdYd for Merftoriofis
Seruice, Police and Fire De-
partments, this year selected
seuen District policemen and
three District frenleti for
atCards for heroisnl and out
standing seruice in the line OF
duty. This is one OF series
detailing the acts of all 43 men
nominated for the honors the
I0recetued.
The night watch at Engine Co
No. Q turned out Of the fire house
late on November l6 to answer
o strange call.
II began at 1890 pm. Wher
Pvt. Paul M. Ryan leaped to hi.
feet to follow an excited passer-
by who shouted incoherently anc
kept pointing up the street.
Half a block away, at Seven
teenth and U streets NV. he
saw Police Pvt. j. N. Dempsey
battling for his life with an as
sailant. The fireman shouted q
warning and headed for the
fracas.
Orders Company Out. 4
Meanwhile. Sergt. D. e. J
O'Connell ordered. his company
out for an emergency. Respond
ing were Pvts. Thomas w. Bel
land, George w. Mccain, Michael
v. Raedy, and Paul E. Spicer.
They found Policeman Demp-
sey and James A. (Kid) Lewis
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Sweden to Assist
Ethiopian Scholars

STOCKHOLM. - Sweden has
agreed to accept up to 10 Ethi-
opian scholarship students for
training IN Swedish technologi-
cal schools.
Their expenses In Sweden win
Be paid by the Swedish Coy
ernment. For many years sws-
dish experts have helped Ethi-
opia develop her army. air force.
schools, and hospitals.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Cities Bow to Zebrus

South African cities are %
have zebra crossings and give
pedestrians right Of way.
Evening star., 1954-12-26

Tomorrow: Police Put. The
odore c. Harris uses his
muscles and his brain.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
AZ Billion Tons
EOf Sediment Lost

MEMPHIS. IS.--Along the Missis-
sippi River the loss Of sediment
at Hood time increases to Az
billion tons q day.
This Is equivalent to o 6-inch
layer Of topsoil from as l0O-acle
farms.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Lond Deterioration
Causes Bio Crop Loss

6 DENVER. Between l942 and
1851 the average annual loss
caused by physical deterioration
of crop land in this country was
estimated at $3.50 million,
During the same period water
shed damage caused farm losses
estimated at s557 million a year
and annual forestry losses
amounted to about two billion
cubic feet.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
BY she As,eeiss.d Pres.

LONDON, Dec. 25.--The story
of an American boy stricken with
polio aboard ship. placed in an
iron lung delivered by helicopter,
and then taken ashore by a
British tug today was retold by
the British Broadcasting Corp.
on its Christmas program
beamed around the world.
The boy. David Lee Oliver, 4,
of Springfield, ILL.,. is recovering
in a United States military hos
pital near Swindon. England.
The BIC included the story In
Evening star., 1954-12-26

MRS. David Oliver, appeared on
the program to help tell how
David was taken ashore at
Southampton September 8 after
he became Ill aboard the United
States troopship Gen. Maurice
Rose en- route to Bremerhaven,
Germany. Mrs. Oliver and David
and another child were on their
way to join Sergt. Oliver in
Mannheim,
A British helicopter first de-
Evening star., 1954-12-26

81, colored, locked in combat
Both were trying to grab Pvt
Dempsey's service revolver.
Lewis had his finger in the
trigger guard. He threatened to
shoot Pvt. Ryan and the others
as they approached. All the
while Darlene Lewis, 18, wife of
James Lewis, was striking at Pvt.
Ryan with the policeman's night
stick.
Took Away Club.
The firemen jumped in and
Pvt. Belland took the club away
from Darlene and hit Lewis until
he let go of the gun.
For coming to the aid of Pvt.
Dempsey, despite their chances
OF being wounded or possibly
killed by Lewis, Battalion Chief
G. L. Darling announced the
Board of Awards had nominated
all five for medals for bravery
and gave each a commendation
for meritorious service.
Tomorrow: Police Pot. The
odore c. Harris uses his
1p3fecJoe nx,d b;e b,.n;,,
Evening star., 1954-12-26

livered an IRON lung to the troop
ship. Then the tug came along
side and. took the divers TO
Southampton where David was
hospitalized temporarily.
David was to have taken part
in today's broadcast. but q re-
cording made Of his voice was
not clear enough to be used. .
BIC spokesman said. He lis
tened to the program from his
hospital bed.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
American Polio Victim 5 Story
RetoId in British Broadcast

its hour-long News of Good
Neighbors program preceding
the Christmas broadcast Of
Queen Elizabeth II to the Brit
ish Commonwealth.
The boys parents, Sergt. and
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-06-25
J Building Materials

ATTENTION FARMERS. 12ft v "a
IT.. 1000 Blu. capacity, portable
grain b rs. SszU.OU cUnpI eUe,
erected at your site. This building
constructed on oak skids, inch
Rodent proof floor, double side
wall waterproofed. Inspection in
vited. This is grain storage at
52c per bu. Tanner-Robison Lum-
ber Co., Phone "a. $50
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-06-25
Seeds Plants Flowers

LARGE STOCKY TOMATO and Cab
bage plants 15c per dozen. Also
sweet potato plants. j. Wagner
46 Mill ST., West Jefferson, Phone
S-S293. $50
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-06-25
Feed-FertiIizer

AGRICULTURAL LIME, road stone
bag and bulk fertilizer and rock
phosphate. Call w. d. Dennehys
Phone Si7-R4. London, agent for
Fayette! Limestone Co, Inc. Boy
Washington c. H., Ohio. Phone
z-1S7l' Washington c. H, Ohio.
6--tf
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-06-25
orSeS-Cattle-HogS

Purebred Hereford Bull top quail
fly and type. ready for service -
Whitaker Farm Norman
Road Call London 1425R4 or
London $50. 3-51
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-06-25

500 Bushel good Clinton oats for
sale; 400 bushel good yellow corn.
Luther Erwin Phone 930J2. $50
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-06-25

lime and bulk fer
tilizer, and spreading, Don For
<est, West Jefferson S-S642.
6-tf
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-06-25
Feed d-FertiIizer

SERVICE: Marble Cliff
Quarries. products. Cecil A. Reed,
agent. For the best of service
and prompt delivery, call London
9454W2 or Alton 8-5bS1 and re-
verse charges. ur 5-tf
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-06-25

/ will not be responsible for any
debts made by anyone other than
myself.
Edward William Jones
30-51