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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
New Fights Break Out
On New York Pier;
Extra Police Called
. BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Mar. 19.-Hun-
dreds Of extra police patrolled
New York's vast waterfront amid
cracking tension today as Mayor
Robert F. Wagner sought to halt
strike violence.
Fist fights broke out again to-
day at q pier on the Brooklyn
dockfront. scene of previous
clashes between striking and
non-striking longshoremen. No
one was hurt and there were no
arrests, however.
Despite the mayors pledge to
protect all dock men who want
to work, there was. activity at
only a handful of the big ports
piers. Strike costs in two weeks
already total millions.
Coon Squads" Opposed.
Mr.. Wagner called out extra
police chiefly to combat what he
called "goon squads" of strikers
rowing the waterfront and caus-
ing trouble. He declared this
practice was going to be halted.
Mayor Wagner says he will
call for State and Federal assist
ance if necessary, but feels con-
fident that city authorities can
restore law and order.
Leaders of the trucking in
dustry have asked Attorney
General Brownell for Federal
action to revive operations in
the port-"if necessary, through
-the use of United States troops"
: The New York Shipping As
.sociation. representing ITO ship
ping and stevedoring companies.
appealed to President Eisen-
hover for emergency congress
I Sional action to end the strike
which has crippled the port"
Most Docks Idle.
The outlaw strike by members
Of the International LongShore-
mems Association ULA), now in
its 18th day. has shut down a
major part of the docks on the
New York and New Jersey
water front.
Numerous injuries and arrests
have occurred in recent days In
clashes between LILA picketS and
members of the rival AFL-ILA
who went to work.
Members of the LILA, who
struck March S, say they will stay
of the job until their union is
certified by the National Labor
Relations Board as bargaining
agent for the harbor's $4,000
longshoremen. The AFL LILA
also is seeking certif1cation.
Evening star., 1954-03-02

and his Period.s Alice dersti-DuschsS.
soprano. assisted by George silfies,
piano; Daniel Mejeske and Vincent
Tramontano. violins; John Beer and
Gallery. Program: Paratum cor meum.
Schultz; Stehe Auf. Schultz; O Jesu.
nomen oulce. Schultz; La Musica. from
Orfeo, Monteverdi; Furchtet euch
NIGHT. Bernhard; Das Magntficat.
Evening star., 1954-03-02
News Of Music
By irving Lowens

LsctuTsrscaitai. r.a Iisinrieh sch.ss
soprano, assisted by George ySiiiis; ySiiiiss;
Tramontano. violins; John. Beer and
James Mohr. trlmpets: AT the Phillips
.hnss ary ssSs Haf seSnsa COZ sssn
pomen dulce.. schultz; La Musica. from
Orfeo, Monteverdi; Furchtet euch
nisht ntIt Bernhard; Das Masnincat.
Alice Gerstl- -Duschak last night
presented lecture-recital de-
voted to Heinrich Schultz. who in
comparatively recent years has
come to be recognized as one of
the great composers.
The idea of such a unified pro-
gram dedicated to the works Of
a neglected master instead Of the
customary miscellany considered
interesting by most singers is re-
freshing in its novelty and in
telligence. AS a consequence.
yesterdays Phillips Gallery audi
ence was treated to an event OF
more than usual interest.
After an informal and in
formative discussion of the life
and times of the great l7th-
century German composer, Miss
Gerstl- -Duschak turned to his
music. She sang a group OF
masterpieces by Schultz rarely
heard in the concert hall. as
well as an example Of the work
of one of his two masters, Claudio
Monteverdi. and one OF his
favorite pupils. Christoph Bern
hard.
BY the end of the evening. a
picture of Schultz as a unique
genius who had successfully fused
the disparate musical styles OF
Monteverdi and his first teach
er, the Venetian master Giovan-
nj Gabriel. had emerged.
Miss Gerstl-Duschak exhibited
a keen understanding Of the
music of Schultz and a deep ap-
probation for it's subtleties and
expressive qualities. Despite the
fact that neither her vocal tech
nique nor her vocal equipment
was adequate to cope with the
considerable difficulties Of the
works selected, she nevertheless
succeeded in communicating her
enthusiasm to the audience. AL
though unfortunately very little
in the way of satisfying singing
was evident. the lecture-recital
was successful as a demonStra-
ton of Schutz's stature as a COM
poser
The talented young Navy mu-
SicianS who assisted provided
sympathetic and musicianly ac-
compartments.
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Lecture-RecitoI on Schultz
Proves Refreshing Novelty

the organs automatic player.
which meant adjourning to the
large hail next to the central
auditorium and listening to a
player-roll version Of Tchaikow-
sky's "Marche Slav." And it end
ed with q short recital played
by three organiSts.
1t. Eugene s. Mauney Of
Quantico led off with a group by
Roger. His deliberate style Of
playing let the rapid key-changes
characteristic Of Rogers music
come to clear expression. When
played thus. even Roger can be
enjoyable.
Corpl. Robert Lynn of Fort
Meade and the winner of the
guilds 1852 Young Artists Con-
test, played cleanly in the Bach
work, In Dir list Freude." showed
the proper restraint in Cabezon's s
"Tiento del Primer Tono." and
displayed considerable virtuosity
in AndrieSSen's Sonata da
Chiesa." His talent is solid, and
he overcame his evident unfamil-
iarity with the new organ in
creditable fashion.
Lyman McCrary, subdean of
the Washington chapter. con-
cluded with Liszt's pretentious
variations on "Weinen, Klagen, -
and Langlais' Medieval Suite.
Here again the playing was of
high quality. The rich. romantic
sound Mr.. McCrary chose to
adopt was quite appropriate to
the somewhat turgid music.
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Roads Commission Buys
Trolley Car for Office
Special Dispatch to The s,ar

HAGERSToWN. Mar. 2. -
The State Roads Commission
has borrowed a trolley car from
the Potomac Edison Co. to use
as an office at the site of the
construction of a section Of dual
highway between Frederick and
Baltimore.
The electric company said
a trolley spur line runs near
the construction project.
The trolley is one of two
taken out of service when the
Frederick to Thurmont trolley
line was replaced by buses a
week ago.
State Roads officials said they
will set up desks and records
inside the trolley car.
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Pay-As-You-Go Financing
Of Public Works Opposed

The Progressive Citizens of
Georgetown last night opposed
the pay as you 60 methods of
financing the public works pro-
gram proposed by the Joint
House. Senate subcommittee.
The group asked that the
methods proposed by the District
Commissioners and the Bureau
of the Budget be restored to the
bill.
The taxes suggested by the
subcommittee were described as
an undue and unnecessary bur-
den on the residents of the Dis
trict."
The meeting was conducted by
Raymond Wilmotte, president, in
the Parish Hall of Christ Episco-
pal Church. Thirty-first and o
streets NV.
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Home Protection Corps
Of District to Meet

The Home Protection Corps of
the District Civil Defense Or
ganization will meet at 2:30 pm.
tomorrow at 1920 Howard street
NV.
Capt. Charles WOLF of the Dis
trict Fire Department will show
a film on fire protection in the
home. Daniel Leonard Of the
District Red Cross Chapter will
discuss emergency first aid.
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Three Play at Recital
Initiating New Orgon
By Homer Ulrich

American Guild of Organists, re-
citai to initiate the new Moller organ
At the George Washington National
Masonic Memorial In Alexandria. 1t.
Eugene s. Mauney. Corpl. Robert Lynn,
and Subdean Lyman McCrary. orRan-
lists. Program: Two Chorale Preludes,
Reger: Introduction and Passacaglia,
Reeer; In Dir list Freude. Bach; Tiento
del Primer Tono. cahezon: Sonata da
Chiesa, Andressen:s Variations on
Wetnen. Klagen. List; Medieval Suite,
Langlais.
The recital to initiate the new
Moller organ at the Washington
National Masonic Memorial in
Alexandria last night was an in
formal affair. 1t began with a
business meeting of the Wash
ington Chapter Of the American
Guild of Organists. 1t continued
with a technical account of the
Instruments constituent parts.
1t included a demonstration of
Evening star., 1954-03-02
Friday Concerts

A typographical error in
Programs of the Week" in
Sundays Star caused the
listing Of three concerts FOR
Thursday rather than Fri
day. The following concerts
take place Friday: E. Power
Biggs, organ, Library of Con-
greSs. $3.50 pm; Navy Band,
Departmental Auditorium,
$3.50 pm: Madelaine Cham
bers. soprano. Cosmos Club
Assembly Hall. 1880 am.
Evening star., 1954-09-11
Man Gets 9 Months
In Camera Theft
From Policeman

A man charged with grand
larceny Of $135 worth of camera
equipment was convicted of petty
larceny from an Arlington police
man after testimony at a hearing
yesterday disclosed a pawn shop
allowed him only $40 for it.
William j. Sherwood. 90, OF
24O7 Griffith road, Falls Church,
was sentenced to nine months in
jail by Judge Paul Brown in Ar
lington County Court after it was
disclosed he had a juvenile rec
ord of auto thefts.
Policeman Frank Hardy, who
rented a room from Sherwood s
mother at 1924 North Vernon
street, said his Polaroid camera.
case and light meter, for which
he paid $135 about three months
ago, was stolen from his room
by Sherwood.
In Virginia, a grand larceny
charge involves property valued
at $50 or more.
Following Sherwood's arrest. he
made a statement to police that
he had pawned the equipment in
Cumberland, Md. for $40. Judge
Brown said the State had failed
to establish the value of the
equipment and reduced the
charge to q rhisdemeanor.
Evening star., 1954-09-11

Thanks to the care and thoughtfuinem
Of Americans, fewer and fewer of our
forests are being lost to fire. But the
job Of eliminating man-caused forest
fires ID far from done. Forest fires still
burned over 20, 900, 900 acres IN 1853,
and 8 out of Oof these fresresultedfr from
downright carelessness- This careless
ness meant the destruction of vast areas
of timber, watersheds and recreation.
Help to reduce this shameful waste.
The next time you are IN or near tho
woods, Remember Only You Can Pro-
vent Forest Fires."
Published as public service IN epop-
sratioa vitk Tie Adosvsisins C6enc2.
Evening star., 1954-09-11
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Evening star., 1954-09-11
iren1en Put off
Parade Awhile
To Put Out Fire

Fire delayed the annual parade
Of the Prince Georges County
Volunteer Firemen's Association
for half an hour today.
Firemen from College Park. the
host company at the association S
32nd annual convention and
parade. were called to an oil
burner blaze at 4606 Rittenhouse
street. in Riverdale, as the
parade was scheduled to begin.
The fire was doused quickly and
the firensen returned to the
parade route, along Baltimore
boulevard. in about 80 minutes.
Gov. McKeldin and his Demo-
cratic opponent in the Novern-
Der election, DR.. II. c. Byrd, were
to- share adjoining seats in the
reviewing stand at Baltimore
boulevard and College avenue.
The association last night NOM
mated Frank p. Briguglio, its
vice president. to be president or
the association next year. Elec-
tions are to be held tonight in
the Maryland University Coli
scum.
Evening star., 1954-09-11
Mitchell Predicts
Democrats viii Win
Back ; Virginia Seats
BY the As.oeiosed Press

RICHMOND. Sept. 1l.--Na-
tional Democratic, Chairman
Stephen A. Mitchell has pre-
dicted the party would recap
ture the three Congressional
seats the Republicans won in
Virginia in 1852.
From a national standpoint,
Mr.. Mitchell said in an inter-
view, the Democrats would cer-
tainly capture the House of Rep
resentatives and had a chance
to take the Senate although
that one looks mighty close"
On the Virginia scene. Mr..
Mitchells comments were most
emphatic when he discussed the
race in the Washington area
10th District, where Democrat
John C. Webb is trying to un-
seat Representative Broyhill.
Factors there, Mr.. Mitchell
said yesterday. were the Presi-
dents veto of the Federal pay
raise plus q feeling on the part
of Government employees that
"they have been downgraded
and demeaned regarded as
merely taxeaters.
"And think that Mr.. Broy-
hill is going to be defeated. +"
he said.
The party chairman disclosed
that former Gov. John S. Bat
tie had accepted membership
on a special advisory commit
tee on rules for the party's
1856 presidential nominating
convention. The names of the
full committee, he said, would
be announced next week "and
one Of the members is going to
be Gov. Battle"
Mr.. Battle, as chairman of the
Virginia delegation to Chicago
in 1852 led the fight for Vir-
ginia, South Carolina and Louisi-
ana against the loyalty oath
requirement. The States finally
won convention seats in a switch
of sentiment after they appeared
! on the verge of being expelled,
To Improve Procedure.
"This special committee is
designed to streamline conven-
tion procedure to bring it in
line with this modern age" Mr..
Mitchell said. "It's going to deal
with a great deal more than
such things as the loyalty oath"
: Mr.. Battle served on a pre-
vious committee of the national
party which met in Chicago a
year ago. and, on Battles recon-
mendation, buried the 1852 10y
atty oath requirement and laid
the groundwork for making up
q new set of ground rules. The
new advisory committee osten-
sibly will frame these conven-
ton rules.
Evening star., 1954-09-11

the tax inspector and the ma.
chine tabulation unit"
Other Recommendations.
Other major recommendation
made in the report included:
!. The director of finance
should prepare both the oper-
ating and the capital budget
Otherwise. the capital budget.
now the responsibility Of city
planners, sis just a fond dream,
a list of projects without money
to pay for them"
2. The tax assessor should be
placed under the director OF
finance
I 8. Assessments should be at
"true" value rather than at a
fictitious market" value. The
city bases its assessments at 42.5
per cent Of appraised value, a
practice widespread in Virginia,
although the State constitution
requires assessments at 100 per
cent of appraised value.
Would Drop Coercion.
4. The city should stop the
practice Of using the local auto
license tag as a tool Of enforcing
payment of personal property
taxes. A city ordinance pro-
hibits sale of the tag to persons
who have not paid a personal
property tax. making them liable
for arrest and prosecution for
failure to have a city tag. The
effect is to invite avoidance of
both taxes.
5. Consideration should be given
to changing the rate structure OF
the business license tax, which is
based on gross receipts. A sliding
scale should be applied, varying
with the mark up or profit
margin customary in different
types Of business.
s. The city should discontinue
financing on a repayment-later
basis installation of streets and
sewers in new subdivisions. a
practice favorable to builders
which cost the city $163,000 be-
tween 1949 and 1853.
Evening star., 1954-09-11
Furnace Sold Quickly
BY Star Want Ad

Nj. |. {. rs judgment was NOT
premature. He learned there were
mony people preparing for the colder
months inst oheod. Having furnoee
to sell he placed smoll I'D in The
Stor Classified. He sold the item the
first doy his od appeared.
Year in and yeor out The Stor
Classified produces the best year
round results for classified odyer-
fisers. Thot's why The Stor publishes
more classified DDS thon the other
Washington papers combined.
II you have something to buy, trade
Or sell. tell Il to the long -estobIished
audience Of The stor readers.
Phone Sterling 5000 and ssk for
m ad-fokeE.
Evening star., 1954-09-11
Richardson Appointed

w. A. Richardson, director Of
Arlington County Department Of
Recreation and Parks, has been
appointed to a three-year term
on the National Advisory Com
mittee on Recreation, Training
and Placement of Recreation
Personnel, a division Of the Ma
tional Recreation Association,
The committee is headed by DR..
Paul F. Douglas, former president
Of the American University.
Evening star., 1954-09-11
Thousands Deprived Of Clothes
As Cleaning c Choin Goes Broke

A dry-cleaning chain went
bankrupt here yesterday, and
thousands of customers were
padlocked out of stores contain
ing their clothes.
The firm, Kent Cleaners of
Washington, Inc. said it was
lin possession of countless thou
sands of articles Of clothing"
The chains lawyer, Myer
Koonin, said Kent operates some
80 stores in the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
One is in the Pentagon, he said.
All are under lock and key.
The petition for voluntary
bankruptcy stirred memories of
a similar cleaning and laundry
firms action In 1947. Thousands
Of customers clamored for their
clothes then.
Meanwhile, the Kent firms
president. Lawrence L. Fields,
faces action on q bad check
charge. y
He signed the bankruptcy pc
tition, which said the firm is
"in a state of insolvency and
(has) had default judgments
entered against it here.
Receivers Appointed.
Judge F. Dickinson Let's,
United States District Court for
the District Of Columbia. adj
judged the chain bankrupt and
appointed Attorney Lee w. Cow
an as receiver.
Mr.. Koonin said the receiver
and the company's officials went
to work immed ediately on the prob
lem of returning garments to
owners.
The chains lawyer said return
of the clothes will begin next
week.. The day has not been
decided on yet, he said.
Mr.. Koonin said customers
would do themselves a service
by not calling at stores for their
garments until notified to do so.
The chains Office was listed
as being at its plant. 2035 West
Virginia avenue NE.
One Shirt to Go On.
Mr.. Koonin said it would be q
waste of time for customers to
call there, or at Kent stores, un-
til details are completed for the
great shirt swap.
This was of little cheer for
customers like Navy 1t. Paul w.
Evening star., 1954-09-11

Lines, 5222 Nebraska avente
NV. He told The Star:
"All my khaki shirts are in q
Kent store, except the one I've
got on my back. My wife will
have to wash it every night"
The BANKRUPTCY petition said
the chain, which deals in laun-
dry as well as dry-cleaning,
closed down as of Thursday.
Judge Let's granted the COM
pany a delay until September 81
in filing a schedule of its assets
and liabilities.
Assistant United States At
torney Alfred M. Burka, assigned
to Municipal Court, said police
have received complaints about
more than 200 worthless checks
issued by the Kent Company.
He said the firms president
was released after posting $500
bond on a bad check charge. A
hearing on the case is scheduled
later this month.
Complaints Invited.
Mr.. Burka also urged busi-
nessmen who have cashed the
Kent checks to come forward
and file complaints.
AT the time the firm was first
quizzed about the flood of COM
plants over its checks, a COM
pany spokesman declared the
checks were issued in good faith.
He said the stores were to be
sold the first Of this month and
that the checks would be made
good then, MIR. Burka said.
But, according to Mr.. Burka.
complaints kept coming in even
after that.
The chain that went ito the
cleaners" in 1947 was w. D.
Howard's, Inc. It operated II
stores. Its sinking left custom
ers in a quandry.
Even when they finally recov-
cred their clothing, many Of the
garments were still soiled.
The Kent petition yesterday
mentioned that the clothes it
has includes garments not yet
cleaned.
Evening star., 1954-09-11
Developments Cited
As Corning Opens
School Tv Series

0lsAtIllCdilb uCW QSVGlOQmelCS
in the elementary schools were
outlined yesterday in a telecast
over Station WNBW by School
Supt. Hobart M. Corning.
This was an introduction to the
District Public School System TV
series, which starts it's fifth con-
Secutive year on Monday.
Or. Corning spoke at 2:45 pm.
from the WNBW studios in the
Sheraton-Park Hotel to school
faculties assembled in their vari-
GUS buildings. Yesterdays ses-
sion marked the third such an
nual faculty meeting.
The superintendent listed
these among significant new de-
velopments:
The instrumental music pro-
gram is being expanded through
addition of 10 teachers in about
go elementary schools.
An experimental program is
being developed at the Thomson
and Walker-Jones Schools to de-
termine whether smaller classes
and combined efforts of all
child-serving agencies will re-
duce juvenile delinquency. The
Commissioners Youth Council,
under leadership of Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, initiated this
program.
New TV Program.
Two classes for severely re-
tarded children are being estab-
lished at the Military Road
School.
Teh District public schools
television series begins its fifth
consecutive year with addition
Of new program. Behind the
News The series will be seen
from 2:45 to 8 pm. each school
day over Station WNBW.
Carlton d. Smith. WNBW gen.
eral manager. said the Perpetual
Building Association will spon-
sor the Tuesday and Thursday
programs. This is the first time
an educational series for ele-
mentary schools has had COM
mercial auspices. he said.
| DR.. Corning said last year 35,-
600 public school children fol-
lowed the programs and that he
expects "even greater usefulness
for the series this year."
1,200 New Pupils.
Speaking at the outset about
desegregation. DR.. Corning said
on Wednesday and Thursday an
estimated 1900 new pupils were
registered and that mo new en-
rollee was denied admission to
any school because of race"
"We1l see this job through to-
gether," he said.
He said teachers, for the first
time, are assigned where their
services are needed, rather than
according to race.
He described some of his own
convictions about responsibility
for the education of children.
He disagreed with the opinion
that children should be spared
distasteful tasks.
"a strong, rugged school pro-
gram built upon what we know
about how children grow is our
aim" he said. 1--WE must get
the best work possible from each
child"
He said the mistake is made
of concentrating on the prob
lens of pupils having trouble
learning at the expense of the
gifted.
Actually our national security
depends in large part upon the
development of the intellectual
powers of our brightest children" "
particularly in science, he said.
Evening star., 1954-09-11
Physicist Appointed

DIR. Richard Tredgold, a Brit
ish physicist, has been appointed
research associate in the Uni
versity of Maryland physics de-
partment,
Evening star., 1954-09-11
Purkside PTA to Meet

The Parkside Elementary
School PTA, Silver Spring. Md,
will hold its first meeting Of
the year at 8 pm. Tuesday in
the school at Brunett and Sil-
kirk avenues.