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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-26

TO MAKE ADDRESS - Deliver
ing the commencement address at
the graduating exercises at Win
throp College Sunday, May 30, at
2:30 p. m. will be DR.. Louis b.
Wright, director OF the Folger
Shakespeare Library, Washington,
ID. C. A native of Greenwood, DR..
Wright received his A. b. degree
from Wofford College and his M.
A. and Phi ID. degrees from the
University Of North Carolina. The
degree OF ID. Lift. was conferred
on him recently by Wofford Col
lege. winthrop News Service
photo)
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-26

Some SIS per cent of United
States farm income is from pro-
ducts that have little or no price
supports.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-26
L0ris Garden Club

The Loris Garden Club enter
Evening star., 1954-11-20

lows.
car around just ahead Of the
cross-street over the pedestrian
lane. This was:
|. Legal, as long as no traffic
was in sight.
2. Illegal.
8. Perfectly correct, providing
MotoriSt A makes. the turn on
a green light.
Answer 2 is correct. The mo-
torist is not allowed to turn
on a pedestrian crosswalk. Sec
tion 43 Of the Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Regulations states:
No vehicle shall make
d U-turn so IS to proceed il
the uYposit direction (atl any
Evening star., 1954-11-20

hotels and picked up the trio
about 1880 pm.
The agents said the woman
told them her career includes 10
marriages. According to her own
statement to them, she is wanted
on an $1,000 embezzlement
charge in New York State and
is out on a $1,000 bond on a
Miami forgery charge.
From September, 1853, to last
January, she worked as a sales
woman in q Falls Church (Va.)
home appliance store. she said.
She also said she received a
one-year suspended sentence
after being convicted in Erie. Pa,
on check forgery charges.
Thomas was quoted by the
agents as saying he served time
on an auto theft conviction, and
was released from prison in 1852,
after being committed in 1949
for forgery. They said Gardner
said his only police trouble was
a State liquor violation in the
South.
Mr.. Baughman and Mr.. Beary
were not impressed by the work.
manship revealed in the counter
felt bills. Both pointed out that
printing bogus 500 bills is rarely
done, since they naturally at
tract more attention than bills
of smaller denominations.
Evening star., 1954-11-20
Driver Is Accused
OF Assault With Car

Ten charges were placed
against a District man today
who, according to Prince
Georges County police, tried to
run down a policeman this
morning and was arrested only
after a three-mile bullet
studded chase at high speed.
Jailed at Seat Pleasant be-
cause he could not put UP $4,000
bond and $3.50 collateral was
Samuel Rubin Davis, %, colored,
of the $500 block of Twenty
fourth street NE, a laborer for
the District Sewer Department.
Police said Davis was driving
a car which was seen racing
another automobile on the MARI
boro pike at about 1880 am.
When the two cars stopped in
District Heights, Police Officers
Paul r. Porter and John Macy
pulled up and alighted from
their squad car. Officer Porter
said the car driven by Davis
tried to run him down.
Police said they emptied their
pistols at the fleeing racers as
they pursued them down County
road to Central avenue.
Just inside the District line.
police reported, Davis car col
ided with another vehicle. No
one was injured in the collision.
Davis and his five passengers
were arrested. The passengers
were released under bond as
States witnesses.
Evening star., 1954-11-20
Woman Critically Hurt
When Struck by Auto

A 20-year-old woman was in
jured critically last night when
struck by an automobile at Con-
necticut avenue and Livingston
street NV.
Miss Jeanne Schneider, 373l
Livingston street NV, a clerk
at the United States News and
World Report, suffered a broken
leg. broken shoulder and inter-
nal injuries when hit by a car
driven by Miss Genevive Hughes.
%. a George Washington Uni
versity student of 102 Oxford
street. Chevy Chase, police said.
Miss Schneider was taken to
Georgetown Hospital by the Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase Rescue
Squad. The driver was charged
with failure to yield the right Of
way to a pedestrian.
Evening star., 1954-11-20
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING.
qF)e Sunday $taf

WHY THE BRITISH ARE HATED IN ASIA is exploined BY
the distinguished writer, w. Somerset Moushom who
urges America not to repeat the foto msoke in
foreign policy lest the hotred-This Week
Mogozne.
A FIcTIoNlZED COUNTRY IS occUPED--ln The Star
Pictorial Magazine Emily Towe tells you about unusuo
Army reserve unt-the 300th MiItoy Government Group
which is being troned at Fort Meode. Nd. for the
occupation Of foreign country in time Of wor.
THE STAGES NEXT FIRST LADY might be termed reckless
theme for speculation Nevertheless. Jay comody. an
objective critic who knpws the conddotes personally.
medtotes the subject in profile Of Deboroh Kerr in
the Drom0 Section.
REDS IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, Communists in Frances
chomber Of Deputies work not for Fronce but for the
Soviet Union. Whot Of mon the average Red
deputy? Read Crosby S Noyes' profile Of 4ypicol
Communist mp in Fronee the Editoro Section Ia the
some section Stoff Writer Eoh II. Voss provides an
Introduction to visiting dgnitoy choncelor julius Roob
Of Austria, who arrives in Washington Sunday.
HIGHLlGHTS FOR WoMEN--ln the Society and Foshion
Section Betty Beoe writes about Mrs. Pere Mesto Of
Woshngtons top hostesses IN the first in series Of four
profiles on Ieodns coptaI party sises.
FOR YOUR BEST READING EVERY DAY or THE WEEK,
ORDER THE EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR HOME
DELIVERY. SITS 5AMoNTH. might FINAL EDITION.
10 CENTS ADDITIONALLY PHONE STERLING 5000.
Evening star., 1954-11-20
Phony s225,000
Tied Up in Denver
With Red Tape

Secret Service agents
tripped over some unexpect-
ed red tape when they tried
to recover 1925, 900 in bogus
bills last night. after ar
resting three counterfeit
suspects.
The accused trio told
agents they had shipped the
fake money from Dallas to
Denver by Railway Express,
marking the package will
CALL" under the name Joan
Walsh.
A few hours after the ar
rest here a panied Denver
agent called the Washing
ton Office to say he was
unable to get the package
because his name wasn't
Joan Walsh.
Evening star., 1954-11-20
Hoover Takes Off 10 Rio
For Economic Conference

Herbert Hoover, jr., Uhdersec-
retary of State, left Washington
by air today to attend the Inter-
American Economic Conference
which opens at Rio de .Janeiro
Monday.
On his departure, he issued q
statement saying. This meeting,
like other regular meetings OF
the Western Hemisphere system
Is an example of how our repub-
lies can work together construc-
lively as partners to solve our
common problems" He added:
"If ! may say personal word
it is with special pleasure that
go to Brazil for this conference
My father first enunciated the
good neighbor policy when he
visited South America in 1929
Evening star., 1954-11-20
Slain Girls Mother Describes
Events Leading to StrongIing

II got the car and went to
an outdoor phone booth. made
a call to his shop. but did not
reach him.
"I know my Nadine was dead
before I got out Of the drive.
Sally told me Marion lured Ma
dine upstairs by telling her
come on, I'll dress you up like
a witch.'"
Police said Mrs. Bannister ap-
parenty left the house at about
$50 pm. At 5:54 police at
Rockville received a telephone
call from Marion saying she had
choked her sister to death. The
dead girl was wearing Marion's
graduation dress over her own
clothes when she was found.
Mrs. Bannister described Ma
rion as uncomfortable and
painted as picture OF constant
conflict when her stepdaughter
was around. Mrs. Bannister
was married to Mr.. Bannister in
1916. They had two daughters,
Nadene. and Sally s.
4 Mrs. Bannister said a teacher
once told Mr.. Bannister that
Marion would do better in
school if she wasn't such a
show-off."
Teachers and students at the
Gardner School of Business,
Inc, in Silver Spring. where
/ Marion had been enrolled since
August. described her as a good
student whom everybody loved.
While Mrs. Bannister was
talking, Montgomery County
States Attorney Walter w. Daw-
son was announcing the case
against Marion would be pre-
sented to the gand jury.
Marion. however. may never
| stand trial. Mr.. Dawson is ex-
pected. to ask the circuit court
to have the child examined by
the State Board Of Mental Hy-
giene. II ruled insane by the
board. she would be committed to
/ a hospital for treatment.
Evening star., 1954-11-20
7 Men, Woman
Seized Here as
Counterfeifers.
Accused Of Pussind
Bogus 500 Bills
AT Area Stores

Secret Service agents last night
arrested q woman and two men
here and accused them of pass
ing counterfeit 500 bills from
. $3.50. 900 stockpile printed in .
Miami tFla.) home.
The Treasury men labeled the
three as novice counterfeiters.
who put ina feverish seven days
early last month running on
poor grade limitations on q
secondhand press.
The arrests took place at an
unnamed downtown hotel after
agents learned the three were
operating here. The tip came
from an Arlington clothing shop
owner who spotted one Of the
bills as a phony.
The suspects were identified
as Frances Smith alias Joan st.
Clair. 80, Of Miami Springs, Fla: !:
Farmer G. Thomas, 2S, Miami,
and william H. Gardner. 81,
Opalocka. Fla. United States
Commissioner Cyril Lawrence to-
day held them for action Of the
grand jury under $4,000 bond
each.
According to officials, they
managed to pass only between
$1,000 and $4,000 after pulling
out of Miami for a spending
tour. The trip took In five towns
before they hit Washington
Tuesday, agents said.
A major chunk of the bills
| 1925, ,000--was shipped to Denver
by railway express with a will
call" tag after the trio got a
case Of nerves while in Dallas,
Tex. agents said.
Secret Service men said only
five Of the 500 bills we're passed
in the Washington area. They
reported recovery of $4,000 in
counterfeit bills at the hotel.
Shopowner Receivers Money.
Officials. said their investiga-
ton turned ) UP one unhappy
sidelight involving another Ar
lington shop owner. This man,
they said, realized he had been
given a bad bill after he said
the Smith woman passed it in
payment for clothes. He and
several Of his sales staff rushed
out and brought the woman back
to the store, the agents re-
counted.
The store owner then gave
the woman back the $1OO coun-
Evening star., 1954-11-20

A 15-year-old child bride who
baby-sat regularly for a neighbor
never was permitted to care for
her own half-sister whom she is
charged with choking to death
Tuesday night, according to the
dead child's mother.
The girl. Mrs. Marion Mosley,
of 306 Bradley avenue, Rockville,
is under constant watch at
Spring Grove State Hospital
near Baltimore undergoing psy-
chiatric examination. She is
charged with murder in a war
rant issued in the death of her
6-year-old half-sister, Katherine
Nadine Bannister.
Mrs. Kathleen Bannister,
mother Of the dead child, in a
telephone interview with The
Star yesterday. said she never
permitted Marion to baby-sit
with Nadine and a younger
|
sister.
Called Unpredictable.
II want every one to know
I never left my children with
that girl. I knew something was
wrong with her :. she was too
| unpredictable." said Mrs. Ban
mister.
Mrs. Bann1ster said she left
the house only momentarily
Tuesday night to drive to a
| public telephone booth to call
her husband to get Marion out
Of the house.
During that time, Marion has
told police, she choked Nadine
to death with a tea-towel, hang
ing her to a doorknob.
Doctors, nurses. social work.
ers and others who have talked
with Marion have described her
as a child who felt unwanted
who had been shunted around
from one relative to another
since she was 3. and who found
peace only in the woods"
Describes Events. -
Mrs. Bannister said the trag-
edy Tuesday night followed q
tiff started by her stepdaughtel
because dinner wasn't ready
| when Marion: came home about
Is pm. Mrs. Bannister described
the, events as follows:
/ ''She came In and demanded
to know why dinner was moi
ready. told her we weren't
accustomed to eating before 6
We had been putting the dinner
out earlier to convenience Mar.
ion the past week.
"She called me a liar and
j said she hated two-faced peo-
pie. I could see she was beyonC
reason. ! didn't raise my voice
I was sitting in the living room
the dinner table was set. My
two daughters. Sally and Nadine
we're in the living room with
me watching TV.
/ "She was just standing there
hands on her hips, ready tt
| fight. using bad language.
went out To cali my husband I,
come home and get her out b
there. # he didn't. ! was goinl
1 to leave. ! had warned hin
something would happen.
Evening star., 1954-11-20
Ambush
Continued From First Page.)

highway for the third suspect.
They brought a bloodhound from
the Lorton Reformatory.
The dog led them to Lincolnia
Forest subdivision, where he
started shifting at every parked
car. Each car he shifted was
locked. Finally at a driveway
where there was no car, he
shifted and howled. Police con-
cluded that the third suspect
must have kept trying parked
cars in the subdivision until he
found one unlocked.
Learn Car Was Stolen.
Police reused residents of the
house by the empty driveway,
and discovered that their car
had been stolen.
The missing car is a 1949 blue
four-door Ford sedan. Maj
Hawes said the third bandit
must have used it for his get
away. A warrant issued for the
third man identified him as Pfc
John e. Vaughan, 10.
Ownership of the car used ir
the Lincolnia Motel holdur
meanwhile was traced to a sailor
| stationed at the Navy Annex ir
Arlington. SThe sailor told police
he had parked the car near the
Navy Annex Wednesday night
and was not aware it was gone
until police showed him his bull
let-riddled vehicle.
The South Post at Fort Myel
! where the three bandits were
stationed is near the Navy An.
mex. and police suspect the trio
stole the sailors car sometime
after 8 o'clock last night when
they last were seen at Fort Myer
All three soldiers were away
from the base without permission
last night, the Army said.
They were attached to the
8617th administrative service
unit at the post.
Police said the two men ir
custody admitted robbing ths
Key Motel and the Skylark Mo.
tel, further south of Shirley
Highway in Fairfax County. Tht
robberies netted about $400.
Evening star., 1954-11-20

terfeit bill and took back the
change from the sale plus the
cost Of the clothes in good
money, 1t was said. The Smith
woman walked out with her pur-
| chases, and the shop owner
failed to report the incident to
authorities, the agents said.
| Describes Activities.
U. E. Baughman, chief of the
Secret Service, and James M.
Beary, agent in charge Of the
4 Washington field Office. gave
this account Of the case, after
preliminary talks with the sus-
poets:
The three set up shop on Oc-
tober 6 in a house in a good
residential section of Miami
rented by the woman. Thomas,
a printer for a firm in the city.
/ bought a secondhand Offset
press and made the plates.
/ Thomas continued to work at
the printing company, and
| Gardner. as an auto salesman.
during an around-the-clock
counterfeiting operation.
A week later. they few to New
Orleans. passed at least $4,000,
and then took a plane to Jack
son. Miss. After unloading a few
! more bills there they few to Dali
las, where a close call resulted
In shipment Of the fake $225. 900
| to Denver.
| The three, again travelling by
air. arrived in Little Rock, Ark,
where they bought q 1854 car for
$2.250, all but $50 Of which was
counterfeit.
Head for Washington.
| After passing a few more 500
bills. they drove to Atlanta, Ga,
where Gardner was arrested on
suspicion when he tried to make
/ a quick sale Of the car. He was
released, however. and the three
wasted no time In leaving for
| Washington.
The suspects got In Tuesday
morning, after an all-night
drive. and checked in at the
/ hotel.
They loafed until Thursday
night and then got down to
business. First three bills were
passed at Garfinckel's downtown
store. They then moved on tc
the Arlington shop where the
owner failed to notify police.
| Later that night, Thomas, the
agents said, bought a topcoat
at the Quality Shop, North
Highland street and Wilson bou-
levard. where a bill was spotted
The shop owner. Samuel Cohen,
called Arlington police, who in
turn notified the Secret Service,
The Treasury men, one jump
behind the suspects as tley
moved north. had learned the
three were putting up at the
better hotels, They concentrated
their search on these downtown
Evening star., 1954-11-20
SUGGESTION


Dust . three cent stamp on letter
10 your friend in the Armed Forces.
He'll read and re.read it--share
your news, jokes and snapshots
with his buddies.
Whether you're his pal, his best
girl whether he's from your Office,
church or union, a letter at Mail
Call win make him feel wonderful.
The USO knows from long expe-
Tience there's nothing like a letter
from home and friends. Remember,
It's tough to feel left out.
So write seday and ofssn.
Published as public service IN coop.
syatios Nth The Advertising Counei
Evening star., 1954-11-20

Another 10 . series Of joys for logging
memories resordins District traffic
laws.
Evening star., 1954-11-20
Do You Really Drive Well?

Motorist A. who wishes to
make a U-turn at the controlled
intersection ahead. wheels his
Evening star., 1954-10-13
Ronlne!y Named Head q
OF American Moiors,
Denies Merger Plan
sy ihs Assosiessd Prsss

DETROIT oct. Is George
Rornney. executive vice presi-
dent of American Motors Corp.
has been named president, board
cl1airnan and general manager
OF the corporation.
He succeeds George w. Mason,
who died last Friday.
One of Mr.. Romney's first
statements was to deny that
any negotiations for d merger
Of American Motors and Stude-
baker-Packard Corp. have been
under way. He also said Mr..
Mason's plans for the company,
built ont of a merger of Nash
Kelyinator and Hudson, Motors.
will be pursued.
I I'VE will continue efforts
launched by MIR. Mason to de-
velop q product reciprocity be-
tween American Motors and
other companies" Mr.. Romney
said. This, he added, would be
designed TO minimize tooling
costs and should result In lower
production costs through fuller
and more economical use Of
existing manufacturing facil-
tiles" y
American Motors growth,
prosperity and future, Mr.. Rom
ney said, "does not depend upon
a further merger with any auto.
mobile company"
Mr.. Romney. born in Chihua-
l1ua, Mexico. July 8, 1907. was
graduated from the University
Of Utah. Ia 1929 he became a
tariff specialist for Senator Da-
vid I. Walsh. Subsequently he
was managing director OF the
Automobile Manufacturers AS
sociation. During World War
il he was managing director of
the Automotive Council for War
Production and had an active
part in co-ordinating the. pro-
duction activities. Of the entire
auto industry.
4 Mr.. Mason took him to Nash
Kelyinator as an executive vice
president in 1853.
Evening star., 1954-10-13

& y 4
down with only . pint Of gas left.
He was held BY local gendarmes
until British security officers
rushed from q British airbase in
Northern Belgium to interrogate
him.
A villager who saw the plane
land said Dickson. dressed in
civilian clothes. was carrying .
lot Of papers when he stepped
out OF the plane. HE took some
with him and left the rest in the
plane the yillager added.
Evening star., 1954-10-13
|Sparknlan Reports
More Prosperity
In Western Europe
~ shs A osiassd press

Senator Sparkman, Democrat
eof Alabama said today that on a
10-week overseas tour he found
increased prosperity III western
Europe and saw no trace Of
"anti-Americanisrn."
Just back from q trip into II
countries. Senator Sparkman
said ait was clearly evident that
western Europe is definitely on
the upside and improving eco
nomically."
He said he found Europeans
"just are not agitated to the
same extent we are" about the
possibility Of q Russian attack.
He said one factor may be that
they are used to war in every
generation. and just less prone
to become agitated."
But he said some Americans
overseas told him another factor,
is a spirit Of neutralisn1. held
by persons who take the view
that this is fight between the
United States and Russia. and
that they don't want to get into
the middle Of II and be ground
to bits. !"
Senator Sparkman said he
personally saw no evidence Of
such an attitude and on the
| contrary, Il talked to a good
many pretty realistic persons
who had the view that you had
to be on one side or the other"
He said the United States for
eign aid program now LIS NEARLY
! all Of q defense or defense sup
port nature" and he does not
see how it could be cut much.
He said offshore procurement
Of goods for the European de-
tense forces should continue, as
one form of aid to italy and some
other areas. Greece. he said.
'has not recovered thoroughly
she has q hard fight ahead tor
economic suffciency."
Austria doesn't have her
economy re e-esta ablished, he said.
largely because Russia continues
to mill, her resources as war
reparations."
Evening star., 1954-10-13
MysteryPIoneL L0ndsinB Belgium
With Suitcase Of Documents

who fiew OF from Swanton Nor
ley Airfield in Eastern England
before dawn. They refused COM
ment about the documents. but
said Dickson is "all right IS lar
as we know" The mechanic was
flown back to England today.
Dickson startled villages work
ing In the fields around Monceau
Imbrechies when he touched
Evening star., 1954-10-13
d. shs Assoeiaisd Press

MoNCEAU IMBREcHIES.
Belgium, Oct. ia Royal Air
Force mechanic landed IN .
small trainer plane near this lit
tie Belgian village yesterday
with a suitcase full Of docu-
ments.
Air Ministry officials in Lon
don said he was Ian Dickson, %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Fay Again Heads Appeal
For Negro College Fund

Edward w. Fay, formerly as
ISOLATED with the War Produc-
ton Board. has accepted. for
the second consecutive time. the
Craftsmanship Of the annual ap-
peal for funds of the United
Negro College Fund, Inc. in
the Metropolitan Area.
The fund was formed in 1914,
when 81 Negro colleges banded
together in Americas first ed
ucational chest"
The funds goal this year in
the Washington area is $4,000,
which will be used to provide
more scholarship aid, teaching
and laboratory equipment, books
for libraries and a teaching staff.
The dates of the Washington
campaign is yet to be announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Deaths Reported
(From D. C. Bureau Of Vital Statistics.

(From D. c. Bureau Of Vital Statistics
Della Conway. So. 1850 Harvard st, NV
CHRISTOPHER @. Mehrman. a., Soldiers
Manuel Chavez. u. WASHINGTON.
Jacob Teawalt. 70. sos Jefferson st. NV
Harvey o. Parker. 70. 1881 Belmont I'd
John r Crouch. 50. 51a 9th st. ne.
william Arnold, 81. Arlington, Va,
Jane McGlynn so. 141S Newton st. ne
Elizabeth B. Hill. 81. Silver Spring. Mo
Robert HARPER: So. 4ls Hamilton st.; NV
Herbert K. Linde. AZ. 704 Bird st. NV.
Infant Hendricks. Alexandria. Va.
Gung B. Moy, 30. WASHINGTON.
John Holland. ~. 1888 Neal st. ne.
Joel L. Height. as, 1914 Columbia I'd
sam "Gethers, es. 1900 1st st. ne.
Herbert Smith. so. $50 Gath st, ne.
Marion MONTGOMERY. 26. 447 New York
Bernard Bailey 5. WASHINGTON.
Toliyer, Smith. 5, 1923 10th st. NV.
sa 9!anito NJ & Townsend infant. Alas E
Infant Ward. 1874 Vermont ave. NV