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Evening star., 1954-01-01

Thoughts Of a recession in 1854
are far from the minds of Ar
lington County leaders. who look
forward to a new year full of
progress. growth and record busi-
ness activity in the area.
The representations for 1854
ranged from the cautious opti-
mism voiced by State Senator
Charles r. Fenwick to the ex-
pectations of unequalled pros
perity from Robert J. johnson,
managing director of the Arling-
ton Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Johnson predicted the
county will attract $50 million
in new industrial, business and
apartment projects during 1854.
Adding $40 million for home
building and miscellaneous con-
struction, Mr.. johnson said the
total of $46 million should ex-
ceed the 1851 record for new
building and business by about
81 million.
Fenwick Cites Assets.
Democratic Senator Fenwick,
on the other hand, declared the
effects of a Nationwide re-
cession, if there is one, will not
be too serious for Arlington.
The county. he said, is in a
favorable condition - close to
downtown Washington and con-
venient as a trade center for
Northern Virginia and parts Of
Maryland.
Mr.. Fenwick also said he and
other members of the area s
delegation to the Virginia Cen
eral Assembly have a very am
bilious legislative program.
The lawmakers session opens in
Richmond on January 13.
The Senator. however. said the
delegation has not yet commit
ted itself on a general sales taz
plan the Arlington County
Board has approved.
The county board has request.
ed the legislators to seek q Law
enabling the sales tax, which
would be subject to the approva.
of Arlington voters in a referen-
dunn. The measure would bring
in $2.5 million additional rev.
enue. county fiscal experts say.
Mr.. Fenwick indicated he il
cautiously weighing the possible
effects of a sales tax on Airing
toms advantageous position as
an area trade center.
Capital improvements Seen.
Extensive capital improve.
ments will be undertaken in Ar.
lington during the year. accord
ing to Robert A. Peck, county
board chairman.
by the latter part Of the
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Christmas Tree Pickup
Planned in ARLINGTON

Arlington residents have been
advised to take down their
Christmas trees next week.
Special crews, an announce
ment by the County Sanitation
Division said, will pick up and
dispose Of trees left in front Of
homes during the week. After
next week, however, the division
said residents will have to cut
the yule trees into 4-foot
lengths. tie them in bundles and
call Jackson 7-4800, Extension
281. for special pickup.
County firemen advise early
disposal of Christmas trees be-
cause Of the drying-out process
which makes the trees more COM
buStible.
Evening star., 1954-01-01

ington community. Hundreds of
long time worshipperS. including
40 and 50-year members. par
ticipated in cutting a birthday
cake.
Members of the clergy who at
tended the party included DR.. M.
Chandler Stith, executive secre-
tary of the District of Columbia
Baptist Convention; the Rev.
Frank Squires. pastor of Cove
nant Baptist Church; the Rev.
Martin F. Clough. pastor of
Grace Baptist Church. and the
Rev. j. Walter Carpenter, pastor
of Metropolitan Church. Gov
enant and Grace Churches had
their beginning as missions of
Metropolitan Church.
Metropolitan Church is the
second largest Baptist church in
Washington with 1887 members
and 1000 church school pupils.
It's Training Union with some
500 members is the largest in a
four-State area.
The church supports % foreign
missionaries and has 20 young
people studying for the ministry
or church careers. It is admins
tered by a staff of 10 persons.
The church was organized
February 81. 1878 with 81 men,
bers. The church traces its orr
gins back to 1869. however. when
a group of Baptists started meet
ing in "a private home on East
Capitol street.
In May, 1874 the Metropolitan
Baptists Association was formed
with Al members. It purchased
the present church site in 1877
for $1,000 and put up a chapel
with another $4,000 and volun-
teer labor.
The present church was built
in 1911 and the educational
building in 1927. Three stories
containing 20 claSsrooms were
added to the educational build
ing in 1851.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
THIS SUNDA Y'S BEST READING
gbe Sunday $taf

ANNUAL FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS REvEw-A speeoI section Of
this Sundays Star will look business octiMy the post year
and study the outlook for 1854 OF peeo stockholders
will be the onnuo New York Exeonee tobIes
which, soved. will be Of help when
around The section edited by The sos noneo Editor
B. HodIey.
LNDYS GREATEST DcovERY-The worlds umou ovotor dis
covered thot the science he woppd youth enous-ho
dedication to the virtues Of simplicity humility
temptation ond only hope chor Lindbersh
why Words to Live By" feature Of This Week Magazine
sA YEAR FOR RELGoN-Fw years os much significance
to religious will 1854 Proeont cohoe,
Jewish fois will be mokns historic coming yeoE
Detos OF these Mtd provided BY The os Religious
Editor. cospcr Nonnes in the Editorial Section.
AMERICAN BUILDING BOOM ABRoADUnee Sam has spent more thon
$OO million office buildings residences abroad poom
hont cost him cent He does BY eoshins foreign
lett over from endeose ond surplus property The story
ct this tleknown building boom told by Sor Staff Wom
~ MiNen IN The Star Pictorial Mosozine.
buSY TIME EOR THE CoURISn the first months 1884
the District will heqr - major including
Joe Adons ond Gentleman Farmer Charles
Of the busiest trial provided by
Staff Writer Howord L Dukn in the Editorial Section
FOR YOUR BEST READING EVERY DAY or THE WEEK ORDER THE
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Evening star., 1954-01-01
Internal Revenue
To Aid MaryIanders
Prepare Tax Forms

The Internal Revenue Service
will provide assistance to persons
filling out Federal income tax re-
turns and declarations of income
in a number of nearby Maryland
communities. starting Monday.
This will be in addition to the
assistance given daily in Room
1902 of the Internal Revenue
Building. Twelfth street and
Constitution avenue NV.
Special agents will be avail
able on certain days throughout
Maryland to assist taxpayers in
preparing their returns and orig
inal or amended declarations of
estimated tax.
The agency'S Office In Balti-
more also issued a reminder par
ticularly for farmers of the ne
cessity of filing original 1853
declarations of estimated tax or
amended declarations on or be-
fore January Is or else the final
income tax return for 1858 must
be returned.
The Maryland stops. all next
week unless otherwise indicated.
include:
County Service Building. Hy-
attsville. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday; County Building,
Bethesda. Thursday and Friday:
Woodmoor Shopping Center,
10l11 Colesviile road, Silver
Spring, Monday through January
IS: Citizens National Bank of
Laurel. Thursday and Friday;
Rockville Firehouse. January IL
to Is; Sandy Spring Firehouse.
January IL. and First National
Bank Building, Upper Marlboro.
January IL to Is.
Also, County Trust Co., Me-
chanicsvllle. Monday; Court
house, Leonardtown. Tuesday
and Wednesday; Courthouse. La
Plata. Thursday, Friday and
January IL; County Trust Co.,
Solomons, Thursday: Court
house, Prince Frederick. Friday;
Courthouse. Ellicott City. Mon
day. and Room 203. Post Office
Building. Annapolis, Monday
through January Is.
Also. Post Office, Hagerstown,
Monday through January Is;
Bank of Brunswick. Brunswick,
Thursday; First National Bank,
Mount Airy, Tuesday; First Ma
tional Bank, Taneytown, January
IL: Woodbine National Bank,
Woodbine, January IA: Post Of
flee Groom ID. Westminster, Fri
day and January Is, and Is N
Court street, Frederick, Monday
through January IS.
The Internal Revenue Service
Building at 222 E. Redwood
street, Baltimore. also will be
open daily starting Monday te
provide the same service.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Fairfax County Library
Resumes Activity Monday

The Fairfax County Library
on Court House road in Fairfax
and the Fairfax County book
mobile will resume activities on
Monday.
Library hours will be 8 am.
to 4:30 pm. Monday through
Friday.
The library and bookmobile
have been out of action since
July ~ for remodeling and re-
organization.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Republicans to Meet

BRISTOL, Va, Jan. i (P.-
Mrs. Meta Parsons. secretary Of
the Ninth Virginia District Re-
publican Committee, today issued
q call for the committee to meet
here January Is. At that time
the committee will fix q time and
date for q congressional nomi-
mating convention.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
tuberculosis
Death RateCut
81 Pct. Here
Department Reports
Heart Disease Still
Leeds as Killer

A successful fight is being
waged by the Health Depart
ment against tuberculosis, it was
revealed today in the depart
ment's report on 1858.
The death rate from tubercu-
losis. the report said, dropped
about 81 per cent-the greatest
decline recorded in Washington
in recent years. Figures show
154 deaths from tuberculosis oc-
CURED among residents last
year, compared with 223 in 1852.
However, the Health Depart
ment continued to describe tu-
berculoSis as the Districts
worst communicable disease
problem.
Heart disease remained as the
mo. killer" in 1858, continuing
an upward trend from 2.985
deaths in 1852 to 3,038 deaths
last year. The Health Depart
ment said heart disease deaths
account for more than 80 per
cent of all local deaths.
Cancer, the ''No. 2 Killer" con-
tinued on the increase. Deaths
this year numbered LIST, COM
pared with 1888 in 1852.
Other death rates on the in
crease in 1853 included diseases
of the central nervous system.
pneumonia, influenza and dia-
betes.
One Polio Death.
No deaths were reported from
scarlet fever and diphtheria.
Only one death each, was laid
to measles, polio and whooping
cough.
The Preventable Disease Bu-
reau of the Health Department
distributed 1,414 centimeters of
gamma globulin to 158 contacts
of polio cases. Though the effec-
tiveneSs of gamma gloublin
against polio has not yet been
established, the city had only 64
cases compared to 135 cases in
1852.
Psittacosis. or parrot fever.
cropped up in 1853 for the first
time since 1941. One case was
reported and strenuous efforts
were made to control the sale Of
birds believed to be carriers Of
/ the disease.
An intensive case-flnding pro-
gram was launched in conjunc-
ton with the veneral-diseaSe
control program. It was found
the incidence of early syphilis
has been rapidly declining dur
ing the last six years, while the
incidence of gonorrhea has re-
mained at high level.
Infant Mortality Down.
The infant mortality rate for
the year was 31.8 per 1000 live
births, whereas the rate in 1852
was 35.2 per 1000 live births.
There was a decrease in the &C
tual number of infant deaths
from 645 (l952) to COS d953.
The Inauguration presented q
mammoth problem to food in
spectors of the health depart
ment. Preparations of full
course meals, sandwiches and
beverages and ice cream be-
gan Is days before Inaugural
ton to handle the influx
of close to a million per-
sons. Food inspectors made extra
inspections and on Inauguration
Day kept a close watch on all
food operations. Not a single
official complaint of unwhole-
some food or food poisoning was
reported during the week before
Inauguration Day or the day it
| Salf
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Two Policemen Bruised
In Northeast Collision

Two District policemen were
bruised early today when their
patrol car was involved in coll
lision with an automobile at
Fifty-fifth and Grant streets NE.
PvtS. Robert L. Baba. 26. and
Gerald M. Ebert, 90. of the l4th
precinct reported their cruiser
was struck by a car driven by
Alfred E. Johnson, "a, colored,
of the 2400 block of Otis street
NE.
johnson was charged with
failing to yield the right of way
and having no District driving
permit. The policemen were to
report to the police clinic today.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
Farmer to Be Named

CHARLOTTE SVILLE, Va,
Jan. R.-The Charlottesville
areas outstanding young farmer
will be named at the first of a
series Of district conventions of
the Young Farmers Association
] Of Virginia here Wednesday.
Evening star., 1954-01-01
10 Killed in Traffic,
More Than in 1852;
AT Pedestrians Listed

Traffic accidents took 10. lives
in the District during 1853 -
five more than the record low
in 1852.
OF the 70 killed in traffic, AZ
were pedestrians.
Statistics compiled by the Po-
lice Departments Accident In
vestigation Unit and made pub
lie with an analysis by the
Commissioners Traffic Advisory
Board public education commit
tee showed:
Drinking was noted among
both fatally injured pedestrians
and drivers involved in driver
passenger traffic deaths. Five of
the pedestrians had been drink
ing and six of the drivers.
Elderly Pedestrian Toll.
Elderly pedestrians continued
to be the most frequent victims.
OF the A pedestrians killed in
traffic. "a of them were between
the ages Of so and 86 years.
Death struck most often be-
tween 4 pm. and 8 pm. Twenty
i've Of the pedestrian fatalities
occurred during those hours.
Men were killed more fire.
quently than women. OF the
pedestrians killed, IS were males
and IL were females.
Pedestrians were at fault in
the majority of the pedestrian
deaths. Ten were struck while
crossing streets outside the cross
walk. Six deaths occurred when
the pedestrian came out from
between parked cars. Sheer in
attentiveness, such as standing
out in the street or walking into
the side of q bus or stepping
from a loading platform or run
ming into the street, was blamed
in IA cases.
One pedestrian lost her life
when she pushed her car, fell
as she tired to get behind the
wheel and was crushed to death.
The other II pedestrian deaths
were caused by failure Of the
driver to see the victim in time,
failure Of the operator to give
the right Of way to the pedes-
trian, bad brakes and unreason-
able speed.
Two Cases Still Unsolved.
There were two hit-and-run
cases still unSolved. and four
pedestrians were killed by street.
cars.
In the non-pedestrian trafiic
deaths. II Of the victims were
drivers and IL were passengers.
In these % deaths, nine of
the drivers had been speeding,
four had passed stop signs and
two ran through a red light. OF
the others, the driver had failed
to give full time or attention to
the driving. fell asleep at the
wheel. failed to give the right of
way to the other vehicle or ran
into a fixed object.
Deputy Police Chief John
Agnew in charge of the police
traffic division noted that arrests
for hazardous violations while
moving, through November had
increased by 1925 over the entire
previous year.
However" he added, "since
we have five increased fatalities
over 1852, it is apparent that en-
forcement is not the entire an
swer in reducing traffic ia.
talitieS."
High Point in 1884.
The Districts traffic deaths
reached their high point in 1884
when traffic claimed 135 victims
Thereafter, the traffic toll de-
clined. In recent years, there
were 81 traffic deaths in 1948, q
total Of II in 1949. the same tota.
in 1850 and SO in 1851.
In neighboring States. there
were $40 Maryland traffic deaths
in 1858. compared with 536 ir
1852. and Virginia's traffic toll
amounted to 902 deaths, com.
pared with $50 the previous year
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a sash denoting the commu-
nifty and Lodge she was rep
re~senting in the race for the
honor and all that goes with
it.
Finally, it was announced
that Miss Ann Papucich,
member of Clarion Lodge
248, had sold the most tickets
on the United Lodges awards
of United States Savings
Bonds and was, therefore, the
rightful heiress to the throne.
Doing the honors was Dor
othy Bekavac, also a Clarion
Lodge 248 member d
crowned Miss GU W. in
1858. Miss Papucich received
a beautiful cape, tiara, scep-
ter, bouquet of roses and
$4,000, all from the United
Lodges of Western Pennsyl-
vania Committee.
Tammies Regale Crowd
No sooner had Miss GU
the V" and her court left
the stage than on came the
Duquesne University Tambu-
ritzans' Ensemble, under the
direction Of Walter W. Kolar,
to put on a show that was
easily one of the outstanding
highlights of the memorable
day.
The internationally famed
Tammies retired to the back
of the stage after their per-
Torrance to allow time for
the presentation of a GU.
Trophy to the captain of the
Clarion Lodge 248 softball
team which bested Johnstown
Lodge 5 earlier in the after
noon, CFU Sports Education
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System here and his orches-
ira is credited as the only
group that has been engaged
by the five leading hotels in
the Bay Area, the Claremont,
Fairmont, Mark Hopkins, St.
Francis and the Palace Ho-
tells.
Currently the Hackett en-
semble is heard daily on Bill
Weaver's show from 800 to
400 PM over the Columbia
Broadcasting System, Station
KCBS.
The Arrangements Com
mittee is also scouting around
for folk talent in the line of
kolo dancers, singers and pol
ka dancers. On the occasion
of our 60th Anniversary a top
Slav opera star will be on
hand to render a few selec-
tions.
The Concert will take place
promptly at 200 Pm and
dancing is scheduled to start
at 800 PM.
The Central Committee
wishes to remind all it's men,
bers that the time has arrived
for all of us to roll up our
sleeves, spread the news of
the forthcoming event and
secure ads for our souvenir
book.
Peter Capitanich, the Com
mittee President, advises us
to "tell the world of the birth
of fraternalism with the or
ganization of the Croatian
Fraternal Union 60 years ago,
and then meet at the Califor-
mia Hall on October 24th for
the gigantic celebration"
Peter Obad, Publicity
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the days Master Of Ceremo-'
MES and working from a
stage gaily bedecked for the
occasion.
Accompanied by the Bal
kan Serenaders of Trafford,
lovely Charlene Vukela open
ed the program with the rem
dftion of the National An
thems, following which the
stately, venerable Rev. FIR.
Bosilj ko Bekavac, Pastor of
81, Mays Croatian Church,
Rankin, pronounced the Invo-
cation and asked the blessings
of Divine Providence on the
deceased and living members
of the Society.
FIR. Bekavac, "a years of
age, came to the United
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taken the birthday of our
great organization and of
fraternalism very seriously
and it is out to organize and
activate the fall festival into
the biggest event ever spon-
sored in Northern California.
We are going out on the
proverbial limb by predicting
that this Diamond Jubilee
Celebration of ours will be as
wide in scope and as great as
any similar celebration staged
by any other Lodge or Com
mittee in the whole of the
United States or Canada.
The first important step
taken by the Arrangements
Committee, composed of dele
gates John Scurich, N. j. Nj
kolac, CIV jet o Matkovich,
Chris Radovan and Peter
Obad, was to engage the
foremost musical ensemble in
the Bay Area, Ray Hackett
and his CHS Orchestra.
For ten years Mr.. Hackett
has been the Musical Director
of the Columbia Broadcasting
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of it's members and friends at
both these events.
The fine reputation enjoyed
by the Croatian Day Commit
tee for it's many years of en-
tertainment service to the
people who gather annually at
these gala festivities, leads us
to believe that this years
celebration will top all others
in every way possible.
With several weeks of plan
ming before us as yet, our
program is in the tentative
stages but will be divulged to
our members in very short
order. Suffice it to mention
now that our feature orches-
trail attractions will be the ia
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A wire also was read from
Senator Herbert H. Lehman
New York, Democrat-Lib
who could not attend because
Of the severe press Of duties
in Washington, notably the
historic debate on the Atomic
Bill which was raging at that
particular time.
Rounding out the first half
of the program was the "Ro-
doljub" Singing Society of
Johnstown, Prof. Hans Roe
mer directing the famed Yves
tern Pennsylvania choir.
Kids Steal The Show
The second portion of the
program found the East
Pittsburgh-C Clarion JUNO r
Order Nest Kolo Group on
stage going through a rou-
tine of dances which, to put
it mildly, laid the audience in
the aisles." Directed by. Ka-
Uterine Greenwich, these girls
and boys had the crowd
cheering them from start to
finish.
Next to catch the fancy of
the thu ong was the "Prerado-
vic" Glee Club of Gary, Ind,
Director Vitos Smutney put
ting the widely known artists
through their PAGES.
Then came the introduction
of eleven of the twelve lovely
young ladies entered in the
Miss Croatian Fraternal Uni
on v" contest, each wearing
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the 23rd Annual Croatian Day
celebration, scheduled for
Saturday and Sunday, Sep
TENDER 4 and 9Th, to this very
same c~ommemoration.
Although the official ma
tional celebration was enact
ed at West View Park on
Sunday, July 25th, and thou
sands witnessed the spectacu-
lar program, the Croatian
Day Committee is making
plans to play host to as many
guests at this second affair
of the year staged in the West
Penn Area.
Out To Smash Records
Certainly the magnitude
and fraternal scope of our
great organization is such as
to warrant the participation
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States 81 years ago. The old
est of the Croatian Catholic
Clergy in North America, he
has been a Servant Of God for
SO years and has been a mem
Der of the Croatian Fraternal
Union for SO years.
The Master of Ceremonies
then greeted the tremendous
a~ssemblage in behalf of the
Executive Board of the Gro
attain Fraternal Union and it's
United Lodges Of Western
Pennsylvania.
Introduced next was Philip
Vukelich, Croatian Section
Editor of the Zajednicar and
Executive Secretary of the
United Lodges Of Western
Pennsylvania Committee, who
spoke in brief and thanked
the celebrants for their sup
port Of the festive day.
Salute Grand Old Man
". I. Mandich, Supreme
President of the Society, next
stepped to the microphone to
introduce Ivan RADICAL, men,
Der of North Side Pittsburgh
Lodge 10 and affiliated with
the Croatian Fraternal Union
since its organization back in
1894.
Now 80 years Of age, and
able to walk only with the
support of others, bro. RADIO
cal was accorded three thun-
derous rounds of applause by
the thousands who admire
him for what he always was
and is, q Fraternalist.
He was followed by the Su-
preme President, who ad-
dressed the crowd at length
first in English and then in
Croatian.> Bro. Mandich laid
aside his prepared speech in
a number of instance. to read
messages of greetings and
best wishes from nationally
known individuals and groups.
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Elias Tamburitza Serenaders Girdinu
For Pittsburghs Annual Croatian Day
GU Supreme President Invited To Make
Address At KennyWOOd Park September 4

Pittsburgh, Pa. In this, the Diamond Jubilee Year of
the Croatian Fraternal Union, many GU Lodges, commit
tees and united groups throughout the United States and
Canada are preparing special festivities to mark a great
milestone in the history of our organization.
Following this set and noble pattern, Greater Pitts
burgh's Croatian Day Committee has pledged to dedicate