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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Voters League Nominates
Mrs. Marcy Of ARLINGTON

RICHMOND, Mar. 81 tP.-
Mrs. Carl Marcy of Arlington
has been nominated to be the
next president of the Virginia
League of Women Voters. the
league announced yesterday.
Others nominated, who will
come up for election at the
leagues State convention at Old
Point Comfort April 9 and 10,
include:
Mrs. w. F. Pfeiffer of Alexan-
dria. for first vice president; Mrs.
Sidney S. Myers of Richmond,
second vice president; Miss Susan
Wilson of Charlottesville, secre-
tary, and Mrs. Ivan Buys of
Richmond, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
-Four Are Rescued,
is Others Flee Fire
In Alexandra House

Alexandria firemen today
rescued four persons who were
trapped on the third floor Of a
burning tenement house.
One was taken down an aerial
ladder, and the other three were
led through smoke to safety.
About 16 other occupants fled
the burning building at 102
South Alfred street. Firemen
reported that one man was
burned. two other victims suf-
fered from smoke inhalation.
and a fireman was cut by broken
glass.
Near FirehOuse.
The fire was reported at 4:30
am. by newspaper route agent
who saw smoke pouring from
the second floor windows of the
three story brick building.
Firemen. responding from only
three blocks away, were at the
scene in minutes. They could
hear people shouting on the
third floor. Flames were blazing
on the second floor.
Fireman Clayton Spinks of No.
1 Truck Company brought Rob-
ert Drumheller down an aerial
ladder from the third floor. Mr..
Drumheller was nearly overcome
from inhaling smoke.
Given Oxygen.
Mrs. Blanche Toone, Sc, was
led from her third floor apart
ment by Fireman A. N. McKen-
ny of No. l. She was given
oxygen in the Alexandria Fire
Department Rescue Squad am
bulance.
Capt. Broadus Carver of No. 4
Engine Company and Fireman
Robert barley, ST., Of No. l,
brought out Amos L. Embrey.
Miss Myrtle Christman was
helped to safety by Fireman
Paul L. Jacobs of No. l and Po-
lice Pvt. George May.
Firemen confined the flames
to the second floor apartment
of William Daniels. Is, where
they said the blaze apparently
started. His apartment was de-
stroyed. Mr.. Daniels was burned
on the hands and arms. Fire
men said he got out of the build
ing before they arrived
Capt. Roger Welger of No. l
Engine Company was cut on the
hands by broken glass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27

One public school reported par
ents of 1862 of 275 children al
ready had approved. Another
parochial school reported 100
per cent requests.
DR.. Ellicott said he hoped the
vaccine test program could be
carried out in the county at the
end of the polio season.
Yesterdays action meant that
thousands of hours spent by
volunteers. school and health
officers, nurses and about 100
doctors went down the drain.
After the conference Mrs. Lii
liam McNish. who has been acting
as the local polio foundation
chapters liaison, began packing
her request forms. reminder
cards and information pamphlets
to ship them back to the founda-
tons headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Court Sets Hearing
On Registrar Change

Arlington Circuit Judge Will
liam D. Medley next Friday will
hear a petition for a temporary
injunction to prevent abolition of
the precinct registrar system.
The petition is sought by
commemorative Attorney Will
liam J. Hassan, who contends
the County Boards action last
Saturday was illegal. All regis
tration would be conducted
through the office of the central
registrar. under the board plan.
The County Board has named
Attorney Frank L. Ball, ST.. to
represent it in the injunction
proceedings and in the full hear
ing which will follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Louisa County Man
PostsS1,OOOfor News
Of Missing Wife
BY the Associated Press

LOUISA, Mar. 27!-A Louisa
County man has offered a 81 900
reward for any one who can find
his wife, who has been missing
% days.
Henry r. Evans, 81, made the
offer after a police search Of his
100-acre farm near here pro-
duced no clues to the where
abouts of Mrs. Hazel Evans, Sc.
Mr.. Evans. an insurance sales
man and a director of the Vir-
ginia State Fox Hunters Associ-
alton. filed a missing person re-
port with Fredericksburg police
March 6.
Last Seen at Station.
He said his wife disappeared
after he left her at a railroad
depot in Fredericksburg three
days earlier.
Evans said his wife told him
she was going to spend two days
with friends in the Washington
area. A check with the friends.
he said, revealed no arrange
ments for the visit were made.
State Police, together with
Louisa County and Fredericks-
burg officers searched The iarm
after telling Mr.. Evans his wife
may have returned while he was
out and been the victim of foul
play.
Rug Stains Checked.
Two technicianS from the
State Medical Examiners Office
were called to check number
Of stains found on rugs in the
Evans house. They reported pre-
liminary tests showed only one
small stain was blood, which
Evans said may have come from
any of a number of dogs and
cats on the premises.
Mr. Evans, a retired Navy lieu
tenant commander, and his wife
have been active in civic affairs
since they moved to Louisa
seven years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27

DR.. HALEY B. Taylor, who re-
tired January ! after serving
more than % years as minister
of the Fifteenth Street PreSby-
terrain Church, was honored last
night by members and friends at
testimonial reception in the
church, Fifteenth and r streets
NV.
Tributes from many sources
were paid to the 74-year-old
pastor. whose career in Wash
ington opened many fields hith-
erto closed to Negroes.
DR.. Frederick E. Reissig, execu-
tive secretary of the Washing
ton Federation of Churches. told
Dr.. Taylor another degree should
be added to the many he has
ID. Door opener"
He has not forced doors once
closed to Negroes except by viz
tue of what he was and what
he stood for" DR.. Reissig said.
He said it was largely the result
of DR.. Taylor's efforts that COL
ored churches were admitted to
the federation.
Effective Ministry Cited.
DR.. Edward L. R. Elson. fed
Grafton president and minister
of National Presbyterian Church.
in a letter declared your minis
try has covered many years and
every year has been an effective
one. You have occupied a
large and influential place in the
religious life of this city and
especially in the Presbyterian
Church"
Among the messages sent to
DR.. Taylor were ones from DR..
Frederick Brown Harris, minis
ter of Foundry Methodist
Church and Senate Chaplain;
DR.. Albert j. Mccartney, minis
ter emeritus of National Pres
byterian Church; Dr.. Joseph =. r.
Slzoo, professor of religion at
George Washington University.
and Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld,
minister of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation.
The statements all praised Dr..
Taylor for his distinguished
ministry and his numerous con-
tributlons to the religious and
civic life of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Red Cross Campaign
Will Continue for al
Least a Week Extra

The Red Cross fund drive will
run at least one extra week in
an effort to reach its 81 ,463 500
goal.
A total of S933.O41 in gifts and
pledges has been collected
63,75 per cent of the quota. At
this time last year. the drive
stood at 1894 per cent.
The 1853 campaign ran II
days into April. The target
date of closing is March 81.
At report luncheon yesterday
in the United State Chamber of
Commerce Building, General
Chairman Philip Graham an
nounced an initial extension"
to April 9. If necessary. he said,
the drive will run until the
Fourth of July.
Hyde and BroyhilI Speak.
Republican Representatives
Hyde of Maryland and Broyhill
of Virginia spoke at the
luncheon.
Both recalled Red Cross help
while they were in the service in
World War II.
Mr.. Broyhill told of the six
Red Cross food packages brought
to a group of so prisoners of war,
Of which he was one, in Ger
many. The men had been locked
in a railroad car for five days
without food, he said. The boxes
arrived on Christmas Day, 1914.
Warning of the danger of
atomic attack and the burden
that would be placed on the Red
C"oss if that should happen here.
lac said:
1.-THE real glory Of the Red
Cross may lie in the days ahead.
We must do everything we can
to strengthen the Red Cross"
Militant Goodness"
Representative Hyde called the
Red Cross militant goodness.
The Army Band. with singer
Bob DIM and harpist Lloyd
Lindroth as soloists, performed.
Actor jeff Chandler was a guest.
The division reports were:
Government. $4O7,014. or 63
per cent of quota; business, $751;
337, or 81 per cent; residential,
$78,854, or 81 per cent; city.
$59,558, or 70 per cent; Alex
andria, $27,913. or 80 per cent;
Arlington. $3O,972, or II per
cent; Fairfax, $15,989. or 40 per
cent, Montgomery, $27,398. or
As per cent; Prince Georges,
$19.296, or 48 per cent; Prince
William. 1,9O9. or 40 per cent,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Foof-and-Mouth Disease
Research Fund Asked

President Eisenhower yesterday
asked Congress to appropriate
an extra $2.134,000 for the Agri-
culture Department during the
next fiscal year to enable the
department to start research on
certain stages of foot and mouth
disease.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said the re-
search will be done in laboratory
facilities on Plum Island, N. Y,
which the Army Chemical Corps
plans to transfer to the Agricul-
ture Department July /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District-Cloudy tonight, low
about As. Tomorrow, cloudy with
occasional rain likely.
Maryland - Cloudy tonight,
low 40-45. Tomorrow, cloudy,
occasional rain likely and little
change in temperature.
Virginia-Cloudy tonight, oc-
casional rain central and south
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Byrd Says Dispute
On Excise Cuts Helps
Bar Income Tax Trim
BY the Associated Press

Senator Byrd. Democrat, of
Virginia, said today he believes
the battle to prevent heavy Fed
eral excise cuts, even though it.
failed. will help to block big
income tax reduction on a later
revenue bill.
The Virginian said in an In
terview that the fight had un-
covered much more strength
against any tax cuts now than
he had realized existed in the
Senate.
With billion dollars in excise
cuts now approved. and the
budget thrown out of balance
that much more, Senator Byrd
said, it should be easier to per-
suade lawmakers not to bring
on even bigger revenue losses
through an income tax slash.
Calls Move irresponsible"
Senator Byrd said the billion
dollars in excise tax reductions
put through the Senate Thurs
day was lone of the most ir-
responsible fiscal moves I've seen
in 81 years in the Senate"
He pointed out it would in
crease the prospective deficit in
the new financial year to almost
81 billion and very possibly
cause a break through in the
national debt limit.
However, the biggest tax fight
OF the session is over Demo-
cratic attempt to slash the in
come tax as a move to build up
purchasing power and counter
the economic downswing.
Senator Byrd has come out
strongly against the proposal.
He is the only Democrat in the
Senate to do so publicly.
In the House, Democrats tried
to cut income taxes S2.4 billion
a year by a S100 increase in the
exemptions for each taxpayer
and each of his dependents. This
was beaten 210-204.
In the Senate, veteran Sena-
tor George, Democrat. of Georgia
and other Democrats have pro-
posed to raise the exemptions
to 5000 this year. a S412 billion
tax reduction. and to S400 in
1855, an SO billion cut.
George Plans Floor Fight.
Senator George plans to make
his fight for the plan on the
Senate floor. The revision bill
probably will not be defeated in
the Senate until May or June.
Senator Byrd and Senator Will
liams, Republican, of Delaware,
led the fight Thursday to knock
out of the excise tax bill more
tnan $500 million worth of cuts.
They lost. 81 to "a, after
sharp skirmish. but Senator
Byrd said today he was highly
pleased with the vote. He said
he had not expected to get more
than 20 votes.
The excise bill as passed by
the Senate contained $l.O34,-
100000 in cuts. Sl22 million more
than the House voted. 1t pro-
videS also for extending some ex-
else rates that would otherwise
expire after Wednesday.
ConfereeS from the two
branches will meet Monday
morning to work out a COM
promise version. Republican
leaders hope to rush the bill
to President Eisenhower by
Tuesday.
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portions, low 40-45 north, $3.50
south. Tomorrow. occasional
rain and moderate temperatures.
Wind-Northeast to east 1918
miles per hour tonight and to-
morrow. ..
River Report.
From u S. EngineersD
Potomac River muddy at Harpers
Ferry and clear at Great Falls: Shen-
andoah muddy at Harpers Ferry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27

building thought he detected a
faint sign of life before an
ambulance arrived. but Mrs.
Atlas was dead on arrival at
Emergency Hospital.
Lower part of the window
screen was found under her
body on the grass. The screen
had not been broken.
Mrs. Atlas was born in Russia
and came to New York as a
child with her parents.
Other survivors are three sons,
Oliver, Sidney and Abraham
Atlas: 13 grandchildren and IA
great-grandchildren. She was
a member of Hadassah and the
AdaS Israel Congregation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Collective Action
AGAINST Communism
Approved al Caracas

CARACAS, Venezuela. Mar. q.
"A, full-dress session of the 10th
Inter American Conference
formally approved last night the
United Safes resolution calling
for collective action to keep
Communism out of the Western
Hemisphere.
Seventeen republics voted Tor
the measure, with only Guate-
mala voting against it. Mexico
and Argentina abStained.
This was the same vote that
was cast by the political-judical
committee when it adopted the
resolution two weeks ago for
presentation to the conference
plenary
Victory for Dulles.
Passage of the resolution was
a major diplomatic victory for
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles, who extended his stay
in Caracas at the beginning of
the. conference to fight for his
anti-Red doctrine. /
The overwhelming vote of APP
prevail served notice on Moscow
that Red inflltration of the Amer
icaS would be considered in the
same light as foreign invasion.
The resolution calls on the West
ern Hemisphere republics to take
steps toward collective action
in case the sovereignty of any
member nation is threatened by
international communism.
Argentina and Mexico an
nounced their abStentions were
based on the contention the
resolution could be construed in
a way to make possible inter-
vention in their internal af-
fairs
Will List Objections.
Guatemala announced it would
sign the final act of the con-
ference with reservation set
ting forth its objection to the
anti-Communist resolution. Qua
temala charged it would lead to
interference in domestic affairs
with the aim of preventing eco
nonlic and social development
Of the peoples struggle for lib
Grafton
Guatemala carried on a lone
fight at the conference against
all measures which might CEN
sure communism. American of
f1cials have accused her govern
ment of being Red-dominated.
The plenary session lasted I'M
til the early morning hours to-
day. cleaning up all pending
work from the. political-juri-
dical committee and clearing the
way for final adjournment. A
formal closing session was sched-
uled for tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Polio Vaccine Test
Off in Montgomery;
Lack Of Time Blamed

Montgomery County will not
take part in trial polio vaccine
tests originally scheduled among
elementary school children in
some 200 areas throughout the
country this spring.
The incubation of up to 1880
first. second and third graders
in Montgomery was called off
officially yesterday by DR.. Robert
H. Riley, head of the State
Health Department.
A cloud of gloom hung over
a conference of public health,
school and medical officials yes
terday as they met to continue
planning for the tests, only to
learn they had been called of.
Agree With State.
The group was quick, how
ever. to join with DR.. v. L. Ell
licott, health officer, in ex-
pressing faith in the States de-
ciSion.
The State and county were
ready to proceed with the tests
if the vaccine could have been
furnished by the Apri! deadline
set by the State County Off
Gals, having learned that sur
veys of a pilot test in Pittsburgh
would not be completed by that
time. had indicated earlier this
week they were willing 20 re-
adjust their starting date to
April 26.
The State board. however, on
advice of its polio technical adj
visory committee, urged the can
collation. on two grounds:
First. pilot tests demanded by
the State board on 10000 chill
dren in the Pittsburgh area
would not be completed and sur
veyed by the Maryland officials
April deadline: second. the vac
cine, therefore. would not be
available in time to complete all
three injections IN Montgomery
prior to the onset of the polio
season.
Too Much Risk.
The calculated risk involved
in not completing the inocula-
tons until June would be great.
DR.. Ellicott said. He pointed out
that in three of the last six
years one case each has occurred
in the test age group in May or
up to June II. If child were
stricken during the incubation
period. the vaccine might be
blamed or results of the test
might be inconclusive.
Early reports of local repre-
sentativeS of the National Foun-
dation for Infantile Paralysis in
Dictated a big affirmative response
from parents. wanting their chill
dren to participate in the test.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
MuniIu-Bonn Ties Drafted

MANILA, Mar. q LP-For-
eign Secretary Carlos P Garcia
said today preliminary arrange
mentS to establish diplomatic re-
lations between the Philippines
and Western Germany have been
drafted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
ARLINGTON Cancer Chapter

Bernard w. Woodahl, execu-
tive director of the Virginia divi-
sion of the American Cancer So
ciety. will speak at the second
quarterly meeting of the Airing
ton Cancer Chapter at 8 pm.
Tuesday. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Police School Dedication

BALTIMORE. Mar. 27 Up
Gov. McKeldin will dedicate
Maryland's new $4,000 State
police training school at Pixies
vile Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27

Rain expected tonight in the Southern Atlantic States
Central Gulf Coast Central Mississippi Valley Ohio and Ten
Valleys with possible thunderstorm activity in the Cen
trail Gulf Coast and Tennessee Valley expected
in the Upper Lakes region Northern Plains and Northern
Rockies Showers forecast for the Northwest with
furres in the higher elevations Temperatures will be
over the Northwest and cooler in the Northern Rockies and
Central Plains 4 -AP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 10. on February Is.
Lowest. ID. on January %
Higb and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High. CO. at 2:40 pm.
Low, Al. at 6:10 am.
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The Sun and Moon.

OhE-HAII hOuT after sunset.
Precipitation
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
CarHsl tcurrent month to datel;
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Ed SuIIivon's
Little hIE\N N0DI
Old INV 0lNN

asylum In Havana's foreign en-
bassies =. Gene Tierney dropped
Is pounds during her N. Y. stay
Val Parnell planned to Las
Vegas. where he'll produce q
London Palladium show for
Desert Inn -. Billy Rose and
Joyce Mathews at the Colony !.
A son for the Howard Rosses
(NBC-TV Hollywood casting di-
rector -. Gary Crosby nick
named the Golden Buddha" by
Stanford frat pals II. Mary
Baillie- Hamilton, maid Of honor
for Queen Elizabeth at the
Coronation, marrying Adrian
Bailey "Since the Liberace
trend" says Joyce Bryant. the
butcher and the baker wish they
were doing as well as the candle
stick maker!"
Peggy Garner and Marion
Brando serious Gloria Swan
son vacationing in Rome with
daughter Michele j. Robert
Oppenheimer's new book, Sci
ence and the Common Under
(See SULLIVAN. Page A-17.)
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Hollywood Diary:
A Rowing Scribe
Finds Puris BUSY
By SheiIoh Grohom

PARIS.
I hear that Roberto Rossellini
will make a movie of fngrid
Bergman's current operetta,
"Joan At The Stake" which fills
me with gloom. 1ngrid hasn't
had a good picture since "Casa-,
blanca" and Notorious" and
the current "Joan" will make a
worse movie than her Joan of
Arc" for Walter Wanger. Very
heavy fare.
The best place to dine in Paris
is outside Paris-Le COG Hardie-
a favorite munching ground for
Danny Kaye, Gregory Peck, Vir-
ginia Mayo and Mike O'Shea.
That lobster soup, steak au poive
(black pepper) and the raspberry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-06

tsee SULLIVAN. Page AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-06

(See DIARY, Page A-17.)
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
MY Secretary, Africa. Speaks:
Dear Boss Talked to Joan Fon-
tame last night. The chic movie
star is in her fifth week as success
sor to Deborah Kerr in TEA and
Sympathy" at the Ethel Barry
more and she has some conclu-
sions to offer. TITS an exhilara-
ting experience but we movie
people never know how spoiled
we are in Hollywood until we go
to work in a Broadway play. In
the first place, a three-act play
is terrific memory feat in con-
trast to memorizing bits Of dia-
logue for different scenes in a
picture. In the second place, you
can't humor your minor ailments
in a play. Last week. for
kicks, some Of us went coaching
in New Jersey-you know, real
horses and a real coach. We hit
a rut in the country road and
the coach turned over. One Of
the party is hospitalized with a
conclusion. My spine feels as
though. it were twisted out of
shape. But the show must go on,
so ! haven't missed a perform
ance. In Hollywood they'd have
rushed me to Cedars Of Le-
banon."
Durochers N. 7. Giants. now
favored in the betting to win the
N. L. flag. They're playing
like a hungry team" explain
the bookmakers. land they have
sensational relief pitching. plus
Willie Mays" -. Before flying
back from England, Groucho
Marx. was interviewed by news
men. They told him that his No.
/ English fan was Winston
Churchill. winnie smokes long
er and better cigars than I do"
added Groucho, "but they are
not British cigars. I smoked an
English cigar once; now know
why Englishmen are pipe smok-
ers." I. With Eddie Albert going
into the filmed oklahoma"
Hoagy Carmichael will sub for
him on Saturday Night Revue"
Batista trying to stop his poll
teal enemies from seeking
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tart are not conducive to dieting,
though.
Seem to be very few Americans
in Paris-the French are killing
the geese with golden dollars.
Only a Rockefeller can afford to
breathe here. But there are no
more Americans, Go Home"
posters-at least I haven't seen
any.
William Holde and his
Brenda Marshall are expected
here after his tour of the Orient.
Brenda joined her spouse in
Cairo.
All this long way from home,
I hear that Marilyn Monroe has
not been reporting for work.
(See DIARY, Page A-17.)