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Evening star., 1954-01-04
$4,000 Fire Destroys
Fairfax County Dairy Barn

Fire today destroyed q large
dairy barn on the farm of
Marion s. Money at Browns
Chapel in Fairfax County.
Firemen estimated the loss at
$4,000. The barn was demol-
ished and large quantity of hay
stored inside was lost.
Mr.. Money was in the barn
milking at $3.50 am. when he saw
a stack Of hay smoking. He led
26 cows from the barn and saved
some valuable dairy equipment
before the smoldering hay ig-
nited the rest Of the building.
Forestville. Vienna and Hern-
don fire departments fought the
blaze for three hours, but high
winds made 1t difficult for them
to control the flames.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Ouontico Buzzes:
Did Strange Object
BoseIy Buzz Base?

An investigation was under
way today into a report that an
unidentified flying object landed
near the Quantico Marine Base
on New Years eve and departed
before inquiries could be made.
Two sentries at Camp Bar
rett, IS miles southwest of the
base. we're being questioned
closely about the reported Incl
dent.
Public information officers at
the base were unable to elaborate
on the sighting pending the in
vestigation. They said the two
sentries who reported the strange
object had been away over the
week end. and returned only this
morning.
One report was that a hell
copter took of from Quantico in
an effort to intercept the craft,
but arrived too late.
Camp Barrett Is an officers
candidate school connected with
Quantico.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Montgomery 10 Get
Tree Pickup Service

Trash collectors of the WASH
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission will pick up discarded
Christmas trees in the area they
serve in suburban Montgomery
County, the agency reported to-
day.
A commission spokesman said
the tree pickup service will be
part of the regular trash and
garbage collections. and will fol-
low the usual schedule.
This will be done. the COM
mission said. despite the fact
there were no collections last
Friday or Saturday because of
the New Years Day holiday. The
agency said plenty of men were
available for work today and
would work overtime If necessary
to bring the collections up to
date.
Trees should be left with the
rest of the refuse to be picked
up. If they are too large, the
collectors will be equipped with
axes to trim them down to prop
er size for transporting them to
the Sanitary Commission incin-
orator.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

til all employees left the store at
l am. Sunday.
Then, he told detectives, he
took some tools and worked
about three hours, trying to open
two safes in a second floor office.
He gave up about 4 am. and
went to the third floor, where
he took 134 pairs of hose valued
at $135, he said.
Police arrested him at his
home yesterday. The store had
reported loss of 159 pairs Of hose
valued at $134. But Adams in
sisted it was 1874 pairs valued at
$135.
Detectives said Adams told
them he had remained at home,
and had no time to dispose Of
the hose. He was resting. He
was tired, he said, from all that
work on the safes.
Police. said Adams also told
them he had served two prison
terms for Observation-Disclosures Of
six years and one. Of four years.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Three Boys Committed
For Attack With BIB Gun

Three boys. aged IL, 13 and IA.
who beat and robbed an Alexan-
dria man after wounding him
with a BIB gun, have been COM
mitted to the Virginia Depart
ment of welfare and Institutions
for an indefinite period by Judge
Irene Pancoast.
According to police, the boys
attacked William c. Robinson,
40, of 1888 Mount Vernon ave-
nue. Friday as he was strolling
near Alexandria National Gene
terry. After hitting him in the
face with a volley of BIB shot.
the boys beat Mr.. Robinson with
the butt of their gun, took 81
from his wallet and his jacket,
Alexandria police said.
Police caught the boys a short
time later in the vicinity. The
two older boys are white and
come from Washington. The
11-year-old is colored and lives
in Alexandria.
All three are being held at
Alexandria police headquarters,
pending their transfer to Rich
mond.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Bandit Refuses
To Take Money in
Church ENVELOPES
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 4.-Mrs.
Helen Teller was on her way to
church yesterday when a young
holdup man accosted her and
announced: "This is a stickup."
Mrs. Teller told the bandit she
was carrying no money except
church envelopes. He decided to
check for himself, reached in
Mrs. Teller's pocketbook and
found no loose money.
Rejecting the church en-
velopes, he said as he fled:
"All right. you're a good kid.
Keep going and don't turn
around"
Evening star., 1954-01-04
GI Due From Korea Today
To See Wounded Brother

A 23-year-old District service
man. called home from Korea. is
expected to arrive some time to-
day to see his critically wounded
brother who was shot in the
chest Christmas Day.
Flying home is Pvt. Bennett H.
Thurston, %, colored, brother of
Willie o. Thurston, 80. colored,
of 26 New York avenue NE, the
victim.
Red Cross officials made the
leave possible after the wounded
man called repeatedly for his
younger brother. He Is in Freed
mems Hospital.
The wounded man and an
other brother, Douglas, %, were
shot after an argument outside
Of a home in the 1400 block Of
P street NV. Police have
charged Zemmer w. Kellogg, So,
with the shooting. Douglas has
been released from the hospital.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Scandinavian Envoys
To Open Exhibit al
Richmond Jan. IS
Speciol Dispatch TO The Sior

RICHMOND, Jan. 4. - The
Ambassadors of Norway. Den
mark and Sweden and the Min
lister of Finland will be here
January Is to open the interna-
tional exhibition, Design In
Scandinavia" at the Virginia
Museum of Fine Arts, Leslie
Cheek, jr., museum director, an
nounced today.
Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe
de Morgenstierne of Norway
will present the exhibition to the
people of the United States on
behalf of the four Scandinavian
countries. The display was or
ganized and financed by Den
mark, Finland, Norway and
Sweden at the request of 20
leading American and Canadian
art museums.
The presentation will be
made at a dinner at the Com
monwealth Club given by the
trustees of the Virginia Museum.
Assistant Secretary of State
Walter S. Robertson, vice presi-
dent of the Virginia Museum,
will accept the display for the
Nation.
Design in Scandinavia includes
more than TOO items of furniture,
glass, china. silver, textiles and
plastics made by both hand and
machine. The collection is valued
at SIPS, 900.
The exhibition. requiring 5000
square feet, will be packed in two
vans for travel. On February IA
the display will be taken on a
tour of American and Canadian
museums which is expected to
last more than three years.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

Code which bars liquor dealers
from soliciting business outside
their licensed premises. The
sections closing sentence reads:
Nothing herein contained
shall prohibit the receiving Of
orders by mail, telephone or mes
sengers and the filling of such
orders by delivery"
But the Hyattsville lawyer
pointed out that this language is
not specific because it says moth
ing about where such orders are
to be paid for.
Mr.. Parker agreed that the
point is clouded and Mr.. Loveless
said the lack of clarity prompted
his suggestion to county legisla-
tors that an amendment be
added.
II the Legislature tacks on the
proposed amendment, Section
Ills closing sentence then would
read:
Nothing herein contained
shall prohibit the receiving OF
orders by mail, telephone or
messenger and the filing Of such
orders by delivery-and payment
therefor at the place Of delivery"
Evening star., 1954-01-04
BY J. [. Michoel
Star Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 4.--Prop-
erty owner here never wonder
about next years basic tax rate.
They know it will be 81.
Colonials set that figure when
Maryland's capital city. settled
in 1649, was chartered in 1708
and their tradition-loving de-
scendants have never changed
it.
Mayor Arthur G. Ellington be-
lieves a change is unlikely in
the foreseeable future. In sub
stantial agreement are Aldermen
Robert H. Campbell. Charles G..
Bernstein, Robert c. Bean. Ros-
coe. j. Parker, Roland William
Brown. Harry j. Medford, T..
Norwood Brown and Alexander
S. Proskey. To them add City
Attorney John B. Wright and
Clerk Katherine S. Russell.
Clings to Precedent.
At intervals through 245 years.
the town has been tempted to
raise the basic rate. In 1888
the Legislature gave it power to
do so. But Annapolitans clung
tightly to precedent. despite re-
curing need for new revenue.
Even annexation Of Eastport
and west-side territory in 1851
failed to dent custom. although
it jumped the city's land area
from to SIS square miles, in
creased the assessable base from
SIS million to 1898 million and
increased population from $4,000
to $4,000. 4 f
With annexation, the city &C
quired the Annapolis Metropoli-
tan Sewage Commissioner en-
tity comparable to the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commis-
sion-and $2.6 million bonded
indebtedness, to which has been
added $165, 900 for water system
Evening star., 1954-01-04
ANNAPOLIS Refuses to Raise
Basic Tax Rate Set in77O8

improvements and $4,000 for an
incinerator.
G. Turner Quaid, city treas
urer and tax collector. presented
a $1.189 900 budget for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1854. The
81 property tax returns only
1898. 900 and after other ordi-
nary revenue is added there isn't
enough to make ends meet.
Some Taxes Added.
The municipality picked UP
$4,000 from parking meters and
a new off-street parking lot on
West street but something more
had to be done. The dilemma
was solved by adding to the basic
tax an extra 34-cent levy to
finance operation of water and
sewage systems and to retire
their liabilities.
Also added this year was a s.
cent tax to pay for recreation
facilities. The city has two rec
reation center buildings, one for
whites and the other for colored.
A municipal recreation commit
tee administers the program for
whites. while the Armed Services
YMCA directs the other.
mo city Fairgrounds have yet
been established but a 33-acre
tract in Eastport, bequeathed
for that purpose by the late
Truxtun Beale of Washington,
is expected to become available
soon.
Elsewhere. the 34-cent and s.
cent levieS might be considered
as additions to the basic tax
rate, thus bringing that figure to
$1.39 on each $100 of assessed
valuation.
Not so by officials in old An
napolis. Here. the two extras
are listed as special items
which means that the 81 basic
rate. come what may. is as
likely to stay put as the North
Star.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Falls Church Gets New Branch
Of Library in Fairfax County

The county supervisors appro-
priated $4,000 for a basic col
lection of reference books for
the branch, as well as the salary
for a part-time librarian.
The area residents raised
funds and sought donations of
books in addition to acquiring
furnishings for the branch Office.
The library will be open from
1 to S pm. and z to 9 pm. each
Monday. Wednesday and Friday.
On Saturdays it will be open
from 8 am. to ! pm.
Evening star., 1954-01-04

The Thomas Jefferson Branch
Of the Fairfax County Library
was to open at / pm. today in
the rear Of the Family barber
shop, 1928 Arlington boulevard,
Falls Church.
Residents Of the Graham road
Arlington boulevard area of the
county organized a group known
as the Friends Of the Thomas
Jefferson Library to establish
the branch.
Mrs. Mary Rose, 1903 Roose-
velt avenue, Falls Church, is
president Of the group.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
101 Fires Sturt Yeor
In Nearby MARYLAND

A total of 101 fires during the
first 72-hours of the New Year
kept nearby Maryland f1remen
on the run, the Silver Spring
fire control board reported.
The total included fires in both
Montgomery and Prince Georges
County. The board said most
of the calls were for brush fires.
There were 81 blazes on New
Years Day alone, the control
center noted.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Medical College Opens
Building at Richmond
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 4.-The
Medical College of Virginia was
scheduled to open its new four
story, So million dental building
today when classes resume after
Christmas vacation.
Dental students will be able to
practice in semiprivate Offices,
and the building also has been
wired for closed circuit television
for use in teaching intricate
dental operations. The camera
equipment has not been installed.
The building is scheduled to be
formally dedicated February /.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Lane, Miles Refuse
Harmony Role for
MARYLAND Democrats
sy the A,.oeio,sd Pres,

BALTIMORE, Jan. 4.-Mary-
land Democratic leaders met
here today to discuss harmony
amid grumblings from some of
the rank-and-file of a few party
leaders who were not invited.
It was still uncertain how
many would attend the after
noon gathering at the Emerson
Hotel. Sixty were originally in
vited. The list was later ex-
panded to include indignant
women politicos and others who
had been omitted. Some of the
unlimited said they would attend
anyhow
Lest there be any doubt about
their intentions. two party lead
ers who had been strongly men
toned as possible harmony"
candidates, for Governor, if it
were decided to hand -pick man,
declared themselves out of the
running beforehand.
Lane and Miles Drop Out.
Former Gov. William Preston
Lane issued a statement last
night saying ''it is entirely i'm
possible for me to consider being
candidate" And Clarence H.
Miles. Baltimore attorney who
helped set up today's meeting,
made it equally clear he was not
available.
The question of whether the
press would be admitted to the
caucusing was expected to be
ironed out early. Mr.. Miles said
he planned to bring it up as one
Of the first matters of procedure.
Hugo r. Hoffman, former
State head Of the Office of Price
Sterilization and a close political
friend Of gubernatorial aspirant
George P. Mahoney, said he
would accept an invitation only if
the session were open to re-
porterS.
Seek to Avoid Rift.
The avowed purpose of today's
caucus was to try to work q.
some way Of avoiding prulsina
primary battle next June %.
Two candidates have already
paid their fee to the secretary of
State and are set to 60 in a
primary campaign. One of them,
Baltimore contractor Mahoney.
is a rough-and-ready campaign
er. The other is DR.. H. c. Byrd,
until recently president of the
University of Maryland and un-
tested in political campaigning.
Neither has shown any sign Of
yielding in favor of a possible
compromise" candidate. They
may even have company in a
primary campaign. Mayor Dale
sandro Of Baltimore announced
he was a candidate for the NOM
ination before either of the other
two. However, he has not off,
cially filed.
Mayor to Attend.
Neither DR.. Byrd nor Mr.. Ma
honey planned to attend today's
meeting although both were ex-
pected to have hackers there.
Mayor D'Alesandro was to at
tend as Democratic national
committeeman.
Criticism of the affair con-
tinued strong on the eve of the
gathering. Maurice Cardin,
House Of Delegates member
from Baltimore, said:
1T is causing disharmony in
stead of harmony. and besides
it was improperly called and
badly arranged. The 5th Regi-
ment Armory wouldn't be big
enough if all the people came
who should be called in"
Another Baltimore legislator,
Delegate Jerome Robinson of
the 4th District, berated the
planners and issued an inde-
pendent call for all elected Dem
ocratic officials to attend.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
SwindIe Suspect Seized

FREDERICK, Md, Jan. 4 (P).
State police said yesterday they
had learned Of the arrest in
Missouri Of Stanton p. Snyder,
Al. wanted on charges Of swim
ding banks in Frederick County
and nearby areas Of Southern
Pennsylvania through cashiers
checks.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Byrd. Retires,
.Syn1ons Heads
u. Of Maryland
Won't 'Importune'
Voters for Governors
Post, Ex-Leoder Says

DR.. H. c. Byrd, president Of
the University Of Maryland for
18 years. and now a candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for Governor, stepped down as
head of the institution today.
DR.. Thomas B. Symons. with
q lifetime Of association with
the university, becomes its act
ing president. DR.. Symons for
SO years was dean Of the Col
lege of Agriculture and director
of the university's extension
service. He is 73. DR.. Byrd is "a.
DR.. Byrd, whose success in
building the university is re-
fiected In its $22 million budget
this year. Is no stranger to poll
tics. About his campaign for the
governorShip, he said:
"This will be the most un-
usual campaign you ever saw.
I've got more to offer this job
than the job has to offer me. II
the people of Maryland want
an efficient, honest administra-
ton. they will elect me.
II don't believe it is necessary
to run around the State i'm
portuning every Tom. Dick and
Harry"
Change in Miami.
The change Of command from
DR.. Byrd to DR.. Symons, who
has been public relations director
of the Suburban Trust Co. since
his retirement in 1850, actually
took place in Miami Saturday
afternoon. the two men said.
DR.. Byrd wanted to stay on as
president until after the Orange
Bowl game.
DR.. Byrd explained that DR..
Symons will have free rein in
running the university. He said
that he hoped to be able to pass
on the secret Of his success in
continually expanding the uni
versity.
What the regents want is to
have me here with the new ad-
ministration so that we can con-
tinue without disrupting the pol
icies that have been so successful
in building the university-con-
nections with the State and Fed
eral Governments
However. the present has no
right to impose its ideas-with-
out modification-on the future.
In other words. am just going
to be q good assistant to DR..
Symons."
Draws $4,000 Salary.
DR.. Byrd will remain on his
$4,000 a year salary as president
emeritus to write the univer-
sity's history. DR.. Symons' SAL
ary will be $4,000.
DR.. SymonS. who has devoted
his life to agricultural improve
ment in the State, said he was
going to be very careful to give
equal interest to every phase of
the university.
DR.. Symons said he also would
like to do something about the
problem Of old people. He said
greater stress should be placed
on preparing college students
for old age.
Neglecting Older People.
I'VE are neglecting the terrific
resources in the millions in this
country now over IS years of
age" DR.. Symons said.
Regarding his predecessor. DIR.
Symons said:
DIR. Byrd has done a wonder
full job here for many years. I
don't believe any one can really
NIL his shoes, but I'm going to
do my best.
The university Board of Re-
gents is expected to name a
permanent president in the next
few months.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Altman Seriously Hurt
In Motorcycle Crosh

An airman was seriously in
jured early today when the
motorcycle he was riding struck
a traffic island on North Capitol
street near Louisiana avenue
NV. and hurtled into a park.
Airman &c Jessie j. Barden,
20, of AIT Seventh street Sc.
was treated at Casualty Hospital
for facial cuts and a possible
skull fracture.
Miss Dolores Delvalle, 81. Of
1922 Wisconsin avenue NV, a
passenger on the machine, was
released from the hospital after
examination.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Mission Council Meets

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 4 R.-
The Baptist Missionary Educa-
ton Council opened its ninth an
nual meeting here today. It will
continue through Wednesday.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Driver Killed
And 4 Hurt in
Rte. 3O1C Crash.
Two Curs Collide
Heod-On One Mile
South of Bel Alton

Two cars crashed headon on
a Charles County road last
night. killing one man and in
juring four other persons.
The dead man was identified
by State police as Anthony
Francis Sergi Sd. %. of Balti-
more. He died in Physicians
Memorial Hospital. La Plata.
Md. at 10:40 pm. Of a crushed
chest.
The accident occurred on
Route 301 / mile south Of Bel
Alton.
One of the others injured was
William H. Lunger. 18. Of Rock
away, N. j., a passenger in MFR.
Sergi's car. He suffered frac-
tured left ankle and severe shock.
Another injured was Joseph
H. Fowler. Al, of OwingS, Md.
His pelvis was fractured and he
was cut about the face and head.
William o. Wilkinson. 40, and
his wife, Alice, 40, who were
riding in the car driven by Mr..
Fowler also were hurt. Mr.. VIII
kinson suffered seven broken
ribs and severe head cuts and
his wife was cut on the head
and face. All the injured were
taken to the La Plata hospital.
State police said the accident
occurred when Mr.. Sergi's south
bound car tried to pass another
going in the same direction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-25

family only two very large dogx
Whether the latter will come t
Washington with them or not &
not known as yet.
Retiring Ambassador Mar
Loewenthal may make q trip to
Vienna before going to his new
post which is expected to be. in
Latin America. Mrs. Loewen.
that's father was Austrian Min-
lister to Buenos Aires and her
mother is an Argentinian. Both
the Ambassador and Mrs. Loe-
wenthal have made many friends
here for themselves and for their
homeland and will be greatly
missed in this Capital.
luncheons for lodies
Senhora de Esteves Fernandes.
wife of the Portuguese Ambas-
sador. will be hostess at lunch
con February 2 when she will
entertain in their attractive EN-.
bassy on Kalorama road.
Mrs. Yehuda Harry Levin.
wife Of the Counselor of the
Israeli embassy. was hostess at
luncheon today. entertaining in
her home on Harvard street.
Following the delicious lunch
con Mrs. Levin took her guests
to the Smithsonian Institution
to see the Israeli exhibit of The
Land of the Bible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-25

Washington eagerly awaits the
arrival this week Of a President
ahd his wife from q foreign land.
At 4 O'Clock ON Wednesday
afternoon the President of Tlr-
key and Nine. Bayar are sched-
uled to arrive by plane from New
York al the Military Air Trans
port Service Terminal, National
Airport. They win be the guests
of United States President and
Mrs. Eisenhower until Saturday
morning.
Washington viii meet Q couple
who according to q member Of
the Turkish Embassy staff are
known as ''the most devoted hus-
band and wife In Turkey"
Morried 50 Yeors
The Bayars have been married
for so years, had three children,
one of whom died in 1941. and
have four grandchildren. Nine.
Bayar's main interest her
family.
Unlike the modern generation
in Turkey, Nine. Bayar stays
completely in the background Of
her husbands busy life. Her
days are spent seeing that their
household runs smoothly. In
her work for the charities Of her
country, she is found doing the
less glamorouS chores.
Nine. Bayar was born Of intel
lectual but not wealthy parents.
She is of medium height. has
brown eyes and gray hair and
was educated to be a school
teacher.
The BayarS' children are Mr..
Rafi Bayar. who died at the age
of 81: Mr.. Turgut Bayar. and
their daughter, Nilufer, who is
married to DR.. Ahmed GurSoy.
Grandson at Cornell
Their eldest son is survived by
two sons, Demirtas, who is now
doing postgraduate work at
Cornell University and will prob
ably come down to Washington
while his grandparents are here;
and Atilla, who is in college in
1Stanbul.
Mrs. Gursoy has two daugh-
tiers, Emine, 5. and Axle. Z, who
are particular favorites with
their grandfather. The Gursoys
have their own apartment in
Ankara but spend a great deal
of time at the Presidents house,
which is known as Cankaya
Palace.
Ankara Is a new city and the
architecture is Of modern design.