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Evening star., 1954-04-12
63-Year Sentence
Given Robber BY
Alexandria Judge

A 19-year-old youth was SEN
fenced to prison for So years in
Alexandria Corporation Court
today on six charges of armed
robbery, housebreaking and at
tempted burglary.
The sentence was imposed by
Judge William P. Woolls on HUI
bert Ray Brawley, colored, of the
600 block of South st. Asaph
street.
Brawley pleaded guilty to all
six charges. Commonwealth S
Attorney Earl Wagner said he re-
commended a stiff sentence be-
cause of the serious nature OF
the crimes.
Three of the armed robbery
charges were for a holdup at
the Hunting Terrace beauty
salon last August 5, when Braw-
ley took nearly $100 at gun
point from two customers and
the proprietor. Another armed
robbery charge was for the $IOO
holdup of a man at the Hunting
Towers Apartments the same
day.
The houSebreaking charge
stemmed from an incident last
August % when police said
Brawley ran into a house at $50
South Wayne street waving a
gum. He fled without getting
anything when a woman occu-
pant ran to summon help.
Brawley was captured last
September when police said
he tried to break into st. Mary's
Convent in Alexandria. A nun
called police.
Mr.. Wagner said Brawley had
a juvenile record in South Caro-
lima.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Lincoln Group Observes
Assassination Anniversary

The 89th anniversary of the
assassination of Abrahm Lincoln
on Wednesday was memorialized
yesterday at the old Ford The
ater, now the Lincoln museum,
511 Tenth street NV.
The Lincoln Group of the Dis
trict held services in the museum.
Representative Dondero, Repub-
lican, of Michigan, and Addison
T. Smith, a House Republican
for 20 years. spoke.
The Rt. Rev. Henry S. Grae-
bernstein, pastor of st. Anthony's
Catholic Church, gave an in
vocation.
President Lincoln was shot by
John Wilkes Boothe April IA.
1865. He died the next day across
the street.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Begging Juveniles
Beat G. u. Student
When He Refuses

Two 16-year-olds today stand
charged with the daylight beat
ing of a Georgetown University
medical student on Reservoir
road yesterday.
Rohlo Ardizone, %, of 3715
Reservoir road. told police he was
taking a stroll when the two
youths shouted at him from
parked car at Thirty-f1fth street.
He said one of the boys asked
him for a quarter. Mr.. Ardizone
replied he did not have any
money and continued walking.
Mr.. Ardizone told police the
boys caught up with him on foot
a few blocks later. He said they
hit him in the face and kicked
him.
Police said the boys who were
picked up by their description at
Thirty-flfth and Reservoir road
a short time later. admitted CIV
ing Mr.. Ardizone a beating for
giving them a smart answer.
They were charged with simple
assault and sent to the Receiving
Home to be held for action Of
the Juvenile Court.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
3O-Foot Flames Trop Truck
At Prince Georges Brush Fire

Four Kentland firemen suffered
minor burns yesterday riding
their FIRE truck through 30-foot
high flames that trapped the
vehicle in a thicket near Ard
more, in Prince Georges County.
"The fire jumped over us" said
1t. Edward Dixon Of the Kent
land department. one Of the vic
Tins. 1T was around us before
we knew it."
Others burned on the truck
were Harold Anderson. Homer
DoriSh and Melvin Leach. All
were treated on the scene for
face and hand burns.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
District Income Tax Guide
Midnight Thursday Is DeodIine
For Filing D. c. Tax Returns

Midnight Thursday is the
deadline for District of Colum-
bia residents to file their tax
returns for taxable personal in
come in calendar 1858.
For the next four days. the
District income tax ofice-Room
lie of the District Building at
Fourteenth and E streets NV
will be open between 8:15 am.
and 4:45 pm. to help taxpayers
make out their returns.
Who Must File?
/. Individuals whose gross in
come exceeded $4,000. Married
couples whose combined gross
income exceeded this figure are
required to file separate returns
if each had a gross income ex-
ceeding $500.
Under this provision the re-
turn would have to be filed even
if the husband or wife had in
dividual income less than 81, 1000.
But. no tax would have to be
paid by the husband or wife
with the understood income.
Joint returns are not permitted.
2. Persons whose gross sales or
business receipts exceeded $4.-
900.
8. Those domiciled in the Dis
trict on the last day of the year,
even if that was the only day of
domicile.
4. Those maintaining living
quarters here for more than
seven months of the year,
whether they are actually domi-
ciled here.
5. Persons who are domiciled
in a State although they live
here all or part of the year. The
amount of income tax paid to
that State may be credited
against the tax shown as due
the District.
Exemptions.
Each taxpayer is entitled to
a $4,000 personal exemption, plus
a $500 credit for each depend
ent. including the spouse, who
received more than one-half his
from the taxpayer. No
dependency credit is allowed if
the dependent had gross income
exceeding $500.
If valid dependent has gross
income less than $500. such in
come need not be reported in
the taxpayers return.
Deductions.
These include such taxes as
real estate and sales levies, and
specifically exclude Federal and
State income tax payments.
Other deductible expenses in
clude interest payments, contri-
buttons to charities. alimony
payments. loss by fire, theft,
storm, shipwreck or other cas-
ualties." Medical and dental
costs in excess of per cent of
the adjusted gross income, up to
a maximum deduction of $3.50.
The taxpayer has a choice of
itemizing these expenses in de-
tail or taking the standard de-
Evening star., 1954-04-12

duction Of 10 per cent of his
adjusted gross income or $500,
whichever is less.
The Tax Rate.
On net taxable income up to
$4,000, is per cent. This in
creases by S per cent on each
additional $4,000 up to $4,000.
That portion of income over $15,-
600 is taxed at a 3 per cent rate.
Penalties.
Failure to file by the April Is
midnight deadline means impo-
sition of a 5 per cent monthly
charge on the total tax due
with the penalty not to exceed
Is per cent. In addition, a 6
per cent per annum interest
charge is levied.
Willful failure to file exposes
the delinquent to criminal prose-
cution on tax evasion charges
having a maximum penalty of
a $4,000 fine and one year i'm
prisonment.
Robert j. Dunham, assistant
administrator Of the tax division,
reported yesterday that the en-
forcement division is now study
ing about 100 possible prosecu-
tions of 1852 delinquents.
Mr.. Dunham issued re-
minder that his Office even now
is processing 1853 information
returns" furnished by employers.
These returns, the best weapon
against potential tax cheaters,
show the salaries and wages to-
falling more than $4,000 of all
employees who had District home
addresses at any time during
the year.
AS soon as possible. after the
income tax returns are filed, he
said, they are checked against
the information returns for pos
sible discrepancies.
Taxpayers are permitted to
pay the amount due in two equal
instalments-one by April Is,
the second by October Is.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Office Ronsucked
In Emergency Hospital

The payroll and personnel Of
fee Of Emergency Hospital was
ransacked last night or early
today but apparently nothing
was taken, Charles c. Sellers,
assistant administrator, reported
to police.
The Office. on the first floor
Of the nurses home, was entered
by someone who stood on a lad
der and cut through q glass
section Of the door. Mr.. Sellers
said.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
SIG Million Contributed
To Colleges by Alumni

Alumni gifts of money to
American colleges and schools
increased nearly So million in
1853, the American Alumni Coun-
Gil reported today.
Alumni fund campaigns COL
lected $16,443.756 from 685, 1868
alumni. Alumni gave another
$15,975.345 for construction and
other purposes.
Yale alumni gave the most
$987.405. Following Yale were
Harvard. Dartmouth, Princeton,
Columbia, California. Cornell,
Notre Dame, VasSar and STAN
ford.
Dartmouth led in percentage
of alumni contributors with Sc
per cent. Harvard led in the
number of contributors, with a
total of 26,945.
Evening star., 1954-04-12

Chief John O'Mara and George
Whitlow. the driver. got through
the flames uninjured, 1t. Dixon
said.
Two other trucks were SINH
larly trapped, but no one was
injured, he said.
The six-hour fire burned over
rs acres and threatened about
80 houses before it was brought
under control, 1t. Dixon said.
The blaze started in the OUT
field grass on the Ardmore base
ball field. firemen said.
Eleven companies were sent to
the scene.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Union Official
Cites Threat Of
Transit Strike
Utilities Board Told
Pension Dispute
Causes Low Morale

A union official today declared
there is a danger that Capital
Transit Co. workers will strike
over the long-pending pension
dispute.
This comment came from
Walter G. Bierwagen, president
of Division 689, Amalgamated
Association .of Street, Electric
Railway and Motor Coach En-
ployes of America, AFL. The
division represents some $500
transit company workers.
Testifying before the District
Public Utilities Commission, Mr..
Bierwagen said:
THE state of employee rela-
tionS is at the lowest ebb it has
ever been in my experience. I
have been with the company
since 1885,"
Probing Fund Action.
The commission investigation
of transit company affairs is
being held so the commission
can report to the U. S. Court
of Appeals for the District Of
Columbia by April 10.
The court is seeking to de-
termine whether Capital Transit
should be prevented in the public
interest from retiring $3.9 mil
lion in bonds and distributing a
$384,000 cash dividend declared
last February Is. The commits
sion also wants to find out If it
should restrict, the company's
latest financial move.
The appellate court has stayed
temporarily the bond redemption
and dividend distribution.
Mr.. Bierwagen said negotia-
tions with Capital Transit Off
cials on the pension plan have
broken down completely. He said
the company has refused to ar
bitrate.
He pointed out that a strike
vote taken by the union last
June still stands. Under the
vote the unions Executive Board
can call a strike when it sees fit.
Mr.. Bierwagen refused to tell
reporters how imminent was the
strike danger. So far he has not
been asked that question while
on the witness stand.
Discusses Service Cuts.
The union official also devoted
some testimony to cuts in service
which he said the company had
imposed recently. He presented
figures showing the number of
skipped runs, but their reliability
was disputed by company attor-
neyS.
F. Gloyd Await, transit attor-
ney, entered a general objection
to all testimony by MrI Bier
"NS~AA ctAAA ally OI1lCI uIl1OIl OlIl-
clalS. He said it was beyond the
scope of the investigation. The
union has been accepted as an
1ntervenor in the proceedings by
the commission.
In an opening statement, Ber-
nard CuShman. attorney for the
union, said the c ON mission
should determine the level of
service it wants the company to
maintain and what working
capital it is necessary to main
tain the services.
He said the question of what
dividends the company should
pay is subsidiary and the COM
pany should be free to declare
diyidends and clear bonds as long
as it maintains service and the
necessary working capital. He
said the question of pensions
was one of the matters which
would have to be taken into con-
sideration in determining the
company's working capital.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Lecture on Wright Brothers

DR.. Paul CARRIER. curator Of the
National Air Museum. will give
an illustrated lecture on the
Wright brothers before the
Washington Branch Of the Royal
Air Forces Association at 8 pm.
Thursday in the Ambassador
Hotel.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
President Expresses
Hope for Success Of
Red Cross Campaign

President Eisenhower has ex-
pressed hope that the WASH
ington area Red Cross campaign
will achieve its goal this week.
The President commented on
the campaign in a letter to
Philip L. Graham, general chair
Evening star., 1954-04-12

estimator. jacket writer and
Director of Planning Service. He
also had been Planning Manager
of the GPO.
Mr.. Cole said his resignation
would take effect at the end of
the month. No successor has
been announced.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Pow for JUDGES SOUGHT

President Eisenhower today
asked Congress to appropriate
an additional $1.450. $50 for the
fiscal year starting July to
meet increased expenses Of the
judiciary caused by recent crea-
ton Of II Federal judgeships.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-11
Demos Seem Sure To Lose
Fight For Income Tax Cut

privilege now granted married
couples.
Changes made by the Senate
committee jim the bill included:
elimination, at least temporarily,
of q section cutting taxes of Ameri.
can companies on their foreign in
come; broadening a provision al
lowing working mothers to write
off up to $500 of the cost of child
care; sharp increases in percen-
tage depletion allowances on 80
metals including lead, zinc and
uranium; insertion of q new pro-
vision aimed at closing q loophole
under which builders made wind
fall profits on government-financed
apartment projects.
The bill also would extend for a
year-as the House version does
the 81 per cent corporation income
tax rate otherwise due to fall to
Al per cent as of last April /. This
would pick up $1,000. 900, 900 of
added revenue in the year to help
offset the 81, 400, 900 900 loss expect.
ed from the measures other pro-
visions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-11

Zealand and Australia have indi.
Gated they are not interested.
5. In Indochina the Vietnamese
troops are reported in part de.
moralized by Communist victories.
There is a loss of trust between
European and native elements of
the anti-Communist forces.
6. A change in U S. policy is
always possible but Gas not been
indicated. One of the conditions is
that Congress must approve but
administration officials evidently
are convinced that their best, per-
haps only, hope of congressional
approval would be to ask authori-
ty to act as part Of a coalition
which would include. Britain and
France.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-11
VX-l Acquires
New ASW Plane

A new sub-sinking patrol plane,
the Grumman S2F.l has been
brought to Key Vests squadroa
VX-1.
The new plane IL q powerful twin
engine attack bomber designed
for the sole purpose Of seeking
and destroying hostile submarines.
Planned for carrier use, the big
plane takes of in q remarkably
short distance and folds its wings
compactly for storage aboard ship.
VX-1 has the task Of evaluatinf
the new plane for its sub-huntins
job. The squadron has only one
SzF at this time. but three more
are due to arrive shortly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-11
Reds Act Whie Other.
us. Fears Effect OF French Crisis On Asia

not matter much any more. Any
way there is a certain amount of
sentiment for peace at any price
in the French Assembly.
3. The United States has laid
down a number of conditions which
would have to be fulfilled before
1t would even consider interven.
ton in Indochina. At least in part,
steps toward fulfilling those condi.
tons have been blocked by British
and French preoccupation with the
Geneva negotiations which u. S.
officials considered futile from the
start.
4. The United States two or three
weeks ago thought of forming a
united front without Britain. But
unless Britain goes along, new
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-11
Academy Award
Winning Film
On AT Drive-In

Academy Award winners as best
supporting actor and best support
ing actress, Frank Sinatra and
Donna Reed co-star with Burt Lam
caster, Montgomery Cliff and De-
borah Kerr in Columbia Pictures
From Here to Eternity" the Best
Picture Of the Year on at the IS
lander Theatre.
From Here to Eternity" recent
ly won q never-topped total of
eight Academy Awards, including
its BEST Picture Of the Year" de.
signation.
The characterization for which
Sinatra and Miss Reed were hon.
ored mark 4 sharp departure from
any screen portrayals they had pre-
viously essayed. Sinatra. who has
been best known as a singer, ap-
pears in q straight dramatic role
as q pre-Pearl Harbor soldier. Sim
ilarly, Miss Reed, who had pre-.
viously played only sweet and res
pectable roles, achieved her signal
success in the role of q bad girl"
From Here to Eternity" whose
sweep Of the Academy Award
sweepstakes equals that Of the
spectacular "Gone With the Wind"
also won the best director award
for Fred Zinnemann; the best
screenplay award for Daniel Tar
adash; and other Academy Awards
for best cinematography. best film
editing and best sound. The film
has met record breaking acclaim
around the globe. It was produc-
ed in Hawaii and Hollywood by
Buddy Adler.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-11
Dick


BY gosh I knew the day would
come when I'd beat The Citizen
out of little free publicity - even
It had to do it last Monday under
the name of the Safety Council and
by hauling off an icebox!
Seriously, that Key West Safety
Council is an albright" organiza.
ton and we all need to help it out.
You drivers who whip around cor.
ners with screaming tires; skid up
to a traffic light that you can see
a block away; you 'hot-rodders'
who burn up an inch Of rubber
everytime you take off - take q
word Of advice from old Dick
Hunter, of Dicks Tire Shop =.
Keep up that kind of driving and
you will make me or some other
tire shop wealthy - providing you
don't kill your fool self! That last
thing is what worries me. / can't
sell tires to dead people! II II 10
all the same with you, how about
taking it a little easier. We tire
men are willing to wait until your
tires wear out naturally before SELL
ing you another set!
BY the way, have you taken id.
vantage of the Dicks Tire Service
sale? Buy three - one FREE! Il
is the biggest bargain that has hit
Key West in many q day. We need
your present tires for re-capping
purposes and that is the reason for
this sale.
Dicks has the best Of equipment
for re-capping and repairing tires.
We have thousands Of dollars in
vested in machinery but II doesn't
do us any good unless We keep it
operating. Since fast turnover
plays such an important part in
the scheme Of things at Dicks,
you'll always find our prices ut
rock bottom.
We don't attempt 70 meet t1e
prices Of those dealers who handle
Slightly blemished" or second"
tires. Dicks has only first quality
products for sale - new u. s.
Royal and Lodi re-caps - and our
guarantee 10 made without regard
to time or mileage. A re-capped
tire from our shop carries the same
guarantee a. q new tire, believe
it or not! And If you don't believe
1t, ask any satisfied customer Of
ours.
The address Is Dicks Tire Ser
vice. go Truman Ave. Telephone,
2-2S42. Truck tires are our speciali
Ity! (ady.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-11

Mr. Z. B. Harvey
Mayor, City of Key West
Key West, Florida
Dear Mayor Harvey,
1t was indeed good to have your letter of Nav %
waiting for me when home this evening con-
Tess had been wondering whether had struck such
notes in my letter of May that you would find It
impossible to reply.
The tact, courtesy and understanding displayed in
gvings may have felt about not hearing from you until
today
I am especially cheered by your references to new
policies involving "a rigid adherence to coordination
tests" and "a program of courtesy . and respect
for the constitutional rights of citizens which you were
kind enough to say had been stimulated by my letter
1t is almost equally comforting to realize that INV
letter indeed taken in the spirit in which it was writ
ten of constructive criticism Cor intended to bel
rather than mere wailing and crashing of teeth
was unaware of the incident reported in Pageant"
until you mentioned it, but we'll believe it. As a
resident of New York just since the war; am only too
well of the citys many shortcomings It would be
stupid and myopc, think for to brand Kew West
with permanent thumbs down. label Your letter has
already done much to the bitterness have felt and
l dare say it will disappear entirely before long
If isn't too much of about-face please permit
to extend congratulations for the constructive
gram you are initiating and wish you complete
with it.
Sincerely yours,
STANTON P. NICKERSON
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-11
SAFETY IN AUTOMOBILES

Testing organizations continue to tell the American
buying public that American automobile manufacturers
not giving sufficient attention to safety considerations
In thorough and scientific tests has been demonstrated
that several simple changes in automobile BODY structure
could many lives, and prevent many disfguratons
annually.
One of the safety features which could easily be in
stalled in automobiles is an overhead BRACE or rail- as
racing drivers call it, which would prevent the roof of
automobiles from caving in they turn over Although
Of the fact that automobiles are not built
to be turned the fact is that number of them are
turned over day of the year. And these accidents
unnecessary number of drivers and passengers lose
their lives because the roof and crushes the oc
cupants.
Another safety factor which most automobiles should
include safer brakng Most analytical tests prove that
the types of brakes used vast majority of u built
automobiles loses its efficiency when brakes are applied
sustained application.
Another safety device which would probably save
more lives than any other thing and certainly prevent
designations is the safetystrap Safe
sraps should be by all those who are going to do
prolonged hghspeed driving Every responsible test ev-
made that safety straps protect occupants and
the driver from what might be fatal injury in large
percentage Of automobile accidents Another safety fac
tor which could be carefully considered by manu-
factrers weight distribution the improper distribution
OF which causes skids, and therefore many accidents
The next time you buy car, the next time you are
talking with your dealer suggest to him that you would
like your next to be designed with the thought of
keeping alive in addition being designed for beauty
power and speed 1t is rather poor commentary on the
auomotive trade, and buying public generally to real
lie that most OF driving death traps saghterng
American citizens at the rate of better than 500 week.
and doing very little about it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-11
Civil Service
Examinations
Are Announced

Civil Service examinations have
been announced for filling positions
Of landscape architect, paying
from $40 to $1o,soo . year and
for navigation specialist (marine).
paying $4,2O5 and $3.50 q year. in
various Federal agencies in wash
ington, D. c., and throughout the
United States. Most Of the naviga-
ton specialist positions 10 be filed
are in the Navy photographic Of
flee.
No written test 10 required for
either OF these examinations. To
qualify, applicants must show ap-
propriate education and experiene
To be qualifying for navigator
specialist, q part Of the experience
must have been acquired On q U.
S. ocean-going vessel above 1000
tons gross, 40 an officer assigned
duty as navigator.
Applications for Landscape Ar.
chitect must be filed with the u.
S. Civil Service Commission, Wash.
ington Is, d. c. Applications for
Navigation Specialist must be al.
ed with the Board of u. S. Civil
Service Examiners for Scientific
and Technical Personnel Of PRNC,
Naval Research Laboratory, Wash
lngton Is. d. c. Applications for
both examinations win be accent
ed until further notice.
Further information and applica-
ton forms may be obtained from
Charles e. Thompson located at
U. 5. Post Once, Key West, Fla.
or nom the u. S. Civil Service
Commission, Washington Is, D c.