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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Actor Seeks Divorce
SANTA MONICA,

SANTA MONICA, CALL, Jan.
4 (F.British Actor Edmund
Purdom yesterday filed suit for
divorce from his wife. Anita. on
charges Of mental cruelty. They
were married January l. 1851. in
London and separated last Mo-
yember 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

sta tenn en- {
from Daniel
w. Bell, pres
i'd ent and
board chair
man. disclos-
ed.
Assets of
$249 3sl . 400
we're up $23.-
347.110 since
october q,
date Of the
fall bank call,
and $Sl,448,-
853 above q
.,nan. aarlinr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

AZ the END or
1858 by Riggs
National and
w ash ington
Loan q Trust.
" hieh were
merged octo-
Der l. It was
shown today
by q year-end
s t tenn q n t
from Robert
v. File m ing.
board chair
man and pres
ident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

. q ( u
total was So. 483. $50 behind
$4S6.3 1856 on the fall bank cali
OF last October.
Loans and discounts on De-
cember 81 reached q new peak
Of $l45,272,6ls. q gain Of $il,-
$50. 100 from October 4 and Sl8.-
$3.50 or l4.6 per cent ahead
Of the combined total Of Decem-
Der 81, 1858.
AS previously reported Decem-
Der 81 deposits amounted to
$402. sos. 27l VS.. 500, $50. 63S on
October Z, but were 81 per cent
above $3sl,872. 1853 on December
81. 1858.
Capital funds OF $26. 9o7, 6s3
compared with sac. s5e, 927 on
October Z and sac, l97, 524 at the
end Of 1858.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

Veteran Dentist Joins Clinic
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Jan.
4 tspeciaD DR.. J.. M. Herr. who
for IS years maintained a dental
ONCE here. took down his shingie
last week and today joined the
city health departments dental
clinic. where he viii treat school
children unable topay for dental
care.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Soon. iron from a Nickel mine!
Pioneering new nco process viii add 100000 tons
year to North Americas high grade iron

tion potential Of this Inco-made, miniature
Mesabi is LOO. 900 tons Of iron ore year.
The highest grade iron ore cUcr produced IN
quantity on the North American ContinentI
Many recent lnco advances
In extraction metallurgyl
Copper nickel separation by matte fiota-
ton 0xygen-fash smelling of copper con-
centrates! And now, iron from nickel ore!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Buyer for Z. j. Nee Co.

Roy Carpenter has been named
furniture buyer for the r. J.
Nee Furniture Co.
Mr.. Carpenter has been man-
ager Of the Bethesda store Of
the Maicorne 5cates Furniture
Co. for the last fiye years. but
previously was with the Nee
company for nine years as carpet
and bedding buyer.
r. H. Darrach has been named
manager OF the government
sales stan Of Smiths Transfer
n Storage Co. and "A. G. CAM
ache has been added 10 the rs
tional accounts stan.
Mrs, Rhoda GDlstein has be-
come q member Of the staff ~
'Kluge " Co. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

ion. He Is well known here as
he has devoted a major part Of
his time In the is years TO iiaison
work between Studebaker and
the Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
General Manager Nomed

Florenz Ourisman has been
named general manager Of
Mandell- Chevrolet at 1900 Nich-
ols avenue IF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Anccostic Bonk Left Out

Our apologies to the Anacostia
National Bank. who was left out
of the list or banks In the De-
cember 81 deposit report yes
terday.
The banks deposits totaled
$50, zoe, 1856 It the years end
compared with SIS.640,732 q
year earlier. The figures were
included in the reported Wash
ington total.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04

Loans and discounts Of $92..
628. $50 were $8.29o.l17 ahead Of
October 2 and $13. S59, 046 greater
than on December 81. 1883.
AS previously reported, depos-
its of $3.50 .257. $3.50 were $22.s54,-
247 higher than on October 7
and $29. 64S, 1876 q year ago.
Capital funds amounted to
$l4,729.4S5 VS.. $14.654,900 In oc-
tober and $l3.684,690 at the end
Of 1853.
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Courtney Johnson Returns

Courtney johnson has been
appointed head Of the govern-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
recently returned from service
with the armed forces in Korea.
Hecds MutuoI Fund Unit

Heuds MutuuI Fund Unit
. Wilfred II. Werlich has become
associated with Rudd. Kristeller
q CO.. members of the New York
and American Stock Exchanges,
as manager Of the firms mutual
fund and investment depart
ment.
Mr.. Werlich formerly was with
the Bureau OF Internal Revenue
and until recently was q regis
tered representative with Jones,
Kreeger and Hewitt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
..,.,e or THE YEAR

s.s",: .,: 's ;:., s;;s :. ;.:s..: ssss:s
d s.,s;ss.d ny y nas'onol's 'ss's'
sritie authorities
Evening star., 1955-02-02
.S23O,o42 Is Pledged
Toward New WING
AT Suburban Hospital

Pledges totaling $230,942 have
been made so far toward a fund
drive for construction of a new
wing at Suburban Hospital, Be-
theSda.
This amount, more than a
third of the goal Of $780, 900. was
reported last night at a meet
ing of workers at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School. It
represents advance collections
and officially opens a drive due to
end February Is.
Chairman Francis w. Hill, jr.,
reported the $230,942 was SUBJ
scribed by 341 persons. including
81 doctors.
Money raised during the drive
will be used to construct a $l.2
million wing at the hospital. for
which $200.000 already has been
set aside by the hospital and the
rest to come from the Federal
Government.
Mr.. Hill said residents will be
asked to pledge $50 subscriptions
payable over a two-year period.
Another report session will be
held at the school at 8 pm.
Friday.
Evening star., 1955-02-02
Rockville Receives City Award,
Gets Praise rom President

Mayor Dickran Y. Hovsepian
of Rockville received the ALI
American City Award of the
National Municipal League and
Look magazine at ceremonies
last night in Richard Montgom-
cry High School.
L. E. Marlowe of the league
made the presentation. Fletcher
Knebel, Look magazine corre-
spondent and columnist for The
Star. also spoke.
The award was made to Rock
vile for energetic. purposeful.
intelligent citizen effort" in cop
ing with a population expanding
from $500 in 1910 to $4,000 to-
day.
Congratulations came to Rock
vile from President Eisenhower,
Gov. McKeldin and nearby COM
munities. The message from the
President read.
Evening star., 1955-02-02
Bockers of Car Inspection Bill
Plan Changes to Spur Passage

ings. Democrat, of Hartford
County. told the House Ways
and Means Committee at a hear
ing on the bill yesterday.
81 Inspection Fee.
Mr.. Tydings and House Ma
jority Leader A. Gordon Boone
are cosponsors of the new in
spection proposal. Their bill
would charge motorists a 81 for
each inspection which would go
to pay for 80 State inspection
stations. The legislature is being
asked to appropriate $1.3 million
to build the stations until the
dollars start rolling in.
Mr. Tydings told the COM
mittee he would submit amend
..ments limiting the inspections
to one year at So fee and pro-
viding that owners of a feet of
more than 20 or 80 vehicles could
have their cars or trucks in
spected at their plant.
Recent Death Cited.
Mr.. Boone said fatty that he
would kill the bill rather than
amend it back to the old system
of auto inspection by private
garages. tried by Maryland be-
fore World War II.
Arthur E. Miller, director of
the Montgomery County Depart
ment of Public Safety, said a
mother was killed in his county
on January II in an accident
caused by faulty tires on an
other car.
Other proponents included:
Mrs. Stanley Cook, legislative
chairman of the Maryland PTA:
George Hammond of the D. C.
division of the American Auto
mobile Association: Henry H.
Smelling of the Montgomery Civ
ic Federation: DR.. M. F. Burrill
Of the Montgomery County
Safety Board, and Thomas E.
Widerman, executive secretary of
the Maryland Motor Truckers
Association.
Maryland's commissioner of
motor vehicles, Thomas B. r.
Mudd. refused to take a stand
on the bill or auto inspection
generally. but he told the Legis-
lators they should be careful
because the bill was serious"
and risky" in its present form.
Evening star., 1955-02-02
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Arlington Group Urges
Rezoninq Wait Period

Arlington County's Civic Fed
Grafton has indorsed a proposal
to revise the county coming ordi-
nance to require a 30-day wait
ing period after County Board
action before a rezoning goes in
to effect. t.~~....~--.-.. r.--.....,..-.
The motion was made by
Robert w. Cox, chairman of the
federation's Community Devel-
opment Committee and former
chairman of the County Board.
The committee reported last
night that the change would
prevent hasty action becoming
'irrevocable."
Mr.. Cox said the revision was
recommended as a result of a
number of recent zoning actions
and not specifically the contro-
versial Shirley Homes apartment
project of M. T. Broyhill g. Sons.
Evening star., 1955-02-02

My congratulations to, the
people of Rockville on their ag-
gressive work to promote COM
munity improvement. They
have given an outstanding ex-
ample of initiative and united
citizen action"
Referendum Slated.
Mayor Hovsepian announced
there will be a referendum on a
community center in the 1856
election. He also commended
Herman G. Hartman for his
leadership in presenting Rock
ville's qualifications for the Look
Municipal League award.
John NJ. Rausch. former chair
man of Citizens for Good Gov
ernment, told of the newly
formed Rockville Recreation
Foundation, Inc. The non-
profit foundation is to get land
Evening star., 1955-02-02

and equipment for recreation ir
Rockville.
Businessmen directors of the
foundation are Joseph L. Geer-
aert, Roger w. Eisinger, jr.;
Arthur C. Hyde, Dermot Nee
Joseph Steinberg, Norman Bern
stein. Glen J. Koepenick and
Donald E. Gingery.
Residential Directors.
Residential directors are John
Haltiwanger, Henry Redkey
Herman G. Hartman, Manuel H
Lopez, Robert T, Bard, Joseph
Allen. Frank A. Ecker and Mr..
RauSch.
Among the guests were Sena-
tor Beall. Republican. of Mary
land: Representative Dewitt
Hyde, Republican, of Maryland,
and State Senator Edward S.
Northrop. Frank Ecker was
master of ceremonies. The Rev.
Jacob Gamble and Father j.
Gilber Ham offered prayers,
Music was by the Richard Mont
gomery High School band.
Evening star., 1955-02-02
BY Gene Goodwin
Star Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 2.-Backers
of compulsory automobile in
spection-the jinx proposal OF
the Maryland legislature-were
busy preparing amendments to-
day which they hope will make
their bill palatable to this Cen
eral Assembly.
Maryland was one Of three
States that pioneered In the
consideration of automobile in
spection laws but never passed
one.
The proposal this year is mod
eled after the New Jersey law
and provides for semiannual in
spections of motor vehicles in
State-owEed and operated igl-
srection stations.
Maryland is surrounded by
States with inspection laws and
has become dumping ground
for vehicles which can not pass
inspection in neighboring juris-
dictions. Delegate Joseph S. Tyd-
Evening star., 1955-02-02
Rigid Building Code,
Private Pools Curb
Urged in Montgomery
By ChorIes [. Hoffman

Two surprise proposals for
more rigid inspection laws were
tossed in the lap of the Mont
gomery Count. council yester-
day by Inspections Chief A.
Morton Thomas.
One would extend the build
ing code-now in effect in only
the suburban area. throughout
the rural sections of the county.
10. The other would spike the
popular community pool move
ment in the county whereby
non-prof1t swimming pools can
be built without expense to the
taxpayers.
Both proposals came as a sur
prise to the council and to other
county officials.
Mr.. Thomas yesterday charged
that only about 20 per cent of
the building in the rural section
is being put up after procure
ment of county building per-
nit as the law provides.
He added that although per-
nits are required in the upper
county, there is no provision
for inspection of plans or con-
struction as is provided in the
suburban area.
There should be protection
for the home-buying public" +"
Three upcounty councilmen,
Charles Jamison. Grover Walker
and Jerry T. Williams gave MIR.
Thomas a cold shoulder on his
proposal.
Councilman Robert T. Snure
suggested Mr.. Thomas review his
proposal and come back with
further recommendations.
AS the council discussed an
amendment to the community
swimming pool zoning law that
would remove the present half
mile radius within which a
majority of the POOLS member
ship must live, Mr.. Thomas came
up with his second proposal
In effect it would nullify sew
eral months of work by com
munity pool proponents and the
former council in amending
zoning laws to make such COM
munity pools permitted uses in
residential areas.
Although taking no action on
Mr.. Thomas pool suggestion, the,
council indicated it was not in a
mood to toss out the residence
requirement.
Evening star., 1955-02-02
Training Program Unveiled

A $40 million expansion pro-
gram for Virginia's juvenile
training facilities has been re-
vealed by the State Department
of Welfare and Institutions.
The program, according to
word from Richmond today, is
designed to cover the States
need for the next six years, but
most of the requested expanded
facilities are for the 1956-1958
biennium. Largest single item
proposed is Sill million for a
study center adjoining the Bel
Air Training School for Girls
outside of Richmond,
Evening star., 1955-02-02
School Sale Value Set

Lengthy negotiations over a
fair value for the Oak Street
School, Falls Church. which is to
be sold by Fairfax County to the
city, apparently are nearing an
end.
Four appraisers - two from
each jurisdiction-have fixed
S387,l as a fair market price
for the building and 5-acre tract.
Chairman Richard Stands of
the Fairfax School Board, said
yesterday the price probably will
be accepted by the city.
Evening star., 1955-02-02
Citizens Asked to Aid
In Text Book Chore

Arlington citizens representing
go community organizations have
been invited to help select new
text books for Arlington public
schools. Teachers and super
visors will work with the citizen
committees in choosing the new
Institutional materials.
The persons asked to serve
this year are members of the
Community Council on Instruc-
ton. This group studies curricu.
lum and teaching methods.
Evening star., 1955-02-02
Litter Drive Slated

Montgomery County school
pupils will spark the county's an
nual drive against litter bugs"
who deface roadsides.
Plans were revealed yesterday
at Rockville. The program is
Evening star., 1955-02-02

aimed at youngsters in hopes
they will educate their parents.
The drive will extend through
February and March. Tree Di-
vision Chief Croydon S. Tolson
said litter bugs" cost the tax
payers some $37, 900 a year.
Evening star., 1955-02-02
Black Cunuries.

/ Several black canaries. bred in
secret by Frenchman, have
been shown at an international
exhibition of birds at Turin,
Italy.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-04-23
Questions & Answers
On Polio Vaccine

ses. To this must also be
fee for an office visit. A low
added the regular doctors
minimum to start will be
about SIS per shot, perhaps
more.
Second shot four weeks
later will cost another So to
$3.50. Third shot in seven
months will cost the same.
Thus for the three-shot series
the total will run between SIS
and $25.
3. Will there be enough
Salk vaccine for everybody?
No, not this summer. No
body really knows, drug men
say, but the current situation
indicates it won't be plentiful
this year.
Continued on page 2
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-04-23

in the world than promoting
good health among infants.
Because these little tots are
the generation of tomorrow,
they deserve the vry best
care that modern medical
science can bring them. No
wonder Carnation research in
modern infant nutrition has
the enthusiastic support of
our local doctors and hospi-
tails. Mothers, too, know the
healthful benefits of Carna.
ton Evaporated Milk; eight
out of 10 mothers who feed q
Carnation formula say "my
doctor recommended it,"
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-04-23
NATIONAL COUNCIL
OF NEGRO WOMEN

The National Council of
Negro Women held their An
niversary Banquet Saturday
April 16, at the recreation
center in Salem. The honor
ees were: DR.. Margaret Juft
Butcher, of Board of Educa-
ton of District of Columbia !:
and Mrs. Aliene Ewell, region
al director of the National
Council of Negro Women.
These honorees are members
of the Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority. On the past Sun
day. April II, Miss Annabelle
Sawyer, executive director
of the Phyllis w HI eat on
Branch YWCA in Richmond,
was guest speaker for the
Thirty-second Anniversary of
the Orange Avenue Branch
YWCA. Miss Sawyer is also
a member of the Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-04-23

said that Williams was more
sober than William Franklin
Moon, the victim.
A kerosene can, found UNI
der Williams house a few
days after the murder appear
ed mysteriously several days
after the incident Williams
said.
Williams stoutly d en- e d
M RS. Wingfield's testimony
that she had stayed at his
house alone with him on sew
eral occasions. s
The parents of Moon testf-
fled that the flames which
Williams claimed he had put
out, were clearly visible when
they arrived on the scene and
that Williams made no effort
to extinguish them. Williams
said they must have been mis-
taken.
Commemorative ATTORNEY
Downing S mi t h subjected
Williams to a whitening cross
examination, especially over
the fire in Moons car. Will
Hams contended, however,
that the fire was confined to
the, inside of the automobile
and that he was awakend by
the headlights of the car
shining into the window,
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-04-23
YWCA Held 32nd Anniv. April II

The Y. w. C. A. held, joint
ly, it's thirty-second anniver-
sary and observed national Y.
w. c. A. Week Sunday, April
II, at 4 p. M, at Orange Ave-
nue. WV Auditorium. Mrs
Dorinda A. Charlton, chair
man of Anniversary Commit
tee, presided. Rev. S. J. Har-
ris, pastor of st. Paul Metho.
dist Church, gave the invo-
cation. Miss Elizabeth Jor-
dan, Executive Secretary of
Orange Ave. WV introduced
the speaker, Miss Annabelle
Sawyer, Executive Director
of Phyllis Wheatley WV, in
Richmond. Miss Sawye
spoke of the responsibility of
us as citizens to support the
great institution-the YWCA.
She also gave much of it's back
ground, spoke of it's historic
struggles in the various fields,
as well as the spirit of perse-
verance which prevail e d
throughout, it's pledged effort
to emancipate ali women.
Mrs. Florence Fields-Wood
offered a solo at the conclu-
sion of the address. Mrs.
Madge J. Wheaton, chairman
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-04-23
Dwyley Williams Acquitted of Murder
Commonwealth Witness Given 90 Day Term 5 he n m

rather than the flames. He
said he first knew Moon was
in the burning vehicle when
Moons father told him.
II. w. Glascott, dputy state
fire marshall, a rebuttal wit
ness for the prosecution, said
Williams had told him that he
heard man "holler" and that
Joseph Moon told him "Bill
is burning up" Williams said
that he thought he had
d r am e d he heard the
screams.
Moons parents said they
had been friendly with Will
liams for 35 years. They also
testified that their sons,
Joseph and William, had eaten
at Williams house many
times.
Commonwealth Att orney
Smith said the morning fol-
lowing the verdict Of acqpittal
for Williams that the state
lacked physical evidence link
ing him to the Staying. He
said the Commonwealth had
to rely on Mrs. Ethel Wing
field for the details of the ac-
tual killing, and that she was
a 'sself-confessed liar"
Williams counsel, attor-
neys E. c. Wingfield and j. H.
Michael, argued successfully
the point that without the
testimony of Mrs. Wingfield,
the Commonwealth had no
more evidence than it had
Continued on Page 2
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-04-23

Are Urged Once Again To Enter Their Children

Nothing to buy, no jingle
to write, no labels to send il
just fill out an entry blank
and send it together with a
snapshot" of your baby, to:
The Tribune, P. o. Box 1853,
Roanoke, Va.
Never before in our pub
fishing experience have we
seen a contest where the
chances of winning cash
prizes are so good. We want
to remind all our readers
once again that Carnation
Evaporated Milk is sponsor
ing this contest just for your
own community. Invent y
cute, healthy-looking babies
in this area must be awarded
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bly, increase before Thursday
morning, the day after press
time.
From available figures the
rate of children who were
given shots, among the first
and second graders, ran to
approximately 80 percent in
both white and Negro schools.
The number of white stu
dents given the serum in the
aggregate y 3,163, while Ne
gro pupil totals reached an
approximate 700 of a total
enrolment of 1863.
The set-up for the giving
of the vaccine includes a team
of one doctor and three nurs-
es. Four such teams were at
the Health Center working to
administer the welcome drug
to the youngsters. Because
of the limited supply, only
those in the first and second
grades are to be inoculated.
1t is prob a b e that pre-
schoolers, and expectant
will be next to be
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-04-23

of committee on Administra-
ton, and Miss Faye Coates,
Executive Secretary of Roa-
noke WV, gave brieS remarks.
Mrs. Willie Fl. Owens made
the report of the Nominating
Committee. Award s were
presented to Misses Connie
Parker and Barbara Ann Ed
munds by Mrs. Robert j.
Smith, chairman Camp Com
mittee. The Hope Chest Con-
test was promoted by the
Camp Co m m i t t e. Miss
Myrtle Gentry is Y-Teen di-
rector. A selected group
from Loudon. Avenue Chris
tian Church Choir rendered
music for the evening.
Mrs. Daisy E. Schley, Mrs.
Ella Butcher, charter mem
bers of the Orange Avenue
YWCA, were also present.
Brief remarks were given by
Miss Lucinda Terry, a chart
er member of the Roanoke
YWCA.
Refreshments were served
by the Courtesy Committee,
of which Mrs. Ruth Hughs
is chairman.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-04-23
Moral Re-Armament of
MaOris i'm New Zealand

"World racial tension is as
potentially dangerous as the
hydrogen bomb" Bishop Pa
napa said in introducing the
task force to his people. "It
would be a tragedy if the
world divided on racial issues.
MIRA is making a big impact
in this sphere. / am convinced
from the bottom of my heart
that Moral ReArmament is
making the practical applica-
ton of Christianity all be-
lieve in"
Last September, Major Ka-
Continued on page two)
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-04-23

Wingfield testified that she
saw Williams and Moon scuf-
fling, with Moon being thrown
to the ground by Williams.
S h e said Williams struck
Moon on the head with an
iron pipe, poured kerosene on
him and set him afire. She
also testified that Williams
kicked her when she tried to
go to Moons aid, and she fled
because she was afraid OF
Williams"
Testifying in own defense,
Williams declared that he was
asleep In the tenant house
occupied by him on the Round
Top Farm during the time
when the murder must have
been committed. He said he
made every effort to put out
the fire which burned Moon
to death that night, and that
the car was only smouldering
when Joseph Moon, who had
fled home, brought his par
ents to the scene. Joseph
Moon was said to have passed
out at Williams house prior
to the staying.
Other testimony of Mrs.
Wingfield indicated that she,
the Moon brothers, and Will
liams, had been drinking to
various degrees that day. She