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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-05
.NorthropHeads
State Hunt for
SIS Million
l0LeeisIutors Named
To Study MoryIund's
Revenue Problem
By CHARLES L. HOFFMAN

BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
State Senator Edward S.
Northrop. Democrat. of Mont
gomery. will spend the next few
months heading a special legis-
lative committee appointed to
study Maryland's fiscal prob
lens and produce up to $35 mil
lion in new revenue.
The 10-member committee,
including five from the House
of Delegates and five from the
Senate, was named by Senator
Louis L. Goldstein, president Of
the Legislative Council. Blair
Lee, III, chairman of the Mont
gomery delegation. also is a
member of the committee.
Seek Balanced Budget
A major task confronting the
legislative study group will be
the discovery of ways to balance
next years budget. which some
fiscal experts say will need new
revenues totaling up to S35 mil
lion to bridge the gap between
State funds and anticipated ex-
penditures.
The General Assembly in April
rejected Gov. McKeldin's tax
program calling for so per cent
increases in the States income
and sales tax rates and adopted
a stop-gap tax program that
met this years budget demands.
Senate President Goldstein
said the Governors tax and
budget message reached the AS
| sembly only seven weeks before
its close. This did not permit
the close scrutiny the Assembly
needed to act on such a long
range tax program, Senator
Goldstein added.
The special committee is en-
pected to make a report to the
Legislative Council early next
fall. The council in turn is
likely to recommend legislation
to the full Assembly when il
meets next February.
/
Will Study Laws on Books
Senator Northrop said yes.
terday the committee will make
a thorough investigation of laws
now on the books which provide
mandatory budget item in.
creases each year. Some are
likely to be removed from Mary.
land law, he added.
state department heads otter
come into the Assembly with
what appears to be an inocuouI
low-cost program" Mr., Lee said
THE Legislature then bites or
the bill, only to find that in {
couple of years the cost ha.
risen like mad and new
Frankenstein monster has beer
created"
| Another function of the com.
mittee will be re-evaluation OF
the distribution of State fund.
to counties and municipalities
under the Sherbow Act, Senator
Northrop said. These include re.
ceipts from the gasoline tax
racing tax. income and sales
taxes and motor vehicle regis.
tration tax.
The State school equalization
fund and incentive fund formu.
las which provide aid in schoo
operations and construction fol
the counties also will be studied
Senator Northrop said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-05
Tank Car Leaks
Ammonia Fumes

An 8,500-gallon railroad tank
car carrying ammonia sprang a
leak at Kenilworth, Md. just
across the District line, yester-
day, causing police and firemen
to don gas masks.
The incident occurred at the
Peoples Chemical Co., 1911 Ken
ilworth avenue, as the tank car
was transferring ammonia to a
storage tank. The car slipped
its brakes and broke a hose con-
nection. Police blocked of the
area for about 20 minutes be-
cause Of the fumes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-05
Religious Art Show

An art show emphasizing reli-
gious concepts will be open
through Sunday at st. Mary's
Episcopal Church, Glebe road
and North Twenty-sixth street,
Arlington. The exhibition is
open from 10 am. to 10 pm. to-
day through Saturday, and from
2 to 8 pm. on Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-05
Man Found Dead
In Bedroom Fire

A man tentatively identified as
Lefty Lewis. colored, of 1888
Eighth street NV, was found
dead in bed early today by fire.
men who put out a fire in his
bedroom.
Firemen and homicide squad
detectives theorized that the flie
was started by a cigarette.
Victor Contee. Al, colored, a
roomer on the first floor, smelled
smoke and called firemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-05
Cut
U.S.Paynn1enl
House Unit Fuvors
81 Million Trim
BY DON S. WARREN


A 81 million cut in the $40
million Federal payment prob
ably will be recommended by
the House Appropriations sub
committee considering the city
SITS million budget, it was in
dictated today.
There was no formal an
nouncement, but indications
were the subcommittee would
knock out of the bill about $3.5
million for beginning work on
a bridge over the Potomac on
the line of Constitution avenue.
With this out of the bill. the
idea was the Districts cost could
be reduced by a comparable
amount and maybe little more,
as House members tried to cut
expenses
Congress has authorized a
bridge across the Potomac in the
downtown section. and funds to
start this are proposed in the
1856 budget. There is a dispute
over the bridge, however. and
1t has been anticipated the Dis
trict subcommittee of the House
Appropriations Committee would
make cuts in the city spending
bill.
Secret Meeting Held
Members of the District SUBJ
committee yesterday held a four
hour secret meeting. Later, The
Star was informed the decision
was to cut off $3.5 to 81 million
on the Federal payment and cut
out the bridge.
Representative Rabaut, Demo.
crat, of Michigan. in charge Of
the District 1856 appropriation
bill, refused to make any declar.
alton as to what his group hao
decided.
Last year, a similar move was
made by the District subcom-
mittee Of the House Appropria-
tons Committee to reduce the
Federal payment by 81 million
1t was overridden in a vote in
the House, when District friends
took the floor to explain that
years financial crisis to the
chamber.
1t was an upset from normal
procedure when the House over
rode its appropriations commit
tee to insist upon a full $40 mil
lion payment as authorized in
legislative law.
Same Issue Seen.
The same issue apparently
will arise this year when the
District budget comes UP for
final House vote.
Last year Lne move to cut
down on the Federal payment
was defeated because the Dis
trict was embarking upon a To-
year. $305 million program OF
development, under which not
less than SIS million in new
taxes was being laid on District
residents while the Federal share
was being increased from $l2
million to $40 million.
Something Of the same stu
alton exists today, when new
District taxes are being pro
posed to meet expected costs oil
an increase In the pay of Fed
eral and District employees.
Under the District public
works revenue law, put into
force last year, there was q big
Jump in District taxes. along
with an increase in the Federal
payment. Spokesman for the
city said 1t would be a violation
OF an agreement If Congress now
were to let increased city taxes
stand. while reducing the size OF
the Federal payment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-05
Family Night at Church

Graham Road Methodist
Church, Falls Church, Va, will
hold a family night tomorrow.
A $3.50 pm. supper will be fol-
lowed by O movie and games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-05
PTA May Festival

The Columbia Park Elemen-
tary School PTA will hold a
May Festival in the school be-
ginning with a buffet supper at
pm. Saturday.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11
SCHOOLS CLOSE

Commencement exercises this week brought the
summer vacation as far students are concerned but
teachers except those who have gone to further their
studies. will be on the job until June %.
On Sunday morning high school graduates attend
@d cnurch services and during the afternoon in their school
auditorums. heard commencement sermons.
On Wednesday afternoon 2O4 graduates from the
Dorsey High School received diplomas at the Dade Coun
ty auditorium.
This will probably be the last class from the Dorsey
High School at least from the present location The high
school will go TO the building 18th ave between
9th and list street
On Thursday afternoon 2O1 graduates from the Book
Washington High School received their diplomas at
the county auditorium.
Carver High held their exercises in the schools aud
orium during the evening. There 65 graduates re-
ceiying diplomas
Mays High at GOuds held exercises on Monday with
43 receiving diplomas
Graduates from Negro high schools in Dade county
this week number more than 500.
TO these young people the Miami Times extends
congratulations.
Many Of them will doubt go TO higher institutions
OF learning That is the thing do whenever possible
We are living in world that is becoming more exactng
each day; there great opportunities and there always
will be- but unless you qualified to take advantage
them, you are going TO miss that opportunity boat.
To those who unable or do not want to study
further there opportunities for you too what you
have and make the most of it, There thousands of
successful people who have attended college. Re-
member the world owes every living, but it is up
to him how well he succeeds
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11
"cREDo OF THE NEGRO PRESS"
THE EDITORS NOTEBOOK
NAAcP WANTS AcTIoN ON pEsEcREcAr1oN

DeSegregatlon cannot be handled at the state level
said Supt of Educaton Thomas D. Bailey on "Wednesday
mat was the reply to William A. Fordharn presi-
dent, and Francisco Rodriguez special counsel IF +ba
Florida branch of the National Association for the Ad
yancement of Colored People.
Supt Bailey said the state law and the Supreme
Court order for gradual desegregaton with set dead
line, places responsibility on the local level
The NAACP officials pointed out that the Supreme
Court decreed May S1s that the states make prompt
and reasonable start toward full compliance" with the
courts 1854 ruling that bans segregation of in pub
lie schools.
President Fordham said the word start In the eyes of
the NAACP "dOes not necessarily we will have STU
dents in the White schools vice versa in September
But means expect them to offer kind of con-
crete plan or blueprint"
meenng OF school county superintendent is SEIZED
uled for June 1913 in Gainesville the INSTRUMENTATION
issue VIII ia all probability be discussed in that meeting
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11
J. E. s. C.. AS
CALENDAR OF
Weekly Activities

The following schedule Of ac-
tivities is conducted by the James
E. Scott Community Association
All interested persons are invited
to attend any of these activities
that satisfy their interest
MONDAY
Day Care Center 7:30 500 pm
Liberty Square. Operating i've
days each week, Monday-Friday.
Arts and Crafts, Ceramics, zoe
600 pm. Grade school children,
Liberty Square.
TUESDAY
Games and Story Telling, 400
600 pm
Fun Mite - TeenagerS, 7:So-
$50 pm, Liberty Square.
Mothers Club group browns
WILEY 100000 pm. Sawyer's
Apartment No. 1.
WEDNESDAY
Arts and Craft, ceramics, 4:0e-
500 pm.
Photography Club adults,
S:00-9:00 pm. JESCA, 6248 NV
18th avenue.
Brownsville Youth Club TOO
800 pm. For further information
call PL 7-72S9.
JESCA's Sub-DebS and Royal
Knights, 7:00-9:00 pm. Nursery
and Homemaking Cottage re-
spectively.
THURSDAY
Ceramics S:30-4:S0, Pethune
Elementary School, Brownsville.
Homemaking Club group, TOO
900 pm. in Homemaking Cottage
Of Liberty Square.
Boys Boxing Club, 6:00-8:00
pm, Liberty Square Auditorium.
Golden Age Club group, 400
500 pm, Liberty Square.
Music Appreciation, grade
school children, 100000 pm
Liberty Square.
SATURDAY
Dancing Class, IO;O0-I2.OO
teenagerS and children, Nursery
Of James E. Scott Community
Association.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11
Rebe0riing Asked
I'm Contempt Case

JACKSONVILLE AuthoA
William 3. Huie has asked the
Florida Supreme court for re-
hearing in the contempt case
against him.
The petition filed at Ta1lahas-
see by Frank Cannon said the
court was asked to clarity the
question whether Huie still may
pay the $3.50 fine imposed by
Judge Hal w. Adams or must
serve the six months jail term.
The supreme court on May 20
denied Huie's habeas corpus plea
and remanded him TO custody Of
the Suwanee county sheriff at
Live Oak. HUE had served two
days when his attorneys took the
case TO the supreme court, con-
tending HUE was unlawfully held.
Judge Adams found HUE in
contempt Of court for remarks he
allegedly made to . phychiatrigt
appointed TO examine Mrs. Ruby
McCollun.
Mrs. McCollum was convicted
of murder for the salying Of Dr.
G. Leroy Adams in August 1852
and on appeal the Florida Supreme
court directed a retrial. She was
held insane, however, and COM
mitted 10 mental hospital.
State Attorney William Randall
Slaughter said Judge Adams
specified HUE must pay the fine
Immediately or serve the jail jail
sentence. HUE elected TO 90 TO
jail and he cannot now pay the
fine, Slaughter contends.
Huie's attorneys maintain he
can pay the fine anytime and sat-
isfy the sentence. HUE, free on
SIS, 200 bond is in California
working on a script for a movie
built around this infamous case.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11

The appointment of d. H. DobbS
SIS assistant director for Voca-
tional Education for the day and
evening programs of the county
was publicly announced by W
w. Matthews, assistant director
for general education al the com
mencement exercises Of the Dorsey
High School held at the Dade
County auditorium on Wednes-
Cay, June 3.
MIR. DobbS has had a colorful
career as educational and civic
leader in our community. He has
watched Dorsey grow from q
graduating class of IA 10 a class
Of more. than 200 - the largest
IN the county and from a facul-
ty Of IA TO over 100 when il be
came necessary 10 separate
Junior and senior high schools.
MIR DobbS, Mr.. Matthews said,
has been pioneer for vocational
education in this county and
state and well deserves the hon
or of the new appointment. His
office will be located in the new
vocational high school at NV
list street and 18th ave.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11

When school opens in September will in all prob
ability have vocational training school There
III city.
Miami Is big city and she continues to grow.
The bigger the population the greater the need for skill
ed workmen We need qualified nurses electricians,
plumbers painters plasterers interior decorators,
peners radotrcians ailors and automobile reparmen
At this school you will be able to learn these trades.
Again offer congratulations to the 513 graduates
from our,high schools and hope for them
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11

The Parent Teacher Associa-
ton of Phyllis Wheatley Elemen-
tGry School recently honored its
principal, Mrs. Grace Albert with
"This is Your Life"
The affair was most successful
because Of the unusual secrecy
which surrounded the activities in
preparation, and which resulted
in utter surprise to Mrs. Albert.
Those present and participating
on the program were her husband
mother, daughter, grand daugh-
ter, aunt, cousins, mother-in-law,
school mates, neighbors from her
home in St. Augustine and per-
sons who made UP the personnel
of Phyllis Wheatley when 1T was
first established.
Presentations were made TO
Mrs. Albert and to Mrs Carolyn
Morley, former PTA president, for
her many years Of loyal service.
Flowers, kilograms and gifts
were in abundance and Mrs. Al
bert was delighted and most
grateful for the expressions Of ap-
probation for her 20 years of eff
ficient, faithful service to the job
to which she has devoted her Life
to doing well
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11
JUST BROWSIN'
RY PAUL n. HENRY

If you say il is warm weather
in Miami just now viii agree
with you, but we are very fortu-
nate at that. Think of what hap
pened in India last week where
the temperature reached lis de-
gFeeS and % persons died from a
heat wave. AT one place (Bana-
ras) four attendants died in a
wedding procession after the cere-
mony. The bride carried in a clos
cd litter TO the home of her hus-
band, was found dead when he
opened the litter.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11

County Commissioner Grant
Stockdale said on Wednesday in
crease ia salaries and operating
expenses approved by the legis-
lature add about $3.50 per $1,000
0 the tax bills. So all we will
be able 10 do is pay the bills.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11

City Manager z. A. Evans is
much displeased over the cutting
out Of items he placed in the
years budget and he tells the
city commission so in strong Ian
guage' but later apologized for
the outburst.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11

A Is percent increase in taxes
is big one, but ACC ~ q
ports that's the increase Dade
countianS might see on their next
AK bills.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11

Walter Lee Irwin, a Groveland
convict of 1910; Percy (Wassie
Blue Arnbrister and Richard
Cat Back Floyd, 1853 convicts
facing death, are appealing for
consideration by the state par
don board. They are among seven
who are sentenced TO die.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11

More than 5000 people were at
Virginia Beach last Sunday en-
jcying themselves bathing and
picnieing.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11

Ex-champion Ezzard Charles
squared ii up with John Holman
on Wednesday night winning a
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11

Unanimous decision in a 10
round bout in Cincinnati.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-06-11

Listen to wFEC. 4~aO ." tn. Street" Daily a, Noon
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Fred M. Grof, IA,
Weather Bureau
EmpIoye al Years

Requiem mass for Fred M
Crafts, IA. retired Weather Blu.
reau employe of Al years will
be said at 9 am. tomorrow at
Holy Trinity Catholic Church,
Thirty-sixth and o streets NV.
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Tt was inadvertently reported
in The Star yesterday that the
mass would be held today.
Mr.. Graf of 2405 Thirty sew
enth street NV, was proud OF
his record of never having taken
a day of sick leave during his
Al years of Government service
his family said. He was chief OF
the telegraph section OF the
Weather Bureau at Twenty
fourth and M streets NV. when
he retired about five years ago.
Born in Washington. Ind, Mr.
Graf entered the field of tele-
graphy and worked some of the
main wires out of Pittsburgh for
Western Union, before he came
to Washington.
He was a member of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America.
Survivors are four daughters
Mrs. Barbara M. Gross, Philadel-
phia; Mrs. Winifred A. Prov
Iinsky, of the Thirty-seventh
street address; Mrs. Anna L.
Geist, Detroit, Mich; and Mrs
Joan E. MacAhan. Buffalo, N. Y.
and 10 grandchildren.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Stage Is Cleared
In Chincoteugue
For Pony Penning

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. July
% (R.--A gay parade, the crown
ing of a queen and a number OF
carnival features here the past
week have been just prelimi-
naries to the main event-the
annual Chincoteague Island
pony penning.
The pony penning, scheduled
for next Wednesday and Thurs
day, is the Eastern shores big
gest attraction every year.
Each July, visitors from all
sections of the Nation journey
to this small Virginia island just
south of the Maryland border to
see the famous Chincoteague
ponies.
Except for the two days when
they are rounded up, herded
across the water and put in pens
/ for display and sale. the ponies
roam wild over the salt marshes
and sandy beaches Of Assateague,
the long island that shields
Chincoteague from the Atlantic
Ocean.
In recent years the Chinco-
Evening star., 1955-07-24
DR.. E. A. ToyIor, II
Eye, Ear, Throat
Specialist Here

DR.. Eugene A. Taylor, II. an
eye. ear and throat specialist
here for a years. died Friday
of a heart attack. DR.. Taylor
was stricken in his apartment at
1746 K street NV, and died in
another doctors ONCE in the
building.
A graduate of the medical
school of the University Of Vir-
ginia. DR.. Taylor was associated
with the D. c. Health Depart
ment chest clinic for 80 years.
He was a native Of Miller School,
Va.
He also was on the staff OF
Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital for about 40 years.
DR.. Taylor was active in past
years in the Civitan Club. He
was a member Of the American
Medical Association, and the
District Medical Society.
He is survived by his widow.
the former Zoua Wood; one SIS
ter, Mrs. Andrew j. Clark of
Miller School, Va; a sister in
law, Mrs. Philip F. Taylor OF
222 Farragut street NV; three
nieceS and one nephew.
Services will be held at 10
I'm. tomorrow in Hysong's fu-
neral home, 1900 N street. A
second service will be conducted
in Tabor Presbyterian Church in
Crozet. Va. with burial in Rock
Gate Cemetery in Crozet. =
Evening star., 1955-07-24

Mrs. Harry E. Middleton, rs,
the grandma" Of the neighbor-
hood around Morningside, Md,
died Friday at Providence Hos
pital after a two-week illness
She lived at 300 Poplar road.
Mrs. Middleton moved to
Morningside with her husband, a
retired Maritime Commission en-
gineer, after World War II. Since
then she had become known as
grandma" by all the neighbor-
hood children for whom she
baked cookies and kept a closet
of toys for their use. She used
to join in the children's games,
too, and was quick to hand out
wood carvings made by her hus-
band. Mrs. Middleton loved
children so much that she often
did baby-sitting just for the fun
Iof it.
Mrs. Middleton was the former
Pearl Forney, a native of FIRE.
mont, Nebr. She taught school
in Fremont before she came to
Washington as a young woman.
During World War I she worked
for the War Claims Agency.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Lee Ross, 7o; Ex-D.C. EmpIoye
Was Veteran of Spanish War

Lee Ross, retired District Gov
Iernment employe, son of a for
mer District Commissioner and
member of the famed Morton
Cadets who helped storm San
Juan Hill during the Spanish
American War, died Friday. He
was 70.
Mr.. Ross died at Mount Alto
Hospital after a brief illness. He
had been active until the past
several months.
Though a native of Manches-
tier, N. H. Mr.. Ross lived most
Iof his life in the District, at
tending local schools. He gradu-
Iated from old Business High
School.
AS a member of the Morton
Cadets Interstate Drill Team,
Mr.. Ross was one of large
group of former high school
cadets who banded together and
toured many cities in drill COM
petition.
About 80 per cent of the cadets
enlisted ASA group in 1898 and
became part of Company G, 1st
District Volunteers. A dozen sur
jvivors held their 57th annual
dinner in May with Mr.. Ross
among those attending.
During World War I, Mr.. Ross
served with the Corps of Engi-
Ineers as a civilian in Europe. He
was employed in the District tax
office and retired in 1881. He
then entered the real estate busi-
ness here, retiring five years ago.
His father, John W.. Ross,
served as a District Commits
Evening star., 1955-07-24
Mrs. Harry E. Middleton, IS,
Was Fuvorite of Children

She had lived in Guam, where
her husband was a civilian en-
ploye OF the Navy, and also in
Florida Alabama and Pennsyl-
vania, where he was a Maritime
engineer.
She was member of the
Spanish-Am War Veterans
Auxiliary and was formerly &C.
tive in First Church of Christ
Scientist.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by two sons, Robert H.
Baltimore. Md. and Harry E..
jr., Route 4. Fairfax, Va, 9
Washington and Virginia attor-
ney; two daughters. Mrs. Gwen
dolyn M. Womack, Denver, Colo.
an executive of a trucking com.
.pany, and Mrs. Jean M. Grant
Bethesda, Md; a sister, Mrs
Grace Morton. Omaha, Nebr.;
five grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tues
day at Hines funeral home, 290l
Fourteenth street NV. Burial
will be in Arlington Cemetery.