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Evening star., 1955-11-29

A committee Of Federal plan-
ners Is expected to try again
later this week to agree on q
location for the proposed Ma
tional Ar Museum that win not
conflict with the city's South
west redeyelopment project.
The four-man National capi-
tai Planning Commission CONF
mittee, headed by Conrad L.
Wirth, discussed the problem for
az hours yesterday.
Before the group was q uues-
ton from Robert ". Fleming.
executive committee chairman
Of the Smithsonian Institution's
board Of regents. as TO whether
the blocks south Of Independence
avenue, between Fourth and
Seventh streets S.W.. would be
available as q site.
May Alter Request
Mr.. Fleming has told the
planners that. If this site is
available. the Smithsonian may
withdraw its request for a loca-
ton at Tenth and Independence
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Exports to Sweden

OTTAWA.Canada sold $3,-
525. 900 worth Of products to
Sweden in the frst six months
Of 1855 compared with si,305. 900
In the comparable period Of 1854.
Evening star., 1955-11-29

Low prices important and Mercury gives them you But it's
what you get for your money that really counts And that's where
THE BIG will you There's massive grace the st
ing There's high horsepowerthe offered in
Evening star., 1955-03-16
Bribery Jury Is Told
OF Ex-Lieutenant's S
Tipoff 10 Gambler

Continued From First Pageo
Evening star., 1955-03-16
BY Sam Eostmon

Alexandria officials are prepar-
ing to start action In Washing
ton courts in pursuit of personal
property taxes owed by former
residents now living in the Dis
trict.
The out-of-town court action
will supplement double-bar-
relied tax collection drive already
underway in Alexandra.
Assistant City Attorney Robert
Murphy estimated the first such
suit will be brought in the Court
of Small Claims within two
weeks.
Mr.. Murphy said final details
have not yet been worked out.
but he planned to get in touch
with the Corporation Counsel's
ONCE In Washington ilame-
diately.
Alexandria In the past has
sent letters to former Alexandra
Evening star., 1955-03-16
Market
lcontinued From FIRST Page.l

Continued From First fage.l
confidence in the national econ-
onay. He went on to say that
any group or individual who
touches on any economic factor
(which such confidence might
depend must proceed with great
caution unless he wants TO do
great damage.
After declaring that agricul-
tural price drops or any other
unexplained declines In prices of
products are Of concern to the
administration at any time. he
reported that some of the COM
nittee testimony to date and
economic developments in gen.
eral have been reassuring.
AS the Investigation continued
Evening star., 1955-03-16

ans who did not pay their tax
bills, but officials never have at-
tempted such out-of-town legal
action.
Under the tax breakdown on
Alexandria residents, warrants
for the first time are being is
sued when warning notes. are
ignored.
Tax Inspector James Malone
explained that the collection
drive is aimed at tracking down
those who did not file returns
and those who filed but did not
pay.
Two deputy tax inspectors,
Louis L. Clarke and Earl u.
Creel, have been looking into
apartment rental lists. beginning
with 1858, They have checked
about 5000 units--of an esti-
mated 10000 in the city--to find
that Alexandria has been losing
roughly $4,000 a year rrom this
source. About Is to 80 per cent
Of these residents did not flle.s
Last month. Deputy Tax In
Evening star., 1955-03-16

ness and. ultimately. fosters ex-
cesses-both in and outside wall
Street =
'4That ID why" the witness
continued, Il consider the study
of this committee 20 timely and
appropriate. We need q clinical
re-exarninaticn Of the markets
processes. We need 10 be re-
minded that bubbles are man
made--and, therefore. can be
prevented. Stock markets are
like people. They get ahead Of
themselves"
Another witness was Dorsey
Richardson, yiee president of the
Lehman Corp. and o spokesman
for the National Association Of
Investment Companies.
much Of the recent activity in
the securities market can be at
tributed, ! believe" Mr.. Richard
son testified. TO the fact that
with more surplus funds
to invest have become more gen.
orally aware Of the expansion OF
the economy---in production, dis
tribution. higher earnings and
assets Of corporations.e
Evening star., 1955-03-16

certainty as to what the future
may hold"
Senator Capefart said that 1t
was his opinion the Investigation
has had a tendency to push down
the price of stocks.
Senator Fulbrieht noted that
the market rose substantially
yesterday after last weeks 81
billion drop and said this re-
fiected the markets normal ac-
tivity
Senator Fulbr1eht received
backing for the investigation
from y. Al. Livingston. financial
editor Of the Philadelphia Bull
Eletin. ut today's hearing.
Mr.. Livingston testified that
the fact that q Senate commit
tee Is studying the mai ket before
Q crash and not after is pretty
good insurance against q crash"
The financial writer pointed
out that the stock market Jagged
In the post World War II period
because Of depression psy-
chosisp and later began to climb
as confidence increased.
Mr.. Livingston pointed out that
a rising market stimulates busi-
Evening star., 1955-03-16

Continued From First Page)
that Mr.. Beyan's proposal was
suicidal, almost criminal"
Mr.. Bevan was accompanied
by his wife Jennie Lee. also a
Labor member Of the house.
when they arrived a half hour
early for the showdown session.
Newly recovered from an attack
of influenza. Mr.. Bevan was
smiling. The meeting in an oak
paneled committee room was so
packed extra chairs had to be
hurried in.
Slap at Attlee Seen.
Supporters of Mr.. Bevan-who
has been firing alike at policies
of the British government. the
Labor Party leadership and the
United ates-interpreted the
votes as a slap at Mr.. Attlee even
though he won. In neither case
did majority of the Laborites
in Parliament 60 down the line
for Mr.. Attlee. Many abStained.
There are 292 Labor members
Of Commons and Socialist peers
in the House of Lords also who
were eligible to take part.
Under the British system the
Parliamentary Labor Party.
made up of members Of Parlia.
ment, is a separate group dis
tinct from the Labor Party 1t.
self. Outside. Mr.. Bevan remains
a Laborite.
Expulsion from the Labor
Party entirely can be imposed
only by the 29-member national
executive, the supreme disci-
plinary body. Mr.. Attlee controls
the executive normally. Only
six members are classified as
outright Bevanites. The execu-
tive meets Wednesday and could
act or let the issue rest.
Appeal Course Still Left
Mr.. Bevan still has final
appeal-to the labor party con-
ference as a whole. His reported
ultimatum that he would never
ask to have the whip back"
seemed to dampen any new at
temps to mend the laborite split.
however.
Party discipline in Parliament
is tighter than in the United
States Congress. BY tradition,
once a member is expelled, he
is not taken back unless he
applies for reinstatement and
signs a declaration to abide by
party rules in the future.
There were smiles in corridors
of Westminster after the meet
ing, but these were on the faces
Of Conservatives and not Labor
ties.
ibid they break any windows
in there?" asked one member
of Mr.. Churchill's party. mo-
tioning toward the room from
which the Laborites were empty
inO
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Continued From First Page)
last June 2l at Bladenshurg road
and Eastern avenue NE.
During a subsequent 10-minute
ride in Smiths car. the police
captain told the jury. he again
told them about the complaint
on their old Office.
He tSimkins) wanted TO
know what time it was called in. /"
Capt. Thomail said. Il told him
didn't know. Smith said a
complaint also had been called
in on Saturday and wanted to
know if ! looked at the. book
for that day. ] told him ! hadn't. /"
Capt. Thoman said the pair
expressed interest as to when
Deputy Chief Clarence Lutz,
head of the morals division.
would be taking his vacation.
Smith asked me if there was
any danger of the new place
being hi-jacked." Capt. Thoman
said. But I said ! didn't think
Deputy Chief Lutz would permit
anybody to hi-jack the place"
Use of the term "hi-jack" and
the sense in which it was in
tended. was not explored.
Said Business Was Bad
Last June %, the policeman
said, he met Winston at Bladens-
burg road and Eastern avenue
NE. and during a talk with him
the gambler proposed paying
Capt. Monroe 500 a month to
guard against police interfer-
ence with his numbers operation
in the twelfth precinct.
Il asked him how much he
would be willing to pay the cap
tain, and he said the numbers
business was so bad that he could
give only $100 a MONTH" Capt.
Thoman testified. He said he
would give me the money and ]
could give it to Capt. Monroe.
Il told him it was around
that time of the month that his
payment was due. He said he
was a little short and would
see me in a day or two"
Asks About Police Watch
Capt. Thoman also testified:
/. That on June 10, 1854.
Winston asked him if he knew
about two precinct detectives
keeping a watch on a house be-
longing to one of Winston'S
numbers runners.
2. That Simkins called him
June 20 to arrange the June 81
meeting That call, he said was
not monitored as many previous
talks with the accused had been.
8. That he called Anderson
June %, and Anderson told him
he had moved his operation to
the 1900 block of Oates street
NE.
4. That he called Anderson
again June % at 8:15 pm. and
asked how he could get in touch
with King and Winston.
S. That Winston called back
IS minutes later and arranged
for the meeting that night.
A recording of the talks with
Winston June % and with Smith
and Simkins June 81 was to be
played for the court later today.
Evening star., 1955-03-16
Atku Soils for Home

BUENOS AIRES. Mar. l6 up.
The United States Navy ice
breaker Atka sailed yesterday for
her home port in Boston after a
two-month survey trip to the
Antarctic. She will make stops
in Rio de Janeiro and perhaps
other places.
Evening star., 1955-03-16
Face Suit for Back Taxes

spector George n. Terris began
getting in touch with residents
who filed returns but failed to
pay their tax bills.
Evening star., 1955-03-16

Fashion plus economy handsome suit
plus pair of coordnated slacks,
to MIX, to MATCH, WEAR SEPARATES!
Select perennial favorte-so smootdrapng wool flannel
spced with mighty smart patterns add pair rich
awoo gabardne sacks in wcoorinated contrasting
shade to give you that goes eveywee Styled
Gentrys smart model 2button front with patch
1-button design large lap Especially produce
that snug hphuggng young demand today se4
in coors gray/blue, tan/brown gray/charcoal
Evening star., 1955-03-16
Bevun

Continued From First Page,
, 1955-05-24
Curib Commission
Discusses Home
Economics, Forestry

SAN JUAN, May 20: Reports
on the various aspects of
Home Economics in the area
and a paper on the Tropical
Forestry training course to be
held in Puerto Rico, were
among the main items consi-
dered by the Commission
when it met as a Committee
Of the whole this morning.
Miss Elsa Haglund, the F.A.
@. Home Economist assigned
assigned to the Caribbean
Commission was invited to adj
dress the meeting. Emphasiz-
ing the need for well trained
workers in the field under
discussion, she said that the
training Of leaders in home
economics should be adjusted
to the specific needs Of the
area and, to the greatest posi-
BILE extent should include train
ing in the area.
Il would like to recommend
she added, that every terri
tory try to avail itself of all
, 1955-05-24
Two students TO Get
Hunds Across the Sea
Scholarship this Yeor

Ih1S 4eQT
Two students will get Hands
Across the Sea Scholarship
this year, it was learned. One
from St. Croix and one will 60
from St. Thomas, which is
participating for the first time
The 81. Groix Committee
carried on and sent a student
each year to college since. AT
ter this year, however, one
will be sent from st. Thomas
and the following year from
st. croix.
One Of the latest recipients
of a Hands Across the Sea
Scholarship, Laurence Plas-
kett, Of St. Croix, is a pre-me-
dica1 student at Xavier Uni
versity, New Orleans, La. He
writes:
with the Hands Across the
Sea Scholarship, I plan to
make my life's dream. to be a
doctor, a reality. Through the
sacrifices Of my own people
and others who do not even
know me personally, | am able
to attend college and prepare
myself for my chosen profess
sion.
The Scholarship means
much more to me than ! can
express in any manner. It ex-
presses the confidence and
good will Of those who are in
terested in seeing me attain
my LIES goal.
1You may wonder if all your
efforts are worthwhile, if your
sacrifices, large or small, are
appreciated. Well, I can as
sure you that, with the help OF
God, | will try to do that
which is required Of me. I will.
strive to succeed and be a ere
dit to my community.
Continued on page a
, 1955-05-24
Yugosldvs Wont Join
Soviet Russid.
Envoy Tells Dulles

Secretary Of State John Fos-
ter Dulles was assured by Yu-.
goslav Ambassador Leo Mates
that his country will not join
the S~oviets, but will continue
to maintain an independent
status with East & West alike.
Yugoslavia will not veer from
its policy Of firm independ-
ence as a result Of the coming
visit Of the Russian Prime Mi
mister Nikolai Bulganin and
the party leader Nikita Kru-
shchev, the latter part Of this
month.
Tito broke with the Moscow
government in 1943. The Unit
States contributes approx
mately 100000 annually, in
5000, 900 under the
security act to Yugo-
slavia.
, 1955-05-24

Committee No. ! approved the
final draft Of its report which
will be considered, along with
the reports Of the two other
committees, BY the plenary
session of the Conference.
This season is scheduled to
begin at 2:30 I'm in the Salon
Geronimo Of the Caribe Hilton
Hotel.
Tomorrow morning, dele
gates will 60 on q field trip
and visit Family Farm Hold
ings at Vega Alta or the Metro
politan Vocational School at
Rio Piedras.
, 1955-05-24
Puerto Rico Vents
Caribbean Comm.
Agreement Revised
Veteruns Contuct
representative
Coming MoY 25th

Rafael W. Power, Contact SAN JUAN, May IA state
Hands Representative, is due to ar ment on the revision Of the
olarship rive in ST. Croix on Wednes- agreement creating the Carib-
ed. One day, May Is and will be at the bean Commission, submitted
will 60 Custom House in Frederiksted by the P~uertoRican delegation
Inch IS from 1890 to 800 PM. was approved by Committee
st time fr. Power will be In the No I which started its discus
Veterans Administration Of sions this morning. Two
flee in the Post Office Build amendments to this statement,
90 ia ing at Chrisiansted the fol proposed by the Netherlands
: one lowing day, May e. Antilles delegation and the
he vii nee Win etefans BRUSH Gulan oelegauon s.
# from @ nell dependents N connec- specnvely, were rejected by
ton with any problem regard the Committee after full dis
ing their rights and privileges cussion in which all the vari-
apVen0s and would welcome seeing as GUS delegations participated.
he Sea mann rotired sorvicemen s. y H. 5 = - sosson
las possible. Committee No. approved the
, 1955-05-24
Pvt. freddie Knopf l8
With 5th I~nfdntrY
In Southern GermunY
AUGSBURG, GERMANY

gates will go on q field trip
and visit Family Farm Hold
19S..4:s-s, $500 Honduras 5, ST. Thomas, VI,
8. n.a5n.a recently took part in q three
week field training exercise
opportunities for obtaining fel with the 5th Infantry Divi-
lowships. There are fellow sion's 10th Regiment in south
ships from international agen- ern Germany.
cies, governments, and 50 on The 10th served as an AZ
At least one Of them should be gressor Force"against the 11th
used for training a worker in Regiment in the exercise that
the field Of home economies tested the combat effective
Miss Haglund was warmly ness Of the 2 units under 81
congratulated by the Commits muated combat conditions.
sion for the excellent work Private Knopf, a rifleman in
IN the course Of the discus T, arrived overseas last March
sion Of the Tropical Forestry after completing basic train
Training Course which has ing at Fort Dis. New Jersey.
been arranged by the Foreign, He entered the Army in Octo-
CONTINUED on page AZ Der 1854
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DON'T Put Family Snapshots
of Until tomorrow

subjects can focus theli attention
on and not look al the camera.
In taking the three or four gen.
Grafton pictures thet should be
part Of every family record. the
representative of the youngest
generation makes an excellent
center Of interest.
Group the adults in a comfort
able manner and let them be adj
mlring the baoy Nothing could
be more natural and because of
that it ought to be a sure-fire
means of getting good expressions
on the faces.
When you have a group like
that together, don't take just one
picture-the subject is too impor-
tant to take any chances. Shoot
several and you are bound to
have at least one exceptionally
good picture. and you'll probably
have a whole series.
John Van Guilder
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BUXTON PERSONALS

The. Methodist Church Board
met Friday night at the church
with the chairman, Lloyd Scar
borough and pastor, Rev. Dan
Meadows, and voted to make plans
for new church. After a careful
study of the church by the board
it was decided not feasible to re-
pair the present one.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Turner
spent several days this. week in
Norfolk.
A Revival meeting begins Sun
day, January 30th at the Buxton
Methodist Church. All are invited.
Farm Agent Robt. Smith was
here Tuesday making plans for a
poultry meeting Feb. 4th at the
Cape Point Restaurant with him
and three teachers from State
College in Raleigh as guest
speakers. The public is invited to
attend.
Junus Jennette, Sr. left Sunday
for a few days is Norfolk.
Mr.. asd Mrs. Edward Mason
have moved to his home in Engel-
hard. Mrs. Mason is the former
Alta Farrow, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Conn Farrow.
Mrs. Harold Holden and chill
dren who have been living here
for the past two years have moved
to their home in Creswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Herbert, Mr.
and Mrs. Horatio Midget, Mrs.
Julian Gray and daughter Norma,
of Rodanthe, and large crowd
from the other villages attended
the funeral of Rev. George R. Will
lis here Monday.
Word was received here that
Darrell Jennette, U. S. Air Force
of Florida is a patient in the hos
pital. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac Jennette left Sunday to visit
him and his family.
Mrs. Jimmie Anderson and
daughter of Elizabeth City visited
her parents, Capt. and Mrs. U. B
Jennette.
Miss Vernon Lee Perry of Hert
fort is here accompanied by hel
sister, Ileene who has beer
away on her vacation.
Bert Dixon Jr., of South Nor
folk is spending a week here will
his parents, while recuperatins
with a broken arm.
Mrs. Neva Evans has returned
to Norfolk after visiting he,
mother, Mrs. Ionic Barnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver O'Neal ant
children left Monday for thei
home in Sumter, S. C.
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WANCHESE. PERSONALS

j. w. Davis is attending the
Ruritan National Convention in
Washington this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Hoyt and
Mrs. Hoyt and daughter of Nor
folk visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
fillett, Jr.
MIS-. Matte Nelson is visiting
her son, Leamon Nelson, in Will
iiaInsburg, Va.
Miss Rowena Midget spent the
week end in Newport News, Va.
with her sister, Mrs. Murray Ed
wards.
Mrs. Preston Daniels is visiting
friends in Virginia Beach, Va.
Mrs. j. w. Davis has returned
from Ayden and Winterville where
she attended meeting of the Coun-
ell of Pocanhontas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Gessford and
children of Aberdeen, Md. visited
Mrs. Gessford's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Walker Wis
tied Mr.. Walkers mother, Mrs.
Ernest Walker, ST., Sunday, a pa
tient in Norfolk General Hospital.
Mrs. Nora Odem of Norfolk, Va.
is visiting Mrs. w. E. Daniels.
Little Mary Susan Etheridge,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Willie
Etheridge, Jr., is home after being
a patient in Norfolk General Hos
potial.
MIR. and Mrs. Melvin Daniels,
Jr. and son Roy visited Mr.. Dan
iels' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. R.
Daniels.
Miss Shirley Daniels of East
Carolina College spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arnold Daniels.
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SWAN QUARTER NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Caravan,
Mrs. Mabel Caravan, Mrs. S. o.
Jones, Jesse Avis, Mack Caravan,
and David Mason visited in Nor
folk during the week end
Mrs. Violet Harris who has
been the house guest of Mrs.
Claude Grant for several months,
has returned to Safety Harbor,
Fla.
Thad Brown of Norfolk was a
visitor here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Macon Creole and
Mrs. Evelyn Swindell visited
Portsmouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Worthing-
ton and children were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Rodefer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bishop attended
a Youth Rally in Belhaven Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadley Brown,
Reggie and Mrs. Joan Emory of
Raleigh, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Swim
dell of Pantego, Mrs Scottie Babb
of Portsmouth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodrow Best and children of
Stumpy Point, were last weeks
visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva O'Neal and
David visited in Mt. Olive.
Mrs. Bina Roberts, Misses
Pearle Sadler and Pauline Moore
visited Belhaven.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Williams,
Mrs. Edna Cuthrell, C. R. Sadler
and son, Travis, Mr.. and Mrs. Co
lumbus Caravan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Caravan and children visited
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Caravan and
Miss Dorothy Mason visited Fort
jackson Sunday.
The Rev. j. Don Skinner of Bur-
lington is holding a series of
meetings in the Calvary Presby-
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I DMORROW Is definitely too
late for plcturlng people as
they are today There are some
varieties of family snapshots that
you definitely shouldn't put of
taking.
Among these are the family
groups, the four generation snap
shots. Sometimes IN our concen-
tration on picturlrg the small fry
and how they grow, we tend to
forget about the grown-ups in the
family. They belong in the family
picture record, too,
Picturing the oldsters and the
youngsters together Is something
that can be fun, and at the same
time produce snapshots that will
become family treasures.
OF course. when it comes to pic
turing a family group, it is always
important to have a center of in
terest-sometAing that all of your
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RoDANTHE PERSONALS

Mrs. Lucretia Midget who has
been i'll with flu at her home was
taken to U. S. Public Health Hos
pital Tuesday by her husband, Lee
vene W. Midget.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Midget left
Sunday to visit their daughter,
Mrs. Fred O'Neal and family in
Norfolk.
M. and Mrs. r. B. Payne spent
Sunday in Norfolk with their
Adaughter, Mrs. Ruby Toler and
Family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezekiel Midget
accompanied their son, Billy Mid
gett, to Norfolk Sunday to be in
Quoted in the Coast Guard. He will
receive training at Cape May, N.
j.
w. Arval O'Neal spent the week
end here with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred O'Neal were
in Norfolk this week with their
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert X. Mid
gett left Monday for Norfolk.
Oh. Bos'n. Julian L. Gray,
U.S.C.G., stationed in Norfolk,
spent the week end here with his
family
Miss Jazania P. Herbert spent
the week end here with her par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Herbert,
Mrs. Bethany R. Gray and Miss
Norma Gray and Ellery C. Mid
gett attended the funeral of Rev.
George R. Willis at Buxton Mon
day.
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terian Church on Tiny Oak Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Berry are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs Allen Will
kinson in Greensboro. While there
Mr.. Berry will attend a Texaco
Co. meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hezzie Brown are
visiting in Norfolk
Mrs. Una Jones and Miss Mary
Swindell visited the J. E. Spen-
GERS Sunday.
Mrs. Claude Grant and Mrs.