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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-11
Matter Of Economics

Sidney Koretz ID quite right
in saying that the Soviet
Union is free from debt be-
cause it lacks credit, for q
principle OF MARKHAM dialectics
is the denial Of any obligation
that becomes an inconveni-
ence. No investor will will
ingiy purchase the bonds Of o
government that declares as
q principle the right Of de-
fault.
Nevertheless, the dangers Of
unlimited credit to q great
and powerful government like
ours need be pointed out. A
government that Is not re-
quired to appeal to the citi-
zenry for taxes to support its
activities, but may avoid that
process by the painless expedi-
ent Of selling Its notes to q
central bank. is easily led into
extraYagance and waste, and
there are volumes Of evidence
that this is what has happened
In our Federal structure.
On the public side, the ex-
istence Of q large volume Of
practically riskless invest.
+ il,eylks via Government bonds
tends 10 develop . class which
contributes no services to So
ciety and leads q life Of Sc,
cure idleness from the interest
income.
It has been additionally
understood that the justifica-
tion for interest is the risk In
yolyed in investing. and that
the social service Of the in
weston Is the attention he Is
compelled to give, In order to
protect his principal. to the
various investment opportu-
mites offered by the market.
BY shifting his interest from
fading and obsolete businesses
to those with growth and flu
ture, he acts like o sluice
keeper directing the. now Of
Irrigation water from field to
held As the season requires.
BY such means was capital
diverted from canals 10 rail-
roads in the last century, to
airplanes In this, from coal to
oil and sAs and atomic
energy. and by such means
new inventions, new processes,
new sources md q hearing
among investors.
Since the tendency Of In
veStors ID TO minimize their
risks. the presence Of q large
volume Of gilt-edge Govern
ment bonds acts upon many
like . secure backwater TO q
rushing stream. Large sums
Of money that could be used
In productive enterprise are
drawn of as into q stagnant
pond. to breed q scum of eco
nomic decay. A case In point
is the favor enjoyed BY q
group holding British govern
ment securities during the
nineteen hundreds, the exist
ence Of which contributed to
the development Of an idle
aristocracy which measured
Its wealth not in terms Of
property but in terms OF in
come: and to this factor also
must be attributed q major
cause for the economic stag
nation Of Britain in recent
decades.
Elgin Groseclose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-11
LETTERS TO THE STAR.

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letters carry tcriters' correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conden-
sHtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-11
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

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Prince Georges Lays
Behind Montgomery
Ii Population Gains

Nearby MONTGOMERY and
Prince Georges Counties begin
1856 with an estimated 32.0I8
more persons than they had this
time last year.
According to the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission the combined
population Of the two counties
now Is 562 1884. They Increased
at an average rate Of 96 persons
q day last year.
Montgomery County outgained
Prince Georges during 1854 with
q 1851 increase bringing It's
population to 266, 998. Prince
Georges increased 1887 to 1885,
886. the commission said.
The biggest growth In Mont
gomery was in the Wheaton and
Rockville election districts which
have an estimated 5000 and
1000 new homes. respectively.
Major growth in Prime e
Georges County was III the Chill
Eium 1854 personsl and Spald-
ings (2.256 persons) election dis
tricts.
Chiilum has So per cent Of Its
population living In apartments
compared with 18 per cent for
the entire county.
The estimates were made from
assessment records on completed
and occupied buildings. the COM
mission said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
pIle Snltd &iaf

MIlIloN DOLLAR HORSE AUCTION More than q million
dollars chonces hands yeor q the hcrnsnug g.
Standardized Saeso fdst-steppng horse aueon deoi-
md Il pccers and troffe ihnk attfocis bidders from ~
fof owov os he West coast and even AusfFoio Ssov
81 Bfion BelI featured through Two tu peges = me
ssor Pictorial Magazine Phctos W Elwocd saksf
IKE WON'T RUN AGAIN soys veteran Whine House ~
poter Merrincn Smith III This Week Mogoxine Author
Smith tells vow Why Mr. Eisenhower VII not sex r.
il would toke % possibly ehonge by mind
DISTRICT AND NEARBY AREA AFFAIRS Beginning this
Sunday ond appearing weekly thereafter the Edsonn!
Section VIII contoin columns on Maryland vifgino orc
District nffus By Star Staff writer's who are experts Y
these areas The Maryland column VIII be written w
Gene Goodwin, Virginia column By Alex 4. Preston cnc
ne Districf one ~ Hector McLeon.
ONE MAN DEPARTMENT -Moss then almost any other
Secretary Of State John Foster Dulles runs BIS depart
menf d d one man show An utimote glimpse Ct the
Nj cabinet officers method 81 operating his tosiung
ccencv and shaping American foreign policy 5 provided
By The Stars diplomatic reporter james Roper y the
Editorial Section
HGHLIGHTs FOR WoMEN-The Society and Fashion
Section shows the younger set Of Mddleburg having
COY time during the hoid0p 81 The Piedmont junior
CotiIIon Dance. The same section VIII carry me tirst
o. Josephine Lowmon's populoE onnnoI 8-week Self
improvement MsFathoq which will continue for 10 dnys
FOR youR sEsT REApINc EVERY DAY or THE WEEK
ORDER THE EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR HOME
DELIVERY. SI.75 a MONTH. might FINAL EDITION.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Fuirfox Assessors
Open Groveton Brunch

The Fairfax County Depart-
ment Of Assessments win operate
q branch ONCE ct the Groyeton
police substation this month be-
ginning Monday. to assist BUSH
ness and professional people in
applying for their State and
county licenses.
John w. Ferguson. director Of
assessments. announced that the
brancb Office would be open Nom
days and Fridays from $3.50 am.
to 4 pm, until January i. and
Mondays through Fridays, the
same hours, from January II
through January 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Virginia News ii Brief

NORFOLK. Jan. 1.At mid
night last night the city Of Nor
folk extended its area by en-
bracing Ills square miles Of the
Tanners Greek district Of Nor
folk County with It's nearly
10000 residents, becoming Viz
ginia's largest city.
Norfolk also moved up eight
places to become number 40 In
population among the Nations
cities.
The expansion came about
through annexation Of county
territory by the city. The new
area Of the city is ABA square
miles.
According to the United States
census of 1850 Norfolk's new
population Is 252. 607. Richmond.
which win drop from its historic
position of largest city Of the
Commonwealth, had q 1850 CEN
sls population of $50. $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
|Leesburg Police Sergeant
Resigns From Force

LEESHURG. Va., Jan. IL
Sergt. Keith Venable yesterday
resigned from the town police
force, effective Immediately.
Mayor Maurice n. Lowenhack.
jr.. said he gave no reason for
his resignation.
The council met In special ses-
sion at noon and accepted the
resignation.
Mr.. Venahle came TO Leesburg
from Biston. Va. and had been
3 member Of the force for -
months and sergeant for the past
six months. His successor has
not been named.
Mr.. Venable Is the third town
officer to resign during the pres
ent regime. Former Mayor w. wv.
Nickels. jr.. and Town Attorney
Stilson H. Hall resigned IN Au-
gust. 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
1906 Year Old Negro Says
Bread On Waters Is Back
D. ne A.,.loelassd Prsss

RIDGELAND, IS. c.. Chris
topher Columbus Orr. l0s.year-
old Negro who was never q slave.
says his bread cast upon the
waters has come back.
Orr, born free In 1848, looked
after Confederate horses during
the war, worked afterward most
Of his ihe in sawmiils. lived al.
ways on the place where he was
born.
During his working life he
built up q reputation for gem
erosity to his people. always
letting others Ia need charge
food and farm items to his ac-
counts.
With age his earning ability
Waned, he sold much of his land.
and last year his small frame
house almost collapsed. Is
Today, he has d new frame
house. built mostly with mate
rails and labor friends Of both
races contributed.
He recalls both white and Me-
gro people used to warn him
against his generous ways. but
that he always said IN reply that
II he ever became destitute, u
don't believe they'd let me SUI
fer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Liberoce & obeIed
As No Genius BY
Soviet Magazine

SHERMAN OAKS. Calf.
Jan. i lF1 IA Soviet satiricai
magazine tKrokodil,. taking :
critical look 1t American Pianist
Liberace. concludes tfat he Is
not 3 genius.
An issue Of the rnagazine Just
reaching this country says the
same things that producer hor-
rur comics, gauester movies and
training grounds for young
sadists and murderersr are re-
sponsible for Liberace's success.
Liberace, told Of the TRADE,
says ne isn't worrying about II,
ana adds: Il had not intended
To include Russia I'd my world
tour and I think I'm here to
stay and they're not
II / were performing In
Russia, / would never get past
my first TV show. In Russia
the artist has to follow the
dictates or the Communists.
Here We use the freedom APP
proach. We have freedom Of
expression and freedom Oh
music. That's something the
Communists cant understand
I ~ Nli ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Two Arrested
Quickly After
HoIdup Fiasco
Attempt TO Rob
Messenger Foiled:
$50, 900 Bond Set

Two men were IA custody to-
day IN the unsuccessful robbery
Of q bank messenger ID front Of
the National Capital Bank. BIG
Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Both suspects fell into police
and FBI hands less than nine
hours after the holdup.
One bandit knocked the mes
senger to the sidewalk. grabbed
his satchel containing only can-
celed checks land jumped into
q car. The second holdup man
was ct the wheel.
Getaway Car Blocked.
When d passing truck driver
blocked the getaway car against
the curb with his truck. the two
coiored men ned on foot.
The firSt man was picked up
after q foot chase by bank ofIir
Gals and passersby. He Is James
Little, Is. Of the 400 block Of
Edison street NE.
The second man, Theodore
A. Lucas. 50. Of the 7200 block
Of Tucker road. Oxon FILL. Nd,
was arrested when he walked
into an FBI and police trap at
SI45 Sheriff road NE. The men
had set up headquarters there.
police said.
Witnesses originally said there
were three bandits. However,
police and FBI agents reported
their investigation has revealed
there were only two men.
$4,000 bond SET.
Little was held on $25. 900 bond
yesterday after an appearance
before United States Commits
sioner Cyril s. Lawrence.
A Federal charge Of bank rob-
berry and q District charge Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Toll Bridges and Ferries
Net Virginia s., 65O, O14I

RICHMOND. Jan. 1.vir-
ginia,s ton bridges and ferries
produced q net profit of $3.50
Ola during the year ended last
June SO. the State Highway De-
partlnent reported yesterday.
This was 3 slight drop from
the net Of $2.763. 383 during the
previous fiscal year. the depart
nlent said Ii its annual report
to the Governor.
Although gross income Of
$4.4O8,52D was slightly higher
during the past fiscal period,
operation and maintenance
costs increased more than the
gross revenues, cutting back the
net profit.
The toll facilities are the
chesapeake ferries ct Hampton
Roads. James River Bridge Sys-
TEN and the George r. Coleman
Memorial Bridge at Yorktown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Woman, 1872. Credits
Buths for Health

Al Filipino woman In san FER
nando. the Philippines. who
claims to be is2 years old. has q
new reason to offer for It. She
believes that frequent baths have
kept her healthy.
Mrs. De Fontanos says she
takes i bath two Or three times
= day and eats : lot Of vege-
tGbles to remain healthy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Luruy chumber Elects

LURAY, Jan. / tSpecial) The
newly-elected board Of directors
Of the Luray Chamber of Conn
merce have named William G..
Campbell, Of the Campbell Plumb
ing Co.. as president, and adopted
a budget Of $1,000 for the coming
year.
Mr.. Campbell succeeds Dan B.
Whitman, Of the Mimslyn Hotel.
Other officers elected were
Thomas Berrey, vice president.
and w. r. Bowman. secretary.
The newly elected board is as
follows: William G. Campbell.
Ashby Fl. Hefndon. II. u.
Baughan. Jack Rankin. E. w.
Lauck, Eugene zenohia. Thomas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Mercy Soturotes Sentences
As Soused Foce Another Bar

you don't get drunk for 4 year.
The Ola boy fed. fiinging So
briefly pledges over his shoulder.
Next case, admittedly steWed
when blotted up. but sober now.
A young Alexandriall. aged 81.
clean, neat, obviously past the
gigglies. Ten and costs. slis-H
pended. provided no more public
nnmhness for q year.
The fourth character was
something else. He admitted
he'd been hitting the jug but.
denied the principal counts
abusive language and disordelly
conduct.
u His landlord was there In dud-
geon high. The tenant. adged
So. and q hillbilly type II ever
one hoisted a kag uh con, in
sisted the landlord was In error.
Judge Duncan dispensed q $40
fine on the bad-talk count. On
the disorderly. Eiillbiliy got i
three-month hitch, suspended
effective 10 am. today. providing
he never enters his landlords
store again and has moved to
new quarters within two weeks.
HEAVIER on Driver.
The last case was q different
matter. A 25-year@old from the
District admitted he drove to
Alex on inspiration that came
bottled. He was picked up for
reckless driving and being minus
q permit.
He admitted betting down toe
many Of the little glasses and
also admitted the reckless, but
he claimed he has q permit ct
home.
Judge Duncan believes In hol-
idays. all right, but he Is not
absolutely nuts on the subject
Reckless driving SIS. and nc
Ehspension.
No permit-30 days, unless thu
lDistrict confirms that the driver
docs have q legitimate driving
license. II the story stands ur
the jail hitch Is suspended q,
Of confirmation time. That prob.
ably won't be until Monday
Even 50. It seems 4 nice New
Years gift for the driver.
The Judge held court wearing
dinner clothes. black tie. After
adjourning, he wished the police
Q happy New Year, which, was
still only about half an hour old
Downstairs in the tank the
| heads hurt hard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Foreigners Leave France
As Population Decreases
sy he As,oeiotsd Press

PARIS.Maybe it's the high
prices. maybe just the aftermath
OF World War II. but foreigners
are moving out Of France.
New census figures show that
the country,s foreign population
is now only about 1.452. 900.
against l,67l,000, in 1916 and
2,454,O00 q decade earlier.
Paris, g city so many strangers
like to visit. had 45o, 498 Of them
living here In 1881. but now has
only 1856, 164. The French Rivi-
era has had q similar experience.
The Apes Maritinles district,
which includes Nice. Cannes and
Mention. has 47.594 foreign resi-
dents now, compared to l40.446
before World War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Towns Population Rise
TO Bring Mail Delivery

HANCOCK. Md. Jan. !
Especially. Changing Of this
towns boundary lines has not
only doubled the population but
win brinE door-to-door mail de-
livery beginning January 10.
Mayor Lem Kirk announced
that numbers are being assigned
to all houses and buildings.
Hancock's population for many
decades was slightly less than
1000. This year the Legislature
and voters approved extension
OF the boundary for about 2
half mile. The action. according
TO Mayor Kirk. boosted the pop
ulation over the 1000 mark. max
ing the town eligible for mail
delivery service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01

BALTIMORE, Jan. 1.-Mary-
land has had the lowest death
rate and the highest birth rate
In its history III 1854. the State
Department Of Health said today.
DR., A. w. Hedrick, chief Of its
division Of vital statistics. said
the preliminary figures show
marked declines IN the death
rates for tuberculosis. syphilis.
nephritis, influenza -pneurnonia.
heart disease and accidents.
When AL the records are
rounded up. they are expected
to show 5000 births In Mary
land In 1854.
The overall death rate was
efO per 100000 population IN
1854 d decline Of 81 per cent
from the average Of the previous
three years.
or the DO deaths per l00. 300
population, approximately s7l
were attributed to heart disease,
SO to accidents. % to influenza
pneumonia. IL to tuberculosis, ~
10 nephritis and Z 70 syphilis.
Ihese figures represented DEL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Maryland 81 Death Rate
AT Lowest; Births at Highest

clines Of IS per cent for tubercu-'
losis. 81 per cent Tor syphilis. ~
per cent for nephfitiS, IL per
cent for influenza -pfeufnonia. 3
per cent Tor accidents and Z per
cent for heart disease.
The death rate among Negroes
dropped nearly twice as much as
that among whites. Tuberculosis
deaths among Negroes were cut
almost In half.
DR.. Hedrick pointed out the de-
cline IN the tuberculosis death
rate has been spectacular IN the
past 10 pears. IN 1874 It Sc
counted for 71.S deaths for each
100000 population. In 1854 Il
has accounted for but 1875.
DR.. Hedrick said that perhaps
the most significant figure y
the ~ per cent decline III the
heart disease death rate. since
about 40 per cent 81 MI deaths
are attributed ID It.
FOR persons under IS. for
whom death IS largely prevent
able. the decline in heart n1Ur-
tally was four times the decline
Coz older people, he sid. I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Dorchester Budget Dips
But Tox Rcte Rises

CAMBRIDGE. Md. Jan. /. t41
The Dorchester County COM
missioners announced . lower
budget but . higher 1855 prop
efty tax rate yesterday
The commissioners approved 8
rate of sl.75. q decent boost,
to meet budget Of u .2o6. 42s.56.
The 1864 budget was $l.2i5.2sl.
Depletion Of = 'ss5,ooo surplus
from 1858 was one Of the main
reasons for the higher rate. the
commissioners explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Surrey With Fringe
Sought IN Michioon

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
Michigan may be the automobile
capital OF the world. but Grand
Rapids police have q request to
look for . surrey with fringe on
the top.
Oliver Nance. q trucker with
eight children. said he bought Il
fbr the children to play In and
that some one stole II from ! va
cant lot. The horses were Sta
hnd elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Legislator to Seek
Ban on Horse Bets

LANSING Mich a Michigan
legislator, taking note thst m
attempt to leealize bingo and
lotteries was beaten down by
voters, says he via ask fellow
lawmakers to outlaw betting on
horse races IN 1855.
Representative Edward A. Bow
erman. o Lansing lawyer lawyer,
said he would offer q bill 70 pro-
hibit horse-race betting, adding:
II have long been disturbed
about the apparent paradox ex-
isting where gambling on horses
has approval, but where drawing
for . door prize ct d church fair
has been held 70 b gambling
and criminal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
BY Richard Rodgers

n !. - y Z. &, III Il $ x Is Z i y u
Mlunients clansor VS. Dang-
ing sne MlnaoWs Wnen N 49,
-, 49, : ua1llA 49, e. !, ~. 1912 Y. ~.
,s,;t,e cIces 1900 strssrnt ~, I.
ticking out 1854.
The bells ana sirens and far
away yells must have resounded
like the very gates Of Satan IN
side the big heads Of i've Merry
Andrews, who stumbled up from
the drunk tank to face anew q
bar. this time the bar of justice.
Wen. Justice was saturated
with mercy last midnight. It IS
every holiday Judge James r.
Duncan holds court. AL fiye won
suspended sentences, with lis
attached.
For 20 years. the jurist has
been presiding every holiday
over motley assortments a
prisoners Whon he didn't
spring them would nope out
their day on IN the tank.
First defendant. charge
drunk In public.
Unsteadiest az An.
- .,.s h,,,a.ee,.ged ana red-
$50, ~ 1890, ~ " t,,s III MI
49,, essu s aass =, e ~ t.s ~ 49, 80
e sass $500 ~ ...,, 10 1900 49,. q ~
~. ~ ~ s ss.s.. $500 q ~, ~
.Onsss Wsns s $500 - - go. 49,
& an casted
But. after all, his only crime
was being oyerserved, and Judge
Duncan's compassion is great.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Farm Bureau Meetings

RICHMOND. Jan. l up Be-
ginning Monday. the Virginia
Farm Bureau Federation will
hold q series Of nine area meet
ings as q kickoff to its 1855 drive
for new members.
President H. @. Blalock said
the area meetings win serve as
planning sessions for voluntary
membership workers in all SIS
counties in which county farm
bureau units have been or
ganized.
Monday meetings win be held
at Harrisonburg. Marion and
Altavista: Tuesday sessions at
Warrenton. Cambria and La.
crosse; q Wednesday meeting III
Richmond; q Friday session at
Wakefield: and q session January
10. on the Eastern Shore. the
site. still undecided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Jan. !
Especially &C Charlottesville school
cfiicials. for q change. are asking
pupils to stay away from school.
During the Christmas holidays,
the pupils have been swarzning
to Burnley Moran and Johnson
Schools, which viii be occupied
for the first time Monday. Pre-
surnahly they are eager to see
their new quarters.
G. William Hartman, school
board inspector for new faciii-
ties. has requested that children
stay away until Monday. He said
they were tracking mud into the
buildings and interfering with
workmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01

robbery Of the messenger were
placed against him. His case was
continued until January 10.
Before Lucas arrest, the FBI
filed q complaint charging him
with bank robbery. and Commits
sioner Lawrence issued q warrant
charging him with this offense.
The commissioner set $4,000
bond on Lucas. when appre-
hended.
This suspect was scheduled to
appear today for q hearing in
Municipal Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
10 Ye0r-oId Romeo
Is Sought Is Thief

ROCK ISLAND. I'll. - Police
were requested to search for =
romantic thief about 10 years
old. His victim reported she was
sitting III the Buffalo Tavern
when = man made ardent love
to her.
when It was an over / was
minus = SIS watch she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Britain and Norwoy
Linked By New Cable

The longest cable Of It's kind
in the world has been laid be-
tween Norway and Scotland.
Aberdeen reports.
The 3iO-mile cable. q 80 milIk5n
project. rs q 36-Iine coaxisl tsle-
phone communication which
starts at Soistrand. Norway. and
ends north Of Aberdeen.
ri Is important to Norway be-
cause telephone service to Britain
heretofore has had 70 pass
through Denmark and the Low
Countries. at great Inconvenience
and expense TO Norwegiansr