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KeenIund Results

FIRST RAcE-Purse. $1,000: maid.
ems; about furlongs; -year.o ids.
E Rss.I. HoH ss,m MSren'' 74o ,s ssS Pa
Sometime Maybe. Coy Cat. Hal Mar
but. Jays Pride; a star de Luxe; Jei
Marx sTPerscT d!Ho, Rebel Bell TWO
Carr and Davis entry.
Second s5p RAcE-purse. $3.50: claim
MY Thesis tBrooksl $50 400 $40
Dee Nee Dee tH'mannl 9.s0
Ny proposal. R; B. Run. Ballista;
Display, Carol s. Time, 1:l3.
Third Hiis1 RAcE-purse. ss.e5o; allow
Little Jed iBrooks, $50 $50 $50
Stone Of Scone tErb) 500 $50
Laches; Gemerica. saiiey's Pride.
iiP FOURTH RAcE--purse. 5000; maid
ems :n Sys srcoIe abOut fa ssS
Mamie sRanisn dancer S,nse ' tk'is1dS ~ SO
Joan-Joe, Black Bee. Sunny Gerry.
Balla Girl. Tiger Wander. Ny Pa Pa.
Corpy, So Cheerful. Old Bull. Time.
FIFTH RAcE-Purse. $500: allow
ances: 4-year-olds and up; Ga furlongs.
Sweet Sally tBrooks) .3.io go 90 800 o
Golden Admiral (W'nerl $50
Gushing OIL. The Posse. smokelore.
SIXTH RAcE-The Phoenix Handi.
cap: $4,000 added: 3-year-olds and
Up. q furlongs
Sea O'Erin tAdams) $50 $50 40
Fair Pilot tBrooks) 400 ESQ
Timely Tip (Ward) 2.4O
Homestake, Bugledrums, Smoke Screen.
SEVENTH RAcE--Purse, s3.250; al
lowances: 2-year-olds; about 4h fur
Cherry tNaxareth) 17.2O $50 500
Ressa Bob tCarstens) $50 800
Hi Finger tAdamsl $40
Deepwood. Ny schwester. Blinking
Out. Running Pet. Levee, Swingin CHICK.
Loisan Opense, Allforever. Time, 0:50.
EIGHTH RAcE-Purse, $3.50: claim
l hane: Eynn Biooks sSri s SEQ ESQ
Landmark Blues adams, $50 go &c
Gold Swivel, Great Prophet Golden
Market. Dunn Dunn. True Bruce. Pick
man. MeFs Delight, Sierra. Pastoral
Time, 1:132s
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pected to be a starter. This is
Maryland's tuneup for the Ken
lucky Derby and should draw a
well matched field. Saratoga
and Nance's Lad. unsuccessful
contestants in the Florida Derby,
are among the probable starters.
The $10,00O-added Maryland
Sprint Handicap, which replaces
the Cherry Blossom, and the
15,000-added Laurel Handicap
at a mile and one-sixteenth COM
plete the stakes program and
both are expected to attract rep
reSentative fields.
Eugene Constantin, jr.'s, Royal
Bay Gem has been named for the
Laurel Handicap in an effort to
continue his unusual record of
having won stake each year at
Laurel since coming to the races.
He won the Spalding Lowe
Jenkins as 2-year-old, took the
chesapeake in his 3-year-old
season and last year won the
Laurel Handicap.
Laurel had a ecord-breaking
meeting last spring, handling a
daily average of $1,197, 100
through the pari-mutuel ma
chimes. but competition from
Garden State is expected to lower
the figures.
The track management has
continued its policy of con-
sistent improvements, this year
widening the aisle between the
upper and lower half of the
grandstand to expedite passage.
The track is in excellent shape
and all available stable space
has been assigned, with the over
flow quartered at other Mary
land tracks.
Train service will be provided
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Toseff Signs to PIoy
On Offense for Colts

BALTIMORE, April 16 (P.-
The Baltimore Colts today an
nounced they had signed Carl
Taseff, one of their most valuable
and versatile backf1eld men
Taseff is from Parma, Ohio
and starred at John Carroll Uni
yersity.
Coach Weeb Ewbank said he
plans to use Taseff entirely on
offense this year at halfback or
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Sea O Erin Wins
Phoenix Hundicup

LEXINGTON. KY. April is
R.-Sea o Erin sprinted six
furlongs in I'LL today for a mar
row victory in the 0,00O-added
Phoenix Handicap at Keeneland.
Jackey Steve Brooks, who rode
five winners today, brought I. j.
Collins Fair Pilot in second,
while Timely Tip. winner of the
1854 Arkansas derby, was third.
Sea o Erin. four-yearsold bay
son of Shannon II, paid $3.50,
1920 and $40. Fair Pilot re-
turned 81 and $3.50 and Timely
Tip paid $40 to show.
Sea o Erin's victory gave the
Hasty House Farms of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allie Reuben of Toledo
their second straight Phoenix.
They won last year with Pomace.
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Jomuicu Results

FIRST RAcE-Purse, $4,000; maiden
2-year- olds; furlongs;
:s ssis Fi.ht sses 1888 fssS sS
suvdam. Fisherfolk, aodomo, sheiia 5
Son.. Tomfoolery, Place Kick. Time,
SECOND RACE-Purse. $500: claim
| ing 3-vear-elds: 6 furlongs.
No Release (Bellino) $3.50 1I.60 $50
So 5saf a assnT0 tW sSSSSmep oo 200 200
Gallant Fansr, Ma Jolie Fin, Turkish
! Isle, Mutt D'Amour, Stephen M. Homely
/ Duchess, Lighton. Time. I:14+s.
DAILY DOUBLE, SCANSION-
NO RELEASE. S322.5O: SOLO
FLIGHT-NO RELEASE, $143.50
THIRD RAcE-Purse, $4,000: maid
viking victory IBaiieyi $40 400 a.eO
Will of Allah fAtkinsonD 40 200
Tarquitana tHigleyl e.sO
Lss esa DefFost and Mr.: A. Beesee. Time.
a Phipps- Belair Stud entry;
iIlusionist tAtkinson, $40 $50 $50
Mainlander Bailey SEQ 200
Alcibiades End tMikkonenI SEQ
King Ranch-P hipps entry.
FIFTH RACE-Purse. $4,000: allow
ances; 3-year-olds: furlongs.
Rouge Falcon (W'ouse) $50 40 500
Blue Quest Bailey 7.80 500
Thunder Hole (Nich0is) 6.20
Grandpaw, Georgian, Laugh. Battle
Dance. Time. 1:l29s,
SIXTH RACE-Excelsior Handicap:
$4,000 added: 3-year-olds and up: Lis
Fisherman tw'house) $50 gao 2.3o
Joe Jones tMeCrsaIyl 800 s. go
Grover B., Fabulist, Resilient, b Mark
Ye Well, Fleet Bird. Maharaiah. Time.
1:45.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, $4,000; al
| lowances: 3-year-olds; furlongs.
Informant tDodson) $40 $50 800
| War Garland (Bolandb $50 2.50
Betsann tBrumfield) 500
! Gale River Bishbash. Alibhai Lashes,
Danger Quest, Hildrix. Doc. Time,
EIGHTH RACE-Purse, So, 500: claim
| ing; 4-year-olds and up; Liz miles.
/ Lone Eagle tW'ouse) 1910 $50 40
Dandy Dan (R'riguez) $50 4.3O
| Prize Ring Perugini) 300
Cup King, Texola, Heltop. Lovely
Eadie. Sanfoin, Peace Mission, lorna
bnoni To Challenge. Bootlet. Time.
l:49A.
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Throttle Twisters Open
AT Vista Park Today

The District Throttle TWisters
open their motorcycle racing
season this afternoon with eight
events at the Vista Park (Md.)
Speedway.
Action starts at / pm. Among
the IS entrants are James Brent,
last years point leader at Vista
Park: Roger Thomas, president
of the club; Marvin Shaw Of
Philadelphia and Earl Roloff Of
Baltimore.
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GuIfstreum Results

FIRST RACE-Pnrse. $500; claim
ing; 4-year.olds and up; u miles. M
f farts R sseS, 'hosH so'o a ass 11 GS
Faces East tWeissman) $50
Luxuriant. Pucketeer. Enthussd. Gray
Night All NY Heart assnd Egyptian
second fRRAcEMPurse. $500: claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up; 8 furlongs;
E E.ins f NH. tT d SsS 1850 9 9
Pussy Cat tZakoor) ESQ
Ardansgal Miehty Epic Your Health.
Star e.. oalo. Time, 1:10ss.
DAILY DOUBLE PAID s111.30.
asb daily double ss Pod s ,ds
Miss Misty ee esievsn.on5 40 s $50 sss
johnson T. shaw $50 3.s0
Ief MorsberEer tPiercel $40
Destino SON; Quick Stream. suspendsrs.
Fou RHEt e a'; Sc. 500; claim
T: Tv Ph ,,; SGSn.slei' 44o "a" s ssS
Ny Ambition Bovine, 500
Haskell. Prairie Chief, Top Again.
Foldsrol, Libertine; Time. I'LL;
Ing; 4-year-oids and up; i,s miles.
Esss f Fss; + , sssss, ,i.4o s.ss s:s$
SIXTH RACE-Purse, $4,000: handi-
cap; 3-year-olds and up; furlongs.
Hyphasis (Burr) 22.3O $50 4.eO
Blue Violin Rogers) 500 $50
Skipper Bill tWilliams) 500
Easy Paddy. Hat BOX. French Bleu,
Hehanthus, HI Billee. Time. 1:10.
SEVENTH RACE Purse. 81 800:
handicap: 3-year-olds and up: rs miles
Deb Chaser wv. Ceok) I1,4O $50 4.20
R Rs STRIPE Il. Cook 4.so $50
Msrtha's Wave, Pot Hunter BerrerIs c
! Que, Sampan. Time. I:492s.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse, $500; claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up; mile and
swift Steve tBurr) 1850 800 $50
Fast Cash Il. Cook) 700 $40
Red Ace (GOnEalex) 72O
Josie's Boy, Renoir, Marine Growth
Eat Boy. Idle Platter, Pine Top. Sam
Brook. Recline. Time, f:41ss.
NINTH RACE-Purse, $4,000, claim
ssss. Pr f.Im hf.f Css $50 a e
Seco Girl. Twintone, Party King,
Nina Pal. Aldenson. Count Twenty.
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throughout the meeting by the
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad,
which will run a special from
Union Station at 1918 daily, ar
irving at the track at 1910 pm.
An additional train will operate
Saturday. leaving Washington at
noon and arriving at Laurel at
1925. Trains will return to
Washington following the last
race.
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Indian Star Heads
Turner's Mat Card

Chief Don Eagle, the Indian
star. will face Roughhouse Jack
OBrien in the feature match of
the wrestling show Wednesday
night at Turner'S Arena.
Don Eagle and O'Brien will
battle for the best two-of three
falls or so minutes.
Brother Frank Jares will face
George Curtis in a one-fall. Co.
minute semifinal. while in other
matches Jack Curtis will meet
Charley Keene and Chick Carl
baldi will face Tom Bradley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17

May 8 at the annual Kentucky
thoroughbred breeders Derby
dinner party. All trainers Of
likely Kentucky Derby starters
viii be guests. Other guests in
clude turf writer's on hand for
that afternoons Derby Trial.
last major test for the following
Saturdays Derby.
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Team Holds, Tryouts

The Newlons Transfer baseball
team Of the Arlington Major
League will hold tryouts at 8
pm. today, at 5 pm. Wednesday
and from / to 3 pm. Saturday
on the Greenbrier playground.
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CHARTS OF RACES AT BOWIE

(copyright 1855 By TRIANGLE Publications. Incl
FIRST RAcE-Purse s25o0: claiming: 4-yeAr-olds and
furiongs 1885: off 13os: driy
Ing place Winner ouislsys eh By Resh Count
-Miehigan Star. Trainer owner values-sI.625. $500
$3.50 SI25. Time 1884 Clear and fast
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BOWIE
Continued from rage CT

money at a mile. How much
farther he can 60 is conjecture.
Weight might stop him, too.
although there was no sugges-
ton of it yesterday when he
packed 124 pounds with no ap-
parent trouble.
Yesterdays contest was a good
horse race for about Az furlongs.
with Willie Hartack cutting out
a swift. early pace on Singalea
Huntsville also showed a burst
of speed down the back stretch
under Tony DeSpirito, who had
four winners for the day. Harris
vile faded quickly, while Singa-
lea held on until they hit the
stretch, then gradually dropped
back to fourth.
Chuck Thompson, who lost a
running mate when Montpelier
Farms Tiberian was scratched.
along with Mrs. Zelda Cohen's
Olympia Wiz, was caught be-
tween horses down the back
stretch and at the half-mile pole
Nelson took back sharply. stand
ing half way up in his stirrups.
II the horse had any chance at
all, he lost 1t there.
Charles Quigley's Race Tan
dem won the first race and Mrs.
Flo Silberman's Shasta L. took
the second to complete a 7-5
daily double worth $116.20. The
double pool Of $780, 46 was the
best of the meeting.
Race Tandem paid $3.50,
$3.50 and $40, while Sharta l.
paid 5000, 81 and $40.
While not the most exciting
race of the meeting, the Cover
nor's Gold Cup was a good one
to drop the curtain on the 3d.
day meeting. The attendance
was the smallest for any Satur-
day during the spring session.
but the pari-mutuel handle Of
81 ,578, 297 was the fourth best.
The meeting attracted a total
attendance of 415,243, a daily
average of 1883. which track
officials reported was 1872 per
cent above last year. The total
mutuel handle of $33,577,338 was
81 per cent over last year, but
not quite up to expectations.
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FIFTH RAcE-Purse 5000: claiming: 4-year-ods and up;
furlongz Post 3:46s off ct
place same Winner. Mrs a p Ekloffs by Revoked
=Psnrs Trsine. s. Kkion Vaiues-sIS50, 5000. $500.
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6nnins - $4,000 .'~~s

xApprsnties allowance eiaimsd.
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TEo-dollar mutueis paid-RAcE TANDEM 1850; $3.50
- 30 sPINaKEaaL s42o. $40. ROLLING BOZ s44o
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SECOND RAcE-Purse. S2.500 claiming: 4-year-od flies
and Ii. miles. 2:12 2:I2H: good
ridden place driving. Winner. sbermans
ch. by Alauest-Ga Dh. Trainer J. W. Garth.
-Sl,6a5 $780, $3.50 S125 Time. l:47H.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Pentoeon Still in Virginia,
Arlington Judge Decides

Well, now. Judge Thomas has
been around these parts for !, q
good many years and he knew Is.
well as the next man that every
thing on the sunny side of the
Potomac has been part and pag-
Gel of the Commonwealth OF,
Virginia since 1846 when Uncle
Sam handed back the land south
Iof the river which had been re-
served for the District of CO..
lumbia. Still, if Mr.. Bray wanted
to claim that the Pentagon was
not in Virginia, he had right
to do so and it was up to Judge
Thomas to study the problem,
He continued the case. "a
Yesterday Judge Thomas ruled
that because Virginia retained
the right to tax businessmen
operating concessions in the
Pentagon, the Commemorative
right to control taxicabs could
not be denied.
The decision once more estab-.
lished the Pentagon firmly in Vim
ginia. cost Mr.. Jones $50, and
led Mr.. Jones undaunted attor-
ney to file notice that he would
appeal the ruling to the Circuit
Court.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
BroyhiII Park Unit
Seeks Water Link
With Falls Church

The Broyhill Park Civic Asso-
citation yesterday asked the Vir-
ginia State Corporation Com
mission to tranfser the franchise
Iof the Annandale Water Co. in
their area to the Falls Church
municipal water system.
The request said that the
Annandale company is not able
to furnish adequate water sup
plies to the area.
Water rationing has been in
effect since April in Broyhill
Park, which lies on both sides
OF Annandale road in Fairfax
County.
Even with rationing, there is
inadequate water during hot
weather for normal usage and
inadequate pressure in the fire
hydrants." a resolution adopted
by the association said.
Discussions have been held
between the Annandale firm and
Fairfax County on possible pur-
chase Of the system by the
county.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Bandit Hunted
In Store Ho!dup

Police is nearby Maryland to-
day broadcast a lookout for a
dangerous" man believed to be
armed who is wanted in con-
Inection with the holdup of a
Capitol Heights grocery store
Monday night.
The police alert said the man,
Ia 34-year-old colored suspect,
was spotted near a Colesville
MD nursery. He was listed as
one of four men who took SIG
at gunpoint from two customers
in Roses Market. 10 Sixty-first
street. Capitol Heights.
John j. Murphy, 38, a District
jail guard. and his wife had just
finished buying groceries when
three holdup men entered the
market. Mr.. Murphy grabbed for
the gun. and a bullet was fired
into the grocery'S refrigerator.
The bandits fled.
Two men have been picked up
and charged in the robbery.
Today'S lookout. police said
was for a man in 1949 green
sedan. identified as Jeremiah
Drummond, alias Jerry c. Drum
mer. Police were advised to use
caution in arresting the suspect.
"A warrant was on file charging
him with holdup and robbery.
The two men in custody were
arrested shortly after the holdup
by District Heights policemen
William O'Neill and Marshall
Smith, who stopped a car on
Marlboro pike. near District
Heights. Two other colored men
fled on foot
Evening star., 1955-06-29
BY SMITH HEMPSTONE

There's no need to hoist the
Stars and Bars.
The Pentagon. it seems, is still
in Virginia.
The status of the five sided
mass of masonry and brass was
questioned June Z when Arlins-
ton Attorney Miles Spence Bray
stood before Arlington Court
Judge Homer r. Thomas and in
sisted that the Pentagon was not
in Virginia.
Mr.. Bray made the statement,
calculated to set every loyal son
of the Gray whlrling in his grave
at this seeming high-minded at
tempt to infringe on the terri
torial domain of Virginia, in de-
fenSe of a taxi-driver.
1t seems that Henry M. Jones,
jr.. 81. colored. of 314 North
Payne street, Alexandria on May
27 picked up a passenger at the
Pentagon and delivered him to
an Arlington address. Mr.. Jones
was collared by Arlington Police
Officer Joseph T. Kane and
charged with operating an Alex
andria cab without a valid Ar
lington certificate and license.
Mr.. Bray never got around to
saying in so many words where
he thought the many -corridored
labyrinth actually was. He
claimed however, that an agree
ment between the Federal gov
and Virginia gave the
U. S. exclusive jurisdiction over
the Pentagon.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
PARK SEEKING
ONE BLACK SWAN
ON THE LOOSE

National Memorial Park
is having trouble again with
its black swans.
Last March, the black
swans at the Falls Church
cemetery on Lee highway
went AWOL. The female
was safely retrieved from a
hideout four miles away.
But when her mate was
located, he was her late
spouse.
The park got her a new
mate. Things seemed to be
going swimmingly. But yes
terday the female, perhaps
dissatisfied with the mari
tai replacement. turned up
missing. The park is offer
ing a reward. The aban-
doned male has not COM
mented.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Reelection Bid
ByM'Pherson

Colin c. Macpherson, Arling-
ton County treasurer, today an
nounced he will seek the Repub-
lican nomination for reelection
at a G. o. P. mass meeting at 3
pm. July 7.
Mr.. Macpherson, who lives at
6201 North Eighteenth road, is
in the last year of his first term.
He was elected as a Republican
in 1851, defeating the incumbent,
John Locke Green. who also was
Republican at that time.
The mass meeting at which
Mr.. Macpherson will submit his
name will be held at the Lyon
Village Community House.
Before his election as treas
urer, sMr. Macpherson was
named in 1947 to Arlington's fie>
elected School Board. He served
as chairman one year. Earlier
1AS 4lao oCAFCO Oil GllC al 1lLlS tUII
County Charter Commission and
in 1946 was a member of the
County Real Estate Reassess-
ment Board.
Mr.. Macpherson has been a
resident of Arlington since 1910.
He was educated in Arlington
schools and graduated from the
University of Virginia. He Is a
member of the Arlington (Host)
Lions Club. and a member Of
the Williamsburg Junior High
School PTA.
In announcing his candidacy,
Mr.. MACPHERSON said he intends
to call the celebrates attention
to what his administration has
done ito ease the tax burden"
He said this has been accom-
plished by obtaining for the first
time interest on idle bond money
by reducing the cost of collecting
a tax dollar and by raising the
rate of tax collections to the
highest in Arlington's history.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Automobile Skaters
Hardware Window

A hardware store at Flower
avenue and Piney Branch road,
Silver Spring, had an unex-
pected visitor last night-an
automobile which : crashed
through its plate glass display
window.
Montgomery County police
said a car driven by Clara H.
Curtis, S., a nurse, of 1912
Greenwood avenue, Takoma
Park, ran halfway in the store
in the shopping center about
$50 pm.
The driver, police said, lost
control while backing the car
out Of the parking lot. The
crash caused damage estimated
at about $50. No one was hurt.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Davis Reported in Line
For McCoin's Road Job

BALTIMORE. June 20 (P.-
Russell s. Davis. State commits
sioner Of personnel. is slated to
replace Russell H. Mccain as
chairman of the State Roads
Commission within the next
few weeks" the Baltimore Sun
said today.
The Sun said present plans
call for Mr.. Mccain to become
an associate member of the
three-man road commission.
Again, under present plans, +"
the story said, Edgar Bennett,
the Eastern Shore member of
the commission. will be dropped
to make room for Mr.. Davis.
However. it is understood Gov.
McKeldin will keep Mr.. Bennett
in his official family by appoint
Iment to another State post"
Asked to comment on the re-
port, Mr.. Mccain said:
That's the, first I've heard
of it."
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Montgomery Employees
Must Take Another Oath

Irelan said all Jurisdictions of
which he knew required such an
oath. He described it as "just
a nicely, a formality."
Since Mr.. Reese and Mr.. Ire
Ian have been in Office, regula-
tions have been adopted to re-
quire employees to be finger
printed and photographed. Mr..
Reese said this was needed so
that they could be checked with
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton.
The council during its May
legislative session also enacted a
law that will make it a criminal
offense for a county employe to
accept a favor or gift from any
person doing business with the
county.
The council yesterday also saw
a split between the Bethesda
Chamber of Commerce and a new
organization of Woodmont Tri-
angle businessmen erupt into the
open.
Roger w. Eisinger, jr., of the
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Union Group Backs
Candidates in
Northern Virginia

Seven Northern Virginia can
didates for the House of Dele
gates and State Senate have re-
ceived the Endorsement of the
Central Labor Union of North
ern Virginia.
Tom Rogers, president of the
union, said unanimous indorse-
ment was given the candidates
at meetings in Alexandria, Ar
lington and Fairfax County.
The candidates backed by the
group are Armistead L. Boothe,
Senate candidate in Alexandria;
Edward D. Gasson, House can
didate in Alexandria: Mrs.
Kathryn Stone, Harrison Mann
and H. G. Bauserman, House
candidates in Arlington, and
Omer Hirst and John c. Webb,
House candidates in Fairfax
County
The Central Labor Union,
composed of AFL locals in the
area. is a bitter foe of Virginia's S
labor laws. which outlaw union
shops and place stringent regu-
lations on strikes.
A story in Sundays Star
enormously stated that Mr..
Gasson said he is 100 per cent
behind the States labor laws
The statement should have read
that James M. Thomson, Mr..
Gasson's opponent in the Demo-
cratic Primary July IL, said he
is 100 per cent behind the States
labor laws.
Mr.. Gasson has said he be-
leves the whole field Of labor
legislation should be studied by
both sides before there is any
revision Of the labor laws. 4
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Control Of Assessments
I'm Alexandra Shifted

The Alexandria City Council
last night took steps to trans
fer the authority for assess
ing city taxes out of the
hands Of. the Commissioner
OF Revenue. an elected official,
and put 1t under the Director
of Finance. an appointive post.
The action had been recon-
mended by a Council committee,
which also suggested the city
settle a $4,000 tax bill owed by
Alexandria contractors for ST.
900. Both recommendations
were adopted unanimously.
The tax bill involved taxes
owed from 1851 through 1854
under a city license tax on gross
receipts Of contractors. The
committee said the contractors
were under the impression they
had to pay taxes only on busi-
ness done within the city and
that the Commissioner of Reve-
nue. accepted returns on that
basis.
Because Of the "misunder-
standing and confusion" the
committee recommended that
the unpaid tax bills be settled
on the basis of Is per cent for
the years 1851 through 1853 and
rs per cent for 1854.
Transfer Studied
The Council instructed City
Attorney v. Floyd Williams to
study what changes would be
necessary to transfer authority
for assessing city taxes to the
director of finance. All city pro-
fessional and business license
taxes. which amount to about
100000 a year. would be in
Volved.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
MoryIonder Pleads
In Numbers Case

A Colmar Manor (Md.) man
arrested on April % for posses
sion of numbers slips, has
pleaded guilty in upper Marlboro
Police Court.
Herbert E. Shepard, AZ, Of the
3400 block of Forty-first avenue,
was fined $50 and costs on Mon
day and received a suspended
six month sentence. The man
was arrested at Thirty-seventh
avenue and Bladensburg road by
Det. George E. Clements.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Episcopal Service

LEESBURG, Va, June 20
(SpeciaD The Rev. Temple
Wheeler, who recently moved his
Children's Haven from Charles
Town. w. Va. to the Paxton
Memorial Home in Leesburg. will
conduct the morning service and
administer Holy Communion at
st. James Episcopal Church at
II am. Sunday.