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Evening star., 1955-06-23
Roberts Throws
4 'Gophers' and
Still Wins 10Th
BY the Associated Press

Robin Roberts may be the
only pitcher in baseball who fig
Iures to be around for the second
inning after getting clobbered
for three home runs and blow
ing a 80 lead in the first.
That's Robins way. He gets
hit hard now and then. yet he
wins the most.
Even so, the ace of the Phil
lies staff must give Manager
Mayo Smith fits.
Last night at st. Louis, Rob-
iertS trailed, 4-3, after the Cards
Mojor League Stondinss. Puse c.
$4,000 -->-~~--~-
whacked him for three homers
two in succession, in the first
inning. Yet he stayed around
and wound up with his 18th
complete game and 10th victory
of the season, 9-6.
That put the Phils back in
fifth place, a percentage point
ahead of Cincinnati. The Red
legs lost, 4-3, to the Giants, who
ended a six-game losing streak
The Dodgers edged Chicago
SO, leaving the Cubs just a
half-game ahead of the third
place Braves, who whipped Pitts
burgh, 60.
In the American the Yankees
Continued on Page Ca, Col. 8
Evening star., 1955-06-23
|Trabert Whips
Stewart Easily;
Aussies Win

WIMBLEDON, England, June
% R.-Top-seeded Tony Ira
bert Of Cincinnati. ace of the
United States Davis Cup team,
today gave Hugh Stewart of Los
Angeles a tennis lesson. Ga,
6-3. 6-1. in the third round
OF the Wimbledon champion
ships.
Trabert, American champion
in 1858, needed exactly one hour
Evening star., 1955-06-23
Red Sox Sell
'MeIe to Reds

BOSTON, June % P.-The
Red Sox today sold Outfielder
Sam Mele to the Cincinnati Reds
for an undisclosed price.
The sale of Mele brings the
Sox roster down to the required
limit. One man had to be dis
posed of because of the signing
of Jim Pagliaroni, l7-year-old
Long Beach, Calf, catcher, to a
bonus contract.
Mele hasn't seen much action
this season. He broke in with
the Red Sox in 1947 and later
played with the Senators, White
Sox and Orioles.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
FIGURES ON FIGHT

NEW YORK. June % R.-Unofieial
financial facts and figures on last night's
Archie Moore-Bobo Olson light-heavy-
weight title bout at the Polo Grounds:
Attendance-27. .435.
Gross gate-S206,1S4.
Federal tax-S20 67S.
State tax-S9,305
Net Rate-Sl 76,S01.
Television and radio receipts-$l00,-
600
State tax-S5,OO0.
Net Tv-radio receipts-S95 900.
Moores share of gate and TV-radio
$50 per cenJ-SS1. $40.
Olsons share of gate and TV-radi0
(2712 per cent)-S74,745.
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Picture on Pose CA

|
to demonstrate court tactics and
power hitting to the big Califor-
nian on Wimbledon's famed
Center Court.
Australia's top contenders, Lew
Hoad and Ken Rosewall, also
scored easy victories.
Louise Brough of Beverly
Hills, Calf, seeking her fourth
Wimbledon's women's singles
title, smashed her way into the
fourth round by beating Brit
aims Janet Morgan, 60, 60.
Miss Brough, winner of the
singles title in 1948, 40 and so,
See WIMBLEDON, Page C-3
Evening star., 1955-06-23
PROBABLE PITCHERS
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VS.. Pascual cd.
Cleveland at Baltimore-Score 7-6)
VS., Palica t2-7) or Rogovin 90.
Kansas City at New York-Shant7
(3-5l VS.. Turley $50.
Detroit at Boston--Maas (5-8 Tvs
Sullivan 1850.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn at Chicago-Labine (5-0)
VS.. Jones (7-S9.
meier t5-4) VS.. Woodbridge t0-1).
(Only games scheduledD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-21

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Dec
al R.-Dr. r. Cowles Taylor
62-year-old Mayor of Newport
News. died in a hospital here
yesterday after an extended
illness.
DR.. Taylor served as q men,
Der of the State Capital Outlay
Study Commission. which con-
Quoted a year-long study on
ways of meeting construction
needs Of State agencies and
institutions. The commission
handed In its report several
months ago.
A native of Essex County. DR..
Taylor had been Mayor of New
port News since 1912 and a
member OF the City Council since
1910.
His profession was dentistry.
which he had practiced here
since World War I. But his
business interests also included
banking, an apartment firm and
q manufacturing concern. He
was president of the Richmond
Cedar Works and chairman Of
the board of the Citizens Marine
Jefferson Bank here.
Survivors include his widow
Ellen: two daughters. q step
daughter and eight grand
children,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-21
DR.. F. D. BIuford,
COLLEGE President

GREENSBORO, N. c., Dec. q
IR.-Dr. Ferdinand D. Bluford,
73. president of North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical Col
Ilege since 1925, died today at
Richardson Memorial Hospital,
where he had been a patient for
10 days.
DR.. Bluford was instrumental
in AIT Colleges growth from
$50 students to 5000.
A native of Capahosic. Va. he
was graduated from Wayland
Academy. Richmond, Va. In
1904. He received his bachelor
of arts degree from Virginia
Union University In Richmond
in 1908. In 1927 he was granted
an honorary doctorate from Vir-
ginia Union.
He is survived by his widow,
two brothers and q sister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-21

and when Sir Auckland GeddeS
then British Ambassador, be-
slowed on me the medal Of the
Order Of the British Empire"
He also received the Kings
Medal for Service In the Cause
Of Freedom.
Charlie once summed up his
years with the British this way !:
mo book nor college could
give the training / have received
here in this school of diplomacy"
A bachelor, Charlie has no
immediate survivors. He lived
at 1921 Meade street NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-21
chorIie Browne, SO, Dies;Dr. R. {. Taylor,
Served Is British Enjoys viroinia Mayor
By CARTER GORSKA


There's vacant chair In the
little Office Just Of the entrance
hall Of the British Chancellery.
To the Embassy staff its
emptiness marks the passing Of
Q tradition. And to Charlie
Browne. the man who occupied
1t. 1t means the passing Of a
dream.
Charlie died last night at
Emergency Hospital-thre
years short Of his goal. The
88-year-old colored messenger
wanted to serve the Embassy 10
years and then visit the country
he had "been representing" since
1888. He had served with is
British Ambassadors.
Looking over the newspaper
clippings that have been written
about Charlie since he went
diplomatic" one finds the same
quote. Charles planning to
make his first trip to England
next year."
Couldn't Leave Post
But Charlie never did. Chester.
Charles assistant. who he called
THE Little Rabbit" said Charlie
wouldn't trust his job to anyone
else. The Embassy couldn't run
without him. others said.
Charlie was the first to arrive
at the chancery (6 or am
and the last to leave Is or Z
PM He had been fixing the
4 pm. tea there (about 20 cups
for so many years that no one
knew how he learned to make
tea that could please the British.
Another thing. Charlie never
trusted other hands to sort the
Ambassadors outgoing mail.
Charlie had a briefcase, but he
preferred q shopping bag for his
Embassy missions.
Hit by Taxicab
Charlie was returning to the
chancery after bank mission
when he stepped of a streetcar
platform on Pennsylvania avenue
near Eighteenth street NV. was
hit by a taxicab December IL.
He received a severe brain in
jury and had been unconscious
since.
The Embassy switchboard
operators kept in touch with
the hospital. His friends at the
Embassy asked the first and last
thing each day, How is Charlie?
Any word from the hospital?"
Right away the little man
who'd tip his cap or do q little
curtsy for all as way OF greet
ing, was being missed.
In 1880 Charlie wrote and
published Short History Of the
British Embassy in Washington.
D. c., or Forty Years in School
of Diplomacy. 1t contained
pages and pages of his impress
sions. Readers said Charlie was
most impressed with the recep-
ton for the Infanta Of SPAIN
In fact. after the Princess Eliza
beth and Prince Philip visited
here, Charlie was said to have
stopped Ambassador Sir Oliver
Franks and said:
"Sir, this was the finest recep-.
ton since the visit Of the Infanta
Of Spain"
Hon0red BY British
Charlie had been feted at his
own receptions" In 1888, Char
lie, or more formally Charles F.
M. Browne, native Washingto-
nian and law graduate of How,
ard University, was given a tes-
timonial by Sir Ronald Lindsay.
British Ambassador.
Charlie said then 1t was one
of the four greatest thrills. THE
other occasions were when !
took my first communion the
was a high Episcopalian and a
religious man who never passed
q beggar without giving him
aims; when I received my II. B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-21
Guests Poor Penmen

/ LAKE PLACID, N. Y. Dec. q
| (R.-The Lake Placid Chamber
lof Commerce planned to senc
Christmas cards to the 1881
persons who signed its guess
register this year. but only 68l
names were legible.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-09-15
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28

was honorably discharged In
l945. after five years. as a mas
ter sergeant.
His father was killed in action
in World War I and is buried
overseas. For a while after his
discharge. the younger Stone was
a partner with his stepfather in
a restaurant venture in South
west Washington.
Was Hospitalized
Eddie drank a lot when he
came back" said Mrs Stathis
He cracked up about two years
ago. I had him in Circle Terrace
Hospital a month. But he
wouldn't hurt anyone. Everyone
said he was kind and consid-
crate"
Mrs. Stathis said her son went
to bed about 10 pm. Monday
suffering from bad cold. She
said he had on reason to go out
again.
HE must have got in that
house by mistake" she said.
When police reached the scene
of the shooting, a toy pistol
was in the dead mans belt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Voters Rush
To Register
InVirginiu

RICHMOND. Dec. 28.-Voters
in four Virginia cities registered
in apparent record numbers for
the January Q constitutional con-
vention referendum.
The deadline for cities was
Saturday and in Richmond, City
Registrar Vernon Davis said he
expects a Richmond vote that
will equal or exceed the 1882
presidential vote Of $4,000.
In Roanoke. City Registrar
Nell C. Irwin said about ITS per-
sons registered in November but
lin December. after the special
General Assembly session, there
were 400 registrations.
She said Negroes accounted for
considerably more than their
usual 20 per cent Of the regis
trations.
In Norfolk, Registrar Mary E.
Dudley said 1900 persons had
enrolled since the rush began.
City officials in Danville said
the city has a potential registra-
ton of 1900 compared with
l0,500 in previous years.
Just outside Suffolk in Nanse-
Imond County, Registrar Rave v.
Knight said the county had q
larger than usual registration.
Prince Edward County Regis
Itrar j. H. Allen said his office
lis ordinarily open one day q
week, but starting on December
10 had been open every day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Maryland Suing
$500 in Failure
To Report Loyoffs

BALTIMORE, Dec. 20 R.--
Maryland's Department Of En-
ployment Security today filed
suits against IA employers 1t
said had failed to file reports
required by the unemployment
compensation laws.
Robert B. Kimble, chairman
of the Employment Security
Board, said they were the first
of about $500 to be filed In an
effort to collect thousands Of
dollars In unpaid penalties.
An employer is supposed to
file a report within five days
after he dismisses or lays off q
worker. The law provides q
penalty Of 80 to $40 for failure
to do this.
MIR. Kimble said there were
1914 cases between March and
October in which the department
assessed 50 penalties still unpaid.
After January /, he said, the
maximum $40 penalty will be
levied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Crooms Sentenced
In Adams SIoyinq

TOWSON, Md. Dec. % (R.--
Pedro Finley Crooms yesterday
got a maximum sentence of 1S
years in prison for the John
Adams Staying in Baltimore
County last September.
Adams supposedly was the key
figure in a numbers lottery syn
dictate operating out of Turner
Station. a suburb on the east
edge of Baltimore. Adams was
colored and so Is Crooms.
The Adams case had its be-
ginnings in raid by State po-
lice in September.
Without advising Baltimore
County authorities in advance,
they moved in on a house in
Turner Station and announced
they had knocked off the head
quarters of a Sc million-a-year
numbers operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Cold HoIts McKeIdin I ak
At Route % Opening

A small group of State road.
officials and Montgomery County
residents huddled in the cold al
Burtonsville today to see Gov
McKeldin of Maryland cut q
ribbon to open a 4.5-mile ex-
tension of the relocated q. S
Route 20.
Assisting in the ceremony was
~ year old Julie Northrup
daughter of State Senator Ed
ward Northrup. who welcomed
the Governor to Montgomery.
The Governor read briefly
from a prepared speech but soon
folded it up and. with laugh,
called halt to the ceremony
because of the cold.
The new stretch of dual high
way with a median strip runs
from Burtonsville to Cedarcroft
Sanitarium within Ia miles of
White Oak. Part of the States
12-year highway construction
program, the relocated U. S.
Route 20 also is known as CO.
lumbia pike. It starts on U. S.
Route 40 near Ellicott City and
reduces to 20 miles the distance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Alexandra Police Push
Probe of Rifle SIovinq

Mrs, Getty Stathis will bury
her son, Edward Albert Stone, in
Arlington Cemetery tomorrow
afternoon.
The Alexandria mother COM
pleted the arrangements today
while police continued a study
Of the circumstances surround
ing his killing early yesterday.
The 4l-year -oId veteran was
shot with a rifle in the home of
Clarence Bruce Tutor, %. at
4l5l2 East Raymond avenue.
Alexandria. Tutor told police
the man was an intruder un-
known to him and said ne fired
when Stone made a motion for
what appeared to be a pistol.
Tutor has been charged with
murder and released on personal
bond. The case was continued
until January s.
MY son was a good boy" said
Mrs. Stathis. He wouldn't hurt
anyone. He was not a burglar
he never had TO steal.
TOO Much Combat"
Eddie has been sick for sew
eral years. He had too much
combat"
She said his Army division
was the first to land in the
World War II invasion of France.
He was in combat for 1870
days without relief" the mother
recalled THE VA doctors said
his nerves were shot,"
In 90 months overseas. Mrs
Stathis said, her soldier won
the Purple Heart, the Bronze
Star and six battle stars. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Tax Increase Barred
.Bv Alexandria Council

sale Of $2.3 million worth Of cap.
ital improvement bonds. Bids
will be opened at noon January
Is.
The bonds will finance ac-
QUESTION and improvement OF
parks and Fairgrounds. con-
struction Of fire protection facil-
tiles, storm and sanitary sewers
street work. enlargement and
remodeling Of the city jail. COM
pletion Of the restoration Of the
Ramsey House, completion of an
incinerator and construction oil
a traffic control building.
First Of New Issue
The bonds will be the first To
be sold of a $50 million issue
authorized by council two
ago.
The council also eliminated q
gross receipts tax on contractors
to put city contractors in a bet
ter competitive position with
outside contractors. Building
permit fees were raised to make
up the loss In revenue.
Spokesman for several citizen
groups protested elimination OF
the tax on contractors because
they said it would create q ia
vored group" of businessmen,
They did not object. however, to
providing some form Of relief
for contractors which would
not affect the basic tax struc-
ture."
The council authorized a $685.
600 loan to purchase three lots
in the 100 block Of South Pitt
street for establishment of a
parking lot for the downtown
business area. The Council ex-
poets to create a parking author
ity in the future and turn the
lot over to 1t and be reimbursed
for the. SIS, 900 expenditure.
The parking lot was recon-
by the city planning
commission which said thai
when adequate off-street park
ing facilities are obtained for thu
downtown area, parking shoult
be prohibited on King street, thu
main downtown traffic artery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Ellicott City to the north.

from Ellicott City to the north
ern outskirts of Washington.
+. The new route cuts the distance
from Baltimore's city hall to the
Capitol Building in Washington
to just under 40 miles.
! Gov. McKeldin referred to the
States new highways as things
Of beauty" and. repeating a
phrase in previous road dedi-
cation speech, he added:
Il envision wooded areas. de-
velopment of sites of natural
streams and. of course, absence of
billboards and other such dis
fractions"
After a quick trip over the new
highway extension, the Governor
and his party left for the Eastern
Shore where they are scheduled
to dedicate two other roadways
later in the day. Both sections
are part of the Blue Star Me-
mortal highway.
One is a l5-mile stretch to
carry traffic around Centreville in
Queen Anne's County and to join
Route 300 neal Dudley Corners.
The second portion includes Q
miles Of the highway at Warwick
in Cecil County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
BY PAUL HOPE

Alexandria has held the line
against a tax increase despite
a warning that the cost OF gov
eminent is going to be more
during the next fiscal year.
The City Council last night
set the 1856 real estate tax rate
at s2.75, the same as the present
levy. The personal property rate
of So also remains the same.
The vote was 6 to /, with
Councilman John TIGER dissent
ing. Mr.. TIGER said the council
did not know enough about fu-
ture budget needs Ito set any
kind of a tax rate at this time"
Since the tax rate is based on
a calendar year and the budget
on a fiscal year. the new rate
will have to take care OF ex-
penses for half of fiscal 1867.
Matthew Hale. president OF the
Alexandria PTA Council, noted
that tentative School Board esti-
mates show the School Board
will need 100000 more in the
next fiscal year.
Mr.. TIGER said indications are
that it will cost a great deal
more to run city government IN
1867.
Mayor Leroy S. Bendheim said
City Manager Ira F. Willard has
presented the council with some
budget information which we
don't care to release at this
time"
However, it has been learned
that city departments have re-
uuested a total of $94 million
for 1867. This is SIS million
more than the present budget
Procedure Change Urged
Stuart Morrison, chairman of
"a citizens government advisory
committee. urged me council to
consider changing the fiscal set
up so the budget and tax year
will coincide.
"You have to consider the tax
rate before you know what's in
the budget" he said.
The council authorized the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Station
Hearing Set

A hearing on granting q use
permit for new Arlington fire
station at South Walter Reed
drive and Nineteenth street has
been set for February 4 by the
County Board.
The board set the hearing date
at its meeting at the Courthouse
last night after speakers for and
against the project expressed
their views.
Lawrence M. Dudley, Of 1915
South Monroe street. told the
board he had talked to IS neigh
oors and 81 Of them are against
having a fire station close by.
L. F. Parker, of 1924 South
Eighteenth street. said the Nauck
Citizens Association wants the
new station where the county
proposes to build it. Mr.. Parker.
colored. said he believed survey
Of the entire area would show
in favor Of the project.
Board Chairman George M.
RowZee. jr.. asked County Man
ager A. T. Lundberg to have q
survey made to find out whether
there is widespread opposition.
In other business "a bid of
$88,500 was accepted to build
the first unit Of q new County
Recreation Center at North Park
drive and Third street, site Of q
former center that burned down.
Lowest of IL bidders was L. r..
8royhill. who was awarded the
contract.
Chamber OF Commerce cita-
tons were presented to Board
Members Robert A. Peck and
Alvin F. Kimel, whose terms ex-
pire Saturday. Robert johnson,
managing director Of the cham
Der, thanked them "for the won-
derful work you've done"
Mr.. johnson promised the
chambers cooperation to Ralph
Kaul and David Krupsaw. who
will join the board Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Delegate Derr to Quit
AS Minority Leader

BALTIMORE. Dec. % tR.-
Delegate Melvin H. Derr. Re-
publican of Frederick. said yes
terday he will not seek re-elec-
ton as minority floor leader
when the House of Delegates
convenes early next year.
The 45-year-old Mr.. Derr, an
insurance man, said business and
personal reasons dictated his de-
ciSion.