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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14

University of Maryland will
speak on Religion and Capital
ism" before the Clyde Kelly
Class for Men of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church at
$3.50 am. tomorrow.
The Haywood Bible Glass for
Ladies of Foundry Methodist
Church have elected the follow
ing officers for 1055-56:
Mrs. Alice B. Tayman, presi-
dent; Mrs. S. M. Stellwagen. vice
president; Mrs. H. E Merwin,
recording secretary; Mrs. T.
Eastwood Fry, assistant secre-
tary; Mrs George M. Beckett,
corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Clayton B. Aldrich, treasurer.
Mr. Arthur Hintze will speak on
Morality and Reverence" before
the Couples Class at GAS am.
tomorrow.
The Templemen's Bible Glass
of Temple Baptist Church will
have E. A. Seaton present the
lesson at 10 am. tomorrow in
Hurst Hall of American Uni
versity.
''Uzziah's Strength and Fail
ure" will be the subject Of Har-
per L. CARROTS presentation be-
fore the Box Bible Glass of
Emory Methodist Church at $50
am. tomorrow.
DR.. John w. Fisher will pre-
sent the lesson tomorrow at
Gas am. to the Calvary Mems
Glass of Calvary Methodist
Church.
Trinity Mems Bible Glass OF
Trinity Methodist Church will
meet at $50 am. tomorrow with
Arthur L. Hayford speaking on
Reverence for Sacred Things"
Ruth Brown will present a
book review of Gifts From the
Sea" by Anne M. Lindbergh be-
fore the Rustin Couples Glass Of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church at 10 am. tomorrow.
Mrs. Mary E. Love will speak to
the Fellow Workers Glass. Mas
tin G. White. associate teacher
Of the ALI States Glass, will teach
the Friendship Glass. DR.. John
c. Mayne will speak to the 24-30
Class on "The Masters Choice
at 10 am. tomorrow.
The new address of the Or
ganized Bible Class Association
is Room $50. Washington Build
ing, Sterling 3-1247.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14
IS Books Recently Published
Deal With Religious Topics

The following books were re-
Gently received by The Star:
John Carroll Of Baltimore, by
Annabelle NJ. Melville (Scrib-
ners; $500.
Mans knowledge Of God, by
William ]. Wolf Doubleday;
$685.
Conservative Judaism, by Mar
shall Sklare Free Press: $4.50
st. Thomas Aquinas TheoIOgi-
cal Texts, selected and trans
lated by Thomas Gilby (Oxford
University Press; $3.50.
His Path Is in the Waters, by
Creston D. Ketchum prentice
Hall, Inc; $3.50.
A Companion to the Study of
st. Augustine, edited by Roy w,
Battenhouse (Oxford University
Press: $500.
The Mind OF Plus XII, edited
by Robert c. Pollock Grown
Publisher, $3.50.
Life Looks Up, by Charles
Templeton (Harper & Brothers;
$3.50.
How Prayer Helps Me, edited
by Samuel Duff Mccoy Dial
Press; $275).
The Plight Of God, by Richard
Morgan Orchard H. Smith,
Publisher; so.
On Wings Of the Word, by
Roland Hall Sharp (Duell, Sloan
& Pearce: $3.50.
This l Believe About Jesus
Christ, edited by John C. Mon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14
Hood College Crowns
Nov Queen Today

FREDERICK. May IA (P.-
May Day weekend activities on
Hood College campus will be
climaxed this afternoon with
the coronation Of Mrs. Mar
garet Mitchell Kline. a senior
student, as Hoods 41st May
queen.
alice in Wonderland" will be
enacted by college players In
Hodson outdoor theater. There
will also be a water ballet. Q
spring horse show and Satur-
day night outdoor dance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14
Bakery Official Wins
Business Award

Merritt E. Caskey. treasurer Of
the Charles Schneider Baking
Co., has won the second annual
Award for Merit of the Research
Institute of America.
The award is given jointly by
members of the huge business
research advisory organization to
those who advance the level Of
achievement within their own
firms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14
Australian Booklet
Honors U. S. Veterans

Vice President Nixon and
American Legion Comdr. Sea-
borne Collins on Monday will
receive the first two of $4,000
commemorative booklets pre-
sented by the Australian gov
eminent to American Pacific
war veterans.
Australian Ambassador Sir
Percy Spencer will present the
two bound books in q ceremony
In the Vice Presidents Senate
ONCE at 4 pm.
The issue will be distributed
to Americas $4,000 Pacific vet
Grams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14
Dr.. Doeherty breaches
3 Times Tomorrow

The Rev. George NJ. Docherty
pastor of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. will speak
at both the $50 and II am.
services at the church tomorrow.
His sermon topic at both services
will be Transforming Forgive
ness"
At the 8 pm. service DR.. Doch-
erty will preach on Mountain
top Experiences"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14

A. IA. {. ZION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14
Family Sunday Proorum

Family Sunday will be marked
tomorrow at st. Marks E. U. B.
Church, North Glebe road and
Twenty fifth street, Arlington,
Va. The largest family attend
ing will receive an award durins
the coffee hour after the IL
am. service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14
TV EVANGELIST

The Rev. Joseph Uhrig, televi-
sion evangelist, and his choir
will be presented by the Pilgrim
Circle at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Shiloh Baptist Church, Ninth
and P streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
Bill to Bon Crime Comic Books
For Children Due Vote Monday

thought to be unenforceable
The new bill was drawn up by
a Judiciary subcommittee in col
laboration with the Attorney
Generals Office.
The new measure makes it
unlawful to sell comic books that
exploit actual or fictional deeds
OF violence, bloodshed. lust or
immortality, or which. for q
child below the age of IS years,
are obscene, lewd, lascivious.
filthy. indecent or disgusting. :"
Violators would be subject to
fines of from $25 to 5000, jail
sentences of from 10 days to six
months, or both.
A section of the new bill Is
designed to protect the right OF
the press to cover crime news. II
states that the bill shall not
apply to accounts of crime" in
newspapers. nor Ito such draw
ings and photographs as are used
to illustrate such accounts"
The House. in another action
yesterday, put of until Tuesday
action on q bill calling for a
study of the State Roads Com
mission by the Fiscal Research
Bureau. an arm Of the Legisla-
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19

bullet had passed through her
chest and smashed through a
front window of the bedroom.
Fairfax County police broad
cast a lookout for Sigmon after
Charlotte told them what hap
pened. A check of taxicab CON-
panies turned up the informa-
ton that Sigmon had called a
cab and had gone to Culpeper
State police at Culpeper were
alerted and at 1859 pm. Sigmon
was picked up by Trooper C. H.
Moore. who recognized him from
radio descriptions. Trooper Moore
said he spotted Sigmon just as
he hitched a ride with an elderly
farmer south of Rixeyville on
Route 229 near Culpeper.
1.-THE boy seemed cool and
collected enough and said his
name was Harris" the policeman
said. when ] called him by
name he admitted who he, was. :"
Leads Trooper to Gun
Trooper Moore asked Sigmon
about the gun he was supposed
to have and Sigmon showed him
where he had buried it. The gun
had been dismantled, with the
stock buried in one place and
the barrel in another. Sigmon
also had hidden a hunting knife
in hollow tree stump.
Sigmon's hearing on the MUIR
der charge is scheduled. to be
held April / in Fairfax Trial JUS
tice Court. AS a formality, police
also obtained a juvenile delin-
quency petition against him be-
cause he still is II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
Traffic Case Dropped
AGAINST AIexandrian

A man whose cousin was &C
quilted of manslaughter in a
traffic death last year. yesterday
was cleared of charges growing
out Of the same accident.
A reckless driving charge
against Joseph v. Spencer. Is, of
the 800 block of Potomac avenue,
Alexandria. was dropped in Fair
fax Trial Justice Court.
assistant Commemorative At
torney Marcus L. Beckner. jr.,
slid witnesses had offered con-
fiicting testimony after the
charge was placed against Mr..
Spencer.
THE traffic victim was Harry
L. Ballard, 10, of Vienna, Va.
He was in a car which slammed
into a tree in Vienna.
Also in the car were Joseph
". Spencer. his brother Edward
and their cousin, Joseph c. Spen-
Ger. Police found the victim in
the back seat and the other
three lying beside the car.
Following the accident, the
manslaughter charge was placed
against Joseph C. Spencer. How
ever, he was acquitted when the
two brothers testified that the
victim had been driving the car.
Mr.. Beckner said that he is
not ready to bring charges
against anyone at the present
time, but that the case Is not
closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
$4,000 Bond Holds PoroIee
Seized in Staying of Aunt
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bedroom. Mrs. Harris was sitting
on the edge of her bed. She told
Sigmon to get out of her room
or she would call police, and her
husband. Sigmon said she started
to get out of bed and "come
after" him. He fred once and
she toppled over onto the floor.
Charlotte fled to her own bed
room adjoining her mothers
just before the shot was fired.
Sigmon made Charlotte accom-
pany him downstairs to get some
more clothesline. He brought
her back upstairs to her bed
room and tied her up like her
brother.
Finds Aunt Still Alive.
Sigmon then went to look at
his aunt. He had worked as a
hospital orderly and could tell
by checking her pulse she was
still alive. He covered her with
a bedspread. He looked at the
two children again to see if they
were tied securely. Satisfied
they were safe, he went to the
kitchen where he ate two sand
wiches that Mrs. Harris had
prepared the night before for
him to take to work. He searched
the house until he found $22 in
Mrs. Harris pocketbook. which
he took.
BY then it was 9:35 am.
About an hour had passed since
the shooting. Sigmon telephoned
for a taxicab.
The taxicab driver who an
swered Sigmon's call was Milton
Barham of 1929 South Eighth
road, Arlington. He said Sigmon
first told him to 60 to Washing
ton. then suddenly said he
wanted to be taken to Culpeper.
Posed as Navy Officer.
: "He told me he was a lieu
tenant commander in the Navy"
said Mr.. Barham. HE said he
was a doctor and was going to
work at hospital in Culpeper.
He claimed he was IS years old.
I didn't think he looked that
old"
Mr.. Barham recalled that Sig
mon was carrying a long card
board box with him. The taxi
cab driver was unaware it con-
tanned the murder weapon. tIe
let Sigmon out at the bus ter
minal In Culpeper.
1t was just before noon when
Charlotte finally managed to
chew through the clothesline
tied around her feet and hands,
She ran downstairs and called
her father who telephoned for
an ambulance. Mrs. Harris had
been dead for some time when
help arrived. police said. The
location Of the Harris home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
Hearing indicates
Early Budget Pruning
By Prince Georges

Prince Georges County Com
missioners indicated. at q second
budget hearing yesterday. that
they viii start pruning opera
tions soon on a proposed $22.7
million budget for next year.
Only one resident supported
the overall record breaking
budget during an all-day session
in the Hyattsville County Service
Building.
william H. Wood, Of Bladens-
burg, said the requests probably
had been cut drastically by the
agency and that even If the full
budget were approved, many
county needs still would not be
met.
There are a lot Of things we
can give up in our family budg-
cts in order to support this pro-
gram" he said. 1.-The county
needs the money and we as citi-
zens will benefit from results"
The Commissioners shook
their heads, however, at requests
which would require q 35-cent
increase in the present $1.98
basic property tax rate.
Sees Squeeze on People
"People nowadays are caught
In a financial squeeze and farm
ers already are screaming" said
Board Chairman Jesse s. Bag
gett.
Commissioner Lansdale G..
Clagett said people already are
taxed to the limit" and other
board members. indicated later
they do not believe residents
could assume the 35-cent in
crease.
Joining In the skepticism Of
residents willingness to finance
the increased budget were Mrs.
Whitney Irons of Seabrook. and
Mrs. Betty Tayman. Cheverly.
Mrs. Tayman told the COM
missioners that. ''if you pass this
budget, you will have to find
some source of revenue other
than the home-owners."
Topping the list of requests is
the $12.8 million School Board
budget, an increase Of So million
over last year. Acting School
Supt. George H. Robinson said
the proposal would require a 81
million county appropriation,
with the remainder coming from
State and Federal sources.
The request carried indorse-
ment of the county's Parent
Teacher Association Council. Its
president, Carl MUIR. said
teacher salaries would have to
rise if a turnover problem is to
be checked. Over SO million has
been labeled for teacher pay.
Gives Economy Suggestions
j. Dewey Long, library board
spokesman, said that organiza-
tons budget of 1921 ,240 would
finance longer hours of library
operation, an additional book
mobile, more books, higher SAL
aries for employees in line with
neighboring counties and more
administrative Office space.
His comment brought a sug-
gestion from Mrs. Irons that
library expenses could be reduced
by sending only one person in
stead Of two on bookmobile runs.
Miss Virginia Fontaine, De-
partment Of Public Welfare di-
rector. said the departments
$632,801 budget is needed to
finance increased demands for
assistance in all categories Of de-
tendency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
Gave ParoIee Home
And Aided Him, Says
Victims Husband

Wade Harris thought he could
help his nephew get a fresh
start by giving him q home
when the boy was paroled from
the National Training School
last fall.
f Yesterday, l7-year-old Robert
L. Sigmon shot and killed Mrs.
Harris and is under arrest on q
! murder charge.
Everything seemed all right, .
said the distraught Mr.. Harris
as he tried to figure out what
led to such violence. Robert
wanted to stay here with Isabel
and me. I tried to do all I could
for him."
Sigmon stayed in a basement
bedroom at the Harris home in
jefferson Manor near Alexan-
dria. He had worked steadily
since his parole from the train
ing school. Mr.. Harris said he
was employed at the Oscar
Hunter Memorial Laboratory at
915 Ninth street NV. and work.
ed part time at Doctors Hospital,
Mr.. Harris added.
Sigmon reported regularly to
his probation officer at Federal
District Court in Alexandra. His
record at the school was good
even before his release. School
officials said they had helped find
the job for him at the laboratory
before he was paroIed.
Mr.. Harris told police his
nephew had undergone an opera
ton for a brain tumor while he
was at the training school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
By Gene Goodwin
Sfos Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Mar. 10
The Maryland House of Dele
gates has tentatively approved
legislation to outlaw the sale
of crime and~sex comic books to
persons under 10.
The lower chamber probably
will take it's final vote on the
measure Monday.
1t accepted a favorable report
Of its Judiciary Committee on
the matter yesterday, on q voice
vote.
The bill is the second dealing
with comic books to be put be-
fore this session of the Leg
islature. The Judiciary Com
mittee decided to kill the first
one because its language was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
School Paper Wins
Award in Arlington

- An Arlington County ele-
inenUary school newspaper has
been chosen as one of three in
the State to receive awards from
the Virginia tuberculosis Asso-
citation.
The Twitter of Henry Clay
Elementary School received the
award for its work on tubercu-
losis. The other two winners
were newspapers published by
high schools in Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
Fast Police Work Nubs Youth
In Killing in Less Than Hour

Police Capt. James M. Ma
honey learned quickly that Sig
mon had once been sentenced for
abducting a taxicab driver. Capt.
Mahoney ordered a check of cab
companies. found that one had
sent taxi to the Harris home.
The taxi's manifest showed 1t
had gone to Culpeper.
Capt. Mahoney notified Vir-
GINA State Police at Culpeper
that Sigmon was in that area.
Trooper c. H. Moore, who was
in the Culpeper barracks, heard
the second lookout and went on
patrol to see If he could find
the suspect. He did--at 1859
p.m.-less than one hour after
the first lookout was flashed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19

Robert Sigman, II, charged
with the Staying Of his aunt in
nearby Groveton, had a three
hour start on police yesterday.
but he was captured in less than
an hour after their first radio
lookout.
He gained his three hours by
tying his niece and nephew to
prevent them from turning in
an alarm.
But minutes after the body Of
35-year-old Mrs. Isabel Harris
was found at noon, Fairfax po-
police had a lookout on the air.
1t was one of the fastest break
ing cases which Fairfax and vir-
ginia State Police have handled
in recent years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
Brandon School
Is Approved as
GU
UniyersifyUnit
! Arlington Board
/ Says Use Must Awoit
: Vote on Bond Issue

Use Of Brandon School on
Shirley Highway as a branch Of
the University of Virginia was
Endorsed today by the Arlington
County Board.
AT the same time. the School
Board served notice that before
the building would be made avail
able in the fall of 1856, the
boards present plans" includ-
ing public approval of another
school construction bond issue.
would have to proceed without
Interruption"
ALVIN F. Kimel, County Board
member, was authorized at to-
days meeting to present the in
dorsement to the Northern Vir-
GINA Regional Planning Com
mission on March 81. He was
asked to request cooperation of
surrounding jurisdictions, some
Of which have been seeking to
obtain the university center.
Magruder's Report
The boards action followed q
report by Arlington Delegate j.
Maynard Magruder. chairman Of
o. committee to study possible
sites for the branch.
'ltMr. Magruder told the board
that Brandon = formerly Dolly
Madison while not the most
desirable as to land area and flu
tilre needs, was the best site be-
cause Of its probable availability.
its central location as to area to
be served, and the minimum A.
1ancial outlay requirement"
SsThe university now conducts
an extension service, using facili-
ties of Westinghouse High
School, and has an enrolment
Of about 1,400.
&C. A. Steele, chairman of the
advisory council to the extension
center, said Brandon would &C
commodate about 1900 day stu
dents. Nearly all classes now are
conducted. at night.
Darden Interested
Mr.. Steele said Colgate w.
Darden, jr., president of the uni
versity. has expressed interest in
Brandon.
Mr.. Magruder submitted a
letter from Warren Cox, vice
chairman of the Arlington School
oBard. It said: Assuming that
the present plans of the Arling-
ton County School Board, in
Guiding the passage Of a bond
issue for school construction,
proceeded without interruption,
1t will be possible for the School
Board to release the Brandon
School by September. 1885,"
-Mr. Cox wrote that Kenmore
Junior High will be built in the
coming year and that the site
for Gunston Junior High, to be
built across Shirley highway
from Brandon. already has been
acquired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
Cool off that Hot Rod
Its "KID STUFF!

The mark of an expert driver is
neither his speed nor his souped
up car.
/. Leading sports car champions
agree that the public highway is
no place for the ''hot-rodder".
2: They rate the show.off as an i'm.
mature person who threatens him.
,self and others, strains his engine
and tortures his tires. His thought
less driving is 'kid stuff that he
may not live to outgrow.
81
sPubLshsd as Q public service in co.
operation with The Advertising Council
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
Police Dance Slotted

The Montgomery County Po-
lice Association will hold its an
nual dance at 8 o'clock tonight
in the Armory at Silver Spring.
Sergt. Leslie B. Thompson is
chairman of the event. proceeds
of which will 60 TO the police
benefit fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19

myself
few years ago spent time in hospital visiting
sick friend the surgeons going into the chapel at
odd times during the day asked about it. was told they
went in there to pray before performing operation
You'd be surprised at the number of fighters who
prayer their before they in the ring
their point now
My wife we'll the road to recovery and feel
that Whatsoever thou wilt ask Of God God will give
It to thee"
Monday Gen. Lemuel G. Shepherd, yr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19

It was a rough time. But we
were helped by people all over the
country who sent word they were
praying for us. I had never heard
of some of them before.
A girl in New York wrote to say
that she was going to church to
light candle every day for 80 days
for my wife. Imagine that!
My friends sent a lot of cards.
Most of them were religious cards
with prayers on them or messages
to let us know that prayers were be-
ing said for her recovery. We were
all praying, too, my daughters and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-19
A Thnnght fnr Tnhay
Lenten Reflections by People You Know
By Goldie Aheorn
FIGHT promo,sr

Prayer works. No tell me differently now. It
certainly worked in the recent illness of WIFE She had
to undergo serious operation and for long time did
not know If she would recover.