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Evening star., 1955-03-14
WuIkout Is Started
After Negotiations
On Contract Fail
By the Associated Press

ATLANTA, Ga, Mar. IA
Southern Bell Telephone Co,
workers in nine Southeastern
States struck today after more
than eight months of negotia-
tions failed to produce a new
contract agreement.
A continuous 20-hour session
between representatives of the
company and the CIO Commu-
nications Workers Union recessed
at 7::30 am. to be resumed at 2
pm. Both sides issued state
ments expressing hope that an
early accord could be reached.
There was no specific sign, how
ever, that they were any nearer
agreement than previously.
CWA leaders said that as far
as they knew the walkout was
approximately 100 per cent ef-
fective among the $4,000 en-
ployes eligible for union men,
bership. The company reported
that some workers remained on
the job, but gave no figures.
9 States Affected
States affected by the strike
are Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Tennessee.
The strikers include operators,
maintenance men. installers
linemen and some Office workers.
Dial service was not expected
to be materially affected, but
company officials said long dis
tance calls and local calls made
through manual exchanges
might be delayed" during peak
hours.
Two main telephone cables in
to Birmingham. Ala, we're cut
today as Southern Bell en-
ployeS went on strike.
$4,000 Reward Offered
The company offered a $4,000
reward for information leading
to arrest and conviction of those
responsible. claiming it was done
deliberately.
The Birmingham-New Orleans
cable was cut on the old Tusca-
loosa highway, about 20 miles
southwest of Birmingham. In
addition. a main cable between
Birmingham and the industrial
suburb of Bessemer. IL miles
south, was cut.
A company statement called
the strike "a tragic thing" and
said it had done all it could
to prevent it. including "a most
generous wage offer, plus many
contract improvements" 1t re-
iterated that a settlement could
be quickly arrived at if the union
would accept a no-strike clause.
Wages Called Top Issue
Earlier, w. A. Smallwood. di-
rector Of District 3 of the CWA,
said the no-strike clause was not
the main issue. He put wages
at the top and said the no-strike
clause is only one of several
subordinate issues.
Referring to a Sc million an
nual wage increase offered by
the company, the union leader
said that it excludes about 5000
people" and I'VE sincerely be-
lieve that no wage offer is fair
which excludes any part of the
working force"
Maximum pay for telephone
operators ranges from $57 per
week in the large cities to $43.50
in smaller cities. The maximum
weekly pay for plant workers
is $91.50.
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Gunman Seized
After Crashing
Into Embassy
Russiun Guard Shot
Defending British
Property in Moscow
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Mar. 14.-A husky
gunman shot his way into the
British Embassy last night, SER
iously wounding a Russian police
guard who tried to stop him.
The fur hated Russian in
truder was overpowered and dis
armed by two unarmed British
Embassy attaches after he had
forced his way upstairs to the
living quarters of Ambassador
Sir William and Lady Hayter.
Sir William and Lady Hayter
we're in the country skiing at
the time. They returned just
as the gunman was being handed
over to Russian police.
No motivation for the armed
invasion of the Embassy could
be learned
This dispatch was tele-
phoned from Moscow to Lon
don. The call was broken at
this point by an operator who
said in Russian: There will
be no more on this call for
the present"
tAfter a delay of 70 minutes,
the connection was restored.
The line went dead briefly
when the correspondent re-
sumed dictation with the words
"the gunman was described as
:" The interruption was
taken to mean that the Mos
COW censor was breaking in.
There was a three-minuta wait.
Then the dictation began
agalnD
Substantially Correct
Asked to comment on the in
cident. a British Embassy spokes-
man said:
"The report which has reached
correspondents is substantially
correct"
The embassy mansion on
the banks of the Moskva River
Just across from the Kremlin-
has two Russian policemen who
stand 24-hour guard over the
gates to the courtyard.
The heroes of the occasion
were the Third Secretary, John
A. L. Morgan, Is. and Chancery
Guard Thomas Gray, 80.
The gunman was described as
incoherent and pouring forth
gibberish in Russian.
Prosperously Dressed Man
He was caught and hauled
into the embassy courtyard to be
turned over to Russian police
just as Sir William and Lady
Hayter returned from their ski
ing.
A prosperously dressed man of
about Is, he approached the
gates at 6:15 pm. pulled out a
pistol. shot one of the guards in
the chest and then ran to the
front door.
He forced aside the British
guard at the door and ran up
the broad staircase. He was
found upstairs by a frightened
Russian maid.
The maid could not make head
or tail of the words pouring from
the intruders lips. He ran into
the great state dining room, hung
with portraits of Queen Victoria,
Kings Edward VII and George v
and was trapped there by the
embassy attaches.
They had been summoned
from their apartments by tele-
phone by the downstairs chan
Gerry guard.
Evening star., 1955-03-14
District Gambling Tax Valid,
Supreme Court Rules, 5 to 3;
Claim Of Penalty Is Overru|ed
Does Not Condone
Unlawful Business,
Decision Declares
BY Robert K. Walsh

The Supreme Court held, five
to three, today that the Federal
gambling stamp tax requirement
is constitutional in the District
of Columbia.
The decision read by Justice
Minton, with dissents by JUS
tices Black, Douglas and Frank
furter, sustained a ruling by the
United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia that
the law was valid as applied here.
The Supreme Court declared in
1853 that the $50 Federal tax
requirement was constitutional
as applied in state.
The District case involved
Frank Lewis, a gambler charged
in 1851 with failure to register
and pay the tax. Municipal
Court Judge Thomas C. Scally
ruled that the law was uncon-
stitutional mainly because it
obliged a man to incriminate
himself. The Municipal Court of
Appeals reversed Judge Scally
and was sustained by the United
States Court of Appeals.
Lewis, in appealing to the
Supreme Court contended there
were basic differences between
the situation in the District
which already had a Federal
anti-gambling law and the 1858
decision concerning Pennsylvania
where there was no such Federal
law.
Not a Penalty Ruling
Justice Mifton held in the
opinion today. as in the 1853
decision that the $50 stamp tax
requirement for gamblers was
a constitutional exercise of the
taxing power and was not a
penalty under the guise of tax.
AS for the complaint by Lewis
that the tax in the District was
such a guise. Justice Minton
commented that THE short an
sWer to this argument is that
this court has long held that
the Federal Government may
tax what it also forbidS."
Justice Minton noted that the
$50 tax in question is essentially
a registration fee that must be
paid before person engages in
the business of gambling.
Not a License to Gamble
The condition here impor-
tant," Justice Minton continued,
was that the petitioner Uewis)
must first pay the $50 tax, but
that did not give him any license
to engage in an unlawful busi-
ness. 1t only warned him that
if he proposed to carry on this
particular business, he must pay
the tax. If he desires to engage
in an unlawful business he does
so only on his own violitiQn.
There is nothing compulsory
about it and consequently there
is nothing violative of the Fifth
Amendment the only COM
pulsion under the act is that
requiring the decision which
would-be gamblers must make at
the threshold. They may have
to give up gambling but there
is no constitutional right to
gamble. If they elect to wager,
though it be unlawful. they must
pay the tax"
Justice Black, in a written
dissent said the requirement for
paying the tax amounts to fore
ing person to file a written
confession with the District of
Columbia Internal Revenue Col
lector revealing that in viola
ton of Federal laws he is at
the moment he registers, en-
gagged in the business of ac-
cepting wagers."
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Gambler Complained
Police Tried 10 Grab
Business, Jury Told
Copt. Thomun Testifies
On Kings Accusation
During 81 900 Puyoff
By Jock Jonos

The complaint of gambler
paying $1,000 a month for police
protection-that police were try
ing to take away his numbers
business and give it to some one
else-was aired in Federal court
today.
Capt. Todd o. Thoman, jr.,
told the jury hearing bribery and
conspiracy charges against two
suspended policemen and six
alleged gamblers that Burnle
King, 20. colored. made the COM
plant during a meeting at which
the gambling squad officer was
handed a thick sheaf of bills
totalling $1,000.
The payoff. the captain said.
was made as he. King and John
Lefty Winston. AZ. colored,
sat in a parked car about 10
pm. last May 90 at Bladensburg
road and Eastern avenue NE.
Capt. Thoman said Winston
handed him the money at Kings
direction.
Complained on Arrest
At the same time, Capt.
Thoman testified, King COM
planned that some policemen had
arrested one of his runners, and
that he thought they were try
ing to take this) book away
from him trying to divert
his business somewhere else"
The arrest of the runner,
identified in earlier conversa-
tions as S. T. Sims, had come
two days before the May %
meeting.
The sheaf of $50 bills, $40
bills and SIS bills was passed
among sthe jurors after Capt.
Thoman said it was the same
money he had received that night
nearly year ago.
Did they state why they were
giving you the $1,000?" Assistant
United States Attorney Edward
P. TroXell asked.
Tells of Proposition
They stated that the propo-
sition that I had talked over
with John Winston earlier was
OK to take care of their
counting houses j.. to give them
police protection" Capt. Thoman
replied.
On trial in addition to King
and Winston are Capt. John B.
Monroe, suspended 18th precinct
commander; probationary de-
tective George c. Prather, sus-
pended in the 18th precinct; AL
bert H. (Real Estate) Smith, IS:
Charles (Geechie Charlie> An
derson, 40, colored Curtis M.
(Bozo) Taylor, 80, colored. and
Roger (Whitetop) Simkirs. IS,
colored.
The police captain testified
this morning that he arranged
for the meeting with Winston
and King during a telephone
call to Winston at 1870 pm. the
same day.
Object to Testimony
He said he put tapping equip
ment on his home telephone to
record what was said in his call
to Winston. Defense attorneys
again objected to testimony
about what was said during the
telephone call. They contended
it is illegal to testify about
monitored calls.
Earlier, the jurors listened in
on what the Government says
was talk between Winston and
Capt. Thoman, arranging for the
81 000-a-month payof.
The arrangements were made.
Capt. Thoman said, during a
meeting with Winston alone the
night before he met King and
Winston. He said he recorded the
talks-at the same meeting
place-on his vest-pocket record
ing machine.
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Lute News
Bulletin
Parks Segregation Voided

RICHMOND. Va. (P).-The
Fourth U. S. Circuit Court to-
day threw out the separate
but equal" segregation prin-
ciple as applied to public parks
and Fairgrounds because, it
said in an opinion, such theo-
rieS were swept away" by the
Supreme Court last May when
it banned segregation in public
schools. The ruling came ON
an appeal from the Baltimore
Federal District Court.
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Taylor in Hong Kong

HONG KONG. Mar. IA (P).-
Gen. Maxwell Taylor. who be-
comes United States Far East
commander April /. arrived here
today by air from Saigon. He
will leave tomorrow for Manila
en- route to Tokyo.
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Walt Disney Feature
Begins in Star Today

NEW STAR COMlC-When q male
grizzly bear sees Glow marks on
tree, he stretches up to see il he
con reach them. II he cont, he gets
out Of there. fust Sec the new WoIt
Disney cartoon, True Life Adyen-
'ures," starting today on Poee B.'S.
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Weather Forecast

Fair tonight with low about As. Tomorrow
fair with showers at night and high in the
COS. Full report on Page A-2.J
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Lenten Reflections

Maryland, recalls that Isaiah prescribed
a way to inner peace and says he con-
stantly calls the prophets advice to his
aid when trouble looms
Page B-f.
Evening star., 1955-03-14

(See TRIBE, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1955-03-14

(See MARKET, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1955-03-14

temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1955-03-14

An Associoted Press Newspaper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24

TONE are the days when q
" sundae was just q simple
connection of Ice cream over
laid with syrup. As civilization
has become more specialized. so
has the art Of the super-sun-
dae. To make one Of these
gooey mountains properly now
requires the taste Of q master
chef. plus the artistic sensi-
tivity Of q first-rate sculptor.
One Of the people responsible
for molding the talent that
molds new sundaes Is Mrs.
Susan Scott. chief instructor
Of an ice-cream training school
in Hartsdale, N. Y.
Men and women Of all ages
apply to Mrs. Scott foF-instruc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
SUNDAE SCHOOLMARM

ton in her art. She interviews
and winnows down the number
Of applicants. relying on her
intuition to tell q potential ice
cream artist from q mere soda
jerk. Before her students are
allowed to practice with raw
material, they must familiarize
themselves with all phases of
ice-cream theory. from manu-
facture to maltedS. When they
have memorized formulas ard
recipes, the students are as
signed to chain stores where
they can put their theory INTO
practice. Promising pupils may
60 on to take advanced courses
in ice-cream sculpture In order
to I'LL orders for special &C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24

casions, like q bust Of Napoleon
or q COW carved from q Ave.
gallon block. +..
Mrs. SCOTS ice-cream career
began several years ago when
she ordered a sundae In a
Hartsdale drugstore. She
thought 1t lacked imagination,
and when the fountaineer
dared her to make o better one
she went to work and produced
a masterpiece. The next step
was to impart her art to stu
dents. Since the urge for a
multi ingredient sundae is
widespread, many Of Mrs.
SCOTS disciples have travelled
around the country, leaving a
trail Of good taste.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
Stakes Will Support
Newly-Planted Trees

When planting shade or ever
green trees of 2 inches or more in
diameter, support them with stakes
driven deeply into the ground, sug-
gests County Agent George Vapaa.
Place a stake foot or more away
from the main trunk, depending
upon the size of the tree, and Sc
cure the tree to it with wire run
through discarded garden hose. Put
the stake on the side of prevailing
(westerly) winds. Larger trees will
need several stakes or guide wires.
Most broad leafed evergreens, Va
paa reminds, require a sour or acid
soil. One of the secrets of success
full culture of rhododendrons, aza-
leas and mountain laurel and other
similar plants, he informs, is to
maintain the acid soil condition. In
preparing the soil for these plants,
use well-rooted sawdust, CONNER
cial peat moss or leaf mold. Use
one part of any one of these ma
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13

terials, one part sand, and parts
soil to fill the bed to a depth of IS
to "a inches. Plant them at the
same depth as they were in the
nursery. Give the plants thorough
watering and mulch them with more
of the same kind of material as
used for planting. Most broad
leafed evergreens will do better on
the east or north side of the house
When planted in dense shade they
will make satisfactory growth but
will not bloom as freely as if CIV
en- good light conditions.
Place ground tobacco stems or
moth balls on the ground beneath
evergreens to discourage animal in
jury.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
Safety Council News

'In tight traffic situation, your
life may depend on the efficiency
of your car Don't delay-have your
car safety checked today"
This advice was given to Della
ware motorists today by ]. James
Ashton, Manager of the Delaware
Safety Council as he urged them
to participate in the current vehicle
saftey check program which is
being sponsored by all official and
nonOfficial groups in cooperation
with the National Safety Council
and the Inter-Industry Highway
Safety Committee.
tits foolish to trust to luck when
it's so simple to find out the true
condition of your car Mr.. Ashton
said.
The 10 point check program
recommended by the National
Safety Council uses the following
standards:
l. Brakes should take hold even
ly On all wheels. The hand brake
should be able to hold the car on
any hill Brake fluid should be
clean and at the proper level
2. Headlights should be at the
proper level for maximum road
illumination and minimum glare.
Lenses should be clean and refiec-
tors bright.
8. Rear and stop lights should
operate properly. Directional sig
nails should also be checked.
4. Tires should be checked for
wear and proper imitation.
5. Wheel alignment should be
checked.
Exhaust system and muffler
should be completely checked by
a qualified mechanic.
Z. Windshield wipers should be
operating, with blades checked to
see il they are Give" and clean.
8. Glass should be clear, free OF
cracks or discolOration.
9. Horn should be working prop
erly.
10. Rear-view mirror should give
a clear view of the road behind.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
MATCHED SENTENCE

HOUSTON, Tex. Up Match
ing coat and pants sent Michael
Henry Williams to prison for 10
years. Officer E. l.. Kennedy testi-
fed he found capsule of heroin in
the pocket of a black-and-red coat
hanging in Williams home. Will
liams was wearing the matching
pants at the time, the officer said.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
AIR SERVICE

CHATSWORTH, Ga. -(P)- Ser
vice station operator Walter Bayne
says the unidentified pilot of a light
plane landed on the highway near
his place, TAXED up to buy a tank
full of gas, a soft drink and
package of chewing gum and then
took off.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13

CROP growing
in agriculture
Already established of the versatile insect killers for
fruit vegetable and pests 40 crps)
now gaining equal recognition the field of animal In
flies
TINS new Kill those resistant inside and outside the
Cattle and flies Also,
nalathon controls of the destructive poultry
enabling pouymen the first chicken
northern fowl mites with only nsecticide.
Prior to the development of maaon insecticides which
would time aphd other
poant sucking and chewing materials quite
These maa
there has been developed nectde
United States Depart
en Agriculture puts sis the safest insecticides hande
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
Ford is winning friends
faster than any other car!

Proof Of Ford's extra worth is its soIes gains
numerically greater than any other car in 81.
And this year, with Trigeer-Torque power and
Thunderbrd styling. Ford is more than ever
Americas most wanted cor!
You'll recognize the Thunderbird heritage in
the new Ford almost everywhere you look-from
its visored head lights to its stunning tail fins.
And look inside Fords Luxury Lounge inte-
riors reveals rich new upholstery and exciting
FORD the new BEST sELLER.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13

trim schemes that are color-keyed to the new
super-enamel exterior color you select.
When you take the wheel of the SIS Ford,
you'll discover the thrill of Trigger Torque power.
And Ford's new Angle-Poised Ride brings you
the feel of cars costing hundreds more.
Among Ford's other exclusives" in its field
are new Speed-Trigger Fordomatic*; new 1919
larger brakes; Center-Fill Fueling; new Is nm.
spark plugs; full-Aow oil filter. Test Drive 1855
Ford todayl 'at extra
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
Sprays Timed Just Right
Kill Pesky Leaf Miners

Leaf mining insects fight" un-
fairly, so far as man is concerned.
They actually live and feed inside
leaves, making it tough to combat
them.
The mines they create produce
brownish dead blotcheS or Serpen-
tine areas on leaves. Soon beau
tiful green shade tree becomes an
unsightly blot on the landscape. its
vigor reduced, its ability to with
stand attacks by other insects and
disease seriously impaired.
BircheS, elms, locuSts, cherry,
hawthorn, holly, lockwood and ar
borvitae al are subject to leaf
minor attack, says Don Cantwell,
Manager of Bartlett Tree Expert
Co. Timely spraying with lindane.
malathion, or DOT gives effective
control, but because. the eeg-laying
and Matching of the leaf miners ex-
tends over a considerable period,
two sprays 10 days apart are often
necessary.
Leaf miners are highly special
lied. A birch leaf miner never at
tacks a holly tree; a holly leaf
miner never peaches on a locust
tree. Following is a spray guide of
what to use and when to curb these
pests:
TREE SPRAY WHEN TO SPRAY
Birch Lindane Mid-May when the
mines are tiny
Holly DDT Mid-May when tiny
adult black flies hover
oveE holles
Boxwood DOT when weigela blooms
adult flies active then
Arborvitae DDT About June Is
Elm Malathion When first mines ap-
pear in early June
Lilac Indane or When tiny first mines
MaIathion are seen-late May
early June
Locust Lndane or Early June
Malathion
Hawthorn Lindane or When tiny miners are
Malathion in evidence-late May or
early June
Remember, DOT will promote
build-up of mites, especially red
spider Spray with aramite, mltl-
eide, as soon as mites show up.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
New insecticide is good news for
bean grower (above), bad news for
Mexican bean beetle (right).

The insect spray program which
the farmer adopts this year will
determine the quality and yield of
the crops he harvests. No matter
what fruits, vegetables or field
crops he produces, a good insect
control program is a necessity.
High insect killing power COM
bined with high degree of safety
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-09-15
At 1hs ollrAouJs

gainst William Sheffield. New
bury.
Curtis r. Stoutenburg, Sha-
ker Heights, was awarded $700
in case against the Ajax Their
mostatic Controls CO., Gates
Mills.
In the case of Dorothy Pre-
hoda VS.. Paul Prehoda, Mr..
Prehoda is to pay $40 per week
for support of Dorothy Prehoda
and their minor children, and
SIS per week for attorneys fees
beginning September "a
In the case of Helen M. Has
kinS VS.. Lester r. HaSkinS, Mr..
Haskins is to pay $65 to Helen
M. Haskins for support f
their minor children and for
temporary alimony during the
pendency of the case.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
AUBURN - Edward and An
ma McCune, 2.86a to Eugene
T. and Grace I McCune, Cleve-
land.
CAMBRIDGE - Charles P.
English, house, garage with
1.55a to Victor J. and Rose
marie Cross, Chagrin Falls.
1. R. Martin Land co., 3.92a
to Charles P. English, Chagrin
Falls.
BURTON TWP. - Helen M.
Paryzek, .92a to Edwin A.
and RENO H. HiSsiS, Burton.
Dan A. and Sam A. Byler
331a to Richard w. and Leora
M. Stone, Burton.
Rose M. Strang, house, barn
buildings, with 1000a to John
M. and Hilda M. Horv
Burton.
CHARDON TWP. = Henr
Nenec, new house with 1.O0a
to Jacob A. and Carol J. Mid
ucki, Chardon.
Richard J. and Barbara E.
S p t h, house with 8 3a to
Grace E. Meyer, Chardon.