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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-15
Reform Group
Chooses Head

The Rev. Charles X. Hutchin.
son. superintendent Of the Nor.
wich (Conn.) District Of the
Methodist Church. has beer
elected general superintendent Of
the international Reform Fed.
Grafton. DR.. D. Leigh Colvin. pres
ident Of the board Of trustees
has announced.
DR.. Hutchinson succeeds Gin
ton N. Howard. who died in April,
1855. Methodist Bishop Wilbur
e. Hammaker has been serving
as acting superintendent in the
interim.
The new general Superintend-
ent has been Q trustee Of the
federation since 1o49 and has
served as secretary Of the board
for the last i've years.
DR.. Hutchinson will take up
his new duties at the headquar-
tiers here, 1874 Constitution ave-
nue. Me-, about February /, Dr.
Colvin said.
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Advent Series
Speakers Named

The Rev. Frederick Brown
Harris, chaplain Of the Senate,
and the Rev. George M. Doherty.
pastor Of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, will speak
at daily noon-time Advent serv-
ices next week at the Church Of
the Epiphany, 131TG street NV.
DR.. Harris will occupy the
pulpit Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday, and DR.. Docherty
will preach Thursday and Fri
day.
DR.. Docherty will also speak
at q $3.50 p. m. service Wednes-
day and will address the Church.
mems Luncheon Club following
the Friday noon service.
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Service in New Church

Members of Fourth Presby-
terrain Church will attend the
first service in their new $575, 900
church and educational building
at IL am. tomorrow at River
road and Dorset avenue, SPRING
field, Md. DR.. James H. Miers
is the minister Of the congrega-
ton, which formerly worshiped
at Thirteenth and Fairmont
streets NV.
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Editor to Show Films

DR.. Carl F. H. Henry, editor Of
Christianity Today, will show
color films Of Europe and the
Holy Land and speak on Chris
tianity and Resurgent Pagan
ism" at 1880 pm. Monday during
a meeting Of the Community lie
"a meeting Of the Community
Bible Glass in the Washington
Bible College, 1441 Rhode Island
avenue NV.
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Christmas Music Listed
II tomorrow in Churches

Numerous Washington churches will hold special Christi
and dramatic presentations
The Of Eastern countries their Advent
Christmas will be presented at 1880 Reformation
Luthern Church. 212 East Capitol street. talk Advent
Christmas LatYia will Alexander Yeinbergs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-15

minister Of the Latvian Lu-
theran Congregation.
A musical play written and
directed by young adults Of the
Presbyterian Church Of the
Pilgrims will be given at $40
pm. in the church, Twenty
second and P street NV. At
TEAS pm. q cantata, 1.-THE Song
of the Angels" by Van Denman
Thompson, will be presented by
the church's choir.
Church School Pageant
The church school Of Cleve-
land Park Congregational
Church will present a pageant,
THE Miracle. at S pm. in the
church, 3400 Lowell street NV,
A service of music and drama
will be given by the children and
youth Of Chevy Chase Methodist
Church at 5 pm. in the church,
TOOL Connecticut avenue, Chevy
Chase. Md.
I Three churches announced
that Handel's 1.-THE Messiah" will
be presented tomorrow. They
are the Central Presbyterian
Church choir at GAS pm. in the
church, Sixteenth and Irving
streets NV; the First Baptist
Church of Silver Spring sanctu-
airy choir, at 5 pm. in the church
Wayne avenue and Fenton street
Silver Spring, and Bethesda
Methodist Church's combined
Wesley and sanctuary choirs al
$3.50 and II am. services.
A special service Of Christmas
carols will be held at IL am. in
the Arlington Methodist Church
Glebe road and South Eighth
street, Arlington, Va.
1.-THE Incarnate Word" {
Christmas pageant, will be pre-.
scented at 4 pm. in st. Margaret
Episcopal Church, Connecticut
avenue and Bancroft place NV.
A e-ChriStmas cantata viii
be given by the senior and young
peoples choirs of Calvary Epis'
copal Church at II am. in thu
church. 800 Sixth street NE.
Three choirs of the FRS
Baptist Church, Manassas, Va.
will combine to present q musica
program at 1880 pm. in the
church.
Christmas musical vespers will
be held at 4 pm. in Christ Lu-
theran Church, Bethesda, Md.
with the choirs of the church
and guest artists taking part
Mrs. Mary Dunkle Panzer will
be at the organ.
First Presbyterian Church Of
Arlington will present q series
of German, French and English
carols by its chapel and junior
choirs at 5 pm. in the church
601 North Vermont street, Ar
lington. Va.
Cantata in Falls Church
The adult choir Of Glencarlyr
Road Baptist Church will give Z
cantata. THE Light of thu
World" at 1880 pm. in TIT
church. 6490 Glencariyn road
Falls Church, Va.
The Suitland High School
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DEC. 10 DEADLINE
FOR CHURCH MUSIC

Christmas church music
notices must be received by
Day Thorpe. music editor Of
The Star. no later than De-
cember IS. The notices
should be clearly marked
christmas Music in
Churches.'i The announce
ments win be run December
%.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-15

ligious cards this season. Greet
ings, too. have been more In
keeping with q slogan used by
many ministers and laymen tc
put Christ back in Christmas. >
Reproductions of famous Ma
donna paintings and engravings
Of great European cathedrals
have been especially popular, an
other store reported.
Quotations from the New Test
ament have been replacing the
more routine Merry Christmas
on many cards, one card store
salesman said.
A saleswoman in q big down.
town department store, who has
taken thousands of orders this
year and last, reported an "amaz-
ing" increase in religiously-
themed cards.
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Quiet Day Rites Set
AT Upper Marlboro

The Glorious Of the Southern
Convocation Of the Episcopal
Church will hold q "Pre-C Christ
mas Quiet Day" beginning at
4::30 pm. tomorrow in Trinity
Church. Upper Marlboro.
The Rev. Frederick H. AFTER
ton, associate warden Of the Col
lege Of Preachers at Washington
Cathedral. will lead the medita-
tons. The quiet day, the first
to be held in Southern Mary
land, will conclude at 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-15

Cappella Choir will present a
Christmas festival Of song at 8
pm. in National Advent Church,
5000 Riggs road, Chillum. Md.
The children's choir Of Peoples
Congregational Church will sing
at 6 pm. service in the church,
4704 Thirteenth street NV.
The Wesleyan Choir Of Asbury
Methodist Church will give the
cantata. "An People on Earth Do
Sing" by Wendell j. Rider, at 5
pm. in the church, Eleventh and
K streets NV.
The Howard University Choir
will present a program Of Christ
mas music at $3.50 O'Clock tonight
and at $50 and $3.50 pm. to-
morrow in the Andrew Rankin
Memorial Chapel.
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White Gift Service

Luther Place Memorial Church
will hold its annual white gift
service for needy families at 5
pm. tomorrow in the church,
Fourteenth and N streets NV.
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Street Scenes

rant advising mo Tipping
Window in Kitchen"
A youth hopefully carrying
ice skates along M street In
Georgetown.
A dog on a cold tin roof
on Pennsylvania avenue near
Twelfth street NV, bowling
to be let in at a window on
the next level.
A bewildered out-of-town
motorist wondering why the
cars were coming toward him
as he drove the wrong way on
one-way Tenth street NV. -
A life-size wooden horse, in
the technique of the cigar
store Indian OF old, in front
of a Georgetown saddle shop
and with a real blanket over
his back.
A pair of curious young
sters, peering down into an
open manhole beside a Men
Working" sign on Maryland
avenue.
A pigeon riding atop a NOV
ing automobile on Fourteenth
street near l street NV
A calendar page for Deem
Der, 1855, being blown by the
wind along G street NV.
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SPICY EMBASSY FOOD HAS ROLE
IN HANDYMAN'S FAMILY PROBLEM

handyman employed at an embassy here accused
failure to support his estranged wife three children
today blamed his his lack Of taste for the exotic
dishes of the Far East.
The 35-year-od colored told Juvenile Court Judge
Edith Cockril the food whipped up by the embassy
chefs too hot and spicy"
Judge Cockril asked for further explanation The
explained he travels frequently for the embassy be-
tween here and New York Originally he to be allowed
Sc day for Instead the embassy decided it
would be cheaper to give him meals.
Rejecting the embassys diet resulted in pocket
cost for meals which deeply into $20s per month
salary he said Thus money left his family
Judge Cockril, warning that employment at the en-
bassy doesn't give the diplomatic immunity" ordered
him to 500 month to his family and learn to like
the food" made available by his employer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
Wilmer Elected
Heed of Jewish
Community Center

Morton H. Wilmer. member OF
the D. C. Bar and local civic
leader, was elected president OF
the Jewish Community Center
last night. He succeeds Simon
Hirshman.
Other officers elected are:
Julius Goldstein, first vice presi-
dent; Leo Schlosberg, second vice
president; Edward A. Cafritz.
third vice president; Fred s..
IGichner, treasurer; Robert J..
Rothstein, assistant treasurer;
Abe Shefferman, recording secre-
tary, and Moe Gutenberg, cor
responding secretary.
Elected to the board of direc-
tors for a three-year term were:
Samuel Decker, Mr.. Hirshman,
Charles I. Kaplan, Cecil D.
Kaufman, Milton S. Kronheim,
ST.: Alvin Miller, Mrs. Henry Ok
|enburg, Joseph Ottenstein, Ben
Singer, Charles E. Smith, Bur-
nett Siman and I. S. Turnover.
Joseph Bulman was elected to
the board for one-year term.
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A NEON-CIRCLED clock at
Fourteenth street has Its"
curved across the top, and
ITO Enroll" at the bottom,
with the face between. 1t is
up to the man-in-a-hurry,
checking the clock, to figure
out this means Its Time to
Enrol" a personality i'm
provement course.
That clock says it's 1910,
and a half a minute further
along the street another time
piece, in a parking lot Office,
testifies 1915. Still another,
a few steps away, records
l0:11. The clocks may be out
of step, but the putting Pc
deStrian seldom breaks stride
as he takes them all in.
Three blocks on toward the
Capitol, those landmarks, the
clock in front of The Star and
its companion piece on the old
Post Office tower, are in COM
plete agreement. Clocks glare
from banks. restaurants, drug
stores, chasing the weary in
his frantic efforts to keep up
with them.
Il. In an electrical appliance
store above Ninth street, an
array of clocks are neatly in
accord, all stopped at precise
,ly 1915.
Over a liquor store near Sew
enth street, a tired old clock
with battered tin hands has
long since given up at 1880.
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District .Urges
Tax Action
Lawmakers Have
Own Proposals
Continued From First Page

Continued From FIST rage
Committee and Representative
Simpson. Republican of Illinois
former chairman and now rank
ing Republican on the House
District Committee.
Commissioner Spencer assured
Representative O'Hara. Repub-
llican Of Minnesota, who was
chairman of similar joint hear
Iings held in 1854. that the Dis
trict will have a So million
cushion" against future pay
raises at the end of the 1853
fiscal year, June 80. 1858. as a
result of the Commissioners pro-
posed revenue program.
He told Representative Harris,
Democrat of Arkansas, that he
believes the Districts taxpayers
generally accept the Commits
sioners' program. He warned.
however. that the outstanding
feature of a revenue hearing
which the city heads held last
October was that there should
be a higher Federal payment.
MIR. Harris also wanted to
know If the Commissioners pro-
gram would take care" of Dis
Etrict schools.
| Matter Of Controversy
Mr.. Spencer called this a
l"matter of controversy" and de-
lclared, II don't think everybody
would agree that they would be
adequately taken care of. but we
think they would"
Mr.. Smith also questioned the
Commissioners plan to impose
1.-THE 2 per cent sales tax on local
telephone calls and their failure
to suggest a doubling Of the tax
on building associations. He also
asked whether armed forces COM
Imissaries and post exchanges
there should not be made subject
to the Districts sales tax.
Mr.. Smith asked the Commits
sioners to prepare answers for his
Questions at the Joint commit
tees next session.
Postponement of the hearings
until Monday will permit the
committee to consider the reve-
nue. program in relation to the
city's requested budges for the
next fiscal year, which starts
July /.
The budget will be sent to
Congress that day as part of
president Eisenhower's budget
proposal for the entire Federal
Government.
| To Hear Witnesses
Mr.. Smith said that on Mon
day the committee will hear pub
lie witnesses-some 80 of whom
have asked to testify-after lis
Itening to Representative An
drews, Democrat of Alabama,
who has suggested the District
should take over the liquor bust
ness here and sell through Dis
trict-run package stores.
Offering the first testimony
Commissioner Spencer urged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11

quick approval Of the revenue
increase program. He warned
that the city's financial crisis has
forced the District Commission
ers to hold back part of the city
spending program. He declared
IAN early solution to our
revenue problem Is of the ut
most Importance because our
present financial situation is
such that we have found il
necessary to defer submission OF
part Of our fiscal year 1857
budget until additional revenues
are provided.
Chosen Arbitrarily
Other District officials said
the withheld projects had been
chosen arbitrarily and are to be
submitted to Congress as soon
as the new revenue bill is passed.
They indicated the items all in
volve construction projects and
were held back because there
would be a minimum of red tape
in restoring them to the budget.
Mr.. Spencer said the District
needs nearly $40 million a year
more in additional revenue to
cover the pending budget, slated
to total nearly $3.50 million, as
well as a $3.2 million deficit
during the current fiscal year,
which ends next June 80. Con-
gress has been asked to increase
local taxes nearly $40 million
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The
Rambler
Clocks Muy Be Slow.
But Not the Public
By JACK JONAS

Washington lives by the
clock.
This is evident from the
hustle on downtown streets,
brought on by the race to
reach a million destinations
on time.
Countless clocks, with no
holidays or vacation for their
ever-moving hands, quicken
the pace of the slaves of time.
On the Avenue, for example,
from the White House to the
Capitol, clocks everywhere din
a sense of urgency into the
footsteps of a hustling public.
Close by the White House, a
white-dialed clock stares re-
lentlessly from an empty Sec
ond floor window above a
mems clothing shop, prodding
the laggard to hurry.
On Fifteenth street, as it
wends its way south to pick
up the Avenue again, time Is
in a panic in a jewelers. wins
dow. Gone Is the jewelers.
one time practice of setting
his display clocks at 8::iS. and
these now say carelessly it is
4:20, Sis, 600. 8::35-take
your pick and the devil with it.
If you're late, blame it on the
clock-any clock-in the jew
eler'S window.
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and boost the Federal payment
so million.
He blamed the deficit on SO
million in pay raises voted for
District workers last summer by
Congress. During the last 10
years, Mr.. Spencer said, pay
raise and employe fringe benefit
legislation" has increased city
costs $49.6 million.
Would Forgive Tax
He stressed that proposals &c
start withholding the income tar
from paychecks next October
would allow for forgiveness OF
half the tag for the current
year. Thus District taxpayers
would be required to pay taxes for
only q year and a half In one
year, rather than two years taxes
in one year as is the case In
Maryland under a similar con-
version to the Withholding sys-
TEN.
The Commissioners program
calls for a 50 million boost in the
annual Federal payment toward
meeting the municipal costs OF
the National Capital. This would
increase from $40 million to $22
million the Federal payment au-
thorized by law.
To meet the balance Of an ex-
|pected SOL million deficit by
the end of the next fiscal year
which begins July /, the city
heads also have asked for heavy
increases in levies on District
taxpayers.
Tax Exemption Cut
These new taxes, the Commits
sioners told Congress. will in
crease city revenues by $8.l mil
lion during the next fiscal year
and by $9.8 million a year there
after.
The program calls for q cut
from $4,000 to $1,000 in indivi-
dual income tax exemptions, es-
Enlistment Of two new tor
brackets and a shift to pay-as-
you-go collections from pay
checks starting next October /.
Although no legislation is re-
quested, the Commissioners told
Congress they will increase the
|city's real estate tax rate next
July from $2.20 for each 500 OF
assessed valuation to $3.50, pro-
ducing a revenue increase Of SIS
million q year.
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Du Pre'sW Wife
Return
But Officials Lowye
Reports No Contact

The wife Of Ben Du Pre-, for
Imer Maryland Roads Commits
sion official under indictment for
conspiracy to defraud the agency,
said today she understands her
husbands lawyer is arranging
for his return from Mexico.
However, the lawyer. Barnard
r. Welsh Of Rockville, said he
has had no contact recently
with Du Pre-. who vanished from
his Bethesda home shortly be-
fore Montgomery and Prince
Georges County grand juries in
Idicted him and six Washington
real estate operators.
Mr.. Welsh said he would like
to obtain immunity for his client,
but no such arrangement has
been made with prosecutors in
the two counties.
Meanwhile. Montgom cry
County States Attorney Alger
Y. Barbee said he had instructed
police to check on a report that
a Mexico City newspaper women
had identified Du Pre- as a fell
low passenger on an airliner fly
ing from Mexico to Washington
on December %.
The women Is Mrs. Marion De
Lagos of the newspaper Ell Uni
versal Grafico in Mexico City.
She told in a recent dispatch Of
meeting "Mr. Ben Du Pre-" on
the plane. She described him as
"a gentleman of great worth
and extraordinary talent" and
told Of his work in the recon-
struction of Tampico. battered
by hurricanes last fall.
Mr.. Barbee said he had con-
ferred with Mr.. Welsh yesterday
and the latter had supplied him
with an address in Mexico where
Du Pre- could be reached. The
prosecutor said he is continuing
to press extradition proceedings
through the State Department.
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Bar Forms Research Unit,
Passports First Project

Robert E. Mclaughlin and Brig
Gen. Thomas A. Lane.
The Commissioners were in
troduced by former District
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue. Also introduced was David
B. Karrick. an attorney and
president Of the Fidelity Storage
Company. who win succeed
Commissioner Spencer in April
Warns Of Deficits
Mr.. Spencer told of mounting
deficits facing the District and
outlined steps being taken to
combat them.
Mr.. Mclaughlin explained
that Congress once paid SO per
cent of the operating cost Of
the city and now pays about Il
per cent.
Commissioner Lane referred
Ito the transit problem. He de-
Iclared efforts are being made
to get legislation for a public
authority to operate a transit
system at the earliest possible
date.
During a question-and- ANSWER
period following the talks. Gen,
Lane said that. while he sup
posed a public authority would
bring in some new men, top
level" employees OF the Capital
Transit Co are "eminently
qualified"
Fancy N. Lityin. who retired
recently after years Of service as
Ia Federal Communications Com
mission examiner, was presented
with q certificate Of merit from
the association.
The meeting was held in the
Mayfiower Hotel. Charles s.
Rhyme presided.
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Social Work Is Topic

Canon Charles r. Stinnette Of
the College of Preachers at WASH
'ington National Cathedral will
discuss Social Work and he
Church" at meeting of the
Northern Virginia Family s..v-
ice at 8 pm. Friday in the Falls
Church Parish House, las South
Washington street, Falls Church.
n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11

J. AN ANTIQUE SHOP dis
plays a grandfather clock
whose scrolled hands motion
another generation to get
along and make way for the
next.
Even a man with a watch
on his wrist INTERESTINGLY seeks
out these timepieces on the
street, checking his hour
against theirs in constant dis
belief that it can be as late as
they say.
Time fascinateS him so
much that he pauses to look
at a display of cheap clocks in
a drug store window, when he
should be Fastening to his
next appointment before time
leaves him behind.
Clocks ought to have hol-
days, too, from their business
of scolding and nagging,
breeding discomfort and i'm
patience, frightening workers
with the ogre Of tasks unfin-
ished and tasks unstarted.
If all the clocks were COW
cred for a day, there might be
time to get something done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11

Iings, Mr.. Hagerty asserted, a.
we'll as the shift to permanent
Office buildings throughout TIT
city. This will mean bette
housing for Federal employee
generally.
/ Mr.. Hagerty said the Presiden
has frequently expressed himsel
on his feeling that the tempo
rary buildings are an eyesore
when the Chief Executive ane
Mr.. Hagerty travel out to thu
Military Air Transport Servic'
terminal at National Airport, he
said, they must pass quite a few
of the temporary buildings.
Mr.. Hagerty said MIR. Eisen.
hover particularly commented
on the improved looks of ths
area just opposite the White
House southwest gate. where g
Temporary building, housing
State Department workers. wa.
demolished. The First Division
Society put on a campaign Il
have it removed because it OBJ.
secured the view of its nearby
monument.
Impressed with removal Of
this temporary building, Mr.
Eisenhower Frequently ex.
presses an opinion that 1t look,
an awful lot better and cam
we get rid of the rest of them,
the secretary asserted.
I The Chief Executive agree,
with most Washington citizen'
that the temporary buildings arr
"eyesores and should com,
down." If you can find perman'
ent space for the Offices tina
are now in them" Mr.. Hagerty
declared.
| Rockville Resident
1 Mr.. McConihe lives in Rock.
vile, Md, and is the son of The
former Democratic nationa
committeeman here. Malcolm S
McConihe.
He is member of the board
| of directors of the. Hospita
Council and Group Hospitaliza-
ton, president of Emergency
Hospital and a member of the
board Of directors of the Mont
gomery County Chapter. Ameri'
can Red Cross.
Under GSA Jurisdiction, 9
spokesman said today, there arr
81 Federal temporary building:
here, housing some $4,000 EN-.
lployes and containing some s.;
million square feet of space
There are other temporary build.
ings. containing security agen.
cies, on which there is no Official
information.
| The Administrators new Fed.
eral building plan for the Ma.
Itional Capital proposes demoli-
ton Of all downtown temporary
buildings except the Navy and
Munitions Buildings. by 1860
The National Capital Planning
Commission. at its December Is
meeting. Endorsed this GSA pro-
gram.