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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Girl 10 Testify
In Staying Plot

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10 (P).-
Diane Burgess. 15-year-old girl
who admits plotting her fathers
murder and talking her boy
friend into firing the murder
weapon. was to testify in her
own defense today.
The girl is on trial. charged
with being an accessory before
the murder of her father, go
Iyear-old Leonard Burgess.
Her boy friend. l5-year-old
Joseph Tromberi. was convicted
of second degree murder and
sentenced to 10 years last month
for the shooting.
DANES testimony at his trial
was admitted in evidence at the
start of her trial yesterday and
the State contended it amounted
to a confession of her guilt.
Judge James K. Cullen adj
mitted the testimony over de-
Tense objections, saying it was
both admissible and relevent. "
but he said he would leave up
to the jury Of seven men and
five women what weight" TO
attach TO the evidence.
In her testimony, Diane took
responsibility for the shooting,
saying she put Tromberi UP to
it and could have talked him
out of it but didn't because she
wanted her father killed.
She appeared briefly in the
witness chair yesterday to say
she made the admissions only
TO help Jimmy Tromberi."
Il didn't think II was a con-
fession to be used against me-"
She conceded, however, that
her former counsel, Alan II.
Murrell. had advised her not to
take the stand in the Tromberi
case and had withdrawn as her
lawyer when she rejected his
advice.
Paul NJ. Feeley. appointed by
the court, is now defending the
girl.
DANES mother, Mrs. Thelma
Burgess, and Walter O. Brauer,
II. who sllegedly loaded the 22-
caliber murder rife and loaned
1t to Tromberi. are awaiting
trial on charges Of being access
SORES 10 the crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Husband Says Wife
Shot Herself in Bed

Mrs. Hardy s. Chambers. So
Of 2S07 Connecticut avenue NV. :,
snot herself TO death as she lay
in bed last night. her husband
reported 20 police.
Mr.. Chambers said he was
awakened By the shot and found
his wife lying beside him with a
wound in her right temple. He
said she had been II four years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18

Tie UdIlQlJS WHO lOTCeQ OOIldIu
E. Bishoff, IS. to open the bank
while a second bandit held Mrs.
BiShoff, 81, prisoner at the
bankers apartment 3410 Tulane
drive, Hyattsville.
Altogether Mr.. and Mrs. Bish-
of were held captive for nearly
six hours, starting at $50 pm,
Sunday. The first five hours
were spent by the two bandits
| in the apartment while they
waited for a clear coast to the
bank.
At 2::30 am. the tall man of
the bandit pair forced Mr..
Bishof to take him to the bank.
They waited in the car outside
until two carloads of employees
left a Hot Shoppe restaurant
nearby.
Wife Under Threat
Mrs. Bishoff was held in the
apartment by the second, short
gunman, with the warning that
harm would befall her if the
other bandit and Mr.. Bishofi
were not back by 3 or $40. They
returned at about $40.
The tall bandit left % bags Of
money in a manila shopping bag
on the floor of Mr.. Bishoff's cal
while they returned to the apart
ment. He carried three bags in
his pockets. After the robbers
had bound Mr.. and Mrs. Bishoff
the short bandit left first. giving
instructions for the tall man tt
follow in three minutes.
They heard a cars engine
starting, and in exactly three
minutes, the second bandit left.
Telling the story last night
Mrs. Bishoff said she was still
livery nervous" She looked pale
and tugged at her sweater neck
as she talked to a reporter at the
home of her mother, 1902 Coles
willie road, HyattSville.
Couple Under Guard
She and her husband still
Showed effects of the loss o.
Isleep. and of their all-day ques.
tioning by police and FBI agents
The latter maintained a protec-
tive watch over the couple. who
had been warned by the bandits
not to talk to police too much.
| While Mrs. Bishoff was talk
ing friends brought in her g.
year-old daughter Diane, who
had spent the day away from
the excitement. Diane had slept
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Oukton Church Fete

The Oakton tVa) Church OF
the Brethren will present an
outdoor Christmas pageant
nightly from Friday. December
81. through Thursday. Deem
Der o. Two performances Will
be given each efenlng az 7:l5
and 8 o'clock. with a single per-
Torrance Christmas eve at 7:l5
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Transit Fights Tax
Seizure By D. c.
U. S. Court Writ
Asked to Block
$422,562 Levy

A dispute between the D. c.
Transit System, Inc, and the
District Government over $422,.
562 in taxes levied on gross re-
ceipts of the old Capital Transit
Co. last fiscal year has reached
Federal Court.
D. C. Transit filed an injunc-
ton suit yesterday, asking the
court to prohibit District author
titles from "seizing" its property
for payment OF the first half Of
the tax, due in September, plus
a penalty of $6,33S.
Following a conference ct the
District Building, counsel for the
transit company was granted q
grace period until today to seek
ia restraining order.
In the franchise by which D. c.
Transit succeeded Capital trans
it as operator Of the bus and
streetcar system here. D. c.
Transit was exempted from pay
ment of gross receipts taxes. On
acquiring Capital Transit's as
sets last August Is, it also assum-
led the old company's liabilities.
Notice Disputed
The Injunction suit fiied
yesterday through Harvey M.
Spear. attorney for D. c. Transit,
took the position that notice Of
the tax liability did not appear
to have been served on Capital
Transit. and the tax was not
assessed to D. C. Transit.
The suit gave this sequences
of events:
I On September 4. bill for
Capital Transit. indicating that
$211,281 was due that month as
the first half of the tax based
on Capital Transit's gross
receipts for the fiscal year ended
June 80 was received in the
d. c. Transit Offices.
/ On December 6. a letter came
from Tax Collector Guy Pear
son entitled delinquent notice"
for the $211.281, plus a penalty
of $6.338. The letter said that
unless the money was paid with
in 10 days. the tax collector
could serve a distraint levy and
seize and sell properties Of D. c.
Transit for payment. The dead
line was yesterday.
Legal Cutoff Feared
/ The papers contended that
these circumstances might cut
off the transit company's avenue
to judicial review of the
legality and validity of the tax.
The court was told that seizure
of the streetcars, buses and other
property and disruption Of
operations would damage the
good will and reputation Of the
company and lose it passengers
permanently.
The suit went on to say the
company had been at great effort
and substantial expense TO over
come bad will and bad public
relations" which its predecessor
had with the public and
potential passengers.
Irreparably Damage Seen
Accordingly a disruption Of
the transit system operations by
the defendants to collect a tax
which the plaintiff has offered
to pay, provided judicial review
can be assured, would be
uniquely and irreparably damag-
ing to plaintiff. it added.
The court was asked to enjoin
the defendants. Mr.. Pearson and
Assessor James L. Martin. from
seizure.
The action asserted the tax
and penalty should be assessed
against the d. c. Transit Co.,
if the authorities wish to collect
1T. and that the company should
have the right to a legal re-
view by the Tax Court or by Q
so-cslled common law action for
refund against the tax COLI
lector.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Virginia TroveI Coins

RICHMOND. Dec. 10 tP.-
Travel on rural primary high
ways In Virginia was Up 4e4
per cent last month over NO
yemner 1855. the State HiEhVa as
Department reported yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
FIJI Intensifies Search
For Bank HoIdup Men
Loot Of College Park Brunch Put
At $4,000. With $35.0 in Gosh

The FB intensified the search today for two bandits who
terorzed bank teller his wife and stole than $780, 900
lin cash and checks.
the the College Park branch Of
Suburban Trust Co. fixed today $62363 Of which $685.
$50 SO cash.
The money taken night depository by of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Soot-Suits

Santa Claus won't have
to worry this year about the
SCOT of WashingtOn's Chin
neys. If his bright red suit
gets sOOted up as he slides
down the stack, he can 20
right over to the Arlington
County Department of Rec
reatiOn and suit up again.
The department says ii
has three Santa Claus suits
on hand. They're brand
new, and any Santa Claus
who wants to borrow one
can do SO il he gets his
reservation in in time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Man Shoots Self as Police
Probe Staying of Wife

An Alexandria housewife was
shot to death last night by her
husband who also took his own
life. police said.
Mrs. Bertha L. Taylor, IS, OF
80 John Roberts Homes. was
killed.
Her husband, Cecil. died later
in Alexandria Hospital from a
bullet wound through the head.
Police said they were called 10
the Taylor home about l0:45
pm. by Mrs. Taylor's brother
Clyde Breedon, 40, Of ii9 South
Henry street.
Mr.. Breeder said he and his
sister we're sitting at a kitchen
table in the Taylor home when
her husband came in. Mr. .Breeoen
told police Taylor sat down 81
the table and they discussed q
traffic accident in which Taylor
was involved.
Jumped Up and Shot Wife
Mr.. Breeder said that sud-
denly Taylor jumped UP creE
the revolver from his trousers
pocket. and shot his wife Mr..
Breeder said ne ran out Of the
house and vent 70 CAP stand
at King and Henry streets 70
call police.
He met a policeman there and
told him about the shooting
Poke forced open the door
and found Mrs. Taylor lying on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Rszsll DRUG CO meets for
q third day In the Hotel statisr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
The
Rambler
Customer Never
Taken for q Ride
BY JACK JONAS

Harry E. Stello, who has
been selling 500 or more by
cycles each Christmas season,
says he'd sell a lot more if
he weren't so honest about it.
Few people realize" he
says, that you have to have
the right sized bike. You have
to fit the kid.
eve lost sales because par
ents wanted to buy the wrong
size, and wouldn't sell it to
them"
The Bicycle Association of
America. he adds, recognizes
this problem, and puts out a
chart showing what sized bike
fits what sized youngster.
"But SO per cent of my Gus
toners would buy the wrone
size if / didn't talk them on
Of It," he says.
Mostly it's a tendency
buy wheel too large.
"They buy them too big b,
cause they want them to las
longer. They figure the XII,
will grow up to fit the bike.
Mr.. Stello says. "They don
realize they can trade then
in, like autos.
Kids have come in here
with bikes scratched up,
spokeS broken, tenders
smashed. They can get hurt
riding the wrong sized bike.
Il don't like to see that, so
! talk myself out of a lot OF
sales"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Byqone

An advertising man IT,
other day was Iamentin;
the passing of the tradi-
tiOnal.
One of the big clients of
his agency, he said, made
what seemed like a simple
request. The client wanted
a drawing of the traditional
Father Time, with his
scythe and hour glass to-
gether with the symbol of
the New Year, the top
HATED and cane-carrying
babe in diapers.
The gency looked
through its files and
couldn't find one. They
checked the mat services.
No such thing there, either.
They consulted the calendar
people. No luck.
Nobody, it seemed, had
such a picture. The agency
resolved the problem by
hiring an artist to draw
One-and the artist, a man
who likes to keep tradition
alive himself, had to call on
his memory for the sketch.
Spirit
The businessman may find
he won't have to struggle
home laden down with fifth:
of Scotch, pen and pencil
sets and fancy paper weight:
IN Jne future II this year;
Christmas procedure of the
real estate firm of Shannon
& Luchs catches on.
To the people it deals with
the firm is sending this card,
in keeping with the true
spirit of Christmas we are
making a substantial con-
tribution to the United Givers
Fund of Metropolitan Wash
ington in lieu of sending ma
terial gifts to our friends anc
associates"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16

new users, 1000 more than were
added in 1854.
More than 100000 visitors sign
ed the Vepco register during the
two years and nine months it took
to complete the Roanoke Rapids
project. Filling of the reservoir
began last June and final testing
and adjustment of principal pieces
of equipment was finished Deem
Der 81.
The dam itself is better than
half a mile long, and has % adj
Unstable gates for controlling high
water. The lake formed behind the
dam is 80 feet deep in the river
channel, covers nearly 5000 acres
and has At miles of shoreline.
The tailrace for the dam extends
5000 feet downstream. 1t is 80
feet wide and 45 feet deep and
was blasted from solid rock at
cost of $5,O0O,OO0. The power sta
ton is also built on rock.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16

Do you want to make your mon
ey go farther? Keep your family
we'll and happy? Then raise a
square meal around home.
Even though It means money in
their pockets, many farm families
today fail to produce their own
food supply. For example, the
1850 census shows that 16 per
cent of North Carolina farms grew
no vegetables, AZ per cent had no
milk cow, II per cent no laying
hens, 81 per cent no beef cattle,
and 48 per cent no swine.
According to U S. Department
of Agriculture figures, the aver
age family in the nation spends
about Is per cent of their annual
income for food. The farm family,
however, can save most of this
figure because they have an oppor-
tunity to produce food at home.
It's good business and it's good
sense.
You may not be able to produce
all of the foed you need, but you
can produce some of it to help
stretch your food budget. Which
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lowing more than four years of
litigation.
The Rev. Wayne Scott, pastor
of the Seaboard Baptist Church,
at Seaboard, IN. CO. will pro-
nounce the benediction.
After the ceremonies barbecue
luncheon will be served on the
grounds and guests will be taken
on a tour of inspection Of the new
hydro power station, the dam, and
the company's new 100000 serv-
ice building headquarters, which is
just being completed. The public
is invited to attend.
The Roanoke Rapids hydro de-
velopment is capable of generating
100000 kilowatts of electricity.
Tied into Vepco's high voltage
transmission system, the develop
ment is Vepco's first sizeable prof.
ect using water power to produce
electricity, it's ninth major gen.
Grating plant, and brings the sys-
tenn kilowatt capacity total to more
than one and one quarter million.
Vepco is currently serving more
than $4,000 electric customers in
North Carolina, Virginia and
West Virginia.
A tenth major plant is sched-
uled for completion at Yorktown,
Va, next year, and application is
pending before the Federal Power
Commission for authority to build
an $1,000 kilowatt hydro station
at CASTOR IN. c., about nine
miles upstream from here.
Goodmon said that 1856 brought
the largest increase in Vepco sys-
tenn output ever experienced in one
year, an increase of 572 million
kilowatt hours or II per cent above
1854 for a total output of 5 billion
GOT million kilowatt hours. The in
crease was due, he said, to steady
increase of use of electricity by
customers and $4,000
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
FAIRFIELD PERSONALS

Mrs. Herbert PUNK of Raleigh
and Mrs. F. C. Gill and Helen of
Wilson visited Mrs. Murray Mann
and Miss Helen Swindell last
week.
Miss Barbara Sadler of Norfolk
spent the week end here with the
L. w. Sadlers.
Miss Patricia Baum of Tarboro
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Edison Baum.
Miss Betty Mann of Eco,
Greenville, spent the week end
here with her mother. She had as
her guests Miss Sarah Agbell of
Greenville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Osgood and
children of New Bern were the
week end guests of Mrs. A. B. Mid.
yette and Robena.
Rev. Eric D. Collie of Lake
Landing and James Zrakas of Will
son and Belhaven held the regular
morning services at All Saints
Episcopal church Sunday and were
the dinner guests of the d. W..
Sears.
Rev. Amos H. Stone Of Swan
Quarter filled his regular appoint
ment at the Methodist Church here
Sunday night.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
AVON PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie O'Neal and
Mrs. Goodrich Williams of Manteo
were here Tuesday.
Those from Avon attending the
M.Y.F. Sub-District meeting at
Buxton Friday night were: Ronnie
Price, Dallas Royce Miller, Bar
bara Miller, Claudine Williams,
Helen Gray, Betty Price, Alvin
Gray, Wanda Gray, Ann Meekins,
Mary Meekins, Gail Gray, Ann
Williams, Olga Meekins, Mrs.
Georgia O'Neal, Mrs. Emma Scar
borough, Rev. and Mrs. Aaron Ty-
son, and Billy Ray Tyson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Scarbor-
ough and children of Norfolk spent
the week end here.
Erwin Gray of Portsmouth visit
ed his grandfather, Capt. G. H.
Meekins.
Mrs. Lottie Williams visited Mr..
and Mrs. Dick Scarborough in
Manteo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Williams, Jr.,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Prit-
chard in Elizabeth City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Scarborough
of Manteo were here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Scarbor-
ough and Erskine Scarborough
were in Norfolk last week..
Mrs. Linville Meekins has re-
turned from the Albemarle Hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obey Hooper and
children Grayson and Faith, Mrs.
Percy Williams and children
Claudine and Percy Davis were in
Elizabeth City Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland Sterling
and son Ronnie of Norfolk visited
Mrs. Sterling's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Gray over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winifred Whitlock
of Norfolk and Tom Scarborough
visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John M. Scarborough.
Tom Meekins, who has been
spending most of the winter with
DR.. and Mrs. l.. Sigsbee Miller in
Elizabeth City has returned home.
Birth Announcement
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther G. Hooper,
Jr. of Avon announce the birth of
son, Luther Grandy Hooper, III,
on Thursday March at the Bux-
ton Infirmary. Mrs. Hooper is the
former Rita Janette Scarborough,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Scarborough, of Avon.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
5000 EXPECTED TO
DAM DEDICATION IN
ROANOKE RAPIDS
Governor Hodges to Make Ad-
dress at $32.0o0.0o0
Development

Roanoke Rapids, March 15-
More than 5000 persons are ex-
pected here Wednesday, April A,
for the formal dedication of Vir-
ginia Electric and Power Com
pany's $32,000,O00 hydro-electric
development on the Roanoke River.
Governor Luther H. Hodges will
make the dedication address.
Details of the ceremonies, which
will be attended by state officials
of Virginia and North Carolina,
were announced today by Ray H.
Goedmon, vice-president of Vepco's
Carolina Division, who will be
master of ceremonies.
The Roanoke Rapids High School
Band will begin playing patriotic
music at IL am. and will start
the formal program at 1870 am.
with 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner.
The Rev. John M. Walker, of
the Roanoke Rapids Presbyterian
Church, will deliver the invoca-
ton. Mayor w. H. Pruden will
welcome the visitors on behalf of
Roanoke Rapids and Erwin H.
Will, Vepco president, will well
come them for Vepco.
Senator w. Lunsford Crew IN.
CO. will present Governor Hodges.
Donald c. Barnes, chairman of
Vepco's board of directors, will I'M
veil a facsimile of bronze tablet
E1emoralizing Jack G. Holtzclaw,
company president for 26 years,
who died December IS at Rich
mond. Va. 1t was under the leader
ship of Mr.. Holtzclaw that the
huge dam and power plant were
envisioned and Carried through to
completion after license had been
obtained by a decision of the
United States Supreme Court fol-
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
STUMPY POINT PERSONALS

Mr.. ard Mrs. Leland Dudley of
Engelhard were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Payne Sunday. Mr..
Dudley filled the pulpit Sunday
morning in the absence of the pas
tor. Mr.. Dudley is member of
"No Silent Pulpits" campaign put
on by Methodist laymen.
Miss Clara Faye O'Neal of En-
gelhard visited Mr.. and Mrs. Car
son Meekins for the week end.
Ralph, Bryan and Wayne O'Neal
were in Belhaven Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Payne,
Brenda and Patsy and Eta Lou
of Norfolk visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Neal Payne over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton Payne of
Cape Charles visited relatives here
Saturday.
Mrs. Edith Payne returned from
Pungo District Hospital Saturday.
Mrs. Annie Harris is a patient
in Pungo Hospital at Belhaven.
Mrs. Geo. Payne, Mrs. Grady
Strickland and Lisa Ann of Ra-,
leigh spent the week end here with
Geo. Payne.
June Beasley of Manns Harbor
spent the week end with Estelle
Knight.
Mrs. Ruby and Edith Best spent
Friday in Washington.
Mrs. Gladys White of Norfolk
visited here Saturday.
Sammy Meekins of Norfolk
spent the week end here with Spur
geon Meekins.
Gaskill Payne of Norfolk spent
the week end here with his fam
lily.
Mrs. Doris Twiford and Horace
Hooper were in Manteo Saturday
on business.
Mrs. Lucy Best is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Mary Spencer, in Bel
haven.
C. w. Mann of Manns Harbor
spent the week end here with Mr..
and Mrs. D. M. Gray.
Mrs. L. D. Hooper and Mrs.
A. L. G. Stephenson attended a
club meeting Monday night at
Manns Harbor.
Mrs. Judy and Annie Payne Wis
tied relatives in Engelhard.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED BY
MRS. MELVINA WHIDBEE

Mrs. Melvina Whidbee celebrat-
ed her 10th birthday at her home
in Salvo Sunday, March 18th with
birthday dinner.
Attending were Mrs. Luther
Gray of Salvo, Mr.. and Mrs. Coy
L. Anderson and children Charles
and Carolyn of Shiloh, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kendall Whidbee and children
Reid and Danny, and Earl C.
Whidbee of Elizabeth City, Mrs.
Irene Midget and children, Sheila,
Larry, Alberta and Patricia, Mrs.
Burtis Hooper and daughter, Hill
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
of these will you try for 1866.

of these will you try for 1856.
1. A garden with 10 different
vegetables plus additional space
for white and sweet potatoes, corn,
field peas, strawberries and other
small fruit. Allow one-tenth of an
acre per person in your family.
2. Two cows-one- to freshen in
the spring, one in the fall. Or keep
one cow and work out a plan of
milk exchange with a neighbor.
3. A poultry flock for eggs and
chicken. Buy 60 chicks each year.
Select 80 pullets, eat cockerels.
Keep an average of 20 pullets for
a family of five. Livestock to be
butchered for meat.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
GULRocK PERSONALS

Guthrie Francis of Stumpy
Point spent the week end here
with Miss lone O'Neal and other
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Francis
spent Sunday at Stumpy Point and
Manteo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob McAllister of
Fort Lauderdale, Fla, are here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Pugh.
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da Frances of Salvo, Mrs. Calvin
Midget of Manteo and Shirley
Midget of Norfolk.