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Evening star., 1946-12-03
0'Conor Approves
Filming Of Records
BY the Asseeiaied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. "a plan
to microfllm Maryland land and
probate records from Colonial times
through 1850 was approved yester-
day by Gov. O'Conor.
Under it, DR.. Morris L. Radof
State archivist, will assist the So
ciety in obtaining the co-opera-
tion of local courthouse officials in
preparing copy for the filming.
The society will give the State
Hall of Records a copy of the film
which DR.. Radoff said will save
the State a lot of money, although
it will entail additional work for
the hall of records staff"
DR.. Radoff disclosed also that
copies of the earlier records-up to
1788-which were photographed dur
ing the war were being sent to the
Henry E. Huntington Library and
Art Gallery at San Merino, Calf.
Another copy will be sent to the
Public Record Office in London, and
one to the Library of Congress. The
latter library and the hall of rec
ords shared the costs of these three
filmings which provide still more
Maryland material for historical re-
SearcherS,
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Parents Escape Blaze
That Destroys Home

A retired Washington fireman, ].
w. C. Hef1in, and his wife escaped
death yesterday by kicking down
a front door when the farmhouse
owned by their son, William A. Hef-
lin, at Poolesville, Md, was swept by
flames.
The younger Mr.. Heflin, former
labor editor with the David Law
renee publications, who said the
house was valued at approximately
$20, 900, said he was using a blow
torch to thaw out q frozen water
pipe under the rear porch when
some paint ignited. In a matter OF
seconds, he said, high winds spread
the flames over the back walls OF
the 45-year-old two-story frame
house.
Not realizing that smoke already
was pouring into the house, he
called to his father to come and help
him. As he attempted to 60 in the
front door, his father broke it down
and came out with his mother.
The elder Mr.. Hef1in said he ano
his wife were nearly overcome BY
the smoke when they were mo-
mentarily trapped in the living room
when the door latch jammed.
Fireman from Rockville and
Gaithersburg, summoned by neigh
bors, were helpless because of high
Winds. The house, at the crest o1
a hill, burned from cellar to attic
within 10 minutes, according to Mr.
Hef1in.
Mr.. Heflin purchased the place
two months ago from Ebert Ruble
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Montgomery Cattle Judging
Team Fourth in Nation

The Montgomery County livestock
judging team, Maryland champions,
yesterday placed fourth with score
of 1,487 out of a possible 1900 points
in the National Junior Livestock
contest at Chicago.
The contest was a part OF the
Nation wide All Club Congress.
George Fry of Laytonsville, Will
liam Dorsett of Sellman and Doug
las King of Clarksburg, comprise the
team, the Associated Press reported.
Two other Maryland youths, Jacob
X. Thompson, jr., is, of Ellicott City,
and H. L. Straus of Reistertown.
were awarded prizes. Thompson won
a $500 scholarship for handling II
fat steers, some hogs and lambs,
with a total value of nearly $4,000,
and Straus took first place in the
polled shorthorns senior bull calf
contest.
It previously was announced that
Fry won 500 college scholarship
for placing second in an achievement
contest.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
|WAA 70 Sell Buildings
AT Richmond Air Base
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 3.-The
War Assets Administration an
nounced yesterday that rs buildings
ct the Richmond Air Base are now
on sale to veterans and contractors
who are building homes for vet
eranS
Warehouses, repair shops, admin
istration and mess buildings and q
gasoline station will be sold "as-is-
whereas" for removal from the
base. They will be sold under the
sealed-bid system. Offers will not
be accepted after 10 am, Decem-
Der Is.
WAA officials said holders Of
"HH'' ratings, issued by the FHA,
will be able to salvage many hard
to-get construction items, such as
plumbing and heating fixtures, door
and window frames, roofing and
scarce hardware.
The buildings are now open for
inspection and a WAA representa-
tive will be at the base, except for
Saturdays and Sundays, to dis
tribute bid forms and answer ques-'
tions.
Structures not sold will be offered
to nonpriority holders.
Evening star., 1946-12-03

The Kensington Town Council to-
day announced its disapproval Of the
proposed coming plan for the town
distributed for community study sew.
eral weeks ago by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. A public hearing on
the plan is scheduled for 8 pm.
December 16 at the Kensington
Elementary School.
B. w. Kumler, town clerk and
treasurer. said one of the objections
to the plan is that insufficient land
is designated for commercial zoning.
Past experience, he said, has shown
that a scarcity of commercial prop
erty often makes land prices pro-
hibitive.
The council, he said, also took
exception to the plan to have a l5o-
foot right-of-way on Connecticut
avenue, locally called Lincoln road.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Firenlen Call
For Rockville
Wafer System
Three Possible
Courses Suggested
TO Provide Supply
Rockville Firemen
Ask Arrangements
For Wafer System

The Rockville Volunteer Fire De-
partment today asked the Mayor
and Council to make arrangements
with the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission for the towns
water supply.
The fire department. which was
called out two weeks ago to pump
water to the town from Rock Creek
after the community's supply ran
low, suggested three possible courses
of action:
/. Immediate arrangements be
made with the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission to pur-
chase an adequate supply of water
from its nearest available source.
2. Immediate arrangements be
made to establish permanent filtra-
ton plant of adequate capacity to
care for immediate and increased
future needs, obtaining the water
from Rock Greek, said plant to be
owned and operated by the town of
Rockville.
3. "The entire water system Of
the town of Rockville be sold to the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission for its operation as
part of the Washington suburban
sanitary district"
In a resolution. signed by M. F.
Gates, president of the department,
the flremen further requested that
the Army engineers, who are still
encamped outside of Rockville at
Watts Branch, where they are filter
ing water and pumping it into the
city, be asked to continue their
work until "the water supply is
adequate to meet all reasonable re-
quirements." The engineers are
from Fort Belvoir.
The fire department maintained
that the recent water shortage,
which was attributed partly to a
breakdown in the pumping system
and partly to a dry fall, ''has dis
closed that the present municipal
water system is not adequate to
meet the needs of the town, from
the standpoint of both fire protec-
ton and health"
The resolution adds that in view
OF anticipated expansion of Rock
vile it would not help to build ad-
ditional wells.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
5 Of IS Indicted Face
u. 5. Court Trial in
Alexandra Today

Five Of Is persons indicted In
Federal District Court at Alexan-
dria yesterday were scheduled to be
arraigned today. They are:
James r. Cheatharn, forging and
uttering a Government check; Dam
iel L. German and Allan T. Ed
monds, forging and uttering Gov
ernment checks; Alberta Simons,
theft on a Government reservation,
and Harold Strickland, abusive
language and assault while on Gov
ernment property.
Four of those indicted were ar
raigned and pleaded guilty yester-
day. They were Raymond L. West,
sentenced to three months in the
D. C. Workhouse at OccoQuan, for
escape from that institution: James
D. Burns, two months in the work.
house for escape there; Caswell
Willis, 20, colored, two years pro-
baton on theft charge, and Jack
Mason, two years probation on
charges of HOUSEKEEPING on q Gov
ernment reservation.
Mason, an Army veteran who re-
tired several months ago after 20
years service, testified he had been
drinking and entered a mess hall at
Fort Belvoir, where he had been
stationed since 1928, through an
open window to get something to
eat. The offense occurred after his
retirement.
Willis told the court he took $1oo
from a wallet in a locker at the
Washington National Airport, where
he was relief baggage clerk, be-
cause his 2-year-old child was sick.
OF the amount, all but 81 was re-
covered.
Judge Robert N. Pollard issued a
bench warrant for the arrest of
Mary r. Garter, acolored, who was
indicted on a charge Of mail theft.
The complaint stated that the
woman took a letter containing $4.50
from mail depository at Arlington
Farms.
Five Of those indicted were sent
to Richmond for trial. They are
Lawrence L. Roberts of Christians.
burg, indicted for income tax eva
sion; George Lee, jr., Edward Raines
and Reginald D. Wilson, charged
with escaping from the Federal
Reformatory in Petersburg, and
Mary E. Black, charged with forging
and uttering Government obliga.
tionS.
A sentence Of one year and day
was imposed on Lacey G. Thomas
jr., who pleaded guilty to violating
the Selective Service Act, the SEN
tence to run consecutively to one
to-three-year term which he started
serving at the Lorton ReformatorJ
on September 7, 1945, on q granc
larceny conviction.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Arlington Proprietors
Warned to Get Permits

Proprietors of all business places
in Arlington must obtain occupancy
permits by December 81, if they do
not already have them, County
Planning Engineer c. L. Kirinier has
warned
Mr.. Kinnier said the certificates
must be obtained by new owners
even though change Of ownership
did not change location of the busi-
ness.
The certificates must be obtained
before applications are made for the
annual business or manufacturing
license, Mr.. Kinnier said. He added
that failure to obtain a certificate
of occupancy is violation of the
County Zoning Ordnance and is
punishable with fines ranging from
$40 to $3.50.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
'Messiuh' to Be Given
At Alexandra School

Performances of the Messiah"
are scheduled tonight and tomorrow
night in the George Washington
High School by the Alexandria
Choral Society for the benefit of the
pediatric ward of Alexandria Hos
pital.
Louis Potter, director of the
Washington Choral Society, will
lead chorus of 100 voices and a
professional musicians orchestra in
one of the highlights of the program.
Evening star., 1946-12-03

a new field" for him but promised
that the commissioners would give
the county the best form of govern
ment possible.
He also said Charles Jamison, the
only Democratic member of the
board, always would be welcome at
board meetings, adding that he
wanted Mr.. Jamison to "feel like
one of U.S."
Welsh Elected Attorney.
George C. Esworthy then made
a motion that Mr.. Johns be elected
permanent chairman and the mo-
ton was carried unanimously.
Ernest Hawkins, deputy sheriff,
was elected clerk to the board at
$500 year, succeeding j. Forest
Walker.
The Commissioners also elected
F. Bernard Welsh attorney to the
board. Mr.. Welsh succeeds Joseph
A. Cantrel. Thomas C. Kelley,
former orphans court judge was
named assistant attorney, succeed
ing William Volkman. The Com.
missioners then recessed until 2 pm.
There was a festive air in the
hearing room as the new Commis-
sioners filed in. A huge basket OF
flowers was on the Commissioners
table, bearing the card Of the Re-
publican State central Committee
for the county.
Refuses to Accept Flowers.
When the flowers were presented
to the board by AL Conradis, pres
ident of the county Republican Club.
MIR. Johns laughingly~ refused to
accept them, remarking that this
is not dead board"
Meanwhile, it was learned that
Mrs. Edith P. Alnutt has resigned as
assistant clerk to the commissioners.
Mrs. Allnutt, who assumed the post
[ ID 1899. is president of the county
Iwpmen's Democratic Club.
Among those present today was
William H. Prescott. retiring Dem
ocratic commissioner. In addition
to MIR. Jamison, Mr.. Johns and Mr..
IESwortfy, the other members Of
Effae new board are Wesley !. Sauter
Iafad Mayor Oliver w. Youngblood
IX Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Fairfax Treasurer Hailed
By Auditors on Reports

Fairfax County Treasurer Lewis
M. Coyner was commended by State
auditors, who recently audited the
records of his Office for the year end
ing June 80, 1916.
The auditors had observed that
the volume of work had greatly in
creased during the past few years as
a result of the county's growth, and
the treasurer's Office has kept
abreast of these developments. The
records were reported complete and
in excellent condition.
Collections by the treasurer's Of
fee for the past five years have been
as follows: 1912, $512, ,059.62; 1913
$633, 1887: 1914, $751 ,93306; 1945
S719 .312. 2.O3. 1916. $758, ,961 90,
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Drowned Boby's Mother
Charged With Murder
BY the Asseei1ted Press

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Dec. 81
States Attorney c. Henry Camalier
yesterday said he has filed q formal
charge Of murder against Alice B.
Blackstone, 21-year-old colored
mother whose 6s1nonth-old child
was found dead in a well.
Mr.. Camalier said a preliminary
hearing for the woman will be held
December before Trial Magistrate
Ralph Abel.
DR.. Frank r. Greenwel, county
medical examiner, reported an au-
topsy performed by DR.. Frank A.
Camalier, .half-brother of the States
attorney, disclosed the boys skull
had been fractured but that death
resulted from drowning.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
By Carter Brooke Jones

faith what these and the building
equipment will do-unless the coal
strike is settled before Christmas
The toughest break, perhaps, was
suffered by the department store
that put in a highly expensive
window display of animated Disney
figures which moved about, ran,
lifted, bent and battled, did every
thing but write you letter. Today
they are poised in midair, as if
oyertaken by a mass paralysis.
They'll move no more unless the
miners go back to work.
But Santa Claus, in multiple form,
sees the younger visitors at strategic
points in some of the big stores.
And there's no Mack of gaiety or
business.
Dolls in Charming Styles.
Those dolls which were men,
toned above are in charming style
and variety-at least, they were
when this previewer visited the toy
departments. There were 20-inch
dolls. in shimmering evening gowns,
Iresplendent creatures. Others wore
ballet costumes or were dressed as
farm girls are supposed to- be.
Then there were the smaller baby
dolls, some in pajamas.
As one buyer explained 1t, many
american edoll-makers left their
Jobs To 10 Into war industries And
la lot of these skilled artisans haven't
returned to their old work. Many
dolls used to come from Europe,
but imports have been virtually nil
flor seven years. These factors COM
bine to make dolls still fairly scarce.
The United Nations Assembly un-
doubtedly would approve the lack
of military toys this season. The
cannon, soldiers and warships which
covered toy counters during the war
are largely missing.
| A department store executive said
that apparently the manufacturers
figured people were tired of war
and wanted to forget it and would
! just as soon the kiddies played at
something else.
AS for musical and noise-making
devices-which some people may
consider identical-they're in finer
assortment and more ingenious than
ever. And such old standbys as
games are in profusion.
| For parents who want something
practical, there are chairs for the
children upholstered with all the
care and quality of seat designed
for an adult. And these come In
blues, reds and other colors which
should entrance any small sitter
The little chairs are as modern as
the house Dad hopes to build if he
can ever get the material and the
| labor.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
SuitIond PTA to Heor
Nutrition Expert

Miss Mayton Zickerfoose, Mary
land State Health Department nu-
triton consultant, will speak at the
meeting of the Suitland Elementary
School Parent Teacher Association
at 800 pm. tomorrow at the school
Teachers at the school will be
present from 7:45 pm. to 8:15 pm.
for conferences with parents. After
the business session, pupils from the
fifth grade will present a musical
program.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Charlottesville Man
Gets 5 Years in Assault
BY the Assoeiofed Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Dec. 5.
- Eugene Desper, %, of Charlottes-
vile, was sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary yesterday after he
was found guilty of criminal assault
on a 2i-year-old Green County
woman and of aiding and abetting
five companions in other offenses
against her.
Desper waived trial by jury and
was heard before Judge Lemuel f.
Smith in Albemarle County Circuit
Court last Tuesday. He was the
fourth of six men to be tried on
charges brought by the woman.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Alton Sworn as Sheriff;
Sees No Jail Shifts Now
BY the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 3.-Joseph
w. Alton was sworn in as Anne
Arundel County sheriff and said that
"for the time being" no changes
would be made at the county jail.
Under new legislation the sheriff
has for the first time the right to
name the warden of the jail. This
authority formerly belonged to the
county commissioners.
Five escapes in four year, the last
two in August, resulted in the dis
missal of Warden william Grouse.
He was replaced by Robert C..
Bowen of EaStport.
Besides Sheriff Alton, John H.
Hopkins III was sworn in as clerk
of the Anne Arundel County Circuit
Court.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Farley 10 Shape
Plans Today for
Center Hearing
Librory, Recreation
Aides to Meet With
ChevyChose Residents

Representative Of the Public LII
brary and the Recreation Board
planned to meet with Chevy Chase
residents at E. v. Brown School this
afternoon to map plans for putting
their proposal for use of the school
as a combined public library and
recreation center before the Com
misSioners next week.
The Commissioners announce
ment that they win hold public
hearing December II on use Of the
school brought an immediate en-
thusiastic response from Chevy
Chase residents and from recrea-
ton and library officials.
Sam Higger, chairman of the
Chevy Chase Community Council,
which has united all community
organizations in support of the
school project, called special meet
ing of the council for pm. Thurs
day in the Lafayette School.
To Prepare Arguments.
At that meeting, Mr.. Higger ex-
planned, the delegates will prepare
their arguments to present to the
Commissioners.
"Since the Commissioners have
made this public hearing" Mr..
Higger commented, "I hope all the
interested citizens of Chevy Chase
and T know there are many of
them-will plan to attend.
1--WE are going to make represen-
tations to the Commissioners that
this is the logical and proper time
for action, that the school is public
property and that it has been ac-
cepted by the community for public
use"
Public Librarian Clara w. Herbert
said she was sure the Board of
Library Trustees appreciated the
reopening of the E. v. Brown
School question by the Commission
ers. She said she hoped to have
all the information the Commits
sioners might need to help them
make a decision on moving the
library branch to the school This
information, Miss Herbert explained,
will include a breakdown of costs
of renovation and what her staff
has done to reduce these costs to
a minimum.
Miss Baker to Attend.
Miss Sibyl Baker, acting recrea-
ton superintendent, said her de-
partment was happy to know it
will have an opportunity to put
further arguments before the Com
misSioners because we are con-
vinced of the need for a center
in Chevy Chase"
Both Miss Baker and Miss Her
bert planned to attend today's con-
ference at e. v. Brown School. Mr..
Higger, who called the conference,
EsAid he had also invited James E.
SchEab, vice chairman of the Rec
reation Board; Edward Stafford
secretary OF the Washington Gas
Light Co., who has been serving
on the Community Council; Harry
q. English, director of neighbor.
hood centers, Recreation Depart
ment, and Ralph Thompson, assist
ant public librarian
After going over their joint argu-
ments for using the school as q
combined library and recreation
center, the conferees plan to &c
through the building so they will
be familiar with the details of the
structure when they face the Com
misSionerS.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Montgomery Orders
Jail Food Increase

Jailer Joseph Moxley of the Mont
gomery County Jail in. the Rockville
Courthouse Building yesterday was
ordered by the sheriff's Office to in
crease the quantity of food available
for prisoners, following sitdown
strike Friday of 10 prisoners who
were to work on county roads.
The 10 complained they were not
receiving Sufficient food. Mr.. Mox-
ley said that an overnight increase
of prisoners from IS to so was re-
sponsible for the shortage OF food
last week.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
Broome Promises Schools
Enouqh Coal for Month

Montgomery County School Su-
perintendent Edwin w. Broome said
today that he could promise enough
coal for the county school system
sonly for another month.
He said that Of the 81 schools in
the county 81 burn coal, while one,
the Leland Jr. High, has an oil
burner. He added that he does not
know exactly how much coal is in
the bins
"We are having hard time find
ing dealers who have any coal" he
declared. IF the strike continues, I
don't know what the situation in
our schools will be next month"
Evening star., 1946-12-03
CotonsviIIe Plants Trees

CATONSVILLE, Md, Dec. 3 Pr
One hundred and f1fty-five oak, gum
and sycamore trees-a memorial to
CatonSville men who died in World
War II-have been planted along a
21a mile stretch on Route 40 by the
Rotary Club and State Roads Com
mission.
Evening star., 1946-12-03
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You can get that doll which Judy's
set her heart on. But don't wait
too long. It may be gone.
So, too, you should be able to find
the tricycle. junior covets-if you
don't put off your shopping expedi-
tion.
The city's toylands are swarming
with delightful things this season
more so than at any time since the
war blacked out SO many festive
products. Dolls and such metal con-
veyances as tricycles and velocipedes
are back in fair quantity. but, re-
member, not in unlimited amount.
You may or may not find them the
week before Christmas.
Wheeled toys were out during the
war, and dolls were extremely scarce,
being represented mostly by rag
babies. Bicycles still are hard to
find, although their smaller brothers,
such as the tricycle., are in fair pro-
duction.
Nearly Everything Higher.
Toy automobiles, trucks. cranes
and other construction devices ere
back I'M durable metal. During the
war you found them in wood, II at
all, with a few in plastics.
Mama and papa will pay more for
toys than ever this year. Nearly
every plaything is higher. But even
the most exacting of the little dar-
lings should find plenty to delight
them as they trot through the toy
departments. 7
A lot of electrically propelled toys
have come out for what the mer-
chants call the first real postwar
Christmas. There are the trains
whole railroad systems-which the
old man pretends to buy for small
Tommy. There are powered steel
saws, loading cranes, excavators and
riveters. All of them were perform
ing their automatic wonder con-
stantly,, to the intense interest OF
the kids and their parents, until
John L. Lewis decreed otherwise
and stores had to trim their use
of electricity.
New Realism Added.
One toy department has given ar
entire side to midget railroads. They
are more complicated and realistic
than ever before, with signal towers
block systems that work, switches
and sidetracks, lighted tunnels, per-
fectly carved bridges-even ths
smoke and sound of trains. There
are whistles and bells. The train
were changing and were scurryini
around delightfully."- the other day
Now there's a sign: Trains no
running because of dimout."
And SO the shopper must take OF
Evening star., 1946-12-03
British Scientist to Speak

DR.. Alexander King, director OF
the United Kingdom Scientific Mis-
sion, will discuss British scientists
before the Washington Association
of Scientists at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the Archives Auditorium, Eighth
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.