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Evening star., 1946-08-08
Suburban IncineratoI
Goes Into Operation
Near Silver Spring

The Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission new $3.50 600 in
cinerator to serve the suburban area
of Montgomery County is now in
operation at Laytonsville, about a
mile north of Silver Spring.
Although construction was started
in May, 1945, work was held up
by labor and material shortages,
according to Harry Hall, chief engi-
neer OF the commission.
One of the most modern in this
area, the new incinerator has two
furnaces which can handle total
capacity of $50 tons of refuse in
"a hours. At present, it is operating
from am. to 5 pm, Monday
through Saturday, and handles
about so tons of refuse per day.
Mr.. Hall said the working hours
can be increased to 16 hours a
day If necessary. He added that the
building is large enough to install
another furnace, making the total
capacity 225 tons.
A feature of the incinerator is
the stoking of the two circular
furnaces by rotating mechanical
arms instead of by hand.
The entire operation of the plant
lis mechanical, Mr. Hall explained.
The refuse is dumped into a con-
crete bin, which holds about 600
cubic yards. From there, it is taken
to the hoppers over the furnaces by
an electric crane and dumped. The
refuse is used as pei, and no auxil-
iary fuel is necessary, Mr.. Hall said.
Combustion chambers are hooked up
to the furnaces and are used to
destroy dead animals.
Glass and tin cans fall into a pit
below each furnace and are taken
out in trucks which are lowered by
an elevator. The material Is then
taken to nearby dump area which
Is about 20 feet deep and extends
lover approximately three acres.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
BeltsviIIe Tavern Owner
Faces Two Health CHARGES

Mrs. Frank Taylor, 43, proprietor
of the Federal Grille, on the Wash
ington- Baltimore boulevard. Belts
Vile, is scheduled to appear in
Upper Marlboro Police Court at 10
m. tomorrow to answer two charges
OF violation of Prince Georges Coun-
ty health laws.
Mrs. Taylor, who was released on
500 bond on each charge, was
summoned Tuesday by County
Policemen James H. Burgess ano
Earl j. Huber on complaints oi
Charles l.. Wood. sanitary engineer
for the county health department
according to police.
In his complaints, Mr.. Wooc
charged Mrs. Taylor with "havins
decomposed food not fit for human
consumption" at the establishment
which is located near the Belts.
vile Agriculture Research Station
and Farm, and with having equip.
.ment not properly cleaned"
Evening star., 1946-08-08

Completion OF two new elemen-
tary school buildings will make pos
sible elimination of part-time in
struction in pair of older District
schools when classes are resumed
next month.
The additions to Washington's
educational system are the Neval
H. Thomas School, Anacostia ave-
nue. and Foote street NE. and the
Anita j. Turner School, Stanton
road and Alabama avenue Sc. Orig
inaily due to be finished last March
the projects were plagued by ma
terial shortages but now are nearing
completion.
For CoIored Pupils.
Both slated to serve colored pupils
the buildings will relieve congestion
at the Garfield School, Twenty fifth
street and Alabama avenue Sc, and
the George Washington Carver
School, Whittingham and Lane
places NE, where part-time in
struction programs have been in
effect.
According to Assistant Supt. of
Schools A. Kizer Savoy, teachers
have been hampered by oyercrowd-
ing particularly in the Carver
School, which has been attended by
many children living in the rapidly
growing Parkside area where there
are several large housing develop
ments. The Thomas School, located
in the Parkside neighborhood. will
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Suspect in Staying
OF Railway Detective
Seized After HoIdup
Speeiol Dispoteh 10 The s,or

WARRENTON, Va, Aug. "a 49,
year-old South Boston fVaJ mar
was being held today in the Fauquiel
County Jail here in connection with
the fatal shooting Monday of q
Southern Railway detective at Cat
lett, Va, after the suspect was cap.
tured last night by a retired Wash.
ington policeman and his family al
their home near Catlett.
The man was identified by Com.
monwealth's Attorney Charles G
Stone as William Davis. Mr.. Stone
said formal charge would be placed
against Davis today. He added thai
a preliminary hearing would be helc
in few days and the case probably
would go before the September term
of Circuit Court.
The detective, john Holcombe
Woodson, was slain when he at.
tempted to question a man on the
u dShS az SdllCtb III COllIlSCGlOIl Will
thefts reported at the Nokesville anc
Calverton stations.
Mr.. Stone said Davis had beer
identified by T. L. Thomas, a fellow
officer who was with Mr.. Woodsor
when the shooting occurred.
According to the prosecutor, Davi.
went to the home of E. c. Mussel.
man, retired Washington policeman
q miles west of Catlett, about {
o'clock last night, held up Mr.. Mus.
selman, his wife and son, Raymond
18, with a rifle and demanded food
Mr.. Musselman and his son wer,
backed up against a wall and as Mrs
Musselman approached the table tt
serve the food, she struck Davis ovel
the head, Mr.. Stone said. The re.
tired policeman and his son rushed
to her aid, and the son seized Davis
rifle. Davis then was knocked out
tied with a rope and brought to tn,
jail here, Mr.. Stone said.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Group Starts Survey
OF Arlington Agencies

The Community Council Correc-
tions Committee today announced
the start of 30-day survey of Ar
iington County law-enforcing agen-
cies, including the Police Depart
ment, jail. sheriffs Office, Circuit
and Juvenile Courts, the School De-
partment and Board of Public VEL
fare.
The program is part of q point
social survey, eventually to fit into
the overall study being conducted
in the Washington Metropolitan
Area under sponsorship of the
Council OF Social Agencies.
All community facilities, includ-
ing adult education, community or
ganization, recreation and family
and child welfare, are scheduled to
be reviewed in the light of expand
ing needs.
Charles v. Morris and Sheldon
Rain of the Washington social sur
vey staff. who will study the coun-
tvs policing services, said they in
tend to go beyond Jail gates and
delinquency statistics to find out
what actually happens when an Of
fender is brought up for small or
large crimes"
Harold j. Heishman is chairman
OF the Corrections Committee under.
taking the survey. Other members
are French Clevenger, jr., welfare
superintendent; Police Chief Harry
L. woodward, Sheriff Homer Bau-
serman, Judge Hugh Reid, DR.. c. D.
Banson, Mrs. ]. C. Boss, Red Cross
special services chairman; Karl
York, Arlington Hospital admins
traitor; Albert Cohen, Juvenile
Court Advisory Committee member,
and Mrs. Olive E. Odom, Commu-
nifty Chest Federation
Evening star., 1946-08-08
LonsdaIe J. Roper
Succeeds Riegin as
VIRGINIA Health Head
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 8.-Dr. I
c. Riggin, Virginia health commits
sioner for the last IL years, sub
mitted his resignation yesterday tc
Gov. Tuck who promptly appointed
DR.. Lonsdale j. Roper, member OF
the health department staff, to sue
ceed him.
DR.. Riggin. 53-year-old native OF
Snow Hill, Md, said his resignation
was due to combination of busi-
ness and personal reasons and that
he probably would announce his
plans In the near future. The Gov
ernor, who announced the changes
said he understood the retiring COM
missioner would enter private prac-
tice.
The resignation came shortly after
the Governor had conferred first
with DR.. William T. Graham of
Richmond. president of the State
Board of Health, and then with DR.
Riggin.
DR.. Roper, so, has been with the
department since 1886, first as di-
rector of venereal disease control
and since 1898 as director of rural
health. He is a native of Ports
mouth and for many years was di-
rector of the Portsmouth Health,
Department.
The outgoing commissioner re-
ceived his bachelor of arts degree
from Western Maryland College in
1918 and his medical degree at
Johns Hopkins University in 1917
He served as a first lieutenant in
the Army Medical Corps during
World War I, practieed in Suffolk
from 1920 to 1922, and was made
health officer of Suffolk and Nanse-
mond Counties in 1923.
He took special course in pub
lie. health at Johns Hopkins in 1924
then served year as Virginia State
epidemiologist, and went to Ohio in
1926 as health, commissioner of Lo-
rain County. The following year he
rNurned to Virginia as health officer
for Norfolk and Princess Anne Coun-
ties, later served the American
Heart Association as secretary 70,
three years and then for four years
was State director of rural health
work. Gov. Perry named him COM
missioner of health In 1884 to sue
ceed DR.. Warren Draper.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
700 in Maryland. Grange
To Tour BeItsviIIe Farm

More than 700 members of the
Maryland State Grange are expected
to tour the facilities of the animal
research grounds and laboratories
at the Beltsville Agriculture Re-
search Farm tomorrow, starting at
10 a m, as part of the organizations
annual picnic, which will follow in
the afternoon.
With details arranged by the local
Beltsville Grange, the all-day affair
is scheduled to be attended by Edwin
w. Hotter of Middletown. State
grangemaster, and other officers of
the group.
All members and friends have been
invited to attend, but are requested
to bring their own picnic lunches,
1t was announced. Recreational
facilities also will be provided.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Miss CorweII Named
To Head New zoninq
Office in Loudoun
SpseioI pispoich 10 The Sior

LEESBURG, Va, Aug. 8.-Miss
Carol Corwell of Purcellville, former
secretary of the zoning and Plan
ming Commission. has been named
to head the newly created office OF
zoning administrator here, 1t was
announced today by the Loudoun
County Board Of Supervisors.
At the same time the board
amended an ordnance to set the
cost of building permits at 81 pei
permit and appeals at IS.
The offer of H. H. Kelley Of
Round Hill to purchase the Poor
House Farm Of 420 acres for $31, SOC
was accepted. The farm is improved
by a large residence, several tenant
houses, large barn and other farm
buildings. The inmates Of the farm
house recently were transferred tc
the district home at Manassas.
The Virginia attorney general will
be asked by the supervisors to re-
view the case Of the transfer of the
Leesburg town school district build
ing debt to the county. He recently
handed down a decision that in his
opinion it is illegal to ask the
county to assume a district debt
This had been ordered by the sup
eryisors at their April meeting when
they set the tax levy for the county
at $1.25.
The bonds for a new school
building in Leesburg were issued in
May, 1922, with the understanding
that special levy for Leesburg
town school district would be made
to meet retirement and interest.
The supervisors asked for an opinion
after Supt. Of Schools o. L. Limerick
said he believed the attorney gen.
eral had overlooked the fact that
the build ing, which was formerly
only for Leesburg pupils, now houses
many outside the town district. e..
County employees will be given 8
holiday on Saturdays during August
the board voted. ~
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Wright Enters
Race for Glass
Senate Seat
Democrats Turn
Attention to Sept. 5
State Convention
BY the Associated Press

Virginia Democrats, their Sena-
torlal and congressional primaries
In the background, turned their at
tention today to the September 5
convention to nominate a candi-
date for the unexpired term of the
late Senator Carter Glass, with for
mer State Senator William A
Wright of Tappahannock formal
ly announced candidate for the
nomination.
Mr.. Wright, chairman of the Vir-
einia Conservation Commission, an
nounced last night his candidacy
for the Glass Senate seat, subject
to the convention to be held at
Richmond, and pointed to his rec
ord of 18 years service in the Vir-
ginia General Assembly "as a sound
preparation for service in the SEN
ate. n
Post-primary comment also came
from two others mentioned for the
post. Representative Smith of Alex
andria, renominated in Tuesday S
primary for the 9th district con-
gressional seat, reiterated the an
nouncement made last May when
he stated that if his name were pre-
sented to the convention he would
be found in receptive mood"
Burch Wants to Retire.
At the same time Senator Burch
of Martinsville, interim appointee
of Gov. Tuck, stated again that it is
his sincere desire" to retire when a
successor to Senator Glass is elected
in November. Senator Burch, n, was
elevated from the House for the in
terim appointment.
Also prominently mentioned for
the nomination is Representative
Robertson of the 7th district
who repeatedly has stated that he
will not be candidate. The only
,s other avowed candidate in the field
for the Democratic nomination is
J. Cloyd Byars OF Bristol
! Candidates announced for the
uneXpired term of Senator Glass in
the November election include Rob-
erJ H. Woods of Pearisburg, the Re-
publican nominee, and Lawrence S.
Wilkes of Roanoke, Socialist.
Meeks Has Withdrawn.
Judge Edward Meeks of Amherst
who had announced his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination,
withdrew from the race a few days
ago.
Meanwhile, nearly complete unof-
f1clal returns in Tuesdays record
Virginia Democratic primary vote
gave Senator Byrd the denomination
by slightly less than a 7 to 4 ma
jority-139,633 votes to 81 ,077-over
Martin A. Hutchinson of Richmond,
with all but II Of the States 1,7l8
precincts reported.
Tuesdays vote of better than 300
900, near the top of pre-primary es-,
Inmates, was nearly 10000 in excess
OF the record set in the 1887 guber-
material primary.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Zimmermon Gets Post
With Alexandria Scouts

appointment Of william Zim-
norman III of New Alexandria,
Fairfax County, as advancement
chairman for the Alexandria Dis
trict Of Boy Scouts, was announced
today by Joseph w. Leverenz, dis
trict chairman.
He succeeds George Sloan who
resigned because Of out-of-town
business assignments. Mr.. Sloan
will remain a member of the Ad-
vancement Committee.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Montgomery Blair PTA
Names esConmittee Heads

Committe len for the Mont
gomery Blal i School Parent
Teacher ASS on. Silver Spring
were announced today, by John
Reno, president, as follows:
Frank F. Smith. budget; John
Ford, building: Eben Whitcomb
cafeteria; James Gill, constitution,
and grounds and building main-
tenance: Mrs. E. Kerr and Miss
Gladys Dunton, home economics
teacher at Montgomery Blair, CO.
chairmen, hospitality; Mrs. John
Reno, membership, and Mrs. Guy
S. Dale, workshop group.
Delegates to the Montgomery
County Council of the PTAs will be
Mrs. John C. Livingston, Owen
Knight and Mr.. Reno.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Guithersbure Firemen
Plan Labor Day Porude

The Gaithersburg Washington
Grove Fire Department will have
its first Labor Day parade since
the War September 2. Chief G. p.
Fox, chairman Of the Parade Com
mittee, has sent invitations to near
by companies to participate.
The parade will signal the open
ing Of fireman's carnival which
will continue for q week.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
IQuontico Base Is Host
To Alexandria G.. of G..

More than 200 Alexandrians par
ticipated in the annual outing OF
the Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce yesterday at the Quantico
Marine base.
The members left the chamber
building at POI South Washington
street at LAS pm. in a motorcade
for the drive to Quantico. After
witnessing demonstrations by Ma
rine units and touring the post, the
Alexandrians were supper guests at
the Officers Club.
Charles Henry Mason, president
Of the chamber. and David C. Book.
business manager, were in charge of
the ARRANGEMENTS.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
40 Students 10 Graduate,
AT Bethesda Summer Hiqt

Forty students will graduate from
the Bethesda Chevy Chase Summel
High School at ceremonies at /,
am, August 16 in the school audi.
torium.
Hugh G. Price, dean of the Mont.
gomery Junior College, will deliver
the address and E. Merritt Doug.
lass, member of the County Boare
OF Education, will present diplomas
Graduates. regular students Of tn,
following schools, include:
Montgomery Blair.
SsSymsn. Gordon L. McAlister. D, N
eromsy Fheaaors Tsssas r. MMsGfISssn Msfnsr.
Harlan. BENJAMIN a. Reed, Thelma J.
Hs:s;::, a&S:sse
Bethesda Chevy Chase.
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RPsI'Rsi PssI:' ' Rsssiaasi {. MfaassEs: dlehHn' I. r.
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49,, Richard Mentsomsry.
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srsxn: b Betty T. Thsek.r. nelmar
orlntA. P, c. G'''A's;ssss; wilson. ]. E.. ,r.
Holland, Carl L,
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Nearby Postmaster
Tests Are Announced

Examinations for position Of post
master at Glen Echo and Mechanics
vile, Md, will be conducted by the
United States Civil Service Com
mission, 1t was announced today.
Applications may be obtained from
the United States Civil Service Com
mission, Washington rs, D. c., and
must be completed and returned by
August 28.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
|FIue-Cured tobacco.
Harvest Fourth Complete
By the A,soeiatsd Prsss

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 8.-The
harvesting Of flue-cured tobacco is
now fourth complete, compared
with 8 per cent complete this time
last year, the Virginia weekly
weather and crop report revealed
today.
Tobacco is yielding we'll and cur
ing nicely, the report said
The threshing of small grains
continued, but many crops remained
still to be threshed in western and
southwestern counties, the report
stated. Many farmers were pre-
pairing the land for seeding alfalfa
and fall grains.
Commercial growers in Southwest
Virginia were harvesting cabbage
and snap beans with very good
Yields"
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Maryland Unit Will Study
Overerowding in COLLEGES

BALTIMORE, Aug. 8 pa COM
mittee was being selected today from
among Maryland educators to help
solve the problem of overcrowding
in colleges and to meet the scholas-
tic needs of returning veterans.
The decision to appoint such a
committee was made yesterday by
college Representatives attending the
Maryland Educational Conference
on postwar problems at Loyola Col
lege.
Chairman of the conference was
the Very Rev. Edward B. Bum,
s. j., president of Loyola, who also
was designated to appoint the COM
mittee. This group, representing
both large and small colleges, will
work with State and city depart
ments of education in coping with
the shortage of accommodations
Evening star., 1946-08-08
|Horrisonburg Soldier
Found Dead in Reich
BY the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Aug. 8.-The body
|of IT'S Cecil M. Humphrey, IS, OF
Harrisonburg, Va, the father OF
three children was found beneath
his billet window in Bad Wildungen
last Sunday, the Sd Army announced
last night.
The Army said the constabulary
trooper apparently had fallen to his
death from his room. Humphrey
was clad In his nightclothes. An In
lvestigation Is underway.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Arlington Police Recover
$1,000 in Properly in July

More than $1,000 worth of stolen
property was recovered during July
by Arlington police 1t was reported
today by Chief Harry l.. woodward
In addition, he said, seven auto
mobiles reported stolen were recov-
cred and three OF Is stolen bicycles
we're returned to their owners.
One traffic death was recorded
during the month, in addition to SO
accidents resulting in is injuries.
Arrests during July included 3l6
traffic violators and 123 persons for
miscellaneous offenses. Parking tick
cts were issued to % motorists.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
ReportDen1ands
Action Now on
River Pollution
Maryland Senator
Urges Control Over
Potomac Streams
BY Jones BirchfieId
, By Jones BirchfieId
sfos S,oH Correspondent,

CAMP RITCHIE, Md. Aug. g.
Maryland State Senator L. Harold
Sothoron, chairman of the Inter-
state Commission on the Potomac
River Basin. called today for in
creased activity during the coming
year by member States to abate
pollution In the Potomac Basin.
In his report at the fifth annual
commission meeting here, Senator
Sothoron told commission members
representing Virginia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania. West Virginia, the
District of Columbia and the Fed
eral Government that the member
States should put into practice i'm
mediately a program for the pollu-
ton abatement that will follow the
water criteria established during
the last year by the commissions
Technical Committee.
These criteria proposed the es-
tablishmeht of water purity stand
ards IN the various areas of the
basin. Under these standards the
water at the heads of streams flow
ing into the Potomac would be
maintained pure enough to drink
after chlorination. The streams in
industrial areas would be controlled
to prevent the creation OF a nui-
sance
Senator Sothoron also urged the
creation throughout the basin Of
regional planning groups to assist
the commission in its pollution
abatement program AS an example
OF what can be done by these groups,
ne cited the work of the Upper
Potomac River Board at Cumber-
land, which was largely responsible
for the construction of the Savage
River dam.
Senator Sothoron said he under
stood group similar to the Upper
Board group soon would be organ
lied in the Washington area.
The chairman asked State mem
bers to take interest in the prob
lens of the technical commission
to improve the purity of the river
and urged greater effort to educate
the public to the need of cleaning
up the Potomac basin.
Senator Sothoron is expected to
be reelected chairman today. The
group also was to hear reports by
DR.. d. L. Seckinger, assistant health
ofhcer of the District and commits
sion treasurer; Oliver Gasch, as
slstant corporation counsel, commits
sion counsel and E R Cotoon
engmeer-secretary Of the group.
Evening star., 1946-08-08

from the Army
to enter tn e
u nj ted States
Naval Academy
as an appointee
from California.
His father who
has been on duty
for the past four
years in tn e
maintenance di-
vision of tn e
Bureau of Ships,
is a graduate of
Annapolis in the
class of 1919.
A graduate of
Washington and
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Howard Johnson Fire
Causes $500 Dumooe

A fire started by burning grease
at the Howard johnson Restaurant
on Wisconsin avenue just across the
District line this morning caused
damage estimated at approximately
5000.
The fire was confined to the
Kitchen, and no one was injured
according to restaurant employees
There were no patrons inside at the
time and about Is persons were at
work when the blaze occurred. The
Bethesda and Chevy Chase Fire De-
partments responded to the alarm,
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Fairgrounds Chonqe Hours

Earlier afternoon hours will be-
come effective for IA Alexandria
Fairgrounds beginning today when
supervised play will be held from
$3.50 to 1880 pm. instead Of from
l4 to 8 pm, 1t was announced by
Alan l.. He'll, city recreation director.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Arlington Soldier Named
Naval Academy Appoinfee

| Eugene M. Wisenbaker, 19-year-
lold son OF Comdr and Mrs. James
L. Wisenbaker, 400 George Mason
drive, Arlington, has been discharged
Evening star., 1946-08-08

Lee High School, young Wisenbaker
was inducted into the Army two
years ago. He was member of the
enlisted mems detachment at the
United States Military Academy.
Evening star., 1946-03-03
A Salad to Start

DINNER starts with a salad, this
the flesh of avocado whipped up
with minced onion and garlic and
freshly chopped tomatoes; with
salt, with chill powder. How much?
A matter of taste. Spoon the mix
ture to salad plates, bedded with
shredded lettuce. and serve with
tortillas broken into small pieces
and toasted light brown - these
to dip up the salad, a fork isn't
needed.
The main course is variety of
Mexican foods, served in small por-
tions, artistically arranged on the
plate. Enchiladas, next a small
portion of chill, a pair of tamales,
a dip of frijoles. Tortillas, hot
toasted are passed again and again.
A cooling dessert, fruit sherbet, or
fresh pineapple, stewed with a
cinnamon stick.
Coffee is important, the Mexi-
can kind. heavy roasted, slightly
charred in it's flavor, this to serve
with hot milk.
A Mexican home supper can be