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Evening star., 1946-09-10
Method Of SeIectinq
Falls Church Official
Assai|ed as illegal

Falls Church's new town admin
istration was criticized at last nights
council meeting for the method it
used in selecting the towns new
clerk-treasurer.
E. Patrick Leckey, 208 West Green
way boulevard, protested that it was
illegal" for councilmen who had
not yet taken the oath of Office to
participate in an informal caucus
and agree to the choice of the new
clerk Mr.. Leckey re-
ferred to selection of Claude Wells,
son of Councilman Sherman Wells,
for the. post last week to replace
Mrs. Helen M. Lester.
Discussion between Mayor Fenner
S. Hazelgrove. who defended the
councils action, and Mr.. Leckey
revealed that the latter was one
of the unsuccessful aspirants for
the position. Mr.. Leckey contended
all candidates for the job should
have been voted on in an open
meeting
The application of Miss Edith
Thompson to conduct a private
school in one of the buildings which
has been used by the Gundry School
was approved at the request of the
Planning Commission.
The council received from the
Planning Commission an ordinance
which would prohibit commercial
trucks from parking in residential
districts for more than two hours.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Death Of Ex-Marine
Is Ruled Suicide

DR.. John A. Sims, Alexandra
coroner, today issued a certificate
of suicide in the death yesterday
of Paul H. Dabney, former Marine
corporal, who was found in the
kitchen of his home, 300 East Alex
andria avenue. .
Mr.. Dabney's body, hanging by a
bathroom cord from a heating pipe,
was found by his bride of four
months. Members of the Alexandria
rescue squad worked for nearly an
hour in an effort to revive him.
Police said Mr.. Dabney had beef
in i'll health since he was discharged
from the service last year.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Dorothy
Virginia Dabney. he is survived by
a stepdaughter, Sheila Sullivan !;
his mother, Mrs. Myrtle E. Dabney
two sisters, Mrs. Ernest M. Studds
and Mrs. M. o. Crabill, and two
brothers, William A. and Wilbur
B. Dabney, all of Alexandria.
Funeral services will be held at
l pm. tomorrow at the home
Burial will be in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Grover BergdoII Buys
james River Estute
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND Va, Sept. 10. -
River Edge" James River estate,
has been transferred from its own
er, Sam Mason, to Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll, World War I draft dodger
of Downingtown, Pa, according to
deed of transfer recorded by
Charles City County Clerk John r
Major.
Bergdoll and his family are mov-
ing to Virginia from an estate in
the Philadelphia suburbs. Accord
ing to G. B. Lorraine, real estate
broker who handled the transac-
ton, Bergdoll and his family will
move into their new home the latte,
part of this week.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Sherwood PTA Elects
Junney as President

Ofdcers of the Sherwood Parent
Teacher Association, Sandy Spring,
were announced today. They are:
Richard w. Janney, president; C.
w. Wright, vice president; Mrs. w.
M. Kricker, secretary; Miss A. San
TIM, corresponding secretary, and
Mrs. Charles Gray. treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Janney will enter
tain the school faculty and PTA
executive committee at q tea Thurs
day afternoon at their home and a
reception for the faculty will be
held by the organization in the
school on the following Thursday.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
zoning Decision Aids
Apartment Project

Development Of $750,000 apart
ment project OF 96 units on North
Tenth street between Barton and
Cleveland streets is scheduled to be
resumed today following a decision
Of Arlington Circuit Court Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy that a 80 vote
Of the County Board to rezone the
property from residential to apart
ment is effective.
The courts ruling yesterday re-
versed previous decision OF Board
Chairman Edmund D. Campbell that
the reclassification had failed be-
cause petition protesting the re-
zoning was signed by more than 20
per cent of owners of property within
500 feet of the site, making a four
fifths vote of the board mandatory.
However, Mr.. Campbell excluded
the street area in crediting property
owners protests with more than 20
per cent representation.
Judge McCarthy's action created
two precedents, first, that street area
is to be computed in the 5O0-foot
area in such cases. and second, that
the burden of disproving a 80 board
vote in favor of any contested re-
zoning Is on those protesting.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Manor Park Citizens
Draft Tax Proposals

Several tax proposals to be pre-
sented before the Commissioners
special tax hearing next week were
drafted by the Manor Park Citizens
Association at their first fall meet
ing last night.
The association urged that the
Commissioners sharply trim the 1913
budget, that II taxes are to be in
creased they should be spread over
large groups, with food, clothing
and shelter bearing the least bur-
den, and that all salaries earned
in the District should be taxed,
even If the wage Garner does not
live in Washington.
A motion that funds be asked in
the next budget to enlarge the bath
house and construct a year-round
shelter building for the Takoma
recreational area was adopted and
the further development of Fort
Slocum Park was also urged.
Another resolution approved re-
quested the superintendent of trees
and parking to spray the trees
on Sheridan street NV. next year
and to replace dead trees. The
group voted to request Health De-
partment aid in clearing up the
large vacant westerly lot on the
south side of Sheridan street, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets
NV.
Leverett A. Meadows, president.
appointed the following committee
chairmen:
George A. Corbin, legislative; Mr.,
Smoot, streets and sanitation; Mr..
Scott, public utilities; T. w. Buck
ley, zoning; Mr.. Pullman, taxation:
Mrs. Henry w. Seaquist, educa-
ton; Mr.. Bowen. parks and play
grounds; Herbert @. Powell, mem
bership; ]. c. Breck, entertainment,
and Francis Alder, publicity.
Clifford H. Newell, District direc-
tor of the National Home and Prop
erty Owners Foundation, spoke
after the meeting, which was held
In the Whittier School, Fifth and
Sheridan streets NV.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Officials 10 Meet
In College Park
On Charter Ban
Moy Seek to Appeal
County Court Action
Voiding Corporation

College Park Md officials today
planned to confer with attorneys
for the town to decide what action
to take In view of yesterdays ruling
in Prince Georges County Circuit
Court at Upper Marlboro invalidat-
ing the incorporation of the area.
Town officials said they may de-
eide to suspend operations or ap-
peal the case.
Declaring that approximately So
900 in taxes had been collected.
Councilman Herbert w. Wells said
he did not believe the money would
be refunded since most of it already
had been spent for refuse collection
and other municipal functions.
The ruling by Judge Ogle Marbury
was handed down in a suit by At
torneys j. Frank Lillard and Frank
M. Hall challenging the legality Of
an act approved at the 1945 session
of the State Legislature providing
tor the incorporation of the College
Park area.
Voted to Incorporate.
In referendum on the proposal
in April, 1945, residents of the entire
area favored the Incorporation by
a vote Of 955 to TOT but the COM
munities OF Branchville. Daniels
Park, Hollywood, Autoville and Oak
Springs, comprising the northern
district, opposed the measure, 282
to 273.
Judge Marbury. in his opinion
said failure to include in the title OF
the act the names of the five COM
munities in the northern section OF
the town was misleading"
THE referendum was over the
whole territory" Judge Marbury
said, land no one can tell what
would have been the results If the
voters were passing on the inclusion
Of only the five communities.
Plaintiffs From District. =
"The court must regretfully con-
clude that the act was not consti-
tutionally passed and is null and
void"
Plaintiffs in the suit, all residents
OF the northern district, were John
r. Hess. Ruth M. Hess, Thomas
and Vera Reihm, Bessie King,
Corinne Weiss, Daniel M. Prosser,
Robert E. Michel and Ernest H.
CAM.
Named as defendants were Mayor
William A. Duvall. Treasurer Stew
art B. Shaw and Councilmen Wells,
Emanuel F. Zalesak, Charles r.
Davis, Marion w. Parker, j. Chesley
Mack, John w. Mckay and G.
Stuart Parker. They were repre-
sented by Attorneys T. Howard
Duckett and Nicholas Orem, jr.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Ban on Households
In Alexandra Streams
Urged by Grand Jury

The Alexandria grand jury yester-
day recommended that arks and
houseboats along the Potomac River
and its tributaries within the city
limits be banned as nuisance and
menace to health.
The recommendation was sub
mitted by F. Clinton Knight, jury
foreman in Corporation Court be-
fore Judge William P. Woolls, after
the jury indictment of Mrs. Cleo
Odell Kinchloe, %, for murder in
the Staying of her husband, Charles
1. Kinchloe, %, July 20, on their
houseboat in Hunting Creek. Mrs.
Kinchloe's trial was set for Octo-
Der IS.
Seek to Enforce Low Flying Ban.
Regarding another source of COM
plants in Alexandria, the jury rec
commended that city officials confer
with the Civil Aeronautics Board in
an attempt to enforce it's ban on
low flying over the town. 1t also
suggested that city ordinance be
drawn to ban such practice.
The jury also reported certain
records missing from Alexandria
police headquarters and recon-
mended that an investigation be
launched at once.
The jury further reported that
old court records are piled in the
attic just above the Corporation
Court room and constitute a fire
hazard. The jury recommended that
Fire Chief James NJ Duncan, jr.
investigate.
Urge Withdrawal of Pistol Permit.
The jury also suggested that g
permit to carry gun should be
withdrawn from Wheeler J. Wood
son. special guard at the American
Agricultural Chemical Co., in Alex
andria. who was charged in Civil
and Police Court with felonious
assault in the shooting of Fort
Belvoir soldier on May 18.
In the case of Mr.. Woodson, who
had been ordered held for the grano
jury, not true bill was returned
Corpl. Edward D. Newbern, %, Fort
Belvoir, was wounded in the back
after an argument with Mr.. Wood
son, according to Alexandria police
Mr.. Woodson claimed he fired ir
self defense.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
7 Cleared Of kansIaughter
In MARYLAND Traffic Death

Two drivers. both charged with
manslaughter in the traffic death
June l of Thomas D. John, As, OF
Beltsville, were found not guilty
yesterday in Hyattsville Police Court
by Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie.
The drivers were William W..
Breen, 28, of New York City, driver
of the truck which collided on the
Baltimore Washington boulevard
near Muirkirk, Md, with the car
in which Mr.. John was a passenger,
and Harry Lee Snead, As, of Belts
vile, operator Of the latter vehicle.
Mr.. Snead, however, was fined
$101 on reckless driving charge.
He is an employe at the Department
of Agriculture Research Laboratory
at Beltsville, where Mr.. John also
was EMPLOYED.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Bodies Of Two Drowned
AT WOODBRIDGE Recovered

The bodies of Edward Kiracofe
48, and Sam Snyder, So. both of Doe
Hill, Highland County, Va, who
we're drowned Saturday when their
outboard motor boat capsized in the
Potomac River south of Wood
bridge, Va, were recovered yester-
day by the Occoquan. Woodbridge
and Lorton Rescue Squad.
The bodies have been taken to
the Hall funeral home, Occoquan,
and will be sent to Mcdowell, Va,
The two men were on fishing
trip with Terry Mitchell, %, Wood
bridge, who was rescued by his
brother Harvey.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Fairfax Police Seek
Reason Why Virginia
Boy, 3, Hanged Self

Fairfax County police sought to
determine today what psychological
factors were involved when 9-year-
old william Edward Mckenzie. jr,
took his life by hanging himself with
his trousers belt.
The Pinecrest (Va.) boys body
was found by his mother about 7::20
pm. yesterday, suspended from a
clothes hook on the bathroom door.
The mother, Mrs Mildred McKen-
zie, released the body and called
her husband
He began administering artificial
respiration while awaiting arrival of
the Penn-Daw rescue squad. Forty
minutes later DR.. Margaret Wilson,
resident surgeon, pronounced the
boy dead at Alexandria Hospital
DR.. Nelson Podolnick, Fairfax
County coroner, who issued a cer-
tificate of suicide last night, said
county police would attempt to
learn what caused the apparently
normal and happy boy to end his
life.
He suggested it was possible the
boy was playing a game and died
accidentally. The police were ex-
pected to question his playmates in
an effort to learn some reason for
the action.
His father, an engineer at the
Naval Gun Factory, was unable to
give a motive. He said there had
been nothing in the boys attitude
to indicate despondency, and his
work at Lincolnia School, Alex
andria, where he was fourth grade
pupil, was reported to be excellent.
Mr.. Mckenzie told police other
members of the family, including a
13-year-old daughter, Ann, were
preparing to have their evening
meal when Williams absence was
noticed. Mr.. Mckenzie was search
ing for the boy outside when his
wife's calls attracted him to the
bathroom.
Evening star., 1946-09-10

Mr.. Carroll. George R. Car
roll, 80, of Cherry Hill road, a few
miles north of Berwyn, who also
had been charged with manslaugh-
ter by Montgomery County police
in connection with Mr.. Moore's
death, was ordered freed by Magis-
trate De Lashmutt.
Harry ONeil of the 1900 block of
Massachusetts, avenue NV. testified
that sTinsley, Mr.. Moore and another
man, Charles Ballard, 1900 block of
ty-seventh street, Capitol Heights
came by his house to take them to
North Beach. Mr. O'Neil said he
and his wife, Mrs. Edna O'Neil,
Joined them and they then drove to
Mr., Carroll's home.
Argued Over Fare.
At the home an argument began
over the fare and the trip to North
Beach was cancelled, Mr.. O'Neil
said. After returning $40 to Tinsley,
Mr.. Moore started to drive off but
hit the rear of a truck parked at
CAROLS home, he testified.
At this point. Mr.. O'Neil related.
Carroll reached in the cab and
turned off the ignition while Tinsley
reached through the opened door
and hit Mr.. Moore several times.
Tinsley then placed Mr.. Moore In
the back seat of the cab and drove
it about a mile from the Carroll
home and parked it, leaving Mr..
Moore in the back seat, Mr.. ONeil
testified.
Mr.. Moore was subsequently found
and removed to Gallinger Hospital
where he died September 2.
Thought Him Drunk.
A statement made by Tinsley at
the time of his arrest was pre-
sented to the court by County Po-
liceman Frank Griggs. In the
statement Tinsley admitted hitting
Mr.. Moore, but said he thought Mr..
Moore was only drunk and he left
him in the cab to sleep it of.
Prosecutor of the case was As
sistant States Attorney Charles
Prettyman, while Carroll and Tins
ley were represented by Attorney
Bernard Welch.
Other witnesses to the fight testi-
fed and agreed with testimony Of
fered by Mr.. O'Neil on most of the
details of the circumstances of the
death. All stated that Mr.. Moore
had been drinking and was def
nitely intoxicated at the time of the
fight.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Stote Seeks Asylum Aides

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 10 lP.-Gov.
O'Conor has approved a plan to
spend 5000 on campaign to re-
cruit workers to meet the acute
shortage Of personnel for State
mental hospitals. The campaign
will be carried out by the State En-
ployment Commission.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Fomine Relief Sole Nets
81, 900 at Manassas
spseioI Dispatch to The Stor

MANASSAS, Va, Sept. 10.-Cash
donations are still being received
toward the sum realized from the
Northern Virginia famine relief
sale held at the Manassas Livestock
Market last week. More than $1,000
was cleared, according to final esti-
mates announced today by Joe H.
Eagle, member Of the Sale Com
mittee.
Any one desiring to make further
other donations may contact Mr..
Eagle at the Livestock Market.
Evening star., 1946-09-10

of the grand
jury in connec-
ton with the
fatal beating of
Dist r C t Cab
Driver Robert L.
Moore, Al, on
August II after
a prelim / n ary
h e a ing in
Rockville Police
Court yesterday.
Trial Magis-
trate Donald De
Las h m u tt set
bond at 5000.
Another m a n,
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Citizens Group to Meet

The Lincoln Valley Citizens Asso-
citation will meet tomorrow night
at the home Of John Breen on Jack
son avenue, Takoma Park, Md, 1t
was announced today.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
VunsviIIe Citizens to Meet

The September meeting of the
Evansville Citizens Association will
be held at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
Beitsville Elementary School.
Evening star., 1946-09-10

The Children's Hospital Re
search Foundation has been
organized and will continu-
ously be of great value to the
community.
Amount needed - $1,000 900 90
Contributed to date l,028, ,750.70
Received yesterday 734 90
Still to be raised 270,5l4.40
Please send contributions
to Children's Hospital. Thir-
teenth and v streets NV.
Evening star., 1946-09-10
Suspect Is Held
In $4,000 Bail
In Fatal Beatinq
Second Man Freed
By Montgomery Judge
In Hackers Death

James R. Tinsley, %, of the 43O0
block of Forty-first street, Brent
wood, was ordered held for action
Evening star., 1946-09-10


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Evening star., 1946-07-13
Numbers Suspect
Seized After Chase

The numbers play from As gam
bling establishments in the down.
town area was Cancelled yesterday
when thousands of numbers slips
and large amount of money were
seized by antigambling squad de-
tectives after 75-mile-an-hour
chase of a man described by police
as "one of the city's top numbers
men,"
Detective Sergt Howard Ogle and
Paul Clarke arrested Theodore
Roosevelt Warren, colored, %, of the
4600 block of Clay street NE. yes
terday, seized paper sack they
said they found in his car contain
ing the slips and money and
charged him with possession of
numbers slips and operating a lot
terry. Sergt. 'Ogle said the slips
were from As spots where policy
players placed their bets.
The officers said they trailed War
rem in their automobile and followed
him across the District line into
Maryland because he was going at
a high rate of speed on the wrong
side of the street. The chase led
them to Cottage City, Md, at speeds
reaching rs miles an hour, Sergt
Ogle said, where the police car
overhauled Warren and made the
arrest. Sergt. Ogle said the suspect
was on his way to one Of the large
numbers centers in Prince Georges
County, an establishment which
Evening star., 1946-07-13
| Reckless Drivinq
| Of Boat Charged
| By Horbor Police

Reckless operation of cabin
cruiser in the Washington Channel
which left two harbor policemen
stranded in their patrol boat with
iammed propeller was charged to
Osborne M. Phillips, 40, of the 100
block of H street NE. yesterday.
1t. Otha Sanders of the harbor
precinct reported that Pvts Law
renee Halstead, jr, and Paul Baicar
were returning from a patrol at the
Water Gate concert June 20. towing
two row boats, when Phillips, op-
Grating the Luella Y, twice cut in
front of them.
The second time, 1t. Sanders said.
the policemen had to run full speed
.astern to keep from being struck,
and the tow lines on the row boats
got mixed up with the propeller
The patrol boat had to be towed
into the precinct.
Phillips was arrested on war
rant Wednesday. In Municipal
Court yesterday a jury trial was
scheduled for September 20, and
Phillips posted $500 bond.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Dedication Services
Planned for Officers
OF Christian Church

Newly elected officers of Bethesda
Christian Church will be honored
tomorrow at dedication service for
them as the congregation moves
into its recently purchased home
at 1902 Leland street, Bethesda, Md
Dedication services for the officers
will be conducted by the Rev. Rob-
ert T. Wilkerson, pastor, at the
II am. service. A dedication service
for the new church will be held
in September. Bible classes will be
held at the church at 9:45 am.
tomorrow.
Officers to be honored at the serv-
ice tomorrow are Charles M. Petrie.
chairman of the congregation; Maj.
Willis J. Nolan, vice chairman; Mrs.
c. R. Witham, clerk; G. Graham
Petrie, treasurer; Mrs. C. Graham
Petrie, financial secretary; E. E.
Huffman, warden; Mrs. D. H. Camp
bell, superintendent of the church
school; Mrs. Harvey Smith, secre-
tary-librarian, and Harvey Smith.
trustee
The newly acquired building, for
merly private residence. will serve
as temporary home for the con-
gregation until site for a church
edifice can be obtained. The first
floor of the present structure will
be used for church services while
the second floor will be turned over
for Sunday school classrooms and
study for the pastor. The base
ment will be used for recreation
purposes.
The Bethesda Christian Church
was organized on August 4, 1910, in
the home of the Rev. william G.
Dram on the East-West highway.
Mr.. Dram. who was formerly asso-
ciated with Ninth Street Christian
Church, served as pastor of the new
congregation until his death on
December S, 1912.
The congregation moved from its
quarters in the Dram home to the
Masonic Temple in Bethesda in
June. l943. The Rev William La
Roche, who succeeded Mr.. Gram
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Tyler Kent Weds in Mexico;
Ex-CIerk in u. 5. Embassy

Tyler Kent. former clerk in the
United States Embassy in London,
who was convicted under the British
Official Secrets Act during the war,
and Mrs. Clara Hunter Hyatt,
daughter of Mrs. Joseph Allen Coad
of Leonardtown, Md, were married
June 80 at Nuevo Laredo. Mexico,
Mr.. Kents mother disclosed today.
Mrs. William P Kent, who lives
IN Washington at 2l2 Wyoming ave-
nue. NV, said that her son and his
bride, whom she identified as the
widow of Dana Hodgedon. former
State Department official, are spend
ing few weeks in Mexico City Mr.
Kent plans to become a farmer in
Southern Maryland, she said.
With time off for good behavior,
Mr.. Kent's term of Imprisonment
ended last fall and he returned to
the United States shortly before
Christmas.
Evening star., 1946-07-13

served as pastor until June, 1914.
He was followed by the Rev. Robert
Whittenhurg. who served as interim
pastor until the Rev. Mr.. Wilkerson
assumed the pastorate September 3,
1914. He is now vice president of
the Bethesda Council of Churches;
secretary of the Montgomery County
Ministerial Union and member of
the Bethesda Kiwanis Club
Committee chairmen of the church
are DR.. Howard Church, finance:
Claude A. Cook, evangelistic; Mrs.
Campbell, educational; Stanley
Everhart, auditing; Mrs Claude
Cook, communion; Mr.. Huffman,
pulpit; Mai. Nolan, bylaws amend
ments. and ushers.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Senate Again Rejects
Silver Price Proposal
Offered by House
BY the kssoeioied Press

tFor third time. the Senate yes
Mreay rejected. 54 to 25, House
proposal to sell Treasury silver at
f.11 cents an ounce.
sSouthern and Western Senators
generally abandoned party lines to
team up in a third demand that
the House accept a 9O.3 cent price
despite three previous adverse House
sdtes.
@sMeanwhile, thousands of Treasury
md Post Office employees may have
TO wait for their pay checks. Funds
To meet them are in the 81 800, ,000,-
eco appropria ton bill which has been
deadlocked for two months by the
congressional silver dispute.
Senator Green, Democrat, of
Rhode Island who favors the House
figure, called for the roll call vote
yesterday, pointing out that the
House had refused to accept the
Senate's higher figure three different
times.
4Opposing him was Senator Nc
Kellar, Democrat, of Tennessee,
chairman of the Appropriations
Committee and regular presiding
officer. He said the only persons
who want the lower price are a
small group of manufacturers and
Industrial users who want to get
silver from the Treasury for less
than it costs elsewhere.
Senator McKellar declared this
group wants something cheap
from the Government and that to
grant it would "be. outrageous"
Senators Brooks. Republican. of
Illinois; Mead. Democrat, of New
York. and Walsh. Democrat. of
Massachusetts,. all urged the Sen
ate to accept the House figure. They
and Senator Green contended the
71-cent level was only floor price
and the Treasury might sell for
80 cents or higher.
Favoring the 903 cent price were
IS Democrats, 18 Republicans and
l Progressive Those voting for the
I'LL price included II Democrats
and IA Republicans, with most of
them from the Northeast industrial
section.