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Evening star., 1947-07-17
Flying Saucefs' Used
To Announce Fiesta

Flying saucers were over Falls
Church yesterday and they were not
the figments of somebody's imagina-
ton
They were paper plates launched
by an airplane flown from the Falls
Church Airport by L. R. (Roy>
Eakin. former Naval aviator. They
carried announcements of the Falls
Church Fiesta to be held Septem-
ber 10. 20 and 81.
Coincident with the aerial bonn
bardment Of Falls Church with
flying saucers." v. F. Blanding,
chairman of the Falls Church Park
Planning Committee, released pre-
liminary details of the fiesta, pro-
ceeds of which will be used to
finance the purchase of land for a
park to be located along Trips Run
in the Greenway Downs section.
The plans, which have been
drafted by a group of civic leaders,
calls for series of events including
parades, athletic contests, carni-
walls, an old-fashioned country fair,
flower shows, a street dance, tour
of historic homes and an historical
pageant. One of the highlights of
the three-day event, Mr.. Blanding
said, will be selection and corona
ton of a Fiesta Queen"
Evening star., 1947-07-17
|Registrationto 10 Be Held
For Referendum on
B|adensburg Changes

Registration for the August l ref
erendum on the question of revising
the form of town government ana
extending the boundaries of
Bladensburg will be held tomorrow
and Monday.
Hours tomorrow are from am.
to l pm. and on Monday from 2
pm. to pm. at the following
places:
Ward I, Bladensburg. Bladensburg
Fire house; Ward 2. Rogers Heights
and Decatur Heights. 5013 Edmons-
ton road; Ward 8. Sunnybrook. Villa
Heights and Woodley Hills, Alt
Fifty-sixth avenue and 1905 Fifty
eighth avenue. and Ward 4, Newton
Village, 49Ol Monroe street.
Any registered voter who has lived
within his precinct for six months
and in Maryland for one year may
register.
The referendum on August I will
be from am. to 7 pm. on adoption
of a new charter to substitute q pro-
posed Mayor and town council for
the present Board of Town Commits
sioners, and other municipal
changes. The question of whether
the boundaries shall be extended
to embrace territories covered in
wards 2, 3 and 4 also is to be de-
cided.
| Legislation setting up the new
charter and to permit voters to act
on the proposed new form of gov
ernment and extension of the town
boundaries was passed by this year s
General Assembly.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Ex-Hungarian Envoy Says
u. ). Is Balkans Last Hope

The United States is the last hope
of the people in Eastern Europe,
Aladar Szegedy Maszak. former
Hungarian Minister to this country.
told the Silver Spring Rotary Club
Yesterday at its luncheon in the
Indian Spring Country Club.
Declaring Soviet Russia has set up
a police state in his native land,
whose functions extend to every
walk of life, Mr.. Szegedy- -Maszak
said:
THE Hungarians are moved by
fear generated by Russia. They
could be moved by hope generated
by the United States"
He recalled that after Hungary
was occupied by the Germans, the
people hoped to be liberated by the
American Army.
When the Russians entered, he
said, the Hungarians welcomed them
because they couldn't believe things
could be as bad or worse than under
the Nazis."
"It was wishful thinking, how
ever" the former Hungarian Minis
ter asserted. ''1t soon became clear
that the Russian liberation Of Hun
gary was really a conquest"
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Common Glory Opens 7onight
TO Honor Our Forefuthers'

Mr.. Green Is a North Carolina
liberal. His Jefferson expounds call
men are created equal" in a manner
that makes it as difficult to explain
away as the gospels. His Jefferson
says, Slaves are human beings, are
they not? And to be human being
is to deserve the right OF citizen
ship"
A magnificent choir of 80 voices
sings ecclesiastical music between
scenes enacted in colorful costume.
Mr.. Green sat down beside this
representative of the press between
the acts.
Green Sees Mission.
"Tt's like this" he said. "The
popularity of The Lost Colony
showed me what can be done with
this form. lMr. Green's pageant OF
that name on the Inflated Raleigh
colony is playing its 10th summer
at Manteo. N. c. I'm going to do
one in California next. Perhaps
every State will do something to
acquaint it's people with our history.
Then We'll be getting somewhere.
1--WE can resent 1t all we will, but
the world is getting an impression
that a wave of something cheap is
spreading from America. Hollywood
hasa lot to do with tour adver-
tising has, too. Call it materialism
or what you will, it's not good.
1--WE are unwilling to experience
the tough facts of existence. People
are looking for leadership. Pictures
of Stain are supplying that for part
of the world. The Russians are
tough. We've got to realize what
made us great-it wasn't automo-
b}les, daily bathing or breath
sweeteners. We are still, in a strug-
gle for survival. We are in danger
of losing what we have, just through
laziness or ignorance. That's why
I thought it would be a good thing
to write a play in which Thomas
jefferson, the Jefferson Of the
declaration of human equality and
the rights of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness, would TAX 70
people of today"
Lady Astor Expected.
All reserved seats have been sold
for the premiere tonight, designated
State night" by the Jamestown
Corp, a nonstock, nonprofit outfit
sponsoring the historical pageant
in cooperation with the Virginia
Conservation Commission.
Notab1es expected for the opening
performance include Lady Nancy
Astor, Admiral William Halsey and
Colgate w. Darden, jr., president OF
the University of Virginia.
The pageant will be presented at
s:15 nightly except Mondays until
September IA on a stage 70 feet
wide by 81 feet deep on the bank
of Lake MatOaka,
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Montgomery Plans
More Gasoline Pumps

In an economy move. the Mont
gomery County commissioners have
ordered installation of gasoline
pumps In Rockville and Gathers
burg in addition to those already
in place in Silver Spring and Be-
thesda to serve the approximately
$50 county vehicles, including police
cars and school buses.
County Supervisor Irving G. Nc
Nayr estimated the move will save
the county about $4,000 year. He
explained that county vehicles pre-
viously purchased gasoline at pri-
vate filing stations.
Plans are in the final stage for
construction of the county's repair
and equipment center, which also
will have storage facilities, Mr.. Nc
Nayr said.
He said he hopes to advertise for
bids within 10 days with completion
of the center expected in Novem-
Der. He estimated the cost at
$4,000. predicting the center would
pay for itself in four years.
Mr.. McNayr also revealed plans
to grow produce and raise livestock
on the county almshouse farm near
Rockville. He said this would cut
down food bills at the almshouse
and the Rockville Jail.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Aerial Circus to Hold
Stunt Plane Smush-up

A stunt plane smash-up has been
added to the aerial circus to be
sponsored by the St. Mary's Boys
Club July q at the Hybla Valley
Airport, it was announced today.
Ira Magee, Florida stunt pilot,
will crash a plane in full flight
through a wooden wall. Included in
the show are other stunts by Woody
Edmundson and Betty Shelton. The
airport is about 8 miles south of
Alexandria on U. S. Route !.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
11CaphaIArea Scouts
To Start Trip 10 World
Jamboree in France

Eleven Boys Scouts from this
area who will attend the World
Scout Jamboree in France will begin
their week trip at 9 am. tomor-
row when they board a train at
Union Station.
The boys, who were chosen on the
basis of Scout grade, camping expe-
rience and physical tests, will be
among 1000 from the United States
who will attend the jamboree at
Moisson, France, on the River Seine,
Scout headquarters announced.
Before they sail from New York
next Thursday on the S. S. General
Muir, the II Scouts will go to Camp
Hart, near Philadelphia. prejam-
boree training camp for boys from
Region 8. After a two-day briefing
they will move to Camp Klmer,
New Brunswick, NJ j., where the
1000 Scouts from this country will
assemble.
After docking at Antwerp August
2, the Scouts will explore the sur
rounding country carrying their
own food but using the ship fol
overnight accommodat tions. The
world jamboree, which was last held
in Washington in 1887. will run from
August 7 to 81. After camp the
Scouts will go on sightseeing toul
of France until they sail for home
August % from LIE Harve.
The II Scouts from this area are
Charles Bouton, 1857 Monroe street
NE. Troop 81; William Gleaves, II
Fifth street Sc, Troop "a; Richard
500 Libby, sol West Clifton Terrace
NV, Troop IA; Philip Lindsey, 3044
Cambridge place NV, Troop 3
Newell Stultz. 2208 Fortieth place
NV, Troop 100, and J. Ronald Upp
2315 Thirty-second street Sc, Troop
81.
Also Edward Condor, jr., 354t
South Utah street, Arlington, TrooI
III; Robert Forward, 904 Highland
drive, Silver Spring, Md, Troop 205
Ward Jones, Troop 18O, and JOSEPH
Scher, Troop ITO, both Of Fredericks'
burg, Va, and Charles w. Ross
Frederick, Md, Troop 266.
Claude Dupre, 5403 Allan road
Westeate. Nd. Troop 56, is now II
France with his mother, Mrs. Rene
Dupre, and will join the delega'
tion at Antwerp.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Auditor Criticizes Billing
Al Vjrujnia Medical College
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, July 17.-State
Auditor j. Gordon Bennett today
sent 42-page audit to Gov. Tuck
and the Board of Visitors OF the
Medical College of Virginia in which
he criticized accounting procedures
and methods of bill collecting at the
institution.
The State auditor pointed out,
however. that in recent months sew
era improvements have been put
into effect in an effort to provide
more efficient operation. His audit
covered the fiscal year ended June
30, 1916.
Mr.. Bennett pointed out that a
high personnel turnover made efn-
cient fund handling difficult mat
ter and at the same time recon-
mended a number Of changes,
among them establishment OF .
credit managers ofice. -
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Jousting Tournament
To Be Held SATURDAY.

The first postwar tournament of
the Iron Bridge Hunt will be staged
at pm. Saturday at the farm of
DR.. John Warren, about three miles
west of Laurel on the Silver Spring
Laurel road.
Patterned after jousting tourna-
ments of medieval times, the object
of a modern-day tournament Is for
the entrants to spear rings while
riding a galloping horse.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Please Phone Your Sunday
Classified Ads Early in the Week

Saturday rush Sunday classified advertising mas
great facilities have been overtaxed hs
result many customers phonng ads at tne aSS
minute before the Saturday deadline.
urge phone their Sunday ads any time
Monday through Frday-from 800 am to soo pm. In
this way your ad will be handled promptly and efficiently
with the of inconvenience Save Saturday Tor
those who cannot place ads earlier We appreciate your
cooperation in provide customers with
better service.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
I Petitions Approved,
) Denied for Rezoninq
In Prince Georges

The Prince Georges County COM
missioners yesterday approved seven
rezoning petitions, denied three and
postponed action on one to Au-
gust 20.
Among applications rejected was
one by Daisy c. Lanhardt Mahan
for the reclassification from resi-
Dental A to apartment house use
of about 10 acres on the south side
of Hamilton street, Hyattsville.
Approximately 20 residents of the
area opposed the request on the
ground it would reduce property
values. They said the area was en-
tirely residential. The board also
received a petition bearing the
names of $50 persons urging that
the petition be denied.
Petitions Denied.
Also denied were the following
petitions:
Raymond Smith, residential A to
commercial D of lot"8, block I, sub
division 2, Chapel Oaks, and Lemuel
Williams, residential A to industrial
e Of lots 90 and 81, block G. Dean
wood Park.
The following petitions were ap-
proved:
Sadie Davis, residential A to COM
mercial D of lots 353-355. Cedar
Heights; Aaron Bregman, residen-
tial A to commercial D of part OF
lot II, Cedar Croft subdivision.
Brentwood, w. c. and Elsie j. zim-
norman, Louis c. Dismer and Helen
D. Aufier, residential A to CONNER
cial D of land east of Locust ave-
nue., Hyattsville.
Others Approved.
Also, Maize Stevens, residential A
to commercial D of lots So, block 2,
EngleWood; Samuel r. Edmonds,
residential A to commercial D OF
blocks D and E and part of block F,
Edmonds subdivision south of Bla-
densburg; Herbert D. Smith, resi-
Dental A to c of land between jack
son, Sherry and Lincoln avenues
and Sligo Greek parkway, and Mary
C. Hitaffer, residential A to COM
mercial D of lots 13 and IA and part
of lot IL, the Hyattsville Building
Co.'S addition to Hyattsville.
Action was deferred on the petit
ton of Edith E. Whalen for the
rezoning from residential A to c OF
lots 7 and 8, block IA, Czarra's ad-
dition to Brentwood.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
s Area Heads Named
In ArIinqton Chest Drive

Carroll Wright, residential unit
chairman for the forthcoming
Arlington Community Chest CAM
paign, has appointed eight area
chairmen to serve under him In
residential solicitation.
They are Daniel E. Ragalie, Carl
l.. Taylor. j. M Hansborough,
Walter S. Bowen. Mrs. Clarence e.
Simmons. Harold D. Kube. Alfred
G. Churchill and GoFon W. Ball
Evening star., 1947-07-17
New Efforts Due
For Senate Vote
On D. {. Rents
Overton Blocks Bill
To Extend Controls
AS Is to March 81

Senate District Committee leaders
today planned new efforts to gain
Senate approval of three-month
extension of the Districts rent con-
troll law beyond the present terminal
date of December 81.
The House passed bill to continue
the law "as is" until March 81 was
reached on a call of the Senate
calendar late yesterday. Action was
blocked by Senator Overton, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana.
He objected to passage of the bill
when Senator McGrath, Democrat,
of Rhode Island, acting for the Dis
trict Committee in the absence of
Chairman Buck, said he had no
authority to accept an amendment
Senator Overton offered.
"Without Change" Specified.
The Overton amendment would
have given sublessees the same
rights under rental contracts as the
original tenant, after the tenant
Cancelled his lease.
Senator McGrath told the Senate
he had no objection to the Overton
amendment, but that he could not
accept it, since the District Com
mittee had recommended the three
month extention of the present law
without any change. This decision
by the District Committee was
unanimous.
The main purpose of this decl-
sion, he said, was to permit Con-
sress, when it reconvenes in Janu-
ary, to have time to review the sit
uation here before controls expired.
Unless continuation is granted,
however. District rent controls will
end December 81, committee spokes-
men warned.
Some Urge Compromises.
Some members urged that neces-
sary compromises be made to get
Senate approval of the measure so
the bill could be sent to conference
for settlement of differences be-
tween the House and Senate bills.
Some Capitol Hill experts pointed
out, however, that if the bill were
dlllSltUSu III OliC IC+oPSSO, ~ i1A6AAo
open the door to many other changes
which might block final action.
The legislation continuing ma
tional rent controls until the end
of February permits voluntary rent
increases up to Is per cent provided
landlords agree to sign leases
through December, 1948.
District committees of Congress
decided against Incorporating such
provisions in the Districts rent con-
troll extension, since the District
law already permits upward adjust
ments of rents where landlords can
show iustifable increases in costs.
Some officials believe the boost in
real estate taxes will fall into this
category.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
By George Kennedy
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

WILLIAMSBURG. Va. July IL
Friends, we are gathered here this
evening to do honor to our forefa-
thers," will be the first line heard
tonight when the lights 60 on in
the vast open-air theater in the
woods. just completed for Paul
Green's pageant, "The Common
Glory"
Robert Dale Martin, the narrator,
will stand in a spotlight beam. He
will be wearing tricorn hat and
colored broadcloth coat. A bat or
two may cross the beam of light
but no mosquitoes. They will be
exterminated by DDT fog, the
odor of which will still family per-
SiSt.
"It is fitting that we have chosen
this place for our celebration" Mr..
Martins sonorous voice will pro-
claim. Reflection of the lights will
begin to reveal the leaves of the
forest primeval on the sides and
rear of the natural slope. Beech
and oak and gum of great girth and
height stand about. and the rose
mary pines rise above them as
straight and tall as the masts they
used to make for the clipper ships.
Cradle Of Liberties.
"In this nook of Virginia between
the York and James Rivers is in
deed the birthplace of the republic
and likewise the cradle of its liber-
ties" Mr.. Martin will 60 on. There
just over the hill" he points, "at
jamestown occurred the immortal
tragedy of suffering and death that
was the birth pangs of Nations
creation.
And here at Williamsburg were
rived out and developed the match
less documents and statements OF
liberty upon which our self-govern-
ment has been welded"
Jamestown, where the first per-
manent English colony was started
In 1909, is only miles in the direc-
tion of the actors gesture. Will
liamsburg is less than mile behind
the 2,5e0 seats of the theater.
And just over there at York
town." he SAYS, pointing again, "the
victory was finally won which made
us an independent people"
On Sacred Soil.
Even at the rehearsal last night
the few spectators in the seats ex-
perienced a bit of a thrill when the
narrator concluded his prologue
with:
This is indeed sacred soil whereon
we are gathered tonight"
Thomas jefferson is the hero of
THE Common Glory"-the young
Thomas Jefferson of 1776, only a
decade out of the College of William
and Mary right behind the theater.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
New Officers Are Installed
.By MI. Vernon Lions Club

The Mount Vernon Lions Club in
stalled officers at Ladies night
program last night at the Penn
Daw Hotel.
The officers are:
Laurence Kiefer, president; David
E. Bayliss. jr.. first vice president;
A. NJ Bowling, second vice presi-
dent: r. Lee Kennedy. third vice
president: Ferdinand G. Pitt. lion
tanner; Edward C. Chauncey. tail
twister, w. Harold Otley, treasurer:
Lewis l.. Finks, secretary, and Joseph
P. Baker and Charles Ladson, di-
rectors.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
U. Of Maryland to Report
On Produce at Baltimore
By The Associated Press

BY The AssocIdfed PIess
The marketing department OF the
University of Maryland's agricul-
tural college plans to station re-
porter In Baltimore starting August
/, to observe produce market re-
ceipts.
Reports of daily truck receipts
will be available to farmers, dealers,
or other interested parties.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
QuitcIoim Bill Approved

The Senate Agriculture Committee
yesterday approved bill authorizing
the Agriculture Department to quit
claim two acres of land near Muir
kirk, Md, to the Queens Chapel
Methodist Church for 500. The
legislation passed the House July /.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Stote GeoIoqist Resigns

RICHMOND, July II tP.-Dr. Ar,
thur C. Bevan, State geologist and
director of the Virginia Geological
survey since 1929, will leave that
position to become principal geolo-
eist of the Illinois State Geological
Survey September Is.
Evening star., 1947-07-17
Flmore Mudd Confirmed

Elmore Mudd, 18 Sunset drIVe;
Alexandria, yesterday was confirmed
bv the Senate to be postmaster Tor
Alexandria. Mr.. Mudd has oeen
acting postmaster>at the Alexandra
Post once for about twA years.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Suburbs 10 Get Hearing
On Uniform Taxi Rate Plan

A public hearing on proposals to
establish uniform fares for taxicab
service between points in the Dis
trict and the Maryland and Virginia
suburbs will be held in the near fu-
ture, Chairman James H. Flanagan
of the Public Utilities Commission
said yesterday.
Mr.. Flanagan said representatives
of interested groups in the suburbs
would be invited to attend.
He explained the commission
wants the public to have an oppor-
tunity to add its suggestions on
fares to those already received from
taxicab operators as numerous COM
plants OF high charges have come
to the PUG.
Several District operators have
agreed to a scale of fares for trips
crossing the District line, but have
not been able to obtain general
agreement within the industry. A
number of operators believe uni
formity can be achieved only
through regulation.
This plan involves special prob
lens of jurisdiction, however, and
these have been under study by
the PUG.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Airport Volunteer Fire Force
Organizing to Relieve Army

and to school volunteers from the
airlines until force Of so or so is
ready for duty.
The equipment includes fog and
chemical as we'll as water bumpers
and CAA officials are experimenting,
with a powdered chemical extin-
guisher said to blanket gasoline
fire in less time and at less cost than
other means available here.
The training includes specialized
techniques in crash rescue and nre
control in addition to conventional
methods.
While there were no casualties, a
burning, four-motored transport
which landed at the Airport several
months ago showed the need OF ade.t
quate fog and chemical apparatus "a
addition to plentiful water supply
to control gasoline fam Is.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Alumni Chapter Hears
Clark April II

Attorney General Clark will be
the principal speaker at the 88th
founders day dinner of the WASH
ington Alumni Chapter of Delta Tau
Delta Fraternity, it was announced
yesterday.
The dinner will be held April II
at the National Press Club. Mr.
Clark is an alumnus of the fratern-
ity chapter at the University of
Texas.
Henry E. Price is chairman of
the Dinner Committee.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Final Neighborhood Concert
To Be Given omofrow Niqht

The ninth and final of the Neigh
borhood concerts by the National
Symphony Orchestra which have
been sponsored by The Evening Star
will be given tomorrow night at
Westinghouse High School on
North Washington boulevard in
Arlington. Va.
The concert will conclude a series
which has taken the orchestra into
various sections of Washington and
Montgomery County throughout the
winter to widen the acquaintance of
Washingtonians with their SYM
phony orchestra.
Thousands of music lovers have
heard the conccrts as the guests
of The Evening s - and an even
greater number ha, ,-ccrd the per-
formances over Station VIAL, The
Evening Star station, With has
carried all of the programs in full
In the absence of DR.. Hans Kint-
Evening star., 1947-03-23

Ter, conductor, who has been forced
to take a rest because of i'll health
Howard Mitchell assistant conduc-
tor, will lead the orchestra in tomor-
rows concert.
Mr.. Mitchell has selected the fol-
lowing program:
Leonore Overture No. 3, Beetho-
ven.
Dance of the Blessed Spirits and
Musette, from Suite, Gluck-Mottl
Andante, PiEzicato, and finale
from Symphony No. 4 in F minor,
Tchaikovsky.
The concert will begin at 8 pm
at which time all guests are re-
quested to be seated. Promptly at
8:45 pm. the doors will be opened
to admit those who desire to attend
but have been unable to get invita-
tions.
AS usual, Station WMAL will
broadcast the program.
Evening star., 1947-03-23

A volunteer fire-fighting force is
being organized at National Airport
to take over mechanical equipment
and fire protection responsibility
from the Army Air Forces.
The equipment includes four
trucks of various sizes designed for
crash duty, hangar fires and the
like; a jeep equipped with chemical
pump, and an amphibious weasel
for rescue work.
With the AAF gradually cutting
down operations to 100 flights a
month, mostly from the ATC inter-
national terminal, the Army is plan
ming to withdraw its paid staff Of
fire-fighters and has obtained au-
thority to transfer equipment to the
Civil Aeronautics Administration.
The CAA already is training men,
bers Of its airport staff p take over,