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Evening star., 1947-06-22
Contracts Awarded
For IS Miles Of Pipe

Awards of contracts for the pur-
chase of 35 miles of cast-iron pipe
for S463 ,095 and for three sewer and
water main construction projects In
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties was announced yesterday
by the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission.
Successful bidder on the sale of
the pipe, which will range in diam
eter from six to "a inches, was the
r. D. Wood Co, of Philadelphia.
The Intercounty Construction Co.
Of Hyattsville, with proposal OF
$106,897, was low bidder for con-
struction of the Wheaton outfall
sewer and of water mains and
sewers in Wheaton Hills.
The second project, for construc-
ton Of 5000 feet of water mains and
sewers, will serve 35 homes on Plyers
Mill road, Amherst avenue and
Dayton street in the Glenview SUBJ
division, near Silver Spring.
Low bidder was the Leo Butler
Co. of Silver Spring. for S16,872.
The Nickles Brothers Construc-
ton Co. of Hyattsville was success
full bidder, with $17,619, for sewer
force main from RItchie road, near
Central avenue, to Hill road. The
project will provide sewage dis
posal for the District Heights area
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Bethesda Driving Glass
To Accept 15-Year-0Ids

Enrolment in the summer school
automobile driving class at Beth
esda Chevy Chase High School
beginning June 80 Is limited to
to students who have reached the
age of Is years. A drivers permit
is not necessary.
Miss Lenora Aiken, director o1
the school, said it formerly had
been announced that the age re-
quirement was Is years and that
drivers permits were necessary The
law was changed at the 1947 Mary
land Assembly, Miss Aiken ex-
planned.
In addition to the driving class
several academic courses will be
offered. The term will be eight
weeks. Two classes will be held
daily, affording opportunity for g
student to earn two credits towaro
graduation. Tuition is $3.50 pei
course, payable In advance.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Arlington VFW Post Insfa||s
Mccarthy as Commander

Clarence H. Mccarthy has been
installed as commander of the
Crouch Marcus Post No. g480. Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, of Airing
ton.
Other officers are Aaron Thaler
ir., senior vice commander; George
w. Frye, Junior vice commander
Earle L. Lytle, quartermaster; Rob
ert C. Kibler, adjutant: John E
Wilson, advocate; the Rev. Delevon
r. Fowler. chaplain and service off,
Ger; Hugh c. Marcus, surgeon; Eu-
gene NJ. Donald. officer of the day,
Robert L. Lear, legislative officer;
Franklin P Lowe, Sam B. Yowell
Harry E. Strong, trustees; Marion
A. Walker, jr.. sergeant-major.
Mr.. Vowel was also installed as
quartermaster sergeant and Mr.
Strong as bugler.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
R0TC Students Arrive
Al Meade and BeIvoir
For Army Training

College students taking reserve
officer training corps courses arrived
at Fort George G. Mead and Fort
Belvoir yesterday to begin the first
training of its kind since the war
Intensive training schedules will
begin at Fort Meade for over 1000
students tomorrow morning.
The summer camp includes a
camp headquarters, six student
infantry companies and one cavalry
troop. The students will come from
colleges and universities and courses
are designed to give practical ex-
perience to much of the Theoretical
college work.
The infantry course will offer 24C
hours of instruction. The instruc-
ton will be handled by the A bat
talon of the 82d Airborne Division
Cavalry courses will offer 240 hours
of work and will be under the Sd
Cavalry Squadron of the Sd Cavalry
group.
COI. NHlbCUfnU III tudISc
Officer in charge of the summer
camp is Col. John C. Whitcomb
veteran of both World Wars. A
graduate of West Point, he has beer
in the Army 80 years.
At For Belvoir 1877 ROTC students
from IA colleges in the 1st and &c
Army areas will start training to.
morrow.
The group will remain here for a
period of six weeks and will take
100 hours of basic military subjects
and Ito of general engineering
methods.
All the students are engineering
ma ajors and have completed at Least
one year of advanced ROTC train.
ing. Several have completed two
years of advanced training anc
will become eligible for reserve com.
missions.
Colleges represented include Johns
Hopkins University, West Virgins
University and Virginia POLYTECHNIC
cal Institute.
Col. William @. D. Bridges, ROII
officer of M. l.. T. is the executive
officer of the unit. The posts COM
mander, Maj. Gen. William M
Hoge also is the camp commander
Enlisted Training Begins.
Ceremonies marking the inaugura.
ton of the first active training pro-
gram for enlisted Reserve Corps
members of the Army Air Forces ir
the Washington area were held yes
terday at Andrews Field.
The occasion was the presentation
of a reserve component of the 11tf
Air Force.
The squadron colors were pre-
sented to 1t. Col. John I. Lerom
commander of the reserve unit, by
Bird. Gen. Yantis H. Taylor, who
few hours earlier had taken ovel
command of the air base from Col
G. D. Sluman. The latter is being
transferred to the Air Transport
Command at Gravelly Point.
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ment employe, served two terms as
Mayor, starting in 1920, and several
terms as a member of the Town
Council. When Warren McVey re-
signed shortly after being elected
Mayor two years ago, the council
named Mr.. Sampson. He also served
several years as chief of the Brent
wood Volunteer Fire Department
and Is a former president of the
County Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation.
Mayor From '35 to Al.
Mr.. Mahaffey was Mayor from
1885 to 1941. He also served on the
council both before and after his
tenure as Mayor, and now is chair
man of the councils Street and
Road Committee.
The third candidate, Mr.. Russell
has lived in Brentwood since 1882
and has served as councilman from
the third ward for three years and as
Mayor for part of one term. He
resigned from the office in 1912 to
enter the Navy, receiving his dis
charge last year with the rank of
lieutenant commander.
During the early months of the
war, Mr.. Russell, who is an engineer,
organized civilian defense work In
the town.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
BergdoII Tract Draws
Bid Of Only $4,000,
Auction Called Off

Spokesman for the estate of Mrs.
Emma Bergdoll, whose 115-acre tract
of land along Wisconsin and Dorset
avenues, Chevy Chase, Md, was
withdrawn from the auction block
yesterday, said last night they have
no immediate plans for disposal OF
the property.
Approximately 100 persons yester-
day afternoon attended the auction
of the tract which is owned by the
mother of the World War I draft
dodger, Grover Cleveland Bergdoll,
now living on Virginia farm.
Louis Traiman. Philadelphia auc-
tioneer, closed the auction after a
high bid of $190 900 was received for
the land, which contains 259 lots.
Originally it had been intended to
sell the property in eight different
parcels, but that plan was scrapped
when the high bid was $1,000 for
a parcel. !
The property, which extends back
to River road and the boundaries OF
Kenwood in Somerset. is assessed
at S330o0o according to MIR. Trai-
man.
The majority of those at the auc-
ton were reported to be representa-
tives of real estate development
concerns.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Hough 10 Begin Trial
On Charges Of Fraud
In Homes Tomorrow

Trial of Stanley P. Hough for fraud
| in Connection with veterans homes he
allegedly accepted payment for but
failed to complete is scheduled to
begin at II am. tomorrow in Federal
Court, Alexandria.
The 40-year-old Washington area
builder was indicted by a Newport
News (Va) grand jury last February
on charges of devising a scheme to
defraud veterans and using the mails
to defraud.
When Hough appeared earlier this
month to enter plea, his attorney
was not in court and Judge Sterling
w. Hutcheson instructed Hough to
make his plea when he appeared for
trial tomorrow. n,
Judge A. D. Barksda1e of the
western district of Virginia is to
preside over tomorrow's session. Two
other cases scheduled to come be-
fore him tomorrow are those of John
jacob Hunter and Charles N. Mont
gomery. charged with evading the
draft.
Motions In the s144,000 War As
sets Administration fraud case are
scheduled to come before the court
Tuedsay. This case involves former
WAA expediter, Louis v. Dionne
and George A. Gormley, who once
served time in connection with a
S5 900 swindle.
Gormley's attorneys are expected
to report on their success in finding
defense witnesses. They were in
structed to inform the court of their
success in finding the witnesses
when they asked for more time be-
fore the trial date was set earlier
! this month.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
'hayoraIty Race
Is High Lightof
Brentwood Vote
3 Seek Town Post;
University Park
Has No Contest

A three-way race for mayor OF
Brentwood will high light voting to-
morrow in two Prince Georges
County towns.
Polls will be opened from ! to 8
pm. for residents of both Brentwood
and University Park. The voting
will be held in the Brentwood fire.
house and the University Park
Elementary School.
The largest turnout OF voters
approximately 500-is expected in
Brentwood where Mayor James r.
Sampson will be opposed for re.
election by two former mayors OF
the community. Councilman William
B. Mahaffey of the third ward, and
James l.. Russell.
One other contest is slated for
the town. Councilman Charles E.
Yeager will face J. Milton Stanford
in the fight for the second ward
seat. Councilman George j. Boyce
is upopposed for reelection as the
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Land for New Junior High
Acquired in MONTGOMERY

DR.. Edwin w. Broome, superin-
tendent of Montgomery County
schools, announced yesterday that
title is now being executed for a
29-acre site on Massachusetts, ave-
nue. extended, for new junior high
school.
Purchase of the Ian for 100000
recently was authorized by the coun-
ty commissioners. The location is
near the Baltimore e. Ohio Rail-
road crossing about a miles from
Westmoreland Hills, at the District
line.
Construction will await further
approval by the commissioners.
Eventually the school would accom-
modate 1900 pupils, although the
first unit would take only 500.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Army VIII Seek,
Medical Center
Funds Tomorrow
SAC, ,000, 900 Unit
For Research to Be
Worlds Largest

Army medical research units,
now scattered throughout the Ma
ton will be brought together in
what is expected to be the largest
medical research center in the
world at Forest Glen, Md, the
War Department announced yes
terday.
The establishment, to be known
as the Army Medical Research
and Graduate Teaching Center,
is being designed to permit expan-
sion from an initial development
estimated to cost $40,000,000.
Maj. Gen. Raymond w. Bliss,
surgeon general of the Army, will
go before the House Armed Serv-
ices Committee tomorrow to ask
approval of the program.
Funds To Be Sought.
Congress will be asked to author
ize funds Tor the construction OF
the new buildings and facilities
for the new center. Part of the
money needed for design and plan
ming already has been appropriated
In revealing details for the pro-
iect, which had been announced
before, the War Department said
it will consist of a 1,000-bed gen.
eral medical and surgical hospital
0ater to become a 1,500-bed insti-
tution), the Army Institute OF
Pathology, Army Medical Museum
Army Institute of Medicine and
Surgery, Central Laboratory Group
and administrative services.
A War Department spokesman
said it would be year before con-
struction could be started and no
estimate has been made when 1t
will be completed.
A library, animal farm and staff
quarters are included in the plans
Activities to be Included.
Among activities now situated
elsewhere which will be brought to
Forest Glen are:
The Army Nutrjtional Institute,
Chicago, which now is concerned
almost entirely with normal diets,
but which 1t is proposed will study
means of preventing severe weight
losses by wounded men.
The Medical Field Research Lab
oratory, Fort Knox, KY, which deals
in what the Army calls human
engineering" - meeting effects OF
cold, heat, fatigue and sudden
changes on the human system.
The Surgical Research Unit, Fort
Sam Houston, Tex, which evolves
improvements in treatment of war
wounds and studies the problems
presented by delayed disqualification
of casualties.
Close to Other Centers.
The new center will have the
advantage of proximity to the Wal
ter Reed Medical Center, the Naval
Hospital, the medical schools Of the
District and the proposed new Hos
pital Center, the War Department
explained.
The big Army establishment
would cooperate with these ano
with the Bureau Of Standards, Ma
tional Institute of Health, Nationa,
Research Council and other
agencies, as well as with members
of the District Medical Society, II
was stated.
Two hundred beds will be SET
aside for research cases from the
start.
The initial building will have
$4,000 square feet of floor space
An estimated $4,000 square feet
will be required when the hospital
is increased to 1900 beds.
The Army Medical Museum will
continue to be open to the public
in it's new location, except for a
few areas, the announcement ex-
planned.
Construction will be under super
vision of the Washington Engineer
District
Evening star., 1947-06-22
District Pastor Named
To Presbyterian Post

The Rev. Robert E. Sheriff.,
pastor of the Washington Heights
Presbyterian Church. Washington,
was elected temporary clerk of the
Baltimore Synod of the Presbyterian
Church at its convention last week
In Frederick.
At the same time Mrs. Walter
Wolf was elected president of the
Washington Presbytery.
The Synod voted at Its meeting
at Hood College to raise s435 900 as
its share of the SIT 1000 900 benevo-
lence budget of the Presbyterian
Church.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Arlington Hospital Fund
Drive Reaches 529b Of Goal

The Arlington Hospital campaign
for funds has reached So per cent
of its $4,000 goal, it was reported
yesterday. The drive was extended
indefinitely June when it failed
to meet the goal In the original
campaign period.
Of the S24,703 collected to date,
$500 has come from the special
gifts division headed by John E.
DeLashmutt. and SIS 1874 from the
residential division under chairman
ship of Mrs. Karl H. York.
A 5000 gift for obstetrical instru-
nlents and a vacuum cleaner for
the nurses home has been made by
the Lyon Village Women's Club, it
was announced by Hospital Admin
lstrator Karl H. York.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Harold A. Fisher to Head
North Woodside Citizens

Harold A. Fisher has been elected
president of the North Woodside
Montgomery Hills Citizens Associa-
ton. it was announced yesterday.
Other new officers include Mrs.
Joseph B. Matre, vice president;
Mrs. G. Harris White, secretary
treasurer, and John Whit. CORE
spending secretary.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Woodmoor Abundons
Tree PIuntinq PIun

Plans to beautify the Woodmoor
section of Silver Spring by planting
Towering trees along the streets have
been abandoned for the present. il
was announced yesterday. A num-
Der of residents, it was announced
consider the trees too expensive at
this time.
Newly elected officers of the Wood
moor Citizens Association are
Richard Walker. president; WILLIAM
Smiley, first vice president: Frank
Lupac. second vice president;
Charles Ford, corresponding secre-
tary; Charles Outen, recording Sec
retary. and Mrs. Victor Richter
treasurer.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Silver Spring Lions
Headed by Simpson

William r. Simpson, jr., has
been elected president of the Silver
Spring Lions Club succeeding
Harry Bair.
Other officers are John Randolph
first vice president; Ralph Harmon
second vice president; George T
Day, third vice president; DR.. Rich
ard B. Phillips. secretary; Johr
Ertter, jr.. treasurer; Alphonst
Leemans, tail twister; William Mul.
lett, lion tanner; John r. Gohegan
Lorraine Milliken and Raymond
Sim. directors for two years.
Evening star., 1947-06-22

He served as head of that depart
ment until 1945 when he was named
Director of Public Service, in charge
of several departments.
The $4,000 salary is an increase
of $4,000 over Mr.. Lur1dberg's present
pay and is 5000 more than Mr.. Han
rahan received. The appointment
is for the six months. ending De-
cember 81. Mr.. Lundberg was not
appointed for full year since the
county managers term follows the
calendar year
Married. with one child-a son
who graduated last week from
Washington-Lee High School. Mr..
Lundberg lives at 1912 North CAR
field street.
Action on Tax Losses.
The County Board yesterday also
acted to obtain for Arlington re-
endorsement for less of tax revenue
resulting from Federal Government
land acquisitions. On motion of
Daniel A. Dugan. the board voted
to request Representative Smith and
Senator Byrd, Democrats, of Vir-
ginia, to offer amendments to bills
now before the Congress to provide
the payment.
Earlier this month, Commissioner
of Revenue Harry K Green an
nounced that If Federal holdings in
Arlington were taxed on the basis
of SO per 500 of assessed valuation
40 per cent of actual value), the
county would receive almost $4,-
900 900 in additional revenue.
| The board also voted to advertise
for rezoning a small tract of land
in the Westover section to permit
construction of community recrea-
ton building; authorized advertis-
| ing for bids on sidewalks near three
public schools; authorized the
county manager to remove the
plumbing inspection office from the
health department and set it up as
a separate unit under the public
service department, and authorized
the County Planning Commission to
act for the board in discussions with
the United States Census Bureau.
Sidewalk Projects.
The three sidewalk projects and
their estimated cost are South
Seventh street from Fillmore street
to Glebe road to serve Patrick Henry
School, $4,000; South Wakefield
street from Pershing drive to Colum-
bia pike to serve Bancroft School,
S20,100, and Wilson boulevard from
North Lincoln street to North Mon
roe street in front Of Clarendon
School, S15,300.
A report showing that $107,273 has
been spent to date on the playground
program, with five Fairgrounds ac-
quired, was given the board by Mr.,
Lundberg. The report listed the
Fairgrounds, areas and cost as fol-
lows:
Greenbriar, 1444 acres, s27, ,436:
Cherrydale, 499 acres, $18,833; Lyon
Village, 1.53 acres, $500: Four Mile
Run, IL acres, S26,417. and Green
Valley, 1907 acres, S26,986.
Because of changes made In the
program, Mr.. Lundberg reported,
land acquisition has not been COM
pleted on the Halls Hill, Rocky Run
and Aurora Hills sites.
The board set pm. July 2 as
the time OF the next regular meet
ing which ordinarily would be held
on Saturday, July S, which has been
declared a legal holiday by Gov.
Tuck. A special meeting to consider
proposed amendments to the zon-
ing ordinance was scheduled for
g pm. July 7. A meeting to con-
slider applications for rezoning Of
property will be held at 8 o'clock,
July 8.
A low bid of s32,2S3 by the E. L.
Daniels Co., for construction of
truck and material storage building
for the county water department.
was arcerted
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Giammatieo Named Head
OF State Fire Chiefs Club

Joseph A. Giamatteo. chief of the
Glen Echo Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, has been elected president OF
the Maryland Fire Chiefs Club.
His election came at the closing
session Friday of the 55th annual
convention of the Maryland Volun-
teer Fuemen's Association in Frost
burg.
In a story in The Star yesterday,
II was enormously stated he was
elected president Of the State asso-
! citation.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Landoa School Day Camp
Will Open Tomorrow

The summer day camp of the
Lanoon School for Boys at Beth
esda will open tomorrow with an
enrolment of 88, the largest in the
history of the camp,
Supervised by Bill Nellgan,
school baseball coach, camp activi-
ties will be confined to the school
campus except swimming, which
will be at the Kenwood Country
Club poo,
Evening star., 1947-06-22

LIT, CAdTleS T..
w h i t e, st h
ward.
Mayor T. Earle
B o urne a n d
C. o u n C i ! m e n
Harry D. Eisen-
hauer, 1st ward;
H o W a r d F.
M 0 on e ", 3 d
ward, and Town
Treasurer Henry
r. Walls still
h a We another
year to serve.
Mayor Samp-
son. "A, a re-
LS So. 8
Evening star., 1947-06-22
EIks Plon Benefit Cruise

Members of the Silver Spring
Eks Lodge are sponsoring boat
ride on the SIS. Potomac Wednes-
day night for the benefit of the
Silver Spring Elks Boys Club, An
drew j. Kessinger, chairman of the
boys club, announced.
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Church Benefit Planned

A party for the benefit of the
building fund of Mount Olivet
Methodist Church will be- held at
the Swanson Junior High School
Auditorium, Washington boulevard
and North Patrick Henry drive, at
$50 pm. Tuesd2r.
Evening star., 1947-06-22

first ward representative, while Will
liam F. Bishoff, incumbent, is the
only candidate for town treasurer.
University Park Poll.
At University Park, three council
men, all unopposed, will be elected.
They are William Bowie. I'd ward;
Albert B. Heagy, 4th ward, and
Evening star., 1947-06-22

RepuDllca0 leaQerS III congress
confide that they have just begun
to swing the economy axe. 1t is no
secret that some Republicans are
rather disappointed that only"
about 125,00O Government jobs were
eliminated by Congressional action
this year. The Republican goal, as
outlined by Chairman Taber of the
House Appropriations Committee,
was the firing of 10000 Federal
employees.
But Republicans console them
selves with the thought that they
will have another chance next year
to do some more job slashing. With
the elections coming up next year
and economy in Government 'ex-
.pected to be a real Republican cam
paign issue, Republican leaders VOW
that they will intensity their drive
to trim the Federal payroll.
X X
Senator Langer's Qualifications.
Chairman LANCER of the Senate
Civil Service Committee isn't the
kind of man to hide his light under
a congressional bushel.
The other day he told a Slightly
astonished Senate in no uncertain
terms that (a) he was the best quail
flied man in the Senate to hold the
Craftsmanship of the Senate Civil
Service Committee, and (b) that he
knew how to run Government bu-
reaus better than any other Senator
Evidently his colleagues agreed
with him. At any rate, not a Sena-
tor took the floor to dispute his
statements.
X X
Another Pay Increase Bill.
CAPITOL BRIEFS - Senat or
Flanders, Republican, of Vermont,
plans to introduce bill this week to
increase the pay of cabinet officers
and other top Government officials
He plans to ask his colleagues on
Evening star., 1947-06-22
Federal Spotlight
Federal Spotlight
Even Bigger Economy Drive
By Congress Seen Next Year
Senator Loneer Not One to Hide Talent;
u. S. EmpIoye News and Views
BY Joseph Young

Government employees apparently destined to through
OF job tte next year that they suffered through
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
BADMlNT0N TOURNEY
 pRELIMINARIE5 HELD

The preliminaries in the women $ singles badminton tournament were completed last night with June Eliason scoring l5 points against Jeanette MacComber's 8.
 Tn the semi-finals, Emma Niel- son and Mildred Mancell were win ners in last nights games with Connie Boochever chalking up s points against Emmas Is, and June Eliason scoring a single point to Mldred's IS.
 The winners from last nights matches will compete next Mon day in the finals. Since their pre- vious scores indicate that the two finalists are evenly matched next weeks game promises to be an ex- citing enc.
 The two semi-final matches in the mems handicap singles will also be played next Monday.