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Evening star., 1947-10-09
Pamphlet Sought 10 Tell
Facts About ARLINGTON

Mrs. Florence Cannon, a candi-
date for the Arlington County
Board in the November election
declared today the board should
publish a pamphlet to furnish
under one cover material citizens
want and need"
Such publication, Mrs. Cannon
said in a letter to the Arlington
League of Women Voters, also would
serve as a realistic textbook for
use in Arlington schools, in addi-
ton to being a very good advertise
ment to attract potential home
owners"
Contents of the publication, Mrs.
Cannon asserted, should include
historical, geographical, political and
official data. Information about the
Government structure. the duties of
county officials and their employees
and the salaries and fees paid,
should be part of such a booklet,
she said.
"If the taxpayers were kept more
fully informed with regard to
official plans and activities" the
declared, they would rec
ognize tax payments and bond issues
for what they really are-govern-
mental housekeeping obligations.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Arlington Treasurer S
Outside Activities Hit

George P. Grove, Democratic
nominee for Arlington County treas
urer, today criticized extra curricu-
lar" political and business activities
of his Republican opponent, John
Locke Green, who is seeking re-
election to the post.
Mr.. Grove previously had prom
ised to devote his full time to the
s7,000-a-year post, if elected. He
also promised to refrain from un-
warranted interference with the
duties of other State and local
officials
Mr.. Grove said when Mr.. Green
last fall was being questioned about
has loan broker activities, the treas
urer said such activities were no.
bodys business"
This extra curricular activity of
the treasurer was considered of such
Importance to the community to be
editorialized on by The Evening Star
on January 6, 1896" Mr.. Grove said.
He said Mr.. Green has filed about
a dozen suits in all of the courts in
Virginia and the Federal system
seeking to have legislators, Cover
nors and congressman perform
miraculous feats removing various
and sundry people from Office and
changing the laws of the United
States"
"Mr. Green stated recently to a
number of his friends that he could
make $4,000 year practicing law
and that he did not know why he
was fooling around with politics.
Why doesn't he re-enter the
lucrative practice of which he
speaks?"
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Upper Marlboro Fair Is Opened,
! 1000 Exhibitors Competing

The Upper Marlboro fair, despite
boycott by beef cattle breeders, is
staging one of the best shows in
the more than 50-year history of
the Southern Maryland Fair Asso-
citation.
About 1000 exhibitors from eight
Maryland counties, including nearly
200 All Club boys and girls. have
submitted entries in the various con-
tests to compete for the more than
$4,000 in prize money.
Today is Federation Day." honor
ing the Federated Women's Clubs of
Prince Georges County. Horses and
the Ayrshire and Jersey breeds Of
pure-bred dairy cattle, along with
what beef cattle there is, are to be
judged today.
Entries in the beef cattle class
are only about one-third of last
years total of 118 head. The rest of
the fair, though. is larger than
ever, according to fair officials.
In the dairy cattle events, for
instance, "at least" $50 COWS are
entered, compared to about so last
year, Mrs. Helen R. Welsh. general
chairman reported Similar increases
are noted in entries of poultry, hogs,
sheep and horses, she said.
Horse Emphasis Charged.
The boycott by beef cattle breeders
is the result Of refusal of the South
ern Maryland Livestock Association
members to participate in thss fair.
The latter association, through its
president, Maxwell Covington,
charged the fair is dominated by
horses and horse racing people
The livestock association had re-
ported it was dissatisfied with
buildings allocated to exhibits and
the general treatment accorded
them.
The display Of enlarged pages Of
history books in full color and with
a background of the State seal,
maps and black and gold colors, won
first place yesterday in the club
exhibits for the University Park
Women's Club.
Runnersup and their displays in
clude the Chillum District Study
Club, second place. with an exhibit
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Feed Europe or Chaos
Will Result, Rector Warns

= Urging Americans to support Pres
ident Truman's food conservation
program, DR.. c. Leslie Glenn, rector
of st. Johns Church, Lafayette
Square, yesterday warned that un-
less Europe is fed, "the result will be
chaos"
He spoke at the fall meeting of
the Northern Convocation of the
Episcopal Diocese of Washington.
approximately 80 ministers and
delegates from II churches in Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties
attended the gathering in Christ
Church, Rockville.
DR.. Glenn, who returned from a
visit to- Italy, France and Germany,
said he found people had very
little to eat" In one of the homes
he visited there, the family had
only one loaf of bread and four ap-
piles to last a week.
He added he also found "lot of
unrest" and expressed pessimism
over the possibility Of another war.
Also addressing the group was the
Right Rev. Angus Dun. Bishop Of
Washington.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Danger Of DDT Spray
To Fish and Birds Cited
By the Assoeioted Press

LAUREL, Md, Oct. "a DDT
spray concentration of l pound an
acre will kill fish and pounds an
acre will kill birds and small
mammals. J. P. Linduska, Fish and
Wildlife Service game biologist. said
yesterday.
He added that the DDT spray
commonly used against mosquitoes
apparently is harmless for fish.
Mr.. Linduska is in charge of a
four-year DDT survey at a 117-acre
tract administered by the Patuxent
wildlife research laboratory near
here.
Mosquito control work probably
won't hurt the fish," Mr.. Linduska
told reporter However, pound
of DDT an acre, commonly used
against forest insects, kills fish and
the organisms upon which fish feed.
It seems to have no immediate effect
upon warm -blooded animals-birds
and mammals. ....-
I'm some areas, a spray containing
5 pounds of DDT to the acre is used.
This invariably knocks off a pretty
good segment of the bird population. :"
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Life Sentence Appealed
By Snyder Boys Lawyers
BY the A-s,ciufed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 9.-Rob.
3ert w. Snyder, IS, sentenced to life
imprisonment for numbering his
foster father, asked the Court OF
Appeals yesterday to set aside a
Montgomery County Court judg-
ment on the ground that he was
under Is when tried.
. His attorneys, John F. Reeves
and Joseph c. Cissel, contended he
should have been tried in the Juve-
nile Court. They asked that the
case be returned to the lower court
for further proceedings.
Snyder was convicted of first
degree murder without capital
punishment in the Staying of Ross
H. Snyder, his foster father, last
November %. His foster mother
and sister also were fatally shot at
the same time.
Walter w. Dawson, Montgomery
County States attorney, and rep
resentatives of the attorney gen.
erals office contended the act
establishing a Juvenile Court in
the county excluded from its juris-
diction offenses for which death or
life imprisonment might be imposed.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Two-Year-0Id Child
Dies Of Grease Burns

Clarence r. Gorham, 2-year-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Gorham.
Route l, Alexandria, died yesterday
after being scalded by hot grease
Tuesday in the kitchen of a diner
near Alexandria where his mother
was cooking
The accident occurred at Uhl's
Diner on Route /, aboat 3 miles
south of Alexandria.
The mother said the boy pulled
over a pot of boiling grease as he
tried to stop himself from falling
out of chair. Mrs. Gorham was
preparing to fry potatoes in the
grease.
The child's father, who also is
employed at the diner, was not there
at the time, neighbors said.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow from Cunningham's s
funeral home, Alexandria. Burial
will be in Bethel Cemetery there.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Montgomery Citizens
To Discuss zoninq,
Traffic Questions.

Revision of the present zoning
ordinance, the proposed traffic chan
nelization plans for Silver Spring
and Bethesda, and improved civil
service regulations for the Office of
Chief of Police are slated for dis
cussion at the first fall meeting of
the Montgomery County Civic
Federation at pm. Monday at
the Bethesda Elementary School.
Also to be considered is the in
creased cost of trash and garbage
collection.
The zoning resolutions are ex-
pected to reiterate the associations S
stand against rehearing every three
months petitions already denied for
property rezoning.3a & The date for a
public hearing on the present zoning
ordinance has been set for October
q.
The federation also is expected to
state its preference for staggered
hearings in the eastern and western
suburban areas-six months in each
area.
An informal report will be pre-
sented by Russell I. Whyte, School
Committee chairman, regarding the
status OF the school construction
program and the application of the
teachers salary scale adopted last
spring. The agenda also will include
a report by Harold Wirth on changes
made in the Federal Housing Act.
President Rhees E. Burket Of
Linden today announced the follow
ing committee chairmen:
Membership, George P. Schultze;
Constitution and Bylaws, James A.
Cosgrove; Legislation and Legal Ac-
ton, Walter H. McClenon; Public
Utilities, Samuel Stonebraker;
Roads, Streets and Bridges, Wash
ington I. Cleveland; Public Safety,
Frank J. Duane; Sanitation and
Public Health, Allan B. Fay; Schools,
Mr.. Whyte; Social Welfare, DR.. Har-
old P. Morris; Internal County I'm
provement, Royal H. Carlock; Pub
licity, Mrs. Howard M. Kline; Pub
lie Finance and Budget, Lewis B.
Sims; Program Achievement, Ralph
D. Boyd: Archives, Mrs. Mary B.
Mohler; Charter, Bryan z. Kile, and
Housing, Mr.. Wirth.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
TruckIoods Of Apples Stolen
From Senator Byrd's Orchards

She said in some cases the thieves
apparently came in trucks and took
crates of apples that had been
picked that day and left overnight.
She added there was no evidence
of apple stealing at other orchards
owned by Senator Byrd at Timber
vile and Berryville, Va.
Similar thefts have occurred in
the past" she said, "but not to the
extent of this year. Many of the
orchards in this area have no fences
and vehicles can be driven in with
out dif11culty.''
Miss Dick was unable to estimate
the quantity OF apples taken, ex-
cept to say it was considerable. .
She said most of the apples stolen
were of the Delicious variety.
Winchester police said they have
a few clews" in the thefts but have
made no arrests.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
S20, 500, 900 Fund Asked
For Virginia Welfare
BY the Associofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 9.-The
State Department of Public Welfare
called upon Gov. Tuck and his
Budget Advisory Board yesterday to
approve a public welfare program
costing nearly $40, 500, 600 in 1948-50,
more than double the welfare ap-
preparations in 1946-4S.
Arthur w. James, welfare COM
missioner, proposed that $10,0l0,555
come from the States general fund
and the balance from Federal and
local funds. The general fund re-
quest compares with s5,439,642 ap-
propriated for 1946-48.
The budget proposed by Mr.. James
would. permit old age assistance
payments of s21.08 per month in
stead of the $17.61 paid in July and
payments OF s54.05 per family in
aid to dependent children instead
of S39.45.
Evening star., 1947-10-09

Registration Drive
Launched in County

A campaign to inform prospective
voters of registration requirements
in the county has been launched by
the Montgomery County League of
Women Voters. The deadline for
registering is November /, to be
eligible to vote in next falls presi-
dental election.
In an effort to inform every new
resident of the dates and places. of
registration, the league Is using new
precinct organization recently COM
pleted under the direction of Mrs.
John G.. Scharf and Mrs. Carroll
Meigs of Bethesda.
In each precinct representative
of the league is now forming COM
mittees to carry on a door-to- door
information campaign Some 10000
circulars have been prepared giving
full information on time and places
of registration. In addition to this
house = to house campaign, the
league plans to distribute the cir
culars through other organizations.
Mrs. William Gordon Allen of
Bethesda, registration chairman, is
the campaign.
Evening star., 1947-10-09

of the burning of the Peggy Stew
art in Annapolis Harbor, October
10, 1774, by its owner, Anthony
Stewart, for importing tea: Green
belt Women's Club, third. the birth
of the National Anthem at Fort Nc
Henry, Baltimore; Landover Com
munity Club, fourth, a 3-foot minia-
ture of Queen Henrietta Maria OF
England, for whom the State was
named, and the Mellwood District
Woman's Club, fifth, for its concep-
ton of the burning of the Peggy
Stewart.
In the Garden Club contests, first
prize was awarded the Prince
Georges County Town and Country
Garden Club for its "Cozy Corner"
display, and second place went to
the Riverdale Heights Garden Club
for its presentation, Shine On,
Harvest Moon"
Judges in the club contests in
cluded Mrs. Thomas Baker, Mrs.
William Proutt and John T. Hall III.
Judges of other home and farm
exhibits yesterday we're Miss Mar
garet Loar, Mrs. Francis B. Lincoln,
Mrs. John Magruder, Miss Doris
Keplinger, Albert F. Vierheller, Ed
ward K. Bender and Mrs. Geraldine
G. Stauber. -...
Hog Champions Named.
In hog judging yesterday, Prof.
H.. Cs Foster of the University of
Maryland, named as grand cham
pions in their class: A SOW and boar
of the Berkshire breed, owned by
Mrs. William Caves of Upper Marl-
boro; a SOW and. boar IN the Hereford
CAS-, owned by Perry E.. Taylor,
Edgewater; a sow and boar of the
Duroc Jersey breed, owned by George
Lechlider, Laytonsville. and a sow
and boar in the Chester class, owned
by Cecil K. Hotter of Jefferson.
In the sheep contest, Prof. Foster
selected a ram and eve In the fol-
lowing classes as grand champions:
Dorset, both owned by John D..
Wright of Phoenix; Hampshire, both
owned by D. Raymond Snively,
Boonesboro, and Shropshire, both
owned by w. w. Bean, Upper Marl-
bOro.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
vepco Appeals Conviction
On zoninq Violation

The Virginia Electric g. Power Co
today had noted an appeal from 9
Fairfax County Trial Justices de-
cision finding the utility guilty oi
violating the county zoning ordi-
nance by erecting poles for a high
voltage line.
vepco attorneys yesterday entered
q plea of not guilty before Trial
Justice Harry Carrico, who levied a
IS fine. The appeal will be to the
Fairfax County Circuit Court where
the case will be set November "a
for trial.
The court action marks another
development in a battle between
the company and property owners
along the right-of way of the power
line, II miles long and 225 feet wide
Five commissioners were appointed
last month to determine the price
Vepco should pay for the land. The
commission will start work Novem-
Der 10.
Property owners have been at
tempting to force the power COM
pany to select another route and to
place high voltage lines under
ground.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Budget Requests
Almost Double i.
In Virginia
Tuck Commission
Studies Big Increases
In 1948-50 Demands
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 9.-Budget
requests for 1948-50 general fund
appropriations amounting to almost
double the allotments from this
source in the current biennium, and
special fund budget proposals like
wise showing hefty rises, have been
taken under advisement by Gov.
Tuck and his Budget Advisory Com
mission. .. -.~a
At the end of three days of for
NAL hearings on the new budget
yesterday, neither Gov. Tuck nor
his advisers would venture any
comments as to where. the ak would
fall or where the money would
come from. Their silence under
lined growing impressions that more
taxes, either new levies or increases
in present ones, would be pro-
posed when the General Assembly
collvenes in January.
One budget commission member
remarked that it would take both
a sales tax, which has been get
ting lot of unofficial considera-
ton lately, and increases In existing
levies to come anywhere near meet
ing all the requests submitted to
the commission.
Gov. Tuck. however, had nothing
to say on the tax question. The
two commission members who will
carry the budget ball in the Assem-
bly-House Appropriations Commit
tee Chairman G. c. Lounderback Of
Warren and Page Counties and Sem
ate Finance Chairman John S. Bat.
tie of Charlottesville-also said they
preferred to reserve comment until
all requests had been totaled, sum.
married. and analyzed
There was no official total of the
budget requests available today, ano
State Budget Director j. H. Bradford
said 1t would be several days before
all tabulations could be completed
Unofhcials approximations indicated
however, that demands on the gen.
eral fund-the major source of sus-
tenance for the State government
would come near doubling the $780,
600, 900 appropriated from the gen.
eral fund in this biennium.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Tax Hearings Resume
In Montgomery on
Assessment Protests

The Maryland Tax Commission
today resumed hearings at the Rock
vile Courthouse on protests by Be-
thesda and Silver Spring business
men against Montgomery County
assessments on their properties.
More than a score of owners of
commercial. industrial and apart
ment house properties in the two
areas appeared before the commits
sion yesterday.
Property assessments in the Sill
yer Spring business district recently
we're increased approximately
100000 over previous figures,
while those in the Bethesda business
district were increased about $5,O00,-
600, according to County Super
visor of Assessments Wilton T. Allen
Joseph B. Simpson, jr., repre-
senting several of the property own
eres involved, contended the assess
ments were invalid. He said that
under the law. assessments must be
mate either on classes of property
in all districts in the county or on
all property in a designated dis
trict.
He claimed that county assessors
started their work by districts in
1943. but that during the last two
years they assessed only certain
types of property in the suburban
area.
Mr.. Allen said, however, that the
new procedure was approved by the
county commissioners in October,
'e45. He added that the law speci-
fies assessments may be made either
oy districts or by classes of prop
erty.
Among sthose represented BY Mr..
Simpson we're Morris Miller and
Frank Cosiman, Silver Spring, and
George Sachs, Bethesda.
Others protesting their assess
ments included S. Walter Bogley,
president Of the Bank of Bethesda,
and Maj. Edward A. Keys, Bethes-
da. Mr.. Keys was represented by
G. Gregg Everngam, Silver Spring
attorney.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Special pispoteh 10 The s,or

WINCHESTER, Va, Oct. 9.-Evi-
dence of large scale apple thefts
from orchards in this area was dis
closed today with an offer by Sem
ator Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia Of
a 500 reward for information lead
ing to the conviction Of any person
stealing apples from his orchards
here and in Jefferson County, w. Va.
Senator Byrd, one of the Nations
largest apple growers, and owners OF
other orchards are reported prepared
to patrol their land during the
remaining nights of the harvest sea-
son.
According to Miss Media Dick, Sec
retary to the Senator, theft of apples
from a 1,200-acre orchard owned by
the Senator, in Jefferson County,
about is miles from here, was dis
covered about q week ago.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
South CheverIy Zoning
Plan to Be Discussed

A proposed new zoning plan for
South Cheverly, Md, will be dis
cussed at a meeting of the Chev-
erly Mayor and Council at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow at the American Legion
Club.
The plan, drafted by the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, provides that
South Cheverly be zoned light in
dustrial and that other areas sur
rounding the town be zoned for
second class housing.
A hearing on the proposal will be
held at 10 am. Wednesday at the
County Service Building, Hyatts-
vile.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Fredericksburg Bypass
Made Limited Access ,
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. ga third
stretch of -limited access" highway
has been established by the State
Highway Department on the alter
nate Route bypass at Fredericks-
burg, the department has an
nounced. Other limited access"
roads are the Newport News and
Norfolk by-passes.
Under an act of the 1912 Legisla-
ture, the department has authority
to declare certain roads to be high
ways of limited access is,
that no vehicles may enter or leave
the roads except at certain desig-
mated points. The Fredericksburg
bypass will not come under imme-
diate control, it was explained, and
the major effect of the departments
will be to prevent
development of side roads intersect.
ing the four LANE divided roadway.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Man Fined for Contributing
To Delinquency Of Minor

William R. Campbell, IS, Norheck
{Md) bricklayer, yesterday was
fined 500 in Montgomery County
Juvenile Court for showing nude
pictures to 9-year-old Silver
Spring girl
Judge Alfred D. Noyes also i'm
posed suspended months SEN
tence in the House of Correction on
Campbell, who said he would appeal
to the Circuit Court.
Campbell was tried September II
on charge OF contributing to the
delinquency of a minor, but Judge
Noyes deferred the sentence at that
time. Campbell insisted he was in
1ooent
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Doctor Shoots Drugs PoinIessIy
Into Body With NewHypo-Sproy

the metapules containing dangerous
or habit-forming drugs, will prob
ably be necessary, he conceded.
After the initial demonstration
the scientific assembly was inter-
rupted as scores of doctors pressed
toward the speakers platform for
additional exhibitions of the hypo-
spray. Many asked DR.. Tuohy to
try it out on them, and none re-
ported any sharp sensation.
This instrument has possibilities
which are limited only by the human
mind" he told them. ] 1T really
scares you.'
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Slight Decrease Reported
In Maryland Job|ess Pay
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. ga slight de-
crease in unemployment compensa-
ton payments to Marylanders and
a reduction in payments to veterans
last week were. reported by the De-
partmeht of of Employment Security.
Russell S. Davis. chairman of the
department. IN a letter to Gov.
Lane said seven firms had laid off
temporarily approximately 500 per-
sons.
He said servicemens readjustment
allowances dropped because Of re
sumption of work on the part of a
number of men,"
Total payments to unemployed
were $129,390. Counties received
1850 checks totaling $4,000; Balti-
moreans 5,193 checks totaling $94,-
122, and out-of State persons, 454
checks totaling $9,262.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Decision on Bay Bridge
Expected in 4 Months
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 9.-Whether a
bridge or a bridge tunnel combina-
tion is the best means Of linking the
two shores of the Chesapeake Bay
will be known within four months.
the J. E. Greiner Co., consulting
engineers, announced yesterday.
A spokesman for the firm said
studies would be undertaken within
a few weeks to secure factual in
formation on which the State Roads
Commission, the Advisory Board and
Gov. Lane would base final choice.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Maryland Urged to Drop
Tax on Trust Companies
By the As.oeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. s.-speakers
before the Budget and Finance
Committee of the Maryland Legis-
lative Council yesterday urged re-
peal of the States az per cent
gross-receipts tax on safe deposit
and trust companies.
William C. Walsh. former attor-
ney general, and J. Crossan Cooper,
representing the Corporate FL
duciaries' Association, said the tax
discriminates against safe deposit
and trust companies in favor Of
banks.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Goblin John Cord Purty Set

The Cabin John Volunteer Fire
Department will sponsor a card
party at 8 pm. tomorrow and every
Friday night thereafter at the dre-
house.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Lee-Jockson PTA to Meet

A meeting of the Lee-Jackson
PTA Society of Alexandria, will be
held at pm. Monday in the school.
A reception will be held in honor of
the schools faculty.
Evening star., 1947-10-09
Hood College to Celebrate

FREDERICK, Md. Oct. 9 R.-
Two thousand guests are expected
Saturday for the 28th annual
campus day exercises at Hood Col
lege.