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Evening star., 1947-12-09
Sale Of Portrait of Washington
Finally Decided by Flip Of Coin

Townsend Burweu In 1929. Price to
Mr.. Christopher was not revealed by
the real estate agents handling the
deal but 1t was indicated that it
was in six figures.
The mansion was built in the late
18th century by Col. Nathaniel Bur-
well. He named it after his grand
father, Robert "King Carter" of
Corotoman. Edmund Randolph,
Governor Of Virginia, died at Carter
Hall and Stonewall Jackson's troops
encamped there on their way to the
first battle of Manassas (Bull RUM
Mrs. Christopher is said to be a
descendant Of the Randolphs. Mr..
Lambert was born in Albemarle
County. His father, q graduate of
Randolph-Macon College,, majored
In chemistry and moved to st. Louis
where he developed nsterine. The
Lambers are said to be descendants
Of the Ludwells Of Virginia.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Woman Is Burned
ToDeoth After
Return From Trip
BY the Assoeioted Press

PRESTON, Nd, Dec. 9.-John
Eaton told police his wife returned
from a two-month visit to rela-
tives yesterday, spoke a few words
to him, disappeared into the next
room and emerged with flames from
her clothes licking the ceiling.
The wife, 33-year-old Annabelle
Smith Eaton, was burned to death,
and her husband was severely
burned about the hands and face,
Police Sergt. L. H. Thomas re-
ported.
Mr.. Eaton said he and a car
penter were repairing a window
in the kitchen when his wife re-
turned.
He said she went into the living
room, where he kept can of kero-
sene, and returned in a mass of
flames. His attempts to save her
we're futile.
The kitchen caught fire, and the
Easton Volunteer Fire Department
was called,
Mr.. Thomas said kerosene was
found spilled on the living room
floor.
An investigation was under away
today by the Talbot County deputy
medical examiner.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Prince Georges Ready
For DeinquencyDrive

Prince Georges County onicials
today were prepared to carry out
their drive against Juvenile delin-
quency in the county, as parents Of
six Hyattsville youngsters awaited
hearings on charges of contributing
to the delinquency of their children. -
The charges were placed against
the parents by County Parole and
Probation Officer Roy D. Bright,
after children from three different
families were found roaming the
street early Sunday.
Hyattsville City Policemen Elmer
Thompson and Kenneth Morreau
found the children loaf1ng In q diner
on the Washington Baltimore boule-
ward and took them to the police
station in the County Service Build
ing, Hyattsville, where they were
held until their parents called for
them, police reported.
Warrants were issued against the
parents at the direction of Mr..
Bright in accordance with a new
juvenile delinquency law of the
county. This law provides that par
ents whose children are permitted
to roam the streets at late hours
may be charged with Contributing
to the delinquency Of minors" police
said.
Released on their personal bond,
the parents were ordered to appear
before Trial Magistrate Arthur P.
Owens for hearings in the County
Juvenile Court in Hyattsville Thurs
day afternoon. The children found
lettering over the week end included
three sisters, II to IL years old; two
other sisters, aged IA and IS, and a
14-year-old boy, police said.
Mr.. Bright previously has asked
for curfew laws in the county.
Evening star., 1947-12-09

and his degrees include the master
Of arts from Franklin and Marshall
and Dartmouth Colleges, the B. D.
from Eastern Theological Seminary
Of the Reformed Church at Lam
caster, Pa, and the doctor of philos-
ophy from Columbia University.
He is co-author of 1.-THE Family in
American Culture" published the
past summer, and q member of
Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Psi and
the American Sociological Society.
When he is inaugurated in July,
he will become Hoods third presi-
dent since it was established in
1893.
The school has SIS students and
a faculty of SIS. 1t was established
as the Woman's College of Freder-
ick in connection with a merger
Of Frederick Female Seminary and
the Women's Department of Mer-
cersburg College at Mercersburg,
Pa. The name was changed in
1918 in honor Of an early benefactor,
Margaret e. s. Hood Of Frederick.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
z Montgomery Youths
Enter Garden Contest

James Arnold and Douglass King,
Montgomery County All Club mem
bers, will be among eight Maryland
ers who will represent the State at
the National Junior Vegetable Grow
ers' Associations garden contests
opening Friday at Jackson, Miss.
The youths won the trip in COM
petition last October at the Univers-
ity of Maryland.
Others in the Maryland delegation
are Drexel Bradley and Merrill Cul-
yer, jr., Vicomico County; Ivan Bak-
er Rosencranz Of Frederick County;
James R. Moxley. West Friendship;
John w. Wysong, Forest Hills, and
Harry G. Mearn, Laurel.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Ridge|y's Only Druggist
Dies When Hit by Auto
BY the Assoeioisd Press

RIDGELY, Md, Dec. 9.-John B.
Davis, IS, only druggist in this town
OF 1000 residents, was struck by an
automobile last night and killed
instantly.
Mr.. Davis came here in 1890 and
bought the community drugstore.
At various times Mr.. Davis had
served as president of the Ridgely
commissioners, chief of the volun-
teer fire department and head of
the Board of Trade. He was active
in the affairs of the Ridgely Masonic
Lodge.
The druggist is survived by his
widow and four children by a first
wife, who died. They are Mrs.
Howard Quantence of Silver Spring,
Nd; Dudley and Donald Davis Of
Balti, lore, and william Davis Of
Wilmington. Del.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Special Dispoieh to The Stor

WINCHESTER. Va, Dec. ga
flip Of a coin determined that a
Stuart portrait Of Washington was
to go with Carter Hall when that
historic Clarke County estate was
sold last week by pharmaceutical
manufacturer to a West Virginia
coal operator.
Frank E. Christopher Of Morgan
town, w. Va, the coal operator, Of
fered Gerard B. Lambert Of Prince
ton, N. j., owner of Carter Hall, an
additional $4,000 If the Stuart por-
trait went with the place. Mr.. Lam
bert was hesitant about it and
finally made up his mind by Tipping
q coin. Mr.. Christopher got the
painting.
Carter Hall was the home Of the
Burwen family for nearly $50 years
until it was sold to Mr.. Lambert by
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Close Vote Expected
As ST. Marys Decides
Slot Machine Issue
Special Dispoteh to The Sfar

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Dec. o..
A fairly close vote to determine
whether slot machines will be legal
lied here was expected in today's
st. Marys County referendum as the
result of widespread interest in the
issue.
Although balloting got off to
slow start in the early hours, 5000
or more were expected to register
their views before polls close at
7 pm. in the nine election districts.
This is considered heavy vote for
balloting in which no offices are at
stake.
A series Of public meetings held
within the last week by proponents
Of legalized slot machines here has
been well attended. Opponents, lead
by the st. Marys County Civic As
sociation, have fought the plan
mainly through the pulpits and in
printed circulars outlining their
views. --sss - 80
Bailey is Pleased.
State Senator Paul j. Bailey, Re-
publican, of st. Matys, whose bill
in the special session Of the General
Assembly last month made possible
today's referendum, declared today:
Il expect the vote to be close,
judging from the amount of interest
shown at our meetings during the
past four or five days. Just which
way the vote will 60, I cannot say.
Il would like to state, though, that
I will be relieved to have the people
decide this issue, regardless Of which
way they vote. With the fair pub
licity given to both sides and the
free open discussion at public meet
ings, I feel the public now is in an
excellent position to decide the issue.
Regardless of which way the issue
is decided, am happy to have given
the people chance to decide this
question"
100000 Revenue Predicted.
Voters are marking ballots either
for or against a license fee. Those
in favor of the license will, in ef-
feet, vote to authorize the Board
Of County Commissioners to legalize
slot machines by passing an ap-
propriate resolution.
The commissioners have stated
they would legalize the mechanical
gambling devices and have esti-
mated the county would receive
100000 a year from tax and Ii
cense fees.
The civic association has charged
that gambling interests would gain
control Of local politics and that
the county would not receive reve-
nue. commensurate with the large
sums which would be drained from
the county by large gambling in
terests.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
New Fire Safety Code
Sought in Virginia
BY the Associotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. Six
comprehensive changes in State
laws governing fire protection in
public buildings were recommended
today by the Virginia Advisory Leg
islative Council.
In a unanimous report to the
Governor and General Assembly, the
VALC also recommended that the
State Corporation Commission be
authorized to establish minimum
rules to reduce fire hazards on q
Statewide basis.
The council suggested that all ex-
isting State laws on fire protection
be repealed.
In place of these statutes, the
council asked laws to provide for q
chief fire marshal and assistants un-
der the sec; to empower the sec to
prepare rules and regulations for
fire protection; to estab-
ish a fire hazards control board of
specifically qualified persons" to
advise the sec on its code; to en-
able localities to adopt fire preven-
ton codes by reference; to appro-
pirate money from a special fund of
the sec to finance the program and
to make 1t a misdemeanor, subject to
trial in established courts of record,
for any person to violate control reg
ulation promulgated by the sec!
zone of the greatest weak
nesses" the council found in exist
ing law Is that no Statewide mini
mum standard Is fixed.
The council recalled the Jeffer-
son Hotel fire here in 1914, and
pointed out that Virginia has not
always been immune from disas-
trous fires and expressed the opin-
ion that proper fire control does
not end with enactment Of q local
building code.
I'VE should not await the occur
renee Of another disaster in this
State before initiating proper pro-
gram" the VALC declared.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Agriculture Council
Elects Davis Chairman
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

The Agriculture Department Coun-
ell, composed Of Federal agricul-
tural agencies operating in Mary
land, elected Edward Davis, State
conservationist, chairman, at a
meeting at College Park yesterday
Anthony Madden, head Of the
crop insurance program, was elected
secretary The council completed q
summary Of the long-range agricul-
tural program, which was submitted
to Congress by Secretary Of Agri-
culture Anderson.
The program will be made avail
able to Maryland farmers, so they
can be advised Of what is being
planned on . national scale.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
|G. 0. P. in Fairfax
Elects krunn, Revises
County Organization

Fairfax County Republicans last
night elected new county COM
mittee chairman and effected a
complete reorganization of the coun-
ty organization.
Elected chairman was Tyrrell
Krum, retired Naval Reserve officer,
radio commentator and columnist.
The meeting also named Earl F.
Seese as secretary and Mrs. L. B.
Burkholder as treasurer.
The present county committee Of
six was increased to 18. Members Of
the committee are:
Centerville district - Elmer H.
Craven, Alex Haight.
Dranesville district-George r.
Bfeady, jr.; B. w. Middleton.
Charles A. Sager, Paul Rhinehart, jr.
Falls Church district. F. Clem,
A. K. Barta, Col. John M. Davies,
Clark Crossman, Earl F. Seese.
Mount Vernon district-Carl W.
Becker, Walter Glenn. IN
Providence district-Mont Smith
Roy Hollis, Noah L. Dover, MIR
Krum, Carl A. Marshall.
The legality of the meeting was
challenged by Grayson Ahalt, Arl-
ington attorney who lives in Lee
District Of Fairfax County. He was
ruled out of order on the ground
that the meeting was legally called
by the present county committee.
The meeting passed resolution
calling for direct primary to choose
Republican candidates and called
on all other subdivisions Of the 9Th
congressional district to make SINH
lar requests of the State Central
Committee. The group also decided
to make a widespread attempt to
have every Republican voter reg
istered before the presidential and
congressional elections of 1948.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
New Warning Served
As Bookmaker Gets
Maximum Sentence

Judge Charles w. Woodward in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
today sentenced Wilburn E. Morrow,
So, Hanover, Md, to a year in the
Maryland Penitentiary and fined
him 81 900 on a charge of accepting
race horse bets.
The sentence and fine were the
maximum. Morrow was convicted
last Thursday and the court over
ruled a defense motion for new
trial. Attorney Joseph B. Simpson,
jr., who appeared for Morrow, said
he would appeal. $50
In imposing sentence, Judge
woodward again served notice he
will not tolerate gambling in the
county. He said professional gam
bling leads to corruption, evilness
and crookedness, and I've been try
ing to stop 1t for at least Is years.
Il don't think you're the only one
in the county who Is gambling" the
jurist asserted. There are others,
and the police know who they are
and are trying to get them"
Judge Woodward recalled that
Morrow had been tried before him
in 1912 on a similar charge and that
he had been fined $500 and given a
suspended three-month Jail SEN
tence. Two years later, according
to Judge woodward, Morrow was
arrested for violating his parole and
served the three month sentence.
Apparently that didn't do you
any good" the judge said. "The
only way I can stop you is to put
you away"
It was the second time in a week
that Judge Woodward attacked
gambling in the county. Last week
he warned professional gamblers
in the county when he fined Peter
H. Hill, 80, Silver Spring, $1,000 and
sentenced him to serve nine months
in the Maryland House of Correc-
ton on a charge of accepting racing
bets
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Train Engineer Is Held
In Death of Bowie Man

A technical charge of manslaugh-
ter was lodged against Cullin B.
Jones, 54, Pennsylvania Railroad en-
gineer, by Prince Georges County
police yesterday in connection with
the death of 45-year-old Bowie
man killed by a train Saturday
night.
Mr.. Jones, who lives at Cheverly,
Md, was the engineer of freight
train which struck william H.
Thomas, colored, as he sat on the
tracks about 1000 feet north Of the
Laurel-Bowie road bridge, police
said.
The trainman was released under
a personal bond pending hearing
in Hyattsville Police Court, Decem-
Der 18.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Riverda|e Post Office Open
Extra Hours Before HOLIDAY

The Riverdale (Md.) Post ONCE
will be open extra hours this month
to handle Christmas mail, A. Frank
lin Bowers, postmaster, announced
today.
The schedule between Sunday and
December ~ will be as follows:
Weekdays, 8 am. to 9 pm; Sundays,
10 am. to 6 pm. !
There will be no deliveries of mail
on Christmas Day except special
delivery.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Bonds for Water
VotedbyCounci|
Al Falls Church
Arlington Accused
Of Planning Move
| To Annex Town

The Falls Church Town Council
voted last night to authorize a bond
issue for water improvements cost
ing 81 900, 900 after Councilman J. H.
Mccarthy charged that Arlington
County is attempting to get its foot
In the front door in Fairfax so that
it can begin annexation proceed
ings against the Great Falls Church
area"
The action was taken at a session
OF the Town Council at which Mr..
Mccarthy, former head of the water
and sewer department, sharply
criticized Arlington County for re.
fusing to give water to Fairfax
County and Falls Church, but
Offering to supply large quantity
OF water to Kings Kitchen, a large
multiple housing project which lies
almost entirely in Fairfax County.
The council also adopted a reso-
luton criticizing the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors for voting to
enter into an agreement permitting
Arlington County to serve water into
Fairfax County in an area where
Falls Church already has a water
main.
Annexation Move Seem
Mr.. Mccarthy then told the Coun-
Gil that Arlington County intended
to annex the Greater Falls Church
area and that "if Falls Church
doesn't wake, up it will soon be a
small part of Arlington City"
Mayor Fenner S. Hazelgrove told
the Council that Fairfax County is
opening itself up to annexation by
Arlington"
Town Manager Roy Dunn pre-
sented details of the proposed bond
issue and the resolution calling for
town referendum to approve the
program was passed unanimously.
The plan calls for the floating of a
$1,000,000 35-year self-nquidating
bond issue to finance the construc-
tion of 24-inch main from Chain
Bridge to Falls Church, and for adj
ditional distribution mains in the
Falls Church area. A sinking fund
would be set up to provide funds for
the construction at a later date of
a direct line across the river to
Dalecarlia Reservoir.
Pumping Station Planned.
In addition to the 24-inch line, a
pumping station would be located
in the Chesterbrook area and water
would be pumped into new reser-
voir to be constructed on Mount
Daniel near the Falls Church town
limits.
During the time that the line Is
under construction, the town will
request Arlington County to supply
1t with not more than 1000 900 gall
Ions of water day during 1859.
The Council was told that an oral
agreement had been made to this
effect with Arlington County.
A booklet setting out details OF
the proposal will be issued and q
public meeting will be held to ex-
plain it. 1t is expected that the
project, which will actually cost
1927 900, will be completed in Sep
tember, 1949, and the town will have
5000 water connections at that
time. The plan estimates that
there will be $500 connections
in 1858.
After considerable discussion, the
Council voted, to 8, not to accept
the recent plan Of the town Plan
ming Commission for development
OF a central business district. BY
the same vote it also refused to re-
turn the plan to the Planning Com
mission after most Of the property
owners affected had indicated their
opposition to it.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
County 6. O. P. Women
PIun Anniversary Tea

A silver anniversary tea will be
given by the Montgomery County
Federation of Republican Women
from to 6 pm. Sunday at Wild
Acres, the home Of DR.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Grosvenor, on the Rockville
pike.
The group, of which Mrs. Mildred
Smith is president, Is the oldest
Republican women's organization in
the county.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Montgomery Group
Backs Plans 10 Buy
Suburban Hospital

The Montgomery County Civic
Federation favors the acquisition by
the Board Of County Commissioners
of Suburban Hospital at Bethesda
and its continued operation by the
Suburban Hospital Association.
The federation's sentiment was
expressed in a resolution adopted
last night at meeting in the Be-
thesda Elementary School after q
report by Allan B. Fay, chairman of
the Sanitation and Public Health
Committee.
1t was pointed out that the hos
pital was built by the Federal
Works Administration in 1e43 at
a cost of s750,OO0 and then leased
to the Suburban Hospital Associa-
ton for operation. The civic group
was told that the hospital probably
can be purchased for $3.50, 900,
though no offer of sale has yet been
made by the Government.
Negotiations Under Way.
Irving G. McNayr, county super
visor, stated that the purchase at
that price is currently being negoti-
ated by the Board of County Com
missioners. A 10-cent Increase in
taxes for one year would raise stuff
cient funds to pay for the hospital,
he said. At present-day prices more
than 81 100000 would be required to
replace the hospital, Mr.. McNayr
stated.
The county commissioners voted
a grant of $4,000 last week to the
hospital.
The county board was urged by
the federation to amend a county
ordinance to require the furnishing
of a performance bond in order to
insure compliance with specifica-
tions for construction of subdivision
streets.
Washington I. Cleveland, chairman
Of the Roads, Streets and Bridges
Committee, pointed out that many
streets constructed in subdivisions
throughout the suburban area Of the
county have been Of poor quality,
with the result that the cost of
maintenance has been excessive.
Burket Elected.
Rhees Burket, president of the
federation, was elected q member of
the recently created County Civic
Planning Committee.
The Silver Spring Board of Trade
was reinstated as member of the
federation after a lapse of several
years. Blair Lee III and Einar B.
Christensen were accredited as the
delegates from the board.
The countrywide chest X-ray sur
vey, planned next month by the
Montgomery tuberculosis Associa-
ton and the Health Department,
was commended by the federation,
and full support and participation
by the public was urged.
The federation also commended
a plan of the county delegation to
the Maryland Assembly to hold a
public forum in Leland Junior High
School January 8 to discuss prob
lens of State government.
New resolutions were introduced
and referred to committees for fu-
ture action as follows:
Requesting the State Roads Com
mission to widen Connecticut ave-
nue. from Chevy Chase Lake
through Kensington; requesting a
study of the federation of the pos
sibility of securing more manufac-
turing activities in the county, to
be located in nonresidential areas;
requesting the Capital Transit Co.
to give a special rate to school
children for streetcar and bus
transportation, and the transit COM
pany's plans for transportation to
and from areas where mass con-
struction is under way.
Evening star., 1947-12-09

PcSlucuI Oh Vuc
school next July.
The At year =
old sociologist
will succeed DR..
Henry l.. Stahr,
who is retiring
after IA years as
president of the
girls collie g e,
which Is amli-
ated with the
EVangencal and
r e + o r m e d
Church.
|Dr. Truxau is
q n a tive Of
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Londover Hills MEETING

The Landover Hills (Md.) Citi-
zens' Association will meet at $50
pm. Wednesday in the fire house,
Seventieth avenue and Taylor
street. A representative Of Good
will Industries will give an illus
trated talk,
Evening star., 1947-12-09
PinbuII Thefts Net $50

Approximately $3.50 in nickels was
stolen from two pinball machines
yesterday by thieves who broke into
the Blue d Gray Tavern at 9848
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring,
Montgomery County police reported.
The machines were damaged
Slightly.
Evening star., 1947-12-09

would call for Federal payment of
about SIS, SOC, 900 or 81 l,500, 900 above
the present level.
Answering a question from John
G. Sutton, Mr.. Finch said it would
be legal, under the Hatch Act, for
employees of the Federal Govern
ment to participate In the proposed
city elections and to run for ONCE.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Aqer Road Choir to Sina

The Ager Road Elementary School
will present its choristers in a
Christmas carol program over radio
Station WGAY at 10:45 am. Thurs
day. The program is one Of Sc
ries sponsored by the Prince Georges
County schools and broadcast each
week.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Clay School Plans Program

A Christmas program featuring
the Henry Clay School Glee Club
has been planned for a meeting of
the Parent Teacher Association at
8 pm. Thursday in the school, BOIL
North Seventh street, Arlington. >
Evening star., 1947-12-09
School TO Present PIoy

Washington-Lee High School,
Arlington, will present play, Come
Rain or Come Shine" at 8 pm.
today and tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
PTA to Heor Yule Music

The Maryland Park High School
Parent Teacher Association will
meet Thursday night at the school.
A Christmas music program viii be
presented by the schools glee clubs.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
|Dr. TruxaI Is Named
Hood COLLEGE, Head
By the Associofsd Press

FREDERICK, Md, Dec. 9.-The
Hood College Board of Trustees
yesterday named DR.. Andrew G.
Truxal of Dartmouth to become