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Evening star., 1947-09-03
-Four Judges Chosen
To Sit in Two Virginia
Election Contests
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 3.-Chie!
Justice Henry w. Holt Of the Vir.
ginia Supreme Court of Appeal.
yesterday designated four judges tt
preside in two cases involving elec.
ton contests arising from the Demo.
cratic primary on August 3.
Lemuel F. Smith, Charlottesville
judge of the 9th judicial circuit
and Floridus S. Crosby, Staunton
judge of the 18th judicial circuit
were designated to sit in the Circuit
Court of Fairfax County beginning
Tuesday with Judge Paul E. Brown
at the hearing of contested elec-
ton instituted by Robert j. Nc
Candlish versus Edwin j. Lynch tc
determine the nominee in the Demo-
cratic primary election for the House
Of Delegates.
Judge j. H. May Of the Corpora
ton Court of Staunton was desig-
mated to sit in the Circuit Court of
Accomack County along with Judge
j. Jordan Temple of the Sd judicial
circuit to hear a contested election
case instituted by John E. Somers
and others to determine the nominee
as county treasurer in the primary
election. They will sit with Judge
jeff F. Walter and an associate.
The hearing begins October 7.
Mr.. McCandlish petitioned the
Circuit Court to declare him the
Fairfax County nominee for the
House after the contest between
himself and Mr.. Lynch ended in a
tie. Mr.. Lynch later was declared
the nominee by the State Board of
Elections after a drawing in which
his name was picked from hat.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
All Crowds Veteran Exhibitors
For Honors at 7innonium

Hill Confident Boy, entry of the Fry
Brothers of Laytonsville, Md, in the
division of bull calves between 4
months and year of age. Noble
Danoy's Malaga, owned by. w. H.
Labrot of Annapolis, won first prize
among Jersey bulls between 18
months and 2 years old First prize
among Jersey bulls 3 years old and
over was won by Samaries Valiant
Checkmate, entered by N. C. Stiles
of Rockville.
Tydings' Sow Wins.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland yesterday saw his junior
spring SOW win a blue ribbon as
Junior champion SOW of the Hamp-
shire show. He also scored several
second and third places in other
classes. Fair officials said Senator
Tydings had entered Hampshires
from his Darlington Farm at Havre
de Grace for the first time at the
Timonium Fair. At the fair with
Senator Tydings was his daughter,
Miss Eleanor Tydings, who on one
occasion entered the show ring to
handle some of her fathers hogs.
Judging today VIII include Guern-
sey cattle, beef cattle, Clydesdale
horses, hogs and sheep, and the
team-pulling contest. Tonight and
tomorrow night, the first calf scram-
bic ever held in Maryland will take
place on the race track in front OF
the grandstand, .fair officials re-
ported. TWENTY purebred Aberdeen
Angus steer calves will be given
away to the boys who can catch the
calves, put halters on them and
bring them across the finish line.
A number of calves for this event
have been donated by the Mount
Prospect Farm at .Gaithersburg, Md
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Arlington Cab Meters
Bring Few Complaints

Arlington taxicab companies have
received practically no complaints
on the use of meters begun this
week, a survey revealed today.
Computing of fares by meter
rather than by zone went into eff
feet at midnight Sunday under an
ordinance adopted by the County
Board last February.
Both the cab companies and the
hack inspectors Office of the county
Police Department. agree that
charges under the new system are
no greater than before. They point
out that with the meters there Is
no additional charge for additional
passengers.
The ordinance sets maximum
charge of IS cents for the first half
mile or fraction thereof, and 10
cents for each succeeding one-third
mile of fraction thereof. Two OF
the larger companies, however, have
their meters adjusted to an initial
charge of 80 cents for two-thirds
of a mile and 10 cents for each
additional two-fifths mile travelled
Another company charges 80 cents
and 10 cents. using the distances
set forth in the ordinance.
At least one cab is known to have
an initial charge of only Is cents
All meters were inspected and
sealed by the hack inspectors office
prior to being placed in operation
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Dog Is Killed as Thieves
Rob Seat Pleasant Store

Thieves, who repeatedly had to
kill a dog to keep the animal from
barking an alarm while they rob,,ed
a Seat Pleasant (Md.) grocery store,
were being sought today by Prince
Georges County police.
The thieves, who stole merchan-
disc and money, including SIG set
aside as Maryland sales tax pay
ments, broke into the Spick q
Span Market, 6724 Roosevelt ave-
nue., Seat Pleasant, some time Mon
day night or early yesterday, police
reported.
They entered the store by prying
loose metal bars across the outside
of a bathroom window. The dog,
owned by a neighbor, was struck by
an iron bar, police said.
Max Appleman, proprietor Of the
market, told police the thieves es-
capped with IS cartons of cigarettes,
two 16-pound hams, SIT in silver
and the SIS in sales tax pennies.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
GAO Shifts rs Workers
To Office Near Alexandra

The General Accounting ONCE il
transferring about 125 employees
from Washington to new central
lied record Office in Cameron, Va.
near Alexandria, GAO Executive
oricer John F. Feeney announced
today.
Records and record keeping
equipment are being moved from g
score of rented buildings here te
four of the eight buildings at the
Washington Guartermaster Depot al
Cameron, about five miles west OF
Alexandria.
Mr.. Feeney said the records Office
will be stated, so far as possible, by
employees who live in or near Alex
andria. Daily group rides are being
arranged to lesson the number OF
employees who otherwise would have
to pay about $3.50 week in bus fare
to and from Washington, he said
GAO has no authority to pay such
transportation expenses. Mr.. Feeney
explained.
Eventually we will have about
125 OF our employees there" he said
The move Is about 80 per cent
complete. The transfer not only
will free much Washington Office
space we have been renting, it also
will help us economic and improve
efficiency by putting all those rec
ords in one place"
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Voters Registrar
Takes Arlington Post

Arlington's new voters registrar
and information clerk assumed her
duties at the courthouse today She
is Mrs. Walter E. Thompson who
succeeds Mrs. Mary Moore McIn-
tosh. Mrs. Thompson will receive
$4,000 year.
The new registrar will be on duty
Monday through Friday, from am.
until noon and from l pm. until 5
pm. according to John w. Jackson.
chairman of the county Electoral
Board. Mr.. Jackson said Mrs.
Thompson might be on duty for ad-
ditional time as the deadline nears
for registration to vote in the No
vember 4 general elections. The
registration books close 80 days prior
20 the election day.
The registrars quarters are now
in booth in the lobby of the court
house, hut the county board Satur-
day authorized advertising for bids
for small addition to the building
which would provide space for the
registrar, as well as some other Of
fees.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
By Mory Lou Werner

Veteran exhibitors at the Mary
land State Fair at Timonium this
year have felt keen competition
from All Club novice competitors.
Although most of yesterdays blue
ribbons in livestock shows went to
adults, growing number of young
sters in the open competitions was
noted.
Eleven-year -old Carol Mills of
Gaithersburg, who paraded her
Jersey COW around the judging
arena in line with Maryland breed
ers of long standing, nosed out a
number of the veterans by placing
seventh in the Jersey yearling class.
Her entry, War Breads Noble Grace,
was grand champion among All
entries last year.
Also hopeful of victories in adult
classes were Edwin Fisher, IL, and
his sister, Marie, 18, of Rockville.
Edwin has his hopes pinned on a
Duroc SOW, and his sister is grooming
a steer for future competitions at
the fair.
All Competition Later.
When the open competitions that
permit adult and All entries are
over, the youngsters will compete in
classes limited to All Club members
A Berwyn (Md) man walked off
with four blue ribbons and four red
ribbons yesterday in one of the
poultry contests. He was Elwood
Taylor, whose white Wyandottes wor
first and second prizes in the oldest
and youngest male and female
classes.
Jersey dairy cattle from nearby
areas won first prizes in three classes
yesterday.
A blue ribbon was won by Fair
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Man Starts 6O-Day Term
In Indecent Exposure Case

Carroll Bolton, %, of Colesville
Md, began serving a 6o-day jail
sentence today after being convicted
in Silver Spring Police Court on a
charge of indecent exposure.
Bolton was accused of exposing
himself on a parking lot in view Of
women sitting on the lawn of an
apartment house in the 800 block OF
Pershing drive, Silver Spring.
Although he denied the charge
and claimed it was a case of mis-
taken identity, Bolton was identified
by several of the women. Trial
Justice William Wheeler imposed the
jail sentence in lieu of $50 fine
Police said Bolton Is married. They
reported he had no record of pre-
viouS convictions.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Plane Reported Overdue
Located in PITTSBURGH
(Frou. Yesterdays Last Edition J

(FTon. Yesterdays Last EditionJ
A four-passenger plane. sought by
the Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton since it was reported overdue
yesterday afternoon on a flight from
Pittsburgh to Washington, was
found today in repair hangar at
Pittsburgh.
The pilot, Barnett Chaskin, head
Of Foreign and Domestic Trade Rep
resentatives, 805 G street NV, said
he completed the trip by commercial
plane after his private plane devel-
oped gear trouble and had to be
landed at the Pittsburgh airport
Mr.. Chaskin at the time was re-
turning to Washington from the
Cleveland air races.
CAA officials said they, as we'll as
the Army Search and Rescue Serv-
ice, were alerted when the Chaskin
plane failed to arrive here and no
official word was received from the
Pittsburgh airport tower that Mr.
Chaskin had completed his fight
plan.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Service Station RULED
No Traffic Hazard
In Vicinity Of Church

Attempts of Falls Church resi-
dents to prevent construction of a
service station adjoining the his
toric Episcopal Falls Church ap-
parently have failed, it was learned
today.
Mayor Fenner S. Hazelgrove made
public letter received yesterday
from the Virginia State Highway
Commission informing the town
that it believed the proposed serv-
ice station would not congest traffic
on South Washington street ANY
more than any other type of busi-
ness establishment in that area"
The letter also said that in the
opinion of the State Highway Com
mission the controversy over the
service station, which is being
fought by the church and the town
chapter of the OAR, is one for zon-
ing authorities to decide. The prop
erty already has been zoned COM
mercial.
The State Highway Commission
recommendation on whether the
service station constituted a traffic
hazard, as had been contended by
the protesting groups, was sought
by the town. Mayor Hazelgrove
said that in his opinion there is no
reason now why the town should
not issue a building permit for the
service station.
At last nights meeting the new
council was reorganized and the
salaries of nearly all department
heads were raised about 10 per cent
except for Mayor Hazelgroye, whose
pay was renewed at $1,000 a year
after he had refused suggested
5000 increase.
j. C. McCauiey, superintendent of
the sewer and water department,
was increased from $3,400 to $4,000.
Other department heads were re-
appointed.
Roy j. Dunn, new town manager,
attended for the first time since his
appointment. John G. McRae was
sworn in to succeed Sergeant White
on the council.
Councilman J. H. Mccarthy was
named vice mayor and the position
of town sergeant was abolished and
will be replaced by lieutenant and
sergeant of police. Additional police
to provide for two men on the mid
night t-to-morning shift were au-
thorized.
Contracts for garbage and trash
collection were renewed and minor
changes were made to the building
code to permit small home construc-
ton with plans by other than regis
tered Virginia architects.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Fire Ruzes Scout Cabin
At Prince Georges Comp

A fire of undetermined origin
today destroyed a one-story log
cabin, used as a camp site for Boy
Scouts of Prince Georges County,
in a wooded area along Edmonston
road, near Berwyn Heights.
Four volunteer fire departments
college Park, Riverdale, Riverdale
Heights and Berwyn Heights-re-
sponded to the alarm, but found the
structure burned to the ground by
the time they arrived.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
HyattsviIIe 10 Receive
S10,520in Road Funds
From State Revenues

Hyattsville will receive about $1O,-
$40 for roads and street mainte-
nance during the current fiscal year
as its share of revenue from the
States scent gasoline tax and
motor vehicle registration fees.
This was reported to the Hyatts-
vile City Council, which met last
night, in letter from William A.
Codd, chief auditor for the Mary
land State Roads Commission.
Acting on request of the Coun-
Gil, Mr.. Codd explained the city's
share was based on its 26 miles of
hard surfaced streets, which he said
represents about Al per cent of the
total mileage of Prince Georges
County.
Goes to Maintenance.
Money received from the State
goes to maintenance only, according
to Town Clerk E. w. Baker.
The Council authorized improve
ments to Twenty-ninth avenue in
the Queens Chapel Manor subdi-
vision following public hearing.
The project calls for concrete
roadway, curb and cutters.
The Council delayed action on
closing the Hyatt mansion, one of
two old houses ordered vacated two
weeks ago, to permit the four-man
Health Committee of the Council to
meet with the attorney for the own
er for an inspection of the interior.
Inspection Set for Tuesday.
An inspection was set for pm.
Tuesday as a result of an appeal
last night by a delegation of resi-
dents of the Hyatt mansion, who
asked permission to continue to live
there.
Mr.. Baker said the other con-
demned home, the Octagon House,
definitely will be closed" as ordered.
The Council gave permission to
the West Hyattsville Citizens Asso-
citation to hold a carnival Septem-
ber IS to 20 to raise funds for a
new community house for Boy
Scouts and teen ayers of the COM
munity.
The State Roads Commission noti-
fled the Council the only way the
traffic situation can be relieved at
Agar and Queens Chapel roads,
where a new traffic light was in
stalled few months ago, would be
by the extension of Ager road.
Mayor Caesar L. Aiello and mem
bers of the Council agreed to accept
an invitation of the Hyattsville
Volunteer Fire Department to par
ticipate in the County Firemen's
Convention September IL and l3 at
Hyattsyille,
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Spotted Fever Victim
Recovering in Maryland

Eppie Leith, IL, Foolesville, is re-
covering from Rocky Mountain
spotted fever at the Montgomery
County General Hospital, Sandy
Spring.
Although Mr.. Leith was ad-
mitted to the hospital several weeks
ago, the diagnosis of the disease
was confirmed only recently, &C
cording to County Health Depart
ment officials. They said 1t is the
seventh spotted fever case reported
in the county this year.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
2.H61r Parking
Limit P| tanned
In Most Parks
Shrine Areas Also
Affected in Providing
Space for Tourists

The National Capital Parks Office
is planning to abolish all-day park
ing In most of the city parks and
spaces adjacent to national shrines
in favor of a two-hour limitation
for the benefit of tourists and other
visitors, it was learned today.
The prospect of this policy being
applied soon especially to the prin-
cipal downtown park roadways, was
made known in letter released by
Chairman P. Y. K. Chewat Of the
District Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency. 1t was in reply to Key
stone Automobile Club committee,
headed by H. C. Dickinson, who had
complained that the needs Of tour
lists had been omitted in future
plans for off street parking and the
use OF the city parks generally.
Reports Scope Cited.
Mr.. Howat said it was felt by the
agency that the parking report in
question takes care of the demands
of off-street terminal facilities In
downtown Washington "for upwards
OF the next 10 years" He also said
the agency thought it would be
"unwise at this time to probe fur
ther into the future"
Recently Supt. Irving G, Root Of
National Capital Parks had in
formed The Star that a two-hour
parking rule probably would be
applied to the Ellipse roadways in
the fall when the present resurfac-
ing job is completed. The plan was
to give tourists break" he said
r Sees Ample Tourist Space.
In his letter to the keystone OH
cial, Chairman Howat added:
..Mr. Root while now per-
hitting all-day parking in most Of
the parks and park areas adjacent
to national shrines, has stated to
the Motor Vehicle Parking Agency
that at the earliest possible moment,
he intends to stop all-day parking
on roadways in the parks and to
limit this parking to two hours.
This is to be done primarily for
the benefit of tourists to Washington
who wish to visit the national
shrines. This, in addition to off,
street parking garages will
amply take care of the visiting
tourists
Evening star., 1947-09-03
200 Firemen Learning
New Methods in 4-Day
Maryland U. Course

About 200 Maryland f1remen, most
of them volunteers, this week are
learning new techniques as part
of the 14th annual short course
for their benefit at the University
of Maryland.
The four-day school opened ir
College Park yesterday and will
continue through Friday. The
course is sponsored by the Mary
land Fire Service Extension, a part
of the university's college of en-.
gineering.
Firemen from all parts Of the
State were on hand for the open.
ing assembly, which included
greetings from DR.. H. c. Byrd, uni.
versity president, and Claude A
Hanley, State insurance commits
sioner, and remarks by Dean S. S
Steinberg, of the college of en-.
gineering; Charles Stallings, presi-
dent of the Maryland State Fire
mems Association, and Chief j. w
Just, director of the fire service
extension. g =
other speakers yesterday includ-
ed Chief Harry K. (Smoky) Rogers
former Wichita Kans) fireman and
instructor for the last "a years fol
the Western Actuarial Bureau OF
Chicago, and w. A. Ross, vocational
training consultant for the United
States Office of Education and
chairman of the Firemen's Training
Committee of the National Fire
Protection Association.
In the afternoon, the student fire.
men were divided into four classes,
according to the courses they are
pursuing.
A foreign note was added with the
visit last night of Chief M. G. Prad-
ham of the Bombay, India, Fire
Department and the scheduled visit
today of Chief Jon Sigurdsson of
the Reykjavik, Iceland, Fire Depart
ment.
Feature OF this mornings program
was to be a talk by Alfred N. Hens
chell of the Alrose Chemical Co. Of
Providence, r. l., and a discussion,
THE Profit in Mistakes" by Warren
Y. Kimball, National Fire Protection
Association engineer and editor Of
the "Firemen" magazine.
Also included today will be in
struction on automatic sprinklers
and fire alarms by r. E. Maginnis,
assistant secretary of the American
District Telegraph Co.; on gas masks
by Charles r. Dever of the Mine
Safety Appliances Co., and on the
chemistry of fire extinguishing by
C. c. Larrimore, senior instructor
of the Fire Service Extension.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
First Scientist Church
In HyattsviIIe RemodeIed

The First Church Of Christ,
Scientist, Hyattsville, will hold its
first services at II am. and pm.
Sunday in its remodeled brick build
ing at Colesville road and Forty
third avenue, it was announced to-
day.
The building also contains read
ing room, which will be open from
3 to pm. Sunday, and three
basement rooms for the Sunday
School and nursery. Organized in
1898, the church formerly held its
services IN the Hyattsville Masonic
Temple.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
.$930,000 Outlay
For Montgomery
RoadsApproved
County Commissioners
lndorse Program
For RuruI Areas

A $3.50, 900 rural road improvement
program for 1948 has been approved
by the Montgomery County Com
missioners.
The program, which contemplates
expenditure of 100000 in county
funds and $500 from the Federal
Government, is practically the same
as that submitted to the board last
week by its advisory roads commit
tee.
Only three projects are dropped
from the list. They are the Old
Germantown"D Jacksonville, Gathers
burg-Tom Garrett, and the Paws
Ridge roads.
County funds for the improve
mentS will come out of a bond issue
authorized at the last session OF the
General Assembly. County Super
visor Irving G. McNayr said he will
ask the commissioners to issue the
bonds soon.
In another action yesterday, the
board adopted resolution author
lzlng the county to end daylight
saving time concurrently with the
District. Washington is scheduled
to return to standard time Septem-
ber %.
The commissioners took under
advisement requests by two officials
OF the Civic League of Brookmont
and Vicinity, Inc, for improvements
in the area.
Clark Baridon, president of the
league, and Thomas W. Belland,
chairman of its Miscellaneous At
fairs Committee, complained that
the Brookmont area, which has
about $50 families, is a "stepchild"
of the county.
Investigation Promised.
Requests for improvements in
Brookmont are turned down while
other sections of the county are
treated with a lavish hand" Mr..
Belland charged.
"Our taxes are raised, but we re-
ceive no benefits. We have made
quate schools, no parks or play
grounds and our streets need paw
ing"
The commissioners promised to in
vestigate.
Also taken under consideration
was a complaint by Mrs. Agnes c.
Duke, who lives on County road
near Crest Haven drive, Silver
Spring, that garbage collected in
the area is dumped and burned only
about a mile away She said this
creates a dangerous and unsani-
tary'' condition.
Eckloff Resignation Accepted.
/ Stop signs were ordered placed at
Woodmoor and Pierce drives, Silver
Spring. The resignation of Arthur
Eckloff, an inspector in the county
engineers Office, was accepted.
Two bids on the paving of Brad
ford road, Silver Spring, were re-
jected because they were too high
and the board ordered that new
bids be sought. Warrington S5
Isaacs, Branchville, had submitted
) a bid of $14,053 and the Bright
Shepherd Co., Washington, had pre-
sented bid of $14,133.
A hearing was scheduled for 2
pm, September %, in the Rock
vile Courthouse on proposal to
build concrete curbs and cutters
along King street from Georgia ave-
nue. to the Baltimore g. Ohio right
of-way, Silver Spring, and to widen
the street.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Benefit Cord Purty Set

A card party to raise funds for q
projected synagogue and Jewish
Community Center in Green
Meadows, Md. will be held at $50
pm. tomorrow in the home of Mrs.
Israel Gordon, 5414 Twentieth ave-
nue.. Avondale Terrace, Md. The
party is being sponsored by the Sligo
Park Hebrew Sisterhood, of which
Mrs. Herman Sokoloff is president.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Lane to Push
For Bridge After
| Delay at Ferry
From Yesterdays Last Edition.

BY the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. Gov.
Lane said today that waiting an
hour to board the State ferry at
Matapeake in the Labor Day rush
had given him more steam to push
forward the Chesapeake Bay bridge
project"
Gov. Lane said he had resisted
the pleadings of three State troop
ers to get in front of line of cars
waiting on the Eastern Shore to
cross the bay.
II simply sat down and worked
on my files which I had brought
along" he said.
"I saw no reason to exercise my
prerogative in this respect, even
though Mrs. Lane and my daugh-
ters didn't have anything to do
He said he told them the wait
would spark their enthusiasm for
the bridge program.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Norfolk Loymon Heads
Virginia Presbyteriuns
By the Associated Pres.

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 3.-A lay
MANN. B. Ethridge of Norfolk
yesterday was named as moderator
of the Presbyterian Synod Of Vir-
ginia as the synod began its three
day annual meeting here at the
Union Theological Seminary.
Mr.. Ethridge, an elder in the La
fayette Presbyterian Church Of Nor
folk, becomes the fourth layman to
be elected moderator in the last 160
years. He succeeds the Rev. Paul
K Buckles of Newport News.