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Evening star., 1947-12-10
6 RiverdaIe Parents Held
For ChiIdren's S Night Out

Charges of contributing to the
delinquency of minors were lodged
last night and today against parents
of five Riverdale children and a
19-year-old youth in connection with
the all-night disappearance of the
youngsters near Greenbelt last We'd
nesday.
Warrants were served against one
parent of each child and the youth
by Prince Georges County police, on
the complaint of Roy D. Bright, spe-
cial representative assigned to the
area by the Maryland State Division
OF Parole and Probation.
All the accused are residents of
the Calvert Homes housing develop
ment. They were released on their
personal bond pending hearing in
the county Juvenile Court at Hy-
attsville tomorrow afternoon. At the
same time similar hearings are
scheduled for parents of six Hyatts-
vile children on. the same charges.
The Riverdale children remained
all night in their automobile when
it got stuck in the mul in wooded
area near the Greenbelt lake.
Parents of the Hyattsville children
were charged with permitting them
to roam the streets at late hours.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Christmas Vesper Concert
Set Sunday in Alexandria

The annual Christmas Vesper
Concert by students of George
Washington High School will be
held at 4 pm. Sunday at the school
on Mount Vernon avenue in Alex
andria.
The concert will feature a num-
Der of unfamiliar Christmas carols
sung in France, Spain, England and
Poland. Sponsor will be the Alexan-
dria Optimist Club. Principal So
loist will be Louis Saunders, BARI
tone, who will sing the Cantique de
Noel by Adam.
Groups that will take part in
Sundays performance include the
brass choir, the girls glee club, the
boys glee club. the madrigal singers,
the speech arts class, the mixed
glee clubs and the a cape1la choir.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
|mpersonotion Charged to Man
After Arrest of Ex-Policemun

How a Rockville attorney turned
the tables on Bethesda Naval Hos
pital guard who allegedly attempted
to run him in" was revealed yes
terday with the arrest of the guard
by Bethesda police on a charge OF
impersonating a policeman.
The guard, identified by police
as Decide A. Boatwright, At, Fred
erick, was released under $500 bond
pending hearing at $3.50 am. jan
uary 5 in Bethesda Police Court.
The attorney, James r. Miller, a
former State police lieutenant, gave
the following account:
Last Friday he was driving to
Bethesda on the Rockville pike when
he was forced to the side of the
road by Boatwright, who flashed a
badge" and informed him he was
running him in"
Mr.. Miller asked the man to
identify himself. The man said he
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Regional Commission 5New School Projects
On Planning 10 Form Authorized for 1948
lin Alexandra Ioniqht In Prince Georges

Representatives of three Northern
Virginia counties and the City OF
Alexandria will meet in the George
Mason Hotel, Alexandria, at
o'clock tonight to undertake the for
nation of a regional commission on
planning.
The representatives, selected by
the Boards of Supervisors Of Fair
fax, Prince William and Arlington
Counties and the Alexandria Coun-
Gil, will confer with Raymond v
Long, director of the Virginia State
Planning Board who outlined pro-
posals for a regional body at an in
formal meeting last month.
County Manager A. T. Lundbere
OF Arlington said yesterday iths
movement appeared, to be baset
upon genuine desire of the com
munities to achieve regional plan
ming not only in zoning and roae
systems, but in education, hospital
ization, penal institutions and othe.
related fields. ...,
Arlington will be represented, b,
Mr.. Lundberg and C. l.. Kinnier
director Of county planning.
The Alexandria representatives
will be Leroy Peabody, chairman o1
the city's Planning Board, and Ed
ward Kelly, board member.
Fairfax County will have foul
representatives. They are Keith
Price, chairman of the Planning
Commission; J. w. Brookfield, a
member of the commission: James
j. Corbalis, county sanitary engi-
neer, and T. j. Stockton, planning
engineer.
Prince William County delegates
have not been announced.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Virginia Charter Granted
To Stettinius Fund Inc.
By the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 1O.-The
State Corporation Commission
granted a charter yesterday to the
Stettinius Fund, Inc, of Charlottes-
vile; a nonstock, nonprofit corpo-
ration with former Secretary d
State Edward r. Stettinius, jr., OF
Rapidan, rector of the University OF
Virginia, as head of its board OF
trustees.
The corporation has been organ
lied Ito promote educational
philanthropic, charitable, religious,
humanitarian, scientific, and liter
ary enterprises of all kinds, both in
the State of Virginia and in any
other rsrt of the world"
The charter states that the funds
aid may go toward the education
and training of youth, the improve
ment of health and hygiene, the
encouragement of religious thought
the development of medical research
and dispensation of medical aid, and
the encouragement of all branches
of scientific endeayor,
Evening star., 1947-12-10
baItimoreans 10 Select
City's Greatest Resident
By the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1o.-Baltimo-
reans are having a good time this
week selecting the community s
greatest resident, Giving or dead,
and offering suggestions on what
"the city needs most"
They are invited to cast ballots
and make suggestions at the Balti-
more Sesquicentennial Exhibit now
in progress in the 5th Regiment
armory.
Such a variety of answers have
been given to the question on what
Baltimore needs most that if all
the suggestions were carried out the
whole town would be torn down and
rebuilt. 2
Leading the most prominent" list
at the latest count of ballots was the
late Johns Hopkins, merchant whose
benefactions led to the establish
ment of the hospital and university
bearing his name.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Alexandra Asks
Experts 10 Map
Charter Chanqe
Virginia U. Specialists
Authorized to Help
Draft Manager Setup

University of Virginia public ad-
ministration specialists recommend
changes in Alexandria's charter to
give the city "a true city manager
form of government"
The request was made under
resolution adopted last night by the
City Council on motion by Col.
Everett A. Helmuth.
The charter revision will be pre-
pared by the same group that has
been conducting tax survey of
the city since last summer, Col.
Helmuth said. Among the short
comings" in the present city setup
cited by Col. Helmuth was the fact
that all city government appoint
ments are not made by the city
manager. He said under a true
city manager form Of government
the city makes these appointments
and not the City Council, as is the
case in Alexandria.
The council voted to discuss any
recommendation of the survey
group with State Senator Andrew
Clarke and Armistead Boothe,
member ELECT of the House of Dele
gates.
The council authorized appoint
ment of a committee to work out
a better procedure in the handling
Of zoning application, and then
at a later date adopting resolu-
ton legalizing a rezoning was
sharply criticized last week by Cir
cult Court Judge Paul Brown when
a zoning case was tried before him.
The committee suggested by Col.
Helmuth is to include the city at
torney and several other council
members.
The council approved on first
reading and referred to the Finance
Committee a $4,000 appropriation
to complete construction of Timber
Branch culvert.
A public hearing was set for the
second regular meeting in January
on proposed ordinance to raise
the limitation on the height of
buildings from u to 80 feet. The
80-foot height has been requested
by the Medical Arts Corp. of Alex
andria which plans to construct a
building at Cameron and Alfred
streets. ri
The council will meet in execu-
tive session tomorrow night to dis
cuss the 1948 budget.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Morrow Free Under Bond
Pending Race BET Appeal

Wilburn E. Morrow, 50, Hanover,
Pa, is free today under 5000 bond
pending results of an appeal from
his conviction in Montgomery Coun-
ty Circuit Court at Rockville on a
charge of accepting racing bets.
The appeal was filed yesterday by
Defense Attorney Joseph B. Simp-
son, jr., after Morrow was sentenced
by Judge Charles w. Woodward to
pay $1,000 fine and serve a year in
the Maryland Penitentiary-the
maximum for the offense.
In imposing sentence, Judge Wood
ward served notice he will not toler-
ate gambling in the county. He said
that Morrow, formerly of Silver
Spring, had been convicted before
him on a similar charge In 1912 "and
that the only way to stop you is to
put you away"
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Maryland PTA 5huns
Army Training Vote
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10.-The
Maryland Congress of Parents and
Teachers has decided not to op-
pose universal military training as
recommended by its national Or
ganization.
1t was the only recommendation
of the national congress the State
organization failed to support at
the closing session of its two-day
convention here yesterday.
Mrs. Stanley G. Cook of Indian
Head, national legislative chairman
and representative to the National
Congress, said that only about half
of the State PTA groups have gone
along with the national headquar-
ters in opposing the military train
ing program.
A motion to employ a full time
executive secretary was defeated.
The group approved raising dues to
the State organization from 10 to Is
cents annually.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation
told the group that Americas S
strength stems from it's continual
haven as homeland for the op-
pressed" and as an arsenal and
shrine of free man everywhere"
Evening star., 1947-12-10

was Sergt. Boatwright Of the Mary
land State Police.
The attorney, who knows practi-
cally alal the State policemen in this
area, informed Boatwright he had
no authority to arrest him and told
the guard to drive to the Bethesda
police station while Mr.. Miller fol-
lowed.
En- route to the station, Boat
wright stopped, admitted his true
identity and begged Mr.. Miller not
to press charges. He said he was
scheduled to go on duty at the
hospital and promised to return
after checking in
After Mr.. Miller agreed to let
Boatwright report to the hospital,
the guard entered the building but
did not emerge. Mr.. Miller then
drove to the police station and
swore out a warrant.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
HyattsyhIe Firemen Elect
W. D. Anderson Chief

William D. Anderson, 29-year-old
Hyattsville city employe. is the new
chief of the community's volunteer
fire department.
Advancing from the position of
assistant chief, Mr.. Anderson be-
comes one of the youngest in the
county to hold top-ranking volun-
teer fire-fighting post.
He succeeds John L. Sullivan, who
has headed the Hyattsville Volun-
teer Fire Department for the last
two years. A lifelong resident of the
community, Chief Anderson has been
a member of its fire company for II
years.
Other new officers for the coming
year elected at a meeting of the
group at the fire house Monday
night include: Frank Di Vincenzo,
assistant chief; Charles Di Vincenzo,
captain; Benjamin F. Sanders, lieu
tenant; Lawrence A. Watson, ST.,
superintendent of machinery; Earle
S. Dorrelle, fire marshal, and Joseph
Quinn, secretary.
John j. Fainter, veteran volunteer
fireman, who is completing his 50th
year in such service, was reelected
treasurer, a post he has held for
more than half OF his fire-fghting
career.
Evening star., 1947-12-10

1 d 5 u ulSllI ny
the City Coun-
ell to succeed
the late Claude
T. PARCEL, who
died in Septem-
ber'. He i'll
take Office i'm
mediately.
In accepting
the position, Mr..
Goolrick did so
with the un-
derstanding that
he receive no
salary and that
he r e m a / n
MANOR only I'm.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
81. Marys Votes
II 10 Lega|ize
Slot Machines
Only One District
Won by Opponents;
3,4o9 Cast Ballots
Special Dispatch TO The Stor

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Dec. 10
st. Marys County today was on rec
ord almost 2 to l in favor of slot
machines, following referendum in
which 3,499 votes were cast.
OF the total ballots cast in a ref
erendum, authorized by the General
Assembly at its special session last
month, 2,245 were marked for the
machines and 1854 against.
The 991-vote margin was close to
the figure predicted by proponents
soon after the polls closed at 7 pm.
yesterday.
Opponents of the devices were
successful in only one district-the
ninth, at st. Georges Island, where
returns showed "a for and 80 against.
Vote Considered Heavy.
Most observers considered the vote
heavy in an election where Offices
were not involved. They pointed out
that a count of 4,200 to $500 is usual
in general elections. The county has
about $500 registered voters.
Official count of the ballots is eX-
pected to be completed tomorrow
When the tally is certified by the
election board, the county commits
sioners may, by resolution, authorize
operation of slot machines and other
CONT operated devices formerly lille
gal in all Maryland counties except
Anne Arundel. The commissioners
have said they would legalize the
machines to raise about 100000 a
year in taxes.
The referendum here is expected
to spur efforts for legalized slot ma
chimes in Calvert, Charles and Prince
Georges Counties, as well as in other
areas of the State where gaming
devices have been live issues for
several months.
Gov. Lane, politicians say, would
be hard put for logical reasons to
veto a measure similar to the one
that authorized the st. Marys ref
erendum. The bill was introduced
by State Senator Paul j. Bailey,
Republican, of st. Marys.
Aloysius F. King, secretary to the
COllllIlloolOllC1o D, odlu Gllc UOd1u Will
meet in regular session next Tues
day and that he did not expect a
special meeting would be called.
Comment Is Moderate.
Comment on the results was mod
crate and restrained on both sides
Roland B. Duke, ST., Democratic
party leader, who has worked ac-
lively to legalize thesmachines, said
Il am gratified at the result and
think it is in the countys interest"
Richard H. Pembroke, vice chair
man of the st. Marys Civic Asso-
citation, which led the fight against
the machines, attributed the results
to failure of most voters to turn out.
Meanwhile States Attorney C.
Henry Camalier said he had no COM
ment at this time on the prosecution
of several persons who were indicted
on slot machine gambling charges
in June by a st. Marys grand jury,
and whose cases were ordered trans
ferred to the Montgomery County
Circuit Court.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Tryouts for Ports Are Set
By MONTGOMERY PLAYERS

The Montgomery Players of
Bethesda Chevy Chase will hold
tryouts for their third play of the
season at $3.50 O'Clock tonight at the
Norwood Drive Recreation Center.
Persons interested in part In the
play, Lady Windermere's Fam" as
well as in taking roles In radio dra-
matte skits which are planned in the
future over Radio Station WBCC
have been asked to apply.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Lee-Jockson ,PTA Plans
YuIe Party and Bozoor

A Christmas party and bazaar will
be held by the Lee-Jackson School
Parent Teacher Association from
to 10 pm. Friday at the school on
Duke street, extended, Fairfax
County. Funds raised will be used
to purchase work materials for indi-
gent children, books, records and
other classroom needs.
The committee in charge of the
bazaar includes Mrs. G. Dallas Rand,
Mrs. John F. Palmer, Mrs. E. E. CAL
houn, Mrs. w. c. Gatewood, Mrs.
Frank A. Leamy, Mrs. J. A. Sims,
Mrs. William Zimmerman III, Mrs.
William T. Withers and Mrs. Ty
Wickland.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Operator Of Grill Charged
With ) Health Violations

A Colmar Manor restaurant oper-
ator last night was charged with
three counts of violating Prince
Georges County health regulations.
The restauranteur, James Kow-
mas, AZ, operator of Jimmie's Grille,
1900 block of Bladensburg road, was
released under $100 bond on each
count pending a hearing in Upper
Marlboro Police Court at 10 am.
Friday.
Charles L. Wood, sanitary en-
gineer for the county health de-
partment, on whose complaint the
warrants were served by Prince
Georges County police, said the
charges were having decomposed
food in the refrigerator, failing to
keep the premises clean, and failing
to provide proper toilet facilities for
employees.
Evening star., 1947-12-10

Architects today had authorization
to start preparation of plans for two
new high schools and additions to
three other schools in Prince Georges
County, as the County Board of
Education revealed its proposed con-
struction program for 1948.
The program, which is to be
financed through proposed $2,00O,-
600 bond issue and from State
building incentive fund based on tax
rebates to the county, was outlined
yesterday at the School Boards
monthly meeting in Upper Marlboro.
1t includes construction of a new
senior high school and vocational
training center in Bladensburg, a
senior high school in the Hyattsville-
University Park area, a combination
Ijunior-senior high school in Fair.
mount Heights, and four room ad.
ditions to the present Douglass High
and Elementary School in Upper
Marlboro, the Lakeland High School
near Berwyn, and the Oxon Hill
Elementary and Junior High School
Colored Facilities Included.
The Fairmount Heights project
and the three additions are all for
colored pupils of the county.
The architectural firm of Ross &
Walton of Hyattsville were desig-
mated yesterday to prepare plans
for the Bladensburg project and
for the three additions. The organ
ization of Paul H. Kea Associates,
also of Hyattsville, was directed to
start work on plans for the Fair
mount Heights School.
No action was taken on the pro-
posed new Hyattsville High School,
although it is included in 1948 plans.
according to School Supt. G. Gard
ner Shugart and Paul C. Cooper.
supervisor of school construction in
the county.
Meanwhile, the School Board an
nounced the annual Christmas yaca-
ton would start at pm. December
23. with students scheduled to return
to classes January S.
Appointment of six new teachers
Tor the county also was approved
by the School Board. They include
Rebecca Lewis and Helen Holman,
Greenbelt High School; Meta Bar
rton, Bladensburg High School;
Virginia Hooley, Mount Rainier
High School; Margaret Darlington,
Oxon Hill High School, and Eden
Sullivan, Suitland Elementary
School.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Bids on -Four School!
In Montgomery Are
Accepted by Board

Work on four Montgomery County
school construction projects is ex-
pected to start soon after the Board
OF Education yesterday accepted bids
totaling $311, ,367.26.
Largest project is 10 classrooms to
constitute the first units of the new
Flower Avenue Elementary School
Low bid of S205, $40 was submitted
by Opha Mays, Takoma Park.
Mr.. Mays also submitted a low bid
of $77,399 for a temporary gym
nasium at the Bethesda Elementary
School.
For the addition of one classroom,
toilets and washroom facilities at
the Montrose Elementary School,
the board accepted low bid of $20,-
679.26, made by the R. H. Best Co.,
Inc.
To Buy School Sites.
The Kamp & Heck Co. offered the
low bid of $7,749 for undermining
the cafeteria at the Bethesda Ele-
mentary School,
Assistant Supt. of Schools Richard
E. Carpenter was authorized to
study the possibility of adding three
or four rooms to the Pleasant View
Elementary School. Mr.. Carpenter
also was instructed to proceed with
the acquisition of additional school
sites.
-Four new elementary and two high
school teachers were appointed
Those named to elementary schools
are:
Mrs. Ruth Ansberry, Bethesda
Miss Marie Doran, Potomac; Mrs
Dorothy G. Lippincott, Glenmont
and Mrs. Hilda Cunningham, East
Silver Spring. In addition, Mrs.
Marguerite Gingrich was appointed
a clerk at the Somerset School.
designations Accepted.
High School teachers named are
Paul H. Eggers, Sherwood, and Gra-
ham A. Hopper, Silver Spring In
termediate.
The board also accepted the res
ignations of Miss Mildred Bradford
from the East Silver Spring Ele-
mentary School, Mrs. Jean Thomp-
son Staggers from the Rockville
Elementary School, Morton "
Churchill from the Sherwood High
School and Mrs. Elnyra P. Burdette
from the Gaithersburg High School.
Robert T. Dayhoff was appointed
trustee at the Dickerson School
to succeed the late Mrs. Jones Hoyle
and the resignation of hilbert
Yount as a trustee of the Linden
School was accented.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
z Fort Meade GIs Struck
By Car; ] Killed, ] Hurt

A soldier stationed at Fort Meade
was killed and his companion crit
ically injured in a traf1lc accident
yesterday.
Pvt. James r. Odom was killed
when struck by an automobile as
he walked along the highway to
Annapolis near Fort Meade. The
injured man was T/5 Larney z.
Firth.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Montgomery Group
Auain Asks Increase
In Hospital Facilities

The Silver Spring Hospital Asso-
citation last night readvocated early
establishment of additional hospital
facilities in Montgomery County,
but left unanswered the question
whether it would join Bethesda in
support of single institution to
serve the entire lower end of the
county.
To help 1t decide, the association
invited comments from the Mont
gomery County Medical Society and
urged a committee of its own men,
bers to speed a report containing
recommendations
The decisions were reached by the
Construction Board of Trustees,
which met at the Liquor Control
Building in Silver Spring. The in
formal meeting was attended by
officials of Suburban Hospital, Be-
thesda, and number of doctors.
Owns 27-Acre Tract.
The Silver Spring association owns
tract of q acres on Sligo road at
Rock Creek parkway and has re-
ceived contributions from individ-
uals toward establishment of a hos
pital there. A proposal has beer
advanced to shift the hospitals To-
cation and make it larger than first
contemplated so it could serve a
greater area.
Officials of Suburban Hospital
which has encountered financia
difficulties, have urged a consoli
dated hospital as the solution to
pressing need for more facilities anc
as a means of obviating the opera
ton of two smaller hospitals.
DR.. John o. Robin, Of Silve,
Spring, asserted that Montgomer,
is sufficiently populous and prosper.
GUS to support more than one 300
bed hospital and expressed belle
that the county would do so if thu
hospitals won their confidence.
Lutes Urges Caution.
'It is not a question of walls anc
mortar and brick" DR.. Robin said
"but of equipment and staffs" He
and other doctors said geographical
location was not important.
Fred L. Lutes, president of the
hospital association, advised the
board to proceed cautiously in de.
Gliding on a consolidated hospital.
Montgomery County Commits
sioner Wesley I. Sauter denied pub
lished reports that the county COM
missioners were considering buying
Suburban Hospital and he urged
the Bethesda and Silver Spring
groups to join forces for a single
large institution. He suggested the
Kensington vicinity as a logical
site.
Boyd Backs Consolidation.
Commissioner Sauter said if the
two communities work together the
Silver Spring tract could be sold
Suburban could be purchased from
the Federal Government and be
used jointly while the new building
is under construction. When the
new hospital is completed, he said
Suburban could be sold or made
available for other purposes.
Ralph D. Boyd, president of the
Allied Civic Group, and Walter D.
Lambert, president of the Board of
Trustees of the Suburban Hospital
Association, were among those
speaking in favor of consolidated
hospital.
President Lutes said he would call
another meeting of the board about
January TO-" in an effort to facili-
tate a decision.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Alexandria Rodio PuneI
To Discuss DELINQUENCY

The question, "Is There Juvenile
Delinquency Problem in Alexan-
dria?' will be discussed on the week.
ly Junior Chamber of Commerce
radio panel at 2:30 pm. Saturday
over station WPIK.
Members of this weeks panel will
be Judge Marion B. West of the
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court; Sergt. Henry Grimm Of the
police department; Eugene Barn.
well, director OF recreation, and
Benton Boogher Of the Welfare
Council.