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Evening star., 1947-01-25
Teachers Studying
Safety Measures for
Montgomery Schools

Montgomery County public school
teachers today are preparing sug-
gestions for increased safety pre-
cautions in the schools.
The request for the special study
was made yesterday by DR.. Edwin
w. Broome, Montgomery County
|school superintendent, at meeting
of principals.
The session, which was held at
the Richard Montgomery High
School, Rockville, where an explo-
sion in the science laboratory seri-
ously injured student this week,
was described as an annual meet
ing"
DR.. Broome said that the explo-
sion was one of many topics dis
cussed.
Safety suggestions will include
the entire scope of school activity,
DR.. Broome asserted, among them
the operation of cafeterias, buses,
|gymnasiums, Fairgrounds and class
rooms.
At a special meeting Wednesday,
called by States Attorney Walter
w. Dawson, DR.. Broome was in
structed to report to him after the
principals had formulated new
safety measures. .....
Meanwhile, Robert E. Jones, 18,
Richard Montgomery High School
student, who lost both hands in the
explosion of a bomb" he was max
ing, was said to be in good condition
at Suburban Hospital, Bethesda.
'He is cheerful and talkative," !"
officials at the hospital said.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Alexandra Judge
Asks Gun Sale Law

The need for a new law to regu-
late the sale of firearms in Alex
andria was stressed yesterday by
Judge James r. Duncan of the
city's Civil and Police Court, who
declared the present law "is grossly
Inadequate"
Judge Duncan's comment followed
the conviction of John G. Hickman,
SO, of the 3100 block South Twelfth
street, Arlington, on a charge Of
selling firearms to minor.
Describing the present law as
practically no law at ALL" Judge
Duncan said under the present
setup it would be possible for a
person to sell gun TO a minor who
might go out and kill somebody"
The seller could only be fined a
maximum of 500, when che should
go to the penitentiary," the judge
said.
The City Council is considering
an ordinance amendment which
would give the police department
authorization to establish an appli-
cation and permit system for fire.
arm sales. Two proposals, prepared
by City Attorney Joseph M. Pan
coast, are scheduled for considera-
tion at Tuesdays meeting.
Hickman was fined $25 and costs,
although Howard w. Smith, jr., as
sistant Commemorative attorney,
recommended the minimum fine Of
IS and costs.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Young Is Elected Fire Chief
AfMf. Rainier for 10Th Year

Reelection of Karl A. Young as
chief of the Mt. Rainier Volunteer
Fire Department for the 2oth con-
secutive year was announced yes
terday.
Also reelected were William s..
Freeman, deputy chief; Simon
Lebowitz, captain; George Hutton,
Frank r. Nymark, SER
geant: Clarence Selke, fire marshal;
Phil Ryan, secretary; David Laing,
financial secretary, and Paul Smith,
treasurer.
MIR. Young, who is a Prince
Georges County plumbing inspec-
tor, also is chief Of the Hyattsville
fire control center. He is a past
president of county and State Fire
mems associations.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Improvement Noted
In Virginia Roads
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 25.-The
results of the State Highway Depart
ments intensive efforts to stabilize
all highways carrying more than 10
vehicles day were disclosed yester-
day by a comparison of the present
secondary road system with con-
ditions when the State assumed con-
troll under the secondary road act
of 1882.
In the 35,900-mile rural highway
network, which the State took under
its wing in 1882, there were $4,000
miles of unimproved roads. Figures
available at the Highway Depart
ment show only 5,043 miles of un-
improved road remain in the 81
counties which are included in the
system.
Steady grading and surfacing have
brought the improved" mileage from
$500 to PATIO; hard-surfaced mile
age on the secondary system has
risen from 1000 miles in 1882 to
5000. The improved" mileage refers
to roads brought to a year-around
sterilization with crushed stone,
sand or gravel.
Highway Department officials have
pointed out that efforts will continue
this year to reach an eventual goal
for improvement of every road
carrying more than 10 vehicles a
day and surfacing every road that
carries more than so.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Arna|I 10 Speak al Meeting
OF Silver Spring Town Hall

Ellis Arnall, who resigned last
week as Governor Of Georgia, will
speak at the Silver Spring Armory
April Is at the last in a series of
five town hall meetings sponsored
by the Silver Spring Rotary Club
for the benefit of its student loan
fund.
Mr.. Arnall will speak on "Whose
Country Is This, Anyway"
The rest of the schedule OF the
Town Hall series is as follows:
February IL, Barley Acheson, as
sociate editor of the Readers Di-
gest; February 26, DR.. Luther Gable,
atomic scientist; March II. Paul
Berg, chief justice of the Nor
wegian Supreme Court; March 26,
Bob Hall, color photographer. who
win show film entitled, Japan
After Conquest"
Season tickets are now available.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
81 Scholarships Offered
To Aid Crippled Children
By the Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan
25.-The Virginia Society for Grip
pied Children is offering Scholar
ships totaling more than $4,000 to
Virginia teachers interested in
studying speech at the University
of Vrginia's newly reorganized
School of Speech and Drama.
The society has made its scholar
ship fund available over a three
year period in cooperation with
the Virginia Department of Educa-
ton and the University of Virginia.
Sixty-one scholarships and fell
lowships will be offered during a
three-year experimental period to
laid in providing instruction in
speech Improvement and speech cor
rection for mature and promising
public school teachers" The schol-
arships, which are for summer
school work only but are renewable,
will carry a stipend of 500 for the
eight-week term. Fellowships for
$3.50 each will be awarded for the
regular September-to-June session
and will be non-renewable.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Virginia League Committee
To Seek New Tax Sources
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 25.-New
sources of tax revenue will be sought
by a special committee of the Vir-
ginia League of Municipalities,
which has been authorized to make
a survey Of the local tax field.
The committees appointment was
authorized yesterday by the Execu-
tive Committee of the league, which
named Mayor T. w. Preston of Bris-
tol, president of the league, to select
members Of the group.
The tax study will be one of the
major activities of the orgahiza-
ton this year, Harold +. Baumes,
executive secretary Of the league,
said.
Also discussed by the committee
was the recent increase in telephone
rates granted the Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co., and the exec
utive secretary was instructed to poll
municipal authorities on the ques-
ton of whether they desire to join
with Arlington County in protesting
the rate boosts,
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Fight Pledged by Planners
Against Scropping Fort Drive

ton and will continue to press for
an orderly progressive development
of this much-needed roadway"
Center-Site List Promised.
The Commission also promised to
supply the Public Buildings Admin
istrationa with a revised list of sug-
gested sites for the city's proposed
hospital center.
Said it would review closely future
schools proposed in Engineer Com
missioner Gordon r. Yoang's six
year plan, where their location
might conflict with slum rebuilding
plans and new Federal buildings or
might not coincide closely enough
with the playground system.
Asked the National Park Service
to make minor changes in a plan
for Kalorama Park before foreward-
ing it to the Recreation Board.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Bethesda 's0wn Bank
Preferred by {. Of {.
To Proposed Branch

The Bethesda Chamber Of Com
merce was on record today as favor
ing a locally sponsored, stated,
operated and owned bank to the ex-
elusive of a branch Of Silver
Spring institution"
1t urged the Organizing Commit
tee of the proposed Merchants Bank
of Bethesda to proceed Immediately
with plans for its establishment.
The chambers action was taken at
a special meeting last night in the
Bethesda Elementary School and
followed the announcement Tuesday
by the Suburban National Bank of
Silver Spring that it plans to open
a branch bank in Bethesda.
Despite the opposition of the trade
group, T. Howard Duckett, chairman
of the board of the Suburban Bank,
said that next week one of three
buildings it has under consideration
in Bethesda will be leased.
Regardless of what other bank
may be established" he added, ,''our
bank will open sometime between
the middle of April and the first
of May. The controller of the cur
rency already has given us approval.
II would like to point out, however,
that we will endeavor to staff the
bank with personnel from the
Bethesda area as far as possible. I"
It was reported at last nights
meeting that the Merchants Bank
Organizing Committee had estab-
hshed the need for another bank in
Bethesda, employed personnel,
leased a site, and obtained subscrip-
tions for $375,000 worth of stock. 1t
was about to apply to the State
banking commissioner for charter
when the Suburban National Bank
made its announcement. The COM
missioner has declared that there
is not business enough in Bethesda
for three banks. The town already
is served by the Bank of Bethesda.
A mass meeting to sound out the
sentiment of the community regard
ing the two proposed banks has been
called for pm. Friday at the Le-
land Junior High School. Henry
Hiser Is chairman of the Commit
tee on Arrangements.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Last Rites Planned Today
For Mrs. A. W. Alderman

Funeral services for. Mrs. Mary
Potter Alderman, 68, wife OF Allen
w. Alderman, who died unexpect-
edly Thursday at her home, 1913 Car
roll avenue, Takoma Park, were to
be held this afternoon at the Ia
koma Park Setenth-day Adventist
Church. Burial will be at Belleville,
Mich, her former home.
Mrs. Alderman was born and
spent her girlhood in Willis, Mich,
a town named for her grandfather.
She was graduated from the Michi-
gan State Normal College and
taught school 26 years in that State.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alderman came to
Takoma Park II years ago. They
celebrated their 40th wedding an
niversary December 26.
Besides her husband, she Is sur
vived by three daughters, Mrs. Ho-
race j. Shaw, Takoma Park, her
twin sisters, Mrs. Raymond Hill,
Shanghai, China, and Mrs. Law
renee Boelter, Romulus, Mich.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Safe Driving Institute
Is Opened for Teachers

Preparations for Prince Georges
County high school instruction in
safe driving will get under way next
week with the opening of q South
ern Maryland Driver Education and
Training Institute for high school
teachers.
The course will begin Monday and
end Friday at the Court House In
Upper Marlboro, School Superin-
tendent G. Gardner Shugart an
nounced.
The intensive training is Spon-
sored by the Prince Georges County
Board of Education, the Automobile
Club Of Maryland and the District
of Columbia division of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association.
Ten driving students from the
county and two others, all high
school instructors, have been Sc
lected for the course.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Rites for Mrs. A. f. Hooker
To Be Held on Monday +

Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes
Mead Hooker, 27, wife of Allen Ed
wards Hooker, 9311 Walden road,
Silver Spring, who died Thursday at
her home, will be held at 2 pm.
Monday at Sligo Seventh-Da' Ad-
ventist Church. Burial will be in
George Washington Memorial Gem
etery.
Mrs. Hooker was born In Luck
now, India, where her parents were
missionaries. She was graduated
from the Shenandoah Valley Acad-
emy, New Market, Va, and attended
Washington Missionary College. Be-
fore her marriage in 1941, she
worked for the Review and Herald
Publishing Association in Takoma
Park.
In addition to her husband, Mrs.
Hooker is survived by her parents,
Mr.. snd Mrs. Walter S. Mead, Roa-
noke; three children, William Mead,
Lee Allen and John Carol Hooker,
and two sisters, Mrs. John C. Lint
ner, Silver Spring, and Mrs. Gordon
Premier, Jamaica.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
7H-12'.rTHE EVENING
4 ssAgseK
fFaiiifsisx Sthbal,
Arlington Given
rS1,000,OO0
State Also AIIots
Money to Boost
Teachers Pay
BY the Asseeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 25.-Ten
applications for funds totaling
81 ,816, 900 to be used in public school
construction were approved by the
State Board of Education yesterday.
More than s1,0O0,00 of the money
will go to school boards in the
heavily populated Northern Virginia
area adjacent to Washington.
The specific projects approved in
clude: Fairfax County-$350, 900 for
an addition to Fairfax High School,
$350,00 for new school on. Oak
street, Falls Church, and $150,000 for
Centreville elementary school.
Arlington County $4,000 for
Bancroft school, $4,000 for Four
teenth and Quincy Street School,
and $4,000 for John Marshall
School.
Teacher Funds Announced.
The board also announced the
amounts of funds to be distributed
to Virginia localities for increasing
teachers pay under the emergency
appropriations for the next months
passed last week by the extra ses-
sion of the General Assembly.
The additional funds-$2, Ice, 900
for the rest of this school year and
$3,675 900 for 1947-48, with an addi-
tional s1,000,000 earmarked condi-
tionally for the same purpose next
year-must be matched by at least
80 per cent in local funds. Localities
which have increased salaries since
July /, 1916, may apply those in
creases to the 80 per cent matching
requirement.
For the remainder of this school
year, the counties will receive
81 ,648, ,592 and the cities $517,40
under the distribution plan an
nounced by the Department of
Education.
Details of Allegations.
The ALLEGATIONS, by counties and
cities, of the States $2,166,00 for
the rest OF this school year includes:
Albemarle, $18,363; Arlington,
$45, ,346; Augusta, $36, 6,465; Clarke,
S5,183; Culpeper, $10,893; Fairfax,
s37,S ,S31; Fauquier, $14,866; Frederick,
$12,071; Loudoun, $15,866; Madison,
$6,145; Orange, $9,706; Page, $11, ,691;
Prince William, $13,377; Rappahan-
mock, $5,192; Rockbridge, $16,489;
Rockingham, $24,224; Shenandoah,
$16,750; Spotsylvania, $10,252; Stat
ford, 1886; Warren, $10,572; West
moreland, 1896.
Cities:
Alexandria, $23,014; Charlottes-
vile, $13,111; Fredericksburg, $7,021; |
Harrisonburg, $5,834: Staunton,
5000, and Winchester, $8,501.
Evening star., 1947-01-25

Washington'S planners today
fought back at District officials who
urge that the Fort Drive be scrap
ped.
In an official statement framed at
the closing session of its monthly
meeting yesterday, the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission promised fight to the fin
ish to retain "this much-needed cir
cumferential traffic distribution
roadway" on the city plan.
The statement promised fur
ther declaration "refuting in. de-
tail" the arguments advanced by
District Budget Officer Walter L..
Fowler and Tax Assessor Edward A.
Dent to Commissioner John Russell
Young to support turning land
bought for the drive back into tax
able property.
Recommendation Held "Unwise."
The commission acknowledged
that Mr.. Fowler and Mr.. Dent each
sis good in his official position, but
has made a most unfortunate and
unwise recommendation in this par
ticular excursion into city plan
ning."
The commission, the statement
continued, "is in complete disagree
ment" with the findings Of the two
men that the drive is "chimerical,
useless and makes no sense today"
Congress approved the drive in
1880, when it passed the Capper-
Cramton Act to advance $4,000, 900
to the city for park and playground
purchases, the statement said. Fort
Drive was named in the act as one
of the projects for which the money
would be spent.
See Congestion Relieved.
"The commission is convinced" 1t
went on, that the Fort Drive, being
in effect a limited access circum-
ferential dual roadway, will increas-
ingly serve as an essential part of
the thoroughfare system, channeling
to its proper destination with little
friction a flood of traffic which
otherwise would be forced unwill-
ingly and obnoxiously through al
ready congested streets Of the city"
When the commission supported
the District Commissioners in ask
ing an increased gas tax in 1941, 1t
was agreed by both parties part of
the increase would be used for the
Fort Drive, the commission said.
"If legislation to abandon what
Congress has already authorized and
the District Commissioners have
agreed to in the past" the state
ment concluded, 'the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission
will vigorously oppose such legisla-
Evening star., 1947-01-25
May Returns Home;
Defense Plans 10 File
Motion for Dismissal

Former Representative Andrew j
May was on his way back to his
Kentucky home today, under $4,000
bail, as his defense attorneys here
prepared to file motions to dismiss
the indictment charging that he
tried to defraud the Government.
Mays co-defendants, Henry M.
and Murray Carson and Joseph
Freeman, former Washington rep
resentatives for the Garssons war
time munitions combine, likewise are
expected to challenge the charges.
All pleaded not guilty of con-
spiracy charges when arraigned be-
fore Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws
in District Court yesterday.
Their attorneys have Is days in
which to file motions. Chief Justice
Laws set March 19 for the start of
the trial.
Prosecutors Await Moves.
| Meanwhile Government prosecu-
tors will "sit tight" until defense
counsel make their next moves, VIII
liam A. Paisley, special assistant to
the Attorney General, announced
today.
May, member of Congress for is
years until his defeat the last elec-
ton and wartime chairman of the
House Military Affairs Committee,
left for Prestonburg, KY, early to-
day, his attorney, Warren E. Magee,
disclosed. -r-zvsE RS :
1--WE very definitely will file mo-
tions in this case within the 15-day
period" Mr.. Magee declared. II am
not prepared to say just what these
will be because they can be on many
grounds"
It was explained that motions of
this kind could attack the 16-page
indictment itself, question the valid
ity or procedure of the grand jury
ask for bill of particulars, or con-
tend, for example, that various
counts or wording of the four count
indictment were not specific or in
accordance with common law rules.
Garssons Taking REST"
The Carson brothers could not
be reached here today. Their at
torney, Allen j. Krouse, said they
are having a little rest" this week
end and will be Gin and out of
Washington" during the next few
weeks. Mr. Krouse said he did not
know that May had returned to
Kentucky. But he explained that
the defendants, while within the
jurisdiction and technical custody
of the District Court here, are not
necessarily bound to remain in the
city until the trial so long as they
appear promptly when called.
The Garssons, as well as Freeman,
were released on $4,000 bail yester-
day by Chief Justice Laws.
Moves to be made by attorneys
for the Garssons, Mr.. Krcuse said,
will be discussed Monday when
Charles j. Margiotti, one of the
counsel, arrives from Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Margiotti is former attorney
general of Pennsylvania.
Henry I. Quinn, attorney for
Freeman, said he has not yet de-
cided whether to file motions or
what the motions, if filed, might be.
Henry M. Carson was the re-
puted brains" of the wartime mu-
nitions combine which handled more
than $78,000,000 in Army contracts.
Murray Carson managed the sales
and Freeman headed the Washing
ton Office. The indictments came
after a grand jury investigation
which began last October 10.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Fairfax Red Cross Seeks
New REGISTER Of Nurses

The Fairfax County Chapter, Red
Cross, today sought a new registra-
ton Of nurses living in the area to
bring its emergency call list up to
date.
Mrs. Douglas Murray, chairman of
the Community Health Service, ap-
pealed to nurses living in the county
to write or telephone Red Cross
chapter headquarters in Falls
Church. leaving names and ad-
dresses. The chapter wishes to dis
tribute health pamphlets from the
Red Cross and the Government and
also desires a registry from which
nurses may be called in event OF
emergencies.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Bridal Gown of'67
Found Too Small
For Today
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 25.-The
hustle certainly couldn't account for
all the differences.
Mrs. Virginia M. Claiborne. direc-
tor of the Valentine Museum here.
called on a department store for
models for a fashion exhibit OF $50
years of brides" but the frilly Con-
federate gowns were four to nine
sizes too small for the modern
misses.
Trial fittings showed the modern
girls shoulders too broad, her waist
too full and her frame too tall.
Strangely, a fabric mannequin,
borrowed from a gentlemen's store
to display a Confederate uniform,
was too large. The museum finally
made buttons meet on . boys model.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
4 Children Fatally Burned
In Calvert County Fire
BY the Associated Press

DUNKIRK, Md, Jan. 25.-Four
colored children were burned to
death yesterday when fire damaged
their small house near this Calvert
County town.
Their mother, Virginia MackalI
identified the children as Martha, 4.
Gilbert, 8; Cornelius, and Buelah,
6 months.
She told State Trocpef Noble K.
Collision she left them alone while
she went to spring, about 200
yards from the house. While she
was at the spring, she noticed the
house was on fire. She was not able
to enter the blazing structure.
DR.. George j. Williams. deputy
county medical examiner, began an
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Flu, Not Bad Food, Blamed
For MARYLAND u. Epidemic /

An epidemic of 24-hour intestinal
flu has resulted in half-filled class9
rooms and an inf1rmary filled to
overflowing at the University Of
Maryland, Col. Harvey L. Miller,
university public relations director.
said today.
He denied reports that the sick
ness was caused by food poisoning.
He said that the attacks, widespread
throughout both mems and women's
dormitories on the campus, were
acute but of short duration.
A few students, however, blamed
their brief illness on the quality Of
the university cafeteria food. ex-
planning that many times they chose
to eat off the campus or in their
roornS
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Judge Prescott Sifts
Evidence in Robbery
OF Bethesda Cafe

Judge Stedman Prescott of the
Montgomery County Circuit Court
Rockville, today was weighing eM-
dence presented at the trial yester-
day of Albert A. Miller, %, charged
with the December 80 robbery OF
the Bethesda Hot Shoppe.
Judge Prescott said he could not
give a verdict in the case until he
had time to check on testimony
which was presented.
James Pugh, attorney for Miller,
who lived at 1923 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV, introduced evidence to
show that the defendant had re-
ceived head injuries while serving
in the Marines and was subject to
epilepsy.
He said that he was treated at
Gallinger Hospital in February, 1945,
and was given a lunacy hearing in
District Court later. Miller was re-
leased in the custody of his mother,
Mrs. Nora M. Miller, of McKeesport,
Pa, according to Mr.. Pugh.
) II, Mrs. Miller, sobbing, testified she
was the mother of six children and
had wired her son here for money
in order to prevent being evicted
from her house.
Miller who was an assistant man.
ager of the Hot Shoppe at the High
way Bridge at the time of the holdup
in Bethesda, admitted that he
robbed the latter Hot Shoppe Of
$4,000.
He said that he was mot feeling
well" at the time and he decided
that robbery was the only way he
could get money.
Police testified that Miller told
them after his arrest that he had
been spending his money at LaFon-
taine's gambling establishment just
over the District line in Prince
Georges County.
Evening star., 1947-01-25
Virginia Speeds Plons
For undermining JoiIs
By the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 25.-Vir-
ginia will take a high-ranking place
among the States in Jail facilities on
completion of plans for new con-
struction and remodeling, Maj. Rice
M. Youeu, State commissioner Of
corrections, predicted yesterday.
He reported that gradual release
of building materials already has
permitted some projects to get under
way and declared that never before
have SO many plans been on file
for converting old jails into mod
ern, fire resistant structures.
Loudoun County and Front Royal
are currently engaged in major jail
improvements, he reported.