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Evening star., 1947-02-04
Alexandra Council
To Meet Tonight

Charges that the Alexandria Mayor
and City Council failed to carry out
recommendations for Improvement
Of the jail will be discussed tonight
at a special meeting of the Council
The Mayor and each member of
the Council has been served with a
subpoena to appear before Corpora
ton Court Judge William P. Woolls
next Monday to show cause why a
mandamus should not be issued
commanding them to improve the
Jail. Council members will prepare
an answer at tonight's meeting, ac-
cording to City Manager Cary Bud
wesky.
The recommendations that the
court order accuses Alexandria S
Council members Of failing to conf
ply with include:
Segregation of diseased prisoners,
relocation of the Jail kitchen so that
it doesn't open on the street and
purchases of an institutional size
washing machine for the laundry.
Also to be taken up by the Council
is request of the Arlington Public
Utilities Commission for Alexandria
to join it in protesting any increase
in telephone rates, Mr.. Budwesky
said. An increase in rates is sched-
uled to 60 into effect February IL.
Plans for the development of
Taylor Run and Timber Branch
parkways are other items scheduled
for consideration. The Council on
Sunday toured areas that would be
affected by the two proposed park
ways.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Results Are Awaited
After Special Test
lin Gasoline Leakage

Representatives of all agencies in
vestigating Arlington's mysterious
gasoline leak are awaiting the out.
come of special tests made yester.
day by Bureau of Mines specialist
sent here from Pittsburgh.
Meanwhile, the supply of gasoline
being pumped from wells in tht
Fifth and North Pollard streets ares
appeared to be diminishing. County
Manager Frank c. Hanrahan re.
ported that the Army Engineer,
had provided a special pump with
which it Is hoped the end of the
supply will be reached.
More than 5000 gallons have beer
pumped from one we'll.
Mr.. Hanrahan said that the spe-
cial tests were made yesterday by
George w. Jones, a specialist In
gasoline and explosives, who was
sent here from Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Hanrahan added that the
start of drilling operations in the
area awaited a conference of all
investigators after all tests are COM
pleted.
The county manager announced
completion of tests on underground
storage tanks of the Washington
Virginia and Maryland Coach Co
He said, however, that one other
source still remains to be checked
The tests at the bus firm as reported
revealed a leak in one tank which
has not been used for gasoline fol
some time.
All residents except two families
who moved some time ago, re-
manned in the area despite a sug-
gestion by the county manager ear
lier that they move.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Democratic Women's S Club
Opposes Nonpartisan Vote

The Women's Democratic Club of
Silver Spring today was on record
as unanimously opposing the amend
ment to the Lindsay Act which
would permit nonpartisan elections
of members of the Montgomery
County Council.
Resolutions adopted by the group
last night state that the party
primary election system "is the most
democratic, representative and fair
way to choose candidates for the
November general elections"
A copy Of the measure will be pre-
sented by delegation from the club
at hearing on the amendment at
the State House at Annapolis Thurs
day afternoon.
Support was voiced in another
resolution to a bill pending in the
State Legislature providing jury
service for Maryland women.
Judge Alfred D. Noyes of the
Montgomery County Juvenile Court
told the group that in his opinion
Montgomery County has no prob
lem of juvenile delinquency.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Youth Held for Jury
lin Theft Of Bonds;
Bail Fixed al $1,000

The oldest of five Arlington
youths charged with stealing $4,000
worth of Government bonds in
series of housebreakings waived pre-
liminary hearing in Arlington Coun-
ty Court today and was held fol-
the grand jury.
The youth, William L. Cross, jr.
18, of 1000 block Of North Utah
street, is at liberty under $1,000
bond. He pleaded not guilty at to-
days arraignment.
Commonwealth's Attorney Law
renee w. Douglas asked that the
cases of two of the other youths
involved be considered in open court
despite the fact that they are II
and II years of age. Mr.. Douglas
said the conduct of the youths con-
stituted an aggravated felony"
County Court Judge Hugh Reic
denied the request. He said the
Juvenile Court has the same power
as Police Court to hold defendants
for the grand jury.
Mr.. Douglas said the youths were
involved in nine housebreakings
He said the youths took bonds from
two of the houses and "by very
complicated and ingenious process.
in which all participated" forges
the names of owners to the bond
and obtained money for them. HI
said, in addition, they went II
Philadelphia, stole an AUTOMOBILE
and brought it back here.
Arrest of the five youths was an
nounced Saturday by the Unitet
States Secret Service. The Fed
eral agency has not indicated wha
course of action it would take IL
the cases.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Red Cross Withdraws
Nurses Aides From
Arlington Clinics

Withdrawal of Red Cross nurses
aides from the Arlington Hospital
and from clinics in the county, was
announced today by w. w. McCol-
lum, chairman of the Arlington Red
Cross Chapter.
The nurses aide corps is being
kept in reserve to serve in any dis
aster or emergency as part OF the
chapters disaster relief program,
however, Mr.. McCollum said.
He explained the withdrawal by
the fact that many of the volunteer
aides were service wives, whose hus-
bands have returned.
volunteer time has fallen off," he
said, land it has been found i'm
possible to maintain a full sched-
ule which would coordinate with
hospital needs"
Hospital Administrator Karl York
declared the institution is deeply
grateful to these public c-spirited
women for their contribution to
community needs.
Mr.. York reported he had been
instructed by the hospitals board
of trustees to place plaque in the
hospital, paying tribute to the
nurses aides who had served there.
Approximately 200 aides served
the Arlington Red Cross Chapter,
Mr.. McCollum said, rendering more
than $4,000 hours of service at the
hospital, clinics and blood donar
centers.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
| Neighbors Seek
To Force Sale
IOf link House.
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 4.-Northeast
Baltimore neighbors of Mrs. Bal
bara Miller today set out with petit
tions asking the Mayor to make her
sell her link house"
Besides being vacant and run
down, the neighbors say, No. 5
North Decker avenue is a fire haz-
ard, a refuge for buns, and the
focal point for deep, dark plots
cooked up by small fry playing
"cops and robbers"
Mrs. Eileen Hax, next door at No,
3, says:
"That house has brought nothing
but trouble ever since I can re-
member. When was little girl,
20 years ago, Mrs. Miller's son died
there when a gas main burst. My
brother saved Mrs. Miller"
It is as if Mrs. Miller left sud-
denly.
I'm coming back in the spring.
she said today. "They can't force
me to sell it"
Mrs. Miller explained that she be-
came Ill and went to live nearby
with a sister" temporarily" Then
the sister fell i'll. Mrs. Miller has
been gone 10 years.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Martin Sees Farm Produce
Chilled and Flown Anywhere

pilot plant near here Is aiming 1oi
a daily production of 10000 pack
ages on a year-round basis-with al
the transporting done by planes.
From the moment they are picked
until they reach refrigerated dis
play cases in the store, the vege-
tables are kept at exactly 40 de-
grees-a temperature chosen to pre-
serve maximum freshness and keep
vitamins intact without killing the
plant tissues.
I'VE launched project to see
If we couldn't develop method by
which airlines could get garden
fresh vegetables to anybody, in any
place in the world" says Mr.. Martin
The plant, located on a. 1,500-
acre Eastern Shore farm, used its
own produce until November, when
1t went south with mobile chilling
units. The ripened produce is
shipped to Chestertown for final
processing.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Proposed Bethesda Bank
To Seek Charter Today

The Organizing Committee of the
proposed Merchants Bank of Be-
thesda will meet today with the
State banking commissioner in Bal
timore to determine whether q
charter will be granted, William L
Lebling, chairman Of the commit
tee and president of the Bethesda
Chamber of Commerce, told the
chamber last night.
If a charter is granted, Mr.. Lebline
said, the committee will sign a FIVE
year lease on a building at 7510 Wis
consin avenue, Bethesda.
Arthur B. Solon, superintendent
of the Suburban Hospital, and
Arthur Lambert, president of its
Board of Trustees, spoke in behalf
of the hospitals drive for $4,000
The hospital is one of the largest
businesses in the community, Mr..
Solon explained, and spends more
than $4OO, 900 annually.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Assault, Weapons Charges
Brinq 18-Monfh Term

Jasper Harvey Ringer, jr., %, OF
Kingwood, w. Va, today was to start
an 18-month sentence in the Mary
land House of Correction, following
his conviction yesterday in Upper
Marlboro Police Court for carrying
a concealed weapon and on three
charges of assault.
The youth was arrested last
Thursday night on Military high
way, near Andrews Field, by United
States Park Policeman David Kush-
ner and Edward l.. Sterner. He had
been stopped in connection with the
theft of new automobile from
Oakland, Md, January 81. A de-
tainer has been placed against him
for the automobile theft, according
to Prince Georges County police.
Ringer received sentence of six
months on the concealed weapon
charge, six months for assault Coy
drawing a gum on Alexander Mar
shall, colored, Upper Marlboro, and
three months each on similar
charges of assault against Russell
Smith and James Marshall, both
colored, of Upper Marlboro. He was
found not guilty on fourth charge
of assault against Leroy Hawkins,
colored, of Upper Marlboro.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Grandchildren S Custody
Appeal Won by SuttonS
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 4.-Tht
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
granted an appeal yesterday to DR.
and Mrs. Richard N. Sutton of Fair
fax County from decree of the
Fairfax County Circuit Court refus-
ing their petition to take formal
custody of their two grandchildren
The lower court awarded custody
of the children, 12-year-old boy
and a 14-year-old girl, to their
father, William A. Menges of New
castle, Del.
The grandparents complained be-
fore the lower court that their SON.
in-law was not proper person to
take custody Of the two children
Their daughter, mother Of the chill
dren, died last October.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
State Bureau Weighs
Two Prince Georges
Liquor Permit Appeals

Two appeals against decisions OF
the Prince Georges County Board of
Liquor License Commissioners today
were under consideration by the
Maryland State Alcoholic Beverage
License Bureau.
Both were heard yesterday by
members of the State Board in a
special session at Upper Marlboro.
A third case, also set for yesterday,
was postponed until Monday.
The rehearing on one appeal
lasted 31a hours-one of the longest
liquor appeal cases on record in the
county. This appeal, by Mrs.
Barbara j. Greer, was in protest
against the County Boards denial
last November IA of an on-sale beer,
wine and liquor license for 7101
Central avenue, Seat Pleasant.
Pumphrey and White Argue.
The lengthy hearing developed
into a battle of words" between
LIE Roy Pumphrey and John S.
White.
Mr.. Humphrey, an Upper Marl-
boro attorney, represented some Is
persons who protested against in
creasing the present beer license
to include the sale of whisky. Mr..
White of Hyattsville, was counsel
for Mrs. Greer and her husband,
Ernest Greer, operator of the place.
RAYMOND Wilburn, It'll Central
avenue, who led the opponents,
said there already were two other
Establishments selling beer and
whisky within a half-mile in either
director of the Greer place.
Mr.. White presented petition
containing signatures of 48 persons
in favor of granting the permit
T.B. Case Heard.
The other appeal was by John S,
Dyson, operator of a general store
at T.B., who unsuccessfully sought
an off-sale beer, wine and llduor
permit last September 10. Yester-
day was continuation of a re-
hearing by the State Board jan
uary 8.
Main protest of more than a
dozen persons, led by the Rev. Har-
old A. Milstead of the Prince
Georges County Circuit of the
Methodist Church, yesterday GEN.
tered on the places proximity to
the Gwynn Park High School.
Testimony revealed the store to
be about 500 feet from the school.
Mr.. White, who also represented
Mr.. Dyson. charged that most of
the opponents were from to Z
miles away from the store Mr.
Milstead replied they were parents
of pupils attending the school.
The postponed case was that OF
Charles E. Hall, who was denied
an on-sale license November IA to
sell beer at 23O1 Chillum road
Mount Rainier.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Maryland Group
Condition Of
Mental Hospital
Oyercrowding Cited
Among 9 Criticisms
In Report to Lone
By the Assoeioisd Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. A picture
of overcrowding, poor food and lack
of personnel in Maryland's mental
institutions was contained today in
a Baltimore Junior Association of
Commerce report to Gov. Lane.
The report, resulting from q sur
vey made by an association COM
mittee headed by Walter Brooks
Bradley, held that Maryland's in
stitutions compared unfovarebly
with those of other States on at
least nine major counts.
The association said the State
ranked:
Twenty-eighth in the amount of
money spent per day per patient,
26th in the amount spent for food
per patient, 30th in percentage of
patients discharged and 31st in the
average of patients returned to So
ciety as cured.
"All of our State institutions are
overcrowded in proportion to the
personnel caring for the patients
particularly trained personnel" the
report stated.
Food, for the most part, is lack
ink not only in quality and guam
tity, but in its nutritional v"'''".
"The average employe ." seems
to lack interest in his job"
The committee reported further,
that:
There was one doctor per each
1919 patients in Maryland institu-
tions, compared with national
average Of one doctor for each $50
patients;
There was one graduate nurse for
each 356 patients, compared with
IAN approved number of one to each
40 patients;
There was one ward worker for
each Ill patients, against an ap-
proved ration of one to eight;
Maryland ranked 9th among the
States in the number of employees
per patient, having one for each IL.
Evening star., 1947-02-04

Two men using a ladder yes
terday rescued 15-month-old baby
from the second floor of a Cabin
John (Md) house which her 4
year-old brother had set af1re while
playing with matches.
Herbert Corbin, %, and Bert
Walden, 16, were at an adjoining
store when they saw smoke pouring
from the windows of the home of
Joseph A. Bowman at Macarthur
boulevard and Halifax street.
They ran to the house while an
alarm was sounded from the store
for the Glen Echo Fire Department.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Cook Given Ten Years
In Gas Station HoIdup

Convicted of the holdup of a fill
ing station on Duke street extended
on October Is, Robert James Cook,
|27, of Alexandria, has been sem
fenced to 10 years in the State Pen
itentiary by the Fairfax County
Circuit Court.
He was indicted last November by
a grand jury for robbing Alvin Lee
FeltS of Alexandria of $3.50.
Cooks attorney. T. Brooke How
ard, secured a stay of execution of
sentence pending an appeal to the
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
Bond has been fixed at 5000.
At the conclusion of the trial, two
defense witnesses were fined in con-
tempt of court. K. N. Poole of West
Howell avenue, Alexandria, was
fined $25 for failing to appear as a
witness on the date the case was
first set for trial. C. v. Hawthorne
of Duke street, Alexandria, was fined
$50 for failure to appear on two
former dates when the case was set
for trial.
Previously Harry L. Bryant of
North Columbus street, Alexandria,
had been finer $40 for contempt.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
By the Associated Press

CHESTERTOWN, Md, Feb. A.
Glenn L. Martin, the aircraft manu-
facturer, believes that the time is
not far off when fresh farm pro-
tduce will be a major item In air
traffic.
Instead of joining the growing
number of frozen food producers,
Mr.. Martin went up 20 degrees or
SO to box vegetables with new
chilling" process that allows them
to be picked vine-ripe and stored
fresh until the housewife uses them
Combined with air freight, he
says, the process not only can make
vegetables completely non-seasonal
In any part of the world, but 1t wild
ems the farmers distribution area
far beyond his previous horizon.
The 10000 boxes of chilled" veg
etables turned out daily at Glenmar
farms 60 to market in specially
refrigerated trucks, but the t100. .000
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Revised System
Of County Trash
CoI|ectionAsked
Montgomery Control
Proposed in Bill by
Assembly Delegation
BY J. B. Zotmon
Stor Sfon Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 4.-The Mont
gomery County delegation to the
General Assembly is considering
legislation to transfer garbage and
trash collecting from the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commission
to the county commissioners, 1t was
learned today. 80
The proposed bill also would au-
thorize the county commissioners
to appoint Montgomery County
members of the Sanitary Commis-
sion. This power is now vested in
the Governor, who appoints both
Montgomery and Prince Georges
County members of the commission.
The only action taken by the
House of Delegates last night was
the adoption Of a resolution ex-
pressing appreciation to President
Evening star., 1947-02-04
.Susscer Will Address
Chesapeake Beach RuIIy
BY the Associated Press

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Feb. A.
Representative Sasscer, Democrat,
of Maryland, is scheduled to be the
principal speaker at Chesapeake
Beach rally Monday evening spon-
sored by the North and Chesapeake
Beach Fishing Fair.
The affair will start at pm, and
one of the purposes is to lay pre-
liminary groundwork for the fishing
fair next summer.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Businessmen to Hear
Report on Trade Tax

Falls Church businessmen viii
learn the details Of the recently.
prepared study of the proposed towr
business license tax at the February
meeting of the Chamber of Com.
merce at pm. tomorrow at Glib.
sons Restaurant.
The report, which was prepared
by Griffenhagen & Associates oi
Chicago, will be discussed by tht
membership preparatory to submiS-
sion to the Town Council Febru-
ary 10.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
S13,879 Collection Record
SET in ALEXANDRIA Court

A record for collections was set
last month by the Alexandria Civil
and Police Court, according to the
monthly report of Douglas w. STAN
ton, jr., clerk and bailiff Of the court.
The total collections amounted to
$13,879.19. OF this, $8,978.32 were
collected through fines and fees for
trials, warrents, bail, filing and in
dexing. Other items included in the
total were:
State fines and clerks fees col
lected, $687.76; sergeant's fees col
lected, $116.50; cash depository bonds
collected, $9,900.25; fees collected for
the justice of the peace, $22, and
other fees collected, $180.37.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
New Discharge System
Used at Andrews Field.

. Army Air Forces enlisted men al
Andrews Field no longer will be dis
charged at Boiling Field. it w]
announced today. following institu-
ton of a new system for separating
the men at their own base.
WACs and officers will continue to
be separated at Boiling Field, &C
cording to I'd 1t. T. w. Grundy
head of separation activities.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Maryland Assembly
Gets Bill to Require
Londscopinq of Mines
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 4.-Aesthe-
tic-minded legislators moved
last night to replace ugliness
with beauty in Maryland's coal
mining areas.
Introduced in the House of
Delegates was a bill which
would require operators of strip
coal mines to plant denuded
hills with trees, shrubs and
grasses. Operators would be re-
quired to post bonds of $500 an
acre which would be forfeited
if the land was not beautifled
within one year after digging
operations were halted.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Dir. TuIIoss to Address
Lutheran Convention
BY tho Assoeiofsd Press

ROANOKE, Va, Feb. 4.-Dr. Rees
Edgar Tulloss, president Of Witten-
berg College at Springfield, Ohio, viii
be principal speaker at the 118tf
annual convention of the Lutheran
Synod of Virginia, which opens
here tonight.
DIR. Tulloss will serve as Official
representative Of the United Luth-
eran Church in America, parent
body of the Lutheran Synod in Viz
ginia. He will address the expected
200 pastors and lay members from
ITS churches at IL am. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Planning Commission
Studies Improvement
OF Silver Spring Roads

A series of informal discussions
with business and civic leaders in
the Silver Spring area are being
held by the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cap
itol Park and Planning Commission
on a preliminary study plan dealing
with the highways and traffic inter-
sections in the towns central busi-
ness district.
E. Brooke Lee, vice chairman of
the commission, said that sugges-
tions made at these meetings will
be considered before a master plan
is submitted for public hearing. This
hearing, he said, probably will be
held next month.
A map prepared by the commits
sion's technical staff under the di-
rection of Fred w. Tuemmler, di-
rector of planning, may shows ulti-
mate widths proposed for the main
streets in the business districts.
These widths will affect the loca-
ton of building restriction lines.
Among the present and future
widths indicated are: Fenton street
from 40 to 80 feet, Fidler lane from
Is to 10 feet, Silver Spring and
Thayer avenues from SO to 10 feet,
Bonifant street from 60 to 10 feet,
Wayne avenue from 70 to 30 feet,
Cameron street from 40 to go feet,
and Colesville road from 70 to 100
feet in the two blocks between
Georgia avenue and Spring street.
ut is already 100 feet in the rest of
the business district)
The map also shows several inter-
sections where the planning staff
believes some traffic dispersal or
channelization plan is necessary.
These include the intersection of
Georgia avenue and Colesyille road,
Georgia and Eastern avenues, and
Burlington and Philadelphia ave-
nues.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
DR.. Luird Will Leuve
Charlottesville Church
By the Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Feb. 4.
The Rev. DR.. William H. Laird,
rector at st. Paul's Memorial
Church here, announced his resig-
nation yesterday to accept call
extended by st. Peters Church at
st. Louis, the resignation is to be
effective April l.
The doctor of divinity degree was
conferred on DR.. Laird at gradua-
ton exercises last Thursday at the
Episcopal Theological Seminary
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Star Staff Photo.

They found two of the Bowman chill
dren, Joseph, jr., 4, and Charles E..
8, downstairs.
The boys told them their baby sis
ter, Sandra Lee, was upstairs. With
flames blocking the stairs, the trio
found a ladder and put it against
the outside of the house. They
found Sandra Lee asleep and un-
harmed in her room.
Damage was estimated at about
$500.
Mrs. Bowman was shopping at the
store when the fire started. She
said Joseph, jr., started the fire
while playing with matches.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Arlington Building Hits
ST. .OO8, ,3O5 in Month

A total Of 1873 building permits
valued at $1,008 305 were issued in
January by the Arlington Build
ing Inspectors Office, 1t was an
nounced yesterday.
The permits included 30 for one
family dwellings valued at $500, 800,
and one duplex house at SIS, 900. In
the same month last year there were
SO permits valued at $466, ,312 issued,
including "a for dwellings at $291,-
TOO and one 25-unit apartment
building at $50 900.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Churches to Participate
In 3-Duy Conyocution
By fhe Assoeiofed Press

LYNCHBURG, Va, Feb. A.
Prominent church leaders from
throughout the country will speak
at the third annual three-day Vir-
ginia convocation of churches which
will open here tomorrow at ST.
Pauls Episcopal Church.
Speakers include DR.. Edward Fl.
Pruden, pastor Of the First Baptist
Church, Washington.