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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-18
Moscow Talks
Near End, New
Seen
High-LeyeI Session
On Whole German
Problem Expected
By Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

MOSCOW, Aug. 1S.-The four
power talks in Moscow about
Berlin and Germany are near
ing an end.
This was learned today on excel
lent authority from source who
refused to say whether the CONVEX
sations would or would not end with
published agreements.
One thing. however, appears GER
tain: That there will be four-power
talks on high level on the German
problem as whole at some future
date
There certainly will be another
meeting of the ENJOYS of the United
States, Britain and France with the
Soviets later this week, probably
Friday. There is nothing definite
on whether this is to be the last
or next to last conference, but the
end is at hand barring some unex-
pected development.
CAT a news conference in
Washington, Secretary of State
Marshall refused any comment
on the Moscow talks or the Berlin
SituationD
No Indication of Result.
The three Western ENJOYS have
put in some long hours and hard
work in and between their six talks
with Foreign Minister Molotov since
July 81.
1t is interesting to note that while
progress had been made, there is
neither optimism nor pessimism
being expressed at any of the three
embassies.
One must wait" it was said, "un-
til final terms are In and definitely
settled. 1t is pointless at this time
to wager either way on conclusions. "
1t should be pointed out that al
though the four powers may reach
some decision here, that does not
necessarily mean a published agree
ment will appear at the close of the
talks.
Held Up by Technicalities.
Technicalities are believed to be
holding up agreements, although it
can be reported on good authority
that progress has been made.
The three embassies are remaining
silent officially on all details of what
is taking place at the meetings or
on what is being discussed.
The United States Embassy Is
refusing, as it has all through the
talks, to deny or confirm or even
to comment on reports emanating
here or abroad.
However, from another authorita-
tive source it is learned that one of
the principal stumbling blocks is the
idea OF Western German govern
ment and the action on that by the
six Western powers at London.
1t is no secret how this question
Gispleases the Russians and to what
extent their feelings have been
aroused or the matter. Berlin, it is
said, still remains a problem, put
not so complex one as might be
believed. The three Western powers
and the Soviets are not too far apart
on this subject, it is reported
American Ambassador Walter Be-
dell Smith conferred at the French
Embassy today with French Am
bassador Yves Chataigneau.
Gen. Smith has meen maintaining
close liaison with Mr.. Chataigneau
and Frank Roberts, Britain's special
envoy, on the negotiations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-18
Bicycle Race Started
By Estronged Suitor's
Shot at Girl ptront

BY The AsSocIdfed PTess
LA CIOTAT, France, Aug. l8.
Nineteen girls lined up today
for a bicycle race.
A gun was fired.
Eighteen girls sped away.
The nineteenth, Marcelle Da-
COLBERT, lay on the ground suffer-
ing a superficial shoulder wound
from a gun fired by an estranged
sweetheart.
The official starter shrugged
his shoulders and put his I'M
used pistol back in his pocket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-18
Marshall PIuns to Leave
Sept. 19 for Puris Session

Secretary of State Marshall said
today that he tentatively plans to
take off by plane September 10 for
Paris to head the American dele
CATION to the United Nations Gen
eral Assembly session opening Sep
TENDER q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-18
(See TOBIN, Page A-4J
to Meet Press

President Truman will hold q
news conference at 1890 am. to-
morrow, Press Secretary Charles G.
Ross announced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-18

(See LOMAKIN, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-18

See GERMAN, Page A-4D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-18

See MARITIME, Page A-4.D
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Guide for Readers

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1948-08-04
394 Homes Planned
lin Vienna Subdivision

A subdivision of 1894 single-family
dwellings will be erected on the 264-
acre Economos Farm at Vienna, Va.
Originally a development OF more
than 800 houses was planned.
The larger subdivision was blocked
when the Fairfax County Board OF
Supervisors refused to rezone the
tract from rural residential to urban
residential, which would have per-
mitted smaller lot sizes. Neighbor-
ing residents complained that recon-
ing would adversely affect their
home values, cause traffic congestion
and overtax school facilities.
The Tyler Gardens Corp, which
purchased the tract, revised plans
for the subdivision and will erect
houses on half-acre lots, minimum
area permitted in rural residence
zone, it was disclosed by new plat
of the subdivision on file with the
County Planning Commission.
The new plat for the subdivision
includes a two-acre tract set aside
as A school site,
Evening star., 1948-08-04
lHen Brings $50
lin First Sale at
Poultry Coop
By the Associofsd Press

WESTMINSTER, Md. Aug. A.
The Westminster Cooperative Poul-
try Products Auction, Inc, opened
its big new building yesterday and
sold a hen-that's right, one hen
for $50.
John Knatz sent the prize [biddy
over from his hatchery and James
M. Schriver, head of a large canning
Arm, wanted her eggs for his breed
ing project. Bidding started at S.
a pound on the New Hampshire
Dark Cornish crossbreed. 1t stopped
when the price reached $40 a pound
Yesterday was a preview for the
co-operative's new building, which
will be dedicated September IL.
The brown hen which brought $50
is one of those new look" birds with
an extra broad breast for more
white meat. It Is a persistent layer
as well as q meat producer.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Al Maryland Stills Seized,
29 More Than in 1947
ev the Axsoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Aug 4.-The boys
off the beaten path who can make
potent fluid with barrels, coils
corn, sugar and a few other ingre.
dients were buster in Maryland dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 80.
The Federal alcohol tax unit re-
ported today that its agents seized
Al stills, or % more than they con-
fiscated in the 1946-47 period.
Earle E. Koehler, assistant super
visor in charge of enforcement OF
the district unit, said As persons
were arrested and six cars used in
transporting the illegal whisky be-
came Government property.
In the preceding year % still op-
orators and five vehicles were taken
inte custody.
Southern Maryland was the center
of the "moonshining" industry
Twenty-Five stills, 90 gallons OF
liquor, 5,1o2 gallons of mash and
two vehicles we're seized there
TWenty-one persons were arrested
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Phillips Gallery Paintings
To Be Shown at u. Of Va.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Aug. 4
"A collection of paintings by eight
modern European masters. on ex-
tended loan from the Phillips Me-
mortal Gallery, Washington, will
go on exhibition Friday at the Uni
versity of Virginia Museum of Fine
Arts.
The exhibition is arranged and
directed by Martin B. Hiden, jr.,
Warrenton.
Seven of the artists represented
included Pablo Picasso, Andre De-
rain, Georges Rouault, Georges
Braque, Andre de Segonzac, Juan
Girls and l.. Marcoussis. The eighth
is the modern Viennese painter, Os-
car Kokoshka.
Henri Bonet, French Ambassador
said he expects to send M. Berard,
French minister plenipotentiary, as
his representative to the official
opening of the exhibition, set for 8
pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Virginia Wants
Duke U.to Return
|OId Documents
By the Assoeiatsd Press

DURHAM, N. c., Aug. 4.-Virginia
claims several of its ancient official
records have found their way to
Duke University and it wants them
back.
But Duke, apparently, believes in
finders keepers"
DR.. Benjamin Powell, university
librarian, says that had not the
resources and facilities of Duke Uni
versity been available, much of this
material, already widely scattered
and in danger of destruction, would
have been lost forever"
But that's not the way Virginia S
Gov. Tuck looks at it.
He instructed Attorney General
J. Lindsay Almond, jr., yesterday to
take such steps as may be appro-
PIRATE" to recover the documents.
The Governor said he was
"Chagrined" to learn that many OF
the Commonwealth's official docu-
ments have turned up at Duke land
in other places throughout the
country"
Furthermore, he said if Virginia
had anyone else's official docu-
ment,s he personally would favor
their prompt return.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
ey the Assoeioied Press

KILMARNOCK, Va, Aug. 4.-The
musicians are practicing Scottish
music, the town is being decorated
and a spirit of festivity is taking
over the people of this Northern
Neck town.
For this week, the 1000 souls OF
250-year-old Kilmarnock, Va, en-
tertain the mayor of another Kill
marnock-one much Older and 40
times larger-in Scotland.
The Virginia Kilmarnock's mayor
E. Walter Harvey, will greet the
Scottish Kilmarnock's mayor, DAME
Cairns, tomorrow afternoon when he
alights from a train in Union Sta
ton, Washington. On hand, also
will be the two mayors wives.
They will drive into Virginia,
down the Northern Neck Peninsula
to this Lancaster County town that
has been planning for more than a
month to receive the visitor from
Great Britain.
A town dinner meeting for the
Scotsman and his wife viii be held
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Traffic Injuries Fotol
Oxon Hill Man

An Oxon Hill Md man died in
Providence Hospital today of in
iuries received when struck by q
car near his home Sunday.
The dead man, James L. Proctor,
SO. colored, of 56 Back road, Oxen
Hill. a laborer for the Capital
Transit Co. since 1920, was hit by
an automobile while walking in the
$500 block of Oxen Hill road.
Police said the driver Of the car
was Clarence A. Phelps, 80, OF Oxen
Hill. At the time of the accident he
was charged with driving while un-
der the influence of liquor and reck-
less driving and released under ST.
100 bond.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Centennial Session
Held by Conference
By the Associated Press

HARRISONBURG, Va, Aug. A.
The centennial meeting of the Vir-
ginia Valley Central Congregational
Christian Conference is being held
today and tomorrow at Antioch
Church, near Harrisonburg, where
the first session was held just loo
years ago.
Speakers include DR.. John G
Truitt of Suffolk, president of the
Southern Congregational Christian
convention, and the Rev. Robert
Lee House, Richmond, editor OF the
Christian Sun. w. A. Larrick, Win
chester, is president of the confer
ence, which is comprised OF valley
counties in the north Of the State
and adjacent counties in West Vir-
ginia.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Air Force Sergeant Dies
In Grain HIGHWAY Crash

A soldier stationed at Andrews
Field was killed yesterday in col
lision on the Grain highway, near
the Defense highway in Anne Arun-
del County.
He was Houston Creighton, 81, OF
Baltimore, an Air Force sergeant
Sergt. Creighton, a twice-wounded
veteran of three years overseas duty
during World War II, was killed
when his automobile collided with a
tractor-trailer.
Driver of the truck was Fred Cald-
well, 10, of Brandywine Heights, Md,
police said. He was charged with
manslaughter and reckless driving
and was held for arraignment today
in Annapolis Police Court.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Viroiniu Numesuke to Fete
Scottish KiImurnock's Mayor

in the high school auditorium. The
Virginia Mayor will present the
Scottish Mayor the 'key to the city
and Mayor Cairns will address the
townspeople.
The visiting Scots will be taken
sightseeing Friday and Saturday and
will be guests for luncheon Saturday
at the home of John Garland Pol
lard, jr.
That night the Kilmarnock Volun-
teer Fire Company has scheduled
special ceremony in honor of Mayor
Cairns as highlight of the fire
company's carnival. Fire Chief
Warner A. Eubank will present him
a gold medal signifying that he is
an honorary member of the fire
company.
Mayor and Mrs. Cairns will spend
Sunday in Williamsburg, attending
morning service at Bruton Parish
Church. They will return to Kill
marnock Monday and on Tuesday &c
to Richmond to call on Gov. Tuck
Afterward they will go to Philadel-
phia to visit friends.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
County Parent Teacher PorIey
Divided on '3Rs' Question

The question whether schools are
intended primarily to teach the
fundamentals Of learning, such as
the three Rs" or whether they
should place emphasis on "how to
live together" appears slated for a
thorough going-over at parent
teacher conferences in Montgomery
County this month.
This was evident as a result of
the discussion at the first of series
of six parent-teacher sessions yes
terday in Richard Montgomery High
School, Rockville.
The conferences are part of
month-long workshop conducted by
school officials to study curriculum
changes.
Yesterdays meeting started off
calmly with four educators, headed
by Dr. Edwin w. Broome, superin-
tendeit of county schools, explaining
the purpose of the workshop.
Debate Develops.
But it soon developed into an in
formal debate by some of the 1875
parents present over what they be-
lieve to be the function of education.
Henry Hiser, Bethesda, president
of the newly organized Parents
League for Curriculum Improve
ment in Montgomery County, took
this stand:
II send my children to school
principally to learn to read, write
and spell, not to learn to live to-
gether"
Declaring that 80 per cent of the
members of his Rotary Club had
decided to take their children out
of county schools and enroll them
elsewhere, Mr.. Hiser said:
There is something wrong when
such a thing is happening, largely
because children aren't getting
proper instruction in reading and
spelling. Schools shouldn't try to
take the place of the home or
church"
Expressing the opposite view was
Mrs. Stella Werner, Chevy Chase.
who contended children should be
taught to "love thy neighbor as
thyself"
"Our past educational system"
she asserted, didn't produce people
who have learned to live together
and our present system should
remedy that. Our children should
learn how to live together in peace
and understanding and to have ia
reverence for a Supreme Being"
Scolds Parents.
She also scolded parents who
"let their children know they are
disgruntled with the school system.
The children pick it up and get the
wrong attitude"
This threatened to precipitate
general argument until DR.. Broome
said the problem should be worked
out in future meetings.
"We're one group of parents and
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored by
The Star in cooperation with the
Recreation Department and The
Film Center, are scheduled for 8
o'clock tonight. Programs of COM
edy, sports, cartoons and travel
shorts will be shown at the follow
: ing Fairgrounds and recreation
centers:
Anacostia. between Eleventh. street and
Pennsylvania avenue S.E.
Edgewood, Third and Eyarts streets N E.
Fillmore, Thirty-fifth and streets
NV
River Terrace. Blaine avenue and Ana
costa street NE.
Takoma. Fourth and Van Buren streets
NV
virginia Avenue, Ninth street and Viz
ginia avenue Sc.
Carver. Whittingham and Lane streets
Garrison Twelfth and R streets NV.
Lincoln. Sixth and l. streets Sc.
Rose Park. Twenty-seventh and o
streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Traffic Damage 10 Property
Tops 4 Million in Maryland
BY the Assoeioisd Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 4.-Accidents
on Maryland's streets and highways
caused property damage of $780,
22l during the fiscal year ended
June 30, William H. Bishop, jr..
executive director of traffic safety
for the State, reported today.
Mr.. Bishop is serving as State
representative on a committee
handling publicity for the State
highway safety campaign sponsored
by the Maryland Press Association.
The campaign started July and
will continue until September IS.
During June the report showed
that street and highway mishaps
increased 1913 over June, 1947, with
two more deaths than we're record
ed last year.
There were TAB accidents in Mary
land during June, causing injury to
372 persons and death to n. In
June, l947, there were $40 acci-
dents, with 376 persons hurt and Is
fatalities.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Rehearing on zoning
OF Richie Highway
Intersection Called
By the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Aug. 4.-The
Anne Arundel County Commls-
sioners Yesterday agreed to hold a
hearing on zoning of the contro-
versial Ritchie-Revell Highway in
tersection.
The commissioners unanimously
voted to authorize County Zoning
Commissioner Archibald C. Rogers
to set a date for the hearing. Mr..
Rogers said he would advertise the
hearing for october 5 at the court
house here.
Pending the hearing, the board
also voted not to issue any building
permits for the area, which was re-
zoned last April from agricultural to
commercial
In what Mr.. Rogers said was a
pioneer move to protect roadside
beauty, the commissioners also
adopted a new county regulation
bringing billboards under zoning
control.
Display signs shall be regarded
as commercial structures and shall
only be permitted in commercial
zones" the new regulation reads.
"They shall be subject to the
building permit laws as would be
any other structure. On dual high
ways, display signs in commercial
zones shall only be permitted where
said signs are used to advertise a
commercial enterprise in being at
the site of said sign
Manressa, Catholic retreat near
here, was the petitioner for the zon-
ing rehearing, Mr.. Rogers said.
The action came after receipt of
letter from Chairman Robert M
Reindollar of the State Roads Com
mission requesting" that no busi-
ness enterprise be permitted at the
Ritchie- Revell intersection, key
approach to a new Chesapeake Bay
bridge and proposed Bayside State
Park at Sandy Point.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Tuck Aids TeIeerophers
In Richmond Office Plea
By the Associated Press


RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 4.-Gov
Tuck yesterday added his support
to the effort of the Telegraph EN-.
ployes Union of Richmond in its
move to keep a regional office OF
the Western Union Telegraph Co
in Richmond.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, previously appealed to the
company not to carry out a pro-
iected transfer of the Richmond
Office to Charlotte, NC.
The Governor said the company
has about 300 loyal and faithful
employees at the Richmond office
and their moving to another loca-
ton undoubtedly would involve
many individual and family hard
Ships"
Evening star., 1948-08-04
Contracts Awarded
For County Roads

Contracts were awarded yester-
day for road and street improve
ments on Fifty-ninth avenue, River
dale Heights. and five street in
Chillum Manor off Riggs road.
At the same time, Arthur w
Taymon, Prince Georges County
engineer, said the contract for paw
ing approximately miles of Whit
field road could not be begun until
right-of-way problems are cleared
up.
The latter job calls for a 20-foot
strip of bituminous paving from
Defense highway at Lanham te
Ardmore. Bids on this work, opened
yesterday at Upper Marlboro, showed
that the low offer was made by the
James Gibbon Co., at $87,81905
Other bids were by r. H. Houghton
Inc, $89,81570; Schrom Airport
Inc, $9O,471.54, and Helsing Broth
ers, Inc, $99,306.50.
Corson g. Grunan, Inc, sub
mitted a low bid of $33,24380 and
was awarded contract for the
Riverdale Heights work, This calls
for reinforced concrete paving with
curbing, cutters and storm drainage
for a distance of about 1000 feet
Other bids we're submitted as fol-
lows: Suburban Engineering &
Construction Co., S33 3,899.05; Contee
Sand & Gravel Co., $33,914.25, and
Helsing Brothers, Inc. $39,619.
On the Chillum Manor work,
curbing, cutters, storm drainage and
bituminous paving are contemplated
for Red Top road, Chillum Manor
road, Burketon road, Raydale road
and Goode avenue.
A low bid Of s23,33425 was sub
mitted by Suburban Engineering &
Construction Co. Other bids were
by Corson & Gruman, Inc, $23,-
928.60; Bright-Shepperd Co., $25,-
977.90, and Helsing Brothers, Inc,
500, ,4S3.25.
Evening star., 1948-08-04
ALFRED E. FRISBIE
Arlington Board

we must work together" he said.
LAS far as I am concerned, there
has always been only one group and
I will not accept diversions, only
unity.
If we can't work together here
how can we work with other ma
tions? If the United States goes
under it will be because we have
failed to achieve unity in our edu-
cational systematic only place now
where there is unity"
Earlier DR.. Broome's statement
that we're going to use textbooks
in each subject" met with loud ap-
plause. He- hastened to add that
textbooks are used now, but that
I'VE haven't been limited to them. u
AS a result of the improvement OF
textbook material, he said, teachers
will use more of them in their
classes.
Several parents asked whether
the same books would be used in
all schools. One parent said this
was essential because his son had
received high grades in one school,,
but was forced to repeat a grade
in another school, presumably be-
cause different textbooks were used.
DR.. Broome said there was in
sufficient time to go into the matter
fully and advised the parents to
take it up at subsequent confer
ences.
Break Down of Subjects.
He also said it was planned to
break down social studies into its
component subjects. such as his
tory, geography and civics, and to
identify subjects by grades.
For example, he said, there would
be first grade arithmetic, second
grade arithmetic, and so on, instead
Of primary and intermediate arith-
metic. The proposed system would
promote uniformity among the
various schools and make for better
continuity from grade to grade, he
explained.
He also proposed that parents be
advised in advance of the study pro-
gram in each class so they would
know what their children are SCH
eduled to take up in the next two
or three weeks.
In addition, he suggested estab-
lishment of principals advisory
committee in each school, consisting
Of parents. school trustees, facuNy
members and upper grade students.
Others who spoke included Miss
Grace Alder, State supervisor 3 of
elementary education; Miss Etfelene
Daniel a county elementary school
supervisor, and Maxwell Burdette,
nigh school supervisor, who pre-
sided.
For those who were unable to
attend yesterdays meeting, similar
session will be held at 8 o'clock to-
night at Richard Montgomery High
School,.