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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Work 10 Begin Soon
On BIadensburg High
Vocational Section

Construction OF the vocational
section of the projected Bladensburg
High School is expected to get under
way within the next few weeks, fol-
lowing the awarding Of a contract
yesterday by the Prince Georges
County Board of Education.
The contract, which calls for
completion of the work within 300
days, was awarded to the P. F.
Dulaney Co., Washington, whose bid
of s319,789 was lowest of six sub
mitted.
The new structure, which will cost
more than 100000. will be To-
Gated on a tract east of Bladens-
burg and adjacent to Sunnybrook.
Cafeteria Planned.
When finally completed, the
school will include, in addition to
the vocational section, regular
classroom section, a gymnasium and
cafeteria. Yesterdays contract
was the first one awarded.
The board also employed the firm
of Ross & Walton, architects, OF
Hyattsville, who designed the pro-
posed Bladensburg school, to pre-
pare plans for a new high school
to be built in the Hyattsville area:
The firm of Paul Kea Associates,
Hyattsville, was selected to draw
plans for a new Suitland High
School.
Sites have been obtained for both
structures, but the buildings will not
be constructed for some time, &C
cording to Schools Supt. G. Gardner
Shugart. The Hyattsville school
will be built on 30-acre tract
which is part of the old Heurich es-
tate, while a 28-acre plot has been
purchased for the Suitland plant.
Warthen Named Principal.
Appointment of Thomas v. War
then as principal of the Oxon Hill
High School was announced. Mr..
Warthen, former principal OF the
Prince Frederick High and Bladens-
burg High Schools, succeeds Thomas
S. Gwynn, jr, recently named di-
rector of school planning for the
county.
A scholarship to st. Johns Col
lege, Annapolis. was awarded to
Paul George Cree, 1920 Prince
Georges avenue, Takoma Park, sub
ject to the approval of State Sen
ator L. Harold Sothoron.
The board voted not to hold the
regular August meeting, which
would have occurred on August 10.
The next meeting will be on Sep
TENDER IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Lane Likely to Reject
Delegates Honorary Vote

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July IA
Marylanders at the convention will
caucus today on their choice for the
Vice Presidential nomination.
A delegation spokesman said many
want to give the States 20 votes to
Gov. Lane on the first ballot as a
compliment to his leadership. Gov.
Lane is delegation chairman.
The unit rule prevails in the
Maryland Delegation.
The group came to Philadelphia
pledged to the candidates. of Pres
ident Truman and Senator Tydings
for Vice President.
Senator Tydings withdrew his
name Monday, releasing the delega-
ton. The Maryland Senator said
he would support the candidacy of
Senator Barley of Kentucky for
Vice President.
Gov. Lane, who has been men,
toned for the Vice Presidential
nomination, stated: II don't see
how I can be candidate for Vice
President"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Alexandra Adopts New Plan
For Taxing Personal Property

A new method of personal property
taxation was approved by the Alex
andria City Council last night.
The system, which was prepared
by the University of Virginia Bureau
of Public Administration, would
allow the commissioner of revenue
to send personal property tax bills
to occupants of every house, apart
ment and business establishment in
the city.
Col. Everett A. Hellmuth. chair
man of the council Finance Com
mittee. who presented the plan, said
he believed it would more than
double the citys revenues from per-
sonal property taxation. The method
is to be forwarded to the State De-
partment of Taxation for final APP
prevail
Uses Detailed Schedule.
Chief difference in the new plan
and the one now used for the assess
ment of personal property taxes are;
/. The proposed form utilities a
detailed schedule which requires
the listing of individual articles in
stead of types of articles as required
on the old form.
2. The Commissioner of Revenue
could make arbitrary assessments
where the taxpayer files an incom-
plete return or fails to file.
Tagging collection of personal
property taxes has been the source
of criticism recently from persons
who regularly pay them. They have
charged that many comparative
newcomers" do not make out per-
sonal property tax returns. Mr..
Dotson disclosed that only % per-
sons in the city reported tangible
personai property valued at $4,000
or more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
PTA Congress 10 Hear
|Dr. Ralph Mcdonald

Dr. Ralph Mcdonald, world cit
izenship chairman of the National
Congress of Parents and Teachers,
was to speak today at the summer
conference of the Maryland Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers at
the University of Maryland.
The congress opened three-day
session yesterday with delegates
from all over the State. Today's
attendance was estimated at $50.
Yesterday, DR.. Agnes Samuelson,
chairman of school education for the
National Congress, was the principal
speaker.
Based of the increased birth
rates." she said, "in the next decade
school enrolment at its highest
point will require provisions for
100000 more children"
DR.. Thomas G. Pullen, jr., Mary
lands State superintendent of edu-
cation, also addressed the opening
convocation.
Delegates were welcomed to the
campus by DR.. Geary F. Eppley, dean
of men and director of student well
fare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
.HyattsviIIe Postpones
Parking Meter Decision

A decision on the question OF
installing parking meters was post
ponel until Monday night at a
joint meeting last night of the
Hyattsville City Council. its Munici-
pal Planning Committee and mer.
chants of the area.
Opposition was expressed by
merchants led by Daniel j. Burke,
president of the Hyattsville Bust.
ness Mems Association.
Mr.. Burke said businessmen re-
Gently had spent $1,000 on a new
parking lot and an effort should
be made to determine its effective.
ness before meters are installed.
Councilman Hiram L. Lawrence.
Committee chairman. said
a proposal to impose a business
privilege tax on the merchants had
been abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14

Under the new plan, every one re-
ceiving personal property tax form
would have the choice of filling out
an itemized estimate or of using
formula. The formula also would
be used by the commissioner of rev.
enue where no returns are filed. 1t
provides that resident owner
would pay personal property taxes
on 10 per cent of the assessed value
of his home. In the case of rented
residence or dwelling unit, the as
sessment would be on so per cent of
the annual rental.
Col. Hellmuth told the council the
plan met with the approval of
Commissioner of Revenue Aubrey
Callahan.
The council gave final approval
to an ordinance authorizing the is
suance of $5,250000 in public i'm
provement bonds which are to be
used chiefly for new school con-
struction, permanent street i'm
provements and storm drains.
Mayor William Wilkins requested
City Manager Nicholas A. Colasanto
to find out why collection of fees
for scavenger service had been dis
continued. A special grand jury
last week asked for enforcement Of
the ordinance saying the city was
losing SIS 600 annually from this
source.
A proposal to repeal or amend a
new city coming procedure was re-
ferred to a special committee for
study. Leroy Peabody, chairman
of the City Planning Commission,
was the only person t. appear at
hearing before the council lsss
night to protest repeal Of the
ordinance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Police Discount
Reported Shift
In James Story
Any Reputation
Of Killing Confession
Called Unimpressive

Washington police held stead
tasty today to their conviction that
the slayer of Carol Bardwell is
under lock and key despite his
reported reputation of a confess
sion.
Although they are reluctant to
discuss evidence to be spread before
a grand jury this week, the depart
ment's top investigators are con-
WINGED that Eugene H. James, 81,
colored, Baltimore janitor, welded
the death weapon.
In the face of reported denials by
James that he was in Washington
on Sunday, June 27, the day Carols
body was found in Rock Greek Park,
Detective Chief Robert S. Bryant
said he was still satisfied James
was the slayer.
Inspector Bryant said he would
like to recount the complete evil
dence bit by bit and thus eXpel any
lingering doubt, but that this pro-
cedure was impossible because it
would reveal information pertinent
to the successful prosecution of
James.
Diagram Important Evidence.
II was disclosed by other sources
that police are pinning much of
their faith on diagram the colored
janitor drew at the time he con-
fessed the Staying last week.
In outlining his movements the
day Carol was slain, James con-
structed a crude but fairly accurate
map of the area around Seventeenth
street and Colorado avenue NV, it
was said.
1t also was learned that at least
two persons have told police they
recognized James near the scene of
the murder and could identify him
beyond question.
Another report was to the effect
that Inspector Joseph H. Itzel of the
Baltimore police will appear before
the grand jury here. possibly tomor-
row, to strengthen the Bardwell case
against James.
Got Baltimore Confession.
Inspector Itzel was a leading
figure in obtaining confession from
James in the Baltimore Staying of
11-year-old Marsha Brill. The girl
was knitted to death July 6 under
conditions similar to the BardWell
case.
When Washington police went to
Baltimore to question James, In
spector Itzel sat in as witness.
James will go on trial in Balti-
more August for the Brill murder.
He pleaded not guilty to the kill
ing yesterday by reason of insanity
and made the same plea to charges
that he raped and robbed 33-year-
old Baltimore woman June Is.
Carol Bardwell's body was found
in a wooded section of Rock Greek
Park the evening of June 81. Her
throat had been cut. The 1l-year-
old girl had left her home 1885
Webster street, NV. a few hours
before, telling her parents she want
ed to visit a playground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
virginians 10 Caucus
Again in Effort TO
.Aqree on Candidate
Rx the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, July IA Viz
ginia's delegation to the Democratic
Convention agreed to try to decide
today on a candidate for the presi-
dency, but there was no strong
indication as to who it would be.
Gov William M. Tuck, delegation
chairman, called a second delega-
ton caucus this morning and said
the question would be discussed. He
told a reporter. however. he still
has no choice for the top spot on
the party ticket.
Senator Byrd, titular leader of the
regular Democratic organization.
said that so far as he is concerned
he will be willing to vote for any
one except Truman"
Pledged to Eisenhower.
The delegation was pledged by the
State convention to work for the
nomination of Gen. Eisenhower and
against any one supporting civil
rights program such as Mr.. Truman
has Endorsed.
The delegation for time appeared
to be lining up behind the candidacy
of Gov. Ben Laney of Arkansas for
the presidential nomination, but one
key member said there were some
indications that sentiment was grow
ing for Senator Russell of Georgia
This delegate. who asked that his
name not be used, said he questioned
whether Gov. Laney would be
serious contender.
Barley Supported.
Senator Barley of Kentucky, the
apparent convention choice for the
vice presidential nomination, ap-
peared to have almost ali Virginias
support. Senator Byrd said he likes
the veteran Kentuckian. So did Sem
ator Robertson.
The delegation won its 26 con-
ventioa seats at last nights session,
despite a protest flied by Martin
Hutchinson of Richmond, leader of
the antiorganization Democrats in
the State.
Mr.. Hutchinson contended that
the delegation should not be seated
without a pledge that it will sup
port the party ticket in November.
The Credentials Committee unani-
mously rejected his protest, and the
issue was not raised on the conven-
ton floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Montgomery Man Held
For jury in Policy Case

Eddie Bratburd, so, Of the $500
block of Piney Branch road, Silver
Spring, yesterday was ordered held
for a jury trial in Montgomery
County Circuit Court on gambling
charges in connection with num-
bers bets.
Bratburd was scheduled to be
tried yesterday in Silver Spring
Police Court, but Trial Magistrate
William B. Wheeler granted a jury
trial request by States Attorney
Walter w. Dawson. Judge Wheeler
continued the defendants bond at
$1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14

Arlington tax collections were
nearly 100000 more than was pro-
vided in the budget for the year
that ended June 80 but the sur
plus" probably will mean little in
the way Of additional expenditures,
officials indicated today.
County Treasurer John Locke
Green said collections of real estate
and personal property taxes during
the past fiscal year exceeded by 10
per cent the amount anticipated in
the budget for the same period.
County Manager A. r. Lundberg,
however, said the County Board in
its new budget for the
current year had anticipated a sur
plus of $150o00 which was carried
over from the old fiscal period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Graduation Talk Is Brief

CHICAGO P.-The audience at
Darwin school heard the briefest-
and probably most provocative-of
all commencement orations. There
was only one speech. The full text:
ice cream and cookies now will be
served in the gymnasium" The
graduates, clutching their kinder
garten diplomas. scurried from the
stage to the tables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Montgomery Officials
Split on Howto Enforce
zoning Ordinances

Montgomery County officials to-
day we're agreed on the need for en-
forcing coming ordinances. but the
methods to be used remained unde-
termined.
After a tWo-hour meeting yester-
day in Rockville, the officials decid-
ed to appoint five-man committee
to work out an enforcement plan
and to report on or before Septem-
Der Is.
The committee will consist of rep
resentatives of the County Com
missioners, the States attorneys Of
flee, Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission, Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission and the Board of Zoning
Appeals.
J. Bond Smith, attorney for the
Planning Commission, who presided
at the meeting emphasized the need
for practicable" program to curb
coming violations.
Much of the failure to enforce
coming ordinances resulted from the
lack of housing during and after
the war, he said He contended
however, that when coming en-
forcement falls down. then we have
a breakdown in community develop
ment."
Asks Action in "Flagrant' Cases.
He said he had received COM
plants of four and five families
living in house originally designed
for single-family occupancy.
In suggesting appointment of a
peoples counsel or a special State S
attorney to prosecute violations, Mr.
Smith declared:
L believe if a few court proceed
ings are brought in the most fla
grant cases, we won't have to pro-
coed against the remaining violators,
who probably would fall in line
F.. Barnard Welsh, attorney to the
county. commissioners, said a large
percentage of Takoma Park resi-
dents have been violating zoning
regulations for some time and ques-
toned the ACCESSIBILITY of wholesale
prosecutions.
Mr.. Smith suggested that the
violations in such cases be
"legalized" by changing the zoning
classifcations. Mr.. Welsh argued
that q survey of coming violations
should be made and the coming
changes approved by the county
commissioners before enforcement
measures are taken.
Legislative Action Urged.
He also recommended that those
who were violating coming ordi-
nances on VJ-day be permitted to
continue to do so as non-conform-
ing use.
This was strongly opposed by
Trial Magistrate Alger Y. Barbee,
who proposed legislation at the 1949
session of the General Assembly to
permit appointment of a special as
sistant States attorney with staff
of investigators to enforce coming
regulations and to prosecute
violators.
Trial Magistrate William B.
Wheeler and Clarence Keiser, a
member of the planning commits
sion, claimed, however. that coming
enforcement officer should be 'ap-
pointed Immediately by the county
commissioners.
Commissioner Wesley l. Sauter
and County Supervisor Irving G.
McNayr claimed enforcement would
be facilitated if central office un-
der country control were set up as
clearing house for all building and
coming information.
From Louis A. Gravelle, chairman
of the Board of Zoning Appeals,
came a suggestion for more super
vision over new construction after
building permits are granted. He
said this would eliminate many
complaints of improper setbacks
and insufficient side and rear yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Montgomery Rejects
|PIan 10 Send Some
Pupils 10 D. {. School,

The Montgomery County Board
of Education has decided against a
proposal to send students from
some suburban area schools to the
District and to pay their tuition
in an effort to relieve overcrowded
conditions.
Board officials said they felt 1t
was their legal obligation" to pro-
vide facilities for students in county
schools IF at all possible"
They added, however, that if this
proves impossible in the fall, when
school reopens. the matter would
be considered again.
10-Acre Purchase Approved.
In other business, the board:
Approved the purchase of 10 acres
adjacent to the Viers Mill Village
housing development on Viers Mill
road for $4,000.
Accepted the low bid of BraWner
z. Harding for the addition of five
classrooms to the Sherwood Scnocl
at a cost of $84,6l6.
Approved a low bid of $4,795 Tor
improving lighting facilities at the
Silver Spring intermediate School.
Approved dedication of a part of
the Garrett Park School site to the
Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission for use as a
recreational center.
Approved construction of a two
room addition to the Pleasant View
School at a cost of $32, 500.
Rejected all bids for construction
of new school on Forest Glen road
east of Georgia avenue because they
were too high.
Five elementary and four high
school teachers were appointed
Those named to elementary schools
are:
Mrs. Dorothy Richardson, Brad.
ley: Mrs. Geraldine Hogan, Damas-
Gus; Mrs. Helen M. Johnson, Tako.
ma Park: Mrs. Irene r. Roberts
Four Corners, and Mrs. Esther P
Wood, Pleasant View.
High-School Teachers.
High-school teachers named are:
Miss Margaret j. Kaufman, Beth
esda- Chevy Chase; Mrs. Margaret
Thomas, Damascus; Miss Mabel D
Thomas and Mrs. J. M. Walberg
Lincoln colored.
The following teacher designations
were received:
Mrs. Margaret Odenburg, from
Rockville Elementary: Mrs. Wilma
S. Byers, Kensington Elementary;
Miss Audrey l.. Gehr, Sherwood
High; Miss Grace B. Ring, Mont
gomery Blair High, and Mrs. Maxine
Richards, county physical education
instructor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
ARLINGTON Tax Collections Top
Budqet Provision 100000

Also, he said, the board made ap-
preparations last year which were
In excess Of the budget and he ex-
pressed an off-hand opinion that
these would account for most Of
the remaining" s150,00o Of Mr..
Green's excess" collections.
The treasurer collected S3,115,.
$3.50 out of s., IA, 027 30 In assessed
realty taxes. This is a 1888 per cent
collection record and Mr.. Green
expressed the belief that it will be
100 per cent when tardy bills are
paid.
He collected $3.50 per cent, or
$450, 46l .46 out Of $751;, 536.52 assessed
personal property taxes. The total
collections amount to 94.38 per
cent corr with 94.2S the pre-
vious Green said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Office Managers Open
PorIey at Maryland U.

Tomorrow in Office Manage
ment' is the theme of the three
day institute of the Baltimore and
Washington chapters of the Ma
tional Office Management Associa-
ton, which started today at the
University of Maryland.
Speakers will include C. O. Lib
hey. head of the Office methods
staff of the IVA. Topics to be dis
cussed include Office procedures, the
human element in Office manage
ment and The Office Manager of
Tomorrow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Church at Morbury
To Install New Pastor
Special Dispoieh 10 The Star

INDIAN HEAD, Md, July a.
The Rev. Hollis S. Pistole will be
installed as pastor of the Church Of
God at Marbury, Md, at 8 pm,
Friday
Mr.. Pistole received his ABB. de-
gree from Anderson College, Ander-
son, Ind, and his BID. degree from
the Oberlin Graduate School Of
Theology. He was ordained in 1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
luwn Festival Planned

The annual lawn festival of the
Dulin Methodist Church, Falls
Church, will be held Friday with
ham suppers served, beginning at
5 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
ARLINGTON Legion to Meet

John j. Anderson, director of the
Arlington Hospital, will speak at the
July meeting Of the Unknown Sol
dier Post No. 312, American Legion,
at 8:15 tonight in the Ashton
Heights clubhouse, Alb North Irving
street, Arlington.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-03

Charles l.. Blubaugh attended the
funeral of an uncle in F'rostburg ON
Monday.
Miss Julia Lawton, Keyser, w. Va,
is here visiting friends and relatives
for a few weeks.
Miss Lille Harno, of Cumberland,
spent the weekend here visiting at
the home of Mrs. S. E. Lawton.
Miss Thelma limbaugh, Fairmont,
w. Va, was a weekend guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Grover C. Stemple.
Mrs. Harold Cover and daughter
Gale Sharon, Baltimore, spent last
week here with Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Cover.
Mrs. Harold NJ. Dawson and daugh-
ter Miss Nancy Dawson, returned to
Washington on Tuesday after spend
ing the weekend here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Snyder, Martins
burg, w. Va, were weekend guests
Of the formers brother and sister-in-
law Mr.. and Mrs. B. Beeson Snyder,
and son Richard, at their home on Oak
street.
Mrs. G. H. Eichenberg and Miss
Elizabeth Stemple, R. N, Wheeling,
w. Va, spent the weekend here with
their brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry l.. Stemple, and other
relatives.
Mrs. A. l.. Lawton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Ostendorf and Linda Spoerlein
of Baltimore, spent the weekend here
with the formers son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul A.
Turney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell c. Elliott and
daughter, Janet Sue, Plainfield, N.
j., were visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. S. Elliott, Mt Lake Park
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Fitzwater, Of
near Swanton, over the holiday week
end. Miss Mabel Fitzwater, of Wash
ington, D. c., and Mr.. and Ernest
Fitzwater and two daughter, Beling-
ton, w. Va, were also visiting at the
Fitzwater home over the weekend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-03

Mrs. l.. w. Stephenson, New York
City, arrived Monday for visit Of
some time with her mother, Mrs. II.
V, Leighton, Loeb Lynn Heights, and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil c. Fraley will go
to Baltimore on Friday and on Satur-
day viii attend the commencement
exercises, University of Maryland, at
which time their daughter, Evalyn,
will receive her diploma in nursing.
She has been in training at the Uni
versity Of Maryland hospital, and has
completed a five-year course.
Among the students who have re-
turned for the summer vacation are
Miss Rita Bittle, Herbert c. Leighton
Western Maryland college; Warren
Mann, Johns Hopkins university;
Robert Bittle, John Grant, West Vir-
ginia university; John Browning,
Washington and Lee university; and
Thomas Jones, West Virginia Wes-
leyan college.
Guests Of Mrs. John G. Robinson
over the weekend were Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Fred Husemoller, Mrs. Elwyn Mer-
riwether and daughter Martha, Of
Hyattsville. Rev. and Mrs. Felix
G. Robinson and family of Arthur
dale visited her on Monday, while on
Sunday she had Mrs. Fred Koch and
Mrs. Wade H. Hmebaugh, Kingwood,
w. Va, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Heitz and son, Clarksburg, w Va,
for brief visit.