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Evening star., 1948-11-27
Mrs. William DiehI,
Botanist's Wife, Dies

Mrs. Grace Caldwell Diehl, So,
wife of william w. Diehl, Agricul-
ture Department botanist and ad-
junct professor of botany at George
Washington University, died yester.
day at her home. 1912 North Nc
Kinley road. Arlington. She had
been an invalid many years.
Funeral services we're to be held
at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the
Falls Church. Burial will be in
Frankfort, Ind.
Born in Boone County. Ind, and
reared in Frankfort, Mrs. Diehl came
to Washington in 1917 shortly after
her marriage. Mr.. and Mrs. Diehl
moved to Arlington In 1919.
Mrs. Diehl taught at Iowa State
College before her marriage. A mem.
ber Of the Falls Church, she was
active in the Falls Church Study
Club and also was a member of the
Columbia Women's Club Of George
Washington University.
Besides her husband, she Is sur.
vived by a son, William c. Diehl,
Lynchburg, Va; her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. M. Caldwell, Indianap-
oils; sister. Mrs. c. A. Holmes Of
Indianapolis, and two brothers, c. M.
Caldwell of Santa Barbara, Calf,
and Fred c. Caldwell, Chicago.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
New Postal Service Plan
For BIadensburg Dropped

A proposal to remove postal serv.
ice in the Bladensburg area from
the jurisdiction Of the Hyattsville
Post ONCE has been abandoned,
Vincent G. Burke, First Assistant
Postmaster General, announced yes.
terday.
In a letter to Brendan ODwyer OF
Landover Hills and Mrs. Betty Tay.
man OF Cheverly, chairman and vice
chairman of citizens group which
had protested the proposed trans.
fer, Mr.. Burke gave assurance there
would be no change in the present
mail service to Landover Hills,
Cheverly, Rogers Heights, villa
Heights, Tuxedo, West Lanham
Hills, Woodlawn, Bellemead, De.
fense Heights, Radiant Valley.
Woodley Hills, Cheverly Manor,
North Englewood and Newton VII.
lage.
Establishment of a second-class
post office at Bladensburg to service
those communities had been pro.
posed. Citizens protested that serv.
ice from the first-class Hyattsville
of1ice was excellent and they feared
1t would suffer If q second -class post
office took over.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
2 Virginia Counties Dipped
Into Reserves for Schools
By the Assoeiossd prs.a

RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 27-Two
Virginia counties, Fauquier and
Dickinson, had to dip into their re.
serves during the last fiscal year be.
cause of increased expenditures for
public schools. according to reports
OF State Auditor j. Gordon Bennett,
The auditor approved fiscal rec.
ords OF both counties and also the
accounts Of flve Virginia trial Jus.
tices.
In both localities, expenditures
for general county purposes and for
welfare had been reduced under the
previous year. Increases Of some 10
per cent In school expenditures had
more than offset these reductions,
Fauquier's total income was s64S..
244, with expenditures of $685. ,697,
School expenditures Of $515, TOO were
$4,000 above the preceding year.
Total assessments Of $22 ,953 900 were
8 per cent above the 1867
level. The county collected a record
993 per cent of its tax levy, and
ended the fiscal year with q net
bonded debt of only $85, 1856, the
lowest debt in at least five years,
equal to q per capita debt Of $4.06.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Nolan Enters Guilty Plea
In Murder OF Salesman
BY the Associated Press

wARRENTON, Va, Nov. 27.-
James Thomas Nolan, "a, of Airing
ton pleaded guilty yesterday to a
charge of murder in the death of
Belmont Woodbridge, A, ambulance
and hearse salesman, also of Airing
ton, near here on Armistice Day.
Nolan entered the plea when ar
Yaigned before Judge j. r. H. Alex
ander in Fauquier County Circuit
Court.
Nolan also pleaded guilty to sec
ond charge of making an assault
with firearrn and taking an auto
mobile, the property of Mr.. Wood
ridge.
During questioning November II
In connection with a robbery, Nolan
told Arlington County police of the
killing and led officers to the mans
body on a deserted backwoods road
about 4 miles north of Warrenton.
Judge Alexander withheld SEN
tence pending a report from Proba-
ton Officer William E. Tyler, jr.,
of Leesburg, as required by law.
Nolan was on probation at the time
the Woodbridge shooting occurred.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
MonsIouehter Charged
In Death of Passenger

Prince Georges County police last
night charged Kim Williams, 80,
colored, of the 800 block of Third
street S.W., with manslaughter and
reckless driving in connection with
the traffic death of woman riding
In his car.
Police identified the dead woman
as Annabelle Mitchell, 26, colored, of
the 1900 block Rosedale street NV.
A passenger in Williams car, she
suffered a broken neck and appar-
emily died instantly when the car
Skidded of the road and over
turned along Defense Highway,
near Lanham, Md, about 10 pm.
Thursday, police said.
Williams was held under $1,000
bond for appearance Monday in
Hyattsville Police Court. He suf-
fered only minor cuts in the crash,
police said.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Alexandria Area
Acquires New
Wafer Service
Occoquon Dam to
Add 10000, 900
Gallons Dolly
By Mary Lou Werner

, The Alexandria Water Co. today
announced purchase of the dam and
water rights belonging to the Occo-
quan Co. and the Occoquan-H Hydro
electric Power Co. for use as a new
water source for the Northern Vir-
ginia area.
The Occoquan dam Is on Occoquan
Greek about miles above Occoquan
Village. It was built about Is years
ago by the now defunct power COM
pany as source of electric power,
but was never used for that purpose
The Occoquan concerns also owned
large amounts of land around the
creek and important water rights
which the Alexandria Water Co.
purchased.
Will Add 20 Million Gallons.
The new supply will add a daily
yield of about 100000 gallons OF
water to the Alexandria Water Co. s
resources, officials said. The pres
ent reservoir of the Alexandria Wa
ter Co., which 1t plans to continue
to operate, has daily yield of from
10000 to $4,000. 900 gallons. Pres
ent customers of the water company
consume about 6,5o0,000 gallons a
day, but addition of the new sources
will make water available to large
areas In Fairfax County which here
tofore have had to depend on wells.
The Virginia Water Co.. a SUBJ
sidiary of the Alexandria Water Co.,
has been formed to handle the dis
tribution of water from the new
reservoir in Fairfax County.
Some contracts already have been
signed for the construction of sup
ply, publication, pumping and
transmission facilities necessary to
introduce the new water supply into
the company's main in Alexandria,
officials said. 1t is anticipated that
the installation of transmission
mains will begin next March, and
engineers believe the project will be
completed by the end of 1949.
Quality Declared Excellent
In announcing the new project,
the Alexandria Water Co. pointed
out that Occoquan Greek is the sole
remaining stream of any consider
able size suitable for development
IN the Washington Metropolitan
Area other than the Potomac River,
which is not potable downstream
from Washington. The only COM
munity of any size located on the
creek is Manassas, which is situ-
ated Is miles above the tidewater
level of the stream.
The quality of the water is excel
lent, the company said. and is char
acteristically chemically soft water.
The small population living on the
watershed drainage area causes no
pollution conditions.
The dam Is 6 miles above tide
water and therefore is free from
pollution from that source. Nearly
2,000, 100000 gallons of water are
impounded by the dam.
The present reservoir is on Holmes
Run near Baileys Crossroads.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Lane and Sasscer Named
To Committee Of Legion
BY the Assoeietsd Press

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 27.-
Gov. Lane and Representative Sass
Ger, Maryland Democrats, have been
named to a national committee Of
the American Legion.
Perry Brown, national command
er, invited the two Marylanders to
serve on the Legion's Distinguished
Guests Committee.
Other Marylanders among the
commanders 1855 appointments to
national committees included:
Law and order-Robert E. Clapp,
jr., Frederick: George G. McLeish,
Hyattsville, and John Alexander
Silver Spring.
Distinguished guests-Charles E.
Shipley, Westminster, and John H.
Taylor, La Plata.
Veterans preference-Robert K.
Danner, Frederick.
Pilgrimage-W. E. Marvel, jr., Sill
yer Spring; Charles II. Ecker, West
minister, and Frank H. Riley, Green
belt.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Bids on Eastern Approach
To Big Bay Bridge Asked
by the Assoeiofsd Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 27.-T The
State Roads Commission yesterday
advertised for bids on the building
of the eastern approach highway for
Maryland's big bridge across Chesa-
peake Bay.
The bids will be opened at noon
December IA.
The project includes grading,
drainage and partial paving Of a
roadway reaching from the shore
of Kent Island about 2.18 miles
eastward. It will run about 1000
feet south Of Stevensville.
Also to be built is a 64-foot bridge
across Cox Creek.
The roads commission hopes to
let contracts for the bay bridge it.
self by the first Of the year.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Church Council Names
M. G.. Miller in Virginia
By the Asseeioted Press

Richmond, Va, Nov. 27.-The Vir-
ginia Council Of Churches yesterday
named the Rev. Minor C. Miller Of
Bridgewater acting executive secre-
tary to succeed the Rev. Henry Lee
Robson, who resigned.
Mr.. Miller, a native Of Augusta
County, had been executive director
of the Virginia Council of Religious
Education an dat one time was ex-
ecutive secretary of the Virginia
Sunday School Association.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Auto Crash Cuts Power
To 100 Fairfax Homes

About 100 homes near Bailey's
Cross Roads and Lee Boulevard
Heights. Fairfax County, were with
out electricity for more than four
hours this morning after an auto
mobile collided with a telegraph
pole and knocked down power lines
on Columbia pike near the Fairfax
Arlington line
Arlington County police reported
that Paul r. Langel, Is, of 822
South Taylor street, Arlington
struck the pole about 3 am. They
said he escaped injuries from the
falling pole and dangling high-ten.
sion wires.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Arlington Board Call!
Kemp TO Conference
On Disagreement

The Arlington School Board has
scheduled a special conference with
Supt. Fletcher Kemp in an attempt
to determine the "areas Of disagree
ment" between the two.
Board Chairman Barnard Joy
said yesterday that he had been
completely unable" to see his super.
intendent since November 10 ex-
cept at Shcool Board meetings.
The boards disaproval of Mr.
Kemp's policies long has been
known, but the first open break
came at board meeting November
10 when the board named Edward
J. Braun, its consultant since Feb
ruary l. as associate superintendent
Braun Delays Acceptance.
Although the resolution appoint
ing Mr.. Braun specified he would be
under the general supervision OF
the superintendent, most observers
interpreted the move as depriving
Mr.. Kemp of some of his most i'm
portant duties.
Mr.. Braun said yesterday that he
had not yet accepted the post OF
associate superintendent and he re.
iterated a statement made the
night the proposal was advanced
when he said acceptance was con-
tingent on the ironing out" of any
differences or misunderstanding
over the duties. =
Chairman Joy said DR.. G. Tyler
Miller, State superintendent of in.
struction, who Wednesday told The
Star he knew of no law under
which the associates position coulc
be created, had been invited to at.
tend the Monday conference.
To Confer With Almond.
DR.. Miller also told The Stal
that he intended to confer with
State Attorney General j. Lindsay
Almond, jr., regarding the matter
MIR. Joy said the board hopes te
find out at Mondays conference
why Mr.. Kemp objected to Mr.
Braun's appointment, and also te
determine II there are any othel
matters on which the superintend.
ent does not agree with the board
The chairman declared that the
post of associate was provided te
assist the superintendent and woule
in no way remove any powers
from Mr.. Kemp"
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Silver Spring Woman Hurt
When Auto 0verturns

Mrs. Floydeen Simpson, 2 Albany
avenue, Silver Spring, suffered q
possible fracture of the pelvis this
morning when IN automobile in
which she was riding overturned on
Viers Mill road near Rockville.
Montgomery County police said
the car. driven by her husband,
Wayne A. Simpson, 81, q plasterer,
went out of control after passing
through a large puddle Of water
and overturned as it ploughed up
an embankment. Neither Mr.. Simp-
son nor another passenger, Miss
Ruby Yenzer, was injured, the police
said.
Mrs. Simpson was admitted to
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda,
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Shoppers Jam Traffic
In Downtown Area
From liam. to3P.M.

Police were hoping today that
they never see worse traffic condi-
tions than they encountered yester-
day when Christmas shoppers and
their automobiles jammed the
downtown area.
A school holiday following Thanks
giving Day, good weather, Govern
ment workers taking the day off to
make a four.day vacation, and full
pocketbooks all combined to bring
out a record throng of shoppers.
Il hope I never see it worse than
yesterday" Traffic Inspector Arthur
E. Miller said.
E. Cleveland Giddings, vice presi-
dent of the Capital Transit Co., said
the company got its streetcars and
buses into the downtown area land
then couldn't get 'em out" That is,
could not get them out until they
were running anywhere from 10
minutes to half an hour late.
Fringe Lots Not Full.
Nobody expected it." said Capt.
Lorraine T. johnson of the traffic
division. Both he and Inspector
Miller pitched in and directed traf-
fic as they made their rounds.
Capt. johnson said the jam, which
was at its worst from II am. to 3
pm, was a good argument for the
fringe parking lots which had space
to take more OF the cars of the
streets.
Inspector Miller explained that
parking lots and garages were
janlmed early and motorists then
drove around in fruitless search
for a place to park or formed lines
q block long waiting for parking
space in a garage. He pointed out
this is in violation of police regula-
tions.
Inspector Miller said he expected
a crowd, but that he never saw as
many people or as many automo-
biles In one small section"
Concerned at Fire Hazard.
Five or six motorcycle patrolmen
were dismounted and stationed at
corners to direct traffic. Other police
from No. precinct were assigned to
traffic duty also.
"I wss concerned" Inspector
Miller said, because If we had had
a big fire, with those intersections
blocked, the apparatus would not
have been able to get through.
People should not enter an inter-
section when they see they cannot
get all the way across. II they 90
and then the direction OF traf11c
changes, they block the next flow
of traffic"
Capital Transit. Mr.. Giddings said,
placed in service about IS additional
buses and an equal number Of
streetcars in addition to the regular
equipment. He said that the delays
generally were 10 or IS minutes,
although on the Mount Pleasant
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Virginia Warns
lOf DeodIine on
Auto INSPECTION

Virginia motorists today were re-
minded that they must have their
cars inspected by Wednesday.
Virginia State police announced
that there would be no extension OF
the inspection deadline. Police esti-
mated that in the Northern Virginia
area, about two-thirds Of the cars
already had been inspected since
the opening Of the semiannual in
spection period october IS.
All dealers and most repair ga
RACES In Arlington and Fairfax
counties and the City Of Alexandria
are designated inspection stations,
police said.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Seat Pleasant Girl Listed
In Student Who's Who

Miss Iris Elizabeth Amos, l9-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey
E. Amos, 308 Addison road, Seat
Pleasant, Md, will be listed in the
forthcoming issue Of Who's Who
Among Students in American Uni
versities and Colleges. She is a SEN
ior at Western Maryland College.
Miss Amos, graduate of Mary.
land Park High School, is vice presi-
dent of the student government and
member of the Trumpeters, an
honorary society. She also belongs tc
the Argonauts, a scholastic honorary
group, and to Beta Beta Beta, biol
ogy honorary society.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
County Raises
Assessments Of
IS Subdivisions
Will Bring $S4, 900
In Additional Tuxes
To Montgomery

Assessments on residential prop.
erty In Is Of the 20 subdivisions in
the Silver Spring -Takoma Park area
on which new evaluations have been
placed have been increased about
$14,500, 900 over the present figures.
This was announced yesterday by
wilton T. Allen, Montgomery
County supervisor Of assessments.
Mr.. Allen said the increases will
result in about $4,000 in additional
taxes on the present $1.88 per 500
levy.
He said the remaining IS sub.
divisions in the area are expected
to be reassessed by April /. The
new figures will be placed on the
tax books May /. They will be used
in computing taxes for the fiscal
year beginning July |, 1949.. j..
Increase Compared.
Mr.. Allen said the total increased
assessments in the two communities
will be larger than that for the
Bethesda Chevy Chase area which
was reassesed last year. He attrib-
uted this to the fact that the Silver
Spring -Takoma Park area is larger
and has more homes.
Assessments in the Bethesda.
Chevy Chase area were boosted ap-
proximately $19,000,0o0.
Most of the increases reported
in Silver Spring -Takoma Park has
been on land. In some cases, Mr..
Allen said, assessments on land
have been doubled. The average in
crease on homes has been about 20
per cent, he said.
Units Reassessed.
Subdivisions which already have
been reassessed are:
Argyle Park, Blair, Bramwell
Park, Capital View Park, Chevy
Chase View, Forest Glen Park,
Highland View, Highland Park,
Indian Spring Park, Indian Spring
Terrace, Indian Spring Club Es-
tates, McNeill's Addition to Silver
Spring, Montgomery Hills, Forest
Glen Investment Co., and Garrett
Park.
Mr.. Allen said there will be q de-
lay in sending out assessment
notices to owners of property now
being reassessed, because Of the
transition from a county commits
sioner to a council manager form
of government in Montgomery
County.
He explained that the rev
notices must be authorized by the
county council under the charter
adopted November 2. instead Of by
the commissioners. The charter
becomes effective Thursday when
the present board of commissioners
will become the first council. The
first charter council is due to take
ofice January 10.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Falls Church Council
70. KS Suit 10 Clarity
School Control Issues

The Falls Church City Council will
file friendly suit" against Fairfax
County officials in an effort to iron
out the knotty school problem that
developed when Falls Church be-
came a second-class city August 16.
This was agreed at joint meet
ing of the county supervisors and
the Council at Fairfax last night.
Falls Church City Attorney La Rue
Van Meter said he hoped to file the
suit some time next week to get
court action as soon as possible so
that a proposed school bond issue
can be decided on.
The supervisors authorized Com
monwealth's Attorney Hugh Marsh
to defend them in the suit. Mr.. Van
Meter said he probably would re-
ceive formal authority from the
Council Monday night to file the
suit, as it appeared to be the only
possible way in which to settle the
school administration problem.
May Rule ON Special Act.
| Mr.. Van Meters suit, which will
name the Fairfax supervisors and
the county School Board as de-
PENDANTS, will ask the court to rule
special legislative act of 1912 un-
constitutional. This act provides
that the sole purpose Of any Falls
Church School Board, even though
the community became a city,
would be to name representative
to the county School Board. 1t
further provides for operation OF
Falls Church schools by the county
School Board. It states that II and
when Falls Church became a first
or second class city the schools
would continue to be part Of the
Fairfax County school district, ad-
ministrated by the county School
Board, provided school tax be
collected by the city and paid to
the county.
1T appears impossible to admin
lister this law" Mr.. Van Meter said,
because State law requires the city
treasurer to collect taxes which can
be disbursed only by the city School
Board. But the 1912 act says the
Falls Church School Board can
only name a member to the county
School Board, and has no other
powers. Therefore, Mr.. Van Meter
said, the 1912 act appears to be un-
constitutional.
Other Cities Run Own Schools.
Mr.. Van Meter said both the gen.
eral law and State constitution pro-
vide that all cities shall operate
their own school systems. II 1t were
not for the 1912 act, he said, the
city unquestionably would have
taken over the operation of its
schools when it acquired city status.
The school problem arose over a
proposal for a $7,500, 900 county bond
issue. Petitions have been circu-
lated by citizens asking the school
board to petition the court for
referendum on the bond issue, but
the question arose whether Falls
Church citizens had a right to vote
in the bond issue referendum and
whether the county could spend
bond issue money for Falls Church
schools.
Mr.. Van Meter said last night the
court action undoubtedly will delay
the proposed bond issue "for some
time" but he and Mr.. Marsh would
try to shorten the delay.
Mr.. Van Meter said he also would
include in his suit request that the
court rule on whether Supervisor G.
B. Runyon, who lives in the city OF
Falls Church, and school board
member George T. Reeves, also OF
Falls Church, could legally continue
in office. He said he believed they
should until the next election.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Bids on Excavation Filed
For Maryland Stadium
ky the As,oeiated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 27.-A WASH
ington contracting firm submitted
the low bid of $85. 900 yesterday for
initial excavation work on the new
University of Maryland Stadium at
College Park.
The bid was submitted by ]. o. &
C. M. Stuart and was $685. ,140 below
the next lowest offer.
The bids now 60 to Maryland's s
Board OF Public Works for approval
University authorities hope to have
the 33,000-seat stadium ready for
football game next October !.