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Evening star., 1948-12-14
Georges Men
Die After Falls

Two men were injured fatally
yesterday in falls from buildings in
nearby Prince Georges County.
Charles Nichols, 63, retired
railroads telegrapher, died in Le-
land Memorial Hospital, about :
hours after he fell three stories,
and Henry c. Sanford, SO, colored
cement f1nisher, who was pro-
nounced dead on arrival at the
Riverdale Hospital after falling G
feet.
Mr. Nichols fell from q ladder 10
the pavement as he was repairing a
roof on house he owned at 31Oa
varnum street, Mount Rainier. He
lived at 3108 Varnum street.
MIR. Sanford, who lived in the
1000 block of Capitol avenue NE,
fell while working on a construction
project at jamestown road ard
Lancer drive, Hyattsvi]le. DR.
James T. Maloney, a Prince
Georges County medical examiner
withheld issuance of a certificate
pending an autopsy. DR.. Mahoney
certified accidental death in thu
case of Mr.. Nichols.
Five sisters survive Mr.. Nichols. a
native OF Odenton, Md, who retired
four years ago after many years
with the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
The sisters are Mrs. Elizabeth
watts, 3ll0 Varnum street; Mrs
Laura Disney and Mrs. Florenct
Newell, who lived with Mr.. Nichols
MRS. Olive McKeown, Brentwood
and Mrs. Sadie Anderson, Odenton
Evening star., 1948-12-14
By Robert G. RoIIinqs

A system of traffic signals that
will convert the center lane of a
1-mile stretch of Lee highway in
Arlington into a reversible one-Way
channel for rush-hour traffic is
planned by the State Highway De-
partment.
The system will be the first Of
its kind in the Washington area,
although it has been used effective
ly elsewhere, according to Clifton
Stoneburner, Arlington highway en-
gineer.
Plans call for the signals to be
placed from the Virginia end Of
Key Bridge at Rosslyn to North
Danville street in the Lyon Village
section.
Funds have been authorized, but
delivery of equipment and short
ages Of personnel will probably de-
lay the installation until late winter
or early spring" according to the
highway department.
The project was disclosed In q
letter to the North Highlands Citi-
zens' Association, which had writ
ten the State regarding the prob
lem Of access to the heavily trav-
eled three-lane artery
/ Although there are more than q
dozen intersections with the high
way, there now are no traffic lights
between Rosslyn and Kirkwood
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Neighborhood Concert
Tickets Available

Tickets for the third in this
seasons Neighborhood Concerts
by the National Symphony Or
chestra, which will be held at
8 pm. Thursday in Mckinley
High School, Second and T
streets NE, now are being dis
tributed.
The invitations, which are is
sued without charge by The
Evening Star, may be obtained
at the business counter in The
Star Building: the Recreation
Department at Sixteenth and
Lamont streets NV; Mckinley
High School, Langley Junior
High School, Jefferson Junior
High School, Hine Junior High
School, Stuart Junior High
School and at various elemen-
tary and parochial schools In
the Mckinley area.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Edwards Pleads Not Guilty
In Glen Burnie Murders
BY the Assoeiofed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. IA. Thomas
A. Edwards. %, yesterday pleaded
not guilty in the murders of Miss
Mary c. Kline, IS, and John H
Mahlan, Is, near Glen Burnie.
Edwards. colored sugar refinery
worker, was arraigned before Judges
James Clark and Benjamin Michael
son in Anne Arundel County Circuit
Court
Attorney William j. McWilliams
said the defense would decide "in
the next few days" whether to de-
mand jury trial and whether to
ask for a court order removing the
trial to another county.
Miss. Kline, a stenographer, and
MIR. Mahlan, Glen Burnie post Of
fee worker and yachting enthusiast
disappeared while on a date one
night three months ago.
Their bloody, bullet-pierced Car
was found the next day in a seclud-
ed bean patch near Glen Burnie
Their bodies were found two days
later of a dead-end road six miles
west of Annapolis. Gov. Lane an
nounced last month that Edwards
had confessed,
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Star Staff Photo.
Committee Appointed
TO Study Survey Of
Alexandra Hospital

Mayor william T. wilkins of Alex
andria yesterday appointed a five
man committee to study the results
of a financing survey being con-
Quoted at the Alexandria Hospital
The hospital board agreed to per-
nit the financial survey when the
council gave it a $4,000 emergency
appropriation to forestall threatened
closing of the institution due to lack
of funds. 1t was decided at that
time to appoint a committee to
study the financial survey, and re-
port their finds with any recommen.
dations they choose to make to the
city council.
Chester G. Pierce, vice president
Of the Citizens National Bank, wa.
named chairman of the committee
Members are the Rev. Thomas Fra.
ser of st. Paul's Episcopal Church
Harry Kirk, Charles Slagle ano
Francis H. Fannon.
Mayor wilkins said the commit
teemen were selected because they
are outstanding men and because
none had any prior connection with
the hospital or the city government
Mr.. wilkins said the financial
survey of the hospital which is being
conducted by Ernst e. Ernst will
not be finished until after the first
Of the year. The results of the
survey then will be placed in the
hands of the city council, which will
turn it over to the special committee
for study.
The committee also is expected tc
consider series of recommends.
tions on cutting hospital costs sci
forth by a committee of the newly.
formed Alexandria Health Council
A major suggestion of this com.
mittee was that hospital personne
be reduced in every category ex.
cept nursing.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Greenbe|t Budget Up
$4,000 10 S189,700;
Only ) Attend Hearinq

Operating expenses for the town
of Greenbelt in 1949 will total $780,
700-a budget increase of nearly
$4,000 over the current year.
This figure was reported last night
by Town Manager Charles T. Nc
Donald at budget hearing of the
Town Council. Only three citizens
showed up for the hearing.
Mr.. Mcdonald laid the higher
costs to these items:
Salary increases for the towns IS
regular and part-time employees,
$4,000.
Operation of the Center School
as a community activities building,
So, 400.
Operation of the newly adopted
employe retirement plan. $4,000.
Other Costs Increase.
Mr.. Mcdonald added that his
budget estimate also accounts for a
general rise in the cost of supplies,
maintenance and other services.
At the same time. the manager
reported these new revenue sources
for l949:
Yearly rental of $500 from
Prince Georges County School
Board for the use of the Center
School, which was recently leased
to the council by the Federal Gov
ernment.
A total of about So, 400 in Mary
land State race track tax refunds to
the town.
Food Store Taxed $500.
Real estate taxes of $500 from
the new food store opened this year
by the Greenbelt cooperative.
Councilman Frank j. Lastner
commented that the budget in
crease represents less than 81 per
month more per family over 1913
in the 19o0-unit Federally owned
housing project.
The report will be acted on at the
regular session of the council next
Monday. It then will be turned
over to the Public Housing Admin
istration for approval or revision.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Falls Church Charter
May Be Revised TO
Suit First-C|ass CITY

The Falls Church charter may be
revised so 1t would be adequate for
a flrst-class city as a result of a
study by a 10-member charter COM
mission.
Falls Church Mayor Albert Orme
will appoint the committee as a re-
suit of action by the City Council
last night
At the same time the Council
agreed to hire the Bartholomew
Associates OF St. Louis to conduct a
$500 preliminary annexation sur
vey Falls Church became a second
class city in August and the pro-
posed annexation of seven square
miles from Fairfax County could
give it first-class status, planners
believe.
The present Falls Church charter,
City Attorney La Rue Van Meter
said. is weak in spots" and a new
version should be prepared to pre-
sent to a possible special session of
the General Assembly this winter.
One provision Of the present char
ter limits the tax rate to s1.40, al
though the rate was raised this year
under q provision OF the Virginia
constitution
The charter commission also will
recommend to the council whether
it believes an offer of the University
Of Virginia Bureau of Public Ad-
ministration to conduct a prelim-
mary charter survey for 5000 should
be accepted.
The Council gave formal approval
for Mr.. Van Meter to file a friendly
suit against Fairfax County to de-
termine whether the city or county
should control Falls Church schools.
The Council adopted an ordinance
prohibiting the sale, possession or
use OF noise-making fireworks and
explosives in the city limits. The
new ordinance provides a fine of
from S. to 500 for offenders. Falls
Church police in recent weeks have
received numerous complaints of
f1recrackers being discharged at
night In the city
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Brentwood Couple Hurt
BY Car in HyattsviIIe

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Miller
452o Thirty-eighth avenue, Brent
wood, were injured yesterday when
struck by car as they were cross
ing the Baltimore boulevard in
Hyattsville.
Mr.. Miller, IS. and Mrs. Miller, So,
were taken to Leland Memorial Hos
pital, Riverdale. by the Brentwood
rescue squad. Their condition was
reported as not serious.
Hyattsville police placed a tech
nical charge of reckless driving by
colliding against Raymond Smith,
jr., Is, of East Riverdale, who they
said was driving the car that struck
the Millers.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Citizens Groups Join
To Study Falls Church
Annexation Effects

Representatives of citizens asso-
Citations In areas adjacent to Falls
Church organized last night to
study the effect of annexation &C
ton by the city.
The group elected as chairman
Harold A. Ward, head Of the Annex
alton committee OF the fremont
Citizens Association. Mr.. Ward last
night reiterated his previous stand
that annexation proceedings by the
new city would be "hasty."
Before his selection as chairman
he told the meeting that his lead
ership would be interpreted by city
officials as direct opposition" to
their plans. This Interpretation, he
said, would not be correct.
No vote was taken to indicate
how many of the representatives op-
pose annexation, but questioning OF
Mr.. Ward by David Walter of Green
way Downs, and others, left no doubt
that sentiment on the proposal is
divided.
Study Program Outlined.
Mr.. Ward outlined a program of
study by the new committee involv-
ing schools, taxation, legal problems
and zoning. One phase of the study
the chairman urged, should be con-
sideration Of whether to condemn
"the practice of city officials holding
secret meetings with experts on an
nexation."
j. j. Guerard of Lee Boulevard
Heights, read to the committee q let
ter from La Rue Van Meter. Falls
Church city attorney, warning that
the outlying area may ultimately
find that it desperately needs to be
organized under an urban form of
government"
Committees Appointed.
Committee appointments made by
Mr.. Ward included:
Legal Committee-Maj. James r.
Mills. Jefferson Village, chairman;
l.. Kenneth SWiger. Devonshire Gar
dens: Donald L. wilkins, Leesburg
Pike. and MIR. Walter.
School Committee-John j. Crow
ley, Brilyn Park. chairman; James
Nelson, Tyler Park, and Eugene
Thompson, Lee Boulevard Heights.
Planning and Zoning-Mr. Guer-
ard, chairman, and e. J. M.'Delaney
Brilyn Park.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Film Will Be Shown
On County School Needs

A film strip showing the school
building needs of Prince Georges
County will be given an initial
screening at a meeting of the Ad-
visory Committee on Education at
8 pm. Thursday In the Bladensburg
High School.
The film was developed from ma
terial of the tax and education
study of the county which was
prepared by the County League of
Women Voters and the County
Council of Parent Teacher Associ-
ationS
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Phone Rate Increase
Plan Would Affect
$4,000 in Suburbs

Approximately $4,000 subscribers
in suburban areas of Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties are af-
fected by proposal to raise tele-
phone rates in Maryland.
The upward revision was asked
yesterday as temporary measure of
relief for the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. of Baltimore, pend
ing disposition of its request for
permanent increases. If granted, it
would add about 2 cents day to
the bills of most subscribers.
The company told the Maryland
Public Service Commission that the
temporary relief would provide a
net annual revenue of $2,450 900 out
of total revenue of $4,100,000.
Petition Filed in November.
The petition for permanent in
creases, which was filed November
10, said that raise would provide
gross annual revenues of 5000, 600
and a net of $500, 900.
Cost to subscribers in what the
utility terms the Maryland SUBJ
urban Area" and which includes
users as far out as Rockville and
Upper Marlboro, would amount to
about $35,00O to $4,000 monthly,
based on figures supplied by the
company.
Increases for unlimited residence
service, for example, would be IS
cents per month-from $5.25 to So
and the raise for two-party, un-
limited residence rates would be
from $3.50 to IS.
The company asked authority to
make the new rate schedule effective
on or before February Is. A spokes-
man said the relief requested is in
conformity with the findings of the
Public Service Commission in the
last case involving determination
OF rates for the company.
Low Earnings Claimed.
The spokesman emphasized the
"company's critically low earnings
and the fact that many months will
be required for the company to
prepare and the commission to de-
eide upon permanent rates.
The increase requested. according
to w. G. Morrel. vice president and
general manager, would provide the
company with immediate and
urgently needed" relief during the
period which the Public Service
Commission has under consideration
the question of lust and reason
able" permanent rates of the COM
pany.
In Cumberland yesterday a resolu-
ton protesting the proposed increase
failed to meet with the approval of
the Mayor and Council.
The resolution was presented by
Mayor Thomas S. Post and died for
want of second. 1t said that while
the company is entitled to a just
and equitable return" the rate in
crease is not "justifiable and will
render the telephone beyond the
reach" of many persons.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Civic Federation
Fights Rezoning
In Montgomery
Multiple Housing
On Viers Mill Rood
Unanimously Opposed

Unanimous opposition to the pro.
posed rezoning of a 570-acre tract
of Viers Mill road to permit con-
struction of semidetached houses was
expressed last night by the Mont.
gomery County Civic Federation.
The meeting was held in the Be.
thesda Elementary School.
Hearing on the petition of the
owner. A. S. Kay. is scheduled this
afternoon at the County Building In
Silver Spring.
-Four reasons for opposition were
enumerated:
l. The proposed rezonlng would be
contrary to the normal pattern Of
suburban development, in that it
would allow intensity of land use at
a remote distance from the city,
greater than exists closer to the city,
Would Break Pattern.
2. 1t would be out of keeping with
the character of development OF
most of the county's suburban area,
which is predominantly single
family.
3. To provide public facilities for
such radically increased density in
such a remote area would throw an
undue and disruptive burden on the
entire county.
4. The Maryland National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission
technical experts have recommend
ed that the petition be denied in its
entirety, although a majority of
commission members approved re-
zoning of 70 acres.
Referring to proposed changes in
Section IL of the county zoning
ordinance with regard to the powers
of the Board of Zoning Appeals, the
federation recommended that the
entire section be re-examined and
revised on sound and more spe-
cific" basis.
1t objected to "piece-meal"
amendments now being sought
which would make it possible for
nursery schools, nursing homes.
hospitals. medical clinic buildings,
riding academies or dog kennels to
be located in residential areas, pro-
vided the acreage is sufficient.
Hearing Scheduled Today.
Hearing on this proposed change
in the coming ordinance also Ii
scheduled today.
Repeal of the Lindsay law, which
prohibits nonpartisan elections in
counties adopting home-rule char
ter, was unanimously recommended
by the federation. The county dele
cation to the General Assembly was
asked to work for the repeal of this
measure 'at least insofar as the
law applies to Montgomery County,"
The federation went on record as
favoring reasonable" increase in
telephone rates in Maryland, pro-
vided the Public Service Commission
finds such an increase is justified.
1t was suggested that if an increase
Is granted, it be equitably prorated
to all users in the State.
Opposition was expressed by the
federation to the suggestion of the
State Board of Revenue Estimates
that county monopoly systems for
distribution of malt beverages be
discouraged.
The federation asked its Public
Finance and Budget Committee to
make a study of the State income
tax structure and report at the jan
uary meeting.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Montgomery Boar d Issues
HOLIDAY Traffic Warninq

Emphasis is being laid on pedes-
trian safety in the Montgomery
County Safety Boards holiday traf-
fic program.
The board voted at its last meet
ing to emphasize pedestrian safety
during the Christmas holidays, BE-
cause of the great increase in pc
destrian and automobile traffic
especially in shopping areas.
Washington I. Cleveland. chair
man of the safety board, said, One
third of all victims of fatal traffic
accidents In 1a47 were pedestrians. :,
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Virginia Draft Inductions
Put Off Until Dec. 80
by the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 14.-No
Virginia men will be inducted into
the armed forces until after Christ
mas, Col. Asher w. Harman, State
service director. said yesterday.
Col. Harman said that men
originally ordered to report for in
duction tomorrow would report De-
cember 30. Men ordered to report
Thursday will report December 81.
Virginia's draft quota this month
is 388.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Mrs. Himsteod Quits
Women Voters Post

Mrs. Ralph E. Himstead of Chevy
Chase has resigned as a member of
the Board of Directors of the Mont
gomery County League of Women
Voters because of her candidacy for
the County Council under the newly
adopted charter form of govern
ment.
Mrs. Philip w. Woods, 313 Ethan
Allen avenue, Takoma Park, has
been appointed to replace Mrs.
Himstead.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Arlington Democratic Club
To Hold Party Thursday

The Arlington Democratic Club
will hold its annual Christmas bene-
fit party at $3.50 pm. Thursday in
the Cherrydale Firemen's Hall
Charles r. Fenwick, president, has
announced.
Admission will be canned foods or
cash contributions, which will go to
needy" of the county, Mr.. Fenwick
said. The program will include car
olling led by Theodore Sedan. selec-
tions by the Washington-Lee High
School Glee Club, and dancing.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Citizens Group to Orqonize

A group Of residents of Lynhaven,
Alexandria, subdivision, have
called meeting for pm. Friday at
the Mount Vernon School in Alex
andria to organize a citizens asso-
citation. Alexandra City Council
enan Roy Bragg will speak.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
81 900 Violin Missing

A missing violin, a copy of an
original Stradivarius and valued at
81 900. was sought today by Airing
ton police. They reported that
Joyce Mitman, IA. left the instru-
ment on an automobile fender last
week when she boarded 6 bus.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Alumni to Hold Donce

The annual Washington-Lee High
Scholo alumni dance will be held at
the school Saturday under the Apon-
sorship Of the student governt INT.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Turkey Shoots Announced

! A series of turkey shoots will be
sponsored by the Annandale (vaD
Volunteer Fire Department at 7::30
pm. on Thursday, Friday and Sat.
ufday. ,
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Christmas Porty Tonight

Sons and daughters Of the Silver
Spring Lions Club members will be
guests at a Christmas party tonight
at the Indian Spring CoLatry Club.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-31

utation for courage. His danger
GUS exploit of entering an enemy
c a m p to recover a stolen horse
belonging to co.owner of the
trading pos t in which he lived
won him years schooling in St.
Joseph, Mo.
Following his experience as an
army scout, he succeeded in Win
ming an argument with a U. S.
marshall on the spot later named
Fort Standoff, in h onor of the
event.
The high esteem of Montana
for Joseph Kipp is shown in the
legislatures granting h i'm full
rights as a citizen, an h onor
which he had not requested.
Schultz writes at engt h in
praise of Kipp's extensive phil
anthropy among both whites and
Indians, his great love for child
rem and his influence among In
dams. He was a member of the
society of M o n t a m a Pioneers.
When he died in 1918, he h a d
given away so much of the great
sums of money he had made that
he was by no m e ans a rich
man,"
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Haskell Leader
Article LaudS
Early Day Kipp

The December number of the
Indian Leader, a publication of
the Haskell Indian School, in a
review of a book by an author,
]. w. Schultz, contains as an
excerpt nice tribute to the Kipp
forebears.
The Indian Leader article is as
follows:
One chapter of J. w. Schultz's
book, Friends of My Life as a
Indian" is entitled About Joseph
Kipp," the grandfather of Mr..
Kipp of the Haskell staff.
Joseph Kipp, a tra d e r and
rancher, va the son of James
Kipp, a Canadian of French,
English, and Scottish parentage.
James Kipp (great-grandfathe-
of Coach Kipp) was a fur trader
who married Fart h Woman,
daughter of the Mandan chief,
Four Bears.
Young Joseph acquired rep
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-31

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be popped UP with skillful seasoning.
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chopped olives and pimento. green
pepper, celery and tomato are all
tasty with cheese. Any of these COM
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sandwiches or salads.