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Evening star., 1948-11-18
By George Kennedy

Two 10O-year-old holly trees on
tie lawn of Mount Vernon are be-
ing moved in keeping with George
Washington's instructions that the
view to his river farm to the north
be kept open.
The trees, splendid examples Of
the male and the female holly,
stand to the left of the view Of the
river from the Mount Vernon porch,
The female tree, now in full berry
gives a Christmas appearance to
the scene.
Decision to move the trees wa!
made at the annual meeting of tn,
Mount Vernon Ladies Association
Of the Union last month. Work
, men already have dug around then
to cut out great balls Of earth, Il
feet in diameter around the roots
When the excavating is completed
giant crane will lift them from.
their place. They will be moved
down the slope to the right of the
porch near the stables.
The trees have become almost
as familiar to Mount Vernon en-
thusiasts as the Chinese Chippen-
dale railing that bordered the roof
Of the porch. It's removal a num-
Der of years ago for historical
accuracy occasioned protest.
1776 Letter Tells of Wish.
1--WE realize that we are going to
be sbject to criticism for being so
dilatory," Charles c. Wall. super
intendent of Mount Vernon, said
yesterday.
He produced from the files letter
Gen. Washington had written in
New York on August l9. l776, to his
cousin. Lund Washington, manager
of Mount Vernon, giving him in
structions on the planting of trees
He wanted the view to the north
left open so the barns and other
Evening star., 1948-11-18
D. {. Man Held by County
In Theft Of $1,000 Tools

Arthur N. Brown. Is. OF the 140(
block Of Sixth street NV, has beer
arrested by Montgomery County
police on a larceny charge in con-
nection with the theft last Friday
Of approximately $1,000 worth OF
tools from the Canada Dry Ginger
ale Co.. Inc. Silver Spring.
Brown. who is colored. is being
held in the Rockville jail in default
of $500 bond. A bearing is sched-
uled for 10 am. Tuesday in Silver
Spring police court.
Police said they have sworn out
a warrant charging the same offense
against Edward Bradshaw. colored
25, of the 1900 block OF Stevens road
Sc. They said Bradshaw will be
served with the warrant when he
completes a Today sentence in the
District Jail for a traffic conviction
Evening star., 1948-11-18
|2Mt.VernonTrees Being Moved
To Fulfill Wushinqton's Wishes

buildings of the river farm could be
seen from the porch. He also wanted
a view to the south left open so
that Belvoir, the home of Col.
George William Fairfax. could be
seen across the intervening cove.
These were to be in addition to
the direct river view down the slope
in front of the house which faces
east.
George Washington's directions
are law at Mount Vernon. The
clever kind Of trees, especially flow-
ing ones such as crabapple," men,
toned in the same letter. now are
growing where he directed. and the
locust grove he asked for in 1776 was
restored in 1885 and is doing
splendidly.
When Upton Herbert of Alex
andria, the first superintendent fol
the Mount Vernon Ladies Associa-
tion of the Union, took charge OF
the property in 1852" Mr.. Wall
said, "he reported in writing to
the regent of the association that
the last private owner, Col. John
A. Washington, jr., had asked that
Gen. Washington's wishes concern
ing the vistas from the porch be
Observed
Photos Show Small Trees.
Mr.. Wall showed photographs
and drawings of Mount Vernon,
made in 1859, on the occasion of
the association taking over the
property. There were what appear
to be the same two holly trees.
about feet high, inclosed in pro-
tective boxes. They now stand 80
feet high, with foliage 20 feet wide.
A little down the slope, behind
the hollies, giant pecan and a
great oak still will impair the view
Washington wanted kept open. 1t
is not planned to move them.
These evergreens blocked the
view all year around" Mr.. Wall said
Mr.. Wall has no misgivmgs
about the hollies standing the
transplanting. The work is under
the direction of Robert Fisher, the
Mount Vernon horticulturist. The
leaves have been sprayed with a
wax emulsion to keep them from
transpiring too much before they
obtain new water sources.
If the balls of earth do not
break" said Mr.. Wall, they will
not even know they have been
moved"
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Falls Church Object
is Not Human Hand

Fairfax County police yesterday
were informed by the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation that fleshy
e-fingered object found near Falls
Church Monday was not human
hand
But the FB1 could not explain
what it was. Police have sent 1t
to the Smithsonian Institution. 1t
was found Monday afternoon by
a woman living near Falls Church,
Evening star., 1948-11-18
|.Dr. Pu|Ien Predicts
Broader Curricu|a
For Public Schools

DR.. Thomas G. Pullen. jr., super
intendent of Maryland schools, ex-
poets public education to be extend
ed as we'll as expanded.
He told Silver Spring audience
last night that I'VE may be teach
ing a lot of things in the next few
years that We never before thought
Of teaching
His remarks to the Montgomery
Blair High School Parent-Teacher
Association were heard by many who
in recent months have debated the
merits of public school curricula.
we are committed to the educa-
ton of all youth who desire it, DR..
Pullen said. AT present, 7 out of 10
children Of high school age are en-
rolled in high schools. This is 8 or
10 times as many as were enrolled,
out of approximately the same popu-
lation, in 1915.
Opportunities Seen Improving.
Il am convinced that the oppor-
tunities Of education to all our
people will be raised in the future
even beyond what they are today
Dr.. Pullen said the job for the
schools is to find out the peculiar
abilities OF the pupils and to see
that the curriculum is sufficiently
broad to make them civic minded
and social-minded and to meet their
vocational needs"
In addition to fundamentals. DR..
Pullen said, the schools should offer,
for enjoyment of the pupils, courses
in art. music and the fine arts;
provide adequate vocational oppor-
tunities and develop posthigh school
training.
Junior Colleges Held Needed.
Montgomery County, he noted. is
one OF three places in Maryland
which has public junior college
program. He said a large body Of
youth is entitled to the limited tech
nical training possible in an extern
sion Of the regular l2-year study.
There Is definite need for short
training and short courses in junior
colleges, the superintendent said.
Il think one Of the greatest edu-
cational expansions is coming at
that level. And 1t will not hurt the
colleges or universities.
Rather than proving to be q re-
stricting influence, junior colleges
will give impetus to the idea Of
advanced study"
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Petition for Recount
OF Arlington County
Board Election Filed

A recount Of votes cast in the
Arlington County Board election
November 2 is asked in petition on
file today in Arlington Circuit Court.
The action was brought by 20
qualified voters in behalf Of I. Lee
Potter. independent, who was de-
feated by the Democratic candidate,
Alfred E. Frisbie. by l29-vote mar
gin. The suit names MI. Frisbie as
defendant, which attorneys eX-
planned is the form required by law
for such action.
Attorneys Edgar w. Humphrey,
chairman Of the county Republican
Committee, and Malcolm D. Miller,
chairman OF the Better Govern
ment League, filed the petition. Both
supported Mr.. Potter.
A recount is asked on grounds
that the returns were false and i'm
properly counted. The petitioners
allege that the appointment of
judges for each election precinct did
not conform with the law.
Irregularities Charged.
THE responsibility for the count
ing of the ballots was divided among
various and sundry election officials
who were not appointed and desig-
mated as Judges of the said election"
the suit charges.
The suit also alleges that in seven
of the "a precincts men and women
put their ballots in one box. while
in the other II precincts men and
women voters were required to put
their ballots in separate boxes.
Other irregularities charged in
clude:
A Lee Potter vote was voided in
the Ashton Heights precinct because
one corner of the ballot was slight
ly torn.
A man not designated as an cleo
ton official helped count ballots in
Aurora Hills precinct.
Ballots were divided in four groups
at Barcorft precinct and counted by
four different sets of officials.
No Republicans were appointed
among officials at Columbia precinct,
as required by law.
At Overlee Knolls precinct, one
election official, Tom Edwards, cam
paigned for Mr.. Frisbie while act
ing in his capacity as an election
official.
Official ballots were taken to per-
sons seated in automobiles at Park
Lane precinct. and voters were as
sisted in casting their ballots.
Several Potter votes. which should
have been counted, were voided at
Thrifton precinct.
During the counting at Virginia
Highlands precinct, two votes were
credited to Mr.. Frisbie instead of to
Mr.. Potter.
Charges Vote Does Not Tally.
The total vote does not ally with
the total official vote by precincts.
The Board of Elections Commits
sioners did not determine whether
the ballots voided. those voted and
those left over totaled with the
number of ballots delivered to each
precinct.
The petition also contends that
most of the election officials were
inexperienced to handle the several
ballots that had to be counted.
Petitioners are listed as: Paul
Netzer, Edith B. Beck, Hal F..
Hughes, o. B. Allen, Thelma C..
Hughes, Charles w. Carter Irene T.
Carter, Frances L. Harris, Shirley S.
Kube, Shirley P. Wheeler, Margaret
l. Finner, Beryl g. Pryor, Herbert S.
Thatcher, Frederick de Zerega.
Louise di Zerega, ROLAND w. Stoebe,
Helen Stoebe. Edwin H. Keefe,
Elizabeth Keefe and Ralph L. Clark.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Tractor Pilates
| Make Holes for
Tree Planting
speeiaI oisposeh TO The sior

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Nov. 1S.-
A new tree-planting scheme is be-
ing tried by the Virginia Forest
Service.
Evenly spaced digger plates" are
bolted to treads of a caterpillar r-typs
tractor. 1t is then only necessary
to drive the tractor over the area
to be planted in order to obtain
well-spaced planting holes.
The Forest Service said the deV1cs
is speeding up planting In refores.
tation work in States forests.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Observation-Disclosures
Ruling Against Joint
Fares by Bus Lines

Indications today we're that the
Interstate Commerce Commission
would appeal the court ruling
handed down yesterday knocking
out joint fares by the Capital
Transit Co. and two Virginia bus
lines.
The number of persons using the
joint fares, however. has dropped
toward the vanishing point. At the
Alexandria, Bancroft g. Washington
Transit Co., one of the two Virginia
lines involved. it was said that only
about 35 books of joint fare tickets
are sold per week, whereas the
number once was around $500.
The Washington, Virginia e.
Maryland Coach Co., the other Vir-
ginia line, reported it is selling only
about 20 books of tickets week.
Might Continue Injunction.
Edward Dumbauld. special assist
ant to the Attorney General who
represented the ICC, said it is his
idea there will be an appeal by the
ICC from yesterdays ruling by a
three Judge court He said he be-
lieved that in the event of an appeal
the court probably would continue
the temporary injunction under
which Capital Transit has been col
lecting cents additional from joint
| fare riders.
Capital Transit gives a receipt for
the cents. redeemable If the joint
fare ultimately Is eliminated.
The courts decision yesterday was
that the ICC is without Jurisdiction
to order joint fares and that the
Public Utilities Commission of the
District holds the regulating powers
Under the ICC order the joint
fare was Is cents, of which the Vir-
ginia lines received 9 cents and
Capital Transit 7 cents.
Cash Fare Cent More.
Under the temporary injunction
granted last August Capital Tran
sit was permitted to collect an ad-
ditional cents, issuing its receipt.
This was increased to 6 cents when
the Capital Transit cash fare was
increased from 10 to Is cents Octo-
ber 81.
The Joint fare user, therefore, has
been paying % cents per through
ride and receiving q receipt for o
cents which mayor may not-be
redeemed.
If he pays cash fares-l0 cents on
the Virginia lines and 13 cents in
Washtngton-his outlay is only !
cent more. II he uses Capital Tran
sit tokens at three<for IS cents, his
outlay is 212a cents. If he uses a
weekly pass in Washington he may
cut the cost further
Order Must BE Signed.
The joint fare tickets are good
for passage between any point in
the District and, on the Virginia
side. the Pentagon, the Navy Annex,
National Airport and intermediate
points.
The courts ruling Of yesterday
takes effect only with the signing OF
an order to carry it out. F. G..
Await, one of the attorneys for
Capital Transit, said the order prob
ably would be signed next week
This, however, might be delayed by
an ICC appeal.
The three-judge court is COM
posed of Judge Wilbur K. Miller Of
the United States Court of Appeals,
and District Court Judges Alex
ander Holtzoff and Edward A.
Tamn1
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Falls Church PTA Plans
STYLE Show Saturday

The Falls Church Parent Teacher
Association will sponsor a fashion
show at pm. Saturday in the
Madison School auditorium.
Ensembles furnished by Frank r
Jelleff, Inc, will be modelled BY
mothers of the association and stu.
dents from the first grade through
teen-age. Mrs. Elinor Lee of Station
WTOP will be among those o1iciat.
ing.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
School to Hold Open House

Alumni, members and children OF
the Silver Spring Nursery School,
Inc, will honor the schools former
director, Mrs. Helen Mackie Jones,
at an open house at 3 pm. tomor-
row at the school, 10050 Bladens-
/ burg road. Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
St. James Parish Plans
'Thonksqivinq Festival

st. James Parish. Falls Church
Va, will hold Thanksgiving Festi-
val and Bazaar at 7 pm. tomorrow
and Saturday at the new ST James
Catholic School, West Broad and
Spring streets. "a
Square dancing and turkey
shoot will be among the features.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Marketing Club to Meet

DR.. Wilford White of the Com.
merce Department will speak or
Career Opportunities in Marketing
at meeting of the University o1
Maryland Marketing Club at 8:3C
o'clock tonight in the Agriculture
Building auditorium at College Park
Evening star., 1948-11-18
VIEW Plans Oyster Seuld

Silver Spring Memorial Post
1862, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
hold an oyster scald' from ! to )
pm. Saturday at the new post
home, 2425 Hayden drive. Silver
! Spring. 4
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Judge Gray 10 Preside
In News Censorship
ContemptProceedings

Judge John B. Gray, jr., of Prince
Frederick, member of the bench in
the 7th Maryland judicial circuit
today was designated to preside over
contempt proceedings in the Balti-
more news censorship case.
Judge Gray was named by the
Maryland Court of Appeals to hear
arguments in the case involving five
radio stations and a news commen-
tator. A date for the hearing has
not been set.
The defendants were cited by
Judges Emory H. Niles and John P
Tucker of the Baltimore Supreme
Bench for violating court rule 904.
Wider Adoption Proposed.
This rule. whose adoption by the
entire State judiciary has been pro-
posed, prohibits newspapers and
radio stations from publicizing GER
tain information in crime cases.
Judges Niles and Tucker said the
broadcasters violated the rule and
therefore were in contempt of court
in reporting the confession of Eu-
gene H. James, 81, colored janitor,
in the Staying of an 1l-year-old
Baltimore girl.
James recently was sentenced to
hang for the Staying of Marsha Brill.
He also is under indictment in the
District of Columbia for the murder
of Carol Bardwell, II, while she was
on a bicycle ride through Rock
Creek Park.
Quash Motion Filed.
One of the defendant radio sta
tions, WSID, with transmitters out
side the Baltimore corporate limits
has filed motion to quash the con-
tempt citation in its case on the
ground that the city court lacks
jurisdiction.
Two other stations have chal-
lenged the constitutionality of Rule
904. Papers filed by WFBR and
WCBM contend the court rules vio-
late the freedom of the press. are
vague and indefinite.
Station WITH and James P. Con-
molly, news commentator for WITH,
contended the rule is unconstitu-
tional. Station WBAL has not yet
replied.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
PTA to Sponsor Buzuor

A bazaar will be held at Glen
mont School from to pm. Sat-
urday under the sponsorship of the
Parent-Teac acher Association.
Evening star., 1948-10-15
Montgomery PTA Council
Plans Broadcast Series

The Montgomery County Council
Of Parent Teacher Associations will
inaugurate series of school COM
munity" broadcasts over Station
WBCC. Bethesda, at pm. Sunday.
The first broadcast will be forum
discussion by two parents, a mem
ber of the county school administra-
ton staff and an outside" profess
sional educator. The topic: What
I Want the Montgomery County
Public Schools to Teach My Child"
Subsequent programs will be pre-
sented on the next four alternate
Sundays. The broadcasts are part
of a program aimed at developing a
COMMUNICATIVE approach to long,
range and immediate school inn
provement programs. the council
Participa ting in Sundays program
will be j. Stanley Mcintosh OF Be-
thesda. Mrs Robert w. Sherwin,
Silver Spring; Maxwell Burdette Of
Damascus. high school supervisor.
and Dr. Herbert j. Abraham of the
State Department. an assistant di-
rector of the United Nations Edu-
cational, Scientific and Cultural Or
ganization.
Evening star., 1948-10-15
States Fighters See
Loss in MARYLAND
BY the ASseeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 15.-The chair.
man of the Maryland States Rights
Democrats said yesterday failure Of
the party to get on the ballot will
cut its expected vote by more than
half"
Chairman E. Steuart Vaughan at
tackled Gov. Lane and Senator Tyd-
ings, Democrat, of Maryland for
failure of the States Fighters to
get on the ballot. The Governor
last night refused a request to
call a special session of the Legis-
lature to change the election laws
so States Rights candidates could
have their names on the November
ballot.
Lane and Tydings are too afraid
of President Truman's reaction if
they gave in that much to the States
Rights sentiment in Maryland" Mr..
Vaughan charged. He added that
both have brought their own poll
tical careers to an end in Maryland
because Of the widespread senti-
ment."
The election law change at q
special session was the last hope
for States Rights candidates to get
on the ballot. They previously had
been turned down twice in court.
Their obstacle was failure to pre-
sent petitions by April IL.
Marylanders wanting to vote for
Gov. Thurmond for President now
will have to write in the names
of eight States Rights electors
Evening star., 1948-10-15
Local Motor Clubs Join Battle
Against Unnecessary Honking

The battle against honking horn
gathered momentum today, with
two leading automobile clubs join
ing the fray on the side of peace
and quiet.
The American Automobile Associ-
alton went on record with a recon-
mendation that the police enforce
the citys anti-tootling ordinance "at
all times" At meeting of its Ad-
visory Boards Executive Committee
yesterday, the association also de-
cided to urge its $4,000 Ideal men,
bers to give their car horns rest.
Washington I. Cleveland, manager
of AAA's local branch-the District
Motor Club-said the message will
be carried to the membership in the
next issue of the American Motorist,
the associations publication here.
Ernest r. Brett, head of the Key
stone Automobile Clubs local unit,
pointed out, in statement, that his
organization always has taken
strong stand against unnecessary
footing and beeping.
Favors Sustained Enforcement.
But we don't believe in so-called
drives" Mr.. Brett said. I'm the past,
there have been periodic drives and
campaigns to reduce traffic noises
and crack down on needless use Of
the horn. They have always sub
sided after a few arrests. That is
why we applaud the recent decision
of the police traffic department,
aimed at educating the policemen
for a permanent enforcing of this
law"
~. Mr. Brett wasnreferringAto-the
announcement Tuesday by Inspector
Evening star., 1948-10-15
MARSHALL PIanRevision
Urged by Vanderbilt

A complete revision Of the Mar
shall Plan is necessary If we want
to keep the friendship of Europe"
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., world trav-
-eler and Journalist, told some 500
persons attending the Silver Spring
Town Hall last night in the Silver
Spring Armory.
Mr. Vanderbilt, who has just re-
turned from a 10-week trailer trip
through Europe, said he saw farm
equipment from this country rusting
on docks in Italy. Although the
Netherlands has more vegetables
than she can use, the United States
is sending boatload after boatload
!of vegetables to that country. "And
that's the story of the Marshalls0lan
all over Europe" Mr.. Vanderbilt
declared.
He said he found no one in Europe
who was willing to fight another
war, adding If we fight a war with
Russia, we are going to fight this
one ourselves"
John r. Pagan, chairman of the
Town Hall Committee of the Silver
Spring Rotary Club, opened the pro-
gram. John Magnus, a member of
the committee, was moderator
The Town Hall is conducted by
the club for the benefit of its Stu
dent Loan Fund.
Evening star., 1948-10-15

Arthur E. Miller, head of the traffic
department, that he will use the
department rollcalls to keep his men
thoroughly reminded of the existence
of the anti-noise ordnance.
The AAA had some harsh words
for tootlers in its resolution yester-
day. The association said horn
honking is distinct nuisance"
which accomphshes little.
Many motorist.' the committee
observed, "is too prone to use the
lazy mans method of notifying per-
sons in a house or apartment of
his arrival and loudly toots the
horn. Other car owners use the
horn obviously to give vent to their
anger or irritation when tied up
in traffic.
Worn Out as Warning.
Pedestrians young and old have
become accustomed to hearing the
raucous notes of an automobile horn
SO frequently that they pay little or
no attention to it.
Now therefore be it resolved that
(the AAA) 60 on record recon-
nending that the Police Depart
ment enforce at all times the
District regulation which prohibits
the use or horn otherwise than
as reasonable warning of; danger.
Be 1t further resolved that AAA
members and other motorists be
urged to eliminate unnecessary horn
ENTHUSIASTICALLY late at night, in
the early morning and at signalized
street intersections when waiting
for the change of lights"
The association sent a copy of its
resolution to the Commissioners and
to Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett.
Evening star., 1948-10-15
Norwegian Scientist Takes Over Research
For Air Force Weather Service Here
DR.. Sverre Petersen
And Family Arrive;
Plan to Be Citizens

A distinguished meteorologist from
Norway. key point on the weather
map of Northern Europe. arrived
in Washington recently, it was
learned, yesterday, to take charge
of research for the Air Forces
Air weather Service.
DR.. Sverre Petersen, author of
standard textbooks used all over the
world, has resigned as deputy di-
rector of the Norwegian Weather
Bureau to supervise research activi-
ties OF the military weather service
here.
DR.. Petersen, who was accom-
panied by his wife, plans to take
out his first citizenship papers soon
and become a permanent resident
OF the United States, it was said.
Weather forecasters during the
last war learned the importance of
accurate observations from Norway,
Iceland and Greenland In plotting
and predicting the general south
eastward drift of storms toward
Northern Europe.
At the start of World War II, DR..
Petersen was chief of the Meteo-
rolegical Department of the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology.
He was recalled for active duty with
the Norwegian Air Force based on
the British Isles and was assigned
to work with British meteorologists
on military operations.
The scientist first visited the