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Evening star., 1949-02-16
Prince Georges Plans
Hearing March 80 on
County Master zoning

A public hearing before the
Prince Georges County commits
sioners to consider adoption of the
proposed master zoning plan for
the county will be. held in the
county courthouse, Upper Marl-
boro, at 9 am, March 80.
The commissioners announced
Yesterday that.5the hearing would
be held in the circuit courtroom
instead Of at their usual meeting
placefto eccompaodate the large
crowd @~
A.Zoning map covering the met
repolitan region of the county
also will be acted on that day.
The zoning regulations and plan,
as prepared by the Maryland
National Park and Planning Com
mission. include IA zoning CLASH
fications in place of the present
five categories.
The plan was approved by the
commission after public hearing
at Hyattsville last June.
Survey Asked.
The commissioners yesterday
again sidetracked request that a
local government survey be made
in the county by a specialist from
the University of Maryland. Board
Chairman Harry w. McNamee
told a delegation representing
seven county civic organizations
that the matter in under advise
ment.
The county heads were urged by
Mrs. Irma Bogdanoff, president
of the county's League of Women
Voters. to continue the practice,
inaugurated last year of holding
public hearing on the county bud
get. They also were urged to pub
lIsh the proposed budget before
the hearing.
Hearing Set March 8.
A hearing to consider improve
ments to Twentieth avenue and
installation of a street light at
PoWhatan road and Sligo drive,
Brookside Manor, was set for II
am. March 8.
A survey of costs for installing
and maintaining street lights in
special improvement District No
35, Eastpines. prepared by the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co., was re-
ceived by the commissioners and
will be forwarded to residents of
the area for their approval.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
webb Gets 80 Years
In Series Of Ho|dups
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Feb. 16-John e.
Webb. jr.. who was arrested in
Virginia after a big manhunt,
was sentenced to 80 years impri-
sonment yesterday.
Webb, %. began to cry on hear
ing his punishment, and had to be
carried to his cell.
Judge Robert France in Grim
inal Court imposed consecutive
20-year terms in four of the 13
holdup cases against Webb, de-
claring:
The court realizes this is prac-
tically a life sentence for you.
But you must realize the COM
munity cannot permit and can
not tolerate armed holdups that
you perpetrated."
The youthful bandit held up
a city store last December and was
pursued through Baltimore and
the counties of Howard, Balti-
more. and Prince Georges in a
chase that saw as many as IS
police cars in action.
He eluded them, fled to the
vicinity of Grottoes. Va, where In
November he had married
young Virginia girl. A snapshot
found in one of the cars he
abandoned led to his arrest.
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Meeting Called to Protest
SIiuo Creek Contamination

An open meeting to protest con-
tamination of Sligo Creek with
raw sewage has been called by the
Sligo Park Hills Citizens AS
sociation for pm. next Tuesday
in the Silver Spring intermediate
School.
Harry B. Shaw, deputy chief en-
gineer of the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission. will
discuss plans for correcting ex-
istlng conditions. The creek is
the central feature of Sligo Greek
Parkway, which winds through
some of the better residential
areas of Silver Spring.
William M. Davies. president OF
the association. said two OF more
places have been found where
raw sewage is emptying from
broken pipes into the stream
Recently, he said, sewage over
flowed from a dozen manholes In
the park area and complaints
we're filed with the sanitary COM
mission and with DR.. v. L. Ell
licott, county health officer. Rep
resentatives of other interested
civic groups have been invited
to the meeting.
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he explained. would be to study
current zoning practices and rec
ommend changes where needed.
1t would prepare and keep up to
date a master zoning plan. At
present only the Metropolitan
District. served by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, is zoned.
Roy Schneider of the County
Civic Federation said only about
Is per cent of the county now is
under zoning regulations and pro-
posed that control be extended
throughout the county. The coun-
Gil took both suggestions under
Amusement.
Shearin Appointed Aide.
The selection of Plummer NJ
Shearin as administrative assist
ant to Acting County Manager
Irving G.. McNayr, and at the same
time the council named Leo Ben
der. 1t Gen. Charles D. Heron
and j. Ernest Hawkins to COM
prise the tax court.
Other key appointments are
scheduled in the near future.
These include three members Of
the Personnel Board. expected to
be chosen within a week. and a
county attorney. Filling the lat
ter post is proving one of the
councils most difficult jobs.
Civil Service Post.
The Office of administrative as
sistant is civil service job with
a CAF-13 classification 1t was
created on recommendation of
Acting County Manager McNayr,
after consultation with the county
civil service commissioner. Maj.
Charles Lawrensen. 1t carries an
annual salary of $4,000. The
council simultaneously established
two gttier' classification. CAF-I.
with 3 800 salarya andcAF-12,
with S4400
N1l CllCol LII W dS wi -NSNoS1 o
selection from a list of eligibles
by the civil service COM
missioner.
Will Meet Tuesday.
Frederic P. Lee, president, an
nounced that the council would
meet next Tuesday, George Wash
ington's birthday. although the
day will be generally observed as
a national holiday. The day is
not a county holiday
Mr.. Lee also said the council is
convinced it has full authority to
enact ordinances throughout the
year, as was done by the county
commissioners. and is not restrict
ed to pass them in the legisla-
tive month of May. He said the
charters May limitation applies
only to the type of legislation
heretofore enacted for the county
hv tho Gaoerol ASSembIv
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Two Martinsburg Sites
Offered for Medical School
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

MARTINSBURG, w. Va. Feb.
16-The Chamber of Commerce
said. two sites would be made
available to the State without
charge If it chooses to locate a
proposed medical school here.
One is a 150-acre tract north
west Of the city owned by Clar-
ence E. Martin, sr., the chamber
said. The other, owned by H.
P. Thorn. includes so acres south
west Of the city.
Charleston. Morgantown. Hunt
ington and Martinsburg are bid
ding for the proposed four-year
medical school which would be a
part of West Virginia University.
1t first would have to be author
lied by the State LEGISLATURE
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Road Zone Law
Hit by Group
In Montgomery

A delegation from Montgomery
County tomorrow will be among
opponents at a hearing on a bill
to give zoning authority to the
Maryland State Roads Commis-
sion. The hearing will be held
at 10:30 am. before the House
Judiciary Committee in the State
House at Annapolis.
The measure, a product OF the
Legislative Council. is opposed by
the Montgomery County Farm
Bureau. The County Ciyic Fed
erAaon, however. deferred action
Monday night to give the matter
further study.
= Under the bill, the State Roads
Commission would have power tc
regulate the use of land 200 feet
back from State highways which
have a daily traffic count of at
least 1000 cars. In localities
which already have adopted zon-
ing laws. the local ordinance
would remain in effect. however
The Legislative Council made
the exception part of the meas
ure after an earlier hearing.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
100000 Loan
10 Be Sought
By Alexandria
Council Takes Action
To Pay $500, 900 Note,
Meet City Expenses

The Alexandria City Council in
special session last night voted to
borrow up to 100000 in short
term loans to meet city expenses
until real estate revenues are re-
ceived this spring.
City Manager Nicholas Colas-
anto said 5000, 900 city note had
to be paid tomorrow but that there
was only slightly more than $102,-
900 in the general fund. Official
sources said today the 100000
debt had not been anticipated in
this years budget. Mr.. Colasanto
said the 100000 represented final
on $345,000 in debts in
CURED prior to January /, 1948.
The remainder of these debts was
paid off last year, he added.
Final Passage Due Friday
Mr.. Colasanto declared also he
would need the balance Of the
100000 to operate the city. A
resolution authorizing the loan
was passed on first reading and the
council recessed until p. m. Fri
day for final passage Of the
measure.
Mr.. Colasanto first suggested
that he be permitted to transfer
funds from the bond account and
then replace the money when real
estate taxes are paid. Council
man Leroy Bendheim said this
would be illegal because money in
the bond account was earmarked
for special projects. City Attorney
Joseph M. Pancoast agreed.
Auditors in previous years have
criticized the practice of borrow
ing from the bond account for
other expenditures.
Problem Repeated Each Year.
Mr.. Colasanto said the city Is
confronted with the same problem
year after year.
The city manager said that as
of January /, $151, 900 was left
over from 1948 funds and $4,000
more of 1948 revenues were coll
lected after the beginning of this
year. Business and professional
licenses so far have brought in
1851 900, he said. The amount
anticipated from these sources in
the budget is $4,000.
Expenditures so far this year, he
said, have included 100000 to the
schools and $4,000 in bond re-
demption payments. in addition to
the monthly operating expenses.
AS result, he explained. the gen.
eral fund had been reduced to
about 100000,
Evening star., 1949-02-16

An electrically operated model
Shriners parade is to be installed
in the Shrine rooms at the George
Washington Memorial Temple in
Alexandria.
The model paraders will be
three-inch mechanical figures.
They will march to the accompani-
ment of recorded band music over
a tree lined and gaily decorated
avenue go feet long. It will re-
quire the parade 7l2 to 8 minutes
to pass.
The reviewing stand will re-
semble the famous Tai Mahal and
will be seven feet high.
In the line of march will be
clowns, drum majors snd minia-
Evening star., 1949-02-16
MARYLAND Man Convicted
OF SIavina Mother.in-law

Jerry B. Kimble. 81, former
contractor of Colesville. Md, yes
terday was found guilty Of man
slaughter in the fatal shooting Of
his mother n-law in August, 1947.
Kimble, colored, gave himself
up last month at the Silver Spring
police station. He tetified in Mont
gomery County Circuit Court yes
terday that the shooting occurred
during an argument with his
mother in law, Mrs. Margaret
Davenport, over possession of a
shotgun. Sentence was deferred.
Benjamin j. Davis, %, colored,
of Forest Glen. was sentenced to
three years for burglary. Police
said he broke into the home OF
his employer last October 20 and
made indecent remarks to a Is
year-old girl. States Attorney
Walter Dawson said Davis did not
touch the girl and no morals
charge was filed.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Currico Heads Section
Of Holy Name Societies

Louis G. Carrico of Bethesda
has been elected president Of the
Montgomery section Of the Union
of Holy Name Societies.
Other officers are: The Rev. j.
Gilbert Ham. pastor of St. Mary's
Church, Rockville. spiritual di-
rector: The Rev. John T. Sweeney
Our Lady of Lourdes Church,
Bethesda. assistant spiritual di-
rector; John E. Sheehy, vice.
president: j. Paul Brunett, secre-
tary: Felix M. Broussard. treas
urer: John j. Reed, marshal and
Gerald K. Hughes, publicity
chairman.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Armstrong Concert
Invitations Issued in
keighborhood Series

Invitations for the Febru-
ary oath Neighborhood Con-
cert by the National SYM
phony Orchestra, to be held
in Armstrong High School,
now are being distributed.
All invitations for tomor-
rows concert at Eastern
High School have been is
sued.
The invitations for Arm
strong are being issued
through Armstrong, Dunbar
and Cardozo High Schools,
Browne Junior High School,
Phelps Vocational School,
Browne and Randall Junior
High Schools, Miner Teach
ers' College, the Recreation
Department at Sixteenth and
Lamont streets NV. and the
business counter in The Star
Building.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Legislators Take Recess to See
7ruwIers and Lady MuuIers

They cruised about the harbor
until dusk, glimpsing the Balti-
more skyline behind the stacks
of ocean-going freighters-and
downing refreshments all the
while.
After the boat ride they f1ocked
to the Coliseum to see the weekly
wrestling bouts. A couple OF lady
grapplers with little respect for
parliamentary procedure got
unanimous support from the ring
side legislators.
After the show they squeezed
into buses for the trip back to
Annapolis. Business as usual to-
day. It probably wasn't so warm.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Bethesda Man Indicted
On Tax Evasion Charqe
by the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 16.-Louis M.
Jackson, q Bethesda electric re-
pairman, was indicted yesterday
by a federal grand jury on charges
of attempting to evade $6,944 in
income taxes.
The Government charged that
the 47-year-old father Of seven
children understated his income
for 1943-46 by 100000.
Norman P. Ramsey. assistant
United States attorney, told the
jurors that Jackson claimed loss
of 1926 in 1916 when actually his
taxable income was $12.791.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Mount Rainier Man, 79,
Held on Morals Chorqe

Albert Stevens. 70, of the 1900
block Upshur street. Mount Rain
ier, was arrested by Prince Geor-
ges County police yesterday on a
charge of indecent exposure on
complaint of a 15-year-old Mount
Rainier High School girl.
Stevens was arrested near the
school by Pvt. Joseph P. Kearns
and Pvt. Joseph Hill.
He was placed in the Hyatts-
Vile Jail in default of $500 bond
pending a hearing in Hyattsville
police court at 10 m. tomorrow
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Edqemoor Citizens Elect
Gen. Heron President

1t. Gen. Charles D. Heron, re-
tired Army officer who yesterday
was appointed to the Montgomery
County Tax Appeal Court, last
night was elected president of the
Edgemoor Citizens Association
He succeeds John Gurke.
Others elected are Elmo V.
Coons. vice president. and John A.
Bennett, secretary-treasureA
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Senator Battle Writes
Nine-Point Platform in
Bid for Governorship
BY the Associofsd Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Feb.
16.-State Senator John S. Battle
has announced a nine-point plat
form on which he will campaign
for the States Democratic guber-
material nomination.
Prominent in the platform is
"pay-as-you-go" policy for State
finances.
Mr.. Battle announced the plat
form in a formal statement here
yesterday. He used the occasion
to answer what he described as a
vicious attack made last week
by Francis Pickens Miller, another
candidate, upon the government
of Virginia as administered under
Cows. Pollard. Peery. Price, Dar-
den and Tuck. and upon those
who served under them in official
positions.
Miller Criticized Byrd.
Mr.. Miller's speech last week
had characterized Senator Byrd,
Democrat, of Virginia and head
Of the present State party or
ganization, as an absentee land
lord" running the State through
"overseers" for the last 10 years.
The Governors in those years,
Mr.. Battle said, all were elected by
Overwhelming majorities of the
citizens of Virginia
In spite of this. he said, they
and their supporters we're "stig-
matized as being members of a
ruthless and powerful political
clique of backward looking men"
by Mr.. Miller.
Mr.. Battles campaign platform
statements read in part:
Public schools: "* I favor
increased salaries based upon a
reasonable minimum salary sched-
ule." 4
New Schools Urged. 81
! New school construction is i'm.
perative. Mr.. Battle said, but tht
gubernatorial candidate said II
should be substantial. comfortable
efficient and that the State "shoulc
render assistance to the localities
in carrying out this program. -
Roads: Il favor continuance
of the pay-as-you-go plan land
would oppose any diversion of
funds now segregated for use on
the highways"
Public health: "A public health
unit should be established in every
county in the State. ="
Agriculture: He said as Gov
ernor he would seek to improve
all types of service rendered farm
ers by State agencies.
Labor: Battle said he would
continue to support proper meas
ures to improve conditions of the
working people. He said he sup
ported and would continue to sup
port the principles in the States
so-called right to work" law and
the utilities labor disputes act"
Local government: "* The
tendency to centralize the func-
tions of government should be
energetically resisted ="
Evening star., 1949-02-16

Many new fighters and bombers
which staged a spectacular all
show for President Truman and
members of Congress yesterday
were to be on public display at
Andrews Air Base this afternoon
The ground exhibition, open
from / to 5 pm. was to include
at least one model of the q
types demonstrated yesterday fol
the men who are shaping the
Nations air power policy. The
show was put on at request OF
Chairman Vinson of the House
Armed Services Committee.
President Truman appeared to
get a big kick out of the display
For almost an hour he led men,
bers of his cabinet and staff at
a brisk pace from one plane to
another, parked on the flight ramp
and in two hangers.
Climbs in Bomber's Nose.
Shortly before the biggest for
nation of B-36s ever assembled
passed low over his reviewing
stand, Mr.. Truman climbed into
the nose of one of the six-engined
bombers parked on the field to
inspect the control stations. On
descending. he paused beneath the
long fuselage for minute inspec-
ton of an open bomb bay.
A few minutes later. Is of the
long grange giants from Fort
Worth, Tex, passed in review in
close formation at low altitude be-
fore heading back nonstop for
their home base. This was the
largest formation of Consolidated
B-36s ever put up together, Air
Force spokesmen said.
The B-36s swept across the field
in the wake of 20 Boeing Super
forts, also flying low and almost
wing to wing.
Shortly before reaching the re-
viewing stand. one Of the B-29s
began to trail smoke from an out
board engine. The bomber held
formation, however. and the chief
pilot reported by radio that
everything is under control"
Smoke Due to Oil Fire.
An Air Force spokesman said an
oil fire apparently had caused the
SMOKE. and the Superfort was re-
turning with the formation to
Langley Field. Va. before pro-
ceeding to home base in Kansas.
The show was planned to dem
onstrate the time required to de-
sign and produce modern military
aircraft.
A placard over one of the ground
displays inspected by the President
and his party said. 1.-The design
development and construction OF
the first B-29 took three times
longer than the designing and con-
struction Of the Empire State
Building"
Evening star., 1949-02-16
New Aircraft Viewed by Truman
On Display at Andrews Base

The commentator at the air
show, Maj. Gen. Emmett O'Don-
nell. jr., commander of the 18th
Air Force. told the crowd over the
public address system that no air
plane designed during the last war
got into combat. and many post
war models were laid down on the
drawing boards before Pearl
Harbor.
Cabinet Members on Hand.
Along with members of the
cabinet and the President in the
reviewing stand were Secretaries
Symington of the Air Force, Royal
of the Army and Sullivan of the
Navy; Gen. Eisenhower, Gen.
Bradley and Gen. Carl Spaatz, re-
tired, former chief of the Air
Force. Special guests were men,
bers of the Armed Services and
Appropriations Committees of the
Senate and House.
President Truman was guided
among the exhibits by Gen. Hoyt
S. Vandenberg, Chief of Staff of
the Air Force, and Col. David
Schilling, wartime ace, who led
the first American jet fighters to
span the Atlantic last summer.
The air show included a spec
tacular rocket booster takeoff by
the new six-jet Boeing BAT, which
recently flew to Andrews from
Washington State at over 600
miles an hour.
During a short run and steep
climb, the bomber laid down q
smoke screen from its boosters
which enveloped the stands for
several moments.
Jet Fighter in Pursuit.
The Stratoject with its swept
back wings returned over the
stands with an early jet fighter in
pursuit. 1t was announced this
was the first public demonstration
of how the bomber could pull
away from the pursuit aircraft
On a second pass the BAT was
overtaken by b North American
F-86, holder of the world speed
rec0r eombat planes.
AH6ffdsr Feature of the show
was acrobatic flying in tight
formation of four F-80 pilots from
the Fourth Fighter Group based at
Andrews. The four jets did slow
rolls, loops and vertical dives and
climbs, while a fifth acrobatic flyer
stunted at low altitude in front
of the grandstand.
BY contrast. the Air Force
paraded solo models of such wal
time sluggers as the Republic
Thunderbolt, the North American
Mustang and Billy Mitchell
bomber, the Northrop Black
Widow, and the Douglas attack
bomber.
About rs planes participated in
the most diversified air show yet
staged by the Air Force.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Prince Georges 10 Auction
Delinquent Property

A total of 1853 Prince Georges
County real estate properties has
been ordered sold for nonpay-
ment of 1948 taxes.
County Treasurer James B
Bland reported yesterday that the
properties will be sold at a pub
lie auction at the courthouse in
Upper Marlboro at 10 am. March
7.
This number is expected to be
reduced considerably by that time
as owners of the tracts make the
required tax payments, Mr.
Bland said.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Arlington Pipeline Sale
Request to Be Weighed

RICHMOND, Va. Feb. 16 P).-
The State Corporation Commis-
sion yesterday docketed for Feb
ruary % request of the Rosslyn
Gas Co. for permission to sell some
of it's Arlington County assets to
the Potomac Gas Co.
Affected would be a pipeline
from North Fillmore street and Lee
boulevard to Rosslyn. formerly
used by the Rosslyn company and
desired by the Potomac Gas Co.
for wholesale distribution of nat
ural gas.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
By The Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 16.-It was
too warm to work anyway. So
Maryland legislators took a recess
to see some harbor trawlers-and
later some lady maulers.
Yesterdays relaxation was billed
by Delegate Richardson, Demo-
crat, of Worcester County, as "a
surprise trip around Baltimore. :"
Mr.. Richardson is chairman OF
the House Entertainment Com
mittee.
Mayor Thomas DAleSandro Of
Baltimore was in charge. He
ushered the lawmakers up the
gangway of one OF the city's fleets
larger vessels.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Womon's Death Blamed
On Fumes From Heater
By the Assoeioted Press

THURMONT. Md, Feb. 16.-
Miss Eleanor Mary 10y. 81. was
found dead in her bed last night.
A burned-out oil heater was in
the room.
The Frederick County medical
examiner said she died of nonox-
ide poisoning, apparently caused
by the heater. A dog In the house
WAS not affected.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Boy, II, Fatally Injured
By Truck in Maryland
By the Associated Press

FREDERICK, Md, Feb. 16.-
Eleven-year-old Jack Lee Hayden
died in a hospital last night a
few hours after he was hit by a
truck near his home at Brunswick,
Md.
State Police said the boy was
playing with two companions
when he ran into the side OF the
truck and was hit by a door hinge.
Driver of the truck was Harry
G. Eagle, Is. of nearby Knoxville,
who was not charged.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
MARYLAND Man Dies in Fire

CUMBERLAND. Md, Feb. 16
(P.-JameS Fulk, 21-year-old
Navy veteran, was burned to death
last night when fire destroyed his
two-story frame house here.
Neighbors told f1remen they be-
lieved an oil stove exploded.
throwing flaming fuel on the
walls.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Mother Faces Grand Jury
In Attempt 10 Kill Infant

A 20-year-old Arlington mother
was held for grand jury action
yesterday on charge of attempt-
ing to kill her newborn daugh-
ter December 10 by throwing her
from a second-story window.
The mother, Miss Janet Glenn
ons of Falls Church, pleaded not
guilty last month. Her bond Of
S2.500 was continued after a hear
ing yesterday before County Court
Judge Hugh Reid. The infant Is
recovering in Arlington Hospital.