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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07

pllShed the most cOnStrllc-
tive single years advance
ment in mental hygiene since
the State first assumed re-
sponsibility for the care and
treatment of the mentally
ILL.,"
This is the way the Legislature
has authorized Gov. Lane to use
the money during the IL months
starting July /:
To carry on the States business
during the year, $134,299, 500.
For construction of new State
buildings, $16,373,000.
From treasury surplus, $23,639,-
300 to be used for pay-as-you-go
construction at the mental hospi-
tails and tuberculosis sanatoria.
To set up a "gift" fund for
school construction, $4,000, 900.
The counties would receive 81 from
the fund for each SO of their own
they put up for building new
schools.
For school construction credit
pool, $50,000,000. 1t would be used
as a State guarantee that county
school bond issues will be liqui-
dated.
Montgomery county may receive
81, 260,540 under the 20-million-
dollar grant bill and could borrow
$8,918,0O0 from the 50-million-dol-
lar fund without injuring its credit.
The county needs 20 million dollars
in school construction in the next
five years.)
Forestalling an expected delay
ing maneuver the Assembly on
Saturday made the States new
anti Communist Act effective inn
mediately.
This prevents, delaying action by
means of a referendum on the law
at the 1860 elections. A referendum
petition, II signed by 10000 voters,
could suspend the law pending its
approval by the voters. AS origin
ally drawn the anti-Red law would
have become effective on June 1.
Gov. Lane signed it Wednesday.
Here are some Of the "big"
things accomplished by the As
sembly:
The income tax rate remains at
2 per cent, instead of jumping to
2h per cent as had been scheduled,
The strife-torn three-man Tide,
water Fisheries Commission will
be abolished on June 1. In its place.
a commission of five unpaid MEM
bers and a paid director will be
created.
The mental hospitals will be
placed under control of single
commissioner of mental hygiene, to
be appointed by the Governor with
approval of an advisory board.
The present Board Of Mental Hy-
giene and the boards of directors
of the five State mental institu-
tions will be wiped out.
Hundreds Of State, city and
county employees will get pay
raises.
The commissioners Of several
counties are authorized to increase
the pensions Of retired school
teachers now getting less than 500
month.
A Patuxent River toll bridge
Continued on PG0e 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
German Visitors To
Be Heard On WBCC
Program On Monday

On Monday, April IL, at 1920,
over Radio Station WBCC, the
German women visiting Montgom-
cry County this week will give
their impressions of this country.
On Tuesday, under the guidance
of the League of Women Voters,
the women attended a meeting of
the County Council; visited Rich
ard Montgomery School and
lunched there; heard Miss Edythe
M. Turner and Miss Virginia Nc
Luckie, County agents, explain the
Home Demonstration work; were
taken on a tour of the farming
section and served tea by Cedar
Grove club member.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
DIP Families Arriving

Two displaced families Will ar
rive soon in the Derwood- Redland
Community. The st. Luke's Evan
gelical Lutheran Church of Red
land makes plea for household
furnishings for the two tenant
houses these families are to oc-
cupy. Anything from pins to pots
and pans is acceptable-oil stoves,
heating stoves, beds, bedding, ia
bles, chairs, in good condition. Sim
cere thanks are extended to those
who will help by calling one of
the following in Rockville: Mrs.
Fraley, 1888; Mrs. Wilson, 1898;
or in Gaithersburg, Mrs. Magru-
der, 354-J-13; Mr.. Smith, 226-R ;
Rev. Schmidt, 430.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
YWCA Luncheon

April 18th is the date for a
luncheon celebrating the utilization
of the Montgomery County YWCA
with the national organization.
Mrs. Marjorie Nudge, recently re-
turned from a national YWCA
convention in San Francisco, will
be here from New York as guest
speaker. The place is the Dinner
Bell Restaurant in Bethesda and
tickets $1.25.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
Attend Service School

P. H. Moore, lin charge of farm
machinery at Maloney's, Inc, has
returned from Chicago where he
spent two weeks at sales and
management school. Harry En-
brey, service foreman at Maloney's,
Inc, also spent two weeks in Chi
cago at the International Harvest
err service and management school.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
BOyds Youth Campaign

A Gospel Team from the Wash
ington Bible Institute will sponsor
Youth Evangelistic Campaign at
Boyds Presbyterian Church on
Sunday, April 10, at 8 p. M. The
program will consist of song
service, instrumental and vocal
music, testimonies and a gospel
message.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
Quota Exceeded

Our local Red Cross Chapter re-
ports that Montgomery Countians
generously overscribed their quota
more than 112 per cent, contrib
uting 500, 440.26 towards the 1949
Fund campaign. Final report for
the Metropolitan area, of which
our county is part, shows con-
tributions totaled $1,055, 762.06, a
IA per cent over-subscription.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
Baptist Revival

Baptist Revival
A revival meeting will be held
at the Travilah Baptist Church
from Wednesday, April 10, through
April "a, each evening except Sat-
urday, beginning at 7:45. Messages
will be brought by the Rev. Rich
ard Cole, and song services will be
led by Ken Davey, director OF
Youth for Christ in Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
Stute Assembly Ends 1919 Session
After Voting Largest Budget Ever

The General Assembly of Maryland ended it's 949 session
Monday night after voting the largest budget in the history
of the State In it's final session all incumbent members of
the Legislative Council which included Delegate Anders
ofstrand of this county and Senator p G. Stromberg of
Howard County Of The Sentinel renamed Gov
Lane in his farewell sent to the Legislature in
mdafternoo told senators and delegates they had
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There

Library Association Tea
A tea will be held on Saturday
from 8 to 5 P. NJ, given by the
ladies of the Library Board of
Gaithersburg Free Public Library
Association. All friends of the Ii
brary are invited.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
Civilized

1t is reported that the Eskimos
are chewing bubble gum now. we
had no idea they were 50 civilized
christian Science Monitor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
Easter Holiday

Easter vacation will begin in
Montgomery County public schools
at noon on Wednesday, April Is.
Glasses will be resumed the follow
ing Wednesday, at A. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
Singing Convention

The next meeting of the Mont
gomery County Singing Conven-
tion will be held at 2:15 P. M. on
Sunday, April 10, at Mt. Carmel
Church. Sunshine.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Widow Routs Intruder
With Kick in Stomach
From Yesterdays Last EditionJ

(From Yesterdays Last EditionJ
A nimble young Alexandria
widow routed an intruder from
her apartment early today with a
well-aimed kick to his stomach.
The intruder managed to strike
Mrs. Don A. Gustin, 80, on the
forehead. inflicting a cut which
required four stitches.
Mrs. Gustin, whose husband
died in March, awoke about 4::30
a m. in her first-f1oor apartment
at 212 North Columbus street, to
find a man standing near her bed.
She sat up and demanded to know
what he was doing there. He
lunged toward her and she drew
up both feet and kicked him in
the stomach.
Mrs. Gustin jumped from the
bed and stepped into the next
bedroom where her two children
Feliciana, 5 years. and Elenita. II
months, were asleep. AS she did
she screamed for a neighbor in an
upstairs apartment to call police.
The intruder, described by Mrs.
Gustin as a light-skinned Negro,
S feet 8 inches tall and weighing
about $50 bounds, escaped
through a back door. Mrs. Gus
tin. secretary to a Washington at
torney, said the man got into her
apartment by prying loose a
kitchen screen.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Minister, 83, Testifies
In Criminal Assault Case

An elderly Baptist minister
testified in Arlington County
Court today that he heard no out
cries in an apartment adjoining
his where a Washington woman
charges she was criminally as
saulted Saturday night.
The minister, the Rev. Charles
William Miller, 83, took the stand
in a preliminary hearing in the
case of Charles H. Tapp, 10, who
is charged with raping a 25-year-
old woman in his apartment in
the 1900 block of Lee highway,
Arlington.
The complaining witness and
the witnesses for the State were
not in court and the case was con-
tinued until $50 am. Monday.
Judge Harry Thomas denied .
request for a reduction in the
IS 900 bond under which Tapp has
been held since his arrest early
Sunday.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Rezoning in Wheaton
Sought 10 Construct
450 Apartment Units

Five rezoning petitions, three Of
which contemplate erection of $50
apartment units in Wheaton at an
estimated cost OF approximately
$3,500.000. were being studied to-
day by the Montgomery County
Council.
Hearings on the applications
were held last night in the Silver
Spring Liquor Dlspensary Build
ing.
The three petitions seeking re-
classification from residential A to
c of about IA acres between the
Wheaton shopping center and the
WTOP transmitter, were filed by
William j. Freas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Krikor S. Avadikian and Mr.. and
Mrs Earl A. Blundon.
John r. Reeves. attorney for the
petitioners, said work on the first
group of 1870 units could be started
Immediately. There was no op-
position.
Another petition for apartment
house zoning involving property at
900 Greenwood avenue, Takoma
Park, was opposed by residents Of
the area. They claimed approval
of the application would depreciatA
property values and create traf-
fic hazard.
The application was brought by
William D. and Mary F. Taylor.
The fifth application, filed by
Bessie w. Wallis, sought the re-
classification from residential A to
commercial D of lot at Viers Mill
road, Reedie place and Cunning
ham drive, Wheaton.
Evening star., 1949-07-08

Kaufman's chambers, Assistant
United States Attorney Thomas F
Murphy urged that the juror be
punished for contempt of court
or at least excused from further
service, with an alternate juror
substituted in his place.
Judge Kaufman, who refused
today either to confirm or deny
the story of the incident, report
edly turned down both prosecu-
tion requests.
Judge kaufman ordered the
panel taken to a hotel at 1890
o'clock last night. after the fore
man had indicated there would
be no speedy meeting of the
jurors minds. ....-
The jury then had been delib-
Grating four and three-quarter
hours. Judge Kaufman called them
back to the courtroom. He said
he did not want to know how
they stood on the question of Mr..
Hiss guilt or innocence but only
whether they found themselves
near agreement or would prefer
to make a fresh start in the morn
ing.
I'VE haven't discussed that,
your honor" said Foreman HUI
bert E. James. junior executive
of the General Motors Acceptance
Corp. But I see no immediate
verdict"
Judge Kaufman then sent the
jurors, in custody of Chief Deputy
Marshal Daniel j. McCarter and
three assistants, to the Knicker-
booker Hotel on West Forty fifth
street, where rooms had been re-
served for them.
1t was the expression Of the
jurors, as they quit for the night,
as much as Mr.. James word,
which left observers with the i'm
preston that the group was far
from q decision as to who has
lied.
twenty-five minutes after re-
firing to the jury room. the panel
sent out to Judge Kaufman for
four items, which might assist
them in their deliberations: %
The indictment, CD the docu-
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Action Delayed Agar
On Charles County
Slot Machine Post
Special Dispoteh 10 The Stor

LA PLATA, Md, July 8.-Ap-
pointment of an inspector to en-
force Charles County's slot ma
chine law was postponed again
today.
The county commissioners had
announced after an executive
meeting Tuesday that they would
hold special session today to
decide who will get the new job
created by the referendum meas
ure which was approved June 81
by a vote of nearly 2 to l..
Republican Party leaders who
sponsored the bill said after a
meeting last night that they had
considered about Is applications
for the post. which pays $4,000 a
year, plus $500 expenses.
Keen Contest Waged.
| A keen contest has been waged
for the job-the county's highest
paid appointive office-with two
candidates leading the field, &C
cording to unofficial sources.
There were hints, however, that
last-minute entry may get the
appointment.
| State Senator James B. Mon
roe, who introduced the SLOT
machine bill, said that a decision
had been held up until next Tues
day because B. R. Mudd, chairman
of the county Republican State
Central Committee, had been
called out of town Unexpectedly.
Apply for Licenses.
So far four applications are on
file for distributors licenses, one
for a seasonal license, and more
than so for operators licenses.
The four who have applied for
distributors licenses are Hyman
Levin. La Plata; Aubrey P. Cronk,
operating as the Charles County
Amusement Co., Indian Head;
George and Wilhemina G. How
ard, trading as Southern Mary
land Novelty Co., Waldorf, and
Roy A. Farrell, who operates a
colored tavern at Waldorf.
An application to operate Is
machines on seasonal license
has been filed by Lorenzo c. Addi-
son, representing Marshall Hall
Park
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Coal Executive Declares
Order Restraints Trade

HUNTINGTON. w. Va. July
8 (P.-A major coal company
executive said yesterday a law
must be passed to deprive labor
of its immunity from antitrust
action
The suggestion was made by
Vice President A. L. Lynn of the
Island Creek Coal Co., one of the
nations largest.
He said the three-day work
week which has been imposed in
the coal fields by John L. Lewis
is restraint of trade"
1t would be the same, Mr.. Lynn
declared in an address to Hunt
ington Service Club, for an elec-
trio power company to inform an
industrial plant that it would get
only enough electricity to run three
days a week"
Evening star., 1949-07-08
DR.. Bright Will Speak
AT Rally for Bottle

DR.. J. Fulmer Bright, Mayor OF
Richmond from 1923 to 1914, will
speak in Alexandria tonight at a
Battle-for- Governor rally. He
will be the guest of honor at a
lawn party at 7:30 pm. at the
home of Clarence Simpson. 608
West Braddock road.
DR.. Bright is one of three living
former Mayors of Richmond. One
of them, Horace H. Edwards, is a
candidate for Governor. The
other two, DR.. Bright and Judge
J. Gordon Amber, who have been
political enemies all their lives,
are now united behind the can
didacy of State Senator John S.
Battle Of Charlottesville. Mr..
Battle is one of four candidates
for Governor in the Democratic
primary August 2.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Frederick Wafer Expected
To Be Normal After Break
BY the Assoeiofed Press

FREDERICK, Md, July g.
Water pressure was expected to
return to normal here today as
workmen labored through the
night to repair break in the
city's chief water main.
The 18-inch Linganore water
main burst late Wednesday night
The break was found yesterday
afternoon on a farm 2 miles out
side the city limits.
The water had dug a hole IL
feet deep under the pipe line.
While the break remained I'M
discovered, the city's water pres
sure dropped from the normal so
pounds to % pounds.
The Linganore line ordinarily
supplies Frederick with about
100000 Of the 1885, 900 gallons
of water. it consumes daily.
Western sections of the city and
other spots on high ground suffered
chiefly from the lack of water and
low pressure,
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Massey Reflected Head
Of Fredericksburg Legion
SpeeioI Dispatch 10 The Stor

Special Dispatch TO The Stor
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July
8.-Rosser Massey has been re-
elected commander. of American
Legion Post IS. and Catlett L
Jenkins has resigned as finance
officer, a position he has filled fol
Is years.
Other officers are: Robert c
Moore, first vice commander
George E. Garrett. jr.. second vict
commander; DR.. Charles H. Frick
adjutant; Arthur G. Wholey, serv.
ice officer; William P. Wholey
historian; H. Lewis Spicer, chap
lain; Conrad c. Brennan, ser.
geant-at-arms and w. S. Gambler
publicity officer.
AL Hadrup was named to tn,
board of trustees which also in
cludes Lem w. Houston and DR.
Charles K. Martin, jr.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
FEx-M. P. Gets 4 Years
In Camp Lee Assault
BY the Associated prsss

RICHMOND, Va, July 8.-Dave
McCullum. jr.. of Petersburg, q
former Army military policeman,
was sentenced to four years in the
Federal reformatory yesterday for
assaulting an Army sergeant at
Camp Lee.
Sentence was imposed by Judge
Sterling Hutcheson in Federal Dis
trict Court here. McCullum pre-
viously had been tried and found
guilty ofsassauting Sergt. Marchie
A. Teti in service club at the
Army camp last January 20.
Sergt. Teti testified at the trial
that McCullum beat him about the
head with crowbar and then
locked him in a refrigerator.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
PVT. Donald Williams
To Be Reburied Today

Pvt. Donald Williams, who was
killed in action in Italy on Janu-
ary 81, 1914, while serving with
the Engineers Corps in the 5th
Army, was to be buried this after
noon in Arlington Cemetery.
The 19-year-old serviceman was
born in Washington and attended
Stuart Junior High School before
joining the Army in April, 1943.
After training at Camp Wheeler.
Ca, and studying in a mine and
demolition school in North Africa,
he was sent to Europe as a men,
Der of the Engineer Corps.
the Engineer Corps.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs
Catherine Johnston Williams, 1915
Shepherd street NE. and three
brothers, Raymond. 7o8 Virginia
avenue Sc; James c. of the
Shepherd street adress, and Rob.
ert E. Williams, 1915 Anacostis
road Sc.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Arlington Needy Children
To Get Abandoned d BICYCLES

Judge Walter T. Mccarthy yes
terday ruled in Arlington Circuit
Court that 20 abandoned bicycles
in custody of police may be turned
over to the welfare department
for distribution to needy children.
Paul D. Brown. assistant COM
monwealth's attorney, said that
the bicycles have been in possess
sion of police for more than a
year. The Kiwanis of Arlington,
Mr.. Brown said, has offered to
repair any broken bicycles.
Mr.. Brown stressed that the
welfare department will not accept
applications for the bicycles since
it already has the names of more
needy children than can be sup
piled,
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Trade Group Awards
Made in Murtinsburq
SpeeioI Dispatch TO The Stor

MARTINSBURG, w. Va. July
8.-Awards to three men for out
standing service to the commu-
nifty have been announced by the
Junior Board of Trade today
They are Garland l.. Dunn, G
William Ropp and Ward M. Davis
Awards also were presented five
members for their service within
the organization. These are Will
liam T. Graham, board president;
Clyde E. Smith, jr.; Campbell
Beall and Frank Silver, who had
charge of the radio forum pro-
grams, and Paul B. Martin OF the
Civic Affairs Committee.
Evening star., 1949-07-08
Prince William Vote
On Executive Form
Of Government Asked
Special Dispoteh TO The Stor

MANASSAS, Va, July 8-The
Prince William County Board of
Supervisors yesterday requested
Circuit Judge Paul Brown to or
der a referendum on a proposal
for this county to adopt the ex-
ecutive secretary form of govern
ment.
II Judge Brown complies, the
vote probably will be taken in a
special election in September and
the change, if approved. would
become effective January l. 1t
would be necessary, however, to
vote for new board of super
visors at the general election in
November.
The principal changes under
the proposed system would be in
the method of selecting the
county School Board and a con-
solidation of the Office of COM
missioner of revenue and county
treasurer. These would be grouped
together in a single Department
of Finance, whose director would
be appointed by the supervisors
Officials Elected Now.
Under the present system, both
the treasurer and the commits
sioner are elective officials. Mem
bers of the School Board now are
appointed by a School Trustee
Electoral Board. which is named
by the Circuit Court.
The supervisors adopted the
resolution for a referendum by a
4-to-0 vote at their meeting yes
terday. 1t was supported by
Chairman ]. Murray Taylor,
Wheatley NJ. johnson. R. B. Cos
som and John w. Ellis. Two were
absent when the vote was taken
They are ]. F. Flick and r. S. Hall
Mr.. Hall said, however, that he
favored the executive form of gov
ernment, but thought the request
for a referendum on the question
should come from the people
rather than the board. This could
be done If 10 per cent of the
qualified voters petiuoned the
court.
County Manager Out.
The supervisors decided not tc
press for q referendum on the
county manager system, like that
used in Arlington. There is less
difference between the executive
secretary form and the existing
type in Prince William than there
would be between the county man.
ager and the existing form.
Evening star., 1949-07-08

Mr.. ChamDerS a1Cer January l,
1887, until last August.
Judge kaufman reminded the
jurors that the bill of particulars
produced by the Government pur-
suant to an order of his court
sets forth that Mr.. Hiss is ac-
cused of having seen Mr.. Cham
bers after 1886 only in order to
give him the secret material in
February and March, 1888.
| Hence, he said, the jury could
not find the defendant guilty on
the second count, unless he was
guilty on the first.
/ Judge Kaufman said this has
been "a most unusual case 1t
has. he said, attracted much
public comment" and the jurors
would have been more than
human" had they avoided con-
tact with all forms of that COM
ment.
Every human effort must be
made by you to disregard every
thing except what you have
heard in evidence here he
warned.
The burden of proving it's case
beyond a reasonable doubt always
rests on the Government, the
Judge stressed. adding: "A de-
fendant need not take the stand
in his own defense, and he cer-
tainly does not have to prove
that he is innocent"
The Government, said Judge
kaufman, is to be considered "as
any other party" in court, and
its witnesses are entitled to
neither more nor less of a hear
ing than any other witnesses.
In assessing the stories of Mr..
Hiss and Mr.. Chambers. Judge
Kaufman said, the jury should
consider the manner of the two
men on the witness stand, their
respective codes Of ethics, their
previous records for veracity, and
so forth. Both men, he said, and
both their wives, were interested
Witnesses in the sense that each
had much at stake in the out
come of the trial.
Cites "Contradictions."
Particularly, the jurist went in
to detail on the subject of Mr..
Chambers.
Bear in mind" he said that
he has admitted having made
statements previously which are
inconsistent with the statements
he has made here-and he tells
you that what he says here is true
and that in the other statements
he committed perjury.
The veracity of Mr.. Chambers
and the weight you give his testi-
n1ony are crucial in this case.
If you find you do not be-
lieve MI. Chambers. then I di-
rect you to find the defendant
not guilty"
Regarding character witnesses
who appeared in Mr.. Hiss be-
half-including two Supreme
Court justices-Judge Kaufman
said such evidence should be bal
anced with all the rest of evi-
dence and might be such as to
create a reasonable doubt in the
minds of the jurors.
But" the jurist said, 1--WE all
know a man may commit crime,
although he was heretofore of
good character"