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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-09-15
Judge Bruce Gives
Charge to Grand Jurors
Stresses Importance of The
Democratic System of
Government

Importance of the grand jury in
the Democratic system Of govern
ment was impressed upon the jurors
by Associate Judge Oliver II. Bruce,
Jr., as they convened Tuesday morn
ing to begin their Investigations.
Lowell Loomis, grand jury fore
man, and the twenty-five other citi-
zens of the county selected a few
weeks ago, were duly sworn and con-
Quoted to the grand jury room where
they organized and began their
duties, guided by w. Dwight Slower,
states attorney.
Judge Bruce's address follows:
Grand Jury Charge
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, you
have been called together as the
Grand Inquest for the Body of Gar
rett County, and to your charge and
keeping is committed the examination
of witnesses in the matter of any
violence or outrage committed in this
County 1t is your duty to inquire II
the laws have been violated, in what
manner, and by whom. You are an
inquiring body as to the violation of
the laws and disruption of the peace,
government, and dignity of the State
in Garrett County.
You are not the guardian of the
morals of the people, nor are you to
inquire into their private affairs. You
are not public censors. Toward the
innocent, commit no dismal error and
no fatal slaughter of ones reputation.
You are the bulwark of liberty. Your
institution, as Grand Juries, dates
back to the Norman Conquest of
England, the first Grand Jury being
sworn at the Assize of Clarendon
under King Henry the Second.
AS Grand Jurors, under your oath,
oppression, hatred, malice, and i'll
will should not be in your thoughts.
Your deliberations must be calm and
considerable Reverence for the law
peace, content, loyalty to high ideals,
and lack of bitterness should be your
guide. Neither the life nor the liberty
of any one can be forfeited on the
"mere say-so" of another.
Indictments can only be found by
Grand Juries whose members are a
cross-section of the community, who,
Tor the most part, are unfeWdfued,
poorly paid, performing, as you do,
their duties in secret. The Grand Jury
is one of the blessings which go with
free government.
The question to be decided by you
in determining whether to find an
Indictment or not, is: "Do you be-
lieve from the evidence before you,
unexplained and mcontradicted as it
stands, crime has been committed ?"
If you do, you should indict; if not,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-09-15

then dismiss the matter. The usual
courses of information upon which
your indictments will be based, are
those cases where alleged offenders
are confined to Jail; those cases
where alleged offenders have been ad-
mitted to ball. matters which may be
called to your attention by the States
Attorney; and matters which you
may discover in the investigation of
other cases before you.
When you have heard the testi-
mony on matters presented to you
and when you decide whether or not
an Indictment should be returned or
not returned, that is to be decided
by the members of the Grand Jury
alone without any one in the room
other than Grand Jurors.
You are to visit the County Jail,
inquire into its condition, treatment
of the prisoners, the manner in which
it is kept, and report those matters
to the Court.
You are to inspect the Court House
and make such recommendations as
you see fit and proper.
You are to examine the books of
the County Treasurer and make a re-
port thereon. ms does not require
an audit as that is done by the State
Auditors.
Upon your retirement, your Body
will organize by the appointment of
two Of your members as Clerks.
Be ever mindful of your oath and
your responsibilities as citizens. Our
government can only be made secure
by our acceptance of the RESPONSE
bility of citizenship. As we have the
guaranty of life and the pursuit of
liberty, it is only through thought,
freely expressed, that the soul of the
people can be kept alive. We must
preserve for ourselves these guaran-
ties of freedom, and we can only par
take of them by preserving the simple
faith, the simple courage, and the
simple ideals of the fathers of this
Republic.
The Court is satisfied you will per
form your duties well as Grand Jur-
ors; and after the Clerk has sworn
the Bailiff, you will retire to your
room
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-09-15
Sportsnen Aroused
Over Pollution In
New Yough Dam

The extent to which Pennsylvania
and Maryland sportsmen were
aroused about the hundreds of fish
being killed by the pollution of waters
in the Upper Youghiogheny river is
reflected in a recent issue of the
Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pa.
They termed the dreams of West
ern Pennsylvania and Western Mary
land anglers of having a fishing para
disc in the new Youghiogheny River
flood control DAM" as being Dashed
when pollution in the waters Of the
Upper Yough killed hundreds, per-
Evening star., 1949-10-22
AIexandrian Killed
As Truck Hits Car

James Henry Richardson, %.
colored, 8ll Madison street, Alex
andria, was killed early today
when a tractor-trailer struck his
car on Route l, near Dumfries,
Va. Mr.. Richardson's car and
two parked vehicles were de-
molished in the accident, which
involved a total of four cars and
the tractor-trailer, State police
reported.
Police said Mr., Richardson was
turning left to stop at a restau.
rant on the opposite side of the
highway when he was struck by
the truck. Both the truck and
Mr.. Richardson's car crashed into
three cars parked in front of the
restaurant. The accident occurred
shortly after midnight about q
quarter Of mile north of Dunn
fries in Prince William County.
Police listed the truck driver as
James Marion Childress, 80. of
Suffolk, Va. He was uninjured.
Two passengers in the Rich
ardson car, who were released
after treatment for minor injuries
at the Quantico Marine Hospital,
were Ponder Kemp, 81, colored, of
7l6 North West street, and Earl
Lee Proctor, %, colored, of 921
North Patrick street, both Of Alex
andria.
Evening star., 1949-10-22
Alexandra Cited Again
For Pedestrian Safety

Alexandra for the second con.
secutive year has won first place
among Virginia cities of com.
parable size for pedestrian safety
the city was notified yesterday.
Other cities that placed first
in their population groups were
Winchester, Roanoke and Radford
The annual contest is sponsored
by the Governors Highway Safety
Committee. Awards are made or
the basis of improvement in pc.
destrian safety and efforts to re-
duce accidents involving pc.
destrians.
Awards announced yesterday are
for the year 1948. when only one
pedestrian was killed in a traffic
accident in Alexandria. The
awards will be presented November
10 in Richmend by Gov. Tuck.
Evening star., 1949-10-22

Jimmy Browns chest resemble.
a page from the Boy Scout award
book.
The Takoma Park (Md.) H.
year-old officially became an Eagle
Scout last night at Court of Honor
ceremonies, which stressed his
cord-breaking, 17-month sprint
through six Scouting classes, be-
ginning with the Tenderfoot.
James Thompson Brown, II, OF
100 Westermoreland avenue, en-
tered Roosevelt High School where
the event was held. wearing a
sash filled with q merit badges.
It'll only hold nine more
Jimmy laughed.
Jimmy, whose fast climb to the
Eagle class is not equaled any,
where on District and nearby
Maryland Scout records, has been
forced to cool his heels since May,
when he actually passed his re-
quirements. The award had to
be made at one of the three courts
held a year.
Wasn't Much to It.
Although Scout officials testi-
fed the average boy becomes an
Eagle only after at least two years,
Jimmy stated:
"Aw, there wasn't much to it,"
But his badges, nine of which
were necessary in addition to the
eighteen he had as a Life Scout,
include: Swimming, forestry
Workmanship, mechanical draw
ing, farm, home and it's planning
scholarship, home repairs, book
binding.s stamp collecting, first
aid, life saving. personal and pub
lie health. cooking, camping
civics, bird study. pathfnding,
safety. pioneering, athletics and
physical development.
Reluctantly the ninth grader at
Takoma Park Junior High School
recited his progress through the
half dozen Scout classes, giving
Evening star., 1949-10-22
Hagerstown Won't Have
Bank Robbery After All
BY the Associated Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Oct. a.
There isn't going to be a bank
robbery here today after all. Not
even a fake one.
Police chief Jesse B. Brown first
told about plans for the stunt, de-
signed to show the efficiency Of
police communications. One
group of policemen would stage a
bank holdup. Another bunch
would chase them. The whole
thing would be wired for sound.
Patrolman John Doranberger.
who has been framing the plot
with state police, said yesterday
the bank robbery won't even be a
fake - just theoretical.
Headquarters has gone through
all the motions OF a bank robber
chase - the alarm from the bank.
calls to State police, broadcasts to
other states, radio orders to squad
cars and replies from the chasers.
It all has been recorded and will
be played over loudspeakers In the
public square tomorrow afternoon
Evening star., 1949-10-22
81-BusheI Corn Yield
Reported in Virginia
SpeeioI Dispatch 10 The Ste.

WHITE POST, Va, Oct. az
High yields in the Clarke County
hybrid corn field tests were re-
ported by S. A. and w. E. Riley,
who had an average of 8l.s
bushels of shelled corn to the acre
with De Kalb $40 planted 1880
stalks per acre; and 84.48 bushels
per acre on one plot and 90
bushels per acre on second plot
using U. S. No. 13 planted 1923
and 1916 stalks per acre, respec-
lively.
Mr.. Olcott said other Clarke
County participants in the tests
were w. r. Thompson, 8l.9
bushels per acre; Gilbert Royston,
1873 bushels per acre, and A. c.
Buckley. 84.6 bushels per acre.
Evening star., 1949-10-22
Republican Members
.0f Assembly Meet
In Annapolis Today
Special Dispatch TO The Stor

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 22.-Repub-
lican strategy for Maryland's S
legislative session next February
and the 1850 election campaign
will be mapped today at Carver
Hall.
The minority party's II State
Senators and SO Delegates were to
meet at 2 pm. in response to a
call from Senator James B. Mon
roe Of Charles County, chairman
of the joint caucus.
Senator Monroe, who also heads
the Republican Senate and House
Steering Committee, said that at
least four issues are on the agenda
in addition to a thorough combing
of Gov. Lanes administrative
record. They are proposals for
annual return to the taxpayer of
ttreasury surpluses, revision of the
method of selecting members of
boards of education, elimination
of the tax differential between
earned and unearned income, and
reduction of the State budget.
Senator Monroe said the leg
islators would discuss the ques-
tions in executive session.
Cost of operating the State
governmental machinery have in
creased to such an extent" he
asserted, that something must be
done to relieve overburdened tax
payers. We expect to take up spe-
cif1c plans which will accomplish
that purpose and at the same
time increase efficiency"
Treasury surpluses, Senator
Monroe said, should be used first
to reduce or eliminate the State
tax on real estate and then to
lower the present tax rate of S
per cent on unearned income to
the 2 per cent levied on earned
income.
"The higher rates on unearned
income" he declared, "is unjust
to widows, orphans, retired busi-
nessmen and Others who are less
able to pay taxes than those
actively engaged in trade, profess
sion or business" he said.
"Our ultimate aim is to wipe
out the State income levy alto
gether, leaving that field of taxa
ton to the Federal Government" 4"
Evening star., 1949-10-22
Maryland Teachers
Will Elect Today
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 22.-Election
of officers and adoption of reso-
lutions were up today for the final
sessions of the Maryland State
Teachers Association convention.
About 10000 delegates have
been attending the three-day af-
fair.
Also scheduled today were con-
certs by the orchestra and chorus
of the all-Maryland High School
Music Organization.
A staff member of the Carnegie
Endowment for International
Peace told the teachers yesterday
that if war comes well never get
Ia crack at the really important
problems of our time"
DR.. Howard E. Wilson was the
speaker at one of the days largest
convention panel meetings, at
tended by about 500 teachers. He
urged them to work for interna-
tional understanding.
Evening star., 1949-10-22
Grand Jury Differs
With Predecessor on
State LotteryP|an

The October term grand Jury
OF Prince Georges County Circuit
Court declined yesterday to &c
along with its immediate pred
ecessor on the question of a State
sponsored lottery.
Reporting to Judge Charles C.
Marbury at Upper Marlboro, the
grand jurors said they were with
holding Endorsement of the idea
because such action might be
construed "as a tacit condonation
of illegal gambling"
Judge Marbury had requested
the jurors to consider the lottery
question because the April grand
jury had recommended that q
study be made of the plan. That
jury said a lottery would produce
much-needed revenue and might
help curtail illegal gambling.
In his charge to the new jury
this month, Judge Marbury
caustically commented that the
State might as we'll 'legalize
larceny" as to sponsor a lottery.
The two juries were in agree
ment, however. on a recommen-
dation to study the advisability
OF consolidating all county and
town police.
The jurors yesterday made it
clear that the consolidation rec
ommendation was not intended
to reflect on law enforcement in
the county.
"Ccn6.tions in the county, par
ticula4....' with respect to general
law enforcement, appear to be ex-
cellent," said the jury.
The jury made two recon-
mendations for the benefit of fu-
ture county juries. One urged in
stallation of an air-conditioning
system in the grand jury's hear
ing room. The other asked that
jurors, both grand and petit, be
given more travel expenses than
at present.
The report, signed by Kent r..
Mullikin, foreman, and Maxwell
H. Black, secretary, said the jury
considered 139 cases, returning
101 indictments, ignoring "a cases
and continuing 4 others. A total
of 336 witnesses testified.
Evening star., 1949-10-22
fSeDenth OF q SerieS.)

The downtown Northwest Sec
ton of Washington has small
school population. which is not
likely to increase to any extent
in the next few years, thus giving
school officials few really serious
problems there.
The area being considered to-
day is bounded by North Capitol
street on the east, the Mall on the
south. Rock Creek Park and
Florida avenue on the west, and
Connecticut avenue. New York
avenue and Massachusetts avenue
on the north. Here are the White
House and dozens of we'll known
Government buildings which are
seen traditionally by tourists visit
ing the city.
There are only four schools in
the area. Only one of these. the
Francis Junior High School for
colored students, is overcrowded.
Francis has an enrolment of 964,
which is lib over its capacity. s.
10 Percent Decline Since '39.
DR.. George D. Strayer of ColuIn-
bia University. who made study
of school needs in the District
last year. said the colored school
enrolment has declined about 10
per cent in this area sincs 1889. A
slight increase is probable in the
next few years. however, he added.
1t is unlikely there will be any
appreciable increase in the white
school population, he said.
DR.. Strayer pointed out the area
is occupied largely by Government
buildings, commercial property
and hotels and rooming houses
catering to "non-family" units.
The only white elementary
Evening star., 1949-10-22
Forms for 1850 Census Receive Officials Approvo|

Census Bureau officials formally
approved forms for collecting most
of the information in the 17th de-
cennial census at the Government
Printing Office yesterday.
The forms will cover informa-
tion on population and housing
on the estimated $50, 1000, 900 peo-
pie living in the United States.
Each of the forms has space for
data on six families, and the Gen.
sus Bureau has placed an order
for 100000 of them.
Census Director Philip M. Haul
ser said only two entirely new
questions appear on the forms
since the last census in 1910. One
Of these concerns the total income
for a family over the last year.
instead of just the amount of
weekly salaries. The other new
question is whether there is a tele-
vision set in the home.
Altogether, the 1850 census will
require 71,225,000 forms, port
folios and instruction manuals
totaling 1000 tons, or 90 carloads
OF paper. After delivery from the
Government Printing Office, this
material will be shipped out to
450 district Offices of the Census
Bureau throughout the United
States and its territories.
In April 100000 enumerators
will start making the rounds of
100000 families to gather in
formation. and the comNleted
forms will be shipped back to
Philadelphia for processing. BY
law, the entire operation must be
concluded, and the digested in
formation placed in the hands Of
President Truman, by December
LOT the same year.
Evening star., 1949-10-22
Former Police Chief
Guilty Of Assault
BY the Assoeiotsd Pres,

HARRISONBURG, Va. Oct. %
Judge c. G. Quesenbery ir
Rockingham Circuit Court yester.
day found Haywood Leake, forme,
Elkton police chief charged with
felonious assault. guilty of assault
and battery. The court imposed
a 60-day sentence which was sus.
pended.
Leake waived jury trial in 8
case which grew out of an arrest
OF a motorist at Elkton.
Thomas E. Frazier testified he
was beaten by Leake and two
other Elkton officers, and denied
ne was drunk or resisted the
efforts of the officers to arrest
him.
Leake charged Mr.. Frazier had
resisted arrest and denied hitting
the man but said he had poked
him several times with his night
stick.
Leake and two other officers
Homer Soule and Royce Painter
resigned. The trial justice case.
OF the three on charges of using
abusive language have been taken
under adviSement,
Evening star., 1949-10-22

school in the area is the Grant
School. an eight-room building
with an enrolment of 203 pupils
IS under capacity.
Two colored grade schools are
located here - the ggs-Mont-
gomery with an enrolment of 583
seven pupils over capacity. and
the Stevens, with an enrolment
of 557, which is 81 under capacity
Replacement Asked.
Stevens, however, is not con-
sidered to be much of a school
In the 1851 budget estimates, the
Board of Education asked for
money to replace Stevens with a
modern 24-room structure.
School officials pointed out that
one unit of Stevens was con-
structed in 1868, and the other
two wings. in 1896. All the toilets
in the three-story building are in
the basement, and there is no
auditorium, no lunchroom, no Of
flee for the principal. no first aid
room and no facilities for physi-
cal education.
Francis Junior High School
should have an addition. In the
1851 budget requests, the school
board asked for money to make
improvements and additions to
the building, including new
cafeteria, new gymnasium.
No other construction is plan
ned in the area for the time being.
The Webster School at Tenth
and H streets NV, for many
years used as the Americaniza-
ton School, was abandoned for
classroom purposes this year. The
Americanization School now oc-
cupies one wing of the Adams
Elementary School at Ninteenth
and California streets NV
Evening star., 1949-10-22

his dad big share Of the credit
for his encouragement"
Il won most of my badges dur.
ing month Chis flrst) last year al
Camp Powhatan, Natural Bridge
Va.," Jimmy said. The hardest
one to get was life saving. I had
to leave camp with one require
ment to go-taking my clothes of
in the water. When I got back
to Washington, I had to take the
entire examination over"
Many of the badge requirements
included scrapbooks. In civics
Jimmy had to make up book on
current events in Government,
and he chose as his subject the
investigation of the gambling
racket, in the District conducted
by the Office of United States At
torney George Morris Fay.
Tenderfoot 2 Years Ago.
Jimmy, who moved to Maryland
from Roanoke, Va, last year, en-
tered Scouting as a Tenderfoot
less than two years ago and had
to wait the required month to be-
come a Second Class Scout.
Il got it right on the month,
too," he stated. warming a bit to
his subject. Then I waited two
months to become a First Glass.
And when I went to present my
requirement card and take the
review at Roanoke. the man in
charge had gone. I had to wait
another full MONTH
The boy reached the Star class
after his return from camp in
August, l948, and passed the Life
Scout requirements last Novem-
ber. --.
But for Jimmy. a member of
Troop 80 of the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church, his award
last night means just another
wait on regulations.
You see, ! have enough merit
badges now to get the bronze
palm-but have to wait another
month" he sighed.
Evening star., 1949-10-22
Two New Polio Cases Put
ARLINGTON Total al 19

Two new polio cases have been
reported to health authorities in
Arlington. bringing the Arlington
total for the year to 10. Both
patients are in Children's Hospi-
tai.
One is a 5-year-old girl living
in the 700 block of South Florida
street and the other is 4-year-
old girl whose home is in the 500
block OF South Eighteenth street.
No new cases were reported to-
day by other nearby counties. The
Districts total rose yesterday to
%
Evening star., 1949-10-22
Virginia Urged
To Beat j. Sin
Banning Po||T Tax
Almond Asks Action
Now; Whitehead
Coils Stand Threat
BY the Assoeiotsd Pres,

The effect in Virginia Of DOS.
sible congressional outlawing Of
poll taxes as requirement for
voting in Federal elections was
discussed yesterday by a hacker
and opponent of the proposed
Campbell suffrage amendments.
Attorney General j. Lindsay
Almond, tr.. predicted that Con-
gress would repeal the poll tax,
like it or not" Therefore, he said
yesterday in talk at Richmond,
Virginians should approve the
Campbell amendments repeating
the poll tax and making other
basic changes in election laws.
But a leading opponent of the
proposals, Delegate Robert White
head, said at Accomac that Vir-
ginians should not be driven into
adopting the amendments by
"prophesies Of what the Federal
Government may do between now
and the congressional elections
next year."
Rejection Is Urged.
1T would be better to endure
the ills of one election than to
impose upon the people of Vir-
ginia for years to come a new set
OF suffrage provisions which may
be thoroughly unacceptable to
them and may we'll result in un-
fortunate consequences" the Nell
son County Delegate said.
THE wise course to pursue"
he added. lis to reject these pro-
posed amendments and then start
afresh and afford the people an
opportunity to intelligently vote
for or against poll tax repeal with
the necessary provisions to insure
an Informed electorate"
Mr.. Almond criticized opponents
OF the amendments for slandering
the General Assembly.
Legislature Defended.
Many opponents of the amend
ments. he said. are fighting the
proposals because they say the
legislature may disenfranchise
thousands Of qualified voters.
The idea of such a slander
upon that great body. Whom can
you trust if you can't trust the
legislature of Virginia?" the at
torney general asked.
Meanwhile, Virginia's Demo-
cratic get-out-the-vote caravan
made plans for stops next week
IN Harrisonburg. culpeper and
Richmond in its drive for a big
turnout of voters in the general
election.
The 7th district rally will be at
Harrlsonburg Tuesday, the 9Th
district meeting will be at Cul-
peper Wednesday and the 3rd dis
trict session will be at Richmond
Thursday. .v.
The party making the tour in
cludes Mr.. Almond. nominee for
attorney general; John S. Battle.
nominee for Governor. and L.
Preston Collins, nominee for lieu
tenant governor.