Evening star., 1949-06-29
Rowdyism Checked
After Colonial Beach
CracksDo on Youth
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COLONIAL BEACH, Va. June
29.-For the first time since Dec
oration Day. this summer resort
had a respite from juvenile rowdy-
ism last night after town officials
began a breakdown on wild par
ties by high school fraternities
and sororities.
There were three reasons for
this:
!. Six Washington area youths
were fined a total of $l4.90 each
on charges Of disorderly conduct
growing out Of attempts to
break up" the cottage they had
rented.
2. A flood of telephone calls and
kilograms from angry parents
ordered the youngsters home after
yesterdays disclosure of alleged
immortality and rowdyism at cot
tages rented by the teen-agers.
3. A stiff northeast breeze which
cooled the area and reduced the
number Of visitors here.
Arrests Follow Warning.
Yesterdays arrests were made
by Night Police Chief Virgil Miller
at q cottage rented by a group of
Washington and Arlington high
school fraternity members.
Chief Miller said he had retired
after midnight but was unable to
sleep because Of the boisterousness
and vile language at several cot
tages near his home. After
awhile. he said. he got up and
went around to the cottages to
issue warnings. He also sent some
OF his men around the community
to quiet down parties in other
cottages.
After returning home. he aid
the noises from one cottage per-
sisted so he returned to make ar
rests.
When I came in the door, >
Chief Miller related, most of them
dove, for their hunks. But siz
of them didn't and I arrested
everyone standing up"
The six were taken to the town
Jail and held there until they ap.
peared before Mayor Norman F
Brevington. who serves as tria,
Justice veStardov
DisOrderly Conduct CHARGED.
The boys. between II and 20
years old. were charged with dis
orderly conduct by attempting to
break up" the cottage.
Mr.. Miller said they had been
throwing whisky bottles and
chairs around.
Mayor Brewington at first con-
sidered putting the boys to work
clearing up undergrowth on va
cant lots and along some streets
but enough tools could not be
found. so he fined each $40 plus
$4.90 costs.
About 6 pm. yesterday tele-
phone operators reported incom-
ing calls were from two to three
hours late being placed. This was
because Of stories in yesterday
newspapers quoting Mayor Brew
ington as saying townspeople were
up in arms" because Of the row.
dyism and alleged immoral parties
held by the unchaperoned boys
and girls groups.
The telegraph Office also was
swamped with messages and q
number Of irate parents arrived to
take their children In tow.
Not Really Bad Bunch"
A 19-year-old Washington-Lee
High School student In Arlington
who was one Of the six arrested
and fined yesterday. said his par
ents had sent word ordering him
home.
We're not really a bad bunch. -
he said. Most of us are inter-
ested in sports. I'm a member OF
the BASKETBALL team myself. We
keep in training most of the year
and we don't smoke or drink dur
ing that time. When schools out
We come down here and just let
ourselves CO."
He said his fraternity. which
rented q cottage here, came with
out q chaperon.
A reporter made q tour OF the
town last night until nearly 2 Am
today and the whole community
appeared quiet with no evidence
Of parties anywhere.
A member of the Town Coun-
Gil said today he would recon-
mend that Fire Department MEM
bers be deputized as policemen to
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