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Evening star., 1949-09-15
EostIund Named to Head
Kensinqton Civic Group

Oliver Eastland Of 4412 Fuller
drive, Kensington. Md, is the
newly elected president of the
West Kensington Civic Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Eastland, formerly chair
man of the associations Commit
tee on Public Improvements, was
named by the Executive Commit
tee Monday night to succeed
Dohrman H. Byers, resigned.
The associations first meeting
OF the fall season to be held at 8
pm. October 8 in the Kensington
Elementary School.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Mayor Favors Van Meter
For Falls Church Office

Falls Church Mayor Albert M.
Orme today indorsed the candi-
dacy of La Rue Van Meter to
succeed himself as city commits
sioner Of revenue in the November
8 election.
The Mayor asked that the reve.
nue. post be Kept in the "experi-
enced and impartial hands" Of Mr..
Van Meter and he praised the
fairness and mature judgment"
Of the commissioner in carrying
out his duties. Mr.. Van Meter
also is city attorney.
He was reappointed to the at
torney post September when the
present council took Office.
The two other candidates for the
revenue post, A. Burke Hertz, at
torney. and Mrs. Merrill Lee
Chanel. former member Of ths
council, have said they believe the
revenue commissioner should be
able to devote full time to the
position.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Parents Refuse to Send Children
To School Along Rutted Road

There is a big hole in the bridge
floor, he said.
Mr.. Shroyer said he watched the
children quake in fear when we
approach the bridge"
"I've seen little children bounce
from their seats to the floor Of the
bus" he continued, striking their
heads because of rocks and the
rutted road"
The parents refused to send
their children over the road to
school last spring, and obtained
from the county commissioners a
promise that it would be fixed. A
repair job was scheduled.
County commissioners declined
to comment pending an official
review of the situation.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Falls Church 6. 0. P. Meets
To Form CITY Committee

Falls Church Republicans will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Dardanelles Restaurant to form
a COP committee in the city.
Tyrrell Krum, chairman Of the
Fairfax County Republican Com
mittee, sal dthat officers will be
elected to tonight's meeting. He
invited all Republicans within the
corporate limits to attend.
Falls Church Democrats already
have held a preliminary meeting
to discuss organization Of city
committee and plan to elect Off
Gers on November 16.
Creation of the separate Falls
Church committees was author
lied after the town became a
second class city last year.
Evening star., 1949-09-15

Highway embankments IN Vir-
ginia will be covered with grass
a lot quicker now that Highway
Department inventors have turned
their attentions to the planting
problem.
Grass seed is now sown by a
hose.
And the system requires the
services Of only three men. They
do the work of Is men sowing by
hand.
The system is simple. A hose
is connected to a tank, in which
fertilizer, seed and water is
mixed. The pressure is turned
up, the hose is pointed toward
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Grass Seed Now Sown byHose
On Viruiniu Road Embunkments

the grassless embankments-and
nature does the rest.
The hose shoots a 40-foot
stream, and can reach those high
spots the men ordinarily would
have to climber forget about.
A 1000 gallon tank on the back
of a truck contains a mixture of
750 gallons of water. 1000 pounds
Of fertilizer and 80 pounds of grass
seed. A tankfull is enough to
seed an acre, and lasts for about
20 minutes of spraying.
The first machine was built
from old equipment on hand. It
has worked SO well others are
planned.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Youth Held in Death
Of Another, II, After
Station Wagon Crash

A Capitol Heights (MdD youth
was arrested by Prince Georges
County police yesterday on a
manslaughter charge in the traf-
f1c death early Monday of Clar-
ence Leonard Reh, II, Hillside,
Md.
William S. Strine, 10, of the 600
block of Sixtieth avenue. also was
charged with reckless driving, au-
tomobile larceny and failing to
stop after an accident.
His companion, Raymond Law
renee King, jr.. 18, of the 800
block of Sixty-first avenue. Cap
itol Heights. was charged with
automobile larceny.
Hearing Set Tomorrow.
They were held under bonds
of $500 and $1,000, respectively
pending a hearing at 10 am. to-
morrow in Upper Marlboro Police
Court.
According to police, Strine was
the driver of a car which side
swiped q station wagon operated
by young Reh on the Marlboro
pike near Andrews Air Force Base.
Police said first reports of the
accident indicated the Reh youth
lost control of the vehicle. which
skidded on gravel and ran of
the road into ditch.
Passengers Describe Accident.
Questioning of four other
youths, passengers in the station
wagon. revealed, however, that
their vehicle had been sideswiped
by another car, police said,
Detective Vincent s. Free said
Strine and King stole the car last
Saturday from a, lot in front OF
the Tick Took Tavern. Riggs road
and University lane. The vehicle,
which belonged to Robert LELAND,
an Air Force captain. Of 1905
Riggs road, near Hyattsville, was
found Tuesday, at Fifty-third and
Fitch streets NE. the detective
said.
Assisting In the investigation
were Detective Wilson j. Purdy
and 1t. Elon Turner.
Meanwhile, the dead youths
father, Henry Reh, SIS, of 1900
Fifty second avenue, Hillside, had
been released by Casualty Hos
pital. Mr.. Reh suffered a heart
attack shortly after the accident
when informed of the tragedy.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
New Oyster Law
Version Disrupts
Season S Start
Listing Of Patent longs
AS Illegal Confuses
River Boutmen
SpeeioI DispoteA TO The Stor

COBB ISLAND, Md, Sept. Is
A new version of the State oyster
laws threatened to disrupt the
opening of the Potomac River
oystering season today.
''In the waters of the Potomac
River and its tributaries. &C
cording to a pamphlet just issued
by the Tidewater Fisheries Com
mission, mo oysters will be taken
with patent tongs."
The booklet is titled Maryland
Laws Relating to the Tidewaters
Fisheries Commission" and is
dated June /, 1949.
Heretofore patent tongs have
been legal in the Potomac and
tributaries and most oyster boats
are equipped with the mast booms
and winches necessary for their
use.
Oystermen here. worried as to
what action fisheries commission
officers would take in the event
that they used patent tongs, are
reluctant to take the chance OF
arrest.
Inspectors Equally Puzzled.
Fisheries inspectors, equally
puzzled about the new wording.
said they did not know what
course to follow until they had
received specific instructions from
headquarters.
The development came as some
Is Maryland and Virginia OYSTER
men with boats equipped for
patent longing prepared to leave
for oyster bars along a 20-mile
stretch of the Potomac. In addi-
ton to boats equipped to use
patent tongs, several score smaller
craft were operating over the bar.
bringing the oysters up with hand
tongs.
No one seems to know how the
apparent change in the wording
of the law came about.
John D. Harrison, a spokesman
for Cobb Island oystermen, said
his group had asked Charles
County officials for an explanoy
ton but had not received a def
mite reply.
No Signs of Dredging.
State Senator James B. Nom
roe, Republican, of Charles Coun-
ty said late yesterday that he
could recall no legislation passed
by the last General Assembly
which would outlaw the use Of
patent tongs. He said he would
confer with State officials today
in an attempt to clarity the situ-
alton.
Mr.. Harrison said Virginia
oystermen had learned of the
confused state Of affairs and were
uncertain as to whether they
would begin to attempt OYSTER
ing Immediately.
This development was believed
partly responsible for what ap-
peared last night to be the total
absence of dredge boats which
in the past have usually jumped
the gun on the season.
An eight-hour trip on the Tiny
Lou, one Of the fisheries commits
sion's fastest patrol craft, failed
to turn up any sign Of dredging
in the Potomac River area from
Breton Bay to Cobb Island or in
the Wicomico River. g
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Arlington B'noi Birth
Opens Season Saturday

B'nai Birth Of Arlington Coun-
ty opens its 1949 season at $3.50
pm. Saturday with a social at the
Arlington Jewish Center. Lee
boulevard near Fillmore street.
The meeting, sponsored by the
mems lodge. and the women's
chapter of B'nai Birth. will in
clude a talk by Herman Edelsberg,
Washington director of the Anti
Defamation League of B'nai Birth,
and fall fashion show and
dancing.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
BY the Associated Press

SMITHsBURG, Md, Sept. Is
Parents who live along mountain
Gus Raven Rock road have re-
fused to permit their children to
attend Smithsburg School.
Raven Rock road, they say. is
too dangerous for them to travel.
The action of the parents was
reported by Edwin c. Shroyer.
owner and driver OF the school
bus which normally carries about
40 children to classes.
Mr.. Shroyer said the dirt road
off South Mountain is filled with
rocks as big as footballs and that
he has to cross a wooden bridge
where the planks are rotting away.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
YOUNG Democrats Eject

Charles B. Markham. jr.. Dur
ham. N. c.. today was named
executive secretary Of the Young
Democratic Clubs of America. He
is a former member Of the staff
of the Charlotte, N. c. News. Miss
Clare Jones. Santa Barbara, Calf,
was appointed executive director
of the Young Democrats women's
division.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Miss Tansin 10 Direct
Mary Washington AIumnae
speeioI Dispoteh TO The s,or

Speeiol Dispatch TO The Sfor
: FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept.
15.-Miss Diana Mary Tansill Of
Fredericksburg has been appoint
ed executive secretary of the
Alumnae Association of Mary
Washington College of the Univer-
sity of Virginia. Miss Mary An
nette Klinesmith, a member of
the psychology department, has
been named faculty sponsor of
the association.
Miss Tansill, who was graduated
In the class of 1916, majored in
science and French and was prom
inent in the Matthew Fontaine
Maury Science Club, LIE Cercle
Francois and Alpha Phi Sigma, a
national honorary scholastic fra
ternity.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Presents
RequIor Broudcusts

Radio Station WBCC-FM, Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase. went on the
air today with its first regularly
scheduled broadcasts.
The station, operating on 1881
megacycles. channel 276,' will
broadcast simultaneously with
WBCC-AM during daytime hours
and will continue FIN operation
nightly until 9 o'clock
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Anne Arundel Property
Up $l3, ,000, 900 in VuIue
Nv the A..oe;r,,.~, p,...

bY me NssoeIofed FTess
ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 15.-A $13,-
000, 900 increase in the value of
Anne Arundel County property
since last year was indicated today
by tentative budget figures.
Franklyn E. Maddox, supervisor
of assessments, tentatively placed
the assessable basis at $122, ,425,-
040. The 1948 tax rolls showed an
assessable basis Of $109.132,234
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Deoth From Gun Wound
Is Ruled. Accidental,

DR.. Nelson Podelnick, Fairfax
County coroner. yesterday ruled
accidental the death Of Charles
Alexander Curtis, 81, whose body
was found near his Falls Church
home Tuesday with a bullet wound
In the head.
Police said Mr.. Curtis right foot
was tangled in fence wire. They
added a .22-caliber rifle found
nearby apparently had discharged
accidentally when MIR. Curtis at
tempted to step over the fence.
The bullet entered Mr.. Curtis
head just behind the right ear,
according TO police.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Arnold Studies
Amount ofFare
Increase 10 Seek
Bus Lines Will Ask
Boost to Offset
Higher Wages

Attorneys for the Arnold bus
lines today attempted to determine
how much of fare increase they
will ask to offset a 17-cent-an-
hour wage boost for the firms
drivers and mechanics.
The company serves downtown
Washington and points in Arling-
ton, Falls Church and Fairfax
County.
Bernard Wahle, executive vice
president and general manager Of
the firm-the Washington, Vir-
ginia g. Maryland Coach Co.-said
yesterday the company is without
funds or incoming revenue to meet
the Arbitration Boards wage
award, made public earlier this
week.
= SWahle Dissented on Raise.
/ s'Petitions are being filed with
The State Corporation Commission
and the Interstate Commerce
Commission" he said. wherein
the. coach company will request
- an increase in fares over
the cornpany's entire lines in order
that it may secure sufficient rev.
enue to meet the payment of this
obligation.
Mr.. Wahle was a dissenting
member of the three-man arbi-
tration board, whose wage award,
plus other fringe" benefits to the
union, will cost the company more
than 100000 a year, he said.
The majority opinion of the
arbitration board. according to
Mr.. Wahle. was agreed to by Carl
r. Schedler of Washington. the
impartial arbitrator. who repre-
sented the public, and Bernard
Cushman, representing the union,
Local 1919, Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street Electric Railways
g. Motor Coach Employees OF
America, AFL.
Gradual Increase.
The boards award specified an
increase of 10 cents an hour, ret
roactive to May 18 through Oc-
tober 3; an additional cents from
October 3 to March 20, 1850, and
then 2 cents more until August
18, 1850.
Pending approval of the coach
company's petition to the sec and
the ICc," Mr.. Wahle said" =
the coach company is meeting
with union officials for the pur-
pose of working out an arrange
ment for the payment of the
award which the company cannot
now pay nor will it be able to pay
unless it's petitions for the in
creases in fares are granted"
The last fare increase granted
the company was on october 2,
l947 when virtually all is routes
were affected.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Virginia Exhibit Entries
Expected to Exceed '48
By the Assoejoted Press

RICHMOND, Sept. 15.-Live-
stock entries for the To-day At
lantic Rural Exposition. to open
here September 20, will surpass
the $500 on exhibit last year, Ex-
position President H. B. Thomson
predicted yesterday.
Among the early entries are
Herefords from Birdwood Farms.
Charlottesville; Gilnockie Farm,
Haywood, Va, and McKendree
Walker & Sons, Gaithersburg, Md.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
.vieiro Heods Arlington
Murine Corps League

The Arlington, Chapter, Marine
Corps League has elected Manuel
+Vieira commandant of the chap
ter.
Other officers are: William
O'Neale, vice commandant; Sergt.
Chadeane Rhindress, adjutant-
paymaster; John Minnick, judge
advocate. and Dorothy Miller,
chaplain.
The group will meet at 8 o'clock
tonight at Henderson Hall, Arl-
ington.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Forced Selling
Of Grain Feared
In Maryland
Lack of Storage for
Bumper Crop Cited
At Farmers PurIey
By the Associated Press

FREDERICK, Md. Sept. Is
Maryland farmers have warning
that some of them may have to
sell their big grain crops at dis
tress prices"
Paul Nystrom, associate director
of the University of Maryland's
Extension Service, told meeting
of farmers, grain alers and
others here yesterday that:
The government has agreed to
move some of the wheat out of
Baltimore graineries to m k e
room for damaged grains stored
on Maryland farms.
But railroads will not commit
themselves to storage of grain un-
der the Federal loan program.
Problem Up to Farmers.
This puts the problem strictly
up to the farmers. Mr.. Nystrom
said there is a chance of dis
tressed selling at distressed prices" :"
It was the first of two meetings
to study a critical shortage of
grain storage facilities. The other
is being held today in Easton.
Mr.. Nystrom said the loan sup
port price on corn probably will
be around $1.50 a busshel. The
open market may sink below ST..
Farmers cannot get the loan price
unless they have a safe place to
store the corn on which they get
a loan.
Steel Bins Unavailable.
P. D. Koons of the local Farm
Cooperative tion said
many farmers had approached
him to get information about
building more space to store corn.
1t was pointed out that steel
storage bins the Government is
buying can not be provided for
farmers. These are to be used by
the Commodity Credit Corp. for
storing grain 1t takes over under
another phase of the program.
The need for the meetings was
emphasized by a Maryland Crop
Service statement that
the corn harvest this year will
reach 18.447 900 bushels.
Heavy Harvest Expected.
That harvest will be the second
largest since 1928. topped only by
the 100000 bushels gathered
last year. The indicated yield, the
service said. is 80 bushels per acre,
same as last years.
The bumper crop over the Ma
ton is expected to result in an
overflow at all storage points,
and farmers have been asked to
store their grain on the farm.
Other Maryland crop prospects:
OATS. .584, 900 bushels this
year compared with $4,000 in
1948. The estimated yield is 80
bushels per acre. slightly under
the 1948 average, but better than
the 10-year average.
Observation-Disclosures produc-
ton this year set at $4,000 BUSH
els.
Hay - Indicated production is
645, 900 tons, slightly higher than
a year ago.
Tobacco-Production now esti-
mated at 40,000,0OO pounds COM
pared with 34,950, 900 pounds last
year and a 10-year average of 3d.
551, 900 pounds.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
V.P.|.Asksboost.
Of Over 1907 in.
Funds.
S3,437,204 Sought
For Next Two Years:
Bio Enrolment Cited
By the Associated Press

BLACKSBURG. Va, Sept. Is
A $3,437 ,204 operating budget
appropriation from the common
wealth's general fund in the next
two years has been asked by Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute.
The figure asked by v. P. I. rep
resents an increase of $l.813,249
over comparable amounts for the
current biennium.
Virginia Techs proposed rise of
more than 100 per cent submitted
yesterday, was proportionately
the biggest yet heard by Gov.
Tuck and his budget advisory
board. The board now is on the
seventh day of its tour of State
institutions.
A huge student body. sharp de-
clines in student fee revenues
with the end approaching of CT
subsidies for veterans, the new
State pay scale with increases for
faculty members, a serious library
problem and other needs were
cited by v. P. I. as main factors
behind the increase.
Adjuncts Seek Increases.
Two adjuncts of Virginia's land
grant university-the Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station
and Virginia Agricultural Exten-
sion Service-also sought sizable
increases.
The experiment station asked
$1.412.894 from the general fund,
an increase of $528,O88. The ex-
tension service sought $2,400,00
or $688.792 more than its 1948-
1850 allotment.
In addition were these new cap
ital outlay proposals: $3.795, 900
for v. P. l., $656, 900 for the ex-
pertinent station and $4,000 for
the experiment service.
v. P. rs proposed operating
budget of $10,164,200 for the two
years beginning next July 1-of
which $6,726, 1896 would come from
student fees and special funds, was
presented by DR.. Walter S. New
man. Tech president.
The schools problems arise
from "the greatest enrolment
thrust upon us" after the war,
DR.. Newman said. 1t appears the
900 enrolment level will con-
tinue indefinitely. in contrast with
the prewar top Of less than 5000,
he added.
Per Capita Figures Given.
DR.. Newman submitted per cap
ita figures to show that, in eff
feet, the State hadn't been doing
as much for VPI as for other
State colleges and universities.
Counting both Virginia and
Virginia students. the gen.
eral fund appropriations for
1948-9 per student were $507 for
Virginia Military Institute, $255
for the University of Virginia,
5000 for William and Mary and
$146 for Virginia Tech, he said.
Excluding nom Virginia students,
the per student figures were VMI,
$1,041; University of Virginia,
SAB; William and Mary, 1903,
and Virginia Tech, $3.50.
Later. the budget advisers in
spected the present library, an
ancient rundown building that
had been used and abandoned as
a chapel, then as a gymnasium,
before being converted into the
library. Not only are its book COL
lections far below those of other
State institutions, but its seating
capacity is only about 2 per cent
Of the student body, DR.. Newman
said. compared with the standard
minimum of 20 per cent.
DR.. Newman conceded VPI's re-
quests seemed large. but it is ask
ing the State to provide only
about 80 per cent Of its operating
and maintenance costs. he added.
Evening star., 1949-09-15

COBB ISLAND, MD-OYSTER SEASON OPENS-Capt F. CheS-
Cuson of the Maryland Tdewater Fisheries
Commission parto craft Tiny Lou took the wheel as the craft
night patrol the lower Potomac River On
the Vgnans Maryanders who might Jump
gun the opening at sunrise Capt Cuson found
everything quiet.
Evening star., 1949-11-02
Mrs. Susan 6. Scott Ends
3O-Year Federal Service

Mrs. Susan G. Scott, corre-
pondence reviewer in the admin
istrative accornts subdivision of
the Veterans Administration, re-
tired Monday after 80 years with
the Government.
Mrs. Scott was given q testi-
monial dinner by the Miscellane-
GUS Accounts Division Of the VA In
the Hotel 2400. More than 60 per-
sons attended and gave her .
hillfold Of money as well as num-
erous personal gifts.
Mrs. Scott rewrote histories for
trainees in the Bureau Of Medicine
and Surgery. Federal Board of
Vocational Education, when she
entered the Government in 1919.
She also served In the Treasury
Department until 1912, when she
went to New York with the VA
insurance division. In 1945 she re-
turned to the Washington VA
Office.
Mrs. Scott lives at 40 Seward
square Sc.
The banjo Is believed to have
been patterned after = crude Afri-
can musical instrument.
Evening star., 1949-11-02
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Evening star., 1949-11-02
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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
MRS. CHARLES PATTON
HONORED WITH SHOWER

Mrs. Charles Patton, of North
street, was complimented with a
blue and pink shower at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Car
ter in South Olive, Saturday
evening.
Contests featured the social di-
versions and refreshments were
served by the hostess, Mrs. Pat
ton received a number of lovely
gifts.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Dwight Sanford, of Newport; Mr..
and Mrs. Ford Radcliffe and son,
Larry; Mr.. and Mrs. Howard De
voll, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Til
ton and daughter, Lois; Mr.. and
Mrs. Bruce Miller, of Canton
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Noble, of
Cambridge; Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Vaughn, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Brady Mill
er, Mr.. and Mrs John Cardiff, of
Columbus; Miss Eileen Hutch
eson, Mrs. Harry Mallett and
Richard and Mary, Mr.. and Mrs.
Patton and the host and hostess,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter and son,
David.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
MRS. DONALD POULTON
ENTERTAINS WITH SHOWER

Mrs. Donald POultOn enter
tanned at her home on East street
last Thursday evening compll-
mentlng Mrs. George Bliss and
Mrs. Clyde Parks with blue and
pink shower.
Social diversions were enjoyed
with Mrs Fred Mcdonald win
ming the contest prize.
Refreshments were served by
the hostess to the following
guests: Mrs. John McWilliamS,
Mrs. Leonard Long, Mrs. Fred
Mcdonald, June Thompson, Miss
Dorothy Rucker, Mrs. Richard
Howell Mrs. Edgar Wheeler,
Mrs. Richard Davis, Mrs. Dean
Riddle, Mrs. Dayle McCauley,
Mrs. Mack Conn and the hsnored
guests, Mrs. Bliss and Mrs. Parks