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Evening star., 1949-03-10
Bill Being Drafted
For 0ne-Man Rule Of
Mental Hospitals
BY the Associated Press

/ ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 10.-The
attorney generals Office was at
work today writing up the bills
which will give the Legislature a
chance to act on plans for a one
man control of Maryland S mental
hospitals.
A l00-page report listing dozens
OF specific recommendations for
improving the lot of State mental
patients was submitted to the
Legislature yesterday by COM
mittee of Senators and delegates.
The bills to effectuate the
sweeping proposals will be intro
duced in time for special discus
sions in both houses Monday
night.
The first big job on hand, the
committee said, is to center au-
thority on one man. 1t wants to
scrap the State Board of Mental
Hygiene and the boards of man.
ayers Of the five State institu-
tions.
The commissioner of mental
hygiene would have complete
power and responsibility for ad-
ministration and operation" of
the hospitals.
Senator Stromberg. Democrat
of Howard County explained the
report at a joint session after
copies of the report were dis
tributed to all lawmakers. He
is chairman of the committee.
Backs Building Program.
Charges of Outrageous" con-
ditions had been made in the
Assembly after series of articles
in the Baltimore Sunpapers.
The committee said the hos
pitals are in desperate need of
new buildings. additional psychia-
trists and attendants.
1t recommended a $24,139,575
building program of the Depart
ment of Public Improvements in
the next two years.
Gov. Lane already has proposed
spending $20,0O0,000 from the
Treasury surplus for capital i'm
provements at the hospitals.
The committee said payrolls
should be increased $1,572,837
over the amount asked in the
Administration primary budget for
the year beginning July l.
More Prevention Work Urged.
The committee urged more at
tention to preventing mental
sickness and to out-patient service.
The committee said a reception
center should be established even
tually at Spring Grove State Hos
pital.
Senator Stromberg and the
others said at a news conference
they are determined the institu-
tions should be hospitals instead
of places of confinement"
Nothing in this recommended
ton is intended to reflect on the
capacity, contribution or sincerity
of any member of the Board (of
Mental Hygiene)," the report
stated.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
II. V. Lancaster Named
To Virqiniu Rood Post
SpeeioI Dispoteh 10 The Stor

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 10.-The
State Highway Department today
announced the appointment OF
Richard v. Lancaster III as assist
ant resident engineer for the War
renton area.
He will assist Resident Engineer
j. E. johnson in handling road
work in Prince William, Fauquier
and Rappahannock Counties.
Mr.. Lancaster, a World War II
veteran. is a graduate of Ran
dolph Macon College and has been
with the highway department
since 1888.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Silver Spring Man Injured
Fleeing Fire in Apartment

A Silver Spring man escaped
from his burning first-foor apart.
ment early today by climbing
through his bathroom window al
2240 Washington avenue.
William J. Hopper. rs, was re-
leased after treatment at Suburban
Hospital, Bethesda, for minor cuts
and smoke poisoning.
Firemen reported the blaze was
confined to the living room and
that Mr.. Hopper was the only oc-
cupant Of the apartment. The
alarm was turned in by other res
idents Of the building who. spelled
smoke.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Educator, ; Mayors
Support Maryland
Home Rule Measure
BY g stoff Correspondent Of The Stor

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 10.-Dr
Joseph M. Ray, University Of
Maryland political science expert
and the Mayors of three Mary
land cities yesterday urged
House committee to approve
legislation to give incorporated
towns and cities home rule.
Appearing at the hearing be-
fore the Constitutional Amend
ments Committee were Mayors
John c. Post of Takoma Park,
Thomas S. Post of Cumberland
and H. r. MacLean Of Bel Air.
They indorsed a proposed con-
stitutional amendment which
would give incorporated towns
authority to amend their charters
and enable communities to in
corporate, without special legis-
lation.
DR.. Ray submitted an amend
ment to prohibit incorporation OF
any municipality without the ap-
proval of the commissioners of the
county in which the proposed
municipality is located.
Intended to Meet Objections.
! He said this was intended to
meet the objections Of several
counties. He admitted, however
that the Prince Georges County
commissioners oppose the meas
ure, even with the amendment.
Delegate Perry O. Wilkinson, OF
Prince Georges County, said he
understood seven or eight coun-
ties will want to be exempted"
adding such a naosek probably
would make the bill unconstitu-
tional.
DR.. Ray, who is executive secre-
tary Of the Maryland League of
Municipalities, insisted. however,
that the bill would be valid.
Il don't see how the counties
would be affected with this amend
ment." he said. ANY objection to
the bill now is other than on its
merits"
He was supported by Mayor Post
who emphasized that I'VE should
have true home rule for our towns
and cities" The Mayor is presi-
dent of the league.
No Conflict in Bills.
Strictly local matters should be
determined by us without having
to come to Annapolis and take the
time OF the General Assembly,
Mayor Post said
/ Senator Roy Tasco Davis, Re-
publican, of Montgomery County
asked whether the proposal would
conflict with home rule bill spon-
sored by Senator Edward D. Storm
Democrat, of Frederick County.
DR.. Ray said there is no con-
fict between the two measures
but said the league preferred the
proposed constitutional amend
ment.
He claimed Senator Storm s
measure would extend municipal
powers by statute and would be
subject to possible changes at
future sessions of the Legislature
The committee also heard an
appeal by Montgomery Delegate
R. Duncan Clark. Republican, for
favorable action on a bill to have
the General Assembly ratify a
proposed constitutional amend
ment to limit the President to two
elected terms.
He said the proposal, passed at
the last session of Congress, al
ready has been ratified by 20
States.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Arlington Group to Hear
Cos Rate Discussion

Malcolm D. Miller and w. p
Dutton will discuss proposed gas
rate changes and bus schedules
at a meeting Of the Dominion
Hills-Paisley Forest Civic Asso-
citation at 8 o'clock tonight in
the Westover Baptist Church,
Arlington.
Mr.. Miller is former member
of the Public Utilities Committee
of the Arlington Civic Federation
and Mr.. Dutton is a member.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Horace Edwards Plans
Major Campaign Talk
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. Mar. 10
Gubernatorial Candidate Horace
H. Edwards will deliver a major
campaign address Monday over a
State wide radio hookup.
Spokesman for Mr.. Edwards said
the former Richmond Mayor would
analyze campaign issues and sum-
Marie his own program on the
broadcast. which will be aired by
several stations, including ones in
Staunton and Washington.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Ashton Church Supper

A chicken salad supper will be
held from 4 to 8 pm. Saturday
at the Ashton Md Methodist
Church for the benefit of the SEN
ior class Of Sherwood High School.
Sandy Spring. The seniors and
their parents are sponsoring the
supper.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Scholastic Writing
Winners List to Be
Published Tomorrow

Winners in the Scholastic
Writing Awards Contest held
In junior and senior high
schools in the Washington
Metropolitan Area will be an
nounced in tomorrow's Eve
ming Star.
The contest, sponsored To-
eally by The Star, is in its sec
ond year. Gold pins will be
awarded to II students and
certificates of merit to 100.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Jurors Warned on Telling
How 10 Run Country

The new Montgomery County
grand jury was cautioned yester-
day to refrain from telling the
County Council or members OF
the Legislature how Ito run the
county"
In charging the jury, Judge
Stedman Prescott made no specific
demands but did issue the warn
ing.
Rowan F. Erb, 81. Rockville in
surance company official, was de-
signated foreman Of the Mont
gomery County grand jury sworn
in yesterday at Rockville.
The other grand jurors are
Emma J. King, William M.
Wright, Clayton w. Ricketts,,
George F. Garrett, Lana F. Fritz,
John M. Tregoning. Claud c.
Wright. Lee c. Warfield. Norrine
N. Dahn, Dorothy w. Nicholson.
w. Dryden Unglesbee, Fred E.
Windsor. Ruth E. Dahlin, Marga-
ret Mullinix, Stanley L. Small
wood, J. Vernon Nicholson, Thorn
as A. Conlon. Grace v. Dorsey,
Lawrence L. Cecil, Jane D. Gold.
Caroline P. Baker and Benjamin
F. Satterfield.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Girl Drops Two Charges;
Marines Put on Probation

Charges of rape and sodomy
brought last month against two
Quantico Marines by a 19-year-old
District girl were dropped yester-
day in Fairfax County Trial JUS
tice Court.
Pfc. Arvel A. Nichols. 81, who
had pleaded not guilty to the rape
charge, and Pfc. Robert F. Rag
land, %, who had pleaded not
guilty to sodomy, were then given
suspended sentences of six months
in jail on charges of assault and
battery preferred by the girl.
The girl had told Trial Justice
Harry L. Carrico October % that
after meeting the Marines in q
dwontown Washington club. she
had been driven to a secluded area
near Shirley highway. There, she
said, the attacks occurred.
A Virginia State trooper later
stopped the vehicle for speeding
and the girl complained to him
that she had been attacked.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Board Approves Extension
In VIRGINIA Bus Service

"A Joint board today recon-
mended that the Interstate Com
merce Commission approve an ap-
plication of the Alexandria, Bar
croft & Washington Transit Co.
to extend its service in nearby
Virginia.
The company seeks permission
to operate on Shirley highway
from Leesburg turnpike to near
Accotink and to extend its lines
along Franconia road to Spring.
field.
A company spokesman explained
the first proposal would enable it
to provide express service to Fort
Belvoir.
The board comprised represent
atives of the Virginia Corporation
Commission and the District Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
50 Traffic Deaths Reported
In October in MARYLAND
by the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 15.-Fifty
persons died as a result of Oc-
tober traffic accidents on Mary
land roads, and 953 others were
hurt, the State Traffic Safety
Commission reported today.
Fatalities for the first 10 months
of the year were 358. as compared
with 800 for the corresponding
period Of 1948. Injuries for the
10-month period totaled 1l,195,
compared with 1866 during the
first 10 months of last year.
Eight of last months fatalities
were reported in Baltimore City,
and eight others occurring in
Baltimore County. Prince Georges
and Calvert Counties had six
traffic deaths each and Howard
and Hartford had five each.
Counties free of traffic deaths
were Washington, Talbot, Somer-
set, Queen Anne, Garrett, Dor
chester, Charles, Carroll and Car
oline.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Two Firemen Are Injured
In Woodland Beach Blaze

Two flremen were injured last
night in fire resulting from an
oil stove explosion in a four-room
bungalow at Woodland Beach, Md
The occupants, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas johnson, and their two
children, had just left to buy
groceries.
Alone in the house was their
4-year-old pet cocker spaniel
Duchess. She was missing today
and was believed burned to death
Treated at Emergency Hospital
in Annapolis were Firemen Lewis
Carr, who suffered burns on the
right hand, and Harold Molineu
who received q nail puncture in
the right foot.
Both are members of the Riva
fire department, which helped
Woodland Beach and Galesville
volunteers. No estimate of dam
age was available.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Three Youths Linked
To 81 HoIdups
BY the Associofsd Press

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 15.-
Three Pennsylvania youths have
admitted the robbery Of a Har.
ford County filling station that
has been held up 81 times in the
past seven years. police said yes
terday.
The trio was arrested after the
robbery of a Pulaski highway fill.
ing station. The attendant
Charles Hambre, who said the trio
locked him in a backroom after
the holdup Sunday night, broke
out and telephoned police. The
youths were stopped at the city
line by police.
They identified themselves a.
William Snyder. II, Bakers Sta
ton, Pa; Carl Casey, 10, Landen-
burg, Pa, and Harry Eller. 19
Avaondale. Pa. police said.
Police Capt. Henry j. Kriss
said the three also admitted rob-
bing the gas station at Stepney
in Hartford County last week anc
on October 81.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Beaten Candidate Charges
Fraud in Russell County
By the Associoted Press

LEBANON, Va, Nov. 15.-Al-
legged voting Irregularities in Rus
sell County's House of Delegates
election last week have resulted
in a contesting of the election by
Mrs. Turner A. Gilmer, Demo-
cratic candidate who was defeated
by John w. Fletcher, independent
candidate.
Notice was served on John w.
Fletcher this afternoon that I
am filing a contest of the No
vember general election on the
general charge of fraud" Mrs.
Gilmer said last night. Mr..
Fletcher polled 2,027 votes in the
balloting to 1873 for Mrs. Gilmer.
Mrs. Gilmer said the contest
will go to the House of Delegates
to be decided at the next session.
She said Russell County will be
without a representative Id the
House until special election if
the contest is decided in her
favor.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
New Budget Approved
By Maryland U. Regents
by the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE. Nov. 15.-The
University of Maryland's Board of
Regents has decided exactly how
much money it will ask the State
to appropriate to run the institu-
ton for the IL months starting
next July /.
The university's budget request
for the next fiscal year was given
final approval by the board yes
terday. It will go to Gov. Lane in
about a week for review. No de-
tails on the budget will be released
until after the Governor famil-
iarizes himself with it.
During the meeting the board
accepted two $4,000 gifts for
brain research. One was from
Samuel Hoffberger. Baltimore
businessman, and the other came
from an anonymous donor.
The board also disclosed that
Charles P. Mccormick, Baltimore
industrialist and a university
regent, had donated $4,000 for
yellow fever research.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
West Virginia Fugitive
Seized in Potomac Yards

A man arrested in Potomac
Yards and charged with trespas-
sing has turned out to be an
escaped convict from West Vir-
ginia, Alexandria Detective Chief
Russell Hawes said.
Inspector Hawes said the man
is William Aubrey Thompson, "a,
alias Herbert Stubbs of Bluefield,
w. Va.
Thompson. according to In
spector Hawes, admitted escaping
July 10 from a State penetentiary
road gang at Buckhannon
Thompson was serving ! to 10
years for grand larceny. He has
waived extraditien and will be
turned over to West Virginia
authorities in the next few days
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Alexandra Training School
Held by Christian Workers

A Christian Workers Training
School Is being held this week at
the Washington Street Methodist
Church, Alexandria.
The school, sponsored by
Methodist Churches of Alexandria
and vicinity, will continue through
Friday. It meets at 1880 pm.
each day.
Courses listed are protestant
Belief and Action" Methodist
Youth Fellowship" ''The Method
ist Program for Youth" and
Understanding Children.
DR.. J. Galloway Robertson,
Alexandria district superintend-
ent, will speak Thursday. The
Rev. F. H. Strieby, pastor Of Del
Ray Methodist Church, is chair
man.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Maryland Parks 10 Sell
10000 Christmas Trees
By the Assoeiafed Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Nov. 15.-
The State Department of Forests
and Parks will harvest and sell
about 10000 Christmas trees in
Allegany and Garrett Counties
this year, according to William
A. Parr, district forester.
Mr.. Parr said the sale will be
the result Of thinning operations
on a number of State-owned
tracts. Most Of the cutting will
be done at Keyser Ridge and near
Accident, both in Garrett County.
The State will be paid from SO
cents to 81 per tree and the money
will be used for further reforestra-
ton projects. Wholesalers from
Pittsburgh, Uniontown, Baltimore,
Washington, and Akron, Ohio,
have been making bids for the
trees.
H. c. Buckingham, district
forester, and A. r. Bond, assist
ant. will visit the two areas to-
morrow to check on the cutting
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Civic Group in Ookton
Elects Snyder Chuirmun

Robert F. Snyder has been
elected chairman of q neighbor-
hood social and civic association
in Oakton, Va.
First goal Of the association is
to increase community spirit and
cement relations among 36 fami-
lies living in the northeast section
Of Oakton. Mr.. Snyder stated.
Mrs. M. Carolyn Tobey was
elected secretary-treasurer. The
Rules Committee. headed by Vic
tor c. Pineo, was instructed to
draw UP q constitution.
Evening star., 1949-11-15

Gov. Lane OF Maryland soon Will
ask President Truman to help
bring about completion of the
Baltimore Washington parkway.
Robert M. Reindollar, chairman
OF the Maryland State Roads
Commission, said yesterday the
Governor plans to ask Mr.. Tru-
mans influence in getting Fed
eral work resumed on an 18-mile
stretch which the Government
is expected to build.
Mr.. Reindollar announced the
plan to newspapermen during
tour of principal road projects
in nearby counties. The inspec-
ton trip covered work in Mont
gomery. Prince Georges, Anne
Arundel and Howard Counties.
The tour was one in a series
sponsored by the roads commits
sion to acquaint the public with
work being done under a $780,
600, 900 program which the State
expects to complete by 1862.
Will Ease Jam on Route 240.
The Baltimore Washington
parkway and plans for a new road
between Frederick and Washing
ton attracted major attention
during yesterdays tour. Chairman
Reindollar pointed out that
contract already has been awarded
for construction of the first S miles
of the dual expressway between
Frederick and the District. The
first work will be done in the
vicinity of Frederick.
The new 40-mile expressway will
relieve some of the congestion on
route 240.. Although surveys have
been completed, Mr.. Reindollar
said. it has not been decided where
the road will enter the District.
He was unable. also. to make an
estimate of the cost.
Gov. Lanes request to President
Truman is necessary, Mr.. Rein
dollar said. because the Govern
ment has graded only 6 miles of
its section of the Baltimore Wash
ington parkway from the District
to Jessup road 8
"Gentleman's Agreement" Cited.
The State has paved more than
one-fourth of the IL miles from
Jessup road to the Baltimore City
line and expects to complete the
rest by the fall of 1851.
Mr.. Reindollar contended there
Evening star., 1949-11-15
2 Maryland Hospitals
Call Wages SET for
Projects Too High
By the Associated Press

Two Maryland hospitals seeking
Federal grants for new additions
to their institutions contend the
Government has set minimum
wages for workers on the projects
at figures well above those prevail
ing in their communities.
The law under which such
grants are made provides that
the minimum wages must be
at least as high as those prevail
ing in the area for similar work.
Both the Queen Anne's Hospital
at Chestertown and the Frederick
Memorial Hospital are planning
new additions. Both applied for
Federal grants to pay part Of the
costs.
The Labor Department. in CIV
ing preliminary approval, sent
each a minimum schedule OF
wages.
j.. B. Whitworth, president o1
Queen Anne's Hospital, said the
wage schedule for the project
there was 80 far above the pre-
vailing wage scale" in Chester
town that he feared any job done
under the schedule would freeze
out local contractors.
James r. Edmunds, architect
for the Frederick Memorial Hos.
pital, said in a letter to Assistant
Secretary of Labor Ralph Wright
that the proposed wage schedule
is a completely false determine.
ton of the prevailing rates paid
in the Frederick area
Mr.. Wright replied that the
scale set for the hospital project
was based on wages paid to me-
chanics and laborers at nearby
Camp Detrick. He added that an
investigation showed that rates
paid some skilled workers on a
building project at Hood College
were in line with those at Camp
Detrick,
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Mrs. Mary Prince, l04,
Washington Kin, Dies
By the Assoeiosed Press

GLENDALE, Calf, Nov. Is
Mrs. Mary Susan Prince. l04, who
traced her ancestry back to Law
renee Washington. half brother
Of George Washington, and was
believed to be Glendale's oldest
resident, died Sunday night.
Born in Boston, she had lived
here since 1919.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Education Board Plans
North Virginia Hearing
Special pispoieh TO The star

FRONT ROYAL. Va, Nov. 15.-
The Virginia State Board Of Edu-
cation will hold public hearing
at 10 am. tomorrow at Warren
County High School here to re-
ceive suggestions for improving
the school system in the northern
section of the State.
The State board has set up a
tentative program for improving
Virginia public schools that has
been published and sent to various
organizations.
The hearing Is one in q series
being conducted throughout Vir-
ginia by the board.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Virginia FHA Sets $50
Limit on 2-Bedroom Unit
By the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 15.-A
$50-a- month Virginia-wide rental
limit on two-bedroom apartment
house projects financed through
the Federal Housing Administra-
ton was announced yesterday by
H. Powell Seward, State FILA
director.
Mr.. Seward noted that the CELL
ing has been in effect for some
time, and added that the limit
on bedroom apartments now
is $40 a month and $50 on three
bedroom apartments.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Postal Rates Lowered
|On Gift Relief Packages
By the Associated Press

. by ffIe WsSOSfoIcO EIesS
It will cost less in the future to
send gift relief packages from this
country to Europe.
The Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration announced yesterday
that postal rates have been low
cred from 8 cents to 6 cents a
pound on gift shipments to most
Western European countries.
Evening star., 1949-11-15
Third Child in Maryland FomiIy
Stricken by Polio in 3 Weeks

total reported in Montgomery
County thus far this year.
After an inspection of the ditch
about two weeks ago, county Of
ficials promised to provide the
necessary pipe when the State
drains and fills the ditch.
Fears that stagnant water in
the ditch breeds polio have been
labeled as groundless by DR.. v. l..
Ellicott, county health officer.
He said last week that the
disease is spread from person to
person and no effective immuni-
zation vaccine has been found.